The Project Mew Crew begin collecting harvest for the curry
We then cut back to Lillie's room, where she is resting and healing. Snowy is staring at her, waiting for her to wake up, and Absol is on the floor, waiting vigilantly in the event that any unwanted guests ever return, while Ash is asleep on a chair. Moments later, Lillie begins to open her eyes, waking up from her sleep
"W...what happened?", Lillie asks, as she begins to get up, grabbing her Pokémon & Ash's attention
"Lillie!", Ash says, as he gets up and walks up to her
Snowy, upon noticing, immediately jumps on Lillie and starts cuddling and licking her, causing her to giggle
"Look who finally decided to wake up!", Nurse Joy says
"Wait, what happened?", Lillie asks, confused by her presence
"You were attacked by 'Lillie', the Ultra Beast", Ash tells her, "so we got you here to heal!"
"Oh...", Lillie says, "can... I get up yet?"
"Maybe", Nurse Joy replies, "only one way to find out!"
Lillie looks onto the ground, and she attempts to move off the bed and walk. She begins to fall, but Absol catches her before she could hit the ground, surprising Lillie
"Absol!", Lillie says, "Are you ok?"
Absol makes its sound and nods, assuring Lillie that it is fine
Ash helps Lillie pick herself back up, and eventually, she manages to walk like normally
"I... think I'm fine!", Lillie says, with a hint of enthusiasm in her voice
Before Lillie can do anything else however, Ash gives her a hug
"I'm so glad you're ok!", Ash tells her, causing Lillie to blush, and then to smile and hug him back
The two then break their hug, and Lillie asks where the others are
Nurse Joy nods, as she leads the way to the center
We cut back to the others. Goh had just come in
"Hey guys, wanna have some curry with us?", Goh asks
Before anyone can respond, however, Nurse Joy announces her and Lillie's presence, causing the rest of the gang to meet her where she is
"Hey Goh", Gary asks from afar, "are y'all coming or what?"
"Give us a minute!", Goh replies, right before he heads inside himself
The gang meet up with Lillie, as Lillie makes her way to the gang with Ash right beside her. Lillie and Ash appear to be holding hands, something only Peonia appears to notice
"Lillie, are you alright?", Chloe asks. "Yeah, you were hurt pretty badly.", Gladion tells her
"I'm fine guys", Lillie says
Gladion then walks up to Lillie and hugs her, surprising everyone
"It's good to see you ok...", Gladion says, as she hugs Lillie tightly
Lillie pauses for a moment, but ultimately hugs her big brother back
"Thank you!", Lillie replies, before breaking away from the hug, "Now, how close are we to getting father back?"
"Well the boys caught Glastrier", Peonia tells her, "and..."
Peonia shows everyone the new and completed Reins of Unity, surprising Lillie and making her happy
"The Reins of Unity...", Lillie says, "they're complete!"
"Yup, me and Chloe went to the farmer to complete them", Peonia tells her
"Which means all that's left is Spectrier, the ghost horse Pokémon!", Peony interjects, slightly annoying Peonia
"That's amazing!", Lillie says, before beginning to walk a bit close
"Before we do this, however...", Peonia says, grabbing everyone's attention, "there's something I want from you first."
"Which is...?", Lillie replies
"A battle, you and me, right now!", Peonia says, with a confident expression on her face, surprising Lillie
"A battle? Right now?", Lillie asks
"Yeah", Peonia replies, "if we're gonna beat Spectrier, we've gotta be at full power. Think of this as me seeing if you and Absol are strong enough just yet!"
Lillie thinks for a moment, but she ultimately agrees to the battle
They meet outside, with the gang watching while the Project Mew Crew busy fixing curry, except for Gary, who chooses to spectate the battle as well. It's a 2 vs 2 battle
"You can do this Lillie!", Gladion says. "Yeah, you've got this!", Chloe says. "Show her how we do it in Alola!", Ash says
Lillie looks at her friends cheering, and nods them in assurance. They know she's going to give it her all in this battle
"You got this Peonia! Make your daddy proud!", Peony cheers
"Ugh, dad! You're embarrass me!!!", Peonia says, annoyed with her dad's cheering
Gladion looks at Peony, wondering what that was about
"Heh, it's kinda like that with us!", Peony tells him, "She doesn't really like the attention!"
Gladion looks back at Peonia, seemingly darting her with an annoyed look, something Ash notices
The battle begins. Lillie sends out Amaura, while Peonia sends out Tyrantrum
"Wow, a battle of two Kalos fossil Pokémon", Goh remarks. "This'll be interesting", Gary says, "Lillie has the disadvantage by evolution, but we'll see how that works out here."
"Tyrantrum, use Iron Tail!", Peonia commands
"Dodge it, and use light screen!", Lillie says, as Amaura dodges Iron Tail and uses light screen, summoning a light screen
"Now use Aurora Veil!", Lillie commands, as Amaura summons an Aurora veil
"Clever move...", Peonia says to herself, "but it won't be enough to beat me!"
