Jessica smiled. Gatoris looked at his daughter and grandchild. "How long were you going to keep Alisa from me?" he asked with a smile on his face. Jessica smiled back. "I didn't mean to," she replied. "She had somehow disappeared, and just now came back."

Gatoris smiled, and begin to play with the Pokéball in his hands. "I guess having Edwin is useless now..." he quipped as he took a shot at the nearby trash can. Everyone watched as the button was accidentally depressed when the ball hit the rim of the can and Edwin was released into the trash. Akane was quick on her feet and closed the can. Meanwhile, Edwin was muttering that things couldn't get any worse. Apparently, Gatoris was listening. He took the can to the top of the tallest tower, and chucked it in the direction of the ocean. When Gatoris got back, he quipped "I should have made you take out the trash, Jessica."

In New Mideel, Setsuna was waiting on a young girl to appear. In a flash of white, she appeared. The young girl asked where she was. Setsuna replied "We're in New Mideel, about ten years ago. I chose this time because your father needed to see you about now." The young girl gave her an odd look. "This is shortly after Jessica came back." Setsuna began to explain. "And your father..." "...is feeling he has failed as a parent. You want me here to show him that he isn't a failure." the girl added. Setsuna nodded. "The only problem is I cannot let you tell him who you are until the time is right. Got that?" Setsuna stated. The girl begrudgingly agreed to this. They walked off to the gates of Castle Tonberry.

Gatoris wandered off to the garden on his own. He sat down on the bench and closed his eyes. "Edge... I know you had a helping hand in saving Jessica, so thank you. Please, keep watching over her for me. I have enough angels here to help me." he muttered. As if he had called her, Edge appeared in front of him. "I had nothing to do with her escape, Sir Garret. You saved her." she spoke. Gatoris gave her a puzzled look. "She remembered her birth instead of Pikachu's false memories. Your love for family saved her." she explained. Gatoris looked less puzzled. "Please.. stop calling me Sir! I don't like titles!" he complained. Edge bowed her head. "...I guess you don't like your title of Angelus then..." Gatoris again became confused. "Me? King of the Angels? That's impossible! Although I married Angelina Cara, it was AFTER she gave up her crown!" he tried to explain. Edge smiled. "All will be revealed soon, Sir Garret..." she said as she faded out. Gatoris shrugged his shoulders. If he was Angelus, then Rufus Shinra was still sane. Suddenly, he heard Aerith calling for him at the door. He walked to the entryway once again.

Setsuna had brought a visitor with her. It appeared to be a ten-year-old girl. She had brown hair, blue-green eyes, a familiar face, and she was wearing a black dress. According to Setsuna, she wanted to see him. "Her name is Angelina Arthur..." Setsuna began, but the girl looked unhappy at the mention of her name. She looked at Gatoris, then to Setsuna. "I can't lie to him, Setsuna..." she cried as she ran through the castle. Gatoris sighed and looked directly in Setsuna's eyes. "Nice try, but I know my own daughter when I see her..." he muttered. "Why must you be so protective of time?" he now yelled. Setsuna bowed her head. "I didn't want to affect the future..." she muttered. Gatoris was visibly angered. He made a fist, looked Setsuna in the eye...

...and punched the wall next to him. When he pulled his fist back, it was bloody. "Garret, you know that type of anger leads to..." Setsuna began. "Don't remind me! How the hell do you think I died in my last life?" he yelled back as he held his hand. "And, by the way... I wasn't doubting by abilities as a father. I know that's why you brought Angelise here," he added. Setsuna sighed. "You got me there. That was one reason. The other reason was she wanted to see you. In her time, her mother just died..." she pointed out. Gatoris seemed to calm down a little. "Let me get my hand taken care of, and I'll go find her," he spoke as he walked to the bathroom. When he left the room, Setsuna smiled a little. "He's always been like that..." she reminisced. "...ever since his beginning. He's always put Angelise first, no matter what." Aerith sighed. "I know. He'd rather die than have anything happen to her..."

Edwin had his ear to the door as these words were spoken. An evil smile came across his face. His father now had a way to get at Garret. After making sure he remembered it right, Edwin the left for his home. The only other bonus he came up with was the trout swimming in his pants. That better be a trout in my pants and not a shark, he thought to himself. The fish in question then bit his leg.

