ALOLA TO OUR SAVIOUR: Chapter 46 - The Sea of Void.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon :/
(The Sea of Void, Ultra Space)
With the flash of a bright blue, Nebby let out a loud cry as Ash and Lillie opened up their eyes to see the nightmare like landscape they were in.
It was nothing like they had ever seen before…
The walls were made of roughed black rock with different kinds of coral popping of it along with other stuff you'd expect to see at the bottom of the ocean. You could hear a faint bumping sound, almost like a heartbeat giving the creepy vibes that the place was alive.
The two humans jumped off Lunala as Lillie scooped up some of the black sand that was on the ground. It was arguable the finest thing she had ever touched. When going to drop it back on to the ground, the sand slid off perfectly, leaving nothing on her hand.
This reminded Ash of the time he had to go to the distortion world back in Sinnoh…
Yet this was on a whole different level of disturbing.
"A world of no emotion…" Nebby spoke.
"Nihilego… Actually, lives here?" Lillie muttered as she continued to look around.
"Yes. The thoughts and memories of those before me have been passed on. Not all the homes are this disturbing though…" Nebby explained as Ash pulled out Rotomdex to find a non-responsive Rotom.
Lillie pulled out her phone and got the same result.
"Being 1000's of light years away does that technology." Nebby explained.
"We should get moving. We don't know what or who might be watching us." Ash told Lillie and Lunala.
They walked down the large hallway as an opening in the side got them a full display of the world. The landscape had the same black sand while mountains and cliff were of the same black roughed rock. Large coral pieces appeared to act as tree's almost. The sky was green with a very large moon visible. There was Nihilego's flying everywhere.
"This place… It's awfully beautiful but so unsettling at the same time." Lillie spokes. "The air is so fresh it almost hurts to breathe."
Ash didn't feel safe despite having Lunala with them so he brought out Greninja.
"Geeko…" Greninja muttered.
"Anything attacks us, do not hold back." Ash told the frog who nodded.
"A-A-Ash?!" Lillie yelled.
Ash quickly ran to her but saw nothing dangerous in sight.
"What's up!?" Ash questioned.
"Lo-look at the ro-rock!" Lillie muttered as there was a bloody handprint on the rock.
Ash's eyes widened as he examined the handprint.
"Stay by my side. Greninja, stay in front for now. Nebby, cover the back." Ash commanded.
Lillie grabbed his hand while the two Pokemon got into place as they pushed further into the cave.
More blood appeared on the rocks as it looked to get fresher and fresher until they came to a horrifying discovery.
Lying next to the rock with a giant gash on his head was Guzma. He had blood all over his face and in his white hair. His right arm was in a sling he made from his jacket.
"Heh… Heh… Hehh…." Guzma laughed as he saw the sight of Ash and Lillie.
"What a place huh?" Guzma spoke in pain as he looked at the group which included Lunala. "Huh… The legendary of Alola was Cosmog the whole time…"
"Guzma!? What happened?" Ash shouted as he rushed to the side of the Skull boss.
Guzma smirked.
"You see kiddos… I'm the big, bad, boss of Team Skull. Never. Never have I been scared since I gave myself that title… I make people scared of me…" Guzma explained. "So, listen to what old Guzma has to say…"
Ash and Lillie looked at each other.
"Y'all are stupid!" Guzma blurted out as he began to cough.
"How did you end up like this?!" Lillie asked, expressing her concern for the boss of Team Skull. Sure! He kidnapped her and terrorised the people of Alola, but here, inside Ultra-Space, none of that mattered.
Guzma smirked.
"Those things… Nihilego or whatever they are called. I wanted one. I tried to get it but it avoided me. Before I knew it… I was possessed. I had four different voices talking at once in my head. They told me to hurt myself and heh. Here we are…" Guzma explained as he spat out some blood, keeping a calm composer despite the pain he was in.
"This place… Shouldn't exist. But it does… It's like a perfect nightmare. Except, it's not a dream."
"Guzma. Just relax! Once we get Lusamine, we'll get you the medical help you need!" Ash told him.
He smirked again.
"Ooo… I'm not the one that's going to need help." Guzma told them.
Lillie paled and looked at Ash.
