"Everyone say cheese in ten seconds, meow!"
After pressing the camera timer, Meowth hurried over to join Ash and the group. Soon, the entire crowd of people and Pokémon smiled and yelled, "Cheese!"
Click! Click! Click!
As the camera Meowth built fired off consecutive shots, photos began sliding out. The pictures captured Ash, his family, all their Pokémon, and Arceus. Floating just above Ash in the photos were two spectral figures (Gengar and Haunter).
"Look at this! It's a photo with Arceus!"
After the pictures were taken, Ash immediately handed them out. Of course, many were still struggling to process the reality of the situation.
Cynthia held her photo, feeling completely dazed. The whole event felt entirely surreal. A real photo with Arceus? The myth I've been researching my entire life... achieved just like this? She still hadn't fully recovered her senses, but then again, who had?
Even with her memories of her past life, Lusamine didn't know everything. Ash had just casually gathered his family for a photo op with Arceus. What in the world was he going to do next?
Of course, the ones who received the biggest shock were Gladion and Lillie. They had thought their adoptive father defeating a Dragonite and a Tentacruel was impressive enough. But clearly, they had underestimated him. He took a trip to another world, brought back a Ho-Oh as a "souvenir," and then casually got Arceus to take a family photo with them? Hmm...
"I feel like... even if I told someone about this, they'd just think I belong in an asylum..." Gladion muttered, looking at the massive family in the photo. There were seriously a lot of people in this family.
Lillie, meanwhile, went up to Ash and asked, "Papa Ash, um... is it really okay if we ignore Ho-Oh right now?"
Addressing Lillie's concern, Ash explained, "Ho-Oh's problem isn't something one person can fix. We have to wait for the others. Since Ho-Oh is a Legendary Pokémon, even though I know how to heal it, doing it alone is too risky. That's why I called for backup."
Just as Ash finished speaking, a fleet of specialized Jenny police cars drifted violently into the area. Alongside them were the Joy's ambulances. And naturally, the Continental Hotel's motorcade was speeding toward the estate as well.
As the vehicles and aircraft came to a halt, a swarm of Officer Jennys and Nurse Joys quickly disembarked. The Jennys rapidly established a security perimeter, while the Joys began prepping various medical instruments. Stepping out of the Continental Hotel's private cars were doctors in white coats—among them, Dr. Proctor, whom Ash and the others had helped at the emergency center previously.
"Seriously, what's going on? Calling us all here so suddenly... looking at this setup, you'd think a global medical convention was being held here..."
Dr. Proctor looked at the frankly terrifying gathering and felt speechless. The elites of the Jenny and Joy were here, the Continental Hotel's forces were present, and top-tier doctors had been summoned. Combined with the other convoys and aircraft he had seen on the way, Dr. Proctor knew something massive had happened.
Seeing that all the doctors had arrived, Ash didn't waste any time and got straight to the point. "Sorry to call you all here on such short notice. We have a major surgery that requires everyone's expertise. I'll transfer your payments later. For now, please follow me to take a look at the patient."
Hearing Ash's words, the gathering of medical elites nodded and followed him to see this so-called "patient." And then...
"Isn't that Ho-Oh?!"
Hearing the customary scream, Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki exchanged an amused glance. This never got old.
A moment later, the group of elite doctors walked out holding their heads. They accepted ice water from the Chanseys to calm down.
"No good... my brain is still trembling..." Dr. Proctor drank a mouthful of ice water to calm himself, but it wasn't working. He couldn't calm down at all!
Ash explained, "The patient is a Ho-Oh from an alternate world. It seems to have been forcefully controlled by someone using the power of Ice. After I beat it up, it's been unconscious ever since. A major surgery of this scale can only be entrusted to you all."
An elderly doctor shook his head upon hearing this. "What do you mean 'entrusted to us'? Ho-Oh is the emissary of life. It is our duty as doctors to save lives. We will absolutely give this our all, don't you worry. But Ash... is that 'Black Jack' medical movie of yours going to be a series? Because this old man has a lot of details he wants to discuss with you. Don't get the surgical procedures wrong on screen!"
The old doctor's words acted like a fuse. Instantly, the mob of doctors rushed at Ash, bombarding him with details about surgical procedures, leaving Ash completely overwhelmed. Fortunately, someone on the scene could control them.
"You bunch of idiots! Our mission right now is treating the patient, not discussing movies! Get over here and help! And Ash, go get your fiancée Lorelei to take a look! Since Ho-Oh was controlled by an Ice-type move, an Ice-type master like her might be able to help!"
With Nurse Joy family head's lion's roar, the doctors instantly fell silent. Ash strongly agreed with the family Head's suggestion. Even if Lorelei couldn't directly help with the surgery, experiencing the profound essence of Ice firsthand would be beneficial for her.
"Lorelei, we need your help to take a look at something over here."
When Ash found her, Lorelei was chatting with her mother-in-law, Delia. Hearing she was needed, Lorelei was a bit puzzled.
"Me? How can I help?"
"The power controlling Ho-Oh is Ice-type. It would be good for you to take a look. Plus, experiencing the essence of Ice will benefit your training."
Ash emphasized the words "essence of Ice." Lorelei instantly understood his meaning. "I understand. Let's go."
"Okay. Mom, you rest up first. We'll chat more after Ho-Oh is treated. You can talk with your daughters-in-law or chat with Momma Bewear. Meowth, I'll leave the translating to you."
Hearing Ash entrust him with the task, Meowth nodded. "No problem, leave it to me."
"Thanks. Let's go, Lorelei."
Saying this, Ash grabbed Lorelei's hand and sprinted toward Ho-Oh's location. As Ash took her hand, Lorelei's heart skipped a beat. Honestly... suddenly switching from 'Hunting Ash' to this pure romance route takes some getting used to. But this isn't bad either... Thinking this, Lorelei smiled and ran alongside him.
Meanwhile, silently observing this from the sidelines, Brock crouched in a corner, drawing circles in the dirt and cursing. "Drawing a circle to curse you... drawing a circle to curse you... My tropical island... my destiny... my romance... when will it ever arrive..."
However, Brock didn't realize his behavior had caught the eye of the Officer Jennys, who promptly tossed him outside the police tape. "If you aren't helping, don't cause trouble!"
Yep... Brock's life was as tragic as ever.
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