Gatoris later found Angelise in the garden. He came in with a bandaged hand. "You okay, Angelise?" he called to her. Angelise looked up. He knew who she was. She now felt bad for letting Setsuna lie to him. "No. I just came to see you, and look at the trouble it caused," she sighed. Gatoris came over and hugged her. "You didn't cause any trouble. Setsuna's just overprotective of keeping time and history in order. I would have understood if you had gone along with it." he affirmed. Angelise looked at his hand. It looked as if he had punched something and injured himself. She asked what happened. "Well... I got upset with Setsuna, and I had two options: punch her or punch the wall. And you know how I am when it comes to striking a lady..." he covered his mouth quickly. Gatoris thought his words insinuated he punched Setsuna. Angelise just smiled and asked if the wall was okay. He let out a small laugh and said that the wall was wishing it was someplace else right now. "You're a goof, dad..." She said through the laughter. He shook his head. "Both your aunts call me that on a daily basis. Could you come up with something else, angel?" he grinned. Angelise looked up at him. "Mom called me that..." she spoke. "What, a goof?" he asked back jokingly. "I know what you meant. It just makes sense she would call you that. You know what your name means, right?" She looked at him. She had no clue that Angelise meant anything in particular. "It means 'the perfect angel'. I believe she was right in naming you that." he explained. Angelise hugged her father tightly. "But I disagree with you. I'm not a perfect angel, mom is..." she said, starting to cry again.

Gatoris hugged her tighter and tried to comfort Angelise. "Your grandma probably already gave you the spiel about me shutting the world out and all that. She's right. You have to let it all out," he began. "Let people console you, let them know how much you hurt. I was miserable most my life after I lost my father because I didn't think anyone cared. Then I admitted to your mother that I loved her. At the time, she said she didn't feel the same way, but I know now she did. I was initially happy when part of her joined me in this life, but then you were born. I wanted so much to be there for you. Your mother and I both grew up without our fathers, and I really didn't want you to end up the same way..." he continued before breaking down in tears. Angelise realized this was a good time to comfort him. "It's okay, dad. I have always felt that you have been with me and mom. And in case you're wondering, I don't feel like you abandoned me. You had things beyond your control that stopped you from being with me," she spoke. Gatoris sighed. "You're right, angel. I wanted, and still want so much to be with you..." he began. "...but you have Angelise, as well as Jessica, in this realm. I want you to take care of my sisters, dad. I can take care of myself," she pointed out. Gatoris sighed and smiled. "Why did you have to get my stubbornness?" he asked.

Pikachu had an evil grin on his face. Even though he had lost his last body, he had made a new one for such an emergency. He smiled more when Edwin returned. After he threw a dead shark aside, he reported in. "Father, I have a plan to get Garret once and for all!" he exclaimed. Pikachu laughed. "You... have a plan... that could actually work? Humor me, son." Edwin explained that a future version of Angelise had come visit Gatoris. He also reminded his father of his Wicked Lady plan that almost worked. "Gatoris would be so distraught from losing his daughter that he would surrender to you!" Edwin laid the beauty of the plan down. Pikachu thought the plan over. He liked the idea. And unlike the similar plan involving Rini, he felt this would work. Then something crossed Pikachu's mind. "...which Angelise was it?" he asked of his son. "...the one from Garrett Mackenzie's life. Angelise Mackenzie," he replied. Pikachu the looked over at his lovely wife, Jigglypuff. She was currently in her human form, and she could easily be mistaken for Wicked Lady. He then thought of an idea. "Rini dear, would you mind helping out with this plan?" She looked at Pikachu, knowing what role she would play. She closed her eyes, and was surrounded by a light. When the light faded, Jigglypuff looked exactly like the Angelina Bradford that Angelise would remember. All the grinned evilly. "Don't worry, angel... mommy's coming..." Jigglypuff smirked.

