On Alola, Elio and Lillie took a visit to the Pelago on the request of Gladion and found the cause of the temporal shut down, a Dialga that was dazed and unaware of what happened. Mohn finished with another island and answered their question. "Dialga had to be reworked by the pokemon that created him and was caught by Gladion. What ever that pokemon did before didn't work and it resulted in odd things happening."

Elio coughed and felt himself drained. "Arceus created Dialga along with the others... I don't know how bad it was with Dialga, but it had to have been rock bottom for Arceus to do that."

Lillie rubbed her husbands back and expected the worse to come. "Now Interpol is going to want a word about Dialga," Elio agreed and prepared his answer. "Miss Anabel, we are aware that Dialga has been the cause of a crisis on Johto, we got caught in it and we are aware that a trainer captured him, mostly to give him treatment, which involves relaxing and recovering. We have this managed and Interpol taking him away for study, would make it worse. Their assistance is not needed and we appreciate if they leave us alone."

Lillie and Mohn found it appropriate as they heard clapping of great respect, Elio turned around and found Anabel approaching with a smile. "I was not going to ask about Dialga, what my superiors are ordering from me is borderline harassment of individuals that have done a better job at maintaining this over worldly threat than they have."

Elio agreed with what he heard. "And how many crime groups that have taken advantage of this other worldly power? I'm not saying Interpol hasn't helped us, but Lillie and I are no longer a bunch of kids that need an authority figure to do the heavy thinking, when we are those authority figures these days. Another request, if they find a threat that should involve us, then they are to personally pay us a visit to alert us. Is that fair?"

Anabel agreed that it was and gave a energetic smile. "They should leave you alone, now Mr. Sun, I would like to talk to you and Lillie about a more... personal investigation I have partook in. Meet me at Konikoni's restaurant and bring Latias!"

Elio agreed blindly as Lillie thought of what Anabel discovered. "Miss Anabel, that's way too much for what you have planned."

The agent laughed boldly. "It is not that, but Mr. Sun has made a name for himself on more than one occasion."

Lillie found it fair enough and wished to finish her business. "Father, as of Gladion's request, Mother is to have a look at Dialga, only because she might know where he has been. Take care of him."

Mohn assured his daughter that he will as he wished Elio good luck. "Crimson is out, I hope you all sort this out!" Elio blushed for a moment and was tackled to the ground by an affectionate Latias, much to the amusement of the two women.

In Azalea Town.

Gladion looked at the night sky and had Silvally attuned to a fire memory. His strategy against the bug type gym is as simple as it is. "Lucario will manage any pokemon that might prove to be a curve ball. I need to get today out of my head."

Silvally was called back as the man journeyed to the gym, he found a puzzle that caused him to think, three carts that are themed on a Spinerak are before him, they connect to a series of rope, with observation, he picked the one on the right that as expected, crawled through the linings in between, reaching towards the middle and to a trainer that tried to challenge with with Beedrills, he found a lever, observed from afar and pulled it, dropping the blue rope down and getting on the Spinerak platform to travel to what looks like a male bug catcher with lavender hair. "Hi, I'm Bugsy. I never loose when it comes to bug pokemon!"

Gladion shrugged at the statement. "It's kind of rare that we have a bug type specialist make a name for themselves. Only two others I know even qualify for this job."

Bugsy smiled like a nerd and knew of two. "One is on Unova and the specimens he has are special! The other is from Alola... its kind of funny with what the two regions have in common when it comes to bug types."

Gladion agreed in that regard. "Unova and Alola are the only two regions with a bug and electric type, while Wimpod and Dewpider are not the only bug water types... they are the two that retained that type upon evolution. But enough about that, I am here for a badge!" Bugsy was happy to fulfill that wish and drew a poke ball out.

Vs Gym Leader Bugsy

"Go Shuckle!" Out of the ball came a Shuckle with a rocky helmet, Gladion sent out a Lucario and started his order. "Use flash cannon, this would be expected!"

The Lucario shot the Shuckle as Bugsy ordered with a cheer. "Shuckle, use stealth rock! Challenger, I know you have a Crobat and I saw the fire type from here!"

The Lucario knocked the Shuckle out as pointed rocks scattered, Bugsy switched to his next pokemon. "Go Heracross!"

Out of the ball came a Heracross with a choice band, Gladion licked his lips to a tempting plan and ordered. "Use psychic!"

