Chapter 11: The Small Underwater Expedition!
Vision
"Morons like you have no right to be in a peaceful region like this! You guys are gonna be very sorry you ever stepped one foot into the Alola region!" Kaito bellowed angrily as he raised his arms up high, causing the ocean water to rise up high and tower above Team Rocket and their balloon!
Ash and the others watched in shock and disbelief as the Alola boy made some fierce, but strange movements with his arms to create a giant water ball, similar to a Water Pulse, but bigger and even stronger enough to knock many people out from a large boat!
It splashed onto the balloon, knocking the evil trio out of their balloon, while their transportation exploded a little, due to the pressure from the water Kaito gave!
The evil trio screamed as they were sent flying high into the air, with Mimikyu flying at their side! But before they could do so, Bewear had caught them while running on water! This left the others surprised a little as Bewear quickly made its escape with the evil trio in its large paws.
"We're off with a new blast!" Jessie and James cried together before they were getting far from the Pokémon School students and the Alola Professor! Before Kaito could attack again, the evil trio had escaped, thanks to Bewear's close save.
By the time Kaito had calmed down while letting the ocean calm down as well, he fell to his knees on the sandy ground, causing the others to gather around him in worry, with Buizel worrying the most. "Kai... What was that just now?" Lana asked in surprise as the others shared their surprise as well.
"I've never seen anyone be able to do something like that..." Lillie admitted as she was the most surprised of all as Kiawe and Sophocles were not sure on how to express this. "That was both amazing... yet, shocking at the same time..." Sophocles commented.
"It felt like you were, well... not holding back to attack Team Rocket when they were keeping all the marine Pokémon in danger." Kiawe said seriously as Mallow and Ash frowned. "Kaito... How long have you been keeping this from us? Why didn't you tell us?" Mallow asked worriedly.
"Kai..." was the only thing Ash could say as the Alola boy struggled to stand, but he managed to do so with Buizel and Prof. Kukui's help, as the Alola Professor didn't seem so surprised, but he couldn't say he wasn't shocked, especially with the power the Alola boy had just revealed.
"I'm sorry... I didn't tell you guys earlier... Believe me, it was shocking to me when I found out a few nights ago, too..." Kaito said sadly as guilt began to eat up on him, now that he revealed the powers that he had kept from his friends.
Reality
The Alola boy laid on his bed, looking up at the ceiling as he kept remembering the uneasy looks on his friends' faces, as they didn't seem to know what to feel when they had witnessed the powers Kaito had revealed to them because of Team Rocket.
They said they understood, realizing that if word about his powers were revealed, then it would've caught unwanted attention from people that would try to use this power for themselves. But out of all of them, Ash, Lana, and Prof. Kukui seemed to understand the most.
Kiawe seemed reluctant to believe what he had saw, Lillie was too shocked to say anything about what she had seen from the Alola boy. Sophocles was puzzled as he had never seen this kind of power before, not even from a strong Water Type Pokémon.
Mallow on the other hand, was unsure on what to believe, now that the beans have been spilled. The looks on their faces made the Alola boy even more guilty as he kept himself shut in his room, with Buizel at his side as the Sea Weasel Pokémon looked at his human brother in worry.
"Bui? Bu bui?" Buizel asked, while nudging Kaito's cheek with his nose as the Alola boy slowly turned his head to the Water Type. "I'm fine, Buizel... It's just that... yesterday was so wild and shocking for the others..." Kaito said sadly as he tried to make a weak smile to Buizel.
The Sea Weasel Pokémon smiled back in understanding as the two laid together on the bed to think about what had occurred yesterday. All they hoped was, that it didn't cause some rifts to occur with Kaito's friendship with his classmates.
(Pokémon Opening: Sun and Moon English Subbed)
Ash - "I'm Ash of Pallet Town. My dream is to become a Pokémon Master. This is my partner, Pikachu! Let's all search for Pokémon with full force!"
(The Japanese opening title shows on the screen)
There's no use in just standing around all the time
(Both Kaito and Ash pant under the hot sun with Pikachu and Buizel)
(Lana, Mallow, Lillie, Kiawe, and Sophocles all run over to help them)
I want to try and set out on a head-turning adventure
(Mallow, Lana, Kiawe, Sophocles, and Lillie appear in different sections)
(Bounsweet, Popplio, Turbonator, and Togedemaru appear with their trainers)
With the sun, the moon, Pokémon, and Pikachu
(The friends all slide down the school slide)
(They slide before crashing into each other by Alolan Exeggutor)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
(They all recover and make repeated steps together)
It never stops being surprising and refreshing
(Kaito, Ash, and Prof. Kukui runs for the school)
(Litten shrieks before shooting Ember at Ash's face, much to his startle)
I'm here! I'm there! I'm over there! I can't stay put!
