Worth the Wait
Written by Rocket Gal
This story is rated: PG13 because there are some parts that are for mature audiences only.
Before reading this story you must have read: New Members, New Feelings, Misty's Makeover, Planning Perfection


Ash and Brock begin walking again and they notice a girl crouched on the ground. Concerned for her, Ash walked closer. "Uh. Excuse me, miss? Are you ok?" he asked. The girl looked up at him, still in a daze. "Huh? Hey Ash! My goodness, it's been a while!" Ash is absolutely stunned to see that the girl is Misty. Especially in those clothes. Her hair down and her wearing make up was not something he was used to seeing. "Misty?" he asked stunned, "Is that you?" Misty begins to get up from the ground, "Of course, it's me!" Now that she was fully up right, he could she entire outfit. She was wearing very tall boots and a very short skirt. "Wow!" Ash said still a little stunned. "You look- you look- different," he managed to stammer out. "Oh, yeah," Misty said, remembering her new outfit. "Where'd you get the clothes?" he asked her. "From Team Rocket," she simply stated. "Team Rocket?!" Ash and Brock yelled in disbelief. "Yeah," Misty said, "They gave them to me when I joined them." "You  joined them?" Ash asked her. "Yes," Misty replied a little ashamed, but not really, "But I guess they left me behind before I woke up today. Oh well, at least I got a new outfit out of it!" "Maybe I should go after Team Rocket chicks," Brock  thought out loud, "Those uniforms are hot!" "Just like a nurse or police uniform, right Brock?" Ash chimed in. "Yeah!" Brock agreed excitedly. Misty just shook her head at the same old Brock. "So Ash," she said nicely, "Have you gotten anything new yet?" Ash, still caught up with her outfit, "Um, well, I, no. Not really." "He's been moving pretty slow lately!" Brock inform Misty loudly, "I think it's because you-" Ash jabbed Brock in the gut with his elbow. Misty giggled at the sight of an embarrassed Ash. "Too late, Ash!" she teased, "I know what Brock was going to say!" "You do?" Ash asked nervously. "Uh, huh," she nodded, "It's because I wasn't here to bug you about speeding up!" "Oh, I guess that's it." Ash said relieved. After a pause, Ash decided to say something more. "Hey, Misty?" "Hmm?" she asked. "Seeing as your fashion consultants left you in a lurch, would you like to come along with me again?" "Well, I don't know," Misty said. "Did he say we or me? I guess I could always go along and find out. What would be the harm?" she thought to herself.  "Sure, Ash!" Misty agreed confidently. "I loved to!" she added with a touch on his arm. She smiled at him and he smiled back at her too, but very embarrassed.

