Episode 185: Kairi's Mother and Father
Kairi looked right at her parents quite shocked. She doesn't remember them all too well and she didn't know how to react to them suddenly appearing before them.
"Kairi?" Sora asked.
"I don't believe it. It's really them," Lana said.
"I thought they were dead," Hapu said.
"Me too," Mina said.
"Did I miss something?" Plumeria asked.
"When we met Sora and Kairi back in Kanto, she told us that her parents died when she was a baby. But now here they are alive and well," Lillie said.
"How do we even know it's them?" Kiawe asked.
"And if it is, then they could be-" Terra said before Sophocles cuth him off.
"They're ghosts!" Sophocles yelped.
"Pichu," the Spiky-ered Pichu also yelped.
"Pichu," the Shiny Pichu shivered.
"Yay! Ghosts!" Acerola cheered. Her eys sparkled up.
"You're kidding right?" Mallow asked.
"Wow, first we meet Mallow-bro, and now we meet Kairi-mama and Kairi-papa," Lana said.
"I'm with Kiawe. How do we even know it's know it's them?" Illima said.
"I am so confused," Ventus said, scatching his head.
Kairi stared right at her parents and they stared right back at her. Sora didn't like how it was turning out.
"Kairi, I had just wished that we could see you and now that wish had come true," Mirei said.
"We missed you so much, Kairi," Yuta said. Kairi just stepped back shaking her head.
"No," Kairi only said with tears coming down her eyes. "It can't be true. It can't."
"Kairi?" Mirei asked.
Kairi didn't say anything more and just dashed off in the opposite direction, taking Sora, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, and the Alolan nine by surprise. Plumeria was unphased and she was still at a loss to what was going on.
"Kairi!" Sora called after her.
"Kairi," Mirei said sadly.
Sora and the rest of the group went to the room they were staying in. Sora tried to open the door, only to find it locked.
"She locked the door," Sora said.
"What's gotten into her? I thought she'd be jumping with joy to see them again after so long," Sophocles said.
"Yeah," Mina said.
"It's because they've been gone for so long, she didn't know how to react to seeing them again," Aqua said. Sora knocked on the door.
"Kairi, come on. This isn't like you," Sora said.
"Kairi, open the door please," Mirei pleaded.
"Go away!" Kairi yelled from inside. Tears were coming down like crazy. "I wanna be alone!"
"Kairi, honey. I know it's so much to take in, but please open the door. We just have so much to catch up on," Yuta said.
"Catch up on what?!" Kairi spat. "I WAS TOLD AS A LITTLE GIRL THAT YOU TWO HAVE DIED AND NOW, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I FIND OUT THAT YOU'RE STILL ALIVE! WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER COME BACK?! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR ALL THIS TIME?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT GAP YOU LEFT IN MY HEART IN MY WHOLE LIFE?! NOT JUST MINE, BUT GRANDMA'S TOO! DON'T YOU EVEN LOVE YOUR OWN DAUGHTER?! HAVE YOU EVEN ONCE THOUGHT ABOUT ANY OF THAT?!"
"It's a long complicated story. Just open the door and let us come in, just so we can talk about this," Mirei said.
"THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT! JUST GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE!" Kairi yelled. Mirei was about so say something else, when Sora stepped in.
"Let me handle this," Sora said. She looked right at the boy and she nodded. "Kairi. Come on. I can understand you won't let them in, but the least you can do is let me in."
"NO!" Kairi yelled. That took Sora by surprise. "I SAID I WANT TO BE ALONE AND I MEANT IT!"
"Don't take this out me! I'm trying to help you and now you're shutting me out! Don't shut me out, open up to me! We've always been open with each other! And I need you do be open with me now!" Sora said. "I know it's hard to believe that your parents had come back, but the least you can do is hear them out." Kairi was skeptical about hearing whatever excuse they had.
