The Pokemon Whisperer: Alola

by domgk115

After long journey's through the Hoenn and Kalos region 17-year-old Dominic Harper moves to Alola thanks to his dad's job with Aether Foundation. The boy has a secret however, he was born with the power to communicate with Pokemon with a new threat arising to Alola he is thrust into adventure again. Will he save the region? And will he learn the true origin of his gifts?

8. The First Grand Trial

A/N: ) Helloooooo everyone! New chapter! As usual I'll be responding to reviews here, I do this for every review no matter how big or small! Review this chapter and I'll respond and thank you next chapter!

Darth Leo: Thanks again for the continued support my friend! I hope you love Alola To Our Savior as much as I did xD I hope I can continue to keep you on the edge of your seat and entertained!

If I Could Begin To Be: Ohhhh you are right my friend he does! All questions about Ultra Beasts and Dom will be answered in due time! Thanks for the kind words and your review, I hope you enjoy this next chapter!

The Pokemon Whisperer: Alola

The thunder boomed, and a giant flash of light clashed outside a young Lillie's window. She pulled the blanket on her bed over her head, hoping it would drown out the sound of the lightning. However, another large CRACK, jolted her again.

"NO! It's to scary!" She said frightfully clutching the Cleffariy doll tighter to her chest.

She wanted to go to her mother, like she always did when she was afraid. However, since father disappeared it hadn't been the same. She had become obsessed with keeping her perfect, beautiful, not a hair out of place. She scared Lillie now. She had only Gladion now, and even he was becoming more and more distant the worst their mother got. She heard a pair of heels click violently against the floor outside her room. She swiftly pulled the blanket over her head and peered out the slight crack in the door.

"NO! Madame President I beg you! It won't happen again!" A man's voice screamed in mercy.

"You're right Derrick… it won't happen again." Her mother's cold voice rang through the hall.

A loud BANG followed, by a body collapsing over the crack in the door. Lillie's eyes widened as her heart fell to the pit of her stomach as she pulled the blanket over her head and tightly closed her eyes shut, the Cleffariy doll clutched to her chest.

"Take him away, I won't let my precious baby girl's mind marred by this." Her mother demanded.

Lillie heard the man's body begin to be dragged along the hallway. Another crackled of thunder roared, as she felt the light from the hallway slightly grow and invade her eyes which were forced shut. Mother would be furious if she was awake at this hour.

"My precious little girl… so perfect, so beautiful, all thanks to my love…" She heard her mother purr before the door was slowly closed.

Lillie silently let tears roll down her face. The lightning was going to be the least of her worries for the foreseeable future.

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Lillie's head shot up, and she felt cold-sweat dripping down her body. She looked around and breathed a sigh of relief to see she was still in Dom's house. After he and Hau's trial at Verdant Cavern the group had made it back to Iki Town. Hau had gone back to his house, and Lillie not wanting to walk back to Kukui's lab in the dark had been offered the spare room meant for Dom's father in his house. He and Hau's Grand Trial against Kahuna Hala would be the next day, and she was trying to get a good night's sleep for it.

The keyword was trying.

She sighed and looked over at a sleeping Nebby on the foot of her bed. It seemed her thrashing didn't wake him up. She sighed, after a nightmare like that, she knew she would more then likely not be able to fall asleep again. She shuddered and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. She looked at the clock and learned it was nearly 4 in the morning. Sighing, and feeling herself parched she carefully pulled the blanket off herself not wanting to wake up Nebby. She rubbed her eyes awake and fixed nightgown before slowly walking to the door, intent on seeing what Dom had in his fridge for her to drink.

When she got to her door however, she saw a bright light coming from the living room along with voices.

"Now see right here how Flygon is spinning to avoid the attack? It was a really clever maneuver he came up with himself actually. I try to show it to all my flying types now." She heard Dom's voice explain.

"Noi, Noibat, Noibat." She heard his newest Pokemon cry lightly.

"Exactly! It helps you evade the attack, and if you pull it off right you can attack as well!" He said happily, petting the small bat-pokemon behind the ears.

Lillie couldn't help but smile. He truly was amazing. Not just for his ability to speak to Pokemon, but for his capacity to give so much love and care to them. Lillie felt her face heat up, as she watched the brown-haired boy laugh and smile when Noibat began to playfully bite down on his head. Her happy thoughts were interrupted when the memory of his words the other night came to her mind.

So, don't apologize! Just be excited for when I come back! That was what he told the honey-blonde.

Lillie wanted to hate Serena, but she couldn't. The girl was beautiful, intelligent, sweet, a Kalos League semi-finalist, had helped save a region from destruction.

'How could I ever compete with that?' She said to herself as she leaned forward.

The door was pushed further open and Lillie almost lost her footing, stumbling her way out into the living room, where Dom and Noibat looked at her.

Before Lillie could say anything, a smile came to Dom's face. "Hey Lillie, I didn't wake you up did I?" He asked her.

She quickly forced the blush away from her face and shook her head. "Oh no you didn't I swear! I… I just-."

"Couldn't sleep huh? Don't worry it was the same for me. Speaking of which, Noibat why don't you go get some sleep? You got a big battle tomorrow." Dom said smiling at the small dragon-type.

"Noibat, Noibat." The bat Pokemon said before flying off Dom's shoulder.

The dragon-type quickly landed on the arm of the couch in-front of Lillie and bowed his head. "Noibat, Noibat, Noibat!" He said with his chest puffed out.

Dom laughed, and Lillie looked at him questioningly. "Um… what did he say?" She asked.

Dom smiled. "He said if you were having trouble sleeping, he'll stand watch outside your room to make you feel safe." He translated for her.

The bat-Pokemon puffed out his chest proudly as Lillie laughed and petted him behind the ear. "Aw, that's very sweet of you Noibat, but it's okay. You have an important battle tomorrow, I want you to get your rest." She said with a small smile.

The small dragon-type nodded dutifully and flew off into Dom's room to sleep. Lillie smiled as the Pokemon roosted itself on the headboard of Dom's bed.

"So, couldn't sleep huh?" She heard Dom ask her from the couch.

She turned back and sighed, nodding her head. "Yeah I… I had a nightmare, what are you doing up so late?" She asked him.

He patted the seat on the couch next to him, and she went to sit down next to him. "I managed to get a few hours in, but I've never been able to sleep the night before a gym battle. And I guess this is similar enough haha." He said as she sat next to him with her hands in her lap.

"Sceptile, let's go!" She heard from the TV, turning to it.

He had been watching what she assumed was one of his old league battles. Dom was on the screen, dressed in black jeans, a blue and white trimmed jacket, along with a red and white Pokemon league hat. A massive Sceptile appeared in-front of him, and across from him the boy was Calem the one he had been talking to the previous night with Serena.

"Charizard, let's do this!" The boy said, letting out another massive Pokemon.

Dom must have noticed her interested face and laughed. "Haha in reality it was probably stupid of me, sending out a grass-type like Sceptile to go against Charizard, when I had Greninja still ready." He told her with a smile.

"So why did you send Sceptile out?" She asked him.

He leaned down and grabbed a coffee cup on the table and took a long sip from it. "Simple really, all journey long Sceptile and Charizard had this huge rivalry. Calem's Charizard was unnaturally strong since it was a Charmander, and he was always challenging Sceptile. Sceptile had begged me to battle against him. He promised he could take him down." He told her.

She tilted her head. "So, you risked losing and going a Pokemon down, by going to a type-disadvantage?" She asked him.

He nodded his head. "Yeah, and it worked. Sceptile didn't win, but he drew with Charizard, setting up the final battle between my Greninja and Calem's Chesnaught." He told her.

Lillie was slightly taken aback. She always knew that Dom had a strong connection and trust in his Pokemon, but she didn't know the real lengths he would have went through for them. Putting himself at such a huge disadvantage because he trusted his Pokemon enough.

He went on before she could ask questions. "You see Lillie to me, battling is about more then just winning and losing. To me, it's a way to bond, a feel even more connected to my Pokemon. I know I have an advantage and all because I can talk to them, but the bonds I've built with every Pokemon I've caught is more important to me then any battle." He said fondly.

Lillie digested his words and a smile formed on her face. Growing up, before her father disappeared she had always wished she could have a connection that deep with Pokemon. She loved them, but after he disappeared… it was never the same. She had to focus more on keeping her mother happy, then what she really wanted too. The thoughts of her mother reminded her of her dream, and she shuddered with a sudden cold chill running through her.

Dom's reached behind the coach. "Aha sorry I kind of started ranting. Here, you must be freezing." He said draping the red blanket around her shoulders.

Lillie felt her face get hot, but she was thankful for the warmth nonetheless. She turned to him and gave a small smile.

"It's okay I… I like hearing you talk about Pokemon and telling stories. It… helps calm me down, especially nights after the nightmares come…" She said trailing off.

He smiled gently at her. "Lillie, like I said before I won't pry you to tell me everything about your past or your nightmares, but I want you to know again if you ever need to talk about them, or anything else really well… you can come to me." He said, smiling goofily and rubbed his head.

She felt her chest thump, and her face get even hotter as she looked back to him. "Th…thank you, can you… tell me a story? I loved hearing about some of your adventures yesterday." She told him with a light smile.

He smiled, seeming slightly embarrassed before he nodded his head. "Okay sure… oh wait one second." He said getting up and walking to the kitchen.

He rummaged around in the cabinets for a few moments before coming back and placing a filled coffee cup in-front of Lillie. She looked at him questioningly.

"Dom, you told me you're not supposed to drink coffee at night…" She told him.

He laughed and shook his head. "Hahaha, no it's not coffee. It's cocoa, my mom used to always make it for me when I couldn't sleep." He said sitting back down next to her.

Lillie carefully picked up the mug with both her hands and took a small sip. The hot liquid felt nice going down and she felt a warm feeling build up in her stomach as she drank more. She looked at Dom with a smile, before he cleared his throat.

