"Last time, after successfully making it through Poni Island to the Altar of the Sunne, Lillie, Gladion, Sarah and their Pokemon arrived at the Altar along with Ash and all the others, including Sarah's parents. Now they are approached by all four of the Island Guardians who called Sarah, 'Princess Sarah'! Just what will happen next?"
In a small flashback, Sarah recounted everything that led to her and everyone else's meeting with the Tapu Guardians.
"My beloved baby Pokemon, Nebby, had evolved into a Cosmoem after what he and Snivy had to endure under Faba's wrath but Lusamine was also taken by the Ultra Beast, Nihilego!" she began. "I had to do something to bring my baby Pokemon back and help Lillie and Gladion retrieve Lusamine no matter what! So, my Pokemon and I went to Poni Island with Tapu Koko's assistance and we managed to catch up to them and help them find and reopen the Ultra Wormhole."
"We passed through several obstacles including the first ever Island Challenge Trial where we were granted passage by the original Totem Pokemon, Totem, Kommo-o, and his guards for entry to the Altar of the Sunne. That was when everyone, even my adopted parents, appeared, telling us they've searched for us ever since we left and that they couldn't bear to stand by as we took the biggest risk of our lives. I personally thought they were crazy to follow us all the way here but I'll always be grateful to them for coming. I only hope we're ready for what the Tapu Guardians are going to throw here."
(Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Opening – Pokémon Sun & Moon Ultra Adventures Ver.)
(The opening begins with Sarah and Lillie along with Snowy, Silvally, Blitz, The Meowstic Pair, and Mudsdale being blasted off their feet, hooves, claws, and paws from an explosion behind them. Kiawe turns and see something behind him and the others in shock. A part of the Ultra Dimension is shown as if there is more to the Ultra Beasts than meets the eye)
Pokemon... Sun & Moon (Ultra!) Adventures...!
(Lana and Sophecles are introduced first as they smile at the audience before they, along with Popplio and Togedemaru, are seen fighting Team Eclipse grunts before they before Gigavolt Havoc and Hydro Vortex. Mallow and Kiawe turn to the audience with a bright smile and a smirk when they're introduced before they are seen with their Tsareena, Pyroar, and Turtonator running toward danger to save Sarah and the others before they use Bloom Doom and Inferno Overdrive before a fleet of Team Eclipse grunts are seen running from whatever's frightening them off admits a series of explosions thrown at them)
Far, far away, deep in space, to a galaxy unknown! Pokemon, go! Pokemon, go! Pokemon, go!
(Sarah is introduced next as she stands with a proud Silvally alongside her before they are shown getting in a battle stance together before they perform Devastating Drake. Ash and Pikachu are then introduced as they give off goofy smiles. Then, they're shown running in a panic from an angry mob of Jangmo-o's and Hakamo-o's before they perform Breakout Blitz. Sarah gets on Silvally as he roars proudly before Sarah and her friends are seen being blown off their feet from an explosion behind them)
There lies a key to the answer and the powers you will know! Pokemon, go! Pokemon, go! Pokemon, go!
(Finally, Lillie and Snowy appear as the last of the core cast, giving happy smiles to the audience. Then, they're seen using Powder Snow against Pokémon from Team Eclipse's lower grunts before they perform Subzero Slammer. Gladion is then introduced as he gave a cool smile and a nod)
Ah… Ah…. Ah… Ah….. Ah… Sun & Moon!
(Mousey, Wolf, and Hakins are seen as they give dark looks towards the audience, showing that despite their goofy nature, they're amongst the top of Team Eclipse's ranks as part of Sarah's most dangerous adversary. The Tapu Guardians are shown in succession before Nebby is awakened as his true self, Solgaleo, as he gave a proud roar)
Turn up the power! Pokemon...! (Ultra!) Sun & Moon!
(Sarah and her friends appear, flying across the sky on Ride Pokémon that can fly in special Power Rangers inspired suits as they prepare to find and combat the Ultra Beasts crossing over from the Ultra Dimension to their world)
Turn up the power! Pokemon...! (Ultra!) Sun & Moon!
(Sarah uses her new Z-Power Ring to activate Nebby's signature Z-Move, Searing Sunraze Smash, against a powerful adversary they're fighting against. Zeraora, Zorua, and Absol, in succession, use Plasma Fists, Night Daze, and Megahorn against their foes)
Turn up the power! Pokemon...! (Ultra!) Sun & Moon! Go!
(Sarah is seen riding on Nebby's back as they withstand an explosion behind them. Sarah raises her Sun Sword into the sky while her friends and family cheered)
Pokemon... Sun & Moon (Ultra!) Adventures...!
(The titles for the second part of Sarah's adventures appear in a flash of light and electricity behind a shot of the full Alolan moon while Tapu Koko flies away)
Pokémon Alola Journey – The Alolan Sun Princess
Sarah and her friends were surprise to see the four Alolan Island Guardians at the Alter, but they were even more surprised that they called Sarah a Princess. "What do you mean by 'Princess Sarah'?" Mallow questioned.
"The Princess is the last of the lost Alolan Hierarchy following the disappearance of her birth parents, the Last King and Queen of Alola, when the Pokemon Syndicate, more feared than Team Skull or Team Rocket, Team Eclipse, sought to use the Black Beast abolish the monarchy of the last Alolan Royal Family that ruled our peaceful region and who are loved for their kindness and compassion to all," Tapu Koko explained.
