ALOLA TO OUR SAVIOUR: Chapter 20 - The Monsters of the world.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon :/
Unlike from Lana's to Kiawe's trial, the travel to Mallows was rather short.
They had to pass through Wela park again and encountered a few familiar faces that attacked the other day, but they were fine and cheerful now.
The trio stood in front of a large tunnel that went through a large hill.
"Right. If we pass through here, it's only an hour or two till we get to Mallow's trial site, the Lush Jungle." Lillie explained to the two boys as she read an info guide.
"Ugh… I don't want to see her again!" Hau complained, referring to his cousin.
"Oh relax… I'm sure you'll be fine." Ash told Hau.
"Pew!" Nebby cried happily.
"Oh, would you be quiet?" Lillie said to her Pokemon who smiled at her. "You have been more hyperactive than usual."
"I mean when you keep him in a bag all day, I too would have plenty of energy. I just wouldn't be happy. Dunno how Nebby does it." Hau commented, gaining a glare from Lillie.
The group started to make their way through the tunnel.
"Once we beat Mallow's trial, it's then Olivia's turn." Ash said to the others.
"Hmm. She uses rock types. From watching other league competitions, rock type trainers have never really been that high up in power levels. And to be the kahuna as well. She won't be easy." Hau rambled.
"Well, Alola is different to other regions. She and her Pokemon were selected by Akala's island guardian, Tapu Lele. So, she is the strongest of the strong here." Lillie countered back.
"Your grandfather used his Z-move on Crabrawler. So, what are we in for versing her?" Ash asked.
"Lycanroc, the evolved form of Rockruff. Thing is, Lycanroc has two different forms. If Rockruff evolves during the day, it will evolve into the midday form which is known for its speed and vicious bite. If it evolves during the night however, Rockruff will evolve to the midnight form. Unlike the midday form, it is known for its violence if not trained properly." Lillie fully explained.
The trio didn't even realise they had reached the end of tunnel.
"Ok, if we go right from here, we should be on our way to the trial site." Lillie said looking at the map. Plus, there was a sign saying that the Lush Jungle was this way.
While taking the path to the jungle, Ash was thinking to himself.
He needed to make sure he doesn't say anything stupid to Mallow to upset her. With Hau being here, it was going to be difficult enough as it is.
Lillie could see the look of struggle on his face. She didn't know exactly what he was thinking, but had a firm idea.
"Hey Hau! Is that a shiny Pokemon over there!?" Lillie cried, knowing Hau was dumb enough to fall for it.
"WHAT!? WHERE!" he screamed.
"It ran away so I don't know what but it ran over there!" Lillie shouted again, pointing towards a random direction.
Hau didn't question it as he dashed off to the way Lillie was pointing.
Ash was about to join him until his arm was grabbed by Lillie.
"Not you." She said normally, now Hau was out of sight.
"Hey! What gives!?" Ash yelled.
"Please. There is no shiny Pokemon, I made that up. I just needed to talk to you. Without Hau." Lillie explained.
Ash groaned as he knew where this was leading too.
"It will be fine! Trust me." Ash muttered.
"Ash. I saw your face before, seeing Mallow again is clearly effecting you!" Lillie responded as Ash looked to the side as he sat on a nearby log.
"I don't know alright! Teenage hormones!" Ash shouted back.
"More like too much alcohol. Listen, Hau doesn't know about this and I think we should leave it like that." Lillie suggested.
"He is going to find out eventually."
"I know. But by then, hopefully this will no longer be our issue!"
Ash took off his hat and scratched his head.
Lillie just sighed.
"Look. I'm sure Mallow is going to want to talk about this when given a chance. Just, just think before you say something."
Ash glared at her.
"Shit. What if her parents know?!" Ash cursed.
Lillie bit down on her lip.
"Ok… Might be an issue. We can cover that when we get to that point." Lillie suggested.
Ash screamed out in frustration.
"Ugh. I'm no closer to reaching my goal of getting stronger to prove them all wrong!" Ash ranted.
Lillie frowned.
"I'm sure one day you will be. "Lillie complemented.
"One day what?" a third voice shouted out.
Both Ash and Lillie turned to see Hau, bruised and cut, emerge out of the bush.
But what was standing beside him made their jaws drop.
