Episode 107: Celebi and Joy
This is a take on another Pokémon Chronicles episode, so it features Sora and Kairi going back in time to prevent a tragedy with a little help from Celebi. Instead of going back to 75 years it'll take place 50 years in the past. And now on with the show!
Afer exiting the Illex Forest, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, and the Alolan nine all enter Marion Town to take in the sights and smells the city has to offer. A truck's exhaust blows into their faces causing them to cough.
"Jeez! This place is terrible," Mallow coughed.
"At least it's nicer than Gringey City," Sophocles said.
"Not until they go crazy with setting up a bunch of factories," Sora said.
"I heard Marion City used to be such a nice place," Illima said.
"I wonder what could have happened that made it like this?" Kiawe asked.
"I'm not sure about it," Illima said.
"We'll do some looking around for a bit," Hapu said.
"We'll meet you at the Pokémon Center later," Lana said.
"Okay," Kairi said.
"Take care," Sora said. "Think we should head to the Pokémon Center, Kairi?"
"I think we should. We should have Togepi down for a nap," Kairi said.
"Not a bad idea," Sora said. "I could use a rest myself. My feet are starting to hurt."
"Mine too," Kairi said. "We should ask around. The people here should know where it is."
"Let's do that," Sora said. The couple and their Pokémon walked down the street looking for someone willing to tell them where the local Pokémon Center was. Luckily they came across a middle-aged man fixing a door on one of a shrine of Celebi. "Excuse us." The man turned to the couple.
"We're sorry to bother you. But, do you know where the Pokémon Center is?" Kairi asked.
"It's about three blocks north of here, and that's if it's still there. They're tearing the place down today," the man said.
"Tearing the place down?" Sora asked.
"Why would they do that?" Kairi asked.
"Pikachu?" Pikachu questioned.
"Togepi?" Togepi asked.
"I don't know to be honest. The order came from the mayor's office," the man said.
With that said, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Togepi hurried down to the Pokémon Center and they spotted an elderly woman with a striking resemblance to Nurse Joy standing in defiance as a construction crew with a Machoke, a Rhydon, a Pinsir, and a Scyther standing outside.
"If you want to tear it down, then you'll have to go through me!" The elderly Nurse Joy protested.
"Don't make it any harder, lady," the first construction worker said.
"Yeah, we've got enough work to do today as it is," the second construction worker said.
A younger Nurse Joy steps outside and sees what was going on. She knew it was a bad sign if a construction crew has come.
"No. Not today of all days," the young Nurse Joy said to herself. "What's going on out here? You promised the demolition wouldn't start until next week."
"Well, the mayor said it has to come down today. There's nothing we can do about it," the first construction worker said.
"I don't understand," the young Nurse Joy said.
"What it means is the new fancy schmancy Pokémon center has to be built just in time for the holiday, so this old building has got to come down today!" The second construction worker said.
Sora and Kairi heard what they were saying and they didn't like how they were talking to the two Nurse Joys.
"Okay men! Let's get to work!" The first construction worker said.
"SIR!" The rest of the crew all said. "Okay ladies! Out of the way!"
"NO!" The two Nurse Joys said defiantly.
"Send in the Pokémon!" The first construction worker said as the four Pokémon got into position. "Move them out of the way!" Seeing enough, Sora, and Kairi took out their Pokéballs and sent out their whole team to deal with them. Pikachu started up with a Thunderbolt.
"Hold it right there!" Sora called out as the Thunderbolt stops the Pokémon in their place. Th crew turns to see the couple and their Pokémon standing behind them. "I don't know what's going on, but there's no excuse for attacking the two Nurse Joys!"
"I have to agree," Kairi stated.
"Pika!" Pikachu said with sparks coming out from his cheeks.
"You want us to attack you instead?" The first construction worker barked.
"Get those kids!" The second construction worker ordered the Pokémon to get them.
"Noctowl! Gligar! Take to the sky!" Sora called out.
