ALOLA TO OUR SAVIOUR: Chapter 37 - Gladion Vs the traitors.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon :(
(Sunyshore city, Sinnoh)
It was pouring down with ran as the school bus went long its normal route. A young boy no older than 7 was looking at a love heart that was poorly cut but it didn't matter to him. He smiled at it as it was from Dolly Hill. A few of the other kids on the bus made fun of him but he just ignored them.
The bus stopped at where he got off about to place the heart in his pocket till a bully came along and snatched out of his hands.
"Hey! Give it back!" The kid cried.
The bully read it out loud to the others that were getting off.
"Dear Tommy. I really like you, love Dolly. Aww, got a girlfriend nerd?" the bully taunted before throwing it into the water.
"NO!" The young boy Tommy yelled as he chased after it with it flowing in the water to fast for him. The road was quiet as the other kids went the other way. Tommy chased after it as it was about to go down a storm drain.
"NOOO!" he yelled as his precious card was now gone for forever as he looked down it to see if he could find it.
A pair of eyes appeared. They were white with small black pupils. Tommy fell backwards and began to pant.
"Hey there Tommy-boy." The figure said as it moved closer to the light to reveal a talking Hypno. Tommy was terrified of the psychic type after his older sister and her friend made him watch a film called Hypno's Lullaby.
Tommy remained silent. He was baffled at the fact of a talking Pokemon.
"What's the matter kiddo? Skitty got your tongue heh."
"Um… What are you doing down there?" Tommy said nervously.
"Oh. The storm blew me down here Tomo. Now I'm stuck but I've got this for you!" The hypno explained as he held up the love heart, somehow completely dry now. "You do want it back don't you Tommy?"
"Um…" Tommy muttered as he hesitated.
"What is the matter Tommy? This belongs to you, doesn't it?"
"I'm not meant to take stuff from strangers which included Pokemon… My parents told me so." Tommy muttered.
"Oh, now kiddo, your parents are doing a right thing. My name is Spirvenen the wanderer! And you are Tommy! Spirvenen meets Tommy and Tommy meets Spirvenen! So now we aren't strangers!" The hypno known as Spirvenen explained.
Tommy knew better than to talk to strangers but that love heart meant the world to him.
"Um… I might get going now…" Tommy confessed.
The hypno gave an offended and confused look.
"But? But, your love heart?" it said confused. "Go on. Take it."
Tommy looked around the street and then slowly began to reach into the drain to get it off the hypno. Little did he realise, the small black pupils in its eyes were gone and all that was there was white as shadowy cracks appeared from the eyes.
An old lady who was getting her Shinx inside heard the high pitch scream as it cackled through the air. She ran to the source of the noise to find a pool of blood merging into the crashing rain as she screamed at the sight of the dismembered arm.
Despite initially arriving on Ula'Ula Island, Gladion had backtracked to Melemele to find more 'sources' of power…
By taking on the Island Trial himself and successfully getting Z-crystals.
If he was to take down both the bumbling idiots known as Team Skull and the deceiving Aether foundation, he was going to need every little bit of power he could get.
Gladion was walking down a path towards the Hano grand hotel where he was staying. He had Riolu next to him. He had successfully defeated Hala and has completed two out of the three trials on Akala Island as he went through the memory bank.
(Verdant Cavern).
Ilima was standing outside his trial site talking to some friends who had come out of the Pokemon center nearby as Gladion approached him.
"Excuse me. But are you Ilima?" Gladion asked the pink haired teen.
"Indeed. Captain Ilima at your services! How can I help?"
"I want to take on the trial to get the Z-crystal." Gladion told him.
"Ah! A new trial goer! Ehem, well! Allow to expl-"Ilima started only to be cut off by Gladion passing him.
"Thanks, but this won't take long. From what I read, knocking out a few pests in here?" Gladion announced as he entered the cavern.
"Hey! They are the local residents of the cave!"
"Cool story."
Gladion released Riolu as the Sinnoh native stretched.
"Alright, if you see any Rattata or Yungoos, attack on sight. Got it?" Gladion told his fighting type.
It wasn't long till he defeated a few of the pests as the duo entered the totem den with a large Gumshoos roaring at the duo who stood still.
Gladion sneered.
"Force palm!"
Riolu just ran over and forced his palm right into Gumshoos's face as he was sent flying into the wall.
"Pathetic…" Gladion grumbled. "Come on. Let's go."
They returned to Ilima who looked at the boy strangely.
"No way you've already completed the trial!?" Ilima said amazed.
"Go check for yourself if you don't believe me." Gladion merely said.
Ilima gulped as gave him a clear Z-crystal and the trial pedant.
"Good luck with Ha-… Hala." Ilima started to find out he was already leaving.
