Pokémon: Shining Sun

Reflection: Chapter 5

Why can't the boy understand? How long will it take before he acts? Does he not realize what this monster is capable of?

Our lord banished him for a reason. He'll turn the world into something worse than hell if he ever gets the chance. Nobody can stop him. Not since Lord Arceus vanished over a decade ago. Not me, not Cresselia, not Rayquaza, Zygarde or even Time and Space.

He is unstoppable. The boy is running out of time.

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I longed for a breathe of fresh air. Even though I technically was in fresh air, in this dimension it just seemed... off. Though I'm sure Moon would say the same about ours.

I looked to my right, at Lillie, who was humming softly to no particular tune. Her gold hair blowing with the breeze, her free hand swinging slightly, her emerald eyes sparkling in the sunshine.

Arceus, I love this girl.

She glanced over at me, and I looked away, embarrassed.

She giggled. "Busted."

"Oh, shut up," I said sheepishly.

"I don't think I'll ever get over how adorable you are when you blush," she said.

I leaned over and gave her a peck, causing her face to explode in pink.

"Y-you can't just do that without warning!" She protested.

"Sure I can. Your turn to blush," I said with a smirk.

Moon made a gagging noise. "You two are going to make me throw up!"

I called ahead, "This is called a relationship. You should try it sometime!"

"And you should try taking a Hyper Beam to the face!" She retorted.

We finally reached the lab, Moon opening the door for us. "Lovebirds first."

We were met by a few Pokémon. An Alolan Vulpix immediately ran up to Lillie and jumped up on her leg. She bent down and started to pet it.

A swablu floated over, landing on my head, not caring about my hat.

"Wait... Swablu aren't native to Alola," I said.

A voice responded. "He came out of a wormhole near here."

Kukui stood next to a Primarina, who turned to face us, cocking it's head. Next to him, in her gray tank top and black suit hanging around her waist, was Professor Burnet.

"So you two are the anomaly Moon referred to?" Burnet asked.

I blinked, looking to Moon. "You called us an anomaly?"

Moon shrugged in response.

Burnet walked over, scanning over us. "Well, Lillie looks... somewhat similar. But you..." she gestured towards me. "You are a strange case."

"What, because of the Swablu on my head?" I asked sarcastically.

Kukui spoke up. "You look like a male version of Moon."

"Besides the stupid shirt," Moon muttered.

Burnet stepped back. "Your attitude is similar, that's for sure. This is quite intriguing..."

"We just want to get home," I said.

"And you can't do that without the storage system working," Moon said.

Lillie stood up. "Do you have any idea why the storage system isn't working?"

Kukui shook his head. "It just abruptly turned off. We have no clue why."