Chapter 8
Lillie, Mikasa, and I finish our lunch in Aina's Kitchen, and now we're walking towards Professor Kukui's house. Lillie says, "It sure has been a while since we last meet Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet."
"I know..." I say. "I wonder what will happen if they manage to see Mikasa with us..."
Mikasa seems a little nervous, and Lillie says, "Are you nervous, to see Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet?"
"Yes, Mama..." Mikasa says.
"It will be just fine, I promise, Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet are like your Papa's second family. I'm sure you will like them." Lillie says.
When I knock at the door, Professor Kukui comes out and he is delighted to see us. "Ash! What a surprise!"
"Hello, Professor. Did you have some time for a chat?" I ask.
"Of course." Professor Kukui also notices Lillie and says, "Lillie, I see you're here as well."
"Sorry to bother you." Lillie says with a smile, "Mikasa, this is Professor Kukui."
Mikasa says with a slightly nervous tone, "H-Hello..."
Professor Kukui says with a smile, "It is nice to meet you."
After entering the house, Professor Burnet also greets the two of us, I ask, "So where is Lei?"
"Lei is having a nap time, so he won't be able to join us. So care to introduce us to the child here?" Professor Burnet asks.
"Well, you see... Mikasa here is actually Lillie and my daughter." When I say those words, both Professors widen their eyes in shock.
"Your daughter? But you're too young to do such-" Before Professor Kukui can finish, Lillie says with a blush, "You've got it wrong, Professor. She came from another dimension, a dimension where we are actually older than we are right now, and both of us were killed in a war... Arceus sent her to us so we could take care of her as a family should."
It is a good thing that Professor Burnet is the leading expert on dimensions and space stuff, she says, "Is that so... and what did your parents think about it?"
"We just came back from the Aether Foundation. Professor Mohn even gave her a blood test to prove that she really is our daughter." I say. "And of course, we're going to take full responsibility for her. After all, she is our precious daughter."
I have Mikasa sit beside me and Professor Kukui says, "I see... By the way, Ash, ever since you're mother passed away, I heard from Professor Oak that you haven't been doing well... How are you feeling right now?"
I say, "My mother's death really impacted me a lot... I used to travel around the regions, but now I just don't feel like doing it again because I've already challenged all the Gyms, stopped evil teams, and had battles with the Champions... Lillie's visit is what sparks my desire to travel once again."
"Ash..." Lillie says to me with a loving smile, and I always love that smile of hers.
"So I have to assume that the two of you haven't gotten married, yet?" Professor Burnet asks.
"We're just dating yet." Lillie says. "We have been discussing wedding plans, but it won't be out that fast. We also don't want to rush things."
"I see..." Professor Kukui says, "By the way, Ash and Lillie. Since you're into traveling again, have you ever thought of going to the Paldea Region?"
"Paldea Region? What is that?" I ask with confusion since I have never heard of this region before.
"Paldea Region is a region that is next to Kalos, they have a rich culture and also a League." Professor Kukui says while showing the map using the Rotom Phone and the Television. "Paldea has a lot of new Pokemon you've never seen before, and this school over here... the Narauva University, is a famous school that stands for 805 years and a lot of people's dreams."
"I've heard about this university before." Lillie says, "My parents used to study there when they were younger."
"And you said that there is a League there, is it the usual 8 Gyms, Elite Four, and then Champion one?" I sigh, since every single League was just like this, well, maybe not for Alola and Galar, because Alola doesn't have Gyms, and Galar doesn't have Elite Four.
"Well, let's say that the Elite Four and Champion are quite different this time." Professor Kukui says, "Instead of having a Champion, they have people with Champion Ranks. Instead of replacing, they decide to give titles instead."
"Is that so..." I say, which sparks my interest a little. Professor Burnet says, "And the middle of the region here is Area Zero, a place surrounded by the fog, not many people are able to see what's inside. And that makes the whole region mysterious as well."
"That sounds interesting. Maybe we should go there and check it out." I say. "What do you think, Lillie? Mikasa?"
"I want to go there too, Papa!" Mikasa says.
"So that's decided." Lillie says.
After bidding farewell to Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet, it is time for the three of us to head back to Kanto so we can pack things up before heading to the Paldea Region.
Our journey in the Paldea Region is great, we met Director Clavell, who is actually a friend of Lillie's father, and he provided us with some online programs so that we won't need to attend classes while traveling around the region. We've also met a lot of friends here in the Paldea Region.
First is Nemona, she's a Champion Rank Trainer who wants to have a rival who can match her skills with battle, she was there to watch my Gym battles and the Champion Assessment test. The second is Arven, he's a trainer who wants to search for the Mystical Herba to save his Mabosstiff, and thus we have to find 5 kinds of different Herba Mystica to help him. And the third one is Penny, who comes from the Galar Region, she was the leader of the team known as Team Star to fight against bullying in school, but they overdid it and she asks us to stop this Team Star by disbanding the five bases, Director Clavell also helped us with this one with his weird disguise.