"What do you mean…" Ash asked with caution.
Guzma turned to Lillie.
"Your mother is gone…" Guzma blurted out to her as Lillie felt her heart sink.
"What!?" Ash shouted in outrage.
"Let me finish…" Guzma shouted as Ash stopped.
"I don't mean like she is dead… Well, she might as well be!" Guzma yelled.
"Where is my mother!?" Lillie screamed.
"Her body still is lurking around but the beast… It is in control now… It was Nihilego that believed in me so in other words, using me. Heh, and here I thought that she actually cared for me." Guzma muttered with a slight tear falling out his right eye.
Ash just nodded as Lillie covered her mouth.
Greninja and Lunala watched on.
Lillie gulped but turned to continue.
"Kek… So, you are still going to go on huh?" Guzma asked.
Ash stayed out of this one.
"Nihilego or not. She is still my mother…" Lillie told the Skull boss.
Guzma stayed silent.
"And we are going to save her!" Lillie declared as Ash, Greninja and Lunala nodded.
Guzma smirked.
"Alright kid… Just be careful and don't end up like me."
Lillie, Greninja and Lunala went on as Ash stayed with Guzma for a second.
"We'll be back to pick you up." Ash told him as he ran to catch up with Lillie.
They proceeded on as they came to another cave entrance.
"What is this I feel…" Nebby spoke.
"What's wrong Nebby?" Lillie asked.
"I don't know… A surge of energy is radiating…" Nebby explained.
As they said that, four Nihilego's appeared as they were caught off guard.
However, they didn't do anything and shortly disappeared.
"What was that about…" Ash muttered.
"I think it would be best for me to stay here and guard. Call me if you need assistance." Nebby explained as Lillie nodded.
"Be careful." Lillie said to Nebby as the moone Pokemon nodded.
Ash and Lillie entered the new room was it was a long corridor that lead to a large battle like room. There were holes that exposed the room to the outside world.
The teens made their way to the end as four Nihilego's appeared yet again but this time disappeared, one by one.
Lillie began to breathe slightly faster but calmed down as Ash took her hand and nodded at her.
"We can do this." Ash told her as he quickly kissed her.
Upon breaking apart, Lusamine and a Nihilego appeared as she sat on a rock with a smug look.
"Look at… All of it. My beautiful world… The love between Nihilego and I is perfect." Lusamine spoke.
Within a heartbeat, the smug look turned into a look of pure anger.
"AND YET! YOU STILL PESTER ME!?" she roared.
"Mother! That is not you talking!" Lillie shouted.
"You're right. It's not." 'Lusamine' spoke.
Lillie gasped as Ash and Greninja took a defensive stance.
"You were always a clever girl Lillie. Because of you, I was able to keep my control on both you and Lusamine…" She spoke.
"Then what Guzma said is true… Nihilego." Ash said.
Lusamine shrugged her shoulders.
"I am doing what I must to survive. You would surely do the same if you were in my position." Nihilego spoke via Lusamine.
"What about Guzma! You used him for so many years and you're just going to let him die here!" Ash yelled.
Lusamine shrugged his shoulders.
"From what I observed, Pokemon are nothing but tools to humans. What is not to say that a human can't be a tool as well."
Lillie felt sick at hearing this.
"But you see… Your world has something ours don't. And we want it." Lusamine explained. "Our invasion has already begun. Pheromosa, Buzzwole, Xurkitree, Spirvenen and Renterba all reside in your world…"
They didn't recognise the last three names.
"More beasts will join them and at last, we will have what we have spent millennia's aiming for…" Lusamine spoke.
"MOTHER! PLEASE FIGHT IT!" Lillie screamed.
"She is gone. You are wasting your breath." Nihilego via Lusamine said calmly and chillingly.
"You were once an easy one to control. THEN you grew older and was poisoned by HIM!"
Ash kept a serious look as he was ready to lash out with everything he had.
She smirked.
"I don't care if you are her child or not." Nihilego started, referring to Lillie first
"I don't CARE to those that were loyal or not!" she spoke, this time referring to Guzma
"I don't CARE IF YOU ARE THE RAREST POKEMON THERE IS OR NOT!" she shouted, referring to the world of Pokemon.