"He looked awfully familiar." Ilima said to himself but could not quite put it together.
(Iki town).
Crabrawler used brick break on Riolu and sent him flying as the small blue mon fell unconscious.
"It's now all even! Challenger bring out you final Pokemon!"
Gladion groaned as he brought out a weird pokeball and nodded at it before releasing Silvally.
Hala's jaw dropped as he saw the creature glaring down at Crabrawler who gave a nervous look himself.
Gladion inserted a pink disc into the driver on his wrist as Silvally changed types from normal to psychic just like that.
"Multi-Attack!" Gladion shouted as the synthetic Pokemon pounced at Crabrawler and slashed at him, knocking him out with one hit.
"The victor is the challenger!" the ref announced.
Gladion patted Silvally who licked him as Hala presented him with an orange Z-crystal.
"With that, you may perform the Z-move, all-out pummelling." Hala explained as Gladion turned to leave. "Your fighting style is full of anger. Why is that?"
"None of your business old man." Gladion shouted as he walked away.
(Brooklet Hill.)
"Golbat! Hurricane! Weavile, freeze it with ice-beam." Gladion commanded from the boat.
Golbat swept up the air and made a hurricane with the school form Wishiwashi being lifted out. Weavile quickly froze the hurricane with Wishiwashi in it.
"Silvally! Hyperbeam!"
Golbat and Weavile both stepped to the side as Silvally fired the powerful beam into the frozen hurricane with little Wishiwashi's falling everywhere.
Gladion returned to shore with the trial captain, Lana waiting there with a blue Z-crystal. Her two younger siblings ran out as she presented the crystal to Gladion.
"Ooooo! Harper look!" Sarah said to her twin.
"Is that big sister's new boyfriend Sarah?" Harper asked very loudly.
"I HAVE TOLD YOU FOR THE LAST TIME! NOT EVERY MALE TRIAL GOER IS MY BOYFRIEND!" Lana screamed as the two girls got the message, slumping down slightly.
"I am so sorry about that! They are just-"Lana rambled to noticed that she was talking to no one as the male challenger had left already.
"Huh… Didn't even get his name." Lana muttered to herself.
(Wela volcano park)
Silvally was in his steel form as he faced the shiny totem Salazzle. The female serpent like Pokemon hissed at her opponent.
Kiawe watched the match as Salazzle was failing to land a single hit with the weird Pokemon dodging every attack.
Gladion removed the steel memory from the reader on his wrist and inserted the water one as he hit his Z-ring to perform the move.
"Hydro vortex!"
Silvally roared as water formed around Salazzle and twirled her around violently. The tornado stopped and flowed away as Salazzle was completely out cold.
Gladion flicked his hair as Kiawe walked over and dropped the fire Z-crystal into his hand.
Kiawe gave him a stern look.
"What." Gladion asked bluntly.
"Good luck for your next trial." Kiawe muttered as Gladion walked off.
(Present time.)
Gladion looked at the four crystals he had and only really the fighting one was useful right now.
The walk to the Hano grand hotel wasn't very long but Gladion walked into a rather annoying sight. There was a giant crowd circulating around the entrance of the hotel with security guards standing in front of the gate.
He sighed as he walked to towards the entrance, forcing his way through the sea of people. He heard the cries of royal family and prince of Kalos.
Gladion found himself facing directly at a security guard.
"I'd like to get in. I have a room reserved." Gladion told the guard.
"Sorry kid. Hotel all booked out for the weekend by the royal family of Kalos plus their friends. Only gold reserved rooms are available and no offence, just looking at you." The guard explained, commenting on the state of Gladions clothes.
He groaned.
"Check under the name Aether."
The guard chuckled and pulled out a tablet and searched the name.
"Under Mohn and Lusamine Aether?"
Gladion winced at the names and begrudgingly nodded.
"I'm going to need some ID. You can say all you like but no ID, no entry."
Gladion whipped out a ID card and the guard read as it matched with the details of the Aether family.
"Hmm. Okay then. I'll let you in." The guard told the edgy teen as Gladion was allowed entry. The guards forced back the crowd as he entered.
He sorted out his room and arrived at it, releasing Silvally, Golbat and Weavile. Riolu ran over to them as they chatted. Gladion turned on the giant flat screen to see if anything was watchable. Unfortunately, there was nothing.
He then decided to take the first shower in forever. It was long and hot with him looking down on all the faint claw scars thanks to Silvally when he was Type: Null during their violent but successful bonding and training.
He threw on a pair of shorts and a grey shirt as he looked for something to eat. He hadn't been here in years. Not since his father died. There was nothing as he tapped the top of the fridge.
