The next day Elio awoke to an awkward feeling. The Eevee was right next to his neck, the Torracat was under his feet leaving a toasty feeling and Lillie was hugging him from behind while he was sleeping. Elio had to get up to prepare for the day ahead, so now his next objective was to get out of bed without waking anyone up. First thing he did was move the Eevee to what was considered a better position, next to Lillie. Then he tried exiting the bed by crawling through the head piece and avoided waking up the Torracat. He nearly knocked a plant over falling down. Slowly and quietly he opened the door, the first two noises he heard was the Torracat snoring and the Eevee making a small yip as he heard the door open, other wise no one woke up.

Upon finishing his business he walked back, slowly closed the door with another small squeak from the Eevee. No one woke up.

"Phew that was a stressful way to get up." Elio spoke out loud, Lillie started opening her eyes to the noise.

"Huh?"

The boy placed his hand over his face as he realized he just woke Lillie up. She slowly went back to sleep and mumbled to the boy. "Thirty more minutes. Zzz."

The Dex lit up and shouted. "BZZT! A pokemon is ready to open the door to its heart! BZZT!"

The noise was more than enough to wake Lillie and the two pokemon rather abruptly. The two trainers discussed their plan for the day.

Lillie looked at everything in regard to Phenac stadium. "So it is agreed. Since we each have three pokemon that are not shadow pokemon we should try the multi format and see how far we go. Once we are done we go finish up Plusle and put Minum into the machine."

Elio agreed with the schedule. Long as Cipher does not do anything to ruin their day, maybe now they would finally relax. The first couple rounds were nothing special, standard double format both have seen countless times.

Final round was against a tan, dark haired woman in a white uniform who is accompanied by a pink haired punk like lady. "Elio? Miss Lillie?"

Elio recognized who they are about to fight. "Hello Haley, fancy seeing you here."

Lillie looked at Elio. "You know this woman?"

Elio was unaware of what Lillie meant by the question and responded. "Yes I fought her a couple times in the battle tree."

He turned back towards the opposing duo and asked. "Please tell me you did not bring the pokemon from the battle tree with you. We decided to start fresh on our trip to Orre and have some pokemon still leveling up."

Haley laughed at the remark. "No, those are to be used for emergencies or at the battle tree. These I bring with me to work."

Haley introduced the duo to her partner Sheryl, who recognized Elio from when she was a part of Team Skull. Elio warned Lillie regarding the two trainers. "Since one is from the battle tree and the other is probably studying under her, I expect a challenge ahead of us. Get ready and fight on like we normally do!"

Lillie blushed knowing Elio is taking the fight more seriously.

Vs Haley and Sheryl

Haley sent out a red dancing bird known as Oricorio. Sheryl sent out a bag worm covered in pink material known as Wormadam.

Elio shouted. "GO REMMER!"

Lillie shouted. "Go Shockums!"

Oricorio use protect to block the Pikachu's thunderbolt. The Hypno tried to send the Wormadam into a deep sleep and failed. The Wormadam did a small elegant dance, with the Oricorio copying the dance.

Elio knew of this strategy. "Lillie they are trying the double quiver dance strat!"

Oricorio danced as it sent a slash of energy at the Pikachu for a knock out. Hypno was able to set the Wormadam into a deep sleep.

"Go Swoops!" Pidgeotto flew in and was quickly knocked out by revelation dance, Elio see's a battle going south and shouted.

"REMMER USE HYPNOSIS TO GET THAT ORICORIO UNDER CONTROL!"

Hypno swung the pendulum, Oricorio is fast asleep.

Lillie closed her eyes as she sent out her last pokemon. "Cain, we need your support!"

Eevee was sent out. "Cain, use helping hand to power Remmer up!"

Eevee was ready to help out as the two pokemon were asleep, ready for Hypno.

"REMMER USE DREAM EATER ON THAT ORICORIO AND KEEP AT IT UNTIL IT WAKES UP!" The Hypno inhaled the Oricorio's dreams of dancing, by the second inhale both it and Wormadam began to stir!

Lillie saw her chance and shouted. "Cain finish that Oricorio with quick attack before it wakes up!"

Eevee dashed ahead of the Hypno and knocked the Oricorio out as the Wormadam woke up and began to bug buzz at the Hypno!

