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…In my defense, I never claimed to be a good story maker. And thus I never claimed to be good at holding back from starting another story.

So this is one is rather depressing for a part. So this story is that Ash died while helping to save the world from an ancient evil that has taken root in the Ultra Space. This story will focus on the other Alola people as they enter a major tournament in memory of Ash, as the rest of the world, which includes Ash's other friends and all of that, aren't aware of what happened.

Since there aren't any tags for the names of Lillie, Lana, and Mallow yet, I will add those in the tag section when they are released. Characters are a bit older by the way for obvious reasons.

Just to let you all know my knowledge about Sun and Moon games is still limited because I still haven't got to play the games. But since I'm adding other things in this, I think I will do fine.

This will most likely have crossover elements, but if you know me by now, you would have expected that.

Enjoy, or not, I don't care you all have your opinions. Everything belongs to their respective owners.

Prologue: Saved, but at what cost?

Pain… that's what Kiawe was feeling right now as he emerge from the rubbles of rock that littered the landscape.

"Ugh…" The dark skinned brown haired trainer moaned in pain as he managed to get back on his feet. He looked around to see the sky still dark as night. However, the massive Ultra wormhole that was unleashing massive amounts of the Ultra Beasts was no longer in the sky. "Did… Did we do it?"

Kiawe then heard a noise behind him, turning around to see his Turtonator getting up from the rubble as well.

"Turtonator!" He called out in worry as he ran to him, ignoring the pain that was still covering his entire body. "Are you alright?"

The blast turtle pokemon managed to nod, as the fire-dragon pokemon was also in great pain as well from all that's happened.

"I know you're hurt, but we need to find the others." Kiawe informed the pokemon, who nodded in understanding. "If we were able to escape the Ultra Space, then the others must have as well. Not to mention everyone back at the Aether Paradise must be worried." He told his partner pokemon as they went ahead to look for the others.

It wasn't long until he ran into a few of the others pokemon. He manage to stumble across both Rowlet and Incineroar, who also looked injured. They both noticed Kiawe and Turtonator, however they were no sign of Ash.

"Are you two alright?" The brown haired pokemon trainer asked them, as they managed to get a nod. They let out their own noises, as if asking if he knew where Ash was. Kiawe shook his head, "No, I haven't found him. But if we're all here, then no doubt that he's alright. Now let's go." The dark skinned male told them, as they continued to find anyone in the ruined landscape.

There's some explaining to do to understand what's going on here. You see, they all discovered that Lillie's and Gladion's mom Lusamine went crazy due to an Ultra Beast's poisoning and they tried to stop her from opening an Ultra wormhole so that she would go there. However, the Ultra wormhole that opened above Akala Island was a lot bigger than what they thought it was going to be. Then an endless number of Ultra Beasts poured out from it and began to assault the entire Alola region. With the help of a few legendary pokemon, such as Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, and even a legendary pokemon called Zygarde from the Kalos Region appeared with one of Ash's old pokemon came to help with this threat. Team Skull and its leader Guzma agreed to help to stop what they have unleashed. A small group consisted of Ash, Kiawe, Gladion, Guzma, their pokemon, and Necrozma entered the realm of the Ultra Space to save Lusamine from the madness of the Ultra Beasts.

However, they found some monstrous deformed mountain sized heart thing with eyes all over it located in the Space. They discovered that this thing grew and was responsible for driving the entire Ultra Beasts into an uncontrolled frenzy to attack the pokemon world to bring chaos and madness.

Kiawe couldn't exactly remember what happened, one moment they were being overpowered and overrun, then the next thing he knew a massive explosion came from the giant deformed abomination, and now he was at his current situation.

"Pika!" A familiar cry was heard. Kiawe and the pokemon with him turned around to see Pikachu, along with Gladion and his pokemon.

"Kiawe! Thank goodness you're alright!" Gladion exclaimed as he and the pokemon ran to the other group.

"Good to see that you're alive as well." The dark skinned trainer replied, but then noticed the large bloody wound on his right arm. "Gladion! You're arm-!"

"I'll be fine. Right now, we need to find the others. I have yet to find Ash, Guzma, Greninja, or Necrozma." The blonde haired enforcer of Team Skull told the brown haired trainer.

"Understood. Come on everyone." Kiawe told the pokemon as they all continued to search for the others.

They kept searching around the damaged area for any sign of anyone else. Eventually, they managed to locate Ash's Greninja, injured, but alive. But after a while of searching, they were unable to find Ash, Guzma, or Necrozma.

