Chapter 3: A Familiar Stranger Against All Odds _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Team Rocket followed Ash, Brock, and Misty over to a new friends' house. They didn't know who the new person was, but they knew that she had a pretty rare Pokemon. The girl was blonde, brown eyed, and pretty tall to be exact. Team Rocket didn't know for sure what Pokemon she had. They watched from the outside window and listened to their conversation. Meowth finally 'got his senses togetta' and felt like he never even had the dream. He was ready to capture some Pokemon after a long night thinking about female named Misha. "I help Pokemon train their skills and basics to learn how to survive on their own." the girl said. "You mean you train wild Pokemon?" Misty asked. "Yeah. It's kinda hard to describe, but it's been worth it." she replied. "Does the Pokemon do well on their training, Carrie?" Ash asked. "Most of them. They try their best, and succeed at almost everything they want to accomplish." 'Carrie' said. "Wow. You must really love to help Pokemon." Brock said. "Yeah. My sister badly wanted to help her Meowth get through some troubles." 'Meowth?' Meowth thought. "What happened?" Ash asked curiously. "Well... it's kinda hard to explain... but... I don't wanna talk about it." Carrie said, changing the subject. 'Could it be?' Meowth thought again. "Where is your Meowth?" Misty asked. "She lives with my sister, at a pretty nice town." 'Town?' "She had a lot of kittens. The bad thing is, I never got to see my sister after the divorce between my mom and dad. She would usually e-mail me or call me. I always checked on her precious kittens." Carrie explained. "Are they all grown up now?" Ash asked. "Yeah. Like about two or three, I don't know." Carrie said. "Did you ever want a kitten?" Misty asked. "You know, my sister e-mailed me and said I could have a Meowth." "What a coincidence." Brock said. "Yeah... kinda." Carrie said. When is it gonna be here?" Ash asked. "Tomorrow." Team Rocket heard that the new Pokemon would be here tomorrow. "That new Meowth might be strong and pretty rare..." Jessie said. "Hey! Are ya sayin' I'm not useful?!" Meowth exclaimed. "No. Jess thinks that the Meowth has been trained by a pretty determined trainer." James said. "But how do we even know?" Meowth asked. "One way to find out..." Jessie said. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ The next morning, Team Rocket were fully ready to check out this 'well trained' Meowth. Including Meowth. They hid behind the bushes so Ash nor his friends wouldn't see them. Jessie and James were working on their machine to capture the Meowth, but Meowth was pretty nervous. Yesterday, he thought that maybe he might know this Meowth... somehow. "Meowth, aren't you gonna help us?!" Jessie exclaimed. Again, Meowth didn't say anything. "I know that you think that you know this Meowth, but are you even sure about this?" James asked. ".... I dunno..." Meowth responded. "Meowth... can you just help us on this? This is important." Jessie said. "... I guess." Meowth said slightly. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ "How are you feeling?" Misty asked Carrie. "A little nervous." she replied. Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Phone Call! Phone Call! Carrie picked up the phone. There appeared a teenager with light brown hair and fancy clothes. She looked exactly like Carrie, only older. "Hey Carrie. You ready?" the girl asked. "... Yep." "Okay. I'm forwarding the Poke'ball over." On the right side of Carrie's side, there appeared a white fuzz. Then right before her eyes, a Poke'ball replaced the white fuzz. Carrie nervously picked up the Poke'ball and held it in her hands. Team Rocket watched carefully from the window. Meowth was ready as much as Carrie was to see her new Meowth. Carrie took a deep breath, and called the Pokemon out. The white flash appeared on the ground as the shadow of a beautiful female Meowth. She had a healthy, silky coat, beautiful eyes, and a look that made it irresistible. She had a hot pink ribbon around her neck with a name tag. Carrie was so amazed by the adorable Pokemon. Ash, Brock, Misty, and Pikachu were also amazed by the beauty of the Meowth. "She's so cute!" Misty exclaimed. "Look at