Chapter 7

As I was currently healing at the Hau'oli City Pokémon Center with Galando and Neon watching me, I was just thinking about how surreal things can get in such a quick amount of time. Many of Katnyss' pokémon have been destroyed, but not without my beloved Quakester being taken away from me by Master Guzzlord with the mega aerodactyl's assistance. Like I said before, I pray that he's still alive and still on my side by the time we finally rescue him.

In the meantime, Galando and I have finally set aside our differences, apologized for our behavior towards each other, and joined forces to fight this war together with his trusted mega swampert, Neon. Speaking of them, after thinking about Quakester for three minutes, Galando approached me as he saw a single tear of sadness escape from my right eye as I was still laying down on my back upon the healing table. He volunteered to wipe it away as he spoke.

"It all must've happened so fast for ya before I came to da rescue." He started in his sweetest tone of his New Yorker voice since I first met this mysterious human-animal hybrid. It made me slightly smile. "Does Quakester really mean dat much to ya, babe?"

"More than my own life." I replied with no compunctions. "After he told me everything that happened after I passed out ten years ago, he said that I was like a mother to him. At first, it didn't feel like that to me, but now that he expressed it with so much love, I immediately thought the same way about him. He did feel like he was my son all this time and my maternal instincts have kicked in like never before. It's a brand new feeling for an ultra beast like me. Someone of my dangerous caliber shouldn't even have these types of protective instincts… so much so that it should be illegal… but…" I trailed away as I broke down to tears, having one of my two-fingered hands try their best to cover my heavily drenched closed eyes. Galando started tearing up himself, but held back like the strong man he is underneath his mutated form as he massaged my right cheek for comfort. "(sniffle)…goddamn it! It just… hurts my chest… to think about the positive when the negative clouds are suffocating it. Is this how humans feel when events like this happen?"

"Yep. No doubt about it, Mosa. It's the most terrifying feelin' towards da humans. Dat's how life is and we can't do anything about it. All we can do most of da time… is just sit dere and watch it unfold with sorrow. But, even though dat negativity can weigh down da positivity of it all, ya keep dat in your head, no matta what. It'll get stronger as you progress towards a solution. Pretty soon, you'll have all the hope in da world and nothin' can bring it back down. You'll feel unstoppable. Now dat's da feeling dat really gets ya movin'." That whole speech was just what I needed to hear from a human. Every word sounded like it came from a true experience that he's been through many times within his life since his birth. My tears slowly started to dry up as he continued and as I kept my smile. "For now, seeing you cry like dis is okay ta do for a short time. Ya can't stay sad for too long. It ain't good fo' ya. Once you've dried up your tears, we can get back to killin' more pokémon zombies dat only belonged ta Katnyss. I've gotta tell ya one thing, though: Even I found it hard ta kill 'em."

"I know it is." I was finally fully healed from my lethal injuries and sat up with an elegant stretch, which seemed to have mesmerized Galando as he looked like he was enamored for a moment. "Ah, that's better. Now, since you been all over every island except Aether Paradise, what's the only one place where Master Guzzlord can't see or hear us?" I figured I'd let him lead the way this time. I trust him completely now. Galando saw that trusting expression within my purple and blue eyes as he replied.

"Heh… you've been livin' in it da whole time." That made me jump with astonishment, even after I slowly slid off the healing table. "Yep! I don't wanna say it, though. Let's just get dere foist. Once we do arrive, we'll conjure up da perfect plan ta kick Master Guzzlord's ass and save ya lil' Quakie."

"…huh! Okay. Sounds good. Let's go, then."

It took us about a ten minute run towards the my humble home in the Melemele Meadow's cave. For the first time since this apocalypse started, we didn't run into any of Katnyss' zombified pokémon along the way. Since this was Galando and Neon's first time here as I placed away Quakester's training toys, they were just amazed by how clean we've kept it, despite the rigorous training we've endured before. A full sixty seconds later, Neon spotted a small puddle of water near the very back and sighed with relief as he just basked in it like a wingull in a birdbath. Galando and I looked over there with smiles of humor as the mega mud fish's trainer spoke.

