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.

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PokemonFAn93: I don't get why they puts the Darkinium-Z with Totem Raticate in the anime, then what will be the point of Ula'Ula Island Grand Trial since you're supposed to get a Darkinium-Z?

Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey

Ch13: The Great Pancake Race

It was the middle afternoon and Michael left the Snorlax Restaurant to the beach where he can focus on training with his Pokémon team. Michael himself training in an old exercise methods that his old friend Breloom taught him, this way he can prepared himself if he ever come against the Faker once again, and sweats a bit and feeling aches from training. Done. He soon focus on set up training for his Pokémon.

Charjabug, still new to the team for three weeks, was paired with Velvet. The sylveon is teaching the battery Pokémon how to used Double Team in raised her evasive. The move will helped her in avoid attacks, it will also helped her a lot when she going to become Vikavolt someday. When she becomes Vikavolt, Michael is planned on teaching her Agility. The dual bug and electric pokemon already have good moves like Thunderbolt, String Shot, Iron Defense, Bug Bite, Dig, and Acrobatics. But her surprisingly talent is with String Shot which remind Michael of his old friend Ariados. Good moves to help Bulbasaur and Milotic to build up their resistance against their opposing types. Though Michael got a feeling that he won't use Charjabug for the next Grand Trial since rock type is one of her disadvantages beside fire.

Bulbasaur is currently practicing his Worry Seed. It will helps his teammates in Double Battle if they end up accidentally fall straight to sleep in the middle of the battle. This will also prevent them from being victims of moves like Dream Eaters or Nightmares. His Velvet recently mastered Wish after Nina's Raichu taught her and Michael have her used it in the training routine in case anyone tired out from training.

Espeon is currently sparring with Milotic, far from where others are training. Milotic is practicing her new move Bulldoze by slammed her tail straight to the sand and create a shockwave through the ground. This move is important since Michael doesn't have any fire or fighting type to counter against steel type. Espeon is jumping through the air to avoid Milotic's attack by sense the shockwave she send through the ground.

Michael suddenly felt a sudden movement in his backpack. This made the redhead looks at the black and gray egg resting comfortable in there. He got a strange feeling that the egg seem to be moving by the sound of the battle.

But it still puzzled Michael since he still don't know what Pokémon will born from this egg. Michael have battled a lot of Pokémon with his original team before his death lead to Melemele Island, and yet he couldn't figuring out what Pokémon is in his egg. The only clues he have are the colors of the eggs, gray and black. But then again, there are few Pokémon fall into that color group.

It moving more than usual… Michael thought as he studied the egg careful. Could it be almost time for the hatching?

"Hey Michael!" A familiar voice said. Michael turns around and sees Kiawe with his Turtonator holding pancakes on a plate.

You got to be kidding me… Michael thought slight surprised.

"What are you doing here?" Michael questioned.

"We're practicing for this year's Pancake race which is held in Melemele Island." Kiawe answers.

Michael blinks at Kiawe's explanation and looking at his Pokémon who is holding the plate of pancake. Nina did informed him about the race around the island, but Michael wasn't interested since the prize is a free pass for pancakes on any four islands for a year. He especially don't want Espeon get too fat from eating that many pancakes.

"I see…"

"So Michael, are you going to compete in the race?" Kiawe asked.

"Not interesting. I don't think there is a way for you to win in the race, Kiawe." Michael said as this caused Kiawe look speechless.

"What makes you say that!?" Kiawe demands, angry.

"Nina already told me about part of the race where the trainer pulled their partner Pokémon on a small wagon. There is no way you can win if you cannot pull Turtonator up the hill as his weight will prevent you from moving him up the hill." Michael explains.

"Turto…" The blast turtle Pokémon soon have a depressing aura after hearing Michael's explanation. But Kiawe won't accept this.

"I will show you that I can win with Turtonator!" Kiawe proclaimed with fire burning in his eyes. "Come on, Turtonator! We're going to show Michael that we aren't trifled with!"

