Disclaimer: I do not own any characters used, If I did this would've probably happened...and Pokemon wouldn't be a kids' show. ;D

Forget About The Rain
Chapter 1
To the Pokemon Centre...AWAY!
By Newspapervilage

"Prepare for Trouble."

"And make it Double."

"To protect the world from Devastation."

"To unite all people within our nation"

"To Denounce the evils of truth and Love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

"JESSIE!"

"JAMES!"

"Team Rocket, Blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or Prepare to Fight!"

"Mee-owth Dat's right."

There Team Rocket stood, grinning at the top of the freshly dug pit that the twerps were unfortunate enough to fall for...Again.

"What do you three want this time?" Ash yelled, glaring up at the three villains.

"What we always want Twerp. Your Pikachu!" Jessie called back smirking.

Ash watched as James grabbed Pikachu with a machine that looked a lot like a huge pair of tongs, and placed him into an electric proof cage.

"Ciao!" James waved, following Jessie and Meowth into the basket of their balloon. Meowth started the flame and the balloon slowly rose into the cool sky, the wind blowing quickly in the direction of the nearest town. Jessie looked over at James and grinned.

"We did it!"

James smiled back, then turned his attention to the cage that held the electric rodent.

The Cage was made up of resistant glass and was only just big enough for Pikachu to fit into it. The mouse glared at the three thieves and charged its' cheeks, ready to attack. Jessie, James and Meowth just laughed.

"Ain't gonna happen Pikachu," Meowth cackled, lowering the balloon to a stronger current, making them go just that much faster.

"Taillow! Burst that balloon!" A distant command was ordered and the next thing the three knew, they were tumbling out of the basket and onto the ground, no more then five metres away from the twerps feet, Pikachu smirking at them from Ash's arms, cheeks sparking.

"Bugger," James murmured and the three were flung through the air, electricity flowing through their bodies.
"Looks Like Team Rocket's Blasting Off Again!"

"Good job Pikachu!" Ash cheered, watching the three fade off into the distance with a ding.

"Now we can go meet up with Misty!" Brock said and the three began walking towards their destination, the Pokemon Centre five kilometres away.

"I'm so glad Max is staying with Mum and Dad for a while," May smiled "I don't have to listen to him whinge."

"It is a bit of a relief," Brock agreed, looking down at his map, "Almost there."

"ALRIGHT!" Ash cheered and the three continued on their merry way.

Meanwhile

"Oww..." Jessie moaned as she pried her face out of the hard ground, wiping dirt and blood from a small cut on her cheek.

"Say dat again," Meowth moaned, licking quite a deep opening in his tail clean. "Where's Jim?"

Jessie looked around the clearing for her lavender haired friend, but he was nowhere to be seen.

"Up here," A cry came from above. both Jessie and Meowth gazed up and saw James hanging by his Jacket on a flimsy looking tree branch.

"You are so gonna fall." Jessie called up to him smiling.

"I know." He grinned and his Jacket ripped, James fell to the ground.

"Oww!" he squeaked and stood up, rubbing his freshly bruised behind. "Where are we?"

"I can smell a Pokemon Centre not to far from here. Let's try and get a room for the night," Meowth replied, "It looks like there might be a storm."

Meowth was right, the sky had turned dark and large black clouds rolled overhead, sprinkling tiny amounts of their contents onto the ground.

"Good idea. We can get your tail fixed up too." James winced as he saw the amount of blood that stained the scratch cats' fur.

"Right, lets go," Jessie called and she began to walk in the direction Meowth was pointing, picking him up on the way. Meowth curled up into Jessie's chest, staining her already dirty jacket and purred. James walking beside the two, taking off the rest of his shredded jacket and placing it around Meowth. It wasn't long before the three reached the hospital and entered.

"Welcome to the Pokemon Centre. How may I help you?" The Nurse Joy at the counter asked the three disheveled thieves.

"Yeah, can you take a look at our Pokemon, They're looking a little worse for wear," James replied.

"Of course."

James placed all of their Pokeballs onto the tray, while Jessie unwrapped Meowth from James' jacket.

"Oh My! That Meowth needs immediate attention! Chansey get a stretcher Stat!"

"Chansey!" The pink Pokemon replied and ran to get a stretcher.

"Mee-owth, It's not as bad as it looks," Meowth murmured. The Chansey returned and placed Meowth on the bed, pushing him into the exam room.

"Please wait in the waiting area to the left," Nurse Joy ordered and ran after Chansey with the Pokeball tray in her hands.

"I hope the little fuzz ball's okay," James mumbled as the two wandered into the waiting room and sat down.

"It's Meowth, he'll be back to his annoying self in no time," Jessie answered.

"I guess."

There was a comfortable silence after that as James watched the exam room doors carefully while Jessie read a magazine that dated back about two years. A while later, Nurse Joy walked out and smiled at the two. James stood and walked over to her, Jessie not far behind.

"Your Pokemon are all fine. I managed to stitch up Meowth's tail, but I would like to keep him under observation overnight. You two can stay in one of our rooms if you like."

