The play the group had put on with their friends and allies who came to Alola to help put on the show had gone smoothly and the heroes were all immersing themselves with some much-needed time relaxing and a special treat to help them wind down after the rapturous response they got from all of Alola. In fact, Kukui was so impressed with the play himself that he organized a special treat for them, bringing his class to the beach for his latest lesson for them.
It was also very special for everyone because while Ash, Mallow, Kiawe, Sophocles, Lana, and Lillie (save for Race and Sarah) were in their swimsuits for Kukui's new lesson, they were also joined by David, Donna (former queen), Doug, Delilah, and Tsukumaro (all five of them being invited as honorary students), meaning that they get to show Delilah and Doug how students in Principal Oak's school in this day and age learn about Pokemon as a whole.
When the play was successful and they wrapped everything up with flying colors, this meant the Mane 5, the Vikings and their dragons, Queen Thorn and her subjects, and the Teen Titans all left to return to their respective homes. However, Edge Blade, and the Filly trio remained with their human mother after deciding to stay on Earth for a little longer to get away from their troubles involving Opaline.
Beautiful sunny weather in the Alola Region means that our royal heroine and her friends are about to have their next lesson on the beach and today, they are joined by Sarah's complete royal family with the inclusion of Doug and Delilah. Never has having to go to school looked like so much fun!
Ash and Pikachu were jogging along the sand, Lana, Primarina, and Sandy were stretching as they prepared to dive into the water, Mallow and Lillie along with Snowy and Tsareena were relaxing with Kukui as he lounges on his lawn chair underneath a parasol while reading a book, Kiawe gives Turtonator a rub down while he basks in the sun, and Sophocles was filling his water gun with water while Togedemaru snoozing about in the water.
Guardeon and his family, joined by Wyveon, Umbreon and his daughters, Sylveon, Eevee, Parosea, Oshawot, Dracovish, Aqua, Suicune, Keldeo, Piplup, Snowflake, Tundra, Azul, Azula, Flipper, Flicka, Hydro, Arctozolt, Hydro, and Hurricane all played in the water as well with Sokka joining them (as per his partners' request for him to have fun).
Everybody else was lounging about under the sun as they watched from the side with Sarah and Race's mythicals along with the dinos such as Chomp, Munch, Nessie, Guru, Swift, Meg, Paris, Fuki, Mia, Terry, Arcane, Hanna, and Quake (all of which are in their Chibi forms) were playing in the sand with the Night Light younglings, Angel, and Rebel.
Flying overhead, the Flying Types and other Pokemon and creatures joining them were enjoying a carefree flight across the skies to stretch their wings or so.
With Bumpy and her family, Topsy, Billy, Rexy, Blue, Panthera, their siblings, Ripper, Zalkia, Fang, Firestar, and Bluestar, they were more than happy to have more of their own kinds that were living happily on Isla Sona (Angel and Rebel sharing their sentiments about their own fellow dinos of their species), feeling grateful that their main human caretaker allowed them to live there happy and free in the wild. In turn, over time, she was able to form the Tofauti Herd, the Mahasimu Pack, and the Cenozoic Pride respectively.
Even so, they never wanted to leave Sarah and her boyfriend given their close friendship and family relationships with them and each other despite their obvious difference. The latter's Pokemon and dinos, at the moment, were basking in the sun just like Turtonator as they all wind down after taking part in the play the day before.
As for Tsukumaro's Absol and Mulan, they were relaxing together in some shade as they found time to get to know each other further and be in each other's company, the latter gently nuzzling her mate warmly and making the male Disaster Pokemon blush as their bond grew.
In their own lawn chairs, Sarah, her family, Glimmer, Tempest, Snowdrop, and Edge Blade were enjoying some time off before Kukui's next lesson. However, while Doug and Delilah were initially slow to the idea of taking time off on account of their duties until they were able to forget their worries and their strife on account of wanting to spend more of the time they lost with their daughter, Tsukumaro was still having a little trouble trying to relax after everything that he and his friends, his former royal superiors, his goddaughter, their family, and her own friends went through even with the threat of Lothor and Team Eclipse at an end.
"Ah... Honey, it's good to know that even with this new-fangled technology, our home's beauty hasn't changed a bit," Doug sighed reverently as he lounged in his lawn chair.
"It's still as beautiful as ever and we have the descendants of our subjects and our child to thank for that," Delilah agreed as Zorra, Kurma, Blossom, Mischief, Lolita, and Persian rested by their side with Magearna keeping an eye on them and her charge while she, Bella, and Mae Ling helped to provide the refreshments they all packed with them for the day.
"Your Majesties, would you care for some of Tsareena and Ms. Mallow's homemade Ice-Cold Coconut Lemonade?" the Artificial Pokemon offered as she brought them some coconut lemonade Mallow and Tsareena made.
"Aloha to that, Magearna," chuckled Doug as he and Delilah took two glasses from Magearna's tray for themselves so they can have a drink.
"Princess, I don't know... How long do you whippersnappers plan to sit or lay on your backs here while looking out at the ocean?" Tsukumaro pondered as he tried to get his head around his lawn chair.
"Chill out, Tsukumaro. People these days can lay about all day like this at the beach if they wanted to and so can you," Sarah replied from his right as she looked at Aster and Warner with Tempest, Snowdrop, and Glimmer on a blanket playing with some small toys given to them within eyesight in front of them. "You've got to stop worrying so much and take time off, just look for the simple bare necessities in life and enjoy the moment."
Tsukumaro sighed but reluctantly decided to trust his goddaughter despite not fully understanding the meaning of doing nothing; during his days as the royal advisor of the royal family, even during his free time, he always spent it studying and practicing his magic and swordsmanship, often putting the wellbeing of his friends, their kingdom, and their daughter first. He's always prided himself on being busy all the time and has never once learned how to fully relax and do nothing while putting his studies, his swordsmanship, and his magic on the side.
"That's always like you, old friend. Never one to sit still after all this time, even under our family's orders."
"Tsuku, you still haven't changed a bit," the royal couple chuckled knowingly, making the old advisor blush.
"Mom's right, Mr. Wong. You worry too much, why not take a load down and let it go for a change? You don't see her bumbling about trying to figure out what to do at a time like this," Star remarked with a smile.
"Yeah, you gotta unwind, dude. Like, we all got the Alola League on our minds now that Team Eclipse is history and that's not for a few more months or weeks," Liberty added knowingly as she played with the Cat Pack.
"When it comes to finding time to enjoy the wonders of the world around you and soaking in the peace and tranquility it has to offer, you seem slow on the draw, my dear Tsukumaro. But, I suppose it's understandable since you're always one to never stop working with the well-being and safety of your friends, your goddaughter, and their kingdom," Spencer put in.
"You must know that best of all, especially during our battle years ago, right, Uncle?" Race put in with a knowing smile.
As for the Frontier Brains, while Scott left to return home, Brandon and the others decided to take a little more time off of their duties to extend their stay in Alola to once again catch up with their son/nephew/brother with Spencer joining the group to keep an eye on his nephew while the others check out the rest of the region and what it had to offer (but also to get some ideas and inspiration on how to train themselves and their Pokemon companions for their future matches in the Battle Frontier).
"Speaking of the Pokemon League," Sarah then remarked, eyeing Silvally as he and Tou-Tou were training nearby, the latter watching his brother demonstrating his Air Slash and Crush Claw attacks to help him prepare for the upcoming Alola League.
"Okay, Tou-Tou, you know we and our older brother know attacks like Crush Claw and Air Slash, right?" Silvally quizzed Tou-Tou.
"Yes," Tou-Tou nodded.
"Alright, now watch," Silvally instructed, charging up his Air Slash attack and firing at the ocean and charging at some rocks before he unleashed his Crush Claw attacks that shattered them before he darted back to the beach.
"Wow, neato, Ani!" Tou-Tou cheered in awe. "Can I really do all that in the Pokemon League?"
"You'll have to practice as hard as I am and trust in the bond you have with Mother's man and his family if you want to get anywhere. But, yes, this is what you'll eventually get if it comes to that," Silvally smiled towards his little brother as he gave him a playful nudge.
"Well, I hope you remember that, as with any other Pokemon League, you're only permitted to use 3-6 Pokemon at a time for each match in the Alola League, Island Girl," Race warned.
"Yeah, your right... And, I'm not sure if the Alola League would even permit me to use any of my Legendary and Mythical Pokemon so as to ensure that I don't cheat my way to victory and I don't want to fall into the same trap some people who used those types of Pokemon fell in. But, if the rules being made are going to be so stringent, I won't be able to showcase the ones I have for those teams at their fullest and use the Move Cards associated with them..."
"And, it doesn't help that Guzma and Team Skull will be attending to prove that he's not a quitter and it'll be your only chance to find out what's bothering him about the Pokemon League and Kukui's previous words to him," Keldeo added.
"But, what I don't get is why Kukui thinks he was running away from his problems if he did run away from the Island Challenge and the Kahunas one time before we even met and what he could be thinking about that right now."
"You think they'll eventually be after my filly sisters and Auntie Edge for money?" Poipole pondered as she floated to Sarah.
"No way, not after I kicked them out and gave them their new island home. 'Course, they'll turn a few heads while they're here but at least they're a big help with everything here and back at Maretime Bay with Sunny and the others, I'll tell you that."
Ever since Edge Blade and the three fillies were accepted into their new family, they had indeed been a huge help to the royal family and their friends, and life for them has gotten much busier yet easier to cope with; for example, Edge's expertise in magic allowed her to perform tasks and chores such as making breakfast, lunch, and dinner for everybody in under ten minutes whenever it was her turn to make meals whereas it would take Sarah and her family about half-an-hour to do so themselves.
This also meant that babysitting them, Aster, and Warner and their well-being fell to Tsukumaro as he would have to assist with keeping an eye on them so that they don't run into any trouble with their magic or flying.
As the baby and younger Pokemon along with the smaller and hatchling dragons were playing, Buneary's ears perked up as if she remembered something before she toddled over to Race as he, Robbie, and Bella were snoozing on their shared lawn chair, her jungle siblings following in her wake as the Rabbit Pokemon asked, "Uncle Race, are you going to have a party for your birthd-MMPH?"
"PARTY, PARTY, PARTY, PARTY, PART-MMPH!" Cyndaquil cheered at the same time before she and Buneary had their mouths frantically covered by a panicking Piplup, Fennekin, Skiddo, and Phanpy as they tried and failed to get them to shut up but to no avail.
However, to their surprise, after Buneary got his attention and he heard the words "party" and "birthday", the former Battle Frontier Champion simply replied, "...Well, after the play, maybe sometime later but not right now. Uh, right now, I have to get going with Uncle Spencer a little later."
Spencer looked towards his nephew and nodded with a knowing smile, "Right, you don't want to be late with our family outing so you can show us all the beauty and wonders of Alola before we leave next week."
