Clang clang clang...
Bang!!
Pushed out by its father, who gave it a few earnest words of advice, Charmander gave up resisting.
If it were outside, encountering humans who wanted to catch it, Charmander would rather die than submit. Being beaten half to death and then caught—that was the skill of that human trainer.
But willingly asking to be caught? That was absolutely impossible.
However, seeing its father's troubled expression, Charmander felt responsible. It stepped forward to be caught by Leaf.
Because anyone with a bit of sense could see: Leaf definitely had the ability to forcefully catch both it and its father. If they angered the human trainer in front of them, the entire group would probably face utter destruction.
For the sake of the group, Charmander was willing to sacrifice itself.
"Charmander, it's caught just like that?"
"That's too much! How can it be so simple?"
"I used to spend a whole month catching one Pokémon..."
"Comparing people is infuriating. Leaf's luck is too good!"
...
Serena and Dawn had previously helped Leaf analyze the situation and even came along to help.
But now that Leaf had caught Charmander so easily—and in front of an Elite Four-level Charizard no less—they were truly a bit envious and jealous.
After all, this Charmander had good potential, unlike those Slugma they encountered at the entrance of Cinnabar Cave. If another group of trainers had been here, they might have already started fighting over Charmander.
Even the first-stage evolution, Charmeleon, listened to this Charmander.
It definitely wasn't just because Charmander's father was an Elite Four-level Charizard; there had to be something more.
"Hahaha, not bad!"
Successfully catching Charmander, Leaf was quite excited. Just as he picked up the 02 Poké Ball from the ground, intending to release Charmander so it could say a few words to its father, the ground suddenly began to shake.
Buzz buzz buzz...
"Why is the ground shaking so violently? Is it an earthquake?" Serena asked in alarm.
"Possibly!" Dawn frowned.
"Cinnabar Island originally has an active volcano. We should leave Cinnabar Cave quickly. Otherwise, if the volcano suddenly erupts, we won't be able to escape."
Leaf nodded, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned back to look at Charizard.
"Aren't you guys leaving?"
Roar... Charizard shook its head, its face sullen. It was clearly still grieving.
Leaf tried to persuade them a few more times, but seeing that the surrounding Pokémon didn't want to leave either, he sighed and quickly left Cinnabar Cave with the two girls.
---
At the entrance of Cinnabar Cave, a crowd of trainers had already gathered, exchanging worried words.
"What's going on? Is Cinnabar Island having an earthquake, or is the volcano about to erupt?"
"An earthquake is hard to say, but didn't the volcano erupt a few years ago? Experts said it wouldn't happen again for at least twenty years."
"I just called a friend. Only Cinnabar Cave and the surrounding area are shaking. They didn't feel anything near the Gym."
"No, this isn't normal, is it?"
"It seems a team of trainers saw something just now. Let's go ask them."
...
Three young trainers were surrounded by the crowd.
They looked scared and shocked, desperately gulping down water.
Leaf and the girls quickly approached—especially Leaf, who was very worried about the Charizard and Charmander group inside.
Now that Charmander was his family, if something happened to its father and the others, he'd feel deeply guilty for not being more insistent earlier.
"It... it's Entei."
"We just saw Entei, one of the legendary beasts!"
Like a thunderbolt from a clear sky—
The three trainers' words shocked all the trainers present.
"Impossible! Why would Entei appear on Cinnabar Island?"
"The appearance of a legendary beast is a big deal."
"We can't just say things like that carelessly."
"Are you sure you really saw Entei?"
...
"We're sure! Absolutely sure!"
"At that time, we were right at the entrance of Cinnabar Cave. If we hadn't reacted quickly, Entei would have attacked!"
"No wonder there was an earthquake just now," a trainer exclaimed.
"You guys are really lucky. If Entei had attacked, you'd be dead or seriously injured."
"Did you guys do something to anger Entei?"
"We were wronged!" The three looked aggrieved.
"We were just planning to head back. We didn't get anything today—how could we have angered Entei?"
"That's right!"
"I saw Entei looked flustered, as if it was in a hurry to leave Cinnabar Cave."
...
As the surrounding trainers continued asking questions, Leaf quietly retreated.
He had seen Entei before.
Back on an unnamed island in the Orange Archipelago, he and May had seen the three legendary beasts and the three legendary birds fighting from afar.
It seemed this area was within the activity range of the legendary beasts too.
