Author's
note: References to Mew are based (lightly.. doesn't fit in with the continuity
of that fic) on Alyssa's "Feathers and Foxtails".
Oh,
BABY!
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James
had never been so worried in his whole entire life. The thought of his partner
being so sick, it drove him crazy. He sat there in the waiting room, head
between his hands, worst case scenarios jogging through his brain. He almost
fainted when the door opened, until he realized Dr. Rhianon had a huge smile on
his face.
"Will
she be ok, doctor?" he asked, trembling
"She'll
be perfect once the morning sickness clears up..."
"M-morning
sickness?" James stuttered "You don't mean..."
"I
sure do, congratulations, you're going to be a papa!"
It took
James exactly two seconds to collapse in utter shock.
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"I
just...can't believe it." James said, shaking his head "US,
parents?"
"I'm
going to get fat!" whined Jesse "Now what am I going to do with all
those new dresses I bought yesterday?"
"Oh
Jess-chan, you will look just as beautiful as ever. Besides, now you get to go
shopping for maternity clothes!" he beamed
Jesse
whapped him on the head with a paper fan.
"OWWW!
Where'd you get that from?" James winced before returning to his former
joy "I can't *WAIT* to see what it looks like!"
"Speak
for yourself." grunted Jesse "All babies do is throw up and poop and
cry."
"Jesse,
I guess your maternal instincts haven't kicked in yet, ne? Trust me, those
thing won't matter to you..."
"Oh
and how do you know genius, how many babies have YOU had?" Jesse growled
"I used to have to baby-sit my cousins all the time, blech."
"It
is different when they are your own. Come, lets get home now, and I'll fix you
a nice gomokumeshi (dish of rice, fish and veggies)."
Jesse
licked her lips, nobody could cook gomokumeshi like James. He actually could
cook pretty well, but gomokumeshi was his specialty.
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"Heh,
I can't believe it. You two dopes are going to have a kid? I hope it survives
you." Meowth smiled evilly
"Shut
up you glorified alley cat." snapped Jesse
"I've
borrowed every book on parenting I can find from the library!" James
beamed "More gomokumeshi, Jess-chan?"
"Yes
PLEASE! I'm starved!" Jesse exclaimed dumping what was left onto her plate
and practically vacuuming it off the plate
"Who
needs a Hoover when we've got you Jesse?" laughed Meowth
Jesse
chased Meowth about the house with a frying pan, much to James's disapproval.
"Jesse!
Come on now! According to this book, you shouldn't over exert yourself..."
Jesse
gave James a quick bang on the head with the pan "Geez, you'd think you
were pregnant. I wish you were, I have a bathing suit I'm dying to wear this
summer."
"That
is a fine idea, Jesse." came the ethereal voice out of nowhere.
The
three turned around to see none other than Mew before them.
"What
is she doing here?" Jesse gasped "Listen, we're not going to try and
catch you OR your kid again. Honestly PLEASE don't turn us into mutants
again."
Mew
chuckled "Don't worry. I come not to punish you. Your offspring will play
a significant role in the future, and I want to make sure it is a bright
future."
"What
do you mean?" James asked
"Jesse,
does not have motherly instincts. Her personality is rugged as a boulder. James
however, has a side soft as a Pidgey feather. Therefore, I think it would be
best if James carried the offspring, as to ensure its survival."
"Hey...I
think it just said you were a bitch in the nicest possible way Jess"
snickered Meowth
"What
do you mean...he should...carry the offspring?" Jesse questioned
"I
mean that he shall be the one to go through pregnancy." Mew nodded
It took
Jesse splashing him with a bucket of water to save James from fainting again.
"It
does sound like a good idea James." Jesse said "You seem to know more
about it than me. In fact, I WANT you to do it. For the sake of our
child."
"Alright."
James breathed, turning to Mew "I'll do it."
Mew
closed her eyes, and the room filled with a glowing radiance. Suddenly a ball
of mist was seen to flow from Jesse's abdomen to James's, and in an instant it
had finished.
"It
is done. Good luck to you James." Meowth said before disappearing
After a
long moment of silence, a big smile came across James face as he said "Ok
who wants desert?"
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The
next day James was in the bathroom for quite awhile. When he came out, he looked
horrid. His lavender hair was in a horrible mess, and he had dark circles under
his eyes. He hadn't even shaved, as was clear by the stubble on his face. He
collapsed onto the breakfast table.
"JAMES!
Are you ok?!" Jesse squeaked, running to his side
"I'm
ok, just a TAD nauseated." he said quietly, not even lifting his head
"Just slide my pancakes under my face."
"I
know what would cheer you up.." said Jesse with a sparkle in her eye
"After breakfast, we can go into town and steal some maternity
gowns..."
James
lifted his head and gave the biggest most joyful smile. His love of wearing
dresses was no secret, and any excuse to do so was paradise. At first Jesse had
thought it strange, (even thought maybe he was gay, but if he was she--er HE,
wouldn't be in his current condition) but it no longer bothered her. Breakfast
went smooth as it possibly could, he still had to leave the table in a hurry a
few times, but eventually they made it to town.
