This chapter is an alternate retelling of Best Wishes episode 87.

Chapter 4

The Reveal

On the boat, Haruhi conducted a sort of briefing as she wore her signature armband on her left arm.

"Ok, as new members of the SOS Brigade, all of you must simply look for anything unusual, weird and strange. Any questions?"

"Haruhi, does the rare Onix count as one?" Dawn asked.

"Sure, as long as it's a special case of strange phenomena."

Ash asked Jeremy, "Do you know anything about that rare Onix?"

Jeremy replied, "No, however I do know that there are Onix living in that island. In one of the groups of these Pokemon living there, a rare Onix was discovered. It is said that one would be fortunate enough if he or she spotted that rare Pokemon."

"It is?" Mikuru asked.

"Yes. But that's what other people say."

When the boat neared close to the beach, the gang disembarked.

Jeremy warned, "Be careful and take care of yourselves. I will be back to pick all of you up for dinner." He then steered the boat back to the mainland.

Cilan thought, "This place has a strange flavor in it."

Pikachu, Axew, Pansage, Oshawott, and Piplup are playing with Meloetta at the beach. As the latter two get chased by a Krabby and a Kingler, respectively, Haruhi wonders, "Ash, isn't that a Krabby biting after your Oshawott's tail?"

"You got it right," Ash replied, "Hey, Dawn. Can you check out your Pokedex?"

"Sure, ok then." She scans Krabby on her Pokedex, and it said, "Krabby, the River Crab Pokemon. On the beach, Krabby live on burrows dug on the sand. Its pincers grow back if they are detached."

"And what's the other larger crab Pokemon called?"

Dawn's Pokedex scanned on the Kingler and it said, "Kingler, the Pincer Pokemon, and the evolved form of Krabby. While having 10,000 horsepower strength, its larger pincer is heavy, making it difficult to aim accurately."

The gang notice a rumbling sound. It was from Ash and Haruhi's tummy.

"I'm so bored. Is there someone who prepares lunch in here?" Haruhi asked.

"Leave it to Cilan to save the day," Ash replied.

"That's right. I think this is the right time to eat some lunch. While I cook, all of you have fun, ok?" Cilan said.

Ash, Dawn, and Iris were playing in the shore, while Haruhi and Mikuru were making sand castles. Cilan was, of course, cooking lunch with his Pansage. Dawn's Piplup and Ash's Oshawott were arguing with each other over Meloetta until they were carried away by the waves caused by Pikachu's surfing.

When the lunch was ready, Ash, Cilan, Mikuru, Haruhi, Dawn, and Iris were eating, and they were all having a conversation.

"The way Cilan prepared the food truly rivals that of Brock's," Dawn commented.

Haruhi, Mikuru, and Iris wondered, "Who is Brock?"

"Yeah. The three of you don't know who Brock is. He is a friend of mine who used to travel with us and also does the cooking," said Ash. Dawn added, "Right now, he is studying to become a Pokemon Doctor."

"Pokemon Doctor?" Haruhi asked.

"Yes, Haruhi. A Pokemon Doctor. He decided to study Pokemon medicine after he managed to heal a group of Pokemon inflicted with poison."

"And where is he now?" Cilan questioned Ash.

He replied, "In the Kanto region."

"Hey, isn't Kanto farther away from Unova?" Haruhi asked.

"Well, you guessed it correctly, Haruhi," said Ash as he rubbed his neck.

When they finished eating lunch:

"Now that everyone has eaten lunch, let's begin the adventure!" Iris cried out.

The gang went to the corridor leading to a cave.

"These Onix live in caves like this one," Ash said to Cilan, pointing out to the cave's entrance.

Dawn snarked, "Wasn't that captain obvious?"

"He thinks he really knows everything, what a kid!" Iris added.

"You're right, Iris. He thinks he's smarter than the average kid."

Ash yelled, "Shut up, shut up, shut up! I'm going in first."

When Ash decided to enter the cave first, Haruhi asked him, "Ash, aren't we supposed to go there together? It's dangerous to go alone."

