Chapter 2 Disappearance
Unknown Location Alola Region:
They're here I can feel it Dragonus says to himself as he senses Ash & Serena's arrival in Alola, but also begins to feel pain from the chains around his claws & wings continue to dig into his skin. While his captors continue to set up trucks of equipment which Dragonus is sure will be used to achieve their objective but right now all Dragonus can do is watch and wait as he feels his energy draining away from him.
Mili Mili Island Alola Region with Ash & Serena:
As Ash & Serena continue their stroll down the sidewalk taking in the sights as they wait for the "strange phenomenon" to end so they can head back to Pallet Town as they were originally planning to do? Serena then turns to Ash and smiles at him and decides to break the silence "well at least we get to spend some time at the beach huh Ashy?" Serena's question then snaps Ash out of his "trance" as he turns to her and says in a very quiet tone "yeah" however; after muttering his one word response Ash begins to think to himself about what is going on and why?" and as Ash's mind wonders he doesn't notice Serena heading onto the beach he only notices this when he hears Serena calling out to him; "Aren't you going to join me Ash?" Serena's question manages to snap Ash out of it as he goes to join Serena on the beach.
Later That Day on Mele Mele Island with Ash & Serena:
See Ash wasn't that fun Serena asks Ash with a coy smile on her face as they continue exploring Mele Mele island, Ash looks at Serena and smiles at her before answering her by telling her; "It sure was Serena" as the two of them continue their stroll they were interrupted by a pink & black bear rustling out of the bushes,. Remembering past interactions with this pokemon in particular Ash was quick to inform Serena to run away from it as he runs towards her, but Serena's clumsiness which always picks the most in-opportune times to show itself as she trips on a tree root and falls to the ground as Beware begins to close in on her. As Serena sits there frozen with terror as Ash continues to call out her name in concern Serena hears a strange yet familiar voice as it calls to her "Don't just sit there silly remember just like us you rule the guardian titans!" Serena still confused over this hears a second familiar voice calling to her "You can use the Sky Guardian just by calling his name!" after hearing the instructions given to her, Serena figures what could she possibly have to lose as she stands and says in a very assertive voice states; "Oh no you don't Osiris appear now!" and just like that Serena's command causes the sky to darken and lightning to strike the ground as a dark blue dragon descends from the clouds. The legendary guardian of the sky Osiris as Ash just stands there in awe at the sight of his & Serena's old friend returning; Serena commands this legendary dragon to use thunder force to attack Beware, which Osiris does with extreme effectiveness. Unknown to Ash & Serena however; Osiris hears his brother Dragonus calling out to him telepathically "Please..." before Osiris gets a chance to react to this his body begins the process of returning back to his home on the dimensional plain. After Osiris' departure Serena is surprised by Ash coming to her & hugging her as he compliments her "Serena that was amazing; how did you do that?" Ash's question causes a moment of silence from Serena however; as not even she knows the Answer. After asking Serena this question all Ash received was a couple minutes of silence and Serena whispering "I don't know Ash... I don't know..." Hearing this response from Serena was strange to Ash but he decided not to push it; instead he offers Serena his hand to help her up while a girl dressed in an all-white outfit comes walking up to them and addresses them "Ash... Serena..." Ash & Serena responded to their friend; "hey Lillie what's going on?" this causes a look of confusion on lilies face because she assumed that Ash & Serena were here for the same reason she was so Lillie goes ahead and asks; "Aren't you two here to check out the weird stuff going on?" Lillie's question confused Ash & Serena because they hadn't heard of anything "Strange" going on but they both saw Lillie face palm herself as Lillie points up to the strange light pattern in the sky and says "that; when that light appeared in the sky all kinds of weird things started happening!" Lillie's statement immediately caught Serena's attention as she began to get a "feeling" in her gut Serena couldn't place the feeling but she was almost certain that what's happening in Alola was connected to her & Ash's experiences over the last couple of days." Going off of this feeling Serena leans over to Ash and tells Ash "I want to stay and look into this Ash!" Ash was obviously surprised by Serena's request as he whispers back to her so Lillie couldn't over hear "Are you sure Serena?" Serena doesn't give a verbal answer she just nods to Ash as he whispers to her; "Okay Serena we'll stay besides I'd kind of like to see how the league is operating anyway!" Now knowing what her and Ash we're going to do Ash & Serena are interrupted by Lillie; "I'll show you what exactly what's going on if you like!" Ash & Serena then turn to the Alola native and except her offer as the three of them begin to head into the mountains. After what seemed like days of walking to the three of them Ash notices Serena is beginning to grow tired and allows the honey haired performer to lean on him but after climbing the incline staring at the green & yellow pulsating lights in the sky Ash, Serena and, Lillie hear a rustling coming from the bushes fearing that this may be an ambush Ash didn't take any chances with Serena's safety & figuring he could do the same thing Serena did with Osiris' Ash calls for; The Guardian of The Sun; Phoenix Dragon! After Ash's call the sky begins to darken once again as an orange glow envelops the area as Phoenix Dragon arrives. Never seeing anything like this before Lillie just looks to the sky in terror as she frantically asks her friends. What is that thing?
