Episode 141: The Long Vault Home
A couple of days have passed since Kiawe's brief infatuation. Sora, Kairi, the Alolan nine, and the Pokémon decided to try a little excercise along the way. Luckily, they made it to a Pokémon Center and the Nurse Joy there allowed them to use a springboard and six stack vault. The group had let out all of their Pokémon for moral support.
"Okay guys. I think we try some leaping excercises. And Kairi should keep score of who can jump the farthest and how many stacks," Sora said.
"You sure you wanna do that, Sora?" Kairi asked.
"I wouldn't be if I hadn't come up with this idea," Sora said.
"He does have a point. I think some excersise can help us out here," Kiawe said.
"Glad to hear that you're on board, Kiawe," Sora said. "Now who wants to go first?"
"I think that'll be me, Sora," Mallow said. Mallow ran and successfully jumps over the stack.
"Way to go, Mallow! That was a perfect score!" Kairi cheered.
"Oh, it was nothing, Mallow said modestly. Tsareena comes up to her and they high-five each other.
"Okay Lillie. You're up," Kairi said.
"Alright! I studied this thoroughly. If I use the momentum from running to jump on the springboard, I should be successful!" Lillie said. "And here I go!"
"You can do it!" Mallow cheered. Kairi blew the whistle. Lillie ran towards the springboard and jumped up, but her efforts were in vain, since she didn't even come close to jumping over it; she was on top of it.
"That wasn't my best effort," Lillie said, blushing.
"You'll do better next time, Lillie," Kairi said kindly. She turns to the next person in line. "Okay Sophocles! You're up!" Sophocles winced she called him up.
"Vaulting isn't one of my specialties," Sophocles groaned. Kairi blows the whislte again.
"You can do it if you just try," Sora said. Sophocles wasn't so sure. He walked slowly to fail with dignity. Togedemaru decided to give her trainer a little nudge and manages to jump over the stacks.
"I did it," Sophocles said.
"Good job!" Kairi cheered.
"See Sophocles? I didn't doubt you for a second!" Sora said.
"I didn't either, Sophocles!" Lana added.
"You did better than you belived you could!" Hapu stated. Sophocles chuckled rubbing the back of his head.
"Well, I didn't do it alone," Sophocles said. "Togedemaru only helped me out."
"Togede!" Togedemaru chirped.
"Okay Sora! You're up!" Kairi called up her boyfriend.
"Alright people! Watch this one! I'm going to go higher by two stacks!" Sora proclaimed. Miltank places two more stacks. "Now here we go!" Sora ran towards the stacks to jump over it. Sora's Pokémon cheered hard for him, but he tripped and his face hits the stacks.
"You okay, Sora?" Sophocles asked.
"I'm fine. I'm fine," Sora said, getting up, rubbing his sore face.
"Ooh. That looks like it hurt," Mallow said.
"Maybe you should be a little more careful next time, Sora," Kairi suggested. "Up next is Kiawe!"
"Who needs an eight stack? Make it even higher by two!" Kiawe shouted. Miltank added two extra stacks.
"Wow. That's quite a height," Acerola said.
"I think Kiawe just likes to push himself," Illima said.
"It'll be like jumping over Wela Volcano!" Kiawe stated. Kiawe ran and jumped over the stacks with relative ease. Sora, Kairi, Lillie, Mallow, and Sophocles were amazed by the sight.
"Awesome!" Sora shouted.
"That was nothing. You just saw my Wela Fire Spirit in action," Kiawe said. Miltank added two more stacks. Kairi blew her whistle and Lana jumped over the stacks, sacking Kiawe's record.
"Way to go, Lana!" Kairi cheered.
"That was nothing! I could jump fifteen stacks," Lana said.
"NO FREAKIN WAY! SHE JUMPED WAY HIGHER THAN I EVER DID!" Kiawe exclaimed.
Illima was the next one and he made it over okay. Hapu pretty much did the same thing, but she put a little more effort into it. Mina tried to do it, but she didn't make it over, but at least she did better than Sora. Acerola to make it over with the same effort as Lana. Kairi even got into it. She managed to jump over the stacks like it was no problem.
"That was fun. We should try again soon," Kairi suggested.
Most of the Alolan nine all groaned in irritation hearing that statement. Kiawe was all for it, but he suggested a thirty stack vault. Nurse Joy didn't even have that much, but she told the group that she'll do what she could do. In the meantime, Sora had exchanged Ursaring, Kabuto, and Azumarill for Croconaw, Gliscor and Dunsparce. Kairi decided to exchange Sunflora, Ledian, and Cubone for Raticate, Shuckle, and Omanyte.
