As the week progressed, most of the pokemon Elio and Lillie had gathered from Citadark have been sent to the Purify Chamber. Whimscott, Cinncino, Roserade and Clefairy were let out of the P.C to socialize more with the people at the H.Q. Elio took a trip to mount battle to visit a move reminder to help his Yanmega learn the move air slash and finally used the T.M to teach his Hypno psychic in place of psybeam. "These are pretty strong moves and should be useful!"

Elio was ordering them around. "So Swifter you clean up any dust around the corners, Thorn you do something to make this place feel more pretty, Puff Puff you keep Pete company when we are away."

Lillie interrupted Elio at some of the nicknames. "Puff Puff?"

Elio blushed as he explained. "Because Whimscott look so puffy... though Galil is a good name for the Clefairy Why that name?"

Lillie answered in a smile. "Galil is named after one of the moons around Jupiter. I thought a Clefairy this special would be giv..."

The Dex flared up with a message. "BZZT! Email from Nett, this is an important one! BZZT! We have been keeping track on the shadow pokemon you been gathering, to date no further shadow pokemon are being produced and you have eleven more shadow pokemon remaining outside of the XD series. Garchomp, Excadrill, Maractus, Araquanid, Komola, Shiinotic, Blaziken, Sceptile, Mamoswine, Bisharp and Hydreigon. Keep up the good work."

RING RING!

Both of their phones were going off. Lillie saw who hers was coming from. "Brother?"

Elio saw his. "Wicke?"

Both look at each other awkwardly as they left the room to talk separately. Lillie began her conversation in the bed room where her Banette and Whimscott were playing. "Hello, brother what is wrong?" Gladion sighed over the phone. "Lillie, I am glad that you are safe. Lusamine has gone off the deep end." Lillies eyes widen. "What did she do this time?" A sigh is heard from over the phone as Gladion explained. "No where near as bad as last time. But Cipher had attacked Alola. Badly! Lusamine blamed most of this on herself, took a flight on her Altaria and is on her way to Orre. If the boats to that region were working I would have already been heading there to try and stop this."

Lillies cheeks puffed up. "Thank you for telling me this. Soon as she lands I am going to have deal with her."

Gladion paused. "I know you two had a battle in Kanto not too long before you tackled the Elite Four. How is your team on Orre holding up?"

Lillie took a deep breath. "Got a new pokemon to help out in Orre to serve as my Psychic type, she is a Gardevoir, Onua is my main physical hitter ever since it evolved, Cain is a strong physical grass type, Shockums and Swoops have gotten much stronger since we last talked. Medic has also been good as a pivot, support and special attack when he mega evolves. If me and mother have to come to blows, I am more than prepared."

Gladion responded back on hearing Lillie's tone. "You sound a little less cheerful... what happened?"

Lillies voice turned even less cheerful, one of contained worry. "Elio and I have ran into two pokemon that had been hurt more than the others and they seem... suspicious."

Gladion was hesitate to ask before he continued. "Good news, I had a run in with one of these pokemon myself and have a reason to go to Orre. If you can, try and get Lusamine back to her senses!"

Lillie took a deep breath at the thought. "I will try, thank you."

Lillie finished the conversation as she thought to herself. "I have some questions to ask her anyways."

Simultaneously

Elio was talking to Wicke outside of the H.Q as he explained most of the good news. "Lillie and I have thrown a major wrench into Ciphers plans when we found out they had a Cosmoem with them. We stormed Citadark and snagged two of their XD shadow pokemon. One was a Cosmoem... that Lillie had to fight as a Solgaleo. The other was a Celesteela that I had to fight. Bad news it seems that we were a little too late to stop Cipher from getting their hands on some of the Ultra Beasts. The Purify Chamber is able to work on the XD shadow pokemon but it is going to take a whole month."

Wicke took most of the information rather well except for one detail. "Capturing that Solgaleo was the reason Cipher attacked Alola again."

Elio's eyes widened. "How?"

Wicke knew that Elio had little knowledge of Darkrai, so she explained it in a more simplified manner. "They tried to use it to slowly wipe out all of Alola."

Elio talked in confusion. "Slowly?!"

Wicke sighed. "Master Gladion will be on his way to Orre in a couple days I think it would be easier if he showed it to you and explain. More pressing matters. That attack on Alola was enough to send Madam Lusamine over the deep end."

Elio shook his head at those words. "Damn it. What did she do this time?"

Wicke explained it as specific as possible. "She blamed the attack on herself, took the Altaria she had and use it to fly directly to Orre."

Elio placed his hand over his face. "Okay, that is much better than what I was worried about; Still don't like what she is putting that Altaria though. She is making things worse by coming here. I will talk to Lillie about this and make a plan to keep Lusamine under control."

Wicke pleaded. "Please see that you do. I am afraid that Lillie would be in a much worse condition to dealing with her when she arrives."

Elio understood what Wicke was trying to say. "With what Lillie has gathered as a team, she is in good enough condition to completely stomp her. But with what she has seen on Citadark, I don't think Lillie even wants to see her right now... or ever."

