Jessie woke up in an empty hotel room. Had all of this just been a dream? Did she really find her long lost mother? The whole thing seemed more like a nightmare.
She just wanted to forget about what happened at her mother's house andfinish up the reason Team Rocket sent her there in the first place. To open up a supply line.
Jessie decided that after this mission, she would cut all ties with Team Rocket for good. Giovanni was a big part of why she stayed with Team Rocket, but the last thread holding her to them was the slight hope that they may lead her to her mother. Working for Team Rocket made her feel closer to her mother. Now, both Team Rocket and her mother were things she just needed to cut out of her life.
James was right. He knew this would happen. She just hoped he would forgive her for being so foolish.
She was hopeful about making amends with James. Meowth, she was not so sure about. Meowth had taken pity on them and lied to the new boss for them. He told him that James was dead, and that Jessie was still loyal to Team Rocket, and he managed to persuade him to give Jessie one mission to prove her worth.
It seemed like fate when she was assigned to South America. This was her one and only chance to find her mother and she took it. Not to mention she needed the money. Trafficing drugs was no difficult task for Jessie. Negotiating with thugs came naturally to her. Thanks to Jessie, Team Rocket was now affiliated with the organized crime in Antofagasta.
Even with her success (For once) Jessie was still not sure how to go about cutting ties with Team Rocket without getting killed in the process.
Jessie tried to clear her mind. She had been wracking her brain for ideas since she left her mothers house. As she aimlessly browsed Kanto's news page, something caught her eye that made her actually gasp out loud.
The article was titled "Local underground band makes big changes in music industry."
Local experimental underground group "James and Captain Bob" has become the talk of the town after a landmark case ruling pokemon capable of owning intellectual property, namely copyrighted music. Many politicians believe that this ruling has "opened up a can of worms" and lead Kanto's residents to rethink their perspectives on pokemon everywhere. The two are also responsible for a groundbreaking new invention called the Bitillery. According to the company, it's a stand-alone instrument powered by pokemon with the attack "thunderbolt" KWN is the only network to offically interview the duo.
Below was a video. Jessie clickced and anxiously waited for it to buffer.
"So when did Captain Bob first express interest in music?"
"Well, I haven't known Captain Bob his whole life, but I first noticed it when we'd be listening to music around the house, and he would try to sing along with it. Also, he would help me out whenever I had trouble finishing or connecting some ideas. He's jus hop right up on my lap and start playing." James looked so different. He had all new clothes and he looked like he was doing very well. This comforted Jessie. But it also made her a little jealouse.
"He can play piano?"
"Well, not really. That's why we developed the Bitillery."
"Are Bidoof the only pokemon who can play it?"
"Well I don't really know. Captain Bob is the only one so far, but we're working on developing it for other pokemon with drastically different anatomies. The model we have can theoretically be played by any four legged pokemon who can learn thunderbolt. But it is such a difficult instrument to play, and it requires so much work to learn, we have not yet come accross another pokemon who can play."
"Do you consider this pokemon your equal?"
James looked offended "Of couse I do. He's just as smart and talented as any human musician. But he's not such a suprise to me as he is to other people. Every pokemon I've even known has been intelligent and compassionate. They're not animals. It's no suprise to me that a pokemon could be a successful musician, it's just unfortunate that until now they've really had no way to communicate their ideas."
"There are a lot of people out there who think that your bidoof is a gimmick, and say that you're just trying to scam people. They say your bidoof is nothing more than a trained pet. How would you respond to those people?"
James laughed. "Well I don't know what more we can do to prove it. If an actual recording of music written by a pokemon, and actual live performances by said pokemon, as well as a ruling by the court aren't enough to convince them than I've got nothing left. The only reason I'm doing this interview instead of Bob is because I'm the only one who can speak english. This whole case isn't about me, it's about Bob. I'm simply a means of communication for him."
"Well thank you for your time. This is Mike Cho with KWN, back to you Joe."
Jessie was shocked. She couldn't believe that she had missed so much. Then it occured to her. All of this publicity could be a bad thing.
If Team Rocket find out James is alive...
She was on the next plane to Kanto.