Chapter Three

The next morning Iao walked to the Pokémon Center with Zuki to see Mew.

"Nurse Joy? Are you up? I came to check on Mew," called Iao.

"Hello Iao, Zuki. I have some great news! Mew is almost ready to go. She should be ready in about two hours. However I think it would be a good idea if she got out for a bit," said the freakishly happy morning person Nurse Joy.(1)

"Hmmm, Hey Mew would you like to come to the Dance Hall with us," asked Iao.

What's a Dance Hall? questioned the confused Mew.

"Oh! Zuki it's time for Umbreon to get his check up," said Nurse Joy.

"I know that's why I brought him."

Nurse Joy gave Umbreon his unwanted check up while Iao explained what the Dance Hall was to Mew. Zuki in the mean time was doing her dance warm ups while waiting.

"Your Umbreon passed with a clean bill of health," reported Nurse Joy cheerfully. "So is Mew going to go with you girls?'

"Well?" Iao questioned.

Okay! responded Mew while doing a little happy flip in the air that needed no translation.

At the Dance Hall Iao had the stage to herself dancing to a favorite song of hers. It also helped that it was also a very popular number.(2)

Burning up!

I can get all I want!

Burning up!

Even though I play dirty.

Burning up!

I can get revenge with this world,

Burning up, burning up,

Burning up my heart!

Iao laughed gleefully as she danced, the music swallowing the noise. She was wearing her favorite work kimono, the purple and blue one, she had the two fans she danced with, and her hair was up in a high pony tail. Normally the Kimono Dancers' wore their hair in the traditional buns but with fast paced music it would fall out of its style.

She grinned as she twisted and twirled, hands above her head twirling the fans, hair swirling around her face and shoulders, waist and hips twisting, and her legs and feet moving in complicated patterns with the occasional twist and spin. Iao saw a few familiar faces in the blur that was the crowd.

The knife glistens in

the darkness of the night,

Glistening like your blue eyes.

Shoot! I'll get whatever I want,

When I target my sights upon it!

If you only have...

...one life, live it out fully,

Sell your dreams,

sell your love, sell everything,

It's just another prison!

'Another fast twirl, high kick, spin, flick of the wrists, fast split and up again.' "Wow. She's good. She's really good, but this isn't exactly happy song,"said Morty who was in the audience catching her hundred watt smile as she spun past.

"True, but it is one of the songs and dance numbers that bring in the most cash," commented Naoko.

Burning up!

Burn up your heart!

Burning up!

Set your body on fire!

Burning up!

Burn it all down to the ground,

when it's done, all that's left,

is a pile of ashes!

'Spin, spin, roll the wrists, flick the fans, spin, roll the hips, spin, high kick, spin on one foot, more fancy foot work, twirl the wrists and hips, not a muscle out of place and always right on time with the music.'

"Why does she like this song so much?" Morty asked Naoko.

"Before she came here everyone she knew said that she would never amount to anything, and this song is what got her hired as a dancer, and she happens to be one of the more popular dancers here. Also people are coming from far away towns and cities just to see us and her. So I guess it's her way of rubbing it in those snobs faces," answered Naoko.

"Ahh."

The number of true desire is...

...the same number

that leads to sadness.

Right! The truth comes out in a breath,

...at the darkest hour of midnight!

The city's nothing...

...but a blazing prison inferno,

And there's no one,

who can escape it's fire!

'One foot spin, split, blow a kiss to the audience, up again, twist, twirl the hips, high kick, spin, twirl wrists, flick fans, twist, one foot spin, and lots of foot work. See friends/sisters and wink, and laugh because the boys in the audience think it was meant for them and them alone just like the kiss. Grin and wonder how much you'll make in tips today.

Spin, kick, twist, shake hair out of face, catch sight of Mew up in the rafters and try not to laugh at how people would react if they knew she was up there.'

There's no way out!

Breaking out!

Destroy all our yesterdays!

Breaking out!

Destroy all our tomorrows!

Breaking out!

Destroy all that exists!

Once again,

As you were,

Naked in the flames!

'End dance number in the splits, and groan when Team Rocket bursts in and ruins your otherwise perfect number.'

"To protect the world from devastation," announced the blue eyed, female of the two Rockets with lime green hair in a page boy cut.

"To unite all peoples within our nation," proclaimed green eyed male with pink hair done in a buzz cut.

"To denounce the evils of truth and love,"the girl continued.

"To extend our reach to the stars above," said the boy.

"Jane!"

"Joe!"

"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!'

"Surreneder now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!"

"Sandshrew," finished the little mouse.


(1) Well she is. If you've ever seen the show or one of the movies you know what I'm talking about. If you've never seen Pokémon or played one of the games, hell if you don't even know what Pokémon isthen why the hell are you reading this?

(2) I copied this song from another anime so I don't own it either but I wish I did.