From: Maria Rocket <mobius101@aol.compactpika> Subject: [PW!] From Air to Sea Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 >Maria opened her eyes to the image of a roughed-up looking, green haired >young >Rocket. "Hello, Maria. I've been looking for you." > >"Shard? You don't know when to quit, do you?" said Maria with a faint smile. > >"Apparently that's something we have in common. Look, the only way I even >got >this far is that before Raven was ATR and I was TR, we were firends. Some >friend he's turned out to be. Anyways, I came to apologize... There's a man >in >your life already, I should have known that. Anyways, I guess... Maybe you >should name the girl Takara. It was my sister's name." With that, Shard >turned to walk away. > >"You don't have to go," said Maria softly. > >"I don't?" said Shard. > >"No... Stay." said Maria. "I... Sure.." smiled Shard >weakly, as he sat down. "What is this, Sunday Brunch!?" Estro popped up behind Shard looking especially anxious. "In case you haven't noticed, there's a bunch of brain-dead, suicidal ATR pointing guns at us!!!" Shard blinked. "Oh yeah..." He sprung to his feet. "Then we'll fight them!" "Yeah!" Estro cheered. "Even if we get shot up like swiss cheese!" "Yeah!" Estro cheered weakly. "Even if they break every bone in our bodies!" "Uh, yeah!" "Even if they poke our eyes out and use them for their twisted ATR experiments!" "Um...yeah..." "Even if they rip our insides out and use them as party favors!!!" Shard cried. "...yeah?" "YEAH! Show them what Team Rocket's made of!" "YEAH!" Estro cried out, getting into the spirit of things. "So go out there and get 'em!" Shard pushed Estro out into the horde of ATR. "YE---AAAAAHH!!!!" Shard winced as Estro ran into a full-scale scrape. "Ooow....that looks painful." He turned back to Maria. "While this brave rookie gives his all for his team, what say we get the heck outta here?" Mimic popped up between them from out of nowhere in a flash of light. "Out of here? Mimic think that good idea before ATR stop for good." He scooped up Maria into his arms again, causing her to cry out in alarm for a moment. She was still trying to gather the twins securely against her. "Whoops..." Maria regained her bearings and looked around. "I just hope you have a good grip.... So, now what?" And the island began to shake even more violently than before. "I had to ask." "Take chance, since babies born now..." Mimic took a quick look around. And it flashed. Just as Shard and Estro turned to notice. "HEY!!!!" Maria sweatdropped as she saw Shard, Estro, and two unknown ATRs leap at them. And the world flashed... And everything disappeared. Aaaaaaaannd then it reappeared! A chilly wind. Maria blinked from where she had her face huddled against Mimic's chest. She could feel his warmth, and the slight squirming from the two bundles she held. She could hear the babies protest a bit at the either the teleport or the sudden drop in temperature. Then she heard a few men screaming, followed by a loud splash. Mimic did a take as two ATR and Estro went careening past him, and straight off the pier. They went straight into the harbor waters. "Umm... Look like Mimic pick up hitchhikers." He turned as Shard also skid past, but barely managed to keep himself from following the others. "I'm dizzy..." Shard swayed for a moment. Then he blinked and looked around. "Hey, where are we?" Mimic glanced up the harbor, where he sighted a familiar cruise ship docked nearby. "If that SS Anne, then this probably Vermillion." He searched the area with his eyes. "Mimic feel and follow friends presence...no find them now though. At least away from island now." He looked down at the now quiet Maria in his arms. "Maria okay?" Maria nodded. "Yeah...just waiting for the world to slow down a bit." She was nearly on the verge of sleep, and her eyes were heavy. She couldn't remember the last time she'd hadn't been moving, and she was exhausted, considering she'd just given birth to twins, merely minutes before. Mimic eyed the SS Anne again. "Maybe should away on ship before anyone else find...give time to recover." "MmmHmmm...." Maria murmured. She curled the arm not holding the twins around his neck. Half asleep, she snuggled her head under his chin. A little shiver went through Mimic. Not quite sure why, he closed his eyes and brushed the side of his cheek against her dark hair. Shard raised an eyebrow at Mimic, who looked away and blushed despite himself. "Well, isn't this cozy... Now I've seen everything." "Mimic very much doubt that..." Mimic thought aloud as he gathered up Maria and the twins more securely. He had a family now... It wasn't as if he hadn't had family before, but now...it was different somehow. Although he wasn't tired in the same way Maria was, he also felt the need to set down for awhile and let it all soak in. "But to matter on hand, Shard know of way to get on SS Anne?" Shard crossed his arms uncertainly, and shifted his gaze from Mimic to the cruise ship. He glanced off to the side with a frown, then back again. "Well...I dunno. ...Maybe..." Suddenly there was a loud thunk on the wooden walkway beside them. A soaking wet Estro was trying desperately to claw his way up onto the pier. Two ATR were hanging on either side of him like two rabid pirana. "Hey! Don't leave meeee!" Mimic and Shard sweatdropped. TBC? ~Maria R "Psy yie yie..." --- http://purplestudio.webjump.com --- "R is for Rrrah...Rrrah...Rocket!" - Meowth --- Rocketshipper Forever! --- TEOTWAWKI