The night itself was a struggle just to go to sleep. Elio's mind has run rampant from an intense fever and began to dream strange. He saw an Araquanid crawling out of the sea toward familiar ruins, with a Nihilego holding a balloon floating above the sea. The Araquanid bubbled. "If we continue we will make it to our destination by morning."

The Nihilego gave a joyful shrill with her tentacle holding a balloon and looked to the west. "I think that island has a mountain we can use. After that... we wait it out until we can surprise the boss?"

The Araquanid nodded and sensed a presence fade. "... Did you sense that?"

The Nihilego shivered. "S...something bad has happened?"

A feminine, playful like voice cheered. "Hurray for travelers!"

The two pokemon from the dream were startled as they noticed a black skin creature in a pink totem like form.

The Nihilego immediately recognized Tapu Lele and gave what would have been a sweet smile. "Your the one who helped the boss in his dream, pleased to me..."

Tapu Lele giggled and interrupted. "Your not welcomed here, keep your distance!"

The Nihilego flinched as the Araquanid sighed. "Even those three showed more hospitality. We were about to take our leave anyways to the next island, good day!"

Tapu Lele's smile didn't fade as she asked. "What made you two come here in the first place?"

The Nihilego answered nervously. "Because it's the safest route to take. Manny isn't causing trouble at the moment and we are planning to say hi to the boss."

Tapu Lele's facade was fading. "Friendly enough of a reason, but try telling that to the edgy kid with at least three pokemon that can take you down! You want to know what happened over at the island?"

The two pokemon were about to leave until Tapu Lele blocked the way. "Your buddy that you called Embey visited that human. Thinking that he would be able to have a pleasant life performing for others and showing the grace of the light, he didn't know he was unstable because of psychic energy binding him to his form. He shined brightly and he was gone in a flash!"

The Araquanid and Nihilego flinched, the later asked. "G...gone?!"

Tapu Lele nodded. "From this existence and he isn't coming back!"

The Nihilego was shaking, the Araquanid petted her companion in the bell and glared at Lele. "Have thou come here just to give us ill news?"

Lele was thinking it. "You came to these sacred grounds and that Ultra Beast wouldn't be welcome here anyways! I wonder who is going to be next to go?"

The Araquanid prepared herself for battle. "Even he who hunt's has never been this cruel!"

The Tapu glowed a psychic terrain. "Your making the end come sooner you know, I been wanting to find something to play with anyways!"

The Nihilego backed away as the Araquanid was prepared for the next attack, Tapu Lele glowed a wave and caused many psychic rocks to appear. The Araquanid leaped ahead as they closed in; dodging the psyshock, she glowed her watery leg in a slash, Tapu Lele dodged and channeled the moons power to blast at the Araquanid. The Araquanid rolled and struck another liquidation, Tapu Lele used psyshock to send the opponent across to a torch pit. The flame struck the Araquanid's rear, she glared and her bubbles evaporated. Igniting aflame; the Nihilego was startled, Tapu Lele clapped. "Look at you, bound to the your protective duty!"

The Araquanid's legs ignited and caused her to leap in a pillar of flame, Tapu Lele backed away loosing interest in the battle. "That human had an odd dream of freeing you from protecting some doomed flame, your just to back where you started aren't ya?"

The Araquanid sizzled and realized her form. "Bound to the will of the flame... only ashes will remain."

The Araquanid shook off the spec of ember, her flaming form returned to a bubbling form. "We do not truly wish to bring harm to this land or it's inhabitants. Anything in the mountain on the next island that is so secretive?"

Tapu Lele was even more bored. "Nothing much. If you two are just going to squat there then get out of here!" The Araquanid was hesitate to withdraw from the battle and didn't keep her glare away, the Nihilego was nervous as her companion spoke. "We can sneak past the town and journey by water. Once there, we can rest for the moment."

The Nihilego agreed. "O...Okay Quenclag."

On leaving the ruins, Tapu Lele's eyes glowed. "They are heading your way Koko!"

Elio awoke to throbbing pain and a heated fever; it was barely morning and he was struggling to life himself up. "I need to relax in some hot wat..."

Elio was coughing, the two Mimikyu's were preparing his clothes for him as an Audino entered. "Aud?"

Elio asked. "I'm going to get a bath ready, pl...please be ready in case I fall."