"This young girl holding the little Cosmoem is the daughter of the Last King and Queen, King Doug and Queen Delilah, and the one they said to be the last hope for our world and the Alola Region against the evils we speak," Tapu Fini added, directing to Sarah. "The last of the Alolan Royal Bloodline, a truly unique girl who is a friend and mother to all Pokemon who come before her."
Everyone around Sarah was surprised as they looked at Sarah, who was still stunned beyond belief of who she really is according to the Tapu Guardians.
"I'm... I really am the Lost Princess, am I?" she gasped quietly.
"You were brought to the future during the Ultra Beast War for your safety. Your parents loved you very much and didn't want you to fall into Team Eclipse's hands and be destroyed as well," Tapu Bulu told her. "They had to risk using a time spell by a royal adviser of theirs, a close friend who went to the future as well to help watch over you as proven by his Absol."
Sarah looked at Absol, wanting to know if it's true. "Sol," the Disaster Pokemon nodded, confirming Tapu Bulu's words.
"I'm sure you have a lot of questions on all this but I'm also sure you have more pressing matters to attend to, darling," Tapu Lele continued, getting everyone back on track. "You're here to inquire on how to save your friends' mother and the little Pokemon you call Nebby, am I right?"
Sarah nodded, knowing what Tapu Lele was talking about. "He evolved into a cocoon shape after we freed him from Faba's clutches, do you know how we can help him?" she asked. The four Alolan Guardians nodded.
"Why are they all gathered here if this is what we're experiencing?" Gladion asked, completely taken aback along with Lillie from what they heard about Sarah.
"Melemele, Akala, Ula'Ula, and Poni, all before Sarah, revealed as the Lost Sun Princess of Alola!" Professor Kukui gasped. "Why would they all tell us this and gather here at the Altar?"
Even Lana, Sophocles, and Mallow couldn't believe their eyes and ears after hearing Tapu Koko and his fellow Tapu Guardians tell what they know about Sarah as the Lost Princess even if they don't know why they initially gathered.
"I don't get it!" "Me neither!" "This is unbelievable!" the three of them breathed as Rotom-Dex took more photos. "It makes no sense," Lillie wondered, curious as to why the Tapu Guardians did what they did.
"Tapu Koko, there's more you all should still know," Sarah asked as she approached, still holding Nebby. The Guardian of Conflict floated close to her, curious as to what she wanted to ask him and his fellow guardians. "What do you have in mind, Your Highness?" he asked.
"The other reason why I came to Poni Island with Lillie and Gladion," she answered. "I feel partially responsible for what happened to their mother, Lusamine. She got kidnapped by the Ultra Beast, Nihilego, while she and my adopted parents were protecting us. We need a way to enter the Ultra Dimension and bring her back!"
"Oh no! This is serious," Tapu Koko replied before he pondered. "A human from this world crossing over from this world to the Ultra Dimension is particularly ghastly..."
"But, we need the assistance of Solgaleo so we can open up the Ultra Wormhole to get her back!" Lillie pleaded. "Help us! Is it possible for us to meet Solgaleo here in the Altar of the Sunne?" Gladion agreed.
Tapu Koko thought for a moment on the three kids' words and then nodded, "...Yes. Difficult but not possible... But, my fellow guardians and I need to combine our powers if we're going to bring him to you."
Gladion nodded in agreement, but Sarah still had one question, "So what do we do with Nebby? Is there a way he can get out of this cocoon form he's in?"
Tapu Koko held a hand to reassure Sarah before he continued. "Princess, it's time you and your family and friends know the truth about how Nebby came to you," he answered. He quickly flew to the other three Tapu Guardians and explained what they have to do and about Sarah, Lillie, and Gladion's noble cause. They all nodded before they use their terrain attacks to show everyone the truth about Nebby's existence.
"Electric Terrain!" "Psychic Terrain!" "Grassy Terrain!" "Misty Terrain!" the Tapu Guardians summoned, their terrains converging into a rainbow bubble covering everyone around the Altar.
"W-Wha-WHAAAAATTTTTT?!" Rotom-Dex spluttered frantically, recognizing the Tapu Guardians' attacks. "Electric Terrain, Psychic Terrain! This is impossible, all four of the Tapu Guardians' terrain attacks are merging together as one!" Everyone looked around in shock to see what the Tapu Guardians will be showing them.
A bright screen appeared to reveal the Altar of the Sunne in the same dream Sarah and Ash shared before. The Pokemon couldn't believe their eyes as the truth of Nebby's coming-to-being, according to the Tapu Guardians, played out. "Hoppin' horny toads...!" Silvally gasped as and the rest of Sarah's Pokemon watched in awe.
"As I live and breathe..." Zorua breathed in amazement. In the Tapus' memory, Solgaleo and Lunala appeared from Ultra Wormholes to the Alola Region. "No way!" "That's exactly like the dreams we had before I met Nebby!" Ash and Sarah cried in alarm. "It's Solgaleo!"
"And, Lunala!" Gladion and Lillie breathed, amazed from what they're seeing. The two Legendary Sunne and Moone Pokemon combined their powers and converged together to create a familiar cosmic ball of fluff that everyone immediately recognized.
