J-Awesome_One

James woke up the next day. He was excited because he and Ame were gonna go on a date today. He thought about what he should do. He pondered on it for a while and then remembered something about Cerulean City. There was a dating spot there that a lot of people go to. So he decided to pack a basket and have a picnic there. He got up and got ready for the day. He then searched for a basket and a blanket. When he got those, he started to make some lunch for her and him. Ame walked into the kitchen and could see James making food and putting some into the basket. Ame: Morning James. How- James: Ahh! -hides the basket and food- Ame: was your sleep? James: It-It was good! Ame: Umm… everything ok? James: Yes. I’m just… you know… this is part of the date I have planned for us. Ame: Ohh! I’m sorry! Let me get breakfast and I’ll get out of here. James: Ok. That’d be appreciated. I hope you don’t think I’m mean or something for this. Ame: -chuckles- It’s ok. You’re just trying to keep the surprise for our date. -grabs some food- Alright. You go finish up what you’re doing. I’ll go into the living room. -leaves the kitchen- James: Phew. Almost got ca- Nanny: Hi James. James: Ahh- Ohh. It’s just you Nanny. Nanny: -chuckles- Indeed it is. What are you doing? James: Well, I’m making food and gonna put it in this basket ans then take Ame out for a picnic. Nanny: Ohh. Is this a date? James: Yea. I asked her out last night. Nanny: Told ya it’d work out. James: Well it’s just a date. It’s not like she’s my girlfriend right now or anything. Nanny: Maybe so but you got her to agree on a date. James: I suppose that’s true. Nanny: I’ll let you get that done. James: Thanks. James finished up making the food for the picnic and grabbed some soda from the fridge and placed everything into the basket. He was quite happy with himself. He looked at the clock. It said it was 1 in the afternoon. He went into the living room and called for Ame. James: Ame! Ame: Yea James? James: L-Let’s go on our date now? Ame: -chuckles cutely- Ok. Let’s go then. Ame got up from the couch and headed over to James. She smiled at him cutely as she walked passed him. James’ face turned red from his infatuation with her. With the basket in hand, he opened the door for her, went out and then went to the date spot. Ame: So? Where you taking us? James: Well there’s this spot near Cerulean City. It’s a pretty popular dating spot. I thought we’d have a picnic there today. Ame: Ohh! It sounds exciting. James: I hope it is. Ame: Aww. Don’t worry about it James. Just be you. James: I will! I mean… I am! Ame: -chuckles cutely- I’m sure you will. They continued their way towards the spot James was taking them. It was a nice, quiet walk. Sometimes Ame would look at James and smile at him and he would awkwardly smile back at her. She kind of liked that about him. It took about an hour but they finally made it there. It was a really nice spot. There were a couple of lakes with beautiful scenery. Ame absolutely loved the place. Ame: Wow! James: Do you like it? Ame: Yes! It’s beautiful! James: Good. I was afraid you wouldn’t. Ame: Are you kidding me? It’s been a while since I’ve seen something like this back in Reborn! It’s refreshing. James: Ohh. I see. Well, let me get everything ready. James put the basket down and took the blanket out and laid it onto the ground. Ame sat down on the blanket as did James. He started to pull out everything out of the basket and set it on the blanket. He made a lot of sandwiches and also brought cake. Ame: Ohh wow. This all looks good. James: I hope it is. I really want to impress you. Ame: Well you’re doing a good job already. That brought James’ confidence up some. The 2 started to eat their sandwiches. Ame was very impressed with how good they tasted. A half hour into the date, they started to play fight with each other and chase each other around the area. It was quite adorable to say the least. After about an hour of that, the 2 came back to the blanket and laid down on it next to each other looking up at the sky. Ame: You know… it feels like forever since I’ve had a day like this. This place is so… so full of life. James: Is Reborn really that bad? Ame: Yea… I’ve tried everything I could to get it back to how it was but no luck so far. James: Well I’m sure you’re trying your best. Ame: Sometimes I wonder if I am. Maybe I can do more or- James: Nonsense. I can tell you’re a very caring person and that you care not only for the people of Reborn but the whole Region itself. Ame: Thanks James… Really. It feels good talking about this stuff. I can’t really talk about it with people over there. James: Why? Would they get mad at you for it? Ame: No. A lot of them are trying to help me fix Reborn as well and I don’t want to put add my problems onto them. I mean they have a lot of problems as well. James: Ohh. I see. I can understand that. Ame: Yea. I can’t believe all of this has happened though and… it… James could see that she was fighting back tears but eventually 1 slipped out of her eye and started to roll down her cheek. James reached into his pocket and pulled out a hanky and wiped the tear off of her face. Ame looked up at James and smiled at him. The 2 laid back down but closer, with Ame laying her head on James’ arm. She felt better now and also liked that James was giving her comfort. The 2 laid there in silence for a bit.. James: Ame? Ame: Yea James? James: How many people have you got to go to the Reborn League? Ame: A few but not as much as I wanted to. Not a lot of people want to go to a Region when 1 of the words you use to describe it is post apocalyptic. James: Yea. It does sound frightening when you say that. Ame: I guess I’m just used to it by now that it doesn’t bother me. James: So… how would you feel about 1 more person going to the Reborn Region? Ame: I’d love it! But who would go? James: Well… Ame: Wait James. Do you mean you? James: I’ve been thinking about it so you brought it up and I wanna go on adventure. I know it sounds scary with how you’re describing it but- Ame: Thank you James! Ame jumped on top of James, giving him a big hug. James returned the hug. He never felt this close with someone before. Ame then stared James in his eyes and he stared back at hers. After some more time cuddling, they could see that it was starting to get late. The 2 started to clear up the area. They folded up the blanket and put it, as well as the trash, into the basket. But as their back was turned, they heard 2 voices. ???: Prepare for trouble! ???: Or make it double! Ame: Wait. Was that- James: No way! The 2 turned around and could see 2 Team Rocket Grunts standing there in front of them. A man and woman. Surprisingly, James knew 1 of the grunts. James: Geoff?! Geoff: Wait… James?! Female Rocket Grunt: Look, I don’t care if you 2 know each other or not! Hand over your Pokemon! James: No way! Geoff: Heh! Do you think we’re asking you punk?! What are you doing here with that girl anyways?! Trying to go wow her?! Failing at it most likely. Ame: Excuse me but he’s a better boyfriend than you’d ever be to any girl. James: Wait. B-Boyfriend? Female Rocket Grunt: Last chance! Hand over the Pokemon or else! James: I know where this is going! Let’s go Cacnea! Geoff: Fine! I need some payback against you anyways! Go Pikachu! Female Rocket Grunt: Go Golbat! Ame: Well I’m not standing on the sidelines here! Let’s take care of these Rockets Vulpix! Female Rocket Grunt: What the- What’s wrong with your Vulpix?! Ame: Huh? James looked at the Vulpix and noticed that it was white instead of red. He knew exactly what was going on with that Vulpix. James: Ohh. They never saw an Alolan Form. Ame: Ohh. I see. Well it doesn’t matter! James, you and that other guy seem to have history with each other. You deal with him and I’ll deal with the girl here! Female Rocket Grunt: Don’t think you’ll beat me! James: Hmph. Let’s make this quick! Cacnea! Pin Missile! Geoff: Pikachu, Thunderbolt! The 2 attacks collided but surprisingly the Thunderbolt blasted past and struck Cacnea directly. Normally, this would have hurt Cacnea severely but thanks to its training with Gardenia, it didn’t really feel all that much. Geoff: What the- James: Heh. Revenge won’t be yours today Geoff! Cacnea! Drain Punch! Cacnea: Cacnea! Cacnea threw a vicious Drain Punch would landed a direct hit on Pikachu and instantly knocked it out. Geoff was shocked at how James and his Pokemon had gotten. Geoff: Grrr! Return Pikachu! Don’t think this will ever be over James! Ame: Vulpix, Powder Snow! Vulpix: Vul! Female Rocket Grunt: Argh! Return Golbat! We don’t have any Pokemon left! What do we do!? Geoff: Hmph! Well I don’t know about you but I’m getting out of here! Female Rocket Grunt: Yea! That’s the best option right now! The pair then ran away from James and Ame. James felt glad about how good his Cacnea battled there. And he had that rush of battling again. He liked that feeling. He was impressed with Ame’s strength as well. James: Nice. You seem to be a good battler Ame. Ame: You too James. I could feel your passion for battling show there. You definitely fit right in for the Reborn Region. James: Well