Freewill

Part I

Two Rockets and one Meowth stood uncomfortably outside of their Boss's office. The ornate red and gold doors easily intimidated the team.

"Well, I guess we's had better go in."

Jessie studied the small cat pokemon and fixed him with a nervous smile. "I guess we better."

"Wonder why?"

Jessie flung her red hair over her shoulder, "You know why, moron, it's because of that twerp and his damn Pikachu."

"Oh, yeah…"

Jessie socked James in his stomach before throwing up her arms in frustration. "If I weren't teamed up with such losers I could have easily been Team Rocket's best agent by now!"

"Hey, are you calling me a loser?"

"Yes you loser."

The bickering went on until Meowth fixed them both with some well deserved fury swipes.

"Okay, guys," he said ignoring Jessie's yelps about her 'beautiful face', "can we just go in?"

The trio of rockets glanced at each other before Jessie called up all of her courage and knocked on the doors.

"Come in," a silky voice called. Without a word to each other Jessie, James, and Meowth all stepped into the dimly light-office. It appeared that Giovanni had redecorated since the last appearance the three had made in his office. The old wood floors had been replaced with deep red carpets and gold statues of legendary Pokemon. Giovanni, himself, sat in a large chair behind a grandiose desk. Around the office multiple guards were stationed, each with guns. Meowth took notice that all the guns were cocked and ready.

Jessie and James took a seat when he motioned towards the chairs adjacent to his desk. "You are probably wondering why you are here, correct?"

"No, sir, see Jessie already told me wh- Ow!"

Jessie had cut off his idiotic comments by elbowing him in the stomach, hard! Ignored James moans she lowered her eyes, "no, sir."

Giovanni sighed and rapped his knuckles against the desk, and the Rocket's couldn't help noticing the three gold rings on his hand. Jessie and James both fidgeted and their eyes darted around the large room, taking in the expensive paintings on the walls and the plush, luxurious furniture. Meowth was more concerned with what he could see of Giovanni's hands. Or what he couldn't see, as Giovanni's hands had slipped under the desk. Giovanni nodded towards one of the guards on the far side of the room. The guard briskly walked towards a panel on the wall and pressed one of the buttons. Across from the Rocket team an outsized screen descended.

"Coooool," both human Rockets said simultaneously.

The guard pushed a few more buttons; a picture appeared on the screen.

"Recognize this boy?"

The Rockets all nodded. It was a picture of a grinning, tanned boy with unruly charcoal colored hair. On his head perched a familiar hat, and on his shoulder a familiar electric type Pokemon.

Giovanni examined the photo, "Ash Ketchum."

He sighed as he slowly stood up and straightened his red, silken suit, looking presentable was very important to Giovanni, of course he could have been trying the blatant shape of a gun in his pocket. Meowth extended his claws warily.

The pictures kept changing. A picture of Ash's traveling companions, his pokemon, and back to the beginning. "Why do you think you are here?" asked Giovanni, his voice as sweet as sugar.

"We failed to capture the twerps Pikachu."

Giovanni smirked and let out a sound resembling a laugh. "Yes, yes you failed again." He allowed yet another laugh to escape.

Jessie and James glanced at each other, nervousness poignant in there eyes. This was not the reaction that was expected from their boss.

"I remember," Giovanni said, his eyes sparkling, "two pathetic teenagers trying to join Team Rocket. I knew that you would be of no use to me, however I was wrong!"

"Are we getting a raise?" questioned James.

Giovanni ignored him and continued "every mission I sent you out on was a dud, I never knew you to be successful, and never expected it, but one day… one day you found a boy; Ash Ketchum. You were supposed to be robbing a Pokemon Center of any valuable Pokemon, of course you failed at that, but it was not all a lose. You reported to me a boy, and with that boy a very powerful Pikachu. I was intrigued, but I didn't think it was that important. To get you out of my hair I gave the job of catching that little electric rat to you, in hopes that it would fry you to your deaths. It didn't, sadly, but as it began to prove it's power I thought it might be of some use to me. I began sending agents out to examine it, I saw it's strength, but I saw something else also, something better, something that made me forget about that little rat…"

"What?" shrieked Jessie in anger, "you never wanted the Pikachu?"

