I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Mine was... well, okay for the most part. Won't lie would've much rather not gone at all.

As usual, thanks to The King of Emerald for beta reading, and thanks to pokemonking0924 for the review on Chapter 16.

This is probably my longest ever chapter in terms of overall word length. I crammed so much into this chapter that it wasn't even funny. Total word count before the authors note and Pokemon list was 5,360 words!

Anyway, enjoy the chapter.

Wes:

Nayru the Gardevoir (Friend Ball, shiny)

Faye the Cutiefly (Level Ball)

Zero the Type: Null (Luxury Ball)

Sakura the Milotic (Lure Ball)

Inigo the Combusken (Permier Ball, shiny)

Blake the Eevee (Moon Ball, shiny)

Rose:

Shelgon (Great Ball)

Brionne (Poke Ball)

Rockruff (Fast Ball)

Maple the Pikachu (Love Ball)

Riolu (Ultra Ball)

Salandit (Luxury Ball)

"And time is up!" Jason shouted, looking up from his book as the alarm clock he had set up began to beep. As he glanced around the room, only a few of the students seemed to be frantically writing down some final details on their tests for the final turn in, the rest were checking over their tests one final time or changing an answer. Wes was the first to stand up, handing his test to Jason before turning to wait for Rose, who was also approaching the front of the room. Jason had a moment to glance at both of their tests before other students began to approach, and a smirk of confidence appeared on his face for a brief moment, knowing that not only had Rose gotten completely every answer on the front right, but Wes had as well. "You should have these back before we go to Ula'ula island, so don't worry about it until then," he looked especially at Rose as he said that, who despite her smartness always seemed to have test anxiety.

Maple, noticing the expression on her trainers face as she walked back to her desk, leapt onto her head and nuzzled her with affection, which caused a small smile to appear on Rose's face. Wes, meanwhile, did not seem as nervous, but a figment of worry had crossed his face when he handed Jason his test. He was now, however, just leaning back in his chair. Jason had finally gathered all the tests, and instantly put them into his file folder before clearing his throat and turning to the class again. "Now, all of you except for Wes and Rose are dismissed." At this, the entire class, save for Wes and Rose, began to leave. However, to their surprise Juan, Chloe and Lillie stayed behind, looking at Jason as if telling him they wanted to stay for whatever was about to happen.

Jason shrugged at this, "Hey I won't stop you… alright, so as you two have completed all three of the trials on this island, it's time for you three to face the Island Kahuna. She wants you two to at the Ruins of Life, which are just outside of the Akala Outskirts. Of course, needing to grade these, I won't be able to come with you, but as you two have conquered everything else the island has thrown at you, I think you guys will be fine."

"And I can guide them should they get lost, zzt," Rotom chattered, crackling to life.

"The Ruins of Life are said to be the home of Tapu Lele, the guardian deity of Akala Island," Juan noted. "I am guessing you two are battling there to appease the guardian, similar to how you battled Hala at Iki Town, which was just outside of the Ruins of Conflict."

"We aren't being given more time to prepare?" Rose asked, looking worried at Jason. "We just took our test."

"Well, she isn't challenging you until tomorrow morning, so you guys got less time than Hala, but trust me it will be plenty," Jason noted, nodding at them. "Back then, you were less experienced, but with what you guys have been through I'm sure you'll know what to do once you research her a bit… either way, I'll leave you two at it." He yawned a bit, walking out of the room and muttering something about Em keeping him up all night due to wanting to video chat with him.

"So, what do we know about the Kahuna?" Wes asked, looking at his four friends in turn.

"It's Olivia, but that's all we really know," Rose muttered, sighing a bit. "Feels like it's been ages since we met her."

"We have been though a lot," Wes noted, shaking his head as he pulled out his laptop. "I happened to bring this today, so let's see what we can dig up on her." He began to type on the machine, as the four friends gathered around him. Chloe got Rose a bit of a glare, however, as she was almost touching Wes' cheek with her own, however she held her tongue as Wes pulled up information on Olivia and began to scan over her page. "According to this, she's a specialist in the Rock type… so Sakura and Brionne it is then, at least at the beginning."

