Toa Solaric: I don't own Pokémon. Welcome back to another chapter of my Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey. I hope everyone like the previous chapter.
Sun and Moon: Michael's Journey
Ch14: To Know Each Other
In their class, everyone else look surprised to see what hatched from the eggs that were under the care of Michael and Lillie.
"No way… I didn't imagined that egg will hatched into a Jangmo-o!" Kiawe said in shocked as he looking at the baby Scaly Pokémon.
Jangmo-o staying close to Michael and Espeon while observing the surroundings.
RotomDex soon scanned information before gathering data.
"Let's see… Jangmo-o, the scaly Pokémon. A Dragon type. Gender is male. It smacks the scales on its head against rocks or against the ground to frighten its opponents. It can also contact its friends with these noises. This is also the pseudo legend of the Alola region." RotomDex said after taking photo of the baby dragon type.
"Jangmo-o is a pseudo legend?" Mizuki gasped in surprises. She know how powerful pseudo legend since she seen how her brother has some of them.
Michael didn't even think that he end up with a pseudo legend Pokémon. Though snagging a Shadow Salamance doesn't count since the Dragon Pokémon's true power was locked away with its heart artificial shut down. The only dragon Pokémon he ever trained was Flygon. Lillie told him that Jangmo-o will eventually evolved into the powerful dual Dragon and fighting type Kommo-o.
"But there is still a problem…" Michael said, glances at Lillie who looks hesitating with her baby Pokémon. Though he want to feel satisfied about another unique Pokémon, but he couldn't feel it right now.
Even since Shiron the Alola Vuplix hatched in his room, Lillie finds herself unable to touch the newborn Pokémon. Though it made it even awkward of traveling in the limousine as Lillie ends up freeze when Shiron made physical contact than staying on his side.
"You mean that she couldn't touched the Vuplix after it hatch?" Suiren looks surprised since she know that Michael tries to help Lillie overcome her phobia which they hadn't seen how it goes yet.
"I-It just I couldn't…" Lillie stuttered nervously.
Some miracle worker you are… Mao thought bitter, but her concern is more focus on Lillie.
"We have an emergency!" Principal Oak shouted as he hurry in with their teacher Professor Kukui.
Everyone turn around to see the principal's brown egg is glowing bright before he set it down on the table. It wasn't long until the egg shatter and revealed the infant within.
A Kanto Vulpix.
The newborn Kanto Vulpix let out a yawn and looks around the room. "Pix?"
"This Vulpix is different…" Mamane said with surprised.
"I know this one… it Kanto Vulpix." Mizuki answered, smiling.
"So both of them are Vulpix eggs!" Mao said.
Michael is surprised to see it none other than a Kanto version of Vuplix, but he cannot feeling nostalgic and sad at the same time.
He soon feeling something rough rubbing against his sleeves and look to see the baby Jangmo-o who is rubbing his head against him. Michael wasn't bother by the baby Pokémon's scale since he felt hard things before.
(Michael, your son want you to carried him.) Espeon said.
Michael let out a sighed before he gentle picked up the baby Pokémon in similar fashion like what his mom would done with his little sister. Though he may be Jangmo-o's trainer, but he might need some time before he can get used to call… dad. Though he used to other nicknames by his army such as boss or lord. This is the first time for one consider him father.
(Don't worry, Michael. We will make sure nothing happens as this boy is my nephew.) Espeon said.
"Jang!" The baby Pokémon giggled happily in being presence of his father's arms.
"Well, this is a certain surprise. I never guess that Jangmo-o will be from that egg. This one is certain is far from home" Professor Kukui said, looking at Michael and his baby Jangmo-o. "But be careful, Michael. Once Jangmo-o become a Kommo-o, their scales become tough as armor and can cut you if you aren't careful." He advised to his student.
Michael nodded.
Mizuki is checking out the two Vulpix as she studied their colorful furs differently.
"Rotom, can you tell me what is different with Alola Vulpix?" Mizuki asked to the RotomDex.
"Leave it to me…" RotomDex began. "Vulpix, Alola Form. The Fox Pokémon. An Ice type. Vulpix is covered in white fur and was discovered on Mount Lanakila. Its breath can reach a temperature of 60 below zero, freezing anything it touches." Then RotomDex went to the Kanto version of Vulpix. "And that Vulpix? ...It's a Fire type. When carefully groomed, its six tails can be extremely beautiful." He said.
For those who never seen a Kanto version of Vulpix is awe by the color and the type being different from Shiron. Soon RotomDex snapped pictures of two Vulpix which startled the two baby Pokémons due to encountered the bright flashes.
Mizuki soon get close to the two baby Pokémons as she first rubbed the back of Kanto Vulpix's head. This made the Kanto vary cooed happily from the petting.
"I hope we get along." Mizuki said friendly.
"Vulp!" The Kanto Vulpix seem pleased by the petting.
Mizuki then went to the white version of the Vulpix and ready to petting her. But Shiron won't give her a chance as she fired icy breath and freeze Mizuki and RotomDex.
"Mizuki!?" Michael shouted in shock.
"Ooh…? Powder Snow, huh?" Professor Kukui said, rubbing his chin.
"Espe! Espeon…" Espeon said to the baby Kanto Pokémon.
The baby Pokémon complied as small fire come out of its mouth and melt down the frozen pair. Sadly, the Kanto Vulpix didn't stop and charcoal both Mizuki and RotomDex who yelped in pain.
"Hot/Hot!" The two screamed in pain as they were still on fire. But the fire were soon poured out by Milotic who used a gentle water gun and cooled them down.