Both trainer and pokemon were about to take their leave, the two Mimikyu's were in concern. "Embey wanted to brighten the bosses week and just made it worse like that!"

The other Mimikyu sighed. "The bosses doesn't get that Embey, me and the others are not real. He shouldn't ca..."

SLAP!

The Mimikyu backhanded the other. "Don't say that about yourself. The boss cares about you all as much as everyone else, your real enough to mean something."

The other Mimikyu adjusted herself and hissed back. "Tha... that maybe true, but some of us are taking this differently. You mind if I go outside?"

The Mimikyu didn't. "You need the air, just don't get anyone sick!"

The Mimikyu left the room, reached to the front door and extended her claw to let herself out. The morning sun was glistening across the horizon; she was putting her thought of her late friend. "Embey would have loved the sun as much as the moon."

She saw the distant beach and found a place to sit to stare, it felt like she could watch forever until she heard something crawling out of the shore; she turned around to find an Araquanid gently placing a Corsola with a missing branch out of her bubble and at the shore. "There is food, but that Mareanie was not backing away even after it had its fill!"

The Corsola bubbled and yawned. "Thank you, I'm going to nap here. ZZZ!"

The Mimikyu sensed the Araquanid and rushed toward her, a Nihilego was slow to hover toward the shore. The Mimikyu was smiling. "Quenclag, Krell!?"

The two pokemon noticed the Mimikyu and were quick to approach, the Nihilego giggling in excitement. "Lost?! How have you been?"

The Mimikyu was about to answer until the Araquanid saw the cave way into a mountain. "We are to talk in there, less we stir anyone who travels on these shores!"

The three pokemon traveled to a cave like tunnel, the three talked when they found a spot to rest. The Mimikyu spoke. "Embey and I made it to the boss... he..." The Nihilego helped her finish. "Was he at least trying to make the boss happy?"

The Mimikyu nodded. "He got to see the light of this world."

The Araquanid heard a struggle to not sob and hugged the Mimikyu with her legs. "That is what matters. Is the master in any condition for any of us?"

The Mimikyu was hesitate as the Nihilego requested. "I don't mind staying behind. The ones taking care of the boss wouldn't mind Quenclag visiting."

The Mimikyu sighed. "Fine, but don't stay too long. Krell if it looks like anyone is coming here, just stay out of sight."

At the house.

Elio was getting himself dressed and heard a familiar voice coming in. "You realize you need to be resting, last night has done more harm than good."

Elio frowned sharply at Gladion. "I know what your going to say, Embey isn't real. So why should this bother me."

Gladion refused to say it. "That isn't it at all. If it makes you feel any better, Lillie is recovering much better and should be back to helping out by tomorrow."

He noticed the single Mimikyu and asked. "You know where the other one went to?"

Elio was about to answer until he heard a knock and a feminine voice. "Wha...your another of them? Come on in!"

The two boys saw Patricia walking in with a warning. "Elio... you have another visitor but she isn't staying at the house for long."

Elio was about to ask what until a Mimikyu slithered back in with a Rotom Dex following, an Araquanid was crawling in. The boy's frown was lightening. "Q..cough! Quenclag?"

The Araquanid nodded and was giving Gladion a lightened stare before she bubbled. The Rotom Dex translated. "BZZT! Yes, I am not speaking of the other; but she shouldn't be bothering anyone. Krell knows not to come here. BZZT!"

Elio placed his hand in the wet bubble and petted the Araquanid. "Tell her she has my regards and that she doesn't have to come here. How long do you plan on staying?"

The Araquanid was hesitate to answer and bubbled. "BZZT! Not long, I have to keep her from stirring more attention. BZZT!"

Elio's frown was hesitate, his lips were moving as if he was attempting to say. "Please don't go."

The Araquanid lowered Elio down toward the bed and bubbled. "BZZT! Master, please focus on getting well. Thou shouldn't worry for us, we will be fine! BZZT!"

Elio closed his eyes in agreement as the Araquanid was prepared to crawl out of the room, bubbling Gladion to follow. The teenager agreed as Patricia entered with medicine and fluid. "You had a bad night period. Just keep getting some rest, Meowth should be giving Lillie the question right around."

Lillie entered personally and coughed with her cheeks puffed up at Elio, she has a Mew in her arms. "Y... cough! You need that Dex more than I do!"

