Destiny Battles

Alolan Surprise!

When they finally arrived at the Pokemon School, Serena couldn't believe the large size of the institution. With its huge buildings and wide-open space, it's no wonder why Ash had such a good time there.

"Wow. You're right, Ash," Serena says in amazement over the school. "This place is huge."

"Yep, told ya," Ash responds as he looks around, noticing the lack of activity happening on the school grounds. As he, Serena, and the two professors walk to the entrance of the school, Ash was deep within his thoughts. Hmmm...I wonder where's...

However, just as he, Serena, Pikachu, and Lucario got to the entrance, Ash's thoughts were interrupted upon the arrival of a huge watery bubble descending from above and encasing all four of them in it. Serena was puzzled for a moment until she heard the chuckling coming from Ash and his Pokemon.

"Um, Ash? Why are you laughing? We are trapped in this huge bubble. Do you know what's going on?" Serena asks her boyfriend.

"Don't worry, Serena. Trust me, I believe this is part of the welcome party." Ash said, easing Serena's concern.

After Ash said those words, a group of four people and their Pokemon suddenly appeared at the entrance with big smiles on their faces when they saw their guests at the Pokemon School.

One of them was a slender girl with tanned skin, long green hair kept in two vaguely plant-shaped twin-tails, and light green eyes. She has a fake pink flower in her hair, which is being held in place with one green vine-like strap, with two plant accents. She's wearing a pink tube top, light gray overalls with spiky white frills, a white clover-shaped mark on the waist.

Next to the green-haired girl is her partner Pokemon, which is a bipedal, plant-like Pokémon with a humanoid appearance. Its torso, arms, and legs are dark purple, while its hips and head are white. It has heavy-lidded, dark purple eyes with purple eyelids and long purple eyelashes, but has no visible mouth or nose. The lower part of its face is hidden behind a short ruff extending up from its body. While its arms are slender with rounded, digit-less hands, its legs are long and powerful. The upper portions of its legs have three pointed projections just before the hips, creating the impression of long boots. The lower portions of its legs taper into small, pointed feet. It has wide hips made up of six segments that resemble the flesh of mangosteen. On top of its head, there's a light green calyx. The shortest leaf of the calyx extends slightly forward and then curves to the right, similar to side-swept bangs. The other three leaves resemble long hair and extend nearly to the ground. The three long leaves each have three yellow spots near the top and three near the bottom; the markings are present on both the under and upper sides of the leaves. On top of the calyx is a growth resembling a small, purple crown with four thin yellow stripes.

Another member of this group is a young girl who is short and slender with fair skin, blue eyes, and short blue hair, the latter in which she wears a yellow string headband that resembles a fishing net. She's wearing a white tank top with a dark blue one underneath and a short cape behind her back, with a bluefish decal in the middle of the chest, and long blue pants with a yellow string near the waist, from which hangs a golden badge, and blue Alolan wave patterns on the bottoms. On her feet, she's sporting darkly-colored rubber sandals that are too big for her.

In front of the young blue-eyed girl is a marine Pokémon that resembles a cross between a sea lion and a mermaid. Most of its body is white, but it has a long, fish-like tail. It has a long snout with a round, pink nose, bright blue eyes with long white eyelashes, and long light blue hair trailing off the back of its head. A tiara-like structure rests on its forehead, consisting of a line of pearls with a pink sea star at one corner and a thin, transparent blue fin extending back over its hair. Its hair is contained in a ponytail by two strings of pearls. On its body are three fins similar to the one on its crown: one that drapes around its shoulders and chest, one around its waist where the fishtail begins, and one near the tip of its tail. It has long front fins with three digits. Its long fish-like tail is bright blue with small pointed, pink fins around its hips. Its tail fins are white, and it is capable of using them as feet to stand up. It would seem that this Pokemon created the huge bubble that Ash and Serena are trapped in.