Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 108 The Little Thoughts Behind the Middle-Part Hairstyle

His face and hands were completely black, as if he had just crawled out of a coal pile.

Natsume glanced towards the end of the corridor, where there was a small pile of coal.

The fire was burning brightly, and the side of the bald chicken closest to the fire was faintly charred.

"Pikapi——"

Seeing Natsume walking towards her, she twisted her two small hands together, looked up at the sky, and her eyes began to wander.

“First of all, this Zapdos has no divine authority,” Natsume’s voice rang out.

The man with the middle parting was taken aback, and a look of disappointment immediately appeared on his face.

"Pickup truck?" Why don't you take another look?
The man with the middle parting is still not giving up.

"Even if you want to complete your divine duties, sleeping on someone won't help," Natsume said, reaching out to rescue Zapdos from its predicament.

"hiss!"

The moment the bald chicken was touched, it suddenly stood up, but stepped on some fallen coal and fell headfirst into the fire.

"Gah!!!"

Zapdos collapsed to its feet, kicking wildly and sending sparks flying as it ran erratically through the corridor, its body ablaze.

With a "bang!", it crashed into the wall at the end, fell headfirst, and lay on the coal pile.

"Squirtle, use Water Gun!" Ash summoned Squirtle and extinguished the two flames.

"Mr. Natsume, is this a Zapdos?" Jiaozi looked at the bald chicken lying on the ground with suspicion.

"The legendary Pokémon, Zapdos?" Ash scratched his head.

If he encounters a legendary Pokémon, he will definitely be unable to resist challenging it.

But this time, Ash had no desire to take on the challenge at all.

Simply put, this bald chicken looked utterly pathetic.

Ash took out his Pokédex.

Zapdos: A legendary bird Pokémon that makes a crackling sound when it flies. Its population distribution is unknown, but it is rumored to prefer places with abundant electrical energy.

Xiaoxia came over, her eyes darting back and forth between the encyclopedia and the bald chicken.

This Zapdos, which should have been majestic, now looked like a feathered turkey, its wrinkled, charred skin gleaming like a sweet potato.

Its wet, bald tail dragged a black mud path through the coal pile, and its smooth wings looked like two large chicken frames.

The iconic lightning bolt-shaped tuft of feathers on its head is now reduced to three curled stubbles, looking like dried-out instant noodles stuck in the ground.

"Pfft-hahaha!"

Xiaoxia looked at it for a while and then laughed.

"Gah-"

The Zapdos that had been lying there suddenly sprang up, its bare wings flapping and spraying out a shower of coal dust, causing everyone to retreat.

"Gaga gaga gaga!"

The Zapdos flew into a rage, stretching its neck and pointing its sharp beak directly at the middle-parted hair.

It was furious—no, it no longer had its crown.

Zapdos walked step by step toward the middle-parted head, leaving comical duck-like footprints on the coal pile with each step, and wet coal dust stuck to its rear end in a funny black heart pattern.

"Gah!" Zapdos approached the withdrawn man with the middle parted hair and roared angrily at him, making a frantic accusation.

"Pica-"

He turned his head with his hair parted in the middle.

Without a priesthood, I have lost the will to distinguish right from wrong.

With his hair parted in the middle, he looked dejected and faced the wall.

It thought it would finally be able to live a good life where it only had to face a Jeep once a day.

That's so mean! That Pikachu is so mean!

Zapdos was so angry at being subjected to passive-aggressive treatment that it trembled all over.

Natsume silently watched Zapdos's reaction.

When emotions are running high and mental defenses are low, it's a good time to get to the bottom of things.

His eyes glowed with a deep blue light, silently connecting with Zapdos's mental world:
It came here because the elders in its tribe said that the electricity from this power plant tasted exceptionally good.

As a result, they didn't get to eat a single bite—the power went out.

Just as I was about to leave, I ran into this cheeky Pikachu, who immediately unleashed a Iron Tail attack.

What is it? Pikachu.

What am I? Zapdos.

Can you tolerate it? No, you can't.

They immediately started fighting with the Pikachu.

Then the more they fought, the worse things got.

First, it discovers its own electric-type move and then heals the opponent. Okay, then it will use a flying-type move.

Pikachu fell asleep immediately, rendering my attacks completely useless!
I tried it several times, refusing to believe it, but it still didn't work.

If you can't beat them, you can always avoid them. Zapdos was about to leave when its wings were just spread open, and Thunderbolt arrived right afterward—it crashed.

Looking back, I saw that cheeky Pikachu, who had woken up at some point.

Can you tolerate it? Or can't you?
With a peck, Pikachu lay down and fell asleep again, refusing to endure any pain.

