Prologue
The Moon Kingdom. It was once a happy place filled with love and
peace. Existing over one thousand years ago, the race of Moon People
lived together in tranquility. The beautiful Queen Serenity ruled
over the Moon Kingdom with a firm, but gentle hand. Everyone loved
her and protected her with care.
Serenity had a daughter as equally as beautiful as her named Princess Serena.
Serena was very happy on the Moon Kingdom, but loved a man of planet Earth
named Prince Endymion. It was dangerous for these two people to be
in love, for the Moon and the Earth were in conflict with each other.
However, Endymion was on the side of the Moon, yet
that was also dangerous.
One evening, the Palace of Queen Serenity was struck by an evil part of
planet Earth known as the NegaVerse. Everyone would have died that
night, if not for the courage and love of Queen Serenity. She saved
everyone with the Silver Imperium Crystal and sent them to be born
one thousand years later, into the Future.
Alas, she died using that Power.
Still, if this had all happened over one thousand years ago and all memories
were erased of this time, then who's to say there couldn't have been another
ruler on the Moon? Was Princess Serena the only one, or was there
another? We may never know...
Chapter
1 - "Light Show"
It was a typical day for Team Rocket...And you know what that means!
"We lost again!" a badly bruised James moaned.
Jessie, all tattered and torn, nodded. "Yeah...And that's the twenty-fifth
time in two weeks!"
Meowth had a calculator in one hand and a pencil and piece of paper in
the other. "If we keep going at dis rate, we'll have lost forty-two
times by da end of dis month..."
Jessie kicked him. "Meowth, that's no way to talk! We should
at least try to not lose hope." "But we lost that a long time ago,"
James sighed. A petal from his rose wilted and fell off. James
grumbled something at this, and the petal fell onto Meowth's head. Meowth
blew it away and continued calculating his numbers.
"I just don't understand how the great Team Rocket can lose to a ten year
old every time," Jessie wailed. "It doesn't seem right." Nearby
stood a great tree. Jessie walked over and leaned against it.
James and Meowth joined her. "We're hopeless," James said as he sat
on the opposite side of the tree Jessie was sitting by. Jessie nodded
again. Suddenly, Jessie noticed a bright light zooming across the sky.
It was a brilliant gold and it sparkled brighter than the sun. Jessie's
eyes grew wider every second. The light zigged and zagged, to'd and
frow'd. Then, it just disappeared. Vanished out of thin air...
Jessie turned to James and Meowth. "Did you see what I just saw?"
she gasped.
James yawned. "See what?"
"The bright light that flashed across the sky!"
Meowth looked up and shrugged. "Must've been your imagination."
Jessie waved her arms around. "It was zooming around, like a crazy
lunatic!"
"You REALLY shouldn't set yourself up like that, Jessie," Meowth thought
to himself. James laughed and pointed at Jessie. "I think YOU are
the lunatic!" He was immediately konked on the forehead.
"Serena! Hurry up..."
"I'm cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooming!" A small foot tapped
impatiently. A sphere, which had an appearance somewhat like a cat
face, floated beside a little girl with pink hair. "That Meatball-Head
is gonna be late for our picnic again."
An older girl laughed, her short, blue hair bouncing as she did so.
"Oh, Reenie, you can't blame Serena for who she is. It's what gives
her her charm."
"Yeah," a taller girl with green eyes and long brown hair done up in a
ponytail agreed. "She may be a clutz-o-holic, but she's a true friend."
Another girl with dark eyes tossed her long, black hair behind her and
grunted. "Still, Serena isn't what you would exactly call a 'Born Leader'!"
"Oh, stop it, Raye!" a girl with blue eyes and long blonde hair tied with
a big red bow scolded. "You still aren't after the Leadership of
the Sailor Scouts, are you?" The Four Guardians (Amy, Raye, Lita, and Mina),
Reenie, Luna, and Artemis all stood outside the doorway to Serena's house.
Suddenly, they heard a crash coming from upstairs. They all groaned as
Serena came tumbling down the stairs face-first with a shoe in her mouth.
Her eyes swirled.
"Look who's arrived," Artemis, the white male cat, grumbled.
Serena stood up, dusted herself off, and spat the shoe into her hand.
"Sorry I'm late, guys," she laughed. "But I was having trouble finding
this shoe." She held the slobber-filled shoe for all to see.
"Big surprise..." Luna, the female black cat, muttered sarcastically.
"It's about time you showed up," Reenie yelled. "Darien's waiting
for us at the park."
"Yay!" Serena squealed. "Both of my loves...Darien and food!
Let's go eat!"
The girls all agreed and off they ran to the park. "It's a good thing
the present Serena isn't the Queen of Crystal Tokyo," Reenie laughed to
herself. "She still has a lot of work to do..."
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Chapter
2 - "Speech Tournament"
Darien sat in the park. When he saw the girls coming to greet him, he got
a big smile on his face and stood up.
Serena ran towards him. "Hi Darien!" she exclaimed. She was about to run
up and hug him when Reenie pushed her out of the way. "Hi Darien!"
Reenie said as she got to Darien first.
"You little spore..." Serena muttered under her breath.
Jessie was still trying to convince Meowth and James that what she saw
was NOT just an illusion. "...And then it circled through the sky
and disappeared!"
James yawned. "Jessie...Please! I'm busy trying to take a nap."
"You call that being busy?" Jessie growled. "That's more like being lazy!"
"Whatever," James said as he snuggled against a tree. Soon, snores were
heard.
Jessie groaned and turned to her feline companion. "You believe me, don't
you, Meowth-chan?" She had a huge smile on her face.
Meowth brushed her aside with his paw. There was a long pause before he
replied. "No..."
Jessie sat on the grass and pulled a few blades up. "It's not fair! I'm
supposed to be the brains of this group. Why don't you guys listen to me?"
"Hold on a sec!" Meowth shouted as he scratched Jessie clear across the
face. "I'M da brains of Team Rocket!" Jessie rubbed her swollen face.
Meowth continued. "And youse guys are supposed to listen to me!"
Just then, the two of them heard laughing. "What...?" Meowth and Jessie
pulled out their handy binoculars.
"Look!"
Meowth whispered. "It's a picnic at dat park over dere..."
Jessie smiled. "There must be some good Pokemon Trainers over there."
"And
where dere's Trainers..." "THERE'S POKEMON!"
Jessie walked over to James and kicked him. "Get up, you lag-about! We've
got work to do!"
"Ouch!" James whimpered as he got funny Anime tears. "That hurt."
"I saw it first!"
"No, you didn't! It's mine!"
"No way!"
Serena and Reenie were fighting over a huge slice of watermelon.
Although no one said anything, they wanted that watermelon too. It was
a sticky Summer's day, and the two clowns were hogging everything for
themselves. "Gimme!"
"YOU GIMME!"
Darien sighed. "Must it always be like this?"
