Boom!!!
When Team Rocket was thrown into the ship's cabin, the ship once again shook violently. The bow of the ship crashed into a giant whirlpool ahead and was sucked in by the whirlpool.
The bow began to plunge towards the center of the whirlpool, while the stern was lifted up. Everyone was currently at the stern. Due to the shaking, some of the ropes on the lifeboats snapped because of the large number of passengers, causing them to fall directly from the lifeboats.
As for Ash and his two companions, because they were affected by Jessie and James and hadn't boarded a lifeboat yet, when the stern of the ship tilted upwards, the three of them also uncontrollably lost their balance. Brock and Misty fell backward.
"Ah!!"
"Brock, Misty!"
Ash turned to look when he heard the shouts, subconsciously reaching out to grab the two. But since he was just one person, and in such an unstable situation, he couldn't possibly grab both of them and was directly pulled down with them.
The three slid down the deck, which had turned into a slope. The entire ship was uncontrollably sucked into the whirlpool. The massive ship blocked the entire whirlpool, greatly reducing its power.
The lifeboats near the whirlpool quickly left its range, but the huge ship had already been sucked into that black hole-like vortex.
Having fallen into cabin 147, Ash and the others slid down the corridor and ended up at the bottom of a staircase. The entire ship continuously swayed, making it impossible for the three to stabilize themselves.
After an unknown amount of time, the entire ship finally came to a violent halt. The three crashed into each other, pressed against a corner of the wall. However, they could finally stand steadily, and the three of them felt a little more at ease.
"It finally stopped!"
"Are you two alright?" Ash stood up and checked Pikachu's condition, then looked at Misty and Brock.
"I'm fine!"
"Me too!"
The two stood up and shook their heads in response. Only after standing up did they realize that everything was upside down. The surrounding chairs, sofas, and other things were scattered on the floor,
and the chandeliers were directly overturned on the ground. Ash also looked outside. It was pitch black, and they could still see some fish. Having determined their position, it was clear that the ship was now upside down.
"What's the situation?" Misty asked, rubbing her bumped arm and still a little dazed after getting up.
"It doesn't look too good!" Brock turned his head to look outside, frowning as he spoke about the situation.
"Ah?? Are we at the bottom of the sea? What do we do now?" Hearing Brock's words, Misty also quickly walked over, looked outside, and realized the situation was grim. It was obvious they had fallen to the bottom of the sea.
"The ship is upside down, which means the deck is at the bottom, and the exit might be blocked. We have to go up, find a way to make an opening, and then use Water-type Pokémon to take us to the surface."
Ash wasn't too worried. After all, it was an anticipated outcome. Originally, without the Pokémon exchange happening, Ash had planned to have them follow and leave by upgrading their cabin. He hadn't expected those two guys to come and cause trouble.
"Mm! It seems that's the only way now." Listening to Ash's words, Brock also nodded slightly. Now, they could only listen to Ash.
"Let's go!"
After preparing themselves, the three set off again. They encountered some trouble along the way. After all, with the ship upside down, the routes were very complicated. Fortunately, with the help of their Pokémon, they successfully overcame all obstacles. Ash collected some edible food along the way.
"Ash, what are you collecting these things for?" Walking along, Misty looked at Ash collecting some clean food and asked with some confusion.
"Whether we go up or stay in the ocean, it's better to bring more food!" Ash replied upon hearing her question.
Listening to Ash's words, Misty and Brock also realized that they would have to consider survival issues after reaching land. The two also started collecting food.
After about twenty minutes, the three finally reached the bottom of the ship, now near the surface of the sea. Although there was still oxygen inside the ship, and seawater wouldn't rush in that quickly, they didn't have much time left.
"This spot will do! Everyone, prepare yourselves." They found a relatively open space. Since the ship was now upside down, seawater would flow downwards after falling, and the ship was so large that it wouldn't be submerged immediately, giving them enough time to escape.
Misty released Starmie and Staryu. Then Brock took out a rope and tied it to Starmie and Staryu. The other end was tied to himself. Ash also released Squirtle and tied himself and Pikachu in the same way.
"By the way, those two Team Rocket guys seem to be in here too, right? I wonder how they're doing?" Misty suddenly asked.
"They're tough as nails. No need to worry about them. Are you ready? Charmander, use Flamethrower to burn through the iron plate!" Charmander didn't say much. If they really died, they wouldn't be Team Rocket.
Without another word, he threw out a Poké Ball. Charmander appeared before them and, following Ash's command, spat out high-temperature flames. The flames struck the iron plate on the bottom of the ship above.
As the flames hit, the iron plate quickly heated up and turned red. Coupled with the cooling seawater outside, the iron plate's structure gradually weakened. With a bang, it split open, and seawater continuously poured in.
"Charmander, come back!" Seeing this, Ash immediately recalled Charmander.
"Let's go now!"
Following the gushing water column, Ash took the lead. Squirtle directly jumped into the water column, carrying Ash as he swam upwards along the downward-gushing water. Starmie and Staryu also moved simultaneously with Misty and Brock, following behind Ash as they left.
The three and Pikachu held their breath. The three Pokémon swam with all their might towards the surface of the sea. The three humans also knew how to swim and didn't rely entirely on their Pokémon to pull them.
Meanwhile, inside the ship...
"Ah!! Water is coming down from above!" At this moment, the three members of Team Rocket discovered seawater rushing down from above their heads and immediately fled in panic.
"Above is the bottom of the ship. If seawater is coming in, it means there must be an exit above, Meowth!"
"So what? We can't get out even if there's an exit!" Jessie said angrily as she ran.
"Then there's nothing we can do, Meowth! Unless we have a Water-type Pokémon, Meowth!"
"Heh heh heh!!" James suddenly stopped and smirked, looking down. "You guys kept calling me an idiot, but now you're going to thank me!" James smiled as he looked down, then proudly raised his head and pulled out a golden Poké Ball.
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