Title: Even Angels Fall

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I don't own much in this story. Nothing in the world of Pokemon or any of the characters. Just my own original or those created by me and my friend.

Author's Notes: This story is set a year after the Pokemon Chronicles episode, "We're No Angels" where Jessie, James, and Meowth are mistaken for super heroes. Consider this the sequel.

(Chapter 1)

It was another long day of walking. Team Rocket was once again after Ash and his friends. It had been awhile since they had been in pursuit of the coveted Pikachu, but still they had not succeeded in a capture. Suddenly, the terrain turned from forest to acres and acres of farm land. This particularly struck Jessie's interest. It felt to her that she had been there once before.

"Where are we?" James asked looking around curiously.

"Not sure," Jessie replied, "but I feel like I've been here before."

"What?" James answered and began to look around, trying to come to terms with his surroundings.

"Ya don't remember," Meowth asked crossing his paws, "Guess dat means old age is catchin' up wit ya."

"Shut up," Jessie snapped at Meowth then turned to James, "No, doesn't this place look familiar, or am I just crazy?"

"Cra…" Meowth started but ended his statement abruptly by the heel of Jessie's boot.

"Kind of," James admitted.

"And there's a castle up there," Jessie pointed out, "Kind of weird, don't you think? Especially in the middle of farm land."

"A little medieval if you ask me," replied James brushing a piece of hair out of his blue eyes.

"What's dat over dere?" Meowth asked pointing.

"Hm?" Jessie replied turning to look behind her. She was flabbergasted at what she saw before her eyes, "Those are robots. And they're working on the fields... I know where we are now!"

"Been awhile," said James finally remembering where they were.

"Finally, a stroke of good luck! We get a second chance at being heroes," exclaimed Jessie.

James found that his mind had drifted from where Jessie's was at the moment. He suddenly remembered the woman he left behind. Kate. He wondered if she would even remember him or even if she was still living in the town. He began to feel like an idiot once again for hitting that button and sending them far away from town.

"James... James!" he suddenly heard Jessie calling and his thoughts of Kate vanished, "Hmm?"

"Did you hear what I said?" Jessie asked.

"Obviously not," Meowth piped up.

"What was it," James asked.

"I said we should make a glorious entrance now that Team Rocket—I mean Righteous has returned," she replied with a big smile.

"Lets," James agreeing smiling back.

He knew he had different reasons for wanting to return to the town than Jessie did, but he couldn't help but agree with her. He knew going along with whatever plan Jessie had was the only way he would return to Kate, and he had promised himself that no matter what he would return to her.

They quickly hurried to one of their many Team Rocket mechas and drove into the small town of Cypress Creek.

As they approached the townsfolk all stopped what they were doing and watched. A few were frightened that villains had come to run amuck; a few just assumed it was a new robot to work in the field, but fans and hopefuls prayed that their heroes Team Righteous had returned to them. The top of the mecha opened and out popped the trio.

"Fear not good townspeople," Jessie addressed the crowd, "For your defenders have returned!"

James said not a word. He was busy scanning the crowd for a certain face. From what he could see, Kate was not in the crowd in front of them and he felt his heart sink in his chest. He should have known she wouldn't wait for him.

Across town a man came running into the local diner.

"Everyone come quickly," the man shouted, "Team Righteous, they've returned!"

Kate had been sitting in one of the booths but was soon out of her seat and found herself running down the street. She couldn't believe that they had really returned.

She reached the gathering crowd and tried to push her way to the front. Her only goal in mind was to reach James. She had been so heartbroken when they left so unexpectedly and now Kate felt as if she was, by some divine miracle, given a second chance to tell him how she felt.

"Yes, yes it's true folks," she heard Jessie saying to the crowd, "We have returned after a year long adventure."

From the crowd Kate spotted James, who seemed to be scanning the crowd looking especially for her. Suddenly, his eyes made contact with hers forcing a smile from him, a smile she gladly returned.

"We have returned to you finally," he said to the crowd, although Kate felt as if his statement had been more directed at her personally.

"Dat's right," Meowth chimed in.

The crowd uproared in cheers, whoops, and hollers sending Jessie into bouts of heavy smiles. James smiled as well, but his smiles were all at Kate.

While Jessie and Meowth met and chatted with the townspeople James made his way through the crowd and right up to Kate.

He said nothing when he got close to her, just wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.

Kate was teary-eyed but laughed at the same time wrapping her arms around him back. She had really missed him since they had left Cypress Creek a year ago.

"It's been awhile, Kate," James said as he pulled back from her a bit.

"It has," she agreed.

He smiled at her and she smiled back and hugged him again.

"I can't believe you really came back," Kate said with her head resting against his chest.

"Oh course I did," he replied, "Why wouldn't I?"

"Well, you just left so quickly," she explained, "I thought I'd never see you again."

"Well I didn't want to leave. I had to," he said.

"I understand," Kate replied, "You are a hero after all."

James gave her a small smile thinking to himself, "I'm anything but a hero."

"You're just like Superman," Kate continued on, "and I could be your Lois Lane."

He blushed.

"You have to tell me about your adventures," Kate said excitedly.

"Another time," James replied really wanting to avoid the subject.

"Oh," Kate replied a little disappointedly.

Before she knew what hit her she felt James's arm wrap around her waist and whisking her away into the nearby forest.

Meowth, from his position in the crowd, had noticed this interesting turn of events. He nudged Jessie in the leg with his paw.

"What do you want you little fur ball?" Jessie asked not even bothering to pay him any mind.

"Look," Meowth said pointing in the direction they were going.

"Hm?" Jessie said turning expecting not to be impressed, but instead saw that her partner was heading into the woods with another woman, "What?!"

"James got himself a girlfriend," said Meowth.

"Over my dead body," Jessie muttered to herself.

"What was dat?" Meowth asked suspiciously.

"Nothing, forget it," Jessie said trying to cover up previous statement, "It's just there's three of us and no place for a fourth member."

"Who says he's gonna stay?" Meowth asked.

"He's not if I have anything to do with it," Jessie replied and hurried through the crowd after James and Kate.