�What do you want with me?� As she was tying him up, Ash tried to kick her but missed. She bent down and petted him on the head while she had her other hand on his neck giving him a neck rub. He shivered as she touched him. �Don�t touch me!� Jessie didn�t take her hands off and continued talking. �You�ll find out soon enough what I want with you. I don�t think you�d understand even if I told you. You�re too stupid and you know it!� He started yelling at her to defend himself but she smacked him across the face so hard that he was knocked back and hit his head on a post. Seeing Ash unconscious started to worry her but then he started to open his eyes and she laughed some more. �What�s going on? Where am I?� Jessie thought he was just playing a game with her but the next question frightened her even more. �Who am I?� She laughed and thought to herself. �Amnesia, I could use this to my advantage.� She looked down at Ash who was crying like a baby. �Don�t you remember? You�re my son!� Ash was staring into space, trying to remember but couldn�t. �Why am I tied up?� Jessie knelt down and started to rub his neck, gently. �You�re my servant. I always keep you tied up, you know that.� This time he didn�t complain when she touched him. Jessie could see that he was taking in what she was telling him. �But why did you make me your servant if I�m your son?� She bent her head down and whispered in his ear. �You know I�m very demanding and you�re the one who told me that you wanted this.� Ash stared at her while she did this to him, not really understanding what was going on. �You fell and hit your head when you were helping me so you have amnesia. I�m just helping like any mother would do.� Jessie smiled evilly as he believed every word she told him. �What�s my name?� She laughed as he asked her that. �You�re name is Ash but I usually just call you my pet.� She untied him and put a chain on him. �Come!� She pulled on the chain and made him follow her.
Jessie decided to go on a nature hike but then she noticed the twerps� friends in a clearing having a picnic. With an evil smile on her face, she went up to them. �Well hello. I see you�re having a day off too!� Misty looked up and when she saw Ash chained to Jessie, she ran to save him. �Ash! Oh my god! What did she do?� He looked up to her, clueless. �Who are you?� Misty could tell right away what happened and she tried to punch Jessie in the face. �Not so fast!� Jessie took out a gun and pointed it to her head. �Leave my son alone!� Misty was shaking in fear, knowing what Jessie must have done to him. �You let him go!� Jessie laughed. �Now, why would I do that?� She pulled on the chain so hard that it choked Ash then she flung him against a tree and he hit his head again. �Ash, are you alright?� Misty ran up to him crying. �What�s going on? Misty, why are you crying?� Jessie had fear in her eyes as she heard him speak. �So you got you�re memory back. I�m still taking you, now come!� Ash sat there refusing to go with her so she went up to grab his arm. �Let him go!� Brock was trying to pull her off but then noticed Ash starting to shake as soon as Jessie put her hands on him. �What�s wrong with him? Call an ambulance!� Misty was freaking out. Jessie watched as he was shaking and gave him some good kicks. �It�s just a seizure.� She was laughing as she bolted past Misty and Brock. �See you later!� Jessie hopped into the Meowth balloon with Ash in her arms and saw that he had stopped shaking. While she held him, he started to whimper. �What�s wrong? Don�t like me touching you or is it because you�re in pain?� He wouldn�t stop whimpering as long as she held him. Jessie felt his head to see if there was a bump or if it was hot. �Surprising. It didn�t affect you at all.� Ash didn�t respond when she touched the spot where he was hit. �Get you�re hands off me!� Now she knew the reason why he was whimpering. Jessie grabbed his head and made him look at her in the eyes. �Why does it bother you so much when I touch you?� Ash closed his eyes tightly, refusing to look at her. �I know how much you hate me, that�s why! That seizure wasn�t because I hurt my head, it was because of how scared I am when you touch me!� Jessie threw him down. �Stay!� She held on to the chain so he wouldn�t get away. When she landed the balloon, Ash refused to get out so she dragged him out. �Get in there!� Jessie shoved him into a cage and locked the door. �You will serve me!� Ash gritted his teeth. �I�d rather die!� He emphasized on the word �die.� She just stood there, looking at the pain in his eyes. �Well, then I�ll have to make sure you suffer for the rest of you�re life!� She left Ash crying in the dark as she shut the door and turned out the lights.
