The Road to our Destiny

Chapter 83

As soon as Ash, Pikachu, Delia, and Mimey landed on the Alola, the raven-haired boy was having a grand time in the tropical region. From the sunny beaches to the cool water, to meeting all kinds of new Pokemon, Ash was enjoying every single moment in Alola. Eventually, he came across a Pokemon school and met Mallow, Lillie, Lana. Kiawe, and Sophocles. After befriending the five of them, meeting their teacher, Professor Kukui, discovering the amazing power of Z-crystals, and a mysterious Pokemon named Tapu Koko who gave him a Z-ring, Ash and Pikachu decided to stay in Alola while Delia and Mimey went back to Pallet Town.

For the next several months, the raven-haired boy and his partner stayed at Professor Kukui's house while going to the Pokemon school. During that time, he captured a Rowlet, Litten, Rockruff, Poipole, and Meltan and befriended a Rotom inside a Pokedex. Eventually, the egg that Delia brought hatched into a Vulpix and an egg that Professor Oak's cousin, Samson Oak, found on Mount Lanakila hatched to reveal an Alolan Vulpix that his friend, Lillie caught, nicknamed Snowy, and thus learned to overcome her fear of Pokemon with her new partner.

Meanwhile, Jessie, James, and Meowth happened to be having their vacation in Alola and found themselves staying in the woods with a Bewear. Though they stopped trying to capture Pikachu and other Pokemon with Team Rocket gone, they would still have encounters with Ash while disguising themselves so that he never learn that they are in Alola. Eventually, Jessie captured a Mimiku, James caught a Mareanie, then the trio found the Bewear's Stuffel, and started running a food cart business. When everything was said and done, the trio and Wobbuffet slowly but surely became happy with where they are and feel safe and well off with their business, staying in the woods with a Pokemon that likes to feed them, and by staying together without worrying about stealing for Team Rocket again.

Ash, however, found himself going on several big adventures while in Alola. Wormholes started to open in the region, causing strange creatures called Ultra Beasts to appear. One of them possessed Lillie's mother, Lusamine, and she, Ash and their classmates had to travel to the world of the Ultra Beasts to save her. After that, Lusamine formed a special team with Ash and his classmates called the Ultra Guardians to capture Ultra Beasts, and send them back to their world. Over the few missions the Ultra Guardians did, Ash captured and released a Buzzwole, Stakataka, and a Pheromosa and ultimately had to release Poipole to be with its friends.

But when he wasn't on a big adventure, Ash found his life in Alola to be very laid back. Eventually, Professor Kukui married another Pokemon professor named Burnett. The two of them began living their married life in joy, and it has always been a pleasure for Ash and Pikachu to see them happy together after Professor Burnett moved to Professor Kukui's home. In his free time, Ash would happily play or train with Pikachu and his new Pokemon, and eventually, his Litten and Rockruff evolved into Torracat and Lycanroc, respectively.

While in school, Ash's class visited the Kanto region, where Misty and Brock were teaching them about gym battles. They traveled to Pewter City, where Ash found out that Holly is living in an apartment close to the Pewter City gym. It was all to clear to Ash and his new friends that Brock and Holly have been in high spirits ever since they officially became a couple. Later on, when Misty and Brock came to visit Ash in Alola, Brock took Holly with him, and the two of them spent most of the trip touring. At once point, Brock helped a Nurse Joy with healing Pokemon, and she gave him a Comfey. Holly was suspicious of the way Nurse Joy was appreciative of her boyfriend, but Brock was quick to hold her close to let everyone know that she alone has his heart. Ultimately, even though Ash still didn't understand it, he was glad to see his former companions be livelier together than they were before.

But even with all of the exciting and fun things happening in Alola, Ash was feeling like something is missing.

Later in the school year, Professor Kukui held a press conference at Aether Paradise to announce he was creating a Pokemon league for the Alola region. The Pokemon professor said that anyone can compete in the new Pokemon League, and so a hundred and fifty-one people, including Ash and his classmates were all too happy to sign up. But Kukui's former friend, Guzma, who is the leader of Team Skull, signed up for the league with some members of his gang. He aimed to win the tournament as a means to prove that Alola doesn't need a Pokemon league because he's the strongest trainer in the entire region.