The scene where Leon and Hannah interacting in her bedroom, was inspired by episode 27 of Tokyo Mew Mew. Except they haven't confessed their love to each other yet. For some reason, whenever I wrote Leon and Hannah scenes, I keep thinking about Ruby and Sapphire from the Adventures manga. It's my favorite pairing along with SpecialShipping. I can't wait to write some Hannah and Raihan moments in the future. There will be other shippings too.
Sorry for the long wait, my hand was sprained and it took few months to be healed. Starting now, the story finally has a cover image! Gigantamax Cinderace represents Rabirin and Hannah's destined partner. Anyways on to the story!
Warning: This episode contains comedy, plot twists, secrets, and suspense!
Enjoy the episode...
Opening; Go! Princess Precure: Insert Miracle Go! Princess Pretty Cure
Insert Healin' Good Precure: Subtitle
Episode 10 Part 2: Two Mysterious Pokémon?! Distracting The Champion! Part 2
Postwick, Hannah's House
Insert Healin' Good Precure: Healing Garden
After Amary had unknowingly unlocked her Purity powers, she told her grandmother how she'd seen several visions from the past and future. One of the vision showed Hop, Hannah, and Rabirin laid unconscious in the foggy area of Slumbering Weald. The other showed Ella carrying a box of sweets and heading straight to Wedgehurst. Amary and Diane were outside in front of their house, having a private conversation. Alongside them were Amary's Gossifleur and Latte.
"It's called clairvoyance! It allows you to see through events that happened in the past or future. Clairvoyance can even let users see through everything, both literally and figuratively." Diane explained, telling Amary that she'd unlocked her Purity powers.
"Clairvoyance?!" Amary raised an eyebrow at her grandmother while holding Gossifleur closely in her arms and Latte on top of her head.
"It's one of the Purity powers, that's unlocked by the eyes. It can also be used in the form of the hands, called mudra! Your sister had already unlocked her Purity powers when she was four. However, Hannah still doesn't know about this." Diane explained, revealing a very surprising secret to Amary. The little redhead reflected for a moment and realized she had never seen her sister's Purity powers.
"Hannah had already awakened her Purity powers?! That's mega unexpected!" Amary was surprised that her older sister had already awakened her powers, at a very young age.
According to Diane, a Purity unknowingly unlocking its powers was quite common. It can be in the form of eyes or hands. In addition to that, those who awakened their Purity powers have also unlocked their healing powers. It could be used in the form of tears, water, hands, eyes, lips, or emotions. A Purity can heal humans quickly by a kiss if the person's an opposite gender.
"The problem is, Hannah doesn't know. For a Purity to activate its powers, they must either feel it or noticed it. Your sister had unknowingly awakened hers after Marigold attempted to stab you and Hannah with sharp scissors. Unfortunately, Hannah was too traumatized to noticed it. Whenever Hannah unknowingly used her Purity powers, your sister would be unconscious and couldn't remember what happened." Diane explained to Amary, who has tears streaming down her face.
After Diane had caught Marigold, she'd found Hannah unconscious while protecting Amary. The young redhead didn't remember unlocking her Purity powers. Instead, Hannah was protecting Amary from their eldest sister. Hearing Marigold's name caused Amary to feel nothing but hatred. She never forgives both Marigold and her friends, for being cruel towards Hannah.
"Marigold, she and her friends were the reason why Hannah's traumatized! Even if they changed, I'll NEVER forgive them, for what they've done to my sister!" Amary felt nothing but hatred spread across her body, after thinking about her late eldest sister. Although Amary was just a baby then, she once remembered seeing a red forcefield, protecting both her and Hannah from Marigold. The little redhead would never forget how traumatized her sister was, watching Marigold tries to break through the forcefield but failed.
"Gossifleur! Goss!" Gossifleur comforts her partner, watching Diane hugged Amary.
"We'll discuss this later! For now, we must rescue your sister and Hop! Amary, do you think you can use your clairvoyance? You don't have to use it if you don't want to!" Diane smiled at Amary, comforting the little redhead while stroking her hair. Even if Amary had unlocked her clairvoyance, Diane would never force her family to do the things they don't want.
"It's fine, grandma! Both Hannah and Hop are very precious to me, and I don't want anything bad happen to them!" Amary shook her head and smiled at her grandmother while thinking about her sister and Hop. She then closed her eyes, slowly activating her clairvoyance, before checking their current whereabouts. "They're somewhere in Slumbering Weald, but the problem is that part of the forest is covered in thick fog. Hannah and Hop are unconscious in the forest..." Amary explained quietly, telling her grandmother the location they're at. Due to the thickness of the fog, it's hard to see the surroundings of Slumbering Weald.
A few minutes later, Amary told Felicity, Sebastian, Allie, and the Galarian Princesses the visions she'd saw. The little redhead then told the group, how she'd unknowingly unlocked her Purity powers, called the clairvoyance, allowing her to see visions of the past and future. It happened after she'd seen the cracked photo of Hannah and Hop.
"Hannah and Hop are what?!" The group said in unison, after listening to Amary's story.
Insert Healin' Good Precure: A Light Breeze Passes through the Town
"What about Wooloo? Is Wooloo alright?!" Lucinda asked.
"I don't know Lulu, the fog is so thick that it's hard to find Wooloo's whereabouts! But Wooloo may be still alive!" Amary explained, believing that Wooloo's still alive and uninjured despite wandering through Slumbering Weald. If only it was very easy for Amary, she'd easily find both Hannah and Hop quickly. The little redhead loves Hannah infinitely and was scared of losing her sister. As Amary continued thinking, she spotted a Scorbunny wandering through Postwick, with tears covering its eyes.
"Rabirin!" Amary immediately recognized the Scorbunny, watching it jumped into her arms, with tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
"Scorbunny! Scor!" Rabirin cried tears splashed on the ground while thinking of her partner.
"It's alright Rabirin, don't cry. You're safe with us." Amary soothed Rabirin, stroking her head and comforting the sobbing Scorbunny.
"Scor..." Rabirin cried, still couldn't stop thinking about Hannah.
"Don't worry, Rabirin, both Hannah and Hop are still alive in Slumbering Weald, I can feel it." Amary comforts the sobbing Scorbunny, stroking her ears. She smiled at Rabirin and kissed her on the forehead, while Gossifleur gave a hug to the little Scorbunny.
"Amary, are they alright?" Lucinda asked the little redhead, hoping her comrades aren't critically injured.
"According to my clairvoyance, Hop and Hannah are unconscious in Slumbering Weald due to the mysterious light. However, they aren't critically injured." Amary informed her group, while using her clairvoyance.
"Injured or not, we have to save them! Even though we're not supposed to enter Slumbering Weald, both Hoppy and Big Sis Hannah are very important to us! If we don't save them soon, they'll get seriously injured!" Allie said determinedly, surprising both her friends and adults. Although Allie's still just a kid, she'd do everything to save her friends, even if she has to break few rules.
"Cleffa! Clef!" Cleffa agreed with Allie, as she jumped up and down determinedly.
"Allie's right, if we don't save them soon, who knows what'll happen!" Lila agreed with the little girl, checking the current weather conditions in Slumbering Weald, using her purple Rotom Phone. "Despite that the forest gets foggy, I heard it gets quite thicker and difficult to see! It's no wonder children aren't allowed to enter." Lila explained while showing her Rotom Phone to her teammates. Currently, the weather in Slumbering Weald was both sunny but very foggy.
Before Selena responded, suddenly Latte jumped off Amary's head, staring at the group determinedly. The group minus Allie, Amary, and Diane were surprised to see Latte became very serious.
"Eevee! Vee!" Latte exclaimed, telling the group that she wants to help rescue Hop and Hannah. After Hannah took care of her, the little Eevee couldn't stop thinking about her adopted mother. Latte walked up to Rabirin before she comforts the sobbing Scorbunny.
"Scorbunny?" Rabirin whispered, watching Latte gently wiped her tears off her wet eyes.
"Latte?" Selena was surprised to see Latte this determined. Normally, Latte's quite gentle and loves taking naps, but lately, she's very determined and serious, just like Hannah.
"Of course! Latte wants to save Big Sis Hannah, too!" Allie smiled, petting Latte on the head. Although Latte's the main mascot to both Galarian 12 and Princesses, the young Eevee sees Hannah as her mother.
"Eevee! Vee!" Latte nodded her head, telling the group she wants to save both Hannah and Hop at Slumbering Weald.
"Latte, let's go to Slumbering Weald and save Hop and my sister!" Amary smiled determinedly, holding Gossifleur closely in her arms. Latte climbed up on Amary's head with Rabirin riding her shoulders.
The girls were gathering their bags and supplies, getting ready to head to Slumbering Weald and rescue their comrades. Allie's wearing her brown hoodie, while Amary has her mint-green jacket, in case the weather gets very unpredictable. Like Hannah, the little redhead can't always rely on Leon forever. There will be times when Amary and her friends, have to face crisis without the Champion being involved.
"Don't forget these!" Sebastian then handed Selena a huge box of Max Repels, Full Restores, Max Revives, berries, and different varieties of Poké Balls stacked in alphabetical order. "You cannot go on a rescue mission, without these! A Pokémon Trainer must always be prepare before they embark on a serious quest!" Sebastian explains, as he adjusted his monocle and smiled at the girls.
"Wow Sebastian, you're the greatest butler!" Allie cheered, praising the butler with admiration.
"My pleasure Allison!" Sebastian smiles at the little girl, accepting her compliment.
Insert Healin' Good Precure: I Feel So Alive
As the girls gathered all their supplies and materials, Amary noticed that Selena's Wishing Gem was slightly glowing inside her dress pockets. Amary took the opportunity to activate her clairvoyance on Selena's Wishing Gem and saw a vision of the past. It shows a young Munna, was floating at the altar of Slumbering Weald after she'd accidentally took the indigo gem into her mouth. At the altar, were two rusted ancient artifacts, shaped like a sword and shield, laying on the ground for centuries.
"It seems that Selena's Wishing Gem was originally located at an altar, in the deepest part of the forest! That explains how Munna got the Wishing Gem, she must've accidentally taken it in her mouth. Just like the rest of the Galarian Princesses, the indigo Wishing Gem picks Selena." Amary saw Selena's indigo Wishing Gem was glowing, carefully examined the gemstone using her clairvoyance. She remembered Samaira mentioned how Wishing Gems can be seen by seven chosen individuals. However, some of the members of the Kaguya Estate, believed the jewels choose their partners.
According to legends, there's an altar located in the deepest part of Slumbering Weald. Within the altar, holds several treasures related to the heroes of Galar. However, these treasures are being guarded by two mysterious creatures. Amary wasn't sure why they're guarding these treasures, but it's believed that these ancient artifacts were connected to the heroes of Galar, and how they once stopped the Darkest Day.
"Perhaps one of those mysterious Pokémon did this, just to prevent Hop and Hannah from coming near those treasures! Grandpa once mentioned if you get struck by their light, not only will you be unconscious but it'll randomly send you somewhere in Galar! Just like what happened to Rabirin. It's a good thing Rabirin landed at Postwick, who knows what'll happen to her." Amary thought, remembering what her grandfather once told her, after turning five.
After the two heroes defeated the Darkest Day, the Purities gave them proper names. However, for some reason, Nigel hasn't revealed their names to his granddaughters. The artifacts used by the two heroes were once called the Mystical Sword and Mystical Shield until they've turned rusted after defeating the Darkest Day.
"I'm curious about this mysterious clan? Who are the Purities, and why aren't they mentioned in Galar History? More importantly, what exactly are the Mystical Sword and Mystical Shield?" Amary thought, amazed that a mysterious clan existed before the events of the Darkest Day. The Crown Tundra's the original birthplace for the Purities, but the powers they possessed were far superior to their ancestors. Once every 2-3 years, when an offspring from the Purity clan is born in the Crown Tundra, their powers are in the form of eyes or hands. Unfortunately, those unique powers have to be awakened by the user itself.
"A Pokémon that once ruled Galar in ancient times?! It wasn't mentioned in Galar History either, but grandpa mentioned that the people who're descendants of the Purities, know the true story! However, the Purities from the Crown Tundra know the true history of Galar! I wish grandpa was here, sometimes the way he speaks doesn't make sense!" Amary thought while holding her Gossifleur.
Postwick
Insert Healin' Good Precure: The Healing Animals
As the girls were getting ready to rescue their friends from Slumbering Weald, the adults decided to stay behind, just in case Holly arrived back from Wedgehurst. Next to Diane's group was Allie's older cousin, Ella and her partner Jigglypuff.
"Jiggly..." Jigglypuff was worried about Allie and her friends, hoping they'll arrive safely.
"Allie, I'm gonna go along with your decision, but Slumbering Weald is packed with strong Pokémon, such as Corviknight and Weezing! It's very dangerous for you since you're too over-energetic and extremely bubbly." Ella warns her younger cousin, noticed that Allie wasn't scared nor worried about going to Slumbering Weald. If Carolyn found out about this, Ella's going to get more than an earful.
Ella has bright skin and waist-length dark auburn hair, with auburn eyes. Her bangs are brushed to the left, with the remainder pulled back by a green hair clip. Ella's outfit consists of a navy blue button-up top with a black belt on the navel, an indigo trench coat, sapphire denim trousers, and black boots with blue nail polish.
Ella is Allie's older cousin and Carolyn's eldest granddaughter. Ella's also best friends with Sonia and Leon, where she'd known them since childhood. Ella and her partner Pokémon, Jigglypuff, participated in the Gym Challenge and made it to the Champion Cup, but lost to Raihan. During her Gym Challenge, Ella had feelings for Leon until she found out that he's in love with a girl he met at Route 1. Even though Leon didn't love Ella, the two remained very close friends.
"Don't worry Ellie, I'm not alone! I have Cleffa, Dedenne, Amary, and the Galarian Princesses by my side!" Allie assured her older cousin, giving her a confident look, telling Ella that everything will be alright. "As a veteran Trainer, it's our mission to rescue the people we cherished! Big Sis Hannah and Hoppy, mean the whole world to us! Many people will always rely on Leon, but not me!" Allie continued, smiling determinedly only to received a strange look back from Ella.
"Since when are you a veteran?! Just because you have few Pokémon, doesn't make you a Pokémon Trainer! You have to be ten, to become an official Pokémon Trainer!" Ella explains, telling Allie the official age for becoming an eligible Pokémon Trainer.
"Who would've thought Allie's more mature, whenever she's talking to Ella?" Lila noticed that Allie acts like an adult, whenever she interacts with Ella. Just like Hannah and her friends mentioned, kids are the grownups while the adults act like children.
"Ellie, just because I'm a kid, doesn't mean I'm weak! You should never underestimate young kids, Ellie! Look at Bea, she lost to Allister and he's around my age!" Allie explained, telling Ella why she shouldn't underestimate young children, claiming they're a lot stronger than several adults. Just as Ella was about to respond, suddenly Rabirin interrupted their conversation.
"Scorbunny, scor!" Rabirin wants to come along too, hoping that both Hannah and Hop were alright. After being separated from Hannah, the Scorbunny grew scared of losing her best friend.
"Eevee, vee!" Latte comforts Rabirin, reminding the Scorbunny that she's not alone. Hannah's like a sister, to both her friends and Pokémon.
"Latte's right, Hannah had done so much for us in the past few days! But now it's our turn to help Hannah!" Lucinda grew determined, reminding her friends of everything that Hannah had done for them, during the past few days.
"Hannah not only brought us together but if it wasn't for her, the Galarian Princesses wouldn't exist today." Lila added, admits that if she hadn't met the Galarian Princesses, she wouldn't see the right path.
"Hannah's more than a friend and leader, she's the glue that holds us together! If we hadn't met her, all of us wouldn't see the light." Crystal explained, remembering her first encounter with Hannah, and how she slowly became a better person.
Ever since Crystal first met Hannah, not only did she changed but the redhead became her first true friend. Crystal also learns the importance of quality, began to smile frequently, slowly grew opened to her new friends, and more importantly, having fun. After listening to Hannah's story, Crystal felt very awful for being harsh on her eldest sister, Jade. Although Crystal reconciled with her sister, she has more problems to deal with; telling her friends the truth and her past. Would they still accept her as a friend or not?
"I'll be the acting leader until we save our friends!" Selena volunteers to be the temporary leader until they find the duo at Slumbering Weald. "As acting leader, our mission is to rescue our friends in Slumbering Weald! This is an S-Rank mission!" Selena said, becoming very determined and serious.
"Yeah!" The girls cheered in unison until they stopped for few seconds.
"S-Rank mission?! I thought it was a D-Rank mission! Why do I keep getting ninja vibes?" Allie raised an eyebrow at her friends, grew very confused about the ranking system of their mission. Just as Selena was about to explain the ranking system, suddenly Ella interrupted their conversation, holding a big pink box filled with sweets.
Insert Healin' Good Precure: Searching for a Partner
"Fufufu, just leave it to Eloise Fontaine! I'm sure Leon and Sonia would love to try my delicious pink cream puffs~" Ella giggles, couldn't wait to give her homemade sweets to her two best friends. Ella opened her box, revealing a dozen packs of cream puffs with pink cream fillings, and covered in pink sprinkles.
"Are those pink cream puffs, Ella?!" Lucinda gushes, finding Ella's cream puffs too cute to be eaten.
"Not just any pink cream puffs, Lulu! These cream puffs are packed with lots of love, and tons of pink cream filling, mixed with rainbow sleeping powder! With these sweets, it's enough to make them fast asleep until Hannah and Hop arrived at Wedgehurst!" Ella smirked, couldn't wait to give her special sweets to her two best friends, claiming it'll make them fast asleep for few days, possibly weeks.
"What if it doesn't work? Ms. Felicity tried making Hop and Leon sleep, but it didn't work..." Amary gave Ella a strange look, remembering the time when both brothers weren't affected by it. "I believed that's when mum told both Leon and Hop, that we all woke up very early and left the house at five in the morning." Amary was still surprised, that it didn't affect both brothers.
Amary remembered that her mother mentioned how both Leon and Hop, immediately woken up after hearing the group left very early. Even though they've just met, Amary noticed that Leon grew both overprotective and worried about her older sister. Amary had even seen Leon allows his Charizard, to companied Hannah, so that her sister wouldn't get hurt.
"Just three days ago, Gavin tries to play a love song from his ukulele, when suddenly, Leon's Mr. Rime struck a Thunderbolt on him." Amary thought, with an unamused expression. The little redhead had seen Gavin played his ukulele, hoping Hannah would come from the balcony of her bedroom. Instead of her sister, a Mr. Rime appears and struck Gavin with a Thunderbolt, using his icy blue cane. She then saw Leon thanked Mr. Rime, before closing the balcony door. Just as Amary was about to think further, her thoughts were interrupted by Ella.
