Chapter 3- Into Team Rocket
"In you go!"
"Wah!" I yelped as I was thrown into yet another dark room.
"Now then, lets get down to business,"said Giovanni. "First of all, welcome to Team Rocket, your new home. Your training will start in a few days, so that will give you time to get used to your new surroundings."
"W-what?"I said. He was speaking in a hurried tone, so I hadn't quite caught what he said.
"Oh never mind...you'll find out soon enough..."he said, bringing a palm to his forehead,"James! Jessie! Get in here you useless teenagers!"
"YESSIR!"A yell came from outside, and a boy and a girl came running. "What can we do for you boss?"said the boy, who I presumed to be James. The girl, Jessie, was staring at me with angry blue eyes. I met her gaze and she turned away, looking up at her Boss. " Right you two, this is Lyla, she's a new recruit, I want you to take her to her room and help her to settle in, got it. Oh, and if you don't I'll make sure you don't have any breaks between training!"Giovanni growled viciously. They both nodded and James came over to me, "Hi! First days are a little scary aren't they! Come on,"he said holding out a gloved hand to me. I looked into his green eyes, and he smiled and nodded. I took his hand and we walked out of the room.
"Babysitting? And were not even getting paid!"grumbled Jessie when we were out of Giovanni's hearing range. I moved closer to James, who frowned at Jessie, sharing silent conversation with the angry teenager. Jessie looked at me again and then to James. "Jessie, we don't get paid anyway..."he said, smiling. Jessie grumbled, and stomped along beside us in silence for the rest of the way. They led me to my room, that had a bed, a bathroom, and a wardrobe. Jessie whispered something to James, and he glared at her angrily, "Oh...so now you want to lose your breaks between training, huh? And besides, weren't you scared on your first day?"
"A little I guess..."said Jessie, not meeting James' gaze. I sat down on the bed, and James did as well,"So...Lyla, you scared?"I nodded my head, not looking at him. He sighed, and he put his arm around me comfortingly,"Hey, its okay! Everyone is when they first arrive. I know I was!"he said cheerily. I smiled a little.
"But you a big boy...you didn't look scared of the boss man..."I said.
"Well...maybe not now, but when I first arrived he looked as scary as an angry Charizard."James said. I giggled, and he laughed as well. Jessie was not impressed at all, muttering something under her breath. James looked down at me, a friendly smile spreading across his face, his green eyes lighting up,"So, are me and you pals?"I nodded eagerly.
"Oh please..."Jessie grumbled.
James paid her no attention,"Okay then, come to me whenever you need too. I promise I'll be there when you need me, okay?"I nodded shyly, and within a few minutes they were gone. It was probably only around noon, but I crawled under the covers and slept. For many days I just slept and sat on the bed, disturbed by no one, except the odd Grunt that brought me my meals. After about a week, James and Jessie knocked on the door. "Hello? Lyla, we've got a little surprise for you."I heard James saying, and I picked up my plush, and unlocked the door. Jessie looked her usual angry self, but James was smiling, "Come on,"he held out his hand again, and I took it. They led me to a dark room, a Grunt was there, holding a briefcase. I hid behind James and he patted my head, "It's okay, in fact, its better than okay, I think your really going to like this."
"You want this or what, I ain't got all day, some of us have actually got work to do!"the Grunt said, irritated.
"Okay, okay...open it up!"James said coolly.
The Grunt mumbled something to himself, and opened the briefcase, producing a red and white ball. A pokéball, I'd seen one of those when Ash and I had been playing, and a trainer walked past, a kind smile on their face. Ash. I'd tried not to think of him, playing all alone outside, it made me upset. I looked at the ground, quickly wiping a tear from my eye. James took the pokéball from the briefcase and thanked the angry Grunt, who scurried off down the corridor. James handed me the pokéball, "Here, this is for you. All you have to do is throw it up into the air, your new friend will come out and say hello."I looked down at the little sphere in my hand, New friend? I thought. I threw it up into the air, not too hard though, and awaited my new friends appearance. The pokémon that came out was pretty small, the fur on its upper body was blue, and lower body was a dark shade of grey. It had amber eyes, a little smile on spread across its face.
"Shinx!"it said. I couldn't believe my eyes, the pokémon that stood before me was the exact match of my plush, and James gave me a little nudge towards it, "Its okay, he doesn't bite, I promise. His names Shinx, I picked him out for you myself."he said proudly.
"Shinx..."I said. The pokémon responded to his name and came over immediately, rubbing his head against the back of palm affectionately. I stroked him and he purred friendlily, "Shi Shinx!"
I giggled, and James folded his arms, "See Jessie...she loves him and he loves her back. A perfect match. And you wanted to give her the Charizard! Ha!"Jessie's cheeks turned a bright shade of red and she looked as if she were about to explode. James waved a finger at her teasingly, "Nope, your not going to strangle me again, remember what the boss said, we have to work as a team and not kill each other."Jessie counted to ten and took a deep breath, and I chuckled. Shinx joined in, rolling around on the floor, his eyes closed tightly, yowling a high-pitched laughing sound. Jessie shook her fist at the little pokémon, "I might not kill you James, but if that blue thing laughs at me again, I might not be able to stop myself." I heaved Shinx up and placed him onto all-fours, giving him a warning glance. He nodded and sat down, not making another sound. James grinned, "Okay, we've got training to do Jessie, I'll take Lyla and Shinx back to their room and catch up with you."
"Fine."Jessie said, storming off.
"What's up with her?"I finally had the courage to say.
"Oh nothing, she's always been like that."
"Oh..."I said, "How long have you known her?"
"Long enough, "James said with a grin, "But don't worry, she's not as bad or as angry as she makes out."
"Okay,"I said. We walked up to the door of my bedroom and he said goodbye, leaving me with Shinx, my very first pokémon.
END OF CHAPTER THREE
