"All right class. Settle down!" Professor Kukui said to his talkative class. "Now, I have some big news that I want to share with you guys!" Kukui couldn't suppress the massive grin forming on his face.
"I wonder what it could be?" Ash Ketchum asked to no one in particular. His classmates thought the same exact thing.
"I've been thinking about this for a while. Ever since our trip to Kanto. There's this thing that I really want to do." Everyone was at the edge of their seats. "And that is to form a Pokémon League for trainers of the Alola region!" He announced proudly. His class gasped. "That is my dream right now." Chatter spread throughout the class at the sudden news.
"A pokémon league in Alola!?" Ash Ketchum exclaimed with surprise. He turned to his Pikachu, who was licking his tail. "Did you hear that, Pikachu? A pokémon league in Alola!" Pikachu grew excited at the chance of competing in another regional league. Poipole joined in on their joy.
"You guys too!" Ash said, much to Poipole's delight.
"You guys!" Ash and his two pokémon flinched at the voice. He turned to see his friend, Kiawe talk to his pokémon. "Aim for victory in the pokémon league!" Kiawe shouted. His Turtonator and Marowak let out battle cries.
"I'm fired up now!" Kiawe declared with flames in his eyes along with his two pokémon.
"So passionate," Mallow commented on Kiawe's determination.
"The gym battle in Kanto got him interested," Lana added in.
"We'll be aiming for victory too!" Ash mimicked Kiawe's actions. Lillie giggled at this.
"Ash and his pokémon are on fire as well," Lillie said. Ash and Kiawe stood face to face with smirks on their faces.
"There's no way I'll lose!" Ash told Kiawe. They showed off their Z Rings to each other. Sophocles gaped at their electrifying friendly rivalry.
"That's the spirit, Ash and Kiawe!" Kukui brought their attention back to him. "This will be the first attempt at forming a league in Alola. So I'd like to ask you all to help out, too," He requested his class for their support.
"Of course!" Rotom buzzed. "I will support you with my knowledge as a pokémon!"
"Yeah!" Kukui pumped his fist to the air. "I'm counting on you!" He told his class. They all nodded in response.
"We'll do our very best," Lillie said, petting Snowy as she slept. Everyone murmured in agreement.
"Yeah, I can't wait to be able to compete in another league!" Ash grinned.
"That's the spirit guys! Thank you!" Kukui smiled. "I have one more announcement. Since I am going to need more help to make my dream happen, I've enlisted some help outside of this classroom."
Lana tilted her head in confusion. "Who did you ask to help?" She asked. The class looked at Kukui expectantly.
"I'm sure you all will be very glad to hear this." Kukui's words made everyone excited as to who it was. "You all minus Ash, have met him before. I asked this person to come to Alola. He should be here by tomorrow."
"Who is it?!" Mallow playfully demanded.
Kukui laughed at their anticipation. "The person that I got to help us is none other than…" He paused dramatically. "Sun!" Kukui announced. His face fell immediately because of their reactions.
"S-sun!?" Everyone but Ash cried out. Most looked nerved.
"Who's Sun?" Ash asked. No one answered his question. They were all too stunned to answer him.
"Sun." Kukui slightly narrowed his eyes at his rude students. "Is a trainer who completed trials in Alola just like you, Ash. He attended this very school, too. In fact, you're sitting at his old desk." Kukui chuckled when Ash stared at his desk with wonderment. "Sun was a brilliant student. Top of the class, powerful trainer, and an overall nice person. He's completed all of his trials and beaten each islands respective Kahuna. It was the first time someone has ever done it. He was scheduled for the final trial, which at the time consisted of having to beat all four Kahunas in a row. But he suddenly backed out and said he was heading back to his hometown in Kanto. I never knew why," Kukui finished.
"Wow." Ash grew intrigued at hearing of the new trainer, Sun. "Final Trial, huh? He's sounds like a powerful trainer!" He turned to his anxious classmates. "How come you all never mentioned this Sun guy to me!? He must be crazy strong!" Everyone avoided Ash's eye, confusing the boy even more.
"Yes." Kukui's stern voice made them flinch. "During our visit to Kanto, I found Sun there before we left and told him about my plans. He agreed to it, informing me of the date on which he'll arrive. I was under the assumption that you'd all be happy to have Sun come back." His eyes were dead set at the shivering Lillie. "Especially you, Lillie."