"Not to worry Amary, I can guarantee you that it'll work! I've got those from Ballonlea, with a great discount!" Ella winked at the girls, assuring them that everything's under control.
"Jigglypuff~" Jigglypuff giggles, couldn't wait to perform her song to the audience in Wedgehurst.
"Why do I get the feeling, that these cream puffs won't affect Leon?" Lila whispers, stroking her beloved Toxel while speculating that Leon, wouldn't be affected by Ella's cream puffs.
Meanwhile back at Hop's house...
Insert Hugtto Precure: The Memory of Sorrow
Margaret and Samaira were in the kitchen, having tea with sweets and sandwiches. Their Pokémon were having their food cooked by Margaret. Hop's grandfather was in the living room, sitting on the couch, reading the newspaper, while his wife was busy cleaning her grandsons' bedrooms.
"Margaret..." Hop's grandfather thought, watching his daughter grew very quiet while listening to Samaira's conversation. After Margaret found out the truth about her husband, she'd cried uncontrollably. If Margaret had known about Ren's past and illness sooner, her husband would still be alive. Margaret felt very awful about this, shouldn't have scolded her husband like this. Margaret wants to know why Ren kept many secrets from his family!
Before Ren's death, Margaret would oftentimes give her husband a huge earful, for being late. Whenever Ren takes Leon with him, the purple-haired man would always get the blame. Every time Leon had gotten lost, he would always be very unlucky. Whenever that happens, the Champion would always receive a huge earful from Oleana or Dyson. Now that Margaret knows the truth about her husband's mysterious illness, the purple-haired woman felt nothing but guilt spreading across her body.
"I know Margaret's trying to keep this a secret from her kids, but this can't go on forever! If Leon found out about this, he'll be more than devastated! As much as I wanna tell Hop and Leon the truth about their father, I just couldn't..." Hop's grandfather was aware that his daughter, still hasn't spoken about Ren's death to her kids. Even the elderly man wasn't sure when he should tell his grandsons the truth about Ren. Whenever Leon comes home for a visit, Hop's grandfather couldn't watch his grandson be devastated. Not after watching Leon happily reunited with his family, after doing many busy schedules and attending important events. That's easier said than done.
"Oh Ren, if only you were still here today." Hop's grandfather sighed, thinking about his late son-in-law while trying to read the newspaper. Unbeknownst to Margaret's family, Hop's grandfather was the only member in the house who had already known about Ren's past and secrets!
Before Ren dies, he had told his father-in-law about traveling the world and meeting lots of undiscovered Pokémon. When Leon becomes Champion, Ren will finally battle his son at Wyndon Stadium in a full battle. Although Hop's grandfather finds Ren very reckless, reminding him about his illness, the man assured his father-in-law that he wouldn't die! Ren's strong love for his family is what makes him live! Unlike his daughter, Hop's grandfather had already known about Ren's death earlier.
"If I'd told Margaret sooner, she'd be in denial! She wouldn't believe it without any proof. Margaret's quite a stubborn woman, just like Leon!" Hop's grandfather thought, turning the next page of his newspaper. One of the pages talks about the Majestic Phantom, who stolen all the jewels from Motostoke Museum. It also talks about how she'd managed to escape from Gym Leader Kabu and Centiskorch.
Hop's grandfather remembered how much Leon idolized his father, back when his grandson was little. Leon loves his father very much, having a strong bond, and finds Ren the greatest Trainer in the world! Leon's biggest dream was having a full battle against his father, at Wyndon Stadium! Ren was a great husband and a loving father, despite having a terrible sense of direction. However, unlike Leon, his father's quite a lucky man. Whenever Ren got lost, good things always happened, just like how he'd first met his future wife, Margaret.
"The Majestic Phantom, I remembered the news talks about her defeating Raihan! The poor lad was brutally beaten, covered in bruises and cuts..." Hop's grandfather shook his head, carefully reading through the newspaper. Last month in Hammerlocke, not only did the Majestic Phantom had stolen all the important treasures, but she'd ultimately defeated Raihan!
Everyone including Team Yell was shocked, Raihan was both brutally and critically injured. His body was covered with tons of bruises and his clothes were badly ripped, covered with blood. Although Raihan had lost his consciousness, the Dragon Tamer remembered being struck by Steel Beam but couldn't identify the Steel-type Pokémon. Leon never forgives the Majestic Phantom, for brutally beating his rival and best friend. The Majestic Phantom might hurt more people, just like how she'd defeated Bea's father. Unlike Raihan's injuries, Bea's father received the worst, and took him many months to recover!
While Hop's grandfather was busy reading the newspaper, Samaira was having a lively conversation with Margaret. The blue-haired woman was aware that nobody, minus a few knew that Ren has children. These people were Mustard, Professor Magnolia, Professor Cory, Diane, Nigel, Felicity, Sebastian, and Margaret's family. Even the people of Galar were unaware that Leon's the son of Ren! The reason why was due to Hop and Leon took their mother's surname, instead of their father's. It was to protect their identity as Ren's children.
"I must say, Margaret, your children are as lively as Ren! I wish Neil was here, my son brought tons of gifts for my daughter and her new friends! Neil loves his sister very much!" Samaira smiled, drinking her cup of tea while telling Margaret a few interesting stories about her children. Whenever Neil comes home for a visit, he'd always brought tons of gifts for his precious little sister. To Neil, his sister means the whole world to him! Neil even caught a shiny Cresselia from Sinnoh, planning to give this to Selena on her 13th birthday.
"Although, I'm quite curious how everyone would react when they learn that Ren's the father of Champion Leon? Even Rose doesn't know about it! I can imagine that Hop would be very proud to have a legendary father, like Ren! My friend Peony has an estranged relationship, with his brother. Peony barely talks about his brother, and never mentioned his name to others." Samaira said softly, wondering how Peony's doing at the Crown Tundra.
Peony was very thrilled about the upcoming grand opening, of the Kaguya Estate until he heard that his brother will be there. To Peony, his older brother always ruined everything! Every time good things happened to Peony, it lasted shortly thanks to his brother. Unbeknownst to Peony, his daughter had already arrived at Wedgehurst just a few days ago, so she could attend the grand opening.
Insert Hugtto Precure: My Heart Hurts
"Will Hannah be alright?" Margaret asked softly, watching her Purrloin sat on her lap for comfort.
Margaret remembered when Leon came back to Postwick for a visit, her son would always bring lots of gifts for his family. Although Leon hardly comes home to Postwick, the Champion would use his free time to be with his family and friends. Leon would also visit his family during the holidays. Hop's grandmother always tidied Leon's bedroom, in case her eldest grandson makes a surprising visit.
"Is it about Leon?" Samaira asked shrewdly, smiling at the purple-haired woman while taking a sip of her tea. As a mother of two, Samaira could tell that Margaret's very worried about her children. Although Leon hadn't spoken about his problems to his mother, Margaret could tell that something's been bothering her son. This was called motherly instinct.
"Leon couldn't stop thinking about her. Lately, whenever Hannah's on the news or involved in a certain crisis, my son Leon would stop what he's doing. I'm very worried about her, Samaira..." Margaret explained quietly, watching Purrloin trying to eat her cookie. As a mother of two, Margaret's aware that Leon had a nightmare, related to Hannah.
"I know how you feel, Margaret. I feel the same about my children as well. Whenever Neil had problems, he'd always come to talk to me." Samaira smiled at Margaret while petting her Alolan Meowth. Samaira then became serious, after she noticed Leon's unusual behavior.
"As a Doctor to both humans and Pokémon, I've noticed your son isn't himself for the past few years. That includes his eating habits, sleeping habits, activities, and overworking, leading to stress. If this continues, it could affect his social, emotional, and physical development. Leon's physically healthy, but is he mentally healthy? Margaret, do you remember anything unusual when Leon came to Postwick?" Samaira asked her purple-haired friend. Although Leon's physically healthy, Samaira noticed the Champion wasn't mentally healthy.
Margaret recalled the time when Leon smiled at his family, whenever he comes for a visit. Margaret reflected for a moment and realized that Leon hadn't been genuinely happy, for a long time. Perhaps this could be explained why Leon slept peacefully at his mother's house. During his schedules, Leon oftentimes overslept at his place due to the lack of sleep. This could probably be explained why Leon quickly ate his meals a hurry.
"Leon's not smiling. Whenever Leon comes home for a visit, I've noticed he's not genuinely happy. The last time Leon felt genuinely happy, was meeting this girl back at Route 1. My son couldn't stop thinking about her..." Margaret answered Samaira's question, patting Purrloin on the back.
Although Leon's very popular, famous, amazing and received tons of gifts from his adoring fangirls, the Champion wasn't completely satisfied. It's as if he's missing something or someone? Even the parties Leon had attended in Wyndon, was quite tiresome. Even though Leon's fine outside, deep down the Champion wasn't genuinely happy. It's as if both Leon and Champion Leon are two completely different people. Many people and fans see Leon as the Champion, while his friends and loved ones saw him as a person.
Ever since Leon met Hannah, the Champion grew very interested in her. Although they've known each other for a week, Hannah's very precious to the Champion, along with Hop and Charizard. After Leon saw Hannah's tragic death in his dreams, the Champion couldn't stop thinking about her. Few people, such as Tyson and Tanya, kept telling Leon that it's only just a nightmare. Leon doubts it's a nightmare. It felt too real and saw several future events, such as watching Raihan grew heartbroken and devastated, after hearing Hannah's death.
Insert Hugtto Precure: Separated Hearts
"After Hannah left the house, Leon was very quiet until breakfast." Margaret said with a sad smile, slowly drank her cup of tea while thinking about her son. Margaret remembered when she first heard about Ren's death, she grew very silent until Hop came into her bedroom. Margaret held Hop tightly and cried, tears streaming down her face with a broken heart. Although Hop's unaware that his father had passed away, he assumes his mother still misses Leon.
"Even after breakfast, Leon remains quiet in the living room until he spoke to Tyson on the phone. Hop was at his bedroom, watching his brother's matches that he'd previously recorded." Margaret explained before she slowly drank her tea, thinking about her children.
After Hannah left, Margaret then checked on her kids, hoping they're alright. Just as Margaret was about to tell her children that Hannah had already left, she then saw Leon awakened from slumber, still lying in bed silently. She watched as her son left his bedroom without greeting her. Even Hop was very worried about his brother, watching Leon went downstairs to take a warm shower. Leon was completely silent due to witnessing Hannah's death in his dreams. Watching Hannah's death was more than just an average nightmare, for the purple-haired Champion.
"After Leon finished talking to Tyson, he then watched the news and saw Hannah and her friends. I remembered how surprised my kids were. Hop continued watching the news while Leon left the house. Although Leon hadn't told me where he's going, I knew he'd gone to Wedgehurst." Margaret said softly, watching Leon left the house without telling his family. Whenever Hannah's on the news or in a dangerous crisis, Leon always stopped what he's doing.
"Margaret..." Samaira whispered, watching their Pokémon grew very worried about Margaret.
"Tell me, Samaira."
"Huh?"
"What was Ren's past like, and how long does he has this illness?! I need to know! I've already lost my husband! I don't want anything bad to happen to my kids and Hannah. To Leon, both Hop and Hannah mean the whole world to him!" Margaret said softly, hugging her Purrloin tightly while staring at Samaira with worried eyes. Lately, Hannah has been leaving without telling others such as Hop and Leon. Both brothers were very worried about her. If this keeps continuing, Hannah would get critically injured.
Slumbering Weald
Insert X&Y anime: Glittering Cave
The girls and their Pokémon entered Slumbering Weald, noticed it was both foggy and huge. Slumbering Weald was big but very mysterious at the same time. Amary had heard several stories about Slumbering Weald, from her grandfather, and how anyone could easily get lost in the foggy forest. Just like what happened to Sonia, five years ago.
"It's quiet and foggy..." Amary whispered, carefully observing the surrounding of the forest. The little redhead had read several stories about Slumbering Weald but didn't expect the forest to be this huge and foggy. Amary also noticed the wild Pokémon, would use the fog to hide from enemies or search for food.
"I've heard several stories about two dangerous creatures lurking in the forest! Many children aren't allowed to enter this forbidden forest, otherwise, they'll get seriously injured!" Lucinda added, feeling goosebumps coming from her body. She saw the surrounding of the trees were covered in thick mist, as they continued exploring through the forest.
"Just like what happened to Sonia!" Allie whispered, watching several Rookidees and Skwovets roaming through the foggy forest. Allie held Cleffa tightly so that they wouldn't be separated from the mysterious forest.
As the girls and their Pokémon explored through Slumbering Weald, they noticed the fog kept growing thicker. Although Slumbering Weald was very huge, the fog gets thicker, as they continued exploring. Anyone could easily get lost and hurt in the forest, including Pokémon and humans.
"And I thought the haunted mansion in Stow-on-Side was very creepy!" Allie whispered, noticed she couldn't see the forest due to the mysterious fog. Cleffa grew very worried, hoping Wooloo, Hop, and Hannah were alright.
According to Allie, there's an abandoned mansion located in Stow-on-Side. The mansion was once luxurious and elegant, owned by a very wealthy family. They moved away after their five-year-old daughter Paula died from a mysterious illness. After that, the mansion became abandoned and haunted for many decades. Many wild Pokémon can be found inside the haunted mansion. However, for some mysterious circumstances, many humans were too terrified of entering this mansion, claiming to be cursed. Even Chairman Rose didn't enter the mansion. Ever since the death of Paula, not a single person bought the mansion nor visited it.
"I heard about the haunted mansion! They say the mansion is too dangerous to visit at night! Anyone who visited at nighttime will experience a never-ending nightmare! I'm sure they said this, just to prevent anyone from visiting this mansion." Selena explained, remembering hearing several stories about it from Neil. Although her brother hadn't visited the haunted mansion, Selena and her friends couldn't wait to check it out. Hannah's very excited the most, couldn't wait to encounter many rare Pokémon found inside the haunted mansion.
"According to my clairvoyance, Hop and Hannah aren't far, however, the location that they're in, has much thicker fog and difficult to see. I'd say we stick closely, so we wouldn't get lost." Amary explains the current situation, as she instructed the group to stay close so they wouldn't get lost.
"I can see why nobody's allowed to enter the forest, without countenance!" Lila said, noticed several Grubbins and Skwovets are using the fog, to camouflage themselves from dangerous predators.
"Scor..." Rabirin cried, still couldn't stop thinking about Hannah, blaming herself for causing this mess. If Rabirin wasn't reckless, both Hannah and Hop would still be alright, and they'd easily find the missing Wooloo. The little Scorbunny finally understood why many of her previous Trainers, didn't want her. She's very reckless, overconfident, and too much to handle.
Insert Hugtto Precure: Noisy Feelings
In the past, many Trainers returned Rabirin to Daffodil for being disobedient and difficult to handle. Several Trainers were disappointed that Rabirin, couldn't use Fire-type moves from her mouth. Some complained that Rabirin always kicked random people for no reason, while others found her too stubborn. Whenever that happened, Daffodil always comforts Rabirin, telling her that she'll someday find a wonderful partner.
"Eevee, vee." Latte smiles at Rabirin, comforting the depressed Scorbunny, gently wiping off her tears. Despite their age differences, Latte sees Rabirin as a big sister.
"It's a good thing we used Max Repels, otherwise it'll attract several wild Pokémon." Crystal said, noticed the foggy forest was packed with tons of wild Pokémon. Although Sebastian gave them a variety of Poké Balls, their main priority was to rescue their friends.
Selena walked up towards Rabirin, and comforts the crying Scorbunny, as she gave her a warm hug. Being hugged by Selena made Rabirin slowly calmed down, as she took a deep breath. The last time Rabirin received a hug was from her partner, Hannah before they were separated from Slumbering Weald. Thinking about Hannah causes Rabirin to cry, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
"Rabirin, don't blame yourself! Even if you didn't battle, the circumstances would still be the same! All that matters is how much you care for your friends, and risk your life saving the people you love. Hannah would do the same, as well." Selena smiled, stroking the sobbing Scorbunny, gently wiping off her tears. Like Hannah, Rabirin would do anything to save her friends, even if she had to break few rules. Breaking rules are bad, but abandoning your comrades and loved ones was worse!
"Eevee, vee!" Latte agreed with Selena, telling Rabirin that it wasn't her fault.
"Gossifleur!" Gossifleur also agreed with Latte.
"Cleffa! Cleffa!" Cleffa added.
As the girls and their Pokémon continued exploring deeper through the forest, the fog became very thicker and deep. Luckily their Rotom Phones have the flashlight app, allowing them to see through the forest, without getting lost. However, they should stick together, in case if they're being ambushed by dangerous Pokémon, despite using Max Repels.
"Although I could hear those mysterious voices, I wonder if these ancient treasures are the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield?" Amary thought, holding Gossifleur and Rabirin closely in her arms with Latte on top of her head. The little redhead had speculated that those mysterious treasures, could be connected to the wolf-like creatures. "For now, we must save Hannah, Wooloo, and Hop! The treasures can wait!"
Unlike her older sister, Amary was able to withstand those mysterious voices, due to accidentally awakening her clairvoyance. According to Diane, when a Purity awakened its powers from the eyes, they're able to withstand both mysterious and powerful noises. Those who awakened their clairvoyance can see the world. However, because Amary had accidentally awakened her Purity powers, doing this was impossible and requires tons of training at the Crown Tundra. For now, Amary's clairvoyance can only be used depending on the region she's currently in.
Insert X&Y anime: Route 2
"Do you know, the name Allison Fontaine means Maiden of the Enchanted Forest!" Allie said, explaining the definition of her full name.
"Pretty sure it doesn't..." Amary sweatdropped, giving Allie a very strange look.
"Gossifleur!" Gossifleur agreed with Amary.
"According to legend, if anyone gets struck by a powerful light, they'd either get unconscious or teleport to certain parts of Galar! We must be very careful with those creatures! Who knows what they'll do..." Selena explained, warning her friends not to underestimate those mysterious creatures.
"Just like what happened to Rabirin!" Lila added, remembered seeing Rabirin in front of Postwick.
"If only Hannah was here! It'll be a lot easier!" Lucinda complained, wishing Hannah was there with them by now. Whenever the situation gets dangerous or rocky, Hannah always encouraged her friends to never give up hope. Hannah's courageous spirit is what motivated many of her friends and teammates to be themselves. Without Hannah, the Galarian 12 and Princesses wouldn't exist today.