"That is a little overboard!" Mizuki exclaimed at the baby Kanto Pokémon who sweatdropped.
"We were charred!" RotomDex added, angry.
That Vulpix is a baby, what do you expect? Michael thought with deadpanned expression.
"Are you alright?" Suiren asked.
"Well, they were hit by -50 degrees then ember and water gun." Mamane said, nervous.
"I guess you startled her and that what happened." Mao said.
Kiawe and Lillie cannot help but stare awkwardly.
Soon the Kanto Vulpix jumps down from the desk and looks at other Pokémons who were presence in the classroom.
"Though they're the same Vulpix, but they have different personalities." Professor Kukui said.
They soon see the baby Kanto Vulpix greeted by others' Pokémon and Kanto Vulpix greeted back friendly to them. Soon the baby Pokémon noticed the baby dragon type in Michael's arms and approached them.
"Pix?" The red fox Pokémon asked to the scaly Pokémon.
"Jang?" Jangmo-o asked, confused from Michael's arms.
"Pix! Pix! Vulll- Pix!" The red fox continued to the small dragon type.
Jangmo-o then looks back at Michael and giving him a look as if he want permission from him. Michael soon let the baby scaly Pokémon down gentle on the wooden floor. Jangmo-o soon was greet by others before they seem to play a game.
Well, like all infants they would want to make friends… Michael thought.
"It looks Jangmo-o and Vulpix are getting along." Mizuki said.
The only one who seem to be left out was Shiron who look away from the Pokémons below. But Vulpix soon crawling up to the table and made way to its Alola counterpart.
"Vul!" Vulpix said cheerfully.
But Shiron is ignored him and looks away with an 'hmph' sound. Vulpix moves around her before pushing her off the table as she land on the floor.
Soon Shiron find herself greeted by other Pokémons. But being in presence of other Pokémon seem to made Shiron the white Vulpix uncomfortable than with the one who hatched her.
"Janmo!" Jangmo-o soon come forward to the ice type. But Shiron looks away from the baby dragon type, this made the baby dragon try to greet her again.
But the baby ice type doesn't seem to appreciate the scaly infant's greet and ignored him again.
Soon Michael approached her and Shiron looks up at him. She recognized Michael as the other human presence beside her mama.
"They only want you to be friends with you. Give them a chance." Michael said softly. Espeon give a bark of encouragement to the little ice type.
Shiron decide to accept their words as she reluctantly move forward and plays with other Pokémons. This seem to surprised Lillie and few others.
"I am surprised that you get her to listen." RotomDex said surprised. Shiron seems to refuse to let Mizuki touched her, but Michael somehow convinced Shiron.
Michael didn't say anything to RotomDex as he watching Shiron interact with other Pokémon. Compared to Mizuki, RotomDex sometime has difficult of telling the reason behind his behaviors as Michael is still an enigma to everyone else. Michael know it will take long before the baby Pokémon get used to be around others.
Soon Principal Oak made a decision on being the one look after the Kanto Vulpix while the class look after Shiron the Alola Vulpix and Michael is in care of Jangmo-o.
"We know who is going to look after Shiron," Mizuki said smiled as she and everyone around looking at Lillie.
"It's going to be Lillie, right?" Mao said.
"What!?" Lillie gasped in shock. "But will I, be alright? I mean that I couldn't even touched her…"
"Vul!" The young girl become startled when Shiron approached her.
"Even she think the same thing!" Mao said, reassuring her friend.
"You can do it." Mamane added.
"You can do it." Kiawe said with a grin.
"May I remind you that she saw you first?" Michael reminded to the young girl. "You better take responsible."
Lillie stares at Michael as she remember their previous conversation and clenched her fists together. "Okay… I will do it." She said with determination. "Shiron, will you be my partner?" she asked to the baby Pokémon.
"Vulp!" Shiron cried happily.
"Here." Professor Kukui said to Lillie, handing her a normal pokeball.
Lillie then looks back at the baby Pokémon who looks back at her.
"H-Here I go!" Lillie said, holding the pokeball high in the air.
Everyone watch as the pokeball soaring into the sky and able to hit Michael's head, but Espeon used his psychic power to levitate the pokeball away from Michael's head and to the ground. Michael doesn't look amused when Lillie tries to throw her pokeball at him. This made Lillie flinched in fear when she saw his glare.
"I thought you read about how pokeballs were throw." Michael said.
"I-I am sorry…" Lillie apologized with meek tone.
Soon Shiron get off the table and approached the pokeball on the floor. She then looks back at Lillie and others before touched the pokeball and the small ice type was sucked inside. The ball didn't even wobble, it instantly clicked, signaling the capture.
"She chose Lillie to be her partner on her own." Kiawe said, impressive.
"Congratz on your first Pokémon!" Professor Kukui congratulated the blonde as she went and picked up the pokeball from the floor.
"You did it, Lillie!" Mizuki said. She is happy that Lillie can be a trainer like them now!
"Now try calling her out, Lillie." Mao said.
Lillie cannot help, but feeling excited as she throws her pokeball out. "Shiron."
The baby ice Pokémon come and looks happily to Lillie.
"And now Lillie joins everyone else as a Pokémon Trainer." Professor Kukui said.
"A Pokémon Trainer…" Lillie said, excited.
She soon got on her knees and ready to reach out for Shiron who is eager for embrace from her mama. But sadly, she didn't reach that far as tears rolling down Lillie's eyes.
"Almost, but not quite…" Mamane said.
"You were so close…" Suiren said with pitiful expression.
