The room they entered was much like the previous one, except slightly longer. The floors, walls, and ceiling were all concrete, with two windows - one broken, one cracked and grimy - on the right wall and one cracked on the left. As with all the windows, they were veiled with thick dark grey curtains, the main light coming from a duel-bulb light fixture in the center of the ceiling. Three dark red couches much like the one in the previous room were set around a large, low wooden tabled, which appeared to be just an old square dining table with its legs dwarved. The only other decor was a large, detailed map of Kanto and Johto, showing all the cities, mountains, rivers, and every other land feature known. Reclining on the couch was a familiar figure, tossled brown hair falling into smokey grey eyes. He sat up as they entered, his lab coat and purple shirt slightly wrinkled.
"I was wondering when those two would end up dragging you into this mess." The man looked at Meowth, who remained annoyingly calm. "Were they taken?"
"I think so, Gary. Of course, we both know I was babysittin' Jenny at the time." Meowth nodded towards Jenny, who was still in a state of shock at how her day was turning out.
Professor Gary Oak smiled at Jenny briefly. "Take a seat. It's going to be a while before you leave." Jenny now noticed that the man and woman had already sat down, the man on the left couch and the woman beside Professor Oak, and Meowth was hopping up onto the right couch with some difficulty. Helping him onto the couch, she sat down.
"Pro...Professor, what's going on?" She stammered, finding it difficult to speak all of a sudden. Her hands were folded in her lap, shaking slightly. Professor Oak sighed.
"Jennifer, your parents have been kidnapped by Team Rocket. They were members of our organization, formed after the Rockets took control over Kanto. We cannot divulge to you the other members, but all we can say is you would easily know them by name and reputation." Jenny could tell he was holding something back, and started to inquiry about it, but had no time to ask in the very short pause. "The man and woman who you met upon your arrival are Richie and Melody. Richie is a fairly unknown trainer, but was an activist in the Kanto League organization, which wanted the Rockets to relinquish their power over Kento and Johto. Melody is one of my assistants from Shamouti Island." She knew he was hiding something here; she noticed the modest gold ring on Melody's left ring finger and a gold band around the Professor's left ring finger.
"Just get on with it! We don't have all day!" Meowth said exasperatedly, rather loud by nature.
"Keep your tail on, I'm getting there." The Professor snapped back, quickly returning to his calm explanitory voice that he often used when giving lectures. "Jennifer, we need you to infiltrate Team Rocket's headquarters, find your parents, and free them."
"You want me to do WHAT?!" Jenny exclaimed, her shaking hands freezing and clentching together. Oak didn't even blink.
"I know you heard me. If you be quiet and use your head, you shouldn't even need to battle, or at least not until after your parents are free. Melody will escort you to the hideout." He ended it with that, and Melody rose. Meowth began to as well, but was stopped by Professor Oak.
"Meowth, you're not going." He informed as Jenny stood, and she looked at Meowth, who seemed furious.
"The kid needs me! She only has a Bulbasaur and an Ekans her mom got her for her birthday!" Meowth protested, halted by his next sentence as Melody lead Jenny out of the room.
"You're old, and you weren't much of a battler in your younger years." As the door shut and the two girls made their way outside, he continued. "Plus, you would be recongnized. And I know you don't want to endanger the mission, or Jennifer."