Thechaosmaster: Hello, everybody, and welcome back to A Brave New Adventure. Now, I know that this chapter's title is, unimaginitive, but I thought that the best way to get this started right, would be with a good title. Anyways, I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter, it was fun to write. Now then, I just want to say that, while he is an important obsticle to Ash and friends, Anubis will not be highly focused on right away. I may have him appear every five chapters or something, but, because of how messed up the first story was, not having any plot, I will be working more on something tht, I really don't have skills in, Pokémon Battles. Yep, for right now, I will be focusing on actual Pokemon chapters instead of four horsemen plot, for now. But I will say this, a new one will rise, who it will be, I'll hint at it, but won't say, unless someone guesses, which, in retrospect, I bet everyone here would be able to guess who it is. You guys are smart after all. And, yes, I have added Max and Bonnie to this story. I just had so much I could do in the last story, but because of the large list of characters already, it was impossible to do any character development, and while I may have the same problem, it won't be as bad as last time. Well, enough of my rambelings. Kurivolt! Have anything to add?
Kurivolt: Yeah, Chaos owns no rights to Pokemon, Digimon, Yugioh, or any other anime that takes insperation for this story, and it is only written for the enjoyment for others, but if he had the time, friends, items, and a YouTube account, he would turn this into an actual live action YouTube Series, just for fun.
Thechaosmaster: Dang right I would, well, let's get this show on the road!
After the Ketchum Family had won their tickets to Alola, and they had all, somewhat, snapped back to reality, meaning that they were now just trying to process what had happened. Then the man gave the family five plane tickets for a flight to Alola that would take off a week from today, then he bid them good luck, and a safe trip to Alola.
As the family were walking back home, still in a slightly confused daze, even Tina was in a daze, when Ash slowly asks, "Did we, did we really win ourselves tickets for a tropical island vacation?"
Then Delia slowly nodded and said, "We sure did, Ashy."
While the humans were still dazed, the Pokémon snapped out of their confusion first then Tina snapped out of her shock, and was pleasantly cheerful, then Pikachu looked towards Ash, and waved his paw in front of his face, but didn't get any response, then he looked towards Tina and Dan, and held up his palm and counted down.
3
2
1
Right after Pikachu finished counting down, the whole Ketchum Family jumped in the air and shouted, "ALL RIGHT!"
Then Mar turned to his family and said, "All right, here's what we'll do. Once we get home, we'll pack our bags for one week, then we'll head to Professor Oak's lab and tell him what will be going on, and where we'll be heading, and ask him to look after the house for a while. Understood?"
The whole group nodded seriously, and Mar smiled sincerely, then the whole family smiled largely, then they all headed home to pack for their new vacation. But Ash, Tina and Derek were having a mental chat with each other, 'Is this really happening?' Derek asked, not really knowing how to deal with what just happened.
'You know, if it wasn't for the fact that we are a team now, I would've thought that Jessie and James were behind this, but then again, they probably would've used those tickets themselves, and not try to trap us.' Ash thought jokingly.
Derek and Tina chuckled lightly, then Tina thought, 'Let's just hope that this vacation doesn't get as crazy as your last one, Ashy.'
Ash mentally chuckled, and thought, 'If I can go to one region without having to go on some crazy journey, or having to check off my, 'Chosen One's check list' for once, I'll play the lottery.'
Tina then curiously asked, ''Chosen One's check list?' What's that?'
Ash laughed and thought, 'It is a check list that me and Pikachu came up with during Sinnoh. It's basically a list of things that we cross off whenever something happens that pretty much tells us that we have to save the region at some point.'
Derek, being made curious, asked, 'What's on this list of yours, Ash?'
Ash then counted down in thought, 'Encountering a legendary Pokémon within a certain amount of time, usually from twenty-four hours, to a week of arriving to the region, facing off against the regional evil team grunts within a month, and to top it all off, having to stop a world ending event after only being in the region for about two months.'
Tina blinked several times, trying to come to the reality of what her boyfriend had just told her, then asked, 'Is that really your checklist, Ash?'
'I wish it wasn't, but it is. Me and Pikachu used this checklist to keep track of what crazy things happen to us, and use it to predict what will most likely happen to us next time. My life has become that much predictable, that if I had this list when I first started my journey all those years ago, I probably would've been more prepared for a lot of things that had happened in the past.' Ash explained to his brother and girlfriend.
Tina and Derek had no words to describe what Ash had just said, and instead, focused on getting home, and preparing for their new vacation.
*Time Skip One Week Later*
It was a beautiful sunny day, and Ash and Derek were riding around wearing nothing but their swimming trunks and a life vest riding the waves on a Sharpedo, almost like it was a jet ski, and were racing each other, laughing all the way. "All right! This is the most fun I've ever had!" Ash cheered with his ever loyal partner, Pikachu on his shoulder. "Right, Pikachu?"
"You said it, Ash! It feels so good to be on vacation, seeing how our last one was a very bumpy ride." Pikachu said with a smile on his face.
Derek laughed and said, "Oh, come on, you two, keep your eyes on the waves! Live a little. After all, I've been banished in another dimension for thirteen years, before I was freed. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to enjoy my vacation, and have some fun. Let's go, Sharpedo!"
"As you wish, Derek." Said the Sharpedo, before accelerating forward, leaving Ash and Pikachu to swallow a mouthful of water.
Then Ash spit out the water in his mouth, and laughingly said, "Oh, so that's how you want to do it, hehe, well then, you've got it. Sharpedo, full speed ahead." Sharpedo nodded and rushed after Derek, everyone was laughing as the chase continued.
Our heroes are currently on Melemele Island, one of four islands that make up the Alola Region, a beautiful tropical island, that many, even the regions locals would call, a perfect island get away, after Mimey had won the tickets for Alola, the Ketchum's had gone back home to pack up, and let Professor Oak know about it, and now, here they are, finally relaxing together as a family, after thirteen years of being split up, they are together again, even with a new addition to the family, Tina Ketchum, Ash's legendary Pokémon girlfriend, Latias.
Ash then gripped the handle bars and said, "Alright, Sharpedo, full throttle, catch up to my brother!"
"You got it, Ash." Replied the Sharpedo.
On the beach resting in the shade, was the rest of the Ketchum family, Delia and Tina were sunbathing, while Mar and Dan were with Lucario, playing Volleyball, Tina, in her human disguise, said, "This is the life, right, mom?"
Delia, who was wearing an orange strapless dress with pink circles on the chest, a pink belt with a gold buckle, a pink flower, and white frills, happily sighed and said, "You said it, Tina. In Kanto it's usually all dry and humid, but here, it's perfect. Ah, I just can't get enough of this day. I hope that it never ends!"
Mar, who was wearing a light blue shortsleeved shirt with they kanji for family sewn on the back, and a pair of light green shorts, and light blue sandals, laughed as he sent the volley ball back at Lucario, and said, "Same here! Hahah! Right, Dan?"
Dan, who had used his tail to send the Volley Ball back to Mar, who slammed dunked it, then said, "You, betchya, Mar. This is the life. What a beautiful day!"
Then Lucario said, "Indeed it is, Dan, it truly is a beautiful day indeed."
Meanwhile, Ash was still chasing Derek, Ash then dived under water where he and Pikachu saw Derek, they then swam right next to him, and his Sharpedo, and, through Aura to be able to breath, Ash said, "This is incredible, right Derek?"
Derek nodded and using the same aura trick, said, "Indeed. Look at all of the water types! Misty would definitely love this place! Look, an Alomomola, and some Luvdisc, Shellder and Staryu as well."
Ash nodded and said, "Yeah, she would love this place very much. And look over there, it's a Milotic!"
Pikachu then said, "This is amazing, and look at all of the regional Pokémon that we've never seen before!"
Indeed, there were tons of different water types that neither brother had seen before! It was amazing. Then the twins swam near a strange, dark purple sea cucumber like Pokémon, with a white star on it's face, two pink dots for eyes, a white ball as a tail, and pink spikes on it's back, this was a Pyukumuku. When Ash went to poke it, it created a cloud of something, and gave the siblings, and Pikachu, the peace sign, which the trio returned.
Then Pikachu started to run out of air, and swam up, Ash and Derek following close behind him. When they popped out, Ash and Pikachu were spooked by a weird purple and yellow fish with sharp teeth, and splashes of blue here and there, being pulled in by a girl with ocean blue hair, and she also has a yellow crown like decoration to keep her hair out of her eyes, a white sleeveless dress shirt, blue pants with a wave pattern tightened by a yellow line, which also has a badge attached, and a pair of blue flip-flops, and caused Ash and Pikachu to fall back, trying not to fall into the water, while Derek struggled to hold his laughter.
Then Ash fell into the water, while Pikachu landed on Sharpedo, Ash then grabbed hold of Sharpedo and said, "Made it, buddy." This caused Derek to start laughing, and the blue haired girl to laugh with him, then Ash started laughing while rubbing the back of his head, everyone finding it funny.
Cue intro!
I could get used to this heat on my skin
I can feel everyday, I'm a little bit stronger
I only wish that each day was longer
Yeah! We're having fun in the sun (the Alolan sun)
Week after week
It's just like we're on vacation
Yeah! Now our journey's begun,
Friends 'til the end
Number one's our destination
Under the Alolan sun
Pokémon
Chapter 1: Alola To A Brave New Adventure!
After Ash and Derek returned to the port where they borrowed the Sharpedo from a young women, then she said, "The famous Alolan Pokémon Jet ski. So, what did you boys think of it?"
Derek took off his vest and handed it to the women and said, "It was really fun, thank you so much for allowing us to do this."
Ash nodded and handed the women his vest and said, "Same here, it was really fun!"
The women smiled and said, "That's great to hear! Come back again soon!"
Ash and Derek then said, "Don't worry, we will." Then the twin looked at each other, and smiled, then they said, "Jinx! Jinx!" Ash and Derek playfully glared at each other, then they started laughing.
Pikachu looked to the women and said, "Twins have the weirdest ways to have fun."
The women smiled and nodded then she said, "You said it." Then she walked away, never realizing that she understood what Pikachu had said, but Pikachu had caught it, and was left in total shock at not surprising someone about the fact that he is a talking Pikachu. He then looked towards Ash and Derek, who were now trying to push the other away using a small aura sphere.
Pikachu sighed, then he thought, 'Just when I think I finally understand Ash and Derek, they do something like this, (sigh) oh well, a small jolt should do.' Pikachu then launched a small volt of lightning through the still wet twins, jolting Derek, but only caused Ash to twitch a bit, they both looked at Pikachu, who said, "You guys are drawing attention to us, please behave like proper adults, I know that we are on vacation, and you think that you can act like a bunch of kids, but at least act like normal kids for a while, please?"
Ash and Derek looked at one another, then at Pikachu, then simultaneously said, "You're right, we're sorry Pikachu."
Pikachu's right eye twitched ever so slightly as he thought, 'It still creeps me out on how they do that.'
Ash then said, "Well, let's head back and tell Tina, mom and dad what we saw."
Pikachu nodded and jumped on Ash's left shoulder, while Derek rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, 'mom and dad', you just want to spend more time with your girlfriend." Derek teased.
Then Ash blushed and said, "You got me there." Ash then had his competitive face on and said, "Come on, let's race back!"
Pikachu thought about it, then he sighed as he jumped back off of Ash's shoulder and thought, 'You know, sometimes I have to wonder, just what my life would be like if I decide to dawn a detective hat, and become a world renowned detective, it would probably make more sense then this.' ^V^
Pikachu looked at his best friend and Derek, then he gave in, smiled and said, "Oh, alright, last one back is a rotten Exeggcute."
