As Twilight walked around in Route 3, she soon saw Iki Town up ahead. But also there were some faces she was not expecting to see. It was the faces of her own friends. "The guys? They came!" she said running towards Iki Town.

"Hey, its Twilight!" Indigo said as they saw her running towards them.

"I dont believe it! You came to see my exam?" Twilight said.

"Well sure, since they already finished helping me and Sora." Riku said.

"Riku? Youre here? Why?" Twilight asked.

"I got him to join my team." Hope said.

"Okay…" Twilight said.

"Attention Hog." R-dex said under his breath.

"Be nice. I'm glad you came." Twilight said.

"So this is the R-Dex, huh?" Tails asked.

"Cool, a pokedex with personality…" Hope said.

"Suck up." R-dex said.

"Be nice." Twilight said.

"So...you have made it, young twilight!" a voice shouted as Twilight looked to see Hala standing on the wooden stage.

"Go get em, girl." Sunset said as twilight took to the stage with Hala.

"I know you are just a child, but that will not be an excuse for me to go easy on you!" Hala said posing.

"Same here." Twilight said.

"Now, let us begin! Go, Mankey!" Hala said calling a weird looking monkey pig out.

"Bzzt. Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokemon. It can spontaneously become enraged. Everyone near it clears out as it rampages, and the resulting loneliness makes it angrier still." R-dex said.

"Right. A fighting type. So I'll go from the air. Pikipek!" Twilight said as Pikipek flew to battle.

"Mankey, use Pursuit!" Hala said as Mankey pursued Pikipek, knocking it to the ground. "Then use Karate Chop!"

Before the chop hit, Pikipek flew out of the way as they looked each other down. "Use Peck!"

Pikipek hit Mankey with Peck again and again before knocking it out.

"Return, Mankey. Go, Makuhita!" Hala said.

"Makuhita, the Guts Pokemon. It was originally brought in from another region, but now Makuhita from Alola are more famous." R-dex said.

"Makuhita, attack with Fake Out!" Hala said as it faked out Pikipek.

"Oh no." Twilight said. "Pikipek return! Go Rowlet!" Twilight said.

"Use Arm Thrust!" Hala said.

"Rowlet, counter with Leafage then Peck!" Twilight said as Rowlet did so, knocking Makuhita off balance enough for a counter attack.

"Makuhita, return." Hala said. "This girl has definitely gotten use to her style of battling. But, my friend is ready. I need you now, Crabrawler!"

Coming out of the ball was a crab with boxing glove like pincers.

"Crabrawler, the Boxing Pokemon. While guarding its weak points with its pincers, it looks for an opening and unleashes punches. When it loses, it foams at the mouth and faints." R-dex said.

"ANd now…" Hala said touching his Z-ring. "I unleash my Z-move!"

"Uh oh… look out!" Twilight said.

"It is too late. This is the power of my friend! All Out Pummelling!" Hala said.

Crabrawler rushed Rowlet hitting it with a barrage of punches as the last one knocked it unconscious against a tree.

"Rowlet. I got one chance. Stay strong Pikipek!" Twilight said sending it out as Crabrawler got close to it.

"Power Up Punch!" Hala said as Crabrawler hit Pikipek, but Twilight caught it. Pikipek tried to fly back at it as Twilight held it.

"Pikipek. You don't have to keep doing this. You're my friend and I don't wanna see you get hurt. You wanna keep me safe right? But what of yourself?" Twilight said.

Pikipek looked at Twilight with sadness at first before it gained a serious look. It took off out of her hands and into the air as it glowed before her.

"Pikipek…" Twilight said.

Its body got a bit bigger and its beak was longer as were its wings. It was now a medium bird that's beak made a trumpet sound.

"Bzzt. Trumbeak, the Bugle Beak Pokemon and the evolved form of Pikipek. It eats berries and stores their seeds in its beak. When it encounters enemies or prey, it fires off all the seeds in a burst." R-dex said.

"Now twilight! Use the Normalium Z!" Hope said.

"Trumbeak is a normal type… so-"

"Afraid you don't understand. You can only use Z-moves, if a pokemon has a move of the same type as the crystal." Hala said.

"So thats how it works. I always thought it was the type of the pokemon." Hope said.

Trumbeak flew fast at Crabrawler, surprising it as it pecked it, taking a berry it was holding.

"That was Pluck, a new move." R-dex said.

