Alola readers! It's Brav again with another installment for A Hui Hou Kakou! First off; I've been asked a few questions and figure this is a good place to address them.
Will we get to see more about Elio's family?
I've been asked about the backstory behind the Northstar family since I updated last. Yes, I've made a collaboration with a couple friends of mine that depicts the Northstars pre-Sun & Moon. It's in the process, about 2 chapters completed with each one being about a third of the size of a normal AHHK chapter. I'll probably let it build up, so that you'll get more on the fractured family as well as the side story in the future.
Is Lillie taller than Elio?
And a question came to me about the height of the many characters. I'll likely add the heights and other physical attributes of the characters as they make their debut. Lillie is indeed taller than Elio, but only slightly. He and Hau in this story are somewhere close to 5'3 while Lillie is roughly 5'5. Do remember that adolescent girls will usually start their growth spurts around 12 or 13, which is a couple years prior to the boys'.
Will Elio encounter the other Tapus?
I used to be on the fence for this one, but actually I've made my decision. Elio will meet all four guardian deities at least once in his journey. He's already met Tapu Koko. It may not necessarily be in the order of the island challenge though.
We're finally parting ways with Lillie (albeit briefly) and heading full speed to the rest of the island challenge! Don't worry everyone, she'll be back to spend some more adorable moments with our handsome hero! So I hope their separation is good enough for you guys! In the meantime; Elio's going to have new challenges, new experiences, new rivals, new friends, new romantic interests (possibly) and of course, new pokemon!
Who's ready?! Raise your hand!
Elio did finally come by the Tide Song Hotel before leaving. I wish he didn't have to go…
But I know it's for the better because he won't be able to be around me all the time.
The good thing is that he said that he would send letters as often as he could to tell me what he was up to. At least I can sort of imagine where he's at what he's doing. The last I heard he was about to head out to Paniola Town. He wrote to me about a pair of people from Kalos and described them as the same two that rescued me yesterday! He battled them too! So apparently their names are Sina and Dexio and they gave him a mission…something about a Pokemon legendary to the Kalos region called Zy…what? ZyGuard-A? I'm terrible at spelling on assumptions!
Turns out he and Hau decided to go together and they found a familiar pokemon. Elio wanted to catch the eevee, but it was actually Hau that caught it! He didn't seem to upset about it getting away. Don't worry Elio; I'm sure you'll find some more pokemon to catch later!
It also turns out that the Hano Grand Resort across the city is holding a really famous surfing competition and Leilani is participating! I'm sure Elio and Hau will want to go since she's more of a friend of them than I am.
I honestly still want to go. Maybe I can learn to surf? It looks super dangerous and mother would yell at me, but I want to have fun! I want to have fun with friends like Elio! They get to go on their own adventures with their pokemon and make plenty of friends. What am I doing? Hiding like a wimpod away from everyone and having others come and save me. Why? Why can't I experience a journey like them?!
Elio let out a rather loud and obnoxious yawn as he stretched his limbs out. Parts of his body remained stiff from sleeping in a bed that was drastically different than his old one. Sure, it was comfortable and all, but it wasn't the same.
Pokemon center beds are not the most comfortable. He groused. With a groan, he pulled his arm across his front and relaxed the muscles, allowing the last few strands of sleep to fade away. The air conditioning was oddly cold for a place in Alola, with the controls being either broken or he just couldn't figure it out. Needless to say, he slept underneath the thick blankets shirtless. It had just been something he had done for a while.
Apparently his body was telling him that it was too tired to do anything in the morning, ending up foregoing his usual routine of going for a quick run. With the close proximity of the water nearby, he thought it might also be good to take up swimming. Although he didn't know the waters or any pools other than the ones available at the resorts. There was always those drills that coach taught him, but there were no courts nearby for him to make layups.
A basketball was too bulky to carry in his bag anyway.
Running it is.
What time is it?
"Oh crap." Ten thirty in the morning, three hours past what he usually awoke around. "Way to oversleep Elio."
I hope breakfast is still being served.
He threw off the blankets, allowing the chilly air to embrace his body. Hardly any changes of clothes were inside his backpack, so he gave his favorite shirt a whiff.
"Ugh. Nasty." That needs to be washed. I'll see if there's one available.
Settling for another pair of black basketball shorts and a dark green tanktop, he slipped the Hurricanes cap atop his head and headed out, dirty clothes in hand.
Pokemon Centers or more simply "the center" by trainer slang were public hospitals built and maintained solely for the treatment of pokemon of trainers. Most of them across the world functioned the same, having a fully capable array of equipment to operate on the most grievous of wounds a pokemon could suffer at the hands of battle.
Elio was one person who actually bothered to pay attention when he took that one extracurricular class in high school; Fundamentals of Pokemon Battling one and two during his final two years. One unit depicted the earliest times of where people in the human medical field began to take to caring for pokemon as well. Back then, life expectancy was shorter and mortality rates were much higher due to a lack of proper knowledge of and quality of sterilization. The death rates at the time were countless times higher than today.
Thanks to advances in technology and medicine, the treatment of humans and pokemons for injuries and illnesses had vastly improved. Pokemon centers went from small clinics to a full-fledged service that catered to the ever demanding need of constant care.
Elio had seen images of several pokemon centers around the world, all differing slightly in appearance and amenities, but all essentially the same. Each one had special, cutting-edge machines and tools that made healing basic trauma wounds extremely simple and even more moderate cases could be taken care of. Similar to humans, pokemon weren't unbreakable and a universal gripe among the staff was the fact that trainers use their pokemon in battle before they've completely healed; thus hindering their ability to fight at their optimal condition. Battle experts had pointed out a couple of such incidents that cost challengers dearly in the Indigo League.
Compared to Kanto's centers, Alola's halemai exhibited a more traditional approach with the colors of a warm green or blue against the usual white interior. Many of them were fancily designed, with tiled floors, richly colored desks and the furniture that made up the general lounges inside look as if this was more of a penthouse than a pokemon hospital. Soft island music would waft down from the speakers during the daytime hours.
Hau had explained to him that in Alola, due to the closeness of humans and pokemon who exist in a peaceful relationship that no expense would be spared in making things as comfortable for the trainer as it did for the pokemon they treated every day. Here, there were a couple dozen rooms that trainers could stay at briefly before moving onto the next part of their journey. Of course there were rules and guidelines to follow when using the center's services, but as long as someone was a trainer, it was available to everyone completely free of charge for a maximum of three days.
So do these centers run on donations like back home? Elio couldn't tell, but it was clear that the funds were plentiful in making the halemai much more opulent than their counterparts back on the mainlands.
