Chapter 18: Team Rocket's Blunders Part 3
Team Rocket recovered after their incident with the Troublesome Trucks. They spent the whole night cleaning off the oil and picking out splinters & metal shards from their bodies. Most of them were in Jessie's hair and their butts. They were in an alleyway. "I thought we'd never get those splinters and shards off of us," said Meowth. "My butt still hurts," said Jessie. Just then, James saw Ash, Pikachu, Fifi and co. walk past them. "Look! There are the twerps! And Fifi's with them too!" said James. "And it looks like she has a couple of Spritzees," said Jessie. Meowth growled angrily. "I still haven't forgotten about how her interference caused our lives to go downhill!" said Meowth.
3 Years Ago . . .
After their wounds from their horrible defeat at Lilycove City healed, they tried to get revenge on Ash and co. Unfortunately, they were nearly killed during the final battle against both Team Magma and Team Aqua when Kyogre nearly drowned them. Right now, Jessie, James and Meowth had escaped from jail again. At that moment, they saw two particular Team Rocket members in front of them. They were both adult men who were muscular men and wore the traditional black & white Team Rocket uniforms. The first one had orange hair & a mustache and brown eyes. The second one had icy blue hair & a full beard and purple eyes. Accompanying the two elite members were a couple of Team Rocket Grunts Jessie, James and Meowth recognized the two. "Genghis, Khan, we managed to destroy both Team Magma and Team Aqua," fibbed Meowth. "They're finally out of the way," said Jessie. "We can finally start our conquest for Ho . . . ," said James.
"Seize them!" said Genghis. The Team Rocket grunts then grabbed Jessie, James and Meowth and pinned them to the ground. "What's going on?!" asked Jessie. "What are you doing?!" asked James. "You three are in big trouble. And I do mean big," said Khan. "What did we do?!" asked Meowth. "I think it's best that the boss tells you what exactly you did," said Khan.
(Insert "Team Rocket Boss Meeting" from Pokémon)
Genghis then activated a hand held hologram projector, projecting a hologram of the Team Rocket leader, Giovanni. "We found them, boss. Give them what for," said Genghis, sneering. Jessie, James and Meowth gulped nervously.
Giovanni glared at Jessie, James and Meowth. "I'm not happy, you three. Not happy!" said Giovanni. "Why not?" asked James. "You three caused a quite a mess with that petty stunt you pulled back at Lilycove City," said Giovanni. "Petty? Petty?! We were close to destroying Team Rocket's #1 enemy! He had to be made an example of what happens to those who defy your organization!" said Meowth. "He's your enemy! Not mine! What made you even think that Ash is Team Rocket's greatest enemy?" asked Giovanni. "'Cause it was the twerp that rallied everybody to fight back against us during the St. Anne raid," said Meowth. "And you think that makes him the face of the resistance?" asked Giovanni. "Uh . . . yes," said Meowth. "Wrong!" said Giovanni. "If it weren't for that stupid skunkette, we would finally gotten Pikachu and got the promotion we dese . . . ," said Jessie. "I DON'T CARE ABOUT A COMMON PIKACHU!" yelled Giovanni. Jessie, James and Meowth were silent for the moment. James broke the silence. "There's nothing common about that Pikachu!" cried James. "Don't use that tone of voice toward me!" said Giovanni. "Giovanni's right. There's nothing special about that Pikachu. It's just well trained and has higher based stats than the average Pikachu. And besides, there's a case like that with most species of Pokémon," said Khan.
"Your attempted public execution of those brats have brought serious consequences for our organization," said Genghis. "What consequences are we talking about?" asked Meowth nervously. "You basically declared how dangerous Team Rocket can be when it chooses to! And because of that, INTERPOL are upping their game into bringing us down! They've begun raiding our bases and capturing our fellow Team Rocket operatives, one by one! They've even called upon superheroes such as the Justice League, the Avengers, the Power Rangers and the Kamen Riders to help them!" said Genghis. He then began to play footage of the various superheroes taking out the Team Rocket bases. Jessie, James and Meowth's eyes widened in horror at what they were seeing. "We didn't want this. We didn't want this," said Jessie. "Well congratulations. You just started the downfall of Team Rocket, no thanks to your idiotic obsession with that pathetic electric rat," said Khan.
