The Lantern Festival/Serena, Ash, and Kaya’s Sob Story

*(At the gates leading to the Wizard, the citizens are clamoring as a guard is trying to calm them down. He is a huge male Koopa king with short red hair, red eyes, yellow and beige scaled skin with the head colored green and beige and the head has two white horns on each side, a yellow tail with white spikes, a huge green turtle-like shell with white spikes, and black cuffs with small white spikes around the neck, shoulders, and wrists. He is Bowser, the Koopa King and the guard Popple, Team Rocket, and the Fearsome Four conned before)*

Bowser: Alright, fess down!

*(The crowd continued to clamor until....)*

Bowser: QUIET!!!!

*(The crowd calmed down)*

Bowser: I can assure you that the Wizard has gotten matters into his hands now.

*(The crowd slowly gave in as he explained this)*

Bowser: And to assure you, we are safe. So you can all go back to work on the festival and have nothing to worry about.

*(The crowd then left to resume working on the festival. Serena’s group then approached Bowser)*

Bowser: What do you want?

Serena: We like to see the Wizard immediately.

Elise: Can you let us in please?

Bowser: First of all, he’s busy at the moment! Second, nobody can see the Great Oz! Not nobody, not no how!

*(He glared daggers at Popple, Team Rocket, and the Fearsome Four*)

Bowser: And I’m sure he especially won’t want to see you eight rip-off artists!

Christopher: Actually, about that, they’re sorry.

*(He and Serena's group turned to Popple, Team Rocket, and the Fearsome Four with smiles)*

Serena’s group: Right?

Popple and Fearsome Four: (Nods in agreement) Right!

Popple: Seen the light.

Bowser: I guess I’ll accept your apology somewhat, but not nobody, not no how!

Kaya: But you don’t understand!

Serena: This is important!

Ash: That’s right!

Tiger: And we got a permit for the occasion.

*(Bowser got agitated)*

Bowser: NOT NOBODY, NOT NO HOW!!!!

*(Realizing he shouted, Bowser chuckled a bit in embarrassment and spoke normal)*

Bowser: Sorry. Now run along, uh…?

Serena: I’m Serena Makino.

Ash: I’m Ash Ketchum.

Kaya: I'm his sister, Kaya Ketchum.

Pikachu: The name's Pikachu.

Lillipup: Lillipup.

Eevee: Eevee.

Elise: And I’m Elise.

*(Bowser got surprised)*

Bowser: Wait, you mean, Maleficent and Sugar Plum's Serena, Ash, Kaya, and Elise?

*(They nod. Then Bowser grumbled in annoyance as he thinks it over and then he gave in)*

Bowser: Fine! I’ll tell the Wizard you wish to see him. In the meantime, wait out here and enjoy the festival, and I’ll announce you at once when the festival’s over.

*(He goes through the gates and closed them as the group got happy)*

Jiminy: Isn’t it fantastic?

Jessie: We’ll be announced at once after the festival!

Jiminy: I'm gonna become a great conscience!

Pinocchio: I’ll have a brain in no time!

Fender: And a heart!

Popple: And me, Jessie, and the boys will have our cafe and toy store!

Team Rocket and Fearsome Four: Yeah!

Elise: And I’ll learn my true heritage!

Christopher: And I’ll become a mechanic on flying things and a knight of Emerald City!

Tiger: I’ll have courage soon!

Fievel: And I’ll become the best fighting partner ever!

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: And Lillipup, Pikachu, Eevee, and us will be home in time!

Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee: That's right.

*(The group looked at Serena, Ash, Kaya, Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee in confusion)*

Megavolt: What do you mean, “In time?”

James: Even I'm confused.

Serena: (Shrugs) Oh, nothing. We’re just excited.

*(Fievel then changed the subject, speaking to Tiger and getting everyone's attention)*

Fievel: Anyway, Tiger, what would you do if you had courage finally?

Tiger: Why, I'd become king of my home forest like a lion.

