A New Journey Begins!!!

5: PokeSwap!!!

Gladion walked up to the Hau'oli City Diner. If what his sources say were true, this was the best restaurant in all of Alola. As he walked through the door, his theory was confirmed. He almost bumped into a crowd of news reporters leaving. He headed to the counter.

"Hi there," the lady said, "welcome to the Hau'oli City Diner. How may I help you?"

"Table for one, please," Gladion replied. The lady escorted him to a table.

"Someone should be here to take your order soon," she said. The lady left. Gladion checked his phone. Lillie hadn't talked to him since the encounter at the Pokemon School. She should of at least texted him.

"May I have your order?" Gladion looked up. The person who he had least expected to be there was waiting for his order.

"M-moon," he said, "what in Arceus are you doing here? Why are you a waitress?"

"I have to find a way to pay Ash and the Professor back for their hospitality, don't ya think?, Moon replied, "Now, about your order."

"One:" Gladion said back, "Why would you need to pay back a kind gesture? And two: I would like some Large Z - Noodles, French Fries, and a Lemonade." Moon wrote his order down in a black notebook.

"One:" she happily mimicked, "I don't have to, I want to. And two: Is that all, sir?"

"One: Since when did you call me sir?" he asked, "And two: Yes, that is all."

"One: Ever since I got this job," Moon answered, "And two: Your food should be here in about twenty minutes." As she turned to leave, Gladion realized she was wearing roller skates. He watched as she skated off. 'Moon... a waiter girl?' he thought. He shook his head in disbelief. 'She even has her own uniform and everything. How did she even get this job?"

Later at the Pokemon School...

"Alola, class," Professor Kukui greeted.

"Alola, Professor Kukui," the class replied.

"Today we're having a special lesson," Kukui explained, "You will be swapping Pokemon for a day!" Everyone gasped. They didn't want to have to say goodbye to their Pokemon. Not even for a day. The professor pulled out a can. It was filled with some sticks. "Each trainer will draw out two sticks," the professor explained, "the first one will be the corresponding color of another trainer's second stick. That means that you will have their partner for a day. Your second one will be the same color as another trainer's first stick. That means that you give them your partner for a day. Now let the PokeSwap begin." He passed around the can. Each trainer drew two sticks. The following is the result:

Moon: Ash's Pikachu

Ash: Sophocles' Togedemaru

Lillie: Moon's Decidueye

Mallow: Lillie's Vulpix

Sophocles: Lana's Popplio

Lana: Kiawe's Turtonator

Kiawe: Mallow's Steene

Btw, Gladion is not a student, so he's not doing the PokeSwap.

Ash offered to try to stay away from the Professor's house, so Moon could actually get the feeling that she traded Pokemon with someone who is totally not living with her. Moon tried to tell Ash that that wasn't necessary, but Ash insisted.

Later that day with Moon and Pikachu...

Moon was just coming out of a Malasada shop with Pikachu when she suddenly got this feeling that something wasn't right. She and Pikachu turned into an alley. They heard voices. The trainer and Pokemon slowly tiptoed down the alley and peeked behind a corner. Moon slapped a hand over her mouth. It was Team Eclipse!!! Not the same ones that she'd encountered twice now, but the ones that attacked the Pokemon Center!!!