"Jigglypuff! Ledyba! Sunkern! Follow their lead!" Kairi also called out. Jigglypuff puffed up joing the other air borne Pokémon as Machoke, Pinsir, Rhydon, and Scyther chased them. The couple saw how distracted they were chasing the Pokémon in the air around. Kairi turns to Sora and nods. He nods back.
"Chikkorita! Razor Leaf! Cyndaquil! Flamethrower! Totodile! Water Gun! Pikachu! You use Thunderbolt!" Sora ordered.
"Sunkern! You use Razor Leaf! And Ledyba! You use Swift!" Kairi ordered.
Pikachu, Ledyba, Sunkern and the Johto starters fired their attacks at the larger Pokémon doing a number on them. The result of the attacks combined had the constrution crew's Pokémon were beaten.
"What the?! Who are these kids?!" The first construction worker exclaimed.
"The name's Sora and Kairi and don't you forget it!" Sora said.
"So get lost!" Kairi pitched in. The construction crew and their Pokémon starts running after taking such a beating.
"Wait until the mayor hears about this!" The first construction worker called out.
"The both of you will be sorry!" The second construction worker added.
"And good riddance," Sora said.
The two Nurse Joys smiled at the couple and their Pokémon for what they did.
"Thanks so much for that," the young Nurse Joy said.
"That was a very noble deed," the elderly Nurse Joy added.
"You're welcome," Kairi said.
"But the ones who deserve the thanks is our Pokémon," Sora said with a chuckle.
"Pika." Pikachu said.
"Chikori," Chikorita chirped.
"Cyndaquil," Cyndaquil said.
"Totodile!" Totodile said.
"Gligar, Gli!" Gligar said.
"Hoo!" Noctowl hooted
"Lee!" Ledyba said.
"Sunkern, Sunkern!" Sunkern chirped.
"Jigglypuff!" Jugglypuff said, taking a bow.
The two Nurse Joys both laughed.
"Come inside, everyone. Let us treat you to delicious Pokémon food," the elderly Nurse Joy said.
Unknown to anyone, the Celebi from before had teleported to the Pokémon Center in one of the rooms upstairs had found two of the humans inside.
Later as the sun was setting, the Alolan nine were done doing some shopping and having fun. They all heard what was going on, Sora and and Kairi told their friends what had happened.
The Alolan nine's Pokémon joined Sora and Kairi's Pokémon on the Pokémon food that the Nurse Joys had provided.
"So you're retiring?" Lillie asked.
"That's right. Tomorrow I'm hanging up my hat and leaving my granddaughter in charge of the Pokémon Center," the elderly Nurse Joy announced.
"Tomorrow is important. Tomorrow is my grandma's birthday and the anniversary this Pokémon Center first opened; fifty years ago," the young Nurse Joy explained.
"Is that right?" Acerola asked. The young Nurse Joy nodded.
"Wow, fifty years," Sora said. "Quite a milestone."
"So that's why you wouldn't let them tear it down. You just wanted to celebrate the occasion before they do," Kairi pointed out.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
"What I want is for them to leave the center as it is. But they're going to build an office tower and shove us in the basement," the young Nurse Joy said.
"That won't do," Illima said.
"No way," Mina said.
The elderly Nurse Joy stood up and walked over to the fireplace, "This town is becoming a city and they don't want to save room for a old fashioned center like this one." She held an old photo of what the town used to be. "This sure used to a beautiful place." Sora and his friends noticed the photo.
"Is that what the town used be?" Lana asked.
"That's Marion Town it used to be," the young Nurse Joy answered.
"It looks so peaceful and quiet compared to what we saw outside," Mallow said.
"Chaotic and noisy," Hapu said.
"Pika, Pika," Pikachu said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"Celebi used to live here before the city was overtaken by concrete and skyscrappers," the elderly Nurse Joy said.
"Celebi?!" Mallow asked in surprise.
"As in the legendary Pokémon Celebi?" Kiawe asked just as surprised.
"Pikachu?" Pikachu asked.
