'Come on, Draco!' I yelled at the top of my voice, hoping the Salamence would be able to hear me behind the wind pressure since he was going mega fast already. Draco growled, before flapping his wings and picking up the pace. Gladion's arms tightened around me, and his head buried deeper into my shoulder as soon as he felt us going faster. He really hated flying.

'You okay there?' I called back to him.

'Yeah... It's just... Why couldn't we have taken Epona or, better yet, your Silvally form instead?' He yelled, though it was slightly muffled due to his face being in my shoulder. I sighed, allowing my body to move up and down. (Oh, Epona's my Mudsdale btw)

'Because Epona's sick at the moment and I want to be able to hug Lillie when she gets off the ship, which I won't be able to do in my Pokemon form. And I can't transform in public, remember?'

Gladion was silent for a moment, before groaning. 'Okay I see your point...'

'Good. Now suck it up ya big emo baby, we're almost there.'

'Tch... Rude...'

About two minutes later, the docks came into view. 'Down there's good, Drac!' I told my dragon, who nodded his head and began to descend. Gladion yelped, squeezing me tighter to the point I almost couldn't breathe. Draco landed gracefully on the ground, allowing us to slide off his back by bending down.

'Oh thank Arceus...' Gladion murmured, falling onto his knees. His hair was a mess. Then again, so was mine.

I chuckled and shook my head, watching as the boy tried to regain his composure. Draco placed his head under my arm, wanting me to pet it.

'Heh, good job buddy.' I praised, stroking his head. He growled happily, wagging his large tail like a Lillipup.

'Hey, guys!' We heard a voice behind us, which sounded rather cheerful. Gladion and I glanced at each other, and whispered at the same time: 'Hau.' With a sigh, we turned around.

Running towards us, were two fifteen year olds and a twenty one year old that we knew very well. Hau, Sun and Rose.

'OMYGOSHROSIE!' I squealed, running over to the brunette.

'MEGS!' She squealed back as we crashed into each other, hugging one another in a death grip. Not that we minded, of course.

'IT'S BEEN SO LONG!'

'I KNOW RIGHT? HOW'V YA BEEN?'

'AWESOME! WHAT ABOUT YOU?'

'AWESOME TOO!'

'Ahem.'

'Oooh, right...' I turned to the boys, giving them a sheepish smile. 'Totally didn't forget you were there.'

'Uh-huh. I think you did.' Sun smirked, crossing his arms. I gasped, placing a hand over my heart and acting hurt.

'Sir! How dare you even think of such a thing!' I whined, making sure to sound as upset as possible.

The boy rolled his eyes, before outstretching his arms for a hug. 'C'mere, shortie.'

I scoffed at the nickname, but hugged him anyway. It was true though, he was taller than me despite being two years younger. It's not me it's him! He had a freaking grow spurt! 'How've ya been, mister champion?' I asked, arms still round his torso. He chuckled.

'Eh ya know, same old same old. Battles day in and day out. I'm actually surprised the Elite four allowed me the day off to spend with you guys.' He told me, with his arms round my shoulders and his chin on top of my head. It's not weird though, he has no romantic interest in me whatsoever because he's gay.

'Well we're glad you did.' I giggled, letting go of him. 'Aaanyway. Found anyone special yet?' I asked as I nudged him playfully, causing him to blush bright pink.

'N-No... I've been too busy with my title to even think about that!' He squeaked, fiddling with his fingers. This made the rest of us chuckle.

'Suuure~' Rose teased, which earned a death glare from the boy.

'You'll find the perfect guy eventually, dude!' Hau grinned, slapping his friend on the back. 'I'm sure of it!'

'Heh, thanks.'

'Uh, guys?' Rose spoke up, getting our attention. 'Isn't that the ferry Lillie's on?'

Our eyes focussed on where she was pointing, and there was in fact a ferry getting closer to the docks.

'Crap it is!' Gladion shrieked, before grabbing my wrist 'Come on!' And with that, he began dragging me to the docks. With a sigh I returned Draco to his Pokeball, before running at the same speed as my boyfriend so I wouldn't fall flat on my face. Sun, Hau and Rose followed close behind. My body suddenly filled with excitement and a large grin tugged at my lips.

LILLIE'S FINALLY COMING BACK!!!

(Lillie's POV)

I watched as the ferry got closer to Alola with my stomach leaning on the railing, as I breathed in the salty sea air which made my platinum blonde hair flow. Dana sat on my shoulder, also enjoying the breeze. I smiled contently, thinking of the people I would see as soon as I get there.

