No day was like this one for Andrew. Andrew lived in a little town called Iki Town. But that wasn't going to be the case for long. Andrew, his parents and his little sister, Lucy, were moving to a completely different place. Not to somewhere else in Alola, but to a completely different region. They were moving to Pallet Town in Kanto. Andrew was ecstatic. He had lived in Iki Town all his life with his parents and younger sister. Lucy made Andrew feel old. He was only ten but his sister was four. He crept out of the room he shared with her (she was still snoring on the lower bunk) and went downstairs. Andrew picked up the living room's 82 inch flat screen TV's remote. He pressed the power button and changed the channel from his mother's favourite. She always watched the Poke Cooking show. The News channel came on. He just caught the start.
"Good morning. Today you join me, News Presenter and Kalos Elite Four member Malva, as we hear the news. There has been a strange event happening in Hau'oli City in the Alola region. Apparently there was some attack by some sort of strange Pokemon that has never been seen before now. Scientists all over the world are working to find out what this Pokemon was. But there are theories from a lab in the Alola region. Our Alolan presenter, Johnathan Hughs, reports."
"This morning at around 5 o'clock, there was an attack by a Pokemon in Alola's biggest city. The Pokemon is believed to have killed seventeen people and some thirteen injured. However, the casualty tally is still climbing. Witnesses report seeing a very bright light and then the Pokemon appeared. I'm here with a scientist from the Dimensional Research Lab. Professor Burnet, what do you think it was?"
"Well, let me explain who I am first. I, Professor Burnet, am the owner of the Dimensional Research Lab. In the Alolan region, and only the Alolan region, a large portal sometimes opens. We scientists call this the Ultra Wormhole. It is believed to lead to a different dimension. This dimension is thought to be filled with Pokemon that are called 'Ultra Beasts'. These so called 'Ultra Beasts' are thought to have the power to move around dimensions using portals. They can also transport themselves between dimensions. I am lead to believe that the Pokemon that attacked the city was an 'Ultra Beast'."
"Can you explain the very bright light to us then?"
"I believe that the very bright light was the 'Ultra Beast' transporting itself to this dimension from what we call Ultra Space. Another possibility is that it came from somewhere in this dimension."
"That's very interesting, Professor. Thank you. And now back to the studio."
"Well that is a very interesting theory from Professor Burnet. Anyway, on to the travel news. The area where this incident is closed currently as Police and researchers find out what happened. Other than that, everything is fine."
Andrew turned off the TV. His mother came downstairs.
"Morning Andrew."
"Hello Mum, have you heard the News yet?"
"No, why?"
"There was apparently some strange, unknown Pokemon that attacked Hau'oli City this morning. Nobody knows what it was."
He didn't bother mentioning the theory about the Ultra Beasts. He thought it was just rubbish.
"Oh dear, was anyone hurt?"
"Quite a few and some killed."
"Goodness gracious, who knew that Pokemon would do such a thing?" She stroked her brown hair. Andrew shared the same hair as his mother but still many people said he looked like his father more. It was true, they did both have similar features, probably more than he shared with his mother. But Lucy was far more like his mother. Andrew thought that when she grew up, if she grew up that was, they would be practically identical. Andrew thought his sister would never grow up.
After breakfast, Andrew quickly got dressed. But still the Ultra Beast theory lingered with him. He did think it was rubbish but there were many legends. Andrew finally packed the last things into his bag, just as the delivery van arrived. Everything was carefully moved into it, more fragile things being packaged up in protective material. Andrew and Lucy watched from their bedroom window as the van pulled away. "Woo hoo!" Yelled Lucy as she ran down the stairs. Andrew followed, but not yelling the house down.
Finally the time came for the family to leave. They double checked that they had not left anything behind and then got into their car. Their father started the engine.
"Seatbelts fastened?"
"Yep." "Say goodbye to our house then!" He put the car into reverse and reversed out of the driveway. He then drove down the road for the last time. The road to Hau'oli City was mostly a dirt track but they were soon on the tarmac. They passed Pokemon centers, houses, supermarkets and soon came to their destination: Hau'oli City Marina. The ferry was already in port but that was to be expected. It always had a whole hour between arriving and departing. Andrew stared out of the window, sad, but also partly happy. He was leaving all his friends and what he knew. But he knew that it was the beginning of a whole, new chapter in his life. And maybe, just maybe, it would help him with his dream of becoming the World Pokemon Champion. Plus there would be loads of exploring which Andrew loved doing.
