Life: Welcome back, my fellow readers/writers/everything elsers!

Leien: Here's another chapter to the story!

Kelly: Oh, yay. Excuse me, I'm about to have a stroke because I'm so excited.

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Five: Brock's Love And Jenny's Annoyance

"So, Mom, what're you making for the dinner again?" Ash asked cautiously.

Delia turned and gave him a big smile. "Well, let's see...baked chicken, fried chicken, sauteed chicken, a roast, macaroni, pasta and macaroni and potato and fruit salad, green beans, corn on the cob, turkey, potatoes baked and mashed, soup, sirloin steak, two different casseroles, fried rice...and of course the Kool-Aid and soda! I'm making so much I'll have to start cooking right now!" Delia immediately disappeared into the kitchen.

Ash checked the clock. 5:41. "Why?" he moaned, putting his head in his hands.

"Why what, Drooly?"

Jenny had come into the kitchen, hair in a ponytail.

"Mom had to go and make another big meal," Ash said. "With what happened the last two times, this time is sure to be pure mayhem! Gary'll probably eat everything I put dibs on again, and she had to invite Team Rocket! I mean, what if they try to steal Pikachu?"

"They'll probably just pack their faces," Jenny predicted.

Someone knocked on the door. Ash stood up to get but was bowled over by Mr. Mime, who hurriedly swept its way to the door and opened it.

"Hey, Ash!" Brock greeted.

"Hey, Brock!" Ash said from the floor.

Jenny narrowed her eyes when Brock came into the room. "It's you. The psycho ladies' man," she said.

Brock put his hands up. "Hey, I told you. I'm not like that anymore," he said.

Jenny rolled her eyes. "Oh, yes, Brock, now that you've told me that, I am so confident in you. After all, I trust you with my life," she said sarcastically.

"Who is that?" Maia asked, coming into the room.

Brock's face turned romance red. "Maia! My love! It's you!" he declared as he sailed for her.

One moment he was sailing on one tiptoe across the floor to Maia. The next he was sailing facedown in the direction of the living room. Jenny had casually stuck a leg out.

"Phew," Maia said.

The doorbell rang. And rang. And rang. And rang--

"All right!" Ash yelled as he stomped to the door. He threw it open.

"Hey, Ash!" Misty greeted.

"How's your digestive system, Ashie Boy?" Gary put in as he followed Misty inside.

Ash glared at Gary's back as the three of them headed back into the kitchen. Jenny was sitting at the table with Lia, suspiciously watching Brock pick himself up off the floor. Before Ash could sit down, though, someone banged on the door.

"Argh," Ash growled under his breath as he stomped to the door and opened it.

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Life: Chapter's finished!

Kelly: I'm not sure how you managed to read it all.

Life: Please come back for the next chapter!

They were invited but no one else really wanted to see them...

The room fell silent. Everyone stared at Team Rocket like they were aliens.

"What?" Jessie demanded. "We were invited like you all!"

"What possessed Ms. Ketchum?" Brock said, half to himself.

And not even Jessie can stand up to Jenny...

Jessie glared at Jenny. "Who gave you the right to talk to us like that, you older twerp?" she demanded.

Jenny smirked and crossed her arms. "Who gave you the right to look like there's ketchup squirting out of your head?"

Jessie's face flamed with anger as she grabbed her hair. "I'll have you know that this will be the hairstyle someday!" she yelled.

"Yeah, if you live in hell," Jenny replied.

Coming in Chapter Six, "Straight Jackets May Be Needed"!

Life & Co.