Chapter 6 Slumbering Weald
"Pikachu, finish Sobble with the Electro Web!" Ash says as Pikachu lands the final hit towards the Pokemon, causing it to faint. Alice recalls her Pokemon and mutters, "I still have a long way to reach you, Ash."
"Don't worry, you are just starting your new journey, what matters is you learn from your loss." Ash says as she nods.
"You're right. I have better get close to you if I want to be a Pokemon Master like you as well." Alice says with a smile.
Then after the battle, Ash, Mark, Trenor, Alice, and Leon have been waiting for the two, and they have not returned. Mark says, "You know, they are taking so long. I am afraid that something has happened..."
"Yeah." Trenor says, "I think something is fishy here. Maybe we should go check it out."
They leave Hop's house as they go south, they see the gate to the Slumbering Weald is open.
"Oh no. Don't tell me that they have got into the Slumbering Weald!" Leon gasps, Alice, Mark, and Trenor also pale at the comment, but Ash and Pikachu are clueless.
"What is that place and why are you panicking?" Ash asks with confusion, and the four of them glance at one another before Alice decides to explain.
"Ash, this place is off-limits, there is supposed to be a monster inside." Alice says.
"But if they go inside, then we must take them out there or else the monster might attack them." Leon says.
Ash realizes how serious it is going to be, and he says, "Then we must get inside. Mark, Trenor, Alice, let's go."
"But..." Alice says with a little fear. Ash notices that she might be scared of whoever is inside the forest and smiles, "Don't worry, I'll protect you." Alice nods as they rush into the Slumbering Weald, with Leon also following them behind, but much to their surprise, Leon is already lost sight of the four people as the fog is thicker and thicker.
At the same time, Gloria and Hop are inside the forest and Hop says, "That Wooloo… Where do you think it got off to?"
"The fog is really coming on thick now... If we don't find that Pokémon soon, this might be trouble." Gloria mutters as they continue forward, after a while, Ash, Alice, Mark, and Trenor also arrive and Ash says, "Wait, Leon isn't with us! Where did he go?"
"The fog is preventing us from looking further...and Leon is bad with directions..." Mark mutters. "I guess we can worry about him later since he is the undefeatable Champion. Our priority is finding Gloria and Hop."
"You're right." Alice says.
After walking for a while, they hear a voice, "This is mad... I can't even see my own hand in front of my face! I think I get now why this place is off-limits..."
"That's Hop's voice." Ash says as they finally find both Gloria and Hop.
"There you are. What are you guys thinking?" Ash asks, and the two of them are surprised to see the four of them inside. Gloria asks, "What are you doing here?"
"We could have said the same thing. This place is off limits!" Alice says. But before they can ask for more, they hear a loud cry and they turn around, only to see two wolf Pokemon in front of them.
"What in the—?!" Hop gasps and the wolves are staring at them. Ash says, "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu tries to fire the electricity at the wolves, but the attacks just go past them. "Wha—?! The move had no effect on it?!"
Mark says, "Let me try it out." He takes out a Pokeball and says, "Chimchar! Use Ember!"
Chimchar comes out of a Pokeball and it shoots out the Fire attack, and just like Pikachu, the attack just goes straight through them. And those wolves are emitting a fog as they are about to disappear.
"I can't see anything!" Gloria says.
"Everyone okay?" Ash yells, and Trenor says, "We're fine!" Trenor notices the Pokemon as he goes for Turtwig, having it use Razor Leaf, only for the attack to go through as well.
"This is getting bad...Unfezant, use Defog!" Ash sends out the Pokemon and it waves the wings, after the fog is out, the two wolves are gone.
"There you are!" The group of six turns around and finds Leon rushing towards them. Hop says, "Wha- Lee? How'd you manage to find your way here? You're pants with directions. You always get lost."
"Oh, that's nice to hear from the little brother who had me worried sick! We have been waiting ages for you two, and you never showed." Leon says.
"So we come looking for the two of you." Alice says. "But we got separated as well..."
"Wait. Where is the Wooloo?! We were trying to rescue that Wooloo!" Hop looks around, only to see Wooloo is playing with Piakchu. Leon says, "Don't worry, that little chap's just fine. You know this place is out of bounds, but it took courage to come in here all the same. And we can understand well enough why you did it."
