Toa Solaric: Welcome back to another chapter of my Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey. I hope everyone like the previous chapter, but here are things going to be different than the canon episodes.
Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey
Ch12: Mega Wave of the Imposter
Michael and Espeon are walking out on the street after Michael finished his recently shift at the Snorlax Pancake Restaurant. They were on their way back to the mansion when they heard an explosion coming from nearby.
"Hmm?" Michael ponder before he and Espeon notices the noise. They then hearing a scream which made them curious and following the sound.
"AAAAHHH! Please leave us alone!" A male voice cried out as they seen a man with an injury Camerupt against an unknown shaped pokemon that have unusual glowing purple eyes. Michael cannot see the trainer's appearance due to the pitch darkness, but notice the appearance of that is a woman with short hair.
(Michael, those eyes glow are not usual.) Espeon said as Michael decide to step in.
"What is going on here?" Michael questioned, making his presence known.
"…" The Shadow figure didn't respond before snapped their fingers. The unknown pokemon then firing what looks like a Dark Pulses at the trainer and their pokemon. However, Espeon got in the way and project a Protect to cancel out the attack.
Before Michael can mentally issue an order, the unknown pokemon then fires smokescreen into the area. Espeon used his psychic power to blow the smoke away as the unknown woman and her pokemon vanished completely.
"They are gone…" Michael noted.
(No, but I couldn't sense the pokemon's mind, must be a Dark type. But there is something strange about that woman.) Espeon said.
Michael didn't know what to do before he and Espeon come to the injury man and his pokemon as they helped them get to the Pokemon Center. But his mind is still on what the strange encountered…
What the hell?
(The next day- Pokemon School)
Michael and few of his classmates are watching Mizuki's pokemon battle with another student from a different class. The pokemon her fellow trainer is using was known as a Mudbray, an equine like pokemon.
According to RotomDex, Mudbray is a ground type pokemon and have an immense strength despite looking small.
"Mudbray, used Rock Tomb!" The student shout as the donkey pokemon materialized rocks around itself and fired at Rowlet.
"Rowlet, dodge and used Leafage!" Mizuki commanded as Rowlet perform some aerial moves in the air to avoid the attack.
Rowlet then fires a powerful twister full of leaves at Mudbray.
"Mudbray, used Sandstorm to block!" The opposing trainer shout as the donkey pokemon stirring up some powerful sandstorm to counter the attack.
"That is a smart move of using Sandstorm to block Leafage." Kiawe said.
"…" Michael didn't say anything.
"Rowlet, let do it!" Mizuki said before pressed on her Normalium Z. "Rowlet… Breakneck Blitz!"
Rowlet soon surrounding by orange aura and charge at Mudbray with a full power tackle. Mudbray couldn't get out of the way when Rowlet ran him over and creates an explosion.
Mudbray collapsed and Rowlet returns to his trainer's side.
"AAAHH, Mudbray!" The opposing trainer cried out in shock.
"Mudbray is unable to battle, which means Rowlet is the victor!" Professor Kukui announced.
"Good job, Rowlet!" Mizuki said, hugging her little owl pokemon who cooed happily.
Soon everyone gather around to see Mizuki and Mudbray's trainer shaking hands with each other.
"That is great." The male student said to Mizuki.
"You too." Mizuki said to him before released her hand.
"Michael, did you heard about another attack?" Kiawe asked after everyone seem to settling down in the classroom.
"What are you talking about?" Michael asked, confused at his words.
"There been rumors of trainers and their pokemons been injured by unknown trainers. But all the trainers say they seen pokemon with unusual glowing purple eyes." Kiawe said.
"I heard of that too… but who would done something like this?" Suiren said with worried tone.
There is no doubt about it... these attacks seem to be connected with another, Michael thought to himself. He then spot for a brief moment to see Mao cast a suspicious glance at him before looking away.
Seriously, she think I am the attacker?
Suddenly everyone hearing loud explosions not far from outside. Michael soon got up and decide to check it out with Kiawe who was already ahead. They soon seeing two unusual pokemons with sinister glowing purple eyes.
The first one was a bulkily, bipedal beetle-like pokemon covered in a blue exoskeleton. Thin orange markings now rim its head, hands, and shoulders. Additionally, there is a half-circle, orange marking over its eyes.
The second one was a quadruped, mammalian pokemon with a dark blue to black body covered in white fur. Though it might have wings, but Michael got a feeling that those aren't meant for flying. Its sickle-shaped horn widens, while an additional, smaller horn appears on the opposite side of its head. Its tail now has a more saw-like shape, and the oval marking on its forehead is now a rounded triangle.
"Those are Mega Heracross and Mega Absol!? But what are they doing here?" Lillie asked in shocked of seeing the presence of two Mega evolved pokemons here.
"Those eyes… are they like the ones who attacked those before?" Kiawe pondered.
"There is no doubt about them. If they are mega, then their trainer must be here." Michael said calmly.
"HERAAA!" Mega Heracross soon fired a Hyper Beam into the air to make the students and their pokemon being afraid of them.
The sight of the two pokemon scarred almost everyone in the school building, except for Michael who step forward. Michael soon got out two pokeballs before summoned both Milotic and Velvet in presence. He notices another flash as Turtonator appear with Kiawe standing there.
"We will take care of Mega Heracross while you handle Mega Absol." Kiawe said serious.
"Do what you want… but don't get in our way." Michael said as Kiawe nodded.
