James: of Team Rocket A Life Story By: Ghastly Quill Do I need to write a summary? Of course not! The title is already a dead giveaway. The song you will read is entitled “You had a bad day” by Daniel Powter because I heard my classmate singing it. Hi! I’m James Piketon “friend” Snuffles. My kind hasn’t been discovered yet. I hung onto James since he was born. And he doesn’t know I’m alive or even that I’m hanging on him. He is the only kiddo of his parents. Chapter 1 The rich kid “Um, chomp, chomp, burp!” A young 9-year old blond-haired boy is eating (Duh!), “Yummy so yummy,” James said after he finished his breakfast. Bacon, steak and eggs, lots of them. He sat on a beautiful wooden chair at a large dining room in his parents’ mansion. His father has an indigo blue- violet mustache and hair (He dyed his hair) he wears a black- indigo tuxedo. James’ mother is a red- hair woman in a classic red dress and holds a classic fan. James’ parent somewhat like the classical life. James is also wore an indigo blue- violet tuxedo with a green bowtie and indigo blue- green shorts “Hopkins,” the boy said upon calling their butler, “Bring me 1 gallon of cookies “n” cream ice cream!” “Yes, Young Master James,” answered Hopkins, Hopkins was an aged man with hair only at the sides. He is a bit skinny and wears a tuxedo. He has been serving James’ family for nearly 31 years. He’s been serving them ever since his grandfather hired him just to clean the mansion and kept him ever since. “Oh, I’m stuffed,” James said contentedly, “What should I do with the remaining ice cream, young master?” Asked Hopkins, “Keep it until I need it,” “Yes, sir,” James’ family is very rich. He usually gets what he wants and carries too much money. His courtyard has a small stream with a bridge and Magikarps. His pet Growlithe “Growlie“has a dog house about half the size of James’ mansion. Sometimes James’ goes there to talk about how his parents’ think of him as an uncoordinated boy because Growlie is James’ only friend. Chapter 2 BLUE HAIR!!!!!!!!! One day, James “secretly” went to the city with Growlie, upon stopping by a beauty supply store, he bought one bottle of blue hair dye, went to a public bathroom, and dyed his hair blue. “ Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Came a loud piercing scream from James’ mother at the sight of the blue hair James’ is now home, on the way to his room his mother screamed about his hair. “ Hopkins, GET A WET RAG NOW!!!” She ordered “ Calm down, dear, it’s just dye,” James’ father said “ I don’t care it looks hideous!” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Through James’ father “ So James, you made the same mistakes like me,” James father said ‘ Actually it’s perfect on him, but I can’t tell her that…’ He thought - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Howard just arrived with a wet rag and shampoo. Giving it to James’ mother, she grab it and started scrubbing until Growlie interfered with bite attack( I bet she hopes Growlie doesn’t have Rabies! Heheheh!). “ GET THAT THING UNDER CONTROL!” She bark at Hopkins Growlie kept struggling to help his master thinking the older female mistress would scrub the skin off. “ growl Growlithe growl!” Growlie barked, “ Let, master, go now!” After several hours of non- stop scrubbing… “IT WON’T COME OFF!” James’ mom said worriedly “ Quick! Call the doctor, Hopkins!” James’ father said frantically As Howard called, Growlie went to his master’s side. “ Get away you, FLEE-BITTEN GOOD-FOR-NOTHING MUTT!!!” The words echoed through the Growlithe’s head. Rage filled him as he used BITE ATTACK. “ Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!” James’ mother shrieked “ Get that Growlithe in its house and lock the door until we’re done!” James’ father said Howard gave the enraged Pokemon a dose of sleep powder and carried it to it’s house . “ GROWLIE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”James said at the sight, “ It’s for your own good!” James’ mother said furiously “ But he’s my only friend you lousy, sorry- excuse- for- a- parent!” James said 30 minutes later… A tear- streaked James lay on the couch while being examined by doctor Samuel . “ I’m sorry to inform you that it cannot be removed…” doctor said “ Isn’t their anything you can do?” James mother asked “ I really am sorry, but the dye bore deep into the hair’s roots… Their is nothing I can do” “ Then all we can do is get used to it,” James’ father said with an unnoticeable smile The doctor nodded. Chapter 3 My head’s like an earthquake, Jessibell! The lousy parents Jessibell is like James, only more proper. Jessibell is also a classical girl that looks like Jessie of team rocket only with curls falling on her shoulders. Their parents agreed to get them married and train James to be a gentleman. Jessibell kept giving James headaches. Growlie ( who was now free) kept getting attack with stun spore from Jessibell’s oddish. One time Jessibell was training James he said,” If you two weren’t such lousy parents, you’d stop this mad woman!” Chapter 4 The escape… “ That’s it! Now I’m fed up!” James complained One day, James suddenly burst out the door with Jessibell holding oddish while chasing James who called his Growlithe. It was winter and the estate was covered in snow. “ Alright , Growlie, time to leave this sorry-excuse-for-a-home NOW!” James shouted Where is the moment you needed the most? You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost They tell me your blue skies fade to gray Tell me your passion gone away And I don’t need no carryin’ on “ Come back , James dear! I haven’t taught you how to eat spaghetti properly yet!” Jessibell said “I want to do thing my way, Jessibell!” James said, ‘ Freedom!’ You stand in the line just to hit a new low You’re faking a smile with the coffee to go They tell me your life’s been way off line You’re falling to pieces every time And I don’t need no carryin’ on “ Your not running properly!” ‘Cause you had a bad day, you’re taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don’t know, you tell me don’t lie You work at your smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day, the camera don’t lie You’re coming back down and you really don’t mind You had a bad day You had a bad day “ Finally! Almost there!” Well, you need a blue sky holiday The point is they laugh at what you say And I don’t need no carryin’ on “ Freedom! Free at last, Growlie! Look at that blue sky and smell that fresh air ” “Growl!” Growlie barked “Hurray!” You had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day The camera don't lie You're coming back down and you really don't mind You had a bad day You had a bad day Sometimes the system goes on the blink And the whole thing turns out wrong You might not make it back and you know That you could be well oh that strong And I'm not wrong So where is the passion when you need it the most Oh, you and I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost 'Cause you had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day You've seen what you like And how does it feel for one more time You had a bad day You had a bad day Had a bad day Had a bad day Had a bad day Had a bad day... Had a bad day... Chapter 5 Farewell Growlie... James and Growlie were at a town, in the middle of January. Out of money and out of food, James collapsed in the snow due to fragility. “Go on with out me, Growlie,” He said “The angels have come for me... so beautiful...,” Growlie howled in the night, hoping for someone to help his master. Suddenly a white- haired woman appeared. “ What have we here? *Gasp* oh no!” she said as she removed her jacket, "Thank God!" she exclaimed; "He's still breathing! Come, little Growlithe, we must get your master inside!" The woman took us to her mansion. It did not have nearly as large a yard as our Estate, but it was still a magnificent structure. She took us to a small den with a fireplace, and laid James next to the fire. "Acute hypothermia;" she said; "we'll have to watch him through the night." The next day, James sat in a huge wing chair, bundled in a blanket, sipping a cup of hot tea. "People call me Lady Judith;" the old woman explained; "I saved you last night from the cold. Your Growlithe's howling lead me to you." "I'm James;" James replied; "Thank you for rescuing me. I thought I was going to die. But even that is better than going back home;" he whispered the last line under his breath. "What is so bad about home?" Lady Judith inquired. James poured out the stories of his life, as if each one was a drop of water in a swiftly flowing river. He told her of his unloving parents, of Jessibelle, even that story about how he got blue hair . "Please don't contact my parents, Ma'am;" he finished; "I'll just run away again. I could wind up like I was last night, but I'd rather die than go back there! " "I can see why, young man;" Lady Judith said; "How would you like to stay here for a while." "All right!" my young master exclaimed . Lady Judith was an eccentric old millionaire. She had a thriving medical practice in her younger days. She got rich off of a weight-loss pill she had invented. It worked in about half the users. She loved all Piketon and her favorites were Meowths and Persians. She had little porcelain figurines of them everywhere. "Just call me a crazy old lady who likes cats;" she would say. She enjoyed investing in youth. She asked James about his interests, telling him that she could help him establish his future. "Well, I've always liked Piketon;" he told her one day. "There is a school I could send you to;" Lady Judith replied; "It's called Piketon Technical Institute. They can train you to become a Piketon Master." James decided to take Lady Judith up on her offer. He could not, however take Growlie with him. Piketon Tech did not allow dogs in the dorms and did not allow students to bring their own starter Piketon. Students had to use Piketon that the school provided or catch their own under the Institute's tutelage. So Growlie went back home, to the Estate, upon James' order to take care of his parents. Chapter 6 Holy Matrimony After five years he had joined the infamous Team Rocket organization. He, a red-headed girl and a talking Meowth were eavesdropping on the “twerps” and found a poster of James as a young boy. They went into the air vents to, yet again, eavesdrop on the “twerps’ and James’ butler, Hopkins, about their parents death, the inheritance and the marriage with Jessibell. They fell from the air vent to the outside and met up with the twerps. James told them a flashback from his past childhood. Jessie and Meowth forced James into marrying Jessibell for the inheritance. James