At Professor Kirke's Mansion Party/Advice from Kirke

*(Later, out on the streets of London, Sheeta's family, except Mrs. Judson and the other maids and butlers who stayed home, are driving in a car to Professor Kirke's mansion to attend the Christmas party. And they, along with Sparrowhawk, are now all dressed in evening attires underneath their outer winter attires. Even Cookie is accompanying them. Sheeta is now wearing a gold yellow short-sleeved ballroom dress with poofy sleeves, lacy white trim at the neckline, a gold yellow headband, pale gold yellow stockings, and gold yellow shoes. Olivia is now wearing a light blue cropped tube top with short, off-the-shoulder sleeves, light blue harem pants (Similar to Jasmine's outfit), a gold necklace, a light blue headband, a blue sapphire jewel on a gold brooch, and gold yellow Arabian shoes. Pocahontas is now wearing an indigo sleeveless, strapless, glittering evening dress (Similar to Anastasia's/Anya's French opera dress), a diamond choker around her neck, white arm gloves, navy blue stockings, and indigo shoes. Sosuke is now wearing a brown long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a yellow long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a green sleeveless vest, a white bow tie, brown pants, and brown dress shoes. And Ponyo is now wearing a red short-sleeved evening dress, rose colored stockings, red arm gloves, a red beaded necklace, and red shoes. As Sparrowhawk drove the car, he spoke to his children and Ponyo)*

Sparrowhawk: Now remember, it is important to be on your best behavior tonight.

*(He then eyes Sosuke and Ponyo eating each their own gingerbread cookies)*

Sparrowhawk: (Smiles playfully) That means remembering our manners at dinner, Sosuke, Ponyo.

*(Smiling in an understanding way, Sosuke and Ponyo finished their own gingerbread cookies, and gave their thumbs up in agreement. Then Sparrowhawk speaks to Jenny)*

Sparrowhawk: Jenny, it would be an honor if I had a dance with you tonight, along with Surge.

Jenny: (Smiling) I'd be delighted, Father. Even Surge would agree once we tell him.

Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas: And us?

*(Sparrowhawk smiled softly)*

Sparrowhawk: You, your brother, your sister, and Ponyo have my permission to disappear for a while and meet Professor Kirke about the egg-shaped box.

Sheeta: Thank you, Father. And for the record....

*(Sparrowhawk listened)*

Sheeta: Is it alright if...? I dance with you afterwards?

Olivia: (Agreeing with Sheeta) Me and Pocahontas can dance with Max and Clemont.

*(Hearing them say that, Sparrowhawk calmly hesitated. Noticing that, Pocahontas spoke)*

Pocahontas: Are you alright?

*(Snapping out of it, Sparrowhawk smiled softly again)*

Sparrowhawk: Of course. We shall dance afterwards.

Sosuke: Who will dance with me?

Ponyo: I can dance with you since you *are* my boyfriend.

*(Sosuke smiled, glad to know he's not left out. Finally at the mansion, the Powhatans parked the car in the nearby garage, and then entered the mansion)*

Kirke's butler: Welcome, Powhatan Family.

