The next morning at the Aether mansion, nothing specific was happening save for Lillies Banette and Lusamines Mismagius arguing about something. Lillie and Gladion were checking up on her before they leave to start their day and Lusamine was busy signing approval of finishing a probe that would survive a a trip with a Heatran. She heard a knock on the door and received a high priority package. She did not expect anything, but thought it would do no harm to take it in.

As she opened up the postal, her eyes widened as she saw an odd folder with the name. "XD-002?!"

The Banette and the Mismagius felt dread from Lusamine as they began to bicker more. "Nette" (I am going to get mama and the angry kid here! Keep the lady distracted!)

"Magius" (I sense Gladion and Lillie coming, this is about to become drastic if this isn't resolved. Now!) As the two ghost pokemon went outside, Lusamine was hesitate to read about the file regarding the Shadow Mew.

She knew what she done to the Type:Null's and Cosmog were similar to what Cipher had done to the shadow pokemon, it was made worse when most of Ciphers knowledge were an result of her actions. "That boy already told me about this... filth! What have they done to this Mew that I need to..."

The file itself looked like the general use of the Mew, it was used to recreate the XD formula used on Lugia twelve years ago due to an admin that worked on it refusing to cooperate. In addition there was a list of augmentations done to make the Shadow Mew more powerful, at the cost of its mental state.

When the Shadow Mew's power started to show a sign of becoming too great for them to control they mentally suppressed it so they can continue to add more "improvements".

As she turned the page, she looked in horror at what she read.

The file itself looked like it was made by an individual that enjoyed his job of creating the Ultimate Shadow pokemon. "Since the Ultra Beast's were from another dimension, we have no idea if XD-002 is even related to them... least of all is able to take on their forms! How about we try injecting it with the DNA of what is going to be XD-005 to 011? If it works then we can replicate the formula further to them. In case something happens to them we would have a back up plan like the Grand Master wanted anyways since XD-002 could just take their forms."

Lusamine knew that among the XD shadow pokemon, eight out of the eleven were among the Ultra Beast. She glared at the file as she thought. "They didn't... please tell me they..."

The next page spoke highly of the candidate for XD-005. "XD-005 was special even among the Ultra Beasts. Its venom stimulates everything mentally to its most extreme while dulling inhibitors, not that it should have mattered for XD-002. How would the stimulate work with a shadow pokemon as powerful as XD-002. Turns made XD-002 much more unpredictable, much more powerful, still would not hesitate to attack if its masters give it the thought! The best part is it stimulates everything to where it is like Hyper Mode, at the cost of making it far less obedient to the point nothing we do can really make it do what we want. It's best if we keep the Mew on that dosage because the positives outweigh the negatives!"


Simultaneously

Lillie and Gladion were heading toward the manor when they saw a Banette rushing toward them.

Lillie was startled. "What is wrong Pete, did mother say something to you or tried anything?" The Banette shook his head and begged his trainer to follow.

Lillie was being guided into the manor as Gladion noticed a Mismagius going through the wall and whispering to him. "What are you out here for?"

The Mismagius pointed to the manor in urgency, Gladion asked. "We were making our visit, is this important?" The Mismagius nodded and grew impatient, telling Gladion to hurry.

The siblings walked to their mothers room to find her giving an odd, stoic look as she stopped reading something.

Lusamine took a deep breath as she asked Lillie. "When I asked what was done to the Mew that day, you said they forced it into Hyper Mode. Any reason why you didn't tell me how it was driven into that state?"

Lillie froze as she struggled to answer, Lusamine looked down on the file in disgust and realization before she looked back at her daughter in despair. "Lillie... did I had anything to do with that Mew's suffering?"

Lusamine saw Lillie was hesitate to even answer and began to form tears as Gladion glared his answer. "Cipher got most of the information from someone that use to work at Interpol... who had the information from the Ultra Beast you let loose. Anything in Cipher's plans that involved the Ultra Beasts in some way can be traced back to you. Like it or not, this included how that Mew completely lost his mind."

Lusamine did not even force herself to smile as she nodded. "Thank you Gladion... I assume you two only came to visit, so please go on about you day."

Lillie saw a pattern, took a deep breath and asked. "Mother...please calm down."

Lusamine broke her calm facade and began to speak louder. "Lillie... what was done to that Mew is unforgivable. You know this! Who even done these horrible things to that Mew?"

Lillie glared in remembering the Admin. "Someone named Frankas, you were told about him and how many pokemon he had hurt."

Lusamine gritted her teeth at the mention of the name. "That same... thing that hurt all those poor pokemon. I am suppose to protect pokemon and all I done is caused all of them to suffer, ALL I HAVE DONE IS MAKE EVERYONE SUFFER! "

The siblings were startled by Lusamine shouting at them, Lillie stared sharply at Lusamine as Gladion asked with his teeth gritting. "Where did you even find this?" Lusamine glared at the file in disgust and hatred, she wanted it out of her sight, the Banette swiped it from her and handed it to Gladion.

Gladion read and glared sharply at Lusamine. "XD-002. Were you looking for more information on this?"

Lusamine shook and is shouting louder than previously. "AFTER KNOWING THE MEW LOST IT AND DROVE THE WORLD TO INSANITY OR THAT HE TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF!? I JUST WANT THIS UGLY NIGHTMARE TO BE BURIED AND I CAUSED ALL THAT AS WELL!"

Lusamine was bawling loudly as she shouted. "Please.. just leave me already!"

The siblings refused her request and gave her a hug in an attempt to calm her down.

Lusamine froze in response as Lillie struggled to speak about the Mew. "It is never going to be okay with what they done to Isaac and the others!"

Lusamine froze harder as she spoke out. "And the pokemon I froze, are the things I done to Cosmog or Type:Null is any better?! Least all of how I tried to control you two! I am not wo..."

The siblings calmed her down further, with the file tossed aside as Lillie whispered. "That Mew is getting better, it takes time to fix what can be fixed."

A knock on the door was heard, the Banette and Mismagius bickered over who got the door as Wicke let herself in. "Madam Lusamine I finished the first probe for tracking Heat.."

Wicke realized she walked in on something dramatic and asked. "Miss Lillie, Master Gladion... what happened?"

The Mismagius rushed to the file before the Banette was able to and handed it over to Wicke, she read the file and gasped. "From the Grand Master of Ci... Madam Lusamine, were you expecting something?"

Lusamine shook her head, shaking and is struggling to breath. "Please get that thing out of my sight, it's not welcomed here!"

Wicke placed the file away for eventual disposal and asked the siblings. "Miss Lillie... Master Gladion... what do you know of this?"

Lillie answered in a firm tone. "Miss Wicke, Elio and I used Maiden as a lie detector, mother told us enough. What kind of person is horrible enough to send us this?"

Wicke showed the siblings the last page regarding to who sent the file. Gladion and Lillie glared and the name.

Gladion felt his hand twitching as if he wanted to punch through the file. "Why?! Ardos has nothing left to gain from giving us more problems!"

Lillie had an idea. "Spite, that is the only logical reason he would want to do this." As the two glared more at the name, Lusamine snapped out of the trance, realized what is happening; sighed the last few tears out, she is still shaking.


Listening into a small wire under the wrappings.

A post man disguised himself as an employee. "It appeared the gift the Grand Master wanted to share had failed at doing its job. No matter, it is time XD-002 returns to us."