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Chapter 463: Ash's Arrival
Chapter 463: Ash's Arrival
"Miaow!"
"Miu!"
From afar, Mew and the Spheal happily flew towards Naoki.
Naoki gently patted their heads and then turned to face the four people before him.
Mew and Spheal turned as well, joining Naoki to greet Ash and his companions.
At that moment, Ash and his friends had their attention fully captured by the sights within the ranch.
There were so many Pokemon here that they had never seen before! Just a few days ago, they had been traveling around the Hoenn region, collecting gym badges.
Having heard about the impending arrival of the Millennium Comet, they set out for PokePark to witness this once-in-a-thousand-years phenomenon.
However, instead of the comet, they encountered three Pokemon who called themselves the 'Heroic Adventure Team'.
It was right after Butler had entrusted them with the Sleeping Poke Ball that this group of Pokemon arrived.
After a battle and some inquiries, they learned the truth about Butler's evil plan from Spheal, and so they lent a helping hand.
Once everything was settled, Mew informed them that it knew a way to change the fate of the poor Giratina, who had been asleep for a millennium. And so, they followed, crossing the sea to arrive at this distant place.
Among the four, only Brock maintained his calm.
With narrowed eyes, he looked at the man before them and asked, "You must be the trainer of the Heroic Adventure Team?"
May turned to the Heroic Adventure Team beside her.
The legendary Zapdos, Mew, and the mysterious Spheal...
She couldn't help but exclaim, "This is all so incredible!"
Naoki offered a slight smile. "Greetings, I'm Naoki, the owner of this ranch."
Ash tore his attention away from the surrounding Pokemon and introduced himself, "Nice to meet you, I'm Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town!"
"I'm Brock," the young man with a similar dream added.
"I'm May, and this is my brother Max," she said, gently tugging on her sibling's shirt.
Naoki nodded, refraining from speaking further as there were more important matters to address.
The Heroic Adventure Team had not only invited Ash and his friends to the ranch but also an Absol and a Giratina.
Naoki's gaze shifted to the Giratina, who was hiding behind the Absol, its face a mix of confusion and innocence.
"Follow me," he said to the group.
They made their way through the ranch and into the living room.
Noticing their guests, Naoki's sister, Mary, promptly prepared tea and snacks for them.
"Sorry for the intrusion!"
In the living room, Ash and his companions watched with curiosity as Mary placed cups of tea before them.
Ash, unable to contain his excitement, whipped out his Rotom Phone and scanned Mary.
"Mary, female, an Emotion Pokemon. She selflessly serves humans and Pokemon, driven by a desire to collect gratitude. Female Mary is excellent at taking care of children!" the electronic voice of Rotom announced.
Both Ash and Brock were astounded by this information.
"Mary... What a fascinating Pokemon!" Ash exclaimed.
Naoki smiled gently. "Indeed, Mary is a very reliable Pokemon."
Ash then aimed his Rotom Phone at the nearby Garchomp.
However, the result was: 【Unable to retrieve related information. This Pokemon has not been discovered yet.】
Ash's eyes widened in disbelief, and he stared at Garchomp with a mixture of fascination and confusion.
"Ash, now is not the time to worry about that!" May sighed, rolling her eyes.
Ash snapped back to reality and laughed sheepishly. "Sorry, I got a bit carried away seeing all these new Pokemon!"
Naoki smiled warmly at Ash's enthusiasm.
Brock, ever the pragmatist, steered the conversation back on track. He directed his attention to the enigmatic man before them and asked calmly, "Mr. Naoki, do you have a way to help Giratina?"
"Yes, that's why I asked the Heroic Adventure Team to search for Giratina," Naoki replied.
He looked at the curious Giratina, who was staring at the group while hovering beside Mew.
Their gazes met, human and Pokemon.
Giratina's eyes shone with a childlike purity and innocence.
Mew turned to it and meowed softly, "Miu~" (This is Naoki, he's a good person~)
"Naoki?"