(Kaito pops up, until Shiho and Seita pulls at his two arms)
(Buizel lands on his head as the two grin at each other)
C'mon, there's still so, so much more to see
(Kaito and Ash leads their friends and Pokémon across the island)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
(Samson Oak dances a little, until Komala bashes him away)
In intense battles, I choose you!
(In intense battles, I choose you!)
(Ash, Kaito, Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, and Kiawe all appear with their Pokémon partners)
(A Pokémon Egg floats in front of Lillie)
And it's time to catch 'em all!
(And it's time to catch 'em all!)
(Kaito throws a Pokéball at a Rockruff, catching it with success)
(Ash throws a Pokéball at a Grubbin, catching it with success)
(Their classmate watch their success together)
(Go!)
(Ash sends Pikachu out for battle)
Burn brighter, sun!
Take off with your pulse burning! (Okay!)
(Pikachu defeats Mimikyu with Iron Tail)
(Pikachu then defeats Yungoos, Alolan Rattata, and Salandit with Thunderbolt)
(Solgaleo appears besides the little Electric Type)
Your courage is overflowing, moon!
You will light up the dreams!
(Kaito sinks underwater into the abyss, unconscious)
(Then, a bright light flashes, showing a silhouette that looks just like Kaito)
Come on, feel the maximum energy with your all
(Ash and Pikachu perform Gigavolt Havoc)
(Kaito and Buizel perform Hydro Vortex)
Shout it out, "Alola!"
(Both boys run to say their Alolan greeting in the school)
(Opening End)
"Honey? Are you in there?" Shizuka asked, catching the Alola boy and the Sea Weasel Pokémon's attention. The bedroom door opened to show Shizuka peeking inside to her son and Buizel still lying on the bed as the mother smiled sadly at her son.
"Kaito, honey... You know you can't stay in here forever. Prof. Kukui told me everything on what happened yesterday, when you and Lana were in charge for the extracurricular class involving marine Pokémon." Shizuka said as Kaito widened his eyes, knowing that this could mean she knew about his powers.
But wanting to make sure she did or did not know, the Alola boy had to ask. "And did he... tell you about what happened when the others and I fought Team Rocket to save the marine Pokémon?" Kaito asked as Shizuka slowly nodded in confirmation.
Biting his lips, the Alola boy held his head while letting Buizel comfort him as the mother walked over to him, trying to reassure Kaito that he had nothing to worry about as she spoke to her son in a comforting tone.
"Honey, I'm not mad or upset... I'm kind of, well... surprised when I heard this coming from Prof. Kukui. I thought you would've told me first when you discovered your ability to command the water to move..." Shizuka said as Kaito's face darkened again.
"I'm sorry I kept this from you, Shiho, and Seita... Mom. I didn't know exactly what to do when I discovered my power on that night... The night when the moon seemed to be blue. I just... couldn't think of what to say to you when I were to have told you..." Kaito said as Shizuka frowned.
She sat on the bed next to her son as she wrapped an arm around her son to give him a side-hug. "I understand... You don't need to say any more, son..." Shizuka said as she and Kaito sat together, having a mother and son bonding time while Buizel sat next to his human brother as well.
Later...
As Kaito was getting ready to leave and head for outside, Buizel was about to follow his human brother until Shizuka requested him to stop for a minute, as she wanted to tell the Sea Weasel Pokémon about something, involving her son and his aquakinesis ability.
Letting Kaito wait in the living room for a while, the mother made her request to the Water Type in her room as Buizel was confused by this, as this was the first time Shizuka tried to ask him for something, as he listened carefully.
"Buizel... I want you to do something for me... and my little boy as well." Shizuka said, acting serious, but pleading at the same time. Buizel nodded as he kept listening, allowing Shizuka to continue on with her request.
"Now that my little boy has discovered something big about himself... I want you, as his best friend to protect him whenever something comes in his way..." Shizuka said, catching the Sea Weasel Pokémon by surprise as the mother continued on with more things to say.
"If those nasty Team Rocket crooks saw his powers now, then there will be a chance when more troublemakers of the Alola region will come for Kaito for his powers. If that happens... I don't know what to do with myself..." Shizuka said, as she looked like she was about to cry.
Widening his eyes, he quickly tried to comfort Kaito's mother, like he always did when he saw his human brother or someone young cry some times as Shizuka smiled, thanking Buizel before she continued on with her request.
"As I was saying, I would like you to protect him, Buizel... It's the only thing I'll be asking this for you. If you say you will, then nothing would make me happier if my son is safe from those crooks... and even Team Skull, too." Shizuka said as Buizel nodded in understanding.
