It was nighttime in the Alola Region; arguably, the most peaceful time for a majority of people would fall asleep under the lights of the Alolan moon and stars and prepare for another day under the bright Alolan sun.
"Melemele Island is where our heroes and our little princess call home and Alola's night sky is full of stars. Huh, what is that?"
All seemed peaceful as the stars shone brightly... That was until a small Ultra Wormhole opened up almost like a shooting star and out from it and the Ultra Dimension came another Ultra Beast but one that's much smaller compared to Pheromosa and Buzzwole or even Nihilego and Nebby. This one resembled an origami human and it appeared to be folded out of a sheet of paper which is white on one side and orange on the other. Its head was folded slightly inside its body and has a four-sided star in the center, but no discernible facial features.
On top of its head are two short antennae or horns that are wider at the top. It has long, thin arms that resemble katanas with a yellow, sheath-like structure around the upper area. The sheath connects to a red, slightly raised hexagon on its torso. Extending up and out from the base of each sheath are three yellow projections that are nearly as long as its arms. Its legs appear creased with areas of red visible along the edges.
This Ultra Beast was known as Kartana, the 6th UB of the Ultra Dimension's Ultra Pillars. It looked around curiously, wondering where it ended up from the Ultra Wormhole before it noticed Melemele Island down below and a small, bright light coming from the southern side of the island, to which it decided to take a closer look at.
The bright light turned out to be of a baseball-like Pokemon stadium that was the latest development project erected by the Revengers and their leader, Viren, who typically decided to call it "Viren Stadium" in his own honor. They had no idea Kartana was about to drop in and give them a rude wake-up call in the craziest way.
"All right! Rehearsals are just underway for the grand opening of my newly completed Viren Stadium!" Viren boasted as three of his lackeys stood at attention to their leader. "Listen to my brilliant microphone technique as I announce the best nighttime fireworks techniques ever witnessed, so gaze high up at my solid gold Viren Statue and behold the best burst of fireworks anyone has ever beheld! Got it?"
"Yes. Sir!" saluted his grunts together.
"So, here we go! Three, two, one...!"
Now, I know what you all might be thinking: why are Viren and the Revengers out of jail? Well, it looks as though given that Sarah and the Shiny Pokemon he was after was not on his mind currently, Viren decided to have him and his team focus on other ventures including Viren Stadium where they hoped they wouldn't be caught out for their dirty dealings and tricks that would land them in hot water a fourth time.
Officer Jenny, Totem Gumshoos, and the Rogues of the Law were skeptical of their plea to do better after doing time in community service along with their prison sentence after the magnitude of their previous crimes and their recent collaboration with Carmen Sandiego became too much to ignore. But, eventually, they relented and set them free but not before giving them a hefty fine to pay and a sharp warning that they won't be so lenient to them next time should they act out of line.
As Viren and the Revengers begin their rehearsals, a cloaked human was eyeing them alone in the stands without them noticing it, looking unimpressed by what he/she saw out of the vain and selfish trainer and his crew. But, while he/she watched the first fireworks start being fired and heard Viren boasting again, the human narrowed his/her eyes and looked around the stadium as if the person felt something off before he/she looked up at the statue to find Kartana facing it.
The human gasped in shock and surprise after seeing it before he/she slowly started to smirk devilishly, "It's here..."
The voice definitely sounded like it was female, indicating that the cloaked human was a girl in disguise.
The girl noticed Kartana preparing itself to attack like a master samurai, folding its arms and making a sword out of them and concentrating for a few moments, never minding the fireworks or Viren's shouting around it.
Then, with precise agility, strength, and technique, with one mighty slash, Kartana garbled something like it has no taste for any form of vanity before it lowered its katana-like arms with a clink, signaling the destruction of Viren's golden statue which had been brilliantly cut in half.
Viren and the Revengers were horrified and shocked by this but the disguised girl was baffled by this before her devilish smirk widened as she watched Kartana leave after displaying its incredible power and swordsmanship, leaving the Revengers to panic and wallow in their misery at the sight of Viren's latest sign of his vanity destroyed.
The cloaked girl took this time to leave undetected and hurried to a secluded spot in the forest among the outskirts of the town she was at before taking what looked to be a hidden communicator amongst a series of connected wrist-like gadgets on her left arm, similar to the nanotechnology worn by Spy Kids Gary and Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2.
The spy girl was none other than the Sin of Sloth from Team Eclipse, Melania, who was doing reconnaissance after her team took time off to lay low after the syndicate's bruising loss against their enemies and the Power Rangers Beast Morphers.
"Sloth Girl calling Headquarters, Sloth Girl calling Headquarters," she said through the communicator in a morse code-like style.
Her communicator became linked to Team Eclipse's headquarters and she was patched through to a grunt who she directed to have one of her superiors or colleagues answer her, to which the grunt complied and sent in Ivanka to contact her.
"Yes, Melania, you wanted to speak with Lothor and I?" she asked her colleague.
"Ivanka, it's Kartana, the 6th Ultra Pillar A.K.A. UB-04 Blade has crossed over into the human world from the Ultra Dimension," Melania said, getting straight to the point. "His power is really extraordinary! Just now, he crashed the rehearsals to that Viren idiot's new stadium and split his pathetic golden statue clean in half without him and his buffoons noticing!"
Ivanka gasped from the news but then she began to chuckle devilishly, "I see, perfect... And, do you suppose we should capture him and use him to annihilate the princess and those meddling fools of hers?"
"Indeed, I'm going to see what he's up to as it goes around Melemele. If he's still capable of cutting through everything he sees, he could make a valuable asset to our plans."
"Excellent, Melania. I'll join you as soon as possible but in the meantime, keep a low profile and don't let anybody know we're returning from the shadows for our objective and the princess. I'll report what you said to Lothor before then."
"Got it," finished the embodiment of Sloth as she shut down her communicator and headed back out to find and follow Kartana.
Back at the Team Eclipse base, Ivanka had met up with Lothor and had just finished explaining what Melania briefed her about Kartana and its being in the Human World from the Ultra Dimension. This intrigued the mastermind and Doug and Delilah's former brother as he chuckled in amusement from the news.
"So, the Ultra Samurai has come to sharpen his skills in the human world, eh?" he asked.
"Yes, dear. Are you going to come with us to capture him for our plans?"
"Not yet... I'm sure I recall telling you, we suffered a humiliating defeat by my own damn niece's hands and those of the Power Rangers Beast Morphers when we lost that blasted robot that could've been useful to our plans..."
"Ah, yes... The old Gigadrone you hijacked from Evox and lost after also losing the Beast-X King Zord to the princess?"
"The very same," Lothor murmured, snarling.
"And, I assume this has something to do with your pride?"
"Indeed... How I loathe her, I will do what I must do kill her and take my rightful place on my cursed brother's throne but not now... I need a new plan of attack for when I take her down personally before I attack again. But, enough of my waffle. I heard that you and Melania will be the pair team to take her down and capture Kartana for our operations, my love, is that true?"
"Yes. She'll continue doing reconnaissance on it until the time is right for us to strike."
"Excellent, this will be the perfect time for you two to show them what Team Eclipse's own girl power is about. To that end, I've decided to hand over the reins to you both for this mission. If you perform well and bring in Kartana, I'll make sure you're rewarded so well, you can relax for the rest of your lives without fear of failing me again."
"We'll do our best, darling. Thank you..."
Lothor and Ivanka shared knowing smirks, knowing that they'll continue to go on as they do until enough is enough and when it is finally time for Team Eclipse to strike hard and bring the fight to their enemies, even if Sarah and her friends will do the same.
The next morning, Mallow, Tsarenna, and Ulu were preparing Aina's Kitchen for the day ahead but today was going to be a special day for all of Alola because tonight is the night when a meteor shower will be passing through from the Stufful Constellation at close range for everyone to see.
Latias and Latios had arrived during their morning flight run to help with the preparations for Mallow and her family's customers coming to their restaurant with them helping Tsareena to wipe the tables clean.
"Tonight is the start of the meteor shower in the Stufful Constellation. I wonder who you're planning to watch the falling stars with..." announced the radio woman broadcasting the meteor shower announcement.
"First off, I'll cut this into strips," mused Mallow as she began to chop a cabbage.
"Mallow, would you please check the heat on the stew?" asked Abe, working on a dish from the stove. "Your brother's working in the garden right now."
"Right," she nodded, going to check the pressure cooker boiling a stew.
"And, check the seasoning, too!" called her father as he continued working.
"Okay!"
But, Mallow had no idea that while she, Ula, Latios, Latias, and Tsareena were busy working, Kartana had sneaked into the kitchen, saw the cabbage head she had yet to cut, and linked his blade arms again before he sliced and diced it into neat clean strips before he disappeared.
When the Grass Type student returned, she was most surprised when she saw the cabbage head already cut for her. Despite a few stray strands sticking out, the entire head was cleanly sliced thanks to Kartana.
"Hey, Dad, did you cut this for me?" she asked Abe.
"Huh?" he pondered, turning to her in confusion.
"The cabbage."
"No, honey..."
Now, Mallow was confused. How could anybody cut the cabbage head for her when it was just her, Tsareena, her father, Latios, and Latias around the restaurant? None of them knew that it was Kartana who gave them a hand with Mallow's task but it was about to get wild with the samurai-like Ultra Beast around without anybody noticing.
At Lillie's family's Melemele estate, Lillie had just finished preparing to go to school and she and Snowy were just about to set off when they noticed Hobbes working on the garden, trimming some tall tree-like bushes nearby.
"Oh, I see. So, you're trimming back the trees?" Lillie asked her butler.
"Correct, I was hoping to fashion them into some elegant-looking Pokemon topiaries," confirmed Hobbes as he held a pair of hedge trimmers.
"Wow, can't wait to see them!"
But, Lillie and Hobbes had no idea they were about to get their tree topiaries for who should appear behind the trees but Kartana using its sword-like arms again and created elegant tree topiaries, much to their shock when they noticed after he flew off.
(Eye to Eye - Pokemon Version)
(The opening begins with Sarah, her pokemon and dragon family turning around and being faced with the Seven Sins and Sarah draws her Sword of the Sun Lion to confront them. Nebby's creators, Solgaleo and Lunala come by their side while UB-Black appears behind Team Eclipse, under their control)
Got myself a notion, one I know that you'll understand
To set the world in motion, by reaching out for each others' hand
Maybe we'll discover, what we should have known all along
(Yeah)
One way or another, together's where we both belong
If we listen to each others' heart
We'll find we're never too far apart
And maybe love is the reason why
For first time ever we're seeing it eye to eye
(Sarah is introduced next, wearing her royal attire, as she stands with her proud Nebby and Solar, her Beast Bot alongside her before they are shown getting in a battle stance together along side the Beast-X King Zord before they perform Searing Sunrise Smash together. Ash, Pikachu, Kiawe and Turtonator are introduced together as they perform 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt and Inferno Overdrive together against Team Eclipse. Lana, Lillie, Sophocles and Mallow are introduced next to their pokemon partners before they all perform Hydro Vortex, Subzero Slammer, Savage Spin-out and Bloom Doom together against UB-Black to protect Sarah and Nebby before Sarah eyes and the lion mark on her right cheek glowed and she unleashes a powerful Roar and the clouds behind her turn into roaring lions.)
If a wall should come between us,
Too high to climb, Too hard to break through
I know that love will lead us
And find a way to bring me to you
So don't be in a hurry
Think before you count us out
(Ohh)
You don't have to worry, I will never let you down
Nothing's gonna stop us now!
If we listen to each others' heart
We'll find we're never too far apart
And maybe love is the reason why
For first time ever we're seeing it eye to eye
(Nikki, James, Lusamine, Faba, Wicke and Professors Burnet and Kukui are seen using their pokemon partners against Team Eclipse's pokemon before Sarah, Winter and Nebby fly in and blast them away with a Focus Blast and plasma blast attack. Then, Absol, Zoura, and Zeraora appear and use Megahorn, Night Daze and Plasma Fists, blasting Team Eclipse away before Cresselia flies over the sky.)
Lovers always seeing it eye to eye
(Yes we are)
I knew I was seeing it
{Seeing it eye to eye}
Lovers always seeing it eye to eye
(Seeing it eye to eye, Yeah)
I knew I was seeing it
{Seeing it eye to eye}
Lovers always seeing it eye to eye
(I think we're seeing it eye to eye)
I knew I was seeing it
(Eye to eye}
(Sarah is then seen mega evolving Candy and her Lucario, Shiny Absol, Salamance, Latios, Latias, Houndoom at once, showing the powerful friendship they share together before she's seen saving a little Yamper, Scorbunny and Galar Region Rapidash from Melania's Kabutops and Lothor's Darkari by slashing them with her sword. Then, Sarah comes face to face with Lothor and his Darkari who tries to blast her but she's protected by Cresselia and Giratina, the Pokemon of Dreams and the Reserve World, who blasts Darkari with Moonblast and Shadow Ball together)
If you're ever lonely, stop
You don't have to be
After all it's only
A beat away from you to me
(Take a look inside and see!)
Yeah, Yeah!
