THE BATTLE FOR TWO WORLDS Ash, Misty, Brock, Rachel, Amara, Ray, Saraya, May, Amy, Mel, Nina, Lita, Erika, Blaze, Sea Breeze, Pikachu, Gato, Tiger, Catze, Luna, Violet, Kari, Sleeth and Lily stood on the castle floor facing Tigra who floated in the air above them. They had almost drowned in a storm but were saved. Saved by Echo and his pod of colorful dolphins. Echo, however, gave them bad news. He couldn't replace the Pure Heart Crystal's powers, only help it. So Ash had to give it up to stop Tigra and the Black Crystal. But before that happened, Tigra appeared and tried to kill Ash. He was saved by Persian who had died in the process. Now they all were in Tigra's castle about to fight there final battle, unprepared. "Are you ready to lose?" Tigra asked the group as the stood. Kari, a girl/Poke'mon they had just met, stepped forward. She had a yellow, sleeveless shirt, pink pants, short brown hair, two short whiskers on either side of her face, Gato's tail, ears, front paws and she looked eight years old. She was Amara's friend, the one who had been with her ever since they began to watch the group. "We aren't gonna lose to you, freak!" Kari said in her soft, sweet voice. However when she said this, it wasn't soft or sweet at all. Tigra shot her a look of ice. "Take a good look in the mirror and we'll see who is a freak!" Tigra snapped. "A mirror can't see what's in the inside. Your a freak on the inside, Tigra!" Kari shot back. Tigra growled and shot a black ray from her hand at Kari. Kari did and back flip to dodge it and landed on the ground behind the spot where the ray had hit. "Shut up you annoying little brat! Your not even the one I want!" Tigra cried in annoyance Kari clenched her hand, or paw, into a fist. Tigra floated above Ash. "Give it up, Ash. Your friends will take it anyway, so hold still." Tigra snarled and raised her hand with the black cat on her palm. "Tigra, please. Your still good, I know it." Ash begged with the evil girl. For a moment, it seemed as Ash's words had worked to turn Tigra around. She lowered her hand and put her arm back at her side. She stared and Ash with soft eyes then blinked back into her snarled look. She raised her hand again. "You can't change me Ash! No one can!" she growled. Ash stepped back and Tigra smiled. She then suddenly turned to face Ray, arm still out. "I'll destroy you first! You broke your promise!" Tigra yelled in rage. "No, Tigra. I didn't. Then power of the Black Crystal did. That is what broke the promise." Ray said in a pleading voice. "Your lying! The Black Crystal gave me power you never did! It didn't break the promise, you did!" cried Tigra and shot a black ray. Ray reflected it with a yellow beam and the black ray exploded a wall. Tigra growled and suddenly, a blue shield of light flickered and stayed in front of them. Tigra looked at the shield and blinked. She looked around, confused. "Where in the world did they go?" she asked. "Huh? Were right here?" asked Rachel and Gato covered her mouth with her paw. "Shut up! You want her to here us?" Gato snapped. came a voice that echoed in everyone's mind. "What was that?" asked Misty looking around. "Where'd it come from?" Gato agreed and jumped onto the ground next to Kari. Everyone seemed to close there eye's to concentrate. Kari, however, was the only one who stood with her eye's opened. At these words, everyone seemed to shiver at that though. Kari didn't move, she continued to stand there as if in a trance. "What will happen to Tigra when we remove the Black Crystal from her?" asked Lily right after his words. With that, the blue shield disappeared and Echo's voice was gone. Tigra snapped her head around and stared at them. "Nice trick, but you can't escape." Tigra growled and floated to them. "Who calls on the crystal?" asked Sleeth in a low whisper to everyone. Kari raised her paws. She closed her eye's and wind began to pick up around her. Luna looked ready for anything. "I, Kari, call upon the Deep Blue Star!!" Kari yelled and a bright blue light exploded from Luna's chest. However, Luna just stood there in wonder as a blue crystal, just like the Heart Crystal's, emerged from her chest. It flew up and planted itself in Kari's paws. It had a blue glow around it and was held the same way as a Heart Crystal. It was the color of the sea and shined brightly. Kari lowered her paws with the crystal in it. Tigra cursed under her breath as she saw the Deep Blue Star. "Did it hurt?" Gato asked Luna. Luna shook her head, speechless. "So, Echo gave you that, did he? It still isn't a match for the Black Crystal. Only the