Author's notes:This story is actually a challenge by Natsume Yungerer, I hope you will like it. Review, please!

Disclaimer:I don't own Pokemon because if I did,Ash&co. would be dead and Team Rocket would rule the world!!

Villains of the world, unite!

In the office of Giovanni O'Evil, loud speaking and commotion were present as he discussed loudly with his assistants Domino and Gerhard. His voice was unusually high, he was very tense.

˝I want a foolproof plan of taking over Kanto and Johto!! This organization hasn't done something notorious for ages! Have you two got any idea that we can test?˝,he asked them in frustration.

˝Well, we could try mind control and hypnosis. Dr. Sebastian and Nanba have the proper equipment stored, it just needs to be slightly modified. Though, it would need some time to submit all Pokemon trainers to our will.˝,Gerhard Schrapp suggested, hoping it would please the boss.

Giovanni stroked his chin and responded, satisfied that his assistant has finally come up with a good idea:

˝Not bad Gerhard, not bad at all. Though I would not control trainers, I'm keen to use it on criminals. That way TR would finally have someone experienced in criminal activities. I want you two to make a list of the 200 most notorious non-Rocket criminals in Kanto and Johto. Finish it by 13:00 tomorrow. Then we'll discuss about how to break them free.˝

˝Yes,Sir.˝,they replied and exited his office.

While they were making the list, Giovanni contacted his 2 chief scientists and demanded that they make the necessary adjustments to enable mass mind control. The plan was to use the criminals to spread chaos in the regions, get rid of the police force and then, conquer those regions. He also ordered that all agents in Hoenn and Sinnoh return urgently to Kanto and Johto.

In the vicinity of Lilycove...

While Jessie, James and Meowth were plotting another scheme to pilfer Ash's Pikachu, a message came on their cellphone.

˝Hey, Jimmy, Jess, dere's a message on da phone! It says we hafta go back to Johto ASAP!˝, Meowth notified them.

˝Oh, no... we'll have to travel all the way back to that region? I just thought of an idea how to get the twerp's Pikachu!˝, Jessie mumbled in disappointment.

˝It's good that we won't be seeing the twerps anymore. I'm tired of getting 10 000V shocks every time we try to steal it. It's going to be much better now. I hope so...˝, James said with a relief, but also with fear of what awaits them in Johto. They packed their equipment in the Meowth balloon and flew off to their destination.

The list was completed on the next day. It contained murderers of humans and Pokemon, thieves, rapists, arsonists, bombers-all the worst scum that resided in many regional jails.

˝Good job, Domino. The two-hundred named here have very long rap-sheets, they will be suitable for the mission.˝, Giovanni commented the list, smirking evilly.

˝Now, our teams need to set up the devices secretly, and we'll have an army of the worst criminals under our control. Put forward the order to all teams to move and position the devices.˝, he ordered.

Domino nodded and bowed, leaving his office. The operation ˝Crime Vendetta˝ was about to start.

Rocket teams across regions began with the plan, carrying the hypnotic devices near the targeted jails. Among those teams was also the team of Jessie, James and Meowth; their target was the Cianwood Town prison. They sneaked quietly close to the main gate.

˝Ugh! This thing is heavy! This hard labour better be worthwhile!˝,whined Jessie.

˝At least we'll be on the Boss' good side again.˝, James replied, motioning Meowth to come. Meowth connected some wires, and a yellow light began glowing.

˝Da device is workin'! Let's get da hell outta here!!˝, Meowth shrieked and began running, Jessie and James followed him panickedly. They escaped in their trusty balloon far away from the machine's range.

Back at Giovanni's office...

At 18:15, Giovanni asked the main technician:˝Are all of the devices functioning properly?˝

˝Yes, they can be armed on your command, Sir.˝, he responded, putting his finger on the main activator button.

˝Very well. Activate the devices now!˝, Giovannishouted the order which meant 35 mind-controling devices will be armed.

The technician's index finger pressed the button, many lights flashed in the control room and the lights on the devices began flashing blue. People inside and outside the targeted prisons stopped in one moment, then began acting weird. Policemen walked to the cells in a state of trance, unlocked them, then just stood there and let the prisoners kill them and escape. The prisoners then gathered outside the jails, marched to the nearest weapon stores and armed themselves to the teeth. Then, the chaos began as they killed people, Pokémon, destroyed everything in their way. An hour after the start, many towns were ablaze, smoke rose high in the sky. Regular Team Rocket forces moved in also, their helicopters and tanks masked to look like army troops fired at police forces and civilians, ensuing total chaos. All the additional weapons the criminal hordes used, like armored vehicles, rocket launchers and powerful explosives were also provided by TR, via parachutes or secret warehouses inside cities. All that was a part of a diabolical plan to knock down the official authorities and conquer the regions. Pokémon Gyms and Pokécenters were important target also; Giovanni wanted strong Pokémon, and those were the places he could get them.

