Okay, so… I can't FINISH this Book until Prisma Illya 3rei, or at least the current epic battle it's in the middle of, is done, but I can START it and do the first part of it, covering Team Illya having a new little adventure in the Pokémon world before heading off to deal with Julian.
THE FOLLOWING THINGS ARE THE PROPERTIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS; I DO NOT OWN THEM AND MAKE NO MONEY OFF OF THIS STORY
Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha (Teana, various other characters) – 7Arcs
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Shion and friends/family) – 07th Expansion and Studio Deen
Shuffle! (Kaede Fuyō and associated characters) – Navel and Asread
Erika's New Perfume (Marie, Sarah, Erika, Timmy, Veronica) – DeviantArtist 'Lance the Young'
Mai-chan's Daily Life (Mai, Kizuna) – Waita Uziga
Star Wars (Ahsoka, Cody, Rex, Force Unleashed cast) – George Lucas, Lucasfilm
Halo (Forerunners, UNSC, Sangheili Alliance) – Bungie, 343 Industries
StarCraft (multiple characters, events, and devices) – Blizzard Entertainment
Naruto (characters, techniques, abilities) – Masashi Kishimoto
Mahō Sensei Negima (characters, spells, abilities) – Ken Akamatsu
Kingdom Hearts (characters, weapons, enemies, concepts) – Square-Enix
Neon Genesis Evangelion (characters, concepts, tech) – Studio Gainax
Elfen Lied (Kaede K., others) – Lynn Okamoto, Arms
Red vs. Blue (The Blood-Gulch Crew, the ex-Freelancers) – Rooster Teeth
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Hasbro, Lauren Faust
Transformers Film Series – Hasbro, Michael Bay
Transformers: Beast Wars – Hasbro, Mainframe Entertainment
Yu-Gi-Oh! – Kazuki Takahashi, Viz Media
Sonic the Hedgehog – SEGA
Gears of War – Epic Games
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – Columbia Tristar (I think)
Mass Effect – Bioware
Metroid – Nintendo
Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Gen Urobuchi, SHAFT
The Legend of Zelda – Nintendo
Tōhō – ZUN
RWBY – Rooster Teeth
Pretty Cure / PreCure – Toei Animation
Kill La Kill – Trigger
Cross Ange – Sunrise
Cardcaptor Sakura – Clamp
Sailor Moon – Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha
Sailor Nothing – used with express permission of Stefan "Twoflower" Gagne; please visit his website for SN and his other original works
Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – TYPE-MOON
Pokémon – Nintendo, GameFreak
PLEASE READ & REVIEW, AND TEND TO THE TROPE PAGES
-BOOK START-
Realm PKM-42 – Alola Region – Southeast of Hau'oli City
One Day After End of Book 35
Illya, Miyu, and Kuro stood in front of the door of the big beachfront laboratory/shack, the quiet black-haired girl knocking a few times. After a handful of seconds the door opened, and Professor Kukui smiled as he saw the three familiar faces.
"Hey, kiddos! Welcome back! What brings ya here? Any adventures since I last saw ya? Besides the whole 'Groudon & Kyogre going berserk' thing they mentioned on the news, I mean."
"You heard about that, huh?" Kuro grinned. "Yeah, that was a giant mess. Anyway, pretty soon we're gonna head over to Miyu's home-world and wrap things up with the Ainsworth family, so we came here first to try and relax on the beach for a couple days so we're rested & ready. Fuuka-chan's training elsewhere with her teacher, if you're wondering. And since we last saw you, I caught a Sneasel, Illya got a Butterfree, Miyu got an Alolan Vulpix, and my Rowlet evolved."
"Well, sounds like I've missed quite a bit! Why dontcha come on in and lemme have a look at your teams, see how they're doin'? Oh, but first, it looks like you've got a follower~"
He pointed, and the three girls spun around just in time to catch a split-second glimpse of something small hastily ducking behind a shrub a few meters away. After a few seconds, a tiny little fairy slowly floated back out – a Floette, holding a big pink-petaled flower, looking up at the three girls with nervous curiosity. Illya knelt down, giving the little Fairy-type a gentle smile, and after a few seconds a cautious shy smile formed on its little face. As the girls entered Kukui's lab-shack, the Floette followed them.
