Galar. Hammerlocke. Late Afternoon.
Hammerlocke was currently flooded with Pokemon. Not every Pokemon managed to find Alcremie or track her down. The best they could do was end up in areas that Alcremie has been to. Her delicious vanilla scent has lasted for such a long time that it was hard to tell where Alcremie was now. This left Hammerlocke in a predicament.
"W-What is this?!" Raihan and many others in Hammerlocke were caught in this mess now. It was seemingly unavoidable. With no sign of Alcremie, the Pokemon were growing restless, desiring to consume something. Unlike the people and the Pokemon who lived within cities, these Pokemon were active and showcased it by gnawing on what they could find to try and satisfy their hunger.
They mainly focused on furniture, digging their teeth into them as the people here did not care at all. They were too busy thinking about Alcremie's vanilla scent, meaning that Hammerlocke didn't have much protection at the moment. Except for Raihan, who was barely managing to resist the scent.
"Hey!" Raihan exclaimed as there was a Mudbray chewing on his shirt. It seemed that even clothing wasn't safe. As long as they were starving, everything was free to consume and with many of the people here so flustered by the scent, not many could stop them. "I need some help here!" Raihan would quickly take out of his phone, requesting help. Any of his fellow Galar Gym Leaders would do. But immediately, after turning on his phone, he went straight for Leon, having high hopes and faith in him.
"Hello, this is Leon. If you're getting this, then this is just voicemail. I'm busy at the moment, so leave a message after the Charizard Roar." Unfortunately, Leon was not available. Raihan lowered his eyes as this meant that Leon was most likely somewhere else and lost thanks to his horrible sense of direction. With Leon not available, Raihan would turn to the other Gym Leaders.
But before he could do that, up ahead, he spotted some familiar faces. Following a Minccino that was also searching for Alcremie was none other than Ash's group, which was comprised of Fluttershy, Rarity and Goh. However, Minccino would stop here at Hammerlocke. The clear direction of the scent was hard to follow now that Alcremie's vanilla aroma had covered many areas.
Minccino would simply stop to sniff the sweet air, desiring to chew on something to gain satisfaction. But no matter what it would chew on, it and all the other Pokemon here, wanted Alcremie's vanilla more than anything.
"Yikes! It's worse than we thought!" Goh exclaimed after witnessing all of the Pokemon here chewing, gnawing and biting down on whatever they could find to satisfy their hunger. "They're chewing on things now?!"
"It's getting worse!" Fluttershy observed. "Without Alcremie, they're reaching the point where they need to eat something!"
"Well, don't you have anything?!" Rarity questioned as a Skowvet crept up on her, biting her tail. To the Skowvet, Rarity's tail looked like a candy swirl, prime for consumption. "Ouch!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that. What they want more than anything is Alcremie's cream." Fluttershy sadly shook her head. "Mainly that one Alcremie, but we don't know where it is."
"W-Well...!" Rarity grimaced before using her magic to remove the Skwovet from her tail. "We're counting on Applejack for this! Those apple pies of hers will work out and solve this issue."
"But it's across so many locations and who knows how far Alcremie's gone?" Goh questioned, bringing up the realistic possibility of Alcremie's scent affecting too many towns and cities to feed. By this point, without Alcremie, the Pokemon were sure to eat whatever they can to try and satisfy themselves, but nothing will satisfy them so as long as Alcremie's cream was out of their reach.
And to illustrate the severity of this, news of the situation had been developed as a large screen on one of the buildings, acting as a public TV but more of a news board than anything. On it, a woman would share an update on the Alcremie Situation for many to hear. But not everyone would hear since they were too busy enchanted by the cream.
"It's been 5 days since the powerful vanilla scent has spread across different areas in Galar. Pokemon that are craving the taste of this Vanilla have been showing up, causing a ruckus and eating whatever they can. Scientists say that with the towns and cities being inactive, society might crumble. It could be that this is worse than the Darkest Day. Jokingly, Professor Magnolia and Professor Sonia are thinking of titling this as the Tastiest Day."
