Team Wildfire Blazes Again
Chapter Eleven: Child's Play
*Larraine's p.o.v*
I was fast asleep that morning when I heard my music box play. ''Thanks again for the music box, Anthony,'' I said waking up. When I woke up, however, I saw a floating cat-like creature playing with my music box giggling. The creature noticed me and froze. My scream got everyone's attention. Lucario, Wartortle, and Zoroark ran in.
''What's wrong?!'' Lucario yelled. He saw the creature and froze. ''Can it be?'' he finally said.
''Who are you and what are you doing in our base?'' I demanded.
''I'm Mew,'' the creature said. ''I want to play with your music box.''
''Well, couldn't you have knocked first?'' Napoleon said.
''No, I wanna play with the box!'' Mew snapped.
''Don't need to be so rude about it,'' Wartortle said.
''I'm not rude, you're rude!'' Mew retaliated. ''This is my box now!'' Mew flew off giggling.
''Hey, get back here!'' Anthony said. Anthony tackled Mew to the ground with Extremespeed and picked up the box. ''You don't take other people's things,'' Anthony said.
''Wah! You hit me!'' Mew said crying. Before Anthony could say anything, Napoleon butted in.
''Well, you don't need to be so childish!'' Napoleon said rudely.
''Childish?'' Mew asked angrily.
''Yeah, want me to spell it out for ya?'' Napoleon asked.
''Now, Napoleon, I'm sure we can work this out,'' Anthony tried to reason.
''I'll show you whose childish!'' Mew said. Mew then closed his eyes and glowed pink. Anthony and Napoleon suddenly flinched. Mew disappeared and Anthony and Napoleon looked at the box.
''Ooh, a box!'' Anthony said reaching for it.
''Hey, I saw it first!'' Napoleon said shoving Anthony.
''No, I did!'' Anthony said shoving back. Anthony picked up the box and ran.
''Gimme it!'' Napoleon said running after Anthony.
''Never!'' Anthony said giggling.
''What did you Mew do to them?'' I asked the others.
''I think he gave Anthony and Napoleon the personalities of little kids,'' Lucario said.
''Waaah!'' Anthony cried pouring buckets of tears. ''Napoleon hit me! Tell him to give me back the box!'' Napoleon just stuck his tongue out at Anthony.
''Oh, great,'' I groaned. ''Looks like we gotta find Mew and make him change them back.'' Anthony and Napoleon then began to fight physically. ''Hey!'' I yelled. ''That's enough! Both of you!''
''But Napoleon-'' Anthony was about to say.
''I don't care what Napoleon did,'' I snapped. ''You don't hit others, Anthony. And Napoleon, you share with others. If you two don't get along, I'll put the box away and you two will sit in the corner! Understand?'' Never thought I'd say those things to Anthony and Napoleon!
''Yes, Larraine,'' Anthony and Napoleon both said sadly.
''Good,'' I replied. ''Who would know where Mew would be.''
''Alakazam might know,'' Wartortle suggested.
''Well, let's go get him,'' I said as we went back to town. Back in town, we saw Team A.C.T sitting near Whiscash's pond. ''Alakazam?'' I asked.
''Yes?'' Alakazam responded.
''We have a problem,'' I said. ''We encountered Mew this morning in our base and he gave Anthony and Napoleon the personalities of little kids.'' Anthony and Napoleon were playing with sticks giggling.
''You encountered Mew?!'' Charizard asked. ''Lucky girl. Hey, don't play with my tail!'' Anthony and Napoleon were tugging on Charizard's tail.
''What'd happen if you put this tail in the water?'' Anthony wondered out loud.
''Let's find out!'' Napoleon suggested.
''NO!'' Charizard yelled panicked.
''Hey!'' I called out. ''Stop playing with his tail you two! Go play with something else!'' The two man-children then turned their attention to Alakazam's spoons.
''Can we see your spoons, mister?'' Napoleon asked.
''They're not toys,'' Alakazam answered.
''Aw man,'' Anthony said disappointed.
''Here you go,'' Whiscash said pulling out a ball.
''Thanks!'' Anthony and Napoleon said.
''You could find Mew in the jungle near the Buried Relic,'' Alakazam replied.
''Thanks Alakazam,'' I said. ''Oh, could you watch them while I'm gone?'' I asked sweetly.
''Uh, okay,'' he replied sweatdropping.
''Thank you!'' I replied. ''C'mon boys, let's go get that Mew!'' We then went off to the jungle.
*Wartortle's p.o.v*
We wandered the jungle searching for Mew. I don't know why Larraine needs to save the day. Why can't she and Napoleon just go away? Anthony doesn't pay as much attention to me as he does them!
''Wartortle,'' an ominous voice said. I looked over near a clearing and saw a black, floating Pokémon there. ''I sense that you are jealous that Anthony doesn't pay as much attention to you as he does Larraine and Napoleon.''
