Pokemon Anime What If?
Kanto Arc
Chapter 24 Bye Bye Butterfree?
Hello everyone, in this chapter we'll be covering the events of Bye Bye Butterfree and the gang will finally make it to Saffron City enjoy!
We begin 3 days after the events of the P1 Grand Prix Ash has been training hard every day for not only his battle with the Saffron gym leader but also for his battle with Gary. The day after the gang left the P1 Grand Prix Ash received a call from Leaf on his Pokegear she told him that Gary just battled and defeated Sabrina she tells Ash that Gary had a pretty difficult time as it was a 5v5 battle and Sabrina's psychic type Pokemon were really strong, but Gary ultimately won and is looking forward to battling Ash which got Ash excited. Leaf also tells Ash that she'll be battling Sabrina in 3 days as she wants to prepare for her battle Ash, Misty and Brock wished her luck in her battle and end the call. Over these pass 3 days Ash has been mainly training Butterfree, Gyarados, Kingler, Haunter and Primeape. Haunter and Kingler were able to help Primeape learn Shadow Claw, Assurance and Night Slash. Currently Ash is battling a boy who's using a Kadabra.
"Use Shock Wave Kadabra!" The boy calls as the mon fires the wave of electricity.
"Butterfree use Protect!" Ash calls Butterfree quickly summons a protective barrier.
"Kadabra use Psyshock!" The boy calls as Kadabra fires 5 psychic orbs towards Butterfree
"Counter with Air Slash!" Ash calls Butterfree quickly fires the slashes of wind that collide with Psyshock creating a smokescreen.
"Kadabra when the smoke clears use Fire Punch on Butterfree!" The boy calls with Kadabra nodding as it begins to wait for the smoke to clear Ash makes a command.
"Butterfree Signal Beam!" Ash calls as Butterfree fires the bug beam at Kadabra hitting it causing super effective damage.
"Kadabra quick use Recover!" "We won't let you Butterfree end it with Bug Bite!" Both trainers call as Kadabra begins to heal itself Butterfree quickly flies over and bites Kadabra making the Pokemon yell out in pain once Butterfree lets go Kadabra falls on the ground in defeat.
"Kadabra is unable to battle Butterfree is the winner" Brock says as Ash and Butterfree cheer.
"Way to go Butterfree!" Ash says while petting the butterfly making Butterfree happy, the boy they battled returns his Kadabra and walks over to Ash.
"You're Butterfree is really strong, and I can tell you two have a great bond" The boy says.
"Yep, Butterfree was the first Pokemon I captured on my journey, so it's been with me for a while" Ash responds with Butterfree nodding as the boy smiles.
"Well good luck in your battle with Sabrina she's a tough gym leader" The boy says holding out his hand as Ash grabs it.
"Thanks, I'll do my best" Ash responds shaking the boy's hand after that the boy and the group split off and go different ways.
After walking for a while, the group come across what looks like a ridge that has a great view of the ocean.
"It's so pretty" Misty says happily with Ash, Pikachu and Brock nodding.
"It seems like once we get pass this ridge, we'll make it to Saffron City and there's a path over there" Brock says as he points to the path
"Alright Saffron City here I" Before Ash could finish something catches his eye as he sees something in the distance
"Hey what's that?" Ash asks pointing as Brock, Misty and Pikachu look over as Brock speaks
"Those are Butterfree it seems it's time for their mating season" Brock says
"Mating season?" Ash and Misty question
"Meaning this is the time of the year they get together to have babies" Brock says
"Babies?!" Ash says in shock as he looks at Butterfree's Pokeball
"If we don't hurry Butterfree won't be able to mate" Brock says Ash nods the group then go to rent a hot air balloon
"I'm surprised we were able to rent a hot air balloon" Misty says
"This way we'll be able to get closer to the Butterfree hang on guys" Brock says as he turns on the fire allowing the balloon to fly thru the air Ash, Misty and Pikachu are amazed at how high up they are and get closer to the Butterfree
"Whoa look at all these Butttefree" Misty says
"Alright Butterfree I choose you!" Ash says sending out the butterfly.
