Okay, so I've recently gotten back into Pokemon (well mainly Team Rocket) so I decided to make an attempt at writing a story about them. This is my first Pokemon fic.

Also, this story mainly revolves around Team Rocket. Ash and the others probably won't even show, so if that's a problem for you, there's your warning. I do know that James doesn't have his Weezing anymore and Jessie doesn't have Arbok, but in this story they do. Just sayin'.

Disclaimer: Pokemon is ©Nintendo, Cartoon Network, and all others who have associated with it. I own no one or nothing mentioned in the story.

What's Buried Underneath

Chapter 1

"James, we've been searching for the twerps all day. Do you even know where we are?" Jessie asked.

"Of course I know where we are," James replied. "I've never gotten lost once in my entire life!"

Jessie smirked knowing he was bluffing. "Okay then, where are we?"

James stopped walking and sweat dropped. "Uh, somewhere on the map?"

Jessie groaned. "James, I though you said you knew where we were going!"

"I do!" James said. "I just… don't know where we are on the map."
Instead of Jessie answering him, this time, their feline Pokemon, Meowth spoke up.

"James you dimwit! How hard can it be ta read a map? Lemme see it!"

James handed Meowth the map. Meowth settled himself on the ground and unrolled the map out in front of him. Jessie and James squatted down beside him. Meowth ran his paw over the map before stopping on a certain spot as his eyes lit up.

"Aha! I tink I found where we are!" he exclaimed. "If we left from the last city and headed north, dat would put us somewhere around here," he said, pointing at a spot on the map. He ran his paw across the map again and stopped when there was a split in the path. "If we keep walkin' north we'll reach a fork. If we go right, we'll have to cross mountains, the left path looks clear, but I can't say for sure. The left path is also longer," Meowth explained.

"Well, at least someone in Team Rocket is good with directions," Jessie mumbled under her breath, looking directly at James.

James jumped up and pointed a finger at Jessie. "Well, I don't see you reading any maps!" he shouted. "I bet if we gave you the map, you'd get us more lost then we already are!"

"Oh yeah? Well-!"

"GUYS!" Meowth hollered. "We still have to decide which path ta take!"

Jessie and James quieted down immediately. Meowth sighed, relieved they had stopped.

"Finally," he said. "I swear yous two fight just like a married couple."

This caused a blush from both humans. Jessie and James turned away from each other so the other couldn't see the blush on their cheeks. Soon, once things had calmed down, Meowth took over again.

"Okay, so let's vote on which way to go," Meowth said.

"I say the right," Jessie said.

"I say left," James said back.

"You would choose the opposite path! You can just never agree with me can you?" Jessie asked.

"Well, I don't know about you, but I sure don't want to risk my life climbing mountains when we could safely take the left path. I would like to make it to the next town in one piece, thank you very much. And if we have to take the longer path then so be it!" James explained.

"Why? Are a couple of mountains too much for you? You think you can't make it?" Jessie asked in a mocking voice.

"No!" James snapped back.

"I think you're just scared; like you always are," she teased him.

"I'm not scared!" James yelled.

"Yes you are."

"Are not!"

"Are too!"

"Are not!"

"GUYS! CUT IT OUT!"

Jessie and James quit arguing for the second time to look down at the cat Pokemon before them. Meowth had his claws out and looked ready to pounce on either one of them. Once Meowth was sure they weren't going to start arguing again, he turned to James.

"Jimmy, I'm not trying to choose sides or anyting, but I tink we should take da mountain route," he said.

"I thought you said the left path was safer," James said.

"I did," Meowth replied. "But, now that I look at it, there may be another forest on the left side."

"Fine! We'll go the other way! I don't care!" James wailed, upset nothing was going his way today.

With that, he marched off down the path. When he was out of earshot, Meowth turned to Jessie.

"Jess, I know not all of dis is your fault, but… do ya tink yous two could quit fighting for a while?" he asked.

Jessie scoffed and replied, "I will if he does."

The two of them then began walking after James who was already a decent range ahead of them.

