(Authors Note)
This story was inspired by: "The Pokemon Hero" by DireNightFury. Go check out his stuff if you have the time after this.
[Pokemon Speech]
"All Might Muscle Form"
"Thoughts" and Flashbacks
"Normal Speech"
Alola, peaceful and beautiful in every way known imaginable. As an entire region completely composed of islands both big and small, it was the perfect place to relax and give oneself a vacation if needed. It was also a good place to find and capture nearly hundreds of rare and unique Pokemon.
With dozens of Pokecenters and towns that have tons of items to heal and strengthen one's bond with their Pokemon, this place was perfect for anything and anyone.
Well, Almost perfect for anyone or anything. Not today though, which was made evident by the sound of constant roaring and screaming, followed by loud thundering footsteps.
At the current moment, only three things could be seen running or flying across the beach on one of the islands: A young man in his early 20's, riding on the back of a large white furred metallic lion, running away from a huge night bat with black armor.
To some, this would be an unordinary day. For others, it would just be a slow Tuesday. For Mason, however, today was anything BUT a normal relaxing day at the beach.
~oOo~
"Dialga all mighty, can't you go any faster!?" The young man fearfully yelled at the white-furred lion, holding on tightly to its metallic mane.
Mason had dark tan skin, with some portions of it a lighter tone than the rest, probably because of his vitiligo. On his head, rested an unholy amount of black curled hair, alongside similarly hued irises. On his person was not much, but a simple black t-shirt, a pair of blue jeans with rips in the knee, a pair of red and white sneakers, a red-and-white cap and a red jacket with white highlights.
On the jacket's shoulder was a symbol of a circle, one side of it red, the other white, with a black dot right in the middle. Around his neck was a simple black jewel, shaped as a multi-colored circle, alongside a red Z-Ring, void of a Z-Crystal, and a white Dynamax Band.
[I am moving as fast as I can. It's not exactly easy to run away from something that can run faster than you in a matter of seconds] The lion spoke, its voice echo-like but hardly faint.
The speaking lion was a Solgaleo, an eleven foot tall Legendary Pokemon with a white body and a blunt muzzle with a blue-gray nose and pale blue eyes. The top half of its face was a deep-blue area, showing off an endlessly changing view of stars from multiple galaxies. Four yellow spikes adorn its head like a biological crown, with two more on each side of its lower jaw, each separating large tufts of its flowing white mane. Solid ridges-red closest to the head, and yellow farthest-poke out of each tuff along the middle, except for the chin and cheeks, with the topmost part wrapping around the tip of the tuff. Around each leg is a dark orange band and a black spot on each foot, with three black toes and long yellow claws. At the tip of its tail was a large black spot with a thin yellow rim.
~oOo~
"Well, screw running then! We're practically slower than a Magikarp riding a Snorlax with that thing on our tail!" Mason roared, getting rather fed up after being chased for days on end. "What do you suggest we do then Stelego, 'cause this bat is getting on my last good nerve!" Mason screamed at the metallic sun lion, which was followed by the ethereal shriek of Dawn Wings Necrozma, slowly getting closer to the two.
[Our best choice of action is to attack Necrozma until it reaches a dazed state, then try to separate Lunala from it. With her as our ally, Necrozma should fall easily.] Stelego suggested, which Mason responded with a nod, before making the Lion Pokemon drift to his left and stand ground against his corrupted moon counterpart.
"Greatest idea you ever had." Mason spoke with confidence rising in his voice. "You ready to rumble bud?" Mason asked Stelego, who responded with a roar yes.
"Then let's get this party started!" Mason proclaimed, tightening the strap on the back of his hat, and staring at his opponent with determination. Dawn Wings Necrozma then noticed its prey had stopped, and decided to prepare itself for a battle, dragging up plumes of sand with each gust of its armored midnight colored wings.
"Let's pepper him up a bit, use Zen Headbutt!" Mason commanded, which Stelego obeyed, as his mane started to grow a bright neon blue and charged straight at D.W Necrozma. He then leaped into the air and hit Necrozma at its right wing, before landing right behind the corrupted moon bat. The attack was successful, but wasn't enough to knock it out.
"Alright, Now use Wild Charge x 20!" Mason ordered, which Stelego responded with a shake of his glowing mane, as bolts of electricity started to fly from Stelego's metal-born body. The metallic lion then charged forward, with Mason holding onto his mane for dear life, as the Legendary Lion smacked the giant moon bat at a joint of its midnight-hued armor. Once the white Pokemon landed on the beach, he moved in for another hit, tossing Mason around on his back while he held onto Stelego's mane tightly.
