Espionage

Being in Team Aqua was a lot different then being in Team Rocket. James was finding the changes hard to deal with even after being on the team for over a year. For one thing he had to use mostly water pokemon that where stolen from various places around Hoenn. His own pokemon Cacnea was frowned upon by the members of the team for being "A product of too much land" therefore he hardly ever used her. Then there was the uniform. After wearing his trademark Rocket uniform for so long he felt naked without it. Now he wore a blue and white striped shirt with a black vest and black pants. He also had a blue bandana tied around his head and his blue hair was now longer and grew past his shoulders. Not everything was bad for him though. He did manage to get out of the rank of grunt fairly quickly thanks to his experience in Team Rocket. Now he was "Field Commander Jim" according to Archie, the leader of the team. He was currently on a mission to Mt. Pyre south of Lillycove City to retrieve the Red Orb. He figured nothing should go wrong with this mission since he had completed all of his missions flawlessly since joining the team. This feeling of extreme confidence was one he hadn't felt in a long time. The last time his self esteem was this high was when he had started the mission to raid the pokemon center in Viridian years ago. This time though there was no twerp and no electric-rat, so nothing could go wrong.

Jessie was in a similar position to James. Although she was enjoying herself far more then he was. She could use her pokemon and was given a few more to add to her team including a Slugma which was now a Magcargo and a Numel. Seviper had grown quite a few levels and she was pretty sure she could give the twerp a real run for his money now. Her uniform had changed as well. She wore red pants and a red T shirt that showed her midriff and a black Jacket with the Magma "M" emblazoned on the back she still had her long red-pink hair that defied the laws of gravity and she wore solid black shades to cover her eyes. She had managed to get further up the ranks in Magma then James did in Aqua. She was an Admin. "Administrator Jessica" had a nice ring to it. She was currently leading a team up the opposite slope of Mt. Pyre in search of the Blue Orb.

They had been going up the mountain for about an hour when one of the agents called out to Jessie. "Ma'am, we've spotted another group moving up the mountain!" He reported. "Seems to be those Aqua bastards."

"Could you tell who the commander of the team was?" She asked. She was hoping it was the same officer that ruined her only failed mission to steal another meteorite from Meteor Falls. "It's not Tabitha is it?"

"No Ma'am. I've never seen this guy before but he doesn't look to tough." Said the agent "We can take care of them."

"I'll handle it you find the orb." Said Jessie

"Sir we've found a shrine near the top of the mountain where we believe the orb should be!" Reported an Aqua Grunt to James "What are your orders?"

"Get that orb and bring it to me." Commanded James.

The agent went off with the rest of the team to retrieve the Red Orb while James stood there contemplating. The Boss said to contact him when we got close… He thought …but how do I know when we get close? He was snapped out of his thoughts as someone called out to him.

"Freeze Aqua Scum!" Said a voice from behind James.

He turned around to see…"Jessie?"

"James?" Said Jessie

Then James remembered what they were supposed to be doing and put on a mock angry front. "What are you doing here! You better not be after the Red Orb It belongs to Aqua!"

"So that's what you're doing here." Said Jessie "Don't tell me you're the commander of the team?"

"What if I am?" Asked James angrily

"Well, you being you it's just…" Jessie couldn't contain her laughter anymore and started to burst into hysterics. "You couldn't command your way out of a wet paper bag" She said between gasps.

Normally when Jessie made these comments James would take them, but with his new found confidence he had also developed a Slight spine and after years of ridicule from Jessie he was sick of it! "I'll show you. You self-centered bitch of a hat!"

It was with that statement James signed his death warrant. Jessie went from hysterics to unbridled fury in less then a second. "HAG! I SHOW YOU HAG!" She screamed as she withdrew a pokeball "Seviper! GO!"

"Go Poliwhirl!" Said James throwing his pokeball.

The two combatants materialized from their balls and took their fighting stances.

"Seviper!" ("Kill!")

"Whirl" (Rage!)

Before they could be given any commands the battle was interrupted by shouts from both the teams returning to their commanders.

"Sir/Ma'am we have the Red/Blue Orb" The two agents said in unison before noticing each other "Team Aqua/Magma!"

Jessie was the first to see an opportunity so she took it. "Take the orb and fall back." She said as she recalled her pokemon "We're returning to base!"

"Don't think you can get away!" Said James "Polliwhirl-"

"Sir their already gone." Said one of the agents

"I'll make you pay for this Jessie!" Called James after his former teammate.

Jessie turned around and gave James the finger which added to his frustration.

Several hours later after returning from her mission on Pyre Jessie was walking outside the Magma headquarters on Mt. Chimney. She walked a few miles away from the base before taking out a small communicator with a video screen. She pushed a few buttons before speaking into it.

"Agent Jessie reporting sir." She said quietly

"What is it?" Said Giovoni a little less morbid then usual. His face on the screen even had the slightest bit of happiness in it. This unnerved Jessie since that never happened when she called.

"Sir, I believe we are getting close to our final preparations in awakening Groundon." She said.

"Excellent" Said the boss "James informs me of something similar in Aqua. I will be sending you a package to the pokemon center in Lavaridge. It will be under a fake name of course. You can pick it up in a few days."

