A/N: Sorry for taking so long to get this part up. I couldn't seem to get around to typing it up. I'd like to thank my reviewers! You guys are what keep me going! You're the stars!
And now, on with part 8!

'Thoughts are like this'

Ages: You should know them ^_^

Last time...

Butch stood in the middle of the room. "I guess I must have been hearing things" He turned to leave the room again.

Jessie sighed inwardly. She felt a vibrating feeling on her hip. She looked down to see one of her pokéballs wobbling. Her eyes widened. 'NOT NOW!' It was too late for her to do anything. The pokéball opened and out popped her Wobbuffet. It stood beside her and saluted her.

"Wobba, Wobbuffet" It said happily.

"Ohh no..."

"Who's here?"

"I knew there was someone in here!" Butch re-entered again for the third time and looked at the Wobbuffet. "Where did you come from?"

Wobbuffet, not knowing the situation they were in, pointed to Jessie behind the couch and smiled. "Wobba wobba"

Jessie cursed under her breath and, having no other choice, stood up and faced Butch. She put her hands on her hips and grinned at him. "Hello Buzz, bet you didn't expect to see me"

Butch growled. "The name's not Buzz! It's Butch!"

"Ohh I am sorry. My mistake. I thought of you more of a bug than a dog. Though you sound more like a sick frog" Jessie smirked.

"How dare you! You should be dead! Those Grunts said that they had finished you off in the woods!" Butch clenched his hands in fists and glared at Jessie who was remaining calm though all of this, which was getting on Butch's nerves.

"Well they were only protecting their own hides from the boss I suppose. You are all a bunch of Yes-men to that so called 'Great Rocket Leader'. None of you have any guts to stand up to him" She crossed her arms across her chest.

Wobbuffet stood next to its trainer and looked at Butch. Then it suddenly pointed and cried out in surprise "WOBBUFFET!"

Jessie rolled her eyes and sighed. "So you finally remember him. Too late for that you dope" Wobbuffet lowered its head in shame.

Butch looked around as if looking for something. "So where is that James guy you hang around with?" He was a little nervous, expecting a sneak attack to come from somewhere in the room.

Jessie frowned and lowered her gaze to the ground. Butch noticed this and grinned. "James is dead isn't he?"

Jessie shot a glare of anger at Butch and clenched one hand in a fist, biting back the tears threatening to escape from her eyes. "He isn't dead!" She knew she was lying to herself, she was just wishing that Butch would believe her. No such luck. His grin spread wider as he stepped towards Jessie.

Her heart began to beat faster and she took a step back. Butch kept advancing on her until her back was against the wall. Butch grabbed her shoulders in a strong grip and leaned in closer to her.

"You know Jessie, I've always liked you" He said while looking down and eyeing her body. He looked back to her face. "Cassidy is great and all, but she cares more for the Boss than for me. I want a woman with some spunk" He leaned his face closer to hers.

Jessie struggled under his grip trying to escape but she had nowhere to go. She turned her head away from him. "You mean she calls out the boss' name instead of yours when in bed right?"

Butch narrowed his eyes. "The boss only uses her for his own pleasure. She's convinced that he loves her. What a fool she is" He grabbed Jessie's chin and turned her back to face him. He pressed his lips against hers and closed his eyes.

Jessie felt her stomach twist and she felt as if she was going to throw up. She had to get away from him. Thinking fast she kicked her knee up and it connected with Butch's manly hood area.

He broke away from Jessie and stumbled back holding his area. He fell back and lay curled up on the floor, groaning in pain. Jessie tossed her hair and grinned down at him. She wiped her lips on her sleeve. "No wonder Cassidy doesn't like you. You're a horrible kisser" She looked behind her to see Wobbuffet standing here. "Thanks for your help" She said sarcastically and Wobbuffet smiled. It gave her a salute and cried "Wobbuffet" Jessie rolled her eyes and returned the Pokémon to its ball and clipped it onto her belt. She started to walk past Butch towards the door. She gave a slight gasp as a strong hold was placed around her ankle.

Butch stood up and grabbed her wrist roughly. "No body does that to me and gets away with it" He hissed into her ear. He pulled her arm up behind her back and held it there. Jessie cringed as a pain went up her arm.

"Let me go Butch!" She tried to kick him but he pulled at her arm and she was unable to do anything. There was an echo of high heels coming down the corridor and the door creaked open. Jessie's blond haired adversary entered the room and looked around.

"Butch what on earth are you doing in here?" Cassidy rounded the door and stopped. A grin spread across her twisted face at the sight of Jessie in Butch's grasp. "Well, well. So little Jessie still lives. How did you get in here?"