Lillie let out a sniffed as her fear holding her back again. 'Is it because of what happened to me before… that I couldn't…' she thought. "How can I be able to associate with Pokémon like Michael and others…?" she wondered, "How can I be associated with Pokémons like everyone here?" she asked.
"It hard to describe…" Kiawe said.
"They always be our side." Answered Suiren.
"Everything works different for everyone." Mizuki said. Michael didn't say anything as Mizuki's response is sufficient enough in his place.
"That is right…" Professor Kukui began. "You need to find your own definition of bonding, Lillie."
(Pokémon Speech On)
Sometime later, the class are currently eating lunch. Jangmo-o is taking a rest on his father's lap and others after drinking his bottle of baby formula recommend for dragon type that a certain bookworm provided. Michael is gently stroke the scaly baby back to ease the tense on his back.
Velvet soon looks at Milotic who is calmly eating her food. "So Milotic, what do you know about Jangmo-o here?" she asked. Even Bulbasaur and Charjabug is curious about the little scaly member.
"There isn't much I know except they reside on Poni Island and Jangmo-o lines trained by themselves. The Kommo-o rarely don't get involved in fight with weaker opponent, but I hear rumors their fists are strong enough to send enemies flying into the sky." Milotic explains calmly.
This made the three look surprised when they learn about what Jangmo-o will becomes.
"That is certain interesting. Cannot wait to see it true." Bulbasaur said with a grin. Charjabug nodded in agreement.
"How are you feeling, junior?" Espeon asked to the baby dragon type. He making sure there was nothing wrong with the baby especially being translator for both of them.
"I am fine… playing with others is very tiring, Uncle." Jangmo-o said, enjoying his father's lap. It is a mystery on how newborn Pokémons being able to talk after hatching.
"Don't worry, you will get used to it eventually." Espeon said, smile.
"Is that Vulpix's momma alright?" Jangmo-o asked, glances not far from where he was.
Lillie is feeding Shiron through a bottle, but unlike Jangmo-o who get to sit on his papa's lap. The white Vulpix has to sit on a table. It strange to him that girl wasn't carry the baby ice type. His papa care for him and let him resting on his lap while feeding him his bottle.
"It because she has a phobia." Espeon said. It not the entire truth as Jangmo-o won't be able to understand the whole truth behind Lillie's fear since he is still a newborn. Not to mention that everyone in Michael's squad swore to keep it a secret.
"Phobia, what is that?" the scaly dragon asked with confused expression.
Michael seem to be the one who answered the question after Espeon translated for him. "It being afraid of something. Though you should be careful of not getting hit by Snow Powder." Michael advised quietly.
Though the scaly baby doesn't understand the meaning of phobia, but something about witness that white Vulpix's ice attack made him slight shiver and stay away.
"It will be bad since it our natural weakness." Bulbasaur said to the small baby pokemon.
"Yes, dad." Jangmo-o answers. "So when will I get to train with everyone, dad?" he asked, curious to his father.
Espeon send the mental message to Michael. "Not for a while. You hatched this morning and you will need to get used to your body." He explains as this made Jangmo-o pout in response.
"Don't worry, you'll be able to someday." Velvet said to the small dragon type. "You need more time before you can even become a battler like us."
"Okay, Aunty Velvet." Jangmo-o finally said.
Sometime after school was over, Michael and Espeon are watching Lillie not far from another part of the street. Lillie dismissed the driver as she want to get used to being with Shiron. He still have doubt that Lillie can easily overcome her phobia crotch.
Lillie and Shiron are walking together across the street, though it still awkward for them to touch each other.
"Is there a reason why you're following me?" Michael asked to the person who flinched from their hiding spot.
Emerging from behind a parked car was Mizuki and RotomDex.
"How did you find out-"
"You failed to hide your shadow." Michael pointed out as this made Mizuki flustered in embarrassment.
"Your skill is so sharp," RotomDex said.
"Sorry… it just that Mao ask me to accompany her… but we end up seeing you and she left me behind." Mizuki said, scratching the back of her hair. Unknown to her, Michael rolled his eyes to the side.
Really? She cannot simply just ask Lillie to accompany her than hiding again, Michael thought sarcastic.
(I won't be surprised if she is following us and it will make things more complication if people think she is really stalking us.) Espeon joked.
"Is it alright if I came with you?" Mizuki asked.
"But why me?" Michael asked, confused.
"Well, I am not sure where Mao will be. But I wants to see how things going with Lillie and Shiron." Mizuki said. "And you're much better at hiding than someone who get question if she was stalking someone."
Michael let out a sighed. "Sure…"
"Was she able to touched Shiron?" RotomDex asked.
"Nope and that is why we were keeping eye." Michael said quietly to them.
"How is Jangmo-o doing?" Mizuki asked about his baby Pokémon.
"Still sleeping in my backpack after playing with others." Michael said, opens the top to shows a sleeping Jangmo-o inside his backpack. It seem that playing with other Pokémons in school, made the scaly baby fall asleep sooner than expected. The baby seem to be contend with his backpack similar to how Rowlet preferred Mizuki's backpack.
This made Mizuki look mused at how the baby dragon type sleeping in the backpack.
(Michael, they're moving again.) Espeon said to Michael.
"Let's get going before we lost them." Michael said to Mizuki and RotomDex nodded quietly.
They soon made their way as they continued. Unknown to them, a certain forest hair girl does the same.
(Few hours later)
Lillie and Shiron continued walking together as they had not saying another to each other yet.
"Shiron," Lillie said. "we'll make a quick stop on our way home today, okay?" she asked. "There's a shop that sells really delicious malasadas here. Mao say that, and I want to get you some as well."
