"Okay….somehow I think I made a wrong turn." Starlight said to herself as she stood in the middle of a valley filled with many Pikachu.
"Yes. According to the map, we arrived in Pikachu Valley." Rotomdex said.
"Pikachu Valley? Explains why this place has so...many...Pikachu." Starlight said seeing hundreds of Pikachu playing in the area.
"Its pretty amazing, isn't it?" the local asked. "We have about two hundred pikachu here, or more. It's hard to count them all."
"Yes. It most certainly is." Starlight said before a Pikachu walked up to her. Smiling, she turned all the way to the right as it did the same as her.
"Pika!" the pikachu said in happiness.
"Heh." Starlight said continuing to play with it. "Well, that was fun, but I gotta go." Starlight said as she headed out of the valley as the Pikachu followed her out without her knowing.
As starlight continued on, she soon made her way to Brooklet hill where the others were waiting.
"There you are Starlight, what took you so long?" Rainbow asked.
"I may have took a wrong turn and ended up in a valley largely populated by Pikachus." Starlight said.
"Seriously?! I'm so jealous of you right now!" Pinkie said.
"We can check it out later, Pinkie. Right now, we gotta get over the fact that we've been standing here looking stupid here for the last 20 minutes." Jibanyan said.
Jexi then smacked the three. "Be respectful." Jexi said.
"Sorry." they said.
"Okay...guess this is it." Starlight said passing the trial gates. As she walked further in, she soon saw a young girl with blue hair standing there.
"Oh...hi there. Welcome to Brooklet Hill. I'm Lana." she said.
"Starlight. So...what am I supposed to do…" Starlight said before seeing a spot in the water bubbling before something jumped to attack. This something was a small fish.
"Bzzt! Wishiwashi, the Small Fry Pokemon! A Water Type! When it's in a jam, it's shining eyes attract others of its kind. The light from its eyes is visible almost 25 miles away." Rotomdex said.
"Yeah...just defeat the Wishiwashi and follow them when they flee." Lana said.
"Okay. I can handle that. Rockruff, use Thunder Fang!" Starlight said calling it out as it jumped out and bit into a Wishiwashi. It then ran down the waterfall as Starlight followed.
"You won't get away." Starlight said as rain started to come down. "Rain? I didn't think that was in the forecast." she said as another jumped out. "Thunder Fang." she said as Rockruff attacked once more before it ran down another waterfall into a large resevoir of water.
"Well done. It's fled to the Totem's Den." Lana said.
"Okay...so then I just need to head down there." Starlight said heading down just as the others caught up.
"Phew. We didn't miss a thing." Nami said.
"I remember this." Twilight said as they saw lots of shapes begin to mass. "Here it comes. The…"
Just before it finished, something large crashed on top of the incomplete school. This thing was a large spider creature with a water bubble surrounding its head.
"What? That wasn't the totem!" Twilight said.
"What in the world?" Starlight asked.
"Bzzt! Araquanid, the Water Bubble Pokemon and the evolved form of Dewpider! A Water and Bug Type! It usually passes its time in the water. When its belly is full, it stores its subdued prey in the water bubble on its head." Rotomdex said.
"An Araquanid as the Totem Pokemon instead of a School of Wishiwashi? This alternate Alola is full of surprises." Mustang said.
"How do you know what it is, Colonel?" Alphonse asked.
"We've run into one before, when we were tracking down Waternium Z to find the Elements' weakness." Mustang said. "Things a nasty piece of work."
"Looks like I have no choice but to fight. Rockruff, use Rock Throw!" Starlight said.
As Rockruff was about to attack, a bubble attack hit it. "What?" she said before seeing a smaller spider nearby.
"Bzzt! Dewpider, the Water Bubble Pokemon! A Water and Bug Type! It can only breathe oxygen that has dissolved in water, so it wears a water bubble on its head when it walks around on land." Rotomdex said.
"It was likely attracted to the Araquanid and came to assist it. Things just got a lot more difficult." Takeshi said.
At that point, Mayumi came up. "Sorry for the wait. Did I miss the party?"
"Actually, you're just in time. Starlight is down there dealing with a Totem Araquanid and a swarm of Dewpider." David said.
"I hardly call one Dewpider a swarm." Twilight said.
"Remember. Araquanid is a Totem Pokemon now. It's going to keep calling them to help until she defeats it." Tapu Lele said.
"Not good...Rockruff's out. What do I do?" Starlight said before…
"Pika pika!" a voice called out as they all looked to the top where the same Pikachu from earlier stood as it jumped off. "Pika…..CHUUUU!" it said launching a Thunderbolt as it struck both Dewpider and Araquanid.
"Th-that was amazing!" Teepo said.
"You're… you're the Pikachu from the village! Did you follow me here?" Starlight asked.
"Pikachu." Pikachu replied.
"Well...I'm kinda glad you did." Starlight smiled. "Let's battle together. Use Quick Attack!" she said as it rammed into Araquanid. "Then use Thunderbolt!" she added as Pikachu zapped Araquanid once more.
"Yeah! Those two are awesome together!" Rainbow said.
"One more time! Thunderbolt!" Starlight shouted before Pikachu zapped Araquanid once more as it sunk back down into the deep blue of the water it stood on top of.
"Well, that was totally unexpected. The Wishiwashi I was raising being trounced by that Araquanid. But you still overcame it anyway so...here is your prize. Waterium Z." Lana said as Starlight got the crystal in her hands. "And that's not all. I'll also throw in some Dive Balls and a Lana Patented fishing rod."
"Thank you." Starlight said.
"By the way… did you know I actually caught a Red Gyarados?" Lana asked.
"I find that a little hard to believe." Starlight said.
"That's because….it's a lie!" Lana said.
"I knew it." Starlight said. "Well, thanks for the fun battle." she said leaving just as the Pikachu kept following close to her. "Seems you were a lot of help. I think I'll take you along with me." she said tapping a Pokeball on Pikachu as it went inside with an automatic ding following.
"Who knew a Pikachu could be so loyal?" Hope asked.
"You haven't met Ash, haven't you?" Nami asked.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot he was on our team once." Natsu said.
"Although, he wasn't with us for long. He left before the final days of the Gospel purge." Jexi said.
"Hope he's doing okay. It's not like we've sent him letters or anything." Chopper said.
"Come on. It's Ash we're talking about. I'm sure he's doing great on his journey." Luffy said.
"Wherever he is, I hope he's doing well." Ulrich said.
