At a frigid route in Sinnoh, Pamela and her Prinplup were confronting an Abomasnow that blew an icy wind their way, causing Trident to shiver and defiantly pushed forward as her trainer ordered. "Trident, use agility and upper cut this Abomasnow with metal claw!"
The Prinplup relaxed her body and charged at the Abomasnow for a slash from the shining tip, the frost tree swiped the Prinplup back with razor sharp leaves as the girl finished her order. "Trident, knock her out with power trip!"
The Prinplup gave an arrogant smirk and back handed the Abomasnow for a k.o. She folded her flippers and grunted like she thought herself superior and glowed, becoming larger and more regal, with her beak extended upward to resemble a trident like crown.
Pew!
An Empoleon took the Prinplup's place and stood mighty in the snowy forest as the Abomasnow came through, panicked in fear and ran for the snowy hills. Pamela searched around for something, only to find no luck. "Shoot, nothing here either! Despite being an icy mountain, there isn't even one ice stone for miles!"
The Empoleon saw another hill and lead the way as Pamela shivered in the cold and suggested to her pokemon as she felt the frigid wind becoming stronger. "Trident, we have been out here training and searching all day. It is getting cold and we are going to be caught in this snow storm if we don't leave."
The Empoleon tapped her foot stubbornly and followed her trainer back into a cave like route, the girl asked her partner. "We still have a lot to do before the contest. You and Ko'iko'i now need to be in sync with each other, I also wish for you to learn a move that is stronger than metal claw and could be more useful."
She took out a T.M labeled Steel Wing and placed it into a video machine, an image of a Skarmory slashing at a log with metal wings shined. The Empoleon watched, dashed ahead and glowed with her full flippers.
SLASH!
Pamela was impressed by her pokemons quick learning and explained what steel wing does. "Unlike metal claw, which is weaker and increases you attack occasionally, steel wing increases your defense at the same rate."
She looked at her bare Z Power Ring, folded her arms and mimicked the pose used to activate the Steelium Z. The Empoleon surrounded herself in water, slide further to the other side and leaped with her wings in front of her, she spun like a drill and made a small dance as Pamela saw a familiar boy walking in and immediately stepped aside to dodge the Empoleon that landed. "Woah! Watch where your going!"
The emperor pokemon cringed at what she was doing and blushed embarrassed as Pamela came to apologize. "Sorry Floro, we gotten pretty excited to try something out. How are your studies?"
The boy answered with a chilled vision. "I want to catch a Snover, it's ability is good and its type is unique, Heather also wants to study a strategy to use in the hail. Aurora veil."
The Coordinator looked guilty about something and warned her friend. "There is a snow storm coming and now isn't a good time! Sorry for giving the bad news."
The boy didn't mind the disappointment and had a change of plans. "That stinks. Hey Pamela, do you want to show us what that Z Power Ring can do? We read that it helps your pokemon use some powerful moves."
Pamela took the offer as she lead the way to the boarding school with her Empoleon. "I know a few things of Z Moves, but I do not have enough crystals for a demonstration. There might be someone we need to call to know more of those moves!"
Floro guessed who and looked nervous of where his pursuit of knowledge was going to bring him. "I... I know that Z moves can be used for more than just one strong move. Do your pokemon know any status moves aligned to those crystals?" Pamela shook her head and knew a particular person that can help. "We should ask Miss Cynthia if we are allowed to call an expert."
She reached the building and opened the door to let the two in, she followed them and found Cynthia agreeing with a question from Heather. "Why yes, in this case, Porygon2 would be better used over its evolution because of that eviolite, but I heard of a technique that originated from Alola that would give Porygon-Z a unique edge over many pokemon."
Pamela remembered the region and suggested to the group. "Should we call Alola's Professor for more information? This can be useful if we see it."
The teacher stood up and went to the video phone for her answer. "This is but one thing a trainer needs to learn out in the world."
She dialed the number and waited, picking up was a face she didn't expect but was most pleased to see; Lillie. She greeted her like she was an old friend of hers. "Alola Lillie, do you have a moment to help us with a lesson I want to teach the students? They want to know about how Z Power affects status moves."
The Professor was about to accept as she saw something appear next to her. "I think I know how to do it. Give me a second to ask a dear friend of mine for better assistance!"
Cynthia waited and heard Lillie talking with someone much smaller, Heather asked Pamela as she waited. "You been to Alola before, do you know anything about Miss Lillie?"
The coordinator answered with her memory most alive. "She is aiming to become Alola's regional Professor in the future and is a very nice woman. She adopted a close friend of mine and is a mother to twins."
Floro imagined someone that was looked upon greatly as he heard a voice give a request. "Tammy, the milk is in the fridge, if Daphne and Leon get hungry, use them to calm the two down." A young girl confirmed the order as the children saw a ring open up and give a glow within.
