Following a clue in the form of a rug owned by Rand and Leanne, the team sets out to Aqua Resort located on Sophian Island, hoping to intecept Red Eyes before he can carry out his plan.

"Ah!" Summer sighed in delight as she was in the sky with her Staraptor. "The thrill of the sky, how I missed you so!"

Lillymon was holding Ami while flying nearby. Takumi, Nokia, Agumon and Gabumon were on Rapidmon. Fei, Guilmon and Yuuko were ridding Waspmon. Arata and Yuugo were in Ben and Summer's Stylers along with their Digimon via the Connect Jump. "Don't go too far ahead, Summer." Ami said.

"No use telling her that." Ben chuckled. "She and her friend Wendy live for ridding their Staraptors."

"Yup!" Summer then flew right in front of Ben who yelped as she started circling around him, looping multiple times in different angles. He and Pichu braced themselves, expecting to crash into her.

"How many times have I asked you not to do that?" Ben groaned.

Summer laughed. "I dunno. Five? Ten? Maybe a hundred."

"Alright, guys, enough screwing around." Arata said. "We're approaching the area Sophian Island should be at."

Summer looked ahead. "Hey, what's that?"

"What's what?" Nokia asked.

"It's really far away, but something is flying with incredible speed!"

"I can see it too." Ben said. "Let's get closer!"

Up ahead two Pinchers were chasing a blue and a red flying Pokemon. "We're not going to let you escape! How dare you send one of our Z.Z. Flyers into the sea?"

"The number of Pokemon that have escaped from our Z.Z. Flyers is…very few!"

The Voice Nav. on Ben's Styler activated. "Based on the signal it is apparently a Z.Z. Flyer."

"Z.Z. Flyers?" Arata asked from Ben's Styler. "That can only mean one thing. Pinchers. So, they're already here."

"Confirmed the presence of two Z.Z. Flyers. Also, there are lifeform readings of two Pokemon. The Pokemon are…Latios and Latias."

Summer gasped. "The legendary Pokemon Latios and Latias?! This is serious! Let's go after them!"

As they hurried on ahead Ben thought to himself. "Latios…Latias…Those are the Pokemon I saw when I came to this region. The Pinchers are after them, but not the other legendries?"

Meanwhile the Pinchers were still hot on the Pokemon's trails. "They fly so elegantly! Somehow, I feel like we are barely slowing it down."

"Hey! Come on! Don't get so serious!"

Latios and Latias started to pick up speed, and in a matter of seconds were out of sight.

"That's some amazing flying ability."

The other Pincher nodded. "These Z.Z. Flyers aren't exactly slow. What can I use to vent this frustration at not being able to exact revenge for my teammate?"

"Stop right there!" Summer was the first to catch up to them. Ben and the others came close behind.

One of the Pinchers smirked. "Nice! I've found a place to vent some aggression!"

"I'll let our Pokemon use our frustration and take it out on you!"

"Guys! Be careful. Something's coming." Summer warned. 9 Wingull suddenly charged at them.

"Incoming!" Ben yelled. Pichu fired a Thundershock at one of them, knocking it out of the sky. Four of them came from behind Fei and Yuuko.

"Waspmon!"

"Turbo Stinger!" Fei's Digimon shot blue projectiles at them, taking down four at once. Ben and Summer each caught two with their Stylers.

"You ready to give up yet?" Ben smirked. Three Pelipper came in next. "I'll take that as a no."

As they shot Water Guns, the Ranger's and Pokemon maneuvered around the attacks. Lillymon got her sights locked on one of them. "Brace yourself Ami!"

"For whAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Without much warning, Lillymon threw her as high up into the air as she could so she had her hands free. "Flower Cannon!" She shot one of the Pelipper. As it went down Lillymon caught Ami.

"Can you give me a proper warning next time?" Ami muttered as she tried to get her bearings.

"Heh, heh…sorry."

Suddenly a gust of wind hit Waspmon in the back. He spun out of control causing Yuuko and Guilmon to fall off. "Yuuko!" Fei and Waspmon dove after them.

Ben looked behind him to see what hit them. It was a fourth Pelipper. "Another one?!"

