"I don't know if you understand." James protested. "Giovanni took her!!! He has her and meowth!!! He has everything, and I'm worried that he may have taken Jessie, too!!!" "It just wouldn't make sense..." Clemont commented, adjusting his glasses. "After all that has happened, I would think Giovanni would be more concerned with finding Zygarde." "He's got a point." Serena pointed out, obviously skeptical of whether James was telling the truth or not. "What would Giovanni want with a little girl if he could be on the hunt for Zygarde?" "That's the thing..." James said, his head hung low as he refused to face the heroes. "We broke the Team Rocket code of conduct. We kept her a secret. When you break the code, Giovanni boots you from the team..." he finally looked Ash and the others in the eye. "And takes all that he sees as his." (Note that this story takes place a bit after the events of xyz, kinda in an au where Serena didn't leave, and our heroes continued exploring the Kalos region together. Also, I don't own Pokémon, Nintendo does. I also don't own the cover art or any other photos in the story. The only characters that belong to me are Ellie, Jesper, and Kylie. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy the story!!!)