Charizard's Counterattack
He flew down towards the ground, close enough to begin skimming the top of the waves before the Charizard slowed and began to land on the familar platform. As he jumped off the Ride Charizard, Sun saw a second Ride Charizard begin to land. He smiled and walked over to the other Charizard as his took off.
"One of these days, I'll beat you in a race," the rider stated as he hopped off the Charizard.
"Yeah, when you learn to take reasonable risks, Hau. Crashing head first into a Wailord is not a reasonable risk," Sun reminded him. Hau laughed.
"Says the person who flew between two Gyarados using Hydro Pump on each other." He retorted. Now it was Sun's turn to laugh.
"I didn't get knocked off though. Come on, we need to get changed," Sun told him. They then walked through the entrance into the building.
"Welcome to the Aether Paradise, the home of the Aether Foundation. Mr Hau, Mr Sun, if you are looking for Mrs Lusamine, she is on the Conservation Floor." the clerk kindly explains. They both nodded, said their thanks and head for a empty room to change. Once they had changed out of their Ride Gear and into their normal clothes, they left the room and rode the elevator to the next floor up.
"Greetings, Hau and Sun," Lusamine greeted them as they stepped off the elevator. Next to her, Faba scowled at the sight of them.
"Hey, Lusamine," Sun said, ignoring Faba completely which ticked him off even more. "Any luck with Mohn?"
"We've spoken a few times, but no luck with bringing his memory back. Whatever happened in the Ultra Wormhole must've caused more damage than we thought," Lusamine said sadly. Sun frowned in concern, but nodded his head in understanding.
"But at least you guys can see him whenever, right?" Hau said. Lusamine nodded.
"That is true. We will be forever in your debt for informing us of where he currently resides, Sun," she admitted.
"He's your husband and Gladion's and Lillie's father. You guys deserved to know," Sun explained simply. Faba scowled again.
"If the old coot wasn't so stubborn we could use the Isles at the Poké Pelago to help the Foundation.." Faba began to grumble before being silenced by Sun and Lusamine glaring at him.
"That 'old coot' is my husband, Faba." Lusamine's face bore an utterly terrifying look, one that was scary enough to make a Gyarados run in fear.
"I really think you should stay quiet Faba. You don't have an assistant to protect you now," Sun warned him as he raised his hand to show him that he had Froslass' Poké Ball in his hand. Faba decided to take the sensible option and shut his mouth rather than risk having to face a sadistic Ice type with a grudge against him and the lady who could stick him on cleaning duty for a year again.
"I'm gonna go find Lillie..." Hau said slowly as he began to back away.
"Don't bother, she's not here," Lusamine snaps. Hau quickly backed away to the elevator and hit the down button on the elevator as fast as he coulf, afraid to do anything that might incur the wrath of Lusamine on him.
"I thought we were supposed to be hanging out here..." Sun begin to say as the elevator began to travel away, taking Hau with it.
"Yeah, well she's not here. Good thing too, I'd rather not deal with that brat." Faba mouths off. This time Sun didn't bother warning him, choosing to release Froslass.
"Hey, Froslass," Sun called as the Snow Land Pokémon looked around before turning to look at him with a bored expression. "You wanna play a game?" he asked her, causing her expression to turn from boredom to glee. "Say hello to your little friend," Sun told her, pointing towards Faba. As soon as she spotted him, her eyes immediately began burning with fury at the man who humiliated her so many times over the course of her adventure as she charged up a Thunderbolt.
"No! Sun, please! Call it off!" Faba shouted in fear.
"Nah. You had it coming, Faba." Sun shrugged and turned away from him.
"Lusamine, please!"
"Sun."
"What?"
"Make sure she doesn't hit the other Pokémon."
The floor was filled with many loud girly shrieks and the cries of a furious Froslass as the Foundation's self proclaimed "last line of defence" began running around the conservation floor, trying to avoid the wrath of the ghost.
Half an hour later...
Froslass let out a bout of manic laughter as she looked at the trembling man in front of her.
"No... No more..." Faba said weakly as Froslass charged up another Thunderbolt.
"Enough," Sun commanded, returning Froslass to her Poké Ball. "Now, Lillie isn't here?" he asked Lusamine as he stowed the Poké Ball back in his bag.
"Yes. She wanted to arrange a movie night at the mansion here at the Paradise, but we have a meeting with some sponsors here tonight, so as a result, Professor Kukui arranged to have it at his labratory instead," Lusamine explained.
"A movie night? Haven't done those in years..." Sun muttered as he turned away to call the elevator.
"Your father's company will be one of the sponsors we are meeting tonight." Lusamine mentioned. Sun smirked as the elevator arrived on the floor.
"If that's the case, you'll probably end up meeting one of the other CEOs instead of him. Dad set off to open a new branch in another region about two weeks ago. He's very hands on when it comes to the company," he told her as he walked back onto the elevator.
