The Squirtle led by "Squirtle..." looks very good, with a round head, a small wavy tail, and a smooth, firm shell, which seems to be slightly different from ordinary Squirtles.
But the four Squirtles around it are slightly inferior. One Squirtle's head is too long and looks a bit pointed; another Squirtle's head is slightly round and oval; the third Squirtle's mouth protrudes slightly.
"Squir,Squirtle..." The Squirtle next to the Squirtle leader responded to its leader's words. Although their conversation was unintelligible, judging from their expressions, they seemed a little reluctant.
"Squir…!" But the leader of the Squirtle Squad reprimanded the team member righteously, making the team member bow its head in shame, as if it felt that what it had just said was wrong.
"Squir! Squirt, Squir! Squirtle!"
The Squirtle leader looked at the four team members, talking about something, while the four listened to their leader's words, nodded from time to time, and their expressions gradually became agitated.
"Squir!" Seeing that his team members had cheered up, the leader of the Squirtle Squad pushed the sunglasses on his face, waved his right hand, motioned for his team members to follow, and walked forward first.
Four Squirtle team members followed, walked out of the alley, and headed towards the fire site. They were now going to fight the fire!
"It's the Squirtle Squad!" A resident living nearby was startled when he saw the five Squirtles and couldn't help exclaiming, which attracted everyone's attention to the five little Squirtles.
The leading Squirtle held its head high and was not afraid of people's eyes, but the four Squirtles behind it seemed a little uneasy, and one Squirtle even turned into a crouch unknowingly.
"Why are they here? Don't you think it's not messy enough, do you want to add fuel to the fire?" A resident looked at these Squirtles with some disgust; he obviously didn't like them.
The Squirtles seemed to have heard the resident's words, and their faces were a little dark, but the leader of the Squirtles didn't seem to hear it.
It looked back at its team members, saw them slow down, and urged them on aloud.
Naturally, Ash also discovered this group of Squirtles, and after a slight start, he showed a smile.
He didn't expect that he could meet the Squirtle Squad here.
Judging from their appearance, they should be the Squirtle Squad in the anime. He didn't expect that in this world, they were actually here in Viridian City.
It's just that Ash also heard the discussion of some residents.
The reputation of the Squirtle Squad among people seemed to be very low, and there was even a certain degree of negativity. Why was this?
Ash didn't remember the plot in the original book, but from people's discussions, it could be understood that this group of Squirtles lived in Viridian City, often stole things to eat, and made graffiti everywhere.
Five Squirtles passed through the crowd and came to the cordon. They looked up at the police officers in front of them, and the leader Squirtle chirped, seeming to want to go in.
"Sorry, you can't go in." The policeman didn't think much of the Squirtles.
Although the Squirtles were Water-type Pokémon, he had heard of their reputation, so he wasn't going to let them in.
After hearing the police officer's words, the four Squirtle members showed frustrated expressions, but the leader Squirtle still wanted to persuade the police officer and kept talking to him.
It's just that the police officer couldn't understand it at all. His duty was to protect this place and prevent anyone from entering it, including Pokémon.
"What happened?" Officer Jenny, who was paying attention to the fire, noticed the situation here, walked over, glanced at Squirtle's army, and asked the police officer.
"They seem to want to go in." The officer saluted Officer Jenny before explaining.
"Jenny—Jenny, Jenny!" Chief Squirtle also knew Officer Jenny, and they had been taught many times by Officer Jenny, so they were old acquaintances.
It felt that Officer Jenny would understand their thoughts.
"I'm very sorry..."
Officer Jenny looked at the Squirtles and shook her head at their expectant eyes.
"This isn't a place you should come to. It's fine if you cause trouble in normal times, but now the situation is critical. I can't let you in; you'd better behave. Otherwise, if something happens this time, I won't hold back like before, and I'll arrest you all."
"Squir!" The Squirtle leader's expression turned ugly, and he anxiously explained something. But Officer Jenny didn't waver; she didn't dare gamble, after all, the Squirtle Squad's reputation was too bad.
"Officer Jenny, if I vouch for them, will you let them in?" Just when the Squirtle leader was about to give up, a voice rang out, immediately attracting the attention of the Squirtles and Officer Jenny.
It was Ash who had arrived. He was watching from not far away and naturally heard Officer Jenny's words. At the same time, he also understood the intentions of the Squirtle Squad—they genuinely wanted to help fight the fire, not cause trouble.
"Are you their leader?" Officer Jenny frowned slightly and looked Ash up and down. He was young, looked about ten years old, and had a Pikachu on his shoulder, just like a normal kid.
But unlike other children, this boy's eyes were calm and firm, and he looked far more mature than his age.
"I'm a Trainer, and I've already reached the Advanced level.
I didn't go in because I don't have any Water-type Pokémon. I just spoke to you, Officer Jenny, and asked you some questions." Ash turned to Officer Jenny and said.
Officer Jenny was slightly taken aback, then remembered that a few minutes ago, the boy had indeed asked her a question.
At the same time, she took the Pokédex handed over by Ash and found that his Trainer level was indeed Advanced level.
"Since a Advanced level Trainer is vouching for you, then I will allow you to enter this time. But you'd better behave yourselves and not cause trouble, or I will arrest you all, including this Trainer who's vouching for you!"
After returning the Pokédex to Ash, Officer Jenny said to the five Squirtles.
"Squirtle!" The Squirtle leader's eyes lit up; he nodded vigorously and patted his chest with his short hands, expressing that he would definitely not cause trouble.
"Come in!" Officer Jenny beckoned to the police officers at the side and then moved the fence to let Ash and the five Squirtles in.
"Please follow my instructions, Squirtles," Ash squatted down, looking at the five Squirtles.
"Pika-Pika!" Pikachu also greeted the Squirtles.
"Squirtle!" The leader responded, nodding vigorously. They would never disappoint the person who was willing to believe in them.
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Ara ara ~ ~ Sayo nara ~ ~