DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these characters in this story except Chelsea and Shelly, all the Pokémon characters are owned by Nintendo and Game Freak and probably lots more people richer than me.

AUTHOUR'S NOTES: I thought of this story after watching the friends episode where Chandler and Monica get married. So I decided to ignore that whole rocketshippy ending of the manga and make up my own story. I hope you like it as it's possibly the first sane one I've done for a while. ^_^  "Anti-rocketshippers beware: very shippy story"

ROCKET WEDDING
By Togepi

It had been 4 years since Ash had started his Johto league journey; everyone had grown up fast and now had their own lives to lead, but made sure they kept in contact as much as they could. Brock worked in a breeding centre in Pewter City so he could be close to his father and siblings, Misty now ran the cerulean gym after her sisters left to do water shows around the world, Ash was a Pokémon master and ran the Viridian city gym, while Tracey was...still professor Oak's assistant.

The biggest changes though came to Team Rocket members Jesse, James and Meowth. While travelling around after Ash four years ago, Jesse and James had begun to except the fact that they were in love with each other and slowly began to build a relationship, but when Giovanni found out he gave them two choices...stop the relationship or be fired, the two of them chose love over their job so were fired from Team Rocket.
For the next two years, Jesse, James and Meowth found life hard, they had barley no money, they lived in a shabby small apartment with no heating and no clean running water and no one would hire them for jobs because of their Team Rocket past, but eventually everything began to sort themselves out. Jesse got a job in a restaurant and James was excepted to work as Nurse Joys assistant in the Viridian City Pokémon Centre, even Meowth was determined to make money although all he did was get a guitar and tried busking on the streets.
Eventually the three saved enough money to move into a bigger apartment, which had everything they ever wanted, finally things were looking up for the trio and for Jesse and James things were about to get better...

Jesse walked through the dark snow covered streets of Viridian City at night, travelling home from the restaurant she worked at. As she walked her long red curly hair got caught in the slight breeze and floated in the air. It was late February, but felt more like late December. Snow had been falling all day, but Jesse didn't really mind, she loved the snow, even when she was a child she loved nothing more but to go outside build snowmen. As she travelled she saw a group of children throwing snowballs at each other, which made her smile, one day, she hoped to watch her own children doing that.

Eventually she got to the apartment building that she lived at with James and Meowth. As soon as she got through the buildings doors she shook the snow off her coat and began to walk up the stairs. Soon enough she arrived at her apartment, number 23. She smiled as she opened the door, but her expression changed to a shocked look as she entered the apartment. The whole living room was covered with red roses. The only thing that lit the room was candles, which were scattered about the room. Jesse slowly closed the door then took off her coat. As she hung it up James wondered out of their bedroom and looked at her.

"Welcome home" he said to her gently. Jesse just looked at him with a puzzled look on her face, James just smiled walked over to her and kissed her passionately. Jesse just looked at him and frowned.

"What's all this for?" she asked him.

"You'll see," replied James, as he led her into the kitchen. The kitchen, too, was covered with red roses and the two candles that stood in the middle of the table lit the room dimly. Also on the table were two plates with all kinds of delicious looking food on it, James had obviously gone to a lot of trouble for something.

James pulled out a chair from the table and let Jesse sit down on it then he sat down in a chair across from her.

"Okay I just want to know something..." Jesse began. "...how much did you pay for all these roses?"

"Does it matter?" came James' replay.

"I guess not"

Throughout the whole dinner, Jesse hoped to find any hints to tell her what James was up to but James wasn't letting on to anything, so she decided to forget about it.

"So where's Meowth?" she asked James.

"Oh I convinced him to go over to Mondo's" James told her. "Tonight I just want it to be you and me"

Jesse smiled, she liked it when it was just him and her all alone, they barley ever got privacy with that sneaky feline around who often made fun out of them, but she had the love that cat, he often made even the most unbearable times seem like fun.

"Well let's hope he's having fun," Jesse said to James, as she carried on eating.

Meanwhile, across town, Mondo, Ditto and Meowth were sat in the living room of Mondo's apartment. Mondo was now about 19 and he still worked for Team Rocket, he didn't really have any regrets about working there at all. 

Mondo and Ditto were trying to figure out a crossword puzzle they were doing while Meowth sat beside them looking extremely bored.

"Okay we need a nine letter word for Disgusting, extremely distasteful or offensive" Mondo announced.

"How about Your boring" snapped Meowth sarcastically.

"No that's ten letters"

Meowth just rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Ditto, ditto ditto!"

Mondo looked at his Ditto then at the puzzle.

"Hummmm...Repulsive...yay that fits, well done ditto. Your getting really good at these"

Ditto just blushed and rubbed it's head. "Ditto!"

Again Meowth rolled his eyes then looked out of the window next to him, watching the snowflakes drift gently past him. "I hope whatever Jimmy wanted to do with Jesse turned out okay"

Later on, after dinner, Jesse and James were sat silently on the sofa in the living room just watching the flames on the candles dance about. Jesse rested her head on James' shoulder and closed her eyes. James began to kiss her head gently as he ran his fingers through her hair, Jesse let out a pleasurable hum to tell him that she liked it as she snuggled up closer to him. Suddenly James stood up. Jesse watched him as he walked around the room blowing out the candles, after he had done that he stood before Jesse and held out his hand. Jesse took it so James could pull her up off the sofa, he then lead her into the bedroom.

The bedroom too was covered with roses; Jesse just developed a sweatdrop on her head.

"Something tells me you went a tiny bit overboard with the roses," she said as she looked around the room, roses were everywhere, even on the bed. James didn't respond, he just walked up to her and kissed her, Jesse responded and put her arms around him, not even a nuclear warhead could spoil this moment. They moved closer to the bed and fell onto it followed by Jesse screaming "Ouch!"

"What?" asked James, sounding concerned. Jesse reached under her back and pulled out one of the roses.

"This one has thorns," she told him. James just giggled playfully, he then continued to kiss her but Jesse stopped him.

"Okay I want to know what's going on now," she said. "Is there a reason behind all this or were you just feeling extra romantic today?"

James smiled and sat up; Jesse sat up too and looked at James waiting for his reply.

"Yes there is a reason" he told her, he began to search for something in his pockets, but he couldn't find it. 

"Damn it where's it gone!" he murmured to himself as he leaned over the edge of the bed to look underneath it.

"What are you looking for?" Jesse asked him.

"It's a small black box with a piece of paper"

While James continued to look under the bed, Jesse glanced around the room and something caught her eye on the bedside cabinet.

"Is this it?" she asked as she reached out and picked up a small black box with a small slip of paper on top of it. James sat up and looked at her.

"Erm...yeah...could you like...give it me"

James reached out to grab it but Jesse moved it away from him.

"No! I want to see what you've been planning for myself"

James just backed off and sat quietly on the bed, shaking slightly with fear. Jesse opened up the folded piece of paper and read out loud what was written on it.

