(Continued)
Giovanni slapped a mosquito and sighed. He despised field work. What good is being the Boss if you have to do everything yourself? "You three, come here. I have a mission for you, something that even you shouldn't be able to mess up." Jessie, James and Meowth ran up and stood at attention before him eagerly awaiting his orders. Look at them, Giovanni thought, so eager to please....rather like a bunch of puppies, and about as competent. "Listen to me very carefully you three. I have arranged for you to have some help when you go after that Pikachu this time. I have made it virtually impossible for you to fail, so...if you do.....well, lets just say don't." He looked at them each for a long moment to drive the point home. "Follow this trail it should take you to the Ketchum boy and his friends. When you get there....and this is the important part....I want you to say 'Its time.' Do you understand?"
Jessie and Meowth both nodded, but James looked puzzled. "Why 'Its time.' Boss? What does it mean?"
"Because that will let the help I've arranged know that you are there and that its time to help." Giovanni replied in a controlled voice, hiding his impatience with some difficulty.
James opened his mouth to ask another question, but Jessie kicked him sharply and said, "Yes sir! Come on James...lets go get that Pikachu." She grabbed him by the arm and drug him off before he had a chance to tick the Boss off even more. Meowth quickly followed behind them.
Giovanni watched as the three of them scurried off. He wondered if he should have told them just who their help was...and why. No...It just would have wasted half the day answering that moron James's idiotic questions, he decided. Part of Giovanni hoped they would fail this time, a small part to be sure for he had put a lot of personal time and effort into this scheme, but a real part none the less. Then he would have the enjoyment of ridding himself of them once and for all. With a sigh, returned to the comfort of his air conditioned tent to await the results of this plot.
Jessie, James and Meowth walked in silence on the trail their Boss had indicated. After several minutes, James broke the quiet with, "I just don't understand...what's supposed to happen when we say 'Its time.' anyway? Is there going to be someone waiting in the bushes to jump out?"
Jessie rolled her eyes. "I have no idea James, I lost my crystal ball. We'll just have to wait and see."