"It's simple. If you are not worthy, THEN I DON'T NEED YOU!"
Lillie tightened her fist.
"I'll give you an option Lillie. Because you were so precious to me when you were younger, we'll spare you when the invasion happens and you can live as my pet!"
She stayed silent.
"I'll even tell you where your father is…"
That was the last straw for the blonde.
"NO! NO MORE LIES! MY FATHER IS DEAD!" Lillie screamed, catching Ash and Lusamine/Nihilego off guard.
"LUSAMINE! You are weak and pathetic! You let your own selfishness and obsessions get in front of you! YOU ARE TERRIBLE! I am not a tool! I am alive! Cosmog is too!" Lillie snapped.
Ash had never seen her like this before. It was a surge of anger and confidence.
Lusamine kept a straight look.
"The way you tried to find father wasn't right! And look where it got you! THIS PROVES EXACTLY WHAT I SAID! You are weak, selfish, pathetic! You are willing to inject yourself with this monster's poison to find happiness! What about your children! Your selfishness made our lives a living FUCKING HELL!" Lillie screamed.
Ash noticed a twitch on Lusamine's face as if she heard it. But it quickly vanished.
"I did what was best for you. But it seems you don't respect it." Lusamine spoke. She quickly turned to Ash. "And me? Terrible? How am I different from any other Pokemon trainer such as him! If I possess a Pokemon I can't or no longer use, what do I do with it? I throw it away!"
Ash felt that realisation.
"Enough talk 'mother'!" Lillie yelled.
Lusamine laughed as it grew louder and louder.
"Oh… You think you can defeat me? How cute!"
Lusamine stood up as the Nihilego next to her disappeared but reappeared right above her.
Lusamine smirked as her eyes went soulless.
"You could have had it all Lillie… But you choose them…" Lusamine warned as Nihilego created a black smoke around Lusamine as it went down on her. A white light lit up the room as Ash and Lillie were blinded.
Once it was over, they were horrified to see what had happened.
"M-Mother?" Lillie asked with a stutter.
Nihilego had grown by a lot as the tentacles it had now had sharp claws on them. Floating inside the tentacles was different coloured shapes and a large eye on each one. Lusamine's eye opened and changed from green to yellow as her was now black. Nihilego's body in general had darkened.
"Heh… Hehe… Hahaha…. HAHAHA…. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The creature laughed.
Lillie couldn't bare the sight anymore. She turned around and threw up on the ground as Greninja got ready to attack.
The Nihilego that had Lusamine inside revealed 5 pokeballs. Out came a Clefable, a Bewear, a Milotic, a Lilligant and lastly a Mismagius. They all had the totem aura around them but with disturbed and troubled faces on them as well. They were possessed as well by the looks of it.
"Lillie! It's rude to turn your back on someone! I thought I taught you better!" Lusamine spoke with a deepened voice. "You no longer matter. I am the Mother-beast now of all the beautiful beings that live here! AND YOU MAKE THIS WORLD UGLY! I can fix that though… BY KILLING YOU!"
A powerful hyperbeam from Clefable was fired right at Lillie.
Before Greninja could react, a signal beam was fired to deflect it.
Ash and Lillie turned around to see Guzma limping towards them with Golisopod next to him.
"Guzma!" Ash yelled as the Skull boss laughed.
"Heh. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Guzma quoted.
Guzma turned to Ash.
"I'll take on the bitches Pokemon while you deal with her!" Guzma croaked to Ash.
"Wait? You're helping us?!" Lillie said stunned.
"I'm only tool apparently so I might as well be useful then. This is the only way we are getting out alive…" Guzma told them.
"GRRR! GUZMA! KILL THEM! KILL THEM ALL!"
"But your arm!" Lillie said expressing her concern as Guzma brought out the rest of his team including Heracross, Masquerain, Ariados and a Scizor which Ash hadn't seen before.
"Heh. A bloodied head and broken arm isn't gunna stop yah boi!" Guzma smirked as he turned to Lusamine's Pokemon. "YOU WANT A PIECE OF US! COME AND GET SOME!"
His bugs rushed into battle as Ash turned to Lillie.
"Go with him."
