During a brief walk to a bus stop Gough glared at two gangsters that were occupying it. It seemed that they refuse to move, even for a familiar girl that act like she knows them. "Otto, Josh, what you two doing?" The tan skin gangster with the face scarf wasn't apologizing. "It's the bosses orders, no one is to use the Exeggutor Express!" The more pale gangster posed in an attempt to look intimidating. "Yeah, get lost, unless you want to fight both of us!"

Tammy shook her head and showed a pager for Charizard. "I don't need to, this is ridiculous if you think it will actually slow a trial goer down!"

Gough knew they are doing it to annoy him, he sent out an Alola Marowak that sweated from the previous foes in the route toward the Observatory. "Ready your weapon! We will humor them while we break them!"

Otto and Josh cringed at the more muscular tourist as Tammy turned around to identify the tone. "Wha...Your that biker from yesterday!"

Gough nodded and stared stoically. "I have no quarrel with you girl! But these two with the thick skulls really are fools to think this will stop us!" The duo of Team Skull took offense and posed aggressively. Otto shouted and taunted. "What was that?! You think your tough enough to get past us?"

Gough was tempted to laugh and spit on the ground. "Bone Taker has proven capable of battle and will best the both of you at once!"

The Marowak flinched at what his trainer boasted on, the skull duo sent out a Houndoom and a Crobat. Josh ordered. "Crobat, use air cutter!"

Otto ordered. "Houndoom, use crunch!" The Marowak dodged the air and used his bone to block the Houndoom's fangs, Gough shouted. "Use bonemerang, toss this Houndoom back to his master!"

The Marowak tossed the bone with the Houndoom still on it, both spun to the ground with an efficient thud. Otto cringed at the knocked out Houndoom as Josh ordered. "Eh... use bite!" The Crobat bit the Marowak and tried again, Bone Taker flipped in the air to catch the bone. Gough pounded his fist together. "End it with shadow bone!"

The Marowak spun his bone to where it glowed purple and toss it at the Crobat. Twack! The Crobat fell on the grass and left a mark on the ground, it wasn't getting up. With both pokemon knocked out, the Skull duo called them back and went for their next plan. "Run away!"

Tammy squinted her eyes and gave a pouting face on watching the two run,. "I knew they were biting off more than they can chew! So Bone Taker is that Marowak's name?"

Gough and the Marowak mimicked each others battle gesture as they listened, the Trial Goer remembered where he got the name. "Once I heard about Alolan Marowak's capabilities, I keep having those words ring in my dreams."

Tammy found it as simple of an idea and sent hers out. "Flamur came to me due to how big that bone is and how it is on fire most of the time," A totem sized Marowak exit the ball and gave a feminine grunt as she danced with her bone in a more elegant way, Gough watched and asked. "You trained her for those contests like the others?"

Tammy nodded and had a plan for a particular combination that will entertain the masses. "It isn't practical, but it is fun to watch, we just need to time catching that bone for the second throw. I got an unusual opening for Flamur that will catch anyone by surprise... icy wind by spinning the bone," Gough had disdain for using a move that weak, until his stoic frown turned to a gasp. "It slows others in battle and if we are talking about entertaining, it would be odd to see before the flame comes! You know those two weaklings?"

Tammy sighed and played with her hair. "I am not saying how, but I seen enough of those goof balls that once someone starts beating on them, they will know someone is serious about winning and will get out of there. Your next trial shouldn't be that bad, but its a trickster and not even a ground type will help you. That says a lot since the pokemon IS an electric type."

Gough didn't care as he heard a horn honk, an bus with the theme of an Alolan Exeggutor came. "That wouldn't require too much thought, what if I trick him into giving me that opening. It worked for that man and it will work for me!"

Tammy found it sound and remembered struggling with the totem pokemon. "Please think of a way to do that, because this one will have a lead against inexperienced trainers!" She called her Marowak back and sent a pager for a Charizard. "I'll see you near Tapu Village!"

Swoop! Gough and Bone Taker saw the bus arrive, the trainer gave his pokemon a warning. "When we get up to the observatory, that will be when I will have to switch back to Siege, he is the key for a decisive blow! You have more than proved your strength, but we will need to harden that bone before we go to a serious battle!" The Marowak yawned and followed his trainer to the bus.

