The next morning.
Lillie slept peacefully and Elio was knocked out.
The Rotomdex started to buzz. "BZZT! Email from Nett, It's very urgent! BZZT!"
Elio forced himself up before he read the message out loud. "Uggh what happened last night? Huh! We found information about a camp not too far from Phenac, it is run by neither the admin nor Scoire, it is however run by a powerful individual name Gough. If you want to take the fight to them, this would be a good place to start before you two get attacked again."
As Lillie was getting herself ready for the day, Elio told her what had been found. "Going to prepare the group for what is to come, let me know when you are ready and we can start fighting back."
During the early morning, Elio is shouting towards the three pokemon present. "Okay, you three. Today we are finally taking the battle to the enemy! When we get to that camp, you are to fight as we have never fought before!"
The Torrocat, Hitmonchan, and Hypno grunted as they understood what was asked of them. "Get ready!"
They stiffen up. "Get mad!"
The three put on their angry faces. "Let us kick their butts into the sand!"
All three cheer as they heard the words of their trainer. Lillie on the other hand was busy brushing her three, she just finished her Pidgeotto and Eevee as she focuses on the matted Raichu. "Shockums, what you did yesterday was rude, completely random and was setting a bad example towards Cain. I know you are trying to help him but please, next time you want to encourage Cain to evolve you come tell me, okay?"
The Raichu was a little embarrassed but still wanted to be brushed.
Lillie continued to listen to Elio's speech as she was brushing. "When we get to the camp, make sure the goons do not alert anyone. There we will be able to sac their entire camp, take any shadow pokemon they have, then humiliate the camps leader. This should teach these guys a lesson about sacing towns!"
Lillie shook her head. "Just don't hurt yourself, okay!"
Elio sighed before getting himself ready for the side car.
"BZZT! Cipher Camp Delta! A camp that has been raiding the south eastern section of Orre, it is lead by the dreaded Gough the Bloodied One! BZZT!"
The duo wonder what Rotom meant by the title when they arrive near the outskirts. Sneaking around they have been spotted by one of the patrolling guards.
"Hey your not suppose to be here."
VS Cipher peon Foddey.
Lillie took the extra initiative and sent out the Raichu and Golett. The peon realized they mean business sent out a large brown bird and a red bird that that has a green cress resembling a wrestler. Lillie saw it wearing a black belt as her Aura Reader activated.
"That Hawlucha is a shadow pokemon."
Lillie shouted "Shockums thunderbolt that Fearow. Golett use mega punch on that Hawlucha!"
The Raichu made quick work of the Fearow. The Hawlucha glowed as it performed a dark leap, it tried to land on Lillie using a shadow press. Lillie stepped aside as the Hawlucha did very well to telegraph it attack. The Raichu sent a thunder wave to stun the Hawlucha, giving Lillie a good opening to snag it with an ultra ball.
"Go snag ball!"
Shake...shake...shake... click!
Foddey was defeated and ran for his life, another peon rushes over to see what is happening. Swearing to himself that he has to alert Gough.
Elio charged in with the pokeball and great ball in hand. "BRIMMY, DODUO STOP HIM!"
VS Cipher peon Olaf.
The peon realized that running was no longer an option and sent out a large snake with a bladed tail known as Seviper and a muscular humanoid carrying a large metal beam known as Gurdurr.
The Aura Reader activated. "That Seviper is a shadow pokemon!"
With a simple drill peck the Doduo was able to make quick work of the Gurdurr, the Torracat was able to bite the Seviper with fiery fangs. The Seviper flinched and was left with a nasty burn. The Seviper shed the burn mark away as Elio fed an ultra ball into the machine.
"GO SNAG BALL!"
The ball made a whistle as a hand emerged to less dragged the Seviper in and more yanked it in!
Shake... click!
"Brimmy, hold Olaf in place while I get Remmer!" Elio swapped the Doduo for the Hypno.
"Remmer, you know what to do with this one!"