"Pix…" Shiron said, curious but she soon notices her mama stop moving.
"Shiron…" Lillie said, looking at the baby ice Pokémon, "I… have loved Pokémon since I was little… but I'm completely unable to touch them, no matter what." She didn't told Shiron about what happens to her since it will be too hard for the baby Pokémon to understand. Though she know that Michael try to help her find out the truth, but she have doubts that she can even touched any Pokémon after Shiron hatched.
Shiron couldn't help but look sad for her mama. Though she doesn't understand what her mama say, but she could sense sadness from her.
"I don't know what to do myself." Lillie said. "…But I don't think I can just stay that way. I can't stay like that forever." She looks down at Shiron. "I love you, Shiron." She said.
"Vulp!" Shiron cried happily to her mama.
The girl and her baby Pokémon soon made their way to the Malasada store.
Soon Michael and Mizuki emerged out of their hiding place after hearing Lillie says that she cares about Shiron.
"That is so sweet." Mizuki mused with a smile.
Michael, on other hand, didn't have the same thought about the cuteness of their interactions. He let out a sigh of disappointment.
"She is hopeless cause…" he whispered quietly. Mizuki hears that and made her looks back at her friend with a strange expression.
"What makes you think that, Michael?" Mizuki asked slight curious.
"She shouldn't be involved with Pokémon in the first place if her phobia made her not being able to touch them. She couldn't touch her first Pokémon either." Michael said with a frown.
"Do you really think that?" Mizuki asked to him.
"I already know from the start that she might not be suite to the life of trainer and this proves it. That she doesn't pursue the life around Pokémon." Michael answered.
"Do you remember that we see her risking herself for Shiron when she is an egg… remember?" Mizuki asked. This made the redhead shifted his eyes to the side.
Michael scoffed. "Even if that is true. There is no way she could accomplish on her own without outside forces intervene. As the way things are… there is no way she can really touched her Vulpix." But he knows what the real cause and it was that creature did something to Lillie's mind which he doesn't know how to fix with further information on what it could be.
"Even so, it doesn't mean we just give up on her." Mizuki said.
Michael about to say something before they hear an explosion not far from where they are. The two trainers checked out to see few younger kids moving away in fear and Michael noticed there was yellow stuffs on the ground.
"Hey! Are you alright?" Mizuki asked with concerned to one of them.
"That monster destroyed the Pikachu float…" The little girl cried. This made the two look confused.
"Monster…?" The two looked confused before they see where the children were pointed. The attacker happened to be a strange cloaked dressed Pokémon resembled a Pikachu.
(Too early for Halloween, don't you think?) Espeon remarked sarcastic tone.
"Is that a Pikachu?" Mizuki asked, confused. "It looks… so twisted. An Alola vary?"
"No, that is not a Pikachu. It's a Mimikyu." Michael corrected. "Rotom." He said.
"Got it." RotomDex said before briefly scanned the strange Pikachu look alike. "Mimikyu, the Disguise Pokémon. A Ghost and Fairy type. It wears a ragged head cover to look like a Pikachu, but little is known about this Pokémon. It's said that a scholar who once tried to look inside met his end."
Mizuki thought Mimikyu looks cute before she becomes startled by the sinister aura emitting from the Disguise Pokémon, telling her that she doesn't wants to know what inside Mimikyu's cloak.
"But what is one doing here?" Michael wondered. If he recalls correct that Mimikyu supposed to reside in Ula'Ula Island, but he is surprised that there is one here.
"Kyu!"
"Why? Why would you say that!?" RotomDex panicked as Mimikyu is continued destroying the rest of the Pikachu float with dark claw.
(Michael, it seem that even it wore a Pikachu disguise. It truly despise anything that resembled or looks like Pikachu.) Espeon explains.
As Mizuki watching Mimikyu destroying the float, she cannot help but feels angry at the disguise pokémon.
"Stop this right now, Mimikyu!" Mizuki shouted to the ghost fairy Pokémon. "You can't go around and destroyed everything like you own the place, you big bully!"
"Kyu!" Mimikyu growl in angry before firing a Shadow Ball at her.
"Porygon!" Mizuki shouted as she called out her virtual Pokémon.
Porygon stood there in front of its trainer and the shadow ball didn't do anything to it. Soon Porygon fires Ice Beam which caught Mimikyu in a frozen prison.
But Mimikyu soon break out of the prison as its disguise head break down and glare intense at Mizuki and Porygon. Beside its grudge against all Pikachu, it cannot stand someone ruined its cloak! The Mimikyu soon charged at Porygon in incredible speed and used Play Rough. Porygon seen on the ground and shows some bruises from Mimikyu's attack.
"Porygon, are you alright?" Mizuki asked with concerns. Porygon got back up and nodded to its trainer before looks serious at Mimikyu and say something that ticked Mimikyu off. Mimikyu soon used Wood Hammer on Porygon.
"Protect!" Mizuki shouted as green barrier conjure around Porygon and the Wood Hammer is negative as Mimikyu was bounced backward in the air.
"Lock and Zap, Porygon!" Mizuki said. This is her way to use the combo of Lock-On and Zap Cannon.
"Pory!" Porygon's eyes glow red before focused on Mimikyu and fires Zap Cannon on the Disguise Pokémon. This caused an explosion and the disguise pokémon seen rolling across the floor.
"K-Kyu…" The Pokémon growl, struggle to get back up.
"Leave now." Mizuki said. "I am sure that you don't want your precious cloak being torned up any further."
Mimikyu stares at her before turns around and left for the darkness of the alley. But before it left, Mimikyu looks back at Mizuki with an expression that says 'We will meet again…' Then Mimikyu vanished into the darkness of the alley.