"Togepi?" Togepi asked.
"The very same," the elderly Nurse Joy confirmed. "Celebi is said to be the divine protector of forests. According to legend its prescence indicates harmony between humans and nature."
"My grandma has actually seen Celebi before, right?" The young Nurse Joy asked.
"On the night before we finished building this Pokémon Center, yes. A time of joy and tragedy," the elderly Nurse Joy answered. Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine were amazed to hear that. They all remembered their recent excounter with a Celebi before it fled after the GS Ball has shattered. Sora did remember to take Professor Oak's advice about not dwelling on it because he did not want to think about it too much. But, unfortunately that was not what was bothering him. Kairi had noticed it right away.
"Why's that?" Sora asked starting to feel sad.
"On the day of our grand opening, there was a terrible landslide that resulted in the sad death of my dear friend Nick. Both him and his father," the elderly Nurse Joy said. "It's funny how some days can be so happy and so sad at the same time." The elderly Nurse Joy had a tear slide down her cheek.
"So heavy," Mina said in a sob.
"Heavily sad," Mallow said starting to cry.
"Come on, Mallow, stop. You're going to get me going," Sophocles said.
"What was he like?" Acerola asked.
"He was such a sweet boy. If only if he had stayed for my birthday party on that day, then such a tragedy would never have taken place," the elderly Nurse Joy said.
Sora and Kairi knew first hand about tragedy. Sora's father died three months before Sora was even born and both of Kairi's parents had perished right after she was born. They both already knew what they were like before they died, but they both knew it wasn't the same as actually knowing them.
The kids were shown up to the rooms upstairs for the night. Sora was still thinking about the tale the elderly Nurse Joy had shared about when it opened fifty years ago and more. Kairi had noticed it.
"Sora?" Kairi spoke in concern. "Is something wrong?"
"No," Sora said in a sniffle. "Nothing's wrong."
"Liar. Tell me what's wrong," Kairi said.
Sora sighed, "Okay. I have been thinking. About the stuff the granny Nurse Joy told us. About Nick and more."
"What do you mean by more?" Kairi asked.
"Well, it's like this. This place is alive with memories, but they tear it down, then the memories will just disappear; like it never happened," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu sighed.
"You're right. It's not right," Kairi agreed. "I just wish there was something we can do, Sora."
"Yeah. Me too, Kairi," Sora said. "But I don't think there is."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Togepi all saw a light green glow in the room they're staying in.
"What is that?" Sora asked.
"I don't know," Kairi said.
"Toge," Togepi chirped.
"Pikachu," Pikachu shred Sora and Kairi's confusion.
The light green glowing ceased when the figure revealed itself to be Celebi itself.
"Bi," Celebi greeted.
"Celebi?" Sora and Kairi asked at once.
"Twice in one day?" Sora asked.
"It looks like it," Kairi said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"Pika Pika," Pikachu said.
Celebi heads over to the desk and points to one of the drawers.
"You want me to open that for you?" Sora asked. Celebi nodded.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked.
Pikachu pulls the drawer all the way out with the drawer hitting him on the head. Celebi flies inside the dresser.
"Where are you going?" Kairi asked.
"That's weird," Sora said. Celebi pulls a small box with a small wooden figure of a Celebi out of the dresser. The box falls and Pikachu catches the wooden figure.
"Nice catch Pikachu," Sora said. He takes the wooden figure from Pikachu's paws. "What's this thing?"
"Pika," Pikachu in amazement.
"I think it's a carving of Celebi," Kairi said.
"You're right. But, what is it doing in there?" Sora asked. Celebi gave off the same light green glow taking Sora, Kairi, and their Pokémon with it. Somehow they end up being outside and it looked like morning. "Okay, what just happened?"
"Pika?" Pikachu asked.
"I'm not sure, but how did we end up being outside? We were just inside just a second ago," Kairi pointed out.
"Also, Lillie and the others are probably organizing a searching party by the time they find us gone," Sora said.
