Lunar Ascension

Burnt Sky

The light died down and Elio was slowly able to regain his ability to see things again. The prism was now releasing a brilliant light that seemed to fill Elio with life.

The boy looked down at himself and saw all the scratches and wounds on his body heal. He felt his energy return to him and a sense of calm wash over his body.

Elio looked up at the sky where Lunala and Solgaleo were now happily flying around, both back to normal and healed.

There wasn't a Shadow in sight and the entire sky seemed to be made up of a beautiful burnt orange. "This... this is Necrozma's Light." Ralph awed.

"The light that burns the sky." Phyco recited. "The very light that used to fill my world. It may finally return to us now."

Zossie giggled and threw off her visor. "Woah! This is beautiful!"

Elio couldn't help but grin. He looked over at Selene but she seemed to be the only one not enjoying the beautiful light shining on them. "Selene, what's wrong?" He asked.

Selene turned back to the portal. "Necrozma... it's gone."

Elio followed her gaze and indeed there was no sign of Necrozma by the prism. "No." He whispered. "It can't be."

"Fret not trainers," Ralph told them. "Necrozma is likely fine. But it needs to recharge, so it has taken on the form of a comet and is traveling through the multiverse in hopes of finding a place it can regain its power."

"Ah yes!" Phyco recalled. "Necrozma is quite resilient. I just hope that wherever it ends up, it'll find a trainer who can connect with it like Luna did."

Selene seemed to brighten up a bit. "That makes me feel a lot better. Necrozma will find happiness. I'm sure of it."

Lunala and Nebby flew down to the alter and the group spent a little while longer enjoying the light before deciding it was time to part ways.

Lunala opened up a portal back to Ralph's realm and he walked up to it before turning around to say something. "Thank you, all of you. For the first time in my life, I'll be seeing my home as it should be."

Elio gave him a thumbs up. "Happy to help!"

Phyco nodded. "Indeed. It feels good to have repaired this mess once and for all."

Ralph stared at Phyco, seeming like he wanted to say more but was trying to find what to say. "Phyco, I'd like to apologize to both you and Zossie. I wasn't being fair to you by not recognizing the work you put in to fix your errors. I hope you'll forgive me."

Phyco stuck out his hand and Ralph shook it. "I'm happy to. We need forgiveness all around in this world."

Ralph chuckled. "Indeed we do, good friend." Everyone waved goodbye and Ralph walked into the portal home.

Zossie ran up and embraced Selene and Elio. "I'm gonna miss you guys so much! You better come and visit! Our home is going to be so cool now that we'll have light!"

Elio couldn't help but laugh at the young girl's energy. "Of course we will! After all, who else is going to help you become a trainer?"

A few tears glistened in Selene's eyes. "I can't believe it's already time to say goodbye. I'll miss you, Zossie. Phyco, thank you for everything."

Phyco nodded. "It is I who should be thanking you both. We could not have accomplished this without you."

Lunala opened the portal to their home and Elio realized he had to say goodbye to the Ultra Beast as well. "Lunala, thank you for giving me a second chance and battling alongside me."