"Other than Water types, Rock types are also weak against Fighting, Ground, Grass, and Steel," Rose muttered, thinking aloud to herself. "Riolu would be good against them, but the issue is a backup for you since Inigo is Fighting type but is weak to the Rock typing due to also being a Fire type."

Wes turned to Nayru at this, "Hey, you can learn Focus Blast!"

Nayru puffed her cheeks a bit, crossing her arms, "Yeah, like I'm going to learn Focus-Miss. It's very powerful but inaccurate…"

"Well, you should learn it anyway for Steel types in the future," Wes muttered, turning back to the screen. "Rock types are good against Bug so Faye is out as well, and Normal type attacks won't do much, plus I don't want to pit Blake against a Kahuna until he and I get more comfortable with one another."

"That's pretty much you whole line up…" Juan commented sadly, not knowing about Zero. Chloe nodded as well, despite knowing about Zero, though she was only assuming it was because of the normal typing and not Wes' true reason for not wanting to use the beast.

"Inigio isn't a BAD choice," Lillie pointed out. "Just… not that ideal since he takes super effective damage against Rock types… it's a matter of wither or not you'd rather risk the super effective damage, or stick with Nayru and play it safe."

Wes clenched his fists, looking down at the desk, debating on using Zero for a fraction of a second before he shook his head. Zero knew Iron Head, but he wasn't sure if he was smart chancing using the Pokemon so soon. "I'll probably use Inigo. Might not be the smartest choice but if I play my cards right, I think I can use him should Sakura faint… though with how resilient she is I don't think she will."

"Don't get a big head," Rose warned him. "Sakura isn't undefeated, she did lose against the Masked Royale after all."

"Yeah, but that was the Masked Royale!" Wes commented, shaking his head a bit. "Ya know, Battle Royale champion and all?"

"And this is an Island Kahuna," Rose pointed out, rolling her eyes. "You might just want to use Nayru, even with neutral damage she's better then risking taking super effective damage."

"I guess…" Wes sighed, looking over at Nayru. "You in?"

"Hey, whatever floats your boat is fine with me." Nayru stated. "Just not sure what I could really do."

"After our last training you know Moonblast, Psyshock, Psychic and Shadow Ball," Wes stated. "All moves that do neutral damage against rock types, so I think we're set… Sakura and Nayru will be my two."

"I'll use Brionne and Riolu," Rose stated, nodding. "So, we should train tonight and make sure we got a battle plan."

"Well, at the very least you two will be cooperating from the start this time," Lillie giggled, while the other two grinned.

XxXxXxX

"Blake, come on out!" Wes called, throwing his Moon Ball into the air, where it opened and revealed the snowy Eevee in a flash of light. Blake cried in joy for seeing his master, but one glance around at the three strangers that were around him caused him to flinch and run towards Wes, leaping into his arms with incredible agility.

"Hey, it's okay," Wes softly whispered as he pet Blake, who cooed with joy. "They're friends, like Rose."

"Why did you send Blake out?" Rose asked, who also reached over and pet Blake, who made a sound that almost sounded like a revving engine.

"He would learn a thing or two watching the battle," Wes admitted, placing Blake on his head so that he can ride up there as they walked. "And since he was mistreated in the wild, I don't want him to be crammed up in that ball all the time, especially since he needs to get used to other Pokemon and Humans."

"Smart," Rose admitted, leading the way as the five of them began to walk, following the map on the Rotom-Dex, Blake wagging his tail as he looked around in wonder at the world around them.

"Olivia should be there by now," Juan stated, looking forward. "We shouldn't have too long of a walk ahead of us." Sure enough, they only walked for around 20 minutes before finding themselves approaching a path where four giant head like statues were, each one facing inwards to look at the path before them. They continued to walk, however, a sudden voice caused them to stop walking.

"So, you're the one Gladion was whining about?" the voice said, causing them all to whip around. Standing there was a woman wearing a low cut black tube top, black pants, and a necklace in the shape of a Team Skull symbol. "Hmph, you don't look like anything special to me." She brushed a bit of her pink hair from her face, and Wes couldn't help but notice that two large parts of it were dyed blonde in color.