The couple and the two Pokémon turn to their right when they heard a scream and saw a girl around their age hanging by a cliff with a Ponyta standing at the ledge not leaving her behind. Ponyta whinnies for help. Not needing to wait for someone to come Sora, Kairi, and the Pokémon rush over to help the little girl in distress.
"Someone, please, please help me!" The girl pleaded. The girl's grip on the ledge started to slip when Sora grabs her by the hand.
"Gotcha!" Sora said getting her in time. "No matter what, don't let go of me!"
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu said.
"Kairi, give me a hand here! I don't know how long I'm gonna hold!" Sora said.
"I'm right behind you," Kairi said helping her boyfriend pull the girl up.
"That was close," Sora said in a huff.
"Pikachu," huffed.
"Told you I was right behind you," Kairi said.
"Anyway, it was a good thing we were around. You okay?" Sora asked the girl.
"Yes I am. Thanks for helping me," the girl said. What caught Sora and Kairi off guard is this girl looked awfully familiar. She has the same hair color and hairstyle as a certain nurse they know. The couple shook it off.
"That's good to hear," Sora said.
The three of them walked down the trail in the forest.
"Again, thank you for helping me," the girl said.
"No need to thank us. But what happened that made you get into that situation?" Sora asked.
"I saw these flowers growing on the ledge and I thought maybe Celebi might like them," the girl explained.
"Celebi?" Sora asked.
"Legend says a Celebi lives here in this forest, and I believe it, because there's an ancient shrine and stuff," the girl said.
"Really?' Kairi asked.
"Toge," Togepi chirped.
"I guess that's what you call it, because it's a statue or something and it's really lovely," the girl said. "I think it was built a long, long time ago. It's right up ahead."
Uphead, there is a boy wearing a tannish white shirt along with brown overalls and a hat. It looked like he was fixing a door or on something.
"I think that should do it," the boy said. He turns around and it's revealed he has yellowish brown hair and green eyes. He notice the girl along with two visitors. "Oh, hey Joy."
"Hey there, Nick!" Joy greeted back to the boy. "Looks like you're finished repairing the door."
"Sure did," Nick said. "They open and close just perfectly." He opened the shrine's door. "See that? Cool huh?" One of the doors falls off.
"Nick?" Sora asked.
"Joy?" Kairi also asked.
Sora and Kairi were definently sensing a pattern here. They also noticed a familiar shrine.
"It was just working a second ago," Nick groaned trying to fix the door again.
"I think it's crooked," Joy said.
"Yeah, you're right. When it comes to carpentry, I'm still not nailing it," Nick joked. Sora laughed a bit to the check, but feeling lost about what was going on.
"Good grief, that was a bad joke, Nick," Joy said.
"That's what I thought about some of his jokes," Kairi said putting a jab on Sora.
"Hey! You laughed at some of them," Sora said.
"Only because they were so bad," Kairi teased. Nick and Joy laughed a bit.
Sora's cheeks puffed up a bit, but he had to let that slide. Pikachu laughed at his trainer. Sora sets his attention to his partner. "What you laughing at? And whose side are you on?" Pikachu stuck his tongue out.
"So who are they?" Nick asked.
"Right. We haven't introduced ourselves yet," Sora pointed out. "My name is Sora. And this is my girlfirend Kairi."
"Hello," Kairi greeted.
"Nice to meet you, Sora. My name is Nick," he introduced himself.
"And my name's Joy," she also introduced herself. "And I want to point out that your clothes are strange looking. And Sora, your hair looks funny. Kinda looks like a Cyndaquil's flame. You two must come from really far away."
"That's one way of putting it," Sora said.
"You must be one of those traveling Pokémon trainers," Joy said. "That's so neat!"
"Well, yeah. Sora and I have been doing some traveling for a long while," Kairi said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"Along with some friends of ours," Sora said.
"My mom wants me to run the Pokémon Center when I grow up, but I wanna travel around and stuff," Joy said.
Sora turns to and asked, "What about you, Nick? What do you do for a living?"
