Capítulo 171: 171. The Dilemma
"Haha..." Ash held the newly used Ultra Ball in his palm and looked up to the sky and laughed like he never laughed before!
At this moment, when his Johto Region Journey was about to come to an end, he finally captured the third member of the Legendary Beasts, Entei!
"Entei, come on out partner." He threw out his Ultra Ball. His newly caught Entei had a very powerful powerful body, a mighty appearance, and was 2.2 meters tall.
Physically speaking, Entei is also the most majestic among the three Legendary Beast that he had captured.
"Entei!" Entei growled softly, looking at Ash with pride and recognition in his eyes. This is the Hero chosen by Ho-Oh. He is indeed extraordinary! Just then he also felt something that he hadn't felt in a very long time that was trying to make a connection with him.
The Sea Soul that he once felt from Lugia!
"Please to meet you, we will be partners in the future!" After subduing Entei, Ash had no intention of just sending him back to the Lab. He planned to travel together for a while to cultivate thier relationship and increase their already ver high Bond Value.
But Ash was still thinking about the reward that Professor Oak promised him for capturing the three Legendary Beasts.
This reward for catching all three of the Legendary Beast should be much more precious than the Lapras Pokémon Egg he had previously received from the Professor!
"Big Brother!"
Molly and the rest of the group were teleported back by Latias when she had gotten Ash's order. She ran back to him at lightning speed. She saw Ash and Entei standing together, "I knew that Big Brother was the most powerful. You really caught Entei!"
Then, the little girl threw herself on Entei, feeling the fur of a real Entei's warm fur, "It's so warm, Entei, I love you the most out of any Pokémon!"
Entei could feel Molly's feelings for him, and with a light Extrasensory, he put her on his back and let her ride him in circles.
"Wow, this feels great!" The little girl cheered.
The rest of the group gathered around, and also felt warm in their heart when they saw this scene, and smiled happily.
Nelson also came over and was now convinced of Ash's presence, "Ash, you were really amazing!"
Turning his head, he looked up at Entei while still taking to Ash, "Thanks to you for everything. This is the first time I have seen an Entei so close. He is really strong and gentle. It was a really amazing experience that I had here today!"
He left like this, but he will still continue to work hard and challenge someone else again.
It was getting late now and the sun was about to set out from their view. Ash and his party decided to camp here and let Molly and the rest of their Pokémon soak in the hot springs to regain some of their strength.
This is also a place where many wild Pokémon come to get rid of their fatigue and slowly recover from theninjuries they faced, so everyone was in harmony here without any problems towards each other. Even the Ursaring that they had met before looked like a perfect peaceful citizen after soaking in the hot spring along with them.
In addition to the hot springs, there is also a sandpit with just the right temperature formed here because of the heat coming from the ground, just right for Larvitar, Ash's Tyranitar and Brock's Onix and Geodude to take a sand bath.
After spending the night together near the hot spring, the relationship between Larvitar and everyone has become much better compared to the morning. But for some reason, he was still a little stiff when Misty and Brock try to hold or get too close to him.
"I will let you see how I, the future best number one Pokémon Breeder, deal with this kind of situations!" Brock still didn't let it go.
Brock made many faces toward the scared Larvitar. This was his usual way of communicating with young Pokémon and getting closer to them, but it obviously had the opposite effect on this Larvitar who started crying!
Hearing some of the sound Larvitar was making, Ash felt bad and quickly covered Mollys ears to let her not here these kind of sounds!
(Have you ever heard the sound of when someone is scratching the blackboard with their nails during class or anywhere?)
Larvitar's Screech was like countless claws scratching on the blackboard, which made their ears hurt!
"Tyranitar, get him to stop this!"
Ash threw out Tyranitars Poké Ball and then picked Larvitar up by the long horn on his head as before. Larvitar was now very excited at that time.
He was waving his limbs wildly in mid-air, as if he was very happy, which he was. This whole experience like a game to his young mind.
Only Tyranitar has the ability to pick up this heavy little guy so easily, not even Ash could could do it so casually unless he is actively using his Aura to strengthen his body. The older Tyranitar and the younger Larvitar have now created a bond that even Ash could see would be very hard to break. From a certain point of view, Tyranitar should be regarded as Larvitar's godmother.
"It's strange. According to my past experiences, Pokémon will laugh when they see the face I make!" Brock heavily wondered, "By the way, there should be a very beautiful lake close to where we are. Let's go there for our lunch!"
