Lillian groaned when she woke up. After consuming substances she was unused to, she had found herself unable to recall what happened last night and experiencing strange dreams involving a weird pokemon literally running through outer space that left her feeling groggy. Before she could fall back to sleep, a shrill cry echoed out, followed by Ringo launching a Meowth out a window.
"NOICE, RINGO!"
Now fully awake, she realized that she was wearing an unusual bracelet and was holding a folded-up note. Curious as to what it contained, she opened it up and read its contents.
Alola Island Challenge!
Journey each of Alola's 4 islands and collect Z Crystals, before engaging in a final trial!
Estimated completion time: 1 mo/island
While she was able to identify the contents of the note as being her own writing (which was exceptionally well-written - she is a calligraphist, you see)
"AND A !@#$ GOODUN!"
...Anyway, while she could read her own handwriting, that didn't change how fruit punch stains warped the paper and made the ink run just enough to the point she had issues reading it. Her muscles abruptly tensed when she finished reading it, and her mind flew into a panic.
"FOUHR DAYZEES?! MICK, RINGO, LESSEGO!"
Misreading what she wrote thanks to the fruit punch that smeared the ink and stained it a light crimson color, Lillian began screeching as she scooped up her two pokemon and bulldozed the door in her rush, almost crushing Lillie in turn.
"Pew!"
Before Lillian realized what was happening, the entire front of the house was completely decimated by what she realized was a psychic force, and she was blasted out into the nearby beach. Quickly scanning the nearby area, she soon found an Inkay she incorrectly presumed as responsible.
"YER MINE, OCTOPUSH!"
Grabbing a pokeball that had landed near her after the explosion, she proceeded to chuck it at the Inkay and capture it on the first throw. After a distinctive "click!" noise, the ball teleported onto her belt and displayed the confused pokemon through its transparent red top portion, and a simple drawing of it on the button.
"WHAS DIS!?"
"U-Um, a pokeball…" said Lillie as she walked up to Lillian.
"I was going to give you them and a Rotomdex yesterday, but then the festival began, and…"
"WHATEVER! IMMA IN A RASH!"
Sighing exhaustedly, Lillie proceeded to give Lillian some pokeballs. Of the ones that she was given, one had a drawing similar to Mick, and the other depicted an angular, ghostlike creature with a square drawn around it. Further inspection revealed that, unlike the other pokeballs, this one had a square button instead of a circular one. It didn't take her long to figure out that the unusually-crafted pokeball was likely what the Rotomdex was contained in.
"WE'LL GO FASTAH IF EET'S JUST ME!"
Throwing a pokeball at Ringo with the knowledge of what happened to her Inkay when it was captured and returning Mick to his ball, Lillian proceeded to throw out the Rotomdex as she began running.
"Vrrrt!" exclaimed the Rotom.
"How I may I zzzervice you?"
"WHERE DAH I GO!?"
"Ahhh, izzzland challenge, I prezzzume? Juz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-zzzzzz-ZRRRRRRRRRT!"
The Rotomdex began screeching unintelligibly as an eclipse hung over the clouded skies, the pokemon panicking due to not really knowing what was going on. The next thing Lillian knew, a Tauros had headbutted her and her Rotomdex into a trainer school, and the eclipse ended soon after.
"Zzrrrrt… Voh, if ve're on the izzzland challenge, ven ve're on zzze right track!"
Grumbling as she got up, Lillian realized she was trapped in the trainer school thanks to how the gates were closed. She narrowed her eyes as a curious "student" walked up to her, seeing that it was actually a Zorua disguised as a young child thanks to having dealt with them as pests at her old home in Kanto.
"YAH MAINE, VIAL!"
Caught by complete surprise, the Zorua was unable to evade or escape capture, the ball it was contained in teleporting to Lillian's belt once it had captured him. After this, she proceeded to bang on the gates to attract attention-
"EET'S DOIN JACK !@#$! DEY'RE ALL INSIDE!"
"Excuse me?"
...Ahem. Soon, a teacher and her class arrived to see what kind of commotion was being wrought, and smiled upon noticing that Lillian was a pokemon trainer and the teaching opportunities that battles with her presented.
