AN: Hello, Luky Greace here ! I just wanted to say here is my new fanfic project ! With my comic Elys, I love torturing myself for writing story lol. So here is the first chapter of it ! This fic happen at the end of BW, and for some writing problem, they never meet Alexia/Panchi, also this fic was inspired by Princess Tutu and some random Fairy Tale. It's the first time I wasn't corrected by Epicocity, so if you find some problems, we are sorry for that... AdvanceAlto helped me this time, it mean this fic is full european ! Have a nice moment and tell me your thought at the end ! And again... The Names of the characters and the Pokemon's noises are in Japanese, the other stuff are in English.

Satoshi : Ash, Hanako : Delia, Musashi : Jessie, Kojiro : James, Nyasu : Meowth

Chapter 1:

Ne pactise pas avec la Sorcière.

The wind whispered in his ears as he lay there staring at the clear sky and the faint cloud that crossed the sky, while Pikachu was lying on his belly at rest while listening to his own breathing. Satoshi thought back to his last two companions he had met on his last trip to Unova, Iris and Dento. They had left yesterday and he already felt a huge gap in his chest. It always happened when he finished a long adventure and his companions had to separate from him. When Takeshi announced that he would no longer accompany him so he could pursue another dream, he was even more depressed. The one who was one of his best companions had taken another path, parallel to him. Here, meeting the two natives of Unova, he would have hoped that they would stay with him again but in the end, it was the same scenario.

He exhaled loudly, in a sense, he then felt selfish. Of course he had to let them go after a while, since they did not all have the same dream, but it always felt empty in him and that never stopped. Every person he met, he had to let go. Fortunately his Pokemon did not leave. Of course, some of them left, as for example Pidgeot whose reason was the best example, but it was their choice. If they chose to leave, he could not stop them. But many of his Pokemon were still there. Pikachu was always there and nothing in the world would separate them. But every time...the void was still there and persisted...Satoshi had never really had real friends before Kasumi and Takeshi, human friends, and their company never did him any good.

Yet even though he was aware that he had never really had any friends before, why did he seem to lie to himself?

In a way, Satoshi was not sure of himself, but he ended up giving up his mental battle by shaking his head and then uttering a loud groan. Pikachu heard him and raised his head and his ears rose, but his trainer reassured him by scratching his head. He smiled looking at his best friend and did not need to understand that the two of them would always be together.

Together, they stood up, Satoshi rubbed his pants so that each twig of grassfell off, while Pikachu climbed one of his shoulders. He looked at him for a moment and then headed for the house. The path was not long, as he had not gone so far after all. That morning he had just the need to change his mind by getting some fresh air. Arriving in his house, he found his mother who was in her habit in the kitchen. They greeted each other from afar and Satoshi returned to his room, Pikachu sitting on his desk as he sat on his own chair. He looked at all his trophies, his badges, his emblems...That made him smile and filled him with nostalgia, but at the corner of his head, a small voice reminded him that it was not enough...The trophy of the league, it's what he wanted the most, to be a Pokemon Master. But, he threw away his thirst for success and thought of every memory his trophies brought him. The most important was the memories he kept.

He got up from the chair and moved his legs a little without wanting to leave the room. He finally sat on the floor and opened one of his cupboards and looked at several pockets of paper. He found some rare drawings he had liked to make. On each sheet was a drawing of a small Poliwag. Before Pikachu, it was one of his favorite Pokemon. Pikachu watched him flick through them, noting that in reality his trainer was creative without really applying, but did not wonder why his trainer was nostalgic. He looked at other drawings that seemed to be just stories of his adventures and then ended up noticing one of them. A different design from the others, which suddenly made his heart beat in his chest. The drawing itself represented him when he was six years old, holding the hand of a girl who wore a straw hat...The same one he wore when he was younger.

Who was this girl? He did not know anything about it. Why did she have the same hat as him? The mystery remained silent. Why was he holding her hand? Apart from his friends he had during his adventure, he has never held hands with a girl before. But if he did not remember, it wasn't important. She wasn't important...However, his thoughts told him the opposite, but he could not find a real answer. Whenever he tried to remember if he had met a girl, this girl, his memory seemed to hang.