"Okay now, another adventure story huh? Hoenn or Kalos?" He asked her.

"Kalos." She said with a small smile.

"Okay, now how about this one. Have you ever heard of a Pokemon called Hoopa?" He asked her.

She shook her head. "No, I don't think I ever have actually." She said, now interested even more.

"Haha then you Lillie, are in for a great story." He told her.

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The crowd that gathered around Iki Town to watch his Grand Trial battle completely overwhelmed Dom. He wasn't used to having so many people come and watch his Gym Battles, however he had plenty of experience battling in-front of huge crowds, so they didn't faze him too much. It didn't seem to faze the Pokemon either, as Treecko and Noibat proudly waved and puffed out their chests as he waited for Kahuna Hala to make his entrance. It really made Dom admire the Alolan's even more, seeing how dedicated to their Pokemon battles they seemed to be.

He looked off the side of the small platform he was about to battle on and saw Lillie standing with Hau and Professor Kukui. The three smiled and waved over at him, but he would be lying if he said he wasn't focused on Lillie in particular in that moment. After telling her the story of he, Calem, and Serena meeting Hoopa in Kalos and saving him from poachers, along with Team Flare the two had talked for another hour or so before they had managed to fall asleep for another few hours.

He felt himself blush before quickly waving back and turning to his Pokemon. "So, are you two ready?" He said excitedly.

"Yes! Our foes will tremble at our power, and victory shall be ours!" Noibat said proudly.

"Uh… what he said." Treecko said, sounding slightly nervous.

He decided on using Treecko and Noibat for the battle when he was informed it was two on two. He left Rockruff and Torracat with Lillie to watch from the sides. Noibat he wanted to use for his type-advantage since he learned that Hala used fighting-types, also he wanted to start building up chemistry with his new dragon-type. After Noibat he decided he was going to use Treecko. He knew the Hoenn starter wouldn't admit it, but he was still shaken after losing so easily to the Totem Pokemon in their trial, and Dom knew he needed the confidence. He had 100% trust that his partner would be able to pull out a win.

While Noibat continued to play the crowd Dom quickly kneeled down next to Treecko.

"Are you sure you're okay?" He asked the gecko-Pokemon.

He quickly turned around and sheepishly rubbed his head. "Ha of… of course I am! Bring on any challenge!" He said nervously.

Dom sighed and looked his Pokemon in the eyes. "Look Treecko, I know you're still shaken up after that Totem fight. You need to just forget about it, it happened, and you can't change it. All you gotta do is go out there, remember all your training, battle your hardest and I promise you, we'll come away with a win." He said reassuringly.

Treecko sighed and nodded at his trainer. Dom was about to say something else, when he heard the booming voice of Kahuna Hala.

"Sorry I'm late my boy!" He said climbing the steps to the other side of the platform.

Dom stood up and looked at the old Kahuna smiling. "It's no problem at all. I just hope you're ready for a tough battle!" Dom said, feeling his excitement rise.

The Kahuna nodded his head with a smile. "I am my boy that is actually why I'm late today. I decided that since you're a more… experience trainer that you'd like to battle more experience Pokemon am I right?" He said.

Dom smirked. "We'll be ready for any Pokemon you throw at us Hala!" Dom said confidently.

The old Kahuna nodded with a smile. "Well I'm glad I did then. Now then! Dominic Harper! Are you ready to take on the Grand Trial of Melemele Island!?" He asked loudly, getting the attention of all the spectators.

Dom looked at his two Pokemon by his side. "So, are you guys ready!?" He asked in a determined tone.

"Ready!" They both replied in unison, Noibat sounding more enthused then Treecko.

Dom turned back to Hala. "Okay Kahuna Hala, let's get this battle started!" He said.

Hala nodded with a smile and turned to the man acting as referee. He cleared his throat and raised both hands. "The Grand Trial battle between Dominic Harper and Kahuna Hala is now about to begin! This battle will be 2 on 2 and be over when both Pokemon on one side are unable to continue! Furthermore, only the challenger can substitute Pokemon, trainers, send out your first Pokemon!" The man announced.

Hala held out a pokeball. "Riolu! To battle!" He said tossing out the small jackle Pokemon.

Dom saw the small Pokemon emerged and it gently stood on its feet, readying its feet, not uttering a single word. Dom looked next to him, and up at Noibat on his shoulder.

"Okay, time for our first battle! Noibat let's go!" He said pointing out to the field.

"Time for battle!" Noibat announced proudly flying out onto the battlefield.

"Let's go Dom and Noibat!" He heard from the sidelines, looking over to see Lillie practically jumping up and down.

She saw Dom looking at her, and nervously stopped, going slightly red and waving at him. Dom felt his chest beat, before nervously waving back to her, and turning to the battle. Hala looked over at him with a mischievous smile.

"Alright young Dominic! Let's get this battle started! Riolu, use Force Palm!"

"Noibat use Air Cutter!" He countered.

And with that the Grand Trial was on.

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Sycamore Pokemon Research Lab, Lumiose City, Kalos Region.

"How many times have I told you two to stop this damn nonsense!?" Sceptile erupted, as Greninja was in the air on Flygon's back attempting to put out the tree that was currently on fire with water shuriken.

"Oi I promise Sceptile, it was this bloody overgrown house cat who started it this time honest!" Lucario begged him, earning him a glare.

"Oh yeah, blame it all on me! You're the one who keeps trying to tell me she's yours!" Pyroar roared back.

"Because she is mine!" Lucario yelled back.

"Lies! She will be mine!" Pyroar screamed getting into the fighting-types face.

Sceptile rolled his eyes. "I honestly can't really stand either of you." Gardevoir commented from afar as she attempted to help Greninja with the fire.

"YOU DON'T MEAN THAT!" Lucario and Pyroar both cried desperately.

Sceptile sighed deeply. This was the second fight this week between the two that he's had to come break up, and this one resulted in a fire. He wished he had Dom here to knock more sense into the two of them. He was the only reason that they were able to all make it to a league final. The group of six actually really did like each other, even Pyroar and Lucario worked well together when they had too, but when the group was by themselves… it was a different story.

Sceptile brought his hand and rubbed his temple. "I. Don't. CARE who started it! If I have one more fight between the two of you over this, I WILL call Dom and have him straighten it out!" He threatened the two.

Flygon flew down from the top of the tree and let Greninja off his back, landing between the three. "He's right you guys, we are a team. In the end we are a family, we must work things out and-."

"SHUT UP FLYGON!" Pyroar and Lucario both yelled at the same time, before they both walked off to sulk.

Sceptile sighed again as Flygon looked at him pleadingly. "Are you going to let them talk to me like that!?" He demanded.

Sceptile sighed yet again. "Oh, sweet Arceus I can't deal with this right now Flygon." He told the dragon-type.

Flygon huffed and flew off to his corner of the habitat. Sceptile shook his head and wondered how why it was him who had to deal with all of this bickering.

"Ha, not easy being in charge is it my friend?" Greninja said walking up behind him.

Sceptile shook his head. "No, it's really not. It was so much easier with Dom here." He told the ninja-frog.

"You're right Sceptile, he did have a fantastic way of bringing us all together. Even Lucario and Pyroar… I do miss him." Gardevoir commented as the three walked towards the entrance to the Professor's Pokemon habitat.

Greninja nodded in agreement as the three stopped outside the entrance. "That is very true Gardevoir, I miss him as well. Luckily he is planning on moving back in a few months on his birthday!" The water-type said hopefully.

Gardevoir nodded in agreement but Sceptile knew better. He had been with Dom for so long and been through so much with him he felt he knew the young man better then he knew himself. When he was telling him and Greninja about Alola, the friends he's made, the Pokemon he's met, he knew it would be hard for his oldest friend to leave. He knew that one day he would naturally be back for them, whether he moved back to Kalos or moved them all to Alola. He may be there longer then they all expect, however he didn't want to ruin his friend's moods.

"You're right Greninja, it truly is spectacular what he's doing for Serena. I do hope they can be reunited soon." Gardevoir said happily.

Greninja nodded in agreement. "It's true, I do hope they will be together soon. I miss the days that we traveled together."

Sceptile decided to have some fun with his Pokemon best-friend. "Oh, do you really Greninja? Or is it you only hope they're together so that you can start seeing Delphox regularly again?" He asked the ninja-frog.

"Shut up!" The Kalos native snapped, causing Sceptile and Gardevoir to both laugh.

Gardevoir managed to stop herself from laughing and looked between the two. "Well I must go, someone needs to watch over the younger Pokemon. If we decide to have another training session tonight, please come and find me." She said before walking back into the habitat.

Sceptile and Greninja both waved goodbyes, before the two turned back to one another. "So, what did you make of this whole 'save the world from endless darkness' problem?" Greninja asked him.

Sceptile shook his head. "I don't like it. You know as well as I legendary Pokemon don't just give out orders and appear to humans like that. I don't know what's going on in Alola, but whatever it is, it's big." He said darkly.

Greninja nodded in understanding. "I agree, then we must be ready to fight! We should ramp up our training regiments. One thing that will bring Pyroar and Lucario together is training."

He nodded in agreement. "You're right, we should-."

He was cut off by a familiar male voice. "Are you sure Professor Sycamore would be able to help Serena? What is he gets mad?" The voice asked.

Sceptile and Greninja both turned and walking into the lab were Calem and Serena dressed in their normal attire. The two both had worried looks on their face, which Sceptile noticed right away. He hadn't seen much of Dom's old friends since he had left, it was as if they were avoiding them for some reason. He and Greninja watched as the two made their way up towards Sycamore's research lab.

"Well who else can we turn to Calem? Our parents wouldn't understand and maybe the professor will tell us how we can… tell him." She said as their voices trailed off.

