The Pokémon Center was reduced to ruins after the explosion.
Many trainers who had passed by gathered there, clutching their Pokémon with expressions of relief.
Ash, covered in dirt, also hugged his Pikachu and said thankfully, "Great, we're safe now, Pikachu!"
"Hey, what was that group of people doing?!"
Misty couldn't help but complain.
"If I'm not mistaken, those guys are the Pokémon thieves who've been hanging around here lately. They specialize in stealing other people's Pokémon."
Officer Jenny, who arrived late, frowned. "But thankfully, all the Pokémon in the Pokémon Center have been moved to the Pokémon Center in Pewter City!"
Nurse Joy was also incredibly relieved.
She immediately turned around, her face full of apology, and said to the trainers behind her,"Everyone, I'm very sorry, but due to the suddenness of the situation, the Pokémon Center in Viridian City may be unavailable for a while. You will need to go to a nearby inn to rest."
The trainers were helpless in this situation.
They nodded and left one after another with their Pokémon.
"Well, Pikachu, we should go too!" Ash, carrying Pikachu, prepared to leave as well.
Seeing this, Misty immediately called out, "Hey, you two, where are you going?"
"To the inn to rest, of course!" Ash looked at her, puzzled.
Misty snorted, "Until my bicycle is fixed—no, until you two compensate me for my bicycle—I'm going to stay with you!"
Ash and Pikachu exchanged awkward smiles.
At that moment, who knew Misty was nearby? And Pikachu's electric shock had just happened to hit her bicycle.
However, to be fair, Misty's strength is truly astonishing!
She actually carried her bicycle all the way to Pallet Town by herself.
Ash quickly agreed to Misty's decision to come with them.
"Oh, whatever you want, but don't worry, Pikachu and I will definitely buy you a new bicycle!"
"Hmph, that's more like it!" Misty said, arms crossed.
Just then, Officer Jenny, as if noticing something, suddenly called out:"Huh? Trainer, is that you? What brings you here?"
"I just saw an explosion over here, so I came to check it out," Fuyuki replied.
"I see!" Officer Jenny realized, but she didn't linger. Instead, she said goodbye to everyone and rode her police motorcycle to patrol the area, preventing pickpockets and thieves from returning.
Hearing Fuyuki's voice, Ash, Pikachu, and Misty all turned to look.
The next second, the three of them froze on the spot.
The Pokémon following the trainer was…
"A Pokémon I've never seen before!" Ash quickly took out his Pokédex to scan it, but it wasn't listed.
This meant that this Pokémon was one that hadn't yet been discovered by humans!
"That Pokémon is…?" Misty, who came from the Cerulean Gym, was even more surprised, because she could sense that the Pokémon was incredibly powerful!
"Long time no see, Ash." Seeing the familiar faces before him, Fuyuki couldn't help but smile.
Hearing the other person call his name, Ash and Pikachu's gazes simultaneously shifted from Entei to the boy beside Entei.
Ash was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who are you?"
"Pikachu!!" Pikachu's emotions suddenly became excited. It's you!
It excitedly jumped off Ash's shoulder, ran to Fuyuki and Entei, and affectionately circled around them, finally stopping in front of them and looking up at them happily.
It was Fuyuki and Entei!
To this day, Pikachu still remembers that day.
Back then, it was just a tiny Pichu, passing by a mountain with its Kangaskhan mother when Entei invited it back to its cave.
There, they met Fuyuki and played with him for a long time. Not only that, Fuyuki gave them lots of delicious candy!
Pikachu never imagined it would one day see its childhood friend again.
It was incredibly excited, and tears welled up in its eyes from the joy of their reunion.
Fuyuki naturally remembered Pikachu. He crouched down, patted Pikachu's head, and greeted it.
"Long time no see, Pikachu."
"Pika~" Pikachu affectionately purred.
"Huh?" Seeing this, the others around were puzzled.
Misty nudged Ash and couldn't help but say, "Ash, your Pikachu seems to know this trainer!"
Ash was also taken aback.
How could his Pikachu be about to become someone else's Pokémon?
Fortunately, Pikachu simply ran over to greet its childhood friend.
Fuyuki looked up at Ash.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu introduced, this boy being its trainer!
Fuyuki: "..."
Ash doesn't seem to have amnesia, does he? He didn't even recognize him?
"Um...do we know each other?" Noticing Fuyuki's strange look, Ash couldn't help but ask.
"Fuyuki, I'm Fuyuki." Fuyuki was rather speechless. "Three years ago, at Professor Oak's summer camp."
Hearing this, Ash immediately remembered.
"Fuyuki! What are you doing in Viridian City?!"
"Like you, I also received my starter Pokémon from Professor Oak and am currently traveling around." Seeing that Ash had finally recognized him, Fuyuki answered with a smile.
"But...where's Raikou? I don't see Raikou?" Ash remembered that Raikou was always by Fuyuki's side back then.
"Raikou had some things to do, so it went out. This is Entei; it's also my father, just like Raikou." Fuyuki explained.
"Entei..." Ash murmured, repeating the name, then his face showed surprise: "Also my father?"
Misty, standing beside him, was even more astonished.
"Pokémon are the fathers of humans? But how is that possible?!"
"Right? I was shocked when I first heard that too!" Ash grinned.
His eyes burned as he looked at the two Poké Balls hanging from Fuyuki's waist.
"Fuyuki, you must be a trainer now, right? How about a Pokémon battle with my Pikachu?"
Fuyuki hesitated. Although he had already caught two Pokémon, he hadn't had time to learn about the moves Squirtle and Gastly knew during this trip, so he couldn't command them in a Pokémon battle.
Therefore, Fuyuki shook his head and refused, "Next time! Let's have a Pokémon battle when we meet again."
....
Power Stones PLZZZZZ
[Get 20+ chapters ahead on - P.a.t.r.e.o.n "PokeFicLord"]