Author's Notes: I know that Poke Bank is now out. And thanks to Sophocles, the Festival Plasa is a real place in the games, so I don't find a problem with making Poke Bank a real thing in the story, but it would be a bit of a minor thing. Sorry if that puts your knickers in a twist. If I do add in anything, it will likely be through a combination of these, likely through trading. Also, thanks to the kindness of a fellow creator by the name of Werewolf Hero, check out his work, I shall have a cameo of one of his characters. This may not be the last time this happens, but let's see what the future holds.
Lillie gave one last look at her Pokeball once last time, before weakly throwing out the Pokemon. Ahi popped out in a happy glee, softly landing on the floor. "Alright then." Tyler pulled out his Pokeball for Pinches, throwing it out. Pinches landed right next to Ahi, giving him a look of readiness.
"Okay then. Let's do this." The Youngster and Young Athlete synchronized as they threw out their Pokemon. The Pikipek and Metapod popped out, with looks of determination on their faces. A grin grew to Tyler's face as he looked at Pinches. "Okay then. Pinches, use Vine Grip on the Metapod." Pinches understood and scuttled straight towards the Metapod. Pinches was just about to grab it when, "Metapod, protect yourself with Harden." The Metapod hardened its shell, making sure to be dealt less damage. Pinches had grabbed onto the Metapod, lifting it into the air. "NOW!" The Pikipek flew straight at Pinches, picking it in its beak.
Tyler looked over at Lillie. "Are you going to do anything? I need some help here." Lillie looked back at Tyler. "What do you want me to do? I don't know how to battle." Tyler looked back at Pinches in worry. "Just tell Ahi to do something. Anything!" Lillie looked at Ahi, not sure what to really say. "Ummm, Ahi, go help out Pinches." Ahi hopped over to the group of Pokemon, and let out a Smog from its mouth. The smog cloud moved into the group of Pokemon, hitting all 3 of them. The Metapod fainted from, it with it looking as if both Pikipek and Pinches just got poisoned from having their mouths open. The Pikipek released Pinches from its mouth. Pinches looked hurt, but like he could make one more attack before he fainted, waiting for Tyler's command. "Go, and use Vine Grip on the Pikipek." Pinches made his move on the Pikipek, getting his revenge. Pinches bit and grabbed onto the Pikipek's leg, squeezing it. The Pikipek obviously hopped back in pain, also taking damage from the poison. The Pikipek fell to the ground, fainting. Before Tyler could exclaim in excitement from winning, Pinches let go of the Pikipek, fainting himself. "You did good Pinches. I'll give you some rest." Tyler recalled Pinches back into his Pokeball. The Youngster and Young Athlete were recalling their Pokemon, as the argued over their strategy. Tyler looked over towards Lillie. "Hey. You did kind of made Pinches faint, but you did help me win, so thanks." Tyler gave Lillie a faint smile. "Hey! I did my best for my first time. Let's just get this over with and find the last student." Lillie went over a picked up Ahi from the ground. "At least you are not hurt." Lillie still had the Pokeball in her hand, so Ahi touched the ball's button, going back into the ball. "Come on Ahi. I don't know why you really like it in there, but oh well."
Tyler and Lillie pick up their stuff, and head around to the front to go heal up Pinches, when they were stopped by a Rising Star. "So those knuckle heads completely failed at stopping you, huh? Well, that ain't going to happen with me. I'm going to beat you, right here and now." The Rising Star pulled out his Pokeball, ready for the battle. "Can you give me a chance to wait first? I need to heal up first." "No! We must battle now." Tyler let out a giant sigh, pulling out Madame's Pokeball. "I don't want to have to deal with this at the moment, but let's just get this over with."
