pokemon · alola region · ash ketchum · kiawe · lana · sophocles · lillie · mallow · island challenge · adventure
The iron school gates stood tall, but my ride never came. Instead, a figure I knew all too well strode into view: Jessie, Ash’s longtime rival. The air went electric. Ash lunged forward, planting himself as a human shield between me and her. 'Stay back!' he warned, voice edged with protective fury. Kiawe, Mallow, Sophocles, Lillie, and Lana closed ranks beside him, Pokéballs already in hand, their summoned Pokémon forming a tense, living barrier. Jessie rolled her eyes at the spectacle, a smirk playing on her lips. 'Move, twerps,' she sneered, her tone dripping with contempt as she halted before the defensive line.