Norik had washed up on the shoreline of Route 1, unconscious and laid on his front on the sandy beach as a result of the wormhole created by the damaged Olmak sending him hurtling into the ocean headfirst. All was black to him until he began to eventually stir, his vision beginning to slowly return to him as he regained consciousness. His sense of hearing immediately picked up voices of nervousness and concern, making him wonder where it was the Kanohi had sent him to. Eventually when his eyesight returned to him, he could see a group of humans along with a few of their Pokémon partners had gathered at the spot he landed at with perplexed expressions.

Elio's mother was amongst the crowd of people that had gathered to see and wonder what kind of being had washed up on their region's shores, unaware of the causes that had led to this. Most backed away in fear, worried that they have made a grave error in letting their curiosity get the better of them and that he was a danger to them more than they realized. But the woman remained still, her expression though showing signs of caution had also shown wonder, having not seen a humanoid figure as seemingly advanced as the Toa of Fire himself.

Norik then slowly stepped forwards, one step at a time to try and regain his bearings as his knees ached from the immense pain. After seeing that he was indeed hurt, the woman in front of him came up to him. She held onto his right shoulder to keep him upright and felt a brief chill from the cold Protodermis that made up the armour that covered it, having felt like no metal like that before to her.

"Are you alright?" she asked, resuming her direct attention to Norik.

"I am shaken... but not too badly hurt..." the Toa Hagah of Fire replied, struggling back onto his feet into a straight posture "W... Where am I?"

"You're on Route 1, on Melemele Island..." Elio's mother answered "What exactly are you? I want to guess robot... but I'm not sure if I'm being entirely honest with that assumption."

Norik pondered on her recent question, having not expected this human to not even recognize his kind. At first, he thought the Olmak had teleported him to a distant side of Spherus Magna that had not been explored, but upon recalling the four islands he saw in the view of the portal, he knew that there was a likely chance he was no longer even on the planet, judging by the inhabitants he had encountered so far. Still, he knew that perhaps speaking with the woman before him would yield him some results of where he was and if there was a chance he could find Iruini and his missing companions.

"I am a biomechanical being from the planet of Spherus Magna," he began "I am guardian to other beings there alongside many others, known as Toa. My name is Norik."

"Biomechanical..." Elio's mother pondered curiously "Is that your way of saying you're not entirely... robotic?"

"Despite my appearance suggesting otherwise, I have organic tissue beneath my armor," Norik answered "I can only assume your kind is entirely organic."

"Yes," the woman replied "We humans are organic alongside nearly every kind of Pokémon on this world. At least, that's what my son was told from by Kukui and his Rotom Dex."

"Pokémon?" he asked in confusion.

"They're the many creatures that inhabit the planet with a few hundred different ones around the four islands of our region of Alola."

Norik began to absorb this information, now believing that these Pokémon in a way could be considered this world's equivalent to the Rahi that formerly inhabited the Great Spirit Robot and until today roamed alongside the native creatures of the reformed Spherus Magna. Still, he was left puzzled as to why Ahkmou and his two associates would target this world, even if they claimed that the Great Beings had once been there long enough to hide secrets of their own upon the four islands of Alola. His ponder was interrupted when he and the crowd heard a loud scream, one that was frighteningly familiar to the woman beside him.

"That sounded like Elio!" she gasped in horror.

"Who?"

The Toa Hagah of Fire's answer came in the form of the boy in question, holding onto Lillie's right arm as the pair kept running for their lives alongside the hovering Rotom Dex across the nearby trail. Shortly afterwards, the bull-like Rahi that had been relentlessly pursuing them burst out of the trees with one of its infected masks still holstered on its shoulders, racing after the trio with hostile roars echoing from its jaws.

"What in the world is that?!" exclaimed Elio's mother, shocked by the unfamiliarity of that particular creature.

"Kane-Ra!" Norik replied in shock, causing her to look at him "Just what could Ahkmou want with infecting these Rahi and then sending the creatures here?!"