"She might be right when you think about it. They might end up destroying each other faster than what Eternatus nearly did." Rarity added. The Darkest Day was something that nearly destroyed Galar but was once stopped. But this could go beyond that, mainly because this seemed like something no one could prevent due to how far the scent has spread and how many were enchanted.
Route 9.
But for some of the Pokemon who managed to find Alcremie, it wasn't out of their reach. At the moment, Celestia was with Alcremie, protecting her from all the Pokemon that tried to devour the Cream Pokemon. As such, Celestia was being pursued by hungry Pokemon with flustered and happy faces. She's used to looking at serious faces when confronting someone, making this rather odd for her as there was still a sense of danger.
She ended up on Route 9, still running from the Pokemon which continued to pop up because of Alcremie. A Corvisquire came swooping down from above, attempting to swipe Alcremie away from Gardevoir's arms.
"Garde!" But with impressive athletism and agility, Gardevoir would leap over the Normal-Flying-Type, using Psychic to levitate while holding onto Alcremie. However, the swarm of Pokemon could cover many areas due to how many picked up on the vanilla scent. Gardevoir couldn't stay in the air forever with how many Flying-Types were rampant, so it was back to the ground but even that wasn't safe as she slid on the snow when descending. Alcremie closed her eyes, feeling the adrenaline rush when Gardevoir started sliding as if she was performing extreme sports.
Celestia gasped as a stampede of Bouffalants were now approaching, passing by everyone else. The Bouffalants all had hearts in their eyes, using that to increase their speed while also causing mild earthquakes. Thinking quickly, Celestia would repeatedly shoot magic on the ground, creating large ditches with each blast, attempting to slow them down.
"Bou!" The Bouffalant would collectively fall into these ditches. Their stampede would come to an end as the ditch was large enough to fill all of them. The tremors would also stop but that didn't end deal with the massive swarm of Pokemon that was still approaching.
"Speaking of swarms, many Bug-Types would buzz around, attempting to overwhelm Alcremie. That is what Bugs do best. Overwhelm their enemies with greater numbers and annoyance. And with how many of them gathered, they managed to reach Celestia's group.
Combees were the most dominant Bugs here, being attracted to the vanilla instead of honey like they usually are. This Alcremie's scent was just that good. To combat this, Arcanine unleashed a flare of flames from his body, pushing the bugs away. The flames would erupt in the form of a flame tower, melting some of the snow away while also managing to force some of the Pokemon to stay back from the heat.
Celestia and her Pokemon were doing well in protecting Alcremie, but they knew they couldn't keep it up forever. Celestia needed to find a way to gauge some distance from all of these Pokemon. At least for a while since they would not let her breathe, consistently pursuing Alcremie.
"You're all so infatuated with Alcremie's scent then why don't you turn your attention to that for now?!" Celestia used a rather powerful spell that is rarely used but can be highly effective. The Want-it-Need-it Spell. She focused the spell on a nearby rock, shooting it with her magic.
That rock was now the most desired item, at least for now. Even when the swarm of Pokemon would turn their attention to the rock, Celestia knew that wouldn't last either. But it would give her some time. The Pokemon gathered around the rock, still affected by Alcremie's scent.
Now that they were Double-Enchanted, they had the urge to eat this rock since it was the new desired object. And thus, the Pokemon would fight over it as that was the biggest drawback to the spell as proven by Twilight Sparkle's actions in the past. Celestia looked back as the Pokemon would start fighting over this one rock, each of them desiring to eat it. Their fighting would make the snow fly everywhere, forming a smoke cloud from their scuffle.
At least, some more time to breathe now that they were all distracted. They had to stop moving for a while to avoid Alcremie's scent going any further. They've already affected Route 9 when fleeing from the Pokemon and Celestia would prefer to put an end to it as soon as possible.
"Okay..." Celestia breathed in and out before sitting next to a tree. "That should keep them occupied. The spell will only run out if the object of interest is destroyed. I wish I chose something more durable than a rock, honestly. Are you all okay?"
"Gardevoir." They were all doing fine. None have been harmed after this pursuit, especially Alcremie.
"Cremie..." Speaking of Alcremie, the Cream Pokemon was rather overwhelmed right now. Being chased down by so many Pokemon just because of something she couldn't control was outrageous. Her life was in peril and even more so than that, Galar was essentially on the verge of a crisis with how many cities and towns she has rendered unresponsive.
