AN: I made this chapter as like one of the flashback chapters. The flashbacks are from the edited episodes, so not really much reason for editing. Figured I make this while Quang and I work on the next chapter of the volume.
As the Brave Olivine and Dragon Craft were flying over the ocean making their way back to Paldea, Roy and Fuecoc were doing another training battle against Sarah and Tepig with Sarah removing the Everstone and Charcoal Collar to make it even, "Fuecoco, use Flamethrower!"
"Take that!" Fuecoco barked blasting Flamethrower.
"Tepig, counter with your Flamethrower!" Sarah called and Tepig countered with his own Flamethrower and the two moves collided in a puff of gray smoke.
"Now Tepig, Double Team!"
Tepig made doubles of himself around Fuecoco, "Wah! This again!"
"Fuecoco, use Stomping Tantrum!" Roy stated.
"Right! Stomp, Stomp, Stomp!" Fuecoco stomped the ground and sent a splinter of the move towards the clones which hit the real Tepig whom fell onto the ground before he got back up.
"Now Tepig, Rock Tomb!" Sarah called and Tepig unleashed Rock Tomb upon Fuecoco.
"Fuecoco, dodge it!" Roy called and Fuecoco clumsily moved to dodge the Rock Tomb attack no noticing Tepig charging towards it, "WAH!"
"Head Smash, Go!"
"CHARGE!" Tepig cried being coated in white energy before it turned blue and he slammed into Fuecoco.
"Fuecoco!" Roy gasped as the smoke cleared and Fuecoco has swirls in his eyes.
"And that's it." Friede called as he was the referee.
"Alright Tepig!"
"Excellent!"
"You were both great!"
"Wonderful!" Ash, Kiawe, Mallow and Lillie praised as Fuecoco came to due to Tepig poking him with his nose.
"Great work, Fuecoco." Tepig said with a smile but Fuecoco only huffed frustrated. "What's wrong?"
"Ugh! Why are you so much stronger than I! I don't get it!" Fuecoco frowned. "I wanna battle Rayquaza but you seem much more likely! And so does your owner!"
"What's wrong with Fuecoco? He seems upset?" Liko wondered.
"He's mad cause Tepig is stronger than him and he wants to get that strong that quick too so he can battle Rayquaza with Roy." Sarah sighed sadly shaking her head. "And mentioning that I was the only one who could match Rayquaza."
"Well, it was true. I couldn't do anything against it while you could. Just how did you get that strong anyway?" Roy wondered.
"Sounds like you're jealous." Kieran remarked and Roy whirled at him.
"Jealous! Who me! No way!" Roy tried to dismiss.
"You are jealous. Because you're sounding just like I did when I first met Sarah." Kieran said sincerely. "I was also jealous of her strength and wanted what she wanted, but after nearly getting everyone hurt when I Terastalized Topaz for the first time and she lost control, I learned that I didn't have to be exactly like her. That I was already strong like her...in my own way, I just didn't notice cause I was so focused on being just like her."
"Besides...I didn't start out this way." Sarah admitted.
"You didn't?" Liko wondered.
"Neither of us did." Ash nodded. "We all had lots of growing to do, in our own way."
"...Could you...tell us some of it?" Liko questioned wanting to know some of their history together.
"Sure." Kiawe nodded.
(Opening)
Now, head forth! Pierce through the clouds~
(Our opening for Part 2 of Pokémon Horizons (i.e. The Gleam of Terapagos) begins with Liko, Sarah, and Race in a triangle formation (Liko up top, Race from the bottom right-hand corner from her left, and Sarah from the bottom left-hand corner on her right) as their pendant and Terapagos Three shone in darkness before the former turned into Liko's Terapagos)
(We swiftly pan across the oceans akin to the beginning of the opening of Attack on Titan S4 Pt. 2 (The Rumbling by SIM) before stopping amongst the horizon as the titles for Pokémon Horizons: The Gleam of Terapagos appeared amidst a sunset/sunrise)
When I remember the words I couldn't say
I dove down to hide myself
Swimming my way through in uncertainty
I cut through the clouds and head for the blue sky
(We see a young Liko walking with her parents through a marketplace before we see her as she is, her uncertainty lifted as she holds and looks at her pendant underneath a moonlit sky from the rooftop of her family's house along with Sarah as she enjoyed her life in Alola growing up before she is shown holding her family's Sun Sword in its powered-down form as the young woman she is and held it above her head underneath the Alolan sun in a split-screen sequence. Then, in a flurry of Leafage and cosmic energy, we see the pair with their three Terapagos, Sprigatito, Hatenna, Blitz, Curly, and Silvally enjoying the breeze together on the observation decks of the Brave Olivine and the Dragon Craft)
One day, I'll look back
At that fiery red sunset
And burn it all into memory
(A young Roy is shown being fascinated by stories his grandfather was showing him until we see him as the boy he is (looking dirty all over and wearing the Brave Olivine's flag like a cape) eyeing the Ancient Pokeball that once held Lucius' Rayquaza in his right hand and raising it high above him in the rising or setting sun while Race is seen being found by Brandon, enjoying life with him and the other Frontier Brains, and being the man he is now as he eyed the camera and held a Pokeball in front of him while glaring at the camera in the same split-screen sequence before they're shown via Flamethrower, Shadow Claw, and Thunder watching the sunset on the Brave Olivine's Wing Deck and the Dragon craft's sun deck watching the sunset with Bella, Robbie, Tou-Tou, Wattrel, and Fuecoco)
Even if I can't reach the truth of the world~
Or the feelings of that girl~
It's okay to not understand~
Just shine like a rainbow~
(We are shown their friends and Sarah's family including a few of their Pokémon in five/six slot group sequences as follows: Friede, Orla, Mollie, Dot, Ludlow, and Murdock with Charizard, Metagross and Elekid, Chansey, Quaxly, Rockruff and Alcremie, and Quagsire; Burnet (with the cute addition of Lei) and Kukui with Munchlax, Incineroar, and Braviary joined by Diane, James, Nikki, and Johnathan with Romeo, Dragonite, Lucario, Clover, Catnip, Juliet, and Melon; Ash, Lana, Mallow, Kiawe, Lillie, and Sophocles with their respective partners; and Delilah, Doug, Donna (former queen), David, Asha, and Gladion with Mischief, Persian, the Tomoe Squad, Flicker, Flicka, June, Proud, Ziracon, Umbreon, Silvally, and Lycanroc; Goh, Nemona, Arven, Penny, and Team Star with Meowscarda, Pawmo, Killowattrel, Cinderace, Inteleon, Grookey, Mabostiff, the Eevees, Bisharp, Torkoal, Skuntank, Revavroom, Azumarill, Wigglytuff, Passimian, and Toxicroak; and the Blueberry Academy students with Hydrapple, Mightyena, Toucannon, Magmortor, Empoleon, Reuniclus, Whimsicott, Granbull, Flygon, and Haxorus)
(We see a smirking Cap from the Brave Olivine's bridge and Friede taking the wheel along with MK-1 on the Dragon Craft's Bridge at its controls with an eager bark, the three of them preparing to take everyone aboard their respective ships to new heights and continue discovering all the world has to offer among the horizons)