Suddenly, the park was filled with odd-colored smoke. When it cleared,
two evil-looking silhouettes struck a pose.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double..."
The girls looked at each other. This was there cue!
Serena and Reenie snuck off behind the park playground.
"Cosmic Moon Power!"
"Moon Prism Power!"
A flash of light and ribbons filled the sky. Serena and Reenie transformed
into Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi-Moon. Chibi-Moon's Kitty Ball appeared
as well. They ran back to the scene of the crime.
"To protect the world from devastation,"
"To unite all peoples within our nation,"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love,"
"To extend our reach to the stars above..."
"JESSIE!"
"JAMES!"
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! Dat's right!"
Darien, the four girls, and the cats all gasped. Who were these tacky-looking
dressers?
Jessie laughed. "Alright, you! Hand over all your Pokemon!"
Amy, the smartest of the group, stood up and innocently asked, "...Um...Excuse
me. What's a Pokemon?"
Jessie, James, and Meowth all got sweatdrops. "What's a Pokemon?!"
they exclaimed.
The girls shrugged. Mina laughed. "I've never heard of that."
James got one of those little Anime veins on his head. "Where have you
people been living? In LaLa Land?"
"Regardless..." a woman's voice shouted. Everyone looked up to the
top of a tree. Two more silhouettes stood in similar poses. The first shadow
spoke again.
"...You have spoiled a wonderful picnic that should have been used for
fun. I cannot forgive you!"
"I cannot forgive you!" the second shadow, smaller than the first, echoed.
"I am the pretty Sailor Soldier, Sailor Moon!"
"And I'm Sailor Chibi-Moon!"
"We stand for love..."
"We stand for justice..."
"And in the name of the Moon..."
"WE'LL PUNISH YOU!"
"Sailor Moon!" everyone, aside from Team Rocket, exclaimed enthusiastically.
Team Rocket looked bored. "Is that the best you can do in trying to top
off our speech?" Jessie yawned.
"Our's is way better," James grinned proudly.
Sailor Moon and Chibi-Moon both got sweatdrops. They jumped down from the
tree and faced Team Rocket. Sailor Moon crossed her arms. "We weren't
trying to top off your evil speech. We always say that!"
"Sure..." Meowth sighed sarcastically.
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Chapter
3 -"Moon Encounters of the Pokemon Kind"
The two groups continued arguing about their speeches for a long time.
Then Sailor Moon pulled out her Moon Sceptre. "I don't care anymore,
Nega-Scum! It's time I finished you off..."
Jessie got a sweatdrop. "What? Finish us off?"
James cried. "I'm too young to die!"
"Wait!" Meowth shouted, holding his paws in front of his face. "I
didn't say da speech. It was dose two morons. Don't hurt Meowth...HURT
DEM!"
Jessie and James glared at Meowth. "YOU UNGRATEFUL, LITTLE BEAST!"
Sailor Moon took this opportunity into her hands. While Team Rocket fought,
she spun her Sceptre around and held it out in front of her. "Moon..."
"Noooo!" Team Rocket shouted as they noticed what Sailor Moon was doing.
"...Sceptre..."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"...Elimination!"
All was black. Jessie lay in darkness. "What? Am I...Dead?" She tried to
sit up, but found she couldn't. She seemed to be...Floating. Beside
her, James was floating upside-down, eyes closed. He hadn't come-to yet.
Jessie did a sort of somersault and sat up, cross-legged.
"Where am I?"
A short ways away, Serena, no longer in her Scout uniform, floated
in space. "What went wrong?" she gasped. "I said the right words. Did my
Sceptre back-fire on me? Did I annihilate myself?!?" She turned around
and saw Raye. "Raye!"
Raye was floating on her stomach, still out-cold. Serena shook her and
she opened her eyes. "Serena...I...I had a Vision..."
"What?" Serena asked.
Raye smiled. "We're on our way home...To the Moon Kingdom."
Serena's eyes went blank. The last time she had gone to the ruins of the
Moon, she had seen her past life as Princess Serena. Why were they going
back?
Serena, Lita, Amy, Raye, Mina, Darien, Reenie, Luna, Artemis, Jessie, James,
and Meowth all felt themselves being tossed in circles. All that
were asleep woke up. Everyone screamed as they spun faster and faster.
Serena reached for Darien's hand. "Darien! I'm scared!"
Darien shot out his hand, just grabbing Serena as she flew by. He
held her close. "Don't worry, Serena!" he shouted over the commotion.
"Everything will be fine!"
"Jessie! Jessie! I'm scared!" James wailed as he grabbed Meowth.
"We're gonna die!" Meowth wriggled, trying to free himself from James'
tight grasp. "Ack! Let go of Meowth, you goofball!"
Jessie screamed. She had never experienced anything like this in her life.
Suddenly, the swirling stopped. Team Rocket landed on ground.
Likewise, so did Serena and her party. Luna got to her feet quickly and
glanced around. "The Ruins of the Moon Kingdom!" "So," thought Serena.
"Raye's Vision was right." She sat down inside of a huge crater. "Why am
I here again?"
James crouched on the ground and clutched his stomach. "Ohhh...I
think I lost my lunch back there..." He was suddenly blinded by a great
light.
The Light shimmered brightly and everyone had to shield their eyes. It
seemed to speak. "Welcome back, Princess Serena."
Serena stood up. She then looked down at her feet and noticed she was in
her Princess gown. The other girls were also in their gowns, even Reenie,
and Darien was in his Endymion armor. The Moon shone on Serena's forehead.
"Mother...?"
"No," the Light replied. "I am not your mother. I am Queen Jessica, Queen
Serenity's dearest friend."
"Jessica?" Serena gasped.
"Jessica?" James repeated. He then looked at Jessie. "Hey! Isn't Jessica
your full name?"
Jessie looked back at him. "Why, yes it is, James..."
The Light spoke again. "That is right. I am Princess Jessica's mother..."
Jessie's mouth dropped open. Princess? Did that Light mean her?
Meowth suddenly pointed to Jessie's forehead. "Y-You have a Crescent Moon...Just
like hers!" He then pointed to Princess Serena. Serena's and Jessie's
eyes met and locked. They were both Princesses of the Moon? "How could
this be possible?" Serena thought. "I thought
there could only be one Princess..."
Luna seemed to read Serena's mind. She turned to the Light. "But there
can only be one Princess of each planet."
The Light seemed to nod. "Yes, that is true. But my daughter was also part
of the Royal Court. If such an occurrence happened that Queen Serenity
and Princess Serena had an accident, my daughter and I would take charge
and become the next Queen and Princess. It was a great honor given to me
after I met your mother, Princess Serena."
Serena could not believe what she was hearing. A replacement? She
had a replacement? And it was a villain?
Jessie felt the same way. How could she, such a low-life Pokemon Trainer,
be Princess material? What was the story?
"Come!" the Light spoke once more. "I will show you your Past..."