If you can't beat them, you can always avoid them. Zapdos was about to leave when its wings were just spread open, and Thunderbolt arrived right after.
After more than ten cycles, the Zapdos that crashed never got up again.

After getting a general idea of ​​the situation, Natsume touched his nose.

"Gah-"

Seeing that the man with the middle parting was ignoring him, Zapdos turned around and roared at the group.

Who among you is his trainer?
"Uh, what does it want to do?" Xiao Gang took a half step back.

"Why don't you eat something to calm down first?" Xiao Zhi said, handing over a small cake.

"Pikachu!" The man with the middle parting reacted quickly and swallowed the small cake in one bite.

"Caw—" Zapdos became even angrier, its body crackling with lightning as it suddenly erupted.

"Ah—" Everyone was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran out. "Boom!"

The moment I ran out, I heard an explosion behind me.

Looking back, countless dust particles, accompanied by electrical currents, surged outwards in a frenzied manner, accompanied by a howling wind.

"Huh? Is it furious?" Xiaoxia was taken aback.

"Yeah, Zapdos looks like a Pokémon that gets angry easily." Brock nodded.

After a while, a bald chicken covered in gray dust emerged from the smoke and dust.

After the outburst just now, it seems to have calmed down a bit.

After glancing at everyone, Zapdos looked at Natsume.

"Gah—oh!"

"You're asking me who this Pikachu's trainer is?" Natsume was taken aback.

"I don't know, I think it's wild."

At that moment, the person with the middle-parted hair came over, dragging a small blanket, and patted the Poké Ball on Natsume's waist.

"Whoosh!" The middle-parted hair returned to the Poké Ball.

It's impossible for them to take responsibility; the only option is to make the trainer take the blame.

Natsume: "."

In that instant, he suddenly understood what Professor Oak felt.

“As you can see, I just caught it.” Natsume looked at Zapdos.

"."

Zapdos nodded blankly, then paused, realizing it had been tricked.

"Gaha ga ga!!"

"You want to challenge me?"

Natsume was taken aback and called out the middle-parted-haired boy who was sleeping in the Poké Ball again.

Upon seeing the yellow figure, Zapdos visibly trembled.

Zapdos, LV15.

Natsume raised an eyebrow slightly. A low-level Zapdos was probably a newborn member of the group.
"Gah-ha!" Zapdos slammed its claws on the ground, glaring fiercely at Natsume.

"Want to change it? Okay." Natsume's lips twitched.

"Go, Dragonite!"

"Whoosh—" A Dragonite of exaggerated size appeared on the field.

This Dragonite is of a very high level.

Seeing the giant dragon's exaggerated size and fierce face, Zapdos's eager eyes immediately cleared up.

"Gaa-ha!"

"Want to change it again? Fine." Natsume was speechless and could only comply with the other party's request.

After all, it was their own family members who caused trouble first.

It's definitely not because it's afraid of the little Zapdos's parents being around.

"Go, Superball Rotom!"

Zapdos tilted its head, examining the strangely colored "Electroball" in front of it.

"Gah—" That's it!

Natsume's lips twitched.

Of the three Pokémon, you chose the most cheerful one.
Three minutes later.

"Rotom, use Healing Ball!"

A green beam struck the half-dead Zapdos.

Before long, a lively Zapdos was released.

This time, however, it completely broke down.

"Gah-ha!" Large tears streamed down Zapdos's face as it leaped over the wall, hopping wildly towards the distance, its tears falling.

"Uh, it sounds like a child who's still upset." Xia was speechless.

"Natsume-nii, why don't you catch it?" Ash's voice came from behind.

“Because…” Natsume took out a Shinji headgear and struggled to put it on.

In the corner, a bald head peeked out; it was Zapdos that had left earlier.

It's one thing that it can't beat Pikachu, but these humans didn't even help it up. This is completely different from how its kind of people view humans.

In that instant, a greater sense of humiliation than being defeated by Pikachu surged into my heart.

Zapdos's legs seemed to turn back halfway, as if out of control.

It bets that Natsume must be regretting not taking the opportunity to subdue it now.

After putting on the hood, Shinji Natsume's spirit took over, and a cold voice rang out:

"My team has no useless members!"

Zapdos: "?"

Everyone: "."

"Natsume-nii, who is this person?" Ash asked curiously, pointing at Natsume's hood.

"A cool young man who likes to study tactics. I'll introduce you to him sometime."

As Natsume spoke, he removed Shinji's mask, and his tone returned to normal.

"Oh," Xiao Zhi nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Alright, alright, now that everything's over, let's get going."

Xiaoxia yawned; it was already past midnight.

In the darkness, a pair of eyes blazing with fury stared intently at Natsume's departing figure.

(End of this chapter)