After a moment without real thought to look at the drawing, he heard his mother call him. Pikachu, automatically, jumped on one of his shoulders and he rushed, without storing his old drawings, out of his room. He arrived in the dining room, where his mother was serving the dishes on the table. Pikachu jumped down to go to the floor and serve himself in his bowl, as he walked more slowly to sit down and his mother joined him with a smile. The meal was not really noisy, just the background of the television that was on the news channel. Satoshi only cared about his plate, but his mother looked at him with a smile and then told him:

"So," she began to say. "Have you decided on your next destination?"

Satoshi stopped then and swallowed the last piece he had in his mouth.

"I don't know…" he replied without much change of his mood, and then he went for a bite again.

Hanako folded her hands and she confessed with the same smile.

"Why don't you try the Kanto League again?"

He nodded, knowing it's true that he had never really thought about it. In the end it might be a good idea, with all his Pokemon now trained. Maybe he could

fight the league again and take his revenge with his Charizard, who finally obeyed him. Others too, might be happy to try, like Infernape or his newer addition, Krookodile. Unova had not really given him any good training, but he had understood the lesson, he should not let go as he had done. He looked at Pikachu to see if he had followed the conversation, but Pikachu gave him a look full of determination and showed by through his look that he had fully understood. He smiled at his mother and he tried to answer him, but then the news coming from the television presented a piece of news, without it having any real usefulness.

"Special Flash: The Kanto Champion, after eight years of silence, apparently left for Alola with one of his ex-rivals. He and the Sinnoh Champion have come to inaugurate a Pokemon tournament. The originality of this tournament would come from the fact that it is taking place in a giant tree and it is entirely possible to face any champion or other important people in the Pokemon's enterprise."

Satoshi blinked. Alola? Pokemon tournaments? That was his new destination! He could go, participate and even meet the champion! The excitement took possession of his own body and his eyes were lighting up! His mother looked at him, sighing, but she could not help but be happy for him.

If Satoshi now had a new goal, then one could be sure he will go all the way. She watched him rise with great tenacity.

"I know what I want to do now!" he shouted loudly.

Hanako nodded.

"So you wish to go to Alola?"

"Yes!" he said in the same tone. "First I'll beat the Kanto champion and then I'll come back here to beat him again!"

Hanako laughed softly, and the two ended up smiling together, but then Satoshi sat back in his chair. They talked while eating, his mother still reminded him that if he had to embark on a new adventure, he had to change his underwear frequently, but Satoshi groused, and that he should call her more often and be careful...Then the television talked about another subject, one that Hanako this time followed with greater attention.

"It's been eight months since little Temmie, son of the mayor of Pewter City, disappeared and is still missing. The child had just finished his Pokemon journey in the area and wished to study after. The father of the child was not against his decision, but the reason for his disappearance stays a mystery…"

Hanako's mood changed. Whenever she heard this kind of news, she could not help but always make herself sad as a mother. She secretly feared that something similar could happen to her only son with all his crazy adventures. She had the feeling that Satoshi often hid things from her, because Satoshi did not like to talk about his problems. But deep down, she knew that misery had come to him. She had already seen scars on his body once.

Satoshi noticed her, and he raised an eyebrow and asked softly, "Are you ok?"

She caught herself on hearing the sound of her son's voice.

"Yes, yes..." she let out a breath. "I'm fine...It's just that for a long time, there are a lot of disappearances in the area, and I'm just afraid that..."

"Do not worry Mom, I'll be careful." he reassured her with a sincere smile.

Hanako nodded and stroked his head, but Satoshi did not like it when she thought he was a little boy. It was quite disturbing for him, but he looked at the television, and saw that the journalist was presenting another person who had disappeared and had not been found yet. He could not do anything about that, so he just had to be careful, and as long as he had his Pokemon with him, he felt safe.

Whatever the problems, his decision was made! He was going to Alola! He would go to this tournament to face all these people he dreamed to face! But this time he had to keep his cool, though before that, he had to train. It's true that because Alola was a new region, it might be quite obvious to make new discoveries there, however it was not long before he did as he did previously in Unova. He would meet some Pokemon, but first he would train the strongest before leaving.

