In a Black World —
With Sabrina joining, the team traveling with Ash changed from three to four.
At first, Ash wasn't sure about letting Sabrina join the team,
and Sabrina hadn't really considered traveling with Ash either.
But as their feelings deepened during the Indigo Plateau Conference,
Sabrina began to feel reluctant about leaving to collect badges for the Silver Conference.
In the end, Brock made a suggestion…
"Since Sabrina needs to collect badges for the Silver Conference, and Ash does too, why not just travel together?"
"Everyone's goal is the same, right? Traveling with us, we can all look out for each other!"
Brock was starting to compete with Gary for the title of 'Wingman'!
Prompted by Brock, the hesitant Sabrina suddenly realized.
That's right!
Why not just travel with Ash?
It wasn't like she was third-wheeling!
So Sabrina joined the team.
Then, Ash was asked by Professor Oak to go to the Orange Archipelago.
Ash figured that the Indigo Plateau Conference had just ended,
and the Silver Conference was still a long way off.
A few days of relaxation wouldn't hurt.
So, the four of them began this little vacation.
Professor Oak gave them several round-trip tickets for an airship.
This airship was quite old.
But… it was cheap!
Ash didn't complain.
He was broke—what opinion could he have?!
But the Indigo Conference champion prize money was substantial;
he could buy better food and training items for his Pokémon again!
However, if he wanted to spend money on held items that boosted move power, like a Miracle Seed,
that was still a bit out of reach…
So, the era of frugality continued!
Sometimes Ash wondered when he'd get rich overnight!
This daily money grind was really uncomfortable!
A while later, the group arrived at the airship boarding area.
Two men dressed in flight attendant uniforms welcomed them aboard hospitably.
As soon as they boarded, the two were immobilized by Sabrina's Psychic power.
"I said, Team Rocket… How come you fail so many times and still don't give up?"
"Men pretending to be women can't fool me. How can such a clumsy disguise hide from me?"
The Rocket duo were fixed in place by Sabrina's Psychic power, unable to move.
They shouted angrily.
"Since you already found us out, why did you still board!"
"Hey, how else are we supposed to get to the Orange Archipelago besides your airship? Plane tickets for four are too expensive!"
Rockets:...
So you're just using us for a free ride, huh?
You little brats!!
"Alright, that's settled. Anyway, this airship is unmanned now. You two just stay here until we reach our destination!"
"Jiggly!"
The Jigglypuff in Sabrina's arms chimed in agreement.
That's right, the little guy had come along.
Although he hadn't officially caught it, Ash had long considered Jigglypuff one of his Pokémon.
Counting Jigglypuff, Ash currently had seven Pokémon with him.
It was a bit of a loophole in the rules.
As for Mewtwo's Poké Ball… since it was empty,
it wasn't counted among the six carried Pokémon.
In this way, Ash and his party smoothly took the airship to their destination,
Valencia Island.
And the Rocket duo was also bound by Sabrina's considerate Psychic power and made to sit down.
Standing is so tiring, you know?
...
[James: Outrageous! We demand human rights! Human rights!]
[Jessie: That's too much! That's obviously our airship! You're hijacking it!]
[Sabrina: If you didn't scheme with crooked ideas, you wouldn't end up like this.]
[Lance: Exactly. If you want to deal with Team Rocket, you have to look at Black World Ash! White World Ash's side is completely because Team Rocket is sloppy, so he escapes their traps again and again.]
[Lance: On the other hand, Black World Ash's side… The Rockets really only end up helping him! Every time they deliver exactly what's needed, it's always you Rockets!]
[Giovanni: Call them a trio of good-for-nothings! Our elite Team Rocket forces don't engage in petty tricks like these three!]
Giovanni already wanted to distance these three from Team Rocket at this point.
But on second thought,
these three held an important position within Team Rocket, not to mention…
they did seem to have a bit of genius in them.
So Giovanni criticized them, but not completely!
Meanwhile, the Rocket trio instantly felt heartbroken.
Boss Giovanni actually called them good-for-nothings.
Although what they did was indeed quite useless…
...
In a Black World –
The airship arrived at Valencia Island very smoothly.
There was some thunder and lightning along the way, but they made it through thrillingly.
Upon arriving at Valencia, Sabrina released the Rockets' bindings and let them go.
Ash also said to them with a smile,
"This time, since you flew us to Valencia Island, I'll let you off. Don't do anything bad again!"
