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Lillie stopped off at Bill's house for a break in between the sixth and seventh gyms. She also wanted to check in on Lusamine and sleep in her own bed for a change. She had been staying at Bill's while they were in Kanto so Lusamine didn't have to travel at all, and Lillie didn't have to travel far to be with her.
She dropped her bag on the table and greeted Bill with a hug. He had become like a second father to her. "Hey Bill, how are you?"
"Good, good. How's your League Challenge going?" Bill smiled.
"Wonderful! I just got the Marsh Badge!" Lillie grinned.
"Congratulations!" Bill hugged her again, "Oh there's a letter for you on the table. From Alola. A girl called Moon."
Lillie's eyes lit up at that and she grabbed it off the table thanking Bill as she did and headed to her room. She sat cross legged on the bed and opened up the envelope. Both a letter and a photo fell out. She picked up the photo first, then the letter.
Photograph: Moon in Mount Lanakila looking as though she was about to slip on the ice. Her Crabominable was trying to catch her fall, and her Oricorio (who Moon must have been holding right before the picture was taken) was flying out of her arms. Moon's face was one of complete anguish, filled with both the anticipation of the pain she'd feel once she hit the ice, and the worry that Oricorio was going to be hurt as well. Primarina was trying to catch Oricorio. Salazzle looked like she was going to melt the ice with her flamethrower, possibly hoping that hitting the wet dirt would be easier on everyone involved than the ice would.
Hi Lillie!
First off, you're probably wondering what in the world is going on in the picture I sent you. To be honest, I only took the picture because if I just described it to you, you'd never believe me, because the story is just ridiculous. Or maybe it's not, I don't know. Maybe I'm just overthinking it cause it seemed so ridiculous to me. Or something like that. And don't worry, I'll get to the picture, but I want to save the best part of this letter for last! Ha! I'm funny, right? Right? I try.
Second, how have you been? Everyone misses you a lot, though I have to admit I miss you a little bit more than everyone else. So, uh, yeah. What are you up to? Are you enjoying Kanto? Did you get to meet Bill and is he helping your mom? Have you gotten your first Pokémon? What's your team like? I have so many questions for you! Anyway, I was also supposed to say to you that Hau and the professors say hi. They really miss you! They've asked me to send you their questions in my letters and they're gathering them up for you. I asked them why they don't just send you letters themselves and they told me they didn't want to overwhelm you so they thought it best that we send it all in one single letter, and I guess I can't argue with that logic. You are going to be a busy girl, after all. Teehee!
Anyway, on to the story in the photo. So, ever since I became champion I've just been working on filling up my Pokédex for Professor Kukui, and I was in Mount Lanakila to catch a few Poké and fill a few pages. Everything was going according to plan when out of nowhere the largest Drampa I had ever seen flew out from behind that large rock in the cave and threw me off guard and slipped on the ice. I had been holding onto Oricorio as I was going through the cave, so when I slipped, she went flying. In my haste I found the first three Pokéballs I could find, which happened to be Crabominable, Salazzle and Primarina. Crabominable, being the bulkiest, went under me cause he knew he could take my weight on him, and Primarina went the other way to save Oricorio. Salazzle thought of the first thing she could (and no, she actually did not end up melting the entirety of Mount Lanakila, Crabominable and Primarina saved us. I also caught the Drampa!
And yes, Rotom took the picture.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Moon
Lillie wiped her eyes a bit after realizing that yes, she was crying at the words on the page. She was missed, and very much so. She set the letter on her bed and headed to her desk to write a reply.
Before mailing it off, she also included a photo. One she had taken for her right before she flew back home to Bill's.
Photograph: Lillie sitting at the fountain in Celadon City surrounded by her team. She was leaning up against her Charizard, and she had a Gengar on her other side. There was a Vileplume and a Raichu in front of her, a Starmie splashed around in the water of the fountain, and a Butterfree was flying right over Lillie's head. Lillie had the biggest smile on her face, Charizard was showing off with a little burst of flame coming out of its mouth. Gengar's tongue was sticking out, and Vileplume and Raichu were both smiling as well. Starmie's gem even seemed to glow a little brighter than usual.
Moon!
Oh it was so good to hear from you! I thought you guys had all but forgotten about me since I left for Kanto, since you know you were living your lives and everything, but it's such a relief to know you guys are missing me because I am missing you guys so much too! I've settled up at Bill's house and he's so kind to let us stay since he's helping Mother and all. And he's really helping her out. He has a machine he built years and years ago that desplices the human and Pokémon DNA. He used it on Mother and while she's still weak, she doesn't have any traces of the Nihilego in her anymore. So right now she's just recovering at Bill's house, and I've been exploring Kanto. Yes, yes I did go to Professor Oak (and told him his cousin says hi!) and got myself a Charmander as soon as I got off the island. He was just the cutest thing and I named him Fireball! (And having him there to fly me around Kanto reminds me of the Charizard from the ride pager so it makes me feel a little more at home!)
I got a nice man in Celadon City to take a picture of my team for me. There's Fireball, and then my Gengar. His name is Spooky. There's also Flora my Vileplume, and Sparky my Raichu. Above my head is Flutter my Butterfree, and in the water is Starry, my Starmie. My team has been through so much with me! We just beat the sixth gym and she put up a fight but Flutter and Spooky tag teamed her and took her out! (I'm learning type effectiveness and everything! It's all so fascinating!) We're about to head to Cinnabar Island and take on the seventh gym. I heard he used fire types so Starry should be able to take him on single-handedly.
I'd love to complete my Pokédex like you are, but there are so many more Pokémon here than in Alola. Professor Oak tells me that once I beat the Elite Four here, I get access to some place called the Sevii Islands where I can find so many more Pokémon, including ones from Johto and Hoenn! I'll try to do it but I don't think I'm going to be in Kanto long enough to finish, cause once Mother is well we're heading back to Alola.
I miss you bunches and bunches!
Lillie