Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 105 Black Cloud City experienced a power outage?

“This happened a few years ago,” Joey began slowly.

"Back then, Mr. Natsume was invited to Rainbow University to help our medical school cultivate the 'Lucky Eggs'. My 'Lucky Egg' wouldn't hatch, and with finals coming up, I was so anxious I almost cried."

Joey cupped his face in his hands and recounted in detail how Natsume helped him, and how the two eventually became mentor and friend.

"Wow, Natsume-nii, you're amazing!" Ash exclaimed, looking at Natsume with admiration.

"Hmph, I never expected to run into Natsume-sensei here." Joey smiled, her eyes crinkling as she looked at Natsume.

Jiaozi gripped his hand even tighter.

"Is that so?" Natsume looked confused.

Joey: “.”

"I knew it." Xiaoxia and Xiaogang exchanged a glance, believing that Natsume had performed as expected.

"Oh, I remember now." Perhaps the drug was taking effect, Natsume felt his mind clear up a bit.

He pointed at Joey and said:
"You're that idiot Joey who stole my model egg during demonstration class and spent the whole semester incubating it!"

"I took the wrong one," Joey said, looking down sheepishly.

“However, I will always remember Natsume-sensei’s kindness. How can I repay you?” Joey said, leaning closer with a smile.

“You did a great job, I’ll sponsor you!” Jiaozi stepped forward first, blocking the two of them, and handed over a black card with a Master Ball printed on it.

Joey didn't take it, but just glanced at her unexpectedly.

"Thump!" Jiaozi felt something lean against his butt.

Looking back, Natsume had already fainted.

"Mr. Natsume, are you alright!" Jiaozi exclaimed.

"To help Natsume-sensei get some rest, I added a little bit of sleeping pills," Joey's voice came through.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes twitched.

"She really did inherit Natsume's skills," Xiaoxia whispered.

"Mm." Xiao Gang nodded.

Jiaozi frowned, helped Natsume sit up, and let him lean on her shoulder.

"Miss Joy, why is my Pikachu still listless?"

As Ash spoke, he lifted Pikachu up.

"The effects of the medicine will take until tomorrow. If you want it to work out faster, send it to the intensive care unit."

"A healing chamber? Isn't that only for Pokémon in serious condition?" Brock exclaimed in surprise.

Charmander spent one night in it; this thing is for keeping a Pokémon alive and won't be used on Pokémon with other symptoms.

"Heh~" Joey yawned, saying nonchalantly:
"As I said before, there aren't many trainers in Black Cloud City, so there's plenty of free space in the treatment wards."

With that, she got up and led everyone to a room.

The room was filled with rows of instruments, and on top of the instruments were transparent jars of various sizes that looked like capsules.

Some of the instruments contain Pokémon such as Rattata, Magnemite, and Meowth.

"Most of these are Pokémon from nearby factories that came here to recuperate after workplace injuries."

As Joey spoke, he arrived at an empty sanatorium.

"Sizzle—" Press a button and the empty treatment pod opens.

Ash quickly stepped forward and put Pikachu inside.

The door was closed, the equipment was powered on and began to work. Joey chuckled softly.
"The one thing our Black Cloud City has no shortage of is electricity—thump!"

With a crisp sound, the surrounding instruments went out one by one, and the outside became pitch black.

"The power's out?" Joey was stunned for a moment, then his face showed a look of great alarm.

"No, something will happen to the Pokémon here," Brock was the first to react.

"How about we let the guy with the middle parting provide the power?" Xiao Zhi suggested.

"Pi?" The man with the middle parting, who was dozing off, suddenly opened his eyes. What was this about?

"I'm afraid that won't work. The equipment here is very powerful, and the middle-part hairstyle won't last long," Natsume said. As for Natsume's Dragonite? That's even more out of the question. It has absolutely no control over the power within its body. Forget about charging it, it might even accidentally blow this place up.

"I remember Pokémon Centers all have generators or something, right?" Pride turned to look at Nurse Joy.

"Uh, I don't have that." Joey put her hands behind her back and lowered her head in embarrassment.

She's in Black Cloud City, you know?

Who would have thought that the power generation heartland of the entire Kanto region would experience a power outage?
"I have a way!" As if she had thought of something, Jiaozi went out and took out Natsume's special super ball.

"Go, Superball Rotom!"

"Lotom!" Super Ball Lotom appeared, and paused for a moment when it saw the Prodigy.

"Rotom, please, use a Heal Ball on these Pokémon."

The proud son clasped his hands together and pleaded.

Seeing that the prodigy had commanded Natsume's Pokémon, Nurse Joy raised an eyebrow.

"Roto!" Several green beams appeared, absorbing all the Pokémon in the recovery pod.

When they reappeared, the Pokémon looked a little better, but only a few were clearly in better condition.

Most Pokémon still looked unwell, including Pikachu.

"It seems that Natsume-sensei's Pokémon can heal injuries, but illnesses can only be treated with rest."

After checking for a while, Nurse Joy found that all the Pokémon that had suffered workplace injuries had recovered.

On the contrary, those who were sick did not get better.

"Pika Pika Pika!" the man with the middle parting suddenly called out.

"Ahem. You said you wanted to go check out the power plant?" Natsume's voice came from inside.

"Pee-pi!" The man with the middle parting was startled and looked at Natsume, who suddenly appeared behind him, with his hair standing on end.

"Why do you always look like a ghost Pokémon?" Misty covered her face.

"Mr. Natsume, why did you wake up?" Joey tilted his head, thinking that his dosage was not enough.

Natsume didn't say anything, but simply hugged the girl standing to the side.

"Huh?" Jiao Zi was suddenly startled. The scorching heat hit him, making him feel as if he were surrounded by a giant furnace.

Her mind went blank, and she stood frozen in place, her body stiff.

The cool, refreshing touch made Natsume feel like he was hugging a large block of ice, and he immediately felt much better.

As for Joey's question about why the sleeping pills didn't work for him?
At the research institute, Natsume was sprayed with hypnotic powder every day, and he tried all kinds of sleeping pills, but they were not very effective for him.

A wisp of smoke rose, attracting Natsume's attention. Looking down, he saw that the girl's face was bright red.

Hmm, it's time to cool things down.
Natsume released the prodigy, who was stunned, pouted, and then took the initiative to hug him.

"What are you doing?" Natsume looked at her strangely.

"Mr. Natsume, is this more comfortable?" Jiaozi asked cautiously.

“Yes.” Natsume nodded.

“But it’s tiring for you to be hanging on me.” Natsume said, trying to push Shoko away.

"It's okay, Natsume-sensei can hang on me." In her haste, Jiaozi picked up Natsume in a princess carry.

Natsume: "?"

Why is everyone so energetic?

He glared at Jiaozi, who reluctantly put him down.

Natsume looked at everyone and said, "Let's go take a look at the power plant."

"Okay, let's go now, or these Pokémon might be in danger!" Ash, always the action-oriented one, was the first to respond.

"Pickup!"

Contrary to its usual behavior, this time the man with the center-parted hair took the lead and walked at the very front.

Natsume's eyes narrowed slightly, and the hand with the middle-parted hair was not clutching the blanket that it always carried with it.

Rather—it was the booklet about the mythical beasts he gave me.
(End of this chapter)