Sceptile looked over to Greninja and their eyes locked. The two were both thinking the same thing in that exact moment. They needed to follow the two of them. So quietly the two full evolved starters made their way up the stairs the two trainers had ascended. Despite his larger size, Sceptile had learned to remain for the most part undetected while sneaking thanks to training from Greninja.

"What do you think they need to see the Professor for?" Greninja silently asked as they came closer to the door the trainers had gone into leading to Sycamore's lab.

Sceptile shook his head. "I don't know, but it's odd. They don't show up here this whole time since Dom left, now they come? Let's see if we can listen." He said as they took a position outside the room.

Sceptile managed to hear Sycamore's voice ring through the air. "Calem, Serena! Ha, it is great to see the both of you, please sit what is it I can help you with!?" He said excitedly.

"Thanks Professor we… we really are sorry we haven't come to visit in a while." Sceptile heard Serena said.

"A while is an understatement." Sceptile muttered under his breath only to be shushed by Greninja.

He heard the Professor speak next. "Oh, it's really no problem my girl. I know the two of you have to be quite busy. Now what brings you here today?" He asked the two of them.

Calem's voice was heard now. "Um it's… complicated Professor," He said pausing to nervously laugh. "You see me and Serena we… we've been um, we've kind of been-."

"We've been seeing each other!" Serena blurted out in irritation.

Every single functioning piece of Sceptile's body froze. He looked over at Greninja who locked eyes with him. He knew that they were both trying to digest what they had just heard come from the girl's mouth. Had he heard her right? They've been 'seeing' each other. Surely, they wouldn't, Serena had made it very clear to Dom that she loved him still when he left. If his trainer found out this news he would be absolutely devastated. The shock turned to a look of rage on Greninja's face. Sceptile motioned for him to calm down, as he saw water start to form in the ninja-frog's hand.

The same effect must have been happening to Professor Sycamore Greninja guessed. He had never seen the Professor angry before, even at the multiple times Pyroar and Lucario put holes in his wall or almost burned down the trees. However, Sceptile could sense the held back anger in the Professors voice at that moment.

"Well I… I can't be mad at two young people having feelings for each other haha," He said bitterly. "How did… Dom take the news when you told him?"

An eerie silence fell over the room. The longer the silence continued, the more anger welled up inside Sceptile. He remembered when he was talking to Dom, before he hung up he mentioned he was going to talk to Serena. Had the girl not told him!?

The Professor seemed to come to the same conclusion. "You didn't tell him!? Serena that boy has been in love with you since he met you! Calem, he's your best-friend he's the one who helped you learn the basics of being a trainer!" He shouted at the two teens.

"We tried Professor! But… I… I couldn't bring myself to tell him he… he'll be so hurt." Serena said, sounding very upset.

Sceptile at that moment didn't care if she was upset. He didn't care if she or Calem had remorse for what they had done. He needed to get ahold of Dom and tell him. It was going to break his trainers' heart. However, he knew that he had a right to know. If Serena and Calem wouldn't tell him, he would.

"Of course, he's going to be hurt Serena! He's planning on moving back here when he's 18 for you! He has a place picked out, he told me about the promise you guys made to each other! Developing feelings for someone else after not seeing him for so long is perfectly natural but-." The Professor started.

"Well… it… wasn't exactly weeks after he left. It was-."

"You cheated on him!? Calem, Serena, how could the two of you do that!?" The Professor demanded, in an angry tone.

To stop Sceptile from marching into the room at that moment, Greninja had to dart over to him and tackle him silently to the ground.

"Professor there was no overlap I promise! We didn't start dating until after Dom left!" Calem pleaded with his mentor.

Outside the door Greninja was wrestling Sceptile to make sure he didn't get up as the Professor responded in an exasperated tone.

"Then explain it to me then!" He demanded.

"I… I don't know when I started having feelings for Calem. It was probably a week or two before Dom was supposed to leave for Alola I… I was crying so much, and he was always there." Serena started softly.

Greninja got Sceptile into a chock-hold with his legs as Sceptile desperately tried to break free so he could charge into that room and Leaf Storm Serena and Calem out the window.

"And I… I wanted to tell Dom before he left for Alola I really, really did…. He was just already so upset about having to leave in the first place I… I couldn't bring myself to tell him I had feelings for Calem it… it would have destroyed him." She said, as both Pokemon started to hear sobbing.

Sceptile softened a little bit, and Greninja's hold on him loosened. Sceptile liked Serena, he really did, however he didn't know if he could ever forgive her for what she did to his trainer. It would depend on how Dom reacted. He knew Dom was a very understanding and forgiving person but… he had no idea how this would hit him. He knew he was in Alola still in love with her.

"I… I love Dom I really do! It's just not… love, love anymore. He's one of the most important people to me and I just don't know how to…" She started before more sobs came.

Sceptile sighed and he took the hand Greninja offered to get himself back to his feet. Sceptile and he both quickly retreated back down the stairs into the foyer of the lab. They both slumped onto the ground, trying to digest what they had just heard upstairs. It was something that would affect Dom, and in-turn them for a long time, no matter how it was revealed.

He looked over to Greninja who had a just as perplexed look as him. "Sceptile wh… what are we going to do?" He asked, sounding desperate.

"You know Greninja… for the first time I… I don't know." He told his companion.

Greninja shook his head. "I… I can't believe they would do this to him… he's going to be crushed. He's loved her since the first day of our journey."

"I know Greninja… I knew the moment he saw her he felt something for her I never saw a girl make him act the way she did. He could barely string sentences together around her." He said remembering the first day he and Dom met Serena.

Greninja balled up his webbed hands in anger. "And after EVERYTHING he did, WE did to keep her safe, to help her become a better trainer! All the love he showed her, now she does THIS!?" He said angrily standing up.

"I know your mad Greninja, so am I but we must-."

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM

The very foundation of the lab shook to its core. Sceptile tried to make his way to his feet but was swiftly knocked back down. Vases, pictures, shelves, furniture, everything was shaking, sliding and cracking all over the floor! The tremors continued for what felt like several minutes, which made Sceptile want to vomit up all the lunch he had eaten that day. Sceptile had been exposed to Groudon in Hoenn, so he knew how bad a huge earthquake could be, and this was five times worse then anything he had experienced in Hoenn.

After what felt like hours, but what in reality must have only been a few minutes, Sceptile's vison was blurry, and his ears were ringing.

"Sceptile! Get up! Get up Sceptile!" He heard Greninja say blurrily seeing the ninja-frog above him.

He rubbed the back of his head, wincing a little before his vision finally cleared. He saw Greninja above him, who's eyes widened and helped him to his feet. He shook his head a few times trying to gain his bearings when he heard running behind him.

"Sceptile! What's going on!?" Gardevoir asked frantically, followed by Lucario, Pyroar, and Flygon.

He felt a rush go through his head. "Gahhhh I… I don't know. Is everyone okay!?" He asked the group getting a nod from them all.

"We have to figure out what that was!" He heard Professor Sycamore comment, as the Kalosian Professor bolted down the steps.

He, Calem, and Serena all came running down, and stopped when they saw Dom's Kalos team all gathered there. Sceptile, seeing the two trainers remembered what he had heard upstairs, and he sent a glare towards the both of them. He glanced over and saw Greninja in a similar state. He wanted to blow the both of them out of the lab and away, but he knew that isn't what Dom would have wanted. He'd want to first and foremost make sure that the city was safe.

Sceptile and Greninja gave each other a nod and decided in that moment that they were going to put aside their anger with Calem and Serena. Professor Sycamore looked to Sceptile.

"Sceptile good! You and the other five come with us!" The Professor said, darting out the door to the lab, followed closely by Calem and Serena.

Sceptile turned to his team and gave them all a nod. "Well you heard the man! Let's go!" He said as they all ran with them out of the lab.

He almost ran into Professor Sycamore, but when Sceptile looked up into the sky his mouth fell open. Above Lumiose City was a giant purple wormhole glowing in the sky. The sky around the city was a dark yellow sunset, casting an eerie glow over the city. It was far to similar to what happened in Hoenn with Groudon for Sceptile's taste. He could see people in absolute chaos, running through the city, trying to make sure loved ones were safe, the police seemed to be trying to get everyone to a safe shelter. Sceptile turned to his team.

"Okay we need to do something! Gardevoir, you go with Flygon, fly around and help any of the civilians you can, carry the injured, Gardevoir heal any injured you can, get moving! Lucario, Pyroar, Greninja, we're going to see what's going on with that hole! Move it!" He ordered swiftly getting a determined nod from all of the Pokemon.

Gardevoir lifted herself onto Flygon's back and the mighty dragon-type lifted off flying off into the city. Sceptile turned to Greninja, who was gazing at the chaos, with his eyes seeming to be glossed over. He shook his closest ally's shoulder.

"Greninja come on! We need to move!" He said, as the ninja-frog was suddenly with them. He swiftly nodded and the four Pokemon took off with great speed down the street towards Prisim Tower.

"Sceptile wait!" He heard the Professor yell, followed by the pattering of the human footsteps.

Sceptile, followed closely by Greninja, Lucario, and Pyroar all headed straight towards Prisim Tower. Sceptile saw people running in the complete opposite direction, Pokemon scattering into alleyways, he had never seen a city in such a panic. He needed to do something, he and his partners needed to do something, and they needed to do it now. He heard the rapid footsteps of Calem, Serena and the Professor behind him, however he was only focused on making it to the wormhole and destroying whatever was causing the city to be in such a panic.

When he finally arrived at Lumiose Park however, he saw the most terrifying Pokemon he had ever seen in his life.

"BAHAHAHAHA! FOOLS! BOW BEFORE THE MIGHT OF THE ULTRA RECON SQUAD!" A loud voice bellowed.

"SCEPTILE DOWN!" He heard Greninja yell, only to be tackled to the ground by the ninja-frog as a powerful blast of fire went over his head.

Sceptile and the rest of the Pokemon got up to the ground, just as the Professor arrived with Calem and Serena. Sceptile finally got a good view of the foe that he was about to face. And he was more terrifying then anything he had ever faced before.