"Very well. Enjoy the movies, Sun. Look after Lillie as well," Lusamine said.
Sun nodded. "Will do. Enjoy meeting with the sponsors, Lusamine. That's something I hope I never have to do," Sun joked as he pressed the button for the first floor, earning a chuckle from Lusamine. As the elevator begins to descend Sun could see Faba beginning to stand up, a relieved expression on his face despite the tremors running around his body.
"Don't worry Faba. Froslass will be back soon," Sun muttered darkly.
Four hours later...
The sun had began to set as Sun arrived outside the Professor's lab. he'd gone into Hau'oli and perused the shelves at the local LVM for some potential films to watch and had grabbed a couple to suggest for them. Lillie had called on his way back to apologise and inform him of the change in plans. He'd told her it was fine and had explained to her what had transpired in the Aether Paradise.
"Froslass didn't hurt the other Pokémon did she?" Lillie had asked.
"No, but she slapped and then threw his Hypno at him before he could order an attack," Sun had admitted. She had burst out laughing at that.
"Well, as long as he isn't too badly beat up. I want to talk to him when I get back," she said. Sun had assured her he was still walking and they said their goodbyes. He walked up the door of the lab and knocked. The door was soon opened.
"Sunny boy! I beat you here this time," Hau greets him. He smiled and walked in through the door.
"So where's Lillie?" He asked.
"Up here. Getting everything set up," an annoyed voice called from the loft.
"Dude, you should see the TV Lillie has. It's huge!" Hau babbled excitedly. Sun smirked and climbed up the ladder to see a person stood behind a massive curved TV. He looked behind it and found a very frustrated Lillie attempting to wire the TV up.
"Hey, Lillie. You need some help?" he asked
"Yeah. Shine a light on there, will you?" she asks. Sun let Rotom out of his bag and instructed him to shine a light on where he was pointing.
"...Had the cables the wrong way round," she grumbled.
"I'd have thought you'd have servants to do that, Lillie. Or have Sun do it," Hau joked as he climbs the ladder, only to be scared back down by the glares me and Lillie are giving him.
"Hau, unless you wanna do anything helpful, please keep quiet and out the way," Sun respectfully warned the man. Hau immediately took the advice on board and quietly got out of the way as Sun and Lillie worked on setting up the TV.
"...And done," Sun mutters as he plugged the DVD controller in. Lillie breathed out a sigh of relief as Sun held a hand up for a high five.
"That was way more complicated than it should've been," she admitted as she high fived Sun.
"Agreed. Is the popcorn sorted out yet?" Sun asked.
"I put it in before I started trying to get this to work," Lillie responds. Before I can ask, I can hear a voice chirp from downstairs "Who left popcorn in the microwave? Hah! Hey Sun, they didn't even turn the microwave on!" Lillie donned an utterly defeated facial expression as Sun sighed and went towards the ladder.
"Probably Kukui. Set it off will you please? I'm gonna find a bowl for our Pokémon," Sun called as he descended down the ladder. He heard the microwave get turned on as he arrived in the kitchen.
"Yo, is everything alright with Lillie?" Hau asks. Sun shrugged.
"How come you weren't helping her with the TV?" he asked him.
"I was, just she was getting annoyed and I was trying to help and we had a minor setback-"
"By setback he means he dropped a DVD case on his foot, stood on my foot and then tripped over me while hopping about," Lillie's voice called from the loft. Sun tried to suppress a smirk and a giggle, and looked at him.
"...Yeah, that. But it's good that you are here, Sun. Would've been weird without ya," Hau admitted.
"Gladion still in Johto?" Sun asked. Hau nodded. "Figures." Sun opened the cupboards to find a few bowls for Pokémon. "Hau, reckon Kukui left some food for the Pokémon to eat?
Ten minutes later...
They had finally gotten the TV set up and, after changing into their pyjamas, had set up a small table next to the couch for them to keep the popcorn on. Sun was sat in the middle of the couch while Hau and Lillie were sat on either side of him. Hau had attempted to sit next to Lillie, only to be jabbed and pushed out of the seat by Poipole and Ribombee, who'd then jabbed and pushed Sun into his seat, much to Hau's annoyance.
"What, you two the chairmen of the seating arrangements?"
Sun had pulled the films he'd picked up from LVM and put them on the table, as had Lillie and Hau.
"So, we've got Togepi's Day Out, Singing in the Drizzle, Sharpedo, Sharpedo vs Tyranitar, Charizard's Counterattack and Yamask of the Dead. Thoughts?" Sun asked.
"Sharpedo? I'm not sure the special effects hold up well in that, or Sharpedo vs Tyranitar," Lillie said.