The Lucario shot the Heracross with a psychic blast as Bugsy stretched. "Beat him down in close combat!"

Heracross grunted and charged at Lucario for a k.o, Gladion switched to a Crobat that took damage from the stealth rocks and posed. "Acrobatics!"

Crobat glowed with his gem and knocked Heracross out in a nimble strike, Bugsy switched to a Scizor with a mega stone, the gym leader flashed a keystone that is on his net and shouted. "Scizor, mega evolve, use swords dance and use bullet punch!"

The pokemon readied his pincers in a hiss and glowed in energy, becoming larger and more menacing as the gym leader danced in vigor, Scizor used swords dance for a boost and was struck by another nimble strike. THWOOM!

Crobat was struck down by a bullet punch, Gladion sent out the fire type Silvally that was not happy with the rocks inflicting damage. "Take it down with multi attack!"

Silvally's claws glowed in flame and slashed the punching Scizor, causing him to revert back and fall limp.

Bugsy sent out a Yanmega that was ready to buzz. "Finish it with bug buzz!"

Silvally charged with his claws and left Yanmega holding on with a focus sash. BUZZ!

The buzz knocked Silvally to the floor for a k.o. Gladion felt he was in a corner and switched, he tossed a dusk ball. "Marshadow, its time!"

Bugsy saw the gloomdweller hiding in Gladion's shadow, he and the trainer posed, the challenger ordered with a grin. "Shadow sneak!"

The Marshadow sank into the shadow and struck the Yanmega with a simple punch, Bugsy switched to a Pinsir with a berry. Gladion refused to take the chance and ordered. "Use force palm and watch what he does!"

Marshadow obeyed and left Pinsir paralyzed and Bugsy in a corner. "Use bulk up and use earthquake!" Pinsir bulked his muscles and gave Marshadow the chance he needed as he charged through Pinsir and landed in his shadow, looking bulked and leaving Pinsir more scrawny as he fell limp.

Gladion was impressed as Bugsy knew he was beat, the gym leader called Pinsir back. "Armaldo, just a little more!"

Gladion pittied his opponent and ordered for another force palm, the Armaldo stomped with stone edge and landed a critical hit, Marshadow felt the damage and was not phazed. "Finish it with shadow sneak!"

The Marshadow extended his shadow and used it to punch the Armaldo in the back for a k.o. Bugsy called Armaldo back and was impressed by his challenger. "Amazing! Your an expert on pokemon yourself?"

Gladion wouldn't say he is. "I have to fight someone that has a vast knowledge on pokemon on a regular basis and to catch up, I have to know more myself. This is something of an experiment for Marshadow since it is a pokemon few know the battle capabilities of. For those that try setting up OR worse are exposed with that set up, he will make you regret it."

Marshadow sneaked to the dusk ball and called himself back, Bugsy took a badge that was more flat in comparison to what Gladion saw in Kanto, it resembled a Ledyba. "You earned this Hive Badge, take it!"

Gladion obtained the Hive Badge and placed it in a badge case, he felt his pride growing and had his next destination planned. "Whitney is next since yesterday's emergency took her out of a family vacation and I am not doing her any favors by coming here to challenge Johto, I'll be done with her by the end of the day! See ya!" He and Bugsy shook hands in respect, the challenger went on the Spinerak cart with his mind clear of a crisis.

On exiting the Gym, he went to the Pokemon Center for a heal and switching his pokemon around, he sent out a Charmander with a perfect opportunity. "The forest is perfect for your training, expect today to be when you finally evolve!"

Charmander cheered and followed Gladion to Ilex Forest, the damage looked as if it never happened and the roaming Oddishs gave both a reason to continue their adventure, with a particularly angry one that glowed and sapped power from Charmander. Gladion posed and shook his head. "Big mistake, Charmander, use flame thrower!"

In Goldenrod City.

A girl in a green dress and a woman that is a construction worker came to an agreement before a trade machine, the girl had a relaxed Onix with a metal coat wrapped around his abdomen while the construction worker had a mischievous Onix with the same item. "Your work needs someone rolling the land flat while I want to try a Steelix with heavy slam, we both caught them in one of these!"

She showed a heavy ball as the construction worker showed hers. "Ay! You caught fine Onix and you have been posting this on your blog."