"Hold on! Are you saying that's your world's equivalent to our Pokémon?!" she gasped.

"And some are very dangerous! I need to get that infected mask off that bull's shoulder!"

He knew that even without his tools, he had to turn to taming and disinfecting the Rahi that was chasing the two humans and the Rotom Dex at this very moment. Fortunately, it seemed the pain in his legs from earlier had finally faded away, giving him more hope that his legwork could at least help him to catch up with the group. Norik then ran in pursuit of the four, hoping to catch up to the infected bull before it could seriously hurt Elio and Lillie if given the chance.

"Wait Norik!" cried Elio's mother "It could be dangerous! Don't run into the tall grass or wild Pokémon could attack you!"

The Toa of Fire turned his head during his sprint and nodded to acknowledge her concern before continuing his pursuit of the infected Kane-Ra and praying that even without a Mask of Speed that he would make it to her son and his friend in time.


Eventually after entering a nearby area of thick forest near the outskirts of Route 1, Elio and Lillie panted as they came to a stop, sensing that for the moment, they seemed to have lost sight of the fierce Kane-Ra that had been pursuing them for the last few minutes. As they were regaining their breath and what little stamina they had left, the Rotom Dex hovered towards them, having finally caught up to the pair.

"Thanks... for... shaking that thing off our backs," Elio said between short breaths.

"Next time, you be the bait bzzt!" the Rotom Dex buzzed in response before sighing itself, relieved that the three of them were unharmed.

"So... what do you think that thing was?" Lillie asked as she regained her breath.

"Rotom Dex said it wasn't recognized in either the Regional or National Dex," her friend replied "Even with the Aether Paradise's notes added, it doesn't look like any Ultra Beast I've seen either."

Even without the knowledge of the Kane-Ra's true name to their already limited knowledge, they could all agree that the nature of the Rahi's appearance was very unusual to them. The mechanical like appearance in addition to the tread appendage that carried the creature around and helped it to achieve maximum ramming speed made the trio at first assume that it was some kind of strange Steel Type Pokémon, maybe even one that was manmade by its mechanical-like appearance. Elio then turned to his Rotom Dex, wondering if despite its lack of data on the creature could help him draw up some conclusion.

"When you said negative readings detected, do you think it could've been an Ultra Beast?" the boy asked.

"Negative bzzt! The silhouette and features of that Pokémon don't match any of the Ultra Beasts' information I have in my databanks," the hovering device replied "Although, I was able to snap a few photos when it was briefly immobilized by the disk Lillie threw."

"Hmm..."

Lillie then brought her bag forwards onto the grassy plain and took out both the disc that had dropped out of one of the many vortexes onto Elio's head as well as the Infected Kanohi that was formerly wedged into the Kane-Ra's right shoulder. The pair then sat down to take a closer look at the strange objects as well as to recover some strength in their still weary legs, knowing that the Infected Rahi would either lie in wait for them or find their location sooner or later.

"Just can these things be made out of?" Elio pondered aloud as he examined the Kanoka Disc in his hands "They don't feel like any metal I know, but maybe Professor Kukui could know about that better than I can."

"Burnet might also have an idea of where this came from," Lillie interjected as she looked across the Infected Kanohi, feeling uneasy at the ominous look it was seeming giving off "I just wonder what that thing had two of these on."

The Rotom Dex hovered around the two objects, flashing a slightly bright light across them from multiple angles to compile multiple photographs for its database. Despite the function being intended for photographing Pokémon and their environments first and foremost, even it knew that photographic evidence of what the trio had found could help in finding important information regarding their origin. As it finished taking the last photo of the Infected Kanohi Lillie held before she placed it back in her bag, a small glimmer of reflected light caught its attention. It then began hovering towards the source, leaving Elio to wonder what it was that it had seen. He packed the Kanoka disc into his bag and followed his Rotom Dex with Lillie beside him until they reached a further spot in the forest where the source of the reflection could be seen in its entirety.

