Episode 193: Guzzlord's Return
If you haven't read the three previous chapters before this one; stop and turn back and read those first! Also, we're getting closer to the beginning of the Johto Pokémon League and also, this chapter is going to feature the Pokémon hunters from the "Mother of All Battles" episode. Also, the capture of the rest of the Kartana that had fled during the Whirl Islands and Necrozma arc. Enjoy.
About a couple more weeks had passed since their experience with partaking in an ancient legend thought to be a myth, but it turns out to be very real. As the group made their way towards Mount Silver and to reach for the Johto Pokémon League's opening ceremony. Sora had exchanged his Weavile and Pinsir for Meltan and Gliscor.
"Mount Silver! We made it!" Sophocles proclaimed.
"It was a long trip, but it was worth it," Sora said.
"Now we just have to make our way to where the tournament is taking place," Kiawe said.
"Yeah," Mina agreed.
"It should take place within a few days," Illima stated.
"You've trained so much for this. But remember, Sora, you shouldn't think you're going to win the tournament like you did back in the Indigo Plateau," Lillie said.
"Lillie's right, Sora. It won't be a walk in the park," Terra added.
"I know. Thinking back, Prince Wesleyan and Edgar almost had me during the final rounds. And I might end up battling Gary, Caesar, Ethan, Minerva, or Chumley in the final round; or maybe the finals before that," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
Kairi, Terra, Aqua, and the Alolan nine all agreed with Sora on that, but Ventus remained confident in Sora's skills. They all knew the trainers Sora faced during the finals weren't pushovers.
"You only won it because you worked hard for it. And you worked to get here. You knew none of the badges from all the Gyms weren't just handed to you," Ventus said. Sora smiled and rubbed his cousin's head.
"Thanks a lot, Ven. And you're right. I did work hard for this," Sora said.
"Of course I would have told you that," Kairi said. She hands Togepi over to Ventus and gave him an affectionate hug and kisses him on the lips. He wraps his arms around his girlfriend and kisses her back. Ventus and the Pichu blushes once more at the sight of them kissing while the Alolan girls all swoons at the sight of them smooching.
Unknown to any one of them, they were being watched by three men in some sort of machine. One man is short and has a cat-like face. He also has greenish-brown hair. The second man is fat and has a strawberry-shaped nose wearing a gray bandana. The third man wore a purple hat. All three wore the same grayish jumpsuits.
"Look at this, Braggo and Chico. Do you see what I see?" The man with the strawberry-shaped nose said.
"I do see it, Blurt! Two Pichu, a Pikachu, and a Togepi. We have hit a gold mine here!" Chico said.
"And probably some other treasures worth swiping from those kids," Blurt said. He turned to Braggo. "Should we make our move?"
"Not yet. First, we follow them and see where they're going. With any luck, they will lead us to some Pokémon that is worth loads of money when they sell them to the highest bidder," Braggo said.
"Brilliant idea as always! That is why is you're the boss!" Chico and Blurt said in unison.
"Yes it is," Braggo said.
The machine quietly follows the group through the mountain. Unaware of the Pokémon hunters following them. Just as the group got down further down, they were appraoched by a young woman wearing an orange jumpsuit with blue pads on the shoulders. She has red hair and green eyes. She has a Croconaw with her. Sora, Kairi, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, and the Alolan nine thought they were in trouble at the moment.
"Is there something wrong?" Sora asked with a slight worry in his tone, fearing that they might have done something without knowing it.
"Have any of you kids seen these three men by any chance?" The young woman asked, holding up a wanted poster of Braggo, Chico, and Blurt's mugshots.
"No," Sora answered.
"We haven't," Aqua added.
"I have been on the trail of those three for a while now. They are known as the 'Pokémon Poacher Brothers.' And they have been in this area for quite some time. So, if you see them, be sure to inform Ranger Mason; that's me," Ranger Mason said.
"Of course," Sora said. Just when the group were about to keep going, his communicator goes off. "Oh man, not now." He accesses his communicator and Lusamine appears on the screen. "Hiya, Lusamine. It's been awhile since we spoke. What's up?"
"Sora, I understand that you have been busy training for the Johto Pokémon League coming up, but I'm afraid I'm going to need your assitance," Lusamine said.
"Figures," Sora deadpanned in his thoughts.