Again, everything turned black.
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Chapter
4 -"Blast to the Past - Part I"
The group watched in amazement as they were taken back to the Moon Kingdom.
The Light began to tell the story. "You Sailor Scouts know of the Silver
Millennium. It happened over 1000 years ago, but I do not think my daughter
and her two friends do..."
"Does she have to keep calling me 'daughter'?" Jessie muttered under her
breath. "...Team Rocket, the Silver Millennium was a time of great
peace and eternal happiness. Everyone was joyous and free."
"Makes Meowth wanna gag," Meowth said aloud.
The Light seemed to glare at the little Pokemon. She then turned to Jessie.
"Princess Jessica, you were as happy as the others living in this peaceful
world."
Jessie stuck her tongue out in disgust. "No way! I could never be happy
in a good world. I'm evil!"
"But you weren't always like that. Take a look..."
"Serena!"
"Coming Mother..." A graceful, meatball-headed Princess rushed down the
stairs of her castle. Her mother was finally home after a long absence,
and she wanted to be the first to meet her. "Mother!"
"My daughter..." Queen Serenity greeted her daughter at the bottom of the
staircase. "How have you been doing?"
"I've been having a wonderful time," Serena smiled. "Jessie's been helping
my make the arrangements for tonight's Ball."
Queen Serenity took Serena's hand. "Really? What will it be like?" The
two walked off, Princess Serena happily chattering about the decorations.
Her mother listened eagerly. She loved to have her daughter so happy.
At once, a beautiful woman who looked about the same age as Queen Serenity
greeted them.
"Your Highness," she bowed. She was a beautiful woman with soft, dark purple
eyes and long, flowing red hair that dragged behind her feet. Her gown
was similar to Queen Serenity's and she had a glowing Crescent Moon on
her forehead. "You have returned."
"Yes, Jessica," Serenity smiled. "It's good to be home. Although,
I must say my meeting on Earth did not go too well..."
Serena and Queen Jessica cringed. That was not good. The war with Earth
had been terrible. Queen Serenity was trying to make peace with the Queen
of the Earth. Serena thought her name was Beryl, or something.
"Come, Jessica," Queen Serenity motioned for Jessica to follow her to another
room. "I have to discuss the meeting with you..." Serena looked up
at her mother wide-eyed. "May I come, mother?"
"Sorry, dear. I need to discuss these matters with Queen Jessica alone..."
With that, the door was shut in Serena's face. Her eyes wobbled. A shadow
approached her and put a gentle hand on her shoulder.
Serena spun around and gave a sigh of relief. "Oh, Jessie! It's only you..."
The girl Serena was talking to looked much older than her, around her twenties.
Her long, magenta hair draped over her shoulders. She wore a long,
light yellow gown and a band around her forehead which covered another
Crescent Moon under it. She wore a necklace with a red
'R' on it. "Hi, Serena!"
"Mom won't let me go listen in on the conversation."
Princess Jessie's face darkened a little. "It's about that dumb war, isn't
it?"
"Uh huh..."
"I wish every planet could be as tranquil as the Moon..." Jessie said as
she crossed her arms. "The Earth doesn't know what they're up against."
"Yes," Serena sighed. Her eyes wobbled again. "But...At least we have Endymion
on our side!"
"Shhh!" Jessie whispered as she looked around to make sure no one was watching.
"Your mother and I are about the only people who know about him..."
The two girls giggled. Suddenly, a man's voice was heard. "Serena!"
"Ack!" Serena screeched. "Endymion's here...Excuse me, Jessie-chan!" Serena
lifted up the ruffles of her dress and ran off to her love.
Jessie called back after her. "Good luck!" Then, as Serena left, a small
tear trickled down her cheek. She leaned against the wall. "I shouldn't
be jealous," she thought to herself. "I should be happy my best friend
has a love. But...I...I love Endymion as well..." She clasped her
hands over her face and cried.
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Chapter
5 -"Blast to the Past - Part II"
Jessie felt several tears fall from her eyes. "I...I remember..."
James and Meowth looked back from what they were watching at Jessie. James'
eyes wobbled. "You loved him?"
Jessie nodded. "Yes. I was in love with Prince Endymion. I
was so jealous of Serena...I couldn't stand it! I wanted to marry him,
and I was his age..."
James turned away from her. "I see..." Meowth noticed the sadness and jealousy
in his voice.
Tonight! The biggest Ball of the year was tonight. Princess Serena felt
giddy all over. It was a masked Ball, and Endymion had promised he would
come. That was not all. The Guardian Princesses of the Inner Planets were
also joining. It was going to be a grande event. Princess Jessie
and Serena looked back at their wonderful decorating job. "I believe we've
outdone ourselves this time, Serena!" Jessie laughed. "There may be so
many decorations, that people will hardly be able to move."
Serena nodded. "Yes! But it will truly be a night to remember..."
Little did Serena know how true those words would be...
"Come, my Generals! Jedite! Neflyte! Zoycite! Malachite! Tonight is the
night the Moon will regret not surrendering to us..." A hideous woman
sat on her throne in a dark room filled with black Energy. She wore a long
purple gown, and had red hair that entwined her body and reached the ground.
Three men and one woman appeared in front of her.
"Yes, my Queen?" a man with long brown hair and blue eyes said.
"We are here to serve!" a second man with short blonde hair and blue eyes
shouted.
"Long live Queen Beryl!" the woman, with a long dirty-blonde ponytail and
olive-green eyes, said.
"What is your wish, Your Majesty?" the final man with long white hair and
ice-blue eyes sneered as he bowed gracefully.
The Queen rose from her throne. "Tonight, we shall overthrow the Moon Kingdom!"
she laughed. The Four Generals echoed her laughter.
Queen Serenity and Queen Jessica gathered their two daughters together
for the welcoming of the Four Guardian Princesses. "Announcing...Princess
Mercury!" A young girl of Serena's age entered. She was dressed in
a blue gown, and had short blue hair and blue eyes.
She also carried a Geometry book in her
hand. When she reached the quartet, she bowed and moved on.
"Announcing...Princess Mars!" A beautiful girl with long black hair and
dark eyes entered after Princess Mercury. Her gown was firey red. She also
bowed, after giving Serena a dirty look, and exited.
"Announcing...Princess Jupiter!" The next girl wore a green gown. She was
much taller than the first two. Her brown hair was in a ponytail and her
green eyes shimmered with excitement.
"Announcing...Princess Venus!" This blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl wore
a gown of orange and gold. Her hair was tied in a big, red bow but was
still very long. She looked very happy.
Serena noticed something in her arms...A white cat with a Crescent Moon
on its forehead. Serena, despite her mother's complaints ran up to Princess
Venus. "How adorable...I have a cat, too..."
Princess Venus smiled. "His name is Artemis, your Majesty!" She happily
bounced off.
