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The Pokemon Whisperer: Alola
"TREECKO WHAT DID YOU DO!?" Dom screeched as he entered the kitchen.
"Uhhh…. I was thirsty?" The gecko Pokemon tried to say innocently.
Spilled all over the kitchen counter of their motel room, was dark brown liquid with hot steam still emanating from it. Shattered remains of a coffee pot were scattered across the floor as Rockruff, and Litten carefully avoided the substance in an effort to keep their fur clean. Dom eyed the Hoenn pokemon with a sharp glare.
"So, you thought trying to make coffee by YOURSELF was a good idea!? Why didn't you I don't know get a bottle of water from the fridge!?" He scolded the young Pokemon.
Dom was wreathing with so much anger he didn't hear the door creak open behind him, as Lillie slowly walked out in a white nightgown. The blonde rubbed her eyes and let out a small yawn that was so cute Dom almost felt all of his anger melt away.
"Ahhh morning," She said kindly before staring at the mess in the kitchen, "What happened!?" She asked with wide-eyes.
Dom sighed and ran his hand through his brown hair. "Well for starters Hau left me a note saying he was going for some early morning training and to get breakfast Malasadas."
"Typical…" Lillie muttered before Dom went on.
"So, I thought I'd be nice and make us a pot of coffee, and maybe some food for breakfast! But I come in here and TREECKO'S DESTROYED THE COFFEE POT!" He yelled at the gecko pokemon.
"Hey man, it's just a coffee pot! I needed sustenance!" The grass-type defended itself.
Lillie looked between Dom and his Pokemon as they went back and forth.
"You're not the one who has to pay for the damn thing now!" Dom yelled back.
"Well maybe you shouldn't have slept in so late!" Treecko fired back.
"It's 8 o'clock in the morning!"
"By Pokemon standards that's late!"
"What are you a Noctowl!?"
"Oh yeah well you're ugly!"
"You're green!"
"Thanks! I take that as a compliment I was born this way baby!"
"That's it!" Dom said walking to try and grab the grass-type.
Lillie's eyes widened. "Dom wait the floor's-."
She stopped and gasped when Dom promptly slipped over the wet floor and with a large THUD hit the ground causing all three of his Pokemon, even Lillie to laugh and giggle.
He took in a deep sigh and drug his hands over his face. "Oh man I hate mornings sometimes…"
While Treecko, Rockruff, and Litten all proceeded to laugh, Lillie's face came into Dom's view and he felt his troubles slowly begin to fade as she smiled down at him. She offered him a hand and helped him back to his feet, where he sighed again.
"Sorry Lillie I was going to make us breakfast but…" He trailed off looking at the new mess in the kitchen.
Lillie laughed lightly and shook her head. "Ahaha it's no problem Dom. Thank you anyway. How about we go to the café at the Pokemon center? We can get breakfast there before heading off to Verdant Cavern for your trial!" She said happily.
Dom felt his chest thump, along with his stomach doing backflips. He wouldn't admit it to anyone, but just seeing her smile, made the worries of his day so far flurry away. He remembered back to the night before and how he felt seeing Serena again after so long. It was as if a pipe bomb full of emotions was going off in his body now. He had no idea what he felt for whoever, all he knew was, Lillie's smile had an effect on him that he had felt before. It made him feel an all too familiar feeling.
Being with Lillie gave him that same amazing feeling he got when he first met Serena.
He nodded his head and she smiled again. "Awesome! Maybe you can tell me a story from one of your old adventures like you promised!" She said in an excited tone.
Dom nodded his head trying to keep his face from smiling too goofily. "Ha, sure thing! I got just the one, and it'll be good to inspire some of these guys before the trial." He said looking down to his team.
Lillie nodded eagerly, which Dom thought was one of the cutest things he had ever seen. "Okay! I'm going to go get ready!" She said eagerly running back into her room.
Dom watched her sigh as the breath left his body. He probably had the goofiest smile on his face as he turned back to his Pokemon.
"Well… maybe this morning isn't that bad." He said smiling.
"Uhh Dom? You may wanna check this out." Litten said worriedly from the kitchen counter.
Dom made his way over the counter again and what he saw shot his blood pressure out through the roof.
"NOOOOOOO MY PHONE! MY LAPTOP!" He yelled seeing both of his devices completely covered in coffee.
He frantically clicked the button on his phone in an attempt to turn it on, but to no avail. In another desperate attempt he flipped open his laptop and clicked the power button multiple times. Dom's face fell when the screen remained black and did not turn on at all. He smacked his forehead against the counter and screamed.
"UGGGHHHHHHHHH! TREECKO!" He yelled as the grass-type flinched next to him.
He laughed nervously and naturally tried to defend himself. "Hehe… um I'm sorry?"
Dom narrowed his eyes. "This is serious! What if Serena, Calem, or Brenden and May need to get ahold of me!?" He yelled at the gecko.
"Oh, come on Dom! I'm sure somebody knows a repair shop for this kind of stuff. Besides if Brenden, May or whoever really need to get a hold of you for something important, surely it can wait another week or, so right?" He tried reasoning with him.
Dom sighed and caught his composure. Treecko had a point. He decided he would worry about his stuff later and proceeded to clean up the mess that his Pokemon made. They were taking on their first trial today, and that was the important part. He needed to get them and himself focused on preparing and taking down Ilima's trial, it as the only trial on the Island before he could take on Hala which he was anxiously waiting for.
Besides he had only called Brenden and May a few days ago. What were the odds of them having to tell him something so earth shatteringly important right now? Surely if they did need to tell him something at that moment it could wait a week or so.
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Mossdeep City, Hoenn Region.
"COME ON COME ON PICK UP!" Brenden yelled into his phone.
Soon he heard the ringing stop. He let out a breath of relief. That was until he heard the voice on the other end.
"The number you are trying to reach, is currently unavailable. Please try again." It rang causing Brenden to fall to his bed in agitation.
"Did you get ahold of Dom!?" May asked fervently as she rushed into their room with her laptop out.
He shook his head. "No! I called him literally 30 times, it keeps saying the number is unavailable!" He stressed tossing his phone at the bed.
May sighed and sat down next to him. "Well maybe he'll answer if we call him on this laptop." She questioned opening the video-chatting application on hers.
Brenden watched his girlfriend clicked their oldest friends name. The tone rang for a whole minute and there was still no answer. Brenden, annoyed that he had something so earth shatteringly important to tell his friend and couldn't!
May sighed and closed her laptop. "Well I guess we'll have to wait until we go to Alola to tell him." She said.
Brenden shot his body back up. "May! Wouldn't you want to know if you were destined to defeat some giant legendary Pokemon that almost destroyed the world thousands of years ago!" He questioned.
The Queen of Hoenn simply shrugged her shoulders. "Eh come on Bren, it's not like it's anything Dom hasn't faced before. I'm sure he'll be fine for a few weeks." She said.
Brenden sighed again and looked down worriedly. "Well… I guess you're right." He told her.
May smiled chipperly. "Of course, I am! Now come on, we need to go shopping and you need to help me pick out a new dress for the Wallace Cup in Kalos." She said grabbing his wrist.
"Arceus help me…" Brenden muttered as he was dragged out of his house for a day of dress shopping, and overpriced coffee.
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"So, you actually battled the legendary Pokemon Yveltal!?" Lillie asked excitedly.
