Chapter XV Double Elimination Begins!
Aileen is in the waiting room with Gallade. She's trying her best to relax while waiting for her match to call.
"You're nervous?" Gallade asked his Trainer curiously.
"To use my powers and broadcast it to the entire world? Yes." Aileen answered truthfully and clasping her hands. "For the past few months, we're saving Pokemon from danger secretly. Now that the whole world knows their existence, they can see our abilities too." Back in their world, they're hiding their powers unless you're a psychic like Sabrina or Olympia.
"Are you worried about them?" Aileen nodded her head sadly. "No matter how much we rely on Ophe-"
"I know and with Cyrus is out there... who knows what he'll do with the Pokemon or us." She gulps and licking her dry lips. "I just don't want another Mewtwo incident again."
Gallade softly patted her head. "We'll be there to stop it. Your match is going to begin soon."
"Yeah..." She kissed Gallade's cheek. "Thank you, Gallade." Thanking the blade Pokemon and he smiled.
"Anything for my sister."
"Are we late?" Ophelia asked her classmates once she joined them with Meowstic.
Uraraka shook her head. "No, you guys are on time to see the match." She assured the blonde girl with golden eyes. "Why are you taking so long?"
"Tehee~ we were busy talking to our parents." Ophelia answered sheepishly and Meowstic shook his head.
"They're worrying if she gets hurt without me." Meowstic grumbled. "They'll have my head if I don't protect her. Honestly, they care for you more than me."
"I'm their favorite daughter." She teased and Meowstic didn't hesitate to whack her head. "Ow!"
"Hmph!" Meowstic scoffs and looks away.
"We're going to have a double elimination round!" Alexa declared and they roared. "Only one of you will make it through the finals!" She revealed the pictures of Tokoyami, Iida and Aileen.
"She made it to this round using two moves! From the hero course- Sycamore Aileen Luna versus-" Present Mic was cut off by Alexa.
"A man of speed! From the hero course- Iida Tenya versus-"
"He has his own shadow to serve his partner! From the hero course- Tokoyami Fumikage!"
"Let the battle begin!" Present Mic and Alexa said it together.
Aileen immediately throws her Pokeball in the air. "Primarina, help me out!" It opens to reveal her Soloist Pokemon.
"She's using a sea lion hybrid?" Bakugou asked with a deadpanned expression. "She's fucking nuts." It irked him because he saw her fight. All Bakugou sees is she's agile and fast.
"I wouldn't say that if I were you, Bakugou." Gallade warned the ash-blond boy. "She's stronger than she looks like."
Midoriya scans the Soloist Pokemon using his Pokedex. "Primarina the Soloist Pokemon. It controls the balloons that it makes by singing melodies passed down from generation to generation." It explained.
"Is she using her to make Primarina-chan sing? Ribbit." Asui asked curiously.
"It's more beyond that, Tsu-chan." Ophelia assured her. "I wonder... what her plans are." Her eyes twinkle in amusement.
"Tokoyami-kun, we need to team up first to defeat them." Iida suggested. "Aileen-kun is strong and she has Pokemon to call them."
"Truce for now to defeat the strong opponent." Tokoyami reluctantly agreed since he has no chance against her. Especially she can call Blaziken or any Pokemon to weaken his Dark Shadow. "Go, Dark Shadow!"
"Here we go!" Iida runs fast to attack Aileen and Primarina together.
Aileen remained calm. "Primarina attack combo number 1." She declared.
Primarina uses icy wind to blow Dark Shadow and Iida. Dark Shadow's body is covered in ice whereas Iida's feet freeze as well. She stops blowing before screaming with her hyper voice.
"Ah!" The three of them covered their ears by her loud voice.
"She's combining the attack together!" Alexa exclaimed with a smile. "She's letting Primarina fight them without showing her moves!" The audience roared.
"She's showing them proof." Ophelia commented and realizes her plan. "A Pokemon can fight alongside with them. Whether the Trainer has a Quirk or not."
"Not only that but also showing the trust between a Pokemon and human." Gallade pointed out with a smile.
"Wow, Ai-chan didn't use her Quirk but only giving orders." Uraraka is impressed by her actions.
"We did become a Trainer at the age of 10~" Ophelia sings and clasps her hands happily. "To go on a journey independently without our parents but only Pokemon and friends."
