Mt. Silver:
Amid heavy snowfall,
a lone figure sat at the peak—
surrounded by seven powerful Pokémon.
The figure, of course, was Red.
And these were his strongest seven Pokémon.
Seeing the two stones, Red felt a wave of nostalgia.
"Charizard… we really should thank Mr. Fuji.
If not for him, we probably would've died in Cerulean Cave!"
"Raaah!"
Hmph!
Mewtwo snorted coldly.
If not for those two stupid stones allowing Charizard to evolve again,
He absolutely would not have been captured by Red!
"What's wrong? Isn't traveling with me a good thing?"
"…"
Red's words always struck straight into the heart.
Mewtwo couldn't refute him.
Traveling with Red…
had indeed felt… pleasant.
"Looking back at my past self… It's actually quite interesting.
The next part should be… Giovanni, right?"
As Red murmured to himself, the footage continued—
After receiving the Mega Stone and Key Stone, Red set off again.
His next target was Celadon Gym.
With Charmeleon, he easily won the Rainbow Badge.
Then, while in Celadon City, Red discovered Team Rocket's secret base.
He charged in alone
and, using only his own strength,
rescued all the Pokémon being held captive!
He even encountered the boss of Team Rocket—Giovanni—for the first time.
From this moment on, Red's absurd growth began showing signs…
Celadon City's Rocket Hideout wasn't heavily guarded,
and the grunts weren't powerful,
but… for a ten-year-old to destroy the entire base alone
was already unbelievable!
Giovanni, after making brief eye contact with Red, did not bother fighting him.
According to his own words—
He didn't feel like dealing with such a brat.
Team Rocket Headquarters:
"Why does that boss look so different from ours?!"
"Yeah! If it were our Giovanni, he would've chopped that kid into pieces!"
"He destroyed our Celadon base!
Killing him would be justified!"
"That Giovanni… seems kind of soft-hearted!"
"…"
Every Rocket member remembered their Giovanni as ruthless and terrifying.
So why was the version in the footage so… merciful?
Inside the office,
Giovanni stared quietly at his other self on the screen.
He wasn't thinking the same thing the grunts were.
The Giovanni in the footage…
wasn't merciful.
He was simply merciful toward Red.
This boy named Red…
just what kind of power did he have?
The footage continued—
After wiping out Team Rocket's Celadon base, Red continued his journey.
His next Gym was Fuchsia Gym.
With his round-faced Pikachu and Charmeleon,
he defeated Koga's four Pokémon using only two!
He now had five badges.
His next destination—
Sixth badge: Saffron City!
During this time, Charmeleon finally evolved into—
Charizard!!
No one knew yet…
What astonishing things this Charizard would achieve in the future!
[Lance: Such fast growth! Red's 6-on-2 Gym Battle felt like it just happened!]
[Lorelei: That was just now~]
[Cynthia: Red can now win 2-on-4…
And that Pikachu reminds me of someone else's Pikachu.]
[Diantha: Ash's Pikachu, right?]
[Cynthia: Yes.
Aside from having a rounder face, everything else is similar—
especially battle power.
Besides Red and Ash, I've never seen a third Pikachu this strong.]
[Prof. Oak: You only notice now?
Red and Ash have the same relationship as Gary and Green!]
The world was shocked.
So Red was truly Ash's parallel self?!
But… they looked nothing alike…
Professor Oak looked identical, yet Red and Ash didn't at all.
"Ash… the other world's me? I'm kind of looking forward to it.
When will you finally grow up… Ash?"
Red muttered to himself.
His condition for returning to his original world was—
to battle the version of himself in this world.
And this world's version of him…
was named Ash.
Red was curious—
Ash… what kind of person are you?
Do you also love Pokémon?
The footage—
After arriving in Saffron City, Red didn't even have time to challenge the Gym
before being caught up in a major incident!
He and Green saved a woman in Saffron City—
The secretary of the Silph Co. president.
Silph Co. —
whether in that world or this one—It
was an extraordinary corporation.