Derek laughed then said, "You're on!"
Ash, Derek, and Pikachu then took starting positions, then Ash said, "On your mark, get set, GO!"
At the sound of 'Go' Pikachu got an early head start by using Quick Attack, but Ash and Derek focused their aura into their feet and were soon catching up to the electric mouse.
Meanwhile, a small black and red cat like Pokémon, named Litten was walking down the beach, smiling, and decided to try and rest on the beach, unfortunately, for him, Ash, Derek, and Pikachu were racing towards him, and Ash said, "You guys are falling behind."
Derek, who saw the small kitten strayed from the soon to be crash course of the cat, but Ash decided to try to out run Pikachu, and closed his eyes to run faster, and keep sand out of his eyes, but, for some reason, he didn't think to use his aura sight, until it was to late, and he ran over the Litten's tail, and also covered the Litten in sand, who screeched in pain, causing Ash to turn around, and said, "Sorry."
But Litten looked at him, and launched a small ember at Ash's face, burning him, and causing him to fall to the ground, with smoke coming out of his mouth, Derek ran up to him, and asked, "You okay, Ash?"
Ash didn't say anything, and Pikachu touched Ash to see how he was feeling, but had to pull away when his paw began to burn. All Ash said was, "Anyone have any water?"
Derek simply chuckled, then he looked towards the Litten and thought, 'Well, I guess Ash doesn't always have luck to meeting new Pokémon after all.'
Outside the resort that the Ketchum Family was staying at, was Delia, Mimey, and Tina, all enjoying themselves, Delia then said, "Blue water, white fluffy clouds, and this delicious Pinap juice. Mm! It's so refreshing!"
"That it is, Delia. That it is." Mimey said, while drinking his own Pinap juice.
Tina nodded and said, "Sure is. I wonder how Ash, Pikachu and Derek are doing?"
And not even two seconds they heard Ash's voice say, "Hey, Mom, Dad, Tina, Dan, we're back!"
As Ash ran up to his mother, Delia asked, "I hope you boys had fun."
Ash laughed, and said, "We sure did, mom! How are you guys enjoying it?"
Delia smiled and said, "I love it here, Ash. It's amazing, and I think Tina would agree with me!"
Tina chuckled and got up and walked towards Ash and said, "She's right, Ash, this place is beautiful, I bet Tony and Bianca would love it as well."
Mar chuckled at his daughter-in-law, and said, "I'm sure they will. But this is just what we needed, some time together, and away from saving the world."
Ash, Pikachu and Dan laughed, then Ash said, "Yeah, and so far, I haven't had to check off anything on my 'Chosen One Check List' yet, so that's a good thing. Hahahah. Plus, I haven't had a need to summon 'The Fists Of Odin' yet. So without having to be a horsemen for a day is good too."
Derek chuckled and said, "That may be true, Ash, but we have to remember to be prepared for anything." Derek made a motion towards his back, and while there was nothing there, a ghostly image of a hand grip appeared where his hand was, then he let his hand fall.
Ash laughed and said, "Derek, you do remember my stories I told you, right? After fighting Arceus himself, I don't think that anything could surprise me anymore." Ash said this, but no one paid any attention to him, probably thinking that it was just the talk of sibling rivalry. Then Ash said, "Plus, I have this" Ash then went into his bag that was resting nearby, and took out a book titled, 'Wolrds Legends and Myths check book' and Ash said, "Since the forest incident two months ago, I've been writing down the names of every legend and myth I've seen, and if I see more, well, I'll add them to the list. Plus, with me being me, I doubt that I'm done seeing them. Besides, if we do see Anubis again, all we have to do is call them, and Jessie and James would be here in an instant. We are a team after all."
Mar chuckled at what Ash had said and thought, 'Oh, yeah, I remember those times. But, I wonder, where the rest of them are? Is it time to tell Ash and Derek the truth, or should I wait a little bit longer?' Mar looked towards Dan and Lucario, and saw that they had the same thoughts in their minds. 'I'm grateful that Dan and Lucario decided to keep their mouths sealed. But, I'm afraid what would happen if Ash and Derek find out that I...'
Mar was interrupted when Ash snapped his fingers, like he was remembering something, and said, "Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you guys what we did! We went diving with a Sharpedo, and saw a whole lot of different Pokémon some we've see, and others that we haven't seen before!"
Delia laughed and said, "That does sound fun!"
Tina nodded and said, "You're right, but remember Ash, try not to get in the middle of another Legendary Incident already, please? We just got here, for Arceus' sake?"
Ash laughed and said, "Hey! It's not me that you have to tell that to! It's the world itself! I keep trying to get out, but it keeps bringing me back in."
Delia chuckled and said, "Alright then. Should we get changed and get going?"
Ash, curiously asked, "Where to, mom?"
Mar laughed and asked, "Don't tell me you forgot already, Ash? To Professor Oak's cousin's place."
Ash smacked himself in the head, and said, "Right. I forgot."
*Flashback One week ago*
After the Ketchum Family returned to Pallet Town, they quickly headed to Professor Oak's lab, and told Samuel Oak what had happened and he said, "No problem. And that would mean that this would work then. Yes, this will work out just fine!" Professor Oak then grabbed a orange and yellow container off of his desk and said, "I was worried about how I'd get this to my cousin in the Alola region. Now I'm not."
Professor Oak then showed everyone a red Pokémon Egg, and Tina's eyes widened and said, "Wow, an egg! What kind of Pokémon is it?"
Samuel said, "You'll just have to wait for it to hatch to find out." Samuel said, much to Tina's disappointment, as he handed the incubator to Ash.
Ash nodded and said, "We understand."
Mar and Delia nodded, and Mar said, "You can count on us! We'll get it there."
*End Flashback*
Derek chuckled at Ash forgetting something like that, then he asked, "Why doesn't surprise me?" This caused everyone to start laughing.
Then Ash lightly glared at Derek. "Don't forget who won our last bout, brother." Ash then cracked his knuckles, and had a small spark of electricity fly across his fists, and a Lightning Bolt flashed on his hands for a split second before vanishing.
Derek laughed and said, "Ash, please, you had more time to practice, besides, I had only just came back when we fought. I think that I can handle myself just fine now." As his hands, for a short moment had a dark aura surround them.
Sparks began flying between the brothers eyes, then the began looking confused as they were enveloped in a blue glow and separated from each other, and were forced to look at Tina, who had a cheerful smile on her face, but the brothers had a sense of dread wash over them, then Tina said, "Boys, we are on vacation, can we please not bring attention to ourselves while we're here, please?" Tina said the last fact with a very cheerful smile, but Ash and Derek saw dark storm clouds and visions of pain and suffering, and countless screams of the suffering echoed in their minds, were shown to be their future if they caused a scene right now.
"Do you two understand?" Tina asked with the same smile. Both brothers only nodded in fear, then Tina cheerfully said, "Good. Just wanted to make certain." Then Tina released the brothers, making them fall on their butts, and walked away, while whistling a cheerful tune.
Derek looked towards Ash and said, "Ash, your girlfriend's scary."
Ash only nodded then he said, "Yeah, you're telling me."
Mar and Delia were doing their best to hid their laughter but were failing, Dan and Pikachu, however, didn't even bother hiding theirs. Then after fifteen minutes, the family were wearing standard clothing, and were riding on a Tauros drawn car, with Tina holding the egg, while she, and the rest of the family enjoyed their ride.
Then Tina said, "This is amazing, my first Pokémon taxi. This is fun."
Then their driver said, "Here in the Alola region, we use the power of Pokémon to go anywhere and everywhere. We refer to these Pokémon as Ride Pokémon." Then their driver explained the concept of land, water and air rid Pokémon.
Then Ash asked, "So that Sharpedo was a Water Ride Pokémon!"
The tour guide/driver laughed and said, "It sounds to me like you've already been trying things out here!"
Then Ash then remembered that he forgot where they were going, and asked, "So, mom, where are we taking the egg?"
Then Mar, chuckling at the fact that, while Ash may not have that lousy seal on him anymore, but he still held onto the excitement of being to new places, then he said, "To a place they call the Pokémon School."
Derek being intrigued then asked, "Pokémon School?"
Delia smiled fully then asked, "Sounds interesting, doesn't it?"
Ash actually nodded and said, "Yeah, it kind of does, actually."
Mar then thought, 'I remember that for many trainers, we had to decide on either getting a proper education, or being home schooled about being a trainer. I guess that Ash never went to school, but he's much better because of the lessons he's learned on his eight year long journey, but Derek, he may need it.'
Then Mimey pointed out the berries and said, "Hey, look over there."
Delia then said, "My, my, look at all of those delicious berries. Maybe I'll buy some as a gift for Professor Oak."
Then their taxi driver said, "The berries at this market are always fresh and delicious!"
Tina smiled and said, "Sounds great!"
Everyone got out and started looking at each convenient stand, while Ash was surprised by a small brown and white but that burst from the ground, Ash then said, "Whoa, what kind of Pokémon is that?"
Derek, noticing that Ash was taken by surprise walked up to him, and asked, "Hey, Ash, whatchya looking at?"
This caused the Pokémon to jump and pinch Ash's nose, causing him to scream in pain, getting Tina's attention, who saw that Ash was trying to get something off of his face, Derek was about to help, when the Grubbin let go and went back into the dirt, and ran away, Ash rubbed his nose, then he said, "That's some Pokémon, let's catch it."
Pikachu nodded and said, "You got it." And both he and Ash soon followed after the Pokémon.
Derek then asked, "Ash, shouldn't we not follow a Pokémon through a region we don't know about?" But his words fell of deaf ears, as Ash was out of sight.
Tina sighed and said, "And I thought that he had actually grown up a bit."
Derek then said, "Even after all these years, discovering new Pokémon brings excitement to him, maybe he should become a Pokémon Professor. Well, come on, we'd better not leave them on their own, who knows, maybe he'll end up having to cross something off of his list after all."
Tina chuckled and said, "Come on, Derek, there's no way that he could run into a legendary Pokémon that quickly, right?"
Derek then folded his arms and raised an eyebrow, and asked, "And just how long did it take for you to meet Ash after he came to Altomare?"
Tina thought about it for a minute, before she said seriously, "We should follow him to make sure that he doesn't get dragged into another world saving adventure after being for only one day."
Derek nodded and the two ran after Ash and Pikachu, and when Mar looked behind him to ask Derek what berries he wanted to go with his lunch, when he noticed that Derek and Tina were following Ash and Pikachu into the forest, then he sighed, and Dan asked, "Does the Ketchum have a family curse that causes their kids to be drawn into adventures like what happens to you Ash?"
Mar looked down and asked, "What are you talking about, they're only chasing a Pokémon, it's not like they're running into a legendary Pokémon every five days, and saving the world, right?" Mar began to sweat, because he knew what Dan would say next, he only hoped that he wouldn't say it to loud.
Then Dan softly replied with, "And what about our journeys, Mar? You should know better then to think that I didn't mention anything back on Altomare because I didn' remember, I was just too busy being happy, but I will keep it close until you decide to tell them yourself."
Mar sighed and thought, 'Thank Arceus. I know Delia knows about our journey, but I don't want to worry her right now, especially after being reunited after so long.' Mar looked back to Dan, then he nodded and said, "I know, Dan, believe me, I know, and I thank you for that, and I really want to tell them, but I don't know just how they'd react when they find out the truth. But, ignoring that fact for the most part, I know that we won't ever get into trouble this early in the day. We've only just go here after."
