Angel, Dusknoir and Poipole were waiting for the other two to come out of the dungeon. They were just sitting on the ground and doing nothing. Poipole gazed at the entrance to the dungeon and made a few worried and sad sounds. She flew around it, but never entered inside.

"Come here," Angel said with an inviting smile.

The purple Ultra Beast came near her and eventually, rested on her lap. She made another sad sound, her eyes never leaving sight of the dungeon entrance.

"Don't worry," the human pat her head, "We have to believe in Necrozma."

"He isn't weak. He will surely come out victorious," Dusknoir added his little touch. He didn't add anything sarcastic as he thought. Neither the little bit of pride to claim to be the best. He had learned to take others feelings into consideration much more than before. The little one would be even more worried if he said anything negative. To help himself, he always asked himself if he would have said that to Heaven or Angel. The answer was often no, "He did protect you."

That reassured the Ultra Beast, but she kept looking at it.

"It will take a while, but you aren't alone. He knows you are safe," the girl said.

Poipole nodded and waited. It was all the three could do. It was all they could do to help the black Ultra Beast.


Chapter 6: A Matter Of Trust Part 1

Necrozma and Lycanroc were now in the mysterious dungeon. As they looked around, it was an impressive sight. The place was a luminous as they expected when they gazed at the entrance.

The location looked like the woods they previously where, but the light was shining brightly in the dungeon. It felt as if the sun was close to them, without the heat that came with it. The dungeon felt somewhat relaxing. The shining light was kind and warm to their spirit.

The black Ultra Beast was certain that it was his light. Only it would let such a nice feeling out of it. He also tried to feel how much light there was. What was showed wasn't how much light he lost. The light of his body was more compact and in greater quantity that anyone could expect. He frowned, it's much less than I thought. Well… a little of my light will ease my pain a little.

Lycanroc gazed at him and said, "Let's go. We have to find out what makes the Pokémons disappear."

Necrozma came out of his reverie and answered, "On it."

The two began marching into the forest of the mysterious dungeon. They carefully proceeded on the road. The two checked around for anything that might attacked them. Some Pokémons liked to hide or live in those dungeons. It would be mostly ill intentioned Pokémons who would do that.

Lycanroc was often gazing at the Ultra Beast, making sure that it wouldn't try anything on him. He let his Z-Crystal on his chest, so that the black crystalline being could see it at all time. He also made sure to remained a little behind him. Tempting the Ultra Beast wasn't something he liked to do. It was a necessity. He gave his words and will hold it. He had to make sure the black UB wouldn't threaten anyone.

They kept their pace and nothing unusual came. No Pokémons were appearing and nothing wanted to ambush them right now. Lycanroc smelt the air and no Pokémons could be found. He wouldn't admit it out loud, but Necrozma had a unique stench he couldn't put into words. It gave the Ultra Beast a mysterious air surrounding him, once that made him wary in the first place. Any Pokémon knew they had to be cautious of the unknown. They were no more humans who could made them known. It was a talent that they could still barely grasp on. From the legends, Pokémons always lived their everyday life, while the humans did many mysterious things. One of those remained in Alola. It was the ruined between the islands. Those ruins that lead to a strange dungeon.

The one they were currently in was also strange, but in a more mysterious way. The one that wasn't in a Mysterious Dungeon, was one of melancholy and showed how a Pokémon was, in an aspect, insignificant compared to the humans of legends, Legends. There is a real one out there. Maybe Pokémons will ask her many questions eventually. I bet it will happen.

He lightly grinned, but that came to an end when his companion asked, "What is it? I didn't do anything funny."

Lycanroc coughed loudly and almost lost his balance, "N-nothing!" his face would have been red, if not hidden by his fur, "Just thinking of unimportant stuff. It's not related to you! Really!"

Necrozma didn't insist. He had to show trust and get it back on. He had his own challenge that came to him many times. He saw the crystal containing his light and could feel the urge to take it, it will just lighten the eternal pain of my body, his mind tempted him. Despite that, his resolve remained strong and did everything to ignore his light right now. Nothing would help him if he tried anything. All if would do would be to show he was just like the Pokémon thought the Ultra Beasts were. He thought of Poipole. He thought back of everything they did together. Simple games, searching for his light, cuddling during the night. It made him smile and the urge calmed down. It was just at the back of his mind.

"This dungeon feels a little boring," Lycanroc commented. He looked around, "There isn't any traps right now. No Pokémons to rescue or to attack us. The first option being preferable."