The first time when he and his human brother fought Team Skull to save some of the marine Pokémon the crooks had captured, they were nearly defeated until Officer Jenny and Prof. Kukui came along to aid the Alola boy to stop Team Skull from triumphing.
"Bui! Bu bui!" Buizel cried out, accepting the request loudly, as he placed a paw to his chest, as if he was vowing to protect his human brother from those that were to come near him in a weird way. The mother smiled at that, as she thanked the Sea Weasel Pokémon once again for his loyalty to her eldest son.
"Thank you..." Shizuka said as Buizel nodded back with a smile. With the request accepted and done so, the mother had let Buizel out to catch up with his human brother as Shizuka sat on her bed, before she looked at the large mirror that was near her bed.
Taking out her water droplet jewel, she noticed it glowing on and off several times, meaning that something was going to happen to her son as she looked out at her room window. "Something's going to happen... Kaisuke... Kazuma... Please, protect my boy." Shizuka said silently.
She didn't feel or notice another tear flowing down her left cheek as she kept an eye on the ocean that was not too far from the house.
Meanwhile...
The Alola boy and Buizel were walking along the pathway to the Melemele Library, where Kaito planned to go to, as he wanted to find some answers for his aquakinesis powers. The two of them discussed it yesterday night so they would learn why Kaito was able to use the aquakinesis ability.
"Hey, Bui?" Kaito started to say, catching Buizel's attention as the Sea Weasel Pokémon ran up to his human brother curiously as the Alola boy began to ask. "Bu?" Buizel asked as the Alola boy frowned as he asked the question he wanted to ask Buizel.
"Did you think... I did the right thing by revealing my aquakinesis powers like that to the others? I mean, now that they've discovered my new powers, they seemed to be both amazed, yet skeptical at the same time..." Kaito said, as he remembered on how the others reacted to him.
Buizel blinked before he frowned, as he also remembered on how the other classmates reacted. While Ash and Lana seemed okay with it, Mallow, Lillie, and Sophocles were more likely amazed, yet surprised for how sudden Kaito had done, revealing his aquakinesis ability.
Kiawe on the other hand, seemed stern when Kaito had just revealed his aquakinesis powers to him and the others, which could mean that he was upset that the Alola boy had kept his powers to himself and Buizel for a while.
With how the others reacted, it could possibly make a rift for Kaito's friendship with the others. And that was something both Kaito and Buizel didn't want, as they cared about their friends, which was they they kept Kaito's aquakinesis power from them.
But thinking about it now, the Sea Weasel thought to himself that it was the best choice for Kaito reveal his powers to the others than just keeping it to himself for a long time. Should he have revealed it a lot more later, then the reactions from the others would've been more negative.
"Bui! Bu bui!" Buizel said, shaking his head, as he tried to reassure to his human brother that what he did was right as the Alola boy noticed this, causing him to smile in agreement, before he looked back out at the sea while he kept walking.
Stoppimg for a second, the Alola boy made a sigh as he spoke his words to his Water Type partner. "I guess... you're right. If I hadn't revealed my powers yesterday and revealed them a lot later, then this would've been a more bitter situation than it is right now..." Kaito said weakly.
He looked at his left hand, as he scrunched it a little, causing him to hear the sea splash a little rough, showing that the sea responded to the movement of his left hand once he focused his mind onto it. Shaking his head in disbelief, the Alola boy looked up.
"I still don't understand why I have this kind of power... Why are the Water Pokémon attracted to me? Why can I control the waves and the sea? There are so many things I don't understand about myself..." Kaito said darkly as he looked at his hands again while Buizel watched.
"Bui..." Buizel could only say as he didn't know how to comfort his human brother, due to the fact that this situation was about himself, which meant that he was the only one that could solve the case and no one else... Not even Buizel himself.
Then, realizing that he and Buizel were getting off track, the Alola boy cleared his throat before he turned to the Sea Weasel Pokémon, reminding the Water Type on where they were heading. "Anyways, we should get going... The Melemele Library doesn't open forever on a weekend like today!" Kaito chuckled as he began to run off.
His sudden dashing caught Buizel by surprise before the Water Type ran after his human brother, protesting that the Alola boy took the headstart on another one of their races!
Later...
By the time the duo had arrived in front of the Melemele Library, the Sea Weasel Pokémon was panting with the continuous running he and his human brother had to do to reach the library. Kaito was panting a little, bit not so much, considering he hardly struggled on running.
When he's on the sea to have races with Buizel, that was where he struggled the most. But when they're on land, Buizel has little struggles running, considering that the Water Type preferred to be moving on the sea or in a wet area.
