Pokeshank: Kara's jeep rumbled to a halt in the parking lot and she exited headed up to the warden's office for her daily schedule. Mewn was currently filing some papers in a file cabinet next to the door when Kara burst in. The door blocked her view of him so she started searching the desk for her agenda.
"C'mon where's the schedule. I know it's here someplace," she said rummaging through the desk drawers unaware of Mewn's presence.
"Top left hand drawer," said Mewn. Kara immediately turned around with her stun rod pointing out.
"What're you doing here?" she demanded. Mewn closed a portfolio, put it away, shut the cabinet, and turned to face her.
"I work here now," said Mewn heading for the desk. Kara stepped back so he was arm's length away.
"Since when," she asked. Mewn shrugged.
"Since today. The warden gave me the job the yesterday. Here you go," said Mewn handing over Kara's schedule.
"Why you?" she asked.
"Because I can read. Not many pokemon here can," said Mewn sitting behind the desk and flipping through a couple folders.
"Right. Can you sign this?" she asked. Mewn looked her confused.
"Sign?" he asked.
"Yeah. The warden has to sign the schedule along with us to confirm that we received it," said Kara.
"Hmmm. I don't know," he said. Mewn tapped the phone.
"Yes," came the warden's response. Mewn leaned forward.
"Can I sign Kara's schedule confirming that she's received it?" asked Mewn.
"Ummm. Sure. I've never had a secretary before so sure, go ahead. Kara, are you there?" asked the warden.
"I'm here," said Kara.
"Good. That was to confirm that you're here. Welcome back," said the warden.
"Thank you sir," said Kara. A click sounded as the warden turned off his phone. Mewn scribble The Legend on the schedule.
"There you go," he said. Kara picked up the schedule.
"I need to talk to you later," she said leaving.
"You know where to find me," said Mewn leaning back in his chair whistling. The phone clicked.
"Are you done?" asked the warden incredulously. Mewn nodded even though the warden couldn't see him.
"Yeah. I was a secretary a few years ago for the emperor," said Mewn.
"The emperor? Did he know?" asked the warden.
"Yeah I told him the day I decided to quit. He said I was the best damn secretary he'd ever had but he had to disavow all knowledge of me to avoid embarrassment. He did however let us take a picture together and then he signed it for me. Nice guy the emperor," said Mewn.
"Well umm…okay. You can go…I guess," said the warden. Mewn started to leave.
"Oh wait, one more thing Legend," said the warden. Mewn turned to face the phone.
"Yes?" he asked. A massive electrical shock went flying up his leg making Mewn drop to the ground.
"It took me the whole day to file that same amount of paperwork. And I hate people who are better than me. The same was true back at the prison I used to work for. Never outdo me. Understood?" asked the warden. Mewn was nearly in convulsions from the electrical charge.
"I…understand," Mewn managed to chortle out as his mouth filled with drool.
"Good," said the warden. The electrical charge subsided and Mewn lay on the ground out of breath. He then managed to claw his way out of the warden's office and into the hallway.
"Any chance of not turning you in is now gone," thought Mewn as he continued dragging himself down the hallway. He then dragged himself into the courtyard and collapsed.
"Legend!" shouted Red. He ran up to the legendary pokemon along with a golem and they helped drag Mewn to a table and laid him down on top of it. Mewn seemed to be fading in and out of consciousness with more foam coming out of his mouth.
"Rocky go get him some water," said Red. Rocky looked a little hesitant.
"I know you don't like water but if you don't get The Legend some, he may die," said Red. Rocky nodded and ran off.
"Wh-," began Mewn in a hallucinatory state.
"Don't try to talk, just lay down," said Red.
"Wa-wasn't-t-t th-that th-thing a-a g-geodude?" asked Mewn through the foam in his mouth. Red chuckled.
"I wasn't sure if you could be trusted so I used my limited powers to make him appear as a geodude so if you turned on me, you would be shocked to see that he was a golem. Sorry," said Red. Mewn chuckled through the foam.
"Y-you p-piece of sh-shit," said Mewn. Red laughed as well.
"Yeah well if you can't trust a pokemon who killed two of his masters, who can you trust?" asked Red laughing. Mewn chuckled as well. He then pulled Red close.