In a manor at Aether Paradise.

Wicke and Lusamine were at a room with a single mirror, a table and a comfortable looking bed that has a Herdier sleeping on it, the Chief Scientist felt she can understand some of the reasoning behind the woman's actions. "This worries me as well but if you tried to keep him bound here again, it would make it much worse! If Miss Patricia knows anything of what is going on, we will be able to come to a conclusion of what to actually do," The sound of a door and a Meowth was heard as a bitter voice shouted from behind. "So my kid is doing something crazy for the sake of saving the world from a crazy pokemon and now yours are getting mixed up in this because that crazy pokemon might go nuts in the wrong place at the wrong time? That is what this drama is about?"

Lusamine turned around to find Patricia frowning to match her tone and had a chair ready. "This might take a while, please sit down," Patricia did just that and voiced what she knew. "I don't know much about this Blinding One or as what my boy calls Eclipse, but if last night's black out is caused by him, this would give anyone a good reason to be crazily prepared for when he strikes. Since he wants either of Solgaleo or Nebby, it would make sense to have a strong trainer guard either of the two for when Eclipse shows up to eat those pokemon. The problem is that most of us don't know how crazy Eclipse is and only the kids know the details. That unpredictability is what your scared of?"

Lusamine nodded and rubbed her eyes. "And my son is going to witness to blunt of that!"

Patricia agreed that it was dangerous. "Saving the world is always a dangerous thing when they fight the heart of the problem. Where all sorts of messed up things will happen to them while the rest of us are not even aware they are taking the blunt, there is no stopping that and this isn't the first time they dealt with a pokemon that-" The mother cringed and had her teeth bare on bad memories. "Shoot, your actually right to be this upset!"

Lusamine twitched her eyes and dug her nails into her arms. "You actually remember that Mew at its worse?"

Patricia nodded and felt herself drained. "I'm not sure the details of what happened other than it unleashed hell, put my son into a coma and how it left my son crying when he woke up and told me that saw and felt what was done to that Mew. Lets not forget the-" her nails dug at the table. "second time when that Mew got turned again and used my boy as a meat puppet. When those psychos wanted to create something absolutely evil, they knew what they were doing. Anything you know about Eclipse I need to know?"

Wicke took a deep breath and state the list. "It has power over light and it has to feed off of that light due to its injuries that were inflicted a long time ago by the ancestors of Ultra Megaopolis. It attacked this world once and its frequent attempts in breaching this world proved that it is relentless. Despite that in doing this, it keeps him in that pain," Patricia pieced it together and summed Necrozma in one word. "Crazy! Eclipse is crazy and the instant he sees that light, he isn't going to care WHO gets in his way. If Elio tried to help him... he is going to be the only one Eclipse WON'T result to running over on the first sign of trouble. Think, we have until tomorrow to do something about this," She asked Lusamine with sincere worry. "Knowing you, the first thing you did on realizing Gladion is heading to that danger is to try and keep him from leaving. Obviously a bad idea since that would have caused things to go back to square one with you making choices for him!"

Lusamine slammed her fists on the table and shouted in an argument. "And let him die like that?! What else am I to do, go to the Lake of the Sunne and-" Her eyes flashed to an idea forming. "That... would be a back up plan to resort to if it reaches to those levels."

Patricia and Wicke had the similar idea, the scientist asked. "For when Master Gladion does need that support and if the others are not able to get there in time. This does mean that you will be putting yourself in danger and they will still be upset that you gotten yourself involved. Are you willing to accept that?"

Lusamine didn't care. "I have failed my children as a mother, but if I don't try to protect them... what will I be in the end?"

Patricia took a deep breath and watched her Meowth sitting on the bed with the Herdier. "No one salvageable, your kids are already living their own away from you so doing... that, wouldn't change anything. You know where the lake is so do what you can to help him when it becomes clear he needs it. I need a word with my son about what he is doing because and Eclipse is causing this mess at a VERY bad time. That part was also why you were hell bent on getting a master ball in the first place? Because Lillie doesn't need that trauma."

