My dad, Ash, the Pokemon and I walked into the classroom. Everyone, including the principal, was standing together, talking. All the Pokemon, including Froslass, were playing together. Haunter and Snowy joined right in as soon as we walked in. Kiawe and Lana were talking to each other one on one, and Sophecles and Mallow were talking to each other as well.

"Alola, all!" My dad said, as we approached them all.

"Alola, Professor!" The class exclaimed happily. Pikachu spotted Ash, and immediately ran over to him. "Pika pika!" He cheered, as he jumped on him. "Hey, buddy!" Ash exclaimed, happily. "How was your time with the Principal?"

As soon as Froslass saw me; She floated over quickly and hugged me. "Froslass!" I exclaimed happily. "How are you?" I asked, as I hugged her back.

"Froslass!" She exclaimed, as she let go and floated over to Lillie. Lillie then turned away from the group to Froslass.

"What is it, Froslass?" She asked. Lillie then saw me, and ran over to me. "Emethyst, Hi!" She exclaimed.

I smiled over at Lillie, as she approached me. "Hey, Lillie." I said, happily. "How was everything this weekend?" I asked her, as I watched Froslass join her side.

"See for yourself!" Lillie exclaimed. She turned over to Froslass, and opened her arms wide. "Give me the biggest hug you can, Froslass!" Lillie's loud voice caused everyone to stop what they were doing, and watch.

Froslass responded immediately by floating over quickly, and wrapped her humanoid arms around Lillie. Lillie responded by giving her a tight squeeze. My eyes widened in excitement, as if I was witnessing something magical.

"Yes, Lillie!! You did it!" I exclaimed. I was happy for her, and so was the rest of the class.

"That's amazing, Lillie!" My dad exclaimed, as he walked over to her.

"Way to go, Lillie!" Mallow exclaimed, as she walked over. She then looked over at me, and her expression changed. Her green eyes widened as if she had never seen me before, and she sort of froze in space.

"Emethyst.. is that you?" She asked, as if she were unsure.

I smiled at her. "In the flesh," I said. "I put a little into my appearance today." I said, smiling bashfully. I then remembered that she had flavored my medicine. "Oh yeah! Thanks for flavoring my medicine." I said to her.

Mallow then smiled bashfully, her cheeks turning red. "Oh yeah, it was no problem. Good to see you're feeling better." She said happily, but a little jumpy.

Everyone was then reunited with their Pokemon, and it was then that Olivia's extravagantly dressed figure had walked into the classroom.

"Alola!" She exclaimed, as she walked in. The class then turned their attention to her. Olivia then saw me, and waved to me. I waved back. I couldn't wait until I could talk to her one on one. I had so many questions.

"Are you all ready to go to Akala Island?!" She exclaimed, happily. I will admit, I was excited for this. I didn't know what to really expect, but I was ready for what ever it threw at me.

The class cheered happily. I then glanced over to my left, and noticed Mallow was still staring at me. I pretended like I didn't notice, but I was a little intrigued. No one had ever stared at me the way she was.

"Alright, all. Well, before we head out to the dock, I do have an exciting announcement! We will be having a Mother's Day dance this year hosted by yours truly!" Olivia exclaimed happily. "However, we will be having it next week due to all the other things that happen in Alola around May. The location is still unknown, but it is for sure happening." She said. Olivia then looked over at me, and winked.

The class cheered in excitement, but my heart sank a little when I heard about this. I loved dances, but I don't think I would like this one for obvious reasons. My facial expression must have given myself away because my dad came over and put his hand on my shoulder. This cheered me up, and I put my hand over his in response.

"Alright class, let's head out to the dock!" Olivia exclaimed. It was that moment that the class followed suit behind Olivia, only for her to trip and fall midway. I snickered a little.

"Oh no worries! I'm fine!" She smiled bashfully, her nose red.

I wanted so bad to talk to Olivia, but I knew I would have to do it when my dad wasn't around or was busy doing something else.

***

We had reached the dock. Everyone was boarding the boat, including myself. Olivia was standing next to me. My dad had gotten on board first, so this gave me a moment to tell Olivia I needed to talk to her.

"Hey, Olivia.." I said, as I approached her kind of hesitantly.

She then turned her attention to me. "Hey, sweetheart. How are you?" She asked, smiling.

"Eh, so so." I said, unsure. "I-I was actually wondering if I could talk to you in private." I stammered. I wasn't sure how she was going to react to this.

Olivia smiled. "Of course you can. Let's get sailing and then you can talk to me all you want." She said invitingly.

We had all boarded, and the boat had set sail. My dad was the one driving the boat, and I did a little dance of happiness when I realized this. This meant I could talk to Olivia and ask all the questions I had with a thin chance of getting interrupted.

I walked over to the railing of the boat, and watched the blue sea move below me. The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and there wasn't a cloud in sight. Haunter and Froslass looked over with me, and I could tell they were amazed.

"Beautiful sight, isn't it?" I heard Olivia say, as she joined my side. Lycanroc walked to my side and sat down beside me.

"Yes. I never knew a region could be so pretty." I said, truly amazed. I felt like I was on vacation. This didn't feel real.

