Team Legacy Original Saga Episode III: The Italian Job

Chapter 1

Author's Note:

Hey, guys! I know it's been a while. So last month I went on a vacation to Disney World and also I've been dealing with two horrible bouts of the cold back to back, so that took a lot out of me. It took me nearly a month to get rid of the nagging cough and now that I'm pretty much back to normal, I figured that it's high time that I got the ball rolling. So in this installment Rhonda and her team head out to Italy to track down one of the Dimensional Stones and they also meet some new friends and enemies. And we're also continuing the arc of Jeannie Theresa Donovan working as Maleficent's new apprentice as she soon becomes torn with having to carry out Maleficent's orders and wanting to reunite with her family.

Enjoy! 

DECEMBER 2001

THE BUCHANAN RESIDENCE

CHELSEA, LONDON, ENGLAND

It has now been two months since Rhonda's last adventure and Rhonda had just recently celebrated her 10th birthday. For this very special occasion, Rhonda's parents had arranged for her to receive her very own Charmander with the assistance of Esther Shirvani and Professor Oak of the Kanto region. Rhonda was very ecstatic and thrilled upon receiving her long awaited gift and eagerly named her new companion Blaze. Since that very day, Rhonda and Blaze were practically inseparable.

It was still very early in the morning as Rhonda's alarm clock rang loudly and a young male announcer spoke up.

"Up next, we have Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go Go!"

Moments later, the song began to play in earnest as Rhonda quickly rolled out of bed and began to dance and prance around enthusiastically with an excited grin. Blaze also awoke from his sleep with bleary eyes and began to shake his tail to and fro while bobbing his head rhythmically to the beat of the music.

"Rhonda, hurry up! You're going to miss the school bus!" Abigail barked irascibly as she popped her head briefly into the doorway.

"I'll be right down, Abby!" Rhonda hollered as she hopped to the ground and headed over to the closet.

"No time to dilly-dally, Blaze; we better get ready for school," she ordered.

"Charmander," Blaze nodded as he also vaulted off the bed and trailed after Rhonda as she started rummaging into the closet to get some clothes to wear.

A little over an hour later, Rhonda and her friends arrived at their school while dressed and bundled up in warm winter clothes. Rhonda was wearing a dark blue coat with a pair of black trousers, a pair of dark blue gloves, a dark blue scarf, a pair of dark blue earmuffs, and a pair of dark black winter boots while Katie wore a dark green coat with a pair of black trousers, a pair of dark green gloves, a dark green scarf, a pair of dark green earmuffs, and a pair of dark black winter boots. Jasmine, Luthor, Shirley and Yuki also wore similar outfits, except that Luthor's was black, Jasmine's was purple; Shirley's was white and Yuki's was grey.

"Burr! It's really cold out!" Rhonda shivered with a grimace while folding her arms close to her chest. "I hate snowy days!"

"You said it, shorty! Meow!" Taokaka concurred as she was curled up comfortably on Rhonda's shoulders.

Blaze also shivered furiously as the ember on his tail began to fade a bit.

"Rhonda, maybe you should have Blaze rest in his Poke Ball for a little while? He must be freezing," Katie suggested gently.

"Yeah, you're right, Katie," Rhonda nodded in agreement as she dug into her pocket and took out a Poke Ball before aiming it at Blaze.

"Blaze, return," she commanded as a large flash of red light materialized out of the Poke Ball and enveloped Blaze as Blaze immediately disappeared back into the ball.