For a nurse at the Pokemon center. Life was rather busy any day of the week, some times new trainers arrive for the first time to heal their pokemon, some times poorly experienced trainers do not know when they are facing a wall and keep getting their pokemon hurt. Other times it was a critical emergency.
A familiar looking man in a blue jacket came running in with an orange haired woman following behind him. "Finally a pokemon center! Nurse you need to check on my Ampharos! He is not well!" Wes rushed to the desk with a great ball in hand.
The nurse sighed before she answered. "Calm down, let me see it first!"
As she placed the pokemon into the healing machine, she noticed what the man was talking about. "Oh my! My apologies for the inconvenience we need to take that Ampharos to the back room."
As the nurse examined the Ampharos, she knew everything there is to know about the pokemon Ampharos. A wool less sheep that among electric type's is very docile. This one however was acting very aggressive as it shot lighting everywhere. The Ampharos was coughing like mad as it kept screaming. Wes fed the Ampharos another pecha berry telling him to calm down.
The nurse looked at the man in confusion and concern. "How did it get into this condition?!"
Wes looked away thinking he was going to sound insane. "We were stopping a group of evil people, upon encountering one of their experiments Edgar was hit by a strange venomous liquid."
The nurse glared away. "Venomous... did you fight a creature that looked anything like this and if so how much of a dose did it have?"
The nurse showed a picture of Nihilego.
Wes groaned in frustration. "Yes, except that Ultra Beast was purple and red. Edgar only got hit by this crap once and he was set off in ways I have not seen from him... in seventeen years."
The nurse looked even more confused. "Most of what I have been told, the venom does make you aggressive. But if it was only one encounter with this thing, it's aggression should be in a more manageable level until the venom leaves its system naturally. How many of those pecha berries did you feed it?"
Wes looked at his Ampharos in worry. "To be specific, all of them from Alma all the way back to Alola!"
The nurse looked in sorrow over the thrashing Ampharos. "I... have never seen this condition before. Those berries though, they have been staving it off, I will call the berry farmers to gather more of this. In the mean time I am going to need a sample of what we are dealing with."
It took several agonizing minutes for the nurse to get a blood sample off the Ampharos. "I am going to need some time to study this, just please keep that thing holding on longer."
Wes looked at the Ampharos as he got it back in the ball. "Thank you for at least trying nurse."
The two exit the pokemon center with only the bare minimum known, Rui frowned with sorry as she watch Wes banging his head against a wall. "Wes, dear please. We will find a way to..."
Wes shook his head at Rui as blood was starting to show on his forehead. "We been trying to find a way to fix this for a week. Edgar is only getting worse by the hour and we are going to run out of pecha berries. Only reason we gotten this far was because Alola was the closest region with a reliable poke center."
As Wes tried to hid his feelings of dread. "Edgar has been with us for a long time. I don't want to lose him like this."
As Rui went over to embrace him a voice was heard. "Okay I think I heard enough, you want to know of one way you can fix that old Ampharos?"
Rui turned around to find Plumeria listening in. "Wha... How?"
Plumeria let out a poisonous grin. "Not that hard to find out something was wrong when you hear all the noise from the front of the Center."
Wes took a deep breath before he started to shed something in his eye. "If you know how we can save Edgar, please tell us. We are getting desperate,"
The former Skull Admin closed her eyes at what she is about to say. "The Guardian Deities of Akala Island and Poni Island should have what you are looking for. Lele having scales that can cure any disease and Fini who has water that is known to purify the mind and soul."
Wes grinned at the information of both deities. "Fini's water sound familiar to an old Relic back in Orre. Least with Lele the physical effects of the venom would be gone."
Plumeria nodded at Wes. "The problem is that Lele is the most fickle and cruel of the Tapu's. Fini's water was sought after by nearly everyone, to the point that Fini will either refuse all together or make you go through a trial by mists."