"But Sharpedo is an amazing thriller though," Hau countered. "And the fight scenes are amazing in Sharpedo vs Tyranitar."
"Singing in the Drizzle? I loved that film when I was younger. Me, Gladion, mother and father used to watch it all the time," Lillie said.
"Always wanted to watch it," Sun admitted.
"Sun... You've never watched Singing in the Drizzle?" Lillie asked, her eyes wide in surprise. Sun shook his head.
"That settles it then. We are watching Singing in the Drizzle."
"What about after that?" Sun had asked.
"Yamask of the Dead? Maybe when it's Halloween. Togepi's Day Out?" Lillie had asked.
"Nah, not wanting to watch a baby Pokémon run around a city tonight," Hau had said.
"Guess that leaves Charizard's Counterattack," Sun had shrugged. Lillie had moved to put Singing in the Drizzle on as Poipole, Ribombee and Leafeon had gotten comfortable next to their bowls of food.
"I'll try not to sing along," Lillie had said.
Empathsis on the word "try". Good thing she could actually sing.
One iconic musical and three quarters of a action film later...
A rainbow coloured mist had begun to form around Metagross as he continued his efforts to push back the falling meteor. The mist knocked off the surviving Scizor and Garchomp that had joined him in attempting to stop the meteor from it, sending them flying to safety.
"What's this? Is your Mega Evolution energy resonating with mine? So much willpower here... Will it be too much for us to bear? With that said, though, I can sense something. An emotion... But how? How can we sense each other's emotions? Is it due to the energy that surrounds us? Or is it something more, a sense of understanding only we can obtain due to our Mega Evolutions? ...In spite of the danger, it's not fear I'm sensing... It feels more warm, it's like I'm sensing peace!" Charizard observed. Metagross ignored him, focussing more on pushing the meteor away than what his rival had to say.
"Fascinating. A Steel type such as yourself possesses a heart filled with such warmth, Metagross! But even those with warm hearts such as yours still have the potiential to destroy our home. Why are you blind to this?" Charizard asked.
"I am not blind to the danger, Charizard. I choose to believe that this warmth can be shared with the world. That within each and every Pokémon lies a heart that contains the same warmth that surrounds us now. That is why we must show them this warmth, this light, that resides within our hearts!" Metagross had roared. The rainbow mist had shot up and arced towards the other half of the meteor, pulling the half Metagross had been pushing away from it's current course.
"The meteor has changed it's path! It is no longer on a collision course!" a Scizor had shouted. Unnoticed by the survivors, a small rock had shot up from the rainbow mist and had begun racing around the world, leaving a rainbow trail in it's wake.
"Well, that was as good as I remember it," Sun said as the credits began to roll.
"That was amazing. Lillie, what did you-" Hau began to say, before noticing that Lillie had fallen asleep, and was now lying with her head against the back of the couch.
"How long has she been asleep?" Hau asked Sun.
"I think she fell asleep near when the Braviary had attacked the Porygon2. I'm guessing she exhausted herself singing to the Drizzle film," Sun answered. Hau looked at her for a moment.
"She's adorable, isn't she?" The question caused Sun to snap out of his current state of drowsiness to look at Hau in confusion.
"Huh?"
"Lillie. She's adorable, isn't she?" he asked again. Sun shrugged, too tired to have this conversation. "Yeah, I guess. We should get some sleep too." Hau looks at him before nodding.
"Where are you gonna sleep, Sun?" he asked. I look at the sleeping figure on the other side of the couch.
"Here, I guess. If I move from here, she'll wake up." Hau looks at her for a brief moment before smiling.
"Good idea. See you in the morning." Hau quietly crept away and went down the ladder. Sun looked at Lillie, who was still sound asleep. Sun gently moved himself to the other side of the couch and eased himself into a more comfortable position for him to sleep in while making sure his movements didn't disturb her. He closed his eyes and began counting Mareep, as he had so many times before when he had slept out in the wilds on his journey.
Eight hours later...
Sun woke up with a start. He wasn't sat up against the couch like he was while he was asleep, instead lying on the couch, his head where Lillie had been asleep, a blanket draped over him. Lurching back up to a sitting position, he looked around and saw that Lillie and Ribombee have both vanished. He immediately climbed to his feet and looked around, only to see Poipole flying in front of him.
"Poipole, where are the others?" He asked it. The Ultra Beast stared pointing downwards, indicating that they were downstairs. Sun climbed down the ladder to see that Lillie was sat on one of the couches, brushing Ribombee.
"Hey Sun. Hau just went outside if you are looking for him." Lillie said.
"Thanks. Did you enjoy the films?" Sun asked.
"Yes I did. We need to do this again. And thank you for not disturbing me while I slept, I needed that rest," Lillie says with a giggle.
"No problem. We'll definitely do it again," he told her as he started to walk out of the lab with Poipole in tow. Wait. Sun realised. "Lillie, who put the blanket on me?" he asked the girl.