While walking to Viridian City, he did not find any particular Pokemon, not even that old Fearow which was the first Pokemon he had sought to capture and which had caused him a lot of trouble on his first day. What had become of it? He shrugged. On his walk, after half an hour, he kicked pebbles, as Pikachu seemed to have covered the same area as him. Maybe he should go somewhere else?

But the calm passed when they heard a noise in a bush. Finally, a Pokemon! Pikachu took charge while Satoshi waited patiently. The bush moved in all directions and then something came out of it and fell to the ground...No, someone. Satoshi, instead of being disappointed that it was not a Pokemon, rushed to the person to help them. He noticed quickly that it was a little girl...who seemed much younger than him. She got up and screamed, placing her hand on the middle of her face.

"My nose!"

She began to rub it in all directions so that the pain could disappear. The boy from Pallet Town and Pikachu looked up and down at the little girl. She had silver hair...Rather purple gray. A small braid hung behind her and her clothes were...Well they were...short. She wore sleeves on her arms, a small skirt which made thighs easily visible, and a very short top with her belly exposed. He was a little puzzled, but it was intriguing. He kept looking down at her and wondered how old she must be, not noticing that the girl had stopped rubbing her nose.

"Stop watching me like that! " She shouted in a sharp tone.

The boy was taken by surprise and then turned his head in the opposite direction.

"Sorry!"

He did not look at her for the moment, but he felt that she had gotten up by the look of Pikachu. And he heard a throat clearing, so he turned his head to see the little girl now standing, but did not have a face that was very welcoming.

"So, are you Satoshi of Pallet Town?" she finally broke the silence.

He opened his mouth, rather stunned that a girl like her could know him, especially since she did not seem to be a fan. He stood up to face her and noticed how small she was compared to him, he who was already a small size for his age too. Moreover, he noticed on her forehead that the girl had a kind of golden horn...Strange as it were...And his eyes remained in place. "Are you...Satoshi from Pallet Town...?" she asked again, but sounding more bored.

Satoshi stopped looking at her horn and looked at her gray eyes.

"Of course I am!"

She squinted, looking at him with a mischievous little smile.

"Are you sure?" she asked in a way that was more malicious.

"Pika..." Pikachu blurted out, as he seemed pretty tired of the questions.

Satoshi began to frown and gave her a hard look.

"Of course I'm sure of it!" he answered, his tone rising.

The girl leaned forward on her tiptoes to be as close as possible to his face.

"So you traveled to several regions, didn't you?" she questioned, while listening to his breathing, although the boy was quite embarrassed by the situation.

"Of course!"

She recovered and shrugged, responding in a simple way and closing her eyes.

"All right, I need your help."

Once again, the native of Pallet Town was perplexed. He exchanged a look with Pikachu, who was not terribly sure of really understanding the situation. Before she could continue, Satoshi threw her a question without much of a change to his expression. "Ah, are you lost?"

As she was ready to leave in one direction, she froze and winced. She turned to him a little more angry, approaching him as she had done a minute ago and the boy took a step back.

"Do you think that if I were lost, I would ask a kid like you for the way?! "

Pikachu was even more bored by this girl's attitude that he was almost ready to attack her, but Satoshi gave a half-smile and was quite exasperated at her reaction.

"Excuse me...I thought you had lost your parents..." he said, trying to calm her down. But that only hardened the girl.

"My parents?! Because you think I'm a kid lost in the middle of the forest?" she shouted at the poor boy's face. "I am much older than you! What did you think?"

He and Pikachu then stopped and looked at her from top to bottom again trying to understand why and how with such a small size she could be older. It annoyed her even more that he was concerned, but she forced herself to calm down by pressing her fists together.

"You know what?" she started again, but more calmly. "We will have a battle! And if I win, you'll have to help me!"

As Satoshi's bewildered look disappeared, a new and determined smile appeared on his face. He raised his fist in front of her, accepting the challenge.

"Okay, very good, I accept! I need to train!"

The girl exhaled a long breath and finally smiled...But her eyes were half closed, and it seemed to pierce the eyes of Satoshi. She put a finger on her lip.

"You will not regret it, will you?" strangely, her voice had changed its intonation, as if the girl's voice she had used had been replaced by a more mature voice.

Satoshi did not care and just nodded.