Sora decided to do some training for his upcoming Gym battle when he was approached by a boy in the Pokémon Center.
"Excuse me. Are you heading for Olivine City for a Gym battle?" The boy asked.
"That's me. Why do you ask?" Sora asked.
"I wanna challenge you into a battle. And the name's Aldo in case you're wondering," he said.
"Okay, Aldo. You're on. How many Pokémon do you wanna battle with?" Sora asked.
"Make it three against three," Aldo said. "That is unless you're afraid,."
"Well, I guess you can say that I am afriad... that you will be dispointed," Sora said jokingly. That made Aldo laugh.
"You're quite a comedian, buddy. I just hope you can battle better than you can tell jokes," Aldo said.
"Care to put your money where your mouth is? Because you're going to be sorry for not taking me seriously," Sora said.
The two trainers stepped outside to the battlefield. Kairi stood by Sora's side to root for her boyfriend.
"Go for it, Sora! I know you can win this!" Kairi cheered.
"Well, I don't know about that!" Aldo said, taking out a Pokéball and throwing it. "Go for it, Beedrill!" The Pokéball opens and lets out a Beedrill, buzzing upon entry. Sora took out Dunsparce's Pokéball and threw it.
"Okay Dunsparce! Go for it!" Sora shouted. Dunsparce is let out and he flutters his wings upon entry. "Wanna make the first move, Aldo?"
"Thanks for giving a chance for the lead! Beedrill! Fury Attack!" Aldo ordered. Beedrill charged in to deliever a barrage of hits with its forelegs.
"Dunsparce! Dodge!" Sora called out. Dunsparce flaps his wings and flies out of the way. Use Body Slam!" Dunsparce comes down and slams his body onto the poison bee Pokémon.
"Beedrill! You okay?" Aldo asked. Beedrill buzzed and nodded. "Great! Use Payback!" Beedrill forces Dunsparce off and smacks him with one of its stingers. "Now use Brick Break!" Beedrill's stinger glows red and swings it to strike the land snake Pokémon.
"Dunsparce! Dragon Rush!" Sora ordered. Dunsparce charges right at Beedrill with a purple aura surrounding him and strikes Beedrill. Aldo's Beedrill falls to the ground beaten. Aldo calls back his fallen Beedrill.
"That was a good battle," Aldo said. He pulls out another Pokéball. "Now lets see how you handle this one! Electabuzz! Go!" Aldo threw his Pokéball letting out a small Electabuzz. Sora calls back Dunsparce. He looks over to his partner.
"Okay Pikachu! You up for it?" Sora asked.
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded.
"Go for it!" Sora said. Pikachu ran onto the battlefield with his cheeks sparkling.
"Your puny Pikachu is no match for my Electabuzz! I'll prove it too! Electabuzz! Hammer Arm!" Aldo ordered. Electabuzz raised its arms and swung them down to strike Pikachu.
"Dodge it, Pikachu!" Sora called out. Pikachu jumped out of the way and Electabuzz slams its arms onto the ground instead.
"Don't let it get away! Thunder!" Aldo ordered. Electabuzz fired a powerful electric attack right towards the yellow mouse Pokémon. Pikachu ran to dodge the attack, but he got caught in the blast. "Dynamic Punch!" Electabuzz's fist becomes surrounded by a red-orange aura and threw the punch on Pikachu.
"Iron Tail!" Sora called out. Pikachu swung his tail and it clashes with Electabuzz's punch attack. "Now use Quick Attack!" Pikachu rushed right into Electabuzz's gut, making it wheeze. "Now use Iron Tail again!" Pikachu swung his tail and used it to strike Electabuzz's face. The electric Pokémon falls to the ground beaten. "Great job, Pikachu!"
"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu chirped.
"Way to go Sora and Pikachu!" Kairi cheered.
"Toge, Toge!" Togepi chirped.
Sora turned around and gave a thumbs up to his girlfriend. Aldo calls back his fallen Pokémon and pulls out another Pokéball.
"Not too bad. But, I have just one more to throw at you," Aldo said, taking out a Great Ball. He threw it. "It's your turn now, Kecleon!" The Pokéball opens and lets out a Kecleon.
"Okay Pikachu! How about you take five," Sora said. Pikachu went back to Sora's side. He pulls out his Fast Ball. "Your turn now, Aipom!" The Pokéball opens and lets out his Aipom.
"Kecleon! Begin with a Psybeam!" Aldo ordered. Kecleon fired Psybeam right at the monkey Pokémon.
"Aipom! Dodge and use Tail Slap!" Sora ordered. Aipom smacks Kecleon in the face twice with her palm tail. "Now use your Mega Punch!" Aipom lands a powerful punch with her tail fist. "Now use Swift!" Aipom swungs her tail and Swift strikes the chameleon Pokémon.
