Chapter 34: Jame’s Family Villa Castle

After being blasted off, Team Rocket found themselves in an unknown place. Now, the trio was resting under a large tree. They were resting because James's Chimecho was unexpectedly sick! "Hang in there, Chimecho! You'll be okay. It's all my fault... I didn't take good care of you..." Looking at Chimecho, weak and unwell, James was heartbroken. His sadness made Jessie and Meowth feel uncomfortable watching him. "No, I have to get Chimecho to a Pokémon Center! But we're deep in the mountains; there's no Pokémon Center here! Why now, of all times..." James carefully picked up his sick Chimecho, who looked pitiful. Suddenly, James's gaze fell on a grand mansion in the distance. "Could it be... one of my family's villas? That's right! The caretakers there are excellent at taking care of sick Pokémon! Chimecho is saved!" Without hesitation, James ran toward the distant villa with Chimecho in his arms. Jessie and Meowth, confused, could only follow him. Inside the mansion, James handed Chimecho over to the caretakers. Only then did he explain the situation to Jessie and Meowth. "I never expected James's family to have a property in the middle of these mountains! This place is so huge; I thought it was a castle, not a villa..." Meowth looked at James in surprise. "Yeah, James, I didn't know your family was so rich! And with such kind caretakers... You're so lucky," Jessie said, looking at James with envy. James then shared his childhood experiences with his two companions. At that moment, the door to the room opened, and someone entered. To their shock, it was Ash and his friends! "You little brats! Fancy running into you here... just perfect..." Jessie sneered. "Wait! Jessie, this is one of the caretakers' favorite places, and I won't let anyone cause trouble here. Let's call a truce with the twerps today. My Chimecho is sick, and I'm in no mood to fight..." James quickly stopped Jessie. As the two groups talked, they realized that May's Munchlax was also sick and being cared for by the villa's caretakers. But Ash suspected that once night fell, Jessie and Meowth would be unable to resist sneaking around to capture the Pokémon in the villa. And sure enough, as soon as Ash and his friends left, Jessie and Meowth exchanged a wicked grin. Later that night, May, unable to sleep due to worry about Munchlax, decided to check on her Pokémon. As she passed Ash's room, she noticed the door was open, and Ash wasn't inside. "Where did Ash go?" she wondered. Following her curiosity, May approached Munchlax's room, only to find Ash facing off against Jessie and Meowth. "Jessie, Meowth! James is your teammate! How could you betray him like this? It's disgraceful!" In the anime, Ash thinks that James isn't truly bad at heart; he joined Team Rocket to escape a stifling life and gain freedom, though his nature prevents him from ever fully embracing a life of wrongdoing. Jessie, on the other hand, is sometimes innocent but often exasperatingly hopeless! "Hmph! How could we be Team Rocket if we didn't do bad things? We're destined to be future high-ranking members! Seviper, give that twerp a good lesson!" "Seviper, hisss!" But Pikachu, who had been standing on Ash's shoulder, had already leaped down, sparks crackling on its cheeks as it glared at Seviper. "Pika~~Chuu!" "Aren't you ashamed, betraying your teammate like that? And Munchlax is May's dear companion! There's no way I'll let you get away with this. Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" "Seviper, dodge and use Poison Tail!" Jessie, refusing to back down, commanded Seviper to counter Pikachu's attack. Seviper narrowly avoided the Thunderbolt. "Full force, Pikachu! Use Iron Tail!" Poison Tail and Iron Tail clashed, but Poison Tail was no match! Pikachu's Iron Tail sent Seviper flying, crashing into Jessie and Meowth. Then Pikachu shocked them with another electric attack. Jessie and Meowth, covered in soot, fled in defeat. This Seviper from Team Rocket didn't yield any battle experience, possibly due to the large level difference or being defeated too many times! Ash shook his head and prepared to leave, but then he noticed May standing nearby, gazing at him with wide eyes. Suddenly, she stepped forward and hugged him! "Ash, thank you!" Had she not been worried about Munchlax, she wouldn't have known Ash had done this for her. "Pika? Pika!" Pikachu quickly turned its head, not wanting to see anything it shouldn't. -------------- T/N: Access 30 Chapters in Advance on my P@treon: [email protected]/PokePals