I plan to accept that challenge! Haha. But… I’m sorry that our date got ruined by them. Ame: Ohh it’s ok. I wanted to battle anyways. They just gave me a reason to now. James: Well you did battle good. Ame: Thanks. Well let’s go. We don’t need to be late getting back to your grandparents house. James: Right. James bent down and picked up the basket and the 2 started to walked back to Nanny and Pop-Pop’s house. Ame came closer to James. James didn’t really know what to do. Then, he felt her hand intertwine with his. They were now walking down the road holding hands. James was super excited. The picnic, the cuddling, her calling him her boyfriend and now this. It felt almost too unreal. By the time they got back, it was evening time. They came back inside of the building. James’ grandparents were resting in the living room. Ame: Well James, I’m gonna go to my room. Can you meet me in there when you’re done here? I need to tell you something. James: Sure. Ame: Ok. Good. Ohh. And thank you for letting me stay here. It was really nice of you for putting me up here. Pop-Pop: No problem. Nanny: Anytime sweetheart. Ame went back to her room. James took the trash out of the basket and placed them into the trashcan. Before James went to Ame’s room, he remembered what he told her about going to Reborn. So he went to the living room. Nanny: So? How was your date James? James: It was- Pop-Pop: Date? Nice job James! James: Heh. Thanks. It was actually really good. Until Team Rocket showed up. But we dealt with them swiftly. Nanny: Well good. It’s been about a year since you’ve quit. I can’t believe you ran into them again. James: Well, it’s all behind me now. Ohh yea. Umm… I have something to tell you both. Pop-Pop: What is it? James: I’ve… decided to travel with Ame to the Reborn Region. Nanny: -chuckles- I knew you’d make that decision. James, you do whatever you want. Just remember we’ll always be here for you. Pop-Pop: Yea. Do your best of there! James: Thanks you 2. I love you both. Well, I’m gonna head to Ame’s room. She wanted to speak to me before bed. Nanny: Alright. Night James. See you off tomorrow. James: Night you 2. James left the living room and headed for Ame’s bedroom. He was kind of nervous on what she wanted to talk to him about. Did Team Rocket ruin the date? He didn’t know but he was about to find out. He made it to her room and knocked on her wall. She signaled for him to come in. James: Hey Ame… Look, I’m really sorry our date got interrupted and- Ame: James, you really don’t need to apologize. Like I said before, it didn’t ruin anything for me. I just wanted to say thank you for a good time today. James: Ohh. Well you’re very welcome. Hey… when we were dealing with those 2 earlier, you called me your boyfriend… Did you mean it? Ame: I sure did. I wouldn’t have said it if I didn’t mean it. James: Ohh… Ohh wow… I have a girlfriend… I have a girlfriend! Yea! Ame: -chuckles- And I have a boyfriend. James: Alright. Well… I’ll let you go to sleep. I’m sure we gotta get up early to get to the train. Good night. James turned around to leave but he felt Ame tug on his arm. He swung around looking at her face to face. He was getting lost in her beautiful eyes. What happened next though, he wasn’t expecting. She came up to him and passionately kissed him. He was surprised but he returned the kiss back. When they stopped, they were both blushing. James: Wow… I was not expecting that. Ame: Well… I think you deserved it. -chuckles- Well night James. Have a good night sleep. James: You too hun. James exited her room and started to head for his room. He couldn’t believe that not did he have a girlfriend but he got to kiss her too. Then he realized he would be going to a new region with her as well. He started to get giddie but he didn’t want to lose it right now over all of that. He made it to his room where all of his Pokemon were. Before going to bed, he decided to have a quick talk with them. James: Alright gang. I need to talk to you all real quick. Tomorrow, we’re going to the Reborn Region to have an adventure. This is gonna be new for all of us but I think it’ll be exciting and fun. I want you all to have a good nights rest ok? All of his Pokemon agreed and went to their beds and quickly fell asleep. James changed into his sleep attire and got under the covers. He felt like he was too excited to fall asleep but he eventually did, dreaming about what kind of adventures he’d be having once he got over there.

@Q-Jei Thanks! Yea. I thought the lack of backstories of "James Is Blasting Off To Reborn" was a bit rushed and plus, that was around the time I was just getting into the story telling. And honestly, I feel as if some of the things James did in that 1 he wouldn't do for real. And yea. I was debating on if he would actually do that to his parents or not. He can be mean but I don't think he would do that to his parents. Now if it was Jessebelle's mansion, I would have definitely had James blow it up. Lol. But yea. Thanks again! Most likely, I'll be uploading PE8 later today. Was quite busy today so I couldn't get 1 up. But I am in the middle of writing it now. Glad you're enjoying it!

Ohh. Well I always try to change the story whenever I do a Written Story run.

Ahh. Well I guess this story is... half canon? I mean a lot of his Pokemon were still at TR HQ and with where the anime is right now, that's canon too. I did keep the mom and pop canon until the end of that episode. And everything else is original.

Maybe I'm missing something or just being stupid but... what is AU territory?

It had been a full year since James quit Team Rocket and lived with his grandparents. He continued helping them take care of sick and injured Pokemon. While he enjoyed it, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat empty inside. Like something was missing. He wanted to go on a Pokemon journey. He never really got to go on 1 when he was younger. His grand parents could see it in his face that he wanted to. 1 day, the 3 of them were eating lunch together. Nanny: This is some good lunch you made hunny. Pop-Pop: Thank you. James: Yea. It’s great… Pop-Pop: What’s wrong with you James? James: Well I don’t want it to sound rude… Nanny: Nonsense. Tell us what’s on your mind. James: Well… I love helping you both with the Pokemon here but I really wanna go on a Pokemon Adventure. I just don’t know where. Pop-Pop: Ohh. Is that all? Well of course you do. Ever since you’ve been helping us around here, I could see a fire being lit under you for wanting to go out and explore a region and for battling as well. Nanny: Hun, if you want to leave here and go on a journey, we won’t resent you for it. We love you and always will. James: Thank you Nanny and Pop-Pop. I just don’t know where though… Nanny: I’m sure something will come up. Would you mind doing something for me though? James: Sure. What is it? Nanny: Would you go to the nearest PokeMart and get some medicine for the Pokemon here? James: Of course! Pop-Pop: Thanks James. Here’s some money. James: Alright. See you both soon. James finished up his lunch and left for the PokeMart. Luckily, Cerulean City wasn’t that far from where they were. When he got to the mart, he went in and started to look for the medicine that some of the Pokemon needed. When he went to turn around, his heart felt like it skipped a beat. His eyes laid on the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She had white hair and was wearing a white shirt with dark purple pants. She also had wristbands on each wrists. James took a deep breath and walked over to her. He wanted to make a good 1st impression. James: H-Hi there. Woman: Hmm? Ohh. Hi there. James: H-How are you doing? Woman: I’m doing ok. And you? James: I’m great! Woman: Uhh… -nervously chuckles- That’s… Wait. James: Huh? Woman: Aren’t you James? James: Wait. You know who I- Woman: From Team Rocket?! James: What?! Wait! No! I’m not! At least not anymore! Woman: Everyone! Ja- -mumbling through hands- Everyone turned to where the noise was and saw that James hand his hands over this woman’s mouth. He noticed and tried to stay calm. James: -nervously chuckles- Sorry about that. She… She likes to joke around like that. Sorry for interrupting your day. We’re going outside! James quickly pulled the woman to the outside where luckily not a lot of people were this day. He then took his hands off the woman’s mouth. She looked very mad. Woman: I don’t know what kind of game you’re trying to pull but I won’t let you- James: I quit Team Rocket! I’m not with them anymore! Woman: Ha! You won’t trick me that easily! James: I’m serious! I’m not with them anymore! Look at how I’m dressed! Woman: It’s a disguise! James: Can you please just listen to me?! Please?! If you still think I’m with them then fine but give me a chance! Woman: Hmm… Fine. Explain. James told the mysterious woman everything that happened from the time he quit Team Rocket up to this point in time. When he was done, the woman was still questioning to herself if he was telling the truth or just trying to deceive her. Woman: So let me get this straight. You quit Team Rocket a year ago and you’re not helping your Nanny and