"Kecleon! Dodge and use your Fire Punch!" Aldo ordered. Kecleon's fist emitted fire and threw it to Aipom. The attack lands a hit. Aipom's tail sudden starts glowing pink and started to smack Kecleon silly with it.
"Aipom's using Double Hit!" Kairi said.
"Toge," Togepi chirped.
Sora knew what that meant, but he had a battle to finish and he had to think about that later.
"Aipom! Double Hit again!" Sora ordered. Aipom gives Kecleon another taste of her Double Hit and Kecleon falls to the ground beaten from the attack. "Way to go, Aipom! You did great!" Aipom smiled and felt better hearing how that went. Aldo calls back Kecleon and walked over to Sora. "Congrats on your victory. You're a pretty good trainer."
"Thanks Aldo. You're pretty good too," Sora said. With that done, both trainers had their Pokémon healed up and they fell right to sleep as soon as it got late. Unknown to anybody, a myterious object appears from the sky. High above, there was an Ultra Wormhole. The creature appears to be made up of s dark gray tones stacked onto each other. The corners appear to be a darker color.
The next morning came around an there was a buzz going around about the mysterious object appearing right at the Pokémon Center.
"This thing defiently wasn't here last night, I can tell you that," Hapu said.
"What is it?" Mallow asked.
"Huge, that's what it is," Sora said.
"Nurse Joy must have placed it here last night," Kiawe said. "It was very nice of her to let us do some vaulting yesterday and today." Lana jumps up and down, getting ready to vault
"I think I'm going to sit this one out," Mallow said.
"Me too," Sophocles said.
"Not me. I'm going to give it a shot," Hapu said.
"Better her than me," Sora said in his thoughts.
Hapu got into position and ran towards the mysterious object, only to trip on a Diglett, poking its head out of the ground and hits her face. Diglett burrows back underground.
"You okay, Hapu?" Kairi asked.
"I'm fine, Kairi. Now I know how Sora feels," Hapu said.
"I'm up next!" Kiawe shouted. He ran towards the mysterious object and gave a loud yell. "I'M GONNA CLEAR IT THE FIRST TIME!" Kiawe pictured it as Wela Volcano upon running. "WELA VOLCANO! GIVE ME STRENGTH!" He jumps up into the air.
"He's so close!" Acerola said.
One of the stones flips over and reveals a blue eye.
"Piece of cake! AAH!" Kiawe screamed, falling in. Once inside, he saw several blue eyes and they were all staring at him. Kiawe became frightened half to death.
"Did he make it?" Kairi asked.
"I don't know," Illima said. Kiawe screams on the inside. Kiawe gets outside when the stones open.
Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu run over to his side.
"Kiawe? What happened?" Sora asked. Kiawe turned to Sora and Kairi shivering. "What's the matter with you?"
"You look like you've seen a ghost," Kairi said. The rest of the Alolan nine along with Togepi and the Pichu rushed over to him.
"So many eyes. They were all staring me! It was the most terrifying thing I have ever seen!" Kiawe cried in fear. 'STOP STARING AT ME! STOP STARING AT ME!"
"Pull yourself together, Kiawe," Mina said.
"Even I don't freak out that much," Sophocles said.
"I can take care of it," Mallow said. She calls out Tsareena. "Tsareena." Tsareena walks over to Kiawe and stomps on his head to calm him down. "I think that was a bit too much."
"But he stopped freaking out," Acerola said.
"What happened to you in there, Kiawe?" Lillie asked.
"It's this thing. I don't think Nurse Joy left it here for us," Kiawe said. The group all look at it and wondered about it. Just then, Sora's commicator goes off once again.
"Oh no," Sora said to himself. He answers the communicator and Lusamine along with Wicke and Professor Burnet
"Greetings Sora. A new Ultra Beast has had just appeared," Lusamine said.
"What kind of Pokémon is it this time?" Sora asked.
"We have just detected it, and an Ultra Wormhole had opened last night, not too far from your current location. This Ultra Beast has been identified as Stakataka," Lusamine explained.
"Stakataka?" Sora asked, trying not to laugh.
"The name may sound humerous, but don't let its name fool you. I can gurantee that it's not too far away. Capture it at once," Lusamine said.
"Roger that. We'll keep our eyes open," Sora said. He deactivates his communicator and pulls out his Pokédex to get information about Stakataka. The image on the Pokédex matches the object they're looking at.
Stakataka, the Rampart Pokémon
Type: Rock/Steel
It appeared from an Ultra Wormhole. Each one appears to be made up of many life-forms stacked one on top of each other. And then they began moving on its own, creating one gigantic life-form.