Meanwhile in an Unknown Location; Alola Region:
Okay what's the deal "ruler why haven't you merged our dimensions? The grandmaster asks of Dragonus as he continues to be held down by the chains binding him to the ground. Rather than tell the grandmaster what he wants to know Dragonus instead offers a sarcastic come back "If you're so smart you tell me human." Dragonus' response clearly infuriated the grandmaster which was obvious by how he responded to Dragonus. "Well then I'll force you to cooperate!" The grandmasters threat obviously got Dragonus nervous as he asks his captures; "What are you?" The grandmaster however is a believer in the old saying "Actions speak louder than words" so he just turns to one of his assistants who throws a switch on the device they're using to hold Dragonus which causes a high voltage electrical burst up the chains shocking him. And while watching Dragonus suffer the grandmaster bursts out in a laugh "You may be a god but I'm calling the shots here! "Dragonus who is still in pain from the electricity coursing through his body screeches to his captors "YOU BASTARDS" Watching Dragonus approach death however amusing as it was to the grandmaster did not take his focus away from his orders plan as he once again faces Dragonus and commands him now Dragonus create the Order of Lights utopia! This is not what happened though as the only result was the lights in the sky dimming briefly before going back to where they were earlier. The orders commander then turns to the grandmaster; Sir nothing happened. The Grandmaster Still annoyed that his plan isn't working just smacks his commander knocking his hood off as he thanks him for stating the brutally obvious he then turns back to Dragonus and begins speaking to the captive dragon; it looks like we'll need more than just you! That statement infuriated Dragonus as he screeches out "WHY YOU LEAVE MY BROTHERS OUT OF THIS" as he continues to watch the grandmaster walk away from him.
Back with Ash, Serena, and Lillie:
Phoenix Dragon attack with blaze cannon blast Ash commands; to which the legendary guardian of the sun was more than happy to do to protect his friends but as the phoenix unleashes his attack a loud screech became audible only to Ash & Serena; who immediately recognized it as being from Dragonus the leader of all the guardian titans but neither Ash or Serena felt it necessary to talk about it at the time. After fighting their way out of that difficult position the group decided to continue walking down the route they were on just a little longer before stopping for the night but, every step they continued to walk both Ash & Serena couldn't help but think about what they had heard earlier. Upon arriving at the pokemon center Serena decided to head out onto the porch for some air and after sitting on the steps and staring at the lights still illuminating the sky she hears Ash come up behind her. You okay Serena? Yeah I'm okay Ashy Serena manages to say in as somewhat convincing voice and a fake smile that Ash could immediately see through Ash knew that wasn't her "true smile" so Ash on a hunch decides to ask Serena about earlier; Serena did you hear what I did when i called Phoenix Dragon? Serena then gets rid of her fake smile knowing now that Ash didn't buy it; saying in a concerned whisper; "I think so Ash I could have sworn it was..." "Dragonus?" Ash stutters out to finish Serena's thought; Ash then notices Serena's expression change again this time to a look of sheer terror; as she again mutters out to Ash; "what is going on Ash?" Ash's expression then turns to one of concern; because he knows he doesn't have an answer and that certainly won't help Serena calm down which right now is really the only thing he wants at the moment but, Ash also knows that silence isn't helping either so he just says the only thing he can. "I don't know Serena I don't know..." He then looks to Serena and sees tears rolling down her face; "Ash this is starting to scare me!" Ash couldn't stand to see Serena like this so he wraps his arm around her and whispers to her "Don't be scared Serena we'll figure this out soon and then head home together after all, we're partners and a team!" hearing this had a calming effect on Serena who just slides over to Ash and hugs him! Feeling Serena's arms around him makes Ash confident that he got Serena to calm down just hugs her back as he feels Serena's honey blonde hair on his shoulder.
