dmims Chapter 146 The Meowth Trio Who Betrayed Ash?
Chapter 146 The Meowth Trio Who Betrayed Ash?
Chapter 146 The Meowth Trio Who Betrayed Ash? (Part 2)
The morning sunlight in the forest was bright and beautiful.
After conquering the Yuzu Gym, Ash and Misty are now heading towards the next gym, Durian Island.
However, due to the long distance, they stopped to rest on an island with a town along the way.
Meanwhile, in an open space on the island.
Xiao Zhi was intently massaging and polishing the round little turtle head in his arms.
He took out a handkerchief and wiped it left and right, flipping it up and down, moving it back and forth with practiced ease.
Squirtle's face was full of enjoyment.
"Jenny, Jenny~"
[Ding! Squirtle: Affection +1; Intimacy +3]
It is happiest whenever it is with Ash.
After cleaning, Squirtle's head and shell were completely smooth, shiny, and spotless.
Ash picked up the little turtle from under his arm and admired it for a while, very satisfied with his technique.
"Perfect, it's simply a work of art!"
"Jenny, Jenny!" Turtle gave a thumbs-up in agreement.
Although Ash already has the Saltfish Twin Swords, his favorite weapon is still Squirtle, which can unleash exciting combo attacks with him.
Taking out his notebook, Ash checked each item one by one: "Pikachu's fur grooming is done, Feebas and Squirtle's full-body polishing is also finished, next up is Otter's shell."
"Otter, it's your turn!"
Upon hearing Ash's call, Oshawott, who was playing with Togepi nearby, immediately jumped over happily. Just as it reached Ash's side, Oshawott was suddenly startled by a loud noise from not far away.
They were so frightened that they dropped the scallops in their hands.
"Ugh! It's that stinky elephant again!"
The pig-like screams of the Water King came frantically as it ran desperately ahead across the open space, while its majestic, massive body chased after it relentlessly.
As soon as Suicune slows down, it will be viciously poked in the butt by Majestic Fang's large, sharp fangs.
"Ah! Where is Bat-like! Where is my dear bat!"
In order to survive, Suicune had to run while looking for the right moment to fire water cannons behind it to slow down Majestic Fang's movement.
"Didn't you say last time that fighting Bat-Loki, which has evolved into a Crobat, is pointless?"
"I'll return it to Oak's lab."
Ash bent down and picked up the scallop, beginning its routine care, completely ignoring Suicune's current miserable state.
"I was just kidding!" Babaozhou was already panting heavily, but Xiongweiya showed no sign of slowing down.
"I love Dead Bat Ricky! Call it back! I don't want this black elephant!"
"Roar, roar!" (Take this!)
At this moment, Eight Treasure Porridge was overtaken by Majestic Tooth. One of its fangs knocked it to the ground, and two thick legs were placed on its body.
The elephant back-stepping session is coming again!
"Ah, one!"
The otter was so engrossed in watching their battle that it didn't even notice Ash handing it a scallop.
"Rice wine. Rice wine."
"You asked when I'll be as strong as them?" Ash glanced at the two rather unsightly Pokémon not far away.
At this moment, Suicune was struggling ugly beneath its majestic tusks, its limbs flailing wildly, and it was desperately trying to unleash water cannons at the elephant's face.
Not to be outdone, Majestic Fang unleashed a barrage of kicks at Suicune.
The commotion was deafening, and the timid wild Pokémon around them were terrified and scattered in all directions.
"This match was really not entertaining at all!"
Just like a bandit forcing a virgin, Suicune's Hydro Pump is now almost as thick as that of a normal Pokémon.
"But it's powerful!" Ash led Oshawott to Squirtle. "Come on, Squirtle, use Hydro Pump! Let the little guy see what a powerful move is!"
"Jenny!"
The cute little hands, feet, and turtle head retracted into the shell, and a strong stream of water was released simultaneously from the five holes in the shell.
Each of the five streams of water was twice as thick as Suicune's Water Gun, and their powerful force propelled Squirtle's body into the air.
Wherever Squirtle's water cannon hits, a deep crater is immediately blasted into the ground, and large trees are snapped in two in an instant.
Squirtle can even control its water cannon to move itself in the air and then attack its target. This little combo left Otter completely dumbfounded, its mouth agape.
"Rice wine, rice wine."
After the demonstration, Squirtle landed smoothly and proudly with its hands on its hips. The otter immediately ran to its side and looked at Squirtle with admiration.
"From now on, Squirtle will be Otter's teacher and teach it how to use the water cannon."
"Jenny!" The little turtle patted its chest, indicating that it would take care of the otter, and led it aside to teach it.
Xiaoxia, sitting on a large rock grooming her Psyduck, looked up at the mess around her.
"Sigh, it's hard to believe I've been going through such noisy mornings for so long."
Even the rock she's sitting on now was thrown there by Ash after his frog jump training this morning.