"Who wants to go for a walk down stairs to get some munchies." Gladion asked his Pokemon as Riolu walked over.
"Thanks for taking us on your honeymoon guys!" Misty thanked to the newly wed royal couple.
"No worries. Especially after what happened at the initial wedding." Marco confessed as they had an all you can eat buffet, thanks to the hard-working members of the staff.
"Hard to believe we've got the whole hotel to ourselves for two whole days." May said to Drew who was holding the girls hand. Iris and Misty were passing comments back and forth between one another on the pairs advancing relationship.
Dawn wasn't hungry and just wanted some sleep as she was suffering from jetlag. She also had her eye on Paul who was far away from her. She didn't have the courage to speak up about what happened.
"You okay Dawn?" Serena asked with concern.
"Yeah… Just tired and feeling the effects of the plane trip. That's all." Dawn confessed. Paul sneered at her.
"Heh. Brock and Cilan, you need to step up your game to compete with this." Max said smartly as he chowed down on the food. He passed over a piece of bacon to Pikachu who covered it in ketchup.
"Max, not appropriate." May scolded her younger brother.
"Hey… Who is that?" Brock called out as they turned to see a blond young man with a Riolu next to him walk towards the restaurant they were at.
Marco stood up.
"Excuse me, but who might you be?" the prince of Kalos questioned. They group all thought they had the hotel to themselves.
"I'm just getting food. No need for troubles here." Gladion told them as he scooped up a pile of bacon and pancakes.
The young man's most stand out features were the two scars on his face and the blonde emo bang that covered his left eye.
"You didn't answer my question." Marco demanded as Gladion rolled his eyes, dropping a pancake down to Riolu to eat.
"Just another attendee at this grand and wonderful hotel!" Gladion told them sarcastically.
"Do you even know who you are talking to?" May and Drew shouted.
Gladion ate a pancake and glared at them.
"Not in the slightest." He told them all.
However, slyly Gladion knew who they were. But he'd need more info to jump to final conclusions.
"You are speaking with the future king of Kalos! I suggest you show some respect!" Misty hissed at Gladion which to him, the threat was nothing.
"I just came to get something to eat. No need to get your panties in a twist." Gladion said as he collected more food only for Paul to stand up and swat his plate out of his hand with the glass shattering on impact.
"That wasn't very nice." Gladion said with a cold look. "Why don't we settle this in a rational way such as a battle?"
Everyone par one or two wanted to take on this rude trainer to put him in his place.
"I'll say this: I'll take you all on. One after another." Gladion told them all.
"What do you want?" Marco demanded.
"Leave and never come back." Gladion told them as he walked off.
He rushed back and locked his door.
He raced over to the old computer they had. It was rather out of date with the newest software and tech but it will do the job for what he needed.
"Pallet… Town… Attack." Gladion said out loud as he typed in the words with articles and links appearing on screen.
Gladion read through a few and found the common denominator.
They were all present minus Marco.
Gladion first searched Misty up and was lead to again, the attack links but to the Kanto Pokemon league page as the cerulean city gym leader. The boy read that Brock was a former gym leader himself now turned Pokemon doctor.
Next on his search was Serena, Clemont and Bonnie.
Serena's first results was the marriage but also articles on the first wedding being interrupted by a terrorist attack. The second link was the battle of Kalos with a group photo of Ash, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie and all their Pokemon.
The siblings were boring with Clemont being a gym leader and with the duo helping in the battle for Kalos.
May was next as he found out she lost in the world championship final for coordinating along with articles of her and Drew being a thing. With the discovery of this link, lead Gladion to his next search.
"Dawn… Berlitz…" he mumbled as the usual popped up. But one caught his eye specifically.
The top results were her win in the championship final and the Pallet town attack. But her third article was an apparent personal attack on her.
Gladion clicked on it as he read through the page with it explaining the injuries Dawn suffered by an apparent wild Feraligatr but he wasn't convinced.
His doubts were confirmed even more when he saw the side articles.
"6th mysterious murders over the last 2 months…" Gladion read as his Pokemon took interest as well. "The girlfriend of one of the missing 6 says that before he yelled at her to run, they argued on what they saw. She explains that she saw a clown while her missing partner, Rob claimed to have seen his mother's murderer."
Rob was the first of many with ages ranging from the youngest being just a mere 8 to the oldest in 64. Gladion found the first article on Rob's disappearance to find it was published a day after Dawns.
The most recent was this morning as the arm of 7-year-old, Tommy Lurth was found near a storm drain with a love heart. The body is yet to be found.
Gladion groaned as he came to his conclusion.
"Sinnoh huh…" Gladion hissed as he now needed to pay a visit to Dawn.
