And we are at the end of the main plot. While we aren't done just yet, I just want to say thank you so much for reading this fic if you gotten this far. This was just a silly idea and I can't believe I got this far. I honestly thought this was going to stop at chapter 5 due to how my brain works, but thankfully I managed to beat my own odds. There is one person I'd like to thank though, and that's Moonlight Butterfree. This person has been helping me bounce off ideas and helping me fix mistakes and I'll be honest, without this person the fic would have died. So please check out his work on here and on FFN, great person.
Also, while I'm here, I'd like to announce that shortly after this fic is done, there will be "Pokemon: The Ultra Adventure." Set two years after the original fic and that's all you'll get to know for now. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 30-Congratultory Goodbyes
After finally exiting out of Kahili's room, the path glowed one last time and followed the path to the middle of the room. The massive circle began to glow a rainbow colour, showing it was now powered on. With one final heal up, just in case, Collin headed towards the circle, when a beam of light surrounded him, blinding him. When his eyes adjusted, he was now in a massive room with the clear glass dome showing the Alolan sunset. He walked up the steps and was greeted by...nothing. The room was completely empty besides a chair at the end. Slowly, Collin walked over to the chair and inspected it. He was still under the impression that Kukui lied to him about the League having no Champion, but at the same time the evidence presented showed it was the case, there was no Champion. Collin decided to take this oppertunity to sit down on the chair, looking out in front of him. He sat there for five minutes before the sound of the teleporter was heard. Coming up from the steps was none other than Professor Kukui, smiling.
"Oh yeah Collin! You are now the Alolan Pokemon League Champion!" he said with his smile growing wider. Collin felt a little uncomfortable sitting down in the chair, something didn't feel right.
"Are you sure? Like that's it?" he asked. Kukui looked down and showed a sly smirk.
"Of course...if only it was that simple." he said, smirking even more. "The truth is, there is one more person you need to fight in order to be truly Champion." Kukui looked up and Collin sighed.
"I had the feeling this was the case." He got up from the chair and stood to the battlefield. "Okay Kukui, who is it?" Kukui only smirked again at his question.
"That person...IS ME! WOO!" he shouted, standing proud. Collin had to admit, he didn't see it coming. "Let this be one final hurrah for your Island Challenge AND as a tribute as you and this Pokemon League embark on a new path."
"Wait...so I'm Champion or not?" asked Collin before battling.
"Well technically you are, hence when I said you and the Pokemon League will embark on a new path." he said. "I never lied about there being no Champion. But I never said you were going to get to it easily. Face me, and you'll truly be Champion." Collin began to chuckle at Kukui, now settled down.
"I was hoping that was the case. It didn't feel right to not have a final battle." he said, smiling. "Let's make this one hell of a battle, shall we Professor?"
"Of course! Let's have a battle worthy of this moment!" he shouted. Both him and Collin had their Poke Balls at the ready, as they got into position. With one final nod, the two were ready.
"GO CRABOMINABLE!"
"GO LYCANROC!" Both Pokemon were on the field, one clearly standing tall over the other. "Set up a Stealth Rock!" shouted Kukui. Bits of rock were thrown across the arena and began to float in the air. Collin knew this was going to be a pain in the long run.
"Let's not waste any time here! Use Close Combat!" shouted Collin.
"Dodge and use Stone Edge!" Crabmonible charged forward with a fury of punches, but Lycanroc dodged out of the way before it could be it. When it landed back on the ground, a rocks began to come up from underneath the ground and stabbed Crabominable, causing major damage. Despite this, Crabominable was still standing strong and she was ready to fight again.
"That's it girl! Go for another Close Combat!"
"Accelerock!" shouted Kukui. Lycanroc shot like lightning towards Crabominable. However Collin didn't say a word, hoping she would be able to at least get one or two punches off. Sure enough she managed to gimp the sides of Lycanroc just as it hit her. The two Pokemon fell at the same time, defeated.