Princess Jessie smiled. These girls, minus Princess Mars, seemed to like
Princess Serena. Queen Serenity called to her daughter.
"Serena, why don't you show the girls around?"
Serena nodded. "It would be my pleasure!" The two Queens nodded.
Queen Jessica turned to her daughter. "Make sure they don't get into trouble,
Jessica."
"Yes mother," Jessie sighed. She was twenty years old, yet her mother still
seemed to treat her as if she were ten. But, she thought, it was probably
for her own good. And watch the Princesses? She was close friends with
Serena and always seemed to keep her happy. What
could possibly go wrong?
As Jessie exited the room, she heard someone calling to her. "Psst!
Hey, Princess Jessica..."
Jessie spun around. Her eyes twinkled and she blushed. "Why...Hello,
Prince Endymion..."
"Princess, I need to speak with Serena right away. It's very important."
"Oh," Jessie sighed, seeming somewhat disappointed. "Yes...I'll go get
her..."
"Darien!" Princess Serena exclaimed as she met him on the balcony. "I've
been waiting all day to see you. I thought you weren't going to come."
"Serena," Endymion sighed. "I have bad news..."
"You cannot come to the Ball?"
"If only it were that, Serena." Serena gasped. Endymion continued. "Queen
Beryl is very mad right now. She is planning on attacking the Moon Kingdom."
"That cannot be possible!" Serena said. "Why would anyone want to attack
us?"
Behind the wall, Princess Jessie sat listening. What Endymion was saying
sounded bad. "You're too naive, Serena," she whispered to herself.
"Serena...I..."
Suddenly, guards surrounded the area. "Freeze intruder!"
"I can't stay, Serena. Your mother knows I'm not an intruder..."
And with that, he ran away and was gone.
Serena's eyes wobbled heavily. She walked back into the palace. Inside,
everyone was dancing and having a wonderful time. Jessie greeted
Serena, acting as if she had heard nothing. "Hey, girl! You look
glum. What is wrong?"
Serena pulled Jessie aside. "Endymion said we were under attack.
Is it true?"
"How should I know?" Jessie said calmly. "Look, I'm just as scared as you
are, but the people don't know about it. We can't let the guests know anything
is wrong. Understand?" Serena whimpered and nodded. Jessie walked
off.
As Serena was about to exit, a hand reached out and grabbed hers. "Mind
if I have this dance, Princess?"
"Darien!" Serena smiled. She and Endymion entered the ballroom floor and
began to dance.
Jessie saw them. "Again..." She exited the ballroom and ran out into the
garden. "...Again they must torture me!" she exclaimed as she sat by a
fountain. She ripped the band off from around her head and looked at her
Crescent Moon in the reflection. "I'm a Moon Princess,
too..." She began to sob softly. Suddenly,
loud laughter was heard, and it was not coming from the guests from the
party. Jessie looked up and saw black smoke throughout the sky. "What is
that?"
Inside, an alarm was heard. Endymion, Serena, and all the other guests
immediately stopped dancing.
Two cats, one Artemis, and the other a black cat with a Crescent Moon on
her forehead, ran through the room. "We're under attack!" Artemis
screamed.
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Chapter
6 -"Blast to the Past -Part III Finale"
"We're under attack! We're under attack!" The two Cat Guardians approached
Queen Serenity and Jessica.
"Queen Serenity," the black cat gasped. "The Earth is attacking the Moon!"
Queen Serenity was taken aback. "Luna, when did you find this out?"
"We just saw them approaching, Your Majesty," Luna said. "They're
attacking with full force!"
The guests were in an uproar. Everyone was panic-stricken. The Four Princesses,
Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter, scrambled together.
"It's our job to protect the Queen and Princess," Jupiter began.
"No matter what!"
"Right!" Mercury agreed. "We must transform into our Super-Hero selves
so we can be stronger..."
"Yes," Mars said as she clenched and unclenched her fists. "The Sailor
Warriors! I am Sailor Mars!"
"I am Sailor Venus!"
"I am Sailor Mercury!"
"And I am Sailor Jupiter!"
"The Sailor Scouts are here!"
"Darien!" Princess Serena screamed. Endymion had disappeared during
the scramble of guests. "Where are you? Jessie?" She looked all around
her. Neither her love nor her best friend were in sight. Behind her, a
shadowy hand reached for her neck. Serena turned around and
screamed.
"Mars Fire...IGNITE!" yelled a voice. The shadow was immediately burnt
to a crisp.
Serena turned around to face her savior and was surprised at who she saw.
"Princess Mars?"
"Princess," Sailor Mars said as she gripped Serena's shoulders. "You
have to get out of here."
"But I can't find Jessie or Endymion..."
"Never mind that. The Sailor Scouts will take care of them. You just need
to get to safety."
"But..."
"GO!" Sailor Mars grabbed Serena's hand and led her away from hideous monsters.
As Serena was evacuated from the premises, she looked around her. Her once
peaceful home was in shambles. She began to cry. "I want my mother!"
Sailor Mars kept dragging her. "Don't be such a cry-baby! Everything will
be ok..."
Princess Jessie frantically searched for people she knew. "Serena!
Endymion! Mom!" Suddenly an arm gripped her neck. She tried to wriggle
free, but to no avail. "Help!" she managed to scream.
A rose flew from the sky and slashed at the monster's face. It screeched
in pain and released Jessie. Endymion immerged from the shadows. He drew
his sword and thrust it into the monster's gut. Then he picked up Jessie
and ran, carrying her to safety. Jessie felt her face grow hot. Endymion
actually came to her rescue! When they reached a secluded spot behind
the castle, Endymion put her down. "Where's Serena, Jessie?"
Jessie snapped out of her daydream and realized what was happening. Tears
welled up in her eyes. "Serena? No! I don't know!" This was
it! Her best friend was nowhere to be found. "Serena..." she sobbed.
"Jessie, get a hold of yourself!" Endymion said as he took her in a comforting
embrace. "We've got to keep our cool, or we'll never get out of this alive!"
Not knowing what to do now, Jessie snuggled deeper into Endymion's grasp.
Queen Serenity, Queen Jessica, Luna, and Artemis fled outside to where
the source of the evil Power was waiting. It was Queen Beryl. She
laughed in their faces. "So, Serenity, having a fun time? You can tell,
I'm having a ball!" She laughed more wickedly.
"How could Earth let you do this, Beryl?" Serenity yelled.
"Earth?" Beryl sneered. "Earth? I am not Earth. I am the NegaVerse!"
She then disappeared.
"No," Jessica silently gasped.
Sailor Mars had led Princess Serena to a safe place. "You wait here." Mars
said as she smiled. "I'll try to find your friends." Serena sadly watched
her leave. It was strange Sailor Mars was so concerned about her. Hadn't
Princess Mars hated her?
Princess Jessie and Prince Endymion were huddled together, each in fear
for the other's life. Suddenly, Endymion stood up. "I have to find Serena."