Later in the evening, Gatoris watched as both Angelises went to sleep. He kissed Angelise Mackenzie on the forehead and sighed. "If there was some way I could change the future... some way to make sure you still had your mother..." he began, "I would do it in a heartbeat, no matter the cost. Your happiness is more valuable than my very soul..." he spoke. Aerith then placed her hand on his shoulder. "Garret... I would give anything to assure that I was there for her... but this I cannot change," Apparently, Angelina had been listening. "But you giving up your soul would only bring her more pain. Some things were meant to be. Maybe it was my time..." she began. Gatoris sighed. "Yes, maybe it was," he began as he stroked his daughter's hair, "but this angel does not deserve to lose one so dear to her..." "Let's just get to bed, honey..." Aerith requested. Gatoris obliged. The day had been long for him. He needed a good rest.

Of course, that was too much to ask.

Meanwhile, back in reality, a shadowy figure entered Angelise's bedroom through the window. The figure gave her a little shake to wake her up. Angelise woke with a start. She looked at the person who had roused her from her slumber. The figure smiled and spoke. "I'm back, angel..." she whispered. Angelise backed against the wall. "It... it can't be you, mom... You died!" she spoke. "Yes, angel. I did die." 'Angelina' said as she closed her eyes. "However, my spirit cannot rest. I regret leaving you. I never properly got to tell you good-bye..." she began to cry. Angelise's fear subsided. She got up and began to hug her mother. 'Angelina' picked her up and held the child in her arms. "Everything's going to be alright, Angelise. I'll always be watching over you." She spoke. Angelise looked up at her mother's spirit and smiled. 'Angelina' then began to sing a lullaby to her daughter. The intoxicating music put Angelise immediately into a deep sleep. "There now, angel..." Jigglypuff spoke, reverting to her normal human form, "I'm going to take you home to meet your real father..." Jigglypuff grinned as she exited back through the window, and out across the moonless night.

Jigglypuff placed the sleeping Angelise in front of the recently-repaired Dark Crystal. Pikachu knew that she would not respond to his lies at first, so he first confused her. Once this was complete, he fed her the lies that Gatoris was not her father. Pikachu inserted himself in this role. He altered Angelise's memories of her mother, as well...

Angelise then woke up. She looked at Pikachu and Wicked Lady (Jigglypuff). She walked over to them and hugged them. "Mom... dad... Gatoris almost had me..." Angelise began crying. Pikachu picked her up. She was dressed similar to her 'mother', with her brown hair in a similar style. He kissed his new daughter. "It's okay, angel. I would never let Gatoris harm you, and you know that," he dictated.

Both Gatoris and Jessica awoke in cold sweats. That was the most horrific dream either of them ever remembered having. Immediately, Gatoris ran to Jessica's room. When she was still there, he sighed in relief. "You okay, Jessica?" he asked of his daughter. "Yes, dad. But my back is hurting..." she spoke. Gatoris hugged her, and felt something... odd about her back. There were welts and scars all over her back. As he touched them, Jessica winced. "That dream must have been a warning..." Jessica pondered. "Could be, but of what?" Gatoris added. Then they got the answer.

Aerith woke up to Angelise crying. She got up and went to her room. When Aerith entered, she picked up her baby and looked around the room. Something didn't seem right. She then checked the bed Angelise Mackenzie had been sleeping in... it was empty. There was nothing odd about that. She could have gone to the bathroom or something. Aerith then felt a breeze, so she shut the window... a window that she had kept closed at all times. It was then when Aerith began to suspect something. When she saw the accidentally discarded shawl near the bed, she began to scream.

Gatoris ran to the room, with a sinking feeling in his heart. When he arrived in Angelise's room, his heart hit bottom. Of all the horrid acts Pikachu had committed against him, this was the lowest one possible. Gatoris' face was blank of all emotion. Suddenly, Garret stepped away from the rest of Gatoris. "This time, the rat has done it," Garret growled. "He has taken my reason for living. He thinks he has won, but I am getting Angelise back no matter the cost..." he continued. Garret picked the shawl up and smelled it. The smell of Wicked Lady's perfume was unmistakable. Before Aerith (or anyone, for that matter) could stop him, Garret walked out the window, following the scent.

Jessica entered the room just in time to see Garret leave. She followed him without saying a word. Zack sighed. "Garret's gone on a suicide mission..." he moaned. "...I've got to follow him to make sure he survives." Aerith was still crying. Actually, it was more of Angelina crying. "Pikachu has my angel... the bastard is going to pay dearly for this..." she cried as she followed the rest, still holding her child.