"Jesse, I've enjoyed every day, minute and second I've spent with you, but these last four years have been the best, you've been my best friend, my lover and you were always there when I needed you. We've gotten through the worst and the best times together and I couldn't imagine not being with you. Jesse will you..." Jesse paused before the last two words on the paper and looked up at James. "...marry me" Not a lot made Jesse cry, but this was over whelming, tears built up in her eyes as she looked at the black box. She carefully opened it to reveal a beautiful gold ring with diamonds that sparkled from the moonlight that poured through the window. Jesse just gasped and held her hand to her mouth; she then looked back at James who just smiled.

"Oh my God" she whispered to herself, James stayed silent as he watched her look at the ring again then looked at him for the third time. Jesse tried her best not too cry, but she couldn't stop the tears from falling from her eyes onto the bed.

"So...?" asked James nervously. Jesse just smiled at James and nodded. The two of them just threw their arms around each other and sobbed happily, James kissed her forehead then took the black box from her hands. He took the ring from it and gently placed it onto her finger. Jesse looked at it and admired it as it continued to shimmer in the moonlight, she never thought she would see the day when someone proposed to her, she was often convinced that she would grow old all alone, but as she looked deeply into James' emerald green eyes she knew that would never happen.

The two of them kissed passionately again then laid down gently on the bed, this had to be the best night either of them had ever known and they knew they'd never forget it.

The next morning, Meowth was walking up the corridor to the apartment murmuring to himself.

"If I have to ever spend another night at mondo's doing crossword puzzles I'm gonna jump off a cliff"

He reached the apartment door and opened it, but stopped dead when he saw all the roses. 

"Oh I don't wanna know" he sighed as he walked in and shut the door.

In the bedroom, James woke up to a bright sunny morning; he yawned then looked at Jesse who was still asleep beside him. He smiled as he gently kissed her on her forehead; Jesse stirred and woke up slowly.

"Hi" she said to James. "What time is it?" She looked over to the clock to see the time; it was about eight o' clock, Jesse just moaned as she rested her head on James' bare chest.

"I'll have to go to work soon" she told him, sleepily, as she closed her eyes again.

"Yeah me too" James replied. The two laid there in silence for a while; just enjoying being in each other's presence then James sat up.

"Well I'll do us some breakfast" he said.

After he had gotten dressed he walked out of the bedroom to see Meowth dozing on top of the sofa.

"What time did you get back?" he asked the cat Pokémon. The feline just opened one eye to see James looking at him, he yawned then stretched before he answered.

"Bout ten minutes ago"

James nodded slightly then walked into the kitchen, followed by meowth. As James rummaged about in the fridge for breakfast the cat jumped up onto the kitchen table and watched him.

"So how did it go?" he suddenly asked him.

"How'd what go?"

"Whatever you wanted to do wit Jesse!"

James gave the cat a big friendly warm smile and just said,

"She agreed to marry me"

Meowth's mouth fell wide open in shock.

"Dat's what you wanted to do, ask her to marry you?"

James nodded, "Oh Meowth I've never been so happy, I'm gonna marry the girl of my dreams. I can't believe she said yes, I really can't and now were gonna spend the rest of our lives together. If this is a dream I never want it to end"

Meowth just frowned as he watched James happily prance around he kitchen, "Dis guy needs 'elp," he just said to himself as he shook his head in disbelief. Unaware to both of them, Jesse was stood at the doorway to the kitchen, watching them closely through the slightly open door, she just smiled as she watched James pick Meowth up off the table and began dancing with him, ignoring the cat pokémon's desperate yells to put him down.

A few hours later James was at work in the Viridian city Pokémon centre. All day he could think of nothing else but Jesse, he couldn't wait to go home and see her again. Nurse Joy noticed something up with him as she watched him prance about humming happily to himself, as he gave all the sick Pokémon in the back their medication.

Just then they both heard a bell sound, indicating that someone had walked through the door.

"Would you deal with that James" Nurse Joy said kindly.

"Sure" replied James, as he put down the bottles of medication and walked out to the front. As he walked behind the desk he noticed that the person who had walked in was none other than Misty.

"Hi James" she said happily, as James walked up to her.

"Hi Misty" James replied. "What can I do for you?"

"I want to leave some of my pokémon here to be healed," she answered as she brought out four Pokéballs from her bag. James took them from her and placed them behind the desk.

"Okay come back in about two hours they should be all healed," he told her. Misty thanked him and was about to walk away when she suddenly noticed something.

"You seem different today," she told him, James smiled, he was glad someone noticed. 

"Well that's probably because I proposed to Jesse last night and she said yes!"

Misty just couldn't contain her happiness, she yelled out in pure delight that brought Nurse Joy running to them.

"Awwwwwwww...I can't believe it congratulations"

"Can't believe what?" asked Nurse Joy.

"James and Jesse are gonna get married" screamed misty. Nurse joy turned to James.

"Really?" James nodded. 

"And don't worry your invited" he told Nurse Joy.

"What about me?" asked Misty. James looked at her and thought. Misty had grown up a lot from that scrawny 12 year old he knew all those years ago, he didn't see any harm in inviting her or her friends since they weren't really rivals anymore.

"Sure!" James told her. "And bring whoever you want"

Honestly, James probably would of invited Dracula himself if he walked in and asked, James was so happy he didn't care who came, in fact he wished he could invite the whole world to witness the happy event.

Two months later the wedding plans had begun, Jesse and James had already decided on having Mondo as the best man, but still weren't too sure on who to have as bridesmaids. They had so much to do, book the place they were holding the wedding at, order the flowers, the food, everything and the wedding was just less than a month away.

Jesse and James had decided to take a walk into Viridian city's shopping mall to try and find a store that did garments for wedding's...but they found it wasn't going to be as easy as they thought.

"Coffee shop, gift shop, cafe, sports store..." James said to himself as he and Jesse walked through the mall. "You'd think they'd have one wedding shop, they have everything else"

Suddenly Jesse stopped walking and stood still holding her stomach, James looked at her concerned.

"Jess, what's wrong?" he asked her.

"Nothing" she replied. "I just need to sit down for a minute"

Just then she stumbled but James was able to catch her. He helped her walk over to outside one of the shops so he could sit her down. She rested her head against the window breathing deeply as James sat beside her. He put his arm around her and began stroking her hair as she rested her head on his shoulder. James looked down at her; Jesse's skin had gone so pale and clammy.

"Maybe you should go and see a doctor" James told her.

"No, I'll be fine" came Jesse's reply. "It's probably just nerves from the wedding being so close or something"

"I don't call throwing up every morning nerves, Jess" James sighed; he knew that arguing with Jesse wouldn't do anything. "Just promise me that you'll think about going, okay?"

Jesse nodded as she cuddled up closer to James; he just continued to run his hand through her hair and kissed her head. "I love you so much, Jess"

As soon as Jesse felt better, the two continued their search for a Wedding shop and eventually found one. Jesse gazed at a wedding dress in the window with delight, it was so beautiful. James had to agree with her, that dress would look perfect on her. Suddenly James' stomach rumbled, he just looked at Jesse and blushed. 

"Guess I'm a little hungry" He told her.

"I'm hungry too" replied Jesse. 