"This thing is an Ultra Beast?!" Sora exclaimed.
"And this thing is Stakataka?!" Kairi also exclaimed.
"I call it a good thing I didn't send Silvally back home yet. We're going to need it to weaken it," Sora said.
"I don't think that'll be nessasary, Sora," Illima said. "Stakataka isn't even moving, so it appears to be docile."
"Don't underestimate any Ultra Beast, you guys. Stakataka isn't as harmless as it looks. This thing might be capable of things we haven't seen before," Sora said.
"He's right, but what do we do with it?" Mallow asked.
"We capture it, that's what. That's what Lusamine said. And besides, we can't leave it here. It'll become a nuisance if it stays here," Sora said.
"He's right. There might be people from all around trying to capture it for themselves," Lillie said. "And that's not even close to the danger at hand."
"It'll go out on an ultra rampage," Kairi said. She began to fear just how many casualties there will be if Stakataka was moving on its own.
"And that's why we gotta send it back home," Sora said. He pulls out a Beast Ball. "HERE WE GO!" Sora threw the Beast Ball, but the Ultra Beast dodges it, by shifting the stones on top. "No way! It dodged that?!"
"Don't worry, guys. I can handle this," Kiawe said, getting out a Beast Ball. "Like the Great Mountain of Akala! INFERNO OVERDRIVE BALL!" Kiawe threw the Beast Ball with all of his might. But, the Ultra Beast openes its body and the Beast Ball goes right through. The ball bounces right off of a tree and sends it right back to Kiawe, hitting him in the face.
"So much for the Inferno Overdrive Ball," Sora said. "Maybe we can try tiring it out in a battle before cathing it."
"I was about to suggest that anyway," Lillie said.
"We we all have much better luck if we all attack it all at once," Hapu said.
"Right. We're going to need all of our Pokémon to deal with this one," Sora said. Sora got Pikachu standing beside him and had Silvally, Croconaw, Dunsparce, Aipom, and Gliscor sent out. Sora had given Silvally the Fighting Memory Disc since he knew Rock and Steel Types are weakened against Fighting Types.
"Kairi has Togepi standing beside her and had sent out Raichu, Shuckle, Omanyte, Miltank, and Raticate sent out.
Lillie had sent Snowy, Ponyta, and Magearna sent out. Illima had sent out Bewear, Stantler, and Smeargle. Mallow had called out Tsareena, Weepinbell, and Skiploom. Kiawe had sent out Turtonator, Marowak, and Charizard. Lana had sent out Cloyster, Seaking, Gyarados, and Poliwhirl. Sophocles had sent out Togedemaru, Magnemite, Vikavolt, Flaaffy, and Voltorb. Acerola had sent out Mimikyu, Gengar, and Mismagius. Mina sent out Clefairy and Shiinotic. And finally, Hapu had sent out Mudsdale aand Onix.
"Okay. Here we go," Mallow said.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt! Croconaw! Water Gun! Gliscor! Night Slash! Dunsparce! Dragon Rush! Aipom! Double Hit! Silvally! Multi-Attack!" Sora ordered. Pikachu fired Thunderbolt right at Stakataka and Croconaw fired Water Gun, carrying Pikachu's electricity. Gliscor moved in and his pincers emitted a black aura and he swiped at the Ultra Beast when Pikachu and Croconaw ceased their attacks. Dunsparce rushed in with Dragon Rush and Aipom gave five hits with her Double Hit. Silvally moved in to deliever a Fighting Type Memory Disc. Silvally landed a hit, but none of Sora's Pokémon have manged to damage it. It was Kairi's turn up to bat.
"Togepi! Swift! Raichu! Thunderbolt! Shuckle! Rock Throw! Omanyte! Bubble Beam! Miltank! Rollout! Raticate! Flame Wheel!" Kairi ordered. Togepi sent out Swift right at the Ultra Beast as Raichu sent out Thunderbolt, like Pikachu did. Shuckle performed Rock Throw and Omanyte fired Bubble Beam right at Stakataka. Finally, it was Miltank's turn. She rolled into a ball and hurled herself right into Stakataka, but they didn't do any damage to it either.
"Snowy! Use Powder Snow! Ponyta! Use Fire Spin! Magearna! Use Fleur Cannon!" Lillie ordered. Snowy fired out Powder snow and Ponyta fired Fire Spin. Magearna fired Fleur Cannon and all three attacks hit the Ultra Beast, but the results ended up being the same.
"Bewear! Focus Blast! Stantler! Use Signal Beam! Smeargle! Use Flamethrower!" Illima ordered. Bewear fired Focus Blast, Stantler fired Signal Beam from his antlers, and Smeargle fires Flamethrower. All three attacks hit Stakataka, but it didn't have a scratch on it.