"Butterfree go find yourself a mate" Ash says with Butterfree nodding as it flies towards the Butterfree as its looking none of the females seem to interest it as it flies back to the group.
"Were you able to find a mate Butterfree?" Ash as Butterfree shakes its head no
"I wonder what kind of girl Butterfree is looking for?" Misty questions
"Hmmm maybe different patterns on the wings?" Brock says the group then see more hot air balloons appear as more trainers are releasing their Butterfree
"Whoa now there's a lot more Butterfree" Ash says
"Yeah, and more chances for Butterfree to find a mate" Brock says as he looks, he sees a girl around his age with long purple hair sending out her Butterfree Brock gets red in the face
"Um Brock?" Ash and Misty say looking at the boy as he speaks
"Butterfree you see that girl over there she just send out her Butterfree quick go mate with that one!" Brock says confusing Butterfree
"Why that one Brock?" Ash asks
"Because if two trainers Pokemon fall in love then so will their trainers!" Brock responds as Misty hits him
"Don't interfere in Pokemon love affaires!" Misty says in anger Ash then turns to Butterfree
"Keep searching Butterfree I'm sure there's a Butterfree you'll like" Ash says Butterfree nods as it goes to search for a mate.
5 minutes later Butterfree still hasn't found a Butterfree who it feels comfortable mating with its about to give up until it sees a pink Butterfree
"Free, Free!" Butterfree says happily as it gets hearts in its eyes and flies towards the pink Butterfree
"Look it seems like Butterfree's finally found a mate" Ash says happily
"A Pink Butterfree interesting I've never seen one before" Brock says with Misty nodding as they watch Butterfree reach the pink one.
Butterfree tries its best to impress the pink Butterfree but the pink Butterfree keeps turning away, Butterfree tries one more time until the pink Butterfree slaps it making Butterfree teary eyed.
"Ah total rejection" Brock and Misty say as the group see Butterfree fly down into the forest
"Butterfree wait!" Ash says as the group land the balloon and begin searching for Butterfree
"Butterfree!" "Pikachu!" The group yell looking for the bug
"Man, how could that pink Butterfree not like mine?" Ash questions
"I guess she doesn't think Butterfree was good enough" Misty responds
"But my Butterfree is great, it has a fun personality, is a strong battler and is a caring Pokemon any Butterfree would be happy to be its mate" Ash responds as Misty and Brock nod. After walking for a couple of minutes the group find Butterfree who's hiding behind a tree.
"Hey Butterfree, are you okay?" Ash asks as Butterfree turns away making the group sad
"Its heart got broken I understand your pain Butterfree I could write a book of all the times I've been rejected" Brock says
"You could call it your autobiography" Misty says in a mocking tone as Brock puts his head down.
"There has to be something that'll make the pink Butterfree like mine" Ash says as he begins to think Misty then gets an idea
"I got it Butterfree you gotta be more aggressive" Misty says making the others confused
"You mean like Butterfree has to battle it?" Ash asks
"Or like how Giselle is with Ash?" Brock questions as the group remember Giselle being clingy towards Ash as Misty shakes her head.
"No what I mean is lose the shyness and show her how strong/forward you are" Misty says
"Oh, I get it yeah Butterfree show her your strong moves that should make the pink Butterfree like you" Ash says with Butterfree nodding as Brock thinks
"Hmmm I should make a mental note of this" Brock thinks to himself
"Alright Butterfree let's try it out" Ash says with Butterfree getting a determined look in its eyes
"Before we start let's give Butterfree some style" Brock says as he grabs a yellow ribbon from his backpack and ties it around Butterfree's neck
"You look good Butterfree!" Ash says "That pink Butterfree is definitely going to be head over heels for you" Misty says with Pikachu and Brock nodding this makes Butterfree happy.
"Okay Butterfree let's go!" Ash cheers with the others cheering as well, Butterfree then flies back towards the other Butterfree's as the gang get back in the hot air balloon to follow it. Meanwhile hidden in the tree's there's a Fearow looking at the Butterfree.