"I accept all challenges without regret!"

The girl felt the need to add something to what he had said, but she changed her mind, hiding a smirk.

"Very good, Satoshi. It's your tenacity that I needed so much." she moved to find a stable ground where they could have their battle without any problems. Satoshi followed, trying to rethink what this girl had said previously. She was not a little girl, and she would need him for something. He was now curious to know what she wanted from him...Anyway, the deal was that if she won, she could ask for his service.

"By the way, what's your name?" he finally asked.

She turned, curiously surprised.

"My name is Estelle."

"And why do you need my help, Estelle?" he asked again, scratching his head.

She did not turn around, but whispered, "You'll know if you let me win..." she ended up stopping when she found what she was looking for. "Here, it's good."

She placed herself opposite of him and took a Pokeball in her hand which she activated directly.

"Gogoat! I choose you!" she shouted, throwing the Pokeball.

A Pokemon that seemed to be close to a goat and covered with a rather mellow brown fur, around its neck a large mane of leaf which was rather light green. There was no doubt that the Pokemon could be a Grass-type. Surprisingly, its horns were golden, so it could be that the Pokemon wasn't in the usual color and it shone. The Pokemon shook its head and Estelle placed her hands on her hips in the meantime.

The first reflex that Satoshi had was to use Pokedex to find out what kind of Pokemon he was facing. However, the Pokedex grayed out, leaving a message that the Pokemon was unknown. He looked at the Pokemon and the trainer, trying to figure out what it meant.

"Where did your Pokemon come from? I've never seen it!"

Estelle sighed for a moment and brushed her hair back. "Gogoat and I come from Kalos. A region quite far from here."

Satoshi raised an eyebrow. Kalos? Strangely it sounded familiar, but he did not know why. So he did not think about it and pointed to Pikachu as his Pokemon for the fight.

"Well, the fight can begin!" Estelle shouted, raising her arm.

Satoshi flickered in his decision, but then he decided to move forward. He pointed his right arm at the Gogoat. "Alright Pikachu, let's start with Quick Attack!"

Pikachu left immediately and took a rather whitish glow, going in various directions to confuse the Pokemon in front of him and he was ready to hit the unknown Pokemon. However the Pokemon did not flinch at all. Estelle watched the little yellow Pokemon come closer and followed him with no problem.

Before Pikachu threw himself against him, she finally screamed, "Gogoat, use Bulk up!"

The Pokemon surrounded itself with a strange red aura and seemed to inflate itself and despite this, Pikachu rushed against it, banging against it. It only shrank the Gogoat a few inches and Pikachu landed, as the dust of the ground flew up in the air. The Gogoat shook his head again, but did not seem to be in any bad shape. Estelle turned her head to her Pokemon to look at him better, but obviously did not say anything to see that her Pokemon was anything but serious.

Satoshi clenched his fists, then he went on. "Use Thunderbolt now!"

Pikachu's cheeks twinkled but before he could send the sauce, Estelle went on quickly as well. "Rock Slide, now!"

Dozens of huge stones appeared over the Gogoat and at a high speed, each stone flung itself at Pikachu. The yellow mouse tried to avoid them, while trying to get closer, however he got hit by one head on. Pikachu was thrown back, but managed to land on his feet.

"Are you okay, Pikachu?" Satoshi asked with worry, with Pikachu making it clear that everything was fine.

Estelle hid her mouth with her hand placed on her, as a sign of reflection. Then she ordered another move. "Gogoat, use Rock Slide again!"

The stones that levitated again went towards Pikachu, but without waiting for an order from Satoshi, Pikachu could avoid the first one. Satoshi tried to analyze the situation, and then an idea came to his mind. "Pikachu, use Iron Tail on the stones!"

Pikachu's tail shone and every stone that came in front of him was destroyed by his Iron Tail. His trainer made a gesture with his fist and shouted at his Pokemon. "Jump on the stones! Get closer to it!"

"Pika!" Pikachu cried out as it followed the command. He jumped on each stone that approached and used it as a stepping stone to come closer to the opposing Pokemon. Estelle's eyes narrowed a little, but she kept her fear hidden and shouted, "Gogoat, keep using Rock Slide on him!"

