♛ 𝔽𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝔹𝕪 𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕪 (𝔸𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘) ♛

Chapter 34: THE FLAMING EYES

Chapter 34: The Flaming Eyes

'One year ago.'

'I met him on an early summer.'

"Welcome, Challenger. I'm the Cerulean Gym Leader. Misty Waterflower."

'He was just another rookie Trainer too young for his own good.'

'Trainers like him were a dime a dozen.'

'And yet…'

"My name is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. My dream is to become a Pokémon Master!"

'I can never forget those radiant red eyes.'

{ MISTY OF CERULEAN CITY ( 1 – 0 ) RED OF PALLET TOWN }

Ash responded to Misty's declaration with a determined expression. Once more, clutching onto his locket as if asking for courage.

The blood red eyes activated the unknown power unknowingly.

"Let's go! Butterfree, I choose you!" Ash called out.

The purple butterfly manifested from the PokéBall.

In Oak's lab, the butterfly's mate cried out in happiness upon seeing her mate on screen.

"Free!"

{ RED HAS SENT OUT HIS SECOND POKÉMON - BUTTERFREE! }

Without wasting a beat, Ash swiftly made the first move.

"Butterfree, [Energy Ball]!"

An emerald sphere manifested and was shot towards Quagsire, causing Misty to widen her eyes.

'A Grass type move!' she thought in surprise.

'That may be 4x effective against Quagsire, but not good enough!'

'He's attacking too soon and too far away. I can make it!'

"Dodge it, Quagsire!" the redhead commanded.

However, the blue salamander never did. Instead, he began swaying as if in a daze.

"Wha—"

Ash grinned knowingly as it had been his plan all along.

And the verdant bullet found its target, exploding upon contact.

"Quagsire!" Misty cried out in worry.

With a single move, the raven-haired Trainer equalized the playing field.

{ QUAGSIRE IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! }

{ MISTY OF CERULEAN CITY, CHOOSE YOUR NEXT POKÉMON! }

Back at the spectator room, the Elite Four had already figured out what had happened. Lance smiled, impressed at Ash's plan.

"Was that…?" Lorelei asked.

"Yeah. It worked," Lance affirmed.

Blue was stunned at her childhood friend's OHKO from Butterfree, not knowing what had happened.

"Ehhh?! Was Quagsire too slow or something?" Blue asked in exasperation.

"No. Your friend appears to be well-versed in Pokémon anatomy, it seems," Bea said, impressed at the boy's cunning.