Back in the sky Ash has out his binoculars looking for the pink Butterfree
"You're really serious about this aren't you Ash" Misty says as Ash looks at her
"Of course, I am its only right that I help out my Pokemon" Ash responds as Brock speaks
"You know Ash if Butterfree and the pink Butterfree do get together they'll fly off towards a place where they can have their babies you may never see it again if that happens are you sure you'll be able to part with Butterfree?" Brock asks surprising Ash
"I…. Didn't think of that" Ash responds as he puts his head down and is in deep thought
"If Butterfree is able to get the pink Butterfree to like it I'll have to say goodbye, will I be able to do it?" Ash thinks to himself as Misty, Brock and Pikachu look at him
"Free, Free!" Butterfree cries getting the groups attention as it points to where the pink Butterfree is Ash breaks out of his thoughts and gets a determined look on his face.
"Okay Butterfree do just like we told you" Ash says Butterfree nods as it flies towards the pink Butterfree once Butterfree reaches it the pink Butterfree still isn't interested in it Ash then speaks.
"Butterfree show it your Hurricane!" Ash calls Butterfree quickly flaps its wings creating a big Hurricane as the pink butterfly looks away.
"Try your Air Slash!" Ash calls Butterfree quickly fires the slashes of wind, but the pink Butterfree still looks away making Ash's Butterfree sad
"it's really hard to impress it" Misty says
"What now Ash?" Brock asks as Ash begins to think and gets an idea
"Butterfree use Quiver Dance!" Ash calls Butterfree nods as it begins to dance the pink Butterfree who wasn't interested in Ash's Butterfree takes notice in how beautifully Ash's Butterfree dances.
"Alright its working" Ash says smiling
"Looks like the pink Butterfree has a thing for dancers" Misty says with Ash, Brock and Pikachu nodding as they're watching Butterfree dance they hear a loud noise.
"What's that?!" The group question they turn and get their answer when they see a big Fearow flying towards the Butterfree and begins launching Air Slashes everywhere
"This is bad if this Fearow keeps firing Air Slashes it'll ruin the mating season for the Butterfree" Brock says
"Okay let's go Pikachu use Thunder Bolt!" Ash calls Pikachu nods as it fires the electric bolt towards Fearow but the bird dodges as it continues to go after the Butterfree
"Why's it only going after the Butterfree?!" Misty asks
"I'm not sure!" Brock responds
"Butterfree look out!" Ash yells as he sees the Fearow approaching Butterfree the Fearow smacks it away with its wing and is now going after the pink Butterfree
"Free, Free" The pink Butterfree yells in terror as Fearow begins to chase it
"We have to help it" Misty says
"Okay Pikachu do another Thunder Bolt!" Ash calls Pikachu nods as it goes to use the move Ash's Butterfree yells over
"FREE!" Butterfree yells telling Pikachu to stop as Pikachu nods Butterfree then flies over to them
"Are you saying you want to take on Fearow by yourself?" Ash asks with Butterfree nodding
"Okay then go Butterfree!" Ash says Butterfree nods as it quickly flies to where the Pink Butterfree and Fearow are
As Fearow is going to use Drill Peck on the pink Butterfree Ash's Butterfree comes in time and hits Fearow knocking it away as the pink Butterfree looks at Ash's.
"Free" Ash's Butterfree looks at the pink Butterfree saying he'll protect her Butterfree then charges at Fearow leaving the pink Butterfree.
"Free" The pink Butterfree is impressed by Ash's Butterfree's bravery and has a blush on her face she then sees the Fearow and Ash's Butterfree reach each other and stare.
"Fear!" Fearow yells telling Butterfree these are his skies alone and anyone that gets in his way will be eliminated
"Free!" Butterfree yells back saying the skies are open for everyone and he won't allow Fearow to hurt any of the Butterfree this makes Fearow angry as it charges at Butterfree using Wing Attack.
"Free!" Butterfree yells using Air Slash towards the bird Fearow dodges the slashes of wind as it goes to hit Butterfree the butterfly dodges and uses Quiver Dance raising its special attack/defense and speed.
"Fear!" Fearow yells as it charges at Butterfree using Drill Peck as its getting closer Butterfree's eye's glow blue as its using Psychic to catch the bird and is holding it in place.
