Kjolmar, a blond boy with blue eyes, arrived at Melemele Island with an Eevee by his side. They looked around at the sky like they were searching someone. "It must be here somewhere, we saw it for sure! Maybe we need to draw it out by showing our strength. How about the Island Trials?"

Eevee seemed to hesitate and Kjolmar frowned. "Hey buddy, I know I haven't been a good trainer in the past but I promise you that all of that is going to change from now on! We have been given a second chance." Eevee still seemed to hesitate but smiled a little this time and nodded.

Makoto, an anxious, short high school boy is on a ferry, accompanied by a tiny yellow rodent with light pink cheeks. The boy's large eyes widen in surprise as he notices the image of an island fading into the distance. "Look, Pichu!" he exclaims, extending his pointer finger towards the incoming landmass. "That's Melemele Island right there!"

Excited, Pichu climbs onto her Trainer's shoulder in order to get a better view. It is at this moment that a wild Magikarp Splashes out of the water and onto the deck. "Pi!" the Tiny Mouse Pokémon squeaks in surprise and accidentally releases a Thunder Shock attack, shocking Makoto in the process.

"Cripes, Pichu... You really need to learn how to handle those hiccups of yours." Makoto whines, returning to his seat.

"Chu..." Pichu's eyes begin to water.

"Don't 'Chu' me... You know that's the arm I throw my Pokeballs with, and now I can't feel it."

Pichu coyly nudges Makoto's limp arm and kisses it. "Aww... You're kissing it to make it feel better? How Sweet of you--" Makoto stops mid-sentence as soon as he realizes Pichu's actual intentions. Before he gets the chance to do anything about him, his working left hand has already begun balling into a fist against his will.

It hurt itself in its confusion!

Not far from where the ferry was setting shore, Kjolmar and Eevee noticed some pokemon they had never seen before. "Let's see what our new Rotom-pokedex has to say about those!" Kjolmar's pokedex, newly upgraded, popped up out of nowhere and scanned the pokemon they were looking at.

Yungoos. It wanders around in a never-ending search for food. At dusk, it collapses from exhaustion and falls asleep on the spot.
Gumshoos. Patient by nature, this Pokémon loses control of itself and pounces when it spots its favorite meal—Rattata!

Eevee noticed something and roared in front of himself. Kjolmar looked up and gasped. "Whoa! There is one really big Gumshoos. Should we battle it?" Before they could do anything, an equally big Raticate and some smaller Rattata appeared not far from them. "Is that Raticate? It looks so different than the ones I've seen before. Wait a minute, didn't Rotomdex just say that Rattata are Gumshoos' favorite meal? Should we do something?"

Makoto and Pichu manage to disembark from the ferry safely... save for the former's left arm still hanging limp. "So this is Melemele Island..." Makoto says, marveling at the urban landscape of Hau'oli City. "It's so different from back home in Ula'ula, Don't you think so, Pichu?"

Pichu lets out a squeal of delight before hopping off her Trainer's shoulder, feverishly sniffing at the air.

Makoto chuckles. "Looks like someone found the malasada shop! Sure, I'll treat you, buddy. We need to stuff our tummies before we hike up to our first Tri--"

Oof!

Before he could see it coming, a wild Ratatta smashes into Makoto's stomach, causing him to double over in pain. Startled, his partner Pichu lets loose another Thunder Shock in retaliation, stopping the fleeing rodent in its tracks. "Thanks, buddy. I'm okay now..." He manages to reincorporate himself with a small grunt.

"Now, let's get to catching this crazy little rat." Before he manages to fetch a spare Pokeball from his bag, the wild Ratatta musters up what little strength remains in it's tiny body to scurry down a small drain that wouldn't even fit Pichu.

"Hey, come back!" Makoto cries out in vain, with his empty Pokeball still in his right hand. Pichu returns to her Trainer's shoulder, but not before showing him something she found. "A Berry?" Makoto asks. "I'm guessing this was supposed to go down there... to the sewers. That's probably where their nest is located." He rubs his chin. "But why the hurry, though? The darned thing didn't even have time to fight me—it just up and ran away!"

"Pi..." Pichu whines.

"I mean, it's not like there are any predators in the city, right?"

ROAR!

"Me and my big mouth..."

While they appeared to be natural enemies, both the Raticate and the Gumshoos turned towards Kjolmar with a hostile look in their eyes. Their allies, Rattata and Yungoos, did the same as they all seemed to follow their leaders.

Kjolmar frowned. "Those big ones must be those totem pokemon we heard about. I'm not sure if we can beat all of them, Eevee. It's just you, me and Noibat against all of them..." Kjolmar threw a pokeball, unleashing Noibat. "Alright guys, I left my other pokemon back in Kalos so it's up to us. Try to take out the small ones first."

