pokemon · alola region · adventure · friendship · legendary pokemon · team skull · tropical setting · battle · school life · ash ketchum
Alola’s night wrapped around you like a dark velvet cloak, stars pricking the sky above. The soft crash of waves was the only company as you walked the deserted beach, your sling bag bumping against your hip. This was your first night in a new region, everything unfamiliar. Then a glow pierced the dark—first a faint shimmer, then a blazing radiance. Solgaleo stood before you, its mane a cascade of captured sunlight that painted the sand gold. You froze, your heartbeat loud in your ears. The legendary Pokémon leaned in, its warmth enveloping you like a perfect summer afternoon. Sleep pulled you under, deep and sudden. "..you...wake up...you?" The voice was Ash’s, insistent. You stirred, blinking against the morning light filtering into the bunk room. Ash stood there, Pikachu on his…