During the afternoon, Gladion returned to the house to find Patricia and Hau finishing delivering something to the rooms. Patricia's mellow smile turned to one of concern as she saw Gladion's furious frown and a Silvally was was on guard. "Where the heck did you went to?"

Gladion wasn't in the mood. "Po Town, it would be easier if I ask Elio since he is the only one who can make any sense of what I saw."

Patricia was hesitate, seeing Gladion frown. "Your not going to lash out at him for something, are you?"

Gladion shook his head. "No, there is a lot of things within the mind one doesn't want to look at. But this isn't anything he intended to happen."

Patricia got out of the way as Hau spoke some lightening news. "Lillie seems to be feeling well enough, she plans to rest a until it is sunset. Does the bad news involve her?"

Gladion cringed at the thought. "It shouldn't... but I need to talk to Elio."

Hau sighed and let him pass. "There is something I want to ask about as well, Tapu Koko sensed something very powerful on Ula'ula... saying it escaped into the shadows!"

Gladion agreed as he put on the medical gear and went into Elio's room, finding his rival reading a book on poison type pokemon with his Mimikyus. "So they develop a resistence because of the venom in their bodies. G... Gladion your trip to Po town went worse than you expected?"

Gladion shook his head as the Silvally barked a question abruptly. (What do you know of that Ultra Beast?!)

The teenager sighed and calmed his partner down. "Easy, let me talk! Those pokemon from the dream world seem to be looking for you... barring that Slaking."

Elio frowned sharply and knew what that meant. "You ran into Krell? Did you?"

Gladion shook his head. "No, but that Araquanid seems to be guarding her."

Elio was hesitate to ask since he knows Krell is a Nihilego. "Did Quenclag try to attack you when it became clear you wouldn't cut Krell any slack?"

Gladion answered with an even sharper frown. "No."

Elio smiled. "Then Krell hasn't done anything you need to worry about. When I saw those two together in the dream, they were fighting each other!"

Gladion was having a headache and asked. "What in Arceus's name were they fighting over?"

Elio thought of it. "Quenclag wanted her to leave but Krell wasn't too happy that her balloon was popped. I took both of them with me to stop the fighting."

Gladion tried to rationalize what he was told. "You told me where that thing has been."

The Mimikyu at Elio's right side asked. "Dream?...Not...real?"

Silvally and Gladion took the words to consideration, the teenager calmed down. "Like that Volcarona, it along with that Araquanid or Slaking are not real. That also means those pokemon are born from thoughts rather than biological means."

Elio was hesitate to agree and held onto the Mimikyu. "Which is why Krell isn't wildly floating around acting on instinct. Is Quenclag's or Krell's goal anything destructive?"

Gladion was even more hesitate to answer. "...No."

Elio nodded. "Until we figure out how to manage capturing a pokemon from that world, I think I know one way to handle this without causing a scene. Are you willing to listen and call me crazy?"

Gladion raised an eyebrow and answered. "Your already sick with a fever. Any idea you would have thought of before would be far out there for me to listen."

Elio coughed and wheezed before blowing his nose on a tissue. "Huff! Weeze! Anyone know about Krell or Quenclag besides Nanu and Wicke?"

Gladion shook his head. "The first part of your plan is that not a single word of this leaves this house unless authorized! Your next part is figuring out where they are heading."

Elio coughed and was trying to get himself rested. "They want to see me again after everything. If Lost and Embey were able to get here... they are probably not too far behind. You being around here gives both of them a reason to stay away... and that maybe for the best."

Gladion finished the plan. "I am going to be doing the more passive option because I know you enough; but the instant I hear that thing has done something to even cause panic... I will do something about it. Otherwise, I will leave those two alone. Is that fair?"

Elio closed his eyes and relax. "It is, did Manny give you problems?"

Silvally tensed up as Gladion answered. "He did, I have not seen anything that aggressive in months."