While doing Arven's request, we learned that Arven is the son of both Professor Sada and Professor Turo, the two professors who live in Area Zero and researching time machines. They manage to bring some Paradox Pokemon known as Ancient Pokemon and Future Pokemon. It turns out that the original professors are dead, and the ones who called us are actually AI-powered robots, they want us to stop the Time machine but are unable to do it because of the code written inside them.
We also capture a lot of Pokemon in the Paldea Region, and learn about some new evolutions. Once we're done, we decide to head back to the Kanto Region and take a rest for a month. But just as we arrive home, we are surprised to find Gladion waiting at our door.
"Gladion? What are you doing here?" Lillie asks with shock.
"I've heard everything from Mom and Dad." Gladion says while looking at me. "So this is my niece?"
"Uncle Gladion?" Mikasa rushes to Gladion and hugs him with delight. "I miss you!"
I sigh, "Did Professor Mohn tell you about her background and everything?"
"Yeah. At first, I couldn't believe what just happened, but then again, strange things happen to you all the time." Gladion sighs. "Your daughter from another dimension. Quite weird if you ask me."
Lillie asks, "So you're here to check out on us?"
Gladion says, "That's one, the other one is a rematch against Ash. You might be able to persuade my parents to let Lillie stay with you, but you still need to get through me."
I sigh, and Lillie mutters, "It's my own free will that I want to be with Ash."
"Of course, if a battle is what you want, then I can give you one." I say.
"Yay! Papa and Uncle Gladion are having a battle!" Geez... why can my daughter be so cute when she's excited?
We use our backyard and I use Pikachu while Gladion goes with Zoroark to battle.
"Zoroark! Night Daze!" Gladion goes for the Dark Type attack, but Pikachu counters with Thunderbolt. Then he has Zoroark use Shadow Claw, but Pikachu uses Iron Tail to slap it back.
"You know, I might as well do this." Gladion shows the Tera Orb and says, "It has been a while since I use this. But Zoroark! Terastalize now!"
I see that Gladion's Zoroark is having a Ghost on top of the head, meaning that its Tera Type is Ghost. I also do the same to Pikachu, only it has a diamond on the head, meaning it's Normal.
"Looks like we couldn't use our strongest moves together now..." I say. Normal and Ghost... both attacks can't hit each other.
"Just my luck." Gladion says, "Night Daze again!"
"Use Knock Off!" I yell, and Pikachu charges forward and slams at Zoroark, causing a lot of damage, but the Night Daze is also doing a lot of damage to Pikachu as well.
"Thunderbolt!" "Dark Pulse!" We both yell at the same time, and both Pokemon attack until both sides are hit back and knocked out at the end.
"Looks like we have a draw..." I say after picking Pikachu up.
"You're still the same." Gladion smiles back after recalling Zoroark. "But of all the type, why would your Pikachu's Tera Type be Normal?"
Lillie says, "It is not actually Normal. Pikachu's Tera Type changes randomly. Sometimes it is Electric, and then in another battle, it becomes Flying or Steel... We think that Arceus might have done something to Pikachu."
I say, "Yeah, sometimes it was giving me bad luck. By the way, do you want to come in and sit?"
Gladion says, "I might as well stay here a night. I was going to challenge the Kanto League, that's why I come here to Kanto."
"Kanto League. You can do it for sure." Lillie says with a smile.
"Yeah, Uncle Gladion can do it." Mikasa cheers.
"So when was the wedding held?" Gladion asks us, and we slightly blush I say, "We are just preparing, we haven't set a date."
"Yeah... we're still in the dating progress." Lillie says. "But I'm sure it will be within a year."
"I see..." Gladion says, "I also notice how big your backyard is. Are you sure you alone can handle that many Pokemon without any staff helping you?"
I say, "Most of the time they're just doing everything on their own. Some of my Pokemon are actually very smart. There are 18 areas in my backyard that corresponds a Pokemon Type, and each of the group will pick their own leader and they will be the ones that give out the food to others."
Lillie says, "After staying with Ash and Mikasa for some time, I was also surprised at how amazing Ash's Pokemon are."
"Is that so." Gladion says. Then we continue to talk about our journeys in the Paldea Region and Mikasa.
Here is a new chapter, if you want to see the full Paldea Region journey, you can just read my Paldea Story since it was basically that plot, just minus the OCs and adding Mikasa inside. Gladion also visits Ash and Lillie in the Kanto Region and he also has the Tera Orb to Terastallize, both Ash and Gladion end up a draw. I hope you like this chapter.