Knowing this, Alcremie started tearing up. Vanilla-flavoured tears would run down her face as she desperately wished for this to end so that she could go on with her day. But she knew no matter where she went, she would bring trouble. It's how she ended up in mainland Galar when she originally came from a place known as the Isle of Armor.
"Hey, don't cry." Celestia put her hoof on Alcremie's face, catching the vanilla tears. "I promised you I'd figure this out. And I have found a way."
"A-Alcremie?"
"That's right. It's the only way I can think of, honestly. This won't end until they are all satisfied. They all need to have a taste of your vanilla but that would put you in peril." Celestia was all for everyone having a taste of this special vanilla without putting Alcremie in danger. That seemed difficult, but she recalled something that could change that. "We have to Dynamax you."
Dynamax.
Celestia remembered the Cake Competition from two days ago. Specifically Opal's Alcremie. Her Alcremie unleashed a G-Max move known as G-Max Finale that sent massive vanilla from above to try and attack Pikachu, only for Pikachu to eat through it and Gigantamax with the energy. Or as Leon titled it, 'Feastamax'."
"That's right. All we need to do is Dynamax you. Unfortunately, I don't have a Dynamax band." Celestia looked at her hoof which lacked a Dynamax Band. "But I will have you Dynamax and this can all be over, okay?"
"Cremie! Alcremie!" Alcremie put on a wide smile before rapidly nodding her head in full agreement with this. This might be the opportunity she was looking for.
"There's one place we can pull it off. We'll have all the Pokemon come to the Wild Area. Then, we'll use your increased size to spread vanilla everywhere." Celestia laid out the plan. "Here's what we'll do."
Circhester.
Back at Circhester, Applejack had already tried her hoof at putting an end to this Vanilla-crazed event. She made some apple pies but knew they wouldn't be enough. Mainly the numbers weren't enough as she could not feed everyone, especially with how many places Alcremie has been to. Which is why she requested assistance from her family.
"Alright. Thanks to BigTime Ben, we got them here as soon as possible. Glad I could count on him." Because of BigTime Ben, the foods her family makes had managed to reach the area. By train, of course.
Apple Crumble, Cobbler, Apple Fritters, Apple Dumplings, Apple Crisps, Apple Butter, Candy Apple, Caramel Apple, Cider Doughnut, Apple Pudding, Brown Betty and much more. With her large family, she had a ton of options to choose from as they all came in boxes that had BigTime Ben's company logo on them. It was already getting late in the afternoon as these apples did arrive after hours. But the point was that they were here either way.
With all of these apple delicacies, this was enough to at least go past Circhester. At least for today. This was all her family could bring over when it came to feeding one city. For everywhere else, they would all have to work hard and make more of their specialities.
"Eat! Eat!" A loud voice bellowed, startling Applejack. It was none other than Melony, who was force-feeding some of the apple pies to the people to snap them out of it.
"But I want vanilla! Alcremie's vanilla!" A woman cried out, preferring the vanilla as she tried moving her mouth away from the pie. Sceptile was even getting involved, trying to have them all eat the other apple foods by using Frenzy Plant to do so. Large roots would carry the foods, holding them out to the people and Pokemon here.
"Too bad! It'll be worth it!" Melony said with a smile on her face while trying to force it down her. She wasn't just strict when it came to coaching but also when trying to snap everyone out of it. Eventually, she managed to shove the pie in, allowing the woman to get a taste of Applejack's speciality.
Sceptile's roots even managed to do the same by using brute force to make everyone else eat the delicacies, whether they liked them or not. They had to like them. For the sake of Galar continuing as a land otherwise, it might as well be a Ghost Region, devoid of activity.
"Mm-" The woman's eyes then opened once she got a proper taste of this. She paused for a moment, getting a good feel of the apple pie before expressing how she felt about it. "Mmm...Mmmm! This is good!"
"Isn't it? It was worth eating it now, wasn't it?" Melony said as this woman managed to experience how great the apple pies were. Applejack had a smile grace her face after hearing that. Thanks to Melony's rather aggressive and forceful action, there was a chance to fix all of this.