"Wha-"
"DO IT! THIS ISN'T SAFE!"
Lillie nodded as Lusamine growled at Ash.
"It's all your fault!"
Ash brought out his whole team. From left to right: Decidueye, Incineroar, Bewear, Salazzle, Kirlia, Mimikyu, Greninja and Type: Null all looked at their biggest foe yet.
The Mother-Beast roared again as she formed a black and purple ball above herself and let it go on the ground as dark spikes pierced out of the ground.
Ash jumped to the side as his Pokemon dodged the attacked and moved around to surround Lusamine.
Bewear ripped a rock out of the wall and threw it at her but was easily deflected.
"HAHAHA! I can see your every move! I know your every move HAHAHA!"
Incineroar and Salazzle nodded at each other as the combined their flamethrowers together and fired it Lusamine.
A purple bubble appeared around her as the fire blasted on it. She popped the bubble as some of the energy surrounded at the fire. She roared and fired it back, creating an explosion and hurting the fire types with their own weapon. They thankfully got up though.
Decidueye was running along the wall, firing arrows left, right and centre.
Just like she said before, she could see their every move as she deflected every arrow fired.
All the ends of the tentacles glowed a dark purple as shadow like claws appeared. She got closer to the ground and began to spin around as the beasts move slashed at Ash's team.
They managed all managed to move out of the way except for Type: Null who didn't know what to do. Thankfully, Kirlia used psychic and moved her in time.
Type: Null ran behind Ash.
"YOU HAVE ONE OF MY TYPE: NULLS!?"
Elsewhere, Guzma and Lillie were fighting Lusamine's Pokemon team as they had their backs to each other.
"Confusion on Bewear! Ice beam on Lilligant!"
"X-Scissor Golisopod!"
Kirlia used her psychic abilities to battle against the bear as she growled in pain.
Ninetales fired the ice move at the aggressive but sad looking Lilligant who cried in pain with Golisopod rushing over and slashing at her chest.
Lusamine stopped what she was doing and turned when she heard Lilligant cry.
Ash took this chance to attack all at once.
"Spirit shackle! Flamethrower! Rock throw! Psychic! Dazzling gleam! WATER SHURIKEN!"
Decidueye fired the ghost like arrow. Lusamine deflected it but had to acted quick to stop the incoming flamethrower from Salazzle and Incineroar again. This was then followed by Bewear who kept throwing rocks at her. Kirlia tried to hold her in place as he used psychic while Mimikyu fired a dazzling gleam at her.
Ash's Pokemon kept repeating the moves as she was struggling to block them all. Greninja turned into Ash-Greninja and flung the giant water shuriken on his back at her. The water projectile wedged into one of the tentacles as she screamed in pain, resulting in her accidently flying into the wall.
The area shook as Lillie nearly fell over.
"You okay k-kid?" Guzma asked while coughing in the process.
"Yeah. Only Milotic and Clefable are left. It's seven against two!" Lillie announced.
Guzma nodded which resulted in a stinging pain after that.
Lusamine groaned in pain as the water shuriken fell apart to reveal the cut in the tentacle as she growled at Greninja.
A ball of purple electric was made as a powerful shock wave filled the room, freezing Ash's team for a split second.
"Ge-geeko!" Greninja groaned as he couldn't move.
The same claw as before formed on one of the tentacles as she aimed at Greninja to tear him apart.
"GRENINJA!" Ash yelled.
Type: Null didn't get effected but realised what had happened. She had to help in some way.
She ran forwards and passed Ash as her helmet glowed a silver like colour as she deflected the attack from the Mother-Beast with iron head. Type: Null stood strong as the others regained mobility again.
"ATTACK AGAIN!" Ash shouted.
But this time they all joined their attack together as a large ball of energy was created with it being unleashed at Lusamine who blocked it with the tentacles. She forced it to the side which resulted in Guzma and Lillie jumping to the ground as a large hole in the wall was created with the outside world being visible.
Lillie smacked her head on the ground slightly as a small cut appeared on the side of forehead. Nothing as bad as Guzma's though as she tried to get rid of the dirt on her clothes.
"I'VE HAD IT!"
A pulse like attack was fired down as they were still all in a group. Most dodged except for Mimikyu and Bewear who eventually fell to the attack.