"You only make yourself look dumber when you claimed that," Michael stated before he turns around and walks back to his team.

There is no way I am joining the race… Michael thought to himself.

"Will you be joining the pancake race, big bro Mikey?" Hou and Sui asked in union.

"No."

"But why?" The twins asked in union.

"I'm not interested," Michael respond, look slightly away from the two.

He isn't sure how he was put in this situation, but he encounter Suiren and her younger sisters after leaving the Pokémon Center. Apparently, Suiren is preparing herself and Popplio for the race. This gives Michael a sense of relief that she wasn't naïve of using a Pokémon with too much weight like a certain fire type trainer they know. This lead to the twins want to know if he is going to join.

"I see… but Michael, the Pancake race is really fun." Suiren added.

"What our big sister trying to say that she wants her boyfriend be there with her in the race!" Hou and Sui said in unions. This made Michael look surprised and Suiren blushed.

"D-Don't twist my words, you two!" Suiren exclaimed, blushing.

"You really need to keep your composition in check." Michael said. This made Suiren's blushing turned even worse.

"Would you join the race~? Pwease!" The twins begging with cute Lillipup eyes.

"No." Michael said with a stoic expression. There is no way he will allow a simple trick to made him enters that stupid race.

"Pwease!" The two pleaded as they trying to must up their cutest Lillipup eyes to get Michael to join the race with their big sister.

"My answer is still no. I am going to focus on training my team—" Michael couldn't finish his sentence when the twins soon have water in their eyes and start crying now. This also made Suiren look speechless.

"WAAAAHHHH!" The twins cried.

This made the young boy sweatdropped. 'W-Why do they have to do that now?'

Michael then glances around as people around looking at them and some of them whispered especially about the crying blue haired twins.

"Hou! Sui! Please calm down…!" Suiren trying to get her sisters to stop crying, but the blue hair siblings won't stop their crying.

There was only one way for Michael to stop them cry as he couldn't leave things like this.

I'm SO going to regret this later… Michael thought to himself.

(Mansion)

Michael and Lillie are eating dinner together as usual in the dinner room.

"So… you're entering the race," Lillie said after hearing his decision to ease Suiren's sisters from crying.

"The twins cried in public… and I didn't have a choice. I have no intention of getting Espeon become fatter." Michael begrudge explains. This made Lillie giggles.

"I understand how you feel… if it make you feel better, I will be there to cheer you on." Lillie said smiling to the stoic redhead.

"So how are you with your egg?" Michael asked about the egg that under Lillie's care.

"Well, Shiron—"

"Shiron? You named without knowing what it could hatch into?" Michael inquired surprises.

"I can't just call the egg that… It doesn't feel right. After all, I'm this child's mother." Lillie said gently. "I talk with Shiron today, I can feel it moving in respond with my voices."

"It showing how the child getting to your voice." Michael respond before eating his dinner.

"So do you talk with yours as well?" Lillie asked curious.

Michael nodded. Though he still somewhat nervous about being the parent of the infant of whatever going to hatch out of the egg.

Then Lillie soon has a downcast expression. "But when Shiron hatch… I wonder will I be able to truly touch a Pokemon?" she ponder.

Michael knows the ones who cause Lillie's phobia related to the two strange creatures in Lillie's locked away memories. They still don't have any leads on what they could be… except Gladion's involvement which Michael and Espeon keep to themselves as they believe that Gladion won't say anything in front of his own sister.

"It hard to say," Michael began. "Once the child imprint on you, you're their parent for the lifetime. But do you want the child that you care to grow resent you because of your phobia?" he questioned with a slight glare at the paled blonde hair girl.

It made Lillie look startled when Michael brings up the question that never once occur in her thought. Could she really make the child who will hatch someday resent her due to her phobia? Just like she resent her mom for being too busy with her work?

"I… I don't want that." Lillie whispered, but Michael feel her resolve is weak and need to strengthen her resolve.