While Eevee took on mot of the Yungoos, Noibat focused on the Rattata. It went pretty well but there was no way they would still have enough energy to still face the totem Raticate and Yungoos after this.

Kjolmar noticed a boy with a Pichu in the distance. "Hey you, with the Pichu! Could you give me a hand? I got in a bit over my head here!"

"Hey you, with the Pichu!"

Makoto's head immediately perked up in response. The source was a boy of about his age. "Could you send me a hand? I got in a bit over my head over here!"

took him some time to realize that this boy and his two Pokemon were engaging the two titanic Totem Pokemon at once. The Totem Raticate turns to face Makoto, causing him to wail in surprise. "Waah!"

Pichu goes on all fours and tiny Sparks of electricity start leaking from her cheek pouches. Taking this as a challenge, the enormous rodent lets out a booming battle cry. Upon hearing their leader's battle cry, all of its Ratatta cronies stopped ganging up on the other Trainer's Noibat and rushed to their leader's aid.

"Pichu, use Thunder Shock!" Pichu shot a small Ray of electricity aimed at the Totem Raticate, but before the attack could land, one of the smaller Ratatta jumped in the way and took the attack instead. "Wow, these guys are pretty loyal for a bunch of dirty rats..."

Right then, Makoto noticed that the other Trainer's Noibat was standing by behind the enemy Raticate. "Hey!" he exclaimed, trying to catch his partner's attention. "I've got the Ratatta distracted! If you're going to land an attack, I think now would be the best time!"

Together, Kjolmar and Makoto were able to defeat the totem pokemon. "Thank you for your help. Those guys were huge." While Kjolmar retreated Noibat to its pokeball, Eevee just lay down on the grass for a minute in order to regain some energy.

Meanwhile the island kahuna walked up to the boys. "That was impressive, to say the least. Would you two please come to the festival we are holding tonight in honor of our island guardian? I'll make you both a z-ring and give it to you there."

"Island guardian, huh?" Kjolmar asked out loud. He looked at Eevee and they both nodded at each other. "We're in!"

He offered Makoto his hand. "You should come too. I'm Kjolmar, by the way."

Still a bit shaken from the encounter with the Totem Pokemon, Makoto took Kjolmar's outstretched hand. "Thanks..." he mumbled while averting his gaze from his fellow Trainer. "My name is Makoto. It's nice... Nice to meet you."

Pichu hopped right back on to her Trainer's shoulder and greeted Kjolmar with a big smile. "Pi-chu!" The tiny mouse Pokemon squealed in a sing-song tone in her voice.

"This is Pichu... but I think you knew that already. She's the only Pokemon that I can call my own. My older brother gave me her Egg when I turned ten, and the two of us have been inseparable since she hatched." A gentle smile formed on Makoto's face.

The three remained in awkward silence for a second or two before Makoto tries to break the ice. "A-as you can tell, this Pichu is a very special Pokemon that matters a lot to me. But what about you, Kjolmar?" he asks. "Do you have a special Pokemon like that?"

Kjolmar looked at Eevee and a worried facial expression appeared. "Well, I have two pokemon who have always been with me: Eevee right here and Noibat. Noibat prefers to stay in her pokeball. They are both very special to me, but..." He sighed and looked to the floor in shame. "But I haven't always been a good trainer to them. In fact, I was very selfish. But all of that is going to change now, we are given a fresh start and this time I'm not going to put myself first." Eevee rubbed his head against Kjolmar's leg in agreement.

Kjolmar's words made Makoto raise both eyebrows in surprise. "Really?" he asked the blond-haired Trainer. "To be honest, you didn't really seem like a bad Trainer back there with the Totem Pokemon." He glances at Kjolmar's sneakers, noticing the small fox-like creature snuggling up against it's Trainer's leg. "I mean, Eevee seems to be enjoying your company."

All of a sudden, Makoto felt a sharp prickly feeling in his leg. Panicking, he looked downwards at his own sneakers, only to find Pichu rubbing her cheek against his right leg. The electricity leaking from Pichu's cheeks ended up numbing most of Makoto's leg... "Pichu, I understand your intentions, but you don't have to imitate Kjolmar's Eevee like that..."

"Chu..." The tiny mouse Pokemon curls up over Makoto's right sneaker and starts snoring. "She must be exhausted. We should take our Pokemon to a Pokemon Center. There should be one nearby, since this city is pretty huge." Makoto reaches for his belt and pulls out a standard model Pokeball. By pushing the button at the center, he recalls his sleepy Pichu, sealing the creature back inside the capsule.

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On their way to the pokecenter, Kjolmar decided to keep the conversation going. "So, Makoto. I told you something rather personal about myself. Is there anything you would like to share?"

Eevee looked up in curiosity while they walked. It had a rather calm personality outside battle bit then again, it had been through a lot innthe past.