The two trainers readied themselves, throwing out their Pokemon at the same time. Aphrodite landed right in front of the Grimer, with a bit of a surprised look on her face. The Grimer gained a look of disappointment after seeing Aphrodite, probably from Aphrodite being a starter. "Okay then. Aphrodite, do that singing thing again." Aphrodite barked in response, then looking at Grimer. She shouted out, with a shock wave being shot out, pushing back the Grimer a bit. The Grimer's body absorbed the attack a bit, but not by much. It looked back up, waiting for the command. "Use Pound. Let's get this over with." The Grimer has swung its left hand at Aphrodite, smacking her off of her flippers. Aphrodite went tumbling backwards a bit, struggling to regain he footing. "Grimer, Bite this Popplio away." The Grimer understood, rushing towards Aphrodite, biting her on her right flipper. "No! Aphrodite, shoot it off with a Water Gun." The Aphrodite heard the command, fighting the pain of the bite. She faced towards the Grimer's face, shooting it off. The Grimmer soon let go, sliding backwards from the water. The Grimer tried to get up, but the Water Gun had critically hit the Grimmer. It fell back down, fainting.
The Rising Star called the Grimer back into its ball, looking straight at Tyler. "You got lucky kid. Very lucky, but this does mean that you win. I would suggest heading inside now." The Rising Star put his hands behind his head, walking away in an angered manner. Tyler picked Aphrodite, petting her. "You did really good. Great job. Let's go get you and Pinches healed up." Tyler put Aphrodite back into her ball, looking for Lillie. Lillie had already started to walk away from the Trainer School. "Hurry up already. We need to heal you Pokemon, don't we?!" She seemed a bit angry about Rising Star showing up out of nowhere, and forcing a fight.
Tyler and Lillie walked towards the Pokecenter, with Lillie holding the door open for Tyler. Tyler went up to the front counter, and handed over his two Pokemon. He walked back to where Lillie was sitting down. "It will apparently take a bit to heal them up. Unlike most places, the Pokecenters in Alola don't use the machines to heal up the Pokemon." Lillie looked back at Tyler, to see him stripping. "You didn't know that? They wanted a more human way to heal up Pokemon, so it takes a bit longer." Tyler just got the last of his clothes off. "Well, this is news to me. At least I get to relax for a bit while Aphrodite and Pinches get healed up." Tyler stretched out a bit, as the just sat there for a bit. After a good while, a Nurse Joy came out, holding both of Tyler's Pokemon. "Here you go. They are all healed up. Hope to see you again." Tyler took the two from the Nurse Joy, along with their Pokeballs. He then got dressed again, as him and Lillie headed back out to the Trainer School.
Tyler and Lillie get back to the Trainer's School, walking inside to see that the Teacher had left. They decide to walk around the school to see if they could find the teacher again, heading upstairs. They continued to search around, when they ran into a Teacher. "Um hey. Do you know where the teacher from the front went?" "Ohhh. You mean Ann? She went on break. Since she is gone, I'm Emily, and I'm the one to battle instead for her until she gets back." Tyler pulled a Pokeball out of his bag, ready for the battle. "Okay then. Let's get this battle done then."
Emily had also pulled a Pokeball out, throwing it out early, showing off her first Pokemon, a Magnemite. "Okay then. Now that you have seen my Pokemon, choose yours." Tyler took a good look at the Magnemite, thinking carefully about which team member to throw out. After a while of thinking, he threw the ball that was in his hand, allowing Pinches to be released. After Pinches was release, he looked determine to win this battle. "Magnemite, use Tackle." The Magnemite charged forward, hurling itself at Pinches, hitting him on the back. "NOW! Use Vine Grip, Pinches." After taking the hit, Pinches looked straight up and jump towards the Magnemite. He took a bit at the Magnemite's screw, pulling him down to the floor. Pinches let go when they hit the floor, allowing the Magnemite to get float back upwards. "End it now Magnemite, hit it with a Magnet Bomb." Small, magnetic balls came out of the Magnemite, going straight for Pinches. "Pinches, dodge the balls for as long as you can." Pinches nodded in response, then started to scurry around, trying to escape the Magnet Bomb, but it seemed to home in onto him. Tyler looked very worried and unsure what to do. The bombs were getting closer and closer to Pinches, as he futilely tried to run away. Tyler was panicking about what to do, when it hit him, Lillie's hand to the back of his head. "Calm down will you? If you are going to be a Pokemon Master, you need to be able to handle these battles. Maybe think outside the box." Tyler looked angry at Lillie for a second, then took a breath. He calmed down a bit, and thought more carefully about the situation. With time running out for his Pokemon, the idea came to Tyler. "Pinches, Vine Grip onto Magnemite." Pinches heard Tyler, and made a dash for the Magnemite. He jumped up and grabbed onto the left magnet of the Magnemite. He did it just in time as the bombs hit the both of them, making them both faint.
