Chapter 5: The Truth is In Here, Son
Jacen had been pacing in front of the office door for some time, when he finally gathered enough courage to go inside. Once again he knocked on the door three times, with no response as usual. He once again opened the door to find his father arranging flowers. In his mother's hair to be precise.
"Hello."
"Oh!" James shoved the bright daffodil through Jesse's hair and messed up the whole arrangement, "Noooo!! I was sooo close this time!"
"That's okay dear, I don't want to wear those daffy daffodils. Now you have to get me roses. RED ROSES, James! Not yellow, not white or EVEN pink, but RED, to match my hair. Don't you think so Jacen, honey?"
"Sure, mom!" he agreed, not knowing what else to say.
"Now, WHAT DID YOU WANT!"
"Well, I wanted to uh... go on a Pokémon journey?"
"A Pokémon journey! FINALLY! My little boy," James stood and began to cry with pride, "he will be a GREAT Pokémon Master! I'll be soooo proud!!"
"Well, yeah. Thanks for the support!"
"I don't know James, do you think wittle Jacey is weady for his wittle journey yet? Why we were... Hey! Now that I think about it, WE NEVER WENT ON ONE!" she jumped up and all the flowers fell out of her hair.
"Darling you're RIGHT!" They cried and hugged each other bawling their heads off.
"So, I can go then?"
"Of course! But wait James, get out the 'THING'!"
"Ooooooohh! Goody! I'm sooo excited!" he shivered with excitement.
James dug through the tall file cabinets until he retrieved a small box. He handed it to Jacen carefully.
Jacen opened it to reveal a small, golden charm that was set on a golden chain. It sat on a minature cushion of satin. He looked at it curiously, "What is this?"
They looked at each other, "Son," James started, "It's time you knew the truth. The truth is in that box."
"Honey, promise us you will take good care of it."
"I still don't get it, Mom."
"Follow us dear." They exited the office and took him to the east corner of the restaurant. Along the wall, by the booths, hung a huge mural. It depicted the shadowy figures of Team Rocket, looking West towards the setting sun. At the end of the mural, hung a golden plaque. And it read:
"PREPARE FOR TROUBLE, MAKE IT DOUBLE!
TO PROTECT THE WORLD FROM DEVASTATION,
TO UNITE THE PEOPLES WITHIN OUR NATION!
TO DENOUNCE THE EVILS OF TRUTH AND LOVE,
TO EXTEND OUR REACH TO THE STARS ABOVE!
JESSE!
JAMES!
TEAM ROCKET BLAST OFF AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT!
SURRENDER NOW OR PREPARE TO FIGHT!
MEOWTH, THAT'S RIGHT!
- Team Rocket died with you old friend.
We've blasted off for the last time.
You will not be forgotten."
"I've looked at this before, ever since I could read. I still don't know what it all means..." They fell down, again.
"Jesse, I think it's time for trouble!"
"I think we'll make it double!" They leaped up onto the nearest table, which was full of eating customers. The cooks and waiters rolled their eyes and continued with business. It wasn't the first, and probably not the last time they'd do their motto.
They tore off their outer clothing to reveal savvy Team Rocket costumes, and quicker than the speed of light, they performed their motto, along with special effects and some nice colored fog. Near the end, there was a long pause. One voice was lacking. They looked at each other and began to bawl again.
Jacen stood in shock. His parents were the legendary TEAM ROCKET? Whoa, he had no idea. He thought they were just weirdos, but this explained it, "Wow, that's really great, but I still don't know what this charm-thingy is."
"DO WE HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT FOOLISH BOY!" James howled.
"Hush dear. You're scaring the customers."
"Yeah," said an old guy at the table, "Can have my ice cream back? You kinda used it for a microphone, but I want it back now." James looked at his hand and saw a lovely double dipped chocolate delight. He placed in the man's hands.
"Sorry," he scratched his head, "Guess I got a bit 'dippy'."
"If only you had some RED ROSES! I told you we NEEDED some." Jesse patted his head lightly, again.
"Point taken," he replied, "I'll go right now, honey-bunny! Even if I have to go all the way to Celadon, I'll do it! FOR YOOOUUUU!" They made cute little kissy faces and Jacen sighed.
James rushed out the door, but before he left, he turned and waved, "Bye Son! Make your FATHER PROUD!!!" Jacen felt really low.
"So what is this?" he held up the box.
Jesse sighed deeply and gave him a hug, "Then I guess you'll figure it out on your own. Sometimes that's how life goes, dear." He looked kind of sad.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll make us proud. We're counting on you. You're a very intelligent boy. Why you might even be smarter than your twin sister, (but don't count on it.) Girls mature so much faster than boys, they say. She does take after her mother, you know. Bye son!"
"I'll try."
"I know."
"Bye then."
"Good journey!" James cried, wiping his eye with a hanky.
Tears filled Jesse's eyes as he walked out the door; he grabbed his Arcanine-striped backpack from behind a booth and headed out the door. The whole staff gathered to wave goodbye. He turned and waved back, bumping into Krystal. They landed in a pile on the ground and Buddy kept laughing and laughing and laughing at how funny they were.