Mizuki let out a sighed before looks back at others.
"That was scary… Mizuki." RotomDex said, hiding behind Michael's shoulder.
"I am surprised you hold yourself against Mimikyu." Michael said. He notices how tough that Mimikyu was.
"If it wasn't for its grudge against anything does with Pikachu, I would have to make Mimikyu one of my friends." Mizuki sighed as this made Michael looks surprised and RotomDex gasped in fear. RotomDex suddenly hears chuckles from Espeon.
"I am certain that you will creep out if you see what beneath Mimikyu!" RotomDex argued with the lavender feline.
"Is that so?" Michael asked her words before he felt Mizuki dragging him by his arm.
"Anyway, I think we should just keep watching over Lillie a bit longer," Mizuki said after returning Porygon back to its pokeball.
It wasn't long until they check on the store that Lillie and Shiron went, but they soon notice that they weren't there.
"… while we're focus on Mimikyu, they already left," Michael said, frowned. "I told you that it-"
"I know that you think she should quit… but won't that means your debt to her is pointless?" she asked.
Michael can't help but looks a bit away from her.
"Why do you want to give up so badly, Michael?" RotomDex asked. Mizuki wasn't the only one who is surprised by his behavior.
"I am sure that you must some great progress with Lillie, are you really going to dropped and leave?" Mizuki asked.
"It not like I wanted to," Michael said. "It just feels like everything I been doing to pay my debt going down and I don't know if it worth to keep doing it. It shows that she wasn't really suite for that life." He explains.
"Michael…"
Michael suddenly hears movements from his backpack and open it up to see Jangmo-o whimpering in his sleep.
"Jan… Janmo…" The scaly dragon whimpered before he let out a cry in the process.
"He seem to having trouble of sleeping…" RotomDex noted, blocking the sound of crying from his 'ear'.
Michael ponders about what he should do before Mizuki thought up something.
"I think maybe you can sing him a lullaby. My mom used to sing one for me and my little brother when we had trouble of sleeping…" Mizuki suggests while looking at the crying Jangmo-o.
Michael knows what Mizuki is talking about, though he wasn't sure if he can do as he never sang before to anyone. Neither did Espeon have any talents in singing.
He suddenly hear the sounds of guitar playing and turns around to see a young man who was playing a guitar, passing by. Michael soon finds himself carried the crying Jangmo-o out of his backpack and into his arms before he start singing.
(Play Sasoriza no Uta OST)
"Daichi ni tsuyoi kaze ga fuki. Sora ni yoru ga oriru koro. Hoshi no suna wo kazoe nagara. Hikari tomoru asu ni mukau. (A strong wind blows across the land. Night has fallen across the sky. While counting the stars scattered like sand. I face the light burning in tomorrow.)" Michael sang softly to the baby Pokémon.
"Sabaku wo samayoi nagara. Kizuna wo tazuna ni. Kibou kokoro wo akaku somete. Antaresu wa kagayaita. (While wandering the desert, I take the reins of this bond. My hope stains my heart red. Antares shined on)" Michael continued singing.
"Amanogawa wa nagareteku. Toki no you tomaru koto naku. Tatoe doko e hakobou tomo. Kaeru basho wa hitotsu dake. (The Milky Way continues to flow. Unceasingly, like time itself. No matter where it carries me
...there is only one place I have to return to)."
Both Mizuki and RotomDex are surprises that Michael is singing something. Espeon, on other hand, remain quiet. It been a long time since he hears anyone sing song like this.
"Hana mo kigi mo kusa mo. Karehateta daichi demo. Kaimamita sora ni. Ikutsumono seidan ga. Oshiete kureta yo. Nakama to tomoni areba. Sasori za no hokori wa eien. Hikaritsuzukeru. (Even if the flowers, trees, and shrubs wither from the land. I glimpse at the sky and see many star clusters. Tell me that along with my comrades. The pride of Scorpius would last forever. The light will continue)." He finished as he looks at the dragon infant. Jangmo-o soon fall fast asleep again, but with peaceful expression on his face.
(Song end)
"I had no idea you can sing, Michael." Mizuki said with a surprised expression. She then noticed Michael has a slight sorrow expression while he looking at the sleepy baby Jangmo-o. It reminds her a look of someone who is reminiscing something from the past.
"Someone used to sing that song for me and Espeon when we were younger." Michael explains. Espeon nodded.
"But who was sang it to you?" Mizuki asked.
"My father… he used to sing it for us." Michael said, still looking down at his sleeping baby Pokémon. He knows that he is really not Jangmo-o's actually father (the two of them are completely different species for cry out loud!), Espeon says there is a natural connection between the hatchling and their parent, though Jangmo-o seems comfortable around him like a child with his own parent. This scene reminds him of how he missed his own parent especially that of his father. 'Though I never would guess I will be the one singing when I am used to the silent…' He thought to himself.
Mizuki can't help notices the way Michael speak about his father. 'Wait… 'Used to'? Does that mean his father is no longer around?' she thought.
"It doesn't sound like a complete song." RotomDex said as Mizuki though the same.
"Those are the only verse I remember since it was a long time ago, but it seem pleased him. That is good enough for me..." Michael said before placing him in his backpack gentle and places his backpack up on his back again.
"So how are we going to find Lillie?" RotomDex asked.
"It looks like we need your help, Rowlet." Mizuki said before getting her small owl Pokémon out from her backpack. "We need your help to find Lillie. Can you help us?" She request politely.
"Hoo!" Rowlet response before taking off straight into the air.