"Um, Lulu!" Selena tapped Lucinda's shoulders, pointing at a crying Scorbunny, with anime tears streaming down her face.
"I'm sorry, Rabirin!" Lucinda immediately apologized to the crying Scorbunny.
"Scor..." Rabirin still couldn't stop thinking of Hannah, before Latte, Cleffa, and Gossifleur comforts her.
"Based on the environment, it's possible that anyone could easily get lost in the forest! However, sometimes they'd use the fog to hide from enemies or search for food. I've heard that certain Pokémon evolves in the foggy weather." Selena explained, noticed several trees couldn't be seen due to the thick fog.
As the girls and their Pokémon continued exploring through the foggy forest; Rabirin, Cleffa, Latte, and Gossifleur spotted a Wooloo?! They doubt a Wooloo could be found in Slumbering Weald, due to the condition and the environment. Unless, this Wooloo happened to be the same Pokémon that Hop and Hannah tried to rescue, but weren't able to, due to the mysterious creature and thick fog!
"Meeeh..." Wooloo appears behind the tree, hiding from the mysterious creature. After exploring through the mysterious foggy forest alone, not only was Wooloo scared, but he couldn't find the exit to Postwick due to the mysterious thick fog.
"Wooloo!" The girls said in unison, realized this was the same Wooloo that broke the gate. No doubt, this Wooloo was both curious and very young. Selena then walked straight towards the young Wooloo, noticed it was very scared and shy.
Insert Sun and Moon anime: Lillie's theme
"What if it's Hop's Wooloo?" Lila asked, watching Selena carefully examined the Sheep Pokémon, making sure it didn't receive any critical injuries from the forest.
"I doubt it! Hop's Wooloo is very lively and energetic, while this one here's quite curious." Selena explains as she petted the young Wooloo, carefully checking to see if it has any injuries. "Hop's Wooloo is quite stubborn and rash, while this one's few days old." Selena explained, as she lifts the Wooloo, so it wouldn't get lost.
"You know so much about Wooloo, Selena!" Lucinda was amazed that her friend could easily identify a Wooloo, based on their characteristics and personality. Like humans, even Pokémon are very unique to their kind.
"Ms. Margaret taught me the characteristics of a Wooloo. The Wooloo that Hop has often imitated like Charizard, and oftentimes wants attention." Selena recalled witnessing Wooloo imitating Charizard several times, during her stay at Postwick. She'd even saw Hop's Wooloo loves to snuggle Hannah's legs many times.
During those past three days, Selena had interacted with Hop and gotten to know him. Unlike Hop's family members, Selena understood Hop the most. Hop's relationship with Leon reminded Selena's relationship with Neil. Like Leon, all of her family members praised highly of Neil, such as his achievements and accomplishments. However, unlike Hop, the blue-haired girl doesn't want to be in her brother's shadows. Instead, Selena wanted to be her own person.
Before meeting her friends, Selena's older brother was always pressured to be perfect, without having any flaws, otherwise, their father would be very disappointed in him. In the past, Selena had seen Neil became busy at a very young age! From studying academics to archery lessons, Neil wasn't able to experience having fun nor find his happiness, until he met Leon.
Insert X&Y anime: Laverre City
"Neil..." Selena thought, thinking about her older brother.
Back at the Kaguya Estate, Neil has a special room where it held tons of golden trophies and prized medals. All of Selena's friends had seen it, and were amazed that Neil won tons of rewards from all across the globe! Neil had even won more trophies than Leon, due to participating in many facilities and championship tournaments, over the past few years.
"Leon's very surprised when he saw this room. Neil's a very worthy opponent." Selena thought, thinking of her older brother. Just as Selena was about to think further, her thoughts were interrupted by Lila.
"Come to think of it, how come you always want a normal life, when you have all the luxury needed? I mean a lot of rich girls I've seen, prefer luxury and leisure! It's extremely rare to encounter a rich girl, coming from the most wealthiest and powerful family!" Lila asked her friend, couldn't help but grew very curious about Selena's decisions. When Lila was little, she envied Bede for having all the luxury provided by Chairman Rose. However, despite not being adopted by a wealthy family, Lila loves both her foster parents and Toxel very much.
"I wonder if having luxury, is more than being rich and famous?" Lila thought, holding her purple Wishing Gem while thinking about her childhood.
After being adopted by a Pokémon Nursery couple at Route 5, Lila didn't have many human friends. The only friend she had was her Toxel, given by her foster parents while the rest of her Pokémon, were found in the wild. All her childhood, Lila ever wanted was a luxurious life, wearing beautiful clothes, and carrying all her Pokémon in Luxury Balls. However, despite not having a luxurious life, Lila's very grateful for having a loving family.
"Truth is, my brother Neil told me many fascinating stories about his adventures. And how it completely made him a very different person." Selena happily answered Lila's question, telling her friends how Neil motivated her to experience having a normal life.
According to Selena, her older brother wasn't sure what he wanted to do in life. Instead, their father would always make decisions and organize their schedules for them. However, ever since Neil met Leon, not only did he learns to grow very independent, but he'd also learned how to make his own decisions, too. During Neil's Gym Challenge, the young Trainer learns how to become his own person, and not in his father's shadows. After completing his Gym Challenge, Neil told many amazing stories to Selena, telling his sister how traveling many places, changed him completely.
Selena also told her friends that Neil traveled across the globe, competing in many battle facilities, and won every one of their tournaments. It's also revealed that Neil even came second place, for a past World Coronation Series, after losing to Leon.
"I heard Neil was very close to defeating Charizard, had his Venusaur didn't received the burn condition. The match was very suspenseful!" Lucinda remarked, remembered watching the World Coronation Series on television back at home. Many believed if Venusaur didn't have the burn status, Neil would not only become a Monarch, but he'll also be the first to defeat Champion Leon!
"Indeed he will! Had Neil defeated Leon in the World Coronation Series, my brother would be in the Monarch right now." Selena smiles as she held Wooloo in her arms while thinking of her brother.
Insert Happiness Charge Precure: Megumi's theme
"Speaking of Neil, I heard that Mustard-sensei was a former Monarch, in the past World Coronation Series! Mustard-sensei held that position for 30 years until he married Ms. Honey!" Crystal reveals a very interesting story to the girls, surprised that Mustard was the strongest Trainer in the world! Perhaps this could explained why Mustard became a legendary Trainer.
"Thirty years?! That must be a new record!" Allie was amazed that Mustard was a former Monarch, during his era. Although Mustard retired from the league, the former Champion was still active in the World Coronation Series, until he met his future wife Honey.
"True but after Mustard-sensei married to Ms. Honey, he officially retired from the World Coronation Series. Mr. Peony once participated in the World Coronation Series, after Mustard-sensei retired." Selena explained as she described several interesting facts to her friends while exploring deep through the foggy forest. According to the blue-haired girl, Peony was not only the former Steel-type Gym Leader, but he also became the Champion as well. However, that lasted shortly after Rose became the new Galar League Chairman.
"Mr. Peony and Mr. Rose looked very similar, it's as if they're related! Maybe they're cousins?!" Allie speculated as she remembers the time when Andy showed several League Cards featuring Peony. After Allie saw Peony's pictures, she couldn't help but noticed the Steel-type specialist looks a lot like Rose, but taller and energetic.
"I remembered Mr. Peony once competed in the World Coronation Series, but dropped out of the competition shortly after reaching Ultra Class." Amary revealed an interesting secret to the girls while holding Latte, Rabirin, and Gossifleur.
"Was it because it's hard? Even though Mr. Peony was a former Champion." Allie asked, holding Cleffa in her arms.
"It's because the Master Class was held at Wyndon Stadium, where Chairman Rose would be watching the battle! Perhaps that's why Mr. Peony dropped out of the competition. I heard his ranking number was 82." Lila explained while holding her Wishing Gem.
"Tyson told me that the Champion from a faraway region is a lot stronger than Leon! All the Trainers originated from that region, are the strongest Trainers in the World! According to Tyson, it's not Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, or even Alola!" Selena remarked, surprising her friends after telling them few interesting facts about this faraway region.
"Stronger than Leon?! This Champion sounds powerful but mysterious!" Lucinda whispers surprised that a region filled with powerful Trainers even exists. Selena also confirmed that the faraway region even has an Elite Four, which are both powerful and capable of defeating Raihan!
Insert Hugtto Precure: Before You Is Overwhelming Power
"Sounds pretty tough and challenging!" Crystal was quite interested in this unknown region. Hopefully, when Crystal has time, she'll ask Tyson about this unknown region. Suddenly, Crystal saw two huge figures coming their way. She then saw two mysterious wolf-like creatures slowly approaching Selena! "Selena, look out!"
Crystal immediately grabbed both Selena and Wooloo, pulling them closer so they wouldn't be separated from the group. They noticed the fog grew completely thicker and deep, surrounded by a mysterious white mist. Neither the forest nor the wild Pokémon could be seen. The girls and their Pokémon saw two mysterious creatures approaching them.
One of them was a magenta wolf that confronted Hannah and Hop. Next to it, was a large cyan wolf with yellow eyes, a pink tail, and pink braids going down the side of its body. Two pink fringes of fur are present on its back. Battle scars are visible on its sides, and part of its left ear was missing.
"Are those the guardians of Slumbering Weald?! They're more terrifying than I ever imagined!" Lucinda gasped, looking over those two creatures carefully.
"If they're guardians, does that mean they're Legendary Pokémon?!" Allie asked, holding Cleffa tightly while gazing at two mysterious wolf-like creatures. Allie had heard several stories about those mysterious creatures from her grandmother. Now she understood why children weren't allowed to enter Slumbering Weald. It's guarded by two mysterious Legendary Pokémon!
After being confronted by two forest guardians, Selena took the opportunity to examine them carefully. She'd read several stories about two mysterious guardians, protecting the treasures and scaring off many intruders along the way. And if so, why were they guarding the treasures? What powers do they possess? If only Selena knew sooner, it'll be a lot easier for the blue-haired girl.
"Could those two guardians be Pokémon?" Selena whispered, holding Wooloo closely and held Crystal's arm, as she gazed at the forest guardians. She couldn't help but recognize those two creatures. She'd seen them before from pictures and books, but their appearances were quite different. One wolf-like creature held a sword, while the other had a shield-like a head. Was it possible they could be related to the Sword and Shield Pokémon?
Wedgehurst, Professor Magnolia's Laboratory
Insert Healin' Good Precure: Searching for a Partner
After arriving at Professor Magnolia's laboratory, Ella spotted two adults, sitting at the table drinking few cups of tea, while waiting for Hannah and Hop. Next to them, was Yamper sleeping in his favorite pillow, dreaming of Latte. Ella checked on her pink Rotom Phone and noticed that they've been waiting forty-five minutes, and yet Hannah and Hop still hadn't shown up.
"If that was me, I'd be very worried by now! Slumbering Weald is prohibited for young children!" Ella thought while holding a box of her homemade sweets. Hopefully, it'll keep her friends busy for hours until Hannah and Hop arrived at Wedgehurst. Luckily the girls are at Slumbering Weald, rescuing Wooloo and the kids.
"You know the drill, Jigglypuff?" Ella asked, winking at her partner, giving the Balloon Pokémon a signal.
"Jiggly~" Jigglypuff smiled at Ella, nodding her head with passion.
After Ella approaches her two best friends, both were surprised to see Allie's older cousin. They were expecting Hop and Hannah to show up, but to their surprise, it was Ella. Meanwhile, Jigglypuff happily greeted Yamper, patting his head while floating in midair. Ella opened the box of freshly made cream puffs, offering some to Leon and Sonia.
"Thanks, Ella, you're the best!" Leon cheered, couldn't wait to try Ella's homemade cream puffs with pink filling. Leon grabbed few cream puffs, stuffing each into his mouth and gobbling it quickly.
"Slow down, Leon! We should save some for Hop and Hannah!" Sonia scolded the Champion for eating too quickly, watching his face covered in pink cream. Leon spotted the mess, and licked the sweet cream off his face, leaving no mess behind.
"Always a messy eater, just like the good old days!" Ella giggles, watching Leon ate few more delicious pink cream puffs. When it comes to certain food such as burgers and sweets, Leon's quite a messy eater. Sonia took a piece of cream puff, and carefully took a big bite of her sweet.
Ella then watched her two best friends suddenly fell asleep, after eating few pieces of cream puffs. Leon and Sonia laid their head on the table, eyes closed while sleeping peacefully. Despite Leon's loud snoring, Sonia wasn't bothered by it, due to the effects of the rainbow sleeping powder, from the pink cream puffs.
"Mission accomplished!" Ella smirked, watching Jigglypuff sang Yamper a lullaby, as the Puppy Pokémon slowly closes his eyes and fell asleep peacefully. Ella carefully lifted Yamper, and placed him back to his special pillow, kissing him on the forehead.
"Good thing I wore my earplugs! It feels great helping out!" Ella whispered, before taking off her earplugs. She felt very guilty doing this, watching her two best friends and Yamper, still fast asleep.
"Jigglypuff!" Jigglypuff agreed with Ella, watching two adults and a puppy slept peacefully. Luckily the pink cream puffs and the sleeping powder inside the tea kettle were enough to keep them asleep for hours, possibly days or weeks!
"Don't worry, once it's over, then I'll give them my special juice! It's mixed with Chesto and Oran berries! Just one sip, then they'll wake up!" Ella held a bottle of her homemade blue juice. The young female held her Jigglypuff, watching two adults and Yamper quietly fast asleep.
"It'll take more than loud noises to wake them up! Although, they do look adorable sleeping peacefully." Ella said, smiling at her Jigglypuff.
"Jiggly~" Jigglypuff agreed with Ella before they exited the lab and headed straight to Wedgehurst Park, to meet up with Kelsey's group. While running to Wedgehurst Park, Ella hopes that Allie's group arrived back safely. The forest was guarded by two forest guardians, and entering there was prohibited without countenance.
"Although Kelsey and the others have Charizard in their possession, something tells me that Leon's gonna be more than furious! If Leon finds out about this, he'll be there in seconds! Charizard is Leon's best friend, and he'll never trade away his partner!" Ella explained to her Jigglypuff, as they headed straight towards Wedgehurst Park.
"Jiggly!" Jigglypuff agreed with Ella before they almost arrived at the park to meet up with Kelsey's group.
Meanwhile at Wedgehurst Park...
Insert Little Witch Academia: Scenery of Luna Nova
The Galarian 12, Kelsey, Peter, Emily, Ida, Artemis, and Johnny were at Wedgehurst Park, staring at Charizard's Poké Ball. Not only did Kiki's Pumpkaboo managed to steal Leon's Poké Ball, but it's currently in their possession! The group minus Kiki were surprised that Leon hadn't noticed this! The main reason why Andy battled Leon's Sobble, was so Kiki could easily steal the Champion's Poké Ball. Sunny was very impressed, for a moment she thought Andy would be too overconfident and very reckless.
"At least the crowd watched our battle! Did you see how the crowd goes wild, for Pancham and me!" Andy grinned, believing that everyone in Wedgehurst was cheering for him and Pancham. Sunny gave Andy a weird look, raising an eyebrow at him while holding Helioptile on her lap.
"Idiot, they weren't cheering for you! They were cheering for Dorky and Sobble!" Sunny points out, reminding Andy that everyone in Wedgehurst was cheering for both Leon and Sobble.
"The Champion's Poké Ball! Not only does it contain Charizard, but it's in our possession!" Kelsey cheered, praising both Kelly and Kiki for stealing Leon's Poké Ball. Kelsey had already informed Diane, telling her that everything's under control, and how she's a very responsible big sister. Even though she wasn't.
"It's amazing that Leon still didn't notice! In one of Leon's past League Cards, it mentioned that his other greatest weakness was losing his Charizard!" Peter explains while reading a rare League Card, featuring ten-year-old Leon in his Champion uniform, doing the Charizard Pose. Peter's a seven-year-old boy who loves collecting both rare League Cards and Pokémon. He's also friends with the Galarian 12 and Sunny's younger twin brother.
"Bagon!" Peter's shiny Bagon agreed, touching the Champion's Poké Ball.
Peter has bright skin, brown hair, and blue eyes. His outfit consists of a red and white cap with the star on the front, a navy blue vest with inner pockets on both sides, a reddish-orange T-shirt, black shorts, yellow socks, red sneakers, and a red wristwatch.
"I'm surprised they still make those!" Emily was amazed they still make past League Cards, costing lots of Pokédollars.
Emily's the same age as Hannah and a wheelchair user. Emily's also close friends with Hannah, Ida, Artemis, and Ami since childhood. Emily has pale skin, dark green eyes, and long black hair tied in a low ponytail with a blue ribbon, drapes over her left shoulder. Her outfit consists of a long-sleeved black cardigan, black tights, red shoes, and a casual simple blue dress with long sleeves.
"Despite Leon's League Cards having five stars, Tyson has seven stars on his! The rest of the Galarian Musketeers and Kelsey also have seven stars on their League Cards!" Peter explained, watching everyone minus Kelsey grew surprised by it.
"Raihy's very surprised too! Or maybe because I've once participated in the World Coronation Series~" Kelsey blushed, remembering the time she participated in the World Coronation Series, defeated Bea in the Ultra Class. She also defeated Raihan in the Master Class but lost to Leon in the finals.
"Wow Kelsey, I've never knew you were powerful! Tyson mentioned that you participated in the World Coronation Series after he finished his!" Cody said, holding Impidimp in his lap.
"To be honest, reaching Master Class wasn't easy! I'd lost to Raihy in both Great and Ultra Classes! I've even lost few times in the Ultra Class! And when I managed to reach Master Class, my rank went down after losing to Lee-Lee!" Kelsey smiled sheepishly, as she told her teammates, what it's like losing to very strong Trainers, during the World Coronation Series. She then described losing to Raihan a few times in the World Coronation Series, and how she'd managed to defeat him in the Master Class. Ironically, Tyson easily won his way through, without having his rank gone down.
"I know, if we summon Charizard, maybe he'll listen to us! We just have to tell Charizard, that Leon wants us to adopt him!" Andy suggested, insists they should adopt Charizard until Sunny smacked his head with a paper fan, leaving a huge bump.
"Idiot! If you release Charizard, he won't listen to us! Second, Charizard is Dorky's partner! I doubt Charizard would believe this lie! Everyone in Galar knows that Leon would never give away his Charizard!" Sunny scolded Andy, with Helioptile agreeing with her partner.
