Toa Solaric: I don't own Pokemon or any of its franchise as they belong to Nintendo. Welcome back to another chapter of Pokemon Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey. Though I am surprise there are less reviews for this story so far…

Pokemon Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey

Ch2: Pokemon School! What is Z-Move?

Michael is walking in a strange forest and looking around as he trying to find a way out of here. He wasn't even sure how did he end up here in the first place. But the problem is that it really fogged now.

Suddenly he hears the sound of footsteps and turns around to see a shadow of person nearby. He don't know who it is, but he should ask for directions out of the fog.

"Excuse me. Do you know any way out of the forest?" Michael asked.

"I've been waiting for you, Michael…" The shadow figure said in a male voice, making his emerald green eyes blink in surprised.

"What? How do you know my name?" Michael asked with warily. This made the shadow figure chuckle surprised.

This made the figure chuckled in amusing. "I know a lot about you, Michael. You lost your father when you were little. You obtains the Snag Machine to get your revenge on Cipher by retaken those pokemons who heart sealed in the darkness. To exact revenge on the ones who made your family suffered. You on your way to become the strongest trainer in your region before your unexpected demise... by that weakling of grunt." He said. This made Michael have a cold expression.

"Who are you?" Michael demands. How someone like her can knows much about his past?

"It's truly a shame for someone who giving their all to save those pokemon… but ends up receive death from someone who is so insignificant." The mystery figure continued, ignoring his question. "On your journey to stop Cipher, you become strong and mature as adult so fast. But you ends up… losing something important to you in the process." He continued.

This made Michael's eyes wide at the stranger's words and can't help pause. "Losing something important…?" Michael asked, confused.

The stranger points his finger at Michael.

"That's right. Something very important to your heart lost that you never notices. Something buried deep in your heart by the darkness and hatred for Cipher. If this continued even further, you will eventually loss yourself to the darkness like the pokemons you saved." The stranger said with cold tone.

This made Michael's eyes widen in shock. 'This guy know far too much about me…'

As if he was reading Michael's mind the stranger replied, "That is something I cannot help you, but I can tell you that you will find a greater power in Alola."

"Great power?" Michael raised an eyebrow.

"You will know it soon enough. But remember… the bond with your pokemon." The stranger said before he faded away…

(Reality)

"Wait!" Michael shout before he wake up and realized that he was still in bed.

The redhair is breathing and felt sweats down his neck as he realized that he was still in his bed. He looks to the window and notices the sun is starting to rise. This made him remember that he was sleeping after eating dinner with Lillie. Though it still hard to believe he ends up become a guest in Lillie's own mansion.

What in the world was that? Michael thought. But he didn't notices that he caused someone to wake up from his nap.

(What was that screaming, Michael? I was dreaming about those delicious snacks that James brought for us…) Espeon said with annoyed expression.

Michael looks back and see Espeon who have annoyed expression from being waking up.

"Sorry… I just have a strange dream." Michael apologized.

(Do you want to talk about it?) Espeon asked.

Michael then told Espeon about his strange dream as his friend didn't interrupted him until he finished to the end.

(Fascinating... I am curious what is this power is?) Espeon asked, interested about the dream stranger.

"Espeon… Do you think I lost something important to myself back in our journey?" Michael asked to his friend who remain quiet the whole time.

(I know that fighting Cipher is a lot important… beside you did promise that you want to make it safe for children like Jovi.) Espeon said.

Michael nodded. "Yeah… I know that."

Espeon knows what Michael talk about even on their adventure around the Orre Region. It wasn't grand as the journey taken by other trainers in their regions. Taking back the Shadow Pokemons tend to be dangerous mission. A dangerous mission that could cost their lives. Espeon sometime wish that Michael didn't end up to be put in danger many time. But he also missed those days when he was an Eevee who plays together with his trainer without the cared in the world.

They soon hear a knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" Michael asked to the door.

"Mister Michael, I come to inform you that breakfast is ready." James's voice can be hear from outside of the door.

"We will be there." Michael said before getting off his bed and start switching into his new day clothes.

But he can't help thinking about that dream. Not to mention the mystery stranger's words about him seem to be affecting him. As he thinking about the words, he didn't notices that his hands tighten into a fist.

