The next morning Steven and his friends go through the forest asking questions to the local animals about where the biotop facility was and eventually they find it. Koko hoped they would have answers regarding his parents. Kolo looks around while Steven and his friends are toured by sharan around the facility as dr zed enters
Dr zed; sorry for the wait. I'm the head of the facility. My name is zed. You have a question for me?
Steven: yeah. I'm Steven and these are my friends. And this is Kolo
Zed is surprised by the amulet around his neck as latias shows the picture father zarud gave them
Latias: we're looking for this couple right here. We believe that they used to work for you
He takes the photo and looks at it
Steven: we think they could be koko's mom and dad
Zed: where did you get this?
Steven: in an old laboratory in the jungle
Zed: then...then that's Al?
He looks right at koko as everyone is surprised by it
Zed: the two In the picture are chrome and phossa molybdenum. They sure to run this lab. And the child they are holding is there son Al. They were the leaders of the hearing spring research facility. You see, the spring was always considered an urban legend that was part of the ancient titan kingdom centuries ago when humans and titans coexisted. Although a large number of research labs perused it, but could never find it. However, these two were able to discover it in the heart of the oboya jungle. They obtained a water sample, a historic record!
Sharan walks up to him
Sharan: is it true?
Zed: correct. That pendant definitely belonged to the molybdenums. Sharan, scanner, Al, would you mind?
Koko backs away
Zed: what's the matter?
Steven: ya see, KOKO was raised for the last 10 years by Pokémon
Zed: he was what?!
Latias: yeah, so he doesn't exactly truest people yet
Zed: unbelievable
Shanon gets a magnifying glass and gives it to zed who scans the pendant around koko's neck, and it was a match
Zed: then that means, that there is something I need to tell this child. Mr and Mrs molybdenum are not here in the lab. Ten years ago they died
Steven: what?
Zed; yes. There was a car accident, the two were lost along with all their research, their son Al was missing. We assumed he was dead too, but here you are! Alive! Nothing less the miraculous
The group look to koko who was saddened by this revelation. They came all this way for nothing
Steven: I'm sorry koko
Sid: ya know, I lost my parents too. Well technically they moved away without leaving a forwarding address
Manny rolls his eyes
Sharan: Doctor
Zed: what did you fine? Put it on the screen
Steven: what?
Zed: it seems all the data we thought was lost was stored in Al's pendant. Nearly all of it is corrupted accept for-
They look up to see the screen
Zed: the tree of life
Everyone was amazed by its beauty but koko was downright horrified because that was where zarude lived
Steven: what is it koko?
Zed: could he have a clue to its whereabouts?
Latias: that's right. The jungle is his home
Zed: Al, if you know something you must tell us. Do it for your parents dream. Do it for them!
Koko shakes his head No and heads off
Zed: Al
Steven: koko
The group follow koko while zed looks to the screen. With Steven and company they catch up to koko
Steven: well come with you
Koko just storms away into the jungle with the group following him as fast as they could. Koko kept running and running until he made it to the tree of life. He then looks at it with sorrow. Meanwhile the others were out of breath
Steven: man. Koko is fast
Sid: hey Uber tracker, ya catch anything?
Diego: aside from you and the possums, nothing smells different so no
Bumpy: man. First we find out your friends parents are dead then he runs off. What else could go wrong today?
Her question was answered in the form of a hit on the forehead. She looks around and hears voices coming from a hole in one of the trees. She peeks an eye in to see who was in there
Bumpy; hello~
She then got poked in the eye with a stick as the person inside revealed itself to be
Gladys: dag Babbitt I'm trying to sleep!
Sid: granny?! Your alive!
Latias: so this is where you dissipated to after we left nebel Plateau
Gladys: hey fats! Wanna get me outta here?
Manny raises his trunk and wraps it around her waist and pulls
Gladys: oh come on! Pretend I'm a dessert! That should motivate ya!
