At the Team Rocket Headquarters, in Viridian City, Giovanni is in his office. The back of his chair is facing the entrance of the door to his office. He is looking outside watching the thunder storm outside, making him happier for the gloom outside, and that he is inside, warm and comfortable. He loves foul weather and especial when it causes damages to properties which he does not own. When those same properties come up for sell, he buys them cheap, and add people of his organizing inside of it. He will also add his own members in other companies to find ways to own those companies, or destroy those companies and bring it down to the ground. He stretches out his right arm, and starts to starch his Persian under the chin, and it starts to purr. Giovanni looks over at his pokemon, and say's:

"To conquer the world, you must fist start small, and conquer meanness items, like a company that produces something a consumer wants, but is not necessary in their lives, like televisions, the next clothing craze and etc. Flood the market with useless items that only work for so long and warranties that do not last for even six months." Giovanni said to his Persian, which only purred even more loudly to his meanness ramble.

A buzz from his intercom interrupted his thoughts on how to conquer the world, witch made him mad, but he knew who was on the other side of the intercom, his sectary, telling him that one of his members of his organization has come to discuss quartile reports from one of the company he owns.

"Sir, Mr. Grace is here for his appointment to discuss the sales for the magazines that he publishes." His sectary said to him.

"Send him in" Giovanni said in an annoyed tone to his sectary.

Mr. Grace, or Loran, by many of his friends with in and out of Team Rocket, entered. Giovanni did not turn around to greet the man. Loran just bowed to his boss, and waited to be asked to be seated. Giovanni finally turned around to greet his operative and nodded for him to sit down and to start his report.

"Sir, the sales for the magazine "Trainers Journal" is up from the last issue. It has gross close to 58 percent more than the previous issue. Also there is a large demand of backorders of the magazine, and we had to fire eight of our workers due to stealing items from the company. Here is the printout comparison of last quarter verses the quarter we have just finish. Sales are up by 47 percent. Also here is the new edition of the magazine for you sir. " Loran said to his boss

"Good. The workers you had fired, have their homes raided, and take anything that is valuable. Have your printers print out more of the older magazines and run a special for the buyers, where they can order three of the backorders for 30 percent off the cover cost of the magazines. Have some research done to see what the pros and cons for having a magazine that is published fifty-two times a year. "I do not want to waste time and money if it is not profitable." said Giovanni

He then slides a file folder to Mr. Grace across his desk. He turns around in his chair to watch the rain and starts to pet his Persian, who just barely opens it eyes, and goes back to sleep.

"Have teams three and eight assigned what is within that folder. I recommend team twelve for the raids on the houses. If that is all, you may leave." Giovanni said.

Mr. Grace got up, and gathered his things and left with another bowed to his boss. Once outside and the door was closed behind him, he let out a sigh of relief that the meeting was over with.

"Three months of peace and I do not have to meet with him till next quarter." He said to himself

He than pushes himself off the door, and walk out of the reception area, and to the nearest elevator. While in the elevator he looks over the files in the folder. He makes a quick note to remember to assign team twelve to raid the fired employee's houses.

"Another pokemon retrieval and a lab raid, I guess I will assign three to capture pokemon from their trainers, and team eight to raid that lab. I also need to tell them to take reconnaissance pictures of the lab for future raids and have them place bugs." He said to himself.

His first stop was sub-level 3, where the assignments are handed out to the operations master. He tells what needs to be done and leaves. He enters the elevators again and went up to garage complex. He gets in his car and goes home. He is glad to get out of the city of Viridian and to return back to Vermillion City, his base of operation.

Back at the office of Giovanni, he is going through the magazine he received from Mr. Grace. He is highlighting which pokemon he wants to be stolen, and which trainers he wants to try and convert them to join Team Rocket. He is happy with this project. The magazine serves many different purposes. One it brings in income for the origination to do research and development, funds for their operations. It also helps which pokemon he wants to still from the trainers that are put into the magazine. The trainers only see it as a helpful tool for them to better themselves, and which person they might want to battle next, and the best places to go to capture pokemon.