(Michael, I may not have the similar thought about giving up. But we both agree that we see this to the end, didn't we?) Espeon asked to his brother.
But Michael didn't say anything as he accompany Mizuki on the search. Though he may have doubt about Lillie touched the Alola Vulpix, but it still better make sure she and baby won't be harm.
After treating Shiron to Malasada, Lillie decide to take her newborn ice type to see a great view from a favorite spot. It still too bad that they couldn't touch each other due to her phobia.
"What do you think, Shiron?" Lillie asked to the baby ice type.
"Pix!" Shiron chirped happily.
"Yo! What does Team Skull find today? A little girl and a baby Pokémon!" A voice said, making Lillie turns around and see three members of Team Skull.
"Team Skull!" Lillie screeched in fear of the thug members. "What do you wanted?" she questioned.
"What we wanted? Hand over that Pokémon!" One of the members said, pointed to Shiron.
"I-I cannot let you have her!" Lillie stammered, nervous.
"Then… do you want to fight?" One of the member chuckled before getting out a pokeball and summoned Garbodor.
Soon other members of Team Skull were about to get out of their pokeballs when Lillie suddenly let out a screamed.
"It's Team Neo Flare up there!" Lillie screamed, points to the sky. This made grunts of Team Skull turned around to see where she was pointing.
"WHAT? WHERE!?" They exclaimed in shock.
"Shiron… this way!" Lillie whispered to her baby Pokémon before the two made a run for it.
Lillie was not good at lying, but she does remember that Team Skull is upset with Team Neo Flare for overshadowing their reputation. But it doesn't mean she felt bad for the skull grunts.
It wasn't long until the grunts notice that they're being tricked and the girl they were after has run away.
"Cursed that girl… I can't believe we fell for the oldest joke in the book." The chubby member said.
"Now she made me angry!" The female member growl in rage.
Before they can continued their pursued, they were suddenly got hit by barrage of leaves from out of nowhere.
"Who did that?" One of the grunt shout.
"Leave her alone!" Shouted Mao as she coming out of her hiding place with her Bounsweet.
"What make you think you can stop us?" One of the skull grunts asked.
Though she know that she cannot handle them on her own, but she will buy enough time for Lillie and Shiron to escape before trying to escape on her own.
"Bounsweet, Magical Leafs again!" Mao shout.
"Garbodor! Sludge Bombs on that tiny Bounsweet!" The skull grunt countered as the massive posion type fired sludge.
"Dodge quickly!" Mao shouted.
Michael and Mizuki continued looking for Lillie before they saw Rowlet returns from his scout mission.
"Rowlet, did you find her?" asked Mizuki.
Rowlet land on her arm before giving his report. "Hooo! Hooo! Hooo!"
"He finds them!" RotomDex said before grimace expression appear. "But he says that he also spotted her run away from the skull grunts." He added as this cause concern for Mizuki.
Michael has a serious expression upon his face after hearing the skull grunts involved.
"Can you show us where she is?" Michael asked, serious.
Rowlet nodded before flying off once again.
Lillie and Shiron continued running upward before their path reached a dead end to where there was a large wall before them.
What should I do? There is no one around… Lillie thought before she hear footsteps behind her. There she and her baby ice type see grunts of Team Skull.
"There is no way to go, girlie!" A grunt of Team Skull said.
"Not to mention that we got your friends here!" Another skull grunt said before showing two grunts holding Mao with her arms behind her back. Her Bounsweet is unconscious and holding by another skull grunt.
"Lillie!" Mao shouts to her friend.
This cause great shock to Lillie and Shiron when finding out that Lillie's friend got held hostage by skull grunts.
"Mao!" Lillie screamed in panic. "Are you alright?!" she questioned.
"What is it going to be? Are you going to give your baby to us or watching your friend die?" A grunt asked.
This made Lillie feel conflicted immediately at the grave situation that she was currently in right now.
"Lillie, don't do it! This is my fault!" Mao protest despite her currently position now. "I don't want you to give up your chance of overcoming your fear! Forget about me!"
"B-But I cannot…" Lillie stuttered in fear. Not to mention that Michael wasn't around to help her like with Tapu Koko.
"What is your answer, little girl?" the skull grunt asked.
Before Lillie could answer, Shiron fires Powder Snows at the skull grunts to catch them in surprised.
"Is that your answer?" The other grunts of Team Skull asked cocky. "Salandits, Flame bursts!"
The Salandits fire their flames and hit the baby ice type before sending her straight into the air. This causes Lillie and Mao to gasp in shock as they watched the baby Pokémon being send into the air and over the wall. It was just moment that something unexpected happens, Lillie cannot stop herself from moving and climb over boxes.
"SHIRON!" Lillie screamed as she jumps to reach out for the baby Pokémon and tears rolling out her eyes as they pummeling straight to the ground.
"Rowlet, Leafage now!" A familiar voice shouted as a breeze of leaves gentle appear and Lillie and her baby ice type descend down gentle before someone stop them from falling by caught them in his arms.
Lillie's eyes open slowly before she saw her savior. "Michael…?"
It was none other than Michael who caught her and spoked quietly, "Looking at who you holding."
Lillie looks down and surprised to see Shiron in her arms. Her eyes cannot leave the sight of the baby Pokémon. She cannot believe that in the moment of Shiron being in danger… she is about to save her. 'I… I am able to touch her…' she thought in shock and… sense of happily.
"Shiron…" she said to the bruise baby Pokémon who slowly stirring up. Shiron looks and cannot believed that her mama is holding her.
"Vul!" The white Vulpix chirped happily.