"Okay, Trumbeak, let's finish things off! Attack with Pluck!" Twilight said as Trumbeak pecked Crabrawler, knocking it high into the air and into a palm tree.

"Gotcha!" Hope said.

"Yes!" Sunset said.

"She did it! Whoo-Hoo!" Pinkie said.

"Great job twilight. I could tell you could beat him, thanks to your hearts strength." Riku said.

"Twilight, you have indeed formed a strong connection with your pokemon. Tapu Koko did well choosing someone like you to have that Z-Ring. Now, I present this." Hala said holding a crystal. "Fightingium Z. Proof that you have passed the grand Trial and all trials on Melemele."

"Thanks. I notice the Z-Moves all have certain dances to accompany each one to activate it. I dont have a fighting type yet, but can you show me the routine?" Twiligth asked.

"Of course. To use All-Out Pummeling, do this!" Hala said standing firm as he did a few punches before stopping with a final punch with his right fist.

"I'll remember that one." Twilight said.

"Oh, and whats this?" Hala said seeing Indigo and her link behind her. Only it was now bigger, its fur lighter red, and had some sort of collar with a firey orb.

"Indigo, your Litten…!" Twilight said.

"Yeah, I dunno how, but it evolved when I wasnt looking. Uh...what do i call it now?" Indigo asked. "R-Dex?"

"Bzzt. Torracat, the Fire Cat Pokemon and the evolved form of Litten. At its throat, it bears a bell of fire. The bell rings brightly whenever this Pokémon spits fire." R-dex said.

"Oh, torra cat. Cool." Indigo said.

"But thats only the beginning. I must ask, are you a trainer of sorts?" Hala asked her.

"Oh… uh…" Indigo said. "To tell the truth… we came to see twi… and also fix a problem."

"WHat kind of problem?" Twilight asked.

"Y'best see it for yerself." Applejack said.

On one of the medical beds was Rainbow. Talonflame was perched right beside her.

"Oh, Rainbow…" Twilight said.

"When we fought Xehanort, he said he destroyed her mind and put her in an endless sleep. She hasn't woken up since." Riku said.

"We were hoping to find at leasr a Psychic type here to help. But Hope theorized at least one of the Ultra Beasts may have an ability to help." Sunset said.

"Hmm. The weird things Kukui has mentioned." Hala said. "But if you wish to find help, maybe taking her to the Ruins of Life might be the answer. Its home to Akala Islands guardian Tapu Lele."

"So were gonna head there next. Thank you Hala." Hope said.

"In the meantime, I'm gonna head to the island next to this one." Twilight said. "Its got a volcano and everything."

"That is Akala Island." Hala said.

"Oh." Twilight said.

"Yep. That's where I'm taking you next little lady." Kukui said approaching. "I got a boat ready to take you and Hau there."

"Really?" Twilight said as Hau came up with a Tauros. "Youre not gonna take this island challenge first?"

"Eh. I got time. I can take it whenever. But first, I think you want this." Hau said showing a small device. "This is a Ride Pager. This lets you use ride pokemon."

"Ride Pokemon?" Luffy asked.

"Huh? Oh, right! You guys arent from here. Lemme explain." Hau said. "Y'see, our region does special things with specific pokemon. We ride them and we protect them. Its a help thing. Like Tauros, it can break apart rocks that get in the way."

Tauros bellowed in response to this.

"If you dont mind, I'd like to keep going with Hau and my pokemon. I want to catch up to you with your starter, but also have good times with my pokemon." Twilight said.

"Youre still in the middle of your exam. We wouldnt want to intervene on it. Riku and sora are one thing, because their friends, but a teammate?" Hope said.

"This coming from the guy who loves sticking his nose in things where it doesn't belong." Twilight said.

"Hey, I'm learning." Hope said.

"Alright, I'd better get going." Twilight said. "I'll meet you guys on Akala island soon!" Twilight called out.

She walked into the city to the boat as she got on with Hau already on.

"Wait!" a voice said as Lillie caught up with her. "Don't leave….without me."

"Lillie? Why are you here?" Twilight asked.

"Well, Nebby is still a mystery and I wanna help it. So maybe taking it to the Ruins of Life might bring some ideas." Lillie said as Cosmog cheered happily.

"I see. Well Hau? More the merrier, right?" Twilight asked.

"Sure thing!" Hau said as they got on board as the boat took off. "Next stop, Akala Island!"