Delia, Misty, Brock, Tracey and Violet knocked on the Kentswood Town police station after trekking thought the forest to reach their destination. Officer Jenny heard the knocking and immediately rushed to the door.
"Hello!" She cried as she whipped the door open, impatiently.
"Hi, Officer Jenny? I'm Mrs. Ketchum, sorry about the way I reacted on the phone I had no intention of inconveniencing you." Delia said greeting Jenny at the door.
"No, no, it's okay, I know how you feel, I'm glad you came all the way out from Kanto to be here, you're going to be a great help to us." Jenny said.
"I'll help however I can to get my son back." Delia affirmed.
"Good, cause were gonna need all the help we can get. Okay, sorry to keep you waiting why don't you all come in and crack down to business, we have no time to lose!" Jenny said escorting the gang into the station.
"Hi, officer, I'm Violet, the agent you spoke with on the phone." Violet introduced herself.
"Oh, hello! You're awfully young?" Officer Jenny said. "Not to be taken offensively, I just expected you too be older, you're very mature for a girl your age."
"Yeah right...and I'm Cynthia..." Misty said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.
"Who are you all?" Jenny asked curiously.
"I'm Tracey, Ash's friend, I study as a Pokémon watcher at Professor Oak's lab in Pallet Town." Tracey explained.
"I'm Brock, I'm one of Ash's best friends and I'm studying to become a Pokémon doctor and I'm a Pokémon breeder." Brock said resisting the temptation to fall head over heals for the new Officer Jenny, with a more distinct look from the other regions Jennies.
"I'm Misty, I'm another one of Ash's closest friends and I'm also the Cerulean City gym leader." Misty said.
"And his future wife." Violet teased as Misty stomped down on her foot. "Ow!"
"Okay, nice to meet you all, you'll be a great help to the case. We currently have a search team out searching right now but, I'd like to ask a few questions to you all and take notes, if you don't mind?" Jenny informed.
"Sure." They all said in agreement.
"Great, okay, Mrs. Ketchum we're gonna start with you, kay?" Jenny asked.
"Of course." Delia said as she got up and followed Jenny's lead as they went into a smaller sound-proof room for interrogation.
"Okay, Mrs. Ketchum if you could have a seat right there." Jenny said as they both sat down in front of a small table across from each other in the dimly lit room. "I know it's pretty intimidating in here but don't worry you aren't in trouble!" Jenny said with a smile. "Okay so I'm going to ask you a few questions about your son and family, okay?"
"Alright."
"So, do you know of anyone who would want to harm Ash for any reason and if so who and why?" Jenny interrogated.
Delia took a deep breath trying to keep herself together." Yes, as a matter of fact there's someone who is highly likely to have kidnapped my son, Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket." Delia explained holding back her emotions.
"Why would Giovanni want to kidnap your son?"
"To get revenge on me, you see we dated several years ago but I broke up with him because he was organizing Team Rocket and he heard about my husband's passing and three days ago he came to my door for the first time in years and he found out about my Ash whom I had hidden from him all this time-for this reason. He asked me to marry me, I was disgusted and denied his proposal, then he...He...ugh- I'm sorry." Delia said but was interrupted by tears.
"It's okay, take your time, ma'am." Jenny said comfortingly.
"He threatened me that I'd rue everything." Delia said, sobbing. "I know he took my son, he would and I know he did."
"What about your husband, my sources tell me he was missing and team rocket was after him as well before his passing which was eventually triggered by none other than Team Rocket and Snagem." Jenny asked.
"Yes, my husband, Red was killed in the terrorist attack in Pyrite Town, he was a Pokémon Master." Delia replied, wiping her eyes.
"Right, right, I remember hearing of that, I'm sorry." Officer Jenny responded.
"Thank you."
"Okay, so after we thoroughly scout this area we'll have to investigate the Team Rocket headquarters."
"Alright, thank you. Excuse me, but you wouldn't happen to know a place where we could stay, would you?" Delia asked.
"As a matter of fact there's an inn a block from here and it's not too pricy either and it's a nice place." Officer Jenny said.
"Thanks, and thank you." Delia said as she extended her hand to shake, eyes watering.
"My pleasure, you're welcome and Mrs. Ketchum, we'll find him, we won't give up, don't worry you've got a stubborn cop on your side!" Jenny exclaimed with a wink as they shook hands and Delia left with a smile. Just then Iris, Pikachu, Axew and Cilan popped through the door with faces full of disappointment.
"No luck, kids?" Jenny asked.
"No..." Cilan said glumly.
"Who are you guys?" Iris asked a bit rudely.
"I'm Tracey, nice to meet you!" Tracey said happily.
"Okaaaaay...and who exactly are you, Tracey?" Iris continued.
"Iris, Cilan, these are Ash's friends, Misty, Tracey Sketchit, Brock, and Violet." Jenny said as she introduced them and then Delia walked out from the interrogation room. "Oh, and this is Ash's mother, Delia."
"Hello, you must be Ash's new friends, Cilan and Iris he was telling me about you not too long ago over the phone but, you were asleep so we couldn't meet." Delia said.
"Yeah, hi, Mrs. Ketchum!" Iris said giving her a bright grin.
"Hello, Mrs. Ketchum I am a Pokémon connoisseur!" Cilan said.
"I see, that's very interesting, Cilan!" Delia replied as the two went over to talk to Ash's other friends.
"Hello, good to meet you, Cilan, Iris, my name's Brock, I'm a breeder in training to be a Pokémon doctor." Brock said.