"We have reasons to believe that the Kartana that had fled from you when you encountered them back on the Whirl Islands are somewhere on Mount Silver. I need you to capture them and bring send them to us just so we can return them into Ultra Space," Lusamine requested.
"Sure," Sora said.
"Also, Sora," Lusamine said. Sora blinked twice when she spoke his name. "I have been keeping tabs on Ultra Space for quite some time since your interdimensional experience. And so far, we had no such incidents since your uneventful encounter with Guzzlord," Lusamine said.
Sora remembered when he, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, and the Pichu were sent into Ultra Space and then into Earthland when he met Natsu, Lucy, Twilight, the other ponies, the Ninja Turtles, and April, and the Alolan nine arriving in Equestria and trying to figure out how to get back. Lusamine did give them such an earful when they got back. She knew it wasn't their fault, but still, it was no excuse for placing themselves at such a dangerous risk. And Lusamine did tell them to try to avoid any traveling into other universes and Sora saw that was no problem. Ranger Mason, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua were confused when she said something about an interdimensional experience.
"Ultra Space?" Ranger Mason asked.
"That's good to know, Lusamine. When we do see any one of those small Ultra Beasts, we'll catch them all at once," Sora said. Lusamine smiled.
"I know you won't let me down, Sora. Good luck and be careful," Lusamine said. Lusamine has cut communications and the group got ready to capture the reamaining Kartana. Sora was about to access his Pokédex to have Silvally sent over, when Kiawe grabbed him by the hand.
"Wait a minute, Sora. I don't think we need Silvally for this," Kiawe said. Sora looks right at the Fire Type trainer.
"Huh? Why not?" Sora asked.
"For one thing, we have been relying too much on Silvally when it comes to dealing with Ultra Beasts. Also, you did okay without Silvally with the Pokémon you had with you at the time," Kiawe said.
"That was only because Kairi and I had help," Sora argued.
"Yeah, that's true on the most part," Hapu said.
"Help or not, you still okay without it," Kiawe said.
"He's right, Sora. Silvally is a powerful Pokémon, but let's face it, Silvally is probably training hard for the tournament just the same as your other Pokémon back home," Lillie said.
"So, there's a strong chance the Priemier Ball there would be empty when you send over one of the others," Mallow added.
"Yeah," Mina agreed.
"There's also a possibility that Silvally will be too exhausted to battle those Kartana even with the Fire Memory Disc you give it," Sophocles said. Sora thought for a moment and he gave off a big sigh.
"Okay, you made your point. And you're right. We have been relying on Silvally more times than we should have when dealing with Ultra Beasts. But you have got to admit, that Guzzlord was a really tough cookie to crack; a cookie made out of solid iron," Sora said.
"You did win those Gym battles with Silvally when you battled Morty and Clair," Ventus pointed out.
"That's also a good point, Ven. But those were for pretty tough battles," Sora stated.
"So, how about we deal with the Kartana and you just get ready to send them?" Acerola suggested. Sora stares right at her.
"You sure, Acerola?" Sora asked.
"I like that plan," Lana said.
"Me too," Mina added.
"I don't have any worries," Kairi said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
"Um, excuse me," Ranger Mason finally spoke. The group turned to her and they all remembered she was still with them. "Is there something you wanna share?" The group gave an extremely long explanation about the Ultra Beasts and their experiences with them. Ranger Mason then realized who they were. "Wait! You mean those Ultra Beasts are the strange Pokémon that I have been hearing about?! And you're the trainers you have been dealing with them!"
"Well, you've heard right," Sora stated.
"Then you should allow me to come along with you. There are sections of this facility that are off-limits to visitors, but the all of you are the only exceptions," Ranger Mason said.
"That'll be a good idea. We'll need your experience of these mountains to get us around, just in case we get lost," Sora said. He turned to the rest of the group. "Come on, everyone. Let's get cracking."
The group made their way through the woods to search for the tiny Ultra Beasts. Kiawe got Marowak and Growlithe out to search for the Kartana. One of them has shown up.
"There's one!" Lana shouted.
"Growlithe! Get it!" Kiawe ordered. "Fire Fang!" Growlithe ran towards the small Ultra Beast and lands a burning bite on the Kartana. Mina takes out a Beast Ball and throws it right at the Kartana, making it flow inside it. Stars swirls around the Beast Ball, confirming the catch is successful. Sora sends the newly caught Ultra Beast straight to Professor Oak's lab to have him send it right to Lusamine. Just then, three more has shown up to attack the group. "Marowak! Flame Wheel!" Marowak twirls his bone in green flames and burns the Kartana. Kairi, Lillie, and Sophocles threw the Beast Balls at the Kartana and Sora has done his part to send them off back to Professor Oak's lab.