As Yuuko fell, Guilmon leaned to try to get closer. "No! I can't fail this time! I couldn't protect Yuuko from Rie or the Pinchers! I can't let that happen again!"

Yuuko looked up at her Digimon as she fell. "Guilmon!" Her eyes glowed white. As did her Digivce. "I can feel Guilmon's determination! Is this power…?" Text appeared on the screen of her Digivice as she held it up.

DIGIVOLUTION

A white light fired from it and enveloped Guilmon before a bright shell formed around him. "Guilmon Warp Digivolve to…" briefly the image of GeoGreymon appeared in the shell before it expanded. When it exploded Guilmon looked like GeoGreymon but the brown skull was a grey metal with orange hair coming out the back. He had some king of red jetpack with mechanical wings, and a cannon on his left arm. "RizeGreymon!"

With incredible speed it dashed to Yuuko and caught her. "RizeGreymon…" Yuuko smiled. "It's been a long time since I saw you in this form."

"I didn't think I'd use it again after becoming Gaiomon."

Fei caught up to them on Waspmon. "Yuuko! Are you alright?!"

"I am. Come on, the others need us."

"Right." RizeGreymon flew straight back up to where the others were fighting the three Pelipper.

Ami looked at them amazed. "Yuuko! You Digivolved your Digimon to Ultimate!"

Summer looked at her Styler. "RizeGreymon. Ultimate Level Vaccine Digimon the barrel of it's weapon is made of Chrome Digizoid to help it withstand it's own power."

RizeGreymon took aim with his cannon arm. "Trident Revolver!" He shot three orange blasts at the bird Pokemon and they were knocked out.

The Pinchers returned them to their Control Gauntlets. "Shoot! What the heck is that thing and why is it so dang powerful?!"

"Now spill it!" Ben growled. "I thought your targets were the legendary birds! Why go after Latios and Latias all of the sudden?!"

"We're just trying to teach Latios and Latias a lesson for randomly charging at the Pinchers! What's wrong with that?!"

"As long as they're in the sky, they get in the way. Zooming around as if to laugh at us!" They then flew off.

"I got them." RizeGreymon said as he aimed for their Z.Z. Flyers.

"No, wait!" Summer yelled. "You'll vaporize them! And the Pokemon they're carrying!"

Yuuko nodded. "Let them go. For now."

Ami glanced at Ben. "So those were legendary Pokemon they were chasing?"

"Yeah. When I first arrived to Oblivia with Summer, the Pinchers were chasing Latios and Latias."

"I'm interested in why they said that Latios and Latias were getting in their way." Summer said.

"I am too." Takumi nodded. "But we have our priorities right now. Red Eyes is getting closer to Articuno with every passing second."

"Man. Someone's more serious than normal." Arata replied.

"I won't let him get away with what he's doing! Whatever it is!"

Yuuko glanced up ahead. "Takumi is right. Latios and Latias can clearly take care of themselves. For now, we have to head to Aqua Resort."

Summer nodded. "Alright. Let's go, Staraptor!" They hurried on ahead to their destination.

Summer jumped from her Staraptor and landed on the stone port of Aqua Resort. Ben landed his Staraptor next to her. The others came on their Digimon who converted back to their Rookie forms. Once everyone was on land Arata and Yuugo came out of Ben and Summer's Stylers. Amilooked around. "This must be the port at the Aqua Resort."

"What a nice place." Yuugo smiled. "It has such a calm air to it."

"I saw you!" A young girl with blond hair dressed in white and blue walked over to them. She had a hat that looked like a Wingull. "You looked so cool fighting in the sky I was jealous of how you and Staraptor were one." She then turned to Guilmon. "And I've never seen a Pokemon evolve so suddenly like that!"

"We are Digimon." Guilmon replied.

"Oh! He can talk too!" she then looked at everyone. "You love flying, don't you?"

"Absolutely!" Summer smiled.

"It was kinda scary at first, but I thought it was fun." Nokia added.

"I could go without someone tossing me like a ball." Ami glanced at her giggling Palmon before adding "But I feel so free up there."

The girl gleamed. "I knew it! That's what I thought. Ever since I was a little girl, I've always been staring at the sky. Then at some point, I became able to share my feelings of friendship with bird Pokemon."

