I turn to be face to face with a growling Arcanine, but a spark of happiness made me smile when I saw charmander standing a few feet behind him. "Alex, do you have any weapons on you?" I say.

"Ha-ha! Of course I do!" She practically screams with excitement as she takes out two pokeballs from her dark blue jacket. She tosses them like baseballs towards the Arcanine's feet, and out popped a Blastiose and a Garchomp.

"whoa!" I said as the two pokemon just barely fit in the tunnel together.

"Charmander, Come here!" I shout, hoping that he can get past the Arcanine. A few seconds past, and charmander jumps over the Garchomp pulling a Raichu along with him. "Alex, can you hold him off while we run?" she turns and looks at me with a half angry half disappointed look, then she motions to the wall that she just summoned and I begin to run.

I sit down on the floor of the hot air balloon that picked us up. Everyone had already got out, but me, mars. I never wanted to do any of this. I didn't want to kill no body, I wanted to follow Cyrus's last request. I thought I could handle it, I did, but now I'm not so sure. I'm sitting here in this hot air balloon cryin' my eyes out with my arms around my legs and such.

"I'm such a wimp." I mumble, and I know it's true. I don't think I've ever cried before, and I choose here and now. I relax a bit and spread out, nothin' a nap can't fix, right? Well yeah, I suppose I'm just tired, and when people are tired they get stressed, right?!

I sigh, "Calm down Mars, you can do this, paring up with Team Rocket was Saturn's idea, and so she must have a plan." I turn on my side and notice a small leather bag. As I reach for it, I hear someone coming. I wipe the tears of my face, and stand up quickly, "Hello!" I say, "Who's out there!? Show yourself!" The bush across the way shakes a little and an eevee hops out And looks at me.

He trots over and hops into the hot air balloon with me and snuggles up to my leg. I'm not the sentimental type, but I was getting lonely out here so I bent down to pick him up. Next thing I know, I'm fallin' asleep with this guy in my arms and he's snugglin' up real close to keep me warm. Then I close my eyes, and in a matter of minutes I'm dreaming.


there's a little bit of mars for you, I didn't mean to mess up her character if I did, but I don't watch the anime, read the manga, or read other fanfictions with Mars in them. In other words, if i messed her up, it isn't my fault!

- tmstriff