"Ohhh
I love this one!" James grinned, spinning about in a pink gingham
maternity dress "The lace on the collar, and the little heart shaped
buttons!"
Everyone
stared at him, only to be met by threatening looks from Jesse. These caused
people to move on, nobody wanted to mess with THAT look. James was just about
to try on one with ducks on it, when Jesse spotted Ash, Brock and Misty walking
down the street.
"AHA!
Its them! Come on James, we can come back later..." she whispered, taking
off
"Thank
goodness for that." Meowth thought "This whole thing was more embarrassment
than I can take!"
"But
JESSSEEE!" whined James "Its the last one!"
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The two
Rockets and the cat peered at the trio from behind a vending machine. They were
busy looking at a Pokemon Shop window.
"Oh
isn't that Sandshrew *adorable*?" Misty cooed at the little creature in
the window
"Not
as cool as that Magmar! I'll bet I could win any battle with him!" Ash
exclaimed, pointing to the tough looking Magmar in the other window
"Guys,
unless you've forgotten, we need to save our money. We're almost broke as it
is." Brock reminded them
Misty
and Ash sighed and they continued their walk down the street, Pikachu hopping
behind.
"That
gives me a marvelous idea!" Jesse smiled "We can pretend to be
looking for a Pikachu to star in a commercial. They'll need the money so of
course they'll do it. Once we get Pikachu alone to supposedly put on 'Makeup',
we'll snag it! What do you think James? James?"
Looking
around, Jesse and Meowth realized James was over by a bush barfing.
"Something
tells me this is going to put a real damper on our Pikachu-napping
attempts." Meowth said, shaking his head
"Yes,
and we were doing so GREAT before." Jesse grunted sarcastically "I
suppose we'd better leave James out of this one. Come on lets go!"
"Right!"
"Hey
wait for me!" James called
"No,
you stay here." Jesse ordered "You're in no condition to be
fighting."
"Aw
come on Jess! I wanna help!"
"Oohh
fine, just DON'T screw up."
"Or
throw up..." Meowth added under his breath
James
beamed and all three went to try the plan.
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"Hey!
Guys look what I found!" Ash yelled to Brock and Misty
"Pikahu
needed for commercial, will pay top dollar." read Misty "Be at town
square by three"
"Alright,
we can get some money!" Ash laughed happily "Then I'll be able to buy
that cool looking Magmar!"
"..and
that adorable Sandshrew." Misty added
"I
don't know about this guys." Brock said rubbing his chin "There's
something fishy here."
"Brock
you worry too much! Come on its almost three!" Misty spouted running off,
followed by Ash and Pikachu
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Jesse
and James were wearing business suits, sunglasses and had dyed their hair black
to disguise themselves. They waited patiently for the trio to arrive. Meowth
was the one in charge of telling other people who came with Pikachus to come
back in 3 hours. Finally Misty and Ash could be seen dashing towards them.
"Here
they come, you know what to do." Jesse whispered
"Right."
James nodded
"Hey!
Is this where we audition for the commercial?" Ash asked
"Vhy
yes it ist!" Jesse answered in her best French accent
"Vhat
can ve do for you?" James said, also doing his best French accent
"Well,
my Pikachu would like to audition!"
James
replied "Ahhh yes yes zat ist a very nice Pikachu!"
"Mmmm
hmm, vee vill have to get eet to makeup right avay!" agreed Jesse
With
that James plucked Pikachu from Ash's hands, stuffed it in a rubber bag, and
ran.
"HEY!
That's James! Come back here!" Ash screamed
James
actually might have gotten away with it. I say might because at that exact
moment, he felt his stomach turning. So, instead of running into the building
where other Rocket members waited to get the Pikachu, he dropped Pikachu, and
went for a bush.
"Pika?"
Pikachu pondered, scratching his head
"Hey!
Er...what?" Ash said when he finally realized what had happened "Why
did he drop you Pikachu?"
"Chu
Pi" Pikachu said with a shrug
Brock,
Misty, Jesse and Meowth made it to where Ash was.
"How
DARE you try and steal my Pokemon!" Ash yelled at Jesse "Why don't
you find someone else..."
He was
stopped by James's now loud heaving. Everyone's faces turned green.
"Is...he
ok?" Misty asked
"He's
FINE! There's absolutely NOTHING wrong with him!" said Jesse nervously
"Come on Meowth, lets grab him and go..."
In a
flash the three Rockets had disappeared, leaving Brock, Misty and Ash quite
confused.
"That
was odd..." Brock stuttered
Misty concurred
"Yeah. Something is wrong. Why would James drop the bag so easily? He was
almost there."
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"Ugh.
I can't believe how CLOSE we were." Jesse grumbled, sipping her green tea
"If
it wasn't for James's sickness, we might have finally gotten the little
rat." Meowth sighed
"I'm
sorry you guys, I couldn't help it." James hung his head and a tear fell
down his cheek
Jesse's
face softened and she rubbed his back "Its not that big a deal James-san.
We'll get them next time."