Mommy yanks and pulls her out retitling in Gladys landing on her grandson
Steven: I can't believe this, you've been sleeping here for half a month?!
Gladys: Eh I slept through the entire Covid-19 pandemic
Gladys walks off but falls into the river shocking everyone
Gladys: thanks for drawin my bath Sidney!
Sid: granny! Grab my paw!
Gladys: no way! This is my first bath in decades!
And it showed as she emitted a smell so bad it killed everything around her, including a shark
Latias: how old are you?!
Sid; quick! Somebody do something!
Manny grabs him by the neck and tosses him into the river. Sid then grabs Gladys and swims to shore, all the while Gladys kept hitting him with her cane. Eventually they make it to shore with Gladys covering herself
Gladys: what're you peeping toms all looking at?! Lady can't take a bath in peace? Eyeballing me like a rump roast
Bumpy: how long exactly is the life expectancy for a female sloth?
Manny: ugh. She'll outlive us all, ya know that right? Yeah that spiteful ones live the longest
They all press forward to find koko. Back with koko, he was thinking to himself
Koko: all of those people know who I am. Why was I left in the forest? Was it because I couldn't be with them anymore? Was it because they had to leave me there?
He looks to see a small little object in his shirt and looks at it
Koko; what is this?
Suddenly out of nowhere he heard an explosion as avian creatures fly out of a huge puff of smoke the explosion came from. Koko looks to see zed in some sort of hovering machine with a large robot following behind
Koko: it's him!
See stop in front of the massive tree and looks with awe of its majesty with a pair of large vehicles behind him with the scientists coming out
Zed: there it is. The healing spring and the tree of life
Koko comes out and lands right behind him making zed turn to face him
Zed: Al, you've made all this possible! No hard feelings
That's when he realizes the golden thing was a tracking device! He had lead them right to the zarude's home! This was all his fault!
Zed: you wouldn't understand
Sharon: please. We never wanted to have to do this! We're so sorry
Kolo lunges at Zed only for him to grab a test and stab him in the heart . He then grabs him by the throat and smirks
Zed: soon, apex will have enough power to destroy the titans and prove to be the world and humans, not animals are the superior species. Put him in chains and have him come with us. I'd love for him to have a front row seat of our triumphant glory
The scientists shove koko in a cage and put chains on him and gag him so he couldn't yell and screech with Sharon watching in horror. They then pressed on destroying everything in sight as all the animals flee the area. Suddenly a lightning bolt hits koko's cage making everyone look to see Steven and his friends there
Steven: Zed! What are you doing?!
Zed: forgive us. But we decided to use you. How could we not when we finally found what we've been searching for?
Koko looks in surprise that his friends came back as latias who was invisible unlocked their cage, removed the chains and gag and got him out. Suddenly their ariados blast at them all webbing them with Sharon watching in absolute terror
Steven: what are you doing?!
Zed: I beg your forgiveness
They then proceed to shove them all into their vehicle and as they continue their way, they banged on the walls as hard as possible as Steven gets the idea to let out a distress call to anyone who was willing to help. Koko caught on and let out a lid yell that reached father zarude. The rest of the clan hears as well as they see the explosion headed for the tree
Strong zarude: what do you think that was?
Elder: I don't know. But you should go and see
Strong and old zarude head forward to investigate. Meanwhile Steven and company try their best to get out of their confinement but to no avail
Steven: don't worry koko, well stop Zed and save everyone here, including your dad and the jungle!
Manny: he's right! This family doesn't give up that easy! We have to keep trying!
Meanwhile strong and old zarude are overlooking the ordeal and spot father zarude across from them
Strong zarude what is all this?
Father zarude: that's what I want to know
Old zarude: there here for one thing and that's the tree of life
Strong zarude: I want the rest of you to report to the elder
Old zarude: what about you?
Strong zarude: I'll stop them in their tracks
The zarudes accept for strong and father leave
Strong zarude: how's about joining me for a little rampage just for old times sake?
