Investigation In Paradise

A/N: I won't say the effects as it takes the whole element of surprise of their effects to you guys away. Also, Haruto will end up getting a pokemon for himself. Though I have indeed already decided what pokemon he will be getting. Finally, this story will contain some very dark themes, just warning in advance.

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"Speech"

'Thoughts'

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"It already made the news..."

"It would seem so."

Both Steven and Haruto could currently be seen standing within one of the private areas that the staff could rest at in the Devon Corporation building as Steven had seemingly handed to Haruto something that looked to be a device that looked similar to that of an IPad, with the screen displaying an interesting document.

Haruto also had a black and white backpack on his right shoulder, which held a bunch of supplies that Steven and Mr. Stone said that might prove useful one day when he was on missions. He wasn't one to complain as it would be good to be prepared, anything was possible, so being prepared for situations in advance is good.

"Strange creature appears from the oceans of Sootopolis. Is it real? Is it a hoax? Read now..." Haruto had read the title of the article as it was indeed talking about the appearance of a massive monster, which he knew was Bahamut. It seemed that a picture was shown on the right that was of the massive wave, and not the creature. "At least they didn't get a picture of it clearly."

"Quite so. Though, there had been a lot of questions with the citizens of Sootopolis about this occurrence, thankfully none have any real information about duels and the monsters, so they are considering a pokemon." Steven had explained as he scratched the back of his head and sighed before crossing his arms.

"Wallace has been asked a lot about it and is swarmed by reporters. Glad I'm not in his position." Haruto smiled nervously as he remembered it. He remembered that a bit after the incident, many reporters ended up swarming Wallace as he was the main figure of the city, being their gym leader. "Hope he can make up some story..."

"We can just be glad that you hadn't ended up being caught on camera at all, along with that duelist." Steven stated as he took the device from Haruto's hands. They then heard a noise as they turned to see that the doors had opened and someone walked in. "Oh, look at who's here. How are you doing."

"Greetings. It was quite hectic..." The person that came in was none other than Wallace. He appeared exhausted as he sighed and walked over towards them, he was rubbing the back of his head as he held a frown on his face. Wallace then looked towards and Haruto and smiled. "Nice to see you have rested up. That was an intense battle."

"Duel, it is usually referred to as a duel. Anyway, It wasn't exhausting enough for it to be that serious. So, don't worry about it." Haruto smiled as he waved his hand in front of his face. Wallace really didn't know if he could believe Haruto, that duel looked like it was difficult for him, but he didn't question it. "What about Lisia, was she the same as you?"

"She was lucky enough that she wasn't questioned like me. Though, she was more troubling than the reporters." Wallace gave a small deadpan as he said this. Haruto could only agree wholeheartedly, she had constantly asked the two of them about what everything that she had witnessed and heard was about.

They had no choice in the end but to tell her about it, and as expected, she was incredibly shocked about what she had heard. Thankfully though, she accepted the answer as she really couldn't deny a single thing they said after what she had witnessed. While the whole thing did sound preposterous, she couldn't deny it.

"Where is she right now?" Steven asked.

"She's back in Sootopolis, back at it in the contests. Thankfully, she didn't come over here with me, could have been more trouble." Wallace sighed as he shrugged his shoulders. Both Haruto and Steven snorted at this, they could tell she would be a handful. Their attention was then attracted by the earpiece in Haruto's ear.

"Hello?"

"Haruto! I need you, Steven and Wallace in the control room right now. There's something strange happening." Mr. Stone's voice had called out. Haruto seemed confused more than worried, though he was a little bit, this being because Mr. Stone's voice wasn't one of extreme alert. "Eh? What's wrong?"

"We're not entirely sure, though it's something you should probably know of."

"Alright?" Haruto said unsurely as he cut the link. He then looked towards Steven and Wallace as they just listened as they waited for him to finish talking, to which they now walked up to Haruto as Steven decided to ask. "What was that about, Haruto? Did something happen?"

"I'm not sure, but your father wants us three in the control room."

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"What's the situation, Mr. Stone?"

"Take a look at this. We are getting some strange readings, they're similar to duelling energy, though not as powerful as before." Mr. Stone responded to Aster's question as the group had just arrived back in the control room where the scientists were once again working hard. The group looked towards the large screen to see what was happening.

