ALOLA TO OUR SAVIOUR: Chapter 32: Legends of Alola.
Disclaimer: Don't own Pokemon :/
After cleaning up from the chocolate cake incident from last night, Lillie and Ash decided it was time to go to sleep.
Hau had already departed for his room as Lillie went to hers while Ash slipped into his to find Hau fast asleep in his single bed.
For Ash, a lot of stress had been lifted off his shoulders due to Lillies return.
He couldn't quite pinpoint it in why he felt like he did.
Sure, he had arguments with many of his past female traveling companions but never had they struck him as much as the argument he had with Lillie straight after his battle with Olivia.
One thing was for sure, that he was able to fall asleep straight away unlike the 4 nights.
And the fact she managed to get a Z-ring as well…
Ash pondered on more questions though that wasn't suitable for at the time of their reunion.
Her connection to Lusamine…
The marks on her back which he accident saw when they first arrived on Akala Island…
Why both Gladion and her ran away…
Ash decided that it wasn't worth thinking about them now and decided to get some sleep finally.
(The next day.)
Ash woke up slowly as he stretched out his arms.
He saw that Hau was still fast asleep and now Raichu was at the end of her bed.
Ash sniffed and could smell something cooking.
Following the scent, he got out of bed and exited his and Hau's room to find Lillie cooking some bacon.
"Oh… Morning Ash…" Lillie said before blushing furiously at the shirtless teen.
"Food…" he moaned as he was still half asleep.
Lillie turned around so the male couldn't see her burning face.
Acerola's words echoed in her head as she shook them away.
"Pew!" Nebby cried as he floated over to Ash which eventually Ash woke up fully too.
"Oh, morning Lillie." Ash yawned.
Lillie was still flustered at the shirtless male but quickly returned to the bacon she was cooking.
"Kirlia? Can you pass over the cooking spray?" Lillie asked her Hoenn native Pokemon.
"Lia!" she cried as she passed over the can with the liquid oil in it.
"Hey Ash? Why don't we… I don't explore the city or something… I heard there is a small theme park going on the other side of the city and maybe could check it out?" Lillie asked nervously.
She got no response.
Lillie sighed.
"No! It's fine… I'm sure you want to get back to the trials and all. I shoudn't be questioning these sort of things just as I've come back." Lillie moaned.
She still didn't get a response out of Ash.
"Okay! Can you at else give me a response!?" she moaned.
Lillie turned around to Ash, only to discover he was no longer at the table and was now in fact holding back Torracat who was fighting Hakamo-o.
"TOR!" Torracat hissed as he waved his claws at the dragon fighting type who was snarling back.
"Torracat! That is enough!" Ash yelled at his fire type.
Torracat gave an agitated look at his trainer and bit down on the arm that was restraining him.
"GAH!" Ash grunted in pain as Torracat freed himself, grinning at Hakamo-o who wanted no trouble at all.
"Kirlia! Use a psychic to hold back Torracat!" Lillie commanded.
Kirlia's eyes glowed blue as Torracat stopped in his tracks and began to float in the air.
"Torr! Torca!" the feline moaned as Hakamo-o stormed off to his trainer to complain.
Ash pulled out his pokeball for Torracat and returned the cat to his ball.
"Ash! Are you alright?!" Lillie said, expressing her concern.
"It's fine… I've had worse down to me." Ash groaned as he looked down on the mark his fire cat left. "I've never seen Torracat that aggressive before… He has always been that kind of stay out of the way till needed Pokemon."
Lillie sighed in relief.
"And Lillie…"
She looked down at the Kanto born.
"I'd like to check out that park you were talking about." Ash told her as she blushed madly.
"You… would?" she gulped.
"Yeah, sounds like a good time huh?" Ash told her as he got up. "I'll get changed and I'll help you out with breakfast."
"What about Hau?" Lillie asked.
"He is a big boy now, I'm sure he can do something creative to entertain himself." Ash joked as Lillie giggled at what he said.
Staying true to his word, Ash quickly changed into his normal clothes and helped Lillie finish with breakfast. They left some over for Hau when he woke up.
Lillie decided to change into something a bit cooler as today was meant to be rather hot.
Ash waited around in room as she returned.
"So, what… Do you think?" Lillie asked.