Just as Ash was entering the cave, a swarm of Woobat flew past him, causing him to fall over.

"Are you alright, Ash?" Mikuru said as she approached Ash.

Haruhi, Dawn, Piplup, and Iris entered the cave first. The latter two said, "It's just a swarm of Woobat. What a kid."

Cilan thought and deadpanned, "Something tells me that Dawn and Iris are giving off a combined flavor."

Inside the cave, Cilan commented, "This really is a big cave."

Mikuru was scared. She shivered and said, "W-w-w-what if we all got lost inside?"

Ash confidently said, "There's no need to fear, Mikuru. Even Haruhi and the rest of us aren't afraid of caves," he added, "Apparently, those Onix are of the right size to live here."

Cilan was surprised when he said those words. "Those Onix are huge?"

"I have heard that they make caves like this one that are very wide enough for them to live in," Dawn replied.

"So what if an Onix appeared in front of us?" Haruhi asked Dawn.

"We simply have to flee."

"That's not even funny!" Iris exclaimed.

Iris's answer to Haruhi's question did become true. A rumbling was felt throughout the cave, and it was a wild Onix charging past them.

Iris was blue with shock. "Was that the rare Onix?"

"No, it's a regularly colored one!" Ash replied.

"And it's really huge!" Mikuru added.

"That means we must have to go!"

Haruhi was still standing there when Cilan dragged her and said, "Haruhi, don't just stand there. Let's find a place to escape!"

The gang attempted to flee, but they make encounters with other Onix. As a result, Dawn, Haruhi, and Iris ended up getting separated from Ash, Cilan, and Mikuru as they eventually left the cave exhausted.

"Where's Mikuru and the others?" Haruhi asked.

"We were separated," Dawn replied.

She suddenly noticed that Piplup wasn't with her and shouted, "Piplup! Where are you?"

"Wasn't Piplup with Ash and the others?" Iris wondered.

"Oh, man. I'm so bored. Where is that special Pokemon anyway?" Haruhi frowned and sighed.

"No need to worry. It will eventually show up." Dawn comforted her.

"Perhaps we should go back to the cave?" Iris asked Dawn.

The latter replied, "Sure."

"I'll stay here. I'm not going back unless you meet that rare Onix," Haruhi demanded.

While Haruhi waited outside, Dawn and Iris attempted to return to the cave, tiptoeing very slowly, but they encountered yet another angry Onix, causing the two to flee.

"So, was that the rare Onix you two just discovered?"

"No, Haruhi. Just an ordinary one," Dawn replied.

"What does that Onix look like, anyway?"

"Just like any other Onix, but it's probably very special and unique. It's the only thing I know about rare Pokemon though."

"So, let's continue looking for it."

"We better go back to the beach before we resume," Iris suggested.

"But why stop looking for that special Pokemon? It would be a moment of glory for the SOS Brigade if we spotted it even without Kyon and the others."

"We will keep encountering angry Onix if we do, Haruhi."

"Even if it means dealing with angry Pokemon, we still have to look for the rarest of them all. So let's go for it!" the brigade leader exclaimed.

Meanwhile:

Ash, Cilan, and Mikuru left the other side of the cave, also exhausted, as well as Meloetta, Dawn's Piplup, and the former two's Pokemon.

"I wonder where's Haruhi?" Ash asked.

"She must have went with Iris and Dawn," Cilan replied.

"Then that means we're lost and separated!" Mikuru cried as she shed a tear.

Cilan calmed her down and said, "Now, now, Asahina, don't cry. We will eventually meet up with them really soon. We promise."

"You do?"

"We will," assured Cilan.

"Cilan, we can't stop here! This is Woobat country," said Ash.

"Yes, Ash, but we must be careful. You have to remember that this is also the Onix's territory that we are crossing into."

"Nevertheless, we must look for that rare Onix while we still can!"

"Do we still have to search for it?"