"I only hope that you're right." Dan said while looking out to where Tina and Derek ran after Ash and Pikachu, hopefully to keep them out of trouble. 'I mean, there's no way that they could get themselves caught up in some kind of problem that fast, right? I mean, what's the worst that could happen?' Dan thought, while inadvertently asking the forbidden question.
Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu were deep in the forest of Melemele island and they were still chasing the Grubbing, and Ash said, "Hey, slow down! Man, for a bug type, it sure is fast. Come on, Pikachu!"
Pikachu, who was now the one chasing after Ash, instead of the other way around, thought, 'Yeash, Ash, I know you're excited about being in a new region with new Pokémon to see, but yeash, slow down.'
As both Ash and Pikachu passed by a tree, neither noticed two sets of glowing blue eyes hidden in the leaves. 'So, their the newest Horsemen, are they? Interesting, are they not?' The first being asked in a male's voice, belonging to a yellow and orange humanoid being, with hawk like heads for arms.
'That they may be, but I do have to wonder, do you think that they'll actually be able to succeed where their predecessors have failed? But, in the end, it'll be fun to test them at least.' A female voice said, which belonged to a pink and black creature with a large dome like dome as a lower body thought cheerfully.
Then the first being sighed and said, 'Tapu Lele, can you please for once act serious, for a little bit? I didn't call you here from Akala Island to describe enjoying a battle with the Horsemen, but to meet the brothers.'
The Pokémon, now known as Tapu Lele, said, 'I get that, Tapu Koko. But why call me? Wouldn't Bulu be a better choice to judge Derek?'
Tapu Koko shook his head and said, 'No, he wouldn't, he has his hands busy at the moment, and not to mention he has his own student to teach, plus, he has decided to chose Jessie for reasons you already know about. And Fini would be more suitable for teaching James. And I have Ash, that leaves Derek with you.'
Lele spun around cheerfully and asked, 'Are you sure that is the only reason why you chose me, TK?' *
TK sighed, with a light blush appearing on his face and said, 'Yes, Lele, and, huh? Well, speaking of Derek.'
Lele looked down and saw Derek and Tina running into view, then Lele said, 'So, Latias of Altomare really did join the Ketchum family, then that must mean then she and Ash really are dating. Huh, guess that Celebi wasn't kidding when he told us the news.' Lele then sighed and thought, 'That means that I owe Fini five big pearls. Awe, man! And I just added them to my collection!' Then Tapu Lele started crying at the loss of her pearls.
Tapu Koko ignored Lele's break down and said, 'Even after allowing themselves to be captured, Lord Celebi and Lady Mew are still loyal members of the council. While we could have been there to meet the new Horsemen, we had our own things to deal with.'
Lele nodded completely over her breakdown, then she noticed that Tina was looking directly at them, and Lele said, 'It appears that we've been spotted, TK.'
TK looked at Tina, and saw that she was all alone, and that Derek was missing, believing that Derek was closing in on them from the shadows, as he was known to use, TK sent a small pulse of electricity through the forest, to low for any electric types to detect, and not even Ash would be able to detect something like this, well, not yet that is. And found that Derek was heading towards Ash, TK looked towards Tapu Lele and said, 'Lele, go and Keep an eye on Ash and Derek, I'll take care of Tina.'
Lele looked at her partner and asked, 'You sure you want to talk to her?'
TK nodded and said, 'Trust me, Kari, I doubt that she'll say anything to Ash and Derek.'
Kari blushed at her nickname and teasingly said, 'I hope Jeri and Henry don't hear you talking like this.'
TK looked at Kari then said, 'Just go and keep an eye on the brothers.'
Kari smiled brightly and nodded and said, 'Don't worry, Takeru, you can count on me!' And with that, Kari was heading towards Ash and Derek.
Then TK sighed and thought, 'How Lele and Fini convinced me and Bulu to watch three whole seasons of that childrens television show, Digimon, and allow ourselves to be called by their names is beyond me. Oh, well.' TK looked down and saw Tina staring at him.
Then Tina, in her psychic speech, said, "I know you're there, Tapu Koko. You can come out now."
TK then flew out of the trees and respectfully bowed, and said, "Lady Latias, pleasure to see you again. And, sorry for spying. But you know, just wanting to check up on our new guests, that is all."
Tina returned the bow, then she nodded in understanding, and said, "That's alright, Tapu Koko, but, you must remember, that Ash, and his family can use aura, and can sense those around them, and while Ash was more focused on the Pokémon of the region, Derek noticed you, but he chose to keep quite because he doesn't want to be dragged into another world saving quest, especially seeing how we just started our vacation." TK nodded in understanding.
Then Tina folded her arms and asked, "Now then, I was wondering just why you, or your fellow guardians never showed up to the council meeting last month, you and your fellow guardians never miss one. Even I show up to regular meetings, and I'm not even a part of the council, but, I guess that you had more important matters to attend to, huh?"
TK simply nodded and said, "Indeed. You see, recently we had to deal with some issues here in Alola, that we couldn't leave, and we had to make sure that Alola stayed in peace."
Tina nodded, but didn't ask because she knew that what ever happened in Alola, if the guardians didn't ask for help, then it wasn't anything they couldn't handle, and said, "I understand, Tapu Koko. But I must ask, why were you and Tapu Lele spying on Ash and Derek?"
TK looked at Tina and said, "We were just getting to know the new horsemen, and besides, one of them has a bad habit of attracting trouble anywhere he goes, after all. We just wanted to make sure that he didn't bring the Apocalypse with him, when he came here." TK jokingly said.
Tina chuckled and said, "You know, as much as I'd hate to say this, Ash is a magnet for trouble, sometimes he's just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and sometimes, danger just likes to throw him a curve ball."
TK laughed an said, "Yeah, life works in strange ways."
Tina nodded and quickly remembered something, asked, "Oh, yeah, I must ask, why did I hear Tapu Lele call you TK, and why did you call her 'Kari' I didn't know that you two started a relationship already." Tina finished with a knowing smirk.
TK stuttered so rapidly that it looked like he was using Extreme Speed, but wasn't going anywhere, then he said, "We're not… that's not… we're just…" Then he noticed Tina laughing and holding her sides, then he calmed himself and said, "That wasn't very nice, Tina, how did you hear that conversation in the first place?"
Tina wiped a tear from her eye and said, "Sorry, couldn't resist, TK. And you must remember, I too, am part psychic type, so I can sense when Pokémon are communicating via Telepathy. But, I must know, why the nicknames? And why do they sound like the names from the old childrens tv show, Digimon, Digital monsters?"
TK sighed and said, "Because, they are." Tina's eyes widened a bit, as TK said, "Last year, Lele suggested that we watch a marathon of shows to rest and enjoy some time together, seeing how we don't really see each other that often. And somehow, she and Fini managed to convince us to watch the show, for three whole seasons, in a matter of a few weeks." TK seemed to look down as he remembered watching the show, then he said, "There was nothing wrong with the show, in fact, it was one of best shows I've ever watched, even the ever serious Tapu Bulu, had enjoyed it."
Tina was surprised, to hear that Tapu Bulu, the most stoic and serious Pokémon she'd ever met, even more then Giratina himself, had actually ENJOYED watching a child's show, that's just, impressive. "I must say, hearing that Bulu himself, the most serious Tapu, actually enjoy something like that, is just hard to believe.
Although, I shouldn't be surprised, I mean, I used to watch the show with Bianca while growing up in Altomare, even my brother had taken a liking to it, even though the third season seemed darker then the original, even though the second season was dark as well at times, but it was nothing compared to the third season."
TK nodded and said, "Yeah, that's what we said, but other then that, we enjoyed the series, but the only bad thing that came out of it, was when Lele suggested that we call each other by one of the names from the series. She suggested that it would be better to have actual names to call ourselves, and not our species names, and Fini had actually supported her. Lele had decided to call herself 'Kari' after the..."
"The DigiDestined of Light." Tina interrupted. "Yeah, I kind of figured that. And I'm guessing that she suggested that you'd be called TK, after the DigiDestined of Hope, and seeing how that is your name if you take the first letter in both names, huh?"
TK nodded and said, "Uh-hu. And she would sometimes call me Takeru or even Takaishi at times to tease me. Tapu Bulu decided to call himself Henry, seeing how he related to the young Tamer the most."
Tina lightly chuckled and said, "Yeah, wise and more into protecting then fighting. So, what about Fini?"
TK chuckled and said, "She calls herself 'Jeri' saying that she sees a lot of herself in Jeri."
Tina smiled but realized that she shouldn't make Ash worry about her, even though he knew she could take care of herself, he still worried about her after the battle against Anubis, then Tina turned to TK and said, "That's very interesting to hear, TK. But I must catch up to Ash and Derek, who knows what kind of disaster Ash could attract while being left alone. Well, good to see you, TK. Later." Tina then waved good bye and rushed to where Ash was waiting for her.
TK waved back and said, "See you later, Tina." TK sighed and thought, 'Just lovely, well, what's the worst that could happen now that two of the New horsemen are here, and not to mention that they are here. I mean, once they sense their aura, they are bound to know of the dangers that are soon to come. But, maybe,' TK thought back to Ash, he of course sensed the massive electrical surge that came from Ash's command style two months ago, and he knew, that at that moment, Anubis was back, and he knew that The Horsemen had risen once again. 'Heck, I bet that the whole world felt the Thunder Command Style: Thunder Storm Strike. And I bet that they're all prepared to do something in case he makes his move.' TK then looked to the sky, and thought of what to do.
Then he decided to check on Kari, and rushed toward the direction of where she was. There he found her looking at something and he asked, 'What are you looking at, Kari?'
Kari, not really being taken by surprise by TK, said, 'Look.' She pointed a head, and TK saw Ash, Pikachu, Tina and Derek staring at a large Beware, waving at them, and the group waved back, and Ash was just about walk over to it, when it suddenly became berserk for no apparent reason, and stared Thrashing and knocked down huge trees, with one single strike of it's paw, like nothing, causing the four the become frightened, and not wanting to injure any Pokémon while they're here, Derek suggested the only logical choice. They ran. They ran as far as their aura or psychic enhanced legs would take them, but, they were still being chased by the Beware.
This caused TK to sigh, and thought, 'They managed to take down Anubis on their own, but get scared by a Beware? That's kind of sad.'
Kari gently punched TK and said, 'You must remember, TK, they are on vacation, and they don't want to cause any trouble while they're here, after all. And besides, from what I heard, Ash and Derek had to call upon the Angel of Harmony himself to defeat Anubis.'
TK only nodded, then he said, 'Raguel. I know, but still,' TK looked at the damage done to the forest, and sighed and said, 'Green's not going to be happy at hearing that she and Bulu are going to have to replace more trees, again. You know how she gets when it comes to stuff like this.'
Kari nodded and said, 'Yes, I know, TK, I know. But if she, Red or Blue finds out that Yellow's here, or even his son's are here, there's no telling what could happen, especially Blue and Red, seeing how…'
But TK interrupted her and said, 'I know, Kari. Trust me, I know. But first, let's get that Beware off of their tails. Shall we?'
Kari nodded, then she and TK headed after the Beware, and saw it closing in on Ash and friends, then TK rushed by the Beware, catching it's attention for a few moments, then it looked back to where Ash was, but saw nothing.
Kari then flew towards TK and said, 'Nice job, TK.'
TK nodded and said, 'It was the right thing to do.'
Kari nodded, then she asked, 'So, what did Tina have to say?'