Lusamine and Wicke agreed, the Aether President felt herself drained at what she is getting herself into, for all she knows, she has nothing to really lose. "I need to go talk to Mohn... why do I feel tired?"

Patricia helped the woman up and saw the look of finality. "Because if your plan to bail your son out of this results having Eclipse pissed off at you... you what is going to happen and it isn't a feeling to take lightly. Be ready for tomorrow and try to get that feeling out of your system," She gave Lusamine a bear hug in an attempt to get some life back in the older woman, Lusamine felt herself crushed from the pressure and tried to push herself free in an irritated tone. "Enough! I don't intend on getting myself killed, not when they need me."

Patricia let go and patted her on the back roughly. "Welcome back to life! Hey Wicke, you know where those two from the Ultra Recon Squad are? I want to talk to them about all this going on, don't worry, I'm not mad at them." Wicke was ready to escort Patricia. "The labs are a bit complicated to navigate but I think I know what you are wanting to say to them."

Patricia had her Meowth ready to follow. "It isn't even harsh to them, Lusamine, do you have a way to get to the Pelago?" The blonde woman showed an ultra ball and whispered to the awaken Herdier. "Argos, go with them, I'll be back shortly."

At the Hokulani Observatory

Gough was let in by a blonde man wearing a blue vest and glasses after assisting him in gathering the Charjabugs for lunch. Molayne introduced himself and pointed to the back. "My cousin should be finished with setting up the trial, it is behind the colored door," Gough adjusted his hat and thanked him. "I promise that I won't be too busy, the last island managed to catch my interest and so will this one!"

He followed the directions and found Sophocles ready to open the door, Molayne followed to let three Charjabugs in. "We have another one ready for us Soffy." Sophocles was ready to provide that challenge. "Thanks Big Mo! Gough... as some of the locals called you, follow us and we will show you what we are doing." The duo went in and Gough was about to follow when a Togedemaru rolled in his way. "What does Olaf see in this?!"

On entering, he saw a series of machines, a large panel that has three Charjabugs, wires that connect to a device and one that looks like a robotic Vikavolt. Sophocles explained how it worked as Molayne was ready to press two of the buttons by the panel. "First, you need to connect the Charjabugs that are on the roller, we'll use the electricity from the Charjabugs to power up the machine," Gough smiled at the simplicity of the trial. "Then it brings forth the totem pokemon!"

He stared at the Vikavolt like machine. "What is this called then?" Sophocles answered as Molyane was about to press a button. "That is called a pinger. To line the Charjabugs, use the four buttons to rotate them around," Molayne pressed the top right button to move a Charjabug in the middle row all the way to the right, then he went to top right button to move a Charjabug in the middle row to the center and a Charjabug in the top left downward to the middle row to complete a line, Sophocles continued with his explanation. "You don't need to worry about which way they are facing, so long as you connect the line. We have done this several times and Togedemaru or as I nickname her Togemaru, uses her lightning rod ability incase the electricity gets out of control, that way the Charjabugs don't get zapped." Togemaru chittered and raised her spikes as Gough felt he was ready to begin the trial. "Then let us begin!"

On the trial beginning, the Charjabugs were placed in the top right corner and markers were seen, Gough pressed the top left button to move one of the Charjabugs over to the corner, then pressed the top right button, causing a line to form and the roller to move the three Charjabugs to a line that connects a circuit. Sophocles pressed a yellow button and drew power from the three. The Pinger twitched and glowed its green panel, the electricity attracted something. "Elllecta!" An Electabuzz pounched down at the wires, Gough sent out his Rhydon. "Siege, halt this menace!"

The Rhydon roared a challenge, the Electabuzz punched him in the face with an ice punch and was countered by an earthquake k.o. While it was happening, three more Charjabugs crawled in, Sophocles guessed what happened. "It draws the attention of electric types each time, if we strengthen the Pinger, we should attract the Totem Pokemon," The captain and his cousin placed the three newly arrived Charjabugs, two in the middle row and one at the bottom, the bottom panels lit to where they needed to go as Gough had faith in the machine. "That is why this is a trial, the more electricity gathered, the mightier our foe! Seige, we should prepare for the next arrival!"

