Into the Pokeverse

Chapter 16.

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"He's dead, Meowth..."

The look of horror on Meowths face when I said it.

"WHAT?!" He blurted.

Doing so, he only hurt himself and leaned back against a pillow. He had no idea, his reaction to what I said was so full of emotion it couldn't have been fake.

"I'm really sad to say it's true. I don't know the fates of Brock or Dawn, but I'm starting to fear the worst judging by what you just said." I say.

Pikachu looked up at me, shaking his head.

"Piiikachu..."

"Pikachu says he doesn't know what happened to them either." Meowth said.

Ohhh finally! A Pokémon translator! As grateful as I am for finally understanding him, I began to think about where Brock and Dawn were. We haven't caught wind of them even once let alone even thought about them, I've only thought of Pikachu getting justice for Ashs death.

"Hey Meowth?"

"Eh?" He glanced at me.

"Why exactly did you learn to talk?" I ask.

Meowth thought about it for a minute.

"Well, I learned to talk for a girl I really liked. It took a lot of time but I got it, and look at me now!"

I cracked a small smile.

"You know, I really don't think you're all that bad. Sure, you've done bad things, but you're not really evil."

The cat suddenly appeared angry.

"You take that back! My friends and I are the worst of the worst!"

"Oh really?? When I told you the somber news, you sounded really worried."

He summoned his long claws for a Fury swipes attack, and that was when Garchomp stepped in. He got right in Meowths face and beared his teeth, scaring the poor cat back into the pillow.

"Yeahhh don't make a move toward me, that's a bad idea. Garchomp would pound you silly." I warned.

"N-Noted..." Meowth put his claws away.

"You and your friends been with Team Rocket for YEARS. When was the last time you lot got any recognition by Giovanni?" I ask.

"Well we-No...But we did get a-hm..."

He kept trying to come up with an excuse, but the both of us knew he couldn't because he had none.

"Meowth, why stay there and keep chasing Pokémon to just try and receive so little of a reward? Both you AND your friends have so much potential in this world. Jessie wants to be an actress and she's pretty good at it, I think she could make it. And you? You wanted to be a noodle master."

Meowth suddenly looked up at me.

"How do you even know that?? Are you a psychic type or something?" He asks.

"Actually yes, in a way. But the real reason I know is...complicated to explain. Anyways, just think about what I said. Okay? My friends and I are at the Pokémon center if you want to talk more once you're feeling better."

I stood up and walked out of the room without another word and Garchomp followed me out.

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We went back to the Pokémon center, hearing the sound of a battle going on out back. Curiosity got the better of me and I started going around the back of the building, dust rolling past as I got closer. When I made it, I could see 2 young trainers on either side of a small battlefield.