Ash woke up the next morning to find Jessie in the cage with him. She had her hands all over him. �Stop touching me!� Jessie waved a finger in his face. �Don�t talk to your elders like that.� He tried to get up but he noticed that she had him tied down. �You don�t have to be afraid. Just give in to me and tell me that you surrender.� Ash cried for two hours, as she wouldn�t stop touching him. �You�ll never get me to serve you!� Jessie saw how persistent he was. �You always have this spark in your eyes, a glimmer of hope, the willingness to never give in.� She stood up with a face that would have even scared Giovanni. �I will get rid of that spark in your eyes if it�s the last thing I do! I�ll have my revenge!� Ash started to whimper again but all it did was make her laugh. �You know that gives me so much pleasure!� Jessie looked like a monster to him right now. �Why do you hate me so much? Is it because I got in your way all the time?� She knelt down and looked him in the eyes. �I don�t hate you.� Ash squirmed as she touched his face. �If you don�t hate me then why are you hurting me so much? Just let me go! I�m begging you to!� Jessie stared into his eyes and her face softened. �Did I really do that much damage to you?� He looked at her with a hate stronger than she�d ever seen. �You have no idea how much you�ve hurt me!� Without noticing, she started to slowly untie him. Ash stood up, noticing that she left the cage door opened and ran to the door. Jessie sat there watching every move he made. �The door�s locked. I�m afraid you�re stuck with me!� He angrily walked up to her. �Unlock it!� She smirked. �Sorry but I don�t have the key and it�s locked from the outside!� Ash shoved her over, still full of hatred towards her. �You mean you locked me in here with you?� Jessie laughed and nodded. �There is another way out but you can�t access it. On the other hand, I can with a psychic pokemon. I caught an abra earlier today so I could teleport out of here!� Jessie got up and went to the kitchen. She came back with a sandwich and teased Ash. He looked away and closed his eyes, trying not to let his hunger get to him. Jessie pointed to the fridge. �Go get whatever you want. Just clean up after you�re done.� Unused to such kindness from her, he questioned it. �What will happen if I do?� Right after he asked her that, Jessie got furious. �I can read you like a book. You think I poisoned it, don�t you? Wrong! I�m not that bad. Any other time, I would have refused to let you eat but I can hear your stomach growling and it�s annoying me!� Ash was a little insecure about it but he was too hungry. �I�m sorry.� He started heading for the fridge when Jessie threw a chocolate bar at him. It hit him in the head and he looked back at her. �It�s ok. Take it!� Ash made a sandwich and came back to sit down with her. �I know I�ve been cruel to you but you know how I am.� He looked at her while he spoke this time. �You�re a control freak and it�s obvious!� Ash noticed the evil look in her eyes and turned away. �I want to control you so badly and make you my servant!� He looked down while he spoke. �No.� Jessie got up and walked over to him, angrily. �What was that? No one has ever had the courage to stand up to me like that after I�ve done this much!� Ash was about to run away. �You�ve got guts! I like that.� He looked at her in surprise. �So you�ll let me go?� Jessie refused. �I told you I want you to serve me!� Ash was still sitting down so she held him down. Jessie noticed that he was starting to give into her. He wasn�t trying to get up but instead he was letting her push him down. �You like that or something?� Ash stayed there and looked into her eyes. �Sort of. But I want to know why me?� She laughed at him. �We�re worst enemies, why else?� Jessie had him held lying down now and she was still holding him. �You�re not even trying to fight back! I thought you said you�d never give in?� Ash was looking at her when he talked now. �Do you really want me to serve you or are you just playing around with me like this? You know I�d screw everything up if I served you.� Jessie started to tie him back up and he still didn�t fight back. �You know you�re right. I�m surprised you figured it out!� He calmed down after she said that. �Just don�t hurt me if you�re going to do this to me, ok?� She was laughing evilly again while she hovered over him but he just stayed there and let her. �So you are giving into me?