END of Chapter 5
Jacen had been pacing in front of the office door for some time, when he finally gathered enough courage to go inside. Once again he knocked on the door three times, with no response as usual. He once again opened the door to find his father arranging flowers. In his mother's hair to be precise.
"Hello."
"Oh!" James shoved the bright daffodil through Jesse's hair and messed up the whole arrangement, "Noooo!! I was sooo close this time!"
"That's okay dear, I don't want to wear those daffy daffodils. Now you have to get me roses. RED ROSES, James! Not yellow, not white or EVEN pink, but RED, to match my hair. Don't you think so Jacen, honey?"
"Sure, mom!" he agreed, not knowing what else to say.
"Now, WHAT DID YOU WANT!"
"Well, I wanted to uh... go on a Pokémon journey?"
"A Pokémon journey! FINALLY! My little boy," James stood and began to cry with pride, "he will be a GREAT Pokémon Master! I'll be soooo proud!!"
"Well, yeah. Thanks for the support!"
"I don't know James, do you think wittle Jacey is weady for his wittle journey yet? Why we were... Hey! Now that I think about it, WE NEVER WENT ON ONE!" she jumped up and all the flowers fell out of her hair.
"Darling you're RIGHT!" They cried and hugged each other bawling their heads off.
"So, I can go then?"
"Of course! But wait James, get out the 'THING'!"
"Ooooooohh! Goody! I'm sooo excited!" he shivered with excitement.
James dug through the tall file cabinets until he retrieved a small box. He handed it to Jacen carefully.
Jacen opened it to reveal a small, golden charm that was set on a golden chain. It sat on a minature cushion of satin. He looked at it curiously, "What is this?"
They looked at each other, "Son," James started, "It's time you knew the truth. The truth is in that box."
"Honey, promise us you will take good care of it."
"I still don't get it, Mom."
"Follow us dear." They exited the office and took him to the east corner of the restaurant. Along the wall, by the booths, hung a huge mural. It depicted the shadowy figures of Team Rocket, looking West towards the setting sun. At the end of the mural, hung a golden plaque. And it read:
"PREPARE FOR TROUBLE, MAKE IT DOUBLE!
TO PROTECT THE WORLD FROM DEVASTATION,
TO UNITE THE PEOPLES WITHIN OUR NATION!
TO DENOUNCE THE EVILS OF TRUTH AND LOVE,
TO EXTEND OUR REACH TO THE STARS ABOVE!
JESSE!
JAMES!
TEAM ROCKET BLAST OFF AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT!
SURRENDER NOW OR PREPARE TO FIGHT!
MEOWTH, THAT'S RIGHT!
- Team Rocket died with you old friend.
We've blasted off for the last time.
You will not be forgotten."
"I've looked at this before, ever since I could read. I still don't know what it all means..." They fell down, again.
"Jesse, I think it's time for trouble!"
"I think we'll make it double!" They leaped up onto the nearest table, which was full of eating customers. The cooks and waiters rolled their eyes and continued with business. It wasn't the first, and probably not the last time they'd do their motto.
They tore off their outer clothing to reveal savvy Team Rocket costumes, and quicker than the speed of light, they performed their motto, along with special effects and some nice colored fog. Near the end, there was a long pause. One voice was lacking. They looked at each other and began to bawl again.
Jacen stood in shock. His parents were the legendary TEAM ROCKET? Whoa, he had no idea. He thought they were just weirdos, but this explained it, "Wow, that's really great, but I still don't know what this charm-thingy is."
"DO WE HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT FOOLISH BOY!" James howled.
"Hush dear. You're scaring the customers."
"Yeah," said an old guy at the table, "Can have my ice cream back? You kinda used it for a microphone, but I want it back now." James looked at his hand and saw a lovely double dipped chocolate delight. He placed in the man's hands.
"Sorry," he scratched his head, "Guess I got a bit 'dippy'."
"If only you had some RED ROSES! I told you we NEEDED some." Jesse patted his head lightly, again.
"Point taken," he replied, "I'll go right now, honey-bunny! Even if I have to go all the way to Celadon, I'll do it! FOR YOOOUUUU!" They made cute little kissy faces and Jacen sighed.
James rushed out the door, but before he left, he turned and waved, "Bye Son! Make your FATHER PROUD!!!" Jacen felt really low.
"So what is this?" he held up the box.
Jesse sighed deeply and gave him a hug, "Then I guess you'll figure it out on your own. Sometimes that's how life goes, dear." He looked kind of sad.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll make us proud. We're counting on you. You're a very intelligent boy. Why you might even be smarter than your twin sister, (but don't count on it.) Girls mature so much faster than boys, they say. She does take after her mother, you know. Bye son!"
"I'll try."
"I know."
"Bye then."
"Good journey!" James cried, wiping his eye with a hanky.
Tears filled Jesse's eyes as he walked out the door; he grabbed his Arcanine-striped backpack from behind a booth and headed out the door. The whole staff gathered to wave goodbye. He turned and waved back, bumping into Krystal. They landed in a pile on the ground and Buddy kept laughing and laughing and laughing at how funny they were.
END of Chapter 5