Food options in Kanto and Johto were separate from the center, but in Alola, there was a fully-fledged cafeteria that was open twenty four hours a day. It allowed for sit-down meals to be made on the spot, a self-serve section or trays convenient ready to grab and go if one was in a hurry.
Breakfast was still being served even when he had set his dirty clothes in the facility's laundry section. Elio flashed his trainer passport to the scanner, which allowed a tray and empty plate with plastic silverware to pop out from the dispenser in order to go and help himself to the buffet. There was traditional breakfast food; eggs, maple sausage, diced potatoes with sauteed peppers, bacon strips, pancakes and a full bar of cereals and bowls of fresh fruit. There was a jar of furikake seasoning at the condiments area, which Elio loved over rice and he made sure to sprinkle a good portion over his eggs. Many beverage options were available at the bar located further down the eating lounge.
A multitude of them, both static and rotational were available to be served. Everything was on the menu from water, milk, komala and Poni coffee, juices, tapu cocoa. He opted for a cup of Poni coffee, a local island coffee grown in the hardy lands of the namesake island. Two creams and two sugars later made it perfect taste. He wasn't a particularly big fan of coffee and only just started drinking it.
Elio sat down at one of the tables, already noting that Hau was nowhere in sight. Apparently he was sleeping in the room across and didn't answer when he knocked. The kahuna's grandson was usually an early riser.
Almost like his father did in the mornings; the boy reached over at the stand and snagged a newspaper, skimming through the headlines as he ate and drank. Even though Rotom was able to access most of the news himself, there was just something relaxing about looking at the leafs of paper printed daily from the Hau'oli Star Advertiser. There were regular weather predictions, current events both local and worldwide and other small sections that had other things from little comics, dish recipes to the word searches that Elio found himself doing on occasion.
I wonder how Mom's doing. I should give her a call.
"Hey Rotom, can you turn on your phone?"
"Of courzzze mazzter." The pokedex buzzed happily as he settled back down on the table. "Who would you like to zpeak to? Bzzt!"
"Mom."
"Got itzzz. Dialing your fantaztic mother!"
Elio's cell phone buzzed and he slipped it up to his ear. Sure enough, Rotom had activated the calling feature and currently ringing his mother, who was still on Melemele Island. The camera used for the Pokefinder app turned on, capturing his frame in the center for a face to face conversation.
"Hello?" Elaine said after a few moments as she picked up. His mother appeared to be in her bathroom in her dark robe, running a comb through her long strands of chestnut colored hair.
"Hi Mom." Elio smiled. "It's me."
"Well hello sweetheart!" Her voice quickly turned cheerful and a smile cracked her features. "So you've made it to Akala Island! How is it?"
"It's," He glanced around. "Different. We landed in a city called Heahea, but I can already tell that the terrain is going to not be what I expect."
"How's Hau, Professor Kukui and Lillie?"
"They're all good. Hau's still at the center, if he hasn't moved on already. Kukui went to go see his boat, but I last saw him going away and Lillie's at the Tide Song Hotel. I'm going to go and visit her this morning and see if we want to go to the island's ruins together. For the island challenge, there's three trials and I want to try and tackle the first one as soon as possible."
"Oh so it looks like you've got quite the agenda on your plate. Going to see the ruins with your cute friend Lillie and taking on the island challenge beside Hau? Send me some pictures! Are you going to catch some more pokemon?"
Elio knew that the cute friend part was bait and thus didn't take it. "Rotom says that there are a lot more species that can be found here. If I see another pokemon to add, I certainly will."
"Well I hope you catch more than just six. Having more partners means you can switch your strategies and broaden the information on the pokedex."
"That's the plan."
"You know, Meowth and I are quite lonely here at home."
"Don't worry." Elio assured her. "I'll be back home before you know it."
"Don't be in a rush sweetheart. Your island challenge is the priority. Worry about us later."
"Sounds like a plan." He finished his breakfast and drained the cup of coffee. "I better get going. Just wanted to say I got here safe and all. I'll call you as soon as I can."
"Don't."
"What?"
"That's right." Elaine said. "Elio. As much as I absolutely love talking with you, I also want you to experience adventures by yourself with your friends. Go and have some fun. Do all the stuff you can't normally do with me around! Just be safe okay? Call me in a few days from now!"
"Sure thing Mom."
"And always remember that the pendant around your neck will mean that you will always be kept safe by Tapu Koko's blessing."
"Thanks Mom. I'll talk to you later. Love you."
"I love you too k'ou wahi anela. Alola!"
"Alola!" Elio sighed as he ended the call.
You know what. It feels kind of strange to keep Mom out of the loop of what I'm doing. She even suggested it too.
"And here you are Mister Northstar." The administrative nurse at the center's front desk slid over a tray with his three poke balls inside. "All of your pokemon report a good bill of health! You are good to go! Is there anything else we can do for you here?"
Elio accepted his pokemon and slipped them into the slots on his belt. "Nope. Just need to check out of my room and then we're good."
"Excellent. Thank you for using the Heahea Pokemon Center's services! Just insert your card key into the slot and follow the steps on the computer to check out. Mahalo!"
After signing out and retrieving his finished load from the laundry; Elio exited the center's big glass sliding doors to a sunny blue sky. A few clouds peppered the distance and he felt the warm heat radiating right off the roads. Sweat already began to prick at his back.
Aww man, scorching already? It's so hot.
He remembered that Lillie wanted to meet with him at the Tide Song Hotel. So he turned to the right and hurried down the path.
The hotel was a nice looking tall building shaped in a broad, wide U that had darker patterns of fish pokemon in the traditional Alolan art. A nice metal fence closed off the property, leaving only a couple entrances to a parking lot where there were plenty of fancy looking cars. In the center was a nice garden that had many different colors of flowers buzzing with a few cutiefly. A gorgeous fountain in the shape of a flat, heart-shaped pokemon split into threes, spouting colorful sprays of water that turned into a rainbow of colors from the fine mist.
There was a roundabout that ended in a canopy that sheltered guests from the sun when they arrived from the joint Heahea-Konikoni International Airport situated equidistant from both of the large cities. Like Hau'oli City's; Akala Island's busiest airfield also featured flights to Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh and Unova as well as many other transoceanic destinations in both directions.
"Alola!" A well-dressed bellhop greeted Elio as he entered the complex. There were several other families with young children coming in and out. One of them were all dressed in bathing suits and the father held a big basket full of toys and towels.
"Welcome to the Tide Song Hotel! We are part of the booming tourist industry that lives here on the great Akala Island! I let it be your choice on to which resort hotel is the greatest here!"
"This is the first one I've been to on Akala." Sun said. "So you've made quite the impression!"
"Excellent! I prefer the Tide Song anyway. Mostly because I interviewed at three other hotels and resorts in Heahea and got rejected."
