During an early morning at the Hau'oli Marina, Tammy gave a hug and a kiss to Elio, an aqua blue sport geared Lillie, Daphne and Leon as she and her Eevee saw a boat arrive. The girl raised her fist in the air and promised them. "I'll have a good time at the Sevii Islands. I'll call you when we land!"

Lillie was hesitate to let go as Elio patted her on the back, they watched the girl enter the station with her Eevee and were ready to watch a boat sail goodbye. "Don't worry, she will only be gone for a couple weeks! This is what she wanted to do for a long time."

Lillie agreed and whispered to her babies. "You heard your Daddy, your big sister is just going on a small trip!"

Daphne and Leon whimpered at a missing member of the family as Elio tried to cheer them up. "She is going to do those performances she has been doing on Alola and if we are lucky, we will see them on T.V. This is something to be happy about." He wiggled a finger and drew the attention of his children, causing them to smile as he booped them on their noses as he had an assignment for his Pikachu. "There we go, keep on smiling! Stormy, I got to get to Aether Paradise for some new arrivals and Lillie needs you to help with her study on that Z crystal. When I get the chance, we are going to try and work out ways on our own! Understood?"

The Pikachu adjusted the black hat and cheered as Lillie held his tiny hand. "Thank you, our initial study will not be much today. In fact, Kukui is going to let us borrow a Pikanium z for Sparkums, we are just going to analyze and see if we cannot find any clues!"

The Pikachu blushed as Elio gave Lillie a kiss in the lips, the married duo gave each other affection as Elio wished the group a good day. "Good luck all of you!"

He backed away and saw the boat depart, he, Lillie and Stormy saw Tammy with her Pikachu and Eevee waving goodbye. The three waved back until they couldn't see her any longer and were ready to part for their day. Elio used a pager to call a Charizard to fly over to work, Lillie memorized a dance pattern and took out a ball as she lead the way to her usual place. "He is such a wonderful man! Come along, we have a lot to talk about!"

On a high class boat.

Tammy went into her cabin and secured everything as her Pikachu Belle and Eevee leaped on a comfortable bed to break in. She imagined many things to come and opened a cased ball with a star, letting out a cloud of stars that signaled a Dragonite's arrival, she watched the dragon stretch his wings and sent out a pink winged, green eyed Butterfree as she had news to announced. "Mo'o, Rorscha, we are finally out of Alola and we are heading to somewhere pretty cool. A whole week to ourselves with the best of our skills to put to the test!"

She took a beast ball and let out a Kartana with silver hinges, shoulder blades and a black body as she thought of her plan. "For now, lets relax and imagine where we are going. All of us, from those here, to those in reserve, we are all going to play a part in making this big win happen!"

She took out her Rotom Dex and pressed a few buttons in hope she would have contact with someone. Bleep! Bleep! Pew! On the screen was an overwhelmed, but accomplished Rachael she showed off her mega tiara as she cheered almost smugly. "Alola Tammy, I expected you to have called, right when I was about to go out on a celebratory date!"

Tammy guessed why and showed her the inside of the cabin. "I'm heading to the Sevii Islands for a Contest event! We saw your film and I want to say, you and Nate are pros in the drama. What in the world is going to happen next when you two go after a malfunctioning time machine?"

Rachael didn't want to spoil it and swayed her hair as her Heatmor was snoring loudly in the background. "You saw the preview of the Temporal Rex, if Elio, Lillie or Gladion see this monster... they would want to fight it... maybe. It's pretty strong and it took me and Nate everything just to beat it!"

Tammy was wide eyed as she asked. "What did you two do?" Rachael recalled. "Nate had a Lucario as a lead, Baker as his runner up and a mythical pokemon called Keldeo while I had Beth, Megara and Houdini. That thing was wiping the floor with us even after being intimidated and slowed with paralysis, it also has eight moves! The rest is classified, me and Nate are going to get the fattest checks you won't even believe in around a week. I got another film I'm staring in a month that is pretty cute... but otherwise, I'm free to do what ever I want. Including treating Chrom to a date!"

