There for you Chapter 4: Theives steal after dark, a pokémon fanfic

There for you

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Chapter 4 - Thieves steal at nightfall

James looked up as the nurse began to walk over to them. Visiting hours, were offically over. The nurse carried her clipboard in her hands and studied it as she walked, flipping a few pages over with her stumpy fingers. James thought she looked like Delibird as she walked and somehow her short plumpy legs supported her "I-ate-too-many-burgers-at-the-all-you-can-eat-diner". But he pushed this thought down and tried to remain focused on the plan.

"Mr.Morgan?" she asked with her thick "I-don't-actually-give-a-damn" Brooklyn accent.

James gulped, anxious because of the fear of the plan failling.

"Yes" he answered with a weak voice. He stood to his full hieght of 5'10 as she arrived at the foot of Jesse's bed. He gave a look to Jesse, silently saying a prayer that his and Meowth's idea would work - for a change... "I'll be back tomorrow" James spoke to the nurse. She rose an eyebrow sceptically.

"With the police comin for your partner? Yeah, pull the other one..." she half laughed as she led the way out. James went without any hassel and the nurse blabbed on and on as he went. "If I know you Rockets, you all cover your own skins. You won't be back, especially when the police are gonna be here waiting for you"

James had to shed a small smile as he listened to the dumpy woman go on about 'Rockets don't do this' and, 'you Rockets are all caniving crimals...don't give a damn about each other let alone pokemon or anyone else..'. Fact was, he was different. He wasn't like all the other Rockets and never had been. The thought of Jesse being handed over to the police, or leaving her sick in some hospital bed, it gave him great pain. Any other Rocket would simply walk away and ask the Boss for a new partner and cash in their partners Pokemon. He sighed deeply.

'I could never do that. Though somtimes I wonder, if it would be eaisier for us both if I did' he thought. But angrily dismissed it straight away. A small frown materialised over his brow, upset he had even felt like that for a second. ' Don't start yourself off! This is not the time to start doubting everything!' his mind told itself.

The nurse opened the ward door and watched James as he walked out of it. He tried to avoid conversatation, but his polite upbringing made him turn back and thank her for holding the door. The nurse till remained sceptical, looking at him through her blue eyes that were concealed behind her thick rimmed glasses. Her stare made him felt uncomfortable.

"Stay out of trouble. Your a good kid really. I can tell these things" she said. James felt slightly confused but hurried from the building. The nurse watched him go, before checking her clipboard "Strange... he was supposed to have a Meowth with him. I guess he must of withdrawn it" she spoke quietly to herself as she locked the double doors from the inside and headed for her desk.

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Meowth fidgeted trying to make himself comfortable. Which was especially hard when contained in such a small living space. After rolling over for the fourth time, he growled quietly in frustration. Surely it had been long enough now. He pushed the bedside cuboard door open slightly and peered out, looking for the clock which was placed on the wall directly opposite Jesse's bed. He had another ten minutes before James would be waiting for him.

"Time fer phase one" he whispered to himself. He quietly pushed the cuboard door open and slipped out, shutting it slowly after himself. He snuck under Jesse's hospital bed and glanced over to the Nurses desk. Two nurses stood having a conversatation, until one got paged on her bleeper and ran off to the otherside of the ward. "Puuurfec" Meowth rubbed his paws together. He then reached up to the top of Jesse's table and pawed around until he found what he was looking for. Jesse's handbag. When James had realised where Jesse was, he had brought her handbag, containing all Jesse's vitals inside and placed it on her desk.Meowth pulled the bag to him on the ground and remained hidden in the shadow underneath Jesse's bed.

"Good thing us cat-type Pokaymon have good night-sight" he commented as he russled through her bag. "Hairspray- nope...Lipstick - nope...chewing gum - nope... oh, whats that?" he said completely confused as he pulled out a small green packet, labeled 'Always'. He sweatdropped, "Maybe I don't wanna know...James said human women have certain things that NO male should EVER see- I'd hate ta tink I just found one..." he threw the packet back into the bag and continued his search. "Yeah, this is it! Jess' sleeping tablets!" he grinned as he pulled out the prescribtion pills which rattled slightly in the small brown bottle container. "Time fer a lil cat-nap"

James hurried outside the hospital and waited in the shadow of a nearby tree. In about 6 minutes, he was going to be risking everything to aid his best friend. Precise timings were needed to get this right. He just prayed he would'nt mess things up. Jesse was counting on it.

If everything went according to plan, he was taking Jesse straight to HQ to be seen by the Team Rocket medical team. The only reason tehy hadn't done it before, being that they had been out on a field mission and were too far from base to get Jesse to them in time. In fact, James wondered if somehow Jesse was going to be mad at him for not taking her there straight away - no matter what the conciquences were. She was dedictaed to Team Rocket like that. It was only her enthusiasm and Meowth's ambition that fueled their team now anyway. James contributed to helping them try to suceed in pleasing the Boss and forfilling their dreams...but his heart just wasn't in it.