He shaking his head of that strange thought before he get himself off the bed while Espeon stretching his paws.

Today is important since he promised Lillie when it comes to see her school. He want to see if this school is truly worth his time.

"Let's go." Michael said.

After breakfast, Michael accompany Lillie in her limousine as they were on their way to Lillie's school. Riding in limousine like this make Michael missed his own motorized scooter that helps him get across Orre. Espeon was currently resting in his pokeball than riding in the limousine.

When the limousine stop, Michael was the first to get out before Lillie did before closing the door for her. Then the limousine driver then drove off back to Lillie's resident as the two look at the school not far from the gate.

So this is the Pokemon School Lillie was talking about? Michael thought.

"What do you think, Michael?" Lillie asked to the redhair teen who seem to be stare at the building.

"For a school… I am curious of how you guys would deal on raining days with windowless walls." Michael state stoic. Lillie giggle.

It was also a good thing that he didn't wear his Snag Machine which he left in his room. Though he felt a bit weird without it, but he wish to not have any unwanted attention from here.

"Come on, let's go in." Lillie said to Michael. "If you think about attending here, then the principal will be the first you see. Though I would warn you that he is a bit strange…" She advise with slight awkwardness tone. This made Michael raise an eyebrow for an explanation from her.

"Well you see…" Lillie was about to explain before they hear familiar voices that Lillie recognized.

"Alola, Lillie!" Pairing of voices greeted.

Michael and Lillie turns around to see a pair of girl come to greeted them.

The first one is a girl with forest green haired and matched color eyes, tan skin, wearing a pink shirt, and overall shorts. She also wore a flower in her hair.

The second one is short than her companion, wearing her blue, baggy three-quarter lengths and tight white top, alongside her iconic yellow decoration on the top of her blue hair, which matched her eyes, all with a short cape attached to her back.

"Alola!" Lillie greeted with a smile to her friends.

"Your classmates?" Michael asked.

Lillie nodded to the redhead.

"Lillie, who is this?" The forest green hair girl asked, confused and suspicious.

"I was unaware you were riding with someone today." The blue hair girl noted.

"Michael, these are my friends Mao and Suiren." Lillie said. "Guys, this is Michael… the one I was talking with you guys before in class."

This cause both girls to react as their eyes widen in shock. Michael wasn't sure that Lillie might told her friends about him and won't blame them for being suspicious of him.

"Wait a minute… you're that boy she rescued!?" Mao asked with surprised.

Michael didn't say anything as he notices the strange pokemons beside the two girls. They must be pokemon of Alola region.

"As you can see he isn't from around here and didn't have anywhere else to go. I take him as guest in my place." Lillie explains. This made Mao and Suiren look surprised at Lillie's decision to take this redhair boy in.

"Umm… It's nice to meet you, Michael." Mao said with unnerves tone. Though Suiren didn't say anything as she looks a bit nerves at the redhair.

Michael just nodded.

"So what are you doing here? Are you think of attending the school?" Mao asked.

"No. I just wish to see this school and want to know why Lillie think it important." Michael stated with a dull tone.

"If you want to see the whole campus, then how about I give you a tour of the place?" Mao offered. Though she want to keep an eye on him than letting him being alone with Lillie.

Michael looking at Mao. It looks like he have no choice beside if there is any dangers, he will get out of the way as possible.

"Lead the way." He said.

(Inside the Pokemon School)

Michael accompany the girl known as Mao who is currently showing them around the Pokemon School.

The redhead surprisingly by the fact pokemon and children interact with each other either if it playing sports or studied for classes.

The redhead stop when he notices a battle between two students with their pokemons.

One of the pokemon he recognized is the green, arachnoid pokemon known as Spinarak. The other one is a small pink avian pokemon Michael doesn't recognized.

"Spinarak, String Shots!" A female student shout.

"Spritzee, dodge and blow him away with Fairy Wind!" A male student ordered.

"What is the hold up?" Mao notices that Michael's attention focused on the battle than following her. She soon approached to the young man. "Hello?"

"What kind of pokemon is that?" Michael asked, pointed to the pink avian.

"Oh that is Spritzee. A Fairy Type Pokemon." Mao said. This made the redhead raise an eyebrow.