Pikachu was a little surprised to see only Garret and not Gatoris in his presence. Not only that, but he came unarmed. "Give me my daughter back, bastard!" Garret yelled. He then noticed the girl sitting in Wicked Lady's lap, her back turned. "Your daughter is no more, Garret." was all Pikachu replied. "Don't give me that shit! Your wife kidnapped Angelise, and I want her back!" he yelled back. The rat made a gesture. Garret tried to lunge at him, but felt he could no longer move. "That's low, Pikachu. Even for you." he barked. He then heard a whip crack behind him. "I've been waiting a long time for this moment, Garret..." Edwin scowled.

Jessica saw Edwin about to strike her father. As she went to shield his back, he spoke. "Jessica, I know you want to protect me... but I deserve this. Let him do it." he sighed. Jessica reluctantly backed away from her father. As Edwin readied to crack the whip, the girl in Wicked Lady's lap turned around and spoke up. "You get to have all the fun, brother. I want to take care of this one." Garret immediately wanted to cry, but held back his tears. Edwin gave the whip to his 'sister'. After a test-swing, Angelise began whipping Garret. Every lash broke his skin on the outside and chipped away at his heart on the inside. His eyes began to water up as the pain showed in them. Jessica fell to her knees and cried. She hid her face in her hands, not wanting to see her father hurt like this. halfway through the beating, Pikachu gave Garret his movement back. When the whipping stopped, Garret was still standing. One could not see his back for all the blood. "I admire your strength, Garret. You caught me off-guard. Nonetheless, this place will be your end!" Pikachu boasted. Angelise then came in front of Garret, holding a dagger.

So this was his plan the whole time, he thought. Pikachu wanted his own child to kill him. As Angelise approached him, Garret stopped her. "So, you really are going to kill me..." he spoke. "Yes. Your heart is going to make a nice trophy." she replied back. Of course, there is no heart left within me to make a trophy out of, he thought to himself. Garret then grabbed the hand that Angelise held the dagger with. "That's not how you hold a dagger. I'm surprised your father didn't teach you better..." he said, emotionless. Garret then pointed the dagger to his heart. Angelise suddenly let go of the dagger. "I can't kill you. You're no fun. You're supposed to beg for your life! Why do you want to die so easily?" she spoke. "...someone took my daughter away from me..." Garret sighed. "She was the only reason I lived. This is the only way I can escape the pain of my loss..." Angelise then walked back to Pikachu and Wicked Lady. The rat then walked over to Garret. "I was so hoping the would kill you, but you will die nonetheless." he told. Garret did not care. He had lost Angelise, probably forever. His heart had disintegrated into nothing. The pain was unbearable, and he wanted it to end. Just as Pikachu sliced into Garret's stomach, Angelise grabbed her head in pain. Pikachu knew this was bad news. She ran away from Pikachu, and collapsed next to Jessica.

The Sailor Senshi walked into the room, and Sailor Moon was holding part of the Dark Crystal. She tossed it to the ground. "Your plan is toast, Pika-brainless." she scoffed. Pikachu smiled and pointed at Garret. "Oh, but on the contrary. I have won yet again!" he boasted as he, Wicked Lady and Edwin disappeared. Setsuna rushed over to Garret.

"Is... is Angelise... okay?" Garret asked through the pain. Angelise than hugged her father after she regained consciousness. "Thank you, dad..." she softly spoke through her tears. He looked up at his daughter. The black crescent was gone, and she had returned to normal. "You're welcome, angel..." he replied. "It's just... a shame I... have to leave you now..." "I'm not going to let you die, Garret..." Setsuna spoke up. "This is all my fault. I knew how much you wanted to see your daughter. I also knew how much she wanted to see you. I... I never should of brought her here. All I wanted to do was reward you for all you have done..." Aerith and Zack looked on in shock. "It's okay, Setsuna. I appreciate the reward. My angel is okay now, and that is all that matters." Garret replied as he began to cough up blood. He no longer seemed to care about his own life. Usagi then walked over to him. "Garret, I wish to thank you for everything you have done for me. I will honestly miss you." she said, holding back the tears. Garret hugged her and smiled. "Thanks, Mariah. Be sure to take care of your daughter..." Garret said before collapsing and passing out.