"Come on Meowth... It's nearly time...Give me the signal" he whispered, feeling slightly more confident as time went on. His desire to free his partner was more than enough to over shadow his doubts and fears. "I can do this...I can...Can't I? -YES, I can!" he chanted, shutting his emerald eyes and letting himself calm down. He inhaled deeply and then slowly exhaled it out. His eyes opened and focused on the ward in which Jesse laid.

Meowth smirked as he stood on top of the nurses desk. The Nurse who had escorted James out eailier, laid asleep over her desk. Meowth felt proud, while she had been taking a toilet break he had snuck to the desk and slipped a few sleeping pills into her tea. The nurse hadn't expected it atall and finished her drink without any thought about the substance she was drinking. It only took a few minutes to get her off to sleep.

Meowth looked at the clock again. "Puuuurfec" he laughed. "3 minutes ta go. Better give Jimmy the signal" he jumped down and searched through the desk drawers until he found the small pen-torches, the nurses use to check pupils and ears with then he picked up the door keys and quickly opened the lock, standing on a chair to reach the keyhole. He then rushed to the window and began to flash the light on and off, on and off.

It didn't take long for James to come bursting through the doors. Meowth had never seen him look such a mix of worry, serious or determined.

"I'll get all da little bits, you just get Jess outta here!" Meowth instructed as he grabbed the bag he had left under the bed. James nodded and scopped Jesse into his arms, "Oh and I'll get that fer ya too" Meowth added as he began to wheel the drip - still attached.

James looked around as the commotion had caused the other nurse to come down from the higher part of the ward.

"Let's get out of here Meowth!" he said shaikily. Meowth nodded in agreence. The pair began to run to the exit, but was shortly cut off by security officers. James went pale, as did Meowth. He backed up until an idea struck him and he backed off to the window.

"Are you nuts?" Meowth shouted as he watched James throw Jesse over his shoulder and open the window. James looked at him.

"Trust me Meowth. This is going to work" he said slowly, eyeing up the angry security officiers. Meowth gulped and backed up further. "I won't let this fail" he then added. He pulled a pokeball off his belt and threw it to the ground. Wheezing appeared, choking it's name from it's mouth. Meowth slapped his forehead. Battling was really not James' strong point. How he expected to win with the floating gas bag was beyound the poor cat-type.

"James I don't mean ta spoil your parade, but youse really can't battle all too well" Meowth spoke like tehy had already been defeated. But James gave a small smile.

"Oh this isn't a battle Meowth..." he said calmly. "Wheezing smokescreen!" he then ordered. The purple pokemon did as it was told and unleashed it's foul smelling gas. James then threw another Pokeball and Victreebel appeared from a red beam of light on the ground below. The pokemon was instantly confused when not having a amaster to eat, but looked up when it noticed the gas seeping from the window above. James looked down, "Victreebell send out your vines!" he shouted. The grass Pokemon sent it's vines into the air and James allowed himself to be pulled from the window by the strange bulb-pokemon. Jesse spluttered in her sleep. Choking slightly on Wheezing's fumes. Meowth was of course on Wheezing's head as the Pokemon floated out beside it's master.

"Jimmy! That was ...was great!" Meowth cheered as they reached the floor. James smiled, but then focused again.

"We're not out of the woods yet. Return Wheezing, Victreebel. Meowth, we've gotta get outta here NOW!" he set Jesse across his two arms again and Meowth ran beside him, carrying Jesse's handbag on his shoulder and dragging the drip with his paws.

"Where are we going? We can't out run them!" Meowth shouted.

"No...but we can out FLY them!" James laughed as they darted roudn the corner, where James had left the Meowth baloon in the cover of a small woodland. They all jumped aboard and James set Jesse on the basket floor. Taking off his jumper and placing it over her shivering body. Meowth set up the drip beside her and quickly ignited the baloon gas fire. "Let's make our escape!" James panted, suddenly exhausted by it all.

The balloon flew effortlessly into the night air as the police and hospital security staff watched helplessly.

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"I think I know someone who may have some stuff to keep us chillin'." I said selfishly. The two boys stared at me, waiting for my idea. I felt no shame in saying it, I felt no shame in what I was prepared to do. I didn't even fell ashamed that I was going to ask someone who hated the very idea of drugs... But the two boys had clicked on.

"He'll never give ya any Jess. He's tight." Tom said in a matter of fact tone. I smirked.

"Maybe to you guys he is. But not to me, I've got...charm" I laughed. "So you better get on my goodside, otherwise I won't cut you guys in"

The boys smiled to each other and I returned their expressions. Cassidy rolled over and looked at me with her big purple eyes.

"Jess, I don't feel so good" she said softily. I pushed her head away from my body as she puked all over the floor. Sam looked displeased to say the least. Then Cassidy turned to me, and proved me completely wrong, as she had actually been listening the whole time. She said "..he will never hand his stuff to you. He doesn't like the idea, remember?"

I turned to her, the mailce in my eyes. The carelessness and the spite shining through.

"What he doesn't know won't kill him."

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AN: I don't really like this chapter too much, but, what is done is done. I will make up for it next chapter (I hope). As always, REVIEW cos I love reviwers. Also, as a side note, I read James' surname being "Morgan" alot. I dunno if this is offical or if it just got put there, so I sorta just kept to the tradition and kept his name as that.

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