Calem's Alola Adventure

Epilogue

By: Gandire Alea

Calem shouts as loud as he can. "It's falling, it's falling, get back!" He warns the various volunteers that the Lumios Gym, the Prism Tower, is collapsing underneath its own weight. The tower defied the odds and managed to stand tall all this time, but now falls as they were getting ready to take it down. He reaches for a pokeball, but before he can call a pokemon out to help, the tower stops in midair.

A familiar voice says, "Looks like we got here just in time," while the tower's remains float to the side and deposit themselves on an open area. "Still, I cannot believe you didn't contact us for this. Kalos is just as much our home as it is yours."

"Speaking of homes, mine just fell down. O-well, I'll just design a new, better one, later."

Calem chuckles from surprise as he turns to the two who just spoke. All six of Kalos's remaining gym leaders have come to provide their support. With them are many of Kalos's citizens. "Olympia, Clemont, everyone, you heard?"

Wulfric steps forward, "Korrina contacted us last week. She was very curious as to why we weren't helping…" Calem averts his gaze, but Wulfric lets it slide. He continues, "Fixing Kalos is noble and all, but leaving you to do it on your own didn't seem right. So, we found and gathered everyone willing to help and brought them here. Repairs will go much faster this way with all of us working together, you know?"

"Yes, yes, that's very nice." A short man steps out from behind Wulfric and walks towards Calem. He sizes Calem up as he approaches and upon reaching him, passes forth some documents. "Serena told me you're the new champion. When were you going to tell me about this? That's a major breach in protocol. Worse, you never bothered to notify u-"

"Shut up."

The chairman is taken back by Calem's words. "What was that? How dare yo-"

"I said, shut up. If you're here to help, great, thanks, grab a shovel. A donation? Awesome, that will be really helpful. But don't forget, you declared Kalos a lost cause. You have no say in anything that go on here."

Calem walks past the chairman towards the gym leaders. He looks at all of them and says, "You guys are really here to help? Thank you, really, that means a lot."

Viola says, "Of course we are, just tell us what you need and we'll do it."

Calem nods, but before he can say anything, Wulfric holds up his hand. Once he has everyone's attention he says, "There's something I need to say first. I'm not here as a gym leader. I'm here as a citizen on Kalos. I no longer have any intention of being a gym leader."

Calem looks to the five remaining gym leaders, but they shake their heads. He's going to have to find three new gym leaders by the time they finish restoring Kalos. He turns to the side and says, "Yo, Guzma! You want to be a gym leader?"

Guzma stumbles and trips over the wheelbarrow of rubbles he's transporting.

The pokemon chairman points at Guzma and says, "Unacceptable, you cannot designate a gym leader just like that. As the pokemon league chairman, I will never approve the appointment of such a shady charac-"

"I said shut up. You have no authority here."

Guzma, haven gotten up, points at himself and says, "No, that shrimp has a point! Are you serious? You want me, the big, bad, Guzma, to be a gym leader?"

"Yeah, or are you afraid you're not strong enough?"

"I ain't afraid of nothing! Fine, I accept your offer!"

"Great, you're in charge of the new port city, Alola City. Your gym type… is poison."

"Are you stupid? Or did you hit your head? Plumeria trains the poison type. My pokemon are all bug!"

"Can't you teach them poison jab?"

"You really are stupid!"

Viola says, "Actually, it's fine." She grabs her arm and forces herself to say. "I don't want to specialize in bug types anymore. I used to be afraid of bugs, and was only able to get over that fear because of Alexa. Without her… I want to start training flying type pokemon…"

Wulfric says, "I see, you want to train the same pokemon as your sister."

Valerie say to Calem, "Is that man a friend from Alola? You must be getting a lot of help from there to go so far as to name the new port, Alola City."

"It's to welcome everyone who comes to visit. I'm also donating a large area of land to the Aether Foundation so they can set up a pokemon preserve too. Those two groups are our biggest supporters." He then turns to Clemont, "Anyway, we have water purifiers, but we still don't have any electricity. Can you go to the power plant and help Sophocles? Viola, Grant, Valerie, I need you to go treasure hunting for historical artifacts; famous paintings, suits of armor, anything really. Rescue anything you can find. Serena came up with a plan to rent out whatever we find to museums as a way to both keep them safe and raise funds. Olympia, please help clear rubble. There's a lot we can't do until then."

Calem turns to the citizens of Kalos they brought with them, but finds that many of them have already dispersed and begun helping on their own. He's about to smile, but then gets kicked in the leg. Shauna puffs her cheeks while holding her sides. "You should have told us about this."

