Disclaimer-Pokemon isn't mine, and with the new eps, I wouldn't want it to be.

The Boss's Way

Jessie winced, her hand flying to grab at her head as she whimpered in pain.

"Jessie, are you okay?" James yelped, running to his friend.

"It's my head," she whispered painfully.

"Those headaches she's had since she was 11 are kicking in, that's all," Meowth said, handing her a wet rag from the water fountain in the TRHQ lobby. "Hurry up and have your spell over with. We gotta report for the boss in a minute."

"Thanks so much for your concern," Jessie said sarcastically, pressing the rag against her forehead. The random headaches she'd had for 8 years now left her on edge, and it was getting increasingly frustrating that she couldn't remember what started these headaches or even her life before them.

"Jessie, James, Meowth!" a gruff voice ordered over the intercom. "Report!"

The three filed into, what seemed to them, the mouth of Hell. They saluted respectfully and waited for the fireworks.

"I see no Pikachu," Giovanni said disdainfully. "Why is that?"

"Because we haven't stolen…" James started.

"I know that, you ninnies!" Giovanni snapped, and the trio cowered. "Who is stopping you from kidnapping it?"

"Ash Ketchum," Jessie said. "It's his Pikachu."

"You're always losing to him!" Giovanni yelled. "What's this kid look like?"

"Black hair, brown eyes, always has a stupid little red hat on…"

Giovanni's eyes widened as the description went on.

"Out!".

"Sir?"

"Out! Now!"

"Yes, sir!" The three saluted and ran out of the room.

Giovanni opened a desk drawer and pulled out a picture. It was of his son laughing, at about 2 years of age. Black hair, brown eyes, and clutching his hat to his chest. Evelyn was hugging him, also laughing.

"Damon," he said decisively. "It's Damon. That Bleep Evelyn must have left him with her slutty friend, Delia."

Persian crawled into his lap, and he stroked it absent-mindedly. "Well, Persian, I think it's time that the son joins the father. Any spawn of Giovanni deserves to be part of my domination."

Persian mewed distractedly.

Jessie, James, and Meowth walked away from their eavesdropping, dazed. "My God," Jessie said. "I can't believe the twerp is the boss's kid!"

"That's too ironic," James said. "We're fighting the kid who's the son of the one we're working for!"

"Try saying that three times fast," Meowth said.

James tried but found he couldn't.

"So, what should we do now?" Jessie said. "Do we keep attacking Ash? Or do we help him or something?"

"Jessica! James! Meowth! Get back in here!"

The three raced back to Giovanni's office.

"This 'Ash'," Giovanni said. "Where does he live?"

Jessie gave Giovanni Ash's address, and his phone number for good measure.

"Delia's address," Giovanni muttered. "I was right. Evelyn would leave Damon with that whore."

"'Damon', sir?" Jessie said, feigning surprise. She couldn't let the boss know they'd been eavesdropping. "Who's that?"

"Never mind who Damon is," Giovanni said. "Here." Giovanni tossed two black, shiny metals to Jessie and James.

"They're…they're pistols," James said softly.

"You will wait in TRHQ until I order you otherwise. Then, you will go to this 'Ash' and tell him Team Rocket has a message for him. Bring whatever witnesses he has with him. Use these if necessary, but whatever you do, don't kill them. Make sure they're shown to my office."

Giovanni turned in his chair and looked at the window. "I'll call Cassidy and Butch. I have an assignment for them. Do not bring him here until you get my message. Otherwise I'll have no leverage over him."

"Yes, sir!" the three saluted.

"Dismissed."

The three scrambled out of there, tripping over each other's feet.

This was big.

This was very big.

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