"Return!" they both shouted at the same time. Both had five Pokemon left, unsure what the other one had at the point in time. Kukui decided to use this moment to shuffle his team around and pick his next Pokemon.
"Go Ninetales!" Out came a snow white Ninetales, the same kind as the one he found on Victory Road. Collin thought about his next Pokemon very carefully, with his mind decided when he picked the Ultra Ball.
"Go Nebby!" The Legendary Pokemon came out of it's ball and let out a might roar, showing he was ready to battle. Even the Steal Rocks around him didn't seem to phase him as he barely felt the damage. Kukui looked impressed.
"I see you are using Nebby. Despite this, I'll use everything I got!" he said, looking at Ninetales. "Use Ice Shard!" he shouted. Ice chunks came out and were flung towards Solgaleo. These did enough damage to hurt the Legendary Pokemon, but he stood strong, ready for more.
"Use Flash Cannon Nebby!" A beam of white light shot from Solgaleo's forehead and almost hit Ninetales, as it dodged out of the way just in time. "WHAT?!"
"YEAH! NOW USE BLIZZARD!" A massive Blizzard covered the arena, hitting Solgaleo directly. It was so powerful, it managed to freeze the massive Pokemon. "Alright Ninetales! Use Ice Shard again!"
"Come on Nebby! Get out of there and use Flash Cannon!" Ninetales jumped into the air and summoned the ice shards, sending them flying to the frozen Pokemon. Just as the shards were about to hit Solgaleo, he managed to break his head out of the ice and use the Flash Cannon. It caught Ninetales completely off guard that it couldn't dodge out of the way in time, getting directly hit by the Flash Cannon and knocking it out.
"Oh no Ninetales! I'm sorry. Return for a rest." said Kukui and his Pokemon returned to it's ball. Solgaleo fully broke out of the ice, but it could barely stand due to the cold.
"It's already Nebby, you did your best. Return for now." said Collin and the Legendary Pokemon return to his ball. Four Pokemon on both side usable and the tension was getting unbearable. Collin decided to pick his next Pokemon at the same time Kukui did.
"GO MIMIKYU!"
"GO BRAVIARY!" Kukui mentally kicked himself as he knew he couldn't use most of his moves on Collin's Mimikyu despite the Stealth Rock doing damage. But he wasn't one to back down from a fight and today certain wasn't an exception. "Alright Braviary, use Tailwind!" A tailwind came from behind Braviary and it's speed increased. Collin didn't looked phased as it was the perfect opening.
"Mimikyu, Play Rough." he said with a calm voice. Mimikyu jumped up in the air and started to rapidly attack Braviary, causing major damage.
"Shake it off Braviary and use Brave Bird!" shouted Kukui. Braviary charged forward at lightning speed and impacted Mimikyu and injuring itself...however the horror on Kukui's face showed plain as day as he made a mistake as Mimikyu's fake head fell down. "SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT THE ABILITY!"
"You aren't the first! Play Rough again!" Mimikyu charged at the Braviary and attacked the Pokemon, knocking it out shortly afterwards. "Well done Mimikyu!" said Collin. Kukui returned his Pokemon to it's ball and laughed.
"Heh, I guess I got too fired up to remember Mimikyu's ability." he said getting his next Pokemon ready. "Go Magenzone!" he said and out came the UFO looking Pokemon.
"Wanna stay out?" asked Collin to his Pokemon. "Okay buddy, use Shadow Claw!" A shadow covered hand came out from under the Pokemon and slashed at Magenzone, yet it didn't seem to do enough damage.
"Thunder Wave!" shouted Kukui. A small bolt of lightning shot down from the sky and hit Mimikyu, paralyzing it. Mimikyu couldn't move at all and Collin knew he was in trouble. "Use Flash Cannon!"
