Seeing the Poké Ball in front of them, Jessie and Meowth's eyes welled up with tears. This was Magikarp's Poké Ball! James had been tricked into using their advanced salary to buy Magikarp, and although they always thought James was an idiot for being scammed, it was truly a lifesaesaver now.
"It's Magikarp! Magikarp of all Magikarp, Lord Magikarp! James, quick, let Magikarp take us out of here!" The two worshiped him, full of adoration. James didn't say anything more; escaping was paramount. He immediately threw out the Poké Ball. A rope was already tied, binding the three of them to Magikarp.
Splash splash splash!!
Magikarp jumped in the continuously falling seawater, but it didn't move an inch.
2000 years later...
Splash splash splash!!!
Magikarp still didn't move. The surrounding seawater was getting higher and higher. The three finally couldn't stand it anymore, looking at the Magikarp in front of them.
"This guy, he wouldn't just know how to use Splash, would he?" Jessie was the first to speak.
"Why? That little brat's Magikarp was clearly useful!!" James looked on, puzzled. Although Ash's Magikarp had already evolved, even when it was still a Magikarp, it could burst out from underwater and smash their water pipe. Why did his Magikarp only know how to splash water?
"It's because it's a Magikarp that hasn't been trained, Meowth. It can't compare to that little brat's. If it could evolve into a Gyarados, then it should be fine, Meowth," Meowth spread its hands and shook its head helplessly.
"Damn it! You useless lump, I don't want you anymore!" Hearing this, James angrily stepped forward and kicked Magikarp. Magikarp was directly sent flying. But because it was tied by a rope, it was quickly pulled back by the rope and fell into the water again. Magikarp's originally intelligent eyes suddenly changed.
Boom!!!
Magikarp's body was instantly enveloped in dazzling light. The light illuminated the surroundings. Seeing this scene, Jessie, James, and Meowth's expressions all changed, and they immediately had a bad feeling.
"This couldn't be..."
Within the light, Magikarp's body continuously expanded. Its colossal form, wrapped in light, directly pressed down on Jessie and James. The rope tied to it also snapped due to the change in size. A massive figure with blue scales emerged within the light.
Roar!!!
"Gya... Gyarados??" This creature in front of them had given them nightmares before. Unfortunately, they never learned their lesson. They knew Magikarp evolved into Gyarados, yet they insisted on provoking it.
But at this moment, James's heart was in turmoil. How could he have known that this Magikarp would evolve at this very moment? But on second thought, no matter what, he had spent so much money to buy it.
"G-Gyarados, very good. Listen, I am your master. Now, quickly take us out of here!" James, steeling himself, spoke to the Gyarados in front of him, as if he hadn't noticed the anger in its eyes.
"Idiot, didn't you just say you didn't want it anymore?" Jessie, beside him, couldn't stand James's thick skin anymore.
Roar!!!
Gyarados roared even louder, frightening James into clutching his head. Now the saying held true: today you ignored me, tomorrow I'll make you unreachable. That was James at this moment. Gyarados roared, and the trident-like horns on its forehead flashed with blue light.
This scene felt familiar to Team Rocket. A hurricane swirled around Gyarados, and the surrounding seawater was all drawn into the hurricane. The hurricane rotated very quickly, generating electrical currents around the storm, directly sweeping Jessie and James into it.
"Ah!!!" Astonishing power erupted, and the surrounding objects were also crushed. The power of this force was greatly enhanced in the water, continuously expanding. The Dragon Rage storm continuously expanded,
directly smashing through several layers of the ship's cabin and hitting the bottom of the ship. The power still showed no sign of stopping. As seawater poured in and came into contact with Dragon Rage, Dragon Rage's power increased again, rushing non-stop towards the surface of the sea.
On the surface of the sea.
"Phew... We finally escaped!" At this moment, Ash and his two companions had reached the surface of the sea. Fortunately, when the ship sank earlier, many things had fallen out.
The three temporarily found a decent-sized wooden board and climbed onto it. This wooden board could temporarily serve as a raft. Misty lay on the board, breathing heavily, experiencing the feeling of having survived a disaster.
Boom boom boom!!!
"What's that sound?" Brock was the same, but before he could relax, he suddenly heard something.
"Something's coming!" Ash looked forward, frowning as he spoke.
Bang!!! Before he could say more, with a sudden bang, a storm burst from the sea, flying straight into the sky. Fortunately, the three were a certain distance from the tornado, so they were not affected. However, they still faintly heard something.
"What a terrible feeling!!"
"Team Rocket??" Hearing this voice, Misty sat up in surprise. Those three guys were indeed still underwater. Ash, upon hearing it, smiled, looking confident.
"I told you they were tough!"
"They are tough, but what do we do now?" Misty had no solution. They were currently in the vast ocean, on this small raft, and for a moment, they didn't know what to do. Why another storm now?
"Don't worry, things aren't that bad yet. Pidgeotto, come out!" Ash wasn't worried. He took out a Poké Ball and released Pidgeotto.
"Pidgeotto, go find if there's any land. If there is, fly back and tell us!" Ash said to Pidgeotto in the air.
Pidgeotto!!! Pidgeotto responded immediately, then quickly turned and flew into the distance. Ash then sat down, picking up Squirtle from the water.
"Let's rest for a bit! Regain some stamina. If we find land, we'll still need Squirtle and the others to help." Ash took a sandwich from his backpack and handed it to Squirtle.
Fortunately, he had collected a lot of food on the ship, enough to last for a while. Letting Squirtle and the others eat something and regain their stamina would allow them to go directly to land once it was found.
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