"This day just keeps get stranger by the minute..." the boy remarked.

"You said it," Lillie replied in agreement.

Laid on the ground in front of them was a large silver coloured shield that was identical in design to the one that Iruini utilized during his earlier scuffle with Umarak. Elio leaned forward to examine it, gently running a finger along a portion of it in curiosity, just pondering why it was these strange objects were falling from the sky along with the creature they just encountered. Glancing at the right hand edge near the top, he spotted something familiar.

"Hey Lillie, does this look familiar to you?" he asked.

Lillie came closer to him and looked down at what appeared to be a set of five symbols and the way they were depicted resulted in her sensing a very familiar pattern to her. She then rummaged through her bag and pulled out the piece of paper where she had drawn the symbols shown to her in her first vision, holding it up towards the five that were there.

"So they are the same ones," she said, holding up her free hand to her chin "But that would mean wherever that weird light came from..."

"It's gotta be from the same place that Pokémon, those symbols and all those things we've found come from," the boy concluded "If only we could understand what they all mean."

"Norik..."

Elio blinked as he looked to his friend who was staring blankly at the five symbols when she uttered out that single word. Had she figured out what they spelt out? Was it a name that she had deciphered, perhaps one belonging to the shield itself or its owner? Regardless, he knew he needed to ask her about what she had just spoken out and why.

"Um... Lillie?" he began, snapping her out of her stupor "Are you alright?"

"Did I say something?" asked Lillie, a little confused by her subconscious action moments ago.

"You said... er, Norik?" the boy replied.

The girl felt bewildered by what she had just said, even if it was subconsciously as she looked at her friend, at the symbols once more and then back to him, knowing he wanted as much of a straight answer he could get from her as possible. She then looked at the hovering Rotom Dex who looked just as bewildered.

"Rotom Dex, could you take a photo of these symbols and sketch down what I think spelt that name?" she asked.

"Say no more! I will keep the original photo in my databanks so we can make corrections if we're mistaken bzzt!" it replied.

"Thank you."

Lillie then held up the sheet of symbols to the hovering Pokédex who took a snapshot of the chart as its screen changed to display them in full, ready to receive her rough input.

"The picture has been successfully acquired bzzt!" the Rotom Dex called out "What do you believe spells out this name?"

"I think the name is spelt like... N, O, R, I, K," she answered as the screen typed out those letters in more recognizable text to her eyes "Match up those letters to the symbols that are on the shield."

The hovering device blipped happily as it looked over the shield before matching each of the words the girl used to spell the Toa Hagah of Fire's name to the symbols in their presumed correct order. She knew there was a chance that she could very well be wrong if another case were to use a similar spelling with different symbols and letters however, but she also knew it was a start if it meant helping her find out the meaning behind her recent visions and why she had access to such knowledge as of the last few nights. Sensing her discomfort, her friend put a hand on her shoulder.

"Cheer up Lillie," said Elio with a smile "It might not be much to work with, but we're at least making some progress on what's been going on. Let's get this shield back to Kukui with the rest of the stuff we found and he might be able to help us find out more."

"You're right," Lillie replied with a renewed smile of her own "Moping about this whole mess isn't going to get us anywhere. Let's get going and hope we don't come across that nasty bull again whilst we're at it."

Nodding in agreement, the two of them gently took ahold of the shield and began to lift it up to a vertical position from the ground. The tool wasn't entirely something they could handle so easily, but they felt fortunate that it wasn't as heavy either. When they eventually got the shield upright. Elio moved one hand into his pocket and reached for a familar Poké Ball before carefully opening it. A surge of energy erupted from it as it took the shape of a large Pokémon before it vanished to reveal the full presence of the boy's Solgaleo who roared briefly before turning its attention to the trio before it.

"Hey Nebby, could you give us a hand in carrying this shield back to the city?" asked Lillie "We think the professor needs to have a look at it."

