Chapter 81 Crescent and Treasure
At Coronet Highlands, Ash and Serena arrive at the Summit Camp, there they see both Melli and Calaba at the Moonview Arena, much to their surprise.
"I don't suppose grunts as you would even know, but I guess it behooves me to ask...Do you know the Pokemon called Cresselia?" Melli asks.
"We know about it a lot." Ash says.
"Well, I figured you'd know. I wouldn't expect any less from someone who managed to defeat me, even if it was just a fluke!" Melli says.
"Excuse me?" Ash and Serena are now fighting the urge to punch the warden in front of them. But thanks to Calaba, things aren't being intense right now.
"Cresselia is said to be the very embodiment of the crescent moon. Her feathers are called Lunar Feathers, and legend says that if you hold one as you fall asleep, you'll be visited with wondrous dreams."
"Well, I call her a nightmare, that pesky Cresselia! She descended upon Moonview Arena and caused my lord to hide itself away!" Melli says. "I'm so worried about Electrode that I can't even sleep, never mind dream!"
"Think you might be able to catch Cresselia and perhaps even claim one of those Lunar Feathers?" Calaba asks Ash and Serena, who decide to ignore what Melli said from now on unless it is important. "Oh, do catch that pesky flying croissant! Do it for my poor Electrode...Though I suppose Cresselia can't be all bad, if she at least recognizes the perfection of the arena looked after with loving care by the great Melli!"
Ash and Serena rush into the Moonview Arena and see Cresselia looking at them. But Cresslia doesn't notice them as she emits an aura, causing Ash and Serena to fall to the ground.
"What is this...somehow I feel all dizzy..." Ash says.
"Yeah, but we must reach Cresselia to let her know we are here." Serena says.
"They try to get up and walk towards Cresselia, but in Adaman and Irida's eyes, both of them are not walking towards Cresslia as they are walking in random directions.
"Just what has happened to Ash and Serena?" Irida asks with concern.
"They might be confused." Adaman says.
And then they wince after seeing Ash and Serena bump into each other. "I'm sorry!" Both of them say in unison. And their voice finally reach Cresselia as she notices both Ash and Serena.
Cresselia hovers towards them and she says, "Ash and Serena, I have been waiting for your arrival."
"It's great to know." Ash says as they decide to just sit down and talk to Cresselia. "So are you the Cresselia that we met before in the Sinnoh Region? The same one that was targeted by Team Rocket?"
Cresselia nods and she says, "I am very grateful for you to help me out, that's why I have decided to join your team for your request from Father."
"That's great." Serena says as she throws a Pokeball and captures it.
Cresselia's Research Tasks: Number caught:1 Times you have seen it use Moonblast:1,3,6,12,25 Times you have seen it use Lunar Blessing:1,3,6,12,25 Times you've seen it use a strong style move:1,3,6,12,25 Times you've seen it use an agile style move:1,3,8,20,40
Hisui Dex Entry No.230 Cresselia: The Lunar Pokémon: Psychic-type. Cresselia is reminiscent of the crescent moon. It leaves a brilliant line of light in its wake as it flies across the night sky. I daresay it resembles the heavenly maiden who created the Milky Way.
After sending it back out, Ash asks, "If you are here, does that mean Darkrai is also here in this timeline? Will we meet him soon?"
"We did come together, but I don't know where he is." Cresselia says. "But he did ask me to give you this a few days ago. I know it belonged to Father."
Ash and Serena notice that Cresselia gives them the Dread Plate, which is also one of Arceus' plates, and the words on it say, "Two make matter, and three make spirit, shaping the world."
Once she is recalled back to the Poke Ball, the others come and Calaba says, "Well, well, this is unexpected. Instead of a Lunar Feather, you got some kind of a plate... I do feel power emanating from it, though. In any case, if Cresselia did not gift us with any of her feathers, then I suppose she thought we had no need for them."
Melli says, "Not bad at all, grunts. Though I suppose anyone with enough luck to best the great Melli should be able to handle at least that much. Thinking about it, halfway competent people like you might actually make a decent sparring partner to help my lord and I grow stronger still!"
Calaba sighs and says, "I will go back to the settlement and tell the others about the feathers...that we didn't get."
"But we can ask Cresselia to give you some, I'm sure she will be willing to help us." Ash says.
Calaba thanks them after Cresselia decides to offer them some feathers. Once they are done, they head outside to find a man named Senki. "Oh, thank goodness you passed by! Please, I need you to rescue my Spheal!"
"What happened?" Serena asks.
"Its adorable, round body caused it to go rolling down the hill, and it's headed straight for the Stonetooth Rows and Bolderoll Ravine! Those are filled with dangerous Pokemon!" Senki says, "You're the new Survey Corps members everyone's talking about, right? Please help me find my dear Spheal!"
