socalfunplaces Chapter 118 Childhood Sweetheart Serena
Chapter 118 Childhood Sweetheart Serena
Chapter 118 Childhood Sweetheart Serena
Ash carefully recalled the scenes that might have involved Ho-Oh, and it did remind him of something strange.
I remember when we were kids, Ash and Gary were causing trouble at the lab. When Professor Oak found out, he punished Ash by making him go to his summer camp to help out.
At that time, a little girl got lost at summer camp, and the adults were all anxious to find her.
Ash leisurely carried a bug-catching net, chasing after Bug-type Pokémon while helping out.
Surprisingly, Xiao Zhi actually found the girl later on.
She was lost and scared, so she hid under a big tree in the forest and cried.
I can't quite remember what exactly happened, since it wasn't anything very important.
Anyway, after Ash comforted the little girl, he took her hand and led her to Professor Oak.
Unfortunately, what should have been a perfect hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario turned into a little mishap.
Even with Ash's brilliant guidance, he himself got lost, and the two of them fell off a cliff while being chased by Beedrill.
Fortunately, Ash has always been physically strong, and he managed to grab onto a protruding rock platform at the edge of the cliff to stay safe.
At the time, Xiao Zhi was too young to carry someone and climb such a high rock wall, so he could only wait for the adults to rescue him on the protruding rock platform.
Unfortunately, the location was too remote and the adults never found them. The two spent the night huddled together for warmth.
But when Ash woke up the next day, he found that they had left the cliff and appeared in the forest.
Moreover, their location was very close to the summer camp site, and Professor Oak quickly discovered them.
This strange incident has always puzzled Ash. In his hazy memory, it seems that a strange bird that looks like a big-billed bird rescued them.
However, I was still half asleep at the time and couldn't be sure.
Thinking about it carefully, how could a fierce Pokémon like Finch possibly save someone? Could it be Ho-Oh that saved him that day?
The feathers inside my body were also put there by it at that time.
"What's going on? Am I a telephone pole?" It's like a dog marking its own belongings.
Not knowing what use this feather was, Xiao Zhi tentatively used the system to check the feather's attributes.
I didn't expect it to actually work.
"So the feather is already considered my item." Only items belonging to Ash can be viewed on the system panel.
【"Ho-Oh's Rainbow Wing": It can accelerate the healing of the holder's injuries and slow down physical aging. Legend has it that when guided by Ho-Oh, it can revive life.】
"This is really a great thing!" Ash was overjoyed, never expecting to have his own "Avalon".
Then there's no need to worry. Let the feather stay on your chest if you want.
"Xiao Zhi, why are you grinning like an idiot as soon as you pick up this ball?" Xiao Xia was a little confused because he had been holding the ball for so long.
"It's nothing, just reminded me of some things from my childhood."
"It's a woman, isn't it?"
"They were just childhood playmates."
Ever since he saved her that day, the little girl blushed whenever she saw Satoshi and clung to him all summer.
Ash still remembers the girl's name; it seems to be Serena.
Looking back now, Serena was so cute. I was so focused on Pokémon back then that I didn't really spend time with her.
"It really is a girl, and wasn't she her childhood friend?"
For some reason, Xia felt inexplicably uncomfortable, even though she hadn't felt this way when facing Naz and Lijia before.
After a laugh, Ash said he should contact Professor Oak as soon as possible to discuss the GS Ball.
When I called, Professor Oak was cooking instant noodles in a lab beaker on the other end of the screen.
"And this is a highly respected senior figure in academia."
Turning his head, he noticed that the call had been automatically connected. He quickly hid the instant noodles and pretended nothing had happened as he approached the screen.
"Oh, it's Ash! How's the mission going?"
"We have arrived safely at Daikan Island. Dr. Uchiki has handed the ball to me, look."
Ash held up the GS Ball to show Professor Oak, and even spun the ball around a few times to make it clearer for him.
"As expected, we can't tell anything from looking at it like this. I'll trouble you to take it back to the lab, Ash."
"By the way, Professor, I plan to challenge the Orange League first before going back." Ash certainly couldn't miss the League Tournament since he was here.
"Sure, although the Orange Competition isn't officially recognized yet, it's still good for you to take on a challenge with a pretty high level of skill."