"Okay I'll go and get something to eat. Will you be okay?"

Jesse just smiled at James. "I'll be fine, stop worrying"

With that James kissed her and headed off to the nearest fast food restaurant. Jesse sat down on a small bench and continued to stare at the dress in the window with a huge smile on her face. Suddenly she heard a voice behind her, she just shuddered as she heard it.

"Why if it isn't Jesse"

Jesse turned around to see Cassidy stood behind her with a sly sarcastic smile on her face.

"Oh, hi Cassidy" Jesse said unenthusiastically as Cassidy walked over to her and sat down.

"I almost didn't recognise you Jess, I haven't seen you since you got fired from team Rocket all those years ago"

Jesse just giggled nervously. "Er...yeah"

Cassidy looked at the wedding shop then at the ring on Jesse's finger, which sparkled, in the florescent lights of the mall. 

"You engaged?" She asked her. Jesse just nodded. "Well I hope I'm invited to the big day"

Jesse rolled her eyes, it was just like Cassidy to invite herself, but Jesse couldn't say no to her now.

"Sure you're invited" Jesse said reluctantly, Cassidy just gave her an evil smirk, as she stood up.

"She ya then...Jess"

With that she walked away, giving James a strange glare as she passed him. James just watched her walk past then carried on towards Jesse.

"Was that Cassidy?" he asked her as he sat down.

"Yep" replied Jesse, as she took her food from James. "And guess what? She went and invited herself to OUR wedding"

James couldn't help but laugh, Jesse just hit him playfully.

"It's not funny James," she snapped. "Cassidy will probably find some way to destroy the day"

"Well it could of been worse" James said. "You could of invited Hannibal lector"

Jesse just shot her partner a warning look. "Well at least I didn't invite the twerps"

"I thought you wouldn't mind" James just smiled as he put his arm around Jesse and looked at the dress in the shop window. "Jess, no amount of Cassidy's and twerps could spoil this day"

"I hope your right James"

That night while Jesse was at work at the restaurant James decided to have Mondo over to the apartment to have a kind of "Guys night in" with just them and Meowth. All they could talk about was the wedding; Mondo could tell that James couldn't wait for the big day. Meowth just sighed and curled up by the fire to sleep, he was pretty tired of hearing about weddings and anything related to them, he hated all this mushy stuff.

At the Viridian City restaurant, Jesse too, was talking about the wedding to the girls she worked with. One of her best friends, Shelly, was even more excited than her.

"So how long now Jess?" She asked her as she flicked back her long black hair.

"Less than a month to go now" Jesse replied. Shelly just started screaming and jumping up and down, then stopped when she noticed everyone in the restaurant was looking at her. She laughed nervously and blushed. "I got over excited again, didn't I?" Jesse nodded.

"So who ya having as bridesmaids?" asked another girl named Chelsea.

"Well I was thinking of having you and Shelly" Jesse announced. With that both Chelsea and Shelly began jumping and screaming, Jesse just hit both of them.

"Will you stop doing that?"

Just then Jesse's boss walked up to her and handed her two plates of food. 

"Give those to the people on table 16 if you have anytime Jesse" she snapped sternly before she walked away. Jesse just pulled a face behind her back. She then began to make her way over too table 16 with Shelly.

"Well she's defiantly not getting an invitation" Jesse said as she put the food down on the table.

"I don't blame ya," replied Shelly, as they walked back. "She would know fun if she landed in a pool of it"

Just then Jesse stopped walking, Shelly looked at her and noticed how worried she looked.

"What's wrong Jess?" asked Shelly, trying to cover up the worried tone in her voice with a small giggle. "Forget to order the flowers or something?"

"No...I don't feel...all that..."

Suddenly Jesse lost consciousness and fell to the floor, hitting her head on the side of the table as she did. Shelly quickly kneeled beside her and checked her pulse and breathing as Chelsea ran to the nearest phone to contact an ambulance. Shelly gave out a huge sigh when she found that Jesse was still alive, she then checked the gash Jesse had got on the left side of her head, it was bleeding quite badly. Shelly glanced around the restaurant and saw a clean cloth on the counter, she ran to get it then returned to Jesse. She pressed the cloth against her wound and held it there.

"Come on Jess be alright," She whispered desperately to her friend, as she stared down at Jesse's pastel white complexion. "Be alright"

About 20 minutes later Shelly ran over to Jesse and James' apartment as fast as she could. As soon as she got to the door she began to franticly began to bang on it.

"Be in, be in, be in" she repeated as she banged louder. Suddenly the door swung open and James stepped out looking pretty angry but once he saw Shelly his look turned to fear.

"What's wrong?" he asked her, his voice shaking. "Shelly what is it? Is Jesse okay?"

Shelly swallowed hard and began to tell James everything,

"James she collapsed at work..."

"WHAT? Is she okay? Where is she?"

"Calm down James!" snapped Shelly, James didn't want to all he wanted to do was see Jesse, but he forced himself to calm down. "Look I think she's alright. She came too by the time the ambulance came but they decided to take her to the hospital to check her over"

Quickly James grabbed his coat and the keys to his car. He franticly ran out of the apartment followed by Shelly, Mondo and Meowth. All four of them ran down the stairs quickly and piled into the blue car outside. Mondo got into the passenger seat while Shelly and Meowth got in the back, James wasn't gonna wait for anything as he quickly turned the key and started the engine, he then sped off down the road ignoring Meowth's yells to slow down.

Soon enough they arrived at the Viridian city hospital, James immediately went over to the receptionist to ask about Jesse as Shelly, mondo and Meowth went to sit in the waiting area with Chelsea, who had travelled there with Jesse.

"I'm sorry sir, I can't really tell you anything at the moment" the receptionist told James. "Once the doctor's have finished they'll come out to get you okay sir"

James nodded and reluctantly joined the others in the waiting area. As soon as he sat down he berried his face in his hands and began to weep into them, Mondo put a reassuring hand on his back and Meowth snuggled up close to him, which made James look at the feline.

"Thankyou" he said, Meowth didn't speak he just purred a little bit as he continued to nuzzle James' side.

"It's all my fault," he said in between sobs. "I knew something was wrong, I knew she wasn't well, I should of made her go to the doctor, but she didn't want to see one, she was convinced she was alright..."

"Come on James" Mondo said, interrupting him. "She'll be alright"

"Yeah" added on Meowth. "Whatever's wrong wit her she'll get through it, not a lot defeats Jesse and gets away wit it"

James just smiled at the cat and scratched his head; Meowth closed his eyes fully enjoying it.

"Yeah your both right" said James. "She'll be okay"

Just then a doctor approached them and coughed to let them know of his presence, James quickly stood up and looked at the doctor.

"Is she okay?" he asked desperately, the doctor just smirked.

"I take it your James, Jesse has told me a lot about you" He paused then turned around to walk away. "Follow me"

James followed the doctor with Shelly, Chelsea, Meowth and Mondo close behind. Soon enough they got to a room where Jesse was sat in the hospital bed talking to one of the nurses, the doctor pointed into the room and stood aside so James could walk inside. Jesse looked up at him and smiled. James carefully walked up to her and pulled up a chair so he could sit down. The others walked in too but stayed at the door. Carefully James looked Jesse over with his eyes, she seemed fine all except the gash on her head that had been stitched up. 

