A/N: This ch won't be in anyone's POV.
~ This means thinking ~
WARNING: There will be character deaths in this chapter! Consider yourself warned!
Chapter 3: Vengeance
In a large room, sat Team Rocket's fearless leader Giovanni. He was currently looking at a bunch of paperwork, that he must read through and perhaps approve of. Yes, this is what he usually did as head of Team Rocket, besides giving orders to his followers. It is what he must do when not out in the field. Knocking him out of his thoughts, though, was a light knock on the door. "Come in." He said plainly without looking up. Walking in were the trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth. "What can I do for you three?" He said, now turning his full attention on the three agents before him.
"Sir," started Jessie, "My teammates and I have come to a decision regarding our new mission." She paused for a moment and continued, "The three of us have decided to carry out the assignment you've given us."
Giovanni was a bit shocked to hear this. He had expected his agents to take the full two days to decide what they would do regarding this matter. He had to admit he was actually impressed at their decision, so he had to smile for just a moment.
"Very good. Our scientists have been working on an old project, which absorbs any and all electric based attacks, and have vastly improved this system. You three are to use it for this mission." At hearing this, TRio turned to look at each other for a few seconds and seeming to agree on something, they nodded their heads in unison.
"With all due respect sir, we would rather not use any of Team Rocket's technology for this mission." Stated James, speaking up.
"Yes, this mission is personal and therefore we will use our own strength and Pokémon to complete it." Said Jessie.
"Dats right."
All three then bowed to show they had no intentions of causing any disrespect to their dear boss. Smiling, Giovanni speaks, "Very well then, as you wish. I have confidence you three will be able to succeed. That is all then. You are dismissed." Giving a salute, TRio walk out of Giovanni's office.
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Inside a small plane, TRio sat anxiously and excitedly at the upcoming battle. Yes, it would be one that would make Team Rocket history! For the team and for their beloved boss! They knew he had faith in them, and they would absolutely not let him down!
"We have located the three targets!" Spoke up a male Rocket Grunt. The small screen that was in front of TRio, then lit up to indeed show their old enemies. It then changed to show the position of both sides.
"Good. Land us here." Spoke Jessie. Doing as told, the grunts landed the plane in a small and lush looking forest. It seemed almost too perfect for concealing the plane. Walking outside Jessie turned to look at the grunts. "I want you all to say here until we come back. If necessary you are to battle anyone who may has pass through here. Is that clear?" Saluting, they simply state, 'Yes ma'am'.
"Alright, let's go." Says James.
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Walking through a small clearing, was Ash and his friends Iris and Cilan. All of them blissfully unaware of the events that were to transpire.
"How much longer until we reach the next city?" Asked Ash.
As Cilan was about to get his map out, laughter could suddenly be heard in front of them. And just as suddenly a white smoke then surrounded the heroes. Coughing Cilan spoke, "What is this?"
"What is this, is the question indeed." Spoke Jessie, commencing the motto. And so her teammates spoke up reciting the next lines. All the while they had spoke their motto, all three young Pokémon trainers looked on angrily, although they were currently unable to see where the villains were at due to the heavy smoke.
"Team Rocket! You three never give up! Pikachu use thunder!" Said Ash pointing his finger in the direction where Team Rocket's voices were coming from. Doing as commanded, Pikachu let out it's electric attack, however, it was suddenly sent back! And it being too quick, Pikachu was unable to dodge and was sent rolling on the ground.
"Pikachu are you okay?!" Asked Ash running towards his beloved Pokémom. Getting up it nodded it's head. He smiled for a brief second and grabbing his Pokéball Ash sent out his Unfezent. "Unfezent quick blow this smoke away!" The smoke now gone, Team Rocket TRio was shown to be standing right in front of the heroes, a evil look on their faces, and smirking.
