V: We of VRDTrio do not own Pokemon.
Previously
"Carter, I want you to swear that you won't say a word about my next Pokemon to anyone. I had to catch it to keep it safe from Team Rocket, but I want you to not tell a soul about me having this Pokemon." Jack stated before throwing a purple and pink poke ball. "Let's go, Melody."
A flash of light came from the poke ball. When it died down, Melody floated down to the field. Carter stood wide eyed as he looked at the Pokemon Jack just called out, the legendary Mew.
Currently
Carter was surprised to see Mew, especially since hardly anybody had ever seen one.
"Hey Jack, if I win, I'd like to get Mew instead of prize money." Carter said, hoping to win.
"Sorry Carter. You can't have Melody." Jack replied, "She had a run in with Team Rocket, and I had to catch her to keep her safe. I promised to protect her, so I intent to keep that promise. Plus with Melody being a psychic type, she can help me with a specific problem of mine."
At that moment, Jack hadn't noticed Sabrina and Ryfte walking up behind them. While they were away, Sabrina had caught a Mimejr. The two were carrying three eggs, and one was going to be given to Jack. When they got close to Jack, Sabrina saw Mew and gasped.
"Oh my gosh." Sabrina nearly yelled, "Jack, how did you manage to catch the legendary Mew? Hardly anyone has ever seen it, let alone catch it."
"Long story cut short, I saved it from Team Rocket when I caught it on my line while fishing. Now, are you ready to continue this battle Carter?" Jack asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be. Magikarp, use Tackle." Carter said. Magikarp could only flop about due to a lack of a pond. Melody turned to Jack, who was looking at the sad sight.
"Melody, I don't know about you, but I feel sorry for Magikarp. Can you please help it out by ending this with Confusion?" Jack asked Melody. "Okay, and I feel exactly the same was. I can do that." Melody responded in Jack's mind. Her eyes glowed blue as she turned back to face Magikarp, and lifted it with her psychic power. Then, Magikarp fell to the ground with swirls in its eyes, ending the battle.
"Awe man, I lost." Carter sighed as he returned Magikarp to its poke ball.
"You did fine, Carter. This is the first time I battled an actual trainer instead of some Team Rocket grunt." Jack explained, Melody curling into a ball in his hood.
"Same here, and most people always pay with prize money when they lose. Since I don't have any, I'll give you this instead." Carter said, handing Jack a nugget.
"Whoa, it's so pretty." Ryfte stated, right before skipping off toward Viridian Forest.
"Thank you Carter and I hope we meet again. I might have trouble against you next time." Jack said.
About two hours later, Sabrina and Jack were walking through Viridian Forest, looking for Ryfte. Ryfte came bouncing up, with a small yellow Pokemon on her shoulder. Jack and Sabrina stopped, and Ryfte did the same when she reached them.
"Hey guys, look what I caught. I believe it is called a Pichu." Ryfte said, unaware of who was following their group.
Suddenly, two people jumped down from a tree, landing in front of the group. It was Cassidy and Butch of Team Rocket.
"Alright boy, hand over Mew now." Butch demanded.
"I think not. Melody stays with me." Jack said, Melody poked her head out of Jack's hood. Jack was starting to get angry.
Cassidy looked at Jack, and felt something in her heart change. She had never felt like this before and the warm feeling felt really pleasant to her. She had a hand on her poke ball already, but she didn't want to fight for some reason. Watching Butch try to attack Jack pulled her into action, giving her an answer as to what she was feeling. She threw out her poke ball, revealing a Drowzee.
"Drowzee, stop Butch with Disable." She said. Drowzee complied, and stopped Butch, who was now feeling betrayed.
"Cassidy, what has gotten into you?" Butch yelled at her.
"I can't do this anymore. I figured out why my heart suddenly stopped me from fighting these people. I can't do it. So I am quitting Team Rocket. Drowzee, send Butch flying with Confusion." Cassidy said, and Drowzee did so.
Sabrina stayed alert, and watched as Cassidy broke Drowzee's poke ball. Cassidy then grabbed the stuff she had been carrying around, and pulled out a bottle of dye. "You're free now, Drowzee. You were my Pokémon when I was in Team Rocket, and since I am no longer a member, I decided to release you." Cassidy said, smiling at her former partner. The Drowzee looked sad, but at the same time happy.
"What made you have change of heart?" Sabrina asked, giving Cassidy some normal clothes. Jack ran behind a tree while Cassidy changed clothes.
"Well, looking at that boy you are travelling with made my heart change, and I think I might like him." Cassidy said, her face turning red.
"Here, you might be better off if you get help with dying your hair." Sabrina said, taking the dye from Cassidy. Jack stayed behind a tree, listening in.
"Since you just quit Team Rocket, I'm going to assume you have nowhere to go." Jack stated bluntly, "You can come with us, just be sure that you can hold your own."
"Thank you. As you probably heard, my name is Cassidy. Please, just call my Cassie." Cassie said.