Once inside, the girls kicked back on the old, well-worn but still comfy couch, while Prof. Kukui took the easy-chair, and his Incineroar started making something in the kitchen (despite being a big, scary-looking, pro-wrestler Pokémon, he liked to cook and was quite good at it). The trio let their Pokémon out, and the Pokémon seemed to then strike up a conversation with the visiting Floette; as the girls told Kukui of their recent adventures, the Floette's shy nervousness gradually abated, the little Fairy-type becoming more comfortable and learning more about the three little humans.
"So, before you girls chill at the beach," Kukui said, "wanna maybe check out Iki Town just up north from here? They got a barbecue place there that's to die for! And maybe you can meet Kahuna Hala, or even head to the guardian Tapu's shrine to ask for success in the trials ahead."
"You had me at 'barbecue'" Kuro grinned.
As Illya turned to her Cottonee and Butterfree, the Floette came up to her with them, fidgeting lightly and looking up at her expectantly. After a couple seconds, Illya's eyes widened, and she pulled out an empty Poké-Ball, pointing at it and giving a questioning look. The Floette nodded. Kukui handed Illya a Premier Ball, and she held it out to let the Floette bop it. The little Pokémon became a mass of light that flowed into the shiny white Poké-Ball, which trembled for a moment before going still. Illya let her brand-new Floette out, and she & the little Fairy-type looked at each other with matching smiles.
-Break-
A while later, the 'Prisma Trio' walked through the gates of Iki Town, looking around at the traditionally-designed houses and the occasional Tapu-themed totem poles. A few people and Pokémon waved to the three cute little visitors as they went about their daily routines. They looked around as they moved through the village, until they came up to the home of Hala, Melemele Island's Kahuna. A piece of paper was taped to the front door, explaining that Hala was out shopping at Hau'oli City and would be back later.
It was still a little while before lunch, so for now the trio started to head toward the Tapu Shrine, heading up the forested path carved into the hills. As they advanced, though, catching sight of a small flock of Pikipep flying overhead, Kaleido Ruby & Kaleido Sapphire suddenly shivered.
"What's wrong?" Miyu asked them.
"I'm not sure, Miyu-sama" Sapphire replied. "I just got a strange, uncomfortable feeling. Hold on a moment while I boot up my sensors…"
Ruby followed her younger sister's lead, two antennae extending from the two sapient magical devices' tops. After a few seconds, the antenna-tops flashed and beeped.
"Something's happening, Illya-san!" Kaleido Ruby announced. "There's a dimensional disturbance – the barrier between this world and another one is about to fracture! Something's about to come through!"
The air seemed to shudder, and then with a muted tearing sound a swirling jagged hole in reality opened up, about 10 feet across. The self-regulating nature of existence meant the hole quickly became circular and smoothed out, stabilizing somewhat, and then a big red object flew through. The 'object' landed with a thug on four spindly legs, straightening up and looming over the girls, its body apparently musclebound to levels even a bodybuilder would call extreme, the two long antennae atop its head flickering as its silver long, thing proboscis pointed down at the girls, big orange insect wings fluttering out from its back.
"What… the hell is that?" Illya said.
"It's big and buff and I don't think it's too happy" Kuro pointed out, observing the strange creature's body language. "Hey, I'm still learning about the different kinds of Pokémon, but I don't remember this one; anyone know about any kind of Pokémon that looks like a giant mosquito on stero-"
The invader swung one of its meaty fists down at the girls, who scattered to avoid, seeing the hard-packed earth where they'd been standing shattered. The three of them quickly transformed, and the Buzzwole lunged at Miyu, who threw up a star-shaped shield to block its punch; the magical construct came away with a spiderweb of cracks, barely holding together, and she let it dispel while making a magic-powered leap over the red Ultra Beast's follow-up attack.