Lillie sat next to him on the bed and was prepared to change the Dex to a video about Skitty's. "Why do every cat like pokemon do these sorts of things?" The Mew saw the Skitty trying to pounce on a Cutiefly and failing, giving a faint giggle.

Out of the house.

Gladion and the Araquanid were talking of the things they both discovered. "The reason that Volcarona faded was because of the very nature in which he and the rest of you came into this world. As well as the fever that made things... unpredictable, that Mew messed Elio up two times."

The Araquanid gave a stoic stare and was writing in the sands. "So that is what Lele meant when she said we are next."

Gladion closed his eyes and nodded. "That Tapu is known for being the cruelest, least of all telling you that... What will you do now?"

The Araquanid answered in the writing. "Keep my companions protected, like I always have, if thou has not heard from us..." The Araquanid was hesitate to finish, Gladion helped her finish. "If we haven't heard from you, we would know why and you would have done a good job in keeping everyone safe."

The Araquanid bubbled and finished writing. "Your soul shines, may it stay that way forever more." Gladion watched the Araquanid crawl to Ten Carat Hill, he was struggling to not look away until the pokemon was out of his sight.

In Ten Carat Hill, the Araquanid saw the Nihilego shooing away a Carbink; the Araquanid bubbled at the Carbink to get it leave and spoke to the Nihilego in a calm manner. "The master doesn't request you to arrive, but he has sent his regards!"

The Nihilego stuttered. "He... he didn't need to do that. How is he?"

The Araquanid had bad news. "His fever has reached a critical point, he is to be on bed rest for some time so there is doubt for him to visit you right now."

The Nihilego was disappointed and held on to her balloon. "So we just wait here until he gets better? That's a fair trade."

The Araquanid was about to agree until both heard the sound of rocks being smashed. The Araquanid hid behind a cave formation as the Nihilego latched onto the cave ceiling.

A youngster on a Tauros was riding through with a goal in sight. "Going to catch me a Rockruff!" The Araquanid signaled to the Nihilego above to wait for the youngster to finish his business and leave.

At the house, an hour later.

Gladion and Hau were standing guard as Kukui and Burnet gave a visit to Lillie. Hau thought Elio would be lonely and asked. "You want to check on him with me? He doesn't ask for much."

Gladion shrugged. "No harm, he has been quiet for a while."

Both boys saw Elio looking at a video of an unusual pokemon Lillie had told him about. "I heard Swinub is found on Alola near the Tapu Village... we may want to che..."

He noticed his friends arriving and adjusted himself, sniffling a hello with the two Mimikyu's; one looked more depressed than the other. "You two know any more pokemon with unique types? Because Volcarona, Toxicroak and Swinub are just few of them!"

Hau scratched his head. "Besides Heatran there is Stunfisk, Ludicolo and I think Gengar!"

Gladion listened to that. "Stunfisk has some fans, but it's often the cause for one too many injuries on Unova. Weavile is another with Dark Ice, Gliscor being another pokemon that is... unfortunately not found on Alola. It only shares it's type with Landoros."

Elio nodded. "Tornadus is the only known mono flying type in existence at the moment. I think Empoleon has something a bit special among starter pokemon as well as Torterra."

Gladion spoke his mind about those two pokemon. "I heard Prinplup and Grotle is a recent find on Ula'ula. Some employee's found out around a week ago while we were coming back."

Elio flinched. "Looks like Alola is evolving already; once I get better, I should get myself ready for the next challengers. Maybe get started on training Nathan while I'm at it."

Hau smiled innocently as Gladion smirked. "You think a Mega Aggron will do a lot?"

Elio nodded, Hau spoke of what he knows. "It looses it's rock type and becomes a pure steel type. It gets filter as well, very stro..."

BANG BANG!

Hau went to get the door and saw a Genesect keeping a youngster from barging in. "Kid, wait for... oh."

Hau saw the look of terror in the youngsters face and asked. "What happened?"

The youngster was shaking. "Mo...Mo..."

Gladion arrived to hear the noise and asked. "What?"

The youngster shook himself out. "Ten Carat hill has a monster loose!"

Gladion flinched and had a pokeball prepared. "Hau, tell this kid that he isn't to come in due to a flu.