More stones appeared and all rushed towards Pikachu, but he managed to destroy them in severals swings soon fell right on the Gogoat.

"Pikachu, use Electro Ball!"

Pikachu kept falling, but did did a pirouette on himself, summoning a huge ball filled with energy on his tail. The Gogoat trainer gritted her teeth and had no choice but to scream in panic, "Bulk Up again!"

The panicked Pokemon used his defensive attack, but Pikachu sent the attack towards it. A small explosion came about when the attack hit and Pikachu landed near Satoshi. The smoke cleared for a moment, showing the Gogoat being a little weakened by the attack, but still nowhere near done. The only thing to note was that electricity seemed to run through its body.

"Are you okay, Gogoat?" Estelle asked in a worried tone. The Pokemon shook its body in all directions, but the electricity did not disappear. An almost winning smile was present on Satoshi's face.

"We've almost won, Pikachu!" he exclaimed.

"Pikachu!" came the accompanying cheer from his best friend.

What they did not know at the moment was that, not far from them, a group seemed to be spying on them in their corner, but they only seemed interested in the two Pokemon. Two people, a man and a Pokemon, watched quietly with the help of special binoculars.

"This Gogoat seems to resist Pikachu well." he announced after watching the still ongoing battle.

"If this Pokemon is so resistant to Pikachu, then we'll have to capture it as well," the Pokemon said, who could speak the human language. "In addition, it comes from a distant region!"

"Kalooooos!" exclaimed a third, more feminine voice.

The two turned around, rather bored of the acting that their companion pulled off. The woman in question had various magazines and seemed to make a list of what she intended to do or order.

"Kalos, which means beautiful! Like me!" she seemed to be shaking like a little girl who had just been offered candy. "Kalos, the place where there are the best beauty contests. If you win the biggest ceremony, you can become a queen! Queen of Kalos! Queen of beauty!"

She ended up laughing quite hysterically while playing with her magazines.

"It's decided!" she said with her fist raised. "We will go to Kalos! Screw Pikachu! Screw the Twerp! I'm going to Kalos!"

The other two stopped caring. They couldn't control her, so they decided not to worry about her at the moment and continued their spying as they ignored her.

Satoshi repeated his usual gestures again when he launched an attack.

"Pikachu, Quick Attack again!"

Pikachu went faster this time, knowing that Gogoat's defense had increased. Satoshi had his own little idea. But Estelle decided not to remain frozen and then launched her own attack. "Gogoat, take the opportunity to use Horn Leech!"

Satoshi had not planned for that. The Pokemon threw itself forward with his head ready to smash Pikachu and its horns turned green. Pikachu tried to go as fast as possible. Satoshi tried to scream at Pikachu, however he did not have enough time and Pikachu attacked with full force. When Pikachu touched the horns of the Pokemon, his body turned green too, and a strange energy seemed to come from Pikachu's body to be sucked in by Gogoat.

"Pi..pika..." The yellow mouse winced.

Pikachu was then thrown back, but did not land on his feet this time.

"Pikachu!" Satoshi shouted, hoping his friend could get up.

But as tenacious as his best friend was, Pikachu got up, with difficulty certainly, but he succeeded. Estelle smiled as her Gogoat, who seemed to have recovered, moved closer to her to be caressed by her.

"You share your tenacity with your Pokemon, it's wonderful." she patted her Pokemon's head. "But I do not think it will help you win, not today. I've already boosted my Gogoat's power twice. Another shot, and Pikachu will faint. "

Satoshi frowned and Pikachu breathed loudly. If the physical approach was not working, he had to use the special approach. He looked at his Pokemon and he took a deep breath.

"Pikachu, you have to stay as far away as you can, if you want us to win. You must not let him touch you." Pikachu nodded and he raised his tail. Estelle's Pokemon sat up again. It was the last round.

"Gogoat, Rock Slide again!"

Again stones appeared and threw themselves on the yellow mouse, but Satoshi didn't give up. He did the same thing again, but Estelle didn't point out new attacks, she waited patiently for Pikachu to suffer. Pikachu fell several times, but got up every time, even though he was physically exhausted. Satoshi brandished one of his fists and gave Pikachu a new command. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu did not wait at all and launched his attack in the direction of the Gogoat, sensing the electricity that was rushing to arrive at the Gogoat. However, Estelle smiled. "Use Earthquake, Gogoat!"

