Chapter 9
"Jessie? James? Hey, dat's weird……"
Meowth was alone. He was standing in the transitional whiteness between the Cosmic Interstate and another world, and he began to be suspicious of his surroundings.
"Da whole place looks like some kinda white…….eh…….somethin' or other…….hmm…I wonder…." As Meowth stood in whiteness, he began to feel as if he were teetering on the edge of some steep precipice.
"Um…..guys? C'mon, you gotta be in 'ere……woah…Wot da heck?" Suddenly, the portal to Mobius opened, Meowth stepped toward it…….and got a shock.
"AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! OHMY - woah, Woah, WOAH!!!!"
The portal was, unfortunately for Meowth, one-hundred feet in the air. Also unfortunately for Meowth, he was afraid of heights AND had bad balance. Definitely not a good combination, because at that moment he was hurtling toward an immense crater in the ground, screaming his guts out. Just then, the Downunda Freedom Fighters appeared on the scene. Walt Wallaby jumped into the crater, and ran as quickly as he could toward the falling Pokémon.
"Don' worry! I'll getcha!" He jumped up and caught him in mid-air, landing on his foot paws with ease. He set Meowth down and all of the other Freedom Fighters came down to see. Then they noticed Meowth's odd features.
"He - he's a cat!" Said Bill.
"And, he's got some gold thingy on his forehead!" Guru Emu observed.
"And he can talk." Meowth said, annoyed.
"Yes he can ta - AAAA!!!!! HE SPOKE!!" Said Walt, extremely alarmed.
"Wot's it to ya, kangaroo breath??" Meowth said with dislike in his tone. Meowth stood up and looked around, "Talk about a hole in the ground….."
Barby Koala, who hadn't spoken yet, tried to gain the upper hand in the situation, "Well, Mr….uh…"
"Meowth." Meowth said.
"Right. Well, Meowth it looks as if you're gonna have to stay with us for a while. That is, unless you want to stay in the crater…?" Said Barby.
Meowth thought this over, realizing that if he didn't go with them, he would have to endure the heat of the desert, and lowered his hostile defenses. "Well, I guess I could go with you, but if I do, 'da foist t'ing you gotta do is tell me where I am!."
On the way back to the compound, Meowth told the Downunda Freedom Fighters about his world, the world of Pokémon, and Walt told Meowth of the world he lived in. They became grudging allies, and when they got back, Barby received a message from Mobotropolis.
"This is Sally Acorn in Mobotropolis transmitting to Downunda Freedom Fighters, come in!" Said a blurred picture of Sally on the screen.
"Barby Koala here, hear ya loud and clear. What's up?" Said Barby.
"Our energy department picked up a signal over Downunda, and it looked like something we've all gotten used to a little too quickly over here. It was a Cosmic Interstate portal, I think, and I'm transmitting to see if you picked anything up as well."
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, we did. We've got a so-called Pokémon over here, and his name is Meowth. Ever heard of him?"
"No, but maybe the overlanders we picked up from other portals know him. You might need to make your vacation a little earlier."
"How did you know about our vacation??"
"It's not like Tails doesn't have a calendar, you know…he's really looking forward to seeing you guys again."
"Well how are we going to get there? We don't have a boat, or anything!"
"I think I can persuade Tails to pick you up….how about it?"
"Sure! We'll be ready! Barby Koala, over and out!"
As Barby turned off the transmitter, she breathed a sigh of joy. She really wanted to see Tails and the others again. Sure, she may be just a little attracted to Tails, but he was more of a good friend than a…boyfriend. She knew that they would never understand that they were just friends, so she played along with them by acting like she really did like him. She ran off and told the others. Meowth was extremely excited:
"Other people? Yes! It must be Jessie and James! I knew dey wouldn't desert me!" Meowth started crying because he was so happy, and it ran like a river down his cheeks, as it so often does on anime TV shows. Walt looked at him strangely, and then said:
"Well, we better start packing, then, eh?"