Race nodded with a soft smile as he then told the baby Jungle Pokemon and Bella and Robbie (who woke up to the group's conversation and listened in on them while giving off cheeky smiles), "You know, it's a shame that I have to go out on you today, of all days."
"What's so special about today, Daddy?" Bella asked, still cheekily smiling.
"Well, it's a...beautiful day, and, uh, it's a quiet Tuesday with no more Team Eclipse, no Lothor, rogue Ultra Beasts for you guys to wrangle in... Hey, maybe we can all do something together as a family..."
"Sure, maybe when you get back," Robbie quickly replied, nodding.
"Right, well, see ya guys later. Call me if you need anything. And, Bella, Robbie, you two and the others behave while I'm gone," Race informed, preparing to leave with Spencer and his Venasaur who was resting by the path to the road and waiting for them.
"Wait, Dad! Haven't you forgotten something?" Falcon called with a smirk.
"What?" Race smirked back as his Pokemon came to him and gave him hugs and kisses before he would leave for his family outing. "I love you all."
"Love you, too, Father," Calculator smiled back with the rest of his family before they heard a chorus of beeps and whirs as everybody soon saw the other Frontier Brains along with Regice, Registeel, and Regirock waiting for Race and Spencer to join them.
"Come on, Race, time to be off!" Spencer called as he joined his Venasaur and got on him.
"Oh! There's Dad and the other Frontier Brains, gotta go!" Race said, packing up his stuff and preparing to head off for his outing with his Battle Frontier family as the others said their goodbyes. "I'll see you guys later, call me if you need me. You be good now, guys."
"Bye, Dad!"
"Bye, Daddy!"
"Have fun!"
"See ya later!"
"Pleasant journeys, Father!"
"Have a good time, dear!"
"And, stick with your family!" Kit, Bella, Falcon, Ella, Calculator, Raksha, and Rama replied as they waved.
"Bye-Bye, Daddy!"
"Don't worry, Dad! Have a great time with the others and Grandpa Brandon!" Cocoa and Robbie called as Race and his family were out of sight on their outing, leaving everybody (even Ash and the Pokemon School gang) laughing soon after once they were out of earshot.
"Shh, they're gonna hear you!" Kukui smirked, unable to hold back a laugh of his own.
"He thinks we forgot his birthday!"
"Will he be surprised when we call him and the Frontier Brains!" Fennekin and Snom laughed.
"Oh, that's right, we better get started baking that cake for him," Sarah realized, preparing to head back to the Pokemon school.
"Mama," Nebby chirped.
"Yeah, Nebby?"
"I wish we could do something special for Uncle Race."
"Yeah, the dude didn't seem too hot about having a big party after his old folks dumped him and left him for dead with nothing to celebrate his big day for the first five years of his life as the Frontier Brains noted when they told us about it."
"So, why don't we do something to change that for the better?"
"Ditto! Let's help them and Brandon give him a birthday that he won't forget, forever and ever!" Puff, Rocky, and Big Buff added with knowing nods.
"Even better than the real birthdays he had after Brandon adopted him!" agreed Misa.
"Yeah! Let's do it! Come on, Mama, think! Think! Let's put on a party for him!" Nebula chirped eagerly.
"Anybody got any ideas for such a party?" pondered Nyasi.
"No bright or stupid ones, really," admitted Sho.
"We better think of something," Kukui reminded, knowing they don't have much time as they all thought hard.
Everybody knew what was going on when they were told about his birthday by the Frontier Brains; when he was growing up, Race never had an actual birthday party to celebrate with his birth parents. The memories of his birthday and the harsh treatment he got from Rosa and Jacob coupled with their abandoning him in Adventure City still haunt him and although he has made peace with the very place that gave him no end of grief after he was dumped there, he couldn't fully get over that bleak period when he had lost all hope and he now feels indifferent to even having a birthday party let alone celebrate his birthday despite the ones he had after Brandon's adopting him. Now, this was their chance to help him put those dark reminders of his past to rest and to allow him to continue looking forward to a brighter future and they were determined to do so with the party they'll throw for him.
Finally, Uxie smiled as he said, "I-I know! Why don't w-we all throw a b-b-beach party in his h-honor later tonight?"
"Beach birthday for Uncle Race?"
"Today?!"
"Party?!"
"Beach party! Beach party! Beach party! Beach party!"
"YAAAAAAAAAAAY!" Pastry and her sisters yipped as they bounced up and down excitedly.
"Awesome! A beach party will be perfect for Race's birthday today!"
"He'll totally dig it!" Ash and Pikachu cheered in agreement.
"Hmm... You know, Uxie, that's a great idea! We can all throw Race his very own beach birthday party! It'll make a bigger bang compared to a full-powered Explosion!" smiled Kukui brightly.
"That sounds like fun!"
"A beach party for Race is fantastic!"
"He won't know what hit him when he gets back!"
"I'm in!"
"Me, too!" Lillie, Mallow, Kiawe, Lana, and Sophocles concurred as their Pokemon also agreed to Uxie's idea.
"Ooh! Parties is what you're all up to, eh? I love parties!" giggled a familiar voice as Discord appeared with the Mane 5, the Mane 6, Luna, and Celestia in tow. "By the way, someone did mention a party, right?"
"Yeah, Discord. We're just trying to come up with the best beach party ever for Race's birthday today," Sarah replied.
"If you're looking to throw parties for a friend, Princess, I'm your girl! Auntie Pinkie's got ya covered and will get it done lickety-split!" Pinkie smiled brightly at Sarah.
"...Mother's 500+ years older than you, you muppet," muttered Silvally quietly, feeling slightly awkward about Pinkie's words.
"But, we don't have any birthday gifts, decorations, costumes, a place besides Alola where we can have our party for Uncle Race, or anything!" Appletun pouted.
"Actually, Appletun, I know the perfect place for that; if you add in any theme park resorts that celebrate birthdays or any other special occasion, there are places like Universal Studios or even Walt Disney World for that. I bet Disney's Aulani Resort Hotel & Spa in Ka Olina can help us with all that if we ask the Cast Members to help us hold it there with a rush of Agility," Kukui suggested.
"YEAH/YEAH/YEAH!" everybody cheered, liking Kukui's suggestion.
"Can we ask any of our friends from around the world to help us set it up before we get Race and the Frontier Brains before tonight, Professor?" Shade quizzed eagerly.
"Absolutely! I think this oughta be a big beach birthday party for him!" Kukui nodded as everybody cheered and packed their things and headed back to the school to begin making the arrangements while Sarah, the Cat Pack, Raven, and Liberty prepared decided to return to Adventure City to look for a birthday gift for Race. "Oh, Sarah, wait! Don't you think you should help the others call their families to give us a hand first?"
"Nah, Ash and the others will let them know once they get back to the school and tell them. They're probably helping us get everything ready for Race right now," the princess replied as she teleported herself, the Cat Pack, Raven, and Liberty back to Adventure City and leaving her parents, Tsukumaro, her grandparents, and Kukui to laugh heartedly after they left.
"BEACH BIRTHDAY PARTY!" Pinkie cheered as she jumped into the air and celebrated while she brought out her party cannon and it shot confetti and streamers into the air.
"Well, I guess we better get things ready for Race before we call him to this Aulani place for it," Hitch remarked.
"This party we're all going to throw for him is going to be the best ever!"
"He'll be wanting a throwdown of it once he sees the whole thing done!" Pipp and Zipp chuckled.
"This is gonna be great!"
"It sure would, Izzy. We'll all have a part in making it and kicking it off for him but we've gotta think of more ideas to make it even more special for him and we don't have much time," Izzy and Sunny bantered.
"But, if we put our heads together and work together to make it the best for him, we can do it!" Twilight agreed.
"If it's easy as you think, Twilight, let's get ready to party," Doug finished.
"YEAH/YEAH/YEAH!"
[New Theme Song - Drunken Lives (Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk - ft. Johnny Ip) {Roughly Translated Ver.}]
(The new opening begins when we see legions of Pokemon trainers and their Pokemon training in a giant stadium and amongst them, Sarah, Ash, and the Pokemon School gang are training with their own Pokemon, preparing for the most important chapter of their lives before the trainers and their Pokemon stood at attention and the gang got into a group fighting pose as the song begins. They will eventually take part in the finalized Alola League to determine who is the top Pokemon trainer in the entire Alola region)
When life is rough and too dark to see, my regrets wash over all of me~
Pain is immense but don't you cry or pout, you'll very soon find your way out~
(In small snippets and previews of what's to come or will be happening now, Sarah and her friends are living out their normal lives again after the demise of Lothor and Team Eclipse including Sophocles and Vikavolt taking part in a Vikavolt Race, training for the upcoming Alola League, the arrival of a little Pokemon looking like it's made from metal, and Mallow, Lana, and Lillie along with Sandy, the female Shaymin, and Snowy taking part in a TV program)
Live a life worth living, make it beautiful, and work hard to be strong and happy~
In the mortal world, your life is so meaningful, so go and prove your own mettle~
(All the while, at specific points in the last volume of the story, Race and Sarah reaffirm their love for each other while Gladion continues his family's mission to uncover more about their father, Mohn, and to determine his current whereabouts, hoping to reunite with him once again as the Alola League was finally completed and approved)
So, who would you connect with to meet up with me as friendly voices cut through the peaceful sunny crest~
Your heart is now mine forevermore, your sincerity shines at its best~
(The opening ceremonies kick off before Race and Sarah stand together in the midst of a fireworks celebration during a festival as their love continued to blossom and the gang takes up a bit of a sport called Pokemon Golf while helping a famous golfer and her Toucannon out of a slump they're in)
So, who would you connect with to meet up with me as friendly voices cut through the peaceful sunny crest~
Your heart is now mine forevermore, your sincerity shows me your love I can't detest~
(Guzzlord somehow enters Sarah's world along with other Guzzlords to join him after the Alola League reaches its climax, forcing everybody in the region to try and stop them from destroying Alola and repeating the tragic history of Dia's world. In the short instrumental, the gang takes part in battling at the Kantonian Gym in Malie City on Ula'Ula Island as short snippets of the gang getting themselves into scrapes throughout their misadventures are shown)
So, who would you connect with to meet up with me as friendly voices cut through the peaceful sunny crest~
Your heart is now mine forevermore, your sincerity shines at its best~
(Lana is then shown facing the toughest challenge of her life as she and Brionne come across a Kyogre and she has to do her utmost to tame it as she reels it in when its life is in danger. Sandy, Mallow's Shaymin, Sarah's Shaymin, the metal-like Pokemon, Breezeon, Sho, and Donka explore Malie City unsupervised after trying to recover a hair ornament before coming across Team Rocket again. Pikachu (and his entire team) and Blitz (with some of his brothers and sisters) go on an adventure to find Ash, Torracat, Sarah, and Silvally disappeared on them when the quartet traveled back in time and meet a younger Kukui as he starts out on his Pokemon journey that leads him to become a Pokemon Professor in studying Pokemon moves)
So, who would you connect with to meet up with me as friendly voices cut through the peaceful sunny crest~
Your heart is now mine forevermore, your sincerity shows me your love I can't detest~
(Finally, snippets of the Ultra Rescue Rangers' final missions involving Evox with their and the Beast Morphers Rangers' final clashes with him and his followers, the return of Necrozma and their efforts to restore him as the Bright One, the gang all taking part in the Alola League including Sarah or Ash facing off against Guzma and learning how he became the trainer and punk he is now and why he was running away, and a final battle with either one facing off against Kukui and Tapu-Koko in a final full 6-on-6 Pokemon battle and a match for the ages in Alola are shown. The intro then ends with Sarah reviving Necrozma in his true form and standing with him along with Cresselia, Zygarde (10% Forme), Zacian, Zamazenta, Xerneas, Giratina, and Rayquaza while she turned into her Lion Form and roared proudly as the titles appeared above the group on the ground)
Pokemon Sun & Moon - The Warrior Princess
Upon their return to Adventure City, Sarah, Raven, and Liberty, joined by the Cat Pack, made their way to the Adventure City Police Station to speak with Angel and Commander Ryan, whom she found were wrapping up another case they just cracked as their team continued to work away on other cases they've each taken up.