The next second, Giratina's youthful voice piped up, echoing in the room.
"Yes, I'm Naoki," Naoki confirmed with a gentle smile.
He continued, addressing Ash and the others, "The ecological habits of Giratina are such that they sleep for a thousand years and only awaken for seven days. Because they wake up once every millennium, their personalities and mental growth remain childlike."
"How sad..." May sympathized.
Max looked up at the floating Giratina and pleaded, "Mr. Naoki, please help Giratina!"
"Don't worry, leave it to me," Naoki assured them.
He turned and walked into the kitchen, retrieving the special leaf-wrapped dumpling he had made with secret techniques and rare ingredients. Then, he approached Giratina.
"This is a dish I created using secret methods and special ingredients. If Giratina eats this, it won't have to sleep for long periods anymore," Naoki explained.
"Food...?"
Giratina tilted its head, its eyes filled with confusion as it gazed at the dumpling.
"Yes," Naoki nodded. "Giratina, do you want to be like Absol and the others, waking up every morning at dawn to play with your friends? And when the sun sets, you can all go to sleep together?"
"No more sleeping for extremely long periods, no more waking up to find that all your friends are gone. You can be like the ordinary Pokemon in this world, waking up with the sunrise," Naoki continued, his words resonating with Giratina.
Giratina's eyes flickered, and it recalled the Pokemon friends it had made during its last awakening.
There was a hint of longing in its voice as it asked, "Is that really possible?"
"Of course," Naoki assured.
Giratina turned to look at Mew and Spheal, then back at Ash and Max.
The next second, a dense light erupted from Kira's body.
When the light faded, something seemed to have subtly changed.
Kira lowered his head, looking at his body in bewilderment.
"Is that it?"
"Yup, that's it," Naoki smiled. "From now on, you won't have to sleep for long periods like before."
Hearing this, Kira's eyes lit up.
Mew, by his side, happily flew over to celebrate with him.
"Miu!"
The two Pokemon joyfully flew around the room.
Ash and the others watched this scene, feeling relieved.
"That's great."
"But speaking of which, was that dish you ate made by Mr. Naoki?" Ash asked curiously.
"Yup," Naoki smiled as he explained. "That's my special ability. You can think of it as a type of supernatural power."
"Supernatural power?" Brock immediately became intrigued, asking in surprise, "Like those humans with supernatural powers?"
As far as he knew, the Gym Leader of the Kanto region, Sabrina, possessed supernatural powers.
Ash also recalled his experience challenging Sabrina at the Saffron Gym.
"Looks like you've met humans with supernatural powers before," Naoki said with a smile.
Brock nodded, and just as he was about to say something, a cry of surprise from a Pokemon came from outside the door.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to that sound.
"What's going on?" Ash asked in confusion. "Are the Pokemon in Mr. Naoki's ranch fighting?"
Naoki knew exactly what was happening.
The group went out to take a look, and as Naoki had expected, the restless Aipom was wreaking havoc in the ranch.
Leeku, the Leeku Duck, was chasing after it with a leek in its mouth.
Naoki glanced at the leek garden and, as expected, saw that the leeks there had been trampled by the restless Aipom.
"It's an Aipom!" May immediately recognized the Pokemon.
Her father, Norman, kept several Aipom in his Gym.
"And that Leeku Duck is chasing it!" Ash's eyes followed the Aipom and Leeku Duck, asking, "Mr. Naoki, what's going on?"
Naoki: "......"
He sighed helplessly and explained, "That restless Aipom used to be a Lazy Otter that I took in. It used to sleep in the fruit tree garden all the time, but in the past few days, it suddenly evolved into an Aipom and started causing trouble everywhere."
"That's right, Aipom is a Pokemon with abundant energy, and it will only calm down after releasing all its excess energy," May nodded.
Release energy? How? Through Pokemon battles?
Thinking of Pokemon battles, Ash immediately became excited. He rolled up his sleeves and said,
"Mr. Naoki, let me help!"
Naoki: "...... That Aipom has a lot of energy, you know!"
