Medusa's Threat/Running Away

*(Later that day, a cruel-looking young woman is riding along the sidewalk on her bicycle towards the Heartilly-Leonhart household. She is a slender (Yet potbellied) woman with fair skin, short, red hair, light green eyes, red manicured fingernails, and wearing a red sleeveless dress, clear lavender stockings, red lipstick, lavender eyeshadow, false black eyelashes, and purple high heeled shoes. She is Madame Medusa, the said woman that Rockruff bit for hitting the poor puppy Pokemon just because he chased her cat. Anyway, as she rode their bikes, Medusa is livid for what happened earlier. After arriving at the Heartilly-Leonhart Farm, she parked her bike and went up to Squall, who just finished re-painting the white fences)*

Medusa: Squall Leonhart?

*(Squall noticed and got confused)*

Squall: (Confused) Madame Medusa?

*(She walked up to Squall, carrying a basket)*

Medusa: I wish to speak with you and your wife about your stupid daughters!

Squall: (Confused) Really? What did our daughters do wrong?

Medusa: I was bitten on the leg by their barbaric dog Pokemon just because that thing was chasing my cat.

*(Realizing that’s what Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi tried to tell him and the others earlier, Squall tried to joke around to try and cheer the woman up)*

Squall: (Jokingly) Oh, so Rockruff took a chew on you, huh?

*(He chuckled at first, but then stopped when Medusa gave a dagger glare at him calmly)*

Squall: (Sighs) Alright. What is it you want?

Medusa: I wish to discuss this in the house.

Squall: (Nods with a shrug) Very well.

*(They go inside. Later in the family room, Peach, carrying Rockruff, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi arrived to hear what Medusa would say to their concern as Medusa spoke to Rinoa and Squall. Even the Jellybean Scouts, with Edward and Raj cleaned up from the mud, were watching the whole thing)*

Medusa: That dog Pokemon is a menace! I wish to take it to the sheriff to be put down.

Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi: Put down?!

Daisy: No way!

*(Peach ran up to the Jellybean Scouts for support)*

Peach: We won’t let her, right?

Jellybean Scouts: (Agreeing) No, we won’t.

Squall: I agree. Right, dear?

*(Rinoa nods in agreement)*

Peach: See, guys. It’s just that Rockruff bit her *(Points at Medusa accusingly)* because she attacked him first over her dumb cat!

Daisy: That’s right!

Mario: It turned out that her cat stole Rockruff’s favorite toy out of spite and he chased him because he wanted it back!

Luigi: But we got it back nonetheless!

*(Medusa butted in in anger)*

Medusa: If you don’t hand over that cur, I will bring a lawsuit and take away your home! There is, after all, a law that protects people from dogs that bite.

*(Rinoa spoke up in Rockruff’s defense)*

Rinoa: But Rockruff’s gentle with gentle people!

Medusa: That’s for the sheriff to decide.

*(She hands Rinoa and Squall a written piece of paper, much to Rockruff, Peach's group, and the Jellybean Scouts’ concern)*

Medusa: Here’s his order allowing me to take that dog Pokemon. Unless you want to go against the law.

*(Rinoa, Squall, and the Jellybean Scouts looked at the paper and sighed in defeat sadly, much to Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff’s concern)*

Squall: I’m sorry, guys.

*(Rockruff and Peach's group got shocked and concerned)*

Rinoa: I’m afraid poor Rockruff has to go now.

Lazlo: We can’t go against the law.

Medusa: Now you’re seeing reason!

Daisy: That can’t be right….

*(Medusa picks up the basket she brought and held it out to Peach)*

Peach: Now put that thing in the basket so it won’t attack me or my cat again.

*(Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi got angry)*

Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi: No way!

Peach: None of us won’t let you take him!

*(Peach slaps the basket aside, shocking everyone, except Daisy, Mario, and Luigi)*

Daisy: Just go away!

Mario: Or maybe one of us will bite you ourselves!

Rinoa: Guys!

Peach: (Ignoring Rinoa) You wicked old witch!

*(Peach then turned to Rinoa in desperation while preventing Medusa from grabbing Rockruff from her)*

Peach: Mom, Dad, guys, please don’t let them take Rockruff! Stop them!

Rinoa: Squall, just put him in the basket.

Daisy: No!!

Clem: We can’t lose this farm!

*(Squall sadly took Rockruff out of Peach's arms, despite her trying to stop him and sadly placed Rockruff in the basket, much to Peach’s anger and sadness. She, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi tried to grab the basket, but the concerned Jellybean Scouts grabbed Peach's group and took them outside. After they were gone, Rinoa and Squall glared at Medusa and Rinoa shouted at her)*

Rinoa: Madame Medusa! Just because you think you own this county, doesn’t mean you have the power to run the rest of us! For so long, I wanted to say some bad things about you, but being a Christian woman, I won’t say it!