Nebby gently growled in agreement as it motioned for the shield to be lifted onto its back, kneeling down on its hind legs to help both her and Elio gently carry it. Gently placing it down, the Legendary Pokémon fully stood up with the two friends sitting on its back in addition with the Rotom Dex hovering around them, excited to get moving out of the forest at long last given the arduous effort it took to outrun the pursuing infected Kane-Ra from earlier.

Before they had a chance to talk any further, a loud roar caught their attention as they looked around the trees, wondering which direction it had exactly come from. And it was one that all of them save for the Solgaleo had recognized from earlier as well as feared.

"It's that bull Pokémon!" gasped Elio.

"It's found us!" cried Lillie before turning her attention to Nebby's head "Step on it Nebby! Go as fast as you can, but be careful!"

It nodded once to acknowledge her concerns and faced the forest trail from where its companions had previously entered, breaking into a run where it began to pick up speed as it continued along the path.


Once they were out into the open, Nebby continued to run down the path on all fours towards Hau'oli City with its two riders hoping they along with the cargo they carried as well as the following Rotom Dex had outwitted the Kane-Ra to the point of it not realizing it they had left the nearby forest. Elio looked back to check that they weren't being followed by the Rahi in question before turning his head forwards to look ahead into the distance, seeing their destination in sight at the bottom of the steep incline.

"I see it!" he called out "Hau'oli City dead ahead!"

"Just gotta make it through and we're in the clear!" Lillie interjected as she wrapped her arms tightly around the shield that was laid on the Solgaleo's back as well as the portion of the body in question, ensuring both were in as much secure shape as possible.

"C'mon Nebby! Just a little further!" Elio encouraged to one of his trusted allies.

The Legendary Pokémon responded by running even faster, nearly knocking the pair and the shield off its back from the sudden increase as they held on as desperately as they could. Hau'oli City and safety came closer and closer into direct sight until...

CRASH!

The Kane-Ra burst out of the trees surrounding the left hand side of the incline and landed in front of Nebby who was immediately taken aback by the sudden appearance of the Infected Rahi that came right in front of it and forced its paws into the ground, trying to slow down to avoid crashing into the new arrival. Elio gasped out in fright as the bull raced ahead using its tread appendage to soar down the incline and then turn it around to come straight back at the group who cried out in panic.

"Watch out!" gasped Lillie as Nebby leapt to the left to avoid being rammed into by the speedy and yet brutal Rahi.

Sensing it missed its prey, the infected Kane-Ra then turned around swiftly once more and began charging towards the group once again as the Rotom Dex cried out in alarm and hovered out of its path. The Legendary Pokémon attempted to leap out of harm's way once more as the bull came close enough to attempt to ram itself into it, but unexpectedly, the neck suddenly extended in the blink of a eye, knocking its head right into the Solgaleo and its riders with great force straight into the cliff face. They were instantly knocked over as Elio and Lillie along with the shield they were carrying fell from Nebby's back and all crashed onto the ground and tumbled down the incline many times until they reached the bottom.

The Pokémon bared the majority of the brunt despite the damage it sustained from the Kane-Ra's head and was quickest to get back onto its feet. Its riders however were not so fortunate and were sore all over with cuts from the rocky terrain having been dealt on their exposed arms and legs. Elio struggled back onto his feet and gasped in horror at the sight he saw.

"Lillie!" he cried in horror as he ran over to her "Hey, are you alright?!"

Lillie coughed loudly as she regained her bearings and looked up at her friend who had been worried to the bone with the state he had seen her in. The Rotom Dex then joined the pair as it screamed loudly, bringing their attention back to the Kane-Ra who was now racing down the incline towards them after being briefly immobilized by the backblow from ramming them into the cliff face.

"Rotom Dex, take Lillie behind cover!" he called out "Nebby and I will draw that Pokémon away from you!"