"Dodge!" shouted Collin. Mimikyu tried his hardest to move, but the Flash Cannon connected and due to his ability gone, there was no defense and Mimikyu was knocked out. "Return Mimikyu, you did your best." Mimikyu returned to his ball and Collin picked his next Pokemon. "Go Salazzle!" he shouted. Salazzle came out of the ball and the Stealth Rocks already attacked the lizard Pokemon, making it hiss in pain. "Arceus I hate Stealth Rock so much."
"You'll hate this even more! Thunder Wave!" Another small bolt of lightning shot down on Salazzle, but this time, Salazzle dodged the attack.
"YES! NOW USE FLAMETHROWER!" shouted Collin. Flame shot out of Salazzle's mouth and hit Magenzone, burning it up and knocking it out no problem. "YES!" he cheered.
"Return Magenzone, well done out there." said Kukui and the Pokemon returned to it's ball. "Got to say Collin, this is one fired up match! Already this is in my top five!" he said smiling.
"Don't judge just yet, it's not over!" said Collin, smirking.
"Of course not! Go Snorlax!" Out came the massive Pokemon as it let out a big yawn. "Come on big guy let's get serous here!" shouted Kukui and the Snorlax stood up and at attention.
"Oh boy this is going to be tricky. Salazzle, try to burn it with Flamethrower!" Salazzle spat flames at the large Pokemon, yet there was no chance of it burning. "Damn!" he said.
"Body Slam!" shouted Kukui. Snorlax jumped into the air and crashed down on Salazzle hard before she got a chance to move, defeating the Pokemon in no time flat.
"Return Salazzle! You need a rest after that attack!" Collin had only two usable Pokemon on his side now, with Nebby as a small backup. He needed to be smart about this. Knowing Snorlax had Body Slam, Collin made up his mind. "Go Decidueye!" Out came the bird Pokemon and it flexed he flexed his wings, ready for battle. "Use Leaf Blade!" he shouted. Decidueye's wing sharpened and it sliced at Snorlax, but not showing enough damage.
"Heavy Slam!" shouted Kukui. Snorlax jumped into the air and it's stomach turned into pure steel.
"Dodge!" shouted Collin. Decidueye managed to dodge out of the way just in time. Between the many Leaf Blades and Crunch attacks, the Snorlax finally went down, but Decidueye was extremely weak from all the attacking and being attacked. Both Pokemon returned to their balls, leaving both Trainers with one usable Pokemon left each.
"It's come down to this then. I wonder what faith will give us today." said Kukui, rubbing his thumb over the last Poke Ball.
"Only one way to find out." said Collin, gripping his Poke Ball tight. With a nod, the two were ready to fight. With one last hurrah, they threw their last members.
"GO INCINEROAR!"
"GO EMPOLEON!" The two last Pokemon appeared on the arena, starring at each other with fire in their eyes. It all came down to skill and type advantage. "Okay let's end this with a bang! Hydro Pump!" shouted Collin. A jet of water shot out from Empoleon's mouth and headed straight towards Incineroar.
"Dodge and use Darkest Lariat!" shouted Kukui. Incineroar did managed to dodge the Hydro Pump and began to spin towards Empoleon and slam him onto the ground. "Now's our chance! UNLEASH Z MOVE!" he shouted as he twisted the Firium Z-Crystal on his Z-Ring and preformed the fire dance, powering up Incineroar. "NOW USE INFERNO OVERDRIVE!" Incineroar shot a massive ball of fire from it's fire belt and it grew in size, so much that Empoleon had no time to get out of the way and it got hit by the massive ball of fire directly. When the smoke cleared however, Kukui couldn't believe his eyes. Empoleon was still standing, barely so. "WHAT?!"
"YEAH BUDDY! NOW LET'S GIVE HIM A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE! UNLEASH Z-MOVE!" Collin twisted the Waterium Z-Crystal and preformed the water dance, powering up Empoleon. "USE HYDRO VORTEX!" The whole arena was covered in a wall of water, trapping Incineroar in it. Empoleon swam at the Pokemon at speed, slamming it and circling around it at the same speed, causing a whirlpool around Incineroar, slamming it all over before finally spitting it out into the air and crash landing onto the hard arena floor, knocking the Pokemon out completely making Collin the victor. "YES! WELL DONE BUDDY!" He ran up to the Pokemon and gave him a long hug.
