At the motel, Elio was being crushed in a bear hug from his mother in greeting. "URG. Nice to see you to mom!"

Patricia kept hugging her son and not wanting to let go, much to the dismay of Lillie and Gladion. Madison blinked and hid envy as Tammy asked. "Ms. Patricia, what are you even doing?"

The woman let her son go and calmed herself to answer. "Tomorrow is when big things start happening and I want him to know that I care. No matter how grown up he is, it would be a lousy feeling if I didn't let him know. Elio, I went and talked with those two in the suits and they told me everything, no matter how much you put on your shoulders, don't over do yourself."

She was about to bear hug her son again, Lillie got in the mothers way and was willing to protect her husband. "That's enough Patricia, don't break his bones." The woman sighed as the Meowth went to her leg. "We got a pokemon center at a nearby town to crash for the night, I'm not leaving this island until Necrozma gets knocked down, see you at the party!"

On watching the woman leave Madison was relieved that Patricia was gone and asked Genesect as she saw the sun set. "We should get going, in case things go south... should we show them?"

The Genesect nodded and shot out a hologram. "For a time, Lady Madison thought herself to be the best sight in the whole beach," Gladion blushed and scratched nervously. "Being active and spending most of your down time at the beaches can do that. It's good to have that view on yourself as long as your not rubbing it in peoples faces."

Madison knew as Elio felt embarrassed at what he is looking, Lillie saw the hologram of Patricia in a two piece yellow bikini that had white flower markings, her body was well toned and having muscular legs. "Oh my, Elio... should we get started on gathering the audience?"

Elio nodded. "Yes because I don't want to look at this!"

Gladion and Tammy listened and focused on the woman that looked to be at her forties, Gladion felt part of him being nagged into looking away and couldn't take his eyes off. "She is around forty years old and she is able to make herself look good in a bikini. It doesn't help when you have a huge ego that is shot down," Madison admitted it. "She's hot and I worked pretty hard to keep myself as the Beach Queen. I got to indulge in something, I liked the attention and she took that away from me. Then we are talking about those that know her and that she is the champions mother."

Tammy whistled as she sent out a Pikachu in a belle outfit and a Fearow. "People are into that and I am getting her out of our heads, Madison, what can your Pikachu do?"

Madison ordered Genesect to turn off the hologram, the Pikachu took out a surf board and smiled. "Pikachu!"

Gladion saw the pattern. "You told me that Pikachu is handy in putting out forest fires and lighting the way when the smoke gets really bad. I think I know the moves he has, rain dance, surf... thunder because it is more accurate in the rain... and flash?"

Madison corrected him for the last move. "Signal beam! Got to light the way out!" Tammy didn't want to ruin the surprise with hers. "Icicle crash is my Pikachu's go to move, it hits hard and softens up the opponents for the rest of the team. Fearow however should have the initial round."

The Fearow squawked and knew the pattern as Tammy petted him. "We have been practicing this all day and should... wow even those two!"

While at the trailer park, Elio and Lillie found Haley in casual clothes and Sheryl with a duo of ten year old children. A blue hair boy in rather well kept, burgundy shirt with egg white pants and highlights. On the other side was a pink hair girl in a purple dress with white pants and highlights. The boy cheered loudly. "When are you two going to show us those moves! I want to see Sparkums kick butt!"

The girl cheered even louder. "Have Soliare bring the sun now, its been slacking off!"

Haley coughed and asked with parental authority. "Carby, Calcy, don't be rude, they will show us when they do," She signaled to Elio to talk with her privately as Sheryl glared at Lillie. "Ever since you and the champ went to teach the kids about your experience in Hoenn and Sinnoh, those contests are all they talk about!"

Lillie apologized on remembering that day. "It has been a few years since we done those contests and we gotten too excited. They still have time to think about this," Sheryl agreed and checked out the mother to be. "They do and their birthday isn't going to be until six months. Your looking nice and thick!"

Lillie rubbed her belly and was kicked within. "I was told that was a compliment if someone calls me fat. I guess it actually is." Sheryl nodded and found the belly to look comfortable. "Oh it is a compliment! It means that you got a lot of meat on your bones and that is-" She made sure the kids covered their ears as she finished. "sexy!" Lillie blushed and posed like a model, one hand at her head and the other holding her belly. "That makes things even better." A feminine voice spoke in protest at the so called role model. "Don't be given the little bro and sis ideas!"

Lillie turned around to find Plumeria smiling maliciously. "I would never do that! Me and the others are doing this show because someone we know needs the experience and encouragement, with everything that is happening, we need to have a moment to relax and have fun before... tomorrow happens."

Sheryl wished Lillie didn't bring up the recent events. "Haley told me that the sky being darker is not a coincidence and we are to get out town by tomorrow," Calcy blinked and asked. "The sun doesn't go dim like that? What is causing it?"