"Fear!" Fearow tries its best to break out of the psychic hold, but Butterfree is holding on tightly as its charging up its strongest Bug Buzz
"GO Butterfree!" Ash yells
"FREE!" Butterfree yells as well firing the green bug energy hitting Fearow the bird cries out in pain as it begins to fly away
"Yeah, way to go Butterfree!" "Pika!" Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu cheer with the other Butterfree's in the area cheering as well with Ash's Butterfree also cheering they then see the pink Butterfree fly towards Ash's and begins to speak.
"Free, Free" The pink Butterfree says thanking Ash's Butterfree for protecting it
"Free" Ash's Butterfree says welcome and is happy the pink Butterfree is okay after saying that the Pink Butterfree gets closer to Ash's Butterfree kissing it shocking everyone.
"It kissed him!" The group say in shock as they see Ash's Butterfree's face turn bright red and having a happy smile
"Free, Free!" Ash's Butterfree says as it and the pink Butterfree begin to happily fly around
"Looks like Butterfree finally got the pink Butterfree to accept its feelings" Misty says happily with Brock and Pikachu agreeing
"Yeah…." Ash says to himself in a sad tone as the others look at him
10 minutes later the Sun is beginning to set the group landed their hot air balloon and are on a cliff that show cases the wide-open ocean they watch Ash's Butterfree and the pink Butterfree fly around as Ash is looking Brock walks next to Ash and puts his hand on his shoulder.
"It's time Ash" Brock says with Ash nodding as Ash and Pikachu walk over to where the two Butterflies are Ash's Butterfree sees Ash and flies to him landing in front of him Ash then bends down so he can get at Butterfree's eye level.
"Hey Butterfree congratulations on finding a mate we're happy for you" "Pika" Ash and Pikachu say smiling
"Free, Free!" Butterfree responds happily Ash then continues to speak
"But now that you've have a mate, we have to say goodbye" Ash says losing his smile as Butterfree's smile instantly goes away behind them Misty and Brock have sad looks on their faces.
"Free, Free" Butterfree says trying to tell Ash that they can still travel together but Ash stops it
"It's okay Butterfree we'll be fine besides you're going to start a family I just know you'll be a great dad" Ash says smiling with Butterfree nodding just then Ash's Pokeball's wriggle as Gyarados, Kingler, Haunter and Primeape appear.
"Do you guys want to say goodbye to Butterfree as well?" Ash asks as his Pokemon nod with each one going up to Butterfree hugging it saying goodbye Brock and Misty also walk over to say bye to Butterfree.
"I was scared of you at first but after getting to know you I've really grown to like you Butterfree I hope you have a great life with your new family" Misty says with tears in her eyes as she hugs Butterfree as Brock speaks next.
"It was great getting to know you Butterfree take care" Brock says as Butterfree nods hugging the teen as well Butterfree then flies over to the pink Butterfree flying next to it as Ash walks over to them.
"Please promise me you'll take care of my Butterfree it's a great Pokemon" Ash says looking at the Pink Butterfree who nods the Pink Butterfree then looks at Ash's Butterfree telling him its time Butterfree nods as it looks at Ash giving the boy one more hug with Ash returning it once Ash let's go the two Buttefree's begin to fly away Ash looks down with his hat covering his face as he begins to remember all the memories he's had with Butterfree.
Ash remembers his first encounter with Butterfree saving it from a Spearow when it was a Caterpie, when it evolved into Metapod after defeating Team Rocket, becoming a Butterfree and saving him from a horde of angry Beedrill. Ash then remembers all the training, battles, bonds everything he and Butterfree have experienced together for the past 4 months on their journey Ash then runs towards the edge of the cliff once he reaches it he stops looks towards Butterfree and yells.
"BUTTERFREE TAKE CARE AND LET'S SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN!" Ash yells with tears in his eyes Butterfree looks back to Ash having tears in its eyes as it waves back wanting to see Ash, his Pokemon, Misty and Brock again. Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Gyarados, Kingler, Haunter and Primeape wave back having tears in their eyes wishing the best for Butterfree. Back in Oak's lab Pidgeotto, Clefable, Ivysaur, Wartortle, Charmeleon, Alolan Raichu, Alolan Vulpix and Muk even though they aren't there they can feel that Butterfree left as tears come from their eyes as well.
