"It happened when I was 8. I had a shiny pokemon. A Dratini to be exact. We was best friends, never apart from each other. My parents...the kindest people I had known in my entire life. They would always smile whenever they saw me outside playing. Countless times I had looked inside and saw them kissing or hugging, just something to show each other how much they loved each other and why our family bond was so strong. One day, I had came out. Dratini and I was out picking berries. I saw our door was kicked in, and what had looked like blood all over it. I heard screams of anguish and horror as I crept close. I stood under the window, peeping in without trying to get caught. Inside the house, I saw them. Two rocket members, both in black uniforms with a red R. One had my Mother in her arms, a knife to her throat. I couldn't make out what they was saying that the time but I could tell her answers weren't pleasing them. That is when I sat there, in horror. They took the knife on her neck and started pulling.
The knife split the skin on her neck, releasing a stream of red liquid as her blood flowed from her neck, onto the floor next to where my dead Father laid. They dropped her body, leaving her to bleed out and die. I grabbed Dratini quickly and fled, moving as fast as my feet could carry me. When I thought I had escape, they caught me. Ripping Dratini from my arms, the punished me. The kicked repeatedly until I bled, and spit on me when finished. I laid there, as a cold rain began to fall. Stinging as the droplets would slam onto my open wounds. If it hadn't been for the person I live with now, I wouldn't be here. They found me under a tree, my ribs showing as I had no clothing on. They took me under their wing and into their house. There, I was raised as a proper young lady. I was taught to cook, clean, and raise pokemon. It wasn't until recently I left on my own. I started wondering through the forest, trying to forget my past when I saw you. I couldn't possibly take my eyes off. Then you found me."
The knife split the skin on her neck, releasing a stream of red liquid as her blood flowed from her neck, onto the floor next to where my dead Father laid. They dropped her body, leaving her to bleed out and die. I grabbed Dratini quickly and fled, moving as fast as my feet could carry me. When I thought I had escape, they caught me. Ripping Dratini from my arms, the punished me. The kicked repeatedly until I bled, and spit on me when finished. I laid there, as a cold rain began to fall. Stinging as the droplets would slam onto my open wounds. If it hadn't been for the person I live with now, I wouldn't be here. They found me under a tree, my ribs showing as I had no clothing on. They took me under their wing and into their house. There, I was raised as a proper young lady. I was taught to cook, clean, and raise pokemon. It wasn't until recently I left on my own. I started wondering through the forest, trying to forget my past when I saw you. I couldn't possibly take my eyes off. Then you found me."
Jack sat there, dumbfounded. How...how could anybody survive something like that? He then hugged her as they both started crying. Roberta for remembering her past and Jack from hearing that someone had to go through something so horrible. After a few minutes, Jack wiped his tears. He held Roberta and looked into her eyes. The following words changed his life forever.
"Roberta, this I swear. Team Rocket will pay, and I will make sure it is done with my own two hands! That, is a promise you can count on." Jack then slowly leaned in, turning his head slightly as his lips touched Roberta's. Her face, burning from blushing as she closed her eyes and gladly accepted the kiss.