"Oh, wow! What's that?" Lana cried happily. Mallow knew who it was, "Is that Nebby?" Sarah was entranced by the memory the Tapu Guardians showed her and everyone as Nebby finally came into view in his Cosmog form.
They saw the four Guardians all looking at little Nebby and they turned to Solgaleo and Lunala who softly roared at them and the four Guardians nodded before Nebby woke up and teleported them all away.
The memory then cuts to Sarah and Ash running to school together on the day Sarah and Nebby first met.
"Sarah, look!" "That's you and Ash," Kiawe and Sophocles gasped in surprise. "Hey! Pikachu and I, along with Sarah's Pokemon at the time, are there, too!" Rotom-Dex pointed out as he watched with everyone.
Everyone watched in amazement as Sarah told Ash that she would see what Tapu Koko wanted her to show her before they parted ways and Ash, Pikachu, and Rotom-Dex went ahead to the school.
Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini were in the spot where the young princess would first meet the little Cosmog, watching him rest peacefully in Tapu Fini's arms. When Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu joined them, the Melelele Guardian told them that Sarah would be coming as planned.
Tapu Lele nodded before she told Tapu Fini to let Nebby rest in their current spot for the princess, which the Poni Guardian did as she carefully put him down. With their mission complete, the four guardians parted, leaving only Tapu Koko to be with him when Sarah and her Pokemon found him over the little baby. The rest, as they said, is history as the Tapu Guardians dismissed their terrain attacks and ended the memory, leaving everyone in awe.
"Tapu Koko, you and the other guardians," Sarah finally breathed. "You were at the Altar of the Sunne and charged with bringing Nebby to me!"
"Yes. They tasked us with bringing their child to you and you alone for you to find and look after until the time has come for him to take on his true form," Tapu Koko nodded, confirming his princess' thoughts.
"Well, how about that?" James breathed as he smiled in amazement before he, Nikki, and Professor Kukui joined Sarah.
"My little baby, you've grown to be a fine mother to Little Nebby," smiled Nikki.
"You were entrusted with Solgaleo and Lunala's only child by them and them alone," Professor Kukui agreed, impressed. "Not to mention, all four of Alola's Island Guardians as well, as the Legendary Sun Princess!"
"Pikachu..!" Blitz cheered happily and Wooloo gave a happy 'baaa' at Sarah. The Nebby started to glow a little bit.
Everyone gasped to see the little evolved Photostar Pokemon baby glow brightly. Sarah, realizing what she should do, held him for Tapu Koko to see as he floated down to the princess. "Here, Tapu Koko, is there a way to bring him back?" she asked worriedly.
Tapu Koko narrowed his eyes at the sleeping Photostar Pokemon and nodded to Sarah but not before he asked her something of great importance. "Do you want to see who Nebby really is, Child?" he warned. "Once he's restored, he may not look the same as before."
Sarah thought carefully about it. She knew that if Nebby was to be restored with the Tapu Guardians' help, there's a strong possibility that Nebby won't be the same Cosmog she once knew. On the other hand, she wanted to see Nebby be brought back to life so bad that she didn't care what could happen; she wanted to see her baby Pokemon alive again.
Finally, she looked at Tapu Koko in the eye and gave him a nod. Tapu Koko didn't need to say anything as he returned, knowing that Sarah made her choice. Nebby floated to the sky as Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini observed him and then used their signature abilities to begin restoring life to the Photostar Pokemon while Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu watched the preparations. Gladion, infuriated by the delay and the time everyone's losing to save Lusamine, couldn't wait any longer.
"Will you please focus?!" he snapped, drawing Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu's attention. "I got to rescue Mother and I don't have a moment to spare! This is no time to be messing around!" Annoyed by Gladion's insistence yet still understanding his cause, Tapu Koko came to his face and stopped him from complaining.
"We know that," reassured the Melemele Guardian firmly. "But, what we're doing to restore Nebby for the Princess is necessary if he's to help you."
Gladion was really annoyed but Lillie calmed him down. "Gladion, let's wait for them," Lillie soothed. "We should trust the Island Guardians, I'm sure they know what they're doing."
Wooloo agreed with Lillie with a "baa baa." Gladion grumbled but he agreed with them.
"Okay... I'm ready..." Sarah said to the Island Guardians. "Do it..."
The Tapu Guardians nodded but Tapu Koko noticed that Sarah was missing something. "Do you have the Sun Sword with you?" he reminded.
Sarah gasped as she quickly ran to Mudsdale and took out the Sun Sword before she brought it forward to him and the other Tapu Guardians. "Okay, here it is," she panted as she presented it.
Tapu Koko nodded in approval as he took the Sun Sword and continued to oversee the preparations with Tapu Bulu. Tapu Mele and Tapu Fini continued with their part of the process, uninterrupted by Gladion's impatience. Ash and the others marveled by what the Tapu Guardians were doing along with their Partner Pokemon.
Lillie and Gladion were also impressed along with Snowy and his Silvally although Gladion kept his thoughts about saving Lusamine quickly to himself from now on despite not showing his intrigue. Sarah, on the other hand, prayed for Nebby's safe return with her Pokemon by her side as they watched Tapu Mele and Tapu Fini continue their work on their son/baby brother.
The younger Pokemon were worried for Nebby but Milotic, Lolita, Dragonair, and Zweilous took it upon themselves to comfort them. Kukui, Nikki, and James all watched with proud and confident smiles, knowing that things will be okay once Nebby is restored when the Alolan professor got a phone call.
