pokemon Fighting Dreamers

Somewhere in Sinnoh.

"Akari... Mom... I-I'm so sorry." Dawn whispered between tears until she opened her eyes with a loud gasp, finding herself laying on a bed while her team and Mitsumi were staring at her.

"Thank goodness you woke up." Mitsumi said. "Hey, You people give her some space." She added as Dawn held her head and slowly sat down on bed, looking at Mitsumi and her team all having sad and worried expressions, while Mars was crying on a nearby drawer as Jupiter was trying to comfort her.

"Where... Are we?" Dawn asked.

"You're in my house." Mitsumi answered. "Don't worry, everything's going to be alright now."

"ALRIGHT?!" Mars shouted before walking to them and then grabbed Mitsumi by the collar of her clothes. "Do you even understand what happened?! Akari is dead! How are we supposed to bring Lucas back now?!"

"We'll figure something out, Mars!" Mitsumi shouted.

"And what exactly?" Jupiter asked.

"That girl was the reason Lucas was sent back! What are we supposed to do without her?!" Mars continued.

"I... Don't know." Mitsumi admitted. "I didn't think that the Interpol would do something like that, to sacrifice them both so we wouldn't take them with us..."

"...She does have a point, Mars." Jupiter said. "Everything was going according to our plan, but none of us could've guessed the Interpol was willing to go that far."

"Don't you try to lecture me!" Mars shouted. "I lost the person I loved the most in the world, the only person who truly loved me! And just when I thought I could take him back... now he's gone forever!"

"...She could say the same, don't you think?" Jupiter said pointing at Dawn; and Mars saw the girl tearing up again.

"Mom... Akari..." She whispered while hugging her legs.

"...Tch, I've had enough of this." Mars said while cleaning her own tears and walked out of the room, with Jupiter following her and leaving Mitsumi with Team Dawn.

"...How are you feeling?" Mitsumi asked walking to Dawn again and placing a hand on her shoulder.

"I-I didn't... I didn't want to wake up." Dawn answered. "I-I was hoping it was just an awful nightmare... Why did... how could they do that?"

"Seems like we had them completely cornered and that was the only way they had to 'win'." Regina answered. "The Interpol is even more rotten than I thought."

"Am I the only one who feels like something here isn't right?!" Angie shouted. "Girls, j-just think about it for a moment, ok?! T-That explosion evaporated everything in that room except for us, we were too close and we don't even have Burns a-and Amaranth's speaker somehow was still working!"

"Angie, I'd rather say we just got lucky." Regina said. "All of that was..."

Regina was about to keep talking, but Ursula suddenly approached Dawn before raising her palm at her, it seemed like she was to be about to slap her, but Ursula took a deep breath before suddenly closing her first and punching Dawn right on her face.

"URSULA!" They all shouted while Dawn recovered from both the hit and the surprise.

"Hey, what the hell is your problem?!" Mitsumi shouted pushing her away.

"This... THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Ursula shouted at Dawn. "All this happened because you decided to take Akari in and then abandoned them both in your house! If you had been there, the Interpol would have taken them! None of this would've happened! They wouldn't be dead!... you left your family fighting for their lives, WHERE WERE YOU?!"

"... Worrying about myself..." Dawn trailed off.

"Ugh, nevermind all that! What are we going to do now?" Angie asked.

"We're not going to do anything..." Dawn said. "You heard Amaranth, if we abandon this whole thing, they won't chase us anymore."

"You really think they'll stick to that?" Regina asked.

"They already killed Miss Johanna and Akari." Ursula said. "We have no concrete reason to go back to the Interpol, meaning that they have no concrete reason to fight us back anymore, Amaranth did call it a truce after all."

"But we can't just give up after what happened!" Angie shouted. "A-Aren't we gonna make them pay or something?"

"What for?" Dawn asked. "That wouldn't get us anywhere... That wouldn't bring Mom and Akari back... I already lost the two people I cared about the most in this world, I don't wanna lose anyone else."

"But what about what they're planning to do to Ash?" Angie asked.

"Didn't you hear?! I'm done! I don't want any other friend to get hurt because of me, I... T-They are right... Ash will be better off without me... Without all of us." Dawn said and this time Angie was the one to suddenly approach and punch her.

"Could you people stop punching my sister?!" Mitsumi shouted.

"Better? ... Better without us?!" Angie shouted. "Ash changed my life, he changed yours, Dawn! Even Ursula's and... And I want to believe we all changed his life as well! It's not fair to just let him forget all those moments we shared!"

"Angie..." Dawn simply stared at her. "I understand you really love Ash and that you want to join his harem and all that, but... I think it's better to just leave things as they are."

"... So you're really just giving up, huh? You're forgetting everything you learned with Ash!" Angie asked. "You'll let them do whatever they want after seeing what they were willing to do?! We don't know the extent of Anabel's powers! She could turn Ash into her slave! Make him a weapon for the Interpol! And you're just going to stand here?!"

"..." Dawn sighed and looked down. "H-His girlfriends are going to protect him anyway... T-They're the ones that he truly needs."

"... To think I was looking up to you." Angie said before walking out of the room, with Ursula and Regina staring at Dawn crying before walking away as well.

"Dawn, I..." Mitsumi approached her and all she could do was take her into a hug. "I... I'm here for you, sis." She whispered and Dawn screamed out loud before she hugged her as well and started crying on her chest, while Mitsumi brushed her hair and ended up shedding some tears as well. "Heh, they say tears are healthy... I-I've haven't cried in years, girl..."

.

"Girls, what the hell was that?!" Regina shouted as the three moved to the living room where their Pokemon were waiting for them. "D-Dawn is already breaking down! How could you hit her like that out of nowhere?!"

"You're only saying that because you don't know her like us, Regina!" Angie shouted. "You haven't gotten to actually meet Dawn nor Ash. The things those two stand up for. All of this is wrong!"

"It may be, but Dawn isn't completely out of line." Ursula said. "Anabel and Danika must be in Alola already. It's too late for us to do anything."

"It's NOT too late!" Angie shouted. "It's only late if we give up!"

"I'm not giving up..." Ursula said pulling out her Rotom Phone and looking for a picture she had of Johanna and her sharing a dinner at a cafe. "But I have no reason to continue with this play, I'm not going to ruin my life chasing an empty revenge, that's not what Miss Johanna would've wanted..." She sighed before returning her Pokemon bar Garchomp to then look at Regina and Angie. "Teaming up with you three wasn't as annoying as I expected it to be, but we lost... if anyone needs me, I'll be at my villa." She said walking to the door along her Garchomp and then jumped to her back before looking back at Regina and Angie. "...Please don't do anything stupid... I don't wanna mourn anyone else for now." She said before her Garchomp took off. Angie and Regina looked at her go for a moment before the Galar girl walked back inside and pulled out her Rotom before making a call that was a answered in less than a second.

"Yes, Mom, it's me... Oh, so Lyla already told you everything, huh? ... It's fine, uh, listen, a lot of things happened, all you need to know is that I'm safe and the Interpol accepted to let us go as long as we don't anything like that again... Yes... I'm not exactly sure of the place, somewhere in Sinnoh, at a friend's house... Yeah, guess that'll do... I'll see her there then, sorry about everything again..." Regina sighed before returning her Abomasnow and picking up her Glaceon Mirche on her arms.

"So what are you going to do now?" Angie asked.

"I'll be waiting at the airport, apparently my Aunt was on the way here to rescue me, so I'll meet with her there instead." Regina said. "But... What about you?"

"I still believe in what I said." Angie said. "If Akari was really that important to keep her locked down with all that security, they wouldn't just kill her like that. Regina, you're supposed to be the smart gal of the team, you get what I mean, don't you?"

"It's true the situation is a little odd." Regina said. "But as an Ice specialist I can tell you that the heat we felt over there was completely real; and even if it wasn't, why would the Interpol go through all this trouble to fake it?"

"To make us break down, separate and give up! Which is exactly what's happening right now!" Angie shouted. "P-Please, don't leave me alone on this."

"...I wish you luck, Angie. But please, reconsider this." Regina said. "The Interpol let us go unscathed, but any kind of approach would probably nullify that truce... I'll be taking my leave, I don't want to get my family worried anymore."

"Y-You don't even know where we are!" Angie shouted.

"We have GPS for a reason, don't we?" Regina asked before walking outside and leaving Angie alone with her Luxray.

"Guess it's up to me..." She said with a sigh. "But it's not like I can do anything... Not by myself, that is." She said to then look at her Luxray. "Ready for this?"

"Ray!" He shouted.

"Great... We're going to save Ash!" She exclaimed.

Back in Alola.

"Now, Phoebe, if you could be kind enough to explain to me why did you challenge that boy in front of everyone."

"I already told you, Glacia! He's not fit to be champion!" Phoebe shouted through a video call while the older woman simply held her head.

"You really think I'm buying that?" Glacia asked. "Phoebe, I know you a bit too well. You already said being Elite Four was too much of a nuisance, I see no reason for you to want to become champion, you told me that time about the Kahuru thing, what are you and that boy doing?"

"... Ugh, fine!" Phoebe sighed. "You remember Acerola, right?"

"The little girl you said was like a sister to you, correct?" Glacia asked.

"Yes, so, this is the thing, Ash is currently dating her." Phoebe said. "But he's also dating over 10 other girls! I seriously lost count already!"