Fear took hold of Satoshi, as he did not foresee this. Gogoat lifted both of its front legs up in the air and let them fall back to the ground. The ground began to shake in the direction of Pikachu, who was panicking, and cracked at a record speed. Pikachu was launched in the air by the attack.

"Pika!" he shouted, receiving the attack with full force.

"Pikachu!" this time it was Satoshi who shouted in worry.

Pikachu fell to the ground, but did not get up this time. He had fainted. Satoshi ran over to him and knelt by his side to take his Pokemon in his arms. His best friend seemed to blame himself when he opened his eyes. He had not won, but it did not matter. He had just underestimated his opponent and moreover, he had fought an unknown Pokemon. It gave him a new lesson after all. Satoshi looked up to see Estelle approaching him with her Gogoat.

"Do you see?" she began. "It was not bad for a child."

She ended up laughing. Even though he knew he had been wrong to underestimate her, he did not like the fact that she could make fun of him. He stood still, holding Pikachu in his arms.

"I never faced a Kalos Pokemon." he admitted. "Are there even more powerful ones in Kalos?"

Estelle shrugged. Her Gogoat rubbed at her. Now she moved closer to Satoshi, staring at him.

"You lost, so you owe me a service." she finally announced. Satoshi began smiling nervously, ashamed at having lost.

"It must not be that bad, right?" he asked, hoping that to be the case.

But Estelle didn't flinch, her eyes half closed again, and she looked at him as if she could perceive things beyond his soul. Satoshi's spine shuddered, but he tried to keep a cool head.

"Satoshi, do you want to know why I need you to help me?" she questioned in a very calm tone.

Before he could react to the question, Pikachu was removed from his hands by a mechanical hand, the same happening to Gogoat. The two trainers, surprised, shouted at their Pokemon. They were each in a mechanical hand and both of them tried to struggle to get out. But the mechanical hands were each connected to a balloon basket. And Satoshi recognized very quickly what balloon it was.

"It's not true..." he squeaked when he saw the balloon.

They heard laughter as one after the other appeared to observe the spectacle that occurred.

"It's not true, if you ask us this or that…"

"The pity of the world is what responds!"

"To prevent the destruction of the world!"

"To protect the peace of the world!"

"To stand by the evils of love and truth!"

"The lovely, charmy villains!"

"Musashi!"

"Kojiro!"

"The pair from Team Rocket soars through the galaxy!"

"A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!"

"Something like that!"

"Sonansuuuu!"

Satoshi shouted in a show of his anger. "Team Rocket! Give Pikachu back!"

Musashi chuckled and amused herself with childish gestures. "No! Pikachu will be going to our boss and then we go to Kalos!"

"Because we will allow ourselves a good holiday!" Kojiro added.

Kojiro put a hand in his hair to let the wind run through it and Nyasu spoke quietly. "The Twerp doesn't have his other Pokemon! He will not be able to do much!"

Nyasu finally ended up sneering while pressing his dashboard.

Pikachu, despite the fatigue, tried several times to use a Thunderbolt attack, but nothing happened, as the hand did not give away, while Gogoat did nothing. Estelle had nothing to say for the moment, but she had not lost sight of her Pokemon, as if they were only communicating through looks. Satoshi creaked, because he didn't actually have his other Pokemon with him.

He approached her and asked with hope. "Estelle, do you have any other Pokemon? We can't let Pikachu and Gogoat be taken, but I can still go get my Pokemon to help if there is a center not too far from here!"

Estelle did not change her expression until she gave him the same look that Satoshi always had, which made him trust in her. Estelle gently nudged her head and smiled kindly.

"It's alright, Satoshi. Even if you lost and you have to do me a favor, here's what I can offer you."

Estelle slowly raised a hand towards the hot air balloon and she closed her eyes. First, she felt her body go numb and then she narrowed her eyes as she felt the pain pass through her. Satoshi looked at her with an open mouth, but then he noticed that the horn on her head was slowly shining. He looked in the direction of the balloon and then saw that the hot air balloon had stopped.