Pure Heart Crystal can destroy it and only that crystal can make it's power so strong, it could destroy the world." Tigra cried and laughed. "That's new news." Blaze said and pointed her staff at Tigra. "Why am I not surprised?" Tiger said darkly and stepped forward growling. Tigra glowed with black and blue flames. She raised her hand and shot a blast of that black and blue fire. Kari held the Deep Blue Star up. "Deep Blue Star, shine your power! Protect us!" Kari yelled and a blast of blue water and light shot from the star. The two beams collided and began to push on one another. All the queen's staff disappeared. Ray changed into her battle form and made her staff disappear as well. "Is this going to be another one of those "all for one" things?" asked Gato. "It give's the Deep Blue Star power. Let's go!" Saraya answered. Ash, Misty, Brock and Rachel watched as the queens formed a circle around Kari and hold hands. Sea Breeze, Violet, Gato, Lily, Sleeth and Pikachu also watched with Ash and his friends. "I feel useless." Misty sighed. "Well, we are in this case." Brock pointed out. "Thanks, Brock." Rachel sighed. The queens continued to hold hands. Wind was picking up strong and hard as the beams continued to push. Kari looked like she was under no strain or anything. "Grass Poke'mon Power!" May cried and the jewel on the middle of her teara thing glowed and burst with grass green light. "Fire Poke'mon Power!" Mel agreed and red light blasted from her jewel. "Water Poke'mon Power!" Amy yelled and blue light joined. "Electric Poke'mon Power!" Lita shouted and green light joined in. "Normal Poke'mon Power!" Nina yelled loudly and her yellow light joined in the power beam. "Psychic Poke'mon Power!" Erika cried and purple light joined in with the others. "Ice Poke'mon Power!" Blaze added in while ice blue light was joined. "Fighting Poke'mon Power!" Amara yelled at last while orange-yellow light burst in and joined. "Princess Poke'mon Power!" Saraya shouted and pink light was added. "All Poke'mon Power!" cried Ray to finish it and a gold beam made it complete. All these beams joined in with the Deep Blue Star's beam and began to push Tigra's beam. Ash got worried when Tigra smiled. "I'm not a klutz like Mewthree! I know what's coming!" she cried and raised her left hand, which stopped shooting the fire. "I call upon the power of the Black Crystal! Black magic, fight the goodness away!" Tigra cried as black light collected in her hand. The Black Crystal was suddenly visible. It was black, or course, and looked like a diamond. It was letting off strange, black, sparks. Kari and the queens didn't seem to see that Tigra had her own tricks up her sleeves. Tigra smiled with evil and stuck the Black Crystal in her beam of fire. There was a horrible expulsion of light as Tigra's beam over powered the Deep Blue Star's power. The queens and Kari were thrown back and slammed into the wall hard. The Deep Blue Star shattered into a million, blue, piece's. "Oh-no!" cried Tiger who had run up to the queens. Everyone did. Tigra gave a little, evil laugh as the weak queens got up. Tigra was surrounded in raging black flames. She held the Black Crystal in her right hand tightly. Her arms were crossed over her chest and a look of pure evil was on her face. "Looks like you all lose!" she growled. "Not yet, they don't!" came a scratchy voice. "Mommy! We found you!" came a little one. Luna turned and a white cat ran to her followed by a little pink kitten. Her bell jingled on her red collar. "Artimas! Diana! How'd you find us?" Luna asked in surprised. "Echo transported us here with the little power he had." Artimas explained. "Your no threat to me as cats!" Tigra snarled. All the queens were up and Ray was in her white dress. Blaze and Erika were the only two with there staff's. "It ends here, Tigra!" Catze growled and stepped forward with a growling Tiger. Tigra smiled with evil and shot a bunch of black ray's out her hand. They all hit each of the queens as well as Saraya and trapped then in light. The same happened to everyone but Ash. Tigra floated to him. She smiled and suck her left hand out. The black cat glowed. "You lose." she whispered and a black beam was shot. Ash could have moved, but didn't. Even as his friends screamed at him to do so. Ash screamed and cried in pain as Tigra's black beam sucked the Pure Heart Crystal right out of his chest. It was brighter than the others they had seen and the middle was white. The crystal flew into Tigra's hands. She let the Black Crystal go and it floated next to her. Ash fell lifeless to the ground at