TK then said, 'Basically, she knew that we were watching her, Ash, and Derek, and that Derek noticed us as well. She said that the reason on why Ash didn't notice us, was because he was more focused on the Pokémon then to use his aura to keep an eye on his surroundings.'
Kari then asked, 'I thought that Mew and Celebi removed that horrible seal that prevented Ash from being the great trainer his father taught him to be?'
TK nodded and said, 'And I'm sure that Ash actually did notice us, and that is why he never summoned his weapons. Because he knew that doing so, would just be pointless, plus, he may not be a true master in the arts of the Thunder Element, like his predecessor, but after being hit by Thunderbolt after Thunderbolt, I'm certain that Ash was full aware of me, probably the moment I sent out that small pulse of electricity.'
Kari who was surprised at the comment, then asked, 'I thought that Ash wasn't able to sense something as small as that?'
TK nodded in agreement, then said, 'Well, I guess that Ash is more in tune with his element then we first thought.'
'Well, it could also be because of the fact that Ash has been struck by so many Thunderbolts in his life, he could probably sense an electrical surge all the way from Kalos.' Kari said.
TK nodded then he seriously asked, 'Well, I must ask, what do you think of Derek?'
Kari looked back to where Derek ran, and said, 'He's an interesting character, that's for sure. He's not one to rush into everything head on like his brother, instead, he's one to think of every possibility, before formulating a plan. Plus, he's one to take note of his surroundings, and while I noticed that Ash did to, but Derek immediately looked our way, and while I could've sworn that I saw Ash looked our way for a split second, but it was Derek who suggested that they ran.'
TK nodded, then he said, 'True. And while Ash would've chosen to fight the Beware, he had no way of knowing if his Thunder Gauntlets would've worked on Beware. He and Derek would've worked together to find a way out of their problems. But they chose to run, and not fight, in order to not cause any trouble. No doubt that they were both being smart. So, what's your verdict?'
Kari looked to TK and said, 'I think, they have what it takes. But, what crystal should Derek obtain first? I already know what you have planned for Ash, but still.'
TK didn't say anything, as he too, had to think of his plans for Ash. He also knew that the other Tapu's should also be made aware of the arrival of the Horsemen then he said, 'That's up to you to decide, Kari, I can't do it for you.'
Kari nodded and said, 'Undestood. Well, time to get to work.' TK nodded and the two took off to prepare for later.
Meanwhile, Ash, Tina, Derek, and Pikachu were busy running out of the forest, then Pikachu, who was busy hanging onto Ash's shoulder asked, "Hey! Why are we still running? It doesn't look like that Pokémon is following us any more! So, can we stop running, please!?"
Ash look behind him, noticing that the Pokémon had stopped following said, "Yeah, we can stop now."
And so, the two humans, and two Pokémon stopped running, and rested against a tree, then Ash turned back from where they had just exited the deep forrest and asked, "What was up with that Pokémon? Why did it act so ferocious like that?"
Derek and Pikachu shrugged, not really having a clue, then Tina had her hand on her chin and said, "Well, maybe we were in its territory, that might explain its behavior."
Ash nodded, in believing that to be true, then he looked up and saw a Pokémon he recognized, and said, "Hey, look, someone's riding on a Charizard."
Derek walked next to Ash with his right hand over his eyes, and said, "You're right. Must be an Air Ride Pokémon."
Tina, who had a look of amazement in her eyes, then said, "That is pretty cool. We should follow it."
Ash lightly chuckled at his girlfriends response and said, "And you say that I'm childish?" Ash said with a small joking voice.
Then Tina folded her arms in a mock pout and gave Ash the dreaded 'Baby Doll Eye' Glare, making Ash slightly twitch, but wouldn't let her get him this time, and stood his ground.
Derek rolled his eyes at Tina's persistence. Then he thought, with wide eyes, 'They are almost like mirror images of each other. Both are stubborn to the 'T' and both can be unbelievably childish, but then they can be incredibly serious, so much so, that it's scary.' Then Derek shook his head before the fear of what their kids would be like entered his brain, permanently scaring him for life, then he said, "Well, there could be the slim possibility that it's going to the Pokémon School. Ash, what's the plan?"
Derek looked toward his brother who understood what Derek was asking him, he needed to be the leader that he was, and nodded, then he said, "Right. Let's follow it, and hopefully we'll make it too the Pokémon School, and not get dragged into some kind of trouble."
Everyone nodded and hoping the same, and rushed after the Charizard Ride Pokémon, when they started to running through some flower beds, then they got to a clearing, where they saw a huge white and blue building, and heard children laughing and they looked around, then Ash said, "I guess we found the School."
Then the group noticed a young women with green eyes, and platinum blond hair, with two braids on each side of her face. She is also wearing a large white hat, with a blue ribbon around it. She is also wearing a white dress with transparent outlines, a pair of long socks, and white shoes resembling ballet flats.
On the ground next to her, were three Pokémon, a blue one that looked like a seal, obviously a water type, it would definitely cause Misty to gush over how cute it is, one that looked like a red and white berry, clearly a grass type, Cilan would most likely say something to cryptic with his connoisseur like talk, and a white Pokémon that resembled a roly-poly bug, with yellow checks, and a white and yellow tail. At first, one would think of it as a bug type, but looking closely at it's yellow checks, you could clearly tell that it's an electric type. Clemont would enjoy studying it.
Ash then waved and said, "Hello there!"
Derek and Tina waved at the girl, and then they ran over a fence, to greet the girl, when the girl said, "No, wait! Look out!"
Ash, Derek and Tina all stopped in confusion, and saw a hoard of Tauros with other kids on them, heading their way, then Ash facepalmed at his own excitement, and lousy lack of luck, groaned in annoyance, and out loud asked, "Oh, why me?" Thankfully for him, no one answered.
Then just before the Tauros ran the four over, Ash and Pikachu vanished in a yellow flash of electricity, *** Derek suddenly merged with the ground in a cloud of Darkness, and Tina simply vanished in a blue light.
Then as the three Tauros riders passed and saw the kids, a girl with long green hair, a pink sleeveless shirt with teal overalls, light denim shorts and green shoes with small dark green bows. And a golden clover-shaped badge on her wrist, halted her Tauros, and turned back to see that the kids were gone.
Then a short chubby boy, with orange hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a yellow scarf around his neck, and a white shirt with an orange design of an old game system on the front, brown pants, and green shoes with yellow design, jumped down, and asked, "What happened?"
Then a blue haired girl softly said, "I think we almost hit someone."
Then everyone started searching for the kids that were almost ran over, when they heard a voice say, "Man, that was a close one."
The four kids turned and saw the three kids that were almost pancakes, were safely on the other side of the track brushing themselves off, then the girl wearing the white outfit asked, "Wha? But you were just... How?"
Ash rubbed the back of his head, then he said, "Let's just say, I am a magnet for craziness."
Then the short round kid looked at Ash with a detective eye, then he recognized the trainer and said, "Hey, I recognize you! You're Ash Ketchum, the new Kalos Region Champion!" This caused the kids to stare at the new arrivals, while doing their greatest Magikarp impression ever, it was so good, that a local Magikarp looked over to the kids and thought that they were friends.
Ash sighed, but nodded then he said, "Yeah, that's me, Ash Ketchum, one of, if not, the youngest trainer to ever become a regional champion, besides Cynthia, but, still, it's pleaser to meet you."
The short kid said, "The pleasure is ours, sir, but, I thought you would have been a bit more, impressive, based on the stories we've heard about you."
Ash then looked down at the kid, wondering what they heard about him, and from how, said, "Please, don't call me sir, while I like the respect, I kind of don't want the attention that the title brings me. And as for me being more impressive? Well, I have been known to surprise people." Then Ash laughed, awkwardly, mind you, in embarrassment, while Derek, Tina and Pikachu were chuckling behind his back. "And, yes. I'm Ash Ketchum, this is my twin brother Derek, we're from Pallet Town, in the Kanto Region."
Then, after the kids had gotten over their shock, the green haired girl said, "We're so sorry for almost running you over, we didn't think that anyone would actually jump onto the track while we were using it."
Ash rubbed the back of his head, and said, "As a friend of mine would say, no need to worry."
Meanwhile in Sinnoh, Johanna unconsciously said, "And that's when I worry the most."
Dawn looked up from her recent Contest routine and asked, "Huh, you say something, mom?"
Johanna looked over to her daughter and realized that it wasn't her that had said her usual catchphrase this time, then she said, "Oh, sorry, Dawn. Just thought that you said your usual line."
Dawn thought about it, then she absent-mindedly said, "I think I might have to sue Ash for copyrights of using my line."
Johanna sighed and thought, 'Oh, Lukas, sometimes I wonder whether if it was a good thing or not that Dawn inherited your annoying catchphrase. But, where every you are, I know that, from what Dawn has told me, Yellow is back, and I'm more than certain that you'll meet his kids. I just hope that you don't throttle Yellow for not telling you or the others about their children after do long.'
Back with the others, Ash had the ever slight feeling that Dawn was talking about him, then he shook off the feeling, and said, "And in retrospect, it's kind of our fault for not being aware of our surroundings in the first place. And it seems, that, no matter where I go, trouble will always seem to follow me."
Then the group heard a males voice say, "'Trouble' isn't the kind of word that I'd use to describe the nonsense that you bring, Ash. More like straight up insanity to borderline chaos."
"Oh, Max, give Ash a break, it's not like he choose this life, the world chose him." A female voice spoke right after.
The group of kids turned and saw two kids, that made, Ash, Tina, Derek, and Pikachu's eyes, widen with surprise. There, standing in front of the trio, were two kids, that they never thought they'd see here, the first was an oxford blue haired boy, wearing a black shortsleeved buttoned up shirt with the symbol of friendship on the left shoulder, light green shorts, and green and white sneakers, and still wearing glasses, only they were smaller and were green in color, this was Max Maple.
And the second, was a lemon haired girl, wearing a light blue sleeveless shirt, a light red skirt, white and yellow sandals, and a white sun hat with a red ring around the brim, and a half Pokéball design on the front, this was Bonnie Lisco.
"Max? Bonnie? What are you two doing here?" Ash asked, being completely surprised at seeing the young couple here of all places.
Bonnie giggled and said, "Why, we came to study at the Pokémon School here and learn more about the Pokémon here, Ash. What about you, what are you here?"
Ash looked at Derek, who looked at him, then the two looked at Bonnie and Max, and they both said in complete synch, "We're on vacation. That's why we're here."
Max and Bonnie, as well as the other kids, just stood there, gaping like a school of Magikarp, while Ash and Derek started laughing, and Pikachu and Tina just shook their heads, and Mar and Delia chuckled at the twins unique ability to speak in such synchrony.
Then Max shook his head and said, "How you guys do that is beyond me."
Ash laughed, then he realized something, he then turned to the kids, and said, "Oh, yeah, that's right, we still don't know your names."
Then Pikachu walked over to the white dressed girl and said, "Yeah, Ash, good job at forgetting to do the introductions, again. Any ways, I'm his partner and starter Pokémon, Pikachu, pleasure to meet you."
Ash laughed a bit, and saw the looks of the kids faces when they heard Pikachu talk, then the short round kids said, "Amazing! A talking Pikachu, that's impressive. Oh! I'm Sophocles. And this is Togedemaru."
Togedemaru waved and said, "Pleasure to meet you."
Then the green haired girl said, "I'm Mallow, and over there is Bounsweet."
The small green radish bounced happily and said, "Hello."
"I'm Lana. It's a pleasure to see you again." The blue haired girl, now known as Lana said.
