Spindini's latest dream featured a green dragon that was basically a winged serpent. It had vines curling around it, slick green wings with flowers growing on them, a large leaf at the end of its tail, and a wooden head. She saw it lay itself vertically, and growl out "I am number one!"

She awoke in the forest to find that her Pokédex and X-Transceiver were both gone. "Oh no!" she shouted, waking up Chaos.

"What is it?"

"I can't find my devices!"

Chaos looked around, then said, "That's weird. Neither can I."

"Maybe a Stumpf supporter stole them in the night?"

"If I remember correctly, we can try to page them from our PC."

They went back into the city to use the PC in the Pokémon Center, and chose the option to "Find My Pokédex". A map of Rota showed up, with Spindini's Pokédex located at the Jeopardous Cave.

"I guess we'll just have to go there," said Chaos. They hailed a Vanawe and went back to Bankrotten City, then delved into the Jeopardous Cave with Vanna's tail lighting the way.

They descended the steps of the cave, looking hard for anything that may be suspicious. Stalactites were everywhere, but those were normal. Then, Spindini noticed a gathering of six men in red baseball caps. Did Stumpf supporters cause this? And how did they get out of Rotasweep's vortex?

Spindini pointed Vanna towards them and found them with the devices. She ran up to them and shouted, "Did you take my Pokédex? And my X-Transceiver?"

"Yes, and you won't have them back! A shame 2080's technology has made them completely indestructible.." said one man.

"You deserved it for almost killing Lapras!" said another.

"Whatever. Just give them back."

"We will never do that!" One of them grabbed hold of the Pokédexes and X-transceivers and tossed them down a pit in the cave. "You'll never get them, since we heard a little bit about you getting a taste of your own medicine with your Falcount!"

"Oh, she's fully healed now."

"Is she in your party?"

Spindini sent out six of her Pokémon. Shadow, Vanna, Ninetales, Dolphicorn (Spindini quickly recalled her to avoid her being harmed), Scraggy, and Fuzzy. "No."

"Well, you can't get her now, since you lost your X-Transceiver!"

"Vanna, go down there and look for our devices. Then bring them back up!"

"Luna!" Vanna hopped down into the pit.

"Get her!" Three of them sent out the three legendary birds to keep Vanna from coming back up, but she leapt up, smashed her rocky ears into all three, and landed a High Jump Kick on the six men as she revealed the luckily indestructible devices.

While they were incapacitated, Spindini and Chaos got out of the cave.

"We were lucky that 2080's technology stopped them from completely destroying them. It would have been somewhat hard for us to get them back if they were.

They left for Voctano City, crossing Route Ω6 as they did. This route was an ashy one, and just like the one in Hoenn, it had a colony of Spinda, and what looked like a baby Spinda with pink, heart-shaped spots.

Chaos decided to check them in their Pokédex. It said, "Spindini, Baby Panda Pokémon. This Pokémon trains with Spinda to Teeter Dance like it."

"Did you name yourself after Spindini?"

"No, I just made it up from the word spin. Some of the game shows I like to watch have wheels!"

They arrived at Voctano City, which was more of a town. It was in the shadow of a large volcano, and had houses that appeared to be made from volcanic rock.

Looking up at the volcano, Spindini and Chaos investigated the area around it. They saw a sign saying, "Flaming Peak. All Pokémon beyond this point are levels 51-60."

Spindini saw a puddle of lava with a fox face-down in it. The tail was too dark to be from the Fennekin line, and it was only one tail, so it couldn't be Vulpix either. The only answer was that it was the Pokémon that could have given Will-O-Wisp to Vulpix. Floorfox!

But she was out of Pokéballs, so she bought three Ultra Balls for her and three for Chaos at the Pokémart. Then, she went back to where Floorfox was. "Go, Ninetales! Use Dazzling Gleam!"

Ninetales sparkled with a fairy light and the sparkles hit Floorfox, knocking it out of the lava. It breathed a bundle of flames towards Ninetales, causing her to drip.