"I-if I-I don-don't m-m-make it, th-then I-I've f-failed y-you. S-s-sorry," said Mewn. Red just shook his head.
"You're not dead yet. You survived the eradication of your species and a little electrical shock won't kill you," said Red. Mewn looked at him through dilated eyes.
"I'm dead already," said Mewn. Mewn's eyes closed, but Red quickly checked his pulse to make sure Mewn was still alive. Rocky finally returned with the glass of water but was whimpering because it didn't like to be near water.
"Leave it, we need help," said Red. Golem chucked the water and chased after Red.
Kara's office: Kara was reading the newspaper when she heard a tap on the window. She walked to the window and didn't see anything.
"Must've been a pidgey," she said. As she turned back, the tapping persisted. She looked annoyed and opened the window looking out.
"Hey! Down here," said a voice. Kara looked down to see Red being supported by Rocky so he could just barely hit her window.
"What do you want? You know I could put you back into your cell," she said. Red nodded.
"I know, but I need your help, it's The Legend. He needs your help," said Red. Kara just looked at him disgusted.
"Why should I help him? He tried to kill me," she said. Red nodded glumly.
"Well then, maybe you're troubles will be over soon," said Red. Kara looked at him like he was crazy.
"You're threatening me? I should throw you back in your cell right now. Why I should-," she began.
"The Legend is sick and I think he's on the verge of dying," said Red. Kara stopped talking.
"How? He was fine a few minutes ago," she said. Red nodded.
"Yeah but from the looks of it, the warden zapped him with enough electricity to light up Chicago. I don't know how much longer he has to live," said Red.
"If you're lying to me, I will have you thrown in your cell for so long you'll wish you were dead," she said. Red nodded.
"I'm willing to take that risk for The Legend's sake," said Red. Kara sighed.
"I'll meet you in the courtyard," she said. Red nodded and was gone. Kara quickly headed down the hallways.
"Why am I moving so quickly? That thing tried to kill me. Yet somehow, I feel as though a portion of me will be gone if he dies. Must be my imagination," she thought. She then emerged into the courtyard and Red motioned for her to approach the table they were at. She then ran to it when she saw The Legend lying on the table still foaming at the mouth.
"My god," she said. The Legend looked like hell. Kara quickly ran a scanner over his shackle.
"You're right. This thing recently received a shock powerful enough to kill an ordinary human. It's a miracle that he's still alive," she said. Mewn coughed and some foam flew up and back down. He turned his murky eyes towards Kara and grabbed her so they were face to face.
"Looks like I lied pokemopolitan. Looks like I won't be killing you after all. You'll live longer than me. Be thankful," said Mewn. He then closed his eyes and was still again. Kara looked at Red as he checked his pulse again.
"Still just barely hanging on," said Red. Kara turned to face him.
"Why was he secretary? What were you two planning?" she asked. Red looked at Mewn's motionless face before turning to face Kara.
"We were attempting to stop something like this from ever occurring again. The warden's insane and Mewn was attempting to take files from the warden indicating that he'd fudged the records indicating that more pokemon were dying here than was in the official report. I guess the warden found out and was a martyr for his cause. I'm just sorry that he couldn't fulfill his bloodoath. I never should have convinced him to help me. Why do the best intentions always end in disaster? Legend, I'm sorry," said Red. Mewn strained to keep his eyes open.
"Don't grieve for me. Just get those files and make sure this doesn't happen again," said Mewn through the foam. Kara then stood up.
"Keep him alive. I'll be right back," she said walking off. The other inmates suddenly surrounded Red and Rocky.
"We all want to help this legendary pokemon. We all knew what he was trying to do," said the machoke whom Mewn had dislocated his shoulder.
"Good. Maybe our strength can help this pokemon recovered. Anyone believe in that tear drop thing?" asked Red trying to inject some humor into the situation. None came so Red just concentrated on trying to help Mewn. Kara meanwhile wandered from corridor to corridor before bursting into the warden's office. The warden had been looking outside at the spectacle in the courtyard.
"Kara! What can I do for you?" asked the warden with a smile on his face.
"Why did you do that? No pokemon deserves that," she said. The warden leaned back in his chair.