Elio was whispered as he held on to both Mimikyus. "I should show you that game one day. Because with what I dremt up, your talking about a game infamous for having aggressive bosses that will kill you in one combo... or even worse just one hit. The boss in that game is the most aggressive out of all of them, I heard Hau say that Manny is not gone. If he shows up again... please stop him."

Gladion calmed Elio down as he himself calmed down. "We will, your still wanting to see that show?"

Elio answered in a whisper. "Give me an hour and I'll get ready."

Gladion saw his rival falling asleep and quietly left the room. Patricia finished preparing more orange juice and frowned. "Think I should call Burnet about this? If these pokemon came from my boys dreams then there has to be a better way to manage them."

Gladion was frustrated at the question. "If we knew Fennels number, both professors will be able to tell us more. For now we need to keep watch."

Later on in the afternoon.

The sun looked like it was about to set in the backyard; Elio and Lillie were in sick blankets. Underneath Elio's blanket were two Mimikyu's, underneath Lillie's was a Mew and a Banette. Hau, Gladion, Patricia and the Genesect were sitting out to make sure the sick duo do not over do themselves; the Rotom Dex was filming for a video.

The Volcarona fluttered from the roof as it sensed Elio preparing to let out two pokemon. "Morpha, Soliare, meet Embey!"

The Venomoth and Volcarona stared, the Venomoth asked. "Veno?" (You prefer doing that dance as well?)

The two Volcarona's danced, the Venomoth danced with them; Lillie prepared a net ball and pokeball. "Skitters, Sunne. We want to ask you for a favor."

The second Venomoth and third Volcarona flew out, they knew their trainer was sick and went close. Lillie stopped them. "We will be fine.. cough! We heard of a dance that is performed by five moth pokemon or those that know quiver dance."

The Volcarona at the Venomoth's side danced a suggestion; going from one side of the backyard and floating in a curved all the way to the other side. Gladion understood. "It's a dance that represents the stages of the day; sunrise, midday, sunset and night."

The Venomoth's danced at their suggestion, all three Volcarona's agreed. Hau knew of the other. "Skitters is going to organize who does what while Morpha does the night dance."

Patricia and her Meowth thought of it. "The Volcarona represents the sun in those stage. This might be worth seeing!" The two Venomoth's began to dance to the other Volcarona's; Elio's Volcarona picked the high point, Lillie's picked the left side and the Volcarona from the dream world picked the right side.

Lillie's Venomoth began to perform a quiver dance while holding a baton; both glowed until they reach the left most Volcarona that danced and glowed a flame. She flew a curve pattern upward to the upper most Volcarona that also performed a dance; when the Venomoth descended to the right side Volcarona, it performed the dance before they flew to the side in a dance. Elio's Venomoth flew from the left side of the house and towards the right; slowly flickering a silver wind to catch the audiences attention. Once he flew, the three Volcarona's returned much more lively to performed the dance; except they shined in rising heat. The dance themselves lasted until the sun started to set more. The five moth pokemon saw the sun set made the dance too redundant to continue and made a gracious bow.

The audience clapped in great appeal.

Elio was coughing. "Thank you all for doing this, it's starting to make us feel better already!"

Patricia sighed. "The last time you said that, you were still sick. But this is a good show."

Lillie was sniffling as her Venomoth and Volcarona fluttered. "We should do a show like this again, maybe with Nebby or Solgaleo!"

Hau thought of it. "With the two Venomoth's being like the moon, it could work. You want one of us to go get Nebby?"

Lillie coughed and shook her head. "It isn't needed. Embey, there maybe someone you should meet before we... wheeze! Could you wait until tomorrow?"

The Volcarona danced and stared at the others in a smile, Gladion requested to Hau that they talk inside. "Elio, Lillie you want to stay out a little longer?"

Lillie didn't mind, Elio was resting by both his Volcarona's. "They are pretty good at keeping us warm. We will go inside in a few minutes anyways!"

Both of the healthy boys went in the house to discuss. "You know where that extra Volcarona came from, right?"