"Sorry, with everything that happened, I wasn't sure if I should."

"Of course you should have! All of that is more reason why!" Her anger fades and with a meek voice, says, "Still, seeing you like this, it's a lot better than when you left…"

"Have you seen Serena, yet?"

"Yeah, she's with Trevor." She then giggles and says, "You used to be such an airhead before. Now look at you. You're almost a whole 'nother person, Mizzy."

"Merci."

…

Calem steps out of the Kalos League's Champion's Chamber sometime after his challenger. His black shoes click as he walks down the corridor and his white dress shirt wrinkles as he adjusts the regalia sword, Joyeuse, hanging at his side. His champion's mantle trails behind him as he continues forward.

Each action he takes is reflected off the lustrous, black walls, of the corridor. Etched into the walls are the names of everyone who died during the Last Night of Kalos up through the Nightmare of Kalos. Calem stops to run his finger over one name in particular, Tierrno. He replays the match in his mind as he says, "That last challenger was pretty good. She gave Kartana a work out."

Calem readjust his sword and continues walking. Written over the door of the Champion's Chamber is:

What are you like now? Did you become who you wanted to be? Who was the person you wanted to become? No one else knows, but live a wonderful where you can boast that you're living each day to the fullest.

–Sycamore

Lana calls out to Calem as he reaches the door to her chamber. Her hair comes over her shoulder and reaches drapes over her chest. Its shade of blue is a dark contrasts against her light blue dress. "That last one was stronger than most."

"Yeah, but I can't lose my position just yet."

Lana latches her arm around his and leans her head against his shoulder. "We're still waiting for Lillie to challenge us, right?"

Calem doesn't respond. Words aren't needed to tell Lana she's right. He instead lets the scent of the sea emanating from her waft over him.

Gladion sighs. His hair hasn't changed, but he now wears a black business suit with a crimson tie. He says, "I just heard from Hau that she'll be coming sometime next month." He clicks his tongue and shakes his head. Hau travelling with his sister has been bothering him ever since he found out last year.

Serena, in formal clothing reminiscent of a knight, says, "I was way more surprised than I should have been upon hearing Hau decided to visit different regions to train himself. Where are they now, Hoenn?"

Gladion scowls as he says, "They're stopping by the Sevii Islands."

Serena says, "They want to take a small vacation before coming here? The Islands are a nice place to visit, but you can see everything there in just a few weeks." She then turns to Calem and Lana, "So, you two going out for your ride already?"

Lana says, "Of course, riding around is the best way to see the progress Kalos has made these past three years."

Serena crosses her arms, "As if that's the only reason."

Calem smiles, "Feeling the wind against my face, breathing in the smell of the ocean, hearing the laughing children, I'm going to miss those."

Serena gives Calem a wry smile, "The ocean, huh?"

"It calms me."

Gladion glances towards Lana as he says, "Or so you say."

Lana gives Gladion a questioning look, but then continues to rest her head on Calem's shoulder. "You make it sound like those won't exist wherever it is we go next."

Serena chuckles and says, "She's right, you'll have the sea breeze with you no matter where you go."

Calem shrugs with his free shoulder. "Parting from the garden is going to be the hardest part."

Lana says, "With all the work you put into it, no one would believe it's a grave."

Serena says, "I was really surprised to hear it named as one of the most beautiful spots of Kalos."

Korrina's mega-evolution master's special robes flutter as she stomps her foot. "Wait, wait, hold up! Go back, that last part just sunk in. Lana, you're not going to stay in Kalos?"

Lana shakes her head. "No, I only joined the Kalos League because of Calem. There's no point in staying without him."

Serena points to herself. "The same applies to me as well."

Korrina turns to Gladion who shakes his head. "I'll be sticking around for a bit longer." Her sigh of relief gets caught in her throat as he then says, "Well, maybe. I might just leave first if he stays undefeated for too long."

"Oh, come on! If you're going to be like that, then I'll become the next champion and pick an Elite Four that won't run off on me!"

A/N: This chapter just fills me with jitters. The current Kalos has changed from how it used to be. Just how many adventures has Calem gone through during those four years? I'll leave that to your imaginations. But who knows, if X and Y get remakes, maybe something similar to those story lines will have occurred? One thing is for sure, Calna shippers, here's your answer. RacingLureShipping has set sail. I'd like to see Calem x Lana fanart now…

-Gandire Alea