Elio snickered at that. "Well I guess that's a good reason to pick a favorite!"
"Quite so!" The bellhop turned as another car was pulling into the canopy. "Enjoy your stay here sir! Please let us know if you need anything."
Sun thanked him and went inside, where the shade had provided a little bit of coolness from the strong sunlight outside.
While it wasn't what he was used to in Kanto with sleek modern architecture; the Tide Song Hotel had a slightly older vibe to it. There was no significant chill in the air from conditioning units, instead having slowly turning fans with elegantly carved blades. The rest of the design was a nice pearly white floor, supporting the ceiling with columns and dark leather furniture. Nice-looking rugs decorated the lobby lounges sat underneath coffee tables and comfortable chairs. Soft notes of an ukelele played a soothing island tune over the speakers that made him instantly feel at ease again.
The reception desk was an elongated mahogany piece that had the fancy sailboat logo carved into the backboard. Just behind it was another open canopy that had an elevated deck over a big section of the shoreline. A multitude of rentals for surfboards, jet skis, swimming equipment were present alongside more food vendors. There was everything from a small malasada stand to a full course sit down restaurant that covered part of the patio. Hardly anyone was eating, but Elio saw a few members of the wait staff busy setting up tables in preparation for the masses that came to the dinner.
He spotted Lillie in her white dress and sunhat, sitting down on one of the chairs to the right of reception. She glanced around apprehensively, clutching her duffel rather tightly.
She looks more nervous than when I saw her last. Hope everything is okay.
Elio made his way over to a seat across from her. She still glanced around nervously, but her eyes widened and then he saw that she had visibly relaxed when he had been picked out from everything.
"Oh Elio?"
"Alola kakahiaka Lillie!" He cheerfully greeted. "How are you this morning?"
"Um…good. Did you sleep well?"
"I sure did. The Tide Song Hotel looks really nice. I'm sure it's better than any pokemon center!"
"Yup, some of the beds can be super stiff. But it's way better than sleeping outside. That's for sure."
Lillie's face turned to concern. "Elio, I wouldn't want you to sleep outside. You don't know what will happen."
"What are you my mother?" He looked incredulous before chuckling. "I'm totally just messing with you! Anyway, I just wanted to come by and see what's up. Did you meet the person that was supposed to come here?"
"Oh! Well actually…I kind of got into trouble."
Now it was Elio's turn to have a worried look on his features. "What? Lillie, are you okay?"
"Yes Elio. I'm fine. I just-"
"Just what?"
"I was almost jumped by some people who looked like those Team Skull thugs and I got scared."
"Did they hurt you?" The question came out a little too quickly and with a very serious tone to it.
"No. They didn't."
Good. I'm not letting any of those thugs lay a finger on her.
"There were two very nice people from Kalos that ended up coming to my rescue, but I think I ended up missing my meeting." She gave a longing sigh. "Oh well. At least I can still meet up with you today. It's totally fine!"
Elio smiled at her optimism, causing her to brighten up as well.
I swear this boy is going to kill me with that smile.
"This is actually where I wanted to be since I'll be staying here while you and Hau are on your island challenge until I can find someone to escort me to the ruins."
"Oh okay. Sounds like a plan."
I'd ask you because-
"Because I want to spend more time alone with you." Lillie blurted out before her eyes went wide and she clamped them over her mouth as her expression flustered.
Elio averted his gaze, having a similar expression. Even though they both refused to look at each other; Lillie found it completely adorable how there was a rosy tinge to his pale cheeks.
Lillie wants to spend more time with me? Elio thought to himself. Time alone? YES! YES! YES! I can't believe it! She likes me! Score one!
"Sorry." She said softly. "I just couldn't help it."
"Hey." Elio finally found a moment to calm him down and address her again. "It's okay. I'm actually really glad you want to spend more time around me. Because I'd love to with you."
"Really? Thanks…no…sorry, mahalo no ka'ike." She glanced up at him, wondering what his reaction would be after her brief Alolan sentence.
"Wow. You spoke like a native right there."
"So will you be going for another one of your trials in the meantime Elio? I heard the closest site is in Brooklet Hill." She reached into her bag, unzipping one of the side pockets as to not risk Nebby going on the loose. A hand fell on a flat piece of paper and she pulled it out, turning over.
"This is um…a brochure that the hotel's receptionist over there gave me." She gestured up at the desk. "There's a lot of neat things to do on Akala Island. I was thinking you'd want to…um do something fun alone together."
Lillie rolled her eyes at herself at the rather cheesy way she had said it. Way to go Lillie.
"Oh," Elio took the brochure and scanned through it. "Fishing, Battle Royale, wailord watching, sightseeing the I'ao Valley, summit the Haleakala peak, snorkeling, windsurfing. There's a lot of really cool restaurants and other attractions! Yeah, and so much more!"
"I'd like to do something fun while I'm here."
"I'll take you."
"Wha-" Lillie glanced up at Elio's serious face. "But Elio, you'll be busy with your trials!"
"If I can spare time to go and see the ruins with you and Nebby, we'll find some time to do something. Totally up to you. Do you want to see wailords? Try out snorkeling?" His eyes widened at another thing that was set at part of Haleakala Park over by Wela. "Ziplining?"
"Z-ziplining?"
"Yeah. It's a blast!" Elio's smile returned to his features. "You basically clip on this harness and you slide down a long wire really high up really fast. It's a lot of fun."
"Oh." She felt a little nervous at that. "It sounds really dangerous."
"It's really a lot of thrilling moments. You're going fast and can see a lot of neat things from so high up."
"I don't know."
"Oh." His face fell. "Alright."
Lillie felt just a tad bit bad that she had squashed his excitement. It seemed like he had really wanted to share it with her. She did want to try something bold out, especially now that her mother was not around to reprimand her for anything.
Mother is probably already angry at me. There's no harm in doing anything more about that at this point.
"Nonono!" Lillie stammered, wanting to bring back Sun's smiling face. "Well…I mean um…can we try and do something else before ziplining? I want to try it because you say it's super fun, but I'm not exactly comfortable just yet."
"Oh." Elio's mouth dropped in a perfect "O" in realization behind her hesitancy. "I'm sorry about that. Yeah, I agree that it's a bit extreme especially if you're not used to something like that. Sure, we can do something else. And we don't have to rush through things right away. Here in Alola, we're supposed to take things nice and easy. How does snorkeling sound to see all the pokemon that live in the ocean?"
Lillie had to admit that it didn't sound as dangerous, but swimming in the ocean to look at things alongside Sun did seem like it would be fun to do.
"Yes. I'd like to do that. Why don't you finish your trials first? As far as I know, we're not going anywhere."
"Alright." He handed the brochure back.