The Following Morning:
You two ready to go? Lillie asks her friends as they exit the pokemon center to discover what is the true cause of the light phenomenon causing all kinds of chaos in the Alola region as the three of them continue on down the path for a few minutes until Lillie, Ash & Serena all stop in terror as they witness a white-ish/silver "mountain-sized" creature who looked humanoid but had what looked like a sword for an arm. Still in complete terror Lillie looks over to both Ash & Serena who were both still standing there completelyey stunned watching this thing cut the forest down and, eventually ask. "What is that? Serena and Ash both answer that question in unison almost immediately; "We don't know!" as this creature continues to move closer to them Serena begins to wonder if she should call Phoenix Dragon to protect them but before she manages to "make the call" this creature has nearly reached her causing both Ash & Lillie to scream out to her to " LOOK OUT" but Ash goes a step further commanding his old pal Pikachu to use thunderbolt on it the yellow mouse is quick to oblige as he runs down Ash's arm and launches a thunderbolt at it! Now Ash of course had full confidence in his partner but, Pikachu's attack was only meant to buy Ash a few minutes to once again call upon the legendary Guardian of The Sun Phoenix Dragon; who appears and upon Ash's command and blast's what to Ash & Serena was an unknown beast but to Phoenix Dragon it was his brother Kolasus, after watching Kolasus fade off back to the Dimensional Plain Ash runs over to Serena to check on her followed in short order by Lillie. After making sure Serena's okay Ash, Serena and, Lillie decide to continue on for a few more hours until they decided to stop and rest at the local travel center; where after about twenty minutes of relaxing a delivery boy walks into the large common area and over to where Ash, Serena and, Lillie where sitting. "Excuse me are you Serena?" Serena looks at him with a confused face and says to him "I am" the delivery boy then hands Serena a letter before tipping his hat and walking away. Ash then looks Serena in the face and asks her; "Who's it from Serena?" Serena who after taking a couple more seconds to read the envelope before tearing the back of it open replies to Ash; "It's from Kate, Ash" Serena's statement obviously peaked Lillie's curiosity as she asks; "Who's Kate?" Serena who at this moment is reading her daughters letter just mutters to Lillie and says; "our daughter" Serena's reply to her just peaked Lillie's curiosity even more; "You two have a daughter?" While watching Serena continue to read Ash just turns to the Alolan native and with a confident look on his face says to her; "We sure do right now she's in Hoenn working to become a performer just like Serena!" After telling Lillie a little bit about Kate Ash's fathering instincts kicked in again and asks Serena what Kate wrote; Serena just continues looking at the paper while answering Ash; "She wants to come to Alola to participate in an event!?" This revelation really excited Lillie as she exclaims; "That's really cool I'd love to meet her!" Hearing that then caused something in Serena "most likely her mothering instinct" to immediately lash out at Lillie; "ABSOULUTLY NOT" before getting up and walking outside the travel center Lillie at this point just holds her head down wondering what she had done to "Piss Serena off" as Ash grows concerned and runs out of the travel center after her and after a couple minutes of running finds Serena who is clearly upset. "Serena?" Ash asks with a concerned tone of voice immediately catching Serena's attention; "Ash?" she asks her blue eyes still misted over; "What's wrong Serena?" Ash asks as he wraps his arm around her; I... I... just don't want Kate here right now Ash something strange is going on and, It's not safe as Serena continues to express to Ash her concerns the two of them seem to not notice the mist building around them; before hearing a loud screech in the air "AHHHHHHHH" Before Ash & Serena could react to the sound they find themselves enveloped in a "Blinding white light"