"Faba's lab should be just down here!" Lusamine said, as she Gladion and Ark rushed down the lower levels of Aether Paradise.

If you're just finding us, go back a few chapters to find out what happened if not, Faba has kidnapped both Lillie and Nebby and is planning on using them to maybe open another Ultra Wormhole. In the process of this he's enlisted the help of Team Skull's Guzma to do the heavy lifting. The only thing he needs now is something either Ark or Gladion are bringing to him, so what is it? And are our heroes walking right into a trap?

"Wait I hear someone coming." Ark whispered.

"Is it Faba?" Lusamine asked.

"I said I heard someone, not saw someone." Ark reminded.

"Why are we hiding, anything Faba has I can take." Gladion said. "Golbat let's go!"

Gladion and Golbat turned to see Guzma walking towards them slowly.

"I'm impressed, you caught me before I spotted you." Guzma said, walking up to the group.

"Hold it, don't come any closer!" Ark said, as he and Pikachu joined Gladion and Golbat.

"Relax pint size." Guzma said, digging his hands into his pockets. "I'm not here to fight you."

"Tell that to Lillie and Sophocles." Ark spat.

"Look, I was doing a job, but Professor Freakensitine is refusing to pay me." Guzma said. "Don't tell him I bailed, but I'm bailing."

"Wait you know where Faba is, what about Lillie and Nebby?!" Ark asked.

"Blondie, about yay tall. And a purple cloud thing?" Guzma asked, seeing the three nod. "Down the hall, take the third right then the second left. And listen, next time we meet, I am going to fight you."

"Oh I know we will." Ark said.

A few turns later

"Ready Ark?" Gladion asked, putting a black Z Crystal into his Z ring.

"Yeah, let's do this." Ark said, switching his Firium Z for his Electrium Z.

"Faba!" Gladion shouted as the boys ran out, grabbing the scientists attention.

"Ahh, I see you two finally made it." Faba said, turning around. "And Miss Lusamine you're in luck! I'm about to open a wormhole to an Ultra Beast!"

"Faba stop this now!" Lusamine demanded.

"Oh, i don't think I will, all I need is here, and I will fulfill your lifelong dream!" Faba exclaimed.

"My dream tore my family apart, and I won't let that happen again!" Lusamine said.

"But it could bring your family back, I just need him!" Faba said pointing towards Ark.

"Not happening! Pikachu use Iron Tail to break Lillie free!" Ark called out.

"Alakazam stop him with a Psychic!" Faba called out.

Pikachu sped across the room, only to be trapped in midair by Alakazam's attack.

"Umbreon use Shadow Ball!" Gladion exclaimed.

"Hypno use Hypnosis!" Faba exclaimed.

Umbreon fell asleep as soon as she tried at attack.

"Ark we need speed and numbers!" Gladion shouted.

"Right!" Ark said. "Trumbeak, Litten, Wimpod, let's go!"

"Lycanroc, Silvally, come out!" Gladion exclaimed.

"Trumbeak get Pikachu free with a Bullet Seed! Litten keep Alakazam distracted with Fire Pledge! Wimpod use Struggle Bug!"

"Golbat use Cross Poison! Lycanroc use Stone Edge! Silvally use Slash!"

"Hypno protect Alakazam with Protect!"

A barrier appeared around Faba and his Pokemon keeping the attacks from hitting their intended targets.

"Umb!" Umbreon shouted, shaking off her sleep.

"Ark fall back, I'll take out the Pokemon and then we can get Lillie." Gladion said.

"You heard him, fall back!" Ark called to his Pokemon.

"Now Umbreon, use Black Hole Eclipse!"

Gladion and Umbreon performed a set of synchronized moves, sending out an inky black hole that absorbed both Alakazam and Hypno, allowing Pikachu to escape before they were spat back out.

"Still standing, guess we're up." Ark said, as Faba's Alakazam got back up. "Pikachu, with all our power, use Giga Volt Havoc!"

A blast of electricity shot out from Pikachu heading right for Alakazam, when Faba called out another move.

"Alakazam use Teleport!"

Alakazam disappeared out of the way as the electric attack hit the machine Lillie and Nebby were hooked up to, powering it up.

"Foolish children, don't you get it. I didn't need Ark! I needed his Z Move!" Faba cackled as an Ultra Wormhole opened up.

"Lillie!" Lusamine shouted, breaking her daughter free.

"Isn't this incredible!" Faba said as the wormhole formed.

"Gladion, somethings coming out of there!" Ark exclaimed as a jellyfish like creature came out of the wormhole.

"Welcome back!" Faba exclaimed.

"Is that, an Ultra Beast." Lusamine said enthralled.

"Magnificent isn't it!" Faba cheered. "Just imagine what possibilities this could bring to our world!"

"Grawf!" Silvally growled as the ultra beast wiggled towards Lusamine and Lillie.

"Silvally use Crush Claw!"

"Pikachu use Iron Tail!"

Pikachu and Silvally rushed forward towards the ultra beast, Silvally making it their just moments before, causing Pikachu to shatter its mask.

"Gladion I'm so sorry." Ark apologized.

"Don't be, that thing was hindering Silvally." Gladion said, as Silvally seemed fine, landing near Pikachu with a smile.

"Mother, what are you doing?" Lillie asked as Lusamine walked over to the fallen Ultra Beast.

"It's so beautiful." Lusamine said. "If we could heal it, maybe it could teach us things?"

"Mother get away from that thing!" Gladion shouted.

"Guys we need to escape, now!" Ark said, seeing the wormhole go crazy.

"But Nebby!" Lillie cried out.

"I'll grab Nebby, you guys get out of here!" Ark said.

Ark watched as his Pokémon and siblings ran out of the room.

"Marvelous, come join our world Ultra Beasts!" Faba exclaimed.

Ark looked up to see many worlds in the portal, as he struggled to break the cage holding Nebby free.

"Faba, mother, get out of here!" Ark said.

"Not without her, we need to help it!" Lusamine said, grabbing one of the tentacles as the wormhole reversed.

Ark reached to grab his mother and Faba but failed as they along with the mysterious Ultra Beast were dragged in before it closed.

"Mother." Ark said.

Later

"And there!" Wicke said, breaking open the containment cell.

"Nebby, are you alright?" Lillie asked, seeing the Pokemon had changed shape and size.

"I think so, it looks like he's just resting." Wicke said calmly.

"WHAT WERE YOU DOING! YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HER!" Gladion shouted.

"I know." Ark said.

"NOW BECAUSE OF YOU WE'VE LOST OUR FATHER AND MOTHER!" Gladion shouted.

"I know." Ark said.

"Gladion!" Lillie scolded. "It's not his fault, we didn't try to save her either."

"But he could have, instead he went after that!" Gladion scolded. "I know of a place, we can ask for help there."

"We should get the others, we could use all the help we can get." Lillie said.

"No, this is a family matter." Gladion said. "Take Nebby, we'll need him."

"I'll hold him." Ark said.

"No." Gladion said. "I told you this is a family matter, and as far as I'm concerned, you will never be family ever."

"Gladion." Lillie said in disappointment.

"No, it's fine. I get it, I messed up." Ark said. "Professor Burnett, do you think you can give me a lift back to MeleMele island?"

"Of course Ark.". Professor Burnett said.