Tammy saw the mega tiara and guessed how she was able to beat the Temporal Rex. "You had Houdini mega evolve and become that eleventh hour super power. Congratulations in being able to try that... how is it?"

Rachael remembered and made it clear. "When you have that much of a bond with a psychic type that at that point, can see the future... pretty scary, but once you get the hang of it, you are going to win battles! I saw you and Pamela's stunt online, holy Muk are you two smoking it. Those wimps at the Sevii Islands might as well give you that ribbon and save the time."

Tammy chuckled in pride and didn't want to feel flattered. "But then I wouldn't have earned it! Depending on how good I do, I will end up with seven trophy ribbons to show off if you get the chance to visit Alola!"

Rachael giggled and laughed like a spoiled diva as she agreed. "What fun is there if you didn't!"

She looked at the time and was ready to head out as she had her finger at a button. "You go knock them out! I'll see you very soon!"

The girls winked each other goodbye and disconnected, the Rotom Dex buzzed and had a phone signal on. "Ring ring! We got another call, thizzz one iz from Pamela!"

Tammy blushed and pressed a button to reveal a confident Pamela with a yellow ribbon and a Scizor that casually waved his pincer. "Alola Tammy! I won my third ribbon yesterday and I have quite an adventure to talk about!"

A courageous Meltan leaped in front of the screen and buzzed an eager hello, Pamela saw a Butterfree and Kartana floating closely behind Tammy as she addressed a more important topic to talk about. "Me and Mercury have journeyed to Spear Pillar on a rather important request from Interpol. I... need someone to who is use to strange things to talk to."

Tammy was willing to listen and guessed where it came from. "Mom and Dad were talking to an Interpol Agent by the name of Anabel and she made it pretty clear that all those Meltan need to be gathered. What happened?"

Pamela recalled the previous and smiled to her friend. "Me and Mr. Looker went to Spear Pillar to find any clues to where the nine Meltans are, we found some people that also were looking for them, but they decided to look elsewhere. Looker shouldn't have ran ahead if he didn't have a means of defending himself, he glided to Veilstone after that and left me and Mercury to investigate the rest of the pillar that is when we got invited by someone who let the Meltans play around until someone came to help get them to a more convenient place. Mercury and I... met Arceus."

Tammy let the Rotom Dex go in shock and was left speechless as Pamela continued. "We had a talk about a few things and why the Meltans needed to be gathered. Tammy, what kind of people are we dealing with... the ones that attacked the various regions, are willing to kill themselves to kill others and try to attack Rachael?"

The girl swallowed and slowly laid on a bed to clear her mind. "... We are dealing with complete psychopaths that just want to hurt people to get their way. I'm not saying much about Shadow Pokemon other than those pokemon are hurting badly, they trigger Dad's PTSD and it is the reason the likes of the Aether Foundation, Interpol and a few other people are working together to stop this. They are part of the reason why Anabel and Looker wanted you to help them find those missing Meltan. What did Arceus tell you?"

Pamela looked pale and remembered to breath as she answered. "That he and Giratina are trying to find the people responsible for this... in their own way. They don't get along and it seems Giratina is working with someone who knows what you all are doing."

Tammy suspected someone close to her had worked with the Renegade Pokemon and let her friend know. "...That must be who came to Mom, she and Giratina made a deal?!"

Pamela scratched herself and corrected her friend. "He has made a deal with her, I don't know the details of these horrible people, but I know Lillie is doing what is needed to stop them. By now, the Aether Foundation is having... special arrivals coming."

Tammy imagined someone she knows being busy and wanted to move to a more preferable topic. "Dad is working at Aether Paradise right now and he is going to be one of the first to know of them. Thank you for the help, now... did you see Rachael's latest film?"

Pamela gave a smile and nodded. "I have and what she and Nate are going to fight sounds horrific. But you're changing the subject, what do you call a moment where you meet... the pokemon that created the universe, find that... he is as flawed as all of us, where you know that he knows it and yet he tries his best still? What do you call... going to a place where you wouldn't even dream of and being able to say you have went there?"