Derek said, "Same here, and as Derek said before, I'm Derek Ketchum, Ash's twin brother. And what about you?" Derek asked the white haired girl.
But before she could speak, Sophocles asked, "Lana, you met these guys already?"
Lana nodded and said, "Yes, back when I was fishing on Lapras, the two came out of the water so fast, that I lost the Bruxish that I had just reeled in."
Then Derek rubbed the back of his head, in a classic Ash Ketchum style, then he said, "Yeah, sorry about that, we were kind of swimming with Sharpedo when we had to come up for some air." Derek then looked back to the girl and suddenly thought, 'Heh, she looks pretty cute. What the? Where did that come from?' Derek then shook the thoughts from his head, and asked again, "So, what is your name, beautiful?" The last line was softly spoken, but everybody heard it.
Ash looked at his brother the moment he said the word 'beautiful' and thought, 'Does Derek have a crush on this girl? Already? Huh, well that was quick.'
The girl in white blushed a deep shad of red and said, "I'm Lillie. It's nice to meet you."
Tina chuckled at Lillie's personality and shy nature, then she said, "I'm Tina, I come from the island Altomare, off the cost of Johto, I'm also Ash's girlfriend. It's nice to meet you." Tina said with cheerfulness in her voice.
Pikachu then ran up to Lillie and said, "Hello there."
But instead of the girl being all over him, and calling him adorable, like most people are, Lillie became scared and backed away from him in fear.
"Lillie?" Derek asked with concern in his voice, being worried about Lillie.
Ash then shook his head free of his thoughts, and asked, "Hey, are you alight?" When Lillie didn't answer, Ash took notice of her, the way her body seemed to be stiffen, her eyes, for a second had a look of terror in them, and Ash thought, 'Shaky hands, sweating uncontrollably, and freaking out because of Pikachu? Yep, several symptoms of the phobia.' Then Ash sighed and he knew that he was probably right, but he just wanted to make sure, so he asked, "Are you alright, Lillie? You are acting like you're scared of Pokémon."
Then Lillie said in a faux bravado, "I am not scared! I happen to love Pokémon."
But Ash, Derek, Tina, Mar, Delia, Max, and Bonnie all gave the girl a knowing glance. "At least from a research point of view." Lillie said, while blushing with embarrassment.
Then Mallow figured that she would try to apologize for the incident, said, "I'm sorry, you guys came out of the forest so quickly like that, I couldn't stop."
Tina simply said, "Don't worry about it. We were kind of in wrong place at the wrong time. By the way, what's wrong with Lillie."
Sophocles walked up an said, "Thing is, Lillie can't touch Pokémon."
Then Lillie said, "I can too touch Pokémon, theoretically, that is. If I really wanted to."
"You have Poképhobia, don't you?" Ash asked with his hands folded.
Sophocles looked to Ash, and then said, "You know of the phobia?"
Ash nodded and looked up to the sky, and having a look of remembrance in his eyes, and said, "More then know it, I've seen it before on my journey, while we were in LaRousse City. I met a kid named Tory, who had a severe case of Poképhobia, which he got from trauma at a younger age. You see, when he was younger, he got trampled by a group of Seal, Sealeo, and Walrein while they were researching the group. But after a while, we were able to get him over his fear. Right, Max?"
Max nodded and said, "Yeah, although, the terms on how it was done, could've been better. But, it was the Ash curse, after all."
Ash then said, "Hey! Need I remind you of Forina?"
Lana then asked, "Forina? Wasn't that where Jiriachi created a giant evil Groudon, like Max told us?"
Ash looked to the young couple, and asked, "Max, why did you...?"
Then Sophocles said, "Woah! You were there at Forina!? That's unbelievable!"
Ash looked to Max and Bonnie, then he looked over to the side and asked, "Z. Jirachi, come out you two."
At first, nothing happened, then in a flash of light, a small doll like creature with three tags on it's head, as well as a black dog with a green left paw, a red gem on it's neck, two green emerald like objects on it's chest, white eyes, and a long green scarf like item around it's neck.
Z then said, "Good day, sir Ash, sir Derek, lady Tina, good to see you all again."
Ash nodded, then he looked towards Bonnie and Max, both of whom were blushing, then to the kids he had just met, and saw that they weren't surprised at seeing one legendary Pokémon, and one mythical, would mean that they have been hanging around for quite a while.
Then Ash looked over to the school, and said, "So, I'm guessing that this is the famous Pokémon school that we've been hearing about, huh?"
Mallow nodded and said, "Yeah, that's right. I guess that you guys must've gotten lost."
Max and Bonnie had to do their best to hold their laughter, but started to fail at it, and soon were on the ground, rolling with laughter. Lana then asked, "Hey, what's so funny?"
Max then pushed up his glasses, and said, "Ash has a terrible sense of direction. He could get lost, without even trying."
Then Ash, feeling insulted, said, "Hey! That's not true!"
Max then said, "Then tell me something, how did we go from Kanto, while on the last legs of our Battle frontier journey, to the middle of a desert? Tell me that, Ash."
Ash raised his right pointer finger, and was about to answer him, when his words died on his lips, and he lowered his finger, then he folded his arms, and grumbled about kids being too smart for their own good.
Mallow then said, "How about we show you guys around?"
"Really? You mean it?" Tina asked with stars in her eyes.
This caused Max to chuckle, and say, "Ash, your girlfriend's a little over cheerful."
Ash, not even two seconds of hearing the implied joke, said, "Yeah? Well, look who's talking, Max. You're younger then I am, yet, you're in a relationship already."
Max was about to launch another insult, when Bonnie said, "Max, please, try not to cause an incident. After all, they just got here."
Max looked to his girlfriend, and saw her giving him her classic pouty face, that anyone else could simply brush off, but Max, he couldn't resist it, and blushed as he said, "Oh, alright." Max looked to Ash and said, "Sorry about that, Ash."
Ash simply smiled and nodded and said, "Don't sweat it, Max, besides, it's good to see you two again."
Bonnie nodded with a huge smile, and said, "It's so good to see the four of you again!"
Mallow then turned to Ash and said, "So, shall we get this tour underway?" Ash and company nodded then they headed towards the school, ready to get a look inside.
"Who's that Pokémon?"
"It's Grubbin!"
Ash Mallow lead the group through the school, they soon arrived at the skeletons of ancient Pokémon, several of which, Ash recognised, "Woah! Aerodactyl, and a Cranidos and Aurorus fossils!"
Mallow then said, "Wow, quite impressive, Ash. I didn't know you seen these Pokémon fossils before."
Ash turned to Mallow, and said, "I've more then seen the fossils, I've seen the Pokémon themselves, up close, personal, and completely revived. Some times, a little too up close."
Mallow nodded and said, "I've kind of figured as much, based on the stories that Max and Bonnie has told us."
Derek and Tina chuckled, and Tina said, "Yeah, while running through the canals of Altomare, while you're doing so."
Ash blushed, and said, "Hey, give me a break, it's not like I actually planned on the day to go like that."
Ash then looked towards Mallow and asked, "So, where to next?"
Mallow then walked up to one of the doors, nd knocked several times and said, "Principle, sir. I've brought some new students."
Ash, Tina, and Derek then all asked, "Wait. You don't mean us, do you?"
Max and Bonnie both started chuckling then the door opened and the group saw Dan opening it, then he causally asked, "Oh, hey, Ash, got dragged into another major catastrophe yet?"
Ash sweatdropped, and asked, "Dan? What are you doing here?" Ash then realized what Dan had asked him, then said, "And do you really think that something catastrophic would happen already?" Ash then realized what he had said, and then said, "You know what? Don't answer that. Ever."
Then the door opened even more, and Mar and Delia were shown to already be in the office, then Mar said, "Ah, there you four are. We were wondering when you'd get here. Max, Bonnie, good to see you two again."
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Ketchum." Bonnie said with a smile.
"Indeed, it is." Dedenne said with a smile.
Mar laughed and said, "Please, you guys have been through a lot with our family, so please, call me Mar."
"Thank you, Mar." Max said with a smile.
"Ash, Derek, Tina. You guys finally made it." Delia said with a smile on her face.
"Mom. Dad. I see you guys beat us here." Ash said while reciving a slight nod from both his parents.
Delia then said, "Indeed we did, Ash. Glade you could join us."
"Alola, Ash, Derek, Tina, and Pikachu! Welcome to the Pokémon School, home of Solrock and roll!" Said a dark skinned man who looked like an exact duplicate of Professor Oak.
Then Ash asked, "Professor Oak?" Then Ash realized that Oak was still in Kanto, and this Oak was more tanned then the Professor that he knew, then he said, "No, wait, you must be his cousin that he's told us about."
The man started laughing, and said, "People tell me that we look a lot alike. I guess that's why you recognized me. The name is Samson Oak."
Mallow then said, "He's the Pokémon School principle."
"Nice to meet chew!" Samson Oak said, while trying to do, some kind of Pokémon imitation.
Then Ash, Tina, and Derek, all nervously said, "Nice to meet you too."
Mallow then said, "Don't mind him. He always makes jokes, playing around with Pokémon names."
Samson Oak then said, "We all need a little fun. A little dose of levity and laughter is is what my rant is for!" Samson finished by trying to imitate a Tyranitar, I think. And left, Mallow, Bounsweet, Ash, Tina, Pikachu, Derek, and Dan looking almost like they had just been permanently scared.
Ash, after coming back to his senses, brushed it off, and said, "Oh, we don't mind, that much, anyways. After all, we've spent eight long years being chased around by a group of criminals that had their own weird way of introducing themselves."
Dan, recognizing the slight jab, said, "Hey! Don't diss the mottos, we worked really hard on getting them to sound perfect, and catchy!"
Ash then asked the biggest question that has been bothering him for years, "Well, if that's the case, then why did you guys reuse your original motto back during the second half of my Unova journey, or during all of Kalos?"
Dan blushed, and said, "Well, we kind of, wanted to go back to our roots. And we couldn't think of anything clever during Kalos."
Max then said, "Well, we'd love to stay and chat, but we'd got to get back to class. See you later Ash!"
"Bye bye, everyone." Bonnie said with her adorably, irresistibly cheerful voice.
Ash and the others waved them goodbye, then they walked into the principal's office, where they started explaining what had happened.
"After we chased after Charizard, we kind of just wound up here." Ash said after finishing their story.
Then Mallow said, "So that means, you guys really aren't new students here after all."
"You never really gave us a chance to explain ourselves." Tina said while rubbing her head.
Mallow said, "Don't worry about it. It's my fault, really. I'm in such a hurry all the time, I can miss things, or misunderstand something."
Ash waved his hand, as saying forget about it, then he said, "It's fine, besides, I used to do the same thing when I was younger."
Pikachu looked at Ash and said, "'Used to?' Ash, no matter where we go, you always lead us into trouble, without even trying."
Ash then said, "Oh, come on, Pikachu, I'm not that bad, am I?"
Then, all at once, everyone who knew Ash Ketchum, said, "Yes, you are."
Ash was about to argue, but realized that was litterally a list of incidents that his family could use against him, and several others that could come from anyone who's ever traveled with him, and so, Ash simply let it go, then he said, "Well, back to the story, after all of that, we did come out of the forrest pretty quickly, after all."
"You forgot the part where we were almost ran over by a group of Tauros, Ash." Derek chime in.
Mallow then snapped her fingers and said, "Oh, yeah! That's right! How did you guys avoid being ran over? I didn't see you guys run, so how?"