"Be careful! Something isn't right about them!" Professor Kukui warned to his students.
Soon enough, the two Mega evolved pokemons charged at them. Mega Absol unleashed Razor Wind while Mega Heracross come with a Mega Horn.
Both Velvet the Sylveon and Milotic dodge the Razor Winds while Mega Heracross charging forward at Turtonator.
"Turtonator, Flamethrower!" Kiawe shouted. The blast turtle pokemon fired a powerful flame at Mega Heracross.
Regardless of being hurt, Mega Heracross continued charging with Mega Horn through Turtonator's flamethrower and smacked Turtonator hard in the chest as the blast turtle pokemon was rolling hard across the floor.
"Turtonator, are you alright!?" Kiawe gasp in disbelief. Is this the power of Mega evolved pokemon?
Milotic fires an Ice Beam sending directly at Mega Absol, but Mega Absol used Mega Horn to knock off the Ice Beam like it was nothing before slammed Milotic backward a few feet. Then Mega Absol jumps away from pink feelers that trying to capture it and glared at the sylveon.
"ABSO!" Mega Absol charging forward with a Quick Attack. But the sylveon stay there as she waited for the Mega Absol to get close.
"Used Attract now!" Michael said.
His sylveon given a wink as pink aura surrounding her and firing hearts at Mega Absol. The effect of Attract stunned Mega Absol as the Dark type pokemon struggling with hearts appearing in its eyes. Then Velvet used her feelers to binding Mega Absol and prevent the Disaster Pokemon from moving. She then tossing the Mega Pokemon into the air.
"Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam now!" Michael shout firm.
The two female pokemons soon fired off their Fairy attacks at the Mega Absol as there an explosion occur in the process. Soon Mega Absol collapsed onto the ground and reversal back into its original state with swirling in its eyes.
Michael then turns around to see Kiawe and his Turtonator manages to trap Mega Heracross with Turtonator's ability and possibility weakened enough. There is no doubt that Kiawe already use his Z-move to do it.
Michael looks at the Absol with suspicious expression before he saw a bright flash around the Mega pokemon before it vanished.
"It vanished!" Kiawe's voice shout for Michael to know that this wasn't the only one. But the redhead soon notices that Velvet's ears twitching before the Intertwining pokemon growling at the entrance.
There is no doubt… Michael got a feeling what his pokemon sense before take out an pokeball.
"It make sense for the one to be responsible for it be close…" Michael muttered before returns Milotic to her pokeball. He and Velvet soon made a run after their possible fugitive.
"Michael!?" Lillie asked, surprised by his suddenly decision to run out of the school.
"Michael, where are you going?!" Mizuki asked, confused.
Through the woods, a woman was running for their life. There is no doubt the pursuer will following from behind.
"SYLVE!" Suddenly a large tree falling into the ground before the woman and standing there was a sylveon growling menacing.
"That is far enough!" Michael shouted as he caught up from behind. "Who in the world are you?"
"…" The woman didn't say anything, this didn't pleased Velvet before she summoned her Fairy Wind to blow her away.
Michael about to give an order to stop when he notices something off with the woman's appearance… as it not real at all.
So her appearance was nothing more than a mirage…
Michael studied the figure careful and concluded that the person is female due to the build of the black and orange suit. The helmet is mostly black with orange light in the middle that resembled an 'E'. But he alsonoticese there is a strange bracelet around it with a purple gem.
Is that a Key stone? No, the stone looks different from the pictures I seen of them… Michael thought to himself. The redhead then gives a silent gesture for Velvet to wait while he takes care of it.
The helmet figure soon charged at Michael with the fist. Michael dodges the blow and grabbing onto the metallic arm to prevent from being attack. However, Michael was soon caught by surprised when the helmet figure throws him across the ground and ready to attack him once again.
Michael, however, manages to roll out of the way from the stomp and shouted to his pokemon.
"Fairy Wind now!"
"V-VEE!" Velvet soon unleashed a powerful Fairy Wind to send the attacker flying away from her trainer.
Michael then got up and charged forward at the armor woman before the two going into hand-to-hand combats. But the armored woman soon pushed out her palms forward and Michael finds himself being blown backward.
Luckily for him, his sylveon is able to catch him from being blown away period.
Before the armored woman can continue a swirling of leaves got in her way and made her move back from them.
"Michael!" The redhead boy turns around and sees Mizuki, Professor Kukui, and Kiawe hurry to the scene.
The armored woman soon made turns away and leave by jumping across the trees.
"Who was that just now?" Kiawe asked.
"The one who controller those mega evolved pokemons." Michael answers.
"I see…" Professor Kukui muttered, rubbing his chin with concern.
After getting out of school, Michael went to his part-timer job at the Snorlax Restaurant.
(So the one we saw last night was the same person today…but they can used Mega Evolved?) Espeon summarized what his brother told him while eating his shared of fruit pancake.
Yeah, but I cannot help feel something odd about those pokemons as if they're possessed? Michael thought as he picked up the dishes left by the customers.
(The only problems is telling who she is really and what she after.) Espeon said. (But we should leave things to the police first.)
Michael agrees with his partner about leaving this to the laws to see where this is going. He then carried the dishes to the washing table in the kitchen before he returns to his duty of taking orders.
"Hey Michael." Mizuki greeted happily with RotomDex.
"Hey there!" RotomDex greeted as well.
"What are you doing here?" Michael inquired.