Tammy answered as she watched Neopolitan dancing with her Butterfree. "That the creature of the universe is just as well meaning as the rest of us and thinks like the rest of us, the only difference is that... he has to work more. I don't think about that stuff. Seriously Pamela, you just topped most of us by meeting him and seeing the kind of person Arceus is. You should be proud that you and Mercury got to see it and Dad is going to have a field day if the... special arrivals, ever tell him. Now what is your next contest, where is it and when?"

Pamela took a ball and let out a Piplup as she answered the three questions. It is a Tiny Pokemon Contest, where you need two first stage pokemon to compete. Trident and Mercury are going to be those winners! It is at a Hotel by Lake Valor and it will start by next week. I don't mean to push it, but are you finally going to go to Hoenn after the Sevii Islands?"

Tammy grunted a yes and felt her mind day dreaming. "Yes, it will be another week or two after I get back. I need to get out there and I need to stop wasting everyones time. I'm feeling tired right now, its been a while since I made a trip like this."

Pamela apologized for taking her girlfriends time. "It is a hard feeling being that far away from home, have some rest and I wish you luck!"

The duo disconnected, the Rotom Dex recorded the information and asked. "Mizz Tammy, zzzshould I turn on zome zoothing muzic?"

Tammy closed her eyes and refused. "No thank you. If you can make a schedule for us to do during the boat trip and find something for us to do when we get there, that would be nice!"

The Rotom Dex began loading possible activities as Tammy felt her mind drift, to an odd dream where she was flying above the sea on a Pelipper.

In the Meltan Playroom at Aether Paradise.

Elio was left speechless from what his Rotom Dex translated, the nine Meltan that were most lively were buzzing in interest at the newest arrivals of nine Meltans that wanted to know of the new place they were in, he slowly walked out with his assistant, his task was long gone. Outside, Heidi stuck her tongue out in a playful manner and asked the man. "Pretty nice huh? Now we have eighteen Meltan all at home here along with the ten Molayne and Sophocles are watching over!"

Elio agreed and tried to speak of what the Rotom Dex translated, he found the knowledge overwhelming and signaled the fellow employee to come closer, he learned to her ear and whispered a secret that was overwhelming. Heidi was left frozen in shock as Elio went into some of the details, the employee felt she heard enough and pushed him away. "Mr. Sun, you are forbidden from speaking of that here! We are not meant to know that stuff!"

Elio agreed and had a poke ball ready as he was about to visit a pokemon he was close friends with. "Sooner or later, people are going to want to know where those nine have been."

A chipper, feminine voice from behind asked. "Where have those nine been?"

The man turned around to find Wicke with a small Mimikyu in her arms, he answered as honest as he can, as much as his mind could fathom. "Besides Sinnoh, they spent a whole month with someone I might have met before. I'll say who when we have another batch of Meltan that have been to places, it will blow your minds!"

Wicke found it adequate news as Heidi dismissed him. "If we have something like that and we need to know, we will ask you. Go cheer Amaura up Mr. Sun, she loves you!"

Elio saluted and walked off, leaving the employee to wander to her superior as she blushed. "So the boss passed you an invitation to his wedding as well?"

Wicke nodded and looked overwhelmed. "With how often Master Gladion and Miss Madison has been with each other, it was only a matter of time. It is like him to make the event low key. Speaking of which, it seems a lot of ghost pokemon are getting ideas to disguise themselves as something else to go near people. For what reason though?"

Heidi shrugged and was ready to go back to work. "I don't know, but someone needs to tell them people will take it the wrong way when they find out. I'll be back up in a few hours!"

At a children's park in Violet City.

Pipi perked up ready as she and her Mareanie listened to what Janine had to tell them. "In keeping yourself hidden from your target, you should also make it your best effort to stay hidden from others while on our mission, less they flush you out for what ever reason."

Pipi looked at the park with playing children and guessed the most obvious reason. "They wouldn't know what we are really doing here and you just need to tell them that you are looking for me. They would tell you without thinking why."