They nod as they try to find the Spheal, but every time they find the Spheal, it just starts to roll downhill again, much to their annoyance. It is until they are at the Bolderoll Ravine that they stopped.
"Oh my goodness, Spheal! I can't believe you rolled all the way down here!" Senki says as he turns to the others, "You escorted Spheal all this way, right? Thank you so much!"
"Yeah, it is tiring." Ash mutters.
After they get back to the Summit Camp, Senki says, "Thanks to you, I was able to find Spheal, and it's without a scratch, too! Here, this is for everything you've done."
He gives them five Sticky Globs and a Rare Candy, after they get their reward, he asks, "You're going to be careful from now on, won't you, Spheal?"
But the Spheal starts to roll downhill again, and much to his dismay as he chases after him.
Their final goal is the Alabaster Icelands, they let Irida find the treasure for Palkia's new form, once she is done, she says, "I found it, the precious-incredibly precious -thing! Are you curious? Tantalized?"
"Don't tell me you're going to act like Adaman..." Serena mutters. "Just get to the point."
"As you should be. There isn't a single person in all of vast Hisui who wouldn't be interested in treasure. But anyway, before I show you...Can you guess what I want to do?"
"You want a battle." Ash mutters.
"Yes, exactly! I want to be able to achieve feats like yours - like what you did atop Mount Coronet. Now give me one moment. I need to center myself."
Irida takes a deep breath and takes out the Celestica Flute, she blows a soothing melody as the whole Pearl Clan is listening. Once it is done, she says, "My partners and I are going to get stronger and travel all across this wide world!"
She goes with Espeon, Glaceon, and Flareon to battle. Serena is the one battling as she goes with Samurott and Goodra to battle. The battle ends with Serena's victory as Goodra manages to shield their attacks and Samurott manages to do a lot of hard work battling.
"I wonder, Ash and Serena...Are there people even stronger than you out in the world, with Pokemon stronger than yours?" Irida asks.
"Trust me, I have lost six leagues before I become the Alola Champion, and the path to becoming the World Champion in the future is also hard as I lost a lot of times..." Ash mutters, not loud enough for Irida to hear it.
"I'll just have to find out for myself, I suppose! Here! The treasure I promised you." Irida gives them the Lustrous Globe, which Ash is also familiar with. "I'm told this once belonged to the founder of the Pearl Clan! It's somehow connected to almighty Sinn- er, to mighty Palkia, I mean. And since mighty Palkia's with you now...I'll entrust the Lustrous Globe to you, too! Thank you, Ash and Serena, for everything."
Ash and Serena nod as they try out the new form of Palkia, and it is very delighted to be in the Origin Form once again.
Hisui Dex Entry No.236 Palkia (Origin Form): The Spacial Pokemon: Water- and Dragon-type. It soars across the sky in a form that greatly resembles the creator of all things. Perhaps this imitation of appearance is Palkia's strategy for gaining Arceus's powers.
And then they climb up to Lake Acuity, as they find Uxie inside the cave. Uxie says, "I have been waiting for you. I know what you are here for, and don't worry, I will give you what I can give."
"That's great." Serena says.
"However, there is something I want to ask. That is about the people who killed you, as the one with wisdom, I will like to know what are you going to do with them?"
"According to my friends, they are already inside the prison." Ash says, "And because of Dialga's frenzy, their trials are put to halt."
"They never learned their lesson, that's why they failed to kill us and they want to do it again." Serena says. "If we just let it be, they might be trying to do this for the third time. But even death is too harsh on them, considering we don't want to kill people."
Uxie says, "Wise words you have there, no wonder I can trust you guys to capture me."
Ash and Serena then capture the Uxie and do the research tasks.
Uxie's Research Tasks: Number caught:1 Times you have seen it use Mystical Power:1,3,6,12,25 Times you have seen it use Calm Mind:1,3,8,20,40 Times you've seen it use a strong style move:1,3,8,20,40 Times you've seen it use an agile style move:1,3,10,30,70
Hisui Dex Entry No.225 Uxie: The Knowledge Pokémon: Psychic-type. A Pokémon feared but also respected for stealing away the memories of evildoers. I have found records that suggest Uxie holds dominion over knowledge.
Then Uxie also gives them the plate that they want, the Draco Plate. The words written on it say, "Three beings were born to bind time and space." That means Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf.
"Now all we have left is the one for Normal, the Spooky Plate, and the Pixie Plate...if our next target is Regigigas in the Snowpoint temple, then it will be the Normal plate." Ash says.
"Then let's go, Snowpoint Temple is close by." Serena says as they head there.
I'll end the chapter here, as you can see, Ash and Serena manage to get more plates and capture more new Pokemon. And if you're asking about Darkrai or Shaymin, don't worry, Ash and Serena will meet them in the future. I hope you like this chapter and we will be getting Regigigas in the next chapter.