Now, head forth! Pierce through the clouds~
Stumbling, staggering~
Standing firm and reaching farther~
Now, run forth! Towards my future~
(In the horizons, with the heroes riding their respective ships, they dash forward with Lucius' Rayquaza roaring and flying alongside them before Liko, Roy, Dot, Murdock, and Ludlow are shown with their partners stumbling, running, or sliding along Rayquaza's body with Mollie, Chansey, and Orla following on Metagross and Sarah and Race tailing their new friends aboard Bolt and Winter with the rest of their family joining them before Marena and Stormcloud joined them. Meanwhile, Amethio is shown training with his Ceruledge and Corviknight with the former forced back by the latter and their master staggering to the floor and sitting on his ass from the intensity of the training battle. As his partners sparred, he gritted his teeth and tugged his shirt, feeling unsatisfied about the current progress he was making and wanting to do more to improve themselves and himself on something while Hamber and Dusknoir watched on)
At the end of this long, long journey
I'll remember you
One day, we'll shake hands
And laugh
(Lucca, Diana, and Liko were seen together with the final Terapagos in the young girl's arms who cried out and unleashed an energy wave, showing Moltres, Arboliva, and Rayquaza with the second half of the Six Heroes: Entei, Lapras, and Kleavor, in small bursts along with Lucius and Liko's Terapagos, before Sarah, Race, Liko, their Terapagos Four, Sprigatito, Rosie, Chili, Crest, Silvally, Tou-Tou, Robbie, and Bella along with a tearful Marena come across Lucius on a cliff point before they joined the Ancient Adventurer on his current spot)
A light appeared
At the end of the rainbow
And I found my dream
(We see the Explorers in short bursts along with a Tera Orb in Sarah's hand, Lucius' gear and records, one of the Terapagos Four in Stellar Form, and someone reaching out in between the heroes looking out to the horizon and the sun in the heavens before Sarah, Liko, Marena, and Race are seen face to face with the Six Heroes as the opening ends)
(End Theme Song)
The group gathered in the meeting room where Sarah presented a special book that she created using Santa's Magical Notebook which she got last Christmas but hadn't used until then since she didn't know what she could possibly draw that she'd want to bring to life. It wasMemory Journal - sturdy, hand-stitched binding with golden threads, crafted from a soft, yet durable material that feels like a blend of leather and silk with the color of deep, shimmering sapphire blue, reminiscent of a night sky filled with stars. Embossed in gold leaf on the front cover is the title "Sarah's Memory Journal," written in an elegant, whimsical font. Surrounding the title are intricate, embossed designs of vines and flowers, interwoven with images of Pokémon, each one detailed and vibrant, almost as if they could come to life at any moment.
The edges of the pages are gilded in gold, giving the book an ethereal glow when closed. There is also a thin ribbon bookmark attached, in a matching gold color, allowing Sarah to easily mark her place.
A small, ornate lock in the shape of a Poké Ball secures the journal, providing both a sense of privacy and an element of charm. The key to the lock is attached to a delicate chain, which Sarah can wear as a necklace if she wanted too but she chose to have Klever have it for his collection.
"What's that?" Liko wondered.
"This is my Memory Journal, it holds all the memories of myself, my friends and my family as a recollection of everything we went through before meeting you guys." Sarah explained. "So what do you guys wanna know first?"
"Well, I've been wondering for a while about your Silvally...you, Race and Gladion have them...so how did that happen?" Liko questioned. The Silvally brothers slightly winced knowing that wasn't a happy story but Sarah gently rubbed her Silvally's head.
"It's alright Silvally, we can tell them." Sarah assured and her Silvally nodded.
"Well all of our Silvally were created by Faba to become Beast Killer Pokemon, Pokmeon specifically made to defeat Ultra Beasts. Their RKS Systemsuccessfully altered with all 18 special Pokemon Type memories called Memory Drives. During their tests they were called Type: Full. However, all of three of them went berserk one day and rejected their System...and 25 people were killed during that rampage."
Liko and the others gasped in shock.
"After that, they were given control masks and called Type: Null. My Silvally and Race's Silvally - Tou-Tou eventually ran away but Gladion's Sillvally stayed and ended up saving Lillie and Gladion."
"Saving them from what?" Murdock wondered.
It happened in Faba's lab a few years ago. When Lillie and Gladion came to Aether Paradise see what was going on, an Ultra Wormhole opened and an Ultra Beast, Nihilego that we designated as UB-1, appeared from the wasn't Shiny or smaller like Lillie is. The wild one that came through had its sights set on Lillie. When I appeared after hearing Lillie I saw Lillie taken by the Ultra Beast at Faba's lab, I was in a panic like everyone else. I was so scared, there was nothing I could do about it." Gladion picked up.
"But Iraced to the containers holding the frozen Type: Null Pokemon and released them from their icy prison as our only means to save Lillie. I only managed to free two of them, one of which was Silvally and Tou-Tou, while the first Type: Null - my Silvally rescued us and saved Lillie from nearly being taken through an Ultra Wormhole. But, Lillie became severely traumatized that it casted a deep shadow in her heart. As a result, she became unable to touch another Pokemon again until Snowy came into her life. As for me, I had to take my Silvally away."
"Unable to touch Pokemon!" Mollie gasped in horror at that.
"I never heard anything like that." Dot blinked in shock.
"Damn..." Lazuli breathed at the sheer trauma that must have caused to prevent her from touching another Pokemon until the Alolan Vulpix came into her life. Looking at her now, you'd never know it happened to her.
"The trauma from the whole incident had caused me to develop amnesia of the event so I wouldn't have to go through it again, but Sarah slowly helped me and Gladion work through what we went through. Since I was used to seeing her Silvally when it had its control mask on, she eventually showed me Gladion's Silvally, whom still had its control mask on back then. I realized that he was the one who saved me and I remembered the whole event but it didn't scare me anymore."
"What about your Silvally?" Orla wondered looking at Sarah's Silvally.
"Well, as for mine, it actually encountered Tapu Koko, the Island Guardian of Melemele Island. Tapu Koko wanted Silvally to battle against me and Blitz. Even though we lost, Tapu Koko insisted that he'd stay with me." Sarah explained.
"But why...after what the scientists did to him?" Dot wondered through her Rotom Phone.