Dom nodded. "You bet! Well, it wasn't just me, Serena and Calem were along with me. We battled the boss of Team Flare, Lysandre, and Yveltal!" He said.
After the coffee incident in the morning Dom and Lillie made their way to the Pokemon Center to have breakfast. Dom made sure he insisted on paying since he had all intentions on making them breakfast originally. Treecko, Litten, and Rockruff scarfed down bowls of Pokemon food, Treecko going over strategies and moves that the three were going to use for the trial. Dom had ordered the 'Tapu Cocoa' purely because he was curious to what the drink named after the Island Guardian would be like. He ordered that along with a few scones and a bagel, while Lillie ordered a cup of coffee, which Dom couldn't help but smile at, he of course had to give the waiter the ins and outs of how to make the cup the way she liked but it still made him smile. She ordered a few scones as well and Dom kept his promise of telling her stories from his past adventures.
He told her how he first met Treecko's father Sceptile, and their first ever gym battle. The story of his Hoenn League final battle against Brenden, another story of when Brenden had to dress up as May and enter a contest as her because she was sick. Lillie was a great listener. Dom was beginning to see just how knowledgeable she was about Pokemon in general. She knew about every Pokemon she told her about, their types, moves, it all really impressed Dom. He could feel her love for Pokemon through her words, and it only made him enjoy her company even more then he already did.
Now he moved onto when he Serena and Calem finally defeated Team Flare.
"Wow… the legendary Pokemon of Destruction. How did you defeat it? And Team Flare!?" She asked curiously.
Treecko, Litten, and Rockruff had finished eating and were listening to their trainers' stories eagerly. Dom smiled down at them before looking back to Lillie.
"It was a really tough battle! Lysandre had a Mega-Evolved Gyarados, he was maybe even a harder battle then Yveltal. He had me backed up against the wall, Serena and Calem's Pokemon were knocked out, it was just me!" He said, remembering the sequence of events like it was yesterday.
Lillie's eyes widened. "How did you win!? Did Sceptile Mega-Evolve?" She questioned.
Dom shook his head. "No, he couldn't. The night before Lysandre had his goons raid the Pokemon Center, that me Calem and Serena were staying at. He needed mega-evolution stones to power up the machine to control Yveltal, so we had to go in without our mega-evolutions." He said, trying to be a good story teller.
It must have been working because Lillie seemed to be on the edge of her seat in excitement. "How did you manage to win!? You had to face down legendary Pokemon and an evil man with a powerful mega-evolved Pokemon, how did you do it?" She asked eagerly.
He cleared his throat and took a sip of his Tapu Koko. "Well you see, it was at that moment that my Greninja and I first accessed our Bond Phenomenon." He said simply.
Everyone except Treecko gave him odd looks.
"Bond Phenomenon? What's that?" The blonde asked, now somehow even more invested then she was before.
Dom smiled. "The Bond Phenomenon is basically mega-evolution without a mega-stone, except it's even stronger. You see it only occurs when a Pokemon and trainer have complete trust, and faith in one another, and a bond that goes deeper then simply trainer and Pokemon." He started explaining.
Lillie's eyes widened with amazement. "Wow… so you and your Greninja must have a really strong bond then!" She said excitedly.
Dom nodded. "You bet! Him and Sceptile… they're more then Pokemon, they're basically my brothers. Now, the Bond Phenomenon is EXTREMELY rare, Professor Sycamore said that me and Greninja were the first ones to access it in hundreds of years."
"So, you're the only ones in the WORLD right now who can access it!?" Lillie asked him, her eyes still full of excitement.
Dom laughed a little and shook his head. "Haha I was for a little while. A few weeks after I first accessed it with Greninja, Professor Sycamore's old teacher Professor Rowan called him, and reported that a similar case had been reported in Sinnoh. A really powerful trainer and his Infernape, had accessed it during a showdown with Team Galactic. What was his name again…" Dom said trying his best to remember?
Lillie shook her head. "Tell me later, tell me more about this Bond Phenomenon and how you beat Team Flare!" She said excitedly.
Dom smiled at the girl who had once seemed to shy to even string together complete sentences around him, now up and so excited.
"Okay, okay haha. You see the Bond Phenomenon may allow a Pokemon to take on a new form like mega-evolution, but it's actually much different. To access it you and your Pokemon have to become one, Professor Sycamore said it's called synchronizing. Your mind, body and spirit all become one, all your power, strength and determination join together into your Pokemon. It makes them extremely powerful, but it's also really dangerous." He said, stressing the last part.
Lillie's eyes widened again. "How is it dangerous?" She asked taking a small bite of a scone.
Dom shuddered slightly remembering the state he was in after Greninja and he synchronized for the first time. "You see when you and your Pokemon synchronize, you quite literally become one. So, for example when I'm synchronized with Greninja I'll mimic any of his movements I can while he's battling. I won't go jumping all around like he does during battle, but for example when he attacks I'll mimic the movements, when he throws a water shuriken I'll mimic it. I can even see visions through Greninja's eyes while he battles." He explained to the interested girl.
"So how is it dangerous then? That all actually sounds really interesting." She asked him.
Dom chuckled. "Haha well if I'm synchronized with Greninja, not only to I mimic his moves but… I also feel his pain. It Greninja is hit in the gut and sent flying back, I'm going to feel it too. The Bond Phenomenon is powerful, but it should only be used sparingly." He explained to Lillie.
Lillie's eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Wow… that's so amazing! And you said that this power saved you from Lysandre and Team Flare?" She asked him.
He nodded his head. "Oh yeah, I remember every last detail like it was yesterday."
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Team Flare base, Geosenge Town, Kalos Region.
"HYPER BEAM!" Lysandre roared.
"Mystical Fire Delphox, Absol Dark Pulse!" Serena yelled in desperation.
"Chesnaught Seed Bomb, Charizard Flamethrower!" Calem yelled as the beam of power approached.
"Sceptile, Frenzy Plant, Greninja, Water Shuriken!" Dom yelled.
All of the three friends Pokemon unleashed an attack with all they had. A wall of plants erupted from the ground as Sceptile slammed his fist into the ground. It simply delayed the Hyper Beam as it ripped through the Frenzy Plant, completely overpowering the other Pokémon's attacks and with a loud BOOOM, it erupted in-front of the three friends. Dom felt immense pain wash over him, his body was on fire, his ears were ringing as he slowly opened his eyes.
"Chesnaught, Charizard! You gotta get up!" He vaguely heard Calem yelling.
"Dom! Dom… wake up! COME ON DOM WAKE UP!" He heard through the ringing.
As his eyes fluttered open, he looked up and saw Serena overtop of him, tears brimming from her eyes.
"Se…Serena? Sceptile, Greninja…" He asked weakly as his girlfriend sat him up.
She captured his lips with a quick kiss and sighed with relief as Dom started to slowly regain his sense from the blast. He looked next to him and saw Greninja huddled over Sceptile who was laboring against the wall. His first Pokemon didn't look like he'd be battling for a while. He looked back up at the cocoon of destruction, it was ready to come apart. Soon Yveltal would appear and power the ultimate weapon for Lysandre.