She wore white top with denim shorts that finished at her knees. She had a backpack on her back and a pair of sunglasses on her head as she wore just regular shoes.
"I hope I look alright… I'm not used to going and buying clothes by myself. I always had either my mother or Burnet with me." Lillie confessed.
"You look just fine." Ash told her as he turned his hat backwards. Lillie just smiled. "Should we get going?"
The two departed with their Pokemon as well.
About 20 minutes after they left, Hau got up, scratching his head.
"Morning guys…" Hau yawned, but got no response. "Hello?"
He walked over and saw some bacon plus a note.
"Hey Hau. Out for the day. Be productive. - Ash."
Hau's jaw dropped slightly as he came to the conclusion they ditched him.
"Chu?" Raichu questioned.
"Be productive… huh? Isn't there a trial on top of the mountain?" Hau asked Raichu.
The duo made their way to the location of the theme park.
Lillie however mentioned she wanted to make a quick stop before going.
"Can't you just tell me where this 'place' is?" Ash questioned.
"It's a about Nebby." Lillie explained.
"Pew?" Nebby cried from inside the bag.
"Yes, you heard your name." Lillie responded.
Ash was seriously confused where they were going but just went along with it. He thought they were going to park straight away.
After a few more minutes of walking, they landed up in front of an old building.
"Here it is: The oldest library in all of Alola." Lillie announced as Ash gave a blank look.
"A library? Seriously?"
"Give it a chance. Besides, I want to see if a certain book is here to purchase…" Lillie told him as she entered.
Ash wondered what Hau was doing right now.
The inside compared to the outside was gigantic. Shelves upon shelves of books towered the entire place as it all made Ash's head spin slightly.
He saw Lillie talking to a lady at a counter who pointed up the stairs.
Lillie raced up the stairs as Ash just decided to follow her.
"Where is it?" Lillie pondered to herself.
"What's up?" Ash questioned.
"Looking for a book called the Children of the Stars…" Lillie told him as she pointed at the wall of books that covered the shelves.
"Need a hand with that princess?" a familiar voice called out.
The duo turned around for none other than Acerola to appear with a book in her arms.
"Acerola!" Lillie said happily as the name rang a bell to Ash.
She had a smirk over her face.
"And who might this be?" Acerola asked the blonde as Lillie froze with a red face.
"Names Ash. By any chance you're the Acerola that runs a trial?" Ash asked.
"How many other Acerola's do you know hehe? Yep, that's me." She announced as she threw a book on to a table near them. "I believe you were after this? You talk rather loudly."
Lillie moved the book towards her and saw the front cover. It had the title bolded with a picture of the Sun and Moon behind it.
"This… This is it!" Lillie cried happily.
"Once were my fathers before he passed away. Being a baby at the time, I didn't get a choice if I wanted them or not, so they donated them all to the library." Acerola explained.
Lillie flipped over the pages to see the old Alolan writing.
"Dates back circa mid 1200's. Documented through old transcripts and old now destroyed cave inscriptions. Rather fascinating stuff." Acerola explained.
The first page showed what looked like a volcano shooting up into the sky with the sun and moon breaking apart. Human like stick figures surrounded the page.
The next had a picture of a large crystal with streams of faded colours flowing down the page.
A few more later was a piece of writing.
"Woah…" Ash muttered.
"My favourite part. Would you like me to read it aloud?" Acerola offered.
"Sure." Lillie said as the purple haired girl span the book around and cleared her throat.
"The empty sky broke as the cries for help echo, a hole appearing where none should be. A fleet of beasts appeared from within: Beasts of terror and fear.
The sun goes blank and Moon fades so dully.
The people of ancient Alola fled with their lives, praying to divines in their time of darkness and despair.
Their cry was heard and the land was blessed by the children of the stars.
A beast that could devour the Sun – Solgaleo.
A beast that could devour the Moon – Lunala.
Fighting till the end of every dusk and every dawn, the duo fought back the beasts of terror and fear, fleeing from our lands once and for all.
The people cheered for the mighty creatures and in honour, an altar of grand and glory was built. An altar worthy of gods, an alter worthy of the beasts that saved Alola.
Seasons passed and the altar was built, but alas, the time was right for the beasts to leave.