"Kukui here," he answered but then, he paled when he heard what seemed to be dire news.
"What?! I see, in the meantime, find someplace safe and stay there. We're on our way." He then turned to Nikki and James, quietly relaying the bad news to them. They gasped and nodded in determination, understanding that he'll need his help with whatever's troubling him and they quickly left but not before Ash saw them leaving.
"Professor, where are you going with Nikki and James?" he asked, the mention of Sarah's parents causing the young princess to look over. "Professor Burnet's coming so we're making sure she gets over here safely! We'll be right back, bye," he called before they left.
"Meowstic..?" The Meowstic Pair looked at them in confusion along with Sarah's Snivy. "Snivy vy.." The Meowstic Pair and Snivy agreed and secretly followed the three, not wanting them to miss anything important.
Dragonite, Lucario, and the Lycanroc Couple, feeling that something dire is happening that required their trainers and Kukui's attention and proceeded to join them. They were initially surprised to see the Meowstic Pair and Snivy following Kukui and their trainers. But, they had a feeling the three younger Pokemon felt the same way they did and the quartet continued on their way.
With the seven Pokemon behind them, Kukui, Nikki, and James shared a nodded as they prepared to deal with whatever could be troubling Professor Burnet. "I'm counting on you, Partner," Kukui quietly prayed as he took out a Pokeball.
While Sarah's parents, Professor Kukui, and the Pokemon joining them went to find Professor Burnet, the kids and their Pokemon patiently waited with Ash, Rotom-Dex, and the others happily thinking about Nebby and Sarah, Silvally, and the rest of her Pokemon family still with him and the Tapu Guardians. Gladion, meanwhile, was sitting on his own, thinking about Lusamine and everything they and Lillie have been through while he waited.
"You know, I'm sure things are gonna work out alright," Ash reassured with his goofy smile.
"Dear Nebby, I wonder if he's asleep," wondered Mallow.
"Sleeping is good for you and it'll be no different for him," Lana agreed.
Lillie was also curious of Nebby's dreams, "I wonder what Nebby's dreaming about right now."
"I wouldn't be surprised if he's dreaming about playing with us, mostly Sarah and her family," Mallow theorized. "Maybe so," Kiawe agreed.
"Playing with us and his family is totally good for him, I'm sure of that," noted Sophocles. "Most of all the memories he has of us is confined to Sarah since she was entrusted to look after him in the first place."
"Well, I am in 100% agreement with Sophocles and Mallow with their picture-perfect theories," Rotom-Dex agreed.
Meanwhile, with Professor Burnet, she and Munchlax found themselves in a pickle as Totem Kommo-o's guards have stopped them from passing through.
"This isn't looking very good is it?" Burnet asked herself. Her Munchlax was freaking out.
But then, "Burnet!" Burnet gasped and the pokemon guards turned and saw Kukui, Nikki and James at the doorway. Kukui tossed a Pokeball and released his Braviary, which flew him over the guards and in front of Burnet.
"Are you alright?" Kukui asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay.."
The pokemon narrowed their eyes and the three new intruders. "Braviery, use Brave Bird!" Kukui called and Braivary unleashed the flying type attack which horrified the dragon and fighting type pokemon. Braviary struck them hard and flew back over to Kukui.
"Lucario, Aura Sphere!" "Dragonite, Dragon Pulse!" Nikki and James called and their pokemon blasted the other guards. The Totem Pokemon's guard pokemon got back up to their feet and prepared to attack when...
"Meowstic..!" "Vy Snivy..!" "Huh?" The adults turned and saw the Meowstic Pair and Snivy!
"Meowstic! Snivy!" Nikki and James exclaimed.
The Totem Pokemon guards looked at them as the three went over to them. "Snivy vy, Snivy vy vy Snivy." Snivy told the guards pointing her vine at Burnet. "Meowstic Meow.." The Meowstic said and the pokemon guards nodded and stood down.
"Umm... what did they just do?" James said.
"Looks like Sarah and her pokemon must have earned their respect and they said Burnet's a friend of hers so they'll allow her to pass," Nikki stated.
The pokemon nodded and the male Meowstic took Burnet's hand, "Meowstic.." and lead her out of the small cave and near the Altar of the Sunne.
"Thanks, you guys..." Burnet said. "No problem.." Nikki said. "Now let's get back to Sarah and the others."
Back to Sarah and the others; Tapu Koko and his fellow Tapu Guardians have completed the preparations for the ritual to restore Nebby to his true form as they took their places on four pillars as they meditated.
Sarah was still facing them and Nebby along with her Pokemon with the Sun Sword inserted into a pedestal below the sleeping baby Pokemon, which Tapu Koko, Tapu Mele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini energized with their powers after completing the ritual's first steps and making it appear. The others, meanwhile, were still waiting with their backs turned, wondering what will happen to Nebby.
The four Island Guardians continued to channel their spiritual energy until their posts started to glow along with the Sun Sword still in its pedestal. The bright glow from the posts and the sword drew the others' attention as they turned to see what's happening.
"What's that?" Gladion wondered in surprise as the light traces up towards the Altar of the Sunne and unlocked the portal behind its gate. The portal fired a beam of light onto Nebby and the Sun Sword as everyone watched in awe.
