Blue leaned back in the dusty, blue armchair that occupied a corner of her small Saffron City office. She coughed violently as she inhaled some of the dust particles, then leaned forward again, making a mental note to reprimand the cleaners. It has been tough to realize neither Will or Karen was at the base she shut down, and even tougher being forced to give up the chase. However, Red had told her it was important she returned, that he had to talk to her.

The door swung open, and a woman entered with a small cart filled with bottles and glasses. Blue frowned. She had been expecting Red. This was...

"Oh!" the woman gasped. Blue's eyes shot open.

"Sabrina?" she gasped. "I thought-"

The woman kicked the cart towards her, and she barely had time to pull her legs up before it smashed into the armchair, depositing its load of bottles over her. She yelped in shock and surprise as cold liquid spilled and soaked her. A few bottles broke, leaving long cuts in the arm she held up for protection. She looked up to see Sabrina staring at the floor, eyes wide, face radiating hate.

"Think you can just come and take over!" the woman snarled. Her Alakazam was out, launching an attack. Blue cartwheeled over the armrest. She landed badly, stumbling and nearly falling over. She hit the wall with a crash, dropping Wigglytuff's Pokeball as she did.

She was about to give her Pokemon an order when Sabrina appeared less than a meter away, somehow having crossed the room in a single step. Alakazam using Teleport, no doubt. The older woman grabbed her by the throat, slamming her against the wall. Wigglytuff was quickly knocked out by Sabrina's Alakazam.

"Thought you could just waltz in and take over after Giovanni?" Sabrina wailed, slamming Blue's head against the wall as she continued to squeeze her airways shut. Blue felt her vision closing, darkness pouring in. She flailed desperately, somehow managing to land a knee in the pit of Sabrina's stomach. Her throat was free again, and she drew a deep breath, grimacing at the pain.

"Not enough," Sabrina snarled, smashing her fist into Blue's face, cracking her lip.

"S-Sabrina, why are you-" Blue started, trying to win some time. A second later, it became apparent she did not have to. The door exploded off its hinges, knocking out Alakazam. Pieces of wall crashed to the floor around them.

"Hello, Sabrina," came Red's cool voice. Blue had never been so happy over hearing a voice before. Sabrina turned, her mouth gaping, but she had no time to do anything. Red lifted a hand, and Sabrina slammed into the wall, then fell to the floor, not moving.

Blue blinked a couple of times, clearing her vision. The dark spots from lack of oxygen were almost gone. Just outside what had been the doorway, Red was standing, dressed in all black. A familiar silhouette hovered in front of him. Blue blinked again, not quite sure she was seeing correctly.

"Mew?" she gasped, her voice as weak and confused as she felt.

"You've got a lot of nerve," Red continued, his attention still on Sabrina. "Coming in here. Attacking one of my leaders, attempting to kill her... Thinking I'd fall for a simple trick like playing dead?"

"Worth a try," Sabrina gasped, her voice raspy.

"Really. Even if such a move only served to annoy me?"

Blue tried to get up, but her legs failed her, and she fell over again.

"Well, floor, looks like we're good pals now," she mumbled to herself, her head spinning as she tried once more to rise. Janine appeared out of nowhere, taking her by the arm and helping her up. She looked up to see Red recall the Mew he had just used, while Sabrina was being carried off by several Team Rocket members.

"Are you okay?" Janine asked. Blue opened her mouth, her first instinct being to snap at the other woman, to be angry. She closed it again, managing to focus both her eyes on the other woman, when she realized it: they were both in the same situation. Just like her, Janine had had someone taken from her by Will and Karen. Both had Red to help get revenge.

"Yeah, thanks," she said, trying to smile. "Just some scratches, and a smack on the head."

"It was an assassination attempt," Red said, walking over to the two women. His face was clouded by anger. "Whoever let her in will pay for it. Janine, go oversee the transfer to the basement cells. Make sure she won't be able to escape. Blue, are you well enough to talk with me for a while?"

"Yes... Yes, I think so," Blue mumbled, turning to the armchair. It has been smashed, and what was left was filled with shards of glass. She sat down on a chair instead. Red waited until everyone else had left before talking again.

"First off, do you have any questions?"

"Where did you get that thing?" Blue asked immediately. "It's a Mew, isn't it?" She looked at the Pokeball it occupied, a white sphere covered in colored diodes.

"Yes, and no. There are many Mew in this world. This is the Mew."

"What?" Blue replied, frowning. She fliched as the expression shot a spike of pain through her head. She really needed to get that looked at when their talk was done.

"This is the first Mew to ever exist. The oldest and strongest," Red continued. "It was frozen in a crystal for millennia, until I released it. I used this special Pokéball, which is infused with Mew DNA to create a special bond. This technology is brand new, and very secret."

"Then who made it?" she asked, though she was fairly certain she already knew the answer.

"Kurt, obviously. I was able to get the Mew DNA needed from Mewtwo. Being cloned from one, the genetic code is similar enough, with a few modifications."

"This is why you went on a journey?"

"No. I went to train, but... Things change. This is a result of that journey, just as my decision to take over Team Rocket after Will and Karen assassinated Giovanni and Silver," Red replied. Blue's eyes narrowed, and he hoped she had not noticed the small lie.

"Tell me," she demanded. He nodded.

"Very well. You do, after all, have the right to know the truth..."