The pendulum swings and Olaf fell over. "Must... warn... zzzz." Another peon tried to leap at Elio with a Axew ready to use a shadow slash.
Elio's reader confirmed the shadow pokemon as fast as he was getting a quick ball. "GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake...shake...shake... click!
The peon fell over his face upon realizing his attacked failed and seeing a Hypno ready to hypnotize.
A peon watching the metaphorical slaughter tried to flee. "Grr, I don't have time for this!"
Lillie was not amused as she blocked his escape.
VS Cipher peon Sabu.
He sends out a Kadabra and a Kirlia. "Gaah, Meddlesome child, you will not win this day!"
Lillie's Aura Reader activated. "That Kirlia is a shadow pokemon." "Swoops, Golett come out!" The Kadabra shot at the Pidgeotto with a psybeam, the Golett charged the Kadabra with a shadow rush, knocking through the Kadabra.
K.O! The Pidgeotto slashes at the Kirlia with air cutter, the Kirlia repays with a wave of shadows. Pidgeotto was rather hurt, Golett stared coldly at the Kirlia, ready to attack as it entered Hyper Mode. Lillie realized what Golett was about to do as she fed a great ball into the machine and shouted. "Golett, please calm down! GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake...shake...shake... click! Kirlia was caught.
Another peon approached Lillie, ready for ambush. "Heh, easy pickings."
Elio saw this and stood in his way, holding back his anger with a smile.
Vs Cipher peon Kraag.
Kraag sent out a brown crocodile known as Krokorok and a Pawniard. Elio's Aura Reader activated. "That Krokorok is a shadow pokemon."
"MAC, YAMASK LETS TAKE HIM OUT!"
The Hitmonchan did not need the order as it mach punched the Pawniard clean out. The Krokorok used shadow bite one the Hitmonchan in retaliation.
Elio shouted "YAMASK, WILLO WISP!"
The Krokorok suffered a burn as Elio used the opportunity to fed a great ball into the machine. "GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... shake... click! Nearly everyone of Gough's men have either ran upon facing the duo, or have been knocked out trying to warn their boss. In the center of the camp, a man in a dark red Cipher uniform, wearing a horned helmet stood. He glared at the two as he realized they just sacked his forces before he even got a warning.
Lillie healed her pokemon in preparation for the next battle, the man shouted. "Who among you is the leader!? Step forward!"
Elio walked towards him when a tiny yellow ferret known as Meinfoo rushed in to fake him out.
Gough glared at him and shouts. "I know it's not you! You showed enough courage to defend those close to you with your life. But what of the girl? Does she have the courage to face me one on one?"
The commander taunted as he pressed a button to create a massive electrical dome and blocked Elio from interfering. Lillie saw that she has been called out and stepped forward.
VS Cipher Commander Gough.
The commander sent out a white, red stripped cat known as Zangoose and a Rhyhorn.
Aura Reader activated. "That Zangoose is a shadow pokemon."
"Go Shockums! Go Golett!" The Raichu stunned the Zangoose with a thunder wave and the Golett rushed the Rhyhorn with dark energy. The Rhyhorn drilled into the Raichu for a k.o.
"Shockums, come back! Go Audino pivot some of the damage!"
The Audino came out, the Zangoose responded in rage as it swiped at the Audino with a facade of dark energy, despite it being crippled it dealt much more damage than expected. Golett punched the Zangoose in retaliation, leaving it about to fall over. Knowing the Audino's job was done, Lillie swapped it over for her Pidgeotto.
She charged up an ultra ball into the machine. "GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake...shake...shake... click!
Gough laughed. "Ha! I did not need that thing anyways save for appeasing master Parkas. What is strength if it is not earned! Go Machamp, show her why you are to be feared!"
The Rhyhorn expected the Audino to stay and did not stop itself when the Pidgeotto flew in."SWOOPS AIR CUTTER!"
The Pidgeotto slashes at the Machamp and Rhyhorn.