Both called their Onixs back and placed them by the trade machine, it sucked the heavy balls in, both saw what was exchange, when the machine finished, they both let out the Onixs, both had their metal coats glow and roared, glowing to where their edges become rougher, they become larger. They both evolved into Steelix, the girl squealed in excitement and hugged hers. "Awesome! Take good care of Steelix miss Suji!"

The woman petted the Steelix and promised her. "I will Miss Tammy, good luck with that beauty contest in the next two days!"

Tammy sent out an Alolan Dugtrio and asked it and Steelix. "Okay, here is how it is going to work, if I need a ground and steel type to be the center pokemon, I will have Steelix be that role. If I have another pokemon to be that role... like... Flamur, that will be where Dugtrio comes in. Is that fair?"

Dugtrio didn't mind as Steelix grunted like the contest would be a joke, offending the Dugtrio for a moment as Tammy broke a potential fight. "Steelix, if I send you in there now and we go against another curve ball of a contestant, it would be no better than what happened the last time I went in over my head!"

She sighed and asked. "For now Steelix, we will practice a pattern and continue it until we get into a contest together. Dugtrio is going to help you with a few tips on what makes you tough and you will listen! Got it?"

Steelix sensed a respectful aura from Tammy and smiled at a tough human, he and Dugtrio were called back, leaving the girl to plan a relaxing day at the beach when she saw a familiar man approach, she saw the dark clothes and blonde hair as she gave the Alolan greeting. "Alola Gladion!"

She saw a Charmeleon that was energetic and jolly as Gladion waved hello back. "I expected you to be here! I saw the whole thing with that Steelix, straight down to its evolution."

Tammy giggled and had her hands at her hips in pride. "Pokemon like that will start respecting you once you get it to them that you are coaching them. That is one of the happiest Charmeleons I seen, they are often stubborn and want to fight everyone!"

Charmeleon blushed at the compliment as Gladion found it no different from other pokemon he heard about. "Oh he was like that when he evolved because battling is a fun time for him. As well as actual play, he will learn when battling is appropriate in due time. Isn't the next contest in Mahogany Town?"

Tammy nodded and answered. "I also come here when I am not practicing, if your going to fight the Gym Leader, now is a very good time. I-" Her smile became on of questioning. "I want someone to give me a review on a particular performance I am trying to do, its a bit crazy of a combo and it would be easy if I show you."

Gladion smiled and knew potential in being creative. "Meet me outside the city when I am done, be warned... I can be a harsh critic if it is needed."

Tammy find it no other way and went north. "Your Manaphy showed me that you know a lot about this, good luck!"

Gladion accepted the wish and called Charmeleon back. "I'll have you back out shortly, normal type specialist are diverse and she is no exception!"

He sent out Silvally and switched his fire memory for a fighting memory. "Lucario will lead and I will had you and Marshadow out when it becomes much!"

Silvally glowed a fighting aura and roared ready, Gladion went to the north east of the town and found the gym, within was a gym with a pink décor and a stairway to an upper ledge, the trainers in his way all specialized in normal types, as he finished traveling through the maze, he found a pink hair woman in a white shirt and blue shorts she waved hello and smiled. "It's been a long time Gladion, you want to battle for this?"

She showed a yellow badge that looked like a square, Gladion took a deep breath and readied his poke ball. "I heard a lot about you, even among normal type specialist... you are infamous!"

He posed as Whitney was smug with a poke ball. "I'm just that good!"

Vs Gym Leader Whitney

"Go Ambipom!" Out of the ball came an Ambipom, Gladion sent out his Lucario. "Take her down!"

Whitney ordered on seeing Gladion's strategy. "Ambipom, use low sweep!"

The Ambipom swiped his tails and knocked the Lucario on his back, Gladion and Lucario posed like they were charging something in unison, a ball of aura formed and shot the Ambipom back, she held on with a focus sash and left Gladion annoyed. "Finish her with extreme speed!"

Lucario vanished and kicked the Ambipom for a k.o. Whitney called Ambipom back and sent out an intimidating Tauros with a life orb. "Crack that Lucario with earthquake!"

The Tauros was kicked in the face by extreme speed as he stomped the ground and knocked Lucario into a wall for a k.o. Gladion called Lucario back and sent out Marshadow. "Take it down with force palm!"

The Marshadow glowed his eyes and charged at the Tauros, he used his palm to sent it flying past Whitney, the gym leader whistled. "Wow that is a lot from a little guy!"

She called Tauros back and tossed a love ball. "Go Lopunny!"

