The ship slowly drifted along, being pushed left and right by strong wind. Kylani looked to see land coming into view. "Unova ahoy, huh?" she asked. Ghetsis nodded. "Right. We'll sail near Nuvema Town. My lab's nearby it." "Your lab..." Kylani muttered. "Lab... that's it." "Huh?" Ghetsis asked. "Nothing." Kylani replied as she watched the land slowly come closer. At one point, she dozed off on the floor of the ship. When they reached land, Ghetsis yelled "Get up!" and she snapped awake. "W-Wha...?" she muttered groggily, then remembered what was happening. She slowly got to her feet. "There's no reason to be napping. We have a job to do." "Right. Got it." Kylani replied, staring at the land. They were near Nuvema Town, but out of sight from people. They both got off the ship. "Follow me. It's this way." Ghetsis said, and the two of them headed off.
"Pika, wake up!" N yelled, shoving Pika, who had been snoring loudly in the next seat. "W-Wah! Look out, they're gonna-" she cried, then cut herself off as she jolted awake. N, Hex, and Drifty stared at her wide-eyed. "...Uh..." she muttered, looking around. "Oh, uh... sorry. I was having a nightmare." "Pika, you have drool on your face." "Huh?" Pika wiped her mouth with her sleeve. "What was the nightmare about?" Hex asked. "Hmm... well... I was standing next to some kid... then something or someone tried to attack us, and I freaked out..." "Eee, I can tell..." Drifty sighed. "Some kid? Who was it? What did they look like? Was it someone you know?" "Hex, why are you interrogating Pika?" "Because I can, Mr. Maternal Harmonica Groupchat." Hex replied. N started twitching. "What... was that...?!" Luckily, Pika replied to Hex before N could continue. "Hmm... I don't really know... it was a boy... with brown hair and brown eyes, and wearing glasses... he seemed... oddly familiar... like I've seen him before, but I can't remember where..." "Weird." "I know, right?" Then Drifty looked out the window. "Eee! Land ahoy!" "Huh?" the group asked. Then they looked out the windows as well and saw land coming into view. "Next stop, Castelia City! I think!" Hex exclaimed. "Wow... from where we are, Alola isn't even visible..." Pika muttered. "Of course, dummy, Alola's a different region, not the next town, you know." "Wow, really? Wow! We never would've guessed! Wow, thanks, Mr. Harmonica! Wow!" Hex replied sarcastically. Pika and Drifty practically fell over laughing. N's face was going red with anger and he looked like he was about to scream. So Hex, Pika, and Drifty got up and ran around in circles repeatedly yelling "Wow!", "Yahoo!", and "Eee!" repsectively. Many of the people on the ferry gave them nasty looks. "Pika, Hex, Drifty, for frick's sake, sit down!" N yelled angrily. They slowly sulked back to their seats, and all was silent... for a moment. "Alola-ah! Alola-ah! Ah-ah-ah! Alola-ah!" "Eee for the three thee eees!" "Go go rocket blaster shoes!" "Shut up, you idiots! We'll be kicked off the ferry!" N shrieked. Drifty, Pika, and Hex looked at each other, got up again, and burst into song while dancing. "Eee, out where the mountains fell on top of us!" "What?" "Out where lightning hit me in the knee!" "In the knee? What?!" "I can swear there's some ancestral spirits watching me!" "What?!" The people on the ferry were getting more annoyed by the minute. "Eee, I really can't remember this part!" "But it sounded pretty cool!" "And I feel like I'm rollin' around in the mud!" "...What...?" "Eee, eee, eee..." "I want a gyro!" "I'll be holding a gyro 'till the end of the night!" N suddenly stuck out his foot and tripped Pika, and she fell straight to the ground. Hex and Drifty stared at her for a minute, then turned towards N. "You meanie!" Drifty cried and tried to slap N with his ribbons. "Kamikaze!" Hex yelled and leaped into the air, trying to body slam N, but he quickly dodged. "Ow!" she whimpered as she hit the ground. "What is wrong with you-" Suddenly, the ferry docked at a pier. "Oh, we're here, finally..." N muttered. The people on the ferry exited as quickly as possible, trying to get away from Pika, Hex, and Drifty. "Mr. Natural Harmonia Gropius, you're a lamehead." Pika said with her face buried in the floor. N slowly turned towards her, gawking. "...What's a lamehead?" "You." Pika replied. N could hear muffled laughter and whimpering from Hex. Drifty almost fell over laughing at him and repeatedly said "Lamehead!" while pointing at him. N groaned angrily as Hex and Pika both got to their feet. "Come on." N said as they got out of the ferry.