The pink hair woman covered her mouth, she really doesn't want to scare the children. "A pokemon that is nuts and is making the light go dim trying to get here. The champ and the others are going to kick this pokemon's butt!"

Carby listened and smiled. "Yeah, Lillie is going to do the kicking!"

Calcy joined in the cheering. "Lillie! Lillie!"

Lillie found herself protective of her babies and what would be at stake, then the cheering motivated her to raise her fist in the air. "If Necrozma so helps as lay a hand on Nebby, Solgaleo, Elio or my brother, he will know first hand who I am!"

The woman and children cheered as Plumeria smiled. "That's the idea, we are giving these creeps the boot! Your ready to get started?" Lillie sent out a Hydreigon. "More than ready, come on Ghorchi!" The Hydreigon smiled and roared, giving the children the chance to shout his name.

At a pokemon center in Tapu Village.

Gough had his bite wound in bandages, an ice pack for a black eye and a bitter frown as Nanu placed a report in front of him. "Your small time in comparison to most of the others in that crime syndicate and your record since then has been non existent save for this one rumor. Do you know what that rumor is?"

Gough nodded as Acerola wanted to defend the stranger. "Uncle, he hasn't done anything wrong on the islands, why are you asking him questions?"

Nanu answered with a conflicted frown. "We need to piece this together, the Champ trusts him to carry out an important job and we want to know why," Gough took a deep breath and started with the first question. "If it involves the disappearance of that coward in Orre, then yes, I have everything to do with him missing in the sands."

Acerola shook her head at the truth spoken. "Whether he deserved it or not, it is still murder. Gough, that bad man you met at the shopping center... did you know him?"

Gough nodded and read the file on a Cipher Admin that had a track record he remembered. "My old master... Parkas. He is as violent as you heard and is even more terrifying to work under him. Orre is not a kind region and when me and a few others agreed to join that organization, whether it is to get something better of our lives, power or to make the world burn. His disdain for cowards and failure is what had him earn the reputation of a high death toll, I have seen it too many times and he either make us or break us."

Nanu listened and continued. "That is why the ones that survived were either loyal to him out of fear or because they are just as psychotic as he is," Gough remembered a fellow commander and growled. "Sciore? He was left too broken to move on. As a commander, I had to overlook my underlines being in top shape for when battle comes, I can't have that when they confront Parkas on a bad day."

Acerola smiled sweetly. "Which is why you take the blame?" Gough nodded. "That was the only reason Parkas looked the other way when I come clean, if the threats were to even be called that. Then the Champion and Lillie came knocking at our base... and that treasonous dog Alphonse showed his true allegiance to be only for himself. I had heard Parkas perished on this island," Nanu summed up the cause of death. "A heart attack from excessive stress, its funny that that was how someone like him died."

They heard the door open, letting in Elio and Haley. The Alolan champ answered a question innocently. "I kind of knew Eclipse is draining the light from that wormhole he is trying to tear open, thank you for giving me a warning that confirmed it," The employee in casual clothes whispered for her role. "Me along with a few others are going to do what we do best during tomorrow and keep the wild pokemon safe. Good luck Mr. Sun!"

She and Elio saw a group getting together, Acerola asked the man. "Could you help answer some questions, this won't take long!"

Elio walked toward the table and found the file to spark something in him. "...Miss Haley, could you get Lillie for me, this guy is hard to explain alone," Haley accepted the request and left. "I'll do that for you, just remember where you are," Elio puffed his cheeks up annoyed. "This guy doesn't trigger me, but it is still from the guys that have." He turned around and accepted a question from Nanu as he pointed to Gough. "Why have you considered having him help with the Necrozma incident? He isn't someone to trust, not after his record."

Elio sat down and answered with a clear mind. "That track record is part of the reason he is to serve as a distraction, to help be a distraction while me and the others weaken him for capture. Should Eclipse go bonkers and on a killing spree, we will have time to stop him before more casualties are taken, Gough is trusted enough that he would help and at the same time... not many on Alola will be that devastated should HE be the one to bite the bullet. I apologize for sounding heartless."

Gough didn't mind. "I'm expendable should the worse happen, not that you are the type to think it like that," Elio nodded and was given a frown from Acerola, she whispered. "It has to happen for the best outcome, Gough... met that man not too long ago at the Trial Site."

Elio initially found it ridiculous until he realized the Trial Site has ghost pokemon. "...Please tell me this was a cruel prank from the ghost pokemon! Because if not... this is something too scary for any of us to talk about lightly," Acerola shook her head in agreement and acted less cheerful. "The ghost pokemon did plan to spook him for the trial by playing pranks on him, then the sight started to stink like rotten eggs and the pokemon ran away from the site."