''Who're you?'' I asked.
''I am Darkrai,'' the Pokémon replied. ''Don't worry, I mean you no harm. I have a request for you.''
''What?'' I asked.
''Bring Larraine, Napoleon, and the music box to me,'' Darkrai replied.
''Huh?'' I asked shocked.
''Anthony surely cares more about them then you, yes?'' Darkrai asked. ''I can take them out of your life forever so that you'll be the center of attention for Anthony once more.''
''I don't know,'' I said. ''I couldn't do that to Anthony.''
''Are you sure you'd rather have them hog all the attention while you're out in the cold?'' Darkrai asked again. ''Think about it.'' I turned and saw that Darkrai disappeared.
''What a strange Pokémon,'' I said. ''Why would he want the music box?''
''Wartortle!'' Larraine called. ''Did you find Mew yet?''
''No,'' I replied.
''Well c'mon, let's go!'' Larraine said in a pushy tone. We then went off deeper into the jungle. We came across the Buried Relic. Mew was sitting on top of the relic bored.
''What do you bullies want?'' Mew asked in a pouty tone.
''Mew, change Anthony and Napoleon back to the way they were!'' Larraine demanded.
''No way, four eyes!'' Mew replied looking away. ''They insulted me.''
''How prideful,'' Lucario said.
''Think of how other people feel!'' Larraine said. ''You came and took my music box without my permission. How do you think that made me feel?'' Mew thought for a moment.
''Pretty bad,'' he replied.
''Yes, and it makes me feel worse that you changed my friends' mentality,'' Larraine went on. She started to tear up. ''How would you like it if someone you loved was changed before your very eyes?!'' Mew's eyes instantly lit up and he started to cry.
''That happened to me once!'' Mew said floating down to the ground. ''Some terrible people took my brother and did something to him and turned him into a monster!''
''Oh,'' Larraine said. ''I'm so sorry that happened. C'mere, it'll be okay.'' She hugged Mew and he calmed down.
''I'll change your friends to the way they were, I promise,'' Mew said drying his eyes. We teleported back to Whiscash's pond only to see Anthony pulling on Alakazam's mustache, Napoleon running from Charizard and Tyranitar who had food all over there faces, and Whiscash who was just plain worn out.
''Anthony, Napoleon, cut that out!'' Larraine yelled. Anthony and Napoleon instantly stopped and froze in fear.
''Oh good!'' Alakazam said. ''You're back!'' Larraine gestured Anthony and Napoleon to come over to her.
''Apologize to Team A.C.T NOW,'' Larraine said sternly.
''We're sorry,'' they said in unison.
''It's fine,'' Alakazam said.
''This is why I hate kids,'' Charizard said exhausted. Mew then glowed pink again causing Anthony and Napoleon to flinch again as they glowed pink as well.
''Huh?'' Anthony said looking around. ''Why are we at Whiscash's pond?''
''Mew made you guys act like kids for the whole day,'' Larraine said. ''Mew, do you have anything to say?''
''I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused you guys,'' Mew said looking down at the ground.
''It's all right,'' Anthony and Napoleon said.
''You know what?'' Anthony said to Mew. ''If you wanna play with the music box again, you can. Just ask from now on please.''
''Really?!'' Mew asked elated. ''Hooray! Can we do it now?''
''Sure!'' Larraine said. We ran back to the base to get the music box and listened to it as Mew frolicked for the whole day.
*Anthony's p.o.v*
I went to Alakazam later that night while everyone was asleep. I had to ask him an important question. ''Alakazam?'' I said to him.
''Yes, what is it?'' Alakazam replied.
''I have to ask you something,'' I went on. ''What do you know about a Pokémon called Darkrai?'' Alakazam's eyes went wide.
''Darkrai?!'' he asked shocked. ''I remember Darkrai. He used to be a good Pokémon. He was apart of a rescue team himself and enjoyed helping others. But then, one day, something happened to him.''
''What?'' I asked intrigued.
''A meteor fell from the sky,'' Alakazam went on. ''But, this was no ordinary meteor. It was filled with dark energy. Darkrai went to investigate it and his heart was corrupted causing him to turn evil. He turned on his own team member, Marcus, and presumably killed him.''
''Marcus,'' I said. ''That's my father's name!''
''Your father?!'' Alakazam asked astonished. ''Yes, Marcus used to be a human. He came from the human world to help the Pokémon world.'' Tears filled my eyes.
''A police officer came to our door one day,'' I said fighting the tears. ''He said our father was murdered. I was only seven and Napoleon was eight. I felt that something wasn't right about that police officer.''
''It must've been Darkrai in disguise,'' Alakazam suggested. Rage filled my heart.
''I will make Darkrai pay for this,'' I said bitterly. ''Thank you Alakazam.'' I then went off to the base. Watch out, Darkrai, I said. When we meet again, you'll be sorry that you ever messed with my family.