Father zarude: good idea. If we don't they'll tear our home apart
Meanwhile the group continue to try to break out and eventually they burst out of their webbing. Meanwhile Sharon Was just behind the door as she opens the door as sid charges causing him to fall out to the dirt
Steven: Sharon! Your helping us?
Sharon: that's right. I'm terribly sorry for what we did. If we're gonna stop Zed we'll have to hurry
They nod as they press forward to follow and stop Zed. Meanwhile strong and father zarude charge at the machine and attack with all their might but were just toys compared to them, but they didn't give up as they have it their all. Meanwhile koko gets out of his human cloths and goes on ahead to help his father with the others behind
Zed: continue forward! Pokémon are no more than animals. Just expendable worthless beasts that run from real danger
But kolo comes up from behind and kicks zed off his hovering device And in front of them
Kolo: don't you lay a finger on my father!
Father zarude then collapses to the ground with koko rushing toward him
Koko: daddy! Are you okay?
Father zarude: why did you come back?
Zed: you always get in my way!
Strong zarude: you two get out of here!
Strong zarude gives it his all but was useless to the machine, but thankfully Steven and latias show up as they slice the robots hand clean off as they and the rest of the gang show up and stand across from them
Steven: Doctor! Think about what your doing!
Zed: I am not interested in the miserable thoughts of a latios!
Strong zarude: you know that one?
Father zarude: not too well
Koko: he and the others are my friends
Father zarude nots as he unleashes a barrage of blasts from his mouth at zed, when the smoke settled, they were gone
Later we see strong and father zarude with the others with them
Strong zarude: elder, the ones destroying the forest are humans. My wounds are insignificant, but I can't say the same for him. I don't know why but these creatures that are liked by the humans actually caught alongside us. The ones koko called friends
Elder: first and foremost we stop the destruction of the jungle
Strong zarude: right
We cut to zed closer to the tree
Zed: I can feel it's power. I have the location of the healing spring. Do a scan of the tree
One of the scientists do so as they see an x ray to see energy inside
Zed: shoot the anchor into the tree! Now!
They do so as everyone watches
Feather zarude: there taking this to the extreme
Strong zarude: their gonna rip the tree open!
Zed: finally! Biosyn apex manta core and diotop will have all the energy to power their mecha and take control of the world once again, and put all those who defy us...out of their misery
Back with the zarudes strong zarude looks to the others with determination
Strong zarude: we can't just sit around quietly in defeat! Those of you who are willing to fight, follow me!
Father zarude: you think you could win against that thing? If you fight them head on you'll kill yourselves!
Strong zarude: we are zarude! We are the strong ones! We are the voice of the jungle! We are not afraid of anyone! The jungles life blood! Lift up your voices!
All the zarudes roar and shriek and charge forward for battle with everyone else joining but father zarude stops koko
Father zarude: take your friends and run! You can't win this!
Koko: but what of the other animals of the jungle?!
Father zarude: I can't bare to lose you too!
Koko: I know that. That's why I fight!
They all head forward while father zarude lays there
Father zarude: I should've known. How can I protect everyone of the jungle? Protect our home? Protect everyone! How can I protect koko?
He then remembers when the rufflets mother pecked on him and flies him away all just for helping him. He remembers how he said that if the time were to come...
Father zarude: if the times were ever to come, you have to fight!
Back with Zed he remembers when he and chrome had a discussion about humans and animals having the same life force
Zed: their Just stupid beasts! My path right right. Everyone else can die!
The rest of the zarude charge forward to fight with Steven and his friends with them
Steven: leave now Zed!
Zed; never! I've come to far to surrender because of some stupid animals! I'm sorry al but your parents made the wrong decision...and they payed the ultimate sacrifice...with their lives! Your parents wanted to stop for stupid beasts like them and I put them out of their misery for it. I made sure they were gone so that I may finish what they failed to do! I'll never give up! And with all the energy from the tree, the titans will finally die! Humans will be the dominant species again!