He was a tall man, with spiked up dark blonde hair, and piercing, demonic brown eyes. He was cackling as if he was having the greatest time ever, all while destroying a city. He wore blue and white armor of sorts, that sparked, and cackled bits of electricity. The most terrifying thing about the man wasn't his appearance, but the Pokemon he was atop of.

It was the largest Pokemon that Sceptile had ever seen in his life. The beast made the Groudon he faced in Hoenn seem small by comparison. It dwarfed anyone who dared stand its way. It had a massive mouth that was wide open from top to bottom, it looked like it could swallow a mountain hole. Hyper Beams, Fire Blasts, Thunderbolts, all poured out of the beast's massive jaw, as its giant crab like claws picked up and tossed cars down streets, and into buildings. It's blue and yellow body took up almost all of Lumiose Park, shaking the very ground itself as it took its massive steps.

"What in Arceus's name is that thing!?" Calem said coming up next to Sceptile, with the Professor and Serena.

Professor Sycamore shook his head. "I… I don't know, I've… never seen anything like it before!" He said, with a fearful tone.

"BAHAHAHA! YES, FLEE! BEHOLD THE POWER OF GUZZLORD!" The man shouted from the top of the Pokemon.

'Guzzlord' as the man had called it, picked up another small car and tossed it in their direction!

"GET DOWN!" Calem said grabbing Serena and pulling her down.

Sceptile saw the car about to hit them, his instincts took over and he leaped up in-front of the Professor, and his old friends and slammed his fist into the ground.

"FRENZY PLANT!" He yelled to himself, like he normally did when Dom wasn't there to battle with him.

The huge mess of vines sprouted up from the ground, catching the car in mid-air and sending it flying back towards Guzzlord.

"That was close… thanks Sceptile." Serena said looking up at him, petted his arm.

Sceptile jerked his arm away. "Don't you DARE touch me!" He snapped at her.

She looked at him confused for a second before her eyes grew a look of determination. "You're right! We need to stop him!" She said standing up with Calem.

Sceptile rolled his eyes. He seriously wished all humans could understand what he was saying.

The car just missed knocking the man off the top of Guzzlord, and before they knew it he was turned around facing them down. His demonic brown eyes looked them over with an amused smirk, as if someone daring to oppose him was laughable.

"HAHA! Who DARES oppose me, and the ULTRA RECON SQUAD!?" Said the man, as Guzzlord let out an eerie growl towards them.

Professor Sycamore stepped forward. "I am Professor Augustine Sycamore, who are you!? And what are you doing here!?" He yelled to the man.

Sceptile felt his blood begin to boil, the same way it always did before a tough battle as the man spoke. "HAHA! You insolent, FOOLISH people! Do you not realize greatness, and power when you see it!? Fine is you must know… my name is MARIK! CAPTAIN IN THE ULTRA RECON SQUAD!"

"The Ultra Recon Squad!? Those were those guys who attacked Hoenn, remember we saw Brenden and Steven battling them on TV!" Calem said to the two of them.

Serena nodded her head and looked back up at the man who cackled again. "Ha, Para and Dox were fools… they were WEAK! I AM POWERFUL! My mission will succeed!" He announced to the three of them.

"And what plan is that exactly!?" Calem yelled up to the man.

Marik grinned evilly. "I assumed since you have no hope in defeating me, I may as well tell you pitiful beings… my sister and I are looking for a man named Lysandre! Our great commander has ordered us to collect him." He informed the three of them.

Greninja must have had enough, water shuriken flew towards Marik, only for it to be caught it Guzzlord's massive claw as he cackled. "HA! Such spirit! It will be a shame I must destroy such a promising Pokemon! Now, tell me where I can find Lysandre and I may decide to let you all live!" He yelled down to them.

Sceptile knew he needed to act quickly, he turned to Lucario and Pyroar. "Lucario, Pyroar, make your way to the prison! Help them guard it with everything you have go!" He ordered quickly.

"Right! Come on Pyroar, let's get moving mate!" Lucario said to the lion Pokemon quickly.

"You got it, hop on and let's go!" He said lowering his back.

Putting aside their earlier differences, Lucario jumped onto Pyroar's back and the fire-type darted of in the direction of Lumiose Maximum Security Prison. Sceptile turned to Greninja and the two partners nodded at each other.

"There's no way we're letting you get Lysandre! I don't care who you are, I'll protect this region like I always have! Chesnaught!" Calem said tossing out his starter Pokemon.

"He's right! We won't let you continue to do this! Delphox lets go!" Serena yelled unleashing the fox Pokemon.

"Holy Arceus, what the hell is going on here!? Sceptile, Greninja! It's good to see you both!" Chesnaught said to them when he saw them.

"Greninja hi! Oh, hi to you too Sceptile, mind telling us what's going on?" Delphox asked the two of them as they all stood next to each other, ready for battle.

Greninja had spaced out again, staring at Guzzlord with a determined expression. "Long story short, big giant Pokemon controlled by an evil guy wants to destroy the city." He told them as Calem and Serena went back and forth with Marik.

"So, nothing really new then?" Chesnaught said cracking his massive hands together.

Sceptile shook his head. "No not really… but we're in for the toughest fight of our life…" He trailed off as the four faced down Guzzlord.

"HAHAHAHAHAAAA! You wish to battle me!? You would take on the power of Guzzlord with your PITIFUL Pokemon!? Very well, come then! BEHOLD THE POWER OF GUZZLORD!" Marik cackled from the sky, as Guzzlord charged up a Hyper Beam.

'Dom… I wish you were here. You'd give some rousing speech and get us all ready to go… this one's for you old friend.' Sceptile thought, as his wrists prepared for a Leaf Blade attack.

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Alola Region, Iki Town.

"Quick Attack Riolu!" Hala ordered swiftly.

"Noibat, up into the air now!" Dom countered quickly.

The battle with Noibat was going as well as Dom could hope. The small dragon-type didn't hesitate in listening to his orders and seemed to trust him completely. He wanted to take the first few minutes of the battle to feel out how Hala was going to attack. He wasn't reckless, and had carefully planned attacks, but Dom knew if he kept Noibat in the air he had an advantage against a smaller Pokemon like Riolu.

"Use Air Cutter!" Dom ordered.

"Riolu dodge it and leap up using Force Palm!" The Kahuna ordered.

Noibat from above flapped his wings and launched a blast of sharp air down towards Riolu. The fighting-type leaped backwards, before jumping up with his palm full of power towards Noibat in the air.

Dom's eyes lit up. "Spin and dodge Noibat!" He yelled out.

"NOT TODAY MY GOOD MAN!" Noibat yelled, skillfully spinning mid-air.

Riolu's strike just missed Noibat by a hair and Noibat evaded the attack emerging behind the fighting-type.

"Now use Supersonic!" Dom ordered seeing his opening.

Noibat let out a shrill cry emanating from his ears and it hit Riolu sending him flying to the ground, slamming down hard. The small fight-type slowly got to its feet but began to wobble and trip over himself as he walked.

"Riolu! Focus, you need to snap out of it!" Hala yelled from his side.

"Noibat, finish it with Air Cutter!" Dom yelled out with a smile.

Noibat flapped his wings hard and a sharp current of air was sent down towards Riolu, and with a small BOOM it was slammed back into the stage! Noibat flew over to Dom hovering in-front of him, proud of the work he had just done. The smoke cleared and Riolu was on the ground, unable to battle.

"Alright Dom and Noibat!" He heard Lillie yell from the sides, he looked over and saw her absolutely elated which gained a blush from both Dom and Noibat.

"Riolu is unable to battle, Noibat is the winner!" The referee from the middle announced.

Hala recalled Riolu, thanking it for its hard work. Dom was absolutely elated as Noibat flew over, happy as can be.

"HA! We have proved victorious!" He said happily flying onto Dom's shoulder.

Dom smiled and scratched behind the big ears of the small dragon. "You bet we did! Great job Noibat." He said with a smile.

"Yeah… good job Noibat, I think maybe you should stick with him for the second battle." Treecko said from his feet.

Dom looked down at the gecko-Pokemon and was about to say something, when Hala interrupted.

"Haha that was good strategy lad. Letting Riolu tire himself out, hitting fast and hard… however don't think this old man is finished!" He said holding up another pokeball.

Dom decided he would start the battle with Noibat again. He didn't not have faith in Treecko, but the grass-type for the first time genuinely didn't seem like he wanted to battle. Dom knew he had to get Treecko his confidence back but didn't want to jeopardize the battle at the moment. So, he turned to Noibat.

"Okay Noibat ready for round two?" He asked the bat-Pokemon.

"Indeed, I am! Fear not, I shall bring us victory in this battle!" He said flying back out onto the field.

Dom could hear Treecko sigh from the ground, and it made Dom feel a pang of guilt. He never wanted his Pokemon to ever feel like this, he would need to be sure to have a long talk with Treecko after the battle. Or, maybe he would switch out Noibat for Treecko later.

"Okay, let's get going!" Dom said to the Melemele Kahuna.

He nodded with a smile. "Alright! Hariyama, let's go!" He said tossing out the large fighting-type.

Hariyama appeared out of the pokeball with a stele determination. The sumo-Pokemon didn't say a word, which appeared to be a trend with Hala's Pokemon. The determination on the fighting-types face was deadly. It seemed as if it was ready to take on any enemy no mater the size.

Dom knew he had to use Noibat's speed to his advantage. "Okay Noibat, be careful and keep your distance!" He yelled to the bat-Pokemon who nodded flying higher.

Hala smiled and watched the field carefully. "Ha, you are indeed a talented trainer Dominic. However, you won't find this battle so easy! Hariyama, stand your ground and use Belly Drum!"

"So, it begins…." Hariyama said dramatically as it took a fighting stance.

