The Tide's Maker

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AN: So after watching the episode: Training Daze. It really inspired me to write this. According to that episode, Jessie and James certainly do have a chemistry going on. So here's my shot at a rocketship. Enjoy.

Also please note that this story takes off sometime when the trio is in Johto, even though certain Pokemon from other regions will be appearing.

Summery: The feelings they had were mutual, but were always kept in check like a muzzle on an unruly beast. Now with an assignment from an unlikely source, and a question waiting to be answered, the leather begins to tear... Jessie and James will soon find out whether or not this bridled love of theirs proves to be the catastrophe they had feared for so long.

Chapter One – The Game

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"Come on Jessie, just this once?" a lavender haired man pleaded.

"No James, I'm not doing it," replied a fiery haired, and sometimes tempered, young woman as she waved a bothered hand at him. "Just do it yourself and have fun."

Their loyal talking cat was not far off. He sat back watching their exchange, munching on some sort of crunchy snack he had found in one of James' travel bags.

They had set up camp at a trainer friendly campsite, complete with fire pit and picnic table. It was placed at the base of a cliff face which ran countless miles in both directions along the main route for the area. The route ran right by their campsite, and on the other side of the path, vast meadows stretched out, with trees dotting randomly about, until finally forests full of life could be seen in the distance. And as the sun dropped beneath the far off mountains, any remaining rays of light splashed the plains with a variant of greens, making quite the view if one took the time to notice.

The trio had just recently suffered another defeat from the so called "twerps" that they continued to harass. Not to mention said twerps were getting a generous head start through one of the many rock tunnels nearby. But at this point, defeat after defeat, none of them seemed in a hurry to catch up to their targets.

"Jessie..." James whined at her pathetically, only to produce another determined "no" from her. "But it's not fun by myself."

Ah, the game begins again, Meowth thought from his spot near the team's campfire. That same game his partners would always play whenever James got to feeling his favorite girl wasn't getting enough joyful stimulation. Of course, that was merely the scientific term. The simple fact was, James merely just wanted Jessie to let go of all her pent up aggravation and join in on an innocent random game with him. And the funny thing? It always worked... well, eventually.

At that point James was on his knees with his hands cupped together in a beg. "Please Jes? Just from here to that tree, and I'll do whatever chore you want me to tonight."

Jessie crossed her arms stubbornly, though she scrutinized him and the tree as though she were calculating a trade. "Hm, well I suppose..."

"Yeah?" James prodded excitedly, knowing well the look Jessie got when she was giving in to his requests.

"Fine, I'll do it, but!-" Jessie exclaimed and aimed a finger at him as his expression brightened tenfold. "I demand a foot rub afterward, and you cook dinner, and breakfast in the morning."

Nothing she said seemed to phase the man, kneeling on the ground and beaming up at her like a little boy with a brand new toy. "Yes!" James shouted triumphantly and jumped to his launching position. "Alright, if I win, you're not allowed to smack me the next time you get the urge to do so."

Jessie waved a hand at him with a nonchalant glance as she took up her own starting place. "Yeah, yeah, and if I win then you're not allowed to dodge it."

James frowned and faltered slightly. "But Jessie, I never dodge it."

Jessie looked up as though the thought had just dawned on her, however unaffected she was by it. "Oh yeah, you're right... Go!"

And the redhead was off and running, leaving James to trail after her, whining about her unfair head start.

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High above the cliff face bordering their makeshift camp, stood an agile, four legged creature. Hidden by the shadows of the rocks surrounding it. The beast appeared pale blue, its eyes focused downward at the two laughing humans below. Its eyes narrowed, but not out of malevolence, rather, it tipped its powerful head curiously at the pair.

Suddenly it looked up at the sound of a few disturbed pebbles and greeted another of its kind with soft growl. As the other beast drew nearer, the fading sunlight hit its pelt, making it shine a brilliant blue. The back of its head was long and slender, like that of a headdress, while its two metal-like tails trailed up its body on either side, as though they were powered by the very ocean itself.

Some would say that to ever see two of these legendary beasts at one time to be impossible. But there they stood, side by side, mates no less by the way they greeted each other with licks and nudges. The newcomer growled in return, inquiring who its mate was observing this day. He was larger, naturally the male, with an authority to his stance, and an intelligence in his eyes which most four legged creatures lacked.

His mate was no different as she replied to him with a throw of her head and a low growl. "Those two, they intrigue me."

"Hm, how so?" the male queried with a slight tip of his head as he watched the humans exchange some sort of conversation, which ultimately resulted in the redhead slugging the man in the shoulder. "A courtship?" the male beast guessed, giving his mate an odd look.

His mate nodded. "It's strange though, the female seems to rule over the male, and he in turn is submissive to her."

The male gave a light growl, similar to a laugh. "Is it really so strange? Humans have always been a mystery to us, and us to them. Perhaps we are not meant to understand their ways." He hesitated for a moment, then added, "besides, I remember a time when a certain female was not always so submissive to the hierarchy placed before her." He furthered his point by butting her head with his own in a playful gesture.

"Surely, I wasn't all that insolent was I?" she wondered, turning to him in question.

"Hmph," he scoffed and turned away, amusement sparking in his eyes before changing the subject. "Will you be observing them for a time then?"

The female nodded, her eyes still downcast at the humans. "For a time," she repeated.

"Very well. I'll be on patrol of the northern region, should you need me." And with a gruff farewell to his mate, he was gone, swallowed up by the shadows and shifting little more than a few pebbles in his wake.

Moments later, she too vanished with the setting sun, leaving the pair of humans to go about their business, ignorant of being watched... for now.

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AN: Don't worry readers, later chapters will be longer. Oh and if you liked it, please review!^-^ This is only the beginning!