Inside, Musashi noticed that they had stopped and looked below to see the reactors.

"Nyasu, is there a problem? We're not moving."

Nyasu began to panic.

"But, I'm trying to move!"

Kojiro looked at the dashboard with Nyasu, trying to understand what was not working. Nyasu pressed all the buttons, but instead of moving forward, they felt the balloon recoil.

"Is there a Pokemon which is using Telekinesis?" Kojiro asked, looking around.

Estelle gritted her teeth more and more. Satoshi could not believe what he was seeing, as Estelle alone managed to hold the Team Rocket balloon. Yet she seemed to be suffering. The balloon fell back towards them and then Estelle's hand closed on itself to become a fist.

Musashi sniffed several times, noticing that there was a strange odor in the air.

"Guys, I don't know if..." she had no time to finish her sentence as she saw, with Kojiro and Nyasu seeing it as well, the dashboard exploding. Without warning, the whole balloon exploded and Team Rocket was propelled into the air, shouting their last words. The mechanical hands that were attached to the hot air balloon fell and opened afterwards, letting the two Pokemon fall towards the ground. Satoshi rushed in to save Pikachu, trying to gain reach him in time and catch him. He missed though, but he noticed that Gogoat and Pikachu did not fall towards the ground very fast, but rather slowly. Pikachu finally touched the ground and ran to Satoshi, who he caught in his arms.

"Aaah, Pikachu! I was so scared!" he declared fearfully, Pikachu rubbing himself against his cheek.

Gogoat also went to its Mistress, who had her knees on the ground and was out of breath. Satoshi turned around and noticed it, so he ran towards her.

"Estelle, are you alright?"

She made a sign with her arm that he had to stop and that he was not to help her. Her Gogoat lowered its head and Estelle took one of its horns to pull herself up. "I...I'm fine..."

Satoshi did not believe her fully, but he tried to deal with it. So he tried not to worry if that's what she wanted.

"Are you a telepath?" he asked, looking up and down.

Estelle did not look at him, but she shook her head, clearly meaning no.

"It's more complicated than that..." she told him.

His face was saddened at the poor little girl who seemed to be breathing with difficulty. She finally raised her head showing the fatigue she had. "That's why I need your help..."

Satoshi tilted his head, since he could not see how he could help in this kind of situation. She tried to recover normally, but Gogoat was there to make her stand up. She tried to talk as best she could.

"Satoshi, from Pallet Town, I need someone like you. A tenacious person," she cut herself to catch her breath and continued. "You have had a long journey. You have traveled several regions. You have won just as you have lost. You have had lots of meetings, and most often, you let go of these meetings by shedding a tear...But you never gave up on your goal."

Satoshi looked at Pikachu who seemed to understand him, but he did not know if he should feel flattered or something else. And then, why did she need to feel forced to say all of this to him? Estelle continued again, almost as if she was reading his own story as an open book.

"You learned a lot of things, you never gave up...All of this journeying has forged you and made you what you are. Yet, despite that..." she stopped and hesitated for what she was about to say. "You are not complete. "

Complete. This word became bitter for him even if he did not understand the meaning that Estelle gave him. Still, was it penalizing? And how was he incomplete? Was it important? His heart hurt, as if he blamed himself, ashamed to not be what she had said. He shook his head and looked serious, but frightened by Estelle while taking a step back and tightening Pikachu against him.

"I don't understand…"

Estelle smiled and even with her weakness she tried to walk towards him.

"It doesn't matter. I'm too incomplete. Even if it's totally different." she paused, looking with amusement at Satoshi's head. "I am cursed...so I am very limited in my powers and can not go back to my home in Kalos."

Satoshi understood the second sentence, but what was that about being cursed? Cursed in which way? Someone had cast a spell on her? What kind of witch would have done it?

"That's why I need you, so you can save me!" she announced with more enthusiasm.

Satoshi blinked and said shyly, "So I have to find some kind of cure?"

She nodded, but continued to speak, "I want you to find a way to break the curse. You and your tenacity."

He looked at Pikachu who was equally intrigued.

"So I have to...do a search...with my Pokemon, right?"

This time, Estelle shook her head and replied more persistently while pointing at it and placing a finger on his chest.