The commander looked up from his work and smiled as he saw Sarah, Raven, and Liberty enter the station with the Cat Pack following behind, "Sarah, Raven, Liberty! Welcome back, what a lovely surprise, haven't seen you since we finally managed the close the case involving Cadthorn and Humdinger."
"Hey, girlfriends!" Angel squealed happily as she noticed them and went over to hug the princess and cuddle Raven and Liberty. "How've you been?"
"Hey," Raven smiled.
"Sweet meeting ya again, Ang!" Liberty barked happily as Angel petted her. "How's Adventure City been while we're out?"
"Oh, you know, same old, same old; just another day of catching bad guys and settling disputes here and there. Place has been winding down thankfully now that we god Ol' Humbug and his partner-in-crime behind bars. We're thinking of returning him and his Kitten Catastrophe Crew to Froggy Bottom soon but Ryan and I figured one more month in their cell should do them good, need a little more time to think about their previous life-threatening stunts."
"And, not a moment too soon. I'm not sure if everybody here can handle Humdinger and his showboating," Raven sighed with relief.
"Meow wow, that Humdinger guy she gave your city a bad name before he was arrested from what we heard," blinked Wild in surprise as Rory, Shade, and Leo nodded in agreement, Angel and Ryan looking in bewilderment at them.
"And, who are you, kids?" Ryan questioned in surprise.
"Commander, Angel, meet the Cat Pack, friends of the famous scientist, Dr. Benton Quest, and the Quest Team: Wild, Leo, Shade, and Rory," Sarah introduced, referring to the Cat Pack as they meowed in greeting to the pair.
"I see... And, about Raven's powers, did you...?" Ryan replied, now raising an eyebrow at Sarah as he looked to Raven.
"Ryan..." moaned Raven in annoyance before Angel gently scractched under her chin to soothe her.
"Don't worry, I've kept an eye on them and she's not going awol on anybody with them. Besides, she's been a big help for me as my new magic tutor and I've improved a lot with her advice."
"...That's good to hear; with you around her, I'm now a little grateful I'm worried over nothing," sighed Ryan with a relieved smile. "Although, Angel and I weren't expecting you all to return here in months. What brings you back to Adventure City, anyway?"
"We're here because we're looking for a birthday gift for her girlfriend, Race Konami," Shade replied.
"Hoo-wee! Sweet Dixie dreidels, the son of Brandon the Pyramid King himself? Why it's also been months or years since I've heard anything from him and the Frontier Brains themselves, not since they recently came and helped put an end to the madness Humdinger and Cawthorn set up and when I've mastered the Battle Frontier itself in my day when I was a Pokemon Trainer before I got a job here at this police station. And, that's before the poor fella was callously dumped here by those two scoundrels for parents that left him here after seeing him as dead weight and a stain in their family before we threw them in the cellar since I was in charge of that case after he and Brandon told us all everything. I had no idea he was with you last time. Tell me, lass, how's the boy doing?"
"Doing great, he's now retired from being the Battle Frontier Champion and living at Iki Town in Alola so he can be with me."
"Yeah, not to sidetrack you guys from work or anything but we just dropped by to find a birthday present for the birthday boy in question. Not much of a party animal if we mentioned it to him," Liberty replied.
"Don't blame him, who'd celebrate the day he got dumped on the streets?" Angel sympathized.
Commander Ryan sighed as he nodded with a heavy sigh, "Indeed, poor lad's been scarred badly by his own folks ever since that day and the timing couldn't have been worse, happened smack-dab on his 5th birthday, too. Took on the case involved with them when I was still a Chief Officer for the Child Protection Services of Ever Grand City, really lucky he was found by Brandon and brought to me and my old team there and we swiftly took care of those muppets, that he is. I'm glad to hear that he's happier now and one good turn deserved another if he did become a Battle Frontier Champion."
"It's still nice that you're going him a big help when you met him and you helped the boy deal with his troubles with this place, Princess. But, why are you kids looking for a birthday present for him around here, anyway?" Angel questioned.
"We're going to throw him a surprise beach party for him a little later."
"Like, the best birthday party he ever had to make him ditch his rough past and look forward to a better and brighter future, one he won't stop jumping and screaming for," Liberty added excitedly.
"Something we know he'll love once the preparations are done," Raven smiled softly.
"Where are you lads and lasses going to be holding your party for Race, exactly?" Ryan quizzed.
"In Ka Olina back home in Alola, over at Disney's Aulani Hotel & Spa," Rory explained.
"Hey, why don't you come with us and we can all go there together after we get his gift?" Shade requested.
"Terrific!" Angel smiled.
"Sarah, you got yourself a deal! It'll be lovely to see the boy again but what, may I ask, are you considering as a birthday gift for him?" the police commander replied.
"Might I suggest relieving Mayor Humdinger of his Kitten Catastrophe Crew and giving them to Race instead, Commander?" Sarah asked.
"Oh, I don't know, Sarah. I don't think Humdinger would ever let us hear the end of it if we do take his pets away from him," Ryan replied sheepishly, unsure of Sarah's gift idea.
"But, I'm sure they mean well and they only had it hard under his wing, they just need a new owner, really. Surely, they've been exposed to Humdinger and his tricks and they need someone better to turn around."
"Hold everything, Sarah, that's a definite no-no there and those little kitty cats wouldn't let you pull five feet away from Humbug no matter how hard you try. He's probably had them throughout his life and they're still loyal to him so they still love him to a certain degree," Angel put in, getting an idea for Race's gift along the lines of "pets" given Sarah's proposal. "But, if you're looking for a pet for Race, I know what you're looking for..."
She then turned to a door leading to the rest of the police station and clapped her hands as she signaled, "Oh, kids! Come out, come out, wherever you are!"
As if on cue, six kittens similar to Hundinger's Kitten Catastrophe Crew but in uniforms in the same colors belonging to the original members of the PAW Patrol that had been touched up with arts and crafts gemstones across the lining of their uniforms and police hats in their trademark colors appeared from the door. The kittens all stood at attention as they came to Angel and the commander before they saluted and the pair nodded, directing them to their guests.
"At ease," Ryan commanded, allowing the kittens to relax and smile at their new acquaintances.
"Kids, Angel and I would like you to meet Sarah Tomoe from the Alola Region-the Sun Princess-along with our old friends, Liberty and Raven, and the Cat Pack: Leo, Rory, Shade, and Wild. Sarah, meet our very own KRS - the Kitten Rescue Soldiers: Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Kimi, and Dil."
"Going full-blown Rugrats with them, guys?" blinked Liberty in surprise at Ryan and Angel, recognizing the names of the baby characters from the Nickelodeon show of the same name.
"Well, we had to call them something, don't we? And, even though they're our best recruits, they're just as cute as you!" Angel replied.
"Rugrats, you mean that cartoon with those babies we were introduced to on TV?"
"I love that show!"
"Me, too! It was meowsome!" Wild, Shade, and Wild cheered.
"Right. Don't let their cute looks deceive you, they're amongst our crew's elite soldiers and we've never known them to fail a mission after carefully training and caring for them for whatever's to come their way after we decided to adopt them from the local pet shop when they're being given away with other kittens their age four years ago even though some traits of the cartoon characters they're named after sometimes rub off on them. Tommy's our Police Kitten and like Chase, he's the leader of the bunch; Chuckie's our Construction Kitten; Phil and Lill - our Recycling and Fire Rescue Kittens, Kimi - Water Rescue Kitten; and, finally, Dil - the Aviator Kitten," Ryan introduced as the kittens each meowed in friendly greeting.
"We've done sterling work for the good of everyone in Adventure City thanks to them but they've since come into their own and we've been meaning to find these little guys a real home for them despite having lived with us for the four seven years. And, in case you're wondering, they do have vehicles of their own-kitten-sized, I might add-and they're no pushovers when push comes to shove," Angel continued.
"Gee, that'll throw everybody for a baby loop-de-loop," joked Leo, getting chuckles out of everyone including the Kitten Rescue Soldiers themselves.
"Angel, Commander, they're all perfect! Race is going to love those little guys!" Sarah cooed as she came up to the KRS and started giving Phil a friendly scratch, making him purr in delight until he and a jealous Lil soon started to fight over who gets to be scratched which caused Sarah to flinch in bewilderment.
"Wow, those two are at each other's throats like the actual Phil and Lil," Liberty remarked.
Angel and Ryan just laughed as the latter said, "I told you all some traits of their character namesakes would rub off on them!"
Sighing at Phil and Lil's bickering, Tommy meowed to activate his Kitten Pack and gently pull them apart with some claws as he tried to keep the peace between them as the pair were (strangely enough) brother and sister like the actual Phil and Lil from the Rugrats show, the two of whom just simply huffed at each other, leaving Chuckie to gulp worriedly at them until he's comforted by Kimi and Tommy. Dil, on the other hand (being the youngest kitten of the bunch), simply laughed while meowing as he clapped his paws while sitting on his bottom.
Sarah soon started to smile again as she saw the comradery, friendship, and family atmosphere the six kittens shared; she could tell that she made the right choice in what she thought was a perfect first birthday gift for her boyfriend.
"Now, if you're looking for any other gifts for the boy, what do you have in mind?" Ryan inquired.
"I'll tell you later after we invite Ryder and the PAW Patrol once we get to Adventure Bay. Then, we'll look for another gift for him at Dragonstone," Sarah replied, gaining the KRS' attention as they meowed curiously and tilted their heads at her.
"Dragonstone?" Ryan and Angel blinked, staring at the little princess in confusion.