"Without a Styler or anything?" Ben asked. "That's some connection."

"I'm moved by the bond you share with bird Pokemon and these Digimon of yours, so I'll introduce my friends." The girl looked into the sky. She took out a flute with a propeller and blew into it. The propeller spun as it played music. Shortly after a Skarmory flew over to her and hovered over the water. Then a Staravia joined it. Followed by a Pidgeotto. "Everyone! These people are lovers of the sky! And two of them are flying Rangers!"

"Oh! Those are the Pokemon we just saw in the sky!" Summer smiled.

"Today is just an introduction! See you later!" The girl waved the Pokemon off as they departed. She then turned back to Ben and the others. "Pokemon that you have captured in the sky will gather here. If you want them to come with you, come talk to me."

"So, if we come here and ask for your help, we can get the Pokemon that live in the sky to join us on our mission? Thanks!" Ben smiled.

"That's cool!" Nokia chirped. "You're like the Pied Piper of birds!"

"Pied...Piper?" The girl asked. "I don't understand…Oh, that's right. My name is Supurna. I'm sure you can tell from my look that I love bird Pokemon. Nice meeting you."

"You too." Summer waved.

Once the team was inside the plaza they took in the sights. The stone paved area had a fountain at the center and all the houses were well built and colored. The river flowed into the town. Summer smiled. "Wow! Now this is a resort!"

"Yeah!" Nokia looked at the flowing water. "You don't see things like this a lot in the city!"

"My, my dears. What unique fashion sense." A woman with purple hair walked over to them interested in Ben and Summer. "Are those kinds of clothes popular with kids in the cities now?"

"This is a Pokemon Ranger uniform." Summer said.

"That means that you two are Pokemon Rangers? That's great for ones so young." She then glanced at Pichu. "And this little cutie carrying a ukulele. Perfect for a resort."

"Pichu!" the Pokemon twanged his instrument.

"My, my, how wonderful. I've taken a shine to you. This city of water is called the Aqua Resort. Many people from other regions who are tired of city life come here looking for a elegant, laid-back lifestyle. I happen to be one of them."

"I can see the appeal." Yuuko said. "Everything seems so…relaxed out here."

"What brings you to the Aqua Resort?"

"Actually, we're looking for someone." Takumi said. "Do you know anything about a rug weaver around here?"

"These is one in this city. The rugs he makes have a very old design, but they are very well made."

"That has to be the guy who made that rug at Rand's place." Arata said. "Know where we can find him?"

The woman pointed. "Walk a little to the west of here and you will see a rather plain-looking house for being in the Aqua Resort. That has been the traditional residence of the weavers."

"Thank you very much!" Summer smiled. "Umm…Excuse me, what was your name?"

"I'm called Kasa. It's a nickname from when I was younger."

"I see." Ben nodded. "Well, thanks for the help, Kasa. We appreciate it."

"She's pretty fashionable for her age." Nokia said as they walked away.

"She said a lot of people who are tired of the city come here." Yuugo added. "The residence will probably be those of older age looking for a place to retire."

"That must be the place." Ben said pointing to an old looking house.

They walked inside. "Excuse me! Is anybody home?" Summer looked around. "Hello?"

"Nobody is here." Takumi said.

"Maybe he went out somewhere." Gabumon added.

Nokia looked at the blue rug laid out in front of them. "Hey, look! That's the same rug Rand has!"

Takumi looked at the bird on it. "Well, then this has to be the right place. But until the weaver comes back, we can't find out anything."

"Well, no use standing around here." Fei said. "Come on. Maybe we can find him outside."

Ben nodded. "Good idea."

"How should we find him?" Summer asked as they walked out. "Should we walk around yelling, "Weeeaver!" Or something like that?"

"Hey, that could work! We'll give it a try!" Nokia took a deep breath with her hands at the sides of her mouth.

"NO!" Arata immediately put a hand over her mouth. "We will not."

"Well, now. And you are?" A familiar man walked over to them.

"Oh! You must be the rug weaver!" Summer said.

"No, that's Doctor Edward!" Ben said.

"You know him?"

"Pichu!" Ben's partner nodded.

"Ah, the Ranger and his friends. We met in Cocona Village and Tilt Village."