Pew! Jumping off was a blonde woman with an ultra ball in one hand and a Z Power Ring at its wrist. Floro saw the hair to be in a long pony tail, the sporty white and blue dress, along with the green eyes, left him tongue tied as Cynthia began her lesson. "Everyone, this is Lillie! She is here to show us something about Z Moves."
Lillie gave a gracious bow and placed her Grassium Z into her Z Power Ring as she began. "Hello everyone, if you have not already known, Z Moves occur when a pokemon is given power from a Z Power Ring, how it affects the pokemon depends on their move and if it matches the crystal. For example-" She let out a shiny Comfey that looked on at the new friends and gave a pleasant aroma, the woman from Alola looked at the questioning Empoleon and continued her lesson. "if I have Comfey use energy ball when I pose, I will be causing the move Bloom Doom to happen. If I have her use a non attacking move, it will apply an additional affect along with the move, who's Empoleon is this? I need a volunteer to demonstrate!"
Pamela stepped forward and stood by partner's side. "Trident is with me, shall we begin?" The Empoleon nodded and stepped forward to a clearing with Lillie guiding the Comfey.
Pamela followed her pokemon and stretched herself to better prepare herself, Lillie crossed her arms, shined her Grassium Z and posed like a blooming flower. Causing radiant light to flow in the Comfey, Lillie ordered with confidence as the children observed. "Comfey, use Z Grassy Terrain!"
The posy picker spun and caused the surrounding to glow green, Pamela and her Empoleon saw their foe glowing in the Z Power as they thought of a plan. "Trident, use agility and then strike with steel wing!"
The Empoleon spun and sprinted as her wings shined like steel. SWIPE!
The Comfey was struck back from the super effective damage and gave a smile as Lillie taunted. "Comfey's increased defenses allow her to take an attack like that more easily! Now, use energy ball and let them know we mean business!"
The Comfey channeled the power from the grassy terrain and formed a ball of green energy to pelt at the Empoleon, giving her a head ache and did not wish to under perform, she flexed in power as Pamela saw her chance. "Defiant is an amazing ability! Trident, finish that Comfey off with waterfall!"
The Empoleon surrounded herself in water and slide on her belly to knock the Comfey into a wall, Lillie saw her pokemon barely able to float and ordered once more. "Again, finish her!"
The Comfey glowed and shot another energy ball at where the Empoleon was sliding to.
PEW!
Trident was knocked on her back and flew to a wall, she was left dazed and unable to battle. Ending the demonstration as Lillie took out a hyper potion for the Comfey and a max revive for the Empoleon. "Phew! There you have it, if it was not for that increase in defense from Z Grassy Terrain, Trident would have won, easily!"
The Comfey felt the stinging heal and her vision returning as she watched Lillie apply the max revive into the knocked out Empoleon's mouth. Trident felt revitalized from the taste and swallowed, she came through and looked embarrassed as Pamela helped her up. "You did good work Trident! Professor Lillie has been through many battles and knows a lot of these kinds of moves."
Trident blushed as Lillie had a verbal example to give. "Every status move has a different effect, for example, Z Parting Shot will restore the health of which ever pokemon takes the users place, or Z Conversion which is something a girl I know has used. That, boosts all stats in addition to the change in type, it can easily be compared to mega evolution in how drastic the transformation can be in every aspect!"
Heather got that. "Like how Porygon-Z can make itself stronger and kick someones butt if added with adaptability?"
Pamela blushed as Lillie nodded. "Most certainly, the results can be most devastating with all that power and there will be nothing we can do to stop it save for removing that boost in power! Although a Porygon2 with analytic can make use of that boost if given the right environment."
Cynthia agreed and asked of one particular move. "Then there is the move Extreme Evoboost, a move that is exclusive to Eevee."
Lillie knew of it and spoke from experience. "That is something my husband uses with an Eevee he uses for battle. When you do that with baton pass, it will make the next pokemon that comes very dangerous in battle. Pamela, your Empoleon has power trip for a move and if all six stats are boosted by two stages, she can knock out nearly anything in one blow! However, the Eevium Z is incredibly rare! If you wish to use Z Moves yourselves, you need a Z Power Ring."
Pamela shined hers and contributed to the lesson. "As well as earn Z crystals, a feat that is another kind of challenge!"
The two students written down notes as the coordinator thanked Lillie. "This was a new experience with this type of battle style, thank you for showing us Lillie!"
The woman from Alola found it no problem as she head to the Hoopa Ring with her Comfey. "It is something you should experience, thank you for inviting me Miss Cynthia!"
The teacher appreciated it and shook her hand in respect. "It has been a honor, tell Elio I said hello."
Lillie winked and jumped into the ring with her Comfey, back to Alola as the students watched the Professor appear on screen to smile with her teeth wide and disconnect. BEEP! Floro found his chance and confessed. "She is pretty and strong. Miss Cynthia, are we going to visit Alola one day?"
Cynthia found a chair to sit on and made herself look cool as she answered. "Maybe, trainers from many regions have their own kind of skills. It is a good idea to know them all, for you might run into a trainer you don't know anything about."