It was later that night as Gladion managed to pinpoint the room Dawn was in as he had Riolu next to him. He knocked on the door but received no response. He tried again.
Dawn was already asleep and was rolling around in her bed in pain, suffering from a nightmare.
She was being chased by an unknown yet familiar figure as the being pounced on her and ripped her to shreds with her screams being silent.
"Good bye Dawn…" The familiar kanto voice whispered to her as it sank into the shadows of the night.
She woke up drenched in sweat and began to cry as she pulled at her hair. She was going insane.
There was a knock at her door as she jumped slightly.
Still scared out of her mind, she grabbed the lamp on the nightstand next to her bed and walked over to the door in the lounge. Dawn peeked through the viewing hole to find the blonde boy they had interacted with early today.
Dawn pondered over the thought, knowing if any of the others found out she talked to him, she would be in a lot of trouble.
Gladion was about to give up when he heard the door unlock with Dawn standing nervously on the other side.
"He-Hello?" she muttered.
"Hey. It's Dawn, right?" Gladion asked as he noticed the amount of sweat was on her body.
Dawn just nodded.
"You mind if I ask a few questions. The real reason I'm here is because I work as a reporter and want to know more about well, this life." Gladion lied.
Dawn still didn't trust him but she didn't want to be alone.
"Come in…" she said as Gladion and Riolu walked in and took a seat on the couch. Dawn sat in the opposite chair of them.
"Would you like something to eat or drink?" Dawn offered. Despite his aggressive attitude from before, she did admit he was rather handsome. "I'm sorry, but you still haven't introduced yourself?"
"I'm fine thanks. And I'm Gladion."
"So… What do you want to know?"
"What happened at the wedding?" Gladion questioned.
Dawn looked around before looking at him.
"Just like was said. Terrorist attack. Only one causality being in the priest." Dawn lied while shrugging her shoulders.
"How scared were you?"
"When you have a guy trying to kill you, it's rather scary…" she said annoyed.
"Right. And your relationship with the deceased Ash Ket-"
"HE'S NOT DEAD!" Dawn screamed.
Gladion was surprised by her outburst. Maybe she regretted what she did.
"I'm-I'm sor-sorry. I don't kn-know what that was…" she stuttered while tearing up. "I just miss him."
Gladion smirked.
"What about your own little disaster you had a few months ago? The one with the wild Pokemon?"
"Nothing more than that…" Dawn lied.
Gladion knew it was time to apply more pressure.
"Are you sure?" Gladion asked again as Dawn gave a nervous look. "You think the other 6 missing people will say the same thing?"
Dawn looked up and paled.
"6? I thou-thought there was only 5 others."
"Happened this morning. Local boy in Sunyshore city, no older than 7." Gladion told her as he showed her the article on his phone. The boy looked sweet and adorable but the article explained all that was found was the arm. Dawn covered her mouth as Gladion kept a straight look. "I'll ask again. What attacked you that night?"
Dawn didn't respond.
"Or how about the ongoing nightmares?"
She looked at him.
"Ho-ho-how do you know…" Dawn stuttered
"I can help but only if you help me." Gladion told her.
"ANYTHING! Just make these nightmares stop!"
"You are feeding it as we speak." Gladion told her.
"Feeding it?" Dawn muttered.
"I'll explain more but I want the truth." Gladion explained.
Dawn teared up.
"The thing that attack me, It was pitch black with no eyes and talons on the end of its fingers. Um, the wedding… A creature made of plants destroyed everything till it was defeated." Dawn explained shakily with some of the stuff she said didn't make any sense.
Gladion raised an eyebrow at the last bit.
"Pl-Please help me… Since this th-thing got in my he-head… I've had suicidal thoughts! I don't want to die but… but! IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET RID OF THIS POKEMON THAT'S IN MY HEA-" Dawn whaled as she fell into Gladion. He sighed and hugged the girl he barely knew.
"These creatures are not Pokemon. They are from another world from ours…" Gladion told her as she looked up.
"What are they then?"
"Don't know. But I do know how to get these nightmares out of your head." Gladion told her. "By accepting the common factor."
"What?"
"What is it feeding off? What appears in these dreams? Who appears in these dreams?"
Dawn looked down and began to cry again.
"Ash…" she muttered.
"Then accept it."
She looked at him with a pale look.
"Accept he is gone from your life. For forever. Dead or alive."
Dawn knew he was alive. But she still wanted to say sorry.
"It feeds off fear… The couple were afraid of the clown and the murderer. The little boy and the other 5 that are dead must have been afraid of something."
"Then what were you afraid of?"
"Rejection…"
"Then accept it."
Dawn wanted to make amends with Ash if she was ever given the chance but if that was the cost to get this thing out of her head, so be it.