"Well, I want to try this place for some time. Since you work here, it will be nice that you take my order." Mizuki requested happily. But she was also worried about Michael since he got hurt from fighting the mystery woman and want to make sure he is fine even when he is working.
"Okay. What do you want to have?" Michael asked, preparing to take her order.
"I want the one with the berries." Mizuki said after looking through the menus.
Michael then soon went to another table where a young woman with long black hair in two ponytails was sitting by her lonesome and looking out of the window. She doesn't seem to notice his presence when he approached her table.
"Hello. Welcome to Snorlax Pancake, may I take your order?" Michael asked as this got the woman's attention.
"S-Sorry, I didn't notice you there." The young woman apologized to the young man.
"May I take your order?" Michael repeated calmly the question.
"Oh, I would like that…" The redhead then wrote down her orders before he heads back to the kitchen. It wasn't long until Michael return with their orders.
He watches Mizuki eating her pancake before there is a bright smile upon her face.
"Wow! They weren't kidding about this place have good pancakes." Mizuki said after eating her first bite and having another. "They're so good!"
"Hoo?" Mizuki turns around and seeing Rowlet waking up, possibility smell from the pancakes.
"Here Rowlet…" Mizuki offered the small owl a piece of her pancakes.
The owl pokemon taken a bite before a dreaming look appeared on his face and jumps onto the table to get more.
"Take it easy, Rowlet!" Mizuki said, trying to stop her pokemon from finished her pancake.
"Data collection! Data collection!" RotomDex said as he taking pictures of the pancakes that Mizuki is eating.
(Night)
Michael began another therapy session for Lillie. He hopes that he can get a better result or something to help Lillie with her phobia.
Lillie's butler James is in presence as he watching from the side in case the two children need any adult assistance.
Lillie is shaking nervously at this session. She is able to find confident in touching Michael's pokemon with Michael helping make sure that she is safe by holding to her hand that touch the pokemon. But her fear always seems to still react badly whenever Michael release his grip on her.
Stare back at her is none other than Michael's Espeon. The Sun pokemon always seem unpredictable for Lillie to figure out as he seems to be able to sneak into her room without making a sound and snuggling against her to invoke her fear.
She is going to face the lavender feline once again in the session as her hand shaking when struggling to reach out for his forehead.
Espeon stay solid as a stone while staring back at the young girl and waiting to be pet.
"I cannot do it, Michael… I just cannot touch Pokémon on my own." Lillie said as she looking away from Espeon.
"But you were able to do it when you were little, am I correct?" Michael asked, remember hearing about her past for the first time when he come here.
Lillie nodded sadly.
"Do you remember what exactly happens that made you starting to have phobia around Pokémon?" Michael questions.
"I-I don't know… whenever I try to remember but I cannot simply remember what caused it." Lillie responds nervously. Whenever she trying to remember what happens, she cannot recall anything about that day. But whenever she tried to come contact with Pokémon, her hands always shaking and she felt like she was about to die.
Michael cannot help frown upon hearing this. Lillie sure is having a difficult time of cope with the fact she cannot touching Pokémon. Not even her friends or teacher can do anything. This is also a reason why she isn't well-liked by others from outside of the class. But there is another bother him as he gets to know a little more about her while living here. Why isn't Lillie's family here helping her with this than a stranger like him? Shouldn't they care about what happens to her or how this affects her own future? They all live in the world with creatures control power beyond human understanding.
"Lillie, I have an idea that we can try to find out what happens," Michael said as this caught her and James's attention. "But for that I need you let Espeon looking into your mind." He said as Espeon have a serious expression on his face.
"I-Into Miss Lillie's mind…?" James asked surprises, "Could you be looking into how it starts? I thought it will be impossible to find it…"
"That would be true. But I think that Lillie must've repressed her memories of whatever caused her fear. Whatever cause Lillie to become afraid must be blocked out from her own mind. Espeon can simply mentally dive into the mind and uncovered the memories her subconscious bury away." Michael explains.
He relied on Espeon's ability to get information about Cipher and Shadow Pokemon in the past without remorse for the Cipher agents' mentally.
"But I would like your permission first, Lillie." The redhead said as he looks at her who ponders.
Lillie remains quiet through Michael's conversation. She finds logical behind Michael's explanation about why her memory of the phobia was repressed. But the question is whether or not she wants to see those memories again? Will she be able to handle overcome those fear after finding out the truth?
"Michael… it hard to live with that I cannot touch any pokemon. I really hate the fear inside of me." Lillie said. "But if you say there is a way to uncover it… then I believe you and will let your Espeon look straight into my mind. You have to promise me that you will tell me what is going on."
Michael nodded before looking at Espeon, "We have her words… It up to you."
Espeon nodded before looking at Lillie's eyes and his purple eyes starting to glow in the process.
(In Lillie's mind)
Espeon opens his eyes and find himself in a place look identical to Lillie's mansion. But the sun pokemon knows that there is more to this place. This is Lillie's inner mind or the manifestation of her mind.
It looks like that I am in… Espeon thought to himself. The key to unlocking the mystery behind Lillie's unknown past must be around here.
The lavender feline starting his investigating around the place as wherever he goes there are always white doors across the hallway.
Espeon decide to open one of the doors and he seen what looks like the early life of Lillie in the Pokemon School before he and Michael come into her life.
