Chapter Five: The Break in
The security guard sighed and sipped the last of his coffee. Man he hated his job helping to guard this minim security prison in Viridian City. It was quiet most of the time and no one even came to visit the prisoner. Most of the Rockets who had been here were transferred to Johto, as there had been a number of attempted breakouts. This was giving the police cause for concern. Everyone knew there was trouble in Saffron City. There had been reports of several people going missing and then turning up dead. Mostly they were ex Rockets but more importantly they were all male. The police had hushed the deaths up so to not start a panic but this was worrying. At first they had feared it was a public retaliation because of what went on last year in Kanto. But then the police station in Viridian was burgled and several files were stolen. None of which were very important but they were all files of ex Team Rocket members. The guard didn't recall any names of the rockets but his superiors were very worried about it. Still it was not his concern. The only prisoner left in the jail after these killings started was the doctor from Team Rocket. She was an odd one that one. He had been there when the male came to talk to her. Quite a heated conversation it was too. He only caught snatches of it but he could tell there was something wrong. The male, James, he thought his name was had been in Team Rocket too. Something bad had happened to him and he was a deserter. The guard decided to get another cup of coffee to keep him awake. There was trouble in Saffron City all right and it was spreading. Goldenrod City had a high number of robberies too this year. Even when Team Rocket was still around robberies were rare and at the most occurred about twice a month. Maybe Team Rocket wasn't gone completely? This was another line being considered. The guard reached the coffee machine and put in a few coins. Then he heard a soft noise coming from round the corner. "Who's there?" he called walking towards the sound one hand reaching for his gun. "I'm warning you I'm armed" He gasped as a gloved hand clamped down over his mouth. He struggled as he felt the cold blade of a knife slide across his throat. Gasping he sank to the floor and after a few minutes was still. The woman smiled in satisfaction and stepped carefully over the blood that was quickly flooding the corridor. "Was that really necessary?" her companion, a young in her early twenties with short golden hair and black eyes demanded. "I do whatever I have too" was the reply. "Now get his keys" The other knelt down in the blood and removed the jail keys from the dead man's belt. The leader held out her hand and the golden haired one placed them in her palm. The leader tossed her long fire red hair over her shoulder and moved quickly towards the cell. Lillian looked up as the cell door swung open and the two women marched in. "Get her" the leader commanded. "Why not do it here?" "Are you questioning me?" "We can make it look like she killed the guard and then herself" The leader nodded and knelt down beside Lillian. "Now listen closely. You are going to die anyway so if you want a quick death then you may as well tell me what I want to know. I will get it out of you but I prefer people who talk willingly" Lillian sank back shaking in fear. What did they want with her? "I imagine you haven't heard of The Darkness? I can't see you getting out much. Well the Darkness formed after Team Rocket. We want to control what Team Rocket could not. We know everything about why you are here and what you did," the leader said. "I will not tell you a thing. The police will stop you," Lillian growled angrily. The leader laughed, "The police will be cut down if they try to get in our way. You think Giovanni was evil? You haven't seen anything yet!" Lillian looked up at this woman angrily. "You don't even know what happened. You know nothing. Keep away!"
"I don't like you're attitude" the companion growled. "Leave it Rita," the leader snapped. "You say we know nothing?" this last bit was to Lillian. "You are wrong. Giovanni was a clever man but that was what killed him. He wanted too much. I believe he was too kind. You cannot control anything unless you are firm. Mewtwo would not have escaped if it hadn't been for Giovanni's incompetence" "How do you know about Mewtwo? Even Giovanni did not know that name near the end," Lillian whispered. "Listen bitch" the leader shouted loosing her patience with the doctor. "Why don't you just tell me where they are!" "Never" Lillian said. "I will not tell you a thing" "Shall I kill her?" Rita asked. The leader could here voices outside the prison. They had to move quickly. "No we will take her with us" Rita nodded and grabbed the doctor. They made their escape moments before the police entered the jail. For Butch the rest of the day passed by in a haze. He felt sick every time he thought about what happened in the bathroom and when he touched his lip. It hadn't been a dream it was real but how could that be? Butch wanted to mention it to Cassidy but she was convinced that he was sick and was constantly at his side trying to look after him. Butch didn't have the heart to bring it all up and he did feel sick and that headache had returned. They were out of aspirin and Butch didn't want to ask Cassidy to go and get him some more because then she would ask why. The headache felt different today. It was more of a buzzing than an actual headache but it was making Butch feel queasy just the same. Cassidy had gone to make him some dinner now so Butch took this opportunity to get up. He hurried into the bathroom and searched through the cupboards double-checking that there wasn't a packet of aspirin lying about somewhere. After a few minutes with no luck Butch was starting to feel funny again. He went back to the room and put on a pair of jeans and a shirt. Maybe he just needed to get up and start doing things again? But the funny feeling had grown worse. Butch leaned back against the door and shut his eyes. When he next became aware he was no longer in the flat but standing outside the Celadon City mall. Butch closed his eyes and opened them but he was still there but how had this happened? He had no recollection of walking here. The headache was gone again for now and Butch decided at last that he may as well go and buy the packet of aspirin whilst he was there. But this was starting to scare him. What was happening to him?