"Ye… yes…"
The Rocket trio knew when to admit defeat.
They chose to retreat tactically. Once they regrouped, they'd capture Pikachu!
Arriving at Valencia Island, Ash met Professor Ivy.
The sexy Professor Ivy instantly made Brock lose his composure, entering his love-struck mode!
But this time, Misty didn't pull Brock's ear.
Instead, she tugged on the corner of Ash's clothes.
"You can't stare like that, Ash! You'll pick up bad habits!"
Ash: …
He wasn't staring at all!
He wasn't a pervert like Brock!
Otherwise, with all the beautiful girls and big sisters they'd met along the way,
he'd have launched various offensives like Brock long ago.
Sabrina also looked at Ivy warily, then carefully blocked Ash's view a little.
"Be careful of bewitchment."
"Okay, okay, I'm not like Brock! Let's go check out the Pokémon here!"
"I think I see a new species!"
Saying that, Ash excitedly ran out and found a flower bed where a Pokémon very similar to Kanto's Vileplume was observing them.
But this Vileplume was slightly different from the Kanto one.
Not only was its coloring a little different,
it also had some unusual patterns on it.
It seemed like a regional variant, but variants typically only had color differences.
Besides the color, this Vileplume
had many other differences from a normal Vileplume.
Misty and Sabrina on the side glanced at each other and shook their heads, amused.
What were they worried about…
If Ash were easily interested in girls, he wouldn't be Ash.
These two—one had traveled with Ash for over half a year,
the other had been pursued directly from the Saffron Gym.
They had barely earned a place in Ash's heart.
This first-time meeting with Professor Ivy
probably ranked lower in Ash's heart than these new regional Pokémon.
...
[Lance: Hahaha, looking at Misty and Sabrina being nervous, I thought Black World Ash would fall for every girl he meets.]
[Cynthia: Black World Ash isn't that kind of person. As for White World Ash… maybe he'd love Pokémon more.]
[Ash: What's wrong with liking Pokémon?!]
[Lillie: There's nothing wrong with liking Pokémon! But Ash, while liking Pokémon, you should also pay more attention to the scenery around you~]
Lillie couldn't stand it anymore.
The Ash in their world only had eyes for Pokémon…
It wasn't a bad thing,
but… it was somewhat unfair to the girl who had been silently supporting him all along!
Putting herself in that position, she felt her blood pressure rising.
[Ash: Pay attention to the scenery… like flowers and plants?]
[Lillie: ...]
[Blaine: Give up. This guy is an idiot.]
[Gary: When it comes to emotions, he is indeed an idiot. I doubt even if I taught him personally, he could achieve half of Black World Ash's enlightenment!]
[Brock: Save him, Gary!]
Want Ash to get a clue?
They'd need Buddha Gary himself for that!
Meanwhile, Ash was still full of question marks.
Why couldn't he understand what they were saying!
Calling him an emotional idiot again!
He was just a little slow on the uptake, not an idiot!
...
In a Black World –
From Professor Ivy's explanation, Ash learned that
Pokémon actually had regional differences!
He hadn't learned this from Professor Oak.
Although Professor Oak was very knowledgeable,
Ash had only studied with him for about two years.
During that time, he also had to focus on his own training.
Having his current knowledge was already the result of grinding day and night!
He basically knew the Pokémon of the Kanto region
and knew a little about those outside Kanto.
He just wasn't familiar with the details.
As Professor Ivy explained now,
Pokémon in each region would develop differences based on climate and terrain.
Ash then received the GS Ball from Professor Ivy.
The moment he touched the GS Ball, Ash felt a strange sensation transmit from the sphere to his body.
This ball… reacted to him?
Since it was getting late, the four decided to stay at Professor Ivy's place for the night
and return the next day.
That night, Ash lay on the lawn outside, looking at the GS Ball in his hand.
This Poké Ball had given a slight reaction when he first touched it,
but had been inert since.
Ash probed it with his Aura power and found two extremely strange energy fluctuations within the ball!
It was because of these two fluctuations
that the Poké Ball was in a sealed state!
One of these fluctuations felt very familiar to Ash!
Lying on the lawn, Ash held the GS Ball in one hand and took out a feather that emitted a rainbow light with the other.
This was the Rainbow Wing given to him by Ho-Oh!
"Is there a connection between Ho-Oh and the GS Ball?"
Ash murmured, bringing the Rainbow Wing and GS Ball together.
Nothing happened.
