During a morning in Virbank City, Elio asked a confident Rachael. "You actually want to star in what?!"

The aspiring reporter looked at the movie name The Magical Labyrinth and found it something she wanted to do. "I decided long before I came here that I wanted to do this. Least to make a name for myself, would the guys mind having me try this?"

Elio shrugged as Lillie and Tammy arrived from watching a morning band practice. "They wouldn't, do know that acting is a big carrier choice. The directors will let you know if it stinks."

Rachael licked her lips nervously and felt her heart beating. "I'll try not to hold anyone back," She waved the two ladies goodbye and winked. "I'll see you two later, wish me luck!"

Tammy fist bumped her friend for good luck. "I'm sure you will do great, Dad... try not to go over the top!"

Elio blinked and snapped his fingers to a plan. "Actually, that is a great idea. If this goes well... you two might like the surprise," He turned to Rachael with a thumbs up. "...Let's read the script and see if we can't make this show our own. We are going to be in there a while!"

Rachael didn't care and followed Elio's lead. "You done this thing before, but I can think of ways to spice things up! See you girls later!"

With the duo gone, Tammy and Lillie thought of a pass time to partake in, the girl asked. "Mom, I want to check Route 5... I heard a lot of people perform there and there is a pokemon I have that needs to get use to the idea soon."

Lillie listened and asked as she felt her babies kicking within and cradled them. "This will be something you two should listen to. What pokemon do you have problems with?"

Tammy wouldn't call the pokemon a problem, she has not started her training yet and feared that pokemon would be rebellious. "A Weavile that I caught to save a Swinub from being her dinner, if I had more time... I might have trained her for one of Johto's contests, like what I did with Dipper. She apparently had a trainer that wasn't too nice to her... which is why she wasn't respectful of my authority as a trainer. That is going to be earned one day!"

Lillie agreed and understood the Weavile's dilemma. "If a human gave her that bad of a first impression, some one needs to teach her that not all people are like that. Many of Elio's pokemon are rowdy as well as some of mine. Shockums does the first thing that comes to her mind when we are stuck with a problem and even today, she will walk all over you. Elio's Genesect was a entirely different story as to why he is aggressive but a good hearted pokemon. Then there was Kartana, who worked along side Hoopa and will go on a spree of pranks together. Find a boundary for Weavile and she will become a loyal pokemon."

She had her right hand at her hip as Tammy took out a fast ball. "Lets go see that happen."

On Alola at Iki Town.

Hau was in an agreement with Anabel as the black stone stayed in his arms. "I have Zekrom under control and it isn't the first time I captured a legendary pokemon."

The agent looked down and saw it glow. "Zekrom will only awaken if one of great ideals is present to them. If Interpol is to wait, this will resolve itself.. from either you feeding him ideals or from someone else doing it. Yours has gotten his attention, but it isn't enough."

The Kahuna felt at a lose as Anabel wished for someone to be on Alola to resolve the conflict. "I had a call from a contact of ours from Orre who was given news about more hands on solution in case we have another legendary fall into this world without warning. Something that the Alolan Champ has recognized, it will make a difference in our attempts to protect the world from the threats of Ultra Space."

Hau felt more inadequate and didn't want his friend to be dragged into another ordeal. "In the span of two months, we had Necrozma, Team Rainbow Rocket, Alola's ten year anniversary of being in the league, a Palkia... Dialga. Elio and thet others had already dealt with so much, I should do my part as well!"

The Dark Stone glowed even blacker for a moment and ceased the glow, Anabel saw potential and planned. "If you can show a stronger ideal, then Zekrom will come to you! Maybe if that can be tested."

Hau wondered how as Anabel sensed a conflicted emotion nearby. "Try and hold on to those ideals, they have potential. I'll see you again soon!"

She and Hau shook hands and parted ways, the Kahuna heard a door open and found Conia rubbing the sand from her eyes, a Ludicolo hummed to his trainer about what to do as the daughter asked. "Daddy, I had a weird dream."