"THAT'S REAL EASY FOR YOU TO SAY! TELL ME THIS, SORA! HOW WOULD YOU REACT?! YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR DAD AND YOU LIVED WITH YOUR MOM YOUR WHOLE LIFE AND YOUR DAD DIED THREE MONTHS BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN! TELL ME! HOW WOULD YOU REACT IF YOU FIND HE WAS ALIVE FOR ALL THIS TIME WHEN IT TURNS OUT THAT HE'S NOT?!" Kairi exclaimed. Sora sighed and rubbed the back of his head.
"To be honest, I would have the same reaction as you. To further that honesty, you would try what I'm doing to open the door," Sora said. Kairi knew he was right, she would do the same thing if he was in her situation. "You would tell me to give him a chance like I would. My dad was never there my whole life, but that didn't stop me from smiling having fun. And I saw those photos of you when you were younger and I saw how happy and cheerful you were. And that's what I want to see on your face. So, please give them a chance. Do it for your grandma. Do it for Lillie and the others. And do it for me." No repsonse came from inside. The door unlocks and out she came with her face wet with tears.
"Kairi, we are so very sorry for what we did," Yuta said. "We can't change the past, but we promise we will make it up to you in the present."
"Your father and I can't remember a single day we haven't thought of you. We do love you, Kairi. We love you more than life itself. We both know what we did was wrong, but now it's our chance to make things right again," Mirei said. Kairi embraced both her parents and she started to let it out on her mother's right shoulder. Yuta and Mirei held their daughter in their arms. Sora, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, and the Alolan nine watched on with tears in their eyes. Plumeria's expression hasn't changed, but she was envious of Kairi that she could have such loving parents, unlike her own. "It's okay, Kairi. Mommy's here." Kairi kept crying as she rubbed her back. She turned to Sora with a smile. "Thank you." Sora smiled.
"You're welcome," Sora said. Kairi let go of her parents and went over to Sora. "You okay now, Kairi?"
"I am thanks to you, Sora," Kairi said. She gave her boyfriend a well-deserved hug. Sora hugged her back. Her parents could tell something was going on between the two of them. The Alolan nine, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua smiled at the sight of them hugging. They broke the hug and they looked right at Kairi's parents. "I'm sorry for how I acted. But I have so many questions I want to ask you. Where were you?"
"Perhaps we should discuss this inside," Yuta said. The group went inside the room, not aware of the Misdreavus from before. The ghostly Pokémon stayed invisble and followed them inside. He sat right down on the chair inside. "Now to get the introductions out fo the way, my name is Yuta; and in case that you haven't figured it out, I'm Kairi's father."
"My name is Mirei; Yuta's wife and Kairi's mother. And I have to say that it's so very nice to meet all of you," Mirei said.
"Anyway, my name is Sora Ketchum. And this kid is my cousin Ventus," Sora introduced.
"Hi," Ventus said.
"My name is Terra."
"My name's Aqua."
"I'm Lillie."
"I am Illima."
"My name's Mallow."
"I'm Kiawe."
"My name's Lana."
"I'm Sophocles."
"My name's Acerola."
"Mina."
"And I'm Hapu."
"The name's Plumeria."
"Pichu," the Pichu chipred.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped. Mirei eyed the baby Pokémon in her daughter's arms and she cooed.
"Oh, I can't believe that my daughter has such a cute little Pokémon," Mirei cooed. "Hiya cutie." She waved to Togepi.
"Toge, Toge, Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"Togepi is Kairi's very first Pokémon," Sora said.
"Mm-hm. She raised him ever since he was just an egg," Lillie said.
"Yeah," Mina said.
"Really? May I hold him, Kairi?" Mirei asked. Kairi smiled and she hands Togepi to her mom. Togepi had taken a liking to her since she looked like Kairi anyway.
"To start things up, where have the both of you been for all this time?" Kairi asked. Mirei sighed.
"Like I said, it's a long and complicated story," Mirei said.