Lillie cowered under her desk as everyone's eyes turned to her. "I-I… w-well… um…" Luckily for Lillie and everyone else, Rotom interjected.
"Bzzt! There seems to be a disturbance right outside the classroom!" Rotom pointed to the door.
"No one better be vandalizing this school!" Kukui marched out the doorway. Rotom sneakily winked at Lillie before leaving with Kukui.
"Phew," Lillie sighed with relief. The others minus Ash doing the same.
"What's the matter guys?" Ash asked his friends. "Do you all not want Professor Kukui to make a pokémon league in Alola happen?"
"I-It's not that," Mallow stuttered. She thought about what she was going to say carefully. "We just aren't sure about Professor Kukui inviting him here." Her voice darkened.
"Yes, that's it," Lana chimed in with the same tone in her voice.
"We ought to be careful you guys," Kiawe advised them. Ash and Pikachu exchanged perplexed glances. What was their deal?
Lillie and surprisingly Sophocles, stayed silent. Lillie appearing more nervous while Sophocles was angry. Before Ash had a chance to go further more into it, Kukui's voice hollered to them.
"Class is dismissed! I have to go find this delinquent!" Kiawe, Mallow, and Lana bolted out the room. Lillie remained in her seat, fidgeting her fingers anxiously. Sophocles left his desk and stood next to Ash.
"What's going on, Sophocles? Why's everyone acting so weird?" Ash asked. Pikachu leaned in so he could also hear the explanation.
"You see," Sophocles started, his body shaking. "Sun is a touchy topic for them. Especially Lillie." Sophocles and Ash watched Lillie leave the room. "Follow me. We should visit his empty house. I'll be able to show you more there." Sophocles and Togedemaru exited the classroom with Ash and Pikachu in tow.
Sophocles, Ash and their pokémon walked along a path. The shorter boy led the way.
"Sun's about our age. He's a bit older than most of us. Kiawe beats him by a few weeks. He's about as tall as Mallow. He has pale blue eyes and black hair that reaches to his shoulders." Sophocles talked about Sun's physical appearance to Ash. "We're actually childhood friends. We've known each other since we were five. But I think he's known Mallow longer."
"Hmm." Ash took all the new information in. "What about the others?"
"Sun met Lana from Mallow when they were six. Sun and Kiawe met last and knew each other when they started attending the pokémon school. As for Lillie, I'm not too sure on how they met. Sun invited her one day during one of our invention sessions. She's a nice girl so I didn't mind. In fact, she made it more fun. And that was just three years ago. It seems like just yesterday we were hanging out like the good old days." Sophocles stopped and his eyes wandered to the sun with a distant look. "I miss it."
Ash noticed his friend's mood go down. "What happened? It seems to me that this Sun guy was great friends with everyone in our class." The shorter boy gazed down at the ground. Ash patted Sophocles' back with a smile.
Sophocles took a deep breath. "It all started eleven months ago. Almost a year. He was helping me with one of my inventions…
"Here's the screwdriver you needed, Sophocles."
"Thanks, Sun! I'm about ninety five percent finished with this." Sophocles took the screwdriver from Sun and screwed in the remaining screws so that the object will hold in place. "There! I present to you, the Ping Pokémon Finder 2.0!" Sophocles proudly showed Sun his brand new machine.
"Neat! What does it do?" Sun asked curiously.
Sophocles smirked. "Why, it lures pokémon with audible sounds that only they can hear! That way I can catch pokémon when I'm allowed to next month!"
Sun laughed. "I suppose that is a way to catch pokémon. Mind if I give it a test run?"
"Not at all!" Sophocles replied, wanting to see his creation in action.
Sun edged his finger near the switch on the top of the machine. "Pokémon, come to us!" He flicked the switch and let the magic happen-
Until it blew up in his face.
"Ah!" Sun yelped. His faces covered in smog. Sophocles gasped, shouting fast apologies to him. That was, until Sun burst out laughing with Sophocles joining him seconds later.
"Ha! Oh man, how much times has that happened now? I've lost track," Sun said after his laughter faded.
"The sixth time," Sophocles answered embarrassingly.