Knock, knock!
Heather went to check the door and found a Delibird flying away, she opened it to find a box labeled for Pamela from Roark. "Wow, Pamela, your Dad sent you something!"
The coordinator went to get the small box and wondered what was inside. "I'll check this tonight after I wright down this lesson!"
At Aether Paradise.
Elio had to break up a jealousy fight between two Meltan clans. "I brought them to that ship because I was multi tasking and no one likes it when we intrude on another persons place, even if it is kind of suspicious."
He turned around to see Nate, Yancy and Hudson playing with three of the Meltans as he apologized. "Sorry to break the news that Colress is helping us with... the you know what."
Nate didn't mind as he thought of where everything was going towards in the end. "He told me that he was going to turn over a new leaf and he has, at least in priorities. Are you sure about taking them to that beach near the trial site? Frillish is a dangerous pokemon to be near."
Elio was sure of it as his Pikachu was brushing up to Hudson in affection. "Stormy would take care of that, he was able to manage a Uxie after a field trip gone wrong. I think it is time they know about Lost as well as the ghost type, it should be a nice change of pace compared to the usual beaches they been in."
Yancy agreed as she saw the door open, to reveal a tired, blonde, middle aged woman. "Taking care of all these pokemon isn't as easy as it seems, but it looks pretty rewarding."
Elio agreed back, unaware of the Meltans seeing terrified kin. "Like how your career as an international idol isn't all fun and games, especially if you got family to take care of. But the end result and the world you are making for them is why we go through with struggling."
Nate found the words beautiful as the blonde woman interrupted him. "Mr. Sun, I am here to remind you that starting next week, I am going to Orre to oversee the beginning construction of the second Aether Paradise and I require you to make sure the more ill intended individuals know who they are going to have to deal with. You also have something scheduled this month."
Elio turned around to find a tired Lusamine with twenty one equally tired Meltans, the shiny one was clinging to Lusamine's leg and didn't want to let go. "That is all after Gladion's wedding, which is a pretty good time to do it. What happened to these Meltan?"
Lusamine felt more of the Meltan crawling up to her leg and carried as many as possible in a gentle, mother like fashion. "They had a nightmare that has been recurring. Is... there something I need to be aware about?"
Elio thought of it and thought of one idea to discard. "Gladion kept that Darkrai in its ball for a reason and if it was Darkrai, they wouldn't have been waking up. Shouldn't these Meltan be fine after seeing that film with the Temporal Rex and hearing things from me?"
The Meltan gave a collective, child like chatter to trying to explain something in a chant, Elio took out his Rotom Dex and asked. "Could you translate this?"
The Rotom Dex buzzed and found the chant to be most puzzling. "BZZT! Beware the yellow light in the void. BZZT! Boss, do you know what that is? BZZT!"
The man felt too disturbed to want to remember and answered. "...Do I have to figure that out? What ever that yellow light is, that is what gives these guys night terrors. Is this what happens most of the time?"
Lusamine thought of it and feared what was happening. "Have they ever seen something like it that would bring that kind of terror?"
Elio hesitated to answer with memories of Team Rainbow Rocket as the Pikachu felt the description familiar, explained and stopped himself. "Pika?"
"BZZT! Boss, I think I seen that. It is the last thing I see before things became-" The Dex flashed a question mark as Elio finished the answer. "That is when things become so messed up that you let loose thunderbolts in your sleep. Lusamine, I think those nightmares have a connection and I know who to call."
Nate guessed who. "Professor Fennel and Professor Burnet? They both studied dreams and it might lead to more clues into this mystery."
Elio gave a hopeful smile and readied the dive balls with markers. "Just so this can stop, alright my little Beach Nuts, your ready to see something spooky today?"
The beach loving Meltan lined up in order for a group call back as Lusamine realized one possibility. "...No, that can't be possible." Elio looked up and went to calling his Meltan in their balls as he asked. "Something you found out?"
Lusamine nodded and pointed at him with an order passing through her lips. "You actually saw that light before and you don't wish to talk about it in front of these people! I... I need to say it when we visit Burnet."
The Alolan Champ flinched as Hudson looked tired out and was paying attention to what was being talked about. "Is something scary and dangerous happening that you all are trying to stop?"
Elio's iris and pupil shrank, his subconscious is screaming that the child needed to shut up. He held his tongue and tried to keep himself calm as Nate saw the eye language and carried his son up. "...Yes and we are going to let these people work it out while I plan something for our return home. Yancy, are we done here?"
The mother nodded satisfied and followed her husband out. "We need to be ready in two days. Thank you for taking us on a tour Mr. Sun! Miss Lusamine, you have a cool facility built here!"
The Aether President stood out of the way to let the family go as the ten remaining Meltan offered the swarm surrounding Lusamine a chance to play with them, to take their minds off of something as Elio picked up his Pikachu and asked the woman. "Do you really think it involves Olili?! That... thing they turned him into is a monster and if it is attacking pokemon in their dreams, we are in huge trouble!"