What it displayed was a map of what appeared to be a bunch of islands surrounded by a bunch of water, and what caught their attention was that one of the islands had a light red space glowing and blinking. Both Steven and Wallace seemed to recognise the place, Haruto was just clueless, he didn't know the places in this world.

"Isn't that the Alola region?" Steven had asked as he crossed his arms. Mr. Stone nodded his head in response, to which Haruto seemed to give Steven a confused look. Steven noticed this and decided to explain further. "It's a region in our world, a tropical place consisting of four islands. I went there a long time ago for a vacation."

"Huh... But, what does that red blinking light mean? Is there another possible member of that Dark Estrada over there?" Haruto asked seriously. All three of them, being Haruto, Steven and Wallace, looked seriously towards Mr. Stone. The man just shook his head with a sigh. "That's just it. We don't know. There are signs of duelling energy, so we can only assume."

"Even so, it would be most important that it should be investigated immediately." Wallace stated as he turned to look at them. They all seemed to agree as Mr. Stone turned to face Haruto, to which the boy knew what he was going to say. "Haruto, I know you're tired from the previous mission. But, I ask of you to investigate this."

"No worries, I'm not tired at all. I'll head on over as soon as I can." Haruto responded. The sensors were detecting duelling energy, so it must have something to do with those Dark Estrada people, but the question was what. Whatever they were doing in Alola, he was going to find out. "How long will it take to get there?"

"On helicopter, it should take you a good while, you would have to stop a few times." Steven said as he began to type on the computer. They all walked up to see what Steven did as the screen then zoomed out to show all the regions as a line connected the Alola and Hoenn region. "On an aeroplane, it would take a good number of hours."

"That's too slow, the signal might be gone by the time I get there... I guess I have no choice." Haruto said aloud. They all turned to look at him in confusion when he took out his duel disk and placed it on his arm before it activated, he then took out one of his monsters before placing it on the disk. "Blue-Eyes, I require your assistance!"

"Amazing..." Mr. Stone muttered. As Haruto had placed the card onto his disk, Blue-Eyes emerged as it gave a loud roar as the building shook a bit. The scientists were staring it the behemoth in awe, with it having been able to barely fit as it had to crouch down as to not hit the roof, despite the control room being massive.

"So, you can summon your duel monsters without being in a... duel was it?"

"Yep. I can call forth their help, whether in a duel or not." Haruto responded before running up to Blue-Eyes and quickly climbed up onto its back. Haruto then looked down at the three that were watching him as he then said. "I'll ride on Blue-Eyes to Alola, he'll get me there faster than any plane or boat."

"Wait, do you know which direction Alola is?" Wallace asked with a raised eyebrow. Haruto nodded his head as he gestured towards the screen, which was still displaying the locations of all the regions as well as the sensors for energy. "Sure do. That map is really easy to understand, so I already figured out which direction I need to go."

"Very well, then we certainly do wish you the best of luck." Mr. Stone had nodded. Haruto nodded in return as Blue-Eyes gave another roar, to which it then turned towards a massive window of the building, thankfully managing to barely allow Blue-Eyes to fit through. Before they were about to leave, Steven called out.

"Haruto! I'll make sure to contact someone that I met on the island that the signal is coming from, he should be able to help you while you're there!" Steven had said as Haruto and Blue-Eyes exited through the window before flying in the air as the boy looked back inside the building. "Sure, thanks! Can you guys tell me in case anything happens?"

"Leave it to us! We'll be rooting for you from here." Mr. Stone had responded as they all walked up in front of the window. Haruto smiled and gave a thumbs-up before him and Blue-Eyes shot off into the sky at unfathomable speeds. Wallace then turned to the other two and said. "I guess we can only root for him now, huh?"

"Yes, we can only hope that he can help us all from this threat. A threat that transcends our understanding." Mr. Stone replied as he closed his eyes. He then noticed something, turning his head, he saw that Steven was staring at the ground with a distant look in his eyes. "Is something the matter, Steven?"

"You do seem distracted..."