"I'm jealous you guys can go by yourselves." Ashido whined.
"Our journey wasn't easy." Meowstic answered bluntly. "We also stumble few things." He blames the girls but mostly Ophelia because of her stupid prophet mode.
"I wouldn't forget how Primarina and Greninja saved me before." Ojiro smiles softly. "Primarina is actually nice."
"She's really softie and hates violence." Gallade commented with a smile. "Primarina isn't part of our team, to begin with, or the others. Apart from Greninja and I."
"Really? How many Pokemon does she have?" Midoriya asked curiously.
"I think she has more than 50 including myself and the team." Gallade answered while scratching his head.
"Eh!?" They are shocked to find out Aileen's Pokemon before glancing at Ophelia.
"Tehee~ secret~!" Ophelia winks and looking at the battle. "Once you're registered as a Pokemon Trainer, you must have six Pokemon's with you throughout the journey."
"What if you get more than six?" Kirishima asked the blonde girl with golden eyes.
"It's going to be transferred at Professor's lab to look after your Pokemon." Ophelia answered happily. "That's why her Sanctuary mixes up theirs, myself and other wild Pokemon's who lived there."
"You can also swap your Pokemon if you wanted to know them more." Gallade commented with a smile. "That's how Aileen usually does. Swapping her team before she chooses the final ones."
"We're about to have a new team. Once we're starting our journey in our home." Ophelia laughs sheepishly. "Due to that under circumstances, we're using our previous team."
"Wow, there's so much to learn about them!" Uraraka's eyes twinkle and wanted to have her own Pokemon.
"No wonder you guys know about them." Yaoyorozu commented and still bitter about her sudden loss.
"Throughout our journey, you can discover and learn new things~!" Ophelia commented with a smile on her face.
It's hard for them to defeat Aileen and her Pokemon. Due to her past experiences throughout the journey with her friends. What makes them more guard is Aileen shows few of her abilities. She's keeping it a secret until it's time to reveal it.
"Both of them are trapped by Primarina's icy wind!" Alexa exclaimed and wasn't surprised by Aileen's strategy to combine the attacks. "Now, will they be able to break it!?"
"I just realize Aileen never shows any offensive moves." Midoriya started to realize. "She only showed defensive, water whip and healing."
"That's because Aileen would use it as a last resort." Gallade answered truthfully. "Ever since when we were young, Aileen dislikes fighting. She preferred to stay on the line to heal and protect."
"If she actually dislikes fighting... how come she join in the hero course in the first place?" Kirishima asked curiously.
"To improve herself." Ophelia answered in vague. "We also share the same goal to save Pokemon from danger. Using this opportunity to prove to everyone that we can live with them. Lee-lee's dream is still the same and in order to achieve it... she needs to work hard." She smiles softly while watching them.
Meowstic squints his eyes before yelling in surprise. "She's wearing the Primarium Z!" Most of the class A and B jumps in surprise.
"Aha! Would you look at that!" Ophelia laughs happily and clapping her hands. "She's going to use it!"
"What is Primarium Z?" Tetsutetsu asked Crystal and Scorbunny curiously. He overheard it from Meowstic shock tone.
"How can I say this..." Crystal pursed her lips. "I'll talk about that Primarium Z later. The Z-move is a special type of move that Trainers and their Pokemon's wish to combine to unleash an attack. That attack is compromising the full power of both."
"Any Pokemon moves are powerful and can only use it at once." Scorbunny commented and notice both classes are listening to their explanation.
"In order to have Z-moves. You're inquired to have an item in order to activate it." She showed them her fightinium Z with Z-ring. "The one in the middle is called Z-crystal. On my wrist is called Z-ring."
"Once you have it. There's a specific type of an attack in order to activate it." Scorbunny rubs his nose. "You can only obtain it once you're taking the trial." He smirked.
"Once you have it. There's a specific type of an attack in order to activate it." Scorbunny rubs his nose. "You can only obtain it once you're taking the trial." He smirked.
"Tehee~ explaining them is going to explode their minds, Crissie and Scorbunny." Ophelia teased them. "You may or may not see Lee-lee's demonstration!"
"We're going to defeat you." Iida and Tokoyami vowed to defeat them first.