"Tapu Koko felt that as a trainer who's pure of heart, loyal, and kind to everyone she meets, Sarah was the perfect person to reach out to Silvally and open his heart to the world and allow you to do what we and our team failed to do," theorized Burnet. "Access his true form and use the RKS System again, even after everything that happened. And he was right."
"And your Shiny Silvally?" Roy questioned looking at Tou-Tou.
"As for mine, he ended up on a deserted island called Treasure Island where we met him as he was escaping from a Hunter whom wanted him as a prize. It was battling that allowed Kaji and my Cinderace to evolve into their final forms and Kaji - to Mega Evolve in Charizard X for the first time. After that, we met his friends; Island Girls' Shiny Rampardos, Talonflame, Tyrantrum, Tyrunt, Amaura and Aurorus." Race explained.
"Wow..." Goh breathed. "So was training them easy?"
"Well..." Sarah sweat dropped at that, "Not exactly when it came to mine."
"What do you mean?" Liko wondered. "He loves you."
"Not...in the beginning." Sarah awkwardly snickered as she opened the memory journey to the first memory entry started with a beautifully illustrated header that includes the date, location, and main subjects (Pokémon, friends, or events) of the memory as the memory itself played within the book.
(Flashback - The Masked Pokemon to Bond WIth)
"WAH!" Nikki and James exclaimed, seeing the masked pokemon.
"Umm... honey... whose this?" Nikki asked nervously.
"This is Type: Null..." Sarah replied to her parents.
Type: Null looked at her parents, "Hmmm... weird humans..." Then, Lucario and Dragonite entered the room and spotted Type: Null.
The two blinked before they glared at it warily, causing the masked Pokémon to glare back.
"What are you two looking at?"Dragonite growled at Type: Null, "Barr Barr!" A tick mark came on Type: Nulls' mask. "What was that?"
The Puppy Pair got in between the two, not wanting them to fight, "Rockruff...ruff... ruff..."
Unfortunately...
"Barrr Barrr!"
"Fine then! Bring it!" Type: Null grunted and Dragonite readied a Thunderpunch attack, "Dragonite, don't do it!" James exclaimed.
"Crush Claw!" Before the two could strike each other however, Lucario does the quick thinking and stops them both with Aura Sphere!
BOOM!
"PIKA!"
Nikki and James protected Sarah from the dust from the small explosion. When the family looked back, Nikki's Lucario was in between Dragonite and Type: Null. Lucario grunted at the two pokemon.
"He started it first!" Type: Null defended.
"Bar! Bar Bar!" Dragonite exclaimed back.
Blitz and the Puppy Pair intervened as well. "Pika Pika Pikachu.."
"Ruff Ruff Rockruff...!" Finally, Type: Null growled and kinda left the living room in a huff.
"Oh dear..." Sarah said with a frown.
(End of Flashback)
"He seriously nearly picked a fight with your Dragonite!" Goh gawked at James and Dragonite whom shrugged.
"He was a very stubborn and prideful cookie when Ponchita first met him." James replied.
"And his attitude wasn't exactly nice either in the beginning." Sophocles added. "Especially when Togedemaru pestered him and nearly blasted it with Hyper Beam...but Sarah pushed him out of the way and got shot out of the classroom, breaking her arm."
"WHAT?!" Liko and Roy exclaimed, horrified.
"And I thought you two were bad tempered." Zelda remarked at Iron Crown and Iron Boulder whom huffed.
"Calm down, it wasn't...that bad." Sarah assured them. "But I still wouldn't quit with him."
(Flashback - The Masked Pokemon to Bond With Part 2)
The masked Pokémon was walking in the forest alone with its eyes closed...
"Type: Null!" The masked pokemon stopped as it heard Sarah's voice.
"There you are, boy. I was worried.." The masked pokemon just looked away.
"Type: Null? What's wrong?" Sarah asked.
"Go away, Sarah..." Type: Null grunted.
"Huh? Why?" Sarah asked, confused.
"Why!? Are you an idiot!? I just attacked you and got you hurt!" Type: Null roared furiously.
"It was an accident. You didn't mean it." Sarah reassured.
Type: Null flinched in surprise to see her taking this lightly...
"You're taking this too lightly..."
"No I'm not, Type: Null." Sarah said as she came up beside the Synthetic Pokemon. "I know you didn't mean it. Your temper just got a little out of hand that's all." Type: Null still felt guilty about what it did but Sarah rubbed its mask, "Besides, your my Pokemon now. I'm not gonna let one accident make me get rid of you. I'm not that kind of 're stuck with me for life."
(End of Flashback)
"Even after all of that, you still wanted him?" Roy inquired.
"Hey..." Silvally frowned.
"Yes, I still wanted him. I wasn't gonna let one accident make me get rid of him. I'm not that kind of person and I never will be. He just needed help with his temper. Back then I didn't know his backstory completely but I willing to learn more as time went on." Sarah said rubbing her Silvally. "In the beginning, his stubbornness and pride were still there as he didn't exactly listen to me when I gave him a command in battle or when a certain Mudbray spit mud in his face." Sarah gave a teasing smile at Mudsdale whom sweat-dropped.
"Wait, Mudsdale spit mud in his face?" Friede wondered.
"He came from my familys' farm on Akala Island. He was a mischievous little Mudbray. Spitting mud in your face was his way of showing he liked you." Kiawe explained with a chuckle. "My little sister Mimo, nicknamed him Muddy."
"But it wasn't funny to Silvally." Sarah snickered.
(Flashback - The Masked Pokemon to Bond With Part 2)
"AGH! You tiny pest!"
Sarah and the others turned to see Silvally angry with something and he had... mud on his face..?
"What the-?" Ash asked and then they spotted a small brown donkey pokemon. "Rotom Dex, whose that pokemon?" Ash asked it.
"Let me see... Mudbray, the Donkey Pokemon. A Ground has a stubborn, individualistic disposition. Eating dirt, making mud, and playing in the mire all form part of its daily routine."
The Mudbray was laughing at Silvally's muddy face which earned a tick mark from the Synthetic Pokemon, "You think this is funny!"
"Mudbray, Mudbray~" Mudbray laughed, irritating the pokemon even more.
"I'll show you funny! Come here!" Silvally then started to chase the little donkey pokemon.
"Silvally, wait! Stop!" Sarah cried as she chased the two pokemon around the school yard.
"Pika Pika!" Blitz cried out as well.
"Chill out, Silvally!" Sarah pleaded.
"Not until this pests gets what's coming to him..! Come here!" Silvally demanded but the little Mudbray continued laughing. "AAGGGGH!"
(End of Flashback)
"Eesh, and I thought my anger was bad." Lazuli sweat-dropped at how short tempered Silvally was when he and Sarah first met.
"Guess you had quite the impact on him from day one." Friede complimented and Sarah smiled as Blitz nuzzled her.
"So...what's the story with Blitz?" Roy questioned looking at Sarah's Mouse Pokemon. "Was he your first Pokemon?"