"I see... So I imagine you tried to convince your friend to abandon him without success." Glacia said. "And you used the Law of Kronan to make him do so if you manage to win."

"Smart as always, Glacia." Phoebe said. "There is one problem with that plan, though, he could also put a condition and his condition was... That if I lose I have to become his girlfriend as well."

"Well, it seems like you've gotten yourself in quite some trouble."

"Hey, it's alright, I'll be fine!" Phoebe assured. "I'll use my five strongest Pokemon and I'll got all out from the beginning, he won't stand a chance!"

"...Just one thing, Phoebe." Glacia said. "Are you really doing this for Acerola's sake... Or does this have to do with what happened between you and Sydney?" She said causing Phoebe to tense up. "I know you said you wanted to leave the Elite Four because you missed your home, but-"

"This has nothing to do with Sydney!" Phoebe shouted. "I'm just... I'm just trying to save Acerola, I'm trying to make her understand that she deserves a better life than what she has! No woman should be forced to share their loved one with other twenty girls!"

"Of course not, but... Is she really being forced?" Glacia asked and Phoebe started to tremble slightly.

"... She is." Phoebe answered before cutting the call before staring at her reflection in the screen. "...She is."

.

"My, what am I supposed to do with this girl?" Glacia asked. "Whatever's the case, that boy sure has an interesting record, oh well, time to work." She said cracking her fingers before her Rotom Phone ringed again. "Yes, Melony?"

"Hey, Glacia! Good news, it looks like Regina and her buddies managed to escape." Melony said.

"Is that so? Ugh, to think I was kind of looking forward to this rescue mission." Glacia asked.

"Yeah, seems like everyone got resolved peacefully." Melony replied. "Listen, you're already in Sinnoh anyway, right? Can you meet with her at the airport? I told her to go there to wait for you."

"Sure, I suppose I can do that." Glacia answered.

"Great! Please come to Galar with her once you're together. We'll be waiting for you." Melony said before cutting the call.

"Looks like I'll have some free time after all." Glacia said. "Hmm..."

Meanwhile with Ash.

After spending the night with Skyla, Flannery and Korrina. Ash woke up with a yawn and the three girls were sleeping next to him, Skyla on the left, Flannery on the right and Korrina resting on his chest.

"Gosh, that was one crazy night." Ash whispered trying to not wake them up, but the three girls giggled in response.

"Glad you think so, Daddy." Skyla whispered before giving a lip kiss. "Maybe we should go for another round."

"I second that idea." Flannery said taking her turn to kiss him.

"That makes three of us." Korrina replied and kissed his lips as well.

"So you were all waiting for me to wake up, huh?" Ash asked. "Well, as much as I'd like to accept, I have a very important fight today. I really think I should focus my energy on that."

"Guess that's fair." Korrina said to then sit on his lap and Ash sat on bed before taking her into a hug and giving her another lip kiss.

"That being said." Ash smiled said. "It doesn't mean we won't have a rematch after this situation resolves."

"Heh..." Korrina smiled back and then hugged him to rest her head on his shoulder "You really went all out on me last night..." She whispered to his ear. "I want us to do the same thing next time, I'm gonna make you addicted to my ass, Mr. Ketchum."

"Sounds like a plan." Ash answered groping her ass slightly only for Skyla and Flannery to press their chests against his back.

"Heh, good luck with that, Korrina." Skyla said. "But we'll also do our best to lure him."

"Heh, yeah, we know you're a boob guy deep inside." Flannery said.

"Uh... Well, looks like I should take another bath." Ash said moving his way out of bed. "Care to join me?"

"Yes, Sir!" Skyla said jumping out of bed and following him to the bathroom.

"Count me in too!" Flannery said about to get out of bed as well.

"Uh, actually, Flannery, can we talk for a moment?" Korrina told her and Flannery looked at her. "Uh... You see... What you did last night..."

"What? You also sucked my boobs, didn't you?" She asked. "Like, hell, girl, yours are so small I don't even know I held onto them."

"That's not what I mean!" Korrina shouted covering her chest. "I-I mean... That kiss, you know?"

"Oh, that?" Flannery asked. "Heh, sorry if it was weird, guess it was something that came from the heat of the moment. Like, we all have pretty much indirectly kissed every other girlfriend by this point."

"Y-Yeah, that's true, but well, you're the first person to actually kiss me aside from Ash so..." Korrina trailed off with a little blush.

"Huh, yeah, I guess you're mine too." Flannery replied to then see the blonde looking down while still blushing. "Hey, wait, Korrina, do you... Have a crush on me?"

"EH?! N-N-NO! I-I didn't mean it that way!" She shouted. "I-I just, uh, you know, you and I are close friends and I did mention I would've been fine with sharing Ash with just you had things played out differently."

"Hey, hey, it's fine. Like, have you looked at me? What kinda girl wouldn't crush on this lady?" She asked while holding her breasts and Korrina simply blushed in response.

"You didn't listen to a word I said, did you?" Korrina asked before the two heard Skyla moaning from the bathroom. "I imagine we should go check on that." She said and the two girls went to the bathroom and found Ash kneeling in front of Skyla while licking her pussy as the girl had her grip on his hair and her legs trembled.

"Y-Yes! That's the spot, Daddy!" Skyla shouted.

"Hey, I thought you said you were going to save energy." Flannery said.

"I know, but you girls are really persuasive." Ash replied.

"Aight then! Let's join the party!" Flannery said before patting Korrina's back to then approach Skyla and suck on one of jer huge breasts while moving one of her hands to masturbate herself, meanwhile Korrina hesitated a bit before kneeling behind Ash to then hug him with one hand and masturbate him with the other while he continued to lick Skyla.

"Say, Ash, can I make you a little question?" Flannery asked stopping the sucking and replacing it with groping. "What would you do if two of your girlfriends happened to fall in love with each other, while still being in love with you?"

"Huh? W-Well, it would be ridiculously hypocrite for me to complain about something like that." Ash answered. "Our relationship is the proof that love can come in unexpected ways, but that doesn't make it less honest or true than the usual kind of love."

"G-Geez, how can you give that kinda response while being in this kind of situation?" Korrina answered and instinctively started masturbating him faster while kissing his cheek.

"That the boyfriend of 13 girls for you." Flannery answered with a short laugh to then land a bite on Skyla's nipple getting her to moan out loud and reach her climax all over Ash's and Korrina's faces before she fell sitting on the floor and jumped over Ash to give him a deep lips kiss while Korrina continued masturbating him, but now had her closed due to the squirt on her face.

"Ugh, this again." Korrina complained before Flannery knelt in front of her and started licking her face clean and once she was done she made her way down to Ash's dick and licked the tip as Korrina kep masturbating him and Ash kept kissing Skyla while also groping her breasts. Ash then released his load and let out a moan muffled by Skyla's lips while Flannery quickly opened her mouth and let Ash's seed go inside, but instead of swallowing, she knelt again before giving Korrina a devilish smile and kissed her lips again, sticking her tongue inside Korrina's mouth without warning and letting some cum in. Korrina was shocked for a brief moment before she finally reacted and pushed Flannery away to then start coughing while the red-haired let out another laugh.

"Gosh, girl, you better get used to this kinda stuff." Flannery said between her laughs.

"What did I just get myself into?" Korrina asked while blushing again.

Meanwhile somewhere else in the mansion.

"Good morning, Emma!" Meray shouted bursting into the mentioned girl's room.

"...What are you doing here?" Emma asked simply laying on bed.

"We're starting your aura training today!" Meray replied. "Remember, that aura shard will only help you for a week and we already lost almost a whole day, we need to get to it! ...I didn't wake you up, now did I?"

"Not really. As I am now I only need to sleep around an hour per day." Emma replied.

"Very well, then get yourself ready to have breakfast with us." Meray said. "While the rest go to see Ash's battle we'll stay here and start some exercises before moving onto full aura training, sounds good?"

"I guess..."

"Great!" Meray shouted. "Sorry if I'm annoying you, I'm just really excited, I've never been a teacher before, but I'm sure I can do it, thank you for trusting me."

"Thank you for wanting to help me." Emma answered.

"Alright then, see you at the table." Meray added waving at her before leaving her alone in her room.

"...Thank you." She repeated to herself. "...Heh."

Meanwhile in Wyndon.

"All good, Chloe?" Roxanne asked while they were at the airport walking to Steven's jet.

"I guess..." She replied looking at Goh's Dynamax Band, which she was wearing while her Eevee was on her head. "But I still don't really get it, why would Goh help us? What thing is the Interpol planning to do that's so bad?"

"Would've been easier if he told us honestly." Lisia replied. "Though I guess he doesn't want us so involved yet."

"I wonder if we should explain Steven what's actually going on." Roxanne said.

"Well, I guess it wouldn't since he already knows Ash a bit." Lisia answered. "He's already on the plane, so we have time to tell him, but maybe we should skip the harem part, you know?"

"Speaking of, Chloe. You haven't actually told us what happened with your friend Dawn, you know?" Roxanne added. "Aside from the fact that she attacked the Interpol and was apprehended."

"I'll give the details in the plane, don't worry." Chloe replied.

"Hyper Beam!"

"Overheat!"

