Pokémon: Ash's Sinnoh Reset

"That despicable twerp!"

"He's looking down on us!"

"We'll show you the power of Team Rocket, Meowth!"

"Wobbuffet!"

Team Rocket naturally misunderstood Ash's smile. Seeing them, who had almost lost their fighting spirit, become invigorated again, Ash scratched his cheek apologetically and said with a smile, "Before we fight, can I ask you a question? Have you seen my Aipom?"

"?"

Each member of the group had a large question mark above their heads.

What does he mean? What does it have to do with us that his Pokémon is missing? Why is he asking us?

Just as Team Rocket was pondering this, they suddenly heard a noise above them. As they all looked up, they saw a purple figure leaping from the tree, its tail shimmering with a brilliant white light.

"Strike~ Strike~ Strike!"

"It's a strike, Meowth!"

"Hey, Wobbuffet!"

"Wobbuffet!"

In a flurry of frantic movements, Team Rocket finally managed to move Wobbuffet beneath Aipom before it could strike, letting Wobbuffet face it.

"Quick, use Mirror Coat!"

Jessie issued the command without thinking, but even if Jessie hadn't given the order, it wouldn't have mattered. After all, Wobbuffet had matured and grown to the point where it could rely on itself after so many battles. A simple Focus Punch was too easy to reflect.

"Wobbu~~~ffet!!"

Wobbuffet stood up straight, its body glowing with a white light. Just as Focus Punch was about to hit Wobbuffet and be reflected, Aipom giggled and jumped away, as if its plan had succeeded.

"Huh?"

Aipom's abruptly stopping its attack once again baffled Team Rocket. They hadn't even reacted to what had happened when they felt that tingling sensation flowing through their bodies again. They looked towards Ash with difficulty and realized that while Aipom had diverted their attention, Pikachu had taken the opportunity to gather its power and use Thunderbolt a second time.

"So so so....."

"You despicable twerp!!!"

"You're too mean!!!"

"Wob wob wob~~buffet!"

This time, Pikachu's Thunderbolt was a full-powered attack that had properly gathered its strength, and naturally, it wouldn't end so easily.

And Ash, noticing that the white light on Wobbuffet's body had disappeared, waved his hand and commanded, "Aipom, Focus Punch!"

Without the threat of Mirror Coat, Aipom's attack was unstoppable. With Aipom's heavy punch, combined with the power of Thunderbolt, an explosion suddenly rang out in the forest, and then several figures flew into the sky. The same ending as always, Team Rocket was blasted off again by Ash, turning into shooting stars in the sky.

"Why does this always happen?!"

"Meowth, human growth is terrifying. I didn't expect even the twerp to start using such tricks."

"I told you that our preparations were too sloppy. If you had listened to me earlier..."

"Shut up!" ×2

"Wobbuffet!!"

"I'm blasting off again!!!!!!" ×n

...

Watching Team Rocket, now turned into shooting stars, Ash clapped his hands in satisfaction and said, "Well done, good work. But I didn't expect to run into Team Rocket in that situation... They really are persistent."

"Pika..."

"Aipom!"

Pikachu seemed a bit tired of Team Rocket. After all, it was their target, being watched day and night, it was impossible not to be tired. Compared to Pikachu, Aipom seemed much more excited. It seemed to be still immersed in the Focus Punch that had sent the group into the sky, constantly waving its clenched tail, still waving it forward. Though a bit small, it really had the air of a boxer.

Ash saw Pikachu's exhaustion and Aipom's quiet after the excitement. Although they had rested for a long time on the plane, somehow, unless they were lying in bed sleeping, sleeping while sitting on a long-distance bus or plane could hardly be called rest, at most making one feel less sleepy.

The fatigue from the long journey still needed a place to rest and recuperate.

"Anyway, let's put Team Rocket aside for now. Let's head towards the first town... wait, let me see."

Ash said, then, under the puzzled gaze of Pikachu and Aipom, took out the Sinnoh region map from his backpack, confirmed the marks on the map, and then put it back, saying, "Twinleaf Town doesn't seem far from our location. We should be there in half an hour. After we get to Twinleaf Town, let's have a big meal and then rest up."

"Pika!"

"Aipom!"

Hearing that there would be a big meal soon, Pikachu and Aipom were extremely excited. But it wasn't just them, Ash was feeling the same excitement.

Of course, the big meal was only one aspect. The other reasons were probably only known to Ash himself.

Twinleaf Town, I really miss it.

Walking down the slope towards the bottom of the hill, a breeze crossed from one side of the road, bringing a touch of coolness to the hot summer day. Ash's thoughts also traveled back with the wind to his meeting with her.

Will she be in Twinleaf Town? Or has she already left?

The person Ash was longing for was the girl named Dawn, who was the most taciturn and similar to him in personality during his many travels.

Speaking of regrets, his journey with Dawn could be said to have ended with a bit of regret... Everyone had initially agreed to travel together for a little longer, but in the end, it was cancelled because Dawn had something to do.

But after all, it concerned Dawn's future, so he and Brock naturally wouldn't say anything. They simply gave their final farewells with the most sincere blessings.

Memories are pearls, friendship is diamonds.

Even though there was a bit of regret at the end, they each moved towards their dreams. But unlike him, Dawn had already achieved her dream, winning the final victory at a large festival years later, while his dream was to press the pause and rewind button on that stage.

Whether this journey can still be with Dawn is still a mystery. The original events have changed because of his participation, and whether his meeting with Dawn and his reunion with Brock will also change.

Ash knew nothing about this, but even so, the journey had to continue. You never know what will happen in the future unless you walk into tomorrow, and that's the beauty of the journey.

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