It pounded on its stomach, and Dom's eyes widened. Dom knew Belly Drum was a really powerful attack that could make Hariyama's attack even higher then he was sure it already was. However, with this Dom also saw an opportunity.

"Okay Noibat, while he's doing that use Air-."

Dom wasn't able to finish the command however before falling to his knees, clutching the sides of his head.

"DOM!" He heard a mixture of Lillie, Hau, and his Pokemon yell, before everything was drowned out.

Dom kept his hands clamped to his head, as he sat there on the stage on his knees, wreathing as he stared at the ground. He felt as if a presence was trying to penetrate his mind, it was extremely insistent and kept prodding and prodding at his brain, and with every prod it became more desperate and desperate.

"AHHHH!" He yelled out, gripping his hair as tightly as he could.

"Dom! What's happening, talk to me buddy!" Treecko yelled shaking his arms.

Finally, after insistent prodding, Dom couldn't take it anymore, and let the presence into his head. He blinked his eyes, and the brown wood of the battlefield began to change. He didn't see it anymore, he saw… buildings? He looked to his side and saw… Sceptile? And Serena, Calem, their Delphox and Chesnaught. His saw the trees, and giant tower in-front of his and he finally recognized what he was seeing. It was Lumiose Park, and it was in flames!

"YOU SHALL BOW BEFORE THE POWER OF THE ULTRA RECON SQUAD!" A powerful voice bellowed.

"MASTER! RESPOND!" He heard causing his head to shoot up.

"Greninja…" Dom said so quietly, nobody heard him.

"Dom what's wrong!?" He heard Lillie say, as he began to smell the familiar scent of her lavender shampoo.

She kneeled down in-front of him, saying his name more and more insistently, then in a flash, one blink he wasn't in Lumiose Park anymore.

"Dom! Talk to me, are you okay!?" He heard Lillie say, holding her hands on his shoulders.

Dom blinked a few more times, part of him was hoping the vision would return to him so he could see more of what's going on. It was certainly Greninja's voice he had heard, nobody else called him master. However, when the pain in his head finally subsided, and when he blinked one more time, he saw Lillie's emerald eyes, sparkling with worry as she looked at him. He could feel Noibat on his shoulder, and Treecko next to Lillie.

"L…Lillie? What happened?" He asked her, vaguely remembering anything after he fell to the ground.

She sighed with relief. "Thank Arceus you're okay… you just fell! You yelled and grabbed your head you looked like you were in serious pain." She told him still sounding worried.

Dom shakily got up to his feet to see the eyes of everyone spectator on him. He shook his head and attempted to regain his bearings. He saw Hala looking over at him worriedly with Hariyama in-front of him. He scratched his head and looked at Lillie giving her an encouraging smile. The vision he saw worried him, but he knew it could wait until after his trial was over. He needed to see the smile return to Lillie's face, and his Pokémon's as well. He slowly got up to his feet, Lillie mimicking him.

He stretched his arms over his head. "Thanks Lillie… I'm okay now. I have a battle to finish." He said, all the pain gone from his head.

"Are… are you sure? You looked to be in serious pain Dom." She said worriedly.

He gave her an encouraging nod and looked at Noibat on his shoulder. "How about you? Still ready to battle and win right?" He asked the small dragon.

Noibat nodded determined and flew off his shoulder. Lillie sighed and nodded, giving him one last worried look before returning to the side of a worried looking Professor Kukui and Hau. Dom turned back to the battlefield, feeling himself have a new-found energy.

"Sorry for the delay Hala… let's get this battle going!" He said determined.

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Lumiose City, Kalos Region.

"HYPER BEAM!" Marik screamed from atop Guzzlord, with a terrifying cackle.

"GET DOWN!" Sceptile yelled rolling narrowly out of the way, followed by Greninja.

Chesnaught however was not as lucky as Dom's two Pokemon and was hit, and sent hurling back slamming into a fountain, completely knocking out the fully evolved grass-type. To Sceptile he felt like they had been fighting for days now, when in reality it had only been less then a half hour. Every single attack that Guzzlord sent their way, ripped through any counter that they had. When they did manage to get close enough to attack, the attacks meekly bounced of and seemed to not even affect the beast. Sceptile had never faced an enemy as powerful as this, not even the legendary Pokemon he had battled.

"Chesnaught!" Calem yelled running to his starters side.

"Delphox, protect Calem and use Mystical Fire!" Serena ordered the fire-type.

The attack grazed Guzzlord and only seemed to move Marik's attention to Serena. Sceptile knew all their current attacks were in vein. They needed to have something more powerful to even stand a chance at defeating this opponent. He gazed around and saw Greninja leaping from each burning tree, firing Water Shuriken at every opportunity. With every attack Marik turned with Guzzlord and smacked the shuriken away with ease.

The city was still cast over in an eerie dark purple light. The wormhole above them was slowly but surely causing even more damage to the city. The fires ripped through the city, buildings were in shambles. The entire area around Lumiose Park was in complete chaos.

"HA YOU PITIFUL HUMANS! Guzzlord, Dragon Pulse!" Marik yelled, his eyes dilating.

Delphox's attack was completely overtaken. It slammed into the fully evolved Kalos Pokemon and sent her flying back landing with a thud next to Chesnaught and Calem.

"No Delphox!" Serena yelled running to her Pokemon besides Calem.

Sceptile saw Greninja, enraged at seeing Delphox attack, leap down from a tree, wisps of ice on his hand. "ICE PUNCH!" He heard Greninja shout.

Greninja soared out of the tree and slammed its icy fist into Guzzlord's head, causing for the first time the beast to rear back and cry out. Sceptile eyes widened.

'So, it's part Dragon…'. He said, wishing with everything he had he could Mega-Evolve at the moment.

Marik growled from the top of his Pokemon. "Uhhhh you insolent Pokemon! Thunderbolt Guzzlord!" He screamed as Greninja landed.

The ninja-frog barely had time to react, before a blast of electricity shot from Guzzlord's giant maw and sent Greninja flying back towards Sceptile. Finally feeling the fatigue from the last Frenzy Plant, he used to come back to him he ran to where Greninja was going to land and caught his Pokemon best-friend and soon he shook his head, trying to shake off the effects of the thunderbolt.

"This guy… he… he's more powerful then anything we've ever faced." Greninja said as Sceptile helped him to his feet.

"I know! Greninja we need to come up with a-." He was cut off by the cackling of Marik.

"BAHAHAH! You FOOLISH humans! Can you not see the power that stands before you!? Our great commander will soon be in control of your world! THE BLINDING ONE WILL RISE AGAIN!" He shouted as Guzzlord near closer to Calem and Serena, huddled over their Pokemon.

Sceptile looked to Greninja and he knew they were both thinking the same thing. He was still enraged at both Serena and Calem. What they did is going to harm and leave scar on his best-friend for his entire life. However, he knew no matter what they've done Dom would still care about them, that's that kind of person he was. He knew that Dom would do anything he could to save them, no matter what they have done.

Greninja and he nodded to each other and darted off towards their two friends.

"There is no place for foolish, insolent humans in the great commanders new, beautiful world he will rule! TODAY IS THE END FOR YOU, GUZZLORD HYPER BEAM!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.

A powerful beam formed in Guzzlord's mouth, and Sceptile moved his legs faster then he had ever moved them before! The Hyper Beam fired, directly towards both Calem and Serena, and as soon as he did Sceptile leaped and slammed his fists into the ground.

"FRENZY PLANT!" He yelled as he focused the vines and put all the power he had into the one attack.

Just before the attack hit Calem and Serena, it slammed into the wall of massive vines and a loud BOOOOOM ensued causing smoke to blare up all over Lumiose Park! Marik was completely irate, waving his hands in-front of himself to try and clear the smoke as Guzzlord scanned for more targets.

"WHO DARES-. AHHH." He was interrupted by a Water Shuriken attack slamming into his stomach causing his to keel over, needing to grab onto his Pokemon to stay standing.

Sceptile ran in-front of Calem and Serena who had recalled Chesnaught and Delphox and were standing behind him and Greninja who leaped down and stood at the ready. The smoke cleared and Marik, who was now looking worse for ware, scanned the area and his eyes finally fell onto Sceptile and Greninja who were ready for the fight of their lives.

"YOU FOOLISH, WEAK POKEMON! HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ME!?" He screamed as he steadied himself on Guzzlord.

Calem was trying to help Serena nurse a bloody ankle she had, while Marik began to drone on and on about how weak and insolent they were. The idea had finally come to Sceptile. He looked to Greninja and remembered the glossed over looks he had before the fight and when they exited the lab. He knew that it was his attempt to contact Dom. That was there only hope now. However, for that to work, he knew Greninja would need time, and that would mean… he would be on his own in this next battle.

He placed a hand on Greninja's shoulder, the ash, and smell of smoke flowing through the air. "Greninja, you need to reach Dom, it's our only hope to defeat him." He told his partner.

Greninja nodded fervently. "I've been trying! I contacted him for a split second before the fight began, but I can't concentrate long enough to get a full connection!" He said frantically.

Sceptile sighed and nodded. "How much time would you need?" He asked.

"I don't know it would depend on what him and I are doing. It could take ten minutes it could take an hour! I would need to mediate and try to reach him." He explained to the grass-type.

Sceptile nodded again grimly and stepped forward. "Greninja you need to go. Find somewhere and reach him! I'll hold him off and buy you the time you need!"

Greninja leaped in-front of him and shook his head incredulously. "Sceptile are you mad! Taking that thing on alone is suicide!" He tried to reason.

Sceptile shot him a look. "So is trying to continue this fight the way we have been! You need to access your Battle Bond with Dom, it's the only way!" He stressed.

Greninja looked at him skeptically. "Sceptile I… I don't know if-."

"You have to try Greninja! Or else he won't only capture Lysandre, he'll destroy the city! NOW GO!" he sharply ordered his closest Pokemon partner.

