ALOLA TO OUR SAVIOUR: Chapter 29 - Regret and redemption.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon :/

With long and sad eyes, Lillie was staring down at a hot drink she had for a very long time.

She had arrived on Ula'Ula Island after the heated argument that she and Ash had.

Which she now had come to terms that she regrets.

Vulpix and Nebby were next to her as they watched the sad girl just look into the drink.

She might have slightly overreacted to the whole situation and wanted to apologise to the kanto born about the things she said, hoping that he would forgive her.

There was just one slight issue that happened…

(Yesterday morning…)

Lillie left the inn she was at after crying for most the night.

But she felt guilty about what she did to Ash and needed to make it up to him somehow.

A good start was an apology.

She walked over to the town centre to only stop in pure and utter fear.

Lillie dropped the bag that contained Nebby on to the ground as she began to shake.

Ash, Hau and everyone else had stepped into something very, very bad.

"Without being rude sir. Who might you be?" Hau asked.

"Oh! Apologises. My name is Faba, the branch chief of the Aether foundation." Faba explained. "I was just explaining to Miss Olivia here about something that caught the foundations attention

"Attention?" Kiawe asked.

"Yes, indeed. Eherm, Aether's lovely and charming president has been at war with the vile leader of Team Skull, Guzma. We have been locked in battle with them to insure the Pokemon of Alola is able to stay safe. When we heard they were in Konikoni city and were defeated including Guzma, we had to find the heroes. And here they are." Faba told them all. "So, our president has decided to award you all with a weekend at the Aether foundation.

Lillie scooped up the bag and sprinted as fast as she could to the dock to head to Ula'Ula Island.

(Current day).

She gave a long sigh, then proceeded to drink her beverage.

"Pew?"

"Nebby, I want to go back but… They are there." Lillie told her Pokemon, who gave a sad look as he was missing his friends.

Only a few minutes later, a slice of cheesecake that she had paid for was delivered to her table. The blonde wasn't really hungry, but needed something to take her mind off her current situation.

It took her a while to finish the cake as she and her Pokemon left the café they were in to wander in Malie city, while being wary of who may be around. Nebby was inside his bag while Vulpix was walking beside Lillie.

She noticed that the style of the town was very old school. She had seen something like it in a book she had read from the Johto region.

There were a lot of clothes shops in the city as well as people entered and exited out of them with bags filled with new clothes.

Lillie sighed. She was hopeless at picking her own clothes, having a mixed opinion about them whether they would look good or not on her.

Not like she was ever trying to impress anyone anyways…

While walking down the street, she bumped into a couple by accident.

"OH! I'm so sorry!" Lillie apologised, as she was walking without paying attention to her surroundings.

"Oh! That's fine… Lillie!" the man laughed.

Lillie froze in fear as she was unaware of how this man knew her name until he pulled out a badge with the Aether foundation symbol on it.

Lillie gasped loudly.

"You are coming with us!" the lady said as she grabbed Lillie's arm.

Vulpix sucked in some air and released an icy wind on the undercover Aether employees. She let go of Lillie due to the cold as the blonde made a ran for it.

"Get her!" The man yelled as members of the public just watched confused at was going on.

"I have to keep running!" Lillie thought to herself.

"You're making it worse for yourself Lillie!" the man shouted as he let out an Absol while the other employee let loose a Herdier.

Her eyes opened widely as the two Pokemon chased after her.

She turned to the left only to find her way blocked off by a very tall metal fence. She twisted around to see the two and there Pokemon cornering them in.

"Wow. You have been one naughty girl. You leave Aether without notice and then you ignore us? Rude if you ask me." The male said.

"Please, make the situation easy and just come with us!" the girl offered.

"NO! You lot are monsters! You will hurt Nebby and I won't allow it!" Lillie screamed as the situation was watched by a burning pair of eyes, deciding if he should interfere or not.

"What the hell is a Nebby? We are only interested in you!" The male blurted out.