"Now, there shouldn't be too many left," Illima said.
"They should be somewhere in these woods right now," Ranger Mason said.
"And we should keep our eyes peeled for them," Hapu suggested.
"Right. We'll never know when one of them might show up again," Sora said.
They kept going through the woods, unaware of the Pokémon Poaching Brothers following them in their machine.
"Did you see that? We have witnessed new kinds of Pokémon being captured by those wondering trainers," Blurt said.
"Indeed, Blurt, but don't give away our position just yet. We should see how many more of those little treasures are left. They may be small, but they have to be worth more than those other Pokémon those kids has with them," Braggo said.
"Once again, your brilliance has shown us the light!" Chico and Blurt said with praise.
"As always," Braggo said.
Somewhere on Mount Silver, a huge Ultra Wormhole has opened and a Guzzlord has emerged from it. The large Ultra Beast lets out a loud roar in the distance.
Sora, Kairi, the Pokémon, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Ranger Mason, and the Alolan nine all heard the sound from far away.
"Did you just hear that?" Terra asked.
"I sure did," Acerola said.
"Whatever it is, it sounded pretty huge," Ventus said.
Sora and Kairi both had a sickening feeling, since that roar sounded awfully familiar to them. They feared it may have been Guzzlord. Sora's communicator goes off again and he answers it. Lusamine has a frantic look on her face.
"Sora! I have very troubling news for you!" Lusamine exclaimed.
"What could it be?" Sora asked.
"Our readings are going off the the charts! It is another Ultra Beast! It is UB-05 Glutton; aka Guzzlord!: Lusamine confirmed. Sora looked over to Kairi sharing the same worried expressions on their faces. The Alolan nine all shared the couple's expressions since they had arrived to Earthland with Discord's help.
"And just when we just have something tiny to worry about, now we have ourselves a very, very, very, big probelm," Hapu groaned.
"You don't know how right you are, Hapu. That Ultra Beast will eat everything it sees. And as far as I can see, all of the people, Pokémon, trees, and everything else here is going to be on the menu," Sora said. Ranger Mason was shocked to hear that.
"We cannot let that happen!" Ranger Mason declared.
"She's right. Nobody is safe just as long as that monster is out on the loose," Lillie said.
"I know. So, we'll have to deal with the Kartana later. Right now, capturing Guzzlord is on top of our to-do list!" Sora proclaimed. Not needing a second opinion, Sora broke contact with Lusamine to capture Guzzlord. The communicator tracks Guzzlord's signal and headed down to capture it. The Pokémon Poaching Brothers continues to pursue the group.
"Looks like they're leading us to those little darlings as we speak," Chico said.
"Yes. I have an idea. We're going on ahead to see what kind of gem we're going to have with us," Braggo said.
"Your brilliance knows no bounds!" Chico and Blurt praised in unison.
"Naturally. Now, let's turn up the speed!" Braggo commanded. The mecha drives pass the group, unaware of their prescence. They had finally found the large Ultra Beast and they all were amazed by the sight of it.
"Look! Another incredible Pokémon!" Blurt said.
"What is it?" Chico asked.
"Our ticket to glory, boys! Our ticket to glory," Braggo said. "Fire the Pokémon Capture Bag!"
"Roger that!" Chico and Blurt both said. They fired an orange sleeping bag-like projectile right at the Ultra Beast, but it grabs the bag and eats it.
"Did it just eat that?!" Chico exclaimed.
"It did! It sure did!" Blurt answered.
"Try again! It won't be able to withstand our assault!" Braggo said.
"Ay, ay, sir!" Chico and Braggo said.
They kept firing their Pokémon Capture Bags, only to have everyone of them ending up being eaten by Guzzlord. Guzzlord roars and charges towards the machine.
"It's not working!" Chico exclaimed.
"Impossible! We fired enough to wrap a Wailord like a Christmas present and they're all going in its mouth!" Braggo said. He turned to Blurt. "Keep firing the capture bags!"
"It's no use! We fired all of them!" Blurt stated.
