Pokémon: Perfect Start

Ah! Caterpie!!!

Misty's screams never stopped in the Viridian Forest. After all, girls being afraid of bugs is understandable, even if Caterpie is a Pokémon. Moreover, a large bug Pokémon like Caterpie is even more terrifying for girls...

Ash patted her reassuringly and said, "It's okay, I'm here. I understand you're afraid of small bugs, but Caterpie is a Pokémon."

"But it's just a bigger bug!"

"You're a Water-type trainer, don't tell me you haven't used bugs to feed your Pokémon."

Over the years, Ash had come to understand the situation in the Pokémon world. There are humans, Pokémon, and animals, but the animals here are a bit unfortunate. They are mostly herbivores and serve as food for both humans and Pokémon. Later, after asking Professor Samuel Oak, Ash learned that the Pokémon world originally had carnivorous animals as well. However, compared to Pokémon, these carnivorous animals were no match, so the aggressive carnivores were quickly eliminated by Pokémon. The herbivores survived, but they now serve as food for both humans and Pokémon...

"Alright, don't be scared, Weedle, use Poison Sting!"

"Beedle!"

With a Poison Sting attack from Weedle, the defenseless Caterpie was instantly defeated. Ash then took out some honey and poured it for Weedle.

"Beedle!" Weedle happily ate the honey, and then a glowing evolution light appeared on its body. Ash, as if he had already guessed it, said, "As expected, after raising you for so long without evolution, what you were missing was this first victory. Now let's see what you'll become."

As the evolution light faded, Ash's Weedle evolved into Kakuna, and the outer shell of this Kakuna had a metallic sheen.

"Not bad at all. Now, Kakuna, you should gather your strength."

"Kakuna!"

Seeing that Misty was still a bit scared, Ash patted Kakuna's head and returned it to its Poké Ball.

"Alright, no need to be scared anymore."

Only after seeing Ash put Kakuna away did Misty come out from behind Chansey and apologized, "Sorry, but I'm still scared of bugs."

"It's fine, everyone has something they're afraid of. No one is perfect, right?"

Seeing Ash's understanding, Misty also said with relief, "Thank you."

Then, the two continued on their journey. Along the way, Ash caught a Pidgey, after all, having a Flying-type Pokémon could do many things.

"Pidgey, what kind of bugs do you like?"

"Pid!"

"It says it likes bitter bugs, wow, your taste is really weird!" Hearing it was a bitter taste, Meowth was shocked. He definitely didn't like bitter things.

"Pid!" Pidgey, seeing Meowth questioning its taste, didn't hesitate to retort.

"What? You say you like that bitter feeling?! Even with berries?! How weird are you?!"

After noting Pidgey's taste, Ash said to Pikachu beside him, "It seems I'll have to prepare more bitter food in the future. But Pidgey, your taste is really unique. The Pidgeot and Pidgey I know don't like bitter things."

"Pikachu." Pikachu sighed, indicating that, like Meowth, it didn't understand this unique taste. Sour and sweet are still better...

Misty, watching Ash's actions, also understood why Ash's Pokémon were so attached to him.

"No wonder Ash's Pokémon are so clingy to him."

However, warm scenes are often interrupted by someone, so...

"We meet again, kid!"

Hearing this voice, Ash knew he was being targeted.

"Who are you?" Misty, not knowing who they were, couldn't help but ask.

Accompanied by Misty's question, Jessie, James, and Meowth made their grand entrance with their signature lines.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket, blasting off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!"

Misty, upon realizing they were Team Rocket, couldn't help but ask, "Team Rocket? Are you planning to steal Pokémon?"

Jessie glanced at Misty and then said, "We're not here for you, but for the little brat..."

Swish!

With a toss of his red vest, the black athletic wear that had been hidden beneath his red jacket was revealed, along with Ash's well-defined muscles and eight-pack abs.

"I've been tolerating you for a long time now. You call me a little brat, huh? Look at this body that I've been training for years and say that again!"

Being called a little brat time and time again had finally made Ash furious. After his rebirth, Ash had been very strict with himself, knowing he would be traveling, he trained extensively to prepare for any emergencies. The result was that while Ash's physique wasn't obvious with his jacket on, once he took it off, his well-toned body would make even grown adults feel ashamed.

Jessie and Misty were startled by Ash's sudden action, but then, upon seeing Ash's nearly perfect physique and his handsome face resembling Red's, they both turned their heads away, blushing.

Jessie said somewhat sheepishly, "Well, I admit you're much more impressive than a little brat, but that doesn't mean..."

Screech!

With a swipe from Meowth of Team Rocket, Jessie's face was scratched deeply.

"What are you doing, Meowth! You've ruined my beautiful face!"

"Foolish Meowth! This isn't the time for you to be infatuated! We're here to catch Pikachu!"

"That's right! Capture that incredibly powerful Pika..."

"Enough of your rambling, Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!!!"

"Pikaaa...chuuuu!!!"

Upon hearing Ash and Pikachu's voices, the Team Rocket trio knew they were in trouble, and when they turned around, they saw a massive yellow beam of light.

"We're done for..."*3

Boom!

With the sky-piercing Thunderbolt, the Team Rocket trio was sent flying into the sky.

"What a horrible feeling!"*3

As Ash was putting on the jacket handed to him by Ralts, he muttered, "What a waste of time. We could've already been out of the forest by now."

Then Ash looked at Misty and said, "Let's go. Aren't you afraid of bugs? The Viridian Forest is full of them."

Misty was taken aback for a moment, but then she realized Ash was being considerate of her fear of bugs and said, "Alright! Um... Ash, thank you."

"No problem, it's only right to take care of my companions. Let's go, everyone!"

Then Ash, holding Ralts' hand, with Chansey on his right, Meowth on his left, and Pikachu perched on his shoulder, walked quickly with Misty deep into the forest.

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