(Moro island)
Landing on the island in front of them team rocket took some time to rest their sore legs. As James was relaxing and whining about the twelve hours they had spent pedaling. Once rested James could be seen carrying the cage, Ash was inside curled up and sleeping although not peacefully, when James got the cage to the forest edge near the shore he started covering the cage with leaves and branches tying them in place with some vines growing around the place as a camouflage in case someone comes around they hopefully won't see the cage. As James was covering the cage he was staring transfixed on the very visible egg bump that was now near the middle of the female Arbok, they all thought could very well be a Ditto. As they worked, Meowth with a smile on his face was taking care of his egg using a clothe to wipe all the dirt off as well as shining it till it gleamed in the sun light. Happily sunning near the cage Arbok was watching the female snake that was gravid with his egg as he eyed the enlarging egg bump he let out a content hiss of pleasure as he relived the memory of his wild mating with the strange Pokemon that smelled vaguely familiar to him. Jessie had unloaded a sack of fruit from the sub handing some out to the males of the group, she made sure to 'accidentally' drop one near the cage but far enough that Ash couldn't reach it.
" Oops how clumsy of me, oh well if you want it you can get it yourself." Jessie said sneeringly, then walking away from the cage when she didn't see Ash even attempt to reach for it. Ash wasn't a fool no mater how she acted, she knew Jessie was just taunting her with the fruit but since Ash wasn't really a Pokemon she still had access to her other abilities, concentrating on bringing the fruit to her, Ash watched as the fruit started to glow softly before slowly lifting up and as slowly as possible so not to draw attention to herself, Ash brought the fruit to her cage but as it was about to slide through the bars Arbok snatched it away. Angered by the injustice of the action unknowingly she sent a large pulse of psychic power out flinging Arbok away with the fruit clutched in his jaws, Ash dully noted that Arbok had went sailing right into Jessie before she laid her head back down.
" Hey what was that for?" Jessie shouted as she turned around to see Arbok down on the ground with a fruit in his maw and swirls in his eyes.
" Charbbk. Charr charbok." Came Arbok's muffled reply in his dazed state.
" Meowth translate please." Jessie said looking to the happy cat.
" He said it was her. Jessie, Meowth." Meowth said. Looking confused as to how that could have been possible, shrugged his shoulder as he didn't care, he went back to shining his egg with a dopey smile on his face. As Jessie looked at the female Pokemon in the cage, Jessie wondered how she could have thrown Arbok in her state, she was weakened from the rough breeding right after being tiered out from laying an egg and Arbok wasn't light, so Jessie just couldn't understand how it was possible. Going down to pick up Arbok Jessie gently grabbed the sides of his hood tugging it apart till it was spread out as far as it would go then gave two jerks to either side stretching his face slightly both times, the action both removed the fruit in his mouth and snapped him out of the daze Arbok was in. Arbok rose from his prone position and slithered over to the cage.
" Charrbok char chrr charr bok?" Arbok said with a fierce look in his eyes demanding answers from Ash.
" Meowth what is he saying now he looks mad." James asked imploringly to the cat seeing the look in the male snake's eyes.
" He asked how she did dat." Meowth said wondering what she had done. Ash never answered as she was trying to go back to sleep. Ash was tiered and weak from the day before and she hadn't been able to eat in two of the three days team rocket had her. As Ash laid there James was looking at her intently inspecting a glint of color that shouldn't be there.
" Hey guys, look at the fancy collar this isn't a wild Pokemon." James said with a bit of enthusiasm as he noticed and pointed out the intricate metal collar around the female Arbok's neck.
" Hey your right, we finally stole someone's rare Pokemon the boss is gonna love this news. But can we get some more eggs first? Meowth." Meowth said giddily thinking of getting another chance at the female.
" Maybe but we should clear it first with the boss during our next scheduled check in tonight." Jessie said looking pensively at the caged Pokemon remembering a hazy memory of a boy and his Pikachu who always seemed to get in their way.
Grabbing and rattling the cage hard enough it moved slightly." Hey don't ignore us we are team rocket, your new owners now answer the question." Jessie said. Hissing in pain Ash only moved her head away. " Fine you don't want to talk, then I'll make you talk." She finished with an angry huff. Still hissing Ash turned to the door focusing on it bunching her muscles ready to lunge watching as the door slides to the side but before Ash could release her muscles and lunge for freedom an electrical prod was shoved up against her back, as Ash was being shocked she still tried moving for the door this just earned her another shock prod being shoved against her left side, hissing and withering in agony once again Ash could no longer concentrate on moving for the open door which Jessie was now standing in. Taking slow menacing steps Jessie cracked her knuckles on each hand before she reached the shiny Arbok, reaching out with rubber gloves on to protect her from the shock prods. Jessie grabbed Ash by the throat just bellow the collar.