Two voices shouted from behind and a stream of light blue light mixed with fire flew above the girl's heads and reached the plane causing it to explode and knock the three girls off their feet.

"STEVEN!" Roxanne shouted before the group turned around and saw a Mega-Manectric and a Mega-Glalie landing next to Shunya and Lyla along their Frosmoth and Vikavolt.

"Pathetically predictable, Chorizo hair girl." Shunya said.

"Don't tell me you thought we were stupid enough to not think you would come to the airport?" Lyla asked.

"Those guys again..." Roxanne said.

"U-Uncle Steven..." Lisia trailed off.

"Game's over, now come with us or..." Shunya looking at Chloe. "Hey, wait! That's Goh's Dynamax Band!"

"It is? How did she get it?" Lyla asked.

"I... I took it from him!" Chloe shouted standing up. "H-He tried to take us under arrest, but we defeated him!" She said while her Eevee prepared herself too.

"Yeah... We did." Lisia replied and let out her Audino and Altaria. "And we're gonna defeat you as well."

"Listen up, our problem is with Koharu!" Shunya said. "We have no intention of fighting you."

"Just hand her over and we'll let you be." Lyla added.

"I don't know what the Interpol is up to, but if you're willing to do this kind of stuff, then it can't be anything good." Roxanne added releasing her Probopass. "For the sake of everyone, we're taking you down!"

"So be it." Shunya said while cracking his fingers.

"Chloe, go to the plane and check if Steven is okay!" Roxanne said.

"Eh, but I-"

"It's a showdown in the spotlight!" Lisia shouted activating her Key Stone.

"Use Thunder!" Shunya shouted and Manectric released a giant lightning from his mane.

"Earth Power!" Roxanne ordered and Probopass stood in front of Lisia's Pokemon while they changed forms to then slam himself onto the ground and summon several eruptions that blocked the Thunder and kept going towards the enemy team.

"Light Screen!" Lyla said.

"Reflect!" Shunya added and both Frosmoth and Vikavolt stood in front of their team and summoned two transparent screens that blocked the Earth Power.

"Hyper Beam!"

"Volt Tackle!"

Glalie fired an Ice-Type Hyper Beam due to his ability and Manetric ran surrounded by energy and spun around the Hyper Beam.

"Giga Impact!" Lisa shouted and both Altaria and Audino charged together and clashed against Manetric and the Hyper Beam, causing an explosion that sent them all flying back, Chloe was also knocked down by the shockwave of the explosion, but the other trainers remained on their feet.

"I-I..." Chloe stopped a moment to stare at her Dynamax Band and then at her Eevee. "...Who am I fooling? ...I can do anything at all..." She answered to then go to the plane which was still in flames. "Mr. Stone! Are you there?" She answered to then hear no response. "E-Eevee, use Sand Attack!" She said and her Pokemon summoned a small sandstorm to then toss it at the plane, but this didn't manage to put down the fire.

"Draco Meteor!" Lisia shouted and her Altaria roared and fired a purple orb to the skies, which then exploded and rained all over the enemy team.

"Ice Beam!" Lyla said and both Frosmoth and Glalie fired the attack upwards to counter the meteors before they could reach them.

"Stone Edge!" Probopass quickly sent his mini noses and these tackled down Glalie and Frosmoth while they were focused on the meteors.

"Dazzling Gleam!" Audino and Altaria joined their hands and wings respectively and the two fired a giant rainbow colored beam.

"Overheat!" Manetric opened his mouth and shot a massive stream of flames that overpowered the the Dazzling Gleam and surrounded the Fairy-Types in fire.

"Sandstorm!" Probopass started spinning around and summoned a Sandstorm that surrounded the whole area and put down the fire over the plane.

"I..." Chloe trailed off while looking at Roxanne and Lisia while they were still fighting. "I... I can't even do this... Of course not..." She answered falling to her knees. "Of course I can't... What was I expecting? I couldn't help Dawn... What makes me think I could help Ash? ... I'm as useless as ever."

"Are you?" Steven asked appearing next to her.

"Agh! M-Mr. Stone, you're okay!" Chloe shouted.

"Why, of course I am. It takes more than a little explosion to get rid of me." He answered while dusting off his shoulders before looking at the battle.

"You're not going to help them?" Chloe asked.

"I mean, I could, but they seem to be holding their ground pretty well." Steven replied. "I've gotten to know those two quite a lot and they're not weak by any means."

"Yeah... Unlike me." Chloe replied.

"What's the matter, Chloe?" Steven asked.

"I am the matter, I... My friend Dawn got into some trouble and I couldn't help her; and now getting to Alola is probably the only way I can't save her and... And I can't help with this either!" She shouted slamming her fist onto the ground. "T-This was all a mistake, I'm sorry for getting Roxanne, Lisia and you involved, I'll just... I'll hand myself over to them, I'm who they're after, I can only hope they'll leave you alone after this..." She added to then stand up and started walking towards the fight.

"...Are you sure you want to do that?" Steven asked her. "After all, if Roxanne and Lisia are fighting like that is because they don't want you to go with them, will you let their efforts go to waste?"

"I don't want to, but... How can I be sure I won't mess up like always? How can I know that I'm ready?" She asked.

"You won't, Chloe." He answered. "You never know... I guess you'll have to take a leap of faith."

"A leap of faith..." Chloe trailed off before her Eevee jumped to her shoulder and gave her a smile. "Eevee... I really don't know if this is the right thing to do, but... If you're with me... I say we give it a try!" She shouted activating the Dynamax Band to then return Eevee to her Poke Ball. "Dynamax!" She shouted tossing the ball to the skies and a giant Eevee came out of it.

"Heh, that thing is always a treat to see." Steven said impressed while Roxanne, Lisia, Lyla and Shunya stopped once they noticed the giant Eevee who was smirking at them.

"We did it!" Chloe said with a smile. "Alright then! Max Strike!" She said and Eevee jumped in the air while being surrounded by light brown energy.

"Lyla!" Shunya shouted.

"No need to tell me!" She replied rolling up her sleeve to reveal a Dynamax Band and quickly activated it while looking for a Poke Ball inside her pocket. "G-Max Sandblast!" She shouted tossing the Poke Ball up and a Giant Sandaconda came out of it spinning like a tornado surrounded by sand and blocked Eevee's attack to then push her away and forced her out of her Dynamax, letting the now weakened Eevee to fall on Chloe's hands, while Sandaconda roared and summoned a giant Sandstorm that also pushed away every other Pokemon and knocked out Roxanne's Probopass. "Heh, guess I'll have to thank Gordie for trading him to me after all... use Max Ooze!" She shouted and Sandaconda roared while opening his mouth and formed a giant blob of poison before shooting it at Lisia's Audino and Altaria and defeated them both, leaving them in their base forms.

"This isn't good!" Roxanne said looking for her other Poke Balls, but before she could so Mega-Manectric dashed from where he was and appeared between Roxanne and Lisia.

"Don't tell me you forgot about us." Shunya grinned before Manectric let out a discharge that knocked out both girls.

"Miss Roxanne! Lisia!" Chloe shouted.

"Looks like I'll have to intervene after all..." Steven said and quickly looked for a Poke Ball, but Manectric dashed towards them and stopped next to Chloe and him.

"Not so fast, Mr. Stone." Shunya said.

"Yeah, we wouldn't want to hurt that pretty face. Please just stand still." Lyla added.

"You've just hurt my best friend and my niece, you can't really expect me to stay aside." Steven replied.

"Yes, we can." Lyla said. "In case you forgot, we're causing all this ruckus in the middle of an airport, the police should be here any minute."

"Now we, as members of the Project RKS and the Interpol should be fine." Shunya said. "You however, are completely at our mercy. We can say you're merely innocent bystanders; or we can say you've been trying to help this criminal."

"Now, for the last time, we just want Chloe." Lyla said. "Please, this chase has lasted too long."

"I can't-"

"It's okay, Mr. Stone." Chloe interrupted him. "I... I'll go with them... P-Please tell Lisia and Miss Roxanne that I'm sorry."

"You've caused us quite the trouble, girl." Lyla said walking to Chloe. "And all for what? To hurt innocent people and get them involved in your troubles? You really thought getting to Ketchum would change what you are? Regina talks about you all the time as if you were great, but you're nothing but a pathetic wimp who can't even fight for herself; and if I know something is that wimps can't change anything."

"I know that too..." Chloe whispered while clenching her fist. "I know it... BETTER THAN ANYBODY!" She shouted before suddenly landing an uppercut on Lyla's chin, barely making her back down a single step, but enough to leave everyone around perplexed, including Chloe herself."

"... I'd run if I were you." Steven said.

"IM SORRY!" Chloe shouted before running away with her Eevee in her arms.

"Wild Charge!"

"MAX SANDBLAST!"

Shunya and Lyla shouted at the same time.

"EH?!" They both reacted to the other's orders and Sandaconda fired a massive stream of sand at the same time that Manectric charged to attack and ended up catching him inside a sandstorm while Chloe managed to get further away.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Lyla asked.

"I didn't know you were gonna-"

"ARGH! Just keep an eye on these three. GLALIE!" Lyla shouted and her Pokemon floated down to let her jump on his head before taking flight to follow Chloe and using Ice Beam to try stopping her.

"You can do it, Chloe!" Steven shouted.

"No, she can't! You got her, Lyla!" Shunya said.

