Ace looked at Ash and waved him over, "Ash, come here… Bring that Charizard with you." Ash dragged Charizard, who refused to go. Ace whistled and Noivern grew instantly, looking down at Charizard, "Noi."
'Move it, pal.'
Charizard looked at Noivern and snorted smoke, "Char?" Noivern pressed Charizard down with a claw, "Noi!" Charizard was shocked. Ash dragged him along, "Come on, Charizard!"
Ace looked at Charizard in front of him, asking, "Where did you get him?" Ash smiled and dusted his hands, "Well, when he was a Charmander, he was abandoned in the rain so…" after Ash told the whole story, Ace nodded, "Oh! So he's an ungrateful piece of garbage!"
Everyone froze and Ash waved his hands, "What!? No, Ace, listen…" Ace waved and didn't want to hear it, looking at Charizard, "You're really something, right? You don't care about the person who saved your life?" Charizard snorted, "Charizard."
Ace laughed, "He's weak? Okay. Noivern." Noivern stepped on Charizard, slamming him into the ground. Ace looked down at him, "Now you're weak." he crouched down and snorted, "Extremely weak."
Charizard was angry and opened his mouth, but Ace clamped his mouth shut with one hand, looking at Ash, "Give me his Pokeball, you don't need this kind of garbage on your team."
Ash was dumbfounded and shook his head, "Ace! I-" Ace said angrily, "Now!" Ash hugged Charizard, "No!" Ace frowned and let go of Charizard, standing up. This was one thing he really hated.
Ace understood if a Pokemon was caught with strength when they were young. If they rebelled after, it was normal for Pokemon to outgrow trainers. This happened a lot. But it's completely different for Pokemon that someone saved!
To put it simply, this was like saving someone's life, feeding them, clothing them, and then they turned around and stabbed you for not giving them all your money too.
Ace took out a Charmander Egg, "Ash, listen, this is a Charmander Egg. It's a million times better than this ungrateful guy. You can start again with a new one. Someone who treats you like this after you saved their life doesn't deserve to get this kind of affection."
Ash shook his head and hugged Charizard, "No, I want him! I don't care!" Ace sighed and glared at Charizard, making him tremble.
Ace regretted not staying longer at the time. He wouldn't have let Ash save Charmander at all. It just wasn't worth it.
Strong? Sure. But if he doesn't listen, there's no difference between him and meat on a chopping block.
Ace let out a breath, "Take the Egg." Ash shook his head and everyone was looking over at this point. The Rocket Trio were watching as Jessie muttered, "It's a bit cruel, right?" James sighed and Meowth added, "Well, if the Twerp's Charizard doesn't listen, then it could be dangerous in the future for him! Meowth!"
Jessie retorted, "But you shouldn't abandon a Pokemon like that!" Meowth refuted, "If he doesn't listen, who would use him? Also, the Twerp saved that Charmander's life! We watched him, Meowth!" James nodded, "I wouldn't feel too good if I was the twerp."
Jessie shook her head, "Anyway, maybe we can get that Charmander egg?" Meowth and James looked at each other, "You want a Charmander?" Jessie looked confused, "It's a rare Pokemon!"
They remembered they were here to steal Pokemon and looked at the situation again.
Ace looked at Ash, "Even if he doesn't listen to you? Even if he causes you to lose the Indigo League? If he doesn't listen to you and your other Pokemon and friends get hurt or die, will you still keep him then?" Ash looked at Ace seriously, "I believe in Charizard!"
Charizard was stunned as Ace snorted, taking away the Egg, "I hope your trust doesn't fall on deaf ears, Ash." he looked at the Charmander egg and kept it in his hand after consideration.
As he held the Charmander Egg, it cracked and hatched. Ace looked at the Charmander that popped out and was surprised.
It's really Shiny?
Charmander looked at him and chirped, "Charmander~!" Ace smiled lightly and held him as Charmander snuggled into his chest, looking around, blinking at the new world, "Char~"
Everyone was silent from the tense situation as Ace snapped his fingers. Noivern let go of Charizard, snorting, "Noi." before shrinking down, crawling to Ace's head. Charmander reached out and waved at Noivern's tail, "Char?"
Noivern teased him with his tail, "Noi Noi!" Charmander giggled happily, swatting at the tail. Ampharos hugged Ace's leg, "Ampharos!" Ace rubbed her head as he continued cooking.
Ash rubbed Charizard, smiling, "Don't worry, Charizard. I won't abandon you. I believe in you!" Charizard was silent, looking at Ash in a daze, remembering when Ash ran in the rain with him in his arms…
Charizard hung his head in shame as Ash rubbed his neck, "Don't worry about what Ace said. He just wants us to get motivated for the Match, right Ace?" Ace nodded, "Oh.. Oh!" Ash nodded, "See? Don't worry, Charizard, we'll do our best, right?!"
Charizard looked at Ash and growled quietly. Ash smiled and rubbed his head, jumping up, "Alright everyone! Let's do some warm up!" Misty smiled and said, "We'll help!" Brock let out a breath, wiping his sweat.
Ace looked at Ash and smiled, "Should be good now, right?" Brock swallowed and looked at Charizard listening to Ash, sighing, "Mr Ace, that was an excellent technique!" Ace looked at him and blinked as Brock nodded, "This way, the problems between Ash and Charizard are fixed! How did you do it?!"
Ace: ????
He was really serious just now!
He coughed and said, "Well… You have to stimulate Pokemon sometimes and make them remember their past… Anyway, let's evolve Onix, right?" Brock remembered and turned to Onix, who looked at the Metal Coat with desire.
A few minutes later
Attack Mode Steelix appeared!
Ace looked at the Steelix and sighed, what a great evolution! It looks much more menacing than the shovel mouth it had before!
Just like this, the group ate before it was time for Ash's first game!
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I was really thinking about just crushing Charizard's Pokeball! Seriously, hes reall an ungrateful bastard. The dude saves his life and gets revenge for him by battling his trainer. Then this guy turns around and doesn't listen when he turns into a Charizard like...????
As for the Charmander, I don't know what to do with it yet.
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