"Gladion," Lillie immediately spoke up, stepping forward. "What do you know of my brother?"

"Brother!?" Wes, Rose, and Chloe all said in shock, though Juan only replied with a "That guy we saw at the Battle Royale place?"

"Never you mind, little girl," the woman spoke, her yellow eyes flashing at Lillie for a brief moment before focusing back on Wes, the white eye liner that made her eyes look like white goggles were surrounding them wrinkling along with her skin as she narrowed her eyes in Wes' direction. "I am Plumeria, and I help keep Team Skull together. I'm like a big sister to all these numskulls… including Gladion."

"You're lying!" Lillie shouted, her eyes narrowed at the taller woman. "My brother would never join the likes of you!"

"Is that so?" Plumeria asked, grinning a little. "Believe what you want to, little girl, but he's in our organization… now, I ask you not to interrupt again, or I will silence you myself." Despite her anger, Lillie kept her tongue, though she clearly was distressed about what Plumeria had said. "Now, as I was saying… you know big sisters, right? They don't like it when their little siblings are picked on… and you students messing with that Type Null, and Jason's constant bullying of my brothers and sisters… well, you know what I mean."

"If Team Skull kept themselves out of trouble, Jason wouldn't have to act," Wes retorted, glaring at Plumeria for mentioning Zero. "And what happened between me and Zero is none of your business!"

"Zero?" Juan and Lillie asked, both now confused.

Plumaria smirked at that, "You didn't tell your other friends? You didn't tell them how you stole that Pokemon from my little brother?"

"He is not-" Lillie was about to interject, but Rose stepped forward, holding her hand out in front of Lillie.

"What happened between Wes, Gladion and the Type Null Wes affectionally refers to as Zero is none of your business," Rose declared, glaring as well. "Gladion and Wes might have their rivalry, but that isn't something you should be part of, you witch!"

Rose, Wes thought, blushing as he looked over at her.

"Really?" Plumaria asked, tilting her head at Rose before pulling out an Ultra Ball. "I'll be the judge of that one, missy!" She threw it into the air, and out popped a Pokemon that Wes had never seen before. It was primarily blue in color and resembled a starfish, though two of the blue tentacles were up revealing it was much like a shell and that it had a small, suspended body in the middle, purple in color. Several spikes adorned the Pokemon, some matching the blue tenticles and patruding out of them, but the ones on the top and bottom ended in yellow tips. "I'll let you in on a little secret, boy, this Toxapex is very strong… you're only going to beat it with your strongest Pokemon, and I am not talking about the sparkle fairy behind you."

"What is that thing?" Wes asked, looking shocked at the creature sitting before him.

"That's a Toxapex, the evolved form of Mareanie," Juan explained, having attended the lecture that Wes and Rose had to miss. "They're water and poison typed, so Nayru should logically have an advantage here."

"But Wes, what is she talking about?" Lillie asked, looking at him confused before seeming to put two and two together. "Wait, that Type Null we found… you don't…"

Wes looked at her for a moment before turning to Nayru, "You think you can take that thing on and still battle Olivia?"

"You're kidding, right?" Nayru smirked confidentially, stepping forward with her hands sparking with psychic power. "One helping of calamari coming right up!"

"Foolish," Plumaria shook her head, looking disappointed at them. "You didn't head my warning, and for that your partner shall pay."

"Psychic!" Wes ordered. Nayru's eyes glowed with incredible power, the very air seeming to twist and turn around Toxapex, who shut it's main body in by closing the two tentacles that revealed itself. The attack ended, and for a moment it looked like Nayru had won, but Toxapex revealed itself again, laughing devilishly at Nayru.

"But… that's impossible!" Nayru gasped, looking shocked. "With it being part poison, that attack should have ended it!"

"Don't give in yet, maybe it's a special defensive Pokemon!" Wes stated. "Use Psyshock!" Nayru focused again, this time generating the psychic particles in the air before sending them at Toxapex, who once again closed itself up, the attack slamming into the beefy tentacles, but like last time when the Pokemon opened up again it looked uninjured, grinning with yellow teeth.