Janine agreed and was tempted to say something about it, she settled with a pat on the shoulder as she had a timer ready, one that looked to be five minutes. "I'll tell you why that can be a dangerous thing when you are older, even an adult will fall for that trick."

Pipi blinked and took her mother's word for it as she let the Mareanie on her back and was eager to get started. "Where someone is looking for another... but not for reasons I would think about. I have five minutes to find a place to hide?"

Janine nodded, turned around and sat down in a meditated state, she pressed the timer and pressed her fingers together. "Starting five seconds ago! Hurry!"

Pipi squeaked and silently dashed through the park, most of the slides looked to be crowded and not so convenient as the Mareanie served as the extra eyes and found one place that seemed well hidden. "Mar!"

Pipi turned around and found a tree with wooden ledges that lead into a tree house, the girl agreed and nimbly climbed up to find the inside to be mostly empty, dark and yet spacious. "Good eye Acanci!"

She took out a heal ball and let a Dustox out. "Dasuti, can you use string shot to make a ladder to the ceiling and then make a ledge? I'll do the rest!"

The Dustox went into action as his antenna twitched, he looked astonished and gave a flap of his wings as he spit a stream of silk on the ground, Pipi turned around to find something, or someone she didn't expect. A black haired boy with brown eyes, that was in a blue t-shirt that had a Totodile logo and a pair of purple shorts, she nearly squeaked as the Dustox quickly constructed a ledge in the corner with his silk and signaled that the girl starts climbing, she followed her instinct and took the advantage as she whispered. "Thank you Dasuti!"

The Dustox appreciated it as the girl called him back, took a small dagger and cut the string lose. The boy stared curiously, took the cut string and toss it out the window as he asked. "What are you doing?"

Pipi calmed herself and answered. "I am hiding from someone as part of a lesson...p...please don't tell anyone who might come here!"

The boy was about to ask why as Pipi and her Marenie heard someone climbing and stayed still on the corner, he faced towards the doorway and saw an adult woman with purple hair that greatly resembled the girl, she was dressed as a ninja and saw a boy. She asked politely. "Excuse me child, have you seen a girl anywhere? I need to pick her up and get her ready for an important lesson soon?"

The boy asked without hesitation. "Are you her mom or something?"

The woman nodded in her answer, the boy thought about it, clenched his right hand into a fist and tapped it on his left hand. "I think I saw her going to a hollow tree that is nearby before I climbed up here, it is near an old fishing pond and you can't miss it!"

Janine remembered a few details about the tree and thanked the boy. "That place is a Spinerak nest, I don't doubt in her abilities as a trainer, but it isn't the safest place to hide! Thank you for the help!"

The boy smiled sweetly as Pipi watched the deception. "Anytime ma'am!"

Janine nodded and leaped out the window in high speeds as the girl waited and jumped down with her Mareanie, her glasses shined as she asked in a harsh tone. "Why did you lie to my mother like that?"

The boy's smile lightened as he spoke in his defense. "It is the only way she would leave before she actually looks around, be happy that she didn't do that the first chance she got! What is your name anyways?"

Pipi answered as the Mareanie gave a light smile. "Pipi and what is yours?"

The boy answered wish a shrug. "Gaishin, what exactly are you and your mother doing?"

Pipi looked ready to leave as she answered him. "It looks like a hide and seek game, but it is part of my lesson in being a ninja. Where we need to wait in the shadows, not be seen and strike when they don't expect us. Thank you for the help!"

Gaishin didn't mind and took interest. "I don't know much about it, but your pretty fast like one!"

Pipi appreciated the compliment and sneaked to an open window. "Thank you, is this tree house yours?"

The boy shook his head and took out a handheld game console as he knew company was about to leave. "Not really, but I come where so I kids won't bother me. Good luck getting the jump on your mom, you only get one chance at this!"