"Tsareena! Trop Kick! Weepinbell! Vine Whip! Skiploom! Seed Bomb!" Mallow ordered.
"Cloyster! Razor Shell! Seaking! Waterfall! Gyarados! Ice Fang! Poliwhirl! Water Pulse!" Lana ordered.
"Togedemaru! Zing Zap! Magnemite! Shock Wave! Vikavolt! Thunderbolt! Flaaffy! Power Gem! Voltorb! Sonic Boom!" Sophocles ordered.
"Turtonator and Charizard! Flamethrower! Marowak! Flare Blitz!" Kiawe ordered.
"Mimikyu! Shadow Ball! Gengar! Shadow Punch! Mismagius! Magical Mystical Fire!" Acerola ordered.
"Shiinotic! Clefairy! Moonblast!" Mina ordered.
"Mudsdale! High Horsepower! Onix! Use Dragon Breath!" Hapu ordered.
Tsreena started up by giving it a tropical kick on the side while Weepinbell smack the Ultra Beast with her vines. Skiploom fires a seed right on Stalataka and explodes upon contact.
Cloyster sliced with Razor Shell while Seaking charges with her water attack, making contact. Gyarados's fangs emitted ice ang bit Stakataka on the side and Poliwhirl hurls her water ball right at the Ultra Beast. Togedemaru zips aound and dashed right into Stakataka and Magnemite fired Shock Wave right from its magnets. Vikavolt fired Thunderbolt and Flaaffy fires Power Gem right from her tail. Voltorb sends out a wave of gust right at the Ultra Beast, hitting hit. Charizard and Turtonator both fired Flamethrower while Marowak charged towards the Ultra Beast covered in green flames. All three have made contact, but Marowak suffered a recoil hit.
Mimikyu forms a huge ball of shadow and throws it at Stakataka while Gengar threw a Shadow Punch and Mismagius sends out her Mystical Fire. Shiinotic and Clefairy both fired Moon blast both hitting it at once. Mudsdale galloped right into Stakataka with her body glowing orange and Onix fires Dragon Breath right on th Ultra Beast. Even with everyone pitching in, it didn't do any damage to it at all.
"Okay, it's way tougher than I thought it was," Sora said hanging his head in defeat. Lillie did the same thing.
"It was such a brilliant idea," Lillie shred his disbelief.
"Anymore bright ideas?" Acerola asked. Lillie got a new idea in a blink of an eye.
"I think I have a brand new plan that we should consider," Lillie proposed. Everyone looked at her, wanting to know what she has in store. "Sora, Kiawe, Mallow, and Lana should surround Stakataka on four corners. They each throw a Beast Ball in all four directions. Once a Beast Ball makes contact, it'll flow inside. Sora will then use his Pokédex to send it right to Professor Oak and then problem solved. I call it Opertaion: Surround And Capture!"
"I like the sound of that!" Mallow said.
"Me too!" Lana said.
"That works for me," Kiawe said.
"I really don't care who catches it, just as long as one of us catches it," Sora said.
"Is everybody ready?!" Sophocles called out.
"ONE TWO!" Sora, Mallow, Kiawe, and Lana called out. They each threw a Beast Ball in the directions, but eyes on all four directions appear and Stakataka opens its sides. The Beast Balls then get thrown back to where they came. Sora got hit in the mouth, Kiawe right in the face, Lana in the forehead, and Mallow on the cheek. The four trainers go down for the count.
"It dodged so easily!" Kairi exclaimed.
"I'm sorry," Lillie apologized. Kairi went up to her boyfriend helping him up.
"Are you okay, Sora?" Kairi asked. Sora got up in a daze.
"Uh. Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon," Sora recited in a daze. Kairi shakes him back to his senses. "Thanks for your concern, Kairi."
"Anytime," Kairi said. She gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Better?"
"Always with you around," Sora said. The couple both smiled. "How about we all try throwing a Beast Ball until it's caught!"
"Yeah!" Kairi and the Alolan nine all agreed. They all threw various Beast Balls at the Ultra Beast, but all the results ended up being the exactly the same. This went on for hours, but no one has managed to land a successful capture. With such a disappointing effort, they all ended up tiring themselves out. Sora made contact with Lusamine.
"Sora. I was about to make contact with you. Have you made the capture yet?" Lusamine asked.
"Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. We all tried to catch it, but everytime we threw a Beast Ball, it just threw it back at us, like it was a game of dodge ball. We even tried to weakened it with every Pokémon we had, but nothing we did was enough to bring it down," Sora explained.
