I tried. I tried and tried. And then it became a debate with myself about this! I told myself, "I have enough stories to work on! Enough stories put on hiatus because of new stories I began!" I even myself of the false promise I made about doing one certain story I hadn't done yet! And yet how is it that I am more passionate about this one than that one?! Is it because it's a side story to Pokemon Emblem: Awaken the Ninja?! It must be because it's a side story to Pokemon Emblem: Awaken the Ninja! Yes, that's right readers! To those of you know me and/or favorite that very story, this is a side story to it! This takes place in Fates storyline with the same circumstance happening in the Pokemon world! Rather, this is taking place in the Fates storyline exactly during the situation that's happening in the Pokemon world in Awaken the Ninja! If that is still not making sense to you, think of the Before Awakening DLC in Fire Emblem Fates. Maybe that makes sense there.
Anyway, unless if many of you will be liking this story as much as you and/or others does for my other stories, I will be making sure this story only stays with the prologue for a long, LONG while! Preferably after I'm done with Awaken the Ninja, at the very least!
Now then, with that being said, do enjoy this story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or Fire Emblem of any kind for either of them. I do, however, own my OC.
The Alola region. One of the many regions in the world of Pokemon. It is also the one region that is formed by many islands and is quite famous for its resorts and a great attraction for many tourists. There, no crimes would be committed; people and Pokemon, both trained and wild, coexists with each other. Even the former team of villains, Team Skull, have started to do good on the four main islands, helping many people.
In one house, on Melemele Island, a teenage girl rested. She had her black hair down and sideswept bangs. She wore a legendary, sporty tank top, black capri pants and navy blue sporty knee socks. The door to her room opened and a figure snuck inside. It looked around the room until it locked eyes on the sleeping girl.
"Meowth!" it cried out. The girl seemed to ignore the sound and turned her back to it. The creature walked over to the bed and made a louder cry. "Meowth!" There seemed to be a response this time... but not what it wanted, for the girl took her pillow and placed it above her head. The creature pouted and cracked its fingers(?) and then its neck. Then, with a deep breath, it let out a terrifying screech. "MWROOOOOOOOW!"
"GAAAAHHHHH!" The girl jumped off the bed and fell on her butt. "Ow... Really, Meowth? You know I like my naps," she complained to the creature.
Said creature was a white cat, standing on its hind legs and had a gold charm on its head. "Meow," it simply said with such innocence.
The girl just sighed at the response. "Riana! Are you up yet?!" came a shout from below.
"I'm up! I'm up!" she responded, getting on her feet and making her way down stairs.
When she entered the living room, she saw an older woman setting food on the table. The woman had tanned skin, long wavy brown hair, and wore a white shirt and long, yellow floral skirt, as well as sandals and a set of sunglasses on her head. "About time someone got up," she said as she noticed Riana.
"Mom, you make me sound so lazy," the teen said. "It's not my fault I was running around from island to island to do errands for people." The older woman just looked at her daughter with a cheeky smile. Riana knew what that smile meant and sheepishly said, "Okay, maybe it was my idea."
Riana's mother just giggled at her daughter's kind heart. "You have a big heart. Maybe a bit too big for you."
"Hey, you know me. I help people whenever I can," Riana retorted, helping her mom set up the table.
"And in the process, you have a messy sleep and eat schedule," the older woman added.
"What about it is so messy?"
"Well, ever since you stayed over, of what I heard, you have been helping everyone, people and Pokemon alike, nonstop. Literally. You didn't stop to have some lunch, nor did you even bring any with you. That and you came home at five in the morning and slept in your traveling clothes rather than your sleepwear."
Riana gave her mom an odd look. "Rotom told you, didn't he?"
The older woman simply giggled. "Can you blame him for being my messenger?"
Riana just sighed in defeat. "I guess not. Where is he anyway?"
"He left to Professor Kukui's. Said something about getting an upgrade. You should head over later."
"Yeah. After some brunch that is." With that conversation coming to an end, the two enjoyed their meal.
After lunch, or brunch in Riana's case, was over, the teen put on her vacation hat, grabbed her gray satchel shoulder bag, put on her red, light hiking boots and left the house. Well, at least she was going to leave the house.
"Riana! One last thing!" her mother called.
"Yeah, mom? What's up?" she asked.