"Technically he was. I found him when I was five year old as a tiny egg before he hatched into a Pichu. He stayed a Pichu for 10 years until I was 15 and attended the Pokemon School where he finally evolved." Sarah explained rubbing her Pikachu son as he squealed in glee. "But it wasn't until we went to Pikachu Valley that Blitz's backstory was revealed and we learned a little bit about Bella."
"Bella? Race's Pikachu?" Liko wondered.
"Pikachu Valley was where I caught Bella in the first place and where her parents live to this day." Race noted. "And where Robbie fell in love with her."
"And it's where Curly used to live along with Blitz's parents; Sirius and Donna. Pikarla told me about the day they lost their egg. It was heavy storm that came here and destroyed their old home. The egg was swept up and rolled away to fall into the river leading out of Pikachu Valley. They never found it again after the storm cleared..."
"Let me guess...Blitz was that egg you found when you were five?" Murdock guessed and Sarah nodded.
"After that, I thought that Blitz would have been happier in the Valley than with me cause his parents were but...Blitz had other ideas..."
(Flashback - The Plethora of Pikachu)
Nobody knew what else to say to Sarah until a shadow of a familiar Pokemon came into view from a little hill to the left of the group caught their attention. Slowly, they all turned to the owner of the shadow and then, who should come to them and Sarah in the distance but Blitz with Curly by her side.
"Pika...!" Blitz cried happily as they waved happily to everyone but mostly to Sarah.
Sarah was gobsmacked by this; did Blitz actually choose to stay with her? "B-Blitz, you..." she began, shaken up by his choice.
They were later joined by Pikarla, her Pikachu plethora, Donna, Sirius, Presley, and his gang, the larger Pikachu pair joining Blitz and Curly while the others stayed behind, all of them and Pikarla having proud and understanding smiles on their faces while the gang just watched in awe and surprise.
(Pokemon POV)
Once Blitz was ready to return to Sarah, he turned to his birth parents and Curly, knowing what he must say to them.
"Well, Mama, Dad, Curly... It's time to say goodbye," he smiled sadly.
"Hey, kid, we know how you feel and we wouldn't think any different of you," Sirius reassured.
"Your place is with your human mother, Sarah, just as it is with all of us, my son..." agreed Donna.
"Don't forget us, Blitzy-Baby, okay?" smiled Curly tearfully.
Blitz nodded knowingly as they shared a loving hug, "I won't. But, hey, maybe I can come and visit you whenever I can and you, Mom, and Dad with me and my family on Melemele."
Curly smiled as she blushed at him, "Yeah, I'd like that..."
"Swell idea there, my boy."
"Don't get into too much trouble while you're gone, dear. We love you," agreed Sirius and Donna.
"You know me now, Mom. No promises," nodded Blitz as they shared their final loving hugs until his next visit.
Presley then came forward to speak with Blitz one last time before he would return to Sarah, knowing that he will be fully accepted into Pikarla's Pikachu plethora and Pikachu Valley after what he and his family and friends and even Pikarla had done to rescue the other Alolan Pikachu.
"Hey... Blitz, is it?" he began. "I, uh... I wanted to say... T-t-thank you, for helping to save my friends and Curly... I, uh... I'm sorry for being so hard on ya and your sister, Mai, is it?"
Blitz nodded with a soft smile, knowing what he was thinking and remembering about their rough first meeting.
"You and her... Well, uh, you're both welcome to visit Pikachu Valley any time you like. It's already okay with Pikarla after you told us so, what do you say, kid? We cool then, buds?"
The younger Pikachu looked on skeptically as Presley held out a fist for a fist bump until he also smiled and shared the fist bump. "Yeah, man. Buds," he agreed.
"You take care of Curly now that she's your girl, huh?"
"She's in good hands whenever I come back."
(End Pokemon POV)
Then, as Pikachu and Curly got together again, they shared their last tail shocks together as they blushed from their love. "Pika, Pika..." they cooed happily.
Presley smiled before he turned to his fellow Pikachu. "Pika, Pi, Pi, Chu? Chu, Pi, Chu, Pika, Pikachu!" he declared, wanting three cheers for Blitz again.
"Pika, Pi!"
"Pikachu, Pi, Pika!" agreed two of his fellow Pikachu brothers happily as they all cheered.
"Wow... What are they doing now?" Mimo gasped in awe.
"Well, I think they might be cheering," Kiawe observed, fascinated by what he's seeing before he turned to Ash. "Hey, Ash, do you know who they'd be cheering for, exactly?"
Ash thought about it as he listened to their cheers and he suddenly smiled brightly, realizing who they might be cheering for. "You're right! Hey, Sarah! All those Pikachu and Presley, they're all cheering for you and Blitz!" he told the baffled trainer excitedly.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu agreed with a bright smile.
Sarah didn't know what to think as her Pokemon looked on with tears of joy on their faces, all of them feeling proud and happy for her and Blitz.
Blitz was so touched by the wonderful sendoff he and Sarah were given that he called for one final glossy group hug as they all dogpiled on him and shared tail shocks, gaining their glossy coats again and interpreting it as Blitz's way of saying goodbye and thank you while sharing a final nuzzle and hug with Curly and his parents before he ran off to rejoin his family, friends, and his human mother.
"PIKA!" he shouted amidst his own tears.
"...BLITZ!" Sarah cried happily, the two of them getting into a tearful hug, happy to be reunited and with the Pikachu plethora, Curly, his parents, and Pikarla's blessings.
"Hey, Pisarah!" called Pikarla as her Pikachu cheered and she waved happily. "You and Blitz and your friends take Pika-care, thanks for everything you've Pika-done for us!"
"Goodbye, Pikarla!" everyone cried as they all waved goodbye.
"Bye, Curly! Bye, Donna, Sirius! Bye, Pikarla, Presley!" shouted Sarah.
"Pi, Chu, Pikachu!" called Blitz as he happily waved goodbye to his parents, Curly, and his new friends.
(End of Flashback)
Liko and the others were amazed that Blitz chose to stay with Sarah rather than live with his parents in Pikachu Valley where he came from and brought home a girlfriend in addition. "So Blitz chose to stay with you instead of having the chance to live with his parents." Liko breathed in awe.
"Yeah. He did." Sarah nodded rubbing her Pikachu son on the head as he squealed. "Eventually, his parents did get permission to stay with us during our Alolan Vacation."
"I can't believe you went through all of that before we met you, little buddy." Arven remarked.
"We had lots of adventures together in Alola." Ash smiled, "Each one helping us grow more and more everyday. We didn't get this strong overnight."
"What about the war with her Uncle?" Orla questioned. "That happened about two years ago right? Is that how she met Cresselia and the Swords of Justice?"