"Heh, well… he's made himself at home already." He said with the same humor, making me chuckle just a tiny bit. "Dis is quite da pad, though. You made a perfect livin' here."

"It is the perfect living spot." I agreed as I just placed away the last of Quakester's toys in a hidden compartment within a rock wall before I continued as I turned towards the humble trainer before me. "Believe it or not, Quakie led me here."

"Really?!" Galando got comfortable by sitting down on the warm rocky floor, having me follow suit, except that I sat on my knees. "Quakester found dis place?"

"When I first met him, he was terrified and shy. He tried to hide from me here, but I ended up befriending him. This cave permanently became our hideout afterwards. That's why he means so much to me more than ever now and we need to act quickly if we want to save him."

"Dat's what we're here for. Now, as far as my zombie killings went, I already told ya dat I murdered most of 'em, even da wild ones. Adding 'em up with yours… we've only got twenty pokémon zombies dat belonged to Katnyss left." Whoa… "Heh, heh… I ain't gonna lie to ya: ya look kinda cute when you're shocked like dat."

"…mm!" I shook the astonishment out of me to erase my expression as I remained focused. "That's… only because I am surprised to hear this latest development. We've only got 20 left? Who are they?!" There was tons of authority in my deep voice as I asked that last question. Galando didn't even hesitate as he pulled out a sheet of paper from his back pocket. I used both of my two-fingered hands to carefully grasp it without tearing it and studied it immediately. Here's what the list contained in descending order:

20.) Primarina
19.) Celesteela
18.) Shiny Weavile
17.) Mega Blastoise
16.) Crobat
15.) Nidoqueen
14.) Zygarde (Complete Form)
13.) Mega Charizard X
12.) Meloetta (Aria Form)
11.) Jirachi
10.) Nidolectivire
9.) Mega Lucario
8.) Kartana
7.) Xerneas
6.) Mega Absol
5.) Alolan Raichu
4.) Mega Diancie
3.) Aurorus
2.) Mega Aerodactyl
1.) Master Guzzlord

Of course, the top two were the ones responsible for kidnapping my Quakie, but… what the fuck is number 10?! I've never seen this one before… even while Katnyss was alive. I asked Galando about it verbally and here's what he said without disinclination:

"Durin' da nuclear storm, her nidoking and electivire were tryin' hard to make it back inside before the infested air took over, but right at the exact moment it hit 'em, electivire tripped and landed on top of nidoking's spikes, killin' him instantly. Da impact of da fall caused that poison pin to fall face first onto the ground. By havin' dat electivire impaled by nidoking's spikes by da time the nuclear wasted rain touched 'em, dat nidolectivire was a result. It basically looks like a mega electivire, but with nidoking's ears and tail and his black stripes turned purple. Even he was too much for Neon when we challenged him earlier, especially since he's got a unique ability called Quick Sand. It immediately cuts off his double weakness to ground." Well, that tells me that this nidolectivire is now a poison and electric type, but my Arceus! This is all becoming clear now! "Other than that unique fusion, all da rest of 'em are pretty straightforward, especially Master Guzzlord at number 1. I put him last on da list because I know dat he's da last target we got. With all of his minions taken down, he'll be trapped like a rattata. Da only mystery now is whether or not Quakester will still be on our side once we confront him."

"I pray that he will be… but…" Oh, shit… my chest again. But, I have to say this. "…if it turns out that he has turned against us, then… I'll have no choice: I have to kill him." That sent a sound of a stunned silence all through the cave. Even Neon finally joined our conversation circle and sat like a good boy with a look of disbelief. "Listen, boys. I know I said that I love him as if he was my son, but I can't continue to raise him if he's turned evil. If I did that, we'll never get New Alola cleaned. That's why I have to kill Quakester if he's turned on us. It… it's for the best." Damn! I started crying heavily this time as I covered my soaked eyes. Galando and Neon watched me with utmost concern for about thirty seconds before the hybrid-animal-human approached me, lifted my head up towards his deep blue eyes by my chin, and without any resistance, we slowly leaned in for a passionate kiss that was just delicious to me. My moans deep within his mouth proved that factor and it lasted for about two minutes before we slowly broke apart, keeping our eyes looking into each other.