"I can't help but notice that you've always worn that hat since we got here. I'll be heading to Hau'oli Shopping District later today. Do you want me to get you a new hat?"
"I appreciate the thought mom, but I'm keeping this hat," the teen said. "After all the adventures I went though with it, I don't ever want to part with it."
Riana's mom seemed to understand what her daughter meant. "Okay sweetie. If you say so. Have a good day."
"Later!" Riana left the building.
When she was out of sight, the smile on her mom's face turned into a small frown. "You say that like it's a good thing... But in truth, you're punishing yourself for that day, aren't you?"
Back to Riana, she rushed down to Professor Kukui's place, taking the short cuts through the slopes. Once she arrived, not to her surprise, there was a ruckus going on in there.
"Oh boy... Again?" she muttered. Next thing she knew, a man familiar to her was kicked out of his house... literally.
He had on a lab coat, gray baggy pants and green shoes. His black hair was tied in a bun with a white cap with a rainbow symbol in the middle. He also had on glasses with green frames and a gray ring on his ring finger.
"Ouch... That Jump Kick really is a kicker," the guy stated/punned.
"Studying more moves, Professor?" Riana asked, approaching him.
"Huh?" The adult looked behind him and saw the teen. "Oh! Alola, Riana! What a good timing!"
"Define 'good'."
"I finished updating the Rotomdex. Rotom can now give you Roto Loto items!"
Riana tilted her head in confusion. "Roto Loto? What's that?"
Before Kukui could explain, a certain, red, floating object came in between them. "Let me explain- zzt!"
"Rotom! Morning!" Riana greeted.
"Actually, it's the afternoon- zzt. But besides that, Roto Loto is a new function of mine- zzt! It's like a slot machine that works every once in a while- zzt! You get random boosts based on what you get- zzt! An excellent example would be what you may have witnessed- zzt! Kukui tested this function earlier and got the Roto Boost, which increases the stats of all your Pokemon- zzt!"
Hearing that example made Riana's eyes widened slightly, her mind replaying some kind of scene. One where... No. Riana quickly shook her head, forgetting the thought that came to her. "That's awesome, Rotom!" she commented.
"Right- zzt? Right- zzt?!"
To Kukui, she then asked, "But why this upgrade, professor?"
"Well, before I answer that question, are you free? Do you have any more quests to finish?" he asked back.
"Huh? No, I finished it all yesterday."
"In that case, the reason why I am giving this upgrade to Rotom now is because of the rumors that goes on in Poni Island."
"Rumors? About what?"
"Apparently there are cases of trainers going missing there, and when they got back, they were never the same again. Not only that, but their Pokemon are also missing from their person."
Hearing that got Riana a bit tense. "You think someone is stealing their Pokemon?"
"From what it looks like, it's not a someone, but a something." When Kukui corrected that assumption, a thought came to her head... one she wanted to push away. "Hapu and Mina went to investigate the area of their disappearance and found something, but it just disappeared before they could check it."
"And I'm going with them to check it out?" Riana asked.
"Yeah. Whatever this is, we're gonna need the Island Captain, Island Kahuna and the champion to check it out." Oh yeah, Riana is also the champion of Alola. "And since we don't know anything about this threat, for safety measures, the Roto Loto boosts can greatly assist you."
"Leave it to me!" Riana took out a green item from her pocket. She took the ball out of one side and tossed it into the air. The ball opened up and an orange, dragon-like Pokemon came out of it. "Where should I meet them?"
"Vast Poni Canyon. They said to meet them there," Kukui answered.
"Okay then. Rotom, Charizard! Let's fly!" Riana shouted, getting on the Flame Pokemon, who took off the moment she was on him.
"Hey! Wait for me- zzt!" Rotom cried out, flying after them.
After a few hours of flying, the trio arrived at their destination. When they landed, Riana thanked Charizard, returned him to his ball and returned the ball in its spot on the Ride Pager. Rotom then flew right in her bag.
"Oh good, you're here," came a voice familiar to her. Riana looked up and saw a young girl with long black hair approaching her. The girl had on a khaki outfit with black boots, gray gloves and purple bonnet.
"Alola, Hapu," she greeted.
"Alola. Hope you got your A-Team, because we may need them," the kahuna said.
"Is it really that dangerous?"