He heard a cackling laugh, and the trio looked up and Lysandre came sauntering towards them. His Mega-Gyarados behind him, with a low growl coming from the bottom of his throat. The mechanical pincers coming from his headwear snapped at the three young trainers, as they huddled around there injured Pokemon. Delphox, Absol, Chesnaught, Charizard, Sceptile, and a weak Greninja were all laying there next to their trainers, seemingly unable to battle.
The man cackled even louder as he stood across from the three injured, beaten teens.
"HAHAHA! You foolish children! You will never understand my vision for the world! A perfect world, untouched by corruption, violence, and crime… and Yveltal will help me achieve my goal. Thanks to the power from your Mega-stones… it is only a matter of time." He said menacingly, his Gyarados letting out a loud roar.
"Since I am a generous man, I will give the three of you once final chance to surrender yourselves to me. Your situation is hopeless, without the power of you Mega-Stones you stand no chance of defeating me." He announced to them loudly.
Dom felt himself cough, as he forced his way to his feet. He felt himself wobble, only to be caught by Serena, who helped him steady himself.
"No…" He said as he took steps towards Lysandre.
"MASTER!" He heard Greninja yell as he came to his side.
"Dom you can barely walk!" Calem yelled from behind him.
"He's right, we need to get out of here and regroup!" Serena yelled in agreement.
"NO!" Dom yelled as he stood up across from Lysandre.
The man cackled again. "Hahaha… such spirit… it will be a shame you must be destroyed with the rest of this disgusting world. Give up young Dominic, your most powerful Pokemon is fainted, your Greninja can barely stand, and without your Mega Evolution stone, you stand no chance against me. GIVE UP!" He yelled as his Gyarados came in-front of him snarling.
Greninja quickly used what energy it had left to bound in-front of his master into a battle-ready position.
Dom turned back to Serena. "We don't have time Serena… if we fall back we won't get back in-time before Yveltal comes out, and he fires that weapon. He wants to destroy all the people and Pokemon on this world, and WE WON'T LET HIM!" He yelled, tossing his red hat off his head.
"WE WON'T LET YOU!" Greninja howled in agreement, forming two water shuriken's in his hands.
Lysandre was unmoving. He sneered at the boy before him. "You insolent, FOOLISH child! What hope do you possibly have!? You have no Mega-Evolutions, you and your Pokemon can barely stand, you have no hope. GIVE IN TO MY RULE!" He shouted at him.
Dom shook his head, his breathing still shaky. Greninja looked back at him, as if asking him if he was ready to battle. Dom nodded back, and, in that moment, they were one. He felt a connection to Greninja deeper then anything he had ever experienced before with any of his Pokemon.
In perfect unison the trainer and his Pokemon turned his head back to Lysandre. "I feel sorry for you Lysandre…" He said with a small laugh.
The motion caused the Team Flare leader to laugh. "HAHA what could you possibly feel sorry for me for boy!?" He demanded.
Dom laughed a little and shook his head. "You think all of our power comes from our Mega-Evolution stones, you're massively mistaken." He said, shaking his head.
At that moment he felt something flip in his heart. He blinked once, and he saw Lysandre, except… he was closer to him. He felt himself bend slightly and hold out his hands, in a position similar to Greninja's.
"Our TRUE power comes from the bonds we share with our Pokemon! Mega-Evolution itself isn't even possible, unless a trainer and Pokémon's heart BECOME ONE!" He shouted, his eyes not leaving the orange-haired man.
Greninja shifted its stance, and Dom felt his feet move in a similar manner.
"Like right now… I may not have my keystone, Greninja may not have a Mega-Evolution but he and I have one thing that makes us stronger then you… COMPLETE FAITH AND TRUST IN ONE ANOTHER!" He screamed out, feeling a new-found power rushing through him.
Greninja shifted again, and without even having to look at him, Dom copied his movements to an exact tee. He felt his mind and Greninja's connect, and with a newfound power running through him he knew, that he was not going to lose to Lysandre.
"When trainer and Pokémon's hearts and minds become one, it gives way to a new power that you'll never be able to understand! Me and Greninja's heart, mind, body and spirit are one! COMPLETELY AND ALWAYS SYNCHRONIZED!" He yelled, as the power bubbling inside him boiled over the top.
"GRENINJA! IKUZE!" He yelled slamming his fist into his chest.
"IKUZE!" Greninja yelled slamming his fist into his chest the same exact way his trainer did.
(Pokemon XYZ theme song)
Without warning a huge spiral vortex of water shot up from around Greninja! It completely engulfed the ninja-frog Pokemon, causing Lysandre and his Gyarados to step backwards from the force. Dom felt every pair of eyes in the base look at him. The water subsided, and Dom saw that Greninja, didn't look like Greninja anymore. He took on the appearance of his trainer, a red X across his forehead, and a massive shimmering blue water shuriken across his back.
"Dom… what is that?" He heard Serena ask behind him.
"WHAT IS THIS!? IS THIS MEGA-EVOLUTION!? YOU WILL SHOW ME THIS POWER DOMINIC HARPER!" Lysandre yelled, sounding like a kid on Christmas.
Dom and Greninja were of the same mind body and spirit now, and their minds both thought the same thing. The two weren't worried about what their new form meant, or how they achieved it. They were on one mission.
That was to defeat Lysandre.
"WATER SHURIKEN!" Dom yelled at the top of his lungs.
Greninja reached around his back and pulled off the giant shuriken and tossed it with all his might towards Gyarados. Both Calem in Serena watched in complete bewilderment as Dom copied the exact same motion that Greninja had just performed. With every move Greninja made, Dom would perform a similar one behind him. The two of them really were in perfect synch.
The giant shuriken slammed in Gyarados sending the atrocious Pokemon sprawling backwards. Lysandre gaped at his Pokemon taking damage, and once again bellowed down.
"GYARADOS! THUNDER!" He screamed.
"Dodge and use Double Team!" Dom yelled out.
Dark storm clouds formed, and a giant crackle of lighting came down and Greninja dashed out of the way and leaped up. Hundreds of copies of Greninja formed in the air and Lysandre and Gyarados could do nothing but dart their eyes around trying to watch for an attack from every possible angle.
"ICE PUNCH!" Dom yelled, slamming his down.
The hundreds of copies of Greninja all charged up a powerful Ice Punch and all at once they came soaring down, slamming into Gyarados, who finally spotted the real Greninja on his right side.
"Gyarados Aqua Tail!" Lysandre yelled in frustration.
"Jump on Gyarados Greninja!" Dom yelled as the ninja-frog leaped over the Aqua Tail and raced down Gyarados back.
"NOW USE NIGHT SLASH!" He yelled out, reaching down to his belt.
Greninja did the same and pulled out an elongated Night Slash and leaped off, bringing the blade down the front of Gyarados. The atrocious Pokemon roared so loud that the foundation of the building seemed to shake!
"Knock it away Gyarados!" Lysandre yelled.
As Greninja was falling to the ground Gyarados spun around quickly slamming its massive tail into Greninja sending the ninja-frog flying backwards. Dom felt his insides churn as he clutched his stomach and felt himself knocked off his feet and backwards, right along with his Pokemon.
"DOM!" Serena yelled as he slammed into the ground.
'No, it's not over!' Dom though to himself as he and Greninja steadily got up to their feet.
