Chapter 11
Meanwhile…
The Rocket Executive from the earlier attack arrived in a large, well decorated office. At the end of the desk was Giovanni, the end-all-be-all of Team Rocket. He was petting his Persian. "We secured our intelligence, but unfortunately, our attack failed. These 2 were found, and believed to be the ones who sabotaged us" said the executive, showing a photograph.
"Very well then" said Giovanni "You do know what the price is for failure, right?" Giovanni's Persian got up and growled at the executive.
"But…why!" said the executive.
"You've embarrassed us. We haven't had this kind of failure since Ethan Gold shut us down, and those executives had the same treatment." said Giovanni.
"B-b-b-but these were professionals! Gold was just a 14-year old boy!" said the executive.
"No, he was a soon-to-be Pokémon Master who proved even more powerful than Red, who shut us down the first time. Look, we're TERRORists. In order to function, we have to appear unstoppable. If any part of our operations is unsuccessful due to some force of authority sending a rookie Pokémon ranger and a G-man with a pistol, then we're not scary anymore. Persian, use fury swipe"
A scream was heard throughout the nearby hallways of Rocket HQ. "Thanks for understanding" said Giovanni, chuckling. 2 Janitors came in, grabbed the body, and walked out nonchalantly. Another Executive walked into the room, without appearing to care about the events he just witnessed. In fact, he was terrified of his boss. Like many executives, he had regretted his entry into Team Rocket (though many of them didn't have a choice. They were mostly given offers they couldn't refuse). However, the only way to leave Team Rocket is to die, one way or another. The way they figure, it's best just to stay useful to Giovanni for as long as possible. Like many cowards who join Team Rocket in the first place, they wouldn't risk their safety for any reason.
Giovanni held up the picture of the man and woman who had foiled his operation. "I want these two dead, especially the man. I believe he's CIA. We can't have the US government getting comfortable with interfering with our affairs. I think his dead body would send the right message to them."