"There must be a way to calm it down!" Ash said to the Pikachu on his shoulder. "Pikachu, let's do this!"
"Pika!"
Pikachu rushed out ahead, blocking the Aipom's path.
Seeing a Pokemon trying to stop it, the restless Aipom immediately flew into a rage. It pounded its chest with its fists and then charged at Pikachu while letting out loud cries.
Pikachu engaged it in battle.
Seeing this, May couldn't help but shake her head and say, "Ash is too impulsive!"
Naoki thought that this was indeed very much in line with Ash's style.
Watching this scene, a good idea suddenly came to Naoki's mind.
Could he entrust the restless Aipom to Ash? These past two days, the Pokemon in the ranch had been tormented by the restless Aipom, and Frost Cream and the others weren't fond of Pokemon battles, so they couldn't always be ready to take on the Aipom's challenges.
In such a situation, if there was a Trainer who could capture the restless Aipom, they could help it release its excess energy through frequent Pokemon battles.
More importantly, he trusted Ash's character.
"I'll ask the restless Aipom what it thinks later!" Naoki made up his mind.
This way, it would be a win-win situation. The restless Aipom could find a suitable Trainer, and the crops in the ranch would be safe from its rampages.
Meanwhile, in the air, on a Meowth-shaped hot air balloon, Meowth, Jessie, and James were observing the ranch below through a telescope.
"The kid is battling a restless Aipom!"
"Let me see!" Jessie snatched the telescope from Meowth. She first looked at Ash and Pikachu, then slowly moved the lens.
"Wow! There are so many Pokemon in this ranch! And many of them are ones we've never seen before!"
James, beside her, was also excited. "If we could catch them all and present them to the boss..."
As soon as he said this, the Team Rocket trio imagined a scene of Boss Giovanni praising them and giving them promotions and bonuses.
"That would be so nice!" Meowth immediately made a decision. "It's decided, then. We'll be the advance team for exploring the Partea region!"
Suddenly, a curious voice came from beside them.
"Roar?"
The trio turned their heads and saw several Dragonite with red satchels hovering near the hot air balloon. They stared at Team Rocket with shiny black eyes.
One of the Dragonite, with a scar on its face, glared at them menacingly.
"So many Dragonite!" Meowth was about to speak when he felt a chill down his spine because, for some reason, these Dragonite seemed to be hostile towards them! Dragonite were powerful Pokemon, and with so many of them, Team Rocket didn't stand a chance.
Realizing this, the trio immediately dropped the telescope and huddled together, shivering in fear.
"Roar!!"
The group of Dragonite began to communicate with each other.
Musashi widened her eyes and asked, "Meowth, what are they saying?"
A bead of cold sweat appeared on Meowth's forehead. "They heard what we said earlier about capturing them and offering them to the boss!"
The next second, one of the Dragonite unleashed Dragon Claw at the hot air balloon.
With a loud hissing sound, the hot air rushed out of the balloon, causing it to lose balance and drift away into the distance.
Left behind in the wind were the screams of the Team Rocket trio.
"This is so annoying!"
After chasing away the villains, the Dragonite happily returned to the ranch.
At that moment, Ash's battle with the Hyper Aipom had concluded, and the Hyper Aipom, having expended a lot of energy, finally calmed down.
However, only Naoki knew that this tranquility would be short-lived, and it wouldn't be long before the Hyper Aipom started another rampage.
Just then, Shauna suddenly spotted over a dozen Dragonite descending onto the ranch.
His mouth dropped open in surprise. "So many Dragonite!"
Hearing this, Brock and Ash also looked up into the sky.
Seeing the Dragonite with satchels on their backs, Brock's face was filled with astonishment.
"Those are..."
"They are my ranch's delivery team," Naoki's voice came from the side.
"Delivery team?!" Brock exclaimed in shock.
Using Dragonite as delivery personnel, Mr. Naoki sure was extravagant!
Wow, so amazing!
May was also dumbfounded.