"This coming from the one person he tried to kill in this entire installation? I'm shocked," said the warden sarcastically.
"Why do you abuse them?" she asked. The warden shrugged.
"Because I can. And because Giovanni doesn't care what happens to them. Most of those pokemon out there didn't commit any actual crimes. They just resisted Giovanni. The Legend's arrival here was just a bunch of good luck. Giovanni gave me specific orders to have him killed within six months and I don't like putting things off 'til the last minute. So in other words, The Legend dies today," said the warden smiling.
"You disgust me more than that thing ever could," she said. The warden shrugged.
"It's a living," he said.
"Yeah but its time that it stopped," she said.
"What're you going to do?" asked the warden laughing. Kara yanked out her stun rod and hit the warden with it. He fell to the ground in minor convulsions.
"Have a test of your own medicine," she said. She glanced around and noticed a leather portfolio on the desk. She flipped through it and saw that it contained the information about the fudging of the numbers. Then she checked for Mewn's key to his shackle.
"Where is it?" she asked. The warden laughed while still on the floor.
"He doesn't have one. Giovanni made sure that one was never made for it. Put it on, and that's it," he said. Kara looked around desperately when she saw a key for another pokemon that could help so she took it.
"Run! I'll be on your ass faster than you can blink," said the warden.
"I don't think so," said Kara. And with that, she left.
Five minutes later: Kara emerged into the courtyard holding the porygon in her hands without its shackle. She walked over to Mewn and the other pokemon. Mewn's foam had gone away, but it was still weak.
"Porygon, get his shackle off," she said. The porygon nodded and then digitized into the device and began working on the lock.
"Red, if his shackle is removed, will his psychic powers heal him?" asked Kara. Red shrugged.
"It might, but then again it might not. Your best bet is to go to a pokemon center and pray they can heal him," offered Red.
"Fine. I'm going to take Mewn to my jeep and we're getting the hell out of here. But we'll need your help to protect us from the guards," said Kara.
"We would all die to protect The Legend. He's the only pokemon we've ever known he's struck to a strict code of morals and ethics," said Red. The other inmates nodded as well.
"You know that in all likelihood you'll all die. What then?" Kara asked. The other pokemon looked at each other and a silent word was passed then they nodded.
"We'd rather die on our feet than live like we have on our knees. This will be our lost redeem our lost souls before we finally die and we're going to take it," said Red. Kara nodded.
"If that's your wish," she said. The pokemon nodded.
"It is," said Red. Then a click was heard and Mewn's shackle fell off. The porygon re-digitized.
"Now help unlock these other shackles so they other pokemon can have a fighting chance. Thank you," she said. Red laughed.
"Don't act so goody goody. We're all criminals remember," he said laughing along with the others. The porygon digitized and began working on the various locks as they dragged Mewn towards the exit. As soon as they got there, the guard on duty looked at the whole procession.
"Kara, what's going on?" asked the guard.
"This pokemon is severally injured. He needs to be taken to a pokemon center," she said. The guard looked skeptical.
"Do you have clearance from the warden?" the guard asked. Kara was about to answer when the intercom system buzzed to life.
"Attention all guards! Kara is attempting to create a prison break with an escapee named The Legend. They are to be stopped at all costs!" shouted the warden. The guard slowly took out his gun, but just then a fist whipped through the glass shattering it. The machoke took the guard and threw him out before leaping into the booth and pressing the gate open button.
"Now go! Leave us to our own fate and never look back!" shouted Red as guards began storming the courtyard.
"You fools! Don't risk yourselves for me it's not worth it," said Mewn delirious. Kara nodded and was off dragging Mewn to her jeep. The pokemon all nodded and stormed the courtyard as a massive battle erupted between the humans and the pokemon. Kara dragged Mewn out to her jeep and secured him in the passenger side as she got in the drivers seat. She chucked the portfolio into the back and gunned the engine and was off.
Warden's office: The warden dialed up Giovanni's number.
"Giovanni," came the response.
"Ms. Cummings has escaped with The Legend. I need your assistance for retrieval," said the warden.
"It's on its way now," he said.
"Good. I want Ms. Cummings taken alive and that thing dead," said the warden.
"I make the orders around here! And yes, I agree, it will be done," said Giovanni signing off.
