Chapter no.289 He deserves better

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" Iny, use extreme speed !" Yellow yelled out as Dratini shot towards the stoic Hitmonlee who suddenly kicked out as his leg shot like a spring directly hitting the small dragon in the face knocking it out.
Hitmonlee bowed before turning to the quite Austin who saw Dr Akihabara's message.
" Oi, idiot your new fighting type has won." Lucario called out as he used Yellow's Hitmonchan as a chair which Yellow was fuming about but sensing Hitmonchan's happy emotions, Yellow stopped herself from going off on Lucario.
" Huh, Good job Hitmonlee." Austin said causing Hitmonlee to bow to him while he laid beside Rhyhorn who was quietly eating a bunch of rocks while staring off into the distance.
What does a steel rock taste like ?
Can I eat steel rock ?
Rock is tasty, so steel rock is also tasty.
Rhyhorn smiled at his ingenious ideas while Chu-Chu and Pikachu played tag on his body.
In the trees, Fearow and Scizor were having a berry seed shooting competition while poor Butterfree was holding onto the target.
" Excuse me, do you want to battle ?" An older trainer asked them causing Austin to get up.
" Sure."
The Old trainer sent out a Golem causing Scizor and Fearow to jump down.
" Ah, sorry but I don't do double battles." The Trainer said causing Austin to nod and say," Guys, there can only be one."
Scizor and Fearow looked at each other before listing off why they should battle to one another before Austin cut in and said," Whoever won last night's chess match will participate in the match."
Austin's words caused Scizor to click his tongue while going back meanwhile Fearow puffed out his chest before realizing that his secret had been spilled by his trainer.
Austin ignored Fearow's death glare as the trainer said," Then let's start, 3, 2,1."
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( ~ BOOM ~ )
Golem was embedded into the ground with an absolutely fine Fearow standing above it with his beak upto the sky.
" You are a powerful trainer." The Older male said with a strained smile as he didn't expect Austin and Fearow's absolute dominance over the battlefield.
"Thank you," Austin replied politely.
" I can see that you have a Butterfree. Are you here for its mating season?" The Trainer's words caused Austin to freeze up as he clenched his hands causing Luacrio to glance at him.
"What do you mean?" Yellow asked.
"Freeee?" Butterfree questioned as well.
"The Butterfree mating season is around this time of year," the older trainer explained. "Trainers from all over the Kanto region gather around a cliff near here and let their Butterfree find their true love."
"Their true love?" Yellow questioned meanwhile clenched his jaws even harder.
He really didn't want to release Butterfree but maybe it was his own desire to give his pokemon that chance to find love or maybe it was out of his concern for Butterfree's safety in the upcoming war against Team Rocket.
He had want to end up with another Raticate so maybe this was his cowardly way out of that dilemma.
"That's right," the trainer confirmed. "Your Butterfree is certainly destined for great things, whether it be battling or starting a family of its own. Considering how close you are with Butterfree, I know you will find out what its real calling in life is. Good day."
As the group bid farewell to the man, Austin and Butterfree looked at each other with Yellow's frowning as she felt sadness from Kitty's PokeBall.
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As the group walked towards Celadon City, they soon saw a huge group of Butterfree flying around in the air near a cliff which overlooked the ocean. There were also several balloons hovering in the air around all the Butterfree.
"The Butterfree mating season," Austin mumbled to himself once again as he and the rest of the group continued along the path.
"Pika Pi?" Pikachu questioned its trainer.
"Hey, Pikachu. If you were a Butterfree, what would you want to do? Start a family or stay with me?" Austin asked the rodent while his lips quivered.
"Idiot, you aren't going to get your answer from Pikachu," Lucario told him. "Each different Pokemon want different things. The only way you are going to get your answer is from Butterfree itself."
"Right. It's just hard to imagine what it would be like if I didn't have Butterfree," Austin muttered.
"Butterfree! Come on out!"
Butterfree appeared and looked at its trainer expectantly.
"Hey, Butterfree. I was wondering if you would like to join that group of Butterfree over there. I bet your partner is waiting for you somewhere in that group. Why don't you go take a look?" Austin asked his Pokemon while Kitty's shock causing the Alpha Beedrill to appear and she looked absolutely sad while gazing upon Butterfree who expressed his worry. Seeing Butterfree's worry, Kitty felt ashamed of herself.
She wanted to confess her love for Butterfree and make him stay with her. But seeing the worry in his eyes, caused Kitty to remember that someone like Butterfree who was so strong and so kind needed someone better then her.
" Beeee !" Kitty wished Butterfree good luck before going back into her PokeBall while Yellow looked concerned for her partner.
"Freeeee!" Butterfree said before flying off towards the others.
"Hey. I was thinking. Why don't we rent a balloon and watch like the other trainers are doing?" Austin suggested causing Yellow to nod as she tried to emotionally connect with Kitty via her powers.
A few minutes later, the group had rented one of the large, hot-air balloon and had joined all the other trainers in the sky. Austin didn't have much difficultly figuring out which Butterfree was his even though there had to be over one hundred Butterfree flying around the area. They didn't have to wait for too long, however, as Butterfree came back to the balloon soon afterward.
"Hey, Butterfree. How did it go?" Austin asked.
Butterfree bowed its head a little sadly in response which caused Austin to feel joy.
"Oh I see. There weren't any Butterfree over there that seemed to catch your interest," Austin figured.
Butterfree nodded its head in response.