Then the sun pokemon went straight to another door and open to see a young Lillie with her older brother and mother spending time together with the pokemon. Unlike the other door, this one made Espeon let out a sighed in depression. The vision of Orre become peaceful, that dream Michael's father Daniel and many fought… the life that Daniel want for his family. This could have been their life if Cipher didn't continue with their evil ambition of shutting the door of the pokemon's hearts.
It also made Espeon sadden of seeing such here after he, Michael, and their pokemon comrades went through. How much they have to fight to get rid of the worse evil organization. But the lavender feline shakes out his head. No. He cannot let himself being drowned like this again. Not when he has an important mission to handle.
Each of these doors will hold memories of her past… Espeon thought to himself. There have to be one that must hide her darkest memories.
Espeon soon closed his eyes as he focuses on his psychic power and scanned through the doors.
It wasn't long until he suddenly senses something dark through the hallway. Espeon knows the feeling almost anywhere… fear. The same fear that Lillie experienced around pokemons.
Espeon started sprint through the long hallway until he finds his way to a door with binding by double chains.
"This is it…" Espeon said to himself before using his psychic power once again.
Soon he forced the chains on the door to pull. The lavender feline sense strong resistance behind the chains, it telling him that the memory that he and Michael are looking for in here.
It wasn't long until he breaks down the chains on the door and made the door opened to nothing but pure darkness in there.
It wasn't long until the darkness faded as the lavender feline find himself in what looks like an underground lab which reminds him of the one that used by Cipher's desert lab.
"Help me!" A young voice shout.
Espeon look down and see what looks like a younger Lillie being held hostage by a strange creature. It reminds him of a Tenacruel. But at the same time, it wasn't. This thing is mostly white and has tentacles shaped like the hair, dress, and legs of a human girl. The top of its head is a bell that resembles a sun hat.
What on earth is that!? Espeon thought in shocked. The thing that holds young Lillie hostage is not like any pokemon he or Michael recalls. He doesn't know if this even being called a pokemon.
"Lillie!" A young male voice shout as Espeon turn around to see what looks like her brother Gladion, but younger. There was another person in the scene, a man, however, Espeon cannot see due to how dark it to see his appearance.
He then hearing a furious growl and turns around to see something move fast and heading straight for Lillie and the monster who held her hostage. It was unlike anything Espeon saw before…
A strange four-leg monster with strange tomahawk and red eyes.
Before Espeon can see more, something in the vision pushed him straight out of Lillie's mind.
Espeon find himself rolling across the floor as this surprised the three human residents in the room.
"Espeon… what in the world happened?" Michael asked with a worried expression.
(Some part of Lillie's mind force me out when I saw too much…) Espeon explains mentally to Michael. Before Michael can ask, Espeon send the vision of what he saw in Lillie's mind and made the redhead look shocked. He never get used to when psychic pokemon shared what they see with him as he rubbing his forehead.
Michael don't know what to say… the finding was unexpected. He is shocked that Lillie was indeed being attacked by two strange creatures that Espeon cannot identify when she was young. Judging by the place he saw, it was no place for Lillie to wander on her own alone. But his eyes narrow when he spotted Gladion happens to be there on that day.
So he knows and left her alone… Michael thought cold. If Gladion knows the truth about what occurs to Lillie… why the hell didn't he helped her with her phobia?! Isn't it his duty as an older brother? Who is this other person be on that day?
"Did… Espeon find out about what happens?" Lillie asked with concern.
Michael looks back at Lillie who has an anxiety expression. Even James show similar expression as he wants to know what Michael learned from his pokemon.
"It seems that something bad did happen to you, Lillie." Michael said grimly as he stares at her. "But I tell you that Espeon didn't see all of it."
"Please, Master Michael! I need to know what happened with Miss Lillie." James interjected as her guardian and her butler, it concerns for him about not being able to figure out what happens.
"Michael… I want to know what happened. Even if it a little, I need to know why I am like this." Lillie said.
"I'm not sure if you are able to handle it," Michael explains.
Lillie moves a little closer to him.
"Please… Michael, I want to know why this is happening." Lillie pleaded, not going to give up or planned to. Michael sees the determination in her eyes and sighed.
"Espeon saw your past self, maybe younger. But you were in a strange lab and held hostage by a strange creature and another appeared as it charging at you and the creature..." Michael trailed off, allowing Lillie to fill in the blanks.
Her eyes widened as her face turned into one of the great shocks.
"I-I… I was attacked…?"
"W-What? Miss Lillie was attacked!?" James exclaimed in shock. So that is what really happened on that day when Lusamine dropped Lillie off at home? But why didn't he hear about this from Mistress Lusamine?
"I assured that Espeon is telling you the truth, though we don't know what these things are. I don't know if you remember since you mentally blocked them. I don't even know why you were doing there without an adult watching you. But whatever happens on that attack explains why you weren't able to be near pokemon or touch them in the first place." Michael answered.
Lillie just stepped back from shock and feeling chill down her spine. Her heart is beating faster than before when Michael revealed what happens and shaking at the same time. This made James look concerned.
Now Lillie wished that she didn't ask. It all made sense now, why she is afraid of pokemon and not being able to touch them. Her legs felt wobbly again and she fell on her knees.
"I was attacked… when I was little?" She asked, looking down at the ground.
"Yes…" Michael confirmed sadly. Its something no children like Lillie should endure. Something terrible like that is something no children desire.
"I'm never going to be able to touch any pokemon… ever in my life." Lillie said as tears are starting to fall from her eyes. Michael knelt down to her level and slapped her to knock her out of despair.
