After a good rest in Ecruteak City, Ash and his group were about to set off on their journey to Mahogany Town early that morning when they heard the sound of bells coming from behind them.
The direction from which the sound came was from the Bell Tower!
"Ash?"
Misty cast doubtful eyes on Ash, because after Ho-Oh left, didn't the bells of the Bell Tower make no sound no matter how strong the wind blew or how hard someone paused it?
Why is it today of all day that it decided to ring?
Ash realized that something was wrong and hurriedly led the party in the direction of the Bell Tower.
But he was stopped by a handsome young man at the foot of the tower, "You guys, you are not allowed to enter here..."
Before he finished speaking, the corners of his mouth suddenly stretched, revealing a very strange smile.
"Gengar?" He pushed Gengar away who suddenly appeared behind him, "Didn't I tell you to find the Clear Bell?"
Gengar is still smiling playfully.
Upon hearing "Clear Bell" Ash realized that something was really wrong, "What happened to the Clear Bell?"
"Is that Ash?"
At this time, the person who came down from the Bell Tower was none other than the Gym Leader Morty of the Ecruteak City Gym.
This Gengar is also the one that performed a Mega Evolution in the battle before against his Pikachu, he is also Morty's Trump Card!
"Ash, even you came here. I was just starting to think that this might really be a sign that Ho-Oh is coming again!" Seeing Ash also being present, Morty became more hopeful.
"Morty, what are you talking about?" The guy next to him was a little confused.
Just listen to Morty's introduction, "This is Ash from Pallet Town. He is the boy I was telling you about. The one who saw Ho-Oh when he started out his trip to becoming a Pokémon Master!"
"In the battle with him, he also beat me pretty easily!"
"Ho-Oh?" The young man looked in disbelief and cast his scrutinizing eyes on Ash.
However, Ash remained calm and composed, just like his usual self!
"By the way, Ash, let me introduce you. His name is Eusine. He does research on Pokémon Legends in various places. Sometimes he comes to me to investigate ancient documents left to me by my family!"
"Ash, something bad has happened. All the Clear Bells dedicated to Ho-Oh on the top floor of the Bell Tower have been stolen by someone!" Morty knew that Ash might be able to help, so he spoke out and told the truth!
Hearing this, Ash's eyes flashed, "So the other bells on the Bell Tower are making the sounds because the Clear Bells are missing?"
Eusine nodded, "You are right, do you know what this means?"
"Ho-Oh is watching us! Legend has it that Ho-Oh's rage can only be eliminated when there is a true connection between humans and Pokémon!"
"But, Ho-Oh made messengers to this world so they could help the humans!"
"I know, I know!"
Molly jumped out from behind Ash, "It's Entei, Suicune and Raikou!"
Eusine nodded, "Ho-Oh prays that humans and Pokémon can coexist peacefully one day, and sent these three Pokémon to be the monitors for us humans. When they agree that humans and Pokémon can coexist peacefully, Ho-Oh will return again to the Bell Tower, just like before!"
This is the conclusion that Eusine reached after years of investigation and researching the records left by the ancient people!
"That is to say, the three Legendary Beasts must have a unified opinion for Ho-Oh to come back!" Brock concluded!
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! Big Brother is only missing Entei!" Molly suddenly made Ash became speechless and he felt like he just got stabbed through his chest!
Eusine's through went haywire immediately when he heard this, "What are you talking about? Have you caught Suicune and Raikou?"
After being exposed by his younger sister, Ash had no choice but to admit it and come clean, "That's right!"
Unexpectedly, Eusine suddenly got angry and said, "Ash, I want to know whether you are worthy of being recognized as a Trainer by Suicune! Fight me!"
Ash's face also darkened, "I don't need your confirmation whether I can get Suicune's approval or not! I don't even care for your existence, so I don't think I need your approval to do my work!" Ash was angered that this no name was telling him what to do and what to not do.
"But since you want to fight, I will give you a good lesson on why you shouldn't do this!"
As soon as he said they were going to fight, Ash and his team returned to the Ecruteak City Gym with Eusine and Morty.
"Big Brother, come on! Beat that arrogant prick!" Molly, like always cheered for Ash no matter how serious the situation was, she only knew that her older brother will not lose to this weird guy!
But Morty was trying to persuade Eusine, "Calm down, now is not the time to fight, the thief who stole the Clear Bell is still on the loose..."
However, Eusine pushed Morty away without waiting for him to finish his words, "For me, Suicune is more important than those Clear Bells! You just be a good referee when I'm beating this kid!!"
Hearing his words, Ash smiled and said, "So you still don't understand? The reason why you can't get recognition from Ho-Oh or Suicune? After all, all you are is jealous of me!"