Only Ash was brimming with excitement. At that moment, he also realized that this ranch owner, Naoki, was probably a formidable trainer.
Not only had he captured Mew and Zapdos, forming the Adventure Team to travel the world, but he also had so many Dragonite...
Decision made! He had to have a Pokemon battle with Mr. Naoki!
Without further ado, Ash challenged Naoki to a battle.
Naoki: "......" That's so like Ash.
However, it was already approaching noon, and he needed to prepare lunch.
Thinking of this, Naoki said, "How about this afternoon? It's almost lunchtime, so I'll go prepare lunch. You can stay here for the day and take a tour of my ranch in the meantime."
Naoki called out to his brother, Meganium. "Take these guests on a tour of the ranch."
"Mega." Meganium nodded gently and walked forward to lead the way for the group.
"Then we won't hold back!"
The four of them politely thanked Meganium.
Then, Meganium began to guide the group on a tour of Naoki's ranch.
Ash held his Rotom Phone throughout the tour, using the Pokedex to learn about the unfamiliar Pokemon.
Naoki, on the other hand, approached the resting Hyper Aipom and asked,
"Hyper Aipom, would you like to see the outside world?"
"Aipom!"
"I mean, traveling with a human trainer, challenging Gyms, and battling other trainers. That way, you'll become stronger. If you're willing, I can help you find a suitable trainer." Naoki explained.
Hearing these words, Hyper Aipom looked contemplative.
Ever since its evolution, its blood had been boiling with energy.
This feeling made it impossible for it to stay still, and all it wanted to do was run through the mountains and have an exhilarating battle with other Pokemon.
Hyper Aipom was tempted.
No, just thinking about it was making it excited! Hyper Aipom, who had been sitting on the ground to rest, suddenly stood up, its fists pounding its chest as it let out enthusiastic cries.
"Aipom!"
Naoki: "......"
Alright, he got the message.
Since that was the case, he could leave it to Ash to capture Hyper Aipom later.
Naoki turned around and headed back to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
He had wanted to check on Kira, but as expected, the Pokemon had all run off.
Without a doubt, Mew and Teddiursa had taken Kira and Absol to visit the Pokemon Guild in the World Tree.
Naoki didn't bother to call them back and instead focused on preparing lunch. Only when he was done did he use his Rotom Phone to summon the Pokemon back.
At that moment, Ash and the others had finished their tour of the ranch.
Recalling the rare and exotic Pokemon they had seen, Ash was brimming with excitement.
When he spotted the video phone in the living room, he suddenly remembered something.
"Mr. Naoki, may I borrow your video phone?"
"Of course." Naoki nodded, looking at Ash's Rotom Phone, wondering why Ash didn't use it instead.
Maybe using a video phone felt more formal?
As Naoki pondered, Ash dialed a number.
Soon, the call connected.
Professor Oak's face appeared on the screen.
Professor Oak was surprised to see the somewhat familiar background behind Ash. "Hmm? Ash, are you at a Pokemon Center?"
"No! Something came up, so we made a detour to the Partea region. After we resolve the issue here, we'll head back to the Hoenn region to continue our journey." Ash explained.
"The Partea region?!" Professor Oak exclaimed in shock.
Ash nodded eagerly. "Yeah, that's right! We came to a ranch with lots of Pokemon!"
At that moment, Professor Oak spotted Naoki walking by with a plate of food in his hand.
"Naoki?" he asked in disbelief.
Naoki had already heard Professor Oak's voice and smiled as he greeted him. "Long time no see, Professor Oak!"
"Huh? You know Mr. Naoki?" Ash was taken aback.
Professor Oak smiled and nodded. "Yes, I've visited Naoki's ranch before. By the way, Naoki is a formidable trainer. Have you had a Pokemon battle with him yet?"
Hearing this, Ash's eyes sparkled with determination. "I've already challenged Mr. Naoki to a battle! We'll battle after lunch!"
"Alright! Then give it your best!" Professor Oak encouraged.
(End of Chapter)
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