At this moment, a figure in the air quickly turned back, swiftly flying towards a nearby forest and landing.
Pidgeotto! Pidgeotto! Pidgeotto!
Pidgeotto descended from the sky, landing at Ash's height and chirping frantically at Ash, letting him know something had happened.
"Something happened over there?"
Pidgeotto nodded immediately upon Ash's inquiry, then continued to chirp. Ash, seeing its anxious demeanor, turned to look behind him.
Behind him, Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth followed. Ash glanced at Meowth, who immediately shivered and instinctively tried to escape upon feeling Ash's gaze.
Ash didn't waste time and walked directly towards it. Weezing and Arbok didn't care about it. Ash simply picked it up.
"You understand, don't you? Tell me what happened?" Ash picked up Meowth and walked to Pidgeotto. Under Ash's gloomy gaze, Meowth dared not resist and could only act as a translator.
Pidgeotto! Pidgeotto!
Pidgeotto began to describe again. Meowth, being a Pokémon, naturally understood. After listening, its expression changed, and it then honestly translated.
"It says the little girl and another kid were captured by a group of strange people, meow!"
"What kind of people??" Ash asked, continuing his inquiry. In the anime, no one else seemed to have appeared in this area.
Pidgeotto! Pidgeotto! Pidgeotto!
"What? You're saying their clothes all have Team Rocket symbols, meow?" Pidgeotto chirped again, and Meowth instinctively spoke, but then felt something was wrong. Team Rocket symbols, weren't they on their side? And now it was in the kid's hands.
Ash slowly lifted Meowth, narrowing his eyes as he looked at it. Meowth's face instantly changed.
Pidgeotto! Pidgeotto! Pidgeotto!
"Meow! You're saying Jessie and James were also captured by that group of people?" Fortunately, Pidgeotto spoke in time. Meowth quickly translated Pidgeotto's meaning upon hearing it, secretly thinking it had saved its life.
Arbok Arbok
Weezing!!
Weezing and Arbok, hearing this, showed worried expressions. After all, Jessie and James were their trainers. Hearing that something had happened to them, they also worriedly stepped forward.
Hearing this, Ash didn't waste time and directly tossed Meowth aside. He then pinched his chin and began to ponder. According to Pidgeotto's description, there should be quite a few opponents, and Misty and Brock hadn't lost their Pokémon.
Being able to capture them shouldn't be easy. In the current situation, if one person had to fight and rescue them, it wouldn't be so easy.
Pikachu! Pikachu!
At this time, Pikachu stood to the side, calling out to Ash a few times.
"I know, I'll save them." Ash could understand Pikachu's meaning even without Meowth translating. Pikachu wanted him to quickly figure out a way to rescue them, but with his current strength, he couldn't fight and rescue at the same time. He had to find a solution.
"I got it! Everyone, come out!" After thinking for a moment, Ash took out all his Poké Balls and directly released Eevee and all his other Pokémon. The Pokémon gathered around.
"Everyone, there's something I need you to do now. It's very dangerous, but I still need your help. You do this, this, and this…"
Ash called all his Pokémon and explained his plan. Meowth and the others, because Jessie and James were also captured, didn't know what to do, so they could only follow Ash's arrangements to have a chance to rescue them.
A moment later…
"Does everyone understand?" After deploying his plan, he looked at his Pokémon and said.
Eevee!
Squirtle! Squirtle!
The Pokémon all nodded in response. Although it was indeed a bit dangerous, Ash's own actions would also be very dangerous. The mission Ash entrusted to them was very important; he was putting his own safety in their hands. So the Pokémon also became serious.
"Alright, let's start the operation now."
Ash signaled, and the Pokémon immediately dispersed. Watching the Pokémon leave, Ash, with Pikachu, continued to let Pidgeotto lead the way. Weezing and Arbok also followed the Pokémon to help. Meowth, being somewhat useless, followed Ash.
Soon, led by Pidgeotto, Ash gradually approached Team Rocket's location. At this time, Misty and the other three, who had been captured, were being escorted towards the amusement park's base.
"You woman, if you have the guts, let go of me and fight me fairly!" Jessie was still cursing furiously, extremely indignant.
"Hmph! Save your breath! Think about how you'll explain this to the Boss later!" Athena didn't care. With her status, she wouldn't stoop to arguing with ordinary members like Jessie.
As for Misty and Brock, they remained silent. Now they were also a bit scared, not knowing how to escape. Ash was still here, but now they didn't know whether to hope Ash found them or hoped he didn't.
That woman was really strong. The two of them were no match for her, and there were so many other accomplices around. Two fists couldn't fight four hands. Although the others hadn't made a move yet.
But that was because that woman alone was enough to defeat them. If Ash could defeat that woman, the others would definitely swarm him, and even if Ash was strong, he would be hard-pressed to cope.
Unbeknownst to them, Ash had already arrived near them. Ash looked over there, slightly frowning at a Team Rocket squad. There were a total of 11 people, but Ash's gaze fell on the woman dressed differently.
"This woman, could she be…?" Ash looked at the woman. In his impression, there weren't many strong female members in Team Rocket.
But aside from Yamato and Jessie, who weren't very strong, the others were all formidable.
"Pidgeotto, you go too!"
After seeing Misty and the others, Ash looked at Pidgeotto and signaled, telling it to go execute its mission as well. Pidgeotto flew off at the command, while Ash continued to observe Misty and their situation. The three of them mostly remained silent, only Jessie was still cursing.
"You're so noisy! You can't help at all, you just shout and scream!" Misty couldn't stand Jessie cursing anymore. Nothing good happened when they encountered these guys. Listening to her cursing, Misty also became a bit irritable.
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