"That's a Wobbuffet!" Spoke Iris, shocked at seeing a Pokémon from Johto. To this they merely chuckled. "Oh yeah, well that wasn't very nice! C'mon out Dragonite! Quick use Ice Beam!" The dragon Pokémon send its attack on TRio, but at the last moment it redirected its attack to hit them from behind. Seeing this though, Team Rocket managed to easily jump out of the way.
"Heh, and she says were not very nice." States James, looking at the patch of ice on the ground, before turning to face the twerps.
"Well two can play at that game." Says Jessie smiling, looking at James. Nodding he says, 'right.'
"Yamask quick use Will-O-Wisp!" Out of nowhere, the Pokémon appears and releases its attack, semi large flames surrounding the young trainers. Having been shocked, the heroes let out a yell, the which makes Dragonite turn around shocked as well.
"Ha, your wide open! Seviper use wrap to immobilize Dragonite!" Yells Jessie, summoning her snake Pokémon. It quickly manages to wrap itself around the dragon, it unable to move or defend itself. Seeing this, Iris cries out for her Pokémon, as it is slowly being squeezed.
"Unfezent quick help Dragonite out!" Yelled out Ash. Heading towards Seviper and Dragonite, the bird Pokémon was about to attack, however Meowth intervened, stopping it with bite! Unfezent then fell to the ground, however not about to stop his assault, Meowth jumped and used fury swipes.
"Yamask, finish it with Shadow Ball!" Yelled James. Doing as told, Yamask released the purple sphere hitting Unfezent, with Meowth having jumped away just in time. The small smoke from the attack had now cleared. And Unfezent was shown to be unconscious.
"Pansage Bullet Seed!"
All of a sudden, Yamask and Meowth were knocked to the ground. Letting out a yell Seviper was also thrown off from Dragonite. Looking up, Jessie and James saw angrily that the twerps had broken free from the fire surrounding them. Ash, held Unfezent in his arm, and saying a few words to it, returned his bird Pokémon back to it's Pokéball. Now standing up, Ash spoke, "Team Rocket! What is it that your trying to do?!"
Jessie and James looked at each other and simply smiled. "Steal your Pokémon of course." stated Jessie. "All strong pokémon belong to Team Rocket! And that Pikachu is just what we need!"
"That is why our dear boss has allowed us to now use our other region Pokémon, as you can see." Said James, still smiling.
"Oh yeah! Well, we've beaten you criminals before and we can do it again! Right, Pikachu!" Said Ash. To this Pikachu nodded. However, Team Rocket remained composed and just laughed at his statements. "Grrr. Pikachu quick Thunder!" "Pansage, Solar Beam!" "Dragonite Ice Beam!" Commanded all three trainers. There was now way even Team Rocket would be able to send back those three attacks at once!
"Yamask Haze!" A black smoke now engulfed the whole area as the attacks were heard to have hit, but the heroes had now idea if they had even hit the intended targets.
"Darn it! There's no way we can blow away this smoke now! Not with Ash's Unfezent out of commission!" Stated Cilan worried about the situation they were in.
"But we have to think of something soon!" Yelled Iris worried as well.
All of a sudden Pikachu let out a cry. "Pikachu!" Yelled out Ash, but before he could run, all three trainers were knocked to the ground by a harsh gust attack from Jessie's Woobat, the which blowed away Yamask's haze. And Pikachu was shown to be tied down tightly by James' Carnivine's Vine Whip. "Pikachu!" Yelled out Ash once again.
"Uh, uh, uh." Said James smiling, his finger wagging back and forth. "I wouldn't even try it twerp, otherwise..." At his command, Carnivine slammed Pikachu back and forth unto the ground harshly, the small Pokémon letting out a cry of pain each time.
"How can you be so cruel?!" Stated Iris, holding her hands together, obviously distressed for Pikachu. Team Rocket, merely laughed at this.