Greninja looked like he wanted to argue more but nodded and turned down the street and darted off. Sceptile watched him run and slowly turned back to the giant Pokemon that was dwarfing over him. He took in a long deep steady breath, there was no way that he would turn back now. He promised Dom before he left that he would watch over the city while he was gone, and that was exactly what he planned to do!

Marik watched Greninja run away and looked at a lone Sceptile, ready for battle. He tossed his head back and laughed. "BAHAHAHA! You!? You puny, insignificant Pokemon, you hope to stand up to the power of GUZZLORD alone!?" He bellowed.

Sceptile held up both his hands and they elongated into a Leaf Blade. "Dom… I'm going to keep my promise and defend this city." He said as Sceptile readied himself for the fight of his life.

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Iki Town, Alola Region.

"Noibat, get close and use Bite quickly!" Dom yelled out his order.

"Hariyama catch him and use Seismic Toss!" Hala ordered in counter.

After his head pain, Dom and Hala had resumed their battle quickly. Noibat was battling and dodging with everything he had, but just couldn't seem to land a decisive blow of Hala's very well trained Hariyama. Noibat swooped down, and tried to get its attack off, but right before he could, Hariyama grabbed the bat-Pokemon by his legs and swung him around and slammed him hard into the battlefield. Noibat may have had the type advantage but it was overwhelmed by the pure power of Hariyama's Seismic Toss.

"Noibat!" Dom yelled running onto the field.

"Noibat is unable to battle, Hariyama is the winner!" The referee announced.

Dom sighed and picked up an unconscious Noibat and returned him to his pokeball, thanking him for a job well done. He walked back over to his side to find a nervous looking Treecko. He kneeled down next to him and got to eye level with the grass-type.

"This is it Treecko, are you ready?" He asked him.

"Uhhh… maybe, uh you should call Torracat over here, I think he'd be the better choice." He said nervously, not meeting Dom's eyes.

Dom shook his head. "Nope, I'm using you. I believe in you, I know you can go out there and pull this out!" He said, trying to sound encouraging.

His head fell, and he looked at the ground. "That's what you said about the Totem battle… and I almost screwed that up. And I mean that guys a LOT bigger them I am. I could get crushed again…" He said in a sad tone.

Dom shook his head. "You can't think that way Treecko, what would your dad do? What would he do if he was faced with a battle against a Pokemon a lot bigger then him?"

Treecko looked up a little and finally met Dom's eyes. "He… he would never back down, he wouldn't give up no matter what."

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Lumiose City, Kalos Region.

"LEAF BLADE!" Sceptile yelled leaping from the ground, as he intercepted a claw from Guzzlord.

"DRAGON PULSE!" Marik yelled with all his might.

"DRAGON CLAW!" Sceptile yelled as his hands pulsed with draconic energy.

The attack hit him with a large BOOOM as he held up both hands to re-direct the attack! He felt more and more power being pushed into the attack, as the beam didn't let up. He felt his feet begin to be pushed back, but just as he felt himself begin to lose balance the attack finally let up and he darted forward. He leaped with everything his legs had in them and slashed his Dragon Claw attacked just above the top of Guzzlord's massive mouth.

"ROOOOAAARRRRRRRRR!" The beast cried as it stumbled backwards.

"GRAB IT GUZZLORD!" Marik ordered enraged.

As Sceptile fell he felt his tail grabbed by one of the enormous claws of Guzzlord. He was swung around and thrown back towards the ground, and he it the concrete with a huge thud. He felt his vision go dizzy, as he could feel the crater he had created.

"SCEPTILE!" He heard Serena yell, as Sceptile willed himself back to his feet.

"BAHA you weak Pokemon, STAY DOWN!" Marik bellowed from the top of his beast.

Sceptile shook his head to clear his vision as he saw a massive burst of fire forming in the beast's mouth. Just narrowly in-time he managed to roll out of the way as the fire engulfed an already on fire tree even more.

"LEAF STORM!" Sceptile yelled turning around as a torrent of razor-sharp leaves propelled itself towards Guzzlord.

"FIRE BLAST AGAIN!" Marik roared as another torrent of fire burned every leave away to a crisp.

"Well that wasn't very effective." Sceptile managed to pant out, feeling exhaustion try to overtake him.

"GIVE UP! YOU PATHETIC POKEMON, GIVE UP NOW OR BE DESTROYED!" Marik bellowed as Guzzlord drew closer.

Sceptile looked over at Calem and Serena who were still against the fountain trying to protect one another. He listened and heard the screams of people running through Lumiose Park. He saw the tree's burning, and buildings in ruins around him. No, he wouldn't give up. All his life he and Dom had the motto, when you're faced with a problem do something about it. Don't sit around and do nothing.

Sceptile held up his arms and Leaf Blade sprang to life on his arms. "No matter what I… I will… never… back down." He said as he charged again, praying Greninja wouldn't be much longer.

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Iki Town, Alola Region

"That's right. He never backs down no matter how strong the opponent is… so what's it going to be Treecko?" Dom asked the grass-type.

Dom saw the gecko-Pokemon look out and gaze at Hariyama, who was standing there unmoving and unflinching. He narrowed his eyes and looked back up at Dom, the spark of fight, and determination was back in them now. Dom smiled, as he knew that he finally had his partner back.

"Let's do this!" He said running out and front-flipping onto the field.

Dom smiled and looked over at Hala who was smiling at the scene. "Alright then, lets get this battle underway!" He said in his booming voice.

Dom nodded. "Let's do just that!"

(Pokemon XYZ, Japanese opening)

"Alright use Quick Attack, hit and move keep your distance!" Dom yelled out to start.

Without hesitation Treecko with more speed then Dom ever saw him produce darted off towards Hariyama with determined eyes.

"Brace yourself Hariyama, try and grab on to it!" Hala ordered.

Treecko leaped up and slammed himself into Hariyama's massive stomach, and just as Dom ordered quickly leaped back just out of the fighting types grip. He darted around again and continued to run circles around the larger Pokemon bashing himself in and attacking at random intervals. Treecko was moving so fast that it was almost a blur to Dom, he had never seen him battle so fiercely.

"Now stop and use Bullet Seed!" Dom yelled out when he saw Hariyama begin to be overwhelmed.

"TAKE THIS!" Treecko yelled sliding to a stop and firing a directly hit Bullet Seed.

"Brace yourself! Then move in and use Vital Throw!" Hala countered.

Bullet Seed hit, but the damage only seemed to spur on Hariyama even more. After the smoke from the attack cleared he darted forward and grabbed Treecko by his tail before he could react and spun tossing the Hoenn starter back skittering in-front of Dom.

"We aren't done yet Treecko, use Quick Attack, and fire Energy Balls while you move!" Dom yelled as soon as he landed.

Treecko used its tail and sprang itself back into a standing position. "I'm not done yet!" He yelled.

"Brace yourself again Hariyama and use Focus Energy and Belly Drum!" Hala ordered and Dom's eyes widened.

"Treecko fire!" He yelled desperately, knowing that Belly Drum and Focus Energy was a deadly combo.

Treecko darted around and fired one Energy Ball after another. All the attacks were on target, but Hariyama was able to shake them off, and focuses himself, before beating down on his stomach heavily. It had taken a lot of damage, but it now seemed more powerful then ever.

"Treecko Quick Attack, full power!" He yelled out.

"Grab it now!" Hala countered.

Treecko launched itself at Hariyama with more force then Dom had ever seen him muster before. Hariyama held out his massive hand and was sent stumbling back from the force, but Dom's eyes widened when he saw Treecko squirming in the fighting-types grip.

Hala smiled. "Now Hariyama use Seismic Toss!" He yelled.

Hariyama leaped up into the air and spun and sent Treecko slamming down onto the battlefield, cracking the wood and sending the grass-type smashing into it.

"TREECKO!" Dom yelled as the smoke slightly began to clear.

He looked and saw the gecko-Pokemon at the bottom of the small crater slowly flutter his eyes. Dom sighed and put his head down, upset he had let the gecko-Pokemon down. He should never have ordered Quick Attack and gotten that close. He looked at the referee who held up his hand.

"Treecko is unable to battle the winner is-."

"WAIIIIIITTTT!" Dom heard a strained yell, but to the other people it was just a loud 'Treecko, Treecko'.

Dom watched as Treecko slowly climbed his way up, straining to his feet out of the hole in the battlefield. He was covered in black marks and was breathing heavy. Dom's eyes widened as he took a few steps and got in-front of him ready for battle again. Dom knew the grass-type had to be drained almost completely of energy, whatever he had left he used to climb up, and the last thing he wanted was him getting unnecessarily hurt. The full force of that powered up attack was enough to knock out much larger Pokemon then him.

"Treecko, I think you should-."

"NO!" The grass-type snapped looking back at Dom.

Dom was taken aback, as it was the first time he had ever heard Treecko snap at him like that before. He saw an intense fire burning in the grass-types eyes. It was a fire, hotter then anything he had ever seen come out of his new partners eyes. In that moment he saw himself, a scrawny 15-year-old rookie back in Hoenn, with Treecko's father looking back at him with those same eyes, and Dom just nodded to him. He knew that Treecko was far from done.

Treecko nodded back and looked at his opponents. "I… will not… BACK DOWN! NEVEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR!" He yelled as a white light started to incase him.

"He's evolving!" He heard a chorus of people saw from the side-lines as Dom couldn't do anything but simply sit there with an open-mouthed smile.

Dom saw him grow taller, a large leaf grew on his head, long blades of grass elongate from his wrists. When the light finally stopped, Treecko wasn't Treecko anymore.

"I… I did it! YES! I'm a Grovyle!" He yelled happily looking at the blades on his wrist in awe.

"Haha! Such an amazing fighting spirit! You've raised this one well lad… now let us continue!" Hala boom from across him.