Back to the group they continue waving goodbye to Butterfree until it and the pink Butterfree are out of view Ash puts his hat over his face one more time as Misty, Brock and Pikachu walk over to him.
"Are you okay Ash?" Misty asks in a sad tone waiting for a response as Ash turns to them, he wipes the tears from his eyes he looks to his friends and smiles.
"Yeah, I'm fine even though we've said goodbye for now I know one day I'll see Butterfree again" Ash responds smiling with his Pokemon agreeing with him Misty and Brock nod Ash then looks to Brock.
"So, Brock how long until we reach Saffron City?" Ash asks as Brock looks at the map
"It seems once we pass this ridge, we'll reach Saffron City tomorrow afternoon" Brock responds making Ash happy
"Alright then let's move out I'm excited to get my 5th gym badge!" Ash cheers with his Pokemon roaring in agreement as they all begin to run a head leaving Misty and Brock behind.
"Ash! Wait for us!" Misty yells as she and Brock begin running after Ash and his Pokemon we then zoom in on Ash and hear his thoughts.
"Thank you for being my first capture Butterfree I hope you have a great life with your family and even though its goodbye for now I know we'll see each other again" Ash thinks to himself as he and his Pokemon keep running forward with Misty and Brock behind them.
We now skip to the next day we go into the Saffron City gym right now there's a battle between Leaf and Sabrina its reaching its ending. The battle has been intense both trainers have one Pokemon left Leaf with her newly evolved Persian and Sabrina with her Alakazam. Gary is currently in the gym watching Leaf's battle Sabrina his cheerleaders are there as well, but they haven't been paying attention to Leaf's battle.
"Persian finish with Night Slash!" Leaf calls as Persian charges forward and slashes Alakazam knocking it out the ref makes the call.
"Gym leader Sabrina's Alakazam is unable to battle the challengers Persian is the winner making Leaf Green from Pallet Town the winner!" The ref calls as Leaf smiles
"YEAH!" "PER!" Leaf and Persian give a loud cheer as Gary smiles and claps Leaf then runs over to Persian
"Great job Persian you were amazing!" Leaf says while petting the cat making Persian purr Sabrina then walks over to them
"Here this is the Marsh Badge its proof of you beating my gym" Sabrina says while having an expressionless look on her face and in a monotone voice Leaf reaches over and takes the badge.
"Thank you it was a good battle" Leaf says looking at the expressionless woman
"Yes, it was now if you excuse me, I must meditate" Sabrina responds as she walks away from Leaf and Persian, she sits down getting in a meditation pose as she begins to float in the air as Leaf has stars in her eyes.
"So Cool!" Leaf says as Gary walks over to her
"Come Leaf let's go" Gary says with Leaf nodding as they and the cheerleaders go to leave the gym as they are leaving Leaf turns back to Sabrina waving goodbye, but the woman doesn't acknowledge Leaf as she just continues to meditate the door closes.
Once Leaf, Gary and the cheerleaders are out of the gym they drive to the Pokemon Center so Leaf can heal her Pokemon, when Leaf hands over her Pokeball's to Nurse Joy she walks over to Gary who is currently being praised by his cheerleaders.
"Hey Gary, can we talk?" Leaf asks as the cheerleader's glare at Leaf Gary speaks
"Sure Leaf" Gary says he tells his cheerleaders to leave they nod but continue to glare at Leaf making her uncomfortable once they leave Leaf goes to sit on the other side of the table.