*(Once inside, the Powhatan settled themselves to the party. And sure enough, Jenny met up with her boyfriend and their friends, who are happy to see her and her family. The first male is a 24 year old muscular man with tanned skin, short spiky blonde hair, brown eyes, and wearing a black long-sleeved tuxedo jacket with a brown silk handkerchief in the left pocket, a green long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a brown bow tie, black pants, and black dress shoes. He is Lt. Surge, the leader of the Vermilion City Gym and Jenny's boyfriend. The second male is a 14 year old boy with short, spiky, black hair, brown eyes, and wearing a blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket with a red silk handkerchief in the left pocket, a pale blue frilly, collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red bow tie, blue pants, and black dress shoes. He is Ash Ketchum. The third male is a 17 year old boy with tan skin, short spiky dark brown hair, shut dark brown eyes, and wearing a blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket with a red silk handkerchief in the left pocket, a pale blue frilly, collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red bow tie, blue pants, and black dress shoes. He is Brock, the leader of the Pewter City Gym and Ash's friend. the leader and brains of the Stallion Eight. The fourth male is a 7 year old boy with short blackish blue hair and wearing black glasses, a brown long-sleeved tuxedo jacket with a yellow silk handkerchief in the left pocket, a white frilly, collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a green bow tie, brown pants, and black dress shoes. He is Max, Ash and Brock's friend. The fifth male is an 8 year old boy who is very young, small in stature, and a child prodigy with pale skin, short pale blonde, medium-length, messy hair that appears somewhat electrified with a lightning-bolt shaped tuft of hair sprouting from the very top of his head, green eyes, and wearing large round glasses which obscure his eyes, a light blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket with a gold yellow silk handkerchief in the left pocket, a gold yellow frilly, collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a navy blue bow tie, light blue pants, and black dress shoes. He is Clemont, Ash, Brock, and Max's friend. The sixth male is a 25 year old man with short black hair, brown eyes, and wearing a black long-sleeved tuxedo jacket with a brown silk handkerchief in the left pocket, a green long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a brown bow tie, black pants, and black dress shoes. He is Koga, the leader of the Fuchsia City Gym and Surge's friend. The last male is a 27 year old half-bald man with short spiky gray hair, brown eyes, and wearing an orange long-sleeved tuxedo jacket with a light yellow silk handkerchief in the left pocket, a light yellow long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red bow tie, orange pants, and black dress shoes, and sometimes wore a tan long wig, a tan fake spiky mustache, and black sunglasses with gray rims. He is Blaine, the leader of the Cinnabar Island Gym and Surge and Koga's friend. The first female is a 13 year old girl with short auburn hair, brown eyes, and wearing a cyan sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, cyan arm gloves, a cyan beaded necklace, and cyan shoes. She is Kaya Ketchum, Ash's little sister. The second female is a 14 year old girl with short orange hair tied in a ponytail on the left side of her head, viridian green eyes, and wearing a purple beaded hair tie, a yellow beaded barrette on the left side of her head, white diamond earrings, a red sparkling sleeveless dress, a white feather boa, and red shoes. She is Misty, Ash, Max, and Clemont's friend and Brock's girlfriend. The third female is the same age as Misty with short light brown shoulder-length hair, navy blue eyes, and wearing white diamond earrings, a red sparkling sleeveless dress, a white feather boa, and red shoes. She is May, Ash, Brock, Misty, and Clemont's friend and Max's older sister. The fourth female is a small, slender, young 4 year old girl with fair skin, short shiny golden-blonde hair tied in a side ponytail with an orange scrunchie, sky-blue eyes, and wearing a yellow short-sleeved ballroom dress, yellow arm gloves, a yellow beaded necklace, and yellow shoes. She is Bonnie, Ash, Brock, Max, Misty, and May's friend and Clemont's little sister. The fifth female is a 14 year old girl with short chin-length honey blonde hair, blue eyes, and wearing a red sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, red arm gloves, a red beaded necklace, and red shoes. She is Serena, Brock, Max, Clemont, Misty, May, and Bonnie's friend and Ash's girlfriend. The sixth female is a 25 year old woman with dark green eyes, short, dark blue, chin-length hair, and wearing a teal green sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, teal green arm gloves, a teal green beaded necklace, a teal green headband, and teal green shoes. She is Erika, the leader of the Celadon City Gym and Surge, Koga, and Blaine's friend. The seventh female is a 27 year old woman with long black ankle-length hair, violet eyes, and wearing an indigo sparkling sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, indigo arm gloves, an indigo beaded necklace, and indigo shoes. She is Sabrina, the leader of the Saffron City Gym and Surge, Koga, Blaine, and Erika's friend. And the last female is a 20 year old woman with long rose hip-length hair in circular stranded pigtails, teal eyes, and wearing a silver sparkling sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, silver arm gloves, a silver beaded necklace, and silver shoes. She is Nurse Joy, the caretaker at the Pokemon Center. The first Pokemon is a short, male Electric-type mouse-like Pokemon with yellow fur, long and pointed ears with black tips, brown eyes, and two red circles on his cheeks that stores electricity, brown stripes on his back and his tail, shaped like a lightning bolt. He is Pikachu, Ash's Pokemon. is a small, female Normal-type fox Pokemon has primarily brown fur, a cream-colored large, furry collar and tip of its bushy tail, short, slender legs with three small toes and a pink paw pad on each foot, violet eyes, long pointed ears, and a small black nose. She is Eevee, Kaya's Pokemon. The third Pokemon is a small, round, male, orange Electric/Fairy-type mouse-like Pokemon with whiskers that are in shape of antennas, which he uses to communicate with far-off allies, orange pouches on his cheeks that charge electricity, a pale yellow belly, round black ears with light yellow insides, a long black tail with a star-like tip that can absorb electricity from power plants or house outlets and then fire electricity from his whiskers, and an aradicular tooth that can be seen on its upper jaw. He is Dedenne, Clemont's Pokemon who is also being cared for by Bonnie. And the last Pokemon is a small, female, Normal-type dog Pokemon with light brown fur, oval-shaped brown eyes, a red nose, an abundance of cream facial fur that can be used for radar (And provides her with information about her surroundings), paws with three toes and blue paw pads, large pointed ears with a tuft of fur near the base of each, fur that puffs out above her paws, a back with a spiky dark blue blaze, and a short, tufty tail. She is Lillipup, Serena's Pokemon. They greeted each other happily)*

Jenny: Hey, everyone!

