Old rivals, new friends
By RocketFAN
Disclaimer: Pokemon and its characters are property of Nintendo and I, sadly, do not own them
Chapter one: Hazy Cave
"Eevee!" The small brown Pokemon said cheerfully as it munched on the berries that had fallen from the tree.
"Look, James! An Eevee!" Jessie told her partner as she spotted the rare Pokemon.
"Hey, it is!" He replied excitedly. The two Team Rocket members slowly crept up on the eating Pokemon.
"Eevee!" It said startled as it noticed them and ran into the entrance of a dark cave.
"James, you scared it!" Jessie snapped at her partner.
"No, I didn't! I didn't make a sound!" James whined.
"Uh, never mind. Let's follow it!" Jessie said while grabbing James' arm and dragging him after her.
"Oh, no! This Meowth doesn't do dark and cavey!" The cat Pokemon said while folding his arms.
"Fine then, stay behind!" Jessie told him while leading James into the cave. The two walked slowly inside. "Now, where could that little Eevee possibly have gone to?" Jessie asked while scanning the cave.
"Maybe he went down there," James said while pointing to a corridor.
"Let's go," Jessie said hesitantly while pulling out a flashlight and leading the way down the dark passage.
"I don't like this place, Jessie! Forget the Eevee, let's go back!" James whimpered as they proceeded further into the cave.
"Don't be such a baby, James!" Jessie said while looking for the Eevee. "Here, Eevee. Come out, come out wherever you are!" She called sweetly.
"Eevee!" Jessie heard a small voice say from further down the corridor.
"There it is! Come on, James," she said while running further down until they came to a fork in the cave with two corridors. "Which one did it go down?" She asked James.
"I don't know, but I think we should get out of here while we still know the way out!" James replied anxiously.
"Let's go down this one," Jessie said while dragging James down the passage on the left. They had walked for over a mile down the twists and turns of the cave with no sign of Eevee. "Maybe we went down the wrong one," Jessie admitted softly. "Oh, well. Let's go back," she said sadly.
"Gladly," James said happily.
"Ahh!" They both yelped as a tremor knocked them both down.
"What was that?!" James asked while helping Jessie to her feet.
"It felt like an earthquake!" Jessie replied while dusting herself off.
"Let's get out of here!" James said while grabbing Jessie's hand and running in the opposite direction. They had run a few dozen feet before bumping into someone.
"Ahh!" The person screamed as he was knocked down by James.
"Hey, watch where your going!" The familiar voice said angrily.
"Botch?" James asked in surprise.
"For the last time, the name is "Butch"!" He said even angrier.