Pop-Pop taking care of sick and injured Pokemon? James: Yes. I’m so serious about it. Woman: Hmm… Well… You do seem like a good guy now. And you haven’t tried anything for the past hour. Maybe you are telling the truth. James: I know it’s hard to believe but I wasn’t enjoying being apart of Team Rocket anymore. Plus, I started to not feel right about stealing Pokemon. Woman: The way you say that… You truly mean it don’t you. James: Yes. I do. Woman: Well… Alright. I trust you. James: Thank goodness. Woman: I’m sorry. James: It’s alright. I guess I should expect it but that hasn’t happened for a while now. Woman: Well still. I apologize. James: Well… thanks. -nervously laughs- James emotional feelings for this woman returned. He felt all flustered and nervous. The woman could tell from the way James’ face looked. Woman: Are you ok? James: Y-Yes! Yes I am! Ame: Right… Anyways, my name is Amethyst but everyone calls me Ame. James: Ohh. Right. I never asked for your name. Sorry about that. That’s a pretty name though. I mean… Uhh… Ame: -chuckles- Thanks. James: S-So what are you doing here? Ame: Well I was here to buy medicine before that whole fiasco took place. James: Ohh yea. Right. Ame: But I’m not actually from here. Or even this region in fact. James: Then where are you from? Ame: Have you ever heard of a Region called the Reborn Region? James thought about it for a moment. He thought back to all the regions he went to before but the Reborn Region sounded new to him. James: Can’t say I have. Ame: Doesn’t surprise me. James: Why’s that? Ame: Well after the catastrophe that happened years ago, no 1 really hears about it anymore. James was really curious about this place now. It sounded mysterious and interesting, but also a little scary. He than had an idea. James: W-Well are you staying anywhere close here? Ame: I’m not sure. I actually just got here a little bit ago. See, the only way to travel to Reborn is by train. So I took the train from Reborn to Johto’s Goldenrod City and then I traveled to Olivine City and took the S.S. Anne to Vermillion City and then I came up here to do some shopping. I didn’t really look anywhere to stay yet. James: Wow. That’s quite the journey. Well… Why don’t you stay at my grandparents for a bit? Ame: Ohh. Thank you for the offer but I don’t want to impose. James: Nonsense! They won’t mind. Ame: Are you sure James? James: Yes! I mean… Yes. I’m sure. Ame: -chuckles- You’re weird James but I like that about you. Well, if you’re sure about it, let’s go. James: Ok. But shouldn’t we buy the things we were here to buy? Ame: Ohh yea! I almost forgot! Thanks for reminding me. James: No problem. The 2 went back inside the PokeMart and bought what they were getting and then went on their way to James’ grandparents house. James felt his heart pounding harder and faster with each second he was with her. But it wasn’t because of how he was feeling for her. He was also interested about this Reborn Region. He finally got enough courage to ask her something. James: S-So Ame. Ame: Yes? James: What exactly are you doing here in Kanto? Ame: Ahh. I’m actually here to find trainers to go to Reborn to take on the Reborn League. James: Is that so? It sounds interesting and challenging. Ame: It is. But as I said before, thanks to the catastrophe that occurred years ago, not a lot have come to challenge it. James: Too afraid huh? Ame: Yes but I don’t blame them. James: You seem to be an important person there. Ame: I am. I’m in charge of the whole thing up there. The Reborn League that is. James: Wow. That’s impressive. All I’ve ever done is cause trouble with Team Rocket… Ame: Don’t beat yourself up about it. You chose to get out of that life and now you’re helping Pokemon with your grandparents. I say you’re doing great now. James: Heh. I suppose… Thanks Ame. Ame: No problem James. James: And here we are. Ame: Wow… Your grandparents live here?! James: Yea. Why? Ame: It’s huge! James: -nervously chuckles- I guess. Come on in and I’ll introduce you to them. James and Ame walked into the house. His grandparents were in the living room watching some tv resting when the 2 came in. Nanny: Hey James. Did you get the medicine? James: Yep. Here you go. -hands the medicine to Nanny- Nanny: Thank you James. Pop-Pop: Who do you have there with you James? James: Uhh… Ohh yea! Umm, this is… Ame! Ame: Hi. I ran into your grandson here at the PokeMart. He offered to let me stay here. I hope that’s ok? Nanny: Of course dear. Any friend of James is a friend of ours. Let me get the other guest room made up for you deary. Pop-Pop: No no. Let me do it. You need rest my dear. -gets up and goes to the guest room- Nanny: Well why don’t you 2 sit down? Ame: Thanks. James sat down on the couch and Ame sat right next to him. His face turned red. He couldn’t believe that she was sitting right next to him. His grandma could see this and giggled a bit to herself. She knew what was going on there. Nanny: So where are you from Ame? Ame: I’m from the Reborn Region. I take it you never heard of the place? Nanny: Can’t say I have darlin’. Ame: Understandable. Not a lot of people have since the catastrophe. James: You keep talking about that. What happened exactly? Ame: Well… earthquakes hit a lot of the place and now? It’s just not the same as it used to be. Nanny: Oh my! That sound terrible dear. I’m sorry. James: Yea. Me too. Ame: It’s ok. I’m actually here to find more trainers that are willing to take on the Reborn League. Nanny: Well that sounds challenging dear but I’m sure you’ll find some. Ame: Thanks ma’am. Pop-Pop: Well, your room is all made up. Ame: Thank you. You’re all too kind. Nanny: Nonsense. We just do what’s right. Would you like to join us for dinner? Ame: I’d love to! Pop-Pop: Alrighty then. Come on James. Help me out. James: Alright Pop-Pop. Ame: Would it be ok if I helped too? Pop-Pop: Sure if you want. Ame: Great! Nanny: Ohh this’ll be nice. The 4 of them went into the kitchen and started to make the dinner for the night. James felt as if he was getting closer and closer to Ame as they prepared the meal for that night. He liked the way she smiled and how she laughed. And she was really beautiful. After they made the food, they sat down and ate dinner and exchanged stories with each other. Apparently, Reborn used to be a really nice place before all of this catastrophic stuff happened. After dinner, Ame helped clean the dishes. Nanny: Thank you for the help dear. Ame: Ahh. It’s no problem really. It’s the least I can do for letting you all let me stay here. Pop-Pop: Speaking of which, how long you gonna be here for? Ame: Ohh! I forgot to tell you that. I leave in 2 days. Nanny: Well that’s no trouble at all. Ame: Good. Pop-Pop: James, I think you should show Ame to her room. James: Sure! Nanny: Uhh… before you do that, can I steal James for a bit Ame? Ame: Sure. I’ll be right here. Nanny took James over by the corner of the room. He was confused on why she did that. James: -talking softly- What is it? Nanny: -talking softly back- You like her. James: I- You- I don’t- Nanny: Shh shh shh. Keep your voice down or she’ll hear you. James:… Is it that obvious? Nanny: -chuckles- Yes. But it’s ok. But I can also tell that you have an itch to go to this Reborn place. James: I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t. Nanny: If you wanna go, then go. Me and your grandfather will be cheering you on. James: Hmm… I’ll think about it. I’ll make my decision tomorrow. Nanny: Whatever you want dear. Also, I would tell her your feelings as soon as possible. James: Why?! Nanny: Never know what her response will be. She might like you back. James: I guess so… Nanny: Now go take her to her room. James went over to Ame and escorted her to the room she would be staying in for the next 2 nights. They made it to her room. She absolutely loved it. She went over to the bed and jumped on it. Ame: Ahh! This is so comfy! Thanks again James. James: Well I mean my Pop-Pop did it but you’re welcome. Heh. Well I should let you get settled and get ready for bed. Night. Ame: Night James. James exited the room but as he started to leave, he remembered back to what his Nanny said to him about his feelings towards Ame. He pondered for a moment and then decided to go back to her room. James: Ame… I need to tell you something. Ame: What is it? James: I… I like you… a lot… Ame: Ohh. Is that why you’ve been acting weird around me? James: Yea… Ame: -chuckles- It’s alright James. Honestly, I kind of figured. You’re not a bad dude. Well, not anymore. James couldn’t believe how this was turning out. He was expecting it to flop but instead it was going great. He decided to ask her the big question. James: Umm… if you’re not busy tomorrow… wanna go on a date? This time, Ame’s face got a little red. But it quickly went away and she smiled at him. Ame: You know what? Yea. I’d like that James. James: Heh… Heh… Ok. Yea. Cool. Alright. I’ll see you tomorrow morning then. Ame: -chuckles- Yep. Night James. James: Night Ame. Have a good sleep. James left her room and started to head back for his own room. He was so excited for tomorrow now that he literally sprinted back to his room.