"Empoleon." said the Pokemon, sounding weak but was still proud as he returned to the ball. Kukui returned Incineroar to it's ball and smiled.
"I couldn't win though I went all out, but what a refreshing feeling!" he said, walking up to Collin. "Well done Collin, you really are the Champion of Alola. You've shown not only your own strength as a Trainer, but the bond between you and your Pokemon is just as strong. You're a Champion we can be proud of!"
"Thanks Kukui, that was one hell of a match though." said Collin taking deep breaths. "Guess I have to be the Champion for now huh?" he asked. Kukui started to look a little worried, but Collin smiled. "I guess I can hold that title for a while. But I'm not going to give it up so easily."
"Thank you cousin. This is going to be amazing. It's always been my dream to have the world see Alola and it's Pokemon. And it's finally come true!" he said, wiping his eyes. "I'm almost crying, forgive me."
"Ah you're fine. Glad I could help make the dream come true." said Collin, patting him on the back. "So, I guess Hall of Fame now right?"
"Oh yeah! Come on, let's get going so we can mark this battle down in history!" The two walked side by side to the massive teleport panel and back into the main room. There was a machine with six holes in it, the size of Poke Balls. Collin placed them in and his Pokemon and his ID was registered into the Hall of Fame as the first Champion of Alola. "Alright that's all the gritty stuff out of the way, let's head back to Iki Town and party!"
"Wait! Before we go, I want to get something from the Pokemon Center." said Collin. Kukui nodded and they exited the Pokemon League and went to the Pokemon Center. Collin got the Vulpix from Nurse Joy and they left Mount Lanakila via Charizard, heading back to Iki Town.
When they landed in Iki Town, the party looked like it already started. Everyone that Collin met on his journey was there dancing, eating and over all having a good time. There was even some fire dancing from Kiawe and his Pokemon that was really spectacular to see. Just as it was about to finish, Hapu and Lillie finally joined the party. The moment she saw Collin, she ran up to him and hugged him for dear life.
"I knew you could do it!" she said. Collin didn't say a word as he lifted her face with his hand and kissed her full on the lips for everyone to see. There was a bunch of gasps from the sight, before everyone started to cheer them on just as they broke the kiss.
"Just so everyone knows." he said, winking at Lillie. Hau walked up to him and gave him a pat on the back.
"Nice one Collin!" he said, smiling. "But get that Champion seat warm because I'm coming after it!"
"I'll be waiting!" Collin laughed and Hau went back to eating just as all the Trial Captains and Kahuna's joined the main stage and all preformed their Z-Move dances at once, even Nanu joined in though he didn't look happy about it. Everyone cheered at the sight and the party kept going. Lillie grabbed a hold of Collin and brought him off to the side.
"I think this party is going to go strong for a good while longer, but do you want to come with me to the Ruins of Conflict? I heard the bridge was finally fixed." she said.
"Sure. But why do you wanna go?"
"I think Tapu Koko is waiting to see you. After all, without it you wouldn't have gone on your Island Challenge." Collin smiled and wrapped his arm around her.
"If it wasn't for it, I wouldn't have met the best person in my life." he said. This made Lillie blush like crazy and she looked away. "Come on, let's go." The two walked side by side out of the party and up to the ruins. They walked the long path and sure enough, they got to the bridge which was indeed fixed.
"Wow, this takes me back. Back when we first met." she said sighing. "If it wasn't for Nebby, we'd never met huh?" she asked.
"It's crazy to think, but I'm glad I went out to save him." he said. With that, the two crossed the bridge and into the ruins. The structure was similar to the ruins in Poni Island, but the aura in it felt more electric. They went into the main room where they saw a statue above them, with a small wooden ladder leading up to it.
