She sat on the edge of the cliff, looking out at the expanse of stars before her. It was pretty here. She never wanted to leave. Her usually dark hair looked almost silver in the moonlight. "I like it here," the little girl said, swinging her feet back and forth so the back of her heels hit the rocky cliffside, sending small rocks into the river below. "Mamma, why can't we go in there with Daddy?" The little girl lifted her hand and pointed at the cave across the bridge.

Her mother came over and sat next to her daughter, putting one hand over the little girl's. "He's giving thanks to Tapu Koko. We mustn't interrupt them."

"Why?" This was the favorite question of the little girl. Every time she was given an answer she wasn't satisfied with she would simply ask why. Her mother would give her logical answers. Her father would give her fantastic stories.

"Just because, Miliani. That's the way it's always been. We cannot interrupt the Kahuna while he talks to the sacred deity."

Miliani laid back, her legs still hanging off the edge of the cliff, but her back rested on the grass around her. "Can I be the Kahuna one day?"

Her mom gave a small laugh. "Maybe one day, my love."

Miliani felt her eyes grow heavy as she stared up at the stars. She wanted to give each of them a name. She wanted to know what each of the stars were there for. Thousands of glittery dots crowded the sky. That was her last thing she saw as she drifted off into unconsciousness.

The mother smiled at her daughter and got up from her spot on the edge of the cliff and picked up her daughter. She waited under a tree for her husband. He had been in there for an hour already. Surely everything was alright. The woman's prayers were answered as her husband walked out of the cave moments later. He carefully made his way across the bridge, remembering how dilapidated it was in his childhood. He looked to the moon and gave a small word of thanks as he finished crossing.

One thing the Kahuna was known for across the region was his giant smile. He gave it to his wife as soon as he saw her looking at him. Their daughter was asleep on her lap. "Oh man, sorry! How long has she been out?"

The woman passed the little girl off to her husband and gave a much more subdued smile. "Don't worry. Not long." The man kissed his wife's cheek, held their daughter with his right arm, and held his wife's hand with the left. "You were in there longer than usual. Is everything okay?"

The Kahuna shrugged. "Everything seems to be fine at the moment." The usually carefree man's face turned dark though for a moment though. "We need to be careful," he clutched his daughter, being careful not to let her fall. "The Ultra Beasts are restless. Something is coming."

"Any idea what this something is?"

"No idea. I just need to be on the lookout for three trainers. Each was once a legendary pokemon. Now they're human."

The woman's eyes became huge. "How is that possible?"

The man wished he could tell her, but he had no idea how, or even why, this was happening. He told his wife the last of what he could. "Time will tell."


Miliani sat on the front porch of the house. She was bored. She had two pokemon but she wasn't allowed to play with them without her mom or dad watching her. Dad was in the village and mom was making lunch. She held the two pokeballs, one in each hand, the balls far too big for her tiny hands. "When are we going to be able to play? I just want to play with you both."

A sound from the forest close to her house peaked her attention. "Hello?" No response. "Is anyone there?" Miliana looked over her shoulder. She could see through the window that her mother was at the stove, cooking, her back to her. "I'll just be a second," the little girl said to herself. She hopped up and followed the sound.


"Miliani! Lunch is ready!" There was no response. That was weird. The little girl loved to eat. She always came running at those words. The woman opened the door. Her daughter wasn't on the porch. "Miliani?"

Still no response. She felt her heart beat faster in her chest. Where had she gone? She abandoned the lunch she had created and searched everywhere she could think of for the little girl. "Miliani! Come here!"

When the sunset and the woman had yet to find her daughter, tears started to fall from her eyes. She heard her husband calling for her. "Lillie? Miliani? Where are you?"

Lillie got up and went to look for her husband. He was standing at the edge of the forest, the smile disappearing from his face when he saw Lillie crying. "Hey, what is it?"

"Hau," Lillie spoke quietly, "Miliani is missing."

A/N

This story takes place several years after the events of Sun and Moon. This is also the second version of this prologue and it is replacing the original I had posted. The story will be the same, but many of the events I explained in the original prologue will be explained in a later chapter. I feel much better with this prologue and I hope you all enjoy the resulting story more as well.