Meanwhile, the rest of her family and her friends have made their way to Disney's Aulani Hotel & Spa in Ka Olina and after picking up Burnet and her Munchlax, the two Pokemon Professors explained to the Cast Members about everyone's birthday party for Race and what they had in mind for him. They were more than eager to host their party for the former Battle Frontier Champion once they were told everything and it was only made better when Tsukumaro apparated across the region to find any top-notch party planners to assist Pinkie and Izzy and the others in the preparations and brought them to the island resort (the planners being unable to contain their excitement to help plan out the party for Race as well).
The ones most excited for Race's birthday party to be held at such a resort landmark from Disney are the younger and baby Pokemon and dragons including Yamper, Ponyta, Wooloo, Scorch, Muffin, Snowflake, Eevee, Fennekin, Swablu, Cyndaquil, Phanpy, Buneary, Cranidos, Tyrunt, Amaura, Skitty, Cufant, Donka, The Night Light hatchlings, Pearl, Amethyst, Diamond, Sunset, Pyre, Wildlife, Skylar, Flora, Mimic, Violet, Sunflower, Ocean, Tidal, Catana, Viper, Wvyern, Rheagal, Kayda and, Enda. It was literally a dream come true for them to be in a place that they and their family and friends could stay for a spell that feels like something out of a Disney movie (in this case, Lilo & Stitch and/or Moana), made all the better for them with activities and games set up for them given that they're technically kids and familiar characters roaming around the place to say "hello" to them and the guests attending.
The experience was even better for them all given that it was their first-ever time attending it in their very first "staycation" as they were given a grand circle tour of the resort facility and observed the different pool areas, the restaurants and shops that were in place, what each part of the resort is used for, and more. If Sarah and her family would've stayed there for a week back then during the start of her adventures, you'd think the guests attending and the Cast Members would've been gobsmacked. But, given her and her friends' good reputation as the Power Rangers Ultra Rescue and their team and the Aether Foundation's collboration with the Power Rangers Beast Morphers and Grid Battleforce coupled with their efforts in finally ending Team Eclipse and Lothor, they've become well-known and warmly respected and greeted by all.
"Wow/No way/Awesome/Whoa/Unreal/Cool/Sweet/That's livin' it/Neat/Totally cool/Radical/Alright/Yeah/Nice/Yes!"
"What a vacation pad!" Terrakion remarked in surprise.
"I-It-it's, HUGE! This is Aulani?" Shadow balked in total shock.
"This is where we'll have Uncle Race's birthday party?" Buneary breathed in awe.
"It's gigantic!" Skiddo gasped.
"And, I thought the Heart Tree back at my old home was a giant," Nyasi agreed, wide-eyed as he looked around the resort as the tour went on.
Of course, they weren't the only ones attending the celebration and helping to make it happen; Ash and the others also managed to call Devon, Zayto, and their friends from Coral Harbor and Pine Ridge over to celebrate Race's birthday with them and they were just as enthralled by what they saw. Coincidentally, the head of Pine Ridge's social media company, Buzzblast, and Commander Shaw have agreed to give them time off to tkae a break from their work there and have fun and they happened relax at Ka Olina, the Dino Fury team introducing Zayto and Aiyon to more of what the humans of their age have to offer. Even the Jungle Fury Team was called to join in and take time off of their duties with the Pai Zhuq and Jungle Karma Pizza back at their home in Ocean Bluff to assist and have fun.
"Hi."
"Nice to meet you, Goofy," chuckled Amelia and Javi as they hugged, greeted, and high-fived Goofy as he roamed around and greeted the group when he saw them.
"So, this is one of these hotels and resorts that you and Javi told us about, Izzy?" Zayto asked Izzy (Green Ranger), awestruck at the resort.
"Yep, and this one's one of the best!" Izzy (Green Ranger) happily grinned.
"This Disney hawaiian resort is great! Look at all the flowers, the woodwork, the friendly faces! Oh, and look at all the Pokemon with their trainers and the characters coming to meet us! What more could you want with this?" Aiyon put in, unable to contain his excitement as he looked around. "I've never seen so many human shops and stuff in one place like this! Especially ones that can show us how we all make our dreams come through movies!"
"Well, I could get used to a little shopping for jewlery," Camille smiled, already doing some window shopping.
"This place is amazing!"
"I've heard about it since it first open but never have I guessed it would be so cool!" Lily and Theo breathed in amazement.
"I don't know why we never thought of having a vacation here before," Ravi admitted, smiling brightly as he, his friends, and their Beast Bots looked around.
"Hoo-hoo, I can't wait to see what this Disney resort has to offer! It looks like a lot of fun!" cheered Smash.
"This is a great idea of yours, Kukui," Sunny replied as she and Edge Blade as well as Solon walked alongside Kukui and Burnet.
"You snagged us a great deal with this resort, especially since some of these humans you all called 'Cast Members' are your and Burnet's old friends from your days in the Pokemon School years ago," Edge Blade remarked to the Alolan Professor.
"Well, we're all Disney fans at one point in our lives since we watched those kinds of movies whenever we and our Pokemon hang out after school and things between us haven't changed since," Kukui chuckled before he turned to the awestruck Solon as she looked the resort over as the tour went on. "Liking what you see here, Solon?"
"Do I ever, this is such a wonderfully magical place! It's good to know that some people are accustomed to us dinosaurs and-Oh! Oh-ho-ho-ho, and seeing these wonderful kids and their Pokemon having fun always brings a smile to my face!" the Solonosaurus replied with a hearty chuckle, the cybernetic dinosaur being greeted warmly by Alola's citizens and the vacationers attending the resort while being hugged at and being bombarded with smiles from the kids and Pokemon that wanted to meet her (thinking she was a Disney character/performer in character walking about as well, much to the amusement of the Dino Fury team as they sniggered when they saw her).
"Race is totally gonna flip when he and his family hear we're holding his party here," Zoey smiled.
"Flip, no way! He'll go wild, Zoey! He'll just love it, I know it!" Jax chirped with a spring in his roll.
"Yeah, Race is going to have a ball having a beach party here in Aulani. You guys think he'll be happy with it?" Cruise quizzed.
"Seeing his family in Adventure City did it for him but a beach party for his birthday at Disney's Aulani, you bet he will," smirked Devon.
"I love this place; Disney magic, the beauty of Alola, sunny skies and beaches, surf, and sand, it's awesome! I wonder what we can all do while we're on vacation in the region!" Steel cried, ecstatic.
"There's a ton of things we can do while we're here on vacation, Steel, and Race's birthday party today is one of them," smirked Nate with a knowing nod.
"What a remarkable resort," Luna admitted in fascination.
"Ooh, look at all of this! The woodwork, the plant arrangements and flowers, the marketry, everything about it that screams Alola and Hawaii, IT'S GORGEOUS!" Rarity screamed, tugging at her mane excitedly while Aster, Warner, and the Three Fillies cooed and warbled in awe as they looked around.
"It's amazing, I wonder if there are any other animals and Pokemon here," Fluttershy remarked, awestruck.
"I thought we'd have to disguise you so you'd be able to blend in the rest of the crowd and not cause a mass panic, Solon, but you're already a hit with the kids and their Pokemon so there's no need."
"Especially since everybody in the region, by now, has gotten used to having dinosaurs roaming around in their new island home along with Chomp and his friends after everything that's happened," Mallow and Lillie put in to Solon as they joined her.
"Well, when you're left having to babysit a child who's been left alone with no knowledge of what to do after losing the people he loved as close friends and a family while working out how to deal with the Sporix 65,000,000 years ago and you have to get your worries for the future of the world straightened out, it tends to come out naturally and make people happy for me," Solon informed, chuckling as another kid and Pokemon hugged and nuzzled her.
It wasn't long before one of the Cast Members (and an old friend of Kukui and Burnet) named Jane approached them with a smile and shared a hug with the couple, "Kukui, Burnet! Welcome to Aulani, nice of you to drop in!"
"Hello, Jane, it's been years."
"Thanks for inviting us all here and for helping us with the reservations," Kukui and Burnet smiled.
"Oh, it's the least I could do. The idea of a beach party for the former Battle Frontier Champion's birthday today when you guys phoned us is already gold and we owe you a lot for all you did in helping us get through school!"
Kukui and Burnet laughed with Jane as the former said, "I figured as much. So, the others already getting a headstart on the party?"
Jane nodded as she replied, "Yep, and since you're all here for the week on your first ever staycation with some special guests coming to Alola for a spell and your students' families, why don't you have them all spend their vacations with you here for the week?"
She had to smile and chuckle as she then noticed the attention Solon was getting from the kids and their partner Pokemon, "It looks like your dino friend here's already making herself the talk of the town for the kids and their Pokemon so we know how that would work."
"Stay at Disney's Aulani?!"
"For the week?!"
"Wow, I want to have fun here, too!" Harper, Little Sarah, and Mimo cried.
"Yeah! Can we have them stay with us for the week, all of them, Professor? Can we, can we?!" begged Mai as she faced the three adults and looked to Kukui while jumping up and down excitedly.
"It'll do Tsukumaro, Doug, Delilah, David, Donna, Zayto, and Aiyon some good to help them further acclimate to today's modern 21st century society," Burnet smiled knowingly.
Kukui hummed with a smile as he said, "I don't see why not. I'm also sure Solon wouldn't mind being here given our region's not only accustomed to Sarah's dinosaurs and creatures but Solon's also becoming a celebrity of sorts to the kids here."
He then turned to the adults and the two Power Rangers in question and asked, "Want to see what Aulani is all about in addition to throwing Disney birthdays?"
"Well, it has been over 500 years since Alola was first freed from the dangers Team Eclipse and Lothor had unleashed upon us all and we did miss out on a lot, I suppose it won't hurt to see what you young ones have in store in today's modern society."
"My husband's right; we missed out on so much to do with our daughter...I guess it wouldn't hurt for us to spend some time here with her, alone."
"Family time with our girl is all we wanted more than anything else given what she went through in particular."
"There is so much more we want to see and it would be great if our baby can help us with that," Doug, Delilah, David, and Donna (former queen) smiled warmly, all of them agreeing to the idea.
"Oh...I suppose it wouldn't do me any harm to just 'chill out' as the princess said," Tsukumaro admitted with a sigh.
"Yeah, Zayto, those Sporix were putting us through the ringer. We should find time to kick back and have fun and who's gonna say no to a Disney staycation?" Ollie added, growing excited.
"I've always wanted to go to Walt Disney World since I was a kid and to have a staycation at a Disney resort like Aulani is a blast!"
"A staycation at Aulani and with all of our friends for a whole week from Race's birthday today? It's a match made in heaven!" Izzy (Green Ranger) and Javi smirked.
"I could always find time to find anything supernatural and extraterrestrial while we're all having fun with Mickey and the gang," Amelia complied, seeing no problem with the offer.
"A beach birthday party at this Disney resort, that's a great idea! Come on, Zayto, it'll be a blast, we could learn so much from the humans here as well as their unique culture here," Aiyon eagerly told his best friend.
"...Our vacation at this resort made by Disney with all our friends? Smooth," Zayto nodded with a smile.