6 months had passed since James and his Pokemon made to his Nanny and Pop-Pop’s house and started to help take care any sick Pokemon they found or was brought to them. A couple of people that were there noticed James and immediately thought that Team Rocket was here. But after some explaining from James, they were alright with him and trusted them with their Pokemon. He was happy people were starting to trust him in society. He was happy helping his grandparents take care of sick and injured Pokemon but he couldn’t help but feel bored. He wanted to go on an adventure but he didn’t know where. And while people that recognized his as being apart of Team Rocket were happy and glad he quit being part of that organization, he wasn’t so sure everyone that recognized him would believe his story. 1 day, he sat down for a rest and turned on the tv. The PokeNews was on. TV Reporter: Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the PokeNews! Right now, I’m here in Celadon City where shortly, there will be a battle between 2 Gym Leaders that will take place here. Celadon’s own Grass Type Gym Leader Erika will be taking on Sinnoh’s Grass Type Gym Leader Gardenia. James sat up hearing the name Gardenia. He remembered that name from the time he was in Sinnoh. He left that Gym Leader his Cacnea so it could become stronger and perfect its Drain Punch attack. He went over to the tv and kneeled in front of it completely focused on what could be seen and what was being said. TV Reporter: This will be a 1-on-1 battle between Erika and Gardenia! We will be reporting it live as it happens! Speaking of which, it’s about to start now! Erika: Alright! Let’s go Vileplume! Gardenia: Vileplume huh? Not bad. Let’s do this Cacnea! Out popped Cacnea from its PokeBall. James was so excited to see his old buddy fighting a Gym Leader and on tv no less. James: This is so exciting! Come on Cacnea! I know you can do this! The battle started. The 2 were evenly matched at the beginning. The crowd there were cheering for who they wanted to win. Halfway through the battle, Vileplume gained the upper hand has it used Acid on Cacnea. James: No! Come on Cacnea! You can do this! It certainly looked like the end for Cacnea but then Gardenia commanded Cacnea to use Drain Punch. James watched as it beautifully landed the move on Vileplume and knocked it out. The crowd cheered as did James. Both Gym Leaders returned their Pokemon back to their PokeBalls and shook each others hands. TV Reporter: And we have our winner! Gardenia, that was an impressive win! That Cacnea of yours is 1 powerful Pokemon! How did you get it to be so strong and how do you feel about your battle here today? Gardenia: Ohh yea. Cacnea is very strong. I actually got it from a trainer a couple of years back. He wanted it to be stronger and perfect its Drain Punch attack. I’m incredibly impressed with its strength. And that battle was tough. I can see why Erika is a Gym Leader here in the Kanto Region. That Vileplume of hers was a tough opponent. I have respect from her even more now. TV Reporter: That’s quite the story Gardenia! Anything else you wanna say to the viewers here? Gardenia: Yes actually. I’ll be here for another 2 days. If anyone wants to talk to me or challenge me to a battle, feel free to come up and ask! TV Reporter: Well you heard it here 1st folks! Gardenia will be here for another 2 days! If anyone wishes to test their strength against her, come to Celadon City! That’s all we have here today! See you again at 6 folks! The news went off. James was crying tears of joy. He was so happy to see his old friend be in action and be so strong. His Nanny walked into the room and saw James crying. Nanny: James hun. What’s wrong? James: It’s nothing Nanny. I just saw an old friend of mine battle. Nanny: Ohh. I see. I bet you miss it don’t you? James: I do… Nanny, do you mind if I go out tomorrow to Celadon City? Nanny: -chuckles- Me and your Pop-Pop can take care of things here as you go visit your friend. Just be back before dark alright? James: Ohh yes! Thank you! James hugged his Nanny. Tomorrow, he would be traveling to Celadon City. James eagerly went back to taking care of the Pokemon that were in their car. That night, he quickly went to sleep in excitement for the next day. He dreamed of how his meeting with Cacnea would go. The next morning, he got ready and left the house going to Celadon City. As he was going through the woods, he heard a Pokemon cry. Growlithe: Growlithe Growl! James: Huh? -turns around- Growlithe: Growlithe! James: Growlie! What are you doing here? Growlithe: Lithe Growlithe! James: Do you wanna come along with me buddy? Growlithe: Growlithe! -shakes head in agreement- James: Alright. You can come. James pulled out its PokeBall and put it inside. He then returned back to his journey to Celadon City. It took a couple of hours but he finally made it. He looked around the city but couldn’t see her anywhere. He decided to start asking people around the city. Luckily, 1 of them knew where she was. James: Miss, do you have a second? Woman: Yes. What is it? James: Do you know where Gardenia is? Woman: Ohh yes. She’s in the PokeCenter right now. I saw her go in a couple of minutes ago. James: Thank you! James rushed over to the PokeCenter and went inside. He looked through all of the place and finally spotted her. She was sitting near a table at the side of the building. He walked up beside her and poked her shoulder. Gardenia: Huh? James: Hi Gardenia. I know you probably don’t remember but- Gardenia: James! James: Whoa. So you do remember me? Gardenia: How could I not?! You gave me your awesome Cacnea! Here have a seat! James: -sits down- So how are you doing? Gardenia: I’m doing great! And how are things with you and Team Rocket? James: I actually quit Team Rocket soo… I’m not a bad guy anymore. Gardenia: That’s even better! James: It is actually. So how is my Cacnea doing? Gardenia: It’s doing great! It took a while but it learned how to perfect its Drain Punch attack! James: I know. I saw it on tv yesterday? Gardenia: Huh?… Ohh yea! I forgot that battle was being televised! Silly me! James: Yea. So I came here in hopes of seeing my old friend again. Gardenia: Why of course you can! But… James: But what? Gardenia: Why don’t we have a battle? James: You wanna battle against me? Gardenia: Yea! I think it’s a good idea! Plus, you’ll get to see just how much stronger your Cacnea has gotten! James: So you want me to battle against Cacnea huh? Gardenia: Yes! James: Well alright. But I only brought 1 Pokemon with me. Gardenia: That’s alright! It’ll just be a 1-on-1 battle! Come on! Let’s go outside! The 2 walked out of the PokeCenter and went to the opposite sides of the road. The 2 of them then gripped their PokeBalls. At this point, a group of people started to gather around to see the battle unfold. James: Alright! Despite me going against my buddy, I won’t go easy! Let’s go Growlie! Gardenia: Ohh. A Fire Type huh? Despite the type advantage, we won’t lose! Say hi Cacnea! Cacnea popped out of its PokeBall. When it looked at Growlie, it looked at who its trainer was. When it realized it was James, its eyes lit up and bounced up and down of happiness. James was also severely happy to see its friend as well. Cacnea was about to go over to James to hug him but James stopped him. James: Not now Cacnea! We have a battle to do! But there will be enough time for that afterwards! Cacnea: Cac? Cacnea! James: Alright Growlie! Flamethrower! Gardenia: Block it with Sandstorm! Growlie did as it was told and fired a powerful Flamethrower attack. But Cacnea was able to whip up a Sandstorm and block the attack entirely. James was quite impressed. James: Not only have you perfected your Drain Punch but your other moves have gotten stronger too! Gardenia: But of course! You didn’t think I was just training up 1 move did you? James: Then let’s give it everything we’ve got! Gardenia: Agreed! The 2 battled with such intensity and ferocity but James was getting excited. Not because he was battling against his old friend but he was really enjoying the battling altogether. He knew that he had to go out and travel somewhere. The battle was coming to a close. The crowd were very interested in the battle. James: Alright Growlie! Finish this battle off with a Bite attack! Gardenia: Drain Punch Cacnea! Growlie went in for the Bite but when when it was about to clenched down, Cacnea punched the inside of Growlie’s mouth and drained the rest of its energy. Growlie tried to stand up but it had no more energy left and fainted. Cacnea celebrated as it had won another battle. The crowd then dispersed and went back to whatever they were doing before. James came up to his fallen Pokemon. James: You did a good job Growlie. Take a long rest. -returns Growlie to its PokeBall- Cacnea, you did great! Cacnea: Cac Cacnea! Gardenia: You know James, compared to how we battled before, you did way better and you seem way more into it. James: Yea. I’ve had an itch to want to travel but I don’t know where. Gardenia: Well I’m sure you’ll find somewhere to go adventuring. James: I hope so. But Cacnea, I’m so proud of you. I made the right decision of leaving you with Gardenia. You’ve powered up to the max it seems. Cacnea: Cacnea Cacnea! Gardenia could see the bond the 2 truly had. She knew that she had brought out Cacnea’s true potential and power. And she could see James’ battling style was coming out. She mad a decision. She reached into her pocket, grab a PokeBall and threw it to James. James: Huh? What’s this? Gardenia: That’s Cacnea’s PokeBall. James: Cacnea’s PokeBall? Does… Does that mean…?! Gardenia: I’ve done all I could with Cacnea and I have a feeling you’ll be a great trainer too. Besides, you 2 are really close. James: Gardenia… Thank you! Well Cacnea… it’s good to finally have you back with me. James was so happy that Cacnea was coming back home with him. He opened up his arms to embrace Cacnea with a hug. But as Cacnea was running towards James, he realized something. Those spikes on its body was gonna hurt him. A lot.