Elio was trying to hide his horrified reaction when Lillie came to join in, she saw Gough's injuries and shouted. "Oh my goodness! What happened?!"

Elio sighed at a missed opportunity and answered. "A psycho more than likely dragged himself out of the after life and beat a trial goer with an inch of his life. That is... forgive me for correcting you and for the pun I'm about to say, what the hell has happened!"

He faced to Gough as Lillie felt uncomfortable. "Was this guy stopped? Because this region doesn't need anymore problems." Gough and Acerola nodded, Nanu added a minor report. "Suicune came to cleansed the abandoned site of that evil. He is stopped and shouldn't be coming back."

Gough was thankful for the legend coming when he did. "Parkas was badly burned and reeked of blood, is that expected of wh-" Elio and Lillie responded in unison. "Yes!"

Lillie felt uneasy in remembering a poem she read. "That is where those that have commited nothing but violence in life go to," Elio agreed and wanted to drop the subject as he talked rather fast. "Enough talking about Phelgethon, Gough... this guy attacked you for a reason. You know why?"

Gough nodded. "Because I wanted nothing to do with his vengeance and I attempted to stop him from leaving to carry it out himself. Machamp was given extra rations for defending me."

The others listened to the words, the Alolan Champ bowed his head in thanks. "You done Alola a great service for slowing him down long enough. Is there anything we can do to thank you?"

Gough stared at him, if he was in any mental condition for battle, there would have been one, Lillie asked. "Maybe he should join the show along with the others, contests are rare and this will ease the time."

Gough felt himself too exhausted to laugh. "I have no love for these contests, they have little to do with battle," Acerola asked with puppy dog eyes. "Please, we need to have this case out of our heads," Nanu agreed and checked the time. "We have an hour to kill. The Kahuna is busy tonight so there isn't a real reason to go forward to Po Town until tomorrow."

Gough glared annoyed, it was pointless to fight back over something that petty. "...You have one chance to show me something I would like! Happy?"

Lillie smiled and bowed graciously. "Thank you, this is the least we can do for what you agreed to. Elio, shall we?"

Elio held his queen's hand. "We shall! We are sorry if we over do it in the contests!" The duo left, Gough growled annoyed. "Is there anything else you want of me officer? I have not done anything a trial goer wouldn't do!"

Nanu had nothing specific and gave Gough a pager for a Sharpedo. "Be done with the Grand Trial as soon as possible, the sky being darker isn't a good omen," Acerola agreed and skipped out of the pokemon center. "That is when the light shines the brightest. We should see that light and remember why Alola is fighting."

At the Pelago during the end of a sun set.

Lusamine finished feeding the last of the pokemon as Mohn was ready for the nocturnal pokemon. When they are finishing, she called them back and gave them to her husband with a feeling of accomplishment, despite the Unbound Hoopa sitting in the lone Island on a large extravagant chair bored. "I always imagined that you are constantly busy, but I have never truly appreciated what work is put into this."

Mohn gave Lusamine a set of dusk balls and was glad to see his wife in a better mood. "Just because it isn't during the heat of day doesn't mean the work is ever finished!" Lusamine agreed and saw the lonely shack in regret. "Those have to be lonely nights with only that Haxorus to keep you company," Mohn didn't mind, its always nice to talk to the pokemon about their day. "It isn't that bad! Could you check on Hoopa and the Mew, they been awfully quiet."

Lusamine found it odd and accepted her husbands request. "They are preparing for tomorrow, I simple cannot let this stand!"

She took the raft to the island of legends to take the tempting thoughts out of her head and found a Hoopa staring at the islands and a Mew glowing. "Little Horn, Isaac, you sense Necrozma coming?" The Hoopa focused on Lusamine and growled. "Yeah! The problem is that this power is everywhere and I can't really send him away without getting a good read on him... which requires him to be here."

The Mew stopped glowing and felt depressed. "Tomorrow is going to be a hard one." Lusamine looked at the night sky to find less stars and the islands being hard to see. "At this rate, Necrozma is going to arrive early in the morning." The Hoopa agreed and had one of his right hands at his chin for support. "If your going to be on the spot, this means your stuck on these islands for the rest of the night. Once he is out... your going to have to be fast about this."

Lusamine looked back at the island and accepted the deal. "I need to be bright and early, any catch to this?"

Hoopa raised a finger to one. "It depends on how Necrozma acts, you have anything you want to do here? You might want to get it over with." Lusamine thought of one and shrugged. "Mohn works here all by himself, I am already managing that time. Isaac, Hoopa, thank you for everything." The Mew felt the emotions and flew by the woman. "Grams, does Patricia have to squeeze that out of you again?"

