Mistress Rohata With Fresh Orders...

"Jessy, is it just me or did that plan actually go RIGHT?" James asked, and they both stopped in shock.

"You know, I think it DID?" Jessy said, suddenly worried.

"I've been telling you two we should quit chasing that Pikachu and get back to our strong suits for more than a year." Nyarth commented from where he was re-counting the money they had left from the operating budget for this caper, knowing full well that as soon as Mistress Rohata showed up the this little surplus went straight back into the team's accounts to take a chip out of the massive amount of debt they carried with the Boss.

"Shut up Nyarth, no one asked YOU!" Jessy and James both snapped, sick to **** of the mouthy little cat that had been their third wheel since Boss Giovanni "Made" them four years ago.

"I was assigned to you to represent the Boss and the rest of the team, when did you two forget that?" Neyarth kevetched quietly.

"About the time the Boss started having that Pursian sitting around his office..." James sneered.

"FFFIT!" Neyarth hissed, forcibly reminded the Boss had replaced him when THESE two chuckleheads had begun to screw up, repeatedly.

"Are you quite done fighting among yourselves?" Ai Rohata demanded from the doorway.

"Yes mam!" All three exclaimed, jumping to attention.

"Good. You all remember your visit to the Pokemon Academy, up in the mountains near Cyiba City?"

"Yes." The trio winced.

"Well, in spite of the rumors to the contrary, it's still there, still open, and still filled with the children of rich families who want to become Pokemon trainers but their parents won't let them wander around the countryside and risk having them kidnapped. They've beefed up security since you dropped in last time, but with a small crew and your talent for impersonating government officials you can penetrate the perimeter and use the new 'Abduction Balls' to kidnap the following targets," Ai handed over a list.

"We will hold them for ransom, and the school will pay it quite readily to keep the matter quiet. If you pull this off without any big screwups your cut of the take should not only knock out your debts to the Boss and the rest of the team, but leave you a nice bit to live on while the heat dies down. It also will prove Master Giovanni's theory that the past three years have been an aberration caused by what he calls 'The Tagonists Principal', whatever that means."

"Who're we working with and what's the cover?" Jessy asked, hungry for a chance to redeem herself to the Boss and the team.

"Got all the details right here," Ai declared, handing over a Dossier...