Ash and company started to sweat, not really wanting to explain the whole horsemen thing to someone that they had just met, but Tina said, "I'm a psychic user, so I simply used my powers to get us out of that mess." Ash and Derek looked towards Tina, and gave her a grateful smile, which she returned, and telepathed, 'Don't worry about it. Besides, psychic users are more common then aura users, and Horsemen as well.'
Mallow was about to say something, when Samson walked up to a large television and yelled, "Hey, Samuel! It's me! I got your egg safe and sound!"
Then the image of Professor Oak appeared and said, "Excellent, Samson! That's what I like to hear. Thanks to you, Delia, Mar."
Then Delia smiled and said, "It's our greatest pleasure."
Mar nodded and said, "Think nothing of it, Professor."
Mallow then asked, "Say, Principle Oak, sir, may I show Ash and his family around the campus?"
Tina went wide eyed and asked, "Really? Can we Ash? Oh, please? Oh, Pease? Oh, Please?" Tina was practically begging Ash to go on a tour.
Ash started chuckling, and said, "Oh, okay, fine. So, can we, Principle Oak?"
The Principle laughed, and said, "Of course! Porygon your way."
Mallow then stood up, and turned to Ash and asked, "Ready to go, you guys?"
The group nodded and said, "You bet! Let's go!"
After awhile, Mallow led the group to one of the many classrooms, and said, "Now, this is our class room."
The four were amazed at the size of the classroom, it was huge! Ash and Tina ran off to the observation deck, and enjoyed the view. Tina was amazed by the view, you could see a vast amount of the island, the beach, and almost all of Melemele island, then she said, "This is a beautiful view. Right, Ash?"
"Yeah, one day, I would like to have a house back in Kanto with a view, just like this. Wouldn't you agree, Tina?" Ash asked, while lightly gripping Tina's hand.
Tina blushed as the question, and then she smiled and said, "Yeah, I would like that, very much, Ash." Then she snuggled into Ash's shoulders, and cooed happily, causing Ash to blush, but he smiled as well.
Derek rolled his eyes in disbelief, then he thought, 'Only two months into dating, and those two are already talking about settling down? I mean, I know Ash has been through a lot, but still.'
Then Mallow walked up to the group and said, "And that's not all!" Mallow then pointed to a field, and said, "Over there is where you met Tauros, and there's the lake. The campus is huge and we learn all sorts of amazing things."
Then a voice said, "Hi! A big Alola to you all!" Everyone turned to see a young man with a muscular physique, he had dark eyes, black hair, a black man bun and a goatee. His outfit comprises of a white hat with a rainbow decoration in the front. He was also wearing teal framed glasses, an opened up white lab coat with rolled-up sleeves, grey baggy pants with a teal stripe and white ribbon and some teal shoes with white outlines.
Mallow then said, "Professor Kukui!"
"Professor?" Ash asked in confusion. 'Seems to be more laid back then Professor Birch.'
Mallow turned and said, "Yeah, he's our teacher! Professor! I'd like you to meet Ash! The new Kalos Champion!"
Ash blushed at the statement and said, "I really don't like people introducing me as the new Kalos Champ."
Kukui smiled and said, "Principle Oak just filled me in. Hi, Ash, Pikachu, Tina, Derek. Nice to meet you all. Max and Bonnie told the class much about you, and your journeys, Ash. Quite impressive, if I do say so myself."
Ash then walked up to shake the Professor's hand, who returned the gester, then Ash said, "Hopefully not too much, some things I'd like to keep to myself."
Kukui smiled and softly whispered, "Just enough to know what to watch out for. Horsemen of Thunder."
Ash's eyes widened, and asked, "Do the kids know?" Ash did not want to deal with the fact of his title of Horsemen being known around the school.
Kukui smiled and whispered, "No, they only told me, after they demonstrated their own aura powers, that is."
Ash sighed in relief, then he said, "Thank Arceus. I didn't need to be the center of attention around here, just yet, not that kind, anyways."
"That is understandable." Kukui said, then he looked up and said, "I hope you all enjoy your visit here!"
Ash and the others smiled and nodded, then they said, "Thank you, we will!"
Everyone smiled, happy to be enjoying the peacefulness of Alola, that was, however, until they heard the roar of a Charizard. Everyone turned to look at the main entrance of the school, and they saw a dark skinned man, standing next to a Charizard, Max, and Bonnie, who had Tyrantrum and a Kirlia, obviously Kir had evolved, being approached by a group of kids dressed in weird black outfits.
Then Ash asked, "Who are they?" But he already knew, that whatever lousy name, he knew what they were, he recognized the aura that the kids gave off.
"Doesn't matter." Then he went into his pocket and took out his list and a pen, then he crossed something off, then he sighed and sadly said, "And here I was, hoping to be able go one region without having to do this."
Kukui then asked, "What are you doing, Ash?"
Ash sighed and sadly said, "Just crossing an item off of my list, unfortunately." Ash then put the notepad back in his pocket, then he turned to Tina and Derek, and said, "Let's go, guys."
Tina, Derek, and Pikachu all nodded, then they all jumped off the balcony, surprising both Mallow and Kukui, then they landed on the ground, without even as much tripping, then they ran towards the group.
As they approached, they noticed that there were three of them, a tall blue haired boy, an equally tall, pink haired girl, and a short black haired chubby boy. each one wearing a black bandana like face mask, a white skull helmet, black shirts, and the boys were wearing black shorts, while the girl was wearing white shorts, and each one were wearing a silver necklace, that looked like skulls.
Then the blue haired boy said, "Stopping our bikes the way you did was not the smartest of moves."
Then the short kid said, "Yeah, just like my bro said."
Then the tall kid said, "Team Skull doesn't like anyone getting in our way."
Then the girl replied, "You've got that right!"
Then the group heard the dark skinned man say, "I don't remember blocking the road. The only people I see in the way are you."
Max and Bonnie nodded, then Max said, "He's right. And if you guys are trying to be threatening, you should know that we've stared down legendaries, and teams scarier then you. Heck, I was there when Groudon and Kyogre were trying to destroy each other."
Bonnie nodded and said, "He's right. Plus, I've stared down a mind controlled Zygarde before, so, compared to that, you guys are nothing in comparison."
The middle kid laughed and said, "Well, listen to the big talkers."
Then the short kid said, "Huh! I dare you to say that again!"
Then Ash and his group approached the kids they had met earlier, spying on the confrontation, and Ash asked, "What's going on? Who are they?"
Mallow said, "They're a part of Team Skull. Always bullying us into a Pokémon Battle. Not nice!"
Ash simply sighed, and asked, "'Team Skull?' Really? First Team Rocket, then Teams Aqua and Magma, then Galactic, then Plasma, then Flair, and now Team Skull? How are these names decided? Throwing darts at a board?"
Lana, Mallow, Lillie and Sophocles looked at Ash in confusion, while Derek, Pikachu and Tina could only nod in agreement. Then Kukui walked up, to watch and see what happens.
Then the tall blue haired boy said, "If you three can beat us in a Pokémon Battle, maybe we'll let you all walk away."
Then the short kid said, "Yeah, but if we beat you, then that Charizard, black and green dog, Kirlia, Tyrantrum and Dedenne of yours will belong to us!"
Then the dark skinned man said, "You'll be sorry."
Max nodded, and said, "Like I'll ever let you get your hands on Kir, she is my friend, and I'll never let anyone take her."
Bonnie nodded and said, "Like Max said, Z, Tyrantrum and Dedenne are my friends, and I'll never let them be taken away by a bunch of bullies like you."
The tall kid laughed, and said, "Ha! We'll see about that. Come on out, Salandit!"
"Then the short pudgey kid said, "Get them, Yungoos!"
The pink haired girl said, "Zubat! Teach these fools a lession!"
Then each kid threw up three Pokéballs each, releasing three Pokémon each. Then the blue haired boy said, "Now tell those Pokémon of yours to fight!"
The dark haired boy, Max and Bonnie, and glared at the Team Skull grunts, then Ash, Derek and Tina ran towards the group, and Ash said, "Stop it!"
Everyone turned to see Ash, and the others running in front of Team Skull. Then Ash, Derek and Tina all gave the Skull Grunts angry glares. And Mallow said, "But Ash, Derek, Tina!"
Then the blue haired kid asked, "Who do you think you are? Playing hero is for kids."
Then the black haired kid took a good look at Ash and said, "Hey, I've seen you somewhere before. But where?"
Ash didn't bother answering them, and said, "You lot are nothing but cowards, ganging up and using nine Pokémon on four, that's not fair!"
The blue haired boy laughed and asked, "Ha! And what are you going to do about it?"
"We'll fight to!" Ash said, then he looked to the dark skinned kid and asked, "And you're...?"
"Kiawe. But I don't need any help." The kid, now known as Kiawe, said.
Ash nodded, but said, "I kind of figured as much, but I hate seeing people like them, bullying others around." Ash then looked to the Skull grunts and took out a small medal that was shapped like Prisim Tower, and said, "By the way, the name is Ash Ketchum, of Pallet Town, in Kanto, and new champion of the Kalos region."
The blue haired boy shivered and said, "That's where I know him from! He's the new Kalos champ!"
The pink haired girl laughed, and said, "Yeah, right! Like that kid is the Kalos Champion! Hah! As if."
Then they heard Mallow say, "Those guys are really dangerous, Ash!"
Sophocles then said, "You forget, Ash is the Kalos champ, I doubt that these guys will be a problem."
Lillie nodded, but had a strange feeling wash over her, almost like she could tell that Ash and Derek had powers buied deep within them, then she thought, 'What's this feeling? Like I can feel the buried power within Ash and Derek? What could it be?'
Ash looked towards Pikachu, and asked, "You ready, buddy?"
Pikachu nodded, and said, "Always, ready, Ash!"
Ash looked towards Derek, who didn't even need to be asked, nodded and threw up his Pokéball and said, "Alright, Charmander, let's rock an' roll!"
Then, in a flash of light, Charmander appeared and said, "As you wish, Derek. You ready, Pikach?"
Pikachu nodded and took a battle stance.
Then Kukui had a look of curiosity spread across his face.
Then Ash looked to Bonnie and Max, and asked, "You two ready?"
Max and Bonnie nodded, and Max said, "Kir, let's go!"
Kir nodded and said, "At your command, master Max."
Bonnie then said, "Dedenne, Z, Tyrantrum let's do this!"
"As you wish. I've needed an excuse to exercise anyways." Dedenne said.
"These thugs are nothing compared to Team Flare, I'll teach them a lesson, lady Bonnie." Z said.
"Looks like it's chow time." Tyrantrum said with a preditorial smirk.
Kiawe then said, "Don't hurt yourselves, now." Then he took out a Pokéball and placed it to his head, then he said, "Now, Turtonator, come on out!"
As much as Ash wanted to be impressed by Turtonator, he knew that it was time to be serious, but he asked, "A Turtonator, huh?"
Kiawe said, "A fire and Dragon type. A strong and trusted friend. A wise one"
Ash nodded, knowing just what kind of bond the two could have. Then the blue haired boy said, "Now, Salandit, show them your strength with Venoshock!"
"Yungoos, use Bite!" Black said.
"Zubat, Leech Life!" Pink said.
Ash then said, "Pikachu! Use Quick Attack!"
"Charmander, dodge, and use scratch!" Derek said.
"Dedenne, use Thunder! Z, use Thousand Arrows! Tyrantrum, use Ancient Power!" Bonnie commanded.
"Kir, use Psychic!" Replied Max.
The Salandit then launched their Venoshock, but each attack was dodged by Pikachu's incredible speed, and sent them flying. This made Kiawe to say, "That's fast."