Lusamine saw the building up anxiety and ordered him. "Mr. Sun, go focus on work. We will talk about this later today when we go meet with Burnet... if she is in the mood to talk." Elio glared and slowly walked out. "A lot of people know what is going to happen if they ignore it, so she will help us out. What are you going to do here?"
The woman gave an innocent smile at the Meltan that were slowly calming down. "The past few days have been miserable for them and only now have we found out what was wrong. They need to know someone is here to protect them from those horrors and know someone is there for them."
She saw the Pikachu that knew what she was really saying and used him as an example. "Like how you managed Stormy, do be careful if those Meltan get curious about Lost's cloak. Otherwise, you are doing a great job!"
She pressed a button and closed the door on the duo as Elio knew what she said. "Also known as, you are going to spend an hour playing with those Meltans. Typical. Come on Stormy, lets get to work."
At the lab bellow Kukui's House.
Tammy was lost at what her Porygon-Z was doing, it flew upside down when trying to follow her orders and was aiming its thunder bolt towards the left instead of the right. "This is going to be harder than I thought."
She turned around to find Lillie reading a book to Daphne and Leon, the adult was smiling like she was given respect she longed deserved. "It sounds like Pamela is doing good with herself, I'll bet she will be a stronger trainer by the time she is done with that school. Mom, do you think you are going to have a problem with some of the boys around here? This is the second time one looked at you funny."
Lillie flipped a page and nearly laughed at an image she found most familiar. "PFFH! But how will the Kartana outsmart the crafty trainers? Especially when they are all thinking like the Hoopa?"
She showed an image of a Kartana hiding behind a tree, away from a group of three boys and one girl, the babies considered it a good question and awaited what was going to happen next as their mother answered their sister. "Floro was as respectful as Heather, even Danny, bless his heart, was giving the same amount of respect."
Tammy nearly laughed and pointed at Lillie. "Have you look at yourself? You're beautiful, smart, a strong trainer, one of the nicest Mom's a kid would want to meet. It isn't uncommon for those boys to see that in you. Olivia, Kahili, Mallow, Lana, Mina and Madison have all been given those kinds of looks for being gorgeous women. Have you heard the gossip around town about what people have to say about some of the guys."
The mother blushed at one particular and agreed. "Hau is a looker and Mallow falls over heels for him. Then there is Elio," She drooled and focused back on her story, where one of the trainers saw the Kartana and noticed. "Uh oh! It looks like the Kartana has been spotted!"
She showed the picture of a Kartana being spotted as Tammy got over another blush. "Kiawe, Ilima, Kukui and lets not forget Uncle Gladion!"
Lillie blocked the mental image out and quickly stopped Tammy. "That is my brother. Speaking of him, it was nice of him to let you have Beta, but it seems you are having problems with getting him to listen to you."
The adopted daughter agreed and saw her pokemon being disappointed in something. "He was okay with knowing that I am his trainer, I think this has less to do with Beta not listening to me and more to do with what he is." She soothed him and thought of an idea as Lillie took out a ball and let out a Porygon2 with an eviolite. "Tammy, the dubious disc causes Porygon's programing to become bugged. This is the reason few people bring one out in public compared to Sony or Simulation."
Tammy agreed and sent out her own Porygon2, that was observing the aquatic tank as his trainer continued. "That is what the problem is, he IS trying to follow my orders, that is what his body language is saying, that is what his feelings are saying. But I need to figure out how his actions and intentions are going to match."
She snapped her fingers to an idea and turned around to the sporadic Porygon. "How to be in sync?"
She mimicked the Porygon-Z's spinning towards the right with a spin of her own, she moved her arms like how Beta was doing it and felt like she was thinking the way he is as she pointed at a punching bag and ordered. "Beta, use thunderbolt!"
The Porygon-Z crackled and shot at the target in sync with his trainer. Tammy felt she was onto something potentially great as she asked Lillie. "Mom, this might take a while to get use too, but what do you think of this?"
Lillie was impressed and wished for the girl to make it her own choice. "Every trainer does things differently, every pokemon is different. Gladion obviously used his Porygon-Z for battles only while you and Beta intend to take this to contests, somewhere more social. What do you think that dancing will do for the two of you?"
Tammy gave a confident smile and took out a T.M labeled thunder wave. "The audience would love a trainer and their pokemon being in that much sync together, it also helps with exercise... Mom, do you want to try this with me? I think you are still trying to shed some pounds after Dad's big Pokemon League carbo load."
Lillie was greatly tempted to take the offer and knew two pokemon to assist her. "Sol and Skitters are excellent dancers, let me finish this story and I will join in on the fun. Now why are you having Beta learn thunder wave?"
Tammy found it odd to answer and placed it into a video machine. "It's more practical than hyper beam and thunder wave can go good with dark pulse and thunder bolt! Beta, let's make history!"