"You won't be laughing for long!" Said Cilan and true to his words his Pansage, suddenly popped out from the ground, hitting Carnivine! The impact made the grass Pokémon let go of Pikachu. As Ash ran to get his Pokémon, Iris quickly commanded her Dragonite to attack the villainous TRio with Dragon Rush! The attack knocked Team Rocket's Pokémon out of the way and was now headed for them! Seeing the attack coming straight for them though, James hastily pushed away both Jessie and Meowth, making them fall to the ground as he was hit full force by the attack, letting out a cry of pain.
"James!" Yelled out Jessie in horror as James was sent flying onto the ground harshly. Jessie quickly stood up and ran to James. "James! James! Wake up, c'mon!" Cried out Jessie, now holding her unconscious partner in her arms. Looking up with pure anger and even a few tears in her eyes, at her enemies, she called out her Frillish and Yanmega, commanding both to attack with Psychic and Ancient Power. And doing as told they both unleashed their attacks. "You two as well! Woobat Gust! Seviper Haze!" And without being told to attack, both James' Carnivine and Yamask, attacked as well using Will-O-Wisp and Bullet Seed. The force of all their attacks, send the twerps Pokémon flying onto the ground harshly as they let out yells of pain.
At that moment James eyes began to flicker, as he started to wake up. "James, your alright!" Yelled out Jessie relieved to see her partner safe. He simply smiled and stood up. "Don't worry about me. I'm fine." Still despite his words, he was having a difficult time standing up, so Jessie helped support him, one hand over his shoulder and waist. He turned to look at his partner. "I'm fine Jess, really. Remember all those blast offs we had to endure has made us really resilient. This is nothing compared to some of the things we had to take."
Hearing her partner's word, Jessie had to faintly smile. James sure had changed somewhat ever since first being in Unova. He no longer was as whiny, or as shy as before. And he no longer let himself be pushed around by others. Still, he did retrain his calm, cheerful, and kind self, that she loved about him.
"I tink, it's time we stop being nice." Stated Meowth speaking up, as he held an angry gaze at the twerps. Agreeing both Jessie and James nodded. It was time to repay back all the times the twerps had caused them humiliation and pain over the years, specifically Ash.
"Amoonguss c'mon out!" Yelled James, releasing his newly caught Pokémon. "Use Stun Spore!"
"Frillish, use Mist!"
Both attacks were unleashed releasing the thick smoke like attack and powerful paralyzer. Realizing what this could do, Cilan shouted to not breath any of the smoke in, but it had already been too late for their Pokémon that were out. They had already fainted from inhaling in the toxins, except for Dragonite and Pikachu, who tried their best to stand their ground. Coughing slightly, each trainer recalled back their fainted Pokémon, before any more harm could be done to them. And now they stood firm and scared, waiting for the next attack. Without any Pokémon that could do away with the smoke, there wasn't much they could do now.
And then all of a sudden, Seviper appeared through the smoke, using bite. The heroes were just barely able to dodge the assault, however, using its long tail, the snake Pokémon used Poison Tail, hitting Iris full force, making her fly though the air and slam into a tree, her voice giving a loud shrill before dying out.
"Iris!" Yelled Cilan and Ash. Upon closer inspection, she had been knocked out cold, blood running down her face. Just barely able to see this through the smoke, Dragonite's anger grew as he turned to look at TRio dangerously. Realizing this Cilan screamed, "Dragonite don't!" But ignoring him, in a dash, it released Ice Beam on TRio.
"Foolish twerp." Said Jessie smiling. "Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet stood in front of them shielding his trainer from the attack and using counter, it send the attack back multiplied, hitting Dragonite square on, freezing it solid. "Now, Frillish psychic!" Using its attack the ghost type Pokémon successfully manged to take away all of the heroes Pokéballs away from their belts. "Alright, time to blow this smoke away, Woobat Gust!" Doing as told, it unleashed a powerful attack, making Cilan and Ash hover above the ground a few feet and then fall to the ground.
