noveltune Chapter 303 The flying ship encounters Team Rocket again, and they've captured Ash? Well, you
Chapter 303 The flying ship encounters Team Rocket again, and they've captured Ash? Well, you
Chapter 303 The flying ship encounters Team Rocket again, and they've captured Ash? Well, you've captured the wrong person!
If we're talking about the power within Charizard's body, besides its own inherent power, it's the power inherited from Ho-Oh.
Even now, the Rainbow Feather still exists inside Charizard's body. Even though he has learned Sacred Flame and reached the Gym Leader level, the Rainbow Feather is still very powerful for him.
This feather is definitely not just a random feather that fell from Ho-Oh's body, but a feather that condenses a portion of Ho-Oh's power. Ash estimates that the existence of this feather is equivalent to what the experts in the group call a legendary Pokémon medium.
Similar to the green orb of the Sky Dragon and the orbs of the Time Gods, if this feather were to fall into the hands of an evil organization, given their current level of technological development, they could probably create a machine to control Ho-Oh.
Therefore, Ash has never casually mentioned that he has the Rainbow Wing; the only people who know about it are his closest friends and family.
Now Mewtwo says that the GS Ball in his hand contains the power of Ho-Oh? Could it be that this is a Poké Ball created by Ho-Oh?
The mystery remains unsolved; let's take the GS Ball to Dr. Uchiki on Daikan Island first.
Ash put away his GS Ball, said goodbye to Professor Oak, and then the three of them walked side by side toward Viridian City.
The distance between Pallet Town and Viridian City isn't far, but if they walked, they definitely wouldn't be able to reach the airship by morning. So, after leaving Pallet Town, Ash immediately released Pidgeot, letting it carry the three of them directly to Viridian City.
While Charizard can carry people, it's not as good as Pidgeot in this regard. It can only carry about two people at a time; any more and it would have to be carried by its claws.
Therefore, if you want to fly in the air, it's better to be a eagle.
It's worth mentioning that Ash currently only has six Pokémon with him: Charizard, Pidgeot, Pikachu, Gardevoir, Mewtwo, and Lugia.
Although Togepi was also brought along, it did take up a slot in Misty's inventory. Now Misty has even fewer Pokémon, only Seadra, Dragonair, and Psyduck.
Their trip to the Orange Islands was mainly for vacation, but they also wanted to catch some Pokémon there, so they deliberately reduced the number of Pokémon they carried.
Ash had no other choice. Charizard and Pidgeot were only for emergency transport, Pikachu was a must, Gardevoir refused to be separated from him, and finally, there was Mewtwo and Lugia—these two Pokémon obviously couldn't be kept at Professor Oak's lab.
Ash had a general idea that this trip wouldn't be easy. He drew Mega Ages three times in the group chat, and he immediately put it to use after drawing it the first and second time.
The third time will likely be the same. On this trip, he might encounter enemies that even he would find difficult to deal with, requiring him to call for reinforcements to resolve the situation.
Therefore, Ash could never have left Mewtwo at Professor Oak's lab.
Furthermore, he applied for his seventh Pokémon slot specifically for Mewtwo, so it's impossible for him to put Mewtwo back in the lab now, right?
So Ash's final setup became these six Pokémon, while Misty had four, and Brock only brought Onix and Zubat, leaving the rest of his Pokémon for gym training.
Since the news of the Silver Tournament spread, the pressure on each gym has increased dramatically, because gym badges from other regions can also be used to participate in the Silver Tournament, which has led to a crazy surge in the number of people challenging gyms throughout the region!
Both Pewter Gym and Cerulean Gym have faced an overwhelming number of challenges lately. At Pewter Gym, Brock's father, Takeru, may be a bit unreliable, but he is still a seasoned gym leader.
With the Pokémon provided by Brock, they could barely handle the challengers, but the pressure on the Cerulean Gym was getting quite high.
