Chapter 118 Brock leaves the team
Similar to Professor Oak's Laboratory's backyard, Professor Ivy's Lab's backyard forest is also a place where Pokemon are kept for research.
Misty, holding Cleffa, leaned towards a Vileplume hidden among the wildflowers and exclaimed, "As expected of a southern island, even the flowers are so vibrant!"
She sniffed carefully, and then the Vileplume moved.
"Misty, that's a Vileplume, not a wildflower!" Ash reminded her.
"A Vileplume? But why are its patterns and colors different from usual?" Brock asked curiously.
"The climate of the Orange Islands is different from that of the mainland, so the Pokemon here will have some slight differences in their appearance compared to those in the Pokedex," Ash explained.
As soon as mealtime arrived, Profesor Ivy's assistants appeared with food carts, and the Pokémon hiding in the forest, hearing them, ran to the carts, waiting to eat.
All the Pokémon Ash's group saw had one to two physical differences compared to their usual counterparts.
"This is incredible!"
"Ash, why don't you stay and research the theme of their differences with me?" Profesor Ivy revealed her true intentions.
The vast majority of Pokémon in the Orange Islands have physical differences from their mainland counterparts, and Profesor Ivy's primary research direction is to figure out the specific reasons.
But it was clear that there were too many Pokémon species; Profesor Ivy alone would find it difficult to handle. Ash was still young and his abilities were no weaker than hers, so naturally, Ash became the person she most wanted to bring in.
"I think I'll pass. I still want to work towards becoming a Pokémon Master, so I need to travel to other regions."
Hearing Ash's words, Profesor Ivy looked regretful: "Oh, that's a real shame. I was hoping to work with you someday, Ash!"
Afterward, Brock also showed Profesor Ivy and her team what an extremely meticulous Brock-Mom breeder was like. With a slight move, he solved the problem of Butterfree not eating the carefully prepared food by Profesor Ivy and her team.
As night fell, Profesor Ivy led Ash's group to their living area. As soon as they entered the living room, Ash and the others were speechless.
Because it was too dirty and messy, it was the complete opposite of the research area they had toured during the day.
"Uh... well, we usually only like to do research. Besides the environment in the research area, everything else is relatively casual," Profesor Ivy said somewhat awkwardly.
If she had known earlier that the person Professor Oak sent was Ash, she would have definitely tried her best to clean up, but Oak didn't say who was coming, and she didn't bother with these things.
"I can't stand it, I really can't stand it!"
Brock looked at the dirty and messy environment, suddenly burst out, instantly changed into a maid outfit, and activated his Brock-Mom mode. Not only did he clean the room, but he also made a sumptuous dinner.
In the very end, Brock, just like in the original story, stayed at Professor Ivy's Lab as a free full-time nanny.
Ash knew that this guy would at most leave Professor Ivy's Lab disheartened within two months and continue to join his travel team, so he didn't try to persuade him too much.
"I never dreamed I'd say goodbye to James on an island like this," Misty said, still a bit unable to accept James leaving the team.
"It's fine, within three months, Brock will definitely return to Kanto with his tail between his legs," Ash said indifferently.
"How is that possible? From his look, he's planning to stay long-term. How could he run back with his tail between his legs?"
Misty didn't quite believe what Ash said. There were only a few people in the entire Professor Ivy's Lab, and all of them were female, with Profesor Ivy happening to be James's type. Misty really couldn't think of any reason why Brock would run away.
"You'll know when the time comes. I just wonder if he'll secretly regret missing out on two months of publicly funded travel."
The two walked along, chatting aimlessly, their destination naturally being the port direction of Daikan Island.
As for the round-trip, all-inclusive airship tickets, the ship had crashed. Ash didn't believe Giovanni would get another ship for the Team Rocket Trio to mess up. Even if the Team Rocket Trio built a ship themselves, it would definitely be booby-trapped.
Since the only way to return to the mainland from Daikan Island, besides the airship service provided by Team Rockets, was to reach nearby islands, Ash and Misty could only choose to take a ferry to Penggan Island.
And the Team Rocket Trio, who had indeed built a brand-new airship from scratch, almost crushed the binoculars in their hands when they saw Ash's group board the ferry.
They had indeed set up traps on the newly built airship to capture Pikachu and Gardevoir.
"Darn Ash, he's refusing to take a perfectly good airship and choosing to take a ferry instead!" Jessie was very angry.
"Jessie, James, have you noticed that Ash's group is missing someone? Meow." Meowth asked.
"Oh, right, that squinty-eyed big guy is missing. Could those two be on a date or a honeymoon?" James guessed.
"Very possible, Meow!"
"What are you two guessing about?! Isn't it good that one is missing? It makes it easier for us to move on Ash's group! Hurry up and get to work, we can't disappoint the boss again!" Jessie used Angry Punch on the man and the Meowth.
And so, the Team Rocket Trio boarded the newly built airship and followed the ferry carrying Ash's group.
After a two-and-a-half-hour ferry trip, Ash and Misty arrived at Penggan Island.
Soon after disembarking, the two saw three delinquents bullying a beached Lapras on a nearby beach.
One of the delinquents was even holding an iron rod, wantonly striking the shell on Lapras's back.
"That's a rare Water + Ice-type Pokémon—Lapras!"
Misty saw the Pokémon she had always dreamed of, her eyes gleaming.
As someone aiming to be a Water-type Pokémon Master, she had knowledge of Water-type Pokémon in the Kanto region. Among them, Lapras was one of the Pokémon she most wanted to capture, for many reasons. The most important reason was that one of the ace Pokémon of her idol, the Ice Elite Lorelei, was a Lapras.
"How dare they bully such a cute Lapras!"
Misty took out her Milotic's Poké Ball, wanting to go and teach those delinquents a lesson.
Ash also felt very disgusted by the delinquents' behavior.
He shouted at the three delinquents, "Hey, you guys, stop it right now!"
"Who are you people?" The man in the floral shirt, squatting on Lapras's back, asked in an unfriendly tone.
Ash took out the identification card that Charles Goodshow had given him earlier and warned the three, "I am a Pokémon League inspector. You three have already violated the Pokémon Protection Law. If you don't want to suffer, surrender obediently!"
"League inspector?" The three delinquents showed expressions of horror.
They appeared impressive on the surface, but in reality, all their prestige came from the Pokémon they held. League-appointed inspectors had the authority to revoke a Trainer's Trainer license for violations.
Regardless of whether Ash was telling the truth, the three of them dropped their weapons, stood to the side, bowed and apologized to the little Lapras, and then took off running.
Clearly, these three were bullies who picked on the weak and caved faster than anyone when they met a tough opponent.
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