� Ash smirked at her. �Yeah, I guess. Just don�t get violent with me.� Jessie was laughing her head off by now. �You believed me when I told you I wouldn�t hurt you?� It took a lot out of him to let her do this. �You�re just trying to scare me and I�m not falling for it.� Jessie sat down next to him as he talked. �Can�t you untie me? I really hate it.� She started untying him. �You�re pretty pathetic if you start to complain in just a few minutes.� Ash quickly sat up. �I can�t stand being restricted. I know that�s why you�re doing this to me.� Jessie was able to look at him in the eyes now without him turning away. �Tell me the truth. Did you seriously like that?� He took a minute to think. �I know it sounds weird but I did.� Jessie was rubbing his neck again. �I�m going to ask you a question and I want you to be honest with me. Do you have a crush on me?� Ash was overthrown by her question but she saw that he was blushing. He was as red as a beet. �Alright! You got me! I do have a crush on you!� Jessie kissed his cheek softly. �Why? Do you like my controlling personality?� She made him lie down on his stomach. �Yeah.� Jessie started to give him a massage on his back. �I always thought you liked James, though?� She nodded. �But I really like playing around with you. It�s a little different with you than with James.� Ash felt more relaxed now. �It�s the same here with me and Misty.� Ash was putting his shirt back on. �Why don�t you come here for supper tomorrow?� Jessie was trying to be a little friendlier with him now. �Wouldn�t it cause a huge riot if people found out that we were friends? Misty and Brock would freak!� Jessie thought about it for a while. �Same here. James wouldn�t understand either. Could you just imagine if everyone found out that you were friends with a Team Rocket member?� Ash agreed with her. �Let�s just keep it between us, ok?� Jessie nodded and released Abra. �Teleport us outside.� He saw his friends coming down the road just as they got outside. �Just play along, ok?� Jessie pretended she was fighting with him. �Ash, come on! Let�s go!� Misty called to him. �He shoved Jessie down but without hurting her. �Great!� Ash started running with his friends right behind. They could hear Jessie yelling but kept on going.
�Ash, are you ok? You haven�t said a word since we got back.� Misty constantly worried about him lately. �I�m fine, really. I�m just tired, that�s all.� They all went to sleep early that night from the long day. �Hey, brat! Wake up!� Ash heard Jessie whispering to him and it was three O�clock in the morning. �What are you doing here? What if they wake up?� She handed him a palm pilot. �Just a little gift. Don�t worry about the Internet costs. I�ll pay those.� Ash saw Misty move. �I�ll see you tomorrow night and I�ll email you.� She took off just as fast as she came.
It was breakfast time when Misty woke Ash up. He was extremely tired but hid it. �Why don�t we take a full day to train? We could all use it.� After breakfast, they set off into the forest to find some wild pokemon. Shortly after, Ash checked his email. �You�ve got mail!� Misty heard the noise and she turned around. �What�s that in your hands?� She came closer. �I was checking my email.� Misty looked at the PDA. �When did you get a palm pilot?� Ash shrugged. �I just thought I�d need one so I got one back in the last town.� Misty was surprised but went back searching for more pokemon. Ash was on and instant messenger talking to Jessie, who was acting just as weird as usual. �Why don�t you come here now instead and let me tie you up? You told me how much you liked it.� He rolled his eyes as he read this. �Don�t let it go to you�re head! I�m taking some time to train but what time do you want me to come over?� Jessie sent a picture of her that she altered. The picture was of her but there were devil-like horns on the head. �Is four O�clock ok?� It was obvious why she wanted him there earlier. �I�ll be there.� Brock noticed that Ash was falling behind. �Pick up the pace!� Ash ran to catch up to his friends, who already managed to catch a pokemon each. Ash met up with several trainers for battles and he won them all with only one pokemon. At three O�clock, he was a bit worried so he messaged Jessie. �How do you expect me to go out for supper without Misty and Brock suspecting something? And where�s James?� Jessie quickly responded. �Well, I told James and he�s perfectly fine with it. He won�t tell anyone.� Ash was happy that he didn�t have to hide from James. �Don�t tell them where you�re going. Just leave! If they ask, just answer them rudely by saying �somewhere� and walk out!� Ash wasn�t about to blow off his friends like that. �Jessie!� She knew how sensitive he was so she decided to help. �Geez! I�ll come get you but when I�m there with James, I�ll pretend to steal pikachu. Just play along and pretend we won!� He didn�t like the idea but went along with it. �Ok!�
When Jessie and James showed up, it was exactly four O�clock. They started to recite their motto and snatched pikachu with a net. �Chikorita, go! Vinewhip!� The vines were too short to reach the balloon and they got away with pikachu. �I�m going after them! Stay here, I�ll be fine.� Ash ran after the balloon and noticed they weren�t landing. Jessie was looking at him on top of it. �Get some exercise! It�s good for you.� He ended up running all the way there. �Here�s your rat!� Ash tried to hit her for being so rude but she ducked. �Supper�s ready. I put it on before I left.� He followed them into the house. Ash was about to go sit down but Jessie pushed him into the kitchen. �You can serve yourself.� Pikachu was looking at Ash in disbelief. �Pika?� Ash explained and tried to calm him down. �There�s pokemon food in the cupboards.� Jessie pointed to it and Ash went to grab some for pikachu. �Here buddy.� Pikachu was a bit worried but ate anyways. Once they were at the table, Ash ate like a pig and finished his supper in five minutes. He looked up to see James staring at him and Jessie. �I thought Jessie was the only one who ate that fast!� They both laughed at each other but then Jessie started acting weird again. She had abra hidden under the table and motioned it to teleport her behind Ash who had no idea of it. She returned it before doing anything else. Jessie shoved Ash off the chair and he landed on the floor. �That hurt!� She was laughing. �Scared you, didn�t I?� He was getting up but she held him down. �So do you think that picture I sent you portrayed me perfectly?� Ash looked at her and then thought of the horns. �If you were trying to say that you�re a devil than yes.� She smiled evilly again. �Do you like it when I smile like that?� He quietly nodded, which Jessie expected from him. She started to press on him as she held him down. �Watch it! That�s starting to hurt.� Jessie saw that he was serious so she loosened her grip on him. �I like it when you don�t fight back.� Ash stayed still until she put her hands on his lower abdomen. He started whimpering as soon as she touched him there. �Why are you so scared? Calm down.� He started to squirm, trying to get out of her grip. Ash managed to squeeze right through her arms since he was so small. He backed up very fast as if someone had hurt him. �Woah! Calm down! I wasn�t going to do anything. All I did was put my hands on you.� Jessie went up to Ash, who kept backing up. �Did I hurt you or something?� He started to calm down and talk to her. �No, I�m just afraid.� He went back to sit down next to her. �Has anyone ever hurt you? No one is that scared for nothing.� Jessie started getting concerned. �No, I don�t know why but I�m just afraid.� She decided not to touch him there again. �That�s probably why you had a seizure before, isn�t it?� Ash nodded. �I guess so. It never happened before that and I was even more afraid of you then.� She noticed how concerned she was about him but didn�t care this time. �You don�t have to be afraid of me. I promise I won�t hurt you. I told you that I care and I want to help so you should trust me.� Ash never behaved like that before. �I guess I will eventually but it�s going to take time. The way you looked at me as you were touching me really scared me so I backed away. You look at me like you want something. Just tell me what you want.� Jessie looked at James who motioned for her to tell him. �I could use you�re help. The penalty for leaving Team Rocket is death and we both want out. The Problem is we would need to fight our boss for that and he creates super powered pokemon clones. You wouldn�t mind helping us, would you?� Ash started thinking, something he rarely done. �I�ll help. You want me to beat him all by myself, don�t you?