"Jess,
don't you realize, we HAVE to leave Team Rocket?" he said, raising his head
"What
do you mean?"
"We
CAN'T raise children like this. We just can't. It'd be dangerous, and besides,
I don't think *I* can steal Pokemon like this. We'll have to find another line
of work."
"But
Giovanni might kill us!" Meowth piped up "If he thinks we could leak
Team Rocket secrets."
"We're
never allowed to KNOW Team Rocket secrets." Jesse reminded him
"Oh
yeah!"
Jesse
said softly "James, I agree. We've been criminals most of our lives. Maybe
its time we hung up our Team Rocket costumes."
"We'll
go tell Giovanni tomorrow then. I think when we got married he suspected it was
close to the end. He shouldn't give a fuss, we haven't captured a Pokemon in
years." James sighed
"Lets
go to bed now, its been a long day..." Jesse yawned
"Jesse?"
"Yes
James?"
"Do
you think, we'll make good parents?"
"I
guess we'll just have to wait and see, ne?"
James
nodded, and followed Jesse to bed....after a detour to the bathroom.
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Approaching
the Team Rocket building, the three felt a cold chill run down their spine. The
site of this place always seemed to inspire horror in them. They tried to stay
away from it as much as possible.
"Jess...I'm
scared." James whispered, hiding behind her somewhat
"So
am I." she revealed "But we HAVE to do it...actually...MEOWTH has to
do it!"
"WHAAT?!"
Meowth yelled "What do you mean I have to do it? Yer the ones who made the
decision."
"But
you're the top cat, remember?" Jesse smiled "Go on, hurry up! I want
to get out of here, fast!"
Meowth
hissed and walked into the building.
"Why
do *I* always have to get the hard jobs?" he sneered, walking down the
halls
Luckily,
everyone knew Meowth, so he had no trouble getting to Giovanni's office.
Needless to say, Giovanni was never happy to see that miserable Pokemon. He
knew he never brought any good news.
"What
is it now?" Giovanni growled, stroking the Persian in his lap
"Er...you
see...um...Giovanni...sir. Jesse, James and I...wish to...uh..well. We wish to
leave Team Rocket." he said nervously
"Why?"
Giovanni asked, his tone one of surprise
"We..."
Meowth tried to quickly think up a believable excuse "...have decided to
take up professional ice hockey."
"Er....kay."
Giovanni managed "I...guess you can go."
"Thank
you sir!" Meowth said quick as possible before racing out
Giovanni
pressed a button under his desk, and a woman came out with long white hair and
light blue eyes.
"Something
is going on with Jesse and James, I want you to investigate." Giovanni
ordered
"I
won't fail you." the woman smiled before disappearing.
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[4
months later...]
"Drat
it." growled James "Jeeessseee my jeans won't zipper!"
"James,
you can't deny it, you're getting larger. Just get on those shorts with the
elastic waist and lets go on. We're late for work as it is." she sighed,
used to being the instructor
"But
those shorts clash with *everything*.....can't I just wear a dress?" his
eyes glimmered with hope
"To
WORK?!" she exclaimed "Oh yeah they'd just be thrilled about that at
the restaurant. No, besides you're not big enough yet. You can wear the shorts
now COME ON! Meowth? Where are you?"
"Right
here." Meowth grunted, stepping out of the bathroom wearing a small tux
Jesse
and James stifled their laughter, but it was clear they found seeing the little
Pokemon in a tuxedo hilarious. This earned them a scratch across the face each.
"PIPE
DOWN!" he sneered
The
three (after Jesse and James applied some peroxide) set of to their latest
employer, The Charmander Bar and Grill. They'd had several jobs since they quit
Team Rocket, and never seemed to quite fit in. Ok, so usually they'd screw up
royal, but THIS time they were determined to keep their jobs.
"Workin'
nine to five, what a way to make a livin'!" James sung happily
"You
could, lose your mind, its all takin' and no givin'!" Meowth joined in
Jesse
just whacked them both with her morning paper "Will you two numbskulls
stop that, people are staring!"
"Maybe
its because I have such a lovely singing voice!" James said, doing a first
and sticking his tongue out at Jesse
He was
soon punished for that by two more hits on the head with a newspaper. He made a
mental note to never give Jesse a raspberry again.
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The
three hadn't seemed to notice the white haired lady, they never did. She'd been
following them for months now. She'd reported what she observed back to Giovanni...but
he didn't believe her. Hell she didn't even believe herself. How could a man be
pregnant? So she just kept up her investigation.
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"What
can I get you madam?" Jesse asked, putting on her biggest fakest smile
"Our special today is Krabby Imperial."
"That
sounds delicious." the woman smiled "I'll have that!"
With
that Jesse took her menu and sped off to the kitchen, only to find James
helping himself to some karintou (fried dough cake).
"James!
You're eating the people at table 9's ORDER!" Jesse nearly had a heart
attack
"It
looked so delicious...and I'm oh so hungry." said James, looking up at her
with sad puppy eyes.