May 17, 2020
by
Gau
Meanwhile, Pika, Hex, and Drifty had reached the clearing that Ghetsis had been tied up in before. However, all that was there was a few stray ropes. "Huh? Where's Jetsister?" Hex asked cluelessly. Pika looked confused. "He must've got loose... wonder who untied him." "Eee, maybe he chewed through the ropes and lost all his teeth." Drifty said, shrugging. "We couldn't get that lucky!" Pika said, bursting into laughter. "Hey, let's split up and look for Laniky! Maybe we'll find her!" Hex said. "All right! I'll go that way, you go that way, and Drifty, go that way." Pika said, pointing. "Roger that!" "Eee!" Hex and Drifty said, dashing off, while Pika did the same. After about half an hour, Pika and Hex met up in the clearing. "Where's Drifty?" Pika asked. "I dunno, haven't seen him..." "Maybe he's still-" "Eee!" The two of them turned to see Drifty run into the clearing, looking surprised. "Drifter!" Hex exclamed. Pika snorted in amusement. "I got news! Eee! One of my friends says he saw a ship floating off, and guess what? There was a girl and this one funny-looking weirdo guy in it!" Drifty cried. "Wait, really?!" "Yeah! The guy had some weird thingy over one of his eyes and was wearing a weird robe thingy! And the girl looked exactly like Kylani! Eee!" Pika and Hex stared in shock. "Why was Laniky hanging out with Jetsister on some ship?" "Beats me!" Then Hex looked deep in thought. "Hey, guys? What if... what if Laniky joined Jetsister to help him with whatever he's trying to do?!" she cried. "W-What?!" "You mean... she joined the bad guys?! Eee?!" "It all makes sense now!" Hex exclaimed. "You're right! She must've snuck away so she could team up with him without us knowing! So she was just pretending to be our friend! She's probably gonna come up with some plot and get rid of us! It's what Ghetsis has been wanting to do, after all!" Pika snarled. Hex and Drifty nodded. "Huh...? What are you yelling about...?" asked a voice. They turned to see a green-haired boy staring at them in confusion. "Oh, nothing, M. Just Laniky's run off and teamed up with Jetsister and is probably gonna try to kill us, that's all." Hex said casually while rolling her eyes. N blinked, seemingly unable to understand what Hex was saying. Pika glared at him. "Kylani has gone evil and teamed up with Ghetsis and is probably gonna kill us!" she said angrily. N's eyes went wide. "What?! What did you say?!" "I said that Kylani has gone evil and teamed up with Ghetsis and is probably gonna kill us!" "I heard you!" "Then why ask?!" "Eee, I'm confused..." Drifty muttered. N turned toward him. "Did that... did that Sylveon just...?" N asked. "Yes, M, he did! He really did!" Hex yelled sarcastically. "Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean, Kylani's teamed up with Ghetsis?" N asked. "I mean exactly what I said! Her and Ghetsis were boatin' off to who knows where!" "What if Kylani was captured by Ghetsis? Or went along unwillingly?" N continued to ask. "Eee, nope. She had a Decidueye sent out and they looked perfectly okay. Weren't restrained or anything. And Ghetsis was turning the wheel. Kylani seemed pretty willing to me..." Drifty said, shaking his head. "Then... then why?! Why would she...? I thought that... I thought that she..." "You aren't the only one who feels betrayed, you know, Mr. Harmonia!" Pika cried. N cringed. "Uh, what did you just call me...?!" "Chill, Mr. Harmonica!" "Harmonica...?!" N said, his voice practically an angry squeak. "Shut