This chapter is a long one and might as well be filler, but it's meant to make up for the episodes I plan to skip.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or the concept of Moemon.
It turns out the original plan was for the S.S. Anne to visit the other regions, with the exception of Johto. Each regional visit will last two days, and anyone who actually wishes to stay in the region must inform the staff beforehand.
The first stop was Galar. Sabrina admitted that if her egg hadn't hatched into a Hatenna, she would've gotten off the ship here to try and catch one before it left. But since the former actually happened, we decided to spend the first training our Moemon in the Wild Area.
I'm having a spar with Rio, continuing to train my Aura abilities. Sarah was teaching Blossom how to use Energy Ball in exchange for learning Giga Drain. Cara had learned Flamethrower and was now on the path to learning Dragon Pulse with Bianca, with Cherry as the teacher. Valerie was still working on her control with Moonblast, and she's making good progress. Jade was learning how to use Psychic from Vena and Sabrina was doing psychic training with her Kardia and Dawn, with Dusk watching.
"Hey there!" A voice called to us. I turn to the direction of the voice and see someone I didn't think I would see. The female protagonist of the Pokemon Sword and Shield games, officially named Gloria. "Haven't seen you lot around Galar. Name's Gloria."
"I'm Ash."
"And I'm Sabrina." We introduce ourselves.
Glora looked at all of our Moemon. "That's a lot of Moemon y'all have. Ya doin' the gym challenge?"
"I am, but not the one here." I both confirm and deny her question. "I'm doing the gym challenge in Kanto, but we're taking a detour with the S.S. Anne cruise."
"Oh, so you're with all the tourists." She realized. "In that case, you should head to Motostoke tomorrow. There's going to be an event at Motostoke Stadium where someone will be picked to battle the Champion Leon." Rose is holding an event like that? Is he trying to flaunt Leon's strength or something?
"I'll keep that in mind." I speak. To be honest, it sounds a bit interesting. Leon is canonically the strongest of all the Champions, so battling him as a test of strength would be nice.
The second day, we were sitting in the audience chamber of Motostoke Stadium as Rose made his way into the center of the arena, with his assistant Oleana standing a bit behind him. "Hello, fellow humans and Moemon! I am Chairman Rose, and I would like to welcome all the tourists who came to visit our lovely region for the S.S. Anne cruise trip!" He gave his greeting. "To be honest, I was afraid that we would not be having this event, due to Team Rocket raiding the S.S. Anne as well as the vicious storm that immediately followed. But! The day was saved thanks to the efforts of two very brave Trainers, and one of them will be given the opportunity to battle our very own Champion Leon!" The crowd was roaring with cheers. Actually being in the crowd, though, it was a bit much for my ears. "So, without further ado, let us welcome the lead savior of the S.S. Anne and champion of its tournament, Ash Ketchum!"
The crowd roared again, but this time it was directed at me. Regardless, I calmly stood up and walked down onto the stadium with Cherry, who was in her Pikachu disguise at the moment. Once I made it down, Oleana walked up and offered me a Dynamax Band. "Take this, to make the battle fairer." I take it and inspect it. So, I'll be given the opportunity to Dynamax, huh? This will be interesting.
As I slipped it onto my right wrist, Rose began to speak again. "And now, introducing his opponent! The bearer of Galar's Flag, the undefeated Champion, Leon!"
There was a show of smoke and fireworks on the ground, and from the smoke came Galar's Champion, Leon. He did his iconic pose, before walking up to me. "Hey there! Nice to meet ya!" He greeted with a smile. "Hope you've been enjoying so far."
"It's certainly a nice place." I reply.
"That's good to hear." He smiled. "Anyway, you won the S.S. Anne's tournament, so you must be pretty strong." He gave a serious expression. "However, as the Champion of Galar, I'm obliged to fight you at full power."
"Then Cherry and I will have to use every bit of strength we can muster." I said in reply.
He smiled again. "Then let's all have a Champion time." With those words, we walked back to our own sides of the field.
"ARE YOU READY!?" The referee for the match shouted. "Today, we have an exciting exhibition match for you all! We have the S.S. Anne tournament champion, Ash Ketchum, versus Galar's very own Champion, The Unbeatable Leon!" The crowd roared with excitement, though I could tell many were cheering for Leon. I would not let that discourage me. "Trainers, send out your Moemon!"
I glance at Cherry. "You're up, Cherry." She nods and jumps onto the field.
"Katherine, turn up the heat!" Emerging on Leon's side of the field was his iconic Charizard. She wore an orange shirt and skirt, with orange hair down her back, tied into a ponytail, and shining blue eyes. She had an orange dragon tail sticking out of her butt, with the usual flame at the tip, and orange wings sticking out of her back. Her Aura radiated strength, and I knew that I could not pull any punches. I'll have to reveal Cherry's true self at some point if I'm to have a chance.
"It's Ash's Pikachu versus Leon's Charizard! Let the battle...BEGIN!" The referee shouted.
"Katherine, Flamethrower!" Leon ordered.
"Block with Surf!" I quickly order. Cherry created water in her right hand and slammed it to the ground, forming a large wave of water that seemed to barely block the powerful Flamethrower.
"And Cherry goes on the defensive, blocking the Flamethrower with a Water-type move!" I decide it best to tune out the referee random comments as best as I could.
"Thunderbolt!" I order. Cherry released a bolt of electricity at Katherine, who stopped it by using Thunder Punch. Power won't work, so let's try speed.