"Jess...are you okay? There's nothing wrong with you is there?" Asked James, Jesse just shook her head, 

"I'm fine" 

James hugged her tightly, then kissed her forehead. "I'm so glad"

As he continued to hold her, he noticed something was wrong, he pulled away from her and frowned.

"Something is wrong," he said to her. "You're not telling me something"

Jesse drew in a deep breath then let out a huge sigh.

"Okay. The doctor did find something..."

James swallowed hard as he felt a lump form in his throat.

"What...?" he stuttered. Jesse looked away from him and began fiddling about with the blue sheet that covered her legs; James held her hands, which made her look up at him.

"Whatever it is, you can tell me"

Again Jesse sighed as she looked into James' tear filled eyes, it took her a few minutes to build up enough courage to tell him, but she knew she had too, but she was so scared to what James would say. With that she simply gave him a weak smile and said nervously,

"I'm pregnant"

At first James looked at her a bit shocked as the words took some time to sink in, then a huge grin grew across his face, which no amount of bad news could destroy. He gently stroked her hair, as he smiled at his beautiful future wife. Suddenly Jesse broke down crying and buried her face into his chest, James wrapped his arms around her and rocked her gently.

"It's okay, it's okay" he whispered to her. "You don't need to cry" He looked up at the nurse and frowned, "She is gonna be alright, isn't she?"

"Don't worry" the nurse replied, "She's just a little shocked herself just let her cry it off"

James nodded as he continued to hold Jesse in his arms; he looked nervously at her as he began to think whether they were ready for a child, especially Jesse.

As he tried to comfort her, all of his friends at the door watched, they too were shocked at the news but were happy for them.

"Dey gonna have a kid, dat's so buuuuutiful" cried Meowth with tears streaming from his eyes.

"Pregnant? How the hell did she manage that?" snapped Chelsea, who obviously hadn't got the point of anything.

"Want me to draw you a picture or something!" joked Mondo, sarcastically. Chelsea just rolled her eyes and sighed, as she looked back at James and Jesse.

Jesse eventually clamed down and gradually fell asleep in the arms of her partner uttering the words "I'm sorry James" James wasn't too sure what she was apologizing for, whether it was for being pregnant or just for crying. He looked at her sleeping peacefully in his arms and smiled.

"It's okay," he told her quietly as he laid her down onto the bed, pulled the blue sheet over her and kissed her forehead. He watched her for a while; just sleeping soundly, only the occasional whimper came from her. Eventually the doctor approached James and touched his shoulder, which made him turn round.

"Let her rest now" he told him. "You can take her home in a few hours"

James nodded slightly as he reluctantly stood up and walked out of the room with his friends following.

Later that night, James and Meowth returned back to the apartment, with Jesse who James was carrying in his arms. As quietly as they could they entered their apartment, so not to wake Jesse who had fallen asleep again.

"I'm gonna put Jesse to bed" James whispered to Meowth, Meowth just nodded as James walked into the bedroom. Carefully he threw back the covers and placed Jesse onto the bed, she stirred and opened her eyes as James put the covers over her.

"Are you angry with me?" she asked him, James just looked at her puzzled.

"Why should I be angry with you" he replied.

"I don't know. I just have this feeling that you should be"

James just smiled at her. "I'm not, trust me, I couldn't be happier. Now get some rest, okay"

James was about to leave the room but Jesse's weak, tired voice stopped him.

"Will you stay with me?"

James looked back at her. "Sure"

He walked over to the bed and climbed into it. He grabbed the covers and wrapped them around the both of them, then they both laid down onto the pillows. For a while the two of them just stayed awake just listening to each other breath. Finally James kissed Jesse on her cheek and whispered into her ear,

"Our child's gonna be beautiful"

Jesse smiled as James settled down to sleep beside her. "Yeah, I know" she replied before she too closed her eyes and drifted silently off to sleep.

The month went by so fast and most of Jesse and James' spare time was taken up by trying to finalise everything for the wedding, but before they knew it, it was the night before the wedding...

Everyone had decided to have a normal traditional guys/girls night out, but while the guys went out to a bar somewhere the girls decided to stay at Jesse and James' apartment. Brock, Mondo, James and Butch (Who had somehow gotten invited) left the apartment at about seven and headed for the nearest bar in town.

"So where is it your taking us?" James asked Butch as they travelled through the streets of Viridian.

"It's called the Raticate drinking hole, it's where me and Cassidy go all the time" Butch replied in his croaky voice.

"This isn't going to be anywhere...rough is it?" said Brock, nervously.

"Nah!" came Butch's reply. "This place is great and don't worry Brock there's plenty of girls to hit on"

With that Brock's eyes lit up and began to walk faster along side Butch, somehow James and Mondo doubted that the place would be perfect.

Meanwhile at the apartment, Jesse, Cassidy and misty sat in silence together in the living room. Ash and Tracey were also there but they were sat in the kitchen. Ash was there because he didn't want to leave Pikachu on it's own and Tracey was there because none of the guys wanted him going with them. Pikachu, Misty's Togetic and Meowth had decided to occupy the spare bedroom during this time, as they didn't want to get in the way of the humans celebrations.

"So this is it," said Cassidy, she then turned to Jesse. "When does the party start Jess?"

"Erm...it has started"

Cassidy just sighed and stood up.

"I can tell I'll be needing alcohol to get me through this night, I hope you have some for your sake"

With that she stormed into the kitchen. Jesse and Misty watched her leave then looked at each other.

"And how did she get invited again?" asked Misty.

"Just don't ask" replied Jesse.

In the kitchen, Ash and Tracey watched with interest as Cassidy rummaged through the whole kitchen looking for anything even the slightest bit alcoholic. Eventually she found a massive bottle of wine.

"This will have to do" she sneered as she opened it and poured some into a glass. She drank it straight down much to the surprise of Ash and Tracey; she pored some more out then noticed the two guys staring at her.

"What's your problem" she spat, Ash and Tracey just shook their heads and told her that nothing was wrong. Cassidy just glared at them evilly as she drank down another glass. sweatdrops formed on the foreheads of Ash and Tracey, they could tell this was going to be a long night!

Down at the Raticate Drinking hole, James and Mondo were sat at a table near a window, they had been there only half an hour and Brock was already tipsy. Although seeing him hit on very girl there was quite humorous to say the least.

While Brock was at the bar with Butch he noticed that he was standing next to a beautiful busty blonde woman with big bright blue eyes and was wearing the reddest lipstick you ever did see.

"How you doin?" Brock asked the girl in an amorous tone. 

"Ewwwwwww...go away!" sneered the woman as she slapped him around the face before quickly storming off.

"I think she liked me" Brock said, obviously not getting the point of the slap.