The kahuna stayed silent at the question, unsure how to answer. "You... may want to take a look at this before we meet with Mina." The shorter girl walked over to one direction, prompting the champion to follow her.
The two girls arrived at Seafolk Village and what Riana saw... she didn't want to believe. There were many trainers there, all looking pale as if the world was ending. Some had bloodshot red eyes, whereas others had bags under their's, which tells her that these trainers had been crying since they returned or never slept. There were some trainers who looked unhealthily thin.
"These are the trainers that returned?" she asked the kahuna.
"Yeah. Mina and I tried asking them what happened while they disappeared and where their Pokemon were, but all we got was them screaming for something to stop or crying for someone to return their Pokemon to them," she answered.
"That's horrible..."
Rotom flew out of her bag. "You need to head to the Pokemon Center and get your best team like Hapu said then- zzt. If this is what happened to them, you have to bring your best."
"My best..." Looking at the group of trainers like so, hearing that she needed to bring her best team... they were bringing back bad memories that Riana didn't want to ever remember. Clenching her fist so hard, she slightly drew some blood, cutting herself out of her thoughts.
"Give me a minute to get my Pokemon," she said, walking to the Pokemon Center.
After exchanging her current team with her best, Riana followed Hapu to Vast Poni Canyon, where a teenage girl was waiting for them.
The girl had golden hair with pink paint splattered on the sides. She wore a beige shirt with a camouflage pattern, slightly ripped jeans, gray shoes and a bag filled with art supplies. Speaking of art, she was sitting on top of a boulder, drawing something.
The girl looked up and noticed Riana and Hapu walking towards her. "Alola. Took you two long enough."
"Sorry for the wait, Mina," Hapu apologized. "Had to take a... small detour."
Mina knew what Hapu meant and let the matter slide. "Then, shall we go?" The girls nodded and walked in the cave.
"I'm surprised you actually are taking on your role as the Trial Captain," Riana couldn't help but comment. "You usually care more for your paintings."
"Can't paint in peace if I have to worry about people disappearing and breaking down on us. Plus, like you said, I'm a trial captain. Though I don't make trials yet, I can at the very least do this part of the job."
Riana found herself nodding in agreement to that. "Professor Kukui said you two went on a recon around here. Anything that seemed out of place?"
"Just one thing," Hapu answered. "Just keep following us."
As they walked, going in one cave and out, walking across some bridges, Riana noticed one thing that was abnormal.
"Where are the Pokemon?" Riana remembered there being many Pokemon in the Vast Poni Canyon, and so far, they saw none.
Rotom flew out of her bag. "I'll do a quick scan- zzt." The machine started to do a scan. Seconds later, the machine let out a shocked beep. "What the-?! The population of Pokemon in the area is 80% of its usual population- zzt!"
Hearing that surprised Riana. "Wait, I thought it's only trainers who were disappearing!" she questioned.
"That's what we thought too, actually," Hapu said. "Mina and I were wondering where the Pokemon were."
"I assumed they were sleeping in," the trial captain corrected.
"No one, person or Pokemon, is like you," the champion and kahuna corrected.
The three went through another cave. This one had a pedestal in the middle of the area. "Is the Totem Pokemon gone too?"
"Can't say for sure. Don't forget, they only come when they see new challengers," Hapu reminded.
Riana nodded in agreement and the group of three continued on to the other side of the cave. They exited and walked up the long, slightly broken staircase, reaching to the top. To the Altar of Sun.
"This is where the missing trainers were found," Mina explained.
"The Altar of Sun? So wait, they were sent through the Ultra Wormhole? But that can't be possible," the champion said.
"That's what we thought, but the last time we were here, we saw something that looked like the sky opened up. Before we could confirm if it was an Ultra Wormhole, though, one of the missing trainers fell out and it closed up," Hapu explained. "I hope one of your best Pokemon is an Ultra Beast, because we may need its help to locate the hole and find out the time it opens."
Riana froze when she said that. "Well... About that..."
Hapu instantly caught on to the hesitation. "You didn't bring one!?"
"Hey, you said to bring my A-Team! I did just that!"
"Your A-Team doesn't include an Ultra Beast?!"
"You know it doesn't! You know my best team consists of-" Riana cut herself off when she saw something on the sun symbol.