Lysandre marched over Gyarados behind him. "I WILL SHOW YOU TRUE POWER! GYARADOS, USE HYPER BEAM, OBLITERATE THEM ALL!" He yelled over the roar of the machine.
Gyarados reared its head back and fired a hyper beam more powerful then Dom had ever seen before. It was hurdling right towards him, Calem and Serena, with only Greninja to protect them. He felt himself and Greninja nod at the same time, they weren't going to let their friends die today.
"BLOCK IT WITH YOUR SHURIKEN!" Dom yelled out.
Greninja and Dom both reached to their backs, and just as the attack was about to obliterate them the water-type slammed his giant shuriken into the ground! Dom felt himself and Greninja begin to be pushed back as the attack was absorbed into the shuriken. Greninja's feet were just barely beginning to be pushed back as the beam finally stopped. The shuriken had absorbed the entire attack, and was now enormous, glowing bright orange and yellow. Dom had no idea how, but the attack came to him.
"GRENINJA! MEGA SHURIKEN!" Dom yelled as he and Greninja mimicking each other's movements.
The giant shuriken was tossed towards Lysandre, with great speed, smoking and emanating power. It slammed into Gyarados and Lysandre with a giant BOOOOOOM! And the Team Flare Boss, and his Pokemon screamed, as a giant plume of smoke erupted from the spot they were standing.
Greninja stood next to Dom, watching the power they just unleashed. The two weren't out of the woods yet, but they were both thinking the same thing.
Their fight was far from over.
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"After that, we had a few minutes to heal our Pokemon, before Yveltal emerged! It was one of the toughest battles I've ever had to face." Dom told Lillie as he was finished his story.
Other then Treecko, who had heard the story a hundred times, the Pokemon and Lillie were in complete awe. The Pokemon because they were realizing just how powerful Dom can make them. Lillie, because she was amazed at how much power the bond between a Pokemon and trainer can take you.
"That was an amazing story Dom… I can't believe you really survived all of that." She said in awe.
Dom rubbed his head sheepishly. "Aw well I mean it was pretty rough yeah, but it… it's not a big deal." He said slightly embarrassed.
Lillie shook her head. "No, it is! You saved the entire world from being obliterated, and you did it thanks to your bond with your Pokemon! There's no doubt you'll be an Island Champion." She said to him.
Dom felt his face heat up. He always got slightly embarrassed when people thanked him or told him how great his achievements were. However, something about hearing it from Lillie made his chest feel like a little dance was going on inside. He managed to keep himself from going red when he grabbed his Tapu Cocoa and gulped down the rest of it.
He smiled, with a new-found energy. "Thanks Lillie… now that was just what I needed! So, you guys, are you ready to get this trial started!?" He excitedly asked his three Pokemon.
Rockruff excitedly jumped up and down. "Oh, you bet your butt I am! I'm going to run circles around this trial! Super, SUPER fast circles!" The puppy Pokemon said excitedly.
"I… never thought I'd say this but I'm excited to! I can't wait to test out how strong I've gotten, I just hope I do well." Litten said a little worriedly.
Treecko came over and patted the fire cat on the back. "No need to worry Litten! As long as we work hard, listen to Dom and put our training to use we got this!" He said excitedly running up Dom's shoulder.
"That's the spirit Treecko. Alright guys let move out!" He said pumping his fist up, as his three Pokemon all cheered.
Lillie giggled and smiled at him. "Okay, let's get going!" She said sounding excited as well.
The group left the Pokemon Center café, ready for the first ever trial in Alola.
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"So just find and beat the three Yungoos, then I can enter the Totem's Den?" Dom ask Ilima for confirmation.
The pink-haired man nodded. "Yes, however it may be a bit more challenging then you think. After defeating them, proceed to the top and my guard will let you into the Totem Pokémon's den." He explained.
Dom nodded in understanding and Ilima turned to Lillie. "Lillie if you wish you can come with me, where we can watch the trial from a distance." He told the blonde.
Lillie nodded. "Okay thank you. Good luck Dom." She said with a smile before leaving with Ilima.
Dom cracked his knuckles and turned to his team. "Okay guys. Here's the plan. Rockruff and Litten I'm going to use the two of you to battle the Yungoos inside the cave. Treecko, I want you to save your energy for the Totem Battle okay?" He explained to the three Pokemon.
"Right!" All three said in unison as they made their way further into the cave.
Like Ilima said, the cave did prove to be more difficult then Dom had anticipated. There were multiple twists and turns, many of which Treecko had wrongly told him to go down. After what felt like almost an hour of looking in small Pokemon dens and not finding anything, he relented to letting Rockruff use his keen sense of smell to find any of them. With Treecko on his shoulder, and Litten and Rockruff by his sides on the ground, eventually Rockruff's tail poked up when he found a den.
"THERE! Dom, I found it! Wow, my nose is so good." The puppy Pokemon said excitedly.
"Good find Rockruff. You can have the first battle since you found it. Now, let's lure it out!" He ordered the puppy Pokemon.
Rockruff excitedly ran over to the den and started digging away. Dom waited as he dug deeper and deeper.
"Um… are you sure that's a good idea?" Treecko asked him.
"Yeah why wouldn't it be? We need to lure it out somehow." Dom said.
"Well yeah but you see Pokemon like Yungoos don't like to be-." Litten started.
Rockruff was sent flying backwards landing in-front of Dom. He looked over and a very angry looking Yungoos was emerging from the den.
"Now who THE HELL is interrupting my nap!? I swear I need to build a giant wall around my den to keep you pesky Rockruff, and humans away!" He complained before stepping out of the den.
"Uh… I'm sorry? I'm here for the Island Trial-." He started.
"Oh, DON'T GET me started on the Island Trials. That damn pink-haired weirdo shows up and just say I'm apart of his trial!? Does he think I don't have a life!? That I don't have SHIT TO DO!?" He complained, pacing back and forth.
"Uhhhh…." Dom and all his Pokemon said as the Yungoos continued to complain, with more curses then Dom was allowed to translate.
"Dom… should I um, attack? I don't think this guy is shutting up anytime soon." Rockruff asked him.
The Yungoos was going on and on about how all the non-Yungoos Pokemon were invading the cave and taking the higher end jobs away from hard-working Yungoos, when Dom decided that Rockruff probably had a point.
"Um yeah use… Rock Throw." He said tentatively.
The battle was over relatively quickly, and Dom decided he should probably let Ilima know about that particular Yungoos. Rockruff defeated the angry Yungoos with a few moves and the group was off to the next one. The next two came relatively quickly, and Litten was more than ready for the challenge. The fire-cat finally perfected Flame Charge during the battles as he swiftly took out the two remaining Yungoos.
The cave itself had many deep chasms that due to Treecko's poor navigating they almost fell into. The cave itself was certainly providing a good challenge, and Dom could never recall a gym that had so much to do before the final battle. It made him appreciate the uniqueness of Alola. The trial he was on, was only the first of many, he could only imagine what the rest of the trial captains would come up with for their trials. He was excited to find out.
After Litten defeated the last Yungoos with a well times Flame Burst, it was only another few feet until he saw the barricade leading out of the cave. It wasn't the gate that he came in through, so he knew it had to be the entrance to the Totem's Den.
"So, I see all three Yungoos have been defeated. Good work son, now when you face the Totem Pokemon, you are only permitted to use one Pokemon, unless the Totem decides to call an ally Pokemon." The captain explained to him.