Spindini decided to throw the Ultra Ball at Floorfox at this time, catching it and sending it to the PC. She watched as Chaos found a Pokémon that looked strange. It had the head of a Lileep, two sunken-in eyes with tentacles coming off of them like a flower, but the magma slug body of a Slugma. "What's this?" Chaos used the Pokédex.

"Ligma, Lava Lily Pokémon. It likes hiding in volcanic rocks and releasing acid at its prey."

"Eeveeon, use Cola Blast!" The light pink Fairy orb glowed, and Eeveeon released some soda from his body. Chaos threw an Ultra Ball at the soda-splashed Ligma, catching it and adding its typing to their Pokédex.

"Rock/Grass/Fire? Interesting. This should be the first Pokémon that shares the Grass and Fire types."

They walked up into the gym, which was full of lights and sounds from the arcade games in it, including one called Spin and Win. A sign on the wall said, "Flare Badge: 27,000 Tickets OR Beat Gym".

"We've been going to the gyms so far, better keep doing it," said Spindini.

"But I wanted to play Cyclone!"

Spindini used her X-Transceiver to switch out Fuzzoom for Falcount and Ninetales for Floorfox, since she didn't want the liability of weaknesses. She also decided she was ready to use Dolphicorn again as she walked into the gym area. The first trainer she saw was a Kindler.

"Talonflame, go!" he shouted, sending out the fiery bird. Spindini sent out Vanna in response, because of her Rock type.

"Use Head Smash!"

"Brave Bird!" Talonflame struck first, charging into the rabbit with its wings out, but that did little damage. Vanna smashing her ears into the bird brought it down immediately, though. Then, Spindini noticed the experience was enough to get Vanna to Level 50. "Halfway to 100," she said. But when Vanna started glowing, she was surprised. No Pokémon evolved more than twice.

Her body bent into the human-like shape mostly associated with Lopunny. When the process was complete, a beautiful new rabbit stood before Spindini. She had beautiful curves and long legs, just like Vanna Blank.

When Spindini checked the Pokédex, it said, "Chaonna, Chaos Rabbit Pokémon. Lures other Pokémon like Lucario in with its beauty then attacks."

Chaonna had the same damaging moves, but Moonlight was replaced with Blaze Up. Spindini thought that sounded more interesting.

"Go, Turtonator!" shouted the Kindler. "Ready your Revenge!"

"Blaze Up!" Vanna surrounded herself in a flaming aura that seemed to make her more powerful. When Turtonator rammed its legs into Vanna, the fact that Turtonator wasn't hit made it less damaging.

"Now use Head Smash!" Vanna swung her head into Turtonator's shell, cracking it, as Blaze Up increased the user's Attack and Critical Hit ratio. The Kindler was forced to call it back.

Spindini's next battle with a Firebreather started with him sending out Darmanitan. Since Vanna worked so well for her, she kept her in.

"Use Head Smash!" Vanna crashed into Darmanitan with her ears.

"Rock Slide!" Darmanitan released lava and hardened it into rocks, then tossed them at Vanna, incapacitating her as she wailed in pain.

"There you go, Vanna," Spindini said as she recalled the rabbit. "Go, Floorfox!" Spindini noticed that the fox's front half was covered in white fur.

Did Floorfox know anything besides Fire and Ice moves? She checked her Pokédex and found that the Pokémon knew Wild Charge for some reason. Probably an Egg Move from a Pyroar.

"Wild Charge, now!" Floorfox surrounded herself in electricity and dashed towards Darmanitan.

"Fire Punch!" Darmanitan slammed a flaming fist into Floorfox, but she shed her Ice type to absorb the attack, changing her white fur into orange.

"Now use Tail Slap!" Floorfox used her bushy tail to slap Darmanitan around, leaving it too tired to battle anymore. The Firebreather called back Darmanitan and sent out Camerupt.

"Floorfox, Icicle Crash!" She regained her Ice type to make better use of the move as she called down icicles to puncture Camerupt. They pierced through its volcano humps.