Lilycove City...

Ash had gone back to Hoenn to check up on Max's progress as an aspiring Pokémon trainer. He had finished his Sinnoh journey, ending as 10th in their League finals. He had encountered the notorious Team Galactic, whose quest to awaken and control the Legendary Pokémon responsible for control of time and space, Dialga and Palkia had ended infamously after certain artifacts necessary for the process of summoning had been destroyed by someone's clumsy actions. Dawn finished second in the Grand Festival, having been defeated by Nando in the final battle. A formidable adversary of Ash and his companions proved to be Hunter J, who tried to murder Ash after he, Brock and Dawn thwarted some of her thefts. They survived her, with the help of the police, but she hadn't been arrested, still remaining a dangerous threat to law and order in Sinnoh.

The ones who profited the most from the battles of Hunter J and Ash's friends, were Team Rocket members Jessie, James and Meowth, who managed to steal some valuable Pokémon from Hunter J's airship, under the cover of heavy skirmish. That was one of their rare successes, as Ash and others still foiled every of their attempts to steal Pikachu, including a spectacular intrusion in Ash's match with Tyson, his old acquaintance from Hoenn. They came in their Meowth ballon, releasing a highly irritant teargas over the entire stadium, which caused many people to suffer from respiratory problems. Only extreme bravery and willpower of Ash's Staravia gave it strength to clean the air enough to enable both Ash and Tyson to launch a combined attack that destroyed the TR balloon. Tyson won the match, after it had been continued, when his Meowth overcame a stubborn Pikachu of Ash's.

He returned to his hometown Pallet for a quick break, announcing his intent to go back to Hoenn, to see his old friend May and to check up on her brother Max, and perhaps, to try the Hoenn League again.

Ash,May, Maxand Brock were in Lilycove City, having fun before Ash's match. Brock and Ash were doing a city tour, whileMax and May were testing their Pokémon by battling other trainers in the city. Loud noise, murmur and a large mass of people alerted the 2 trainers while passing a café. The people were concentrated around a big plasma TV, pushing to get a better view.

˝What's going on? Why are all these people so alerted?˝, asked the trainers with puzzled looks. An older man heard them and answered:

˝A massive attack. Come and see.˝

Ash and Brock somehow came closer to the TV, and began to watch. Scenes of carnage, hot flames, destruction, screams played on the screen. Their eyes and mouth spread wide open in shock and fear. An explanation came as a reporter began to speak:

˝This is Jeanne Page, reporting live from Celadon for Global News Channel. The scenes behind me are the consequence of a giant jailbreak that happened across Kanto and Johto. The prisoners have broken out at 18:20, they united into groups and began wreaking havoc in cities. The majority of the fugitives are very notorious criminals, like bombers Sam Harton and Mikhail Berezhinsky,mass murderers Dieter Hohler, Yosuke Matsudera, Carl Grott and rapists Gray Ellingsworth and Gianbattista Forlesi. They are heavily armed. It is unknown how did they get heavy weaponry, but it seems that military forces are with them, fighting against the police. We can see a miltary Mi-24 helicopter in the distance... Oh, My God! That helicopter just leveled a 15-store building! This is...shocking. The list of attacked cities is extending:Pallet Town is in flames, just like Pewter and Cerulean who have been assaulted earlier. Estimates say that there are... What the-?˝, the transmission ended abruptly as a grenade killed Jeanne and the cameraman, flames flashed on the screen brightly.

˝Oh, Christ! Hell is raging out there! We've gotta go and try to rescue our families, Brock!˝, Ash pleaded, in fear for everyone he cared for.

˝Yeah, we must go there. It wouldn't be wise to take Max and May with us, they should go back to Petalburg.˝, Brock replied.

˝We must find out whoever's behind this monstrosity and stop him!˝, Ash said.

They ran to the main road and boarded on a bus that led back to Oldale, from where they would take a plane to Kanto. The criminal rebellion was raging, no one seemed powerful enough to stop it.

It seems that Giovanni is up to no good. Can the teen heroes uncover his dastardly plot and stop him? Heeheee....