Begin!

"ORA ORA! FIST OF JUSTICE!!" Zero2hero lands an uppercut on a Rocket member's chin.

"Take this!!" another one yells, whipping Zero2hero across the back.

"AGHH!! YOU FUCK!" Zero2hero clutches his reddening back, furious, and kicks that guy in the face.

"There are only two of them! Can't you handle this!?" The team leader scolds the others.

Suddenly, several Voltorb and Electrode roll up, slamming them against the wall.

Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone send electric shocks through anyone nearby, causing several people to start smoking.

Proton, seeing the chaos, seethes with anger and looks at the boy with red eyes.

"Are you the one who caused all this?"

"…"

"Not talking, huh? Trying to act all cold and silent?"

"…"

"Tch, let's see how long you can keep quiet! WEEZING!"

Weezing flies over and spews a massive cloud of poisonous gas, not caring about the nearby Rocket members.

Charmander takes a deep breath and shoots a powerful flame at the toxic gas.

Weezing dodges quickly, but Charmander runs straight through the gas, undeterred.

Slash!

Its sharp claws hit Weezing, forcing it to stay back.

"Sludge Bomb!" Proton ordered, as Weezing steadied itself and began firing toxic bombs at Charmander.

Pikachu jumped in, using Iron Tail to deflect the poison bombs away.

Char!! (I don't need your help!!)

Pikachu?! (Who said I was helping you?!)

They exchanged competitive glances and then both charged at Weezing together.

Charmander used Dragon Rush!

Pikachu used Iron Tail!

They both attacked Weezing relentlessly, making its health drop drastically.

Seeing the situation worsen, Proton gave Weezing its final command.

"Self-Destruct!"

Injured as it was, Weezing had no choice but to obey. It began to glow intensely.

Red, experienced with Pokémon self-destructing, quickly grabbed both Charmander and Pikachu and ran.

BOOM!!

The massive explosion blasted away everyone nearby, with Red also caught in the edge of it, landing face-down on the ground.

'Ouch...'

Red struggled to stand, only to see multiple Rocket members watching him like prey, ready to attack.

'This is trouble.'

"Don't let that kid do anything! Attack now!!"

"OUGHHH!!!" Several charged toward him. Red looked around, then at his two Pokémon.

'We'll defeat them all!'

Charmander! (Trust me!)

Pikachu! (I'll protect you!)

Both jumped out of Red's arms. Charmander breathed fire around Red as Pikachu leapt up, electrocuting anyone who came close.

A few Pokémon, like Koffing, Zubat, and Ekans, tried to attack but were blocked by Charmander. Koffing attempted to release poison gas, only to be taken down by Charmander's Slash.

Zubat and Ekans tried to bite, but Pikachu's Thunderbolt paralyzed them, allowing Charmander to finish them off.

One Rocket member whipped at Red, but he dodged, then slapped the guy across the face and kicked him in the dick.

"UHHH MY DING DONG!!!"

"Take this!" Another tried a sneak attack from behind, but Pikachu intercepted, striking the attacker's face with Iron Tail, sending him flying.

Charmander used Dragon Rush, punching several enemies in the face, knocking them against the wall, and then breathed fire at the others.

Proton, seeing Red still able to fight, grew furious and took out another Pokémon.

"Let's see how long you can hold out!" Proton threw a Pokéball, summoning a large Pokémon with tough skin, a muscular body, four arms, thick lips, and a cool-looking black pant.

Machamp!

As soon as it entered, Machamp's fierce fighting spirit was evident. The battle ahead excited it.

Machamp roared with enthusiasm!

"OI OI OI OI!!" The Rocket members scrambled as Machamp charged through, mowing down anyone in its path.

The Electric-type Pokémon saw their new opponent and attacked, but Machamp continued to charge forward.

It punched through Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone, and kicked Voltorb and Electrode like balls.

Red was fighting when he sensed someone rushing at him. Turning around, he saw Machamp barreling toward him like an unstoppable train.

Just as Machamp was about to reach Red, a kick landed squarely on its face.

Machamp stopped and looked at its attacker.

It was Zero2hero.