"Here it is... Melemele Library." Kaito grunted as he recovered from the exhaustion of his running. Buizel nodded in agreement as he got onto his human brother's shoulder, as the two were about to head in, until someone else came out, causing the sliding doors to open!
It was Lana and Lillie! As the girls noticed Kaito right in front of them after the doors opened, they both widened their eyes while Kaito widened his eyes as well. "Lana!? And Lillie!? What are you two doing here!?" Kaito said in surprise as Lillie responded the same way.
"We should be asking you the same question!" Lillie shrieked as Lana giggled, before she tried to explain as she turned to the Alola boy with a question to ask.
"Are you here because about your aquakinesis powers from yesterday?" Lana asked, catching both Buizel and Kaito off guard as the Alola boy reluctantly nodded in response. "Y-Yeah, that's right, but... How did you know?" Kaito asked as Lillie began to explain.
"To be honest... We were also curious too, about your powers. So that's why I decided to head for the Melemele Library when I met up with Lana along the way. She was also curious about your aquakinesis ability, so the two of us decided to come here." Lillie explained.
Kaito blinked, realizing that the girls came to the library for the same reason as he did as he gave a hopeful look to them, before he asked. "So... Did you two find anything in there that sounded interesting and useful?" Kaito asked.
The girls and Popplio all looked at each other, as Lana was the first to speak up. "Well... we may have found something that's connected to your aquakinesis powers, but we don't really know if it's similar or not..." Lana said as the Alola boy made a serious look.
"Even if it's little, please tell me... I want to find the answers to my questions... The questions about my aquakinesis ability, and the reason why Water Type Pokémon are attracted to me while I'm at the sea..." Kaito said, as Lana blinked, before Lillie smiled in understanding.
"Alright... Well, this is what we read and discovered..." Lillie said as she took out a book she had borrowed from the library. As both Kaito and Buizel gave a glance at it, it was titled "The Alolan Sea Mysteries".
But realizing that this wasn't the safe place to speak, Lillie made a suggestion for a quieter place, as outside right now didn't seem quiet right now. "Let's take this to a safer and quieter place... If I speak right now, then it could cause unwanted attention..." Lillie suggested.
Both Kaito and Lana nodded at this in understanding, while Buizel and Popplio nodded together as well. With that in mind, the three head into the library, as none of them noticed someone else looking at their direction, as if the figure had heard everything on what they said.
"What are they up to...?" The figure asked as he followed the three inside, as the figure was also curious on what Kaito and the girls were trying to hide from the public.
In the library...
Lillie led Lana and Kaito to a quiet place where people didn't come around much often, except for researchers and adults as she gestured them to sit on a table where they could talk about the book both she and Lana had found before they met up with Kaito.
Taking out the library book again, Lillie opened it as she began to explain to the Alola boy on what she and Lana had found before they met. Popplio and Buizel listened carefully as Kaito and Lana listened carefully as well.
"Hm... Oh! Here it is... This is the history about a royal Prince having a similar ability to you, Kaito..." Lillie said as she began to read the part.
The Alolan Sea Mysteries
(Lillie's POV)
It all started on a kingdom that's located under the sea... This kingdom is called, the Alolan Sea Kingdom. It was a large undersea kingdom where there were folks called the merpeople living in the kingdom with many Water Type Pokémon.
The merpeople were close to the Water Types in the ancient past, which is why the two kinds live together as one.
And the undersea kingdom had a ruler... His name was King Kaisuke, a king who loved his people and all the Water Type Pokémon around his kingdom. He is the kind of Sea King that would do anything to protect his kind and the Water Pokémon that lived in the kingdom he called his home.
One day, the king had fallen in love with a mermaid, as he made her his queen. At first, the mermaid was surprised with the sudden proposal, but at seeing on how much the Sea King loved his people and Water Pokémon, she accepted him as her husband, as she shared the same beliefs with the Sea King.
Days, weeks, months, and years passed when the King and Queen ruled the Sea Kingdom together. One day, the King and Queen gained a child. This child was known to be the young Prince, who was able to attract many Water Type Pokémon, whether they were wild or residents of the kingdom.
When the Prince was presented, all Water Types approached the young Prince to show their respect and love for the Prince, as the King and Queen were in joy, seeing that their son was loved by all the Water Types in the kingdom.
As five years passed, the Prince gained the ability of aquakinesis, a power that is able to manipulate the sea's waves and the current of the ocean. When the Prince gained this ability from his father, he swore rom only use it to protect the ones he cared for.
As the Prince mastered his aquakinesis ability, he made many friends with Water Type Pokémon outside of the kingdom, along with the Pokémon inside the kingdom.
Because of that, he made a goal of his own: to befriend all Water Type Pokémon, meaning... the entire world where there were water. His parents supported him, due to his ability to befriend any Water Type Pokémon.