(Tsukumaro, Absol's trainer and Doug and Deliah's royal advisor then appears and he's shown training Sarah to fully master her family's powerful sword with Zeraora and Zoura watching on the sidelines with Sarah's pokemon family, Winter and her dragon friends. Next, Sarah is seen holding the her sword in her hand before she raises her Sun Sword into the sky while her friends and family cheered and the seven gems come out before seven legendary pokemon appear; Cresselia, Giratina, Zygarde (Dog Form), Zacian, Zamazenta, Xerneas and Rayquaza and they all circle her and Nebby in their powerful magic along with more silhouettes of Legendary Pokemon appearing before the title screen comes up.)
If we listen to each others' heart
We'll find we're never too far apart
And maybe love is the reason why
For the first time ever we're seeing it eye to eye
(Seeing it eye to eye)
Seeing it eye to eye, baby!
Pokemon - Alola Journey: Destiny of Princess Sarah
Following the strange events involving the topiaries and the cut cabbage head early that morning, Mallow and Lillie met up with the rest of their class and their Pokemon outside the Pokemon school on the schoolyard for another lesson with Prof. Kukui.
Joining Sarah and her Pokemon family and friends were the dragons following their much-deserved break and their newest addition, Stufful, who sat between Wooloo and Ponyta to see what Prof. Kukui will be teaching her new trainer and her friends.
The shy little Flailing Pokemon had slowly settled in well with her new family and her new home with Wicke, Burnet, and Lusamine's approval after arranging to have her graduate early to her new life. She was still understandably timid from what she had been through given her nature but Stufful slowly got to know her new brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles, as well as her new human friends and their own partners, and she was happier than ever.
Today, she was eager to see what's in store for her new foster mother and her human friends as they stood with their teacher after he prepared what looked to be a pole post holding a bamboo stick wrapped in a tatami mat. There were several more like it in a neatly stacked pile for Prof. Kukui was planning to teach his class and their Pokemon about cutting attacks.
"Alola! In today's lesson, we will be studying and learning about an asset of Pokemon moves: Cutting attacks!" briefed Kukui to his class.
"Awesome! That sounds like fun!"
"Pika!" Ash and Pikachu cheered.
"So, is that what the straw mats were for?" Rotom-Dex questioned.
"Wow, you really know your stuff," admitted Kukui to Rotom-Dex.
"Alolan Detective Lucky, episode 4 - Season 3; Master Nogawa cuts through a straw pole."
"That's not just a straw mat, Rotom," interjected Sarah. "Those are makiwaras, a training tool world-class samurai use to sharpen their swordsmanship and cutting. It's also a striking tool that's used in traditional Karate training."
Everyone was surprised to hear Sarah explain what the training tools were. "How did you know that?" Kiawe asked, befuddled.
"Yeah, I didn't know what it was until you mentioned it," Lana agreed.
"Wow, you sure know your way around training tools," Kukui admitted again.
"Well, just as Rotom got his knowledge from watching too much TV, I got mine from personal real-life experience training while working in the battle simulator in the command center."
It wasn't a lie but it was only a half-truth; Sarah had been practicing her swordsmanship in the battle simulator with her friends but she got the bulk of her training knowledge from her private lessons with Tsukumaro and the Swords of Justice. Throughout several of her private lessons, she was given makiwaras her godfather made as training tools for her and they proved to be effective training devices when learning swordplay and doing hand-to-hand combat training to complement her swordsmanship.
Kukui finally laughed after getting over his surprise, seeing where Rotom-Dex and Sarah were coming from.
"I can see you got your knowledge from watching that show and learning from your combat training. And, it does help, Sarah, that I've based this lesson on not just Pokemon cutting attacks but also your Sun Sword and your swordplay as well."
Sarah was baffled as everyone nodded in agreement, smiling at her. "Wow, really...?"
"Cool..." Riolu gasped from the small audience comprising of her entire extended family.
"So, you based this lesson on our cutting attacks and Mama's family's treasure?" Nebby quizzed.
"That's right, Nebby," smiled Kukui to him. "Since we know the Sun Sword is the same weapon her birth parents used to seal away the Black Beast and defeat Team Eclipse the first time around, I figured it would do us good to know more about its powers."
"Anyways, Sarah's right. Makiwaras are used by sword fighters to test their battle skills. Today, it's a target for your Pokemon's cutting attacks."
"Okay! Then, we like to go first!" Ash volunteered as he and Pikachu stepped forward.
Kukui nodded, "Right! Then, we'll start with Ash and go from there."
"Great! If you want cutting attacks, then... I choose you!" Ash declared, pointing at the snoozing Rowlet.
Ash was dismayed when he noticed his Grass Quill Pokemon dozing off while Scorch, Yamper, Mai, Dawn, Eevee, Skitty, Camo's children, Jolteon, and Flygon started to snigger, seeing the Kanto Trainer already off to a slow start. The others including Umbreon, Sylveon, Noctowl, Shadow, Winter, Skystorm, Braviary, Candy, and Rapidash just sweatdropped, thinking that he chose the wrong Pokemon for the exercise.
"Oh, come on, Rowlet! Wake up!" whined Ash, causing Rowlet to finally wake up. "Quick, use Razor Leaf on that makiwara!"
But, Rowlet just dozed off, deciding to pass on the exercise, making Poor Ash panic as he cried dramatically and was the first to flunk the test out of his Grass Type's negligence.
Scorch, Yamper, Mai, Dawn, Eevee, Skitty, Camo's children, Jolteon, and Flygon, on the other hand, fell about laughing at the Kanto Trainer's latest misfortune while the rest of their family just shook their heads in sympathetic disapproval towards him or annoyance at Rowlet for not listening to Ash.
Mallow and Tsareena stepped forward, being the second ones to go after Ash's instant fail. "Now, it's our turn! Tsareena, use Magical Leaf!" Mallow called.
"Tsar!" replied the Fruit Pokemon as she fired several glowing leaves at the makiwara.
However, they both failed to make a dent or even a cut on the makiwara with several strands on the tatami mat wrapped around it being cut loose.
"Not even a scratch," Sophocles commented.
"That thing looks tough," agreed Lana, seeing Mallow and Kukui sweatdrop from Tsareena's failure as she stomped on the makiwara in frustration.
"Looks like it's my turn next. Come on out, Charizard!" called Kiawe, sending out his Kanto partner and Ride Pokemon. "Use Slash, go!"
Charizard managed to slice into the makiwara and its tatami mat but unfortunately, he got several strands off it and left himself and Kiawe in the same predicament as Mallow and Tsareena were in as they balked in shock: no cuts, no glory.
"But, how?!" he gawked in complete disbelief.
"Talk about strong stuff," chuckled Kukui knowingly. "Even Black Belts in the sword martial arts like Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Iaijutsu, Eskrima, and such have a hard time cutting it."
"But, that makes me want to cut it even more!" Ash begged as he wanted to go again.
"Hold it, Kanto Cowboy, I'm up next and this time, I'm going to cut it with my Sun Sword and have one of my Pokemon do so in turn," Sarah intervened.
"Huh?!" gasped Ash in shock.
"You had your turn with Rowlet and you blew it when he dozed off. I'll show you the skills that pay the bills," she continued before she turned to her Pokemon family. "A-TEN...TION!"
Her entire Pokemon family heard her call and they quickly got into attention with her Pokemon standing from the smallest to the largest while her dragons looked on in intrigue, wanting to see who would be the lucky Pokemon to complete the exercise with their rider.
"Any volunteers for the cutting exercise who know any cutting attacks, please step forward so I can choose who will help me with this one. Anybody else who thinks otherwise will step back and watch."
For a few seconds, there were no volunteers until Snivy, Oshawott, Noctowl, Sylveon, Candy, Lolita, Blitz, Silvally, Snowflake with her family, Vaporeon, Espeon, Leafeon, Skitty, Braviary, Mulan, Latias and Latios, Salamence, and Rapidash stepped forward while the rest moved back two steps.
Poipole giggled and tried to join them but she was stopped when Goodra grabbed her and brought her back to the crowd, smiling as he saw her pouting before she crossed her arms indignantly.
Sarah smiled when she saw her little Ultra Beast whining but she looked back to her volunteers before she picked out...
"... Rapidash, why don't you join me for this one?" she said, getting an approving nod and smile out of the evolved Unique Horn Pokemon.
Scorch, Yamper, Wooloo, and Ponyta watched with Camo's children, the four Galar Younglings eager to see how their mother would fare in cutting the makiwara and the straw mat surrounding it.
Kukui smirked from seeing this as he got another makiwara with a rolled tatami mat for Sarah with Rapidash taking her place on the original makiwara as they began to concentrate on their training tools only.
"Baa, Baa, Baa, Baa!" encouraged Wooloo.
"Scor, Bunny, Bun, Scorbunny, Bunny!" cheered Scorch as he hopped in place.
"Yam, Yam Yamper, Yam!" agreed Yamper excitedly before they were harshly hushed by Ponyta, wanting them to be quiet for their mother.
Rapidash just chuckled before she returned her attention to the makiwara in front of her and concentrated again, knowing they need to pay attention or they won't be able to pass the exercise when they do it if they have any cutting attacks.
As Rapidash and Sarah focused their energies and kept their eyes on their training tools, Kartana appeared again from above the same tree Rowlet was in but at a secluded spot where nobody could see him. He had noticed Sarah and had taken a keen interest in it as he watched carefully.
"This is intense seeing them like this," Lana commented quietly.
"They're really that focused," Sophocles marveled in agreement.
"I wonder if they can really cut those things with a cutting attack and the Sun Sword," Lillie pondered worriedly.
"She's gonna do it, they're gonna do it," Ash said to them.
"She's never ceased to amaze us with what she's got," reassured Mallow as well.
"If anything, I'd say she's got this in the bag already," smirked Kiawe as he crossed his arms.
"This could be an extended meditation that'll soon bore us to death and make us fall asleep before then," grumbled Rotom-Dex, already wanting Sarah and Rapidash to begin the exercise.
"Who'd you say will bore you to death, you electronic fly?" shushed Silvally with a snarl, making Rotom-Dex wince in panic.
But, he spoke too soon; as soon as he said that, Sarah grabbed the Sun Sword's handle and, with a mighty right-hand draw, she swiftly twirled around and unsheathed her family's treasure as it cleaved through the second makiwara. But, it remained intact as everyone watched.
This was the signal for Rapidash as she heard her trainer's sword slice through,e opening her eyes and neighing loudly as a thin but powerful wave of psychic energy in the form of a sparkling purple blade shot from her horn and sliced through the makiwara before her.
To everyone's surprise, both of the makiwaras and their mats were untouched as Sarah began to slowly return her sword to its sheath. They remained that way as they chattered amongst themselves about how Sarah and Rapidash failed the exercise in growing worry, until...
"CLINK"
The Sun Sword clinked back into place inside the sheath and the mats on the makiwaras suddenly split apart and revealed two clean cuts. This caused everyone to gasp in shock before the gang cheered for Sarah and Rapidash's success and even Kukui nodded in approval with a proud smile.
"Well, well, I'm impressed, Sarah," he commended. "I guess all that training you did finally paid off."
"Aww, well... It was nothing, really," Sarah blushed as Rapidash nuzzled her, the Galar Unicorn happy glomp hugs from her children.
"That wasn't nothing, that was AWESOME!" Ash cheered as he and Pikachu came forward again. "That really, REALLY makes me want to cut the makiwara even more!"
"Is that so?" smirked Kukui knowingly again as he prepared a third tatami mat. "Well, then, let's see what you and Pikachu can do this time, Ash!"
"Right, that's what we're going to do with his Iron Tail!" agreed Ash with Pikachu joining in.
But, a loud and powerful slash slicing through the tatami mat drew the group's attention as everyone gasped in shock.
"When did that happen?" Sophocles questioned in surprise, seeing the third tatami mat cleaved in half.
"Charizard, did you do that?" asked Kiawe, his Fire Type tilting his head in confusion at him.
"I don't think Charizard's Slash attack was that powerful to cut through the makiwara and the tatami mat, Kiawe," reminded Sarah. "And, there's no way Rapidash and I could've cleaved through another mat."
"Then, who else could've sliced and diced the damn thing?" Silvally questioned as he, Shadow, Skystorm, Winter, Goodra, and Candy looked at the clean slice on the mat.
"Osha, Oshawott, Wott, Osha, Wott-Wott?" Oshawott theorized, thinking it was someone else with a sword that came and sliced the mat.
"Sniv, Snivy," groaned Snivy as she facepalmed at her brother.
"Tep, Pig, Tepig," chuckled Tepig, embarrassed.
"Mr. Tsukumaro's not here right now, Uncle Oshawott," put in Riolu.
"Professor Kukui, something similar happened this morning," Lillie put in, remembering the topiaries she and Hobbes saw. "Our garden trees were cut and I don't know why!"
"Now, that I think of it, a whole cabbage was cut into strips at the restaurant," Mallow pointed out, realizing something.
"Professor, do you know what's going on?" Ash asked, the Alola professor having no clue about it until...
"DING-DING-DING-DING-DING-DING"
...Komala frantically rang the bell again with the signal for the Ultra Guardians/Power Rangers Ultra Rescue, catching everyone's attention.
"STUFF!" screamed Stufful in a panic as she flailed about and cried, stopping only when Wooloo and Ponyta came to her aid and soothed her.
"The alarm's ringing!"
"Time for the Power Rangers Ultra Rescue!" Ash and Kiawe said.