"I guess... It's just that, I'm upset... angered." Steven said as his eyes narrowed slightly. He looked at his right fist and clenched it as he gritted his teeth slightly, Wallace and Mr. Stone seemed confused as they looked at each other. "Haruto is going out there and fighting against this threat whose strength is beyond anything we have ever seen all on his own, and I can only sit here and do nothing but pray! I feel so... pathetic!"

"I understand your anger, but... there is not much we can do." Wallace frowned. In truth, he felt the exact same way that Steven was right now. He hated the fact that the lives of countless people were at risk, and Haruto was holding the burden of protecting them all on his own! Steven just sighed as he then said "I'm the champion, yet... I'm so useless."

"..."

"I... need time to think about everything and call Hala."

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Haruto could currently be seen rocketing through the air and over what appeared to be an endless view of the brilliant blue sea, his hair dancing violently in the powerful winds that stirred as Blue-Eyes shot through the air. Haruto had seen every now and then the pokemon that leapt out of the water, though he barely saw them due to the speed he was going.

It had only been around an hour or so since he left the Devon Corp building, and he was quite certain that he was nearly there, Blue-Eyes, as well as Red-Eyes, were both incredibly powerful and fast dragons. He narrowed his eyes as he noticed something in the distance, he then smirked when he saw that it was incoming land.

"Seems like we've arrived, Blue-Eyes! Fly lower towards the sea so we don't get spotted from above!" Haruto stated. Blue-Eyes complied with the order as it began to dive downwards, Haruto hanging on as it then straightened itself and was now flying a meter or so above the surface of the water.

The speed in which it was going caused the sea to split and create waves as it was flying, though they began to die down as Blue-Eyes was slowing down its flight, being because they were about to arrive at their destination. Haruto glanced his eyes to the side to see that there were man-made structures, that being buildings, so at least he knew a spot where humans were at.

"Stop on that side of the island, Blue-Eyes!" Haruto ordered. He was pointing towards a space on the coast of the island that was a good bit away from the city or town he saw, so that he and Blue-Eyes wouldn't be spotted. Blue-Eyes then straightened its body vertically as it used its wings to stop its momentum, finally coming to a stop above the sand of the island.

Haruto sighed before smiling as he then jumped off of Blue-Eyes and onto the sand of the beach, to which he looked around and was relieved to see that there was no one here. There would be trouble if there was. He then turned around to face Blue-Eyes as he gave the dragon a smile. "Thanks for the ride, Blue-Eyes."

The dragon gave a small roar with a nod before he began to disappear, to which Haruto then looked towards what appeared to be a rather dense forest. Haruto then adjusted his bag back onto his shoulder before he began walking towards it, though when he was about to step into it, he stopped and narrowed his eyes.

"Hm...?" Haruto turned his head towards a certain part of the forest that was towards the right side of where he was standing. He stayed still and narrowed his eyes at the place, though he soon turned his head back before continuing his walk. He thought he felt someone watching him, maybe it was his imagination.

Unknown to him, a pair of unblinking and curious blue eyes were watching him walk into the forest.

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"We suggest that you leave this alley before things get ugly."

"Yeah! This is our hideout place!"

A group of four individuals within what appeared to be a dark alleyway area within the city of the island could be seen shouting towards what appeared to be a figure that was cloaked in a black hooded cloak that covered their entire body. The hood also seemed to completely obscure their face from view, though it would have been already difficult due to the darkness of this alleyway, the only thing visible being the small red light coming from within the hood.

The group that were yelling at this hooded figure all appeared to be male and had torn up clothes that you would normally find bikers wearing, their clothes being rather rebellious in nature as they all held threatening smirks on their faces as they were seemingly trying to threaten the figure. Though, they didn't appear at all shaken.

"I suggest you be careful with who you threaten. If you believe that you can waver me with such empty words, then you are sorely mistaken." The hooded figure said with a sinister tone as it sent a small chill down their spine. Though, one of them soon shook it off and gave a nervous chuckle before saying.

"O-Oh~? Trying to act tough, huh?" One of them had stuttered as he said this. The hooded figure just gave a dark chuckle that sounded through the area, once again making them shake from its tone. That was when a breeze went through the place, to which the hood then was blown back and off of the figure's head. "Wh-What the?!"

