THE END OF TEAM ROCKET

Part 11

Disclaimer -- I don't own Pokemon, I just like to write stories about
them

"Bad news, Boss," Mondo said as he entered Giovanni's office at
Team Rocket Headquarters. "Butch and Cassidy failed. They were just
arrested for attempted murder of Misty Waterflower and Brock Harrison.
Cassidy is charged with attempted murder of the Ketchum kid too."
"Damn!" Giovanni swore. "What else can go wrong? What's the news
on the Ketchum kid?"
"He's still alive," Mondo said. "He hasn't regained consciousness
yet. I'm surprised he's hanging on this long."
"So am I," Giovanni said. "What about those incompetents Jessie
and James and their Meowth? Have they called in lately?"
"No," Mondo said. "I haven't heard from them for a few days,"
Mondo said.
"I give them a simple job to do and of course they screw it up,"
Giovanni growled angrily.
"So. . .what are we going to do now, Boss?" Mondo asked.
"I don't know," Giovanni snapped. "I have to think." He waved
Mondo out.

Jessie, James and Meowth were listening to the radio while James
cooked supper over their campfire.
"Turn it up," Meowth," James said as the news came on. "Maybe
there's something about those kids."
"Our top story tonight," the announcer was saying, "is the arrest
of Butch and Cassidy, members of the notorious Team Rocket, for
attempting to murder two Pokemon trainers outside of Cerulean City earlier
this evening. The intended victims, 16 year old Brock Harrison and 13
year old Misty Waterflower, were unhurt. Brock had been released this
morning from Cerulean City Hospital after being injured Friday night in
the shooting of two Pokemon trainers outside Cerulean City. The other
injured trainer, 10 year old Ash Ketchum, remains in critical but stable
condition in Cerulean City Hospital. In related news, police in
Viridian City obtained a search warrant for the Viridian City gym. The gym
has been closed since the shooting. Police found evidence naming gym
leader Giovanni as the leader of Team Rocket. Giovanni hasn't been seen
since the shooting Friday evening. He is considered armed and
extremely dangerous. In other news. . ."
"The boss is really in trouble," Jessie said, turning down the
radio.
"Yeah," James said. "But at least the kids are ok." He brought
Jessie and Meowth their supper. "Jessie, I don't care if it makes me
disloyal to Team Rocket. I don't want those kids hurt anymore."
"I agree," Jessie said. "I don't even want Pikachu. I just want
that Ketchum twerp to be ok."
"We have to get that Pikachu," Meowth reminded them. "Da boss
gave us a job to do, remember?" But Meowth looked like he didn't really
want to do the job they'd been assigned.

END PART 11