"Yeah you believe whatever you want mate" replied Butch, as he grabbed all the drinks he just purchased. Both of them then walked back over to where James and Mondo were sitting. As they sat down butch noticed how depressed James looked.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked him. James just looked up at him and sighed. 

"I'm just wondering if I'm making a gigantic mistake," he told Butch, Butch just laughed.

"Ha course you are! I mean just look at me and Cassidy, boy do we not get along"

James looked a little puzzled at Butch, "You guys are married?"

"Yep" said butch. "Have been for a whole year now, and I regret everything"

"But how come when me and Jess started a relationship Giovanni fired us, you two still work there don't you?"

"Yep, lets just say it helps to be the bosses favourites!" He laughed loudly the looked back at James. "All marriages are a mistake so you're not alone"

"Your not helping Butch" snapped Mondo. "James is getting cold feet here"

With that Butch just pushed a can of beer in front of James. "Ah, just drink that and anything your thinking about will just disappear"

James just gave Butch and unenthusiastic "Thanks", all he could think of was Jesse and whether marrying her was such a good idea or not.

Back in the Apartment Jesse and Misty were sat on the living room floor playing a game of monopoly that Jesse found in a cupboard somewhere.

"One, two, three, four, five, six.." counted Jesse as she moved her piece around the board. "Hummmm community chess"

She picked up a thin piece of pink card from the middle of the bored and read it out loud.

"You've won a beauty contest collect ten pounds, ha!"

Jesse picked up a thin piece of paper with a big 10 marked on it and added it to her pile of fake money. She gave the dice to Misty who shook them then threw them.

"Ohhhhh ten!" She moved her piece around the board then looked up at Jesse. "I've got a question"

"Go on!"

"How come we didn't go out like the boys?"

Jesse drew in a deep breath and glanced at Misty.

"Well I didn't want to go to bars in my condition," she told her.

"Condition?"

Jesse just gave Misty a warm smile.

"I'm pregnant!"

Suddenly an extremely loud squeal came from misty which startled Jesse and made Ash run into the room.

"What's going on?" he asked quickly.

"Jesse and James are gonna have a baby!" screamed Misty, getting a bit too over excited.

"Oh, is that all" moaned Ash.

Misty didn't seem all too pleased with this remark, so she scowled at Ash and he scowled back before turning to Jesse.

"I think you should sort out Cassidy and Tracey," he told her.

"Why?"

"Lets just say they're happy, really happy"

Jesse and Misty followed Ash into the kitchen where Cassidy and Tracey are both sat on chairs with their heads resting on the table. Having a rather strange conversation.

"Tracey...?"

"Yeah"

"Have you ever wondered who invited the patterns on snowflakes?"

"Nope"

"Oh okay then"

Cassidy then looked up at Jesse and squealed.

"Jess, there you are," she slurred as she stood up and walked over to her. "Give us a hug"
With that Cassidy through her arms around Jesse and hugged her tightly. "Your so lucky, y'know that, you've got a guy who serenades you with chocolates and red red roses, all I got is Butch, who thinks going out is taking me down to the local shop so he can get more cigarettes"

Jesse just laughed nervously, "I think it's time we sobered you two up"

"Whatever" said Cassidy, with a strange grin on her face. Jesse helped Cassidy to sit down back on the chair next to Tracey while Misty went over to start making coffee. After they had put the coffee in front of them Jesse, Ash and Misty all stood together in the corner of the kitchen.

"I can't believe they drunk the wine I was saving for after the wedding, well the wine I was saving for James" moaned Jesse as she inspected the empty wine bottle on the side.

"On the other hand, this has made the party a bit more interesting" laughed Ash, who regretted saying it after Misty hit him on his head with her fist. "Ow"

While Jesse and the others weren't watching, Tracey brought out a small bottle of vodka from under his coat then signalled for Cassidy to be quiet. The two sniggered as Tracey pored the vodka into the coffee. Jesse looked up at them and saw him doing it, so she quickly took it out of his hand.

"Hey" moaned Tracey and Cassidy together.

"Sorry guys but we're trying to sober you up here" said Jesse. "If you two drink anymore you'll probably do something really stupid like..." She stopped there as she tried to think of something to say but Ash finished her sentence for her.

"...declare war on ants"

"Yeah declare war on..." Jesse stopped again and glared at Ash. "...Ants?" Ash just shrugged.

"I don't like ants," moaned Cassidy.

"Me neither" added on Tracey.

"Oh this is pathetic, I'm going to bed" snapped Jesse, as she stormed out of the room. The others watched her leaves then they all looked at each other.

"Was it something we said" slurred Cassidy.

Meanwhile the guys had left the Raticate drinking hole and now were stumbling down the street, all four of them couldn't walk straight. They giggled continuously finding this situation completely hilarious especially if one of them fell down.

Just then two women passed them as they did Brock shouted out,

"Hi ladeez"

But all they did was snort at him and carried on.

"Okay girls, but ya don't know what you're missing"

Just then James started to wonder off from the small group, he didn't really know where he was going.

"Hey James mate, where ya goin" shouted out mondo just a little bit more louder than he expected to.

"Just over here" James shouted back. While James was wondering off Mondo saw it as a perfect chance to pull a prank on him. He signalled for Butch and Brock to join him. As soon as they did Mondo began whispering into their ears. Huge evil smiles grew across the faces of the three men as they looked back up at James.

"This is gonna be good" sniggered Butch.

The next morning in the apartment, Misty, who had spent the night in the spare bedroom, was up bright and early. She decided to make breakfast for herself and the others, but everyone else was asleep.

Jesse woke up slowly in her bedroom and sleepily reached over for James but found him not there.

"He must have spent the night over at Mondos" Jesse thought to herself. Suddenly Jesse felt a wave of nausea go through her. 
"Oh God" she said as she quickly got out of bed and made a dash for the bathroom, Misty wished her a good morning but Jesse didn't have time to respond as she ran into the bathroom beating Cassidy who had also made a dash for it. She began to bang hard on the door.

"Hey!" snapped Cassidy as she banged harder. "Your not the only one who wants to throw up in there you know"

With that Cassidy stopped drumming on the door and sat back down on the sofa. Just then somebody knocked on the door, Misty went to answer it, it was Shelly and Chelsea.

"The bridesmaids are here," announced shelly.

"Oh zip-a-de-do-dah" Cassidy snapped, sarcastically.

"What's up with her?" asked Chelsea, as they walked into the apartment.

"Don't ask" replied Misty as she closed the door behind them.

"So where's the bride?" asked Shelly.

"Oh the bathroom" Misty told them. "Morning sickness"

"Oh" Shelly and Chelsea said together, as they went to sit down in the living room.

Meanwhile, at Mondo's apartment, Brock, who was laid on the sofa, began to stir from his alcohol-induced dream world of girls in bikinis, he coughed and suddenly sat up. He then moaned as he held his head, which was throbbing.

"Arhhhhhhh! Hangover" he mumbled to himself, as he glanced around the living room, it was a total mess. He then saw mondo and Butch, Mondo was asleep on the floor and Butch had just passed out in an armchair.