"Oh, we'd love to have our staycation here!"
"I don't see why not."
"We've been meaning to have more time alone with our children and this seemed to be perfect for that."
"I agree, it would be an honor to stay here for the week after everything that's happened," Ramo, Abe, Lana's mother, and Lusamine replied, just as eager.
"And, if it helps, Miss, our family's gemstones are now worth thousands in this era as we've been told. A few of them will be more than enough for the financials and other expenses we can cover during our time here," Doug spoke up to Jane.
"Wonderful! Now, come with me and we'll have everything ready for the birthday boy and his family. We'll have their rooms ready and waiting when you finally call them over," June smiled brightly, leading everybody away to finally begin making their preparations for Race's party and their vacation/staycation at Aulani.
Back to Sarah and her party; after accepting the Kitten Rescue Soldiers for Race, Sarah and her party, now joined by Ryan, Angel, and an equally excited Ryder and PAW Patrol (with Everest, Tracker, Tucker, Ella, Rex, a reformed Sweetie, and Skye's long lost cousin, Coral tagging along) were on their way to Dragonstone in the Barbaric Archipelago to pick up a second present for the former Battle Frontier Champion. Along the way, they made a pit stop at Berk to pick up the Viking teens and their dragons along with Gobber, Stoick, Henna, and Edgar before they came to the island kingdom in question to get help from Marena, the Six Spirits, and the Queens on what they think is the next best birthday present for him.
Of course, since they were first-timers to Sarah's new royal abode, the tagalongs in question marveled at all Dragonstone Kingdom has to offer in terms of scenery until they finally met up with the spirits, dragons, and human in question.
"I see. You're all on a gift hunt for your man and his birthday today at this Aulani dig?" Marena noted once they had all been told.
Sarah nodded in confirmation as she then said, "We want his birthday to be the best ever for him given his rough childhood. You can come and celebrate with us if you want, it won't be too much of a shock nor a problem for everyone back home given my family and our friends' reputation."
"Yes... I see no problem with that; I've always been curious to see more of your world and to see your home will be a treat," Queen Coral replied.
"Indeed, these Island Kahunas you've mentioned do sound like nice people and even though much of his never knew about them, your friends from Equestria seemed like they can be trusted," added Queen Moorhen.
"And, it gives us a good excuse to have Marena tone herself down a notch," smirked Queen Ruby cheekily.
Marena gave Queen Ruby a flat look as she rebutted in an annoyed yet dry tone, "Want to run that by me again, Ruby?"
"...I rest my case."
"Sounds like you and my godfather will get along easily since he feels the same way," Sarah chuckled as the Kitten Rescue Soldiers meowed cutely with smiles on their faces, bringing everyone back to the subject of Race's next birthday gift. "Although, I would like for us to find another gift for Race in addition to the KRS."
"If you're looking for birthday gifts, Princess, we do have one for you. A few days ago, some newborn dragonets just hatched in the SkyWing and NightWing kingdoms, and since you have a pair of dragonets yourself, might I suggest having your boyfriend take them in as his own?" Queen Thorn requested.
"New baby dragons?"
"Aww, how sweet!" Hiccup and Fishlegs remarked.
"Great! What next?" Zenna quizzed.
"It's as the humans put it, 'The most precious gifts come from the heart'. In addition to the dragonets and those kittens, why not make the young man something that will show him your friendship and love for each other, as well? Everybody's pushing for him and the princess to be married, after all," Queen Snowfall smirked.
"HEY!" Sarah snapped, not at all amused.
"Married?! Awwwww!" Coral and Skye smiled, the prospect of a wedding sounding romantic to them.
"Are the wedding bells ringing yet?" Tuffnut smirked cheekily.
"We'll get the word out for you if you want!" added an equally-cheeky Ruffnut.
"Not happening, no proposals until we're ready. Besides, we're already four months in on our relationship," Sarah retorted, still unamused.
"Deny all you want but your relationship is strong, strong enough for you to consider taking the next step," Queen Coral replied with a cheeky and playful sneer as she gently and cutely pinched Sarah's cheek with two of her right paw talons.
"Have you guys lost it?!" Sarah snapped while blushing heavily, embarrassed as she slapped Queen Coral's talons off and turned away in a huff, making everybody laugh at her expense.
"Love jokes and romance aside, I can help you with your little gift predicament," replied a voice, the owner of it getting everyone's attention as they saw a male hybrid Pyrrhia Dragon appear before the group.
The male hybrid dragon resembled a SkyWing on account of his traditional red scales and yet, he also bore a cream underbelly and he had cream areas on his sides while his wings came from a NightWing as their overall looks showed a starry sky.
Immediately, Ryder and the PAW Patrol were enthralled by the sigh tof the hybrid dragon himself, "Whoa...!"
"Look at that guy!"
"Have you ever seen a dragon like him?"
"Pretty!"
"And, look at his wings!"
"And, his scales look cool in that kind of red!" Marshall, Rocky, Rubble (bulldog), Tucker, and Ella chimed.
"Aye, that remarkable color choice is unheard of for dragons on our part of the archipelago, a real first" Gobber observed, intrigued by the hybrid dragon's wings and scales.
"Princess, my friends, allow me to introduce our SkyWing/NightWing hybrid dragon, Perseus. He was the top dragon of our metalworking class during his time in the Jade Mountain Academy long before he graduted," Queen Ruby introduced.
"Hybrid?" Chase puzzled.
"Yes, my abilities are derived from the SkyWing and NightWing dragons including Mind Reading and High Speed Flight. My mother and father hail from both tribes hence why I'm a hybrid of both dragon types," Perseus confirmed.
"Sweet!"
"You're a mind reader!" the twins chirped excitedly.
"Now, that's an ability I'm sure the Dragons of Berk never had," Rocky (Mixed Breed) commented.
"I didn't know that!" Coral gasped in awe.
"Muy bien, that's cool!" Tracker added, wiggling his ears in amazement.
Perseus smiled until he turned his attention to Sarah, "If you want, Princess, I'll help create something for your boyfriend's birthday at the castle, particularly with your Animus Magic."
"You can?" Hiccup questioned, getting a confirming nod from Perseus. "Oh, right... We never saw Athi and Blizzard's castle last time we were here."
"Indeed, in all my years, my father before me never mentioned the castle in any of his stories when he told me about the dragons and this region," Stoick admitted.
"Wicked, dudes! You think it's now anything like Princess Sarah and her family's castle in the Alola Region?" Zuma pondered excitedly.
"Or, maybe it's like the Barkinburg Palace? I want to see how Sarah and her family's castle would compare to that!" Everest replied.
"Of course, I've actually restored it to its former glory after it had been abandoned ever since their passing. I've also been remodeling it to suit the princess herself once she begins her duties here and returns her family's kingdom to its rightful owners," Perseus smiled again, gently urging the group to climb aboard his back.
Taking flight with Sarah and her entire party on board, Perseus made his way towards the castle belonging to Athi and Blizard with Marena (riding on Queen Ruby's back) and the queens following suit.
They soon arrived at the renovated castle that overlooked the grass meadows below; after she accepted her duties in the Barbaric Archipelago, the Six Spirits took it upon themselves to renovate and rework the archaic architecture of their parental figures' castle to make it more modern in appearance while being made from crystal stone. They even went through the trouble of upgrading the interior of it to resemble her family's old home while keeping the materials left behind for them by their previous rulers.
Built in the middle of the cliffs was called a Dragon Gift from Athi and Blizzard is what's known as the "Gift of Shelter" three dragon hangers from the front, left, and right. The entrance hall was as extensive was the entrance hall in Sarah's family's castle and it was decked out with ancient drawings of the Ancient Dragon Breeds on the walls and two separate staircases that lead to different rooms on either side.
When asked again about what kind of gift Sarah would want for Race besides the dragonets and the KRS, the princess detailed that their shared powers would give them ideas for her next gift for her boyfriend but realized that an enchanted gift for him would be tricky to make so he wouldn't suffer a power overload until Queen Snowfall had an idea that could help him cope with the extra energy from that very gift.
"Princess, if I may offer a suggestion...? Why not have us bestow him the Gift of Stealth?"
"The Gift of Stealth? What kind of gift is it?" Everest pondered curiously.
Queen Snowfall was only too happy to respond to the snow pup's question as she explained, "A pair of diamond-encrusted wristbands that serves as one of the Dragon Gifts of our kingdom; when worn and touched together three times in total, the wearer of the bands can allow themselves to use the power of invisibility."
"The power of invisibility?"
"Awesome!"
"That means the wearer can get past anybody without being seen!" Marshall, Ella, and Tucker gasped in awe.
"Like how Cadence uses her power of invisibility!" Skye added in realization, Cadence blushing a little from that remark.
Glory agreed to the idea as she added, "It was placed within the treasure vault inside the castle for protection against any treacherous minds from ever using its power for the wrong reasons. Now, though, we'll gladly have you present them to Young Mr. Konami as your next birthday gift to the boy, from us to him."
"Why not make a matching necklace to go with your gift for him? You can enchant it to help him control his new Animus Magic since it's spread through friendship," suggested Fishlegs.
"When did you get into girly bits like jewelry, Fishlegs?" Snotlout rebuked, getting an annoyed head slap from Seleneon as she jumped up to him and gestured to her earrings.
"Capital idea, Young Fishlegs," Queen Moorhen praised warmly.
"I like that idea," Sarah nodded.
With everyone else in agreement with Fishlegs' idea, Perseus and the Eight Queens led their party to the second floor that housed Athi and Blizzard's treasure vault, the vault being easy to spot given its newly-refurbished diamond-encrusted hinges. Carefully opening the doors (via a golden lock and key), the entire group noticed it being filled to the brim with hordes of silver treasure chests decked out in gold outlines neatly set up in the back of the room (now a part of Sarah and her family's royal inheritance) and Dragon Gifts that are placed within the shelves.
"Whoa..."
"Great Thor's beard!"
"No way!"
"Are you kidding...?"
"Look at this!"
"Holy Odin..."
"Odin, catch me..." the Viking Teens breathed in amazement while everyone else gasped in shock and awe.
"Look at all that treasure!"
"Muy grande, that stash of treasure looks big! It must be worth millions!"
"Bubble-tastic!"
"Is this really all of their treasure in Princess Sarah and her family's possession?!" Skye, Tracker, Coral, and Sweetie gaped.
"You must be loaded by now, Sarah," Ryder remarked.
"Impressed?" smirked Queen Thorn knowingly.
"I guess..." Sarah admitted sheepishly as she eyed the jewels and pearls decked out along with the chests in the vault.
"Athi and Blizzard used only the most abundant treasure in this very vault for payments back then and to help the more financially-challenged tribes of our land and they would've been worth mere thousands in the day. Now, with the humans of this era, including you, Princess, having what is called this 'intrerest in compound interest' today, all of this gold, the jewels, pearls, emeralds, rubies, and everything else are indeed worth millions and much, much more," Queen Ruby explained.
