Chapter 10! I'm surprised I still have the motivation I do to write it! It's a blast!

Cassidy was nervous as she put her plan into action. Since Jessie was in class for most the day, Cassidy didn't have to worry about Jessie discovering anything. In a couple hours, as promised, Butch arrived at the door with a bag of supplies in tow. Cassidy went through the bag and made sure that everything she wanted was there. She organized the hair dye, contacts, uniform, and boots on and around her desk. Butch idly relaxed on the bed and looked at sport stats on Cassidy's laptop. "Men," she shrugged as she changed into a button up shirt for her first task, hair. Luckily, Cassidy's hair was similar in length to Jessie's and James was less than likely to notice the difference. Cassidy went in the adjoining bathroom and began to pour the bright red liquid onto her scalp and massage it in. "I really hope this comes out in one wash like the bottle says." Usually, the disguise equipment she and Butch were allowed to use worked well, as they were ranked high within the Team and were allowed to use the best stuff available.

Realizing she had too much hair to make sure she got it all on her own, she called out to Butch to come help her. Reluctantly agreeing, he helped Cassidy make sure the red dye was evenly spread throughout her hair.

"You better not screw this up," Butch said while squirting out the last bit of dye onto Cassidy's already red scalp. "If the boss finds out, we're in trouble. These uniform styles aren't easy to come by anymore."

"Don't worry, darling, it'll work out just fine. I'll scare James into leaving town and the boss will give up the hunt once he realizes this lead ran dry. Besides," she added with a glint in her eye. "It will be fun to play around with Jimmy boy's mind a little."

"That's what I'm afraid of," Butch said with a sigh. He knew Cassidy had a great amount of prowess about her, and she liked to flaunt it, especially to men. "How long are you supposed to leave this stuff on?" he inquired while removing the blood-colored stained gloves with a little shiver.

"Oh about thirty minutes." Cassidy said. "Until then, I need to work on nailing Jess's voice a little better. James hasn't heard her speak in two years now, but I want to be somewhat close."

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"Do you think this outfit overdoes it Growlie?" James asked while holding out a blue suit.

"Growlithe growl!" the freshly bathed Pokemon responded while shaking his head.

"Alright, I'll go with it. But if it's too much, I'm blaming you!" James didn't know why he was so nervous. He had really jumped into his plan, something he rarely did, but everything seemed to be coming together so far. Dinner was coming along nicely, the weather was beautiful, and James had even managed to find some nice china stored away in a box. To top it off, he had run into town earlier that morning to pick up a couple slices of chocolate fudge cake, one of Jessie's favorites.

"Looks like we're hitting the home stretch," he said with a smile. "A nice shower for me and then it's just making sure everything is perfect." James glanced at the clock. "Only an hour and a half left."

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Jessie peered over her classmate's shoulder. "Did you find anything?" she inquired impatiently. Cynthia was the only one of her classmates that knew of her past in Team Rocket.

"Nothing that's going to help you much," the blonde said with a small smile. "The e-mail sent to you came from the apartment complex that you're supposed to go to today. The account was just created yesterday and your e-mail is the only thing that has come in and out."

Jessie sighed. "Well, at least it's not Giovanni. He wouldn't be seen in a common apartment complex like that. It could be anyone else though." Jessie gave a shudder with the realization that it could be anyone within the team, even members she once trusted.

"Are you sure you want to go?" Cynthia asked with worried eyes. "I know it's a threat and everything, but is it a chance worth taking?"

"You don't mess with Team Rocket," Jessie answered. "If they wanted me dead for some reason, I wouldn't be standing here talking to you. They wouldn't give me an option to escape."

"That sounds about right," Cynthia added. "Still Jessie, be careful."

Jessie got a glint in her eye that had been missing for a while. "Oh there's no need to be careful when you're better than them," she added with a wink before heading out of the computer lab and starting her way to her next class.

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"Alright, I think I've got it all out," Cassidy called to Butch from the shower. "Bring me my uniform," she added in her best Jessie impersonation.

"And if I don't?" Butch replied with a playful tone in his voice.

"Then I'll make you hurt, and not in a good way," Cassidy said back in her own tone.

Seconds later, the uniform hit the ground near the shower and the door closed. Cassidy smiled and stepped out of the shower. "Wow," was all she could muster up when she looked in the mirror. Her hair certainly was red. She dried the fire-engine colored hair for a while and then resorted to a hair dryer. Once her hair had dried, it was amazing to Cassidy. The hair did a big part for her transformation. She quickly slipped into the uniform and boots before stepping back into the bedroom.

"Well, maybe we should have opted for the white uniforms," Butch said with a crooked smile.

"Oh knock it off! Is there only one thing you think about?" Cassidy said while pulling down her sports bra a little more.

"With you around, yes." Butch answered truthfully. "Something's still off though."

"I know what it is," Cassidy said with a grin. Walking over to her desk, she pulled out the final ingredient, color contacts. Once the glacier blue contacts covered the hazel of Cassidy's natural eye color, her transformation was complete.

"Prepare for trouble!" Cassidy said in her best Jessie impersonation while turning around to show Butch the final product.

"Very nice," Butch said. "But this time, let's not make it double. We might be in over our heads as it is."

Another chapter! Hopefully things will all start to come together and unanswered questions will find themselves answered.