Lusamine cringed and remembered the crushing of her bones. "Goodness no! I wonder though... what sort of trainers do these pokemon belonged to?" The Mew shrugged. "There is one way to find out and this island is kind of for mythicals and legendaries only." Lusamine knew who those pokemon belong to and decided on going to Isle Abeens. "Then let us know the pokemon on the others!"

At the trailer park.

The audience of Team Skull, natives from Malie City, Acerola and a few others were in awe of a show performed by a Hydreigon using his main head to call draco meteor, his left head for flamethrower and his right head for flash cannon. Causing a fiery show of destruction that resembled fire works. Lillie and the Hydreigon gave a bow and let Elio perform his show. "This is something of an encore. Kalden, xurwk coi oposs!"

The dragon type Silvally growled and roared to the sky, meteors came down as his mouth glowed in flame and shot out a fiery beam, impressing Gladion to the point that he clapped, Patricia judged both. "Lillie was where that move idea came from, but this works for a pokemon with one head," Gladion agreed in a pose as Madison waited with the large Skarmory, Genesect and Emolga. "This is as epic as they come in making some special fire works."

A masculine voice came from behind. "That is encore! It is worth seeing at least once!"

The trio turned around to find Kukui and Burnet joining, Patricia knew such a rumor would draw them in. "It is, is the contest system going to be on Alola? Because it is rare we get a show like this!"

Kukui was about to say it was out of his jurisdiction as Burnet nuzzled to him and took out a Rotom Dex. "No, but this might bring them closer to Alola. Even if it is minor, it will spark talent in many trainers," Patricia agreed and found a particular girl heading to the motel. "I wonder what Tammy is doing?"

At the motel.

Tammy asked the key keeper. "You want to go watch the show? We are already at the good part and it is going to be better than ever!"

The key keeper heard the mass cheering and flashing lights, the elderly woman with the Comfey was greatly tempted. "I...I need to watch the counter in case we have another come to this hotel," Tammy puffed up her cheeks. "Miss Telly aren't you full on guests?"

Telly tried to think of a way out of it and heard clapping. "...Its only going to be an hour, I suppose we could use a break!"

Tammy was willing to wait for a choice, it was the least she can do. "Some of the guys at the trailer part are already recording the event, if you really are busy, there is always a chance to see it."

Ring! Telly felt frustrated as the bell rang, a blue eye man with brown hair, a janitor outfit as well as a black eye. "Tammy Lari! Do you have any idea how long you were gone?!"

The girl cringed and turned around to recognize the man, she took a poke ball and growled. "Hello Eric, do you have any idea why I was gone for so long? Probably not since you and Debbie didn't bother looking for me past the first week."

The man twitched his eye and lowered his voice to the motel owner. "I am sorry my child has caused all this trouble, don't worry, I'm taking her home right-" Tammy sent out a Fearow, gave him scope lens and refused. "No, I'm not going back with you. I can fend out here by myself, I am able to be in touch with people in case something happens and I been finished with the island challenge for months!"

Eric asked in an eerily polite tone, the Inn keeper saw a flash of yellow eyes that scurried away as the man asked. "Then Tammy, why didn't you go knock that pompous idiot off of that title and come back home with something to be worth talking about?"

Tammy answered assertively with her Fearow ready for battle. "Because I don't want to and I don't want that title. By the way, his name is Elio Sun and he is far from the person you told me about!"

Eric cringed and gritted his teeth. "You let that bastard brainwash you?! We are getting you checked to see if you ca-" Tammy yelled back. "That again?! I have met him and his wife Lillie, they got me on my feet after that you and Debbie tore into me for wanting to keep my starter the way she is! Are you going to fight or are you going to run?"

He looked at her in disappointment and sent out a Magneton. "When we get back, that Fearow is gone!"

Tammy stared at her Fearow in a drained mood. "Use drill run!" The Fearow squawked and spun into the Magneton for a critical sniper k.o. Eric called the Magneton back and sent out an Alolan Muk, Tammy ordered. "Use double team and agility!"

The Fearow spun in the air and split into rows of three, Eric ordered. "Use gunk shot and knock off!"

The Muk hacked a wad of garbage and shot a fake, the Fearow trio flew together with agility and split into three, the Muk swatted and struck another illusion, Tammy ordered. "Now use drill peck and drill run!"

The Fearow drilled into the Muk and had his scope lens knocked off, he fell to the floor and drilled down to pierce the Muk that tried to use another gunk shot and missed, being knocked out by a finishing drill peck. Tammy gave a gracious bow with her Fearow, the daughter voiced her end goal. "I am going to become a coordinator, because combinations like this is what eats the audience up!"

Eric twitched his eye at how defiant his kid was and sent out a Goodra. "Hit that bird with thunder punch!"

The Fearow used another drill peck and was knocked into a wall by a fist of thunder for a one hit k.o. Tammy called the Fearow back and closed her eyes. "Pikachu, lets do this!" Out of the ball came a Pikachu dressed as a belle, holding a light ball. "Icicle crash!"

