Chapter 56: Back in Sevestar
After the helicopter finally arrive back at the Sevestar Island, Alice is shocked to see that her family members are on the island. She asks, "Mom? Dad? Eve? Flora? What are you all doing here?"
Valerie and Wulfric give her a hug and Valerie says, "Delia took us here, and we heard everything from them, you really did a good job stopping Team Solar and Team Lunar."
"You knew it?" Alice gasps.
Eve says, "Of course. And the other reason we are here is that we have to make sure those traitors of Ash didn't come to this island and protect the ones who were controlled to betray Ash."
Ash frowns, "So they are all here on the island..."
Wade says, "Don't worry, they are now in control of themselves and they know the truth."
Then Dawn, Cilan, Serena, Bonnie, Lana, Sophocles and Lillie also come after hearing that Ash has returned, but when they see Ash, they are surprised that Ash has changed his face and he is staring at the group while Pikachu is sparkling electricity, and it also scares the Huskpup that is in Alice's hands.
"Ash..." Dawn mutters.
Ash says, "I heard everything from my mother. You were controlled by Max and you also played a part in killing Professor Oak and my Pokemon because you can't do it..."
This causes them to frown and Ash sighs, "Don't worry about it now. I got all my former Pokemon back, only that they are not the same as before because of your unwillingness."
Bonnie asks, "So does that mean you forgive us?"
Ash sighs and gives a small smile, "Why not? But...even though you were controlled, those memories still haunted me, back when I didn't know I was controlled, I thought you really did it and broke my heart. I will say to you, I am not the Ash you know...the Ash you loved...the Ash who you admired and given inspiration to."
This causes them to frown and Lillie says, "I understand."
Alice walks towards Ash and says, "Are you feeling well?"
"Of course, thank you, Alice." Ash says. "And I will like to introduce my girlfriend, Alice Urup, she is the Gym Leader of the Subhail City and she is strong."
"You are flattered. Besides Serena, since we know in childhood, it is nice to meet you." Alice says.
"Wait, have we met before?" Serena asks in confusion.
"Of course, we attended the same Summer Camp together." Ash says. "The reason I didn't remember that when we met for the first time is that my Mother wiped out my memories about then because of my father's death. But thanks to mother that he is alive again."
Serena says, "I remember now...I always thought that you were Ash's sister or something..." Serena says. "That was you?"
"Yeah." Alice says.
Just then, they hear a roar and then they see that Solaran, Lunaro and Cellance are standing at the castle. Ash says, "You have arrived."
Solaran says, "It is time that we tell you what we are going to do in the future."
Lunaro says, "We are going to join in your team." This causes shock to everyone except for Ash and Alice. "I see." Ash says. "So three of you are going to my team?"
Cellance says, "Yes, but even though Lunaro will be your Pokemon, but he will prefer Alice's command since she is the Princess of Moon."
Ash and Alice nod as they capture the 3 Legendary Pokemon.
Solaran: The Order Pokemon: Fire and Psychic Type. Said to have born to counteract the shadow of solar eclipse, legends speak of Solaran overseeing the order between humans and Pokémon.
Lunaro: The Chaos Pokemon: Dark and Psychic Type. Said to have born to counteract the light of lunar eclipse, legends speak of Lunaro encouraging individuality between human and Pokémon.
Cellance: The Balance Pokemon: Normal and Psychic Type. Folklore speaks of a figure born from the clash of Solaran and Lunaro, one who controls the duo's power to bring balance to society. Such being is Cellance.
Once they are returned to the Pokeball, Ash sends out the Pokemon that were used to be dead, Dartoad, Scorpinova, Monstune, 30 Yakkle, Lazloth, Stickut, Brachiodon, Hypnosmog, Countula, Pinglade, Elestomp, Aeroma, Dinopion, Rockster, Volcadon, Snowrong, Budsaur, Mountree, Flearoe, Smaqua, Markrush, Parabow, Salaslam, Tapiblaze, Cobolta, Bulker, Cryscoon, Toxitoad, Eclipser, Parafox, Legnix, Syphoon and Terravolt. Just as they see the group, they prepare their battle stances, after explaining to them that they were controlled and the other traitors are in fault, they understand and they forgive them.
"So what are you going to do while you are here?" Alice asks.
"Training and maybe I will go to other places to capture Pokemon, what about you? Are you going back to your Gym?" Ash asks.
"Do you forget that I had a copy there?" Alice says. "I don't mind traveling with you to get the new Pokemon as well."
As everyone looks at how Ash and Alice are close, they can't help but feel a little jealous, but they can't say anything because that it is their fault in the first place.
During a week in the Sevestar Island, Ash has been training a lot of Pokemon to their fullest. And then Looker and Anabel ask him about the questions of the traitors, Ash just says that he doesn't really care about them as they aren't his friends anymore. Only if they become just like Team Rocket, who is giving them trouble, then he will stop them and both Anabel and Looker understand that.
During the training, Ash and Alice evolve their Battic and Batty into a Pokemon known as Blizzibat. It looks weird as it grows heavier, but they don't mind it.
Blizzibat: The Blizzard Pokemon: Poison and Ice Type. Evolved from Battic at LV:48. Blizzibat can create powerful blizzards by flapping their wings quickly. Even up close, their bites can cause their foes to be struck down with fever.
And when they are going to Rustbolt City to find Elena and Alex, they come across the Garbage Dump and they see Looker and the Elite 4 member Nora are there. Ash and Alice go greet them as Nora says, "Oh, hey Ash, Alice. Fancy meeting you here, we have quite a predicament here..."
"What is it about?" Ash asks.
"Well...it's...sort of odd to explain, so perhaps it is better if we let Looker tell you about it." Nora sighs.