Squall: I do! You are a wicked witch!

Medusa: Now, now, you did the right thing. Now if you’ll excuse me, I must head to the sheriff.

*(She walked out, smirking. Outside, Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi saw them and tried to stop them, but the Jellybean Scouts held them back in concern)*

Luigi: Let go of us!

*(But to no avail, the four watched helplessly as Medusa left with Rockruff in the basket and pedaled away. As Peach's group collapsed on their knees in sadness, they were released as Rinoa and Squall came out)*

Daisy: This just can’t be right.

Peach: (Sadly) Rockruff was my best friend.

Luigi: And now he’s gone.

Mario: Never to be seen again.

*(Daisy, Mario, and Luigi got up and started walking into the house sadly when they see the Jellybean Scouts, feeling guilty, trying to cheer Peach up)*

Lazlo: I’m sure you’ll find a new dog. Especially similar….

*(But Peach got up and savagely exploded at them in anger, shocking them)*

Peach: STOP IT!! I bet that law she made was fake! And you did nothing to help us at all! I tried to tell you before, but you didn’t listen! Nothing ever works with you when it all comes down to brains, courage, and heart! Nothing!

*(Feelings hurt, the Jellybean Scouts walked away sadly, silently crying in tears. As Rinoa and Squall went up to Peach in anger, Peach turned to them in anger as well)*

Squall: Peach! This attitude won’t bring Rockruff back to us!

Rinoa: That’s right! It’s not like I’ll magically make it go away!

Peach: But I’m serious! That order has to be fake!

Rinoa: Then what are we supposed to do, go to the sheriff and ask him “Did you order Medusa to take Rockruff from us?!”

Peach: It wouldn’t hurt!

Squall: Peach, please stop shouting at us!

Peach: Why should I?! You were never there for me or Daisy! All you do about here is work and ignore us, and worst of all, you never understand us, appreciate us, or ask us what we want!

Rinoa: Peach, please! Stop overreacting! It’s not the end of the world!

Peach: I don't care!

*(Rinoa, Squall, the Jellybean Scouts, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi got shocked at Peach’s response. Squall and Rinoa then got angry and both pointed at the door)*

Squall: Young lady, you’re grounded!

Rinoa: And stay in your room until tomorrow!

Peach: You know what? Gladly!

*(She stormed up to the front porch to Daisy, Mario, and Luigi, who looked concerned. Even the Jellybean Scouts looked sad and concerned)*

Peach: I hate you all and I never want to see you all ever again!

*(A short pause, then Peach, realizing those mean words she said, melted her anger away and storms inside with angry and sad tears as Daisy, Mario, and Luigi goes in with her. Rinoa and Squall’s anger melted away slowly afterwards, and they, along with the Jellybean Scouts, looked at each other in concern, guilt, and sadness. Elsewhere, Medusa continued pedaling away. Suddenly, Rockruff, from inside the basket, pushed the flap harder until it popped open. Once it's opened, he jumped out of the basket and ran back to the Heartilly-Leonhart Farm. Back in her and Daisy’s bedroom, which is on the first floor, Peach sobbed quietly with her face buried in her face as Daisy, Mario, and Luigi comforted her. Suddenly, the four heard a cute familiar bark and they see Rockruff jump up to the bedroom window and onto Peach’s bed. Peach stopped crying and hugged him happily as Daisy, Mario, and Luigi got happy as well)*

Peach: Rockruff, you came back!

Daisy: How did you do it?

Mario: Who cares how he escaped? He’s back with us!

Luigi: Yeah.

*(Suddenly, concern dawned on the four and Peach hugged Rockruff in concern)*

Peach: Wait a minute. Medusa might come back for you.

*(Realizing Peach’s right, Daisy quickly grabbed his and Peach’s gold yellow and pink backpacks respectively and she and Peach began packing some clothes)*

Daisy: We have to get out of here!

Peach: We have to run away, far away from here!

Mario and Luigi: Agreed!

*(After packing Peach and Daisy's clothes, Peach's group and Rockruff secretly snuck out of the room and noticing Rinoa, Squall, and the Jellybean Scouts working some more outside without seeing them, packed some food, including two slices of chocolate cream pie, as well, and snuck out of the farm. They then head to Mario and Luigi’s house and secretly packed some food and clothes for Mario and Luigi in their red and green backpacks respectively as well. Then they leave and ran down the sidewalk, hopefully to get away from all the trouble and Medusa)*

***Coming up: Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Rockruff meet up with an old friend of Heartilly-Leonhart's named Professor E. Gadd, who shows them the wonders of the world, and secretly gives advice to return home with a little white lie. Then, a twister hits and little do Peach's group know, their journey begins there.***