Grovyle turned and smirked at Dom with a nod. Dom smiled back at him. "So Grovyle, you ready for your first Leaf Blade?" He asked teasingly.

"I've been waiting since the day I was born! Let's finish this!" He said, as the blades on his wrist grew green and long.

He looked back to Hala. "Okay, let's finish this! Grovyle, I've been waiting to say this for a while! GO!"

"LEAF BLADE!" "LEAF BLADE!" The two of them yelled at once and Grovyle charged at Hariyama.

"Block it with Force Palm!" Hala yelled out to his Pokemon.

Hariyama charged out to meet Grovyle and in the center of the battlefield they met in a huge CRASH. Leaf Blade and Force Palm clashed and the two Pokemon went back and forth in close quarters combat, slashing and trying to gain any advantage that they could! Finally, with one more huge clash the two got sent stumbling back towards their trainers, to which Grovyle leaped back up, ready as ever.

Dom knew he needed a plan, he couldn't last forever fighting close quarters with Hariyama.

An idea came to him soon enough. "Grovyle, use Mega Drain, then move in for Leaf Blade right after!" He yelled out.

Grovyle right away slammed his fists into the ground and a big root emerged from right under Hariyama grabbing his leg and zapping the energy from him.

"Now Grovyle, FULL POWER!" Dom yelled, knowing the large Pokemon now couldn't move.

Grovyle ran forward with speed and his wrist blades elongated and sharpened. The attack happened so fast that Hala had no time to even issue a counter. Grovyle was not going to lose this battle, and Dom knew it when he slashed his Leaf Blade across Hariyama and the fighting-type was sent flying backwards, landing with a huge THUD in-front of Hala.

Grovyle back-flipped and landed back in-front of Dom with his arms crossed, and a smirk on his face.

When the smoke finally cleared Hariyama was unable to battle.

The referee looked over to Dom and held up his arm. "Hariyama is unable to battle! The winner is Grovyle and the winner of this Grand Trial battle is Dominic Harper!"

Dom heard a chorus of cheers for him, but before he could do anything he felt Grovyle slam into him. This time it almost knocked him over, he was much bigger then when he was a Treecko.

"DOM, WE DID IT! I evolved, I finally evolved, I used Leaf Blade, just like Dad does, thank you so much!" The grass-type cried happily hugging around his waist.

Dom laughed and patted his newly evolved Pokemon on the back. "Ha you don't have to thank me Grovyle. It was your heart that helped you evolve and win." He told him honestly.

"Oh, Arceus I can't wait to call and tell Dad-." He stopped when Dom glared at him.

"Riiiiight." He said remembering that he had broke Dom's form of communication with everyone else.

Dom rolled his eyes but managed a smile. "Don't worry to much now, we'll call and get ahold of him as soon as we can."

"Do you think he's going to be proud of me?" The grass-type asked sheepishly.

Dom laughed and put a hand on the grass-types shoulder. "Grovyle him and me, we're both beyond proud of you." He said with a genuine smile.

Grovyle looked down and smiled. "Thanks Dom… that really-."

"THAT WAS SO AWESOME!" He was interrupted by Rockruff slamming into him and nuzzling his rock-collar into him.

"AHHH! Rockruff, stop that-." He was cut off and started laughing.

Soon Torracat followed behind Rockruff rushing up to his friend. Dom smiled and let Noibat out of his Pokeball, and there on the battlefield all four of his Pokemon laughed and complimented Grovyle on how well he did. The sight of them all together made Dom's heart feel warm, seeing them so happy was what made him happy.

"Dom!" He heard behind him, followed by a hand on his shoulder.

Dom felt sparks go down his arms when he turned and saw Lillie there beaming at him with Hau next to her happily smiling.

"That was amazing! The way Grovyle believed in you, how you believed in him!? It was so, totally awesome!" Hau said happily practically jumping up and down.

Dom smiled sheepishly and felt his face go red from embarrassment. It only got worse when Lillie spoke up.

"He's right, that truly was an amazing battle. You could see the bond that you and Grovyle have… you're both amazing!" She said with one of her trademark cute smiles that made Dom feel like his heart was about to explode.

Dom laughed nervously and smiled at them. "Thanks, you guys… I mean Grovyle did all the hard work. Come on, let's head back to my house, Hau your trial isn't for another few hours, I'll make us all lunch!" He said happily.

"Can I have a box of Cheez-its because I evolved!?" Grovyle said happily running up next to him followed by the rest.

Dom laughed and nodded at him. "You bet you can. Grovyle you can have as many cheez-its as you want. I can't wait to tell Sceptile about you…" He said, saying the second half low enough for only himself to hear.

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Lumiose City, Kalos Region.

"LEAF BLADE!" Sceptile yelled as he leaped up towards Guzzlord again.

"PATHETIC STILL, GUZZLORD TOSS IT BACK!" Marik yelled, exasperated now.

Sceptile slashed his wrist blades across the beast's face but was grabbed by the tail with one of its massive claws and send flying back down towards Calem and Serena at the fountain again. He could tell that Marik was becoming more and more unstable, desperate to knock Sceptile out. He knew he could use this to his advantage, a desperate trainer is a reckless one. Through his sheer will, he had still managed to somehow keep Guzzlord at bay. For how much longer, he had no idea.

"YOU INSOLENT POKEMON WHY WONT YOU GO DOWN!?" Marik yelled, his spiky blonde hair flying crazily in the wind.

"FRENZY PLANT!" Sceptile yelled leaping and slamming his hands into the ground.

All around Guzzlord vines shot from the ground and grabbed the legs of the beast, only to be clipped away by its massive claws. Sceptile could see the beast finally waring. He was growing tired, which was good, but the downside was Sceptile felt himself soon about to give out. He couldn't hand on for much longer.

'I have to… for the city… for the people… for Dom, I MUST hold on!' He thought to himself as he flared draconic energy into his hands.

"DRAGON CLAW!" He yelled jumping up again.

"DEFLECT HIS PITIFUL ATTACK!" Marik bellowed again.

This time however Sceptile went back and forth parrying an attempt to grab him from Guzzlord's claw. He slashed his own across the beast's claw, and it wreathed back in pain, causing Marik to rage even more.

"HYPER BEAM!" He ordered loudly.

The beam grew in Guzzlord's mouth, and just in the nick of time he leaped back to avoid it! He didn't take the full forced but was sent flying back towards the ground and slammed hard into it, leaving another crater next to the others he created.

"Sceptile please stop!" He heard Serena cry from next to Calem.

Sceptile clawed his way out of the crater he had created and shakily stood to his feet again.

"WHY WONT YOU GIVE UP!?" Marik bellowed, gripping his hair.

"I… won't… BACK DOWN! NEVER!" Sceptile yelled, as the Leaf Blades on his wrists elongated one again.

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Lumiose City, Kalos Region.

Greninja positioned himself appropriately on the dumpster. He knew he needed to hurry, Sceptile would never be able to hold out much longer. He had lost track of how much time he had been there, mediating attempting with everything he had to reach out to his master.

He cleared his mind of everything, except for Dom. His memories of when he first met him, how skeptical he was at first, how he saved him, when they first battled the first gym together, when he first evolved, and eventually when he evolved into Greninja. He focused on the memory of when they first synchronized. He remembered how he felt his mind, and Dom's become one. Every thought he had, Greninja heard, every movement Greninja had Dom would do the same. He poured every ounce of determination, mind, body, heart, and soul into trying to reach him thousands of miles away.

Finally, after straining himself, he felt something... no… SAW something. He blinked, and he was in a house. It was a living room with a large TV blaring. Greninja recognized the battle on the TV as Dom's final battle in the Kalos League, he saw himself on the TV against Chesnaught. Running around the living room table was a Grovyle, along with an orange fire-type Pokemon, and a brown dog looking Pokemon, along with a Noibat flying perched on the couch.

On one part of the couch was a human with dark tanned skin, and green hair he was wearing a black shirt with yellow shorts and was watching the battle with great interest. Next to him however, was a person who caught Greninja's attention the most. A pale girl, with long flowing platinum-blonde hair, and shimmering green eyes. She laughed lightly as the Noibat flew onto her shoulder and bit her large hat playfully. Greninja felt his heart pump.

The tan skinned boy looked up at Greninja's eyes. "This battle with Greninja and Chesnaught was seriously the best one I've ever seen!" He said excitedly.

"Ha, yeah it was a long time in the making. Calem's Chesnaught may have won that round, but I think Greninja and me would get the rematch." He heard a voice that made him freeze.

"MASTER! MASTER PLEASE RESPOND!" Greninja yelled out with all his might.

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Dom's House, Iki Town, Alola Region.

"So, Dom I was thinking…" Grovyle said hopefully.

Dom carefully held the cutting board over the pot and slid the carrots into it before answering the grass-type.

"You thinking? That's normally never good, but I'll bite, what were you thinking?" He asked playfully.

Grovyle scowled for a moment before continuing. "Well evolving into Grovyle made me realize, one day I'm going to evolve into Sceptile."

"Wow you don't say? I never would have guessed!" Dom said fainting shock.

The wood-gecko Pokemon rolled his eyes and went on. "That made me realize what's going to happen when I'm a Sceptile and me and my dad are in the same room? How will you tell us apart?" He asked.

"You're the annoying and immature one." He said as he peeled a potato.

"Shut up! I was thinking, since dad will always be your first Pokemon he can be called Sceptile, while you can give me a nickname!" He said proudly.

Dom never liked giving his Pokemon nicknames. He could tell them apart by their voices and other distinguishing traits, and he didn't feel he needed a nickname to make his Pokemon stand out and be memorable to him. He could go up to any of his Pokemon and tell you how they met, what their first battle win was, how they evolved, and what some of their biggest wins and memories were with him.

However, he decided to entertain Grovyle's idea. "Okay… and I assume you have a suggestion on what that nickname would be for you?" He asked.

The grass-types eyes lit up. "You bet I do!"

