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Chapter - 7
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Cassidy and Butch had finally arrived Hoenn after a tiring flight. They had almost forgotten about their mission and thought they were on a holiday.

They walked with their luggage to find a taxi and were on their way to Rustboro City. The hotel they stayed in was luxurious, they had no idea Giovanni was so rich. They could've just asked him for a sweet little house and would've made a living together.

The hotel room telephone rang and Cassidy answered. "Hello?"

"Cassidy and Butch, a Team Aqua Member would be waiting for one of you on Route 116, near Rusturf Tunnel. And the other one would be south from Rustboro in Petalburg Woods." Said Charles. "Boss says it's your last chance, do not mess this up."

"Yeah, got it, Charles." Said Cassidy, slamming the phone back down.

"I'm gonna go towards the tunnel." Said Butch. "You go to the woods."

Both had a chance to correct their lives, well according to them, working for Giovanni forever was a correction, rather than getting a bullet in the head.

"I think we should be on our way then." Said Cassidy, standing up and walking to the door. Butch did not want to do it, he closed his eyes for a few seconds, trying to control his tears. He wanted to quit, just run away and never return to this life.

"Cassidy." Said Butch, calmly. "Do you like this job of ours? What we do?"

Cassidy stopped, she had no reply for that. "Uh, I just know when we're done with this mission, Giovanni would let us go. I just want to end this job as soon as possible, look on the bright side, police can't catch us in any other region, we could just go to Unova and live our own lives."

"Can't wait for that day." Butch smiled slightly, slowly wearing his shoes. Cassidy walked outside.

Butch pulled out his cellphone and dialed a number. The call was answered. "Uh, dad?"

"Buffy?" Asked Butch's father on the phone. "Where are you son? Wait, there I'll come get you."

"That won't be necessary, but listen-" Said Butch. "I'd rather be in the family business than Team Rocket."

"But, I don't do it anymore, the criminal stuff." Said Butch's father. "You see, I'm getting old and these things aren't right for my age, I'm a teacher now. Pretty respectable job."

"Wow! That sounds great!" Butch wanted to run away to his family. "Dad, I'll be coming home soon, I'll leave Team Rocket as soon as I'm done with this last mission."

"I missed you, Buffy." Butch smiled, it had been seven years since anyone had called him that. The only thing Butch cared about right now was his family.

Butch stood up and rushed outside. He wanted to get this mission over with. The only emotion running through his veins was hatred, for Giovanni.

I'm gonna make this right - thought Butch. Giovanni, I'm going to end you.

Butch walked throught the streets of Rustboro City, thinking about what he must do and what he can do in order to turn the tables.

Route 116 was very forest-y, something Butch really loved, he had always been attracted to nature. His biggest secret was that he was sensitive to living things, he couldn't bare to watch something bad happening to plants.

Plants reminded him of his mother who used to grow variety of herbs in the backyard when Butch was a teenager.

Butch stood right outside the Rusturf Tunnel, waiting for a man that he was supposed to meet.

Should I tell Team Aqua's Leader about Giovanni's plan and why he sent me here? - thought Butch. No, he'd just kill me. Why would someone like that take any chances? Why can't I think big like Giovanni? Just play a game, use people as pawns. No, no, I'm not like that at all.

"Hey, are you Butch?" Asked a man. He wore a Team Aqua uniform which looked like a sailor uniform but from the 60s. Butch hated the white and blue colors.

"Yeah. Is the uniform only in white?" Asked Butch, hoping to wear a black and blue uniform if there was such a thing.

"You meet an Aqua executive and this is your first question?" Asked the man. "If you want black, just join Magma. Not that it matters anymore."

"What doesn't matter?" Butch asked casually.

"First, join one of the Teams, I'll give you all the information you need and what new work we're doing." Said the man. "Okay, let's just find a civilian whose Pokemon you must steal, do that and get in."

The Aqua executive looked around, Butch was worried about what would happen next. He had to steal someone's Pokémon, which was quite hard for Butch, this was something he never did.

I never stole a Pokémon after my failed attempt at stealing that Pikachu from Red in The Viridian Carnival last year - thought Butch. I'm a long way from there.