In the office of research lab on Haehae.
Lusamine silently feeling a lingering scorn while holding onto a Pikachu with a black cap as Burnet readied a video phone and listened to what Elio had to say. "A yellow light before a nightmare is something both Stormy and the Meltan have endured? Elio, is this connected to something you know?"
The Alolan Champion wished to not remember and answered. "Maybe, the biggest reason we are working on... something something away from the public eye is because of a Shadow Pokemon that is out there in the hands of those monsters. Shadow Deoxys, I remember seeing that light before I saw the form appear for a brief second. If it is affecting these pokemons dreams, we need to talk to an expert and figure this out."
He pointed to Lusamine to state an additional fact. "She kind of knew that Deoxys and it is how we started doing these shady things in th first place."
Burnet believed it as an image picked up to reveal a female scientist in long, messy, dark hair, she had blue eyes and a Musharna by her side as she gave a shaking and exhausted hello. "L..long time no see Burnet, what is the occasion?"
Burnet answered her fellow scientist and long distance friend. "I... don't wish to alarm you, but have you had reports on strange dreams lately?"
Fennel wished Burnet didn't ask as she saw Elio giving a humbled hello. "Some anomalies have been recorded and two teenagers found a recurring theme in dreams me and my sister have on and off. It involved a strange orange stone that was causing problems until it is shattered. Sometimes energy from that stone affects the pokemon in the dream and it causes them to go on a rampage. On the rare occasion some clients I have told me of a yellow light appearing in their dreams before it becomes something of a nightmare."
The Alolan Champion raised an eyebrow and felt the stones were familiar. "Sh...Shadow Synergy Stones?! That is weird and... pretty disturbing. Has anyone else been having dreams about those?"
Fennel recalled one moment as the Pikachu looked uneasy. "One particular, Hilda has talked to me about it, each dream with those, she has focused everyone on destroying those stones on sight with some... thing that tries to help her. Does it... have any connections to that yellow light?"
Burnet wondered that as Elio scratched himself and Burnet confessed. "I don't want to find out, but Elio has seen light like that, it is an omen connected to something called a Shadow Pokemon... it is hard to explain what they are, but it is connected to a terrorist group you heard of and the pokemon goes by the name of Deoxys! Do you know of it?"
The scientist shook her head as Elio took a Rotom Dex out of her bag. "Only from a Pokedex and there is knowledge even those things would not provide."
The man agreed and pressed a few buttons as he remembered someone and asked. "So... we need to find a trainer that might have one? I... remember one from a World Tournament a couple years ago that had captured and used one. Brendan."
Fennel and Burnet gasped at the mention of the name, the dream researcher asked. "The Champion of Hoenn?!"
Burnet remembered and answered. "Oh... yes, he did use a Deoxys when he was battling Gladion for the final round of a Prime Cup! But how he got it is a mystery, do we have contact with him?"
Elio felt much was to be done as he answered them. "We do, but would it be a good idea to go call him about something like this? Would showing off a pokemon like that for study be considered a good idea?"
Lusamine was calming down the Pikachu and felt an idea spark. "It wouldn't if Deoxys has that high of a profile, but we know someone who is available and trust worthy to make contact with him!"
Fennel wondered who was listening as Burnet felt a mutual idea and turned around to the blonde woman with an agreement. "Miss Anabel? That... is a smart and safe choice if any others are not available!"
Lusamine took a deep breath and stilled her tongue as Burnet felt she wanted someone to ask questions, Elio politely asked. "Shall I take this in the other room while you and Fennel catch up? It looks like she needs someone to talk to."
The dimensional researcher allowed it. "I will because she looks to have experience those nightmares."
Lusamine understood the plan and followed Elio towards the elevator, leaving the two women to talk about current events as her son- in law summarized what is to happen. "This isn't something that can wait, we have two things to worry about in Hoenn that requires two people and every person we know is going to be busy with something. Both of us included."
Lusamine agreed and let the Pikachu on the floor. "Indeed, one has to find Brendan and ask him for information about Deoxys so we can delay Olili's... potential attacks. The other has to search for clues about Meltan, if they haven't been found by now... then perhaps the ones on Hoenn are sealed away? In a ruins of some kind that is connected to a hidden legend found in that region?"
Elio wanted to know how she was able to learn that information and shrugged it. "That... makes sense when the last ones were hidden in pretty out there places. The Kahunas are bound to the region, there isn't a whole lot of people we know that a scholar can't really trust out of the blue."
Lusamine hummed in a business like manner and removed the remaining options. "Gladion has a wedding in two days. Lillie is busy helping the Professor and is a mother to two babies that are not even a quarter of the year old. We have no options to consider without taking anyone's time!"
Elio thought of a final candidate and felt a frown coming. "Unless we find a skilled trainer we can trust to accompany Anabel and do that double mission. I might know someone, but Anabel is going to be pretty picky and the person I am thinking about might get angry if I drag her into this."