The father approached his daughter and asked. "What was it about?"

Conia wasn't sure how to describe it. "It... it was about a yellow rabbit like pokemon with blue eyes... do you know who that is?"

Hau didn't and thought it was related to a pokemon he heard of. "I think I heard a myth about that pokemon. I think it is an Unovan myth called Victini."

He remembered a present Lillie gave him that would work. "Let's go read up about him!"

At Hau'oli City.

Anabel was sensing the source of the thoughts when she found a blonde woman that was over fifty, in white jeans and a black jacket that exposed a yellow silk shirt. Sitting a table with her Clefable, she finished reciting something and shook it off. "No... no, even he will figure out that there is more going on and will assume the worse."

Anabel sensed the source and approached. "This has everything to do with the Dark Stone the Kahuna has? It is not something that involves you Ms. Lusamine!"

The Aether President dare not show her astonishment as her Clefable chirped, she smiled and asked. "And is Hau even able to get a response from Zekrom?"

Anabel sat on the other chair and looked Lusamine in the eyes. "Quite, but Zekrom wishes to see how strong those ideals are before opening up to him. Something like a battle would work, but if nothing is at stake... the Deep Black pokemon will not be drawn to it."

Lusamine's smile lessen to one of planning. "Really? Such a demanding pokemon. Someone has to provoke the Kahuna's ideals soon."

The lips curled she found it to be an ill time of day as Anabel guessed the woman's plans. "You are going to be the one who does that?"

Lusamine nodded and felt like the plan was made simple enough. "I just need to think of the right place at the right time. Zekrom is NOT a pokemon anyone wants to be near when he lets loose his power and Aether Paradise, isolated it may be... has that radar that jams unused poke balls."

She snapped her fingers, Anabel guessed the place. "Mount Lanakila? That is the place Necrozma crash landed when he returned to Alola and is far away from civilization."

Lusamine found it suitable for the mentioned reasons. "Precisely, now why would he go there? Something as simple as an invitation would work... but would he actually except that?"

Anabel answered back quickly. "He would and he will forgive you for provoking him to awaken Zekrom... then he can actually capture it, unless you have other plans?"

Lusamine had none and had a valid reason why she want nothing to do with Zekrom. "Hau would be the one to awaken the dragon and put him into a ball to call home, safe from those that would exploit him for his power. Would it be right to see that Hau unleashes those ideals? Once the dragon awakens, my role would be over."

Anabel answered back with suspicious thoughts sensed. "And that should be all," The conversation ended, the two women took their gaze away from each other and looked up to a sunny hour that would cleanse the mind.

On Unova's Route 5

Lillie and Tammy arrived at the road and found the Charizard Bridge had lifted itself to let a boat through. The trailer and group of performers gave Tammy the tempting idea to bring out her Pikachu as Lillie noticed the group of performers forming an audience ring, in the center was an elderly, red haired man in a long egg white robe that was at his last stand against a man in a red moter cycle shirt that had a white star on the back, red long jeans and a red sports cap. The biker shouted to a panting Machamp that had scorch marks. "Crush the Volcarona with stone edge!"

The Machamp punched the ground with his four arms with no regard to his guard and knocked the Volcarona out, leaving the elderly man to fall on his butt, he felt refreshed but exhausted. "That-" The man smiled at the biker. "Well done you certainly have talent!"

The biker helped the man up and looked satisfied with a battle. "You still got teeth old man!"

He raised his fist up as another man wearing sunglasses, black jeans and a thick leather jacket that had a white shirt underneath approached. "Gough, that is why Alder was a champion of this region. He is not a foe to underestimate!"

Lillie felt her protective instincts telling her to hold the child back when Tammy greeted Gough. "Alola! I expected you to be here!"

Olaf flinched and turned around to find a brown haired, blue eyed girl that wore a green dress with white flower logos. "What in blazes is-" He felt cold at the sight of Lillie giving a protective glare as Gough shook his head in annoyance of the girl and asked. "What is someone like you doing here? There are no contests on Unova!"