We find Jessie, James, and Meowth standing in front of a huge warehouse. "Are you sure this is the place?" James curiously asked, "I mean it's not like we've ever been here before!" "Well, I'm almost positive!" Jessie said as she looked at the directions again. "Yes, it says this is the place!" she verified. "Let's look around for some sort of button or something!" Jessie suggested. They began to scan the walls of the building until James saw something. "Ooo! Here's something! It looks like an intercom!" he exclaimed. "Press it and find out!" Jessie said, as James pushed it. "Identify yourselves!" the intercom shouted. James raised an eyebrow, "After you, Jess!" Jessie smiled at him as she began their chant.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all people's within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!"
The doors promptly began to slide open. Jessie and James walked into the darkened room, where they were meet by guards. One guard stepped forward. "The boss will be up on the monitor. Wait here for the transmission." he said. He then turned and walked out. Jessie and James shrugged and walked closer to the big monitor that was standing by. "You nervous?" James asked his partner. "Uh, huh." Jessie smiled at him. They took each other's hand as the Boss appeared on the screen. "Jessica, James." the loud voice identified them. "I must admit I really didn't expect to see you. My people tell me that you've captured Pikachu. But I'm sure it was just a miscommunication. What was it that you really wanted to tell me?" Jessie and James were stunned, they hadn't thought that the Boss wouldn't have believed them. "Uh, well, we-" James stammered. "We did get Pikachu!" Jessie loudly insisted. "Really?" the Boss asked pretty much shocked. "I'm-I'm sorry. I just never expected it could be true!" he explained. Jessie and James hung their heads. "I guess it is pretty unbelievable we could ever do anything right," James said sadly.  "On the contrary, James. I was thinking it was unbelievable for much different reasons than you may think." the Boss cryptically commented. "What do you mean?" Jessie demanded. "I think it could be summed up in one phrase," the Boss stated evenly, "Ash is my son."  "WHAT?!" Jessie and James screamed. "Yes," the Boss verified. "What? When? Why?" James tried to ask again. "I think what James means to say," Jessie tried to keep James from hyperventilating, "If he's your son, why would you want to steal his Pikachu?" "YES!" James burst out, relieved that Jessie knew exactly what he was trying to say. "Well," the Boss began, "when Ash started his Pokemon journey, I wanted to keep an eye on him but without him knowing it. That's where you two came in." "You mean you hired us to be his babysitters?!" Jessie exclaimed. "Not really. I hired others to do that. In fact, they're the ones that made you guys lose all the time." "Are you serious?!" Jessie screamed. "Uh, Jess," James quietly interrupted, trying to get her to settle down a bit. "Now wonder! There were so many time when we should have won!" she said to James. "I hope your not too upset," the Boss offered. "Well, of course I am!" she loudly assured him, then she settled down a bit, "But I guess it's sort of nice to know the reason for our less then brilliant past wasn't through any fault of ours." "Well, it won't have been for nothing," the Boss replied, "You shall be justly rewarded for your time and experiences." A guard stepped forward and handed Jessie and James each a bag of money. The two look at each other and embrace. "Might I say that you rarely cease to amaze me, coming up with such crafty plans each time. My secret guards had trouble keeping up with you at times. And this time you really pulled it off." their Boss admitted. Jessie and James smiled to themselves. "And you Meowth," Meowth looked up at his former master, as the Boss had the camera pan over to show a big cushion with the name Meowth embroidered on it. "Come on home." "Oh, thank you!" Meowth beamed. Turning back to the couple, "Jessica," the Boss began, "You fight for the cause at hand with skill and passion. James, you work with the conditions you are given and have the ability to improvise and put a good spin on things." The two smiled at their compliments. "I am releasing you from my employment," the Boss informed them.  Jessie and James clasped each other even tighter than before in excitement. "And offering you a new position," the Boss said as one of his guards handed them a piece of paper. "It will be optional and you can pick and choose which cases, if any, you would like to take. It is my hope that you would continue to serve." Jessie and James were so flattered and James suddenly burst out, "Of course, we shall!" But Jessie looked at James and he decided to add on to his statement, "But I think that we might want to take a little breather, before we blast off again." Jessie smiled at James. The Boss chuckled to himself a little, "Yes, I can understand that. I wish you all the best." The screen clicked off and they were left in darkness.

Outside of the big building, stood Jessie and James, but they were leaving Meowth this time. "Well, I guess this is it!" Meowth said. He reached up to shake James hand, "Good bye, James. I'll miss your cooking!" "Good bye, Meowth." James said leaning down and shaking the little paw, "I won't miss your scratches but I will miss the times we shared!" "Good bye, Jessie." Meowth said as he jumped into her arms, "I'll miss the way you always had a plan for everything!" "Bye, Meowth. I'll miss your- well, I'll miss you!" Jessie said fighting off tears. James saw this and tried to come her rescue by hugging Meowth along with her. "So I guess your Top Cat again, huh?" Jessie asked as she put him on the ground. "You guys always made me feel like I was," Meowth said, "Don't about forget me, ok?" "With these scars, I don't think it's possible!" James joked. Meowth smiled and began to walk back to the open doors of the warehouse. Right before he went in, he turned to the two. "You know," Meowth said, "I always thought you two would end up together. I'm glad it all worked out." The doors slide close right after Meowth goes inside. Jessie and James take each other's hand and begin to walk down the road together.

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