the same time the black traps that held them disappeared. Brock, Misty, Rachel, Pikachu, Gato and Tiger were at Ash's side while everyone stood in horror. Tigra gave her most evil laugh. "I've got it! I've finally have all the power I could-" "Give it back." Misty's sobbing voice interrupted. Tigra looked down and saw Misty staring up at her with teary blue eye's. "Please..... give it back." she sobbed and looked away. Her tears sparkled in the light. Gato's bright blue eye's were not bright anymore with tears. "How could anyone be so cruel?" she cried softly and turned away to. Her tears flew. Pikachu let his tears drop down and splatter the ground. Brock couldn't help but let his tears sparkle in the light along with Rachel's. "He was my.....my only friend." Tiger sobbed in his low voice. Tiger turned and his tears flew and sparkled. Tigra blinked at them and looked up at everyone Amy was in tears and Lita was trying to comfort her while also in tears. Amara had her head turned away and tears streaming down her face. Blaze was trying to comfort a crying Erika while crying herself. May, Nina and Mel stared striate at Tigra and let there tears pour down. Saraya hugged her mom and buried her face into her mom's side, tears stained her dress. Ray held her staff and looked down at her daughter then up at Tigra, tears running down her face. Tigra turned her head and saw Luna, Artimas and Diana also in tears that sparkled to the ground. Catze had her hand over her mouth in shock as tears flooded her eyes and poured. Kari had her eye's narrowed but tears steaming down her face. Her paws were clutching very hard together on her chest. Sleeth's tears flooded Lily who was crying below him. Sea Breeze's tears were magical as they sparkled all around and then settled on the ground. Violet was also in tears. They were bright in the light of the castle. Tigra stared at the Pure Heart Crystal in her hands. Tears flooded her eye's suddenly and sparkled in its light. She gave the first, warming smile they had seen. She took her hands off the shining crystal and it slowly floated down to Ash's lifeless form. It disappeared into his chest and he opened his eyes. He sat up and blinked. "I'm afraid to ask but, what happened?" he asked while looking at everyone. Amara, May and the other queens all gave smiles. There tears stopping and happiness over came them. The same with everyone else. Misty threw her arms around Ash and hugged him. Pikachu hugged his leg and Gato hugged both Misty and Ash. "Misty, you choking me!" Ash gasped and Misty let him go, blushing. "Sorry." she said and helped him up. Everyone ran to him. All but Ray who stared up and Tigra's face. Tigra was looking at the ground. She whipped away her tears and looked at the Black Crystal, which floated beside her. "I guess you have to kill me now." she said softly. Ray smiled as did everyone. They all were staring at her with warm smiles and eyes. Ray lifted her staff and it glowed yellow. She pointed it at Tigra and a yellow beam hit her chest. Tigra went limp in the air as her black, Heart Crystal was pulled out. Ray waved her staff and white, sparkling, dust shined over the black crystal. It then disappeared and in the black ones place was a red one. It disappeared into Tigra's chest. She woke up and smiled at all of them after a few blinks of her eyes. The Black Crystal fell and Amara caught it easily. Catze smiled at Tigra as she disappeard in blue light. "Thank you all. I'll never forget you." she said and disappeared. At that, gold light swirled around Luna. Everyone turned to look at the three cats. Luna changed. Her tail disappeared and her moon on her forehead shined. Luna stood on the ground, her human self in her yellow and black dress. Gold light also changed Artimas into the man that Luna had told them about. Diana changed to and hugged her parents. Everyone quickly ran outside and found themselves at the top of a huge cliff that over looked the whole island. Gold light was shining over a huge castle. Luna smiled. "The curse is being undone. Now that Tigra is good." Luna told everyone. "Can Catze come back with us?" asked Diana with a smile. Luna turned to Catze who gave a nervous smile. "That is up to her." Artimas said before Luna could. Catze seemed to be stumped. She looked at Ray and then back at Luna. "I'm sorry old friend, but if Ray will allow, I would like to use my powers to help them." Catze said. Luna smiled and nodded. Ray nodded as well and Catze joined them. "My gosh, I'm glad that's over with." Gato snorted and suddenly pretended to faint. Pikachu nodded and