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The Alola, region where the moon shines brightly above the vast ocean as if to signify Lunala keeping guard over the peaceful realm of the night. The soothing sound of the waves washing up on the shore paired with the gentle summer breeze. The stars shone, twinkling especially brightly, trying to gain the attention of a certain young man.
The raven haired trainer sat on the porch steps of the beach house owned by professor Kukui. By all accounts it was a beautiful night, it being so peaceful and quiet that wild Lapras could even be heard playing in the distance, unfortunately our hero was too distracted by what was currently playing on his phone to notice.
“Good evening everyone! Tonight we have with us all four members of the top idol group… ROYALBLUSH!!” The talk show host announced. The crowd cheered as four very well dressed young women walked onto the stage, Lisia and May were hyping up the audience while Dawn and Serena enthusiastically interacted with the front row before sitting down together on the couch located on stage.
Ash couldn’t help but smile at seeing his friends joy and success.
“So!” The show host addressed the girls. “After the wild success that was your first major tour as a group, what’s next?”
Lisia was the first to answer. “Well, with contest season wrapping up and showcase season starting in a couple of months-”
May jumped in, continuing, “-we decided to take a well deserved -and much needed- vacation before Serena returns to kalos!” The Hoennian coordinator playfully grabbed her fellow idol’s shoulders, surprising her and causing her to blush a little. The crowd makes a collective sound of disappointment and concern in response to the news.
“No need to worry!” Dawn says in her familiar attempt to cheer up the crowd“This isn’t the end of ROYALBLUSH, not by a long shot!”
“Well that's a relief, I was worried for a second there! But on the topic of showcases… Serena! How are you feeling about taking another shot at the crown and title of Kalos Queen?”
“Definitely excited! With all of the experience I’ve gained from contests and working as an idol I feel confident in my team’s abilities, and at our chances of making it to the master class!” The honey blond trainer answered confidently.
“That’s great to hear!” The host smiled at her enthusiasm. “Now I’ve been wanting to ask concerning the rumor of you potentially debuting two new Pokémon in the upcoming season?”
“Well I-“ *riiiiiiing!!*
“WAAAAHHHH!” Ash startled.
The sudden interruption surprised him so much that he almost dropped his phone in the sand.
After some acrobatics performed by the airborne device, the panicked trainer finally managed to answer the pending call.
Without stopping to see who it was, Ash whisper-yelled “Hello?” in an attempt to not wake the sleeping residents that were still inside the house.
“Did you almost drop your phone again?” A familiar voice asked.
“Gary?” Ash questioned.
“The one and only!” His old friend replied distractedly, the sound of shuffling items could be heard in the background.
“Why are you calling so late?”
“For you it’s late, here it’s only 7am. As for why? Uhh, because you asked me to?”
“What- oh! Oh yeah! I totally forgot sorry….” Ash said as he apologetically rubbed the back of his neck.
Gary sighed.
“Don’t worry about it, just next time try to remember. Anyway, I’m sending the stuff you asked for now. Where do you want it?”
“Just in front of the house, thanks.”
In a sudden small flash of purple light, an Abra appeared to Ash’s left along with a large crate. Just as quickly as it appeared, the psychic Pokémon disappeared, leaving only the single piece of cargo behind.
Gary spoke up, bringing Ash’s attention back to the call. “I get wanting to have some of your stuff with you cause you’re not constantly traveling this time around, but clothes? Why not just buy new ones? You have the money.”
“Yes, but I only really planned on staying in Alola for a couple weeks and packed accordingly… plus I miss wearing pants.” Ash laughed to himself.
“Do they not sell pants in Alola?” He asked incredulously.
“If they do, I haven’t found any yet.”
“I don’t know how you’ve lived without your precious cargo pants till now.” The orange haired trainer said in mock sympathy.
“By the way, if you forgot about tonight then why are you up so late?” He asked in confusion.
“Oh yeah… ya know just watching Dawn and May’s interview…..”
“Uh huh, riiiiiiiiiight… sure, sure.” Gary had his suspicions on what the real reason could be, but decided to keep it to himself for now.
Looking for a way to change the subject Ash remembered something important.
“Hey did you remember to pack the other stuff?”
“Yep, but just remember not to tell anybody about who gave you that stuff this time. I don’t feel like ending up behind bars again because of you.”
“Don’t worry! I’ll make sure not to tell officer Jenny it was you who sent me a nuke.”
“Ha ha very funny. Get some sleep, you’ve got a busy day ahead of you, trying to explain away all of that to the professors.”
“Yeah you’re probably right, but seriously, thanks.”
“Don’t worry about it, what else am I here for?”
“Well good…. morning I guess?”
“G’night, Ashy-boy.”
Hitting the end call button, the raven haired young trainer stood, taking a deep breath. Finally taking notice of the peaceful night atmosphere, and deciding it was time he joined his partner Pokémon in bed. Before that though, he turned to the large crate sitting in the sand, only one thought remaining…
“How do I get this inside?”