While the Ultra Guardians fought Cipher at Mt. Lanakila, Folly slipped away to Melemele Island in an effort to kidnap Burnet and force the Guardians into surrender. With Professor Kukui winded from Folly's Exploud's attack, it looked like the plan was going to go off perfectly. But Folly could never have accounted for Moon, who was glaring down at him from the second floor of the house. Folly's face paled as this unknown girl's existence threw a wrench into Ein's perfectly calculated plan. "W-Who are you!? What are you doing here?!"

"I live here." Moon said, her hazel gaze burning into Folly's soul. She had just woken up from Burnet's cry for help and she was not happy. "What are you doing here?"

"HUHHH!?" Folly took a step back. "You live here?! That can't be right! I've been scoping this place out for the last two days, and I've never seen you walk in or out!"

"I haven't been outside in two days. But that's beside the point." Moon then jumped from the second floor to the first floor, just narrowly managing to stick the landing. "You're one of those Cipher people, yeah? Get out."

"Gggggnnn…." Folly was sweating. This was not a part of the plan. Buuuuuut…if he could win this encounter, then it wouldn't matter! Moon's existence was still something to be wary of since he knew…literally nothing about this girl. He was briefed on all of Ash's friends in Alola, but Moon was never on that list. That's why he had a sense of uneasiness. "See…about that…I can't leave unless I take the lady with me, so if you'd be so kind to…"

"Absolutely not!" Moon exclaimed, standing in front of Burnet protectively. "Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!" Pikachu nodded and sprinted forward, gathering a large amount of electricity around its body before slamming into Exploud, forcing it out of the front door and outside! Folly had to follow and that's when Moon ran forward, too. "Pikachu, protect Burnet and Kukui. Kommo-o and I will fight him!"

"Pika!" Pikachu nodded in response.

"Moon…" Kukui was still reeling from the punch he received from Exploud.

"NOT COOL!" Folly yelled as he checked on Exploud. It was okay, but just as upset as its trainer. Folly had his Noivern out nearby; he wasn't going to fight with it, but if things did get dicey, or if he succeeded, he could use it to make a quick getaway.

Moon ran outside with Kommo-o, preparing to undergo this serious battle while still in her pajamas. It couldn't be helped. "Did you really try to attack this place while Ash was gone!?"

"Of course we did!" Folly said with a smug grin. He couldn't show weakness! "We were certain this place would be empty! All we had to do was take out the Masked Royal before he could act! But seriously, where the heck did you even come from! Ein never mentioned anyone like you being here!"

That remark caused Moon to look away. "You could say I'm not from around here." The girl then shook her head. "But I'm not gonna let you hurt these people! Kommo-o, Drain Punch!" Kommo-o roared and leapt forward, rearing its arm back as a green aura swirled around it.

"Man, that's a scary dragon…! Boomburst!" Folly commanded. Exploud took one step forward before opening its large mouth, releasing a deafening sound wave that exploded on Kommo-o, causing it to fly back.

"Kommo-o!" Moon gasped as her dragon was thrown back, but it managed to land perfectly.

"How'd you like that!" Folly said while leaning forward. "Exploud is a master of sound! Its Boomburst hits harder than any other!"

"Oh yeah?" Moon was more than willing to challenge that. "Clanging Scales!" Kommo-o's scales began to vibrate, generating an intense sound. The dragon then threw its arms forward, releasing numerous shockwaves of sound towards Exploud! It was a direct hit! At least…that's what it looked like, but in truth, Exploud was completely fine. "Huh!?"

Folly was shaken at first, because Clanging Scales really did look like it was about to do a lot of damage. But he then realized exactly why the move failed! "Ah ha! Exploud's a master of sound! So it's only natural that its ability, Soundproof, would block out all forms of weak noise! I'm one of Miror B's top men, so I know my way around a battle!" He was also, until recently, one of two men in Miror B's group, so he wasn't really saying much. "Now Shadow Ball!" Exploud fired off a potent orb of darkness towards Kommo-o, watching it explode on contact. "Ah ha…huh?"

As the smoke cleared, Kommo-o was completely fine. "Bulletproof." Moon said before retaliating immediately. "Focus Blast!" It was Kommo-o's turn to attack! It quickly fired off an orb of raw energy towards Exploud faster than Folly could issue a command. The Focus Blast exploded against Exploud, sending it flying into the air. "Nice…!"

"Exploud…!" Folly gasped. Exploud landed on the ground, shaking its head. It had taken an Iron Tail and Volt Tackle from Pikachu directly, so Moon did have a bit of an edge going into this battle. "Man, this girl is actually a bit of a problem…okay, use Boom Burst on the sand!" Exploud did that, releasing a sonic cry that caused a large amount of sand to erupt in front of it!

"What the…!?" Moon had to shield her eyes from the sand, as did Kommo-o! This was a makeshift Sand Attack as they could barely see anything.

