"Its just through there" Ilima said as he came to a halt, stopping besides a large opening at the back of the cavern that lead outside, "Out there you will find a pedestal containing the normal Z crystal - just take it and the totem pokemon will appear" Ash nodded in understanding at first, a look of confusion crossing his face at the mention of Z-crystals, "The hell is a Z-Crystal?" Ash questioned, looking away from Ilima and towards the triplets.
"Z-Crystals are items you give to your pokemon so they can use an extraordinary strong move" Darwin explained, making Ash raise a brow, "They are a newly discovered item that are only found in the Alola region" Ash slowly nodded his head in understanding - being that he had never been to the Alola region, it was only natural that he had never heard of Z-Crystals, but they did intrigue Ash's curiosity.
"Fair enough" Ash stated as he looked away from the triplets and towards the entrance that lead to the totem pokemon, "Let's get this over with" He continued as he walked out the cavern and into a small opening surrounded by tree's and large boulders. In the centre was a brown and white pedestal with a diamond shaped object in the centre.
"Guess that's the Z-Crystal thing..." Ash thought as he walked up to the pedestal, looking at the white coloured crystal before reaching for it. As soon as Ash's fingers touched the crystal, the floor began to shake violently and a loud screech echoed around the small opening . Looking up, Ash's eyes widened as he laid eyes on what he presumed was the totem pokemon, "Holy shit..." "RATICATE!" The large pokemon roared as it slammed it's foot down before jumping of the large ledge that it sat on, landing in front of Ash whilst barring its fangs.
"Hn!" Ash grunted as he stepped back at the sheer size of the pokemon in front of him, "Just because your biz, don't think you will beat me - Pikachu" Ash proclaimed, nodding at Pikachu - who grinned and nodded back jumping of Ash's shoulder and landing in front of the Totem pokemon, his cheeks crackling with electricity.
"RAT!" The enormously sized Raticate cried as it swung its tail towards Pikachu, "Jump" Easily jumping out of the way of the swinging tail, which kept going, slicing through a tree trunk easily, making it fall down between the two battling pokemon with a audible "Thud!"
"RATI-CAAATTTTEEE!" Totem Raticate suddenly exclaimed loudly, pointing its head towards the sky. Pikachu's ears twitched as he suddenly jumped, two black blurs rushing past him and to Totem Raticate's side. "What the-?!" "Totem pokemon often call for help from pokemon of the same species" Ilima stated, making Ash glare at him - it would have been nice to know he would be fighting more than one pokemon.
"Rattata!" The two dark furred pokemon hollered, the fur on their backs bristling as they bared their teeth at Pikachu and Ash, "Guess this wont be as easy as i thought..." Ash grumbled as he glanced around the field, "Discharge" Ash said after a second, watching as Pikachu jumped into the air, his cheeks crackling violently before he shot the wide ranged attack towards the pokemon, hitting them directly. Totem Raticate just growled, shaking the attack away, its fur slightly singed on the ends: the Rattata's let out loud cries of pain as they fell down with swirls in their eyes.
"Hm..." Ash mused as he watched Totem Raticate easily shake the attack away, "A tough one i see..." Ash mumbled under his breath, a smirk appearing on his face - he didn't show it, but he was actually happy to have somewhat of a challenge.
"RATICATE!" Totem Raticate cried as it swung its tail once more, making Pikachu jump to the side - its tail slamming down on the ground and making Pikachu topple over before it began running towards Pikachu, its teeth bared and glowing bright white, "Shit!" Ash cursed as he clenched his fists, "Dig!" He commanded, trying his best to keep his composure.
Pikachu began digging into the ground as fast as he could, but Totem Raticate was faster as it's large glowing teeth sunk into the electric mouse's tail, "PIKA!" Pikachu cried in pain, stopping his digging instantly as the teeth clamped down on his tail.
Ash growled as he fought for a way to defeat the large, clearly overpowered pokemon, "Thunderbolt!" He finally called out, watching as Pikachu managed to withstand the pain long enough to charge up his electricity, the electricity travelling through his tail and straight into Totem Raticate's teeth, "RATICATE!" It cried out in pain as the electricity surged through its teeth, making it release its grip on Pikachu, who quickly jumped up and back, flinching as pain shot through it's tail.
"Return Pikachu" Ash suddenly stated, watching as Pikachu turned and walked back to Ash's side as Ash knelt down, petting Pikachu's head before shrugging his bag of his shoulders and pulling out a bandage, "You did well. Take a rest" Ash stated as he wrapped the bandage around the large teeth marks on Pikachu's tail. Pikachu smiled thankfully at his trainer and nodded, moving to Ash's shoulder as the raven-haired boy stood up, pulling a poke'ball of his belt and throwing it into the air.
"Scraft!" Scrafty announced as he appeared form his poke'ball, pulling the skin that resembled pants up as they slouched down, "Be careful Scrafty - this opponent is no laughing matter" Scrafty nodded back at his trainer before facing the pokemon, a sweat drop and his eyes widening as he laid eyes on the large pokemon, who was holding it's teeth, still in pain form the previous electric attack.
"Dragon Dance into Ice Punch" Scrafty began running towards Raticate as a red and pink misty aura began surrounding him, his left arm raised and glowing ice blue, "RATICATE!" Totem Raticate cried out in surprise as the icy punch landed on its left side, the fur the attack hit freezing over. Swinging its tail once more, Raticate quickly flung Scrafty away as it bore its teeth once more.
Flying back, Scrafty flipped his body so he landed on his feet, skidding back across the ground with a grunt, "RATICATE!" Totem Raticate cried as it began running towards Scrafty, making Ash's eyes widen as an idea struck him, "WAIT!" He called out, wathcing as Scrafty blinked in confusion, stopping the jump he was about to do, "LOW KICK!" Scrafty suddenly grinned, sliding down and kicking at Raticate's feet, making the large pokemon topple and fall forward heavily - falling down on the icy patch, which shattered, piercing the totem pokemon's skin.
"RATICATE!" Totem Raticate cried as the ice pierced its skin, slowly pushing itself up and looking down at Ash and Scrafty. The three stared at each other for a few seconds before Totem Raticate let out a thunderous cry, as he swung his tail at the pedestal, shattering it with the normal Z-Crystal landign on its tail.
Turning back to Ash, Totem Raticate lowered its tail in front of the boy, staring him in the eyes and nodded. Ash let a rare smile cross his face as he nodded, reaching and taking the Z-Crystal.
"RATICATE!" The totem pokemon cried once more before turning and disappearing into the thick brush of the tree's that surrounded the area, leaving Scrafty panting and staring after it - and leaving Ash holding the diamond shaped crystal loosely in his hand.