"I have had it up to here with your three! You wasted my money, my resources and dragged my organization through the mud!" said Giovanni. "Are you going to demote us?" asked Meowth. "I have no place for people like you in my organization," said Giovanni. Jessie, James and Meowth felt their stomachs turn when they heard Giovanni's words. "Jessie, James and Meowth, as of now, you are fired from Team Rocket! And I have orders for my men to have you terminated!" said Giovanni. He turned to Genghis and Khan. "Make sure nobody finds their bodies," said Giovanni. And the hologram disappeared. Genghis and Khan chuckled as they turned to a now trembling Jessie, James and Meowth. "I'm really going to enjoy this," chuckled Genghis. "Enjoy your time in bleep, you three," said Khan. Genghis and Khan took out laser guns and pointed them at Jessie, James and Meowth. "Hasta la vista, pansies!" said Genghis. The two operatives then fired their guns at the three.
Suddenly, Wobbuffet popped out of his Poké Ball and activated Mirror Coat, which reflected the lasers back at Genghis and Khan. The two barely dodged the reflected lasers. Suddenly, Wobbuffet headbutted the grunts that held his comrades down. "Thanks, Wobbuffet," said Meowth. Jessie, James and Meowth began to run for it. "Stop them!" said Khan. Genghis, Khan and the grunts then chased after Jessie, James, Meowth and Wobbuffet.
Present Time . . .
"And ever since we were fired, nothing has even gone right for us! And now, there is no organization to get back into! No organization means no promotion! And no promotions means no respect from the boss since he's dead!" said Meowth. "Which is why we're going to make them all pay!" said Jessie. "Starting today!" said James.
For their next pathetic attempt to steal Pikachu, the three thieves perched themselves upon a high flagpole with an anvil attached to the end of an ACME Rubber Band. They were going to use the anvil to try to stun Fifi, Ash & co. long enough for them to steal Pikachu. "I hope this won't fail," said Meowth. "It better not," said Jessie. But then, part of the rubber band began to pull on the anvil. Team Rocket pulled the anvil back up. However, even with all three of them pulling the anvil up, they couldn't hold their position long enough for Ash and co. to arrive. Their feet chafed the flagpole and the rubber band pulled them to the ground. They screamed as they crashed into the ground with a loud CLANG! The impact left an impact silhouette in the middle of the pavement. The rubber band then reactivated and launched them up into the air. They hit their heads on the flagpole before crashing to the ground again.
Later, James got the idea of using a catapult to launch a cage that would trap Ash and co. "There's no way this catapult will fail us!" bragged James. Jessie and Meowth rolled their eyes. The three stood by the rope that would pull the catapult. Fifi, Ash and co. started to walk by them, not knowing Team Rocket were there. "Fire," said James quietly. They pulled at the rope to activate the catapult. But unfortunately, the cage was too heavy for the catapult and it fell and trapped Team Rocket instead. "Aw fudge!" cried Team Rocket.
After getting out of the cage, Jessie came up with an idea for their next plan. They attached a spring-activated boxing glove to a large rock and hid behind it, hoping to strike the Ash and co. "This idea had better work, Jessie," said Meowth. "It will work! It will work!" snapped Jessie. Ash and co. started to come Team Rocket's way. Jessie smiled a wicked smile. "Now we've got you!" said Jessie. She pulled at the string to release the spring loaded boxing glove. But the tension in the spring caused the rock and Team Rocket to be launched backwards instead of the glove forwards. Team Rocket yelped as they got pinned in between the rock and the wall behind them. The glove then retracted backwards and punched Jessie in the face, giving her face a big bruise and knocking her teeth out.
After that failure, Team Rocket decided to do something else. They decided to set up a 10,000-lb weight supported by a pair of pulleys. "This should flatten the twerps long enough for us to steal Pikachu," said Meowth. They waited until Ash and co. started to come into view. "Now!" said Meowth. He let go of the rope, but the weight didn't fall down. "Hey! Shouldn't it have fallen by now?" asked Meowth. "Forget the weight!" said Jessie. "Let's get 'em before they get away!" cried James. Team Rocket began to run after Ash & co. Suddenly, the weight did fall, when they were underneath it! CLANG! The weight fell on top of them, flattening them. Team Rocket were flattened to the point that they looked like walking bar chairs.