"REMMER COUNTER WITH A PSYBEAM" Pew!

Not very effective and no confusion was caused! Haley sent out an Alolan variant of Meowth. Eevee prepared a helping hand as Haley put a stop to the Hypno.

"Stop that Hypno with a fake out!"

Meowth rushed in front of the Hypno to cause a flinch as the Wormadam got the opening it needed to knock the Hypno out! Elio sighed as he called the Hypno back.

"You done good at turning this around. BRIMMY WE NEED YOU TO KEEP PUSHING!"

Torracat out sent out ready for the next order. "FIRE FANG THAT WORMADAM!"

The Torracat lunged with fiery fangs before sinking its teeth into the trash cloak Wormadam. K.O! Sheryl called it back and sent out a small black lizard known as Salandit. The Eevee used helping hand to power the Torracats bite. Salandit flinched as it felt the sharp fangs bite into it, Meowth used dark pulse on Eevee!

"Cain use quick attack on that Salandit, we need to give Brimmy more time to take that Meowth out!"

Eevee dashed and knocked out the Salandit, as the Meowth directed a dark pulse back at the Eevee again for a K.O. The skull girl growled as she sent out her last pokemon, a large bee, known as Beedrill.

She shouts at the top of her lungs. "Soon as I get one of those key stones, you are history boy!"

Elio knew he was cornered, with Lillie out of pokemon. "Brimmy use fire fang on that Beedrill, we need that thing down if we have any chance of winning!"

Meowth use dark pulse and Beedrill joined in with a poison jab, Torracat lunged back at the Beedrill for a fire fang K.O! Meowth in retaliation knocked the Torracat out with dark pulse.

Elio called it back in preparation for the dusk ball. "MAC, WE NEED TO FINISH THIS FIGHT, USE MACH PUNCH!"

Hitmonchan entered the stadium punching his fists together before rushing across the battlefield to knock the Meowth out in one punch!

Haley sighed keeping a smug smile. "Looks like you got us in a corner as well."

Sheryl heard and started posing like she did back in Team Skull. "Don't go talking like that, you got to give it you all like how the champ does it all the time!"

Haley sent out her last pokemon, a Scraggy that intimidated the Hitmonchan! Elio shouted. "MAC, AGAIN!"

Hitmonchan readied a mach punch before the Scraggy leaped in front of him and faked him out! Frustrated Hitmonchan used another mach punch, sending the Scraggy across the battle field. Haley kept calm and shouted.

"Use high jump kick, we can end this fight now if we hit him hard enough!"

Scraggy glared, leaped up and prepared to kick down on the Hitmonchan that braced himself. Scraggy missed its target, kept going and crashed into the ground for a knock out! The four trainers stared at how awkward the match ended.

Haley and Sheryl were defeated!

Elio and Lillie congratulated the two girls anyways after the fight. Elio complimented. "Got to hand it to you two, that was a pretty intense fight. If the quiver dancer wasn't a slow pokemon... this could have gone the other way."

Sheryl blushed. "Look kid, I was actually working on that, I am raising something that would be a better dancer but had to make due."

The four left the Colosseum trying to piece together what each other were doing on Orre.

Elio and Lillie were given a small amount of prize money and a orange stone with a flame.

Elio noticed. "Sweet a fire stone!"

Lillie asked Haley out of curiosity. "So what are you doing on Orre?"

Haley said in boredom. "Business. Me and one other were sent to here study the wild pokemon that inhabit this region. We have a small station not to far from here if you would like to visit, we have more than enough space considering there is only three spots wild pokemon tend to go to in this region."

Elio checked out the former skull member, wondering where she comes in asked "And her?"

Haley responded casually. "Oh we have been friends for quite a while, when I was assign to this place Sheryl refused to leave my side. She has been studying under me in an attempt to be a stronger trainer, in return she helped handle some of the research."

Elio's smile grew wider. "Considering where I normally find you and the progress shown, I say she has a good teacher."

Elio smiled to Lillie. "So you want to check it out? Might give us something to do since we have nothing else planned."

Lillie still looked a little jealous over how well Elio interacted with the two women. "Sure."

Elio smiled as he asked the Rotom Dex. "Okay then Dex, could you please get the coordinates towards the Aether station here in Orre?"