"Hit 'em where it hurts! Ice Fang!" Folly shouted. Exploud emerged from Kommo-o's left, chomping down on its arm with its frigid fangs! Kommo-o cried out as it tried to shake Exploud off, but it wasn't budging! Its arm was also beginning to freeze over, much to Folly's enjoyment. "Yeah, keep it up!"

"Kommo-o…!" Moon gasped. "Use Drain Punch!" With its free arm, Kommo-o slammed its fist into Exploud's face! It forced it to let go with the super effect hit, and it even gained some health back. "Okay, now!"

"Boomburst!"

"Clanging Scales!"

It was a clash of sound! Boomburst vs Clanging Scales. Unfortunately for Moon, there was no way for her to win this trade, as Exploud was immune to her ace move! The only way this ended was in a draw, both sound attacks exploding against one another. It was time for Folly to pull out his ace in the hole. "Disarming Voice!"

"What?!" Moon gasped. Exploud released a wave of sound that was far different than any other. It was a voice that would make even the sweetest of fairies jealous! Disarming Voice was a fairy type attack, Kommo-o's most volatile weakness, and it was a direct hit on the fighting dragon, causing it to roar and stumble back in pain. "Kommo-o!"

"Do it again!" Folly commanded. Just as he ordered, another Disarming Voice caught the staggering Kommo-o, the sound wave throwing it down to the ground.

"Oh no! Use Focus Blast!" Kommo-o was snarled while placing its hands on the sandy ground. It wasn't going to be able to let out another attack in a timely manner, as two Fairy Type hits really had it pushing its limit.

This was his chance! This mysterious girl was tough, but the upper hand was his! "Quick, finish this with Boom Burst!" Folly shouted. Exploud released another extremely potent wave of sound towards Kommo-o to finish it off. But at the last second, Moon's Pikachu jumped in the way, taking the full brunt of this attack. The wave of sound violently erupted against the electric mouse, hurling it into the sand. "Wha…!?"

"PIKACHU!" Moon gasped and rushed over to her pokemon, lifting it into her arms. "Why did you do that!? You were supposed to protect them…!"

"Pika…" Pikachu offered a smile. It was heavily damaged after taking a hit like that. "Pikachu…"

"Ah…" Moon's gaze lowered. It was almost as if she knew what Pikachu was saying. "I know…I should've won by now. But I…my mind's been all over the place lately. I can't seem to do anything right."

Folly tilted his head. What was going on right now? "Uh, you there? Does this mean I win? Because if so…"

"Even now, I'm struggling in a fight I know I should win, but I just…" As Moon trailed off, Pikachu used its strength to hit her with a Thunder! It was entirely uncalled for and shocked everyone. "GAAAH!"

"Pika!" Pikachu shouted at her again, telling her to get her head in the game.

"Oooow! Why'd you do that!?" Moon pouted. Although she knew the answer. She was more than awake now and set Pikachu down to the ground, staring at Kommo-o, who was on its feet. "Sorry, Kommo-o. I haven't been at my best lately. You deserve more than what I've been giving. I have to do better! I have to be better! Burnet and Kukui are behind me…and I have to protect them…!" That's when Moon pulled out a dark blue Z-crystal from her pocket, placing it into her Z-ring. At that moment, the Z-ring began to shine as she crossed her arms. "If I don't, then everyone's gonna be in trouble! I can't be so weak that I put everyone in danger! I may not belong here, but I refuse to drag them down!"

While Moon was having her little episode, Folly was attempting to sneak back into the house. That all halted the instant he heard the sound of a Z-ring. This was also the first time Folly noticed the Z-ring on her wrist and his eyes widened. "Oh no…!" He wasn't warned about this either.

"A Z-move…!" Burnet gasped. Would Moon be able to pull it off? She knew about her recent failures.

"I'm not an Ultra Guardian, I'm not even a resident of this Alola…but these people have been kind to me and put up with me these last few weeks. If you think you can just walk in here and hurt them, then you have another thing coming! I won't let Cipher have their way when people I care about are on the line!" Moon held her hands apart, slowly spreading them like a dragon's maw. This caused the Z-power to flood into Kommo-o, who let out a mighty roar. "Show them your fighting spirit, Kommo-o! CLANGOURUS SOULBLAZE!" Kommo-o's scales started to jingle louder than before with intense vibrations. The dragon then leapt into the air, releasing a gigantic, vibrant soundwave that utterly annihilated everything in its straightforward path! To Moon's surprise, this Z-move was…actually working! In this case, it wasn't a matter of if she could do it, she had to do it, because the situation was more than just her and she knew that.