Out came a Lopunny with a mega stone, Whitney flashed a keystone and caused it to shine. "Mega evolve and let him have it!"

Lopunny felt the energy in her body, the fur on her arms grew, her legs became longer and the fur on her ears were lost, the Lopunny showed legs that blackened and giggled as she flipped to the air and kicked to the Marshadow's location. CRASH!

Marshadow was kicked into a shadow and emerged from the other side to knock Lopunny out with another force palm, causing her to revert back to her regular form and Whitney to switch once more. "Miltank this man hasn't known us yet!"

Out of the ball came a Miltank that rolled into battle, she held a berry and gave an innocent looking smile to compliment her trainers, Gladion hoped for paralysis and ordered for another force palm, Miltank ate a chople berry and glowed orange, she focused her will power and charged at Marshadow for a zen head butt k.o. Gladion switched the sinking Marshadow for the fighting type Silvally. "Finish this Miltank off!"

Whitney giggled with her Miltank. "Use zen headbutt one more time!"

The Miltank was clawed and countered with zen head butt once more, with another clawing, the milk cow was defeated. Whitney called her signature pokemon back and spun to send out a Blissey with left overs, Gladion took a deep breath and ordered. "Just keep using the move, this match is over... and this might be a problem if you were not a fighting type!"

Silvally agreed and clawed at the Blissey that spit out toxic liquid, another claw knocked her out and left Whitney to her last pokemon, an Ursaring with a toxic orb, the woman refused to give up. "I...I ain't losing you here!"

Gladion smiled maliciously and let Silvally claw at Ursaring, the toxic orb seeped in and badly poisoned the foe. Whitney ordered the quickening Ursaring that cringed in pain. "Finish it off with facade!"

Ursaring was at Silvally's face and upper cut him for a k.o, she passed out from the poison and landed in a mutual thud. Whitney sniffled over the fact that she lost and started to cry obnoxiously, Gladion called Silvally back and had more of a realization as to why many trainers do no wish to fight this woman, an attractive brown hair woman tapped Gladion on the shoulder to whisper. "Give her a minute, she does this when ever see loses."

Whitney kept crying until she calmed down. "Sniff! Here is the Plain Badge!" Gladion obtained the Plain Badge and placed it in his badge case. "Are you finished here?"

Whitney sniffled and felt better as Gladion called Silvally back. "Yep, your the reason I stayed around, no sense keeping you waiting while I am on vacation!"

A Hoopa ring opened up behind her, Whitney was about to go in when she told the gym assistant. "Cathy, lock the Gym up for me. I'll be back in a week!"

Cathy saluted and watched her boss go through the ring as Gladion imagined what normally happens. "For a trainer starting out, she is even worse?"

Cathy nodded to him. "Miltank is her signature pokemon, she has the power of a fully evolved pokemon and most trainers who come here don't have that besides some bug types. What do you have to gain from beating Johto's gyms? We heard that you beaten the League already."

Gladion answered casually and blunt. "Initially... it was because of the Dialga incident, that was my excuse to come here as quick as If I can beat two regions... then this jerk back home will have nothing to hold over me. See you later!"

He left the woman who glared at the audacity, she readied a mop bucket to clean up the mess of battle.

At Aether Paradise's Lab.

Elio listened to a report from Dulse about the Rocky World of Ultra Space Wilds. "Now its back to normal... because Gladion and a few others helped take care of the problem. I haven't been told the details about Dialga besides that it wasn't well and someone had to go to extremes to help him, on the bright note it does show Eclipse is capable of doing good when he isn't in constant pain."

Zossie found it a blessing as Lillie arrived with Lusamine, the pregnant woman felt disbelief. "Mother... please tell us the details of this Dialga, it is scary how that Darkrai has ruined so many lives and was willing to ruin more."

Lusamine coughed to announce herself as Elio frowned to answer part of it for her. "That Darkrai from that world Gene came from and was responsible for ruining it. He turned Eclipse into a shadow pokemon to use for his plans and tried to bring ruin to another world, had Nebby and Solgaleo relive their worse nightmare... that thing is a monster. Is there anything about him-" He kept himself to reality as Lusamine placed her hand on his shoulder with a calming smile. "That Darkrai gotten what he deserved, he will not threaten any ever again."