"You
had five pancakes, six eggs, three slices of French toast, fifteen pieces of bacon,
five sausage links, three bowls of Frosted Flakes, and a banana just an hour
ago!" she yelled
"But
I'm still hungry!" whined James "Just a little bit of karintou,
please Jess-chan? They won't notice!"
"Geez
James, one would think you were pregnant with an army. Make another karintou
and eat some saltines, ok? Sheesh." Jesse sighed "Oh and some Krabby
Imperial for table 12."
"Aye
aye!" James smiled, saluting Jesse before getting to work again
---------------------
Meanwhile,
Meowth was seating people...or at least, trying to.
"I'm
tellin' you people I'm da guy who seats you." he said
"Oh
isn't that *cute* a talking Pokemon!" the old lady smiled "Heres a
poke cookie you darling thing!"
She
stuffed the cookie into Meowth's mouth.
"I
hate this." he grumbled, choking the stale cookie down.
Just
then Misty, Brock and Ash entered the restaurant.
"Huh?
Is that Meowth?" Misty exclaimed
"Yeah,
can I seat you? I'm getting no where with this lady." Meowth offered as
another poke cookie was forced down his gullet.
"Um...sure
I guess." the trio replied.
Meowth
led them to an empty booth and gave them menus.
"Here
ya go, yer waitress will be here in a minute...ahem." he said, holding his
paw out for a tip
"Since
WHEN do seaters get tipped?" Brock asked
"Since
I only get paid twenty-five cents an hour."
"Er...alright."
Brock shrugged, and dropped a couple of dollars into Meowth's paw
Meowth
thanked him and went back to the front of the restaurant.
"This
is strange." Misty said "Why is Meowth working here?"
"Its
probably another attempt to get my Pikachu!" Ash snorted, holding Pikachu
tight
Jesse
then showed up...and did a double take when she saw who she was serving.
"JESSE!"
the three exclaimed
"What
are YOU doing here?" Ash growled
"Trying
not to have my landlord kick me out." she retorted "Now, what would
you like? Today's special is Krabby Imperial--if James doesn't eat it
all.."
"Uh...actually
I was wondering if you have any subuta (sweet-and-sour pork)?" Ash said a
tad shakily "I haven't had that in ages."
"Lets
see...subuta...subuta..YES! We have some...and what about you two?" she
said, writing down his order
"Fried
rice for me." Misty nodded, looking at the menu
"I'll
have the subuta too." Brock said
"Alright
if that's it I'll just take your..."
"PIKA!"
Pikachu called out
"Wait,
you didn't take Pikachu's order." Ash pointed out
"Oh...yes...Pikachu.."
Jesse shuddered "How could I forget?"
"Pika
chu chu, pika chu pi!" Pikachu stated
"He
says he wants a slice of apple pie with ice cream." Ash informed her
"Ok
ok, let me go give James your order." Jesse said, writing down the order
"James?!"
the three said in unison
"Yes,
he's the chef. Oh, if there are bite marks in your food, tell me know so I can
whack him over the head. Enjoy your meal." she smiled before walking off
"This
is either an evil scheme...or they lost their jobs." Brock tilted his head
"I
think its the latter, they haven't tried to get Pikachu for months! I wonder what's
going on.." Misty pondered.
-----------------
"JAMES!
Where are all the orders?!" Jesse screamed, seeing the kitchen empty, and
James full.
"I
guess...I sort of...accidentally...ate them." James smiled weakly
Jesse
whacked him several times with a ladle
"You
ACCIDENTLEY ate them? AUUGH!" she growled
"What's
going ON here?" came the gruff voice of the owner of the restaurant
"Uh
oh.." Jesse and James groaned
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James,
Jesse and Meowth walked dejectedly away from the restaurant.
"Well,
there goes another job." Meowth sighed "I can't believe *I* got fired
because that stupid lady didn't think I was the seater."
"Yet
again I've messed things up for you two." James said quietly
"Yet
again you couldn't HELP it." Jesse shook her head "We're going to a
doctor."
"Why?"
James asked
"I
want to know why you've been eating so much, I'm pretty sure its a tad
abnormal. Plus, you look...a little bigger than most do at 4 months
pregnant."
"Are
you saying I'm *fat*?" James sniffled
"No
no James-sama! I'm just saying its strange. I think we'd better get an
ultrasound."
"Yer
gonna have to find a pretty open minded doctor.." Meowth said
"No,
I have a plan." Jesse grinned.
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Nobody
was as red faced as Meowth as the three walked towards the doctor's office.
Behind him was a man dressed as a woman, and a woman dressed as a man.
"Oh
where *do* I get such great ideas?" Jesse beamed from behind her false
mustache
"Do
I look alright?" James asked, adjusting his dress
"Yes
yes you look fine. Ok, here goes nothing!" Jesse said, pushing through the
door
"May
I help you?" the receptionist asked
"Yes."
Jesse bellowed in her male voice impression "We're Mr. and Mrs. Smith, we
have an appointment for an Ultrasound at six with Doctor Muldoon."
"Ah,
yes, here it is. The doctor will be right with you." the receptionist said
So Jesse,
James and Meowth sat down in the waiting room, nervously awaiting the doctor.