"Leon's Charizard?! So the legend is true, his Poké Ball is very warm!" Johnny awed, touching the Poké Ball carefully so Charizard wouldn't come out.
"Litten!" Litten agreed with Johnny, touching Charizard's Poké Ball with its furry paws.
"If Charizard's with us, does that mean we're undefeated?" Bobby asked an interesting question, with Chewy nibbling his head with affection.
"I'm not sure, though! A lot of Charizards I've seen looks the same to me." Cody admitted, recalling the time he visited the Kanto region and saw lots of Charizard during mating season. Cody had also seen Red's Charizard, noticed it's both popular and strong as if it'll easily take down Leon's Charizard.
"Ironically, many people in Galar admit that Red's Charizard is capable of defeating Leon's Charizard! Red's Charizard can mega evolve into its X form!" Timmy confirmed as he adjusted his glasses. Timmy was surprised by it, normally everyone in Galar has strong faith in their beloved Champion.
Cody's a seven-year-old, has bright skin, with freckles on the cheeks, green hair, and green eyes. His outfit consists of a pink and purple cap worn backward, a dark purple shirt with a black jacket, brown shorts with matching sneakers. Bobby's a seven-year-old, has slightly tan skin, with brown hair and blue eyes. His outfit consists of a teal T-shirt with a darker shade of blue, orange shorts, orange and turquoise sneakers, and a digital band.
Johnny's around 11-12, with fair skin, auburn brown hair that sticks up at the top, and crimson eyes. He wears yellow goggles on his forehead. Johnny wears a red and yellow track jacket with short-sleeves, a yellow T-shirt underneath, black capri jeans with rolled-up cuffs, yellow socks, and black and red sneakers.
"Look, Ella's back!" Berry saw both Ella and Jigglypuff, coming to their meeting spot.
"Did it work? Did you win?! Did Lee-Lee and Sonia grew extremely suspicious?!" Kelsey asked Ella many questions, wanting to know whether or not Leon and Sonia ate those pink cream puffs.
"It was a success! Leon and Sonia wouldn't be up until a few days or weeks! But more importantly, it should be enough time for Hannah's group to arrive in Wedgehurst! I just hope Allie doesn't get hurt, that girl's no ordinary kid! I can see why Allie watches too many cartoons!" Ella said worriedly, hoping her little cousin doesn't cause any trouble for the girls, at Slumbering Weald.
"If Charizard saw this, he'd immediately wake Leon up! They have an inseparable bond!" Johnny explained with Litten agreeing with him.
According to Johnny, whenever anything bad happened to Leon, Charizard would stop what he's doing and rescue his best friend. To Charizard, Leon's both his partner and best friend, having a very inseparable bond since the day they've first met.
"Golly, I still feel very guilty about this..." Jason whispered as he gazed at both Falinks and Rookidee. If Jason was Leon, he'd be more than upset, he'd be completely heartbroken as well. To Jason, Pokémon are more than partners, they're part of the family. If anything bad happened to Rookidee and Falinks, Jason would be very devastated by now.
"Speaking of Charizard, how come you're always wearing girly clothes, Artemis?" Andy asked, noticed that Artemis was wearing feminine clothing. Andy took the opportunity to examined Artemis's clothing.
Insert Little Witch Academia: Hope
Artemis was 11-12, with bright skin and dark turquoise eyes. He has long waist-length turquoise hair tied in a low ponytail, with straight bangs and two large locks that cover the sides of his cheeks. His outfit consists of a midnight blue top with short-sleeves, a short light red pleated skirt with a red belt, black tights. He wears a black red-trimmed cape with red stripes running down the hood and black gloves. Green glasses, with white earrings, and knee-high midnight boots.
"The truth is I'm a real girl. In the past, I had personal reasons to dress like a boy." Artemis explained, pulling down her hoodie, and took out her hair, revealing her true identity to Andy. She's holding her crossbow with one arm, with Rowlet on top of her shoulder.
According to Artemis, she lives with her mother, maternal grandfather, a younger sister, and an older brother in Wedgehurst. Her brother had a condition in which he couldn't walk nor run properly for years, and because of that, he wasn't able to participate in the Gym Challenge. Originally the heir and an outstanding arbalist, he influenced Artemis a lot. Artemis's brother undergoes an operation to cure his condition. Like Artemis's grandfather, her brother wants his sister to do what makes her happy. These are fashion and sweets.
"Artemis the Arbalist is a girl. Everyone in Wedgehurst and Postwick knows about it except Leon!" Ida explained, confirms that Artemis was indeed a girl, but always hides her identity during crossbow training.
"Now that my brother had undergone his surgery, I no longer need to hide my identity anymore! Sweets and fashion always make me happy! I can finally embrace my true self." Artemis smiled, telling her friends what makes her happy and how much she appreciates herself. Artemis was very relieved that her brother can finally run and walk again, thanks to the surgery.
"Heh?!" Andy gasped comically, after learning that Artemis was a girl this entire time.
"Why am I not surprised by this!" Sunny raised an eyebrow at Andy, giving him a very strange look.
Slumbering Weald
Insert Healin' Good Precure: I Will Protect the Prize Possessions
After being confronted by two forest guardians, both were carefully evaluating the group. While the girls tried thinking several strategies, Selena grew very determined, as she gazed at the forest guardians. Without thinking, Selena ran straight towards the forest guardians, holding Wooloo in her arms. The group had never seen this side of Selena before! Watching the blue-haired girl ran recklessly with a Wooloo in her arms!
"Selena, what're you doing?!" Lucinda gasped, watching Selena ran straight towards the forest guardians! Instead of getting hit, they saw Selena ran through them without getting critically injured. Luckily, the little Wooloo wasn't injured either.
"So all this time, the forest guardians were just illusions! What Selena did was very brave but reckless!" Crystal smiled, relieved that both Selena and Wooloo weren't injured, after passing through these illusions.
"Are you sure they're illusions?! They look like ghosts!" Lila gasped, surprised that the guardians of Slumbering Weald were just illusions. However, Lila still believes the creatures could be ghosts, guarding the foggy forest.
"Illusions or not, we shouldn't underestimate them!" Amary said, warning her friends not to be fooled by their appearances! Selena warned her friends not to release their Pokémon, otherwise, it'll cause huge chaos and they'll be blasted by this huge light.
"Even if you're protecting those ancient artifacts, doesn't mean you have the right to scare us! Our friends are deep in the forest, and they could get hurt! Guardians of Slumbering Weald, please let us find our friends! Breaking rules is bad but abandoning comrades is worse!" Selena shouted determinedly, showing no fear towards the mysterious wolf-like creatures. Little did she knows, the Wishing Gem within her dress pockets was glowing deep blue.
"Eevee! Vee!" Latte agreed with everything that Selena had just said.
"Scorbunny!" Rabirin shouted determinedly, refuses to give up until she reunites with Hannah.
"Selena! Your Wishing Gem is glowing!" Amary said, noticed the gem's glowing brightly within Selena's dress pockets.
"It is?!" Selena quickly took out her indigo Wishing Gem from her dress pocket, watching her jewel glows brighter. The indigo Wishing Gem then clears the fog away, allowing the girls and their Pokémon to see the forest. Little did they know, the forest guardians were surprised to witness a Wishing Gem, watching the mysterious gemstone clear the fog away, leaving no trace of mist behind...
"Look, the fog is gone! Can Wishing Gems nullify weather conditions?!" Lucinda asked, wondering if Wishing Gems could either prevent or summon weather conditions. She took out her yellow Wishing Gem, and carefully examined the jewel.
After witnessing the powers of a Wishing Gem, both creatures gazed at the girls and their Pokémon once more. The guardians walked past the girls, before gazing back at them again. The group was confused, wondering why they're still staring at them?
"I think they want us to follow them!" Lila said, speculating that the forest guardians will lead them to their two friends, who are currently unconscious within Slumbering Weald.
"Let's go, everyone!" Amary spoke determinedly, without having any second thoughts, before following the forest guardians. While the group followed the forest guardians, Allie was surprised to see Amary very determined. It's as if Amary's a completely different person.
"Is it just me or is Amary becoming like Big Sis Hannah?! I know they're sisters by blood. What do you think, Cleffa?" Allie asked her best friend, watching Cleffa grew quite curious.
"Cleffa!" Cleffa nodded her head, answering Allie's question.
Wedgehurst, Professor Magnolia's Laboratory
Insert Little Witch Academia: Everyday At Luna Nova
Back at Professor Magnolia's laboratory, Vevina and her partner Cinccino were cleaning the kitchenette. When Vevina and Cinccino entered the lab, they've found Leon and Sonia were sleeping peacefully. Vevina had just finished washing the dishes, while her Cinccino dries the plates. Vevina hopes Hannah and Hop were alright, as she hadn't seen them for few hours...
"It's nice to see Leon and Sonia working extra hard, it's a shame they couldn't get proper sleep. I hope they're alright." Vevina grew concerned, watching both adults slept peacefully. Vevina was delivering her homemade strawberry cheesecake to Professor Magnolia, when suddenly she saw two adults slept peacefully, with their heads on the table. The young woman wasn't sure what's going, but she assumes they'd been quite exhausted after overworking for the past few days.
Vevina's both Mason's wife and Dyson's sister-in-law. She's also the step-mother of Jason and Tyson. Before Tyson's Gym Challenge, the young teen had an estranged relationship with his father, after his mother passed away. It had gotten worse when Mason married Vevina. After they'd married, Tyson has never spoken to his father, until he'd completed his Gym Challenge, at the age of eleven. After losing to Leon at the Champion Cup Tournament, Tyson reconciled with his father. It was hard at first until Mason told his eldest son how much he loves him and Jason. To Mason, his eldest son will always be Champion in his heart.
"I've heard you've been training Jason, for the past few days. Jason has gotten better in battling, I remembered how he frequently lost many times, wanting to surpass his brother." Vevina smiled, remembered watching Jason won few times in Pokémon battles, thanks to his training with Leon. She also described how Jason doesn't want everyone to recognize him as Tyson's younger brother.
"I see..." Leon yawned, still sleeping peacefully.
"Jason once mentioned about wanting to train at the Isle of Armor, hoping to become stronger like Tyson." Vevina explained, describing how Jason's battling skills began to improved ever since he'd trained with Leon.
"That's nice..." Leon said, still had his eyes closed while having pleasant dreams. One of his dreams showed Leon having a full battle against Raihan, commanding his Charizard to use Flamethrower on Duraludon. The next scene shows Hannah watching their battle while cheering for both Leon and Charizard. Recently, Leon dreams of Hannah watching his matches live on Wyndon Stadium. Suddenly, Leon saw Allie took Hannah away, telling her that Tyson's friends wanted to see her badly at Wyndon.
"Allie, get out of my dream! You're NOT supposed to be here!" Leon mumbled softly, making weird facial expressions while sleeping peacefully. One thing Leon doesn't like was seeing Allie in his dreams.
"Sunny, you're not supposed to be in this flashback! You weren't even born then!" Sonia growled, dreaming that her five-year-old self was teaching Leon a few things about Pokémon until they saw Sunny. The young girl brought a box of cupcakes for Professor Magnolia until Sonia reminded Sunny to get out of her dreams! Meanwhile, little Leon asked Sunny if she's from the future? One thing Sonia greatly despised, was seeing her arch-enemy, invading her dreams!
While both adults were sleeping, Vevina carefully cleaned the table, making sure no food crumbs were left behind. Whenever Vevina visited the laboratory, the young woman would help clean out, such as organizing the notes and placing the books neatly in alphabetical order. Although Vevina doesn't mind helping out, Professor Magnolia oftentimes scolded her granddaughter for being lazy. Watching Vevina cleans the lab while Sonia spends her free time shopping, at several boutique shops in Wedgehurst.
"A few hours ago, I saw Cody fixed the gate at Postwick. He mentioned something about a group of Nickits breaking the gate open, so Cody had to ask his father for a few strong woods. Those wood are quite expensive, and can only be found at the Crown Tundra. Cody's quite a prodigy when it comes to carpentry." Vevina smiled, praising Cody's carpentry skills.
"That's sweet..." Leon whispers, still fast asleep while dreaming of his match against Raihan.
"I hope Hop and Hannah are alright, I haven't seen them in Postwick for few hours! Maybe they've already taken the train to Motostoke! I hope they told their mothers, both Margaret and Holly would be very devastated if anything bad happened to these children." Vevina speculated, watching Leon slept peacefully until he immediately opened his eyes, a few seconds later after hearing their names.
"WHAT?!" Leon immediately got up after Vevina mentioned the kids' current whereabouts.
"How long we've been sleeping?!" Leon asked worriedly.
"For approximately three hours!" Vevina answered, watching Leon's eyes grew enlarged.
"THREE HOURS?!" Leon gasped, checking the time on his Rotom Phone, and noticed it's almost eleven. "Something's not right, I just know it!" Leon panicked, still staring at his Rotom Phone.
"When was the last time you saw them?!" Leon asked Vevina, wanting to know what his brother and Hannah were doing during the past three hours.
"I haven't seen them for a while, but I did saw Cody fixing the gate at Postwick. He told me they're at Holly's house, watching Vulpix and the others!" Vevina explained, telling the Champion, that they're currently at Hannah's house, watching Holly's Pokémon.
"I see..." Leon wasn't sure what's going on, but the Champion decided to head back to Postwick immediately. The purple-haired Champion was very worried about his brother and Hannah. Sonia slowly woke up, after hearing Leon's screaming.
Meanwhile at Wedgehurst Park...
Insert Happiness Charge Precure: Hime's theme
The kids were playing hide-and-go-seek with their Pokémon, while Kelsey and Ella were sitting at the park bench, eating snacks with beverages. Kelsey took a big huge bite of her s'mores Princess Crepes, with vanilla ice cream and bits of graham crackers. She munched it down smoothly, leaving a mess on her face. Ella gently wiped Kelsey's face with a napkin, making sure no stain was left behind.
"Where are Ami and Klara?" Ella asked, noticed both girls were nowhere to be found. She took a bite of her sandwich, offering her Pecha Berry Juice to Jigglypuff and Potpourri. Ella gave Kelsey a bottle of cherry juice, watching the young teen drank it in four chugs.
"Not to worry, Klara's performing a song at Wedgehurst while Ami's busy selling snacks and homemade cookies! It's to avoid causing too much attention, especially when Lee-Lee's here!" Kelsey explained, taking another bite of her crepe, and told Ella that everyone in Wedgehurst was busy listening to Klara's songs. Meanwhile, Ami's selling tons of snacks and freshly baked star-shaped cookies. "Isn't Klara's an amazing singer?! I've even bought all of the Klara-themed collection and her debut album called Krazy for Klara! Too bad she only sold eight copies, the song is amazing~" Kelsey cheered, happily held a bag containing every Klara-themed collection.
"I can see why Klara sold only eight debut albums..." Ella sweatdropped, staring at Kelsey strangely. Ella believed if Klara just removed the word Krazy and changed the title, then she'd easily sell her debut albums.
"These items would help give tons of inspiration, for the upcoming merchandise!" Kelsey cheered.
"Upcoming merchandise?" Ella asked with interest.
"Yup! The Shining Star are making lots of merchandise, themed after the Galarian Princesses and this red star logo designed by Hanhan! Believe it or not, the Kaguya Estate owns a company that makes custom-made merchandise! It even comes in different shapes, sizes, and colors!" Kelsey explained, showing a huge list of merchandise, that she and her friends had made. Ella was surprised by this, carefully reading the names and designed made by the Shining Star.
"Kelsey isn't this too much?! The girls had just started their Pokémon Journey, it's too soon to make these merchandise!" Ella exclaimed, finding this too unnecessary.
"Yes, it is, Ellie! If Lee-Lee and Raihy's merchandise can be sold quickly, then so can the Galarian Princesses! Think of it as a future booming success! We also need to make tons of motif and themes for their upcoming League Cards, too! We'll need to buy lots of clothes, makeup, jewelry, and glitter! Lots and lots of glitter!" Kelsey beams, couldn't wait to make tons of League Cards themed after the Galarian Princesses. Like Tyson, Kelsey's also helping Hannah become very popular with boys. Luckily neither Leon nor Raihan knew about it.
"It's still too much! What if nobody wants them?! I've seen Team Yell were trying to sell merchandise themed after Piers's younger sister." Ella said, worried that nobody in Galar would buy those, just like those merchandise themed after Marnie and Team Yell.
"Oh Ellie, you shouldn't have any doubts about it! If we believe in the Galarian Princesses, then people will buy our merchandise! Just recently, many people at Wedgehurst and Postwick bought lots of Miracle Wands from the Galarian 12! If we keep selling more merchandise, not only will we make tons of money, but it'll be enough to have our upcoming mock wedding for Hanhan!" Kelsey continued, looking at Ella confidently.
Insert Happiness Charge Precure: Love is Prohibited!?
"Both Leon and Raihan are celebrities! They're one of the strongest Trainers in the world! Did you say mock wedding?!" Ella blinked her eyes, after hearing Kelsey mentioned something called a mock wedding.
According to Kelsey, every once a month, the Shining Star and their friends held a mock wedding at the Wile Island. Unlike real weddings, mock weddings are more fun and exciting. Every year, Lady Viska would randomly choose 24 candidates and pair them up as partners. Both Hannah and Aiden were paired for their upcoming mock wedding. The main purpose of holding mock weddings was to teach younger generations, the importance of love and romance. Having a mock wedding at the Wile Island, was an ongoing tradition for many generations.
"Unlike real weddings, a mock wedding is kinda like a play but more fun than serious! Just like in musicals~" Kelsey explained, telling Ella what a mock wedding was. "Every year, Lady Viska picks 24 candidates that would participate in the upcoming mock weddings at Wile Island! One of our candidates includes Hanhan and Aiden from the Wile Dojo! Also, Lady Viska hates Chairman Rose, thinking he has no genuine love! She thinks Mr. Rose is corrupting their minds and manipulating many people's hearts~" Kelsey explained, opening the box that contains a fake engagement ring and two yellow gold wedding bands.
"Sounds like pure jealousy..." Ella thought, wondering if Lady Viska had ever dated Chairman Rose in the past.
The engagement ring features a single solitaire diamond that's set between two Eevee. The jewel has male and female Eevee on either side as they lock eyes across from each other. As for the wedding bands, the thin rings feature tiny Eevee emblems as well as inset diamonds.
"Wow, Kelsey these fake rings look amazing! It's as if they're real!" Ella was very fascinated by these rings. Normally, the real ones cost millions of Pokédollars!
