The Road to our Destiny

Chapter 57

For the last couple of days, Giovanni has kept himself hidden in his office. He's been racking his brain, trying to remember what he has forgotten. Hour after hour, he has stayed on his desk and glared at the wall with his hands together and close to his mouth. He doesn't eat much, and he barely sleeps. Persian lies next to him and stares at the man worriedly. Every now and then, it would nudge Giovanni's side, only for its master to rebuke it harshly. The classy cat Pokemon is deeply distraught by the way its owner has been acting more surly than normal without knowing why.

Suddenly, there is a knock on the door, and Giovanni's eyes turn to it to see Matori, Dr. Zager, and Agent Basker enter the room before Giovanni could say a word.

"What are you three doing entering without permission?" Giovanni growls venomously. "Dr. Zager, your and your people are to stay in your lab until called for."

"We are aware of that, sir," Dr. Zager says, ignoring his boss's demeanor. "But Agent Basker has some crucial information."

"Unless it has to do with us not remembering anything, I could care less what Trent has for me," Giovanni says carelessly.

"Trust me, sir," Agent Basker says, ignoring that his boss referred to him by his old name. "What happened to our memories is only a fraction of what you need to know."

"It's true, sir," Matori says, stepping in. "I've seen what he has to show myself. I swear on my position here in Team Rocket, it is important that you look into this."

Giovanni raises an eyebrow at his assistant. She had never been known to vouch for anybody much be willing to risk her job. He glares at her to make sure there is no hint of her lying for a moment before he sighs.

"Very well, but you better be true to your word," he says.

"Believe me, she is," Agent Basker says bluntly before he takes out a cord attached to his robotic arm and plugs it into Giovanni's computer. "This first video took place several months ago. Apparently, around this time, Team Flare was disbanded, and Lysandre was killed during his attempt to destroy the world."

Giovanni smirks, amused before he says, "I definitely don't recall something like that, but it figures that fool Lysandre would eventually destroy himself."

Agent Basker nods in agreement before he presses a few buttons on his arm, and a holographic image appears. The video is shown from Agent Basker's point of view, and he is walking to Giovanni's office with Dr. Zager. Matori sends them in, and they enter to see Giovanni sitting on his desk with an evil look of bliss on his face.

"Sir!" The Basker and Zager on the video shout as they salute.

"At ease, gentlemen," The Giovanni on the screen says calmly with a grin. "By now, you two have heard of how our team in the Kalos region has vanquished Team Flare?"

"Yes, sir," Dr. Zager replies with a hint of confusion in his voice. "But are you sure it really was Jessie, James, and Meowth who took down Lysandre?"

"I am," Giovanni answers, confidently. "And now that all of our rival organizations are gone, that makes Team Rocket the only one standing as it should have been from the beginning."

"Yes, sir," Agent Basker says with a nod. "Does that mean you have a plan to further our cause for world domination."

Giovanni's grin grows, and he says, "Yes, I do. In fact, there is a recent development reported by our agents in the archeologist community that might give us exactly what we need to control every single Pokemon and rule the world in one swift stroke."