"Alola is quite the spot for sight seeing." Olivia said. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?" She asked.

I looked around and noticed there was no one around. They were on the other side of the boat, so this made me relieved.

My mind was like a Tornadus of thoughts. "Where do I have even start?" I said.

"Well, if it has anything to do with the other night, I'm really sorry I lost it on your father in front of you. I was really upset that he didn't tell me. I'm pretty sure that must have been awkward for you to tell me that." She said, apologetically.

I shrugged. "It's fine. It did make me kind of uncomfortable, but I'm okay." I smiled, to show her it was okay. She returned my smile.

"So, you said you used to babysit me, right?" I asked, as I looked at her.

"Yes. You were adorable, Emethyst. I'm pretty sure I have some photos of you and Rockruff somewhere." She said, as she was thinking.

That then reminded me of the photo I had brought in my backpack. I took my backpack off, and zipped it open. I then took the photo out of my bag.

"What's that?" Olivia asked, as she eyed the photo in my hand.

I looked down at the photo of my mom and dad. "Olivia, can you be honest with me?" I asked, seriously.

"Of course I can. What is it?" She asked.

I sighed, as I showed her the photo. "Did my mom and dad ever get physical with each other?" I asked. The more I had thought about it, the more those age spots looked like real bruises.

Olivia looked at that photo as if it had come from a dark place. "Where did you get this?" She asked, immediately.

"That's a long story." I said, not really feeling like explaining the situation. I just wanted an answer.

Olivia sighed. "Your mom and dad fought alot after your mom got pregnant with you. I never actually saw them get physical with each other, but I did witness one of their fights after you were born." She said, her hand flying to her forehead as if she were stressed.

I was scared to ask, but I had to. "What happened?" I asked.

"You wouldn't stop crying," she explained. "No reason why, but you wouldn't. I was there keeping your father company while your mom worked...." She said, hesitantly. She looked up at me to make sure I was okay, I guessed.

"Okay.. continue.." I said, hesitantly.

Olivia sighed. "Well, your dad got upset easily back then. I tried everything to get you to stop. Nothing worked. Your dad... Well, your dad had enough and got rough with you. Your mom had just walked in the door and witnessed this. She took you from him and told me to take you just for a minute." She said.

I was dumbfounded. I couldn't believe this.

"I took you into the other room, and that's where I heard it all. Your dad threatened to hurt you. After that, I think that's what caused your mom to leave Alola. She was worried for your safety." Olivia said.

I looked over at my dad who had his back towards us, as he steered the boat. I felt tears welling in my eyes. It made sense now. After all that talk he told me why he was a toxic person back then... I understood now.

"Emethyst, I'm really sorry if I upset you." Olivia said, as she hugged me.

I shook out of it. "No worries, I'm fine." I said, as I rubbed my eyes lightly. I was hoping none of my makeup had smeared. I wished there was a way I could talk to my mom and get all the answers I needed.

"I wish there was a way I could talk to her just one more time.." I said, as I released from Olivia. I looked over the railing of the boat, and saw various water types swimming below the surface.

"Emethyst." Olivia said. I looked back over at her. "Hm?" I asked.

"What if I told you there was a way you could possibly talk to your mother again?" She said.

I scrunched my nose. "Olivia, that's not possible or funny." I said. I thought she was messing around. I could hear the anger in my voice.

"No I'm serious. Poni Island's guardian has that ability. Tapu Fini." She said, as she looked up at the sky.

I felt my eyebrow raise. "Island guardian?" I asked. I vaguely remember my dad telling me about island guardians before I passed out the other night because of the medicine. He never explained anything to me.

"Alola is made up of so many Islands," she explained. "However, there are four major islands. Melemele, Akala, Ula'Ula, and Poni. All of them have their own guardians with different abilities. Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini." She continued.

I thought this was pretty interesting. Olivia had told me more in this little conversation than my dad had in the entire weekend I've been here.

"However, Tapu Fini is one of the more mysterious of the four guardians. It very rarely shows itself to humans. The only time it does is when it sees potential in Pokemon Battles." Olivia said. "So if you want a shot at seeing your mom, you'll have to train hard." She explained.

I was down one hundred percent to train hard if it meant I would be able to see my mother again. Haunter and Froslass were about to become my center of attention. But then, it then dawned on me. "But Olivia, how am I going to get to Poni Island without my dad knowing?"

Olivia thought for a moment, and it looked like she got a bright idea. "The dance.. we can have the dance on Poni Island!" She exclaimed. "I'll have to get with the island kahuna there. I'm sure she won't mind."

I thought this was a brilliant idea. However, that meant I would have to attend the dance to not stir up any suspicion with my dad. I was one hundred percent down for it though.

"Hey all, we're coming into view of Akala Island!" My dad exclaimed from a top the boat.

Olivia then walked over to me. "But hey, try not to think about it too hard, okay? You're here to have fun." She said, as she hugged me. "You look gorgeous today, by the way." She said.

"Thanks, Olivia." I said, smiling at her compliment. It was going to be hard for me to concentrate, but I knew I had to do my best and have fun just for the moment.