#WantsToJourney2021 Ch. 6

 

I was still pulsing with adrenaline. 

I couldn’t believe we made it through! Munchlax took a pretty bad beating, but we still emerged victorious. Lillie, Hau, Joel, and Captain Ilima raced towards me and cheered loudly, congratulating me and helping to tend to Munchlax. Grimer and Litten were jumping for joy as well. They were a HUGE help! We definitely couldn’t have won without them.

Captain Ilima gives Munchlax a berry and he seems to gain a bit of relief. Ilima informs our group that Munchlax will make it to the Pokémon Center, but that we should head there as quickly as possible. I return everyone to their Pokéballs and we load back up into Ilima’s Jeep.

Once we arrive I give my Pokémon over to Nurse Joy and she takes them back to get them healed up.

Captain Ilima and the rest of our group move to the waiting area, and it’s there that he congratulated me once more and also gives me the TM for the move Rest. He tells me that Rest will be a HUGE help for Munchlax. The move will help Munchlax to be able to regain health in a battle, but it also puts him to sleep. We then proceed to sit and I’m able to tell everyone everything that happened in the Verdant Cavern.

Nurse Joy and a Chansey walk out from the back room and gives me back my Pokéballs and our group heads back outside.

Hau asks Captain Ilima when he can take on the Trial for himself, and excited claims that he’d like to see what the other Pokémon is in the Cavern. Ilima says he likes his passion and we all proceed to head back to the Cavern.

By the time we arrive, the sun has set and the moon is brightly shining. It’s a beautiful starry lit night, and Captain Ilima tells Hau that the nocturnal species is sure to be inside. We all wish Hau good luck and he runs inside!

While waiting, Captain Ilima starts a fire and pulls out folding chairs from his Jeep for us to all sit and enjoy the night. Joel sits and watches Magikarp, making faces at him and giggling. Lillie looks up towards the sky and sighs peacefully. She retells a story of a night when her brother and she were little and they camped out in the front yard. She has a saddened smile on her face as she finishes talking, and quickly changes the subject when she realizes it. Captain Ilima sits near the fire and pulls out a ukulele, playing a sweet little medley; his Yungoos resting on his lap purring as he sleeps.

I let out my Pokémon and thank all of them for such an amazing battle and give them some treats that Professor Burnet gave me. I hug my little trio and we all sit and listen to Ilima’s song.

And hour and a half had passed, and Joel and Lillie were sound asleep when Hau finally emerges from the Cavern. He walks out slowly, slightly limping, with Eevee, Popplio, and Pichu all attempting to help Hau walk as well. 

As soon as I notice him, I rouse Lillie and Joel awake, and we all walk towards him.

Hau walks, hanging his head down. When we arrive and ask if he had failed, he slowly lifts his head and winks, grinning. He holds up a thumb in victory and pulls the Z-Crystal out of his pocket. We all shout in excitement and congratulate him.

After making it back to Pokémon Center and getting his Pokémon healed, he informs us that the Pokémon was an Alolan Rattata and Raticate! They were extremely hostile and vicious attacker. During the battle with the Totem Pokémon, the Rattatas attacked as well and he damaged in the process. Nurse Joy helps Hau receive medical attention himself.

Lillie calls Professor Kukui and tells him of our victory, and after Captain Ilima congratulates Hau and rewards him with his own TM, he makes his leave and tells us all that the next time we meet we’ll have a battle.

Professor Kukui asks if he needs to come and give us a ride back, but Nurse Joy insists that with the late hour that we all stay there at the center. There’s a communal room with beds and we were more than welcome to stay, so we oblige!

The next morning we wake up, have breakfast with Nurse Joy, and make our way back to Professor Kukui’s Lab.

Along our way we take in a few more sights in the city. Lillie shows us where she purchased some new clothing items and Hau treats us all to a Malasada. 

As we leave the city and walk back towards the Lab we encounter a couple of trainers that challenged us to Pokémon Battles. None of them were too difficult, and it gave Munchlax a chance to try out his new move Rest. Grimer and Litten got in some nice experience as well. Hau also got in on the fun and battled. His team is looking strong! We’ll have to battle again soon!

We finally made it back to Professor Kukui’s Lab, and upon arriving we saw that the Professor had a guest!

Professor Kukui introduced us to Samson Oak, an older man with a loud Hawaiian shirt and an eccentric personality! Mr. Oak was a researcher and a relative of the famous Professor Oak from the Kanto Region! Mr. Oak was researching the differences between Alolan Variations or Pokémon and their counterparts. 

Professor Kukui had two eggs:

One egg of a Pokémon from the Kanto Region and one egg of the Alolan variation of the same Pokémon.

Mr. Oak asked Professor Kukui he could raise one egg there at the Lab and also asked if one of us would be willing to accept, hatch, and raise the other.

Professor Kukui happily agreed and suggested that Lillie accept the additional egg! He thought this would be the perfect opportunity for Lillie to overcome her fear of Pokémon. After all, if she’s raising the Pokémon, then surely she’ll grow attached and fall in-love with it!

Lillie was EXTREMELY hesitant, but after some convincing, she agreed.

I think Joel was the one who finally convinced her. Joel talked about how much he loved his Magikarp, and they’d just met! He told her that if he had hatched Magikarp and been able to raise him, he’d love him even more!

Mr. Oak asked who would like which egg, and Professor Kukui gave the choice to Lillie. Mr. Oak chose not to tell what the Pokémon was, but said one would hatch into a fire type and the other would be an Ice and Fairy type.

Lillie thought, and decided on the Ice and Fairy type. When asked why, she recalled memories of her mother’s fairy type Pokémon she’d grown up with.

It was decided then!

Mr. Samson took out the two incubators and gave one to Professor Kukui and the other to Lillie.

At VERY moment of the handoff to Lillie, the doors of the Lab BURST open, and a sinister laugh could be heard.

What now?!

(Picture from Pokémon Wiki)