"Yeah, it was after our first encounter with him, Ivanka and their Darkari and Dusknoir, which nearly ended with me getting killed by his point blank Dark Pulse. Ash and the others got hurt pretty bad too, but Cresselia teleported me away which was when I met Tsukumaro for the first time along with Winter and the Dragons." Sarah explained. "Afterwards, I had my first lesson to learn more about my father's Sword since back then, I didn't know anything about it cause I was only just learning about my royal heritage."
(Flashback - Lulled to La La Land)
"Well, now... It looks as though the sword responded to your wishes to protect those you love and care for. The magic I've infused it with made it somehow sentient," he replied after a while. "...Funny it would respond to your heart at times you'd throw yourself in the face of danger such as that reckless rescue mission you've staged."
"Wait one minute! You're telling us that toothpick really is alive?" Silvally questioned.
"No, no, that would be jumping the shark. What I'm trying to say is, though...YES, it is alive; her father not only commissioned its construction but he also asked me to help complete it for him and Delilah."
"Really...?!" Sarah exclaimed in awe.
"Unbelievable!" Silvally added.
"Then, what exactly do the gems do?"Nebby asked, looking at Cresselia's gem in the sword's guard."There must bemore gems like hers, right?"
"Yes, the others gems can summon six more Legendary Pokemon at your disposal should their help be , they were lost along with the sword over time following the end of the Ultra Beast War but you can still recover them in time."
"Then, how did you find Cresselia's gem?" Sarah asked.
"I found her gem while I watching over you a while back," Tsukumaro stated.
"The other six gems will come to light and your sword shall tell you where each one lays now that it has one of the seven gems returned to it. The rubies hold the powers and spirits of the seven Pokemon that represent who you are in your old life, representing compassion, integrity, devotion, charity, optimism, leadership, and most importantly, the heart of a true princess. Not by of royalty or meaningless lineage or any of that preposterous royal blood nonsense someone would be spewing out, but of kindness and fairness towards others and herself. I feel that like your mother and father before you, you will follow their example through your own struggles."
"And, only then, would the gems return to me?"
"Only if you've proven yourself worthy to be the princess they would love to see you as, one who is fair, just, and kind to all, humans and Pokemon alike."
Sarah was once again in awe and taken aback from what she was told. Not even her dragons and Pokemon could get everything they've been hearing sunk in their heads faster in their awe-stricken state.
However, Tsukumaro's serious frown returned as he then decided to begin preparing Sarah to learn how to use the Sun Sword properly. "But, enough about that. It's time for you to begin your training; as I said, if you want to use your family's sword in battle, you'll have to learn how to use it," he began. "It was an impressive feat to see you hold your own against Lothor and Team Eclipse with your friends and your Pokemon. However, the time has come for you to let go of whatever preconceived notions you have about fighting, let go of everything you know about battling and begin your training with a clean slate."
She sighed heavily and closed her eyes for one final thought process. And, then...
"...Alright, where do we start?" she finally asked.
Her Pokemon and dragons were surprised but they also grew determined as they all nodded in agreement; they all want to help Sarah be prepared and start wielding her family's sword properly so she could be able to defend herself more easily.
Tsukumaro gave a proud nod. "Excellent. Normally, I'd ask you to take a day or two to think about it. But, since you're determined, we shall start immediately," he said.
He paused impressively as if he had something else to tell her.
"But, I won't be teaching you alone. We'll need the help of the world's finest swordsmen to help you learn how to use your family's treasured weapon as intended."
"Sylve, Sylve?" asked Sylveon, confused.
"Hoot, Hoo, Hoo, Hoot, Hoo, Hoot, Hoot, Hoo, Hoo?" inquired Noctowl with a raised and skeptical eyebrow as he scratched below his beak.
Tsukumaro smiled slyly and looked towards the same path Zorua had led the young princess, her Pokemon, and her dragons down. "Behold, I present to you, from the Unova Region... The mighty Swords of Justice!" he announced.
No sooner had he said what he wanted to say that from the darkness of the forest at the border of Zeraora's meadow came four peculiar Pokemon in the forms of a light blue stag/goat quadruped Pokemon, a black, brown, and grey bovine quadruped Pokemon, a green, cream, and pink stag/antelope-like quadruped Pokemon, and the smallest of the quartet: a cream, blue, and orange colt-like Pokemon. All of them had determined and hardened looks as they walked towards the group before them from the path they came from.
Sarah, her Pokemon, and the dragons were shocked when they saw the four Unova Pokemon coming towards them while Tsukumaro and Absol looked on in amusement. But, even Zeraora and Zorua were gobsmacked from seeing the Swords of Justice make themselves known after the old advisor introduced them to everyone gathered.
Then, one-by-one and without warning, after then spreading themselves out, the Swords of Justice ran towards the group in four directions as they start to let out powerful battle cries. Taken by surprise from this, Sarah's Pokemon immediately braced themselves for an assault like none other.
When the Swords of Justice finally reached the group, they immediately started attacking Sarah's Pokemon in small groups. The dragons were startled by this as they immediately jumped back so they wouldn't get caught in the crossfire.
Nebby, Silvally, Noctowl, Mudsdale, and Luna were forced to confront the light blue stag/goat Pokemon as it held nothing back while they were fighting as it dodged whatever attacks they threw at it before headbutting and bucking them away. And, despite his huge size, Nebby couldn't counter the Pokemon's speed in time as it landed several hits in on him at a rapid pace.
Luna tried to match it by using Accelerock for a speed attack while Mudsdale followed from behind with a High Horsepower attack but with a battle cry, the stag/goat Pokemon headbutted the Wolf Pokemon hard and sent them skidding back before it immediately summoned a long, glowing light blue sword from its forehead.
With such grace and masterful swordplay, it swung the sword at its five opponents and threw them back and left them worn out. Even Noctowl couldn't keep up with the Pokemon as it swung its sword at him and grounded the Owl Pokemon after several failed Wing Attacks and Confusion attacks.
In the scuffle, while they were fighting, the stag/goat Pokemon saw the angered and humiliated after being defeated, Silvally got back on his feet and roared angrily to make one final assault.
"I'M NOT FINISHED YET!" he bellowed furiously. And, he charged at the Pokemon as he used Tri Attack and Multi Attack simultaneously as he let out his own battle cry. The Pokemon tensed from the Synthetic Pokemon's vicious assault as it saw its remaining opponent driven by his own anger and attacking it maliciously. For a little while, after Silvally started to use Crush Claw and Dragon Claw together, they seemed to be evenly matched before he used Multi Attack and found himself in a deadlock against the powerful Pokemon before him.
"...You're reckless!" the Pokemon finally said lowly using Telepathy in a man's voice, glaring at Silvally in disapproval.
"WHAT?!" Silvally barked in shock. This was his undoing as the goat-like Pokemon forced him back and slashed at him hard, essentially ending the first battle in its favor.
