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It was exactly six o'clock. Cassidy took out her walkie talkie and told Brock to come with her to the cafeteria. She felt the cool metal of the gun with her fingertips as she un hooked from the side of her belt. She and Butch each had a gun because they were the ones that actually knew how to use them properly. Cassidy disabled the elevator. "Didn't know you were good with disabling things like this." Brock commented.
"I'm not. I just pulled wires and buttons off." Cassidy said in a serious matter. "Come on." She began to walk towards their destination. Brock sweat dropped and began to catch up to Cassidy. She burst through the cafeteria doors. Brock called out Onix and blocked the doors. Cassidy took out her gun and held up the cafeteria. People tried to revolt, but they stopped once Cassidy threatened to shoot anyone who got in the way.
"Cassidy to Butch. Over."
"Butch here. Over."
"Go." Cassidy said. Butch knew that meant he'd have to go up to the Boss's office. He began to sprint up to the office. He burst through Giovanni's door.
"Ah, Butch. You know you're supposed to knock before entering my office!" Giovanni yelled. Butch simply locked the door and took out his gun. He put the powerful man in a headlock. His Persian began to attack Butch. He cursed to himself and sent out his Mightyena and Hitmontop. Mightyena growled at Persian who then ran under Giovanni's desk. Butch held the gun up to Giovanni's head.
Misty ran through the halls after Cassidy told her to go. She stood at the exact spot Cassidy told her to stand. She sent out her Gyarados so she was ready just in case something came up. Luckily, no one was coming for her. Butch must have been somewhat successful with the whole Giovanni situation because no Team Rocket guards or officers were being warned. She saw Ash and Pikachu run past the hall where she was standing. Ash must be on his way down to the basement. She hoped he would be okay by himself because if anything happened to him…no, she couldn't think like that. Ash would come through like always. Or at least, she hoped.
"Misty come in, over." It was Cassidy.
"Yes?" She said.
"Is anything happening out there? Over."
"No. No one's coming. Over." Misty said.
"Then I need you to call the police. Over and out." Cassidy said. Misty did exactly what she said to do. She took out the cell phone Cassidy had told her to take and she called the police. After she did this, she contacted Cassidy. She sent Misty to go stand outside of the Boss's office so Rocket guards can't get into the Boss's office and save him. Misty did as she was told.
Back in the cafeteria, people sat in fear when Cassidy flaunted that gun of hers around. Some people supported her when she explained to them what was going on. Mostly men that went into the basement at night or the people that were extremely loyal to Giovanni threatened them. Brock at one point, had to tackle a man off of Cassidy. Brock realized there were a lot of sick people out there.
Butch and Giovanni had gotten into a fist fight. Crashing could be heard throughout the office. Giovanni took the gun from Butch once he knocked him over. He held the gun to Butch's head. "You thought you could beat me, huh? I thought you were a loyal agent… but I guess I was wrong about you and Cassidy. Maybe I'll take her as my next fuck. Jessie's been used up anyway. Maybe I need someone fresh."
"You sick bastard! You will not get your fucking hands on Cassidy!" Butch yelled. Giovanni pressed the gun harder to Butch's head to assert his dominance.
"Once I finish you off, I will." He smirked at the younger man. All of a sudden, Mightyena regained its strength from getting shot in the leg and tackled Giovanni off of Butch. He dropped the gun upon impact so Butch quickly took the opportunity to pick up the gun. Mightyena sunk its teeth into Giovanni's leg. Butch put the gun to his head so that Giovanni wouldn't try anything. Butch heard battling going on outside of the office. He began to fear Rocket guards would break it down. But once he heard the soft voice of the orange haired girl and the cries of a Gyarados, he knew that everything was working out. Well, up on the fifth floor it was anyway.
Ash had left Snorlax behind to make sure no guards could get down to the basement. He had taken out the total of five guards. Pikachu knocked them out with its Thunderbolt attack. Ash let Bayleef, Totodile, and Charizard out of their pokeballs. He now stood in front of the large metal door. There were no windows to see inside. Ash had to brace himself to what he was going to see. He commanded Charizard to use flamethrower on the door. Next, Totodile used watergun. Finally, he had his Bayleef use razor leaf. A good sized hole was made in the door. Ash stared at the girl inside. "Guys, watch my back for Rocket guards." He said to his Pokemon. They agreed and turned around to guard the cell. He saw Jessie cowering in a corner. He saw that Meowth stood up against her with one leg and his arms spread out, as if he was trying to protect her.
Jessie's clothes were like rags. They barely covered her up. He saw the bruises on her very pale skin. Some were black and blue and others were a sickening yellow. It looked as if she hadn't slept properly in years. Her face didn't show that she was scared though but the rest of her body made it obvious she was scared out of her mind. He looked into Meowth's eyes. The Pokemon slumped down and walked on three legs over to Ash. "Twoip?" He whispered. "Is it you?"
"Yeah, it's me Ash Ketchum. I'm here with a couple other people here to save you and Jessie." He briefly explained.
"Jessie, he's okay. It's Ash the twoip." She just got even closer to the corner she was in as Ash approached her.