"Hau. I'm going to ask you once. WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT!" Lillie yelled.
(10 minutes ago.)
Hau was running through the bush, scanning every section to insure he didn't miss the shiny Pokemon Lillie spotted.
"Oh, my god! I'm going to have a shiny before Ash does! YES!" Hau thought to himself.
"Pi!" Pichu cried, excited by the thought of having a shiny Pokemon as a new friend.
"Heh! Ash may have gotten the daughter of a shiny Pokemon!" Hau chanted, referring to the Shiny totem Pokemon, Salazzle. "But he didn't catch a shiny now did he!"
When he was young, he remembered that his Grandfather use to be friends with a shiny Mienfoo. Hala always use to bring the shiny fighting type around to visit Hau until one day it was caught. Young Hau was sad because he could no longer see it but was happy as well that it got to travel.
"And here we are traveling now! Next we will have a shiny!" Hau shouted, jumping up in the air.
However, he failed to land properly and fell down the side of the hill, rolling down the side and on to the ground face first.
"Ow…" Hau moaned. He was now covered in dirt and was hurt from the impact.
Pichu was stuck in a pile of mud, crying for help.
Hau picked him up and placed him next to him as the teenager sat up.
"Urg. My back…" he complained.
"Jan."
Hau stopped and heard the small bark.
"What was that?" Hau asked Pichu.
"Pich"
Suddenly, Hau was forced away from the side of the hill he was laying against.
He got up to see he was covering the entrance of den and out of it, came a small Jangmo-o.
A shiny Jangmo-o…
Instead of being the normal colours of having a yellow heart scale and whitish greyish skin, it had a pink heart scale and yellow skin.
Hau didn't know what to do. Does he battle him? Does he befriend him first? Does he let him go?
Jangmo-o had used headbutt to force Hau out of the way as it took a sip of water from a dirty puddle. He started cough due to the dirt and mud in the contaminated.
Hau noticed this and got a water bottle out of his bag and a bowl as well. He poured it in the bowl and placed it down while moving back slightly.
Jangmo-o sniffed at the water and took a sip, which turned into a him drinking the whole bowl.
"Jang!" he roared happily, rubbing up against Hau.
Thanks to his rough scales, Jangmo-o cut up Hau's leg a little. Nothing serious though.
"Here try this!" Hau said, giving the dragon type a malasada.
He sniffed it at first like he did with the water before chowing down on it.
Hau pulled out a ultra-ball he bought and tapped Jangmo-o with it.
Without a fight, Jangmo-o was caught.
"Well, that was anticlimactic…" Hau muttered while releasing Jangmo-o again.
"And yeah." Hau finished off.
"Jma-o!" Jangmo-o cried again.
Rotom appeared and scanned it.
"Jangmo-o, the scaly Pokemon. It expresses its feelings to one another by clashing with their scales. Jangmo-o lives deep within mountains where they fight to grow and become stronger. This is also the pseudo legendary of the Alola region."
"What is a Jangmo-o doing out here in the forest side then?" Ash questioned after hearing the dex entry.
"Janm…" Jangmo-o said sadly.
"He said that he was captured about a month ago, by poachers from his native island, Poni Island. He managed to escape and has lived here since." Rotom explained.
"Well! while he was with me, no poachers are going to touch you! And you can have all the malasada's in the world!" Hau told his brand new Pokemon. "Plus, with a dragon type, Mallow's and her grass types stand no chance now!" he cheered as the duo marched forward.
"I was lying when I saw a shiny… But ok then…" Lillie muttered.
Ash and Lillie caught up with Hau to only see him frozen on the spot.
"What's wrong? We should be here?" Lillie asked as Hau pointed at the sign.
Ash stepped forward and read it.
"To whomever it concerns, the lush jungle trial will be closed for a few days due to personal issue with the trial captain. Thank you for understanding…" Ash read, now knowing that his next encounter with the green haired girl has been delayed even more.
"Hmm. Well she lives in Konikoni city. So, we would just have to pass through Heahea city and go through the Diglett's tunnel." Hau explained.
"Um, if we are passing through Heahea city. There is somebody I would like to meet up with." Lillie asked.
"Sure. We are in no rush I guess. Who is this person?" Ash questioned.