"But what about...?!" Lillie began before she coughed up more dust from her throat.

"There's no time to argue, you're in worse shape than I am!" Elio replied before he looked over to the Rotom Dex "Keep watch and wait for an opening so you both can get to the city."

"G... Good luck... bzzt!" the hovering device buzzed nervously as it led itself and the girl away from the scene that was about to unfold before them.

The boy then rushed back to Nebby to join its side as they saw the Kane-Ra reach the bottom of the incline and charge straight towards them with great speed. Wasting no time, he gave out a command to the Legendary Pokémon.

"Nebby, use Flare Blitz!" he called out.

The Solgaleo roared loudly as it surrounded itself in a veil of flames before charging right back towards the rapidly approaching foe that threatened to knock down all in its way no matter what. It knew it did not possess the equal amount of running speed that its strange new opponent possessed, but if it gathered just enough of its own, then this attack would certainly have some effect at least in forcing the Rahi to make a split second decision that could divert it off its path in such a manner that it would slow down dramatically just to turn for that effort.

However, it soon became clear to Elio's worry that the infected Kane-Ra had no intention in the slightest at slowing down in its charge towards the fiery inferno that was about to clash with it head on. The charging opponents picked up speed as they got closer and closer towards each other until...

KA-BOOM

At the moment of contact, a large explosion of flames erupted from the clash as Nebby and the Kane-Ra were both sent flying backwards from the blast and were sent onto their backs with smoke pouring from them, showing how much damage the pair had taken from their clash. The Legendary Pokémon rolled back onto its front, slightly limping which concerned all who were encouraging it to stay strong for as long as possible.

"Hang in there Nebby!" cried Elio.

He watched the Solgaleo eventually fully stand back up, having recovered a little from the backlash of the attack it had just waged. He then turned to Lillie and Rotom Dex and called out to them.

"Run for it!"

The girl didn't have to be told twice as she ran out from her hiding spot by the nearby trees and ran towards the pathway that led straight into Hau'oli City. Her legs however were more hurt from the earlier fall that she had expected and stumbled over after only getting halfway across the distance, falling back onto the ground with her hand knocking itself into the edge of the fallen shield, setting off a loud clang.

This was all the Kane-Ra needed to hear to suddenly reawaken as it then pulled its tread appendage forwards over enough to touch the ground and use it to swiftly pull its entire front half quickly back onto the terrain the right way up. Screaming in panic, the girl held up the shield to cover herself and the Rotom Dex from direct sight, but it wasn't enough to divert the infected Rahi's attention as it laid its eyes upon them.

"Oh no!"

Elio gasped in horror as he ran towards them with the bull now revving its tread and staying in place, still weakened from the earlier Flare Blitz, but still planning to shoot right through them all in one charge like a speeding bullet. As it was about to accelerate however, Nebby with only instinct driving its present thoughts rammed into it from the side when the bull wasn't expecting it, giving its trainer enough time to reach the raised shield and finding a frightened Lillie propping it up.

"Come on Lillie, we have to move!" he called out.

He took ahold of her hand and helped her to her feet, hoping to get them both out of harm's way as the Rotom Dex immediately fled for the open pathway towards the city. But before they could do the same, they turned towards the fight unfolding before them as the Kane-Ra moved backwards and forwards in an effort to shake off a stubborn Nebby who refused to let the infected Rahi do even more harm to its closest companions or even far worse if it was the last thing it would do. The bull finally had enough with the attempt to stall the fight as it then lunged its head several times until it eventually knocked the Legendary Pokémon onto its side, leaving it weakened than it already was from the earlier fall.

Despite their best efforts to resist the urge to cry out in panic, Elio and Lillie were now alone and defenceless with the Kane-Ra now turning its attention back towards them and the shield that stood between them. They both knew that it would not hold up to a full speed charge and if they attempted make a run for it or call another Pokémon now, the bull would already have gone right through them with worse to come. Praying desperately for Nebby to have enough strength to get back up or a miracle to save them, they hid behind the shield and looked at one another with strained expressions of worry. Elio closed his eyes and clenched his Z-Ring on his wrist, desperately hoping that there was still a way for them to come out of this dangerous situation completely unscathed.