"It'll call ally Pokemon?" Dom said.
The man nodded. "Yes, all Totem's normally do. If that happens you are permitted to use a second Pokemon to help you battle. Good luck trial goer!" He said unlocking the barricade.
Dom and his three Pokemon entered the Totem's Den. The sun was bright, and nothing particular stood out about it. It was a flat field surrounded by tree's and other Alolan vegetation. Treecko leaped down from Dom's shoulder, did a few pushups, and stretched out his legs.
"Alright! Where's this Totem!? I was BORN ready! Come on, bring it on!" The gecko-Pokemon said excitedly.
Dom laughed a little and looked around as well, with Litten and Rockruff trying to sniff the Pokemon out. The longer they stood there without the Totem, the more worried Dom got. Was he supposed to do something else? Or would the Pokemon simply show itself. His thought was interrupted by Treecko.
"HA! This Totem Pokemon is clearly scared to face me. He can hide but I will find him and defeat him! SHOW YOURSELF!" He yelled out to nobody.
Before Dom could have a chance to tell him to stop being cocky and to shut up, he heard a bone-chilling voice.
"WHO IS THAT MAKING ALL THAT NOISE!?" The deep voice bellowed, causing Dom and all his Pokemon to freeze.
Before Dom could attempt to answer, the light was blocked out. Treecko, Rockruff, and Litten all ran to his side, and with a loud BOOM a gigantic Pokemon landed in-front of him. It looked like Yungoos but was clearly an evolution of it. A quick scan from Rotom informed Dom that it was a Gumshoos. Dom didn't know what a Totem Pokemon was supposed to look like, but he assumed the giant Gumshoos that was as tall as him would probably be it. It landed across from them and growled looking at Dom and his team.
"SO!? Which one of you puny Pokemon woke me up from my nap!?" It demanded.
Rockruff, and Litten slowly backed up leaving Treecko standing by himself still slightly in shock at the gigantic Pokemon. He realized his two comrades had stepped back and rolled his eyes.
"Gee thanks guy… IT WAS ME! My trainer and I are here on the Island Challenge, and we will defeat you!" Treecko said confidently.
The Totem laughed. "HAHAHA, you can certainly try! Come on you puny little gecko!"
The Totem roared and looked finally ready for battle. Dom took in a deep breath and looked down at Treecko confidently.
"Alright Treecko let's do this!" He said with confidence.
Treecko eagerly nodded and ran out across from the Totem. "Alright! Let's do it!"
Just like that, the battle as on. "Treecko, use Quick Attack and go into Bullet Seed!" He yelled out to the gecko.
Treecko darted towards the Totem with blinding speed. He ran circles around it, and as he was running started firing Bullet Seed, which hit the Totem dead on. Dust pulled up, and Dom saw the perfect opportunity.
"Now Treecko, go in with Quick Attack!" He ordered the gecko Pokemon.
"TAKE THIS!" Treecko yelled dashing towards Gumshoos.
The dust cleared and Gumshoos still stood there, looking injured but he still didn't move. Treecko slammed into his chest and made the Totem Pokemon stumble backwards in pain. Treecko flipped backwards and landed back in-front of Dom.
"HA! Direct hits! Let's finish him Dom!" Treecko yelled excitedly.
Dom wanted to follow Treecko's lead, but he knew the Totem was up to something. He knew a Pokemon wouldn't just not attack back, especially one this powerful.
What is it up too? He thought to himself.
Treecko however, didn't seem to have Dom's patience. "Okay I'm gonna finish this guy off! LET'S DO IT!" The gecko yelled charging up and firing an Energy Ball.
"Treecko wait-." Dom yelled out before the Hoenn native launched the attack.
The attack hit dead on, and Gumshoos was sent skittering back but still on its feet. It was covered in bruises and looked like it wouldn't be able to take that much more damage.
Treecko looked over smugly at the Totem as he stood in-front of Dom.
"Treecko I told you to wait!" Dom yelled at the gecko Pokemon.
Treecko looked back and rolled his eyes. "Come ON Dom! We've scored three direct hits, we can take it down! Watch this!" He yelled before charging at the Totem with Quick Attack.
Something Treecko said rang in Dom's head. We've scored three direct hits. Dom looked over at the Totem and saw the white energy gathering around the Pokemon. What was happening finally hit Dom, and he felt stupid for not realizing.
"TREECKO HE'S USING BIDE GET OUT OF THERE!" He yelled to his partner.
Treecko grinded himself to a stop, right before he hit the Pokemon and looked up with wide eyes. Gumshoos was rearing its head back to unleash all the damage it had just taken back at Treecko.
"Oh no…" He heard Treecko say before Bide was unleashed and it sent his partner flying back and slamming into a rock.
"TREECKO!" Dom yelled running over to his partner.
Treecko was woozy. He shakily fell out of the hole in the rock he had created and wobbly got to his feet. He looked like one more attack and he would be out of it. He looked up at Dom, and for the first time ever Dom didn't see confidence in the grass-types eyes. He saw doubt, and fear.
"I… I'm sorry for not listening Dom…" He said shakily as they looked back to Gumshoos who was laughing.
"BAHAHAHA! They always fall for that! Now time to finish it. ALLIES COME TO ME!" The Totem yelled out.
Out of the brush a Yungoos jumped down and landed next to Gumshoos bowing its head so low his head put a hole in the dirt.
"I AM SO HONORED THAT YOU CALLED ME MASTER!" He wailed.
Gumshoos rolled his eyes. "I called anyone available you little twit, now pull yourself together!"
Dom looked over at Treecko. The grass-type looked like he needed to take a long rest and pulled out his pokeball.
"Treecko I think you should-."
"NO! I'm finishing this! Just like Dad would!" He said running slowly back out onto the battlefield.
Dom couldn't fault his determination. He looked over at Litten who was next to Rockruff.
"Okay Litten! You get in there and help Treecko!" He ordered pointing towards the field.
"On it!" Litten yelled running out next to Treecko.
Gumshoos and Yungoos finally turned towards them. The battle was back on, when Yungoos darted towards Treecko, and Gumshoos ran right behind him, heading in Litten, both intent on using Bite.
"Dodge it both of you!" Dom yelled to his two Pokemon.
Both his Pokemon leaped out of the way, and the two Pokemon went flying past them.
"Treecko, Energy Ball on Yungoos, Litten, you use Flame Burst on Gumshoos!" He commanded to the two Pokemon.
Litten and Treecko both let loose their attacks. Both attacks hit their marks and Yungoos was sent flying back, while Gumshoos was knocked down to the ground, and Dom saw an opportunity.
"Litten, Flame Burst again! Treecko, get in and use Quick Attack on Gumshoos!" He ordered to the two of them.
Treecko darted off in a run. Litten let loose a Flame Burst that would have seriously damaged Gumshoos if not for Yungoos recovering at the last minute and throwing itself in-front of the attack. The Yungoos was sent flying back. Dom's eyes widened, he was supposed to use Flame Burst as a distraction, do Treecko could move in.
"TREECKO GET BACK!" He yelled, but it was too late.
Gumshoos saw Treecko try and stop himself, but was hit with a powerful Tackle, and sent to the ground. He stood over-top of the grass-type laughing.