that coat!" Brock also exclaimed. "She looks extremely healthy!" Ash said. "Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed. ".... She ... she's so beautiful ..." Carrie said. "I hope you like her." Carrie's sister said. "Oh I do! Thank you very much, sis!" "No prob. See ya later Carrie!" she said as she hanged up the phone. "What's her name?" Misty asked. Carrie picked up the name tag and read it out loud. "'My name is'... oh, how cute!" Carrie said. Ash and the rest of the kids read the name. "What a nice name!" Misty said. "Yeah! It goes with her looks!" Brock said. "I bet she'll love that name." Ash said. Team Rocket didn't quite know what the name was, but they were more amazed by the Meowth. "How adorable!" Jessie exclaimed. "Yeah! Too beautiful to resist! What do you think Meowth?" James asked. Meowth was gawking at the little Meowth. Never in his life has he seen such a beautiful female. He even thought that she was involved in his dream in some way, but he wasn't sure about it yet. "... She's goigeous!" he exclaimed quietly. Jessie and James both agreed. Then, they heard Carrie say, "You wanna go outside and look around, little Meowth?" It made Meowth very nervous when the beautiful Meowth nodded. He wanted to face her, ask her who she was... or ask her if she could help him. Carrie aimed at the door and turned the knob. As soon as she opened the door, the little Meowth walked outside nervously. She sniffed around a little, and got used to where she is now. Team Rocket hid from them, but Meowth stayed put. Jessie and James ducked behind the two bushes. "Meowth, get over here!" Jessie whispered. Meowth wouldn't budge. He just stood there, waiting for her to come. When the little Meowth walked to the side of the house, she spotted him. He hesitated. She stared awkwardly at him, like she was confused of something about him. Carrie, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu walked to where she was. Ash and his friends also spotted Meowth, standing his ground. "Meowth? Team Rocket must be around here." Ash said. Meowth didn't make a sound. The female Meowth walked around Meowth to see if she knows him in any other way. Meowth was one hundred percent nervous when a gorgeous Meowth was walking in circles around him. She finally stopped. She turned and stared at Meowth in the face. He was quite confused. She looked at him like she saw somebody die. "... M-Meowth?" she asked him in Meowth language. "...D-D-Do I know you?" he asked. "Meowth it's me... Misha." she said. Meowth was shocked. He knew it! She was his sister!! His heart was beating like crazy. He smiled. "... Misha? I ...I can't believe it." Meowth said. "Me neither." Misha said. Jessie and James were speechless. Misha did exist! And she was reaching to Meowth in his dreams! "You two know each other?" Misty asked. "Yeah... We're siblings." Meowth said happily. "Wow! What a coincidence!" Carrie exclaimed. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. You mean to tell me that Misha really does exist?" Jessie said as she walked out of the bush. "And she appeared to you today like she did in your dream?" James also said. "... You dreamt about me?" Misha asked. "I had a dream 'bout how I got abandoned. Misha... a crowd separated us, didn't it?" Meowth asked. "Yes. I thought you ran back home. But when I came, you weren't there. Me, Amy, and mother have been worried-" "Mudder! Where's Mudder?" Meowth exclaimed. "Mother's back at home. And she's doing just fine. But she's been frustrated ever since you've been gone." Misha said. "... She's back at Tarivian Town?" "Yeah. You want to go there, do you?" she asked. "... Yeah. I wanna see how she is." "Meowth... there's just so much I wanna talk to you about. Carrie, is it okay if can go with Meowth back to Tarivian Town?" Misha asked. "Of course you can. As long as you be careful." Carrie said. "You really want to see how your mother is doing, huh Meowth?" Ash asked. "More than anythin'! I hope she also remembers me..." Meowth said. "She will Meowth. She always had remembered you." Misha said. "... Jessie, James, Misha, we're goin' to Tarivian Town." Meowth said. "Oh and Meowth, when we get there, there's something I need to tell you. You're not gonna like it..." Misha said. TO BE CONTINUED...