"We got to start from scratch again." Sun inspected the broken pieces. "Honestly, you don't need an invention to catch pokémon. I'm sure you can catch one all by yourself. I can give you some pointers on how I caught my first pokémon, Sandshrew."
Sophocles' eyes sparkled. "Wow, you mean it? But won't you be too busy as island champion?" He made sure to put emphasis on the last two words in a teasing manner.
Sun chuckled, "It means a lot that you have so much confidence in me. But just because I may become champion doesn't mean I don't have time for my friends."
"Sun, that means a lot. Thank y-"
"Ricky dink dink, who do these kids think they are? Stepping in Team Skull's territory."
"Don't know the confusion. Betta they hustle on outta here before we teach 'em a lesson yo!"
Sun groaned, "Ugh, not these guys again." To their left, stood two Team Skull grunts. Both male. The arrogant grins on their faces said it all.
"Ay yo, Hukio, it's that boy. Ya know, the one on the news."
"Ah yes, the soon-to-be island champion. The one with the funny name yo!" The two huddled up and discussed the situation quietly.
"What do we do, Sun?" Sophocles asked with a tinge of nervousness.
Sun grinned and pulled out one of his poké balls. "What I always do. Battle them!" The two grunts overheard him.
"You, a little boy wants to battle us!? Puh-lease! Tuyo, let's teach him how Team Skull rolls yo!"
"Yeah! When we're done with him he won't be able ta battle ever again yo! He'll be an island challenger reject like us!" The two high fived each other.
Sun merely rolled his eyes. "I'd like to see you t-" Sun grunted when he felt someone strike the back of his head and fell to the ground. He saw Sophocles go down with him.
"Stupid goons! You have the boy who's about to be island champion and ya don't even tell me!?" A larger man stepped forward. His clothes differed from the regular Team Skull outfit. His necklace with the 'S' buckle shined gold.
"We're sorry boss man! We just found the kid here yo!" One of the grunts clarified.
The apparent boss man scoffed, "Grab him already you bag of rocks. And stop talking like that, it makes you sound stupid!" While the three were arguing, Sun tried to find his poké ball.
"Looking for this?" The boss held up a poké ball. Sun's poké ball. "And these?" He held up his entire poké ball inventory. "It's amazing how easy stealing can be if your target is down." He laughed menacingly.
"Drats." Sun sat up. "What do you people want with me?"
"To join us," The boss replied. "You are the most valuable asset in Alola at the moment. Being an island challenger helps sweeten the deal."
Sun thought about his options. On one hand, he could join them. That was out of the picture. On the other hand, they could just run away. But that would leave his partners in Team Skull's hands.
"How about this." The boss picked Sophocles up. "You join us and the boy doesn't face our wrath. I'll even give you back your wretched pokémon as a bonus." Sophocles squirmed under his grasp, resulting in the boss to tighten his grip.
"Alright. Alright. You win." Sun raised his hands in defeat. "Just leave my friend alone."
"Good boy." He released Sophocles. The shorter boy gasped for air. "Now come here. Also, you shall refer to me as Boss Jenercocio."
Sun reluctantly went over to the his side. In a flash, Jenercocio took Sun by the shoulder and lifted him up.
"Move it, move it!" The three bolted from the scene, taking Sun with them while also leaving a shocked Sophocles behind.
"It was so scary. I didn't know what to do so I ran and ran as fast as I could to the nearest Officer Jenny." Sophocles picked up Togedemaru and hugged her comfortably. "I talked to her but without any evidence and information, we couldn't get a lead. I tried to get our friends to help me but they thought we were pulling a prank. We did quite a few of those so they expected it to be another prank..."
Lana and Mallow walked together to school. Their moods brightened at meeting their friends there.
"D-do you think I should tell Sun, well… you know what." Mallow asked nervously.
Lana giggled at her friends behavior. "You worry too much, Mallow." The two made it to the school and Lana clenched the doorknob. "Sun's an understanding friend. Just tell him how you-ah!" Lana shrieked as she felt an array of icy cold water splash down on her head.
"So cold!" Mallow whispered chillingly. The two girls heard laughter from within the classroom.
Sun and Sophocles snickered at the display. Their prank worked like a charm.
"Yes, a very understanding friend," Mallow muttered with Lana smiling sheepishly.