"Summer, Yuuko, you haven't met him yet, but this is Edward." Ami said. "He goes around all over Oblivia to help those in need."

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance."

"Mine too, Edward. I offer an apology for making a strange assumption." Summer bowed her head.

"Please don't worry about it. There are many elderly people in the Aqua Resort, so it is my duty as a doctor to make calls to everyone's houses like this."

"Sounds exhausting."

"It's an omen, an omen! An omen of somthin' terr'ble!" Everyone turned to the north exit of town and saw an elderly man run up. Two other people were there.

"What's that 'bout ramen?"

"I said omen! I was takin' a walk, and when I looked at the flow of the river, from upstream the Great Suicine came runnin' on the surface of the water, and he looked mighty angry."

Takumi looked back at the group. "Suicune…Didn't Kyoko say that was the third in Raikou and Entei's trinity?"

"I was so frightened, I squeezed my eyes shut, and without even thinkin' 'bout it, started singn' Suicine's song." The man cleared his throat. "A wide, wide river blocks the way. If you can cross, go ahead I say. The raging river likes to roar, "No one can reach my other shore!" What nonsense speaks the silly river? For Great Suicune, it's just one step. Hero on its back, just one step." The man looked back north. "When I finished singin' and opened my eyes, the Great Suicune was already gone."

An elderly woman rolled her eyes. "Don't be silly, dear. Suicune has always protected the Canal Ruins. There's no way it would leave that place."

"It's because somthin' impossible has happened. That's why I'm sayin' that this is an evil omen!"

"If you're mad enough to shout, go talk to Weber. He knows lots 'bout Suicune. Today's Weber's day off from makin' rugs, so he's probably left for the Canal Ruins in the river."

"Weber, must be the weaver we're looking for!" Terriermon said.

"Then let's go find him at this Canal Ruins." Yuugo said.

"Affirmative." Hagurumon replied. "The man's story indicates Canal Ruins can be found by the river."

"If what that old man says is true, I'm worried about Suicune." Ben said. He then turned to Edward. "Do you by any chance know anything about Canal Ruins?"

"I've heard that those Canal Ruins are a place where humans should not enter. It's a very strange place where even if surrounding areas are sunny, rain will fall there. If you're going there, be careful."

"Got it. Thanks." Ben looked at his team. "Come on guys, let's go!"

As soon as they hurried north, out of the Aqua Resort, the team followed a trail that soon forked. "Let's follow the river." Ben said, going left. But they soon found the trail cut off by the river itself.

"The current is fast…" Summer said. "Maybe Raikou can jump the river."

"Right." Ben took out his Styler.

"If we're taking out Raikou I'd better Digivolve." Terriermon said. "As Rapidmon I can keep up no problem."

Takumi walked over to him. "It might be a bit rash to use and Ultimate Level Digimon right off the bat. I've got a better idea. When Nema was pooling the data we got from fighting Red Eyes' Digimon, it looked like Ami and I got some new forms for you and Palmon to use."

"Oh boy!" Terriermon was jumping up and down with excitement. "Well, don't just stand there! Let's try it, let's try it!"

Takumi laughed. "Alrighty then."

DIGIVOLUTION

"Terriermon Digivolve to…" a shell of light engulfed Takumi's Digimon and when he came out, he was a Pegasus with blond hair, black wings, and a red helmet. "Unimon!"

Takumi got a look at his partner's new form through his Digivice. "Unimon. Champion Level Vaccine with the horn of the unicorn and the wings of the Pegasus."

With Ben Summer, and Yuugo on Raikou, Yuuko and Fei on Waspmon, and Takumi, Ami, and Arata on Unimon, everyone continued down the path. Soon they noticed it was pouring and stopped.

Summer looked up. "How strange. Even though it's sunny everywhere else, it's raining here."

"Just like Edward said." Ami noted. "This must be the entrance to the Canal Ruins, where Suicune is."

"Pichu!" Pichu got everyone's attention and directed themselves towards where he was looking.

Ben narrowed his eyes. "Hey, who is that?" He climbed off of Raikou and ran over to him with Summer.

The young man looked at them. "That outfit…You two are Pokemon Rangers, huh?"

