“Three minutes,” Giovanni counted again. He did a series of steps and shuffles into the dirt floor which might have been mistaken for dancing. To his team of powerful Ground-type Pokémon however, it was a complicated series of directions. The earth in front of Giovanni began receding a series of stair steps, which the Gym Leader descended. Which each step there was another shuffle, another careful shifting of weight, another signal. As if by magic the earth continued to obey its master. A laterally moving Earth Power attack closed the open space to the Gym. More Earth Powers and Hidden Powers continued to fold the world around Giovanni until he was in a small room, fully enclosed, with only Jesse’s dirty form for company.


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    Lars gets the big picture. Team Rocket is a vessel under my command. I chart the course and enjoy my time in port. I have crews to keep it working, crews to move cargo, crews to keep things clean, and officers to manage all the crews.” He released Jesse and loomed over him. “I have officers to manage officers. I have officers to manage the ports. None of them know me, and they don’t need to. They do as they are told, because they are rewarded for obedience and disciplined stepping out of line. Kind of like training Pokémon.”