THE RETURN OF TEAM ROCKET

Part 3

Butch, Cassidy, and Della took Giovanni to the
abandoned Team Rocket Headquarters building near
Viridian City. After Giovanni's arrest and
conviction, the Team Rocket members not arrested with
him had all gone into hiding.

"We can't stay here," Giovanni said. "This is the
first place the police will look."

"We know," Butch said. "Trust us, Boss, we know what
we're doing." Giovanni wasn't sure about trusting
Butch and Cassidy, they weren't much more competent
than Jessie, James, and Meowth had been. But he
supposed he had no choice.

"We've got a safe place set up for you," Cassidy
said."We have to get disguised first." They took
Giovanni to his former office. Several people in Team
Rocket uniforms waited.

A few hours later an old station wagon headed for
Viridian City. Della was driving, this time disguised
as an old woman. Giovanni sat next to her, disguised
as her husband. Butch and Cassidy sat in the back,
dressed as an elderly couple.

They had no trouble getting past the roadblocks the
police had set up and late that night arrived at an
abandoned factory just outside of Gringy City.

"Well, here we are, Boss," Cassidy said. "This is
headquarters for now."

"This is it?" Giovanni gazed with distaste at his
suite of rooms. One had a desk and the other two
rooms had been set up as temporary living quarters.

"I know it isn't much, Boss," Cassidy said. "But it's
safe. The police won't find you here."

"Well. . .I suppose it will have to do," Giovanni
said. He looked at the clock. It was 1:30am. "We
will meet here at ten am to discuss plans for the
future of Team Rocket. Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Boss," Cassidy said. "Our rooms are next
door if you need anything."

"All right," Giovanni said. He waved a hand in
dismissal. Butch and Cassidy left.

+++++++

Promptly at ten am Butch, Cassidy, and Della knocked
on Giovanni's office door.

"Come in!" Giovanni called.

"Good morning, Boss," Della said as they entered.
Giovanni said nothing, only waved them to seats across
from his desk.

"Boss, we've contacted as many former Team Rocket
members as we could find," Butch said. "They are
arriving within the next few days."

"Good," Giovanni said. "We need them. Now, I have
been thinking. Butch, Cassidy, I want you to find out
where those traitors Jessie, James, and Meowth are.
I'll show them they can't quit Team Rocket. I'll make
them pay for turning me in!"

"Yes, Boss," Cassidy agreed.

"I also want you to find out where the Ketchum kid and
his Pikachu are," Giovanni continued. "I want him to
experience what I suffered because of him. Then when
the other Rockets arrive you will go get Jessie,
James, and Meowth. Della, I will take you and several
of the other Rockets. I want to get the Ketchum kid
and his Pikachu myself."

"Yes, Boss," Cassidy and Butch said together.

"Go! Get busy!" Giovanni waved dismissal.

END PART 3

TO BE CONTINUED