"Go! Charizard!"
Ash threw his Pokéball, and Charizard appeared.
"Go, Scyther!"
"All right, Charizard, I'm counting on you!"
Charizard heard him, but scoffed. It didn't have any reason to listen to that pathetic boy who dared to call himself its trainer. Charizard decided to take a snooze.
"Charizard!!" Ash called out desperately, "Please! You have to battle! Please?"
Charizard ignored his pleas and began to enjoy its nap.
"Your Charizard isn't battling," called out Ash's opponent, "Scyther is the winner."
"Hold on! It's just…using its Rest attack! It'll battle…I know it will…"
"Pika…" Pikachu said in pity.
"Charizard! Use your Slash attack!"
Charizard didn't do anything.
"This will be too easy, Scyther. Swift attack!"
"Scyytherrrrrrr!!!"
It rapidly churned its blades to create dozens of sharp yellow stars that headed straight for Charizard.
"Charizard! Get up! Get up, please! You're gonna get hurt!"
Charizard opened its eyes and saw the stars coming towards it. It sat up and used its wing to deflect them.
"Charizard! You decided to battle for me! Great! Use Flamethrower!"
Charizard blew smoke out of its nostrils and crossed its arms.
"Uh-! Charizard! You have to!"
"Wanna give up, kid?" asked the other trainer.
"Urgh…No way! Charizard!"
Charizard looked back at him with one eye. What did that kid want now? Charizard gazed up at the sky. What? It couldn't be…
"Ch-Arrr!"
"Re-! Huh?" said Ash.
Charizard spread its wings and started flapping them. It gained lift, then began to soar higher and higher.
"Charizard!! Where do you think you're going?"
"Pikapi!!"
Charizard blocked out their distant cries. It was intent on following what it had seen in the sky.
"Wow! That is the most disobedient Pokémon I've ever seen!" said Ash's opponent.
Ash glared at him. "That's not funny." He held out Charizard's Pokéball. "Charizard! Return!"
A beam of red light shot out, but Charizard was too far away.
"No! Come back!" he yelled in alarm, "CHARIZARD!!!!"