Aileen remained calmly and showing them her Z-ring. "Primarina, are you ready?"
"Always am." Primarina nodded her head. "You're using it now?"
"Yeah." She smiles softly. "We won't lose!" She crosses her arms as the Z-ring glowed.
"Sycamore is declaring the final move to defeat them!" Alexa declared and noticed she's going to use the Z-move in public. "I actually thought it's not going to activate once you're out of Alola." She asked once the microphone is off.
Diantha simply blinks her eyes. "That's what I think as well. Unless the guardian deities give them a blessing to use them wisely. Once they're here in this world." She suggested.
Professor Sycamore nodded his head. "It seems like we're going to teach them a lot of things including that one as well." He laughs nervously. He needs a lot of research to study before the new term starts for the Pokemon lesson.
"Your world are full of surprises, Prof!" Present Mic exclaimed with a disbelief look on his face.
Aizawa simply grunts and agreeing with him. They have no knowledge of their world. Since they're going to teach them in the next term, it gives them an opportunity to bond with them. Especially he has a small pink cat with a hand-tail Pokemon.
Aileen moves gracefully while Primarina is copying her move in sync. "We're embracing the ocean. Past the ocean's horizon!" She claps her hands together. "Use oceanic operetta!" Raising her hands up.
Primarina's string of pearls disappeared as the hair floats. She's summoning a big bubble while singing.
"We need to destroy it!" Tokoyami exclaimed as Dark Shadow and Iida jumps up to destroy it.
The huge bubble causes to explode and sparkling water all over them. "What's this!? They actually destroy it before it hits them!" Present Mic exclaimed and causes an uproar.
"Now, you're open!" Aileen raises her hands to point at them. "Use sparkling aria to end this!"
Primarina opens her mouth to summon a huge bubble before it is scattered into small pieces. It pushes Tokoyami, Iida and Dark Shadow out of the ring completely before they can even blink.
Midnight is amazed by their fight and raises her whip. "Tokoyami-kun and Iida-kun are out of bounds! Sycamore-chan advances to the third round!" She declared and the whole crowd cheers.
Primarina smiles softly at Aileen and hugging her gently. "You've done well, Aileen."
"No, we both did." Aileen corrected her before returning the gesture. Both of them are happy they won the match.
Aileen walks out after calling Primarina back to her Pokeball. The blue-haired girl is going to face either Bakugou or Kirishima for the third round. There's no doubt in her mind Bakugou will win the match because he's a strategist behind his short-tempered. She paused to see a shadow silhouette to reveal All Might, in his skinny form.
"All Might-sensei." Aileen greeted him calmly with a light smile.
"Young Aileen..." All Might gulp and pull his collar nervously. "How can I say this-"
"I can't restore everything." She answered with an understanding look on her face. "I may heal everything but the power itself... is beyond my reach."
Her rare healing power isn't something to recover their powers back. She can heal anything that is related to health and didn't want to expose deeper of it. The power she has is more powerful compares with Recovery Girl. Whoever hears or sees Aileen doing it, there's a chance they're going to kidnap her.
"How long will I able to use it?" All Might asked and accepting his fate.
Aileen pursed her lips before looking at his blue eyes. "May I examine you?" All Might nodded his head. She raises her hands with glowing before it disappeared. "The estimation for using it is 5-6 hours." She answered sadly.
"Thank you, Young Aileen." All Might patted her head. "It's not your fault at all."
"Sometimes I feel like it is." She clenches her hands. "If only I- ow!" Aileen whimpered and holding her head.
All Might chop her head for being belittle herself. "Jeez, you and Young Midoriya are similar for being sour."
Aileen gives him a look and shook her head. "I'm not like him." She's completely the opposite of Midoriya. "Can I ask you a question?"
"What is it?"
"Do you know a hero called Emerald?" Aileen asked curiously and he froze for hearing that name again. "You do." She narrowed her eyes.
"Ye-yeah, I do." He stuttered nervously and sweating a lot of his back by her calculating purple eyes. "She was my friend and often solve cases together."
"Why do you sound nervous by asking that question?" Aileen asked nervously and All Might looks away. "Look, I'm looking for some answers. To solve someone's mysterious past." She started to walk away.
"Who is this someone you're referring with?" All Might asked the blue-haired girl. He guessed it has something to do with a certain happy-go-lucky girl.