Wes smirked. "And I am an asshole most of the time. Hey Rui, think we should go pay Lele and Fini a visit?"
As Rui agreed, Wes turned around. "Thank you for the help."
Plumeria's smile turned lighter and more appreciative. "A little thank you for helping set those three straight."
At Konikoni city
Bulmer flashed around a Rockium Z crystal with a pink looking feline known as Sylveon at his side. "Alright boys, we finally beat Olivia. Took us having to gather some pokemon from the caves, jungle and park to actually build a team."
Yorks looked on over with a fiery bird known as Fletchinder as he begins to question. "Fairy types are Fairy types. Never thought you let Jack evolve into that thing."
Bulmer grinned. "About as useful as any steel type, from what I know Larry would be able to take on the next trail at Ula Ula as long as you use something on that Vikavolt."
Jeffery looked on over to the group of long haired moles known as Dugtrio. "So we set for Ula Ula... Is that Wes?" The Skull Trio looked at the distance to find the man in a blue jacket walking over into Konikoni city to read the map location. With Rui running toward him to point the way.
Wes recognized the bumbling trio. "Looked like you three have been busy."
The trio were still terrified of him after how fast he snagged the shadow pokemon they had and told "big sis" about what they got themselves into.
Bulmer started getting his Sylveon into the his ball in fear. "Look these guys are legit so don't go tossing those balls at us!"
Wes rolled his eyes. "No you numb skulls. If I came here for that we would not be talking right now. Been looking for this Kahuna of the island for something important. You happen to know where she is?"
Yorks raised his eyebrow in response. "Back at the entrance to the Ruins of Life?"
Wes nodded. "Thank you. Hey Rui she is over back the way we came, it is a flat straight."
As the two head past the grave yard, they discuss their plan to deal with Olivia; Wes gave in to Rui's idea of pacifism. "We will try your plan of asking Olivia nicely to let us through. If that does not work I am getting Gilgey and Ultima out."
As the two encountered a dark skin woman with various stones guarding the entrance she question what are a couple of tourist doing this far in. Wes explained that they are here to see Tapu Lele, need her scales to save an old friend of his.
The Kahuna was not going to let an audacious man pass before she got a message from behind. "What... you heard of this person? He helped who?" Olivia rolled her eyes she stepped aside. "Tapu Lele wants to talk to you.
The two thanked Oliva as they proceeded into the ruins. In the shrine is a strange wooden totem.
As Wes went to go touch it a voice echoed in his head. "That is far enough. Last time someone came this close he tossed a Kangaskhan and dusk balls at me."
A strange pink totem creature resembling a black skin pink haired, humanoid dressing like a butterfly materialized from the center; the legendary guardian of Akala island, Tapu Lele. "If you are here for my number, I am already taken. Otherwise what do you humans want?"
Wes looked at Tapu Lele as he carried the Ampharos's ball. "We came here because we heard a that you have the power to heal people."
The Tapu sighed. "That is why they normally come here. Who is it? That Ampharos of yours? Care to let me see it?"
Wes opened the ball to let the Ampharos out, he was cringing in so much pain that it was unable to attack.
The Tapu cringed and made a girly shriek. "Eek! It got affected by that thing, put it back before it makes a huge mess!"
Wes called the Ampharos back into the ball, he glared at the Tapu as she placed her hand over her chin; thinking about what was presented to her. "I know of this Ultra Beast, but I have never seen its venom so... potent. I could do something about the physical effects of that venom. But the question is, why?"
Wes tried to keep calm about the Tapu acting like an indifferent child. "Because Edgar is an old friend of mine, I don't want him to suffer like this."
Lele giggled at the answer. "That wasn't the question. Why you stole it in the first place? Why you rescued her?"
Wes looked back at Rui and toward the Snag Machine. "You mean this old thing?"
The Tapu nodded. "Yes that thing. Akala welcomed you and how you returned the favor?... Don't answer that question you already know."