Looker says, "You probably wondering what's all the commotion about...It's a bit of a story, but I am sure you can help us if you want to. A lot of Rustbolt's Trash has been turning back up to the city, even when these workers here have told me tirelessly that the trash was returned here numerously. Someone or something is purposely taking the trash from the landfill here and returning back to the City..."
Looker looks around and says, "However, it isn't an isolated case."
"What? This has happened before?" Nora asks.
"No, not here, when I was investigating Team Galactic back in Sinnoh, the same thing happened here had also taken place in a few of Sinnoh cities. I...probably shouldn't say this, but these incidents were kept under wraps in fear that this one is new, more...unstable criminal's doing. But as these strange events sprang up in Kanto, Johto and even Unova, I knew it wasn't an organization...It was a Pokemon who was behind the incidents."
"A Pokemon?" Ash asks. "But why will it do this?"
"Indeed, this seems to be a little too out there to believe a Pokemon could plan and do all of this." Alice says. "Let alone in all these different regions."
"I thought the same thing too." Nora says, "Except the story goes even deeper."
After sending the workers away from the dump, Looker says, "One of my very first cases I ever took was not from the agency, but from a young girl...who asked me to find her best friend. She looked so sad...I couldn't bring myself to say no, but as of this day, I still have yet to find her friend."
"What is her best friend look like?" Ash asks.
"It was a Pokemon unlike anything else I had heard before. The only real lead I had to go on is that the Pokemon loved playing with dolls with the girl. I thought nothing of it...until I noticed when investigating these incidents, there were particular items that were missing from all the trash that were thrown back into the city, picture frames, old dresses, and most importantly, dolls. My hunch is that the same Pokemon, the one told me by that girl, is responsible for all of this. I can feel it."
"Oh dear, what should we do?" Nora sighs.
Alice says, "The dolls...Pokemon..." "Alice, what are you thinking about?" Ash asks.
"Well, I don't know why, it seems so vague to me..." Alice sighs. "But I think that maybe that we gathering as many dolls as possible, old ones or new ones, any will do, and we also gather back the trash that was thrown into the city, maybe it will gain the attention of that Pokemon and he will be back."
"Excellent idea." Looker says. "But I hope it will work." Then they start to take action, Ash also calls Elena and Alex for help as they also help out, but when they are done, they put them in a circle while the dolls are in the middle. Just then, they hear something as Nora says, "I think it is coming..."
Looker says, "You're right." Then a Pokemon appears in front of them but it looks really dark.
"What is that...it looks dark and twisted...and dangerous..." Nora gasps. The Pokemon takes the dolls and it sees them, but much to their shock, when it spots Alice, it just stares into her soul as Alice is breathing heavily.
"That's it, that's the Pokemon I've been searching for all the years... But there is something wrong with it..." Looker says.
"Yeah, why does it stares at Alice?" Ash asks.
Just then, the Pokemon gives the doll to her, Alice doesn't know why, she feels familiar to the doll.
Alice then starts to have flashbacks. Back when Alice was being bullied again and this time Rodney wasn't there, her doll is destroyed thanks to Belle and the other girls, who think that it is useless, she cried at the garbage dump as she is questioning that if she has to throw it away, but then the same Pokemon approaches them, it nuzzles Alice and takes the doll. "What are you doing with it?" She asks and then she fixes it up with its powers. She gasps as the doll looks new and she gives the Pokemon a hug. "Thank you..." She smiles at the Pokemon.
"Polly...is that really you?" Alice asks with tears in her eyes. "It has been so long, I am sorry that forget about you..."
"He is going to hurt Alice, we have to get her out of here!" Nora says.
"Wait, Nora." Looker says. "I remembered now, Alice was the girl that asked me to find this Pokemon..."
Alice hugs the Pokemon and says, "I am really sorry, Polly, you must be so alone and scared ever since I left Kalos, right?" Then she turns around, "I am sorry for any damage Polly has done...I owe you all everything...for reuniting with my friend..."
"So Alice, how do you know this Pokemon?" Ash asks.
"Yes, he was my friend...back in Kalos, when everyone is bullying me and Rodney isn't there... But I left him and go to Rikoto after my mother knows the truth..." Alice says. "And I remember that there is one more Pokemon which is his twin..."
"There is another one?" Ash asks.
"Polly has changed much from what Healthy looks like now...We all played together after school back in Kalos...alone in a beautiful forest that is close to my father's gym...everything was peaceful, it was like a paradise...until it happened...A great blizzard brewed and destroyed everything in its path. I tried saving them both...but it got swept away...and then I only left a doll and leave, Healthy is also sad that I have to leave as well, but I haven't seen her anymore. I can't believe that he found me..."
"But who is Healthy?" Looker asks.
Alice then flinches as she remembers back in Route 14, she says, "Ash, the Healthea that we saw...that must be Healthy!"
"Seriously? That is cool." Ash says.
Polly roars and then Alice can feel his sadness. "I can sense the sorrow and anger in him...feeling left out in the world alone, feeling...discarded, and it turned you into something else...but deep down, he is still the kind hearted friend I know deep inside, no matter what he looks like or what he has done."
Ash nods as Polly suddenly takes out a Cherish Ball and gives to Ash. "Is that?"
Alice asks, "Are you sure? Polly?" He nods and then Ash captures it.
Pollusion: The Blight Pokemon: Poison and Dark Type. A resentful spirit whose presence causes life to wither, Pollusion returns the harm done to the world and itself to polluters with tenfold severity.
"Looker, Nora, we will show him the happiness of this world." Ash says as they nod, then they leave the dump as Ash and Alice look at each other, "So what?"
"Let's go show my sisters about this, they are dying to see my secret friends back in the forest." Alice says with a smile.
Now that Ash has forgiven the ones who were controlled, and then Alice finds one of her friends back, what will happen in the next chapter?