Jessie looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "Endymion, don't leave
me. I'm afraid for you and me..."
Endymion looked down sternly at her. "And I'm afraid for Serena. I love
her!" Then he ran off, leaving Jessie alone and frightened. Jessie
stood up and shouted at the top of her lungs. "ENDYMION!"
Endymion ran and searched with all his might, calling Serena's name. Serena,
in her corner heard him and called his name back. The two were reunited
at last and shared a warm embrace.
"Serena..."
"Darien..."
All of a sudden, they were surrounded by a dark shadow. It laughed at them.
"Oh, how sweet...I'm getting cavities!"
Serena ducked behind Endymion as he drew his sword. "It's you...Beryl..."
Queen Beryl laughed again. "Endymion, you could've joined me, you know.
We could have ruled the NegaVerse together..." Endymion spat in her
face. "Why would I want to be with a snake like you? So twisted and ugly,
and full of bitterness!"
Beryl wiped her face and raised her arms in the air. "Nobody talks to me
that way! Serena shall die!"
Serena felt herself being lifted high into the air. She was being sucked
into a NegaVerse hole. "Darien!"
Endymion watched as his love was sucked into the hole. "No! Serena!"
At that moment, Jessie happened to be running by. She saw Beryl taking
her two best friends. "Endymion! Serena! Hold on!"
"It cannot end this way!" Queen Serenity screamed. "I cannot let it!"
With that, she pulled out a pink rod with a Crescent Moon on the top. In
the center of the Moon was a glowing, silver crystal. "My daughter, I'll
save you..."
Queen Jessica, Luna, and Artemis gasped. "No, Your Majesty!" Jessica
yelled. Luna cried, "If you use the Silver Imperium Crystal, you'll
die!"
Serenity looked calmly at the trio. "But no one else will. I will save
you all."
"No," Luna sobbed. "Please!"
Queen Serenity rose the Wand over her head. "Silver..."
"Queen Serenity..."
"...Crystal..."
"QUEEN SERENITY!"
"...POWER!"
"Endymion! Serena!" Jessie followed beneath them, every step getting closer
to Beryl. "Stop it! Let them go!" Beryl continued laughing.
Soon, Jessie felt herself rising. "Nooooo!"
"STOP!"
Beryl looked over her shoulder and saw a glimmering Queen Serenity. "What?"
"We will not end like this!" Everyone became trapped in a bubble
of their own. "I will send you all into the Future...One thousand years
into the Future. You will all..." she began to cry. "...Will all forget
these memories. This day will never have happened, and you will all lead
normal lives on the rival, planet Earth..." She wobbled, her Energy being
drained from her, and fell on her knees. "Goodbye, my daughter.
Serena! Luna and Artemis will know what to do..."
With those last words, Queen Serenity died. All souls, even evil ones,
were saved but hers.
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Chapter
7 -"MIR - Men in Red"
Not a single eye was dry. Everyone was crying or on the verge of doing
so. Even Meowth wiped damp cheeks. "Meowth...Meowth never knew..."
Jessie looked at the Light. "Mother...I remember everything."
"As do I," Serena said. "Jessie-chan..." "Serena-chan..."
The two girls stared at each other. They had once been best friends. Now,
they were like total enemies. One was good, the other evil. But all that
didn't seem to matter at this time.
Darien walked up to Serena's side and held her close. "I remember everything
too."
Jessie smiled. "Thank you, Endymion," "For what?"
"Oh,
I dunno." Jessie sighed. "I'm sorry to say, but I don't have the
same feelings for you as back then."
Darien and Serena laughed. "That's okay, Jessie-chan!"
Jessie laughed too. "In fact, I..." She looked around her. Someone
from the group seemed to be missing. "James? James, where did you go?"
James sat in an isolated area of the Ruins of the Moon Kingdom. He
leaned against a broken pillar and pulled out his Weezing. "I don't understand
women," he sighed.
"Weezing?"
"I guess a Pokemon wouldn't either. Oh well...I need someone to talk to
anyway. Weezing, you'll have to do for now."
"Weezing! Weeze..."
"Women are so...Fickle. Here, all this time, I thought Jessie liked me.
I never knew she liked this other guy who we'd never even met before today
but she knew him from a long time ago..."
"Weezing?"
"Am I confusing you?"
Weezing nodded. "Weeze."
"Nevermind," James said. "You're no help!" "Weezing..."
"Weezing return!" James shouted. Weezing was sucked back into its Pokeball.
"I should know better than to talk to Pokemon..."
"...James..."
James turned around and saw Jessie. "Oh..." He turned around again so his
back was to her. "...Hi."
Jessie walked over and sat down next to him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing..."
"Don't give me that! I know something is wrong."
"You're right...Something is wrong, but I don't think it needs to
be discussed." He got up and turned away from Jessie.
"James!" Jessie groaned. "Stop being so stubborn. Tell me what's wrong,"
Her voice became more gentle. "Is it...Me?"
He couldn't act this way. Not to her. James turned around and faced
Jessie. "Kinda sorta..."
"What?"
"I've been hit with fifty-billion things at once, Jessie! You're a Princess,
Serena's that Sailor Moon bimbo, we're on the Moon, there used to be LIFE
on the Moon, your Mother's a Light, you used to be good, and you...Endymion..."
"Endymion?" Jessie laughed. "I wouldn't marry him if he were the
last man on Earth!" James looked up, surprised. "What?"
"Time can change people," Jessie simply replied. James smiled.
"HERE YOU ARE! MEOWTH!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Jessie and James turned blue in the face. "You
scared us!" Meowth laughed.
"I wasn't about to let Team Rocket go all mushy on me..." James got
a huge sweatdrop. Jessie blushed. Meowth sighed and out popped one of those
little air-mushrooms. "Anyway, I just thought James would like to know
HIS past..."
"Whaddaya mean?" James asked innocently.
"Aren't you at all curious?" Meowth asked. "Jessie just had her whole life
flashed before her very eyes. Don't ya wanna know what YOU were like?"
"Did I live 1000 years ago?"
Meowth scratched James. "Of course not, idiot! I'm talking about when you
first became part of Team Rocket!"
An eerie man sat in a chair stroking a Pokemon which looked like a Persian.
It was totally dark and his face could not be seen. He rocked a couple
times in the chair before sitting up straight. "MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOWTH!"
A smaller version of Meowth, a younger version, ran into the dark room.
"Yes, Boss! You called, Sir?"
The man nodded. "I have an assignment for you..."
"What might dat be, Sir?"
"Team Rocket has never been at such a high peak! Now is the time to find
fresh recruits."
"Meowth don't understand, Sir."
"IDIOT!" The man's fist pounded into his chair, which made the Persian
screech with fright. "We need new members for Team Rocket!"
The frightened Meowth gulped. "Yessir!"