"I accept what we did that day. I didn't like it but I regret every moment. Ash hates me and probably will for the rest of my life. But to know he is alive, is satisfying enough…" She confessed.
"Repeat that a few nights and you should be fine." Gladion told her as he got up towards the door.
"Where you are going?" Dawn questioned.
"I have people to destroy in battle tomorrow. Gotta get some sleep. Try and get some as well." Gladion explained as he left.
Dawns face burnt up red.
(The next day)
The traitors were outside on the hotel battlegrounds. The place was still just to them and the boy they all hoped to smash.
Bonnie was over by a small brown Pokemon that was near a water exhibit. It had a white mouth with pink eyes and had also pink rounded spikes on its back. Lastly, it had a white bun on the back.
"What a funny looking Pokemon, right Dedenne?" Bonnie asked her electric type.
"Dedden Nen!" the little mouse responded back.
The bun on the end of its tail disappeared and out of the mouth came a hand which gave Bonnie and Dedenne the thumbs up.
"Woah!" Bonnie said stunned.
Her older brother pulled out a booklet of Alolan Pokemon.
"That is a Pyukumuku Bonnie." Clemont told her.
"Hi Pyukumuku!" Bonnie said again to the pure water type who waved back.
"Where is this punk?" Misty hissed.
"Probably pussied out or something." Paul responded, anger as ever.
Dawn gave a conflicted look.
"Maybe he isn't so bad?" Dawn muttered out.
"What was that Dawn?" May asked her friend.
"Nothing… Doesn't matter. Just a dumb idea." Dawn stuttered as she looked up to see Gladion walking this way with a bland look.
"Look who showed up!" Drew yelled out as everyone that was keen to battle stood opposite side of the blonde.
"I can say the same thing." Gladion shouted back as he grasped a pokeball. "Alright? Who first?"
Max stepped forward.
"Being the bestestess-" Max started to be cut off by his older sister.
"Max, that's not even a word."
Max glared at her.
"I think being the best out of as all! I shall go first."
"One Pokemon each. Last one standing wins." Gladion shouted his rules as Max reached for a pokeball.
"Weavile!"
"Go Sceptile!"
The grass starter stood opposite of the dark ice type.
"Go gettem Max!" May and Bonnie shouted as everyone took seats to the side.
"Just to let you know! My Sceptile once managed to beat a Darkrai! You stand no chance!" Max taunted but failed miserably.
"That's meant to impress me?" Gladion responded.
"Grr. Leaf blade Sceptile!"
"Shadow claw!"
Weavile and Sceptile's attacks collided as they thought hard. They swiftly went back in front of their trainers.
"Icey wind on the ground!" Gladion shouted as Weavile blew the chilly air on to the dirt field, creating a sheet of ice on top of it.
Sceptile tried to move forward but slipped over.
"Shadow ball!"
Weavile created the ball and fired right at the grass type, slamming right into his side with the reptile screeching in pain.
"Ice beam and freeze him to the ground!" Gladion commanded as Weavile again, released the cold ice type attack. Sceptile was blocking the powerful ice move with his claws but they were eventually frozen together.
Max gave a worried look.
"I don't get it. Sceptile was one of Ash's best Pokemon and now he can't even stand up on some ice.
"So that Darkrai sure must be weak if the great and powerful Max's Pokemon can't even land a decent hit." Gladion announced as he placed a great amount of sarcasm into his tone. Max started to panic.
"Ugh. Weavile finish this." Gladion told his ice type. "Ice punch."
Weavile grinned as he sprinted towards Sceptile who tried to flee but soon received a solid ice punch to the face as he collapsed. Sceptile was still conscious but was weeping as he was in serious pain. Weavile rolled him over and grinned at him.
"Weavile back."
The Sinnoh Pokemon sighed and did as told.
"Why didn't you attack?" Max muttered.
"Because why would I attack an already defeated Pokemon where it is defenceless. Would you do that." Gladion explained.
"I uh…"
"Don't answer that or I might just consider Weavile finishing the job. I win, you lose." Gladion told the four-eyed boy who returned Sceptile and walked over to the others with glassy eyes.
May hugged her brother.
"Does he cry after every lose?"
Drew walked up to the field. He wasn't as good of a battler as some of the others but decided to stick up for Max and impress May with his bravery.
"Who the fuck are you?" Gladion swore as he gave Weavile a treat.
"The name is Drew, the third best coordinator in the world after the lovely and beautiful May Maple and the world champion, Dawn Berlitz!" Drew announced as May blushed at his comments of her.
"Again. Is this meant to impress me?"
"Roserade! Show him your grace!" Drew shouted as a Roserade appeared.
Gladion glared at it and threw his ball out to release Golbat.