The Rhydon didn't want the spray of a potion yet as Gough went to the bottom left button to move one of the middle row Charjabugs to the bottom left panel, with the other two Charjabugs remaining in the middle row, it became a simple task as going to the bottom right button and pressing it until the pokemon were aligned, the pannels carried the three to the bottom circuit. Similarly, Sophocles pressed the yellow button and drew more power, the Pinger glowed a yellow panel. Another roar was heard. "Vire!"

The Rhydon turned around to find an orange Electivire has arrived, Siege refused to let the thunderbolt pokemon claim the electricity and stood in his way. Electivire twitched his tails and had his hands ready for a cross chop. SLASH!

Siege was knocked off his feet from a critical hit and landed with his fist to the ground, causing another earthquake that knocked the Electivire out. Gough asked the trial captain. "Is that Electivire a regular for this trial?"

Sophocles knew what the question translated into, due to how rare a shiny pokemon is. "Because of the rule that trainers cannot catch pokemon during the trials, he always comes near when there is electricity to be had. He must have evolved recently," Three more Charjabugs came, the panels glowed in a line going from the bottom left to the top right.

With two of the Charjabugs at the left panels and the lone one at the right panel, Gough used a hyper potion on Siege and called him back. "We will be patient for our moment!" He went to the upper right button and pressed it to bring the lone Charjabug to its position, then to the bottom left to move the one in the middle down. As he journeyed to the upper left button, he felt himself being watched and pressed the button two times, aligning the circuit to that of a z. Sophocles pressed the button once more, the Pinger glowed its red panel.

It twitched out of control, Sophocles was about to press a pink button when the pinger snapped from the cables and was about to shoot at the Charjabugs. "Toge!"

Togemaru jumped in the way and took the electrical flow, she felt herself overheating as Molayne saw the problem. "Her ability is able to handle it normally, but there is no way her electrical sacs can absorb all that electricity!" Sophocles agreed and was in a panic to try and stop the chaos.

CRASH! "DEMARU!" Gough looked above and found a large Togedemaru glaring down at him, he jumped down to get in the way of the electrical shot and absorbed the current in Togemaru's places. The smaller Togedemaru fell down panting and watched the Totem Pokemon absorb the entire charge. He glowed and glared at Gough. "Z-zap!"

Totem Togedemaru glowed a totem aura as Gough sent out his next pokemon. "Scizor, we will handle this round thing!" A Scizor emerged with his pincers ready, the Togedemaru expected a first attack and turned around to raise a spiky shield. Gough laughed. "HA! Scizor, use swords dance!"

The Scizor danced in vigor as the Togedemaru howled to the window, a Skarmory perched and found his master in need. "Skar!" He flew down with his talons ever sharp as the Togedemaru sparkled and rushed the Scizor in a zing zap, the Skarmory blew a tail wind on seeing the Scizor flinch. Gough ordered on seeing the Skarmory set up stealth rocks and the Togedemaru using another zing zap to send the Scizor flying to a wall. "U-turn that Skarmory!"

The Scizor kicked against the wall on landing and flipped to the bird, pushing him slightly and returning to his masters ball. "Siege, they...will...break!"

A Rhydon with an eviolite was scratched by a steel wing, saw the foe and was ready for combat, Togedemaru raised a spiky shield as the Skarmory tormented the challenger with his metal talons. "Use swords dance! They will not have this one so easily!"

The Togedemaru saw the Rhydon was ready for a lethal strike and bounced up, leaving the Skarmory to strike with steel wing. "NOW! USE ROCK BLAST ON THAT SKARMORY!" The Rhydon shot his first rock, making the Skarmory back away and raise his wings, the second one hit him in the head for critical damage, a third one hit him in the stomach, a fourth one struck the leg and a fifth one knocked him out. Rhydon was bounced on and was left struggling to move that he wouldn't use earthquake, while his torment from the Skarmory ended, he was bound for another. Togedemaru called for help and a Dedenne crawled from a mouse hole to answer the call. "Deden!"

The Togedemaru charged at the Rhydon with an iron head as the Dedenne gave him a charmful look, reducing his vigor as Gough ordered. "ONE EARTHQUAKE IS ALL WE NEED! STRIKE!"

