Chapter 146

Da Wu: Joking, I'm the Hoenn Champion, super brave, okay? How could I possibly need help?

Looking at Da Wu's reply, Ash's lips curled slightly—'No need to ask for help?'

You have no idea what's waiting for you!

Seeing Ash return smiling, Serena immediately asked, concerned,

"Is the situation serious?"

Ash waved his hand, "It's fine, speaking out is no problem—just that an ancient document was discovered at a ruin in Hoenn, possibly related to the origin of Mega Evolution."

"Huh? The origin of Mega Evolution?!"

Everyone was taken aback,

Serena wondered, "Wasn't Mega Evolution first discovered by you, Ash? Isn't it supposed to have originated in Kanto?"

"Of course not."

Ash flatly denied,

"You didn't discover the main vein of Mega Evolution stones, which are mostly distributed in Hoenn and Kalos, right? Maybe this time we can confirm it."

"But this kind of thing shouldn't need so much attention from Champions, should it?"

Ash smiled and explained to everyone,

"This is because Cynthia is a mythologist; as a Champion, what interests her most is archaeology, so she naturally cares. As for Da Wu and Kalunai..."

While speaking, Ash looked toward Diancie.

"It's Da Wu who wants to return to Hoenn, contacted Kalunai, and arranged for the Steel-type Elite Four Yanjia to guard the safety of the Diamond Ore Country."

These past days, being by Ash's side, Diancie has also gained a deep understanding of human society.

Knowing what an Elite Four member is, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

"Da Wu, he's a good person!"

For Da Wu, who loves stones, Diancie is undoubtedly his dream goddess, so does this count as a simp getting a 'nice guy' card from the goddess?

Thinking of this, Ash couldn't help but laugh.

Yurie's eyes shifted, she said mischievously, "Champion and the origin of Mega Evolution—sounds fun, huh? Right, gege~"

"What do you want to say?"

"Stupid gege, of course we're going to Hoenn!"

Yurie gave Clemont a white-eye, then turned her anticipatory gaze to Ash.

Ash didn't tease Yurie, just nodded.

"No problem, this time we'll just go to Hoenn for a week-long trip."

Mentioning the trip to Hoenn, everyone instantly became excited.

"Great!"

"Long live Ash! Clemont, you big idiot!"

"Yurie!!!"

"Hahaha!"

For a moment, everyone laughed together because of the siblings' squabble.

After laughing, they all showed looks of anticipation.

"Hoenn!"

"A fertile land rich in bonds."

"It feels like it'll be a very interesting trip!"

"Indeed, Keerni, you should come along too—Hoenn also has many excellent Fighting-type Pokémon."

Kekebu'er felt a stir in their heart, sensing this would be a good opportunity.

"But Grandpa, the Gym here..."

"I'll take care of the Gym."

"Okay."

At the same time, Keerni's face showed a rich look of anticipation,

"Hoenn~ I wonder what kind of Fighting-type Pokémon I'll encounter this time, so exciting!"

Upon hearing that, Tierno also showed the same expectant expression.

"Speaking of catching Pokémon, I've always loved Hoenn's Dragon-type pseudo-legendary Salamence, so if I could catch one this time, it would be perfect! It would also make up for my lack of Pokémon numbers."

Ash thought of the Salamence he had befriended at Hoenn's Meteor Falls.

"There are plenty of Salamence, Shelgon, and Bagon living there, so he immediately said, 'There will be a chance.'"

At the same time,

On this side, the three members of Team Rocket, blown away by a Flying Knee Kick Focus Blast, saw two people, a cat, and a jelly dessert plummet from the sky, straight into the mountainous region, finally stopping before a cave entrance.

"What an awful feeling!"

Boom—

Meowth landed first,

James, Jessie, and Wobbuffet followed closely, accurately slamming into Meowth.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

"Please, James, don't press on me, meow!"

I was just about to say, Musashi, you're really heavy!

Surely, old man, get down!!!

Sonasu~!

The two people and two pets were making a racket, leaving a certain Pokemon sleeping in the cave unable to stand the disturbance.

Fierce Dragon!

A roar suddenly came from deep within the cave, a tremendous sound wave that was deafening, and it also kicked up a strong wind that blew everyone's hair.

At this moment,

The Team Rocket party seemed as if some switch had been triggered,

They silently split into pairs and instantly teleported to either side of the cave entrance, holding their breath.

After waiting a long time, seeing no further movement,

Four heads barely poked out almost simultaneously, peeking into the cave.