"That's because they're real, Ellie! The girls and I bought these rings, using Spoinky! I want this day to be very special for Hanhan! My aunt even bought Hanhan, the most beautiful and expensive wedding dress in Wyndon! Aiden plans to propose to Hanhan, at the Kaguya Estate! It'll take place at the Family Garden! Don't tell this to Lee-Lee, Raihy, Sonia, Hoppy-buns, or anyone! Tanya thinks both Lee-Lee and Raihy always ruined everything! She finds both men a nuisance and isn't worth Hanhan's time!" Kelsey whispered, revealing a shocking secret to Ella.
Unlike several people, Tanya didn't like seeing Hannah be with Leon or Raihan. As an overprotective big sister, Tanya finds both men a nuisance and aren't worth Hannah's time. Tanya had even told Hannah how she finds both men selfish and annoying.
"Are you sure it's a mock wedding?! It sounds too real!" Ella asked, noticed this mock wedding sounds much like the actual one.
"Relax Ellie, it's just a mock wedding, not a serious one! And besides, it'll take place at the Wile Island! We also need to prepare for the upcoming web series called, Pokémon Star Spectacular!" Kelsey assured her friend, comforting the worried Trainer.
"Pokémon Star Spectacular?" Ella said, curious about this upcoming web series.
"It's an upcoming web series, inspired by both Contests and World Coronation Series! It'll be explained in the future episodes!" Kelsey happily turned her head to the audience and winked at her fans.
"Kelsey, who're you talking to?" Ella asked.
"To the audience and fans!" Kelsey answered cheerfully.
"What audience and fans?" Ella raised an eyebrow at Kelsey, staring at the young teen strangely.
Back at Professor Magnolia's Laboratory...
Insert Healin' Good Precure: Absurd Ideas
After waking up from their unexpected nap, Sonia was checking on her Yamper while Leon's getting ready to head back to Postwick. Hop and Hannah hadn't shown up at the lab, which made Leon grew more worried. Over three hours had passed, and they still hadn't shown up. Leon checked on his team and noticed he has only five Poké Balls...
"Leon, is something wrong?" Sonia asked, watching her childhood friend checking both sides of his shorts pockets, panicking and frantically at the same time.
"I can't find Charizard's Poké Ball!" Leon gasped, checking both sides of his shorts pockets, once more. The Champion was relieved, that the rest of his team were alright. However, to Leon's horror, he still couldn't find Charizard's Poké Ball! He took off his sponsor's cape and shakes it off, hoping Charizard's Poké Ball would fell off. Sadly, it didn't happen.
"Charizard!" Leon cried, tears streaming down his face, couldn't stop thinking about his precious companion. Leon also couldn't imagine the terrible things, happening to his best friend. Leon closed his eyes, remembering the day he first met Charizard.
Charizard was not only Leon's partner, but he's also his best friend. The two had an inseparable bond, since the day they've first met. When Leon was five, he first met his partner, as a newborn Charmander hatched from an egg. Despite having good, bad, and rough times, both Leon and Charizard grew extremely close. Although Charizard could be quite stubborn, he still cares about Leon infinitely. To this day, Leon and Charizard still have a tight strong bond. Leon also doesn't like it if anybody trash-talked about his Charizard.
"How could this happen?! Who'd steal my Charizard?!" Leon panicked, thinking someone would do horrible things to his best friend! It couldn't be Team Yell, nor the mysterious Majestic Phantom.
"Are you sure you didn't drop Charizard's Poké Ball?" Sonia asked her childhood friend, watching Leon gave her an angry look.
Insert Healin' Good Precure: What Should I do?
"This isn't funny, Sonia!" Leon angrily yelled at Sonia, while searching for Charizard's Poké Ball. Leon took off his cap, checking if Charizard's Poké Ball was in there? With no luck, the Champion puts his cap back on before wearing his sponsors' cape. "First Hop, then Hannah, and now Charizard..." Leon trembled in fear, afraid of losing his loved ones and friends. To the Champion, his brother, Charizard, and Hannah meant the whole world to him. Without them, Leon wouldn't be the same.
"Charizard, Hop, and Hannah are very important to me! If anything bad happens to them, I wouldn't forgive myself!" Leon spoke softly, tears streaming down his face while thinking of his loved ones. Even though Leon's the Champion of Galar, a popular person, and the strongest Trainer in the world, the purple-haired Trainer's a human being.
The only time Leon shows his authentic self was during his free time without attracting publicity. Whenever that happened, Leon would oftentimes wear casual clothing and disguised himself, just like many Gym Leaders and the Chairman. Whenever Leon's alone, he'd be listening to raindrops on rainy weather, while remembering his childhood. A few of his favorite childhood memories were playing baseball with his father and meeting this mysterious little girl at Route 1.
"Leon..." Sonia whispers wanted to comfort her childhood friend. The last time it happened, was the day Leon lost the baseball tournament to Tyson. Not only did Tyson made Leon cried, but the Champion didn't leave his bedroom at Postwick for few months! Luckily, Dyson's Zoroark covers for Leon, until the purple-haired Trainer finally regained back his confidence.
Ever since Leon lost the baseball tournament to Tyson, the Champion stopped playing this game. Leon used to love playing baseball but losing the tournament greatly impacted him. Although Leon's in second place, he'd never displayed his silver trophy at his mother's house. Unlike many of his golden rewards, Leon felt ashamed winning this silver trophy and damaging his father's reputation. Hop once wanted to learn how to play baseball from his amazing brother, but Leon refused, claiming that he's very busy. In reality, Leon didn't want his brother to end up like him. Just as Sonia was about to comfort Leon, she smells a familiar fragrance inside the laboratory.
"Why's the lab smells like perfume? Did gran brought some fresh flowers?" Sonia speculated, smelling the laboratory once more, noticed that the fragrance smells more like perfume instead of flowers.
"I smell it, too!" Leon said, smelling the mysterious fragrance while trying to figure out where it had come from. "This fragrance is usually found from a Spritzee and their evolution! If that was from a Salazzle, their fragrance would attract male species!" Leon explains to Sonia, telling her the difference between the fragrance from a Salazzle and Spritzee.
"You sure know so much about perfume!" Sonia sweatdropped, smiling sheepishly at Leon. The female assistant smells the lab once more, curious where the fragrance came from, watching Yamper admires this mysterious aroma.
"Maybe gran wore some perfume? I saw her went to the perfume store, just a couple of days ago!" Sonia said, remembering seeing her grandmother visited the perfume store, and checking out their latest products. Sonia heard the store was selling lavender perfume, for a very great discount!
"If only I had my Charizard with me!" Leon spoke softly, imagining himself holding Charizard's Poké Ball. Without Charizard, the Champion couldn't think properly and lost his confidence. Leon sighed, watching Sonia turns her attention to Yamper.
"That's strange, I smell perfume coming from Yamper?" Sonia checked on Yamper, as she carefully smells the Puppy Pokémon once more, and noticed he's covered with fragrance found from a Spritzee. "Maybe Yamper was playing with a Spritzee outside, guess that explains why the lab smells like perfume!" Sonia made quick speculation, stroking the puppy's ear.
"Yamp! Yamp!" Yamper barked, as he happily licked Sonia on the cheeks with affection.
"When we get home, you're gonna get a nice long bath!" Sonia smiled softly, as she lifted her Yamper. Sonia then smelled another aroma, coming from the tea kettle? "Hmm, that's odd, why's the tea kettle smells like sleeping powder?" Sonia asked, as she carefully opened the lid and examined the half-empty tea kettle.
"Did Gran's Polteageist and Sinistea did this?" Sonia asked, wondering if her grandmother's Sinistea and Polteageist secretly caused mischief, again. "Well, at least it wasn't Sunny! That girl's nothing but rubbish!" Sonia growled with rage, still hasn't forgotten about Sunny's insults. Sonia still doesn't understand what everyone sees in Sunny?! The little girl's nothing but devious and cunning!
"Sunny, fragrances, Spritzee, sleeping powder? If I was Sunny, what would I do?" Leon thought while trying to put these pieces together and being in Sunny's shoes. A few seconds later, Leon's eyes grew widened, after he'd discovered where his Charizard could be!
"Leon, where are you going?!" Sonia asked the Champion, watching Leon heading straight towards the exit.
"Retrieving my Charizard! And after that, I'll find Hop and Hannah!" Leon answered Sonia's question, dashing straight towards the door and leaving the lab immediately.
"I hope he doesn't get lost! That Leon, his sense of directions keeps getting worse every year..." Sonia whispers, hoping everything would be alright. She held her Yamper tightly while thinking about Hop and Hannah.
Wedgehurst Park
Insert Healin' Good Precure: I Feel So Alive
The Galarian 12, Ella, Kelsey, Emily, Ida, Artemis, Johnny, and Peter were at Wedgehurst Park, watching a Poké Ball that contains a Charizard. However, this Charizard belongs to Champion Leon! When Kelsey's group heard that Kiki stole Charizard by outsmarting the Champion, they were very impressed! It's usually impossible to steal Pokémon from powerful Trainers, such as the Elite Four and Champion. When it comes to Kiki, she'd use her cleverness by outsmarting her opponents.
"I'm impressed that a group of kids, under ten, outsmarted the Champion! Even I couldn't come up with that~" Ida giggles, praising her young friends for outsmarting the Champion.
Ida's around 11-12, has bright skin with aquamarine eyes, and aquamarine waist-length hair, wearing a pearl headband with matching earrings, and a pink star hair clip. Her outfit consists of a sleeveless light blue top, with navy blue miniskirt and blue thigh-high socks, wearing white strappy sandals, and Mystic Water wore as a necklace.
"Popplio! Pop!" Popplio agreed with her partner, Ida.
"Kiki's such a genius! Who would've thought Leon would easily get distracted, during Pokémon battles! I know he's terrible at reading maps. Amazingly, Leon owns a car..." Cherry was quite surprised that Leon owns a Charizard-themed car, despite his poor sense of directions. However, his car's currently being repaired, after it was destroyed by Kelsey, again.
"I'm aware that Leon's very poor with directions, but if he finds out about this, he'll be there in a blink of an eye!" Artemis warns her friends, reminding them that Leon's both Champion and current Monarch of the World Coronation Series. Whenever Leon's serious or there's dangerous situations, that's when the Champion doesn't get lost!
"Artemis is right! Although Leon's a horrible cook and gets lost easily, he has very sharp eyes and ears! We mustn't underestimate him!" Emily agreed with Artemis, turning to her partner, a shiny female Indeedee named Nini.
"Don't be silly, Emily, Wedgehurst Park is many miles away from the lab! Second, I doubt Leon will find us that easily!" Peter smirked, telling his friends that the Champion wouldn't find them. Wedgehurst Park was several yards away from the lab, Peter doubts Leon would get there due to his horrible sense of directions. Little did he knows, the Champion was right behind him, surrounded in a flaming hot aura!
"Peter-kins, whatever you do, DON'T move a muscle! Lee-Lee's right behind you and has a flaming aura!" Kelsey whispers, warning Peter that the Champion's behind him, covered in a fiery aura!
"Is he angrier than a Camerupt?!" Peter whispered, slowly turned his head and saw Leon! The Champion was indeed furious as if he'd unleash a powerful Eruption at any moment!
"Yes!" Everyone said in unison, as they immediately dashed several feet away from the Champion.
"GAH!" Peter gasped as he comically ran straight towards Kelsey's side for protection, hugging the female teen tightly. Luckily, Dragonite's out of her Poké Ball, as she gets ready to knock Leon down.
Insert Healin' Good Precure: We're Not Alike
"Alright, where is it?!" Leon growled, angrily glares at Kelsey's group with an anime vein popped on his head.
"Where's what, Leon?" Kiki asked innocently, pretending she didn't know what Leon's talking about.
"You think I don't know?! I know you have it! Where's my Charizard!" Leon angrily shouted at the group, demanding them to hand over his partner.
"Charizard's not with us, he's been abducted by a bunch of-" Cody tries to make up a story until Kelsey interrupts him.
"Whismurs! Charizard's been abducted by a group of Whismurs! Charizard had sacrificed his life, after he was defeated by their leader! We begged them not to, but Charizard insists! Claiming that's what Lee-Lee wants!" Kelsey explained, an imagery cloud showcasing a cartoon version of Charizard heroically sacrificed his life for the team before he's abducted by the Whispers. Everyone including Leon sweatdropped, giving Kelsey a very strange look. They doubted that Charizard would do this ridiculous shenanigans.
"That's the most ridiculous lie, I've ever heard! My Charizard's very strong and powerful! There's no way he'll lose to those Whismurs!" Leon angrily snapped at Kelsey.
Just as Kelsey was about to respond, she saw Sunny walked towards Leon, holding Charizard's Poké Ball. The group including Peter finds this very out of character! Sunny would never do something like this to certain people, such as Sonia! When that happens, Sonia finds this too suspicious, believing Sunny's up to no good.
"Sunny, what're you doing?" Berry asked nervously, watching Sunny held Charizard's Poké Ball with Helioptile riding on top of her head.
"Giving Charizard back to Dorky!" Sunny answered, watching Berry grew confused.
"I see!" Cherry understood what Sunny's doing, as she immediately stopped her younger twin sister. She then told the group not to say any word, watching Sunny continued walking to Leon's direction.
"There's no way that an adult like Leon, would fell for Sunny's tricks! Even Sonia wouldn't fell for my sister's tricks!" Peter shook his head in disbelief, doubts it'll work. If that was Sonia, she'd never fallen for Sunny's tricks.
"Thanks, Sunny, this means a lot to me!" Leon smiled at Sunny, as she handed the Poké Ball containing Charizard.
"Hop! Hannah! Wait for me, I'm coming!" Leon shouted, as he immediately dashed straight towards Route 1, to fetch both Hannah and Hop. The Champion couldn't help but grew worried about the duo, hoping that both Hannah and Hop are safe at Postwick.
"That was too easy!" Sunny smirked, couldn't believe Leon easily fell for it! What Leon received was an empty Poké Ball! Instead of returning his partner, Sunny decided to trick the Champion. "You've gotta be very sneaky and clever, to outsmart Dorky!" Sunny smiled, happily held Charizard's Poké Ball.
"I never knew Leon's this gullible!" Peter was still surprised that Leon, had fallen for his sister's tricks. Even a preschooler wouldn't fell for Sunny's tricks. "If Leon finds out about it, things will get pretty messy!"
"Golly, I gotta bad feeling about this..." Jason whispered, holding Rookidee in his arms with Falinks by his side.
Route 1
As Leon ran straight towards Postwick, he couldn't stop thinking about his brother and Hannah. A few hours had passed, and they still haven't arrived at Wedgehurst. Leon wasn't sure what's going on, but he decided to pick them up, at Postwick. Hopefully, Leon wouldn't get lost this time. As the Champion heads to Postwick, he saw Sonia and Yamper were stopping his movements?
"Leon, where are you going?!" Sonia stopped her friend, noticed he's quite in a hurry as always.
"Heading back to Postwick, so I could pick up Hop and Hannah! Lately, they haven't shown up for hours, and I'm starting to grow very worried about them, Sonia! It's very nice of Sunny to give back Charizard, I couldn't survive without my best friend!" Leon smiled, holding Charizard's Poké Ball. However, Sonia wasn't too sure about it. She noticed something wasn't right.
"Sunny gave back your Charizard?" Sonia raised an eyebrow at Leon, finding this too fishy. To Sonia, the little girl's nothing but devious and cunning. If Sonia was Sunny, she'd gave Leon an empty Poké Ball instead. There's only one way to find out.
"Leon, could I have a look at Charizard's Poké Ball?" Sonia asked her childhood friend, watching Leon tilted his head in confusion.
"Sure!" Leon happily handed the Poké Ball to Sonia, watching her examined it carefully before opening the Poké Ball.
"Just as I thought! Sunny must've given you an empty Poké Ball instead! She's very devious and quite clever for her age!" Sonia said, showing an empty Poké Ball to the purple-haired Champion. Leon was both shocked and hurt by this, feeling tears ready to come out at any moment.
Insert X&Y: An Unwavering Heart
"She tricked me?! Sunny tricked me, Sonia!" Leon gasped, couldn't believe he's been robbed by a seven-year-old girl. The unbeatable Champion was deceived by a little girl, as his eyes grew very wet, tears streaming down his face. Sonia would never forgive Sunny for this, watching Leon cried and losing his best friend to a group of children. To Sonia, her arch-enemy has gone way too far! Deceiving her childhood friend and making Leon cried.
"This is terrible, Sonia! Charizard's my best friend! I've had him ever since he was a Charmander! Sniff...sniff...sniff... My Charizard's been stolen, and I'm very worried about my brother and Hannah!" Leon cried as he fell to the ground with tears streaming down his face uncontrollably. Leon continued crying until his eyes turned reddish.
"We'll get Charizard back, just leave it to me!" Sonia smiled at Leon, comforting her childhood friend. Leon turned his head towards Sonia, tears streaming down his face.
"What if she does it again?!" Leon spoke innocently with wet eyes, watching Sonia grew very worried about him. Sonia walked up towards Leon's direction, bending down, and gave him a warm hug.
"Oh, I doubt she'll do this again!" Sonia smirked, couldn't wait to give Sunny a taste of her own medicine. "Will you trust me on this?" Sonia smiled at her childhood friend, watching the Champion nodding his head.
"Okay!" Leon smiled at his friend before he wiped his tears off his eyes. He then got up from the ground, brushing off dust from his clothes while adjusting his cap.
"Now let's go get your Charizard back!" Sonia cheered, with Yamper barking with joy.
"Yamp! Yamp!" Yamper agreed with Sonia, happily wagged his tail.
Wedgehurst Park
Insert Fresh Precure: The Fortune-telling Mansion
After Sunny gave Leon an empty Poké Ball, the group felt very guilty about this. Although their mission was to distract the Champion, they felt like bad guys instead. Watching Leon easily fell for Sunny's trick, took the empty Poké Ball, and left Wedgehurst without turning back. It's possible, Sunny had made Leon cried. Even Sunny felt terrible about this, didn't mean to hurt Leon. There's no doubt the Champion will arrive immediately, especially when he's tricked by Sunny.
"I hope we haven't made Leon cried, I feel very guilty about this..." Sunny whispered, watching Ella held Charizard's Poké Ball. Just because Sunny's very sneaky and clever, doesn't mean she's completely heartless. She cares more about her friends and teammates than money.
"Sounds completely out of character, if you asked me!" Peter said, claiming that seeing his twin sister prioritizing friendship over money was very out of character.