was tied up by Jessie and Meowth, who were disguised in black( that must their worst disguise EVER!). They went inside with the greeting of Hopkins, who didn’t SEEM to notice the two. Suddenly, James’ father and mother appeared from the coffins, alive. They went to discuss about the marriage, met Jessibell( who looks like Jessie). “ I’m glad you came back to me, James dearest,” she said, “ Let’s go to the basement for your inheritance,” They went down and found not money or gold, but exercise equipment. Then there stood his father beating on a wooden gong, his mother playing a flute and Jessibell in a lion tamer’s outfit with a whip. Jessie and Meowth were seen by James’ parents. Jessie then threw a smoke bomb on the floor. After it cleared, James was being attacked with Jessibell’s whip. “ They’re such a perfect couple” James’ father said, “ Perfect like us, deary,” James’ mother replied, “ If you weren’t such lousy parents,” James shouted to his parent, “ You’d stop this crazy woman” Jessibell’s whip suddenly caught James by the ankle, making him fall on the ground. Jessibell called her Vileplume from it’s pokeball. She commanded only two words. “ Stun spore,” She said, James, Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu ,Jessie and Meowth were affected. “ Hopkins,” she called, “ Yes madam,” he asked, “ Would you please take out the trash,” Jessie, Meowth and the twerps were thrown out. They suddenly heard a bash on the doghouse’s door. “ What’s that?” Ash wondered, A growl came from the door. “ Pika Pika!” Pikachu said in Piketon, “ The Growlithe wants out,” Meowth translated, They all pulled and with the help of Growlie’s bashes it gave way, showing a Growlithe heading for James. “ Growlie!” James said, Then came James’ Growlithe, Growlie. “ Growlie,” James said with relief and joy to see his old friend, “ Oh no! Now who let you out!?” Jessibell said, Growlie suddenly carried his master to the doghouse. “ He said to get in,” Meowth said in translation to Growlie’s orders, In the doghouse, James told them more of his past and why he ran away. Suddenly a huge explosion sent Jessie and Meowth flying. Jessibell and Vileplume were inside. “ Stun spore,” Jessibell ordered Vileplume, Growlie was able to burn it out and sent Vileplume running on fire. In the afternoon... “ Bye, Growlie” James said, “ Stay here and take care of my parents, will you?” And at that he left... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Through Growlie His parents, Jessibelle, and I saw wanted posters with his picture on them in town and had heard news reports on TV about a blue-haired boy's escapes from justice, along with a red-haired girl and a Meowth. One day, we learned that two members of Team Rocket had been sited in our area, one having blue hair. We knew it was James. His parents, the butler, and Jessibelle then hatched an elaborate scheme to get James back. I was not happy about this, for by this time the boy I knew was seventeen. If the plan succeeded, James would be forced to marry Jessibelle. The plan was for James' mother and father to pretend that they were dead. They hoped that the promise of a huge inheritance would lure James back to the Estate. The butler drove around in the family limousine searching for people who had seen James, telling them that his parents had died. The butler returned that day with three people and their Pikachu. They apparently had some run-ins with James. I was locked in the doghouse again, watching the main mansion from a second-story window. Then I saw my former master! He was tied up, dressed in a three-piece suit and being escorted inside by a badly disguised woman and Meowth. I did not see what happened after that, but I heard the voices of Jessibelle, James, his parents, the two figures that had come with him, the three kids and their Pikachu from inside the mansion! Later, I saw the kids, the Pikachu, the red-haired woman and the Meowth tossed outside the main mansion on their butts. I heard the unmistakable screaming of James from inside! Jessibelle had got him! I burst through the doghouse door, ran to the basement window, leapt inside and found myself standing between my best friend, partially paralyzed by her Vileplume( her Oddish had evolved a long time ago) and Jessibelle. James saw me and urged me to save myself. Instead, I tossed him on my back and ran him to the doghouse. The people outside followed me in and barricaded the door. James was elated to see me again and told all present of how I had been his only real friend. I licked him on the face. "Stop, Growlie, that tickles!" he said, I was overjoyed that he remembered me. Just then, Jessibelle and her stupid Vileplume crashed through the door! I fended her off with a roar of flame from my mouth and sent her running! I smiled with delight! I was James' protector once again! Later that day, at sunset, James hugged me and told me that he had to leave once again. His eyes welled up with tears as he charged me to take care of his parents. I gave him a soulful look of protest, but he said it was for the best. He left me again, and I howled my grief into the sunset. To this day, I have been faithful to his command, watching over his parents, and hoping that he'll return one day to take me with him. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plz. send me reviews!!!