Michael soon let Lillie down gentle and looks at Velvet nearby. "I need you used Wish on Shiron." He said.
"Sylve!" The Fairy type Eeveelution hurry immediately to the baby Vulpix and used that move on her now.
"Michael, what do we do about Mao?" Mizuki asked. "She is still over there…"
"You and Velvet looks after them." He said to her and she nodded. "I got some unwanted trash need to take out. Espeon, you know what to do." He added.
It wasn't long until Espeon lifts himself and Michael over the wall.
The Orre native and the lavender feline looking down on the grunts of Team Skull. Not to mention Mao look bewilder to see Michael again.
"You… where is that girl!?" One of the skull grunts demands angry.
"Who knows?" Michael said. "Never thought to see you again."
"Don't think you come any closer or she will get the worse…" The grunt said, showing that they held Mao hostage as this made the forest hair girl look fearful for her life.
Michael still has his stoic expression.
"So surrender your Pokémon or else, if you want to see your friend again!" Another grunt shouted.
"Do you think that I will care for what happens to her?" Michael asked in a distain tone. "It's her own fault for putting herself and her Pokémon at risk when it comes to being outnumbered and outclass." He answered cold. This made Mao looks down in shame.
Though he got this feeling that Lillie might not forgive him if he doesn't save Mao and already got a plan in hand. After all, he and Mao aren't friends anyway.
"But I also see one path this goes… whether you violated her or let her go, I will beat you." Michael continued, making the grunts startled. "What is going to be, you little man-child?" he asked.
"What did you SAY!?" One of them shouted infuriated.
"Nobody talks to us like that!" another grunt said.
"If you think that then we will-"
"Espeon." Michael said before Espeon jumps straight into the air before his gem flashing brightly to blind everyone in the area.
"AAAHHH! MY EYES!"
"I CANNOT SEE!"
The next few minutes, they hear some punches sound and screaming in the process. When the skull grunts can see again, they realized some of their members were down and Mao and Bounsweet are gone. But Michael was seen standing with his Espeon and Bulbasaur.
"What the fudge!?" The skull grunts exclaimed. "Where is the girl and her Bounsweet?!"
"I play by my rules." Michael said.
(It show how different we are from inexperienced rookies.) Espeon added.
Bulbasaur soon unleashed wave of Razor Leafs to send grunts flying backward from them.
(Outside of the wall)
"Owww…" Mao groan as she finds herself sitting on the floor. Her Bounsweet soon regains conscious. She is confused on how she end up here when the skull grunts held her and Bounsweet hostage early…
She then notices Mizuki with Michael's sylveon and RotomDex. Lillie is looking at her friend with concern expression.
"Mao, are you alright?" Lillie asked.
Mao soon notices that Shiron is in Lillie's arms and gasp. "Lillie, you can touched her!?" she exclaimed in shock.
"Yes…" Lillie said. "But are you alright?"
"H-How did I end up here?" Mao questioned.
"You two were thrown over the wall by Bulbasaur and Velvet caught you two." Mizuki said, making Mao looks shocked.
'B-B-But that cannot be! There is no way he could have saved me!' The forest haired girl thought in shock. She was certain that Michael is going to abandoned her and fought the skull grunts after claiming he doesn't care about her.
Soon other grunts call out their Pokémons and in a flash as more Salandit, Yungoos, Zuubats appeared in the process. They and the Garbodor charged at the trio.
"You really don't have a really chance," spat Michael. "Bulbasaur. Espeon…"
The Kanto starter released yellow powder into the air and made the opposing Pokémons stunned.
"Espe!" Espeon's eyes flare up immediately before firing powerful psychic attack at all of the Pokémon in the presence and send most of them flying along with the grunt like the Garbodor accident smashed two grunts with its immense weight.
"Get them, Raticate!" another grunt shouted before throw out three Raticate out of the pokeballs.
Espeon saw the three Raticate as they charged at him. He jump up into the air and come down with Iron Tail, slammed down on one of their forehead and dodge the second one before it collided with the other Raticate. Bulbasaur wrapped his Vine Whips around the Alola Raticate and sending it flying straight to it's trainer. Espeon saw the last Raticate fires Dark Pulse and puts up Protect that lead to an explosion as the Raticate looks around, but see Espeon nowhere until getting hit hard in the head.
One of the skull grunts notice Michael and got out a knife before charged straight at him. Michael's emerald irises turn violet as he gritting his teeth. Michael caught the grunt's knife arm and stop him where he was before he twist the man's arm then caused him to scream in pain while letting go of the knife. Michael delivers three hard knee kicks to the skull grunt's gut. The skull grunt gasp in pain and send rolling across the floor.
Before Michael decide his next move, he suddenly felt slight headache in the process. Is this another side effect from reminiscing of shadow aura? For some reason, he cannot help but… feel angry than usual.
(Michael! Are you alright?) Espeon asked.
"I-I'm fine…" Michael said, struggled with the influence before calming himself down. Whatever the effect of his encounter with Shadow Pokémons is strong.
(Don't worry, I will make sure to stop you if you gone too far.) Espeon reassured to Michael.
The sight of skull grunt being beaten up by a kid caused two grunts more charging recklessly at him. Espeon used his psychic to stop their movements, Michael soon let out a growl before he charged at the pair of skull grunts.
Michael soon slugs both skull grunts with his fast punching, causing both grunts to let out painful gasp before they rolling on the ground hard. He then dodge another grunt's punch and response with a brutal kick in the gut before Bulbasaur released a headbutt to send the grunt away. Michael soon noticed their pokeballs on the ground before stomp hard on them to destroy their connection to their Pokémons.
