Zombie Infection
Melemele Island: Route 3
On Route 3, there were several people in line at an outdoor recreational area.
Among the people in line were the heroes.
"Man, this race is gonna be fun!" Ash said.
"I heard that there's gonna be a surprise that no one could imagine." Lana said.
"Well, funny seeing you here. Or rather, I should've known." Gladion said as he entered the scene.
"Gladion, you're participating as well?" Lillie asked.
"Yeah, I thought this would serve as good training." Gladion said.
Everyone was split into groups of three, among them being Kiawe, Gladion, and Lillie; Ash, Lana, and Martin; and Chris, Mallow, Sophocles.
"One Pokémon companion is allowed per participant and they can either help their trainers or hinder the opponents." Sophocles said.
Then, the race began and the racers all ran for the finish line.
In one part of the course, there were many pitfalls.
"Snowy, Blizzard!" Snowy blew out a blizzard to freeze the ground, creating an ice floor over the pitfalls.
In another part of the course, there were many netting blocking the path.
"Tsareena, Leaf Storm!" Tsareena shot out a massive storm of leaves at the nets to tear through them.
In a third part of the course, there were drones flying around to be caught.
"Pikachu, Electroweb!" Pikachu fired a net of electricity to catch a lot of drones.
Meanwhile, there was a green skeletal figure with his upper body covered in a sickly green membrane.
"It's time." the figure said before releasing a green gas.
The gas spread all throughout the area.
"Hey, what's this gas?" Ash said.
"I don't like it." Lana said.
"It could be dangerous. Don't breathe it." Martin said as he covered his mouth. "Let's get to higher grounds!"
As Ash, Lana, and Martin ran for higher grounds, they encountered the others.
"Gladion, guys!" Ash said.
"So you noticed the gas too?" Gladion said.
"Where did this gas even come from?" Mallow said.
The heroes managed to reach higher grounds where the gas didn't reach.
Then, the gas began to clear and some people came into the clearing.
"Hey look, some people are coming!" Kiawe said.
"But wait, there's something wrong." Lillie said.
As the people fully came into view, their bodies were shown to be mostly covered in the sickly green membrane.
"Wha-what is that?!" Mallow said.
"It's like they're zombies!" Chris said.
Then, the zombies marched over to where the heroes were.
"They're coming!" Sophocles said.
"Snowy, use Blizzard!" Snowy blew out a blizzard to freeze the zombies' feet to the ground.
However, the zombies broke free with little effort.
"They broke free!" Kiawe said.
"No! Stay back!" Mallow said, and everyone turned to see her, Lana, and Sophocles being grabbed by the zombies.
"Mallow! Lana! Sophocles!" Kiawe, Lillie, and Ash shouted in succession.
The green membranes spread from the zombies and covered their bodies.
Mallow, Lana, and Sophocles groaned and their postures became limp like the zombies.
"They've become zombies too!" Gladion said.
"With just one touch." Lillie said.
Tsareena, Sandy, and Togedemaru tried to head over to their Trainers, but they were stopped by Lillie, Kiawe, and Ash.
"No! Don't!" Lillie said.
"It's too dangerous. Don't get near them!" Kiawe said.
Then, Mallow lashed out at Kiawe and Ash, trying to grab them.
"Don't let them touch you! That's how it spreads!" Kiawe said as he and Ash leaped back to avoid Mallow.
Then, Lana and Sophocles lashed out as well, but luckily, they didn't touch anyone.
"What do we do?" Lillie asked.
"We have no choice. Run!" Gladion said, and the heroes made a run for it.
To be continued…
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