Gough barked his the pokemon. "Machamp, dynamic punch! Make sure that Pidgeotto would no longer threaten us!"
The Machamp hit the Pidgeotto's with no guard. The Pidgeotto got back up, dazed and confused. Golett rushed the Rhyhorn for a knock out. Seeing that the Pidgeotto would not take another blow, Lillie swapped over to Kirlia. The Golett rammed into the Machamp in pure aggression as it entered Hyper Mode.
Machamp punched the Kirlia, with the same blow as before, only a much more critical blow. K.O.
"Swoops, get back in! Golett calm down, we are almost done!" The Pidgeotto returned beaten but focused and the Golett looked back, as it remembered something. Dex knew the move. "BZZT! Gollet learned the move Stomping Tantrum! BZZT!"
Lillie shouted. "Swoops, finish that Machamp with an air cutter!"
Swoosh!
The Machamp fell over to the sharp wind. K.O!
Commander Gough was defeated.
"What!? How?!"
The commander slumped his head in shame for a brief moment. "I have seen enough, soon you two will be ready to fight Parkas. To be worthy of him crushing you."
The commander turned off the dome as he looked over at the two. "You have earned this victory, take what you need from this camp and begone!"
The commander walks off into the distance, ready to face his masters wrath.
Elio smiled as he saw such a fight and proceeded to embrace Lillie. "That was awesome!"
Lillie kissed him on the forehead before the two searched the now ruined camp, they found few things of note, more importantly a UBS drive with the words. "Camps" Lillie ask the floating Dex. "Rotom, could you please check this?"
The Dex flared. "BZZT! Sure thing This could take a while. BZZT! Also there is four pokemon ready to open the door to their hearts BZZT!"
Lillie asked. "You want to drop by at the H.Q for a bit? I want to pick up a pokemon that could be used for the machine should it evolve."
The duo returned to the H.Q and the purify chamber, Minum and Nincada had opened the door to their hearts. Minum regained similar moves to the Plusle before. Nincada regained an Adamant nature and relearned fury swipes, dig, heal bell and leech life. Lillies face saddened as she place Audino into the first chamber, Kirlia into the P.C and Nincada into her party.
Elio placed the Azurril into the second chamber. "Now then off to the relic for the ones in our teams!"
Lillie let the Eevee out of his ball as they returned to the forest, she gave him a scolding look as she explained. "Alright you can watch the others get better but no running away this time."
The first of the three pokemon to approach the relic was Doduo. Much like the other pokemon before him, the darkness was dispelled. Upon opening the door, it glowed, grew larger, gained tail feathers and one of its two heads spit into a third one.
"BZZT! Dodrio regained the move brave bird BZZT!"
The three heads started arguing with each other over how they are going to thank Elio as he tried to stop the fighting and said. "Alright Cumustrich calm down, you three are safe."
Next to approach was Yamask, as its heart opened it stared back at its mask as it remembered what it was in life. "BZZT! Yamask learned the move refresh and hex. BZZT"
Elio grinned. "Welcome to the team Makuta."
The last of the three was Golett, upon the dark being dispelled it looked back at Lillie to give her a combination of a salute and a robot equivalent of a smile
"BZZT! Golett relearned the moves shadow punch and refresh BZZT!"
Lillie approached the Golett and reached out her hand. "Good that you are alright now Onua."
The three pokemon felt alive once more as the Eevee looked at the Doduo who was now a Dodrio. It has evolved from a much more natural way, unlike with the Raichu and it did not seem to mind.
Elio's tone changed from legitimately cheerful to more serious. "So shall we go sac the other camp Lillie? With our boys getting restored and strong they will stand no chance."
Lillie nodded as they got on the bike and drove into the desert yet again, there was however a complication. The bike was caught in the sand. Elio watched the wheels hurl sand but not move. "Crap, don't worry I got this."
Lillie did not want Elio to strain himself and joined in pushing the bike out.
Elio looked at the situation and asked. "So you want to head back to Gateon Port? We need better wheels in order to get past all this sand."