"If it get worse, then I will have Espeon erased the imprint on you and memories of you." Michael said, cold.

Lillie slammed her fists to the table. "I won't have that! I refused to allow such thing happened to Shiron!" she exclaimed furious. Michael stare calmly at Lillie until Lillie realized that Michael was testing her.

"Michael… you—" Lillie uttered in surprised.

"It the only way to see that protective instinct in you again if you cannot handle Shiron due to your phobia. Even if used fear to invoke those feelings…" Michael explains.

Lillie cannot help, but feeling surprises even though she felt a little hurt about Michael's words. She knows that he tries his best to help her out.

"Thank you, Michael." Lillie said. "Though I wish you didn't have to trick me like that…"

"I know… even though there is no other way. But my goal is to make sure you be able to overcome your fear… Even if my method might seem cruel to you, but I don't intend on harming you. But strengthen your resolve." Michael said.

Lillie nodded.

"So do you have a plan on what you're going to do?" she asked.

"There is only one person who know about the race… I might ask her." Michael respond.

(Next day)

"So you too?" Michael inquired to Mizuki.

The only one who can help him prepared for the pancake race was none other than Nina as he finds her and her Raichu assistance Mizuki who happened to joins the race.

"Yes, Rowlet won't be suitable for the pancake race." Mizuki said, "So you are joining the race, Michael?" she asked.

"I am, though I am not doing out of the attempt to win." Michael said. More like prevent the twins from crying over the fact he won't participant the race.

"I am sure that you will come to enjoy it, Michael." Nina said with an encouraged smile. "So I take it that Espeon is your racing partner?" she asked, noticing Espeon who having a conversation with her Raichu and Mizuki's Porygon.

"Out of the rest, he is possible the fastest." Michael said.

"Don't say that around, Raichu. He is pretty confident since we have win this several times." Nina teased.

(Pokemon speech on!)

"It rare to see you joining something than sleeping all day." Raichu said to the psychic Eeveelution.

"Well, who won't resist the chance of having year of supplies of pancake?" Espeon said with dreamy expression.

"It not a surprised since you eat them a lot." Porygon said.

"And will be soon known as the fastest pokemon in the race." Espeon added.

"Is that so? I will tell you that I race with many Eeveelutions before and they couldn't beat me in a race!" Raichu said with pride of his past winning.

"Only because you ride on your tail." Espeon countered with a smirk. "Once you become a Raichu, you tend to be too slowly due to your weight." He said with sly grin.

This seem to gets the Alola Raichu looks angry as he understood what Espeon was saying. "You…"

"Yes, I did." Espeon answered. "I have beaten dozens of Raichu and Pikachu… an Alola Raichu will be on MY list of casualty." He added with a devious smirk.

"Then I will gladly crushed that oversized ego of yours." Raichu growls at Espeon.

"I will make you wish that you were still back in your egg." Espeon added.

The two pokemons glared at each other in challenging while RotomDex was hiding behind Porygon who doesn't seem to be scared.

"S-Scary…" RotomDex whimpered.

"This intensely and spark of angry…" Porygon muttered in awe. "Is this the feeling of rivalry?"

It wasn't long until Michael and Espeon join in Nina's training for the Melemele Island Pancake Race. Espeon is give a plate with of large pancakes to balance upon his back.

What Nina have done for Espeon in training for the race was balancing the pancakes on his back without dropping any single of them to the ground. Michael glances at Raichu who hover on his tail and carried pancake with one hand while Porygon is balancing its pancake on its head without dropping any of the pancakes.

"You can do it, Porygon." Mizuki said to the virtual pokemon.

"Your Espeon is impressive with his balancing for the first time." Nina comment to the redhead boy.

"Espeon is more used to rely on psychic power to lift stuffs like this. I am surprised you didn't have Raichu used psychic power to lift the pancakes to prevent pancakes from dropping." Michael said.