"Look at that old man over there." Said the Aqua executive. "Now, do you see that Pokeball he is holding? Bring me that."

Butch looked at the Aqua executive. "Um, listen. A question. What if I can't?"

"If you fail? Well, I'll get it myself, and assign you some other task, I'm just here to see what you can do, so that you get a right post in the Team." Said the Aqua executive.

"I- uh, hey assign me some other task then. I don't like stealing, it's really cheap." Said Butch, casually so that the executive ignores the old man.

"Fine." The Aqua executive walked towards the old man. "I'll do it myself."

Butch had no idea what to do. If he stops the executive, his cover will blow and the he will suspect that Butch is not a regular person trying to get a job at Team Aqua. But Butch couldn't just stand there while the Aqua member steals a Pokémon from an old man, that's a different form of evil.

Hold it right there, Butch - thought Butch. Do not do anything, it's alright, he'll just take a Pokémon without hurting him.

Butch started to imagine his good and bad side fighting each other. You must help the old man, send your Pokémon and knock this Aqua Member out - said his good side.

Don't listen to him, you know what to do, send your Pokémon and show him you're worthy of a good post. It's just an old man, what's he gonna do with a Pokémon? Become a trainer? - said his bad side.

The Aqua Executive snatched the old man's Pokeball while the old man was sitting on a bench, trying to relax.

"C'mon let's go." Said the Aqua Executive.

"No! Please give Peeko back to me!" Shouted the old man, begging for his Pokémon. Butch knew the old man couldn't stand up to himself. "Please, it belonged to my wife."

Butch couldn't stand the fact that the Aqua Executive just stole a Pokémon from an old man that too which reminded the old man of his deceased wife.

"Go Primeape." Said Butch, sending his old Pokémon. "Just like old times. Primeape, use Karate Chop on that guy."

The Aqua Executive fainted. He fell down on the ground, unconscious. Butch picked up the old man's Pokeball and handed it back to him.

"God bless you, son." Said the old man. "I'm glad the world still got good people like you. Thank you so much for getting Peeko back." The old man wiped his tear. "Let me know if you need help with anything, son."

"No sir, thank you, you showed me what it's like to be good again." Said Butch. "Well there is one thing you can do for me."

"What is that?" Asked the old man.

"I need to open up to someone." Butch told the old man everything, his last and his present. About Team Rocket, his family, Red, what he really wants from life. "Do you still think I'm a good person?"

"There is hope for you." Said the old man. "You should come with me, but first do something about the Team Aqua man. Else you'll get in more trouble."

The Aqua Executive woke up and stood up instantly, staring at Butch.

"Who am I?" He asked. "Who are you?"

"Well that's a good sign." Said Butch. "Your name is Cadbury and you're a labourer. Now listen to me very carefully."

"I'm listening." Said the Aqua Executive who had just lost his memory. Butch was feeling epic, he got lucky with this one and he had a plan.

"Give me my clothes back and get a job at the hotel." Said Butch, smiling. "C'mon, fast."

Butch now had an Executive uniform of Team Aqua and knew exactly what he had to do. He walked with the old man to his house in southern Rustboro.

Butch sat on the couch comfortably while the old man brought some tea. He sipped the tea very carefully.

"Tastes like the tea my mom used to make." Butch complimented.

"I'm not going to take much of your time." Said the old man. "Your situation is - your friend is also involved in this and is potentially in danger, the area you're working in is very dangerous. Now, your boss wants some information, but you hate your boss, still you want to get into Team Aqua to get that information anyways. You're not loyal to your boss but you're loyal to your work, and I like that about you. But just imagine what it's like to have a normal life. The joys, the pleasures, family, childeren."

"I understand." Butch listened calmly to the old man, realising what he had been doing for the last few years.

"See, I just know a few things about you but understand this. This path is incorrect, you're not only hurting yourself, but you're also hurting your life, your existence." Said the old man. "Get the information, give it to police or maybe FBI. Give your boss false information, he'll be arrested before your boss ever learns that it was fake."

"You're right." Said Butch, finally realising what he must do. "Thank you so much sir."

Butch got up and walked outside. He looked at the carving on the door outside the house - Briney Residence.

Butch smiled.