Lillie was surprised by this as she looked to Sarah, "Sarah, is that...?"
"It's time!" Sarah nodded after Lillie trailed off.
"Alright, the Altar of the Sunne!" Ash cheered. Now, Gladion was intrigued, "Does that mean, it's Solgaleo?"
Nebby floated towards the light and the Sun Sword and upon reaching them, he was covered in a huge pillar of light that forced Ash, Mallow, Kiawe, Lana, and Sophocles to shield their eyes. Lillie, Gladion, and Sarah, however, weren't bothered by the light as they were amazed to see Nebby transform into his true form along with the Sun Sword.
"It must be...!" Gladion trailed off, having no doubt about who will be emerging from the light. Lillie was amazed and so was Sarah. "What's happening to Nebby?" Lillie questioned.
Finally, a bright light came from Sarah's heart and shot towards Nebby, allowing him to be reborn anew in his new form as...
...A huge white lion with an almost metallic-looking coat. It had black paws with golden claws and orange patterns around its ankles, and its mane had tufts of orange along with golden growth around it. Its forehead looked as if it were made of space, and it even its eyes were in it. Everyone was in awe from what they've witnessed; Nebby had evolved into a Solgaleo!
At the same time, the Sun Sword changed to match Nebby's new form; the tassel changed colors to include a mix of gold, white, and orange and was much shorter so that it was about nine-and-a-half inches long from the metallic white dragon ring pommel to the tassel's end, the entire sword was completely different as from the dragon ring pommel, it also had a winged guard on the hilt in the same color as the pommel used to block the downward strikes of another weapon.
The blade was also changed as it became as straight as a ruler at 33 inches from the hilt to the tip and kept the golden blade. But, what stood out on the blade was that engravings of Solgaleo were imprinted on a white background on much of the entirety of the blade barring the tip, the base, and the edges. Even the sheath attacked to Mudsdale's saddle changed as it was a few inches longer to fit the sword's new size, fashioned in the style to fit a Manchu Qing Chinese Tai Chi sword.
Nebby roared proudly but after he was infused with the Tapus' power, he spoke using Telepathy, "I... HAVE... THE POWER!"
Sarah's heart was racing as she saw her beloved baby Pokemon brought back to life in his true form; Nebby, the little Cosmog she loved and cared for, was really a Solgaleo!
"Nebby..." she quietly said before she raised her voice as tears of joy streamed from her eyes. "...You're really a Solgaleo!"
"Wow, it's Solgaleo!" "Pika!" Pikachu and Ash cried in awe.
Gladion was stunned from seeing Nebby in his true form along with Lillie. "Nebby turned into Solgaleo," she breathed.
"Unbelievable.." Kiawe gaped as the girls gasped in awe.
Nikki, James Kukui and Burnet saw the transformation from afar and they came up to the group in utter shock. "Nebby evolved into Solgaleo..!" Nikki and James exclaimed.
Seeing his human mother, Nebby walked over to Sarah, looking down at her.
"Nebby..." Sarah breathed as they eyed each other. She held out her right hand to him, wanting to know if it's a dream or not. "Is... Is that really you...?"
Nebby could see that his human mother was worried he wouldn't recognize her and neither would she with him. So, he did the only thing he could: he leaned his head to her hand and spoke his very first word to her, one that everyone can now hear, "Mama..."
Sarah was stunned, this was all too much for her as she then hugged him tightly and cried her heart out. "NEBBY!" she wailed, her worries washed away just from his first word.
Nebby nuzzled his human mother as she accepted his comfort and he began shedding his own tears of joy, knowing that they're back together again. "I'm alright, Mama, I'm here..." he reassured softly.
Ash and the others couldn't believe it as they and their Pokemon Partners all smiled happily for Nebby and Sarah. Even her Pokemon couldn't hold back the tears that had built up in their eyes as they cried happily for their all-grown-up baby brother. Nikki, Professor Burnet, Professor Kukui, Nikki, and James along with the Pokemon with them also couldn't help crying happily for Sarah with the touching reunion in front of them.
"Nebby," replied Ash, still crying happily. "You look really cool, you know that?"
"Ash is so right! I'm so happy for you and Sarah, you're just so big and strong now!" Mallow agreed, shedding happy tears.
"I never thought that you, of all Pokemon, would ever evolve into Solgaleo in a gazillion-million years!" Sophocles noted, crying happily as well.
"I even got to meet you as a Legendary Pokemon!" breathed Lana as she cried.
"Wow, I'm speechless," Kiawe breathed while crying. "At this moment, I've been moved as if my heart is in Inferno Overdrive!"
"Nebby, thank goodness... I was so worried..." Sarah sobbed happily as she continued hugging Nebby.
Nebby happily licked his human mother, "I'm okay, Mama, really."
Lillie then walked up to Nebby. The newly reborn Solgaleo looked over to his human mother's friend, recognizing his personal babysitter. "Lillie..."
"Nebby, would you allow me to touch you?" asked Lillie. "I'd like that."
Nebby looked to Sarah for her approval and she nodded, feeling that he deserved to feel his personal babysitter's touch again after everything he went through.
He leaned toward Lillie and she hugged him, happily feeling his warmth. "You're so warm, I can feel it. The power of the sun," she mused gladly as they broke away. "Thank you!"
