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''Meloetta'' Speech
'Meloetta' Thoughts
The casino in Celadon city was crowded with people. Veteran trainers and youngsters alike were spending their precious money on the coin slots, desperately hoping to land that jackpot so that they could continue the rest of their journey without financial trouble.
At the counter, though, security personnel were fiddling with their thumbs awkwardly, being anything but relaxed. They were bribed by Team Rocket to stop a major threat from breaching the secret hideout. Sweat was pouring from their brows; they had no idea who they were about to face. The only thing that they were told was that a secret Team Rocket mission was pulled off with success. There only was a slight problem still coming their way, and they had to deal with it.
Security almost jumped out of their skin when the door was slammed open rather roughly by an angry looking teenager. He had a Pikachu on his right shoulder, a Marill on his left, and finally, a Sylveon was walking alongside him. They all equally looked as pissed off as their trainer.
At once, security sighed, relaxing a little at the sight of the young raven haired trainer. The one in charge gave the teenager a friendly smile when he approached them. ''Good evening, kid, can I help you perhaps?''
The teenager stopped right in front of him and glared, staring deadly daggers straight at his face.
''Where's Meloetta?'' he snarled.
The guy in charge chuckled, amused by this kid's behaviour. ''Melo-who? Hey fellows, I believe this kid hit his head.'' The others laughed obnoxiously. ''Now, why don't you move along before I'll have to throw you out?''
The teenager snorted. ''Team Rocket obviously hasn't told you who to expect; not surprising, giving that they're such a sloppy organization. Now, you're going to open the secret door to the basement by activating that switch hidden behind that poster, or else I'll have to destroy the whole place and force my way in, how about that?'' he replied dead serious, his calm tone suggesting he wasn't kidding around.
Immediately, the guy in charge knew it was serious. His eyes turned wide as saucers, and he reached for the pokeballs on his belt to defend himself, but before he could release his pokemon, a loud quake shook the entire casino on its foundations.
Everybody stopped what they were doing; murmurs could be heard as people looked at each other in worry. Another rumble—this one even bigger than the last—had people knocked off their feet and screaming in panic. Dust fell from the ceiling; security was petrified in place when massive cracks began to appear all on the upper walls of the casino.
''Wh-what?'' The guy in charge of security stuttered when quite literally the whole roof was lifted from the casino. A gigantic Dragonite was holding it in his paws, who obviously had ripped it off just a second ago. The dragon-type roared loudly; all windows in the casino shattered due to the massive number of decibels he produced, and it had people and pokemon fleeing in a frenzy.
Soon, only the head of security was left, his own men bailing on him too. Fearfully, he looked at the teenager who had raised a brow at him. He didn't wait any longer and quickly activated the switch to give him access to the secret Team Rocket hideout.
''Who are you?'' he asked in disbelief.
''Me?'' the raven haired trainer said. ''I'm the guy who's going to destroy Team Rocket once and for all. They're going to regret taking away Meloetta from me.''
Far inside the secret Team Rocket hideout, Giovanni strolled around, rubbing his chin while giving occasional glances at Meloetta. The petite legendary was locked behind a sturdy forcefield that blocked her attacks completely. She'd even tried to change into her Pirouette form, but her Relic Song completely failed, making her unable to.
''You are a very special pokemon, Meloetta, you know that?'' the boss of Team Rocket praised idly, pacing through the room.
''Mel,'' she replied murderously. The venom in her voice practically dripped from her lips. Somewhere deep in his being, Giovanni was glad she was safely secured. He'd to thank Doctor Namba later for that.
''I don't know why you're so hostile towards me. I already assured you I'm not going to do you any harm if you cooperate. However, you've been nothing but a nuisance ever since you've arrived.'' He stopped his pacing to give her a snarl. ''You knocked my Persian out cold. It's a good thing we had your powers suppressed for the most part. That Hyper Voice of yours is not going to catch me off-guard again.''
Meloetta gave him a satisfied, smug smile. That Persian had been taunting her ever since she arrived in Giovanni's office. Meloetta remembered him from the last time she was captured by Team Rocket's boss, and when the opportunity had showed itself, she had welcomed it with open arms. Needless to say, her attack was enough to blow the arrogant normal-type off his feet.
Giovanni slammed a fist on his desk, making Meloetta flinch. ''I've had more than enough. If you don't want to do this the easy way, then we're going to do it the hard way.''
Meloetta really didn't look fazed at Giovanni's threat. 'I know Ash is on his way,' she thought dreamily, 'and once he has freed me, I'm going to destroy you, Giovanni.'
The Team Rocket boss turned his attention to the big screen behind him where a crooked scientist was visible, ready to do his reports.
''Doctor Simba! How far are we with Project M?'' Giovanni asked curiously.
The scientist grumbled something under his breath about how nobody could remember his name, before responding loyally. ''We're at eighty percent as we speak, sir. Just another thirty minutes at most before we can start the procedure.''
Giovanni nodded, satisfied with the answer. ''Excellent, Doctor Anaconda. Keep me notified. We'll talk in thirty minutes.'' He closed the screen and gave Meloetta a villainous grin. ''Soon, we'll have the data we need extracted from you, and then we can move to phase two. It might hurt a little, though. That's the price you'll have to pay for being an all-around pain.''
In the next moment, a loud rumble was felt in the entire hideout, and soon after, another, bigger one, until it became deadly silent. Then, a roar was heard in the distance, one that spelled doom and Giovanni knew it.