As he flips to see which trainers where highlighted for this issue, he comes across a name he remembers from the past. Ketchum, the last name of his first love. He reads over the kid's bio, Top sixteen in the Kanto league, number one in the Orange Island League, top eight in the Johto league, and top four in the Hoenn League Championships. List of his pokemon, like and dislikes, his closes friends and some of his adventures throughout his journeys to become a pokemon master. He flips the page and encounters a photograph of him and his mother. It states that he was raised by his mother all by herself, and that his father is still on his pokemon journey, and that he is proud of his son, and wishes that he could have been there for him, but he is caught up in his own journey. It also states that he is taken a year off of his pokemon journey to train his pokemon before he tries again at the pokemon leagues again.

As Giovanni looks at the kid, he sees many similarities with himself. He gets up and goes to his bookshelf and pulls out a book. The book he grabs is labeled "Fun Facts of Pokemon", but inside is hollow. He opens it up and pulls a picture out and smiles to himself. It is a picture of him and Delia at their first Valentines date. The day he had plane fly a around them with a banner attached to it. He replaces the picture and book back in the shelf and went back to his chair.

He sits there for some time before he calls for his sectary into his office.

"I need you to do a background check on this women and child for me. Have it within the hour." he said

"Yes sir." she said and left with a bow.

She came back within the hour with the information he had requested. As she enters she see him staring out of his office window swirling a glass of wine in his left hand, and resting his head on his right hand.

"Sir, I have the information you have requested." she said as she lays the information on his desk.

"Leave me." he said

"Sir." she said with a bow and left.

Once she had left, he turned around and opens up the folder. As he read, he finds that the name of the father is Michael Ketchum. He laughs at this. He finishes reading the information and contacts his sectary on the video phone.

"Yes sir, what can I do for you?" she said

"Have Kaleen and Luke report to my office now." he said

"Yes sir." she said and hangs up.

It did not take long for the two to arrive at his office.

Beep "Sir Kaleen and Luke are here as you requested." she said

"Send them in." he said

Kaleen and Luke enter into Giovanni's office and gave him a bow and then stood at attention. He looks at the two for a few moments, and then slides a file folder across his desk at them with a picture attached to the top with a paperclip. He turns around in his so his back is facing them. The two Rockets look at each other, but remain at attention.

"You two need to go to Pallet for me and get a DNA sample of this kid. It can be some pulled hairs with the roots still attached. Once you have that, send the sample to me A.S.A.P. Also I want you to watch the activities of this kid and give me daily reports of his movements. You will be leaving once you pick up your equipment from the operations master. Do not talk to anyone about your assignment. You two will be posing at pokemon trainers, camping out in the woods. Do not fail me, or you will pay severally. You are dismissed." He said.

"Sir." they said, and bowed, and Luke grabbed the file folder as they left.

"What do you think that was all about Kaleen?" Luke said as they were going down the in the elevator to sub-level 3.

"I do not know" as he grabs the picture off the file folder, and looks at it closely. "He sounded pleased with this assignment, and he usually yells his trademark saying, Do not fail me, or you will pay severally. Hey you know what; the kid looks a lot like the boss. Do you think it could be his son? I mean the DNA sample, for starters, and he looks like him" Kaleen said

"I guess you could be right but also you could be wrong. For all he could be is a son to an enemy or a person he wants to ransom, but we won't find out till later, so let's go." Luke said

As they exit the elevator, they head down a hallway, till they reached the office of the operation master. They enter and check in with the man. He hands over their equipment, and leads them back to the elevator. As they arrived on the roof, a helicopter was waiting for them. They got on and left for Pallet Town. They landed a few miles outside of Pallet and start heading into the forest.

"Shit, I hate the forest. Give me urban development anytime. The quicker we can get this assignment over and back to civilization, the happier I will be." Kaleen side disgustedly

"Oh come on Kaleen, it is an easy mission. We may only be here for a few days. It won't kill you. Enjoy it. We do not get many missions that are this easy." Luke said trying to cheer up his partner.

"Oh shut up Luke." is all he said as the two of them disappeared into the forest.