A few days later, Ash and his friends finally crossed the forest and arrived at the island's town to replenish their supplies.
"I never expected to waste so many days in the forest."
Looking at the shopping list in her hand, Xiaoxia checked it carefully, worried that she might have forgotten something.
Ash and Pikachu are comforting Otter.
It's been a few days and it still hasn't learned how to use the water cannon, which makes it quite disappointed.
"Water Cannon is a very powerful skill. Even Squirtle took a long time to master it, so don't be discouraged easily," Otter Squirtle patted Otter's back to comfort it.
"Rice wine, rice wine."
"I see." So the reason why the water otter was so upset was not simply because it couldn't learn how to use the water cannon.
What saddens it most is that it can't take off using water currents like Squirtle.
Do you also have a desire to fly?
Ash actually wanted to tell Oshawott, "If you're willing, I can make you fly in three seconds."
Although Ash's Fly ability can only fly 20 centimeters high right now.
"Xiao Zhi, look!" Xiao Xia was surprised to find that a house by the roadside was on fire.
Moreover, with the houses lining the street one after another, the consequences would be unimaginable if the fire wasn't extinguished quickly.
"Squirtle, Otter, let's go help! Use your water guns together!"
Xiaoxia also released her Starmie and Goldfish, and used Water-type moves to help put out the fire.
Unfortunately, the fire was too big to be extinguished in a short time, and it was even burning brighter and brighter.
"Damn it!" If there weren't too many people around, Ash would have used Water Cannon himself.
Water guns alone couldn't extinguish the fire, so Ash had to release Onix and Dragonite, both of which can use Water-type moves, to help.
"Everyone, use the water cannons together and put out the fire quickly!"
"Please wait a moment!"
Just then, a red fire truck drove up on the road, and a dozen or so Kami turtles and a man dressed as a firefighter quickly got off.
"Using a water cannon would be too powerful and could collapse the house. It would be dangerous if there were still people inside who hadn't escaped. Please leave the rest to us."
Following the uncle's gesture, the group of Wartortles immediately formed a formation and used their water guns to precisely target the areas that could quickly extinguish the flames.
The fire was quickly extinguished after the team of professionals joined the rescue efforts.
However, Squirtle gave a deep look at Kami-Turtle, who was firing a water gun beside it.
"Jenny."
"Young man, thank you for stepping forward in this critical moment."
"I am Russell, the fire captain here, and our trustworthy Wartortle Fire Brigade salutes you."
Under the uncle's command, nearly 20 Wartortles stood in perfect formation and saluted Ash, creating a rather spectacular scene.
"It's all part of our job, and you were the ones who put out the last fire."
Ash felt a little embarrassed by such a solemn salute, even though he didn't seem to have been of much help this time.
Uncle Russell, however, thought differently.
"No, it's already quite impressive that an amateur could do that. People who try their best to do good deeds should be praised."
"Jenny, Jenny!"
At some point, Squirtle pulled out its old sunglasses from the Squirtle Army days and put them on before Squirtle's line of soldiers.
Staring menacingly at the leader of the group, the Squirtle, the Otter also chimed in, echoing the teacher's words.
"What are these two kids doing?" Uncle Russell asked, puzzled.
"Oh, it must be your comment about being an amateur that upset Squirtle." Ash immediately understood what Squirtle was thinking.
"My Squirtle was actually a member of the Squirtle Army before."
"The Squirtle Army?"
"Just like your Kami Turtle Fire Brigade, they are a group of firefighters in the city."
As the leader of the Legion, Squirtle cannot tolerate others insulting his professionalism in firefighting.
Upon hearing this, the uncle burst into hearty laughter.
"Oh, I see. I'm so sorry, but I won't take back my ignorance."
"Kami!" The leader of the Squirtle glared back defiantly.
Ash looked at Squirtle, who was still fiercely staring at the leader, Camus.
"Uncle Russell, please let my Squirtle have a match against your Wartortles."
"How could Squirtle possibly beat my Wartortle?"
"Look at my Squirtle, it won't lose in terms of either momentum or fighting spirit." The little turtle quickly made a gesture of showing off its biceps.
Uncle Russell pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, then let your Pokémon join our fire department's training today and have a match."
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Team Tortoise Makes a Great Contribution!": Please help Squirtle earn the respect of the Wartortle Fire Brigade through its abilities.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Special Defense +1; Free Attribute Points +2; Water Stone (Cleansing) +1]
"How did it turn out like this?"
Xiaoxia, who was still holding a shopping list, was taken along by Xiaozhi and put on Uncle Russell's fire truck.
We returned together to the fire station, where the facilities were very complete and there was a huge runway.
It turns out that the fire station not only has Wartortle, but also several Blastoises.
Ash chose Otter and Squirtle to participate in Wartortle's training together.
The fire department's training is quite reasonable, and importantly, their equipment is excellent.