"Yes. Haruhi and I are both expressing interest in finding that rare Pokemon."

Cilan said, "You have to take note that the cave looks like a labyrinth of some sort. I suggest we go back to the beach and hatch a plan there." Ash agreed.

The three were walking on a pathway in the forest. Mikuru nervously said, "I have a favor to tell to you, well, both of you and Ash."

Cilan and Ash were sitting on a rock while she explained. "The truth is, I don't come from this period of time. I am from the future."

Ash was surprised, "What! You came from the future? Seriously?"

"Yes. Though I cannot tell both of you or anyone from the past from which timeline I came from, because if I do, this simply causes a time paradox."

"I see," Cilan deduced, "If you are from the future, do you have a time machine?"

"Yes, but that's classified information if you and Ash want to know what it looks like, so-"

"What does 'classified information' mean, anyway?" Ash asked.

"Simply put, it is a secret to everyone."

"Why do you always say that?" Ash asked.

"Like what I said earlier, I cannot tell you what the future looks like and what happens in that time plane."

"So that's why you were keeping things to yourself," Cilan assumed.

Mikuru added, "Oh, by the way, just don't tell Haruhi Suzumiya about this. She's the one reason why I was here in the first place."

"And why's that?"

"As you can see, a time quake was witnessed a few years ago. No matter how we traveled through time, we only landed at the same time plane."

Cilan deduced and said, "It's a rather complex mystery. Once again, it's science time! After all, I happen to be a Science Connoisseur."

"Science Connoisseur?" Mikuru wondered.

"Yes. I know anything about science and science fiction, like time travel."

He then asked Mikuru, "So, to continue the question, who was the one who caused it?"

"Miss Suzumiya herself was the one person behind this time distortion. She doesn't know the fact that she has the capability to alter reality and destroy the world with it. I cannot explain the other details because it's classified."

Ash and Cilan were surprised when Mikuru said those words. "Apparently, she must be at Arceus's level of mass destruction," said the former.

"Arceus? Is that a Pokemon?" Cilan and Mikuru wondered.

Ash replied, "Arceus is a legendary Pokemon that Dawn and I encountered when I was traveling in an old town in the Sinnoh region."

He pulled out his Pokedex and it said, "Arceus, the Alpha Pokemon. It is said in mythology that this Pokemon emerged from an egg and created the universe with its 1,000 arms."

"When we encountered Arceus, it was about to destroy the world because of a misunderstanding, but we managed to save it by traveling through time and reversing what went wrong," Ash added.

Mikuru said, "Ash, you experienced time travel too?"

"Yes. It was Dialga who sent us back in time." He scanned his Pokedex again, and it said, "Dialga, the Temporal Pokemon. A deity in the myths of the Sinnoh region, Dialga is said to be capable of travelling through time."

"It's a good thing Dialga's method of time travel is different from the TPDD."

Ash asked, "TPDD? What does it look like?"

"That's classified, because I can only tell you that it's a time machine of some sort."

Cilan deduced, "Let me guess, you're a time traveler, right? Then what are Haruhi's powers like?"

"Whenever she thinks of something, it becomes real. The reason why we are here is because she became interested in Pokemon, and this became the result."

"I see. If you can't believe in yourself. . . . . ," Cilan quoted.

". . . . believe in the Ash who believes in you," Ash continued.

"What are you two talking about?" Mikuru said.

"Ash and I were just convincing you that we won't tell a thing about your identity."

Ash asked, "Can we tell Dawn and Iris about this?"

"Sure, as long as Suzumiya won't hear any word about it. And it's best not for her to find out."

Just as they were about to arrive at the beach, a wild Onix suddenly appeared, digging out from the ground, leaving Ash, Cilan, and Mikuru surprised.

Meloetta was frightened from the surprise attack. Dawn's Piplup and Ash's Oshawott used their Water-type moves to attack the Onix, causing it to flee.

Mikuru commented, "I wonder why that Pokemon was hurt badly by water."