"No," was the boss's calm response. "That was merely a diversion from my real goal."

Jessie's voice was shaking in anger. "How many times were we electrocuted, and hurt from that damned Pikachu? We almost killed ourselves on multiple occasions, for You! Damn it, why didn't you just tell us. Fighting that Pikachu put us through some of the worst pain that I have ever felt, but I did it, so you could have your prized Pikachu! Well, fuck you, just fuck y- Uh"

Jessie let out a cry as Giovanni slapped her across her face. She fell to the ground holding her cheek in pain.

"Giovanni got very close to her, spitting as he spoke. "Listen you little bitch, you never talk to me like that, got it?"

Jessie nodded her eyes brimming with tears.

Giovanni slammed his fist on the desk. "You morons were just to convince Ash that Team Rocket was a weak and never posed a threat to him!"

"To him?"

"Yes, you fools, I was never after Pikachu. If I had wanted that Pokemon I easily could have sent better Rockets after it. I was after his trainer!"

Jessie, James, and Meowth stared at him, shocked and upset. Giovanni laughed at the trio's faces. "Now," he said softly, your job is over. I can hardly have you bumbling around whilst the more "delicate" procedures go on."

"Are we fired?" asked James in a shaking voice.

Giovanni pulled out his gun and pointed it at James, "In a sense."

Then Meowth struck with his fury swipes ready. He raised them towards Giovanni's head, but before any damage was done a plethora of shots rang out. Every guard in the room had fired at Meowth, and none had missed. Jessie barely had time to cry over Meowth's dead body before all the guns were centered around the two remaining Rockets.

Giovanni laughed as he approached Jessie and James. "You cannot escape; there is no way for you to win! He circled around Jessie, and smirked, "of course I have always found you to be quite lovely, my dear, so maybe…" He left the sentence lingering as he brushed Jessie's scarlet hair off the nape of her neck, Jessie shivered at Giovanni's touch. James let out an inhuman roar and charged at Giovanni, knocking him to the ground, "Never say that again!"

James found himself flying through the air and slammed against the wall, knocking down some of the priceless works of art.

"James," Jessie let out a frightened cry and tried to run towards him, but was held back by two of the guards.

Giovanni sneered and cocked his gun, "I'm going to enjoy this!"

A gun shot rang out through the silent office. It pierced through the soft flesh of the purple-haired man. His eyes opened wide and he made a gurgling sound before falling to the ground.

"James!"

Jessie broke free of the guards and raced toward her long time friend and partners side. "No!"

James turned his head ever so slightly towards the crimson-haired beauty. His pale face shined with sweat and flecks of dirt and blood. He moaned softly and glanced at her. She reached a hand out towards him, her hand the same ghostlike shade as his face, which she stroked softly. The bullet that had struck his chest was preventing him from saying what they both knew he wanted to. As Jessie watched James take his last breaths she leaned down and kissed him softly on his cheek. He gave her a soft smile before he spoke, "Jessie…"

"Yes?"

"When Giovanni hit you I should have killed him."

"Jessie looked into her friends deep blue eyes and gave him a soft smile and squeezed his hand. James managed to squeeze back before death took hold of him.

Jessie stood up shaking, and attempted to wipe some of the blood off her face. She stared at the dark man in front of her with a deep and serious hatred.

"You bastard!"

Giovanni smirked and stepped towards her, his hand still on the holster of his gun. Jessie kept her eyes warily on him as he slinked towards her.

"Bastard I may be, but soon I will be a bastard with an unbeatable weapon."

Jessie backed towards the door slowly; the guards didn't seem to notice. She yanked it open, and began running.

"Kill her!"

As soon as the command was given guards poured out form the room. One took aim and fired, the bullet hit it's mark. Jessie didn't have time to scream as she fell to the ground,

Giovanni smiled as he heard the guns roaring. His guard informed him that Jessie was dead, and Giovanni's smile grew wider, "send them in!"

"Yes sir."

Through the door entered two individuals.

"You called, Sir?" croaked out the taller of the two.

Giovanni motioned towards the screen, "I want this boy alive, do what you must with his friends, but I want him here as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir!" chimed two voices.

"Oh, Butch, Cassidy, don't fail me…"

Disclaimer- Trust me I don't own Pokemon.

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