Lusamine guessed who and knew the bitter conclusion. "I am aware that girl came back to Alola a few days ago, but this is critical and much needs to be done at once."
Elio nodded and looked down in his Pikachu in questioning something. "Tammy has had a recent adventure, that is the problem... but this isn't the first time Interpol was okay with something like this."
He tried not to glare bitterly at Lusamine as she confessed to him. "And I am most of the reasons that happened. But are the circumstances of this task that dangerous?"
Elio shook his head. "Unless she runs into trouble that is happening at Hoenn, this is as safe as a treasure hunt. Just... when we are done here, please tell Anabel about what is happening, Olili is becoming a looming threat that is reaching to levels that would make Eclipse... even at his worse, preferable. We have no idea what is going on in our dreams and I would rather Tammy doesn't have nightmares thinking about this bigger picture."
Lusamine extended her hand for a deal to make. "A sweet girl like her shouldn't have to worry about that. Anabel should will know the greater scope of why they might be going to Hoenn together soon."
Elio took the deal with his conscious relaxing. "And Tammy will at least be going to Hoenn to do her own thing. I'll see if that will happen when I get finished with work."
Lusamine noticed Burnet looking worried for her friend and watched the two women get ready for a disconnect. "Ideally, this will be finished after my son's wedding. For business needs to be settled regarding the... project." Elio hummed as Burnet finished and was walking towards them. "Two are out in Orre and three are finished. We are making good time."
Lusamine was about to say something as Burnet interrupted the conversation with a question. "You both were right, this all seems suspicious. What do you know about this Olili... or Shadow Deoxys?"
The Aether President saw Elio hiding dreadful memories and started for him. "Not much save for he was a Deoxys that I met during an odd dream he was having-"
At the boarding school in Sinnoh.
Pamela opened the package and found an icy blue stone with a snow flake within, her Sandshrew's eyes glistened as Cynthia, a Meltan on her shoulder, Heather and Floro looked on. The woman asked. "How does a Sandshrews biology develop differently on Alola compared to the ones you will find in Wayward Cave?"
Pamela guessed as she remembered a particular mountain. "I heard they had to flee from hostile, volcanic activity and were driven up to Mount Lanakila in olden times. Sandshrews are normally ground types, so a mountain that cold would be no place for them, which might explain how they became part steel as they evolved over generations."
The Sandshrew jumped up to try and get the stone as Heather felt a chill in the air. "They adapted through that so they can eventually become hardy enough to survive the cold, then over the years they become use to the cold and lose the ground type. Your dad dug that ice stone up just so you can evolve Inuit, are you going to do it?"
Pamela saw her Sandshrew most willing and lowered it down. "Inuit seems to want to and he is fast in the hail, Inuit... are you ready?"
The Alolan Sandshrew tapped his nose on the stone and caused it to shine, energy covered the mouse as the stone slowly shrank. He grew larger, his front paws grew two long, sharp nails each, his feet grew sharp toes and his back erupted into many large spikes. PEW! In the large Sandshrew's place was an even larger Sandslash that gave an icy pose and nearly broke into warm joy. "Slash!"
Pamela looked like she was about to swoon as she had her hands at her cheeks. "So cute! We are going to do a lot of great things together."
The Sandslash couldn't get enough of his trainers cheer and leaped at her for a hug, it sounded like he was saying a lot of things as Floro asked Pamela. "Are you going to be using him for that contest tomorrow? This is a long double battle format contest and it might be your chance to use a mono steel team like you wanted."
Pamela was about to laugh with her Sandslash as she looked regretful at a celebration cut short. "Not tomorrow. I am still going with my plan of starting off with Belle and Blade Wing, my Bronzong and Skarmory. Then use the second duo of... Ko'iko'i and Trident, finally... you will see why I don't use Kagu often... but she works well with Fae!"
Cynthia raised an eyebrow and asked the disappointed Sandslash. "Would you mind sitting this one out? Fae is an excellent support and she is meant for Kagu... who is-" She flinched in a memory. "That Ultra Beast that appeared back on Unova during the Gym Leader Tournament?!"
Heather looked puzzled and asked. "U...Ultra Beast?"
Pamela nodded as the Sandslash let go and went to a chilled corner for a nap. "Yes, a pokemon that comes to this world through an ultra wormhole, a dimensional rift. They are dangerous in how they fall into an unknown world and not many trainers take owning one lightly, Kagu is a species called Celesteela... a rocket like pokemon that is by far the heaviest of the known Ultra Beasts! She relaxed with the rest of the group quite nicely and especially so after she did her first Contest with Gem."
The Meltan chirped and asked Pamela for something, the trainer took a deep breath and showed a beast ball. "I can, but we are to do it outside. Try not to be scared by Kagu's size Mercury." She took out a moon ball and let out her green ear Clefairy as the group were ready to go out with her.
