Meanwhile, in Pallet Town, Kanto Region, on a country road leading to Professor Oak's lab, a boy in pajamas was running frantically.
"Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, any one of them, please wait for me!"
Ash was incredibly frustrated. He couldn't sleep last night because he was supposed to get his starter Pokémon today, resulting in him oversleeping.
At this time, all the children in town must have already gotten their starter Pokémon and started their journeys!
"I can't let anyone else get theirs first!" Ash was extremely anxious.
He ran with all his might, finally arriving at Professor Oak's lab before the last trainer set off.
In front of the lab, a group of beautiful girls were cheering for a handsome, arrogant boy.
"Great! Great! Gary, Gary, go go go!"
In his haste, Ash pushed through the crowd, bumping into Gary.
"Ouch!" Ash rubbed his head.
"I should be the one in pain, right?" Gary said, then his face lit up with interest after he saw who it was: "Ash?"
"Gary?"
"It really is Ash?" Gary said with a strange expression, "Ash, you've been late from the very beginning?"
"Gary..."
"Call me Young Master Gary!" Gary said arrogantly, "But you were late today. As my rival, you've been completely defeated by me from the very beginning!"
"So, you've already received your starter Pokémon?" Ash's eyes widened. Gary smiled slightly and then took out a Poké Ball: "That's right, it's in this ball!"
"Gary, Gary, you're awesome!" The cheerleading girls started shouting again.
Gary raised his hands high, responding confidently, "Thank you everyone! Thank you to my girlfriends! I will definitely become a Pokémon Master and make Pallet Town famous all over the world!"
"Yay! Young Master Gary is so amazing! It must be so wonderful to be his girlfriend!"
Ash looked back at the girls, a little confused, but more interested in what kind of starter Pokémon Gary had received.
The two had grown up together in the town and had long considered each other rivals.
Now, seeing that Gary had received a starter Pokémon, Ash was incredibly curious.
"Gary, what kind of Pokémon did you get? Is it Charmander? Or Bulbasaur? Or maybe Squirtle?"
Gary said mysteriously, "It's not convenient to tell you! I'm the grandson of the famous Pokémon scholar Professor Oak, so getting a starter Pokémon is naturally extraordinary!"
With that, Gary said goodbye to everyone and got into a red convertible sports car.
The cheerleading squad of girls also left.
The once bustling research institute was now left with only Ash.
"Forget about Gary, they'll definitely run into each other again!"
Ash turned and rushed into the lab, shouting, "Professor Oak! Professor Oak! It's me, Ash! I'm here to collect my starter Pokémon!"
Professor Oak was eating instant noodles in the lab when he heard the voice. He came out, looking surprised, and said,
"Ah, Ash? Why are you so late?"
Ash scratched his head sheepishly, "Because I was too excited yesterday and accidentally slept very late. Professor Oak, where are my starter Pokémon?"
Professor Oak: "They've all been taken by people who weren't late."
"Not a single one?!" Ash was shocked.
"Hmm..." Professor Oak stroked his chin, seemingly thinking, "There is one left."
Professor Oak then took out a Poké Ball with a lightning bolt symbol.
With a click, a Pokémon with yellow fur and two brown lightning bolt stripes on its back appeared before Ash.
Mt. Tensei, Secret Base.
Fuyuki looked at the Pokémon in front of him, unable to make a choice for a long time.
Choosing Raikou would upset Entei, choosing Entei would sadden Suicune, and choosing Ho-Oh would disappoint the three legendary Pokémon.
It was such a difficult choice!
For ordinary rookie trainers, it wouldn't be so bad, since they had never seen their starter Pokémon before, and wouldn't be too heartbroken if they weren't chosen.
But it was different for them; they were family, having lived together for ten years!
So, Ho-Oh and the three legendary Pokémon looked at the little one before them pitifully and said,
"Can't we all travel together?"
Ho-Oh: "We all have missions in various places."
Raikou, Suicune, and Entei were speechless for a moment.
However, these Pokémon soon realized something: this choice seemed to be putting their child in a very difficult position.
"Sigh!" Ho-Oh sighed silently in its heart. They shouldn't be putting Fuyuki in such a difficult position.
Fuyuki had lived with them for so long since he was a baby; no matter who he chose, it would make the unchosen Pokémon sad.
He didn't want them to be sad, which was why he had hesitated to make a choice.
"Fine!" Ho-Oh quickly made its decision.
It turned its gaze to Entei and said to the other Pokémon, "In that case, let Entei stay by Fuyuki's side and protect him for now!"
Entei was slightly taken aback: "Lord Ho-Oh..."
Raikou frowned, somewhat unconvinced: "Lord Ho-Oh!"
Suicune opened her mouth but didn't speak.
"Entei brought Fuyuki back, and Entei is usually closest to him. Raikou, Suicune, you don't need to worry."
Ho-Oh looked at the other two Pokémon and said, "If you encounter Fuyuki and Entei in the future, you can take over Entei's mission and stay by Fuyuki's side to protect him."
In this way, it would be fair to Entei, Raikou, and Suicune and itself.
Hearing this, the three legendary beasts had no further objections.
"Yes, Lord Ho-Oh!"
Entei breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, Lord Ho-Oh was fair.
Seeing that Ho-Oh had made the decision for him, Fuyuki also breathed a sigh of relief.
"In that case, we should leave Mount Tensei." Ho-Oh said.
Although Raikou was somewhat unwilling, it knew that this was Lord Ho-Oh's decision.
At worst, it could just go find Entei after a while and have it take its place by Little One's side.
At this moment, Ho-Oh and Suicune all had the same thought in their minds.
Fuyuki and Entei saw the three Pokémon off.
Before parting, Fuyuki waved goodbye to them: "See you outside!"
Raikou and the others nodded in agreement. They didn't linger at Mt. Tensei, but turned and left, quickly disappearing from Fuyuki and Entei's sight. Fuyuki breathed a sigh of relief, gazing at the rainbow appearing on the horizon and the vast world beyond Mt. Tensei.
He could finally leave this place himself and travel to the real Pokémon world!
Pokémon world, here I come!
"So, when do we leave?" Fuyuki couldn't help but ask Entei.
Entei: "It's up to you."
Sufficient preparation was needed before setting off. In the past three years, Fuyuki had only let Ho-Oh take him out once, and then leveled up Suicune to max level.
After deducting his daily expenses, he still had about a hundred thousand Shock Points left, enough for his daily needs.
Even if he spent them all, it wouldn't matter.
Now that he was older, he could always have Entei help him with Pokémon battles against trainers or gym leaders to earn more Shock Points.
However, before officially setting off, they needed to go to Professor Oak's lab in Pallet Town. Fuyuki wanted to ask Professor Oak if he could get him a Pokédex, something that could prove his identity and facilitate travel in the human world. But… Fuyuki looked at Entei beside him.
The last time he saw Professor Oak with him was Raikou, and now it was Entei. How was he going to explain this to Professor Oak?
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