"Leaf storm!"
"Air cutter!"
Roserade fired the leaf storm right at Golbat but the air cutter sliced right through the storm and collided right on point with Roserade who was slammed on to her back, out cold just like that.
Drews jaw dropped as he returned Roserade and scurried to the side.
Brock stepped forwards and glared at Gladion, who merely glared back but harder.
"So, the 'nurse' is going to grow a pair and come up and fight huh?" Gladion taunted as Golbat flew past and landed next to Weavile.
"It's doctor actually! I'm going to make sure you know your place! Steelix!" Brock announced as the giant iron snake appeared.
"Riolu. You're in." Gladion said to the fighting type who gulped as he looked at the size difference.
"That's not all I've got up my sleeve!" Brock announced as Gladion raised an eyebrow at what the former gym leader was on about. "Ever heard of mega evolution?"
Gladions eyes widened as he saw the collar around Steelix.
"The bad boy façade finally shattering away! Too late!" Brock shouted as he mega evolved Steelix into its mega form.
"Shit. I can't leave Riolu in on a mega…" Gladion thought with a frustrated look.
Riolu kept a solid stance as Steelix finished mega evolving.
"Iron tail!"
Mega Steelix's tail glowed silver as he slammed it towards Riolu who just managed to dodge it.
"Force palm!"
Riolu's palm glowed orange as he attacked the tail which was wedged into the ground but the attack barely did anything and was just like a tickle to Steelix.
"Riolu fall back." Gladion shouted as he was about to swap into his ace.
Riolu ignored his trainer and continued to attack with force palm as Steelix finally managed to free his tail from the ground.
"RIOLU! That is an order!"
"Lu!" Riolu snapped back. Gladion groaned as he realised Riolu wanted to fight this one.
"Fine! Copycat!" Gladion shouted as Riolu copied iron tail and hit Steelix. The snake felt it this time but simply just swatted the little blue Pokemon away.
"Stone edge!" Brock called out.
Steelix slammed his tail into the ground as the giant stone spikes appeared and kept bursting out of the ground till one appeared under Riolu with the fighting type screaming in pain as he dropped to the ground. Riolu was barely moving.
"How is that Riolu not defeated yet?" Marco questioned to his wife.
"Riolu! Please!" Gladion called out as Riolu looked at him. "You can't take on a mega evolution, it is too dangerous. I don't want you to get anymore hurt!"
"Cry me a river! Iron tail!" Brock taunted back.
Steelix lifted his tail and aimed at Riolu. However, the small blue Pokemon managed to stumble up and grab the tail and held it up.
Everyone's gave a look of surprised but Gladion gave the most as he watched the newest member of his team glow white to reappear as a Lucario.
"CARIO!" Lucario roared as he lifted Steelix up into the air and fired an aura sphere at him with the Johto Pokemon falling on his back.
"Lucario." Gladion muttered as the now fighting steel type looked back on his trainer with a thumb up.
"Stone edge!"
"Bone rush!"
The stone spikes appeared but Lucario twirled bone like clubs at them, destroying them before they could reach them.
"Lucario! Let's make this one count!" Gladion shouted as he pressed the bracelet on this wrist as Lucario glowed with an orange flare.
"What's happening?" Max questioned as Lucario roared louder. "Is he mega evolving?"
"No. That's not mega evolution…" Serena muttered.
"LUCARIO!" Gladion shouted.
"RIO!"
"ALL-OUT PUMMELLING!"
Lucario roared again as the orange flare swirled around his fists with him sending out an onslaught of punches. The punches destroyed the crystal-like stone that floated around and slammed right into Steelix's body as everyone watched in awe. Lucario focused the orange aura on to one hand and charged it up as he fired the final hit right at Steelix, creating a mini explosion. Once the explosion was over, Steelix was on the ground out cold.
"Cari!" Lucario celebrated as Gladion gave him a treat.
Paul nodded at Clemont who then nodded to Max and so forth.
Pikachu stood out in front of Max as Clemont released Luxray, Serena released her Sylveon, Marco revealed to own a Scizor, May got out her Blaziken, Iris let Dragonite out of his ball, Misty grabbed the pokeball that contained her Starmie and lastly Paul let his Electivire.
"Wh-What are you guys doing?" Dawn questioned as the 8 circled Gladion with his Pokemon looking worried.
"You did say you'd take us on one by one. Well, we decided to make it one on eight!" Paul snarled at Gladion with the blonde staying silent.
Weavile, Golbat and Lucario looked worried as Gladion began to giggle. Everyone looked at him as the giggle turned into a laugh. He stopped as he smirked.