"You were only just born when it began," Yuta started. He took in a deep breath. "When you were born, your mother and I were filled with overwhelming joy and indescribable pride. Not one of us could ask for anything more than having the most beautiful baby girl in the world."
"It wasn't long after that we began to hear rumors of our old enemy, Jakira. He was a very ruthless Pokémon trainer. He used them to attack innocent people and we have foiled him on several occasions," Mirei explained.
"Jakira?" Sophocles asked.
"Who is Jakira?" Aqua asked.
"I believe I have heard that name before. He uses all sorts of Pokémon to attack innocent people. That is, until recently," Illima said. Everyone all turned to the Normal Type Pokémon trainer.
"Just how did you know that?" Kiawe asked.
"That is not important, Kiawe," Sora said.
"He's right. What is important is our story," Yuta said. "We left Kairi in the care of her grandmother just we could go after him. She was against us about going after him, but she knew we couldn't let him do what he pleases."
"We learned that the rumors came from the mountains close to Pallet Town; the ones with some oversized Onix," Mirei said.
"We've been there before," Sora said. "I was training for the Pokémon League in those mountains at the time. How did you find out?"
"It came from a woman who lives there and she told us that she saw a suspicious looking character lurking around the mountains. We went in and we were in for a nasty surprise," Mirei said.
"It turns out to been a trap set up by Jakira. He had a set of explosives to get rid of us," Yuta said. "And when it went off, he assumed that we were both dead. And that led us to make the most difficult and the most unforgivable choice we had to make. We had to fake our deaths."
"We only did it just so Jakira would believe that we were really gone for good. And it worked all too well," Mirei said. The group were stunned that they staged their deaths just to catch their mortal enemy off balance.
"Just how were you able to pull off that accomplishment?" Illima asked.
"We had some trusted help from all around. They didn't like it either, but they knew with Jakira involved, we had to stop him," Mirei explained.
"So we had to send the news of our 'deaths' to your grandmother," Yuta said. "And I would be lying if I said this was the best decision we have ever made, but we knew you would be safe." The group were shocked to hear it.
"I get it. You faked your deaths just to protect your daughter," Sora said. Kairi was at a loss to that as well. "Just how were you able to get to him without blowing your cover?"
"For years, we have hid in the shadows, learning about his plans and then foiling them. He had no idea what was going on," Yuta said. "He got better and sneakier each time and so have we."
"We followed him right up to the Johto region and that's where we had our final confrontation," Mirei said. "We battled him and he lost. He was trying to increase a Pokémon's power by the power of rage. And we shown him the error of his ways."
"Unfortunately, he wasn't ready to call it quits. He tried again and then it destroyed him. It turns out Jakira had become a victim of his own obsession," Yuta said. "He died the way he lived, angry and hateful."
"You mean he's dead?" Mallow asked.
"And just by using a Pokémon's rage?" Acerola asked.
"I can't believe someone would just try that. It's crazy," Terra said.
"That's what we both thought," Mirei said. "We gave Jakira a proper burial and called up the local authorities and all of his forces arrested. We both knew the time of hiding would be over, but the problem was how were gonna make ourselves known. And judging how Kairi reacted, it was no wonder."
"Faking our deaths was an unforgivable thing, but sometimes we do the wrong things for the right reason. And now we're coming back out into the light," Yuta said. "And we wouldn't blame you if you hate us for what we did." Kairi looked at both of her parents and she sighed.
"I don't hate you. I was pretty shocked. The reason I acted like that was because I knew it was you, but I didn't want to believe it. It felt like you abandoned me, but now I know it's not true. So, I'm sorry for how I overreacted," Kairi apologized.
"You have nothing to apologize for, honey," Mirei said. "We're the ones who should apologize; to both you and your grandma. And I promise we'll never do this again." Kairi hugged her mother tight. "Now, enough about our past, Kairi. What other Pokémon do you have?" Kairi smiled and she took out five of her Pokéballs.