And soon, with five more years, the Prince would be able to leave his kingdom and pursue his dream, in order to support his family, his kingdom, and all the friends that he made when he was born.
However... it was at that time when tragic struck onto the Alolan Sea Kingdom.
Humans... Greedy humans attacked and invaded the Alolan Sea Kingdom. The leader of the humans demanded the King and Queen to hand over their son, as the Prince had the potential to have powers that was even stronger than his own father.
However, realizing that the humans wanted their son's powers for their own selfish desires, they immediately refused to give in, and went into a wild war against the greedy and selfish humans.
During the war, the merpeople and the Water Type Pokémon were winning, as they had the advantage under the sea. But one attack nearly costed the young Prince his life as he tried to use his powers to defend his Water Type Pokémon friends.
But when one of the humans tried to capture the Prince, that human ended up injuring the Prince, angering the Sea King as he used his legendary trident to knock many of the greedy humans away. That however, did not change the human leader's mind as the war went on.
However, with the young Prince wounded, King Kaisuke made a risky plan... to send his wife and son into hiding so that no evil or greedy humans would be able to find them. But the cost of his decision, was that the two of them needed to become humans.
The King however, had done so in order to protect his family until the war was over. But even after the war was finished, the Prince and the Queen was nowhere to be found.
The Alolan Sea Kingdom we're devastated by the loss of their Queen and the young Prince, as the Prince would've been able to give all merpeople and all Water Type Pokémon the light for their hopes and dreams.
But King Kaisuke however, would not give up, as he would refuse to believe that his Queen and son were dead, as he would continue to search for them, with the help of his comrades and with the help of the Prince's friends.
So far, no luck has occurred for the King. But the King's belief and hope remains as years go by...
(End POV)
Reality
Lillie was at the end of the story, as Kaito and Lana had listened to the whole thing. By the time she was done, Kaito was in disbelief as he stood straight on his seat. "The Prince... of the Alolan Sea...?" Kaito repealed in shock as Lana nodded in understanding.
"I know... I was shocked too when I heard the story from Lillie." Lana said reassuringly as Lillie closed the book. "I was shocked, too. I never thought there was a story when a Prince would have similar abilities as you, Kai..." Lilllie agreed as Popplio and Buizel were more amazed than shocked.
"But, isn't that just some story to tell to kids?" A familiar voice asked as Kaito and the two girls turned to see Kiawe walking up to them, as the Alola boy blinked in surprised to see the Fire Type Trainer approaching them as Kaito said his name.
"Kiawe? What are you doing here?" Kaito asked as then Fire Type user smiled before he explained. "I just finished my housework and all the deliveries, so I thought I might as well come to Melemele Island for a little visit until I saw the three of you come in here." Kiawe explained.
"We were learning something about Kai's aquakinesis powers... And we think we found the answer, thanks to the book Lillie and I had found." Lana said as the Fire Type user frowned.
"Yeah... It looks like you two guys did, but... I thought that book was just some children story? Merpeople can't possibly exist in reality, can they? I mean, if people did, then they would've let everyone, including us know about it." Kiawe said as Lillie made another possibility.
"Or maybe... the researchers might know about it, but they pretend not to..." Lillie said hypothetically as Kaito looked at the book, as he opened to the page where the Prince of the Alolan Sea was mentioned, having the same aquakinesis power as him.
As he looked at the mermaid who Kaisuke made Queen of... there was no name mentioning on who King Kaisuke married. And not only that, there was no mentioning of the name of the Prince, which left the Alola boy both confused and suspicious about it.
Remembering on how he was able to use aquakinesis because of the sea calling for him... the Alola boy made one conclusion about himself and the Prince of the Alolan Sea.
"Well... you three and the others saw me yesterday using my aquakiness ability... That's the same ability that the Prince in the story was able to use. So, I guess that's one similarity between me and the story here." Kaito said as he turned to his three friends.
As the others looked at the Alola boy, Kaito made one more mentioning, involving about his dreams.
"There was something else I forgot to tell you guys... It's about the visions I kept having..." Kairo said, catching the others, Buizel, and Popplio all by surprise as the Alola boy continued on.
"For the few nights, I've been having some strange dreams... like I've been underwater for some reason. And whenever I have those dreams, I see myself surrounded by Water Type Pokémon. And once I'm surrounded, one of them at a time calls me... the Prince." Kaito said nervously.
This left the others in shock while Buizel and Popplio just widened their eyes in amazement. For Buizel, he was a little upset for not being told about this earlier, but kept his upset expression away as Lana was amazed with the dream Kaito had.
"They called you the Prince...? Could it be...?" Lana started to ask as Lillie and Kiawe turned to then Water Type user.
