Against All Odds

"Why did you attack Miles last night?" Misha asked Meowth as they were walking outside.
"Honestly, Dad has done somethin' to him, but I just dunno what it is." he replied.

"How can you be sure that Dad done something to him?"
"It just comes to me clearly. He called mudder a liar, and I know dat odda (other) Meowths wouldn't say dat to deir mudders."

"... Meowth... things have changed for a long time. Maybe it's time to give this up-"

"Give tings up? You feel like you don't have a right to give boith to your own kittens, 'cause of your fadder!" Meowth exclaimed.

"Meowth, please... Miles said some things about mom. It drove me crazy too. But that was no reason to attack him." Misha said, as they both sat down on the hill.

"I neva wanted to. When I looked at him straight in da eye, I saw another Pokemon in him. Not as a brudder... but someone abusive." Meowth said.

"... Meowth... you see the horizon ahead of us?"
"... Yeah."

"Look closely. Mom always told us, that everything we understood and loved lies within the orange and red colors of the sun. But what we never cherished for the rest of our lives, rests in the bottom of the Earth's core. We can see the life in our loved ones. Never could we see a single bit of goodness in the hated. Miles couldn't be one of them."

"You mean dat when you die, you rest between da sun and da Eoith as well?"

"All the time. God watched what you do everyday. He can always show you that everything you have done can be worth it. It's part of God's Cherished Words. Miles, however, takes one work after another. He doesn't really know that Dad is lying. I tried to convince him myself, but he would never listen."

"... I wish I could have undastood before." Meowth said sadly, looking at the ground.

"You can. Think about how Miles feels about his father. You should understand about him, too." Misha said.

Misha gave him a peck on the cheek, and left him alone. The thought about that for a while. Could Miles actually be on his dad's side? Trying to get rid of the kittens that Misha consoled? Or worse?

Is he turning against God?

No. This is his brother. Miles. Miles is a wonderful Pokemon, ready to become a proud uncle... or he was?

"Everything could neva change from Misha's life... but Miles might make her change her mind. Dese kittens are coming soon, but could Miles take 'em away from her?" Meowth said to himself.

"Well, well, well. Meowth's starin' at the sun 'gain?"

It was Miles, right behind Meowth. Behind Miles, was Marshall and Macy, looking sad.

"Whatcha want now?" Meowth asked angrily.
"Nothin' important. Misha's also been tellin' ya lies too?"
"No! I don't know what your deal is, but nobody is lyin'!"
"Lyin'. That's a pretty hard word for ya, isn't it?"
"... Macy, Marshall, are you two on his side too?" Meowth asked.
"No. We're not." Macy said, still sad.
"We're not exactly on either of your sides." Marshall said.
"... What did you tell them?" Meowth asked Miles.

"He told us the truth." Macy said.
"What?" Meowth asked.

"The truth. Miles told us that Dad never betrayed us. Mom did. She gave birth to us, which wasn't a wise thing to do. Now that Misha is going to be a mother soon, I always thought that she was..." Macy started.

"A what? She was a what?" Meowth asked.

"... An impostor..." Macy finished.

"Impostor? Miles, you jerk! Your tellin' them a fish of lies! I can't take it anymore! Mudder neva betrayed us! You just neva knew da truth!" Meowth exclaimed.

"How do you know? You barely have been here." Miles said.

"It doesn't matta. You barely knew dad from da day he left. Someone told you that he was neva abusive. But to me, everytime I see ya, dat you're betraying God's Cherished Words."

"God's Cherished Words? I bet Misha told you that too?"
"Yes."
"She's so over the Bible that it's come t' her head."

"Because she cherishes God as much as she cherishes her kittens. She's praying dat the kittens were faithful and loved. She even did da same for you."

Miles growled, then walked back down the hill. Marshall followed him, but Macy stayed behind.

"... If you ever tell Miles this, I'll make you regret it..." she started.

Meowth listened.

"... But you're my hero." Macy said proudly, as she smiled.

Then she slowly followed her two brothers. Meowth turned back at the horizon. He thought for a moment. Could he really make a change around Miles' life?

"I wanna help Miles so bad, but he wont trust me... God? Can You give me a sign? Will You help me? Please, please help me change Miles..." he spoke to God.

The horizon shined before his white coat. God heard him. He heard his pray. The wind blew through his face. It was a sign that He will help him. Meowth waited as the wind stopped.

Then he heard someone yell.

"Meowth!"

It was Jessie. She was coming up the hill.

"Meowth! Hurry! We need to send Misha to the Pokemon Center!"

TO BE CONTINUED...