Near the end of the story, I was typing this at school and I couldn't be watching the episode at the same time, so I had to improv by memory. Sorry about that.

James and I haven't spoken since what happened. It had been an hour already.

I sighed, grabbing the newspaper off of the table and sitting down.

The Great Fossil Rush, it read.

Where people from all over Kantos gather to uncover mysterious, undiscovered fossils in Grampa Canyon.

I smirked. Just what we needed! A plan forming in my head, I went outside to where Meowth and James were sitting. I knew I shouldn't bother them, but we had two hours before the G.F.R started.

"James! Meowth! Get your hides in here and take a look at the paper!"

I rushed back inside, awaiting their arrival. After a moment, they both walked in.

I read the article aloud to them, brimming with excitement. James' eyes lit up, and Meowth gasped, instantly grabbing the paper from my hands. "Lemme see! Lemme see!"

I rolled my eyes and stood beside James, arms crossed, as Meowth read it aloud, then reread it in his head. "Grampa Canyon? Do you know where that's at?"

James nodded. "I used to go fossil-hunting there with Growlie."

I smiled. "And I have a plan! I know exactly where we can get some dynamite, and we can blow up the whole canyon and get as many fossils as we can carry and more!"

James and Meowth nodded, eyes shining.

"Just think of it!" the Pokemon purred. "The Boss will love us. And we'll be rich! So much money."

I giggled. Just the thought of getting extra money made me happy. "Then let's go! We've got no time to waste."

Ash, Misty, and Brock had all arrived at Grampa Canyon. Ash was the first to notice the line of people marching, pickaxes or shovels or some other kind of tool in their hands.

"What's going on down there?"

Other people had backpacks, Ash realized. "I wonder what they're doing with those picks and shovels," he murmured.

"Don't you know anything?" a voice taunted from behind. The trio turned around, gasping at the sudden arrival. Gary!

"Ash, not only late as usual, but clueless, too."

The trainer stared at Gary. He looked like an archaeologist. He was wearing a brown fedora, a tan collared shirt with a brown vest over it, and tan pants, too. He also had bags on either side of his waist. "Why are you dressed like that?"

"Humph. Don't tell me you never heard about the Pokemon Discovery. Even a nerd like you shoulda heard about the Great Fossil Rush."

"The Great Fossil Rush?" all three asked at the same time.

Gary groaned, face-palming. "I gotta go. I need to find all the fossils before everyone else does." He turned to Ash. "I can't waste my precious time hangin' around with a loser like you." He raced away, and Misty and Brock pulled Ash away before he could follow him.

"Loser?!" Ash roared. "That know-it-all!"

He broke away from his friends and turned to face them. "I'm going to find all the fossils before Gary even starts digging them. That'll show him who's the real loser." Brock groaned and Misty rolled her eyes.

"Typical Ash."

Jessie and I had still barely spoken. It wasn't like her to be this quiet. But it wasn't like me, either. I stared at Jessie as she worked to set up the dynamite. She looked as gorgeous as she always did.

Jessie set her hand on the rope. Hesitantly, I set mine on top of hers. She looked up at me. "I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier, Jess," I murmured.

She smiled at me. "I forgive you. I'm sorry I pushed you so hard. I promise I won't do it again."

I heard my heartbeat in my ears. Should I?

I leaned closer. My heart skipped a beat as I noticed that she did the same. I felt the butterflies rising in my chest, about to burst...

"What is takin' those two so long?"

Jessie looked up and cleared her throat. "That was Meowth. We'd better get going." I tried not to notice the blush growing on my face.

We burst out from behind the rock together. "Ta-da!"

"Prepare for trouble!" Jessie darted onto the rock.

"And make it double!" I jumped up after her, and we sat back-to-back. I pulled my rose out of my pocket and held it to my mouth.

"To protect the world from devastation."

"To unite all peoples within our nation."

"To denounce the evils of truth and love."

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

"Jessie!"

"James."

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to- Ow!" I rubbed my head as Meowth deliberately whacked it with a mallet.

Jessie yowled as he did the same to her.

"Cut the poetry! I bet you two clowns didn't even plant the dynamite like you were supposed to!"

Jessie grabbed the mallet from Meowth's hand and smacked him into the cliff wall. "Wrong again, furball!" Rocks clashed on top of him and he groaned.

"Of course we planted the dynamite," Jessie growled.

"Once we blow up Grampa Canyon to smithereens, we'll be able to scoop up all those Pokefossils!" James cheered.

Meowth rose from the rock pile, seething with anger. "I'll make fossils out of you!"

He grunted, then shook himself. "Jessie, you got the lighter?"

The woman fumbled around her pocket for moment, then her hand came back up, grasping what looked like a tiny silver flask. Meowth smiled and took it from her, grabbing hold of the rope and setting fire to it. "Soon we'll have all the Pokemon fossils all to ourselves!"

"Hold it right there!"

Jessie, Meowth and I turned. I clenched my fist. "It's that pest again!"

"Always messing up our plans!" Jessie snarled.

"But this time you're too late," Meowth beamed. "The fuse is already lit."

Ash gasped, grabbing a Pokeball and throwing it out. "Squirtle, water gun that fuse! Fast! There's no time to lose!"

"Squirtle, squirt!" He spewed water out of his mouth, missing the flame by an inch.

The flame burned the rope, disappearing behind the slope.

"Squirtle, after it!"

Jessie and I raced after him, not bothering to take time using our Pokemon.

"Get him!"

"Hurry up!"

We chased the twerp and his Squirtle all the way down to the very source.

"Agh!" Ash shouted. "We're too late!"

Jessie laughed. "What did we tell you, twerp? We're going to blow up this canyon, and there's nothing you can do abou-"

Boom!

A large hole exploded, and Jessie, James, Meowth, and Ash all fell in, screaming with terror.

I grabbed Jessie and pulled her close to me, scared for my life. Jessie stared into my eyes, and I fought back a smile. We were plummetting to our death! This was no time to be happy.

Jessie's nails dug into my skin, but I didn't care. For all I knew, we were dead. I felt a searing pain as we finally crashed to the ground. And then my vision blurred, and everything was suddenly gone.