"So, what'd you want to talk about?" Gary asks
"Do you think Sabrina was acting weird?" Leaf asks
"What do you mean?" Gary asks
"It's just it felt something was off with her" Leaf responds
"I mean that shouldn't be surprising remember 5 years ago during the Christmas party our parent's told us that a long time ago something happened to her" Gary responds
"I know it's just I feel there's something wrong with her I felt it when you battled her and when I battled her, she doesn't seem like herself" Leaf says
"Herself? You know what she was like before?" Gary asks
"After your battle with her, I called Ms. Ketchum asking her what Sabrina was like when she was travelling with her. She told me that while Sabrina was a quiet/shy girl, once she starts to open up, she has a very fun personality and cares a lot for her friends. She also told me that even though she hasn't spoken to her in many years she's heard that in her gym battles with challengers whether she wins or loses she always has a warm and comforting smile on her face something she didn't do with us." Leaf says as Gary nods
"I see that is weird" Gary responds
"You see there's something wrong with her" Leaf says
"Well even still there really isn't much we can do about it" Gary says as Leaf nods
"Anyway, enough talk about Sabrina Ash, Misty and Brock will be here soon I'm going to go prepare for my battle with Ash what about you?" Gary asks looking at Leaf
"I'm going to go to the Poke Mart to buy some more supplies" Leaf responds with Gary nodding they then hear a ding and Nurse Joy calling over to Leaf to come pick up her Pokemon, Leaf walks over to the counter grabs her Pokeball's and runs out the door going in the direction of the Poke Mart while Gary goes to prepare for his battle with Ash.
10 minutes later Leaf is finished shopping in the Poke Mart as she goes to leave the door opens as she bumps into a boy that's her age, she falls on the floor.
"I'm sorry are you okay?" The boy asks as he goes to help Leaf up by reaching out his hand
"Yeah, I'm fine I just wasn't watching where I was going" Leaf responds letting the boy pull her up once she's standing her and the boy look at each other and get surprised looks on their faces.
"IT'S YOU!" They both say in shock
"You're the girl that ran into me when I was leaving the Cerulean City gym, I believe your name was Leaf" the boy says
"You're the kid that I ran into and your name is….. Wait what was your name?" Leaf asks as the boy smiles
"Oh yes that's right I never introduced myself did I my name is Derek it's nice to meet you" Derek (Damian) responds smiling at Leaf
"Oh, so your name is Derek it's nice to meet you" Leaf says
"Likewise," Derek responds the two then start to walk towards the Pokemon Center as Derek asks Leaf a question
"So did you battle Sabrina the Saffron City gym leader?" Derek asks
"Yep, it was a tough battle, but I managed to win see" Leaf says showing the boy her badge as he smiles
"Did you battle Sabrina too?" Leaf asks
"Why yes I did I battled the gym leader a couple weeks ago and I won" Derek says showing Leaf his Marsh badge as Leaf nods
"So, what are you doing back in Saffron City?" Leaf asks
"Oh well you see I do some work up in Silph Co we help out Pokemon and trainers in need my boss was having me buy some supplies and that's when I ran into you" Derek says as Leaf nods
"Cool you gotta show me around the company sometime" Leaf responds as Derek smiles both kids are now in front of the Pokemon Center
"You know that sounds like a good idea it'll be our date" Derek says
"Date?!" Leaf says in shock as she blushes Derek then takes Leaf's hand making Leaf blush even more
"You know Leaf after our first encounter I've never stopped thinking about you it would make me happy if you accept going on this date with me" Derek says looking deep into Leaf's eyes as she begins to speak.
"I'm sorry Derek I appreciate the offer, but I like another boy" Leaf responds as Derek let's go of her hand
"I see who is this other boy you like?" Derek asks
"He's a childhood friend of mine he can be a jerk sometimes but is an overall great person his name is Gary" Leaf responds shocking Derek as he gets angry
"I see…." Derek says in anger both trainers then hear a familiar voice
"LEAF!" Ash's voice echoes as he, Misty and Brock are running towards her
"There here!" Leaf says happily as she quickly runs towards them leaving Derek behind
"Tch, he showed up I need to inform the boss" Derek (Damian says as he begins to run towards Silph Co.)
We then cut to Leaf running full speed towards the group
"Ash, Misty, Brock!" Leaf says happily running very fast
"LEAF WAIT!" The group yells as Leaf wraps all three of them into a hug tackling them to the ground and knocking Pikachu off Ash's shoulder as the yellow mouse lands on its back.
"I'm so happy to see you guys" Leaf says hugging the group
"We're happy to see you too Leaf let us go" Ash says as Leaf let's them go as the group begin to catch their breaths with Pikachu walking over to them.