"You guys awake?" he asked, Mondo and Butch replied by giving him assorted moans. "What about you James?" Brock got no reply. Brock woke up a little more and carefully looked around the room. He then turned to Butch and mondo. "Where's James?"

Butch and Mondo both sat up and looked at Brock puzzled.

"Isn't he here?" asked mondo, Brock shook his head. Suddenly the three of them began to run about panicked.

"ARRGGGHHH! WE'VE LOST THE GROOM!" shouted mondo. "JESSE'S GONNA KILL US!"

"Now just calm down" said Butch, his voice rougher than usual. "Just try and think back to the last thing we all remember"

"Drinking in the bar" replied Mondo.

"hummm...." Thought Butch. "Leaving the apartment"

"Three days ago" added on Brock. The three of them just exchanged glances, then all of them started to run about in a panic again.

The sound of Fearows calling out above him made James wake up slowly. As he did he squinted as the sun's rays caught his eyes. He carefully sat up holding his head delicately.

"Where am I?" he asked himself, just then he heard what sounded like waves crashing against something, he looked over the edge of whatever he was sat on and saw nothing but water. He stood up slowly to see nothing but water for miles. He then noticed what he was stood on, a boat.

"Oh this can't be good," he moaned to himself as he sat glanced around the white boat. It was only small, but obviously big enough so no one would notice him. He began to stumble towards the cabin of the boat, when he got there he looked through the window to see a guy who was driving the boat. James knocked on the window to get the attention of the driver. The driver of the boat looked at James puzzled then let him into the cabin.

"Woah, I didn't know I had a passenger on this trip" he said, finding the situation a bit funny.

"Look, somehow I got on this boat but I need to get back to the shore" James told the driver. "I'm getting married in like 2 hours and I kinda need to be there" 

"Sorry, but this boat is going only one way...this way"

James just moaned.

"Look I'll give you whatever amount of money you want just please turn the boat around" James reached into his back pocket but a large sweatdrop formed when he didn't find his wallet.

"Damn it" he cursed. "The guys must of took my wallet"

The driver just laughed.

"Ahhh, this must be a prank your friends played on you," he said. "My friends did the same to me on my stag night"

"And how did you get back in time for the wedding?"

"Didn't! by the time I got there she had ran off with the vicar"

James just moaned again this time hitting his head against the window. Just then the driver pointed out ahead.

"You could hitch a ride on this boat," he suggested. "It looks like it's heading your way!"

James looked out of the window and saw another boat heading towards them.

"Great" he said. The driver leaned out of the window and signalled to the other boat to stop. The two boats pulled up side by side and the driver began talking to the people on the other boat.

"Yeah sorry to disturb you" he began. "But I got a guy on here who needs to head back the way your going"

"Why sure I see no harm in that" replied a posh man's voice, which James recognised.

"No it can't be" gasped James in disbelief as he stared at the other boat. Two figures emerged from it and he instantly recognised them, his parents.

"Why if it isn't James our delinquent son" said his mother as she peered into the cabin of the boat James was on.

"Oh this isn't happening" James moaned to himself. He sighed as he looked at his parents; he knew that they were his only chance of getting back in time for his wedding. Cautiously James climbed out of the cabin onto his parents boat. The two boats pulled away from each other slowly, James just sat down and scowled at his parents warning them that they shouldn't come anywhere near him.

"Why James dear why are you all the way out here" His mothered asked her son.

"None of your business" replied James, who hadn't forgotten the last time he saw his parents.

"Well at least Jessebelle isn't here," He thought to himself, but he suddenly heard the most terrifying voice ever, belonging to the most psychotic woman ever...Jessebelle.

"Well if it isn't my beloved James," she cried out happily, as she ran up to him. James just quickly backed off. 

"Well isn't this grand dear" his father said to his mother. "We can have a magnificent wedding for James and Jessebelle at our splendid beach house"

These words cut through James and something in him snapped. James stood up and glared at his parents and Jessebelle.

"LOOK!" he shouted. "I AM NEVER MARRYING JESSEBELLE, GOT IT? THERE'S ONLY ONE GIRL I'M GONNA MARRY TODAY AND SHE'S WATING FOR ME ON SHORE...SO YOU'D ALL BETTER JUST SHUT UP AND GET ME THERE!"

Jessebelle and his parents just stood in front of him shocked about his sudden fierce rebellion towards them, especially Jessebelle who thought that James would be running scared of her by now. James just smiled to himself, it felt good to stick up to his parents. His mother turned to the driver of the boat and nodded to tell him to keep driving. James drew in a deep breath and sat down, still keeping his eyes on his parents and Jessebelle, just in case they tried anything.

Back on shore, people had started arriving at the hotel where Jesse and James had organised to have their wedding. Misty was waiting outside with her Togetic, who was wearing a very cute white flower on its head for the wedding. When she saw Brock, Butch and Mondo approaching her eyes lit up.

"Hi guys" she called out as she and her Togetic walked over to them. "Where's James, still getting ready?"

The three guys just laughed nervously as they all tried to think of an excuse they could use.

"Well...."

"Well the truth is..." began Mondo as he nervously rubbed the back of his head. "...we kinda...lost...James"

"YOU WHAT!" screamed Misty as her head grew twice the size of her body.

Mondo just hid behind Brock, "Don't hurt me"

Just then Ash ran up to them, with Pikachu firmly perched on his shoulders. He noticed how mad misty was and how nervous, Brock, Mondo and Butch were.

"What's going on?" he asked them.

"Guess WHO lost the GROOM!" shouted Misty as she glared at Butch, Mondo and Brock.

"You guys lost James" Ash said as he turned to the three guys. He then suddenly burst out laughing. Misty just got angry again.

"THIS ISN'T FUNNY!!!!"

Ash joined mondo behind Brock and cowered.

"Now I suggest that you three go looking for him," demanded misty.

"Right away" Brock, Mondo and Butch said together as they ran off. Ash just watched them leave, he then started giggling again.

"I can't believe they lost James"

Misty just whacked him over the head, then walked off with Togetic following.

Inside one of the hotels rooms, Jesse emerged into the small living room from one of the bedrooms and looked at herself wearing the wedding dress in the mirror, she then turned to Meowth who was sat on the sofa.

"So what do you think?"

Meowth looked up from a magazine he was reading and his mouth instantly dropped open, completely stunned at how beautiful Jesse looked.

"If I wasn't a Pokémon I'd marry you" the cat said, Jesse just smiled at the Pokémon to say thanks, she then turned back towards the mirror and rubbed her flat stomach.

"I'm just so glad I'm not far enough in this pregnancy to show"

Meowth just rolled his eyes. "Typical Jesse" he thought to himself.

Just then Misty came bursting through the door closely followed by Togetic, Jesse just smiled at her and gave her a little twirl.

"So how do I look?" she asked her, for a small moment Misty forgot all her rage and gave Jesse a huge smile.

"Oh you look so beautiful," she said, then she remembered why she had gone into the room in the first place. "Erm…Jess…I've got some…bad news"

"Oh what's that?" replied Jesse, not really paying attention to Misty as she admired herself in the mirror again.

