Chapter 1 – Starting the Team Rocket Adventure

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Okay, hello. So you decided you want to join Team Rocket? Alright.

Please wait here. I'll tell the boss you're coming.

The Rocket Grunt opens a door and walks trough it. Once inside says the boss: "Yes, what is it?" The Rocket Grunt starts to explain. "There are some new recruits here who'd like to join us, sir". "Well alright then. Send them in." The boss folds his hands together and turns around in his chair, so he is on his desk. His Persian purrs loudly.

"Yes, Giovanni, sir."Says the TR Grunt, while saluting.

The Team Rocket Grunt leaves the room trough the doors and speaks to the new recruits. "Okay, well… You can come in now. The boss is ready for you." The TR Grunts turns around and leads the newbie's to the boss's room. They stop at Giovanni's table. His Persian starts purring when Giovanni touches it. He starts to speak. "Welcome. I assume you are the new recruits for Team Rocket? So I have heard. Grunt, if you will…". "Yes sir," with this the Rocket Grunt turns to the newbie's. "Ladies and gentlemen, I shall now explain to you several things you ought to remember for the rest of your time here at Team Rocket. Lets start with your lending pokémon. Giovanni here, gives you the opportunity to get your own pokémon team. First you get your lending pokémon. You are not allowed to keep this one. When we get to nurse Black, you will get this pokémon. Also a Master Ball, with wich you can capture your first and ever Pokémon. This Pokémon is supposed to be your soulmate. You can never ever switch it or get rid of it. Also, when you have your soulmate, you need to return the lending pokémon. Then you are debt-free from Team Rocket. You can go to nurse Black whenever your pokémon need healing, or when you need more Snag balls. You use these Snag balls ONLY for capturing / stealing pokémon for Team Rocket. You cannot keep them for yourself. With battling against other trainers you get money. You also get money for every pokémon you send here. With the money you have, you can do what you want. Like: buying pokéballs, or potions, or whatever you want to buy for you or your pokémon.

Don't forget Team Rockets goal! It is to dominate the world and eliminate all those who are in our way. You are dismissed now."

The recruits turn around and walk towards the door. Another Rocket Grunts wait for them. This time it's a female Grunt. "Well hello. Are you ready to get your lending pokémon? Well, okay follow me now." They all walked trough corridor after corridor. It seemed the Team Rocket base was actually pretty big. As big as 4 house blocks it seemed. Or even bigger maybe… And with different levels too!

While walking the female Rocket Grunt continued explaining along the way. Every now and then she stopped. "I'm sure you already know a bit about a lending Pokémon. They're not to keep. It is vital you return them. They're all well trained by mister Giovanni himself, and so they are his babies. When not well-treated, abused or neglected, they will start running away and try to get back here. If that would ever happen… Gee I don't think you'll ever be welcomed back again. So you'd better not let that happen, okay." She stopped talking. Finally. We stood in front of 2 white marble doors. Wich was odd, most of the doors were pure Black…

The female Grunt opened the two doors. As the newbie's walked trough they were very surprised by the size of the hall. In the middle there was a big black pokéball painted on the floor. And everywhere you looked you could see nurses walking around. Of course there were also Rocket Grunts there to get more Snag balls or to heal their pokémon. A nurse in all-black clothing walked towards the female grunt and the newbie's. "Ow hello, you must be the new recruits! Come further! Come with me. I got just the pokémon for you!!" The nurse excitedly walked to a light blue door and opened it. The female Grunt said: "Well, on you go! Follow nurse Black now! She will get you your lending pokémon." The newbie's obeyed and some of them even ran towards nurse Black. Two newbie's were walking at the back. They started to chat. Girl: "Well, hello. What's your name?" Boy: "I'm Nahïm. And you are?" Girl: "My name's Joyce. Ow man, I hope I get a water Pokémon!!" Nahïm: "Boy o boy, no! Not water! I want fire!" He started laughing evil and took an evil pose. His eyes spouted fire. Joyce: "Cool. Want to team up?" Nahïm turned back to his normal self and shook his head: "No!! HOT!! But umm… Team up? Are we supposed to team up?" Joyce nodded hyperactively. "Well, okay!" then he said.

They turned their attention to nurse Black again. She let all of the Newbie's in the hallway. "Go ahead. Pick one! But remember to choose carefully. Every type has its weaknesses! You should think about what kind of pokémon you want as a soulmate!"

Nahïm: "Sure sure, out of my way!" He ran to the first cage wich had as a sign: "Water-type". It was a Psyduck. Joyce cought up with him. "Are you going to take a Psyduck??" She first got a sweatdrop but then bursted out with laughter. Tears rolling off of her cheeks, she was rolling on the ground. Nahïm got angered. "No, I'm not going to take a Psyduck… It fits more with you… No, I'm going to get a cooler pokémon… Like, like… A Vaporeon YEAH!" Joyce sighed… Nahïm was ready to leave the building. Nurse Black stopped him. "Wait. Are you truly sure you want this one? You can't switch and if you decide you want a different pokémon as a soulmate you might get some trouble…" Nahïm sighed; "Sorry, no I'm sure." He walked out of the room with a big smile. Then he stopped and yelled: "Joyce, I'll wait for you here! But do hurry up please!" Joyce shook her head. What a hothead that boy was. No wonder he wanted a fire-pokémon. "Fits with his fiery personality." She thought. A big smile appeared on her face.

She looked in every cage, everywhere. Tough she could not exactly find a pokémon who would fit with her. Even tough it wouldn't be her soulmate Pokémon, she did want to think it trough. Nahïm lost his patience and let his Vaporeon out. He started petting it and she licked her paws.

Nurse Black came towards Joyce. "Can't find what you're looking for?" "No," answered Joyce, "I'm still looking…" Nurse Black left. Joyce went on looking. Apparently there were no pokémon wich she actually liked enough to take along. A different nurse came in trough another door and started filling up empty cages. Those pokémon were just returned today by Rockets who had found their soulmate pokémon. "Excuse me nurse! Can I pick a lending pokémon out of these too??" The nurse replied: "Yes of course, if you feel like it. Tough they're still a bit tired and perhaps still a little confused, but if you can handle it… Be my guest" She turned around and left the room again. Joyce scurried around the cages once more, with the new pokémon in it. Her eye caught a Bellossom. She totally fell in love with her looks. She started thinking. "If I get this Bellossom, wich is a grass-type pokémon, I could get either water or rock pokémon. Or ground pokémon. Ow well, that'll do" She opened Bellossoms cage and petted her. Bellossom took Joyce's hand and she came out of the cage. She laughed. A big smile also appeared on Joyce's face.

Nurse Black came to her. "Finally found what you were looking for huh?" Joyce smiled. "Yes thank you nurse Black." And with that she walked towards her new partner and his pokémon, Nahïm and his Vaporeon.

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That's the end for now.

I'm sure there will be more chapters tough.