Lillie sweated as she felt the intense heat of the next room. The chamber they walked into had lava flowing in the crevices all around. "You and your puns sometimes."
Lillie tried to cool herself down as Elio found a couple blocks in the way. "I wonder?"
He pushed at a block and knocked it over the lava flow. It blocked the flow but the molten rock was still in way. "Hey Lillie, how good is Maiden at in carrying you?"
Lillie sent out the Gardevoir to explain the situation, the Gardevoir agreed and used her psychic power to carry Lillie across the lava leading to a walk way as Elio healed his pokemon. On top of the door way to the next room is a ledge with another block.
She pushed it with all her strength into the lava; creating a walk way before she and Gardevoir floated back towards Elio; He panted in the heat. "For when logic ensues, now lets keep go..."
As the two go toward the opening, a peon leaped from the ceiling to challenge Elio. "What took you this long, this heat is killing me."
Vs Cipher peon Lunk.
Lunk sent out a large sumo wrestler known as Hariyama and a large muscular tadpole known as Poliwrath.
Elio sighed at the sight of the Poliwrath "Moisture at last. REMMER! CUMUSTRICH! LETS KNOCK THIS FOOL OUT OF OUR WAY!"
The Dodrio and Hypno leap onto the field; the Hariyama used fake out on the Dodrio as the Poliwrath joined in and shot scalding hot water.
Elio frowned in disappointment. "Right when I thought I would get some relief from this heat, REMMER HYPNOSIS ON THAT POLIWRATH!"
The Poliwrath was hypnotized asleep. "REMMER DREAM EATER, CUMUSTRICH USE BRAVE BIRD!"
The Hypno felt refreshed from dreams of water as the Dodrio rammed the Hariyama like the brave bird it is for a k.o.
Next pokemon Lunk sent out was a Breloom, Elio shouted. "CUMUSTRICH, REMMER, AGAIN!" Breloom used mach punch before being knocked out by the Dodrio; the Dodrio passed out form recoil damage. The Hypno finished off its feast of dreams and knocked the Poliwrath out. Next pokemon the peon sent out was a Meinfoo and a large purple centipede known as Scolipede.
Aura Reader activated. "That Scolipede is a shadow pokemon."
Elio prepared the great ball and was ready to switch "CUMUSTRICH YOU DONE A GOOD JOB! GO MAKUTA!"
As the Cofagrigus entered the heated battle, the Scolipede halved the Hypno's health with dark beams as the Meinfoo followed with payback!
Elio shouted towards his pokemon, knowing his Hypno isn't going to last longer in battle. "REMMER HYPNOSIS ON THAT SCOLIPEDE! MAKUTA USE SHADOW BALL ON THE MEINFOO!" The Meinfoo did a high jump kick on the Hypno and missed; crashing into the floor before being knocked out by a shadow ball. Lunk sent out his final pokemon, a Foretress.
The Aura Reader activated. "That Forretress is a shadow pokemon. Why here? REMMER USE DREAM EATER!"
As the Hypno healed itself from the Scolipedes violent dreams, the Foretress was not happy to be in the volcano as it was about to ram the peon into the lava.
Elio shook his head as he prepared a net ball for the Scolipede. "Am I seriously going to save him? REMMER HYPNOSIS THAT FORETRESS! GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake...shake...shake... click!
The Forretress was about to fall asleep, leaving the startled peon to try and make an escape to the elevator the duo came in; the Cofagrigus shot a shadow ball at the Foretress as Elio prepared another net ball, no longer caring for the peon! "GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake...shake...shake... click!
As the duo progressed, they found a cat walk that led to a lava fall. In the walkway leading behind it is a door way to the next room. The room was cool enough that the two are able to drink up some water and cool down.
Lillie looked at the Rotom dex, who has been silent through most of the trip. "Rotom, why haven't you said anything recently? Are you still bothered by the shadow Rotom?"
The Dex frowned devoid of humor. "BZZT! It is that and that you two have summed up most of this island. I would save the humor for when we are not in extreme heat or in a place too gloomy for my taste. BZZT!"
As the two progressed up the elevator they find another lava filled chamber. They encountered more peons, none of them had shadow pokemon so the combined might of Golurk and Hitmonchan were able to punch through.
They made it to another room with an elevator, guarding it was a large muscular peon. Wearing a black uniform and not wearing a helmet, revealing a bald yellow eyed person. "You who organized Parkas's fall. Step forward!"