"This has gone on long enough! Oshawott, quick use..." Ash's voice fell silent as he realized all of his Pokéballs were gone. To his horror, Cilan also realized his pokémon were gone as well.
"Looking for these?" Asked Meowth laughing and mockingly. He held all of their Pokéballs in his paws, gleefully.
"Hehe, Frillish, use psychic once more!" Said Jessie, pointing her finger directly at the twerps.
Both Cilan and Ash then hovered in the air, teeth gritted as they felt a stabbing pain throughout their bodies. It literally felt if as if they were both being crushed inside out, and it took all they had to not scream out.
"Pika pi!" Glared Pikachu, static being released from its cheeks. "He, your not in the position to be making threats Pikachu, otherwise..." Said Meowth.
"Frillish Shadow Ball!" A purple sphere was formed as it was thrown straight for Ash, hitting him square in the chest, blowing out the air in him, making him scream in pain as he fell to the ground. He tried to get up, but was stopped by stabbing pains in his body. And as he coughed, he was shocked to cough up blood, it trickling down his mouth.
"Now, unless you want that to happen again. I'd suggest you stay put." Pikachu merely growled at that statement, not knowing what to do.
"N- no! Pikachu, don't...don't worry about...me. I'll be fine! Just, attack!" Screamed out Ash in breaths, as he once again struggled to get back up. Nodding it powered up and released Electro Ball.
"A foolish choice. Amoonguss Body Slam!" Dodging the attack, Amoonguss slammed Pikachu right unto the ground, leaving the poor Pokémon with swirls as eyes. Now that it was stunned, Meowth took the opportunity to return the electric rat to its pokéball. At the same time, Jessie had commanded Frillish to use another Shadow Ball, also slamming Cilan to the ground. The impact had made him break his leg as he yelled out in agony, tears in his eyes.
All of a sudden, a dragon rage was headed straight for TRio! Seeing this, their pokémon loyally defended them from the incoming attack. When the smoke cleared, Team Rocket was shocked to see Iris and Axew standing. "Well, your more resilient than I thought. I'm afraid though, that little effort was wasted it." True to her words, Seviper suddenly popped out from the ground, wrapping its body around Axew, squeezing it. And as Iris hopelessly tried to get her precious Pokémon out of Seviper's grip, the snake pokémon merely laughed.
"Carnivine use Vine Whip!" Yelling out in shock, Iris was now being held tightly with the whips as she fell to her knees. Looking up, she saw her Axew fall limp as Seviper let its hold on it loose.
"Why?...Why are you two doing this?" Cried out Iris as tears started to form in her eyes. Hearing this Jessie walked over to Iris, glaring down at her, Iris simply looking down to the ground. She then grabbed Iris by the hair, making her yelp in pain, forcing the young trainer to look up at the Rocket.
"You twerps have no idea how much grief and humiliation, you've made me and my friends go through over the years." She said now looking at Ash. "This is merely payback."
"And what do you expect?! You're the bad guys! Were not about to go and let you get away with whatever you want!" Yelled out a furious Ash. Also walking over to Ash, James kicked him in the chin, making him grab his face in pain.
"Just because we're in Team Rocket doesn't mean we're all bad. You judgmental twerps have no idea why we joined such an organization in the first place!" Stated James spitefully. "Many of our agents have their own personal reasons like we do. To some Team Rocket is the only family they have in the world and their home. You, who takes everything for granted wouldn't understand." Continued James, now holding Ash by the shirt. "And because you've become a serious threat to our family, it's time you've been dealt with for good!" Raising his fist, James punched Ash in the face, making him fall to his knees. He then went on to kick Ash in the ribs. Making the hero cry out in pain, holding his side. Now looking over to Jessie, James nodded. And getting the signal she too nodded her head.
