Ash put on his new clothing, supplied by his new master, Jessie. It consisted of a white shirt and pants, just like those worn by Jessie and James. Only instead of the red R in the middle, it had an S. For slave, Ash thought.
Then came the call of Jessie. At first Ash thought of refusing to do her bidding, but then he remembered The Button. He sighed heavily, and then headed toward the sound.
"There you are, slave." Jessie said, and Ash couldn't help but stare. Rather than her usual Team Rocket uniform, she was wearing a black tank top and hot pants.
Jessie stuck out her feet and tossed Ash a small bottle. "Paint my toenails, slave."
Ash could see that Jessie was enjoying bossing him around. He looked around, sighed, and sat down to get to work. The paint was red and glossy.
Once, when the tiny brush slipped and Ash got some paint on Jessie's foot his new master struck him across the face. He was about to speak, but remembered what the consequences would be and simply brushed off the paint and returned to work.
Once he was done, Jessie stood up and looked down at her slave. "Now you must kiss my feet, worm!"
Ash did as he was told, then got up to leave. "Not so fast, slave. I didn't say you could go. I have to give you some instructions to live by."
"First: You will always refer to me as Master or your Highness. Second: You will live in the closet at the end of the hall. Third: You will come to me when I call you. And finally: whenever you see me you must get down on your knees and bow to me."
.oOOo.
Ash lived in the closet and served Jessie for almost a year without anything overly eventful happened. Often Jessie would leave the house to do her Team Rocket duties, and occasionally she would take Ash with her to serve her in the field. When he did accompany her, he noticed that Jessie tended to treat James as a slave as well now, and James didn't seem very happy about it. One day, things came to a head.
"Why is Ash YOUR slave?" James yelled after Jessie ordered her slave to do another task.
"Because I'm the one who deserves him, of course." Jessie responded without looking up.