Here it is, my new chapter for my Pokemon fanfic :D! I just hope y'all enjoy this one, things will start to get interesting from here ;). Anyway, go ahead and read it and give me your opinion on my story so far :)!
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It is right now 12:12 PM. Elio and Lillie stopped by a restaurant to have some lunch. Lillie ordered 2 slices of pizza and an appetizer, and Elio ordered a cheeseburger with a side. Before their orders come, the two decide to talk.
"So... you like burgers, huh?" Lillie said, starting the conversation.
"It's one of my favorites." Elio replied.
"What is your favorite food?"
"Chicken tenders."
"Why didn't you order that? They had that here."
"I need a break once in a while, Lils."
"You don't have to keep calling me that, you know."
"Sorry, I just think it's cute." Elio said. Lillie slightly blushes from that.
"Well, I'm glad that you're always there for me." Lillie responded.
"Of course! I don't want anything bad to happen to you, Lillie." Elio said. Then again, the moment the two met eyes with Guzma again... both of them were nearly injured, and got mentally hurt from his words. Lillie remembers that one specific threat Guzma shot right her.
KIDS LIKE YOU DESERVE TO BURN IN HELL!
Lillie shuddered at the thought.
"Lillie? You okay?" Elio asked, worried.
"Hell is not a pretty place." Lillie responded.
"Don't fret, Lillie. I'll make sure Guzma doesn't hurt you again." Elio said with a smile. Lillie smiles back. Finally, a waitress arrived with their food.
"Here you go. I got 2 pizza slices along with some garlic knots, and a cheeseburger with French fries." The waitress said, giving the plates of food to the couple. The two thank her, and they dig in.
"Mmm! This is so delicious!" Elio exclaimed with his mouth full of the burger meat.
"Elio, don't talk with your mouth full. It's pretty rude." Lillie replied.
"Sorry, Lillie. It's just I rarely go out to eat, and the food here is pretty good!" Elio said with a shrug.
"Well, you aren't wrong about that." Lillie giggled, then takes a bite of her pizza slice.
Several minutes later...
The two finish their food, and then they wait for the check to come.
"So, any other plans for today... or is that it?" Lillie asked.
"Oh, of course I have more planned! I don't wanna leave you bored and sad, especially after-" Elio started, but then covers his mouth because he doesn't want to remind Lillie of the loss of her mother.
"What ideas you got?" Lillie asked, more curious.
"At 1:00, we're gonna spend some time at the beach." Elio replied. Lillie smiled a bit.
"It is a warm day out. Lucky we don't have cold weather today." Lillie joked.
"Yeah. That's just all I got for our day. When we leave, I'm gonna drop you by Aether Paradise you you can grab your swimsuit and a towel. Then it's off to the beach."
"Which kind?"
"There is one on Akala Island. Plus, Aether Paradise is pretty close to that than the other islands... aside from Ula'Ula Island."
"Okay, so... who's gonna pay the check?" Lillie asked with a smirk. Speak of the devil, the check arrived.
"Allow me." Elio responded.
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The two leave the restaurant, and they make their way back to Aether Paradise. Wicke greets them, and Elio tells her that he and Lillie are gonna spend some time at the beach, but they'll wait a little bit until the time comes.
Once it turned 1:00 PM, Elio pages Charizard as the two make their way back to Akala Island. But little does Lillie know...
Her brother is gonna be coming back.
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The two arrived in Heahea Beach, which is where Elio loves to do Mantine Surf.
"You got your stuff, right?" Elio asked the blond-haired girl.
"I got it all right here." Lillie said, showing him a plastic bag with the Aether Foundation symbol on it. Elio showed her his plastic bag, though it's colored black and red.
"So, what do you say we get started?" Elio said pretty excited.
"Well, I'm gonna go get changed first. I'll be right back, Elio. No peeking." Lillie joked. She then walks the a nearby locker room for girls. Elio goes as well, except into the one for males.
The two finally come out, and are changed into their swimwear. Elio is wearing a pair of black swim trunks, just like the one he wears when he rides on Lapras or Sharpedo. Lillie is wearing a plain white bikini. To her, this is one of the rare times she is shown at the beach with the right clothing.
"Wow, Lillie! I really like your swimsuit." Elio complimented. Lillie blushed and smiled.
"Thanks, you look good, too." Lillie said.
"You okay there, Lils?"
"Sorry. I'm not used to showing this much skin, that's all."
"That's fine. Don't feel embarrassed. Any suggestions for where to start?"
"I'm not sure."
"Hey, hey!" A voice called out. Elio immediately recognized it. It was Hau. He comes over to them
"Hi, Hau! What are you doing here?" Elio asked.
"I'm training with Decidueye here, someday wishing to beat you someday in a battle!" Hau complimented. Decidueye chirps in agreement.
"You'll have to try really hard, Hau. I've been training as well." Elio said with a smirk.
"Someday, Elio. Anyway, what are you and Lillie gonna be doing?" Hau asked.