She used her abilities to lift a large rock up to crush the two.
Ash's eyes widened.
"INCINEROAR! TYPE: NULL!" Ash shouted.
The rock was dropped as the fire dark type and the normal type just made it in time to destroy it.
But that was a part of Lusamine's plan as she now focused on Kirlia and Salazzle as a ball of shadows surrounded them. As the ball got smaller, the pain got worse. The two were on the ground fainted, leaving only Incineroar, Decidueye, Greninja and Type: Null.
Ariados fell to the ground as Clefable stood over the bug.
Guzma grunted.
"This is not good…" he hissed. "I've only got Golisopod and Heracross left."
Lillie still had Ninetales but Kirlia was defeated.
"It's only Clefable! We can do this!" Lillie told Guzma.
"Moonblast!" Lillie shouted.
"Razor shell Golisopod! END THIS!" Guzma shouted as well.
The two attacks joined forces as Clefable fell onto her back with no energy left to battle.
Lusamine watched this in horror as she saw her precious Pokemon fall in defeat.
"You! YOU!"
Her own daughter did this…
So, she was going to defeat something she loved…
Lusamine formed shadow like rings which caged Ash's remaining Pokemon. The one spare one slammed into Ash as he fell in front of the Mother-Beast.
As he started to get up, he felt his power to breathe in air slowly stop as it felt like he was being chocked. He floated up as Lusamine looked at him aggressive as a tentacle shrunk down and wrapped around his neck as she squeezed slightly.
"I am enjoying this!" She taunted as Ash gasped for air.
"ASH!" Lillie screamed as Guzma grunted.
"I want to hear you gasp for air! I want to hear the bones in your neck crack! I want to see the life drain out of your EYES!"
"GEECKO!" Greninja shouted as he tried to free himself from the cage but to success. Incineroar, Decidueye and Type: Null tried at well but also failed.
Ash was slowly losing vision as his mind was starting to go fuzzy.
"Yes… DIE! DIE ALREADY!"
The kicking motion with his feet was starting to slow down as his grip in trying to get the tentacle of was slowly fading.
Lillie had to do something. She noticed this was the tentacle that was damaged from before.
"NINETALES! MOONBLAST!" Lillie shouted as the ice fairy type fired the blast at the Mother-Beast. She was so fixated on Ash, she didn't pay attention to what was happening as the moonblast collided with the tentacle. Due the already existing cut in it, the moonblast did the job as it ripped off the tentacle with her screaming and Ash falling to the ground.
He gasped for air as he was panting so hard. The energy cage that contained his Pokemon broke as they rushed over to witness their trainer covered in dirt and with bruise marks all around his neck.
The Mother-Beast regained composer despite the agonising pain she was in and glared at her new attack.
"STOP! STOP! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
She created another pulse and fired it at Lillie. The pulse landed right in front of Lillie which was enough to send her flying and through the hole that was in the wall.
She screamed as she was falling.
Lusamine laughed as Guzma watched in shock.
Ash though. Despite being nearly chocked to death a minute ago, made a wobbly rush for it as he jumped out the side as well after her.
"ASH!" Guzma shouted.
"GEECKO!" Greninja yelled as he tried to run off but was held back by Incineroar and Decidueye.
Lillie was falling head first as she stopped screaming and simply cried. She closed her eye and awaited her fate. She was going to die in this hellhole.
She felt someone grab on to her as she opened her eyes to find Ash.
"A-A-Ash…" she whaled as he jumped after her. "W-w-why?"
"I can't live with myself if I let you go." Ash croaked as the pair held each other in their arms and connected for possibly one final kiss.
But out of nowhere, Lunala appeared swooped down under them and managed to catch them before they hit the ground.
"NEBBY!"
"I said! If you needed help, call me!" Nebby grunted. "Hold on!"
Lunala flew up and towards the hole that was made.
"Well, Guzma. Just us now. You can be my pet. How does that sound?"
Guzma gave a conflicted look as he was done for.
"Wel-"
Lusamine was cut off as Lunala flew into the room and screeched. Ash and Lillie jumped off and rushed over to Ash's Pokemon and Ninetales. Guzma made his way over as well while Lusamine was locked into a staring contest with Lunala.