"I
still don't see why I had to come." Meowth whispered "Who takes their
POKEMON to the doctors office?!"
"You're
here for emotional support." Jesse said "Now shut up and read a
magazine."
"These
magazines are all five years old!" hissed Meowth "They don't even
have Pokemon Digest! Grrr!"
It
wasn't long before Dr. Muldoon called for Jesse and James. Meowth managed to
find a crossword puzzle to keep him occupied, so he stayed behind.
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The
white haired lady snickered, this was PERFECT evidence! If she could get a
picture of the ultrasound it'd PROVE to the boss that James was pregnant. She
knew evidence like this could indeed make Team Rocket rich...well...maybe. It
had to be worth something. She sat behind a potted plant in the ultrasound
room, waiting with her camera.
---------------
James
felt more than a bit awkward lying there on the table, his stomach exposed.
This was obvious because he was blushing beet red. He just prayed that the
doctor didn't pull his undies down *too* far.
"Well
Mr. Smith, I can certainly tell you why Mrs. Smith has been eating so
much." the doctor chuckled
"She's
expecting twins."
"TWINS?!"
Jesse and James gasped, and they both thought "Mew didn't say anything
about twins....did she?"
"That's
right, its always a shock and a joy to parents. They're quite healthy...if not
a little chubby. I don't think ALL of Mrs. Smith's tummy is baby fat." the
doctor smiled wryly
"Well,
thank you so much doctor, we MUST be going!" James exclaimed before he and
Jesse took off
"HEY!
WAIT!" the doctor yelled after them, but they'd already gone without a
trace.
From
behind the potted plant, the white haired lady grinned in satisfaction, and
escaped through an open window.
---------------------
"I
can't believe there's TWO in there." James said, shaking his head
"I
know....TWO kids to look after." Jesse groaned "How will we be able
to do it?"
"Lots
of duct tape." Meowth joked, munching on some rice
"We'll
love both of you equally." James cooed
"Huh?
What are you doing James?" Jesse asked
"Talking
to them. I heard it helps. I've been talking to them for awhile now, sometimes
I sing too!" he beamed "Their favorite is 'Baabaa Black Sheep'"
"Oh
brother." Meowth sighed "This is ridiculous. I'm goin' to bed before
I start going nuts too."
-------------------
"So
you see by these pictures, he is most certainly pregnant. With twins no
less." the white haired lady grinned, showing Giovanni the photos
"These
could have easily been faked." Giovanni snorted
"You
have NO faith in me at ALL?! How long have I given you quality service?"
"Calm
down Lucy. Alright. I believe you. I still don't understand how this will
assist us any?"
"Could
you imagine what *money* people would pay to see such a thing?" Lucy said
with a gleam in her eye "With all the money we've been losing lately, it'd
be a great boost!"
"I
see your point. I'll send some men over to get James tomorrow morning. Its
about time that good for nothing drop out made me money." Giovanni replied
"Beautiful...now
where's MY share of the money?" Lucy asked, flashing her claws
"It
will come to you when we catch him, until then, you're not getting a red
cent."
"Fair
enough." whispered Lucy before disappearing into the shadows.
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James
was having a wonderful dream. It was the one where he was the Pokemon champ of
the world, he had it often. His favorite part was when he beat Ash and his
stupid Pikachu. He was awoken from his pleasant dream by a loud noise. Looking
around startled, he decided it must have been nothing. He turned his gaze to
Jesse who slept soundly beside him and a huge smile crossed his lips. James ran
a hand up and down her shoulder and softly kissed her forehead. Just as he was
about to cuddle back down beside her, he heard the noise again, and this time
it awoke Jesse. Then Meowth sped into the room, quiet as possible closing and
locking the door behind him.
"What
is it?!" Jesse said quietly as she could in her fear
"They're....Team
Rocket agents.." Meowth managed to utter
Panic
filled all three of their minds, as the noises came closer.
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"WHAT
are we going to do?" Jesse said
"What
would Brian Boitano do?" James scratched his head
"Who
is Brian Boitano?" asked Meowth and Jesse in unison
"I
don't know...something just told me to say it." he shrugged
"The
window! We'll have to escape that way!" Jesse exclaimed, opening up the
window and climbing out, followed by Meowth.
"Wait!
If we're going to run away I have to get some things." James yelled, and
quickly went to grab some of his favorite clothes (both male and female).
Sadly,
this was a mistake for at that moment a Team Rocket agent burst through the
door, and held a gun to James's head. Poor James shivered and tears ran down
his cheeks.
"Say
one word to your friends and I'll blow yer brains out." snarled the agent
"You're going to walk out to the truck in back silently. Now MOVE
IT!"
James
complied, scared to death. He didn't notice Jesse and Meowth watching
everything from behind a tree, trying to figure out a way to save him. He was
soon in the pen on the back of the truck, and it began to drive away.
"JESSE!
MEOWTH! HELP!" he called with tears in his eyes, as his hand reached out desperately
through the bars
Meowth
lunged forward, but just nearly missed the moving vehicle. Before anything
could me done, it was far away.
