A/N Here's where the story begins to heat up for Lina and Spectra. This is gonna be the last chapter I write on the site for a while. I want to get it all written on paper before I roll the whole thing out to the public. I don't know when it will be finished considering I have school and other responsibilities, but I will try to get it up ASAP after it's done.

Chapter 2

It was Saturday, August 23, the day of Alexa's thirteenth birthday. "Today's the day! I'm finally going to get a pokemon! I know it!" she exclaimed. Yesterday, after school, the Professor had called Alexa to the front office. He had news he was sure she would want to hear immediately.

"Are you serious!? All three Pokemon were taken yesterday!?" Alexa asked, her voice almost reaching a squeal.

"Yeah, they did! It was like they were hit with attract!" Professor Kukui said. "So tomorrow you'll have three Pokemon to choose from. Sounds like a really lucky birthday to me". Because of her visits to the Professor's lab, the two had become good friends, so Alexa wasn't surprised that he knew tomorrow was her birthday. She was so excited after she had heard the news that right after she returned home from work, she went to her room, set her alarm for 6 AM, and went straight to sleep. And as she slept, she dreamt of tomorrow. She dreamt of her perfect birthday, the day she would finally get her pokemon.

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Meanwhile, on Ten Carat Hill, Lina was taking a walk."I wonder where that Mimikyu is?", she thought out loud. Lina had begun to try to spend more time near him so that she could understand him better. She was hoping she would run into him so they could walk together.

Lina heard voices and crashes coming from a nearby clearing. She ran over and what she saw was horrific. A group of Pokemon led by Shocks, a Pikachu, were beating the Mimikyu into the ground. They had the poor Pokemon surrounded, and he couldn't even manage to try to move away from his attackers. The Pokemon were also adding insult to injury by calling the Mimikyu names that would have made even a Golem cry.

"Devil creature!" a pair of Rockruff yelled as they kicked and clawed at him.

"Filthy creep!" a group of Pikipek said as they pecked him from above.

The worst name, however, came from Shocks himself. "No good murderous cowardly two-faced trash!" This made something in Lina snap. She gathered up all of her power and lifted the Pokemon around the Mimikyu into the air. She then walked over to the Mimikyu and offered to help him up. He took her hand and using what little strength he had left, got to his feet.

"Are you alright?" Lina asked.

"Yeah, thanks", he replied.

"What are you doing!" Shocks said, his voice full of disgust. "That THING doesn't deserve kindness. No Mimikyu does! They should all be kicked out of Alola".

Lina closed her eyes. " Stay here", she said. She then turned to face the Pokemon she held captive. The wind began to whip into a furious pace. Lina opened her eyes and increased the pressure of her powers. As she did, her eyes began to glow an empty, soulless, bright blue.

Then, Lina spoke, but her voice had been by replaced by a loud, booming tone that shook the trees as she talked. "LISTEN, NOW! YOU ALL HAVE TREATED THIS POKEMON LIKE FILTH! YOU THINK HE IS A DISEASE THAT SHOULD BE EXTERMINATED ACROSS THE GLOBE!? YOU'RE THE TRUE FILTH! EVERY DAY YOU HAVE GIVEN THIS POKEMON ONLY HATRED AND CRUELTY WITHOUT EVEN ATTEMPTING TO KNOW HIM, NEVER LETTING HIM LIVE ONE DAY IN PEACE! AND THAT ENDS TODAY!"

All the Pokemon were afraid, except Spectra. All his life he'd been treated like the most worthless Pokemon alive, but as this Kirlia stood up for him and protected him, Spectra felt as priceless as the sun and moon themselves.

"Hey look, the runt got someone to fight his battles for him!", Shocks snarled. Lina turned her head towards Shocks and he immediately shut his mouth. She increased the pressure she was putting on him, causing Shocks to choke.

Then, she screamed "I SAID IT ENDS!" and hurled the Pikachu into the ground. She then flung the other Pokemon into the forest, sending them flying through the air. Lina then turned to face Spectra. "We need to go", she told him, her eyes returning to normal. But then, Lina's body went limp and she began to fall. Spectra reached out and caught her right before she hit the ground. He tried to shake her awake, but she didn't even move. Spectra then looked at where Shocks had hit the ground and realized that he was waking up. Spectra had no clue what to do, so he did what Lina had said. He picked a direction and ran, still carrying Lina in his arm. Spectra ran and ran, not stopping or thinking about what would happen if he did or the Pokemon that would surely follow him. The only thing he could think about was Lina, the only Pokemon to ever show him compassion, and kindness. Then, a question began racing through Spectra's head. "Why?"