"C'mon Nebby...!" he cried out, one hand clutching onto the shield whilst the other was palmed on his Z-Ring "I know you can pull through for us!"

Lillie was already frightened as she was throughout the whole ordeal, she too praying that either Nebby or some other miracle could come to save them now. Closing her eyes and ready to see what was about to become of both herself and her best friend, she kept one hand firmly grasped on the shield whilst the over clasped over both Elio's Z-Ring and the hand that covered it. As the Kane-Ra began revving its tread for one final charge at the seemingly defenceless humans, Nebby gazed over to them and cried out in both pain and worry for them. It roared loudly, causing a faint light to shine from the Z-Ring as it then transferred a bright aura from itself to across Elio and Lillie before engulfing the shield entirely.

A whirring noise then began to ring out from a circular portion of the tool itself, forming a wheel that began to manifest in shape and spin at high speeds. The Kane-Ra unaware of this then started its charge towards it, as if completely confident in its corrupted state that nothing could stop it now in spite of its top speed decreased by the earlier Flare Blitz it had endured. The Rotom Dex gasped in horror before looking towards the shield itself, wondering in awe at what was happening to it. The wheel of energy continued to manifest until it was fully formed and spinning at maximum speed. Then when it could grow no further, it shot from the shield like a rocket and struck the only remaining infected Kanohi that was wedged in its right shoulder. The timing was miraculously perfect.

The force of the impact combined with the sudden loss of the dark grip that dominated its nature, the Kane-Ra skidded widly side to side until it decreased in speed dramatically and fell on its side, unconscious as a result. Nebby could only stare in awe at the sight it had just witnessed as it slowly rolled back onto its front, uncertain about what it had just witnessed. The Rotom Dex could not believe what it had just witnessed too, awestruck by the strangeness of the miracle and how it even happened in the first place. Then upon seeing that the Kane-Ra was finally knocked unconscious, freed from the dark presence that controlled it, it finally realized the fate of its trainer and friend.

"Elio-bzzt! Lillie-bzzt!" it rang out "Are you alright?!"

The shield then fell forwards onto the ground with a clang as Elio fell onto his back, energy leaving both him and the Z-Ring after being fully expended from whatever it was that had caused the tool's function to trigger, saving both his, Nebby's and Lillie's lives from further peril. The girl in question blinked upon seeing that nothing gruesome had happened to her and that the Kane-Ra was now no longer posing a danger to them. She looked to a weary Nebby which slowly trudged towards them before turning to the barely conscious Elio, panic littering her face as she saw his current state.

"Elio!" she cried "Elio!"

"Ugh... Lillie..." he coughed as he looked up to her "W... What just happened?"

"I don't know, but whatever it was, it knocked out that bull Pokémon and saved us," Lillie replied "Nebby's not in great shape, but a trip to the Pokémon Center should help it back to shape."

As Nebby eventually joined them, Elio smiled in relief to see that the three of them along with the Rotom Dex had survived the encounter with the now formerly infected Rahi now seemingly unconscious and no longer able to pose a threat to the entire group. The boy then wearily lifted out the Solgaleo's unique Poké Ball out once more and enveloping it in a flash of red light returned it back to the sphere where it would be safe until they reached the city unscathed. The conclusion to their encounter however had not gone unnoticed and it was not by the kind they had been expecting.

"Incredible."

The four of them then turned to the incline that they had taken to try and previously escape the infected Kane-Ra and they could now see a new figure was walking down towards the foot of the steep path. It was Norik and he had finally caught up to them after spending the last few minutes trying to trace the group through the thick forest, hoping he would beat the Rahi to them. Despite the Toa Hagah of Fire's intial frustration he was almost too late, the sight he was beholden to was something he never imagined he would witness in over 100 millennia. When he eventually reached the bottom, Elio and Lillie stared up at the newcomer, unfamiliar as to who he was.