Out in an otherwise empty town for its time of day, the Sandslash, Clefairy stood by Pamela's side as the Meltan jumped off of Cynthia. The coordinator stood strong and bold as she tossed the ball and let out a creature most over worldly, a large, feminine, bamboo like rocket that had two exhaust like arms that were separated from her body. The aspiring trainers were in awe as Cynthia saw the rocket face towards them and give what looked to be a smile of greetings, Mercury saw what his trainer meant by the beasts size and hummed as he spun his nut like head. The Clefairy picked him up and fluttered to the many ledges on the Celesteela's body, until they reached to the top of her crown like head. Floro questioned the type with an impressed smile. "This is a steel type?! She looks like a bamboo shoot."
Pamela nodded and explained what the other type is. "And flying! Some of my closest friends have a pokemon like this and they are strange!"
Heather agreed and looked up to find Fae guiding the Meltan for a view of the whole town, the Celesteela looked to not mind as the girl asked. "I think I know what you are going to do, Kagu launches herself and does things in the air while Fae uses helping hand, moon blast and other moves to help out?"
Pamela nodded and signaled her Celesteela to stay put. "Calm mind, follow me and an eviolite would make Fae a dangerous nuisance."
Cynthia imagined what the coordinator was planning to do and was impressed. "A space ship and the moon. Neat, what of your other groups?"
Pamela readied an old duo of poke balls and answered. "Blade Wing and Belle is a more tactical, but effective combination of trick room, spikes, stealth rock, whirlwind and... something something. Ko'iko'i will use something similar to Belle but he will have his own tricks to go with Trident's steel wing and her more offensive moves-" She gasped to a plan as Heather asked. "Do you want us to come with you to Jubilife City tomorrow? It sounds like you are going to be having a lot of fun."
Pamela nodded and nearly squealed in excitement as Cynthia tried to hide her own and looked up to find the Ultra Beast having fun with the two pokemon playing on her head. "You have a lot going on and Inuit evolving shows how much you are going to give to us as a Coordinator. It is pretty cool to find out where you are going in your life."
The Coordinator agreed as she saw her Celesteela being more focused on enjoying time with the smaller pokemon. "From Johto, to Sinnoh and many more places. If I win my final ribbon here, I will have all the time in the world to prepare for the Grand Festival that is coming in a month, then I need to reach higher... less that a friend if mine is caught ahead of me. Things won't be fun for her if me and my pokemon do not refine ourselves! Miss Cynthia, may I explain to the two what else I know about Ultra Beasts? It is needed in case a wormhole opens up and drops out one that would be much more wild!" The woman gave her permission and watched the coordinator show the beast ball, beginning the next lecture of the day.
At Kukui's Lab on Alola.
Tammy watched Lillie with a sea blue dress and a pink skirt let her all of hair down and re tie it into a long, relaxed braided pony tail. With the ending tip being straighten out and looking most regal, the woman put on a white lab coat and turned around with confidence as the adopted daughter had naught a criticism for the style. "Wow! All you need is a lab of your own Professor Lillie."
The mother took a gracious bow and heard a door open up from above as she head the way upstairs. "Professor Kukui said that I have more than earned the title and position of one and me going to help those students was the final test. I should ask Elio if we can make some arrangements to the house... or at least an extension. Do you think I am over doing it by making myself look more professional? This is the fourth time a boy has had a crush on me."
Tammy was about to ask who when she realized what Lillie was talking about. "Hau and Elio when you three were at that age?! But to be honest Mom, you are pretty... you might want to watch out for Dad, he spoils you a lot."
Lillie wholly agreed and went up the stairs to find Elio being answered something that left him confused, Kukui looked at the woman with respect as the Alolan Champion turned around and was love struck. "Lil...I mean, Professor Lillie?! Wow you let yourself blossomed into the most gorgeous flower in the region!"
Professor Lillie took the compliment with a blush and as Tammy saw a tired man and a Pikachu climbing up a ladder to a loft. "Welcome back Dad! How was your day?"
Elio was about to answer with hope when he stopped himself in hesitation. "...Kukui, do you mind if I answer that alone? This is going to be tough to ask."
Kukui felt the tone and followed the Pikachu. "I'll let you know if your children wake up and I will try to delay the uproar."
Elio appreciated it as he answered Tammy's question. "My day was pretty busy and A LOT is happening again. Miss Anabel might have to go on a mission to Hoenn to find Brendan and talk to him about the pokemon species Deoxys."
Lillie gasped and asked her husband. "This is about that... thing we are fighting, is it?"
Elio nodded and continued his question to Tammy. "While at the same time... we need someone in Hoenn to help make a proper investigation in regards to finding Meltans and we suspect them to be somewhere very hidden. Someone everyone can trust to that information and someone reliable in that they will send those Meltan to Alola once they are found. This shouldn't get in the way of you and your goals... but it might rush it. Would you like to help and maybe go with Anabel for this mission on Hoenn?"