Everyone's Wrist Coms rang as well and Sarah quickly answered hers, finding Nikki, James, and their Pokemon already hard at work on the supercomputer.
"What's up, Mom, Dad?" she asked.
"Ponchita, Lusamine needs you in the Command Center, it's urgent!" James called.
"We're on our way!"
Quickly making their way to the Command Center, the gang donned their Ultra Guardians uniforms with Stufful going with Sarah to stay with her and gaining her new Ultra Rescue ribbon, surprising the Flailing Pokemon as she fiddled with it in awe. Much of her extended family had returned to the Zord Bay to prepare for dispatch while she and some of the younger Pokemon joined their foster mother in the base.
They soon arrived at the Command Center in record time just as they were greeted by Nikki, James, their partners, Clefable, and two more familiar faces wearing a blue and purple Ultra Guardians/Ultra Rescue uniform and an Ultra Rescue collar that took everyone coming in by surprise.
"Tsukumaro?!" cried the girls.
"Absol?!" shouted the boys.
"What are you doing here?" asked the princess, baffled.
"Princess, I dare say, you've become more like your father on that front," chuckled Tsukumaro. "Always getting yourself into trouble and finding ways to get out of it while helping others, he'd be proud of you for that."
"Never mind that, what are you even doing here, anyway? This was meant to be a secret!"
At that moment, Lusamine, Wicke, Faba, and Burnet patched through from Lusamine's supercomputer in her office. "Alola, Power Rangers," greeted Lusamine.
"Alola!" replied the gang.
Sarah, however, stepped forward, wanting to ask about Tsukumaro and Absol being in the Command Center with them and her family.
"I hope you'll understand why we brought your godfather and Absol here and filled them in on everything, Sarah," reassured Lusamine, cutting her off. "With Team Eclipse coming back from the shadows in renewed force, we'll need all the help we can get."
She and Burnet then prepared some video footage of the first incident to kickstart their latest problem with Team Eclipse and Kartana's arrival to the human world which was Viren's statue being cleaved in half by the little samurai-like Ultra Beast.
"I'd like you to look at this video," she then said to them.
But, as the video continued recording, Kartana appeared and prepared his sword-like arms once more, slicing and dicing the camera as to erase and traces of him being in the premise of Viren Stadium before the video became cut off and changed to static after the camera recording the incident was destroyed.
"What you see here is our latest Ultra Beast target and the sixth of the Ultra Pillars to be discovered by us and Team Eclipse."
"Maybe it cut one of the straw rolls we've been working with," Ash replied, starting to realize what had happened before.
"And, our trees, too."
"And, my cabbage as well," Mallow and Lillie agreed.
"We've heard of a great variety of items that were destroyed through the same process, so many reports..." breathed Faba thoughtfully, going through a list of the items that have been destroyed by Kartana.
"Worse yet, it appears that one of Team Eclipse's Seven Sins is doing reconnaissance from what one of our undercover cohorts found out after he found the perpetrator after it," Burnet added.
"Has its name been uncovered yet?" Rotom-Dex asked.
"Yes, we have. We found its name encrypted in the ancient text we found about the Ultra Pillars and found it to be known as Kartana," Wicke nodded.
Downloading the data on the samurai Ultra Beast, Rotom-Dex proceeded to explain to everyone who and what he is to them, "Kartana, the Drawn Sword Pokemon. A Grass and Steel Type, its paper-like body can change into swords capable of cutting anything."
"As of right now, we've no clues as to the origins of the 6th Ultra Pillar," Lusamine admitted.
"If it's an Ultra Beast, wouldn't it have come through an Ultra Wormhole from the Ultra Dimension?" Lillie theorized.
"We can't confirm any recent Ultra Wormhole openings," objected Burnet, all of them lacking evidence on that front.
"Although, we did get a strong signal of powerful Ultra Aura," added Wicke. "And, if its power is that great, no doubt Lothor will be wanting it for his devious plans."
"We're presently investigating and we have several undercover agents from the Ultra Guardians going incognito to assist you should the situation get any worse and Team Eclipse makes its move," Faba agreed.
"In the meantime, as long as Lothor and his minions don't take you by surprise, we would like you to catch Kartana to reduce any more property damage," finished Lusamine as Absol came in with a box of Ultra Balls on his back.
"Thanks, Absol," thanked Sarah as she and the others took the balls, Mulan also giving him a thankful wink and making him blush.
She then turned to her godfather, "Will you be all right helping Mom and Dad in the Command Center?"
Tsukumaro nodded, "I don't claim to know much about technology but I'll do what I can to help, Princess, even if it means getting on the field with you."
The princess nodded, agreeing and holding him to his word as Lusamine prepared to send the group off.
"All right, Power Rangers, it's time for you to get in gear!" she declared.
"Right, let's Ultra Go!" called the others as they saluted.
"You can count on us!" finished Sarah as they got onto their Ride Pokemon and Winter at the Zord Bay.
Sarah turned to King, who was watching her, her team, and her family preparing to leave the base to find Kartana with Stufful joining her family in Nebby's carriage. "King, you stay here! If anything happens, I'll call you," she told her Zord, getting an affirming purr and nod.
With that, the gang immediately left the base and soared through the skies to begin searching for the Drawn Sword Pokemon/Ultra Pillar, hoping they could prevent even more serious property damage and get to him first before Melania and Ivanka make their move.
"What are we looking at from here, Sophocles?" Ash asked his genius friend.
"Well, according to the map and the UB Tracker from my Beast-X Navigator, Kartana should be around Melemele Island where there are some objects that'll be easily cut," he answered. "Hopefully, we'll find it soon."
"But, where do you suppose it'll go to next on the island?" pondered Lillie. "Who knows if it'll move on to the other islands if we don't hurry."
"And, Team Eclipse would probably bolster their efforts to keep us out of their noses," Mallow agreed. "They'll know we're on to them since they're after Kartana now."
"Whatever plan we have will be better than nothing," replied Kiawe. "We mustn't let them get their hands on the Ultra Pillar."
"I think the best thing we do, for now, is to split up," suggested Sarah as she and Blitz rode on Winter with Shadow having Riolu and Candy riding him. "We'll cover more ground that way. Look around carefully and leave no stone unturned and if you find Kartana, try and subdue it but don't do anything sudden to make it think of you as a threat. Radio if you need help apprehending it or if Team Eclipse is on the move."
"Roger!" replied the others in affirmation.
"Go!"
With everyone splitting up to figure out and see where Kartana had flown off to and being wary of Team Eclipse should Ivanka and Melania appear, Sarah and her family remained on the southern side of Melemele Island as she felt Kartana would be at areas where there are lots of objects for it to cut. They haven't gone far and had just started looking when a familiar scream rang out and caught their attention.
"Mommy, it's that nice lady, Ms. Anela!" Riolu cried, hearing the elderly lady's startled cries as her ears twitched.
"Let's go!" she responded, leading her family to Anela and her fruit stand at the market district and seeing several sliced fruits in a mess on her stand. "Ms. Anela, are you okay?"
"Oh, Sarah, dearie! I'm so glad you're here," breathed Anela in relief as she showed everyone her fruits. "Look at what happened to all my lovely fruit!"
"Damn, it's like a perfectly cut fruit salad here," gawked Silvally.
"You think it could be that Kartana guy?" pondered Riolu as Mai's stomach growled.
"Can we eat, now? I'm hungry," Mai said, embarrassed.
Soon, Sarah and her family were treated to several plates of the sliced fruit, all of them enjoying how fresh they tasted even though they understood Anela's bewilderment of her fruit being in such a state.
Stufful sniffed the freshly sliced fruit as she tilted her head curiously at them and at her family eating before she was offered one half of a sliced apple by Ponyta.
"Neigh?" she smiled at the Flailing Pokemon.
"...Stuff," nodded Stufful, accepting the apple slice and crying out with joy as she ate several more fruit.
"Who could've done something so horrendous as this?" thought Anela worriedly.
"Didn't Baby Sis Riolu say that it was Kartana, Mama?" Nebby asked while eating several sliced pineapples, strawberries, and apples.
"If it was capable of swordplay such as that and not just for attack and defense, that could be the case," Sarah nodded, also feeling Kartana was responsible for the whole thing. "Did anybody else go through the same thing, Ms. Anela?"
"I'm afraid so, Robert and Terry's vegetable stands are a mess when they saw how perfectly cut their asparagus, lettuce, cabbages, carrots, potatoes, and other produce were. I just don't know who would be responsible for all those clean slices and the messes that were left behind."
"Why don't we go and question your friends and everyone else about this, maybe they saw Kartana anywhere," Sarah offered, much to Anela's surprise.
"Kartana?" she repeated, confused.
The searching continued as everyone else ran into similar incidents involving Kartana despite all the victims including an awestruck barber running a barbershop seeing the Drawn Sword Ultra Pillar expertly cutting new fur styles for three Furfrou clients such as the style of an Alolan Vulpix, that of an Alolan Ninetails, and one of Arceus to the finest details, which Lillie noticed and was amazed by what she saw.
The three Furfrou cooed in delight as they looked themselves over, all of them loving the new styles Kartana had given them.
Meanwhile, high in the deep and dark bowels of Outer Space, two powerful extraterrestrial Pokemon were having a territorial dispute between them as they traded blows and attacks in the ozone layer. If you were to look closely at the perpetrators behind the dispute, you would immediately know that they are the DNA Pokemon, Deoxys, and Rayquaza, the Sky High Pokemon.
Territorial disputes were not uncommon to them as Rayquaza would always try to attack the DNA Pokemon, thinking that the mysterious Pokemon would be invading its territory when Deoxys was actually wandering around there and would enter within the World of Pokemon's vicinities for a purpose known only to it.
This was unacceptable to Rayquaza as it launched a Hyper Beam at the supposed "enemy" forcing Deoxys to use Protect as it got into its Defense Form. In the process, though, the Hyper Beam knocked into one of the meteors, a giant one, from the meteor shower orbiting around the planet from the Stufful Constellation before it knocked into several other meteors of a similar size to it and they started hurtling. When the Sky High Pokemon noticed this, it gasped in horror as it quickly chased after the rapidly diminishing meteors as they descended towards the World of Pokemon, immediately forgetting about Deoxys in the wake of an impending disaster.
The disturbance wasn't felt in just the human world, however; in another dimension opposite to the real world known as the Reverse World, its only Pokemon resident was wandering about in its Origin Form before it felt a disturbance as it turned to several bubbles showing it what was going on in the real world. This Pokemon was Giratina, the Legendary Renegade Pokemon banished to the Reverse World by its original creator, Arceus, supposedly for being too violent when it was merely misunderstood.
It looked at a bubble showing the meteors rapidly hurdling towards Earth's atmosphere, growling at them and wondering what to do to help before the worst happens.
The same is also said for its counterparts known as the Legendary Sinnoh Deities and Arceus' first two created Pokemon of the commonly-titled Creation Trio, Dialga, the Guardian of Time, and Palkia, the Guardian of Space.
In their respective dimension domains, several years after they and the Renegade Pokemon settled their feud between them once and for all at Michina Town in the Sinnoh Region, the two Deities felt the disturbance of the meteors in their rapid descent towards the real world as well as Giratina's emotions from the Reverse World. Realizing there was only one thing for them to do, the guardians of Time and Space simply looked at each other nodded firmly.
Back down in the Real World/Earth, everyone's search for Kartana and Team Eclipse was becoming fruitless but they still held hope as they knew from the victims they questioned about the 6th Ultra Pillar could lead them to where they feel or have an indicator about his next location for an object to cut.
However, like them, Team Eclipse was also on the lookout for Kartana as several of their human agents went incognito as well to find the Ultra Pillar but they also had no luck while having several close calls with Sarah and her friends nearly catching them out.
At the same time, Viren was at his company holding a promotion for a product that he had developed called a Viren Steelproof Safe, a safe that was designed using steel and gold to form, build, and forge what he believed to be the strongest safe known to man and Pokemon and several news crews were out in force.
Amongst everyone in the unveiling crowd for the preview were Ivanka and Melania going incognito as well as they wore trench coats over themselves and black shades over their eyes with bowler hats over the head. After going through several reports from their agents and hearing about Sarah and her friends looking for Kartana as well, they wanted to be absolutely sure that they will be the first ones to capture Kartana and not them.
What the two groups didn't know was that Dulse and Zossie from the Ultra Recon Squad were also amongst the people in the unveiling crowd, having been informed by Phyco and Soliera about the Dran Sword Ultra Pillar's presence in the Human World.
"Ivanka, those sniveling snot-nosed brats are still hot on the trail," grumbled Melania quietly as Viren began presenting his safe. "Do you really think they'll find Kartana here as we do when it was about and about cutting down whatever it sees? Why don't we just grab it and make a break for it when it appears?"
"Kartana is the most dangerous of all the Ultra Pillars with its formidable swordsmanship, second only to a certain Ultra Pillar that's said to be the 'Ultra Devil' amongst the people in the Ultra Dimension," retorted Ivanka. "Every single blade on its tiny body is effectively at its strongest and you could get more than a paper cut with it if you're that much of a klutz."
"How do you suppose we beat it so it can be ours for the taking?"
"Our boys did their research and they found out that its tiny body makes it extremely mobile and it can dodge many and most attacks by simply floating out of the way but it comes at the cost of subjecting itself to any nearby source of fire and water."