*(The group got interested)*

Group: Really?

Tiger: Yep! Long live the king.

*(Deciding to play along with Tiger's daydream under Tiger and Fievel's silent request, Popple then turned to the citizens who overheard Tiger's announcement in interest)*

Popple: Cue the fanfare!

*(Then the fanfare played loudly by the trumpet players. Seeing everyone wanting to watch this entertainment, Serena's group encouraged Tiger to show his dream, and he gladly does through song)*

Tiger: **If I were king of the forest**

**Not queen**

**Not duke**

**Not prince**

Fievel: And not duchess or princess.

Tiger: **My regal robes of the forest**

**Would be satin**

**Not cotton**

**Not chinze**

**I command each thing**

**Be it fish or fowl**

**With a roof**

**And a roof**

**And a royal growl**

*(He makes a playful nyah, making everyone chuckle a bit, amazed by this performance)*

Tiger: **As I click my heels**

**All the tree would kneel**

**And the mountains bow**

**And the bulls kowtow**

**And the sparrows**

**Would take wing**

**If I**

**If I**

**Were king**

**Each rabbit would show**

**Respect to me**

**The chipmunks genuflect**

**To me**

**Though my claws would lash**

**I will show compash**

**For every underling**

**If I**

**If I**

**Were king**

**Just king**

*(Then everyone sang with Tiger)*

Everyone: **Each rabbit would show**

**Respect to him**

**The chipmunks genuflect**

**To him**

Bushroot: **And his wife**

**Can be Queen of the May**

Tiger: **And I'd be monarch**

**Of all I survey**

*(Then everyone proceeded to pretend to treat Tiger like a king, even a citizen picked up a nearby green empty flower pot and lets Fender accept it and smash the bottom off with his axe to make it a shape of a crown. After that, Fender crowns Tiger with it as everyone bows to him and Elise and Jessie placed a dark green satin carpet on him like a kingly robe)*

Tiger: **Monarch**

**Of all I survey**

**Mooooooonarch**

**Of alllllll**

**IIIIIII**

**Surveeeeeey**

*(Then Serena's group proceed to ask away playfully)*

Kaya: You're majesty, if you're a king, you wouldn't be afraid of anything anymore?

Tiger: (Boasting) Not nobody, not nohow!

Pinocchio: Not even a rhinoceros?

Tiger: Imposterous!

Popple: How about a hippopotamus?

Tiger: I'd trash him from top to bottomous!

Serena: Suppose you met an elephant?

Tiger: I'd wrap him up in cellephant!

Fender: (Imitating Katie Couric) What if it were a brontosaurus?

Tiger: I'd show him who's king of the fores'!

Everyone: How?

Tiger: (Pretending to be shocked) How?!

*(He takes his "Robe" off and proceeds to ask away)*

Tiger: Courage. What makes a king out of a slave? Courage. What makes a flag on a mast to wave? Courage. What makes the elephant charge his tusk, in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage. What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage. What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage. What makes the hottentot so hot? What puts the ape in apricot? What do they got that I ain't got?

Everyone: Courage.

Tiger: You can say that again.

*(Then they concluded the song)*

Tiger: **For courage is**

**The king of kings**

**For courage**

**I'd be king of kings**

**I'll be hailed all around**

**I'll be throned and crowned**

**By every living thing**

**If I**

Everyone: **If he**

Tiger: **If I**

Everyone: **If he**

Tiger: **Were king**

Everyone: **King**

*(Suddenly, Rabbit cleared his throat and made his announcement, getting their and the citizens' attention now that the song is over)*

Rabbit: Evening is here! Anybody who wishes to talk to King Richard and Queen Luna before we light the lanterns, come on up!

*(Christopher turned to Elise and the others)*

Christopher: Wait until you meet the king and queen themselves!

Serena’s group: Really?

Christopher: (Nods) Yep! They're nice.

*(They then head over to the courtyard where Richard and Luna are lighting the beacons while the citizens resumed what they're doing and Tiger removed his "Crown" and gave it to a citizen who accepted it)*

Male citizen 3: I'll keep it for you.