"Would you happen to be Weber?" Ben asked.

"No, no. That's not me. Actually, there's a problem! Not far from here, a suspicious- looking bunch that controls Pokemon is fighting with Suicune!"

"What?!" Takumi asked as he ran over. "Were they ridding strange vehicles?"

"That's right! They were ridding big, saucer-shaped things."

Ami ran up next. "Then it's got to be the Pinchers! Where are they now?!"

"They ignored me completely and flew west along the riverbank! Weber ran after them to try to stop them…"

"Weber? This is bad!" Ben growled.

"You know Weber?"

"Not exactly. We haven't met him yet, but we have some questions to ask him about his rugs."

"I see. And so, you came here looking for Weber. He has a strong sense of justice, so I hope he hasn't having it out with those bad guys from just now…"

"Why are the Pinchers messing with Suicune anyway?" Nokia asked. "I thought they were after Articuno."

"If Suicune is like Entei and Raikou, then that must mean it has a monument." Takumi said. "So, if the Pinchers are after him, that means they don't have the emblem yet! If we hurry, we can secure it before they can get their hands on it and keep Red Eyes away from Articuno!"

"Then we can't just stand here!" Summer said. "We have to protect Weber and Suicune from the Pinchers."

"Right!" Ben nodded. "There's no time to waste!"

He and Summer performed their posses. "Mission on!"

"No time to waste" he said before wasting time to pose." Arata muttered.

"Hey, it's part of Ranger protocol!" Summer replied.

"Why?"

"I've heard that Rangers work with Pokemon to solve problems, but the Pokemon in this area are shy or something. Many hide in grass or in the top of trees." The man said.

"Is that so?" Summer asked. "If that's the case…When we need help from those Pokemon…"

"We just need to make some noise and startle them out." Ami suggested.

"How about Nokia's big mouth?" Arata asked from on Unimon.

"Shut it, super jerk!" the girl pouted.

The young man looked at Ben's companions. "Is that…The legendary Raikou?!"

"Sure is." Summer replied.

"Hmmm…When Suicune roared a second ago, some surprised Pokemon popped out. Maybe Raikou can do the same thing!"

"We'll give it a shot. Thanks for the tip." Ben smiled. He and Summer got back on Raikou as Ami and Takumi board Unimon and they hurried on ahead. After Raikou jumped the river again, and Unimon flew after them, Ben stopped them.

"I hear something." He looked to the side. "It came from that bush…Raikou!"

The Pokemon roared and a scared Forretress jumped out of the bush. "Man, he looks spooked." Unimon said. "Must be from when Suicune came by."

Ben turned to his partner. "Hey Pichu, can you play a soothing melody for the poor thing?"

"Pi!" Pichu jumped onto Ben's shoulder and took out his ukulele. He played a relaxing tune Ben then looped his Styler around it until it was tamed.

"There we go."

"Hey Ben." Takumi pointed to an unstable looking wall. "Maybe he can knock that thing down."

"We might need a little more force for the job."

Ami climbed off Unimon. "Then I guess now's a good time to try out a new trick! Palmon!"

Ami's Digimon landed next to her. "Right!"

DIGIVOLUTION

"Palmon Digivolve to…" Ami's Digimon became a brown large tree. "Woodmon!"

Nokia scanned it. "Woodmon. Champion Level Data. It's strong tree trunk gives it high defense."

"Alrighty then!" Ben said. "Forretress, Double Edge!"

The Bug/Steel type rammed its body into the stone. "Branch Drain!" Woodmon punched it at the same time. The stone toppled over.

"Thanks." Ben waked off the Forretress.

Takumi turned to the Ranger. "Hey, Ben, maybe we should proceed on foot for now. With all this rain and the canal, somebody could get hurt if Raikou goes wild."

"Good point." Everyone dismounted Raikou before it ran off. "Thanks Raikou!"

"Okay, let's get going." Ami said.

If anyone was wondering what that bit at the beguiling of the chapter was, it's called playing to much Fire Emblem Three Houses and getting adicted to those introductions to the post time skip chapters. In fact, I'm putting up more for all the previous chapters as well because why not. So picture if you will a giant map of Oblivia and a figurine representing Ben and whatnot moving around it.