"You mean we'll need some sort of Water Pokemon or Fire Pokemon or have our Pokemon know attacks from both types to take it down when it least expects it?"
"And, what about that idiot fat man showboating that hunk of golden junk? What does he have to do with this?"
"His vanity is something we can take advantage of. If he tries to stop them after what happened to his dumb statue and should his safe be sliced like hot bread, we'll jump Kartana, grab one of those lowlifes' Beast Balls, and capture it with a snap after we've beaten it down."
"'YAWN' Not bad, sibs, not bad at all," yawned Melania with a smirk, fully on the plan.
"Now, all we need to do is bide our time and be ready when the Ultra Pillar finally shows itself."
While Melania and Ivanka talk their plan over, Dulse and Zossie were also discussing what they found out about Kartana and the incidents that followed since its arrival.
"So, what do the human reports the Caps got say about Kartana?" Zossie asked.
"Looks like the humans suffered a mix of setbacks and incidents wherever he went from cutting and making tree topiaries to slicing fruits and vegetables sending the market district into a panic. That's also not limited to those since we got a report on three Furfrou getting a massive makeover and the first gold statue of Ol' Fatty there at this stadium of his," Dulse listed as Viren demonstrated the supposedly indestructible prowess of his Steelproof Safe with Pangoro and Electivire using Thunder Punch and Fire Punch.
"Guess it's really renowned by our people for being the 6th Ultra Pillar and the most formidable of them all even if hiss might is second only to that of...You-Know-Who, right?" gulped Zossie.
Dulse shivered, apparently knowing what Zossie meant, "That, I do not want to be reminded of nor would I want to remember."
"Do you suppose those kids will be able to capture Kartana safely?"
"Don't know, Kartana's an expert in swordsmanship so he won't be easy for them to subdue and apprehend if he causes more trouble just for honing his skills."
"Do you think we should react when it gets out of hand, our people and that Poipole's fellow Ultra Beasts are getting worried, you know? These incidents about the Ultra Pillars crossing over to the Human World are becoming frequent and we don't know when the next ones will enter by accident or otherwise."
"We'll do whatever we can to see if there are any other options to prevent the Black Beast's return or stop that dangerous syndicate from using its power for their own gain or otherwise. Whatever happens, we must be ready for-"
"WAH!" screamed Viren, cutting off the two Ultra Recon Squad members, turning to see Viren only to gasp at the sight of Kartana.
Back to our heroes, Sarah and the others were about to start another search round for Kartana until their Wrist Coms went off wherever they are.
Not wasting any time, Sarah activated her Wrist Com as Lusamine appeared with the news of a reported sighting of the 6th Ultra Pillar.
"Rangers, we've just had a report," she briefed quickly. "Kartana has been spotted inside Viren Tower along with Melania and Ivanka, go there immediately!"
"On our way!" Sarah nodded before she turned to Shadow and Nebby. "Nebby, Shadow, full speed ahead for Viren Tower! If that corporate rat thinks he can deal with an Ultra Swordsman like Kartana, he's about to get his head chopped off!"
"*Right, Mama!*" cried Nebby as they rushed for Viren Tower.
"*Those meanies better not hurt Mr. Kartana!*" Riolu vowed.
While the Power Rangers Ultra Rescue were making their way to Viren Tower, after revealing themselves and sending out Dusknoir and Kabutops, Melania and Ivanka began to do battle with Kartana along with Viren (although, he wanted to fight him to make it leave).
However, it looked as though the three evil trainers battling it were doing themselves more harm than good after biting off more than they could chew as the 6th Ultra Pillar didn't want to bother with them, expertly cutting a hole for his escape and delivering heavy blows to Dusknoir and Kabutops (the latter getting crushed in a knockout blow from being a pure Water Type) before making a break for it, much to Viren's horror from seeing part of his tower destroyed.
"What the hell?! Who does he think he is?" snapped Melania.
"It would seem we've underestimated the Little Ultra Swordsman," snarled Ivanka. "Dusknoir, burn him with Will-o-Wisp! Don't let him escape!"
"Dusk, Dusknoir!" called Dusknoir, shooting several wisps of ghostly blue fire but the small but strong Ultra Pillar dodged the attack and struck Dusknoir hard again before he fled through the hole he made.
"Let's go!" Dulse said, he and Zossie going after him.
"He's getting away!" Melania shouted in shock.
"Come on, maybe we can cut him off!" replied Ivanka as she returned Dusknoir and left, Melania doing the same with Kabutops after feeding him a Max Revival before she joined her superior.
Outside, the Ultra Rescue Rangers arrived at Viren Tower to see Kartana already making his getaway from Team Eclipse after destroying Viren's safe and ruining his tower.
"Where's Kartana?" Ash asked Kiawe as he arrived.
"Inside the tower," Kiawe informed before said Ultra Pillar zipped past them and started to get away from them and Team Eclipse.
"There he is!" Sarah shouted.
"Is that the 6th Ultra Pillar?" Lana breathed in surprise.
"He looks so small," blinked Mallow.
"If he's here, no doubt Ivanka and Melania will be trailing him soon enough and he'll be looking for more things to cut along the way!" Sophocles gasped.
"Look, there they are!" Lillie shouted, pointing at the two Team Eclipse Sins running after Kartana. "We gotta save him and fast!"
"Then, we better follow him! Whatever you do, don't engage him, or else he'll see us as a threat!" Sarah ordered as they gave chase.
"Kartana! Stop right now!" Ash bellowed, drawing the attention of Ivanka and Melania, shocking them greatly.
"THE POWER RANGERS!" Melania screamed as her eyes bugged out.
"They know we're here for Kartana, let's go after him but keep them off our toes!" Ivanka shouted, sending out Dusknoir again and given him a Max Potion.
"Got it! Kabutops, take no prisoners!" agreed Melania, sending out her fully-healed Kabutops.
"Ash, are you crazy?! You've let Ivanka and Melania know about us!" snapped Mallow angrily at the Kanto Trainer.
"Now, they'll be twice as determined to capture Kartana and do whatever they want with him, even destroy Sarah!" Lillie agreed furiously.
"I'm sorry, okay?!" begged Ash frantically.
"Never mind that, Kartana will make a whole mess of the town at this point!" Kiawe reminded, seeing Kartana destroy some traffic lights.
"Our only bet is to draw all three of them to a place where there's lots of open space and very few things for him to cut!" suggested Sophocles.
"Let's lure them over to the mountains, we'll protect Kartana and stop Team Eclipse from there!" Lillie offered.
"You got it, Lillie!" cried everyone in affirmation.
"Lillie, Winter and I will cut him off! You and the others keep the rear to box him in as we get to the mountains!" Sarah commanded.
"Roger, Sarah, ten-four!" saluted Lillie as the princess streaked ahead to keep Kartana in their sights from the front.
Lillie's idea was to try and draw Kartana, Ivanka, and Melania away from the town and lure them over to the mountains up north where there is lots of vast space with very few things of value or necessity for humans to lose. It'll allow the Power Rangers freedom of battle reign and movement to fight at their full strength without endangering the townsfolk so there was no way anybody would be in danger of getting caught in the crossfire by accident.
But, as they carried out their new plan, Kartana noticed something and prepared his sword arms to use another Cut attack. Everyone gasped as they saw the area that he managed to target.
"The Pokemon School's over there!" Mallow noted.
"If he destroys the school, we'll lose our base!" Lana gasped in horror.
"Don't do it, Kartana!" cried Ash, trying to stop Kartana himself. "I guess you don't know about this but cutting this can cause real problems in this world!"
Kartana paused for a second to consider Ash's words but ultimately, his pleas fell on deaf ears as Kartana prepared to attack with Ash, Pikachu, and Garchomp bracing themselves, much to the gang's horror.
"ASH!"
"PIKACHU!"
"GET OUT OF THERE!"
"DON'T DO IT!"
"LOOK OUT!" they all cried in horror.
Suddenly, before Kartana can use Cut on Ash, Garchomp, and Pikachu, a loud whoosh sounded off and a clang was heard causing the others to gasp. Ash, Pikachu, and Garchomp opened their eyes to find...
...Sarah using the Sun Sword to block Kartana and stop him from shedding any blood for whatever reasons he has with Winter straining as hard as she could to help her maintain her deadlock to stop the Ultra Pillar in his tracks. Blitz was also ready to fight as his cheeks sparked, ready to take action when needed. Even Nebby braced himself to fight as he stood at the ready behind them, eyeing the Drawn Sword Ultra Pillar carefully.
"Sarah?!"
"Pika!"
"Gar-Gar!" gasped Ash and his current Pokemon in shock.
"Kartana, listen to me! Stop this right now, this is not what you really want!" begged Sarah to Kartana as she held firm. "None of us are going to survive unless you realize what you're doing for your swordsmanship is wrong! I know you're confused and you want to chop, slash, and cut everything you see but this is not the Ultra Dimension, you're in the Human World!"
Kartana spoke in his garbled language but he made it look like he was questioning why he shouldn't show off his skills to the people in the Human World.
"Kartana, what you're doing has real-life consequences, you're already proving yourself to be a danger to everybody despite the good you did from some of your deeds! Those traffic lights you just destroyed, people and Pokemon driving and traveling by road need those lights for their safety. While I should thank you for dealing a blow to Viren's pride by ruining his tower, property damage will cost you much. Most of the reports detailed horrible things you did with your skills and you're putting yourself in danger by showing them off! Let's just settle down and talk things over for a moment, please..."
"Pikachu, Pika, Pi Pika, Pikachu, Pi Pik Pikachu Pi, Pikachu, Pi, Pi, Pika," Blitz agreed, begging Kartana to stop showing off his skills and talk with them for everybody's sake and so they can protect him from the humans who are after him.
Kartana was silent until it pushed itself back and separated his arms, finally agreeing to talk.
When they all regrouped after breathing a sigh of relief, everyone quickly settled down as they prepared Beast Balls to capture Kartana so they can bring him back to the spot where he first crossed over easily. However, Sarah still had her Sun Sword out and she didn't take out her Beast Ball as the others had.
"We'll get you back to your home dimension, Kartana," reassured Sophocles. "Don't you worry about a thing, okay?"
"But, in order for us to do it, you first need to stay inside a Beast Ball," added Mallow.
"Here goes nothing!" said Lana as she threw her ball.
Kartana, however, narrowed his origami-like eyes and mouth and sliced the Beast Ball to bits, telling everyone in his garbled language that he'll only agree to come with them on the condition that he has a sword fight with any of them and prove themselves as worthy fighters to him.
Everyone was shocked and surprised by what he wanted, making them realize that from his hefty wish, he's not going to be an easy Ultra Beast to apprehend and protect from Team Eclipse.
"*Did you see that? He destroyed the Beast Ball!*" Riolu gasped in awe.
"Damn... I'll just back away right now..." shivered Silvally as he started to scooch back a few steps.
"Sniv, Snivy, Vy, Sni, Vy, Vy," remarked Snivy.
"Dou, Dou, Dou," Houndoom agreed, grimly nodding.
"Sorry, Ash, Kartana's bound by samurai pride and honor from where he's going," apologized Sarah to Ash, who wanted to resolve things peacefully.
She then turned to Kartana, his demand made clear to her. "Isn't that right, Kartana?" she asked, the Ultra Pillar nodding to her in confirmation.
"...You're right, Sarah. I guess we really are just going to have to battle him," he sighed sadly, feeling defeated.
"Then, why don't you guys have a go at him through a sword duel?" replied a voice, drawing everyone's attention to its owner.
They all looked over to the open gate and found Dulse and Zossie running towards them.
"Zossie!"
"Dulse!" cried Mallow and Kiawe in surprise.
"That's my name and his, don't wear 'em out!" joked Zossie with a smile.
"What are you two doing here?" Lillie asked.
"Heard you rascals were out on patrol again and we noticed you were after the Ultra Dimension's Little Ultra Swordsman, so we came to help. Plus, who's going to be there to help bail you out of your latest mess with Team Eclipse? Our caps, Phyco, sent us to oversee your operation and give you a hand when needed and it looks like we got here just in time."
"We saw you were doing well with Kartana but also having a little trouble with getting him to agree to come along with you after the trouble he caused," Dulse added. "And, you're right on that, Solgaleo Ranger. Kartana is an Ultra Pillar that's like our dimension's most honorable master samurai bound by the code of Bushido, the Way of the Warrior."
"It's pointless trying to apprehend him safely without giving him the satisfaction of dueling him in an Iaijitsu match with one of your Pokemon going head to head with him to prove if any of you are worthy swordsmen or swordswomen," put in Zossie matter-of-factly. "Do any of you have any Pokemon who knows any cutting attacks for that?"
"Sarah's Rapidash knows Psycho Cut," Sophocles suggested.
Zossie shook her head, not impressed with Sophocle's choice from Sarah. "Nah, no thanks. This is a sword fight so one of her Pokemon or yours needs to know a cutting attack like using a sword," she denied.
"How about I lend you Oshawott, he knows Razor Shell," Sarah offered.
"Oshawott!" nodded the Sea Otter Pokemon as he proudly showed off his Razor Shell attack.
"That's perfect! But, if Kartana ups his game, we'll need another contender or two."