The Pikachu blew blue sparkles of cold wind, causing the ceiling to form icicles that knocked the Goodra out. Leaving the father with a Tentacruel, Tammy spun in a dance. "Hit that one with a discharge! Show them how strong you gotten!"

The Pikachu winked and spun in the air to shoot out a discharge in an elegant spin, Eric ordered back. "...Just use sludge bomb!"

The Tentacruel obeyed the order and shot the Pikachu who sparkled oddly. "Finish it off with the web!"

The Pikachu shot an electro web that entangled the Tentacruel and knocked him out. With two more pokemon to defeat, Tammy was confident and was about to call Pikachu back when she felt her hand being yanked by a hard grip, it was hurting as the girl realized she was being dragged out. Eric saw his daughter about to order her Pikachu to do something. Slap! Tammy felt a hand across her face as well as a pokeball shaken of her hand, Tally was in shock as and ordered. "Comfey use alley switch to get her out of-" Eric barked at the woman as the Pikachu was about to attack the man with a beam forming between her paws. "Stay out of this! Tammy you are done with this stupid Tauros crap, when we get back your mother is going to give it to you even wo-" The man was stopped in his tracks, a purple energy engulfed him, green lighting flowed though and caused a sharp pain in his entire body, causing him to drop the girl, Tammy felt her face throbbing as a feminine voice shouted. "Tammy are you alright?!"

Lillie hugged the girl with tears in her eyes as Elio went in glaring at the man with a cold hiss, in his bag was the source of the purple energy. "Did... you... just hit and shook your daughter, when it became clear, that she doesn't want to go back!?"

Eric tried to say something and felt himself unable to breath, the Alolan Champ felt dead inside. "Lillie, make sure Tammy is okay, I'll be taking the trash out of this motel. Collector, we are not killing him so loosen your grip!"

The janitor wheezed and saw who he angered. "You dirt bag! Filling her head with nothing but- ACK!" Elio sighed and looked distant he decided the man lost his breathing privileges. "Insulting the guy who has you under the grip of a sociopath that may or may be enjoying this, isn't a smart thing to do. We need a word outside!"

The three left as Tally got out of the booth and had her Comfey use floral healing to sooth where Tammy was struck. Lillie saw the mess and asked. "Are you okay Tammy?"

The girl felt herself coming through as the Pikachu went to her trainers side to comfort her, she pieced together what happened. "Tha...that was a first time they got that angry. What is Elio going to do to him?"

Lillie wanted the subject to be changed and answered. "He never told you about Collector, he is a Spiritomb, a pokemon that by his nature is considered evil and not right in the head. He is a sociopath and while he follows Elio's orders to the letter, he won't hesitate to hurt people if that is what the trainer wants him to do. Enough about those two, do you want to tell the others about this?"

Tammy shook her head. "I rather not, my parents are not worth it." She tried to get up and felt her legs refusing to move, Lillie helped her on a chair as the Inn keeper grabbed a mop. "I'll tell you everything I saw."

Out of the Motel

Elio kept Eric in a choke hold, made sure he was looking him in the eyes and spoke in a deathly tone. "Now, seeing the black eye you have, things went down hill to the point that you came out here because you have to. Tammy told us enough about what happened at home and the crap you put her though, I ask... do you or your wife even like each other?"

Eric realized he needed oxygen and shook his head, Elio got his answer, the only reason the two even stayed together was because of the child. "As a trainer, Tammy is out on her own doing her own thing. She has bigger and better plans without you two holding her down and after THAT, she has even less reasons to go back there," A large Hoopa ring floated behind Eric, the grip lessened as Elio tapped him on the cheek like he owned the man. "Now repeat after me, because you and your wife need to say it and get through it. I want a divorce and we should relinquish custody over Tammy! She should be free as a bird and making her own choices without us trying to control her!"

Eric's glare became a pathetic sob, Elio whispered. "Go on, say it or your loosing the privilege to even do that!" Eric whimpered and repeated. "I... want a divorce and we should relinquish custody over Tammy! She should be free as a bird and making her own choices without us trying to control her!"

The Alolan Champion smiled and whispered. "Again and do it with confidence, now!"

Eric repeated clearly as the faux friendly smile scared him. "I want a divorce and we should relinquish custody over Tammy! She should be free as a bird and making her own choices without us trying to control her!" Elio tapped him on the cheek as the ring showed a purple swirl. "Good boy!"

He let the man go and gestured that he leaves through the ring, Eric slowly walked in to face all sorts of trouble from his wife, the ring disappeared and Elio was scared of what he did as he turned around to find Kukui, Burnet, Gladion, Patricia and Madison watching in horror. "...Do I have to explain what I did?"