Jenny's group: Guys!

*(They hugged for a bit while laughing a bit. Then they finished calmly and Joy spoke)*

Joy: We're so glad you made it

Blaine: And our humblest condolences for you and Tenar.

Powhatans: (Agreeing with sad smiles) Yes....

*(Later, while Sparrowhawk is spending time with some of the guests, Sheeta's group, meanwhile went down to the mansion's basement, revealed to be an inventor's workshop of some kind. All decorated around the room are some souvenirs from around the world, including replica fossils of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, and even a lot of books. As they walked around, they looked around for this Kirke fellow)*

Sheeta's group: Godfather Kirke? (Professor Kirke?)

*(Then a figure flew by in the room and perched on a nearby birdstand. The figure is a male avian Normal/Flying type owl-like Pokemon with a round body; brown feathers; a cream-colored belly; large, red eyes; a small, pinkish beak; stubby wings; a fan-like tail with three feathers; black rings (With the lower rims having three protrusions that resemble the teeth on a gear and the upper rims having extensions that resemble the hands of a clock) encircling its eyes; and two pinkish feet (Each with five clawed toes). He is Hoohoot, Kirke's pet owl-like Pokemon. Sheeta's group recognized him and greeted him)*

Sheeta's group: Hello, Hoohoot.

Serena: It's good to see you again.

*(Lillipup barks while Hoohoot hoots in agreement)*

Pocahontas: Do you know where Godfather Kirke is?

*(Then they heard a male voice speak to them)*

Male voice: (Voice-over) He sees everything, which can be a great help to an old man.

*(They turned and saw an old man with short white, coiffed hair, gray eyes, a white goatee, white sideburns, and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a brown long-sleeved patterned business suit with dark forest green insides, collar flap, and sleeve rims, a white long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up business shirt, a black sleeveless vest, a dark red necktie, brown business pants, and black shoes. He is Professor Digory Kirke, the Powhatans' Godfather who took Tenar in when she was a child. Upon seeing him, Sheeta's group smiled)*

Sheeta's group: Hey.

Kirke: Hello, everyone.

*(Then he noticed Cookie on Sheeta's left shoulder)*

Kirke: Who's that little fella?

*(Noticing, Sheeta's group explained)*

Sheeta's group: A new pet mouse for the Powhatan Family and Ponyo.

Kirke: (Impressed) Wow. What's his name?

Max: Cookie.

Kirke: (Curiously) Why "Cookie?"

Bonnie: (To Jenny and Ponyo) Tell him.

Dedenne: (Agreeing with Bonnie) Dedenne

Jenny: Ponyo and I befriended him when we fed him some cookies.

Ponyo: And Sparrowhawk let us catch him so we can keep him.

*(Even Eevee and Lillipup chirped and barked happily in agreement with a nod)*

Kirke: (Understanding) Ah, that's wonderful.

*(He lets Cookie shake his right index finger like they're shaking hands)*

Kirke: Nice to meet you, Cookie.

*(Cookie squeaks a happy squeak. After that's done, Brock changed the subject)*

Brock: Anyway, *(Gestures to Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas)* Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas here needs your help.

Misty: As well as our help.

Kirke: Ah. But I need your help first.

*(He shows them a music box of dancing swans sitting at the desk nearby)*

Kirke: Look at this.

*(He turns the music box on, and the swans are moving backwards instead of forward, even though the music is working fine)*

Ash: Backwards.

Kirke: It's moving backwards.

*(Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas studied the music box carefully with Ash and Serena's help)*

Sheeta: The mechanism must be reversed.

Serena: Looks like it.

*(Lillipup barked in agreement)*

Kirke: But I can't, for the life of me, figure out why.

*(After pondering a bit, Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas perked up)*

Sheeta: May the three of us?

Kirke: (Nods) Please.

*(He turns the music box off and then Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas studied the music box's mechanism. Then realizing along with Olivia and Pocahontas, Sheeta turned to Kirke)*

Sheeta: It looks like the idler wheel has slipped.