"Me? I help my dad and stuff," Nick answered.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu called out pointing at something.
Sora and Kairi looks at what Pikachu was pointing at.
"Is that the Pokémon Center?" Kairi asked.
"That's right. My family decided to have it built as soon as we moved out here," Joy said.
"My dad works for the company they hired to build it," Nick said.
"They're almost done," Joy said. That struck a big cord with them when they realized they traveled fifty years from their time to the past. They realized how they managed to get outside of the Pokémon Center in the first place, but they had a feeling there was one more piece of the puzzle. "There's lot to celebrate tomorrow. I hope I see you at the party." She rode off with Ponyta to rejoin her mom.
"What party is she talking about?" Sora asked.
"Is a two-for-one party to celebrate both the completion of the Pokémon Center and Joy's birthday," Nick said. And that has been confirmed. Kairi gave him a look and Sora understood what she meant. "Do the two of you have a place to stay while you're here? And if not, you should come stay with me."
"It's a pretty generious offer, Nick," Kairi said.
"Thanks so much," Sora said accepting the offer.
A few minutes later, they sat down in the cabin Nick and his father was staying at. Nick introduced them to his father, but they didn't know if Pallet Town or Viridian City existed back then, so they had to come up with a city.
"So Sora and Kairi. Where did you say you two were from?" Nick's father asked.
"We're from Destiny City," Sora answered, not wanting give away too much.
"It's very far away," Kairi said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"You three kids rest all you want, I know what's like to travel hard," Nick's father said.
"My dad and I travel all over going where the work takes us; but we've been here for a year now," Nick said.
"That sounds like a good job to have," Sora said. He turns to Nick's father. "So what are you working on now?"
"I just like to leave a little secret compartments when I build things," Nick's father said.
"That desk is the last thing we have to build here," Nick said. "Right dad?"
"Yup. And our next job starts right away. As soon as we deliver this tomorrow morning, we gotta be hitting the road," Nick's father said.
"But, aren't you going to the party?" Kairi asked.
"Toge?" Togepi chirped.
"We don't have time," Nick said with a little blush on his face.
"Yeah. Shouldn't you celebrate a job well done at Joy's birthday?" Sora asked. Nick's father laughed at the question.
"Nick is a tad too shy to go, because he has a little crush on the birthday girl," Nick's father teased.
"No I don't!" Nick said with blush burning redder. "I don't even know what youre talking about! We're just friends!" He started to eat his meal fast enough to make him choke a bit on his meal. Nick's father laughed some more.
Later that evening, heavy rain started to pour down. Nick stayed awake carving something from a block of wood. It turns out to be the carving of Celebi Sora and Kairi saw in their timeline.
"That's a nice figurine, Nick," Kairi said.
"She's right," Sora agreed. "Could that be Celebi?"
"Yeah. It's a little something I'm making for Joy as a present just to remember me by," Nick said.
"So you do like her then," Sora guessed.
"Maybe," Nick said. He started to feel sad. Sora and Kairi noticed right away. "But I wouldn't be able to tell her. She wouldn't be into a carpenter like me."
"You'll never know unless you tell her," Kairi said. Nick looked at the two of them.
"Kairi's right. I felt the same way as you when I met Kairi," Sora said. "I was afraid that she would reject me if I confessed my feelings to her."
"And I also had the same exact fears," Kairi said. "I opened up first with my confession." She wrapped her arms around her boyfriend. "Our friendship bloomed into a relationship."
"And I couldn't have asked for a better girlfriend than her," Sora said making her smile. Nick looked at the couple and he had to admit he envyed them.
There was something he wanted to ask her, "Just when Sora told you about his feelings, how did you react?" Kairi smiled warmly.
"I had to admit, I was moved. When he confessed to me too, I cried; they weren't tears of saddness. They were tears of happiness," Kairi said.
"Well, things may have worked out for the two of you, but I can't let her know. I just can't! It doesn't matter anyway, because we're leaving town. I'm just going to leave this in my desk and..." Nick said when his sentence was interuppted by a knock on the door.