Faced with Ash's questioning and retort, Eusine became angry and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I'm about to put you in your place. Go, Alakazam!"
Seeing him like this, and comparing him to Ash who was always calm, Morty couldn't help but shake his head, "This guy really is something!"
"My Alakazam received special training to fight against Suicune when I was still a Trainer, and it has improved its Special Attack by more than any regular Pokémon's! He is an important and good partner who pursues Legends like me. He will beat you!" Eusine's words made Ash somewhat less angry at him.
"You were a Trainer, looks like not a good one. Shock them all, Pikachu!"
"Pikachu!"
"Hmph! Alakazam, use Psybeam!" Eusine couldn't hold himself back and launched the first attack.
The psychic energy turned into magical light and hit Pikachu, and the power was indeed impressive. As he said, he strengthened Alakazam's Special Attack. But Ash didn't seem to care as this attack is nothing to his Pikachu.
"Quick Attack!"
Pikachu's figure has long since disappeared. "What? How did Psybeam fail?!"
"Where is he?" Eusine and Alakazam looked left and right, wary of Pikachu's sudden attack, but it was all in vain!
"Iron Tail!"
Pikachu suddenly appeared from the side, waving its metallic tail, and knocked Alakazam away!
How could this be the power of a Pikachu?
Eusine was left stunned and flabbergasted!
As the referee of the match, Morty's eyes lit up, "Pikachu is so much faster than when I fought him, and his cooperation with Ash is really an improvement from the last time!"
Morty, who had witnessed Pikachu's Bond Evolution and the effect first hand, he understood in his heart that now Ash and Pikachu are not exerting their full strength at all, they are just playing with Eusine and his Alakazam!
"Damn it, Alakazam, Reflect!"
Alakazam struggled to stand up and set up a transparent wall of light, which could weaken the damage of Physical Attacks. He obviously realized the power of Pikachu Iron Tail.
However, it was alredy too late for him to do anything!
"Thunderbolt!"
The galloping thunder and lightning directly penetrated the Reflect and hit Alakazam hard!
It was perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
"Alakazam loses the ability to fight any longer, Pikachu wins this battle!"
Morty quickly made his move as a referee and ended this unnecessary battle.
Before Eusine could reflect on anything from the battle, a student from the Gym ran in and said, "Sir Morty, something bad has happened. The Bell Tower has been occupied by many Pokémon!"
Everyone hurriedly came out of the Gym, only to find that there were countless worm threads hanging on the Bell Tower, and it was all so disturbing that it was making people get away from it!
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"It's so beautiful, the light reflecting of the bells are really a sight to see!"
The four Clear Bells on the top floor of the Bell Tower were indeed stolen by the Team Rocket Trio.
Ash has been too tolerant to them as of recently, causing them to lose their minds and dare to risk the world's disapproval by stealing the Clear Bells!
"Why was the so-called Clear Bell so easy to steal? Don't it say that this is a legendary item belonging to Ho-Oh!"
"I don't know if it's true or not, but there is a legend that when you let use this and ring them, Ho-Oh will fly to you!"
"It's worth to give it a try!"
So ignorance of the truth is really something. When they rang the bell and found that it didn't ring and make any sound, these morons actually planned to use violence to create a miracle.
Jessie pulled on the rope and tried her best to throw it, but accidentally let go of a bell and it flew out, falling to the ground and shattering into pieces. It was the one of the thing where she couldn't anything to stop it.
At that moment, the ringing of the bells in the bell tower stopped.
Then, they were suddenly tied up tightly with worm silk by the furious Pokémon in the forest around Ecruteak City.
Not only that, the insect Pokémon's also started to attack the Bell Tower and kept using silk to hang them selves on the Bell Tower!
When Ash and his team discovered them, the Bell Tower was already completely covered with insect silk. Ariados, Spinarak, Weedle, Catterpie and other Bug-type Pokémon's turned the Bell Tower into their home!
"Anyway, let's go to the Bell Tower and take a look and see what we can do!"
Ash, Morty, and Eusine looked at each other and nodded, and quickly moved forward, but their way was blocked by a large group of Tangela and then using their Vine Whips to stop everyone!
"These Pokémon are wild Pokémon that usually live in the forest around the city and the Bell Tower!"
Not only Tangela, but also a large group of Parasects, who released their Stun Spores from the giant mushrooms on their backs. Sleep Powder and Poison Powder was also used at the slightest of movements and they were headed towards Ash and the other people that came with them.
"Noctowl, use Whirlwind one those powders and send them back!"
Ash threw out the Poke Ball he was holding in his hand and Noctowl used his wings to send the powder away. Three different powder moves were used at ten same time, and at such a large amount at that. If it hit them, they will definitely have to stay in the Pokémon Center for a whole week to recover from that!