"You…"
Lunala stayed silent.
"YOU ARE THE REASON WHY WE FAILED!"
She still remained silent.
"LOOK YOU HAVE DONE! YOU DID IT!"
"I don't know what you are talking about! That was not me but my ancestors but I am warning you! Free the humans and I'll spare you!" Lunala threatened.
The Mother-Beast fired a dark beam at Lunala but she simple dodged as Lunala zoomed into Lusamine as they created a new hole in the wall.
Lusamine fell to the ground as Nebby used psychic on her, throwing her through the coral like trees.
"KILL IT!"
Several Nihilego's appeared as Lunala looked around.
Lunala disappeared for a second but reappeared with 10 other copies.
The poison rock types got confused at the amount that were there.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"
The wild Nihilego's fired sludge bombs at all of them but none turned out to be the real Lunala. The Mother-Beast grunted as she was slammed into by Lunala again, this time carrying her back to the room.
The humans were to the side as Lillie patted Ninetales to assure her she was alright. Greninja hugged Ash but was quickly and shockingly forced apart as Lunala and Lusamine crashed through the bottom of the cave with the latter crashing into the wall.
Lunala watched carefully as Lusamine attempted to get back up.
Lillie stood up as her mother looked at her with rage. Lillie sighed as she closed her eyes. Once opening them again as looked at her mother with rage as well.
The Mother-Beast floated upwards to get back into the battle.
"LUNALA! FINISH THIS!" Lillie yelled, calling the legendary by her actual name.
"Hurt my friends then I'll hurt you!" Lunala roared as she formed a moon like shape with her body glowing. A ball of light formed as she fired it right at the Mother-Beast, getting a direct hit.
Ash, Lillie and Guzma listened to high shriek of the Mother-Beast.
Lunala stopped as the dome on the beast cracked apart.
"NO! N-n-n-n-n-o-n-o-n-n-no! I-I Can't lo-lose!"
The beast glowed purple as it screamed louder.
An explosion sound echoed in the room as two different figures fell. The first being Lusamine while the second was the Nihilego who was burning away, fading into smoke.
"MOTHER!" Lillie yelled.
Lusamine was completely motionless on the ground as Lillie rushed to her side.
"Mo-Mother?" Lillie muttered.
Lusamine's eyes flickered open slightly as Ash and Guzma walked over.
"Lillie… I'm so… proud of you…" Lusamine croaked. "I am… sorry…"
Lillie smiled as Lusamine it appeared Nihilego had lost control.
"You've… Became a young and… Beautiful woman… I was watching… From the inside. Your father… Would be so proud…" Lusamine muttered as she fell unconscious again.
"Mother? MOTHER?!" Lillie shouted as Ash placed his hand on her heart.
"Her heart is still pumping so she might just have fainted." Ash told the blonde as Lillie nodded.
Ash turned to Guzma.
"Do you think you can get Golisopod to carry her?" Ash asked as Guzma nodded.
Golisopod picked up the Aether president while Ash returned his Pokemon and eventually turned to Lunala.
"Nebby… It is time. Let's go home!" Lillie told the legendary as she allowed everyone one on. She created an Ultra-Wormhole and flew into it to return home.
(Alter of the Stars)
It was early in the morning as everyone fell asleep except Gladion and Hau.
Gladion rested head on the side of Silvally who was asleep as he looked at the stars. It was a pleasant sight to see the night sky again.
Hau sat on the edge of the platform where Ash played the sun flute. He looked down as he waved his feet in the air.
"You awake?" Hau called out.
"Yeah." Gladion responded.
"What's the time?" he asked again.
Gladion looked at his phone and saw it was 6 in the morning.
"6:00AM. Nearly dawn."
Hau sighed as he watched everyone sleep on the cold hard ground.
It had been at least 6 or 7 hours since they departed into Ultra-Space.
Gladion was worried about Lillie. But he knew that she had Ash and Lunala.
A little tremor shook the area as Gladion stood up with nearly everyone that was asleep being rudely woken up.
"(Yawn) What was that?" Kukui yawned as Burnet stretched.