"Use Head Smash!", Peonia commands, as Tyrantrum charges at Amaura with the powerful rock type attack
Lillie has Amaura counter it with Icy Wind, which hits, but Amaura still gets hit hard. Amaura can hardly get up
"Amaura, are you ok?", Lillie asks
Amaura nods at her in assurance, letting Lillie know that it's not ready to give up yet
Lillie thinks for a moment, but then she has an idea
Lillie has Amaura Icy Wind, slowing Tyrantrum down. Tyrantrum charges again with Head Smash, but Amaura hits its leg with Mud Shot, causing Tyrantrum to fall over. Amaura then uses Icy Wind, heavily damaging Tyrantrum
"Great job Lillie!", Ash says, making Lillie smile more in confidence
"Indeed", Peonia says, but it won't be enough here!"
Peonia then commands Tyrantrum to use Outrage, causing its eyes to flash red and for it to go on a rampage against Amaura. Amaura tries to stop it with Icy Wind, but Tyrantrum powers right through it and smacks it away
Tyrantrum begins charging up a Meteor Beam, an attack that is sure to finish off Amaura
"Oh no, Amaura!", Lillie says, worried for her Pokémon's well-being
Amaura barely gets up, ready to stand up to the imposing Meteor Beam that'll come its way. It lets out a battle cry... and before anyone knew it, Amaura began to glow blue and transform. Right before Lillie's eyes, Amaura evolved into Aurorus
"Amaura...", Lillie says, transitioning from disbelief to excitement, "you evolved!"
"Wow!", everyone says, as Goh gets out his Pokédex and scans the new Pokémon
"Aurorus, the Tundra Pokémon, and an ice/rock type", the Pokédex says, "It's said that when this Pokémon howls, auroras appear in the night sky."
"That's awesome!", Ash exclaims
"Aurorus, use Icy Wind", Lillie commands her newly evolved Pokémon
However, the move it sends out is much more powerful than a mere Icy Wind. Aurorus used Blizzard!
Blinded and damaged by the Blizzard, Tyrantrum's Meteor Beam misses. Peonia tells Tyrantrum to use Head Smash, but Aurorus hits it on the leg with Mud Shot again and finishes it off with another blizzard, taking it out
"Way to go Lillie!", Ash exclaims, causing Lillie to blush
"Never took you for a lover-boy, Ashy-boy", Gary whispers into Ash's ear, with a smirk on his face, causing Ash to jump and blush in embarrassment
"Not bad", Peonia tells Lillie, "but I ain't done fighting yet!"
Peonia then sends out a Pokémon she has yet to reveal: Mawile. Goh scans it with the Pokédex
"Mawile, the Deciever Pokémon, and a steel/fairy type", the Pokédex says, "It uses its docile-looking face to lull foes into complacency, then bites with its huge, relentless jaws."
"Sounds scary", Chloe says
"Oh, it's scary alright!", Peony says, "Come on kiddo, avenge your Tyrantrum! Win this with your ace!"
Peonia rolls her eyes at her father, slightly annoying Gladion. Ash continues to wonder why...
"Aurorus, use Blizzard!", Lillie commands, as Aurorus uses the move blizzard
However, Mawile charges right through it with Iron Head, and hits Aurorus, causing critical damage
"Finish it off with Fire Fang!", Peonia commands, as Mawile hits Aurorus with Fire Fang, knocking it out
Lillie returns Aurorus, and thanks it for its efforts
"Oh boy...", Goh says, "is Lillie gonna-"
"She'll be fine", Ash says, with a confident look in his eyes, "she still has another Pokémon left!"
"Absol, let's do this!", Lillie says, as she sends out Absol, ready to battle
"Y'know, Lillie...", Peonia says, "a powerful dark type will be helpful against Spectrier!"
Lillie nods and agreement, and takes a look at her key stone, and then turns back at the battle
Lillie has Absol use psycho cut from afar, while Mawile counters with Fire Fang. Mawile then charges at Absol with Iron Head, but Absol dodges it and hits it with Night Slash, causing Mawile to stumble a bit
"Critical Hit!", Goh says. "That's right Lillie, keep it up!"
Peonia tells Mawile to use play rough, while Absol uses Night Slash. Mawile outpaces and does good damage to Absol, which causes Lillie to realize that this may call for a more distant approach. Lillie then tells Absol to use Psycho Cut, which Mawile counters with fire fang. Lillie then tells Absol to use detect, and then hit Mawile with Psycho Cut. This works and damages Mawile
"Good strategy", Peonia says, "but I ain't going down that easily!"
Mawile charges in for a play rough, but Lillie tells Absol to keep a distance and use Psycho Cut, hitting Mawile and sending it back
"Wow, Lillie's not doing half bad of a job!", Goh says
"Heheh, for now she is!", Peony smirks, visibly confident in his daughter
Peonia the tells Mawile to use Stone Edge, while Lillie counters with Megahorn. Peonia smirks, and tells Mawile to wait for the right moment. Absol is about to land a megahorn attack, but Peonia commands Mawile to use Iron Head, which lands a critical hit and makes Absol flinch
"Oh no, Absol!", Lillie says
Peonia then has Mawile take advantage of the opening and use Play Rough, critically injuring Absol
Lillie is unsure of what to do
"Come on Lillie, you can do it", Ash says, catching Lillie's attention, "this battle isn't over yet!"