"What? Why don't you want it?" Elio could see the hurt in her eyes. He sighed.
"Because when I come back. I want you to tell me what you want to do and then we'll go together."
Clearly she didn't expect THAT answer. He thought to himself at seeing her shock.
"And I'll write you a letter every chance I get with the PPS. I'm sure you'll want to know what I'm up to and all."
"That would be so wonderful!" Lillie said excitedly. "Yes of course I want to read about everything you've been doing!"
"Okay sounds good!" Elio made a fist. "I'll uh…see you when I see you. Sure you're going to be okay here?"
She had been so fascinated with his concern as well as willingness to wait for her that she had left him hanging on the question. "Oh…sorry. Yes. I think I'll be alright."
"Okay good!" He turned to leave when he felt something grab his hand.
Lillie gulped, forcing herself to stare right into his steely gray eyes, all while trying to keep her heart from softening.
Oh goodness. Stay strong Lillie!
"Please…um…be careful out there." She said nervously, fidgeting with their entwined hands with her fingers while finally looking away. "I know you have your pokemon and all, but there are a lot of dangerous things like Team Skull out there…I um…I just don't want anything to happen to you…ever."
"Nothing's going to happen to me and I'll be sure that nothing will happen to you either."
Her lower lip was had been bitten by her subconsciously and her emerald eyes were filled with warmth, but also a lot of concern for her friend's well-being. "Do you promise?"
Oh goodness. She looks so freaking adorable right now. I'm being tormented by this beautiful girl right now.
"Yeah. I promise you."
After bidding goodbye and more heartfelt promises to one another, Elio reluctantly had to part ways with her. As much as he enjoyed spending time around the blonde assistant, he knew that it would have to come soon enough to go on his own in order to complete the trials.
All of it wasn't entirely doom and gloom either; the thought of seeing each other once more filled his heart with some excitement that he wasn't able to comprehend.
Okay for real. Stop thinking about Lillie. This is time where I need to get serious and conquer my trials. Now to see if I have all the things I need for the journey ahead.
Elio turned to head back into the city after exiting the hotel, inspecting his gear to make sure he didn't forget anything.
"Arete!" A sharp voice barked out from behind him.
Elio whirled around to find two twenty-something year olds standing beside the Tide Song's water fountain, eyeing him with quite a bit of interest.
There was one man and one woman. He wore a yellow Alolan tourist shirt with a large green palm tree on the front and long legged jeans that looked just a bit worn. A fancy looking hat covered parts of his long sandy brown hair.
Why are you wearing those? It's hotter than hell out here!
Behind him, the woman wore a white tanktop and short shorts. She had long dark purple hair that went roughly to her shoulders. Both of their eyes were concealed by tinted stylish sunglasses, but even through that; Elio saw that they were a ruggedly attractive couple.
"Heh," The man chuckled at his sudden jump. "Je suis desole. We didn't mean to surprise you like that. You must be doing your island challenge yes?"
His nasally accent was a dead giveaway of a foreigner.
"Uh." Sun wasn't sure what to make of these two, but he solemnly nodded. "Yes."
They don't look like they're around here. Probably a couple of tourists. And what did that mean? Sounds really foreign.
"Je m'appelle Dexio. Last name Droite."
"Dexio! Stop that!" His woman accomplice scolded, stepping up beside him. "You know hardly anybody speaks Kalosian around here!" She glanced over at the perplexed boy, who smirked slightly at their banter. "My apologies. My name's Sina! Sina Gauche! It's a beautiful name for a beautiful lady!"
"It's nice to meet you both." Sun said, shaking their outstretched hands. "I'm Elio. Elio Northstar, but a lot of people just call me Sun." He paused for just a moment. "You both don't sound like you're from around here."
"We're seeing the sights here in Alola." Dexio replied, taking a good look around the hotel's square that they were in. "Sina and I are from Lumiose City in Kalos."
"Woah that's awesome! I heard it's a beautiful city."
"Sure is! That's understating too!" Sina replied. "Seeing all of Alola is amazing. It's quite a change from busy Kalos, that's for sure!"
"I love the unique tradition of the island challenge." Dexio added. "It's pretty fascinating and nothing comparable back home, except maybe the gyms for the Kalos Pokemon League. So I just wanted to see what kind of talent this island region's got!"
Elio nodded. "The island challenge has been fun so far! I'm having a blast as are my pokemon!"
"I'd like to see your talents for myself." Sina stepped forward. "Elio, would you like to have a double battle with me and Dexio? We might as well test to see if Alola can compete with those from Kalos!"
"Uh sure!"
"Splendide!"
They found a spot in the park close by the hotel where there was ample room around. Elio had taken up one side while Sina and Dexio had the other. Each one had a poke ball in hand.
"Wait a second." Elio stopped before anyone released a pokemon. "Don't we need a referee?"
"Did zomeone call a referee?!" Rotom's droid voice emanated from his backpack and he quickly unzipped his strap and floated over. "Thiz iz Rotom ref! Standing by!" He quickly looked over and stopped at the sight of the couple standing opposite Elio. "Hey! Dexio! Zeena!"
"Rotom, is that you?!" Dexio exclaimed. "No way!"
"Itzz me! I'm having a blazzzt with my buddy Elio! He'zzz been an amazzzing trainer and partner! Bzzt!"
"That's awesome!" Sina said, coming to Dexio's side. "I'm glad Professor Kukui found a talented trainer for you!"
"Wait a second," Elio repeated; a little confused at the sudden reunion. "You guys know each other and Professor Kukui?!"
"Yeah! The professor we work with from Kalos worked with him to help start out using these Rotom-Dexes! Rotom here is one of the first in the world!"
"And the bezzt! Don't forget that bzzt!"
"So why don't you try out Rotom's referee feature? It's pretty handy."
"Alright." Elio thumbed two poke balls in his hands. "You ready Rotom?"
"Yezz." The pokedex took its place in the center of the field. "Thizz iz a double pokemon battle between Elio and Zina and Dexio! The match will conclude when one side'zz pokemon are incapable of battling! Elio, do you accept theze termzz?"
"Yes."
"Zina, Dexio. Do you accept theze termzz?"
"We do!"
"Alright. Let the battle begin! Trainerzzz, zend out your Pokemon! Bzzzt!"
"We're going to show you how us Kalosians battle!" Sina declared, striking a battle pose. She tossed her poke ball out onto the field. "Let's go Glaceon!"
"You too Espeon!" Dexio was right behind her, adding his own battler to the mix.
At the same time, two mammalian creatures materialized onto Sina and Dexio's side. The one in front of the blonde was a light lilac color, with soft velvety fur. It landed gracefully on the ground, opening its purple eyes to reveal white irises. A long forked tail waved erratically behind it and the two long ears atop its head twitched.