"What's wrong?" Mina asked, noticing the champion's odd behavior.
Said teen couldn't believe what she was seeing, floating in front of the sigil. "N-Nebby?"
The trial captain and island kahuna looked up and saw nothing but the symbol. "What are you talking about?" the latter asked.
Riana was surprised to hear that question. Do they not see it? "What are you saying? Nebby's right there!"
In her eyes, floating before them was the very gaseous Pokemon with wisp-like extensions. The pre-evolved form of Alola's Legendary Pokemon, Cosmog. Or to Riana, Nebby.
"Riana, there's nothing there," Hapu told her.
Rotom flew out of Riana's bag, looking the direction Riana was as well as trying to scan for the Pokemon she was seeing. The result? "I'm not getting anything- zzt," Rotom informed.
"What? No. I know what I'm seeing! That's Nebby!" the champion retorted. On cue, the Cosmog turned, facing her. A smile was put on its face as it flew down to them. "See? It's just right in front of us now." Riana reached over to touch the smiling Pokemon.
Rotom, Mina and Hapu looked at each other in confusion, for they weren't seeing what Riana was. Before either of them could say a word, they saw something glowing where Riana was going to touch.
"Riana, wait!" Hapu called.
It was too late, for the moment Riana made contact with Nebby, the light glowed much brighter. The three trainers and Pokedex covered their eyes to prevent themselves from being blinded. As soon as the light died down, the group lowered their arms and saw one of them was missing.
"Zzt zzt zzt! Where is Riana- zzt?!" Rotom panicked.
*MEANWHILE, IN A VILLAGE FAR, FAR FROM ALOLA*
A young girl was out in the woods, hunting for some boars. Today, it was her turn to bring back some meat to her village.
"I hope I don't run into those magical ones," she muttered.
For the past few weeks now, there were sightings of weird animals all around the continent. Apparently a few soldiers spotted some in both her kingdom and the neighboring kingdom... and ended up heavily injured. They were alive, yes. But they were heavily, extremely injured. And, from what she heard, scarred for life.
But so far, from what she heard from her villagers who went out hunting, there weren't any signs of these magical creatures, much to her relief, since they sounded stronger than the original animals and beasts near her village. And if they were stronger, that may mean they were smarter too.
"Wear..." she started to hear. The girl tensed, for that was not the sound a normal animal makes. "Bewar..."
"That sound... One of those magical creatures?!" she questioned, panicking slightly.
A bush rustled ahead of her. The girl got out a naginata to protect herself from whatever was coming out. Walking out was a big, black and pink bear with white ears and a pink tail with dark pink rings. She assumed it to be one of those magical creatures, for its face didn't look anything like a ferocious bear she was used to seeing. If anything, it was really cute.
"That's one of those magical creatures?" she questioned again, this time in a calmer tone. "It looks so friendly." The bear saw her and started waving its arms in a friendly fashion. "Aww. It's waving. That's even more cute." The girl waved back and began approaching the bear. "Hiya."
"Weaaar!" The cuteness meter suddenly dropped and the girl now had a dumbfounded look on her face... as she saw the beast easily knock down a nearby tree. Well, not really knock down, when the tall, sturdy plant broke in half.
At the sight of the bear easily knocking down a few more trees nearby in a berserk-like fashion, the villager got her guard up and pointed her weapon at it. With a shout, she charged at full speed to stab and instantly kill the creature... only for the latter to easily break the weapon like it did to the trees. The girl stopped and paused the second it did. Sweats immediately formed on her face as she looked up at the creature. It was there she felt something she hadn't felt in a long time since she started her first hunt with her fellow villagers; fear.
"AAAAHHHHHHHHH!" And so, she ran. Away from the bear that started to pursue her. Any obstacle she jumped over or ducked under, the insanely strong beast singlehandedly knocked down, not slowing down one bit. "Someone help me!" Unfortunately for her, what came next wasn't help, but instead, she tripped over a pebble at the worst possible timing. She heard footsteps drawing near and turned to see the bear closing in on her at a fast pace.
"Lycanroc! Use Accelerock!" Suddenly, a blur rushed past her and struck the bear, knocking it down. The blur landed before her and she noticed that it was a brown and white wolf with rocky spikes poking out of its mane. "Hey! You okay?!" The villager turned and saw a strangely dressed girl running up to her.