Tiger: Thanks.

*(Tiger caught up with Serena's group and then Richard and Luna noticed them approaching upon lighting the last beacon and greeted them)*

Richard and Luna: Hello, guests.

*(They notice Christopher)*

Luna: Christopher, you didn’t find our daughter yet.

Christopher: Not yet, but I found a girl that looks like her!

Richard: Really?

Luna: Where is she?

*(Elise approached calmly to them. They look at each other in silence for a while and they smiled politely)*

Luna: Pleased to meet you. I’m Queen Luna.

Richard: And I’m King Richard.

Elise: My name is Elise.

*(Luna and Richard got interested and surprised)*

Richard: That’s strange. Our daughter’s name is Elise, too, but her full name is Elise Oriana III. And her birthday’s today as well.

Luna: And your face looks like her from her baby picture. And you have an amulet similar to our daughter’s.

Richard: Could it be…?

*(A short pause. Then they shrugged)*

Elise, Luna, and Richard: Nah.

Luna: Anyway, we like to let you know that you and your friends will always be welcome in Emerald City.

Richard: Anytime.

*(The group nods happily. After getting to know each other, the group and Luna and Richard understood each other)*

Luna: I hope you’ll accomplish your dreams, everyone.

Richard: Indeed.

Luna: Well, shall we celebrate the festival?

Richard: It’s starting already.

Serena’s group: Yes, you’re majesties!

*(The group went to the courtyard and joined in the festivities, such as dancing, drawing and painting from Elise, reading a lot of interesting books, eating some delicious food for the festival, and Elise even earning a green flag with an image of a golden sun that resembles a golden flower. As soon as night came, Rabbit shouted his announcement)*

Rabbit: Everyone, it’s time to light the floating lanterns! Anybody who wishes to ride the ship in the lake to see the lanterns’ reflection, come aboard!

*(The citizens and the group cheered. Then the group boarded the ship with some citizens on board, carrying their own lanterns. Elise got happy and excited)*

Elise: I can’t wait to see it up close finally.

Kaya: I know.

Serena: You’ve been waiting for so long.

Popple: And then what happens with you?

Elise: Well, then we’ll see the Wizard when it’s over and our dreams come true.

Ash: Exactly.

*(Then, standing on the stand of the courtyard, Luna and Richard then lit their lanterns with soft sad smiles, and then they lightened up their soft smiles and gently released the lanterns into the air as they floated away into the sky. Soon, the citizens joined in and more lanterns flew into the air. Even the group on the ship joined in. Serena, Ash, Elise, and Christopher watched with calm passionate smiles along with the group as Elise and Serena began singing)*

Elise: **All those days**

**Watching from the windows**

**All those years**

**Outside looking in**

**All that time**

**Never even knowing**

**Just how blind I’ve been**

Serena: **Now we’re here**

**Blinking in the starlight**

**Now we’re here**

**Suddenly, we see**

**Standing here**

**It’s all so clear**

**That Elise’s**

**Where she’s meant to be**

Serena and Elise: **And at last**

**I see the light**

**And it’s like**

**The fog has lifted**

**And at last**

**I see the light**

**And it’s like**

**The sky is new**

**And it’s warm**

**And real and bright**

**And the world**

**Has somehow shifted**

**All at once**

**Everything is different**

**Now that we see you**

*(They turned to Ash and Christopher, who smiled passionately in return. Glameow then silently encouraged Elise to tell Christopher how she feels for him, which she then does)*

Elise: Hey, Christopher. I understand you’ll marry the princess, but….

Christopher: I understand.

*(Elise got calmly surprised)*

Christopher: I’m starting to think that maybe you and the princess might be in common, so…. I like you too.

Elise: (Smiles) Then I wish you and the princess luck.

*(Christopher smiled back. Serena and Ash then spoke to each other)*

Serena: When we get home…?

Ash: It’s a date.