"Eh, we're just gonna spend the rest of our day here at the beach." Elio replied.
"We had a really nice day so far... except in the morning at Heahea City." Lillie said.
"What happened?" Hau asked, grinning. He wants to know what happened. Lillie just looks away.
"I don't wanna talk about it." Lillie said quietly. Hau pats her on the back.
"Don't sweat it, that's fine! You good Elio right here, of course he'll be behind your back!" Hau exclaimed excited.
"Heh, thanks." Lillie said.
"Anyway, I'll see you later! I need to continue training for the Pokemon League. Come on, Decidueye!" Hau said, running. Decidueye immediately follows.
"So... any ideas?" Lillie asked, turning to Elio.
"I got a suggestion." Elio said. The two look at the ocean, and the attention is turned at a Mantine used for the surfing.
"Tine, Mantine!" Mantine says, happy to see them.
"Um... surfing? I don't know, Elio. Surfing ain't really my thing. It seems to dangerous." Lillie said nervously.
"Well, good thing I have a Plan B."
"You have a Plan B?"
"I'm the Champion. I always come up with a Plan B." Elio said with a chuckle. He hops on Mantine's back.
"How would you like to go on a little adventure with me?" Elio asked.
"A...adventure?" Lillie said confused. She shrugs it off, and then hops on Mantine, and sits right next to Elio.
"Alright, Mantine. Let's go further out, but not too far." Elio said to the surfing Pokemon.
"Mantine!" The Pokemon cries. It then swims out to the ocean further out, with the two right on it. After at least a minute, Elio and Lillie arrive where there is deeper waters, but not too far from the shore.
"What is this... adventure you had in mind?" Lillie asked.
"I'll tell you soon." Elio said. Then he stands on top of Mantine, and then jumps into the water. A few seconds later, he resurfaces, catching his breath.
"Come on in, Lillie!" Elio said, swimming around.
"Well... okay, if you insist." Lillie said. Then she jumps off Mantine and into the ocean. She immediately comes up for air, as she is not used to the ocean water yet.
"Brr! The water feels a bit cold." Lillie responded, treading the water gently.
"You'll get used to it." Elio said.
"So... adventure? You hiding something from me?" Lillie asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nope! This adventure we're having... we're gonna go under the waves." Elio replied, smiling. Lillie's eyes widened from that. She also looked a little scared.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Elio asked.
"Sorry. I'm just not used to stuff like this yet."
"Why?"
"Well, uh... I can't hold my breath underwater for a long time."
"Do you have a specific time?"
"Um... about 43 seconds?"
"Ah, okay. We don't have to do this if you don't want to." Elio said sympathetically.
"NO!" Lillie blurted out, which caught Elio by surprise.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to raise my voice. I want to overcome my fears. Remember, I'm a Z-Powered Lillie now!" Lillie said determined. Elio smiles.
"Now that's what I like to hear!" He exclaimed.
"Let's explore the underwater world!" Lillie shouted excited. Scared a few seconds ago, now the girl is determined to try.
"Alright, let's go!" Elio said. He then flips forward and swims down the deep waters.
"Hey, wait for me!" Lillie shouted. She takes a deep breath, and dives under the water. Immediately, she swims down to follow Elio. Her eyes looked around in awe at the amazing underwater world. Looking at all the different coral reefs and water type Pokemon swimming around, she looked like she was enjoying it.
"Amazing," Lillie thought with a puffy-cheek smile. "This world is amazing! Why didn't I think about this sooner?"
Lillie catches up to Elio, and they hold hands as they swim around. She just felt glad to be around the boy that she really liked. After a couple seconds under, Lillie began to feel a slight pain in her chest.
"Mmmblbllb." Lillie moaned. She taps Elio's shoulder, getting his attention. Lillie points up to the surface, telling Elio that she needed air. So, he grabs Lillie's arm as the two head for the surface. After a few seconds, they make it up.
"Pwa-haaaaah!" The friends gasped, panting for air. Elio smiles at Lillie.
"Lillie, that was pretty impressive!" Elio complimented. Lillie shakes the wetness of her hair before she looks at him with a confused look.
"What are you talking about?" Lillie asked.
"I think that was pretty determined of you. You can actually stay underwater for quite a good time!"
"How long were we under?"
"About 57 seconds." Elio replied. Lillie was surprised. That was almost a minute! She beat her own record!
"Wow. I never knew I had great... lung capacity." Lillie said, putting her hands on her chest.
"One thing I know is that it gets better once we get around our teen ages." Elio said.
"Is that a fact?"
"No, that's just a guess."
"Wow, Elio. Wow."
"One thing I do know is that when we get deeper, you can blow a couple bubbles out of your mouth... at least for longer breath hold times."
"Huh, impressive." Lillie said.
"I know, right?" Elio replied happily. Lillie looks down at the water again, and giggles.
"Wanna go again?" She asked. Elio smiles.