"Jessie? James? Hey, dat's weird……"
Meowth was alone. He was standing in the transitional whiteness between the Cosmic Interstate and another world, and he began to be suspicious of his surroundings.
"Da whole place looks like some kinda white…….eh…….somethin' or other…….hmm…I wonder…." As Meowth stood in whiteness, he began to feel as if he were teetering on the edge of some steep precipice.
"Um…..guys? C'mon, you gotta be in 'ere……woah…Wot da heck?" Suddenly, the portal to Mobius opened, Meowth stepped toward it…….and got a shock.
"AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! OHMY - woah, Woah, WOAH!!!!"
The portal was, unfortunately for Meowth, one-hundred feet in the air. Also unfortunately for Meowth, he was afraid of heights AND had bad balance. Definitely not a good combination, because at that moment he was hurtling toward an immense crater in the ground, screaming his guts out. Just then, the Downunda Freedom Fighters appeared on the scene. Walt Wallaby jumped into the crater, and ran as quickly as he could toward the falling Pokémon.
"Don' worry! I'll getcha!" He jumped up and caught him in mid-air, landing on his foot paws with ease. He set Meowth down and all of the other Freedom Fighters came down to see. Then they noticed Meowth's odd features.
"He - he's a cat!" Said Bill.
"And, he's got some gold thingy on his forehead!" Guru Emu observed.
"And he can talk." Meowth said, annoyed.
"Yes he can ta - AAAA!!!!! HE SPOKE!!" Said Walt, extremely alarmed.
"Wot's it to ya, kangaroo breath??" Meowth said with dislike in his tone. Meowth stood up and looked around, "Talk about a hole in the ground….."
Barby Koala, who hadn't spoken yet, tried to gain the upper hand in the situation, "Well, Mr….uh…"
"Meowth." Meowth said.
"Right. Well, Meowth it looks as if you're gonna have to stay with us for a while. That is, unless you want to stay in the crater…?" Said Barby.
Meowth thought this over, realizing that if he didn't go with them, he would have to endure the heat of the desert, and lowered his hostile defenses. "Well, I guess I could go with you, but if I do, 'da foist t'ing you gotta do is tell me where I am!."
On the way back to the compound, Meowth told the Downunda Freedom Fighters about his world, the world of Pokémon, and Walt told Meowth of the world he lived in. They became grudging allies, and when they got back, Barby received a message from Mobotropolis.
"This is Sally Acorn in Mobotropolis transmitting to Downunda Freedom Fighters, come in!" Said a blurred picture of Sally on the screen.
"Barby Koala here, hear ya loud and clear. What's up?" Said Barby.
"Our energy department picked up a signal over Downunda, and it looked like something we've all gotten used to a little too quickly over here. It was a Cosmic Interstate portal, I think, and I'm transmitting to see if you picked anything up as well."
"Yeah, as a matter of fact, we did. We've got a so-called Pokémon over here, and his name is Meowth. Ever heard of him?"
"No, but maybe the overlanders we picked up from other portals know him. You might need to make your vacation a little earlier."
"How did you know about our vacation??"
"It's not like Tails doesn't have a calendar, you know…he's really looking forward to seeing you guys again."
"Well how are we going to get there? We don't have a boat, or anything!"
"I think I can persuade Tails to pick you up….how about it?"
"Sure! We'll be ready! Barby Koala, over and out!"
As Barby turned off the transmitter, she breathed a sigh of joy. She really wanted to see Tails and the others again. Sure, she may be just a little attracted to Tails, but he was more of a good friend than a…boyfriend. She knew that they would never understand that they were just friends, so she played along with them by acting like she really did like him. She ran off and told the others. Meowth was extremely excited:
"Other people? Yes! It must be Jessie and James! I knew dey wouldn't desert me!" Meowth started crying because he was so happy, and it ran like a river down his cheeks, as it so often does on anime TV shows. Walt looked at him strangely, and then said:
"Well, we better start packing, then, eh?"