"Professor Burnet!" a scientist yelled out.
A woman with tanned skin and white hair stood out of her chair. She had a lab coat tied around her waist with a grey tank top on.
"Yes? Any new reports?" she asked the scientist.
"The tests from Pallet town came back! They are positive! They are real!" the scientist yelled in excitement.
Burnet just smiled.
"This excellent news! Keep quiet from the media though. It is too early to announce this news. Listen. The Masked Royal is battling now ok? I don't want to miss it!" Burnet said, sitting back down as the scientist.
As he left a new scientist walked.
"Excuse me Professor, but it appears we have three children requesting too see you."
Burnet groaned.
She had become world famous after the discovery she made by finding the reveal glass which allowed Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus to transform into their Therian forms which was once just a legend.
Probably just wanted an autograph.
"Tell them to go away, I'm busy." She told the scientist, grinning as the Mask Royal walked.
"I just received an update on the situation, the girl is screaming her name which is Lillie." The scientist told the women, which made her jump out of her set.
"Lille!? Let them in!" she said as the scientist nodded and walked away.
Burnet returned to her seat and waited as the three teens walked in.
"Professor Burnet!" Lillie said happily, running over to hug the women.
"Oh Lillie! It is so nice to see you again! How have you been? What about trouble? How has he been haha!" Burnet asked.
On cue, Nebby flew out of the bag and rubbed up against Burnets face.
"Pew! Pew!"
Lillie broke away from the hug and cleared her throat.
"Professor, this Ash and Hau. They are both participating in the Island trials." Lillie announced.
Burnet knew about Hau thanks to his grandfather.
But Ash was a different scenario.
"Kukui has told me about you. The boy that was driven out and attacked, thought to be dead." Burnet said.
"Kukui told you this?" Ash muttered. Why would the Professor tell this women his secret.
"Yes. We are married after all." Burnet giggled.
Ash felt a lot better after hearing this.
"I see you have done 3 out of the 7 trials. It only gets harder from here." Burnet explained. She suddenly started to frown. "I've seen a lot of change in all the Professors that knew you Ash. Oak is pressuring them to find out if you are alive or not. Thankfully with Kukui being the good man he is."
"So, what do you study Burnet?" Ash asked.
"Hmph! Glad you asked! Dimensions." She announced.
"Dimensions?" Hau said confused.
Burnet nodded.
"Yes. I study to either prove if a said dimension exists. For example, the Temporal dimension, the Spatial dimension, the distortion world and the Hall of origins are our most notable discovery's. Homes of Dialga, Palkia, Giratina and Arceus. Of course, known in legends, we managed to get proof of them opening and exiting to the portals to these dimensions." Burnet explained.
"That sounds so cool!" Hau responded.
Burnet smirked.
"Yeah. But that is not our biggest discovery." She said to them.
"What?" they all said at once.
"We think we have found a dimension home to extra-terrestrial beings." She told them.
"Extra-Terrestrial beings?" Hau repeated back.
"Claude. Play the slideshow." Burnet called out.
A scientist reached for a projector and turned it on, showing picture of strange hieroglyphics.
"We cannot exactly translate it to perfection, but a rough translation states 'monsters of grand power'" Burnet explained as Claude changed the slide to an old book with a distressing picture on it.
"The bible of the unknown. The largest book ever made. Roughly 1000 years old, a monk from Kalos was told to write a book of great size as a punishment. If he failed, he would die. It was impossible to write a book of that size in the span of a night. We gave an estimate of 5 to 6 years to even finish half of it. Yet he finished it in the night. Legend has it he sold his soul to unknown creature that appeared from the sky. The creature granted him great power to finish it all in one night. He succeeded, but died a week later." Burnet explained more.
The slide was changed again.
"A piece of paper found in the Sinnoh catacombs described them as monsters of the devils making. Using the term 'Ultra Beasts'. If real, we are not sure how they enter our world or why." Burnet finished as did the slideshow.
"They sound awesome but terrifying." Hau stated.
Ash was at a standstill.
Appearing from the sky…
As soon as Ash reached outside, he saw the horror of what was going on.
The previous blue Sky had been consumed by black and grey clouds with flashes of blue lighting striking down on the town.
A ring of lighting appeared and soon formed into what looked like a portal.