Jessie turned her head away and refused to talk to Cassidy. She gasped as Butch pulled at her arm again.

"I caught her in here snooping around. Her Wobbuffet gave her away by popping out of its ball. Should we take her to the boss?" Butch looked to Cassidy over Jessie's shoulder.

Cassidy rubbed her chin with her gloved hand and smiled. "Not only have we caught Jessie, but I bet she's that intruder that set our alarm systems off. Boss will be so pleased!" She clasped her hands together and grinned.

Butch nodded. "I hadn't thought of that. We should get a really large raise for this" He jerked Jessie's arm and made her stumble forward. "Come on you. Time for you to re-meet the boss" He pushed her out the door and started down the corridor. Cassidy walked beside Jessie grinning.

"So you thought you could stop us? HA! You were always pathetic but I didn't think you could stoop this low"

"At least I worked for the boss' respect and I didn't sleep with him for it" Jessie spat out at Cassidy who looked surprised.

"How did?"

"Ohh come on Cassie, you went around him with that stupid, goofy expression" Jessie gasped as Cassidy punched her into the stomach. Butch let her go and she fell to her knees and gasped for breath. Cassidy stood looming over her.

"He loves me! He does!" She yelled at Jessie. "He loves me and hates you!"

"Stop fooling yourself Cassidy" Jessie stood up and faced off with Cassidy. "You might have shown him affection, but when has he ever returned it to you?"

"He... when..." Cassidy drifted off and looked at the ground.

"He doesn't love you Cassidy, face the facts!"

"He does love me. You're just jealous!" Cassidy jumped at Jessie and swung out for a punch. Jessie saw it coming and ducked out of the way and delivered a blow to Cassidy's stomach. Cassidy fell over clutching her stomach and her face was skewed up with pain. She wasn't as strong as she made herself out to be. Butch came up behind Jessie and made a move to grab her. Jessie spun around and kicked him to the head, knocking him to the side.

"And as for you Butch, you can never have me" She kicked him into the side and he was down and out. Jessie looked around the corridor. It wouldn't be long until she would be found. She turned on her heels to run off when she saw a folder of papers lying on the ground beside Cassidy. She stooped down and picked them up. She was about to open the folder when she heard footsteps. She dashed down the corridor and kept running for a while. She found a small closet and slipped into it. She left the door slightly ajar and peered out. Four figures came sneaking down the hall in the shadows. She watched closely as they stepped into the light. She sighed with relief. It was Cara and the others. She pushed the door open and crept out. "Cara!" She called in a loud whisper.

Cara spun around and smiled when she saw Jessie. She ran over and gave her a big hug. "Ohh Jessie we were all so worried! When the radio cut out we were afraid that you had been caught!" She let Jessie go and stood back. Jessie tilted her head.

"You almost did get me caught! Cassidy and Butch found me. I got away though"

Cara's face fell. "Ohh we're sorry Jessie! We didn't know"

Ash stepped forward. "Where are they now?" Pikachu sat atop his trainer's head and perked his ears.

"They are only a short bit away. We'll have to get a move on. They are bound to inform Giovanni about me" Jessie frowned. She knew this would be hard but she was starting to feel tired already.

"Well then what are we waiting for? We have to get going before it's too late" Misty spoke up. "But where do we go now?" She looked around.

"Yeah. This place is so big we've already lost our way back to the door that we came in through" Brock said in his deep husky voice. He was keeping close to Cara and in every spare moment was gazing longingly at her. Cara hadn't noticed it much, but everyone else had.

Jessie took the folder out and looked at it. "This was locked in a file cabinet and Giovanni seemed quite keen on keeping it safe. Wonder what it is?"

"Just open it Jessie" Ash told her, sounding a little excited. Misty sighed and gave Ash a little bang on the head with her fist. "OW! What was that for?" Ash moaned while rubbing his head. Pikachu had jumped off before Misty had struck.

Misty shook her head. "This is serious Ash! Stop being so childish!"

"I'm not being childish! I was just wondering what was in the folder!" Ash and Misty stared at each other. Jessie and Cara exchanged amused glances.

"Hey lover birds. We've work to do" Cara stated with a grin. Ash and Misty both blushed and turned away from each other.

"Me like her? Are you joking?!" Ash crossed his arms and kept his back turned to Misty.

"For once I agree. Why would I like someone so childish anyway?"

Jessie smiled, remembering what James was like. He has his childish ways, but she liked them, most of the time anyway. She shook her head. "No, I have to stay focused" "Let's get moving. Standing here isn't getting anything done" Jessie turned and started down another corridor. Cara walked beside her with Ash, Misty and Brock behind.

Cara turned to Jessie. "So what's in that folder?" she questioned.