"What is Fairy Type?" Michael asked, slight curious.

"Huh? You don't know what Fairy Type is?" Mao asked, looking stupefied at the redhead.

Michael still have a confused expression especially at her disbelief. This is the first time he ever hear anything about Fairy Type beside the types he familiar with.

"Shouldn't you know them since Fairy Type been recently discovered few years ago?" Mao asked, look a bit annoyed. Wonder if he is playing game with her. "It been quite a talk in other Regions." She added.

"No, I never hear of Fairy Type." Michael response, confused. Especially in his world, there were no mention of Fairy Type.

Mao stares at Michael for a moment and see there was no deceit.

"Fairy Type is quite powerful against Dragon Type pokemon and immune to their attack. But weak against metal and posion." Mao explains.

This made Michael more intrigue about the new type and wonder if he should catch one to see their power.

Mao soon went up to the door and knocked on it few time before she wait.

"Principal, we have a guest who wish to see the school." Mao said.

Suddenly the door open by a man with tanned skin and white hair in a green shirt and white trunk pants.

"Oh so this is the guest? You're quite young…" The man inquired, looking at Michael.

Michael, on the other hand, can't help look shocked at the man. There is no doubt about it. Even if he have a dark tanned or his white hair a bit longer, he knows the man from many books written by him.

"… Are you Professor Samuel Oak of Kanto Region? What are you doing here?" Michael asked with hint of disbelief in his tone. Not to mention how tanned the professor of Kanto region become!

"Oh? I do looks like him." The tanned Oak lookalike said. "I am actually his cousin Samson Oak."

His cousin…? Michael thought before hearing footsteps coming from the room.

"Yeah, you aren't the first who mistaken him." A young man with black hair and red headband said, coming out of the room. "My name is Tracey Sketchit, I am assistant of Professor Samuel Oak. I was here to deliver something for his cousin."

"So young man, are you think of attending this school?" Samson asked to Michael.

"I mere curious to why pokemon changes their appearance and types when coming to Alola. It not normal." Michael said calm.

"I see… then you're in a real treat of what Alola have to offer." A new voice said.

The two turns around to see a man with tanned skin with sun glasses, no shirt but wearing a white lab coat, grey short and sandals. Michael finds it quite strange for someone not wearing any shirt except wearing pants and lab coat.

"Alola."

"Professor Kukui." Mao greeted.

Michael just stared at this man.

"Professor Kukui is our teacher." Mao explains. "Professor, this is Michael. The one who Lillie was talking about."

"Lillie told me about you and that Mao is giving the tour." Kukui said. "Michael, this school is a rad place. Even if you don't think of joining, enjoying the place for today."

"So Michael, I don't mind to ask… but where are you from?" Samson asked, curious about the redhead's origin region.

"The Orre Region." Michael stated calm. This cause a raising an eyebrows.

"I don't think of hear of that region." Tracey said.

"Professor, do you know where that is?" Mao asked to Kukui.

"Orre… hmm." Kukui said, rubbing his chin.

Michael have a little frown on his face. Even if he mention the place, there is no one know where it could be since Orre doesn't exist in this world.

Suddenly they hear a large roar coming from below them. Michael instinct check nearby window to see what it is.

Down below to the main gate of the school, they saw a trainer and his Charizard standing against three black dressed folks with motorcycles behind them.

Kiawe glares at the three members of Team Skull standing in front of them. Even his own classmates, watching from near the wall, knows Team Skull is nothing more than trouble when they come to challenging. Either they forget what happens or they will take your pokemons.

"If we win, then we will get your Charizard." The chubby member of Team Skull said.

"You're going to regret it." Kiawe said with darken expression.

It wasn't long until Team Skull members released their pokemons as Kaki spotted Zubats, Yungoos, and Salandits. Three of each from their trainers.

Suddenly an unexpected intervene made to known to both sides.

"How pathetic… to think thieves like you need to gang up on one person to steal their pokemon." a new voice that sound cold.

Kiawe turns around and seeing a redhair boy with an Espeon coming between them. Michael standing against the three members of Team Skull and their pokemons.