Hau tried to remember. "...It wasn't a pokemon Elio or Lillie captured since they have a Volcarona already."

Gladion nodded. "There is a bit more to it and the others. Hau you saw how they crossed into this world, right?"

Hau remembered. "I thought those pokemon appearing out of nowhere and fading when they were knocked out was strange." Gladion agreed. "From the psychic energy of an unstable pokemon brought back through the means of a fever. Tomorrow I may have to ask Elio if I can show this Volcarona to Wicke or anyone who can study it's anatom..."

Out in the backyard, night came.

The three Volcarona agreed to dance to the moonlight in an elegant torch like show. Lillie sneaked to Elio, she cuddled up underneath the blanket with a Banette and Mew to join with the two Mimikyu's.

Patricia was giving a warning to the sick duo. "If you two fall asleep out here then don't be surprised if you wake up... confused."

Elio blushed embarrassed. "M... Cough! Mom, don't carry us to bed... it's embarrassing."

Lillie was holding onto Elio and whispered. "As soon as Skitters and Morpha do the finisher, we should be heading to bed."

Lillie was flushing in temptation until the two Venomoth's arrived; one shot a psybeam, the other a signal beam. All five gave a haunting melody of a bug buzz to compliment the moon lit sky, earning an applause from the spectators, Elio asked his mother. "Can we please have Soliare and the others inside? I promise they won't set anything on fire."

Patricia raised her finger in refusal and was getting something from her bag. "They get the roof unless it's raining! But I got something kept good for a few years, let me se..." Patricia had a strange tube with some blue blocks and noticed one of the Volcarona giving a pink mist. "Now lets see, these should be the blo..."

One of the Mimikyu noticed the Volcarona giving off the mist. "Kyu?!" (Embey... you notice something strange?)

The Volcarona emitting the mist looked around and noticed, it gave a buzz. (This is strange, does this happen to any of you?) The other pokemon gave a no as the two trainers notice; Mew flinched and struggled to glow. "M...Mum's...P...ops...I think somethings wrong with Embey."

Elio noticed the mist, Lillie had only seen the pink mist one other time; the boy got up and was curious. The moth pokemon stared at the misty Volcarona and danced in question. (Think you over did yourself?)

The Volcarona danced himself. (I might have, I'll be on the roof la...) He felt himself land on the ground, he tried to fly up and noticed his wings are fading in mist, it was struggling to move until he saw Elio trying to help him up

Lillie followed to get help get him at the porch. "Wha... whats happening to him?"

Elio had no idea, he saw more of the Volcarona fading and getting weaker. "I don't know. Embey, it's going to be okay just rest on the porch with us."

The other moth pokemon, Banette and Mimikyu's joined to adjust the Volcarona him to porch, facing the moon. The Volcarona was staring at the moon and giving a buzz. The Rotom Dex was hesitate to translated. "BZZT! Have you all seen the moon this pretty before? BZZT!"

Lillie saw it the full moon. "It's always been this pretty."

The Volcarona kept staring and buzzed. "BZZT! Always glistening in the dark, always so high. Has anyone flow up there once? BZZT!"

Elio nodded. "They have... they get a view of the Earth from the surface of the moon. Dex do you have a picture?"

The Rotom Dex showed the picture of a rocky wasteland, with a blue planet covered in white clouds, parts of green and brown land were scene. The Volcarona blushed and buzzed. "BZZT! It's so pretty, like the sun and the moon that graces the heavens. BZZT!"

Lillie agreed. "The light that shines even in the darkest days."

The Volcarona relaxed and looked like he was fading, Elio was shaking. "Embey, is there anything we can do for you?"

The Volcarona refused and buzzed. "BZZT! Okay, I'll tell them. BZZT! No, you and the others here shined brightly. May the heavens always shine with you. BZZT!"

Elio embraced the Volcarona. "Please, stay with us. There has to be something we can do." The two Mimikyu's attempted to pull Elio away, the boy refused to budge until the Volcarona glistened in the mist. He gave off a pleasant warmth that was felt to all who were near before flickering. Elio's arms went through as the mist shined more, the shape faded into nothing.