"But it'd go better with vanilla." Only for it to come crumbling down. Despite how good it tasted, Alcremie's vanilla was the preferred delicacy. Applejack was gutted by this, lowering her head. The people and Pokemon could definitely enjoy the taste of the Apple Pie but the Alcremie Scent was still superior. All of them agreed that vanilla would work better with it. This all seemed rather pointless in the eyes of Applejack.
To catch up with her friends, she would use her Xtransceiver, calling for Ash to see how he and everyone else were doing at the moment while the earth pony was disappointed. "Please tell me ya'll are having better luck than I am."
"Well, not really. We ran into Raihan here at Hammerlocke." Ash spoke as he was currently with Raihan. "And that's about it. All the Pokemon here are starting to chew on what they can find since they don't have Alcremie's vanilla. I don't think we're getting anywhere with this. What about you?"
"I've got my family to help me. BigTime Ben helped ship all of their foods over to Circhester as soon as possible. The moment I called Apple Bloom to tell Granny Smith to tell everyone else, they got to work. But all that hard work in making what they know best might not be enough. My apple pies and everything my family made weren't enough to satisfy them. They still look all rosy." Applejack looked over at the people of Circhester who only took mild bites from the Apple Delicacies thanks to Melony and were not satisfied with them at all.
"That's a shame. Your pies are really good." Fluttershy said. "What do we do now? If this keeps up, Galar might not function properly anymore. And we don't even know where the Alcremie is."
"Hmm...Well...The only thing we can do is have Alcremie put her vanilla on some food." Ash thought of something. "I mean, we've gotta find her first that is."
"I guess vanilla on the rest of it would fix things, right?" Applejack held her hat. "No other Alcremie's gonna do the trick. Just that one. Where'd it even go?"
Suddenly, before anyone could think of something else, the skies above would begin to darken. A familiar energy was building up as it was mainly seen at Hammerlocke. For Circhester, it was hard to see from this distance, however, it was easy to know what this was.
It was none other than a Dynamax Cloud. The skies turned into their usual mix of red and dark purple, shifting the clouds and hiding the Sun for a while as well as giving everything a dark pink aesthetic.
"Oh? Someone has the opportunity to Dynamax at a time like this?" Melony would notice the Dynamax cloud. It was rather surprising since she figured not many would have the strength to Dynamax, especially with how things were.
"Hm? Where are they going?!" From Ash's side, he and his friends noticed that the Pokemon that were tearing through Hammerlocke were suddenly leaving. They stopped what they were doing the moment the clouds appeared as something else grabbed their attention. But it was the same scent that they were focused on and Fluttershy could definitely tell that it had gotten stronger.
A few seconds ago. The Wild Area.
This happened seconds before the Dynamax cloud emerged. The ones at the Wild Area were none other than Celestia, Gardevoir, Arcanine and Alcremie. Currently, they were the only ones here as they all stood in front of a Dynamax Power Spot.
"Alright. This is the only way I can help Dynamax you," said Celestia. Without a Dynamax Band, this was the second-best option. Either that or Eternatus forces her to Dynamax. "Alcremie. You will have to take the Dynamax energy from this Power Spot and grow. But since you're a Wild Pokemon, you'll become hostile. Are you ready for it?"
"A-Alcremie!" She did not hesitate. Anything to put an end to this so she can live her life peacefully. If it meant satisfying everyone's stomachs then she would gladly become hostile when Dynamaxing. She trusted Celestia after all. This whole thing was built on trust.
If Celestia never found her, most likely, she would've been eaten by now. But because of the Sun Princess's perfect timing and her will to defend the Cream Pokemon, Alcremie could proudly take this risk. She would approach the Power Spot, bouncing onto it as the Dynamax energy within would immediately envelop her.
Just making contact with the Power Spot gave off an instant reaction. There wasn't even any time to let it simmer and build up. Alcremie was enveloped in a flare of Dynamax Energy which would burst out of the power spot. Celestia and everyone moved back as the clouds were shifting in response to this transformation. This was the cause for the Dynamax clouds in the sky.