The two trainers pulled their Pokemon back into their balls, as Teacher Emily pulled out her second Pokemon out, allowing her Alolan Meowth to pop out as do a little pose. "Okay. Choose your next Pokemon, or you will forfeit the battle." Tyler reached into his bag, swapping out his Pokeballs. He threw out Aphrodite, letting her do a little pose of her own as she popped out. The battle continued, for this to be the deciding act. "Okay Aphrodite. I need you to use Disarming Voice on the Meowth for maximum damage." Aphrodite barked in agreement, then shouting out a loud shockwave at the Meowth. The Meowth took the hit, nearly fainting. "Meowth, use Scratch." The Meowth ran up to and scratched Aphrodite on the face. Before Tyler could say another command, Emily blurted out, "Use Fake Out." The Meowth quickly hit Aphrodite, causing her to flinch. The Meowth went to ran away, when the flinch wore off of Aphrodite. "Quickly, I need you to use Pound onto the Meowth." Aphrodite looked up at the fleeing Meowth, as she flopped forward, smacking the Meowth in the back of its head with her tail. This caused the Meowth to fall forward onto its face, fainting.
Teacher Emily pulled her Meowth back into its Pokeball. "Congratulations Tyler. You just beat the Trainer's School. Professor Kukui should be waiting for you outside right now." Teacher Emily went back into her classroom. Tyler picked up Aphrodite and started to pet her. "Good job girl. You are doing very well." Lillie and Tyler picked up the rest of their stuff, as they walked out of the school. They ran into the professor as Teacher Emily had said. "Hey there Tyler. I'm glad that you are now finally ready to start your adventure in your own way." Seeing Lillie there with Tyler took Kukui by surprise. "Well, I guess that this is where you went to then. I hope you are taken good care of Tyler then." Kukui went pulled out a gift, and focused at Tyler, who was excitedly taken off his clothes, and packing it into his bag. "Oh, I'm sorry. I was just so happy to get out of these things." Kukui had a bit of a laugh. "Don't worry about it Tyler. I don't blame you, but I would say that you would really like this. Open it when you really think you need some help." Kukui handed his gift to Tyler, then walked off to his Lab.
Tyler took a really good look at the gift, then put it into his bag. "I don't think I will need this at the moment." Tyler picked up his bag, putting it onto his bare back. "So Lillie, are you going to come along with me onto this journey of mine, or are you going to go home?" Lillie looked into her bag, and took a breath. "I think Kukui would be fine without me for a bit. It couldn't hurt for me to join you for a while. You do need my help anyways." Lillie grabbed onto her bag, blushing a bit by the appearance of Tyler. The two of them started to walk into town, for their story to continue.
Author's Notes: I know that it has been a long time. With classes, tests, projects, and personal life, it has been hard to focus purely on this. I have also had a bit of writer's block, so I am planning everything out ahead of time, so that I can look back at a script if the problem arises again. Planning out most of this story has also taken a lot of time, which is why I haven't posted anything in a while. And I won't always make Tyler win, so don't worry about it. I am also working on another story, to take breaks between this story writing at the moment. I am also trying something else out for distinguishing the person talking.