"Get close with Extreme Speed, then use Thunder Punch!"
"Meet it with Fire Punch, Katherine!" Leon ordered. Katherine managed to ignite her fist on fire and meet the Thunder Punch just in time.
"Agility, Mega Punch and Kick! Use Quick Blitz!" I order. With Agility boosting her reflex speed, Cherry was able to land a flurry of punches and kicks.
"And Cherry lands hit after hit on Katherine! How will our Champion react!?"
"This is how! Katherine, surround yourself with Inferno!" Leon ordered. Oh, that's smart!
"Retreat!" I quickly tell Cherry. She breaks her attack and jumps away just before the pillar of hellfire rose around Katherine.
"And Katherine forces Cherry to stop her assault lest she gets burned!"
"Not bad, Ash, but Kath and I are just getting started." Leon told us, before taking out Katherine's Ultra Ball. "We'll show you what we can really do!" With those words, he returned Katherine, and then activated his Dynamax Band, making the Ultra Ball grow much larger. "It's Gigantamax Time!" He threw the Dynamaxed Moe Ball forward, and it burst open when it hit the ground, and Katherine re-emerged, growing to a ginormous size. She also looked a bit different. Her orange shirt and skirt had fused into a dress that reached down to her ankles, she now had flames wrapped around her neck, forming a scarf that ended in two large flaming wings that replaced her usual ones, and her ponytail had a flame at the tip, making up for her lost tail.
"THERE IT IS! LEON HAS GIGANTAMAX KATHERINE!" The referee roared along with the crowd's cheers. "HOW WILL OUR CHOSEN CHALLENGER RESPOND TO THE FULL POWER OF OUR CHAMPION'S ACE!?"
Obviously, we're gonna do the same thing. But first... "Hey, Cherry!" I call to her, and she turned her head to me. "I think it's time we revealed to everyone who you truly are!" I tell her. She grins and nods, and then jumps into the air, canceling her transformation and revealing her true self to everyone, drawing loud shocked gasps from the crowd, and even Leon and Katherine were shocked.
"A-A-ARE MY EYES DECEIVING ME!?" Even the referee's shocked. "ASH'S PIKACHU, CHERRY, IS ACTUALLY THE MYTHICAL MOEMON MEW! OUR CHAMPION'S TRUE OPPONENT IS THE MIRAGE MOEMON HERSELF!"
"And now we shall respond in kind." I say as I return Cherry, and then activated my own loaned Dynamax Band. "Dynamax, go!" With a shout, I throw the Dynamaxed Moe Ball forward, and Cherry re-emerged, growing to a ginormous size to match Katherine.
"ASH HAS DYNAMAXED CHERRY! A DYNAMAXED LEGENDARY VERSUS THE CHAMPION'S GIGANTAMAX! EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN EXHIBITION MATCH, IT IS ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS!"
I could hear the crowd go absolutely berserk, some cheering for Leon, some cheering for me. "Well now, I certainly didn't expect to battle the rarest Moemon known to man." Leon admitted with a smile. "This match just got even better! Come on, let's have a Champion time!"
"Bring it, Leon!" I roared in challenge. "Max Rockfall!" With Cherry's true self revealed, I don't have to hold back using her other attacks, so I started with the Rock MAX move. Cherry stomped the ground, making a large stone slab rise up in front of her, and then she smacked it with her tail and made it fall forwards towards Katherine.
"Max Knuckle!" Katherine replied by powering up her fist and punching the slab, breaking it apart.
"Max Geyser!" I order Cherry to use the Water MAX move, and she fired a powerful stream of pressurized water that hit Katherine and made her step back, the cloud of vapor from the attack rising up into the sky and making it rain.
"Max Phantasm!" Leon ordered in retaliation, and Katherine summoned possessed housing item that surrounded Cherry. Clapping her hands together, she made the items crash into Cherry, causing a ghostly explosion.
"BOTH SIDES EXCHANGE SUPER EFFECTIVE BLOWS!"
"Even in the rain, we can still turn up the heat!" Leon shouted. "Katherine, G-Max Wildfire!" Katherine roared, and then her fiery wings shot out from being her, forming a flaming bird that attacked Cherry, trapping her in flames as it attacked again and again, forcing the Mew to brace herself.
I watched the bird fly around, and right when it was in front of Cherry again...now! "Max Airstream!" I ordered quickly. Cherry fired a vortex of wind that dispersed the flames around her and destroyed the fire bird, before striking Katherine, making her grunt as she skidded back a bit.
"CHERRY HAS WITHSTOOD THE G-MAX WILDFIRE AND COUNTERATTACKED! AND NOW THAT BOTH MOEMON HAVE USED THREE MAX MOVES, THE DYNAMAX HAS WORN OFF!" True to the ref's words, the Dynamax particles lost their effect and both Cherry and Katherine shrunk back to normal size, with Katherine changing back to her normal appearance.
"Looks like you're not holding back anymore." Katherine said, her gaze fierce. "Good! I want you to fight me with all you got from now on!"
"Well, you asked for it!" Cherry exclaimed in reply, electrocuting her fist. "Thunder Punch!"
"Fire Punch!" Fists of fire and electricity met, and then the two exchanged Dragon Claws before retreating back.
"Cherry! Extreme Speed, Volt Tackle, Thunder Punch! Use Thunderous Blow!" I order. Cherry covered her entire body with electricity, and then charged forward faster than Katherine could react and punched her in the gut, the force of the combination of attacks, sending her flying back.