She looked at Alcremie, ready to enact her plan once she was fully grown. The only way to pull it off was to have Alcremie's cream be as big as it needs to be. However, Alcremie wasn't simply Dynamaxing. She was going beyond that. When growing, her body structure was being to morph as well.
She wasn't just Dynamaxing. She was Gigantamaxing. Celestia gasped as she was standing before a Gigantamax Alcremie. She simply thought it would be a regular one. With three outbursts of energy, she would reach her Gigantamax state. However, the sweets were no longer on her tiers since this Alcremie did not have a sweet at all, making her rather bare. Either way, Gigantamax Alcremie was here.
"ALCREMIE!"
"You're a Gigantamax Pokemon?!" Celestia pulled back. "W-Well, I suppose that works in our favour! You're bigger than ever in this state! And with this size, your scent is sure to reach a wider radius."
That was also part of the plan. With this size, Alcremie's sweet vanilla scent would go even further than what it originally was meant to be. That was a huge risk but one she was willing to let happen. All that mattered was that everyone managed to eat from something that wasn't her.
With this size, it wasn't long until those at Hammerlocke noticed the Gigantamaxed Alcremie in the Wild Area, especially Ash's group. Alcremie's towering height made her visible, especially since she was out in the open instead of one of the dens. Now all they had to do was find the right food for this. Before that, Alcremie's hostility was beginning to build up. Without a Dynamax Band, she was hostile in this state.
The spirit of Eternatus resides within the Dynamax Energy after all, attempting to break out and cause as much destruction as it can. Alcremie growled as red lightning would crash from the skies. And following this were droves of Pokemon, heading in this direction. Some of them even originally came from the Wild Area.
However, despite the spirit of Eternatus trying to break free, Alcremie was fixated on what truly mattered. She would rather satisfy others than cause destruction. G-Max Finale was the only way to spread the vanilla cream. Alcremie simply had to tap into that power and unleash it. The red lightning would even shoot from her body as she turned to face Celestia and her Pokemon. They were the only ones here, meaning they were targets for Alcremie, even if a part of her did not wish to harm them since they protected her. But the part that was Eternatus definitely wanted to harm them.
"Princess Celestia?!" Calling out her name was none other than Fluttershy and everyone else who followed the Pokemon here to the Wild Area. They stood atop a mountain, looking down at the Sun Princess. "What are you doing here?!"
"Is that the Alcremie that's causing this?!" Rarity gasped after seeing the Gigantamax Alcremie.
"It is. But we're working together to put an end to this. This is the only way I can think of stopping this. They have to get a taste of Alcremie's vanilla but without harming her and this is the one way that makes sense, even if I saw it just once."
"Oh yeah!" Ash realized that he and Celestia had the same idea in mind. Granted, they had a different approach. Celestia was going for just vanilla while Ash was thinking about putting vanilla on the food.
However, that needed to be done as soon as possible as the Pokemon were approaching rapidly. Alcremie had yet to unleash G-Max Finale, still fighting against Eternatus. With this size, Alcremie certainly wouldn't be eaten in one bite but she was still in danger.
"Alcremie! It's alright!" Celestia spoke to the Cream Pokemon.
"C-CREMIE?!"
"We'll be fine! Just let it all out!" Celestia encouraged Alcremie to attack, shocking the Cream Pokemon. But Celestia was confident that she and her Pokemon would be fine. After all, they've taken far worse. "Go for it. It's the only way to make you happy and end this. Whatever happens next, as long as you're safe, that's all that matters."
"AL..." Those words from Celestia hit Alcremie deep in the heart. This connection she felt with Celestia was powerful enough to give her an edge over Eternatus. The destructive power Eternatus emanated was being held back by this connection. Because on this tasty day, a new friendship was born. One that was born out of protection and love. That's really all she wanted now was to feel safe and no one granted that better than Celestia herself.
"ALCREMIE!" Alcremie was herself in this instance. Her eyes flashed as she used all of her strength to pull off the one move that mattered most of all. With all her might, she used G-Max Finale. Gigantamax Alcremie shot a ray of Fairy Magic into the air, causing it to hit the clouds.