After unflattening themselves, they dug a hole in the sidewalk and put dynamite with a detonator box in it. The buried the dynamite and waited for Fifi, Ash and co. to walk by. Jessie, James and Meowth heard the heroes coming. "So, is there a really good shopping mall here?" asked Serena. "Wee," said Fifi. "Here they come," said James. "Now we got them!" said Jessie. The three pushed down on the detonator box as the heroes neared the buried dynamite. But instead of the dynamite blowing up, the detonator box blew up, frying Jessie, James and Meowth. The three Team Rocket operatives stood there, black as the Ace of Spades, with dumbfounded expressions. Fifi, Ash and co. saw everything. They laughed at the fried thieves before walking away.
Team Rocket decided to use a special harpoon gun that would fire a harpoon that would turn into a net that would trap Fifi, Ash and co. They saw Fifi, Ash and co. pass by them. "They won't escape us this time!" said Meowth. He pulled the trigger and they fired the harpoon.
(Insert "Dance of the Comedians")
But then, Team Rocket realized part of the harpoon's rope was tied around part of their legs. "Uh-oh," said Team Rocket. The three dumb thieves were then pulled by the harpoon's rope. The harpoon missed Ash and co., dragging Team Rocket along the ground. They screamed as they were being dragged along for the ride. They crashed into several trash cans and crates. Jessie, James and Meowth struggled to untie the rope to free their legs. The harpoon then flew past a high bridge with the river below. Team Rocket finally untied the rope. But that was when they realized they were no longer on solid ground. They screamed as they began to fall, but they quickly grabbed the rope. "Whew," said Team Rocket.
Suddenly, the harpoon went through a pipe on the other side of the bridge. Team Rocket were squeezed through the pipe and ended up back on solid ground. Team Rocket dug their legs into the ground, hoping to stop the harpoon from dragging them, but it was no good. Suddenly, they heard some beeping. The harpoon was pulling them right toward a delivery truck. Team Rocket screamed as they collided with the truck with a loud CRASH! They collided with the truck so hard that most of the truck was destroyed, sending the pieces everywhere. The only things left of the truck were the wheels, the chassis, steering wheel, driver seat and the baffled driver.
The harpoon stuck to the wall where Pikachu painted the false tunnel to escape Elmyra years ago. Team Rocket went into the tunnel. Suddenly, they heard the honking of a diesel locomotive, which hit Team Rocket sending them flying upwards by the rope and they crashed into the wall. Team Rocket fell onto the ground with a CRASH! They bruised and battered from their wild ride.
(End Music)
Just then, Team Rocket began to hear somebody laughing at them. It was Sylvester the Cat. "And here I thought Wile E. and I had bad luck catching our prey," said Sylvester. "We've been trying to catch Pikachu for six years," said James. "I've been trying to catch Tweety Bird for over theventy years. Wile E. Coyote has been trying to catch Roadrunner almost the same amount of years," said Sylvester. Team Rocket's eyes started to twitch. "Seventy years?! You mean we could be chasing Pikachu for that long?!" asked Jessie. "Pretty much," said Sylvester.
"The only reason why you haven't caught Tweety yet is because you don't have the resources that Team Rocket have. I bet I catch Tweety better than you can!" bragged Meowth. "Care to back that up?" asked Sylvester. "All right! I'll prove I can do a better job at catching Tweety!" said Meowth. "But what about catching Pikachu?" asked Jessie. "Go on without me. I'll catch up with you once I catch Tweety!" said Meowth. And he ran off to get supplies. Sylvester smiled. "I'll let him thoften Tweety. By the time Meowth is through, Tweety thould tired long enough for me to catch him," said Sylvester. And he chuckled to himself.
I hope you had good laughs at this chapter of Team Rocket's various misfortunes of trying to steal Pikachu as much as the other two chapters. I thought it would be funny if Meowth would attempt to try to catch Tweety in a later chapter. But as you guess, it'll end in disaster for him. You'll see what are his attempts. Genghis and Khan are Team Rocket operatives I created for this story. As you just read, Giovanni not just fired them, he ordered their termination. Next chapter will be when Fifi La Fume shows Ash and co. around Acme Acres . . .