"WAKE UP! PLEASE WAKE UP!" A man's voice called out knocking on the door. "IS ANYONE THERE?!"
Nick's father came out his room with a yawn.
"Who could that be at this hour?" Nick's father asked in a yawn. He opened the door and found one of his co-workers at the door wearing a rain cape holding a lantern.
"I'm sorry to bother you this late, but we need everyone's help! It's little Joy! Her parents can't find her anywhere!" The man said. The kids didn't like how that sounded, especially Nick.
Nick's father put on his cape and set out to search for the missing birthday girl. Sora and Kairi were worried just watching the adults searching for her.
"You don't think she's out in this storm, do you?" Kairi asked.
"I hope not," Sora said. "I mean, where could she be of all places?" That question struck a cord with Nick.
"Only one place! The shrine!" Nick said. He gave two extra rain capes to the couple while he wore one himself and grabbed a lantern leading them down the path. "Come on Sora and Kairi! It's not much farther!"
"Would she come all the way out here just to check on the shrine?" Sora asked. Something caught Pikachu's eyes.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu pointed to something in the distance. They turned to see Joy laying next to a fallen tree, unconcious.
"JOY!" Nick gasped at the sight. He ran up with Sora and Kairi running beside him.
"The lightning must have knocked down the tree," Sora said.
"You don't think she's hurt right?" Kairi asked with worry.
"Doesn't look like it," Sora said. "Nick, help me lift her."
The boys lifted Joy up while the kids made it to an open tree and went in. Sora wrapped his cape around Joy to keep her warm. Kairi placed her hand on her forehead making sure she wasn't sick. They waited for the rain to stop.
"It looks like the rain stopped," Nick said.
"That's a good sign," Kairi said. "Joy isn't hurt too bad."
"Another good sign," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Yeah, but if she stays out here for too long, she might catch a cold or have pneumonia! I'm going to get my dad!" Nick said. Lightning strikes just when he stepped out.
"Nick! Get back in here! It's not safe out there!" Sora said.
"You think it's safer at the bottom of a tree?" Nick asked. Lightning goes off again and it strikes around the shrine making a fire. "The shrine!" He took off his cape and used it to put out the fire.
"Nick! Don't!" Sora tried to warn him, but Nick ignored him and fought the fire as best as he could. Joy stirred awake and saw Kairi looking back at her.
"You're awake," Kairi said with relief.
"Kairi? Where are we?" Joy asked.
"At the shrine. Nick, Sora, and I found you next to a fallen tree and brought you here," Kairi explained.
"Nick! Get away from there!" Sora called out to him.
"I can't, Sora! I can't! This shrine is Joy's favorite thing in the world! I can't let it get destroyed! I have to protect it!" Nick argued. Lightning crashes again, but it's coming straight down to the shrine and Nick fighting the blaze.
"WATCH OUT!" Sora yelled.
"NICK!" Kairi gasped.
"Pika!" Pikachu called out.
"Nick! No!" Joy also called out. The three kids ran towards the boy to save him from the incoming lightning only to be saved by a light green force field. They were braced for the lightning to strike, but they found themselves surrounded by the force field. It turns out their savior was Celebi who have come to their aid.
"Bi, Bi," Celebi chirped.
"It's Celebi," Joy said in amazement.
"Pika," Pikachu chirped.
"Celebi just saved our lives," Sora said. Sora was at a total loss since he, Kairi, and the Alolan nine met Celebi for a brief moment before fleeing. And then sent them back fifty years in the past. Celebi flies around the four kids and Pikachu.
Celebi set its attention to Nick and Joy. The time travel Pokémon nods and then flies back into the forest.
"Bi, Bi!" Celebi chirped as it vanished.
"I knew the legend Celebi in the forest was true," Joy said.
"You were right to believe it," Sora said.