It took about a week for James and his Pokemon to get to his Nanny and Pop-Pop’s house. Throughout his journey, he would take breaks and train his Pokemon. He didn’t realize it until then but he kind of liked training his Pokemon. It felt fun and exciting. It kind of made him want to go on an adventure of his own. When he got to the door of their house, he knocked on it. The door opened up and there they were. Nanny & Pop-Pop: James! James: Nanny & Pop-Pop! James hugged them and they hugged him back. He missed this place dearly. It had been a while since he was last back there. His grandparents took him into the living room to have a chat. Nanny: Ohh James. It’s been so long since we’ve last saw you. James: It has. I’ve really missed you both. Pop-Pop: So what are you doing right now? Where are you friends? James: Well they’re in Alola. They’re still apart of Team Rocket. Nanny: Ohh gracious. I almost forgot you’re part of that evil Team Rocket. James: Actually… I quit. Nanny: You did?! James: Yea. I wanted to live a normal and happy life and I just wasn’t happy there anymore. Pop-Pop: Well that’s mighty fine James. We always support you no matter what you’re doing but we must admit. We’re happy you’re out of that gang. James: Heh. Yea. I am too. Ohh yea! Would you like to see my Pokemon friends? Nanny: We’d love to dear! James: Great! Come on out everyone! James threw up all of his PokeBalls and his Pokemon all popped out of their PokeBalls. Nanny and Pop-Pop were amazed with the Pokemon James had with him. Out of nowhere, Carnivine bit down on James’ head. When it let go, Mareanie trapped James’ head in her tentacles and poisoned his face and then let him go. His grandparents were worried about him. Nanny: Oh my lord! Are you alright James? James: I-I’m just fine. That’s how they… how they greet me. Ugh. -falls onto the floor- Pop-Pop: -chuckles- Well you obviously got a lot of caring Pokemon then. Nanny: And some very interesting ones too. James: I think they’re all interesting. Pop-Pop: They sure are. Hey. Isn’t that Growlie? James: Yea. Mother and Father let me take him after we made up. Nanny: Made up? James: Yea. They realized how controlling they were over my life since my childhood and they’re gonna try to change. Nanny: Ohh James. That’s great! So many great things are happening to you since you quit Team Rocket. James: It sure seems like that but I still don’t regret being apart of that organization. Pop-Pop: Of course James. We understand that. Nanny: Ohh! James, I just remembered something. James: What is it? Nanny: Would you like to see your Chimecho? James’ face lit up. He had forgotten that he had left Chimecho here due to it falling ill. James was so excited to see his old friend again after being away for a long time. James: Would you please?! Nanny: Of course. Follow me. James: Come on gang. I want you to come meet 1 of my old friends. James, his grandparents and his Pokemon went to the room last saw his old friend. When they got there, Nanny opened the door and everyone flocked in. They all looked around the room looking for the Pokemon but it was no where to be seen. This started to upset and scare James. James: Wh-Where is it? Nanny: I’m not sure. It’s been sleeping in here ever since it started to stay here. James: But then where is i- Huh? From out of nowhere, something wrapped around James’ face. He was scared and confused. But then he thought back to the past and how this happened often. He then got a big smile on his face. James: Chimey!? Chimecho: Chime Chime.~ Chimecho unraveled its tail from James’ face. James looked up at Chimecho and started to tear up but they were tears of joy. He was so happy to not only see it, but also see it all better from its illness. James grabbed it and gave it a big hug. James: Ohh Chimecho my friend. It’s so good to see you. Pop-Pop: You know, your Chimecho has actually been helping us taking care of the sick Pokemon that we take care of. James: Heh. That’s my Chimey. Chimecho: Chime Chime.~ Nanny: Well, why don’t we leave you guys alone for a while? I’m sure you 2 have a lot of catching up to do. Pop-Pop: If you need us, we’ll be making dinner. James: Alright. And thank you again. His grandparents smiled at him and left the room. The rest of James’ Pokemon came up closer looking at Chimecho. Mime Jr. went up to it and hugged it and Chimecho returned the hug back. It was easy to tell that it appreciated Mime Jr. For going with James on his adventures. James introduced it to the rest of his Pokemon. Everyone was happy to welcome it into the group. James played with his Pokemon in the room until it was time for dinner. Then he and all of his Pokemon went to the kitchen and started to eat. James: Mmm. This tastes so good. Thank you Nanny and Pop-Pop. Nanny: It’s no problem James. We’re happy you enjoy it. Pop-Pop: And it seems your Pokemon enjoy their food too. James: I knew they would. You guys make the best. Nanny: So what do you intend to do now? James: Well, I’ve been thinking about it. Would you guys want some extra help around here? Pop-Pop: We’d be delighted to have you here for however long you wanted to stay. Nanny: Yes. You can stay in the spare guestroom. I’ll get it ready for you after dinner. James: Great! I’m sure a lot of my Pokemon will help around as well. Pop-Pop: I’m sure they will. It’ll be great to have you around for a while James. Just like the good ole days. James: Yea. It will be. They continued eating their dinner. Afterwards, James and his Pokemon helped do the dishes as his grandparents prepared his room for him to stay in. When they were done with the dishes, they went to the guest bedroom and were amazed by what they did to it. But there were also a lot of smaller beds sprawled out on the floor. James: What are those beds for? Nanny: Well we figured you weren’t gonna have your Pokemon in their PokeBalls. So we gave them some beds to sleep on. James: Awww. Thank you both so much. Pop-Pop: It’s no problem James. We’re happy to make you happy. But hey, it’s getting late. James: Yea. I’m gonna get ready for bed. Nanny: Alright. See you in the morning James. James: Night Nanny and Pop-Pop! The 2 exited the room and went into their bedroom to go to sleep. James got dressed into his sleeping attire and crawled into bed. All of his Pokemon got into the beds as well. He slowly drifted off to sleep excited for his new start in life.

