Chapter 2 Key the Dramatic Music






I turned to Ash questioningly, What was that all about? I was referring to the brief Team Rocket appearance.

He shrugged, "Got me."

A dark shadow passed ominously over us, and we all simultaneously glanced up...Well. With the exception of Zapdos and Moltres, who were arguing over who had the better-looking beak.

"I don't like the looks of that sky," Brock stated, sounding uneasy.

Neither did I.

The sky was a very dark, angry gray, grouchy clouds massing along its length. Thunder started to rumble, and lightning streaked across the sky.

"Pi..." Pikachu whimpered.

"Togetic Gett ic?" Togetic queried.
[I wonder why this storm was brought on?]

I slowly shook my head, I don't know, but I've got a bad feeling about this...

Lugia nodded, looking up, So do I...I can sense evil forces swirling and shifting...

Ash's Duplicmew spoke, "It almost feels like..." Ziggy shook her head in denial, "Nah...It couldn't be..."

"What?" Misty pried.

"Like an echo of..." Ziggy turned to look at me, adoringly. Then her face became serious, since this *was* evil we were talking about, "-Mew."

I gulped, and sharply turned my head to Lugia, whose eyes were almost as wide as mine.

Like a faint echo of Mew, did you say? Lugia inquired.

'Please no. Please, *no*,' I thought desperately.

Ziggy nodded in confirmation, oblivious to the terror that was reigning in my heart.

I could almost hear my heart fall out of my chest and hit the ground with a sickening thud. My breathing started to quicken.

I'd thought that part of my life was over.

I'd believed that the worrying was finally done.

But I could sense what Ziggy did...

And knew in that instant that we had not yet won.