"What would be the fun of that, Michael? This is how me and Raichu always training for the pancake race every years." replied the maid.

(Don't worry, Michael. I can and will win this race. With it, our crew will be able to eat pancakes on wherever islands in Alola.) Espeon said.

"I see. What happens to the pancakes being dropped in the race?" Michael asked. It occurs to him that he never hear about what happens to the pancakes that were dropped except that you aren't supposed to dropped them during the race or being expelled from the race.

"Grimers are supposed to be cleanup crew if any pokemons dropped the pancakes and eat them." Nina explains.

"That is good. I originally thought it will be waste of good food." Mizuki said smiling.

"Since Espeon is getting used to balance pancakes. It time to move up the pace with a practice race." Nina said with a smirk.

After Nina's training, Michael and Mizuki are sitting on a nearby bench as the two are catching a break.

"Nina's training route is so tiring…" Mizuki moaned.

"It make sense since we must prevent any pancakes from dropping onto the ground. I am not surprised for you." Michael said.

"Hey Michael. What is your secret of not sweating a lot?" Mizuki asked as she notices Michael didn't show any sweats during the training.

"I live in a desert region. Compared to Alola heat, this was nothing to what Orre have offered." Michael explains. This made Mizuki blinks in surprises.

"I have no idea on how could you handle that… without getting your brain melt." Mizuki said.

"That is my cursed life." Michael said, surprising Mizuki even further.

"Michael, did you just try to joke about something?" Mizuki asked, pinching herself a bit to make sure this wasn't a dream.

"What got into you? You look like Lillie when she discover something new to research." Michael comment confused, this made Mizuki think up another question.

"Michael, what do you think of Lillie?" Mizuki asked.

"What brought this up?" Michael asked.

"It just that you're staying there until finishing school. I want to know what you really think of her as a person." Mizuki said simply.

"She is smart than everyone else in class, but she is too nice for her own good sometime. But that quality is why I am still here today." Michael said.

"So do you think she could be a friend material?" Mizuki asked.

"I really don't think that as long as I can fixed her phobia and that I can felt my debt to her is fulfill without any regret." Michael said.

This is what kind of respond from someone like Michael who keep focus on his objective. Though a small part of Mizuki wonder if they ever going to be friends. But she is happy that her friend is out of his way to help Lillie.

"Michael, do you have any friends back in your region?" Mizuki asked. It occur to her that Michael never mention any friends back in his region Orre.

"If you're referring to human friends... I didn't have one." Michael said. Neither did he need them back in Orre region.

"You mean no one…?" Mizuki asked, surprised.

"Been on my own since I started my journey and the only ones who I consider my friends are my pokemon…" Michael said before thinking about the final battle and his own demise.

"What happened to them? Your friends…" Mizuki asked, unnerved. She heard from Lillie about how she finds Michael almost dying, but she never hear about other pokemons beside Espeon.

"They're gone…" Michael paused. "They were all tired from a very serious battle, but it was a careless part of mine that led to the unfortunately incident when someone shot us and left me to die. I think it possible that they didn't make to Melemele Island like we did."

Mizuki sit there with shock. She couldn't believe it. Michael lost almost everything and couldn't return because someone think he should die. It would explains why he refused to being friends with others in class, he possibility still mounted for them.

At least she still have her pokemons and her family and after hearing Michael's unfortunately fate she was thankful that nothing happens to hers. But she felt like an idiot of asking something so personal. Her mom told her that she should be careful if she ends up in situation like this. It was understandable why Michael remains so quiet about his past to this point, not to say anything. It wasn't in his interest of revealing such painful loss.

"Michael, I am so sorry. I didn't know something like that could happened. I shouldn't never ask something this personal. It just that my curiosity got the better of me."

Michael sighed. "I think it's fair to tell you about my friends after I learned about you. It wasn't your intention of learning about me, but after the training. Not to mention my Double Battle skills is a dead giveaway. As long as we can keep it between us, then it's fine."