"I'll show them to you," Kairi said. She threw them up in the air and her Jigglypuff, Raichu, Abra, Rockruff, and Miltank came out. Yuta and Mirei were proud that their daughter is training Pokémon.
"A Raichu, an Abra, a Jigglypuff, a Rockruff, and a Miltank; that's quite a collection," Yuta said.
"They're all so very cute," Mirei said. "Hello there, everyone. I'm Kairi's mommy. It's very nice to meet you." Rockruff wags her tail having to be called cute. She glances over to Sora and she smiles. "So tell us, Kairi. Is Sora your boyfriend?" Sora and Kairi both blushed having to been asked that question.
"That's a very good question," Yuta said.
"We really are," Kairi admitted as she blushed.
"We've been together for quite a while," Sora added, taking her hand. Mirei smiled and she gushed.
"I knew it!" Mirei said with joy. "Not only we found our baby girl, but we find out she's got herself a boyfriend; and a very handsome boyfriend if I may add." She gave Sora such a hug. She then gave him some kisses on his cheeks. Her husband laughed.
"That's the exact reaction your mother got when I first met her. And I can say that you look like a good kid, so I like you," Yuta said, catching Sora off guard.
"You do?" Sora asked.
"Sure do. After you talked our daughter out of there like that, I can see that you are a good kid," Yuta said. Sora smiled that he knew he had won her parent's approval. "I would like to know how you two met." That's what he was he afraid that his girlfriend's father would ask. His face turned pale as he started to shake. He slowly turned to his girlfriend and she nodded since she didn't want to lie to them. He took a deep breath and had to tell the truth.
"Okay, the thing is this. It started when I became a Pokémon trainer and I overslept on the big day," Sora said.
"You overslept?" Mirei asked.
"I accidentally threw my alarm clock when I was dreaming about getting my first Pokémon. And when I woke up, I found that I was late and I ran down to Professor Oak's lab in my PJs," Sora explained. "When I got there, all of the starter Pokémon were already picked and he had a Pikachu left."
"Your first Pokémon is a Pikachu?" Yuta asked.
"Yeah. Pikachu didn't like me at first and he wouldn't do a thing I told him. I tried to catch my very first Pokémon in the wild and I found a Pidgey in a steel cage," Sora said.
"You mean someone trapped that Pidgey in it?" Mirei asked.
"Yep. It was set up by a pair of Pokémon hunters and they sicced their Spearow at me and Pikachu. We managed to get away and we stumbled onto their camp," Sora said.
"And where does Kairi fit into this?" Yuta asked.
"I can answer it, dad. I was out on a nature walk outside of Viridian City when I came across a Caterpie in a cage; the same kind Sora told you about," Kairi said.
"A Caterpie in a cage?" Mirei asked.
"Yes. It was set up by the same hunters and they kidnapped me. They took to their camp and stayed there until Sora came along," Kairi said. Yuta and Mirei looked at the boy and Sora got nervous.
"In my defense, it was when we met," Sora stated. "Pikachu got hurt bad and he managed to beat those hunters and those Spearow, but that just made it worse. Pikachu got healed up and we've travelling together ever since." Yuta stood up and went over to Sora. He was expecting an earful from him, but instead, the man just gave Sora a big bear hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you very much for saving my precious baby girl!" Yuta gushed. Yuta's wife laughed and pulled him off.
"Let the boy, breathe, hun," Mirei said. "I wanna hear more of their story."
"Right my dear. Continue," Yuta said.
"It was just me and Kairi at first and nine of these guys came along," Sora gestures to the Alolan nine. "They came down from the Alola region just to see their former classmate who was travelling down in Kanto the same way as me and Kairi."
"You came down from Alola to your old classmate? What is the name of this Pokémon trainer?" Yuta asked.
"It was against a trainer named Riku. He has an Eevee with him," Kairi said.
"He battled Sora and Riku beat him good," Sophocles said.
"But despite his defeat, Sora did his best," Illima said.