Miyu fired a wave of pale-blue magic bolts, but the Buzzwole barely flinched from their impacts, shrugging off the hits and grabbing a very big rock off the ground nearby. It winded back to chuck the 70-pound stone at Miyu, only for an explosive arrow fired by Kuro to blow the rock into pebbles. The Ultra Beast turned and glared at the pink-haired girl, shaking the slight stinging pain out of its wrist, and then it rushed at her with both fists striking over and over so fast they blurred. Kuro leapt and danced back to dodge the Comet Punch barrage, but then the Buzzwole abruptly shifted its aim to hit the ground beneath her, upsetting her footing and letting it hit her with a powerful punch that sent her tumbling.
Illya released a double Shcneiden that the Buzzwole raised its arms to block, and then she sent out her Butterfree, Cottonee, and Floette. Kuro and Miyu followed suit – Kuro deployed her Dartrix and Sneasel, while Miyu's Popplio and Alolan Vulpix came out to aid their Trainer. A mixed barrage of Dartrix's Razor Leaf, Alolan Vulpix's Powder Snow, and Cottonee's Fairy Wind buffeted the Ultra Beast, which braced itself and fought through the attacks, standing its ground. Then, the beast flexed, and a red aura briefly clung to it, Bulk Up increasing its already-high strength and durability a little. It charged, and Kuro's Sneasel barely avoided being speared by a Leech Life attack, countering with Night Slash but not doing too much damage.
Floette briefly spun and sang, and a sparkling Lucky Chant aura protected her and her human & Pokémon allies. Spores of thick cotton from Cottonee clung to the Buzzwole as it charged at Kuro, slowing its movements and letting her nimbly dodge its attempt to Hammer Arm her into the dirt. Unfortunately, it managed to grab her when she went for a counter-strike, its Vital Throw knocking her for a loop. Dartrix frowned and hit the Ultra Beast with the strongest Gust he could muster, actually making the Buzzwole stagger back for a moment, and an Icy Wind from Miyu's Vulpix left the beast caked with frost. The bits of ice broke off when the beast flexed, however, and it came at the ice-fox with a lunging Power-Up Punch that knocked her back. Thankfully, Vulpix's Popplio partner got her out of the way of the Buzzwole's follow-up.
There was a flash of sparkly light as Illya summoned her Keyblade, shooting at the Ultra Beast with a single wave of Prism Rain bolts and a Fira chaser. The multicolored mana blasts did little damage, but the fireball to the face got the beast's attention, leaving it scorched and glaring angrily at the little white-haired girl. It charged at her stinger-first, and Illya squeaked as she barely avoided being skewered by its armored proboscis. Her Butterfree sent slicing waves of wind, the Air Slashes hitting Buzzwole in the chest, but it ignored the hits and went for Illya again. The young mage cried out as the Buzzwole faked her out and got her with a falling blow that knocked her to the ground, dazed, and then it leapt and prepared to crush her with an elbow drop…
There was a flash of yellow as a Thunderbolt crashed into the Buzzwole, stunning it and knocking it to the side. A comet of yellow energy slammed down to the ground between Illya and the attacking Ultra Beast, and her unexpected protector was revealed as a sprite-like being with a small and slender black body with bits of yellow & orange, its thin black arms holding onto two huge yellow & white shells that seemed to form the two halves of a bird-like mask or helmet, and a large orange crest stuck up from its head. Lastly, the girls could sense that this little entity was very powerful. With a crackling cry, Tapu Koko glared up at the Buzzwole getting back on its feet, and the huge red mosquito-man let out an angry buzz in return.
"A Tier-1 Legendary…" Kuro breathed out. "One of this region's four guardians!"
As Illya got back on her feet, Kuro summoning her Keyblade and using a Cure spell to heal her sister, the Buzzwole lashed out with a mighty punch at Tapu Koko, only for the totem Pokémon to slip out of the way and ram into the monster's side with an electrified tackle, the Spark attack knocking Buzzwole back. The beast tried to cock its arm back for a Hammer Arm, but a barrage of ice kunai from Sneasel struck first, the Ice Shards hitting its shoulder and leaving it open to a mana blast from Miyu. Floette released a flurry of Magical Leaves, the glowing projectiles curling around Tapu Koko and converging toward Buzzwole; Tapu Koko imbued the attack with Fairy-type energy as they passed for some extra kick, and then fired an Electro Ball in their wake. The one-two punch knocked the Buzzwole back, the beast letting out a growling buzz.
