Return of the defeated (on hold)

/Part 4/

"Well there it is guys, thats my story." Ash said looking around at the stunned looks on his friend's faces.

"Except you didn't explain how you got your scar." Max said from his seat next to Lucy, everyone looked at Ash with an expecting look.

"Are you guys sure you want to hear it? Its not a pleasant story by any means." Ash asked in a serous tone.

"Yes we do Ash." His mom said as everyone nodded in agreement.

"Ok," Ash said with a sigh, " Shortly after I left Rota I ran into team Rocket and they seemed nervous and extremely worried."

Four years ago just outside of Rota..

"Hey Ash!!" he heard a shout, he turned to see Team Rocket standing there looking disheveled.

"What do you three want?" asked Ash as he stepped into a defensive fighting stance.

"We're not here to fight Ash." said a pale faced James.

"Yeah we came to warn you, Giovanni has put a hit out on you. After all the times you've stopped our palns he finally had enough and had ordered you to be killed." Jesse said looking totally exhausted.

"Why warn me, wouldn't it make you look good to fulfil that order?" Ash asked as he reached for Charzard's poke ball, while Pikachu and Lucario (who evolved during their training in Rota) charged attacks.

"We may be crooks, but we aint no killers." Meowth said looking around nervously, "We've been the run looking for you since he gave the order. We wanted to give you a heads up so you can go hide."

"Why should I hide, when I can fight and bring him down once and for all." Ash said with authority in his voice.

"He's not alone, he has new executive team they used to be leaders of the other organisations you've taken down. Fighting won't work there are simply too many of them." James explained to Ash.

"I think I know someone who can help us do this." Ash said with a sly smile.

International Police H.Q.

"Looker we need your help to take these guys down," Ash said while facing a man in a tan trench coat, he explained what his plan was "these three have inside information that we can use to take them down quickly."

"My superiors have already said yes Ash. Lets bring these terrible people to justice once and for all." Looker said with a smirk.

Over the next few weeks Ash, Jesse, James, Meowth, and Interpol took down every Rocket base and capturing all the executives except Giovanni and Archie. They finally reached Giovanni's personal strong hold. "How are we going to get in there?" Jesse asked, "It's guarded heavier than anything else we've came up against."

"I'll turn myself over to them and it should lower his and Archie's gaurd just enough for you to blast through the wall and capture them." Ash said surprising the group.

"Ash you can't, they'll kill you!" Meowth exclaimed.

"I'll string them along so they think they can get information out of me. Now no arguing its the only way we can do this. Pikachu, Lucario take my poke balls and help these three once its time and don't worry I'll be fine I swear." Ash said as he looked at the strong hold with fire in his eyes.