~oOo~
Stelego continued its electrified assault on Dawn Wings Necrozma, until it smacked the Pokemon and Human duo away with its wing, making the two careen through the air before tumbling on the beach. Both Mason and Stelego landed with a loud thud, before the two shook off the sand from their bodies and focused back on Dawn Wings Necrozma, as it then used Prismatic Laser and fired a barrage of laser beams from its body towards the two.
"Oh Dear Arceus" The human Pokemon trainer thought, His black eyes widening in fear at the barrage of lasers approaching, before looking down at his Lion Pokemon.
"Stelego, Dodge!" Mason yelled, as the white furred lion pokemon then shifted its posture and ran away from the beams of corrupted moonlight, jumping over and strafing to the left or right of any rogue attacks from Dawn WIngs Necrozma. The two kept dodging this never-ending barrage of lasers, until Stelego got hit on his side by a stray shot, making him roll on the beach. "Stelego!" Mason yelled, as the Legendary Pokemon roared out in pain, laying on his side.
Mason then looked up at Dawn Wings Necrozma with rage in his eyes and shouted at it: "OI! Nobody, and I mean nobody, hurts my Pokemon - Especially not a stupid bat version of a Black Knight reject!" Dawn Wings then screeched at Mason and started flapping its wings more aggressively, rising up huge clouds of sand.
"Stelego, are you alright?"Mason asks his Ultra Beast, as it then slowly stood itself up, careful not to overexert enough energy to make it faint.
[I am fine, that beam merely grazed me, I'll live.] Stelego responded, his voice sounding tired and exhausted. "That's good to hear, 'cause I wanna get back at that stupid moon bat." Mason spoke, a low growl emanating from his throat.
~oOo~
The growl was cut short, when Stelego tried backstepping a couple feet before getting smacked in the face by a black armored wing, with Mason being ricocheted from the whiplash and landing on his rear on the far side of the beach.
"So that's how it feels to be a member of Team Rocket when they lose…How in Acreus's holy name did none of them die from their landings!?" Mason thought to himself, as he then got up and started to sprint towards the pair of battling Ultra Beasts. He then leaped up in the air, hoping to land on his Stogaleo's back, but instead landed on the obsidian colored headplate of the corrupted Legendary Moon Pokemon.
The corrupted winged creature then smacked the Legendary Sun Pokemon away again, before getting down on all fours and started to buck Mason around like a bull. Mason grappled onto one of Dawn Wing's luminous blue horns and held on for dear life, slowly growing motion sick with how much bucking Necrozma was doing. The bucking stopped when Stelego appeared, using Zen Headbutt on Dawn Wing's head, knocking Mason off of it's head and making him land on the Stogaleo's back.
~oOo~
The two faced Necrozma, as it then started to slowly ascend, preparing to use its signature move: "Moongeist Beam". "Holy Palkia…" Mason muttered under his breath, his eyes widening in shock and fear, and even though he couldn't see it, Stelego's pale blue eyes were widened too. Mason shook off the fear and faced his slowly ascending opponent with confidence, before shouting towards it: "Come on, that's the best you can do!? I took down Shulkles stronger than you, you black-plated monster!"
He then looked down towards his Solgaleo, and saw he was panting. "What're you thinking about Stel? You don't pant like that unless you're thinking of something."
[Mason…I have an idea, though I do not think you will like to hear it.] Stelego spoke, obviously confusing Mason, before he released a deep sigh. "A plan I don't like to hear is better than no plan at all" Mason truthfully admitted, before asking his Lion companion his idea.
Stelego said nothing for a moment, until he said only three words: [Please…forgive me]. Stelego then roared, opening a Ultra Wormhole behind him and Mason, before bowing his head and tossing Mason into the air. Mason flailed his arms as his Solgaleo then grabbed him by the collar of his shirt by the teeth, before swinging his body around and tossing Mason into the Wormhole.
"Stelego!" Mason screamed, trying to get to the Pokemon before he was fully sucked in. The Solgaleo only bowed its head in shame, before saying to Mason: [I'm Sorry]. He then turned himself around and faced Dawn Wings Necrozma, his body glowing a bright orange-yellow, as he then walked slowly towards it.
Before Mason could move another inch towards his companion, a bright light encumbered Mason's whole body, blurring his vision heavily. Then, the Ultra Wormhole closed, and the last words Mason yelled out towards him was: "I'll find my way back buddy! I promise!".