Sina's pokemon was remarkably similar to Dexios, having a similar body structure and lithe grace. Instead of the purple; hers was bright blue with sparkling darker patches along its skin. The fur was a contrast in the look of its texture, being bristly and akin to spikes.
Upon its release, Elio felt the air just get a hint cooler.
They look like evolutions of an eevee. Maybe I can find one around here.
"Bzzt! New pokemon detected!" Even though referee Rotom had been in use, it was a full-time job for Rotom-dex to catalogue new species he encountered.
It shifted to the purple one first. "Espeon. Sun pokemon. It is one of the evolved forms of eevee. Its fine fur allows it to detect minute changes in the air currents and predict foes movement at will. Espeon are extremely loyal to the trainers that raised them, using its precognitive powers to protect them from dangers. Espeon is a psychic type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
It then addressed the blue one next. "Glaceon. Fresh snow pokemon. It is one of the evolved forms of eevee. These mammalian pokemon have the rare capability to control their internal body temperature and requiring very little heat in order to survive. The chill in the air can rapidly freeze moisture, creating a flurry of diamond dust. The fur can be frozen stiff and fired or jabbed into their foes. Glaceon is an ice type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
"Eevee evolutions huh?" Elio had long admired the cute baby pokemon that was native to Kanto. It was extremely rare though and he had only heard just rumors about more possible paths for it being discovered. "Definitely cool to see them in person. Alright in that case," He threw out his two pokemon. "Litten! Grimer! I choose you both!"
Litten stretched his legs and lowered his head to observe his opponents. Grimer plopped on the grass, waving his arms about, but also curiously eyeing the two eeveelutions.
"Wow. I don't think I've seen a grimer like that before!"
"Battle begin! Bzzt!"
"Alright, let's kick this off Litten! Use ember on Glaceon!"
He meowed threateningly, although Elio couldn't help but admit it was awfully cute. Jumping into the air, the cat blew a puff of fire right down at Glaceon.
"Light screen." Sina simply commanded. Her own pokemon let out a wailing cry before a massive wall that had been made of pure light had coalesced in front. The ember struck its surface, easily dissipating against the superior force. Elio knew that his special attacks were now going to be suppressed in power until the barrier faded or he found a way to destroy it.
Looks like we'll have to go physical.
"Espeon, use psybeam on grimer!"
Grimer made no attempt to move as Espeon's red orb on its forehead glowed and shot out a ray of pinkish energy.
Wait a second, Dexio doesn't know it's part dark? Let's keep it that way.
"Disable!"
"Grime!" With a wave of his hands, the fired psybeam halted abruptly and left Espeon confused at it. He then began to move in up close. His fangs protruded out for a bite and clamped down, however the sun pokemon nimbly dodged the move.
"Glaceon, help Espeon with frost breath!"
"Dis-" Sun was about to issue another command when the second eevee evolution turned to Grimer's direction and sucked in a mouthful of air before exhaling it out in a frigid stream.
He let out a pained cry as it battered him from the sides and crystallized in parts of his liquid body. Ice formed at his base, preventing him for the most part from moving.
"Espeon, use quick attack on Litten!"
"Es!" Pouncing off its hind legs; it shot forward with incredible force, colliding with his starter. Litten skidded back a ways before rolling back to his feet and shaking it off, baring his teeth.
"That's the spirit buddy!" Elio made a fist. "Now it's time to go on the offensive!"
As he charged forward, cloaking his teeth in a fire fang directed at Espeon, Elio noticed that Glaceon was readying an attack of its own directed at Litten.
Grimer saw it too.
With a grunt, it managed to crack apart enough of the ice encasing its lower body to shrink down, quickly closing the distance between the other two. He resized up, just in time to easily absorb the flurry of sharp ice shards that were flung at Litten.
"Woah!" Rotom exclaimed. "Grimer hazz learned minimize! Bzzt!"
"Espeon, quick attack that grimer and get it off Glaceon's back!"
"Es!"
Here it comes.
As it sprinted forward at a rate that almost was too fast for the eye to follow, Dexio was definitely surprised when he saw the Litten had jumped right into the action. Just as it appeared to strike Grimer; Elio's starter bore his lit fangs and bit right down on Espeon's leg. The psychic type cried in pain as its smaller opponent threw it over a ways.
"Grimer, use bite too!"
"Grime!" While he did that; Litten automatically moved and fired another pair of embers towards Glaceon. The ice type retaliated with more ice shards, but they were no match for the heated attack. Both ended up canceling one another out.
Espeon tumbled away from Grimer before standing up. Part of its feet wobbled weakly and there was an oily film covering its body that caused it to flinch suddenly.
Grimer's poison touch ability activated!
A startled meow caught him off guard as he looked down over at Litten, who was now shivering from the exact same filmy gunk.
What? Grimer didn't attack Litten!
"Rotom, what's happening? Why is Litten poisoned?"
"That iz Espeon's ability! Synchronize! It allows it to share any ztatuzz conditionzzz with its opponentzz! Bzzt!"
"Let's finish this!" Dexio said, looking over to Sina as they planned to wrap it up. "Espeon!"
"Glaceon!"
"Use swift!" Both Kalosians cried out at the same time.
A little bit of uncertainty came into his mind when he saw both eevee evolutions jump upwards simultaneously with loud cries and spray a massive barrage of glowing white stars that was aimed downwards.
"Minimize grimer! Look out!"
Litten was hit by a multitude of them, splashing around his body and throwing him back towards Sun.
"Litten! No!"
Grimer didn't fare much better either. The double swift attack had changed course in midflight, homing down on his shrinking smaller form and battering him just the same. In an instant, he had grown right back up to his normal size, now slumping over after fainting.
"Grimer izzz incapable of battling!" Rotom declared. "The battle izzz now a two on one!"
"Wohoo! Tres bien!" Sina jumped up and gave Dexio a high five.
Elio took out Grimer's poke ball. "Return." A red beam enveloped his form and sucked him back into his capsule. "You did good buddy. Thanks for your hard work."
Now what do I do? It's a two on one and Litten's poisoned. I don't think he can take them both on at the same time!
"Es!"
"Espeon? What's wrong?" Dexio took off his blue sunglasses to address his pokemon.
"Es!" It wailed again as its hind leg suddenly lanced upward to scratch something on its upper body before abruptly stopping. Espeon collapsed on its side, going limp in the grass. The poisoning condition had finished it off no sooner than Grimer's own fall.
"Espeon izzz incapable of battling!" Rotom-ref said. "The battle izzz now a one on one!"
This just got a whole lot easier. But I can't waste time. No idea now long Litten can last!