"My heart is pounding, it's like Tapu Koko is here with us." said Lillie as she walked up the ladder. She bowed before the statue and began to pray. "Great Tapu Koko, it is you who helped Cosmog live so he could become Solgaleo, the Legendary Pokemon of Alola. It was you who helped me meet Collin, someone I care about so deeply it's hard to put to words. Thank you so very, very much." She finished her prayer and walked down to meet Collin. "Now it's your turn." she said. Collin took a deep breath and walked up to the statue and bowed.
"Great Tapu Koko, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be alive today. If it wasn't for you, I'd never would have gone on this journey. If it wasn't for you, I'd never know who my real father was. If it wasn't for you, I'd never would have met the love of my life. So thank you. Thank you so much." he said. Just as he was about to get up, he swore he heard a whisper but he couldn't make it out. He waited for something to happen, only for Lillie to call him back.
"I'm so glad you actual came here. It was a weight on my heart that has been building up since being here." she said and he walked down the ladder. "I guess we should get back to the village before people find out we are missing."
"Yeah, don't want them to think their Champion has gone." he said laughing. The two left the ruins, all the while Tapu Koko was watching them.
You've done good Champion...you've done good
The two walked across the bridge with the stars lighting the way. It was peaceful as the two walked hand in hand. Collin was looking at Lillie when he realized he was forgetting something.
"Shit!" he shouted out loud ans slapped his forehead, making Lillie turn to face him.
"What? What is it?"
"I have something for you." he said turning around, taking off his bag and taking something out of it. He turned around with the object behind his back. "I know how much you want to go on your Island Challenge, so I have a little something for you." He brought his hand around and in it was the Poke Ball. Lillie's eyes widened with shock.
"Oh Arceus Collin, you didn't." she said, putting one hand up to her mouth as Collin placed the ball into her free hand.
"I did. Go on, throw it." he said. With one little swing of her arm, she threw the Poke Ball and out of it came the Vulpix. She looked around and saw Collin and Lillie looking at her. "I found her with no mother on Victory Road. I know you'll be just as good." he said.
"Oh my gosh she's so cute." said Lillie, getting down to her knees. "Come over baby." she said. The Vulpix was confused at first but slowly walked over to Lillie. She got to her hand before lightly rubbing her head on it.
"Vi!" she cried and jumped up into Lillie arms. She was almost on the verge of tears holding the little Pokemon as she kissed him on the cheek, unable to kiss him on the lips due to Vulpix.
"Collin, thank you so much!" Her smile shined so bright. But something was off and Collin knew it once that smile disappeared. She looked away from him and let out a long sigh. "I'm not doing the Island Challenge." she said.
"Oh? Why not?" he asked. Lillie couldn't even look him in the eyes at this point as tears began to form.
"Because I'll be going to Kanto tomorrow." she said. Collin felt like he was shot in the back upon hearing those words. Everything just seemed to crumble around him.
"Kanto? But why you never said anything about it before?"
"I have to go, to make sure my mother is better." she said, trying so hard to hold back the tears. "I also want to get stronger, on my own. I decided this when I saw how bad she is. She needs help and there is someone in Kanto that can help her." Collin began to pace back and forth, thinking about everything she was talking about. "Collin before you even say it, you can't go. You're the Champion of Alola, you can't give that up."
"But I'll miss you so much. You were the rock that kept me going on my Island Challenge. Every single day I wanted to stop but you kept pushing me. How can I be the Champion when you're not here?" he asked.
"Be yourself." she said, putting Vulpix down on the ground as she wrapped her arms around him to hug him. "It's going to be hard for the both of us, not just you. But I need to do this. Please Collin don't make this any more difficult than it already is." Collin looked at her with the tears in his eyes. He closed his eyes and sighed.
"Okay. You're right, this is something you have to do." he said, kissing her forehead. "But promise me this."
"What?"
"Take Vulpix, travel Kanto, and kick every Gym Leader's ass." he said, smiling. Lillie couldn't help but laugh out loud at his comment and hugged him even tighter.