"Just keep running, just keep running!" Chloe said to herself while zigzagging to avoid the Ice Beams while also struggling to see due to the current Sandstorm.

"DOUBLE EDGE!" Lyla shouted and Glalie descended while surrounded in blue energy and crashed against the floor right behind Chloe, freezing the ground and causing her to stumble and fall.

"Just... Keep... running." Chloe said to herself while trying to get up.

"You done running from me?" Lyla asked slowly approaching her and Eevee jumped to attack her with an Iron Tail only to be stopped by an Ice Beam from Glalie that made her fall to the floor.

"EEVEE!" Chloe shouted and carried her on her arms again, but Lyla then grabbed the girl by her wrist, but Chloe suddenly kicked her in her stomach and made Lyla let go of her while her Glalie stood by her side.

"Ugh..." Lyla held her stomach for a moment before sighing and then looked directly at Chloe. "Listen, Chloe; I'm thankful for how you helped Regina in school, that's probably the only reason why you aren't beaten to a pulp right now, so I'll ask this nicely one last time. Just. Give. Up!"

"I'm not going to!" Chloe shouted. "I'm done staying at the sidelines! I'm done with letting other people fight for me! Dawn, Ursula, Angie; and Regina, your sister! Stood up to you, so I'm going to do the same!"

"Why are you all like this?!" Lyla shouted. "Why can't you people just see the bigger picture?! This is for the greater good!"

"No, it's not! That's what you're trying to convince yourself of!" Chloe replied. "Regina has also told me lots about you, you may be rather cold, but you're not a bad person by any means, you know this is wrong! What's happening with Akari, jailing Dawn and her friends! You can't just do this!"

"Yes, I can!" Lyla replied. "This is what has to be done! All that you have to do is stand down and trust that I know what's best. I was accepted in the Interpol for a reason. Are you seriously still going to fight me?!"

"Don't act surprised, you knew I wasn't going to give up after all this." Chloe replied. "Besides, I'm almost sure that somewhere deep down you want me to stop you."

"Don't bet on it!" Lyla replied. "And please, look around you, Cerise! Those two girls who are far better trainers than you couldn't stop us and Steven isn't coming to help you! What chance do you have?!

"She has me."

A voice answered from above and an Electrivire and a Magmortar descended from the sky while using Wild Charge and Flare Blitz and slammed themselves onto Glalie, causing an explosion that pushed him away along with Lyla.

"What?!" Lyla shouted quickly standing up while Mega-Glalie floated again and the two saw a hooded figure wearing a black kabuki mask standing between the Electrivire and Magmortar while the three were in front of Chloe.

"Who... Who are you?" Chloe asked.

"Someone paying up an old favor." He answered before the Magmortar used Thunder Punch on Electrivire, causing him to shine brightly before the Electric-Type dashed to Chloe and Eevee to carry them on his arms to then run away leaving a streak of lightning.

"Hey, you!" Lyla exclaimed and Glalie was about to follow them, but was stopped by a Fire Blast that Magmortar shot right in front of her.

"Not so fast now." The hooded figure said before his Magmortar aimed another Fire Blast and shot it directly at Lyla only for Glalie to stand in the way and take the hit instead, with both Lyla and him being pushed back as a result.

"Huh, your Pokemon cares a lot about you, you must be a good trainer." The hooded figure said and Magmortar opened his mouth releasing a thick black smoke that surrounded the whole place.

"Use Blizzard!" Lyla shouted and Glalie took flight to then release a cold wind that pushed the smoke away, but by the time he did so, the figure and the Magmortar had already disappeared.

"NO!" Lyla exclaimed while looking around. "Ugh, go up and search for them, they can't be that far!" She said and Glalie nodded before flying away. "This isn't over, Chloe!" Lyla said before running back to where Shunya and Steven were.

Back with Ash.

After another quick session with Skyla, Flannery and Korrina. Ash managed to convince the girls to let him get a bath and got himself dressed to then go downstairs and find Mallow cooking alone in the Kitchen, Ash smiled to himself and silently approached her to then give her a soft hug from behind.

"Good morning, Mallow." He whispered to her ear.

"G-Good morning." She answered turning her head to see him and received a lip kiss in response, while Ash slowly moved his hands to her breasts. "H-Hey, careful, I'm cooking here; and I'm a little busy too, we're over 15 people living here after all."

"Heh, sorry about that." He answered giving her neck a kiss. "Where's Acerola, by the way?"

"Uh, she said she couldn't help me in the kitchen today." Mallow answered. "She's really worried about all this, you know?"

"Yeah, guess that makes sense." Ash sighed. "... I'll go talk with her."

"Sure, Lillie and Lana will help me prepare the table, so the breakfast should be ready for when you come back." Mallow replied and the two shared another kiss before Ash left the kitchen and made his way to Acerola's room, knocking the door, but getting no response.

"...Acerola, I'm going in." Ash said and found the girl laying down on bed while holding her pillow, the two traded silent stares for a moment before Ash smiled at her and laid on bed by her side.

"So, how are you feeling?" Ash was the one to broke the silence while the two looked up at the ceiling.

"... How do you think?" She answered. "The love of my life and the girl I love as a sister are about to fight for my sake."

"I'm really sorry you have to go through something like this." Ash said.

"No, don't worry, this isn't your fault." She answered. "I was the one who asked Phoebe for help after all, you know, the castle and all that when I was trying to impress you, we were all shocked when we learned about the harem thing, but I accepted it and... I knew Phoebe wouldn't accept it so easily, but I thought she'd at least be happy for me, seeing Gloria's mother being so happy that she's with you... Why can't Phoebe just do the same?"

"Oh, well, you know everyone in this world is different and approaches things in different ways." Ash answered.

"I-I know I said I trust you, but..." Acerola suddenly tossed the pillow aside and turned around to rest her head on Ash's chest while clinging onto his clothes. "N-Now that the time is here, I... Ash, I'm so scared."

"I'm also a little nervous too, you know?" Ash answered while hugging her closer. "I may not look like it, but I'm barely holding it together honestly."

"...Even if she wins, there's no way I'm breaking up with you." Acerola said.

"I know; and I wouldn't wanna give up on you either, but we don't know what might happen after the battle with this whole ancient law of Alola thing." Ash said. "Don't know if something beyond us will force us or something, that pentagram showing up out of nowhere is already not a really good sign... All I know for sure is that I need to win this fight."

"Yeah, I also need you to win." Acerola answered. "Not only for us, but because of the plan I mentioned, I have the feeling that Phoebe won't accept us even if she loses, so my plan will be the last chance for her."

"What plan is that exactly?" Ash asked.

"Heh, it's a surprise..." She answered giving a weak smile and Ash chuckled at her before the two shared a lip kiss and hugged each other again.

"Now... let's change the topic, shall we?" Ash said to then sit on bed and left the girl sitting on his lap. "So, tonight is your turn for the night shift... I suppose you haven't changed your mind about that topic?"

"Of course I haven't." She answered snuggling to him. "I won't be taking any protection... And the girls already told me you never pull out."

"Eh, what can I say?" Ash said with a massive blush.

"So it'll be up to you to seal the deal, my prince!" She said with a smile. "You already promised me we'll have 5 children, so we should get to it as soon as we can!"

"Yeah, I guess we should..." Ash replied and simply patted her head. "I'm still not sure if I'm ready for that, but... I have you girls by my side, that gives me enough confidence to do pretty much anything. I'll still think about it today though."

"That's quite fair." Acerola said to then give him another lip kiss and Ash carefully caressed her cheeks.

"Hey... promise me... that this won't be our last kiss." She said.

"Heh, I swear." Ash answered before kissing her again.

Meanwhile with Dawn.

"Seems like all your friends are gone already." Mitsumi said while opening the door of Dawn's room, finding the girl simply staring at her Rotom Phone. "Do you... Need anything else?"

"No... I'm fine." She replied.

"You sure? Don't you wanna eat or something?" Mitsumi asked. "I've been living by myself for a long time so I've learned quite a few recipes."

"No..." Dawn repeated.

"Well, your Pokemon are waiting for you outside, don't you want to see them?"

"...You really care about me, huh?" Dawn asked her.

"Of course I do." Mitsumi replied to then walk to her and sit on the edge of the bed. "I know you don't remember, but we were really close when we were young, we used to spend all day together."

"I guess that explains the memories, even if they're rather vague." Dawn asked. "I'm happy to meet you again, but... I still have a lot in my mind, I would've liked to ask Mom about all this... About... What did Amaranth meant when he was talking about Dad? Were you really a member of Team Galactic?"

"I was. Possibly the strongest among them." Mitsumi sighed. "I eventually realized what I was doing was wrong, but I suppose it wasn't that simple to leave, I returned home, but they followed me there, Dad tried to help me and he..." Mitsumi stopped her narration to then stare at the floor. "He ended up in the middle of the fight while trying to protect me... After that, Mom told me to go away and never approach either of you again and so I did, I left her a device to contact me, but she never did... Until two days ago when she called me and told me about this whole situation with the Interpol... I had kept contact with Mars and Jupiter too so I asked them for help."

"But... Why would Mom hide all that stuff from me?" Dawn asked.

"She was just protecting you." Mitsumi said. "That's also the reason why I respected her will, there's was no way to know if Team Galactic or the Interpol were still after me... Maybe she was just waiting for you to be an adult before telling you."