The girl showed a white ribbon with a crystal button in pride. "I got second place at Johto's grand festival and used the money from second place to buy a ticket for me and a friend. Your here to fight the World Tournament?"

Gough's frown became a joyous smile as he looked up to the sky with his arms raised. "It is for much more than a simple tournament! There have been far more battles and glory in this region than I can dream of, Black City and the Tower are a common place for me along with the Subway."

Olaf was impressed by the second place ribbon and worried for his friends sanity. "I had only arrived recently. To say that he had found a region of paradise is an understatement! You fought someone better at the end?"

Tammy nodded without a second thought and felt her subconscious screaming that she made an unwise move to mention second place to suspicious strangers, Olaf's malicious looking smile didn't help. The man was about to laugh. "Ha! Even so, you have crushed many before you to achieve that! It must have been glorious!"

Tammy was taken aback by the compliment and laughed nervously. "Ha! It actually was. I saw you at that thrift store on Alola, what do you do here?"

Olaf answered bluntly. "I know how to make a killer masalada and it is a festive food for the World Tournament, where people come from all over to watch."

Gough felt he had seen enough for one day as the Charizard Bridge dropped, with a destination in mind, he gave the two women a gesture of farewell. "I will go see if I can antagonize the new comers into a battle! Fight on another day!"

He left his friend to the conversation and earned a growl from Olaf. "Gough, you are biting more than you can chew!"

He faced back to Tammy and Lillie, wishing them farewell. "You haven't seen the last of us, one day I would like to see that talent girl!"

With both gone, Lillie calmed down and waved hello to Alder. "The World Tournament can bring all kinds of people." The elder agreed and felt a lot was accomplished in his opponent. "It was a shame that some of the talent had went to waste on those two. At least they are making better of themselves while they still have time."

The mother to be agreed and took a deep breath. "That they are, if you would like, Tammy might have something to show to you all, something she learned from traveling Johto."

Tammy scratched herself confused about Gough and Olaf as sent out a Pikachu and a Weavile. "It isn't that much, this will only take some time."

Alder wondered what Tammy had in store and left for the audience. "Show us how far you and your pokemon came together."

The girl gave a thumbs up with promise to not disappoint as the Belle was amazed by the sight. The Weavile yawned bored and smelled something cooking in the trailer that caught her interest, she was about to sneak into a tree when Tammy ordered in a hush tone. "Stay here! We want to talk to you."

The Weavile was annoyed and was about to ignore the order when the Pikachu puffed her cheeks up. "PIKA!" Weavile's claws glowed like ice, she faced the Pikachu and asked back with her left hand gesturing and the right hand clenched in a fist, like a threat.

Lillie puffed her cheeks and asked the Weavile. "Please, listen to your trainer, she is trying to do what is best."

Tammy agreed and had a beast ball in her hand. "Please, just... hear me out!"

Pikachu nodded and mentioned something, Weavile folded her arms and hissed, she was listening, the trainer sat down on the road and worded it in a way her pokemon can understand. "I couldn't just let that Swinub get killed, nature or not. I know that your trainer was an idiot for making you want to ditch him... or her, but if you keep holding a grudge against people, you are never going to move on and have a better life. It's going to result in me having to keep you close to the ball and controlling you, ending in ways no one is going to be happy about. Just for this month... since we got nothing better to do, give a trainer a chance to show you we are not all bad. Okay?"

Weavile thought of it for a moment and shrugged, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Vile!"

Tammy felt a load was off her shoulders and started to have an understanding. "You have ice punch, which is a pretty nice move. But if we are to have that... style, you need the rest of your moves to be better. There is someone that will teach you icy wind and knock off."

She placed a T.M labled swords dance into a small machine and showed the image of a Scizor dancing. "If the move isn't ice punch, forget about it. Some time in the future, you will be doing contests and they will look amazing when they all come together."