"Oh....James."
Jesse cried painfully, and hugged Meowth
"Jesse,
we can't just sit here and cry, we have to save him. We know who kidnapped him,
and we know WHERE to go. Its just matter of getting in..."
----------------------
Alas,
Meowth was wrong. For you see, James was not being taken to Team Rocket head
quarters, he was being taken to one of its Warehouses on Cinnabar Island.
Giovanni was waiting there when the truck arrived at about noon that day.
"Well
James, long time no see." he smiled fiendishly
James
simply cowered at the back of the pen on the truck, afraid of what his old boss
would do to him. Wishing he'd just wake up and it'd would have all been a
nightmare caused by too much chocolate pudding. However all he felt was a gun
being pushed into his back.
"Stand
up straight so the boss can get a look at you, NOW!" said the agent with a
sneer
James
stood straight up, shaking like a leaf in a hurricane.
"He
does seem a little rounder, I guess I was foolish to doubt Lucy's story.
Hopefully he'll help us recover all that money he LOST us. Now there's
irony." grinned Giovanni
James
simply looked at the ground, wondering if he'd ever see Meowth or Jesse again.
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[2
months later]
James
sat with his back leaning against one of the walls of his cell. He stroked his
stomach lovingly, as a single tear ran down his cheek.
"It
wasn't supposed to be this way, I'm so sorry." he sniffled "Now
you're going to be born as nothing more than a sideshow act. All because I
couldn't leave the house without my poodle skirt. Your mom is out there
somewhere worried sick. I'm a terrible parent!"
He was
now 6 months along, and showing quite a bit. As it was he was wearing a gown,
but he didn't eat as much. This was mostly out of depression, in fact they had
to force feed him as of late. His usually shiny lavender hair had become ratty
and lackluster. His eyes, which usually sparkled like emeralds, were dark and
empty. He'd lost most of his hope. He just sat in his cell and went over the
doom he had caused for his children, and wondered where Jesse and Meowth were.
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Meowth
scanned the beach, looking hopefully for any Pokemon that could get them to
Cinnabar. They had found out (using some bribery) where James was being kept.
They only prayed he was still alive. Who knows what Giovanni wanted him for.
"AHA!
There!" Meowth smiled "On that beach blanket, a Lapras!"
Jesse
and Meowth rushed quickly to the sun bathing creature, and Meowth began
speaking.
"Excuse
me sir.."
"Lap!"
"Oh
I'm sorry ma'am. My friend and I are in desperate need of a ride to Cinnabar to
save a friend!"
"Pras
lap lap..?"
"Yes
we USED to belong to Team Rocket, but we quit that! We need help to save our
friend from them. Please?"
"Lap...pras
lap." the Lapras nodded, and headed torwards the water
"She
says she'll help!" cheered Meowth
"Wonderful!
Oh I do hope James is alright, if he's not, I don't know what I'll do."
Jesse sighed
The two
hopped on the Lapras and set off for Cinnabar, hoping it wasn't too late.
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"He's
very sick sir." the man told Giovanni "We have no idea what is
causing it, but, if he doesn't recover soon, he and the babies will die."
"...and
we'll have lost more money." Giovanni whispered, holding his Persian in
his arms "Somehow he always manages to do that."
James
couldn't hear or see anything, he had a very high fever. He just lay there on
the cold floor of his cell, eyes wide open but seeing nothing. He was lost in a
fever dream. One of those cold unending nightmares that seem so real. In them
he was always seeing Jesse and Meowth in trouble, and it was always his fault.
"Jesse...Meowth...I'm
sorry." he yelled, all of a sudden a familiar voice answered him
"Its
alright James, we're here. We're taking you home James." it was Jesse's
voice
This
wasn't part of the dream, Jesse and Meowth were really there. Giovanni had
given them permission to take James...on one condition. That their children
serve 10 years of their lives for Team Rocket. Jesse had to rescue her friend,
regardless of the consequences. As she held him, she noticed he seemed to
recover some, his eyes saw her.
"Jesse..I'm
sorry." he breathed
"Don't
be sorry, everything will be fine soon." Jesse smiled, at least she hoped
it would be.
---------------
James's
fever cleared up in a matter of days, and his appetite was back with vengeance.
In fact, Meowth later joked that he seemed to eat nonstop those days of his
recovery, as if making up for lost time. He became the old James again. He
seemed happier now, glad to be back with his "family". He also had
taken to knitting, which was actually kinda cute. He'd sit there in a chair
knitting away at something (he wasn't very good so you couldn't quite tell
*what* he was knitting, but it was something), singing like a chickadee. Due to
how large he was getting, he was wearing dresses full time, not that he minded.
Life went pretty smoothly, one day in fact was quite memorable.
"OUCH!"
James cried out of nowhere
"What's
wrong James?" asked Jesse, who was reading a magazine
"I
think I've just been kicked." he exclaimed "Whoever did it is a
strong sucker. Its usually the one on the right that gives such jabs."
"You
get kicked often?"