" Now either you start talking or I'm going to show you how mean humans can be." Jessie growled, glaring into Ash's eyes who only closed her eyes. This of course was followed by a searing pain in her left cheek and then another imediatly after and then the blows started to travel down her body but staying clear of the egg before they started back up her body ending under Ash's right cheek before stopping. " Answer him or I'll do more." Raising her fist to start again she wasn't expecting the hiss and bite directed at her.
" Hey Meowth is it possible that hiss may have some kinda meaning?" James asked his friend with his eyes shut not seeing the flailing red head slamming the Pokemon biting her around the cage.
" Um yeah she said psychic just before latching onto Jessie. Oh man dat poor Pokemon, do you dink we should step in, before she harms the egg.
" Are you crazy I'm not going in there." James said looking in the cage like it would eat him if he even stepped close to it as he watched his female teammate as she beat the snot out of the Pokemon, attached to her had by its jaws and shivered. " Do you really want to get into the middle of that." He finished pointing to Jessie who was now coiled up with the Arbok rolling around hitting her wherever Jessie's fists could land.
" Yeah, I like my skin being on me to much. Meowth." Meowth said. It had been half a day since they arrived on the island and a good quarter of it the men watched Jessie beat the poor Arbok into unconsciousness by the time the snake had let go. Huffing as Jessie left the cage closing the door behind her, looking up she saw what appeared to be smoke rising but the smoke seemed to be moving.
" Shit we got to hide everything we're not alone on this island." Jessie said as she scrambled to get everything hidden, followed shortly by the males and in minutes there was no visible signs someone had been there and hiding behind the recamoflaged cage, before Arbok could get into a hiding place though a motorcycle pulled up close as the rider looked about the clearing she didn't pay much heed to the Arbok slithering away believing her sudden arrival had scared the Pokemon away. Bringing her walkie talkie she pressed down the button.
" Officer Jenny here no one seems to be on the east coast." Jenny said before putting her walkie talkie back in a carry case on the side of her bike just behind her seat before turning around and taking off at break neck speeds.
" Whew that was close we can't stay here." Jessie said as she watched the direction Jenny had sped away in.
" But Jess the Arbok should be close to laying the egg it may not be safe to move her right now." James said whining that it would be him carrying the heavy cage which was made heavier with the pregnant Pokemon.
"Fine we'll wait for her to drop the egg but then we leave and we find an uninhabited island afterwards." Jessie said feeling uneasy for some reason she couldn't explain. Sitting down they ate some of their fruit as they made preparations to leave as soon as the egg was laid. As the minutes stretched into hours a groaning hiss from the caged Ash drew team rocket's attention seeing the snake start to move, they also was in time to watch as the egg started a slow arduous journey down her body towards her exit. It took the next few hours as they watched with baited breath as the egg made its way down before exiting Ash's unconscious form.
" There come on I'll get the door Arbok you get your egg, then we will leave." Jessie said sliding the door open for her Pokemon to retrieve his egg as soon as Arbok was close enough he gently dislodged his lower jaw and carefully put the egg in his maw closing his around the egg so it wouldn't fall he made his way out just as quickly as he had come in, Jessie closing the cage behind him. Lifting the cage James started off for the submarine as Jessie jumped up onto the top of the Magikarp shaped sub opening the middle where the fin is, she jumped down into the sub, moments after a mechanical hand came from its mouth grabbing the cage and drawing it back into the submarine. As the trio left the island they never noticed as the skies started to turn dark with storm clouds. Sinking beneath the waves as an unnatural rain began to pour down making the water begin to churn and become choppy as the waves began to swell lapping at the shore.
(later at night)
Sitting in front of a computer Jessie waited to be patched through, with the cage positioned behind her so Giovanni could see the captive Pokemon they had. James was still pedaling with Meowth to keep the electricity flowing, as the connection was finally established something not helped by the raging strom that was blowing outside the sub even with them under the water the could tell it was bad as their visibility outside the sub was zero.
" Yes what is it. Can't you see i was getting ready to sleep." Giovanni said the scowl on his face a bit off set in his current attire of pinstriped button up pajamas with matching sleeping cap.