"Seviper!" The snake, stood firm waiting for orders. "Because you haven't dealt us as much trouble as your twerpish friend over there, we won't make you suffer long." At hearing this Iris's eyes widened with fear, tears still in her eyes, as she struggled to break free from her hold, but to no avail. Still, she tried with all her strength to break free even if it was hopeless.
"Don't you dare hurt her!" Yelled, Cilan trying to crawl over to where the young ladies were. But ignoring him, James, snapped his fingers, and commanded his Carnivine to strengthen its grip, making Iris yell. She felt as if her bones were slowly breaking inside her body. Blood was then coughed out of her mouth. On Jessie's command, Seviper powered up a Poison Tail, it's sharp tip, dangerously lingering on Iris's neck.
Now, James had his Yamask using Night Shade on Ash as he screamed in pain, hands to his head. "It's not as painless as it looks. Is it?" Asked James, smirking. "This is the pain you made us endure everyday because of your electric rat. Not to mention those blast offs we suffered. You have no idea how it feels to fall a hundred feet from the ground. So, how about I show you?!"
Calling Jessie's Frillish it obediently used Psychic to lift Ash far up to the ground, almost out of sight. "Please just stop this! You don't have to do this!" Cried out Cilan, trying to make our villains see reason. James turned to look at Cilan, but merely smiled. "I'm sorry for what we did, for what my friends did! But you have to understand, what you're doing isn't right either!"
James shook his head at Cilan's statements. "I'm afraid it's too late twerp." He than commanded Frillish to slam Ash harshly back onto the ground, continuing this multiple times without stopping. After a few minutes, James told Frillish to stop. Ash still under the power of psychic, was now bruised all over his body and had many cuts that were bleeding a little from having his fleshed torn from the sharp rocks. "Pathetic. We could handle impacts like this much more resiliently." He said with a laugh. Finally, he commanded Frillish to drop the twerp, making him fall to the ground with a thud, barely conscious, a lot of those hits he had taken to the head.
Iris now had tears falling from her eyes as she had to watch her friends be beaten down again and again, but also from the heavy pain she felt of being squeezed to death from James' Carnivine. "Isn't that just a sad sight? I think it's time we put you out of your misery! Do it Seviper, Poison Tail!"
"Please no...!" But before she could finish her pleas, her throat was sliced, blood tripling down her shirt and unto the ground. Some even staining Carnivine's whip. The foul odor of blood now filled the air, as Iris gasped for breath, falling to the ground, as she was finally let loose from her grip. Her body twitched as her eyes, slowly started to loose life, blood still soaking the ground. Jessie all the while was still, with her eyes shut tightly. She like her teammates didn't want to kill anyone, but they had no choice. Team Rocket was their family now and they would protect it at all cost! Finally, Iris body stopped moving, ceasing of life. Tightening her hands in fists, Jessie turned around.
James, now walked over to where Cilan was. The young Pokémon trainer, had tears falling from his eyes out of hopelessness and fear, and from the tragedy of watching his friends be murdered. In just a matter of minutes, they had all lost everything. And now, he was going to...
"Yamask use Will-O-Wisp." Cilan could do nothing, but scream as the attack completely engulfed him. The flames, were slowly eating away at his skin, dissolving it, slowly burning him to death. But the pain was more so as he wriggled on the ground in a failed attempt to put out the flames, his broken leg, twisting into an even more unnatural way. Team Rocket let a few more minutes pass, as Cilan's body was starting to become unrecognizable. How the poor trainer was still alive, they'd never know.
And like Jessie, James tightly shut his eyes, hands in fists. Walking over to him, Jessie put a hand on his shoulder and held his hand tightly. Meowth dropped the Pokéballs he held, and walked to his friends, hugging them. After a couple seconds, Jessie looked up. "That's enough. Frillish drench him with BubbleBeam." Nodding it's head, it washed Cilan from the flames, but by this point he was almost dead. The air was filled with burned flesh and blood.
Cilan moaned, quietly as his breathing and heartbeat slowly started to fade away. Blood spilling from his body, staining the ground. Soon enough though, his suffering ended as his chest stopped rising and falling.