Kirke: (Realizing with an impressed smile) Hmm.

Olivia: (Agreeing with Sheeta) It's causing the pinion ring to engage the secondary drive gear.

Pocahontas: And there's one thing that can fix it.

*(She held her hand out to Kirke)*

Pocahontas: Pliers.

*(Kirke gives Pocahontas a pair of pliers and, with Sheeta and Olivia's help, Pocahontas worked on the music box's mechanism carefully. Then once finished, Pocahontas placed the pliers on the desk)*

Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas: There.

Clemont: (Nods to Kirke) Try it.

Dedenne: (Agreeing with Clemont) Dedenne.

*(Kirke turns the music box back on, and to everyone's impressed smiles, the music box is working properly this time; The swans are moving forward now)*

Kirke: (Giving a soft smile to Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas) Clever girls. I knew you could do it.

Kaya: (Nods in agreement) We all did.

*(Then Kirke turns the music box off)*

Kirke: Alright. Now with my help, you say. Why did you come down here to find me?

*(Realizing, Sheeta then pulled out her, Olivia, and Pocahontas's egg-shaped box from her dress pocket)*

Sheeta: Olivia, Pocahontas, and I need your help with something.

Olivia and Pocahontas: With this.

*(They give the egg-shaped box to Kirke, and after he accepted it, he looked at it with a soft nostalgic smile)*

Koga: Sheeta, her siblings, and Ponyo tell us you might know of that egg-shaped box.

May: And they can't open it.

Kirke: I haven't seen this in a very long time.

*(He looks at Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas with a soft smile)*

Kirke: I made it for another clever girl.... Who came to live with me after she was orphaned at a very early age, after her parents were killed in a housefire.

*(Sheeta's group gave calm sad smiles, knowing who Kirke is talking about)*

Sheeta's group: Mother. (Mommy/Tenar.)

Kirke: Yep. You know, when she first arrived that time, she wouldn't leave her new room. Spent day and night locked away, her head buried in her books.

*(Sheeta's group got interested, for they heard of this for the first time)*

Sosuke: That's interesting to know.

Ponyo: What did you do to win her over?

*(Kirke showed the egg-shaped box)*

Kirke: I left this outside her door. And, over time as grew accustomed to her new home here, she came to trust me.... But most importantly, herself. And now she's given it to you, Olivia, and Pocahontas, as part of her deathbed will.

Olivia: But she never left us the key to it.

Jenny: Which is why we came to ask you for help.

Surge: Is there any way we can open it?

*(Hearing them, Kirke smiled softly, understanding their predicament)*

Kirke: Your predicament is understandable. And you must miss her terribly.

*(Sheeta's group nods)*

Kirke: (To Sheeta's group) I know I do. *(To the Powhatan children)* And I can't imagine how your father must feel.

Sheeta's group: (Agreeing) Yeah....

Ash: We are, after all, trying to cope over our loss for Tenar.

Pikachu: Pikachu.

Kaya: Like any caring family member and friend would.

*(Even Eevee chirped in agreement. Then they changed the subject calmly)*

Kirke: Remember, Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas, some locks are harder to pick than others. *(Looks at the egg-shaped box)* And I'm afraid this one is especially tricky. Especially with a pin tumbler like this.

Sheeta's group: Yes.

Pocahontas: We tried.

*(They softly chuckled a bit. Then a bell from the clock rang, getting their attention and making them realize)*

Kirke: (Realizing) Oh, it's time.

*(He gives the egg-shaped box back to Sheeta, who puts it back in her dress pocket)*

Kirke: Here, you run along and I'll be up shortly. It's Christmas Eve. It's going to be a magical night.

*(He winks at them. Giving a nod in agreement, Sheeta's group then left the basement to return to the party. After they're gone, Hoohoot lets out a soft hoot to Kirke, who replied back with a soft smile)*

Kirke: Yes, I know, my friend. It won't be easy. But it was the Powhatan children's mother's dying wish.... So, go keep an eye on them and their friends.

*(Hoohoot nods and then flew away to go do his duty while Kirke got himself ready to appear at the party)*

***Coming up: After a rude guest rudely berates Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas for being "Selfish" when they, mostly Sheeta, and Sparrowhawk hesitate to dance together, Sheeta's group then leave to go calm themselves. Then afterwards, it's time for the children at the party to follow their gift strings to their gifts. After Sosuke, Ponyo, Jenny, their group, and Cookie receive their gifts, Sheeta's group then follow Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's shared gift string to a secret room they've never seen and/or been to before.***