Chapter 31: Squirtle

Chapter 31: Squirtle

Just then, an elderly man with white hair walked over, likely in his fifties or sixties. He walked beside Mr. Oak Bridge and said to him and Damian, "Son, Grandson. What are you two talking about?" Indeed, the old man was Mr. Oak Bridge's father and Damian Oak's grandfather, Oak Mori.

Hearing Oak Mori, Mr. Oak Bridge recounted everything that had happened. After listening to his son, Oak Mori turned angrily to Damian and said, "Damian! The Charmander I gave you had King Potential! I gave you a Pokémon with high Potential so you would raise and train it well; it would have been a great help to you in the future! I never expected you would despise Charmander for its current weak strength and abandon it! Sigh... Forget it! Damian, I'll go pick out another Pokémon for you. But don't you dare abandon it again, understand?!"

After speaking, Oak Mori walked away with a look of deep disappointment. Hearing his own father's words, Mr. Oak Bridge started scolding Damian, "You brat! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have lost two King Potential Pokémon for nothing! Even though they're just ordinary Pokémon species, Pokémon with King Potential aren't common even in our family! Tell me, how should I punish you?"

Hearing his father, Damian Oak's face turned pale. He asked weakly, "Dad... can you maybe not punish me?" After saying this, he thought, It's all that bastard Brock's fault! If it weren't for him, would I have lost two King Potential Pokémon? If I hadn't lost the Pokémon, Dad wouldn't have hit me! After Dad finishes punishing me, I'll definitely make that Brock pay!

Hearing his son Damian, Mr. Oak Bridge sighed, thought for a moment, then said, "Sigh... Fine. Since your grandfather didn't say anything more to you, I won't punish you too severely either. Let's just do this: Go stay properly in your own room and face the wall to reflect on your mistakes."

Hearing his father, Damian reluctantly replied, "Okay..." He then went back to his room. Mr. Oak Bridge watched Damian return to his room, then also left.

Meanwhile, Brock's group continued heading towards Vermilion City. One day, as the group walked cheerfully down a small path, they suddenly fell with cries of "Ahh!" into a large hole in the middle of the road.

"Oww, that hurts! Who did this?!" Misty complained, rubbing a sore spot. Hearing Misty, Brock looked around at their situation. All of them were inside the hole, and their heads were about 1.5 meters below ground level.

Brock looked up, about to speak, when five heads popped up at ground level, looking down at Brock's group. Brock and the others saw the heads looking down at them. Looking closely, they realized the heads belonged to five Squirtle!

They saw all five Squirtle were wearing sunglasses, looking like gang bosses. One Squirtle wore a different style of sunglasses; judging by the situation, the one with the unique sunglasses seemed to be the leader of the Squirtle group.

The Squirtle group all poked their heads over the edge, looking down at Brock and the others in the hole. Then they started 'chatting' amongst themselves, "Squirtle~ Squirtle~". Then, smiles appeared on their faces, and the Squirtle group walked away.

Brock watched this and then said to Meowth beside him, "Meowth, what were those Squirtle saying just now? Translate it."

Hearing Brock, Meowth replied, "Okay, Brock! If I heard correctly just now, those Pokémon said this: 'Boss, those humans and their Pokémon are so stupid! They fell into our trap so easily!' 'Yeah, they're way too dumb! Let's go make trouble in town instead!' Brock, that's what those Squirtle said."

After hearing Meowth's translation, Brock thought, Getting laughed at by Pokémon for the first time... I absolutely must catch those Squirtle! Let them see just how formidable I am!

Ash and the others, however, didn't seem angry after hearing Meowth's translation. Instead, Ash just asked, "Brock, how are we supposed to get up?"

Ash's question snapped Brock out of his thoughts. Brock thought for a moment then said, "Ash, Misty, Daisy, Melanie, I have an idea how to get up."

Brock explained his idea. After listening, Ash took a Poké Ball containing a Pokémon out of his pocket and threw it forcefully upwards. A Bulbasaur appeared before Brock and the others at the top edge of the hole.

Ash looked at his Bulbasaur and commanded, "Bulbasaur, use your Vine Whip to pull us all up!"

Hearing Ash's command, Bulbasaur replied, "Saur~ Saur!", as if saying, "Leave it to me!" Bulbasaur extended two vines from its back down into the hole. Then, one by one, it pulled Brock, Ash, Misty, Daisy, Melanie, plus Pikachu and Meowth, up to ground level.

After a few minutes, Brock and the others were all back on solid ground. Seeing no sign of the Squirtle after getting out, they once again started walking towards Vermilion City.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, they saw a prosperous town in the distance. Upon entering the town, they immediately saw Officer Jenny walking towards them. She asked, "Hello, gentlemen and ladies! Have any of you seen some Squirtle wearing sunglasses around here?"

Hearing Officer Jenny's question, Brock's group told her about the place and the incident where they encountered the Squirtle, also giving Officer Jenny their names.

Hearing their story, Officer Jenny frowned and asked, "Mr. Brock, Mr. Ash, Miss Misty, Miss Daisy, Miss Melanie, are you all alright? I must apologize to you; those Squirtle have caused you trouble."

Hearing Officer Jenny, Misty replied, "It wasn't too much trouble... But what's the deal with those Squirtle? Why are they playing pranks on humans and things like that?"

Officer Jenny answered Misty's question, "Well, it's like this: those Squirtle call themselves the Squirtle Squad. They are all Pokémon that were abandoned by their trainers. Because their trainers abandoned them, they started playing pranks on humans, causing quite a bit of trouble for the townspeople! Anyway, I mustn't dally; I still need to find them and stop their mischief. Bye-bye!" After speaking, Officer Jenny rode off on her motorcycle.

The five humans and two Pokémon watched Officer Jenny ride away. Brock suddenly thought, So that's the story with those Squirtle! That's why they go around playing pranks and causing trouble... In that case, I can catch them without any scruples! How dare they look down on me!

After finishing his thought, Brock said to Ash and the others, "Ash, Misty, Daisy, Melanie! Let's go help Officer Jenny! And maybe check out those Squirtle while we're at it, okay?"

Hearing Brock, Ash and the others agreed immediately without a second thought.

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