He then turned to Sarah, feeling like he wanted something to feel complete again. "Mama, do you remember the lullaby you first sang to me when I was just a little Cosmog?" he asked her. Sarah nodded, not understanding what he wanted until he softened his eyes at her.
"Sing it again for me," he quietly begged. "For old time's sake, please...?"
Sarah giggled as she held his head. He then allowed her to rock him gently as they closed their eyes and smiled, the tears still welling in their eyes, "Hush now, quiet now, it's time to rest your sleepy head~. Hush now, quiet now, it's time to go to bed~. Hush now, quiet now, it's time to rest your sleepy head~. Hush now, quiet now, it's time to go to bed~."
As she sang, Nebby recalled all the happy memories he made with Sarah's family as a Cosmog. He deeply loved them and he wouldn't trade them or his friends for anything in the world.
Happy that she still remembered the lullaby she first sang to him, he happily licked her again. "Oh, I almost forgot!" Ash gasped as he quickly popped three Sugar Stars and held them out. "Here, I got some Sugar Stars! Want some, Nebby, just like old times?"
The young Solgaleo looked at the Sugar Stars curiously but he didn't move. "Maybe since he evolved, he doesn't need them anymore," Ash wondered before he felt a happy lick from his hand as Nebby ate the Sugar Stars.
"Mmm! Thanks, Ash! They're still as good as I remember them!" he cried happily.
Ash giggled and hugged Nebby. Pikachu and Blitz happily leaped onto his head as the others came over, "Pika Pika..." the two Pikachus cried together.
Then Sarah came up to him, "Nebby, we need your help. Lillie's mom was taken by an Ultra Beast through an Ultra Wormhole. We need you to open one up so we can go and rescue her."
"We hope that you'll help us if we're to have any chance of saving her," Lillie agreed as she came alongside Sarah.
Nebby grew concerned as his eyes narrowed. "This is serious," he mused. "It's not safe for a person like her to be in the Ultra Dimension, especially in the clutches of whatever Ultra Beasts are in there."
Gladion came over, knowing that everyone will need Nebby's help more than ever. "Please help," he begged.
Nebby then looked at everyone and nodded before he turned back to his human mother. "*There is a way but it will require a specific Z-Move that I know and my Z-Crystal,*" he replied before he summoned a completely different Z-Crystal in Sarah's hands from his cosmic forehead.
The Z-Crystal was a bright transparent orange with Nebby's sun symbol but it looked like three diamonds fused together with two smaller diamond on both sides and a larger one holding Nebby's symbol in the middle.
"Is this your Z-Crystal?" Sarah asked, getting a confirming nod from Nebby.
"With my Z-Move and my Solgalnium Z together, coupled with the right poses to activate it, you'll use them to open an Ultra Wormhole and allow you and your friends to rescue that woman," he told her before he turned to the Sun Sword still in its pedestal. "But first, you'll want to take your family's treasure back."
Everyone looked at the Sun Sword and they were surprised to see it in its new form. Sarah was taken aback as she walked to the sword and put her hands on the handle before she tried to move it. The Tapu Guardians, satisfied with their work and watching the reunion, floated from their pillars to watch the young princess reclaim her weapon in its new form.
The sword didn't budge at first but then, it began to move. Slowly but surely, Sarah managed to pull it out of the pedestal and was stunned by its newfound beauty as she looked it over.
"The Sun Sword! It changed its shape!" Ash gasped in amazement at it. "Pika, Pika!" Pikachu agreed.
"Now, it's stronger than ever if it matches Nebby's new form!" Mallow observed in awe.
"That could come in handy if we have to deal with Team Eclipse again," Kiawe noted as well.
Tapu Koko proceeded to explain about the sword as Nebby joined her. "This is what the Sun Sword originally looked like before it was lost forever until you found and retrieved it from the cave from Akala Island," he briefed.
"The blade - 33 inches long, 1/10 inches wide. The hilt is eight inches long, 2.6 inches wide, and 7/10 of an inch thick with seven rubies missing from the guard. The design tells you that it was made before the first settlers from a faraway land where your treasure came from made this region their home and engraved with a technique that, by the time the Ultra Beast War took place on this very Altar, was lost."
"Tapu Koko, the Pokemon in this region, if we have a council, should appoint you Court Historian," Tapu Bulu joked.
Sarah was in awe as she held her birth family's weapon. "Wow, this belonged to my old mother and father," she breathed as she looked it over.
"And, now it is yours in their honor and memory, Mama," Nebby agreed as he nuzzled her.
"Are you and your friends ready to enter the Ultra Wormhole, Princess?" Tapu Fini asked Sarah as she and her fellow guardians gather.
"We're ready!" Sarah replied before she turned to the others. "Ready, guys?"
"Yeah!" Ash and the others shouted, ready as ever to rescue Lusamine from the Ultra Dimension.
She then turned to her parents, Professor Kukui, Professor Burnet, and their partner Pokemon along with the Lycanroc Couple as Snivy and the Meowstic Pair rejoined her. "Mom, Dad, do you wanna come too?" she began.
"Of course, Ponchita." "If that's what you want." James and Nikki said and Sarah nodded.
"Good luck, kids!" "You take care now!" Kukui and Burnet encouraged.
Sarah smiled and nodded before she tried to equip Nebby's Z-Crystal to her Z-Ring but surprisingly, it wouldn't fit.
