The courtroom was packed yet again for the second trial of Jessie and James. But this time it was one-sided in the other direction. Instead of there being no possible way that they would get off the hook, there was hardly anyway they could lose. Not with the little girl who was innocent as a snowflake saying that she had followed them because she felt that there was something special about James. And they had found the ice cream guy who had sales records of them buying from him. They weren't anywhere near the scene of the crime anyway. Suspicions now ran towards Giovanni himself, angry over an affair, either business or personal. That would not only explain the elusiveness of the crime, but why Jessie and James weren't given back up from Team Rocket. It was actually likely that Giovanni had personally framed them. Instead of angry members of the town, it was filled with families just there to actually support the criminals. James gazed over this scene with a small smile on his face. He noticed some familiar faces on the crowd. could it be Team Twerp? What were they doing here? They were sitting with some witnesses. Witnesses? Were they testifying against them? Maybe he should have read the brief. But it was too late for that now. They were starting. Someone was speaking of what a delicate situation this was. How Jessie and James had broken the law by resisting arrest, but if they hadn't, they would now be dead for something new evidence says they didn't do it. Ah, so this meant that this wasn't even a case over if they did it or not! More over the little complications that they created when they had made a run for it. And of course, there was the little girl following them. Some people were accusing them of wasting all the money the media had spent on the case. But this was hardly an issue; everyone had enjoyed the chase while it lasted. Some mediocre filmmakers were trying to buy the movie rights. Of course they wanted to change a few things, like make James a devilish playboy who was with Jessie as well as Tiki, or the waterfall 1,000 feet instead of 100, or one producer even wanted to make Officer Jenny a huge terminator like figure with a huge gun and a license to kill. They were tempted by the offers of course; they were told it would be the action/comedy/romance of the year. Jessie had blown the whole deal by getting a little greedy, and demanding too only accept offers from the big filmmakers such as Fox, Dreamworks, or Disney. She also demanded she would star in it. This was a little much. Jessie's mind wandered no less. She thought about how the lawyer was rather nice-looking, but how she could never go after him if he didn't stop talking. Drone, drone, drone, this trial was more boring than the first. The opening speeches were over. Now they were going through the witnesses. The only excitement came when Jessie and James were brought to the stand to testify. But that also wasn't as daring or really a matter of life and death any more. Or at least as much as it was before. In fact, it seemed that even the short time that the jury was debating, even then they weren't nervous, just bored. It was no surprise when the jury announced that Jessie and James were off the hook. Though the weight of it all being lifted off their shoulders did feel nice. What was surprising, was that not only were they not in trouble, they had gotten an apology from the city. Their lawyer pushed to sue Ash and Co, or at least his mom, for almost two years of mental and physical abuse. "Come on, guys. do you realize how much money you two could make?" Jessie and James looked at each other. "Money?" "Sure, all you have to do is show up tomorrow." Jessie grinned, and made a promise that of course she and James would show up. But morning came, and Jessie and James never showed up. After a while, their lawyer, being all alone in the courtroom, began to worry. A clerk passed by, and he stopped him with a cuffed hand. "Lad, find out what became of Jessica and James. If they aren't somewhere in this building, search their homes." The Clerk nodded, and scurried away silently. The Lawyer rocked on his toes. Where could they be? He knew they were just teenagers, and criminal teens at that. But they had promised them! And offered them lots of money, how could they refuse? The Judge looked at him, and said softly, "Well, what became of your clients?" The Lawyer looked at The Judge with a wry look on his face. "I'm not sure, Your Honor. They gave me their word they would be here, I can't imagine what in the world could have happened to them." The Judge gave him a soft smile. "You know, the word of two members of Team Rocket who just got off the hook of a life time may not be something that is of much value." The Lawyer paused, and nodded. "If you're right, and you always are, Your Honor, than I still would like to know what became of them." Just then, the clerk returned to the room, holding a piece of paper. "Sir, this was found in their room along with a rose. The Lawyer took it, and frowned. "You were right Your Honor." Mr. Martinez. You've been a good lawyer for us. We have you to thank for our freedom. But you see, that's just what we want. The whole experience has done us well, as it should. We're smarter, stronger, and better looking. However, the