"Then fire the electric probes! Maybe we can just shock it!" Braggo commanded.
"Right away, sir!" Chico and Blurt said in usinson. Blurt pushed a button and dozens of Magnemite-shaped drones have come out and fired electricity at Guzzlord and it just took it like it wasn't a problem. Guzzlord swun at the drones, destroying them. The Pokémon Poaching Brothers were shocked and frightened by the sight they had witnessed. The Ultra Beast has swatted the drones like they were flies. Guzzlord then comes right towards the poachers.
"Now what do we do?" Blurt asked, terrified.
"Only one thing we can do now, dear brothers of mine," Braggo said. Chico and Blurt wanted to hear what he has to say. "ABANDON SHIP!" Not wanting to question their leader, they rushed ou as fast as they could run and managed to get out before they gotten eaten along with their machine.
The group have arrived just in time and saw the poachers right in front of them. Ranger Mason recognizes them right on the spot.
"So, it's you three again! I was hoping that I was going to have you in my mitts and it looks like I got my wish," Ranger Mason said.
"It's not like you can just take us down without a fight," Braggo said.
"Oh no?" Sora asked. He turned to his partner. "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Pikachu nodded and shocks the three Pokémon poachers. Hapu gets out a rope and ties the three poachers together.
"What was that you saying?" Hapu asked.
Guzzlord lets out a loud roar, grabbing the group's attention.
"What is that?" Ventus asked. "Is that an Ultra Beast?"
"It is, Ven," Sora answered his cousin.
"It's Guzzlord," Kairi added.
"Toge!" Togepi hides in his eggshell, feeling scared.
"Don't be scared, Togepi. I'm here for you," Kairi assured the baby Pokémon. "Everything is going to be okay." Sora turned to Terra and Aqua.
"Guys, get Ven somewhere safe. I don't want him in harm's way," Sora said.
"You got it, Sora," Aqua said. Terra takes Ventus by the shoulder.
"Come on, Ven. Let's go," Terra said.
"But I wanna watch the action!" Ventus argued.
"Don't argue with us, Ven!" Terra snapped at him. "Your parents left us responsible for you. Aqua and I will never forgive ourselves if something happened."
"He's right, Ven," Sora agreed. "We're all responsible for your safety and we'll all get in trouble if Guzzlord gets a hold of you. Besides, it's too dangerous! So, do what you're told and watch at a much safer distance." Ventus was about to argue back, but he knew his cousin was right and he didn't want to get them in any trouble. He went with Terra and Aqua. Pikachu turned to his adoptive little brothers.
"You two do the same and keep out of the way." - Pikachu subtitle.
"We wanna help too, big brother!" - Spiky-eared Pichu subtitle.
"We did okay the last time!" - Shiny Pichu subtitle.
"No. You'll only hurt yourselves when you let out your electricity. Besides, we have the other Pokémon to back us up! Now go with Ven, Terra, and Aqua now!" - Pikachu subtitle.
The Pichu nodded and did as their adoptive older brother told them. Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine got ready as did Ranger Mason and her Croconaw.
"It looks like we're going to need Silvally for this afterall," Kiawe said.
"Could you make up your mind, Kiawe?" Sora joked.
"This isn't a time for jokes, Sora!" Kiawe shot at him. Not countering him, he accessed his Pokédex and exchanged Typhlosion for Silvally. Once Silvally was with him, he threw the Priemier Ball.
"Go! Silvally!" Sora shouted as the Priemer Ball opened and let's out the sythentic Pokémon. He takes out the Fairy Memory Disc and gives it to SIlvally to make it a Fairy Type Pokémon. "Just like the last time, Silvally. You're up against an Ultra Beast that is both a Dark Type and a Dragon Type, so you should have the edge in this. But it won't be a walk in the park, just like the last time." Silvally nodded and approaches the Ultra Beast. Guzzlord turns to see the group of humans, but partically Sora and Kairi. The Ultra Beast recognized them and snarls at them. Sora looked right at Guzzlord and then he remembered something. "Wait a minute! It can't be!" Everyone turned to Sora.
"What do you mean, Sora?" Mallow asked.
"I think it might be the same Guzzlord we dealt with back in Earthland," Sora pointed out.
"There's no way," Sophocles said.
"I agree. How are you certain it's the same one?" Illima asked.
"That Guzzlord was there looking for an easy meal. And then it came here doing the exact same thing," Sora said.
