"Gar." (Meowth! You go ask this woman what her deal is... Her tears aren't fake.)
Startled by Gardevoir's sudden request, Meowth blinked, then smiled, nodded, and turned to the assistant. "Say, how exactly did you end up becoming an assistant for that shameless guy, meow?"
The assistant was taken aback by the question. She wiped her eyes and explained, "Actually, I come from a family of acrobats. But you know, even if you come from an acrobat family, if you don't have the right connections, succeeding is really difficult. I wanted to prove that I could make it on my own without my family's help, so I secretly ran away. And then..."
"And then you got scammed by that Melvin guy?" Ash had basically figured it out. Put simply, Melvin took advantage of the fact that she was young and inexperienced in the ways of the world to trick her into being his assistant. The assistant nodded, confirming Ash's theory.
"Exactly. Thinking back on it now, I was really stupid..."
"It was pretty stupid, indeed. Your wings weren't even fully grown, yet you thought you could leave home and brave the world alone. I don't know whether to say you were brave or just dense. Of course, you should consider yourself lucky that Melvin didn't think to have his Exeggcute use Hypnosis to control you. Otherwise, you'd probably have his kids by now."
"..."
Pikachu, Meowth, Gardevoir, and Chansey stared at Ash, at a loss for words. This is not the time to be so brutally blunt!
Hearing Ash's words, the assistant let out a self-deprecating laugh. "True..."
"But despite all that, you're still quite impressive," Ash continued. "Having the courage to leave the shelter of your family and step out on your own... anyone with that kind of mindset won't have a low ceiling in the future. Of course, it would be much better if you learned to be a bit smarter about it. Anyway, let's formally meet. I'm Ash." Ash extended his hand.
The assistant hadn't expected Ash to actually give her a positive evaluation. "Thank you. I'm Darla."
After a polite handshake, Ash suddenly asked Darla, "You said you're from an acrobat family? Would you mind doing me a favor?"
"Huh?"
"Welcome to the Continental Performance Troupe! Thank you all so much for coming out to support us! I am your host for tonight, and we are going to bring you an incredible show! So without further ado, let's get started!"
"Woooooooh!!"
Accompanied by the cheers of the audience, a series of spectacular performances began. Having changed into their outfits, Misty, Suzie, Lara, and Brock were sitting in the VIP seats, watching what could only be described as a luxury-tier show.
"Ash even has his own performance troupe?" Misty, munching on popcorn, really hadn't expected Ash to have this trick up his sleeve. After changing clothes, they were escorted straight to the VIP area.
Lara, wearing a unique set of prairie attire, smiled and said, "He has countless tricks up his sleeve. I imagine he's backstage prepping a performance right now."
"Eh? Ash is going to perform too?" Misty was surprised by Lara's comment.
Suzie chimed in from the side, "I think Ash probably called them over, right?"
"Them?"
While Misty and Brock were wondering who "they" were, Ash was backstage preparing—or rather, helping out.
"Whismur!"
A Whismur was tugging at Ash's pant leg, pointing at the blender next to him. Next to her was a small basin filled with various kinds of Berries.
"Hmm? You want to mix this many? The flavors might clash."
Crouching down to examine the Berries the Whismur had selected, Ash picked one out and said, "Look, this is Pidgeot's favorite bitter Berry. Are you sure you want to add this in?"
"Whismur?"
Whismur looked at the bitter Berry in Ash's hand, then opened her mouth. Ash brought the Berry to her mouth, and she took a massive bite. Immediately, her little face turned blue.
"Whismurrrrr!!"
Looking at Whismur turning blue from the bitterness, Ash chuckled and fed her a Moomoo Milk candy. The sweet flavor instantly masked the bitterness, and Whismur's complexion improved.
"So, next time make sure you find the flavors you actually like. Don't just throw everything in blindly."
"Whis... mur..." Whismur nodded, still a bit traumatized. That bitterness was truly terrifying.
Drool, drool.
Hearing the sound of drooling behind him, Ash didn't even need to turn around to know it was his Pidgeot. For his Pidgeot, with its highly unique palate, bitter Berries were an absolute delicacy.
"Hold on a second, Pidgeot. I'll blend it into juice for you in a bit. I specifically learned how to do this from an Oranguru in the Alola region."
"Pidge!"
Hearing Ash say that, Pidgeot immediately got excited. Nearby, Squirtle, who was sipping freshly squeezed orange juice mixed with Beedrill honey, saw Pidgeot getting hyped and sighed helplessly to Bulbasaur beside him.
"Squirtle, Squirt...tle." (I really will never understand Pidgeot's taste buds...)
"Bulba, saur..." (You say that as if I understand it...)
"Woof!" (And I don't understand why you guys like sweet stuff. Spicy is the true king of flavors!)
Houndoom took an intoxicated sip of his spicy drink, roasting Squirtle and Bulbasaur in the process. However, he was immediately roasted back by even more Pokemon.
(Your taste is even weirder!)
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