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Squirtle! Squirtle! Squirtle!!!
Squirtle reacted quickly, calling its subordinates. Soon, it led Brock and Misty, who were still tied up, out of the cave. Jessie and James quickly followed.
Coming out of the cave, they saw Ash standing not far in front of it. Pikachu was on Ash's shoulder. Charizard was standing in front of Ash, spewing a large amount of black smoke. It was clear that the smoke was Ash's handiwork.
"Brat!!" Jessie and James were a little surprised to see Ash. They had expected Ash to be tied up and delivered.
"Ash!" Seeing Ash, Misty and Brock both breathed a sigh of relief, feeling an inexplicable sense of calm.
"How did you know this place? Where are Meowth and the others?" Unable to figure out what was going on, Jessie immediately asked.
"We're here, meow!"
"Squirtle! Squirtle!" Hearing Jessie and the others ask, Meowth's voice also rang out. It wasn't just Meowth's voice. Jessie and the others also looked behind Ash and saw that Meowth and two Squirtle were hanging from a tree trunk by ropes.
James and Jessie were startled at the sight, and the three Squirtle in front also quickly called out to their two captured comrades.
It was clear there had been a battle. Without a doubt, Meowth was the most severely beaten. His body was scorched, and his fur was curled.
"Brat, the little girl and the other brat are in our hands. How dare you mess around," Jessie said, gritting her teeth.
"I know! So I caught them too! What do you say? A mutual loss?" Ash calmly pointed his thumb behind him, looking at Team Rocket and the Squirtle Squad.
"Damn it, this brat is really troublesome." Jessie and James clearly hadn't expected this. They had always treated Ash as a child, but unexpectedly, he would use such tactics.
"You brat, doing this is too despicable!" Ash's actions angered Jessie so much that she couldn't speak, making Jessie and James start to accuse him of doing what they themselves were doing.
"You two have no right to say such things," Misty, who was still tied up, heard this and shouted at Team Rocket.
"Thank you for the compliment. I do what suits the person. For those who don't follow the rules, I won't mind using some special methods," Ash replied calmly. Now that both sides had hostages, he wasn't worried at all.
"You damned brat, since it's like this now, we'll exchange hostages. You hand over Meowth and the Squirtle, and I'll return the little girl and the other brat to you."
Not expecting Ash to be so troublesome, the two were helpless. However, they were still plotting evil, speaking of an exchange, but from their words and expressions, it was clear they intended to trick him.
"Don't treat me like a child, Pikachu!" Ash knew perfectly well that they didn't intend to let anyone go easily. Ash also didn't want to waste time dawdling with them. He looked at Pikachu, signaling.
Pika! Pika~~~~chu!!!
Pikachu nodded slightly, then leaped from Ash's shoulder. Team Rocket and the Squirtle Squad still didn't understand what he meant. Pikachu's body suddenly emitted a current, just a very ordinary electric shock.
The electricity, released, shot straight towards Meowth. Meowth instantly looked panicked.
"Meow... Meowth can't take it anymore, meow!!!"
The electric shock immediately made Meowth numb and slurred its words. The electric shock lasted two minutes before stopping. Meowth was completely scorched, spewing black smoke from its mouth and trembling all over.
"I don't have time to play games with you. Release my companions!"
Ash had no intention of playing hostage exchange games with them. In fact, Ash doing this was also a "beating the grass to startle the snake." He didn't plan to target the Squirtle Squad; their actions were simple and not truly malicious.
As for Team Rocket, in fact, other Team Rocket members were okay, but Jessie and James were actually very cowardly. At most, they would just steal other people's Pokémon. They wouldn't dare commit murder.
And the Squirtle were just pranking. They wouldn't actually hurt anyone. It was just that Ash himself didn't like trouble.
It was perfect to use Meowth as an example to warn others. The Squirtle Squad, seeing this scene, was startled. As the leader of the Squirtle Squad, Squirtle certainly didn't want its subordinates to get hurt.
However, Team Rocket was truly frightened. They couldn't help but inwardly wonder, was this brat really only ten years old? He was so ruthless, acting immediately at the slightest disagreement, as if he were Team Rocket himself.
And precisely because it was Jessie and James, even though they were Team Rocket, they still retained kindness in their hearts. Furthermore, putting everything else aside, their loyalty was admirable.
Knowing that they were worried about Meowth, they wouldn't dare to mess around. You know, in the anime, how many companions did the main cast replace? Every single member of Team Rocket had encountered situations where they wanted to leave the team, but they ultimately remained together.
If it were other Team Rocket members, this trick wouldn't have worked.
"What are you doing?! Hurry up and save me, meow!!" At this moment, Meowth slowly regained some consciousness. Still hanging from the tree, he exasperatedly shouted at Jessie and James.
Squirtle! Squirtle!
Squirtle was even more unwilling to see its subordinates get hurt. It immediately turned to signal its two other subordinates. The two subordinates, seeing this, hastily went behind Brock and Misty to untie their ropes.
Jessie and James, seeing this, knew their efforts were in vain, but there was nothing they could do. Who made Meowth fall into the opponent's hands?
Misty and Brock were released. Then Squirtle didn't stop them. Misty and Brock walked towards Ash, and Squirtle looked at Ash without speaking.
It seemed to be waiting for Ash's reaction, and also observing Ash's actions, as if hoping Ash would keep his promise.
After causing trouble and doing bad things for so long, it was actually nothing more than a form of self-abandonment and disappointment in humans. But at this moment, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope, hoping that the human in front of them would not disappoint.
"Pikachu!!"
Ash turned his head slightly. Pikachu nodded upon hearing this, then leaped onto the book and used Iron Tail to cut the ropes binding the two Squirtle and Meowth. The Squirtle and Meowth simultaneously fell down. The Squirtle were fine due to their shells.
Meowth, however, fell hard. But no one paid attention to its complaints. Then Ash didn't stop them, nor did he tie their feet. They could walk back themselves.
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