"Hey, Sarah, mind if I give it a shot?" Kiawe asked, taking out a Pokeball. "My parents wanted Marowak to join me for Prof. Kukui's class so he can keep himself in shape with his attacks."
"Sure thing, Kiawe, let him have a go."
"Right, come on out, Marowak!" Kiawe called to his family's Bone Keeper Pokemon.
Oshawott stepped forward as Marowak was released, both of them looking ready to duel with Kartana.
"Maro..." dared Marowak as he prepared his bone.
"Osha," hummed Oshawott, his right flipper on his scalchop as he glared.
The two Pokemon and Kartana eyed each other as they waited for one to make a move or something to give them the signal to start the duel. Like the samurai before them, the Ultra Pillar, Marowak, and Oshawott concentrated deeply and kept themselves poised to strike, none of them daring to breathe and give each other away prematurely.
"Cut the tension with a knife already," Sophocles commented, already feeling uneasy.
"It's just like Sword Master Nogawa!" Rotom-Dex commented before they were shushed by Milotic and Umbreon.
"Use Flare Blitz!"
"Oshawott, get ready if he jumps you!" called Sarah and Kiawe to their Pokemon.
Using Flare Blitz, Marowak shot forward and cleaved through Kartana just as the Little Ultra Swordsman did the same to the Alolan Bone Keeper Pokemon in their duel, both of them ending on each other's side with their sword arms and bone at hand.
When Kartana signaled the end of his next Cut attack, Marowak noticed his honorary Ultra Rescue tag falling off his neck as the string was cut, in absolute awe from Kartana's swordsmanship. Amazingly, the Ultra Pillar and Fire/Ghost Type Pokemon were supposedly at equal strength meaning they were both still standing.
"He's tough," gasped Kiawe in fascination.
"Wow..." breathed Sarah, stunned by how much of an expert swordsman Kartana is.
"*Your Marowak's good but it's still no match for Kartana!*" sneered a voice before everybody heard and saw Kabutops and Dusknoir dropping down to attack the group.
"Kabutops!"
"Dusknoir!" Lillie and Ash gasped in shock.
Thinking quickly, Oshawott jumped up towards them and removed his scalchop from his stomach to use Razor Shell to counter the evil Pokemon. Snivy also lent her strength as well using Leaf Blade to help push them back.
With a Twin Steel Wing attack from Latios and Latias, Dusknoir and Kabutops were forced back as they landed in front of Ivanka and Melania, who sneered at them with menacing smirks on their faces.
"It's Melania and Ivanka!"
"The embodiments of Sloth and Envy!"
"What are they doing here?" gawked Mallow, Lana, and Lillie in horror.
"This doesn't look good!" fretted Sophocles.
Dulse and Zossie both glared at Ivanka and Melania, finding them and Team Eclipse to be the main source of all the chaos happening with the Ultra Beast sightings involving the Ultra Pillars.
"Are you two part of the Seven Sins we've heard running rampant during these Ultra Beast incidents?" Dulse questioned.
"That's right, buddy-boy; Embodiment of Sloth, Melania, and Team Eclipse's Second-In-Command and Embodiment of Envy, Ivanka," Melania sneered.
"Good, and so eventually, we got to witness the deadly might of those who corrupted and tried to use the power of the Black Beast, Necrozma, to destroy the last Alolan Royal Family and take over the region and then the world centuries ago. You tried to kill these kids senselessly and capture Kartana for your own means. Did your leader tell you to do this?"
"Hmph, of course, so what if he did?" scoffed Ivanka, still smirking without a care in the world. "Now, listen, the family belonging to the brat leading this possie of 'heroes' standing before you humiliated us and stripped us of our only means to finish her off. And, until we get it back, we'll make do with the Ultra Pillars including Kartana to get our revenge for plans being foiled by those peace-loving bastards who made a mockery of the throne of Alola."
"You monsters, what you're hoping for is death and destruction for the Human World and the Ultra Dimension if you follow through with your ambitions," gasped Zossie in anger, deciding to speak up. "Well, once you've unleashed the Black Beast and if you tried to conquer it again, you'll regret it! And, we intend to make sure of that!"
"Hold it!" Melania snarled back, seeing Dulse and Zossie beginning to fight them. "You better stay out of our way, you Ultra-Robos. Our leader and syndicate want the princess and nobody's gonna stop us!"
She immediately summoned the Poke-Mechas to fight them while she and Ivanka deal with Sarah, forcing the young rangers, Kartana, Dulse, and Zossie to get into fighting positions upon seeing the disposable battle grunts.
"Pity! Things were going well for us until you showed up, missy!" sneered Melania again.
"Sorry to spoil your fun!" mocked Sarah as she stepped forward, glaring at her fallen uncle's equals.
"You want to make it up to us?" cackled Ivanka, signaling Dusknoir and Kabutops to prepare to fight. "Hand over the Sun Sword and surrender to us and we'll let your friends and the Ultra Pillar go free!"
"Not on your damn life!" Sarah spat, drawing her family's treasured sword. "My family's sword belongs to me! And, even if you do try to capture Kartana, he won't go without a duel!"
"Well, then... I guess we'll have to take them from your posse and you along with them!"
"We'll see about that! CHARGE!"
Letting out powerful battle cries, Sarah and the others charged at Kabutops, Dusknoir, and the Poke-Mechas while Melania and Ivanka watched on with Dulse and Zossie doing the same as they got back from the scuffle.
The seven trainers/rangers fought their hardest against Team Eclipse's grunts with the assistance of their Pokemon, the results of their intense Ranger training following the Pheromosa incident in between their other adventures being made clear as they became a formidable fighting force.
Some of the rangers even resorted to using their sidearms immediately when the Poke-Mechas started to blast the school as they dodged so they could protect anybody and everybody who hasn't heard evacuated the building yet.
"This is getting crazy!" Sophocles cried as he blasted the grunts.
"Yeah, no kidding!" Lana agreed, also blasting the grunts away.
The dragons managed to do very well given they also took whatever time they had to improve on their flying techniques as well as strengthen themselves to become more formidable than before as they blasted the robotic grunts with their plasma blasts, flames, and fire balls, slapped them hard with their tails, or skewered them with their spikes.
Twilight, Dawn, and their parents were startled when they were forced to fight in their first struggle against Team Eclipse as well but they steeled themselves against their family's enemies in their first-ever battle as they took down the grunts approaching them before they could do their rider, her friends, and their families any harm.
"Something tells me they've been working in the shadows as hard as we had!" commented Lillie as she sliced up and punched a Poke-Mecha with her Beast-X Defender.
"If they keep this up, the whole school could be destroyed!" added Mallow, chopping at the Poke-Mechas with her Beast-X Magistick.
"But, we gotta keep fighting!" Ash reminded, whacking two more grunts away with his Beast-X Battle Stick.
"Wouldn't now be a good time to morph, Sarah?" Kiawe called to their leader, slicing at the grunts with his Magnum Sword.
"You read my mind, Kiawe! Let's do it!" shouted Sarah in agreement after cutting down her own Poke-Mechas. "It's Morphin Time!"
Quickly, the seven Pokemon trainers activated their Pokemon ranger powers and morphed into their ranger selves with Dulse and Zossie looking at the kids in awe as they fought with renewed strength and vigor to protect the school and Kartana from Team Eclipse.
As for the Ultra Beast in question, he came face to face with his own group of Poke-Mechas and quickly dodged their blasts before he locked his sword arms together and used Cut to quickly make short work out of them with no problems at all.
But then, the Ultra Pillar turned to Kabutops and Dusknoir as they charged at him again and this time, they were able to match with his swords skills.
Having taken the heavy blows by Kartana the first time 'round and having seen what he's capable of with his swordsmanship, the evil Shellfish and Gripper Pokemon were able to see his attacks coming and block and defend against them accordingly. Karata was indeed impressed by their renewed abilities to endure his blows but he wasn't want to take their evil-minded assault on him lying down as he continued to fight.
Rapidash bucked, skewered, and blasted away at the Poke-Mechas when they tried to get close to her children as they were fighting their own group of grunts, which they accepted graciously given they had their hands, paws, and hooves tied. Being at full strength now, the older and evolved Unique Horn Pokemon was able to prove herself as a formidable fighter than she was when Sarah and her family first encountered them and even Scorch and Yamper proved themselves to be no pushovers when fighting alongside their older brother and sister, either.
"Bun-Bun, Scorbun, Bun-Scor-Bun-Bunny!" taunted Scorch at a Poke-Mecha with a raspberry and a funny face, who comically let off steam while being red in its own mechanical face before Wooloo, Ponyta, and Yamper wailed on it when it was not expecting them.
While the majority of Sarah's family fared well against the grunts, Stufful was running away from her own group in a panic. She was still understandably a shy and timid Pokemon and seeing the robots attacking her family and friends terrified her since she didn't know how to fight back.
Wooloo noticed this when he saw her being cornered by the Poke-Mechas and he was tempted to save her but when he saw them pick her up, the Sheep Pokemon saw Stufful cry louder and start to flail around dangerously. She kept on doing this and then wailed at the grunts before each of them were destroyed.
Surprised by how well she handled herself and saw what she did after she stopped, he immediately rushed over to comfort her, which the Flailing Pokemon tearfully accepted.
Houndoom and his siblings were also surprisingly formidable against their new enemies as they fought to keep their foster mother's enemies at bay. They were shocked about dealing with robots rather than actual Pokemon and humans when they saw them being destroyed and the ruined wires and circuits sparking out of their bodies but they shook off their shock and continued to defend Sarah and their family.
Houndoom was already proving himself as formidable as he can be, burning and shocking the robots with Flamethrower, Thunder Fang, and crushing them with Crunch while Mulan also burned them with Flamethrower and sliced and diced them with Psycho Cut, Night Slash, and Shadow Claw.
Eevee and Skitty paired up before joining Salamence on his back, the three of them coming face to face with their own Poke-Mecha squadron. As the robots charged, Eevee used Helping Hand to bolster the Kitten and Dragon Pokemon's power, allowing Skitty to freeze them with Ice Beam and Salamence to charge forward and use Dragon Rush to shatter from the frozen robots, sending frozen robot parts everywhere and allowing Salamence to roar proudly while the younger Normal Types shared a high-five with their tails.
Braviary, Latios, and Latias showed they were no pushovers either with the Valiant Pokemon taking the lead while switching between Steel Wing and Close Combat to cleave through and wreck the grunts trying to pin him down. For the Eon Pokemon siblings, Latios targeted several remaining Poke-Mechas Braviary left out for him and his sister with Psychic and lifted them up in the air to allow Latias to charge up Mist Ball and fire it at the grunts, completely destroying them and leaving Melania and Ivanka no more grunts to help them and their evil partners.
Seeing this, Ivanka immediately gasped in horror before she turned and then furiously bellowed to her partner, "DUSKNOIR, forget about Kartana, for now! Stop those meddling rats with a full-powered Dark Pulse and show them no mercy!"
Hearing Ivanka and noticing the army of Poke-Mecha grunts dwindling down until the last ones were destroyed, the Gripper Pokemon left Kabutops to fend off against Kartana alone while he charged up his Dark Type Pokemon energy and shot it in several powerful blasts that hit the entire group and threw them all back.
They were battered and bruised from the unexpected assault and while they didn't immediately recover, they noticed Ivanka's jealousy of them being able to withstand her and Melania's girl power and not go down without a fight.
"Keep firing, Dusknoir!" she bellowed again, forcing everyone to dodge as the Gripper Pokemon continued his assault. "Don't stop, you fool, FIRE! KEEP FIRING!"
"I wonder what Beedrill got up her boxers," Lana thought as everyone dodged Dusknoir's continuous Dark Pulses.
"I'd rather not find out since she and Dusknoir going ballistic on us!" Lillie replied.
"Why won't you just stay down!?" screamed Ivanka again, losing control of herself.
"Hey, big mouth! A little help?!" cried Melania, seeing Kabutops starting to struggle badly against the Little Ultra Swordsman, who looked like he hasn't broken a sweat since his second duel with the Shellfish Pokemon and Dusknoir started.
"Come on, Melania, you damn idiot! Kartana's not that tough, you can still capture him!"
"Then, how come Kabutops and I are stuck dealing with this origami swashbuckler while you're trying to shishkabob the princess and her squabbies, you dolt?!"
"Just shut up and get on with it! Dusknoir, use a fully-powered Shadow Ball and then, Darkest Lariat!"
"Dusk!" nodded Dusknoir, charging up his most powerful Shadow Ball before releasing it and having it connect with the rangers, blasting them back hard and throwing them to the ground, looking heavily bruised and beaten.
"Dusk...NOIR-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R!" shouted Dusknoir again as he spun like a top with his arms spread out.
"HELP!" Kiawe cried.
"STOP HIM, NOW!" Sophocles called.
"HURRY!" Lana shouted.
"Hang on!" Sarah cried, rushing over to them and dodging whatever Poke-Mechas are still remaining and being destroyed before turning to Mudsdale. "Mudsdale, my sword!"
"Muds!" neighed Mudsdale before calling Umbreon to pull the Sun Sword out of its sheath on his saddle.
"Bre!" nodded Umbreon as his eyes turned blue and he focused on the Sun Sword, using Psychic to pull it out and toss it over to his trainer.