"Oh
are you KIDDING? The two of them seem to enjoy beating me up. Usually right
when I'm about to go to sleep. You really ought to feel it, quite
amazing." he beamed running a hand softly over his abdomen
Jesse
smiled widely as she felt the little feet kicking her hand.
"They
are certainly healthy." she grinned "They're gonna give us a run for
the money."
"Hey,
I hate to break up the Kodak moment, but we need food! We're all outta bread,
milk, sugar...and catnip!" Meowth reminded them
"We
need money to get food!" yelled Jesse "...and we haven't THAT
either."
"We
could have a yard sale." James offered "I have a bunch of old junk I
could sell."
"Me
too." Jesse nodded
"Ohhh
no, I'm not giving up my bottle cap collection!" Meowth hissed "You
can't make me!"
"Huh?"
Jesse and James gave him confused looks "YOU have a bottle cap collection?"
Soon
they were laughing their heads off.
"Oh
don't make me start about your ROCK collection Jesse or your doll collection
JAMES." Meowth laughed
"Alright,
lets get together all the stuff we want to sell....if we want to eat tonight we
HAVE to get some cash." Jesse commanded
Everyone
scrambled about getting items from here and there, until they had a nice pile
of stuff. Setting up tables outside they waited patiently for someone to come
by. As irony would have it, their first customers were Ash, Misty and Brock.
"UGH!
Why do we keep running into them?" Jesse whispered "This is so embarrassing."
"Maybe
they'll buy my quilt I knitted!" James smiled, referring to the tangled
mess of yarn thrown over a rocking chair
"Yeah...maybe."
Jesse said weakly
"Team
Rocket! Having a yard sale?" Ash exclaimed
"We're
not Team Rocket anymore. We're just Jesse, James and Meowth." James stated
matter-of-factly before adding "Would you like to buy my quilt?!"
"James...have
you put on some weight?" Misty asked
James
blushed beet red and covered his stomach "A little."
"James
almost looks...er...pregnant." Brock remarked
"How
did you know?" James blurted out before realizing his mistake
"What?!"
the three good guys did a double take
"Ugh...nice
going brainiac." Jesse sighed "Ok, here it goes. I got pregnant but
Mew said James would make a better mother so he took the babies from me and put
them in James. You gonna buy some stuff or WHAT?!"
"Er...yeah
I guess so." Ash scratched the back of his head, and the three began to
look around
"Hey
this looks pretty cool!" Brock said, picking up a cooking pot "How
much for this?"
"Eighty
dollars." Jesse replied
"That's
outrageous!" Brock screamed
"Hey,
there are three of us to feed." Jesse informed him "Five if you count
the bottomless pits James is carrying. We can't live on Ramen noodles here
buddy."
"But
eighty dollars? I haven't got that!"
"Forty?"
"Ten."
"Twenty-Five."
"Fifteen."
"Done."
Somewhat
upset Jesse accepted the fifteen dollars and gave Brock the cooking pot. Misty
bought an aquarium and some jewelry, and Ash bought some Pokeballs. They left,
a bit weirded out by the whole James situation, but glad they didn't have to
worry about the two jumping in anymore.
"Well,
we made Forty dollars total. That should be enough for dinner tonight."
Jesse looked down "But still, its not going to take us through the week.
"Relax
Jess." James said "We still have all day to sell stuff, who knows
what could happen?"
Nobody
else stopped, and the gang looked really really depressed. They were just about
to pack everything up when a limo pulled up and a man jumped out looking very
excited.
"Its
BEAUTIFUL! I must have it! Its the most exquisite piece of art I've ever
*seen*!" he said flailing his arms wildly
"What
are you talking about?" Meowth asked confused
"THAT!"
the man exclaimed pointing to James's quilt
"That's
not art that's a q-mmprrrhmm." James's sentence was stopped by Jesse's
hand
"Oh,
yes THAT. That is a very rare piece. It doesn't come cheap." Jesse said
with a sly grin
"Would
a thousand dollars suffice?" the man offered
"A...thousand....dollars?!"
Jesse's jaw dropped
"Yes
I know its not much, but its all I have on me." he apologized
"Well
it'll just have to do I guess." Jesse held in her excitement
The man
paid for the qui--er artwork, and sped off. Leaving Jesse, James and Meowth
dancing.
"We're
not gonna starve to death!" they yelled
A
thousand dollars would be able to keep them with food until they could find
jobs again.
"I
TOLD you it was a nice quilt" James simply said
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The
months passed, and soon James was 8....nearly 9 months along. He was huge.
Needless to say, he wasn't exactly cheery either...
"Ugh
how much longer? My feet are killing me." he whined "I can't even SEE
them."
"I
hope its over soon." Meowth sighed "I can't stand all this extra
whining. Plus, hes gonna eat us broke in no time."
"It
will be tonight." came the voice of Mew, there she was in their living
room.
"HOW
do you get in here?!" Jesse exclaimed "...and HOW exactly is he going
to give birth? He's not exactly equipped right..."
"Don't
doubt my powers." Mew said "If I can give him a womb, there's not
much I can't do."
