Let's take a trip in the time machine to back when Brock woke up. There is a few bad words in this chapter. Little kids, beware. ~~~ James was exhausted. He had been walking non-stop for three hours now. His stomach felt like it was being stabbed and twisted with a red-hot knife, and it had been growling for the last hour. It didn't help that he had a blinding migrane in the middle of his forehead. He stumbled down beneath a tree. He closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the tree. He then let his mind wander through his numerous memories. Getting used to the human body took him 388 years Working with other scribes to develop the first writing system in the Ruins of Alph 1,492 years ago Creating the first PokeBalls from Apricots 965 years ago Founding Team Rocket 152 years ago Meeting Jessie 3 years ago, being slowly atracted to her boldness... James gave himself a mental slap. 'Thinking about her isn't going to end the Curse any faster.' He thought. He knew the Curse was fading,(It was a gut feeling) but he didn't know when it would end "officially". 'Well, at least things can't get any worse.' James thought. "Prepare for trouble!" A female voice sounded from James right side. "And make it double!" A male voice that sounded like a toads voice mixed with nails on a chalkboard. 'I just had to say it coudn't get worse.' James thought sadly. "Here's our mission so ya better listen!" They said together. "To infect th-" "Can't you two just go away?" James cut the girl off. James looked over to where the voices were coming from. He knew them from anywhere. It was Butch and Cassidy, two more "elite" agents of Team Rocket. Their black outfits with the traditional red R showed them to be a much higher rank than his team's white outfits. "Well, well, well. If it isn't James the Loser." Butch mocked. He smoothed his short green hair. His light blue eyes seemed to laugh at him. "Yeah. Where's the rest of the Loser Troupe?" Cassidy added in a baby-voice. Her long blonde hair was tied in pig-tails ending in star-shaped tufts. Her bangs ended just above her dark green eyes. James sighed and stood up, a dizzying motion because of his migrane. "Listen, you two. I'm not in the mood. Please move." James said coldly. "Oooo. James means buisness. That's a change. Usually he has Big Bad Jessie protecting him." Butch laughed. "That's the truth. Where is the bitch anyway?" Cassidy asked. James clenched his hands into fists. Butch noticed the motion. "Hey Cassidy, look. James wants to fight." By now James' nails were cutting into his palm, but he didn't notice. 'His heart is located between the third and forth rib. If I ram them hard enough they should fracture and penetrate his heart, therefore giving him cardiac arrest and (hopefully) killing him. Serves him right, talking about Jessie like that.' James thought. James kneeled down and lowered his head. "You shouldn't insult Jessie in front of me if you know what's good for you." James said icyly. Then he took off like a cannon towards Butch. James felt elecetrified. He couldn't believe how fast he was going. Butch's eyes widened, and Cassidy scrambled for a PokeBall. "Tentacruel use Sludge Bomb!" She yelled and a large jellyfish shaped shaped Pokemon appeared. It opened it's black mouth and fired a large ball of poisenous sludge and grime. It's aim was perfect, despite how fast James was moving. The sludge nailed James in the face. He accidently got some in his mouth and swallowed it. He stumbled and fell a few feet in front of Butch. Cassidy recalled the Tentacruel. "He's dead." Butch said matter-of-factly. "Come on Butch. Lets get out of here before someone shows up." She suggested shakily. Butch nodded and walked away with Cassidy following. 'God, oh god, oh god....Jessie will never know that I love her.......Blackness is eating away at my vision....No matter how many times I go through this shit I never like it....What is that?....That...that voice...."Well Beast of Lightning, have you realized your mistake?"....... ....... What?!....Th-The Black Ninetales!.... ..... ....Mistake...?...?...!!!!.......I......I didn't care for my loved ones....Is that it?....Is that what this whole Curse was about??!!... ... ..."Yes Raikou. You need to care for your loved ones. No matter who they are. Whether it be your brother or Jessie.".... .......Oh....Black Ninetales.....I....I'm sorry...."*chuckle* You're forgiven. When you wake up, your ablilties will be given back." ...Thank You! ThankYouThankYouThankYou!!!!!...."Your physical form will be returned at any time, so be careful......Oh, by the by, a certain someone is waiting for you to wake up."........The Black Ninetales left....But...who is still talking...It's fuzzy...Jessie?...Is that you?...... ........ ..............' "James! James, please wake up! Oh god, please don't die. Please hang on!" Jessie was sobbing uncontrollably, clutching James around the chest. Meowth was crying silently. ".........Jessie?" James asked weakly, eyes still closed. Jessie stared at James, eyes red from crying. 'His eyes. They...They used to be dark green. Now they're dark red.' Jessie thought. "....Please let me go. I can't breathe." James said. Jessie continued to stare at him. Then, Jessie recoiled as an electric shock struck her. "James? Are ya ok?" Meowth asked. James struggled to a sitting postion. "....Yeah. I'll be fine. I just need to rest." 'I don't just need to rest, I need to tell Jessie...well...everything.' James thought. "Jessie. Why did you follow me? I told you not to." James asked quietly. "I couldn't just let you run off for no reason." Jessie replied. "I had a fine reason. I told you in the letter." James said steely. "You aren't a Pokemon! This is just like your little Moltres episode!" Jessie yelled. "You know what? I'll prove it to you. Just wait and see." James said, and stood up. Then he started to walk in the direction that Butch and Cassidy left. "James! Where are you going?" Jessie yelled after him. "Going to apologize to my brother." James said under his breath. ***************** Wow. I personally think this is my best chapter. But hey, ALL of it's good! ;p I DON'T OWN : POKEMON I DO OWN : The Black Ninetales(Kyuubi), The Curse Of Legends Questions? Comments? E-mail me at blacktigrislilly5593@yahoo.com