"Water-type moves deal massive damage on a Rock-type Pokemon like Onix," Cilan said.

Meloetta suddenly disappeared from sight. The ground trembled all around Ash, Cilan, and Mikuru.

The latter thought, "Is it an earthquake?"

It turns out to be three more Onix emerging from the ground.

"Oshawott, use Water Gun. Piplup, use Bubblebeam!" Ash commanded.

Unfortunately, the Onix dodged both attacks.

Just as they were about to charge at the three, Meloetta used its signature move, Relic Song and changed its form.

"Could it be?" Cilan wondered.

Meloetta's hair changed from green to auburn, and its eye color has also changed.

Now in Pirouette Forme, the Melody Pokemon used Close Combat like it were dancing on the three Onix, causing them to flee.

"That was Close Combat," Ash said.

Cilan said, "You could imagine that it uses its attack like it were dancing in a stage. It feels like as if Meloetta made a good impression of Ranka Lee."

Meloetta reverted back to its Aria Forme and was being congratulated by Ash.

"That was incredible, Meloetta, and thanks for saving us!" exclaimed Ash, causing Meloetta to blush.

Back at Cynthia's villa:

Kyon, Itsuki, and Brendan were sitting in the sofas in the living room, exhausted from all their activities. Yuki was sitting on a chair next to them, reading a small book.

"I wonder if Jeremy went back," Kyon said.

Just as he said those words, the butler opened the main entrance door. He said, "If any of you want to come to the island, perhaps I can also take all of you there."

"No, thank you," Brendan replied, "What about you three? You wanna come?"

"I would rather want to go and check Haruhi out," Kyon replied.

"Why don't you stay here? Besides, it's a good idea for Haruhi to teach her new members about the objectives of that brigade of yours," Brendan suggested to Kyon, "And of course, Jeremy can't possibly be the only one to stay here, do you?"

"Uh, ok."

"I will set up dinner while all of you are taking a break."

10 minutes later, a knock on the door was heard.

When Brendan opened it, it was Ryoko Asakura, much to Kyon's shock. She was dressed in casual attire, with a Poke Ball design on her cap.

"Isn't this the villa where a Pokemon Champion from another region spends her vacations to?" She looks at Kyon, Itsuki, and Yuki and added, "Hey, it's the people from the SOS Brigade! How are you? Oh, where's Miss Suzumiya and Miss Asahina?"

Itsuki replied, "They went on vacation."

"I see. Who's your friend beside you?"

"It's Brendan. He traveled with us as well as with those people Koizumi told you about," Kyon replied. He thought to himself, "I never knew that Miss Asakura would show up all along. Is she here just to kill me again with that knife of hers?"

Ryoko wondered, "What's the matter, Kyon? I want to know what's with the weird look on your face."

"Well, it's nothing," Kyon replied and thought, "I think."

When Jeremy went back, he noticed Ryoko sitting on the sofa.

"Looks like we have a new guest. Is she a friend of yours?" the butler asked Brendan.

"Actually, she's a friend of Kyon, Itsuki, and Yuki," the latter replied.

"I will prepare some snacks for Miss Asakura in the kitchen. I will be right back."

"So, what's with your stay in this villa?" Ryoko asked.

"We were actually finding a good place to stay, so we're here," Itsuki replied.

Kyon facepalmed and thought, "I hope this would all go away when Haruhi and her new recruits return."

On the next chapter:

The mayhem on the island ends as Haruhi, Ash, Dawn, Cilan, and Iris finally discover the rare Onix and return to the villa. Meanwhile, the psychotic Ryoko Asakura truly makes yet another surprise attempt to kill Kyon using her Reuniclus. Will Yuki Nagato once again come to the rescue to save him from this turn of events? Find out in The Best Wishes of Haruhi Suzumiya!

Author's note: There is a reference to the 12th Pokemon movie when Mikuru explains to Ash and Cilan about Haruhi's powers.

References in this chapter:

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Macross Frontier, Yogi Bear, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Legend of Zelda, Shakugan no Shana