"Man, Ash and Misty were right you are strong" Brock says as Leaf begins to rub the back of her head
"Sorry I was just really happy to see you guys again" Leaf responds smiling
"We're happy to see you again too Leaf" Misty says as she and Leaf hug Leaf then whispers into Misty's ear
"So have you and Ash made progress?" Leaf asks smirking as Misty glares at her before Misty can respond Ash speaks
"So, Leaf were you able to beat Sabrina?" Ash asks looking at the girl (Pikachu also climbs back on his shoulder)
"Yep, I did check this out" Leaf says showing the group her Marsh badge
"Whoa that's so cool" Ash says with stars in his eyes
"Yeah, the battle was intense but thanks to my Persian I was able to win" Leaf responds as the group congratulate her Brock then speaks
"You know Leaf when we were running over here, I could've sworn I saw you talking to someone" Brock says
"Oh yeah I saw someone as well who was that Leaf?" Misty asks
"Oh, that was a new friend I made named Derek he's also gathering gym badges and is currently working in the Silph Co I think you guys would've liked him" Leaf responds
"If he's getting gym badges that means we'll get to compete in the Indigo League hope I get to meet him soon" Ash says with Misty and Brock nodding
"Oh, and Leaf I now know what kind of Pokemon is in my egg" Ash says as Leaf looks at Ash
"Really what is it?" Leaf asks excitedly
"It's a Pokemon called Riolu its said to have strong aura powers" Ash responds Leaf then looks up Riolu in her Pokedex
"It looks so cute! I hope it hatches soon" Leaf says while looking at the egg and continues to speak
"You also said it has aura powers I think I remember your dad and Mr. Riley mention that they have aura powers before" Leaf says
"Yep, apparently after coming into contact with this egg it seems like my aura abilities are beginning to awaken" Ash says as Leaf gets excited
"Cool! So does this mean you can fly and shoot out blast?!" Leaf asks
"Hmmm I don't think having aura abilities can make me fly thru the air but able to shoot out blast would be cool" Ash says with Leaf agreeing the two then begin to think of more amazing things Ash could possibly do with aura.
"They really have a wild imagination" Misty says with Brock agreeing they then hear a voice
"Heh, I knew I smelled you here Ashy Boy" Gary says as the group see him with his cheerleaders
"Hey Gary" Ash says happily
"So, you ready for our battle?" Gary asks
"Yeah!" Ash says but then his stomach growls
"Before we battle can we eat something first we haven't had lunch yet" Ash says rubbing the back of his head causing everyone to fall
10 minutes later the group head inside of the Pokemon Center to have some food once that's over Ash walks over to a video phone to call Prof. Oak, he dials the numbers the phone rings 3 times until it shows Prof. Oak's face.
"Why hello Ash how are you today?" Prof. Oak asks happily
"I'm doing great Professor" Ash responds
"That's great to hear I heard from Leaf what happened to Butterfree I know it must've been a hard decision for you" Prof. Oak says in a sad tone
"It's okay Professor I did what made Butterfree happy and I know I'll see it again one day" Ash responds with Oak nodding the old man then speaks.
"So, I'm guessing the reason you're calling is so you can switch out your Pokemon?" Prof. Oak asks
"Yeah, I'm going to be battling Gary today, so I want to battle him with my strongest Pokemon" Ash responds with Oak nodding
"So, who do you want today?" Prof. Oak asks
"I'll have Charmeleon and Clefable I'll send over Kingler and Butterfree's Pokeball to you" Ash says with the old man nodding
"Alright then I'll go grab them" Prof. Oak responds a few moments later Ash and Oak send over the Pokeball's to each other once the transfer's complete they both go back to the screen.
"I received Kingler and Butterfree's Pokeball" "And I got Charmeleon and Clefable" They both say to each other
"Good luck in battling Gary Ash be careful Gary has some really strong Pokemon" Prof. Oak says
"Yeah, I know but I'm confident that my Pokemon can win" Ash responds with Pikachu nodding as it sparks its cheeks
"Okay then good luck Ash" Prof. Oak says Ash's other Pokemon at the lab appear on the screen wishing him luck as well making Ash and Pikachu wave to them.
"Thanks Professor I'll call again when I need to make another transfer" Ash responds as they both end the video call Ash puts Charmeleon's and Clefable's Pokeball's on his belt as he runs outside to where everyone else is Gary looks to Ash and speaks.