Charmander was able to avoid each attack, then he jumped and struck at one of the Zubat's jnocking them out, and Kir simply used Psychic to redirect all the poison type attack away from her and Dedenne.
Then several of the Zubats were struck by countless floating rocks and several glowing green arrows.
Then Pikachu dashed through two of the Salandit, while Charmander took out the last one.
Then Dedenne launched a Thunder at a Zubat, but the Zubat dodged the attack, only for Kir to use Psychic on the Thunder, and redirected it at last two Zubat's, shocking them to oblivion.
Then the Yungoos jumped on Turtonator's spines, which then exploded, launching them back towards Team Skull.
Then Ash asked, "Whoa, what happened?"
"If something touches the spines on the shell, they'll blow up." Kiawe explained.
Ash was kind of frightened at the thought of accidentally touching one of the spines, and then blowing up, he's had that happen to him to many tims with Clemont, so much so, that he started to develop a fear of something blowing up without warning.
Then the blue haired kid said, "Quick, Salandit, use Flame Burst!"
Then the red markings on Salandit's back erupted and were sent flying at Pikachu and Dedenne.
Then, reacting at once, Ash and Bonnie said, "Pikachu/Dedenne, Dodge and use Thunderbolt/Thunder!"
Pikachu and Dedenne nodded to each other, then they jumped in opposite directions, and unleashed large amounts of electricity at the Salandit's, who jumped into each others arms, then as the Thunder and Thunderbolts got closer, they merged together, and struck at the trio of Salandit, and blew them up, and they landed on the pile of defeated Pokémon.
This impressed the group of Alolan natives, then Ash said, "Yeah! Alright, buddy!"
"Dedenne you did it!" Bonnie cheered with happiness.
Ash looked to Bonnie, smiled and said, "Good job, Bonnie. You've improved since the last time I saw you,"
Bonnie gave Ash a thumbs up, and said, "Thank you, Ash. In two months of training, I have improved beyond belief."
Ash nodded and said, "I can see the improvements."
And while the kids were celebrating, two sets of eyes were watching in the trees. TK and Kari showed up when Team Skull showed up, then Kari said, "Looks like their living up to expectations, huh, TK?"
TK nodded, and said, "Indeed they are, Kari, indeed they are."
Team Skull were starting to get scared, and Ash was still ready to keep going, but then Kiawe said, "I'll finish this."
Ash, Tina and Derek, all looked at him, and asked, "Huh?"
Max and Bonnie then chuckled, and Max said, "Just watch, trust me, you'll enjoy it."
Kiawe then crossed his arms, and said, "All right!"
When Kiawe crossed his arms, both Ash and Derek saw the symbol of fire appear in front of him, then Ash took notice of the strange white bracelet around Kiawe's arm, and he noticed the crystal on the top, and he felt a strange energy coming from it, then he thought, 'What the? What is this feeling?' Not knowing that Derek had the same feeling as well.
Then Kiawe said, "Turtonator, let's go!" Then he uncrossed his arms, and a strange energy started to come from both Kiawe and Turtonator.
Then Team Skull began freaking out, and the short one asked, "Could it be the move?"
Ash, being curious, asked, "What 'move' would require someone to do a dance?"
Max chuckled and said, "Trust me, I think you'll enjoy this, Ash."
Ash, being curious said, "I think you might be right, Max."
Then Kiawe began to do some kind of dance, while reciting some sort of oath, "The zenith…of my mind." And while Kiawe did his strange dance, Turtonator mimicked him every step. "Of body and spirit, like the great mountain of Akala! Become a raging fire and burn!" Then as he recited the last part of the oath, it looked like Kiawe erupted in fire,and launched the fire at Turtonator, who absorbed the attack, and a new symbol appeared in front of him, before being completely absorbed into him. Then Kiawe yelled, "Inferno Overdrive!"
Then Turtonator gathered a large amounts of fire in front of him, and both Derek and Ash felt something burning on their hands, causing them to look down and saw the symbols of their respected elements, a Thunderbolt for Ash, and a small dark orb for Derek. But close by, a third image appeared on anothers hand, this one being the symbol of a snowflake, but it was never noticed by the one whose hand it appeared on.
Then, Turtonator launched the massive fireball that had formed in front of him, engulfing all nine Pokémon in a great ball of fire, and caused a great big explosion, forcing Ash and Derek to cover their eyes, while Tina created a small wall of psychic energy to block the smoke from her eyes.
When the dust settled, all nine Pokémon were all knocked out, and Team Skull were shaking in their boots, then they returned all nine of their Pokémon, and the blue haired boy said, "Ah. We won't forget this!"
Then Black said, "Yeah, just like my bro said." Then all three ran away from the scene on their bikes.
Then the blue haired boy said, "If you were going to use that move, you should have told us!"
Then the pink haired girl said, "Yeah, no fair!"
Then Bonnie yelled back, "Well, maybe this will teach you bullies not to pick fights with someone just to steal their Pokémon!"
Then Ash being amazed at the power that the move Turtonator used, asked, "Kiawe, what was that?"
Then Kukui said, "That, Ash was a Z Move."
"A Z Move?" Tina asked, being mystified at such power as well.
Kukui nodded and said, "Right."
"That's our Kiawe!" Sophocles said.
"You guys were great, too, Ash, Derek, Max, Bonnie." Mallow said.
Ash blushed with embarrassment, then Kukui said, "Z Moves are special moves passed down in the Alola region. Alola consists of four islands, and each of them has it's own guardian Pokémon."
"Guardian Pokémon? As in, legendary Pokémon?" Ash asked, already knowing where this is going.
Kukui nodded and said, "That's right. And only those who precipitate in a ceremony called the island challenge are able to use Z-Moves."
Ash became surprised, and said, "Wow. Island guardians, island challenges, and Z-Moves, too, huh. Well, even though this was supposed to be a vacation, I suppose that I could try this island challenge, call it, my last hurrah, before I finally retire."
Mallow then asked, "Wait. 'Last hurrah? Retire?' What do you mean by that, Ash?"
Ash looked towards Mallow, then at Tina, and said, "I've been on my journey for almost nine whole years now. And I've only just gotten into a relationship two months ago, and I think that, I should prepare to finally settle down. But, until…" Ash began saying something, but stopped, then he shook his head, and said, "never mind. I just figure that, if I'm able to, I would like to take this challenge, then finally hang up my Trainer's Belt."
Everyone gasped at what Ash had said. The Phrase 'Hang up my Trainer's Belt' is used only when someone is truly ready to give up traveling, maybe not training, but to truly end their journey, completely, then Ash looked towards Derek and asked, "What about you, Derek? Will you take the challenge as well?"
Derek smiled and said, "Sure, why not? Could be fun."
Then Kukui said, "Now that was a real Mega Punch level battle!"
Ash then thought, 'Oh, no! Please tell me he's not like Professor Oak, but without the haikus, and instead, uses Pokémon Moves to describe situations! Why me?'
Kukui then said, "Say, Ash, you seem to enjoy a good battle. You too, Derek."
Ash nodded, and said, "Yeah, I do. I've spent my whole journey battling, becoming stronger, and always searching for stronger opponents. But now, I guess I just want to slow down, but, I figure that if I do this, I can do one last test, I'll truely be happy to settle down, and this time, for this journey, I'll have my brother with me."
Mallow then asked, "Wait. I thought that you two were brothers? So, why wasn't Derek with you on your journey before?"
Ash and Derek shared a glance, then they said, "We would like to keep that between ourselves for the moment, alright? It's kind of personal."
This made everyone blink at the twins synched speech, then Tina walked up to the boys, and slapped them in the back of their heads, then she said, "Can you boys kindly stop doing that, please? It gets annoying after a while."
Ash and Derek rubbed the back of their heads, and they said, "We can't help it! It just happens!"
Then, just as Ash was about to say something, he spotted a yellow and orange Pokémon fly by. Ash, being surprised by it, asked, "Who's that Pokémon?"
But the others asked, "Huh? What Pokémon?"
Then Tina said, "That, Ash, was Tapu Koko, and old friend of mine, and guardian of Melemele island."
Kukui then asked, "How is Tapu Koko an old friend of yours, Tina? I thought that this was your first time being here in Alola?"
Tina laughed and mysteriously said, "Well…I guess I could tell you, but, I think it'll be easier to just show you."
Ash, knew what his girlfriend was going to do, looked towards her, and asked, "Tina, you certain of this?"
Tina smiled, and said, "Oh, Ash, they already know of Zygarde, and Jirachi, and I can only guess that they know about other things, so, yes, I'm certain, Ash."
Ash looked deeply into his girlfriends eyes, then he sighed, then he looked towards Derek, Max, and Bonnie, and then Ash said, "All right, Tina, if you're certain." Ash then looked at those present, and said in a tone that was completely different then his original tone, "What you're about to see, is highly secretive, what that means is that what you will be shown must never be spoken about, understood? And Lillie, just give her a chance, please?"
This last remark made everyone look at Lillie, who asked, "What do you mean, Ash?"
Ash didn't say anything, but looked to Tina, and nodded, then she nodded back, and her eyes began to glow, and everyone present was surrounded by a massive dome of light, separating them from the outside world, causing the kids to freak out, and Mallow said, "I didn't know that Lillie was this strong of a psychic user, this is incredible."
Tina then said, "If you think that's something, just watch, and Lillie, please, don't be afraid."
Again, Lillie was confused by what was said, that was, however, until Tina's whole body began to glow in a bright blue light, then her appearance began to change, soon, her neck began to stretch out to impossible levels, her fingers merged until there were only three on each hand, then her hands and arms became one, and then, her entire body exploded in a flash of light, when the light died down, there standing, or in this case, floating where Tina once stood, was a site that shocked all of the Alolan natives, and the reason for their shock wasn't misplaced, I mean, how often does one see a legendary Pokémon in person, whose last name isn't Ketchum, that is.
Tina, the revealed Latias then said, 'Now you see why we asked for secrecy. I mean, can you imagine me walking around like this? There would be no place where people wouldn't hunt for me.'
Kukui then said, "A Latias? Ash, your girlfriend is a Latias?"
Ash nodded, and said, "Yes, she is. And before you say anything, relationships between people and Pokémon are rare, not forbidden, besides, back in Sinnoh, I found ancient books that state that relationships like mine were more common back in ancient times. But, I can understand your surprise, after all, unless you're me, you don't see Legendary Pokémon all that much. Lillie, are you alright?"
Lillie, true to her nature, was frightened, not of Tina herself, but only because of instincet, but did her best to keep her facade of courage, then she swallowed deeply, and said, "It might take some time, but, I think I could be able to handle being around Tina, after all, I didn't have a problem with her before, so, why should I feel any different?"
Ash smiled and said, "That's the spirit, Lillie, and I promise, one day, you'll be able to handle being around Pokémon, just give it time, thats all you need, as the old saying goes, 'Time heals all wounds' even emotional ones. Of this, I'm certain."
Sophocles then looked to Ash and asked, "Anything else we should know about?"
Ash looked to the kids and asked, "What stories did Max and Bonnie tell you guys already?"
Mallow looked to Ash, and said, "They didn't tell us anything, only that you had a hand in allowing them to have Legendaries."
Ash awkwardly chuckled, then he sent a small glare at the young couple, who slightly flinched, then he said, "I think that the stories would be best saved for another day."
Kukui nodded, and said, "I can understand that, Ash."
Ash nodded in apreciation, then he said, "Well, listen, guys, We've got to get going, Tina, if you please?"
