A white shiny convertible sped down a hill. Giovanni's slicked back brown hair gleamed in the sunlight. A smirk played at his lips. His Persian laid down in the backseat. The pokemon yawned. Although the drive to Pallet Town was short, Giovanni drove his car like a Zubat out of Mt. Moon.
He finally slowed his vehicle when he arrived in Pallet Town. He parked his car in front of a small house surrounded by a white picket fence. Giovanni could see Delia Ketchum pulling weeds in the garden. She brushed the sweat from her forehead as she hummed. Her trusty Mr. Mime was trimming the hedges before it noticed the vehicle.
"Mime, Mr. Mime!" the pokemon cheered enthusiastically.
"What is it, Mimey?" Delia asked before standing up. She brushed her hands on the skirt of her blue cotton dress. She noticed Giovanni and his Persian approaching the gate.
Giovanni opened the gate. He was surprised by the immediacy of Delia's arms around his neck. She cupped his face and said,"Honey, you're home." She ushered him and the pokemon inside. "I've missed you so much."
"Sorry, I couldn't return sooner. I still have a gym to run, and apparently I just hire idiots that delay all of my plans," He replied gruffly. He immediately thought of Jessie and James and clenched his fists.
"I know," Delia responded before kissing him gently on the mouth. She sighed. She truly detested Team Rocket. She had made Giovanni vow never to enlighten her on his plans for world domination. She just wished that Team Rocket didn't interrupt her time with her husband.
Giovanni noticed the picture of a younger Ash with his mother. He sighed as he gingerly touched the photo. "How's my son?" he asked,
"He's good. He should be home in a week or so," she answered. "I'm sure he will be planning his next adventure soon."
"He still doesn't know, does he?"
"He thinks that you are a great pokemon trainer. I don't think he could handle the truth," Delia admitted. She could tell Giovanni wasn't pleased by the way he clenched his jaw and narrowed his gaze.
"At least he knows half the truth," he growled.
She responded, "Once he has finished his journey, we can tell him. I don't want him to feel forced into joining Team Rocket nor do I want him to hate you. Besides, Jessie and James constantly try to steal his Pikachu. Do you think Ash will warn up to you that easily?"
"Those morons," Giovanni grumbled. Subtly was never a strength for Jessie, James, and Meowth. He asked the team to keep an eye out for the boy, and they decided that meant "steal a pikachu." He just hoped his wife never found out.
Delia, with a bemused expression, just stared at him blankly. "So how long will you be here?" She asked with traces of sorrow in his tone.
"For a few days. I'm on a 'special training' mission," Giovanni replied as he wrapped his muscular arms around Delia's petite waist.
Delia looked up at her husband and asked,"What about Team Rocket?"
"They can't fail any worse without me," he said with a chuckle. "I'm the boss. I deserve a vacation."
"I love you," Delia said.
Suddenly, the door opened. Ash's voice echoed through the house as he yelled, "Mom, I'm home!" Pikachu ran excitedly into the living room. Ash followed his companion and halted when he saw the leader of Team Rocket with his mother.