"Fine. That's how you want to play then so be it. I was thinking his fight would be too easy so eight on one is fair then." Gladion announced as the traitors began to give a worried look as Gladion pulled out a pokeball with a claw mark on it.
"Step back." Gladion told his Pokemon that were already out. He turned back to the ball in hand. "Alright buddy, time to see why my mother spent millions in creating you…"
Gladion threw the ball into the air and released Silvally as he growled at the sight of the enemy. Gladion inserted the ground memory into the drive system on his other wrist with parts of Silvally changing to sand like colour.
"What is that thing?!" Serena said out loud.
"Does it matter?" Max snapped.
"I think you should introduce yourself Silvally! Sandstorm!" Gladion shouted as Silvally whipped up a powerful sandstorm.
Gladion covered his face as the sandstorm twirled around heavily.
"Rock slide on to the Blaziken!" Gladion commanded, with his voice muffled thanks to him trying to protect his face.
Silvally summoned the rocks and flung them right at Blaziken with the Hoenn starter attempting to defend itself but could not see due to the harsh sand as the boulders smacked right in to him.
Once the sandstorm had stopped, the Pokemon and their trainers coughed due to the sand.
"Multi attack!" Gladion commanded.
Silvallys claw glowed the same colours as the memory drive as he slashed down on Electivire with the electric type yelping in pain. He stumbled back as Silvally swiped at him furiously.
"Hyperbeam!" Iris called out as Dragonite blasted the powerful normal move.
Gladion quickly changed memory drives from ground to ghost as the normal move ended up doing nothing.
"Ho-How!? How did it change types?!" Iris shouted as Silvally himself fired a hyperbeam right at Dragonite. It hit him right in the chest as he stumbled to the ground. The dragon Pokemon wasn't giving up yet but that hyperbeam did a hell of a lot of damage to him.
Changing again, Silvally changed to the steel typing as he glared at Sylveon who was backing away in fear.
"Flash cannon."
Silvally blasted the powerful steel move right at Sylveon, forcing her into the air she landed in to the ground in front of Serena.
Using multi attack again, Silvally swiped at Luxray who tried to use thunderbolt to stop Silvally but the synthetic Pokemon merely dodged the move and hit Luxray with the steel version of his signature move.
Only Pikachu, Starmie, Scizor, Electivire and Dragonite who was barely still in it, remained with Silvally having yet to receive an attack.
"Dash in and use fire fang on Scizor!" Gladion commanded but winked at Silvally who was running at the remaining 5.
"Circle it!" Paul commanded as Silvally dashed in with Gladion changing to the electric memory.
"Thunderbolt instead!" Gladion shouted as Silvally released the surge of electric energy. Pikachu, Electivire and Scizor were not effected by the attack but Starmie and Dragonite on the other hand were suffering big time.
If Dragonite hadn't of taken the hyperbeam, he probably could have lived it as both he and Starmie fainted.
Scizor went to attack but was stopped by the paralysis he got from the thunderbolt.
"Pikachu! Iron tail!" Max told the mouse Pokemon.
"Thunder punch!" Paul shouted
"Ignore the rat, leave him for last. Take down on Electivire!" Gladion shouted as Silvally slammed into Electivire. Electivire still managed to nic Silvally in the side as the synthetic Pokemon grunted in pain.
"Aerial ace!" Gladion told him.
Silvally slashed at Electivire as he collapsed on to his back with his trainer looking stunned he was defeated so easily.
"Fire fang the Scizor…"
Scizor couldn't move thanks to the paralysis as the fire fang engulfed the steel bug with him left in a crisp.
All that stood in Silvally's path of destruction was Pikachu.
"That thing… Is so powerful…" Serena muttered as she cradled her Sylveon. Pauls Electivire's thunder punch was the first bit of damage they had done to the creature and that was even still rather minimal.
Pikachu gave a nervous look as Silvally loomed over him.
"Pika…"
"Vali!"
"CU?"
Silvally glared at Pikachu and pounced on him.
"Electro ball Pikachu!" Max tried to shout out but Silvally was already battering around Pikachu like a rag doll.
From crunch to slash to aerial ace to his signature move in Multi attack, he dropped Pikachu to the ground who was panting badly, covered in bruises and cuts.
Silvally walked over to his trainer as his teammates congratulated him on the massive victory.
Gladion glared at them all as Max wobbled in to pick up Pikachu.
"Let's go." Gladion said to this team as his four Pokemon followed him.
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING?" Misty shouted in anger at her and the others humiliating defeat.
Gladion smirked to himself.
"Leaving. I could do worse but eh. I'm in a good mood now." He said. "You can stay as I'm going, that was me just to make sure you would battle with something on the line."