*(The group gave a smile and a thumb’s up for the six. Then Ash and Christopher began singing)*

Christopher: **All those days**

**Chasing down a dream**

**All those years**

**Believing in hope**

**All that time**

**Never truly seeing**

**Things that is possible**

Ash: **Now we’re here**

**Suddenly we know**

**Now we're here**

**Suddenly, we see**

**If they’re here**

**It’s crystal clear**

**We’re where we’re meant to go**

*(Serena and Elise joined in)*

Serena, Ash, Elise, and Christopher: **And at last**

**I see the light**

Ash and Christopher: **And it’s like**

**The fog has lifted**

Serena, Ash, Elise, and Christopher: **And at last**

**I see the light**

Serena and Elise: **And it’s like**

**The sky is new**

Serena, Ash, Elise, and Christopher: **And it’s warm**

**And real and bright**

**And the world**

**Has somehow shifted**

*(The group watched on with calm passionate smiles at the two couples)*

Serena, Ash, Elise, and Christopher: **All at once**

**Everything is different**

**Now that I see you**

**Now that I see you**

*(They and the group sighed softly. Later, after the lanterns were done and everyone disembarked from the boat, the group walked through the courtyard and back to the gates. Suddenly, Bowser came out with a smug smile, although the group didn’t know why he is smiling smugly)*

Popple: So, we’re in?

Quackerjack: Are we seeing the Wizard?

Bowser: I got good news and bad news.

*(The group got confused)*

Bowser: The good news is I told the Wizard you want to see him. However, the bad news is that he says “Go away!”

*(The group got surprised and then angry)*

Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee: Why?!

Elise: You promised!

Bowser: Ah-ah-ah! I never promised anything. I only said I’ll announce you. So, in that case, go home!

*(He gives a smug “Harrumph,” went through the gates, and closed them. The group got angry and disappointed)*

Serena’s group: Go away….

*(They turned their backs to the gate slowly and sat down at the steps)*

Pinocchio: So, we came all the way here for nothing. That stinks!

James: Sorry.

Jessie: Not you! Our predicament!

*(They see Serena, Ash, and Kaya looking down in sadness suddenly)*

Elise: Serena, Ash, Kaya?

Popple: You okay?

*(Serena, Ash, and Kaya tried to be positive)*

Serena: Oh, yes.

Ash: Um, we can deal with this.

Kaya: That's right.

Lillipup: (Flatly) Serena….

Pikachu: (Flatly) Ash....

Eevee: (Flatly) Kaya....

Christopher: You said earlier “Be home in time.”

Meowth: What did you mean?

*(Remembering those words she said, Serena, Ash, and Kaya got glum slowly and remained silent. Concerned, the group tried to think of a way to cheer them up)*

Quackerjack: Hey, Ash, girls?

*(He entertained with his Mr. Banana Brain doll to try and make them laugh)*

Quackerjack: You will definitely love this joke! *(In high-pitched voice)* What kind of dessert does tea like? A cupcake.

*(He chuckles a bit in his normal voice, but Serena, Ash, and Kaya did nothing. He then got confused)*

Quackerjack: I thought it was funny.

*(Then he perked up)*

Quackerjack: This could help!

*(He makes a goofy face by using his fingers to stretch his mouth, hoping to make Serena, Ash, and Kaya laugh. Still Serena, Ash, and Kaya remained depressed. Then Quackerjack got concerned and let go of himself)*

Meowth: That didn't work either.

Quackerjack: It usually does.

Tiger: How about I purr and nyah?

Fievel: Nothing’s working for Serena, Ash, and Kaya, Tiger.

Fender: Yeah.

James: What they’re upset about is not seeing the Wizard.

Jessie: That’s right.

Lillipup: Something must be making them sad somehow.

Pikachu: Lillipup, Eevee, and I noticed it since yesterday.