"Butch?" Cassidy called coming back into the bedroom with some toast for him. She was so worried Butch looked so pale and those headaches were not a good thing. Cassidy was terrified that there might be something really wrong with him but Butch refused to see a doctor. Cassidy gasped as she looked up and found the bed empty. "Butch!" she called dropping the plate and racing from the room. She looked everywhere but he was gone. He's left me was Cassidy's first thought. He didn't want last night to happen so he just left to avoid telling me the truth. Her eyes blurred with tears as she raced outside looking everywhere hoping he hadn't gone to far. Cassidy wiped away her tears and sat down on the pavement. Butch had been acting weird lately. She thought back to this morning when there had been someone in the bathroom with her. Cassidy didn't know who it was but there had defiantly been someone in there with her. But she didn't know how this was possible. She couldn't see anyone but she could sense their presence. Cassidy wondered again how Butch had cut his lip. He told he must have done it when he fell but Cassidy recalled striking out at the unseen thing in the bathroom and felt her fist connect with them. Was it possible that Butch had been in there? No it couldn't have been or she would have seen him wouldn't she? Cassidy just didn't know anymore. Sighing she decided to just sit and wait. Maybe Butch would come back and if he didn't? Well she didn't even want to think about that.
Rita looked at the dead doctor feeling sick. Her companion tucked the knife back inside her jacket and smiled coldly. "Hide the body and let's go. We've got the information we needed. My master will be waiting" Rita didn't want to touch the body. She didn't want to watch her kill Lillian. The poor woman had told them what they needed to know in the end. Amber had ways of making people trust her. Lillian had thought that she wanted to help them little did she know that Amber was the one who would do anything but help anyone. "Rita" Amber snapped her eyes flashing with anger. "I said hide the body. I'll see you back at the hideout." Rita looked again at the doctor. She thought Amber foolish to kill her. Lillian could have been useful to them in the weeks to come and Amber had just slit her throat thus destroying a lot of knowledge the young woman had. Rita didn't agree with many of Amber's policies. What she was doing to the agents they had caught already for one thing. They were not the ones so Amber had them killed. Rita knew the police were finding the bodies but were hushing it up. That was what her job in all of this was. She was Amber's loyal sidekick and police spy. The police were pretty stupid and it was easy to bribe officers into telling her what she wanted to know. Rita only joined the Darkness because she was afraid that Amber would get hurt but the Darkness had consumed her friend and left nothing but a cruel murderer in her place. Amber got rid of everyone and everything that stood in her and her master's way. Rita sighed and started to drag Lillian's body away. Amber was changed forever and besides no one got out of the Darkness. Amber had been right they thought Team Rocket was evil? Well the world hadn't seen anything yet. When Rita got back Amber was barking orders to Garret, the scientist that worked for the Darkness. Garret was a smart man so what he was doing with the Darkness was beyond Rita. Garret was also a spineless individual who cared nothing for the men the Darkness captured and then killed. Rita knew Garret could go far in life but that was always the way. From what Amber taught her about Team Rocket Rita knew that the people who worked for Giovanni were also smart and talented. They had just had unlucky breaks in life. One of the agents worked for Team Rocket because her mother was in it and thus she had to join. Rita thought this especially unfair but that was the same with the Darkness. Amber's master took advantage of people and promised them power and glory but Rita knew what he was planning. There would be few of them left when he reached his objectives. Amber's master promised these things but had no intention of honouring his word and would rid himself of everyone save for the ones he needed. Rita was in over her head but she had no way of getting out of this. All Amber's master cared about was achieving what Giovanni could not and nothing would stand in his way.