"Sunny having a heart?! Please, she's very tough, mean, and nasty! Sonia's more nicer and beautiful than Sunny!" Andy nodded his head, agreeing with everything that Peter described Sunny. Then both boys were hit by a paper fan from Sunny, causing huge bumps to popped on their heads, and fell unconsciously to the ground.
"I NEVER wanna hear those words, ever again! I'm infinite times nicer and beautiful than Sonia!" Sunny snapped, with an anime vein popped on her head. Sunny greatly hates hearing Peter and Andy finds Sonia nicer and more beautiful than her.
"If Leon saw this, he'll be there in a second!" Ella warned her friends, telling them that whenever things get very serious, Leon will arrive immediately!
"He's pants with directions, there's no way Leon would find us that easily! He's terrible at reading maps!" Henry remarked, doubts Leon would arrive quickly until he saw the Champion appears in a blink of an eye! The group had never seen him this furious!
Insert Fresh Precure: The Formidable Enemy Appeared
"I came back to retrieve my Charizard! Give back my Charizard, NOW!" Leon angrily demanded the kids to handover his partner back.
"We refuse, Champion! There's one of you and eighteen of us! You're outnumbered, Leon!" Kelly spoke confidently, refused to handover Charizard back to Leon.
"Mawile, maw!" Mawile growled, opening her large black jaws, as she gets ready to unleash a powerful Flash Cannon.
"Kelly, have you forgotten that I'm the unbeatable champion! There's no way I'll lose to ALL of you!" Leon couldn't believe those kids, treating him like the bad guy, when they're the ones who caused chaos! Almost all of them, that is.
As the Galarian 12, Peter, Ella, Kelsey, Emily, Ida, Artemis, and Johnny tried thinking several strategies, they'd also need to watch out for Leon. In one of Leon's past League Cards, his other greatest weakness was losing his precious partner, Charizard. Despite Leon being poor with directions, the Champion never loses his team members, making sure they're tucked in his trousers or shorts. If Charizard's Poké Ball goes missing or stolen, Leon would be in a huge frenzy!
"I know we're supposed to distract Leon, but Charizard means the whole world to him!" Ella thought quietly, holding Charizard's Poké Ball. Although their mission was to distract Leon, the young female felt guilty about it. Part of her wants to give Charizard back to Leon, while the other wants to hold it for few moments. Ella wasn't sure what to do!
"Ella..." Leon whispers, telling Ella how much Charizard means the whole world to him! Ella noticed that Leon felt nothing but pain and sadness as if he would cry any moment by now.
"Leon, you're my best friend, but they're MY family!" Ella finally made her decision, as she immediately threw Charizard's Poké Ball straight towards Kelsey, before catching it successfully and quickly ran with all her might!
Insert Little Witch Academia: Run Away!
"Ella, how could you!" Leon was completely shocked and betrayed, that his best friend chose loyalty over friendship! In which case, Ella chose to be with Kelsey's group, instead of handing Charizard's Poké Ball to Leon!
"Sorry Leon, but I'm siding with the team!" Ella apologized to her best friend, watching Leon's shocked expression.
"Nevermind that, Ella! I'm about to have a champion time! The unbeatable champion will NOT stop until I have my Charizard!" Leon spoke determinedly, tossing his sponsor's cape on the ground! Everyone including Ella gasped, watching Leon tossed his sponsorships cape. Whenever that happened, this means Leon's very serious and won't give up until he gets what he came for! The worse part, Leon's one of the fastest Trainers in the world!
"Run Kelsey!" Everyone yelled in unison, watching Leon ran as fast as a Boltund, catching up to Kelsey! She turned her head and saw Leon, trying to grab her oversized sports jacket. Kelsey immediately dodged it, before she performed a huge backflip, knocking Leon on the ground.
"Critical hit!" Bobby cheered, watching Kelsey knocked Leon down with her strong legs.
"Cody, catch!" Kelsey threw the Poké Ball to Cody, watching him run with Impidimp by his side. Leon immediately got up and chases after them. Both Cody and Impidimp gasped, as Leon ran like the wind.
"Bobby!" Cody yelled, tossing the Poké Ball straight towards Bobby, watching him and Chewy ran from the Champion. No matter how tiring it was, Leon refuses to give up.
"Emily!" Bobby tossed the Poké Ball to Emily, causing Leon to ran straight in her direction! Just as Leon was about to approach Emily, he immediately stopped running! Leon noticed his body was surrounded by a light purple aura, before he's lifted in the air, floating in the sky. He turned his head and saw a Spritzee and a Super Size Pumpkaboo were using Psychic on him!
"I can't move!" Leon gasped, noticed he couldn't move his body due to Pumpkaboo and Spritzee's powerful Psychic.
"Don't underestimate my Pokémon, Leon! Thanks to Psychic, there's no guarantee you'll be free from it!" Kiki said to the Champion, watching Leon tries freeing himself from Psychic.
"Wow Kiki, you're a genius! With Pumpkaboo and Spritzee using Psychic together, there's no way Leon would free himself!" Cherry and Swinub cheered, praising their friend for creating a unique strategy.
"I agree, Cherry!" Berry smiled until she saw Kiki's Pokémon were struggling to held Leon tightly with all their might, using Psychic. To everyone's surprise, Leon managed to free himself due to his strong willpower!
"I ain't stopping till I have Charizard!" Leon shouted, watching Emily immediately tossed the Poké Ball to Johnny.
The group kept tossing the Poké Ball back and forth, as Leon continues chasing after them, refusing to give up! The Poké Ball was thrown to Ida, while Popplio was ready to attack at any moment! As the Champion of Galar, Leon never gives up, regardless of any form of circumstances. After running back and forth for few minutes, Leon grew completely tired, sweating, and exhausted. Struggling to breathe, with sweat dripping from his long purple hair.
"As the champion of Galar...I...refuse...to give-" Leon took several deep breaths, trying to finish his sentence until Kelly immediately interrupted him.
"Just give up already, Leon! There's no way you can catch us that easily!" Kelly shouted determinedly, telling the purple-haired Champion to just give up and admit being defeated.
"Never! I refuse to lose!" Leon angrily yelled back at Kelly. The Champion refused to lose to a group of kids, especially when it's from Kelsey's group.
"Kelly's right! You're tired, exhausted, dehydrated, and completely sweating! At this rate, you'd be very unconscious by now! Think about your health, Leon! I understand you're the Champion, but you'd be completely injured if you keep doing this!" Kiki explained, trying to convince Leon to think about his condition. The plan was for Leon to reconsider his health, and just give up. Once that happens, not only will Leon gives up but the group would use the opportunity to escape. Once that happens, the group would be the first to ultimately defeated Leon!
"We might not be able to defeat Leon in a Pokémon battle, but there are many ways to knock down the Champion!" Kelly thought, hoping Leon would easily be defeated. She watched as the Champion struggles to run while taking more deep breaths.
"I ain't stopping, till I have my Charizard! I refuse to give up!" Leon stopped running, sweat dripping from his forehead and long purple hair. The Champion was surprised that Kelsey's group were quite energetic, for their age. Suddenly Leon fell to the ground, slowly losing his consciousness, after running for several minutes. He laid on the ground, as he slowly closed his eyes. Leon's cap fell from his head, as the Champion lost his consciousness while laying on the ground.
"Leon's no ordinary human! He's far superior to Steel Peony!" Emily gasped, watching Leon laid on the ground peacefully with his eyes closed.
"I hope we haven't gone too far..." Johnny said to the group, feeling very guilty about it while holding Litten in his arms.
"Did we win?!" Bobby asked, watching Leon's unconscious body.
"I think we've defeated the Champion!" Andy cheered along with his Pancham, Rufflet, and Rockruff.
"Idiot, you're not supposed to say that!" Sunny hits Andy with a paper fan, scolding him for saying this out loud.
"Why? Leon's already defeated! He's not even moving!" Andy said when suddenly Leon opened his eyes and immediately got up.
"That's why!" Peter gasped, watching Leon grew extremely furious with a fiery aura surrounding his body.
"Doesn't Leon ever give up?!" Ida gasped, watching Leon grew completely exhausted from running, took few deep breaths before regaining his strength, and wearing his Champion cap back on. "He's coming this way! Sunny, catch!" Ida gasped, tossing the Poké Ball to Sunny while watching Popplio used Ice Beam on the ground.
"Popplio!" Popplio forms a light blue ball of energy in front of its mouth. She then fires multiple light blue beams from the ball at several parts of the ground, causing Leon to slip and fell in pain.
"Woah! It hurts!" Leon groaned, trying to get up from this icy ground. No matter how many times they'd tried, Leon's still not giving up, no matter what!
"You want Charizard?! You can have it!" Sunny threw the Poké Ball straight towards the sky, watching it flew out of Wedgehurst.
"Charizard!" Leon immediately ran after the flying Poké Ball and ignoring Kelsey's group. Rescuing Charizard was Leon's main priority! The Champion hopes he catches it, quickly before it lands at the wrong location! The flying Poké Ball contains his best friend!
"Psych! Dorky's such an idiot!" Sunny smirked, holding a Poké Ball that contains the actual Charizard! "While we have Charizard in our possession, Dorky's too busy chasing after another empty Poké Ball!" Sunny smiled proudly, still holding Charizard's Poké Ball.
"Sunny, you kinda sound like a bad guy!" Cody points out, with Impidimp agreeing with his statement.
"I do?! I didn't know that~" Sunny blushes while staring at her Solrock and Helioptile. However, Peter wasn't surprised about it, especially when his sister and Sonia are arch-enemies!
"I'm impressed Sunny, you've not only tricked Leon twice, but Charizard's still in our possession! I wish Hannah and Hop were here, they'd be very impressed by now!" Ida said in a worried tone, praying that her friends arrived safely to Wedgehurst. Luckily, the Galarian Princesses, Allie, and Amary are at Slumbering Weald rescuing their friends.
"Don't worry Ida, our friends will be alright! Amary and the others are currently rescuing them. Our job is to keep distracting Leon until Hannah and Hop arrived safely." Johnny said with a smile, with Litten on his shoulder.
"Litten! Lit!" Litten agreed with Johnny along with Popplio.
Just as Kelsey's group was about to celebrate, they saw Sonia and Yamper standing several yards away from the distance. They saw Sonia happily held an orange wallet, with a picture of a sun. The group minus Sunny were confused, wondering why Sonia's holding an orange wallet.
Insert Little Witch Academia: Magic (Nervous)
"Sunny, look what I've got!" Sonia smirked evilly, holding an orange wallet with a picture of the sun.
"My wallet! How'd you get my wallet?! I have my precious babies in there!" Sunny gasped, watching Sonia happily held her precious wallet.
"Precious babies?!" Kelsey's group said in unison, giving Sunny a very strange look.
"It has my money, Battle Points, Watts, Style Cards, vouchers, and gift cards!" Sunny explained, telling her friends what's inside her wallet.
"Style Cards and gift cards?!" Peter raised an eyebrow at his twin sister, asking where she'd gotten those.
"The gift cards were given by a few of my friends, and the Style Cards were from Lizzie! The Style Cards come in different colors. It can be used in different regions, depending on the color." Sunny smiles sheepishly, answering her brother's question.
"That's a lot of valuable items!" Kelsey said softly, surprised Sunny has all the current Style Cards. These cards weren't easy to obtain, with each costing one million Pokédollars!
"While you were too busy distracting Leon, my Yamper secretly took your wallet without making a single sound! Isn't Yamper an amazing Pokémon?" Sonia smiled, praising the little puppy Pokémon.
"Yamp! Yamp!" Yamper happily wagged his tail, until he saw Leon arrived with a Poké Ball in his hand. The Champion was very devastated, with tears almost coming out of his eyes.
"Sonia, they've tricked me again! Sunny threw an empty Poké Ball instead of Charizard's! Who knows what she'll do to Charizard?! Say, isn't that Sunny's wallet?!" Leon shook his head, couldn't imagine what Sunny will do to Charizard. Worse, what if Charizard decided to leave Leon and be with Sunny?! The purple-haired Champion was too terrified to imagine it. His thoughts were interrupted, as soon as he saw Sonia held Sunny's wallet.
"Why don't you check and see what's inside, I'm sure you'll be quite surprised by this!" Sonia insists, encouraging Leon to check what's inside Sunny's wallet.
"Fifty billion Watts, ten billion Battle Points, few vouchers, Style Cards, and gift cards..." Leon was very surprised that all of these items belonged to Sunny! The Champion wonders why Sunny's saving so much Watts for? More importantly, where exactly did Sunny got all these items from?!
"That's not all, take a look!" Sonia opened a hidden zipper pocket, revealing the amount of Pokédollars earned by Sunny.
"One trillion Pokédollars!" Leon was very surprised that a little girl like Sunny, owns all this money! Not even all the companies that he's been sponsoring, would pay this amount of money! Leon's completely stunned about this. However, he's still unaware that Sunny owns both Spoinky and a shiny Spoink-shaped piggy bank.
"One trillion Pokédollars?!" Peter raised an eyebrow at his older twin sister, asking how she'd gotten so much money?!
"Funny story, every Friday, the entire team would visit the casinos at Wyndon with Ms. Diane! She taught us how to gamble and win lots of money! Ms. Diane not only taught us how to gamble, but we've won tons of money there! Big Sis Hannah's a pro when it comes to gambling! Ms. Diane taught her when she was five!" Sunny sheepishly smiled, telling Peter how the group got extra money.
According to Sunny, every Friday, Diane would take the kids to several casinos at Wyndon. The group consists of Hannah, Ida, Artemis, Johnny, Emily, Ami, Kelsey, Galarian 12, and Galarian Musketeers. Diane not only taught them how to gamble, but they've become pros thanks to her training. They'd won many prizes and cash, from several slot machines and roulettes. After that, Diane would treat the kids to some delicious food served at the casinos.
"I've heard children under ten, need to bring an adult, to enter their casinos!" Peter said, amazed that underage children are allowed to enter casinos if they brought an adult with them.
"Gambling sounds fun! Ms. Diane's an amazing person!" Sunny smiled, praising Diane for being an amazing person.
"No, it's not! Gambling isn't fun! It's a very dangerous addiction to children!" Leon snapped, interrupting their conversation. Leon remembered the time when Piers saw a group of children, at the casinos in Wyndon, winning tons of prize money. However, Leon didn't expect those children to be Hannah and her friends.
"Piers was more surprised than I was! He'd never take his sister to those casinos! They're very addicting but dangerous..." Leon thought, surprised they'd allowed children gamble at those casinos.
Just as Leon was about to take Sunny's wallet, a Vanilluxe blasted a powerful Sheer Cold at the Champion! Vanilluxe's body becomes surrounded in a blue aura, releasing a cold and powerful wind from its body at the Champion, freezing Leon completely solid!
"Leon!" Sonia gasped, watching the Champion transformed into a crystallized ice sculpture. Although Sheer Cold can knock opponents with one blast, the move can also freeze opponents when they're not battling.
Sonia saw Kelsey praising her Vanilluxe for doing an amazing job, watching the Snowstorm Pokémon floated towards her Trainer. Next to Kelsey, was little Potpourri sitting on her partner's head. Sonia saw Kelly ran up to her older sister, giving her a big hug, and calling Kelsey her hero?! What's going on?! Why would Kelsey command Vanilluxe to use Sheer Cold on Leon?! Sonia wasn't sure what's going, but she's getting to the bottom of it!
Insert Fresh Precure: I'm Perfect!
"Fear not everyone! Vanilluxe has just used Sheer Cold on Lee-Lee! Everything's under control, now that Lee-Lee's frozen solid~" Kelsey cheered, praising her beloved Vanilluxe while hugging both Kelly and Mawile.
"You're the best, sis!" Kelly said with a smile, still hugging Kelsey with Mawile by her side.
"Kelsey, what's going on?! Why'd your Vanilluxe used Sheer Cold on Leon?! You lot, I need answers now!" Sonia interrupted their happy moment, watching Leon still frozen from Vanilluxe's Sheer Cold. She also demands to know why Kelsey's group was doing this?! It's as if they're trying to distract the Champion, but from what?! Sonia saw none of them would answer her question, staring at her silently until Bobby speaks up.
"Hop and Hannah are at Slumbering Weald, saving a Wooloo! So our job is to distract Leon until they safely arrive at Wedgehurst! We're doing a great job at it, too!" Bobby answered, telling Sonia how he and his friends were assigned to distract Leon until the duo arrived at Wedgehurst.
"Leon..." Jason whispered, watching Leon's frozen figure. Although he and his friends were assigned to distract the Champion, Jason felt very guilty doing this. Jason's aware that Leon cares so much about Hop and Hannah. If anything bad happened to them, Leon would be very hurt and devastated. He'll also be very furious about it as well.
Insert My Hero Academia: Anguish of the Quirkless
After being trained by the Champion, Jason got to know Leon. Over the past few days, Jason finds out that Leon always has to keep his image perfect in public, due to being the Champion of Galar and a celebrity. Jason even noticed that Leon's not genuinely happy, due to dealing with lots of responsibility at a very young age.
When Jason was little, his brother Tyson had also taken care of Hannah. Even though Tyson was extremely mischievous back then, he has a soft spot for Jason, Hannah, women, children, and younger siblings. To Tyson, both Jason and Hannah mean the whole world to him. Tyson's not only a brother figure, but he's like a hero to both Jason and their friends.
"Golly, even though Leon's both Champion and Monarch, he's just like us. Is this why Mr. Rose trained talented Trainers, just to do his dirty work?!" Jason thought, thinking about Leon and questioning Rose's motives. After Jason accidentally eavesdropped on Rose and Oleana's conversation, the young boy had lost respect to the Chairman. To Jason, Chairman Rose can't be trusted! The Chairman's nothing but a ruthless and manipulative person.
"Golly, Mr. Rose is the kind of man, that my brother hates the most! Tyson never talked about Hannah to Leon." Jason thought while holding Charizard's Poké Ball. Both the Galarian Musketeers and Kelsey loved Hannah like a little sister. Jason was about to think further until his thoughts were interrupted by Sonia.
Insert Healin' Good Precure: The Pain In My Chest
"What?! Hop and Hannah are at Slumbering Weald?!" Sonia was very stunned about it, covering her mouth with her hands, and shaking her head. "They're in grave danger! If we don't do something, they'll get seriously hurt or worse..." Sonia couldn't imagine what'll happen to the duo. Both Hop and Hannah are young and very precious to Leon. If Leon found out about this, he'd be very furious at Kelsey's group, for preventing him from rescuing his brother and Hannah.
"It's okay Sonia, everything's under control! Amary, Allie, and the Galarian Princesses are finding them at Slumbering Weald!" Cody added, assuring the female assistant, telling her that it's already been taken care of.