"What is it sir?" Asked Jessie

"You'll know what to do with it when the time comes." Said Giovoni

Two Eevee pups where playing around a glade on an island off of Route 125. They where playing a game of tag and crashing through the tall grass and trees and generally making a lot of noise.

("You can't catch me nyah nyah!") Said the girl cub to her friend as she stuck her tongue out and turned around to wave her tail at her pursuer.

("huff…you…huff…get back here Dawn!") Said the boy cub as he huffed after her.

Dawn disappeared behind a particularly tall patch of grass and suddenly let out a loud scream. Ever trying to protect his friend the other pup crashed through the grass ready for battle. Upon reaching the other side he saw his friend looking terrified at something lying on the ground. It was light yellow in color and had a gold charm attached to its head. It looked like it had been through some rough times. Bruises and scratches adorned its hide as well ass a missing patch of fur here and there.

("What do you think it is Mune?") Asked Dawn

("Looks like some kind of cat.") Said Mune ("I think its dead")

("How do you know?") Said Dawn

("If it was alive it'd be breathing.") He said simply

("But how can you tell from so far away?") She asked

("Well…") He started

("Go see Mune.") She whined ("If its alive we might be able to help it.")

Grudgingly Mune went over to the fallen pokemon and put his paw near its mouth. There was a slight intake of air from the creature.. Mune jumped back frightened.

("So is it alive?") Asked Dawn

("I think so…") He said uneasily

("Let's get it to the water then.") Said Dawn ("We can get it something to drink and maybe it'll wake up")

("What happens if it wakes up?") Asked Mune ("It might attack us and then we could get hurt.")

("We won't get hurt.") She said as if there was no chance of that happening at all ("It looks really weak anyway so I don't think it has the energy to attack.")

They both got on either side of the unconscious pokemon and with their combined strength they managed to drag it toward the river.")

Black. Everything was black. That's all he could remember the last few days had been a blur. He had been on his own for months now. Finding food where he could. Getting help from other wild pokemon or the occasional friendly trainer. Recently he had gone about two days with no food at all. Then he had smelled something that seemed to be eatable. When he went to investigate he found a fallen Tellow. It's Lunch time! He had thought hungrily. Unfortunately for him when he went to his new found meal a pack a Poochyena found it too. The bite pokemon lived up to their name and went for him immediately. Being the experienced pokemon he was and desperately hungry he attempted to fight off all ten of the Poochyena. This resulted in him being scratched, bitten, tackled and even shadow balled several times. In spite of all this he managed to get away, but he didn't get far before he collapsed.

He was now vaguely aware of being dragged before being dropped. The next thing he noticed was voices. Pokemon voices…

("What now?") Said one

("This!") Said the other excitedly

He then heard a splash immediately followed by extremely cold water.

"MEOWTH!" He screamed as he suddenly jumped to his feet.

Looking around he saw that he was near a lake and he wasn't alone. There were two Eevee sitting on there haunches staring at him curiously. One looked normal but the other had a moon shaped mark on its forehead.

("Are you ok Mr.?") Asked the one with the mark on its head.

("You looked pretty beat up so we brought you here so you could rest for a bit.") Said the other

"Oh…my head") He said "This feels worst then blastin' off"

("I think his head hurts.") Said the one with the mark

("And whatever gave you that idea Mune?") Said the other sarcastically

("He said so.") Said Mune oblivious to the scathing look his companion gave him

"Who are yous two anyway" Asked the newly conscious pokemon

("I'm Dawn and that's Mune!") Said Dawn happily ("Who're you?")

"Names Meowth" Said Meowth "You guys know where I can find some food? I'm starving!"

("There are some Oran Berries over there.") Said Mune pointing to a clump of bushes near the shore of the lake.

The three got some berries and started eating. Meowth found out throughout the course of the day that the two Eevee were orphans and had met up about a year ago. They didn't know where they came from or who their parents were. They managed to live fairly safely in this glade because not too many trainers knew about it and there weren't too many predators. Meowth thought they were pretty lucky since he had been in similar circumstances before meeting Jessie and James. They told him that they where planning on leaving the glade soon because "it was just too boring"

"I don't know if dat's a good idea kids." Said Meowth "It's dangerous out dere"

("We can handle it!") They said together.

"I don't know kids dere are some real scary pokemon out dere." Said Meowth

("They can't be that bad") Said Dawn

("You can't expect us to stay in this boring glade forever.") Said Mune sadly

"I know how you feel kids but I still think it's a bad Idea." Said Meowth "You might get captured by a trainer!"

This thought did manage to shake there resolve, but Dawn being ever the adventurous type had an Idea. ("Mr. Meowth you know your way around right?")

"Well I umm…" Stuttered Meowth not liking where this was going

("Yea you can help us right?") Asked Mune pleadingly.

I know I'm gonna regret dis. Thought Meowth. "Fine I'll go wit yous to keep you outa trouble."

("Yay!") They cheered as they ran around Meowth.

"Now how are we gonna get off dis island?" Said Meowth to himself

("How did you get here Mr. Meowth?") Asked Dawn

"Ya'know kid I don't remember." Stated Meowth "Last thing I remember was running from some Poochyena."

("Great") Said Mune.

A/N: I'd like to say thank you to my reviewers. Foxxyjosh, Ri2 and thebenjamin. I really appreciate the interest in this story.