"Celebi shielded us from the lightning," Nick said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Thank you, Celebi," Joy said. "I wil make this promise under the starry sky that I will run the Pokémon Center when I grow up, so I will help Pokémon all my life." Nick felt down since he knew he wasn't going to be around to see it. Sora and Kairi knew what was coming next since they remembered the part with the landslide.
On the very next morning, the Marion Town's Pokémon Center began it's grand opening as well as Joy was celebrating her birthday party. Sora and Kairi helped out with the party preperations. Joy walked up to the couple.
"Thanks so much for helping out by pouring all the water and setting all the tables," Joy said.
"Think nothing of it, birthday girl," Sora said.
"We were just happy to help out," Kairi added.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped
"But shouldn't you be resting, Joy?" Sora asked.
"On a great day like this? I could hardly sit still!" Joy said. She looks around for a bit. "I was wondering if you seen Nick anywhere. I've been looking all over for him."
"Sorry Joy. We haven't seen Nick since last night," Kairi said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Well, he and his father delivered that desk earlier, so I haven't seen them either one of them since," Joy said.
"That confirms it!" Sora said. He, Kairi, Pikachu, and Togepi headed upstairs and went into the room they were in before they were warped back in time. Sora opened the drawer of the desk and pulls out the figurine of the time travel Pokémon. "Aha! I knew I'd find you here!"
"Sora, we have to stop Nick from leaving," Kairi said.
"You're right," Sora agreed. "We better get a move on." Sora and Kairi rode on the backs of two Ponyta riding after Nick and his father. They saw signs of the landslide and galloped faster.
Further ahead, Nick was feeling down about having to leave Marion Town before he got a chance to confess his feelings to Joy. This didn't escape his father's notice, so he makes an attempt to cheer him up.
"We could go back to the party if you want, son," Nick's father said in a comforting tone.
"It's okay dad. I don't want to," Nick said sadly.
"Nick!" Sora and Kairi called out. He turns around and sees them riding on two Ponyta after them.
"Sora? Kairi?" Nick asked. They rode pass them startling Tauros.
"Sora! Kairi! Be careful on these ledges!" Nick's father told them.
"It's a good thing we managed to catch up with the two of you," Kairi said. Sora pulls out the figurine.
"Joy would never have found this in the secret compartment in the desk. Kairi and I thought it'll be best if you gave it to her in person," Sora said.
"I wanted to. I really did. But, I just can't imagine someone as beautiful and amazing as her to have any interest in someone like me," Nick said. "I mean, I wanted to tell her how I feel, but what if I had and she'd laugh right in my face?"
"Do you think Celebi was the only one saving lives last night?" Sora asked. Nick turned to look at Sora. "You're much braver than you think. If you can save Joy's life like that, than confessing your feelings shouldn't be hard."
"Sora's right," Kairi said. "Joy won't laugh in your face, because she may feel the same way."
"Toge, Toge,"Togepi chirped.
"You think so?" Nick asked looking at the figuirine in his hands.
"Only one way to find out, Romeo," Sora said.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu said.
"Let's head down to that party," Sora said. Nick turned to his father and he knew what it meant.
"Hold on tight, son; we're going to fly!" Nick's father said. "Okay Tauros! Turn around and run as fast as you can!"
"Moo!" Tauros said.
Sora and Kairi moved out of the way just so they could pass through. They turn around and head back to town, and not a moment too soon. The landslide Joy had mentioned in the future had occured.
"Tragedy adverted," Sora said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"They were walking towards their deaths and we just saved their lives by convincing them to stay fro the party," Kairi said.
"Now the rest is up to Nick," Sora said.
With that said, they rode back to town to see how it'll turn out. Over to the Pokémon Center, the whole town has come to celebrate the grand opening and Joy's birthday.
"Thanks everyone! So, who wants a piece of cake?" Joy asked the party guests.
"I do," Nick called out. Joy got wide-eyed to the voice she heard.
"Nick!" Joy gasped.
Nick already came this far and it was now or never; now was the only option. He felt nervous, but he didn't care how nervous he felt. He approached the table. Her mother knew what was coming and she ledher to meet with Nick.