Weavile casually danced in vigor and punched the ground with an icy fist as a finisher, the audience saw the ice form on the road and clapped as Tammy gave praise to the idea. "Like that except it takes a bit more for the combo to get together. Pikachu, lets show her and the others what a full combo is all about."

The Weavile smiled and showed her sharp teeth as she high fived the Pikachu about to perform. Lillie gave a warning to the crowd. "Back away, this is amazing to look at, but it can also be very dangerous."

At Virbank City.

Gladion felt bored with his Silvally and Manaphy, the sight of the smoke made the seafaring pokemon dizzy as the trainer thought to go north to Pokestar Studio's, surely something good has to be available. When they went past the gate, they found Elio and Rachael having lunch with an Alakazem, Glaceon, Snubbull, Lunala and Hoopa. Gladion approached to ask what looked like exhausted actors. "What did you do?"

Elio was about to bite into his sandwich when he noticed as Rachael answered. "We...we went way too far and now we have to keep living up to... that!"

The Alolan Champ agreed and warned his brother in-law. "It is going to have more Ultra Beasts on stage than you would like to see and we all know you hate those things! The ending of this film... warrants them as the foes for the Nexus Guardian Rachael. Which is why she needs to get some more pokemon to fight those things."

Gladion's casual stare became a sharp glare, complimented by a scowl, he was about to yell until he stopped himself. "...I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Silvally, I rather you not watch this!"

He shuffled between holding Manaphy and getting his partners ball ready, the synthetic pokemon felt like he was having a head ache and let himself get called back. Rachael gave Gladion directions towards which movie. "The name of the movie is The Magical Labyrinth. We... threw a lot of things off the rail."

Gladion wanted to know what the heck the two did and got a ticket for the film. When he and Manaphy got to the theater, they found a seat and saw from the introduction that the movie is fantasy based. In an ancient fortress, a young sorceress in black mages outfit kept a vigil guard over a Nexus, uncertain as to why. Gladion recognized the actress as Rachael and Manaphy watched the girl whistling bored at her ward. Rachael approached the place she was guarding, a room that looked like it connected to many things, wondering about the unknown and feeling annoyed at what she wasn't told. "This is suppose to connect somewhere... but where?"

Pew!

The nexus flickered in blue light and it was not going out, Rachael took a staff, slowly getting ready if doom was forcing its way into the world. The flickering light shifted to many shapes, until the image of the crescent moon formed.

WOOSH!

The sorceress felt her cloak pushed back by the immense force, a rift opened and let out a foe that left her wanting to turn back, a Lunala that had a cloaked figure on its back. The man was covered in a dark blue robe, his face was barely visible, he laughed like he reached a goal he was long desperate for and found another obstacle in his way. Rachael's staff glowed and sent out a Glaceon. "Chile, we need to get this thing closed! Keep this thing off me while I dispel this!"

She tried to aim a beam at the rift when the man raised his hand and absorbed the beam, glowing and issuing the order. "Nebby, blow these flies out of our way!"

The Lunala glowed and tossed the Glaceon back with her psychic power as the rider raised his hands in the air and shot bolts of energy at the sorceress. Rachael spun her staff and formed a protective barrier to block the blows as the Glaceon shot a shadow ball at the Lunala, her shadow like shield soften the blow, she glared annoyed as the man laughed. "I knew the Order of the Nexus was trying to keep me gone! Do you have any idea WHAT you are doing, or have they kept you in the dark?"

Rachael sweated and answered. "It connects to another place and it is no wonder they haven't told me about people like you if you are ruthless enough to haunt my nightmares. I will stop you!"

The cloaked man shook his head as the Lunala opened her third eye and posed like the moon, she shot a moongeist beam to knock the Glaceon out, she shrank into a beam of energy and went into the staff as the Rift Wizard boasted with his left fist raised to the ceiling. "Pathetic, you are going to have to try smarter than that to stop me! With the power of Lunala... the entire Order is going to pay!"

