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Spiral Breeze- Thanks Spiral! Unfortunately, this chapter is one of those "Meanwile..." ones, it gives a bit of insight as to what certain other individuals are doing. So no major excitement til next chapter. =(
Amulet Misty- Yes, a plan is usually a nice thing to have. But they'll need more than that...
Cilan- We're screwed, aren't we?
Yep, pretty much. But, this chapter isn't about you, so I get to prolong the suspense! Now, back to the story!
Disclaimer: I still don't own Pokemon. Like it would change from 5 days ago when I uploaded the last chapter.
Chapter 4- Different Perspectives
Jessie couldn't believe how well things we're going for her right now. She had burned down a whole city, had stolen tons of Pokémon, and best of all, finally had made Ash run from her! She couldn't help but smile at her success.
"See what happens when I'm not stuck with incompetent idiots?" She asked herself quietly. When she was working with James and Meowth, they had always found some way to mess things up. Now, with her new independence, she could finally show Giovanni how great she was! He would give her a bit more respect from now on, at least enough to be able to boss around some more people. She was ecstatic at the mere thought of bossing around people like those bastards Butch and Cassidy. They thought they were so much better than her? Ha, not anymore, assholes! She headed back to the Pokémon League, where Giovanni would have more than likely set up his new headquarters by now. She could hear nothing but the hollow tap of her shoes as she walked on the path to Giovanni's quarters. She finally reached the door and knocked lightly.
"Come in!" A deep voice boomed. Jessie opened the door and knelt.
"Jessie, reporting mission results, sir," she stated. No matter what, she would still have to be respectful to him. He was the boss of Team Rocket, she would never surpass him.
"Ah, Jessie," Giovanni said soothingly. "I assume everything went well?" He was sitting in his captain's chair, which he considered a throne. His arms were propped up on the armrest, and his head rested on his right arm, which was bent upward to hold up his head.
"Of course, sir. We've taken every possible Pokémon from Opelucid City, save for one, the Axew of the brat, er, gym leader Iris. Ash has been chased to the west, along with Iris, Drayden, who is critically injured, and Cilan, who for some reason was in Opelucid City at this time."
"They're all together?" Giovanni asked curiously, testing her. "That could be a problem, no?"
"Not at all," Jessie replied with confidence. "Let's look at this from
a different perspective. They're going to Striaton City by taking the long road. They have to go through Twist Mountain and Chargestone Cave just to get to Nimbasa City. All I need to do is go the other way around. No one will resist in Village Bridge, Lacunosa Town, or Undella Bay. And I can just as easily kill every fool in Black City who dares defy me. I'll be in Nimbasa in no time."
"Perfect. Glad to see you have a plan. Now let's put it into action as soon as possible, got it?"
"Yes, sir."
"Great, Jessie. Glad I can count on you." Giovanni paused, and Jessie started to walk out as she normally did when her boss stopped talking. But Giovanni called her back this time. "Hey Jessie?"
"Yes, sir?"
"You're starting to do some good work around here. I don't know if it's because of the new weapons, if it's because you're working alone, or something else entirely, but you seem a lot different from when you used to be working with that retard and that talking cat. I'm proud of you, Jessie. It's nice to see you from a...different perspective." He smiled at this use of her own words. "Now go, and let's assert Team Rocket's dominance!"
"Thank you, sir," Jessie said, barely able to contain her excitement as she left the room.
"Oh my God!" Jessie squealed as soon as she walked out of Giovanni's headquarters. "He actually said I'm doing a good job!" Jessie couldn't even remember the last time he complimented her. If there was a last time. She was so used to failure that she had simply become accustomed to it; it barely even bothered her anymore. But now here she was, with the help of some better weaponry, more successful than ever. She really couldn't believe how much things had changed. Tears of joy streamed down her face as she replayed the moment over and over in her head. "I'm not a failure. I'm the best member of Team Rocket!" Then she realized something: she had to make sure it stayed that way. She regained her composure and headed out of the Pokémon League. She slid down the slope of Victory Road and broke into a run as she entered the pile of ashes known as Opelucid City. Yes, she would make it stay that way for sure...
Giovanni leaned back in his chair and relaxed. Everything was going according to plan here in Unova. Jessie couldn't have been doing a better job coordinating the assault. He just hoped the others were doing as good of a job as Jessie was...