"So what?" The tall one with tuff of blue hair said. "You got nothing with us, Team Skull! We just want the Charizard!"

"Yeah, like my boy said." The short tubby member of Team Skull said.

"Why don't you go back to where ever came from." The only female said.

What they say is true. Michael really have no business with these low dressed code criminals Mao calls Team Skull. But there are two things he doesn't like which thieve of people's pokemons and want to know how strong they are.

"Then why don't you make me? Unless Team Skull is bunch of weakling and cowards who can't fight on their own?" Michael asked in a mocking tone.

This cause the students along with Professor Kukui to gasp while Team Skull members have tick mark on their heads.

"Get him, Salandits! Flame Bursts!" One of the Team Skull ordered.

The Toxic Lizard pokemons fired rapid flames shoot at him and Espeon. But Michael didn't say anything before the attacks coming close to them as explosion occur.

"Michael!" Lillie screamed in panic.

"Hahahaha… serves that punk right!" The Chubby member of Team Skull said, mockingly.

Soon the smoke faded away to revealed a green barrier to shield Michael who have a calm expression while Espeon glaring at the grunts of Team Skull. This cause Team Skull members look surprised by what happens.

"You fraud are over your heads when you call yourself thieves… Allow me to show you." Michael continued. "How paled comparison to us."

Espeon's eyes glowing light blue before sending a massive wave of colorful energy direct at Team Skull's pokemon as Zubats, Yungoos, and Salandits thrashed in pain until they collapsed in a instantly.

"Was that Psychic just now?" Lillie asked with surprised. Not to mention that Michael never issue any order to Espeon.

"Damn that is a powerful psychic." The chubby member said.

But the Yungoos got themselves back up due to the injury they encounter from the psychic attack and growl at Espeon. It unfortunately for the Zubats and Salandits due to them being part Poison made them weak to psychic attack.

"It not over, Yungoos! Get him!" The member of Team Skull demands.

Soon the Yungoos are about to target Espeon before something blocked their path which is a large red shell with spikes. Once they made contact with the shell, the Yungoos were caught in explosions before sending them backward.

Michael and Espeon are surprised yet to seeing another pokemon they never encounter before. It was a bipedal, turtle-like pokemon with a spiny shell. Its skin is a greenish-gray and only visible on its limbs, tail, head, and neck. On top of its head is an additional shell with many points around the brim. This extra shell has a black center, yellow in the middle, and a red outer rim. Its eyes have black markings around the bottom, and it has a tubular, yellow snout with a single, large nostril.

Michael is certainly that this pokemon might be a water type since it remind him much of Squirtle and their evolution lines.

"You shouldn't get yourself involved." The dark colored trainer said to Michael.

"I didn't need to ask for your permission. Then again, I have no more reason to deal with them." Michael response in a dull tone. He was depressed at how weak these Team Skull grunts are.

"Very well. I will take it from here." Kiawe said before puts his arms like an X cross. "Let's go, Turotator."

"Turo…!" The Blast Turtle growl serious.

Suddenly the gem on Kiawe's white arm band starting to glow radiance with unknown power. This cause Michael's eyes wide in shock and Espeon to gasp.

Even Team Skull members starting to become shocked at what happens.

"Don't tell me…"

"He's…"

"He's using that technique!?"

"My full power, body, and soul!" Kiawe chants as he and Turotator doing the same poses. "My whole body burns like hot flames of Akala Mountains!"

Soon Kaki glowing with flame aura before the energy transferred into his pokemon. Turotator then focused the flame into a giant large orb.

"Inferno… Overdrive!" Kiawe shout as Turotator unleashed the massive blast.

The attack soon consumed all of Team Skull's pokemons before making a large explosion in the process. In the end, their pokemons couldn't even handle the power just witness today.

The Team Skull members were shaking in fear and sweating, returning their pokemons back to the pokeballs.

"We'll remember this!"

"Like he say!"

With that, Team Skull members got on their bikes and rode out of the school.

Michael and Espeon stood where they are as they can't comprehend what just happens with Kiawe and his Turotator. What they done is something they never seen back in their world.

"What in the world was that?" Michael asked, disbelief and awe. Never in his life he seen anything like that back in Orre. He never felt such intense of the attack from Turotator. 'Could this be the power that stranger was talking about?'