"We started travelling along with Sora and Kairi and we have been ever since," Lillie said.
"We met different kinds of Pokémon and all sorts of people," Mallow said. Yuta and Mirei looked over to Sora's cousin and his friends.
"What about you three? Where do you fit in the story?" Mirei asked.
"We met them when they came by to Porta Vista. Ven would always talk about Sora to no end," Terra said.
"Ven was super excited when he met some of Sora's Pokémon for the first time; even Pikachu," Aqua added.
"He had some pretty cool Pokémon with him," Ventus said.
"More to that, they came when a man named Stanley Sykes came and made some offers Ven's dad had to be crazy not to refuse," Terra said.
"He tried to sabotage the charity Alolan-style dinner with some hired help and ended up getting arrested," Lillie said.
"Sora had been earning Gym Badges to enter the Pokémon League," Kairi said.
"But how did you find Togepi's egg?" Mirei asked. "That's what I would like to know."
"Pikachu and some of Sora's other Pokémon were doing some training when they came across the egg," Kairi said. "Everyone decided that I should have the egg since I didn't have my own Pokémon with me." She smiled as her mother held Togepi in her arms. "And Togepi hatched just several days later."
"All of us were supposed to see it, but Togepi was done hatching when we got there," Sora pouted. Kairi giggled.
"Togepi just couldn't wait to see the world," Kairi said. "I was the first thing he ever saw."
"And judging how Togepi looks, you did a good job raising him," Mirei said. "Holding this little guy reminded me when I used to hold you in my arms." Mirei's vision replaced Togepi with baby Kairi and Mirei holding her lovingly.
"You may not believe this, but Sora is also the Pokémon League champion of the Indigo Plateau," Ventus said.
"Ven!" Sora chided his cousin.
"Don't be so hard on your cousin, Sora," Mirei said. "Besides, he's just being honest. Also, he's ever-so-adorable!" She started to pinch Ventus's cheeks. Sora, Sophocles, and Kiawe laughs.
"His mom and my mom always says the same thing about him," Sora said.
"So, why would his parents let him come down here?" Yuta asked.
"Not by himself, sir," Aqua said. "His parents sent us along with him, mostly to watch him."
"I came here to Johto to battle Sora and he had beaten me," Plumeria said.
"Gotta admit, it was a close battle between her and Sora," Terra said.
"Is that why you were checking on your Pokémon when we came in?" Yuta asked.
"Yeah," Sora nodded. "We just weren't expecting the both of you to show up when you did."
"We just weren't expecting to bump into any of you. And Yuta and I are mighty proud of our daughter, because my mother has done a wonderful job taking care of Kairi and the wonderful friends she made and such a handsome boyfriend," Mirei said. "So, I just wanted to thank you for being there and taking good care of her." Mirei started to cry again. Sora felt pretty welcomed by his girlfriend's parents and seeing how they were so kind to him. What surprised him is how accepting her father is, since he often worried about how a father would disapprove of his daughter of dating. They shared some other stories and about some tournaments they entered in; like how he, Riku, and Illima entered in the P-1 Grand Prix. Also how he and Kiawe entered the Pokémon Sumo Conference. Even how Sora and Lana had entered the Whirl Cup. And just recently, PokéBrawl. Kairi's parents were impressed by how Sora was able to win all of those. They were even proud of her that she managed to win an all girl's Pokémon tournament.
Everyone headed off for bed and Kairi was still awake. Sora quickly took notice.
"Kairi," Sora said. She turned to her boyfriend. "How okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm still taking it in, but I can honestly say that I'm glad that they're alive," Kairi said.
"Me too," Sora said.
"You know something? I often have been having dreams about you and my parents in the same room; now it's a reality," Kairi said.
"How did it turn out in your dreams?" Sora asked curiously.
"Everytime, good as I hoped. But today, it was completely different because I I didn't want to believe it. Now, I'm worried how my grandma will take this," Kairi said. She wraps her arms around Sora. "Can you forgive me for the way I acted?" Sora hugged her back.