"Sure, I'd love to. Anything for you, Lils." Elio said.
"Alright, ready? One... two... three!" Lillie said, counting up. Both of them dive under the water again and begin to swim down. Never had ELio knew Lillie had confidence in swimming. She might've not wanted to do it if she was still shy back then, but this is impressive! An amazing sight to see.
"Blblb." Lillie blows a couple bubbles out of her mouth, trying to see if Elio's theory is right. Finally, the two end up on the ocean floor. Such impressive skills indeed. Then, out of nowhere, something catches Lillie's eye.
"Mmm?" Lillie turns around to see a sunken ship, along with a hole inside. She was impressed by the sight.
"Wblobllbobloh." Lillie gurgled, her sentence being messed up due to being underwater. Then she realizes her underwater talk sentence, and immediately puts her hands over her mouth. Elio notices, and the two swim back up again.
"Mblbllbrmf!" Lillie gurgled, bubbles growing more larger. She needed air badly, so she swims faster.
After the long swim back up, the two reach the surface again.
"Pwhah!" Elio gasped, and then Lillie follows soon after.
"PWAHAAAAAAAAH!" Lillie gasped loudly, and starts coughing a little bit.
"You need to be a bit more careful, Lils." Elio said softly.
"Yeah... *pant* I know. It's just... phew... I saw something under there." Lillie said, catching her breath.
"What did you see?" Elio asked.
"A sunken ship. Whenever we get the chance again... do you wanna go explore it?" Lillie asked, smiling.
"We'll see." Elio said with a smirk.
"We should get back to the beach." Lillie replied.
"Agreed." Elio said, agreeing. The two hop on Mantine again as they swim back to Heahea Beach.
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Elio and Lillie reach back to the beach, and they dry off. Both sure did have a fun time in the ocean.
"You sure you don't want to try Mantine Surf?" Elio asked.
"I'm fine, but thanks for the offer." Lillie replied.
"Any ideas for what you want to do next?"
"Not any that I can think of."
"Hm... wanna get some ice cream?"
"Sure!" Lillie agreed. Both she and Elio walk up to a nearby ice cream cart that was on the sandy beach.
"What can I get for you two?" The man who's running the cart asked.
"Hmm... well, I know that there's one best flavor. And that flavor is..." Lillie started.
"Chocolate." Both she and Elio said in unison. Lillie smiled with the sudden talk.
"Wow, we both have the same ice cream flavor! I guess we do have something in common." Lillie complimented.
"Yeah. We go great together, Lillie." Elio replied.
"Here you go. Two chocolate ice creams." The man said, holding the two frozen treats. Elio gives the man the amount of money to pay, and then the two head back to their spot.
"Did you like the adventure we had together, Lillie?" Elio asked.
"Of course! I want to travel with you, Elio. I like being around you." Lillie said as she licks her ice cream. Elio then licks his, making sure it doesn't melt.
"Thanks, Lillie. I really appreciate it." Elio responded.
"No problem. What are your plans? You know, now that you're champion?" Lillie asked.
"Well, I am hoping to go ahead to the Ruins of Conflict tomorrow. To try battling Tapu Koko." Elio replied.
"That sounds cool. He was the one who saved Nebby, and the one who gave you the Z-Powered Ring." Lillie said.
"Let's go ahead and finish our ice cream. We don't want it to melt!" Elio said with a laugh.
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It is now 4:34 PM. Elio and Lillie finish their ice cream, and before they leaved, Hau asked them to participate in a game of beach volleyball. Lillie wasn't fond at first since she wasn't very sporty, but she reluctantly agreed. For a very close call, Lillie and Elio were on the same team, and won. 15-13. After their game, the couple get changed and head back to their homes.
Elio once again sends Charizard, and he takes Lillie back home.
"Thank you so much for the fun day, Elio!" Lillie said, dismounting Charizard.
"No problem, Lillie! We have more stuff to do tomorrow!" Elio said.
"We got more?!" Lillie exclaimed.
"Of course! I don't want to leave you bored!" Elio said chuckling.
"I suppose you're right." Lillie replied.
"See you tomorrow, Lils!" Elio said, then he and Charizard fly away into the distance. Lillie waves until she doesn't see him anymore.
"We had a fun time, Elio. You're so awesome." Lillie said to herself. She then walks into Aether Paradise, and was surprised by who she saw.
It was Gladion, along with Silvally.
"Hi, Lillie." Gladion greeted.
"Oh! Hi, Gladion!" Lillie greeted with a smile. But she frowned once she saw Gladion wasn't smiling back.
"Where were you all this time?" He asked, placing his hands on his hips. Silvally just stared at her. Lillie started to get scared.
"Oh no." She mumbled. There was something she didn't want to tell him.
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A/N: Sorry this chapter is late! I had plans, so I had to wait a bit XD. Please, tell me what you think of my story so far, I want to hear your opinion :). Until next time, my fellow friends... Stay Fresh :D!