When the hood was knocked off, the figure was revealed to be wearing a metallic helmet. The body of the cloak was also blown by the wind, revealing a metal bodysuit that the figure was seemingly wearing. The person had the exact same attire of both Alvex and Orion, though there was one major difference, an inhumane grin with sharp teeth was designed on the helmet.

The other part that completely made their faces run cold were the red lights that were on the helmet, and they weren't designed like LED lights where they were circular. But, the crimson red glowing lights were in the shape running down tears that came from the eyes, which made it look like the helmet was crying out rivers of blood.

"What kind of freaky helmet is that? Wh-Who wears something like that!" One of the males shouted as his body was shaken by the appearance of the now visible figure. They soon shook their heads as they calmed themselves, though their bodies were still shaking a bit. "Wh-Whatever! Trying to scare us with your mask! N-Not going to work! We'll deal with you accordingly!"

"Hoh~? I'd like to see you try!" The hooded figure smirked underneath his helmet as he gave a low dark chuckle. They shook a bit, but two of them seemed to gather enough courage to seemingly run at the figure as they threw a punch towards his helmet, though they were shocked when the figure didn't even flinch. "Was that it? Pathetic."

"How in th-!" The male didn't even manage to finish his line before the two that had attacked the figure had their necks grabbed by the figure, to which he then began to lift them up and off the ground with ease as they were struggling, but to no avail. The other two widened their eyes as they began shouting towards him.

"H-Hey! Let them go!"

"Y-Yeah! I swear, we'll...!"

"Swear you'll what? Make me pay? That's laughable!" The figure laughed as he heard this. He then proceeded to give a demented grin behind his helmet as he tightened his grip on both of them, they struggled more as their faces became pale. It didn't last long before their bodies became limp, their eyes losing their colour as they dangled as the figure was still holding them.

The other two male could only watch the sight in complete horror as they fell onto their backs and were shaking uncontrollably, their eyes dilating in fear and their face pale. They were barely able to swallow their spit as the blood-red tears on the figure's mask glowed brighter, giving it an even more intimidating look.

"You shouldn't have threatened me, it can only end so much worse for you. Honestly, you lot are pathetic!" The figure began laughing madly as if they had gone insane, the laugh itself making them crawl back as much as they could. The figure dropped the two bodies of the males that attacked him, making a thump as they contacted with the ground.

"The weak shall fall and the strong shall rise! Now... you two are next!"

Unknown to any of them, a group of five could be seen watching from above as they were hiding behind the elevated parts of the edges of the roof. They were all looking down with fear plastered all of their faces, the horror that they had just witnessed and were now witnessing was something they can't forget... ever!

The group consisted of a female with long pink hair, a male with blue hair that went down around just above the shoulders, a cat-like pokemon with an oval-shaped head and was cream in colour, having also had a golden charm attached to its head. The last two members of this group being a large pokemon with a blue body and constantly closed eyes as well as a pokemon that was yellow with a black tail and a disguise of sorts that was yellow.

These people were none other than Team Rocket, a group of individuals that steal pokemon and are always up to something not good. The first member being Jessie, the second being James, the third being the pokemon known as Meowth, and the last two pokemon being a pokemon belonging to Jessie, that pokemon being Wobbuffet and Mimikyu.

"Y-You guys are seeing this, right...?" James had muttered as his face was drained of all colour. The others were pretty much silent as they fell back and shifted away from the edge of the roof, their bodies constantly shaking. Meowth was the one that spoke next. "Y-Y-Yeah! Whoever that crazy dude was just...!"

"W-We need to get out of here! Right now! I'm not staying!" Jessie said to the rest of them. They couldn't agree more as they quickly ran off and into the open streets after climbing down, they could have sworn that they heard the sounds of screams. It was absolutely petrifying, despite their line of work, they have never ever seen someone be killed or let alone kill someone before...

Even the likes of Mimikyu wasn't immune to what it had just witnessed, that person that wore the hood could probably be more terrifying than when someone was to look under its cloak to see its true self. Mimikyu honestly never wanted to see that man again, whoever they were, Mimikyu knew for a fact that they were dangerous.

It was not long after that the figure soon emerged from the alleyway and into the open area, his hood and cloak covering his body once again as he smirked demonically underneath his helmet. He then looked up towards the sky as he then said.