Seeing it hurtling towards her, the princess caught it in her hands and rushed to her downed friends to protect them. The gang's Pokemon partners, who were also heavily beaten by Dusknoir's previous Shadow Ball attack, were also down and out but they couldn't do anything but call for their partners.
"Vul-Vul!" called Snowy, horrified after seeing Dusknoir get closer.
"Dusknoir's coming!" Lillie shouted, frightened.
"He's coming this way!" Mallow screamed.
"HELP!" Ash bellowed, bracing himself.
"Mallow, Ash, Kiawe! Sophocles, Lana! LILLIE!" shouted Sarah, jumping and flipping over to her friends.
"PIKA!" Pikachu screamed, shutting his eyes and fearing the worst as the rest of the gang's Pokemon followed his lead.
At that moment, when Sarah finally reached her friends, she blocked Dusknoir's Darkest Lariat with all her strength, shocking the Gripper Pokemon as his arms came into contact with the Sun Sword and it glowed after clashing.
His arms started to burn for a few minutes when he felt what was most likely heat coming from the sword's blade itself and he screamed as he comically flailed his hands as they were smoking.
This gave Sarah the opportunity to point her sword at him as she was forced to use the Patronus Charm to protect her friends, thinking about Queen Delilah and King Doug again.
"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" she recited loudly, the lioness Patronus emerging from her family's treasure to force back Dusknoir, making him scream in pain from the positive energy and light penetrating him as he jumped back, battered, bruised, and humbled.
As her Patronus attacked the Ghost Type, Ash and the others along with their Pokemon were left in shock and awe from seeing the light spirit appearing from Sarah's family's sword and deal heavy damage to Dusknoir that they've never witnessed before.
Ivanka was briefly blinded by the light the Patronus gave out and when her vision readjusted, when she saw the Patronus, she gawked in horror, "That light...!"
Kartana, having managed to back Kabutops into a corner he can't get out of, was about to deliver the final blow until the two of them noticed the light from the princess' Patronus. This caught Melania's attention but she gasped in shock when she noticed it and seeing Sarah conjure it to protect her teammates.
"...I-I-Impossible!" she breathed.
Her shock only grew as the Patronus charged towards Kabutops and bit him before it threw him back to Ivanka and into Dusknoir, who was trying his hardest to recover from the Patronus' assault but to no avail.
"Kabutops!" the Embodiment of Sloth shouted as she rejoined the two evil women's defeated partners.
She then turned her attention to Ivanka, now wanting answers. "Okay, girlfriend, what happened? How did your ghost get pawned by that puny brat of such royal scum? How was she able to use something like a Patronus?" she questioned.
"I don't know... This has never happened before," breathed Ivanka, left in stunned silence from seeing the lioness Patronus as it returned to Sarah and bowed to her before it disappeared, waiting for when it'll be called to help again.
"I don't understand it, a Patronus like that shouldn't be possible. There's no way a child like her could learn it in such a short time, not even the best wizards and witches adept in magic during our time were capable of such a magical feat! How... WHY?!"
Sarah just glared at her family's greatest enemies, not wanting to give them the satisfaction of telling them that it was her godfather and the Swords of Justice who helped her master it.
Even Dulse and Zossie, who had been watching in safety the whole time, couldn't take their eyes or minds off of what they had just witnessed.
"Is that a real Patronus, an actual lioness Patronus?" Zossie quizzed in awe.
"Fascinating..." breathed Dulse, amazed by the power Sarah displayed when using it.
Kartana looked at Sarah in awe, gazing at the power displayed by her sword as its blade glowed brightly.
Just as the dust settled and she and the others could resume their mission to safeguard and apprehend Kartana before returning him to his home dimension, Melania and Ivanka were just about to force their Pokemon to attack the group again when their wrist communicators went off and Lothor contacted them.
"Melania, Darling, abort the mission! Kartana's out of our reach and you must return to base, immediately!" he called.
"What?! For real, big man!?" spluttered Melania.
"Lothor, dear, we're so close to apprehending the Ultra Pillar! We can't just abandon the mission, now!" retorted the shocked Ivanka.
"Forget about him, idiots! It's too late now, he's not worth it anymore! Get back to base right now before you come into range with a horde of meteors hurdling from the Stufful Constellation and they destroy the damn island with you two on it! That's an order!"
The two Team Eclipse members gasped in shock from this, realizing that their time's up and they would need to go after the Ultra Pillars and Sarah for another day.
"Meteors?!" gawked Sarah, horrified.
Melania and Ivanka didn't answer as they returned their beaten and humbled partners and teleported back to the syndicate's base to escape an unfortunate fate that'll befall them and the Power Rangers.
"What's going on?" mused the princess before her and the others' morphers went off as Lusamine contacted them, she, Faba, and Burnet all looking grim.
"Rangers, abort mission, at once! A couple of the Stufful Constellation meteors have shifted, they're heading straight for us!" Lusamine warned.
The young rangers all gasped in shock, now knowing why Lothor called Melania and Ivanka and they retreated as they did.
"Where will they hit the ground?" Sophocles asked worriedly.
"We're calculating their new trajectory course, right now," Burnet replied, directing them to Wicke as she got a lock on the meteors and their intended location.
"On screen!" Wicke called, the Aether Foundation's satellite camera zooming in on the location they will eventually hit and destroy.
To her and everyone's horror and dismay, the known location was something they would consider as a worst-case scenario. "It's the Pokemon School!" she gasped, leaving the rangers horrified.
"Everybody within a mile of the Pokemon School and everywhere else around it will be decimated unless they are moved to the east of Melemele Island," Faba noted grimly. "Evacuate all of them, immediately, now do it!"
However, the rangers had their work cut out for them, and just in time as Kukui and Principal Oak joined by Nikki, James, Tsukumaro, and their Pokemon rushed over. They heard about the meteors coming down for a crash landing and managed to evacuate everyone in the entire area to the island's eastern side
"Hey, everyone!" Kukui called. "Is everyone okay?"
"Thank goodness you're all safe," Nikki breathed.
"We managed to evacuate everyone around here and on the western side faster than a speeding Gyarados when we got wind of the meteors," James added.
"And, that also means you-cario," agreed Principal Oak.
"Hey, wait! I can't let the Pokemon School get wrecked!"
"No way!"
"Neither can I!"
"Same here!"
"Right!" agreed Ash and the others, Lana nodding as well.
"Professor, Mom, Dad, Principal Oak, you told me the meaning of ohana, right? Well, I consider the Pokemon School to be part of our ohana, our family, it's been our educational home ever since it started 20 years ago," Sarah told the adults. "We can't just leave our school and forget about it, what will we do when it's destroyed?"
"We understand your feelings, but..." denied Kukui, knowing their feelings but understanding the gravity of their current predicament as well.
"Princess, there's no time! If you all go up against those meteors, there's a good chance you won't come back alive!" begged Tsukumaro as he held his goddaughter. "I beg of you, don't do anything reckless, not before finding your parents... Nor after being together again after so long..."
"...I'm the Lost Princess, aren't I? I have a duty to the people and Pokemon of Alola, it's my responsibility to make sure that they're all safe and living happily just as my parents had before me. If I run away now, what will it prove? What would I have to gain just by being a coward in the face of danger like this?"
"Princess, please..."
"...I have to do this, we all have to. Trust me, Tsukumaro," she reassured calmly.
Then, as gently as she could, she shook off and removed her godfather's arms, giving him a nod as if to mentally assure him that she and her friends won't die and they'll be able to protect everybody and the school before she and Blitz got back on Winter and they started to take flight.
"Come on, let's go!" she called to the others.
"Yes, Princess!" saluted the others as they got back to their Ride Pokemon, swiftly following her as Salamence, Latios, Latias, Dragonite, Hydreigon, Flygon, Braviary, Noctowl, and the other dragons took off to stop the meteors, leaving everybody else on the ground to watch on, hoping they'll succeed.
All the while, Kartana watched in awe, seeing Sarah and her friends doing what they can to protect everyone they love in the Human World and not doing so just for the sake of showing off.
"Hey, wait! Hold on, COME BACK!" shouted Kukui to them but to no avail.
"Stop, you guys, you don't know what you're doing!" Zossie agreed, calling after the rangers. "It's too dangerous for you to stop those meteors!"
"We're too late, they're on their own now!" Dulse said grimly.
"Those things are way too hot for us to get close!" Kiawe replied, noticing the most obvious and dangerous problem with the meteors. "What are we gonna do?"
"We need to cool off the meteors first and slow them down if we're going to save everyone and the school," Sophocles explained as he watched the meteors. "We got thirty giant Stufful Constellation meteors heading our way and we need to tackle them all at once!"
"We don't have enough time for that," Sarah reminded. "What other solutions do we have? Do we take them all on or do we take the one that's closest to us?"
"We'll deal with the one closest to us! You, your family, and your dragons should deal with the others, Sarah," offered Lillie.
"You sure?" asked the princess.
"Yes, if you guys can do what you can with the other meteors, see if you can help us with the middle one we'll be stopping!"
"All right, but if it goes wrong, I'll have to step in. Just be careful and do what you can to stop it!"
"Good luck!" Trusting each other with their current plan of attack, Lillie took charge of the group while Sarah and her family broke off to deal with the other meteors. "Here's what we'll do, guys! Altaria can use Ice Beam and Snowy can use Powder Snow to cool the one coming towards us!"
"Dragonair can use Ice Beam, too!" Lana agreed.
"Good thinking! Extremely hot objects can become brittle with any sudden and extreme drops of temperature," approved Rotom-Dex.
"Okay, let's cool the meteor before us down first!"
"Then, we can close in and..."
"And, blow it up!" Sophocles, Lana, and Ash agreed.
"Roger that, Captain Lillie!" Mallow saluted.
"Lana, we're on, now!"
"Right!" shouted Lillie and Lana.
"Snowy, Altaria, use Powder Snow and Ice Beam!"
"Dragonair, you use Ice Beam, too!"
As the gang got to work with the meteor heading for the school, Sarah and her family eyed the other meteors that'll potentially destroy all of Alola, knowing that they have only one shot of saving their home region.
"Shadow, Winter, you and the others attack the meteors but don't get too close to them, now!" she called.
Winter and Shadow unleashed their plasma blasts while the other dragons shot several spikes and flames at several meteors in small groups. Even if they did manage to slow them down, it was only by a fraction and they were still on their current trajectory.
"Salamence, try cooling them down with Hydro Pump! Dragonite, Hydreigon, use an Ice Beam and Tri-Attack combo!"
Salamence agreed, shooting water from his mouth at several of the meteors, hoping to cool them off so they don't burn anything nearby when they touch. Dragonite and Hydreigon used Ice Beam and Tri-Attack in conjunction to cool off and break one of the meteors they've targeted.
When the meteors that were hit by Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, and Tri-Attack were cooled off and became brittle, Braviary, Noctowl, Latios, and Latias used Brave Bird, Air Slash, and a Twin Steel Wing attack to slice the cooled-off meteors.
"Something's wrong, we should've slowed down or destroyed them by now!" Sarah gasped, realizing that everybody hasn't been able to destroy the meteors yet.
"Now, Rowlet! Use Razor Leaf!"
"Tsareena, use Magical Leaf!"
"Charizard, use Slash!"
"Metang, use Metal Claw!" shouted Ash, Mallow, Kiawe, and Sophocles.
The four Pokemon used their cutting attacks to cut down the frozen meteor but they couldn't even scratch it as only the ice broke.
"AH!"
"No way!" Kiawe and Sophocles cried, horrified.
Despite everybody's best efforts, the meteors were still hurdling towards Alola and the Pokemon School. They had only stemmed the first onslaught from the giant rocks and they couldn't cut through them hard enough.
"What's happening back there? Come on, guys!" Sarah called to the others.
"We didn't cut it, Sarah! Even after cooling it, the meteor is still heading for the school!" Lillie shouted, knowing their current efforts are futile.
"It looks like we won't make it in time!" Mallow fretted.
"Try again, everybody!"
"We can't take on all of them at once or use the same plan again, it'll take too long!" Lana called, deeply worried.
"Grr...! We just gotta try!" Ash encouraged. "We have to protect everybody in Alola!"
"If you got a better plan, we'd love to hear it!" Sophocles remarked.
"We need more power, our strength alone isn't enough!" Sarah told everybody, privately fretting. "Damn it! Argh, what are we gonna do?!"
As the young princess tried to think of an idea on what to do with the meteors, she suddenly noticed the Sun Sword attached to Winter's Ride Pokemon saddle starting to shimmer and rock in place, as if it was just responding to some kind of powerful force nearby.
Then, a loud roar from overhead was heard, making everybody jump and look around for the perpetrator responsible for it.
"What was that?"
"Something's coming!"
"I've never heard a roar like that before!" cried Mallow, Lana, and Lillie again.
"Hey, Sophocles, got anything on who's making that roar?" Kiawe asked as the Electric Type student took out his Beast-X Navigator to search for the Pokemon in question.
"I'm picking up something descending from Outer Space," he began. "Whatever it is, it's coming straight for us and it's definitely not a meteor!"
"Hey, wait!" Ash gasped. "I know I heard that roar from somewhere. Do you know it, too, buddy?"
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded in surprise.
The unknown Pokemon roared again, its cries becoming louder and louder until from the heavens, to everyone's overwhelming shock, the Sky High Pokemon, Rayquaza, shot from the clouds towards the meteors.