"…if dat's da case, babe… den I'm with ya 100 percent, no matta what ya gotta do." Galando said that to me with every last ounce of support that showed in his New Yorker accent. He made me feel like a true human at this point. It gave me the absolute confidence that everything will all turn out for the better when it comes to the health of New Alola. Whether I have to kill my precious Quakie or not doesn't matter in this case. With that being finalized, I calmed down as I wiped my tears away and got back into serious mode… all three of us. "Now, with that being said, how's about we take on two at a time? It'll make da process go by just a lil' bit faster."

"I hate to say this, but at this rate, organizing these attacks will be impossible. By capturing Quakester, Master Guzzlord will be on to us and will send out those remaining forces at random." I said this with utmost authority and both males before me nodded in agreement. Neon then shivered and made a few croaking growls towards his trainer. Of course, since I'm an ultra beast, hearing this was a foreign language to me and Galando translated for me.

"Heh, heh… Neon just asked if we could save that nidolectivire for last before goin' afta that mega aerodactyl and Master Guzzlord." Heh… his face of both fear and humor did tickle me a little bit, but if that's what he wants…

"Sure, we can do that. He really must've been a challenge, like you said before. Neon, you may not be able to hit him with your ground-type moves, but he is also weak against psychic-type moves. If we can get into a battle with the alolan raichu or jirachi somewhere within the vicinity, then there's a very valid chance that, when he aims his Psychic or Psyshock at me, I'll be sure to use that nidolectivire as a shield and… well… you get it. How does that sound?" Neon nodded twice with approval. "Good. Now, let's just go out there and take on as much as possible before sundown." At that last word, we all stood up, having the mega mud fish remain on all fours, and we casually made our way out of the cave and into the meadows.

By the time we reached the meadow entrance, Neon suddenly took a Moonblast for us and the impact forced us back just by a slight push. Right off the bat, we've got our very first target in our sights by the time our vision was cleared: primarina… but of course, she wasn't alone. Master Guzzlord may not have heard our plan from deep within the Melemele Meadow cave, but it seemed like he did by the looks of this scene. Along with primarina, she was accompanied by mega absol, aurorus, and crobat, all ready to take us on simultaneously. Not one type was duplicated here: water/fairy, dark, rock/ice, and poison/flying… respectively, that is. The most fragile of the four was aurorus, so I volunteered to handle the mega absol and that icy brontosaurus while Galando and Neon handled the rest, but the crobat must've read that plan in my mind and wasted no time performing Brave Bird upon me. It happened to me again! My ignorant, aviophobe self decided to take to the skies upon this purple bat's back, sending me into the air at breakneck speed. This was Galando's first time seeing this, but he kept focused on the primarina before him while Neon did his best to take on the remaining two while he secretly plotted to save me somehow.

This time, however, I wasn't in too much peril compared to this same scenario with that damn talonflame. I carefully stood up upon the crobat's back and professionally rode on top of him like he was a surfboard. I took some inspiration from the alolan raichu back when Katnyss was alive. During that time, the crobat sensed me and tried to used Hurricane on me, but I resisted by stabbing my sharp four fingers into his skull. It made him screech in excruciating pain and his Hurricane was cut off. He was somehow still able to fly, though.

Now that I was in full control of him, I steered back around towards the action below and saw that Neon tried his best to give that primarina her just desserts for that unexpected Moonblast hit he took. He was using several moves against her: Rock Slide, Dig, and even professionally hurled an Energy Ball back at her, since he was immune to his biggest… and only… weakness. That latest attack killed her instantly and I was impressed. His nuclear mutation really does give him quite the advantage in most scenarios.

