Jesse was displeased with James' disappearances. He'd sometimes be gone for hours at a time. He'd also lost interest in capturing Pikachu. Whenever she mentioned the twerps, he'd wince and say, "Can't we do it tomorrow?" She confronted him. "You're getting soft, James!"
"Well, when you get to my age." "That's not what I meant! The boss will get rid of you - us - if we don't capture Pikachu." "Why is that fat mouse so important?" Before Jesse could answer him, Meowth walked in. "Da boss wants ta see us!" Giovanni was in his usual position of power; casually stroking his Persian's ears and drinking chardonnay. Meowth entered first. "Gee, boss, I dunno wat ta tell ya. We're real sorry about." Giovanni held his hand up for Meowth to be quiet. His Persian purred in content. Meowth's fur stood on end with jealousy as the boss patted its head. "Look, I'll be frank." "Can I still be Meowth?" Giovanni became irritated. "You never did have comic timing. Now is NOT the time for jokes. I want Pikachu. By tomorrow."
"But dat's impossible!" The boss smiled. "Unlikely, improbable, doubtful, but not impossible. Report tomorrow at 3pm." Meowth gave Jesse and James the bad news. "But 3pm is when I." James stopped himself. "When you what?" Jesse eyed him suspiciously.
"Er.floss." She ignored the feeble excuse. They went back to the Meowth balloon and brought out plan Z from their disguises chest. "Plan Z!" Meowth gasped. "I'd hoped we'd neva have ta use it. But desperate toimes call fa desperate measures. Dis will take a lot of money and concentration. And guts."
That day at 3pm, James met Misty outside the Pokémon centre. "James!" she cried happily, clinging onto his arms. "Why don't you come and meet the others? Please." James was taken aback. It was a bit late to become friends with Ash. He'd never wanted Misty's Pokémon so it was easy to become her friend. But Ash would hold a grudge. "You know I'd love to, but.I want to tell you something." Misty's heart leapt: did he feel the same way? She doubted it. He was a lot older than her. His thoughts were elsewhere. Should I tell her about plan Z? Would she and the others help us with our Giovanni problem? He wasn't sure. "JAMES!" A voice shouted behind them. They turned to see Meowth and Jesse with an extremely large gun. "You cradle snatcher!" James gibbered, tried to explain that he and Misty was purely platonic. Misty was rather crushed by this. Meowth sneered, "Dat's not possible; fa da opposite sex ta just be friends." Nurse Joy ran out of the centre and ordered them to be quiet. Jesse just pointed the gun at her and laughed. "No way. My friend has just betrayed the whole of Team Rocket." She turned to James. "What'll we do if we can't steal Pikachu?" She broke down and cried. James was overpowered by guilt. "I'm sorry, Jessica. But I'm not getting involved."
"It doesn't matter. Team Rocket is no more. Giovanni has sold it to.to.to." Jesse wailed again. James shook her by the shoulders. "Who, Jess? Who?"
"The.the.Welsh!" she sobbed. He fell to his knees. "Why, Kami?" (For you Yankee translators: kami = gods) Misty watched all of this with a huge sweat-drop on her head. "Look on the bright side. You guys can travel with us." Jesse wailed even louder. "A lifetime with the twerps. Do I really deserve this?" "Yes," the others chorused. The heavy atmosphere lifted as they all began to laugh. "Come on Jess. Let's leave Team Rocket behind us." "Jimmy is right, Jess. Dat place iz nuttin ta do wit' us now."
- "Oh no?" "I know that hoarsen voice!" said Jesse. The four of them turned round to see Butch and Cassidy perched on top of the Pokémon Centre. "Prepare for trouble.yadda yadda yadda.!" Cassidy proclaimed from above that, although Team Rocket was no more, she and Jesse still had a score to settle. "Please be quiet - the Pokémon here are very ill," Nurse Joy begged of them. Cassidy was about to answer when Ash and Brock arrived! Ash told Pikachu to use 'Thundershock'! "PIKAAAAACHUUUU!" The two of them blasted off. "Oh Ash!" Misty sighed as she dived into his arms. He held her with a bewildered but happy look on his face.
"Oh Nurse Joy!" Brock sighed as he dived into her arms. Nurse Joy shoved him away and explained angrily that she had to go care for the Pokémon. "Oh Jesse!" James sighed as he dived into her arms.and missed. She groaned, "Baka!"