Forest dirt path leading away from the prison: Mewn was out cold in the seat next to her as Kara continued driving.
"Why am I doing this? My career is essentially gone now. Why?" she asked.
"Destiny," said Mewn in his sleep oblivious to what she was saying.
"Whatever," she said. Then a rumble was heard and two black hummers went came out of nowhere behind them and opened fire on the jeep.
"Looks like we aren't free yet," she said. She continued driving but soon she was surrounded. The occupants of the hummers burst out and trained shotguns on the jeep.
"Get out now with your hands up," said one of the mercenaries. Kara sighed.
"Well, it was fine while it lasted," she lasted. She exited the jeep with her hands up.
"What about your partner?" the mercenary asked.
"He's out cold. You'll have to remove him yourself," said Kara. The mercenary made some hand signals and a group ran up to the jump and pulled the pokemon out. Then they cuffed Mewn and then the warden appeared with a stun rod. He began jolting the pokemon.
"This is for betraying me. This is for humiliating me. And this is for turning my own inmates against me. Gentlemen, if you would be so kind as to hold him up so I can get rid of this thorn in my side," said the warden pulling out a rifle. The mercenaries held up Mewn and the warden aimed and fired. Kara screamed as the bullet moved towards Mewn.
Mewn's dream: The Mew zoomed from house to house trying to avoid the angry mob attempting to capture it and kill it. It finally made its way to its masters house, but he lay there in a pool of his own blood with an arrow in his side from earlier attempting to resist the pokemopolitans efforts to sacrifice the Mew. His Mew hovered over him trying to help but didn't know what to do.
"You must leave my friend. They will kill you and take your fur. You must not let that happen. You're the last of the Mew now. Don't you know what that means? You've got to leave or else you'll die!" said the master. Mew was about to leave when the door burst open and several men stormed in with a net and captured him.
"Leave my pokemon alone!" exclaimed the master.
"You're dead already and your pokemon will die also. Cheer up because you'll have eternity together to play. Ha,ha,ha," said one of the men. When the master attempted to sit up one of the men hit him as hard as he could. The master was near death when he said to his pokemon.
"I may be dead but you're not. My spiritual energy will grant you this gift. Goodbye my legend," said the master. The master passed away but a strange white energy left his body and penetrated Mew. Mew then began glowing. Then Mew grew outwardly in evolution. The whole shack exploded and Mewn stood upright in the middle of a gigantic storm raging above.
"You have destroyed my master and now you will pay!" exclaimed Mewn.
Present Day: Kara's screamed as the bullet made its way towards Mewn. Suddenly his eyes snapped open.
"I'll never surrender to the likes of you!" he yelled. Then an expanding wave of psychic energy flew outwards causing a massive explosion. Kara watched the massive energy wave come rocketing towards her.
"Looks like you were wrong Mewn, you did get around to killing me," she said. Then the wave hit and all she saw was white.
Silence
The next thing Kara knew, she was in the field in her dreams. There were butterfree and everything just like she remembered.
"I must be in heaven," she said.
"I don't think so," said a voice behind her. She turned around and there was Mewn. Kara immediately stood up but quickly sat back down as she became light headed.
"So I'm not dead?" she asked. Mewn shook his head.
"Not yet at any rate," said the pokemon. She looked out at the field.
"So in that shared dream, this was your memory?" she asked. Mewn nodded his head.
"I often come here to think and meditate," he said.
"So what happened while I was out?" she asked. Mewn shrugged.
"I came to after the blast subsided. The subconscious blast actually restored my psychic powers. The mercenaries and their vehicles were all blown away and they were all unconscious, you as well. I picked you up and rocketed away here. I used my psychic powers to revive you and now here we are," said Mewn. Kara nodded.
"The pokemon at Pokeshank, what happened to them?" asked Kara. Mewn looked down in sorrow and tears began rolling down his cheeks.
"They're all dead. Several died during the skirmish in the courtyard and then the survivors were lined up and shot," said Mewn looking away. Kara immediately felt her heart sink.
"I-I'm sorry," said Kara. Mewn shrugged.
"They knew the risks going in and I know that when everything was done and over with, they died happy. They died on their feet," said Mewn. Kara nodded finally.