"I wouldn't be in here with you if I didn't. I would say that it's a good thing Pikachu is resting, because he would be surprised just like I was; and and the others," Sora said.
"You're right, he would," Kairi said. "Let's get some sleep," Kairi suggested.
"Good idea, Kairi," Sora said. The couple gave each other a goodnight kiss and then laid back down and fell asleep. Almost an hour later, Sora woke up and decided to have a cup of hot cocoa to get him back to sleep. He stepped out quietly, being careful not to wake up Kairi. As he started to head for a vending machine, he saw Mirei still awake. "Oh. Hey."
"Shouldn't you be in bed right now?" Mirei asked.
"Yeah, but I thought I could have cup of hot chocolate to help me sleep," Sora said. "Why are you still up?"
"Couldn't sleep. Just can't get over the fact my husband and I found our little girl," Mirei said.
"I know what you mean. Kairi's letting it sink in too," Sora said. He took a glance to his girlfriend's mother and he could easily see she's a spitting image of Kairi. She's just as sweet as Kairi, she's just as kind as Kairi and she's just as pretty as Kairi. He couldn't help but smile. "It sure was surprising that it happened."
"Yes it was, Sora. Yuta and I weren't expecting to run into Kairi again after all this time. It's very funny when you think about it. Funny how some things don't go as you plan it," Mirei said.
"Just how did you plan it, exactly?" Sora asked.
"We were going to show up back in Viridian City, but it's not possible since my mother had moved to Pallet Town," Mirei said.
"If it makes you feel better, she lives just next door to me," Sora said.
"So, she's become the girl next door, huh?" Mirei joked. She and Sora shared a laugh together. "I don't mean to pry, but she mentioned that your dad died three months before you were born, is that right?" Sora sighed.
"He did. He was killed by a drunk driver. It tore my mom up," Sora sadly said. "When I came along, I brought happiness to her again, that's what she told me when I was growing up." He places his hand on his necklace. "I kinda wish I met him." Mirei places her hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry to bring up such painful question. It's only because I wanted to know something about you," Mirei said.
"Don't apologize. I only answered because you asked," Sora said.
"Also, I'm very curious about your necklace," Mirei said. "It looks a lot like a king's crown. You're not descended from royalty by chance?"
"No, but that's a pretty good guess. This necklace is a symbol of knighthood. As a little kid, I was told by my mom that I came from a long line of knights. Back in the old days, all of the boys in the family would wear one and they were viewed as knights by the people," Sora explained. Kairi's mother was astounded by what her daughter's boyfriend had told her. "People nowadays don't believe it, but she does."
"Looks like I do too," Mirei said. Sora looked rigt at her. "You saved my daughter from those awful hunters and my husband and I are eternally grateful for what you've done for her." She gave Sora a warm hug. "Again, thank you for taking good care of her." Sora smiled and he hugged her back. Once they broke the hug, Sora got a cup of cocoa ready to drink. "About the battle you had with that Plumeria girl, what other Pokémon do you have with you?" Sora took a sip.
"Other than Pikachu, I also have a Meganium, a Feraligatr, a Typhlosion, a Noctowl, and a Skarmory. I have a whole bunch more back home. And Kairi does too. And she's pretty good, even before she won the Poké Maiden Tournament," Sora said. Mirei laughed.
"I'm not surprised. She mostly takes up after her father when it comes to Pokémon battles. She might have gotten it from my father," Mirei said. "He would be so proud if he was alive." She turns to Sora when he took another sip. "And I know he would love you the same he did Yuta." Sora smiled.
"I wish I could meet him, but that seems very unlikely," Sora said.
"Me too," Mirei said. Sora took one last sip of his cocoa. "I'm glad we had this talk, Sora."
"Me too," Sora said. Mirei came and gave Sora a kiss on his forehead. He looked up and smiles back when she smiles. "Just looking at you, I can see you and Kairi already have one thing in common." Mirei became curious about what he meant.