A few weeks after that, Kiawe whistled a heartwarming tune. Today was the day that he's finally getting his second pokémon. His friend, Sun promised him a really cool pokémon that he found in the area. He told Kiawe that he could have it since his team was full.
"I wonder what it could be. Maybe it's a Turtonator! That'd be really awesome!" Kiawe exclaimed. Up ahead he saw Sun waving at him.
"Kiawe! Right here. It's sleeping!" Ecstatic, Kiawe sprinted to the area. "In the bushes!" Sun's chuckle made Kiawe suspicious but nevertheless he spread the bushes wide open.
"Rawr!" A scary beast with sharp horns roared at Kiawe.
"Ah!" Kiawe screamed, tumbling backwards. Laughter erupted from Sun and the… pokémon?
"Sophocles!?" There, was Sophocles dressed in a beast-like costume. He was rolling on the ground laughing with Sun. Kiawe sneered at the two and stormed off.
"Darn. It wasn't a Turtonator."
"Sun came back a week later but by then he was a completely different person. He talked funny and acted ruder than before. From what I know, Sun did some pretty awful things. Disturbed the peace, vandalized buildings, lingered around stores. He became a Team Skull grunt."
Sophocles went on, "It came to the point where Lana and Kiawe stopped associating with him. Then came Mallow and finally Lillie. But I never stopped considering him my friend. During the day that he came back he informed all of us to trust him."
"It seemed like I was the only one left. Everyone else lost faith in his words. I later discovered that it was all just a ruse and that Sun pretended to be a Team Skull Grunt so he could get close to Jenercocio and battle him alone. He was arrested after Sun tied him up and brought him to Officer Jenny. That led to Team Skull disbanding. But as you've seen a few times already, Team Skull is back together. I don't know who exactly reformed them but whoever it is must be persuasive to bring Team Skull together again. As far as I know, Sun only told me that he was leaving Alola to go to Kanto. He said how much he hated his friends for not trusting him at all. He was glad that at least one of his friends did, that being me."
"So he left because of them?" Ash concluded. Sophocles nodded solemnly.
"To this day, they still don't know the real reason why Sun left. I didn't have the courage to tell them. It angers me sometimes that our friends treated Sun like that. He's a great person." Sophocles gave Ash a sad smile. "I'm sure you'll like him."
"Wow." Ash remained speechless. He couldn't imagine his friends treat someone like that at all. It made him worry. "It's hard to believe but I trust your word." Sophocles felt better at his words. "Why are we going to Sun's house though?"
Sophocles saw the abandoned house up ahead. "I thought you'd like to see what's in there. So you could learn more about Sun before he comes back tomorrow. Also, I promised to keep his house in shape if he decided to come back. I'm happy that I did."
Ash and Sophocles carried on their conversation by talking about Ash's next trial. The lighthearted banter removed the tension in the air. The two approached the house and Sophocles pulled a key out of his pocket.
"Sun gave me the key." Ash nodded and motioned Sophocles to go forward. The shorter boy inserted the key and turned it. A click was heard and he grasped the doorknob. Sophocles was about to open the door until someone else opened it from the inside, startling both Sophocles and Ash.
"Ah!" Ash screamed. His eyes widened at the culprit. "Mallow!?"
Standing right in front of them was Mallow, who quickly hid something from behind her back. She was on edge after being caught by the two boys. To their surprise, her eyes were puffy red. Almost as if she was finished crying.
"What are you doing here?" Sophocles questioned, his eyes narrowing with suspicion.
"No reason!" Mallow spat out. She ran away before the two had a chance to find out her true motives.
"Strange," Ash said. Pikachu agreed with him. The two entered the house. Ash observed the interior decorations of the house.
"Mallow's known Sun the longest." Sophocles showed him a picture of the two at one of the tables. "She must've been hit the hardest after the whole ordeal. It explains her dislike towards Team Skull in general." He set the picture down.
Ash went off without his friend, examining the various picture frames on the wall. The first one he came across was a picture of Sun with his mother. Sun's apparel caused Ash to frown slightly. He compared his current appearance to Sun's. It was eerily similar, in fact it was practically the same clothes he was wearing. Same shirt, shorts, and shoes. The symbol on their hats were the same, although the color was different.
"I'm going to have to ask mom how she picked this outfit for me," Ash muttered to himself. He continued looking at various pictures. He saw Sun with his friends on each picture. They all were smiling in each one. It made Ash start to question his friends even more. He then turned to a large picture hanging in the center of the living room.