The first thing Riana saw when she lowered her arms wasn't Nebby, nor the Altar of the Sun, but that she somehow ended up somewhere in the woods. She traveled all four islands of Alola and memorized the trails and paths, but where she was at? She didn't know a thing about it.
"Where am I?" she wondered. After taking in her surroundings, she realized she was alone. "What the-? Rotom? Hapu. Mina?" Silence met her call.
"Someone help me!" Okay, not really for the silence part. Riana turned to the direction of the cry and saw a girl being chased by-
"A Bewear?! And it's out of control too!" she noticed. The pursued girl tripped and fell and Riana felt her good instincts taking over, as she reached for one of her Pokeballs. "Lycanroc! Use Accelrock!"
Riana enlarged and threw the ball over to the duo. It opened up and her trustworthy Wolf Pokemon was out and used his signature move at the Strong Arm Pokemon, knocking it down and ceasing its pursuit.
"Hey! You okay?!" she called to the villager.
The younger girl looked her way and hesitantly nodded. "Y-Yeah. I'm fine," she answered.
"That's a relief." The girls heard the Bewear groan and looked up to see it standing back up. "Lycanroc, you ready?!"
"Lycanroc!" Riana's Pokemon nodded.
The Bewear had purple aura surrounding its body and charged at the Wolf Pokemon. "That's Payback! Dodge it!" As soon as Riana gave that order, her Lycanroc leapt over the attack and the Strong Arm Pokemon. "Accelerock!" Once he landed on the ground, Lycanroc made a u-turn to his opponent.
The Bewear turned just in time to be hit in the gut. Almost as though anticipating the attack would strike there, Bewear's arm glowed and it struck the Rock-type hard on the head, slamming him down. With its other arm, it swung upwards, hitting Lycanroc in the jaw and knocking him into the air.
"Lycanroc!" Riana cried out in worry.
"That looked like it hurt," the villager girl said.
"It is. A Hammer Arm and a Brutal Swing is one tough combo. Especially since Lycanroc is weak against Fighting-type moves like Hammer Arm." The girl looked at Riana in confusion, for she knew not a thing about Pokemon types. "But..." A smile formed on Riana's face. "That's what's going to make this battle fun. Isn't that right, Lycanroc?!"
The Wolf Pokemon weakly got back up on all fours, an entertained smirk also on his face. "Canroc!"
"Bewear!" The Bewear charged in with another Brutal Swing.
"Block its path with Stone Edge!" At Riana's order, stomped both his paws into the ground, summoning pointed light blue rock pillars from the ground. One pillar suddenly got right in Bewear's path, causing it to stop in its tracks. Unfortunately for it, that didn't stop the Stone Edge from calling out another pillar from the ground below it, forcing it into the air. "Now Rock Climb!" With his claws glowing and extended, Lycanroc climbed up the pillars he created and leapt into the air after the Bewear, striking it down to the ground.
The girl let out a gasp in worry and shock, wondering if a fall like that killed the bear. To her shock and surprise, the creatures got back up, though it did struggle a bit from the damage it took.
"That's one tough Bewear. Sure is making this battle more interesting!" Riana exclaimed.
The villager couldn't help but be even more surprised at how the girl was thinking positive at a time like this. Not only that, but she seemed to know a lot about these creatures, especially since one of them is easily obliging to her orders.
As soon as Lycanroc landed on the ground, Bewear charged in with another Payback attack, something in which Riana once again noticed. "Grab its arm with Crunch!" The Wolf Pokemon timed the Strong Arm Pokemon's swing and managed to grab hold of it in its jaws. The Bewear seemed irritated by how skilled its opponent was and swung its bitten arm in a Brutal Swing, knocking Lycanroc into trees, in an attempt to force him to release it while breaking the trees apart. After seeing that it wouldn't let go, noticing a boulder nearby, it then went for the big rock.
The villager noticed this plan and panicked. "H-Hey! It's going to knock your wolf into that boulder!"
Riana was no fool; she knew Bewear was trying to force Lycanroc to let go, but all she needed was the right moment. Lycanroc himself knew his trainer and kept his grip.