"Now's our chance!" Celestia took advantage of this, adding the final part of her plan into the mix. With her own magic, she shot a golden beam into the sky as it joined with Alcremie's Fairy Magic. Both light energies touched the eye of the storm up in the clouds as two effects occurred.
The first was the traditional one. G-Max Finale caused giant cream projectiles to fall down from the sky. But with Celestia's magic, that was altered. The number of cream projectiles had been greatly doubled and more importantly, more widespread.
Over a hundred cream projectiles were raining from the darkened sky, being so abundant to the point where they went above and beyond the Wild Area. Celestia wanted to make sure everyone who had sensed Alcremie's scent got a taste. Thus, she cast a spell that multiplied the number of Cream Projectiles.
Ash and everyone marvelled at this as all of the Pokemon stopped to look up. It was a cream paradise right now as the projectiles would hit the ground. However, thanks to Celestia's magic, the projectiles were softer than before. There was no earth-shaking collision or anything of the sort. Instead, it was incredibly soft.
Hammerlocke was met with these cream projectiles, however, the brilliant ruler of Equestria made sure that they landed in front of the city's entrance instead of on the city. She didn't want to harm anyone. Other locations would receive giant cream projectiles that landed right in front of them, making squishy noises upon contact.
As for the Wild Area, it was flooded with vanilla cream. Ash and his friends ended up getting some on them but thankfully, without any harm. Celestia made the right call to make the cream soft, showing why her magic is truly stupendous.
"Mmm! I can see why everyone was going crazy for this!" Ash licked his finger as he got a taste of the vanilla cream. And indeed, it was amazing. So amazing that he felt like blasting off. Pikachu and the others tasted themselves to have an equally excited reaction.
"Oh, I would definitely hunt her down as well!" Rarity gushed, prancing at the spot in response to this vanilla cream. "Ash! You must put this on your cake! Both of them would work so well with each other!"
"It feels so divine..." Fluttershy sighed with happiness. And all the Pokemon felt the same way too. The Pokemon of the Wild Area had received the cream once it dropped on them. It also acted as a way to slow down the Pokemon the same way Opal's Alcremie restrained Pikachu, even if it was for a moment. And like Pikachu, they would start eating through the vanilla.
Many of the Pokemon devoured the vanilla, finally getting the opportunity to consume that flavour they craved for. They got exactly what they wanted, revelling in the taste as their rosy faces became rosier than ever. All they really wanted was a taste of it. Granted, they did it in the worst way possible, nearly eating Alcremie in the process.
"C-CREMIE..." Alcremie spent her energy on that one attack, feeling drained. Thus, she shrunk down, returning to her original form. "Alcremie..."
"Alcremie! Are you alright?!" Celestia ran over to the Cream Pokemon who expended her energy relatively quickly.
"A-Alcremie?" The Fairy-Type looked up at the Sun Princess, the Embrace Pokemon and the Legendary Pokemon who came to her aid.
"Well done." Celestia congratulated the Cream Pokemon. "You did well to resist Eternatus there. You can rest easy knowing everyone's getting a full stomach. This is enough cream to last for a long time."
"Alcremie." Alcremie was glad to hear that. But she really had to thank Celestia. If it were not for her, she would've never pulled this off or even thought about it. For that, she was grateful as she would then hug Celestia's face.
"You're welcome. Now, let me handle the rest. I just have to figure out how to get rid of this scent. It's not going to go away on its own." Celestia still had work to do. Yes, the amount of cream that had been spread was great but the scent was still there and will entice anyone who senses it. Getting rid of it was a top priority.
"C-Cremie. Alcremie." Alcremie spoke out once more, grabbing Celestia's attention. The Cream Pokemon would point at her head, specifically where the sweet was meant to be.
"Garde. Gardevoir." Gardevoir would be the translator for this, passing on what Alcremie said to Celestia so that she could understand.
"Oh! It's the lack of a sweet! You need a sweet on your head to stop this?!" Celestia uttered.
"Cremie." Alcremie nodded. More than anything, she needed a sweet. She was the only Alcremie that didn't have one at all, making her stand out. And that lack of a sweet was also what caused her to evolve without needing one, making her truly special. After putting all of that together, this was not a normal Alcremie in any way shape or form.