Now, it was Galando I was concerned about. It was him against aurorus after he just slashed off mega absol's head with a laser blade and, miraculously, he was putting up quite a fight himself, but right when I was just about to hurl crobat into him for some assistance, the zombified tundra pokémon blew out a Blizzard and it blew me, Galando, and the crobat back with overwhelming force. As the poisonous bat was blown away to dust, my sharp feet had other plans and I managed to use my ultra beast strength to hold Galando by his arms and just stand against the ice cold wind. He watched me from over his right shoulder with utmost shock and felt the aftereffects of that kiss he gave me. It was true compassion towards him and this was payback for it… although, I am planning to kiss him again later. We were slowly becoming madly in love at this moment, even as I was slowly freezing up. That aurorus was not giving up until I was completely covered in ice. By the time my face was frozen, I managed to move my eyes and see that Galando was freezing up as well, but he never looked away from me. We managed to smile to each other as soon as we were frozen solid. That's when the Blizzard finally stopped and Neon was pissed at what happened to us.

At the very moment he snarled with anger, aurorus turned towards him and attempted to used Freeze-Dry on him. That was his only other weakness and he knew it. To dodge it and save us simultaneously, he made a seemingly graceful leap upon the tundra's back, used Hammer Arm right at where the base of his neck is, and it beheaded him immediately. By the time his long neck hit ground, it dissolved into snow. Same when for his body. Neon dusted his hands off as a way of celebration before he used a move I never thought he'd use: Sunny Day. It didn't clear away the light brown clouds in the sky, but it slowly and safely melted the ice off of Galando and I. It took five minutes and we tried our best to shake off all the ice cold water from ourselves.

"Brrrr! Welp! That was refreshin'!" Galando started with humor, making me chuckle as I was squeezing the water out of my antennae carefully. Neon growled in the same way. "Again, dat was the work of Master Guzzlord. He organized that ambush on us… very well, I might add."

"Practically every attack thrown at us is commanded by Guzzlord at this rate, now that he knows that he's slowly losing his army." I stated matter-of-factly as I shook off what remained from my wings and antennae. "I know one thing is for sure: He's not even going to sleep tonight either. So, the same can be said for us as well."

"Damn! Dat's our punishment, eh? As long as we're alive, we can't sleep because he won't sleep. For an ultra beast that has the brain of a puny lil'-"

"SHHHHH!" I shushed him and covered his mouth before he was about to insult the master. "He's got eyes and ears all over the islands, remember?" Galando rolled his eyes and playfully smacked his own forehead after I released him, quickly reminding him of that factor. "If you fuck with him now, you'll regret it later. Let's just keep our opinions about him to ourselves, okay?"

"Gotcha, babe. Anyway, we've got four of those bastards down now." The human-animal-hybrid pulled out the list and crossed out aurorus, crobat, mega absol, and primarina's names. "We do have four more mega pokémon ta worry about. Wanna take them on next?"

"Glad you're leaving that damn mega aerodactyl out of the picture. Since it's another even number, I'll take two and you and Neon can take the remaining two."

"Alright, Pheromosa-babe. You deal with Mega Blastoise and Mega Lucario. Neon and I got Diancie and Charizard X. Sound good?"

"Perfect." At the very last syllable of that word I just said, my antennae started to vibrate towards a disturbance in the Poni Plains and I turned my head towards that same spot with determination. "Right on time. Master Guzzlord wants us to duke it out in a much bigger space."

"Typical." Galando climbed on top of Neon's back after that was said. I surprised him by volunteering to climb on as well behind him. "Wwwhat da…?"

"My trust towards you is at an all-time high at this rate. Besides, running on water is tiring." I said that with all the humor in the world, making him chuckle.

"Hhhheh-heh-heh-heh… I gotcha. Let's hit it, baby." At that cue, the mega swampert galloped towards the marina in Hau'oli City with grace as Galando and I hung on tight. Within five minutes, we got to the dock's edge and he didn't even think twice before making an effortless leap into the warm, but murky brown waters, using Muddy Water as his source of occasional propulsion. During the aquatic journey, I just couldn't get my mind off of my precious Quakester. Knowing Master Guzzlord before I was forced here to Alola by Lusamine, he's the most evil creature I've ever seen. Being a dark and dragon-type has advantages and, for him, it was pure madness. I highly doubt that he's taking good care of my adoptive son at this rate. I fear the worst for him. Quakie's been worried about me during that ten year coma I was in. That factor alone was suffice to let me know that he truly does love me for who I am on the inside and I feel the same towards him in return… and I have Galando to thank for it. If this does turn out for the better in the end, we shall become soulmates for life and Quakester will still remain as our 'son'. It sounds a bit strange for you humans, but I know that's the way adoption works. So, I'm sticking with it.