"ENOUGH WITH THAT! You aren't going to be afraid for the rest of your life!" Michael told. "I'll make sure of it."
"What… What makes you say that?"
"Because I will make sure that you'll be able to touch Pokemon without being afraid of them ever again. And I will serious find answers to why none of your family didn't do anything about it." Michael assured.
Lillie looked into his eyes and face to tell that he was serious and that he was going to find a way to help her overcome her phobia. Lillie smiled and nodded.
"Miss Lillie… I am so sorry that I didn't know this happens to you," James apologized, feeling guilt. "Please forgive me."
"It's not your fault… James. You didn't know." Lillie said.
The old butler soon recomposes himself.
"Master Michael… Miss Lillie, I think we should keep whatever happens here between ourselves. We still don't know what exactly is going on here." James said. Michael nodded.
"That is for the best." Lillie said. "Is that alright with you, Michael?"
"Yes… we don't know much, but I do what I can to help. I think we should end the session here for today. If there is nothing else, then we will be in our room. Call me if something is up." Michael said to them.
"Michael… thank you." Lillie said with a smile formed upon her face.
Michael nodded before he and Espeon walk out of the room. They soon made their way back to his room.
(I am surprised that you didn't mention about Gladion as one of the few people saw her.) Espeon said.
Michael soon rest upon his bed and looks at the ceiling.
Something tell me it will make things worse if we don't have enough information… But finding Gladion and getting the answer out of him is only option to find out why no one is helping Lillie.
But he also thinks about who this other person who witness Lillie being held hostage. Michael is trying to figure out why Lillie's mother didn't react much, but he makes a conclusion that it can be that mystery person he seen from Espeon's vision. If Lillie's mother was the boss of Aether Foundation, then that person must work close to her and covered it up entirely. There is someone covering up the truth to hide something. Something very important that they will silent anyone from interfering with the organization's goal.
But can I really do this without them?
He didn't have anything against his Alola squad, but he cannot help thinking about his old friends. After all, he had no other trainers or any human conform him in the war. Always in constant battle, one after another, that determined who live or die. But after finding out that he and Espeon are the only survived, Michael cannot help, but feeling heartbroken again. With every hardship he encounters, he manages to make it through one or another… but they were always there with him.
He wasn't sure what will happens if he continued help remedied Lillie's phobia and searching for clues about those strange creatures in Lillie's memories. He already agrees to the task and not going back on his words. Michael hopes that he will find something and won't be like when he couldn't find his father's killers. After all, Lillie is probably the first person even get him to attend an actual school after saving his life. This is the only thing he can do to repay his debt before seeing the rest of this unusual world.
(Next day)
Michael is currently walking with Espeon resting on his shoulders in the woods as the redhead looks around the woods for any pokemons.
Today in class, Professor Kukui assigned them the assignment of writing report about one pokemon lives in the forest. This made everyone goes their separate ways.
Michael suddenly hearing something emerging from the ground and seen a small red cuboid insect pokemon with a blue bug like eyes crawling to nearby bushes that have berries.
"Whoa… a Shiny Charjabug," Michael uttered in surprises. This is his first time that he ever encounter a shiny pokemon since they are only a few occur in the world.
Suddenly the shiny pokemon then hear something and Michael looks up to seen three Spearows went after it.
"Spearow!" They cried out with glowing wings.
The shiny Charjabug then fires a string shot onto a nearby tree as the battery pokemon flung away from them and land safely on the ground. But the Spearows still went after the Charjabug. The shiny Charjabug then starting to glow with steel colors to shield itself from their Wing Attacks before firing off Thunderbolt at them, result in the three birds fall unconscious from the attack.
"This is a skillful pokemon." Michael comment.
(Do you want to catch that Charjabug?) Espeon asked.
While Michael and Espeon are observing the shiny Charjabug, Suiren, Lillie, and Mao are working together in the woods. But it Suiren's and Mao's job to make sure nothing bad happens to Lillie due to her phobia.
Lillie is hiding behind a bush as she quietly doing notes on the Oricorio flying nearby. Mao saw this is her chance to talk with Suiren who is doing her own report.
"Hey Suiren…" Mao said.
"What is it?" The blue haired girl asked to Mao who has concerned expression.
"I want to know did you notice anything suspicious about him..." Mao said.
"Mao, he is not a bad guy." Suiren said.
"How can you be sure of that?" Mao asked. "I mean, didn't you hear that he fought the intruder without a pokemon battle?"
"I admit that is a surprise. But I hear from my dad that some people learn hand-to-hand combat to keep themselves safe from bad people." Suiren said. "Besides he been nice to my sisters and they don't see anything wrong with him. I guess we're wrong about him."
Not to mention that they want him as their older brother… Suiren mentally added, still embarrassed that they want to ask this now.
But this doesn't seem to help Mao calm down about her suspicious and fear toward the redhead. Even Kiawe and Mamane didn't feel anything bad about him. But she knows that Michael is hiding something and fear for Lillie's safety.
How can someone like him playing fooled for everyone? Mao thought.
(Back with Michael)
Michael ponders about whether or not he should catch the shiny Charjabug. He did want to catch a Luxray of his own after seeing how strong and fast Clemont's Luxray was when they fought against remnant of Team Flame. But there are none in Alola. However, Charjabug would be interesting since it a dual bug and electric types. And it evolved into Vikavolt, the stag beetle pokemon when it comes contact with an electric magnetic place. The only place with such electric magnetic field in Alola will be on Ula'Ula Island.
