The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

The mysterious Pokémon of the Viridian City Gym?

Mewtwo?

"Is there any other news?" Kyosuke asked anxiously.

"Um..." It was the first time Nurse Joy had seen Kyosuke so anxious. "I remember hearing that this Pokémon is particularly ruthless, always severely injuring other trainers' Pokémon that come to challenge the Viridian Gym. My older sister in Viridian City told me this."

"Thank you, Nurse Joy. This news is very important to me." Kyosuke sincerely thanked Nurse Joy, then quickly ran out of the Pokémon Center.

"Come out, Charizard!" Kyosuke summoned Charizard right there on the street!

"Whoa!" Old Spray looked at Kyosuke, wondering what had happened.

Before the crowd could gather around, Kyosuke quickly climbed onto Charizard's back: "Fly, Charizard! Let's go up the mountain to find Blaze first."

"Wow!"

With a flap of its wings, Lao Peng immediately flew towards the top of Qiongtu Mountain, leaving behind a circle of Qiongtu Town residents who were rushing over.

Joy leaned against the door of the Pokémon Center, watching Kyosuke fly away on Charizard, and silently prayed: Please don't get hurt.

Flight speed is naturally incomparable to walking speed, and it didn't take long for Kyosuke to return to the top of Qiongtu Mountain.

Kyosuke jumped off Charizard's back but didn't recall it. Instead, he took out a Heatball: "Flame, I need your help."

The firebird glanced at Kyosuke and then pointed the flames from the back of its head at him.

"I'm not confident about our opponent this time either, so I can only rely on you," Kyosuke explained.

"Chirp chirp (I don't want to go, I'll stay here)."

Kyosuke didn't have time to waste, but he also couldn't command the Moltres, so he said, "Then you stay here, I'll be gone for a while."

He left all the food for Moltres, placed it next to him, and without waiting for his reply, he got back on Charizard's back and flew away.

Turning back, the flamingo glanced at Kyosuke's retreating figure and then ignored him.

Riding on the old man's back, Kyosuke felt the sharp wind swatting at his body. Although there were no wounds, he still felt a slight stinging sensation.

This slight pain made Kyosuke's thoughts clearer.

Nearly four months have passed since Kyosuke met and parted ways with Mewtwo, but that powerful yet confused Pokémon has left a very deep impression on him.

Kyosuke had a brief interaction with Mewtwo, and he knew that Mewtwo wasn't the type to injure Pokémon carelessly. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened to Charizard and Mai back then.

But what Miss Joey said probably isn't false.

Kyosuke recalled the feeling of connecting with Mewtwo with Sabrina's help. The physical pain and the brain-wrenching distortion terrified Kyosuke.

Who exactly abused Mewtwo? What exactly did Mewtwo go through?

Kyosuke recalled their conversation from back then.

"Are we friends?"

"Of course!"

"If I ever need your help in the future, you must come, Kyosuke."

"Of course, Mewtwo."

"This is an agreement."

"Yes, it's an agreement."

Have I forgotten all of this?

They're clearly friends, yet they only think of helping each other at a time like this.

I'm really terrible.

Sensing Kyosuke's anger and self-blame, Old Pen silently increased his speed.

They flew continuously until a city came into view, then disembarked to ask for directions and then sped off.

With the help of Lao Pen and Huang'er, Kyosuke arrived outside Tokiwa City in just one day.

The two Pokémon were exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

The final leg of the journey was carried by Huang'er on Xiong Jie's back.

Upon landing, Kyosuke tenderly patted Huang'er's head and pulled her back to him: "I feel sorry for you. Now, it's my turn to fight."

Upon entering Viridian City, Kyosuke didn't go to the Pokémon Center to restore Ho-Oh and Charizard first, but instead went straight to the Viridian Gym.

He had a premonition that if he didn't hurry, he would miss something very important.

Kyosuke ran all the way to Tokiwa Dojo, but he didn't find out what had changed in this reconstruction; it was almost exactly the same as before.

The two guards at the entrance must have been replaced, because they didn't recognize Kyosuke.

Kyosuke walked straight up to the gatekeepers and said to them, "I want to challenge the gym."

The two men crossed their weapons and blocked Kyosuke's way: "According to the rules, only one person can participate in a Pokémon battle at a time."

hateful.

Since it was someone else's gym battle, Kyosuke had no way to go in and stop it.

Even if you go in and tell the challenger, "I'm here to help you, and you definitely can't beat me," the other person will never understand.

Moreover, as a trainer himself, Kyosuke knows very well how it feels to have your gym challenge disrupted by others.

"Hey! Kyosuke!"

Is that Ash's voice again? Am I hallucinating?

"Kyosuke!" "Kyosuke, what are you doing here?"

It seems not.

Kyosuke turned around, and sure enough, it was Ash and his two friends.

"Kyosuke, what are you doing here? You're not here to challenge the Viridian Gym either, are you? You've fallen behind me this time." Ash quickly gloated to Kyosuke.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu ran up to Ash's shoulder and chimed in.

It's inseparable from Ash, always sharing the same viewpoint.

Xiaoxia ran over with Togepi in her arms: "But you're still ahead of Shigeru."

Xiao Gang nodded: "That's right. This time, Xiao Mao was the fastest among you."

Kyosuke pulled open his coat, revealing nine badges underneath.

Pointing to the green badge that looked like a leaf, Kyosuke said to Ash, "The Viridian Gym is my first badge. I came here because..."

"Wait! You mean there's a gym challenge going on right now, is it Gary?" Kyosuke finally realized his mistake!

Ash and his friends were puzzled. Even if Gary was inside challenging a gym, they still couldn't get in. Nevertheless, they nodded in confirmation of Kyosuke's guess.

"If it's Shigeru, then I don't need to worry too much." Kyosuke walked toward the gate that was blocked by the guard.

Although Ash was puzzled about what Kyosuke was planning to do, he still followed him.

Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia guessed Kyosuke's purpose and were about to remind him that he had a weapon, but then they remembered the Kyosuke fighting the scythe-armored warrior they had seen in Da Sha Valley, and still reminded him, "Don't use too much force!"

Kyosuke nodded, rushed forward and knocked the gatekeeper unconscious with two karate chopes, then opened the door to the Tokiwa Dojo.

Upon entering the dojo, the dimly lit interior was immediately drawn to Kyosuke's attention by a chorus of cries.

"Young Master Mao has lost..."

"This can't be! I must be dreaming!"

"Waaaaaahhhhhhh..."

Gary lay on the side, next to Nidoking and Arcanine, both of whom were unable to fight.

The two Pokémon are seriously injured and need immediate medical attention.

Ash and his friends came in and saw Gary on the ground.

"Brock, you need to take them away quickly, especially Gary's Pokémon which needs urgent treatment!" Kyosuke said without turning around, already pulling out a Poké Ball.

Suddenly, Brock pulled out a first-aid kit from somewhere: "I know some basic treatments. I'll start saving the Pokémon right now."

Ash helped Gary up, letting him lean on his shoulder: "Gary, cheer up! What happened?"

Shigeru struggled to open his eyes, looked at Ash in front of him, and said with difficulty, "I...I was defeated by a Pokémon I've never seen before...It was an incredibly powerful opponent, and my Pokémon was completely unable to fight back."

"A Pokémon I've never seen before? What could it be..." Ash thought to himself, holding Gary in his arms.

Kyosuke, however, saw a Pokémon encased in steel about to leave from the other side of the arena.

Mewtwo!