Four humans and four Pokemon were chosen. To serve and protect in war, love, desolation and chaos. To be guardians and to rise above.
Two flutes constructed to call the beasts back but only to be played by the princess of moon and prince of the sun.
The ancient people sang their thanks for Solgaleo and to Lunala with the melody of the flute. Two tones rang out across the altar—a perfect song, ever after mute."
The story sounded very like the one Mallow told Ash as he thought about the two names.
Solgaleo and Lunala.
"Alola's most famous legend. I truly wonder the power of the duo." Acerola said out loud. "There are many more legends in the book about our regions bizarre and ancient past."
Acerola flipped over the page which had more illustrations on it.
At the top of the page was four beings, one which Ash recognised as Tapu Koko. The other three were pink, green and blue.
"The guardians of the island: Tapu Koko of Melemele. Tapu Lele of Akala. Tapu Bulu of Ula'Ula, and Tapu Fini of Poni." Acerola explained as she then pointed to the main part of the page.
It showed a large feline creature devouring on a sun while a bat like being flew in front of the moon.
"Solgaleo and Lunala. Or, what we believe they appeared to be thanks to the ancient cave inscriptions.
"How old are these inscriptions?" Ash asked.
"Theorised… 400,000 years?"
"Acerola? Do you mind if I borrow this book? I'm very interested in its content." Lillie asked.
"Knock yourself out. Besides, not mine anyways." Acerola told her as Lillie picked up the book to go issue it out, leaving Acerola and Ash. "So, you're a trial goer?"
"Yeah. Just beat Olivia not too long ago." Ash explained.
"Well, before you can challenge me, you've gotta go and clear the other two trials here in Ula'Ula. Electric and Fairy." Acerola explained. "Then I'll test your wit and see how brave you are in my trial!"
"You're on." Ash told her with a smirk.
"Ooo, confident. I like it." Acerola smirked back as Lillie returned.
"All mine for a month! We better get going Ash. Thanks again Acerola." Lillie thanked the ghost specialist.
"No worries. I just hope your 'friend' can put in a good fight once he reaches my trial." Acerola said, putting real empathises on the friend.
Lillie blushed as Ash chuckled.
"Confidence can be one's greatest fault." Ash told her.
"We'll see." Acerola responded as she waved goodbye and into the towers of books.
The duo left the library and continued their way to the theme park that Lillie wanted to check out.
Only 10 minutes later, the duo was outside a gate with people flowing in and out.
The duo entered the grounds and were surrounded by stalls and rides.
"Woah! This place is massive!" Lillie exclaimed.
"What, you've never been to a theme park before?" Ash questioned.
Lillie sighed.
"Boy, you're going to have the time of your life then!" Ash told her as he walked towards one of the rides.
(Optional: Play New Perspective be Panic! At the disco).
Ash took Lillie on every ride possible.
The duo first went on the rollercoaster that was open as Lillie screamed the whole way down but in the end, enjoyed it a lot.
Next up was log fume ride with a haunted theme to it. They moved slowly in the tunnel as jump scares popped up every so often with the girl screaming but Ash unfazed due to the shit he has seen in his time.
Once off, Lillie saw a stuffed Bewear and pointed at it. Ash smirked as he looked at what he had to do to win. Knock down the cups, simple enough.
He turned his hat around and threw the ball directly at the tower of cups, with them all falling.
The man running the store grabbed the stuffed Bewear and handed to Ash who quickly gave it to Lillie who hugged it.
Somehow breaking out of his pokeball, Bewear appeared and hugged the two, just wanting the plush of itself. Ash quickly returned him, sweat dropping.
The stopped for lunch which didn't last long as Lillie wanted to go to the photo booth. The duo took several photos, majority of them funny ones.
The pair was now walking down the road with an ice-cream each in their hands.
"Wow, today has been amazing!" Lillie said.
"It's been a while since I've felt this happy. Thanks." Ash told the girl who blushed.
"So… Have you used your Z-move yet?" Ash questioned with the blonde shaking her head.
"Why don't we try later on?" he suggested.
"I don't know… Mind if we just look at the shops a bit more?" Lillie asked.
Ash nodded as they got closer at the stalls, looking at each passing by.
They passed by each one until Ash felt something passing by a peculiarly looking stall.
"Hey Lillie? You mind we have a look at this stall?" Ash asked.