Gladion turned to the Alter as the place shook again but this time an Ultra-Wormhole opened up with Lunala flying out of it.
At the sight of this, those that were half asleep were now full awake.
Lunala got closer to the ground as Golisopod jumped off with Lusamine in his arms. Ash, Lillie and Guzma followed.
"ASH!" Hau shouted as everyone rushed over.
They all noticed the large bruises around his neck and the cut on Lillie's forehead. Guzma was also noticed with his bloodied face and broken arm.
Gladion made his way to the front to examine his mother, who was still out cold.
"I think we did it…" Lillie announced. "The Nihilego that was controlling her is now dead."
"What was it like in there?" a tired Mallow asked.
"Unlike anything I have ever seen before. It was almost like it was from a nightmare but at the same time, it was actually rather beautiful…" Lillie explained.
Ash turned to Gladion.
"I think we figured out why they are coming to earth…" Ash told him.
"What?" Gladion muttered as everyone turned to Ash.
"While Lusamine was under control of Nihilego, she explained that they need something that is on earth and they won't stop till they get it. Question is, what is it?" Ash explained.
Everyone exchanged conflicted looks.
"Well, we'll just have to be there to stop them, won't we?" Hau spoke up.
"Lillie. Gladion."
The two siblings turned to Lunala.
"What is wrong Nebby?" Lillie asked.
"I feel like it is an appropriate time to tell you this seeming you are both here. Nihilego's toxins still are inside Lusamine." Lunala explained.
"What!?" Lillie screamed as Gladion looked down at their unconscious mother.
Ash gulped upon hearing this.
"Before you jump to conclusions, it is fine now though. Now that the Nihilego she was connected with it dead, the toxins are at a still rate. Meaning that once they fade out of her body, she should go back to being normal. I'm afraid though due to the many years of injecting herself with it, I do not know when she will wake up."
Lillie gave a sad nod but smiled slightly.
"I can pull a few strings and organise something at the Grand Hano Resort! A toast to Ash and Lillie for stopping Nihilego!" Olivia announced as the crowd chattered about the idea.
Ash smiled at first but realised something.
"Actually, I want to throw one more name in: Guzma." Ash announced as the Skull boss became the centre of attention.
"What?" he stuttered.
"Guzma. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have been able to stop them. You did just as much work if not more." Ash told him, giving him the acknowledgment he had craved for so many years.
Guzma sighed.
"Doesn't change what I have done with Team Skull." He muttered.
Kukui stepped forward as the two former childhood friends stood right in front of each other for the first time in years.
"Guz." Kukui said, calling Guzma by his nickname. "I can sort something out with the authorities and we'll work from there."
Guzma looked at Kukui with shock.
Mina rushed out of the crowd and hugged her older brother as Guzma sighed, placing his hand on her back and resting his head on hers seeming he was taller.
"Kukui I-"Guzma muttered.
"Don't sweat on it. It's going to take time. Guess this is my way of saying sorry." Kukui told the boss of Team Skull.
The two shook hands as Mina let go of her elder brother.
Kukui turned to the crowd and scanned each and every one of them.
"I think this is the time I make this announcement!" Kukui said.
"What?" Lillie blurted.
"The Pokemon league is starting in less than two weeks to know who the first ever champion of Alola is!" Kukui explained.
Ash felt his heart race at the sound of that.
"This years is an exception: Entry is free seeming we want a fair chance to everyone!" Kukui told them all.
Gladion kept a straight look while Hau thought about what was just said.
"So! About that toast at Grand Hano Hotel?" Kukui finished as the crowd started to talk.
Lunala sighed.
Lillie was the only one to notice this.
"Nebby, what is wrong?" Lillie asked.
"Lillie. I want to thank you for everything. Because of your bravery, we are here today!" Lunala explained.
Lillie gave a confused look.
"What I am trying to say is that it is not safe for me to around you." Lunala told them.
The crowd went silent as the legendary announced that.
"Wh-what?" Lillie stuttered.
"That was just Nihilego. There are much worse beings lurking in there. I am afraid that if I am around you, you'll get hurt or worse…" Lunala said.
"Wa-wait? Does that mean you are leaving?" Mallow asked out.
Lunala sighed as she looked at the rising sun.