Mizuki nodded. "Right! I won't tell anyone about it. This is too personal for anyone to know. You have my words, Michael."

Michael nodded.

As long as she can keep it quiet, Michael is fine with her hanging around him. However, Michael felt a little bad of still keep her in the dark. She don't know why he was fighting in the first place. But he had no intention on revealing things about the shadow pokemons to anyone as he planned to take that knowledge with him straight to the grave.

"So who do you think is going to win the Pancake race this year?" Mizuki asked, wanting to change from the depressing topic.

"I don't know as I am not aiming on winning." Michael shrugged. He might not have any interest in winning the race… but he doesn't want the twins come at him again with tears in their eyes.

"True. But I am certain that it will be fun race." Mizuki said cheerfully. Not to mention it might help Porygon understand a bit more about fun in competitions.

(Few days later)

The training was finished and the Melemele Island Pancake began.

The human participants are gathering at the starting line with each holding a stack of pancakes on a plate on their hands.

What is he doing here?! Mao thought shocked as she stare at the stoic redhead with his pancakes in his hands.

Mao wasn't the only one who seem to be upset as Michael looks at Kiawe with unamused expression on his face.

"Even when I told you that you won't win with Turotnator... you really want to lose that bad." Michael said with a frown.

"I am going to enter the race with my pokemon and I am going to win." Kiawe countered serious. It looks like nothing will convinced Kiawe to drop out of the race.

Michael was about to say something before he and others' attention focus on the announcer lady on her Magnezone who start to explain the track and the obstacles in the way.

At least it better than having missiles or pitfalls in the way… Michael thought to himself before the announcer lady is interviewing Nina the previous winner of the race.

Sitting among the bench are Professor Kukui, Lillie, Velvet the Sylveon, and Rockruff. They are watching the race.

"Do you best!" Professor Kukui shouted. Rockruff giving an encouraging bark.

"Good luck!" Lillie encouraged to her classmates who are in the race.

Kiawe and few others waved to her encouragement.

It wasn't long until the participants of the race began to move after the signals turn green.

Velvet was going to cheer her trainer before she notices the egg that Michael entrust her to care during the race is glowing.

"Vee?" Velvet blinks as she stares at the egg. She then notices that Lillie's egg seem to be glowing as well. Two eggs glowing more than before was their time for hatching coming?

(Pokemon Speech On!)

Meanwhile the partner pokemons who are waiting for their trainers to show up and they watch the screen to see their trainers heading up the hill with pancakes.

"I am sorry about your partner…" Popplio said with sympathy to Togedemaru who have depressed look.

It wasn't just her, but Turtonator and Bounsweet.

Espeon seems to please with Michael's progress up the hill like their trainings to prepare for the race. Jogging onto the hill with pancakes in hands was nothing difficult for the former Snagger of Orre. It won't be long until the one year pass for free pancakes belonged to them.

"Don't be too sure, we've been doing this longer than you and your trainer." Raichu injected on his thoughts.

"We're going to break that record today by making you eat dirty pancakes." Espeon said with confident as this causes twitching marks on his forehead.

"It won't be long until I wipe that smug grin off your face." Raichu retort.

"That if you beat me! I'll proved that I am the fastest psychic in the race." Espeon said as the two psychic types glared at each other.

"Would you two be quiet?!" Bounsweet snapped with irritated tone at the two psychic types.

Raichu about to say something before he and Espeon noticed their partners arrived before others did. The two pokemons were soon entrusted with plates of pancakes that their trainers are carried.

"We will settle this uphill!" Raichu said to his fellow psychic type.

"Fine by me." Espeon said before he felt Michael moving the red cart up the hill.

Now, we returns to the trainers' side as they're racing up the hill to the destination where their partners take care the rest. Though some of them are showing difficult of getting their partner pokemons up the hill due to the weight issue.

Nina glances to the side and check on her little coworker who still didn't give up yet and give him a smile.