The Rotom Dex prepared the map. "BZZT... Okay it is done, thanks for saying please BZZT!"

Elio asked Lillie if he can drive the motorcycle, she smiled before she shook her head "No. Those bandages need to be changed before we leave. We have to wait for another week otherwise. Once that is done, then we can talk about if you can drive this."

The station was almost exactly like the ones back on Alola, except most of supplies in the building are all about how pokespots work and the wild pokemon caught in those spots. With one shelf containing a single ball, labeled as a problem.

Haley and Sheryl arrived after the duo have. "So what brings you two to Orre of all places?"

Elio responded in a smirk. "The initial reason was to find a new challenge for us to do. But the other reason we might be here longer is because of some pokemon here that need help. As well as a crime organization that is doing some messed up things to these pokemon."

Haley cringed as she remembered the frozen pokemon. "Relax, we are not doing anything like that. Just research at worse."

Lillie, looked curiously at the pokeballs. "What is in them?"

Haley turned around to answer. "Oh just the pokemon we caught to study on. Most we plan to release back, others we plan to take back to Aether Paradise."

Sheryl cooed over the other reason. "Some of them you just want to take home with you!"

Lillie looked at the pokeball labeled a problem. "What of that one?"

Haley's smile turned into a frown. "Not that one, we found it after fighting off an ambush from some weird guys in helmets and scarfs. They were lead by a sly talking scumbag in black armor."

Lillies eyes widen at the explanation, she imediately thought of Alphonse.

Haley continued. "This pokeball contained an Azurril that never responded when called and when we got close, proved to have a foul temper. Honestly I don't know what to do with this since we cannot release it back into the wild and I do not want Gladion to see this."

Lillie shook her head. "Miss Haley I think that is one of the pokemon Elio was talking about, we have to take it off your hands in order to make help it."

Haley made an apologetic smile in authority. "I am sorry, but you need to be authorized to even touch that ball."

Elio heard those words and sighed. "Okay then would this give us authorization?"

He took the ball containing Yamask and revealed to Haley the same problem the Azurril has. The same soulless stare, it looked like it was about to attack. Sheryl tried to take a closer look when it started to make an angry wail, ready to let loose a shadow wave.

Elio called it back in the ball and began to frown. "Sorry about that. Is this exactly what was wrong with the Azurril?"

Haley had no idea how to respond to seeing a repeated case and shrugged. "Eh. If you two know more about what is wrong with this Azurill, then why don't you check it out. Not guaranteeing anyone's safety by letting this thing out."

Elio nodded at the concern but continued his argument. "Haley,we have something that will determine what exactly you have. If it is what I think it is then we are more than authorized to take it off your hands."

Haley nodded in defeat. "Okay then, I'm no longer responsible if you get hurt." She let out the tiny blue mouse the Aura Reader activated showing a black aura.

"Yep a shadow pokemon." The Azurill glowed in black as it tried to blitz Elio.

The boy dodged as Haley got it back in its ball. "Definitely a shadow pokemon!"

Lillie turned towards the woman in the white uniform. "Would you please let us take it?"

Haley's worry turned into a glare at the ground. "That group we fought had done this, have they?"

Elio nodded, as he answered. "Yes. An admin by the name of Frankas was responsible for the creation of all the unevolved shadow pokemon me and Lillie have, in addition to any we are going to have to fight. Fact that this, Smoochum and Tyrouge are baby pokemon is...scary."

Haley still shook her head on hearing the details. "You have authorization. On one condition, you show me and Sheryl exactly how you are going to actually fix this."

Elio nodded. "Alright, the terms are set. But first could you explain how these poke spots exactly work, because we are going to need some wild ones for a better demonstration."

Haley opened her mouth to ask about what they are doing. "Wha... on second thought, I will ask those questions when I actually see it. All we know about these spots is they are where the wild pokemon go to, most of the time you place in bait, leave it alone for a bit and a pokemon is caught eating the bait. There is a man in Pyrite town by the name of Duking, who has done a better job at explaining some of the details, like where exactly are these spots."

The duo looked at each other as she mentioned Pyrite town. "For such a shady town it sure is a convenient place. Meet you two at the pokemon H.Q when ever, it is where the shadow pokemon are going to for treatment."