Nebby flapped her wings and caused the nexus rift to split into three, Rachael summoned a Snubbull and focused on making a spell to close the rifts. The Lunala calmed her mind and forced her will to keep the rifts wide open. A red, muscular, insect like arm forced its way out of one rift as two black snapping maw like tongues slithered out of another. Rachael ordered. "Roar Nebby back to whence she came!"

The Snubbull grunted and let loose a strong roar that caused the Lunala to lose balance and be sucked into the rift, the cloaked figure tried to gain control and screamed. "No, no! I didn't come this far to-" Pew!

The duo fell into the rift, Rachael shot the rift with a spell that closed it up and tried to focus on the others to become unstable and sucked in the two creatures that tried to crawl out. Many otherworldly screams filled the room as the Snubbull was sucker punched by a bolt of energy, turned into blue energy and went into the staff. Rachael summoned an Alakazam and watched reality fall apart, she panicked and ordered her partner. "Use psychic and hold this in place while I finish u-" POW!

One of the rifts shot a bolt of energy, knocking the Alakazam out as Rachael was about to finish the spell, she felt herself yanked into a crackling rift with her Alakazam. Disappearing into the unknown, will our sorceress be able to return home or is she doomed to wander lost for eternity?

The audience clapped as Gladion pieced together how it was done, Manaphy was drawn in until he felt his papa getting up to leave the theater in silence. The duo found Tammy and Lillie entering, the brother hid his mood of critique and didn't want to spoil anything as his sister was startled to see him. "Br...brother, did you actually went to that film?"

Gladion nodded. "Since these things come in a series... this is leading somewhere and Elio threw everything off with JUST Nebby. I am not saying anything else... but I want to talk to him."

Tammy became more curious as the group of people left satisfied and anxious. "Now I want to see what the heck did Dad do!" Lillie felt resolved and held the girl's hand to guide her. "Indeed, his ideas on the scene are out there."

Manaphy watched the two women prepare for the next film as he and his papa left the theater and found Elio trying to protect Rachael from the crowd of fans with a Hoopa and Lunala while she called her pokemon back. "This is her first film, leave her alone!"

The flock was driven off as Gladion stared at the mischief pokemon and asked unannounced. "That Hoopa was the reason all that was allowed to happen without putting everyone in danger! Wasn't it?"

Elio turned around with his heart beating like thunder as the Hoopa answered arrogantly. "With special effects, you can make a Hoopa Ring look like just about anything while hiding in plain sight! Was that too much?"

Gladion shook his head and calmed down as Elio tried to regain his breath. "N...next time you got something to say... please don't do that. Those rifts didn't look like you know whats and it took a lot of practice to get everything to work perfectly for that set. Bet you didn't recognize me outside of Nebby."

Gladion figured in remembering the limbs trying to climb out. "I think I get what that character is trying to do, but it is clear that he is insane! Rachael... how was your first film?"

The girl wanted to calm down and hide from the annoying people as she felt herself enjoying the activity. "Annoying at first with what the script wanted us to do... Elio gotten ideas of how to make it feel natural and I had Snubbull learn roar for that take... because there was no way I would have been able to beat Lunala!"

Nebby chimed an apology as the girl continued. "Other than that... I focused on the acting and as the script requested, I was to get rid of the Rift Wizard before getting sucked into one of them. Now I need to find three more pokemon by next week."

Elio let the girl borrow the Rotom Dex. "Take your pick of any pokemon you will find in this region! Then your on your own."

Rachael found a list of pokemon found on Unova and read through with a professional stare. "It isn't just pokemon I need for this... it is pokemon that will be good to have with me as well... maybe I should take a note from Pamela."

Bleep!

She found a metal ant and smiled at her pick. "Like this! This looks mean enough."

Gladion found the image of Durant and was reminded of an opportunity. "Durant is fast, annoying and can hit hard if you allow them to."

The Rotom Dex buzzed a description. "BZZT! Durant, the iron ant pokemon! They attack in groups, covering themselves in steel armor to protect themselves from Heatmor. Each individual play apart in driving it out from their colony, deep in the mountains! BZZT!"