Lillie mentally sighed knowing they weren't after Nebby, meaning they didn't know about him. But it still hit her with the fact they were after her.

"Ugh. This is a waste of time! Herdier, go get her for us!" the female commanded.

"You get in the action as well Absol!"

"SOL!"

"HERD!"

The two ran towards Lillie as she backed up against the metal fences, clutching on to Vulpix as they both closed their eyes.

"DEJIII!"a voice cried out as the two Pokemon were blasted back by an unknown force.

"What the?!" They both shouted.

Lillie opened her eyes to see a small grey Pokemon in front of her. It was Pokemon she had no recollection of. It had what appeared to be headgear with three flames like horns sticking out, orange eyes with red pupils, a collar that was wrapped between its head and body. It had two bulb like structures on the back of its hands. Finally, two shadow like streamers behind its feet.

The Pokemon got into a defensive stance as it cracked its fists.

"What is that thing?" the female questioned.

"ARGH! Who cares!? Absol, use shadow claw!" the man roared.

"Herdier, crunch!"

The two charged at the mysterious Pokemon.

The headgear, the bulbs and the collar glowed green as the horns lit up like flames as its fists glowed blue. It ran it them and unleashed a powerful close combat. The two being weak to the fighting type move stood no chance as they were flung back right in the front of their trainers.

The two Aether employees were stunned as they returned the two and made a run for it.

Lillie was in completely and utter awe in what just happened. The Pokemon turned around to her and nodded before dissolving into the shadows.

"Hey wait!" she cried but it was already gone.

Lillie made a slow walk out of the alleyway, checking to the left first.

"You okay there?" a female voice called out.

Lillie jumped slightly to turn around to see a girl standing not to far away. She was short and had curly purple hair. To match her hair, she also had large purple eyes. Her dress looked to be self-sown with it being patched together with shades of purple, blue and black. Around the upper half of her arm was a golden cufflet. The bottom of the dress was rough and cut up. Around her waist was a bow that was yet again, another shade of purple. She wore ballerina like shoes.

"Uh… Yeah! Yeah, I'm fine!" Lillie stuttered, not wanting to get this young girl involved.

"Oh, okay. Just saw some people run from this direction and thought I'd check it out. I'm Acerola by the way." The girl known as Acerola explained.

"Lillie." Lille said to the girl.

"Hmm, you don't seem like you're from around these parts…" Acerola asked.

"No. No I am not."

"What brings you to our lovely island of Ula' Ula then?" Acerola asked again.

For a kid, she sure asked a lot of questions.

"Isn't it dangerous for young kids to be without their parents?" Lillie questioned.

"How old are you?" Acerola quickly questioned.

"15."

"Cute. I'm 16. Just short, that's all." Acerola said with a smirk.

Lillies jaw dropped slightly.

"So… care for something to eat?" Acerola offered.

Lillie just ate, but it was better than just standing here and risk running into anymore Aether members.

Acerola escorted the blonde to a café as 16 year old ordered some breakfast.

"So, I'll ask again. What brings you to Ula'Ula?"

Lillie sighed.

"I've had a brother that's been missing for a few years now and a guy I had been traveling with meet him. He didn't figure out the picture and we got in an argument which I'll take the blame for…" Lillie told.

"So you like this guy?" Acerola asked.

Lillie's face felt like it was on fire.

"Wh-what do you mean by like?" she stuttered.

"Like as in you have romantic feelings for this guy?"

Lillie was just stunned, unsure where this was coming from.

"NO! NO! Just friends! Just friends!" Lillie shouted.

Acerola rolled her eyes.

"What's his family like?" she questioned again.

Lillie was hit with the thought of Ash's mother. She has never seen her, but knew she was one of the ones that betrayed Ash.

"He never knew his father but his Mother is very loving from what he is tol-"Lillie explained.

"There is no need to lie, you can be honest with me." Acerola told her.

"Huh?" Lillie muttered as Acerola smiled.

"I can tell you are lying about his mother. I've seen it before."