"Thank you Collin, for understanding. I love you so much." she said in the crook of his neck.
"I love you too." They stayed like that for what seemed like forever. with the Vulpix just looking at them. Time just seemed to stop altogether as they hugged it out. "Wanna stay at my place for the night?" he asked.
"Sure." she whispered. They broke the hug and walked hand in hand back to the party, with no one knowing they were gone for that long.
The party ended not long after and everyone went home. Lillie told Kukui she was staying with Collin for the night before she left to Kanto, which of course he understood why. They walked down the path from Iki Town, all the way back to Collin's house, the house he wasn't even in for a month. He unlocked the door and they entered the barely lived in house.
"Welcome." he said. Lillie looked around when the lights were turned on. "Took a hell of a lot of paper work to get this place, but it's worth it."
"It's great. Very homely." she said, feeling a little awkward now that she was standing what was in short her boyfriend's house. He gave her a small tour around the place before ending up in the bedroom. They sat on the bed and looked at each other, something was sparking between them and they were wondering who was going to make the first move. It wasn't until Collin lifted her up and sat her on his lap, making her laugh. "I wish you did that more."
"Well, we got all night." he said and the two closed the massive gap and kissed. It wasn't like the kiss back in Poni Island, this was more intense, more lustful, more loving. What shocked Collin was what Lillie did next. She broke the kiss briefly and took off her shirt, with only a white bra on. "W-W-What are you doing?" he asked, blushing bright red.
"Making myself more comfortable." she said, winking. She then began to lift off his own shirt, showing the scar across his well toned chest. "I could look at this all day." she said, starring at his chest. Collin was getting even more red.
"Lillie, look at me for a second." She pried her eyes away from his chest and looked at him. "I know what you want to do...but now isn't the time." he said.
"What do you mean?"
"I want to make love with you right here, right now. But you're going away tomorrow and it would seem extremely bad. I want our first time to be the day you come back to Alola." he said bluntly. Lillie smiled at him, feeling relieved.
"I was worried about that. I thought this would have been something you wanted." she said blushing.
"Of course not. A first time is supposed to be special. I don't want the guilt of doing it and you leaving tomorrow...you are coming back to Alola right?" he asked, looking a little worried.
"Of course I am dummy. I'm not staying away for ever." she said. "Still, we can make this night something we can't forget."
"Hell yeah." he said and they went back to kissing. They decided to strip the rest of their clothes, leaving only their underwear on. The feeling of less clothing made everything a lot more passionate and free as they explored their half naked bodies. They were tangled around each other, barely breaking for air as they continued to kiss. It wasn't until Lillie began to slow down and yawn that said enough was enough.
"Arceus...if you told me I'd be on your bed, kissing the daylights out of you, I'd laugh." she said laughing anyway. "It's so weird thinking about it, I never thought I'd get a boyfriend."
"You, Lillie Aether, with a personality that is absolutely perfect? You're selling yourself short!" said Collin, yawning. "It's been a long fucking day I swear. Saving your mother and Guzma, Champion Battle, the party, this...I could sleep for a lifetime."
"Then we better get some sleep, the ship is supposed to leave at 10AM tomorrow."
"Alright, get into the covers." The two finally got into the bed, looking at each other. "I wished we did this more often. I've slept so much better with you by my side." he confessed.
"I'm the same. But keep it up for a another while longer, and we'll sleep better for the rest of our lives." she said, yawning again. "Goodnight Collin, I love you."
"Love you too babe." he said, giving her one final kiss as they fell asleep in each others arms, enjoying their final night together for a very long time.
The morning sun broke through the window, waking Lillie from her slumber. She looked at her phone to see a text from Wicke, stating that the ship is docked and Lusamine was on board. She looked at the time to see it was 9AM. Her eyes widened and she jumped out of bed, waking Collin up.
"WHAT THE HELL!?" shouted Collin as he fell out of bed. "Lillie what's wrong?!"