"BAHAHA! Time to finish you little gecko!" He bellowed,
"LITTEN FLAME CHARGE!" Dom yelled in desperation.
"YOU WON'T HURT MY FRIEND!" Litten yelled with his body incased in searing flames more powerful then Dom had ever seen the fire-type produce.
Litten burst out into a run! Flame Charge was unleashed, and right before Gumshoos brought his mouth down to use Bite on Treecko, Litten slammed into the Totem, sending the giant Pokemon flying backwards for the first time all battle. Litten was still incased in flames, as he stood protectively over Treecko, his fangs bared.
"Woah… thanks Litten." Treecko muttered in relief.
Litten glared at the Totem. "Dom and Treecko were the first one's to ever believe in me… the first ones to ever become my friend! I WON'T LET YOU HURT EITHER OF THEM!" The fire cat yelled, before a white light engulfed him.
Dom's eyes widened, along with Rockruff and Treecko. Litten grew larger, and larger, and sprang to life newly evolved.
"Litten you evolved!" Dom yelled in excitement.
Dom fired up his Rotom pokedex and scanned his newly evolved Pokemon.
"Bzzzt, Torracat, a fire-type and the evolved form of Litten. At its throat is a bell of fire, that shines brightly whenever it spits fire."
Torracat looked down at its new form in complete awe. "Wow… I never thought it'd actually happen!" He said suddenly growing really excited.
"That's awesome Torracat!" Dom said excitedly walking over at petting the newly evolved Pokemon before he heard rumbling from afar.
Gumshoos slowly got to his feet, angrier then before. Dom looked over at Treecko, who was looking at his friends new evolved form in awe.
"Treecko, maybe you should take a rest now. Torracat has got this one." He said to the gecko Pokemon.
The grass-type looked disheveled but nodded climbing his way back up Dom's shoulder. Dom looked down to Torracat who nodded at him before jumping to battle with Gumshoos. Dom knew he could end this with one attack.
"Okay Torracat! Use Flame Burst and end this!" He yelled excitedly.
"I'll do you one better!" He yelled the bell on his neck glowing bright.
Torracat unleashed a torrent of fire against the Totem. It wasn't Flame Burst anymore, it was Flamethrower! Gumshoos barely had time to react before it was engulfed in flames. Seconds later the Totem was on the ground unconscious, unable to battle.
Dom looked with a smile. He felt an exhilarating rush that he hadn't felt since his last gym battle in Kalos. His Pokemon jumped up and cheered, while he just stood there smiling like a goofball. He felt the good memories in Alola begin to pile up even more, and as he celebrated there with his Pokemon it was beginning to feel even more like home.
Maybe I can get used to this. He thought to himself.
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"And then Gumshoos was like 'GAAAHHHHH I'm going to destroy you!' and then you were like 'NOT TODAY'! And then you were like 'BOOOOOSSSSHHHH' and hit him with Flamethrower and it was all AWESOME!" Rockruff commented as the group walked back through the cave, towards the entrance to meet up with Lillie and Ilima.
"It… it was really nothing haha." Torracat said embarrassed.
Dom smiled as he watched his two Pokemon. He was about to join in the conversation with them but realized on distinct voice was lacking. He looked back behind him and saw Treecko was lagging behind the group. He let Rockruff and Torracat talk and walked back to where Treecko was.
"Hey, you alright buddy?" He asked the gecko Pokemon.
Treecko sighed and didn't look up at him. "I… I'm really sorry again for not listening to you Dom. I almost cost us the trial…"
Dom shook his head. "Well I won't sugar coat it, not listening to me was a bad idea, but you didn't almost cost us the trial. Everyone makes mistakes in battle Treecko it's okay." He assured the Pokemon.
The Hoenn native Pokemon shook his head. "Dom, I got completely destroyed by the Totem! If not for Torracat I… I would've been knocked out. I'll never catch up to my dad like this…" He said completely disheveled.
Dom sighed and smiled down at the gecko. "Treecko… you won't become as strong as Sceptile overnight, especially not this early! If you keep on working hard and training the way you are, me and him both think you'll surpass him one day. Don't take this battle as a loss, take it as a learning experience!" He encouraged his partner.
Treecko sighed again and looked back up at Dom for the first time. "Is… it true that you and Dad lost your first gym battle in Hoenn?" he asked him.
Dom laughed and nodded. "Not just the first, the second too! It took us three tries to win at all. You know why we won that third time? Because we didn't give up, and your dad didn't let himself get down after one, even two losses. It was him actually who stopped me from quitting as a trainer then and there. You're going to get a LOT stronger Treecko, believe me." He said confidently.
He held his arm down and Treecko climbed up to his spot-on Dom's shoulder. Dom scratched behind the grass-types ears.
"Besides, I can't have my partner and captain all down on himself!" He said encouragingly.
Treecko laughed a little and nodded. "Okay…I guess now I'll just have to train even harder!" He said confidently.
Dom nodded with a smile. "That's the spirit!"
The two started to walk back up to Rockruff and Torracat, when Treecko grew a wicked smirk on his face.
"So, Dom… do you think Lillie will be happy we passed the trial?" He asked him.
"Um, I would hope she's happy for me yeah." Dom said, confused to what the gecko meant.
"You think she'll give you a big hug? A kiss on the cheek? 'Oh, Dom you're so amazing, you're such a good trainer- '-."
"Oh, shut up you crazy gecko." Dom said, getting a laugh from all his Pokemon.
He looked forward back to Rockruff and Torracat where Rockruff was happily bouncing up and down still celebrating.
"Oh man this is so GREAT guys! I can't wait to get back and have some-." He was cut off by the cracking of the rocks.
He had jumped a little to close to one of the steep drops in, leading to the chasms! The edge of the fall dropped off when he landed, and the rock-type was sent sprawling down the chasm.
"ROCKRUFF!" Dom, Torracat and Treecko all yelled at once.
Dom had dropped his bag off and was prepared to dive down to save the puppy Pokemon somehow. However, before he could he heard a loud WHOOSH, breeze by his face and descend down into the pit at lightning speed! Dom looked as it zoomed down, grabbed Rockruff by his collar and darted back up above ground. Rockruff was dropped right into Dom's arms and the puppy Pokemon snuggled his head into Dom right away.
"IT WAS DARK, SO DARK I CAN'T STAND THE DARK! THAT AND WATER ARE THE TWO SCARIEST THINGS ON THE PLANET!" The puppy Pokemon screamed into his trainer.
Dom let out a relieved sigh when he heard a new voice.
"Fear not! Whenever there are Pokemon in need, I will always be there!" The voice said proudly.
"Who was that?" Treecko asked.
Dom looked over and perched on a rock was a small purple Pokemon. It had small wings, and a large purple head, with large ears and big eyes. Dom smiled as he recognized the Kalos native Pokemon right away.
"It's a Noibat!" He said excitedly.
The small dragon-type proudly puffed out his chest. "Right you are human! It is I Noibat! The savior of any Pokemon who may need help! Whether it be Arceus himself, or a Rockruff, I will always be there to save the day! Do not let my diminutive fool you! I am a fierce battler!" He said, as if he had been practicing the speech.
Dom laughed and gently let Rockruff down to the ground, the puppy Pokemon still shaking. "Ha I wouldn't dream of it! My friend Calem has a Noivern he raised from a Noibat, I know first hand how powerful you guys are." He told the bat-Pokemon.