"You are a real Rescue Team Pokémon," the black UB admitted.

Lycanroc sighed, but didn't comment on it, not everyone in my team are that way. "Yeah…" he looked forward and saw the trees making a strange form, "Looks like this is the end of this floor."

"Maybe the danger will be in the next one. I don't feel my light the same way inside," Necrozma commented.

"Go in first, I'll follow you next. If there is anything dangerous, warn me," Lycanroc ordered.

The black UB nodded and went in first. When he reached the new floor, it was the same forest than before, but the light wasn't as warm as before. It was a little wicked. His light seemed tainted.

Lycanroc followed next and frowned, "That place smells trouble."

"Agree," the black UB nodded as he wondered why his light turned that way.

This time, the wickedness of the light put them on alert. Trouble would come here. Their steps were slower than before. Their eyes searched for any possible enemy as they venture deeper into the dungeon.

The Pokémon scratched his fur and adjusted his scarf. He could feel a battle coming soon. His fur hissed and his ears twitched at any unknown sound. He was thankful that Necrozma steps wasn't twitching his ears, or it would have moved like crazy right now. His red eyes searched for anything dangerous. He looked on his left, before turning to his right.

"You can feel it too?" the Ultra Beast asked.

"Yeah. Something is watching us," he sniffed loudly, "But I cannot find them. They are hiding really well. Can your light hide stench?"

"I don't know. I cannot smell myself. And it's light. I don't think it could. Maybe they used something else in the dungeon or outside. I just know they are here, waiting to ambush us," the black crystallises being replied as he walked forward.

"H-hey!" Lycanroc grunted.

"Watch my back. It's better than the other way," Necrozma replied. He took the lead, ready to be the first one to get hit.

The rock type Pokémon nodded and followed behind. He used all his senses to detect anything that might try to assault them from behind. Nothing alerted him as they kept going deeper in the dungeon.

Eventually, they heard a sound and stopped. Lycanroc back touched the black UB's back.

"They are hiding in the trees," the Pokémon whispered.

"Yes. We wait?" he asked.

"Yes. We have to give them a chance to surrender when they come out. Just give them time to come. Don't let the thought of a treat get over you. If you feel your nerves coming out, you will tire yourself out," he warned him. He didn't want his ally to be a weight on his shoulder and made sure to warned him about it, this is probably what Necrozma wanted. A situation to prove his worth and trust. He won't get me that easily. It won't be until we finished the dungeon that my decision will be made. I can be pretty stubborn.

I should see this as my first test. Getting my light from him would be an automatic failure, the Ultra Beast reminded himself, damn! I had to think about my light he has, he mentally punished himself. That mental punishment ended when the sound of the leaves was louder. They knew the enemy would come.

"Look what we have here. A Pokémon and an Ultra Beast together? Something is wrong here. What are you two doing in our domain?" a voice asked them.

Lycanroc didn't like that tone, "We are here to investigate what is going on in here. Many Pokémons disappeared near this Mysterious Dungeon. Somehow, I can see the possibility of you and your little group, that you are responsible for this."

"You are a member of team Cutie. You aren't as cute as you think Lycanroc."

The rock type furiously grunted, but didn't take the offensive. He bit his time.

The Pokémon finally revealed itself and was grinning at them. It was a large humanoid Pokémon. He had a red-and-yellow-striped Pokémon with an egg-shaped body. His pink lips grinned as he gazed at his adversary. He raised his tubular arm and pointed his small claw inside of his hand, which looked like a cannon at them, "And you are outnumbered. I don't know why an Ultra Beast is with you, but you don't stand a chance against my crew."

"I see who you are now Magmortar. A little low thug who see himself as bigger than he actually is. I can see you are big as fat, but nothing else," the wolf Pokémon decided to be a jerk about it. Provocation to drop their guard.

The Pokémon laughed loudly, "Then you know nothing about me. My group is hidden right now, and when I give them the signal, they will come out to attack you two. I strongly suggest you turn back right now, or we will fight you," his smirk was confident as his flame shined more than the light.

He is a bad Pokémon. Him and his group are affecting the light. That's why it felt oppressive instead of warm. This is how the light became with them around. It must have taken a long time to turn like this, Necrozma had no hatred for them. He could quickly purify it, as it is a part of himself. Bringing the light back to normal was no deal, but tainting it like that was the opposite, "We came here for a reason. Unless Lycanroc wants to turn back, we won't."