A mixture of Fairy Wind from Floette, Icy Wind from Vulpix, and Ominous Wind from Dartrix battered at Buzzwole, and then Tapu Koko blitzed in with a Quick Attack. The beast grabbed the little electric sprite, who then smirked and cast Discharge at point-blank range, the electrical energy surging through and across the Ultra Beast's massive body. A flash of pink light and distorted air accompanied Tapu Koko's 'Nature's Madness' attack against the still-stunned Buzzwole, and then twin Keyblade strikes from Illya & Kuro and a simultaneous magic blast from Miyu knocked the struggling giant over.
Growling and stumbling, the Buzzwole got to its 'feet'. Then, it suddenly turned and took to the air, flying into and through the Ultra Wormhole, which then collapsed in on itself and closed. The gang caught their breath, Illya letting herself fall back onto her butt as she dispelled her Keyblade.
"What the heck was that?" she said aloud between softly panting.
-X-
Around an hour later, at Iki Town, the girls sat together with Professor Kukui and Kahuna Hala, with Tapu Koko off to the side listening in. The girls had just finished telling the two adults of what had happened.
"This is troublesome" Hala said. "I recently received word from the other Kahunas that there have been strange sightings the last couple days – glowing holes in space and strange new creatures. It brings to mind one of Alola's legends…"
Professor Kukui turned to the girls. "They say that a few centuries ago," he said, "Alola was invaded by strange creatures, led by one that was exceptionally powerful and sought to consume our land's light. It's said that the four Tapus together weren't enough to defeat the beast, but once Solgaleo & Lunala joined forces with them the six of them managed to push the invaders back and drive them away, back to wherever they came from. Maybe, whatever tried to invade back then is starting to try again…"
"…How can we help?" Illya asked.
Tapu Koko crowed softly, getting everyone's attention, and then he focused his power as motes of light sparkled into being and began to swirl around, coalescing into three masses. With a soft flash of light, they formed into a trio of sparkling stones with a rough 'Z' shape on them, which Tapu Koko then floated over to the three girls. Hala's eyes widened.
"Girls…" he said. "Those stones are the primary ingredients for Z-Power Rings, artifacts that allow Pokémon Trainers to unleash their Pokémon's Z-Moves. I can make Z-Rings out of those for you… but to really use them, you'll need Z-Crystals to go with them. To get those, you'll need to complete some of Alola's Trials."
"Considering how things might be about to get really crazy really soon," Kukui said, "you girls should probably just focus on getting the Z-Crystals that match your Pokémon's types; you can always come back for the others when you get other Pokémon in the future, maybe after you've dealt with these invaders and the bad folks you're gettin' set to take on. Though, to be allowed to start you'll have to also get the Normal Z-Crystal. Thankfully, that challenge is here on Melemele Island; just go north and find Verdant Cavern; I'll tell Trial Captain Ilima to meet you girls there. Now, let's see your Pokémon so we can see which other Z-Crystals you should go for."
Illya, Miyu, & Kuro sent out their Pokémon – Cottonee, Butterfree, and Floette for Illya; Popplio and Alolan Vulpix for Miyu; and Sneasel & Dartrix for Kuro.
"Hmm…" Kukui stroked his chin. "Illya, you've got Grass, Fairy, Bug, and Flying. To get the Flying-type Z-Crystal, you gotta find Kahili; right now, she's training at Ten-Carat Hill, just west of my lab. For the Grass Crystal, you'll need to go to Akala Island and find Mallow. For Bug, find Guzma on Ula'Ula Island. And for Fairy, you gotta go to Mina on Poni Island.
"Lil' Miyu, you've got Water and Ice, but both of your Pokémon will be part Fairy in their final forms. As I said, Mina's the Fairy-type Captain, on Poni; for Water, find Lana on Akala Island, at Brooklet Hill. And for the Ice Z-Crystal, you'll need to fight the Totem Glalie on Mt. Lanakila on Ula'Ula Island.
"Kuro, you've got Grass, Flying, Dark, and Ice, and when your Dartrix evolves he'll gain the Ghost typing. I've already mentioned where to get the Grass, Flying, and Ice Z-Crystals, and for the Ghost & Dark ones you'll go to Ula'Ula; lil' Acerola is the Ghost-type captain, while Kahuna Nanu handles Dark-type challenges."