Seven minutes of a water ride later, we finally made landfall onto the Poni Coast and Galando and I carefully mounted off of Neon right when his massive webbed hands and smaller webbed feet touched the warm, comfortable sand. Seconds later, my antennae felt that same exact disturbance, but the increase in the vibes made me shiver.

"Shit! You called them… they're in Poni Plains right now, waiting for us." I quoted professionally. Galando showed a look of determination as he looked in the same direction as me.

"Those four megas we mentioned? Really?!" He dared to ask me. I nodded in response right when Neon stood on all fours on my right side.

"Yes. This time, it'll be our turn to ambush them. Are you ready?" Galando nodded once and we ran off simultaneously towards the plains, ready for an epic showdown.

Three minutes later… it… was… on.

As planned, I made the loudest screech as I ran straight for Mega Lucario first. I was too fast for him and he couldn't dodge my jump kick version of Brick Break in time. The best he could do was block it with his paws. By the time he pushed me off, I made a graceful backflip and landed on my feet before running back towards him for a counterattack, but not before Mega Blastoise got in the way in front of the mega aura pokémon and used all three of his cannons to fire Hydro Pumps at me. During my run, I somehow managed to slash through the water beams with my claws and, with maneuver, I used Poison Jab to turn them purple with the toxins and splashing it upon them both. Of course, it didn't effect Mega Lucario, but blastoise got hit hard and was poisoned immediately. While he was fazed, this was my chance to land a hit on mega lucario with Brick Break and it knocked him backwards upon contact, making him land on his back. It was temporarily silent on my end while Neon and Galando were going at it against Mega Diancie and Mega Charizard X. As usual, Neon dealt with the mega jewel pokémon while his trainer handled the fire dragon pokémon.

Mega Diancie was a sight to see fighting so well for someone with no legs. She had a crystal sword and was very skillful with it as Neon tried his best to use only his water-type attacks against her. One Waterfall attack from him made contact and she was just pushed back, but was still severely damaged from the water. Right when the mega mudfish was about to make contact with another Waterfall, she used the crystal sword to slash him backwards. He used that momentum to backflip back onto all fours before he just stood there and activated his Rain Dance to turn up the water supply. It ended up raining all over the entire plains and that woke up Mega Blastoise within seconds after. I was fully prepared, though.

Speaking of him, he didn't waste a moment firing another set of three Hydro Pump cannon blasts at me. This time, I saw where Galando had placed Mega Charizard X and within just millimeters away, I made a graceful backflip to my right with the very tip of my left foot barely touching one of the water beams and all three made contact to the fire dragon's back, blowing him into dust immediately. The added rain made all three Hydro Pumps quite the force and he couldn't handle it. Galando looked over at me as soon as I landed in a kneeled down position and gave me thumbs-up gesture as well as a million-dollar handsome smile that made me slightly blush. He must've saw my backflip prior to the tricky attack. Mega Blastoise saw this and ceased fire before he roared with extreme anger and ran towards me for just a physical massacre. At the same time, I saw Mega Lucario prepare an Aura Sphere right behind him. I showed a seductive cunning smirk upon my face before I did the inevitable within five seconds… in this exact order:

Used both of my two-fingered to perform a beautiful cartwheel overtop of blastoise's head right when he approached me for a short-armed punch…

…made the Aura Sphere crack open his shell, which caused him to explode…

…but not before I used my feet to spring off of that same shell and aim a Brick Breaking jump kick at lucario's chest, killing him by the time I landed.

The response I got from Galando:

"(whistles)…godDAMN, Pheromosa! Dat was spicy hot! Couldn't have done betta myself, babe."

"Heh… thanks." I replied as I nervously scratched the back of my head with pink cheeks of embarrassment on my face. After that short celebration, we checked up on Neon and Mega Diancie, but the mudfish was nowhere to be found. Galando crossed him arms with confidence while I watched with him on his left side.