"Do all Alcremies do the same thing if they don't have sweets on their heads?"
"C-Cremie." Alcremie deconfirmed it. All Alcremies would not let off powerful scents without their sweets. It seemed to be just this one.
"Alright. I think I have something that you can put on." Celestia opened her saddlebag, taking out a small paper bag. "This is a sweet bag that Cynthia gave to me one time. It has plenty of delicious sweets inside. And I think this one is my favourite."
Out of the bag, Celestia revealed a Sun-shaped Sweet that was given to her by Cynthia. It was obviously her favourite since it reminded her of her own Cutie Mark. After taking the Sun-shaped sweet out, she would drop it on Alcremie's head. Finally, the Cream Pokemon had the complete package.
But even after finally having a sweet, she still stood out. Because now, she was a unique sweet on her head. A Sun Sweet. And after receiving it, the Fairy-Type greatly enjoyed it, having the brightest smile on her face. Alcremie truly felt complete.
"Alcremie!"
Circhester.
Back at Circhester, all the apple delicacies that Applejack's family brought over were covered in vanilla. Just what the people wanted. Ash and everyone returned to Circhester to see the people and Pokemon eating vanilla-flavoured apple foods. Even the foods that already had flavours on them.
But the way this vanilla tasted worked well with the apple delicacies, even if some of them clashed. Satisfied stomachs were made today and Melony certainly seemed satisfied when having Apple Fritters with the vanilla.
"Oooh! Marvellous! I should've gone after that Alcremie earlier!"
"Well, that settles that. Thank goodness." Rarity sighed with relief. "Any longer and that could've turned out for the worst. Galar was almost destroyed by that which is outlandish."
"The lack of a sweet is what caused this delicious scent to appear and linger for so long," Celestia explained. "But it was also how Alcremie evolved, even if she needed a sweet to do so. She's obviously a special one, aren't you?"
"Alcremie!"
"Mm. Bummed out my food wasn't enough but...this does taste good." Applejack said while having an Apple Pie with Vanilla Cream on it.
"Well, perhaps we should be heading back now. A day will soon pass." Celestia suggested. "Perhaps I can find another Alcremie."
"Eh. You don't wanna go with this Alcremie?" Ash said.
"I believe she wants to be at peace right now after all of that. She fled from a place known as the Isle of Armor after all the second she evolved. Now that her scent will vanish, she can live peacefully at her home without having to worry about being chased down." Celestia surprisingly preferred to let Alcremie go. She put the Pokemon first before anything else, throwing aside her own personal interests. "I'm sure I can find another Alcremie that I can partner with."
"Alcremie!" However, by hugging Celestia's leg, Alcremie rapidly shook her head, sending cream projectiles flying. "Cremie..." The Cream Pokemon then looked up at Celestia, giving puppy-dog eyes. Those were the eyes of someone who rejected her words vehemently. Instead, Alcremie felt the opposite. She felt it back at the Wild Area when Celestia encouraged her and even back at Route 10 and 9.
"Hm? You want to come along?" Celestia translated just by looking at her eyes. With a double head nod, Alcremie confirmed it. She would much rather prefer to be with Celestia. It was all about safety. Heading back into the wild was not her style. As a Milcery sure but as an Alcremie, that was a different story. Plus, the time she spent with Celestia, despite being small, was wonderful due to how safe she made her feel.
"Alcremie?"
"Alright then. You'll be safe at Equestria." Celestia smiled before holding out a Poke Ball with her magic. "No matter what happens and what threats we face, I will keep you safe, Alcremie. And we can make all the cake in the world together~"
"Cremie!" With a fist bump on the Poke Ball, Alcremie would shrink, entering the object as it would drop to the ground.
1...2...3....Gotcha! Alcremie was caught! And with that, Celestia had a new friend with her. A delicious one who shared her enthusiasm with cake. Alcremie. No doubt, new adventures would come from this. Whether they are as bizarre and chaotic as this, only time will tell. And with Melony, who watched this all unfold while eating, she was waiting for her time to battle Ash when that moment comes as the journey continues.
Chapter 89 End.