Professor Oak's Lab.
"Hmm? Ash again?" Professor Oak saw the message and Poké Ball appearing on the machine, and knew Ash had sent it. He was a bit surprised. Ash had just sent Squirtle over that morning, swapping it for Ivysaur.
Now he had sent another one. For Professor Oak now, seeing the Pokémon Ash sent was like opening a blind box; it could always surprise him. One should know that the more special the Pokémon trainers sent, the more helpful it was for his research.
"Let's see what it is this time?" Bang!! The Poké Ball opened with a bang, and a small figure emerged from the light on the ground. After the light dissipated, a Krabby appeared on the ground.
"It's a Krabby? Hiss... This Krabby... it looks a bit underdeveloped." Professor Oak looked at the underdeveloped Krabby, and unconsciously looked at the figure in the large fish tank on the other side. It was also a Krabby. That was the one Gary sent before.
Ordinary Krabby were generally around 40cm, but Gary's was at least over 60cm and looked even bigger because of its pincers. He was currently researching it, so he hadn't sent Gary's Krabby out yet. Now, in comparison, Ash's Krabby looked smaller than one of Gary's Krabby's pincers.
Kukuku!!! Krabby was very displeased to hear Professor Oak say it was underdeveloped. It spat bubbles and made sounds. Professor Oak was slightly stunned upon hearing this. "Ah! My apologies, my apologies, I didn't mean it." Professor Oak gave an awkward laugh upon hearing this.
He didn't have that strong-weak mentality. No matter what kind of Pokémon, he would do his best to take care of it. As he spoke, he comforted Krabby, gently poking its pincers with his hand. Krabby's eyes narrowed, and it unhesitatingly opened its pincers and snapped down.
"Ah!!!!!!" Although Professor Oak often encountered such situations and had been directly attacked by many Pokémon, and the surrounding residents were also used to Professor Oak's situation, this time Professor Oak's scream could truly be described as heartbreaking. If it weren't for Professor Oak's lab being relatively spacious, that sound would probably have scared many people.
"Hiss..." "I didn't expect it to be so strong despite its small size!" Looking at his fingers, which were swollen like balloons, Professor Oak looked at the little guy in another fish tank with lingering fear.
Despite its small size, the power of its large claw was not inferior to other large Krabby. He had just tested Gary's Krabby, and he could confirm this. No wonder Ash caught it. In contrast, Gary's Krabby, having grown to such a size, must have grown for a long time. It had grown so big, yet it hadn't evolved. But Ash's Krabby, though small in size, had great potential.
"Phew... Never mind, let's go eat first!"
Masaki Lighthouse.
"Mr. Masaki, why did you disguise yourself like that?" Masaki was also a researcher of Pokémon, but unlike Professor Oak, he wasn't a white-haired old man. On the contrary, he was a handsome young man, quite different from most people's impression of a professor.
In fact, in this world, there were many young Pokémon researchers. He was much younger than Professor Oak, but Professor Oak, being older and one of the first to start researching Pokémon, was an authority in this field. Most young researchers were his juniors.
"Because I wanted to experience the feelings of ancient Pokémon!" Professor Masaki said calmly upon hearing this.
"Experience the feelings of ancient Pokémon?" Misty asked suspiciously.
"That's right. These extinct ancient Pokémon, they were the masters of this world. But how did they live? What were their habits? What were their feelings when facing extinction?"
"I think all this can only be experienced by putting oneself in their shoes, treating oneself as a Pokémon!" Professor Masaki slightly closed his eyes and placed his hand on his heart, seemingly truly immersing himself.
"Will understanding this be useful?"
"Of course it will. Besides being able to understand history, it's also helpful for taking care of and raising Pokémon. At the same time, because their era ended,"
"So, if we can research their stories, perhaps in the future, we humans and current Pokémon can avoid the coming of doomsday." Professor Masaki said, opening his eyes and looking at the three.
"~That sounds amazing!" Misty nodded, half-understanding. Ash also agreed with Professor Masaki's research ideas and philosophy. Don't think that just because things are peaceful now, everything is fine.
Just like Pokémon, although trainers can control them, there are always some that can't be controlled. Those legendary Pokémon, each possesses the ability to cause natural disasters.
"Can I use the phone?" Ash looked around and saw a phone nearby. Krabby had been sent back. Although there was a high probability that there was nothing wrong, Ash still wanted to confirm. A trainer should be responsible for every Pokémon.
"You can, just use it!" Professor Masaki was very generous. After all, his dinner was taken care of tonight, so he didn't have to deal with it himself. And Brock also asked for the direction to the kitchen. The professor told Brock the kitchen's location, and Brock eagerly headed towards it.
Ash, meanwhile, went to the phone. Professor Masaki's equipment here was a bit simple, because he was doing research. But unlike Professor Oak, who was also responsible for some matters related to starter trainers, the equipment here wasn't as complete.
He dialed Professor Oak's lab number. Soon, the phone screen showed Professor Oak's figure. Professor Oak was sitting at a desk, cooking something in a pot. It was a bit funny: the hand holding the bowl had its index finger raised, wrapped in bandages like a dumpling.
"Professor! You..."
"Hmm? Oh! It's Ash! This! It's nothing, don't worry about it. I received the Krabby you sent." Professor Oak said, and even moved a bit to the side, allowing Ash to see Krabby. And Krabby, seeing Ash, also waved its pincers in the fish tank as a greeting.
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