To them, several of his features seemed almost mechanical like just like the Kane-Ra they fought tooth and nail to avoid being flattened by all afternoon. They pondered if he too could have come from the same place as the creature itself as well as all the objects they found. He then looked down to the shield and took ahold of it, examining it closely.

"I doubt it was intentional of you to have known, but I thank you for finding my shield," he said kindly.

"Your shield?" Elio breathed.

"So then... you're Norik?" Lillie asked.

This somewhat took Norik by surprise, not expecting the girl in front of him to have already learnt about his name so soon. From what he observed, he knew there was no way they made it back to the beach during the chase for Elio's mother to supply this information, so there had to be something else in play.

"I am Norik, Toa of Fire," he answered as he knelt down to meet their eye level closer "How did you read my name from the shield's insignia?"

"Well... I'm not sure how I knew..." she replied nervously "But those symbols somehow flooded my mind a few nights ago and I subconsciously just read it out."

"Anyway..." Elio interjected "It sounds like we can at least understand our spoken language, it's just your written one that's a mystery to us. My Rotom Dex has a note of those symbols and we matched letters from our language in a rough estimate to those that we thought spelt out your name."

The Toa Hagah of Fire then stood back up and looked at the Rotom Dex who blipped once before its screen changed to display the note from earlier, displaying the entire set of symbols to them. He gazed at them and the written letters underneath the ones that spelt out his name and observed them closely.

"What a fascinating device," he commented "You must be lucky to have something like this on your travels."

"I do my part in recording information for Elio bzzt," the Rotom Dex buzzed in reply "I catalogue information on the Pokémon we encounter and take photographs primarily of their environments."

"I see," Norik pondered "The creatures that the human female told me about were called as such if I remember correctly. But in regards to our current topic, it is rather strange on how you came to possess knowledge of the written Matoran Language before today's events. Let alone creating a Rhotuka Spinner on your own."

Elio and Lillie both stared at Norik, finally understanding the proper terminology for Spherus Magna's written language whilst also brewing a new question in the back of their minds on what he had just commented on.

"What's this... Rhotuka Spinner you just said?" the boy asked.

"Rhotuka Spinners are wheels of energy that can be manifested from the proper equipment by nearly any being from my universe," he answered "I'm not certain how you two created one using my shield, but it seems to have been fortunate for you."

Both humans glanced at one another in confusion before looking over to the still unconscious Kane-Ra as well as the remaining infected Kanohi that was knocked off from the impact of their launched Rhotuka. They didn't even know they had launched one, let alone how they did so to defend themselves in the first place, confusing them even more regarding Norik's comment just now. That was when the Rotom Dex who had witnessed the entire event also hovered to them and decided to speak his view on the subject.

"Well bzzt... It would seem that when the two of you were praying for a miracle, Elio's Z-Ring transferred Z-Energy from the two of you to the shield's launcher," it buzzed "That was what seemed to have saved you bzzt."

"So... we did that? Made a Z-Powered Rhotuka Spinner" Elio breathed "I... don't know what to think."

"Me neither," Lillie commented, not certain on how to feel about that revelation.

The Toa Hagah of Fire then went over to the infected Kanohi that was laid a little in front in of the Kane-Ra and picked up the mask, glancing down at it with narrowed eyes much to the concern of all who were present. A snort was then heard from the bull as it began to regain consciousness, causing the girl to cry out in worry and panic.

"Careful Norik!" she exclaimed "That Pokémon is dangerous!"

"It is alright now," Norik replied calmly, much to her confusion "Without the infected Kanohi, the Kane-Ra should not be a danger to you unless intentionally provoked."

"Kane-Ra?" asked Elio "Is that what that thing is called?"