"Okay… She isn't a very nice woman. They argued a lot to point where he would storm off." Lillie lied but satisfied Acerola.

"Is that so?"

"Why is this such important information?" Lillie asked this time.

"What about you?"

Lillie groaned.

"Father is dead, Brother ditched me years ago and my Mother has the award for the worse parent ever. Happy?"

"Very. To answer your question is the fact I'm envious of others. Been an orphan all my life. You see, I'm a descendent of an old Alola king. My father was his descendant as well but he was killed in shooting which also took out my mother 15 years ago. I have no friends, I have one relative who is a bit of alcoholic and was deemed, not suitable to look after me. So, I have lived in an orphanage whole life as no one wanted to adopt me." Acerola explained with a smile. "With my father deceased, that leaves me as the last living descendant of the old Alolan king."

"Oh my… I'm sorry!" Lillie said to the purple haired girl

"Do not apologise. It was because of all these passing's, it helped me move further in life by accepting what had happened has happened."

Lillie listened to that last line of words and thought about it carefully.

"We cannot undo the past, but we can shape our futures by letting go of the past."

"Letting go…" Lillie muttered.

"Yes. You know your brother is here in Alola, so you can let go of that anger." Acerola told her as her food arrived. Lillie just ordered a cold drink which arrived at the same time.

"Say? I don't think I've seen your Pokemon yet." Acerola said out loud.

"PEW!" Nebby cried from the bag on call as Lillie just stared at the bag awkwardly.

Lillie grabbed Vulpix's pokeball and let her out and then groaned at her next task.

She carefully opened the bag but managed to restrain Nebby from jumping out. She kept the cloud like mon in her arms.

"This is Nebby. I-I don't know what he is." Lillie explained as Acerola just stared at the comic Pokemon.

"Woah…" she mumbled. "Hmm, have you tried using a Z-move with Nebby to source out a typing or anything?"

"I'm no trainer!" Lillie stuttered.

"Do you at least have one of these?" Acerola questioned as she pulled out a Z-ring with a purple Z-crystal in it.

Lillie shook her head.

"Well, that is going to change today!" Acerola announced as Lillie looked at her with a blank look.

"After this! We are going to go pay my Uncle a visit!" Acerola continued.

"Your… Uncle?"

"Yep! The Kahuna of Ula'Ula Island!"

They finished at the café as Acerola escorted them to a police station.

"If the timetable is the same… He should be at work." Acerola said out loud.

"Should be?" Lillie questioned.

"Well, he is the lead officer in Alola, so he makes the rules. He is normally off 6 days a week and the day he does work only lasts like 2 hours at max. He can be a grouch sometimes but he is family after all!"

The two entered the station to walk to the front counter. There was a lady typing away at a computer. She looked up to find the two girls.

"Oh, Acerola. Are you looking for the chief?" the lady asked.

"Yes Sharee. Is he here?" Acerola asked.

She shook her head.

"You just missed him. What's up anyways?" the lady known as Sharee asked.

"Oh, I just wanted my Uncle to give Lillie here a Z-ring." Acerola explained.

"Okay. Well, the chief did say if anyone comes to challenge him, just say congratz and give them a this!" Sharee said as she placed two items on the counter.

One was a Z-ring and the other was a dark Z-crystal.

Lillie's head was spinning at what had just occurred as everything was going so fast.

"The Darkium-Z and a Z-ring is all yours." Sharee told Lillie as the blonde slipped the item on to her wrist.

"Thanks, Sharee!" Acerola said to the lady as the duo left.

"Acerola. I don't think I can do this… Neither Nebby or Vulpix have used a dark move to activate the Z-move…"

"Have either of them battled before?" she asked as Lillie stayed silent. The girl sighed.

"Well, first for everything."

Acerola took Lillie to a public battle field as they stood opposite from one another.

"I don't know if I can do this!" Lillie muttered.

"Believe in yourself. I'll go easy as well. Sandygast, come on out!" Acerola announced as a pile of sand with a shovel stick out of its head appeared. It had two eyes with a month that went all the way through.