"Well, now since that's been dealt with. Time to head to the place. Hehehe~!"

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"Alright, come on out. I know you're watching."

Haruto's voice had demanded as he once again ceased his walk. It had been around ten minutes since he had entered into the forest, though he kept getting this feeling that someone had been watching him with his every movement. It got to the point that he was seriously getting sick of it, so it was time to do something.

Haruto waited after he had demanded such, to which it was silent for a bit before he heard rustling in the trees. He narrowed his eyes more when something seemed to zoon down a few meters away from him, when the figure stopped, he saw that it was a decently large pokemon that was bigger than he was.

The pokemon had a head and torso that are black with white markings on its chest, just above its eyes, and on top of its head. Extending from the top of its head is a large, orange plume with bristles along the back. There is a yellow marking covering the top bristle and half of the bristle below it. The bottom of this crest goes all the way to its neck, where it divides its face in half and creates a beak-like nose.

It has small, blue eyes with yellow markings behind them. The lower half of its body is orange with four-pointed projections, one short spine on the front and two short spines in the back, with one longer spine between them. These spines resemble a bird's tail feathers. Its thin arms have round, yellow structures encircling its shoulders. On each arm is a shell that appears to be half of a bird mask, and its hands end in two large claws to create a beak for the mask.

The mask itself is mostly yellow with black, orange, and white markings. There are three white triangular markings with black edges on the top of each half of the mask, which create diamond-shapes when the mask is closed. The 'eyes' consist of a white diamond connected to a slightly larger orange diamond, which is inside a larger yellow diamond.

Each of these shapes is edged in black. On each half of its beak is an orange triangle with a white rim. There are wing-shaped structures on each side, toward the back. Both of them stared each other down unblinking, Haruto held a calculative gaze as he took in everything about the pokemon. He didn't feel any malice, but he still needed to be wary.

"Alright, who are you? You've been following me for a while now, while you don't seem to hold any ill intent, I still don't trust you just yet." Haruto stated seriously. The pokemon seemed surprised, though it was really difficult to tell. The pokemon seemed to reply. "I'm surprised you are not aware of who I am, though considering how I saw you flying to the island from afar. You must not be from here."

"I guess you must be quite the figure here then."

"That's true. You are quite th-! Hold on! You can understand me?" The pokemon had shouted in surprise as it actually jerked back in response to its realisation. Haruto seemed to cock an eyebrow in confusion as he saw its confusion and shock. "How is this possible? There is no way a human can understand what we pokemon say!"

"Is it that weird? Because I can easily understand every single thing that you are saying." Haruto responded with crossed arms as he gained a calm look on his face, though the caution in them was still present. The pokemon was still shocked, though it then decided to ask. "But, how is that p-possible? Normal people can't understand pokemon."

"Well, if I were to make a hypothesis. Then I would say that it is probably due to the strong spiritual energy that you release, well, at least strong enough that it allows me to communicate with you." Haruto theorised. The pokemon seemed confused by the explanation as he tilted his head. "So, what's your name anyways?"

"Tapu Koko... Guardian Deity of Melemele Island." Tapu Koko introduced himself. Haruto seemed to cock his eyebrow once again at the title, no wonder this dude was apparently a big figure for this place, considering that they must worship this dude as a god. "What about you? And what do you mean by spiritual energy?"

"The name's Haruto, Haruto Mozaki. For your second question, to put it simply, it's because you have a stronger aura than normal pokemon do. Thus, allowing me to communicate with you better since I have the ability to speak to beings of such calibre." Haruto explained as simply as he could. "Just like how I can interact with these two."

"Huh? Who do you... mean..." Tapu Koko widened his eyes when the spirits of both Red and Blue-Eyes appeared behind Haruto and were both growling. Tapu Koko noticed that they seemed to be rather protective over Haruto, speaking volumes of their respect for him. More so that they were dragons, which are more aggressive than normal pokemon due to nature, though they weren't pokemon.

Tapu Koko remembered seeing Blue-Eyes, the dragon that he saw Haruto riding on towards the island. Seeing clearly and up close, it was more beautiful and larger than it thought before, and Red-Eyes was no different, but it held a bit of a more terrifying presence. Haruto smiled as he looked at the dragons.

