"WHAT!" The Team Rocket members shrieked. Amber rolled her eyes impatiently. Hopefully they wouldn’t act like this when she was with them, improving, if she dare say.

"Amber is your new mission," Giovanni repeated, grinning. It was not a forced smile. Amber could tell he enjoyed this.

"We are Pokemon thieves, not babysitters!" Jesse insisted. James and Meowth nodded in agreement.

"Like I’m happy being stuck with you l..ot," She teetered on the verge of saying losers and then turned to her father, "Daddy! Can’t I go with those other two? Butch and Cassidy? They’re cool!"

Jesse turned red with anger, her face matching her hair now. James and Meowth pulled her back, whispering, "Calm down Jesse!"

Giovanni smiled at Amber, "Amber, I said we’d start off small. And this," he waved a hand over to the three, one of which was struggling, "is as small as you can get!"

Jesse growled with rage, but Amber knew when she was going to lose a fight, though it was a rare occasion. She bowed to her father, "Yes Daddy."

She turned around, then stopped, motioning for James and Jesse to lead the way. A small smile crossed her face, "Maybe Daddy, and can make them a little bigger." She turned to face him fully again, "After all Daddy, I am supposed to be a true Rocket!"

Giovanni grinned and waved them out. Jesse stomped ahead, James wandering after her. Meowth stood by Amber’s side as they exited the building.

"Do you really think I’m cute?" He asked, looking up hopefully.

Amber laughed, "You know, my dad said I would get a Meowth if I helped out with this team. I guess that means you." She put a hand on his head and stroked it softly, as she had often with he father’s Persian, "And you are pretty cool. Being a TALKING Meowth and all. I’m surprised my Daddy hasn’t bought you off of Jesse and James over here."

"Nah. I’m his number one thieving Pokemon! No need to sell me!" He held his head up high, and Amber stifled a laugh. Yeah, right.

Jesse turned around abruptly, knocking James out of her way and she stormed out to tower over Amber.

"Look kid, if you’re going to be a part of our team, you’re going to have dress like it!" She grabbed her arm, just as Daddy did the night before, and Amber knocked it away.

"Don’t touch me like that! I’m Daddy’s little angel," she hissed, telling a little white lie, "Treat me like dirt and I’ll make sure your lives go horribly, horribly wrong."

Jesse turned pale, her face going back to its normal color. Then turned away and lead them into a clothing store.

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Amber stepped out of Rocket Wear two hours later, wearing pair of black flared jeans and a white belly shirt. Jesse had even pushed her into a pair of white sandals. A large "R" was printed on the shirt.

Amber pushed her hair out of her face and glares at Jesse, then whines, "I do NOT like this outfit! It is sooo not me!"

Jesse glowered at her, "Deal with it, kid. If we’re stuck with you, then you must at least have some fashion sense."

Amber glowered back, James and Meowth backing away, then smiled, "DLA."

Jesse’s look of hatred turned to confusion, "DLA?"

"Daddy’s Little Angel," Amber replied and walked away, kicking up dirt on Jesse, who turned red with fury.

Amber led the way down the street, the other three talking in low voices behind her. She stopped and they crashed into her.

She turned around, "What Pokemon should I get for you guys first? Make it worth something, something I can’t just give to Daddy from my own collection."

Jesse smiled sweetly. How could this CHILD catch Pikachu when she and James had failed so many times.

"Ah!" She grabbed Amber and spun her around, turning her to face Ash Ketchum, and the former gym leaders Misty and Brock, who were walking down the street. On Ash’s shoulder was a Pikachu, who was looking around attentively.

"What? That Pikachu?" She asked, turning around, "Is it worth it?"

James and Meowth nodded eagerly and Jesse still smiled as sweetly as before as she said yes.

Amber looked at it, "We’ll see if it’s worth it!" She threw a Pokeball out in front of the trio, the pushed Team Rocket and herself down an alley.

The Pokeball opened up and after a bright flash of light, a Pikachu was standing in front of them.

Ash looked down at it, "Uh…okay."

The Pikachu smiled up at them, then gave her best Thunderbolt. She chuckled as they were jolted with electricity.

"All right Pikachu! Show this Pikachu a Thunderbolt!" Ash said, as the Pikachu jumped off his shoulder.

Pikachu crouched down on the ground, "PIKA!" A Thunderbolt escaped for him and it was the girl Pikachu who was jumping up in the air.

She fell to the ground and glared at him. Turning on her tail, she started to leave, then turned back to deliver a last Quick Attack. She then bolted down an alley and seemingly disappeared.

Ash picked up Pikachu, who was brimming with anger and energy. Brock examined him, "Hm…not even a scratch! And that was one powerful electric attack she used on us."

Ash laughed and hugged Pikachu, "Looks like your stronger than I thought."

Down the street Amber nodded, "Yeah…"

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Amber nodded to Team Rocket, "Probably as strong as her. They didn’t seem to inflict that much damage on each other, and that Pikachu’s a Hall of Famer!" The Pikachu appeared next to her suddenly, "Pika!" She hopped into another Pokeball, which Amber put in her shirt.

"Daddy said I had to learn from you. Better go and show me how." She shoved them out of the alley, and watched as they ran down the street.

They looked around and Jesse pointed to something, oh, someone. Yes, Amber could now see the makings of Ash and his friends down the street. Jesse and James ran after them, Meowth not far behind. She followed quickly in the shadows.

Now the street was clear. It was getting dark and the shopping hours were ending. She hovered in the alley, peeking out to see what was going on.

Jesse and James were standing back to back, reciting something. And right in front of was Ash and Pikachu. Her eyes widened. Were they stupid? This was such an easy assignment and they were blowing it already.

She rushed out there, then rushed back, realizing she couldn’t go out there with a big R stamped on her shirt. She reached up and found a clothesline above her head, and pulled off a sweater. She pulled it over her head and ran out there.

"Jesse!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket…" Jesse trailed off as Amber suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Blasting off to a not so great start! Stop right now before our mission falls apart!" She hissed, then dropped a smoke bomb on the ground, "I’ll show you how it’s done!"

As the smoke exploded around them, she pushed them away, down the alley they had just come. She heard Ash send out a Noctowl who flapped away the smoke. Turning on her heel she turned to face them.

"Hello. I’m Amber!"

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