Wes thought long and hard, there was no point denying it before this type of pokemon. "I stole this machine to capture the most powerful pokemon in the area. Rui was a means to spot the shadow pokemon."
The Tapu kept staring. "So what changed?"
Wes kept the thought. "Other than the obvious flaws that shadow pokemon have. The most pragmatic reason to see these pokemon get well was because as a shadow pokemon, it has no true loyalty. The fact that just about any dumb ass would get their hands on these things and cause destruction, simply because these unstable creatures would want to kill everything around them. Then I grew attached to them, seeing them regain... what was lost."
Wes pointed over towards Rui, who was listening to this story. "As for Rui, she has stayed with me all the way to the end of that adventure. I was never able to shake her off no matter how I tried."
The Tapu finished the story. "And then you actually cared?"
Wes thought those words though and nodded.
The Tapu started to grow bored. "Very well, send out this Edgar."
Wes sent out the coughing Ampharos.
Lele hovered over to the dying Ampharos as she slapped some scales into his face. "Give it right around..." The Ampharos calmed down a little as it stopped cringing. He breathed heavily as he no longer felt constant agony.
Tapu Lele clapped in excitement over her doing something. "Good news, the worry that you might need to get a new Ampharos soon is no more. Bad news, it is still a raging maniac."
Wes sent his Ampharos back in his ball, before he had a chance to respond to that statement, Lele pondered. "Hmm... I wonder how sister Fini is doing? Hey, go visit her before I chase you off!"
The Tapu stared at the two visitors that are still in the ruins, shooing them away.
Wes and Rui arrived at Poni island to search for the guardian deity of the island, Tapu Fini. The Island itself is very feral, the only settlement is found on the dock like town known as Seafolk Village. Everywhere else is pure wilderness. As the two journey to the Ruins of Hope, they met Hapu to explain what was going on.
The Kahuna nodded. "So, you came here to help that Ampharos out? Since you two have helped Alola before hand, I would let you pass. Be warned, Fini is not fond of people period. Do not expect it to help."
Wes stated the fact that it was Lele he sought after, but since Orre is a week away he might as well try asking Fini for help.
As they enter the shrine, a booming voice ringing in their heads. "Visitors? Why have you come?"
Rui stepped forward. "We came here to finish healing an old friend of ours."
The voice sounded uninterested. "Oh? I have heard of that excuse countless times already. The last two who came here wanted to heal a Cosmoem. It was sent to the Altar of the Moone. A week later, that very boy came here not for my help, but to challenge ME! It was humiliating to be crammed into a tiny ball."
The voices interest perked up as it continued. "What is the reason for your friend to need these waters?"
Wes stepped forward. "Because an old friend of mine is still sick from fighting a Shadow Ultra Beast."
The voice boomed as the interest raised. "Shadow... Ultra Beast?"
Wes continued. "An XD class apparently. A shadow pokemon that by normal means would have the door to their hearts forever closed. Each of the Ultra Beasts are dangerous in their own right, but this ones venom is what made it the most dangerous."
The voice lowered in disgust. "Oh... that one... and the people who corrupted this creature?"
Wes smiled. "A group called Cipher. By the time we gotten to where they were holding this thing, nearly half of the peons were already fighting each other. The bastard put in charge of the entire thing was already infected by the venom and tried merging with it... didn't end well for him."
The voice changed from disgust to curiosity. "Modified? What is different from the normal one?"
Wes cringed as he remembered the abomination that was Harry. "It kills you faster, will set you off with only one dose and doesn't go away on its own. The entire reason I already went to Lele to do something about Edgar dying. The reason we came to you is because of the venom making him act like that of a shadow pokemon."
The voice became interested. "Shadow pokemon? Like what he and most of your other pokemon once were? You came to me because you do not want to see this happen to them again?"
Wes nodded toward the totem. "Very well, bring this Edgar out!"