"A friend." She disappeared out of his sight.
All Might sighs heavily before he grabs his wallet. He opens to reveal a picture of himself, a blonde girl with forest eyes and a baby girl. "Esme and Aia... I miss you both so much."
It's been 15 years since he lost them because of his archnemesis. He's being careful not to reveal his life until he took them away. All he ever wanted is to be with his wife and his daughter. That wish never came true.
Bakugou managed to defeat Kirishima. He's one of the candidates who made it for the third round. The ash-blond boy couldn't wait to destroy the blue-haired girl. It irked him because Aileen didn't show much of her skills.
"With that vicious carpet-bombing, Bakugou advances to the third round!" Present Mic declared. He showed them the pictures of mischief Ophelia, serene Crystal, calm Aileen and furious Bakugou's expression. "And that completes the final four!"
"I'm going to battle Crissie..." Ophelia trailed of her thoughts and looking at the black-haired girl with emerald eyes. "Meowstic, are you coming?"
"Yeah!" Meowstic answered with a determined look on his face. He has faith in his partner to win the fight.
"Good luck, Fee-chan and Meowstic-chan." Uraraka and Asui wished their friend luck before they're headed on the stage.
Aileen came back and sits right next to Midoriya. "A battle between friend rival, huh?" She smiles softly before looking at Gallade. "Sorry that I couldn't bring you with me."
"It's fine, Aileen." The blade Pokemon waves it off. "I'm jealous of them and... I made a decision to become a student."
"Do you have an idea who will they pick, Aileen-san?" Midoriya asked curiously since she knows them very well.
"Since I couldn't bring Gallade with me due to his circumstances, we're going to use a different Pokemon." Aileen answered truthfully and holding her chin.
"I wonder which ones they're going to call." Gallade commented with a curious look.
"The first match of the semifinals!" Alexa yelled out loud happily. "Both of them are one of the powerful houses in their respective class. It's the battle of the young and powerful hero courses! From the hero course, it's Ambrosius Ophelia Fay! Versus-"
"Also from the hero course, LaRusso Crystal! Start!" Present Mic declared.
"Mawile-"
"Tyranitar-"
"I choose you!"
"Lend me your strength!"
The whole stadium is shaking by a loud roar and the ground shaking by the stomp. The light disappeared to reveal a dinosaur-like Pokemon and jaw-like Pokemon.
"Ophie is completely disadvantaged against Tyranitar!" Aileen exclaimed with a surprised look on her face.
"Mawile has a chance to defeat him." Gallade pointed out.
"Is Ambrosius-san out of her mind!?" Kaminari exclaimed with a disbelief look on his face. "She summons a tiny Pokemon! How can that tiny defeat that dinosaur Pokemon!?"
Midoriya scans Tyranitar first. "Tyranitar, the Armor Pokemon. Tyranitar has a heavily armored body that can withstand powerful attacks and is able to crush a mountain with one hand." Some of them gulp nervously at Crystal's choice of Pokemon. He scans Mawile next. "Mawile, the Deceiver Pokemon. Mawile's horns form a huge set of jaws strong enough to chew up an iron beam."
"How can Fee-chan is completely disadvantaged against Tyranitar?" Uraraka asked worriedly.
"Depending what type of Pokemon they are, they're immune to a different one." Aileen answered truthfully. "Ophelia's power is related to the psychic right?" They nodded their head. "Pokemon like Tyranitar types are rock-dark dual type. Dark-type are immune to any psychic attack unless you have a hidden ability called Miracle eye."
"Since our beloved Ophelia doesn't have one. She can't use any psychic attack against Tyranitar." Hoopa commented. "She can only throw rocks to levitate them. I'm sure our girl has a trick, right?"
"Knowing Ophie, she's going to give us a surprise." Aileen answered.
Riko narrates: The semi-final has just begun after Bakugou defeated Kirishima. Aileen has suspicious of All Might's unusual behavior, after asking the unknown hero called Emerald.
Luminous narrates: Now that the match starts between Ophelia and Crystal, who will win to make it to the finals? Will Ophelia overcome her weakness against Tyranitar? Will Crystal win for the next final match? Will Ophelia and Mawile work together as a team to defeat them?
Ophelia and Crystal: Find out as the journey continues!