Diana is developing a reputation. Given her destiny, it isn't surprising.

Inside the observatory was a dream come true for Diana. The walls lit up, giving it a sci-fi feel that made her more excited the longer she looked at it.

"Space," she heard Eli say quietly, and she reluctantly tore her gaze away from the wall to watch him.

"It's an observatory, Eli. They're made for space."

"I want to go to space," Eli said, not sure how else to put it.

"I'm sure you do. But we're here to get me a shiny thing, not to get you some more ammunition for your theories."

That seemed to bring down her cousin's excitement, just a bit. "Yeah, ok," he said quickly. "The captain should be around here somewhere, right? The sooner we find him, the sooner we can do what needs to be done."

Diana nodded. "Exactly. Let's try not to make this adventure any longer than it has to be." Though now that she knew what Kukui was planning to do, she could see this going on for a long time yet.

They found the captain quickly. He was waiting behind a brightly-colored door. And he was a little nervous about this battle, apparently.

"So you're Diana?"

She nodded. "You're Sophocles?"

He confirmed it. "I've seen you on the internet. My trial's going to be a little different than the ones you've been through. You have to call the Totem Pokémon yourself."

"Is that really any different from Mallow's trial?"

Sophocles smiled a little. "Kind of," he admitted. "But this time, I whipped up a device to call the Totem here. You get to be the test subject. Molayne told me that you were Professor Kukui's assistant."

"I was going to be." Strange. She didn't feel jealous anymore. Perhaps it was because she was growing as a person, preparing to be a scientist on her own. Or maybe it was the promise of working with Colress. "How does it work?"

"As you know, there are some sounds that people can't hear, but Pokémon can hear just fine." Diana nodded. "And you know that here at the observatory, we combine sound and space science."

"We did not know that," said Eli, but Diana put a finger to her lips and he shut up.

Sophocles ignored him. "So I decided to use some sounds here from our planet to summon the Totem."

Just as he finished speaking, the power went out. A sharp sound indicated that the door had closed. There was a sudden bright light as Eli sent out Growlithe, who proceeded to use his fire to light up the room for them.

"Use a candle, dude," Sophocles said calmly.

"Like I have candles," Eli snapped back. "Was I supposed to just expect this to happen?"

Sophocles reached into a drawer and pulled out some candles and holders. Eli and Growlithe both looked ashamed, and put out the fires before they could do serious damage.

Sophocles turned back to Diana. "You can open the doors by passing an audio quiz," he told her, and she sensed that this was her trial. "The Totem Pokémon is coming."

During the quiz, Stanford evolved once again. Rotom's screen provided more light for the kids to see, and brought up the entry on the new form immediately.

"Decidueye is cool and cautious, but prone to panic," Rotom read. "But more importantly, Stanford just lost his Flying type, and picked up Ghost instead!"

"That'll come in handy." Diana grinned. She could face Electric-types now, though the Bug-type weakness was still there. That could be a problem for the trial if things kept going like they were.

"And he wants your permission to switch Leafage for the signature move Spirit Shackle."

Diana looked over at her starter for confirmation. Stanford nodded. "Do it," she told him. "It's a signature move for a reason, right?"

"Probably," Stanford agreed.

Then the door opened, the lights came on, and the Totem Vikavolt arrived. The battle began immediately.

And for the third time, Stanford won a trial all by himself. Rotom snickered to himself as he uploaded the proof again.

That Decidueye was going to be almost invincible. And Diana's skills as a trainer were going to be legendary.

"Good work, Sophocles!" Molayne was applauding despite his friend's loss, having seen everything firsthand. "And congratulations, Diana! The battle was awesome, and the experiment was a success. Well done!"

"It was awesome, wasn't it?" Sophocles laughed as he pulled the Electrium-Z out from another drawer. "She's awesome! I don't think anyone can take that Decidueye down!"

Diana hid an arrogant smirk as she brushed down her skirt. "I know it." She held up her hand for her Decidueye to high-five, and he did so with his feathered 'hands.' "We're on our way to take on the world, and nothing can stop us!"

"She's getting so confident," Eli said to himself. "The real world is gonna eat her alive."

Diana turned her head just long enough to stick out her tongue at him, and returned to taking her prize from the Captain.

Sophocles noticed, but he didn't seem to mind. "You've won the Electrium-Z, Diana." He demonstrated the funny dance associated with the Electric Z-Move. Then he groaned. "Sorry. I'm just so nervous…"

"You did fine, cousin," Molayne reassured him. Then he looked back to Diana, and answered the question her facial expression was asking. "It's usually the kahuna who appoints the captains. But here on Ula'ula…" he shook his head. "Anyway, I got too old for the job, so I named Sophocles here the captain instead."

"Too old?" Diana repeated. There was an age limit to the job?

Molayne shook his head. "Not important." He handed Diana another Z-Crystal, and then he demonstrated the dance. "That's the Steelium-Z. And this…" He pulled something else from his jacket pocket and gave it to her. "Is Professor Kukui's. He said he's going back to Malie Garden. Can you take it to him?"

It was the Masked Royal's mask. Eli and Diana shared an exasperated look. Then Diana held it out to her cousin.

"Burn it," she ordered.

"How?"

"Touch it," she hissed. "You're Eli Frost."

Acknowledging her point, he reached out for it, but Molayne stepped between them.

"Don't destroy it. It doesn't protect his identity, but it does protect his ego." He smiled half-heartedly. "Pretend you don't know, ok? Let him have this."

Which was exactly what the professor's own wife had said. "Fine," Diana sighed as she put the mask in her bag. "But you owe us for this."