The teenager dashed out, Hau smiled to lighten the mood. "You want to go get a masalada to calm down?"

In Ten Carat Hill.

A Nihilego was pouting at a forming shadow. "Manny, you shouldn't have shown up like that! Now that kid's going to draw attention and get that scary guy to come here!"

An abyssal Slaking crawled out with a mellow smile, a voice was heard from all around. "That youngster would have not been able to handle me anyways. I fear however I am not providing enough of a challenge for the bosses friends."

The Araquanid was frustrated enough. "Which was why thou came to us in the first place?"

The Slaking growled. "It was. Would you two like to accompany me to the dark?"

Both pokemon were refusing, the Nihilego asked. "Wh... what's with you and the dark anyways?!"

The Slaking didn't hesitate to answer. "I came from the dark, I am the dark... I will return to where I was! Even now it is coming for the most hardened of souls!"

The Slaking formed a pooling door and was prepared to take his leave. "Consider what is really coming, if we are to fade... it will be worth remembering! Quenclag, I will leave this option in one other place... you are to tell the bosses friends that I will be at Resolution Cave, they will know within the depths!"

The Slaking left through the doorway, the Nihilego asked with a tentacle scratching at the bell. "Fade?!"

She thought of it until she heard the tapping of claws, she turned around and saw a blonde teenager with a type of dog, it had a brown hue. She whispered faintly in mortal terror "N...no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!"

The Nihilego wanted answers and asked the Araquanid. "Quenclag, I'm going to ask Manny what it is even going on! Just... keep an eye out for anything weird, I think Manny is over doing it!"

Araquanid was about to ask her companion what she was doing until the Nihilego flew straight into the dark doorway, disappearing. She bubbled in shock and turned around to face Gladion. She written on the cave floor. "If thou must know, it was Manny who frightened the child. He has now hastened his own end and possibly Krell's!"

Silvally barked at the Araquanid. (End?! What are you even talking about?)

Gladion petted the Silvally and apologized to the Araquanid. "You have any idea where those two have gone?"

The Araquanid was about to answer until the three heard a skittering howl. They saw four Sableye twitching from black mist; they stretched into more lanky forms, their claws extended beyond a natural growth, their diamond eyes glowed like that of a wisp. The Araquanid prepared, Gladion switched the Silvally's ground memory for a fairy memory; causing it's brown hue to turn into a pink hue. "Silvally, pierce this horde with a multi attack!"

The Silvally's claws glowed pink and he rushed into one, the altered Sableye twitched and dodged, rushing at Gladion with black glowing claws. The Araquanid's leg flowed water and she blocked the blows.

SWAT!

One of the Sableye was knocked out, the three Sableye leaped back on all fours; scattering around, Gladion give a different order. "Wait for one of the Sableye to attack, then multi attack!"

The Silvally sensed one of the three rushing at Gladion in a pounce.

SLASH!

The second Sableye was knocked out, the third shot a power gem at the Araquanid for super effective damage; slamming her across the cave wall to another that was laughing with claws swiping, she parried with one leg and struck the Sableye with another liquidation. Silvally saw where the shot was coming from and rushed at the lone Sableye, avoiding it's swipes and cornering it into a wall for a knock out multi attack. All four Sableye were twitching violently until they reverted back, black mist with white wisp like eyes emerged and sank into the shadows.

Gladion posed in frustration and prepared a hyper potion; he saw the Sableye regained consciousness and run to the corners. Gladion aimed the potion at the Araquanid.

Spray! "You need this!"

The Araquanid felt the sting but began to move better, she signaled they need to get out of the cave. As they journeyed out, they felt like they were being watched. Gladion and Silvally looked around the sides and see wisp like eyes stalking them. When they reach to the entrance, Gladion felt a chill to his frown and saw something form. A humanoid shade on the middle forming a pole arm shining in light, a humanoid shade on the right forming a curved sword, and a humanoid shade on the left emerged forming a large katana; ready to attack.

Gladion took a pokeball and tossed it out. "Weavile, we need to carve our way through!"

The Weavile emerged from the ball and flinched at what he was seeing, the shade on the right leaped forward at the Weavile and ignited the curved blade. Gladion shouted. "Weavile dodge and use brick break!"

The Weavile rolled to the shades side and attempted to chop; the shade dodged like a back flip and swung again at the Weavile.