"Not bad, Michael." Nina said to her little coworker who is keeping up the paces beside her. Only few have ever keep up with her in previous races.

"This hill is not a problem." Michael answered. He didn't need to check on Espeon as he know that he will make sure that the pancakes will stay on the plate.

Few minutes later, the participants reached the destination point where their partnered pokemons take their place in the race.

Bounsweet is balanced the pancake on her head.

Popplio is carried the pancake in a bubble while she started running and balance the bubbles.

Porygon used his green legs to carry the pancakes while floating and constantly keep an eye on the pancake to make sure that it won't spill.

Komala is rolling across the ground while making sure the pancakes didn't dropped onto the ground.

Raichu is surfing on his tail with the pancake in one hand.

Espeon used his psychic power to balance the plate of pancakes upon his back.

It won't be long until the trainers of these pokemons return back to the start line and await for their partners' return with pancakes that hadn't fall to the ground.

Who is going to win the Melemele Island Pancake Race?

Back at the start line, the trainers are watching their pokemons continued through the tracks while keeping their pancakes from falling. It wasn't long until two more pokemons have to drop out of the race due to unfortunately incident of dropping the pancakes.

"Poor Popplio." Suiren said.

"Bounsweet…" Mao muttered in sorrow.

"Hang in there, Porygon." Mizuki said, holding her hands together.

"Do you think Espeon has a chance of winning, Michael?" Lillie looks worried.

Michael didn't say anything as he and Velvet are watching the screen to see Espeon giving his all against the Alola form of Raichu.

Back in the race with the pokemons with Raichu and Espeon racing against each other as they find themselves back in the city street.

"I am surprised that you can hold your pancakes with psychic for that long." Raichu said, impressed. "Are you ready to quit before-"

(Not over my dead body, fatso!) Espeon mentally barked at his fellow psychic pokemon whose eyes twitching at the word 'fatso'.

"You dared to call me that!?" Raichu look outraged.

(Of course.) Espeon answered.

"See you at the end, loser!" Raichu said before putting more power into his tail and leaving behind a powerful gale of winds that nearly pushed Espeon and Porygon backward.

"Raichu is going at really rapid speed." Porygon informed to Espeon.

"Don't remind me!" Espeon said before charging forward with everything he goes against the Alola Raichu. Though he can feel his psychic power might get a little wane, but the lavender feline is determined to win against that Raichu. Not to mention winning the chance of eating free food for a year on Alola!

I will not lost! Not when the chance to have free food for a year! Espeon mentally chanted to himself as he starting to move rapidly than before.

Raichu suddenly felt a familiar presence and seeing Espeon running with pancakes as he getting close to him.

"There is no way I will let you win!" Raichu argued as he input more psychic power into his tail to increase the speed.

Back at the start line and finish line, everyone watching as they see Espeon and Raichu racing against each other.

"It looks they're in neck to neck with another!" The announcer lady said, watching from above her Magnezone. "But who will win? Espeon or Raichu?"

"This is getting intense…" Nina said, can't help feeling excited to find out the result for this race. "Aren't you excited too?"

Michael didn't say anything to his coworker as he focused on the screen. Though he wasn't interested in the race like his partner, but he knows this the longest time with Espeon used psychic to make sure the plate of pancakes won't fall off so easily.

It won't be long until who is going to be the win… even I am worried about who ends up getting fat from eating too many pancakes in the group…

Another few minutes passed as everyone can see Espeon and Raichu are in a tie. Porygon and Komala are not far from behind the two pokemons when it comes to gets close to the finishing line.

Everyone cannot help wonder who will make it into the finish line and being this year's winner for the Melemele Island Pancake race. Both Espeon and Raichu seem to both neck in neck in the race.

But neither of the two pokemons who are compete against each other wouldn't back down from reaching the goal.

To see who will be the winner of the race.

It wasn't long until everyone see both Espeon and Raichu make their way into the finished line.

"It's a tie?" Mizuki asked from what she seen of the two pokemon reached to the end.