"I don't want to go… But I'll be safe."
"Where will you go?" Zach questioned Nebby.
"Home. I must know what my ancestors did eons ago. That something that evolving didn't give knowledge of."
"I understand." Lillie said with tears.
Everyone looked at her when she said that.
Ash smiled.
"Y-you do?"
Lillie nodded her head.
Lunala picked her up as Lillie placed her hands on the Moone Pokémon's face as she rested hers on her as well.
"I'll miss you… But I understand." Lillie told Nebby as the pair both closed their eyes as the sun rose behind them.
A few in the crowd shed a tear or two at the sad sight.
Lunala placed her on the ground as a ball of light appeared in front of Lillie as a small necklace with a whistle on it appeared.
"Have this. Blow it once and I'll come to you. Only you can summon me. If you in trouble or if you are lonely or just want to talk!"
Lillie placed it around her neck as she felt someone grab on to her. Ash put his arm around her waist as Lillie smiled.
"I could never express my opinion as a Cosmog but I had a feeling you two would end up in each other's arms one day."
The pair blushed as the crowd laughed. Even Gladion cracked a smile.
"This is it. Until next time."
Lunala cried as an Ultra Wormhole opened as she flew into it, closing shortly after.
"We did it…" Lillie muttered as her eyes watered up again. "Nebby is home."
"I say we get out of this place and celebrate!" Wicke added on to everything that was being said as they all cheered.
But Ash had a lingering thought in the back of his head after what Nebby said of 'not being safe'.
They all went ahead as Ash whispered to Lillie that he'll catch up.
"Hey Gladion! A word?" Ash called out. Gladion walked over with Silvally.
"What's up?"
Ash sighed.
"We left out a detail or two… It's what Nihilego said which was just backed up by Nebby…" Ash told the blonde.
Gladion gave a confused look.
"This isn't over… This is just the start." Ash told him as Gladion sighed with the two boys heading for the stairs of the alter to go and have some earned relaxation.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Saying this straight away: NEBBY WILL RETURN!
I know everyone wanted Lillie to catch Lunala but what I've done is essentially the same just not traveling with her but can be called upon at any time.
Hopefully the fight with the Mother Beast was alright. Low key nervous on how it was.
So I wasn't planning on uploading this for another few days BUT because of the events that have happened in the last 6 hours, I changed my mind which brings us to the next topic:
Oh and Team Rocket is returning in USUM... WOW! The leaks are right again.
The same leak said a Grass poison Gen 1 pokemon will get an Alolan form which word was Oddish so yeah.
Expect a trailer soon too.
I've started to eliminate OC's as well. Don't ask 'if mine still in' because you won't get an answer. I still an very thankfully for all the ones that are sent though.
Regarding the Alolanraichium-Z, I forgot to cross it off my list of Z-crystals so that was that mix up but its been sorted now so yeah :P
And yeah...
QUESTIONS:
A little late to ask but why did you have Ash catch Type:Null with a Master Ball
Primarily I wouldn't expect for an experiment chimera being too willing to stay inside a pokeball so just throw a masterball and it won't have a choice. Just my viewing though.
Awesome chapter hoping for a sequel although.
I am... Second half which is going to more intense.
Is Hapu (the fourth kahuna) not going to appear until later or do you have something else planned?
I just don't like Hapu for some reason. Idk why. I do know I have featured her and she will reappear but not as Kahuna but I do have something planned.
so it raises question: When will everyone learn of Ash's location?
I have something up my sleeve ;)
how many chapters are there going to be
Lowkey. Dunno. This half should finish like around Chapter 51 or 52 if I stick to my plan. Overall, depends how USUM pans out.
you actually made me tear up. Twice. congratulations.
You're welcome.
Why don't you create your own mega evolution?
I've had this thought but I just dunno about it.
Lastly, the New is Greninja showing up, Will Team Rocket show up, Will Ash catch Mimikyu Question
Will Ash get Lycanroc Dusk form?
The Answer is YES: But just not in the way you'll think he'll get ;) Remember that.
In fact, let's make it a game :) Guess how he will get it. I am 85 percent confident no one guess it.
SO as always Review, Suggest or PM me! Spectre out!