A/N: This first ch, will be in James' pov!

~ This means thinking ~

The Rise Of Team Rocket

Prologue

"Why?" So many of you have been asking this simple, yet complicated question.

"Why, you ask? Challenging questions indeed." Spoke my partner, Jessie commencing the motto. And so I too spoke the next line, "We'll answer you when we feel the need."

"Bringing the blinding white light of evil into the future!"

"Thrusting the hammer of justice down onto the black darkness of the universe!"

"And carving our names into the Rock of Eternity!"

"The fiery destroyer I am Jessie!"

"And with thunderous emotion, I am James!"

"Wisest of the wise, I am Meowth!"

"Now gather under the name of Team Rocket!"

Yes. This is who we are. Three people involved, and members of the 'evil' organization Team Rocket. For years we have served faithfully under this name. However, if you've watched us from the beginning you'd know we weren't always great Agents as we are now. So many times in the past we've tried on our missions and so many times we've failed. It was always the same thing, never changing. And it was all because of those conceited twerps, Ash and his friends. Ever since we had met them, our names, have been filled with laughter and humiliation. We were treated like nothing, just as a huge joke. And every time we failed at catching his electric rodent, or any other Pokémon for that matter, we would get "blasted off again."

"And to think. Before meeting them we were high ranking, wanted criminals." Stated Jessie. Yes, this indeed was true. When we were working in Kanto, no one could stop us, not even the police. We were like shadows roaming stealthily in the night, seen, but never caught. And then they came into the picture, those darn goodie goodies. Because of them our missions were always botched up. But of course, I can't say all our failures were their fault. We should have always stayed serious in our work from the start.

And because of this so many times me and my friends have wanted to quit Team Rocket. We were just heading nowhere, never succeeding. Still, despite this, we never did give up. We stayed with Team Rocket and continued staying optimistic and keeping our dreams alive, together. For our friendship and for ourselves. And most importantly for our beloved Boss.

To some, more specifically the twerps, it seems like a waste of time doing what we do. But I, as well as Jessie, and Meowth all have our own personal reasons for having joined Team Rocket in the first place. And even more reasons for still staying. Reasons those twerpish youths wouldn't understand. But those stories will have to be told another time..

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And despite the fact that we fight for what is wrong, that we try to commit criminal acts. Don't let that fool you. We really are still good people inside. There have been many times where we helped others, where we've thought about all the bad things we've done. There have been times where we've even saved the twerp's life, despite all the grief he gives us! And yet, even though we've committed those good acts, life still treats us like dirt. It was always like this, even before becoming involved with such a dangerous organization!

"Yes, it's completely unfair. That's why I don't see the point of doing good things, when you never get anything in return." Stated Jessie. "Dats right. Evens before joinin' Team Rocket, wes never did get the good end of da bargain. Wes used to struggle a lot." Added Meowth a little sadly, seemingly remembering something from his past.

And there you have it. Jessie, and Meowth also feel the same way I do. We had actually tried to become hard working members of society, but our hopes, our dreams, were never realized. Of course I know I still had a pretty good past, but there are factors in there, that I'd rather just not think about..factors that led me to runaway and somehow find refuge in Team Rocket.

Despite the bad times though, me, Jessie, and Meowth somewhere along the lines did have great happy times. I know for a fact I wouldn't have made it this far if it weren't for them. They were my life, my best friends. And so we always stuck together, more than just a team.

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And this is why when we got promoted and were assigned with our new mission to conquer Unova we decided that we were done! If we were gonna climb the Team Rocket ladder of success and finally make new names for ourselves, then we had to change! Yes, we were done playing kids games once and for all! We would go back and be the serious Agents we once were from the start.

The three of us all discussed it, and it was agreed. No more would we be the pathetic goofballs we once were who would always fail. There would no longer be days and nights where me and friends would starve for hours or days on end. We had to change, we had to be serious other wise we never would have amounted to much.

And finally, for once, we really were happy. In Unova we have finally succeeded on many missions and we have heard word from the Boss that he is speaking highly of us. It was what we, as a team had always hoped and dreamed of. And at last it was finally here after all our years of hard work.

We weren't having to sleep out on the cold hard floor anymore, we no longer went days without food, or having to bear the pain of injuries from every blast off. And we no longer felt the anger and sadness of failures anymore, or from the laughter and humiliations of those who would defeat us. We were succeeding just like the other agents. We were becoming High Ranking and respected agents at last.

However, there is still one small problem. One main person keeping us from completing our goals. The "leader" of the twerps, if you will. Yes, that twerp and the others who were always getting in our way.

To me it was infuriating! They were always putting a cramp in our styles!

And so this is why we've gotten word that we would be assigned a new mission, straight from the Boss. The new mission we've been assigned could very well determine the future of Team Rocket! And this mission could be the key to it all. We would gladly carry it out for the glory of Team Rocket and for our beloved Boss!

But now as we stood in front of the Boss, looking at our new assignment, I wondered if even me, Jessie, and Meowth would be able to carry it out? Thinking of the task we must do brought a shiver to me as if it were freezing, even though the room was quite warm. And looking over at my teammates, I could tell they felt the same way...

A/N: I hope this turned out okay and wasn't too ooc.

I also tried to explain why I believe that the TRio decided to change how they worked for Team Rocket (hence the "why" thing at the beginning) and hopefully I accomplished that. I mean they really did struggle a lot in the anime before Unova, and it so wasn't fair, imo! You can pretty much see this in an ep called, "Forest Grumps." I even tried to show that in my other fic called, "The Way We Live Life."

Anyways, this will also be most likely the only chap, with a character's pov. So let me know what u thought and hope u enjoyed! :)