"And now she'll never tell me anything again..." Dawn answered gripping the sheets. "And it's all my fault."

"Dawn, listen-"

"IT WAS MY FAULT, MITSUMI!" Dawn shouted. "Ursula is right, this all happened because I was irresponsible, I... I ruined everything! Two of my family members are dead because of me!"

"...Believe me, I know how that feels." Mitsumi replied and opened her arms for another hug, but Dawn simply turned her back on her.

"I suppose we're both disappointments..." Dawn trailed off. "C-Can you.. please leave me alone?"

"Eh? B-But I-"

"Mitsumi, please, don't take it the wrong way." Dawn interrupted her "I'm really happy to find out about you, I do feel like we have a connection, I felt the same thing when I first found Akari, but... in the span of these last few days, I got my heart broken, I was electrocuted, mind-read, punched and I lost all the family I knew I had, I... I'm just beaten, mentally and physically... I just want to rest for now."

"Okay, that makes total sense." Mitsumi sighed. "You've surely been through hell and back, huh? ... aight then, I'll leave you alone. I'll tell your Pokemon you're sleeping. I really wish it had been in a better situation, but... I'm glad we have each other again, I won't abandon you again, I'll be by your side for everything that you need."

"...Thanks." She replied with a weak voice and Mitsumi sighed before leaving the room, Dawn then took her Rotom Phone again and looked for Ash's contact, staring at his image for roughly a full minute.

"... What's the point anyway?" She asked before deleting Ash's contact and putting the phone aside. "He's got his girlfriends, that's all he needs..."

Meanwhile in the Alola Stadium.

"So here we are..." Peonia said taking her seat next to the rest of the girlfriends, all of them looking at Acerola trembling in the middle of the group, while Pikachu was on her lap and trying to comfort her.

"Hey, calm down, everything's going to be okay." Nessa said giving the girl a hug.

"Yup! Ash is not going to lose to her! There's no way!" Selene shouted.

"T-That's what I want to believe as well." Acerola said. "But you girls haven't seen Phoebe in a fight, her team and her are too strong."

"That doesn't matter at all." Skyla said placing a hand on her lap. "All of the other Elite Four members are really strong as well, but Ash managed to beat them."

"Of course he did! If he got to beat Aunt Drasna, then that girl Phoebe doesn't stand a chance!" Flannery shouted back in her cheerleader outfit next to Bea. "Ain't that right, partner?"

"Huh, yeah, you have no reason to be afraid." Bea replied while approaching her. "Besides, you're his girlfriend, Ash will go beyond every limit in order to protect those that he loves."

"Best we can do now is simply hope for the best." Lillie added.

"And cheer on Ash with all we got!" Mallow added.

"And we'll have your back whatever happens too." Lana added. "That's why we're a family, isn't it?"

"...Thank you so much, everyone." Acerola said.

"Here he comes!" Gloria exclaimed as Ash finally made his way to the battlefield, the cheers in the stadium deafened him for a moment until he set his sight on Phoebe, seeing her in the middle of the pentagram that was still on the battlefield, with her taking a knee while having a palm on the ground.

"You ready for this?" Ash asked once he was in front of her.

"...Not yet." Phoebe replied without moving from her position. "We can't start until they arrive... Should be any moment now..." She added and a thunder was heard from the clouds that were above them before the four Tapus descended from the sky and landed in the outermost wall of the stadium, each one aligning with one of the points of the pentagram, leaving Kukui as the referee to align with the fifth point.

"I don't like where this is going." Kukui said.

"The Tapus?" Ash asked.

"Of course they wouldn't show up for the other Elite Four battles. That doesn't really matter to them." Phoebe said. "But this is a Kahuru challenge after all... They must be here to witness it." She added to then stand up and look directly at Ash. "It was honestly a dream of mine to become the Kahuru one day... And while I'm doing this for Acerola; that's a dream I wouldn't mind accomplishing." She then stared at him for a few more seconds before sighing and walked to her spot, with Ash doing the same shortly afterwards.

"The Tapus are here too..." Miku whispered in the stands.

"Excited to see the battle, Miku?" Roxie asked by her side.

"Heh... Yeah, I guess you could say so." Miku replied.

"I'm so pumped to see Ash battle in person!" Hilda shouted. "I can't wait to get a taste of his power as well!"

"Yeah, I'm also looking forward to this." Rosa added. "Too bad Marnie and Victor couldn't come with us; Miss Yuuri's hangover ended up being worse than we thought."

"Well, here we are, people!" Dahlia shouted as the announcer. "In case you need a recap, former Hoenn Elite Four Phoebe Uhane challenged Ash for his title of Kahuru, the champion and ruler of Alola, meaning that if he loses, Phoebe will be the new champion! But remember, even if Ash wins he still needs to defeat Cynthia to complete his challenge and be a fully fledged champion."

"Alright, this will be a 5v5 battle!" Kukui shouted. "Both sides are allowed to switch and use the three gimmicks. Trainers, release you first Pokemon!"

"Naganadel, I choose you!" Ash shouted releasing the Dragon.

"Your Ultra Beast right away?" Phoebe asked. "Well, guess I'm glad you take me seriously. Come on by, Captain!" She shouted releasing a Dhelmise which started spinning around.

"If both trainers are ready, the battle begins now!" Kukui shouted.

"Sludge Bomb!" Ash gave the first order and Naganadel shot the move from his stinger.

"Anchor Shot!" Phoebe answered and Dhelmise quickly spun around releasing the anchor with his chain and swinging it around to block the Sludge Bomb and then swung it further and used it to slash Naganadel down and bring him to the floor.

"Dragon Cutter!" Naganadel quickly took flight again and shot several purple blades of energy from his wings, but Dhelmise blocked them all with this anchor to then swing it again.

"Smart Strike!" Naganadel's stinger turned silver and he tried to use It to block the anchor, but this still pushed him away.

"Grass Knot!" Dhelmise steered his helm to the right as he glowed green and several roots rose from the ground slapping Naganadel several times in quick succession to then wrap around him.

"X-Scissor!" Ash shouted and a green X formed on Naganadel's stinger before he started swinging it around as an axe and cut down the Grass Knot to then quickly fly to Dhelmise and land a hit right on his helm.

"How's that!" Dahlia shouted. "Phoebe started out with the advantage, but Ash finally managed to land a hit!"

"Maikaʻi... maikaʻi loa..." Phoebe said with a smile. "Poltergeist!" Dhelmise then steered his helm to the left as he glowed purple before the helm suddenly separated from the anchor and shot itself like a rocket at Naganadel and slashed him like a buzzsaw and knocked him out of the sky, but while he was recovering on the ground, the helm landed on top of him and grinded against his chest again.

"Sludge Bomb!" Ash said and Naganadel was about to fire the attack at close range.

"Anchor Shot!" Phoebe replied and before Naganadel could make his move, the anchor which was still levitating above the battlefield suddenly extended itself with it's chain and hit Naganadel on his head, causing him to miss the mark, the helm then went flying off again and before Naganadel could do the same, the chain suddenly wrapped around his neck and used the weight of the anchor to keep Naganadel down, which was then helped by a Grass Knot that surged from the ground again and wrapped around him as well.

"What the-!"

"Like I said, Ash. You're not ready to be champion yet." Phoebe told him with a smirk. "Poltergeist!" She shouted and the helm kept ascending well above the stadium until it suddenly stopped and fell down like a meteor spinning and surrounded by purple energy, while Naganadel tried to set himself free to no avail and the helm finally landed on him, causing a huge explosion and kicking up plenty of dust, both Dhelmise's anchor and helm levitated out of the dust and attached themselves to each other again while the dust settled and Naganadel laid defeated on the floor.

"Naganadel is unable to battle! Dhelmise is unable to battle!" Kukui said.

"Pfft, nevermind that!" Dahlia said. "Phoebe already is on the lead in this fight!"

"Wow... E-Even though Naganadel defeated Stinger some days ago." Gloria stuttered.

"I told you, guys. Phoebe is no joke." Acerola said. "She was fully capable of becoming Hoenn Champion, the only reason why she didn't do so was because she had already set her mind in returning to Alola."

"So technically speaking, this is the first champion-level trainer that Ash faces." Peonia said.

"Thanks, Naganadel." Ash said while recalling him and saw Phoebe smiling at him while Dhelmise still spun around.

"I would tell you that you still have time to give up, but I know that's not your style." Phoebe said.

"Glad you're aware of that... Incineroar, I choose you!" Ash shouted releasing him and the wrestler took scene in the battlefield with a roar as the flames of his belt ignited.

"Alright! Incineroar has been training like crazy since Ash left!" Mallow shouted.

"And with him being a Dark-Type, this is his chance to take advantage." Lillie said.

"My, you really brought the heavy hitters on me, huh?" Phoebe asked. "Don't tell you're scared of me, Ash Ketchum."

"Everyone kept telling me how strong you were, I wasn't going to underestimate you." Ash answered. "Specially with everything that's on the line here."

"I'm flattered, so in exchange, I'll show you that they weren't exaggerating. Use Brine!" She shouted and Dhelmise's eye compass started spinning before suddenly shooting a burst of saltwater at Incineroar.