"How fascinating you have such an interesting flavor!" Cilan exclaimed.
"..." Brock just stared awkwardly. "Flavor?"
"Hi, Brock, sorry about Cilan's weirdness." Iris stated.
"Ugh, that's okay." Brock replied as they moved on to meet Tracey who was already sketching Axew.
"Hey, you're Tracey right?" Iris asked, friendly.
"Ah-hawh." Tracey said, pre-occupied.
"You're an artist right?" Iris continued.
"Ah-hawh." Tracey said again, not paying attention.
"Oh, forget it!" Iris exclaimed as they moved on to meet Misty while Delia and Jenny continued discussing Ash and Delia seemed very on-the-edge.
"Hello, Misty, right!" Iris said happily.
"That's me! You're Iris and you're Cilan, right?" Misty said.
"You got it!" Iris said.
"Yes, perfect flavor you have!" Cilan exclaimed.
"...okay." Misty said in response to his awkward statement.
"So, you've known Ash a long time?" Iris asked.
"Yeah, since the first day of his journey, he stole my bike so I followed him until he paid me back but when my bike was fixed I would've gave anything to have stayed. Ash and Brock are my very best friends, I'm really worried about him." Misty said.
"Why'd you leave then?" Iris asked.
"I had to take over at the gym, why?" Misty said rising an eye brawl in suspicion, becoming skeptical towards this Iris girl.
"Just curious... Ash ever tell you about me?"
"No, but we have spoken recently if that's what you're trying to ask." Misty said rather insulted.
"No, no, I was just curious if he mentioned me, calm down, you're such a kid!" Iris exclaimed defensively.
"Kid? I'm older than you?" Misty said.
"Whatever." Iris said as she walked away and started chatting with Violet. Misty sat there and sulked, she didn't like Iris she didn't like her at all. Back at the Team Rocket headquarters Ash and Charr continued to talk about their lives and ambitions.
"So, a Pikachu was your first Pokémon, huh? Mine was a Hoppip!" Charr exclaimed.
"Woah, really that's so cool I didn't know that Hoppip was a starter Pokémon in Orre!" Ash replied.
"No, it's not ya see we have these-" Charr began to explain.
"Well, well, well, look who we have here." Giovanni said as he seemed to have walked out from the shadows of the giant stairwell. "You two in the same place of all the people of the world."
"My mother, what have you done with her!" Ash shouted furiously.
"Nothing yet you imbecile, do you want me to? How many times do I have to tell you about my plan you idiot." Giovanni replied.
"You're a liar!" Ash shouted as Charr cowered in the back. "And what are you doing with Charr in here!"
"That's none of your business but if you must no it's in case we need her and her ability, we're holding her for Team Snagem and to be honest were thinking of trading her off to them for some rare snag balls." Giovanni explained reluctantly.
"You're sick you can't sell people or Pokémon but especially not people!" Ash yelled fearlessly.
"Ash, hush!" Charr whispered.
"He don't scare me!" Ash shouted valiantly.
"Yet, boy, yet. I haven't done to you what I've done to her just wait...you'll see why she fears me so, just like your mother fears me." Giovanni hissed.
"What have you done with my mother! That's it I challenge you to a Pokémon battle!" Ash shouted vigilantly.
"Moron! You have no Pokémon with you and for the sixtieth time I haven't done anything to your blasted mother...yet that is." Giovanni screamed growing agitated by Ash's relentless question that had the same answer that kept them going in loops forever.
"What does that mean what are you going to do with her!" Ash shouted in demand.
"If I was going to tell you I would have by now. Now, here eat this and you know where the toilet is." Giovanni said throwing some bread crumbs at them like they were caged animals at a zoo. "Now if you'll excuse me..." Giovanni concluded as he dismissed himself up the stairs.
"What does he mean we know where the toilet is?" Ash said in confusion.
Charr scowled and replied." We have to drink out of it."
"EW! No way! I gotta get outta here, and you're coming with me! I'm taking you back to your home, Agate, we're gonna get out, I swear!" Ash hollered in determination.
"Ash...Ash, it-it's no use, I've tried virtually everything, trust me, I gave up half-a-year ago, it's hopeless." Charr said in languish.
"Well, give me a chance I haven't even been here a single day and I'm losing it! I won't take it as long as you have!" Ash shouted.
"You-we have no choice, they confiscated my Pokémon...I don't know what they did to my poor, little, innocent, Hoppip...I get worried about it sometimes..." Charr said, teary eyed and Ash looked at her empathetically.
"You think they've got Pikachu?" Ash asked.
"I don't know, maybe, maybe not, it's all a part of Giovanni's indefinite plan...it's scary, deceptive, and plain evil." Charr said as she succumbed to her life in a trapped chamber of precarious, imminent, impending doom, uncertain of her fate but presuming it to be pessimistic. "I-I don't know what's happened to my parents...I'm not sure if I want to know."
"You don't, trust me, I hate them, they killed my father, and I hate them all!" Ash screamed as he kicked the wall in frustration and a tear slithered off his cheek.
"You can have the bed tonight, I'll take the floor." Charr offered as she put her hand on his shoulder comfortingly.
"Thanks, but I'd rather you have it." Ash replied, sniffling.
"Nah, I'll take it tomorrow, I've had it for over a year, I won't miss it 'sides it's your first night I'll go easy on ya!" Charr said with a dazzled wink.
"Thanks, I owe ya one!" Ash said with a slight smile as they prepared an attempt at falling asleep in the wretched, atrocious, Team Rocket dungeon.