"You're
not going to give him.." she look startled
"No
no, of course not...this is a PG-13 fanfic." Mew stated "Just know
I'll make it possible. See you then."
With
that Mew vanished quickly as she'd come.
"Oh
I'm so EXCITED!" James's mood changed drastically "Tonight we're
going to become PARENTS! I have to finish the baby blanket!"
"Tonight
my hopes of getting a full nights sleep are over." Meowth growled
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,pIt was about 10:00, James was knitting the baby blanket and humming a
cheery tune. Jesse was reading her magazine on European fashion, and Meowth was
chasing a ball of string about. All of a sudden James dropped his knitting and
clenched his teeth.
"I
think its time." he managed "Oh hell yes its time..."
"Where's
Mew where's Mew where's MEW!" Jesse began to panic, running about
"Calm
down human, I am here." her voice said calmly, sure enough there she was
in the middle of the room
"He's
in labor. Hurry please." Jesse demanded "He looks like he's in
pain."
"He's
not in pain yet." Mew told her "He won't be in pain for another 15
minutes exactly. I want you to hold his hand Jesse. Meowth get something for
the babies to be put in."
Jesse
took James's hand tightly, and Meowth ran off to get the bassinets that had
been bought months earlier for the babies.
"Well,
this is it." smiled Jesse "Its only a matter of time now. Our lives
will change drastically."
"I
can't wait, you'll be a great mom, Jess-chan." James replied lovingly
"You'll
be a wonderful dad." she said softly
After
awhile, James was obviously in pain. LOTS of pain. He squeezed Jesse's hand so
hard she thought SHE'D scream, but she knew she had to comfort James. His green
eyes looked up at her, showing a mixture of pain and joy....
"AUGH!
I changed my mind I changed my mind! You're magic or whatever Mew, DO
SOMETHING!" James yelled, along with several curses not to be mentioned
here
"No.
Women cannot have smooth easy labor, I shall not give you special treatment
James." Mew chuckled a bit "It will all be over before you know it.
Now, I want you to push.."
"But...I.."
James stuttered
"Trust
me, push." Mew advised "Meowth, are the bassinets ready?"
"Yes
ma'am! Both of em!" Meowth answered
"No,
you need three." Mew said
"THREE?"
James, Jesse and Meowth all yelled
"Yes.
Three. There are three offspring. Get me one more bed." Mew said with some
impatience
"A...Alright."
Meowth responded, bringing back, his cat bed "This is all I could
find."
"It
will do." Mew nodded
"I...I
don't understand." Jesse pondered "The ultrasound only showed two
babies."
"Human
machines are not perfect." Mew said "Now, its time. Push James."
James
pushed, and the pain was almost unbearable. The more he pushed, the more he
felt some kind of energy move in his body. It was then that the glowing orb of
light arose from his abdomen. Finally with one mighty push, it came out all the
way. Mew then guided it to one of the bassinets. In the blink of an eye it
turned into a crying baby.
"Its
a boy, and he looks just like James!" Meowth announced
Really,
James wasn't paying much attention, he was too busy pushing the second orb out.
He hadn't been at it too long, but he felt exhausted. However he knew how
important this task was, and pushed with every bit of strength he had. The
second orb was soon out, and quickly escorted by Mew to the second bassinet.
Where it became a baby girl that looked just like Jesse.
"One
more left. Then you can rest James." Mew coached
James
was surprised to find the final orb took little time to push out. The reason
became clear when he noticed it was smaller than the other orbs, and it seemed
to be a different color and glow brighter. All eyes watched it as it landed in
Meowth's cat bed.
When it
became a baby, everyone gasped loudly at the site before them.
--------------
There,
in Meowth's cat bed was a very tiny baby. It was a boy, its hair was long and
lavender, with streaks of crimson. His eyes were teal, but by far the feature
that stood out the most, was the fact he had wings. They were probably bigger
than he was, and he obviously had no control over them as of yet. He flailed
them about as he did his arms and legs. What was funny though, he wasn't
crying. In fact, he seemed very happy.
"I
can't believe it.." Jesse finally managed to utter "He has
wings."
"This
child is very special." Mew said "He is very important. Please watch over
him especially well."
"We
will, we promise." they said in unison, looking at the child in awe.
Mew
then again disappeared.
Jesse
held the baby girl and smiled "I want to name her Bonnie, after that song
I used to love. You know, 'My Bonnie lies over the ocean!'"
James
picked up the boy that looked like him "Oh the only name for YOU is Clyde,
you weigh as much as a Clydesdale!"
Putting
Clyde down, James picked up the winged one "What name could I possibly
give you? You're going to be something great someday, according to Mew. I can't
think of anything."
"Why
dontcha just call him 'The Kid'" Meowth suggested "There's greatness
in simplicity."
"That's
a great idea...but its no name for a child, what will he write on his tests at school?"
"Well,
his real name could be Billy, that's pretty simple too." Jesse suggested
"Alright
then, you're Billy...The Kid." James chuckled.
The
happy family cuddled there in the glow of the fireplace. The Kid really DID
grow up to be something great...but that's another fanfic.
The
End....or IS it?
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