These Parasects were really merciless to anyone that came their way!
Ash's face was gloomy, "They're very territorial, aren't they!"
Eusine looked at the Bell Tower, "These Pokémon seem to be covering the entire area with the Bell Tower as the center!"
"If this continues, not only the Gym, but the worm threads will extend to every house and thing in the city!" Morty stood behind Ash, "They seem to want to make a nest that belongs only to them and a place no one can disturb them!"
"The harmonious coexistence between humans and Pokémon has already been broken several times! What is the reason that makes Pokémon so hostile to us this time!" Ash gritted his teeth. This was a scene that neither he nor Suicune nor Raikou wanted to see! The place where Suicune and Raikou were created will be disturbed by these insects because of Team Rocket.
"Ash, I read from a text that says that the Clear Bell has an effect that can calm all Pokémon's. Is it because the bell was stolen, causing the Pokémon here to lose their harmony and make them aggressive towards humans all of a sudden?" Morty asked his own speculation.
But Ash shook his head in disagreement.
"The harmonious coexistence between humans and Pokémon's are not maintained by just a few Clear Bells! If the relationship is such a fragile one, then I don't have any hope what so ever that Ho-Oh will return here once again."
Ash's words were recognized by everyone present there!
"For the Pokémon's to become like this all of a sudden, something must have happened that made them this angry!" Ash held Suicune's Ultra Ball in his palm just in case of anything, "Let's go to the Bell Tower to have a clear look!"
"Ok!"
Everyone has begun to focus their attention on Ash, and even Eusine is convinced by Ash's words!
Just as everyone was about to leave, something suddenly jumped out from under the shadow.
This is the same Gengar who can perform Mega Evolution with Morty, and Ash also knows him pretty well enough because of their fight.
And he seemed to have sensed something, so it played a quick prank on Eusine when they were getting ready to enter the Bell Tower.
"Gengar, use Confuse Ray!"
The strange light confused the Parasects and Tangelas, and Ash and his party hurried over.
"Gengar, have you found the Clear Bells?" After receiving a positive answer, Ash hurriedly said, "Take us there!"
Under the leadership of Gengar, Ash and the rest of the team quickly came to the bottom of a giant tree. They saw the Rocket Trio and their Wobbuffet, who had left a shadow on Ash, hanging upside down the tree.
Countless Bug-type Pokémon's guarded them, and three Clear Bells were placed together under the tree.
"Team Rocket, it's really your fault! Why is it always you three that's causing trouble for everyone?" Ash didn't know how or how to complain about them anymore. Like why did they think they could do such a stupid thing and get away from it scot freely.
"Look, it's the Clear Bell!" Eusine, the genius, noticed the Clear Bell under the tree at first sight, even though everyone noticed them before him, but there were only three of them!
"Where did the other one go?" Misty asked.
"Jessie broke the bell, meow!" Meowth replied honestly.
"Damn you Meowth!"
The biggest shortcoming of Jessie, the bold of the other two, is that she is afraid of taking responsibility. "Why are you blaming it on me? What a joke, that bell is simply a fake thing! If you want to blame something, blame the bell that doesn't even ring!"
Ash didn't say anything else because he was livid right now.
Ash waved his hand to make them fall from the tree, but did not help them untie themselves. "Morty, just send them to Officer Jenny for safe keeping!"
"Okay, but Ash, what are you going to do here?" Morty agreed to Ash's request but also questioned him about ten other thing.
Ash pondered for a moment and took out his own Clear Bell from his backpack.
"The Clear Bell? Ash, how could you have it?" Eusine was shocked. Even if you catch a Suicune and Raikou, how do you have a Clear Bell?
Where did this boy come from?
Ash using his Psychic made all the Clear Bells float. From those bells, there began to gradually appear something in the sky.
Under the sunlight, these water-like light emitted rainbow-like brilliance!
Ching!
The ethereal and quiet voice seemed to come from the deep void!
The Pokémon's stopped their movements one after another, calmed down form their anger, and began to bow in a single direction amidst this sacred sound.
Ash's Ultra Ball opened on its own, and Suicune jumps out of it!
With his power as a Legendary Pokémon, it quickly ordered the surrounding Pokémon's to clean up all the threads here.
Then, it returned to Ash and lowered its head very affectionately!
"Suicune?" Eusine looked at the Pokémon he had had wanted for many years so close to him.
He smiled. He was completely impressed by Ash. Only such a Trainer like him can be recognized by Ho-Oh and Suicune.
Ash decided to use his Clear Bell and return it to Ho-Oh houses just in case.
Under Morty's admiring gaze, he hung the four Clear Bells back on the top floor of the Bell Tower.
One day, they will all ring again at the same time to welcome Ho-Oh's return!
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