As for that battle before us, the mega diamond domain princess didn't know what to do as she was frantically searching her surroundings for Neon. Apparently, he was using Dig to make the strongest sneak attack he's ever done. After two silent minutes, a trail of upturned dirt headed for her at breakneck speed and diancie couldn't move away in time as he busted out of the earth with a vigorous uppercut upon the main diamond right underneath her body, cracking it to shreds as well as her whole body. By the time he made a perfect 10-point landing on all fours, his Rain Dance stopped and it was back to the amber skies once more. I was the only one that applauded for that amazing performance while Galando approached his trusted companion to feed him a handful of sitrus and leppa berries.

"His performance was just as impressive as mine." I commented as I approached the two during my lone applause.

"Heh, it sure was, babe." Galando replied as he kept his focus on Neon. "I've gotta admit it, though: your speed and flexibility makes one badass combo. Is that how you were able ta win so many of Katnyss' battles back when she was alive?"

"It was a bit shaky at first, now that I thought about it." I stopped my clapping at that last word. "Our connection wasn't strong enough, even after a full week of having me. She did have three other pheromosa, but I stood out the most because of my unsurpassed ability to dodge when I'm not being told. For that reason, she chose me to accompany her against the Elite Four. She kept me away from the flying-type expert and got her out of the way first. It was impressive. Her connection with her Alolan Raichu, mudsdale, and Alolan Ninetales was just superb. Then, when it came to fighting against Professor Kukui, it was a challenge for a moment. All five of her other pokémon didn't stand a chance. I was last up and I managed to make it with the very last piece of my health holding me up, thanks to my Focus Sash. It was because I was dodging every attack that came at me, even Kukui's lycanroc's Accelerock was no match for me. It just… felt amazing. I know it was because of my Beast Boost raising my speed at every knockout before then, but it was also all instinctive. Katnyss didn't need to tell me to dodge at all. I was doing it for her every time and that's how our friendship became final. I vowed to never leave her side until the day she died." At the first word of that last statement, I started to cry silently, but I never wiped my tears away. Galando saw this after he fed Neon his final sitrus berry and gave me a loving embrace to comfort me. I didn't even struggle to return the hug with a kneel in order for me to nestle my head upon the top of his own, right between his drooping rabbit ears. "For that reason, I just don't know why I'm making these killings of her pokémon so easy. I should be struggling, even with you and Neon's assistance."

"Ya doin' dis for three reasons, Mosa…" He paused as he parted slightly, still having me within his arms while he was still in my own. I gave him my undivided attention. "…Number one: it's ta give Katnyss some closure. She was alone up in Heaven without her trusty partners. Now that you're killing her pokémon one-by-one, she'll rest in peace in no time, even afta we kill Master Guzzlord. He belongs to her, too… right?" I nodded once. "Okay, then. Dat brings me to reason number two: You love her with all your heart. Being an ultra beast, ya shouldn't even have a heart at all, but… ya got one anyway. Dat makes ya stand out above all your other fellow ultra beasts. Finally, the third reason why you're doin' dis so easily: For Quakester. Enough said there." Again, Galando's expertise and wisdom never ceased to amaze me and I resumed the loving embrace for another two minutes. During the last thirty seconds, I felt something… erotic… between my legs. At first, I couldn't make heads or tails of it, but then… it hit me and my seductive glare within my eyes spoke for me with Galando's pair of cobalt blues. He purred. "Whoa… somebody's gettin' a lil'… horny. Even afta what I said, eh?"

"I can't help it. You've been helping me with my emotions and with the execution of Katnyss' pokémon as well as keep Quakester company for ten whole years while I was in a coma." I looked even deeper into his eyes as I gently started to stroke his left cheek with a single finger. "How can I not make love to you in order to express my gratitude?"

"Mm! I gotcha, babe." We both stood up straight, despite the fact that my passion was currently drizzling down my inner thighs. I acted like it was never happening as he continued. "Let's head back to our hideout and… uh… discuss this topic further." We were on top of Neon's back by the time Galando finished that statement and he made the easy ride back to the Melemele Meadow cave that we all our home for some…

…S and R… which means 'sex and relaxation'.

To be continued…