"Again, I'll bite what is it?" He asked.

Grovyle took in a deep breath and coughed to clear his throat. "My nickname could be… Blade." He said drawing out the end of the word for dramatic effect.

"Yeah no I'm not calling you that." He said after a moment of silence.

Grovyle's annoyed look returned. "Why not!?"

"Because that's stupid, and you don't need a nickname." He said trying not to laugh.

"Oh yeah! I bet you think you can come up with SUUUUUCH a better nickname, don't you?" He said crossing his arms.

Dom laughed a little. "I probably could if I-."

"MASTER! MASTER PLEASE RESPOND!" Dom heard before dropping the knife he was holding into the sink and collapsing onto the floor with a large THUD.

He gripped onto his head as he felt the piercing pain run through it again. It was what happened at the trial multiplied by what felt like ten. The voice kept talking, asking, begging him for help. Dom screamed as he felt more pain course through his head, the prodding was insistent.

"DOM!" He heard Hau and Lillie yell, soon before he saw both of their faces come into his view above him as he wreathed on the floor.

Dom felt the prodding into his head insist and the farther it got… the more familiar it felt. The pain subsided slightly, as Dom slowly but surely let whoever it was into his head.

"MASTER PLEASE SCEPTILE AND I NEED YOUR HELP!" He heard.

"Gre…Greninja!?" Dom yelled, before he finally let his mind open up.

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When he awoke he saw black around him, except for a crystal-clear water that sloshed beneath his feet. His mind felt calm, it was a familiar feeling he hadn't felt in a long time.

"Where… where the heck am I?" He asked looking around.

"MASTER!" He heard a voice exclaim excitedly.

He turned quickly and saw Greninja standing there, a glistening wall of water between them. Dom eyes widened as he tried to reach out to his Pokemon, only to be intercepted by the wall of water between them.

"Greninja what… what's going on!?" He asked, afraid of what the answer may be.

"Master please! I have been trying to reach you for the longest time, I don't know how much longer Sceptile can hold out!" The ninja-Pokemon said frantically.

Dom's mind kicked into overdrive. "What!? What's happening to Sceptile!?" He asked frantically.

"Lumiose City is under attack! A giant wormhole opened above Prisim Tower, and the man with the largest Pokemon I've ever seen poured out! He's causing havoc everywhere, people and Pokemon alike are being hurt. He's the strongest Pokemon Sceptile and I have ever seen!" He explained frantically.

Dom's mind flashed back to the vision he saw at the trial. He heard Greninja's voice then too. He remembered the vision, trees burning, building collapsing… Calem and Serena.

"Are Serena and Calem alright!?" He asked the water-type.

Greninja hesitated but nodded. "Yes, their okay, but Chesnaught and Delphox both were defeated. Sceptile he… he told me to go while he held him off. He said accessing out bond is the only way."

"Sceptile…" Dom said worriedly.

Greninja nodded his head. "He told me to come! I don't know how much longer he'll be able to hold out master… Dom let's defeat this foe… together!" He said folding his webbed hand into a fist.

Dom nodded right away. He held his hand cautiously out to the wall of water, Greninja doing the same. Their hands neared closer to each other, and the moment both of them touched the wall, Dom felt a familiar burst of power rush through his body.

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"Dom! Wake up, please come on!" Lillie said frantically trying to shake the boy's eyes open.

Lillie began to feel tears well up in her eyes. It had terrified her. One second, he was fine, the next he was wreathing on the ground in pain. She looked at his closed eyes. He was breathing through his open mouth, but he remained still and completely unmoving.

Grovyle was shaking Dom's shoulder, while is other Pokemon nudged his arms and legs. Lillie turned to Hau, with Dom's head in her lap.

"Hau! Go and get the Professor-."

"Lillie look!" He said pointing towards Dom's body.

Lillie felt relief flutter all over her body seeing his blue eyes open once again. However, the look in them wasn't what she expected. It was one of anger, determination, and like he was ready to head into the toughest battle he ever faced. His eyes were open, but he wasn't looking at any of them, he was there, but his mind didn't seem to be.

Without acknowledging her, Hau or any of his Pokemon, he stood up onto his two feet. Lillie backed away slightly towards Hau as Dom stood in the living room now. He took in a deep breath and held his closed fist up into the air.

"Dom… what are you-."

"When a trainer and Pokémon's heart become one, it gives way to a new power, stronger then any that has ever been before! Our heart, mind, body and spirit are one, COMPLETELY AND ALWAYS SYNCHRONIZED!" He yelled loudly to nobody in particular.

As Lillie looked to Hau if he had any explanation, she saw Grovyle's eyes widened and he ran over to Hau and Lillie completely frantic.

"GRO! GROVYLE, GRO, GROVYLE, GROVYLE!" He yelled frantically waving his arms up and down.

Lillie felt completely terrible, that the Pokemon was clearly trying to tell her something extremely important and she couldn't understand.

"Grovyle I… I can't-."

Her words were cut off by Dom again. Her and Hau watched as he slammed his hand into his chest.

"GRENINJA! IKUZE!"

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Lumiose City, Kalos Region.

Serena watched as time after time Sceptile was knocked down and kept getting back up. Tears welled up in her eyes as Calem held her, not letting her move with her ankle the way it was. No matter what attack was called, what he got hit with Sceptile kept on going forward. Attack after attack, blow after blow, Dom's most powerful Pokemon would not stay down as Marik kept yelling at him to do.

"STAY DOWN YOU WORTHLESS POKEMON!" He yelled as he was knocked away, back down to the ground.

With every attack Guzzlord looked more and more tired. However, if it was going to be a test of how long they could last, Sceptile would not win she knew. She felt helpless on the sidelines. Tears welled up in her eyes. Again, even when he wasn't here, Dom was saving her again. His Pokemon was fighting with everything it had to protect her and the city. That was one thing that she always admired about Dom from the moment she met him, his determination to do what he set his mind to.

"SCEPTILE!" Calem yelled, as Dom's starter was hit head on with a fire-blast and sent sprawling to the ground.

"Get up Sceptile… you have to get up…" She said with tears in her eyes.

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Sceptile felt himself covered in black soot from the fire. He looked up from the cold stoned ground where he now lay. He tried to will himself to move up, get to his feet and continue the fight. However, when he tried, he felt the heat and pain wash over his entire body. When he finally did gather the strength, he felt darkness wash over him. He looked above him, into the terrifying giant maw of Guzzlord.

"You have a tremendous fight spirit I'll admit that much… BUT IT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE POWER OF GUZZLORD!" Marik bellowed with a giant laugh.

Sceptile smelled the rancid odors of garbage and waste coming from the beast's mouth as it towered over him. He sighed and closed his eyes.

'I'm sorry Dom… I… I couldn't keep my promise.' He thought to himself, before he opened them again, determined to face his fate with eyes open.

"GUZZLORD! FINISH HIM WITH FIRE BLAST!" Marik yelled between his cackles.

"NO! NO, SCEPTILE!" He heard Serena yell, as he felt the heat began to form in the beats giant mouth.

Sceptile gritted his teeth, if he was to meet his fate today he would do it head on. He was not going to flinch or cower before anyone. Finally, the giant ball of fire was ready to end him.

"YES, YES GUZZLORD END HIM FI-."

BOOOOOOOOOOMMMM.

A huge flash of blue sailed past Sceptile's head and slammed into Guzzlord's mouth! The ensuing blow sent the beast flying backwards, tumbling Marik off his shoulder and slamming into the stone concrete. The smoke cleared and Sceptile couldn't help but smirk.

Marik shakily got back up to his feet, shock in his eyes. His helmet was cracked across the face-plate, so he angrily tossed it to the side. He looked at Guzzlord who was struggling back onto its large, stubby legs. His blood boiled, and Sceptile could see the veins bursting from his head.

"WHO DARES INTERFERE WITH THE ULTRA RECON SQUAD!?" He yelled.

Sceptile slowly managed to bring himself up to a knee, as his savior leaped from behind him and now stood in-front of him.

He coughed out a laugh. "Ha… it's about… damn time." He said between his deep breaths.

"Sorry we're late." Said Greninja, who was glaring at Marik, with his arms crossed as the giant blue shuriken reformed on his back.

It wasn't just Greninja who saved him he knew, it was both him and Dom.

Episode 8: Dom-Greninja vs Guzzlord! The Unbreakable Bond

After defeating Kahuna Hala Dom learns his old home and Pokemon are under attack! Will his bond with Greninja prove strong enough to help save them!?

A/N: ) Hellooooooo Pokemon fans! Domgk115 here coming back at you with another update for The Pokemon Whisperer! I know this is a day late and I apologize, I tried to update last night but a really bad thunderstorm hit my area and I had no internet. I hope it was worth the wait!

I am very proud of this chapter and I hope you guys thoroughly enjoyed it! Next chapter we have even more epic battles in Lumiose, and we also finally leave Melemele! As soon as we hit Akala is when this story will really pick up.

I know that it may seem I'm being a bit heavy with the cut aways from Alola but I promise after we reach a certain point in the story, it will be pretty much all Alola focused, I just need to do it now to set up plot points for later!

So a lot happened this episode! We had some Dom x Lillie bonding, a Grand Trial battle, we learn what Calem and Serena are hiding, and the Ultra Recon Squad attacks Lumiose looking for Lysandre!

So I wanna know what you guys are looking forward too! If you have any questions please review and ask! If I get more reviews with questions it makes me wanna write and update faster so I can answer you all!

I also want to ask a quick question as well. I seriously considered putting Dom-Greninja's fight with Guzzlord this chapter but then I realized it was already at 15,000 words lol. My question are you guys okay with these 10,000 plus word chapters? Or would you prefer them to be shorter? Let me know along with telling me what you thought of this chapter in a review!

Okay I'll see you all in the next A/N please leave a review! If I get lots of reviews I'll get inspired to write and update faster! See you all next time!