Gladion nodded. "Be happy that Nanu got bored and fell asleep because this might have been illegal. What happened?"

Elio sighed and whispered to Gladion's ear. The man went stoic. "That is way too common around here!" Elio continued and whispered more, Gladion's eye twitched in anger and ordered. "Stop! That is a line they shouldn't have crossed and it is no wonder you nearly adopted her!"

He signaled to the others. "There is nothing to see here," Patricia asked the men. "That guy got what was coming to him? Because my son has never done that to someone!"

Elio felt terrified as the Spiritomb in his back pack laughed and slithered to the dream ball. "This is the first time I had to break someone! To make a long story short, Lost and her mother caught Tammy getting into a bad situation with the people she left, one thing lead to another and I got triggered when her dad showed obvious signs that he shouldn't be near her. Mom, please give Lillie and me a reason NOT to adopt her!"

The older adults stared awkwardly as Lillie waked out of the motel with a teary eyed Tammy and a Pikachu belle, Patricia analyzed the girl and had a few good reasons. "Sad enough, you say she wants to go to another region, but if she has a reason to stay around, she would end up bound from those dreams. She is eleven years old and you two are twenty one, anyone who thinks she is biological will think it is awkward!"

Elio and Gladion found the reasons to be fair and reasonable as they and the rest of the adults saw the slap mark on Tammy. Lillie sighed with news in an attempt to change the subject. "Tammy has her Fearow healed, she would like to make an announcement," The girl thanked Lillie with a gracious bow and flashed her z power ring. "You all saw the basics, now lets begin these contests Alolan Style!"

With a collective cheer they got started with the next performance round. Tammy had her turn with her Fearow. "Now use agility and double team while spinning a drill peck!" The Fearow spun into the air and went in all directions until three were seen. Tammy pointed to the ground, the Fearow and his illusions united and ran a drill into the ground with his body; the trainer flashed her flyium z, light went into the pokemon and sparked him to flap to the sky with his illusions splitting from him. "NOW USE A SPINNING SUPER SONIC SKYSTRIKE!"

The Fearow spun high into the sky and caused a faint shine to be seen from the audience, he spun downwards into the ground to create a pillar of dust and a hole in the ground. The performance ended when the Fearow spun out to make a squawk, the audience clapped at the performance as Tammy took attention to heart.

She sat next to Lillie and felt the attention of not one, but two Mimikyus, the larger one hissed. "You...happy...now?"

Tammy whispered and felt herself about to fall asleep at Lillie's shoulder. "Yes, thank you for getting help," The large Mimikyu stared at the smaller one. "Lost...got...help!" The smaller Mimikyu blushed and refused to say anything near the Pikachu. "Mom...stop!" Lillie held the girl close to her and found a familiar due in strange suits sitting down to watch.

Dulse and Zossie arrived to watch Elio enter with a Volcarona. The duo began with an elegant dance, Soliare flickered in flames and flew above in a spin until Elio stopped suddenly, the Volcarona let loose a bug buzz to scatter the flames, the trainer posed like a rising flame and let strange light into the Sun pokemon. "Soliare, let your flame burn brightly in the night! INFERNO OVER DRIVE!"

The Volcarona glowed in strange light and charged a massive fire ball into the ground, creating a massive explosion that nearly blinded the audience in its power. When the flame died, Elio took a gracious bow, earning a collective cheer and Tammy speechless, she has a lot to learn. The Alolan Champ went to sit next to Lillie and saw Carby and Calcy running to him, cheering in a collective series of praises, one that was the loudest was the question. "Where did you learn that?"

Elio sighed exhausted. "A few years ago and I thought Soliare dancing with the fire and finishing it like... that, would wow the audience. Guess it worked," Tammy took a deep breath and asked. "This means I got to learn to use some diversity from my team of six if I have any hope of winning, because... that's a lot!" Elio admitted to her. "Your Fearow is a good concept and a good execution, but these contests can really test you. Go with your gut for now since we are not winning anything," He smiled to the Ultra Recon duo and asked. "What are you two doing here?"

Dulse answered bluntly. "We wanted to see what our spike of Z power is being used up on... this entertains us!"

Zossie agreed and sent out a Flareon. "I hope we were not intruding." Lillie shook her head. "Not at all! Oh my, it seems brother is actually doing this!"

The audience watched, Gladion let out a Manaphy that felt stage freight and hugged his papa's leg. Gladion whispered to him to help him get over teh stage freight and began the first order, Manaphy used tail glow to begin and surf to create a massive pillar of rushing water and fly into the air. Manaphy followed with an ice beam to freeze the pillar into a fountain and letting an energy ball be shot above, Gladion posed like flowing water and caused strange light to go into the Manaphy. He spun around to create a cone shaped tornado of water and used ice beam to freeze solid, ending the performance with a green light in the center. Elio clapped excitedly and stirred a crowd of like minded individuals. Gladion and Manaphy joined with the group, the brother in-law was smug at his victory as he marveled the ice fountain. "Looks like I got you beat! I got to admit, I didn't think I pull it off as well as it did."