Bluish-green skin, huge blood-red double wings, a build like a salamander.

It's a Fierce Flying Dragon!!!

Soon, several people gathered together and came up with a plan.

Hey hey, Xiaocilang, how about we figure out a way to capture this Fierce Flying Dragon and send it to headquarters?

Good idea, I agree.

Agreed, meow!

Sonasu~!

What are we waiting for?

Upon hearing that,

Xiaocilang, Miaomiao, and the old man all stepped back simultaneously, showing expressions of 'not my problem'.

Wait for you to act, meow!

The plan was your idea, so of course you have to carry it out!

Sonasu~

You guys?!

Musashi clenched his fists, clearly a sign he was about to explode.

One person and two pets instantly broke into a sweat.

Ahem, don't rush, Musashi!

Exactly, exactly, meow, this is my newly developed device, the Smile-Blossom Device; with it, you can easily capture the Fierce Flying Dragon, the credit will be yours, meow!

Sonasu~!

Taking the smiley-face sticker that looked like a fridge magnet from Miaomiao's hand, Musashi casually asked, "How do you use this thing?"

Just stick it on; when the Fierce Flying Dragon gets happy, you'll be able to capture it.

Miaomiao's eyes darted guiltily,

Actually, this thing is something he threw together; its success rate is only about 30%, and most of the time it backfires.

But Musashi is furious right now, so it's a case of 'may your Dao perish, not mine.'

Musashi's bad luck is still better than theirs.

As the top of the food chain in Team Rocket, Musashi had no suspicions,

He thought that this time Miaomiao and Xiaocilang were quite reasonable, both voluntarily letting her take the credit.

He immediately strode forward arrogantly into the depths of the cave.

Fierce Flying Dragon, be good and let me capture you, then go attack Pikachu!

Fierce Dragon~!!!

The Fierce Flying Dragon impatiently opened its eyes again and let out a roar.

However, with Miaomiao's new invention, Musashi was full of confidence and wasn't afraid at all.

Fierce Flying Dragon: 'Fierce Dragon?!'

This human isn't afraid of me?

During this process, the light on the Smile-Blossom Device suddenly turned on,

After a brief green light and smiley-face symbol appeared,

The next moment, the smiley face was directly replaced by an angry expression, and the green light symbolizing safety instantly switched to a red light symbolizing danger!

The Fierce Flying Dragon suddenly felt uncomfortable, its heart filled with irritable rage wanting to wreak havoc, its eyes growing ever redder.

Musashi: 'Huh? Isn't this the Smile-Blossom Device? How did it turn into an angry expression?'

That means the control failed, meow!

The Violent Flying Dragon suddenly felt uncomfortable in its body, a surge of irritable anger welled up inside, wanting to wreak havoc, and its eyes grew ever more blood‑red.

Musashi: "Huh? Isn't that the Smiling Blossom Device? How did it turn into an angry expression?"

Musashi had just thought to run upon hearing that, when the Fierce Flying Dragon already struck.

Fierce Dragon!

In the roar, the Fierce Flying Dragon's surging energy beam burst from its mouth, a destructive death ray!

The beam of light gathered the Team Rocket together and sent them straight into the sky.

Tyrannosaurus!

In the roar, the violent flying dragon's surging energy beam surged out from its mouth, destructive death light!

The light pillar gathered the rocket team together, directly sending them up into the sky.

What a disgusting feeling!

However, for the Violent Flying Dragon whose mind was controlled, blasting away Team Rocket still couldn't quell the Mind's anger.

Soon,

As the negative effects of the Destructive Death Beam wore off and the paralysis vanished, the Violent Flying Dragon immediately spread its wings and flew out of the cave.

From its mouth it alternately spewed scorching flamethrowers and violent water cannons, pouring down on any moving object,

Passing trainers and wild Pokemon alike could not escape their fate,

Even though the Violent Flying Dragon was not limited to using flamethrower, it still sparked a forest fire.

Officer Jenny of the nearby town immediately sprang into action, began firefighting, rescued the injured Pokemon, and transported them in truckloads to the nearest Pokemon Center,

Looking at the wards filled to capacity,

Nurse Joy was numb—one patient hadn't even been treated yet when another truckload arrived; this can't go on.

So…

A phone call was made to the nearest Gym Leader.

Keerni: "What? A wild Violent Flying Dragon has gone out of control in the nearby town? The disaster situation is extremely serious? I understand, I'll head over as soon as possible!"