whole thing didn't change our spirits. We don't want to sue Ash and his companions, we don't really want anything to do with the law. We're still going to be the same two people no matter what happens in between. After we get Meowth, and the rest of our Pok‚mon, we're going back to enjoy our freedom as if nothing has happened. Don't try to find us. If we ever need a good lawyer, we'll know where to look. But more likely you'll never hear from us again. We will disappear. just like old news. Jessie and James Jessie and James lived on, just as they would have without this whole mess. They figured that this was the best way. The only things that needed to be tied up was whatever became of Tiki and what happened with that song Jessie kept hearing in her head? Tiki had gone back to her father, simple as that. But of course she wouldn't leave without a goodbye kiss by James who was still confused over what it meant to say that's he "had a huge crush on him". Jessie situation was a bit more complicated. Someone had sent her a piano. Finding a place to put the piano was hard enough. James had complained loudly that what was the point of owning a piano if he was the only one who actually could play it, and had no intention of even thinking of it, because he wanted nothing to remind him of Jessebelle. But Jessie was stubborn, and they finally were able to put it in their temporary lodge in the middle of nowhere. Jessie had never read music before. She didn't no any scales, or any easy songs. But what happened, was she sat down, and closed her eyes. It was as if someone had guided her fingers on the keys. And she played and recorded the song with a cheap walkman that had been stored in only her mind for so long. And in the end, she had whispered, "thank you. whoever you are." But as soon as she opened her eyes, the song was gone. Bewildered, and confused, Jessie had tried again. But she couldn't even remember what it sounded like. When James turned on the tape player, and she heard what she had just played, it sounded as foreign as the Turkish national anthem. "Well, congratulations, Ash!" Misty shouted a week later. "You've gotten us lost again! How hard can it be to find this stupid cave? And who says there's really a Moltres in there anyway? I personally would prefer an Articuno!" Ash rolled his eyes. "Look, guys, will you please stop fighting?" Brock asked patiently. "Look, for as long as I've known you both, you're still never going to change, are you?" "Me? Change?" laughed Ash. "Why would I change? I'm almost a Pok‚mon master! But. I need a Moltres. And if what this guy said was true then." "Then Prepare for trouble!" "Oh no." groaned Misty. "I thought we had finally gotten rid of them." "Make. it. double!" Jessie and James jumped down from the tree tops where they had heard the whole conversation. "To protect the world from devastation!" Jessie said, winking at Brock. "To unite all peoples within our nation!" said James, twirling his rose. "To denounce the EVILS of truth and love!" Jessie cried, a light now shining on her. "To extend our reach to the stars above!" James shouted, the same effect of the light shining on him. "Jessie." Jessie said seriously, looking at the ground. "James." James said equally as seriously, pointing his rose to Ash and Co. "Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!" Jessie said, leaning against James. James grinned. "Surrender now, or prepare to fight!" Meowth jumped from the trees, and landed one foot on each of their shoulders. "Meowth, dats right!" "Ugh! Won't you guys EVER change?" Ash yelled. James chuckled. "Oh no. Team Rocket will never change." Jessie smiled innocently. "We've been asking OURSELVES that. but we figure, eh, who would we be if we changed?" ~Finite~ Disclamer: Yes, you guessed it, Pok‚mon is not owned by me! None of the characters except for Tiki and her family are mine. The story, however, is mine. Author's Notes: This story was actually based on a strange dream I had! Well, somewhat. I remember dreaming about the waterfall, the cliff, and the scene with the old house, and I just kind of made up a story to go with it. I personally do not believe that Jessie and James are a couple, just to clear that up with rocketshippys. My reasons are that they never actually make it obvious that they like each other like with Ash and Misty. I tried to express this through the scene with the cliff. I hope that can let some people see my personal point of view a bit better! If you want to kind of know what Jessie's Song sounds like, then I can kind of say this. think of the second half of "Layla". Now combined that with The Theme from M*A*S*H. I don't know how much that can help, but it's something like that, and enough people have asked. Feedback: Did you like it? I want to know. You don't know how much I love to hear the sound of "You've Got Mail". If you DIDN'T like it, let me know! If you have any questions about things you didn't understand let me know! And if you REALLY liked it, then you can ask for some of my original work. My currant project is a novel about a FAME school. It's going to be a three part novel series, and I'm really quiet proud of it. ~Julia Rocket (JuliaTeamRocket@aol.com) or, if you have AOL or AIM, my screen name is Julia TeamRocket or catVicki29.