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The trio had been walking for a while now still in complete silence. James hadn't said anything since Meowth had agreed with Jessie, Jessie was still mad at James for being "selfish", and Meowth was just afraid to say anything to either of them and wanted to stay out of it all.

James up front had been wondering why Jessie couldn't be a little nicer to him. He was always nice to her, yet he couldn't remember one time she had actually been nice to him and meant it. Whenever he failed in something, Jessie would yell at him and say it was all his fault even though he tried his hardest. He always tried to please Jessie, but whatever he did never pleased her.

He was brought from his thoughts as a small pebble hit him in the head and landed at his feet. Soon after the first, another was thrown and hit his neck. Now James was beginning to get ticked off. He spun around to face Jessie and Meowth.

"Okay, stop throwing rocks at me!" he yelled.

"See, there you go again blaming me for everything!" Jessie complained. "I haven't thrown anything at you I swear!"

"It wasn't me either," Meowth said.

"Well, something's throwing rocks at me and it can't be the wind!" As James finished his sentence, another pebble hit him. "Aaah! Okay, whoever is throwing rocks show yourself this instant!" he hollered.

In answer to his demand, a tiny orange monkey Pokemon jumped out from one of the trees. It was staring at James intently with a smile on its face.

"What is that?" Jessie asked.

After studying it for a moment, Meowth answered, "That's a Chimchar. It's the fire starter Pokemon in the Sinnoh Region."

The Chimchar carefully walked over to James at stared up at him. James stared back down.

"Chim?" it asked.

"What?" James asked back.

The Chimchar held up a rock. James tried to take it, but the Chimchar threw it at his head before he could grab it.

"Ow! What was that for?!"

The Chimchar climbed up to James' shoulder before throwing another rock at him. Jessie tried to stifle a laugh, but James heard it and gave her a glare.

"It seems to like you, Jim," Meowth said.

"Great, another "affectionate" Pokemon likes me," James mumbled as another rock hit him in the head.

He put the Chimchar back on the ground before turning and walking off.

"Come on. The sooner we get to the next city the better," he said.

The Chimchar cocked its head when it saw James leaving.

"Chim! Chimchar!" it cried.

It ran to catch up with James. It stopped in front of him and looked up at him again. Jessie and Meowth walked up beside him.

"I tink it wants ta come wit us," Meowth said.

The Chimchar nodded its head rapidly at Meowth's sentence. It pointed at Meowth.

"Chim Chim Char!"

Meowth smirked. "See?"

James tried to walk away again. "Well, I don't want a Pokemon that constantly throws rocks at me. I already have Cacnea and Carnivine who give me painful hugs and bites my head," he explained.

"They're only doing that because they like you, you know," Jessie told him.

James turned slightly to look at her. She was bending down beside the Chimchar.

"It's just trying to tell you it likes you. If it didn't like you it'd ignore you. Pokemon don't know any better," she said.

James didn't say anything in response. Jessie stood up and walked up to him. James knew she was standing right in front of him, but he still didn't look up at her.

"Look James, it's not everyday that a Pokemon walks up to you and wants you to catch it. You should let it come with you," she said.

"Yeah, besides, Chimchar's a fire Pokemon and fire is good against a variety of types," Meowth added.

"Fine, it can tag along for now, but if the rock thing continues, it's leaving," James said.

He squatted down in front of the Chimchar. He took out a Poke'Ball and held it out in front of him. The Chimchar walked up to the Poke'Ball and began touching it and sniffing it, being a curious monkey and all.

"Do you want to come with us?" James asked.

The Chimchar looked up at him and smiled. "Chim! Chimchar Char!"

James smiled before saying, "Then welcome to Team Rocket."

"Chimchar!"

It then ran towards James and pushed the button in the center of the Poke'Ball opening it up. Chimchar turned red and then disappeared inside the Poke'Ball which began to shake. James kept his eye on the Poke'Ball until it quit shaking and the center turned red, indicating Chimchar was now James' newest Pokemon.

Well, there's the first chapter. I hope it wasn't too horrible. Don't worry, the story will get more interesting, so please review and stay tuned.