"I want you to find some people...People who look like Team Rocket quality
and could easily be brainwashed into doing our evil schemes."
"Yessir, Sir!" Meowth said as he exited the room. Then he turned around
and poked his head back in through the door. "Umm...Boss...If Meowth does
a good job at dis, will Meowth become Top Cat?"
The Persian seemed to snicker at this. The Boss sneered. "you never know..."
Meowth happily walked down the street, chanting to himself. "Meowth's
gonna be da Top Cat! Meowth's gonna be da Top Cat!" He began looking at
different people. Who would be good Team Rocket material? He saw
one pretty woman walking down the street with a carriage. The
carriage seemed to have a little baby
in it. Meowth grinned evilly. The woman looked perfect! She would
be Team Rocket's newest member!
Meowth followed the woman and carriage all the way to a park. "Meowth
will trap her dere..."
The woman sat on a bench and gently rocked the carriage. "Go to sleep,
my love," she cooed. The baby giggled. But it soon grew weary,
as babies often do, and entered DreamLand. The woman pulled out a book
and began reading.
This was Meowth's chance! He slowly crept over to the carriage. "If
I steal da kid," he thought. "Da mother will follow..." When he was
sure the woman wasn't looking directly at him, Meowth reached into the
carriage and attempted to pick up the baby, and ran. The baby, sensing
it was in danger, began screaming.
Mother looked up and noticed child was being kidnapped by a Pokemon. "No!
James!" the woman cried, dropping her book and running to catch Meowth.
"Plan perfection!" Meowth smiled, the baby crying even louder.
"My child! My boy!" the woman screamed. "Bring me back my son!"
But Meowth had made a little flaw in his plan. He was too fast for the
mother and, accidentally, eventually lost her. "Dis is not good," Meowth
sighed as he sat behind a row of bushes, trying to keep the kid from screaming.
"If da coppers catch Meowth, I'll be done for!"
He looked at the baby. "Dis kid'll have
to do! I'm sure he'll make a fine Rocketeer..." The baby whimpered.
Meowth's eyes wobbled. "Uhh...Oh, I'm sorry, kiddo. Meowth didn't
mean to hurt you..." Meowth gave the child a hug which immediately
sent it into a fit of laughter.
"What did your mother call you?
Oh...I think it was...James." Meowth smiled. "Yeah, James, da Team Rocket
Champion..." Baby James looked up at Meowth and smiled. His bright
green eyes twinkled in the sunlight.
"James...Team Rocket's Man in Red..."
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Chapter
8 -"Pokemon...Or Not?"
"Oh..." James began crying with funny Anime tears. "I cannot believe I
was...KIDNAPPED! From my own mother!" Jessie groaned. "What was worse
was that your mother was thought of as perfect Team Rocket quality." The
two angry friends glared at Meowth.
Meowth got a sweatdrop. "Uhh...It was...Uhh..." He ran off.
James glared off after Meowth and stuck out his tongue. "Meanie!"
Jessie wrapped her arms around James. "Now...Where were we?"
Meowth wandered to another part of the ruins. The place he entered seemed
to be ruins of the old Ballroom. "Meowth is just as sorry as dose
two..." he sniffed. Tears welled up in his eyes. "It's not like Meowth
was always evil..."
"Mama!"
"Matt!"
A small boy of about eight greeted his mother. The boy was short, with
blondish-brown hair, and bright blue eyes. In his hand, he held a small
coin. "Mama, look what I found!" He displayed the object for his mother.
She gently took the coin from his hands and examined it. "Well, it looks
like you found the coin of a Pokemon. I think it belonged to...A
Meowth." The boy giggled. "See, after a Meowth evolves into
a Persian, it leaves its coin behind. You're very lucky." She handed it
back to her son.
Matt clutched the coin. "Wow!" he said as his eyes sparkled. "I'll
keep it forever..." Then he ran off to play.
His mother watched him leave. "Don't wander off too far, Matt!" she
called after him. "Stay inside the yard..."
Matt wanted to obey his mother, but he was very curious. He also wanted
to find the Persian whom the coin belonged to. He unlocked the gate
and walked off into the woods. "Oh, mister Persian...I have your coin..."
From the bushes, a shadow stirred. Suddenly, it leapt out and attacked
the boy. Matt screamed. He had found his Persian.
"What did you bring me today, my Persian?" a dark man asked as he watched
his Persian enter. The Persian dropped a small boy at its master's feet.
The boy was Matt. "What's this?"
"Purrrrrsian..."
Matt opened his eyes. He had been out for awhile. "Where am I? Where's
my mama?" He looked up and saw the evil man. "Who are you?" Matt gasped.
"Me?" The man sneered. "My name is Giovanni. I am the leader of Team Rocket."
Matt's eyes widened in fear. "I've heard of you. Your group likes to snatch
Pokemon!"
"I guess I'm famous after all," Giovanni laughed as he stroked the Persian.
"How nice!"
Matt got to his feet. "I'm not afraid of you, you ugly man!" With
that, he started running. Giovanni laughed some more. "We cannot
let him leave now, can we?"
Thousands of Rocketeers were sent out after the frightened, yet determined
boy. Matt looked everywhere for an exit, but they had all been locked off.
When he was finally captured, he was taken back to Giovanni.
"What should I do with you?" Giovanni mocked. "Should I feed you to my
Gyarados? Lock you in the dungeon?" Then he looked at his Persian.
"Oh, you've just evolved, haven't you?" The Persian grinned.
Matt still clutched the golden Meowth coin in his hand. "Lemme go!" he
screamed. Giovanni saw the coin. "So, you retrieved Persian's coin?"
He thought for awhile. "I think I know what I shall do to you," he grinned.
"I need a new Meowth...Where's that new invention of mine?"
Matt's eyes widened in horror as a huge, scary-looking machine was rolled
into the room. It was big and had many wires and gadgets on it. The boy
gasped.
"You like Meowth so much, you'll become one!"
Matt was strapped into the machine. Before his own eyes, he grew
fur and claws. The coin attached to his forehead. Matt screamed in pain
as Giovanni laughed wickedly. "The one and only talking Pokemon!"
Matt turned to Meowth. "He screamed. "Noooooooooooooooo!"
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Chapter
9 -"Rocket Princess"
The Light of Queen Jessica looked to Serena, Darien, and the rest. "I truly
hope you are not too upset about this,"
Mina smiled. "Stuff like this happens to us all the time!" The rest of
the group nodded in agreement.
Serena smiled mischievously. "Yeah. How often do people get to see their
own daughters come from the Future and have them be such little ingrates?"
Reenie kicked Serena in the shin. Serena wailed. "Well, you're not my mummy
from the Future. She's way better than you, Serena!" Serena choked
back Anime tears. "But I AM Neo Queen Serenity...Your mother!"
Everyone groaned as the two fought again.
The Light glanced around the area. "Speaking of mothers and daughters,
where is mine?"
