Against All Odds

Meowth quickly ran down the hill as fast as he could. It was finally time for Misha to have her kittens. He stormed in the house. Amy was holding a sweating Misha. She was breathing mighty hard.

"Jessie! Call the Pokemon Center!" Amy exclaimed.

Jessie reached for the phone to dial the Pokemon Center quickly and calmly. Meowth rushed towards Misha. He put his paw on her tired shoulder.

"It's okay, Misha. Everything's gonna be fine. I promise." he said.
"... I ... I ho-... hope." She said between breaths.

"Nurse Joy said to get her there immediately." Jessie said.
"Come on. We can take my jeep." Amy said.
"You drive?" James asked.
"I'm 19." Amy replied.

They all raced towards the jeep. Amy drove 75 miles per hour. She didn't care if Officer Jenny pulled her over. She just wanted Misha to get to The Pokemon Center as soon as possible. Meowth and Macy tried to keep her calm.

"Just hang in dere, Misha." Meowth said.
"Yeah. We're almost there." Macy said, wiping the sweat off of Misha's forehead.

The jeep came to a stop. Quickly, Amy rushed Misha into the Center.

"Is this Misha?" Nurse Joy asked. "Yeah. This is her." Amy said.
"Well you got here just in time." Nurse Joy said.

Then a few Chansey came in and sat Misha down on the operation bed. Misha looked like she was barely breathing. Meowth followed her through the hallway.

"I- I -I never felt so much pain, Meowth. Please... don't let the kittens die. Please." Misha said gasping.

"Save your energy! Da kittens are gonna be okay! I promise!" Meowth exclaimed as he came to a stop.

The Chanseys raced her into the room, ready to help her give birth.

For ten minutes, Meowth, Macy, Marshall, Amy, Jessie, and James waited outside for results. Meowth was worried to death.

"I hope da kittens are okay." he said."They will be." Macy said.
"Come to think of it, how come Miles didn't come?" Amy asked.
"'Cause he doesn't care about da kittens." Meowth said.
"No, Meowth, don't start this again." Macy said.
"Well, it's da truth!" Meowth exclaimed.
"How can you be sure?" Marshall asked.
"He pretty much told me himself." Meowth said.
"Look, Miles is a good Meowth. He cherishes his whole family." Amy said.
"Dat's what you tink." Meowth said.

"... If I noticed anything about Miles that is so impulsive, I would-" Macy started, then Nurse Joy walked in the room.

Nurse Joy looked kind of puzzled. Meowth was extra nervous. He thought that the kittens didn't make it. He thought Misha didn't make it. But Joy's expression changed into a smile. Now, Meowth was relaxed.

"Well, Misha is going to have to rest for a while after exhaustion. The kittens, however, take small amounts of milk now, but other than that, they're fine." she said.

Everyone took a sigh of relief. Including Meowth.

"How many are they?" Jessie asked.
"Five. Three girls, and two boys." Nurse Joy said.
"Wow. Can we go see them?" Marshall asked.
"Sure." Nurse Joy said.

Meowth was determined to go see his nieces and nephews. He was the first one in the room. The rest followed behind, letting Meowth see them first. As he walked him, he saw a sleeping Misha. And next to her... five beautiful kittens laid down and drank the milk. Two of them were solid white, the one in the middle had brown spots, the furry one beside it had the usual Meowth color, and the last one was brown with tiny white specks on the ears. Meowth had never seen such adorable kittens in his life.

"... Meowth?"

It was Misha. She woke up after long minutes of giving birth. Meowth smiled at her. It was a sign that he was proud of her. She did great. The kittens were so healthy.

"... They're beautiful." Misha said.
"They sure are. You did great, Misha." Meowth said.
"... Thank you."
"For what?"
"For everything. Your support, your kindness, everything I need to help these kittens. I'm proud of you as well."

"... Tank you."
"Aww, there so cute!" Amy exclaimed.
"Yeah. They almost look like you, Meowth." Macy said.
"I'm an uncle!" Marshall exclaimed nervously.
"So, thought of what to name them?" Jessie asked.
"I'm sort of thinking of one... You guys can name them if you want." Misha said.

"What should we name them?" James asked.
"It doesn't matter. If you don't want to, it's okay." Misha said.
"... I like this one." Amy said as she picked up the solid white female.

The white Meowth kitten looked so tired. It looked like it was about to pass out.

"... I think I'll name her... Mackenzie." Amy said.
"Mackenzie? That's a cute name." Misha said.
"This one has a silky coat." Jessie said petting the solid brown kitten.

"Reow... reow..." the little kitten said as she enjoyed the petting.
"... I think I'll call her Megan." Jessie finally said.
"Fits her personality." Meowth said.
"The other white one looks cute too." James said.

The other white kitten, a male, rested his tiny little head on the table after finishing his drink. He leaned against Mackenzie.

"I'll name this little guy Mitchell." James said.
"Mitchell? Kinda sounds like Marshall." Macy said as she looked at Marshall.
"Mitchell? Pretty good. All I'm worried about is taking care of five kittens!" Marshall exclaimed.

Macy made a dull face at her brother.

"Do you guys have anything to shut him up?" Macy said.
"No. But I think that Misha needs to name the spotted one." Amy said.
"Well... okay. Ever since I was young, I always wanted to name my son, Matthias." Misha said.

"Well, that means that you get to name the last girl, Meowth." Jessie said.
"Really?" Meowth asked.
"Of course." Misha said.

Meowth looked at the tiny little ordinary kitten. The small little thing was facing her uncle. For one moment, she opened her beady little eyes. She smiled the tiniest smile Meowth had ever seen. The kitten smiled and licked his face. She loved him already, even though she didn't know him.

"Little one. I'm naming you... Miracle." Meowth said.

TO BE CONTINUED...