Lillie raised an eyebrow.
"Okay then?" she said with a confused tone.
The male walked closer and the shop had usual items here and there.
On a seat, though was a small blue Pokemon, gripping on to a log. It was snoring away peacefully.
Rotom appeared and scanned the Pokemon.
"Komala, the Drowsing Pokemon. Komala has never been seen awake with it somehow managing to eat, travel and fight while asleep. Its salvia can be used to create vast ranges of medication, primarily for anyone suffering from insomnia."
"Can I help you their young man?" a voice called out.
Ash turned to voice but his heart dropped as he saw the man.
He looked nearly exactly like Professor Oak except with darker skin and longer hair behind the neck. He wore a bright green shirt, shorts and sandals for footwear.
"O-o-oh! H-hi!" Ash stuttered in fear.
Lillie saw Ash chock up and gave a concerned look.
"I heard Rotom over their read Komala's Pokedex entry and had to come see!" the man that looked like Oak explained.
"Wait? You know about the Rotomdex?" Lillie asked with Ash wanting to bail.
The man smiled.
"Excuse me for my rudeness, I forgot to introduce myself! My name is Samson Oak." Samson told the duo, confirming Ash's worst fear. "I helped young Kukui a few years back design the concept!"
"That's great! Sorry, we were just pas-" Ash told him as he grabbed Lillie's arm, signalling he wanted to leave asap.
"Say? You look familiar boy? What's your name if you don't mind me asking?" Samson asked.
Ash didn't know what to say as if he said the wrong thing, it could blow his existence as just a memory.
"I-It's um, uhhh…" Ash stumbled.
"Ketchum, isn't it?" Samson asked with a serious tone.
"We've got to go!" Ash shouted.
"Relax please." Samson said calmly.
Ash looked at him confused.
"Ash Ketchum, the boy that was killed in attack of Pallet, correct?" Samson asked as he figured out Ash completely.
The Kanto born stayed silent.
"I'll take that as a yes. If you haven't already figured out, I'm the cousin of the Oak you know in Kanto."
Ash was ready to make a sprint for it.
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." Samson told him as Ash looked at him with a confused look.
"Wh-what?" Ash blurted.
"You see. Me and Samuel don't see eye to eye anymore. About 20 years ago, caught him having an affair with my wife. Haven't talked since. He was vile and arrogant but wooed everyone with his charm." Samson explained his rage for Samuel.
Ash sighed in relief.
"Everything they said about my 'death' was all a lie to save their own arses." Ash told the cousin of the Professor he thought he knew as a hero.
Samson smirked.
"Sounds about right. Again, wooed everyone and everything but I saw past his lies." Samson told Ash.
"Um, not to interrupt your little fan club in hating Samuel Oak, but what exactly do you sell here?" Lillie asked.
"You see. I study the existence of the Alolan forms of other Pokemon for example, Marowak, Muk and Ninetales. Everything you see here is related some way or another to either helping the Alolan forms or just care in general." Samson said, pointing as different items.
"Oh! I have an Alolan Vulpix! She hatched from egg I got off Kukui" Lillie told Samson.
"Why don't I have a look at her then?"
Ash scanned the stall as Samson examined Vulpix who smiled at Samson.
From Ice-Stones to bone club to rocky helmet to…
Ash stopped and saw what appeared to be a Z-Crystal but pitch black attached to thin necklace.
"Hey? What's this?" Ash called out as Samson looked over.
"Oh, just an old gem we found thinking it was a Z-crystal but nothing so far has worked. It looked pretty so thought I'd sell it as a necklace." Samson explained.
Ash touched the black gem. It was hot but gave a cool feeling.
"Is it meant to be hot?" Ash asked, but Samson just looked confused. He took the necklace off Ash and felt the gem for himself.
"Feels fine to me." Samson told him confused, passing it back.
"Seeming you have done a lot for me today Ash, I don't mind buying it as a gift?" Lillie offered. "How much would it be?"
"Hmm… Feel seeming I've found someone that dislikes Samuel just as much as me… 50 dollars" Samson said as Lillie passed over the necklace to Ash, with the gem now no longer being hot as he placed it around his neck and under his shirt.
"If you have any more Alolan forms, please! Don't hesitate to see me!" Samson told the duo.