"Meowth, take this and bring it over to Pikachu. There's food in there." Ash said and gave his bag to the scrawny scratch cat Pokemon.
"T'anks." He said and went over to Pikachu with Ash's backpack. He knew that he wouldn't be able to talk sense into his tortured friend. The only horrible thing that happened to Meowth was that his leg was cut off in a horrendous way. Since he had been with Jessie in that cell, she constantly gave him half of her meal that was meant for her. He tried not to accept it but if he didn't, Jessie would leave it there untouched until he ate it.
Ash began to step closer to the frightened girl. He noticed her eyes didn't hold the confidence they once held. Ash reached his hand out to her. "Jessie, it's okay. It's me, Ash. I'm here to save you." She only cowered in fear. She was confused to why he didn't drag her out like everyone else. When he touched her hand that rested on her knee, she looked up at him. His touch was gentle. It wasn't rough. She began to let her guard down. She remembered who he was. She recalled the hat and the overgrown messy black hair. She remembered the days when she followed him around to steal his Pikachu. The kid never meant any harm. "Come on, I'm getting you out of here." Ash said as he scooped her up in his arms bridal style. She was tense in his arms. He didn't want her to worry so much.
"You'll be okay, Jessie. I've got you. No one's going to hurt you again. I won't let it happen. We won't let it happen. You can relax. Everything's okay." He felt her legs and arms relax. She was almost like a human skeleton. Every bone in her body was defined. Her forearms were slightly larger than her upper arms. Ash knew this wasn't good. She was most likely malnourished. She probably couldn't eat solid foods. He had Pikachu bring him over a water bottle that was in his backpack. He opened it. The water bottle had a pull cap on it so he could adjust it so that a little bit of water could come out. He put it to Jessie's mouth and she began to drink the water as if she hadn't drunk any in a long time. She gave him a small, weak smile. He smiled back at her bruised face.
"You grew." She said. Her voice was weak. It came out as barely a whisper. Ash began to go up the stairs. His Charizard and Pikachu scouted ahead while Totodile walked behind him with Bayleef who carried Meowth on her back.
"Yeah. I guess I finally hit my growth spurt."
"How long?" She asked. He knew she meant How long ago was it the last time you saw me. Ash hesitated. Should he tell her? He figured she had the right to know.
"Well, last time I saw you I was thirteen. I'm sixteen now." He didn't want to tell her straight forward.
"Three years…" Jessie mumbled.
"Don't worry about it now. You'll be okay. You're safe." He said. Just then, some Rocket grunts came out with guns. They began to fire them down the hall. Jessie buried her head in Ash's chest. She gripped his shirt in her hands tightly. "Pikachu, thunderbolt! Charizard, flamethrower now! Let's go!" His Pokemon listened and knocked the guards out. Charizard's fire melted the guns to a useless mold of metal. Ash burst through the doors. They were outside and the place was surrounded by police officers. They got ready to fire but Officer Jenny commanded them to stop.
"Are you Ash Ketchum?" She asked.
"Yeah. And this is Jessie and that's Meowth on my Bayleef."
"Alright. The ambulance hasn't arrived yet so take her far away from here, okay?" Jenny said. She saw the fear in the girl's eyes. She probably hadn't been outside in a few years. Jenny noted that her clothes were completely worn to rags.
"We was in Team Rocket." Meowth spoke up. "We aren't bein' arrested, are we?" Jenny hesitated for a moment. They were thieves. But the torture that those two went through probably scarred them for life.
"No." She finally said. "I think with what happened…" She didn't continue. "Just go." Ash heard gunshots and ran away from the Viridian City Gym. He ran as far as he could until he couldn't see the Rocket base. He recalled his Pokemon. He saw that Pikachu was doing a great job with comforting Meowth. The tiny cat Pokemon and his yellow rodent were in a deep conversation and Pikachu kept patting his back in sympathy. Ash turned back to Jessie and carefully laid her on the ground.
"Let's at least get you out of that dirty shirt." Ash said. He took off his black undershirt. He put it to the side. Ash began to take Jessie's shirt off. It wasn't doing much anyway and she looked cold. Hopefully his shirt contained body heat in it to keep her warm. She shuttered at his touch as he lifted off her shirt. Her chest was exposed and her body had bruises all over, but her breasts were probably bruised the most. Marks from a whip could be seen on her stomach. She looked so vulnerable. Ash never knew that someone like Jessie could end up like this. She looked small.
"Please don't." She broke Ash out of his reverie when her thin fingers grabbed his wrist. She didn't have too much strength.
"I'm not. I promise." Ash said. He took her hand off of his wrist. He put his black shirt over her. He put her head on his lap so she'd be more comfortable until the ambulance arrived. Ash began to wonder if Misty, Brock, Cassidy, and Butch would get out alright.
He heard sirens in the distance. He picked Jessie up and the ambulance stopped immediately. Ash, Pikachu, Meowth, and Jessie went in the ambulance together. Jessie laid down on the small bed in the ambulance. Ash stroked her uneven hair and told her to sleep. Pikachu let Meowth use him as a pillow on the floor of the ambulance. Jessie fell asleep just as Ash told her to. This time though, she didn't fall asleep unwillingly from exhaustion like she usually did.