Noibat smirked with its head held high. "Ha! You are correct human we are some of the most powerful-. Hold on a moment… you can understand what I'm saying!?" The bat said excitedly.
Dom smiled and laughed, rubbing the back of his head. "Haha yeah, I've been able to understand Pokemon since I was little. Thanks so much for saving Rockruff." He said.
"Y…yeah, t…th…thank you." Rockruff said silently bobbing back and forth, curled up, Treecko and Torracat trying to calm him down.
Noibat lowered his head. "It is no detriment at all my friend. I have dedicated my life to becoming stronger and saving Pokemon in need, like a true hero!" He said proudly.
Dom smiled, and gestured towards his team. "Well, my names Dom. I'm here in Alola to complete the Island Trials. These are my partners, you already met Rockruff." He said gesturing towards the puppy Pokemon.
"The darkness consumes me whenever I close my eyes…" The rock-type said fearfully rocking back and forth.
Dom sweat dropped and turned to his fire-type. "This is Torracat."
"Nice to meet ya!" Torracat said happily, before trying to calm Rockruff down again.
"And this is Treecko." He said pointing the grass-type on his shoulder.
Treecko gave a wave and smile. "Nice to meet ya purple, my names Treecko, aka the captain of Dom's team." He said proudly crossing his arms.
Noibat respectively bowed his head to Dom and his team. "It is a pleasure to meet you all my friends. Now, I must go, I need to continue to become stronger, so I can continue to help Pokemon in need." He told them.
Dom could sense a great Pokemon when he saw one, and he had no intention of not at least asking Noibat to join his team. He had fond memories of battling against Calem's Noibat with his Trapinch, and after they evolved. In their battle in the Kalos League, his Noivern and Dom's Flygon had one of the most intense battles of the whole league. Also, back in Hoenn, he had flown on the back of his Salamence while fighting Rayquaza with Brenden. He had experience raising dragon-types.
"Hold on Noibat." He told the dragon-type holding him in place.
The bat-Pokemon looked back to him and Dom smiled. "How would you like to come along with us!? I've trained really powerful dragon-types before. We just passed the trial here in the cavern, together we can help each other become really strong, and if you come out with me, you'd have more of an opportunity to help people and Pokemon!" Dom said, giving his best sales pitch.
"Dom's right! He's a really good trainer, I never thought I'd evolve, but he helped me believe in myself and become strong!" Torracat said from Rockruff's side.
A still shaken Rockruff nodded in agreement, and then Treecko piped up. "He can make you really strong! And together all of us can fight evil and win battles all over Alola!" He said confidently.
Noibat looked between the group in-front of him. Dom could see the gears turning and the Pokemon in deep thought. Finally, he leaped up and flapped his way over landing on the ground in-front of Dom.
"Very well Dom I accept your proposal! Together we will snuff out evil in all corner of Alola! Grow strong together and make this world a safer place." He said bowing to him.
"This guy's a little over the top but I like his spirit." Treecko muttered from his shoulder.
Dom shot him a glare and Noibat looked up at him. "I hereby pledge my oath of loyalty and service to you, until you decide to release me from it. I am your loyal Pokemon from this point forward, your enemies are my enemies and I shall fight by your side from this day until my last."
Dom was a little taken aback by such a small Pokemon, using such formal language but smiled nodding his head. "Alright I accept… I think. Either way, welcome to team Noibat!" he said pulling an empty pokeball from his bag.
He lightly tossed it at the dragon-type and it was engulfed in a red light. With three tiny ticks, the dragon type was officially caught. Dom smiled at the pokeball. He had a great assortment of Pokemon, he had great friends on the outside.
He knew deep down it was going to be harder and harder to leave for Kalos again. The question he kept asking himself was the same.
Would he be able too?
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"Dom! Great job passing the trial, you battled great!" Lillie said as soon as Dom emerged from the cave.
Deciding to give Rockruff a nap he desperately needed, he returned him, Torracat and Noibat all to their pokeballs before leaving the cave, leaving only Treecko out on his shoulder. Dom went a little red and rubbed his head sheepishly at Lillie's praise. It wasn't unnoticed by Treecko who wiggled his non-existent eyebrows, which Dom ignored.
"Ha, thanks Lillie. It was tough, but we pulled it out! Where's Hau? I haven't seen him since last night, he said he was going for training and Malasada's this morning." He asked.
Ilima spoke up. "I think he may be-."
"I'M HERE!" He heard the Melemele native shout.
The three turned and saw Hau running towards them. He hunched over, completely out of breath. Dom and Lillie laughed, while Ilima smiled amusingly.
"So Hau are you ready to start your trial?" He asked the boy.
"Are you kidding? You know how many malasadas the kids running on, he can take on anything you throw at him." Dom said confidently.
It was Hau's turn to get slightly embarrassed and rub the back of his head. "Haha… what he said. I'm ready as I'll ever be!" He said confidently.
Lillie who was standing next to them giggled lightly. "Haha you guys get so excited over your dreams… it's really amazing. Don't you think so Neb-." She froze when she looked in the bag.
Dom noticed her frozen expression and looked at her concerned. "Lillie? Are you okay?" He asked her.
"No! Nebby's gone!" She cried, tearing apart her bag to no avail.
Dom's face grew worried as well. He knew how much Nebby really meant to her, and he hated seeing her so upset. Not to mention how attached to the little puff cloud he had become as well in the last few days. He also remembered what Lillie said about her having to rescue Nebby from being experimented on. He didn't like the idea of the only Pokemon he's never been able to talk to being captured. He knew he couldn't freak out though, he needed to keep calm for her sake.
He gently put a hand on her shoulder which made her stop rummaging through the bag, and she looked at him, her green eyes wide with concern.
"Don't you worry Lillie. We'll find him. Hau, you go with Ilima and get your trial finished. Lillie and I will go find Nebby, meet up with us at the room after your done." He said calmly to the Melemele native.
Hau nodded his head. "Got it! Good luck you guys, I know you'll find Nebby. Captain Ilima I'm ready!" He said, as the two entered the cavern.
Dom turned back to Lillie, who was still looking at him with a worried expression. "Okay Lillie lets go find Nebby!" He said, sounding upbeat for her.
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As Dom expected it didn't take the two teens long to find Nebby at all. Dom and Lillie found him in Melemele Meadow, which was a beautiful meadow of gorgeous yellow flowers Dom had never seen before. After seeing him on a cliff, Dom sent out Noibat who told Lillie.
"Fear not fair maiden I shall save your Pokemon!" Before flying to the top of the cliff and gently bringing Nebby back down.
Lillie thanked Noibat and petted behind his ear, to which the dragon-type blushed deeply. After Nebby was safely back in Lillie's possession the duo decided to relax and take in the beautiful sights of the meadow. Dom let out all of his Pokemon, including Rockruff who seemed to finally have recovered from falling down the cave. Dom smiled as he watched Treecko, Torracat, Rockruff all run and play in the flowers, with Nebby happily bouncing along with them, all the while Noibat kept a close eye on everyone from above. He sighed and sat down on a bench that the meadow provided and was soon joined by Lillie.
"Thank you, Dom, for helping me with Nebby again." She said lightly.
