Chapter 2: Enemies Turned Into Friends
Pikachu was sitting on the edge of the island. It was beautiful that night, but he wasn't there to look at the sky. He was still crying, but not as heavily as earlier. Meowth came to check on Pikachu to see if he was okay. Well, he knew Pikachu wasn't totally okay, he did literally see his trainer die before his very eyes, but he just wanted to make sure he wasn't trying to hurt himself or anything like that.
"Hey Pikachu?" Pikachu heard Meowth and turned and walked away. "Look, I know I'm the last Pokemon you want to talk to, but I just want you to know that I'm sorry for everything I did." Pikachu stopped in his tracks.
"I was rude, I was condescending, and I only tried to capture you for my own personal gain." Meowth stopped for a moment. "But…recently I've been thinking, you're more than just powerful. You're smart, and kind to everyone you meet."
Pikachu's mouth was starting to quiver. "So, do you think that if I wasn't with Jessie and James, and I didn't do all that stuff, do you think that maybe we could have been friends?"
Silence filled the air. Pikachu turned slowly until he locked eyes with Meowth. His eyes were still filled with sadness, but they also contained happiness. Pikachu began to smile, and Meowth began to smile back. Then, out of nowhere, Pikachu ran over to the cat Pokemon and gave him the biggest hug Meowth had ever received.
Actually, it was the first hug he'd ever had in his whole life, and came from the mouse whom he assumed hated him with every fiber of his being. The initial shock made him gasp in surprise. After a couple of seconds, he smiled, and he put his arms around Pikachu. They were both crying. But these were not tears of sadness. They were tears of joy.
They were now both laughing and smiling like they never had before. Meowth had never been given this amount of love by anyone. His owners didn't give him this much kindness, and neither did his biological parents. And along with Pikachu, Meowth was wagging his tail for the first time in his life.
Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charizard heard Pikachu screaming and came running to the noise. But they soon realized that these were screams of happiness, which confused them even more when they saw Meowth was with him too. Meowth and Pikachu continued their hugging for a couple more minutes, and then they cut the hug. Meowth was blushing red and didn't know what to say. "I, uh, wow! Um, thank you. I uh, yeah." They looked at each other for several seconds.
The others realized what was happening. They weren't trying to hurt each other, and Pikachu's look towards his friends showed that Meowth wasn't here to fight. Meowth knew he had to repay Pikachu and his friends for their kindness. "Everyone, listen to me. I promise you that we will avenge Ash by defeating Mewtwo, and show him we are the very best!" Pikachu chuckled, and smiled back at him.
"So, what's your plan?" Meowth asked. Mew at this point also popped in too. They were all ready for whatever they had to do to beat Mewtwo. Pikachu thought about it for a minute and then explained his plan to everyone.
"This might actually work."