"Your highnesses, this is remarkable..." Gobber breathed in stunned awe.
"Um, do you mind, if we... Um, uh..." Stoick began, only to stutter and just point inside the vault as he became lost in his fascination with the treasure before him and the others.
"You want to have a look at the treasures our friends kept in here?" Thorn mused knowingly, getting confirming nods from the awestruck Vikings and their equally-amazed dragons and allowing her to gesture them inside.
"Bubble-Bubble! I thought the treasure troves in Puplantis are loaded but I didn't think castle vaults like this one could have all of this!" Coral gushed as everybody looked around.
"You guys should've seen the vault coming from Aunt Sarah and her family's castle when it first came out after 500 years, Coral," Ocean replied.
"Yeah, it was huge and it was loaded with mounds of treasure before we got this, too!"
"So loaded that it even had a Mega Stone for Auntie Audino!" Tidal and Sunflower added.
"No way, dudes!" exclaimed Zuma in surprise.
"Way!" Skiddo countered.
Sweetie gasped in surprise as she opened one of the chests and was greeted with the sight of gold coins, gemstones of all kinds, and even more inside and Fishlegs was captivated by a crystal book that had the symbol of the Eight Queens and their tribes on it.
"Is this another one of those Books of Dragons?" he inquired to Queen Coral who nodded.
"Yes. In a way, it's actually called the 'Book of the Kingdom' Our friends created and enchanted it to add information of its own free will whether it'd be for historical events in the kingdom, the reigns of our land's previous rulers, information on dragons including our species, or the Pokemon and animals that once resided here. It should prove to be a useful guide, you can have it if you want."
"Hey, check this out!" Seleneon noted, finding some copies of the book Fishlegs found and using Psychic to bring them over to the Vikings.
"Those copies were made in case the original book was stolen or burnt with its contents lost forever. We've meant to hand them out to anybody who'd like to take them in but following Athi and Blizzard's passings, it completely slipped our minds and as a result, we didn't find anybody worthy enough to have them. We'll gladly let you have them, think of them and the original book as a gift from us and our entire kingdom to you..."
"For us?" Hiccup breathed in stunned silence as he was given his own copy, getting a nod from Queen Coral.
"Wow, thanks," added an awestruck Zenna as she took her own copy and looked at it in amazement. "This will definitely help us update our old Book of Dragons."
"Now, that...is amazing," Ryder commented in awe.
"Sure wish the books on law were like that given technology these days," Angel quipped.
"Yeah," Rebel agreed, he and his sister recalling their family being told that the current law of Dragonstone hasn't yet caught up with the world's evolving technology in one way or another.
"Heh, I understand. Ashia can give you some assistance in our kingdom's law department with her knowledge of order, her pension to determine the law of the land with her powers through her prowess of law and order should also do you all good to cut down on those pesky crime waves happening in your world," Perseus chuckled.
"That, we can agree on," Blue quipped.
"Uh-huh," agreed Delta, Charlie, and Razor, they and Blue sharing a knowing nod.
"Thank you, mate," Commander Ryan thanked, grateful for the heads-up.
"Your Majesties, what are all these scrolls for?" Jazz piped up as she and Astrid were standing near and looking at a pile of scrolls stuffed inside a barrel.
"Ah, yes, those scrolls. They hold information on all of Athi and Blizzard's Dragon and Animus Gifts made for them in the kingdom during their time. Athi and Coral took the liberty of writing about the gifts on them via a special kind of ink and quill; with the ink, the words written on them will not be wiped off by anything and the ink remains dry at all times, even when submerged underwater," Queen Glory informed.
"Wow! Bubble-rific, do you think the Merpups back home can borrow this special ink, Your Highness?" Coral chirped, interested.
"If that's what you want and if it can solve your writing troubles, I'm sure we'll send you some bottles," Queen Glory smiled at Skye's cousin.
All the while, as everyone else was looking over and seeing things inside that were to their fancy, Sarah was looking for the Gift of Stealth. A few moments passed until she finally found a pedestal that contained a pair of diamond-encrusted bracelets resting inside a box made of gold and encrusted with pearls.
"Queen Snowfall, are these bracelets the Gift of Stealth you mentioned?" Sarah asked, getting Snowfall's attention as she came over and observed the bracelets in the box.
"My, you sure do have eyes like those of a hawk, Princess. Yes, those are the Gift of Stealth," she confirmed, opening the box and allowing Sarah to take the bracelets.
Once she had gotten the Gift of Stealth, with the assistance of Perseus and Snowfall with their knowledge of jewelry-making, about half an hour later, Sarah had her final gift for Race ready in a box wrapped in beach-themed wrapping paper. She knew everything on the subject of gifts was ready.
"It's party time," she simply said, getting a cheer out of everyone gathered and amused chuckles out of the queens and Perseus.
Once everybody on her end was ready, Sarah and her group all arrived at Aulani just in time as Ash and the others were finishing everything for Race's birthday party. The area set up for the party was completely decked out in streamers, balloons, colorful bunting, the party tables filled with goodie bags, food, drinks, the whole kit and kaboodle that a big birthday party of such a scale demanded. The entire area looked splendid and very fitting for what they all wanted for Race.
"Hey, Sarah!"
"Commander Ryan, Ryder!"
"The PAW Patrol, too!"
"And, the others from Grid Battleforce!"
"Glad you guys and our friends from the Barbaric Archipelago could make it!" Ash, Lillie, Lana, Mallow, and Kiawe called happily.
"Did you get Race's birthday gifts?" Sophocles pointed out.
"All set and ready for our new resident birthday boy himself," Discord replied, showing the gang a couple of wrapped boxes for Race as the PAW Patrol brought them over on a cart.
"Who's the new guy?" Mallow quizzed, seeing Perseus.
"This is Perseus, he's a SkyWing/NightWing hybrid who helped us with one of Race's gifts earler. Perseus, guys, these are my friends: Ash, Mallow, Lillie, Lana, Sophocles, and Kiawe along with all their Pokemon. The ponies with them are some of our friends from Equestria; some of you already know Discord and the Mane 5: Sunny, Izzy, Zipp, Pipp, and Hitch along with Discord but with them are Fluttershy, Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Luna, Cadence, and Celestia. The Mane 6 and the princesses have all been brought back thanks to the Six Spirits and I when we performed a ritual to turn them into Patronuses with our Animus Magic. And, the two humans with my granny and gramps are my mom and dad, King Doug and Queen Delilah."
"Hello, our friends."
"A pleasure it is to meet you," Moorhen and Glory greeted warmly to the group.
"It's all ours, Your Highness," Cadence replied with a polite doggy curtsy as she momentarily stood on her hind legs (making Chase blush and Skye snigger while playfully nudging him).
"Indeed, Young Discord here has told us much about you ponies on the way here. Your legends were indeed remarkable even if you did end up playing safe against your enemies sometimes when they had you on the ropes," commented Sequoia.
"Oh, well, it was nothing, really..." Twilight admitted modestly.
"I'm just thankful that we didn't have to resort to too much fighting when there are other ways to make our enemies see that there are more ways to achieve something great other than fighting," Fluttershy added.
"Your stories have been ones many across dimensions have heard and not limited to your home world as well. Quite remarkable, really. Tragic, of course, to lose yourselves and your home after one defected from the natural order you've set out to accomplish for your goals of eternal peace... Never whole again, are we? Still, regardless of the pains of the past, life goes on, and here we stand..." Ruby smiled warmly.
"Yes, I'm sure Opaline will mind what she's doing thanks to Young Sunny and her friends as well as the princess herself. There will still be hope for Equestria and if you allow us to provide assistance, you'll be safer no matter what she does and we'll maybe uncover the truth about the unicorn under her wing the princess mentioned on the way here," Coral put in.
"We're in your debt, Your Majesties," Sunny thanked.
"Thank you, all of you," Celestia agreed, bowing in gratitude to the queens.
"All set for the birthday boy, Sarah!" Kukui smirked, giving a thumbs-up to Sarah for the finished party ready and waiting for Race and the Frontier Brains.
Sarah nodded to the Pokemon professor as she activated her Wrist Com and extended the call to Race who answered, "Hello?"
"Hey, Race, how are things with you and the Frontier Brains?" the princess quizzed.
"Doing great, we're just taking a tour of Malia City on Ulu'Ulu Island. Japanese culture there looks cool, even the takoyaki being made there slaps, what are you guys doing? Shouldn't you be in school?"
"About that, yeah... We took the day off to have a little something ready for you."
"Wait, wait, what are you on about now, Island Girl?"
"I'll tell you later but you and the Frontier Brains won't mind if you come and see us at Aulani, would ya?"
"Aulani, you mean that Disney resort at Ka Olina? I've heard about it but what are you doing over there, anyway?"
"You'll see, just come on over and I'll tell you what we're up to."
"...Okay, don't leave me hanging when we get there."
"See ya later," Sarah nodded as she ended the call and gave a thumbs-up to everyone gathered, leaving them all to give a hearty cheer and finish any final checks for the former BF Champion's birthday party.
A little later, as early dusk had fallen, after their family outing, Race and the Frontier Brains arrived at the Aulani resort hotel and found the six Night Lights waiting for them at the main entrance. They were told by Sarah and their parents to wait for them and guide them over to the party spot once they saw them coming.
"Is that Uncle Race and the Frontier Brains?"
"Yeah! Here they come!" cried Splattertail and Zap as they toddled up to and warbled to the group, excitedly bouncing up and down at them.
"There it is, Disney's Aulani Resort & Spa," Spencer announced, pointing everyone to the resort as they approached.
"It's incredible," Lucy commented.
"Yeah, Disney went all out with this one for the people of this region," Greta agreed before they heard excited warbling.
"Hey, Race, aren't those little dragons the Night Lights belonging to your girl?" Annabelle quizzed, catching sight of the Night Lights.
"Hey, you're right, what are they doing here?" Race remarked, seeing the hatchlings begging the group to follow them as they ran into the hotel.
"They want us to follow them inside the hotel and they seem pretty excited about it," Noland deducted.
"You want us to go inside?" Race asked the Night Lights, only getting nods and "Yes!" from the baby dragons as they went back in and waited for them.
"I wonder what's gotten them acting like jumping beans all of a sudden," Greta puzzled.
"Let's find out," Race decided, going into the hotel and following the Night Lights, not noticing his family sniggering as they smirked and winked at each other while they followed behind.
"I still don't know why you've brought us here when you haven't spilled to us why Island Girl wanted us to come here, anyway," he quipped to the baby dragons as they went along the hotel until they and the Frontier Brains got to one of the main restaurants in the resort where his party was held (the room being pitch black as they entered). "I'm not sure we can afford all of this for a vacation even if-huh? Wait, why's it so dark in here? Where's Island Girl, was she trying to snitch on me or-?"