James started to travel back towards his family’s mansion home. Although it wasn’t very easy for him. He still had the Team Rocket uniform on which made everyone he came into contact with would be freaked out and call out for help. So James had to sneak around to make sure he didn’t get seen much. It wasn’t all bad though. A lot of times, he would have his Pokemon out so he could enjoy their company. It had been a long time since he last saw them and it was fantastic traveling with them in some shape or form. It took a week and a half but he had finally made it to his family mansions home. James: Alright. I’ll have to sneak in and get rid of this uniform and put on some of my regular clothes. James snuck through the garden and went to the back of the mansion. He was trying to find the window to his old room. He was able to spot it. Now all he had to do was somehow scale the wall and open the window to sneak inside the room. Luckily, there was a fence like wall structured there that went all the way to the top. James started to scale it up to the top. A couple of times, he almost fell off but luckily he was able to reach the window. He carefully opened it up and looked around. The door was closed and no 1 was in his room. He stepped into his room as quietly as he could and started to go through his closet. He started to search for a different pair of clothes he could wear. At last, he finally found an outfit. He took off his Team Rocket uniform and put on the outfit he found. When he got it on, he got in front of the mirror and looked at himself. James: My my.~ I DO still look good.~ James liked the way he looked. He had on some gray shoes, black dress pants and a blackish gray buttoned shirt with a white 1 underneath that. He also had a blue jacket on him and wore a green tie. James looked at his pocket and noticed that the pocket there was empty. He searched around his room and found a fake rose in a vase on his dresser. He took it out and placed it in the pocket. James: Ahh! Perfect! Roses are definitely my style! Just then, the door swung open. James swung around towards the door and was standing face to face with his mother and father. They were shocked to see him there but quickly smiled. James’ Mother: Ahh! James! You’ve returned home! James’ Father: Excellent! This means you’re ready to settle down now! James: -screams in fear- No! I’m not ready to settle down! He ran to the window and without thinking, jumped out of it and fell straight to the ground. He was in pain but thanks to all the blasting off he did with his encounters with Ash, it wasn’t that painful. A hand appeared, offering to help him up. He grabbed it and got up. James: Ow. Thanks for that. That’s a longer fall than it looks. ???: Why James. Have you returned to marry little ol’ me? James: Wha- Ohh no! James looked at the person who had helped him up onto his feet. Unfortunately for him though, it was Jessebelle. James: No! I am not here to marry anyone! Especially you! -starts running away from Jessebelle- Jessebelle: Ohh stop playing hard to get James! Hmph! Vileplume! Stop him in his tracks! Stun Spore! Jessebelle threw her PokeBall up in the air and Vileplume popped out of it. It did as its trainer told it to do and fired a Stun Spore attack onto James. It landed and soon, James crashed to the ground. He sat up and turned around. Fear was in his eyes when he saw Jessebelle running towards him with her arms out getting ready to hug him and possibly kiss him. Jessebelle: Oh sweet James! It’s time for you to pucker up and kiss your future wife! James: No no no! I don’t want to marry you! I don’t want this! Help me! SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!! ???: Growllllllithe! A Pokemon jumped over James and landed in front of him. The sight if this Pokemon caused Jessebelle to stop and scream. Jessebelle: Ahh! Get that beast away from me! Go on! Git! James: Huh? Wait. Is it… It is! Growlie! Growlithe: Growlithe! Jessebelle: James, tell that mutt of yours to get out of here! James: Never! Growlie! Flamethrower on her and her Vileplume! Growlie did as James told it to do and used Flamethrower on Jessebelle and Vileplume. The flames messed up her hair and the dress she was wearing and knocked out the Vileplume. Jessebelle returned her Pokemon back to her PokeBall and ran away crying about how that darn dog ruined her day. Growlie turned around and started to lick James all over the face. James: -chuckles- I’ve missed you too Growlie. I think I can move. Come on Growlie. Let’s go to your Doggy Mansion and hide out there for a bit. Growlithe: Growl Growlithe! James got up and the 2 friends went over to Growlie’s Doggy Mansion. James sat down on the couch. Growlie jumoed up and nuzzled him. James pat him on the head. James: Ohh Growlie! I’ve missed you so much boy! Growlithe: Growlithe! James: And hopefully, we’ll be able to see each other even more. I’ve quit Team Rocket. Growlithe: Growl!? Growlithe lithe! -starts licking James- James: -laughs- That tickles Growlie. I take it you’re happy about that news. Growlithe: Growlithe! James: Ohh yea. You should meet some of my friends. Come on out everyone! James threw all of his PokeBalls up into the air and out popped all of his Pokemon. Growlie jumped off of the couch down onto the floor. The Pokemon went up close to Growlie and checked it out. Then they all smiled and welcomed Growlie into the pack. This made James happy. His little family was growing. Then he remembered Growlithe’s PokeBall and went to find it. It took a while but he eventually found it. He went up to Growlie and bent down to his level. James: Well Growlie, I don’t think I’m gonna be sticking around here for much longer. So… do you wanna come with me? Growlie’s eyes lit up and he tackled James down to the ground and licked his face. After that, he stopped and looked at James, shaking his head yes. But before anything else happened, the door to Growlie’s Doggy Mansion opened up and there stood James’ Mother and Father and Jessebelle! James got ready for a battle of sorts as did his Pokemon. James’ Father: Son. It’s time for you to become a responsible young man and be married. James’ Mother: Yes James. You must become a husband now. It’s the only way to- James: No! I don’t want to be married to anyone! At least not yet! Jessebelle: Future husband of mine! We will be married and when we do, the 1st thing we will do is get rid of that mutt… and all of those trashy Pokemon. They don’t fit our royal standards. James was starting to get furious. For years, his parents didn’t really care about how he felt or what he wanted to do in life. They were just trying to control him and make him do the most proper things because they were rich. And they even tied to have an arranged marriage with a girl who looked almost identical to Jessie and she was still worse than her. And the fact that she had the nerve to say such things to not just his Pokemon, but the Pokemon he called family such things infuriated him. He couldn’t keep it together anymore. James: ALRIGHT! THAT IS IT! Mother! Father! I have no enjoyed living here since I’ve been little! Everything you forced upon me was not fun! It was quite horrible! The only time I ever had fun here was whenever I was here playing with Growlie! But that’s not even the worst of it! You tried to have an arranged marriage for me! With a freak of a woman like her of all people too! She’s infuriating and annoying and not lovable! Jessebelle: James, what you’re saying is hurtful. Apologize at once and I may forgive you easily. James: No! I don’t want to forgive you! What I’m saying now is what I’ve always wanted to say to you 3! You’re not the easiest of people to get along with! I came here to get a change of clothes and now that I have done that, I plan on leaving! James’ Father: But Son, what are you going to do then? James: I don’t know but anything is better than staying here. Now please don’t try to stop me or you won’t like what I do next. James’ Mother: James please. You are acting ridiculous. Now let’s get inside and we’ll talk about your future marriage plans with- James: No! Ugh! Come on everyone follow me! James and the rest of his Pokemon ran out with him. His mother, father and Jessebelle came running behind them as fast as they could. James and his Pokemon stopped in front of the mansion. James: Alright! You’ve all had it coming for a while now! James’ Mother: What are you doing? James: I’m going to destroy the mansion! James’ Father: What?! Son think about it! Think of all the things you’d destroy! James: I don’t care! You’ve all been pushing me and pushing me to the edge! I swear if any of you mention anything about marriage again, the mansion will be destroyed Jessebelle: James. Hunny. Please calm down. This is no way to act in front of your future wife. James: That’s it! James’ Father: Sorry son but we’re gonna have to stop you! James: Mime Jr.! Use Teeter Dance on my father, mother and Jessebelle! Mime Jr.: Mime Mime!~ Mime Jr. Did as it was told and started to use its attack. The move started to make his parents and Jessebelle start dancing. James’ Mother: Wh-What’s going on?! Jessebelle: I can’t-I can’t stop doing this stupid dance! James: Growlie, Flamethrower! Amoonguss, Hidden Power! Yamask, Shadow Ball! Inkay, Psybeam! Carnivine, Bullet Seed! Mareanie, Sludge Bomb! The Pokemon did as they were told and fired their attacks. All of their attacks went towards the mansion. James had Mime Jr. stop using Teeter Dance which had the 3 stop dancing but they couldn’t do anything as the attacks hit. James’ Mother: No… No! Jessebelle: What have you done James?… What have you done?! James’ Father: You… You’ve destroyed the mansion son… You will never be forgiven for this! James: I’ve done what now? James’ Father: You’ve destroyed the… Wha… What? How is that possible? As the smoke cleared, everyone could see that the mansion wasn’t touched. Not 1 bit of it was damaged. But they were confused. How did those attacks not put a mark on the mansion? James: I had the attacks collide with each other. Did you really think I would destroy your mansion? You all drive me crazy but I would never destroy anything of yours. James’ Father: I’m… I’m not sure what to say son. James: Let me do what I wanna do with my life. Jessebelle: Psh. We will be married my sweet James and- James’ Mother: You’re right James. Jessebelle: Huh?! James’ Mother: You got do what you want to do with your life. James’ Father: Yes. Go do what you want. I think we need to change as well. Right dear? James’ Mother: Yes hun. Jessebelle: B-But what about the marriage and… and… James and his parents hugged each other. For the 1st time in his life, he felt like his mother and father were loving him the right way. They wanted to see him be happy and have him do whatever he wanted to do. James’ Father reached into his coat pocket and handed James something. James: Huh? A PokeBall? James’ Father: Yes. This is Growlie’s PokeBall. You left it on the floor of its mansion when you ran out here. James: Ohh right! Thanks dad. James’ Father: No problem son. Where will you go now? James: Hmm… I think I’m gonna go see Nanny and Pop-Pop and stay there for a while. James’ Mother: Sounds like a great idea. Hopefully, we’ll see you soon. James: Yea. I’d like that too. Alright gang. Time to return to your PokeBalls! James returned his Pokemon back to their PokeBalls and gave his parents 1 more hug before going off to his Nanny and Pop-Pop’s house. James could hear Jessebelle crying over not being able to marry him but he was just happy to have her out of his life now.