"That's weird," she observed as she tried to equip the Z-Crystal.
"What's wrong?" Gladion asked. Sarah grumbled as she fiddled with Nebby's Z-Crystal, "It doesn't fit my Z-Ring."
"Mind if I fix that?" Tapu Koko asked as he came forward and held out his hand. Sarah nodded as she took it off and gave it to him. "Here you go," she told him.
"Thank you, Princess," he thanked before he focused his energy and transferred it to Sarah's Z-Ring.
"Older than time itself, man has always known the calling!" Tapu Koko recited as he tossed the Z-Ring over to Tapu Lele, who caught it and transferred her energy to it.
"Light of the light, strength of the soul, ignite its internal power inside of me!" she continued before she tossed it over to Tapu Bulu.
Tapu Bulu caught the Z-Ring and then transferred his energy to it as he recited, "I am Tapu! I am pure of heart, mind, body, and spirit!"
Finally, he gave the Z-Ring to Tapu Fini when he finished and she transferred her own energy to it completing the Z-Ring power transfer, "Join with me now as I become one with the true Power of Tapu!"
Everyone was amused with what the Tapu Guardians were doing as they observed their antics. "Look at that, they're having fun," Mallow giggled.
"They sure are," Lana agreed, getting a giggle out of their comedic power transfer routine.
With the Tapu Guardians having finished infusing their power into Sarah's Z-Ring, they gave it back to her as she took it in her hands and reattached it to her left wrist. But, it was completely different from its original form, it now has a slot that can fit all of the Z-Crystals she has at hand but the new slot can allow her to use Nebby's Z-Crystal.
"What's this...?" she gasped as she looked at it before she inserted Nebby's Z-Crystal to it. "Whoa!"
"Alright, Sarah, your Z-Ring evolved!" Ash cheered along with everyone else barring Gladion, who just gave an approving smile.
"Thank you, Tapu Koko, guys! This is exactly what we need!" Sarah thanked Tapu Koko as he and his fellow guardians gather again.
"Just glad we could all help you, Princess!" giggled the Melemele Tapu Guardian. The other guardians agreed happily, "Glad to lend a hand!"
"Now, we can go?" Gladion asked, now feeling renewed hope in him. "To the other side of the Ultra Wormhole, to the Ultra Dimension where our mother was taken?"
Nebby was silent until... "I can take you," he agreed with a nod before he directed everyone to Sarah. "But, only if Mama agrees..."
Sarah knew Nebby was referring to her approval to him but she smiled knowing that he still looks up to her as his mother, "Yes, Nebby, as the Sun Princess and your mama, we're going to the Ultra Dimension!"
Nebby nodded happily before he got on his belly and prompted everyone to get on board him. "All aboard!" he called.
"Come on, everybody, Nebby's our one-way ticket to the Ultra Dimension!" Sarah cried as she returned the Sun Sword to its scabbard and quickly returned her Pokemon to her Pokeballs before putting them in her backpack. She decided to let Blitz stay out since he doesn't want to be in his Pokeball and he's small enough to travel with her.
She then carefully went on her grown-up Sunne Pokemon with the others following her actions and getting on board Nebby as well. The Tapu Guardians watched as the young princess and her friends get on Nebby and smiled happily for them, knowing that they'll be just fine while on their mission.
Zorua, Absol, and Zeraora leaped on Nebby's back as well as the Lycanroc Couple. Nikki and James returned their Pokémon and climbed onto Solgaleo as well.
"Wow, it's true! Nebby's warm like the sun!" Ash exclaimed as he felt Nebby's warmth radiating within him.
"I totally can't believe this!" Sophocles cheered as Kiawe helped him on the Sunne Pokemon. "I can't even imagine that I'd be riding on Nebby's back now that he's Solgaleo!"
"So exciting!" "Isn't it?" Mallow and Lana smiled, too excited to begin.
As Gladion and Lillie took their place behind Sarah and Blitz, the girls noticed Lillie's new outfit.
"Nice outfit, Lillie, you look awesome!" Mallow said. Lana agreed as she gave a peace sign, "Mallow's right!"
Lillie smiled, "This is my Z-Powered form!" This got a giggle out of her two friends, knowing how much she changed from her old self following everything that happened to her, Gladion, and Sarah.
Sarah was most surprised when she saw her adopted parents coming with them after they returned their parents and the Lycanroc Couple to their Pokeballs and joined the group. "Mom, Dad! What are you doing?!" she gasped. "You didn't have to come if you don't want to, what about Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet?"
"We know you kids can take care of yourselves but your professors talked us into going along with you," James admitted with a chuckle.
"We're never letting you out of our sight again unless we deem it necessary," Nikki replied firmly.
Sarah was nervous about having her adopted parents come with her with the danger of the Ultra Beasts becoming prominent with Nihilego's capturing of Lusamine after it failed to do so with her, Lillie, and Gladion and didn't want them to suffer the same fate. But, she knew she made them and her friends go into a panic when she and her Pokemon set off to Poni Island to help Lillie and Gladion save Lusamine and bring back Nebby with Tapu Koko's help.
What's more, they barely made it through Totem Kommo-o's trail to catch up with Lillie and nobody knows what to expect when they do reach the Ultra Dimension. So, with great reluctance, she agreed.