"I did. You looked cold," she explained hastily, looking away from Sun as she did.
"Oh. Well, thank you," Sun told her before walking out of the door.
Sun soon spotted Hau on his way out and made hi way down to the beach where he was skipping rocks.
"Hey Hau. You okay?" He asked. Hau turns around and smiles.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"You tried to talk about Lillie again last night."
"Oh, I did? My bad. I was tired."
"Hau, what's going on? It's the third time this week you've tried to talk about how nice she looks to me," Sun asked now. Hau looked away and sighed.
"It's nothing, Sun," he said. Sun was getting tired of Hau ducking the question and so he sent out Bisharp.
"Bisharp, can you keep an eye out for Kukui for Lillie for a bit? I'm gonna go for a walk with Hau," Sun asked the Sword Blade Pokémon. Bisharp gave a quick salute and marched towards the lab. Sun gestured to Hau to follow him
"Hau, come on. You keep trying to ask me what I think of Lillie. Once I can understand, but you keep doing it. What's really going on?" Sun asked him as they walked.
"...If I tell you, you can't tell Lillie. She'll get really mad if she finds out I told you," he said.
"I swear by Arceus, I won't tell Lillie." Sun promises him. He looked uncertain and reluctant, but began to speak.
"Lillie... She really cares about you. Like, more so than she does for me or Hapu or anyone else. She really likes you. She has done for a long time, Sun. Ever since you rescued her from the Paradise. She doesn't want to tell you because she's afraid that it'll ruin the friendship she has with you. I kept asking because I wanna figure out how you feel about her so I could either help her put this behind her or help her to find a way to tell you," Hau explained. Sun didn't respond. He was stunned. He had suspected that she liked him, but figured he was just reading the signals wrong.
"...Well?" Hau asked. Sun stayed silent, trying to figure out what to say to Hau.
"...Honestly, I always suspected it. As to how I feel... I don't know. I need time to think." Sun admitted. Hau frowns, but nods in understanding.
"What about you?" he asked
"I moved on a long time ago, Sun, and I have Hapu now," he explained, drawing a surprised look from Sun.
"Hapu?" he asked.
"Yeah. We talked about it the day before yesterday and decided to give it a go. You're... actually the first person to know about it," Hau admitted sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Oh. Well... Congratulations."
Thanks. I'm really happy with her so I hope it works out. But don't worry about me, just look after Lillie, okay?" he told him. Sun nodded as Hau turned around and began to walk away.
"I'll send Bisharp back to you and go and help Lillie clean up. You come back when you are ready, yeah?" Hau set off back towarda the lab as Sun turned away to look out over the ocean. Poipole landed on his shoulder and looks at him with a quizzical look on its face.
"So it was true after all. What do I do now?" he muttered to himself. He looked out over the ocean for a while, deep in thought, until the sounds of footsteps caused him to look next to him, where Bisharp was now stood, saluting him.
"Thank you, Bisharp," Sun told him. He dropped the salute as Poipole flew down to greet him, exchanging a fist bump with the Ultra Beast. As if on cue, all of Sun's other Pokémon popped out of their Poké Balls and turned to look at him, stood in a circle around him.
Poipole did a headspin and held its hands up in happiness at having Sun and the team here in this situation.
Larvesta gazed at Sun with a curious look on his face, wondering why he had a worried look on my face.
Froslass rolled her eyes and foldrd her arms, waiting for Sun to talk.
Bisharp saluted him before returning to a soldier's posture, awaiting orders.
Lopunny gave Sun a quick hug before stepping away, a worried look taking over her face due to his worried look.
Primarina smiled at him, with a kind look in her eyes.
They had all helped Sun fight through the trials. They had fought alongside hm take down Necrozma when it was wreaking havoc on top of Megalo Tower. They had helped him become the first Champion of Alola. They had helped him dtop Giovanni and his Team Rocket.
But now more than ever, Sun needed their help.
Guys...
What should I do?
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Character Ages:Sun: 14
Lillie: 14
Hau: 14
Lusamine: 43
Faba: 49
Author's Note: So this was originally the point when the ship between Sun and Lillie was starting to become more of the focus. When I originally wrote this, I was on a huge Gundam kick and named the chapter after one of the films from the franchise, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack. I took inspiration from a scene in the film and made my own version in a Pokémon style, but I'd highly recommend checking the film out.
And new with the Days of Sun remaster comes the Hau/Hapu ship. I decided to add this in as a way of making an upcoming chapter make a bit more sense as to why Sun would ask for Hapu's aid with Hau.
As for this chapter explaining the reason why the title is spelt Nu? The main Gundam in Char's Counterattack is the Nu Gundam.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Be sure to leave a favourite, a follow and a review telling me what you thought!