"AND A POWERFUL COMBINATION OF ATTACKS SENDS KATHERINE FLYING!"
"We'll have to answer in kind, Katherine!" Leon tells her as she stood back up. "Aerial Ace, Flare Blitz, Fire Punch! Burning Blow!" I quickly remember that Cherry's defense was lowered by the Max Phantasm. If that moves hits, she'll receive more damage than she dealt.
"Iron Defense!" I quickly order. Cherry solidified her body with steel energy to prepare for the blow. Katherine punched her in the stomach, and she was sent flying as well, but she also stood up, not yet finished.
"This match has been real fun, Ash." Leon told me. "But it's time that we finished this!"
"Agreed!" I exclaim in agreement.
"Katherine, use Blast Burn!"
"Cherry, use Hydro Cannon!"
We both order our final attacks at the same time; the strongest Fire and Water attacks being fired as powerful beams that went past each other and hit their targets. Large explosions of smoke obscured everyone's vision, tension filling the air as everyone awaited the results. Soon, the smoke dissipated, and both Cherry and Katherine are unconscious on the ground.
"B-B-BOTH MOEMON ARE UNABLE TO BATTLE! THE CHALLENGER ASH KETCHUM HAS MANAGED A DRAW AGAINST OUR CHAMPION!" The referee roared in disbelief.
So, the match in a draw. But if it weren't for the rain boosting the power of Cherry's Hydro Cannon, I would've lost. Walking up to Cherry, I kneel down and gently pick her up. "You did amazing, Cherry." I tell her softly, before returning her to rest.
"Now that was an absolutely Champion time!" I hear Leon say as he walked up to me with a big smile. "Never in my time as Champion did I have such a battle that could keep me on my toes. I'm sure that you have a great future ahead of you, Ash. Don't you all, agree!?" He shouted the question at the crowd, and they all replied by cheering for me, some chanting my name. Looks like I have some fans.
I leave the stadium for the Moemon Center. Naturally, as I leave, there was a huge crowd of people waiting to congratulate me, including Gloria and Hop. As I wait for Cherry to be healed, I hear two people approaching me and look up to see Rose and Oleana. "Chairman." I nod respectfully.
"That was a truly spectacular battle." Rose said with a smile, giving me his praise. "I was hoping that you would give Leon a good warm-up, but your performance surpassed even my expectations."
"Thank you." I thanked him, before looking at the Dynamax Band. "Ah, I should probably return this."
"No no, keep it." He told me. "Consider it a memento of your visit to Galar." Well, guess I officially have a Dynamax Band.
"I suppose I should tell you something in return." I say to him, and he looks at me in interest. "There's a Moemon in Galar's Crown Tundra called Regieleki. The Moedex says she is capable of powering the entire Galar region all by herself."
His and Oleana's eyes widened at the news, before he smiled. "That Moemon is exactly what I need to solve our energy crisis! You have my deepest thanks, Ash Ketchum!"
That should solve pretty much the whole problem here in Galar, unless someone is stupid enough to try and awaken Eternatus anyway.
The next stop was Alola, and this time, we actually got off the ship, as Enyo told me there was something of major importance for me in this region.
As I got off the ship, I happened to make eye contact with a Moemon in the air. From what I saw, she wore a black shirt and an orange feathery skirt and wore yellow elbow-length gloves with tribal markings on them and a small yellow wing on each glove. She had orange hair down her back, with the center of her hair spiked up and being yellow at the tips, looking like a bird wing, but still leaving enough to flow down her back, and shining blue eyes that held seriousness in them. She looked at me and flew to the woods. "Wait for me at Professor Kukui's house, Sabrina." I tell her. "I think I've found what I'm here for." She nods and we went our separate ways for the moment.
Entering a clearing in the forest, I saw the Moemon I recognized as Tapu Koko waiting for me. "You have arrived." She spoke. "You're the one called Ash Ketchum, yes?"
"That's me." I say, giving a serious nod. "My Absol said that I was needed here?"
Tapu Koko nodded. "Yes. There is a neighboring universe that is being terrorized by an Ultra Beast. My counterpart there said that his Chosen One tried to fight her but was too weak to do so and was ultimately defeated. I had spoken to Lady Arceus about it, and she said that you might be able to defeat the Ultra Beast." So, I'm dealing with Guzzlord early, huh? May as well.
"Alright. I'll help out." I speak. Tapu Koko smiled at my response, before floating back a battlefield's distance. She then activated her Electric Surge ability, covering the area with Electric Terrain.
"In order to open the portal, you must use a powerful Electric attack against my own, while both are empowered by Electric Terrain!" She informs me. I figured that's how the portal opened in the anime.
"Got it!" Cherry said, before transforming into a different Moemon. She now wore a white shirt with yellow sleeve-gloves, and yellow tight pants. She had a spiky tail sticking out of her butt, and wore a violet mantle, a black crown that kept her white hair tied back as it went down to her neck, and she had hazel eyes. If I'm right, she transformed into a Raikou.
"...Did your Pikachu just transform into a Raikou?" A bewildered Tapu Koko asked, confirming my guess.
"Cherry's actually a Mew." I tell her. "Helped her when I was six, and she decided to become my starter."
Tapu Koko looked shocked, before chuckling. "I see now why Lady Arceus recommended you. Now, to create the portal."