"What is it, Lana?" Lillie asked as Kiawe asked along. "Is something on your mind?" Kiawe asked as the Water Type user rose her head up with an answer in mind. "What if the dream is actually true?" Lana asked, blowing Kaito, Kiawe, and Lillie off of their minds as Lana explained.
"If Kai kept having those dreams, while gaining the aquakinesis ability... then there's no doubt there's a connection between him and the story here! Kai... could be connected to the Prince of the Alolan Sea!" Lana exclaimed, shocking the others as Kiawe was unsure of the hypothesis Lana was making.
"But... how can we be sure whether the hypothesis you're making is right or not?" Kiawe asked as Lillie opened the book again and widened her eyes to see something significant that might help the hypothesis and the connection mystery.
"There's one more thing here in the story..." Lillie said as the others came over to see what the Water Type user meant as Lillie began to read more of the story.
"As years went by as the King continued to search for his Queen and Prince, he hid a gift for his son should he ever find him in order to control and master his powers... The gift King Kaisuke hid... is known to be in the Undersea Ruins." Lillie read as Kaito blinked.
"The Undersea Ruins...?" Kaito asked as Lillie nodded, before she explained.
"I think I read about the Undersea Ruins once... It's a guarded place where it's underwater. There have also been rumors from people saying that there is some sort of treasure there..." Lillie explained as Kiawe suddenly began to take interest in this as he made a conclusion.
"If that's the case, if the story about the merpeople are real... then the Sea King must've hid his son's gift at that same ruins! The treasure that the people were talking about..." Kiawe said as Kaito stood up, determined to find this gift and learn more about his visions and powers.
"Then, that's where I'm planning to go today! Does any of you have any way of getting there?" Kaito asked as Lillie and Kiawe blinked in surprise as Lillie frowned, before she shook her head sadly.
"I'm afraid I don't... Since I spend most of my time at home and in the shopping district, I don't really think or know much about the aquatic transportations that goes underwater..." Lillie said as the Fire Type user shook his head.
"Neither do I... And even if I did, I would be in a disadvantage, considering I'm a Fire Type Trainer..." Kiawe said as Kaito frowned, as he began to realize that this task was much harder than he thought it was as Lana brought up her suggestion.
"I know someone who can help us!" Lana exclaimed, catching everyone and Buizel by surprise a surprise the Water Type Trainer began to explain. "There is a marine biologist that works around Melemele Island. Maybe she can help us get to the Undersea Ruins!" Lana suggested.
Kaito smiled at the idea as he immediately agreed to it, the idea of having his questions answered mattered to him the most as he stood up, with Buizel climbing up to his shoulder again. "Then, that's who we'll turn to. Do you know where she works, Lana?" Kaito asked.
"Mm hm! Follow me!" Lana said as she quietly ran downstairs to head outside with Popplio in her arms, as Kaito and Buizel followed the two. Kiawe and Lillie widened their eyes before they followed their two friends, as they planned to be part of the adventure as well.
Later...
The four students of the Pokémon School were soon in front of one of the Melemele Island's attraction, where Lana had mentioned. "This is the place! Melemele Aquarium!" Lana explained as Kaito, Kiawe, and Lillie all got a good look on the place Lana had taken them.
The Alola boy smiled sheepishly, as he remembered the first time when he visited the Aquarium when he was young. It was before when he met Buizel, as he was the type of child that adored Water Type Pokémon. Shaking the past out of his mind, the Alola boy turned to Lana.
"The marine biologist works here?" Kaito asked, as he earned himself a nod from Lana. "That's right. While supporting the Aquarium, she's also a biologist that studies on how Water Type Pokémon behave, eat, move, and all those other types of things!" Lana explained.
Kiawe frowned, realizing that this subject was about Water Type Pokémon, meating there was hardly going to be any talk or mentioning about Fire Type Pokémon. Lillie on the other hand, was a bit nervous, now that there was going to be a lot of Pokémon to see.
But despite their weaknesses, the two steeled their hearts as Kaito and Lana headed inside, causing the two of them to follow as Lana led the others as to where the marine biologist was. After asking the staff, Lana was led to a research room where a woman was researching on something.
"Um, excuse me? Mrs. Summers?" Lana called out, alerting the biologist as she turned to see Lana coming in with three of her friends. "Oh? Hello, Lana! And I see you brought some friends with you!" Mrs. Summers chuckled as she noticed Kaito, Lillie, and Kiawe with Lana.
"Yes! This is Kaito, Kiawe, and Lillie! They're my friends and classmates at the Pokémon School!" Lana explained as the three said their greetings and introductions to the marine biologist. As Mrs. Summers nodded in understanding, she blinked at Lana mentioning Kaito's name.