Elio stepped forward toward the man. "One of Parkas's boys?" The man greeted himself as Crom. "If you wish to ascend you must defeat me!" Elio shrugged as he gets his two pokemon out.
Vs Cipher Peon Crom
Crom sent out a strange plant like dinosaur with wings and a Rhyperior.
The Aura Reader activated. "That Tropius and Rhyperior are shadow pokemon."
"MAKUTA, REMMER YOU TWO ARE UP!"
The Cofagrigus and Hypno are greeted by the heat as Elio ordered. "MAKUTA USE WILLO WISP ON THE RHYPERIOR! REMMER FOLLOW IT WITH A PSYBEAM!"
The Rhyperior attempted to ram at Elio with a shadow end, the Cofagrigus blocked the blow and mummified its solid rock form. Cofagrigus countered with a willo wisp as the Hypno shot the Rhyperior into the lava with a psybeam. The Rhyperior was dazed as it tried to crawl back out.
Elio charged up a dusk ball sigh in relief for the Rhyperior. "Oak did say something about its pre evolution Rhydon was able to survive that. GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... shake... click!
Smiling that the danger had mostly past, Elio ordered. "REMMER USE HYPNOSIS ON THAT TROPIUS!" The Tropius use shadow sky before being hypnotized.
Crom sent out his next pokemon, a fiery monkey known as Infernape. The activated, revealing the Infernape to be another shadow pokemon.
Elio, wanting the Tropius out of the way, charged up another dusk ball.
"GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... shake... click!
The Infernape knocked the Hypno out with shadow end; Elio switched the knock out Hypno for his Incineroar as Crom sent out Clawitser.
Elio posed for the Incineroar to use the Z move "MALICIOUS MOONSAULT!"
As the Incineroar made quick work of the Clawitser, the Cofarigus hurled a shadow ball at the Infernape. It tried to shadow end the Incineroar and missed.
Elio took another dusk ball into the snag machine and shouted. "GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake...shake...shake...click!
As the last shadow pokemon was captured the peon walked away in shame. "Parkas... forgive me."
Lillie joined up with Elio toward the elevator leading upward.
Lillie guzzled down another bottle of water with intent to share. "Hopefully we can get away from this heat."
Elio and Lillie ascend to a cavern with moving platforms, they talked things over. "I have not seen any Shadow Ultra Beasts yet."
Lillie teased Elio as she tried to cool him down with a water bottle.
Elio rolled his eyes. "Most of them are pretty easy to spot."
Lillie tilted her head in question. "Most of them?"
Elio looked back at her as they stepped on the next platform leading to an elevator. " The only two Ultra Beast you personally know of is Nebby and Nihilego. The others have a variety of shapes, sizes and types. One particular Ultra Beast is rather small, like it is the size of your waist kind of small. A paper like creature known as Kartana."
Lillie regretted asking but continued as they went in the elevator. "Since you know an awful lot about the Ultra Beasts, what makes that one dangerous."
Elio gave a straight question a straight answer. "Little guy has a ridiculously sharp body. Can slice a sky scrapper in two or give you the worse and last paper cut in your life. Most of its actions seem to be that of where the wind pushes it, other wise it usually does not attack on its own."
Lillie replied back to Elio. "Unless you order it to or provoked?"
Elio nodded back. "Or if we have a scenario like what Cipher is doing. Where it would attack you regardless. Which is even more sickening since Kartana is other wise fun to be around... if you are careful with it."
They reach a cliff overlooking where they parked Robo-Kyogre. They came far on the island and had a long ways to go.
Lillie took some of the information Elio has said to heart as they ascend to a room filled with cranes before she asked. "If we rescue Cosmoem we would be able to stop Cipher from hurting these Ultra Beasts?"
As the two moved from crane to crane, Elio agreed with her. "They are dangerous enough as it is and we both seen what at least one species is capable of doing. In taking Cipher's only means of getting more Ultra Beasts we would put an end to their entire plan; including the whole two weeks then spent on Alola and those same two weeks they been hunting us down. If we nip this fast enough we might only have to deal with at worse seven of them outside of Cosmog's evolutionary line."
Lillie asked around as they are at the end of the room. "Seven?"