"What's that?" Mirei asked.
"You're pretty, just like she is," Sora complimented his girlfriend's mother. She smiles and hugged him again.
"Oh, you are such a sweetheart," Mirei said. They both went back to the rooms they were staying in and fell right back to sleep. Sora looked over to Kairi and he could tell she was having such a good dream. Sora laid back down and he fell right to sleep as soon as he did. Misdreavus appeared above the couple and peeked right at Kairi. Misdreavus then went over to the room Kairi's parents are sleeping in. Mirei didn't take long to cling to her husband and Misdreavus peaks right over to the woman and saw the resemblence the two is uncanny.
On the very next morning, Sora and Plumeria went over to the counter and sees Nurse Joy standing there, waiting for them.
"Good morning, Nurse Joy," Sora greeted.
"Good moring. Your Pokémon are right here," Nurse Joy said. Chansey and Blissey comes and presented their Pokéballs. Sora takes his from Blissey and Plumeria takes hers from Chansey. Pikachu climbs right on Sora's shoulder.
"Pika, Pika, Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"Good to see you're doing better, buddy," Sora said. He turned to Plumeria. "You sure you're not tagging along with us?"
"I only came here with one goal in mind and I had met that goal, Sora. My Pokémon are healed up and I'm heading to do some more training. And who knows? Maybe, I might bump into Riku and challenge him to a battle. He still owes me for that one night," Plumeria stated. Sora could see her mind was made up. She took one last look to Sora. "Just stay as strong as you are, Sora."
"I will," Sora said. They shook hands and she headed out. He and Pikachu had smiled and went to join the others for breakfast. "I bet that you're pretty hungry, Pikachu."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"I thought so. Then you're going to be in for an eventful breakfast," Sora said. Pikachu was caught off guard by what he meant, but he caught when he saw Kairi's parents sitting next to her.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked.
"No, you're not seeing things, those people are her parents," Sora told his partner. Once Sora sat down for breakfast, Yuta and Mirei saw the mouse Pokémon on his shoulder and she smiles.
"So, this is the Pikachu you were telling us about," Mirei said. "So cute." She petted Pikachu gently and he felt warm from her gentle touch.
"Pi," Pikachu said. The Pichu went up to their adoptive big brother and embraced him. Pikachu rubbed both of their heads. As they ate their breakfast, Sora turned to Illima.
"Hey Illima, how far is to get to Blackthorn City from here?" Sora asked. Illima took out the guidebook and he looked over the map.
"According to the guidebook, to get to Blackthorn City, we will have to reach the Ice Path just outside the next town over. It should take no time at all when we take our leave as soon as possible," Illima said.
"We'll set off as soon as we're finished eating," Sora said. Kairi, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, and the Alolan nine all agreed. Kairi's parents had something they wanted to say.
"Sora, would it be too much of a bother if we tag along with you, just for a little while?" Yuta asked.
"It's just we want to get to know our daughter and her friends a whole lot more. Plus, we're used to a lot of travelling," Mirei said. Sora wasn't sure. He turned to his girlfriend and she had no objection to it.
"I don't see anything wrong with that," Sora said. Kairi's prents were thrilled that they get to spend some time with their daughter until they have the courage to present themselves to Kairi's grandmother.
Elsewhere, in the Pokémon Center, some choas was ensnaring everyone in it as objects began levitating.
"Hey! What's going on?!" One trainer exclaimed. It didn't long for the group to hear the ruckus and they went out to see what it was.
"What is going on out here?" Yuta asked.
"I don't know, but I know it's crazy," Hapu said.
"Yeah," Mina agreed.
The choas goes on as it causes trouble for the the whole place. Misdreavus appears before the group and laughs.
"A Misdreavus!" Acerola said.
"So, it was this Pokémon that was causing some trouble just now," Kiawe said.