The rock type grinned, "As if we are going to turn back. We will solve the problem of this Mystery Dungeon and beating you might be. Where are the Pokémons who disappeared? You have something to do with it!"

Magmortar thought about it, or looked like he was seriously thinking about it, "Me? Making Pokémon who came to close to here disappear? Maybe you are confusing me with the Ultra Beasts. They are sneaky enough to pull this off. With us being here, there is less trouble with them. Believe me."

"As if I'll bite that," Lycanroc grinned at the terrible lie.

The fire type also grinned, "Good. Only an idiot would have believed me when I said that. Obviously, I did capture them, but all are still alive. I might be a… thug as you said, but I prefer not to kill some Pokémons for little trouble. They will join us or remained as prisoners and hostages until we got enough things to leave."

"Z Crystal I presume," the rock type asked.

The other one grinned and notice the crystal on the white fur of the member of the Rescue Team, "And you have one Z-Crystal on you. Sorry, but we ain't gonna let you leave now. Let's make them faint guys!"

Many Pokémons went out of their hiding spot. Necrozma and Lycanroc were surrounded by 20 of them. Those were Rattatas and Radicates Alola forms with their black fur. They were hissing that them with a confident grin on their face.

"Looks like we will have to take that grin away," The black UB said.

"It won't be that difficult. I remember my Rescue Team arrested many of them many times. Alas, they were so many of them that they were often broke out somehow. That explain why the jail was burned. You are the one who got them free every time Magmortar."

"Guilty as charge Lycantoc. Anyway. We shouldn't talk for that long right? We need your Z-Crystal. It will make us more powerful than we are now," he showed a necklace in his hand, a red Z-Crystal that he put around his neck. His body shined a little more as his flame intensified. It was clear that he increased his power thanks to it and being compatible with him.

"He can do that," the rock type grumbled.

"What did the fire type do?" the Ultra Beast asked.

"He used the Z-crystal to reinforce his fire type attacks. His flames are going to hurt a lot," the furry Pokémon replied as he prepared for battle.

Necrozma remembered those crystals were used by humans and Pokémon, the humans would channel the power of the crystals and offered it to their partner in its purest form. Right now, that Pokémon isn't using it to its full potential. It's just the same move, but stronger. Angel might had been helpful if she had one. He stood in battle position, waiting for the Pokémons to come.

"Get them!" the fire type ordered.

The group of criminal Pokémons jumped at the two and were ready to destroy them. Lycanroc avoided many claws and fangs and countered with by throwing a rock on the faces of the closest enemies.

The black UB blocked them with his arms. He felt their fangs trying to pierce his black crystals, but failed to do so. He still felt the bites and winced. He didn't let that affect him and countered with a tackle, sending them away.

The two were back to back as their enemies surrounded them. They were wounded, but not out.

"Things are a little troublesome," the wolf Pokémon commented with a small grin, "But their ain't tough. Just a few more hits and they are out. Ready Ultra Beast."

"They won't stop their assault, so I will not hold back," he replied.

"W-wait. You were holding back?"

"Yes."

The Rattatas and Radicates came to them, but they were ready. The duo used their power to pushed them away. Necrozma raised his big black hand and punch one of the Radicates when it was in range. His swing threw it on another one and sent them away. He had been bitten a few times, but his resilience was too high to take more than a few scratches on his black body.

The member of Team Cutie grinned as he bit them with everything he got and avoided any attacks coming at him, as slow as I remember.

It wasn't long before they were all out. The two didn't even feel exhausted from the battle and gazed at Magmortar. Lycanroc took out from his bag two berries and gave one to his ally, "Take it, before we need to be ready for the big boss."

They consumed the berry and felt lightly revigorated. They looked at their next enemy who nodded his head negatively.

The fire type crossed his arms and grumbled, "I didn't expect much from them, but they still lost," he wasn't mad at his weak minions losing, "Anyway," he jumped from where he was and landed between the Ultra Beast and the Pokémon and glared at them, "It's time for me to eliminate you two!" He pointed his hands at them and threw a powerful fire ball, sending them away. They both bounced on the ground and landed back on their feet, chest bruised by the impact.

"He's going to be tough," Necrozma commented, uncertain of how the battle will end.


AC: This is the end of this chapter. The problem of trust isn't really there, since there is nothing really pushing it in this chapter.

Next part will be more complicated in that regard.