He would have to be more careful from now on.
Darkrai hadn't recovered yet—encountering legendary beasts now could be life-threatening.
---
At this moment, Entei was running rapidly and occasionally glancing back with fear.
"That was close!"
Half an hour later, seeing no sign of pursuit, Entei finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down.
Its presence in Cinnabar Cave had been purely accidental.
It had just picked a cave to rest in.
Entei never expected the terrifying human would appear there. Its luck was truly horrible.
After the battle with the legendary birds, the legendary beasts had secretly followed them.
They discovered that the legendary birds actually had a master—
A terrifying human.
Originally, the legendary beasts had planned to gather more intelligence and then report to Ho-Oh.
Now, Entei, scared witless, decided to immediately inform the others and report to Ho-Oh.
The appearance of such a human in this world was not good news—for any Pokémon.
---
The sudden appearance of a legendary beast on Cinnabar Island spooked many trainers, and several had already planned to leave.
Serena and Dawn were also urging Leaf, so he had no choice but to return to the island early.
"Come out, Charmander."
Gathering all his Pokémon, Leaf eagerly summoned Charmander.
"This is a new member of our big family—Charmander.
From now on, everyone must help and love each other to build a happy family, understand?"
Roar... Groudon was the first to complain.
"Master, are you serious? It's only the first day you went to Kanto and you've already brought back another Pokémon?"
"Don't you have eyes? Why are you even asking!" Kyogre retorted.
"The island belongs to Master. If he wants to bring back more Pokémon, does he need to ask your permission?"
"Little Fish is right!" Leaf gave Kyogre a thumbs-up.
"You're the most sensible one. I'll give you an extra slice of luncheon meat tonight."
"Thank you, thank you, Master!" Kyogre laughed and circled Leaf twice.
Its bootlicking appearance nearly made Groudon explode.
When Leaf went into the small wooden house to cook, Groudon pointed at Kyogre and roared:
"You... you despicable, shameless, low-down garbage fish!
I've never seen such a disgusting bootlicker in my life!
Three dumb birds, aren't you going to say something? With more and more Pokémon, we're almost out of food!"
"Stinky fish, Red Shrimp is right this time."
The three legendary birds exchanged glances and sided with Groudon.
"There really can't be any more."
"Master's energy is limited. He can't cook too much food."
"If you're willing to give up your share and eat with Farfetch'd, then we have no objections."
Farfetch'd, who had been silently watching, was baffled by the legendary birds' words.
A cook working so hard was being treated like this? It felt like death.
If they weren't legendary beasts, Farfetch'd would've already charged with its leek.
"Bullshit!" Kyogre scoffed.
"Who do you think you are? Master's giving me extra meat tonight. You sand sculptures can just be envious!"
"What the—!" Groudon was furious.
"Believe it or not, I'll now... who!"
Thunk!
A stone suddenly struck Groudon's head.
Besides Leaf, not even Kyogre dared throw stones at it.
Turning its head in disbelief—Groudon was stunned.
The thrower was Charmander.
"Awoo-awoo-awoo..."
"You big lump, shut up already.
I'm new here, but that doesn't mean I'm easy to bully. Keep yapping, and I'll fight you to the death!"
Charmander roared louder than Groudon, looking even more furious.
"You... are you crazy?" Groudon was half-angry, half-helpless.
"Do you know who I am? No Pokémon in the world dares fight me..."
Slap...
Before Groudon could finish, Charmander threw another rock.
This time, Groudon was truly enraged.
"Hahahaha!
Trash! Red Shrimp, you're trash!!" Kyogre laughed and rolled. Just as it was about to praise Charmander—smack—a stone hit it too.
"What the heck—this little guy is crazy!" The legendary birds were speechless.
Provoking two first-level legendary beasts...
Was this Charmander's courage made of steel?
They guessed Charmander probably thought they were weak because of their small forms.
It had no clue who it was messing with.
"Awoo..."
Suddenly, Charmander pointed a claw at Articuno.
"Your gaze makes me uncomfortable. I challenge you!"
What!?
Articuno was almost speechless.
Why not Zapdos or Moltres—why me?!
Did it notice I'm Ice-type and feel confident?
Sigh...
The legendary beasts exchanged a look and shook their heads.
"This Charmander... where did Master even find it?"
"Why is it so clueless and so belligerent despite being weak?"
"I really want to see its terrified face when it evolves and learns who we are..."
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