"AAAHHHHH! RAYQUAZA!" they all screamed in terror.
"BUT, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! RAYQUAZA WAS SAID TO ONLY LIVE IN THE OZONE LAYER!" bellowed Rotom-Dex in bewilderment, his robotic eyes bugging out.
"What's it doing here?" Sarah gawked, not sure of what to make of the giant Pokemon.
"Mama! What's that over there?" Nebby called, looking at the ocean and the sky ahead of the group.
Everyone turned to find three portals opening without warning, one of them from the ocean and two-one blue and one pink-from the skies which the Sunne Pokemon had noticed after he felt a strange disturbance and major influx of raw power from down below. What came out of them, though, was an even bigger shock to everyone watching the spectacle.
Out of the portals came Dialga from the Dimension of Time, Palkia from the Dimension of Space, and Giratina from the Reverse World, the last of the Creation Trio shifting from its Origin Form to its Altered Form after crossing over.
"AAAAHHHHHH!" screamed Lillie in complete shock.
"Are those what I think they are?!" Kiawe gawked, his eyes bugging out as well.
"It's the Creation Trio!" Lana said, thunderstruck.
"Yes, it's them! Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina! They all came to help us!" Ash shouted in shock and delight.
"But, how did they find out about the meteors?" Sophocles questioned in his shock.
Then, Mallow noticed the shimmering glint from Sarah's Sun Sword and she had a feeling that somehow, their leader had a hand in bringing them forward even if they didn't know what it is yet. If there were any secrets about her family's treasure that she and the others didn't know yet, they were about to find out when the whole thing blows over.
The adults and the rest of Sarah's Pokemon couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the Deities appear before them.
"Are those really Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina?" Kukui gasped.
"It is! And, that must be Rayquaza, too!" James nodded, pointing at the Sky High Pokemon.
"By Zapdos' Thunder...!" Tsukumaro gawked.
The three Sinnoh Deities turned to the meteors that are about to collide with the region at any moment before they turned their attention to the shimmering glow from the Sun Sword attached to Winter's saddle, seeing who it was that wielded it. They looked at each other and nodded, proceeding to charge towards and blast the meteors threatening to destroy the island.
Rayquaza was already working on destroying the meteors that were the biggest threat, briefly eyeing Sarah and her Sun Sword as it saw it shimmer in its light.
Seeing it shine, however, made it let out a grunt of approval before it worked harder to destroy the meteors before they could get any closer to the school and the island.
"Wow! Look at them go!" Lana gasped in awe from seeing Dialga use Roar of Time to destroy some meteors.
"They race like the wind and battle like jumbo-sized fighter jets!" Mallow gawked while watching Palkia destroy several more meteors using Spacial Rend.
"They're incredible!" Kiawe breathed in amazement as he saw Giratina burn and destroy three giant meteors using Will-o-Wisp. "It's like they're a Sinnoh fire of three fueled by a supercharged Inferno Overdrive! The majesty, the power, the grace!"
"And, if any of them should fall into the wrong hands, frightening weapons!" added Sophocles, looking in awe and disbelief at them.
"Don't forget Rayquaza, it's giving them a run for their money with how fast it's destroying them as well as the strength it has," Lillie interjected, watching Rayquaza use Dragon Claw and Hyper Beam to blast the meteors into oblivion.
Sarah was in awe as she watched the four Legendaries unleashed their might at the meteors and even Kartana couldn't take his gaze off at seeing them continue to destroy the meteors until they dwindled down to one more giant meteor that had proven itself to be a nuisance since only a part of it was blown off.
"That last one's too strong! It'll hit us at this rate and we need more power to break it!" Ash snarled in frustration, gritting his teeth.
"But, where are we gonna find anything else with more power besides them?" Mallow pondered.
"Wait, more power...?" Sarah thought, trying to remember how they can get more to help them and the Legendaries break the final meteor.
Suddenly, it all came to her; the answer was with them the whole time as she looked down at Nebby.
"That's it!" she gasped before she turned to the Sky High Pokemon and the Creation Deities. "Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Rayquaza, I think I know how we can destroy it!"
The four Legendaries turned to the princess as they listened in on her idea. "Your powers are strong but we have one more Pokemon who can help you guys on that. Attack it again but this time, I'll have Nebby use Searing Sunraze Smash! Together, I'm sure we can destroy that meteor!"
"WHAT?!" gawked her friends in shock, thinking her idea was absolutely bonkers.
"Combine their attacks with Sunsteel Strike! Have you lost it, Sarah?!" Mallow gasped.
"What if your plan backfires and we could end up destroying them and Nebby in the process?!" Sophocles bellowed in a panic.
"Do you have any idea how powerful a group attack with the strength of five Legendary Pokemon could have on the meteor?!" Ash added in frantic agreement.
"We have no idea if it'll even work! You could end up opening another Ultra Wormhole!" Lillie protested.
"There's no possible way it can happen, Sarah!" fretted Rotom-Dex as he flailed in panicked protest. "The possibilities of Rayquaza, Nebby, and the Sinnoh Deities destroying that meteor together are exactly .000493388 to 1-!
"I don't care about the statistics, everyone's lives are at stake and this is the only chance we got! If we don't destroy that meteor, then we won't have a school or an island like Melemele to go home to! It's risky, I know, but I'm willing to do it! We all know what we were in for when we signed up to be in the Ultra Guardians as its Power Rangers and I'm not backing out right now! Nebby's our only hope and we need his strength if we're to destroy the meteor! So, let's go!"
She turned to Nebby, wanting his help to end the situation they're in quickly. "Hey, Nebby!" she called.
Nebby looked up to see his human mother looking down at her. "Yeah, Mama?" he asked.
"You want to help us with this crazy meteor?"
"You bet I do!"
"Then, toss me your Solganium Z now and get yourself ready, quickly!"
Nebby nodded before he brought out his signature Z-Crystal, allowing his human mother to grab it and place it on her Z-Power Ring to prepare to use Sunsteel Strike with her Ultra Beast child.
Finally, after seeing more than enough of what he was watching, Kartana quickly flew over to Sarah and gargled something to her as he gestured to the meteor.
"Kartana, you want to help destroy the meteor?" she asked.
The 6th Ultra Pillar nodded, wanting to do this so as to help the people of Melemele Island and Alola survive the oncoming catastrophe.
The princess smiled, not wanting to refuse what she presumed as an opportunity for Kartana to redeem himself and end his surprise wandering in the Human World on a positive note.
"All right, you can tag along. But, just be careful, and try to shishkabob any pieces you see that are not burning into the sea!"
Kartana nodded before taking his place below them to cut down any meteor pieces heading for the school after the Legendaries take care of the rest.
"Whatever it is you're planning, you better hope it works, Sarah!" Kiawe warned.
"It'll work, trust me!"
The little princess then looked to the Sinnoh Deities and Rayquaza again as they waited for her command while the others looked on, hoping that her idea, no matter how crazy it looked or sounded, could work to save Alola and the school.
"Rayquaza, Giratina, Palkia, Dialga, we only got one shot at this so I need you all to wait for my signal," she called out to them. "I want you to hone in on the meteor's core and use your Will-o-Wisp, Hyper Beam, Roar of Time, and Spacial Rend attacks to break it so Nebby can shatter the meteor with his Searing Sunraze Smash. Any pieces that are falling towards the school, Kartana will cut them down, hopefully leaving everybody down below unscathed."
"I know this is gonna work but I can't see it through unless you lend me your power to save everybody my friends and I know and love. Please, I beg of you, lend me your power. Do you trust me?"
The four Legendary Pokemon eyed Sarah intensely for a few minutes as they considered her plan to save the school and the Alola region before they let out approving roars to allow her to use their power to destroy the meteor before they took their positions, getting in front of her and her fellow rangers in a square box/diamond formation, each of them taking a corner.
Sarah returned a thankful nod before she looked down at Nebby, "Okay, Nebby! The Deities and Rayquaza are ready, prepare for takeoff!"
"Oh, yeah!" Nebby roared proudly.
Activating her Z-Power Ring as she turned the wheel counterclockwise by 45 degrees again, she performed the Steel Type Z-Move poses again as she transferred her growing Z-Power to Nebby, roaring as he quickly jumped up and joined his fellow Legendaries to help them destroy the meteor.
"Nebby, wait!" cried Nikki, trying to stop him before she was stopped by James, who held her tight.
"Be careful, Nebby!" he shouted to the Sunne Pokemon.
As the Sunne Pokemon joined the Sinnoh Deities and Rayquaza, the meteor grew closer and closer as the five Legendaries and Kartana prepared himself down below for his part of the plan. Everyone waited anxiously with bated breath as they watched Sarah putting her plan into action as she and the five Pokemon before her eyed the giant rock hurtling towards them before she made her call to their Legendary saviors.
"...Dialga, Roar of Time! Rayquaza, Hyper Beam! Giratina, Will-o-Wisp! Palkia, Spacial Rend!"
The four Legendaries, understanding her signal, immediately charged up and shot their special attacks at the meteor, converging into a bladed energy comet of time and space power, ghostly fire, and radiant dragon energy that hit the meteor, causing a crack to form in the middle and grow into an X that made it into a makeshift target for Nebby.
"Mane of the Sun, Claws of Steel, let the sun's rays shine down upon my baby, Nebby, and triumph over evil!" Sarah recited, Nebby poised to attack.
"WHOO-HOO!" barked Nebby as he charged himself up with cosmic solar energy and another Ultra Wormhole opened as the meteor went to it and got stuck on the opening. But, this is what Sarah had in mind for her plan, to destroy the meteor without risking any more destruction in the Human World.
"Now, Nebby, use Searing Sunraze Smash! Destroy the meteor in the Ultra Dimension!"
"Right!" called the Sunne Pokemon as he ran forward into the clogged Ultra Wormhole.
Now was the time for Step Two of Sarah's plan as she watched Nebby collide with the meteor. "Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, use your moves again and combine your powers inside Nebby! Give him the strength he needs to destroy the meteor, for good!" she bellowed one last time.
The Sky High Pokemon and the Deities roared in agreement as they charged up their attacks and launched them again, now directing their power towards the little Sunne Pokemon. The converging energy mixed with his cosmic power allowed him to become strong enough to force the giant meteor into the Ultra Dimension and it was chipped into a perfect sphere as they passed through the Ultra Wormhole, some large leftover bits of it falling towards Kartana.
"Awesome!"
"Pika...!" gasped Ash and Pikachu, sweatdropping in shock and amazement.
Seeing his own chance, Kartana prepared his sword arms to use Cut again but to do good as he sliced and diced the leftover meteor pieces, first in half, and then multiple pieces as they plunged into the sea.
"ALL RIGHT!" cheered the rangers barring Sarah, who was waiting anticipatingly for Nebby to return after finishing his job along with the other four Legendaries.
And, finish the job, he did; after forcing the meteor through the Ultra Wormhole to the Ultra Dimension, he drew on the power of the sun and raced towards it before rolling into a steel ball of fire as he made his way towards the giant space rock.
"This is for my family and all my friends!" he bellowed as he destroyed the meteor.
His job now complete and extremely happy to be an official part of a Power Rangers mission, Nebby returned to the Human World and landed beside the group waiting on the ground, taking everybody by surprise as he made it back beside them when he jumped back home through another Ultra Wormhole.
"COWABUNGA!" he yipped excitedly, slamming down on the ground and startling everybody as they bounced a few inches from the air as they held each other tightly.
"Uh... Oops," he growled sheepishly, blushing.
Sarah laughed as she looked down again and saw Nebby safely home, catching her UB child's attention. "We did it, Mama! We saved the school!" he cheered again.
"We couldn't have done it without you, keed!" she praised with a thumbs-up.
"Well, don't that beat all," Dulse remarked, having gotten over Nebby's little victory return and taking in what he saw.
"They really did destroy the meteors and with five Legendary Pokemon including that Ultra Beast," Zossie breathed in awe.
The meteor pieces that Kartana cut up just in time and had fallen into the sea, in the meantime, splashed as several falling drops of water formed a rainbow from the light of the Alolan sun. This caught Kartana's intrigue as he tried to use Cut on it but to his surprise and shock, he couldn't even make a dent through the natural phenomenon as he flailed his sword arms over and over, garbling in frustration and bewilderment.
"I don't think even Kartana can cut through a rainbow," chuckled Sophocles.
The group's morphers rang and revealed Lusamine, Faba, Wicke, and Burnet, all looking proudly towards the rangers after seeing everything that happened with the meteors, their valiant efforts to protect Alola and the school, and the assistance of Nebby, Rayquaza, and the Sinnoh Deities.
"Are you all right?" asked Lusamine worriedly.
"Yes, M'am!" they all said.
"We're a-Ok, Lusamine, guys! The meteors are finished, they're gone!" Sarah reassured. "Thanks to our new friends and Nebby here."
Wicke and Faba sighed with relief and Lusamine sat back down on her chair, her relief showing as they were glad to not have lost all of their rangers.
"Thank goodness," she breathed happily.
On the other hand, Burnet, despite her own relief, was furious at them as she started to berate them for their reckless decision and behavior after disobeying orders despite their noble cause.