"Kaito...? Ah! Could you possibly be, Kazuma's son?" Mrs. Summers asked, catching the Alola boy by surprise as Kaito gave a hesitant nod of affirmation. "Um, yes... I'm Kaito Shirogane, ma'am." Kairo said as the marine biologist smiled softly at that.
"I see... It's nice to meet you. And Kiawe and Lillie, too! Like Lana said, I'm Liana Summers, a marine biologist and I'm an old colleague of your father, Kaito." Liana explained as Kaito blinked, remembering what Shizuka said about her working with an old friend of his father.
"Then, you must know about my mom, right?" Kaito asked as the marine biologist smiled in affirmation.
"Yes... Your mother began working here a few days ago... Something about supporting your father of some sort..." Liana said, before she shook her head. She turned back to the four students and asked if they needed anything from her.
"Anyways, I'm sure you're here to ask me about something instead of asking about the past?" Liana asked as this reminded Lana, causing her to remember on what she led the others to the aquarium for.
"Ah! Yes... Mrs. Summers? Do you remember when I asked you about the submarine you use to explore under the sea?" Lana asked, as this caught Kiawe and Lillie's attention, while causing the marine biologist to blink at the sudden talk about it.
"Yes...? Do you have any business with it? Maybe to go for an underwater expedition of some sort?" Liana asked as Lana smiled before she nodded, explaining the reason for why they would need it. As she and Kaito explained their reason for being here in the first place, Liana folded her arms with thoughts on her mind.
"I see... So you four came here because of the connection between Kaito's aquakinesis powers and the Prince of the Alolan Sea? Well, I can't say I'm not shocked... This is the first I've heard someone of being able to use similar powers as the Sea Prince did..." Liana said seriously.
Kiawe and Lillie watched as the marine biologist began to think on what to do and on what should be done, before she turned to the four students, as she smiled at them. "Alright... I'll take you four there!" Liana said, causing Kaito and Buizel to be ecstatic about this.
"Really!?" "Bui!?" The two asked together, as Lana and Lillie just smiled happy for the acceptance, while Kiawe just smiled to see his friend having his wish granted.
"Why not? To be honest... I've been curious about the story as well... So, I was hoping to have the time to explore the Undersea Ruins... But considering how busy I was in the Aquarium... I didn't have much time or reason to explore it... But now that the two of you asked, you saved me from my troubles!" Liana said with a giggle.
At the acceptance, the Alola boy smiled, feeling eager to gain the answers he was hoping to get... And now that the marine biologist was allowing herself to take him and his friends to the Undersea Ruins, he would finally discover the truth about his visions and his powers!
Later...
As Liana placed her assistant in charge of her work, she led the four students to the docks to where her submarine was. "Here it is! The submarine that we're going to use to begin our underwater expedition!" Liana said, presenting her submarine.
As the four students approached it, they all were amazed to see how it looked. The submarine looked a lot like a Wishiwashi in School Form as Lillie was most amazed by the design of it. "That's amazing! Look how big the submarine is...!" Lillie exclaimed as Liana giggled.
"Thank you... My husband and I created it so we can explore and discover what's under the sea." Liana explained as she carefully opened the hatch to the inside of it as she gestured the four students to come in. "Alright! The Undersea Ruins is our destination! Hop on board, everyone!" Liana said playfully.
At her order, the four students got inside the submarine carefully, with Kaito and Buizel taking the first step, followed by Lana and Popplio, and finally, Lillie and Kiawe were the last to get in. This didn't go unnoticed though, as the four students and Liana were being watched by a group of trio!
As soon as they saw the submarine sink, the three sneered at each other, all knowing on what to do to discover then Undersea Ruins themselves. "They're going to try and find treasure in the Undersea Ruins, right?" A figure asked as the female figure made a decision.
"We should try and beat them to it first! Because no one deserves the secret treasure except for Team Skull, like us! Right, Tupp!?" The female grunt asked as the leader of the trio, Tupp, stood strisght up and folded his arms with a sneaky, but determined look on his face.
"Yeah, that's right! Those brats will be sorry they ever tried to get the undersea treasure before we did!" Tupp said cockingly as the third grunt frowned, realizing the flaws of their plans. "But Tupp? We need a sub to get into the ruins..." The third grunt said, causing Tupp to sweat drop.
But he shook his head as he glared at the two. "Rapp! Zipp! Don't you two have faith in me! Since I'm the leader, I'll decide on what we have to do to get to the Undersea Ruins! And the easy way to get a submarine is to STEAL one!" Tupp said loudly.
At the order, both Rapp and Zipp were immediately ecstatic about the idea as they agreed to their leader's plan.