did the same. Kari turned and began to walk away. "Kari, wait! Where are you going?" asked Amara. Kari didn't turn around nor did she look at them. "Somewhere. I have wanted to change. To age on the outside, but never shall I. I am going to start another quest for me to find a power source to complete my dream." Kari said simply. "Will I see you again, my friend?" Amara asked hopefully. "No. As to this day, Amara. We are enemies." Kari answered coldly. Then, with that, Kari disappeared into the trees. Amara watched her leave. "So be it, my friend." was all she whispered. "We'd better get going." Ray said and a portal of light opened at her words. "Thanks for everything!" Brock said to them. "Our pleasure." May said and smiled. "Thanks for helping me return. I won't regret it at all." Amara said as the light began to engulfed them. "Bye Amara! Bye everyone! Take care!" Ash called and they were gone. "We have to go. So, see ya!" Diana said and waved. "Nice to have met you." Artimas added and they disappeared. However, Luna stayed. Sea Breeze smiled and stepped to the four friends. "It was a pleasure helping you and being there to find Echo. It was an honor. I fear I must go. I must return to my castle and valley. I'll never forget you." Sea Breeze said. "We won't either." Misty said and smiled. Gato and Pikachu jumped on there trainer's shoulder as Sea Breeze disappeared in a spiral of water. Violet smiled and bowed to them. "I regret not having spirit in you earlier. We will meet again." Violet said and flew off as they waved after her. "Our turn. I'm real bad at good-bye's so let's just say, until next time!" Lily said and waved. "You all have hearts off purity. Keep it and never lose that. Farewell!" Sleeth called. "Bye you two!" yelled Brock. "Take care!" Rachel added. They flew off and everyone turned to Luna. "Can we leave now?" asked Tiger who hadn't said good bye to anyone. Luna smiled and her moon glowed. It shot a yellow beam and a portal opened. "Will we remember this?" asked Ash. "Of course. No need to forget. You won't tell and if you did, who would believe you?" Luna asked with a little laugh. "Gary might. Oh wait, would it have to be stupider than that? If so, then that ain't possible." Gato snorted and everyone laughed. "Good-bye Ash! Thank you for everything!" Luna called and waved to them. "You to!" Ash called back and they disappeared into the portal. They appeared right in the cave, where they had left. Gato and Pikachu jumped away and ran out the cave door. "Home! Home! I can sleep in peace again!" Gato cried. "Pikachu!" "Gato, come back here!" Misty yelled and ran after her Poke'mon. Brock followed and Ash was going to but Rachel stopped him. "Ash, I have to tell you something." she said. "Shoot." Ash offered. "Well, the only reason I played with you and Gary was because I really liked you Ash. I still do but I see your with Misty and I'm now with Jake. I just had to tell you. I've been keeping that a secret for a long time." Rachel said. Ash was taken a back but smiled. "I use to like you to. Not anymore, however. I still think your pretty." Ash said simply and Rachel blushed. "Thanks. At least we don't have to worry about Misty or Jake getting jealous." Rachel said. "Misty? What gave you that idea?" Ash asked. Rachel smiled. "See you later Ash. It was great to be with you again." Rachel said and turned. With that, she was gone. "Ash, hurry up! The last gym is near here." Tiger called to him, who had ran away with Gato. Ash smiled and ran to his friends. They began to walk down the path with there adventure fresh in there minds. Pikachu rode on Ash's shoulder and Gato happily rode on Misty's. Tiger walked by Ash's side proudly, there friendship even closer. Together, after what they've already face, they were ready for anything. To be continued..... Note: Hope it was worth it. That's the end of, "The Aftermath of Mewthree" Series. Hope you liked it all. Thanks for reading and comments are greatly excepted! Quote's of the Day! (Ganki and Mocchi disappear into fog and suddenly cry out.) Holly: Ganki! What's wrong? Are you hurt? Ganki: Sort of. Suezo: Sort of hurt? (Turns to group) What does that mean? Mocchi: It's a cliff, chi! Hare: Ah, a cliff means sort of hurt. Suezo: Oh. Golem: Hmmmmmm.... (Seconds pass.) Everyone: A CLIFF!!?? Holly: Ganki, hang on! Were coming! (From Monster Rancher, "The Flying Man") (While LadyDevimon and Angewomon are fighting. Izzy and Tai are staring at the fight with wide eye's.) Izzy: I know I shouldn't watch this battle but I can't take my eye's off it. (From Digimon, "Joe's Battle")