'I wonder how much they've changed...' I murmured, giggling slightly.

'Pix~' Dana sang, rubbing her head against my hair.

My time in Kanto was amazing. I managed to get two gym badges. Along with two new Pokemon, Ivysaur and Vaporeon. I had learned so much about Pokemon, and even made friends with a lot of them, which was more than I could ask for.

'Ladies and Gentlemen. We will be docking on Melemele island soon. Please make sure you have all your baggage with you before you leave the ferry. Thank you.' The announcer spoke.

'This is it, Dana!' I beamed 'We'll all be together again after four whole years!'

(Timeskip)

As soon as the ship docked, I skipped down the slope with my baggage in hand and Dana still on my shoulder. As I stepped onto the dock, I looked around hoping to find a face I recognised. Then, I caught the sight of raven hair. My eyes locked onto his figure, confirming who it was. Sun.

'Sun?!' I called out to him, causing him to immediately turn his head in my direction with a confused expression. As soon as he saw me though his eyes lit up.

'Lillie!' He cried happily, running over and pulling me into a tight hug. 'Oh gosh it's so good to see you!'

I laughed, hugging him back 'It's great to see you too, Sun! Where are the others?' I suddenly asked, looking around for my other friends.

'They're standing away from the crowd. They asked me to bring you to them once I found you.' He replied as he grabbed my hand. 'Let's go.' He said cheerfully as he led me through the crowd, stopping for no one. Soon enough, I spotted a group of people. Two boys and two girls, who I also knew very well. The bright, malasada loving boy was the first to spot me.

'Lillie!' Hau cried happily as he pulled me into one of his bear hugs. 'You've grown so much!'

'So have you! I never would've guessed it was you without your goofy grin!' I giggled as I hugged him back.

'I'll take that as a compliment.' the greenette chuckled as we pulled away, only for me to be tackled into another hug. This one by a brown haired girl who was much shorter than me.

'LILLIE! I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!' Rose squealed, crushing me in her death grip.

'Lovely to... see you too... Rose... But... Can't... Breathe...' I managed to say behind my gritted teeth. The brunette quickly let go and rapidly began apologising, causing me to giggle. I was glad to see that no one had changed personality-wise so far.

My eyes soon focussed on the two remaining people who had kept quiet. One girl with blondish brownish hair, which was highlighted red, and deep blue eyes. And one boy, with platinum blonde hair and emerald green eyes. My brother. He was much taller than when I last saw him, which surprised me a little. But what really caught me off guard was that he was wearing one of his rare smiles.

'Hey sis...' He whispered. 'It's been awhile...'

'Gladion!' I squealed as I wrapped my arms around my older brother. He tensed up for about three seconds, before relaxing and hugging me back. 'I missed you...'

'I missed you too, Lillie...' He replied softly, resting his head on mine.

'Wow... Am I the only one who doesn't get a hug?' A sarcastic female voice spoke up. Megan...

With a grin I grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards me, forcing her to join mine and my brother's hug. Gladion didn't seem to mind as he wrapped his right arm around her and pulled her close to us. 'Better?' I asked her.

'Much.' She laughed, snuggling into our embrace. 'Missed ya, Lils...'

'Missed you too...'

(Timeskip and Megan's POV)

After finally reuniting, Lillie, Sun, Rose, Hau, Gladion and I all decided we would take a trip to the beach since we hadn't done that in AAAAAGES. It seemed like a great way to catch up, along with having fun like the good ol days. So currently, we were all whizzing around Hau'oli city grabbing supplies for the trip. As well as getting me and Lillie new swimsuits because we had grown out of our old ones... heh

'Okay! So, Sun and Gladion are on food and refreshment duty Hau and I are looking for beach supplies, meaning towels, an umbrella, sunscreen etc And Megs and Lillie will buy swimsuits. Sound good?' Rose said in one sentence, letting out a deep afterwards.

'Yup!' Lillie chimed, bouncing off her heels slightly in excitement. 'Oh my gosh this is so exciting!'

'I agree. I mean we've been to the beach since you were gone but it was never the same without you.' Sun replied as he shoved his hands in his pockets, which earned an 'aw' from the blonde girl.

I looked around at everyone, taking in how they had all changed over the years. Sun's hair was now shorter, and instead of his cap he now wore a blue beanie. He lost the striped shirt and sweatpants, and replaced them with a white tank top, blue hoodie, and navy blue jeans. Honestly he looked kinda like a hipster, in my opinion anyway. And also, like I said before, he was TALLLLL!