In other words, you must make sure that the party is... LIT! Get it? Because Amber is a Fire Type Gym Leader?... LAUGH! But... you're not old. But I suppose your creepiness is sooooo over the top that it doesn't matter what age you are. That bit with Texen gave me Fresh Prince of Bel-Air flashbacks to whenever Uncle Phil would throw Jazz out of the house. Stupidly brave or bravely stupid. Take your pick. In mean... was it a total humiliation? While you lost Pokemon you didn't really care for... she still killed 2 of your Pokemon.

James went down to the 1st floor of the facility. He was eager to get back his Pokemon who had not seen for a very long time. He had made it to the room where this Team Rocket Member Geoff was supposed to be. James got spooked when a voice shouted out to him asking who he was. James didn’t know what to say though as he was technically not apart of Team Rocket anymore. The voice boomed out again. Team Rocket Grunt: Hey! You gonna tell me your name and purpose for being here or what?! James: Uhh, yes! My name is James and I’m here to get my Pokemon back! Team Rocket Grunt: Get your Pokemon back? James: Yes. The Boss said I could come down here and- Team Rocket Grunt: Wait. You said your name is James? Aren’t you an ex Team Rocket Member now? James: Well yea but… Wait. How do you know already? Team Rocket Grunt: I was phoned about it you idiot. Anyways, any Pokemon of Team Rockets belongs to everyone. James: But- Team Rocket Grunt: No excuses! James didn’t know what to do. The door in front of him was locked and he couldn’t get into it. He wasn’t gonna give up though. He needed to get his Pokemon back. James: I’m not leaving til I get my Pokemon back! Team Rocket Grunt: Geez. You really have an attachment to this useless lot don’t you? James: What do you mean useless?! Team Rocket Grunt: Can it. I’m teasing you. Hold on a second. The grunt inside the room pressed some buttons inside the room James was outside of and the door unlocked and opened up. James walked inside and was face to face with the Team Rock Grunt that was talking to him before. James: So I take it you’re Geoff. Geoff: Yes I am. And- Geoff looked at James’ face more closely. He went from having a smug look on his face to being angry. James didn’t know what he did wrong to make that happened. Geoff then smiled and softly chuckled to himself. James: What’s… What’s so- Geoff: So you’re THAT James. I couldn’t see you fully from the surveillance cameras. Otherwise I wouldn’t have let you come in. You’ve messed up my love life James. For years and years. James: What?! How?! Geoff: I was the 1 that was supposed to be partnered up with that weird talking Meowth and that sweet red haired lady Jessie. She’s so pretty and beautiful. James: Wait! You have a crush on Jessie!? Geoff: A crush? No. I am in love with her. 1 day, she will be mine for the rest of our lives. James: Look, I didn’t mean to- Geoff: But then the Boss decided that it would be a better idea if he paired those 2 up with you. And look what that accomplished. Nothing! You lot haven’t successfully stolen a single Pokemon! If she were paired up with me, not only would she be successful in stealing Pokemon but she’d be madly in love with me too! You know what? I know the Boss said you can take the Pokemon if you want. But I don’t think I’m gonna give them to you. James: But… they’re part of my family. Geoff: -mocking James- BuT tHeY’rE aPaRt Of My FaMiLy. Like I care! I’ll punish you for ruining my love life! James stood there, curling his fists up into a ball. He didn’t do anything wrong to this. Just because someone put him with Jessie wasn’t his fault. That wasn’t his intentions. James raised his voice to Geoff. James: I’ve had enough of people trying to tell me what to do! I want my Pokemon back and I want them back now! Geoff! Ha! Finally growing a backbone huh? You know what? I’ll make a deal with you. James: A deal? Geoff: Yea. Battle me. You win, I’ll let you have your Pokemon. James: And if I lose? Geoff: You’ll be apart of Team Rocket for the rest of your life as you do everything I tell you to do. James: So I become your lackey… Geoff: Yes. So what do you say? You want them back so badly. You willing to put your freedom on the line? James:… Yes. You got yourself a deal. Geoff: Alright. Now I consider myself a fair man. How many Pokemon do you have on you right now? James: I only have 1. Geoff: Alright then. It’ll be a 1-on-1 battle. James: Fine. Let’s go Mareanie! Mareanie: Marean! Geoff: Ohh. A Pokemon from the Alola Region huh? Fine. I’ll use a Pokemon I think you’re all too familiar with. -throws the PokeBall- James eagerly waited as the PokeBall popped open and the Pokemon emerged. But he was shocked when he found out what it was. James: You’ve gotta be kidding me! Geoff: Yep! Good luck defeating me now! ???: Pika-Pi! It was a Pikachu. Considerably 1 of James’ mortal enemies. Even though it wasn’t Ash’s Pikachu, it still made him uneasy. He had never defeated his Pikachu except for 1 time. Would he be able to defeat this 1 by himself? With a Water type nonetheless. As James pondered the situation he was in, Mareanie turned around and looked at James. Mareanie: Mareanie! James: Huh? Mareanie? Mareanie: Marean Marean Reanie! James: Mareanie… You’re right! I won’t give up! I know you can do this! Geoff: Psh. You honestly think your Mareanie can defeat my Pikachu? James: If she believes in me and I believe in her, then we can do anything! Alright Mareanie! Let’s do this! Geoff: Well whatever you need to keep your confidence level up! Let’s do this Pikachu! The battle started. Surprisingly, the 2 Pokemon were equal in power despite their being a type advantage. But eventually, Pikachu gained the upper hand. Geoff was loving every minute of it. Geoff: Yes! I will win this battle, you’ll become my lackey and Jessie will be in my love life! James: Grrr! No! I can’t lose! Come on Mareanie! I know you can do this! I believe in you! Mareanie: Ma… Mareanie! James: Whoa. Mareanie? Mareanie looked at Pikachu very evilly. Knowing that her love was counting on her to win this battle and that this person was doing anything he could to ruin James’ happiness did not make her happy. Mareanie tackled Pikachu into the wall and then fired a barrage of Spike Cannons. Every single 1 hit the target. Pikachu eventually fainted from too much damage. Mareanie was exhausted but she was still up. She won the battle. Geoff was shocked and upset. Geoff: What?! But how did that thing beat my Pikachu?! James: She refused to lose because she didn’t want me to lose my happiness. Geoff: This is unbelievable! Whatever! I’m out of here! Grab your Pokemon and get out of here! I’m tired of looking at your ugly mug anymore! Geoff returned Pikachu back to its PokeBall and exited the room. James ran over to Mareanie and hugged her, thanking her for winning the very tough battle for him. She was very much glad how happy she was able to make him. As James was kneeling on the ground, the PokeBalls started to shake and then suddenly, they all busted open and there they were. All of James’ Pokemon. When they all saw James, they all ran up to James. Except for Amoonguss. Mareanie stayed to the side so that the rest of his Pokemon could give him a hug. James: Guys… I’ve missed you all so much! We’ll never be separated again! The Pokemon cried out in excitement. After that, James returned all his Pokemon back to their PokeBalls. He then exited the Team Rocket Headquarters. As he continued further away, he looked back 1 last time. He was grateful for the opportunity they gave him for helping him to escape his hard life with his family. But speaking of family, he had to now go back home and pick up a trusty friend of his. Growlie.