"In fact, you did a good job." Ash says, causing both Gloria and Hop to smile back.
"At least the Wooloo's all right." Hop says.
"But did you guys see two silhouettes in the fog?" Alice asks.
"We did, but what are those things?" Hop asks. "I thought we'd had it when that weird fog started rolling in and that mad Pokémon attacked… but at least it wasn't all for nothing!"
"Attacked by some mad Pokemon? What are you talking about, Hop?" Leon asks.
"It seemed loads stronger than any Pokemon I've ever seen. And it just had this sort of presence." Ash says. "Our moves didn't even touch it. I mean, really- they seemed to pass right through it!"
"Maybe those are the fearsome Pokemon they say live in the Slumbering Weald..." Mark mutters. "Are they actually illusions or something?"
Alice says, "Maybe we should get strong enough, and we could be the ones to reveal the truth someday."
"You're right." Alice smiles back.
"For now, let's simply get out of this place. You'll be all right now that I'm here with you." Leon says.
"Even if we did get an earful from Lee...what an experience! This'll make a pretty fine first page in the tale of my legend." Hop says.
As they go back to the Postwick, they help Gloria pack out their stuff and Gloria's mom says. "So you guys are off to Wedgehurst, huh?"
"Yeah." Gloria says. "And I have decided. I am going to travel with Ash, Mark, Trenor, and Alice."
"Yeah, maybe it will be fun." Alice says.
"So don't you go pushing the poor dear too hard." Gloria's mom refers to Scorbunny. "And you, Scorbunny, also look after my little Gloria."
"Mom, I am not a kid anymore." Gloria blushes, but Scorbunny just puts his hand just like a soldier will do.
"All moms are the same." Alice says while giggling at Scorbunny's movements.
"Totally." Ash says as he is feeling the same way as Alice.
"Now remember to come home to rest anytime that you need. After all...east or west, home is best." Gloria's mom says.
"Okay." Then Ash, Mark, Trenor, Alice, and Gloria leave the place.
At the same time, Dawn has arrived at Wedgehust by taking the Flying Taxi, and then she turns to Piplup, "This is a perfect place to relax. Right, Piplup?" Dawn asks the penguin Pokemon, who nods back. "Now that it is done, let's go to the Pokemon Center."
As she goes inside the Pokemon Center, they find a seat with a girl sitting by the table. The girl is brushing her Sylveon, who is relaxing on her lap. "Hey, do you mind if I sit with you?"
The girl stops her brushing and then looks at Dawn. "Not at all." The girl then smiles, "I am Serena, how about you?"
"I am Dawn." Dawn says. "And this is Piplup, he is my partner Pokemon. I just came here with the Flying Taxi."
"I see, I got here with the Flying Taxi as well a few minutes ago, what a coincidence." Serena says.
Then Dawn looks at her and says, "Oh my, I know where I recognized you. You are the Serena that almost win the Kalos Pokemon Showcase, and the top coordinator in the Hoenn Region a few months ago."
"Ehh? You saw that?" Serena blushes.
"Of course, I really liked your style." Dawn says. "So straightforward and interesting."
"Thank you." Serena says as she manages to get a close look at Dawn, then she gasps and says, "And you are Dawn, you got the Runner Up in the Sinnoh, Hoenn and Kanto Grand Festival and the winner of the Johto Grand Festival as well."
"Yeah, that's me. Seems like we might get along, so why are you here in Galar?" Dawn asks.
"Nothing important, I just feel like relaxing in a different region. And I have been wanting to come here ever since I was a kid."
"Me too, this place is a great place with Fashion and also some sights." Dawn says. "By the way, that is a nice Sylveon you have here."
"Why thank you, I got it when I was traveling in Kalos with my friends. She was dancing in the flower fields and that is why I wanted to capture her. And it evolves when I attended the dance party along with a good friend of mine."
"Wow, seems like you have a lot of great journeys." Dawn says.
"What about you and your Piplup?" Serena asks.
"Well, Piplup is my Starter Pokemon, at first he runs off the lab and I was asked by the Professor to find it. I found him trapped by a bunch of Ariados and I tried to save him. In the end, he saved me instead." Dawn says.
Piplup just shows his pride and Serena says, "It seems like he is quite a character." But their conversation is ended as they see a girl rushing inside the Pokemon Center.