"Well, I guess that poison did worse than I expected." Dexio shook his head, but kept an easygoing smile while recalling his pokemon. "Espeon return. Thanks partner. You did awesome out there." He stood up again. "I guess it's up to you Sina."
"You hear that Glaceon?!"
"Glace! Glaceon!"
"I know you're tired Litten," Elio encouraged his starter pokemon as best he could. "But we're almost there! We've got the type advantage and all!"
That should be enough for us to win right?
"Frost breath!"
"Counter with ember!"
The two attacks collided with one another. Again, Litten's fire was dissipated by the big wall of light screen while the icy gale went unimpeded. He struggled against it when it ripped away and the poison working in tandem on his body did significant damage, but the determined feline remained upright.
Then Elio saw the light screen flicker a couple of times before dissolving into the air.
The light screen is fading!
"Now's our chance buddy! Ember again!"
"Ice shard!"
Glaceon's sharp icicles were much faster in their attacking speed, but Litten nimbly dodged each one before his claws dug into two large ones to launch an ember that struck the fresh snow pokemon directly in the face. The force was enough to cause it to stumble back with a pained cry.
"Glaceon!"
Litten landed on the ground, hissing loudly before he began to glow. At first; Elio thought he was learning a new move, but then he quickly realized that it wasn't the case at all.
Is it? No…it can't be!
"Woah." All three trainers gasped as the glow became harsher.
Elio's starter was beginning to morph shape. Limbs became larger, more defined. His body bulked up as it increased in size.
The light dissipated as a new pokemon stood where Litten once was. Its orange and black fur had thickened with a larger tail and more muscular frame. There was an orb that appeared to be on fire set around his neck as if it were a collar. It blazed a bright orange, matching the pokemon's determined expression.
"Woah. Litten, you evolved!"
"Check it out! Bzzt!" Rotom said. "New pokemon detected! Bzzt! Torracat. Fire cat pokemon. It is the evolved form of Litten. The fiery bell at Torracat's throat burns bright whenever it senses a strong opponent. It boasts powerful legs that can bend iron bars with a single strike. Torracat in your roster is a male and has the ability blaze, which will boost the power of fire-type moves when it is in a pinch."
"Alright Torracat!" Elio said. "Let's finish this!"
"Not if Glaceon and I have anything to say about it!" Sina pointed at him again. "Frost breath!"
"Tor!" Torracat used its more powerful legs to jump well clear of the incoming attack. He zigged upwards, closing the distance with newfound speed to deliver a well-placed fire fang to Glaceon's side, causing a lot of damage.
"Alright! We got this buddy!" Elio spun one of his two Z-crystals in his fingers. The Normalium Z's pearly sheen reflected off the Alolan sun as he flipped and slid it into the empty space on his Z-Ring. Pressing it down until an amazing amount of energy could be seen…and felt through Elio's body as he called upon the aid of the spirits. It felt as if some invisible current of power had been bestowed upon him by the Tapu and he couldn't suppress the grin emerging onto his face.
"Torracat. Let's show them the full potential of your Z-Power!"
I still can't believe how ridiculous this looks!
Sun crossed his arms with the still-glowing band and rehearsed the pose that had been taught to him by Ilima. He'd done the normal-type one once and pulled it off, so eventually, he'd have it down by heart.
Forming an X, he spread them out, leaning just slightly to his side, raising his left arm and lowering his right. They snapped into place in succession to form a rough "Z" shape and no sooner had he finalized the pose when multiple tendrils of energy currents flowed out from the ring and his body to surround Torracat.
Elio felt his power and together, both trainer and pokemon felt their confidence soar to new heights. The feeling of the heightened power that came from the land was indescribable in strange and amazing.
I believe in you Torracat…and Torracat believes in me.
"Go Torracat!" Elio's face took a fierce look as he began to shout with the urge caused by his Z-Power. It was amplified with the bright gold glow of his ring while he posed. "Channel your scratch into BREAKNECK BLITZ!"
"TORR!" He pawed the ground before exploding forward without warning, closing the distance between him and a wounded Glaceon in moments. He kicked up a massive cloud pillar of dust in the wake, colliding with his foe with immense force and growling with such ferocity that it made its victim and all trainers watching have their hair stand on end.
Glaceon was smashed in an instant, the blow flinging it wide and into the ground, ripping up fist-sized clumps of grass and dirt into the air before tumbling to a halt in the center of the field. Battered and bruised, it lay limp, clearly fainted.
Rotom-ref floated above, waving one of its stubby red hands. "Glaceon izzz incapable of battling! Zina and Dexio are out of uzeable pokemon! Elio iz the winner of the match!"
"YES!" Elio jumped up and made a fist in victory. "Woah ho! That was beautiful brother!"
"Tor!" His cat made a soft purr and bounded over, tugging his claws on the boy's shorts, expectant of praise.
"Why yeah of course you did amazing! And you evolved too!" He crouched down, allowing his pokemon to let out a light happy meow with a happy smiling expression. "You're the best partner ever buddy! C'mon!"
Elio spread his arms around above his head, waving his shoulders and hips in a little celebratory jig as Torracat tried is best to imitate him. It caused the boy to laugh at the attempt. He realized that he hadn't done anything about the poison covering his body.
"Hang on a second buddy."
Digging around for his refresh kit, he dabbed part of the rubber ball in medicine and lightly slathered it over the oily sections, making care that every small patch was completely covered. It took him a couple of minutes, but the end result had his own starter rubbing his head against his trainer, causing him to laugh from the genuine sign of affection.
Then he realized that he was showboating a little too much in front of the losers and stopped. "Oh sorry guys. Not very professional of me. Habit from playing sports for so long."
To his surprise, both Sina and Dexio laughed.
"Glaceon, return. Thank you partner." She whispered before turning back to Elio. "No really, it's fine. You're clearly quite the character. I like that in a trainer."
"Quite so!" Dexio agreed. "Alola trainers certainly have a different charm than those in Kalos! That's for sure! It's what I expected from a trainer doing the island challenge."
"Oooh!" Something had caught Sina's eye and she stepped closer to look. "What's that?"
It took Elio a moment to realize she had been referring to the golden Tapu Koko pendant that was laced around his neck. "Oh this? It's a special pendant for trial goers. How do I put this?" He cupped his chin in thought. "You can get it blessed by the kahuna of Melemele Island and if you get an encounter with the protecting god of the island, Tapu Koko is said to watch over and protect you as you're on your journey."
"That's pretty awesome!" Sina said, with Dexio nodding in agreement. "So did you encounter Tapu Koko already?"
"I did." Yeah, it was pretty memorable too.
"Then you're going to be special kid." He claimed. "I felt the bond between you and your pokemon, especially with that Z-move!"
"I feel like I've been able to have just a glimpse of the island challenge firsthand!" Sina added.