The Rhydon shook his head and slammed at the ground, the Togedemaru and Dedenne gasped, they were knocked into the air by the mighty quake. Landing next to the Skarmory, the trio were unable to battle. Gough and Siege roared into the air in victory as Sophocles shook his legs. "Togemaru and company, they were saved by that Totem Pokemon. They are something else and that means you are one heck of a trainer for beating him. I still need to work on that machine," He took out a yellow crystal with a thunder bolt. "Here Gough, I'll give you this electrium z for defeating the Totem Pokemon."

Gough was given the crystal, he raised it in the air and felt a surge of growing power. "Ha ha ha ha! If I known this is what those of Alola train by, I would have came here sooner!" Sophocles smiled at the encouraged trial goer and posed like that of a thunder bolt. "This is your first trial on Ula'ula, there is one more past Malie City. Go find the Tapu Village and you will find Acerola." Gough grunted and was about to leave as a masculine voice shouted from behind. "Alola!"

Molayne gave the Alolan greeting back. "Alola Professor!" Gough turned around to find a tan man with a lab coat exposing a shirtless torso, he smiled at the trial goer and greeted him. "You must be the one Hau told me about. Gough?"

The trial goer confirmed the man's question and was asked to follow, at the observatory, the professor stared at an icy mountain in the distance. "Since you are close to finishing your Island Challenge, do you know what that place is?"

Gough shook his head. "I was not informed on that place. A place of importance perhaps?"

The native trio nodded as Molayne answered. "That is Mount Lanakila, where the pokemon league awaits. Those that complete the Island Trial or have proven themselves capable go there to test themselves further, to try and become Champion of Alola. Also, while there is a sight for this crystal, I think you should have this." Gough obtained a grey crystal with a block symbol inside, Molayne posed, pounded his fists together and pressed forward. "With this steelium z, you can use even more power."

Gough's smile became more aggressive. "I thank you, that mountain is what awaits me by the end of this! Siege, you know that facing him once more is why we continue!"

The Rhydon swallowed, his heart beaten in excitement as Sophocles felt the tension. "He has defeated every single challenger for years, its... kind of sad how after this session... things are going to change. It's also pretty scary of what is happening the Champ said it is going to be time for all of us to be ready to defend Alola."

BOOM!

The group flinched and turned around to find a Raikou perching and waiting, Gough shook his head in annoyance. "One of those legendary pokemon that are patrolling the region, any reason I need to know?"

The Professor answered as he saw the day light growing dim. "It is in case this crisis gets worse than we expected. We need all the help we can get, the Champion and his friends have gave Alola these pokemon to borrow for that crisis."

Gough felt himself to be small as he sized up the situation. "The moment is soon and we are not to wait, I bid you farewell!" Honk honk! Gough saw the Exeggutor express delivering tourists and let out a Scizor. "You and Siege earned this!"

At A Lab in Aether Paradise.

Patricia listened to Dulse and Zossie's explanation of what was happening and grunted. "Mhm! If you were asking my son that you need him to confront this Blinding... what ever on the first chance you met or when you knew each other, we wouldn't be talking right now. It is like my boy to want to help people and regardless if this crisis should have involved him or not... it doesn't matter anymore since this pokemon is more aggressive than you all can handle and its actions will affect everyone. That was why you four were spending your time searching for someone no one will miss if things go wrong and blood is spilled. Now that we can't wait anymore and have no idea when or where Eclipse is going to hit us, this is a lot to plan and fight for."

Zossie agreed and saw a mother's fear. "We have no confirmation what is going to happen but we are going to make sure both of our worlds have a bright future! No matter what happens, the Blinding One, will be stopped!"

Dulse saw Patricia give a small glare like she wanted to say something to make sure they don't screw up. "We will do everything in our power to achieve the best possible outcome, that is why we became trainers, so we can fight our battles," Patricia nodded and gave both of them a bear hug. "This is now everyone's battle, make sure my son doesn't do anything stupid. For all our sake's!"

Both of them broke free and saluted a yes, Dulse asked. "Where are you going to do now Miss Patricia?"

The woman smiled and flexed to show a bicep. "I'm going to Ula'ula, there is something I want to get out of my system and Elio needs to know it, besides... there is scarier things out there than Eclipse! Otto alone makes him look like a puppy!"