Lillie stares at him for a moment
"He's not wrong, y'know!", Peonia says, grabbing Lillie's attention, "You really gonna give up with him sitting right there?"
Lillie thinks for a moment, and then she puts on a confident look, as she snaps back into it and looks at Absol, thinking of what to do. She has an idea
"Absol", Lillie says, "use Megahorn!"
Absol uses Megahorn, while Mawile counters with Stone Edge. It seems like the process is repeating
"Again, use Iron Head!", Peonia commands Mawile, hoping to repeat what hurt Absol last time
"Now's our chance!", Lillie says, surprising Peonia, "Use Detect!"
Absol narrowly dodges Iron Head with Detect, and before it could react, it hits Mawile with Night Slash, damaging Mawile. Lillie then has Absol use Psycho cut on the snow around Mawile, covering Mawile in snow. Peonia attempts to catch Absol and use iron head, but Lillie has Absol use detect and then strike with night slash, and this repeats again, and again, and again
"She's really putting in damage!", Goh says. "Yup, that's Lillie for ya!", Ash says
Mawile is weakened, but still ready to fight
Lillie looks at her Absol in confidence, but then takes a look at her key stone
"Are... are we finally ready?", Lillie asks herself in her head, as she turns back to Absol
Before anything could happen, however, Asahi and Quillon announce that curry is ready. They decide to wrap up the battle and eat their dinner. Absol looks a little bummed out that it didn't get to finish the battle, but Lillie cuddles it and says it did a great job in the battle
The gang and the crew send out their Pokémon for curry, and it is revealed that this curry in particular is a special kind Asahi and Quillon learned during their early days in Pokémon training. It's called 'Max Curry', a dish that can be enjoyed by just about any Pokémon, especially those who can Gigantimax
Among Pikachu, Gengar, Dragonite and Lucario, Ash sends out Incineroar and Melmetal
The project mew crew immediately look at Melmetal, stunned by this Pokémon as they've never seen it before
"I've heard rumors of a Pokémon like this from Oak", Gary says, "it's great to see it in person!"
"Yeah, Melmetal's the coolest!", Ash replies, "It can swing its arms and wreck anything in its path!"
"If I had a nickel for the amount of times I could've used a Pokémon like that...", Gary responds, with a slightly sheepish look on his face
"Are... we sure that's all this Pokémon is capable of?", Asahi asks, "If it's ancient, who knows what else it can do!"
Ash thinks for a moment, but is ultimately interrupted by a man on a Corviknight, flying down onto the area. It's a mailman, looking for Ash Ketchum
"That's me!", Ash says, raising his hand
The mailman tossed him the package, and then he flies away as he says 'Kukui says hi!'
Ash opens his package, and much to his surprise, he finds himself a new Z-Crystal. Ash is excited
"Wow!", Ash says
"What is it?", Goh asks
"It's an Incinium Z!", Ash tells him, "Which means Incineroar's gonna kick some serious butt!"
The gang and crew eat the max curry. Later that evening, the gang part ways with the Project Mew crew, as they heal up their Pokémon after the Peonia battle and head for the Max Lair
We cut to 'Lillie', the Ultra Beast, as it comes back to its home. It emits an intense aura, as it looks through the window of its home, ready to do something intense. However, it instead witnesses an interaction between Mohn and Lusamine
Lusamine looks sad, having spent time with her husband but him not even knowing who he is. Mohn provides her a cup of tea, but notices the saddened look on her face
"Hey ma'am", Mohn asks, "are you alright?"
She looks at him with watery eyes, as she shows him a photo of them and their family, from back in Alola
"Mohn... don't you recognize your own family?", Lusamine asks, with a breaking voice, ""We were married in this place, you had so many great battles with so many great trainers, y-you..."
"you had an amazing life with an amazing family...", she continues, her voice breaking even further, "don't you remember any of it?"
Mohn looks at the photo, and then back at her. He shakes his head, confirming that he he still doesn't remember any of it
"No, I don't think I do...", Mohn tells her, "but I hope you find your husband soon."
Lusamine, now even more upset with this, breaks down in tears, crying and sobbing her eyes out. Mohn attempts to comfort her with a hug, rubbing her head as he holds her close
'Lillie', remembering what Lillie had said to her, calms down and appears to be in deep contemplation of this
What is 'Lillie' the Ultra Beast planning to do next? Will our heroes be able to overcome the Goliath that is Dynamaxed Spectrier? How will Kukui's word to Ash change his course of action for Lillie? And what will become of the Aether family by the end of all this? Find out next time, as the Journey Continues!
Writer's Talking-
Well, that concludes the improv'd section of this story, glad I could stick the landing in the end
I hope you all enjoy this story that I am writing. Now we get into a really... really long battle😅
I hope you all can understand why this version of the chapter took longer to come out than usual, as it definitely has the most added from the original verse and definitely the most thought put into the additions so far. See you all next chapter!
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