Sophocles noticed Ash's interest in it. "That was taken before the day that we were harassed by Team Skull. Sun was really prepared for the final trial."
The picture consisted of all four Island Kahunas, Hala, Olivia, and two other people Ash didn't recognize. The first was a older male with gray hair. His face could barely make out a smile but it was there when Ash further examined it. The other one was a short female with poofy black hair and gray eyes. There was also another boy next to Sun that Ash didn't know. He had dark skin and dark green hair that was tied up. The unknown boy bore a gigantic smile on his face. Finally, Ash spotted Lillie at Sun's other side.
"You might be wondering who they are, huh?" Sophocles somehow read Ash's mind. The Kanto native boy nodded. "The tall man over there is Nanu, Island Kahuna of Ula'ula Island. The shorter woman is Hapu, Kahuna of Poni Island. The guy next to Sun is Hau. Hau is one of Sun's closest friends because they took on every island trial together along with Lillie. She didn't participate but she stuck around as company. It's a shame that Hau decided to quit the island challenge after he found out that Sun went to Kanto. He had as much potential as Sun," Sophocles ended his explanation with a sad sigh.
Ash listened on intently. He now knew more about Sun's social life. Ash saw Sophocles motion him to follow him upstairs. The walk was completely silent. The shorter boy opened one of the doors once they arrived at the second floor.
The first thing that caught Ash's attention was the unlocked trunk that seemed to have been under the bed. Someone was in this room before.
"Take a look." Ash's attention switched to the small picture frame sitting on Sun's desk. It included Sun and his pokémon gathered up in one big group hug. All of his pokémon appeared to be fully evolved.
"Decidueye, Sun's starter pokémon. Sandslash, Sun's second pokémon. Ninetales, Sun's third pokémon. Glaceon, Sun's fourth pokémon. Froslass, Sun's fifth pokémon. Vanilluxe, Sun's sixth and final pokémon," Sophocles informed Ash of every pokémon present in the photo.
"For someone living in the hot temperatures of Alola, Sun sure is fond of ice-type pokémon," Ash mused.
Sophocles chuckled, "That's what I joked about every now and then. Sun was actually born in the Kanto region. He moved to Alola when he was three." Sophocles sat at the edge of Sun's bed.
Something caught Ash's eye. There was another pokémon in the picture. He couldn't make out what it exactly was due to it being behind Sun's back. He'd have to ask Sophocles or Sun about it later.
"Thanks for showing me all of this, Sophocles. It helped me get a better understanding of Sun before he arrives here tomorrow," Ash thanked his friend. "I want to make a good first impression. Maybe he'll agree to battle me!" Ash's eyes filled with excitement.
"I just hope things won't go as bad as I imagine them to be. Neither Sun nor our friends are on good terms."
"Why don't you tell them the truth?" Ash asked.
"I can't!" Sophocles almost shouted. "It's too much pressure to tell them. I don't want anyone to feel horrible but things are just as worse not telling them. I don't know what to do. Either way, Sun's still angry at them."
Pikachu hopped beside Sophocles and consoled him with a head rub to the arm. This action got a small smile from the shorter boy.
Ash was deep in thought. "Perhaps tomorrow is the best time to tell everyone. Professor Kukui doesn't know the truth as well. It'd be perfect since Sun will be there, too. The whole thing would be cleared up!" Ash spoke his mind. It made sense to him.
Sophocles placed a finger below his chin. "You know what? That might work. Worse thing that could happen is that no one would believe me. But having Sun there will clear up any misunderstanding! He can share his tales as a Team Skull member." Sophocles' mood brightened up.
"That's the spirit!" Ash patted him on the back. All of a sudden, a crash and the sound of glass breaking filled their ears. Sophocles jumped at the noise and turned to see Rotom hover over them.
"That's going to leave a mark. Bzzt!"
"Ah! Rotom! You can't break into other people's houses like that!" Ash scolded. Rotom frowned and floated towards the broken pieces of glass.
"Sorry, I was in a hurry. Your ride to Ula'ula Island is here and if you don't leave now you'll be left behind!"
Ash gasped and grabbed hold of both Pikachu and Rotom. "Oops! I forgot. See you later, Sophocles!" Ash dashed out of the room. The shorter boy heard the door slam shut below him.