Elio escorted both Lillie and himself out of the building.

The two made it back to Pyrite town. It was still shady as before. Only real difference between last time and the latest visit was the town's folk greeting the two like they are the new tough guys, rather than just a couple of kids that should not be in the town.

Upon entering the majors office Lillie asked. "Um excuse me Mr Duking, we would like to ask about these poke spots we been hearing about."

The man himself looked rather aged, but for his age he was rather muscular. "Ah of course, I been a rather huge fan of the wild pokemon that have been spotted around Orre. Once upon a time everyone thought there were none in this wasteland."

Most of the information Elio and Lillie have already gotten from Haley about the bare minimum of poke spots were mentioned in the office. Though they have more specific details about the spots location, what type of pokemon are found, how he patent the pokesnacks and how it is still a big mystery where these wild pokemon came from. Lillie asked if Duking would mark the locations on the Rotomdex, who did not like being man handled.

Elio rolled his eyes as Duking pressed some of the Rotom Dex's buttons. "There it is done, hope you have good luck regarding what you catch, before you go here are some pokesnacks for you to use."

Elio and Lillie obtained ten pokesnacks each!

Lillie smiled and nodded as she and Elio proceeded to go to the door. "Thank you mister Duking."

Before the two left the building. A television started to reveal the news. "Recently Phenac city has been attacked by a band of marauders. No one knows where they have came from or what their objectives are. They have been driven off my a courageous duo of vigilantes and any reports on either whereabouts are appreciated."

The two proceeded to go outside to talk things over. "The new's station is around the corner Elio, you think we should tell them about this before we leave?"

Elio shook his head. "My main plan is to sneak out of town and deal with this later."

Lillie tilted her head. "But why? Wouldn't it be a good idea to let them know about Cipher?"

Elio nodded in agreement. "Good point but we are behind schedule as it is regarding Plusle and the chamber. Also if they start asking questions about why Cipher is after us in the first place, we are going to have to think of some lie because the you know what is confidential."

Lillie thought long and hard about the information Elio gave to her about her being a Faller. She frowned in acceptance of how it is.

Elio frowned back in what he suggested. "For now let's keep this information to ourselves just a little longer. Once we are done with Plusle we will go back. We are to tell them about the shadow pokemon, Cipher and nothing else."

The duo changed the subject and began to argue which poke spot they want to go to.

Elio looked at the first of the spots he saw. "We could go for the RockGround spot, ground types are always useful in a small circle."

Lillie pointed toward the other. "But the Oasis spot is pretty and could have some variety of pokemon that thrive at it."

Rotomdex was pinned down by the two and began to protest. "BZZT! Why not you try going to both instead of holding me down BZZT!"

Elio grabbed a six sided dice. "Odds or evens?"

Lillie said as she realized they were going to have to decide which to go first one way or another. "Evens."

Elio rolled the dice and it landed on. "A three, alright rocky area it is!"

Upon entering the RockGround spot, they found a tan man wearing a white uniform looking from the distance in binoculars, writing down what he seen. As the two approach he was startled by random people.

"EEK GO SALA... Oh its you two. Haley did call me about you two roaming around Alola, name is Luke."

He greeted Lillie and addressed Elio. "Long time no see, how is your team handling."

Elio smiled. "Eh, could be better. Anyways we are here mainly to set up bait. You are not busy with this are you?"

The man shook his head. "No not really, just finished recording how much of this cake a pokemon could eat before leaving. Turn out they will eat the entire thing. Well going back to the station, see ya."

Elio said his farewell, he went to the center. He hoped he would lure not a mono ground type. Type combinations in Elio's mind would be more useful for the machine in comparison. The Oasis spot they left just as much bait. They left to find a pleasant place to have a picnic.

He had the scent case ready as he grinned. "Lillie, you ready for this? Got to get these pokemon to open up sooner or later. Once all six of them are relaxed we can spend the rest of the hour having a nice picnic."

Elio laughed nervously before he finished the sentence. "In the middle of the desert."

Lillie smiled and giggled over how silly it sounded as she got hers ready. Golett started to regain a more courageous personality, Yamask was more relaxed about its surroundings, Doduo was more naive about the fact it was getting a massage in the middle of nowhere.

"BZZT Audino regained the move Dazzling gleam. BZZT!"