"Alright. Use Thunder, Cherry!" I order. Tapu Koko replied with her own Thunder, and a black portal formed where the two boosted Electric attacks met. As Cherry turned back to her true self, the two of us quickly jumped into the portal.
Landing on our feet, we had arrived at the parallel universe. Right now, we were in a desert, but we could see an old, ruined building in the horizon. "We should probably begin our search there." Cherry suggested, and I nod in agreement.
The two of us made it there after about ten minutes of walking. Switching to Aura Sight, I could sense three different Auras - one human, two Moemon. The two Moemon were definitely Guzzlord and Zeraora, while the human was the one accompanying the latter.
"Do you sense the Ultra Beast?" Cherry asked.
"Yeah. I also sense another Moemon with a human survivor in another part of the building." I tell her, and she was slightly surprised. "Let's fight the Ultra Beast, first. The other Moemon and the human will come to us when they hear the battle."
It was a bit difficult navigating our way through the building, but we soon found ourselves looking at Guzzlord as she was snacking on some debris. We walk towards her, and she soon heard us approaching and face us. She was quite large, yet the black shirt she wore still manages to be oversized, going down to her knees, leaving enough to show that she was also wearing black pants. The shirt had a yellow and blue middle on the front, over her stomach, with enough details to make it look like a second mouth. Hell, it was even moving like an actual monster mouth, munching on debris fed to it by an additional pair of black arms ending in jaws! The shirt had no sleeves, but she wore black gloves that reached up to her forearms. She had black hair that went down her back, a black tail that ended in a spiked ball, and blue eyes that looked at us hungrily.
"Dinner..." She growled, stomping towards us menacingly. Time to go to action!
I call out Rio, and then immediately activated my Key Stone as the Lucarionite reacted to it. "Let our Auras combine and exceed all expectations!" I chant. "Rio, Mega Evolve!" The connection was complete, and Rio's Aura surged until it was large and thick enough to obscure her from view. After a moment, it died down enough to reveal her as Mega Lucario. Her yellow shirt was torn, and her jeans were now a mix of blue, black and red, same as her gloves. Her hair had reached down to her waist, ending in red tips, with her eyes being bright red.
"This Moemon." Rio said, eyeing Guzzlord cautiously. "Even before, I could feel that she's dangerous."
"Be careful about the mouth on her stomach. It's more than just cosmetics." I warn her, and she nodded. At that moment, Guzzlord charged at us. "Detect, then Force Palm!" On my orders, Rio's eyes flashed, and she sidestepped the Body Slam, and then slammed her palm into Guzzlord's side, Aura erupting from her palm and making the Ultra Beast skid back a few feet. Roaring in anger, Guzzlord released a Heat Wave from her stomach-mouth. "Block with Bone Rush!" Rio formed a blue bone with her Aura and spun it in front of her, using it to shield herself from the Fire attack. I then notice Guzzlord stop and charge up a Hyper Beam...with her stomach-mouth. "Quickly get close with Extreme Speed, then use Aura Sphere on the Hyper Beam!"
"Right!" Rio exclaimed, getting in front of Guzzlord in a split second and slamming an Aura Sphere into the charging sphere, forcing them into her mouth and causing an explosion. Guzzlord let out a shriek of utter agony, her stomach-mouth closed shut and her arms wrapped over it, as if she felt the explosion in her stomach. As Rio returned to my side, Guzzlord's jaw arms slammed onto the ground, creating a sand cloud that obscured her from view, and when it cleared, she was gone.
"She escaped." Rio said.
"Don't worry. We'll get her next time." I speak. Rio reverted back and I turn to some rubble. "You two can come out now." I say loudly.
From behind the debris, Zeraora and her human companion reveal themselves. Zeraora herself wore a black vest over a cyan sleeveless shirt, and yellow pants with black zigzag lines just over her knees. She also wore yellow elbow-length gloves with two lightning bolts on each glove, and a long yellow scarf that nearly reached the ground. She had yellow hair that only reached her shoulders, with a patch of cyan hair in the middle, and cyan eyes.
"That was an impressive battle." The man complimented our strength. "We have never been able to force Guzzlord to fall back."
"So, you're fighting that Moemon as well?" I ask, even though I already knew.
"Yes, with limited success." Zeraora answered. "It's not easy fighting an Ultra Beast that can resist my Plasma Fists and fighting her head-on is dangerous because of the mouth on her stomach."
"True, but as we've just seen, that second mouth can also be a weak point, if you can fire your attacks into it or even deflect her own attacks into it." I inform them.
"That will certainly help next time we fight her." Zeraora nodded. "However, knocking her out will only stop her carnage for a short while, and capturing her seems to be near-impossible." Ah, that's right. Lusamine hasn't created the Beast Balls yet.
"That leaves one option, forcing her out of this universe." I deduce.
Zeraora nodded in agreement. "There is an Ultra Wormhole a little further away into the building. It's the same one that brought her here in the first place. We need to corner her next to it, and then knock her into it."
"Sounds like we have a plan." The man said. "But where is Guzzlord now?"
"Don't worry. Between me and Rio, we can easily locate Guzzlord. You just lead the way, and we can start pushing her towards the Ultra Wormhole." I tell them, directing the second bit to Zeraora.
"Alright." Zeraora nodded.
I send out Enyo to help us out, and then Rio and I work to detect Guzzlord. Between the two of us, it only took ten seconds to find her. "Found her. Let's go."