He was suddenly cut off when the lights suddenly flicked on and he jumped in shock and surprise to then see Sarah and the others (joined by much of their Power Ranger friends along with Solon, Cruise, Jax, Smash, the Island Kahunas, Commander Ryan, Angel, Ryder, the PAW Patrol, Marena, Perseus, and the Queens (joined by their fellow queen and the widely-overlooked member of the now-Eight Dragon Queens who's name is Jewel)) appear from their hiding places.
They all blew party horns, triggered party poppers, threw confetti and streamers, and wore party hats, silly glasses, and party outfits as they and the guests attending the Hawaiian Disney resort for their vacation (who joined in on the fun for the former Battle Frontier Champion once they were told about it) shouted, "SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RACE!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LITTLE BRO!" cheered Greta as she gave him a noogie and the other Frontier Brains laughed while Race collected himself.
"Hey! What is going on here?!" screamed Race in surprise and amazement as he now smiled brightly and got out of his sister's hold.
"Welcome to Aulani, Daddy!"
"We wanted to surprise you with our first-ever staycation here at a Disney resort hotel AND throw a beach party, just for you!" Bella and Robbie smiled as they, the rest of his team, Mickey, and Minnie joined the birthday boy and gave the stupefied champion birthday kisses and hugs.
"Aw, you guys!" laughed Race as he and the Frontier Brains hugged and he continued to soak in the fact that his friends and family remembered his birthday. "Aw, man, this is great! You didn't forget my birthday!"
"You honestly thought we forgot about it, didn't you, son?" chuckled Brandon, ruffling his son's hair.
"I did! I was bumming inside but this, I can't believe it! This is so cool, Dad, you guys," Race continued to smile as Sarah approached him and they shared a hug. "I'm glad you did this, Island Girl. I didn't think you'd do all this for me, I haven't had a party like this since my 10th birthday when I finally became a trainer."
"Of course, we didn't forget. You've been through too much because of your real parents and we figured you deserve it."
"Dada!" Tempest, Snowdrop, and Glimmer cheered as they latched themselves onto his head and shoulders happily.
"You guys are the best, thanks," Race thanked as the others joined him and Sarah.
"Come on, birthday boy! The party's just getting started!"
"Yeah, we got everything ready for you!"
"We got balloons, cake, food!"
"Don't forget about the music!" Mallow, Kiawe, Lillie, and Javi (ready with his Keytar) called.
"And, we got presents, too!"
"All ready and waiting for you, Party Animal!" Ash and Izzy smirked, presenting the former Battle Frontier Champion with a small cluster of presents on one of the party tables.
"Come on in, man, let yourself loose for today and the week after!"
"Today's your day, have fun with it, dude!" Jax and Liberty smirked.
Race was speechless and humbled; ever since he came into the world, his real parents didn't give a damn about him and the thought of celebrating his birthday never crossed his mind as all he got from them was a dose of child abuse, tongue lashing, and contempt from them. So much so that he actually pushed the thought of having a birthday party out of his mind. Granted, he did have better birthdays following his adoption by Brandon but they were amongst him and the only true family he had ever known and he didn't have many friends besides them and their Pokemon to share it with. He was practically numb to the prospect of another birthday party throughout his journey and he accepted nothing more than a few birthday wishes to him from his Battle Frontier family.
Now, though, after coming into Sarah's life and taking part in her and her friends' adventures throughout as well as finding the love of his life in her, he not only grew up but he had become a changed man. He was much more energetic, he was livelier than he ever was and much more than he was while growing up after being adopted; his life was changed forever when he first met her and her friends in Kanto and he never got bored while being around the princess given her knack for trouble and her kindness.
"This one's for you, laddie," smiled Commander Ryan, coming over and patting him on his right shoulder.
"Guys, thanks!" Race cried, giving his friends and Sarah a grateful group hug before Pinkie joined in and squeezed them all before she got the cake over.
"Let's get this party started and we know what it starts with! TA-DA!" she chirped excitedly, presenting Race's cake to be a strawberry birthday cake that was in the shape of Kit and Ella touching wings and having eighteen candles on them.
"Daddy, Big Brother! Look, it's us!" Ella squeaked.
"That is so uncanny," Kit blinked in surprise.
"Yeah," Race admitted as everybody watched in anticipation for him to blow out the candles and make a wish.
Nodding to his Latios and Latias, Race blew out all of the candles as everybody cheered for him, consequently causing Ella and Latias (who had also developed a sweet tooth after being introduced to candy and sweets) to sneak in the first pieces of the cake for themselves and forcing Kit and Latios to hold them back frantically before they could do so before everybody else started singing.
Have a happy birthday to you~!
We'll have a great day, too~!
Everybody play! It's Race's special day, happy birthday~!
"And, now that you've put out the candles on your cake, you know what that means!" Solon put in as she and Izzy rolled in Sarah's presents on a tray cart they'd picked out for Race to open first upon the princess' request.
"Present Time, Present Time! Open the present, see what's inside!" everybody chanted eagerly, seeing Race's presents from Sarah (comprising of two unusually large boxes and the small box covered in beach-themed wrapping paper, all complete with ribbons and bows on them).
"What's in this one?" Race asked his girlfriend, going for the first large box.
"Open it and see," she simply replied, allowing her boyfriend to open it and surprising everybody as the KRS popped out and meowed happily to their new owner in greeting.
"Whoa!"
"Unreal, dude!"
"No way!" Harmony, Tail, and Jazz gasped.
"Kittens!"
"Cats!"
"Just like us!"
"Meowza-powza!" the Cat Pack chirped in surprise.
"What are they?"
"Who are they?" Chase and Skye blinked, they and the PAW Patrol looking at the KRS in bewilderment.
"Meet the Kitten Rescue Soldiers, an elite team of crime-fighting kittens put together by Commander Ryan and Angel from Adventure City: Tommy's the leader and the Police Kitten of the group; Chuckie's his best friend and the group's Construction Kitten; Kimi - Water Rescue Kitten; Dil - the youngest of the litter and Aviator Kitten; and Phil and Lil - brother and sister and Recycling and Fire Rescue Kittens respectively," Sarah said.
The kittens then proceeded to jump out of the box and approach their new owner, nuzzling against his legs and purring and meowing happily.
Race blinked in surprise as he looked at Sarah and she continued, "Commander and Ryan and Angel wanted to give them to you after their four years of working with them for the past four years since they found them and formed the KRS after they took them in. I did offer to give you Humdinger's Kitten Katastrophe Crew but they were sketchy on the idea and suggested on giving you Tommy and his friends instead."
"Thanks," Race smiled warmly before turning to the second large box and opening it to find three new dragonets (a female and two males) around the sizes of small cats as they popped out along with Sheena, Summer, Aster, and Warner, all of them greeting him with a happy "Dada!" towards him. "Hey!"
The male dragonets were SkyWing twins but what sets them apart from one another is that the male SkyWing had faint yet vivid orange-shaded lines on his wings and underbelly while the female didn't feature any shaded lines at all on her body. The male SkyWing, on the other hand, was blue all over and had grey horns and spikes down his back.
The SkyWing twins and the NightWing fluttered over to the surprised former champion before Summer, Sheena, Aster, and Warner jumped out and happily tackled him to the ground.
"Awwwww!" the girls cooed while everyone else laughed heartily.
"Those three, they're known as Spice, Ginger, and Azure. Queen Ruby just enchanted the twins before they hatched as Spice had a unique condition called Firescales in which he sucks a flame from his fellow dragons so they'd be left with no natural flame," Sarah informed.
"YAY! New brothers and sisters!" cheered Ella.
"Princess, if I have to hazard a guess about this last present for Father, I have to take a 95.7% guess that what's inside it is something you've taken the most time into getting for him?" Calculator quizzed, eying the smaller present.
Sarah nodded as she went to the last present she has for her boyfriend and gave it to him and he opened it to find the queens' Gift of Stealth in it that is attached to a sterling silver spider chain necklace but with five crimson pearls carved in the shapes of Cocoa, Robbie, Bella, Kit, and Ella near the bracelets (three on the right, two on the left).
"Island Girl, you..." Race breathed, taking the necklace that is holding the bracelets and pearls out of the box.
"Hope you like it, it's not much but it'll give you the power of invisibility, too. If you need to use the bracelets' power, you bang them three times, and boom, you're invisible, made all the better since the necklace I dubbed as the 'Gift of Faith' is enchanted to help control your new Animus Magic."
"...Thanks," the former BF Champion smiled softly, latching the necklace around his neck as it, the pearls, and the bracelets glistened in the evening sun.
"Stunning! Absolutely stunning, darling!" Rarity gushed.
"A design only fitting for the man that has stolen the princess' heart," Camille cheekily snarked as she and Jarrod smirked knowingly at Race, causing him to blush.
"And, that's not even the best part," Kukui continued. "We've also arranged for us in Alola to have a staycation for the week and we've invited our friends that joined us while you were out to come for a vacation!"
"Expenses and all we've arranged for the week are paid thanks to the jewels from the royal family's treasure vault and we also get to experience everything Disney has to offer to vacationers via their Disney Vacation Club excursion programs!" added Burnet.
"...Really?" blinked Race again, turning to his girlfriend as she blushed and nodded to confirm Kukui and Burnet's surprise. "You know how much I love you right now?"
"I know," Sarah squeaked as they shared another hug.
"ALRIGHT, YOU LOVEBUGS! STOP THE SAPPY PRESSES, LET'S GET READY TO PAR-TAY!" Pinkie cheered as she kicked off the party.
Bringing out her trademark Party Cannon and shooting confetti and streamers from it, everybody cheered as they began to celebrate Race's birthday. Smiles, laughter, and cheers rang out as the guests, his family, and all their friends along with their Pokemon all began to get together and mingle or dance with one another as Pinkie Pie took center stage in the music business along with Javi as they played and she sang her personal song "Make a Wish".
[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Make a Wish (Pinkie Pie's Theme Song)]
Get your hooves up, the party starts out right now
Everypony, everypony get down
Time to make a wish, better make it right now
It's been a year and today is your birthday party
The Jungle Fury, Dino Fury, and Beast Morphers teams were having the time of their lives as they sang and danced to Pinkie's song while Javi continued to play along with the band they'd managed to find and put together for the event. For them, it was a great reprieve for them to give them the incentive to take time off of their ranger duties involving finding and destroying any lingering traces of Dai Shi left in the world, dealing with Evox, and finding the Sporix Beasts before they could wreak havoc again and have fun even for a short time.
Mickey, Minnie, and their pals in the resort (including Duffy, Shellie May, and 'Olu Mel ) along with Solon and the Beast Bots were having a ball with the kids that had been invited along with their families attending the resort, Mimo, Harper, Little Sarah, Ash, and the Pokemon School Gang with Race being the center of attention as they played games like Limbo, danced in a conga line across the dining room to the music with some of the adults joining in on the fun, and they learned traditional Hawaiian dances like the Hula and the Haka.