"End this," Plumaria ordered, snapping her fingers. In a flash of purple, Nayru was struck with an attack, collapsing to the ground as Toxapex got off her, snickering.

"Nayru!" Wes called, racing forward. Everyone around them looked shocked, stunned at how fast the very defensive Pokemon was, and how Nayru fell in a single strike. "Are you ok?"

"That… that Pokemon is w-way too strong," Nayru croaked, looking worried at Wes. "She's out of our league, master." Blake had leapt off Wes' head, and was licking the wound Nayru had on her side.

And no Jason here to step in, Wes thought, glaring at Plumaria.

"Now do you see what I mean?" Plumaria asked, glaring down at Wes. "Now… you know what to do."

Wes picked Nayru up, carrying her back to where Rose was, who immediately pulled out her bag and began to treat Nayru for her injuries. Wes turned back to Plumaria, glaring as he reached onto his belt and pulled out the Luxury Ball. "Fine, if that is what you want."

"Wes, no!" Rose cried out, but it was too late. Wes had thrown the ball, and out of it emerged the Synthetic Pokemon, who gave a metallic roar as it stared down the Toxapex, who smirked confidently at the emergence of the beast. Lillie and Juan both gasped, Nayru, Rose and Chloe groaned, and Blake gave a small gasp as it hid behind Wes' legs.

"There you are," Plumaria grinned, smirking in joy as she faced it. "Toxapex, Poison Jab!" The Brutal Star Pokemon leapt forward and jabbed one of it's glowing purple tentacles into the side of Zero, though the creature only looked at it in anger, not enjoying the fact that he was attacked. A metallic roar escaped the helmet, as Zero knocked the Toxapex back, who looked fearful for the first time. "Don't you back down, attack again!" Plumaria ordered, however before anything else could happen, footsteps echoed in the distance. Plumaria huffed, recalling her Toxapex into the Ultra Ball and glaring at Wes. "This isn't over!"

"Wait!" Wes called, about to run forward, however suddenly she threw something black down, and a burst of smoke erupted out of nowhere, surrounding them all. Everyone began to cough, and Wes fought his way to where Plumaria once was, however when he got there the smoke had cleared, and the only ones there were themselves and Olivia, who was approaching them with a stern look on her face.

"Are you kids alright?" Olivia asked, looking at them in turn. "You aren't hurt, are you?"

"Just a bit of my pride, that's all," Wes growled, looking at where Rose and Nayru were, the shiny now sitting up after being healed.

"Put that away," Olivia ordered, gesturing towards Zero. "She's gone, so there is no need for him to be out."

"Right," Wes bitterly stated, recalling Zero into the Luxury Ball, who was giving Wes an odd look before being sucked into the ball.

"I have questions," Lillie instantly said, looking right at Wes.

"And you will get them answered," Rose interrupted, turning to Wes and Olivia. "But I think after that Team Skull girl showed up, we all need to chill out. Let's worry about what happened here after the battle, shall we?

Olivia nodded, smiling at them all. "Great idea, if you five would follow me please?"

"So, Nayru is out of the battle," Rose told Wes worried. "She's cured of the poisoning but she's still too weak to battle, which means…"

"Inigo, Faye or Zero, and I am not chancing Zero," Wes said, looking at the Luxury Ball. "I'll go with Inigio, despite being a long shot he's the best option right now that isn't Zero."

Rose nodded, as they entered the clearing right outside of the entrance to the Ruins of Life. Olivia turned to face them there, as Juan, Chloe and Lillie went off to the side with Nayru to observe the battle. Olivia smirked at them, putting her hands on her hips. "Alright, you've completed the three trials offered to you by the captains of this island! Now you face the grand trial of the kahuna- me! So get ready, you two, because I do not plan on holding back!"

"Neither do we," Rose declared, snapping the Waterium Z onto her wrist, while Wes did the same, both of them looking forward confidently.