Riolu, Mai, and Poipole were taken completely by surprise at the visitors fighting with their more experienced family that they jumped back as soon as the fighting started. Sarah, who was with them, watched on in shock, disbelief, and in stunned silence as she watched her family duke it out with some of the Unova Region's most noble and just Legendary Pokemon.
As the goat Pokemon won the first scuffle against Sarah's Pokemon, Dusk, Milotic, Candy, Sylveon, and Sliggoo were forced to take on the bovine Pokemon as it used its strength to fight them in the second battle. They tried their hardest to counter the bovine Pokemon's incredible strength, even with Dusk using Rock Type attacks back at it along with Outrage and Lolita using Thunderbolt as well as Iron Tail and Dark Pulse. Sylveon even resorted to using Light Screen as the group's most viable means of defense against the stronger and bigger Pokemon's own attacks. But no matter what they tried, the bovine Pokemon would take the hits and tank them despite the bruises it would eventually get.
"Oh, come on, you little rascals! You can fight harder, faster,andsmarter than that!" the Pokemon laughed as it summoned its own sword. The small group was in awe and shock from seeing the sword appear;unlike the light blue sword from the goat-like Pokemon, the glowing orange sword coming from the bovine Pokemon was shorter and looked thicker which is essential for power attacks. Thinking quickly, they decided to mount a full-throttle assault as they charged at the Pokemon.
"Lycanroc!" Dusk bellowed at their foe as they charged at the powerful Rock Type.
"We'll see about that!" smirked the bovine Pokemon as it then swung its sword, hitting Dusk and his comrades as they cried out in pain and their assault using their strongest attacks was canceled and they fell to the ground.
Riolu wanted to stop them after fearing the worst as she stepped forward but a worried Winter approached her and stopped her, not wanting her to get involved.
The dragons didn't know what to do, either. They all wanted to stop before it gets any worse for their family but they were paralyzed with shock and fear over getting beaten to a pulp by what they're seeing as Pokemon fighting masters. Even Camo's children whimpered and couldn't bear to watch as their father, concerned for his children's safety and not wanting them to watch, hid them behind him and his fellow dragons.
The third battle between the antelope-like Pokemon and Aqua, Milotic, Wooloo, Ponyta, Blitz, and Danny and Danielle was already underway as the seven Pokemon got a taste of what their Pokemon opponent is like when they started fighting.
Wooloo tried to get the drop on it by rolling at it in a feint with Ponyta preparing a Psybeam but the Pokemon noticed this and jumped into the air as it then performed Magical Leaf, just as Ponyta launched Psybeam. The two attacks clashed but Magical Leaf broke through and gave the little Unique Horn Pokemon a few heavy bruises as she tried to take in the pain. The daunting speed it showed was presented for all in the sidelines to see as it dodged their attacks no matter what they did to get the drop on the antelope-like Pokemon. Not even Danny and Danielle, despite using Helping Hand and Psyshock together in a combo attack, could make even the slightest dent on the swift Grass Type despite their best efforts.
After countering Aqua's Aqua Jet with a powerful Double Kick buck, sending her flying towards Milotic and the rest of their group with a crash as they let out surprised and painful yelps while ending up in a dog pile, the Pokemon turned back and gave a soft yet challenging smile before it summoned a glowing green sword from its own forehead which looked to be in the middle in terms of length and power compared to that of the other two Pokemon. This ensured that the powerful Grass Type Pokemon would be the most balanced fighter of the Swords of Justice.
"Something wrong?"it quizzed its young opponents in a young woman's voice.
Despite the kind and teasing tone behind its words, this served to irk its little foes as they got back up and let out war cries as theycharged at their stronger opponent with Milotic and Aqua taking the lead. But, the antelope-like Pokemon dodged their oncoming assaults with ease before it swung its sword at them and won the match after forcing them into submission.
All the while, Sarah watched on with Riolu, Mai, Poipole, and the dragons. They were all taken aback by the exquisite and masterful swordplay demonstrated by the Swords of Justice and this hammered in how much of a different class they are compared to the four Legendary Pokemon her Pokemon are fighting. Zeraora and Zorua were also impressed as they watched in awe and intrigue before they, Tsukumaro, and Absol turned to the Swords of Justice's final member in a final showdown.
The colt-like Pokemon was facing off against Oshawott, Snivy, Tepig, Dragonair, Zweilous, Snowflake, and Vibrava as they prepared themselves to take it down. It looked at them with a challenging smirk, particularly at Oshawott as he readied himself with his scalchop for hisRazor Shell attack.
"Sword vs. Sword, huh?"it remarked in a late male teen's voice. Then, it started to glow as it changed forms, now sporting a longer and more ridged dark blue horn amidst its changed orange mane which also sported three green, aqua blue, and orange feathers and its shorter dark blue protrusions becoming lighter in color which became like ears.
This took its opponents by surprise but they were further shocked when its horn glowed and resonated with incredible power it had and a glowing yellow-orange sword was formed. This was an attack known only to the colt-like Pokemon as Secret Sword.
Quickly shaking off their shock as it began to attack, Oshawott, Snivy, and Tepig became locked in combat already as the colt-like Pokemon targeted them first, leaving Snowflake and her family to watch on and prepare for the worst. The Unova Starters did their best as Snivy countered with her Vine Whip and Leaf Blade attacks, Tepig with Flamethrower, Flame Charge, and Rock Tomb, and Oshawott with Razor Shell and Iron Tail as he clashed with his stronger opponent the most in terms of swordplay.
When they fell by its Secret Sword attack, Snowflake and her family immediately came at it with a frontal assault but they were eventually overpowered and beaten as well after failing to counter its Double Team and Focus Blast combo attack.
When the scuffle was over, the Swords of Justice immediately reunited and dismissed their swords as they faced Sarah's battered, beaten, and humbled Pokemon while said princess, still gawking over everything she saw, came over to them. Riolu, feeling deeply relieved that the fighting was over,was running towards Candy to comfort her and Mai and Poipole sticking close for their own safety with Zeraora and Zorua alongside them.
(End of Flashback)
"Oh, so you were called to help her with her swordsmanship. Makes sense." Friede realized looking at Cobalion and the others.
"Indeed we were." Virizion nodded. "And she's been a fine student ever since."
"And...what's the story about your Nagandel?" Dot questioned curiously. "You both...seemed to have a strong bond."
Sarah gave a sad smile, "That's when everything involving my Uncle changed when she told us her reason to coming to Alola and for finding me." Sarah flipped the pages to when Nagandel when she was Poipole told them about her reason for coming to Alola.