Professor Oak was very supportive of Ash's idea. "I have many other projects to work on, and the GS Ball isn't that urgent. In the meantime, I'll leave it to you to take good care of it."
"No problem, thank you, Dr. Oki."
After finishing their phone call with Professor Oak, Ash and his friends said goodbye to Professor Oak and prepared to head to Orange Island to register for the Southern Cross Challenge, also known as the Orange League.
"Ash, how are we going to get to Penggan Island?" The airship we came on is now broken down, and there are no more ferry services.
"Of course it's an airship. Don't underestimate our mechanical engineering master."
Just as Ash said, when they arrived at the crash site of the airship, the discarded parts that should have been scattered on the ground had turned into a brand new airship.
It's bigger and cooler than the original!
"How did they manage that, from morning till afternoon?" Xiaoxia's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment. "There are only trees here, and they only used wrenches and hammers—"
Ash could only say that the girl was too young and didn't understand the world of Pokémon.
"Bosses, you're back!"
Kojiro, who was still hammering large wooden nails to secure the airship's ropes, saw Ash and the others return and immediately put down his hammer to greet them happily.
"Can we take off now?"
"We can fly anytime, boss." Kojiro led Ash and Misty into the airship.
This place is much more luxurious now, like a normally operating airship, whereas before it had been abandoned for over a decade.
"Where did you get these instruments?"
Xiaoxia was amazed by the various facilities inside the airship.
"Don't worry about these details, Xiaoxia." Xiaozhi wasn't curious at all; if it was there, it was there.
Musashi and Meow Meow have also launched their newly designed dining table, serving up a delicious afternoon tea.
"We've added a lot of high-tech equipment to the airship!" Kojiro, now dressed in a pilot's uniform, enthusiastically introduced the airship to Satoshi and the others.
"Not only has the outer shell been reinforced, but it's also equipped with cannons and an automatic navigation system!"
"Meow, we made all of these using scrap metal and discarded circuit boards from the neighboring landfill!"
"We're too strong!"
The trio laughed proudly.
"If you want to do it, you really can!"
They certainly have reason to be proud; their original filthy airships have been modified to serve as mobile aerial bases.
"Seven out of ten times, the things you three invent explode. Did you thoroughly check the airship inside and out this time?"
Ash's eyes sharpened. "There shouldn't be an accident where it suddenly explodes halfway through flight, right?"
"That's probably unlikely."
The trio instantly felt guilty.
"Sigh," Xiao Zhi knew these three were unreliable.
"In short, get us to Penggan Island first, and then you can hand over this airship to Sakaki."
Although they are unreliable, they are still fine to use in the short term.
"Just say that you transformed a dilapidated piece of junk into a brand new airship, which will then be used to run airship routes."
"Yeah, how come we didn't think of that?"
Musashi clapped his hands in sudden realization.
"If we hand this airship over to Itagi, he might even praise us."
"Meow, the feeling of getting a promotion and a raise is amazing!"
"Of course, we're still loyal to you, Ash Ketchum!"
The journey to Penggan Island by airship went relatively smoothly, but Xia was still somewhat traumatized by the previous accident and remained very tense throughout the trip until she stepped onto land.
"Are Ash and the others really alright? When we were on the airship, I noticed a screw had fallen onto their shoulder."
He picked up a 10cm long screw from Xiaoxia's palm, then looked at Kojiro and the others who had flown far away.
"Don't worry, those three are very resilient. Even if the airship explodes midway, they'll be fine."
Kojiro and the others will be fine, but Boss Sakaki will be in trouble.
When the three of them handed the airship over to Team Rocket, Boss Giovanni was quite surprised.
"You three good-for-nothings actually managed to do something like this."
Not only were they praised, but an extra sum of money was also allocated to the airship department, which was originally going to be abolished, so that Kojiro and his team could modify more airships.
However, as expected, an accident occurred when the airship that Kojiro and his crew handed over was parked in the Team Rocket company warehouse.
With a loud crash, the newly built warehouse was rendered unusable.
However, since the awards and funds for the three of them had just been distributed, they couldn't very well contradict themselves.
This made Boss Sakaki's face turn green with anger.
"I shouldn't have trusted those three idiots."