As we were running to Guzzlord's location, the man shouts a warning. "This building is very unstable! Watch your step and beware of pieces of the ceiling falling down!" As soon as he said that Rio stepped on a piece of the floor, which instantly collapsed under her weight. However, she used Extreme Speed to quickly move away, before she could fall. I then noticed a piece of the ceiling fall towards me, but I destroy it with an Aura-infused fist. "Incredible. You too are capable of combat." The man said, surprised by my Aura powers.
"I've been training." I reply.
We quickly made it to where Guzzlord was, and she was still recovering from the damage she took from his own Hyper Beam combined with Rio's Aura Sphere. "She's still recovering. This should make things easier." The man said.
I activated my Key Stone, this time making it react to both the Lucarionite and the Absolite, making both Rio and Enyo Mega Evolve. It was then that I realized that Mega Evolving more than one Moemon puts strain on the Trainer. Since I only Mega Evolved two Moemon, the strain was barely even noticeable and didn't affect me.
Guzzlord noticed us due to the double Mega Evolution, getting ready to fight us. Although, compared to last time, her stance was more defensive, and she was eyeing us warily. Zeraora jumped behind her and waved at us. "The Ultra Wormhole is this way! Let's get going!" She exclaimed.
"Megahorn!" Enyo controlled her ponytail and fringe to point in front of her and they formed into two large horns of glowing green energy as she charged at Guzzlord.
"Force Palm!" Rio ran next to her, her palm surging with Aura.
The two strike Guzzlord at the same time on her stomach-mouth, sending her flying into the wall, which was quickly broken due to the speed and force while she was sent flying. At this point, we ruthlessly attacked the Dark/Dragon Ultra Beast to push her back to the Ultra Wormhole, mainly using ranged attacks. I myself threw in a couple of Aura Spheres to keep the pressure. Soon, we were in a position where the Moemon stood in a line in front of me and the man, with Guzzlord having her back against the Ultra Wormhole. "This is it, girls! One last push!" I shout.
"Give her everything you've got!" The man shouted.
"Moonblast!" Cherry harnessed energy from the moon into a pink sphere and fired it.
"Aura Sphere!" Rio created an azure sphere of aura and fired it.
"Dark Pulse!" Enyo fired a pulse of concentrated darkness.
"Plasma Fists!" Zeraora's eyes shined, the lightning bolts on her gloves, glowing the same color as she charged her fists with blue lightning before slamming them into the ground. The lightning traveled through the ground and once it was close enough, it flew out of the ground.
All four attacks hit Guzzlord, and the Ultra Beast shrieked as the explosion sent her flying into the Ultra Wormhole, the portal closing as she was sent back to her home.
"Mission accomplished." The man and I say together, giving each other a fist bump and a grin. Cherry happily did flips in the air, Rio and Enyo reverted back and high-fived each other, while Zeraora just stood there, her left hand holding her scarf, but I can see her smiling.
We walk out of the destroyed building together, only to come face-to-face with the Tapu Koko of this universe. Just like in the anime, she was a Shiny Tapu Koko, so all of her normally yellow parts were black instead. "Ash Ketchum. Thank you for your help in saving our world." She thanked me.
"Don't mention it." I say with a smile. "So, how do we get back home?"
"That's why I'm here. I shall help you get back to your universe, through the same method my counterpart brought you to ours."
The man smiled as he turned away. "Zeraora, you should go with him." He said to her, making her look at him with surprise. "You came to me to help me defeat Guzzlord, and now that it's been done, you do not need to stay here." He gave her an assuring smile. "Go. I'll be fine by myself."
"If you say so." Zeraora said. "For what it's worth, I enjoyed our time together." The man gave a mutual nod before leaving. I guess I'll be getting myself a Zeraora.
Shiny Koko got into position, activating her Electric Terrain. "Okay, Zeraora, we need to have your Electric attack clash against Tapu Koko's own. That will open a portal that will send us back to my universe." I instruct her.
"Understood." She nodded and started charging up her signature attack. "Plasma Fists!" The blue lightning erupted when it met Shiny Koko's Thunder, and the portal opened. Returning Rio and Enyo, I jumped in with Cherry and Zeraora, returning to my universe, in the same clearing where Tapu Koko was waiting for us.
"I see you are successful." Tapu Koko smiled. She then brought out an upgraded Z-Ring with a Z-Crystal already attached to it. "Here. Take this Z-Ring as your reward." The Z-Ring floats towards me, and I grab it and wear it on my right wrist.
"Ooh, is that a Mewnium Z?" Cherry asked, looking at the Z-Crystal. I look at it myself, and sure enough, the Z-Crystal was a Mewnium Z. Pretty cool. I could use this against Giovanni.
"There's something else waiting for you." Tapu Koko spoke up, regaining my attention. "You see, your feat has also gained the interest of Solgaleo, so she wishes to part something with you." A gift from Solgaleo... That could only be one thing.
Leading me to a small grove, I look ahead see a small Moemon sleeping on the ground. She wore a kid-sized shirt and skirt that were a mix of dark blue, purple and pink, and she had dark blue hair that was held into two buns by two gold bands, with the hair buns being light blue.
"Is she...Solgaleo's daughter?" I ask quietly, though I knew that her name was Cosmog.
"Yes. She is the Nebula Moemon, Cosmog, the basic form of both Solgaleo and Lunala." She told me in the same quiet voice. "The form she will eventually evolve into depends on the Legendary that birthed her."