This is why Misty even teleported her strongest Pokémon, Starmie, back home. If she didn't send some Pokémon back home, her three older sisters would probably be driven to despair!
Even though she served as the acting head of the gym for a long time, in reality, only Sakura truly possessed the ability to command.
The other two sisters are still novices. The reason they can stand in the position of Gym Leader is that Misty's Pokémon are strong enough, and the other is because there is really no one else.
Misty was supposed to go back during this time. That's right, Misty had to go back before she even got to the Orange Islands. But when Sakura found out that Misty had a boyfriend, and that her boyfriend was Ash, she immediately said that Misty didn't need to come back first.
For her younger sister's happiness, and to give the couple in the throes of new love more time, Sakura resolutely took up the mantle of the dojo. It's just unknown how long Sakura can hold on.
In short, before Sakura can't hold on any longer, Misty can still spend some more time with Ash. But once there are more challengers, even if Sakura doesn't call Misty back, Misty will rush back to the Cerulean Gym.
Because she's the gym leader of the Cerulean Gym!
Ten minutes later, Pidgeot successfully brought the three of them to Viridian City. It would take a whole day to get there on foot, but only ten minutes by Pidgeot. This is why Ash didn't want to use Pokémon to travel.
While elves can travel very quickly, they miss out on experiencing much of the scenery along the way, thus negating the purpose of the journey.
Returning to Viridian City once again, it was much the same as when they first came here. This was Misty and Ash's third visit. Currently, the Viridian Gym is closed, and it is said that a new Gym Leader will arrive soon.
The new gym leader is most likely not a Ground-type specialist. As for who will take the position and their strength, Ash and his friends have not yet received any information.
Giovanni is still missing, and the Rockets' situation has come to an end. Due to the original rules, Giovanni had to dismiss half of the Rockets' members, but now the Rockets have lost far more than half of their personnel.
After all, your arbitrary layoffs and disbandment of various bases will inevitably cause panic among other team members and even executives. Many people have even voluntarily fled Team Rocket. In addition, with the interference of other villainous organizations, Team Rocket is now practically defunct.
It's quite tragic, really. Now that Team Rocket is gone from the Kanto region, it's gradually being infiltrated by villainous organizations from other regions. For them, the Kanto region is a tempting target, both for the region itself and for the resources controlled by Team Rocket.
If they can absorb the Rockets' legacy, their organizational size can increase dramatically in a short period of time.
The reason why Kanto is still peaceful is because there are many villainous organizations that have made moves, and they are all secretly fighting among themselves. In addition, the existence of the alliance is not just for show, so Kanto is currently relatively peaceful.
But if a single spark is ignited, the entire capital city could be turned into a battlefield. The possible spark now is—the sea god Lugia.
Cynthia had already gone to the Orange Islands to investigate during the Indigo Conference, but so far—there has been no news of her.
She and Ash had exchanged phone numbers. Normally, if she discovered anything, Cynthia should have called, but she hasn't yet, and Ash's phone is switched off.
However, this doesn't mean that something happened to Cynthia. After all, what kind of good person would go undercover to turn on their phone?
It's possible that Cynthia has simply reached a crucial point in her undercover mission and is unable to extricate herself. As for Cynthia's current situation, we'll find out once we reach the Orange Islands and find her.
Soon, it was time to board the ship. Ash and his two friends boarded the airship, only to find that they were the only three people on board.
"What's going on? Why are there so few people going to the Orange Islands? Isn't the Orange Islands supposed to be a tourist hotspot?" Ash scratched his head, looking puzzled, and casually found a seat to sit down.
There are plenty of seats inside the airship. There are ten seats in the first class cabin where they are, and there should be even more in the economy class, at least two hundred.
But when they boarded the ship, there was no one else there. Did that mean no one was on this ship?
"Passengers, please fasten your seatbelts. The airship is about to depart." A flight attendant approached Ash and the others, gesturing for everyone to fasten their seatbelts.