"If we're going to be recruiting Solgaleo & Lunala's help to handle whatever's coming," Kaleido Ruby spoke, "should we try to get the Z-Crystals for their types? According to what I've gathered, Lunala is Psychic/Ghost, and Solgaleo is Psychic/Steel."
"To get the Psychic Z-Crystal," Hala replied, "you have to defeat or otherwise impress the Totem Xatu in the desert on Ula'Ula Island. For Steel, so Molayne; he's usually on Ula'Ula, either at the League atop Mt. Lanakila, or at the observatory on Mt. Hokulani."
"The League?" Miyu asked.
"The Alola Pokémon League!" Kukui answered. "Four of our strongest type-specialist Trainers, set to go all-out and challenge those Trainers who complete their island trials. Molayne, Guzma, Acerola, and Kahili – Hala and Kahuna Olivia used to be part of it, but they gave up their seats to let Mo' & Guzma have a go."
Hala welled with pride. "Guzma was once my fallen student, who gave up on himself and started a gang of thugs & misfits in his efforts to find a place where he could feel he belonged. But he managed to redeem himself and his fellows, and we found out that in his efforts to take care of his people, he and his Bug-type Pokémon became so powerful & skilled that we were able to make them part of Alola's Elite Four. He's still a little abrasive, but he's actually done quite well at the post!"
"We'll probably have to do this super-quick," Kuro said, "just swing by each Trial we need to take, use a dropship or whatever to get to the next place ASAP, spend just enough time for our Pokémon to recover and be combat-ready again, and so on. Between the Ainsworth issue on Miyu's homeworld and whatever the hell these dimensional invaders are, we probably don't have much time to sight-see or get Z-Crystals we don't yet need."
Tapu Koko looked to Kukui, and psychically transmitted an image to the man, who smiled.
"Hey, you're right! Thanks for remindin' me. Miyu, Kuro, I'd like to give ya something." He reached into his labcoat pockets and pulled out two diamond-shaped crystals, one blue and one green. "These are the Z-Crystals for the Z-Moves unique to Primarina and Decidueye – Popplio and Dartrix's final forms. You can't use 'em yet, but once your partners have fully evolved you can put these to good use for their special secret techniques! Oh, and let Fuuka know I've got one waiting for her too, for when her Litten is an Incineroar."
"So, what other Crystals are there?" Illya asked, curiously.
"Well," Hala replied, "you get the Fighting-type Z-Crystal by beating me; you gotta see Kiawe on Akala Island to get the Fire Crystal; Sophocles on Ula'Ula gives out Electric Crystals; the Dragon Z-Crystal is if you beat the Totem Kommo'o on Poni Island; young Hapu on Poni will give the Ground Crystal to those who impress her; the Poison Z-Crystal is awarded by Plumeria on Ula'Ula; Kahuna Olivia on Akala is in charge of the Rock Crystal…"
"…And the Pokémon besides the three I mentioned which have 'exclusive' Z-Moves and corresponding crystals" Kukui said "are Alolan Raichu, Eevee, Kommo'o, Lycanroc, Mimikyu, Pikachu, and Snorlax. …And, of course, there's always the chance there are others we just haven't discovered yet."
Tapu Koko snickered in the classic 'I know something you don't know' way.
"So," Illya said, "first off, let's let our teams get a bit of rest after taking on that big nasty bodybuilder-bug-thing, and then we'll head for the Normal-type Trial!"
"I'll call the other Kahunas," Hala said, "have them and their Trial Captains keep a lookout for more of those invaders."
"And I'll treat you girls to some barbecue before ya head out!" Kukui said with a grin.
-CHAPTER END-
Next Time: Team Illya sets out on their abbreviated Island Trial! Will they earn their Z-Crystals? Will the Ultra Beasts cause more trouble? What's causing them to appear all of a sudden? Find out soon!
Also, before you guys ask: even I, the writer of this fic, don't really know if the Poké-world of Teana's Travels is animé-verse, games-verse, or some weird hybrid of them.