"Camerupt, Earthquake!" The ground in the arena shook, throwing Floorfox off balance.

"Use Icicle Crash again!" Floorfox surrounded herself with icicles and tackled Camerupt directly, leaving it bleeding from the side. The Firebreather decided it was time to hand Spindini the victory.

At the end of the gym, Spindini saw a beautiful woman with layers of red and orange hair. She wore orange flare pants and a yellow shirt with a jagged neckline. "I am Laverne. A passion burns within me for battling… and for playing ticket redemption games."

"That's a strange combination of interests, but I shouldn't be talking, since I like game shows."

Laverne softly healed Spindini's Pokémon, then gave them back. "The rules are that berries are scattered all over this volcano-like field. Eating one immediately gives your Pokémon the effect of it, so Liechi will raise Attack by one stage even if your Pokémon eats it at full health. Some berries are in lava pools, so Pokémon that can survive in them have an advantage. Got it?"

"Yes."

"All right then. This will be a five-on-five. Chaonna, go."

Spindini sent out her Chaonna as well.

"Blaze Up!" shouted Spindini.

"I'm going to Blaze Up, too." Both of their Chaonna were surrounded by flames.

"So it's probably going to come down to whoever can Head Smash the most times, so I'll start it. Vanna, Head Smash!"

"You too, Chaonna!"

They slammed their rocky ears into each other, breaking both sets of them.

"What does this mean?" shouted Spindini.

"From what I understand, our Head Smashes will no longer be the Rock type." Chaos heard that. They looked at the green-blue orb on Eeveeon. "So, they're ?-type now!" they said. "I hear that's a type with no weaknesses nor resistances."

"All right then. Use High Jump Kick!"

"High Jump Kick in response!"

They both jumped at the same time, then their feet crashed into each other. This was just like watching a Pokémon in a mirror. And they mirrored each other so perfectly that they knocked each other out at the same time.

"I hope we send out different Pokémon this time. Go, Floorfox!" shouted Spindini.

"I'll take Arcanine."

"Floorfox, Wild Charge!"

"Extreme Speed, Arcanine!" Arcanine charged into Floorfox while running at high speed, but Floorfox was surrounding herself in electricity already. She shocked Arcanine a little then tackled it hard while covered in electricity.

"Good, now try a Close Combat!" Floorfox couldn't relinquish her Ice type for this; it only worked when she was planning to absorb a Fire move. Arcanine ran up to Floorfox and kicked her hard, causing bruises. Spindini sadly called Floorfox back, watching Arcanine run into lava and munch on a Sitrus Berry.

She sent out Falcount to replace it, then ordered a Brave Bird. Falcount flew into Arcanine's face, scratching it hard with talons and beak.

"Wild Charge!" Arcanine did the same thing as Floorfox, rendering itself covered in electricity then tackling Falcount down. Before Spindini could respond, Laverne ordered an Extreme Speed, leaving Falcount on the ground.

"Shadow, go!" Spindini sent out her faithful pet. She was behind, but Shadow was extremely adorable. Shadow released her signature dark aura over the arena, getting in Arcanine's eyes but making it easier to see for Shadow. While Arcanine wasn't looking, Shadow grabbed a Starf Berry, which made her faster.

Spindini checked her Pokédex and noticed a new move on Shadow. "Shadow Rush? What does that do? Use it now!" Shadow charged at Arcanine and clawslashed it until it bled.

"You did great, Arcanine. Now it's time for Blaziken," Laverne said as she switched the two Pokémon. "Blaziken, High Jump Kick."

"Shadow, use Aerial Ace!" Shadow scurried up to Blaziken, jumped, and clawslashed it. Blaziken tried to kick Shadow, but the darkness made it hard to even see Shadow, so Blaziken crashed into the ground. It could not get up, so Laverne called it back.

"Here's Volcarona." She sent out the fire moth.

"Shadow Rush again!" Shadow held Volcarona in her mouth and clawslashed it.

