Chapter 30
"Jessie and James Are Accused"
After a night of dinner and dancing in Viridian City, Amanda and I returned to trial the next day with the cross examining of the scientists and the agents of the organizations that helped carry out the attacks in question. Some of the defendants that we were questioning were some of the most notorious in the dock. They were the scientists who performed illegal operations on the Pokemon they held captive and that they were the ones who actually brainwashed the Pokemon into killing millions of innocent people. For this part, Shawn was going to question these people as well as interrogate them at the same time, considering the fact that he was head of interrogations. His first defendant that he was going to question on the witness stand was Cassidy and Butch's supervisor, Dr. James Namba.
"Dr. Namba," he began. "From 1997 until 2011, you ran Team Rocket operations in the Middle East, is that right?"
"Yes, I did," he replied.
"Then, we have eyewitness testimony from a guard at the Pokemon concentration camp you were running at the time," replied Shawn. "Testify that you watched while illegal operations were performed on Pokemon prisoners."
"I never oversaw such operations," he said, trying to defend himself. "I only decided on Pokemon who were considered important for future Team Rocket operations."
Shawn then stepped away from the podium and walked right over towards him. Namba then began to get very nervous at this action.
"Well, we have also heard eyewitness testimony that you invited Giovanni to your camp three times," said Shawn.
"That person is lying," cried Namba. "Dr. Sakami only came one time, not three times."
"And before he died in a car bomb," said Shawn, raising his voice slightly. "The commandant at your base of operations signed this sworn deposition that ordered him to put 65,000 Pokemon in a tunnel and seal it off rather than allow them to be liberated by the Americans."
"He is lying!" cried Namba.
"Is it not a fact that you are lying about this to the tribunal," shouted Shawn. "as you have about everything else in your testimony?"
"THAT IS ALSO A LIE!" roared Namba and Shawn slightly scared by this yell, smiled at the embarrassed and humiliated Namba for he knew that he and his fellow scientists were about to feel the brunt of the guilt that Namba had. Namba looked over to Professor Sebastian, Dr. Fuji and Dr. Zaeger who had shocked expressions on their faces upon hearing the words that came out of his mouth. Namba looked at them for a moment and looked back at Shawn.
"If what you are saying is all lies," said Shawn. "Then let me ask you a simple question and be honest with me."
Namba just sat there in silence and finally, Shawn broke the silence with what he said next.
"Who were the agents that you ordered to bring in the Pokemon that you ordered captured?" asked Shawn and Namba, trying to protect Cassidy and Butch, turned his attention towards Jessie and James.
"Them!" he shouted, pointing at them. "Jessie Musashi and James Kojiro, those two bumbling agents with the talking Meowth!"
Well, that was completely out of left field. I knew that Jessie and James were really the ones who terrorized Ash and his friends, but for being accessories to mass Pokemon murders was something that was completely out of left field for the most part. In fact, when they returned to their cells that night, Jessie and James were completely dumbstruck by what had just happened and knew that they had to face the truth about their involvements. Yes, they did answer to Giovanni, but there were times where they answered to Namba and all the other scientists.
Later that day, Amanda was called into the prison at Jessie and James' request after we had adjourned for the day and sat down in front of Jessie and James with a glass screen separating them from each other.
"I appreciate you coming in on a moment's notice, Miss Aspirino," said James. "I guess we now have to take the stand tomorrow to defend ourselves."
"I also know that it is unorthodox of us to speak to you," added Jessie. "The prosecutor assigned to cross examine us."
But, Amanda had no hard feelings about them calling her in to meet with them. In fact, aside from them and Sabrina, they were the defendants that had the most sympathy and remorse for what they had done.
"Well, there is nothing unorthodox about this whole trial, you two," she replied. "You wanted to make a request of me or something."
"James and I would like to have someone else question us," explained Jessie. "There is nothing against you, but we both feel that in our eyes, Giovanni and the other defendants think that in their eyes, we are nothing more than traitors if we answer to the American prosecution."
"Do you think maybe it would be better if we had Miss Watson cross examine you?" suggested Amanda. "The British had been keeping an eye on you after all and you did play a role in providing the Pokemon that were used in the 9/11 Airline Bombings."
"We did," said Jessie. "Perhaps maybe now we can answer for what we have done and then maybe, just maybe, we can finally be at peace for our crimes."
Amanda smiled at this, knowing that Jessie and James wanted nothing more than to avoid the death penalty in this case. In fact, either way, all of the defendants were going to be found guilty of the deadliest terror attack in modern day world history. But, in their minds at least, the only way in their minds that they would be found not guilty of their crimes would be if they served prison terms. Then again, I had said it before and that I would say it again: we were going to win convictions, it would be the sentence that would decide the true fate and the reflection of the person involved…