"So, she'll become a Solgaleo when she fully evolves."
"That's right. Her mother wishes to leave her in your cares, since you've proven to be an ideal trainer."
I nod. "I understand. I'll take extra good care of her."
She smiled. "I know." With that, she left back to her shrine.
I quietly walk up to Cosmog and gently kneel down to her. She stirred in her sleep and woke up, looking at me with curious yellow eyes. "Hey there." I greet her with a soft smile. "My name is Ash. Your assigned me to be your caretaker, so I'm gonna be raising you."
She stared at me for a moment, before giving me a childlike smile and hugging me. "Ash!" She squealed. God, even as a human, Cosmog are so precious.
I return the hug. "I'm gonna call you Solaris, okay?"
"Okay!" She nodded happily.
"What will you call me?" Zeraora asked. "I will be your Moemon from here on as well."
"How about Rika?" I suggest.
"Very well." She nodded in acceptance.
I took out two Moe Balls and caught them both, then immediately let Solaris back out so she could stay with me. As I walk over to Kukui's house, I check my two newest Moemon on my Moedex.
Cosmog: The Nebula Moemon
Type: Psychic
Cosmog are the children of both Solgaleo and Lunala. The Legendary Moemon they will fully evolve into depends on the mother.
Name: Solaris
Ability: Unaware
Height: 4' (Average)
Weight: 90lbs (Average)
Cup Size: AA (Average)
Moves: Splash, Teleport
Solaris was as expected, so I immediately move on to Rika.
Zeraora: The Thunderclap Moemon
Type: Electric
Zeraora run as fast as lightning strikes, shredding their opponents with high-voltage claws.
Name: Rika
Ability: Volt Absorb
Height: 5'11" (Average)
Weight: 111lbs (Average)
Cup Size: D (Average)
Moves: Plasma Fists, Thunder Punch, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Fake Out, Quick Attack, Close Combat, Aura Sphere, Low Kick, Fire Punch, Blaze Kick, Outrage, Quick Guard, Hone Claws
Rika knows a respectable variety of moves, but she can certainly learn a few more.
I soon arrive at Kukui's place and see the Alola Professor talking with Sabrina. "Yo!" He greeted me with a smile. "You're one of the tourists, right? Your friend Sabrina said you left for something important."
"Yes, but I'm finished now."
"Good to hear." He then noticed my Z-Ring and his eyes widened. "Whoa-ho! Is that a Z-Ring? Where did you get that?"
"Believe it or not, I got it from Tapu Koko." I reply, his eyes widening. "She asked a favor of me that I cannot explain at the moment, and this Z-Ring was her reward after I completed it."
"Woo! You got the favor of the Melemele Deity?" Kukui smiled. "In that case, why don't give you my own gift before you leave?" I raise an eyebrow, and Kukui handed me a Moe Ball. "This is a Rockruff that showed up the day you arrived. She's freshly caught and I haven't named her yet, so I'm comfortable leaving her in your care." I'm getting Rockruff early, huh? Alright, then.
With a nod, I take the Moe Ball and send her out. She wore a brown shirt and pants, along with a furry tan dog collar with dark brown spikes. She had brown dog ears with dark brown tips sticking out of her brown hair, which went down to her neck, blue eyes, and a fluffy tan tail sticking out of her butt. "Hi!" She greets me with a smile. "Are you my new owner?"
"Seems so." I nod.
"What's my new name, then?"
"Is Lyra fine?"
"Sure!" She nods energetically.
"Cool." I smile, patting her head, watching her wag her tail in appreciation. "Thanks, Professor."
"No prob!" He smiled. "Come take on the Island Challenge when you come back."
With business in Alola finished, Sabrina and I head to a hotel to spend the night. I also take a look at Lyra's data.
Rockruff: The Puppy Moemon
Type: Rock
Rockruff can bond very strongly with her Trainer, but she also has a habit of biting. She intimidates opponents by striking the ground with the rocks on her collar, then strikes when they flinch.
Name: Lyra
Ability: Own Tempo
Height: 4'08" (Average)
Weight: 99.5lbs (Average)
Cup Size: A (Average)
Moves: Tackle, Bite, Thunder Fang, Fire Fang, Leer
"Master, I do not personally have a Moe Ball, so it should be fine for now, but you're now over your maximum party limit with the addition of Lyra." Laby points out. She's right. My max limit is twelve, and getting Lyra jumped me to thirteen.
"There's also the egg that will hatch." I say, taking the Egg into account. That would put me at fourteen when it hatches. "Send back Sarah and Blossom, so that they can continue training together."
"Yes, Master."
WARNING: This next scene is a lemon scene.
I retired to my room to have sex with Rika. I gave Solaris to Sabrina to take care of in the meantime, as she is literally a child and I refuse to defile her until she grows up. Sending out Rika, I see that she is standing nervously. "You seem nervous." I voice aloud.
"I'm sorry." She apologized. "I've not done this before."
"Not even with your old partner?" I ask with a raised eyebrow, and she nodded yes. I give her a small smile. "Don't worry. I'll take the lead this time."
She nods and strips off her clothes, revealing her nude form to me. I walk up to her and grab her shoulders, kissing her on the lips. She tensed up a bit, but soon relaxed, slowly wrapping her arms around me as she returned the kiss, squishing her breasts against my clothed chest. After a minute, I decided to push my tongue into her mouth, making her moan softly as I tasted and dominated the insides of her lips.