"Joy I just wanted to say something that has been on my mind for a long time. So, what I want to say is I really like you a lot and happy birthday!" Nick said finally confessing to Joy. He held up the Celebi figurine.
"Thank you, Nick," Joy said blushing and accepting the gift. "I like you too." Nick's face lit up and the whole town started to celebrate. Nick's father was proud to finally do it.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Togepi had watched from the distance smiling.
"Way to go, Nick," Sora said.
"Pika, Pika," Pikachu said.
"That was quite a pep talk," Kairi said. Sora chuckled as he scratched the back of his head. A light green glow appears behind them as Celebi appears before them.
"Celebi?" Sora asked. Celebi went to the couple and their Pokémon sending them back to the present. Upon arrving, they saw they were in front of the Pokémon Center, but they saw the construction crew working on the place.
"Great. They're tearing down," Sora groaned as he started to head over to stop them, but Kairi stops him.
"Wait a minute, Sora," Kairi said in a whisper. "I think they're doing something, but they're not knocking it over." Sora didn't know what she was talking about, but he then saw that she was right.
"You're right. It looks better than before," Sora said also whispering.
"I wonder what else changed while we were on our filed trip in the past," Kairi whispered.
They both looked around and saw the whole city wasn't like the one they had just entered from the Illex Forest.
"It does look different than I remember," Sora said. Just then the Alolan nine had came to the Pokémon Center.
"Hey! Sora and Kairi!" Mallow called out.
"The stores were totally packed," Kiawe said.
"I guess everyone is going where the action is," Sophocles said. Sora and Kairi looked at their friends knowing they couldn't have gotten out the Pokémon Center being demolished. "Why are two looking at us funny?" Sora shook it off.
"Um, it's nothing," Sora lied not wanting to tell them about going back in time.
"Yeah. Nothing," Kairi also lied.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
The Alolan nine looked among each other and just shrugged. They decided not to dwell on why Sora and Kairi are acting so strange.
"Just look at this Pokémon Center," Lillie said.
"This Pokémon Center has been standing here for fifty years," an elderly man said walking up from the crowd.
"Um, who are you?" Sora asked. The two Nurse Joys come into the scene.
"That's Nick; the mayor of Marion Town," the young Nurse Joy said.
"Nick?" Sora asked his thoughts. He turns to Kairi and she nods in confirmation. By undoing Nick's death, he became the mayor of Marion Town.
"Marion Town has always been a quiet place for humans and Pokémon to live together in peace," Nick said. "Our beloved Pokémon Center is the heart of our town. And for that reason we are restoring it."
"We've built it when I was just a little girl," the elderly Nurse Joy said. "Even though it's old, it's still full of spirit and life."
"This Pokémon Center is here to stay. Isn't that right everyone?" The mayor asked the crowd. The people gave their cheer of approval.
"I knew it. Buy saving Nick from that landslide, we undid his death. Nick stayed in town," Sora said in a whisper.
"We changed it for the better," Kairi said.
Sora nodded, "Yeah. And I think we're the only ones in the world who remembers that one."
"That's right," Kairi agreed. Nick approached the couple and their Pokémon.
"Excuse me, I have a feeling that we have met previously. Have you two been here before?" The mayor asked.
"I think it might be someone who looks like us I guess," Sora stated.
"It's a pretty small world," Kairi said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
The Alolan nine all knew something was up, but they decided to ask them later. Suddenly, a light green glow appeared and flows around the Pokémon Center. Celebi's body was glowing. Nick and the elderly Nurse Joy smiled warmly as did Sora and Kairi. Celebi looked over to the younger couple and winked at them and disappeared.
Now the crowded polluted city they came across now only exists in the memories of Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Togepi. Marion Town has become a quiet town valley settlement where humans and nature can coexist in harmony. Sora and Kairi has made the present a much better place. Sora and Kairi had both learned that destiny is so powerful, sometimes not even time has the power to stop it from fulfilling itself.