Michael soon stops thinking and made his presence known and this made the shiny Charjabug. The shiny bug pokemon notices him and growl with its tiny pincers. Michael then takes out a pokeball before tossed it into the air as Bulbasaur materialized out and stand ready.
"Bulbasaur!" The Kanto Grass Starter growl.
The shiny Charjabug tries to digging straight to the ground.
"Bulbasaur, Vine whips!" Michael shouts as Bulbasaur fires two vines at the Charjabug to prevent escape straight to underground.
Suddenly the Charjabug fires a Thunderbolt at Bulbasaur who slight flinched from the attack before he tossed the pokemon straight to a tree. Michael checked if Bulbasaur is paralysis or not, but the grass pokemon wasn't.
"Fires Sludge Bombs!" Michael shouted as Bulbasaur starting his attack.
The Charjabug shrugging after being hit to the tree before it's body glows light blue and it quickly moving around the ground ran so fast and leaving a mirage or two behind. This seems to surprise Bulbasaur as the Charjabug that easily avoided his Sludge Bombs.
(Even though it looks weak… it really fast.) Espeon comment slight surprised.
"Keep it up!" Michael shouted as Bulbasaur focus his Sludge Bombs on the fast-moving Charjabug.
"Bu-Bulb!" Launched his most powerful Sludge Bomb at the target, Bulbasaur struck the target, stuns the Charjabug in the process.
"Take Down now." Michael shout.
Bulbasaur soon charged forward and ram Charjabug in the process as the shiny bug pokemon rolling across the ground and it was knocked completely unconscious. Michael soon take out an empty pokeball before he tossed it at Charjabug as the ball takes in the pokemon.
Though it might take a long time before he even go to Ula'Ula Island, he can't wait to get a powerful Vikavolt in his arsenal.
Picking up the pokeball, he then looks at Bulbasaur who looks back at him.
"Good job."
"Bul-Bul!"
Suddenly they hearing something moving through the forest as Michael turns around to see Mao emerged. Michael wants to be annoyed by the green haired girl's presence, but he senses something is different about her and have a caution expression on his face.
Suddenly Mao takes out two pokeballs and emerged from them are Houndoom and Gengar.
"Bulb!" Bulbasaur growl in angry, knowing that the green hair girl dislikes his trainer but cannot believe that she is going to attack them.
"Calm down, Bulbasaur. This is not her." Michael stated calmly.
"How can you be sure that I am not your friend?" 'Mao' asked with a smile. But Michael knows that smile is false and that the real Mao never smiles like that to him.
"First of all, we are never friends. Compared to you, she is nothing but a weakling and not worth of my time." Michael stated with a frown as he stares hard at 'Mao'. "I don't know who you are, but you better take off the disguise or else, Faker."
"That depends if you win the Double Battle." Faker Mao said.
Michael soon returns his Bulbasaur back to his pokeball before calling out Milotic who awaken from her sleep and stand ready for battle. Espeon soon got himself off the shoulders and come down to Milotic's side.
"Then prepared yourself." Faker Mao said.
Mizuki finished her report about the Cutiefly who is taking a sip of the nectar. She and RotomDex about to exploring more of the forest when they heard an explosion.
"Huh? What could that be?" Mizuki ponder.
"Is someone having a battle right now?" RotomDex asked.
Mizuki decides to check it out what the sound was as she and RotomDex made their way to nearby bushes to see what is going on.
"Rotom… are you seeing this?" Mizuki gasped in shock. Even RotomDex looks shocked to see who his other owner is fighting.
"Michael is fighting against Mao in double battle!?" RotomDex gawked in shock. "Something is wrong here!"
Indeed. Michael is fighting against 'Mao', Mizuki knows that Michael never associated himself with her and Mao always constant stay away from him, in a DOUBLE BATTLE. This is wrong as Mizuki never recalls Mao have these pokemon except for her Bounsweet.
Could she be an imposter like the one from yesterday? Mizuki thought to herself. Not to mention that both Gengar and Houndoom can Mega evolved.
"What should we do?" RotomDex asked, panic.
"Rotom, I want you to record this fight. We need some evidence to make Professor Kukui believe us." Mizuki explains. Not to mention she wants proofs if Mao doesn't believe what they saw and will flip.
RotomDex snapped out of his panic state and nodded before recording the fight.
(Back with Michael versus Faker Mao)
Espeon and Gengar fired off Psychic and Night Shade against each other before creating an explosion as Houndoom charged forward with Thunder Fangs at Milotic who waited patiently.
Reflect then Hydro Pump!
With the mental command of her trainer, Milotic conjure a barrier to shield herself from Thunder Fangs. The water pokemon then fires off a powerful blast of water from her jaws and sending Houndoom flying backward.
Espeon is looking around for Gengar who vanished into thin air before notice the shadow beneath the ground.
"Espe!" Espeon shout before leaped into the air and slammed the ground with an Iron Tail. This cause the ground to shatter apart before Gengar was forced to rematerialize itself.
This made the Faker Mao laughed. "Not bad. I hadn't had an interesting challenge since we met before yesterday. But I won't hold back this time…" she said, pressing her purplish gemstone. "Mega Wave, Activated!"
"Mega Wave…?" Michael ponder confused before he and his pokemons see what happens next.