Like his trainer, Espeon looks shock at what just happens a minute ago.

The only intense power they witness are the power of the Shadow Pokemon. But this was something that they never seen anything like before.

"That was Z-Move." Professor Kukui injected.

"Nice going, Kiawe!" The orange hair chubby boy said.

"You aren't bad… Michael." Lillie said to the redhead.

"Z-Move? What exactly is Z-Move?" Michael asked to the professor… wanting some information on it.

"A Z-Move is special technique taught here in the Alola Region." Kukui explains. "There are four islands in this region, and there are guardian deities that protect them. You can participate in the Island Challenge, and only those who conquer those trials are able to use Z-Moves."

Michael is surprised at the explanation. It seem there is more to this strange and unique region. Is it possible for him to even tap into that power as well?

"That was quite a Mega Punch Battle." Kukui said before looking at Michael. "Did you fought in any of the previous Pokemon League Tournaments before ends up here, Michael?"

"I don't have time for them." Michael response stoically.

Kukui blinks in surprised at the cold tone behind Michael's words.

Michael felt the back of his hair twitching and turn around to see nothing before suddenly saw something unexpected appear before him… it none other than Tapu Lele herself.

"Who are you…?" Michael question with serious expression.

"Professor Kukui… is that—" Kiawe gasped in disbelief.

The professor never thought it would be possible for her to visited Melemele Island in the first place. But what even shocking is that it appeared in front of Michael.

"The guardian deity Tapu Lele…" Kukui finished shocked.

"But what is it doing here on Melemele Island?" Lillie asked, confused and surprise.

The guardian deity take out a white bracelet identical to Kiawe's with a pink crystal that have a unique eye design on it. Before she lift it up with psychic power as it flowing in front of Michael.

Michael looks at the strange bracelet then at the Tapu Lele who nodded. There is no doubt that she want him to have it. The redhead takes the bracelet into his hand as it giving bright pink glow and equipped it on his left wrist.

With that done, Tapu Lele then left by flying straight into the forest.

"Tapu Lele left…?" Lillie said with disbelief.

Michael looks at the Z-ring in his arm before turning around to see Kukui looking back at him with serious expression.

"But I am surprised that Tapu Lele give you the Z-crystal and Z-Ring." Kukui said. It usually Guardian of Melemele Island doing such thing, but this is the first time it proved to be false.

"Why is that?" Michael asked.

"Tapu Lele is known for its shells healing people and reside on Akala Island, but this is the first time I even seen it giving a Z-crystal and bracelet to someone." Kukui explains.

"Is that so…?" Michael whispered to himself, but focus his attention on the Z crystal on his new bracelet.

"Hmm… judging by the color. I think it's a Psychium-Z for Psychic type." Kiawe said.

(It looks like we have something interesting even on the first day.) Espeon noted. Michael agreed with him as he continued stares at the Z-crystal known as Psychium-Z.

Unknown to them, there was another figure watching them in the woods. His appearance have similar features as Tapu Lele except for the large orange Mohawk and white marks on his head and torso. He has small, blue eyes with yellow markings behind them. The lower half of his body is orange with four pointed projections: one short spine on the front and two short spines in the back, with one longer spine between them. These spines resemble a bird's tail feathers. His thin arms have round, yellow structures encircling his shoulders. On each arm is a shell that appears to be half of a bird mask, and his hands end in two large claws to create a beak for the mask.

He has seen what Tapu Lele did with the Psychium-Z and Z-ring she got from him. It strange to her that she want those and followed her until he see her give to the boy with an Espeon. This scene made him curiosity about the redhead boy and how exactly did he caught Tapu lele's attention.

Could this boy holds the potential of using the Psychium-Z? Whether or not it possessed the potential to uses Z-crystal, the guardian deity will see if the boy does have a potential.

To be continued…

AN: That is the end of the chapter. Yeah, Michael really didn't know about Fairy Type or their existence since back in his world they weren't discover. Instead of meeting Tapu Koko, Michael meet Tapu Lele who given him the Z-crystal and Z-ring as he embark on journey to understand the power of Z-move. But Z-move won't be the only power that he will witness while staying in this world.

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