The bull then eventually rose slowly back onto its front with far less aggression than it had in its infected state, glancing suspiciously at all that were in front of it, noting their nervous expressions in tandem with Norik's calm approach. Then when it had decided they were no longer a threat to it, it looked over to the Toa Hagah of Fire and bowed once before moving over slowly to a nearby patch of grass where it began grazing on it. All but the Toa Hagah of Fire were almost speechless at how peacefully the fierce bull had become after no longer being infected as he described it.

"No way," Elio breathed "To think it could be docile the whole time."

"When not provoked, a majority of Rahi can be peaceful and non aggressive," Norik explained "That is not to say there are those which are dangerous on their own and don't have to be infected to be a threat."

"But who would want to infect that... er, Kane-Ra to make it a threat to us?" asked Lillie.

"I fear I may already know the answer," the Toa Hagah of Fire replied as he looked back to the pair "And it would seem you two have already bore the brunt of what damage they could inflict on your kind, human or Pokémon."

The two of them could see he was referring to the cuts and scratches they had on their arms and legs after taking the earlier tumble down the incline from the chase. They briefly looked at one another and mentally agreed that they should go to Hau'oli City to ensure they were treated for any possible injuries and so Nebby was brought back to health after the damage it took during the encounter.

"Well, the nearest place we can go to get fixed up is the city down that path," said Elio "We were going to see the Professor about your shield and I'm sure he'd be intrigued to meet you. I don't know if we should leave the Kane-Ra out here if it gets into brutal scuffles with any wild Pokémon."

"Very well then," Norik replied as he walked over to the Kane-Ra who finished grazing on a patch of grass and turned to him "Come with us. Be careful not to lash out at anyone we come across."

The bull Rahi grunted and leaned downwards, allowing the Toa Hagah of Fire to mount on its back much to the surprise of the remainder of the group. It slowly moved forwards until it came alongside Elio and Lillie, allowing him to haul the two of them, one at a time, to come up and join him. They were more than happy to agree, given the sore feeling that were still in their legs which they believed wouldn't get them very far for a while. When both were aboard, the Rotom Dex followed along as the Kane-Ra snorted and rolled down the pathway on its treads towards the city at a reasonable speed.


Rotom Dex's Rahi Resource

Rotom Dex: Greetings readers bzzt! And welcome to my Rahi Resource! With my data banks having been modified to include information on the various Rahi that formerly inhabited the Matoran Universe and are now scattered across Alola, at the end of each chapter, we'll take a look at one of the many creatures of the BIONICLE mythos all in one place. Today's Rahi we will view is the fearsome bull known as the Kane-Ra bzzt.

The screen of Rotom Dex expands and scrolls through several silhouettes until it finds one of a Kane-Ra.

Rotom Dex: Kane-Ra are extremely fierce and territorial creatures who tend to be loners as it is not common to see many of its kind in a group, let alone two or three at once. They feed on vegetation in the day and seek shelter at night, their usual habitat being in desert like environments bzzt. Although docile at first glance, these bulls will attack anyone who approaches them too quickly or too close for their likes and their sharp horns are used to fend off predatory Rahi such as Muaka. With powerful front hooves and a tread appendage in the place of hind legs, their speed is to be commended bzzt!

Several images of the Rahi in action are then displayed across the screen for a minute or so as the Rotom Dex explains everything about the Kane-Ra. After that minute expires, the screen changes back to displaying its smile.

Rotom Dex: Well that's all the time we have bzzt! I hope this will build your intrigue on the many creatures that have inhabited the Matoran Universe and I look forward to sharing more information that is being added to my data banks by the minute. Who knows, maybe I can even give you information of other characters or objects in the BIONICLE universe. But until then, the author has asked me to send a message for you to please share your thoughts and criticisms of the latest chapter and that he looks forward to hearing what you have to say. Until then, this is Rotom Dex here signing off.

The view of the Rotom Dex then changes to black, ending the chapter at this point.