*(Elise, Popple, and the Fearsome Four decided to take their turn, for the second time for Quackerjack that is, to cheer Serena, Ash, and Kaya up and sat beside her, with Elise about to speak first)*

Elise: You know, Serena, Ash, and Kaya? I’m sure your parents are home praying for your….

*(Ash then got angry and snapped)*

Ash: No, they’re not! The reason I believe they have no time to find me, Serena, Kaya, Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee is because me and Kaya's mother and Serena's mother are dying!

*(The group, except Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee, got surprised. What is Ash talking about)*

Meowth: (Flatly glaring) Temper, temper, temper....

*(Ash then realized his temper and went glum again)*

Ash: Sorry.

*(Then they see Serena slowly, and calmly, break down crying and becoming teary-eyed)*

Christopher: It's alright, Ash. But your shouting made Serena....

Serena: (Crying) That's not why. It's just.... *(Sobs)* I was so happy earlier, and now....

*(She sniffles as she pulled her handkerchief out)*

Serena: (Crying) I thought me, Ash, Kaya, and our Pokemon are going home!

*(She broke down crying calmly as she wiped a tear from her left eye with her handkerchief. Seeing Serena crying, the group comforted her)*

Fievel: Aw, don't cry, Serena.

Fender: We'll try and get us to the Wizard.

Pinocchio: We certainly are.

*(Serena sobs softly as she hugged herself in comfort, clutching her handkerchief in her right hand. Seeing this, Ash and Kaya sadly comforted Serena while Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee comforted her in concern and the group got confused even more)*

Elise: What do you mean, “Dying,” Ash?

Quackerjack: What happened?

Popple: Something terrible?

Meowth: Would you please tell us?

Megavolt: We told you our problems; What about you? What are your problems?

*(At the gates while Megavolt said this line, Bowser, having heard Ash yell and Serena starting to cry, opened the gates silently and peeked to listen in confusion. Back with the group, Kaya spoke up finally)*

Kaya: (Sadly) You really want to know?

*(The group nodded. They need to know how to make Serena, Ash, and Kaya happy again. Then Kaya sighed sadly and she, along with Ash, began their explanation)*

Kaya: It all started back home in Topeka, Kansas. Me, Serena, Ash, and our Pokemon were walking ourselves home from school, and a cruel woman named Lady Tremaine’s cat, Lucifer, stole Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee’s favorite toys out of spite.

Ash: Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee chased him and got it back, but Tremaine hit the three with a broomstick. Then Lillipup and Eevee bit her on the leg and Pikachu shocked her in retaliation, and Tremaine threatened to report to the sheriff their so-called attack and have them put down.

*(Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee gently placed their paws, and Pikachu's hand, on Serena, Ash, and Kaya’s laps in comfort as Ash continued)*

Ash: Anyway, we raced home to tell our family and friends, but they were too busy to listen.

*(Serena, after her tears are temporally gone due to wiping them away, joined in after she sniffled)*

Serena: (Sadly) Then Tremaine and her family came along and claimed that they got an order from the sheriff to take Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee from us, which Ash, Kaya, and I believed is fake.

Ash: And then our family and friends fell for it and gave Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee to them anyway. After they were gone, we got in a fight….

*(He closed his eyes tightly to fight the urge to cry, and then opened them again)*

Ash: And the last thing Serena, Kaya, and I said to them was “I hate you and I never want to see you again.” Then Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee, having escaped, came back and we ran away from home to escape Tremaine and our problems.

Kaya: But then we met our old friend, Professor Samuel Oak, who showed us cool things from the world and then we consulted his crystal ball and….

*(She lets out a sob)*

Kaya: (Voice starting to break) He told us our mothers are suddenly having heart attacks, and are dying from it.

Ash: (Voice starting to break) Like they’re dying from broken hearts.

*(The group, feeling bad for Serena, Ash, and Kaya, began to become sad too. Even Popple, James, Meowth, and the Fearsome Four shedded tears as well. But the seven wiped them away, snapping out of their teary-eyed reaction)*

Popple: Then what happened?

Meowth: That lead your house coming here?