"I have no idea but I'm going to find out soon. But let's do what we came here to do first" Jessie pulled out her gun and grinned. "I'm going to show that Giovanni that you can't try to kill me and get away with it" They rounded a corner and started down a very well lit corridor. When they reached the end there was only one door with the nameplate of 'Giovanni, Team Rocket Leader' on it. The group stopped and looked at it. Jessie looked behind her. "You guys stay here. I'm taking him down on my own"

Ash stepped forwards. "Not without me you're not. I want to get Giovanni back for trying to capture my Pokémon all these years"

Jessie was going to object but Ash stood his ground. She gave in to him. "Alright, you Twerp can come, but the rest of you stay"

Ash scowled at Jessie. "Come on Jessie. I call you by your name, why can't you call my by mine?" He crossed his arms.

"I never really though about that. And I'm too busy to now" She smirked and faced the door. "Ready... Ash"

Ash smiled and stood next to her. "Yup. Pikachu?"

"Pikachu pikapi" Pikachu clenched a fist and nodded. Ash nodded and looked to Jessie.

"Okay, NOW!" They kicked to door open and dashed into the room.

"Ash no! Wait!" Misty made a move to run in after them but Brock grabbed her and held her back.

"Misty, there's no sense in all of us going in. If they need help we're here for them" He felt Misty relax under his grip so he let her go. She stood silently watching the door.

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Jessie and Ash stopped in the middle of the room armed with Jessie's gun and Pikachu's electricity. They looked at the desk with a large armchair turned to them.

"So Jessie, you still live" Giovanni turned his chair around and faced them. He had a smirk on his face as he looked at them. He looked at Ash. "So this is that boy that you were chasing all this time. What's his name again?" He opened a file that lay on the desk and looked it over. "Ahh yes. Ash Ketchum from Pallet town. You've made quite a name for yourself young man"

Ash narrowed his eyes and scowled at Giovanni. "At least it's for the right reasons I've made myself known. Your name doesn't bring anything but hate to someone when it's said" Pikachu growled from Ash's shoulder. Giovanni chuckled.

"But that's the kind of reaction I have been working towards. You should be proud to have Team Rocket take such interest in your Pokémon as to have them be chased for four years" Giovanni rested his elbows on the desk.

Jessie raised her gun and pointed it to Giovanni's head. "You're just stalling. Enough talk from you. Any last words?" Jessie readied the gun. Her finger just barely touched the trigger, ready to pull it back and to unleash the killing power from within.

Giovanni closed his eyes and nodded. "I do, just one. It is... NOW!" He yelled. A cage fell through a door in the ceiling and slammed down around Ash and Jessie.

Jessie pulled the trigger and there was a loud bang, followed by a clink sound. Jessie looked down and saw the bullet lying on the ground inside the cage. "What?"

Ash placed a hand on one of the bars and yelped. He pulled it away quickly and rubbed it. "There's some sort of field around it" Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder and charged up. He fired a Thunderbolt at the cage but it just fizzled out.

Giovanni laughed and stepped out from behind his desk. He walked over with his hands behind his back. "You can't get out of there so don't even try. The only way out is..." He paused. "Actually, I don't think I will tell you. Made that mistake before" He grinned and started towards the door. "Ohh and if you are looking for your friends for help, you won't be getting it. They've be caught and locked up. Soon the electricity in that cage will build up and you'll be in for quite a shock. Good day" He left and shut the door behind him after his Persian had exited.

"Now what do we do?" Ash frowned and picked up his Pikachu and patted his head.

"I don't know" Jessie sighed and lowered the gun. "I guess that we've failed and now we're going to die" She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked at Ash.

He smiled at her. "Don't worry Jessie, we'll get out of this somehow. Just don't give up"

"Thanks Twe- I mean, Ash" They smiled and then turned to the cage. The door behind them creaked open and somebody came in. They spun around and came face to face with a cloaked figure with a hood covering their face with shadows. When the person spotted them they seemed to pause as if surprised. Jessie looked the person over and noted the strong, athletic build of a young man.

"Who are you?" Ash questioned with Pikachu in his arms.

"I am..." The man took a hold of the side of his cloak and pulled at it. He wanted to do a dramatic unveiling of his identity but he goofed up. He was standing on one end of it and he pulled his feet from under himself. He landed with a thump and groaned, his face still covered.

Jessie smirked and crossed her arms. "Nice entrance" Ash chuckled with Pikachu as the man stood up. The cloak fell off and Jessie gasped. Ash looked over and his jaw dropped.

"J...James?!"

So how was that one? It wasn't my best but it's not too bad ^_^ I hope... So, how about maybe, three or four reviews to continue? Thankies ^_^ Till next time!

~Ashla~