Dom smiled and shot her a thumbs up. "Ha, no problem Lillie. I promised you I'd help you look after him, and I'm gonna keep that promise. My mom used to say, your word is your bond, and it should never be broken." He said happily smiling at the girl.
She smiled and went a little red before hesitantly looking at him again. "Dom I've… heard you talk about your mother a lot but… what about your father? What's he like?" She asked.
The made Dom scoff and rolled his eyes. "Ba, my 'father' treats me more like a long-term observation experiment then a son. After mom died, I was basically on my own. That's how I know how to cook, I can do laundry, I had to learn to take care of myself." He said with distaste.
Lillie flinched a little at his tone, but understood it wasn't directed at her. "Oh I… I'm sorry. You said he's working with the… Aether Foundation?" She said, saying the words ever so lightly.
Dom nodded his head. "Yeah, they offered him a crap ton more money then he was making with Professor Sycamore. I have no idea what he even studies with them, I haven't seen him since the day he told me we were moving here. He said he had to go early and left me to move and go on the cruise here all by myself." He told the blonde.
Her eyes widened. "That's terrible… how could he do that? Has he checked on you, or called you at all?" She asked him.
Dom genuinely laughed. "HAHAHAHA, oh man that's a funny thought. The guy probably hasn't even thought about me since he arrived, I wouldn't be surprised if he forgot I was arriving."
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Aether Paradise, Research Labs.
"Flygon, use Dragon Pulse!" Dom ordered on the TV.
"Noivern, dodge and use Dragon Claw!" Calem ordered back.
"Meet him head on with your Dragon Claw Flygon! Dom countered.
In the basements of Aether Paradise, Richard Harper watched the replay of his son's Kalos League final battle. He had of course seen the footage hundreds of times, determined to study and learn more about the connection his son had with his Pokemon due to his gift of communicating with them. Next to him, was a woman who was watching the battle with far more interest then he. Her platinum blonde hair stretched down to the floor, as her eyes didn't leave the screen.
President Lusamine Aether, had taken quite the interest in his son.
"Fascinating! He and his Pokemon are in complete synch with one another… the ability to communicate with Pokemon, what a wonderful gift it must be." She said in awe, as on the screen his sons Flygon and Calem's Noivern battled to a draw.
Richard nodded in agreement. "It is… now you see what I was telling you is true! He can be used to achieve both of our goals!" He said eagerly, as Lusamine's eyes did not leave the screen.
On the screen, Dom sent out his Sceptile for battle, and the boy Calem sent out his Charizard. Richard had seen this battle multiple times as well. He was very proud of his son for his achievements as a trainer, and he was confident when he told him his plan, he would be by his side. The boy would always do anything for his mother.
The boy Calem Mega-Evolved his Charizard, and the camera panned over to his sons face. He calmly lifted his wrist and the keystone in it began to glow.
"When a trainer and Pokemon's hearts become one, a new power is born! BEYOND EVOLUTION! SCEPTILE, MEGA-EVOLVE!"
Richard and Lusamine watched the battle as Charizard and Sceptile battled in a clash of titan like Pokemon.
"I think you're correct Richard. Is it true that he has been exposed to the Ultra Beasts… twice?" She asked, her eyes still not leaving the screen.
Richard nodded his head, remembering both days. "Yes, madame President. Once when he was just a baby and a second time when he was nine… when his mother was taken." He explained to her.
The two adults watched as Mega-Sceptile, and Mega-Charizard met in a gigantic clash which resulted in another draw, with both Pokemon being defeated. Lusamine nodded, as the last battle of the Kalos League began. His son sent out his Greninja, while his friend Calem sent out his Chesnaught.
His son's Greninja looked at him, and the trainer and Pokemon both nodded to each other. Dom held his fist up high, his Greninja mimicking his movements.
"Greninja! IKUZE!" His son yelled slamming his fist to his chest.
"NIJNAAAAAA!" His Pokemon yelled doing the same.
The large sprout of water shot up from the stadium, and the new form of his son's Greninja sprang to life. Richard had seen the clip hundreds of times and still was in awe of the new form his son and Greninja were able to achieve.
"Now… explain your hypothesis to me again Richard." She ordered him, watching his son's Greninja in awe.
Richard cleared his throat. "It is my theory that these Ultra Beasts are… attracted to my son, due to his encounter with them when he was a baby. It is how my wife and I summoned one when he was nine. However, since she… was taken, I've yet to find anywhere with the proper technology and aptitude to help me open the wormhole again. With your technology madame President and my son…" he started.
"You believe we will be able to summon it once again." She finished for him as they watched the battle rage.
Dom's Greninja and Chesnaught met in one final blow. Wood Hammer, and Ice Punch, met in a giant collision at the center of the battlefield. Smoke erupted from the spot, and when it cleared both Pokemon were shakily standing there. Richard watched as the camera panned to his son, who seemed to be feeling the same fatigue as his Greninja. The two fully evolved Kalos starters stared each other down, waiting for the other to fall.
Greninja fell first. Greninja let out a small cry and fell to the ground, his form returning to normal. However, seconds after Greninja fell to the ground, Chesnaught followed. Since Greninja was the first to fall, his son had lost the Kalos League.
Lusamine finally closed her eyes and sighed deeply, smiling and turning to him.
"It's a deal Richard. Together we will both achieve our ultimate goals." She said holding out her hand.
Richard nodded his thanks and shook the President's hand. "Thank you very much madame President." He said.
She smiled coyly at him. "You're very welcome Richard. Together we will achieve our dreams. Mine to meet, and love an Ultra Beast… and for you? To finally find your beloved Mary after all of these years."
Episode 7: The First Grand Trial
After successfully passing the trial at Verdant Cavern it is time for Dom to take on Kahuna Hala in a grand trial! Meanwhile in Lumiose City, Sceptile and Greninja enter the fight of their lives.
A/N) Hellooooooooo pokemon fans! Domgk115 coming back at you with a new update! Since my cast is off I'm going to be back to my normal once a week update rate! I'll do my best to have each chapter out to you guys within a week or so of each other! So now, this chapter….
We had some Dom x Lillie bonding, we have a flashback, an evolution, a new team member, and more subplot with Richard Harper plotting with Lusamine!
I just wanna point out quickly, yes I know Noibat is only in Verdant Cavern in Ultra Sun and Moon, but this game is still based on regular Sun and Moon. Events from Ultra are being saved for the sequel, but I may add a few elements from those games into this story, like Noibat being in Verdant Cavern!
Also I know I've said how Sceptile is Dom's strongest Pokemon, but as of now I may be painting Greninja as that… trust me that is just for the plot now haha. You'll see later in the story just how strong Dom's Sceptile is.
Speaking of Noibat what do you think of the newest team member!? Litten has evolved into Torracat! Were you surprised that Treecko wasn't first to evolve!? What do you think will come from Richard's conversation with Lusamine!? Please tell me in a review!
I also wanna say a huge inspiration for me writing this story was the fic "Alola to Our Savior" by Dark Spectre! It's the most popular Gen 7 story out there and easily my fav fic on the whole site! I never thought I'd like a betrayed Ash fic before (because I love all the characters), but this one is an exception! It's insanely well done, and I highly suggest any fan of Gen 7 stories go read it!
Okay that's it for this chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed it and stay tuned for the next one! It'll be by best yet! See ya soon!