� She nodded. �Ok, as long as you get me there.� Jessie helped him up and they got into the balloon as fast as possible. �They�re as powerful as mewtwo and the other clones though. Think you can handle it?� Ash nodded as they arrived. �We�ll take you to his office.� When Giovanni heard a knock on his door, he was irritated as usual. �Come in!� When he saw Jessie and James with Ash, he had a look of surprise on his face. �Ash, it�s been a long time!� He showed Ash a picture of him as a child. Ash knew right away what this was all about. Jessie and James both picked up the clue at the same time. �That�s not why I�m here, Dad! I�m here to defeat you! Jessie and James both want to leave and I won�t let anything happen to them!� Giovanni laughed. �I�m invincible! But if you want to try, then I can�t refuse.� He led them to a gym and unleashed his pokemon clones. �Take your best shot!� Ash didn�t think twice before sending out pikachu. �Why don�t you just let all the clones out at once? Team Rocket never plays fair and you know it!� Giovanni laughed as he released over 200 clones. �Pikachu, thunder!� Giovanni was still laughing but when the smoke cleared, he noticed all his clones knocked out on the floor. �What? How can this be?� Ash was smirking. �Clones have a very short life expectancy and judging that they were all in their evolved forms, I could tell that they were about finished. An electric attack would kill them instantly in that state or didn�t you know that? Then again, you probably got someone else to do your dirty work as usual!� Jessie and James were laughing their heads off while Ash was phoning the police. Giovanni was so stunned that he didn�t have time to draw his gun before Jessie and James tied him up. They all laughed as he was carted off along with all of his men who worked for him. �You haven�s seen the last of me!� Jessie laughed. �There�s no one left with access to you�re bank account except us! Don�t expect bail anytime soon!� They were all laughing as they left. Jessie was poking at Ash the entire way home, trying to annoy him. �You know what? I just thought of something! I want to take over Team Rocket!� Ash looked up at her. �Seriously?� She nodded as she laughed. �How about just us three?� He looked angry. �I�m not causing any trouble!� Jessie giggled. �We�re not going to make it a criminal organization anymore.� That grabbed his attention right away. �We�re going to make it the torment Ash Ketchum organization! We just like the name.� Ash looked at her and shook his head. �You want me that bad, then take me!� Jessie grabbed him by the hair and he screamed so loud that it could he heard for miles. �Really? Aren�t you afraid of me?� He looked up at her, knowing what to expect. �Yeah, I�m afraid but I surrender!� Ash didn�t bother to fight back as they were taking him into the balloon. �We�re not going to kidnap you. We�re taking you back to your friends. Even we�re not that cruel.� He knelt down at Jessie�s feet as she was standing. �I don�t care anymore! You can do what you want to me!� She bent down next to him. �Since when did you have low self esteem?� Ash just let her touch him this time in the same place he freaked out last time. �I can�t keep fighting it. I�m yours, Jessie!� She tried to get him to stand up but he refused. �Your friends are worried sick about you! Get out!� He still stayed there, not moving so she got out and he followed. When Misty and Brock saw him next to Jessie, they thought he had amnesia again. �Ash! What are you doing with them?� Ash didn�t move from her side. �I just helped them defeat their boss. They wanted to get out of Team Rocket. The only thing is, now Jessie and James both want to be in charge and instead of a criminal organization, a �Torment Ash Ketchum� organization!� Misty was about to send poliwhirl out on Jessie but Ash stopped her. �I�m going with them and don�t try to stop me!� She started crying the moment he said that. �I never said I wasn�t going to see you all the time.� Jessie stepped in. �I don�t want to interrupt his pokemon journey or stop him from seeing you.� Ash pulled Misty into a hug. �I promise it won�t change anything.� Jessie was leaving but Ash ran after her. �I�m coming with you!� She kept going and helped him onto the balloon. �Do you realize what you�re doing, surrendering to me like this?� He didn�t care anymore. �Jessie I already told you, I surrender!