Epic 11:
Renewed Resolve and Hope
Renewed Resolve and Hope
On the next day, as Haruto woke up from the bed, Wicke told him that Lillie is waiting outside. He discovered that Lillie looks much different, having more resolve, and much bolder than before. Lillie told Haruto that she picked her new clothes in Malie City back then, as Haruto told her that the clothing fits her. She told Haruto that she wanted to be like him, strong enough to face any trial, and claimed it as her Z-Powered form.
So Gladion met with Haruto and Lillie, and gave the Moon Flute to his sister, and a Master Ball to Haruto. Gladion entrusts Haruto to help Lillie out as he returns to Aether Paradise to fix things up. So Hau called Haruto from afar, as he also noticed Lillie’s new look and jump with joy as Hau also got his resolve to train even harder, as he haven’t done Acerola’s trial yet given all the matters from earlier. So then, Haruto, Lillie and Gladion are moving forward towards Poni Island.
So they have arrived at Seafolk Village, as Gladion told Haruto and Lillie to go find the kahuna. Then Lillie was mad at Gladion when she told him that their mother gotten angry since Gladion was stealing Null, and Lillie have no one to stand for her if not for Wicke that time, so Gladion apologizes. After some pep talk, Lillie and Gladion are on good terms again as Gladion parted ways to continue restoring Aether Foundation.
So then, Haruto and Lillie explored the Village, as Lillie seems to be genuinely smiling. So then, someone who’s known as the chief of the seafolk comes by. Lillie told him that they’re here to visit the kahuna, so he figures that they should visit Hapu’s place, so Lillie thanks him as they’re going to Hapu’s house. And before they set off, Haruto also got an Aloraichium Z for Puka to use.
Lillie told Haruto that she’ll do her best to keep up as she already have Max Repels to keep wild Pokémon at bay, as they’re on journey to Poni Wilds. This time Haruto bring Ash’s Greninja along with Squishy on the ride as well, as they begin the intense training once more. In the middle of training sessions, some hilarious things happened when one of the wild Exeggcute gave Firey a dose of Sleep Powder, and then give it Worry Seed in several turns later, waking it up!
So Haruto and Lillie arrived in Ancient Poni Path, where they met with Hapu’s Mudsdale again, as Lillie noticed how trainers dash forward no matter what. Then Hapu comes along, and Lillie asked Hapu if she happened to know about the kahuna. But Hapu told her that there are no kahuna in Poni yet, to Lillie’s shock, while Hapu seems to know what to do next as she took a leave. So then, a woman calls along, introducing herself as Hapu’s grandma, who registers a Machamp to the Ride Pager. She asked Haruto to dash forward for the path that Haruto and Lillie make. And Hapu’s grandma told them to go forward to the Ruins of Hope because Hapu’s heading there. Before going there, Haruto’s having a detour to find some Zygarde Cells, TMs and also Z-Crystals.
After some more training, Haruto find Lillie and Mudsdale already waiting at the entrance of the ruins. Lillie says she wants to go there to restore Nebby back, so Lillie go inside first, and Haruto follows as well. So they solved a puzzle, and as they enter the room, they discovered Hapu, who takes her very own Z-Ring and chosen as the new kahuna of Poni Island. So then, after some talk, Lillie asked Hapu if she know about the Legendary Pokémon, so Hapu told both Lillie and Haruto about two special flutes. One of them is the Moon Flute that Lillie has, and the other flute is in Exeggutor Island, so they’re heading out to Seafolk Village.
As Haruto arrived, Lillie and Hapu got there first, and Lillie is overjoyed knowing Hapu considers her as a friend, and once again setting her resolve to never giving up. Hapu told Lillie and Haruto to speak with the chief to go to Exeggutor Island, and wishing them luck. So Lillie, along with Haruto, told the chief that they’re heading to Exeggutor Island, so they take a cruise with S.S. Magikarp to go there.
As they arrived at the island, the chief reveals that the island was used to be a trial site. In there, Lillie is happier as she started to understand how the trainers can go anywhere as long as they have Pokémon with them, and she learned that from Haruto, Hapu and Hau as well. Before the talk is over, suddenly they spotted a ‘talking tree’, which turns out to be the tall Exeggutor! Squishy takes care of Exeggutor by weakening it as Haruto prepares the Ultra Ball for capture, and named it as Kelapa. After the capture, Lillie giggles because she didn’t expected Exeggutor to be THAT tall.
On the way, it started to rain, so Haruto and Lillie rushes to find somewhere to hide. Lillie told Haruto that she’s reminded of her past when she was little, when she wanted to know how it feels like to sing and dance in the rain after watching a movie, and her mom, upon finding out, joined the fun as well. Even though both she and her mom ended up catching cold, her mom let her sleep in the big bed with happiness. However, things started to change after finding the discovery of Ultra Beasts, and she feels like she couldn’t do anything to rescue Null and Nebby that time, but she’s glad that Haruto’s been there for her, even on the first encounter back then in the bridge.
Then Lillie asked Haruto of what will he do after he finished the island challenge, so he answers that he wanted to fill his Pokédex, because he still feel there are many more awaiting him and everyone, not just in Alola region. Lillie told him that it’s nice to know what to do, and she considers becoming a Trainer one day. After the wait, the sky is bright once again as Haruto and Lillie saw a rainbow, and Lillie smiled as she’s brimming with hope, telling Haruto that there are good omens at times. So both of them rushed to the spot where they discovered the Sun Flute, so Lillie asked Haruto to take the flute. Afterwards, they are heading back to Poni Island as they are sure of the destinations ahead of them.
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To Be Continued!