"Allie and Amary are at Slumbering Weald, too?! But they're too young to explore the forest!" Sonia gasped, shaking her head in disbelief.
"That's why our mission is to distract Lee-Lee so that our friends will save Hanhan, Hoppy-buns, and Wooloo! Together the Galarian 12, Peter-kins, Emily, Johnny, Arty, Ida, Ellie, and I are doing an amazing job~" Kelsey said with a smile, praising both her comrades and Vanilluxe.
"Kelsey's right! Together our main priority is to continue distracting Leon, while Amary and the others rescue our friends at Slumbering Weald." Ida added, holding Popplio in her arms.
"Dummy! Do you realize what you lot had done?! You're creating a disaster!" Sonia yelled with rage, scolding the group for causing a huge mess! Stealing Charizard, tricking Leon, and freezing the Champion! Although, Sonia was quite surprised that a group of kids, easily outsmarted the Champion. However, that wasn't important, Sonia was very furious at Kelsey's group, for creating utter chaos and freezing Leon!
"Sonia, you have to put faith in them! Yes, the girls are young, but you shouldn't underestimate them! That's why I'm supporting Allie's decisions." Ella explained, telling Sonia to not have any doubts towards the girls. Although Amary and the girls were still young, Ella's few of the people who support it.
"Ella, why are you supporting this?! You know Allie's only seven! What if something bad happens to your cousin!" Sonia said, scolding her best friend for supporting this! If Allie gets seriously injured, Carolyn would be completely devastated! The elderly woman had already lost her husband, just after her twin daughters were born.
Insert Sun and Moon anime: Hardworking Day
"Oi! Don't underestimate our friends, Sonia! Just because we're kids doesn't mean we're weak! The Galarian 13, Ida, Johnny, Artemis, Emily, Kelsey, and Ami are no ordinary people! Together we're the Shining Star!" Peter explained, telling Sonia how he and his teammates are quite different than many average children.
"Galarian 13?! I thought this was the Galarian 12?!" Cherry raised an eyebrow at Peter.
"Starting today, I'm an official member of the group! If it wasn't for me, Leon would still have Charizard! And besides, according to Leon's previous League Cards, without Charizard, the Champion himself isn't unbeatable! He only calls himself unbeatable, because he keeps relying on Charizard!" Peter smirked, reading Leon's past League Cards out loud. Peter also revealed that he's the one who encouraged Andy to battle against Leon, allowing Kiki's Pumpkaboo to steal Charizard's Poké Ball, using Psychic.
"I didn't know they made these? I heard this stuff costs a hundred thousand Pokédollars!" Andy was surprised, that they still make these. Normally they'd make those for a limited time until next year. According to Peter, they still make old League Cards but costs lots of Pokédollars due to their popularity!
"Yup they still do! I even got another golden edition League Card, featuring Tyson! Each is seven stars and cost one million Pokédollars!" Peter showed all his golden League Cards to Andy, featuring the Galarian Musketeers and Kelsey. According to Peter, the golden edition is much rarer than Leon's League Cards. They can only be bought at Motostoke, Hammerlocke, and Wyndon.
"I'm surprised you could easily afford those Peter! Not everyone could afford these! You need to reach seven stars, for your League Cards to be golden edition!" Andy explained, still surprised Peter has every golden League Cards.
"Tyson gave them to me! It even comes with the World Coronation Series edition! Although, I've noticed Leon's trying to collect every golden League Cards. It's kinda out of character if ya asked me!" Peter proudly showed all his golden League Cards to Andy. However, like many people, Peter finds Leon completely out of character, for being jealous of Tyson.
"Ironically, Tyson never sees Leon as a rival! It's weird watching Leon tries surpassing Tyson's records, Raihan I understand." Andy remarked, remembered seeing Leon grew very jealous of Tyson. The Champion's still annoyed that Tyson's League Cards has seven stars, while he had five.
While both boys were discussing the golden League Cards edition, Timmy's very concerned about Leon. Although Kelsey's Vanilluxe used Sheer Cold on the Champion, Timmy speculates that Leon will free himself at any moment. No matter how hard his friends had tried, Leon never gives up!
Insert Happiness Charge Precure: Something Seems Suspicious!?
"Kelsey, are you sure it'll keep Leon frozen? What if he breaks free?! Leon never gives up that easily, no matter what!" Timmy asked, worried that Leon would break free at any moment, no matter how indestructible this ice was.
"No need to worry, Timmy! Vanilluxe's Sheer Cold is super-duper indestructible! It'll take more than a Flamethrower and healing items to thaw it down! It usually takes months to break it! But rest assure, Lee-Lee's alive, he'd just lost his consciousness, I think!" Kelsey said, proud of her Vanilluxe for freezing the Champion. The group noticed the ice that Leon's trapped in wasn't melting from the warm sunlight.
"Is Leon dead?" Bobby asked, hoping they didn't kill the Champion.
"Yes, but not today!" Henry answered, assuring his friends that Leon's not dead, yet.
"We did it team! Not only did we outsmarted the Champion, but we also froze him completely! We might even call ourselves legends!" Cody was surprised that he and his friends, had not only outsmarted the Champion but they'd defeated Leon. As if it's a dream, Kelsey's group were still surprised that they'd ultimately defeated Leon, with Charizard in their possession.
"But aren't we creating chaos?! We sound like bad guys!" Timmy was very concerned about Leon, still frozen by Vanilluxe's Sheer Cold.
"Look, Timmy, we're doing this until Hoppy and Big Sis Hannah arrived safely! If Hoppy asked what happened to his brother, we'll say that Dorky's lost in the forest!" Sunny whispered, telling Timmy that they should create several lies without making Hop suspicious. Timmy still wasn't sure about it, creating lies while Leon's still trapped inside the ice could cause problems. Second, Hop would be very suspicious, if anything bad happened to his brother.
"It'll take many months until Leon's thawed out from Sheer Cold! It happened to Mr. Peony before, so Mr. Kabu had to use his Centiskorch to defrost him!" Emily remarked, remembering the time when Kelly's shiny Vanillite had accidentally used Sheer Cold on Peony and froze the man completely. Peony was frozen solid until Kabu's Centiskorch defrosted him.
"After that, Mr. Peony had a cold for few weeks! Ironically, Mr. Peony was a former Champion and Steel-type Gym Leader!" Kelly added, surprised that a Steel-type specialist like Peony would easily be defeated by her shiny Vanillite! "He tried leaving the hospital in Motostoke, but the staff wouldn't let him! They think his cold will quickly spread and cause a virus..." Kelly remembered that it was also the same day, Tyson spent time with Peonia, daughter of Steel Peony.
"Wait a minute if Hop and Hannah are at Slumbering Weald, wouldn't that mean it's guarded by two forest guardians?! If so, then something bad must've happened to them!" Artemis gasped, remembered hearing several stories about two wolf-like creatures from her grandfather.
"You guys, they're not dead! Hanhan and Hoppy-buns are still alive! The story about these forest guardians is just a myth! The Galarian Princesses, Allie, and Amary are rescuing them already!" Kelsey explained, assumed they've already rescued Hop and Hannah.
"And if they didn't?! Allie and Amary are with them, too!" Ella asked, worried about the kids' safety.
"We'll rescue them! While Lee-Lee's still frozen, the Shining Star will rescue our comrades! It's a good thing Lee-Lee doesn't know about this!" Kelsey whispered, holding Potpourri in her arms.
"I don't think we should be saying this out loud, what if Leon's listening?!" Berry said nervously, worried that Leon's listening to their conversation and would break free at any moment!
"Berry, I've told you many times already, Lee-Lee's completely frozen! There's no way he'll break through this ice! If Mr. Peony couldn't break free, then so will Lee-Lee! By few months, Lee-Lee will suffer a huge cold but he'll be fine, I think." Kelsey said casually, doubts that Leon would free himself from the indestructible ice.
"Um, Kelsey, you kinda sound like a bad guy..." Berry points out nervously, worried that Leon would be listening to their conversation, despite being completely frozen.
Just as Kelsey was about to respond, she heard few ice cracks coming from the frozen Champion! The team comically dashed several yards away, watching more ice kept shattering bits by bits. Luckily, the group was on top of the highest hill, so the Champion wouldn't reach them, hopefully. Then suddenly, Leon emerged free from this icy madness, through sheer willpower. Leon was completely drenched from the melting ice, with water dripping from his long hair before he was dried by the warm sunlight. Sonia wants to comfort the Champion, but Leon stopped her, giving his friend a furious look. Sonia didn't say anything, watching Leon angrily walked up to the team. Sonia noticed Leon's covered in a fiery aura as if he'll unleash a powerful Eruption at any moment!
Insert Little Witch Academia: Unrest
"Timmy, if we don't make it alive, I just want you to know, that I love you infinitely! You're the greatest big brother ever!" Bobby whispered, hugging Timmy tightly, and telling the young prodigy, how much he loves him as a big brother. Although they're the same age, Timmy's a few months older than Bobby.
"I love you too, Bobby! You're the best brother, in the whole wide world! If we survive, the first thing I'll do is confess my love to Sunny!" Timmy smiled, hugging Bobby in return with Solosis and Chewy by their side. Timmy also has feelings for Sunny from the start, finding her an amazing girl. The young prodigy might not be the strongest, but he'll do everything to protect Sunny and his friends. However, several people such as Sonia was very surprised by this.
"Leon broke out of Vanilluxe's indestructible ice! Not even Steel Peony could break free from this!" Artemis gasped, watching Leon broke free from Vanilluxe's Sheer Cold. Everyone including the Pokémon were shocked that Leon freed himself, managing to survive from that powerful impact! The Champion wasn't even holding any healing items! Not even a Full Heal nor Lum Berry!
"Doesn't Leon ever give up?! Sheer Cold was supposed to knock him down quickly! Leon's no ordinary human!" Ida gasped, surprised that Leon still hasn't given up, no matter how much they've tried! It's just like Hop had mentioned, his brother refused to give up until he'd gotten what he came for!
"Uh-oh, looks like Leon's very furious!" Bobby whispered, hugging Timmy tightly. Chewy was on top of his head, terrified by Leon.
"That's because he IS furious, Bobby! He's more furious than a Camerupt!" Timmy whispered, noticed that Leon's extremely furious at his friends! They've never seen the Champion this furious before.
"So in other words, NOT only are you treating me as a bad guy, BUT you're preventing me from saving Hop and Hannah! Is that why you stole MY Charizard?!" Leon angrily yelled at the group, after listening to their conversation while being trapped inside Vanilluxe's Sheer Cold.
"Technically, our mission was to distract you until the girls rescue Hop, Hannah, and Wooloo..." Johnny explained quietly, hugging his Litten tightly. Johnny then saw Leon blinked his eyes in disbelief, watching the Champion became extremely furious by this.
"Unbelievable! How could all of you be so cruel?! My brother and Hannah are at Slumbering Weald, and you're creating a diversion by distracting the unbeatable Champion! They're in grave danger, and if I don't save them quickly, Hop and Hannah..." Leon stopped, couldn't imagine the terrible things happening to them, especially when he'd seen Hannah's death in his dreams.
"We did this so that you wouldn't be worried nor mad at them..." Kelsey added, trying not to make Leon angry.
"Oh I'm not mad, I'm FURIOUS! How could you do this?! You stole my Charizard, outsmarting the unbeatable Champion, and sending the girls to Slumbering Weald?! Do you have any idea what you've done?!" Leon yelled with rage, clenching his fists in anger.
"That the greatest Champion was defeated by a group of kids?" Kelly answered softly, hugging her Mawile tightly.
"You're creating tons of chaos!" Leon angrily yelled at the group.
"Leon's more aggressive than Hop!" Ida noted, watching Leon became extremely furious with a fiery aura surrounding his body.
After Leon finds out that he's being distracted by Kelsey's group, the Champion's completely furious! They've not only stolen his Charizard, but they're preventing him from rescuing his loved ones! If anything bad happened to the duo, Leon will never forgive them, doesn't care whether or not they're children! Leon's completely disappointed and furious towards them.
"I want my Charizard! NOW!" Leon exclaimed, demanding Kelsey and her group to handover his partner.
"We refuse, Champion! You can scare us all you want, but my Dragonite will crush you down to pieces! As a responsible Big Sis, I must protect the kids!" Kelsey yelled with determination, protecting the kids and Ella from Leon.
"Responsible?! Kelsey, you're the most irresponsible person I've ever met!" Leon snapped, finding Kelsey the most irresponsible Trainer he'd ever encounter, especially what she'd done to his Charizard-theme car. However, this was a tale to be told some other time.
Insert Little Witch Academia: Anxiety and Determination
"Jason, what're you doing!" Peter and Bagon gasped, watching Jason took Charizard's Poké Ball from Sunny's grasp.
"Golly, I just couldn't do this anymore! What if something really bad happens to Hop and the girls?! Don't you see, we're creating too much chaos." Jason explained to his friends, as he continues staring at Leon's Poké Ball. After watching his friends kept distracting the Champion, Jason couldn't do this anymore.
"Charizard is Leon's best friend, and if my brother were to see this, he'd be very disappointed! Golly, I'd be terrified if anything bad happened to my Pokémon, too!" Jason explained, telling his friends that it's wrong to steal someone else's Pokémon, even if it's temporary. Tyson would be completely disappointed if he'd seen it.
"Jason..." Sonia whispered, with Yamper in her arms.
"Timmy, aren't you gonna do something?! You're the voice of reason and the brainiest in the group! Do something?!" Sunny asked her friend, as Timmy held his Solosis in his arms.
"Jason's right, we've been creating more chaos than good lately! I knew it was gonna happen..." Timmy spoke honestly, aware it was going to happen from the very beginning.
"We've been like bad guys lately..." Henry added, feeling nothing but guilt spreading across his body.
They've watched as Jason returned Charizard's Poké Ball to Leon. The group felt completely terrible by this. Their job was too distracted Leon, but in the end, they've created chaos and were acting like bad guys instead. They were just helping their friends...
"Thank you, Jason!" Leon smiled at the young boy, returning Charizard's Poké Ball. He then turned his head towards Kelsey's group, becoming furious once more. "As for the rest of you, I'm very disappointed in all of you!" Leon spoke seriously until he saw Timmy, Bobby, Cody, Henry, Artemis, Emily, Ella, and Johnny.
"Correction, I mean almost all of you!" Leon answered, still angry at them before he tossed his Poké Ball in the air, releasing his Charizard.
"Graawrrr!" Charizard yawned, feeling refreshed after taking a nice long nap in his Poké Ball. Charizard saw Leon and noticed that his partner had tears in his eyes? Leon ran up to Charizard, hugging the Flame Pokémon tightly, tears streaming down his face. The last time Charizard had seen Leon cried like this, was the time he was a Charmeleon and were separated for a while...
"Charizard! Sniff..sniff...sniff! I miss you so much, buddy! I promise I'll never lose you again!" Leon sobbed loudly, tears flowed from his eyes uncontrollably.
Charizard wasn't sure what's going on due to having a nice long nap, in his Poké Ball. He had just taken a long rest when suddenly his partner was crying towards him? Did something bad happen while Charizard's asleep? Charizard was deeply confused, first, he had a nap inside his Poké Ball, and then suddenly Leon's crying?
"Charizard, take me to Postwick and fast! There's no time to explain!" Leon remarked, earning a nod from his partner.
"Graawrrr!" Charizard nodded his head, without questioning his Trainer. Based on Leon's expression, something bad happened to the kids. Charizard lowered his body, giving Leon a lift. Whenever things get very serious, Leon would oftentimes fly on his Charizard.
Just as Leon was about to ride on Charizard, suddenly an apple slammed straight into his face, knocking him down unconsciously. The group and Charizard turned their heads, watching Potpourri happily held an apple, proud of defeating Leon.
"Emolga!" Potpourri smiled proudly, satisfied she'd knocked Leon down using just an apple.
"Potpourri!" Everyone said in unison, watching the shiny Emolga laughed uncontrollably without feeling any regrets.
Slumbering Weald
After being surrounded by a huge thick fog, both Hannah and Hop were struck by a huge bright light before losing their consciousness. The last time they remembered, was watching Rabirin battling against a mysterious Pokémon before the moves passed through. A few hours later, they've finally regained their consciousness back, noticed they're still at Slumbering Weald.
"What happened?" Hop asked, as he carefully got up and shook his head.
"I don't know, Hop. The last thing I remembered was being struck by the fog, we've been out for quite a long time..." Hannah rubbed her head, trying to remember what happened after encountering a mysterious Pokémon, in the forest. To Hannah's surprised, she stopped hearing those mysterious voices in her head. She turned her head and saw Hop smiling at her, helping her get up.
"Thanks, Hop!" Hannah smiled at her childhood friend until she noticed her Scorbunny was nowhere to be found.
"Rabirin?! Rabirin?! First Wooloo and now Rabirin?! Sniff...sniff...Rabirin..." Hannah cried softly, couldn't stop thinking about her precious Scorbunny. After being struck by that mysterious light, Hannah was separated from her precious starter Pokémon. As the redhead continued crying, suddenly she felt a soft warm hand touched her shoulder.
"Scorbunny!" Rabirin smiled at Hannah before she gently wiped her tears off her partner's eyes. Hannah turned her head and noticed Rabirin's not alone.
Insert Healin' Good Precure: The Bond We Made Will Last Forever
"Rabirin?! Latte?! Amary?! Allie?! Everyone?! Is it a dream?!" Hannah asked softly, wondering if she's still asleep? She then pinched Hop's cheeks, making sure he's real.
"Oi! What was that for, mate!" Hop yelled at his childhood friend, rubbing his marked cheek.
"Just making sure you're real! It's hard to tell if you're an illusion or not, Hoppy!" Hannah explained, watching Hop raised an eyebrow at her, with squinting eyes.
"Scorbunny! Scor!" Rabirin cried, jumping into her Trainer's arms.
"Eevee! Vee!" Latte hugged Hannah with tears in her eyes.
"Sniff...sniff...sniff...Hannah!" Amary and Gossifleur cried softly, tears streaming down their face while hugging the redhead. Crystal, Selena, Lucinda, Lila, and Allie were very glad to see their friends safe and uninjured.
"Are all of you real?!" Hop asked, making sure this wasn't another illusion.
"It's not a dream, this is real. I'm glad the two of you aren't hurt!" Selena smiled, hugging her two friends with wet eyes. Hop's cheeks turned reddish, feeling Selena's chest pressing against his.
"That's strange, the fog is back?! Guess it was just temporary..." Allie thought, noticed the forest was slightly foggy again. It seems that Wishing Gems can nullify weather conditions temporarily, depending on their colors.
