Pokemon Ascendance: Origins of Holon

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Elsie let out a sigh of relief as she walked out of the Observatory, her new Electrium Z in hand.

'I knew things were gonna get harder the further into the journey but I never thought things would get this intense.' she thought. 'First having an encounter with an ultra beast and now falling out of the sky. All of this makes me wonder what the end of my journey is going to be like.'

The moment she stepped outside, she couldn't help but turn her attention to the peak of Mount Lanakila. Her thoughts immediately went back to what she had learned when she had first arrived on this mountain.

'Professor Kukui made a Pokemon League for Alola when they originally didn't have one... does that mean that someone could do the same thing Holon?'

Surely it had to be possible right? All it would take is a group of people willing to take on each of the roles. In Holon's case, just twelve people would be needed, eight to be gym leaders and four to make the Elite Four. Perhaps she could ask some of her friends who went on a journey. But then the question would be is would they even want to? After all... why go back to a region where you have to make a league from scratch when you're currently in one that already has everything?

Elsie shook her head before any other doubtful thoughts could appear.

'I'm not gonna know any of those questions if I don't at least try to reach out to them.'

Making up her mind, Elsie went straight towards the Pokemon Center. After she gave her team to the nurse in order for them to rest, she went to a small area lined with monitors. Taking a deep breath, she walked up to one and dialed.

Alice, Lyn, Zale, Hera, and Demetria.

'Even though Demetria isn't on a journey, she's the only person I know that for sure wants to specialize in one type.' she thought. 'She could be a strong gym leader or elite four member.'

As the phone rang, Elsie stood there in anticipation.

'Maybe I should've just tried to contact them one at a time. I mean the chances of all of them being available for a talk is pretty low... especially if time is super different compared to Alola's time.'

Almost immediately, Demetria's name disappeared from the screen, signaling to Elsie that her friend had ignored the call as soon as she got it.

'I... guess she still must be upset.'

Elsie quickly began to lose hope when the phone continued to ring, with no one picking up.

'There's probably no one available. I should've just sent them a text or email instead of doing this.'

Elsie sighed and reached to hang up. But then...

"Hello?"

Elsie snapped her head up to see Alice on the screen, who seemed a little surprised at first before smiling.

"Well if it isn't Elsie. Didn't think I would ever get a phone call from you. How's Alola?"

"It's great. I've actually just finished my fifth trial. How's Kalos?"

"I'm currently becoming a master of Fairy type pokemon," Alice announced proudly.

It wasn't long after that Lyn, Hera, and Zale also appeared. Elsie couldn't help but feel relieved when she saw all of them. The group mainly spent time greeting each other until...

"Hey El, did you get new contacts or something?" Lyn asked. "Your eyes look different."

"O-Oh uh... that's a bit of a long story." Elsie stammered. "I'll tell you about it another time. Recently I learned something and had a bit of a crazy idea because of it. I uh... wanted to see what you guys thought of it and... if you wanted to help out."

"Yeah?" Alice asked.

"Well. Before my recent trial I learned that the professor of Alola created a league for this region when they originally didn't have one." she started. "If it could happen here in Alola then... do you think there's a chance of creating a league of our own in Holon?"

"You mean like form our own gym leaders and elite four?" Zale asked.

Elsie nodded. "Yeah. That way a lot more people in Holon can have the chance to go on a pokemon journey without having to score high enough on a test and leave home. I think that... if we can gather enough people who at least want to specialize in a specific type then we could make it work. Of course, that would mean eventually leaving the regions we're in now but-"

"Sounds like a great idea," Alice replied.

"I-It is?"

"Yeah. I mean as long as I train enough here in the fairy-type gym then I could be considered an elite four member. Who wouldn't wanna just sweep through a bunch of dragons?"

"If you don't have any ideas on who would be the elite four then I would like to be one as well," Zale said. "I've been training under Wallace and he was a former Champion of Hoenn. Just like with Alice, as long as I keep up with training then I'm sure I could grow strong enough."

"I'll be considered strong enough if I get all the gym badges with my fire types right?" Hera asked. "So you can count me in."

"I'm learning everything I can from Volkner so you can count me in too," Lyn added with a grin.

Elsie couldn't help but feel excited about these future plans. She wasn't sure exactly how they were going to do it but they would figure it out somehow.

"Great! Glad that we're all on board with this plan. I think everyone in Holon has a chance if we find a way to make this work. Let's try to plan a time when we're all available to start planning Holon's league."

"I'll email our old classmates to see if they wanna pitch in," Lyn said. "But yeah, let's try to find a time when we're all able to figure out how our league is gonna work."