"LEMME OUT!"
"Sure… If you help me with a lesson. Class, what does a trainer do when they lock eyes with another trainer?"
With a chorus of "THEY BATTLE!", Lillian groaned and sent out all her pokemon at once.
"DO WHATEVER."
And indeed, her pokemon "did whatever" by proceeding to act in rather docile and passive manners until the students sent out their pokemon, with each one taking on one of Lillian's pokemon.
This is why I don't trust Lillian to engage in pokemon battles. Thankfully, her pokemon are also able to hear me, and that is why they were capable of battling in a semi-organized manner rather than get creamed and lose badly before the first trial as a result. Despite her blatant lack of care of what was going on, the teacher seemed completely fine with the impromptu lesson.
"Now, class, I'll teach about type adva-"
"JUST LEMME OUT!"
"...Oh, sorry."
The teacher proceeded to let Lillian out unenthusiastically, who swiftly returned all her pokemon and ran into Hau'oli city as fast as she could… and right into a guy who looked more like a walking skeleton based on his attire.
"Yo, ya know who ya runnin into, ya unknownin' stunnin bijou!?"
"GET OUTTA MAH WAY!"
"Do ya know my naaaaame?! I'm one of the rap gods of Team Skull-"
The "rap god" was promptly knocked unconscious by Lillian picking up a nearby Mime Jr. and bashing him over the head with her.
"GOOD JORB, TOPELL!"
Lillian proceeded to ready the Mime Jr. to attack another grunt who arrived, only to watch him groan when he noticed someone coming and dragged his friend away in a panicked escape as a response.
"Ah, good job dealing with those goons," said the stranger as Lillian caught the Mime Jr. she dubbed Topell.
"Judging by how you look, you must be on the Island Challenge, am I correct?"
"HOWD'YA KNOW!?"
"Ahaha, I'm the first trial captain, Ilima, of course! I've seen many trainers come and go ever since I've started hosting the normal type trial."
"WHERE IS IT, DEN!?"
"Ah, patience! Now, before you can take on the first trial, you must defeat me in a pokemon battle. It shouldn't be too hard for you, but-"
"JUST START IT ALREADY!"
Lillian proceeded to throw out her Mime Jr. as Ilima sent out his Yungoos. In a shocking twist for her, however, Topell found herself getting knocked out in a single hit.
"HOW!?"
"Ah, that's what happens when you let your guard down!"
Frothing at the mouth, Lillian sent out Ringo and pulled out her potion bottle, there being enough fluid in the container for ten squirts.
"DEFEND AND BEEF UP!"
"Quick, Tackle it!"
Ringo rolled up into a ball and managed to buffet the Yungoos' tackle. When it seemed like she couldn't take any more punishment, Lillian sprayed the potion on her to almost fully heal the Buneary.
"You can't keep guarding and healing forever!"
True to Ilima's words, Lillian soon found herself running out of the refined Oran juice contained within the spray bottle.
"FEENISH DIS!"
At Lillian's command, the Buneary delivered a powerful knockout blow that sent the Yungoos flying. With a satisfied grin, Ilima returned her unconscious pokemon.
"Ah, good! But it's not over ye-"
"AGAIN!"
After sending her Smeargle out, Ilima found her jaw dropping when it was sent flying into a nearby Malasada shop (and nearly hitting Hau in turn, who was busy eating there at the moment). Getting over her shock, she proceeded to exploit the long range of a pokeball's recall function to return her unconscious Smeargle without moving from her current location.
"Good job! If you were to ask me, you are more than ready for the trials! Now, I'd suggest healing up your pokemon before you move on to Route 2."
"AND HOW LON' WILL DAT TAKE!?"
"Well, it should only take a couple hours, but-"
"I DUN HAVE DAT KINDA TIME!"
Before Ilima could speak any more, Lillian ran off to the pokemon center to refill her potion and box Topell (and completely forgetting about her in turn), well aware she had to tend to her own pokemon whenever possible and take additional care in battles, lest her journey come to an end simply by needing to requisition the aid of a Pokemon Center.