Pipi nodded back, saw a branch bellow the window and jumped on it, she used it to slow her fall towards the ground and found a distant tree by the fishing creek. She made a quick dash towards a trash bin and saw her mother looking towards the other side in curiosity, she found a large stump near the tree and dashed towards it, she found her mother to be standing distracted and found it her chance. She readied her feet and charged at her mother in silent speed, tapping her on her hip and catching her by surprise as she leaped combat ready. "Ee...oh!" She recognized her daughter and calmed herself down, things didn't go according to plan as she tried to smile in an attempt to congratulate her. "You were hiding in that tree house and that boy either didn't see you or did and was assisting you in staying hidden?"

Pipi answered as she saw something shivering behind the webs. "Maybe, what did you find?"

Janine looked closer and readied a small dagger to cut through the web, it looked silver and had a copper nut for a head. "This pokemon seems to have wandered into this tree and got caught in a Spinerak web. Who was that boy?"

Pipi saw a blue, cord like tail on a blob like body as her Mareanie crawled off and wandered closer. "He is named Gaishin, he seems nice."

Janine figured and cut the pokemon free, the hex nut's fear was replaced with curiosity for the metal, he touched it and melted the tip of it off, absorbing it and crackling a charge as the Mareanie asked him something. "Reanie?"

The hex nut buzzed a yes and was slow to take an offer, one that Pipi felt she understood. "We have a house that isn't too far from here if you want to come with us, it has to be better than hiding here!"

The hex nut blinked as the Mareanie explained something to him that he might want to know, making the pokemon feel better and take the offer. Janine picked the pokemon up into her arms as Pipi picked Acanci up, they have a lot to talk about as the mother took a deep breath and lead the way. "We are going to have to make a call about this. Pipi, you done excellent in hiding and once I was exposed, I didn't see you coming!"

Pipi appreciated the praise and thanked her mother. "How I did it is a secret, who are you going to call though?"

On Alola at Kukui's House.

Lillie flashed her Z power ring, placed her hands together, raised them into the air and waved them to her waist as Sparkums performed a similar dance. She raised them back to the side of her head to mimic a Pikachu ears and adjusted her hands towards her cheeks, it looked like she was about to pinch them as Sparkums placed his paws on his red cheeks and caused them to crackle. The trainer finished the dance, straighten her hands and had her right foot raised as Sparkums did the same, radiant light poured into the Pikachu Libre and triggered a chain reaction. The Pikachu leaped in Lillie's arms as she wished him luck. "Sparkums, lets do this!"

She hurled him into the air and watched him reach the highest point as her strength allowed, Sparkums rolled up and became a ball of electricity that crackled. Lillie posed like she made a punch and shouted. "Catastropika!"

The Pikachu charged down at the beach and created a crater that sparkled lightning. An observing Professor, two curious babies and a Pikachu with a hat was watching from afar. The Pikachu Libre leaped out from the crater as Lillie sweated and was ready to give her partner a high five, Sparkums slapped his tail on the palm of his trainers hand as Kukui asked. "That was a complicated Z move to perform, with both the trainer and the pokemon having to partake in it."

Lillie agreed, took the Pikanium Z out of her Z power ring and gave it back to the Professor. "If that Z crystal we have is related to this one, the pose required would not be that different and both of us need to be in sync. Stormy, do you have any ideas of what will trigger it?"

The Pikachu adjusted the black hat and tried to think of one, a long pause was seen as the woman took a deep breath. "That is what we need to find out! We have all forms of possibilities to try if we-" "Mala!"

A shiny Malamar interrupted the thought and called Lillie for something, the woman pointed at herself and asked. "Someone has called and needs me?" The Malamar nodded and urged her to answer, Kukui picked up the babies as Lillie had the Pikachus follow. "Tell them I am on the way! Stormy, think about it before Elio comes back from work, you are his pokemon and you two need to be in sync!"

In the house, there was a video phone that was on, Lillie picked it up as Kukui placed Daphne and Leon on the couch. With everything secure, she answered to find a long distance friend of hers, Janine. "Alola, sorry for the wait, what has happened?"

