Author's Note: As you'll see, my PMR storyline makes a few changes – that's the point of a "reboot" to any franchise, after all – but some may need a little explaining beforehand. Viper, while an official "character-of-the-day" from the real Training Daze episode, has been transformed into a Seviper Pokemorph (and, incidentally, a bit of a troll; Bulbapedia didn't give me much on his personality or even if he had any, so I went with what worked), stemming from the logic that if Team Rocket (I'm using the Japanese name Rocket-Dan because I like the sound of it better) was dealing with genetic experimentation, surely they would have attempted to "enhance" their own employees to become more powerful, thus the transformation of certain canon Rocket members into Pokemorphs for the purposes of this story. Also, the reason for Jessie and James leaving the bike gang (and each other) is shown, but be forewarned – it's not pretty (in fact, it's the main reason this fic is rated T; like Beast TRio, I originally wanted this one to be K+, but that's not how it worked out at all).

Why the name Max Revive? Because this is my take on a "max revive" of the Pokemon franchise. And, yes, this means we'll be seeing a lot of Ash down the road, but I'm starting with Rocket-Dan because A. Team Rocket fanfics are what I do, and B. I'm planning on going in roughly chronological order, so showing how Rocket-Dan got together takes priority before Ash starting his Pokemon journey. This means we'll also see hints of Mewtwo's creation throughout the full run of the first "season" (not sure how many "seasons" there will actually BE, though – it depends on how many projects I can juggle at a time). Expect a few twists and turns along the road, including the plot going in directions that, rather from what happened canonically, are what I WISH had happened. One of these plot twists happens at the end of this episode (which will be posted in several chapters) and, without spoiling too much, ties into something I already mentioned above. Happy waiting!

Pokemon Max Revive

Episode 001: Training Daze

Mt. Silver, just outside Rocket-Dan Academy – evening

Fifteen-year-old Jessie stared in shock at her drill instructor, a lithe, long-tailed, and legless Seviper Pokemorph appropriately titled Viper. She didn't dare stare at the person Viper was pointing to; at that moment, she didn't even want to acknowledge the perfectly normal-looking human male, who was her own age, had straight bluish-lavender hair cut to about chin length, and was leaning against a wall and evidently wishing that a nearby ground-type Pokemon would be kind enough to just use Earthquake and swallow him up, never to return.

And she especially didn't want to think about the words Viper had just said: "Jessica Musashi, this is your new partner, Jameson Kojiro. I recommend you get to know him; you'll be running an agility and endurance course together tomorrow, and after that-"

"We've MET," Jessie snapped. "And he certainly does NOT want me to 'get to know him,' at least not in ONE sense of the word."

James really did sink to the ground at that one. "Oh, will you let that GO already, Jess?" he moaned, covering his face with his hands. "Aren't you supposed to be with the bike gang back in-"

"I got thrown OUT of the bike gang, thanks to YOU," Jessie hissed. "If you'd just been man enough to-"

"Oh, is THAT what you think manhood is about?" James apparently thought this one was worth getting off the ground for, because moments later, he was practically in Jessie's face. "If that's the case I may as well renounce my gender and put on a dress!"

"I wouldn't be surprised if you did!"

"ENOUGH!" yelled Viper, slamming his mighty tail to the ground and causing what felt like an actual battle-worthy Earthquake. "As I was SAYING, you'll be running an agility and endurance course tomorrow, and if you pass THAT, I'll have more training assignments. But I'm warning you, Jameson; you'd better pass. Jessie here has had to put up with twelve failed partners in a row, and since obviously she's taken a dislike to you, you'll have to be careful not to make yourself unlucky number thirteen."

James glared at Jessie, then at Viper. "I'm not interested in hearing about Jessie's failed partners," he taunted. "She probably just scared them all off with her feminine wiles."

Jessie clenched her fists and bared her teeth. "Well, if THAT'S what you think, don't come crying to ME to carry you through the rest of the training, Jame-SON!"

"No one's carried me since my momma, thank you very much!"

"Oh really? It wasn't your momma that pulled you and your sleeping bag out of the river when-"

"It wasn't my momma that threw me IN, either!"

"Well, I wouldn't have thrown you in if YOU hadn't-"

"So it's MY fault now, is it? YOU started-"

"ENOUGH!" Viper yelled, slamming his tail down again, this time between the two bickering trainees. "I'll throw you BOTH in the river if you don't stop trying to eat each other alive – and the river's several miles down the mountain, and I sure don't intend to SLITHER you two down there. You're partners and that's that! Now, since you're obviously not going to make pleasant conversation, you may report to your respective dorms immediately. I need you up and running no later than four AM for the test; don't give me those Deerling eyes, Jameson, it'll be good for you. Now scatter!"

James stuck out his tongue at Jessie, who retaliated with her finger. Then Viper stuck out his tail and tripped them both, sending them sprawling on top of each other in an extremely awkward position.

James jumped off of Jessie like she was made of hot lava that would melt his flesh off in seconds. Jessie, for her part, merely smirked. James quickly shot her a look, then took off running into the darkness towards the male dormitory, shouting something that sounded a lot like "Unclean! Unclean!" Jessie grimaced at Viper, then stalked off to her own dorm, looking the very picture of wounded dignity.

Viper snickered to himself. He was SO looking forward to watching those two work the obstacle course the next morning. If nothing else, it would likely prove an entertaining vocabulary lesson.

Next chapter: When faced with the results of their agility and endurance test, the ugly truth of Jessie and James' past comes out... but how will it affect their chances of being accepted into Rocket-Dan? As they come face-to-face with Giovanni for the first time under less-than-pleasurable circumstances, they get assigned a "supervisor" that may be more trouble than he's worth...

Author's note: If you want your character to receive a CAMEO later on in this fic as a Team Rocket trainee or member, please let me know! (Though you're not guaranteed to make it in...)