Paraded Through the Forest

"Meowth, look what's that?"

James suddenly pointed ahead and said...

Meow? Let me see?

Meowth narrowed its eyes, then suddenly took a step back in fright. "Watch out, Jessie, James, they seem to be moving, meow."

"Hey, Jessie, Meowth's just go around that."

James glanced at the dark jungle and prepared to retreat.

Snap!

Jessie immediately nudged James, saying, "What if it's some rare Pokémon? Let's catch it first!"

"A rare Pokémon!"

James suddenly became incredibly excited, as if he'd been injected with adrenaline. "A promotion and a raise?!"

"Meow!"

Meowth's eyes were shining, as if it could already see itself ousting that damned Persian and becoming Team Rocket's number one cat again.

The two humans and the cat exchanged a glance, then stealthily moved towards the dark figure ahead.

"This is?"

James quickly hid behind a tree, peered out, and spotted a convulsing figure covered in blood. "Raticate??"

He recognized the pitiful Raticate by its prominent front teeth; it was a sight too gruesome to behold.

"Raticate?! What's so interesting about that Pokémon?"

Jessie then emerged from James's figure. "But the color is a little different, could it be?!"

She became excited, "Could it be a rare Raticate that has never been seen before!"

"It's not a cat."

Meowth dipped its paw into the red liquid on Raticate's body, smelled it, then licked it, and finally spat it out. "This is the juice of Cheri Berry, meow."

It quickly wiped its paws, "So hot, so pitiful, so vicious."

"Cheri Berry?"

"Cheri Berry!"

Jessie and James exchanged a glance, feeling a chill run down their spines. When they were trying to catch Pikachu, they often got injured, sometimes even being knocked away. Once, they even crashed directly into Cheri Berry.

Then, when the wound came into contact with Cheri Berry juice, the pain was something I'll never forget.

The Raticate in front of me was almost entirely covered in Cheri Berry juice; it was terrifying.

"Jessie, Meowth, let's retreat first."

James looked around and felt a chill run down his spine. It was terrifying. The person who could conceive of such torture was terrifying; he was a demon. No, even demons were not as terrifying as him.

"Hey!"

Jessie immediately took a step back.

Bang.

She tripped over something and fell flat on her backside. "Ouch! Who did that?! So inconsiderate, littering like Ground-type!"

"Musashi, Jessie..."

James suddenly pointed at his feet, his voice trembling.

"A corpse!! Meow!!"

Meowth heartlessly left the two of them behind and ran off.

"Meowth, wait for me!"

James tried to run, but after two steps he collapsed to the Ground-type, crying out, "Ah! A Ghost type!!"

He struggled violently, only to find that his legs were being held by a pair of bloody hands.

"Wait, James, doesn't this hair look familiar?"

Jessie had already picked up a Rock Head, ready to fight the demon hand-to-hand at any moment, but then she realized that the "corpse" under her feet seemed somewhat familiar, mainly because its Orange-Yellow hair was particularly memorable to her.

"Raticate, with Orange-Yellow hair, could it be..."

James stared wide-eyed at the pitiful face before him, "Mistress... wait, mistress what was it again?"

"Butch!!!"

A weak yet resolute voice rang out.

"Since the mistress... what was it again? Never mind, since he's here, then you are... Cassidy?!"

Jessie was overjoyed. "Hehehe, Cassidy, you've finally met your match! Meowth, Meowth! Quick, grab the camera, fast!!"

It's worth noting that she and Cassidy have always been bitter rivals, so it's rare to see her nemesis in such a sorry state.

"This feels amazing!!"

Jessie looked completely blissful, feeling as satisfied as if he had eaten ten servings of Instant Ramen.

"Jessie!"

Cassidy humiliated and furious; he had truly lost face completely this time.

First, he was knocked to the ground by a mysterious person, and then he has been tormented by a group of wild Pokémon ever since.

She thought of some of the figures and felt a chill run down her spine.

She quickly exchanged a glance with Butch, and they nodded to each other.

This matter must absolutely not be revealed to anyone. If people knew that they had been dealt with like this by three Sentret, fluffy Venonat, and Spearow, it would be incredibly embarrassing.

But those Sentret... Cassidy a chill run down her spine. She never wanted to see them again; they were too terrifying.

"Meow, we don't have a camera. Didn't you sell it to get your hair done last time?"

Meowth appeared out of nowhere and waved helplessly.

"Hateful..."

Jessie bit her white Team Rocket; this was a rare opportunity.

"What's wrong with you two, mistress?!"

James looked at the two figures at his feet, whose human forms were no longer recognizable.

Its entire body was covered in various colors; had it been pelted with eggs—oh no, had it been paraded through the woods with Berry smashed on it?!

"..."

Butch was silent for a moment. How should he answer?!

This is crucial. Even though the other person is an idiot, idiots still have intelligence. Making up a random lie won't work.

"Hmph, Jessie, James, don't you two want to earn some merit anymore?!"

Cassidy's eyes lit up, and he immediately came up with a plan. "We've been commissioned by Professor. Dr. Namba to complete a secret mission. If we succeed..."

She deliberately omitted the second half of the sentence, leaving Jessie and the other two to imagine.

Hmph, hmph, knowing these three as she does, there's absolutely no problem; they'll definitely take the bait.

Although their mission has certainly failed, finding Heart Scale in the lake is better than not getting the Luvdisc at all.

And there are three free laborers here.

"Meow, really meow!"

Meowth got excited first.

"A covert mission!"

James also got excited.

"Are you telling the truth, Cassidy?"

Jessie asked a question.

"Get us both out of here first."

Cassidy was overjoyed; he had taken the bait.

"Good!"

James immediately stood up, his eyes gleaming with enthusiasm, "Jessie, Meowth!"

"Oh!"

Jessie immediately took action and began to rescue Cassidy and the other man.

"Meow..."

Meowth looked at the sticky Raticate, then shook its paw in disgust. "Ugh, Meow, what bad luck."

It sighed, waved its hand in a human-like manner, then grabbed Raticate's tail and followed behind Jessie and the other person.

Whether the Raticate will bump its head on the road is none of its concern.

"It's so heavy, meow."

Meowth complained, "This Raticate eats way too much! It doesn't know anything about saving food."

He ate so much, he deserved to be beaten.

Meowth touched its own flat, sunken belly, feeling a mix of envy, jealousy, and resentment.