A blue totem creature resembling a black skin, blue hair humanoid materialized before them; the legendary guardian of Poni island, Tapu Fini. Wes took out the great ball to let the Ampharos out, it was very hostile to the creature standing before him and prepared to attack. "Edgar, don't!"
The Ampharos was about to ignored the order when Fini stared at the creature. "I see what you are talking about now." The Tapu generated a pink mist engulfing the three.
As Wes regained his vision, he found himself in a place all to familiar. Pyrite Town, as he saw the old building that became the ONBS station, he saw before him a street performer with a rather large Flaaffy.
Rui wondered what was going on as she saw the black aura surrounding the Flaaffy. "Oh thats a... shadow pokemon."
Wes shrugged the feeling of deja vu as he saw himself with only two pokeballs. "What? I thought I had more on me. Dusk, Dawn, come out!"
As Wes tossed out the Espeon and Umbreon he looked at his arm to find that he does not have a snag machine. "Dawn use psychic! Dusk confus..."
The Espeon and Umbreon stared at the Flaaffy and looked back to their trainer in confusion. The Flaaffy glowed a dark aura as it tried to rush Wes. "Okay then, these two know something I don't."
Wes decided to try the next crazy idea, he rushed back toward the Flaaffy. For a Flaaffy it was rather strong as it pushed back toward Wes; Wes man gritted his teeth as he was able to knock the Flaffy off its feet.
As he cleared his head from using his head, he found himself in an old dance floor in a cave. With the Flaaffy standing in front of him, glaring in anger at both Wes and the oddly still Ludicolo's.
Wes understood what was happening. "Alright, I see what is going on." The mist is taking him and Ampharos down memory lane, starting from the moment they first met to currently their confrontation with a Cipher Admin known as Mirror B.
As the Flaaffy was prepared to aim at the Ludicolo's Wes shouted. "Edgar! Focus on what is ahead!" The Flaaffy turned around, confused about why he did not order the attack.
Wes shouted as he sent out a Misdreavus. " Vivi! help jog Edgars memory!" The Misdreavus looked around confused at its form until it took a closer look at the Flaaffy. Wes whispered. "Play along Vivi." As the Misdreavus shouted at the Flaaffy, the scenery changed again. They are in an ancient forest, in front of an old relic.
Behind Wes is what looked like Scrub, but with a very feminine voice. The not Scrub looked around himself, frowning sharply. "Oh come on, I have to play this role?"
Wes smiled as he waved his hand. "Hey Scrub... where is that Hitmontop of yours? Is it right here?"
Wes showed the pokeball and pretended to trip the ball towards not Scrub. "Oops!"
Out of the pokeball came a Hitmontop who was confused about where he is and why he is back with a Cipher peon. The Flaaffy prepared to attack the Hitmontop. Wes smiled at the memory. "Yeah, Edgar you were the best at paralyzing the opponentspokemon. Hey Gilgey, wasn't that part of the reason that the pokeball worked? When all the great balls failed?" The Hitmontop blushed at the memory, but pressed forward shouting something toward the Flaaffy.
The scenery changed once again, at Realgam Colosseum. The Flaaffy looked more like the Ampharos it was. Around the arena, their was no people. The Ampharos glared at the distance, expecting something or some one to arrive.
Wes remembered this battle fondly. "Oh yeah, this was when we met Ultima, at the climax of the show. Hey Rui wasn't Rube here when this happened?"
Rui nodded as she took out the pokeball containing the Typhlosion. The Typhlosion looked behind him, startled at the Misdreavus was much smaller. Wes sent out his Tyranitar that noticed the Misdreavus, but did not care as it stared back at Edgar from a distance. The Ampharos shot a thunderbolt at the Tyranitar, it did little damage. The Tyranitar approached the panicking Ampharos, not even caring about the damage. The Typhlosion shouted at the Ampharos to do something. The Ampharos a laser from its gem into the Tyranitar, who shrugged it off. All of the pokemon behind the Ampharos kept shouting something, before the Tyranitar.