Steven: your talking about war!
Zed: and it shall start with YOUR EXTINCTION!!!!
He blasts at the zarudes with all he's got forcing them to retreat. Meanwhile father zarude finds shelter from the storm with many jungle animals there
Father zarude: would you please give me a hand? If this continues well lose everything. I'm asking all of you for your help
Rhino: beat or berry hoarder!
Diatryma: you cause too much trouble already!
Father zarude: your right. I don't have the right to ask anything of you. But I have to do my best to help koko. I'm his father, and I must do something. No matter what happens I must do my best to protect koko. You are the friends koko is so proud of. He says that your strong and fast, he says that your the best of creatures of the jungle. And he says you stick together no matter what. I know the zarude can't survive by ourselves. But if you all could combine your strengths with the zarude, then maybe we can protect koko and the jungle. Please
The animas looks to one another with concern for him. Ultimately they make their decision
Meanwhile the zarude give them their all but Zed keeps beating them
Zed: is this all you've got! Your just a bunch of stupid, useless, pathetic, irritating good for nothing animals! Humans are the dominant species of this planet! Not you! You shall all fall by our hands if you think a bunch of worthless baboons, a pair of dragons, an immature boy, three insects, a dinosaur, an anthropomorphic porcupine and a couple of ice age beasts can stop me?! YOUR NOTHING!!!
Steven and latias charge but Zed seats them away like flies
Zed: YOU WILL NEVER DEFEAT US!
But then suddenly, out of nowhere came a rumbling sound, and suddenly, deep in the forest, a stampede of animals charge through the foliage, father zarude riding on the back of a sinoceratops as they all charge
Koko: dad!
Strong zarude: water raises the trees
Old zarude: the light shines down and turns trees into jungle
Elder: of course. The trees are the animals of the jungle, and he is the light
Many of the zarude still standing proceed to pound their feet like drums
Zarude: do you hear it?
The sound of stomping feet.
Do you hear it?
The many voices
Zarude!
Zarude!
The jungles life blood! Lift up your voices
All the animals charge forward and give it their all. The many animals of the jungle give it all they have and attack the machine with all their might
Elder: all the jungle beasts, their fruits circulating life blood. And for the first time, the jungle breaths. Does this mean we were mistaken?
Zed fight aback with his might but together the jungle beasts were stronger, and father zarude have it all his might, and he co to use to fight with all he's got, ripping one of the machines arms off
Zed: none of you know when to quite! But I'll take care of that!
Steven: no one's taking koko's family twice!
The zarude and koko take father to the spring to get healed up, but the waters weren't glowing, meaning it's power was weakened. Back with the others everyone have it all their might as they linked the machine down giving them all of their most powerful moves, but not even laying a scratch
With father zarude and koko, he looks at him very weakly
Father zarude: I'm sorry. I was a failure being a father, and there you go making that face
Koko: why are you still taking like that?
Father zarude: I've wondered for a long time, whether I was capable of being parent or not. But now...I'm glad you are my son...
With that he rests on the tree for the last time...
Koko: dad, no! DADDY!!!
The zarude Lowe their heads in sorrow as koko denies it
Koko: I have to do it. I have to use dads move to he's him!
Elder: koko. That's impossible. You heard it from his mouth. Your a human
Koko: No. I'm a zarude. I'm my fathers son and I will save my dad, I know I can do it! I'm the only one who can!
He concentrates as hard as possible, and through his determination, something happened, the power of the jungle flowers into him, everyone watched and in awe as the lifeblood of the jungle flowed through him as. With the scientists they see the control system on the machines back as Steven charges forward in his mega form and prepares to use dragon pulse with strong zarude calling out to the others to help. With koko, the aura vanished as father zarude finally wakes up, making koko give him a big hug. Steven then harnesses enough energy for dragon pulse as everyone else keeps the machine busy. Steven then uses dragon pulse on the co took system destroying the machine, but when the smoke cleared Zed was gone. For he had escaped and was now on the run
Zed: I will not give up! Not until the healing spring is ours!
