"Master James!" Hopkins smiled as he hugged his former young master. "It's so good to see you, although the circumstances aren't the best. Miss Jessibelle has passed away."
"How did it happen?" James snapped as he made his way towards the casket.
"She took a horrid fall from the rapidash she was riding after it stopped before a fence that Master and Missus already jumped."
"Which rapidash did this?"
"Actually, it was your old ponyta, Bonfire."
James had to force himself to not laugh or smile. His pokemon were loyal... too loyal. "Where are my parents?"
"Master and Missus are upstairs showing Miss Lillis and the others that Miss Jessibelle wanted to come to the guest rooms."
"Which room is Jessica in?"
"Master James, I'm sorry. I don't know." Hopkins winked at the young man as he walked from his side. "You do know that it is not polite to ask so many questions."
"Fuck you Hopkins." James ran towards the steps. "I'll find her myself!"


"Hello?" James groggily stated as he answered the phone for the wake up call.
"Master James?" The man on the other end of the line seemed a little shocked to hear the blue haired man's voice. "What are you doing in Miss Lillis's room?"
James just giggled a high pitched giggle, then doing his best impersonation of Jesse, spoke in to the receiver. "Sorry. I have a little tickle in my throat."
"Okay." The person at the other end of the line hung up, and James followed suit, sighing. He silently crawled out of bed, and left Jesse alone in the room.
"Remember the plan Jess." He sighed as he turned from the doorway, walking back to his room.


Ash, Misty, and Brock were the only ones at the burial service. Jesse and James were nowhere to be found in the estate, and that disturbed his parents.
"He'll never be a proper heir." Kenneth sighed as he looked around the family cemetary.
"That is so true Kenneth." Rachelle stated as the casket was lowered in to the grave. "Ah suppose that he's too involved in that horrid Team Rocket to deserve our fortune."
"Mrs. Rochester," Brock smiled as he walked up to the elegant older woman. "James will be back in his own time. Let him have some fun while he's still young."
Rachelle closed her eyes. "Ah do suppose that could be the case. That James is a little different."


"That was really sad that we were the only ones at Jessibelle's funeral." Misty sighed as the three young teens walked back towards the Chestnut town line and then to the forests that would lead them to Pallet. They decided to visit Darlia before returning to the Johto region.
"I'm just suprised that James didn't show up." Ash stated, clinging tightly to Pikachu. "Especially after Jesse came to pay her respects."


Jesse, James, and Meowth hid in the forest watching the group walk towards Pallet. Meowth set his binoculars down, sighing. "Are we gonna capture Pikachu today or what?"
"No." James said to the cat. "We've got bigger plans for today."
Meowth couldn't figure out what could be more important that capturing Pikachu. He picked his binoculars up again and stared at the group.


Jesse and James sat on the steps of a chapel in the woods. She had let her hair down, and curled it, which made her look exactly like Jessibelle. She had even stolen the wedding dress that Jessibelle was supposed to wear. James had stolen a black tuxedo from his house, and was wearing it. She smiled as she gazed deep in to his emerald eyes.
"Although this appears to be the third time."
"This wedding is real; Jesse's even the bride."
"I'll protect your heart from devistation."
"As will I in this union under God and nation."
"I'll live my life for you, my one true love."
"We go together like a hand and glove."
"Jessica."
"James."
"It's finally offical, my lover and my friend."
"With love and respect, I'll hold you 'till the end."