Suddenly the crystal on Faker Mao's wrist starting to glow before purple spiral waves hit straight to both Houndoom and Gengar, the two pokemon suddenly scream in pain from the energy. This caused Michael and his pokemon, even those who hiding in the bushes to look shocked.
Soon the two pokemons changed their appearance completely after the mysterious light faded away.
A portion of Gengar's body sinks into the ground. The lower portions turn a more reddish purple, and a third eye appears on its forehead. This new unblinking eye is oval, yellow, and allows it to see into other dimensions. The spikes on its back are more numerous and pointed. Additionally, spikes appear on its hands and tail. Its ears are now considerably longer and project backward.
Houndoom, on other hand, looks completely different than before. Houndoom's horns are now pointed straight up with a small, outward curve in the middle. The ridges on its back thicken and there are bone-like rings around the base of the tail. The tip of the tail is now split down the middle. The white bands on its hind legs are gone and those on the forelegs are broken in the front. Its skull pendant was replaced with a large, toothed structure around its neck.
But the two Mega evolved pokemon shows the common characterization of glowing purple eyes.
"T-They mega evolved… But how? They don't have Mega stones on them." Michael uttered in disbelief.
"It simple. With Mega Wave, I don't need stones to evolve them." Faker Mao answered. "Gengar, Dark Pulse on Espeon. Houndoom, Flame Charge on Milotic."
Espeon, dodge and trying to used Psychic on Gengar. Milotic, stop Houndoom with Hydro Pump! Michael thought as both of his pokemon complied with his commands.
Espeon dodging the Dark Pulses and fired Psychic at Mega Gengar, but the Mega Gengar manages to shake off the attack despite being hit by Psychic.
"Now Payback!" Fake Mao shouted.
"G-Gengar!" The chilling smile upon the mega ghost pokemon is formed before the ghost pokemon moved forward and slapped Espeon hard, sending the lavender feline backward.
Milotic fires Hydro Pump at Mega Houndoom, but Mega Houndoom dodges the water due to the increased in speed with Flame Charge and ran around the water pokemon.
Slammed Aqua Tail to the ground!
"MI-MILO!" Milotic slammed her tail with the power of water to the ground, this caused water flowing upward around her and hits the target. Mega Houndoom was sending flying upward into the air before rolling across the ground.
"GRRR…" Mega Houndoom growl as the pokemon struggling to get up from the ground.
Finished off with Hydro Pump! Milotic fires the powerful blast of water at the weakened Mega Houndoom right now.
"Mega Houndoom, Destiny Bond!" Fake Mao shout as this made Michael's eyes wide in shock. Mega Houndoom's body glowing purple.
"Ceased fire!" Michael shouted, but it was too late as Milotic's attack hits as Mega Houndoom passed out unconscious. This caused the swirling purple lights come out of Mega Houndoom's eyes to Milotic. Michael tries to return Milotic back to her pokeball, but he finds out that it couldn't and Milotic soon got taken by the effect of Destiny Bond.
This made the faker look bemused. "I see that you try to return Milotic to prevent the effect of Destiny Bond. Mega Gengar gained the ability of Shadow Tag." She explains as Michael's eyes narrow.
"You have some nerves after putting your pokemon through the Mega Wave." Michael growl. Not to mention that Destiny Bond is one of those suicidal moves.
"They're nothing more than tools to my goals." Fake Mao bemused.
In another word… Mega wave is just a cheap way for those who take shortcut.
Mega evolution is what Michael seen as a proved of bond between trainer and their pokemons. The possibility of light shined to the darkness of the Shadowification. But to see someone developed a way without even making bond to reach the power… is unforgivable.
"What would you do now?" Fake Mao bemused.
Michael didn't say anything, but places on the Psychium-Z on his Z-ring. Espeon manages to get himself up from the ground.
"I will show you what cheap Mega Wave compared to Z-Move." Michael said before performing the moves that caused the Z-crystal to glowing intense.
"Gengar… Shadow Ball." Fake Mao said as Mega Gengar charged up with ghost energy in it's jaw.
"Shattered Psyche!" Michael shouted as energy transferred straight to his Espeon and the lavender feline's eyes glows.
Suddenly the surrounding glow with colorful light. Mega Gengar fired off a powerful Shadow Ball before being thrown up into the air and Espeon got hit by the Shadow Ball. Mega Gengar continued bounced off the invisible walls before the colorful area shatter, the ghost pokemon then falls straight to the ground and collapsed out of unconsciousness.
"So it's a draw-" But the Faker's words stop as she seen Espeon getting himself back up despite having bruises. "Impossible…"
(That Mega Gengar is nothing…) Espeon said, mustering up his strength to get up.
"It looks like I won. Unless you have more…" Michael said as he stares at the fake Mao.
The fake Mao didn't say anything before she returns both Gengar and Houndoom back to their pokeballs.
"No. But you show me your strength, so I won't take your pokemons." Fake Mao said before her form shimmer and returns to her other form. She then turns away and starts walking through the forest.
"Who in the world are you, Faker?" Michael questioned.
But the masked woman didn't say anything to him. Michael didn't pursue her and hurry toward Espeon as he got him before the lavender feline fall straight to the ground.
"Michael! Are you alright?" Mizuki asked after emerging from the woods with RotomDex.
"I'm fine." Michael said. "Did you saw the fight?"
Mizuki nodded. "Yeah. I originally shocked in thinking that was Mao, but someone else take the appearance."
"I also recorded the whole fight in my data bank, ZTT!" RotomDex added. Michael gives Sitrus Berry for Espeon who eats it slowly.