"Erm…well…the guys kinda lost James last night and…no one can find him"

The happy expression on Jesse changed to a worried one as she slowly turned to look at Misty. "What?"

Jesse slowly walked over to the sofa and sat beside Meowth, she sat there just staring at the floor. Misty too sat down on the sofa on the other side of Meowth.

"Brock, Mondo and Butch are out looking for him now" Misty told Jesse, hoping to make her fell better. Misty looked up at Jesse and just smiled. "Don't worry they'll find him"

"Yeah…" agreed Meowth. "James wouldn't leave you after all da trouble he went to propose to you and everything" Jesse looked at Misty and Meowth and nodded, "Yeah"

Misty's Togetic walked over to Jesse and began to rub its head against her shoulder, Jesse looked at it then began to stroke its head, and the creature began to coo as she did. "Yeah, everything will be fine" she told herself quietly, forcing herself to believe what she had just said.

Mondo, Brock and Butch looked all over Viridian city for about half an hour for James then they decided to run down to the Viridian city docks to look for James, they didn't know why they just had a feeling that they were there the night before. As they walked along the sidewalk they looked at all the boats they were passing, a lot of them were very nice and looked pretty expensive.

"I say if we don't find James we steal one of these and skip the country," Butch said to Brock and Mondo. "Then that Misty girl can't hurt us"

"Is that your solution to everything?" Brock asked, Butch just shrugged. "Guess so"

Just then Mondo pointed out to a boat just coming into view on the horizon, he got out some binoculars (which he magically had on him) and looked at the boat through them. He carefully scanned it then got excited as he saw James standing on the front of it.

"It's James, we've found him," he shouted out. All three of them ran to where there the boat was heading and began to wave their arms franticly to try and get his attention. 

On the boat James saw his three friends on the shore, he looked at the driver and ordered him to pull up to where his friends stood. The driver nodded to show he acknowledged what he had said and began to head towards Mondo, Brock and Butch.

As soon as they pulled up at the dock James jumped off the boat and scowled at his three friends who just cowered in front of him.

"Remind me to pull something like this on you guys when you get married" he told them. Mondo, Butch and Brock just smiled nervously at him, James just sighed, he knew he couldn't be too angry with them; he just sighed and smiled at them. "Come on we need to get to the wedding"

They were about to run off when the voice of his parents stopped him.

"Why James dear, don't we get invited?" asked his mother, sounding disappointed.

"Yes, we want to see whom your disgracing our family name for," added on his father. James just stared at them evilly.

"Fine you all can come," he told them. "Only if you agree to just stand there and behave"

His parents and Jessebelle reluctantly agreed. The group then all ran off, heading back to the hotel. 

Back at the hotel, the wedding was soon to start, but James and the other guys weren't back yet. Misty stood at the doorway to the room they were holding the wedding with Togetic, Shelly and Chelsea. The room was surprisingly full of people, people who will soon get restless if the guys didn't turn up soon.

Jesse wondered around the corner and joined them; she too peered into the room, and then let out a huge sigh.

"They're not back yet?" she asked. Misty just shook her head, "Nope"

Jesse's heart sank in her chest, she knew James would never be capable of leaving her like this, but the longer he was missing the harder it was for her to believe that. Shelly put a comforting hand on Jesse's shoulder.

"He'll turn up," she told him. "And if he doesn't we can do what I usually do to men who scorn me…burn his stuff"

Jesse just frowned at her friend, she knew Shelly was only trying to make her feel better, but it wasn't working.

Suddenly Jesse heard a voice, she recognised it. She looked behind her to see James running around the corner with Butch, Brock and Mondo. Whatever rage Jesse was feeling towards James just disappeared, she was just glad he had turned up. Then she saw who else was with him…his parents and Jessebelle. Rage began to build up in her again, especially when she made eye contact with Jessebelle.

"This is what James is marrying," she said scornfully, as she approached Jesse. Jesse just glared at her, then her attention turned to James.

"What is SHE doing here?" she asked him. James tried to explain how he had to ride back with them on their boat to get to the wedding but he could tell Jesse wasn't listening to him; she was too busy exchanging evil looks with Jessebelle.

"Look just ignore her," James told Jesse. "She's not important, what's important is that we go in that room and get married okay" James looked down at what he was wearing, a grey thin jumper and blue jeans from last night. "Okay I'm not exactly dressed for it, but all I care about is marrying you"

Jesse stayed silent for a while, just looking at James. She then suddenly took off the flower headband she was wearing and threw it to the floor.

"Maybe I don't want to get married anymore," she snapped with tears in her eyes, before storming off down the corridor. James cringed as he watched Jesse leave; he picked up the flower headband from the floor and began to fiddle with it. He then looked up at everyone else.

"I'd better go after her," he said to them.

"But what about the wedding?" asked Brock. "It's supposed to start now"

"Just stall them, tell a story, tell some jokes just DO something" James replied as he ran down the corridor franticly after Jesse. The others watched him leave, and then meowth bounded off after James. The others just exchanged glances.

"Anyone know any knock knock jokes?" asked Mondo.

James carried on down through the corridors of the hotel, unaware that meowth was following him. He hadn't a clue where Jesse was but he vowed not to give up until he had found her, she was way too important to him to lose.

Eventually he heard a sobbing sound coming from one of the rooms, he figured that it was Jesse. He knocked on the door quietly followed by Jesse shouting; "Go away" on the other side. James just took in a deep breath, opened the door and walked in.

"Jess, please, just…" James was interrupted by Jesse who threw a pillow at him from the sofa, it hit him in the face, he was just glad it was something soft. Carefully he closed the door, leaving it slightly ajar, then walked cautiously over to Jesse.

"Jess..?"

Jesse didn't acknowledge him, she just stayed sat on the sofa looking away from him.

"Jess please…I don't know what I've done to upset you so much but…" he broke off as he thought of more to say. "Look I'm sorry I was late, I know I must of put you through a lot, and I'm sorry I brought Jessebelle here she wanted to come and..and…" James ran out of apologies, he sighed and began again. "Please Jess, just look at me…please"

Jesse stopped sobbing so much and gradually moved around to look at him. All the mascara that Jesse had been wearing had run down her face with her tears. James gave her a weak smile as he moved over to the sofa and sat down beside her. He pulled a few tissues out of a box on the table beside him and used them to wipe Jesse's face. As he did, Meowth watched them through the gap in the door; he just smiled as he watched them.

After James had finished wiping Jesse's face he just looked at her and gave her a pouty puppy dog look which often just made Jesse melt.

"Forgive me?"

Jesse just nodded as she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tight hug. James just held her back. They sat there for a few minutes silent in each others arms, then James kissed her head that made her look up at him.

"So are we gonna go through with this wedding?" he asked her gently.

"Yeah" replied Jesse giving James a small grin. James just kissed her on the lips and stood up off the sofa.

"I'll get ready then," he said. He walked towards the bathroom, then stopped suddenly and smiled. "And meowth, I know you there behind the door. Tell everyone were coming in a minute"

The cat Pokemon just looked at James shocked, he was sure he hadn't been detected by either of them, but obviously he had. With that he bounded off back the way he had come.