Team Rokcet’s Headquarters were very close to Pallet Town. James walked all the way there. As he walked, he wondered what his boss was gonna say to him quitting Team Rocket. Was he gonna shut James up as soon as he uttered those words? Was he gonna be held prisoner out of fear of telling where their headquarters were at? He wasn’t sure and he was nervous of the outcome but he knew he had to do it. At last, he made it. He walked up to the front of the building, pressed the button. A mechanical voice could be heard telling James to present his name and ID number. James send it and the doors in front of him opened up. James walked through the building and went to Giovanni’s room. As he was heading down a hallway, he ran into 2 very familiar but unwelcoming Team Rocket Grunts. Butch: James? What are you doing here? Cassidy: Where are your 2 loser friends? James: Huh? Ohh. Cassidy and Blotch right? Butch: IT’S BUTCH! BUTCH BUTCH BUTCH! Cassidy: Shut it will ya Barch? Butch: Why does no 1 remember my name? Cassidy: You gonna answer my question? James: Ohh. I’m… quitting Team Rocket. Butch: Quitting Team Rocket? Are you mad? Cassidy: Do you really think he’s just gonna let you walk right on out of here after you tell him that? James: Maybe but- Butch: You know Cassidy, him and his dumb partners of his never really did good at this job anyways. Cassidy: You’re right. You’re probably doing us all a favor by quitting. James: You can make fun of me all you want. I don’t want this life anymore. I just want to live happy and free. Cassidy: Aren’t you like a rich person or something? Butch: Yea. You’ll be living in luxury. Cassidy: Why even join Team Rocket in the 1st place? That’s so- James: You know, just because someone is rich doesn’t mean they’re always happy. Sure they can buy stuff but that only lasts a little while. Plus, my parents tried to force me in an arranged marriage. That’s not the life I wanted. Team Rocket took me in. I’m grateful for this team and always will but I’m tired of being the bad guy and- Cassidy: Are you done with the sad childhood story yet? We really don’t care. James: Another plus side of quitting is to never seeing you 2 again. -continues to walk towards Giovanni’s room- Cassidy: Well good! We don’t wanna see you either! Butch: Yea. Bye Jomes! Cassidy: Jomes? It’s James. Remember names Batch. Butch: WHAT THE- Ugh. I give up. James continued to walk down the hall. He got to an elevator, go in and went to the top floor. When the elevator got to the top floor, James got off of it and walked to the end of the hall way. There was a Team Rocket Grunt there. He stopped James from walking in. Team Rocket Grunt: State your business with the Boss. James: I need to speak to him. It’s… important. Team Rocket Grunt: Hold on. -dials up a phone- Hello Boss. I have a Team Rocket Member who wishes to speak with you. He told me it was important. Mhm… Mhm… Ok. Roger that sir. -hangs up the phone- The Boss has ordered me to allow you to enter. Please go on through. James: Thank you. The Grunt opened the door and James walked in. He walked up into the room until he heard a booming voice say “Stop right there!” James froze in fear. In front of him was a back of a swivel chair. It spun around and there he was. It was Giovanni. His Persian walked up to him. Giovanni pet it. His eyes locked onto James’ eyes. James had had meetings with him before but never felt like this around him before. Giovanni: State your name and business here grunt! James: Y-Yes sir! My name is James and- Giovanni: Wait. James? James. Hmm. James: Umm… The 1 that was paired up with Jessie and Meowth? Giovanni: Ohh yes. That James. I’ve almost completely forgotten about you lot. Not much usefulness you lot are. James: I guess you’re right… Giovanni: Now state your business here with me. It’s rare I let grunts in here unless I’m holding a meeting with everyone. You’ve caught me in a rare good mood. James: Y-Yes Boss! I have come here to umm… to report that I have to uhh… I’ve decided that I want to… Giovanni: Spit it out already! James: I’m here to resign from Team Rocket! James closed his eyes for a few seconds waiting to hear his boss, or now, former boss to yell at him. But he didn’t hear anything. No screaming or anything. He opened his eyes and looked at Giovanni’s eyes. They didn’t seem mad but they also didn’t seem happy. They just seemed cold. James didn’t know what was going through his head. James: Gi… Giovanni? Giovanni: You plan on resigning from Team Rocket… You know, not many people ever have the pleasure of saying that and then leaving. James: Uhh… Ohh? Giovanni: Hmm… James right? You know, you haven’t really stolen anything really useful for us. In fact, I don’t think you’ve stolen a single Pokemon in all of the time you’ve been part of this organization. James: I guess that’s true… Giovanni: Well… today is your lucky day. As I’ve said before, you caught me on a rare day being in a good mood. I’m going to grant your resignation of being part of the Team Rocket organization. James: R-Really?! Giovanni: Yes. People may recognize you as once being part of Team Rocket but you aren’t a major threat. Also, I don’t have to worry about you telling anyone about the whereabouts of our Headquarters… correct? James: Y-Yes Giovanni! I mean no Giovanni! I mean… I won’t tell anyone about the location of this building! Giovanni: Good. You may leave and have a peaceful life. James: Thank you. Ohh. Uhh… Before I go, I need to get my Pokemon back. Giovanni: Get your Pokemon back? This is Team Rocket. Don’t forget that. A Pokemon that belongs to you belongs to all Team Rocket members. James: But… But they’re… James started to tear up. He thought he’d be able to get back his Amoonguss, Mime Jr., Carnivine, Inkay & Yamask back from this place but it seemed impossible now. James fell to his knees and started to weep right in front of Giovanni. The Leader of Team Rocket was getting tired of seeing this. Giovanni: Ugh! James, stand up! James: -stands up with tears in his eyes- Y-Yes. Giovanni: Grunt! Come in here! Team Rocket Grunt: -runs into the room and salutes Giovanni- Yes sir! What is it that you need? Giovanni: Find out where this now ex Team Rocket member’s Pokemon are. Team Rocket Grunt: Wait. Ex Team Rocket Member? But- Giovanni: Are you ignoring a direct order from your Boss?! Team Rocket Grunt: N-No sir! Sorry sir! Right away sir! Right. What Pokemon belong to you that are here and what is your name? James: Let’s see. Amoonguss, Mime Jr., Carnivine, Inkay and Yamask. And my name is James. Team Rocket Grunt: Right. Hold on. The Team Rocket Grunt made a call. It took a couple of minutes and some more other calls but finally, it seemed he had gotten the information he was ordered to find. Team Rocket Grunt: Right. James, your Pokemon are all in 1 place in the building. They’re on the 1st floor but they’re being guarded by another member of us. His name is Geoff. Giovanni: Good. That will be all Grunt. Exit now! Team Rocket Grunt: Yes Boss! -exits the room- Giovanni: Well you are a favorite lucky man. You get to resign, leave this place and get your Pokemon back. Well if the Grunt allows you too that is. James: Allows me to? But you’re the boss. Can’t you just- Giovanni: My patience is running thin! Be lucky I’m letting you go as far as I have! Now get out of my office! James: Y-Yes Giovanni! Thank you! James exited the Giovanni’s office. He was happy that everything went as smooth as it did. But he was still worried that this Team Rocket Grunt member wouldn’t just let him retrieve his Pokemon back. He would do anything to get them back.

Hey everyone. I know a lot of you enjoyed this series but I have good news and bad news. Let's start off with the bad news 1st. This story is being discontinued. Long story short, the Pokemon I was having James used wasn't feeling like the ones he would use. And because of that, I was starting to get disinterested in this project. So it is being stopped. But this leads to the good news. I shall be redoing this project and hopefully do it a better justice. Ohh. And this time, I'll be using James' Pokemon with at least 3 new additions throughout the story. If you want to go follow that, here is a link to it. Again, I'm sorry for the people that were enjoying this series but I hope you all enjoy the new 1.