ROAR!
To it.
The scenery changed one last time. Back at Agate relic, the day they had the Tyranitar open the door to her heart. The one difference is that instead of Ampharos being behind the Tyranitar, it was the other way around. With the Relic glowing green.
Wes whispered. "Their is a pokemon that is ready to open the door to its heart." As the Ampharos approached the relic, instead of a green light a blue totem creature appeared to splash some water on his face. The water glowed as Edgar's aggression lowered back to what he was before the venom affected him.
Rui took in some of the nostalgia in a tear filled smile. "Ampharos opened the door to his... never mind."
As the group cheered at Ampharos coming back to his senses, the mist faded. Revealing the old ruins.
The Tapu looked teasingly at the Ampharos. "Most who come here have to take this trial alone. But given with what I seen... I am willing to make an exception."
Fini noticed the Beast Ball containing the shadow Nihilego and stared stoicly. "But for that thing... you are going to have to look else where. I do not want it's presence around and if what you or Lunala said about this... XD these waters would not work."
Wes shrugged at Fini. "Came back to Alola because Edgar would have died and Orre was a week away. For this thing."
As Wes showed the ball. "I have to go to Orre anyways."
Fini nodded. "What do you have planned when this is over? Are you to send this thing home?"
Wes grinned. "No reason to keep this thing around anyways and I know someone who knows someone who would do just that."
The Tapu starred, like she would have smiled if she had a mouth. "Excellent. Now begone!"
The group were dismissed and the pokemon returned to their balls, baring Ampharos who wanted to walk back with the two anyways. "Sorry boy, have to fly somewhere and need you in the great ball again."
As Wes petted him, Rui looked over toward the exit. "So, now that we are here on Alola. You think we should report back to Wicke about our... mission?"
Wes shrugged. "We are back here anyways. No need to be that rude."
As Wes and Rui returned to Aether Paradise, they head down to the lab where Wicke was normally at. Wicke was initially startled by their arrival. "Oh goodness. I did not expect you to come back here."
Wes smiled as he handed Wicke over the Beast Ball. "Mission accomplished and the reason I came back was due to more personal reasons."
Wicke took the Ball in the scanner and gasped at the Nihilego's color. "This is.."
Wes helped her finish "XD-005, things venom nearly killed Edgar and I had to come back to see him get healed."
Wicke nodded as she asked. "You plan to go to Orre for this pokemon?"
Wes shrugged. "Obviously, if it was not for how lethal this venom is physically I would have went there first."
Wicke smiled at the words. "Good news, a couple of trainers that have been battling Cipher at Orre have been able to get the tools needed to help these pokemon."
As the two gave the report. Gladion walked in frowning as ever. "Guess the Ruins of Hope was a good place for these shadow pokemon after all."
Wes grinned as he saw Gladion with the snag machine. Gladion glared back. "Cipher attacked Alola while you were gone. Everyone would have been dead if it was not for you."
Wes's eyes widened but not that shocked. "What did they send and did you catch it?"
Gladion glared at the four balls. "Three of them were not much; a Galvantula, a Slurpuff and a Dusknoire." He looked at the one next to the others. "That one contained what they called XD-003, or Darkrai."
Wes grinned as he patted Gladion's shoulder. "HA! Good work!" Wes looked over at the Darkrai's ball before focusing his attention at Gladion. "Look like you now have a reason to come with us to Orre?"
Gladion nodded. "Look's like it. I have my own reasons to go anyways."
Wes looked over into the distance. "Going to pretend that it involved the Larvitar." Wicke looked at the excitement and shook her head. "Wes, Master Gladion. The boats to Orre would not become available for at least three more days."
The two shrugged it as Gladion asked Wicke. "Think you can handle keeping everyone in line for at least two weeks. This would not be a long trip."
Wicke nodded. "Other than keeping one person in check, nothing of note would happen over here."