"Sorry Collin but we only have an hour to go! Can I use your shower?!" she asked. Collin barely nodded before she rushed into the bathroom and he could hear running water. He decided to throw on the same clothes he was wearing yesterday, making sure to take a shower when he came back. Five minutes later, she finally came out, looking refreshed and her clothes alright on.
"You ready?" he asked.
"Yeah. I just got another text from Kukui saying he'll meet me." she said, packing her bag and getting Vulpix's Poke Ball ready. She took a deep breath and looked at Collin. "Let's go." They walked out of the house, locking the door and made their way to Hau'oli City pier. While it wasn't a long walk, it felt like hours to them as they saw the ship on the pier. They spotted Kukui and with him, a very teary eyed Hau.
"LILLIE! WHY ARE YOU GOING TO KANTO!?" he shouted, running up to her. "DO YOU NOT LOVE IT HERE ANYMORE?!"
"Of course I love it here Hau, but I need to go with my mother. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you, I thought it was for the best." she said. Hau began to wipe his eyes as the tears continued to fall.
"I'm going to write to you every day!" he said, which made Lillie giggle.
"I look forward to it." Kukui walked up to the small group and sighed.
"You sure you want to do this Lillie? Kanto is a big region and is extremely different." he asked.
"Yes Professor, I'm sure. I'm going to become a real Trainer and travel Kanto and watch over my mother. And when I'm finished and she's recovered, I'll come back and do the Island Challenge to prove how strong I've become. Just watch, I'll be a strong Trainer like you Professor, and Hau, and Collin." She walked up to Hau and took something out of her bag. "Here Hau, take these." Out of her bag was a bag of Malasada's. "They are made by Wicke herself, she said you loved them. I helped a little bit."
"Thank you Lillie! I be sure to remember you when I eat them." said Hau, his tears finally drying up. She then turned to Collin and took out a plush toy and handed it to him.
"This is for you. It's worn out, but it was my most treasured belongings." she said. Everything came crashing down on her at that point and she tackled him into a hug, crying her eyes out. "I'm going to miss you so much!"
"I'll miss you too. I'll text you every day until you come home. I swear it." The ship's horn started to blear, meaning that time was up. "I guess this is goodbye for now."
"Yes...for now." she said, kissing him one more time. "Goodbye Collin, I love you."
"I love you too." With that, Lillie walked onto the ship and waved them off. A few minutes later, the ship cast off from the pier and headed for Kanto. Collin just starred out at sea while Hau sat down on a bench.
"It's so unfair." he said, still upset. Kukui walked over to Hau and sat down beside him.
"I know what it's like Hau to say goodbye to someone, but you got to be strong because soon enough she'll be back." he said. This perked Hau up and he began to smile.
"Yeah. You're right!" Hau then turned to Collin, who started to walk away from the water and past Hau and Kukui. "Hey, where are you going?" he asked.
"Home." he said, sounding upset. "Kukui, when do I have to challenge someone?"
"Not until tomorrow. Why?"
"I need a day to myself." he said, walking from the pier leaving the two behind. The walk from the pier to his house seemed so much longer as he carried the little plush toy home. He unlocked the door and slammed himself onto the couch and just sat there. He noticed something on the the coffee table that he didn't see before. A letter witten on the back of a photo. Said photo was the picture Rotom took when he got the camera function, the one with Collin, Lillie and Hau. He turned it around to read the letter.
Everyone's smiles shine so brightly. Those smiles led us to so many other people. And those meetings will lead us to a bright future. I'm so glad I got to meet everyone. I'm so glad I got to meet you. I love you with all my heart. May we meet again and spend the rest of our lives together.-Lillie
And there we go. I hope that was a good way to end the main plot. I'll be taking another break (sorry!) but the fic isn't over just yet. We still have the Ultra Beasts to take care off and Collin is gonna need some help, and he knows the person and the team that can do it. Reviews and comments of any nature are welcomed and as always, I'll see you in the next chapter. Cheerio!