The security guard sighed and sipped the last of his coffee. Man he hated his job helping to guard this minim security prison in Viridian City. It was quiet most of the time and no one even came to visit the prisoner. Most of the Rockets who had been here were transferred to Johto, as there had been a number of attempted breakouts. This was giving the police cause for concern. Everyone knew there was trouble in Saffron City. There had been reports of several people going missing and then turning up dead. Mostly they were ex Rockets but more importantly they were all male. The police had hushed the deaths up so to not start a panic but this was worrying. At first they had feared it was a public retaliation because of what went on last year in Kanto. But then the police station in Viridian was burgled and several files were stolen. None of which were very important but they were all files of ex Team Rocket members. The guard didn't recall any names of the rockets but his superiors were very worried about it. Still it was not his concern. The only prisoner left in the jail after these killings started was the doctor from Team Rocket. She was an odd one that one. He had been there when the male came to talk to her. Quite a heated conversation it was too. He only caught snatches of it but he could tell there was something wrong. The male, James, he thought his name was had been in Team Rocket too. Something bad had happened to him and he was a deserter. The guard decided to get another cup of coffee to keep him awake. There was trouble in Saffron City all right and it was spreading. Goldenrod City had a high number of robberies too this year. Even when Team Rocket was still around robberies were rare and at the most occurred about twice a month. Maybe Team Rocket wasn't gone completely? This was another line being considered. The guard reached the coffee machine and put in a few coins. Then he heard a soft noise coming from round the corner. "Who's there?" he called walking towards the sound one hand reaching for his gun. "I'm warning you I'm armed" He gasped as a gloved hand clamped down over his mouth. He struggled as he felt the cold blade of a knife slide across his throat. Gasping he sank to the floor and after a few minutes was still. The woman smiled in satisfaction and stepped carefully over the blood that was quickly flooding the corridor. "Was that really necessary?" her companion, a young in her early twenties with short golden hair and black eyes demanded. "I do whatever I have too" was the reply. "Now get his keys" The other knelt down in the blood and removed the jail keys from the dead man's belt. The leader held out her hand and the golden haired one placed them in her palm. The leader tossed her long fire red hair over her shoulder and moved quickly towards the cell. Lillian looked up as the cell door swung open and the two women marched in. "Get her" the leader commanded. "Why not do it here?" "Are you questioning me?" "We can make it look like she killed the guard and then herself" The leader nodded and knelt down beside Lillian. "Now listen closely. You are going to die anyway so if you want a quick death then you may as well tell me what I want to know. I will get it out of you but I prefer people who talk willingly" Lillian sank back shaking in fear. What did they want with her? "I imagine you haven't heard of The Darkness? I can't see you getting out much. Well the Darkness formed after Team Rocket. We want to control what Team Rocket could not. We know everything about why you are here and what you did," the leader said. "I will not tell you a thing. The police will stop you," Lillian growled angrily. The leader laughed, "The police will be cut down if they try to get in our way. You think Giovanni was evil? You haven't seen anything yet!" Lillian looked up at this woman angrily. "You don't even know what happened. You know nothing. Keep away!"
"I don't like you're attitude" the companion growled. "Leave it Rita," the leader snapped. "You say we know nothing?" this last bit was to Lillian. "You are wrong. Giovanni was a clever man but that was what killed him. He wanted too much. I believe he was too kind. You cannot control anything unless you are firm. Mewtwo would not have escaped if it hadn't been for Giovanni's incompetence" "How do you know about Mewtwo? Even Giovanni did not know that name near the end," Lillian whispered. "Listen bitch" the leader shouted loosing her patience with the doctor. "Why don't you just tell me where they are!" "Never" Lillian said. "I will not tell you a thing" "Shall I kill her?" Rita asked. The leader could here voices outside the prison. They had to move quickly. "No we will take her with us" Rita nodded and grabbed the doctor. They made their escape moments before the police entered the jail. For Butch the rest of the day passed by in a haze. He felt sick every time he thought about what happened in the bathroom and when he touched his lip. It hadn't been a dream it was real but how could that be? Butch wanted to mention it to Cassidy but she was convinced that he was sick and was constantly at his side trying to look after him. Butch didn't have the heart to bring it all up and he did feel sick and that headache had returned. They were out of aspirin and Butch didn't want to ask Cassidy to go and get him some more because then she would ask why. The headache felt different today. It was more of a buzzing than an actual headache but it was making Butch feel queasy just the same. Cassidy had gone to make him some dinner now so Butch took this opportunity to get up. He hurried into the bathroom and searched through the cupboards double-checking that there wasn't a packet of aspirin lying about somewhere. After a few minutes with no luck Butch was starting to feel funny again. He went back to the room and put on a pair of jeans and a shirt. Maybe he just needed to get up and start doing things again? But the funny feeling had grown worse. Butch leaned back against the door and shut his eyes. When he next became aware he was no longer in the flat but standing outside the Celadon City mall. Butch closed his eyes and opened them but he was still there but how had this happened? He had no recollection of walking here. The headache was gone again for now and Butch decided at last that he may as well go and buy the packet of aspirin whilst he was there. But this was starting to scare him. What was happening to him?