Jessie and James sat together, leaning against the pillar and in each other's
arms. Never had Jessie felt so much peace in her whole life. This day had
revealed many shocking and sad pictures of her past, and now she was relaxing.
Endymion meant nothing to her anymore. She
opened her eyes and smiled. "Guess it's
almost time to go home..."
"Almost," came a voice. It was the Light. "But we must get one matter straight,
first."
Jessie blinked and stood up. "What are you talking about?" she addressed
the Light. "I'm talking about you, Jessica. You have royal blood
flowing through your veins." Jessie listened silently, not knowing where
her 'mother' was leading at. "You are a Princess, and
you need to act like one! Belonging to
Team Rocket was fine while you were waiting, but now you must follow your
destiny."
"My destiny?" Jessie said angrily. "You mean...Leave Team Rocket?"
"Exactly! And find some man of worthy importance. A Princess deserves
only the best." Princess
Jessie's mind went blank. Some man worthy of importance? SOME
man? She looked over at the sleeping James. "Someone else?"
The Light seemed to beam with pride. "The daughter of a Queen should have
the finest quality the world has to offer. Serena is Sailor Moon,
and destined to become Queen of Crystal Tokyo. King Endymion will
rule by her side. You will join them with a King of your own."
Jessie clenched her fists and fought back tears. Through clenched teeth,
she said, "I only want James..."
"Him?" the Light laughed. "But he is a low-life! A stupid wimp who cannot
do anything for you. Jessica, you shall have a fine Prince." "JAMES
IS MY PRINCE!" Jessie yelled so loud that it woke James. He opened his
eyes and rubbed them. Jessie ran to his side. "You cannot
take him from me," She spat the last word
out. "Mother!"
"What's going on?" A wide-eyed James asked.
"Clueless," The Light sniffed. This was not going well at all. "Jessica,
I only wish for your happiness."
"I am happy!" Jessie sobbed. "I like being evil and working for Team Rocket.
I like being with Meowth and James. Sure, our adventures may seem pointless
and we always lose...But I have a lot of fun. I'm a Pokemon Trainer, not
a Princess."
Mother gazed at her daughter. She really loved being a commoner and being
evil. "If...That's what you want..."
"I do! This is exactly what I want..." Jessie rejoined the Light.
"Being a beautiful Princess is great, but being free and happy is more
important to me."
The Light nodded. "I see...Then, there is no more use for you here."
Jessie looked at it. The Light was...Crying. "Mom..." She ran up and hugged
the Light. "I'm sorry, but I really must remain in my normal life. I love
you so much, and I'm glad I was able to meet you."
"Me too," the Light sobbed. "I love you, my dearest daughter. I understand..."
With that, it disappeared, never to be seen again.
Jessie found herself floating in space again. James and Meowth were beside
her, and the golden, crescent Moon on her forehead was gone. "I guess
we're on our way home..." Meowth nodded. "Yeah..."
"It was fun while it lasted," James sighed.
Jessie smiled. "To tell the truth, James, I had a lot more fun on Earth."
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Chapter
10 -"Choices"
Serena woke up in her bed late at night. Reenie lay beside her, eyes
wide and fixed upon the ceiling. "Reenie?"
Reenie looked back at Serena. "Did it really happen? Did we
really go back to the Moon Kingdom?"
"Yes," Serena reached over and hugged the Small Lady. Reenie
was in shock. "It did happen, Reenie. We were on the Moon."
"But what about...Princess Jessie?"
The young teenager gazed out the window of her bedroom, still holding Reenie
in her arms. "Jessie...We're so alike, yet so different. I don't
know where she is."
"Ouch!" came a muffled voice. "Help me! Help me!"
Jessie looked up from the place she was sleeping. It was the middle
of the night and she was in the park leaning against the same tree she
had been before her excursion. She got up and stretched. "Ah!
It's good to be back on Earth..."
"JESSIE!"
"What?" Jessie looked up once again, this time in the tree.
There was a blubbering James caught on a branch by his belt. "How
the Hell did you get way up there?"
James whined. "I dunno! Just GET ME DOWN!"
"Why do I even bother?" Jessie sighed as she leaned against the tree.
"Hey...Where's Meowth?" She walked off in search of him.
"Hey...Wait a minute...Jessie, where're you going? Aren't you gonna
help me?" No answer. "JESSIE!"
Meowth crouched in front of the park's lake. He sat, skipping a few
stones. Jessie walked up and sat beside him. "What's up with
you?"
Meowth sighed heavily.
"C'mon, Meowth," Jessie tried again.
Meowth sighed heavily.
"You're not going to tell me?"
"You wouldn't understand..."
At least that gave some response. Jessie petted Meowth. Meowth
purred as she scratched him behind the ears. "Please, mister big
Top Cat," Jessie smiled. "What's eatin' you?"
Meowth suddenly pulled away. "Meowth don't wanna talk about it..."
"You're the most stubborn Pokemon!" Jessie groaned as she threw her hands
up in frustration. Then, she remembered. "Oh...I left James
hanging in a tree!" Meowth got a sweatdrop. "Be right back!"
She ran off.
The little Pokemon curled up into a ball and fell asleep by the lake.
They could never understand! They could never feel his pain.
The next morning, Darien was in the middle of his morning jog through the
park when something caught his eye. He saw Jessie and James leaning
against a tree, sleeping quite soundly. "Those two are weird!"
he said as he ran up to greet them. Darien sort of nudged them with
his foot. "Hey, you two, don't mind catching colds?"
Jessie rubbed her eyes. "What?" There was Darien! She
jumped up and looked at him, a little peeved. "Fine morning greeting,
if you ask me, Endy!"
"Endy? Now, that's a new one!" Darien laughed. "Actually, I'm
glad I caught you here. Serena told me early this morning that she
was worried about you and wanted to see you." Jessie nodded sheepishly.
"Uhhh...Ok! So..."
James stirred. Soon he woke up and brought himself to a sitting position.
"Hello, mister Endymion, sir," he said groggily. "Nighty-night..."
And he would've gone back to sleep if Jessie hadn't kicked him. James
got heavy-duty tears. "That hurt, Jessie, and I've had a really hard
night! I was stuck in a tree, for crying out loud!"
"...As I was saying before I was so RUDELY interrupted," James whimpered.
Jessie continued. "...Where does Serena live?"
Reenie sat outside playing with Luna. They suddenly heard footsteps
coming down the street. "Who's there?" Reenie asked.
She saw Darien poke his head through the gate. "Darien!"
"Hiya, Reenie! We've got guests..."
Reenie and Luna then noticed Jessie and James. "Princess..." Luna
said and quickly rushed into the house to get Serena. The meatball-head
was soon dragged out of bed and pulled downstairs. Luna glared at
her. "Ahem, Serena...Can't you show a little respect?"