Meanwhile, Brock had decided to keep the guests entertained by telling them jokes.

"So how do you get 100 Pikachu's onto a bus?" No body even mumbled. "You Poke 'em on…get it…poke 'em on…pokemon" Everyone just stayed silent. "Erm okay okay, which pokemon is always in a bad mood before it evolves…..Krabby" Again no one makes a sound except the odd cough here and there. Brock just sighs as he walks back through the guests and joins the others at the back of the room.

"Real smooth Brock" shelly told him, sarcastically. Brock just hung his head low in embarrassment.

Just then Misty walked up to them pulling Tracey with her, everyone looked at her all confused as she joined them.

"Guess who I found in the wine for after the wedding" she sneered as she struggled to keep Tracey from falling down. Everyone just sweatdropped.

"Tracey's drunk?" said Brock. "Oh what else could go wrong?"

"I'm not drunk," slurred Tracey, before collapsing in a heap on the floor. Misty just rolled her eyes in disgust at him.

Meowth then came running around the corner and stopped as soon as he reached the others.

"Jesse and James will be here soon" he announced.

"Okay people places places," shouted Brock, as everyone sorted themselves out. Butch, Brock and Misty went to sit down with the rest of the guests dragging Tracey with them while Mondo, Chelsea and Shelly waited at the doorway.

"Come on James hurry up" Jesse shouted to her partner as she impatiently waited in the hotel room. James eventually opened the bathroom door, he walked out still adjusting the suit he was had put on. Jesse walked up to him and helped him straighten his tie.

"Ready?" he asked Jesse, she just nodded. They were about to leave when James noticed something on Jesse was missing, he picked up the flower headband from the table beside the sofa and gently put it on Jesse's head.

"Thankyou" Jesse said to James. The two kissed quickly before they ran out of hotel room.

Soon enough the two reached the room the wedding was in. James briefly said "Hi" to Shelly and Chelsea before signalling to Mondo telling him to follow. Both men ran down the aisle and stood in front of all the guests patiently waiting for Jesse to walk down to join them.

"You do have the rings right?" James whispered to Mondo.

"Like I'd forget a thing like that," Mondo replied with a cheeky smile on his face.

The music started and Jesse began to walk down the aisle with Shelly and Chelsea following her. James gave Jesse a large smile as he watched her walk slowly towards him; he was astounded at how beautiful she looked. 

Jesse reached James and stood next to him as Shelly and Chelsea sat down on the seats at the front. Jesse and James held hands and looked at each other full of love and compassion for each other.

"I guess we're ready to start," said the priest, as he opened a book that he held.

The vicar began the ceremony; Jesse and James were able to make their vows to each other without any problem at all from anything or anyone.

"If anyone doesn't agree with these two being joined together in holy matrimony…" began the priest. "…then speak now or forever hold you peace"

"I do!"

Everyone gasped and turned round to see Tracey standing up at the back of the room, barely able to stay standing.

"And why is this?" the priest asked.

"Cos I love James" slurred Tracey. "I love ya man, marry me!"

James just put his hand to his head in disbelief; surly a straightforward wedding wasn't much to ask for. Brock then stood up and forced Tracey to sit down.

"Come on Tracey" he said, as they both sat back down.

"I love you too, Brock" Tracey said, Brock just developed a sweatdrop.

"Yeah, sure you do"

Tracey then turned to Ash. "I love you as well"

Ash just clenched his teeth and just froze with fear.

"Brock…" he whispered. "…he's got his hand on my leg"

"Live with it" Brock harshly snapped back.

"Okay anyone who has a problem besides the drunken idiot at the back?" asked the priest, no one replied. "Good" He looked at Jesse and James. "I know pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride"

Jesse and James smiled at each other happily, and then kissed each other as everyone cheered.

Afterwards, there was a small party downstairs in the hotel; a DJ was playing records as some people, including Jesse and James, danced on the dance floor. Tracey was out cold resting his head on the table as Ash doodled on his face with a marker pen. Both Ash and Pikachu giggled evilly as he did. Misty, who was sat nearby, just sighed at them for being so "immature"

James couldn't keep his eyes off his beautiful new wife all night as they danced to some slow music. Jesse smiled back at him as she pulled James closer to her so she could rest her head on his chest.

"I'm so glad we got through today," James told her, as they continued to dance. Jesse just hummed in agreement. "I'm so sorry for what happened"

Jesse just looked up at her husband.

"You don't need to apologize James," she said. "It was all Mondo, Brock and Butch's fault, we'll get them back"

"I like the way you think" laughed James, he kissed Jesse on her lips, then whispered gently to her, "Jessica Morgan, my beautiful wife" Jesse just smiled as the two continued to kiss each other as they danced through the night.


6 MONTHS LATER

James hurried down the corridor of the hospital, smiling to himself as he carried some balloons in one hand and a giant stuffed teddy in the other. Beside him was Meowth; he too was happy, but not as happy as James was.

Eventually the two reached a hospital room. James carefully peered in through the window on the door before he opened the door and walked in. Jesse was sat there in the hospital bed holding something in a small pink blanket.

As James sat down beside her on the bed, meowth stood at the door. James signalled that it was alright for the cat to come in, so Meowth slowly walked up to them and jumped up onto the bed. James tied the balloons he was holding onto the back of a chair and placed the teddy on the floor, he then turned to his tired wife.

"How is she?" James asked Jesse quietly, as Jesse looked at her husband, she gave him a weak smile and replied, "Just fine"

She moved the blanket slightly to reveal a small human face, Meowth took a closer look and smiled as the tiny baby woke up and opened her bright blue eyes. She seemed to look around the room with her eyes, as if she was wondering where she was, but as soon as she saw her parents she gurgled and laughed happily. James gently put his arm around Jesse.

"I think she recognises us"

Jesse just nodded in agreement. The baby girl then saw Meowth, she gurgled happily again as she reached out and grabbed his whiskers with her tiny hands. She began to pull them as hard as she could as Meowth screamed.

"Arrggghh, guys tell 'er to let go"

Jesse waved her hand in front of the child's face, the baby looked up at her mother and let go of Meowth's whiskers. Meowth just sulked as he rubbed his cheek.

"Dat squirt is strong"

Jesse just rested her head on James' shoulder as they both admired their new little girl. James kissed Jesse on her head and whispered, "She looks so much like you Jess"
Jesse just shook her head.

"No" she said. "She looks more like my mother, Miyamoto"

James had to agree with his wife. Even though he had only seen Jesse's late mother in the very few photos she had of her, their child did look a lot like her, the bright blue eyes, the beautiful strands of lilac hair, almost like a mirror image.

"James…" began Jesse. "I have the perfect name for her"

"What?"

Jesse looked at James and smiled. "I want to call her Miya, after my mother" James smiled back at her and nodded.

"That's a wonderful name" He then looked again at their tiny baby girl. 

"Miya Morgan" he whispered. "Perfect"

THE END

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