Lillie knew Sandygast was ghost ground, so she had to use that to her advantage.

"Vulpix go!" Lillie shouted as the ice type ran forward with an aggressive look.

"You can start." Acerola offered.

"Use Ice shard." Lillie shouted like a trainer would.

Vulpix shot out the shards of ice as they aimed right at Sandygast.

"Sand attack to dim them out." Acerola told the ghost as it spewed out the sand, destroying the shards.

Lillie groaned.

"Don't let your guard down! Sand tomb!" Acerola shouted as Sandygast made a tomb of sand and crushed Vulpix. Once the sand tomb was finished, Vulpix was out cold.

"Vulpix!"

"Opps?" Acerola said, forgetting Vulpix was weak to ground moves. She had to think about a new plan of action.

"Sorry about Vulpix. Have you thought of evolving her?" Acerola asked.

Lillie looked down on Vulpix who was now conscious Vulpix.

"I like her this way though…"

"Then how about catching a new Pokemon?" Acerola suggested this time.

Lillie thought about and she wasn't against the idea.

"Um, okay?"

"Anything in particular?" Acerola asked.

"Cute and harmless?"

Acerola just sweat dropped.

"Why don't we have a look in the forest then?" Acerola suggested once again.

Lillie sighed and followed the girl in to the forest.

They went an healed Vulpix and went into the forest near Malie city.

Already ten minutes in and the duo had seen a large amount of Pokemon.

Yungoos, Pidgeotto's, Hopipps and many more.

But nothing that really caught Lillies attention.

"Is their anything you like!" Acerola asked, getting slightly annoyed with the progress made.

"Sorry! I'm not just going to catch a Pokemon and be forced to like it!" Lillie snapped back.

"Right, sorry." Acerola apologised.

"Kir!" a loud cry echoed through the forest.

"You hear that?" Lillie blurted out.

"Yeah…"

Stumbling out of the bushes was an injured Kirlia, who collapsed to the ground.

"Oh my!" Lillie gasped as two skull grunts appeared.

"Yo! Yo! If yah keep runnin, it's just gunna get worse for yah!" one grunt snapped as the other kicked the psychic/fairy type.

"Hey! Leave it alone!" Lillie shouted.

The two looked up at the girls.

"Little girls shouted be alone in the woods. Dangerous things could happen to them. Scram!" the grunt that kicked the Kirlia shouted.

"I suggested you leave now before things get ugly." Acerola threatened.

The two grunts were about to laugh until one recognised the girl.

"Wait a minute?! You're a Trial Captain!" the grunt shouted out as Lillie quickly turned to Acerola who was smirking. The girl then turned to Lillie.

"Did I forget to mention that?" Acerola laughed.

"I'm not any old Trial Captain. I'm the strongest out of the seven. So I suggest you leave now!" Acerola hissed as she grabbed a pokeball.

"Trial Captain or not! I'm gunna make you pay little girl!" one of the grunts shouted as he released Seismitoad while the other let out a Gumshoos.

Acerola sighed.

"I want to help!" Lillie told Acerola. The purple haired girl was going to object to her pled but decided against it.

"Fine. Dhelmise, end this before it starts." Acerola announced.

Out of the ball was an old rusty anchor, that was covered in seaweed. Rusty chains tangled around it as they tied a wooden steering wheel to the anchor.

"Mise…" the ghost grass Pokemon moaned.

"Vulpix! Let's go."

"Mud shot!" one grunt shouted.

"Fury swipe on the Vulpix Gumshoos!"

Seismitoad spat out the mud while Gumshoos charged at Vulpix.

"Dodge and use anchor shot on Gumshoos." Acerola commanded.

Dhelmise faded away to avoid the mud to only re-appear in front of Vulpix. It twirled and flung the anchor via the chain into the normal type. Gumshoos grunted in pain as he fell into the ground heavily. He managed to get back up but shakily.