"Well." He faced his Togedemaru. "We should head home. I got this neat invention that I want to show Sun when he comes back!" Already thinking ahead of him, Togedemaru scurried out of the room, with Sophocles following her.
Just then, a wild Pikipek fluttered into the room. The shattered window providing entrance to anyone. It made itself at home on Sun's bed. Soon, more wild pokemon entered the room.
Meanwhile, Kiawe, Lana, Lillie, and Mallow gathered up at the entrance of the school. They were coming up with ways to deal with the situation at hand.
"What are we going to do? What if Sun is tricking the professor and only using him for his own gain?" Lana expressed her concerns for the beloved professor.
Kiawe showed his uneasiness. "You might be on to something. It's just hard to believe how misguided Sun turned out to be. I guess anything can happen." Kiawe closed his eyes, trying to come up with a plan. His eyes lit up. "Mallow! You've known Sun the longest, have any idea how we should handle him?"
Mallow, having arrived a few minutes ago, squirmed at the many eyes watching her. She folded her arms and tilted her head away from her friends. "Why don't you ask Lillie? She, oh so loved Sun's mere presence." The bitter tone in her voice caused Lillie to flinch. Nevertheless, Lillie answered to the best of her ability.
"I-I think Hau is the guy to talk to."
"Nice thinking, Lillie!" Kiawe complimented. "Sophocles might be of assistance to us too but I'm not sure where he is."
Lana placed her hands on her hips. "Don't forget. Sophocles didn't listen to us when we told him to stop hanging around Sun," Lana reminded her group of friends.
Kiawe felt his eye twitch. "No need to get Sophocles into this. Let's just go find Hau and get the answers we need! Where's he at right now, Lillie?"
Lillie sported a smile that quickly wavered. "Probably at the Malasada Store."
"Then that's where we're going! Come on!" Kiawe ran in a random direction.
"He's at Iki Town!" Lillie shouted. Kiawe tripped at the mention of the town and jumped back up. He pulled out a poké ball and released his Charizard. "To Iki Town!" In a flash, Kiawe and his Charizard flew away.
Mallow grumbled slightly at being left behind. Her eyes landed on an Officer Jenny with her vehicle.
"Excuse me! Do you mind giving us a ride to Iki Town?"
Hau sat absentmindedly at the Malasada Store. In his hands was one of his favorite treats. Though, Hau ate it slowly. He wasn't in the best of moods. Truth be told, Hau's been like this for months. He forced himself to leave his house and get something to eat.
Hau was having a peaceful snack until the sound of shouting can be heard from above. The dark green haired boy looked up to see a fierce Charizard roaring. Much like any sane person would do, Hau yelped and jumped out of his seat. To make matters worse, the sound of a vehicle came from his left.
"All I wanted was some peace and quiet," Hau mumbled, losing the happiness in his voice. Ever since that fateful day, the day that Sun was gone.
"You there!" Kiawe hopped off his Charizard and ran up to Hau. "We require your assistance."
"We?" Hau asked. Kiawe nodded and pointed forward. Hau turned to see a familiar face. Though, he'd admit he wasn't all that joyful to see them.
"Hau," Lillie acknowledged Hau's presence. Hau discreetly gritted his teeth.
What most if not everyone didn't know, Sun informed Hau to trust him back when he was with Team Skull. Similar to Sophocles, Hau did just that. In the end, Sun explained his reason of becoming rogue. He made sure to include the part where only one other person trusted him. It came to a shock to Hau when he learned that Lillie of all people didn't have faith in Sun. As a result of Sun leaving, Hau started to doubt whether the friends he has are really his friends. That included Lillie.
"Hey…" Hau cautiously greeted.
"How are things going?" For whatever reason, Lillie's noticed that Hau acted differently around her. Distant to be more specific. She wanted to fix that.
"Good," Hau replied, finding interest at the sun in the sky.
Lillie faltered. "That's nice."
Mallow groaned, oblivious to the tense atmosphere. "Let me get to the point if you won't. Sun's coming back tomorrow."
Hau froze, letting the malasada in his hands fall to the ground. For the first time in almost a year, a humongous smile was plastered onto Hau's face.