This is a rare opportunity. Usually, Ash trains them using traditional methods in the wild, so it's time for them to experience high technology.
The first race was an 8-kilometer weighted race. Squirtle was not at a disadvantage in speed because it often ran with Ash.
When running alongside a large group of Wartortles, it can still keep pace with or even lead the leader.
"Wow, this Squirtle runs really fast, that's quite impressive. No Squirtle in the base's records can run this fast."
Uncle Russell was starting to look at Squirtle with new respect.
The water otter, however, was not doing so well, and it waddled along at the very back of the group with difficulty.
"Rice wine, rice wine~"
It shouldn't have been this weak, after all, it was a Pokémon that had trained with Ash.
However, because Squirtle and Wartortle were competing, the two Pokémon were seeing who could run faster.
They were at the very front, and they immediately disrupted the breathing rhythm of the entire team.
There was no one to break the wind or arrange the pace; everyone just ran forward as fast as they could, and the people behind couldn't keep up.
The water otter, in particular, is already somewhat weak, and now it is panting wildly as if its chest has been torn open.
"Go, Otter! Finishing the race is victory!"
"Pikachu, Pikachu!"
In the end, Ash's Squirtle won by a narrow margin and crossed the finish line first, while Oshawott crawled across the finish line.
Xiao Zhi quickly went over and picked it up.
"You look so cool when you don't give up and persevere to the end, Otter!"
"Rice wine~"
[Ding! Otter: Intimacy +1]
The uncle's Wartortles are indeed well-trained firefighters; even Ash's Squirtle could only narrowly win.
Next, we practiced shooting targets with water guns.
The base uses the latest disc projector, which is more tricky and precise in terms of speed and angle than the usual machines. Ash has already asked the uncle about the brand and ordered several to be sent to the gym in Dark City.
The accuracy used for training skills is quite good, at least much better than Ash usually throws stones at Pokémon to shoot.
Several frisbees hit Squirtle and Otter perfectly in a row.
The Wartortles didn't get many hits either.
"Oh, no wonder Uncle Russell brought Ash and the others to the base for training."
Xiaoxia looked at Squirtle and the others who were working hard in the competition and suddenly realized what was going on.
"With the competition between Squirtle and Otter, the Warts will work even harder and be more motivated."
"Haha, yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking, and it's working really well."
"Ash, your Squirtle is really amazing. If it evolves into Wartortle, I really want to keep it and be a firefighter with it."
"If Squirtle can defeat my Wartortle in a real battle, then I will definitely take back what I said about it being an amateur. Squirtle is a master among masters."
Just then, Ash's communicator suddenly rang.
After telling Xiaoxia and the uncle, I quickly ran to a secluded spot to answer the call.
It turned out to be a message from Kojiro and the others.
The message was just a short line, telling Ash not to summon them for the time being.
"What does this mean?"
Just as Ash was still a little confused, Misty ran over.
"Ash, something terrible has happened! Just now, while Squirtle and the others were training, a flying object that looked exactly like a target suddenly flew by and attracted Squirtle and Warwick to the outside."
She ran very fast and quickly pulled Xiaozhi to catch up with him.
"All the Pokémon fell into a big pit and were captured by Team Rocket."
"What? Is the Rockets about to launch a full-scale attack?"
Ash was momentarily dazed, having not been attacked by Team Rocket for a long time.
Xiaoxia shook her head repeatedly, "You'll see when you go and see for yourself; the situation is complicated."
Xiao Zhi could see from afar that a hot air balloon shaped like a cat was still hovering above the entrance of the fire station.
A huge net was hanging below, trapping Ash's Squirtle and the Fire Brigade's Wartortles inside.
Who exactly are you?
Uncle Russell, looking furious, asked the strangely-haired man and woman on the hot air balloon.
"Whose message was that to me?"
"I will mercifully tell you."
"To prevent the world from being destroyed."
"To protect world peace!"
"That's it, meow!"
After they finished shouting, they clapped together in celebration.
"It's been so long since I've given an opening speech, it feels so refreshing!"
Ash was a little dumbfounded to find that it was Kojiro and his friends.
Why would they suddenly attack the fire station base?
He shouldn't have stayed in the airship department as a manager.
"What are these three idiots trying to do?"
Why does Ash feel like there are other voices around when Kojiro and the others are giving their opening remarks?
And I'm very familiar with it.
Sure enough, Musashi on the hot air balloon immediately turned around and asked, "Hey, weren't you making noise while we were talking?"
"We also want to say something to start the conversation."
"No, we're the captains now, only we can say it!" Musashi said arrogantly, looking like a smug little man.
"Hahaha, Little Three and Yamado, hurry up and pick up the prey to take it back."
"It's Kojiro! Damn it, I never thought I'd have to take orders from them. It turns out that not only Kojiro and the others were on the hot air balloon, but also Yamato and the other two."
What exactly is going on?