Two down and one to go. Jessie and James now turned their attention to the one and only Ash who lay unconscious on the ground. James walked over to the boy and grabbed him by his hair. "Time to wake up twerp." Said James shaking him. Slowly his eyes started to flicker and seeing this, James threw him back to the floor.
Upon opening his eyes, Ash let out a groan as he held his head in pain. Then he let out a gasp as he remembered what was going on. Looking up, he was horrified to see the sight of his dead friends. The sight was almost enough to make him puke. He quickly spun around to see the ones responsible, staring down at him, their faces unreadable. And knowing that he would suffer the same fate, if not worse, he stood up ignoring the pain in his body and made a run for it.
"C'mon out Mime Jr.!" Yelled out James. In a flash of light, the psychic Pokémon appeared. "Mime Jr. use Teeter Dance on the twerp!" Ash, was then forced to stop running as his body started to move on his own. Unable to resist, Mime Jr.'s attack, the young trainer was forced to dance. His face was completely red from humiliation, and his eyes wide with fear. Seeing this, Team Rocket laughed out loud.
"Where did you learn to be such a good dancer?" Said Jessie mockingly still laughing.
"That's it twerp. Continue dancing for us!" Said James, also laughing like his partner.
"Now, how about we add some pain into the mix!" Jessie turned to look at her Woobat. "Woobat use Air Slash!" Releasing the attack, it hit Ash full force, slashing into his skin, leaving large red like claw marks. He grunted, as he tried not to scream falling once again to the ground. However, he didn't stay down for long as Mime Jr.'s attack was still in play, forcing him to get back up and dance along with the Pokémon.
By this point, the young trainer wanted to also let tears out. They were in the middle of nowhere, what were the chances of other trainers or even the police coming out to save him? All of his Pokémon were out of commission. And the one's who weren't were being kept inside their pokéballs like prisoners. (Frillish was using Psychic to keep them inside). But no, he wasn't going to give Team Rocket the satisfaction of shedding tears. Finally though, James told his Mime Jr. to stop Teeter Dance, allowing Ash to fall on his knees.
On command, Mime Jr. was then instructed to use Mimic, and now using Psychic, it forced Ash to bow down before our villainous TRio. "This is just how we wanted to see you twerp. Humiliated and broken. The way you did to us. All those electric attacks, the commands of having your Pokémon attack us and send us flying. Now you know, but I think we've had enough." James turned to look at his friends and they nodded.
Still using psychic, Mime Jr. carried the bloody and bruised Ash, along with his dead friends near to a river. There, the bodies of Iris and Cilan were dropped, washed away under the water. As for Ash, Jessie and James both grabbed him, and forced his head under the water as he struggled to break free from their hold, but the strength of a young boy was no match for two grown adults.
He struggled, breathing in water, as he gasped for breath, water filling in his lungs, and the more he tried to yell and breathe, he just continued gulping water. The only luxury he wished, no longed for at that moment was oxygen, that would never come. Slowly he felt himself losing what little strength he had left. The burning in his chest, starting to subside as he slipped into unconscious and soon death.
Jessie and James now both stood up and pushed Ash's body into the water as it too slowly faded under the waves. The events that transpired there, never to be seen by anyone except them. For several minutes they just stood there, looking down at the water. Letting sink in what they had done. Never would they be able to take it all back. Looking at each other, they fell to their knees and hugged each other tightly, shaking, holding back tears of their own. They trembled at the fact that they were now real criminals...murderers...but both of them knew what they were silently thinking to themselves...they did not regret a thing...
A/N: So there you have it. TRio actually went through with it. Hopefully it wasn't too ooc. I was thinking maybe after all these years, they would eventually snap. And, I don't know if it was good or not, was my 1st time writing a death scene and 'torture scene'. So let me know if it was good! And thanks for reading!