"I see. I thought you were having such difficulties. but, it does seem docile for the moment. All we can do is keep an eye on it for the time being," Lusamine said.
"That's a good idea, because we're all so tired and we could use a break," Sora said.
"Very well. We'll be thinking up of a plan as well, so we can pick it up tomorrow," Lusamine said.
"Of course," Sora said.
Everyone went back inside to get some rest and at the same time have a check on it when the need comes. Later, late in the night, two men, one being tall and slim and one being short and chubby come into the scene.
"Do you think that we can find one of those Ultra Thingies, Abner?" The tall slim man asked.
"First of all, Auggie, they're not called Ultra Thingies; they're Ultra Beasts. And I just heard from someone that there is one around here. Also, I've been hearing rumors about them showing up and disappearing. I just wanna get one before the one we're after vanishes. I mean, just imagine what a fortune we can make when we sell it to the highest bidder," Abner said. Both men formed dollar signs into their eyes, feeling like they're in the money.
"We're not just gonna be rich, but we'll be famous to boot! We'll have class shooting out of our asses!" Auggie said.
"Right you are, Auggie! Our luck will finally turn aorund and we can be the best damn Pokémon hunters that ever lived!" Abner said.
"Yeah. Let's get searching," Auggie said. He took out a Pokéball and threw it to let out a Houndoom. "Okay Houndoom. There's an ultra rare Pokémon somewhere around here, so we want you to sniff around and let us know if you find it." The Houndoom barked in response and sniffed around. Houndoom sniffed around for any signs of the Pokémon they're looking for. Once it reached for Stakataka, Houndoom gave a bark to the hunters. "Houndoom's found something!" The two hunters went over to where it was. "Where is it, boy? Where could it be?" Houndoom paws Stakataka. The two hunters looks at it.
"This thing?" Abner asked. He taps on it. "It looks like some crappy piece of art."
"Yeah. No idea what it's supposed to be," Auggie said. One of the stone slabs turns and an eye looks right the hunters. "Are you sure you didn't hear wrong?"
"I didn't hear wrong!" Abner argued. "I only heard that there's an Ultra Beast around here and I ain't leaving until we nab it!"
Stakataka's corners formed into legs and got up. The Ultra Beast then starts walking off. Abner and Auggie were surprised by the sudden movement Stakataka was making and strolled off right into town.
"I'm going to guess, that's our cash cow!" Auggie said.
"And literally walking away! We better get it fast!" Abner said. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go Mamoswine!" The Pokéball opens and lets out a Mamoswine that was a tad larger than Sora's. "Go after that thing! Take Down!" Mamoswine charges right into the Ultra Beast. It turns right around and its eyes go from blue to red and it responds by ramming its whole body right into Mamoswine. "Hey! You can't do that to my Mamoswine and get away with it!" Abner took out a tranquilizer gun and fired it right at Stakataka. The dart ricochets right off its coating and hits him in the arm. "OW! This wasn't how it was supposed to..." He fell to the ground sleeping.
"Don't worry, Abner! I'll get it!" Auggie said. Goes after the Ultra Beast and jumps on one of its legs. Stakataka then starts to violently shake Auggie. He then goes flying into some shrubs and he's knocked into unconsciousness. Stakataka continues to make its way over through town. It made its way into a local park and took a rest there.
On the very next morning, Tai, Kari, Matt, TK, Sara, Izzy, Joe, Mimi, Davis, Ken, Yolei, Cody, and Jun come into the Pokémon Center and they're greeted by Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine.
"Ketchum! It's been a while," Tai said.
"Hey Tai. How's it going?" Sora asked.
"Good so far. What's new with you?" Davis asked.
"Pretty much I got four badges and we're on our way to Olivine City. How about you?" Sora asked.
"We were just passing by and we came here. We didn't expect to run into you here," Matt said.
"Well, we would like to talk, but we have a bit of a situation with an Ultra Beast at the moment," Mallow said.
"An Ultra Beast?!" Tai, Kari, and the rest exclaimed.
"Yeah," Mina said.
"I think I remember something about an Ultra Beast story from before," Jun pointed out. "Wasn't with two of those things along with those girls and your mom, Matt?"
"Blacephalon and Xurkitree, I think," Matt said.
"This Ultra Beast is called Stakataka. And it's right outside," Sophocles said.
Kari then noticed two Pichu with the group and her heart melted at the very sight of them.
"Are those two Pichu? They're so very cute," Kari cooed. She gently picked up the lttle Pichu and they liked Kari instantly.
"We met them in an apple orchard a while back," Kiawe said. "But, putting that aside, we have an Ultra Beast to capture."
"Right. Let's go get it," Sora said. Once everyone got outside, they found Stakataka was gone. "No way! It's gone!"