"You know, this battle reminded me of us in the past oh so many years ago." He nodded, while reminiscing about the memory. "That group of five young promising trainers. Man I wonder what they're up to nowadays? How old were the oldest again now? Eighteen or nineteen…can't remember."
Dexio straightened up. "Anyway, I've made up my mind. Since you're a trainer whose doing the island challenge with so much potential, I've decided to entrust you with a very important item!"
He reached into his bag and handed over what looked like a hexagonal cube that had a green iridescence shine. It was about the size of a baseball and its main reflecting surface had varying shades all in more hexagon shapes that resembled honeycomb in a nest.
Elio glanced at them as he took it into his hands. "Not to be blunt, but what's this?"
"That mon ami, is a device for collecting the cores and cells of a pokemon called Zygarde." Dexio explained. "I will tell you the details another time when I have more information back from my sources in Kalos. So can I entrust you to keep it safe for me Elio?"
"Uh." It was a lot to process.
"Are you figuring out a way to say yes?" Sina chuckled. "Trust me. When we get to you more about it, it's something you'll definitely want to do. Don't worry, it's not going to distract you from your island challenge!"
"Oh good!" Sun felt relieved at that. "I was thinking I'd have to take up like this as a job or something!"
"Nah not at all! In fact, I think it would be good for you to go and continue on your island challenge! Why don't we exchange numbers in case we need to contact you or vice versa?"
"Sure!" Elio ratted his off before realizing that Rotom had already registered both of theirs in his database.
"Splendide!" Sina said. "We'll be seeing you around Elio! Bon voyage!"
"Alola!" Elio waved his hands, causing them both to return the gesture. As they passed him to go head further into the city, he quickly remembered something.
"Thanks for an awesome battle! Let's do it again sometime!"
He got a wave of acknowledgment in return.
"Alright." He glanced down at Torracat and threw him a poke bean. He had been waiting so patiently for the humans to stop talking and more than ready to accept the tasty treat. "Why don't we get you rested up and go on our way?"
The next route led out of the eastern section of Heahea City. It was right past the suburban homes moving inland on a wide winding trail. Hills and slopes gradually got steeper as Elio made his way up their sides.
"Howzit Elio?" He heard someone call from behind him. Glancing back down the hill, he was definitely surprised when the familiar figure of Hau sprinted up to his side, stopping close by and putting a hand on a tree to rest and catch his breath.
"Howzit Hau? Out of breath brah?" Through Hau's fatigue, the two of them high-fived, before raising their arms up and swaying their hips in their own little brotherly dance before clasping hands again and pulling in for a friendly slap on the back. Ritual handshake was complete before they headed to the shade of a nearby tree to talk.
"I was looking for you to head up to Paniola Town when the nurse told me you already checked out of the pokemon center!"
"Well considering how you wake up early each day, I thought you went ahead without me!"
"Nope!" Hau pumped a fist. "Say, since we're heading in the same direction, why don't we travel together? I sure could use a buddy."
"Yeah, I like that." Elio glanced into the thicket of trees behind him. "I'm pretty much stocked up on supplies. It's still a good couple hours until we reach Paniola. Are you ready?"
"Yup!"
"Awesome brah! Let's go!"
The route that led into Paniola Town took multiple slopes and dips, making it seem like they hadn't gone very far. Trees overhead provided a welcoming amount of shade, yet both boys were still sweating from the mugginess in the air. Elio led the way, following Rotom's map which indicated that they were fairly close to their destination, about an hour's walk.
Something both boys noticed right off the bat was the additional diversity of new pokemon species discovered. In addition, there were other trainers along the path who were quick to challenge one of them to a battle. Each one was met with the same thing of defeat at the hands of whoever they fought.
"Can you believe all the other pokemon we've seen so far?" Hau asked. "Both from those trainers and the wild ones too!"
"Yeah. Rotom's certainly been busy today, that's for sure!"
"Yezzzir!" His screen went blank before popping up to multiple different pokemon images that they had seen for the past hour.
"Drifloon. Balloon pokemon. Drifloon is said to grab onto the hands of small children and drag them into the afterlife. It dislikes those that overweight and its lightweight body ends up getting pulled around instead. Drifloon is a ghost and flying type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
"Munchlax. Big eater pokemon. It needs to consume its weight in food every day and is indifferent to flavors. Munchlax is a normal type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
"Bagon. Rock head pokemon. Bagon's helmet-like armor on its head is harder than steel and gets tougher every time it indiscriminately headbutts objects. It is believed that it does this out of its frustration of being unable to fly. Bagon is a dragon type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
"Lillipup. Puppy pokemon. The long whitish fur over its face functions as a radar, allowing it to probe the conditions of its opponents. This pokemon is popular with trainers who live in apartment buildings due to its inability to yelp and bark loudly. Lillipup is a normal type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
"I bet you we can find more pokemon around here!" Hau said, walking ahead of him. "Do you want to stop and look?"
"Sure." Elio glanced at the clock in the corner of Rotom's screen. "Maybe I should try catching a fourth."
"You've got four? No way! I still have to find me a third!"
"Aha!" Elio exclaimed, coming across a small pinkish pokemon that resembled a balloon like the drifloon the trainer had earlier. "Hau! Look what I found!"
"What?" The kahuna's grandson bounded over and his eyes went wide. "Woah! What is that?"
"New pokemon detected! Bzzt! Igglybuff. Balloon pokemon. It sweats as it moves along by bouncing and giving off a sweet smell. Igglybuff's voice is undeveloped and improves little by little as it matures with encouragement. Igglybuff is a normal and fairy type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
"There you go Hau," Sun did the same. "You can catch that one!"
"Okay. Sounds good!" He took out a poke ball. "Let's go Pikachu!"
"Pika! Pikachu!" His yellow electric type landed on the ground with all fours, the red sacs sparkling with bits of electrical energy.
"Iggy!" The pokemon rushed forward to reach out in a pound attack.
"Pikachu! Thundershock!"
"Pika!" He nimbly dodged the incoming attack before surrounding his entire body with lightning and delivering a long jagged blast that hit the igglybuff head on. The thundershock was too much for it to take, causing an instant fainting.
"Aww man!" Hau put his hands up to his face in frustration. Fainted pokemon were incapable of being captured. "Crap!" He glanced down at Pikachu, who looked similarly upset. "Don't be sad Pikachu. That just means you're very strong!"
"Hey, there's plenty more." Elio said, trying to console him. "Maybe it just wasn't meant to be."
"Yeah."
The two of them decided to take a break just when they were about to exit the forest. There was a clearing in the distance to the northeast where the ends of a settlement could be seen. Above it was a massive towering peak of the mountain that dominated Akala Island; Haleakala.