"They don't talk, but I can still somewhat communicate with them." Haruto smiled. Their spirits soon began to fade away as Haruto turned back to look at Tapu Koko. Tapu Koko finally noticed something, the look that Haruto had, his eyes full of maturity and wisdom, but also sadness as well as happiness. "Anyway, mind telling me where a settlement is around here?"

"If you mean a city, then there is one not too far off in that direction." Tapu Koko had recovered from his shock as he pointed towards a certain direction of the forest, to which Haruto nodded his head. Tapu Koko then asked seriously. "Mind telling me now why you are on this island? I can tell just by your posture and expression that you're not here for a simple reason."

"Well, considering your title, I assume that you must be some kind of protector of this island or something. I guess it would be best for you to know about it. It's a long story."

"I have time..."

After that, they both began to traverse through the forest, with Tapu Koko leading Haruto towards the city while the young duelist had begun to explain the reasons for his appearance in this region. To say that the guardian was surprised would be a huge understatement, he never knew such creatures like Duel Monsters existed, especially other worlds.

After having explained about the dark duelists that have appeared, Tapu Koko was incredibly concerned, they must hold power beyond his imagination. If Haruto's Red and Blue-Eyes dragons were anything to go by in terms of power, which Tapu Koko could easily sense their immense power, then who knows what the enemy has in store.

"So, this is the city? What's it called?"

"I can't answer that, I'm afraid that I have the foggiest idea." Tapu Koko responded as Haruto looked at him with a deadpanned expression on his face. Tapu Koko sweatdropped as he saw the face that had been directed at him. "H-Hey! I don't pay attention to stuff like this, alright? You can't blame me! I'm busy protecting the island!"

"Sure... I totally believe, one hundred percent. No jokes here..."

"Your sarcasm pains me..."

"Yeah, yeah. Anyway, I think it's time you reveal yourself. You've been hiding from me for a good while now." Haruto voiced. Tapu Koko seemed confused, was there someone else that he hadn't noticed when he was observing Haruto? Tapu Koko looked around in confusion, he didn't see anyone. Though, he soon looked to see Haruto's was looking directly behind him.

"Huh? Why are you looking at your shadow?"

"Because the one that is hiding, is hiding in my shadow. I can sense your presence, you hold a strong spiritual energy. Who are you? There's no use hiding." Haruto stated with narrowed eyes. He had this constant feeling of being watched, even after identifying Tapu Koko, and he just assumed it was Tapu Koko still, but he was not thinking that now.

"Y-You knew I was h-here?" A rather shy voice sounded, surprising the two of them as they then noticed that within Haruto's shadow, something seemed to be shifting around. They had not expected the voice to have such a tone, though they just watched as the figure began to reveal itself. "I thought I was sneaky..."

"Do you know him?"

"Can't say I do... never seen him before." Tapu Koko responded to Haruto's question as the pokemon revealed to be quite a bit shorter than Haruto was. Tapu Koko had met a lot of different kinds of pokemon, but never before this one. Though, he could sense a powerful energy from it, and he was certain that Haruto could sense it too.

"So, what's your name?"

"M-Marshadow..." The pokemon had introduced itself. Marshadow, while still connected to Haruto's shadow, could sense that he had small amounts of caution towards him and no ill intent or anything, so at least he didn't need to worry too much. He hadn't expected to be caught hiding though.

Marshadow is a humanoid pokemon that appears to be made of smoky grey shadows. The area around its face resembles headgear, such as a helmet. On top of the helmet are two curled horns or ears with a wispy horn between them. Its eyes are orange-red with yellow pupils, and above each eye is a yellow, oval marking. Each arm has a small bump on the wrist. Around its neck is a smoky collar and there is a trail of shadows on each foot.

"I see. Nice to meet you, Marshadow. My name is Haruto Mozaki, just called me Haruto. So, mind telling me why you were following me?" Haruto asked as he crossed his arms. He kept a calm and gentle smile on his face, his tone not having any anger or frustration whatsoever. Which calmed Marshadow down.

"W-Well, I noticed how you were riding that giant thing over here towards the island, so I kind of got curious and wanted to observe you..." Marshadow said embarrassed as he tapped both his hands together with a flushed look on his face. Haruto heard Blue-Eyes comically roaring multiples times in anger at being called a 'giant thing', Red-Eyes was heard laughing.