We separated after another minute, with Rika panting for air, her eyes hazed over by her growing lust. I carry her to the bed and lay her on her back, before stripping off my own clothes, her eyes widening as she caught sight of my dick and its size. Climbing over her, I use my left hand to grab her right breast and fondle it, making her moan softly.
"How is that?" I ask her.
"I-It feels good..." She moaned.
"Good." I smile. I then lower my head to her left breast and suck on her nipple, while also inserting two fingers into her vagina with my right hand. Her moans grew louder in volume as I assault her body with pleasure with mere foreplay.
"Y-Yes...~!" Rika moaned, her body writhing beneath me. "It feels so good~ I-I can feel something coming~"
"Let it out, Rika." I tell her, continuing my ministrations. As I take my mouth of her nipple to kiss her, my fingers touch a certain spot that made her cry out and reach her limit, her juices squirting onto my hand.
"That was...incredible..." She panted.
"Glad to hear." I smirk, before sitting up. "But now it's time for the main event." I stroke my dick with my right hand to cover it in the juices from Rika's orgasm, before lining it up with her pussy. I cast her a glance, and she nods, saying without words that she is ready. Nodding in return, I thrust into her pussy.
"O-Ohhh~!" Rika moaned loudly as she felt me penetrate her. I also let out a grunt. She felt tight, but it's honestly not what I'm not used to already. After giving her time to adjust, I began thrusting in and out of her pussy. "Ah~ Yes~"
I start at a steady pace, but after a few minutes, I thrust harder and faster, making her moans increase in volume. I bent down to kiss her on the lips, making out with her as I continued pounding into her clenching folds, only pulling away when we were close to being out of breath, which I then raise my right hand to grab and fondle her left breast.
"So good~!" Rika moaned loudly. "I never knew sex was this good~!" Her eyes rolled upwards a little, with hearts forming in them. "More~! Fuck me more~!"
I obey her wish and fuck her harder and faster, her moans echoing throughout the room. After a total of thirty minutes, I felt her reach her limit. "I-I'M CUMMING!" She screamed as her body arched upward off the bed, her pussy tightening around my cock as her juices coated it, I came a second after, filling her womb with my semen.
Once we were done cumming, she laid back down on the bed, panting in the afterglow of our lovemaking. "That was...amazing." She managed to say with a tired smile.
"Good to hear." I say with a smile, giving her a short kiss.
The next day we decided to have some fun on the beach in Hau'oli City. The girls were quite excited about it, though I have a feeling they more so want to show off their bikini-clad bodies to me. I walk onto the hot sandy beach wearing blue and black swim trunks along with a cyan button-up shirt, completely unbuttoned and revealing my chest.
"Wow, who is that guy?"
"Look at that six-pack! He must've been working out."
"I bet he's got a nice big dick to go with it."
Of course, I'm entirely aware that there were other girls on the beach eyeing me like candy because of my six-pack and talking about me, but I didn't really care right now. Not really interested in some random women.
"Well, what about me?" My psychic companion asks from behind me. I turn to her and see her in a magenta bikini that complimented her curves perfectly.
"Beautiful." I say the first thing that comes to mind.
She smiled, a blush prominent on her face. "I'm glad you love it."
"You know, you two should really start dating sometime soon." We hear Bianca say as she approached us, wearing a one-piece swimsuit.
"They would be quite cute together." Valerie commented with a giggle, walking up in a brown one-piece.
With an embarrassed blush I turn to the Moemon, who had finished changing into their swimsuits. Cherry wore a yellow one-piece swimsuit to go with her Pikachu disguise. Rio wore a blue and yellow bikini which left her middle boob uncovered, showing complete cleavage. Enyo decided to wear a black one-piece swimsuit. Jade wore a violet bikini whose top looked a size too small, and based on her smile, that was on purpose. Rika wore a yellow bikini that complimented her curves nicely. Vena wore a violet bikini, and Dawn and Dusk were wearing matching purple and black bikinis.
The only ones not in swimsuits were Cara, Lyra, Solaris and Kardia. Cara and Lyra were because their types make them weak to water; Cara also has to be wary of her tail-flame, Solaris because she's too young and Kardia in order to watch Solaris.
With everyone ready, I laid back on my towel and watched them all have fun in the ocean. Sabrina laid on her side next to me. "So, any thought about the other regions?"
I had thought about it earlier. "Honestly, the only other region that interests me is Kalos. I actually have a friend I met in summer camp eight years ago that moved there."
"...Is she a girl?" ...I do not like that pause before she asked that.
"...Would you hurt me if I said yes?" I hesitantly ask. She stared at me for a moment before sighing.
"As long as you don't add too many girls, I'll allow a harem." I look at her, surprised by her answer. "What? I know that it's impossible to keep you all to myself, but I can at least keep the number a reasonable amount."
"...Fair." I admit, before returning to the main topic. "But yeah, after Kalos, not really interested in the other regions at the moment."
"I see." Sabrina seemed to accept my answer. "So, what's your plan when we return to Kanto?"
I take a moment to think about the events that happen after the S.S. Anne mishap and before Celadon City.
Puerto Mico? Had Misty decided to travel with me, I would've considered going there for her Horsea. But since she stayed at the Cerulean Gym, it's a pass. Not to mention she already has her Horsea...well, Seadra.