"Yeah, sure, whatever," Serena yawned. Then, when she saw Jessie,
she immediately snapped out of her tiredness. "Jessie-chan!"
"Serena-chan!"
The two hugged, which everyone thought was a touching moment. "Jessie,
I'm glad you're here," Serena smiled. She then acknowledged James.
"Uh, hello!"
"Howdy!" James said enthusiastically. "You got anything to eat?
I'm starved!"
"JAMES!"
Jessie groaned. "Manners..."
"But, we don't have manners, Jessie...We're evil..."
Serena's eyes wobbled. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about,
Jessie-chan,"
The two were left alone in Serena's room. Jessie sat on Serena's
bed, while Serena sat in a chair by her desk. Both were solemn.
It was hard to make decisions.
"Please stay here and become good. Then, you can be with me when
I rule Crystal Tokyo."
"I cannot do that. Being evil is in my blood..."
"No, it isn't!" Serena protested. "You were born into my family."
"Serena, that was over a thousand years ago."
"That doesn't matter!"
Jessie let her eyes wander to the floor. "Do you possibly think I
could give up James?" Serena also looked to the ground. "Do
you think I could just abandon Team Rocket? I've got a job to do.
Sure, it may be evil, but it is what I enjoy doing. I'm a Pokemon
Trainer, not a Sailor Scout."
Serena began to cry. "But, Jessie, you're my best friend."
Jessie nodded. Then she let her tears flow also. Serena stood
up, walked to the bed, and hugged Jessie. "I don't want to lose you
again!"
"It's okay..." Jessie cried. "Maybe someday, we'll be together again.
But..." Jessie stood up and wiped away her tears. "I have a
job to do." Serena looked up at her with wide eyes. "It's my
job to steal Pokemon, just how it is your job to protect the Earth!"
"Jessie?"
"As different as our lives are, we'll always be linked." Jessie smiled.
"Right?"
Serena's face lit up. "R-Right!" She laughed and hugged Jessie
again.
Jessie laughed too. "Someday, I'll teach you the official Team Rocket Speech!"
"And I'll show you a few Sailor Moon poses!" The smiling faces beamed at
each other. Then, they broke down and cried again.
Meowth wound up finding Serena's house and waited there until Jessie was
finished. James and Reenie each had a Pocket GameBoy and were linked
by cord. They were fighting each other in a Pokemon match, and Reenie
won, much to the dismay of James and disgust of Meowth.
"She doesn't even know about Pokemon as much as you, you idiot!"
But all faces turned when Serena and Jessie walked down the stairs.
Their eyes were red and their cheeks drenched with tears. It was
obvious Jessie wanted to keep the good-byes short. Serena wanted
them longer, but Darien held her back.
"James, Meowth, let's go! It's time for Team Rocket to blast off
again!" James and Meowth watched Jessie sadly as she walked out the door.
Serena waved good-bye. "We'll meet again someday." Without
anymore words, Team Rocket was gone.
"Where are we off to now, Jessie?" James asked once the three of them were
riding in their big Meowth Balloon.
"I guess on to more adventures, James," Jessie laughed. Then she
clenched her fists. "We still need to capture that Pikachu!"
"Dat's da spirit!" Meowth chimed in. "Let's go!" James laughed
evilly. Jessie walked over to the other side of the balloon.
While Meowth was busy navigating, James joined her. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine," Jessie said, but James noticed her trying to hide her
tears.
"Sure..." James sighed. Jessie couldn't take it anymore. She
quickly buried her head on James' shoulder. James didn't really know
how this love 'stuff' worked. He got a sweatdrop as he patted Jessie
on the shoulder. "Heh...Heh...It'll be alright."
Jessie looked up into his bright, clueless eyes. She smiled.
"Thank you..."
"For what?" "For just being you!" she laughed. "You're so funny...And
wonderful," James felt proud. "Yeah...I guess I am wonderful!"
He hugged Jessie closer. "But I just have one little question..."
"Yes, James?"
"What was with that Light you claimed to have seen?"
She could not believe this. She simply could NOT believe this.
Jessie grew little veins all over her forehead. "Grrr..."
"I mean, what do you think you saw?"
"IT WAS MY MOTHER! THE LIGHT I ACTUALLY SAW WAS QUEEN JESSICA!"
James was nearly ejected out of the balloon.
Some romantic-type he turned out to be. But Jessie told herself she
would fix that!
The End
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Epilogue
Neo Queen Serenity ran through the halls of her palace. Guests were
coming. Crystal Tokyo had to be perfect. As she was running,
she bumped into a beautiful Scout, dressed in red.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Excuse me, Your Majesty," the girl said.
"Sailor Mars," Neo Queen Serenity said in a highly excited tone.
"She's coming!"
"Who?"
But it was too late. Neo Queen Serenity had already rushed by her.
She was so happy. "I cannot wait until they arrive," Serenity grinned.
"Mommy!"
Serenity stopped and looked behind her. "Yes, Reenie?"
A little girl with odd-looking pink hair rushed to Serenity and gave her
a hug. "Mommy! You're so happy."
"Yes, I am, darling," Serenity said as she lifted the girl off the ground.
"We have guests coming today."
"Guests? Oh boy, Mommy!" Reenie wriggled out of her mother's
arms. "I love guests. Who are they?"
Neo Queen Serenity winked. "It's a surprise."
Reenie jumped up and down with enthusiasm. "I love surprises, too!"
"Why don't you go find daddy and help him get ready?"
"I sure will, mommy!" Reenie said as she ran off to find King Endymion.
Soon, trumpets were blown. Serenity could hardly stand it.
They were here!
"Announcing...Lady Jessie and Lord James!"
Jessie walked into the chamber. She had never been in a royal palace
before, not since her life on the Moon Kingdom. She wore a long,
red gown and white gloves. A bright Crescent Moon shone on her forehead.
James followed, straightening up his bow-tie as he walked. He wore
a shiny tuxedo and had a rose in its top pocket. "James, hurry..." Jessie
said, trying to hide her excitement. Then she saw the bow-tie.
"Argh...You got it all wrong!" She straightened it out for
him.
"Thank you, Jessie..." James smiled. "But, I have a question..."
Jessie prepared herself. James' questions weren't always the smartest.
"Aren't Lords supposed to come BEFORE the Ladies?"
"I won't strangle you now...I'll wait 'till we get home..."
"Announcing...Squire Matthew!" A neatly dressed young man entered
the parlor. He was a slight taller than James, with brown hair and
blue eyes. Around his neck, he wore a thin gold chain with a gold
coin on it. "Hey! Wait for me, youse guys!"
Jessie looked behind her. "Matt...getting into trouble again?"
The man grinned mischievously. "What do ya mean 'again'? I
wasn't in trouble since we kicked ol' Gio and his Persian outta Team Rocket!"
The three laughed.
"Jessie!"
Time stopped. Everything around Jessie disappeared. "Serena?"
