Pokémon: An Unexpected Odyssey

Chapter no.12 Challenge of the Samurai!

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Austin was relishing the newfound speed afforded by the bike as he pedaled closer to Pewter City. Although his legs were tiring, he preferred the swift pace to another night potentially dodging Team Rocket in Viridian Forest. The wind brushed against his face, and the rhythmic sound of the bike's tires on the path provided a soothing backdrop to his thoughts of progress and distance.

Suddenly, his peaceful ride was interrupted when a figure abruptly jumped onto his path. Austin slammed on the brakes, the bike skidding to a halt. Pikachu, disoriented from the sudden stop, clutched his spinning head.

"Are you crazy?" Austin yelled at the figure before him—a boy dressed in striking samurai armor, complete with prominent yellow horns on his helmet that curved outward like a beetle. The armor was predominantly black with red accents, giving it an imposing look.

"Halt!" the boy commanded, unsheathing a katana with a Pokéball for a cross guard. The blade glinted menacingly in the sunlight—a real sword that reminded Austin of weapons from the Pokémon Adventures manga.

I am probably overthinking this. I distinctly remember weapons being in season 1 of the anime; this is probably something like that, Austin reassured himself.

His musings were cut short when the samurai boy demanded, "Are you from Pallet Town?"

Austin, not appreciating the sharp end of a blade pointed at him, cautiously pushed the sword aside and replied, "No."

The samurai scrutinized three poorly drawn pictures he took out, one of which comically featured Ash with a dunce cap. He studied them as if solving a great mystery. "Wait," the samurai suddenly exclaimed, comparing Pikachu to the photo and back. "You have a Pikachu."

"No, it's a Pidgey. Right," Austin played along, turning as Pikachu stretched his lips with his paws to mimic a beak and chirped, "P P P."

"See," Austin continued, barely containing his amusement.

"That's a Pikachu," the samurai insisted, narrowing his eyes.

"No, man, this is a new type of Pidgey from the Orre region," Austin replied, the corners of his mouth twitching as he struggled to maintain his composure.

"Really?" The samurai, curious, poked Pikachu's red cheeks and was promptly zapped.

Austin couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing as the samurai fell on his butt with a loud "Ouch!"

"Stop laughing and battle me."

"Don't feel like it," Austin replied nonchalantly, leaning against the handlebars of Misty's bike.

"Come on, please, I have to get paid," the Samurai pleaded, which made Austin raise an eyebrow in curiosity.

"I thought you wanted to fight me for revenge."

"H-How did you know that?"

"Lucky guess, I guess. Hey, that rhymes," Austin joked.

"No, you're just repeating the same words," the Samurai responded with a deadpan expression, not quite catching the humor as Austin shrugged it off.

"Okay, so what's this about getting paid?"

"Well, a few days ago, I was harvesting silk," the Samurai began. Austin immediately recalled Caterpie's encyclopedia entry as the boy continued, "Then some trainer in a red car came in and battled me which caused my Caterpie to evolve, and my business was ruined."