Yep, another update. There are a grand total of 40 chapters for this fic, so it's far from over.

Now, this one is called "Why Giovonni?" It simply talks about why Giovonni became the way he is. The true reason he started Team Rocket, and the reason why he believes the world hated him.
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Chapter 31

With Giovonni now dead, and the pokemon all free from the Dark Balls he used, everything was at peace now. Mew did actually remember Mewtwo, as she immediately gave him a loving hug, showing that such a memory could never truly be destroyed.

The legendary trio now was very happy that their one creator was back with them, and Jirachi and Max couldn't help but catch up on what they missed out on. However, there was one question going through all their minds.

"Hey guys…" Brock began, getting everyone's attention. "Why do you think Giovonni did all this?"

"He said that the world hated him, even before he began Team Rocket, but is that actually true?" Misty asked.

"I don't know."

"Hey guys!" May said as she was snooping around for a way out. "Look at what I found." She showed them a small book with the picture of a Mew on it.

"It's book marked!" Max said, hinting that she should look at that part.

May opened the book to a certain page, and found something that surprised her. "This is Giovonni's journal. It's book marked at two months ago."

Jirachi looked at the date, and was shocked at what he found. "That's the day I granted his wish to bring his memories back!"

May read the journal out loud to the group.

Enter Journal Entry

Today, I had done something, which seemed to be a mistake, yet I don't plan to ever go back on. Today, I had wished for Jirachi to bring back all of my lost memories. Thanks to this, I now remember the reason I started Team Rocket.

It all started when I was five. I remember that before that, I was with a loving family. However, on my fifth birthday, my entire family and I were going to my favorite place in the world. Sadly though, we never made it. There was a terrible car accident, and I was the only one who survived.

I remember seeing my mom on a hospital bed with tubes in her. She was strapped to a machine that the doctors said was keeping her alive. Then, my innocent eyes saw the doctors remove her from the machine. At such a young age, I thought that the doctors had killed her. Yet now I know that she was doomed from the start. I had thought at such a young age that the doctors hated me, for why else would they kill my mother?

After that, I was moved into an orphanage. I did not like the place one bit. The one in charge of the orphanage made all of the kids and I work everyday. We had to scrub and mop floors, wash the walls, and do anything else that the owner demanded. In fact, we had to work to get something in our bellies. If we didn't do a good enough job, she didn't feed us. There were days that I went without a scrap of food, but I learned to survive. I had to, there was no other way one so young could survive in such a place. There were even days that I saw the kids get sent to the hospital because of starvation. I'm surprised the police didn't arrest the owner. I guess she found a way to hide all the evidence. She always hated kids. Why else would she try to kill us so slowly?

When I turned ten, I escaped that godforsaken hellhole. I sneaked out a window and climbed down. After that, I ran to the nearest pokemon lab, and explained my situation to the professor. He was very touched by my story and knew that it was important for me to escape such a place, and with the police being on her side and all, the professor decided to give me a pokemon and a fake name. It was against the law, but it was the only way to make sure I would never go back there. I left the town, promising to come back one day, to make the owner pay for what she did to me.

It wasn't long before the police were after me. I hid from then at every chance I could. When I couldn't escape, I used my trusty Bulbasaur to defeat the police. There was no way I was going back to that place. The police must have gotten the information that I was using a fake name out of the professor. Even gym leaders knew about me. They called the police whenever I came to challenge them. I always escaped the police. I was determined to make sure that I wasn't going back. Besides, the police would never believe a word. The owner of that godforsaken hellhole found ways of lying that made one think it were truth. I had to remain on the run. There was no other way.

I had soon turned eighteen, and with it, my freedom from that place. Since I was now eighteen years old, I couldn't go back now, even if the police did capture me. For when an orphan turns eighteen, and has not been adopted, by law they must live on their own. Since I had chosen my path long ago, there was nothing the cops could do. From then on, I used my real name, Giovonni. Also, after all of those fights, my trusty Bulbasaur had evolved completely into a Venusaur.

However, I soon made a choice that I ended up regretting. One day, a man came to me after seeing me battle with an interesting proposition. He somehow knew a lot about me, and told me that if I gave up my Venusaur, he would guarantee me that my enemies would be defeated. I accepted his offer, though if I knew what he meant by giving up my Venusaur, I would've never gone through with it in the end.

As soon as I accepted, he had his gang of thugs immediately kill my Venusaur. I watched in horror, as many gunshots were fired non-stop at my pokemon partner. They kept firing until they were out of bullets. I stared at what was left of my Venusaur, and shed great tears to show how much pain I was in.

While I was crying, the man gave me my first assignment. I wiped away my tears, and opened the envelope he gave me. I had found the first duty I got to do with him was to destroy the orphanage that I had ran away from. I walked away from the scene, hoping to forget what had happened, and secretly plotting revenge for it as well.

We soon arrived at the orphanage. We were all assigned to jobs. Mine was to kill the one who owned the orphanage. I don't know what this guy had against this orphanage himself, but it was a revenge I wanted for a long time. The thugs were assigned to get all of the children out. They soon got out, and I walked into the main office.

Sitting there, trembling, was the same woman who had enslaved me when I was young. I immediately took out a gun that the man gave me, and fired the bullet right into her heart. I suspected her to be dead, but I wanted to make sure. I fired one in one of her ears, and one at her neck. After that, I left the scene.

As soon as I was outside, and a few feet away from it, an explosion emitted from the building. I guessed that the man had set a bomb in the place. It was good seeing the place being a huge burning pile of rubble. The kids were a bit scared, but they had no idea what I had just saved them from.

As we all walked away from the place, I immediately drew my gun, and fired a round right in the back of the leader's chest. After he fell, I fired more and more bullets, until my gun was empty. Before he died, he asked me one thing, "Why?" I answered, "For my Venusaur!" And then, he died.

Suddenly, his former employees attacked me. This time however, they used their pokemon. I was attacked relentlessly. In the end, they thought I was dead, but I had survived.

After that, I built the Team Rocket organization to get revenge on those who nearly killed me, by beating them at their own game. I had created a small team; at least it was enough. We had barely won though. So, seeing as how we came so close to defeat, I wanted to make sure that no one could beat us again. I had the team capture and steal rare and powerful pokemon.

Afterward, I had come to the decision to make the world understand the pain I felt. The pain I had always known. That's why I started it all, to make everyone understand!

End Journal Entry

May then closed the book. "After that, it goes on to say how his newest plan was to defeat another enemy of his. You, Ash! He wanted to defeat you, but it didn't happen." May said to them.

"So the world didn't hate him." Misty said.

"He just wanted to make everyone know what he felt!" Brock concluded.

Everyone had sorrowful looks on their faces as this new thought of what happened to Giovonni in the past entered their minds. A few of them found themselves feeling sorry for him.

May finally broke the silence. "Let's get out of this place. It brings nothing but sadness to us." She said.

Everyone else agreed. Ash and his friends said their good byes, and started to leave.

End Chapter 31
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Well, there ya go!

The next chapter is called "Jirachi's Choice." The events of Final Battle Saga have now endangered Jirachi's life, and he must make a choice to save his life. However, if he chooses the wrong choice, he will die.

Anyways, for now, review.