Epilogue:
A young short haired blonde woman smiled happily as her nine-month-old little
girl wobbled her way along the edge of the sofa, 'cruising' towards Mommy with a big toothless grin on her face. When the baby reached her, the mother cheered delightfully and picked up the baby and hugged her tight. At that moment, her husband walked in the door.
"Marcia? I'm home!"
"In here, Mark. I'm watching Janice walk along the sofa."
"Really?" Mark quickly made his way to where they were, his long black hair,
tied in a ponytail behind him, flopped back and forth, so he wouldn't miss the excitement of his daughter walking. The TV was on and it was tuned to "The Trial of the New Millennium." The Team Rocket crime boss, Giovanni, was on trial and had been for the past eighteen months. Today was the big day that the jury would announce their verdict. Both Mark and Marcia watched the screen for a moment, eyes riveted to the jury's foreperson, an older woman in her fifties. Marcia stood up and held onto Mark, looking very anxious. Mark was feeling the same as he held onto her.
"We the jury," the woman started, "find the defendant....guilty on all counts."
A loud cheer went up in the courtroom. The judge pounded his gavel for silence. Marcia put a hand to her lips, whispering softly, her voice quivering a bit as a tear threatened to fall from her eye.
"James...it's finally over."
"Yes," James whispered back. "Oh dear God, Jessie, it finally is."
They hugged each other strongly, crying with joy as their nightmare finally
ended. After letting their tears flow freely, they kissed each other
passionately. Little Janice had crawled over to them and stood up, wanting to be included. They laughed and picked her up joyfully and hugged all together. Now, Team Rocket would be no more and Witness Protection would let them have their lives back. They could live as a family should -- without fear and always together in love.
THE END