The ninja waved back as Pipi approached with a pokemon in her arms and a Zubat perching on her hair. "We have a pokemon that you might know of. Pipi used the Pokedex to help us identify the name. Meltan!"

Pipi showed the odd colored Meltan that glowed to the sight of Lillie and waved hello, the Professor smiled warmly and explained what it is. "Meltan is a mythical pokemon and comes in many, they are drawn to each other by instinct. If you find one, you are going to find many nearby in the region!"

The Meltan blinked and crackled to try to say something, Janine guessed another possibility. "Or something may have happened to that many and this one was hiding. I should make contact with someone about the possibility, what do you suppose we do if we find the source of Meltan?"

Lillie answered with a worry for the pokemon. "They all need to be sent to Alola, I know a few people who would take care of them until we gather them all. They will merge and evolve together into Melmetal."

Pipi asked on hearing the name. "Melmetal? Why haven't any of us heard of him before?"

Lillie answered the child eagerly. "Meltan is a newly discovered pokemon and Melmetal is a pokemon we only know scriptures and pictures of. A lot of us wish to be a part of this discovery and it looks like you and your mother are to have that part!"

The girl appreciated it as Janine smiled to Lillie. "Until we find them, we are to watch over Meruta."

Pipi noticed a face short and asked. "Where is Tammy? Is she practicing?"

Lillie shook her head and had pleasant news. "She is taking a trip to the Sevii Islands right now to do an event being held!"

The girl's smile went out of control as she jumped out of view and cheered, Janine was tempted to an idea and thanked her. "She isn't too far away then, thank you for telling us. Before I hang up, what have you been doing with yourself?"

Lillie answered as Kukui went to get something. "Me and the Professor are studying a new Z crystal that is specifically for a Pikachu!"

She was given the odd Z crystal and showed it as the Pikachu with a black baseball cap jumped up to get attention. "We... haven't thought of a name for this crystal yet and I'm tempted to just call it a Pikachuium Z to differentiate it from its cousin."

Janine saw the eager Pikachu and asked. "Is this one yours?"

Lillie shook her head. "No, Stormy is my husband's along with the Pikachuium Z, he is busy with work at the moment and has let Stormy try to help us."

Janine was about to say something as the sound of a door unlocking told her who was home. "Maybe he can assist you in your research by being hands on with both the crystal and the Pikachu. Ask him when he comes back, I need to go now. Thank you for telling us!"

Lillie appreciated it and waited for her to disconnect. "Good luck and take care!"

Beep! With the conversation ending, she asked Kukui. "Should I ask Elio for more assistance? He already works a lot!"

The professor nodded as the two Pikachus started a play fight. "He and Stormy need to have a bond developed and the only way that can be done is through battling together. It maybe soon because the Pokemon League system is going to lose patience with us if we stay closed any longer. Kahili needs to someone she can reliably leave with a baby sitter, the League isn't going to be available... unless-" Lillie asked him. "Call Miss Kahili, three months is long enough!"

At a house in Violet City.

Janine was busy calling someone as Komo and a Poipole were making the odd colored Meltan feel at home. Falkner thought about a question asked gave a firm smile to his energetic daughter. "We got a whole week of no worries as long as Janine is okay with this," Pipi cheered as her father asked her. "How was your day?"

Pipi recalled her adventure at the park and how she was able to hide in a tree house, she looked to make sure her mother wasn't listening and asked her father to lower himself, she whispered to him. "I had Dasuti make a ledge with string shot and hid above!"

Falkner's eyes widened as he whispered back. "That's a pretty smart use of that move."

He backed away as Pipi nodded. "Then I met a boy named Gaishin who was hanging out in that tree house. I never really asked him about where he came from though."

The father wondered as Pipi told him the rest of the story, Janine finished her call with peace of mind. "Thank you Ethan, tell Whitney and Cooper I hope they have a good week!"

She closed her phone and cheered. "We are going to the Sevii Islands in three days. Pipi, are you ready to meet Tammy again?"

Pipi jumped all around like the energetic child she is and cheered. "I got a lot to show her! She is going to be very happy to see us!"