They spent the rest of the day just wandering and doing the odd thing or two till they eventually had their way to a Ferris wheel. Nebby and Vulpix were looking out the window, seeing how high they were.
The sun was setting as the duo slowly rolled around the circuit.
"Today was amazing Ash! Thanks for coming." Lillie thanked.
"No worries. Can… I ask you… Something?" Ash asked.
"What' up?"
Ash took a big sigh.
"We need to be 100 percent honest here on in. No secrets." Ash told the blonde.
Lillie got semi-nervous but understood.
"…What do you want to know?" Lillie responded.
Ash didn't want to go too harsh on the questions, so he was going to keep it light.
"Why did Gladion really run away?" Ash asked.
"There are bits I don't know but what I do know it was involving the creation of Type: Full from what he told me." Lillie confessed.
"Type: Full?" Ash blurted out.
"Gladion before he left said that's what it was until it was deemed Null and unneeded, resulting in the name change Type: Null."
"When we battled against Null, I noticed energy almost spewing out of its helmet. What is the helmet for?"
"I don't know." Lillie told him.
"Lillie. I'm going to everything in my power to reunite you and Gladion. Just… Just don't be surprised by who he is now." Ash told the blonde who nodded.
"Small world we live in isn't it?" Lillie smirked as she looked out the window to look at the setting sun over the ocean.
"Hmm?" Ash hummed confused.
"You were basically forced out by Oak to only find his cousin in Alola." Lillie told him. "I've been searching for my brother, thinking I would never see him again. Then you and Hau come along and battle him."
"What can I say? I make my way around." Ash laughed, scratching his head.
"Do you think they are real?" Lillie said without context. "The Beast that devours the Sun and the Beast that devours the moon?"
"Solgaleo and Lunala?" Ash said as Lillie nodded. "Of course, they are real."
"How can you be so sure?" Lillie questioned.
Ash sighed now having to dig through his past.
"You see Lillie. Before my whole fiasco with my past kick in, I met a lot of people and a lot of Pokemon. Many were legendary Pokemon ranging from Lugia, the guardian of the seas to the mythical Pokemon Mew. The weather trio of Hoenn and the creation trio plus Arceus in Sinnoh as well. If they exist, then Alola's legendaries exist." Ash explained to Lillie.
The blonde smiled as they returned to the bottom.
The duo decided to call it a day and return to the Pokemon centre where they had been staying.
Upon entering the accommodation, they found an empty box of malasada's outside the place.
"Well, at least we know Hau didn't go far…" Lillie said with a sweat drop as Ash opened the place to find the Melemele native watching TV.
"Oh, sup. Thanks for ditching me by the way." Hau said with a tone.
"No problem." Ash responded with a smart look. "So, what did you do today?"
Hau grinned.
"Well you told me to be productive so went and grabbed this." Hau announced as he held up a small yellow crystal with a lightning bolt in it.
"Is that!?" Lillie exclaimed.
"Decided to go to the first trial and snap up this bad boy! The Electrium-Z." Hau announced.
Ash gave a determined look.
"Looks like I'm up tomorrow then! He announced.
Authors note: Sorry for the late chapter - Life and stuff.
So next chapter will be the Electric trial
This one just plot and I guess shipping between the two.
So... The anime happened and if you don't know about it, Lycanroc is 'possibly' (NOT OFFICIAL YET!) getting a new form. Backed up by evidence found in the Pokemon global link. Plus Gladion had midnight and Olivia has Midday, what about Ash?
I saw something online explaining that Mega-Charizard X is the only pokemon/form to ever be revealed (modern era so like Ds and up) in some form of the anime (It was Origins)
And it looks like Rockruff is evolving next week.
SO we could get something between now the next episode of the Anime, if not then the Anime should show it.
Unless it pulls a bulbasaur and be like, Nah actually, fuck you.
Anyways! Review, Suggest or PM me! Spectre out!
EDIT! BIG EDIT ADDED HERE!
Because I forgot last time and said to myself, I'll do it next chapter and forgot again.
To point, I honestly can't decided what to evolve Eevee into.
SO I'm let you guys decided in a POLL on my page.
It's blind and you have one vote.
Regardless of typing or whether it suits him or not, winner of the poll is the evolution.
Lots of love