Pokémon: Pink Paradise

Chapter 37: Toby II•

Selena leaned towards a field of Glacidea flowers in the middle of Tapu Village. She stared in awe as she picked on the blue flower she sees. When picking it, it begun sparkling silver

"I didn't know Glacidea flowers can be blue"

"Yeah, these are the rare ones our princess creates" Gladion squat down to her staring at them all "her flowers are mysterious to everyone really, she doesn't talk much to anyone, but the blue ones only grow around the castle. They probably grow because it's a safe spot. It's just a theory"

"We're close to Lanakila, aren't we?" She asked, smelling the flower "Alex's flowers had the effect of making a Lele's powers go through a pause. It was perfect for me to have since I was still emotional about what happened to my friends. The flowers wouldn't grow without us touching. I remember using her flowers to create a healing herb for her when she was sick. I'm trying to see if I can do that with these flowers so I can feel better, but the Glacideas here don't have the same energy the ones back home does"

"Maybe that's because your sister is happy, and our princess is not" Zoroark said. She sighed and held the blue Glacidea close

"I really wish I can see her now, but I've been seeing a lot of UB roaming everywhere and messing things up. I have to do that first"

"Seeing the princess may bring peace to her mind and make the flowers with healing properties that may help you. Don't you think we should think about your health first?" Selena used their hands to stand up and gaze around the Tapu village, which was a actual village instead of it being destroyed by the Tapu. She glanced to the side, feeling him approaching

"Maybe he can help!" She got on Arcanine and have it jog over to where she pointed. The boys followed and discovered the grass dying and many of the Glacideas have dried up, even if they were made to survive extreme cold and hot temperatures. They shouldn't have dried out. Zoroark pounded on Gladion's chest to get his attention

"She's gone!" Gladion gasped and ran forward, only to get knocked off his feet by a blue barrier with a snow storm inside. He jumped back up and begun pounding on it

"Selena! Come back!" He shouted. Zoroark began attacking the barrier, but nothing worked "Whose barrier is this!? If a Lele tries attacking her, this won't be good for us!" Gladion groaned, pounding the barrier as hard as he could. Zoroark stopped and stared at him freaking out "I'm suppose to be protecting her! I've went this long lonely, and trying to find another role for myself instead of feeling so empty for this long!" Rage started taking over his head "I won't forgive myself if something happened to her!"

"Gladion! Calm down! Getting angry like this isn't going to help!" Gladion's hands went through the barrier, making it disappear, along with the snow storm. He froze and stared at his hands, remembering the conversation he was having with Zoroark and Selena when walking to Tapu village

"No, Gladion is much more angry back in my world. He can disable any attacks. Not sure what he had to experience to gain such a power, but it was useful while it lasted. My power kept growing the longer I've traveled in Alola" Selena said earlier. Gladion nodded confidently. He never been so angry... that's how... he smiled and hurried to find his queen

Selena used her shield to keep the snow storm from hitting her and Arcanine. She felt like Arcanine had walked farther than she expected, but the aura she was looking for wasn't too far

"Hm... so you're the one I've heard about..." a voice chuckled. Arcanine was suddenly attacked by ice, making Selena fall on her hands and look up to see her Pokémon frozen on the spot

"Arcanine!" She didn't know how to undo the ice. The snow storm went to a stop. She looked around and turned to notice Toby standing there with his eyes closed in a annoyance