"Now that you think about it, that does make sense; especially the way it was looking at us," Kairi added. Kairi took out a Pokéball as Lillie took out her Ultra Ball and the rest had taken out their Pokéballs to battle aganist Guzzlord.
"Okay, everyone. Remember to aim at the second head on the top," Sora instructed.
"Right," Kairi and the Alolan nine all said.
"Why? What makes it som important?" Ranger Mason asked.
"It's Guzzlord's weak spot. It will do what it can to protect it. So, make your plan of attack carefully," Sora said. Kairi and the Alolan nine all had thrown the balls containing their chosen Pokémon.
Kairi, "Go! Lycanroc!"
Lillie, "I choose you, Magearna!"
Illima, "Go! Bewear!"
Mallow, "Tsareena! Go!"
Kiawe, "Go! Turtonator!"
Lana, "Gyarados! I choose you!"
Sophocles, Go! Vikavolt!"
Acerola, "Go! Marshadow!"
Mina, "Go! Granbull!"
Hapu, "Shake 'em up, Mudsdale!"
Ranger Mason turns to her Croconaw.
"You're going in too, Croconaw!" Ranger Mason said.
"Croco!" Croconaw nodded.
"Let it have it!" Sora shouted. "SIlvally! Multi-Attack!"
"Lycanroc! Use Rock Slide!" Kairi ordered.
"Magearna! Use Fleur Cannon!" Lillie ordered.
"Bewear! Focus Blast!" Illima ordered.
"Tsareena! Use Magical Leaf!" Mallow ordered.
"Turtonator! Use Flamethrower!" Kiawe ordered.
"Gyarados! Hyper Beam!" Lana ordered.
"Vikavolt! Signal Beam!" Sophocles ordered.
"Marshadow! Use Jump Kick!" Acerola ordered.
"Granbull! Play Rough!" Mina ordered.
"Mudsdale! High Horsepower!" Hapu ordered.
"Croconaw! Use Blizzard!" Ranger Mason ordered.
All of the Pokémon had launched their attacks right at the Ultra Beast's weak spot, but it managed to block the combined attaks with its claws. Masrshadow makes an attempt to land a kick onto Guzzlord, only to to batted off. Mudsdale charges with her body glowing in an orange aura. Guzzlord gives the draft horse Pokémon a good kick onto the ground.
"No!" Hapu exclaimed.
"Guzzlord is way stronger than I thought," Sora said in his thoughts. Guzzlord started to make its way towards the group, but just then, Ethan and his Typhlosion has shown up.
"Typhlosion! Use Flamethrower!" Ethan ordered. Typhlosion fires Flamethrower right at the Ultra Beast's path.
Caesar, Chumley, and Minerva has shown up as well. Along with Caesar is a bipedal rabbit-like Pokémon with white fur, a red fur tuft on its head along with a yellow accent that gives off an impression of a crown, and large ears, each with yellow insides. On its torso, there are black "shoulder bands" over the arms and a "cleavage marking," which gives the impression of a tank top. On the bottom, it has red haunches with one yellow stripe on each side and fluffy cuffs which give off the impression of shorts. Its legs are mainly black with red tipped toes.
With Chumley is a large, bipedal Pokémon that resembles a gorilla. It has dark brown fur, an orange muzzle, leafy "hair," and a "belt" made of leaves. Its body is mostly dark brown with gray markings on its chest, hands, shoulders, and feet. Its hands and feet are a light gray-brown, with its wrists sporting green leaf-like protrusions. It carries two drumsticks and a wooden drum that it hides in its hair.
And with Minerva is a reptilian Pokemon with a slender humanoid body shape. It has large yellow eyelids that are halfway closed over its yellow eyes to give it a sly, knowing expression. These eyes have special clear nictitating clear eyelids that help it lock on to targets. A yellow frill extends from its head to the bottom of its neck. This frill expands into special wing-like membranes on its back that allow it to glide. Its arms are long and light blue, ending with large black hands. Its torso is a darker blue with a white diamond on the belly and black extending down from this diamond over the tops of the legs to give Inteleon the appearance of wearing a suit. A blue stripe runs down the length of its long tail.
"Cinderace! Pyro Ball!" Caesar ordered. Cinderace creates a fireball with its feet and it turns into the size of a soccer ball and kicks it right towards Guzzlord. The ball strikes it on the side.