"Bug Buzz." The sound waves generated by Volcarona's wings caused Shadow to cower, but she held on.

"Now use Aerial Ace!" While Shadow prepared the attack, Volcarona found a Petaya Berry.

"Fiery Dance." Shadow leapt and slashed Volcarona, yet she got caught in the fire generated by the dance. Shadow's burning fur made Spindini call her back, but the good thing was that Laverne's Volcarona was also done for.

"Go for it, Magmortar." Laverne sent out the Pokémon.

"You can do it, Dolphicorn! Use Scald!" Though she could not move, Dolphicorn still released a jet of heated water towards Magmortar, putting out the flames on its head.

"I guess you win," said Laverne, calling Magmortar back. She gave Spindini a metallic letter L that looked exactly like the Team Flare logo but it was an L instead. "You won, even though I handed out the L. This is the Lava Badge." She also gave Spindini an orange TM. "Use Flamethrower wisely."

"So, you aren't upset with me for using Dolphicorn?"

"Why would I be? It's just Alex and his supporters that want to ban it. I know it's a great part of the Rotan ecosystem, even though it's my weakness."

"We need to stop Alex's silly ideas."

"Yeah! Just because he's an Elite Four member doesn't mean I have to like him!"

Spindini played Spin and Win, and while she did, she watched Chaos battling. Rin was now a gray lemur with leaves sticking out of her ankles and rivets on her body, which she heard the Pokédex describe as "Lemurinrin, the Digitalemur". She found it amusing how Chaonna had the "nna" of Vanna and Lemurinrin had Rin right there – twice! Wouldn't it be silly if Platypup also had a level 50 evolution, and it had Perry in its name?

Chaos ultimately won using the power of Clawitzer's Water Pulse and Lemurinrin's ability to find more Berries than other Pokémon. They picked up their badge and TM. "I'm going to teach this to Ligma."

"What's Ligma?" asked Laverne.

"A combination of Lileep and Slugma! Or rather, Ligma balls!"

After their battle, they returned to the arcade room, while Chaos played Cyclone, obtaining some tickets, and trading them, as well as Spindini's for a PP Max. She didn't mind. They stayed at the Lava Lodge, as Chaos taught Flamethrower to Ligma and Eeveeon. Spindini was watching Shocking Words when they broke in with some news.

"Alex Stumpf's proposed 'wall' is finally going up. Construction will begin around the edges of Lynwood Cliff tomorrow."

"I thought he was bad before, but he's Even Worse!" said Spindini.

"I know. Who interrupts Shocking Words?" asked Chaos.

"No. Now we know the wall isn't an empty promise."

Then, Spindini heard a knock at the door. She opened it, only to see a cat with tentacles for its mouth and limbs instead of a person. It must have used the tentacles to knock! Spindini pointed her Pokédex at it.

"Cathulhu, Eldritch Cat Pokémon. Can be combined with many other Pokémon."

"See? I told you it was real!" shouted Chaos.

"Should I catch it?"

"It looks cute enough. You should at least try."

"Go, Shadow! Use Night Slash!" Shadow slashed Cathulhu across the face with dark energy in her claw. Cathulhu responded by striking her with tentacles.

"Fire Fang!" Shadow's mouth became fiery, and she sunk her teeth into Cathulhu's side. A dark liquid came dripping out. Spindini then threw an Ultra Ball at the cat, and sent Falcount to the PC in exchange for Cathulhu.

Spindini used the DNA Splicer on Cathulhu and Chaonna and was left with one Pokémon; a fire rabbit with tentacle ears, tentacles filling up her mouth and a black flame for a tail. Spindini used her Pokédex to identify it.

"Eldrabbit, Eldritch Rabbit Pokémon. This is a newly discovered Pokémon. No data available."

She had a Pokémon so new there was no data besides its category! That was so interesting but a little scary at the same time. Spindini used the splicer again and the Pokémon split into its components.

They then fell asleep, Eeveeon laying on Chaos's head and Shadow on Spindini's.