"So, you went with Popplio, What a fine-looking team you are! Now that you can have a pokemon battle, you are what we call a pokemon trainer," He said and gave me a strange ball, half red and half white with a black strip on the middle. "And this is her Pokeball. She will feel nice and cozy inside of it."
"Pokeball?" I asked.
"It's how we carry the pokemon around, but if you prefer you may let her walk by your side too."
I clicked the button in the middle of the Pokeball, and suddenly, a white trace of light involve Moon and went back to the Pokeball carrying her somehow into it.
"interesting technology..."
"Woo, nice one, now it's time to meet the Island Kahuna!"
"Island Kahuna?" I asked.
"Truth is, that partner Popplio of yours is a gift from the Kahuna, not me. So, let's go and say proper thank you to him, and you may even receive other gifts from him."
"Other gifts?"
"Well, it's better for us to go to Iki Town, they're starting the preparations to a festival, and I think you can learn about pokemon battles on the way too."
"Okay..." I said as we went outside.
That's definitely quite an interesting team... I thought to myself while watching the alien from another world and the rejected starter working together.
At first, Luna was worried about Popplio's well being, but just like every trainer I meet before, once she understands that the trainer isn't the only one having fun, she went all out to win.
The first pokemon she fought was a Yungoos, perfect for beginners.
Now we are half way to Iki Town and after ten straight battles, both of them are still full of energy, Yeah.
I looked ahead where Iki Town is almost in sight and wandered about those two, mainly the taller one. Most beginners are only interested in beating his opponent with sheer brute strength, using his stronger moves in the first opportunity, but she is not like that.
She understood immediately the concept of status moves and applied it to her first battle perfectly, predicting the right time the Yungoos would not attack or defend. Definitely not the way of thinking of a child, Yeah...
Plus, she also had no problem in understanding the concept os the Ultra-Wormhole or other worlds and accepted all of that with surprisingly calm.
Frankly, who's this child?
Unfortunately or not, my wondering was stopped by a late guest.
Descending the stairs just at the entry of Iki Town, a big-hearted boy appeared. Hau, the Kahuna's grandson begun to run as soon as he saw me, but to my surprise, he passed straight through and went to talk with Luna.
"Hey, hey, who are you? Are you new here? Welcome to Alola, have you choose your starter yet?" He said all of that with a smile so bright it kinda hurt my eyes. Luna's eyes widened for some reason... Honestly, she accepted she's in another world easily, but a single Hau can put that expression in her face? "Oh, yeah, my name is Hau, what's your name?"
"Luna," Her face is back to the normal, but she still answered slowly.
"I couldn't wait to pick up my starter, so I came to see the professor," He finally has seen to notice that Poppli... I mean, Moon was just at her side. "Whoa, your Popplio is so cool! Hey, wait, you already picked your pokemon?"
"Sorry about that, Hau," I said making the boy turn in my direction. "We had a little problem on the way here, so I let Luna chose her pokemon first."
"Fair enough, I guess it was just fate for you guys to meet."
"But you can still choose one of these two, Hau," I said as Litten and Rowlet gave a step forward each.
"I'm sorry, but I always knew who would be by my side," That's rare, to most kids this is a hard decision, some of them gives this decision the title of 'most difficult of my life!'... But I shouldn't be surprised by that. "Litten, I choose you!" Litten immediately understood and ran toward him. "Alola, friend! we're going to do so much awesome stuff together! Just you wait and see! Hey, Professor, you better take care of Rowlet there!"
Frankly, they could run a power plant using this boy's energy. "You better bet I will," I said smiling. "Now, Rowlet, everyone, back to the Pokeball!"
"Wait up! I and Litten have a favor to ask," He turned to face Luna again, this time, with Litten at his side. "Be our opponent in our first ever pokemon battle together!"
