Chapter 294: Poachers (Part 2)
"Fearow, dodge and use Fury Attack!"
Fearow darted left and right, evading Arbok and Weezing's attacks, then repeatedly jabbed Arbok and Weezing with its sharp beak.
Arbok and Weezing were knocked back by a single blow, crashing into Team Rocket Trio.
"So strong, Meow!"
Meowth said with a look of fear.
"Use Drill Peck!"
Rico pressed his advantage.
"Croak!"
Fearow shrieked and charged towards Team Rocket Trio.
"Arbok, use Bind to grab that Fearow's mouth."
"Chabok!"
Arbok seized the opportunity, its tail lashing out to coil around Fearow's mouth.
"Gah~"
Fearow let out a cry, struggling to break free.
Rico frowned, "Return, Fearow."
"How despicable, to recall it into a Poké Ball!"
Meowth cried out in indignation.
Rico ignored them, throwing out another Poké Ball: "Go, Pupitar, use Sandstorm!"
"Pupitar~"
Pupitar whipped up a Sandstorm tornado, sweeping towards Team Rocket Trio.
Facing such an onslaught, Team Rocket Trio had no resistance whatsoever and were directly swept into the sky and flung away.
"Hmph, too weak to be worth mentioning. It's just a shame about that Meowth that can speak human language," Rico said with regret.
...
At the same time.
Ash's group, Rico with Officer Jenny who was investigating the poachers, arrived at the spot where the poachers' traps were discovered.
Seeing the dense traces of traps, Jenny's expression was grave, "It seems the situation isn't good."
"These poachers are too despicable! I will definitely help Officer Jenny bring them to justice!" Brock said, trying to curry favor.
May helplessly pushed him aside: "Brock, calm down!"
She finally understood that Brock was a complete philanderer, the kind who falls in love with every girl he sees, so May felt it was necessary for her to do something.
"Officer Jenny, there are fresh tire tracks from a vehicle here. The poachers shouldn't have gone far."
At this moment, Ash discovered two fresh tire tracks behind a tree.
"Then let's start by following the tire tracks. As long as we find the poachers' car, we'll definitely find him," May suggested.
May's suggestion was approved by everyone.
So, the group followed the tire tracks to search.
...…
"It hurts, it hurts... My tail hurts so much, Meow!"
Meowth cried, clutching its bruised tail.
"I hate those scumbags the most! If I get a chance, I'll teach them a good lesson, flatten them!" Jessie said angrily.
"I'm really angry! I swear I'll rescue all the Koffing and make them our comrades!"
James was equally angry.
Then, a swarm of fierce Beedrill appeared before them.
"So this is the Beedrill's home, huh?" Jessie mused.
"Jessie, don't just stand there, run!"
James and Meowth, who had already run several hundred meters away, urgently reminded her.
"Damn you two for leaving me behind!"
Jessie burst out with unprecedented speed and fled.
The Beedrill chased after them aggressively.
Not far directly ahead of Team Rocket Trio's escape route, a Cacnea stood in the middle of the road, looking at them with curious eyes.
"You up ahead, move it!" Jessie yelled.
"One second of carelessness can cause a lifetime of regret!" James also shouted loudly.
Seeing this, Cacnea's arms glowed white, and it fired Pin Missile at the swarm of Beedrill behind Team Rocket Trio.
The Beedrill swarm, being bullies who prey on the weak, turned and ran without looking back after being attacked.
This scene left Team Rocket Trio stunned.
"Saba Sabaku Na"
Cacnea approached Team Rocket Trio, asking if they were injured.
"Thank you! Thanks to you, we escaped a close call!" James said.
"Alright, let's go back and rescue Arbok and Koffing," Jessie said.
"But we're no match for that guy, Meow!"
At that one sentence, all three fell silent. James inadvertently glanced at Cacnea, and then an idea came to him.
"We're certainly no match for that guy, but Ash's group might be. With Ash's personality, if he knew there were poachers capturing wild Pokémon, he definitely wouldn't stand by."
James thought of asking Ash for help.
"That does make sense, but how do we find Ash's group?" Jessie asked.
After Rico's interference, Team Rocket Trio hadn't paid attention to Ash's group's whereabouts.
"That really is a problem, Meow." Meowth also had a headache.
"Chabok~"
Arbok crawled forward a distance, its entire body flattened on the ground, attempting to detect the surroundings using vibrations.
"Sabaku?"
Cacnea found Arbok's actions very strange.
"Oh, right, we haven't given you a gift to thank you for saving our lives!"
James pulled out their remaining snacks and said, "Here, this is for you to eat!"
Cacnea had just taken the snack bag.
Arbok, detecting ground vibrations, also made a discovery.
"It says it sensed Ash's group, and also heard the sound of a car," Meowth said.
"Good, Meowth, you go find Ash for help. James and I will hold that jerk off," Jessie instructed.
"Huh? But you're no match for him, Meow!"
"That's why you need to find Ash's group as fast as possible and lead them to us!"
"That's right, Meowth, whether we're safe or not depends on you!"
Jessie and James both knew that Meowth had become the opponent's target. It didn't matter if they got beaten up, but if Meowth was taken away, things would get troublesome.
Watching the two leave, Meowth quickly ran in the direction Arbok had indicated.
Seeing this, Cacnea slowly chased after James and Jessie in the direction they had left.
...…
Meowth saw Ash's group and quickly shouted: "Ash, quickly help us, Jessie and James, they... they..."
"Ah! It's Team Rockets' Meowth," May exclaimed in surprise.
Ash questioned: "Meowth, what kind of trick are you trying to pull this time?"
"Ash, we've turned over a new leaf! We just fought a poacher and got beaten terribly. Look, my tail is almost broken," Meowth said, playing for sympathy.
"..."
Everyone was speechless.
"Poacher? Are you talking about this person?" Officer Jenny asked, taking out Rico's wanted poster.
"Yes, that's him, Meow! I know where he is now. Jessie and James have already gone to block him..."
Meowth led Ash's group to chase after Rico.
When they found the location, they saw Jessie and James, using Wobbuffet and Cacnea respectively, fighting against Tyranitar.
"Jessie, James, are you two okay, Meow?" Meowth urgently inquired.
Seeing Meowth arrive with Ash and the others, Jessie and James breathed a sigh of relief, "Cough cough, Meowth, you finally came."
"Where are those Koffing and Arbok, Meow?" Meowth asked, puzzled.
"Them? They've already been taken away by Arbok and Weezing."
The two forced a strained smile.
"So that's the Pokémon poacher Rico, right? You've violated the Pokémon Protection Act, and now I'm arresting you!" Jenny said.
"I won't be arrested so easily! Go, Fearow!"
Rico brought out Fearow again.
"Fearow, use Fury Attack! Tyranitar, use Hyper Beam!"
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt! Sharpedo, use Hydro Pump!"
Sharpedo sprayed a powerful stream of water at Tyranitar. Pikachu jumped onto Fearow's back, unleashing intense electricity that enveloped Rico and Tyranitar together.
After a round of electrotherapy, Rico and his two Pokémon both lost their ability to battle.
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