So, that's their plan, Olivia thought, smirking and pulling out two Ultra Balls. "Alright, come forth, Geodude and Lileep!" The two Pokemon emerged from the balls in a flash of light. Unlike Kanto Geodude, the one that emerged was a grey color with black, iron sand attached to it that gave it the appearance of having black eyebrows and strands of short black hair. Only the thumb and index fingers on the Geodude's hands were free while the other fingers have fused together. Lileep was purple plant like in appearance with eight, pink tentacles poking out of its black head, two yellow beady eyes looking out of the head.

"That Geodude looks different," Wes stated, looking confused at it.

"That's an Alolan Variant Geodude!" Rose gasped, looking at it shocked. "I've heard about them but never seen one before."

"Well, they're still rock types, and if the Geodude is the same as the ones I know, they're double weak to water," Wes stated, taking out his Lure Ball. "Sakura, come out!"

"Brionne, let's go!" Rose declared, both Water type Pokemon emerged and looked ready for battle.

"I'll knock out that Geodude with the first move," Wes declared boldly.

"Wait, doesn't Lileep have the chance to-" Juan began to think out loud, but by the time he had realized what could be it was too late.

"Sakura, Scald!" Wes commanded, and Sakura cried out as a burst of heated water flew at Geodude, but suddenly it shifted direction, as Lileep began to make a slurping sound as the water contacted with it instead. Lileep slurped even louder and drained the water entirely, ending with a small burp escaping the plant, which seemed to look much bigger now.

"W-what just happened!?" Wes asked, shocked.

"Obviously your attack failed," Rose sighed, clearly irritated that Wes did not think his move though

"Storm Drain," Olivia declared, smirking at him. "The hidden ability of the Lileep line… these guys are from Hoenn, I'm surprised you didn't realize that."

"Hey, just because I'm from there doesn't mean I know EVERYTHING about the Pokemon there," Wes growled, clenching his fist.

"Well, I'll tell you this," Olivia stated, looking very serious. "Storm Drain is an ability that draws in all Water-type moves. Instead of being hit by Water-type moves, it boosts its Sp. Atk. Additionally, my Lileep is a Rock and Grass type, which means…"

"Oh no," Wes muttered, looking worried. "It can knock out our water Pokemon with grass attacks."

"Not if I can help it!" Rose shouted, pointing towards Lileep. "Ice Beam!" Brionne inhaled and unleashed a stream of ice, which flew towards Lileep at incredible speed. The plant like Pokemon was hit but was not knocked out. Wes suddenly saw a red sash fly off of the rock type and knew at once that it was holding a Focus Sash to survive a single turn.

"Lileep, Giga Drain!" Olivia commanded, pointing towards Brionne. Lileep made another slurping sound, but this time a dark green energy beam emerged from it, surrounding Brionne who shrieked in pain as it was drained of health. Brionne collapsed on the ground, unable to battle due to the damage from the boosted Giga Drain.

"Geodude, Thunder Wave on that milotic!" Olivia commanded, as Geodude suddenly sparked with electricity and zapped Sakura with a jolt, who was paralyzed instantly from the attack.

"Wait, Thunder Wave?" Chloe asked, looking confused. "A rock and ground type that knows an electric attack?"

"Not exactly," Juan stated. "Alolan Geodude are rock and electric typed. Her first two Pokemon are her specialization of rock still, but it is clear they are meant to capitalize on her opponents using water Pokemon, one of the most common types available, and one that most trainers are likely to have. She takes them by surprise with her dual typed Pokemon, and uses grass and electric type moves to cripple the team's offense."

"Guess it was my turn to screw up on a kahuna," Wes muttered, not looking pleased with his rushed offense.

"And it's my turn to tell you that this isn't over," Rose said, taking out her own Ultra Ball. "Go, Riolu!" The Emanation Pokemon appeared with a bark, staring down the competition. "Use Bulldoze!" Riolu charged forward, kicking up dirt and dust as it rushed forward, before slamming into Geodude, who was double weak to the ground type move and instantly was knocked out."

"Not bad," Olivia smirked, recalling her Geodude. "Lileep, Giga Drain!"