With the Doduo acting naive over the fact that it was getting a massage in the middle of nowhere.

Some time later. "BZZT! A pokemon is at the Rock ground poke spot. Go before it gets away! BZZT!"

The Dex sounded military trumpet's as the duo understood they needed to get going.

Back at the rocky ground. Elio sighed in disappointment. A brown mouse known as Sandshrew was eating the cake.

"Come out Remmer."

The Hypno looked back at his trainers unusual tone as it hypnotized the Sandshrew. Elio tossed the pokeball for a successful capture. "At least we have more for the chamber. Off to the oasis."

Lillie had much better luck as a water strider known as Surskit was nibbling the cake. Lillie in all her excitement tossed a net ball before sending a pokemon out and captured the Surskit in one swing.

Elio groaned in jealousy, Lillie asked. "What is wrong? Water bug is a good combination for type advantages and disadvantages."

Elio smiled back. "I know, just wished I got something a little more than a mono type."

Lillie reassured the boy over the next one as she summed up what they have. "Speaking of which, with the Plusle, Nanny and these two we should be able to get a chamber at max tempo, as well as get a second chamber started."

Both smiled at the sign of progress as they head towards the H.Q to give a demonstration.

The duo returned to the H.Q, they spot Haley and Luke in more casual clothes. Haley was in a mostly green attire; Luke was in a red shirt with blue pants. Sheryl wearing around the same as when she was back on Alola, mostly black and white. Elio shouted. "Hey, sorry we were late!"

Haley smiled back nervously. "It's fine, the pokemon in those spots either show up the first five minutes or take about as long as two days. So would you mind showing us exactly this is about."

Elio shouted in the building. "Hey Krane, I brought in some people to see the machine! Don't worry, they can be trusted enough to keep their mouths shut!" Elio's smile turned more serious as he explained to the trio. "Seriously though, unless Gladion specifically asks about this. You three keep this among yourselves. Cipher already raided this place to shut it down once and they will try something similar again."

During the explanation, he and Lillie demonstrated how the Purify Chamber worked as they guided the three into the machine on vow of silence.

"Take two to four pokemon in a type advantage rotation, starting clock wise. Place a shadow pokemon into the middle when it has a maxed tempo then wait."

Elio finished the brief explanation he pressed the button to finish opening the door to Plusles heart.

"BZZT! It regained the moves; thunderbolt, refresh, helping hand and fake tears. BZZT!"

Lillie got through rearranging the first chamber to be more suited, placing the Plusle, the Surskit, Skiddo and Sandshrew in order. Next pokemon she placed in the middle was the Minum. Elio moved the Meowstic and Venonat into the second chamber, he placed the Nincada in. Haley looked in slight awe as they left the virtual storage.

"Impressive machine, mind if we help fill the other chambers?" Before Elio answered, Krane had to explain how this machine was able to be hooked into two P.C accounts if barely, with the account being used primarily for storing the shadow pokemon, having limited space as it is. Unless they are dropping shadow pokemon into the P.C accounts it is better to limit the wild pokemon to a handful.

Elio took a deep breath. "Wished it were that easy. So now for your end."

Haley nodded as she handed Lillie the ball containing Azurill, she wanted a small report on its status afterwards when she gets the chance. "You know, if you want, you could drop by at our station if you want to call home and are near the area."

Lillie nodded in thanks. "We will keep that in mind."

Krane got a a message from his PDA, it was one from ONBS asking if he knew anything about the vigilantes who fought Scoire and his group. The professor asked for anything specific regarding them.

He saw a photo of Elio and Lillie fighting a group of peons. "Excuse me, you two are invited to the news station regarding some of the things you did in Phenac."

Elio sighed. "Crap, we have to actually talk to these people."

He turned to the small group in a smile before seeing them out. "Alright we got somewhere to be if we need you three for anything, we will let you know ahead of time. Take care."

Lillie went over towards Elio to give a small look that translated into. "You knew we had to go to ONBS to tell them about this eventually."

Elio slumped his head forward, he knew he would delay the inevitable by sneaking out of Pyrite.

Lillie smiled to the boy. "Ready to go back to Pyrite town for the last time today?"

Elio shrugged."Alright, not like we would get away with this for long anyways."