"You don't need your Pokemon! I just need you and you alone!"

This surprised the two friends. But Satoshi didn't intend to leave his Pokemon here. He stepped back again, and the girl's finger retreated.

"But what do you want me to do without my Pokemon?!"

"Oh," she began softly. "Let's say it's very simple..."

She finally closed her eyes and opened her mouth wide to form an evil smile. "The Pokemon, it will be you!"

Satoshi's pupils widened, then gasped as his heart tightened. Pikachu reacted immediately, just as worried about what this girl was doing.

"Satoshi, I'm going to place a curse on you that will be linked to mine so that you can solve it. This way, I would be free too!"

He did not know if she was serious or not, but it was out of the question for him to be cursed by a kid who had beaten him in a Pokemon Battle. The deal was just that he did...a service for her but...not that way! He took a step back. Pikachu, in his arms, did not seem to agree with her either, as he was ready to attack. But Estelle now had a look...and it was so empty that it annoyed him, but he ended up screaming at her.

"No way something like that happens to me! I have something else to do than being a Pokemon and breaking curses!"

It was true, before all, he was here because he wanted to train, so that he would then go to Alola and meet the champion of his region and promise him that he would win against him. And then come back and reshuffle the League again.

Estelle lowered her eyes.

"That's right, it's not very appropriate..." she kept her gaze hidden. but her mouth grew changed into a smirk. "But...I won and you lost. That is why you must do this for me."

Before he could retort, he began to gasp, knocking Pikachu from his arms, who hastened to be at his feet to see if he was okay. A strange sensation ran through his chest. He breathed heavily as his vision began to blur. He put his left hand on his chest and he finally dropped to his knees, while trying to breathe the best he could. Pikachu called him, trying not to lose him mentally. He noticed that he was gradually becoming incredibly pale and his breathing quickened. Estelle got closer and knelt before him. Pikachu, displeased, approached her and yelled at her, imploring to stop whatever was going on. Estelle had not calculated for it, but she raised her hand and snapped her fingers. Indirectly, Pikachu began to fall to the ground, as if he were exhausted. He murmured the name of his trainer and eventually closed his eyes as he lost consciousness.

Satoshi had not reacted to Pikachu, as he was still in a sensation that drained his energy, drops of cold sweat running down his back and his face. It was then that he felt something go back in his throat to come out of his mouth, spitting out something similar to water and when he finished, he started to cough. Estelle watched him.

"It happens often the first time." she confided to him, even though she knew he was no longer focused on his surroundings.

Satoshi felt his lungs tighten. He felt like he was dying. Estelle grabbed the boy's chin while ignoring that his body was so cold and moist in order to be confronted with his frightened eyes on her. He became aware of her one last time. Looking at her, she suddenly seemed so different...more...older...

"Break the curse and find what will make you complete."

Satoshi's frightened and tired eyes stared at the woman for a moment until he finally closed them and he eventually collapsed to the ground...

He felt soft when he regained consciousness. He opened his eyes with difficulty and his vision was terribly vague. He closed them and opened them several times to finally become aware of his surroundings. He seemed to be on a kind of plain, with a small lake and several Pokemon he knew and some he had never seen before. These unknown Pokemon disturbed him. Looking at the sky, he saw a glass ceiling where the rays of the sun could pass through easily. The question now was, how did he get there? When he focused on a small group of Pokemon in the distance, he felt that although they were speaking in their language, he could understand what they were saying. He was used to understanding Pikachu, but here it was as if his ears had been used for that and now it was in his head it was completely understandable.

"Kero..." he murmured to himself.

Realizing that his voice had changed, a strange panic settled. He tried to say something else, but the same word came back. He pressed his throat but…a strange moss was all he could feel around his neck and his hands. He was no longer human at all. He examined them both and noticed that he had only three huge fingers on each. Looking at his whole body, he saw that his body was light blue and other parts of his body were white. He also noticed how he was smaller than usual. He ran to the small lake in panic and he saw his reflection.

His heart was beating fast and his body shook. His reflection was nothing human, no hair, no skin. His eyes were out of his head and full yellowish with two white points being his nose. Satoshi had become nothing more than a Pokemon. A Pokemon he didn't even know.