But then he looks to see koko chasing after him toward the falls. Koko then pounces on him and strangled him with everyone watches. They then see Zed lunge into the water but koko grabs him and helps him up
Zed: let go! If you think I'll end it here!
Koko then ties the rope to the end and leaves him there and returns to father zarude
We cut to the next morning with everyone cleaning up. Man and nature working together to fix the forest with the zarude watching in awe seeing how the jungle belonged to everyone and everything. Father zarude then heads down to see koko whom rushes up to him
Koko: you feeling okay dad?
Father zarude: yeah. See for yourself
They look to see the clan on the trees with Saran standing across from them
Saran: oh great voice of the jungle, we give you our deepest apologies. I promise to you that we will restore the jungle, even if it takes us years to do it
Strong zarude and the other zarude tale bones for their wrists and turn them into gold aura that floats to the ground helping the forest as as trees grow from the ground like that
Steven: cool
They proceed to continue planting trees to help heal the jungle as the zarude help out as well. All the while five figures Watch in disgust, the least holding a vile of healing spring water leading the other four into the jungles depths
Later we see a few weeks later to see Steven and his friends preparing to leave
Koko: are you really leaving?
Steven: unfortunately yeah. There's a ship at the docs headed to alola and we're getting onto it. There's gonna be a big reunion with our human friends that we've met on our travels. But we'll be sure to visit you soon
Father zarude: your always welcome to our jungle. For we are all the heart and voice of the jungle
The group proceed to head off with father zarude and koko returning to the troop. Steven looks to see them wave goodbye as they head to the docs to alola. But then they hear footsteps and they see koko catching up with them
Steven: koko?
Koko: I'm going too
Steven: really? Your gonna go on your own journey?
Koko: yeah. I've thought about it for a long time. I want to help both people and animals bond; like the ancient civilizations did with the titans from centuries pass
Steven: and your dad was okay with it?
Koko: my dad knows I was serious so he allowed it. I'm old enough to make my own choices. I'm both a human and a zarude. I hold the heart of the jungle
Everyone smiles as koko shows him having his bag packed and soon they see a geyser of healing waters for the tree and are in awe by how it was flowing again. They then see all the jungle creatures across from them seeing them depart
Father zarude: go out there and give it all you've got. But come back soon. The bridge between man and nature, you can all halo create it. I know your can. After all, you are my son, and I'm proud of you
They smile as koko leaves waving goodbye to the gang. They all proceed to smile as they continue their way to the docs. Steven then feels a breeze and then looks to see a sight he never thought he'd see
A celebi! As pink as rose petals
Steven: celebi?
Celebi: your on your way young prince. You'll know what to do when the time comes
Celebi then flies over his head
Steven: hey! Where are you going?!
Celebi: expect to be given a small package by the next full moon!
With that she flies off to the heart of the jungle
Diego: Steven! Let's go!
Steven then catches up with his friends as they continue their adventure
Meanwhile in his dimension arceus was watching with great pleasure
Arceus: he is closer to fulfilling his destiny
He uses one of his plates to observe a few others in their lives, one was Owen Claire and Maisie, the other was Danny sawyer and the others at New York, the other was SpongeBob and fini guarding the chest and the other was an elephant on a work farm
Arceus: you'll all have your part to play, to fulfill your destiny. To restore the balance between man and nature
He then looks to a picture of a small girl holding a magic sword surrounded by light
Arceus: including you, daughter...
Arceus: of she-ra, knight of the titan throne
Meanwhile in the outskirts of the okoya jungle, we see leaves rustling as a Ring portal opens and a yellow two-tailed fox pops out, which is revealed to be an anthropomorphic , and he is reading the energy levels from Sonic from a small handheld device.
Tails: If these readings are accurate, he's here. I found him! I just hope I'm not too late.
Tails uses his tails like a helicopter to fly over the forests and towards the docs