Maiden's Peak is also a pass, because I do not want to deal with those shenanigans.
The Butterfree Swarm? I had talked about it with Jade, and she said that she prefers to stay with me, so that's another pass.
Next would've been Sabrina's gym, but I already went there much earlier and got the badge, and that was what led to Lavendar Town. HARD pass there. I have no interest in dying.
...
So, nothing interesting.
"Honestly, just train until we reach Celadon."
"...That's it?"
"Couldn't really think of anything interesting."
"...Okay then." She stood up and held her right hand out to me, kneeling down to give me a good view of her cleavage. "Now, why don't we go for a swim?" I smile and take her hand.
After our fun at Hau'oli Beach, we boarded the S.S. Anne and arrived at Kalos' shore. "Well, here we are in Kalos." I speak.
"If you want to visit Professor Sycamore's lab, I can guide you." I hear Diantha say as she walked next to me on my right side.
"I've actually been to Kalos before. I got Rio's egg at Sycamore's Lab." I tell her. "I already know my way there, but you're welcome to walk with us."
With Diantha walking with us, we made our way to Sycamore's lab, where the Professor himself was waiting at the entrance. "Ah, Ash! Glad you came to visit." He greeted me with a smile. "I heard from Professor Oak that Rio evolved."
"Yep." I nod. "So, waiting for a new trainer?"
"Serena's supposed to come here to get her first Moemon." So, Serena's becoming a Trainer, huh? "She should be here any second now..."
As soon as he said that, Serena suddenly appeared out of thin air inches above the ground. I was surprised to see her eyes glowing with purple psychic energy. Since when did she become a psychic!? The glow in her eyes fading, she landed on the ground with a 'hup', looking pleased with herself. "Phew, got it right." She said to herself. She then looked up from the ground and saw me, her eyes widening. "Ash!"
"Hey, Serena." I greet her. "Long time no see." She greets me by hugging me tightly, clearly happy to see me again after eight years. I can feel her well-developed chest squishing onto my chest.
"So, you are Serena." Sabrina said, looking at Serena with a serious expression, who returned the look. "I can sense psychic powers from you."
"Same here." Serena said, parting from the hug. "But yours feel stronger than mine."
"When did you awaken your psychic powers, Serena?" I ask.
"I awakened them when I turned ten, and then Mom told me about my ancestry, how I descend from a powerful psychic named Celeste."
"Celeste is the most powerful human psychic in history, hailing from the Kingdom of Rota." Sabrina explained. "It is said that she's the childhood friend of the Aura Guardian Sir Aaron."
"...Who just happens to be my ancestor." I point out. "Hell of a coincidence, huh?"
"Yeah..." Serena said slowly. Neither of us could believe that our ancestors were childhood friends, just like we were. Guess this is fate repeating itself in a way.
"Well, that's certainly interesting." Professor Sycamore said his two cents. "Anyway, Serena, I think it's time you chose your Starter Moemon."
"Oh, right!" Serena said, following Professor Sycamore into the lab. Sabrina, Diantha and I went in after them, wanting to see which Kalos Starter Serena would pick, even though I already know.
Once inside, we see one of Professor Sycamore's assistants walk into the main hall with three Moemon following her.
One wore a sleeveless green hoodie over a brown long-sleeved shirt, and tan pants. She had black eyes and brown hair that reached down to her neck. She is the Grass-type Kalos Starter, Chespin.
Another wore a light blue tank top with a matching skirt and a fluffy white scarf wrapped around her neck. She had short blue hair that was the same length as Chespin's, but with two buns tied up, had shiny yellow eyes and a dopey smile. She is the Water-type Kalos Starter, Froakie.
The final one wore a yellow dress that covered her chest but revealed her cleavage and shoulders. She had a perky yellow fox tail with an orange tip sticking out of her butt, and yellow hair of the same length as the other two starters, but with orange highlights and perky yellow fox ears sticking out, twitching in anticipation and excitement. She had shiny orange eyes, and a mischievous smile. She is the Fire-type Kalos Starter, Fennekin, and the one I remember Serena choosing to be her Starter Moemon.
"Alright, Serena, have you decided which one will be your starter?" Professor Sycamore asked Serena.
"Well..." Serena said slowly. "Considering my psychic powers, I believe Fennekin would be the best pick for me." I knew it.
"Fennekin are capable of Psychic moves and become part Psychic when they fully evolve." Sabrina said as the Fire Starter ran up to Serena in an excited hug, happy to be chosen. "It is a wise choice choosing her."
Serena decided to name her new friend Runa and was given her Moedex and five empty Moe Balls to catch more Moemon. Afterwards, we left Professor Sycamore's lab. "Since we have no further business in the other regions, why don't we head straight back to Kanto?" Diantha suggested.
"Good idea." Cherry agreed, changing out of her Pikachu transformation since she was with people who knew who was really was. "I can teleport us there. Any suggestions on the location?"
"Saffron would be ideal." I suggest, before looking at Diantha. "Unless you have another place in mind."
"No, I agree with you."
With a mutual agreement, Cherry surrounded us with psychic power and teleported us back to Kanto.
Leon is canonically stronger than Diantha, even in the games, so a tie seems like an appropriate ending, albeit with multiple factors helping out towards the end of the battle.
Getting Guzzlord out of the way since that episode was basilcally filler, also getting a few Kalos Moemon early.
And Serena joins as the second companion. Diantha? Don't really plan on it.