"Thunder Punch!" Ash said and Incineroar fists became surrounded in electricity before he placed a hand in front of him and blocked the attack, which caused electricity to transfer through the water and eventually reach Dhelmise and electrocute him.

"Heh, they say saltwater conducts electricity pretty well." Ash said.

"Oh, please, don't act like you planned that." Phoebe said. "Grass Knot!" She said and the vines rose from the ground again and wrapped around Incineroar.

"Darkest Lariat!" Ash shouted and Incineroar smirked before suddenly spinning around while being surrounded by dark flames, breaking through the vines before quickly dashing towards Dhelmise and slamming himself against him, knocking him out of the air. "Fire Blast!" Incineroar crossed his arms while shining bright red and then opened them to release a stream of fire from his belt that surrounded Dhelmise.

"Anchor Shot!" Dhelmise quickly extended his anchor and hit Incineroar right on his head before wrapping his chain around Incineroar's neck and started dragging him around the battlefield to then slam him against a wall.

"Darkest Lariat!" Incineroar quickly started spinning while the anchor was still around him and ended up dragging Dhelmise inside the attack, once again surrounding him in flames and forcing Dhelmise to let him go in order to float away.

"Looks like someone couldn't handle the heat!" Dahlia said while Incineroar growled as he held his neck.

"Attacking him like this isn't going to work... Grass Knot!" Phoebe shouted and the vines rose from the ground again.

"Darkest Lariat!"

"Brine now!"

The moment Incineroar started to spin to free himself from the vines, Dhelmise shot the saltwater again, this time without Incineroar having time to counter it and pushing him back, stopping the Lariat and giving the vines the chance to keep growing and quickly surround Dhelmise.

"Poltergeist! Anchor Shot!" The helm separated from the anchor and shot itself upwards, while the anchor extended itself with it's chain surrounding Incineroar and chaining him tight while the wines were still growing, without giving him space to move and only leaving his head free, then helm then dove down and started smacking Incineroar on his head, while he tried to set himself free, but the chains and the vines didn't let him do so, the helm then went high up again before descending and aiming at Incineroar.

"Here it comes!" Dahlia shouted.

"Leech Life!" Ash suddenly shouted and Incineroar let out a roar as his fangs glowed green and elongated, opening his mouth wider and stopping the helm's impact.

"EH?!" Phoebe shouted before Incineroar growled again and tore apart the segment of the helm that was in his mouth, causing Dhelmise to whimper in pain before floating away.

"Leech Life again!" Incineroar tossed the wood away and bit down on the chain of the anchor and started cracking it with his fangs causing Dhelmise to whimper again before the moss surrounding the chain started to extended and covered Incineroar completely.

"Fire Blast!" Incineroar let out a roar as he charged heat, but the chains, the moss and the vines started wrapping him tighter to prevent the attack.

"Use Brine!" Phoebe shouted and the helm shot the water again to cool down the heat. "...No, wait!"

"Thunder Punch!" Ash shouted and Incineroar charged the attack, which instantly reacted to the salty water and caused a explosion that set Incineroar free from the chains albeit damaged him as well.

"Darkest Lariat!" Incineroar roared again before spinning and surrounding himself into a dark fiery tornado that pulled Dhelmise in before creating another explosion that left Dhelmise knocked out in the floor before Incineroar stepped on him and let out another roar to the skies.

"Dhelmise is unable to battle! Incineroar is the winner!"

"That move was too risky, even for me." Ash said as Incineroar knelt down to recover. "Incineroar, can you keep up?" He asked and received a growling smile and a thumbs up in response.

"Thanks, Captain." Phoebe sighed while returning him along his bits. "You're next then. Balloony, come on by!" She said releasing her Drifblim.

"Ah, that's the guy who saved me, right?" Ash asked. "Well, I'm gonna feel a little guilty about this."

"Tailwind!" Phoebe shouted and Drifblim raised his arms, creating a small wind current that circled around him.

"Thunder Punch!" Ash shouted and Incineroar jumped to attack, but Drifblim dashed away thank to the tailwind and avoided it.

"Thunderbolt!"

"Darkest Lariat!" Incineroar quickly spun around and used the flames to block the Thunderbolt before jumping to Drifblim again and managing to slash him to then take advantage of their closeness and land a Leech Life right on Drifblim's head.

"Gee, that's gonna leave a mark!" Dahlia said.

"Thunderbolt again!" Drifblim quickly used his arms to wrap Incineroar's limbs are released the Thunderbolt directly, but Incineroar continued to drain him with Leech Fang. "Now Shadow Ball!" Drifblim formed the attack in front of his X and sent Incineroar flying away with an explosion. "Air Cutter!" While Incineroar was falling, Drifblim started spinning around and send several wind blades towards him, all of them hitting him mid fall, but Incineroar still landed on his feet despite that.

"Heh, that's a cat for ya." Dahlia said.

"Fire Blast!" Incineroar released the move from his belt again, but Drifblim dodged it and quickly spun around sending Air Cutter all over the field.

"Thunder Punch! Go to the wall!" Incineroar started running around and surrounded both his fists in electricity using them to block the Air Cutter until he reached a wall and used Fire Blast to push himself upwards, hitting Drifblim with his back and knocking him off balance before turning around to land an electric Cross Chop and send him crashing against the floor. "Fire Blast!" Incineroar used the attack while falling down and surrounded Drifblim in flames while charging another Thunder Punch and fell on top of him with an explosion as he landed the electric attack and left Drifblim defeated.

"Drifblim is unable to battle! Incineroar is the winner!" Kukui said but right after that, the X on Driblim's face suddenly stuck itself to Incineroar's chest.

"Roa-" Incineroar asked before suddenly shouting as the X released a discharge of purple electricity on him.

"Thanks, Balloony." Phoebe said while recalling him.

"Aftermath..." Ash trialed off. "Incineroar, return!" He said with the Poke Ball in hand, but at the same time, the X suddenly blocked the ray. "Eh? But..."

"Yeah, just like Miss Agatha, my Ghost-Type have also trained quite unorthodox moves...Fine then. Come on by, Reaper!" Phoebe called upon her ace and this was surrounded by the same gust as Drifblim.

"That aftermath must've hurt! But Incineroar just turned the battle to Ash's advantage!" Dahlia said. "But now Phoebe has called her ace to fight. What's going to happen now?

"I'll show you what." Phoebe replied. "Dark Pulse!" She said and Dusknoir fired the move from his mouth only for Incineroar to avoid it with a jump.

"Thunder Punch!" Incineroar fell down with the the attack in hand, but Dusknoir quickly reacted and grabbed him by his forearm before slamming him to the ground.

"Dynamic Punch!" While still holding Incineroar down, Dusknoir raised his free arm as it was surrounded by orange energy before forcefully bringing it down to land a punch on Incineroar's stomach, with enough strength to create a small crater beneath him.

"Oh my God, that hurt even me." Dahlia said while holding her stomach.

"Darkest Lariat!" Incineroar tried to spin, but he was unable to set himself free as Dusknoir kept him pinned down before landing another Dynamic Punch this time on his chest. "Fire Blast!" Incineroar quickly made his move and surrounded Dusknoir in flames, forcing him to back down and let him go, while Incineroar sluggishly stood up panting.

"Incineroar..." Ash looked worried at him and Incineroar simply grinned at him before slamming his fists together.

"Heh... Alright then, if we're going out, we're going out with a bang!" Ash shouted activating a Z-Move as both Incineroar and him made a series of synchronized moves, surrounding the starter in red energy.

"Go for it, son!" Kukui shouted.

"MALICIOUS MOONSAULT!" Ash shouted and Incineroar slammed his fists against the ground, summoning a giant wrestling ring made out of dark flames around the whole battlefield before jumping to one of the top ropes as his whole body was surrounded in fire to then jump in the air and land chest-first onto Dusknoir, causing a massive fiery explosion, the dust quickly settled and both Incineroar and Dusknoir were in front of each other injured, but Incineroar ended up kneeling down again.

"Hammer Arm!" Phoebe said and Dusknoir landed an uppercut right on Incineroar's chin sending him flying away to then fall in front of Ash defeated.

"Ugh, darn it." Kukui trailed off. "Incineroar is unable to battle! Dusknoir is the winner!" He said while the ghost crossed his arms.

"Thanks, Incineroar." Ash said while recalling him.

"That move was quite cinematic, but it looks like it wasn't quite enough!" Dahlia said.

"Did that Dusknoir just took that Dark-Type Z-Move like nothing?!" Lana shouted.

"Yup, not only he's the hardest hitter of Phoebe's team, he's also quite the tank." Acerola replied.

"Don't worry, Incineroar still turned the battle around." Skyla said. "It's down 3 to 3 now; and Dusknoir must have taken some damage at least."

"Dragapult, I choose you!" Ash shouted releasing the Galar Pokemon who quickly took flight. "Let's do this. Shadow Ball!" Dragapult quickly formed the move on the tip of his tail and swung it to Dusknoir.

"Dark Pulse!" Dusknoir opened his mouth and fired the attack, easily breaking through the Shadow Ball and almost hitting Dragapult but the latter slithered around in the air and avoided it.

"Dragon Rush!" Ash shouted as Dragapult descended at high speed surrounded by purple energy and slammed himself onto Dusknoir, pushing him back slightly

"Ice Punch!" Dusknoir fist was suddenly covered in ice and he quickly punched Dragapult on his face and onto the floor. "Do it again!"