"Really? That's awesome!" Hau shouted gleefully. He jumped high in the air, waving his arms up, and cheered. "Is that what this is all about? Did you all finally shed a new leaf?" His hopes died down by their appalled faces.
"What!? No way!" Mallow shrieked. "We need your insight of Sun so we can deal with him personally." Hau contemplated on what he was going to say next.
"Why not ask Lillie?"
Mallow let out an exasperated sigh. "Because she's too afraid to say anything and suggested that you were the best person." Lillie chose to stay silent at her response.
"Then why not you, Mallow? Weren't you like best friends with him? He's told me before that you two knew each other since you were both three!" Hau pointed out the facts that Sun mentioned from time to time.
"We're asking the questions!" Mallow noted aggressively. Her eyes threatening to water. "Just tell us what you know about that dirty Team Skull member."
Hau deadpanned. His eyes shifted between all of them. "Has he never told you all?" Their response was a series of confused expressions. Hau clapped his hands. "That's right. You don't get to know." Hau glared at the four, shocking them in the process. He grabbed his backpack and departed from the group.
"Wait, Hau!" Lillie caught up to Hau with worried eyes. "What's the matter?"
Hau gripped the straps of his backpack tighter. "All of you is what's the matter. Bye." Hau bid farewell and started making his way home. Thinking about Sun's return, the smile on his face came back and he practically sprinted the whole way home, eager to tidy up his room so Sun can come visit his house.
"Like the good old days."
Crestfallen, Lillie regrouped with the others sadly "Let's just go," She said quietly. "We'll figure it out eventually." Not waiting for a reply, Lillie hurried to Officer Jenny's vehicle, awaiting to go back home.
"Don't worry guys," Kiawe reassured his friends. "We'll think of something. We always do."
Sophocles excitingly entered the classroom first and sat on his seat. His Togedemaru made herself comfortable on his desk.
"Sun's coming here today! Oh boy, I can't wait!" Sophocles boisterously exclaimed. He was bouncing in his seat. "Too bad Ash can't be here. But I guess training to beat an island Kahuna is just as good." His eyes peered at the doorway, watching his classmates enter anxiously.
"Phew. He's not here yet." Kiawe relaxed his shoulders and got in his seat along with everyone else. "Curse our rotten luck that we couldn't think of a plan in time."
Mallow scoffed, "Maybe later. We have to be on guard." They chattered amongst themselves while Sophocles tapped his fingers on his desk nervously.
"Alola class!" Professor Kukui entered the classroom. "I hope you all had a good night's rest. I want you all on your best behavior now. No funny business. We're here to talk about very important matters and I want all of your support," Kukui lectured them. The class nodded despairingly, minus Sophocles.
Said boy stood at the top of his seat abruptly. "Everyone! I got an important announcement that I think you should all listen to. It's about Sun!" He projected his voice loudly.
"Have you finally come to terms with Sun's betrayal?"
"Join the club," Mallow grumbled. Professor Kukui sighed at his students impoliteness.
An exclamation mark appeared above Sophocles' head. "What!? No! What I'm trying to say is that Sun-"
A pokémon made its presence known by squawking loudly, causing the short boy to fall from his desk. He rubbed his head and groaned.
"Class. Please welcome back our fellow student, Sun-woah!" Kukui started off with the introductions but gasped with the class doing the same.
A figure walked nonchalantly inside. Their clothes consisted of a battered up black tank top and a pair of dirty black shorts. Their white shoes were muddy and their white hat had burn marks on the sides. The last noticeable thing that they were wearing was a necklace with a buckle that had the letter 'S' embedded with silver.
This was no doubt, Team Skull clothing.
A Decidueye stood beside the person. Eyes barely open, as if it didn't care where it was. The figure turned out to be a boy with unruly messy black hair the slithered down his shoulders. His dull blue eyes was fixated at the professor.
"Yo Professah Kukui, what's the haps? Sun's up in this school right now!"
Author's Note: This is just an idea I came up with after watching episode seventy four where Kukui says he wants to make a pokémon league for Alola. It's late in the series so there are only a few episodes following this chapter. This story will feature Sun and Moon's main character, Sun as a shut in of his former self. He'll make Ash an even stronger trainer since he already completed his trials. This chapter was mainly dialogue at the moment for background information. Next chapter will include the heated tension between Sun and his former friends. Stay tuned.