Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 144 Boss Sakaki, we've caught Rotom!
"Oh my, you're so lucky! Another scrapped... no, I mean, sludge truck just came by."

The old man at the junkyard rubbed his hands together, followed by another old man. The two looked at Natsume as if he were a savior.

"Rumble--"

The sound of an old engine coming from the doorway was sickening.

A rusty truck carrying large tanks drove in.

The car window rolled down, and another old man leaned out:

"Yamamoto, I heard you have some idiot who buys up unused septic tank trucks?"

Old man Yamamoto stared at the old man, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards Natsume.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my friend is just very outspoken."

Old man Yamamoto couldn't stop apologizing to Natsume.

The cost of disposing of these untreated septic tank trucks and sludge trucks is higher than selling them as secondhand.

Moreover, few people would buy a used sludge truck; once you get one, you're stuck with it.

Now that they've finally found a savior, old man Yamamoto can't let Natsume get away.

"It's okay, I'll take as many as you have."

“However, I can only pick them up one at a time.” Natsume paused.

"No problem, I arrived first. You can take the car I brought first, no charge, no charge."

Behind Yamamoto, the old man with longing eyes immediately spoke up.

"Okay, go drive it over."

As Natsume spoke, he found a cardboard box on the spot to sit down.

Seeing this, Ash and the others followed his example and took a break.

"Natsume, what are you doing collecting those sludge trucks?" Tsuyoshi couldn't help but ask.

"When you're furious, make the other person furious too." Natsume didn't hide anything.

"Huh?" Everyone was puzzled, not understanding what Natsume was talking about.

"It's not good, it's not good!"

The old man ran back.

"My sludge truck is gone!"

The old man was out of breath from running, but his face was beaming with joy.

"Huh? Could it have been stolen?" Ash realized something was wrong as soon as he finished speaking.

Why would someone steal this?
"Mr. Natsume's Rotom seems to be over there. Did it possess him and drive away?" Jiaozi guessed.

"I don't think so." Xia stared blankly at the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw a giant cat-head balloon, now equipped with a power unit, with countless ropes pulling down and tying a large truck to it, flying high in the sky.

Upon closer inspection, the vehicle had a pair of golden inverted triangular eyes on its front and was carrying a huge tank on its back.

It was none other than Rotom, who had possessed the sludge truck!
"It's Team Rocket!"

Ash got up, but Natsume pressed him back down with a strange expression.

"Don't worry, my Rotom can teleport. Let's see what they're up to."

From afar, everyone could faintly hear Kojiro and Musashi laughing.

"Hahaha—those brats are dumbfounded!" Musashi felt incredibly pleased.

"Rotom, a specimen of immense research value, is dedicated to Boss Giovanni. This time, there will be absolutely no mistakes!"

Kojiro laughed loudly.

In the past, they had tried many times to steal the kid's Pokémon.

Getting the Pokémon is easy, but getting it into Giovanni's hands is the hardest part.

Every time, the little devils would snatch it back halfway.

But this time it's different, because Boss Sakaki is in Tokiwa City!
"Waaaaah—we've finally won!"

On the Meow Meow Balloon, which was dragging the sludge truck Rotom, Musashi and Kojiro embraced each other, tears welling up in their eyes.

"Uh, now that sludge truck has been stolen, can you take mine now?"

The third old man jumped off the driver's seat of the septic truck and looked at Natsume with excitement.

That's amazing! That's amazing! There are still people stealing used sludge trucks these days.

Damn it, how come old man Yamamoto is so lucky? He's had that scrapped septic tank truck sitting there for almost two weeks.

Aside from taking up space, nobody wants it.

Upon hearing that Natsume was taking the car out of service, he made a point of changing to a good tire and drove all the way from Pewter City to Tokiwa City.

"Okay, here you go. This one should be used up soon."

Natsume touched his nose, thinking to himself that Sakaki was truly blessed.

Tokiwa Gym.

"Strange. Does this really look like Boss Giovanni's dojo?"

Musashi and Kojiro compared the maps several times before finally confirming with some doubt. "Look, it's Boss Sakaki!"

A private plane is parked on the roof of an ancient Roman building.

Several bodyguards in suits helped Sakaki up, seemingly trying to leave discreetly.

"Quick, let's contact Boss Sakaki right away!" Musashi exclaimed excitedly.

"Jingle Bell--"

"Boss, the trio is calling."

A bodyguard approached.

“No!”

"They say they stole a Rotom, that damn researcher's Rotom!"

The bodyguard gritted his teeth.

Although it has been cleaned, there is still an unparalleled stench around it, and the entire dojo will probably need to be ventilated for two months.

"Oh?" Sakaki's eyes lit up.

"here you go!"

His gaze was deep, and he immediately felt much more relieved.

"Give me your phone."

The call connected, and Musashi and Kojiro's cheerful voices came from the other end:
"Boss Sakaki, we've caught one of Natsume's Rotoms!"

"Is that Rotom-Goblin?"

Sakaki asked the question that concerned him most.

"Uh, it's Rotom that's fused into the motorcycle."

Kojiro was stunned.

“Okay, then hurry up and send me that Rotom with the ionization device. I’m on the roof of the Viridian Gym,” Giovanni said.

"Ionization device? No, no, no, Boss Sakaki, that Rotom is huge." Kojiro's proud voice rang out.

How big can Rotom be?

Sakaki was stunned.

"Boss, we've arrived! Look up, look up!" Musashi's boastful voice rang out.

what?
Sakaki looked up at the sky.

In an instant, his face turned deathly pale.

"You two—BOOM!!!"

A golden light flashed out and returned to Natsume's red and white sphere.

"Meow meow meow, I need to pee, meow!"

On the street, a cat clutched its stomach, searching for a public toilet.

Although it didn't know much about Viridian City, it was fortunate that it had seen the luxurious public toilet from the hot air balloon earlier.

Guided by her memory, Meow Meow headed toward the luxurious public restroom.

"So ugly, meow!"

Meow Meow stood at the door, looking somewhat disgusted.

The cramping pain in its abdomen made its legs tremble.

"Never mind, meow."

Meow Meow strode inside, only to find many staff members lying on the floor.

The surrounding walls were covered with an indescribable, foul-smelling solid mixture.

Remembering the explosion that had been heard earlier, Meow Meow was taken aback.

The public toilet exploded?

"There have to be some that don't explode, meow."

Meow Meow covered its bottom and hurriedly ran upstairs.

There's none on the second floor and none on the third floor.
When they reached the top floor, Meow Meow was shocked.

"Meow! No wonder it stinks so much. The septic tank is on the roof, and it's even open-air. What kind of brain-dead designer is that, meow?"

Meow Meow complained as she took out a tissue.

Never mind, meow, this is a septic tank anyway.
"Cough, cough, cough!"

A familiar cough came from not far away.

Meow Meow turned her head and saw Sakaki, who was emitting a pale blue light all over his body.

"Boss Sakaki, it's such an honor for me to go to the toilet with you!" Meow Meow exclaimed, clutching the toilet paper with delight.

Sakaki: "."

When Musashi and Kojiro looked up, they saw a cat's butt.

(End of this chapter)