(Flashback - The Shape of Love to Come)
"The world Poipole came from called Ultra Space was sustained by an endless supply of light given to them by a creature named Necrozma or who you may call, the Blinding One. It shined down on her world with neverending light and provided her and her people with food and light, it was paradise for them and they were as happy as can be. That is until the Ultra Beast War commenced when humans came across it and took control of it. When they used it to take out your world and the Alolan Royal Family, its light was stolen and it eventually became the dark creature known as the Black Beast,"Nebby translated with a heavy heart as Poipole pointed to the drawing of the Ultra Beast, now known as Necrozma.
Poipole and Nebby were having a hard time composing themselves until Danny, Danielle, and Nebula came to comfort them and allow them to continue the story with their support. Everyone else listened in, stunned in silence by what they were being told.
"You and your parents and godfather were caught in the middle of the conflict to stop Necrozma and its evil masters from doing harm to your dimension but it had gotten so bad, they were forced to send you to the future to protect you and used some sort of seal to stop them and end the Ultra Beast War. When the violence ended, without Necrozma looking after us, her world started to lose its luster from the light that was taken from her and her people and their world ended up becoming desolate and lifeless. There were no more plants, no more water, no more life after Necrozma became the Black Beast of the Ultra Dimension."
Eventually, Poipole couldn't take it anymore as she started bawling and flew into Sarah's arms, slamming her tiny arms at her chest as she remembered the pain she and her people had gone through following Necrozma's downfall through Lothor and Team Eclipse's hands.
"With everything that happened, her mother, Queen Naganadel, was left with no choice but to find a new world for her people to live in."
"Neigh..." Rapidash neighed sympathetically, feeling Poipole's pain as her children hugged her.
The dragons crooned softly yet sadly, feeling sorry for what Poipole and her people and their queen had to do after they lost the one Ultra Beast crucial to their world's survival and their own. If anything, this served to boil their shared loathing for Sarah's true enemies and they vowed to make Lothor and his goonies pay for what they've done to not just Sarah but also to Poipole and her people and world.
By now, everyone was horrified by what they've heard and they still didn't know what to say as Poipole continued to bawl her eyes out, her sadness and anger at the evil humans' actions over the loss of their guardian Ultra Beast and the Light of Alola and the Ultra Dimension having boiled over completely.
"Poipole, Poi. Poi, Poipole, Poi, Poi..." she continued as she shivered in her overwhelming pain and sorrow.
Nebby carried on as well, trying to stay strong for Poipole,"But now, her mother is weak and she no longer has the power to find a new home for their people to live in and so, she passed down the responsibility of finding our new home to her. As the heir to her throne, and in a last-ditch effort to find her people a new home, she crossed through dimensions to find the person destined to bring back Necrozma until she ended up in our dimension."
"Yeah, that so-called bug was actually Necrozma before its light was stolen and when everything was still peaceful back then,"nodded Star.
"And, if Necrozma isn't saved and restored as the Blinding One, her world would die and they'll have no place to live anymore,"finished Nebby.
"Poipole, you really love Necrozma, don't you?" she asked quietly, getting a nod from Poipole as she stroked her. "I promise you, your world won't be gone and neither will ours be destroyed. Necrozma will be brought back and this time, I'll make sure Lothor doesn't use your world's lifeforce for evil, forever."
(End of Flashback)
"Wow..."
"Amazing..."
"So your first Poipole was royalty too!" Orla, Mollie and Murdock quipped.
"Yeah, Necrozma was very tough especially after it absorbed Nebby, but we managed to free him and restore Necrozma with everyone's help; from Alola and Ultra Space." Ash nodded and Sarah turned to the page when Necrozma was finally restored and Naganadel's world was saved.
(Flashback - Securing the Future)
"Ash, Gladion, to me! Activate, Z-Power Rings!" Sarah called to Ash and Gladion, the two boys and her fellow rangers nodding in agreement as they activated their Z-Power Rings and performed their respective Z-Moves, charging up all the love and light they muster and channeling it through their Z-Power.
"Sun and Moon made flesh, let your love and light revive the guardian who shared his light with one and all and restore him to his true form to remain with those whom he watched over for all time!"
"Solgaleo, no holding back!"
"Brilliant eyes of the moon, shine on the labyrinth of darkness!" the three rangers recited.
"Ready!"
"Do it!" the four Ultra Beasts shouted.
"SEARING SUNRAZE SMASH!"
"MENACING MOONRAZE MAELSTROM!"Ash and Gladion finished as Solgaleo rushed forward and Lunala unleashed her ultimate power through her lasers and they hit the Black Beast.
"WAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!"Necrozma screamed as he glowed a bright yellow and was blasted back, landing on his back and right side but not given a chance to recover as Sarah, Nebby, and Nebula wrapped things up.
"SEARING MAELSTROM ECLIPSE BLAZER, IGNITE!"
"CHARGE!" Nebula and Nebby shouted as Solgaleo rushed forward and Lunala unleashed her ultimate power through her lasers, the two younger Sunne and Moone Pokemon blasting towards Necrozma with the Sun Sword and Moon Shield in their grasps as they struck him one final time.
Necrozma screamed one final time as the yellow glow he gave off became even brighter and he exploded as Nebby, his creators, and Nebula regrouped with the humans once they were done, the younger Ultra Beasts reuniting with Sarah and the heirlooms returning to their normal size before she reclaimed them. The Eclipsium Z, having completed its task once again, separated back into Nebby and Nebula's respective Z-Power Crystals before the princess' Dragonium Z retook its place on her Z-Power Ring after they were returned to their rightful owners.
"They did it!"
"They defeated Necrozma!"
"Wicked!"
"Sweet!"
"Incredible!"
"Awesome!" the Viking teens cheered once they saw everything.
Ash, Gladion, and Sarah watched with bated breath as they saw a rainbow glow coming from multiple beams underneath the smoke and saw all of Necrozma's body parts shining. Everyone gathered in Ultra Space and Poipole Fantasy watched as Necrozma reassembled himself and showed his true form, his body parts reconverging themselves to be part of some colossal dragon made out of pure light energy and a radiant light shone around him.
"I, HAVE, THE POWER!"he roared, back in his true form: Ultra Necrozma.
As Ultra Necrozma, the Prism Pokemon was truly a different Ultra Beast/Pokemon compared to how he looked as the Black Beast; his head is now surrounded by several spikes and a pair of small wings that resembled an eight-pointed star with a small lighter eight-pointed star also present on the back of his head. He now sported an armored face and had multi-colored heterochromatic eyes that originated from his Brain Prism, his left eye predominately red and his right eye predominately blue. He now has two pairs of wings, one of them around his shoulders and the other around his waist. The wings themselves were made out of light but the portions that make up his arms are made of his former legs and shoulders with his former arms now covering his lower legs and his old chest now covering his tail. He even had a long tail with a row of spikes running along the top.
Everyone was stunned and awestruck at seeing Necrozma in his true form as they gasped in wonder and even Naganadel couldn't hold back her amazement as she looked at Sarah and smiled at her and all of her friends and family with them.
