Against All Odds


"I bet you couldn't accept the truth even if you tried." Miles said.
"He's too worthless to know." Andrew said.
"That couldn't be true. Meowth's mother didn't want to kill him!" Misty exclaimed.
"Girl, she did." Miles said.

"No she didn't."

It was Meowth. He was standing up, but with tears still in his eyes. Somehow, he may have gone over the truth. But how?

"Mudder was forced to kill me. But she neva got da chance, 'cause she loved me. She told me herself one night. The night when me and Miles fought. Miles has been da one dat's been lyin'. My fadder was like an unready dad. He never wanted us. Especially Miles. But for years he's been tricked into thinkin' dat mudder was tryin' to kill him. Fadder has been secretly livin' here, wid Andrew. But he was taken away... by my boss. So Miles neva wanted anyone to know dat his fadder was da one dat was abusive, even t'ough he's been abused. 'Cause not only did my fadder force my mudder, but he forced Miles, too." Meowth said.

Miles and Macy were both shocked. Marshall was just confused. Andrew looked angry, and mostly nervous. Everyone in the cave was filled with emotion. Meowth was filled with all finds of emotions-- confidence, anger, fear, and bravery. He never felt anything like this before. Especially in this situation.

"How did you know?" Macy asked, which sounded like an exclamation.
"... God told me. I asked Him for answers, and He replied to me." Meowth said.

"If you think that God can help you with everything, then you'll probably be needing His help now." Andrew said as he picked up Miracle. He took her to an open part of the cave, where the 200 foot cliff was. Meowth knew that he was about to drop her.

"Don't do it!" he screamed."I wont. If you give me what I want." Andrew said.
"What do you want from me?" Meowth asked.
"... Your life.
"Why mine?"
"Panja always wanted to kill you, most of all. So I'll avenge his death."
"Death?"

"Panja died two months ago... he was on an expedition down the mountains. I was with him, scared as can be. Hunters and poachers were out here, and I was more afraid of his safety. Suddenly, a group of men came out of the bushes and fired lasers at him. But it seemed that the lasers were actually nets, capturing Panja. He told me to run, but I didn't actually want to leave him behind. But he said he would find a way out. I believed him, so I ran back to the cave. During my run, I heard a loud gunshot. And I heard the roaring stop. I charged like an animal back to the cave... I knew that Panja was dead..."

"... I undastand your pain, Andrew-" Meowth began.
"You will understand how it feels to lose a loved one when Miracle takes a trip to rock bottom!" Andrew angrily exclaimed as he was about to drop the helpless kitten.

"Don't do it!" Misty exclaimed.

Meowth jumped angrily right onto Andrew's back, clawing his face and his shoulders, hoping to let go of Miracle. Andrew screamed with pain. He tried to pry him off, but Meowth wouldn't let go. He dropped Miracle and tried to get Meowth off his back. Miracle couldn't run because of her being tied up. She almost tripped, being pulled down to the bottom of the cliff...

... But someone caught her.

"I got you, Miracle!"

It was Misty. She picked up little Miracle, untied her, and ran with her in her arms. Meowth and Andrew continued to fight. Meowth, with bright furies of anger, clawed Andrew's chest using each word, each scratch.

"Don't- you- eva- mess- wid- my- family!" Meowth charged into Andrew's face, knocking him to the ground. Miles was right behind them, staring at their uncontrollable fighting.

"... So this is what it's like?... Killin' each other in a place... that brings back memories... " he whispered.

Meowth and Andrew were trying to pull each other back, but it seemed that as they were trying to break free, they slammed onto the wall with a large thud. It was very loud, practically you could hear far away as if it was a volcano erupting. Tiny rocks started to fall from above. Followed by bigger rocks. And bigger. Even more bigger-- Andrew and Meowth started an earthquake. Andrew threw Meowth aside on the ground, and ran towards one way of the tunnel, as Macy, Marshall, Miracle, Miles, Ash, and Misty were running to the other. Meowth ran towards their exit...

... But something hit him on the head. Something very hard. Now, he could take other blows to the head on blast off, but this was major pain. It actually caused Meowth not to move. He dropped to the ground... unconscious.

"Hold on, Meowth. We got you..." Ash's voice said in his ear...

... But that was the last voice he ever heard.

TO BE CONTINUED...