"Butch?" Cassidy called coming back into the bedroom with some toast for him. She was so worried Butch looked so pale and those headaches were not a good thing. Cassidy was terrified that there might be something really wrong with him but Butch refused to see a doctor. Cassidy gasped as she looked up and found the bed empty. "Butch!" she called dropping the plate and racing from the room. She looked everywhere but he was gone. He's left me was Cassidy's first thought. He didn't want last night to happen so he just left to avoid telling me the truth. Her eyes blurred with tears as she raced outside looking everywhere hoping he hadn't gone to far. Cassidy wiped away her tears and sat down on the pavement. Butch had been acting weird lately. She thought back to this morning when there had been someone in the bathroom with her. Cassidy didn't know who it was but there had defiantly been someone in there with her. But she didn't know how this was possible. She couldn't see anyone but she could sense their presence. Cassidy wondered again how Butch had cut his lip. He told he must have done it when he fell but Cassidy recalled striking out at the unseen thing in the bathroom and felt her fist connect with them. Was it possible that Butch had been in there? No it couldn't have been or she would have seen him wouldn't she? Cassidy just didn't know anymore. Sighing she decided to just sit and wait. Maybe Butch would come back and if he didn't? Well she didn't even want to think about that.
Rita looked at the dead doctor feeling sick. Her companion tucked the knife back inside her jacket and smiled coldly. "Hide the body and let's go. We've got the information we needed. My master will be waiting" Rita didn't want to touch the body. She didn't want to watch her kill Lillian. The poor woman had told them what they needed to know in the end. Amber had ways of making people trust her. Lillian had thought that she wanted to help them little did she know that Amber was the one who would do anything but help anyone. "Rita" Amber snapped her eyes flashing with anger. "I said hide the body. I'll see you back at the hideout." Rita looked again at the doctor. She thought Amber foolish to kill her. Lillian could have been useful to them in the weeks to come and Amber had just slit her throat thus destroying a lot of knowledge the young woman had. Rita didn't agree with many of Amber's policies. What she was doing to the agents they had caught already for one thing. They were not the ones so Amber had them killed. Rita knew the police were finding the bodies but were hushing it up. That was what her job in all of this was. She was Amber's loyal sidekick and police spy. The police were pretty stupid and it was easy to bribe officers into telling her what she wanted to know. Rita only joined the Darkness because she was afraid that Amber would get hurt but the Darkness had consumed her friend and left nothing but a cruel murderer in her place. Amber got rid of everyone and everything that stood in her and her master's way. Rita sighed and started to drag Lillian's body away. Amber was changed forever and besides no one got out of the Darkness. Amber had been right they thought Team Rocket was evil? Well the world hadn't seen anything yet. When Rita got back Amber was barking orders to Garret, the scientist that worked for the Darkness. Garret was a smart man so what he was doing with the Darkness was beyond Rita. Garret was also a spineless individual who cared nothing for the men the Darkness captured and then killed. Rita knew Garret could go far in life but that was always the way. From what Amber taught her about Team Rocket Rita knew that the people who worked for Giovanni were also smart and talented. They had just had unlucky breaks in life. One of the agents worked for Team Rocket because her mother was in it and thus she had to join. Rita thought this especially unfair but that was the same with the Darkness. Amber's master took advantage of people and promised them power and glory but Rita knew what he was planning. There would be few of them left when he reached his objectives. Amber's master promised these things but had no intention of honouring his word and would rid himself of everyone save for the ones he needed. Rita was in over her head but she had no way of getting out of this. All Amber's master cared about was achieving what Giovanni could not and nothing would stand in his way.