"What happens to me? Are you going to kill me now?" she asked. Mewn shook his head.
"I never was. I couldn't bring myself to kill you," said Mewn.
"Why?" Kara asked.
"You know that girl you met named Kara? She's your distant ancestor from the pokemopolitan age and it could be argued that you're her reincarnation," said Mewn.
"And that's why you're not going to kill me?" she asked confused. Mewn shook his head again.
"Kara's mother was a priestess who was madly in love with my master. Since priestesses couldn't get married, they kept their relationship secret. Kara was the product of the relationship, their illegitimate daughter after one night of passion. That means that you're my master now and I could never kill my master," said Mewn reluctantly telling the last part. Kara smiled.
"So you're my pokemon now huh?" she asked laughing.
"Yes and no. You see the laws don't exactly deal with situations as complex as this. You're my master's illegitimate descendant, I've not been with your family for over 5,000 years, the maximum time that a pokemon's been gone and reunited with his original masters was fifty years and I don't even want to describe how that happened. It's just too tricky a mindfield," said Mewn.
"Legend?" asked Kara. Mewn stopped talking.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Be quiet, I'm trying to enjoy the moment," she said. Mewn looked out at the scene in front of him and nodded keeping quiet. After a few moments, Kara spoke up.
"What happens to me now? I can't possibly go back to being a guard," she said. Mewn nodded.
"That's why you're staying here," he said. Kara looked at him.
"I'm going to stay here in a field? I think you've been in that prison too long. I do need to have a place to eat and sleep. I also need money," she said.
"You have all that," said Mewn stepping to the side so Kara could view a massive mansion behind him. Kara stood up shocked.
"Whose is that?" she asked. Mewn shrugged.
"It's mine. I bought about fifty or so years ago I just never got around to living here. It's one of many assets that I own. It has plenty of servants to await your beck and call. There's a nice new black Hummer in the garage that I picked up near Pokeshank and here comes someone who's pleased to see you," said Mewn. Kara looked around confused when she saw a flash of orange and then her Growlithe was on top of her licking her all over.
"It's all yours. There's also an account attached to the house that's yours if you want it. Now if you'll excuse, I have to go do a couple things. I'll be back," said Mewn rocketing off into the sky. Kara scratched her growlithe behind the ears and picked him up and headed for the mansion.
Later, the Poke-Gazette: Editor in chief John Treeum walked into his office, pressed his messages, and took a look out the window.
"Nice day isn't it John," said Mewn. John jumped up into the air and when he came down he held his hand over his heart.
"Don't do that Legend. I told you I hate that," said John. Mewn laughed.
"Sorry John. Tell me, did you hear about what happened at Pokeshank?" asked Mewn. John nodded.
"Unofficial of course and with no proof. I take it you have something?" asked John. Mewn nodded and tossed the portfolio onto the desk.
"It isn't proof of the massacre, but I do have proof that the warden at Pokeshank was fudging the numbers as to how many pokemon a year actually died there. It's startling," said Mewn. John picked up the sheet and rifled through it.
"It'll make the afternoon press," said John. Mewn nodded and stood up.
"See that it does. Oh and don't say it came from 'Your legendary source', just say that it came from Ellis Boyd Redding, a resident of Pokeshank who managed to get the information out before he was killed," said Mewn. John nodded.
"It'll be done. Anything else?" asked John. Mewn shook his head and with that he was gone.
Pokecourt, later that afternoon: The judge was finally breathing easily now that all the inmates at Pokeshank were dead so none of them could ever try and hunt him down again.
"Giovanni was right," said the judge. A new pokemon was brought before him.
"This electabuzz is accused of draining of power from the new power plant belonging to Giovanni Inc. Prosecution, you are clear to proceed," said the judge. The prosecutor nodded and the trial commenced. Within a few minutes, it was done.
"Clearly this is an open and shut case. The electabuzz is to be signed to fifteen years in the pokemon penitentiary prison of Pokeshank. I hope you enjoy your stay," said the judge. He moved his gavel down to strike it, but it stopped just short of hitting. The judge looked at it confused then smashed it down again, but still it didn't strike.
"What's is going on here?" asked the judge. Then the gavel was torn from his hands by an invisible force and was suspended above the floor. The judge was beginning to panic and then a juror he'd never seen before stood up.