up!" Pika snarled at N. "What did I do?!" N cried. "Ugh, I'm sick of this! I know what we should do! We should track down that boat and teach Kylani a painful lesson in what happens when you betray the people that care about you!" Pika said, cracking her knuckles. "Wait, what?! Painful lesson?! What are you planning to do?!" "Good idea! I got some spells that'll help! Maybe my Fire spell'll come in handy!" "Fire spell?! You're going to set Kylani on fire?!" "I'll show her too! Let me at her! Eee!" "What in the absolute frick is wrong with you people?!" N shrieked in rage. Pika, Hex, and Drifty slowly turned towards N, glaring. He took a deep breath. "Whatever happened, I'm sure that Kylani had a good reason!" "Yeah, betraying your friends for no reason has to have a good reason." Pika snarked. N continued, ignoring her. "We have to find out why Kylani did it before we beat her up or cast Fire spells on her. We have to find out where that ship was headed and follow them." For a moment, everything was quiet. Pika hadn't made a furious retort, but she was still giving N nasty looks. Drifty sighed heavily and said "Eee, my friend said that it was heading towards Unova. If ya don't hurry, ya probably won't catch up to it." Hex looked at him. "Drifter, you sound like Pika." she said, snickering. "Eee? I do?" "Well, aside from all the eees, that's how Pika talks." Hex laughed. Drifty and Pika both gave her a confused look. "All right, towards Unova. Now we know where it's going, but... how will we catch up to it?" N asked. "Take a boat, duh." Hex said. "What boat?" "...Uh... I dunno." Hex said, shrugging. N sighed. "What do we do, Mr. Natural Harmonia Groupius?" "What...?!" "Dude, that's his full name?" Hex asked. "Yep." Pika replied. Hex and Drifty almost fell over laughing. "Stop calling me that, and stop laughing!" N yelled angrily. "Okay, okay! Sheesh." Pika muttered. "Eee, what do we do? What do we do? Huh?" "I... I don't know. But we'll think of something." N said. For a minute, all was silent. "Eee. Eee. Eee. Eee. Eee. Ee-" "Drifty, for heck's sake, cut it out!" "Eee..." Pika and Hex burst into laughter. N gave them nasty looks. Suddenly, Hex cried "I got it!" The group turned around to face her. "We could take a ferry!" "A ferry?!" "Eee?!" "Wait, there's a ferry headed to Unova?!" "Maybe." Hex said, scratching her head. Drifty and N sighed, then turned to see that Pika was dashing off. "Hey, wait!" N called after her, and they took off in pursuit. After a little while, they had reached the Hau'oli City Ferry Terminal. Pika practically knocked the doors over dashing in, yelled loudly, then fell face-flat to the ground. Hex and Drifty were also running fast and tripped over Pika. N was slowly stumbling into the building, and upon seeing the small pile of Pika, Hex, and Drifty, he sighed heavily and facepalmed. Pika looked up to see that everyone was staring at them in shock. "...Uh." she muttered, looking confused. N walked up to a lady. "Uh, excuse me... is there a ferry that goes to Unova?" he asked. "Unova? Yes, there's a ferry bound for Castelia City in Unova in about thirty minutes." said the lady. "Okay, thanks." "Really?! That easy?!" Hex cried from the floor. "Hex?" "Yeah?" "Be quiet." "Meanie..." Hex muttered. "Get up, you three, the ferry's coming in thirty minutes." "Eee, we heard, we heard..." Drifty groaned as he, Pika, and Hex started getting up. N sat down in a chair and said "This is going to be a long thirty minutes..."
May 17, 2020
by
Gau
