Chapter 58: Capturing Gastly (Part 1)
"Tentacool! Knock that old woman flying!" Brock commanded.
Hearing Brock's command, Tentacool lashed out with its tentacles towards the old woman's location. Subsequently, Tentacool's tentacles struck the ground beside the old woman, and the resulting impact sent her flying into the sky.
Seeing this, Brock commanded the Dragonite he was riding, "Dragonite! Shrink back to your normal size! Then take me down."
Hearing Brock, the giant Dragonite flew towards the ground. As it flew, Dragonite's body slowly shrank back to normal size. Subsequently, Brock returned to the ground. He saw Ash's group walking towards him. Brock then recalled the Dragonite into its Poké Ball.
"Brock! Back at the lighthouse, how did you capture the giant Dragonite?" Misty, having walked up beside Brock by now, asked curiously.
Hearing Misty, Brock replied, "We'll talk about that later."
Hearing Brock's reply, Misty said disappointedly, "Okay..."
Subsequently, Ash looked over at the Tentacool and Tentacruel; they were busy dismantling the buildings constructed on their homes. He pointed at them and said to Brock, "Brock! Look! Those Tentacool and Tentacruel are tearing down the human buildings! What should we do?"
Hearing Ash, Brock looked at the giant Tentacool, then looked at the other Tentacruel and Tentacool. After thinking for a moment, he commanded the giant Tentacool, "Tentacool! Go help your companions!"
Hearing Brock's command, the giant Tentacool used all the tentacles on its body to attack those buildings. Subsequently, when the tentacles struck the buildings, huge explosions occurred, blasting the constructions flat.
After watching this scene, Daisy, nearby, asked, "Brock... is it okay to do this?"
Hearing Daisy, Brock replied, "It's fine. If humans hadn't built structures on their homes in the first place, they wouldn't have come out to resist."
Hearing Brock, Daisy just said "Oh," and didn't say anything further.
Brock watched as the Tentacool and Tentacruel returned to the ocean. The buildings that had been on the coral reef were now completely gone. Then, Brock heard a "Ding!" sound in his mind. Needless to say, he knew it was the sound of a mission being completed.
After confirming this, Brock turned his head to Ash and the others and said, "Ash! Misty! Melanie! Daisy! We should leave here now. Let's all ride my Tentacool to leave!"
Hearing Brock, Misty happily exclaimed, "Great! Cute Tentacool, here I come!" She then quickly ran over beside the giant Tentacool. Seeing this, Brock and the others also walked over.
Subsequently, Brock and the group were all seated on the giant Tentacool's body. Seeing everyone was aboard, Brock commanded the giant Tentacool beneath them, "Tentacool, we can go now."
Hearing Brock's command, the giant Tentacool started swimming across the sea, carrying Brock and the others. And so, this scene appeared on the sea surface: a giant Tentacool floating on the water, with five young people sitting on its head, and standing beside them were two Pokémon – Meowth and Pikachu.
Tentacool swam with Brock and the group for an unknown amount of time. Eventually, they saw a port ahead. Seeing it, Brock said, "This is the port outside Saffron City, Maiden's Peak. Maiden's Peak is called that because there's a special stone statue here, Maiden's Rock. There's been a legend about this port since ancient times."
Hearing Brock, Misty asked, "Brock, do you know the legend?"
Listening to Misty, Brock recounted the origin of the legend. It is said: Over 2000 years ago, a young maiden had a lover. He went off with the army on a military expedition, and this maiden waited constantly for her lover to return. But in the end, her lover never came back. The maiden waited endlessly by the sea, until finally, she turned into this stone statue.
At Maiden's Peak port, towards the end of every summer, a summer festival is held. Tourists from all over come, attracted by its fame, so during the summer, the people here become very busy. During the festival, a treasured famous painting unique to this place, handed down from over 2000 years ago from the Maiden's Shrine, is also exhibited. The festival continues until the end of the Ghost Festival, and on the final night of the Ghost Festival, a dance festival is also held.
After speaking, Brock commanded Tentacool, "Tentacool, quickly head to shore." Hearing Brock's command, Tentacool slowly swam towards the bank.
Shortly after, Brock and the group arrived at the port. Brock then took out a Poké Ball and recalled Tentacool. Just then, they heard a voice coming from a loudspeaker, ""The Maiden's Peak Summer Festival activities are now underway! We respectfully wish all residents and travelers on the island a happy and enjoyable time!""
Hearing there was a festival, Ash happily started running towards the direction where the celebration was being held.
Seeing this, Misty asked Ash, "Ash! Why are you running so fast?!"
Ash replied while running, "Misty, are you stupid?! If there's a festival, of course there's good food!"
Hearing Ash, Misty exclaimed, "Oh yeah!" and also started running after Ash. Only Brock, Melanie, Daisy, and Meowth remained standing there.
Brock and the two women saw this, shook their heads, and also followed Ash towards the festival area. Subsequently, they arrived at the place where the festival was being held. Suddenly, an old woman appeared before Brock's group. The old woman said, "You young ones must be careful of beautiful women!"
Hearing the old woman, Ash didn't understand and asked Misty beside him, "Misty, what does 'beautiful women' mean?"
Hearing Ash, Misty replied, "Ash! Just look at me, and you'll know!" After saying this, she struck a sexy pose.
Seeing this scene, Ash thought for a moment and replied, "Misty, I get it now!"
Meanwhile, Brock, hearing the old woman's words earlier, heard a "Ding!" sound in his mind. So, Brock entered his mindscape to see what had made the sound. Entering his mindscape, he found it was the mission list ringing. He saw the mission list read:
Capture the Gastly capable of transforming into a human.
Reward Points: 1000. Failure Penalty: None.
After reading the information, Brock thought, The mission wants me to catch a Gastly... But where is there a Gastly around here?!... Hmm? I remember now! In the plot of the anime from my previous life, there was a Gastly that could transform into a human! Ah! And I'm currently at the place in the plot where that Gastly is encountered! No way! Does that mean the old woman who just spoke to me... is the Gastly I need to catch?!
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