"Steel Wing!" Before Dusknoir could land another hit, Dragapult's head turned into metal and he broke the ice to then crash against Dusknoir's face.

"Night Shade!" Dusknoir's eye suddenly fired a purple zigzagging beam that pushed Dragapult away, but this quickly dove inside the ray and came out landing a Dragon Rush right on Dusknoir's face only to be sent flying away by a backhanded Ice Punch while Dusknoir covered his eye.

"Hmp, Dusknoir, return!" Phoebe said recalling and quickly changing Poke Balls. "Let's see how you handle this. Come on by, Scrump!" She said calling upon her Banette, which had a pink ribbon on top of his head, with Phoebe taking a deep breath before pressing the Key Stone of the ankle bracelet in her left leg. "Let's dance through the danger!" She shouted activating it and causing it to illuminate alongside the Mega Stone in Banette's ribbon and Mega-Evolved him as he let out a grim laugh.

"Shadow Claw!"

"Dragon Rush!"

Banette's claws elongated into dark whips and he started swinging them around, but Dragapult dove down surrounded in energy and aimed at him.

"Phantom Force!" A zipper suddenly appeared behind Banette to then open and suck him inside, causing Dragapult to miss the mark and crash against the ground, only for Banette to show up from another portal and tackle him down.

"Will-o'-wisp!" Banette opened his mouth zipper and released a purple flame that engulfed Dragapult completely.

"Hydro Pump!" Dragapult quickly shot the move and landed it inside Banette's mouth to then shoot to the skies and put down the fire surrounding him.

"Shadow Claw!" Banette swiftly spun around and used her whip claws to slash Dragapult away before extending them to wrap them tight around him while cutting him with the edges, Dragapult tried to dive into the shadows again, but he pain prevented him from doing so.

"Gunk Shot!" Banette once again opened his mouth, this time forming a huge ball of purple sludge in front of it.

"Steel Wing!" Right before Banette could launch the attack, Dragapult covered his head in metal and this blocked most of the damage, but wasn't enough to prevent him from getting poisoned.

"Shadow Ball!" Dragapult was about to use the move with his tail, but Banette raised him in the air and caused him to miss the mark before slamming him down onto the battlefield.

"Phantom Force!" Banette once again opened a portal, but this time instead of entering it he tossed Dragapult inside and another portal briefly opened from above and forcefully sent him down to the floor. "Gunk Shot!"

"Steel Wing!" Dragapult tried to stand up and use the move, but he didn't have enough time and the sludge exploded into him and knocked him out.

"Dragapult is unable to battle! Banette is the winner!"

"And Phoebe has taken the advantage again! Now Ash is down to only two Pokemon!" Dahlia said while Ash recalled Dragapult.

"Thanks, buddy... Decidueye, I choose you!"

"Will-o'-wisp!" Phoebe shouted the moment that the owl was outside, but Decidueye instantly took flight and avoided it.

"Spirit Shackle!" Decidueye quickly shot one of his quills and this exploded in contact, knocking Banette off balance. "Leaf Blade!" Decidueye descended as his wings glowed green and then slashed Banette away, but this summoned a zipper portal and fell inside to avoid crashing onto the ground, before coming out of another portal and tackled Decidueye down.

"Psycho Cut!" Decidueye took flight again and swung his wings around, firing several quills that glowed pink and nailed themselves on Banette and the floor before having a delayed explosion.

"Gunk Shot!"

"Brave Bird!" Decidueye surrounded himself in light blue energy that then transferred to one of his quills that she shot and took the shape of a drilling tornado and it broke through the trash and exploded onto Banette.

"Argh, Shadow Claw!" Banette opened his mouth to roar before extending each of his claws into a whip and rose them up in the air, with Decidueye taking flight around the battlefield to avoid them, but Banette kept followed him with his claws.

"Use Gunk Shot while he's trying to avoid!" Phoebe shouted and Banette started firing the balls of sludge trying to hit Decidueye midair, but he spun around releasing several Psycho Cut quills that protected him from the Gunk Shots, but just as he was focused on that, one of Banette's claws managed to hit him on his head, leaving him dizzy enough for a Gunk Shot to land and knock him out of the sky.

"Will-o'-wisp!" Banette shot the move and Decidueye caught fire while he was falling and ended up crashing onto the ground.

"Finish this off, Gunk Shot!"

"Not so fast!" Ash shouted activating his Dynamax Band and quickly recalled Decidueye as his Poke Ball grew in size before he tossed it up and released a Giant Decidueye in the battlefield.

"I'm really getting you desperate, aren't I?" Phoebe asked with a smirk.

"Ugh, Max Airstream!" Ash shouted and Decidueye flapped his wings together, creating a massive tornado that pulled Banette inside.

"Phantom Force!" Banette quickly summoned a Zipper portal and fell inside it to then appear from another one above Decidueye's head. "Gunk Shot!"

"Max Mindstorm!" Decidueye's illuminated in pink light before shooting two eye rays that broke through the Gunk Shot and hit Banette directly, knocking him onto the battlefield. "Now Max Overgrowth!" Decidueye opened his wings before giving a single strong flap with both of them, surrounding the battlefield with Razor leaves that damaged Banette and then exploded all over the place while summoning a Grassy Terrain, with Decidueye returning back to normal afterwards only to be hit by a combination of burn and poison that made him fall onto the ground. Decidueye then looked at Banette who was heavily damaged and panting, but still able to battle. The owl then sighed and raised one of his wings, with one of quills floating up and shining with white light before taking a cylinder shape as Decidueye dropped onto the ground defeated.

"Banette is unable to battle! Decidueye is the winner!" Kukui shouted in a rather worried tone.

"And now Ash is down to his last Pokemon!" Dahlia shouted. "Phoebe still has three, with those of those already having taken quite some damage, but will that be enough for Ash to make a comeback with a single Pokemon? ...Well, whatever that Pokemon is, Ash could have a chance, that thing that Decidueye left is a Baton Pass!"

"Baton Pass..." Ash said looking at the quill before returning Decidueye. "We used Max Airstream and Max Mindstorm, so those stats would transfer, but who am I supposed to use now..." He said looking his Poke Balls until he noticed the Premier Ball that Miku gave him. "Oh... right..." Ash picked up the Ball and looked at it closely. "But with all that's at stake, can I actually afford to use a Pokemon I don't know?" He said looking around at the crowd, staring at his girlfriends, specially to Acerola, to then keep looking around until he found Roxie's group, with Miku giving him a warm smile. "Well... Here goes nothing... I choose you!" Ash tossed the Premier Ball up and this opened with a bright white light surrounding the stadium, causing everyone to cover their eyes; and Miku took the chance to leave her bag in her seat and transform back to Meloetta, taking presence in the battlefield as the light died down and everyone let out a gasp once they saw her.

"MELOETTA?!" Iris and Cynthia shouted up in the VIP section.

"Meloetta..." Ash trailed off.

"Hi there!" Meloetta said waving at Ash.

"...You can talk?!" Ash shouted.

"Oh, I can do more than talk." She said while stretching. "As a member of the Hall of Origins, it's my duty to offer my help to the chosen one whenever he needs it!"

"MELOETTA?!" Dahlia shouted. "Oh my goodness! This is incredible! Ash's last stand is no other than Unova Mythical Pokemon Meloetta! But will she be enough to take on Phoebe's remaining three Pokemon?"

"You've got to be kidding me..." Phoebe trailed off. "Ugh, it doesn't matter how many tricks you have up your sleeve, I'm not letting you win this!" She said as Decidueye's quill descended and landed on Meloetta's hand.

"This baton... Is heavy." Meloetta said. "Heavy with the hopes and wishes of Ash's team to help him keep his title and his family... All of their feelings are here... And perhaps mine as well... I'm the last one standing between this woman and Ash's happiness... I will not disappoint him..." She added before the baton dissipated into her body and raised her stats. "...You wanna dance through the danger, gal?!" Meloetta shouted looking at Phoebe. "Let's see if you can dance through ME!"

"Hey, hey, wait a second! Where did Miku go?!" Rosa shouted looking around and only seeing the girl's bag in her seat.

"Huh, no idea." Hilda replied. "Maybe that light scared her or something?"

"We need to look for her!" Rosa shouted.

"Are you kidding?! Ash is about to use a Mythical Pokemon! You can't expect me to miss this!" Hilda complained and Rosa pouted in response.

"Y-You're not worried about our friend disappearing so suddenly?!" Rosa shouted.

"Oh, please, that girl is probably older than us; she's fine!" Hilda replied. "She'll surely come back in a minute, right, Roxie?" She asked and saw the rocker simply staring at Meloetta.

"...Nah, Rosa is right." Roxie said standing up and taking Miku's bag to then walk away. "Miku could be having trouble, let's go look for her."

"Looks like it's a 2 on 1, sis!" Rosa stuck out her tongue at her before following Roxie.

"Ugh, fine, but you're gonna pay me this back, Rosa!" Hilda shouted before kicking the air to then follow her sister. "You and your boobs, damn it!"

"Ready to keep going?" Ash asked Phoebe.

"Argh! Will-o'-wisp!" Phoebe ordered and Banette opened his mouth to release the fire, but Meloetta jumped in the air and avoided it, while Ash quickly scanned her with his Pokedex app.

