Chapter 109 Fire

Ash, Misty, and Pikachu were walking together on the street.

The two had no intention of buying anything. After all, they had no money left, and most of their money was spent on daily expenses for Pokémon.

Although she couldn't buy anything, Misty was still very happy.

She didn't have much time to go shopping with Ash like this, especially after Brock joined the team. She and Ash spent even less time alone.

Misty missed the days when the two traveled together.

It couldn't be denied that Brock's addition to the team was a good thing, but sometimes Misty couldn't help but think of the days when it was just Ash and her.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep..." Suddenly, Ash and Misty heard a siren, and several police cars escorted two fire trucks, clearing the way as they passed through the road and attracting the attention of people on the side of the road.

"Fire truck...is there a fire?" Ash and Misty were taken aback, apparently not expecting such a thing to happen. This was the first time Ash had seen such a situation.

Looking in the direction of the fire truck, Ash and Misty discovered a large amount of thick smoke rising from the north, and there was still some faint fire in the smoke, which obviously meant a fire had broken out.

"Ash, let's go too!" Misty's complexion changed slightly, and she spoke to Ash.

Misty was very responsible, and as the future Gym Leader, and also a Trainer who specialized in Water-type Pokémon, she felt that she might be able to help a bit.

Although Ash felt that the two of them were just adding to the chaos.

After all, they were not professionals and couldn't do much on the scene, but seeing Misty's appearance, he could only nod in agreement.

In addition to Ash and Misty, some other people followed. Less than 100 meters away from the fire site, a large group of people were stopped and formed a crowd.

"Everyone, please leave here, don't block the passage! Repeat, please leave here, don't block the passage!"

Officer Jenny held the megaphone in front of her mouth, and she spoke to the onlookers with an unhappy expression.

The scene was already chaotic enough, but there were so many people around. If something unexpected happened, the chaos would only worsen, causing even greater losses and injuries!

Many people left voluntarily after hearing Officer Jenny's words, and some people did not leave, but they also stayed away from the scene and watched from a farther place.

Although the road was cleared, and the fire engines were also working, with their Water Guns fired at the burning building, it didn't seem to be of much use, and the fire continued to burn.

"It's troublesome..."

The person in charge of the fire brigade had an ugly expression on his face.

He didn't know what the hell had happened today.

He was so unlucky that two or three places in Viridian City caught fire at the same time, resulting in a shortage of manpower.

Only two fire trucks could be dispatched to this fire site.

The person in charge found Officer Jenny and explained the current situation, and Officer Jenny obviously knew about the shortage of manpower, so her face looked very ugly.

"Then.....we can only recruit some Trainers on the spot..." Officer Jenny made a decisive decision.

Since there was insufficient manpower, she would ask some Trainers with Water-type Pokémon to join in and help out.

There was no other choice.

"Everyone, the fire brigade is short of manpower and the fire cannot be brought under control.

More people are needed to join in.

Please come here with Water-type Pokémon, Trainers.

This is a mission.

After completion, the League will hand out relevant rewards!"

Officer Jenny spoke to the surrounding people with a loudspeaker again.

Hearing Officer Jenny's words, several Trainers came over. They all had Water-type Pokémon and were not afraid of the fire.

After seeing these six people, Officer Jenny also breathed a sigh of relief.

The number of six Trainers was already quite a lot. After all, Viridian City was not a city with Gyms, and the number of Trainers who came here wouldn't be many.

Proportionally speaking, six Trainers could even be said to be a lot.

"I'm going too!" Misty rushed over, Ash had no choice but to keep up, but he didn't have a Water-type Pokémon, so... there was no way to join the mission. He could only wait and watch from behind.

"There are seven Trainers in total. How many Water-type Pokémon do you have?"

The person in charge couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he saw that there were seven Trainers, and then asked them.

"I have one..."

"I have three..."

"I have..."

The trainers spoke one after another, and the person in charge recorded the numbers.

Including Misty, there were a total of fifteen Water-type Pokémon among the seven trainers. The number was quite large, but their strength...was not high.

"They can only break into the building and control the fire at close range..."

The most powerful Pokémon was Misty's Starmie, at the Bronze level.

But even at the Bronze level, it was more difficult to control the fire from outside.

They couldn't get on the water gun of the fire truck, so they wanted everyone to enter the building.

"No problem!" Misty nodded in agreement, and after a little hesitation, two other Trainers also nodded.

"Don't worry, we will have special personnel to assist you!"

Naturally, the person in charge would not let these Trainers be injured, and arranged for four firefighters to accompany and assist them.

He issued equipment to Misty and the others.

Ash watched from outside, intending to help, but because he had no Water-type Pokémon, he could only watch anxiously.

When he saw Misty enter the building, he became even more anxious.

"Officer Jenny, are they okay?" Ash came to the cordon, found Officer Jenny, and asked.

"This..." Officer Jenny hesitated for a moment, shaking her head slightly. "I don't know. After all, I can't guarantee that they will be completely safe, but at least with the company of firefighters, there will be no problem if the fire can be quickly controlled."

"Only Trainers with Water-type Pokémon can enter?" Ash asked quickly.

"Yes!"

Officer Jenny straightened her face and said seriously,

"Normally speaking, Ground-type and Rock-type Pokémon are also acceptable for extinguishing fires, but the problem is that this is a building, and Rock-type and Ground-type Pokémon are not suitable for dispatching in this terrain."

Ash clenched his fists, regretting that he didn't catch a Krabby in the Cerulean Strait. If he had, he could go in with them now to protect Misty.

In desperation, Ash had no choice but to step back and try not to cause trouble. A few minutes later, although the fire in the building had decreased, it was still very large, which made Ash feel more and more anxious.

"Squir..." In the alley not far away, five small Pokémon poked their heads out, looking at the fire in the building, a little hesitant. They all had one thing in common: they were all Squirtle, and they all wore a pair of black sunglasses.

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