She let the man go and began by the first detail. "Dialga, is a pokemon that controls the flow of time, in fact the flow of time is everything for him. If the source of that time flow is damaged, then he becomes damaged, if that source is destroyed... the damage would be permanent. Because of what Mew has shown me, Dialga looked damaged."

Lillie asked with a lingering memory in her mind. "Do we have a name for that?"

Lusamine had two. "Dark Dialga is rather unoriginal though in that state the name is... fitting, especially if its goal as Gladion stated, was to bring the Planet Paralysis to this world. The sight of that catastrophe at its fullest is one of nightmares. The other is more fitting due to how its mind is reduced to, feral, primal instincts, Primal Dialga. The world he came from is considered erased after Necrozma had the survivors of that world evacuated."

Zossie didn't want to imagine what that world looked like. "When we found the Blinding One, he was losing the light he gained from that world. What could have had to power to erase an entire-" Elio answered with a trance. "Only one who has the power to create the universe, Arceus. He also used his power to help Dialga... what ever tried before didn't work and Dialga barely moved when we saw him."

Lillie pat Elio on the back to get him back to reality and gave the best news. "After some talking with Interpol's agent, they should be leaving us alone, Dialga isn't going anywhere. Is that more than enough for us to find some peace?"

Dulse took a deep breath and had something in his head set. "It should, it would until another incident comes that requires them and our current plans are nothing of your worlds concern."

Elio asked. "Having your people slowly get use to the idea of natural light? Volcarona does that in legends, how is he doing?"

Zossie remembered moments of playing with him. "He isn't anywhere close to the same levels as the Blinding One according to legends, but he has been very helpful, we take care of him and he takes care of us. Soliera and the Phyco are to visit Unova soon, we wish to study a tradition in your world that is to be a month and a half from now."

Lillie had her hands at her hips greatly impressed. "The Pokemon World Tournament? That is to be the final part of our plan should something like Palkia or the others happen again, in addition to the usual that comes from the worm holes, we will explain to you when we are on Unova."

Lusamine felt her part was done and was about to leave as Elio told her what it was. "It isn't drastic, just a handful of experienced trainers that had their own journey in this crazy world that could manage a Legendary and Ultra Beast alike. They are to be in the know are be provided with supplies should they find the later and in addition it will be something of a ring to send the later back home if they are too much for them to raise, I let a few people from Kanto and Johto know of this project but it would smarter to let the others know in one fell swoop in where else, a place they would gather at around this time."

The Aether President found nothing illogical in the plan. "These are people those you, Lillie and the others trust, this would prevent any more of these occurrences in the known regions."

Elio appreciated the reasoning as Lillie wished to end the meeting. "It is one step closer to making the world a better place, we will talk again soon if it is needed. Thank you mother," Lusamine left the room with a peaceful smile as Elio asked the Recon duo. "When we meet on Unova, I want to ask Soliera for a battle, I think it is long over due."

At the northern route from Goldenrod City.

Gladion and Manaphy were speechless at the frozen cone like cannon that was made from a fusion of hydro pump and ice beam, it glowed from the signal beam and Tammy posed like a roaring flame. "Octillery, use INFERNO OVERDRIVE!"

The Octillery glowed in light and charged a fire ball that shined in the ice.

BOOM!

The fire ball was shot through the cannon and into the sky, it explode into something like the sun, the cone was melting from the heat and dripped on the Octillery that enjoyed the moisture. Manaphy clapped as Tammy asked Gladion. "What do you think?"

The man thought of a professional judgement and sweated. "Its a good concept, the mixture of ice and the lighting was spectacular to watch and the use of a fire move to compliment the Octillery WILL impress people. However, it can also be dangerous to pull off if the Z move is fired wrong, you have the cannon aimed where it should, but it might do more damage than intended, do take that into consideration if the contest is indoors."

Tammy remembered the contest hall and where it is at. "That shouldn't be a problem since the roof is off, but if something like a plane flies by... I wait until it is out of line of fire."

Gladion hoped she does and asked. "Where did you get the idea from? That fountain Manaphy made in that contest before... that solar eclipse?"

Tammy nodded and smiled nervously. "That and Mom's Vaporeon is where the freezing idea came from. I took the idea and made my own twist out of them."

Gladion smiled and went down the road. "That you did and this shows how far you came, We are stopping at Ecruteak City and will go to Mahogany town once I get the Fog Badge," He sent out Charmeleon with his soul a light with happiness. "Lead the way Tammy!"