"I wish this last longer~" Hop blushes, enjoyed being hugged by several girls, while feeling Selena's breasts touching his chest. Then suddenly, Hop and the girls heard a familiar voice calling them.
"Hop! Hannah!" Leon shouted, sprinting through the foggy forest.
"Lee?!" Hop was surprised to see Leon, watching his older brother ran straight in their direction. Before Hop could look at his brother, he was immediately stopped by Allie.
"No! It's an illusion! Don't look into his eyes, or more terrible things will keep happening!" Allie warned her friends NOT to look into Leon's eyes, claiming it's another illusion created by two forest guardians. Allie then told her friends to cover their eyes, thinking that Leon wouldn't see them, and disappeared instantly.
"Allie, I think he's still there!" Hannah whispered, noticed that Leon's raising an eyebrow at them, with his arms crossed.
"It's working you guys! Leon's not seeing us! If we stand still and cover our eyes, this illusion will fade away! A lot of crazy stuff keeps happening in this forest..." Allie whispers, still believe the Champion's an illusion just like those two mysterious wolf-like creatures. She then told the group to continue covering their eyes, until this 'illusion' disappeared for good.
"If Lee's an illusion, then how come he looks so real?!" Hop whispered, turning to Allie while closing his eyes and avoiding eye contact towards his brother. Leon looked at them through narrowed eyes, with a anime vein popped on his head. After dealing with tons of crazy shenanigans at Wedgehurst, Leon grew completely irritated especially when he'd to save his Charizard from Kelsey's group.
"That's because I'm REAL! What a load of codswallop!" Leon yelled at the group, accidentally took out his anger at them. The group had never seen Leon this furious, watching the Champion shook his head and took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.
"I'm just very knackered..." Leon spoke softly, didn't mean to take his anger out on them.
"Wha—? Lee? How'd you manage to find your way here? You're pants with directions. You always get lost." Hop asked, noticed that his brother didn't get lost in Slumbering Weald, finding this very out of character coming from the unbeatable Champion!
"Oh, that's nice to hear from the little brother who had me worried sick! I'd been waiting ages for your two, and you never showed! Of course I came looking for the both of you!" Leon squinted at Hop, scolding his younger brother for making him completely worried.
"At least you don't have to worry anymore, now that we're both fine. Hop, I understand though!" Hannah replied, holding Rabirin and Latte in her arms.
"Whenever you tell me not to worry, I worried the most!" Leon said, squinting at Hannah before giving her a huge earful. She usually received an earful from her father and Hop quite frequently. However, receiving an earful from Leon was quite different, it's as if he's a completely different person.
"Wait, where's the Wooloo?! We were trying to rescue that Wooloo!" Hop asked, noticed Wooloo was nowhere to be found. Leon smiled at the duo, turning his attention towards Charizard.
"Meh!" Wooloo was standing next to Charizard, making sure it doesn't get lost. Luckily the Sheep Pokémon wasn't critically injured.
"The little chap's just fine. Though all of you had fainted by the time I found you here. You know this place is out of bounds... But it took courage to come in here all the same. And I can understand well enough why you did it. You did good, Hop! You too, Hannah!" Leon smiled at the duo, glad they weren't harmed nor injured. Even though they'd entered Slumbering Weald without permission, the most important thing was rescuing their comrades. Breaking rules are bad but abandoning your friends was worse.
"And at least that Wooloo's all right… Yeah, Hannah? I thought we'd had it when that weird fog started rolling in and that mad Pokémon attacked… but at least it wasn't all for nothing!" Hop smiled, glad that nobody got hurt in the forest, despite being foggy and guarded by two forest guardians.
"Yup! I'm glad Wooloo and Rabirin are alright! I was scared of losing my destined partner!" Hannah smiled, hugging both Rabirin and Latte tightly.
"Attacked by a mad Pokémon? What are you talking about, Hop?" Leon asked, raising his eyebrow in confusion.
"It seemed loads stronger than any Pokémon I've ever seen. And it just had this sort of presence… Our moves didn't even touch it. I mean, really— they seemed to pass right through it!" Hop explained, telling his brother how he and Hannah encountered a mysterious Pokémon in Slumbering Weald. He then told Leon how Rabirin's moves didn't affect the mysterious Pokémon, watching it passed through its body.
"If the moves passed through, then that means it's a ghost! Perhaps this mysterious Pokémon could be the ghost of Slumbering Weald! Maybe it must've died before technology was created!" Hannah speculates, claiming that Slumbering Weald was haunted and cursed by the ghosts of the forest guardians.
"You need to stop watching those horror movies, mate! You're giving me the creeps!" Hop shook his head, couldn't believe Hannah would come up with those crazy theories. She needs to stop watching too many horror movies with Kelsey.
"I get goosebumps, listening to Hannah's theories..." Leon thought, feeling goosebumps rising on his arms, and shivered.
"Between you and me, Tyson said that Lee used to wet his trousers, whenever he gets the creeps! It happened during his Gym Challenge!" Hop whispered, revealing another shocking secret about his brother.
"Mega shocking!" Hannah whispered, when suddenly Leon gently hits Hop on the head, leaving a bump on his head. The Champion turned his attention towards Hannah, while Hop rubbed his head.
"Your moves passed right through it? So, the fearsome Pokémon they say live in the Slumbering Weald... Are they actually illusions or something? Get strong enough and maybe the two of you could be the ones to reveal the truth someday. For now, let's simply get out of this place. You'll be all right now that I'm here with you!" Leon explained, assuring the group that they'll be alright as long as they stay together, despite his horrible sense of direction.
"Even if we did get an earful from Lee…what an experience! This'll make a pretty fine first page in the tale of my legend!" Hop cheered, satisfied that he and Hannah received an earful from his amazing brother. Hannah couldn't help but wonders what happened to Hop's father? Although Hop hadn't met his father, he did hear amazing stories about him from Leon.
"Are you sure Leon's your brother?! I've noticed he's like a father figure!" Hannah sweatdropped, staring at Hop strangely. Lately, she noticed that Hop's relationship with Leon was more like father and son, rather than siblings. Before Hop could answer Hannah's question, suddenly they were grabbed by strong arms, being pulled into a broadened chest. They turned their heads and saw Leon holding them tightly, with tears on his face.
"I'm glad..." Leon cried, tears streaming down his face, as he embraced both Hop and Hannah into his strong arms, pulling them closer to his chest. To Leon, his brother, Charizard, and Hannah means the whole world to him.
"Lee, are you alright?" Hop asked, noticed his brother was crying softly, tears dripping on his jacket. He hadn't seen his older brother cried, since losing the baseball tournament to Tyson. The Champion then grabbed his brother and Hannah, before hugging them tightly. Leon's embrace was warm, gentle, but strong.
"It's been a very rough day..." Leon smiled softly, still hugging the duo.
Instead of responding, Hannah hugged Leon back, comforting the purple-haired Champion. She smiled at the Champion, feeling his strong warm arms holding both her and Hop. It'll probably take few minutes before Leon regained his senses.
"Something tells me that it'll take hours to find the exit!" Amary thought, fully aware that finding the exit would possibly take several hours, due to Leon's poor sense of directions. If that happens, both Amary and Latte would help the Champion.
Omake: Secrets!
Wedgehurst, Sonrisa Patisserie
Insert Hugtto Precure: The Stolen Future
Hannah, Amary, Mindy, and their Pokémon were at the Sonrisa Patisserie, eating freshly baked sweets with cold refreshments. Together they were discussing their upcoming top-secret missions and Negamaxing. The girls also need to make sure neither Leon nor their loved ones knew about this.
"Leon..." Hannah thought while thinking about the Galarian Champion. After lying to Leon, the young redhead felt very guilty about it. Hannah took a bite of her hot fudge sundae, thinking about her upcoming top-secret missions and Leon. Rabirin and Latte were each drinking chocolate milkshakes, covered with sprinkles and marshmallows.
Although Hannah had an amazing time with Leon, she couldn't do this in public. Especially not in front of Leon's fans nor fangirls. At the same time, Hannah's glad she hadn't interacted with Leon earlier, otherwise, it'll impact his career. It was hard at first, but after watching Leon became the new Champion, she saw how happy he was. In the end, Hannah decided to be with her friends and pursue her dreams. However, Hannah will always remember her first encounter with Leon, back when they were young. To the redhead, meeting Leon changed her life completely.
"Speaking of Leon, crazy stuff's been happening in the world!" Hannah thought, slowly drinking her lemonade while thinking about many incidents, happening in the Pokémon World. Over the past few years, disaster strikes in one region after another. From villainous organizations to destructible Pokémon, there's always a threat. A dangerous crisis could also happen in the universe as well, not just the Pokémon World.
"In every region, disaster and incidents happened many times, across the world. Three years ago, several parts of Alola were under attack by a group of Pokémon, called Ultra Beasts! Even the Galar region has dark secrets too, such as Negamaxing. Professor Cory mentioned that Macro Cosmos had several laboratories, that are currently abandoned in the Wild Area. Now those abandoned laboratories are home to many wild Pokémon. He also mentioned the one across Hammerlocke, was the location of the original Energy Plant before it was transferred to Hammerlocke Stadium..." Hannah thought while eating her dessert. She also found out that many laboratories owned by Macro Cosmos were abandoned before Rose became Chairman of the Galar League.
"I wonder why Mr. Rose became Chairman? Why would Macro Cosmos abandoned those laboratories?" Hannah thought, wondering why Rose became Chairman of the Galar League? Every member of the Shining Star trusts neither Rose nor Macro Cosmos one bit.
Hannah learns that a few months ago at Wyndon, Macro Cosmos Laboratory was destroyed into flames leaving nothing behind. Although the scientists and Pokémon were alright, all the data and research were destroyed by the flames. After Macro Cosmos Laboratory was destroyed, both Leon and Raihan investigated the abandoned facility, checking to see more clues. Just as Hannah was about to think further, her thoughts were interrupted by Mindy and Amary.
Insert Digimon Adventure: Happy End
"The sweets served in Sonrisa Patisserie, are outstanding! It's more delicious than the Battle Café~" Amary gushes, slowly ate her strawberry parfait. Both Gossifleur and Joltik were having strawberry cheesecake and cookies.
"The secret is love, Amary! While the Battle Café prioritizes their quality of ingredients and sponsorships, one thing they lacked is love!" Mindy confirmed, taking a big bite of her chocolate cake. Azurill was happily eating few cupcakes, given by her partner, Mindy. "Too bad majority in Galar, prioritize quantity over quality! At least the Shining Star prioritize quality more than quantity!"
"It's no wonder many failed their Gym Challenge! I heard luck and miracles play a huge role there!" Amary said with a smile, drinking her strawberry lemonade.
"Speaking of quality, when Mr. Peony was the Steel-type Gym Leader, he didn't attend Ms. Violet and Mr. Rose's wedding! Their wedding was held at Wyndon." Mindy revealed few interesting secrets about Steel Peony, surprising the sisters. Like many people, Mindy also noticed that both Peony and Chairman Rose look similar, unaware that they're related.
"How come?" Hannah and Amary said in unison, eating their sweets while listening to Mindy.
"Unlike many Gym Leaders, Mr. Peony never liked Chairman Rose one bit! Finding Mr. Rose too suspicious and can't be trusted." Mindy explained, describing Peony's relationship with Chairman Rose. "Ten years ago, after Mr. Peony defeated Nigel, his celebration as Champion ended shortly when Mr. Rose became the new Chairman. I believe that's when Leon was seven or eight." Mindy remembered reading old newspaper articles on her tablet, featuring Peony won the Champion Cup tournament and made outstanding accomplishments. Sadly, it lasted shortly, after Rose became Chairman of the Galar League. After that, Peony vanished from the Pokémon League, and his whereabouts remained unknown to the public.
"When did that happened?" Hannah asked with interest, surprised that her grandparents hadn't talked about it.
"The same day Mr. Peony became the new Champion!" Mindy answered, watching both redheads grew surprised by it.
"Grandma mentioned that after Mr. Peony left the Pokémon League, suddenly Negamax Pokémon began appearing at certain parts of the Wild Area! However, these locations aren't found on the Town Map! According to Kelly, the Shining Star and members of the Kaguya Estate would use these exclusive areas for training or hanging out!" Amary whispered, showing the girls and their Pokémon several maps drawn by Kelly. They were amazed that Kelly designed these maps by herself.
"That does make sense because Pokémon mysteriously began to Negamax and can get corrupted!" Hannah agreed with Amary's explanation while gazing at several maps designed by Kelly.
"Speaking of Negamax, you also have to be extremely careful on your top-secret missions!" Amary added, turning her head towards Hannah, and drinking her strawberry milkshake. "Although Leon is Hop's older brother, he's also the Champion of Galar! If Leon found out about this, he'd be completely against this!" Amary warned her older sister, reminding her that Leon's both the Champion and current Monarch.
"I know, Amary! Sometimes I kept forgetting he's the Champion..." Hannah admitted, slowly ate her chocolate parfait, watching Rabirin and Latte eating few slices of cakes. "Although I'm relieved Leon's very busy, I still feel guilty lying to him. I'm just glad Leon hadn't known me earlier, otherwise, he'd be very suspicious..." Hannah whispered, feeling nothing but guilt spreading on her body. Both Amary and Mindy were very worried about Hannah, watching her ate a piece of chocolate biscuit.
"You also have to watch out for Rai! My cousin's not only a very skilled Gym Leader, but he's also one of the strongest Trainers in the world, despite losing to Melony!" Mindy added, warning the girls that Raihan's extremely powerful, in which he'd knocked all of Leon's Pokémon minus Charizard.
"Raihan lost to Ms. Melony?! That's mega unexpected!" Hannah whispered, surprised that Galar's strongest Gym Leader ultimately lost to Melony!
"If that was Cynthia, her Pokémon will easily KO Raihan's team!" Amary explained as she took another bite of her strawberry parfait.
"Definitely! I'd love to watch Leon lose to Cynthia!" Mindy agreed, aware that Cynthia's one of the strongest Trainers in the world, capable of defeating Leon.
"If I'm lucky, I might encounter my number one hero, Cynthia!" Hannah smiled, taking a big bite of her sweets while imagining herself battling against Sinnoh's Champion Cynthia.
Unlike many people in Galar, Hannah's a huge fan of Cynthia. She also idolizes the Sinnoh Champion, finding Cynthia the greatest Trainer in the world. After Hannah revealed her top-secret goals, both Hop and Leon were very surprised by it. Lately, Leon's comparing himself to Cynthia, claiming he's stronger than her.
"It's pretty cute to see Leon's trying to win my sister's heart. It's too bad neither of them noticed! If only they knew sooner..." Amary thought, wondering how long it'll take for Leon and Hannah, to confess their feelings to one another. Like several people, the little redhead noticed that her sister's relationship with the Champion was very similar to Mustard and Honey.
"Although, I wonder how Leon would react when he learns that Aiden has feelings for my sister? It happened to Ms. Honey before she married Mustard-sensei. Good thing Leon doesn't know about the mock wedding! He takes things too literally! Hop sure loves to prank on his brother! It's no wonder Leon's extremely gullible..." Amary sweatdropped, glad that Leon didn't know about this. When it comes to Aiden's photos, Hannah would secretly hide them somewhere in her bedroom.
Insert Star Twinkle Precure: PaPePiPu Romantic
PaPePiPuPePoPaPo romantic
PaPePiPuPePoPaPo cosmotic
Start with the power of imagination, now! Now! Imagination
Hannah was dancing in a red background filled with stars. In the background; Scorbunny, shiny Nickit, Milcery, and Eevee were dancing in the background.
Let's take a look at the night sky of the universe
(Pew pew pe-pew pew)
Crystal was dancing on a white background filled with hearts and snow. In the background; Frosmoth, Glaceon, Lapras, and shiny Amaura were dancing in the background.
Let's take a look at the heart of the universe
(Pew pew pe-pew pew)
Selena was dancing in a blue background with a crescent Moon and miniature stars. In the background; shiny Hatenna, Munna, and Butterfree were dancing in the background.
There is only one person in this large world
Who can see a star called "me"
Lucinda was dancing on a yellow background with a bright Sun and lightning sparks. In the background; Togetic, Pikachu, and Yamper were dancing in the background.
The universe and the future is endless
Possibilities = infinite so don't hold yourself back anymore
Lila was dancing in a purple background filled with flowers. In the background; Toxel, shiny Salandit, and Roselia were dancing in the background.
PaPePiPuPePoPaPo romantic
PaPePiPuPePoPaPo cosmotic
Let's do everything that we can think of
Selena, Crystal, Hannah, Lucinda, and Lila were dancing in a space background, giving the cosmic vibes. Next to them were their Pokemon, dancing along with their respective Trainers.
PaPePiPuPePoPaPo romantic
PaPePiPuPePoPaPo cosmotic
Start with the power of imagination now! Now! Now!
Now! Now! Now! Imagination
Selena, Crystal, Hannah, Lucinda, and Lila along with their respective Pokemon were dancing together. The five then each held their respective Wishing Gems, twirling them, and created lots of colorful fireworks! Selena, Crystal, Hannah, Lucinda, and Lila waved at the cheering audience.
My favorite part about this chapter was when Artemis was revealed to be a girl. It's inspired by Pokémon Adventures manga, where Yellow was revealed to be a girl. I remembered back when I was a kid, the Adventures chapters were distributed in magazines, I was surprised when Yellow's a girl! Artemis clothing and color scheme matches a shiny Decidueye.
What makes Sunny terrifying is she defeated Leon, by using her words! The way Sunny tricked Leon twice and made him cried makes her terrifying! Even Bede and Avery would be terrified of Sunny! It's no wonder Sonia finds her devious and cunning!
Fun facts, Emily's modeled after Tougou Mimori, from Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero. Emily's mother bears a striking resemblance to the nurse from Twilight Wings. However, the nurse from Twilight Wings and Emily's mother isn't related.
With Tropical Rouge Precure currently airing, I'll tell you the main charm points of each member of the Galarian Princesses. Hannah's hair, Crystal's lips, Lucinda's cheeks, Selena's eyes, Lila's ears, Chloe's hands, and Zannie's dress.
In the next episode, Hannah, Amary, Ami, Lucinda, Lila explore Nigel's room and find a couple of surprises- documents of Legendary Pokémon found at the Crown Tundra, and a unique Magearna with red and gold colors! Meanwhile, a grey Nickit stole both Hannah's backpack and the Galarian Princesses Wishing Gems! Will our heroes get their belongings back from that grey Nicki?!