*(Serena, Ash, and Kaya tried to fight their tears)*

Serena: (Voice breaking) We tried to go back to them, but….

*(She sobs)*

Ash: (Voice breaking) A twister hit, taking us away from them.

Kaya: (Voice breaking) And that’s how we got here with the house.

*(The three finally broke down crying as tears flooded their eyes, spilled down their cheeks, and Kaya buried her face in her hands as she continued to sob uncontrollably while Serena, continued to cry, buried her face in her handkerchief and Ash, also continuing to cry, hid his tear-filled eyes under the bill of his hat as the group got concerned and sad)*

Serena: (Crying) However, I’m beginning to understand *(Sniffles)* that our mothers and everyone were always there for us!

Ash: (Crying) It's true, they were so good to us.

Kaya: (Crying) And we never realized and appreciated it, hurting them like that!

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: (Crying) And it’s all our fault!

*(Serena sobbed uncontrollably again with her face still buried in her handkerchief as the group looked on in concern and sadness and then began comforting her and the crying Ash and Kaya. The three noticed while still continuing to cry and even Kaya hugged Elise for comfort, which she hugs back in comfort. Seeing this, Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack tried to fight their sadness and tears that is coming again, heartbroken by the fact that Serena, Ash, and Kaya are crying for their mothers and wanting to go home, and also heartbreaking that it reminds them of losing their own mothers on the separate days they died. And to the group now, they are thinking the same thing; No wonder Lillipup, Pikachu, Eevee, and mostly Serena, Ash, and Kaya wanted to go home badly. Then Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack tried to stay positive and cheered up)*

Megavolt: (Voice breaking) Don’t cry, Ash, girls.

Meowth: (Voice breaking) It breaks our hearts to see you cry like that.

Quackerjack: (Voice breaking) Just be cheerful.

Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack: (Starting to cry) Like us!

Kaya: (Crying) But what if we don’t?

Ash: (Crying) We’ll never see our mothers again as long as we live if they're dead.

Serena: (Crying) Ash and Kaya have a point. This is utterly hopeless!

*(She blows her nose on her handkerchief)*

Serena: (Crying) And if they’re dead, we’ll never forgive ourselves! Never, never, never!

*(She, Ash, and Kaya sobbed some more as Kaya continued to hug Elise for comfort, which Elise still does. Popple, Christopher, and Elise then spoke up with sad smiles)*

Popple: Ash, girls….

Christopher: It's not utterly hopeless. So don’t cry....

Elise: I’m sure your mothers might be saved….

*(Serena, Ash, and Kaya calmed their sobbing down after hearing her and looked at her with their tear-stained eyes and cheeks to see Elise giving a sad smile. Even Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack, watching this in an saddened way, listened)*

Elise: Who knows? Maybe they nursed them back to health.

*(Even Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee agreed)*

Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee: That is possible.

*(Popple, Jessie, and James, with sad smiles, placed their hands on Serena, Ash, and Kaya’s shoulders respectively in comfort, making the three turn to them, Bushroot, Liquidator, and a still saddened Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack)*

Popple: (Nods in agreement) She does have a point.

Jessie and James: Indeed.

*(The Fearsome Four nods in agreement too with sad smiles with Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack on the brink of crying. Noticing this with the group, Serena, Ash, and Kaya asked away)*

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: (A little sadly) What's wrong, Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack?

*(Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack calmly sniffled as tears slowly flooded their eyes and then they cried calmly)*

Quackerjack: (Sniffles, crying calmly) Reminds me, Meowth, and Megavolt of us losing our mothers on the separate days they died.

Meowth: (Crying calmly) And if that's the case, *(Sniffles)* we, too, know what it's like to lose someone.

Megavolt: (Sniffles, nods) Yes.

*(Meowth, Quackerjack, and Megavolt wiped some of their tears away and gave sad smiles, eyes filled with tears still)*

Megavolt: (Crying calmly) It’s like you told us; Our mothers wanted us to be happy for them and everyone else without them.