"Sakura, Ice Beam!" Wes ordered. Despite being paralyzed, Sakura was still faster then Lileep, and a quick beam of cold struck the plant looking Pokemon, who did not survive this time due to not having a Focus Sash, and fainted instantly.

"See?" Rose gave Wes a thumbs up. "We got this!"

"Do you?" Olivia asked, taking two more Ultra Balls out. "Go, Sol and Luna!"

"Sol and Luna?" Wes asked, though he didn't have to wait long to find out. Out of both balls emerged two similar, wolf like Pokemon. The first one was a Pokemon that Wes and Rose recognized from the Battle Royal, but the second Pokemon was more of a werewolf, with short red fair and white fur on the lower legs, a white streak also covering the face, underbelly and tail. Pointed, black tipped ears framed the head, with three large tufts of fur on each side of the face, a black nose, and a mouth full of sharp teeth (unlike the traditional wolf fangs on the other Pokemon). Its eyes glowed a pinkish red, with barely visible irises and pupils of the same color. A mane of fur covered its back and shoulders, sweeping forward over its head to form a crescent moon shape. On either side of its body, just below the shoulders, two small rocks resembling claws poked out of the mane. A single, bigger stone projected out of the front of the mane over its head.

"The first one is the same type of Pokemon the Masked Royale had!" Rose mentioned.

"Yeah, a Lycanroc… the evolved form of Rockruff," Wes nodded.

"Actually, they are both Lycanroc," the Rotom-Dex said, emerging suddenly. "Allow me! Rockruff evolves into Lycanroc, which has two different forms based on when it evolves. It evolves into Midday Form Lycanroc during the day and Midnight Form Lycanroc during the night."

"Good morning, did you enjoy your nap when I needed you earlier?" Wes growled, glaring at the device.

"S-sorry, Wes!" Rotom sheepishly stated. "The map's GPS feature really drains my battery, zzt!"

"Well, at least they are just both pure rock types!" Wes smirked, looking confident. "Easy, Sakura let's go! Z-Move time!" Wes began to do the same poses that Lana showed them earlier, yellow energy surrounding him and going into Sakura, who cried with power. "Hydro Vortex!" A stream of water burst forth from Sakura's mouth, twisting into a giant tornado of water and flying towards the Midday Lycanroc.

"Intercept it, Luna! Use Protect!" Olivia shouted just in time. The Midnight Lycanroc, Luna, ran in front of the attack, putting it's arms up in an X shape, a green barrier emerging. The Z Move slammed into the barrier, and despite some of the attack getting through, Luna was mostly unharmed by the attack. Sol looked at Luna almost lovingly, who grinned back.

"Are they… a couple?" Chloe asked. "If so, that's so cute!"

"Not the time!" Wes shouted, gritting his teeth. "Sakura, Scald!" Sakura inhaled to attack again, but suddenly gasped in pain as electricity coursed though her suddenly, the paralysis taking full effect.

"Sol, use Thunder Fang!" Olivia command. Sol charged forward in a burst of speed, slamming into Sakura and causing her to cry out in pain as he bit into her with electric charged fangs. Sakura collapsed, too injured to continue battling.

"Sakura, return!" Wes called, recalling the Tender Pokemon. Blake looked concerned at the Lura Ball and let out a worried whimper, which caught the attention of Wes who merely reached up and petted him on the head. "It's ok, she'll be fine." He said, taking out the Permier Ball and tossing it into the air. "Come out, Inigo!"

"A fire type?" Olivia asked, as the Young Fowl Pokemon confused. "Though it is also a fighting type you are taking a big risk here."

"It just might be worth it," Wes declared. "Rose, I'll follow your lead!"

"Got it! Riolu, use Force Palm!" Rose commanded. Riolu ran forward, his palm at the ready to strike.

"Accelerock!" Olivia commanded. Sol once again charged, slamming into Riolu, who winced in pain and was sent flying, landing on the ground in a huff. Riolu got back up and changed again, but Luna got in the way and took the hit, gritting her teeth as the attack hit.

"Counter!" Olivia commanded. A flash of red energy surrounded Luna, who suddenly slammed full force into Riolu, sending him flying so far back he landed right at Rose's feet, huffing in pain and struggling to stand up.