Lillie gasped, Patricia froze, the pokemon who witnessed it were staring. The Genesect's scanners gave bad news. "That guy's gone boss."

The Genesect asked the others. "Any of you know what happened?"

The Mew was shivering from the fever and glowed. "His crossing to the real world was unstable enough. B...Because Pop's tie with him was that strong, it... must have triggered him materializing for a short time."

Lillie asked the Mew. "Isaac... since a fever's affect ones dream, what happened to Embey?"

The Mew was hesitate, he saw Elio frozen in a mortified stare. "Pops... do you want to know?"

Elio turned around trying to ask. "Embey is going to be okay? He just went back to the dream world or will show up the next time I have a fever... by then we would have a better way to keep him from scaring us like this?!"

Mew was having something trickling down. "Th...this is my fault. It doesn't work like that pops, Embey and the others crossing was intended from bad me as a way to... to..."

Elio's eyes were watering. "So Embey really is..."

Mew nodded. "You are thinking the correct word... dead."

Elio fell on his knee's and was left speechless. "He actually is gone."

Lillie tried to get him up, struggling to breath herself. "It's..." Elio embraced Lillie and tears are flowing, he is sobbing loudly, Lillie was patting rubbing his back crying herself.

Patricia broke out of her startled shock and went to embrace her son. "It's okay, it's going to be okay."

The Mimikyus, Banette, Mew and the four moth pokemon went closer to comfort the two. Gladion, Hau and a Meowth exit the house to see Elio crying.

Patricia is giving the two boys the order. "Get these two to bed while I get these four moths settled for the night! Blattron you help Hau!"

In Elio's room.

The Genesect was having his trainer cry on him. Hau was trying to calm Elio down as he helped the Genesect get him on the bed. "It's okay, you can tell me wha..."

Elio's crying got worse; the Genesect growled. "Wrong choice of words kid."

Hau flinched and was rubbing his friends back. "Just let it all out!" A Mimikyu was dragging the other one into the room, one was shaking uncontrollably and leaped to the bed with Elio; the boy embraced the Mimikyu, both were shaking until the Mimikyu on the ground leaped up to rub her trainers back.

In Lillies room.

Gladion asked. "What happened?!"

Lillie answered calmly as she was calming a crying Mew down. "Brother, you know how close Elio is to his pokemon. This is true to the pokemon he made friends with in the dream world."

Gladion was more baffled. "They are pokemon that came from a dream, they are not real and he knows it!"

Lillie puffed up her cheeks in a sharp fever induced glare. "The... cough! They were there for him when he was in that coma and they went with him to save Isaac. Brother you saw how all of them were, still trying to win the day! What they left behind was real enough to make a difference for him."

Gladion agreed to that. "Even when it seemed hopeless, a pokemon is always by his side..."

Lillie helped him finish. "One of those pokemon faded from existence... forever. We know how they came to this world, both were unstable psychic reactions."

Gladion's eyes shrank in concern. "That shadow Mew forcing them out and that fever?! His heart is only going to feel more sorrow."

He heard foot steps following fast, Patricia had several poke balls ready and was still hearing the crying. "Medic, calm my son down!"

Gladion excused himself to talk to the concerned woman. "We may need to talk about wha..."

Patricia stared and whispered. "Please, can we talk about this tomorrow? That Volcarona only wanted to make us happy and this happened."

Gladion nodded in silence. "I'll keep my stay here tomorrow. There really isn't much otherwise."

Patricia patted Gladion on the shoulder. "I'll be here, my place is locked up anyways."

Hau entered the hall way with the Audino, what was a fading cheerful smile an hour ago left completely. "It took Elio a long time to calm down, it hurts to see him like this. Miss Patricia you mind if I stay over?"

Patricia shook her head. "I know where the sleeping bags are! It's going to be a group effort tomorrow."