"Where did it go?" Acerola asked.
"Maybe it got homesick and went back home," Davis guessed.
"Maybe. But, I don't think that's what happened," Lillie said.
"Why do you say that, Lillie?" TK asked.
"Look," Lillie said, pointing to the ground. They all lokked over to the prints. Pikachu and the Pichu sniffed the footprints. "I think those are footprints." Everyone went over to the prints.
"Lillie's right. And look where they're heading," Mallow said.
"Right into that town," Lana said.
"And that sounds pretty bad," Sara said.
"And not to mention what kind of destruction, it might cause," Kairi said.
"So, now it's gone from bad to worse," Joe said.
"We better follow those tracks and see where it has gone," Izzy suggested.
"That's what we should do. And we better hope that we find it, before something happens," Sora said. The group followed the tracks down to the town and they saw the tracks in the pavement. A lot of people were at a loss to what caused it and how it happened. The town looked alright for the most part, but they didn't know how long that'll last. Once they reached the park, they saw what looks like they're putting a gold statue on it. The statue is under neath a huge blanket. Supervising the construction happens to be a man dressed in a dar blue business suit.
"That's it, boys! Bring it down carefully," the man said. "You bunch will be in so much trouble if that breaks!"
The group saw what was going on. And they saw what the statue was being placed on. Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine all winced at what they all saw.
"St-St-St-Stakataka," Sora said nervously.
"And they're putting that statue on it?" Hapu asked.
"They don't know what they're doing," Illima said.
"We gotta stop this now!" Sora stated. He ran up to the sight. "NO! STOP! STOP! STOP!" The workers stop what they're doing.
"Hey kid. You're going to have to move along. TWe're very busy here!" One of the workers said.
"You don't understand! What you're putting that statue on is an Ultra Beast! A Pokémon!" Sora said. The workers just looked at it and shrugged it off.
"It's not a Pokémon. It's just a pedastal. We don't know how it got here, but we need to put the staute on this thing pronto!" The worker said.
"Then what are you waiting for?! Bring it down!" The man called out!
The workers placed the statue down and it was nice and secured since glue was on the feet. Stakataka opened all four of its eyes.
"Oh no," the group said in their thoughts.
"Feist your eyes on this, kiddies!" He pulls the sheet and unveils his statue. It was a statue of a girl wearing a tiara and clothing suited for a rich girl. "The symbol of my pride and joy! My precious little princess! Now feel free to take as many pictures as you wish." A limo pulls up and the girl that the statue represents comes running out of the limo.
"Is that it, daddy?! Is that my statue?!' The girl asked getting all giddy.
"Yes it is, pumpkin. Nothing is too good for my precious little girl," the man said.
"I think nothing is too strong a word," Sora said worriedly. Then suddenly, Stakataka then starts moving. Stakataka's corners forms into legs once again and the eyes turns from blue to red again. The Ultra Beast then starts to stomp around.
"Is that-?" Sara asked.
"It is," Kairi said.
"Its Stakataka!" Sophocles said.
"What is going on?!" The man exclaimed.
"Watch out!" Kiawe yelled. He dives and gets the man out of the way before Stakataka could stomp on the both of them. "You okay?"
"I'm fine," the man said.
"Daddy!" The girl ran to her father. "Daddy! That thing is going to knock over my statue!"
"Why is it going berserk like that?" Yolei asked.
"I don't have any idea," Kari said.
"I think it's mad about something," Cody said. Sora's communicator goes off again and he answers it.
"Lusamine! Did you find anything aout about Stakataka yet?" Sora asked.
"We did," Lusamine said. Wicke pokes her head into the camera view.
"We have found out that Stakataka detests having anything on top of it. It will try to knock it away at all costs," Wicke said.
"That explains it," Ken said.
"Okay, we'll just have to knock it off and maybe it'll calm down," Davis said.
"I think you're right about that, Davis! It'll be worth a shot!" Illima said.
"You can't! I worked hard for months to get that ready!" The man exclaimed. "You might smash it!"
"And if we don't then Stakataka will smash it anyway!" Matt said.
"He's right! We'll have to get it off!" Sora said. He and Pikachu jumped onto Stakataka's leg, but the Ultra Beast shakes them off. Kairi ran up to the both of them. Tai stops her.
"Kairi! Don't!" Tai told her. Sophocles took out a Pokéball and threw it to let out Togedemaru.
"Save them, Togedemaru!" Sophocles said. Togedemaru rolls into Sora, saving both him and Pikachu before Stakataka could stomp on them.
"Thanks Sophocles and Togedemaru," Sora said in a daze.
"Togedemaru!" Togedemaru chirped.