The alarm went off not much later. Giovanni cursed under his breath. ''What is happening?'' he asked through his earpiece.
''Sir! Major problems. It's the kid. He has—'' static buzzed through the mini-radio, disrupting the signal before the Rocket boss could hear any more info. He gave an angry look in Meloetta's direction, already knowing what was coming his way
''It's your trainer, but at the look on your face, I assume you already knew. He's more tenacious than I thought. I didn't expect him to be too much trouble after we took you from him, but then I heard that he had an ancient Dragonite as well,'' Giovanni stated, gritting his teeth. An explosion went off on the upper floor. The Rocket boss knew his hideout was done for and that he didn't have much time left.
''Mel mel,'' she replied smugly.
''You're right, I did underestimate him. There's no way I can get what I want today. However, with the info we extracted from you, Project M will still be alive. Mark my words, Meloetta, the next time we meet, I'll have the upper hand.''
Giovanni contacted his commanding officers through his telephone on his desk. ''Jessie, James, Meowth, Buck and Cassidy. Prepare to leave Celadon with me immediately. We'll retreat. Team Rocket's operations are about to fall here,'' he informed them.
''Yes sir, we're on our way.''
The boss of Team Rocket gave a long sigh. ''I suppose you're going to try to destroy Team Rocket now, you and your little trainer.''
''Mel!''
''It's okay. I can't stop you either way. We have the data we need, and when Project M is fully operational, you can expect some major trouble from me, just like you and your trainer have been for me today.''
Another explosion much closer to them and grunts screaming out orders in panic was Giovanni's cue to leave. ''I'll see you around, Meloetta. Give your trainer my regards and respect. He'll be a formidable opponent.''
He left the office through the elevator in the back, while Meloetta scowled. She could do nothing but wait until Ash arrived, which luckily didn't take more than fifteen minutes.
When the door opened, Meloetta couldn't help but swoon. Her lovely trainer looked absolutely gorgeous and epic standing there, while smoke, debris and defeated Rocket grunts surrounded him from every side.
''Melo mel!'' she cried happily, a blush adorning her cheeks at Ash's contagious smile.
''Meloetta, thank goodness! Are you all right?'' Ash asked with concern in his voice.
She nodded her head, pressing her hands against the forcefield that kept her prison and looking him longingly in the eyes. ''Don't worry, we'll get you out of here,'' he reassured. ''Pikachu, Marill, Sylveon. Look for a button on the desk, anything that might break this forcefield.''
''I'm on it,'' Pikachu saluted.
''No problem, Daddy. Let's go, big sis,'' Marill cried.
''Uh-huh, we'll free you, Auntie Melly!'' Sylveon added joyfully.
The tree pokemon went to work swiftly, while Ash couldn't help but drown in his Meloetta's stunning eyes in the meantime. ''You're beautiful,'' he murmured.
Meloetta blushed and cooed, biting her lip almost seductively as she stared at her trainer.
''Found it!'' Pikachu declared triumphantly after a while of searching. He pressed the hidden button, and much to Ash's relief, the forcefield deactivated.
Much time to think he didn't get. Meloetta had his cheeks in her grasp in the next moment, and before the raven haired trainer knew it, she had pressed her sweet lips against his out of pure appreciation.
Pikachu snickered and couldn't help but to tease the duo. ''Oh, I see how it is. We did most of the work and Ash gets all the honour. You're one of those type of girls, eh?''
Meloetta broke the loving kiss she shared with Ash, before facing Pikachu with a small, teasing grin. ''I didn't know you wanted a kiss from me that badly. Come here and I'll give you one.''
The electric rodent blushed shyly at the bold response. ''No, I'm pretty sure I'm fine.''
Meloetta giggled, hugged both Sylveon and Marill close, before giving them each a kiss on their cheek. ''Thanks for saving me, dearies. I appreciate it a lot.''
They nuzzled her back excitedly, very happy that their Auntie was back with them.
Last, but not least, Meloetta floated to Pikachu. ''I've to remember to thank that big friendly giant too, but first,'' she whispered. The petite legendary came in close, cupping Pikachu's cheeks lovingly before kissing the electric-type right on his nose. She held the kiss a tad longer than necessary, making him erupt into a fiery blush.
When she moved away, her eyes twinkled with nothing but adoration. ''Thanks, Pikachu. You mean a lot to me.''
The electric rodent coughed nervously. ''O-okay, that's more than enough with the sappiness. You ought to kiss Ash some more instead,'' he stammered. His blush didn't diminish in the slightest, though.
Meloetta stifled a giggle before floating back to her raven haired trainer.
''Hey, Meloetta,'' Pikachu called, making her stop and turn around. ''You mean a lot to me too.''
She cooed and blew him a kiss, before she was face to face with Ash once more. ''Ash, thank you. It was so foolish of me to get captured. Yet here you are, saving me without my help whatsoever. It goes to show how much you've grown as a trainer.'' She stopped for a moment, getting a bit flustered at Ash's warm smile. ''I love you, Ash,'' she concluded, capturing his lips once more and enjoying the sweet affection she shared with him.
The raven haired trainer could understand most of what she tried to say to him, and when she broke the kiss, he replied in the only way I could.
''I'm never going to let you get captured again, Meloetta. I love you too.''
Another kiss to seal that promise was her answer, Ash letting himself be drifted away in Meloetta's gentle, caring embrace.
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