"AHHH!" Folly braced for impact like he was the one getting hit! It was Exploud who had to tank the entirety of the blast! There was a gigantic explosion that shook the beach, and despite how strong that Z-move was…Exploud was completely fine. It was a sound based move after all. Folly stared in utter shock as he somehow managed to stay in the game. "Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Wow, did you forget about Soundproof!? And here I thought you were a threat…!" That's when he saw a brilliant light appear around Kommo-o's body. "…Huh?"

"I didn't forget about Soundproof." Moon said with perhaps her first smirk since arriving in this other Alola. She then pointed behind Folly, where his Noivern was. That massive attack was never meant for Exploud. "I just needed to get your guard down for a second so I could use that attack. Clangorous Soulblaze only raises Kommo-o's stats if it hits something…and Noivern was sitting right there. I couldn't let you get away even if I did lose…which I never planned to."

"W-What the…!?" Folly took a step back. It all happened so fast, but Moon seemed like a completely different person than a few moments ago. She had the foresight to completely shut down his means of escape and used that to her advantage as well!? "Who ARE YOU!?"

"My name is Moon. Alola's Champion!" Right as she said that, Kommo-o's eyes flashed red and a blazing red aura flared around its body. Without even needing to command it, Kommo-o used outrage, entering a berserker state, rushing towards Exploud at high speeds!

"U-Use Diarming Voice!" Folly shouted frantically. Exploud was just as frightened and unleashed another sound wave, hoping this would put Kommo-o down, but that wasn't happening. Kommo-o barreled through it instead! "GAAAH!" Before Folly could even issue another command, Kommo-o was brutally assaulting the Exploud with numerous blows it could barely keep up with. "Ice Fang!"

No dice. Kommo-o slammed its fist into Exploud's open mouth before it could even try biting it. Moon and Kommo-o were completely in sync, giving off an extremely intimidating aura that was never even felt from her before up until this moment. "Stay away from my home." And to finish things off, Kommo-o released a Focus Blast at point blank range, completely consuming Exploud and threw it back onto the sand, completely defeated. With Noivern and Exploud down, Folly was not only defeated, but trapped on Melemele.

"Gnk…! This is bad…!" Folly pulled out his communication device, trying to reach Ein. "Ein! Ein! We got a real problem he-!" Before he could say anymore, something picked him up by his collar and stole his device. It was Kukui's Incineroar and it was not happy about the intruder. "AIIIIIIIIIE!"

"Don't worry, Moon. We'll handle the rest from here." Kukui said with a smile. "Looks like you really hit him hard with that Outrage, huh?"

"What?" Moon blinked, snapping back to how she was before. For a moment, she felt like returned to her 'old' self. It was fleeting and she couldn't remember a time she felt more confident.

Burnet knelt down, wrapping her arms around Moon for a hug. "Thank you for protecting us, Moon. I knew you had the strength."

Moon paused, Burnet's words hitting hard. "I…I protected someone?" It felt like she wasn't able to do that for the longest time. But hearing it now…it brought tears to her eyes. Kommo-o and Pikachu joined in on the hug, congratulating Moon for pulling through.

Kukui walked over to face Folly, who was shaking in his boots now that he'd been defeated. "Now then, friend. We're gonna call Officer Jenny and we're gonna have a nice long chat about this, yeah?"

"Eep…" Folly wanted to run away, but that was impossible now. Boy oh boy…did Moon really screw things up for Cipher….

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Mallow was having an extremely difficult time. Dakim Mega Evolved his Swampert, and despite having the advantage in typing, Dakim had the sheer advantage in strength. Tsareena was at the end of her rope and Shaymin was looking worse for wear. "He's too strong…" Mallow mumbled under her breath. This situation was not the best for her. No one noticed the small cracks in the wall off to the right…

"Man, how stubborn…" Dakim shrugged. Mallow should've been defeated by now, but of course her Pokémon chose to cling to consciousness! Not that it mattered to him too much, since his ultimate goal was grabbing Shaymin. So he simply started to walk over with his Swampert. "Oh well. I'll be taking the spoils of victory now. This'll make up for having wasted my time!" The cracks in the wall grew bigger…

'No!" Mallow stood in front of Shaymin and Tsareena. "I won't let you!"

"You don't really have a choice." Dakim then gripped Mallow by her wrist, lifting her up into the air. She tried to squirm free but Dakim was physically superior. He then tossed Mallow aside and she let out a grunt of pain. "So, little Shaymin…." And then the wall finally burst open, a wave of water sweeping Dakim and Swampert away due to being caught off guard. "Hey!?"

Emerging from the broken wall was Lana and Primarina! Mallow's eyes lit up as her best friend arrived in a timely manner. "Lana!"

"Eh?" Dakim picked himself up; having to look down the shortest person he'd ever seen. "Ahaha! Is this pipsqueak next?!"

Dakim was laughing, but Lana had a fierce gaze in her blue eyes. If one looked closely, you could see the rage of the ocean in her eyes. "Stay away from my best friend."

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Next Time: Size of Your Strength.