"Two movesets?" Ash asked. "But Relic song is-"

"My Ability is Scrappy, don't worry about it!" Meloetta replied. "Let's beat them up!"

"Right then. Use Relic Song!" Ash shouted and Meloetta briefly sung, causing several glowing notes to come out of her mouth and aim to Banette, exploding upon contact and changing her into pirouette form. "Now Quick Attack!" He continued and Meloetta ran towards Banette before kicking him away.

"Heh, that felt nice." Meloetta said doing a quick jog.

"Stone Edge!" Meloetta then stomped the ground, causing several ricks to rise up from it before doing a quick pirouette to hurl them towards Banette.

"Shadow Claw!" Banette swung his whips around and broke through the rocks, but the moment he tried to hit Meloetta with these she dodged with another pirouette and jumped high in the air.

"Dual Chop!" A pair of purple blades appeared at the tip of Meloetta's legs and she used them to slash Banette away as she descended.

"Gunk Shot!"

"Relic Song and Psybeam!" Meloetta sung and changed forms again before firing a pink ray from the jewel of her forehead and caused the sludge to explode mid air. "Shadow Ball!"

"Will-o'-wisp!"

Meloetta formed the move between her hands and tossed it at Banette, but this was stopped and pushed back to her with the flames that quickly engulfed her.

"Gunk Shot!" Banette used the move was still expelling flames and caused a huge explosion that sent both Pokemon flying away, leaving them in front of the trainers.

"Meloetta, are you okay?!" Ash shouted.

"Pfft, I barely felt that." She answered grinning at him.

"Scrumps! Agh, sorry, I shouldn't have told you to do that!" Phoebe facepalmed while the Mega-Banette stood up. "I'm really sorry, my head's become messier the longer this battle goes on..." She added to then look at Meloetta back in fighting position. "I would like to return you, but this is his last Pokemon and I really have no idea of how strong she may be... Just try to damage her as much as you can, okay?" She asked and Banette nodded before dashing back to the center of the battlefield. "Use Gunk Shot!"

"Relic song and Dual Chop!" Meloetta jumped as she sung and gave a pirouette changing forms again and using the blades to slash through the trash and then reach Banette, but before she could so, a zipper portal opened in front of him and sucked Meloetta inside, with her then appearing from another portal above and Banette took the chance to wrap his claws around her to restrict her movement.

"You're gonna need... A lot more than that!" Meloetta shouted before using Quick Attack to push herself into Banette and then brought both of them to the ground, causing Banette to let go of her.

"Close Combat!" Meloetta started rapidly attacking Banette with a succession of punches and kicks to then finish the combo with an uppercut. "Stone Edge!" Meloetta then stomped the floor and hurled the emerging rocks to hit Banette mid air before jumping herself to reach him and slash him down with a Dual Chop making him crash onto the battlefield again and lose his Mega Evolution.

"That'd be it." Meloetta said landing in front of Banette before looking at Ash with stars in her eyes. "How was that? Are you impressed?"

"Well, yeah, but... Meloetta, watch out!" He suddenly shouted.

"Huh?" She quickly turned around again to see Banette charging a Gunk Shot and shooting it at her without giving her time to counter, leaving the mythical on the floor poisoned, with Banette grinning before falling defeated.

"Banette is unable to battle! Meloetta is the winner!"

"Ugh, right, never turn your back on the enemy. Keldeo told me about that, huh?" Meloetta asked standing up again.

"You okay?" Ash asked.

"I'm fine, I'm fine, we just need to end this fast." Meloetta answered.

"Thanks a lot, Scrump." Phoebe said while recalling him. "All we need to do now is to stall her while the poison does its work... Sophie, come on by!" She added releasing a Sableye who came out with a laugh.

"Let's dance through the danger!" Phoebe said again pressing her Key Stone which activated along the Mega Stone on Sableye's necklace and made her Mega-Evolve, with Sableye letting out another laugh while hiding behind a giant sapphire.

"H-Hey! But you already-"

"The rules is that we can both use all 3 gimmicks, Ash." Phoebe interrupted him to then giggle. "I don't have a Dynamax Band, so this will have to be the 3rd slot... Or what? Are you going to complain? Using an Ultra Beast and a Mythical in the same battle isn't much fair either, now is it?"

"Let her do what she wants. I can handle it." Meloetta said.

"Alright then." Ash sighed.

"Hey, wait a second, that's not the same Sableye I fought." Bea said.

"It's not, Phoebe has two of them, the one you fought is Rudy, this one is Sophie." Acerola said. "They both have quite different movesets too."

"Let's keep going. Dual Chop!" Ash shouted and Meloetta ran towards Sableye with the blades on her feet.

"Heh. Octazooka!" Phoebe answered and Sableye laughed summoning eight giant water tentacles that rose from the ground and aimed with Meloetta with her jumping and spinning around to cut through them until she reached Sableye, but her attack was blocked by Sableye's gem, who then grinned at her before one of the tentacles surprised from behind and wrapped around her.

"Body Slam!" Sableye then picked up her giant gem and used it to smack Meloetta away, dissolving the tentacle in the process and sending her to a wall while the poison damaged her. "Power Gem!" Sableye put herself behind her gem which glowed bright before firing a giant blue energy beam at Meloetta.

"Quick Attack!" Meloetta quickly dashed out of the way of the ray and ran towards Sableye at high speed managing to sneak behind her back and tackle her away while also separating her from the gem.

"Octazooka!"

"Relic Song! Shadow Ball!" Meloetta then changed forms and jumped in the air tossing Shadow Balls around and stopping the the tentacles from reaching her, but while she was distracted with that Sableye crawled back to the gem. "Dazzling Gleam!" Meloetta was briefly surrounded by rainbow light before firing from her hand a glowing beam that exploded onto Sableye and pushed her away from the gem, but at the same time one of the tentacles managed to slam itself onto Meloetta and pushed her to the floor. "Use Secret Power!" Meloetta started shining with white light and this light absorbed energy from the Grassy Terrain, which then turned into a green arrow that appeared on Meloetta's hand. "Right! I know what that does! Try tossing it at her!"

"Got that!" Meloetta said jumping away before another tentacle hit her and quickly used Relic Song to change to pirouette form and then dashed at Sableye with a Quick Attack and stabbed the arrow right on her chest.

"Throat Chop!" Phoebe shouted and Sableye's claws were suddenly surrounded by dark energy and stabbed Meloetta with them on her neck, sending her flying away and crashing onto a wall.

"Meloetta!" Ash shouted.

"I-I'm okay." She answered with a weak voice while holding her neck.

"Ugh, use Octazooka!" Phoebe said and Sableye dropped on the floor snoring, but just at the same time eight tentacles emerged from the floor again.

"A Secret Power enforced with Grassy Terrain means a sleep pill!" Dahlia said. "But that was one nasty Throat Chop, specially for a Pokemon like Meloetta, who's still poisoned; and those tentacles are still there. Will she manage to get to Sableye before she wakes up?"

"Of course not!" Phoebe answered while the tentacles extended towards Meloetta.

"Dual Chop!" Meloetta stood up again and danced through the tentacles slashing them away with her blades.

"A Throat Chop means she won't be able of using sound based moves for a while." Lana said.

"So she's stuck in pirouette form, but that form is faster anyway. Shouldn't have any issues, right?" Mallow asked.

"We can only hope so." Lillie said as Meloetta almost reached the sleeping Sableye, but was caught from behind and then tossed away by one of the tentacles, with the rest them aiming at her again.

"Close Combat!" Meloetta then descended at high speed, using fists and punches to break through the tentacles until she finally reached Sableye and landed a strong punch on her back, but this was enough to wake her up.

"Throat Chop again!" Sableye tried to repeat the move, but Meloetta blocked him with her fists before jumping away while holding her neck and being struck by poison; and Sableye took the chance to run back to her gem.

"Power Gem!" Sableye quickly hid behind the sapphire and this fired a huge blue beam that started pushing Meloetta away, but she summoned a Dual Chop on her legs again and nailed herself onto the floor to withstand the hit.

"I'm tired of this..." Meloetta said as she started walking against the ray.

"What the..." Trailed off.

"I'm not here as a Mythical Pokemon, I'm here as Ash's friend!" She said as she reached the gem while this was still firing at her. "And YOU think that shiny gem is going to protect you from me?!" Meloetta asked before landing a strong punch that cracked the sapphire slightly.

"...Alright then. Close Combat!" Ash shouted and Meloetta quickly started a barrages of punches that cracked the gem little by little, while Sableye looked perplexed at this and suddenly intensified the ray, finally pushing Meloetta away, but she held onto the floor now with her hands, noticing the gem was cracking even more due to Sableye's own attack. "Quick Attack!" Meloetta gave another sudden dash and shoulder tackled the sapphire breaking it into pieces and pushing Sableye away.

"Stone Edge!" Meloetta then stomped the ground and summoned several sharp rocks that formed an orbit around her that dragged the pieces of the sapphire along before she hurled them all together at Sableye, hitting her point blank and sending her flying away, leaving her to roll on the ground until she stoped right in front of Phoebe with swirly eyes and returned to her base form.

"Sableye is unable to battle! Meloetta is the winner!" Kukui announced while Meloetta fell to her knees while holding her neck again.