Gladion walked off as the trainers with injured mons went to the Pokemon center. Bonnie followed her brother and Cilan tagged along as well, leaving just Dawn, confused about what had just happened.
It was giving her a headache as she decided to go have a lie down.
A few hours later, Gladion and his Pokemon had left the hotel to continue getting the crystals.
"Cario?" Lucario muttered as Gladion looked at him.
He smirked.
"Questioning why I did all this today. Nod if you are wondering why?" Gladion asked as all four of his Pokemon nodded.
"You see… It was a scouting report really… Heh. It's to see what they are like behind closed doors. Selfish, unthankful, arrogant, ignorant, cruel and most importantly, honesty." Gladion told them.
"But yes, one of them has had a change of heart but I offered her help but did I care for her? No. She had information I needed and I got it. UB-07: Fear is lurking somewhere in Sinnoh." Gladion told the Pokemon as he pulled out a photo of his former family.
"It's just us and them now."
Dawn looked on as she, Barry and Kenny went on to the plane.
The Kalos lot had flown off already in Marco's private jet.
She knew the ones heading back to Kanto had to wait another few hours before their flight was here.
She sighed as she had conflicted thoughts.
That pokemon Gladion was using...
Speaking of Gladion, who was he and how did he know about... Well, all that?
He seemed to know more than what he should have.
"Yo! Dawn! Hurry up!" Barry called out as she jumped slightly.
"Co-coming!" Dawn shouted back.
She gave one final look to Alola but made a promise to herself.
"I'll back one day..." she muttered before rushing off to find her seat with the two boys, ahead of a long trip back home.
Authors Note: Boy.
Gen fucking seven has done it again. No pattern or anything we thought of the old Generations are safe.
No NationalDex? Eh fine, Pokebank.
No Gyms? Trials instead!
No HMS? Oh well, got Pokeride!
Legends evolving? Sweet.
BUT!? WHAT!? NEW FUCKING MONS MID GEN! Everything we now know about USUM is completely in air right now and I fucking love it.
The new UBS looking amazing in my opinion. Burst and Assembly... I don't know who I love more lmao, didn't give a number either so thats also interesting. What's your guys thoughts on it?
The battle scenes with Necrozma Vs Solgaleo or Lunala looks amazing as well.
Though it annoys me to still see people complain about USUM. Never has this been done and I pray! If there is a demo, SCRUB IT CLEAN OF EVERYTHING GAMEFREAK!
SO enough of todays wild events, Gladion vs the traitors. No real connection to the main line (as Ash in the Ula'Ula and this is Akala) with the next one being the fairy trial.
Yes, the Ultra Beast that Attacked Dawn beginning scene is based of the opening scene from IT. Loved the film, not that it was scary but it got into your head. And yes, its name is Spirvenen with a meaning behind it. Type is still up for guess though lmao.
QUESTIONS
Are you still taking OC's?
Yes and I will be till the league. No op arse team and try to avoid using mons Ash or Hau might have. I might make an exception or two but try to be unique. I will say when I stop accepting them.
Damn you fucked their characters real bad. Too much OOCness (Chapter 27)
Plot.
What are you talking about!? Amourshipping is the most popular of all!
Ugh, knew their would be one. Read the answer for the Amourshipping question properly and then read it again.
Not sure if this has been asked & I just missed it but... Is Ash going to get the Incinium & Decidium Z at some point?
He had already got them from Kukui. With Torracat still being Torracat, his is no use yet. But decidueye has already used his :)
Hate to nitpick, but Salandit cannot be burned, even if affected by the Ability Synchronize. It doesn't happen.
Yeah that was the one thing I wasn't confident about with the chapter lmao. When checking all Pokemon sites to check it out (which is something I should knew ffs) gave no clear anwser and cuz I can't be bothered going into sun to test it, went with the 50 50 chance lmao.
I would like to apologize if this has been asked before but will As have his Aura powers in this fic?
It's something I wanted to kind of avoid just cuz its so common in most Ash betrayed stories or some from of Pokemon story with Ash in it. But its not completely out of the question yet.
Again, there's going to be a Z- power ring with a different colour scheme from USUM, will Ash be having one of them?
Just want to learn more about them first before I do anything.
Is this fanfic going to have a HUGE plot twist at the end like your others stories which are all original? ( like Oliver/ Maxwell and red from your fanfics)
I might have something up my sleeve ;P
AND I'm glad someone asked this today...
Just out of curiosity, are you going to do a bit of a rewrite, what with Nintendo releasing info on the new Ultra Beasts today?
The first half of the story will roll how it is and by then USUM should be out so I'll judge then if I'm going to do a massive shake up but expect the new UBS to appear eventually and whatever craziness they have in stock for us.
That's all for now. Review, suggest or PM me. Spectre out!