Floating down was a large figure. It gave off a fierce cry.
"ZAAAAHPPH!" it roared, shacking the town.
The lighting striking the town, alighting things on fire. The monster that appeared from the sky had landed and fired of a powerful thunderbolt, setting the local grocery store on fire.
Ash had to get away from here. He ran down the hill, falling multiple times and losing his Hat from Kalos in the process.
Ash got a better look at the creature as people ran around in fear and panic.
It looked like it was almost made of wires and had a plug as a tail with a blue like aura surrounding the entire body.
Ash wanted to observe it more, but he heard his former friends race down the hill with all there and his former Pokemon, about to go into battle with the creature. This was the perfect time for him to slip.
Racing away from the commotion and what would probably be the last time he stepped foot in Pallet town, he looked back at the town on top of the hill, and saw the townsfolk tirelessly trying to stop the spreading fires. The creatures glowed blue and disappeared as soon as it saw the flock of humans and Pokemon.
"Ash. Ash!" Lillie said as Ash broke out of his thought.
"Huh?" he stuttered.
"Burnet wanted us to follow her outside." Lillie told him as she walked out on to the balcony.
Ash eventually joined them as the balcony gave view of the whole of Heahea city and the haunting remains of Ka'ōpkou Island.
"You've all heard the legend of Ka'ōpkou Island? It was blown up by an atomic bomb due to some mysterious creature attacking. I have no proof, but I believe it was an Ultra Beast." Burnet explained yet again, pointing towards the forbidden Island.
The trio stared out towards it.
"AND THE MASKED ROYAL WINS AGAIN!" The TV roared as Burnet jumped.
"Oh no! I forgot about the match!" Burnet yelled as she raced inside followed by Hau.
Leaving Lillie and Ash yet again.
"Ultra-Beasts… Are they Pokemon?" Ash questioned.
"I don't know…" Lillie muttered back. Nebby was hiding away he his bag scared by the name.
The boy and the girl walked inside to find Burnet and Hua cheering.
"Oh, my god! He is the best!" Burnet cheered.
"I know right. He went like bam! And then went boom!" Hau celebrated.
"Hau, do you think it is time that we leave for Konikoni city?" Ash asked.
"Oh? Going to versus Olivia?" Burnet asked.
Ash shook his head.
"No. The Trial Captain, Mallow lives there and she is not the trial site." Ash told her.
"Oh, ok then. Hmm, have these repels, they sound sped up the process to get through Diglett's cave." Burnet said as she gave each of them a repel.
"It's been nice seeing you again Professor!" Lillie said as she gave Burnet one more hug for goodbye.
"Please Lillie, just call me Burnet." Burnet laughed.
"Oh alright!" Lillie said.
Ash and Hau both sprayed the repel over themselves as it produced a foul smell towards Pokemon.
Burnet stood in the frame of the building and waved goodbye to the trio before walking inside.
"PROFESSOR! PROFESSOR!" a scientist screamed.
"Inside voices Rick. What is it?" Burnet grumbled.
"An ULTRA-BEAST is breaking through the barrier!" he panicked as Burnet paled.
"Where…" she muttered.
"It hasn't broken through yet. But we believe it will appear at…" Rick shouted as he flicked through the reports.
"The Aether Foundation!"
Authors Note: Chapter 20 is here. And our heroes learn about the legend of the strange Ultra-Beasts.
I know Jangmo-o capture was fairly lazy, but he will get some star action soon.
And Burnet has a theory on why Ka'ōpkou Island was destroyed in the first place.
Now I recieved an OC from a guy. I will say this, I will accept OC's, just don't be like "Team: Mewtwo, Arceus, Rayquaza etc". Achievements: "Won every league in the world." and don't put your whole team as shiny. SEND BY PM.
Also I'm going to start a Survivor island story comedy story shortly. Originally I was going to have it as the legendaries from my previous stories, but decided I'm going to leave it up to you guys. I would prefer Alola mons primarily but i'll accept from other regions as well. It wont effect the upload of this story as this is priority, I just want to test myself to maintain two stories at once.
No nicknames, they will just be by pokemon names and give them personality. Also you guys vote on who get eliminated ;)
So until next time, review, suggest or PM me. Spectre out!