"What does she want?" Sophocles asked. Misdreavus floated up to Kairi and makes it lear for her.
"Dreavus, Misdreavus, Mis, Mis, Misdreavus," Misdreavus said. Misdreavus shows how serious it was being.
"Are you challenging me into a battle?" Kairi asked.
"Mis, Misdreavus nodded.
"I accept your challenge," Kairi said. Misdreavus heads outside and everyone follows the screech Pokémon and it got into position. Kairi had to make her choice and she had made it. She takes out Rockruff's Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Rockruff!" Kairi's Pokéball opens and out comes her Rockruff. The puppy Pokémon seems a bit on the aggressive side for a reason. She knew what it meant. "Rockruff must be closing in to evolve."
"What's up with Kairi's Rockruff?" Yuta asked.
"Rockruff is getting ready to evolve," Sora said. Yuta and Mirei turned to him.
"How do you know, Sora?" Yuta asked.
"I would know, because I raised a Rockruff too. I saw it when I was battling against a trainer named Cornelius who has a Midday Lycanroc," Sora said.
"What does rockruff's behavior has to do with evolving?" Yuta asked.
"Rockruff's aggression is a sign of evolution. Looks like Kairi's Rockruff's new Lycanroc is going to be decided by the time of day," Lillie said. Misdreavus begins by firing SHadow Ball right at Rockruff.
"Dodge it, Rockruff!" Kairi called oout. The puppy Pokémon dodges Misdreavus's Shadow Ball. "Use Bite!" Rockruff jumps towards the ghostly Pokémon to land a bite. Misdreavus turns invisible. Rocckruff looks around for any signs of Misdreavus. She remembered a trick Sora tried when he caught Haunter, so she had to hope it'll work. "Try listening for Misdreavus and use Rock Throw once you're certain that's where she is!" Rockruff shuts her eyes and listened for Misdreavus. Yuta and Mirei watched her daughter and were impressed by her quick thinking. Rockruff kept listening for Misdreavus and moved in with Rock Throw on her left. The rocks forced Misdreavus to being visible again. Misdreavus fires Psybeam right at Rockruff. "Dodge and use another Bite!" Rockruff jumps and lands a bite onto Misdreavus. She gave her a toss and smacks into a tree. Misdreavus fires Power Gem and Rockruff dodges it. Misdreavus fired Dazzling Gleam right Rockruff, but she jumps out of the way. "One more Rock Throw!" Rockruff hurls Rock Throw as the ghost Pokémon and it softens her up more. Kairi takes out a Pokéball and hurled it right at Misdreavus. One it struck her, she flows inside and the Pokéball began to wobble around and around. Stars swirls around the Pokéball to confirm the catch. Sora hands Kairi his Pokédex and it asks her if she wants to keep Misdreavus with her. She chose to send Misdreavus over to Professor Oak's lab. "I have just caught my very first Ghost Type!" Rockfuff barks.
"Toge, Toge!" Togepi chirped.
"Way to go, Kairi!" Sora praised his girlfriend. Yuta and Mirei were mighty proud of their daughter just by watching ho9w skillful she really is. Rockruff then starts to howl as she began to evolve. Everyone knew which form it was going to be. Kairi's Rockruff was now a Midday Lycanroc.
"You evolved! You're now a Lycanroc! I'm so proud of you!" Kairi praised. The newly evolved Lycanroc pounces on Kairi and gives her a series of licks. Kairi laughs between the licks.
"Our baby is even better than we thought," Mirei said, crying happily.
"She truly is our daughter. I am so very proud of her," Yuta said, also crying.
"Wow, two new Pokémon in once day! Kairi must be on a role," Lana said.
Everyone all continued on their way to Blackthorn City. Kairi was happy to know that her parents were alive and well despite her earlier reaction, but thanks to Sora, she knew her dream is now a reality. The only problem was how they were going to reveal themselves to Kairi's grandmother. That was a bridge they had to cross when they come to it.