They must choose a place with beautiful scenery when eating, so that you can make it worthwhile to travel there in the first place!
However, the water in this lake was almost completely dry, and there are still many Slowpoke lying in it, looking helpless without their emotionless face.
"Big Brother, look at that!" The falling water level formed a small waterfall upstream, and right in front of the waterfall, there was a something akin to a treasure!
"That's a Kings Rock!" A father and daughter appeared next to the group. Next to the young lady stood a Slowpoke who was in much better spirits compared to the other Slowpokes who also live here.
"I hope you won't touch that Kings Rock, it belongs to the Slowpokes living here!" The young lady introduced herself with a smile, "My name is Alice, and this is my father, Professor Telesu! And this here is my Slowpoke, Arthur!"
Brock immediately came up to her and happily held her hands, "My name is Brock. If you tell me not to get close to Kings Rock, I won't get close to it. As long as I can get close to you, that's all I need in my life!"
Misty dragged him away by his ears before he could continue on with his not so smooth talk.
After the exchange, Ash and his party learned that these two father and daughter were studying the Slowking legend that spread around this lake.
Under their leadership, the group came to a mural, which was the portrait of a Slowking standing there majestically. In front of it, there was a something similar to a door, but it was difficult to understand what it truly meant.
"Not so ling ago, this place here used to be a beautiful lake with abundant water and rippling water. However, after a sudden earthquake, the lake water went away to the bottom of the crust because of the new formations from the gaps in the rock bed, causing the water level to drop to as low as it is today. Since then, the Slowpoke here have also lost their once abundant vitality!"
Alice explained the dilemma to the group in a sad voice.
After the lake level dropped, the mural and Kings Rock slowly emerged from it.
"Uncle Telesu, what is this mural even about?" Molly looked at the mural in front of her and became curious about what it truly depicted.
"Of course, let me tell you. What this mural says is that when the water is gone and the Slowpoke are in trouble, a special Slowpoke will appear from here. It will put on the King Rock and evolve into a powerful Slowking, and then it will guides the rest of the Slowpoke to a new paradise!" Professor Telesu was very happy to explain his findings to anyone who was willing to listen to him.
They still don't know how to evolve a Slowbro into a Slowking without letting the Shellder interrupt them. Once any of th Slowpoke wants to get closer to the Kings Rock, a Shellder will jump out of the shallow lakes and then bite its tail, and that will let it evolve into a Slowbro.
"Oh..." Molly nodded, then pointed at Ash and said, "Big Brother has a Slowking, and he is very awesome. We can just teleport him over to us!"
Hearing this, both Telesu and Alice's eyes lit up, "Ash, do you really have a Slowking?"
Ash nodded, "Yes, I can contact Professor Oak to exchange if necessary!"
"Please do this, please!" The Slowpoke here have become listless, and both Professor Telesu and his daughter become very anxious as the day goes on.
Of course, Professor Telesu had the equipment necessary for exchanging Poké Ball. Ash contacted Professor Oaks number, but it was Tracey who answered the phone like usual. Ash exchanged his Slowking form the Lab who was training some of Ash's other Pokémon's according to the list Ash always sends him.
"Slowking, please help us out!" Ash brought his Slowking in front of the mural.
Slowking looked at it for a while and then looked at Ash, "Ash, thank you for this!"
This is Slowking's way of thanking Ash for helping his people several times. As it spoke, it called out to everyone, the Slowpoke at the bottom of the lake followed his coisve and slowly but surely came to the waterfall.
He actively used his Confusion, and the waterfall was split on both sides, revealing the small cave behind the waterfall. And that is exactly the door on the mural!
There is a cave in the cave with lush water and grass, which is the paradise of these Slowpoke!
"Ash, Slowking, thank you so much!" Seeing the Slowpoke regain their energy after seeing their paradise, Alice was very grateful to them, but she didn't notice that her Slowpoke was heading towards the Kings Rock!
Slowking noticed it, and saw it nod slightly to Ash, watching Arthur walk over step by step. Many Shellders jumped out of the water along the way, trying to bite Arthur's tail, but they were all knocked away by Slowking's basic Psychic powers.
Finally, it took off the Kings Rock and put it on his own head, and then a Shellder jumped up and bit him on the head at that exact moment!
He was evolving into a Slowking!
Another Slowking has evolved, but his size was a little smaller than Ash's own Slowking.
Ash's Slowking patted his head and was very satisfied with this young Pokémon. He believed that Arthur will protect his fellow tribesmen from here on out.
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