"Oh, Tupp! It's no wonder you're the leader of the two of us!" Rapp said happily as Zipp was most impressed as well. "Yeah! You lead us the way and we'll follow you, Tupp!" Zipp exclaimed as Tupp gave a smug look, before he looked to see another submarine close to the aquarium.
"Heh heh heh heh... It's underwater treasure hunting time!" Tupp said darkly as he ran for the sub, with Zipp and Rapp following him, as they expressed their excitement for treasure.
Back to Kaito and the others...
Liana drove the submarine underwater as Lillie and Lana watched in amazement to see so many marine Pokémon besides them, with Kiawe watching with the same expression. Kaito on the other hand watched the marine Pokémon in awe, with Buizel smiling happily at the sight.
"It's so beautiful..." Lana commented as Lillie felt the same way. "It's like we're in another world here... an underwater world, that is..." Lillie commented along as Liana smiled for how the students were reacting to the sight in underwater.
"I take it this is your first time taking a ride on the sub underwater, Lillie? Lana?" Liana asked as the two girls nodded together in unison as Lillie beamed for how bright life looked as she remembered the details of a book she read back at her home.
"I remember reading something about marine Pokémon in the sea in a book once, but this feels... more real than what's said in the book!" Lillie said as Kaito blinked, as he noticed one of the Water Types, a Luvdisc passing the sub, but not before as one of them gave a wink at him!
The Alola boy sweat dropped as he remembered yesterday, realizing that it was just like from before as the Luvdisc were attracted to him for an unknown reason. But with the place he and the other side were going, he would soon find out the answer why that is.
A few minutes has passed as Liana kept driving the submarine to find where the Undersea Ruins were. Kiawe frowned, believing that they were getting nowhere as he commented on it. "It's been a while, but there's no sign of the Undersea Ruins..." Kiawe said reluctantly.
Lana and Lillie were beginning to doubt that the Ruins were real now, as they realized the truth behind Kiawe's words. Kaito blinked, as he was about to say something in protest, until Liana reassured to the four students that they'll be just fine.
"Don't worry, kids... I'm sure we're almost there! I've located the Undersea Ruins by using the submarine's coordinates to find it before we started moving. We should be able to see it right... now!" Liana said as she caused everyone to look and see where she was looking at!
The four students all widened their eyes along with Buizel and Popplio. In front of them, seemed to be an underwater ruins... There were some pillars, and broken statues that seemed to symbolize the merpeople. And straight ahead, was an entrance of some sort.
Some Water Types were swimming around the ruins, as if they didn't care on what it was. "Is that the place? Is that... the Undersea Ruins?" Kaito asked as Liana gave a small nod in affirmation as she confirmed Kaito's hopes and belief.
"Yes, Kaito... That's the place. The Undersea Ruins..." Liana said as Lana, Lillie, and Kiawe all watched in amazement. For the Alola boy, he watched in awe with Buizel on his shoulder. Now that they were here, he would finally solve the puzzle of his visions and his powers!
"The Sea King's gift to the Prince of the Alolan Sea... It has to be in there, then..." Kaito spoke, as Buizel kept a close eye on it. "Bui..." Buizel said as he was determined to help his human brother achieve his goals of solving the puzzle.
But what the Alola boy and the Sea Weasel Pokémon didn't know, was that getting their answers wouldn't be as easy as they thought it would be, as there were some difficult trials they would need to pass through.
To be continued...
Kaito's Team:
Buizel (M): (Ice Punch, Agility, Rain Dance, Aqua Jet)
Rockruff (M): (Bite, Sand Attack, Rock Slide, Howl)
Next chapters:
Chapter 12: Discovery of the Sea Gauntlet!
Chapter 13: The Sneaky Cat Thief, Litten!
Chapter 14: The Night Battle Against Persian!
Chapter 15: To Care an Egg! Kaito's Decision!
Chapter 16: Responsibility to Protect and Save
Next chapter preview:
Kaito: Check how deep we are! And this is... This must be the inside of the Undersea Ruins that we talked about.
Kiawe: I don't think I'm going to be any help much, considering I don't know much about Water Type Pokémon.
Lillie: I don't think you have to worry about that... There are trials and traps to pass through- EEK!
Kaito: What in the world!? We have to move now! These underwater ruins have a mind of their own!
Lana: We've been separated from you, Kai! We can't go any further than here!
Kaito: If that's the case, then Buizel and I will have to endure the trials from here! I'll be back!
Events that occurred:
- Kaito learns from Lana and Lillie about the Undersea Ruins and the Alolan Sea Kingdom
- Kaito chooses to learn the truth about his visions
- Shizuka is revealed to have been told about Kaito's powers
- Kaito, Kiawe, and Lillie meets Liana Summers for the first time