"Rillaboom!' Use Drum Beating!" Chumley ordered. Rillaboom started banging its drums and creates a strong soundwave. Guzzlord was caught right into it.
"Inteleon! Snipe Shot!" Minerva ordered. Inteleon aims its fingers like it was a riffle and fires right at Guzzlord.
The Ultra Beast had taken some decent hits. Sora was lost to what was going on.
"Where did those attacks come from?" Sora asked.
"Pika?" Pikachu also asked.
"Sora!" Ethan called out.
"Sora!" Caesar also called out.
He turned to see the four trainers soming right in along with Typhlosion and three more Pokémon he has never seen before. Rillaboom was carrying the drums.
"Ethan, Ceasar, Chumley, and Minerva!" Sora called back.
"Here comes the calvary!" Chumley said.
"What are you guys doing here?" Sora asked.
"We heard a loud roar and we decided to have a look," Ethan explained. "And I met these three and they tagged along."
"What he said," Casar said.
Sora took a look right at the three new Pokémon with them.
"Did Raboot, Thwackey, and Drizzile evolve?" Sora asked.
"They did. But we can get into that later," Chumley said.
"Right. We have an Ultra Beast to catch," Sora said.
"Ultra what?" Minerva asked.
"That thing there," Lana said, pointing at the Ultra Beast. Ethan knew it was not a good sign if another Ultra Beast has made its entrance in the world. He had to help out anyway he could.
"So, what's this one called?" Ethan asked.
"It's called Guzzlord. And it's a Dark Type and a Dragon Type. We dealt with that thing before and it's mighty hungry," Sora said.
"No doubt about it," Chumley said.
"We know its weak spot. It's that second head on top. We tried to hit that, but its claws are getting in the way," Sora said.
"We'll deal with those claws and you hit that thing's second head," Ethan said.
"Right," Sora said.
The Pokémon partners went into battle to assist the group's Pokémon to battle the Ultra Beast.
"Cinderace! Low Sweep!" Casar ordered.
"Inteleon! Liquidation!" Minerva ordered.
"Rillaboom! Leaf Storm!" Chumley ordered.
"Typhlosion! Flare Blitz!" Ethan ordered.
Cinderace rushes over to Guzzlord and delievers a low kick when Guzzlord tries to grab the rabbit-like Pokémon. Rillaboom unleashes a flurry of leaves and it catches Guzzlord in a real bind. Inteleon leaps into action and forms a broadsword made of water and swipes it at one of its claws. Typhlosion charges towards Guzzlord and delievers a burning blitz attack. It did hurt Guzzlord, but it caused some recoil damage as well.
The group's Pokémon kept the Ultra Beast busy for a bit, only for Sora to get ready to give a vacant Beast Ball ready.
"Okay, Silvally. Get ready to move in. Once you have that second head in range, hit it hard," Sora said. Silvally nodded. Guzzlord kept battling the other Pokémon long enough for Sora to make is plan of attack work. "Now! Multi-Attack!" Silvally jumps right towards Guzzlord and delievers blow onto Guzzlord's weakpoint. Guzzlord started to fall to the ground and Sora threw the Beast Ball, causing it to flow inside it. The Beast Ball wobbles around for a bit, knowing how it might be able to stay in for very long. Stars swirls the Beast Ball confirming the catch. Sora sends the newly caught Guzzlord to Professor Oak's lab. "There! It's done."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Now we only have what's left of those Kartana," Sora said. And as luck would have it, all of the remaining Kartana had come to attack the group, only for Kiawe to make his move.
"Turtonator! Flamethrower!" Kiawe ordered. Turtonator fires Flamethrower, catching them inside it. Kairi and the Alolan nine all threw the Beast Balls at the Kartana and they all flows inside of them. Once the capture was confirmed, Sora had sent the tiny Ultra Beasts right to Professor Oak's lab. Sora has accessed his communicator to report to Lusamine.
"Good news, Lusamine. We caught Guzzlord. And not only that, but we have also gotten to the rest of the fugitive Kartana," Sora said.
"Wonderful. That should take care all of the loose ends," Lusamine said. "Thank you very much, Sora." She smiles. "I knew I have chosen the right trainers for the task. You and Riku have done a wonderful job."
"Thanks Lusamine," Sora said.