"They've done it!" she smiled proudly.
"They did it!"
"They all did it!" laughed a delighted Soliera and Phyco, grateful for the return of the Blinding one thanks to their new friends and allies.
"YOU DID IT, SARAH!" Poipole cheered while her subjects looked on and chattered in shock and amazement.
"...It's finally over," Sarah declared after removing her helmet, relishing in Necrozma's renewed light and smiling at her family and friends, everybody cheering and applauding as they celebrated the return of the Blinding One.
Even Race and Sarah's Secret Dinosaurs roared in celebration before they went over to their caretakers and nudged them, the pair smiling and thanking them for their help before they were returned to their cards now that the battle against the former Black Beast was finally over and everything is back to normal for everyone involved.
Now restored to his former self and with his light safely back with him, Ultra Necrozma set to work on restoring all life and light throughout Ultra Space including the worlds of the Ultra Beasts and Ultra Pillars, the flowers and grasslands blooming and skies becoming clear and bright once more. Everyone living in those worlds including Ultra Megalopolis celebrated immensely, all of them relieved and beyond happy to see that the Blinding One and his light have been returned.
"Necrozma... You're, incredible," Sarah breathed in fascination at Ultra Necrozma and his true power.
"Beautiful."
"Such radiance..."
"You said it, Brother."
"I love this place!"
"This is, amazing!"
"Fascinating..."
"It's wonderful..."
"Like a whole new world rising from the ashes,"Amber, Gladion and Sarah's Silvally, Tou-Tou, Keldeo, Haze, Gale, and Aegis gawked in wonder at the renewed beauty of Ultra Space as it also touched Poipole Fantasy through Ultra Necrozma's light.
"Wow, so awesome!"
"Gorgeous!"
"So much green!"
"And, Ultra Space is full of life again!"
"Pretty!"
"Everything's gonna be okay now."
"Uh-huh," the gang and Gladion agreed as they took off their helmets and looked on in awe.
"SARAAAAAAH!"Poipole shrieked happily as she flew into Poipole's chest and hugged her."You did it, you saved my home! I knew you could do it! I knew you would! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"I'm just happy your kingdom and your people will be able to thrive again, Poipole," Sarah smiled softly.
"We're all happy for you," Ash concurred, smiling at the Ultra Beast Princess.
"But that's when Poipole and I had to go out separate ways for our kingdom's future..."
"They're right, you know, Princess. I must thank you all as well; my daughter's mission is a success because she reached out to all of you and through the love and light you shared with here, our world, our home, our kingdom, is safe," she replied, bowing to the heroes before she directed her attention to Sarah. "But, before you all return home, I'm afraid I must warn you, Princess; Poipole's time with you must come to an end."
Ash and the others gasped but Poipole just sighed and nodded knowingly, knowing that this is truly the end of the road for her time with Sarah.
"But, wait..."
"You're actually going to stay?"
"To return to your kingdom and protect your mother and subjects and Poipole Fantasy?" Mallow, Sophocles, and Lillie breathed, stunned but knowing what was coming regardless.
Ash, Gladion, Lana, Kiawe, Race, and everyone else remained silent as the Ultra Space Justice League and Ultra Necrozma watched on as they hovered above everyone, looking at Poipole knowingly as she made her choice.
"It's true; I only came to your world to look for help, for someone who would be able to save us and our kingdom should Necrozma ever return as the Black Beast he once was. But, now that Ultra Necrozma is back and his light is restored, my kingdom and my subjects are saved. So, it's time for me to return home and reclaim my rightful place on my mother's throne when the time comes,"Poipole sadly admitted.
Sarah was devastated but she just gave a sad smile while tears welled up in her eyes, knowing that she has to let go of Poipole and allow her to return to her mother and kingdom, "I see, you really want to stay here. Your kingdom needs you now, more than ever, right?"
"...I wish you could stay in Alola with my family," Sarah admitted, the two of them doing her best not to cry.
"Me, too. But, we both know I can't,"Poipole admitted before she thought for a moment and flew over to her mother before talking with her for a bit.
Intrigued by her daughter's request once she was finished, Naganadel nodded her approval and spoke to Phyco, the Ultra Recon Squad nodding in agreement as he smiled at Poipole and offered her a Pokeball to give to her. Thanking Phyco and her mother and taking the Pokeball, she flew back to Sarah and handed her the ball while she glowed and a ball of light appeared, floating out of her and into her former caretaker's hands, revealing itself to be a light-purple Pokemon Gem that had a white insignia of her inside it as well as a letter.
"I want you to have these and my Pokemon Gem, don't ever forget me,"Poipole offered before she turned back to rejoin her mother but thought for another moment as she stopped and turned back to share one final embrace with Sarah.
"I should've told you this a long time ago when I finally told you about what happened to my mother and my kingdom before..." Poipole admitted, both of them unable to hold back their tears as they cried."...I love you, like a second mother after my own."
Sarah couldn't hold back her tears as well as they trailed down her cheeks and nodded, "I love you, too, like my own daughter after Nebby. Even if it's impossible, I wish we can all be allowed to travel freely between Alola and Poipole Fantasy just so we can be together again..."
"As we left, Poipole gave us one special goodbye."
"Sarah!"Poipole called, getting the group's attention as they saw that the royal Ultra Beast had drawn the word "Ohana" next to the faces of Sarah and herself.
Seeing this, everybody bid their final farewells to Poipole, her people, Queen Naganadel, and the Ultra Recon Squad, but to Poipole, especially as they all left Poipole Fantasy and headed for their home sweet home of Alola (with Nebby pulling his family's carriage once more and Rotom-Dex taking pictures of Poipole's final gift to Sarah).
"Farewell, Poipole. Now and forevermore, no matter what happens, you'll always be part of our Alola Ohana," Sarah whispered happily, shedding a final tear as she and Poipole shared one last farewell since she was the last one to enter the Ultra Wormhole with Winter while her friends, Solgaleo, Lunala, Nebula, Nebby, and the rest of her family entered.
Poipole also gave a tearful final farewell to her human caretaker and adoptive mother as Sarah and Winter entered the Ultra Wormhole and it closed after she received her final gift from her, knowing that they are forever family no matter how far apart they are,"...Take care."
(End of Flashback)
"I know it had to be for the sake of her Kingdom. But I still miss her." Sarah smiled sadly.
"Wow...I had no idea Sarah and her friends went through all of that. It's amazing and shocking..." Liko thought amazed her friend and her friends went through all of that together to become the team they are now.
"And we'll keep making memories together." Ash smiled.
"Think you could make one for us, kiddo?" Sydney questioned.
"Hmm? Why?" Lazuli wondered.
Sydney mischievously chuckled, "You'll see~"
To Be Continued...