"Fight the right opponent, muscle-head!" Zero2hero raised his fists, taking a fighting stance.

Hearing that, Machamp was thrilled. It loved strong opponents but admired courageous ones even more!

Machamp grinned, clenching its fists, and swung at Zero2hero.

Zero2hero dodged just in time, but another fist came at him.

"Hey hey!! I was just taunting you a bit, and now you're attacking so fast?!" Zero2hero kept dodging, thanks to his experience from playing lots of fighting games.

But Machamp's punches grew faster and faster, making it harder for him to keep up.

One punch hit the floor, denting the steel surface.

"...if I take a hit from that, I'm probably dead," Zero2hero thought, sweating as he watched Machamp.

Of course, Machamp didn't stop and kept punching.

"HOLY SHIT!!" Zero2hero struggled to dodge, realizing he might not escape this time.

'Damn it, I shouldn't have provoked it! I regret it now!!!'

Just as he braced himself for Machamp's brutal punch, a Pokémon suddenly flew out of nowhere, slamming into Machamp and sending both of them crashing into the wall.

"...?" Zero2hero and several others were bewildered, then looked towards where the Pokémon had come from.

About eleven people walked in—and they were very familiar.

"AH!! EVERYONE!"

It was Surge's group!

"Huh?! Isn't that Zero2hero?! He's still alive!" someone pointed at Zero2hero.

Billy, who was being carried by another, suddenly perked up when he heard that.

Zero2hero?! H-He's still alive?!

"L-Let me down!"

"But you're injured—"

"Just put me down!"

At that, the person let Billy down. Despite the pain, Billy ran toward Zero2hero.

"Oh! I'm still alive! After all, it's still just a game, right?" Zero2hero said casually.

Billy, hearing that, started checking Zero2hero's body, examining him in detail.

"Hey, hey!! Why are you suddenly checking my body?! AND NOT THERE!!"

"Oh, sorry."

'That was a bit little gay, wasn't it?'

Leaf and Misty watched Billy checking Zero2hero with concern, as if the two were a couple.

Surge, who was being helped along by two people, looked at the ongoing battle, then glanced over at Proton, whose face was twisted with frustration.

Brock, observing the scene, noticed Red busy fighting off enemies and panicked.

Red! Didn't I tell you to stay out of this, you kid!!

"Leaf, Misty! Go help Red!"

"Huh?! Red's here?!"

"Yeah! I told him not to come in here!"

Hearing that, Leaf and Misty ran towards Red to assist him.

Proton, observing the scene below, gritted his teeth.

"It seems the plan to capture Zapdos is only 50% complete… if that's the case, there's no other choice."

Proton turned to Zapdos, smirking as he took out a syringe.

"Don't blame me for this, Zapdos."

The glass cage opened, and Proton injected something into Zapdos with the syringe.

Zapdos, which had been unconscious, suddenly opened its eyes, now blazing red.

*****

Inside someone's mind

"Desire! Stop it!!" The rational part tries to hold back the part of desire that's reaching for the keyboard.

"No!! I CAN'T HOLD BACK ANYMORE!!!"

"What the heck?! You said you'd use Harem as a trick to get people to read this, so why does it look like you're actually writing a Harem now?!"

"Did I ever say that?" Desire scratches its head.

"STOP IT NOW!! IF YOU MAKE THIS A HAREM, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL DEFINITELY DROP THIS FANFIC. NOT EVERYONE LIKES HAREM!!"

"..."

"That's right, give it up. Don't ruin this fanfic any further; it's already a mess of random things you crammed in. Adding a Harem now would make it unsalvageable." Rational pats Desire on the shoulder.

"..."

"It's okay, not having a Harem isn't bad. You've gone far enough down this Harem path. It's time to stop...huh, where are you going?"

Desire runs toward the computer with a devilish grin.

"You're right, this fanfic shouldn't have Harem. It should have Yaoi and GAYS!"

"Wait-"

"HAHAHESJAKCKWXO RED AND BLUE AMMWKXLWSLW THE BOYS WILL HOLD HANDS 2LSOWLXKWOKCKEMCL"

"HEY HEY HEYYY!!!"