Just as Bewear was going to swing into the rock, the Alola Champion shouted, "Now! Rock Climb!" Lycanroc quickly swung himself up, placing one, claw-extended paw on Bewear's head and, releasing his grip on its arm, pushed the Strong Arm Pokemon into the rock, knocking it into it head first as well as breaking it in half. "Did that do it?"
As if to answer Riana's question, Bewear stood back up again. Unlike before, though, it seemed quite wobbly, as if dazed.
"What...? What happened?" the villager dared to ask.
"Confusion from Rock Climb," Riana answered. "But that's still not enough. Lycanroc! Accelerock!" Lycanroc did as his trainer commanded and rushed at the bear, slamming into it.
Bewear's arm then glowed for another Hammer Arm and struck... hitting the ground instead of its opponent. Despite this, the Strong Arm Pokemon didn't seem at all fazed by the damage.
"Not done yet! Stone Edge! Send it sky high!" At Riana's orders, Lycanroc slammed his paws to the ground once more, calling out more rock pillars and sending Bewear into the air again. "Finish it! Rock Climb!" Lycanroc climbed up the stones once more, leaping into the air at Bewear's level. He then slammed a paw on its face and sent them both crashing to the ground, causing a lot of dust to rise from the impact.
Once the smoke cleared, Lycanroc took a few steps back from his opponent. The Bewear had swirls in its eyes, signaling its defeat.
"It's okay now," Riana assured the villager.
"O-Oh. That's good news. Thank you," she thanked with a grateful smile on its face. The smile faded when she saw Riana approaching the unconscious Bewear. "W-Wait! What are you-?!"
"I told you, it's okay," she interrupted, kneeling down by the Strong Arm Pokemon's side. "Hey, you okay?"
"Be..." The Bewear opened its eyes weakly.
"Sorry about that. But you were the one who started chasing that girl. Or is there more to this story?" Riana looked over to the villager as she said that last part.
"Why are ya looking at me?! All I did was walk up to it, an' next I know, it went on a rampage!" she defended.
Riana placed a hand on her chin, trying to remember something about Bewear that Rotom once told her about. "When you approached it, was it waving its arms?" she asked.
"Yeah. It did."
A sweat drop formed on her head. "You... don't know much about Bewear, do you?"
"Well... No, I don't. What does that have ta do with anything?"
"You see, when a Bewear waves, its arms, it's a sign of intimidation and warning. You have to run as soon as that happens," she explains.
"How was I suppose to know that meant instant death?!" the villager questioned.
Riana simply let out a nervous laugh. "I'm not scolding you or anything like that. Especially since it happened to me once. The person who told me about Bewear and their pre-evolved form, Stufful, wasn't around at that time so I thought it was a friendly gesture as it was suppose to mean, especially from a cute face. Imagine my surprise when I saw them both easily destroy boulders as I approached them."
"Same thing happened to me, only it destroyed trees like twigs," the villager added.
Silence engulfed the area. Next thing they knew, the two girls started laughing at how similar their experiences with the dangerous Pokemon were. The two Pokemon with them looked at each other, smiling.
After that friendly laugh, Riana gave Bewear some Oran and Sitrus Berries she had in her bag, healing it up. Once it was all healed, the Strong Arm Pokemon left the group and walked back into the deeper part of the woods, with the two girls waving their farewell to it.
"Oh yeah. My name's Riana. This is Lycanroc. What's your name?" the Alola Champion asked.
"My name's Mozu," the villager answered. "Riana, where are you from? I've never seen clothes like your's before."
That question and reaction caught Riana by surprise. Ever since she became Alola's first champion, everyone knew about her. "Wait, do you really not know who I am?" she questioned.
"Um... No. Should I?" Mozu asked back, getting even more confused.
"Am I in Alola?"
"A where now?" It was one thing to hear that she wasn't in Alola, which would explain why Mozu didn't know about her, but to not have heard of the region was a completely different story. Alola was famous for its resorts and the number one recommended place for tourists.
"Am I in some part of Kanto I don't know about?" Riana asked once more. Her question was responded with a head shake. "Jhoto?" Another head shake. "Hoenn? Sinnoh? Unova? Might be impossible judging by your clothes, but Kalos?" More headshakes were met. It was then, Riana realized something from both her previous journey and the incidents with the missing trainers. "Oh man. Uh, this may sound a little crazy, but I am very much so sure I am not in my world... And I may need help to get back home."