Tammy gasped, looked at the loft and pleaded her adopted father to reason. "D...Dad, why are you asking me this?"
Elio took a deep breath and answered. "Because I need to be in Orre soon regarding both work and to pick up those two pokemon and because we need all the help we can get out in Hoenn!"
Tammy and Lillie found it logical, the girl tried not to stutter. "But... that would leave Mom alone with both work and taking care of Daphne and Leon. Is it a good idea to do... that."
She looked dumbfounded at her own words as Lillie hugged her from behind and promised her. "As both a Professor and a mother, I can manage both tasks without your assistance. But this task Elio is offering is great and is so soon after you came back."
She looked at Elio questionably as the man agreed with her. "It is. Tammy, a kid like you shouldn't be pressured into doing this and only two people know that this is happening. You have until tomorrow before we tell Anabel the full plan and make the trip a final choice."
Tammy agreed back and tensed up as she looked Elio in the eyes. "You are saying this because something similar happened to you two... a lot!"
Elio nodded and recalled. "It actually started right after I became Champion when Interpol sent someone to do something of Ultra Beasts that were let loose. Looker didn't want Anabel to get killed and I offered to go on those missions in her place... it was pretty stupid and the urgency left me with little choice."
Tammy figured it was and felt comfortable as she thought her decision through. "Dad, if they are going to have me do something more dangerous than finding a bunch of Meltans, you would have told me by now. I'll do it because Hoenn isn't that far away."
Lillie felt proud of Tammy's bravery and gave her a kiss on the back of her head as Elio appreciated it. "Thank you, however... there is one catch. Anabel wouldn't be so pleased to know a child is coming with her unless she knows that kid is tough enough to handle what ever is being thrown at them. She... might want to know that from you in case something happens to her and you are the only one to jump into action."
The girl felt her blood heating up in determination as she knew who to bring. "I have to beat her in a pokemon battle. Alright."
Lillie warned the girl and envisioned the adrenaline. "Anabel is also one of the strongest trainers out there." Elio agreed and wanted Tammy to be well warned. "Very much strong, your fight with Lusamine came out of nowhere and you were barely able to beat her. Anabel would make her look like a joke in comparison, she has an Alakazam, Snorlax, Mismagius, Salamence, Weavile, an Espeon for a pet and three pokemon I am not speaking of."
Tammy felt she was going to go up against a top customer and knew what to bring. "This means I need to bring a team just as strong. I'll have my team ready for her tomorrow, when is this trip happening?"
Elio had no idea and gave an estimate. "I need to go to Orre by the start of next week, so Anabel isn't leaving until after Gladion's wedding in a couple of days. If you can impress someone like Anabel, then this can be scheduled at your own time. Time for you to get some things finished before you make another long trip. She is an elitist, so impressing her is going to be difficult and once you begin battle... there will be nothing we can do to stop what is to happen."
Tammy understood and went to the P.C for a switch. "I got it, she won't be nice about it. Thank you for asking me Dad!"
With her busy, Elio took another look at Lillie and was checking her out, a view of something who has long earned respect and is now to be respected as someone far more than how they were respected before. The Professor gave a spin to let Elio see everything and thanked him. "That was a better way to persuade her than what I was going to do, her dreams are waiting and they shouldn't fade. Elio, I have finally did it. I'm officially a Professor in title."
She took out a certificate with her name on it, her husband was tongue tied as he tried to congratulate her. "Y...You're years of study have paid off. This was why you changed up to... your Professor form?"
Lillie swayed her braided, blonde pony tail and felt the name worked. "It is, I had a really eventful day today. Little Horn came by earlier and helped me teach some students in Sinnoh about special Z moves. That was when Kukui had my certificate ready."
Elio guided Lillie to a couch and was eager to listen. "What kind of special, exclusive ones or status moves?"
Lillie sat down with him and saw the eyes of someone who was admiring her. "Status moves, Z Grassy Terrain from Comfey. It was because of the defense boost and the terrain that I was able to win, though one of the students have a strong Empoleon."
Elio listened clearly as he saw Kukui coming down with two excited babies. "That is all it takes to get that edge and win the fight, who was that student?"
Lillie was about to answer as she saw Kukui with her young, Leon looked happy to see his father as Daphne was having a difficult time visually recognizing her mother. Such a drastic change! Elio held his son without hesitation and kissed his forehead as Lillie greeted her daughter with a silly expression that only babies can love. Daphne gave a gummy smile on recognizing the behavior as her mother answered. "That student is Pamela. Elio, do you think I overdid my form change? A lot of our friends will be shocked to see this."
Elio shook his head and saw his daughter resting up in Lillie's arms, he saw a brilliant woman and a wonderful person making herself known to the world and a sweat heart of a daughter that was routing for that person. "They know your name Lillie and everyone out of the region will know one day!"
Lillie appreciated it and kissed her daughter on the cranium. "Maybe, it just feels satisfying to make it this far."