Michael then glares at the rest of skull grunts who suddenly has sweats on their face and take off before they soon made their way back.
"T-This is not over!" One of the grunts exclaimed before they start make a runaway. But their way of escape was soon cut off by unexpected freezing solid.
The one who is responsible for the unexpected attack is a certain baby ice type.
"Good job, Shiron." Lillie compliment to her baby ice Pokémon.
"Pix!" Shiron said happily to her mama.
"That is sure one powerful snow powder!" RotomDex exclaimed in surprise.
"Michael…?" Mizuki asked, slightly surprised at Michael's irises is violet now.
Even Lillie herself finds it startled that Michael's eyes are different and feeling something a bit different around him.
Mizuki suddenly felt movements from the backpack in her arms and she opened to let Jangmo-o crawling out.
"Janmo!" The baby dragon type soon made his way to his father/trainer who didn't notice his presence. Then the baby Pokémon soon leap into the air and headbutt against Michael's head, this made Michael stump backward a bit.
Espeon used his psychic power to make sure that Jangmo-o won't hurt himself from falling when he is barely a day old.
"What is that for?!" Michael groan as his eyes regain their nature color and rubbing his bruise forehead.
He soon hear giggle sound and looks down to see the baby dragon type who seems to be pleased that he is back to normal. But Michael wasn't sure if the baby comprehends what it means.
"Michael, are you alright?" Mizuki asked.
"I am fine…" Michael answered, still rubbing his sore forehead. "Just a little tired, though I did says that Espeon and I can take care of this." He said to Lillie.
"W-Well, it just that I am worried about you leave alone like that…" Lillie said.
"I appreciated the concern, but you shouldn't put her at risk of fighting since Shiron is still an infant." Michael advised calm.
"By the way, how did your eyes change colors like that?" RotomDex asked. This also confused the two girls in presence.
"I had no clue," Michael said, though he got a feeling about what the source could be. This made them look confused.
Then Lillie suddenly has a confused expression upon her face. "Though that I am glad you two come… but Michael, I thought you were going to spend time with Jangmo-o? Why did you came?" she asked.
Michael let out a sighed. "… I did have a little doubt that you truly able to handle her and that you shouldn't be involved with Pokémon. But you proved me wrong. I am sorry." He awkwardly apologized.
"…" This made Lillie look surprised at his response.
"Really?" Lillie asked.
"Really." The redhead answer.
Before Michael can even finish, Lillie soon pulled Michael straight into a hug. This made Michael slight startled by her action and looks away from her.
Why is that she hugging me before I finished my sentence? Michael thought.
(Come on, Michael. You should get used to it by now…) Espeon teased.
In her room of her own home, Mao is sitting against her bed and thinking about what happens back there. After leaving the Pokémon Center, she immediately comes home with her Bounsweet and went straight to her room.
"Urrrgh! Who in the world is he?" Mao wondered out loud, looking up at the ceiling with blank expression.
"Do you think that I will care for what happens to her?" Michael asked in a distain tone. "It her own fault for putting herself and her Pokémon at risk when it comes to being outnumbered and outclass."
But why did he save her if he doesn't care about what happens to her or Bounsweet?
"But I also see one path this goes… whether you violated her or let her go, I will beat you."
Mao cannot help stop thinking about the redhead after what happened. It was embarrassing that she let herself and Bounsweet got held hostage. She is going to get an earful from Suiren about her recklessness behavior soon.
But there is still a problem. She cannot decide if she should feel grateful or wrong that Michael was the one who got her out of that situation.
It was another day in the Pokémon School, Lillie showing everyone else that she could hold Shiron on her own without any help.
"She has no problems holding her, so it seems clear as day." Mamane comment.
"This is good." Suiren said.
"Yeah, it is." Mamane added.
Kiawe approach Lillie. "So you finally did it, Lillie." He said.
"Yes. Thank you very much." Lillie said, smiling to Kiawe.
Soon other Pokémon comes to greet Shiron. Even the Kanto version of Vulpix. Lillie let her baby ice type down on the floor.
"Shiron… these are your friends." Lillie said kindly.
Shiron soon looks at her counterpart before giving what looks like greet with flustered expression.
"It looks like she cared about them." Mizuki said with pleased expression.
Togedemaru spins around her friends before hugging Lillie's leg. But to everyone's surprise, Lillie suddenly frozen up again like before.
"It looks like things aren't over." Mao said. Though she is happy that Lillie can be able to join class, but she still cannot handle touch other Pokémons.
But Lillie was still frozen as a statue.
But where is Michael anyway? Kiawe thought as he noticed the redhead or his Pokémon weren't around.
"Keep it going…" Mao encouraged to her friend.
"Y-Yes…" Lillie said. It wasn't long until Shiron soon jumps into her mama's embrace and the two hugged each other.
Meanwhile in another part of the school, Jangmo-o is sleeping on Michael's laps as the redhead teen is humming the familiar song while he looking out the sea.
To be continued…
AN: What do you think of the chapter? This is the episode where Lillie get her first Pokémon, but with more slight differences occur here. Not to mention I end up have Mao being held hostage here is either good or bad ideaXD
Though I am not sure whether or not I did good on moments between Michael and his own baby Pokémon due to the chapter focus on Lillie and Shiron.
As for why I chose Shiron over Snowball, because I more in line with the Japanese episodes and think Shiron will suite name than Snowball.
As for the song Sasoriza no Uta, I picked for Michael to sing is actually one of my recently favorite and it was from Uchuu Sentai Kyuurangers.
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.