"So, you got your team ready Ash?" Gary asks smiling
"Yep, and we're ready to win!" Ash responds with Pikachu cheering as Gary smirks
"So, is it really okay for us to battle in the street?" Ash asks
"Yep, its fine I reserved this area for our battle so no one will get in our way" Gary responds with Ash nodding
"So, what are the rules for this battle?" Ash asks
"It's going to be a 6v6 full battle with substitutions whoever defeats all of their opponents Pokemon first is the winner" Gary responds with Ash nodding both boys walk to their sides of the street as Brock walks in the middle
"Mind if I'm the referee?" Brock asks
"I'm okay with it" Gary responds off to the side Gary's cheerleaders are cheering his name annoying Misty
"Man, they're annoying" Misty says looking at the cheerleaders (she's also holding Ash's Pokemon egg)
"Ignore them Misty let's focus on the battle" Leaf says with Misty nodding she then asks Leaf a question
"Seeing as you've known Ash and Gary for a long time who are you rooting for?" Misty asks
"That's simple Misty I'm cheering for both GO! Ash! GO! Gary!" Leaf cheers
"I should've known" Misty says Brock then begins to speak
"This is a 6v6 full battle between Ash and Gary both from Pallet Town both trainers are allowed to make substitutions whoever defeats all of their opponents Pokemon first will be declared the winner if both trainers are ready, please send out your first Pokemon" Brock states as Gary goes first
"Here I come Ash go Blastoise!" Gary says sending out the big blue turtle with two cannons' coming out of its back once it comes out it shakes the ground
"A Blastoise huh okay then Pikachu I choose-"Before Ash could finish one of his Pokeball's wriggle as Charmeleon comes out shocking everyone
"You want to battle Blastoise Charmeleon?" Ash asks as Charmeleon nods Gary then speaks
"When Charmeleon used to belong to Damian it battled my Blastoise when it was a Wartortle Charmander at the time loss horribly it probably wants revenge" Gary says as Ash looks at Charmeleon
"Is that true Charmeleon?" Ash asks as Charmeleon nods looking at Ash, Ash can feel Charmeleon's strong desire to win Ash smiles.
"Alright Charmeleon I'll believe in you let's go!" Ash says as Charmeleon roars getting in a battle stance
"Hope you don't regret this Ash get ready Blastoise!" Gary says as Blastoise gets into a battle stance as well both trainer and Pokemon look at each other waiting for Brock to begin the battle.
"Let the battle begin!" Brock calls as Ash and Gary call for their first moves.
"Skull Bash!" Gary calls as Blastoise quickly shoots forward
"Counter with Thunder Punch!" Ash call's Charmeleon roars as it electrifies its fist and shoots forward both mons clash creating an explosion.
Meanwhile at the same time in Silph Co Damian has reported to Giovanni that Ash is now in Saffron City
"I see" Giovanni says smiling
"So, you've finally made it here son of Red Ketchum" Giovanni says unbeknownst to Giovanni and the other rocket members one of the female workers from Silph Co is currently escaping.
At the entrance of Saffron City, we see a man wearing a blue outfit and a blue hat and a woman with long blonde hair in a ponytail wearing a brown shirt and a grey skirt.
"It's been a long time since we've been here" The man says to the woman next to him
"Yes, it has Riley come on let's hurry" The blonde woman says
"Your right Yellow" Riley says to Yellow as they both begin to run towards Saffron City Riley begins to think
"Hang on Sabrina, we'll save you" Riley thinks to himself as we go back to Sabrina who's still meditating, inside her mind we see that she's sleeping and there's a figure that has the face of a cat Pokemon that's keeping watch of her.
This is where the chapter ends
Short chapter this time around I didn't really want it to be too long seeing as I was covering the events of Butterfree's release. How did you guys think I handled Ash releasing Butterfree? Don't worry Butterfree will come back in the story at some point. What do you guys' think is wrong with Sabrina? And who is the mysterious cat figure in her mind?
Next chapter will focus a little bit more on Ash and Gary's battle but then it'll have them infiltrate Silph Co. the next chapter will come out next week see you all later.
Next time Chapter 25: Infiltrate Silph Co.