Ho! Now that's interesting, the grandson of the Kahuna that always lived between pokemon or the little genius from another world, that had her first contact with pokemon today? That's a match I'll be glad to see! And to my surprise, as soon as I turned my face to see Luna, the fire in her eyes was almost visible to the naked eye.
"As you wish!" She answered with a decisive tone.
"All right, I'll seriously enjoy this!"
The first thought I had about that Hau was simple...
MY GOODNESS, PINKIE PIE CAME TO ANOTHER WORLD AND BECAME A BOY!
A single second after that I could not believe I just had that thought.
But now, here we are, separated by a few meters with only our pokemon between us, in both of our first real battle against another trainer, and his eyes showed a sign of courage I rarely see, and never in someone at his age. I smiled, just like Pinkie Pie, if I have to be honest, I would have to say, I like this boy.
"Okay, Litten, I choose you!" He said and stretched out his arm.
"Mrawr!"
"Moon, it is time to test what we learned up to now!" I said confidently.
"Bwark!"
"Litten, use scratch!" Hau ordered and his Litten obeyed ready, using a speed far superior to any pokemon I have seen, he closed the distance between him and moon within the blink of an eye and attacked using his claws.
Moon took the damage quite well, but instead of ordering an direct water-based attack I decided for a different approach. "Moon, use growl!" she listened to my voice and immediately make a strange sound that seemed to affect Litten's sensitive cat ears.
"Nice one! Litten, use growl too!"
I smiled, I knew he would do it.
"Moon, now use water gun!"
"What?"
Without a doubt his Litten is the fastest one here, but after seeing me using an attack he also posses, his childish and competitive mind decided it is a good idea to fight fire with fire, and while he is occupied trying to use his status move, my Moon projected a heavy water attack that hit fair and square on the poor Litten's face, but yet he refused to fall. But drying his black fur makes he lose some precious seconds.
"Now use pound!" Moon obeyed without questioning and attacked her opponent using her head.
"Litten use scratch!" Hau yelled and just like my Moon, his Litten obeyed and attacked using his claws again, but with a smile, I noticed that it had no much effect, since just like my Popplio, his Litten is weakened by the growl, the only difference lies in the fact that Moon is not a physical attacker.
"NOW THAT YOU ARE CLOSE USE WATER GUN!" I Yelled, and Hau finally seemed to understand my strategy.
"LITTEN, TRY TO AVOID THAT!" He yelled but it was not possible considering how close these two are, and Moon's attack hit her target with a ferocity strength since her sp. stat had not being lowered, and Litten was sent flying away hitting a big tree.
I looked at the fallen cat with a blank expression, but now that the battle is finished I finally noticed how fast my heart is racing. fighting another trainer is totally different from fighting wild pokemon, that is for sure.
But what really caught me off guard was Moon jumping on my arms with a single jump. I almost let her fall, but luckily I managed to hold her before it happens. She smiled so brightly that I actually smiled too. Despite the difference in species there is no denying that she is a good girl.
"Our first defeat, sorry Litten," Hau said taking Litten in his arms and then into the Pokeball. I put Moon inside her Pokeball too and went to talk with Hau and say sorry for having wounded his Litten, but he closed our distance before I could have given a step toward him. "Whoa, you and your Popplio were both so cool, that was awesome!" he said almost jumping in the same place. "For me, the important is to have the kinda battle were everyone has fun! You and your partner too y'know?"
"Right on, Luna! You and Hau both brought ou the best in your partners, and pulled out some incredible moves there." Kukui said approaching us with small steps.
"Hey Luna, Iki Town is right up those stairs, you should totally check it out!" Hau said somehow already waiting for us at the stairs... Someone has to write down that we never should give this boy coffee... Never.
"He is right, once we get there we will search for the Kahuna," Kukui said and I nodded. Hau awaited for us at the stairs with his wide grin still on his face. Once we were at his side he asked:
"Hey, Luna, may I ask you something?"
"Go ahead," I said already climbing the stairs.
"Why is your skin blue?"