"And good luck with the Johto Pokémon League, Sora. You have worked so hard to get this far just like the last time. And I am certain Faba is going to be at the edge of his seat once more," Lusamine said. Sora chuckled.
"I was thinking the exact same thing," Sora said.
"Do your best, Sora," Lusamine said. She had cut communications with him and he has put it away. He rejoins his girlfriend and his other friends as Terra, Ventus, and Aqua had come out of hiding.
"That was awesome, Sora! I knew you could do it!" Ventus praised his cousin.
"Thanks for the support, Ven. I know I can never let you down," Sora said, rubbing his head.
"Now that the threat is over and done with, now what?" Ranger Mason asked.
"Now we have the Johto Pokémon League tournament to get to," Sora said.
"And that's right at Silver Town," Ethan said. "I was just on my way there before all this."
"I never would have imagined battling a Pokémon like that; along with those other things," Casar said.
"Me neither. When they showed up, I was really surprised," Minerva added. Ethan took notice of Ven and chuckled.
"Great seeing you again, Ven; for a third time," Ethan said. Caesar, Chumley, and Minerva saw Ventus with them.
"I didn't know you had a little brother, Sora," Chumley said.
"He's not my brother. He's my younger cousin," Sora corrected him. "His name's Ventus."
"Call me Ven," Ventus said.
"My name is Aqua," she introduced.
"And I'm Terra," he also introduced.
"It's nice to meet you, Ven," Caesar said. Ven looked over to Cinderace and he couldn't contain his excitement.
"Wow, so cool. I never seen a Pokémon like this before," Ventus said.
"You wouldn't have anyway, Ven," Caesar said.
"Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon aren't native to the Kanto and Johto regions," Chumley added. Sora takes out his Pokédex and scanned each one of them.
Rillaboom, the Drummer Pokémon
The evolved form of Thwackey
Type: GrassBy drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle. The one with the best drumming techniques becomes the boss of the troop. It has a gentle disposition and values harmony among its group.
Cinderace, the Striker Pokémon
The evolved form of Raboot
Type: Fire
It juggles a pebble with its feet, turning it into a burning soccer ball. It's skilled at both offense and defense, and it gets pumped up when cheered on. Its shots strike opponents hard and leave them scorched. If it starts showboating, it could put itself in a tough spot.
Inteleon, the Secret Agent Pokémon
The evolved form of Drizzile
Type: Water
It has many hidden capabilities, such as fingertips that can shoot water and a manbranes on its back that it can use to glide through the air. Its niciting membranes let it pick out foes' weak points so it can precisely blast them with water that shoots from its fingertips at Mach 3.
'So, that's what Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble all evolve into after Thwackey, Raboot, and Drizzile," Sora said, putting his Pokédex away. "Thanks for the help, you guys."
"It was our pleasure, Sora," Chumley said.
"You helped us before to get Grookey and Scorbunny back from Team ROcket, so it's only right that we return the favor," Caesar said.
"And you kept them from getting Sobble," Minerva added. The fully evolved starters of Galar all nodded.
Everything was no set right. The Pokémon Poaching Brothers were arrested and all of the Ultra Beasts were captured and sent back to Ultra Space.
"Thank you for everything. Not only you helped me apprehend these three poachers, but you prevented such dangerous creatures from wreacking havoc," Ranger Mason said.
"Croconaw," Croconaw said.
"It was no problem," Sora said.
"We're just glad the whole thing is over and done with," Sophocles said.
"Yeah," Mina said.
"So, Sora, Ethan, Caesar, Minerva, and Chumley, I understand that the five of you are competing in the Johto Pokémon League, right?" The young ranger asked.
"Yeah," Sora, Ethan, Caesar, Minerva, and Chumley all said.
"I just wanted to wish you luck and do your best," Ranger Mason said.
"Thank you and we will," Sora said.
"Just remember, Sora, just because we're friends, doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you," Ethan said.
"The same for me," Caesar added.
"And me," Minerva added.
"Don't forget about me, Sora," Chumley said.
"I don't want you to go easy on me. I want you to give me everything you've got. And I'm going to give you guys everything that I've got when I end up battling against one of you during the tournament.
"And that's a deal," Ethan said.
The five friends and rivals all made a pact to give them what they have and not to pull any punches with each other. The tournament was a short time away and they are more than ready for what's coming. And who knows what challenges awaits them once it begin? We will have to wait and see what comes next.