"The winner is…" The announcer woman began.

Soon everyone turn toward the large screen as everyone see the one who win from above. The footage shows that Espeon was the one who win by few inches ahead of Raichu's tail was on the finish line.

"Espeon!"

Michael blinks in surprised at the result. That couldn't be right?

Everyone around him look surprised at Espeon being the winner of the race.

"What!?" Mao gasped disbelief at the result.

(Later after the race)

Michael cannot help but stares at the free pass in his hand that he was entitled after Espeon win in first place of the Pancake race. It quite dumbfounded for the Orre native that something like this truly happens.

"Espeon…" He said, looking at his partner who recovered after Velvet used Wish on him.

(I know what you're saying, Michael. You didn't have any beliefs that I could win and it totally understandable. But I did and you don't need to thank me.) Espeon said with confident. (Think of it as my part of helping us if we ever get kicked out Lillie's mansion or something unforsaken event made us leave this island. We will have insurance for free food for a year at any other three islands in Alola.)

Okay. Then I supposed you aren't going to annoyed Raichu about this? Michael thought.

(Maybe…) Espeon chuckled.

Michael soon pocketed the Free Pass into his pocket for safe keeping. Though he don't know if he need it, but he might treated Mizuki to free foods after she cooking for him several occasion. "Thanks… I guess." he said.

(No problem.) Espeon replied with smirk. (Let's head home now.)

(Next day)

It was another day in the mansion as Michael was still asleep in his bed and it won't be long until he waked up to prepared for school. However, that is not going to happens right now.

"ESPEON!" Espeon shouted as he land on Michael's stomach and this made the redhead teen groan in pain as his eyes wide open to see his partner.

"What the hell, Espeon?" Michael questioned serious.

(It the only way to wake you up, but that not important! It is going to hatch!) Espeon informed as it take a few moment for Michael to realize what he meant. The time for egg hatching is now.

"You mean…!" Espeon soon get off the bed and let Michael get out of the bed immediately. He noticed his other pokemons in presence as they're watching the black and grey egg glowing with anticipation expression.

"It happening right now?!" Michael questioned serious while looking at the glowing egg.

Suddenly Lillie hurry into the room with her egg, ignoring Michael's team and focus her attention on the redhead boy.

"Michael! Shiron is hatching!" Lillie exclaimed in panic.

"Yours too!?" Michael gasped in surprise. Lillie realized that Michael's egg must start hatching, but she never imagined that happened on the same day!

Lillie soon hear the cracking sounds from her egg before place it on the ground with Michael's egg.

Everyone watch as the eggs that were cracking apart as the glow shined brightly.

After a few more seconds, the eggs had fully cracked apart and glow had stopped.

The one emerged from Lillie's egg is a pokemon he recognized, yet it was different.

"A Vulpix…?" Michael whispered.

Instead of being red, its body was a snow white with the tuff of fur on top of its head being like a clump of fluffy snow. Its tail was still roughly the same but white and puffed out more. This Vulpix's eyes were light blue with a tint of white in the eye.

Michael then looks at the one who hatch from his egg and he doesn't recognized the pokemon.

It's a small four legs like reptilian with lower half of its body being black while the upper half is light gray. On the front of its head is a large, heart-shaped yellow scale. There two small tuft resemble ears and one on its chest. Six teardrop-shaped, loose-hanging scales form a half ring around its shoulders. These scales are gray with pale yellow along the outside edge. A solid yellow scale of the same shape is on the tip of its tail. Each of its feet has three yellow claws.

Both baby pokemons let out yawn before looking at their new surroundings.

"Pix?/ Janm-o?" the baby pokemons asked confused.

To be continued…

AN: That is the end of the chapter. You know this is pancake race episode, but with different twist on how Michael got involved even if it against his own free will. But the good thing is that he have a free pass that let him eat pancakes anywhere on the four islands of Alola. Now we get into early day hatching than the canonXD

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