"I see. I'm not mad, just confused about why you were following. We're on good terms, don't worry, you didn't have any ill intentions." Haruto assured. He then proceeded to pet Marshadow on the head, taking the pokemon by surprise as it seemed to smile from the nice feeling it was getting from the pet.

"You certainly are taking this weird situation rather well." Tapu Koko said with a slight deadpan look as he crossed his arms. Marshadow seemed confused as he looked up at the guardian, to which Tapu Koko noticed and decided to clear things up. "Oh, my name is Tapu Koko. Guardian of this island."

"Tapu... Koko? Oh, I think I heard of you a few times..."

"Considering the type of world I come from, do you honestly expect me to be surprised by this turn of events?" Haruto asked with a cocked eyebrow as Tapu Koko shrugged his shoulders. Tapu Koko heard about the type of world Haruto came from, as well as its mysteries and power, truly incredible.

"I don't know. I haven't experienced what you have." Tapu Koko replied as Marshadow seemed confused about what in the world they were talking about. Haruto's world? What he's experienced? What did they mean by that? "Umm... what are you guys talking about?"

"O-Oh! Uh, don't worry about it." Haruto quickly said with a wave of his hand. Marshadow seemed to blink in confusion as he tilted his head, though both Haruto and Tapu Koko were relieved that he decided to leave it be. Though, both of them suddenly widened their eyes when a sensation ran down their spines.

"H-Haruto, did you feel that...?" Tapu Koko asked as he faced a certain direction with a look of surprise and eyes that were shaking in shock. Haruto seemed to gain a serious look as his body was surprisingly shaking a bit as he faced the same direction. "Y-Yeah... This malice, this feeling of horror. Something is going on..."

'Is this the presence of a duel monster when it's not holding back? Or perhaps it is and it is just that great...?' Tapu Koko thought to himself in shock. The feeling that he was getting from whatever was causing this was greater than any ultra beast or pokemon he had ever felt, a duel monster was the only explanation for such. Not even Necrozma had such a presence.

These monsters are more dangerous than he first thought...

"I need to get going, this needs my attention!" Haruto stated. He looked at Tapu Koko before nodding as he soon ran into the forest, which was so he wouldn't be spotted. Tapu Koko seemed to stay still for a second, though soon followed after. "Wait, Haruto! I'm coming with you! As the guardian of this island, it is my duty to investigate as well!"

"W-Wait! Where are you guys going?" Marshadow cried out as he soon ran after Haruto and Tapu Koko. Haruto was surprised by Marshadow's speed, he was actually managing to run as fast as he could. What he had learnt of this world was that the people here seemed to be far less physically capable than people from his own home.

"Sorry, Marshadow! Tapu Koko and I need to investigate whatever is releasing this evil intent, it could be something potentially dangerous!" Haruto quickly explained as he was running alongside Marshadow with Tapu Koko flying next to them as well. "Th-Then I'm coming with you! I want to help!"

"No! This is far too dangerous! I can tell that you're strong, but this is far beyond your capabilities. Go back into hiding, where it's safe!" Haruto ordered. Marshadow was surprised by the amount of concern he could feel from Haruto, despite having known him for only less than an hour. "You don't know what you're dealing with!"

"I-I'm going anyway! Whether you want me to or not!" Marshadow had shouted. Haruto widened his eyes at the declaration, he had not expected this from the shy pokemon he had just met today. He looked into Marshadow's eyes, and saw nothing but seriousness and determination. He stared for a second before saying.

"This will be incredibly dangerous, more so than anything you have ever witnessed. Are you sure you're up to it?" Haruto asked with a serious look in his eyes. Marshadow didn't back away or anything, he seemed to gain an even more determined look and nodded his head. "Very well. But, stay back and be safe when I say so."

"I understand!" Marshadow smiled.

"Good. Then let's get going, you two!" Haruto said as he put his hood on. Both Tapu Koko and Marshadow gave grins, though Tapu Koko not so much as he just nodded strongly, to which they both soon quickly upped their speed, along with Haruto. They were all heading towards where they were sensing the feeling, and they were determined to find out what it is!