"Who the hell are you?" asked the judge.
"I'm surprised you don't remember me judge," said the figure. Then his whole image became distorted and then Mewn was standing there.
"Oh my god! Guards!" shouted the judge. Mewn thrust out his arms and the doors to the room all slammed shut. The two guards rushed at Mewn with their clubs, but Mewn psychically picked them up off the ground and flung them across the room where they were knocked unconscious. The judge reached for the silent alarm when suddenly his arms were plastered to the booth.
"Don't bother. Even if you had, I already disabled the silent alarm. It's just you all and me," said Mewn.
"What do you want?" demanded the judge.
"Want? I don't want anything. I just wanted to show you this," said Mewn. He slapped down the Poke-Gazette with the title indicating the entire fiasco at the prison.
"You're screwed. You all are," said Mewn. The judge continued straining with his arms.
"Bullshit. Giovanni will bust us out," said the judge. Mewn chuckled.
"I wouldn't be surprised if Giovanni suddenly disappears and all knowledge linking him to that prison disappears. Tell me judge. Do you have an answer to the question I asked you earlier? You know, the one about condemning yourself and your descendants? Well, do you?" asked Mewn.
"I'm not answering any of your questions," said the judge. Mewn shrugged.
"Oh well, your loss. Bye," said Mewn. He then walked off and out the door.
"You get back here you piece of shit!" shouted the judge. Then cops burst into the room with their weapons trained.
"Oh gentlemen, I didn't mean you," said the judge laughing nervously. Mewn walked outside the building and turned to face it.
"Ah hell. I should've been so cruel," said Mewn. He karate chopped his arm and then the whole building exploded. Then Mewn nonchalantly walked down the street as fire trucks and cop cars all raced to the demolished building.
"One more stop and then back," said Mewn.
Mansion: Kara, finally wearing normal clothes, was sipping some lemonade and reading the paper when Mewn descended onto the patio carrying a huge package.
"Welcome back," said Kara continuing to read. Mewn used his powers to life the paper out of her hands.
"Walk with me," he said. Kara shrugged and followed Mewn. They walked out into the middle of the field.
"What's up?" Kara asked concerned. Mewn unwrapped the package and set it down on the ground. It was a tombstone with every pokemon's name on it that had been at Pokeshank.
"We are here today to honor our dearly departed. These pokemon selflessly sacrificed themselves for the dreams and aspirations of one pokemon. Out of all the souls I have ever met, there's was the most…human," said Mewn. Kara bowed her head, as did Mewn. And then it was over. Mewn just walked off and Kara ran after him.
"Wouldn't have expected that from a soulless pokemon," said Kara. Mewn shrugged.
"Whatever. So Kara, what made you decide to help me?" asked Mewn.
"You psychically projected yourself at me during the day and began rambling on about how I could change my destiny," said Kara. Mewn stopped and looked at her confused.
"That's not possible. I couldn't do that, not with my shackle. I was filing papers all morning, not sleeping," said Mewn. Kara looked confuse.
"Then," she began confused. All of a sudden the image of Mewn reappeared next to the one walking off. But the Mewn's image flickered until a smiling human waved at her.
"Congratulations, you changed your destiny. I'm impressed," said the human.
"Who are you?" asked Kara.
"Many things, The Legend's master, your ancestor, loving husband and father, whichever you prefer. I just wanted to say that I'm proud. Take care of my Legend for me," said the image waving and then it was gone. Kara waved goodbye to the image and then chased after Mewn who hadn't witnessed any of it.
"To whom were you talking to?" he asked. Kara shrugged.
"No one, just myself," said Kara. Mewn nodded and then stopped.
"It's time for me to go now," said Mewn. Kara looked disappointed.
"Stay for awhile, let me get to know you better. You are my pokemon, I could order you to stay," said Kara. Mewn laughed.
"Between you and me, that ain't possible. Goodbye my master," said Mewn. He gave what could be regarded as a smile and then blasted off into the sky and was gone. Kara smiled and walked off back to the mansion. She walked in to a computer and turned it on. She accessed a word processing system and began typing.
What Really Happened to the MewBy: Kara Cummings