Sun and Hau sat down underneath a big tree, eating some of the snacks they had brought along. The kahuna's grandson was munching on a rice cracker mix while Elio gnawed at strips of teriyaki beef jerky. There was a stand in Heahea City that served bags of it with its main specialty shop over at Konikoni to the south. Ever since in competitive sports; Elio found that its portability, non-perishable and easy source of tasty protein kept him full for a decent amount of time.
Dang. He thought as he popped another strip of the tough leathery food into his mouth. This mago haban flavor is sweet and hot. I really like it.
He wondered what other unique Alolan flavors were available at the shop. He'd have to visit Konikoni anyway since it was situated close to the Ruins of Life, where Lillie would eventually want to meet up with him.
I can't wait to see her again.
To his left; Hau gave off a frustrated sigh. So far; any attempts to find a good pokemon haven't been very fruitful.
Elio quickly sensed his discomfort. "Hey don't give up. We'll find something before you know it."
"I sure hope so." Hau said, flicking one rice cracker into the distance.
"You keep doing that and you'll be up to your elbows in willing pokemon."
"Really?"
"Yeah and I doubt they'll come primarily because they'll want to be your partner too."
Hau blew air out of his nose in amusement. "You're funny."
"I try."
There was an abrupt rustling that stopped their conversation. It had come from the direction where Hau had thrown the snack.
"I guess we spoke too soon."
As quietly as possible, the two boys crept up to the brush ahead, taking cover behind a larger tree and peering over the side.
Sure enough, there was a pokemon. It was small, quadruped with light brown and cream colored fur. Long ears twitched as it sensed the new presence and turned around.
That's…that's an
"Woah." Hau whispered. "That's an eevee!"
"New pokemon detected! Bzzt!" Rotom buzzed. "Eevee. Evolution pokemon. This unique pokemon has an unbalanced genetic makeup that allow it to evolve into eight different pokemon species! New evolutions of eevee are continuing to be discovered! Eevee is a normal type. Additional information is available upon catching this pokemon."
"I'm going to catch it!" Sun said, already stepping forward and readying the great ball. "Rufflet, you're up! Fury attack!"
"Ruff!" The ball popped, forming his trusty eaglet and he nose-dived down, jabbing the brown fox in the side. It let out a soft cry of pain before jumping away to avoid his next attacks.
Eevee squealed in fright before jumping up and unleashing a volley of bright star projectiles. Rufflet swooped his wings out of the way, but the swift attack changed its course, curving in midair to strike him repeatedly. He let out an annoyed caw, diving down once again in a peck.
"Hey, that eevee is mine!" Hau said, tossing out his Pikachu. "Pikachu! Thundershock!"
"Pika! Chu!" The mouse pokemon charged up a blast of electricity while stepping right in front of the startled Rufflet, zapping the unfortunate eevee for a brief couple seconds. When he had stopped, landing in front of Hau; there were small arcs of it dancing across its limbs and burned fur. Its movements had gone stiff, but still let out a growl that didn't sound very threatening at all. "All right!"
"Hau, now's your chance!" Even though Elio would've been more than happy to claim the pokemon for himself, he remembered that Hau had wanted a third pokemon for quite some time now. This was his moment. A signal brought Rufflet to fly up and land on his shoulders. He stroked his fur gently.
"We will let Hau have his moment!"
"Right." He took out one of his empty poke balls. "And go!"
With his left arm, he opened it up and threw the capsule device towards the struggling eevee. Pikachu saw it coming and jumped away just in time to allow it to slide right past.
Quickly detecting eevee's signature; it sucked the creature inside the device and settled on the ground.
Hau and Elio both held their breath as it shook once, twice and a third time.
Snap!
An audible click was heard from the poke ball as it stopped wobbling. Simultaneously, both boys let out relieved sighs as the tension of the moment wound down.
"Yes!" Hau raced up to it with Pikachu right behind him and held up his new addition with unmatched triumph. "I caught an eevee!"
"Pika!"
"Congratulations Hau. Ho'omaika'i 'ana!"
"Mahalo nui loa!" He extended his hand out, prompting the other boy to give a well-deserved high five. "You're the best Elio! We'll be able to conquer anything!"
"You bet your ass we can!"
"Come on out Eevee!" Hau said, releasing it from its pokeball.
"Ee! Eevee!" The tiny foxlike pokemon glanced around at its surroundings. Immediately, Pikachu and Rufflet moved over to greet it. The additional pokemon let out a joyful cry as Pikachu brought it a cheri berry from a nearby tree. Elio had learned that the small slightly spicy fruit had a particular effectiveness at curing a pokemon's paralysis. Eevee was back to regular strength in no time with the oran berries Rufflet dropped at its feet with its talons.
"It'z nice to meet you Eevee!" Rotom said, floating up in between the boys. "Analyzing! Bzzt! Hau, your eevee is a male and his ability is Adaptability, allowing attack power to be increased if it is the same type as the pokemon! Bzzt!"
"Woah Rotom," Elio glanced up at his talking device. "You can see other people's pokemon too?"
"I can to an extent! Bzzt! Now how about you zay we get rollin' to Paniola Town?"
"Agreed." Elio glanced up to see that the Alolan sun had moved well into the afternoon. The night was still a few hours off, but during the battle with Hau's new companion, it had taken some time away. Sun didn't want to get there too late and the sooner they arrived, the better chance of getting a room at the local pokemon center.
"When we get to Paniola Town, I'm going to challenge you to a battle! Three on three with my new pal!"
"You got it brah!"
And that'll do it for this chapter! As always, feedback is much appreciated and is primarily what drives me to write!
Hawaiian Translations:
Halemai - Hospital/Clinic
Furikake - Furikake is a seasoning extremely popular in Japan. It's typically sprinkled over rice, fish and vegetables or even used in making onigiri (rice balls). Typical composition is dried fish meal, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar and salt. Since Hawaii has a big Japanese American population, the seasoning can be abundantly found there as well.
K'ou wahi anela - My little angel
Alola kakahiaka! - Good morning!
Ho'omaika'i 'ana! - Congratulations!
Mahalo nui loa! - Thank you very much
French Translations:
Arete! - Stop!/Halt!
Je suis desole - I'm sorry
Driote - Right
Gauche - Left
Je m'appelle (name) - I call myself (Typically used for an introduction/My name is)
Splendide - Splendid
Tres bien! - Very good! (I made a mistake last chapter by saying Tres bon, which literally says the same thing, but is more used towards; very delicious! It has been rectified.)
Mon ami - My friend
Bon voyage - Have a good trip
Alright! Think I covered them all! Anyway, mahalo for reading and reviewing as always. You give my writing purpose. See everyone around next time!
Brav