Gladion ordered his Silvally as he saw the shade on the left lifted the katana. "Multi attack, don't let him attack with..."

Gladion flinched as the shade stabbed itself in the abdomen; the blade was glowing red, the wielder slashed at the Silvally to send it cringing back before Gladion ordered. "Silvally dodge and don't attack till you have that opening... Quenclag are you going to..."

The Araquanid prepared as the middle shade was attempting to get a jab with it's polearm at the Silvally.

SWAT!

The Araquanid struck the shade, it rolled away toward the katana wielding shade. The shade switched it's polearm for a small glowing charm and kneel in prayer; radiating light began to glow and caused the shades to glow healthy.

Gladion was glaring. "That rotten cleric is trying to heal the others! Silvally, Weavile focus on the healer! Multi attack and night slash!"

The Weavile dashed at where the shade was rolling and slashed it toward the Silvally ,who clawed it to the ground. The shade with the fiery sword rolled to Silvally and attempted to swing, the Silvally leaped back and saw the shade rolled to the Weavile. The Araquanid rushed to the shades back and impaled it in the back with a liquidation, tossing it aside.

The katana wielding shade rushed at the Araquanid with it's glowing red blade.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

The Araquanid backed away about to faint, Gladion saw his chance and ordered the Weavile. "Use ice shard, Silvally follow with an iron head!"

The Weavile leaped and shot ice shards to cause the katana wielding shade to roll, the Silvally rammed in into a wall and gave the Araquanid time to bite into the shade. Draining it until it evaporated; the long katana faded in the shadows before it hit the floor, giving the Araquanid time to breath. The polearm shade rolled away from the Weavile and was attempting to jab at Gladion, the teenager tripped trying to dodge and rolled aside as the shade attempted to stab him; gaining the anger of the Silvally.

CRUNCH!

The Silvally crunched the shade's head and slammed it to the ground, his claws glowed and clawed it across the floor; leaving a skid mark of shadows to fade. The shade with the fiery sword rolled and glowed its blade at the Silvally, having it backed into a corner until Gladion ordered. "Weavile brick break one more time, crush this abomination away!"

The Weavile leaped at the shade, it tried to swing at the Silvally that dodged and turned around to a...

CHOP!

Knocking it on it's back, it tried to reach up and failed, fading in black mists.

Gladion had no knowledge of what the shades were and was prepared to call the Weavile back. "Those things were not around until that Slaking showed up. Weavile you done a good job!"

Gladion healed Silvally and the Araquanid before taking his leave out. The sky itself looked normal, though he saw the shadows twitching and extending, they formed into another pool; a humanoid shade with a large sword and a tiny dagger emerged, almost limp like.

It raised the large sword and pointed at the trio, with the dagger crossed at the arm holding the sword. "Seriously... Silvally like before except watch it's movement!"

The Silvally tensed up, the shade rushed at the Silvally. It missed and swung it's sword at one side of the ground, it faced itself toward the where the Silvally dodged and slammed the blade down.

Clash!

The Silvally parried and was about to strike, the shade parried back with it's dagger and was about to strike again.

SLASH!

The Araquanid slashed it back and was focusing the attack, the shade rolled and spun it's blade to in predictable directions.

Slash!

The Araquanid was struck back, it lunged for a liquidation and was parried; the shade took the chance and knocked her on her back. He struck again, causing the Araquanid to struggle to get up as the shade was prepared to deal the finishing blow. "Silvally iron head and multi attack, if it want's to be aggressive we can be aggressive back!"

The shade was knocked off the Araquanid by the Silvally's iron head, it's dagger was prepared and tried to parry; the Silvally backed away and clawed, Gladion ordered as he posed in a swiping position. "X scissor and multi attack."

The Silvally saw the shade lunge with it's blade and dodged to it's side, slashing back in an x pattern and dodging it's counter right behind. It's left claw glowed pink and sank into the shades back, then crashing it to the sandy ground. It evaporated on being dealt the finishing blow.

Gladion was looking around as he prepared a revive for the Araquanid. "Do we want to talk about where that Slaking is now?"

The Araquanid bubbled as she came through, she began to write on the ground. "I don't sense anymore coming, but Manny is going to keep harassing you until you come. Or he will endanger others when he realizes you are not coming and gets bored. Do you know a place called Resolution Cave?"