Lillie puffed her cheeks up as Elio shrugged on letting the two kids cheer for his rival. "But you did and Manaphy shined!"

Carby asked Tammy bluntly. "Even if Flamur isn't going to top those, would you still give it your all? I like the idea you talked about."

Tammy nodded and summed the shows. "It's practice and if you wow the audience completely in one go, it will burn them out for the next thing you do." Lillie agreed and patted Elio on the back. "There is a scientist at work that Elio had impressed so many times that every minor report he makes is by default, given harsher criticism!"

Elio blushed. "Boiling them down to raw information that is used to expand the field of science isn't harsh, but I still haven't blown his mind since that day. He himself is in a stump though about a subject he is studying. But that will be for another day. Tammy, show us what you and Flamur... who might be that Marowak, can do!"

The girl saluted and sent out an Alolan Marowak, she ordered. "Flamur, give them that chilly intro!"

The Marowak spun his bone to blow icy wind, he tossed the bone up as Tammy shouted. "Now grab it and heat it up with a flare blitz spin!" The Marowak flipped a jump and spun in flame, it wasn't as Tammy planned but she was willing to compensate. "Now use shadow bone with that flame!" The Marowak's infernal dance glowed purple, landing on the ground with a circle of dark fire and standing on his hand while dancing with a bone of the dark flame. He spun the bone and tossed it like a bonemerang, over and over again to make a trail of fire. The dance lasted until he made a scorch mark in the pattern of a poke ball, the audience were drawn by the flame and felt grief that it is over, they clapped and cheered at the end of the performance, Tammy noticed someone leaving the audience and frowned as she went back with Marowak.

She confronted Gladion who was giving a faint but impressed smile. "Good concept, but do something about how Marowak spins and plan a pattern ahead because a poke ball is used as a pattern too many times."

Tammy sighed and petted her Marowak. "This is my first contest and I don't really have much to know other than making the moves look good. This is rather fun."

Gladion agreed and felt like it should be done more often. "There is a few things you need to know for when you try this again, its a shame someone left in the end, because the Pikachu show is starting once Melrakka is finished with her performance," Lost scratched the ground and remembered a particular Pikachu that had too much hate than it deserved, she kept silent as the mother Mimikyu took her stare from the western road. Lillie started her show with an Alolan Ninetails that let loose a snow warning. "Let us begin, let us start with blizzard and freeze dry!"

The Ninetails nodded and blew snow all around, she twitched her nine tails and caused blue beams of ice to freeze the moister away, she flickered an aurora veil into the sky and shot a moon blast to cause it to sparkle, the audience were in awe of the land resembling the northern regions of the world, Zossie clapped speechless as Dulse felt emotional and recorded the sighting. "It is like the northern lights we heard about. One day we should explore a region like that and see how this compares."

Lillie agreed with the idea as she was about to announce to the audience. "It is another reason to explore the world. Now, everyone stay put for the Pikachu show!"

She, Elio, Madison and Tammy left to the motel to make a small change. They were in Pikachu T shirts and had a collection of pokemon ready. An Alolan Raichu, Kantonian Raichu, Pikachu Libre, Pikachu Belle and Surfing Pikachu were ready for the first order. Lillie had a Pikachu hat adjusted and ordered. "Shockums, lets give them an appetizer."

The Raichu snickered something nasty and shot a thunder wave into the sky, she focused her will into a blast that joined the wave, Lillie flashed her Z power ring and posed. "Finish this with a GIGA VOLT HAVOC!" The Raichu was bathed in strange light and charged in power, she shot a large bolt of lightning into the sky, causing the focus blast sphere to scatter and the thunder wave ring to expand. A star of electricity shined in the sky and astonish Shockums to where she apologized to the Pikachus. "Ha! Rai!" The Rotom Dex Burnet was using as a camera translated. "BZZT! Ha! Sorry about over doing it! BZZT!"

Sparkums rolled his eyes as the Alolan Raichu performed under Elio's order. "Surfer, use thunder wave and psyshock, mix it up a little!"

The Alolan Raichu giggled maliciously, shot a thunder wave and glowed, many strange rocks glowed in orbit of the thunder wave as he charged a thunder bolt to create an electrical display, he twisted the rocks to where they aligned to form a thunder bolt. When the lightning faded, Tammy swallowed nervously and was hesitate to perform.