Wicke paused before asking "Why?"

Elio took a deep breath as he calmed himself. "A Solgaleo and an Celesteela. Does not sound like much of a coincidence when two of the XD shadow pokemon are Ultra Beasts! Cipher was able to get the Ultra Beast information because of last years incident at best. Lillie and I got someone that might make questioning Lusamine over this easier. A lie detector that even she would not be able to fool."

Wicke took a deep breath in hearing Elio's plan. "Don't do anything drastic over this."

Elio reassured. "I won't. Any other news?" Wicke informed that nothing else was currently going on that he needed to worry about. "Alright, I will try to call you when she is taken care of."

As Elio walked back to the H.Q to the room Lillie was using he frowned sharply. "I take your call was about as pleasant?"

Lillie looked in dread and tears. "It was about my mother..."

Elio nodded. "We are going to have to focus on dealing with her. What is your plan?"

Lillie glared to the distance. "Tell her that she shouldn't have come here."

Elio nodded. "There is more to this plan, until the boats to Orre are active we are going to be stuck with her. The main plan is as followed; We are to keep her in the dark about the two XD shadow pokemon we have currently. We are also to make sure she is neutralized and monitored until we can send her back home."

Lillie looked back. "What if..."

Elio called the worried Lillie down. "I got a plan to check on that detail once she is dealt with, we are going to need Maiden for this."

As the duo agreed to the overall plan, they went out of the room to explain what was going on. They told the workers that someone is heading toward Orre unannounced and what ever happened between Lillie and this visitor was none of their business otherwise.

Elio's own words. "You are best to just ignore her and keep her away from anything shadow pokemon related. Until me or Lillie give the final word or we personally want to show her what we are dealing with. Otherwise be prepared for a soap opera in a couple of days."

As three days passed and the remaining shadow pokemon were finished in the chambers barring the XD's. Lillie was busy tending to the garden with her Roserade and Banette helping her out. As Lillie feared, she spot a familiar face landed and drew back a exhausted Altaria.

Her mother looked exactly as when Lillie last contacted her, except with obvious signs that she has not had any sleep for a while. "Li... Lillie?!"

Lusamine recognized the person standing in the garden, she rushed over to embrace Lillie.

Lillie dodged, glared and spoke. "You should have never come here."

Lusamine shook in confusion. "Wha..."

Lillie stood firm as she began to take her distance. "As I said, it is not safe here... if you think I cannot handle this."

Lillie drew out a ball. "I will show you how strong I have become!" The Banette sensed the emotions and ran toward the H.Q to find someone.

Vs... Lusamine.

Lusamine shook her head at what was happening, too exhausted to think of something to say back to a stubborn Lillie. "Fine... I will play along."

She tossed out a Clefable.

Lillie took the dusk ball containing the Golurk. "Go Onua!" The Golurk crashed onto the battle field, glaring at the Clefable ready for battle.

Lillie shouted. "Onua heavy slam!" The Golurk leaped into the air and slammed into the Clefable, Lusamine ordered. "Moon Blast!"

The Clefairy shot at it, despite normally it's first order was to set up bulk.

Lillie shouted back. "Onua finish it with a shadow punch!" The Golurk charged its fist to punch into a void, knocking the Clefable out as a fist emerged from the shadow's. Next pokemon Lusamine sent out was Lilligant.

Lillie prepared to call the Golurk back and shouted. "Onua come back! Swoops lets show her how far we came." Pidgeot flew unto the field, the Lilligant started to dance petals as Lillie ordered. "Swoops use air cutter till that Lilligant stops moving." As the air and petals collided, two cuts were enough to stop the Lilligant from dancing with a k.o.

Next pokemon Lusamine sent out was a Mismagius.

Lillie shouted. "Swoops keep using air cutter!" As the Pidgeot tried to swipe, Lusamine shook her head at what was happening and ordered. "Use power gem to stop this!"

As the Pidgeot was shot down, Lusamine knew of his origins. "That boy did well in teaching you how to get br..."

Lillie called the Pidgeot back and tossed a ball not wanting to hear her mothers words. "Go Shockums, use thunderbolt!"

The Raichu electrocuted the Mismagius with thunder bolt, paralyzing her in the process. The Mismagius shot a shadow ball at the Raichu as Lillie prepared a pose for. "GIGAVOLT HAVOC!" The Mismagius was engulfed in a ball of electricity for a knock out.

Next pokemon Lusamine sent was a Bewear.

Lillie took the poke ball and shouted. "Shockums fall back. Maiden lets go!"

The Gardevoir sensed the person in front of her and glared, Lusamine wasn't taking the hostility too well as she was rubbing the bags out of her eyes. "Be...Bewear, try to take that Gardevoir down with double edge." The Bewear rammed into the Gardevoir with enough force to knock her through a tree. The Gardevoir was shaken but she was still able to battle as Lillie shouted. "Use psychic to knock that Bewear out!"