When he probed with his Aura earlier, he had clearly felt that one of the fluctuations
matched the Rainbow Wing's energy!
In other words, this Poké Ball was related to Ho-Oh!
And the other fluctuation wasn't much different in terms of power level from Ho-Oh's!
Meaning… that should also be the power of a top-tier Legendary!
This small Poké Ball was actually made with the power of two Legendaries!
For what purpose??
...
[Professor Oak: What?! The GS Ball was actually created using Ho-Oh's power?!]
[Kurt: No wonder I couldn't open it no matter what method I tried! So it's the power of Legendary Pokémon!]
[Lance: Lord Ho-Oh, could you explain to us what this GS Ball is for? Why did you use your power to make this GS Ball? And what is the other power within it?!]
[Ho-Oh: This Poké Ball was not made by me. However, the material used to make this Poké Ball likely incorporated one of my feathers. As for the other power… if I'm not mistaken, it should be Lugia's.]
Lugia!
Another super Legendary from the Johto region! A top-tier Legendary like Ho-Oh!
Known as the Sea Guardian, it is a powerful being, along with Ho-Oh, revered as the gold and silver gods of Johto!
To think this GS Ball contained the power of two Legendaries at once!
However, since this GS Ball wasn't made by Ho-Oh,
even Ho-Oh didn't know its purpose.
But one could imagine—a Poké Ball made with materials from two top-tier Legendaries
must be part of a huge plot!
And once the materials for this GS Ball were revealed,
many evildoers in the world would likely rush to get it!
If nothing else, just the fact that Ho-Oh and Lugia's power resided within the ball
was enough to make those with ill intentions unable to resist!
So Lance urgently ordered powerful League Trainers to garrison New Bark Town!
To prevent criminal organizations from stealing the GS Ball.
[Lance: I never expected the GS Ball's origins to be so grand!]
[Professor Oak: This Poké Ball is probably even more precious and rare than the Master Ball, the world's ultimate invention!]
[Kurt: Master Balls can be remade, but this GS Ball… there's likely only one in the whole world! I really want to know what this Poké Ball is for!]
Kurt spoke, unable to help but cast a hopeful gaze at Black World Ash in the image.
If anyone could uncover the GS Ball's true secret,
he believed it must be the boy in the image!
...
In a Black World –
Ash experimented with the Rainbow Wing and GS Ball without success,
but it wasn't a waste of effort.
He'd just tell Professor Oak about his discovery when he got back.
This would surely be very helpful for Professor Oak's research on this Poké Ball.
The next day arrived—
Brock finally chose to stay with Professor Ivy and help her research Pokémon!
Although Professor Ivy had an immense love for Pokémon,
she was a complete mess when it came to housekeeping!
For the sake of love in his heart, and because he couldn't bear to leave Professor Ivy to manage alone,
Brock chose to stay on Valencia Island!
So, on the return trip, only three remained: Misty, Sabrina, and Ash.
But they didn't choose to head straight back.
Instead, they rode a Blastoise to the nearby Shamouti Island.
Other than retrieving the GS Ball, they had come here for a vacation!
And the nearest resort island was Shamouti Island!
Sunny beaches, surfing by the sea!
The perfect place to relax!
It took about half a day for Ash and the others to reach Shamouti Island.
As they landed, they happened to see three delinquent teens bullying a Lapras!
That Lapras was already covered in scars,
but the three delinquents were still kicking and punching it.
They were even mocking it verbally.
Ash was instantly furious!
"Hey! You three, stop right now!!"
No sooner said than done!
Before the delinquents could react, they felt themselves floating into the air!
What was happening?
What was going on?
How were they airborne?!
"Thud!"
The three delinquents fell onto the soft sand.
Even with the beach as a buffer, they felt unbearable pain!
Especially their stomachs—
it felt like they'd been hit by something heavy!
So all three writhed on the beach, wailing incessantly!
Ash completely ignored them, as if he'd just disposed of three pieces of trash.
He carefully touched the scars on Lapras's body,
a trace of distress flashing in his eyes.
"This child is only a few months old. Are you bastards even human?!"
Faced with Ash's scolding, the delinquents didn't have the heart to retort.
They were still moaning from the punch Ash had thrown.
"Ash, now isn't the time to blame them. Let's get this Lapras to the Pokémon Center first!"
"I can teleport it with my Psychic power. It won't hurt it."
The two girls glanced at the three delinquents with disgust and spoke to Ash.
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