Make a wish, it's your birthday
Make a wish, it's your birthday party
Make a wish, it's your birthday
Make a wish, it's your birthday party
The Dragonstone Queens and Perseus supervised everybody having fun although they too would occasionally play about with the party guests while the PAW Patrol and the Dragonstone Patrol played Pup Pup Boogie and taught the Kitten Rescue Soldiers how to play their favorite game. Even the Berk dragons were letting themselves loose as they took in the party atmosphere and boogied down while some of them helped themselves to the buffet table with the guests that decided to get a meal in.
The Vikings of Berk were also celebrating the occasion but given that they had to educate themselves on how to fit into modern human society even if it was just for the party, they were strictly informed by the Cast Members as well as the others to follow a set of guidelines Sarah had wisely given to them as their Berkian ways wouldn't sit lightly with the humans living on her side of the world:
Aw oh
Aw aw aw oh oh
Aw aw oh
Aw uh uh aw oh
Aw oh
Aw oh aw aw oh
- They were banned from hitting on or crushing on other women (including the ones in bikinis and other swimming attire men would find attractive) as doing so would result in them being slapped with a harassment charge, the warning directed to Snotlout and Ayion, most of all
- Weapons are never to be carried out in public (Astrid being the one given the warning on account of her axe) for they can be charged with assault and usage of deadly weapons should they let any intentional or unintentional stab at their Viking pride get the better of them
- No alcoholic drinks are allowed but thankfully, none of the Vikings knew a thing about alcohol and the safety rules regarding the aftermath of drinking which is a saving grace for her and everyone else
Despite some reservations they had with the first two rules, they all agreed to follow them, and feeling relieved for the Vikings, Sarah took time to introduce them to some of the Hawaiian foods unique to Alola and explore the rest of the resort.
With the Viking Teens' dragon companions following close behind and with empty stomachs ready for food, the princess introduced them to the dishes unique to Alola/Hawaii such as the strawberry-flavored Japanese Rice Cake (Strawberry Mochi), the Croissada - the Croissant Masalada, and the Mix Plate (a tasting plate that featured two scoops of rice, a scoop of macaroni salad, and three different samples of meat including barbecue beef, mahimahi & boneless chicken, and the famous Cow Pig Bun Burgers (the burgers being the item the Vikings and their dragons loved the best)).
Close your eyes and concentrate
My little pony friends, uh uh aw oh
Think of all the wishes you make
Why should it ever have to end?
Make a wish, it's your birthday
Make a wish, it's your birthday party
Make a wish, it's your birthday
Make a wish, it's your birthday party
Aw oh
Aw aw aw oh oh
Aw aw oh
Let's celebrate your birthday
Aw oh
Aw oh aw aw oh
Let's celebrate your birthday party!
YAY!
The party went on into the night as everybody continued to let themselves loose and forget about their worries and their strife, all while having nonstop fun in celebration of the son of the Battle Frontier's Pyramid King himself. It was the best birthday of Race's entire life and he couldn't be any happier with everything that went down for him just now; better than Brandon's adopting him, his becoming the Hoenn League and Battle Frontier Champion, or even his tenth birthday when he began his Pokemon Journey, he would never, ever, forget his eighteenth birthday...
What a party! It looks like Race's eighteenth birthday is, by far, the best he's ever had and it all went off without a hitch! But, our heroes' first-ever staycation is only getting started as they would soon experience the wonder and joy, the laughter and delight of the Magic of Disney firsthand as the journey continues!
Epilogue
The following Tuesday night after Race's birthday bash, Sarah and her real parents were in their hotel suite with the rest of their family, preparing to relax and crash for the night after having fun on their first day out at Aulani with their friends. As she prepared to go to bed, she saw her mother fiddling with what looked like a large book.
"Hey, Mom, what's that thing that you brought with you?" she quizzed as she and the younger and baby Pokemon along with the dragons and Solar gathered.
"This? Oh, this little thing has been in my family for ages long before I met and married your father, dear," Delilah smiled, showing Sarah what looked to be a gold storybook, beautifully shiny and covered with jewels with the cover and back being decorated with a menagerie of creatures including Dalmatians, mice, and foxes as well as princes and princesses. "I remember all the times when I used to take this book out from the library and read you bedtime stories when you were still just a baby, my mother used to read these to me when I was a little girl to help me fall asleep. She sent it and left it for me when I told her I was pregnant with you..."
"Oooh!"
"Wow!"
"Big book!"
"It's beautiful!"
"It's made of gold!"
"Look at all the jewels!"
"Check out the animals!"
"There are dogs and mice on it"
"There are princesses like Aunty!"
"And, princes, too!" some of the baby and younger Pokemon cooed along with Pouncer, Dart, and Ruffrunner.
"What does it do, Aunty?" Swablu asked as she flapped towards Delilah.
"Well, that's a closely-guarded secret between me and my mother and if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. That's for me to know and you to find out," smiled Delilah as she left the book on her bedside before she and Doug got together and prepared to head out. "Now, your father and I are going to meet up with Professor Kukui and his friends out in the pool. You all be good now until we're back, understand?"
"Ok, Mom!" Sarah called, the younger and baby Pokemon and dragons nodding in agreement.
"Have fun!" called Solar as the royal couple left and the book Delilah left behind began to glisten and sparkle in a magical way, prompting everyone gathered to look at it.
"I wonder what's inside that big scrap your old lady left us with," Silvally pondered as he examined the book while Blitz, Curly, and Mai went over to it and held it upright for everyone to see.
"Hmm, strange... Those creatures and those princesses and princes, don't any of them look familiar to you all, Princess?" Virizion pondered as she examined the cover and back featuring the animals and characters on them.
"Now, that you mention it, Virizion, I recognize some of them..." Sarah replied, examining the characters on the cover and back as well before she saw a bipedal fox in green holding an archer's bow on the back. "Hey, that fox must be Robin Hood!"
"There's Princess Snow White and her hotshot prince over here," Dawn (Deathgripper) pointed out, recognizing one of the princesses and princes on the front cover.
"Donald Duck and Goofy!"
"Princess Ariel and Prince Eric!"
"Jaq, Gus, and Mary, three of Princess Cinderella's mice!"
"Look at those mice, they're Bernard and Miss Bianca!"
"Even Mickey Mouse in his sorcerer's outfit!"
"And, villains like Cruella De Vil, Captain Hook, and Ursala, too!"
"I found Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen!" Cyndaquil, Skiddo, Crescent, Flora, Phanpy, Piplup, and Edna shouted, finding some characters they all felt familiar with along the front and back covers.
Kaji looked at the characters his younger brothers and sisters found and gasped, briefly facepalming in realization, "Hey, wait a minute! I know where you're all getting at, those are some of the characters from those Disney movies we've been watching!"
"But, what's with all that dust it's giving off?" Tyson questioned, seeing some dust or residue coming from the book.
Sarah brushed her fingertips on the front cover of the book and saw them covered in the "residue" that seemed to sparkle brightly, whether it'd be with or without help from the room lights in the suite.
"What issssss that sssssssstuff?" Flameconda muttered, raising an eyebrow as she eyed the dust.
"I'm not sure but this is definitely no ordinary dust since none of us are sneezing from allergies," the princess replied, trying to get a better look at the dust on her fingertips.
"Why, Mama?" Nebby quizzed.
"What is it, Mama?" Nebula inquired.
"It looks more like, that stuff from the Peter Pan movie from 1953, Pixie Dust, which comes from a character known as Tinkerbell and-hmm?"
Before anybody could inquire further, Sarah soon had her attention drawn to what looked like a button that was well-hidden in plain sight, sitting in the middle of the book. The button looked like one of the dice buttons found in board games that allow players to roll some dice with one touch to determine how many spaces they can go for but it seemed oddly out of place on the book's front cover.
"What's wrong-bzt?" Manteon asked, prompting Sarah to show everyone the button.
"It looks like some kind of button," Veneon deducted.
"Like one of those dice buttons from those board games the humans in this world had been playing with," Thundereon nodded in agreement.
"But, that doesn't make sense. What's a button like that doing in the middle of a big book like that?" Freezeon pondered, confused.
"I don't like it, you guys. There are just too many question marks involving that book and what that button on it does, I don't know if we should open it or press it without your mother's consent, Sarah," Solar replied anxiously.
"Hey, you won't mind a quick bedtime story for us to read before we crash tonight, huh, Solar?" Sarah rebutted.
"We don't know anything about it and if you can't remember, only your mother knows how it works. And, you heard the head woman earlier before they left."
"Where's your sense of adventure with Disney movies, Solar? I'm sure she won't mind us pulling off a lucky draw to choose what story we can read from this book, she and Dad are going to take a while as long as they're with Prof. Kukui, Burnet, and the others' parents at the pool," Sarah smiled as she began to press the button.
"No, wait, wa-!" the lion Beast Bot cried in alarm as his warning had come too late when Sarah gently pressed the button and the book began to glow bright before it shook in her hands.
"Mama!" Nebby cried in alarm as Sarah dropped the book with a surprised yelp once the Pixie Dust on it started to swirl around the book and it opened before it flipped to a cover page that featured several Dalmatian puppies and two older Dalmatian dogs and the title known as "101 Dalmatians/One Hundred and One Dalmatians" on top.
Everyone looked down at the cover page and gasped in surprise and confusion as Star read the title in intrigue, "101 Dalmatians?"
Then, without warning, the book shook again and it glowed brighter after it had turned to the dog story from the Silver Age of Walt Disney Animation Studios, the Pixie Dust on it now building up and swirling like crazy before it floated in mid-air. Afterward, the Pixie Dust blew in the form of a small tornado that eventually transformed into a portal that started sucking Sarah in. The princess yelped again as she tried to fight the portal's grip with the help of Dusk, Luna, Silvally, Blitz, Aqua, Wooloo, Ponyta, Star, Snivy, Danny, and Danielle as they grabbed her and pulled her hard to free her. Unfortunately, their combined strength was dwarfed by the strength of the portal as it proved itself to be too strong and pulled them inside, causing them to scream in panic as they were pulled into the book and the story, leaving everyone else to watch in shock, horror, and disbelief as they vanished from within the book while it finished its job and fell back down onto the floor with a plop.
"Princess!" the Swords of Justice cried in alarm.
"T-T-They're g-g-g-g-gone!" Donpaka stuttered in shock.
"What kind of book is that?!" Andres blinked in stunned disbelief.
"Mr. Solar, what happened?! They just disappeared!" Mai fretted in shock and panic.
"...I was right and so was Sarah, there WAS something off about that book from the queen!" Solar answered, completely flabbergasted as he eyed the book.
"That Pixie Dust from Peter Pan on the book actually pulled them all through a portal when Star read the title and we started to read the story that crazy thing showed us, right when Sarah pushed that weird button and it opened to the cover page of that Dalmatian family! I'm afraid that book, via the Pixie Dust, sent Sarah and everybody else with her straight into the actual 101 Dalmatians story!"
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