Pikachu, perched on Ash's shoulder, was the first to sense something was amiss. When the flight attendant had approached earlier, there seemed to be a familiar yet unpleasant smell—
Xiao Zhi glanced at the flight attendant and noticed that her hat was pulled down low and she was wearing a mask, so he could hardly tell what she looked like.
It's normal for flight attendants to wear masks, but Xiao Zhi still felt something was off.
"Pikachu~" That's a bit strange, Ash.
"You think so too, Pikachu?" Ash said, scanning the area with his Aura. His pupils dilated for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and suppressed his strange expression.
Try to make your expression look normal.
Why are these three guys on the airship? And why are they even crew members?
Xiao Zhi didn't believe for a second that they had reformed. Even if they had, it was too much of a coincidence that they appeared on their flight. So there was only one possibility: these three guys had come to ambush them beforehand!
Good heavens, how did those three know he was coming to board the airship? They even managed to disguise themselves as the flight crew, and the fact that there were so few passengers on the flight must have been the work of these three.
If you guys are so capable, why don't you just become the new leader of Team Rocket and lead the team to the top? What's the point of staring at me and Pikachu every day?
"Ash, what's wrong? You look a little strange." Misty, who had already sat down, noticed Ash's unusual expression and reached out her soft, white hand to touch his forehead.
"I'm fine, I just saw a few familiar faces."
"An acquaintance? But here—"
"Shh~~" Xiaozhi made a shushing sound and put his finger to Xiaoxia's lips. Although such intimate actions are commonplace for boyfriends and girlfriends, this was the first time Xiaoxia had been treated like this, and her face instantly turned red.
She then shyly withdrew her hand, looking around her seat to hide her embarrassment.
Xiao Gang watched the young couple's performance with great interest, a look of satisfaction on his face as he saw his favorite couple get together.
However, he was also a little concerned about the acquaintances that Ash had mentioned earlier. Could it be those guys who Ash called acquaintances and were actually on this airship?
If it really is them, then they are far too powerful.
Once the three of them fastened their seatbelts, the airship immediately set off. The journey from Viridian City to the Orange Islands would take about half an hour. Since Ash had purchased first-class tickets, snacks and drinks were completely self-service. However, Ash and his friends could not move around freely and needed to call a flight attendant.
Xiaoxia licked her dry red lips, and was about to raise her hand to call for the flight attendants when her hands, which were resting on the chair, were suddenly handcuffed tightly with two iron shackles!
Ash and Brock received the same treatment; not only were their hands cuffed, but even their feet were handcuffed. At the same time, a pair of large hands wearing insulated gloves reached out and snatched Pikachu from Ash's arms.
"Hahaha, you little rascal, you finally fell for their trap!"
"Our flawless disguise still fooled you after all! Your so-called special ability doesn't work all the time!"
"We'll accept Pikachu, meow!"
When Ash and his friends were restrained, two flight attendants appeared in front of them as if they had teleported, and suddenly lifted their clothes to reveal pure white team uniforms with the letter R on them. At the same time, Meowth, who could always talk, also descended from the sky and came between the two.
That's right, these three are the Team Rocket trio who disappeared after the Indigo League started!
Since they knocked the three of them away at the opening ceremony, the three of them disappeared for a while and did not come out to disturb them during the Quartz Conference.
Ash initially thought the three of them had been called away because of Team Rocket's current situation, but to his surprise, these three were actually waiting for them here!
How did they know he would be on the airship? How did they replace the crew? How did they ensure that only the three of them were on board? These events are all shrouded in mystery. If we had to pinpoint the reason, perhaps it's because they are Team Rocket.
"If you had the skills, you could have helped countless people if you were good people. What a pity." Xiao Zhi sighed, then flicked his wrist, and the iron ring binding his wrist instantly broke in two!
Rockets' trio: ————
Holy crap!! Are you a monster?! Don't do something so terrifying so casually!
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