"Alright, you can come along," she sighed before she grew serious, still wanting to protect them. "But, as the Sun Princess as well as your daughter, I want you to stay close to us and do whatever you can to make sure we get to Lusamine in any way possible."
Nikki and James nodded; they may still be her adopted parents but they knew Sarah's the Lost Princess and she was deeply worried about their own safety as well as her own and that of her friends.
Satisfied, Sarah looked at everyone coming, preparing to make the jump while Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet and her Munchlax stayed behind to wait for them until they returned with Lusamine. "Alright, everyone, this is it!" she announced. "There's no turning back once Nebby takes us to the Ultra Dimension, whatever we're about to face, be on your guard and keep constant vigilance!"
"Yeah!" her friends and parents called back. But then, Sarah stopped, realizing something she forgot.
"Now, I have to do the Z-Move.." Sarah said.
Tapu Koko giggled before he floated down to help her. "Allow me, Princess," he offered. "Just turn the dial counterclockwise by twenty-five degrees on your Z-Power Ring to activate Nebby's Z-Crystal and do what I do."
Sarah looked at her Z-Power Ring in surprise, her new Z-Ring has a new feature specifically for her Sunne Pokemon's Solgalnium Z-Crystal?
Curiously, she turned it counterclockwise by twenty-five degrees as Tapu Koko instructed before it activated and she could feel the Z-Power flowing through her. She smiled as she then began to follow the Melemele Guardian's Z-Move poses for Nebby.
"Strength of the Sun, Ferocity of the Lion!" recited Tapu Koko as he crossed his arms twice with Sarah following. Sarah finished as they banged their hands together as if they're two pieces of hardened steel before making a double punch,
"Let's go galactic with my Solgaleo, Nebby!" Nebby roared as he charged himself up from his human mother's Z-Power fueled by the happiness and love his family and friends gave him and glowed a bright yellow all over. "Full power!" Ash and the others shouted.
"Give it your all, Nebby, boy!" "For our daughter and her friends!" James and Nikki encouraged.
"Let's rocket, Nebby! Now, open an Ultra Wormhole and send us to the Ultra Dimension!" Sarah shouted as she pointed towards the Altar of the Sunne.
"Hang on, Mama," Nebby called as he rushed forward and opened up an Ultra Wormhole while they all held onto him tightly. "SEARING SUNRAZE SMASH!"
"Good luck, kids! You too, Nikki, James!" "Be careful, all of you!" cried Professor Burnet and Professor Kukui with Munchlax sending his own words of good luck to everyone before the Ultra Wormhole closed and they vanished out of sight. As they're left alone, all they could do now is wait and hope for the best. Seeing that their work is done, the Tapu Guardians returned to their homes, to wait until they're called once again.
"Good luck, Princess," they said as they left.
Nebby ran through the Ultra Wormhole with everyone on his back, heading towards where the Ultra Beast took Lusamine to.
"And so, with the return of Nebby as the Legendary Solgaleo, our heroes are on their way to the Ultra Dimension to save Lusamine from the clutches of Nihilego! But, what lies ahead of them beyond the end of the Ultra Wormhole? The plot thickens with more ultra mysteries to come as the journey continues!"
Sarah's Team:
1. Pikachu
Moves - Thundershock, Tackle, Thunderpunch, Double Team, Thunderbolt, Electroweb
2. Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Rock Slide, Accelarock
3. Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Protect, Rock Slide
4. Silvally
Moves - Crush Claw, Air Slash, Hyper Beam, Swords Dance, Dragon Claw, Multi Attack, Tri Attack
5. Mudsdale
Moves - High Horsepower, Double Kick, Mud Slap, Bulldoze
6. Wooloo
Moves - Wild Charge, Tackle, Electro Ball, Volt Tackle
7. Ponyta (Galar Form)
Moves - Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, High Horsepower, Heal Pulse, Psybeam
8. Meowth (Alola Form)
Moves - Thunderbolt, Scratch, Iron Tail, Dark Pulse
9. Brionne
Moves - Pound, Water Gun, Icy Wind, Bubblebeam, Aqua Jet
10. Milotic
Moves - Dragon Pulse, Ice Beam, Twister, Mirror Coat
11. Mareep (Shiny)
Moves - Thunderbolt, Confuse Ray, Power Gem, Signal Beam
12. Sylveon
Moves - Tackle, Tail Whip, Copycat, Shadow Ball, Light Screen
13. Sliggoo
Moves - Water Gun, Protect, Tackle, Dragon Breath, Dragon Pulse
14. Noctowl
Moves - Wing Attack, Foresight, Air Slash, Confusion
15. Meowstic (Male)
Moves - Helping Hand, Psyshock, Light Screen, Future Sight
16. Meowstic (Female)
Moves - Heal Pulse, Psyshock, Dark Pulse, Future Sight
17. Snivy
Moves - Vine Whip, Leaf Storm, Twister, Leaf Blade
18. Oshawott
Moves - Water Gun, Razor Shell, Icy Wind, Iron Tail
19. Tepig
Moves - Flamethrower, Flame Charge, Solar Beam, Rock Tomb
20. Vulpix (Alola Form)
Moves - Protect, Powder Snow,
21. Dragonair
Moves - Dragon Rage, Iron Tail, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam
22. Zweilous
Moves - Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Wing Attack, Flash Cannon
23. Vibrava
Moves - Crunch, Dig, Rock Slide, Steel Wing