"Anytime Sora," Sophocles said, calling Togedemaru back inside.
"I may have a new theory on why it swung both Sora and Pikachu off. If one should try to climb its legs, then it will try to shake that individual off," Izzy stated.
"There has to be a way to get that statue off of it before it goes on a total rampage," Yolei said.
"And I'm worried it might target maybe the shopping mall just so I wouldn't be able to get any shopping done," Mimi said.
"Not just the mall, but every building in town," Hapu said.
"And we have to get that statue and get it off," Acerola said.
"How about we jump right on top of it!" Davis is suggested.
"Yeah, but how?" Ken asked. Davis didn't answer and sighed by defeat. Kiawe got an idea.
"I know how! By vaulting!" Kiawe stated.
"Vaulting?" Matt and TK asked.
"Yeah. One of us has to try to get top of it and get the statue off," Kiawe said.
"I'll do it!" Sora said. "When you don't succeed, then try again!"
"Are you sure you wanna do that, Ketchum?" Tai asked. "You might end up getting yourself killed!"
"Turtonator will help out!" Kiawe said. He took out Turtonator's Pokéball and threw it to let him out. "Sora will run on top of Turtonator's shell and the explosion will throw him up in the air.
"It's worth a shot! Here goes nothing!" Sora said. He ran towards Turtonator and stepped on one of his shell spikes. Sora and Pikachu goes flying in the air and land on the statue.
"Propokus! He made it!" Izzy cheered.
"Go to work, Sora!" Davis called out. Both he and Pikachu got to the statues feet and tried to push it off. He looked down and saw it was glued.
"No good. It's glued on. Gotta get it off by force," Sora said. "Pikachu! Iron Tail!"
"Pika!" Pikachu swung his tail at the foot of the statue and it managed to get off of the Ultra Beast. Tai threw out an Ultra Ball.
"Drake! Go!" Tai called out. Drake lets out a loud cry upon entry. "Grab that statue!" Drake flies and grabs the statue and sets it down. Even though thr statue is off, Stakataka is still shaking and it tries to get Sora off of it.
"Why is it still going crazy?" Davis asked.
"That's because he's still on top of it!" Cody said.
"And if he and Pikachu falls off, they'll both go splat!" Mimi said.
"Sora!" Kairi called out.
"THE STATUE'S OFF YOUR HEAD! CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN!" Sora yelled.
"PIKA!" Pikachu also yelled.
Stakataka kept going for a few seconds, but it eventually calmed down. The red eyes turned blue again. Stakataka went back to its mobile form.
"You calmed down," Sora said. "I guess you heard me."
"It was ballistic just a little while ago. Why is it calm now?" Sara asked.
"I think I know why. Stakataka becomes peaceful with anyone who manages to ride it out," Joe said.
"That's exactly it, Joe. I had the exact same thought," Lillie said. Sora leaned forward and looked right into the Ultra Beast's eye.
"Hey, Stakataka. How about you get inside this Beast Ball?" Sora asked, holding it in front of the Ultra Beast. "There are people who wants to help you get you home. And I promise, that's what I want for you too. So, how about it? Wanna go home?" Hearing the word "home" made Stakataka get all teary. It let Sora and Pikachu off just so he can catch it. He threw the Beast Ball right at Stakataka and it flows inside. The Beast Ball wobbles around and around. Stars swirls around the Beast Ball confirming the catch. Sora accessed his Pokédex and sent the newly caught Ultra Beast right to Professor Oak's lab. Sora made contact with Lusamine with some good news. "Stakataka has been caught and Professor Oak shall be sending over to you, soon."
"Thank you, Sora. I'm just so glad things worked out better than yesterday," Lusamine said. Sora broke contact and he and his friends went back to the Pokémon Center. They all had a meal and shared some stories about their experiences since they last saw each other. Tai, Kari, and their friends were pretty amazed to hear them about their encounter with Raikou and Articuno. Also about Kairi winning the Poké Maiden Tournament a while back.
Once everyone had rested up, the two groups went their separate ways once again and promised to meet each other soon. They decided to take a break from vaulting for a while and stick with some basic exercises, for now. Especially since Sora might get blown by Turtonator's shell spikes again.
Meanwhile, Abner and Auggie searches for the Ultra Beast.
"Where is it? Where is it?" Abner asked.
"It should be around here somewhere," Auggie said.
"Keep searching! I mean, how hard is it to find a huge stone pile with eyes?" Abner asked.
The two hunters kept searching and searching and they had no luck searching for Stakataka. And you would think Team Rocket had a hard time.
Meanwhile, in Ultra Space, Stakataka is happy to return home and it celebrated its joy for its return home.