Chapter 22: Pep Talk From Serena
Back at the Jones Motel, Ash, Pikachu and Serena arrived back from some errands. Fifi, Pinky and Violet went back to the La Fume household. "Alright Pikachu. Time to get you ready for tonight," said Ash. "Pikachu," said Pikachu happily. But then, Serena noticed Bonnie on the bed, crying her eyes out. "Bonnie?" asked Serena. "Leave me alone. Just leave me alone," said Bonnie. Serena turned to Ash and Pikachu. "You get ready first. I'm going to try to talk to Bonnie," said Serena. "But she said that she wanted to be left alone," said Ash. "I know. But that's not going to stop me," said Serena. "Okay," said Ash. "Pika," said Pikachu. Ash and Pikachu went into the bathroom.
(Insert "Prayer" from Pokémon)
Serena went up to Bonnie. "Bonnie, what's bothering you?" asked Serena. "I don't want to talk about it," said Bonnie. "Come on. You can talk to me. We're friends after all. Friends comfort each other when they're down in the dumps. So why are you sad?" asked Serena. Bonnie sighed. "I did something terrible that made big brother mad at me," said Bonnie. "What happened?" asked Serena. "I tried to get Elmyra together with him by having her chase Chespin. But Chespin got caught and stolen by her along with Mary's cat, Furball. And now, they're going to suffer the same abuse that all of Elmyra's pets have been put through," said Bonnie.
"Why are you always trying to find a girl for Clemont?" asked Bonnie. "He's always focused on his inventions. He needs a girl to look out for him or all he'll do is focus only on his gadgets," said Bonnie. "That's no excuse to always ask random girls to marry your brother. What if the next girl you ask is a girl who's actually a tyrannical control freak?" asked Serena. "And how would you know?" asked Bonnie.
Serena sighed. "'Cause that's what happened with the case of James of Team Rocket," said Serena. "Really?" asked Bonnie. "Yes. From what Ash told me last night, James comes from a rich family. But they tried to marry him to a girl named Jessiebelle. And they were trying to make James grow up fast and make him into a proper gentleman. James didn't want to do with the rich lifestyle anymore because of this. Eventually, it came to the point that they threatened James' pet Growlithe, Growlie in order to make James marry Jessiebelle during Ash's Sinnoh journey. But James snapped and almost killed them. James' parents and Jessiebelle were sent to jail as a result. So don't you see? That's why you can't ask random girls to marry Clemont. 'Cause you might pick the wrong one," said Serena. Bonnie was silent. She had a lot to think about.
(End Music)
Clemont was currently talking to Mary Melody on the phone. "She what?!" asked Mary. "Char?" asked Charmeleon. "You heard me. Elmyra not just got a hold of my Chespin, she's got Furrball, no thanks to the stupidity of my little sister. Meet me at the front of Elmyra's house and we'll rescue them by talking to her parents," said Clemont. "Okay. Bye," said Mary. And she hung up.
Serena has told Bonnie about James' tragic origin about how it was his parents and Jessiebelle that drove him to crime. The event of them threatening Growlie to blackmail James into marrying Jessiebelle will be explained in a later story. But anyway, next chapter, will be when Jessie and James make their deal with Perfecto Prep.