Tina nodded, then changing back into her human disguise, then she dropped the psychic wall, then she said, "All set, Ash."
Sophicles then asked, "How come no one noticed anything?"
Tina chuckled and said, "Well, my species uses the scales on our body to create illusions, but I learned to use it to a more advanced effictiveness, to the point where I can creat the illuion like nothing is wrong, and that on the outside, we were just talking, but I haven't been able to change the blue orb that surrounds me when I'm using it."
Ash smiled, then he said, "And that's what's training is for, Tina. Well, we'll see you guys later, we should get going. Bye guys, nice meeting you all. Bye Max, Bonnie, Z, nice seeing you guys again." Then the Ketchums started leaving the schoolyard.
Then everyone else said, "Bye you guys."
As Ash and the gang walked to where Delia and Mar was, Ash turned to Tina, and asked, "So, you know of Tapu Koko, do you Tina?"
Tina giggled and said, "Oh, come on, Ashy, you really think that I don't know other legendaries? Please, I've been to a lot of Legendary meetings since our last goodbye. And Tapu Koko is one of the few legends that I can get along with, well, besides maybe Azlef, but that's besides the point."
Ash could only nod in understanding, then they walked to where Mar and Delia were. Then a few hours later, the whole family were eating in an incredible resturant, but Ash and Derek weren't really eating, Ash was still in wonder over seeing Tapu Koko, while Derek was trying to figure out just what happened with that Z Move, and why the symbol of darkness appeared on his right hand.
Mar noticed the looks his kids had, then he asked, "So, Ash, Derek, anything interesting happen today?"
Ash absentmindly pulled out his notepad and threw it to his father, him being to distracted to even look up from his plate, Mar, expertly caught it, but was confuesed at why Ash would throw it to him. Then he looked down and saw that one of the items on the list was crossed out, then he handed it back to Ash and said, "I see, so, you ended up getting into a fight with the team of this region already, huh?"
Ash nodded and said, "Yeah, as well as seeing Tapu Koko, but not in person, as why the meeting legend section has been left unmarked."
Mar nodded, then he said, "I see. So, that must be a good thing, right?"
Ash and Derek nodded, but then the whole family heard two voices say, "Horsemen of Thunder and Darkness, come and find us!"
Ash and Derek looked at one another, then at their parents, both of whom nodded, then Delia sighed, and said, "Well, we knew that it wasn't going to be long until the two of you were called. Go, we'll see the two of you later."
Ash and Derek nodded, then they stood up, and looked to the side of the balchony, and saw two Pokémon, one was Tapu Koko, the other was pink and had a different look, then they both dashed away.
Ash looked to his parents, both of whom nodded, then Ash and Derek began chasing after the two Tapu's, when Tina said, "Wait up."
Ash looked to Tina and said, "Thought you would've wanted to stay out of this, Tina?"
Tina giggled, then she said, "Trust me, Ash, you have the Egyptian Lord of the Dead after you, and he will make his move, this is nothing compared to that."
Ash nodded, then he looked to his parents one last time, and after getting a nod, the trio chased after the Tapu's, while chasing them, Ash looked to Tina and asked, "I know that the yellow one is Tapu Koko, but who is the pink one?"
Tina said, "That would be Tapu Lele, she is the guardian of Akala island."
Ash nodded, then as the group arrived at the fountain, both Tapu's appeared in front of them. Then Ash said, "There they are!"
But both Tapu's ran off again, causing the group to chase after them, again. Then, after being led to the outskirts of the city where both Tapu's looked at them.
Then TK looked towards Ash, and said, "Ash Ketchum, Horsmen of Thunder, weilder of the Thunder Gauntlets dubbed 'The Fists Of Odin.'"
Then Kari said, "Derek Ketchum, Horsmen of Darkness, weilder of the Darkness Blade dubbed 'Oblivion's Fang."
Then both said, "We have watched you since you arrived to Alola, it is an honor to meet you two in person."
Both Ash and Derek looked at one another, then they nodded, Derek reache behind his back with his right hand, even though there was nothing there, but then a large black katana like sword appeard on his back, with a blue shining eye on the hilt, and a wing like fang as the blade.
Ash gripped his fists tightly, and then electricity started to envelop his fists, and then, in a flash of lightning, Ash now had golden gauntlets that looked like old knights gauntlets with shades of black appearing around the fingers, and on the back of both hands was the symbol of thunder, then parts of armor started coming out of the gauntlets, and up Ash's arms.
Both Tapu's nodded in acceptance, then they both raised their arms, and a bracelet was sent from them, to the twins, on had a yellow crystal with the thunderbolt symbol, while the other had a red crystal, just like what Kiawe had.
Both Ash and Derek asked, "A Z-Ring?"
The Tapu's nodded, and said, "Anubis will be returning, and when he does, the five of you will need all the strength you can get."
Ash Tina and Derek looked up and asked, "The five of us?"
Then Ash said, "But only me, Derek, Jessie, and James are decendents of the original Horsemen. Are you telling us that there's another descended here?"
Kari shook her head, and said, "No, not of the Horsmen, but of another. And while we wish we could tell you more, the identity of the fifth must remain a secret until she is able to accept her powers."
"She?" The heroes asked.
"Indeed. She. But that is all we can tell you." TK said.
"But why not tell us who she is? After all, wouldn't that give us an advantage over Anubis?" Ash asked in wonder.
"You might be right, but her, unlike the four of you, has no skill with her powers, nor are they even awake as of yet, and is Anubis were to learn of her existence, then he would target her, to try to do her harm. That is why she must not be known, not even to you. Because if you three, or anyone knows of her, then she could be targeted."
"Then why tell us? If that is true, then wouldn't it be better to keep it from us as well?" Derek asked the two Tapu's"
TK shook his head, then he replied, "No, you see, you need to know that there is another out there, and while we can't tell you who it is, you will find out soon enough. Remember this, once broken, ice can streangthen, but if a warm heart is applied, then will the walls finally thaw."
Ash and Derek looked back to the Z-Rings, then back at the Tapu's, then, at each other. then they dismissed their weapons, and grabbed the Z-Rings, then they started glowing with incredible power, causing the marks of Thunder and Darkness to appear on the brothers hands, then Ash slipped his on his left arm, while Derek placed it on his right. Then the Z-Rings unleashed a blinding light.
When the light died down, the brothers looked towards the Tapu's, who said, "Use the Z-Rings to help in your quest to grow stronger on your quest to defeat Anubis. Goodbye."
Ash and Derek nodded, then they looked at each other, then they said, "Looks like a new journey, has begun!"
***The Next Day***
Ash and Derek were at Professor Kukui's house, where they will be staying at for the forseable future, the reason? Well, let's find out.
"Professor Kukui's place is amazing, Delia! And there's also a training room in the basment! Thank you for letting us stay here!" Tina said with cheerfullness in her tone.
Mar laughed, then he said, "That's amazing to hear, Tina." Mar then became serious, and said, "Now, then, remember guys, the reason why we let you all stay there is because we felt that it would be your best intrest to to learn how to use your new Z-Moves from the sorce, that, and we didn't want to drag you guys back home after having such a good time."
Then a voice said, "Too true. But I must ask, why did I have to stay behind, Mar?" Everyone turned to see Dan with a hot cup of tea in his paws, which has become a common occurance in the mornings with him.***
Mar lauged, then he said, "Come on, Dan, you've been with Ash longer then I have, regretfully, but that means that you know him best, and know how to keep him out of trouble. Trouble that we know he will get himself into."
Ash then said, "Hey! Don't sterotype me! Just so you know, I can go one day without being dragged into trouble!"
Derek looked at Ash and asked, "Oh, yeah? When was this?"
Ash said with a hint of annoyance, "At least half of my Unova journey."
Dan laughed, and said, "The only reason why me, Jessie, and James left you alone was because we were actually being serious for a while, doing actually villian things. And while it may not be something to be proud of, it became kind of boring without having Ash to chase around. Believe it or not, we actually stopped trying to actually get Pikachu after Johto, we just liked keeping you on your toes, Ash. Plus, we started supporting you on your journey, heck, we were actually routing for you back during the Lumious Confrance."
Ash then asked, "Wait, you guys were supporting me back then, then why attack the secret garden?"
Meowth rubbed the back of his head, while blushing with embaressment, then he said, "Hey, as I said, we only did it to keep you on your toes, we never actually intended on hurting you, or your friends, we always knew that you'd defeat us, but, as you could guess, it kind of back fired on us, we weren't expecting you to pull that Aura Sphere out of nowhere, and we weren't expecting Jessie to become possesed by that void being. Besides you wouldn't be your regular journey if it was a normal one, now would it?"
Ash lightly chuckled, then he started laughing, then he said, "Dan, you guys are crazy."
Dan laughed, and said, "Yeah? You're one to talk, I mean, yeash, half of the things you've done, many would've called you crazy for doing it. And Tina, I hope there's no hard feelings for what happened?"
Tina giggled, and said, "Don't worry, Dan. We know that it wasn't in malaic, just wanting to keep Ash on his toes." Dan smiled and hugged Tina, showing her how he appreciates the forgivness of the Legendary.
Delia smiled and said, "That's great! I love seeing you guys having a good time."
Ash then said, "And thanks, you guys."
Mar and Delia looked at Ash and asked, "Huh?"
Then Ash said, "When we said that we wanted to stay on the island, you guys said fine right away."
Delia smiled and said, "Of course we did."
"We are your parents, after all, Ash." Mar said. "So we had a feeling one of you might ask us that."
"And we were right." Mar said.
Ash then looked at the clock and paniked, "AH! Guys, we've got to go! We start Pokémon School today!"
Derek and Tina looked at the clock and panicked as well, then Derek said, "Mom, dad, we'd lovce to stay and chat, but, we've got to go! Dan, can you keep the place in one peace while we're gone?"
Dan took a sip of his tea and looked up with a knowing smirk, and calmly said, "Look who you're talking to. I've been keeping the house clean at Kanto clean since before you were born."
"Have a great time you guys. Be careful!" Delia said.
Ash gave her and Mar a thumbs up, and said, "We will! Bye mom!"
Then Ash, Pikachu, Derek, and Tina were out the door, running to school. Then Dan turned to Mar and seriously asked, "When are you going to tell them, Mar?"
Delia looked to her husband, who sighed, and said, "Not yet, Dan, it's too soon. I mean, just two months ago they became the new Horsmen, if they found out that they weren't the first in a long time of elemental aura users, they will start asking questions. And I'm not yet prepared to tell them. Maybe in due time."
Dan nodded, and said, "I just hope you tell them, before they find them and tell them themsleves."
Mar sighed and said, "Yeah, I know. And I know that Red, Blue, and Green will kill me folr not keeping them in the loop about their kids."
Dan looked down and said, "Hopefully, they won't mistake Ash or Derek for you, Mar."
Mar nodded and said, "You and me both, Mar. You and me both."
Then Delia said, "Don't worry bout it, Mar, I'm certain that Red, Blue and Green would understand, after all, Green had her own problems to deal with." Mar only nodded, but didn't say anything.
Thechasosmaster: Ahem, mornning everybody, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, it took a while to write, and I'm sorry for last nights A/N, I had just finished this chapter at around nine at night, and I wanted to give you guys the chapter before I fell asleep, that's why my last closing AN was like that, but now, I can give you guys a proper. Now, yes, the Tapus will have Digimon character nicknames, because I thought it would be funny, and Tina revealing her true self is to help with Lillie. Well, thst's all.
CHAOS CONTROL!