"Honestly! You all were in way over your heads, you could've died from pulling a stunt like that or worse!" she ranted in her worry and relief, making the rangers and Rotom-Dex all look sheepish knowing she was right. "Still, you all performed brilliantly. If Commander Shaw and her rangers hear about this, we'll let them know everything's all right. Good work!"
Kartana feverishly continued to cut at the Rainbow in his bewilderment and frustration until he suddenly opened up another Ultra Wormhole in the middle of it, throwing the Ultra Rescue Rangers in for a loop as they gasped at it in extreme shock, now realizing how he was able to cross over to the Human World.
"LOOK, IT'S AN ULTRA WORMHOLE!" gawked Rotom-Dex.
"You don't think he actually cut into the Space-Time Continuum, do you?" Lusamine pondered thoughtfully.
"An Ultra Wormhole appeared in this distortion," Burnet put in. "But, wait! When Kartana came to our world, he opened it with the same kind of cut with his master swordsmanship."
"So, that must've been the strong Ultra Aura we found!" Wicke said, amazed. "What power!"
"Interesting," mused Faba in awe.
Before he made his way home, Kartana looked towards the group and said goodbye to them with clicks of his sword arms and happy garbles.
"Thanks, Kartana!" Ash called happily.
"Safe travels home!" agreed Lillie, Mallow, and Sophocles.
"You're a genuine Alolan hero to us all!" commended Kiawe.
Kartana then floated over to Sarah to say goodbye to her in his own way. Knowing what he wanted, the princess drew their sword and they clashed blades together one final time.
"Well, Master Kartana, this is where we part," she chuckled as their blades parted. "Goodbye, and thank you..."
Kartana garbled with a nod and bowed like a samurai humbled by Sarah's kindness before he flew through the Ultra Wormhole back to the Ultra Dimension, happily looking at his new friends before he crossed over and the Ultra Wormhole closed.
"Come back and see us again!" Ash called one last time.
With Kartana having made his way home as well as his farewell, everyone turned their attention to Rayquaza and the Sinnoh Deities as they hovered near the rangers, all the while Sarah's sword continues to shimmer in their presence.
"Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina... They're huge!" Ash gawked, Pikachu squeaking in agreement.
"I CAN SEE THE HEADLINES NOW: METEOR SHOWER GONE ASTRAY DESTROYED BY RAYQUAZA AND SINNOH DEITIES ALONG WITH POWER RANGERS!" Rotom-Dex screamed as he took pictures of the Legendary Pokemon, who seemed indifferent towards the fanboying they were getting, their attention directly focused on Sarah.
"They're awesome...!" Lana breathed in amazement.
"To think that Rayquaza came all the way from Outer Space," Lillie agreed in fascination.
"And, Dialga and Palkia from the Dimensions of Time and Space, too," added Sophocles.
"Hey, Sarah, something's up with your sword," Mallow noted, seeing her friend's family heirloom still shimmering. "I mean, did you even notice it still glowing for a while now?"
"What...?" she perked, turning towards her family's treasure before she took it out and saw the dim light on the blade. "Hey, you're right...!"
Then, four small glowing rocks-green with a white Rayquaza insignia, light pink with a black Palkia insignia, deep purple with a white Giratina insignia, and dark blue with a Dialga insignia-glowed and appeared from the meteor pieces in the ocean that Kartana cut up, traveling towards Sarah and landing in her left hand as she held it out and they landed inside it as they shimmered.
Everyone gasped in awe at the sight of the glowing rocks in her hand that looked like they were made of crystal; they looked to be some sort of gems but with the insignias of the four Legendary Pokemon before them in the center of each gem.
"What are these things...?" Sarah gasped, taking in the sight of the gems.
"Sarah, remember that gem Cresselia gave you during our first encounter with your uncle and Ivanka?" Lillie breathed, thunderstruck. "I think those four crystals are Pokemon Gems for your Sun Sword."
The others gasped in shock at the revelation but Sarah looked like she was about to freak out even though she was doing a good job of holding her excitement as bewilderment took over her. Not even Lusamine, Faba, Wicke, and Burnet can soak this in completely as they gasped in awe.
"Four more Pokemon Gems?" Lusamine breathed in awe. "But, how...? How is this possible?"
The entire group would then gain another piece to the puzzle involving the mystery behind the disappearance of King Doug and Queen Delilah as Rayquaza and Giratina's gems lifted from her open hand and set themselves into the handguard on the Sun Sword on both sides of Cresselia's gem.
"Guys... I think we found two more of the original gems for my family's sword..." breathed Sarah, still in shock.
"You're kidding!"
"No way!"
"Really?!"
"So cool!"
"Awesome!"
"That's amazing!" cried the others, floored by what they heard.
Ash turned to the Legendaries with a bright smile; having met them several times on one occasion or another, he was glad to have seen them once more even for a purpose that involved his friend and ranger leader.
"Thanks, you guys," he smiled. "You really saved the day."
They looked at Ash as if they recognized him before looking towards the others, growling in approval for the new friends he made, whom they felt they could trust. But then, they turned their attention to Sarah in particular as she was the person that they entrusted all their gems to.
They stared intensely at her as they growled in approval, telling her that they will come to her and her friends' aid whenever they're in trouble now that she came into possession of their gems, the weight of the responsibility of having the power of the Deities and Sky High Pokemon weighing down on her in the form of their gems.
Sarah gulped; she knew she was in for the long haul when she obtained Cresselia's gem and now, she has the powers of four more Legendary Pokemon with her new gems after unknowingly calling them through her Sun Sword. She knew she would be a bigger target for her enemies but it would be worth it to keep her new power-ups and her team's new allies at hand if needed.
Nevertheless, she had more clues to the disappearance of her real parents and where they are which would also come in handy in the ongoing struggle against Team Eclipse and her uncle.
As they left to return to their domains, the princess eventually squeaked, "Thank you..."
This gathered the Legendaries' attention as they saw her bow to them in gratitude with the Deities and Rayquaza returning the bow before they returned to their respective homes.
This got everybody on the air and the ground smiling as they waved goodbye, knowing that they gained old/new friends in their struggle against Team Eclipse and lifelong companions should they need their help.
"Goodbye, Rayquaza!" Ash called.
"Take care, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina!" smiled Sophocles.
"Safe travels back home!" Lillie, Mallow, and Lana shouted brightly.
"See ya later!" Kiawe bellowed excitedly.
"Goodbye, you guys, I'll remember..." whispered Sarah as she held her new gems.
"By combining their strengths and efforts, our heroes, Kartana, Rayquaza, and the Sinnoh Deities saved Alola and the Pokemon School, with Sarah gaining new clues to the whereabouts of her parents. And, if you ever find something mysteriously cut up, it might just be the work of Kartana, as the journey continues..."
Meanwhile, back at Team Eclipse's main base, after Melania and Ivanka had given their report on Kartana's power and what they had witnessed from their group's latest scuffle with the Power Rangers Ultra Rescue, Lothor was now deep in his thoughts.
He had never expected his former brother's daughter, his own niece, to have learned and mastered the Patronus Charm and use it against his forces so easily. He also didn't expect Kartana to be so powerful for a little Ultra Beast so he couldn't even begin to imagine how powerful the Ultra Pillars are compared to the usual Ultra Beasts. In fact, while Kartana's power did have him on edge a little, it also fueled his need to find an Ultra Beast just as powerful for his syndicate's cause.
One way or another, he was going to do everything he can to make sure his former family's legacy would be destroyed piece by piece including his own niece.
"Master Lothor, Sir, we have more information that we've just found out," said a male grunt, coming into his throne room. "When the meteors were about to hit Alola and the Pokemon School, they've been destroyed and stopped by your niece's Solgaleo and four other Legendaries. They're known as Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, two of them holding two Pokemon Gems that are among the seven original lost gems belonging to the Sun Sword."
"Hmm..." mused Lothor as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Sarah's Team:
1. Pikachu
Moves - Thundershock, Tackle, Thunderpunch, Double Team, Thunderbolt, Electroweb
2. Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Rock Slide, Protect, Accelarock, Outrage
3. Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Protect, Rock Slide, Outrage, Counter
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, Iron Head
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. Ampharos (Shiny)
Moves - Thunderbolt, Confuse Ray, Power Gem, Signal Beam, Discharge, Iron Tail, Thunderpunch, Dragon Pulse
12. Sylveon
Moves - Tackle, Tail Whip, Copycat, Shadow Ball, Light Screen
13. Goodra
Moves - Water Gun, Protect, Tackle, Dragon Breath, Dragon Pulse, Rain Dance, Aqua Tail
14. Noctowl
Moves - Wing Attack, Foresight, Air Slash, Confusion
15. Meowstic (Male)
Moves - Helping Hand, Psyshock, Light Screen, Future Sight, Dark Pulse
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, Ice Beam, Iron Tail
21. Dragonite
Moves - Dragon Rage, Iron Tail, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Dragon Rush, Dragon Claw
22. Hydreigon
Moves - Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Wing Attack, Flash Cannon, Dragon Rush, Tri Attack
23. Flygon
Moves - Crunch, Dig, Rock Slide, Steel Wing, Dragon Rush, Dragon Claw
24. Solgaleo (aka Nebby)
Moves - Sunsteel Strike, Focus Blast, Teleport, Flamethrower, Wild Charge, Cosmic Power
25. Riolu (Shiny)
Moves - Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Aura Sphere, Circle Throw, Force Palm
26. Poipole
Moves - Venoshock, Fury Attack, Peck
27. Mimikyu
Moves - Shadow Claw, Drain Punch, Wood Hammer, Psychic, Mimic
28. Umbreon (Shiny)
Moves - Dark Pulse, Psychic, Moonlight, Shadow Ball, Iron Tail, Flash
29. Jolteon
Moves - Thunder Fang, Thunderbolt, Double Kick, Shadow Ball, Pin Missile
30. Vaporeon
Moves - Water Gun, Swift, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Dive
31. Flareon
Moves - Fire Fang, Flamethrower, Double Edge, Shadow Ball, Ember
32. Espeon
Moves - Psychic, Psybeam, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Light Screen
33. Leafeon
Moves - Synthesis, Energy Ball, Solar Blade, Shadow Ball, Leaf Storm
34. Glaceon
Moves - Shadow Ball, Ice Fang, Icy Wind, Ice Shard, Iron Tail
35. Eevee
Moves - Helping Hand, Protect, Dig, Double Edge, Swift, Tail Whip
36. Skitty
Moves - Doubleslap, Ice Beam, Iron Tail, Copycat, Double-Edge, Play Rough
37. Braviary
Moves - Superpower, Sky Attack, Brave Bird, Close Combat, Steel Wing, Aerial Ace
38. Absol (Shiny)
Moves - Night Slash, Psycho Cut, Shadow Claw, Hyper Beam, Flamethrower, Shadow Ball
39. Houndoom (Shiny)
Moves - Thunder Fang, Solar Beam, Sludge Bomb, Flamethrower, Crunch, Stone Edge
40. Latias (Shiny)
Moves - Safeguard, Psychic, Mist Ball, Dragon Pulse, Steel Wing, Recover
41. Latios (Shiny)
Moves - Steel Wing, Psychic, Giga Impact, Dragon Pulse, Luster Purge, Charge Beam
42. Salamance (Shiny)
Moves - Incinerate, Hydro Pump, Dragon Tail, Dragon Rush, Protect, Steel Wing
43. Rapidash (Galar Region)
Moves - Psycho Cut, Mystical Fire, Megahorn, High Horsepower, Heal Pulse
44. Yamper
Moves - Wild Charge, Fire Fang, Play Rough, Double Edge, Dig
45. Scorbunny
Moves - Quick Attack, Double Kick, Flame Charge, Ember, Headbutt
47. Stufful
Moves - Force Palm, Ice Punch, Thunderpunch, Focus Punch, Brick Break
Sarah's Dragon Companions:
1. Winter - Light Fury (F)
2. Shadow - Night Fury (M)
3. Skystorm - Deadly Nadder (F)
4. Mist and Spark - Titan Wing Hideous Zippleback (M)
5. Inferno - Singetail (M)
6. Sunflare - Monstrous Nightmare (F)
7. Starfire - Stormcutter (F)
8. Silver - Razorwhip (F)
9. Venom - Triple Stryke (M)
10. Camo - Titan Wing Dramillion (M)
11-15. His pack of five - Dramillions (3 F and 2 M)
Yellow Dramillions: Mimic - F, Violet - F, Sunflower - F
Red Dramillions: Ocean - M, Tidal - M
16. Melody - Death Song (M)
17. Echo - Slithersong (F)
18. Twilight - Deathgripper (F)
19. Dawn - Deathgripper (M)
Sarah's Pokemon Gems (Original):
1. Cresselia
Moves - Psychic, Moonlight, Moonblast, Magic Coat, Psycho Cut
2. Giratina (Origin/Altered Form)
Moves - Shadow Force, Dragon Pulse, Aura Sphere, Will-O-Wisp, Dragon Claw
3. Rayquaza
Moves - Draco Meteor, Hyper Beam, Dragon Rush, Iron Tail, Dragon Ascent
Sarah's Pokemon Gems (Non-Original)
1. Dialga
Moves - Roar of Time, Flash Cannon, Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, Aura Sphere, Protect
2. Palkia
Moves - Spacial Rend, Hyper Beam, Dragon Claw, Fire Blast, Aura Sphere, Protect