Gladion nodded. "It's in the eastern of Poni Island, across the meadows! I'll get Hau because that Slaking is not something to go after alone!"

The Araquanid agree. "I'll be heading to the islands myself and meet up with you. Tell the master and your sister where you are going first!"

Gladion was about to ask how she was going to go to the island alone until he saw the Araquanid crawl to the ocean. Silvally barked. (She is certainly an odd one!) Gladion was shaking out the strange and was prepared to head back to the house.

At the house.

Gladion found Elio and Lillie cuddled up in a bed together. With two Mimikyu's, a Mew and a Banette, they were all watching a cooking video. Lillie was tempted by the golden brown dumplings and Elio was starting to feel hungry. "You think we can use a kelpsy berry to make those plump dumplings extra..."

Cough!

Elio flinched at saw Gladion tired out, he struggled to swallow as Lillie smiled. "Hello brother, Miss Patricia said this would be... what happened?!"

Gladion didn't hesitate to answer. "That Slaking is heading to Resolution Cave and that Ultra Beast went with him!"

Elio growled. "It's come to that?!"

The boy got up and was reaching for his belt of pokemon before Gladion stopped him. "No! Remember last time you pushed yourself?"

Elio was about to argue. "Manny came from me and it looked like he messed you up! Why can't I clean up my own mes..."

Elio was coughing and struggling to breath; Lillie handed him a tissue. Gladion gestured. "Exactly my point! You know where Hau is?"

Click!

Hau arrived eating an extra masalada and had four wrapped ones. "I got something that will clear the sinus's out and won't cause you to miss out on a..."

Gladion immediately ordered Hau. "We have a problem that is at Resolution Cave! We need to go now!"

The tan child flinched at the tone and was about to get ready until Elio stopped the rush. "Don't... rush it like that! You two... cough hack! You two have any idea what is going to happen if you go and fight Manny?"

Gladion was about to argue. "I seen it before, Silvally and I have fought a Nihilego before. That is enough to know!"

Lillie stopped the arguing. "Maybe, but we need to think logically. Elio... what is going to happen if these two go to that cave?"

Elio thought of it and answered. "No matter what, there is a good possibility that you are going to fight both Manny and Krell. Manny might try something... strange."

Lillie flinched at one possibility until Elio continued. "There is one boss fight in that gamel you fight two bosses at once. A large guy with a hammer that hits like a truck, the other is smaller, faster guy with a spear that is hard to hit and dodge. Both compliment each other very well."

Lillie knew what Elio was talking about. "Slaking is a physical attacker at it's core..."

Elio continued. "and it has to get to your face. Nihilego, if it isn't trying to latch onto you, would be a special attacker that attacks from far range."

Gladion guessed how those two would compliment each other. "Both are very fast, but we are dealing with one who shoots and dodges; the other is more you have to dodge."

Elio asked in warning. "If you knock one of the two out, what would the other be able to gain from it? From what you are acting with Manny... he has more powers to go with a Slakings move set."

Lillie's fear of what is going to happen is made more clear. "Krell is also a Nihilego and will attach itself to that thing if needed!"

Gladion had one idea until Hau asked. "No matter which one we take down, we are going to have to deal with the other one becoming much stronger?"

Both of the sick patients agreed and coughed, Elio handed Lillie a tissue, one of the Mimikyu's sighed and was about leap off the bed. The other stopped her in a hiss. (If you try to help these two you are just going to get em sick! Poni Island is a long way ahead and the best method is by flight!)

The other one hissed bitterly. (What am I suppose to do while Manny makes the world his play ground?)

The Mimikyu asked in a sharper hiss. (Two of those guys are your friends and the bosses friends are not slouches, do you really want to watch?)

The other Mimikyu sighed in defeat and went back to Elio, the boy warned the others. "Expect this battle to be a lot more than you expect. Please make it back!"

Both boys smiled in determination, Hau was cheering and gave the duo a bag. "We will, just enjoy these masaladas!"

Gladion sighed and proceeded to walk out. "This will be resolved, just relax and enjoy... what ever you were doing!"

Gladion left, leaving the duo to be watching the next video. Lillie flinched as Elio was smiling. "No, that would give you a heart attack!" Elio frowned and despaired. "But it's a pizza in a dumpling!"