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[The next morning]

"I told you the Curse was real." Brock said in an ''I told you so" tone. The 
scratches from the night before were covered in Band-Aids and the bite on his 
nose was covered in a bandage with tape. Ash was sitting up in bed, still 
tired from yesterday. Pikachu and May were watching Max float around the 
room.
"So, Max is really a Mew? But, how can that be?" May asked Brock. Brock 
sighed angrily. He had already explained the workings of the Curse to the 
best of his ability seven times already.
<Wheeeee!> Max did a loop-de-loop around May's head.
"Max! Don't do that!" She yelled.
 <What? Are you jealous?> He giggled and did it again.
{I think we should call Belle. She knows more about the Kyuubi than we do.} 
Pikachu suggested. Max nodded.
<That's a good idea Pikachu.> 
"What did he say?" May asked.
<He said we should call Belle. She knows more about the Kyuubi than we do.> 
Max translated, as he sat down on May's head.
"That's a good idea. Good thing she gave us her phone number." Ash said. 
Brock got out his cell phone and threw it to Ash.
"When did you get a cell phone?" May asked.
"I've had one. But it usually doesn't have any minutes. I put some on 
yesterday." Brock explained.
"What's her number again?" Ash asked.
<867-5309> Max said in a sing-song voice.
{Hm. That would make a good song.} Pikachu said. [duh dum tsh :)]

After two rings Belle answered.
"Hello?"
"Sis? I need to talk to you about something."
"Sure.What is it Soot?"
"Don't call me that.I need you to come to the hospital."
"No prob Soot."
"Don't call me that!"
"I'll be there in a few minutes. I'm already on my way. See ya in a few 
minutes Soot."
She hung up. Ash closed the phone and tossed it back to Brock.

<What did she say?> Max asked.
"She's already on her way here." Ash replied.
Shure enough, Belle walked in the door three minutes later.
"What did you want Soot?" Belle asked. Then she saw Max perched on top of 
May's head.
"Wow! A Mew!" Belle exclaimed. Max smiled and waved. Belle looked at Ash.
"Is this what you wanted to talk to me about?" She asked.
"Kinda. We really wanted more information on the Kyuubi." Ash replied.
"Well, all of my reasearch on it is at my house. When you get realeased from 
the hospital, you need to come to my house." She said.
Then, there was a knock on the door. 
"Mr. Ketchum? May I come in?" Everyone stared at Max.
"It's the nurse! Max! Hide!" Brock whispered loudly. Max flew behind May's 
back.
"Uh, come in!" Ash yelled. A nurse walked in. She had long blonde hair that 
was tied into pig tails. Her dark green eyes sparkled.
"Well Mr. Ketchum you gave us a scare yesterday, but you seem fit to leave. 
Just take it easy." She said with a smile.

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[Two hours later...]

"Well Mr. Ketchum, I hope you do better! Bye-bye!" The nurse stood by the 
sign-in desk, waving the group of four [Max was in Brock's pack] off. Once 
they were out of sight, she turned to the doctor that treated Ash.
"So, that twerp was at the point of exhaustion? I don't believe it...Butch! 
Put that away now! If anyone sees you smoking, our cover will be blown!" She 
scolded the doctor, who had a cigarette butt in his hand and trying to light 
it again.
"But Cassidy, I wait any longer!" Butch whined, which is annoying but worse 
when your voice sounded like his.
"Forget the cigarette! I was going through some of the files and look whose I 
found." She pulled out a thick file.
"It's a certain James Uokiar Kojiro. Now, pay close attention to his blood 
signature and DNA pattern." Cassidy spread them out, then took out a separate 
file.
"This is the research that Prof. Namba has done on the Legendary Beast of 
Lightning, Raikou. Notice IT'S blood signature and DNA pattern." She laid 
them side by side. Butch (who was still trying to light his cigarette) 
studied them. 
"They look the same." He said. Cassidy grinned evily.
"Not the same, IDENTICAL. James had these done when he entered Team Rocket 
three years ago. The ones done on Raikou were completed thirty-seven years 
ago when Prof. Namba started the capture program. James is only twenty-three. 
There are only two conclusions: 1) It's pure luck, or 2) James is Raikou." 
Cassidy stated. 
"I don't believe in luck." Butch sighed, finally getting the cigarette to 
light.
"I don't either. I see a promotion in our future, Butch. If we capture James 
and he is Raikou, we'll become second-in-command." Cassidy said happily.
"On the flip-side, if we're wrong we would get demoted to the Rookie level." 
Butch said, and Cassidy's smile was gone in a flash.
"We're never wrong." She reassured him. Butch took a long drag on his cig.
"Alright. Let's do it. But if you're wrong, I'm blaming it on you." Butch 
reluctantly agreed.


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BWAH HAH HAH HAH!!!!! ............Oops, did I say that out loud? ANYWHO, next 
chapter, James gets into a lover's quarrel, Brock's headache gets worse, and 
MAX EATS PIE!! 

I DON'T OWN : POKEMON, BAND-AIDS, AND BELLE'S PHONE NUMBER

I DO OWN: James middle name, Kyuubi, The Curse Of Legends, Belle

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