"Vulpix, use confuse ray on the two!" Lillie shouted.

Vulpix used the confusing move as the grunts Pokemon soon stumbled around confused.

Vulpix didn't know how to fight well, but she can help by stalling and letting Dhelmise do the damage.

Acerola caught on and smiled.

"Energy ball on Seismitoad."

Dhelmise formed the ball of grass energy and fired it at the toad with it doing a lot of damage due to the four times weakness to grass. However, thanks to the attack, he managed to snap out of confusion.

By now, Kirlia had managed to drag herself to the side.

"I have a plan, get Vulpix to jump on the anchor part. Dhelmise will fling it to the side and get Vulpix to use Icy wind to try and get a freeze or something." Acerola told Lillie. She wasn't too keen on getting Vulpix that close to the skull grunts Pokemon but she had to trust Acerola on this on.

"Earthquake!" the owner of Seismitoad yelled as the toad began to slam the ground.

"Vulpix! Jump on Dhelmise to avoid the attack!" Lillie shouted as she clutched on to a tree.

"Dhelmise float up!"

Vulpix jumped on to the anchor as Dhelmise floated upwards.

"Fling!" Acerola shouted.

"Once close, use Icy wind!"

Dhelmise twirled and flung the anchor right at the two. Once close enough, Vulpix used Icy wind and consealed the two in thick ice.

"GAH!?" the two grunts shouted.

The anchor returned as Vulpix jumped off.

"Allow me to finish this off." Acerola offered as she pointed to her Z-ring.

Lillie nodded as Vulpix stood next to her.

Acerola pressed her Z-ring as a purple aura formed around her. She crouched down and waved her way up with her arms above her head. The aura filled Dhelmise.

"Dhelmise! Finish this with Never ending nightmare!"

Dhelmise flashed black for a split second as the world around them turned dark as all the trees turned dead and it was suddenly night time with the moon shining bright over top.

Dhelmise released purple energy waves that flowed into the shadows of the fake night time. Shadowy like claws formed over Seismitoad and Gumshoos one after another until it eventually exploded with a violet beam.

The world turned back to normal with the two skull Pokemon fainted.

The duo returned them and made a run for it.

Lillie sighed in relief at what she had just done.

"Congratz. You just won your first battle." Acerola told her as they heard a moaning.

Kirlia was in serious pain as Lillie scooped her up.

"We have to get her to a pokecentre now!" Acerola told Lillie who nodded.

They made it to the closest centre in Malie city and handed the wild Pokemon over to Nurse Joy. It was an hour later till Nurse Joy returned.

"The Kirlia you saved has recovered and is now awake, however, if any of us get too close, it tries to attack. Perhaps you would like to try?" Nurse Joy offered.

Lillie looked at Acerola, who shrugged her shoulders.

Nurse Joy lead the duo to Kirlia, who was in a corner crying, scared of where she was.

Lillie and Acerola entered the room and Kirlia instantly recognised them. She stopped crying and ran over to Lillie hugging her leg.

"Well, you have a new friend it seems." Acerola laughed.

"Hey! How you feeling?" Lillie said to the psychic/fairy type.

"Kir!" Kirlia cried again.

"These people are here to help you."

"PEW!" Nebby shouted in the bag as he freed himself.

"NEBBY! Get back in the bag!" Lillie screamed but Nebby ignored her to say hi to Kirlia.

"Pew!"

"Lia?"

"Pe-Pew!" Nebby said happily.

Kirlia looked up at Lillie and ran over to the bag to get inside.

Lillie looked at Kirlia confused.

"What did you tell her?" Lillie asked Nebby.

"Pew!"

"I think he told her to join you." Acerola said to Lillie. "And I mean, we were looking for a new Pokemon for you."

"Do you really want to join me?"

Kirlia got out of the bag and looked at Lillie happily.

"Kirl!" Kirlia cried happily.

Lillie smiled as she looked in her bag for a pokeball to pull out a luxury ball.