"Counter is a move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken back onto the opponent," Juan pointed out, looking at the two Lycanroc. "Sol is being defended by Luna, who can turn the moves of her opponents against them, leaving Sol strong and able to fight without being weakened… a prime strategy."

"Riolu, get up!" Rose fell to her knees, watching helplessly as her Riolu struggled to stand.

"We'll keep battling while you take care of Riolu!" Wes said to her, glaring at the field.

"Too bad it is over," Olivia stated, doing some strong looking poses where she flexed her muscles. The yellow energy that had surrounded Wes moments before was now flowing from her, and right into Sol. "Use Continental Crush!" Sol leapt into the air, and a giant orb of stone began to surround him, before slowly descending back to earth where Inigo was standing.

"Use Protect!" Wes commanded. Inigo crossed his arms into a X and surrounded himself in a barrier just as Luna did before, causing the giant rock to slam into it and shatter. Much like when Luna shielded itself from the Z Move, Inigo was still standing, only this time the outcome wasn't as nice for the receiver. Inigo was on one knee, panting heavily. Luna was approaching, grinning as she prepared to strike.

"Inigo, look out!" Wes shouted. Blake also shouted in worry, and suddenly Luna began to strike, but her eyes bulged in pain, her arm stopping just before she could complete her attack. Standing in front of Inigo, with his palm right in the gut of the Lycanroc, was Riolu, who had attacked right in the weak spot of Luna and inflicted a critical hit. Luna fell to the ground, knocked out by the attack, and Riolu barked confidently, suddenly surrounded by a blue glow, growing larger and emerging as a new Pokemon. He was still bipedal, and canine-like, with blue and black fur. He now had a short, round spike on each forepaw as opposed to the nubs from before, in addition to a third spike coming from his chest. Red eyes glared down Sol on the battle field over his long snout, his long ears flicking a bit as he stared his opponent down.

"Riolu evolved into Lucario!" Rotom crackled, excited by the development. "Lucario, the Aura Pokemon! It concentrates its mental energy and fires off mysterious waves called auras, which can crush boulders of large size to dust."

"Lucario," Rose breathed, standing up from kneeling. Lucario turned and barked, looking directly at Inigo, who merely grinned a bit.

"Lucario told Inigo to just stay back so he isn't knocked out, and that he will handle Sol," Nayru translated from the side lines.

"Interesting, so that is how it is," Olivia said, smirking. "Alright then, Accelerock!" Sol charged and slammed into Lucario, who was forced back by the attack but barked as he shook it off, ready for more.

"Since Lucario is a fighting and steel type, he takes so little damage from the rock attacks that he can just shrug it off!" Wes realized, watching the battle.

"Alright then, Force Palm!" Rose commanded. Lucario changed forward, slamming his palm into Sol and sending him flying. Sol got up slowly, growling a little in fury.

"Use Drill Run!" Olivia commanded. Sol charged, his body glowing a bit as he ran.

"Careful, that's a ground type move!" Juan shouted in warning.

"Lucario, Aura Sphere!" Rose commanded. Lucario cupped his hands to the side and began to charge a ball of blue energy in them, just as Sol leapt into the air and began to spin like a drill. Lucario threw the ball of energy, which slammed into Sol and sent him flying backwards again, unable to complete his attack. Sol began to get up, but only smirked when he was halfway up before collapsing again, unable to battle.

"We did it!" Rose shouted, dancing happy.

"You did it," Wes admitted, sheepishly grinning at her. "I don't think I really deserve much credit for this one."

"Well, you both won by the rule book," Olivia said, walking up to them. "And in tradition with the Island Trial Challenge, I present both of you with the Rockium Z! Use it wisely, you two."

"Thank you, Olivia!" both Wes and Rose said, bowing to her, which was also done by Inigo and Lucario. "We will!" Wes and Rose both grinned at one another at that, and were soon joined by Nayru, Chloe, Juan and Lillie in celebration, the friends momentarily forgetting about the other events of that day in celebration of the win that they all had witnessed.