Elio nodded. "Nihilego, Pheromosa, Buzzwole, Kartana, Celesteela, Xurkitree and Guzzlord. All seven being its own flavor of dangerous, if we meet any of the seven I will let you know."
As the duo ascend to the next floor, a Cipher peon leaped from the ceiling to ambush. Elio sighed. "I had the last couple down at the lava floor. You can have these next couple Lillie."
Vs Cipher peon Gaston.
Gaston sent out an angler fish known as Lanturn and a Magneton. Lillie sent her Leafeon and Golurk out for battle. "Cain use leaf blade! Onua, you know what to do on the Magneton."
The Leafeon landed a critical hit on the Lanturn for a k.o, Golurk made quick work of the Magneton as it used temper tantrum. The peon sent out a large pink creature with a long tongue sticking out and another fiery red monkey.
The Aura Reader activated. "The Lickilicky and Darmanitan are shadow pokemon."
Lillie knew her Leafeon would not be effective against Darmanitan and swithced him for her Gardevoir. "Onua keep using stomping tantrum on the Darmanitan. Maiden use psychic on that Lickilicky."
The Darmanitan tried to end the Golurk and missed before being knocked on his back, Lickilicky caused the two opposing pokemon to go in a shadow panic. Lillie fed a great ball into the machine to capture the Darmanitan. "GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... shake... click! The Gardevoir used her psychic powers on the Lickilicky. When she tried again she hurt herself in confusion. The Lickilicky let lose a shadow rave on both pokemon; the Golurk retaliated with a mega punch to the Lickilicky's face.
Lillie placed an ultra ball into the machine. "GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... shake... click!
After Lillie chased the peon off, they explored the room, they found strange screens on certain patches of the room. Elio asked. "Hey Dex, could you check some of these out?"
The Dex answered. "BZZT! Since we don't have time to waste, sure thing boss. BZZT!"
The Dex checked the patches, hovered over one and then pressed on it, it vanished.
"BZZT! Fading platform trap. Guarantee to make us do that crane puzzle all over again. BZZT!"
The duo ignored the strange glowing platforms.
"That trap is too obvious." As Lillie pondered, another Peon leaped from the ceiling to try and ambush her.
Cipher Peon Lara
Lara sent out a Stantler and an Exploud. "Go Shockums! Go Medic!"
Lillie sent out the Raichu and the Audino; she mega evolved the Audino before posing for the Raichu to use "GIGAVOLT HAVOC!" as an opener. Exploud is was still standing as both it and the Stantler stomped on the Raichu.
Lillie shouted at the Audino. "Medic use dazzling gleam!" The shining light finished off the Exploud and dealt damage to the Stantler, the peon drew out her next pokemon. A large vine creature known as Tangrowth.
The Aura Reader activated. "That Tangrowth is a shadow pokemon."
Lillie switched her Raichu for her Pidgeot, knowing the Raichu would have to wait for the Audino's healing otherwise. "Medic, use psychic on that Stantler!"
As the Stantler was knocked out by a critical blow from the mind, the Tangrowth used another shadow rave on the opposing pokemon. Lara sent out another pokemon, a Lapras. The reader activated in as the Lapras landed on the field.
Lillie was not even surprised anymore by the type of pokemon Cipher had hurt as she ordered in a sharp frown. "Swoops use sand attack on the Tangrowth. Medic use Dazzling gleam to weaken both of them."
The Tangrowth raved and missed as sand pelted its eyes. The Lapras used shadow sky.
Lillie placed a dusk ball into the snag machine to use on the Tangrowth. "GO SNAG BALL!" "Shake... shake... shake... click!"
The Lapras used shadow storm on the Pidgeot and Audino. "Swoops use air cutter! Medic use heal pulse on Swoops!"
The Lapras was cut by air as the Pidgeot felt the heal.
The Lapras blew another shadow storm as Lillie placed a net ball into the snag machine. "GO SNAG BALL"
Shake... shake... shake... click!
As the peon fled, Lillie took a deep breath. "How much more pokemon do we have to save from these terrible people?"
The Dex calculated. "BZZT! Over fifty percent of the shadow pokemon are rescued and more are being healed in the chambers faster than we are catching them. BZZT!"
Elio tried to smile and assure what is known. "We have snagged every shadow pokemon we encountered and are about to throw a wrench into Ciphers big plan. We just need to keep going at this point until there is nothing left of them."
The two enter the next elevator and hugged in preparations for the next trial.