"Let's go see Professor Kukui now." Mizuki said.
(Pokemon Center)
"No way… You catch a Charjabug and its shiny!" Mamane exclaimed in shock of the shiny pokemon.
Though Michael seems a bit annoyed, but Kiawe and Mamane insist on come along with him after hearing how he catch another pokemon, they want to see it for themselves.
Charjabug seems to do not have a problem with him after the bug pokemon realized that she was caught by Michael after talking with Espeon and others. The shiny Charjabug is seen sleeping on Milotic's back, but the sleep is briefly disturbed by Mamane's Togedemaru who come to greet her. But this made Charjabug look annoyed before she fires a string shot and land on the wall. This made Togedemaru puffed her cheeks and going into her ball form as she spins her way up to the wall and sending Charjabug flying in the air.
Velvet and Bulbasaur tries to help their new recruit, but she didn't need help, Charjabug used string shot and fire to another part of the ceiling and successful land on Michael's laps.
"That is one fast webslinger pokemon," Kiawe remarked, impressed by the way Charjabug using string shot.
"It might take some time before I can properly train her." Michael said before petting the bug pokemon.
"I always did want to catch one on my own…" Mamane said, still in awe of the appearance of the shiny one. "Michael, can you help me catch one?" he begging to the redhead who sweatdropped.
"Charjabug are half-buried underground. Why don't you try to build some device to help you detected them?" Michael asked, slight annoyed at the chubby boy.
"That is true, Mamane. I did recall you do research on them so I think it possible for you to build one." Kiawe said.
"I think that I can do that." Mamane said, starting to think of device help him to track one. "But I can never catch one since they always go back to the ground and made them impossible to find even with Togedemaru."
"Then why don't you also build a trap to make sure it doesn't escape underground? You're supposed to be an inventor, used your knowledge to your advantage." Michael stated. This made Mamane gasp before he facepalmed himself.
"Why didn't I think that sooner…?"
"Michael, I was wonder how were you able to tell that the imposter wasn't Mao?" Kiawe asked, still surprised after seeing RotomDex's record about fighting an imposter Mao. The girls even Mao herself were shocked to say that someone is trying to imitation Mao.
Michael looks at Kiawe with a deadpanned expression. "Mao always never like being near me and never smile," he stated without any emotions.
"I see…" Kiawe said, sweatdropped. "But the big question still bothers me is how did the imposter use Mega evolving without Keystone and Mega stone? Those are the only things can activate Mega evolution."
"I already figure that out." Mamane said, making the two boys look at him who set up his laptop. "After I heard that Imposter mention Mega Wave… It recalls something I find on the internet. Here."
Michael looks at the article before his eyes wide. "Alva… he is the inventor of Mega Wave?!"
"Really?" Kiawe gasped as he looks over the article.
"He is. He was charged for endangering the Azoth Kingdom with that technology which was made from forbidden knowledge of science... but it impossible to be him again since he still locked away in prison and all of the notes about Mega Wave been burned." Mamane explains.
"But how can be someone still using it?" Kiawe asked, still confused.
"Well, what if someone made copy of those notes before they were destroyed?" Michael pointed out, making the two boys look at him.
"I was thinking the same, but it also surprised that someone is able to obtain them. It will take a real genius that smart to recreate them." Mamane said.
A man in the shadow is operating the computer before pressing the button.
"Forgive me for my tardiness, sir." The female voice said through the voice message.
"It's fine. I see that you didn't have trouble with residents of that island?" The man asked.
"Negative. But I did encounter the redhead boy you mention before and he used the Z-move." The female voice said.
"I see… can you send me his battle data?" The man inquired.
"Of course." The female voice said before data appeared on the screen of the man's computer.
"I see… With this, the Mega Wave needs more tuning before becoming perfect." The man said. "Did you find any leads on the pokemon of eternal life?"
"There only a few eyewitnesses about the pokemon, but it rarely show itself. Neither the Aether Foundation seem to know about its existence." The female voice said before a slight hesitating form. "Is it true that this pokemon can cured her?"
"I will assure you again, Essentia. That without this pokemon's blood, there is no way we can save your pokemon unless it giving to me." The man said gently.
"I understood. I will keep on looking." The female voice said.
"That is a good girl. Be sure to contact me if you find any leads on it." The man said before ending the call. The man then looks at the picture of some sort of device resembled that of flower and there is a title at the bottom.
ABSORBER
"With the pokemon that cursed by this machine eons ago. It won't be long until the ancient weapon will awaken once again. I swore my life to fulfill your goal." The man said.
AN: That is the end of this chapter. This chapter is longer than previous one and not to mention different from the canon episode.
Michael finds out what causes Lillie's phobia but he still long way from finding out the truth about what happens to Lillie and going to face those who hide the truth. This will cause a clash with Gladion when they met in the future.
Yes, I bet you weren't expecting Michael catch a Charjabug especially a shiny one. I wanted to give him a unique bug type for his arsenal. A shiny Vikavolt fits the bill and also being unique.
Since there is no idiotic Team Rocket trio here, I made new twist plots to make this story as my own with something else going on in the shadows since it will be a long way before revealing something from Michael's past. I let you know that Mega Wave was used in that Pokemon Movie: Volcanion and the mechanical marvel so I refused to let anyone thinking that I was making it up.
Anyway, be sure to review or message me for any questions, comments, or concern. And don't be afraid to look at my other stories.