"I'm sure your future mate is out there, Butterfree. You just haven't met it yet," Austin reassured it. "We can always try again next year."
"Pika Pika," Pikachu said to comfort its friend.
Butterfree was about to allow itself to return to the pokeball when it happened to give one last look at the group of Butterfree and froze. In the distance, it saw the most beautiful Butterfree it had ever seen just join the other Butterfly Pokemon. It was a bright pink in color, and Austin's Butterfree was instantly love stuck.
"Freeeeeeee!" it cried happily as it seemed to get hearts in its eyes
The group noticed where it was looking and Austin's heart sank.
"Ah, I see. That pink Butterfree has captured your interest it seems," Lucario commented.
"Freeeee!" Butterfree nodded.
"I've got something that might make you stand out from the other Butterfree," Yellow said as she took out a yellow ribbon from her backpack and tied it around Butterfree's neck.
Butterfree smiled in approval at what Yellow had done.
"Well, what are you waiting for Butterfree?! Go get your girl!" Yellow shouted enthusiastically but suddenly stopped when she sensed Kitty's sadness.
Butterfree gave a nod and flew off towards the pink Butterfree.
Once Butterfree reached the pink Butterfree, it began to do dances around the pink Butterfree and showing off its moves. The pink Buttefree, however, didn't appear impressed at all. Every time Butterfree would do something in an attempt to impress it, the pink Butterfree would turn away. Finally, in order for Austin's Butterfree to get the message, the pink Butterfree gave it a harsh slap across the face. The group saw this and immediately got a frown on their face meanwhile Austin felt committing murder on the pink bimbo. How dare she not see Butterfree's handsome charms ?
Austin's Butterfree looked absolutely crestfallen as its eyes began to water. It then flew off into a nearby forest in shame.
"Oh man. Poor Butterfree," Yellow said sadly before frowning as she felt happiness not only from Kitty but also from Austin as they watched Butterfree fly off.
"I feel like Brock would definitely know his pain." Yellow said as the group then moved their balloon towards the forest and landed next to it. Then they entered the small piece of woods and began to search for Butterfree.
Since the patch of woods wasn't very large, it didn't take them to long to find Butterfree. They spotted it on the ground with its back turned to them with its head bowed.
"Hey Butterfree. I'm really sorry about what happened," Austin told it sympathetically.
"Freeee," Butterfree said sadly as it hung its head any lower.
"I know it probably hurts a lot to be rejected," Austin continued gently, "But you can't let that get you down. There are plenty of other Butterfree out there."
" Idiot, don't do that. The thing is that Butterfree had love at first sight so it naturally pictured a future with the pink Butterfree. Telling it there are plenty of Butterfree out there doesn't do it any favors. It just had its heart broken by the one Butterfree that caught its eye. You won't ever know how it's feeling until you go through something like that yourself," Luacrio said causing Austin's eyes to narrow.
" Lucario, don't spout out nonsense you don't know nothing about." Austin replied while the anger in his aura caused Luacrio to keep his mouth shut.
"Well, excuse me," Lucario said.
Yelloq watched the scene as she thought to herself what it would be like with her and Ash in the future. It was no secret to a lot of people that she had a crush on him. She also knew she couldn't keep her feelings inside forever and would have to tell him eventually. How would he react if she were to tell him her feelings? Would he return them or reject them? She didn't think she would be able to bear it if Ash didn't return her feelings.
Deciding to try for herself, Yellow went over to Butterfree next and knelt down next to it. "I know you probably feel terrible that your one true love rejected it you. It's probably one of the worst feelings in the world," Yellow told it sadly, receiving a nod from the butterfly Pokemon.
" You are a great Butterfree and a great Pokemon in general. Don't ever think you aren't good enough for any Butterfree. They would be lucky to have you," Yellow said giving it a smile.
Butterfree looked up hopefully at Yellow but still looked somewhat upset.
Yellow looked at Kitty's PokeBall and telepathically said.
' This is your chance, girl, come out and confess your love.'
' No, he deserves better.'
' Who is that then ?'
' Someone other then me.'
Kitty's words caused Yellow to frown as Lucario said," Hey, Butterfree! What do say we help you get the pink Butterfree's attention?"
"Freee?" it asked hopefully.
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[ Omake Paragraph ]
A Seadra's quills are often described as poisonous, and indeed the substance inside them does have toxic effects when it pierces the skin. What the quills actually contain, however, is ink – the same ink that is sprayed when one uses smokescreen, and the same ink that was once used to write all books, although in these days it is reserved for religious texts and other books intended to be of great importance.
In the days before the printing press and the quill-pressing machine, Seadra were as numerous as Tentacruel. Although occasionally killed for their ink even then, books were a rarity, a luxury for temples and the wealthy, and therefore the amount of Seadra killed in this manner was not especially high. Seadra, after all, possess a multitude of quills, and the length of a book in the old days was based not on the amount of paper available, but on the amount of ink a writer could get out of a single Seadra.
Although the printing press ended the era of quills being used in the traditional manner, as pens and pencils, it also created an enormous demand for ink. Seadra were hunted by the boatload, the survivors hiding themselves in islands or the deep sea or behind whirlpools or even in a certain cave in Blackthorn. They escaped the great hunt better than most pokemon who have faced overhunting, being powerful, majestic, and fairly popular in their own right, but their numbers did not begin to recover until other inks were developed from various berries and grass-type pokemon.