Rachael checked the habitat and found something she should do tomorrow. "Heatmor... just by hearing the name, I get why that pokemon is a problem for Durant. Bug and steel are weak against that and combined... fire would knock it out in a heart beat."

Rotom Dex showed a picture of a fiery red ant eater, proving the point. "BZZT! Heatmor, the anteater pokemon. BZZT! It breathes through a hole in its tail while it burns with an internal fire, Durant is its prey. Using their very hot, flame-covered tongues, they burn through Durant's steel bodies and consume their insides. BZZT!"

Elio felt intimidated by the description and was annoyed by natures brutality. "Oh my! I heard those things are more common during summer and is rare everywhere else. Thank goodness you probably won't see that."

Gladion felt it was foolish to think about it like it was a bad thing. "But Heatmor has to eat and it is natural for the prey to fight back! Where are these two pokemon located!"

The Rotom Dex flashed a mountain in between Mistralton and Icirrus City. "BZZT! Twist mountain is a common sight and is where all sorts of pokemon wake up during certain seasons. BZZT! Just stay away from Cyrogonal. BZZT!"

Rachael had no interest in the pokemon as Elio warned her. "They look like a face and their chains for mouths will freeze you in temperatures that will kill you if you touch them. You need to get out of town for a while? That film gave us more than we bargained for."

Rachael laughed hauntingly a rejected the offer. "I don't need to be escorted. But you are right, once Tammy and Lillie finish, I need to lay low."

Gladion felt his arm twitched from a bad memory of many people swarming him to ask foolish questions and calmed himself down, he sat on a bench. Manaphy yawned and wanted to take a nap as Elio thanked Hoopa and Lunala. "You both done good, lets enjoy the hour we have before Lillie starts having a word with us."

The two pokemon let themselves get called back, Elio sat next to Gladion as Rachael enjoyed the silence by her lonesome. After an hour, a less rabid group of people left the theater with satisfaction. Lillie and Tammy exit the theater, both staring at Elio like his acting made a film stand out. Tammy focused on Rachael and winked. "Good job on your first skit, that took a lot of practice I bet?"

Rachael lost track of time and smiled back. "It took altering the first take, practicing on the acting... which was a lot and the guys managing the special effects to tweak it like it did! It is harder than it looks and those guys are ultimately pulling the strings."

Lillie imagined it to be so and sat next to her husband. "The next film is going to be even more out there if Elio really is going to be using the those Ultra Beasts." Elio wasn't ashamed of it. "I have those guys under control and they got the idea that they are to pretend to be dungeon monsters. How was your day?"

Tammy answered as she sat next to her friend. "I am having Snedra... or my Weavile, take the first step in training for contests, it is going to be constant, but hopefully she will start listening to me rather than try to ditch me the first chance she get. Also that Gough guy is on Unova, you know anything about him? You and mom make it a big deal."

Lillie answered as Elio tried to think what to say without sounding hateful. "Gough use to be a part of that crime organization that done... those terrible things to Isaac and the others. While he isn't the worse of those people... he was still a mook working under them, he has done a lot to prove that he is changing for the better."

Elio agreed and felt his tongue dry. "He has, but it is very hard to forgive what he gotten himself into, what he would have done had he have had his way and the background he has. He sure as hell won't ask for forgiveness, because why would anyone forgive that? The fact he knows this and still makes an effort to change, shows that sometimes, it isn't too late to do that. Tammy, do you want to go to Undella town? This time of year has quite a few people, but they are far from obnoxious."

Tammy politely refused. "No thank you, I got a play date with Pamela and Pipi, the Ferris Wheel gives a view of the whole region. Rachael, do you want to come with us?"

The aspiring actor accepted the offer. "Sure! Nimbasa leads to a lot of things to do."

With both girls leaving, the parents to be felt proud of the growth, Gladion broke the silence. "The birds fly their own path. This should make it up to Silvally after having to call him back in."