She tapped her on the head and the ball wiggled for a bit but eventually clicked to signal a successful capture.

"We did it! We got a Kirlia!" Lillie celebrated as she let out her new Kirlia.

Acerola smiled.

"I got this back when I first became a Captain, but I no longer need it. So, you can have it." Acerola said as she dropped a dark pink Z-crystal into Lillie's hand. "The Psychium-Z is all yours."

"Are you sure?" Lillie questioned as Acerola nodded. Lillie hugged the girl. "Thank you."

"No problem. Just expect a battle in the future."

Lillie nodded.

"You can count on it."

Meanwhile, back at the forest, a male Kirlia was running around the forest, frantically search for someone.

"LIA!" he shouted, checking every tree, behind ever rock, down every drop.

He punched the ground in anger as his sister was nowhere to be found.

"KIRL!" he shouted again.

He swore to himself to find where his sister was and if anyone had hurt her. If so, then he will hurt them!

Author Note: So originally, wasn't planning on giving Lillie a new mon but other version of this I had in mind was a bit hard to word.

So Lillie really actually regrets what happened and was going to apologise till Aether cockblocked her.

So I've read the summary of the 20th film and all I've got to say is this.

What the actually fuck.

THE TWIST!? The twist is a literal mindfuck. Never in 100 years did I expect that to happen.

I won't say what just so I don't spoil it but if you wish to talk about, PM me.

As of this chapter, The story is currently the devil with 666 reviews. But in all seriousness, can' thank enough for all the support given through reviews, Messages or just be following the story. Gives me the motivation to write.

Even though I always get nervous when opening the reviews a few hours after uploading lol.

Also looks like my prediction for USUM is slowly fading away. Again, I would be satisfied with Corocoro just giving us box art.

One more said filler before the Ula'Ula adventure really begins.

Now to answer some questions!

Is Greninja gonna make a return on Ash's team?

Well I mean, he is looking for Ash. So you guys can figure out the rest.

Are any people Ash knew going to show up on the final island (Pokemon included)?

I won't lie, I haven't thought much into this. There is one or two that are for sure but that is due to plot. Its something I'm going to consider and just try and slide in somewhere.

Will Ash have a chance to capture tapu Koko if he impresses him enough?

Possibly.

Will Anyone catch one of the Ultra Beast and will you do the Ultra Beast hunting like the post game.

Plot.

Will colress from team plasma appear like in the game and tip ash off to Aether Foundations evil nature?

Here is the thing. I'm not really a fan of the whole Colress X Aether connection. Sure he appears around a Aether building but other than that, there is no other links to him and Aether. Sure the DNA splicers are found in the Aether foundation, but Colress did not create them as many fans think he did. Plus if I follow how the anime in the Gen 5 era went, he would be in jail right now but anything can happen.

The link. No. Colress appearing. Possibly.

Nice though but when are you going to give Ash I mean come on he uses it once in every region and Lillie id say make her feel sorry.

Think you're missing a few words here or I'm just really tired haha.

Wish he would update more often I'm sucked into this story

I try to update as fast as possible when I can. I need breaks from time to time. I noticed this was also left 3 days after I uploaded the Aether chapter. Again, I try to update fast as possible, but remember, I still have a life.

NOW to address to more things.

Pikachu and this story.

Clearing this up. PIKACHU will not return to Ash. Why would Ash re-accept the pokemon who he trusted the most and then blatantly betrayed him. As explained in the Greninja chapter, Pikachu didn't have to be convinced to leave, he did it on free will.

Besides... I have the perfect replacement coming soon for Pikachu ;) (Hopefully that doesn't spoil who it might be teehee)

THE LENGTH OF THIS STORY!

A lot have asked and I'm going to answer. Many have pm'd me saying are we half way seeming we are at Ula'Ula?

No. We are half way through the Alola arc but the story? A quarter technically.

It will remain one whole story though... But the title of the chapter will signal when the second half starts.

SO as always, review, suggest or PM me. Spectre out!