"Thank You," Jessie replied.

"Yeah, we were going to ask for a room anyway," James rubbed the back of his head.

"You're welcome to, I'll just give you the key. We also have some facilities here that might interest you while you stay," Joy walked back to the main desk.

"What is there?"James asked.

"We have a Games room, a Karaoke bar, indoor hot springs, heated spa and a Sauna and a restaurant all located below the main hospital (A/N: The Pokemon centre is on the top along with the bedrooms...all facilities are underground because I wanted to make it almost like a hotel...but free and not overly huge above ground ;D), but if you wish to bathe, the only showers we have are public ones, (A/N: Like at swimming pools)" She replied, handing the keys to Jessie.
"That'll be fine. James let's check out the room, then hit the restaurant!" Jessie cheered and the two rockets skipped to their room.

Not long After

"Hello Nurse Joy, how are you today?" The red headed teen asked as she walked into the centre smiling.

"Hello Misty, what brings you here today?" Joy replied.

"I'm meeting up with my friends; Ash, Brock and Pikachu. They told me about a new friend as well, May I think it was."

"Ah Yes, well would you like anything to eat while you wait?"

"No thanks, but can I get a glass of Wat..."

"Nurse Joy! My Roselia is hurt!" A boy with green hair interrupted, running up to the desk with his Pokemon in his arms.

"Yes right away, Chansey a stretcher STAT!"

"Chansey!" The Roselia was wheeled into the exam room, Nurse Joy following the stretcher through the doors. The boy bent over,out of breath from his run.

"Please be okay..."

"I'm sure Roselia will be fine," Misty smiled. "I'm Misty, a water Pokemon trainer."

"Drew," the boy replied as he stood up straight and flicked his hair out of his face. "I'm a Co ordinator."

"It's nice to meet you Drew. If you don't mind me asking, how did your Roselia get hurt?" Misty asked.

"We were trying a new combo, but Roselia wasn't ready to do it. She ended up tearing her petals to shreds."

"That's terrible! Well let's go to the waiting room and grab a seat."

"Okay." The two wandered to their seats and soon became relatively good friends.

Elsewhere

"There it is!" Brock pointed from the top of a hill, "The Pokemon Centre!"

"Yay! Let's go see Misty!" Ash cheered.

"Yay! Hot showers and warm beds!" May joined Ash and the two ran down the path, eager to get to the centre, Brock grinned.

"Yay! Beautiful Joy!" He yelled and the three ran to the centre as fast as they could.

In the Restaurant

"I'm stuffed!" Moaned Jessie, holding her stomach.

"I can't eat another mouthful!" James complained.

They both looked at eachother, then turned their gazes towards the waiter carrying the large pudding they had ordered for dessert.

"On second thought..." James started.

"There's always room for dessert!" Jessie finished, the two stuck their spoons into the large chocolate fixture and went to town on that bad boy. (A:N/ :P)

Waiting room

"Misty!" Ash yelled as he ran towards her and Drew.

"Ash!" She stood up and the two hugged, a little longer then necessary.

"Heya, Misty," Brock smiled as he watched the two.

"Pika!"

"And hello to you too, Pikachu!" Misty laughed and hugged the electric mouse tightly.

"Oh, Misty, this is May," Ash introduced the two girls

"It's nice to meet you Misty."

"You too."

"Hey, May," Drew smirked at her.

"Hello, Drew!" May frowned back.

"Drew, Your Roselia is doing fine. She's resting at the moment, but she's all better."

"Thankyou Nurse Jo..."

"NURSE JOY! A ROSELIA'S PETALS CAN NOT COMPARE TO YOUR BEAUTY! IF YOU WERE A FLOWER, YOUR PETALS WOULD BLOSSOM IN MY HEART, CALLING THE NAME THAT BRINGS ME THE EMOTION, THAT THAT VERY NAME ORIGINATED FROM! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IT IS MY LOVE? THE NAME THE PETALS WHISPER IS JOY AND WITH THAT JOY, I FEEL UNDYING LO..."

"Yeah, yeah we get it," Misty grumbled, pulling Brock away by the ear. Joy stared in shock.

"Sorry about that Joy, Brock gets a little carried away sometimes," Ash apologised.

"It's Okay. Say, it's getting late, would you kids like to stay the night? Joy asked.

"Sure, thanks Joy," Ash replied and they organised their sleeping arrangements, Drew, May and Ash on the top bunks, with Brock and Misty on the bottom. The five decided to have a relatively early night, they had all day tomorrow to catch up while they travelled. Or so they thought.

Chapter 1 done :D this is probably gonna be the longest story I've ever written, because I normally get bored writing lots of chapters, but I've had this idea in my head for a while and decided to get it out there. I have NO idea where this story is going so, if you have any ideas of what could happen tell me...If they're good I'll stick them in. Chapter 2 might take a little bit longer to get up because of school...but hopefully it'll be up before the end of the week...there's a bit of ROCKETSHIPPING next up so stay tuned ;D (R&R) if you like