They manufactured major Pokémon products—
Poké Balls, Pokémon food, training equipment…
Through her explanation, they learned:
Team Rocket had already occupied Silph Co.!
And Team Rocket's goal was—
The Master Ball!
Once completed, the Master Ball could capture ANY Pokémon with 100% certainty.
Even legendary Pokémon wouldn't escape.
That was the terrifying thing about its design.
Team Rocket, aiming to dominate the world,
wouldn't let such a tool slip away.
If the Master Ball were completed and mass-produced—
The world would fall into danger!
Furthermore, creating the Master Ball required large quantities of Pokémon for experiments.
Many Pokémon had already died from failing the experiments.
Red and Green understood the severity of the situation.
So they brought the secretary to the police station—
But the police station was surrounded by Rocket grunts!
No way to get close.
So Red came up with a plan—
Green would escort the secretary to the police station in Celadon City.
Green initially refused—too troublesome.
He only wanted to earn badges and challenge the Elite Four to become champion.
But Red grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the wall, shouting:
"Did listening to all that earlier not move you AT ALL?!"
"Do you know how many Pokémon have already died at Team Rocket's hands?!"
"Do you know what will happen to the world if the Master Ball is completed?!"
"If one day Team Rocket controls the world,
and every Pokémon is tortured at their whim—
WHAT MEANING WOULD YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP EVEN HAVE?!"
"You… don't deserve to be called a Pokémon Trainer!
Let alone a champion!"
[Lance: Well said! THIS is the value system worthy of the word 'legend'!]
[Blaine: A righteous young man. Truly fitting of the title.]
[Leon: Red is so passionate and upright! I'm fired up!
I MUST battle him someday!]
[Cynthia: Red now really resembles Ash.
That love for Pokémon…
that hatred of evil…
truly a parallel version.]
[Prof. Oak: Sigh… my disappointing grandson embarrassed us all.]
[Gary: Hey, hey HEY! Gramps, I'm not Green!
If it were me, I would've stepped in too!!]
Gary quickly distanced himself from Green.
What kind of person was that?!
Obsessed with becoming a champion to this extent?
If Team Rocket succeeded, becoming champion would mean nothing!
Using such logic, he refused to be compared!
With Red's shouting echoing in his mind,
Green finally snapped out of his champion-filled delusion.
He agreed to escort the secretary to the Police.
But—
"If I take her to the police—what are YOU going to do?!"
"I'm going to infiltrate Silph Co.!"
Green: !!!
"Are you insane?! Silph Co. is occupied by Team Rocket!
To completely invade that building means they've deployed unimaginable manpower!"
"Even an Elite Four member might not get out unscathed!
Are you going there to die?!"
Red, unmoved, replied firmly:
"There are still many Pokémon suffering inside Silph Co.!
I cannot leave them behind!"
"Every single minute, another Pokémon could be harmed!
I… will save them!"
Green fell silent.
This childhood friend—
usually so dense and silly—
now looked as though he could unleash infinite strength.
And… Green felt something in Red
that he himself did not possess.
"Tch… do whatever you want.
Just don't die so easily!"
"Mm. I won't."
With those words, they walked in opposite directions.
[Bruno: Seriously?! Red wants to fight the entire Team Rocket?!]
[Lance: This is reckless.
His heart for Pokémon is admirable, but…
He must consider his actual strength!]
[Agatha: I appreciate the boy's spirit… but facing Team Rocket alone is too reckless.]
[Lorelei: Probably the police will end up rescuing Red.
Anyway, he won't die—otherwise, how is there a legendary path?]
[Cynthia:
Is that what you all think?]
[Lance: Why? Do you think Red can defeat Team Rocket?
You know nothing about Team Rocket!]
[Cynthia: Hehe.
Then let me answer you—
You know nothing about Red.]
As the champions argued, Red entered Silph Co.
At first, Red crept in cautiously.
But once one Rocket member spotted him—
The entire floor alarm went off!
Forced into a corner, Red had only one option—
defeat every single one of them!
That way, no one would know he had infiltrated.
Sneak into Team Rocket?
Wrong!
He was entering Team Rocket…
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