Then, the giant palm slowly returned Ash and Pikachu to the land below the lighthouse. Ash and Pikachu landed safely. His Pokémon immediately rushed towards them, worried, gathering around Ash and Pikachu.
"Damn it! They actually meddled! In that case, we'll capture this mysterious Pokémon first." Seeing this scene, Jessie and James were furious.
Although this giant Pokémon was also their target, it was too enormous. So they had planned to capture Pikachu first. Now, seeing Ash and Pikachu break free, they immediately aimed their target at the colossal figure before them.
Jessie and James angrily pulled out their bazookas and fired directly at the colossal figure.
Bang bang bang! Boom! "One-three-zero"!!!
The two continuously attacked. Bazooka shells blasted forward, directly hitting the colossal figure. Flames exploded, and vast amounts of smoke engulfed the figure before them.
Awoo!!!
From within the smoke, the colossal figure immediately let out a mournful cry. Seeing this scene, Professor Elm and his two companions on the lighthouse all changed expressions. Team Rocket had no intention of stopping and continued their attack.
"Pikachu, use Electro Ball! Charmander, use Flamethrower!" Ash's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness upon seeing this. With a single command, Charmander and Pikachu acted simultaneously.
Riii!!!
Pika~~~chu-pi!!!
A golden Electro Ball and scorching flames instantly erupted, blasting towards Team Rocket. Jessie and James hadn't noticed the situation on their side at all. Only Meowth felt a light shining behind him and subconsciously turned to look.
He then saw an Electro Ball and a burst of scorching flames rushing towards them, and an expression of panic immediately appeared on his face.
"We're in trouble, Meowth!"
"Trouble what??" Jessie and James subconsciously stopped their attack upon hearing Meowth's voice. As soon as they turned, they saw the attack heading straight for them, and their faces instantly changed.
Bang!! Boom boom!!!
But it was too late. Flamethrower and Electro Ball struck the hot air balloon, instantly creating a powerful explosion. Flames burst open in the air like fireworks. Amidst the smoke, Team Rocket trio were directly blasted away by the force of the explosion.
"Damn it! That brat actually launched a sneak attack from behind, not playing fair!!" Flying through the air, Jessie yelled unwillingly, unaware that they themselves had also ambushed and snatched Pikachu from behind.
"We finally encountered a giant Pokémon, and now… really…"
"This feeling is awful!!" The trio, accompanied by their familiar line, transformed into shooting stars and vanished into the night sky.
The smoke in the air gradually dissipated. The colossal figure before them was not seriously harmed. It truly lived up to its enormous size; if it were an ordinary Pokémon, it would have been severely wounded by such bazooka blasts.
But it seemed unharmed, lowering its head deeply to glance in Ash's direction.
Awoo!!!
It let out a low growl, seemingly expressing gratitude for Ash's help. But Ash, looking at the large creature before him, didn't respond. Because it had also saved him, he merely waved his hand slightly.
Awoo!!!!
The creature let out another cry, then its body began to slowly retreat. After what had just happened, it clearly had no intention of staying. At this moment, Professor Elm on the lighthouse, seeing this, quickly ran to the railing, gripping it as if he was about to jump over.
"Wait! Mysterious Pokémon, please let me see your true form, I beg you!" Professor Elm shouted excitedly.
After waiting for so many years, this was the closest he had ever been to it. He had originally thought he would see its true form, but so many things had happened. And he had a premonition that after such events, it might never appear again.
Perhaps he would never glimpse its true form. However, despite Professor Elm's intense desire, the colossal figure before him did not linger, gradually moving further away until it vanished into the sea mist.
Watching the figure disappear, Professor Elm's face was filled with an expression of loss, his hands slightly lowering from the railing.
Misty and Brock exchanged glances. Looking at Professor Elm's state, they didn't know how to comfort him. They weren't Professor Elm.
But they also knew how painful it was to watch here for so many years, only to ultimately fail to achieve one's dream. However, since it wasn't them who had waited for so many years, they couldn't truly empathize and thus didn't know what to say.
A long while later, Professor Elm finally recovered, looking at the distant sea.
"I hope you can find your companions." Although very disappointed, it wasn't enough to make Professor Elm completely disheartened. He looked into the distance, sincerely wishing that mysterious Pokémon well.
Because he could also hear that this Pokémon's voice carried both love and loneliness. He understood even more clearly that with such an enormous size, it was difficult for it to integrate into any other creature's circle, which was why it felt lonely.
But since there was no chance of meeting it again, Professor Elm still offered his heartfelt blessings.
This long night passed like this. When Ash returned to the lighthouse with his Pokémon, Misty and Brock had also just come down.
Inquiring about Professor Elm's condition, the two quietly told Ash that Professor Elm had gone back to rest. Ash nodded and didn't say much, returning to his own room to rest.
The Next Day
Early the next morning, everyone woke up early. Ash continued his training, and today, Brock and Misty also woke up unusually early, but Professor Elm had not yet risen.
The two intended to get up early and make a sumptuous breakfast. After all, Professor Elm's mood might not be very good. Although it wasn't that he couldn't let go, it still had some impact, otherwise he wouldn't still be asleep now.
"The Professor should be up by now, shouldn't he? I hope he's alright?" Misty said, helping to set the tableware, while speaking worriedly.
"For the Professor, it must be quite a blow. But he is, after all, a figure like Professor Oak, so he shouldn't be easily defeated." Brock also responded simultaneously upon hearing this.
Ash, on his side, didn't say a word. He quietly finished his breakfast, then left the lighthouse with his Pokémon to continue training. Only three days remained.
Pikachu had made some progress yesterday. He could stay on the water for a period without a surfboard, but it wasn't enough. Looking at the energetic Ash.
Misty and Brock were a little helpless. They had hoped Ash might have a way to comfort the Professor, but he was only focused on training.
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