"I knew that from when you attacked me by the lake on Route 1. My name is Jack. You already know Melody, since you and Butch had injured her. Sabrina is the girl assisting you right now, and the one with the Pichu is Ryfte." Jack said as he returned Melody to her poke ball.
"It is nice to meet you." Ryfte piped.
"Under different circumstances, I might have been less alert about you just changing sides, but after having been kidnapped from Saffron City by Team Rocket, I stayed alert." Sabrina explained.
It was about seven in the evening by the time the group had made it to the Pewter City Pokemon Center. Cassie had dyed her originally blonde hair pink, and had also caught a Caterpie while in Viridian Forest. When the group of four walked into the Pokemon Center, Jack was surprised at who he saw. Now being about 27 years old, Vexus was sitting in the main lobby with a little girl on his lap. Jack assumed this girl must be Vexus's daughter. Jack walked over to Vexus.
"Hey Vex, long time no see." Jack said, getting Vexus's attention, and stirring the little girl.
"Yeah it has been hasn't it?" Vexus asked, "Anyways, I see you have a full crowd of girls travelling with you."
"Tell me about it. Anyways, I'm guessing this little girl is your daughter." Jack said.
"You would be correct. This is Alicia." Vexus stated before turning to Ryfte, "It's good to see you again Ryfte. I heard from Professor Oak about you having amnesia, so I'd like for you to stop here and spend some time with family to try to get your memory back."
"What do you mean, and how do you know me?" Ryfte asked running to hide behind Sabrina.
"Ryfte, this is your brother, Vexus." Jack explained, "This is where we part ways for now. But since I'll be in Pewter City for a few days, I'll still be able to see you."
"Okay, you did say I would be stopping here." Ryfte said, walking up to Vexus.
A few days went by fast, and Jack had been caught off guard twice. First time was when Cassie, Sabrina and Jack had been leaving the Pewter Museum. Ryfte had registered for the Pokemon League challenge, and had beaten Pewter City's Gym leader Brock on her first try. She then challenged Jack, who soundly won thanks to Melody beating Bubbles. The look on Vexus's face when he found out Jack had Mew was priceless. Second time Jack was caught off guard was when he fought Brock, who had a one Pokemon rule. Jack had used Blaze, and he lost to Brock's Onix. It was night, and Jack was on his way back to the Pokemon Center after training in Viridian Forest. During his time training, both Blaze and Sophie evolved. Blaze became a Charmeleon, and looked even more fired up for battle. Sophie became a Nidorina, and looked like she had more power. As Jack approached the center, he was stopped by Melody, who was curled up in her favorite place, Jack's hood.
"Daddy, wait a minute." Melody said, "I sense a couple powerful Pokemon nearby, and I know who they are."
Just then, Cresselia floated down, her wings shimmering, and Mesprit floated down beside her.
"Halt human, release Mew at once or face the consequences." Cresselia demanded. Melody got out of Jack's hood, and looked at the two Sinnoh legendaries.
"Daddy will do no such thing." Melody replied, "He caught me to protect me from bad people."
"Exactly what I told her, but she wouldn't listen to me. It is a pleasure to meet you Jack. I watched the whole thing through your emotions, and I must say I am impressed." Mesprit commented, "I am Mesprit, the emotion Pokemon. I have been bored, so I would like to ask to join you on your journey. You may catch me without a fight, as I'd rather not make a disturbance at this time of night."
"Okay then, Mesprit. I will accept your offer. Welcome to the team." Jack said, taking out a poke ball and throwing it at Mesprit. Mesprit was sucked inside, and the poke ball wobbled twice before stopping with a soft sound signaling the capture was successful. The ball glowed, like Melody's did, but ended with a different look. Mesprit's poke ball was pink on both halves, and had a purple line in the center.
Cresselia was appalled. Her friend had been captured of her own free will, and now this human had two legendary Pokémon.
"Why not join us as well? At least you will get to have fun. Not to mention daddy takes good care of us." Melody stated. Cresselia pondered this question Melody had asked her.
"Alright, I shall accept your offer." Cresselia replied, turning to face Jack. "However, know that if you treat me any differently than you treat Mew, you will not live to see another day."
Jack looked scared at that point. "I promise you will be treated the same way. I treat all my Pokemon the same." Jack said as he threw a poke ball at Cresselia, who was sucked in to it. The poke ball shook a total of two minutes before it stopped. The ball glowed, and changed colors. The red was changed to light blue, the white to yellow, and the black line turned pink. Jack picked up the two poke balls he had thrown, and walked into the center after Melody returned to his hood.
Once inside, Jack was spotted by Cassie and Sabrina. The two ran up to him, and almost tackled him in a hug.
"Where were you today?" Sabrina asked, "We saw a note saying you were going out, but you were gone all day."
"I was out in Viridian Forest training my Pokemon." Jack explained, "I didn't want people to start swarming me about having Mew, and now I have to be even more careful."
"Why?" Cassie asked.
"Just about ten minutes ago, I was stopped by two Pokemon. Both of them were legendary Pokemon." Jack said, almost concerned. " I just caught Mesprit and Cresselia."