Meowth and Quackerjack: (Crying calmly) That's right.

*(Serena lets out a soft sob and begins to wipe her eyes calmly as she sniffled and sadly smiled)*

Serena: (Tearfully composing herself slowly) That’s so sweet of you to say that.

*(Even Ash and Kaya sobbed softly with sad smiles and wiped their tear filled eyes with their fists)*

Ash and Kaya: (Tearfully composing themselves slowly) Thank you.

*(Seeing Ash and Kaya still crying while Serena composed herself, despite that they're also still crying, Megavolt and Quackerjack then pulled their handkerchiefs from their pockets and held them out to Ash and Kaya respectively. Even Meowth, while smiling tearfully, patted Serena in comfort)*

Meowth: (Sniffles, crying calmly) Chin up.

Quackerjack: (Sniffles, crying calmly) Children first. I know you both said we need them more, but we'll make an exception on this.

Megavolt: (Sniffles, crying calmly) Come on. Blow.

*(Calmly and sadly smiling softly, Ash and Kaya accepted the handkerchiefs and blew their noses on them and wiped their tears away and they started to feel better slowly. Then Megavolt and Quackerjack re-accepted the handkerchiefs again and blew their noses next on them and wiped their tears away as well)*

Serena: (Starting to feel better slowly while fiddling her handkerchief, to her friends) Everyone, thanks for returning the favor to comfort us back. *(Eyes Megavolt and Quackerjack, who are brushing their tears clean from their eyes)* Especially you, Megavolt and Quackerjack. *(Eyes Meowth composing himself)* And Meowth.

Ash: (Starting to feel better slowly) You're the best friends we ever had.

Kaya: (Starting to feel better slowly) Without a doubt.

*(After Megavolt and Quackerjack finished wiping their tears away, they and Meowth sniffled one last time while letting the last of their tears plop from their eyes after blinking them away and they gave a soft smile to Serena, Ash, and Kaya, feeling better now)*

Meowth, Megavolt, and Quackerjack: You’re welcome.

*(Bushroot suddenly noticed something behind them and asked)*

Bushroot: What are you crying for?

*(The group and even Serena, Ash, Kaya, Meowth, Quackerjack, and Megavolt, now cheered up slowly, got confused)*

Pikachu: But you saw Serena, Ash, Kaya, Meowth, Quackerjack, and Megavolt just….

Bushroot: Not them, that guy.

*(They noticed and saw Bowser moved to tears from the whole thing)*

Bowser: (Crying) Because that was the saddest story I ever heard! So please, Serena, Ash, Kaya, Meowth, Quackerjack, and Megavolt, do what your friends say and don’t cry anymore!

*(The group continued to watch in confusion)*

Bowser: (Crying) About the Wizard saying “Go away,” it was a lie because I wanted to get even with Popple, Team Rocket, and the Fearsome Four! He actually said to let you in and see him! So go on in! And Serena, Ash, Kaya, Meowth, Quackerjack, and Megavolt, about what you just said about losing your mothers; I also miss my mother who lives far away from me as well!

*(He cries uncontrollably as he opened the gate some more and walked away. Surprised and happy now, the group and even Serena, Ash, and Kaya got up and Serena, Megavolt, and Quackerjack puts their handkerchiefs back in their pockets)*

Popple: Well, what do you know?

Jessie: The usual sob story worked on a cold-hearted guard.

Liquidator: (Agreeing) Especially the tearfully comforting each other moment.

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: Shall we?

Serena's group: Yep!

*(The group then gathered their courage and entered past the gates slowly, finally going to see the Wizard)*

***Coming up: Serena’s group finally present their dreams to the Wizard himself, but then he agrees to give them their dreams, on the condition that they kill Maleficent and Sugar Plum, bring him Maleficent’s wand, and find the lost princess and the stolen DNA matcher that will determine if Elise is the lost princess. Later, Serena's group redevelop their confidence by their own encouragements.***