"Nurse Joy. Can you help me?" Lillie says as she takes Snowy to Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy asks, "What happened to her?"
"She was accidentally attacked by a Grubbin. Please help me out, Nurse Joy."
"Okay, put her here and I'll heal her." Nurse Joy says as she takes care of the Pokemon. Then Lillie sighs as she sits at the table next to where Dawn and Serena are sitting.
Dawn says, "Excuse me." Lillie hears it and says, "Yes? Can I help you?"
"Why is your Vulpix white-colored?" Dawn asks. "I have never seen it before."
"Oh, you see, Snowy is an Alolan Vulpix. You see, living in the snowy mountains for so long, it changes its forms."
"That is so cool." Serena says. "I am Serena and this is Dawn. And you?"
Lillie smiles, "My name is Lillie Aether, and Alola to all of you."
"Alola?" Dawn and Serena asks, Lillie says, "Oops, it is our greeting back in the Alola Region. Just never mind that."
They all nod and then Dawn asks, "Wait, Aether? As in the Aether Foundation?"
"Yeah, my mom is the President of the Foundation." Lillie says with a smile.
"That is so cool, so what brings you here in Galar?" Dawn asks.
"Well, at first we are here to find my father, but then we heard that the Prince of Galar returned to this region, so I decided to find him." Lillie says.
"The Prince of Galar?" Serena and Dawn are confused. "You know the prince?"
"Yeah, he is the Champion of Alola after all." Lillie says. "Not to mention that he defeated my brother in the finals back then."
"Seems like he is a strong person." Serena says. "You know, we are just talking about our Pokemon, how did you acquire that Vulpix?"
"Well, it was an egg before I was asked to raise it. You see, I attended the Alola Pokemon Trainer's School to learn more about Pokemon, and we were taught about the form difference with the Vulpix."
"So you learned from a school? That is something new." Dawn says.
"Yeah, but Snowy and I have been through a lot of battles together and we even manage to be in the Top 16 of the first Alola League, but I lost to my brother..."
"I am sorry to hear that." Serena says.
Then the Pokemon are healed as Lillie is asked to take the Pokemon back, Snowy at first has a little trouble of getting to know Piplup and Sylveon because of her nature, but it slowly gets used to it and they have become friends.
"Looks like they are getting along well." Lillie says. "Nice, Snowy."
Serena says, "Since we just meet one another for the first time, how about we try to get to know each other more?"
"What are you thinking about?" Lillie asks.
Dawn claps her hands and says, "I have an idea, why don't we go shopping together? That is a good way to get to know each other."
"Sounds like a good idea." Serena says.
"Count me in as well." Lillie says. "I can't wait to see what this place has to offer."
The three girls then give some girly squeals before they leave the Pokemon Center.
Here is a new chapter, I forgot to mention that the Italic of the Pokemon from below is the Pokemon that will be evolving in the story. And as you can see, the group of six meets Zacian and Zamazenta. What will happen to them? And Dawn, Serena, and Lillie also meet with one another in the story, I hope you like this chapter.
Ash's Pokemon: Bulbasaur, Charizard, Squirtle, Butterfree (2:1 Pink), Pidgeot, Pikachu, Primeape, Muk, Gengar, Kingler, Tauros (30), Lapras (2), Snorlax, Bayleef, Quilava, Totodile, Noctowl (S), Heracross, Donphan, Larvitar, Tyranitar, Sceptile, Swellow, Torkoal, Corphish, Glalie, Torterra, Infernape, Staraptor, Buizel, Gible, Gliscor, Snivy, Pignite, Oshawott, Unfezant, Boldore, Palpitoad, Leavanny, Krookodile, Scraggy, Greninja, Talonflame, Hawlucha, Goodra, Noivern, Rowlet, Incineroar, Lycanroc (Dusk), Naganadel, Melmetal
Mark's Pokemon: Chimchar
Trenor's Pokemon: Turtwig
Gloria's Pokemon: Scorbunny
Alice's Pokemon: Sobble
Dawn's Pokemon: Quilava, Piplup, Pachirisu, Buneary, Togekiss, Mamoswine
Serena's Pokemon: Braixen, Pancham, Sylveon
Lillie's Pokemon: Vulpix (Alolan), Magearna