The Gardevoir used her powers to toss the Bewear aside like an over sized stuffed animal. Next pokemon Lusamine sent was a Milotic.

The Gardevoir used psychic again as the Milotic shot a hydro pump into the Gardevoir for a knock out.

Lillie saw the fight was about over, called the Gardevoir back whispered. "You did well Maiden. Cain lets finish this!"

As the Leafeon emerged to confront the Milotic, Lillie shouted. "Use leaf blade on that Milotic!"

The Leafeon swiped with the leaf on his forehead and his tail; Lusamine remembered what happened involving an Eevee. "That Leafeon... Milotic keep shooting at that thing!"

The hydro pump missed as the Leafeon slashed once again into the Milotic for a knock out.

Lillie called back her Leafeon to glare at her mother who was trying to stay in the fight with one more ultra ball. "I know what you did to that Altaria... it is in no condition to fight. You should not have come here!"

Lusamine yelled back frustrated. "You want me to sit back and do nothing?!"

Lillie yelled back louder. "I seen enough on Citadark to know you have done quite enough! Why did you help them?!"

Lillie mentioned the island where she met the Shadow Solgaleo, Lusamine's eyes widen in confusion. "Citadark what are you even talking about?"

As Lillie was about to spell out the place and what happened, Elio came walking with a small pouch. "Okay, I got this!"

Elio casually walked toward the sleep deprived Lusamine, placed some green powder on his hands and blew it toward her face. Lusamine instantly fell toward the ground asleep as Elio helped her down.

Lillie looked in shock and anger. "What did..."

Elio looked back to get his Incineroar out of his ball. "Sleep powder, for when this happens. Brimmy will carry her back into the H.Q. I'll try to make this easier for you."

At one of the unused bed rooms they wait for Lusamine to wake up as they prepared to question her. Lillie healed up her pokemon and was to have her Gardevoir out for something.

Elio asked the Gardevoir. "So I heard Psychic types can sense the mind. Would that also work in detecting truth or lies?"

Gardevoir nodded as Elio grinned. "Good, if she is telling the truth, nod and say anything. If she is lying through her teeth, just growl."

As Lusamine came through with a much more steady mind in comparison to the last couple days, she found herself surrounded by Elio, Lillie and a Gardevoir standing in between the two children.

Lusamine was asking. "Wha... where?"

Elio interrupted. "At the H.Q where you and Lillie were having a meltdown. It is bad if I had to check if it was actually lack of sleep."

Elio prepared to ask the first question. "Before I leave you alone, answer me this. Did you ever knowingly let anyone out of jail?!"

Lusamine looked in confusion. "Wha..."

Elio glared back. "Yes or no, makes it easier for Maiden to do her job."

Lusamine placed her fingers on her forehead when she realized she was being interrogated. "No!"

The Gardevoir nodded and yip something.

Elio asked. "Next quest and most important. Did you have any direct involvement in what Cipher or anyone from Cipher has done?"

Lusamine responded. "What you mean by direct?"

Elio took a deep breath at the question as he reworded it. "I meant did you hire them at any point in time or helped them at all at any point?"

Lusamine answered. "No!"

Gardevoir nodded and yipped.

Elio took a deep breath as he walked away. "Okay I am done here!"

Lillie cried in relief over the information, Lusamine turned to ask Elio. "What was that about?"

Elio turned back and gave a false smile. "Wanted to confirm some things before things became drastic for you. Good news thanks to Maiden being an excellent lie detector you are clean. The bad news with the things we saw on Citadark, the reasons for Cipher to be hunting me and Lillie down as well as the reason Cipher had to go raid Alola the first time... is because of the things you have done. As much as you actually want to fix this, coming here had made things worse for all of us."

Lusamine responded in defense. "You don't have to worry about me. I could take care of myse..."

Elio interrupted her once again as he pointed at the snag machine and the reader. "Do you have any means of detecting a shadow pokemon, least of all have one of these? You would only make yourself a huge target if you go out there."

Lusamine gave Elio a stubborn glare of defeat before seeing him sign in relief. "Your choices of moving around Orre are limited to mainly the H.Q, if you want to go somewhere you are going you have to talk to me or Lillie."

Lillie and Lusamine were startled by the loud banging noise a couple rooms over, Elio smiled. "Minor thing of note, there is a room in this building that has a strange green glowing machine. Stay away from that at all times. In regard to the banging noise, that is someone we are holding till the international police arrive to haul her away. If you want to help us, there are two things you can do. One don't let Lovrina out! No matter how hard she begs or cries. Second, this woman apparently has a Fan Club that will try to get her out. If you would do something to stop them and keep them out of the H.Q that would actually be a great help."

Lusamine kept hearing the muffled whining and asked. "What did she do?"

Elio rolled his eyes back. "Met her on Citadark and is partially responsible for the pokemon Lillie had to face on the island. Lovrina also hurt a creature of legends twelve years ago. I let Lillie take her down and for a good reason."

Lusamine put together what the woman in the next couple rooms actually did as a T.V screen flared up to reveal news.