Hau hadn't changed much, his hair was still tied back with only a tad increase in length. Instead of his brown shirt and yellow shorts, he wore a large yellow jacket with flower imprints over a dark grey V-neck, with Orange shorts to top it off. He had gained quite a bit of muscle but still looked friendly and approachable.

Rose didn't really change at all. She preferred to keep her hair short, so it remained by her shoulders.

Lillie had changed quite a bit. She had grown taller, but still wasn't quite as tall as me. Her hair grew all the way down to her lower back, and her bangs hovered just above her eyes. She had gotten a slight tan from being in Kanto, but was still pretty pale compared to some others. She now wore a sleeveless white blouse, with a baby blue pencil skirt and white stockings. She also wore a pair of sunglasses on top of her head.

Gladion was probably the tallest, being the oldest in the group. His hair grew slightly longer, so it now covered the entire half of his face. His taste in clothes didn't really change, though they weren't ripped anymore. He now wore a red tank top with a dark grey hoodie on top. His jeans were still black though, and finally he had a pair of black leather fingerless gloves to finish the edgy feel. He had grown a bit of muscle, but remained pretty skinny for an eighteen year old.

And finally, me. I lost my bangs and instead had most of my hair brushed to the right side of my face. It's pretty long since it reached down my back, but not as long as Lillie's. I seemed to have slowed down on growing at the age of fifteen so I was pretty short for a seventeen year old. I now wore a pair of black leggings, a light grey tank top with an aqua blue plaid unbuttoned shirt on top, and finally two black cufflinks on my wrists. I was pretty skinny, for reasons I really don't want to explain, but I had gained a little muscle from the training and battles I do. I have to say, I think we've all aged pretty well.

'Okay then, team!' Rose grinned 'Get what you need and then meet in the Pokemon Center! Your mission starts... NOW!'

And we were off, running in our pairs in different directions to get what we were assigned. Lillie and I dashed down the streets, determined to get to the boutique quickly. I suppose we thought of it as a race, since we were saying stuff like 'We'll make it to the Center before the others!' and 'Come on run faster!' See if you can guess who said what :3

As soon as we made it we literally threw ourselves at the doors to open them, before dashing to the ladies swimwear section. Man we were determined.

'Do you think white or baby blue fits me better?' Lillie asked me as she stared at the items on the clothes rack. I turned my head to her, studying her up and down before grinning.

'Baby blue. Definitely.'

'One-piece or bikini?'

'Probably one-piece. It'll look really cute on you.'

After that she immediately snapped her fingers, before yanking one of the suits off the rack. It was baby blue, with darker blue bubble designs over it. I nodded in approval earning a grin from her, before she focused on something beside me.

'What about that one for you?'

I turned around to look at where she was pointing. To find a plain black bikini with silver straps. I scrunched up my nose which showed I was unsure.

'I don't know, Lils. I mean it's nice, but I'm looking for something more on the lines of a one-piece too...'

'Why's that?' Lillie asked. I didn't answer. My eyes fell to the ground as I placed a hand on my side, which was where the the gash I had gotten from Ultra space was. It had scarred up pretty bad along with the burns I had gotten. Lillie seemed to get the message. 'Oh... right. Sorry I forgot...'

My mind pondered on how she could have forgotten. Since I had a large scar which covered the top half of the right side of my face. (Like Shouto from BNHA) Thanks to that, I had gotten a lot of horrified glances from the civilians of Alola wherever I went. People would always go up to me, asking me 'What happened' to which I would always reply 'Someone used me as a human shield from fire'. That would always make them regret asking in the first place, and give me looks of pity which I hated. I only tell them part of the story, because telling them all of it is both unnecessary, and a big waste of my time. They don't need to know the President of the Aether Foundation went crazy and turned into a beast. What I tell them is enough, and stops them from asking any further.

With a small sigh I reached up to cover the scar, closing my eyes in the process.

'It's alright.' I finally said, dropping my hand and smiling at her. 'Aaaanyway~' I perked up 'We have swimsuits to find-'

'I've found mine.'

'Ugh. We have my swimsuit to find, so let's get to it!'

'Okay!'

A/N: So that was chapter one. I honestly thought it was a little bit crappy, but I went with it anyway. So yeah. Sorry...

Also have you guys heard Gladion's voice in the English dub yet? UUUUUGHHH <3. >\\\<

I'm literally in love! Why can't he be real? I cri...

Okay I'm done swooning now. Bai Cinnamon rolls

~ Silver