Madison took her chance and performed instead, the Pikachu with the surf board danced to bring the rain and called a wave from the pond, he used the surf bored to ride the wave and jumped above to perform a Magikarp splash, then a Primarina twist. One using the last of the wave, he jumped shot a bolt of thunder into the cloudly sky, performed a right roll, back flip, left roll and spun diagonally off the surf board as the lightning crashed down, finishing the move with a splash on the wave. When the performance ended, the audience clapped as Gladion felt even more impressed. "Thunder to go with the Over The Gyarados? Intense"

Lillie agreed as she and Madison gave each other a high five. "A stormy sea gives those kind of wave... a sense of danger makes the world better. Sparkums?" The Pikachu Libre grunted and waddled for his turn as the rain stopped, Lillie ordered. "Use quick attack with flying press!"

The Pikachu shot into the air at high speeds as Lillie ordered. "Now use volt tackle as you land!" The Pikachu had his hands forward, charged electricity and free fall to the ground as a living lightning bolt. "Use iron tail and strike the ground!"

The Pikachu's tail glowed as he swung, impacting the earth with a flow of electricity and leaving a small mark. Carby was feeling tired and was awake at the sight to clap. "Boom!" Calcy agreed and asked Tammy. "Now it is your turn, come on, top that with your skill!"

The aspiring coordinator swallowed and had her Pikachu Belle ready to enter. "Okay, we can do this! Get their attention with a signal beam and jump where it is going to go!" The Pikachu shot a sinister, flashing beam and jumped above, Tammy ordered. "Now use electroweb and form icicle crash to go with the webbing!"

The Pikachu charged an electrical net and it gave a frosty aura as ice formed, moments from dropping as the beam was about to reach its destination, she crackled and let loose a discharge on seeing it reach to her and caused the jagged net to fall down in a spin. The audience paused in the concept of the move and flash of icy light, they slowly clapped in applause, Tammy took a deep breath and held onto her Pikachu as Lillie felt impressed. "That was a pretty performance you did and that will get you to the next round."

Tammy's eyes widened and thought about how a contest would work. "Depending on the contest will determine if I need more than Pikachu, Marowak or even Fearow. Anything else I need to know since we have been using powerful moves or strong support moves?"

Lillie nodded and gave a heart felt warning. "There is a battle round and you will deal with combinations that will do much more than look good," Lost agreed and hissed to Elio that she wants to be in the ball. "Not...bad...Pikachus!"

The Alolan Champ found it an odd compliment to come from her and called her back. "Tammy, Lillie, Madison... your Pikachus actually impressed Lost!" Lillie found it an accomplishment to be proud of as Gladion nearly fell asleep to state what happened. "Most Mimikyu's tend to be envious of that species to where they make themselves look like them specifically. It *Yawn!* can go to many directions, most is a form of resentment towards the species."

The Totem Mimikyu agreed and left for the trial site as she hissed to the Pikachu trio. "I...don't...hate...you...three!"

Elio wished her a good night as the audience begin to go home, each with their own compliments as Gladion called a Charizard and called Manaphy. "I'll be at the lake, Madison, do you have anymore business?"

The Ranger nodded and got on her Skarmory. "We are going to make a last minute patrol and set camp. Genesect, you are to be on stealth mode!"

The Genesect saluted and shifted to jet form. "Preparing to ambush a legendary pokemon!"

The duo flew off into the dim night that lit back up once more, a flapping Lunala looked like she is working hard to maintain the light. Lillie's legs shook at what is to come tomorrow as Elio held her hand. "Let us talk with some of the people, then try to calm each other down over a quick dinner and... any last minute things to do before we go off saving the world. Tammy, good night and stay safe tomorrow." The girl felt the heartfelt warning and hugged the two. "I will, good night!"

On Route 15's watery route.

Gough felt like he seen enough as he got on a Sharpedo. "They know how to make those moves... pleasing, but if it isn't used in battle... what is the point?"

He charged to the north and found the fading moon and stars to be a sign that he has to hurry. "The sky itself is becoming dimmer, with my pokemon... would I be able to finish the Grand Trial fast enough?"

On landing to the shore, he came to a conclusion, Machamp, Kommo-o, Scizor, Akra, Siege and Fury are at their strongest, while Bone Taker needs more training. "That Kahuna better be ready for me! For I will show no mercy."

He went into the pokemon center and requested a room, alone with his pokemon, he sent them out to voice his order as he took away the toxic orb. "Clear your minds, tomorrow we are going to fight an enemy of great power, we just need to fight our way through one more trial," Machamp asked in worry of the earlier foe and how it affected his trainer, Gough assured him. "Necrozma drains the light from the world, compared to that spirit, he is still a foe to fear. Do we have anything to lose from fighting him?"

The group of pokemon had none, Gough laughed and laid on the bed to stare and the ceiling. "Tomorrow will be something that echos through the ages, let us revel in that moment!"