"Guys!" They heard a voice from the air to see a few helicopters about to land next to them, with Lillie, Lana, Mallow, Wicke, Sophocles, Professor Kukui, Plumeria, and their pokemon in the planes. The two Zygarde cores were also with them as well.

"You're alive!" Kukui exclaimed with joy as they got out of the helicopters. They all ran toward the two males and the pokemon. Togedemaru ran to Pikachu to make sure the electric pokemon was alright as well.

"Gladion! Are you alright?" Lillie asked her brother, as she ran to him, causing him to be worried.

"Careful Lillie, I'm fine. No need to get worried up, it wouldn't be healthy for… you know." Gladion told her, which got a few of the others around them to be confused as to what he meant.

"I'm fine Gladion, no need to get worried. You're the one injured." The blonde female responded.

"What are you all doing here though? Weren't you all back on Aether Paradise?" Kiawe asked them in confusion. They were supposed to stay there until they got back.

"We noticed that the Ultra Beasts returned to the Ultra wormhole and saw that it closed." Mallow explained to them, "Necrozma appeared at the Paradise and managed to bring back Lusamine."

"Necrozma is back at the artificial island?" Both Gladion and Kiawe questioned, wanting to make sure that they heard her right.

"Yeah," Lana began to speak, getting their attention, "He was severely injured and fell unconscious when he arrived with her." The blue haired female then noticed something or someone missing, "Where's Ash?"

"And where's Guzma?" Plumeria asked as well, noticing that the Team Skull Boss wasn't here either.

"We don't know." Gladion replied to them, still holding his injured arm to ease the pain, "We were still looking for them when you all showed up."

This worried everyone, mostly the three females Lillie, Lana, and Mallow. They have yet found Ash? This made them a little scared that something might have happened to them.

"You… you don't think that they were unable to escape the Ultra Space do you?" Wicke asked in worry.

"That can't be true! The others all managed top get out, so why wouldn't Ash and Guzma?" Sophocles responded.

As they all continued to discuss, something in the distance caught the two Zygarde's cores attention. They hopped out of the helicopter and noticed something heading their way. Squishy let out a noise, getting everyone's attention.

"What is it?" Kukui asked the two legendary pokemon cores as they continued to look in the direction they were looking at.

Everyone else looked to where the two Zygarde cores were looking, and they too saw something heading in their direction.

"Is that…?" Mallow asked, hoping that it was who she thought it was.

"Yeah… I think it's them!" Lana exclaimed with a smile.

This got everyone to be happy, glad that Ash and Guzma managed to get out of there. Not wasting any time, Lillie, Mallow, and Lana went ahead and ran after what they think was Ash along with Guzma. Not wanting anything to happen to his sister, Gladion also ran after them along with everyone else and the pokemon.

"Ash!" Mallow shouted in joy as they got closer, as everyone else picked up the pace.

However, when got closed enough to see what was heading their way, they froze in their tracks. A look of horror and fear came upon their faces as they saw them.

Guzma was slowly walking toward the others, his hair covering his face so no one could see what his expression was. However, the thing that horrified the others was that the Team Skull Boss was carrying Ash in his arms. The Pallet Town Trainer was covered in scars and blood, and his eyes were also closed.

"ASH!" Lillie, Lana, and Mallow shouted, though this time in worry and a bit scared as they ran to Guzma.

Hearing the one in his arms name being called out, Guzma looked up to see everyone running toward them. Guzma simply fell on his knees, making sure not to drop the body he was carrying. Getting on her knees, Mallow took Ash from Guzma, putting his head on her lap as his body laid on the ground, unmoving.

"I-I'm sorry…" Guzma managed to speak, which shocked everyone else as they would never expect the Team Skull Boss to say that, let alone sound so horrible, "H-He tried to destroy the thing responsible for all of this. T-There was a giant explosion, a-and… and…" He couldn't finish as tears began to go down his face.

"No… Ash!" Lillia, Mallow, and Lana cried out as they were around Ash's body. Lana went to hug him, hoping that it would wake him up.

"Ash! Please wake up!" The blue haired female cried out as tears were running down their faces.

Lillie herself simply looked at the fallen form on Ash, and she couldn't stop the tears and the sobs that began to follow from her. Gladion pulled her into a hug as she began to let out an anguish cry. Gladion couldn't help but have a few tears on his own as his sister continued to weep. Everyone else and the pokemon also began to shed tears as they realized what has happened.

They have saved the world from a horrible evil.

But at the cost of Ash Ketchum's life.

Well… that happened.

The next few chapters will show the funeral, and everyone's reaction about his death along with a few other things before a time skip occurs.

See you all next time, whenever that will be.