On the screen a news reporter had something to say. "For those of you wanting to go to Realgam tower, we are happy to announce that maintenance has finally been done."

Elio smiled at the screen. "Finally. Been wanting to go there for a while."

The Dex shouted a description of the towers. "BZZT! An immense, members only tower, built with entertainment. It has a suspended Colosseum so don't be afraid of heights. Was so famous when it was finished that Phenac stadium had to be closed for a time. BZZT!"

Elio groaned at the specific members only part. "Oh come on, more issues... guess we have to get there and ask what can be done about being members. Hey Li..."

As he turned around to ask, Lillie was busy scolding Lusamine about the fact that what she did to get to Orre was reckless, exhausted nearly everyone and how because of this, she was stuck in a rather small place in the region with a handful of pokemon to keep her guard. "Best thing for you to do is keep that horrible woman from escaping and wait for Gladion to come pick you up. He would have some words with you as well!"

As Lusamine accepted what she got herself into, Lillie turned around to Elio with an assertive frown. "If we need membership to get into Realgam, then we might as well go ask how to get it."

The duo left Lusamine and Lovrina in the same building, Elio groaned under his breath. "This will go one of two ways."

Lillie puffed her cheeks as they got on the bike. "Either my mother behaves while we are gone or we have to deal with both of them!"

Lillie calmed down when she began to refer what Elio did to calm both her and Lusamine down. "Thank you for handling my mother, but for now let us focus on what we came to this region for."

As they arrived to Realgam, they saw a rather pleasant image of a high tech facility. In comparison to most of Orre and even the H.Q this place looked large, had twirling shining statues of Sudowoodo.

Elio looked at the place in awe. "No wonder this place is exclusive, this place looks decked out... wonder how the battles here are going to go?"

The two were greeted by two men in tuxedo's and sun glasses guarding the way in.

Lillie approached the two. "Excuse me, we would like to get a membership to enter this place. Anywhere we can go for that?"

The two men looked at each other in regard to the question before answering. "No need for you two to do anything. Come on in and enjoy."

Elio's eyes widened at how easy that was. As the duo entered the building they are greeted to a circular room, in the center piece is a model of the Colosseum the place was famous for. Lillie looked over at the doors, as she approached it opened up to a long hall way. She signaled Elio to follow, the pathway to the tower looked like a maze so it was easy for them to get lost. The walk way down the hall was rather short as the floor moved straight toward the next dome. In the next room they find a pretty looking room with a P.C, a healing machine similar to those used in the pokemon centers and a painting of a Roserade, Roselia and Budew.

Elio comprehend more about why the place was exclusive. "So we don't even have to walk the hallways?"

Lillie smiled in agreement. "If it can get us to the battle!" The due progressed room to room holding hands until they went into a room with a locked door and four odd looking key slots resembling poke balls.

Elio shook his head in confusion. "This is getting confusing, I am going to talk to someone that works here for more directions."

Elio walked over to who looked like has been working at the place. "Hey! You know more about this place, me and Lillie have been exploring toward the tower and have no idea about how most of this works you have any ideas."

The man in the tuxedo smirked at the oblivious Elio. "All you need to know about Realgam..." The man revealed himself to be a Cipher peon. "Is that it belongs to Cipher now boy!"

Elio drew out two poke balls in preparation for this battle.

Vs Cipher peon Jormal

Jormal sent out an two tailed monkey with hands at the tails known as Ambipom and a Giraffe with a head at two sides known as Girafarig.

Elio took out his pokemon. "MAC, BRIMMY COME ON OUT!" The Hitmonchan and Incineroar arrived on the soon to be dirty floor. The Aimbipom rushed to the Hitmonchan and faked it out of his fake out, the Girafarig rammed the Hitmonchan with a zen headbutt.

Elio posed for the Incineroar to do the Z move. "MALICIOUS MOONSAULT!" to knock the Girafarig before it got to do more damage; the dome felt the full force of the Incineroar, the Hitmonchan knocked the Ambipom out in one mach punch.

Jormal sent out his last pokemon, a sleeping koala hanging on to a log known as Komola. Aura Reader activated. "That Komola is a shadow pokemon."

Elio sighed at the Hitmonchan's condition and the shadow Komola. "Of course Cipher would take more than just Cosmog for this shadow pokemon crap, cant leave Alola alone! MAC SWAP OUT! MAKUTA WALL WHILE I GET THIS ONE CAPTURED! BRIMMY FIRE FANG THAT KOMOLA!"

As the Hitmonchan was switched for Cofagrigus, the Incineroar bit into the Komola with fiery fangs. The Komola was burned as it used shadow break on the Incineroar.

Elio fed a luxury ball into the machine.

"GO SNAG BALL!" "Shake... shake... pop! The Komola tried to end the Cofagrigus and missed.

Elio tried another luxury ball. "Okay another one, GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

The peon hurled a smoke ball as he fled the angry Cofagrigus and Incineroar.

Elio sighed as he asked Lillie "Cipher's here too?"

Lillie's eyes widened as she watched Elio pick the luxury ball up and nodded silently. Elio frowned sharply. "We are going to have to look around more if we are to do something about this. I want to check on that room with the healing machine before we move further in."

The duo walked back the way they came to find an old man standing near the healing machine. As Lillie walked forward to ask something, the man revealed himself to be another Peon. Lillie took a deep breath and set out her Golurk and Audino as the peon confirmed her suspicions. The following battle did not last long.

Elio boldly went to test the machine out in case this was another trap.

It worked perfectly fine. "We have four keys needed to progress further into this rabbit hole." As Elio pondered he heard a familiar voice in the back of his head.

"Go back the way you came and take either a left or right."

Elio turned around to see who just talked to him before he discussed with Lillie that they should look around for any clues.

They went back to the room with the replica and took a left turn. They found a rather empty room leading to another door.

Lillie reassured Elio one positive thing about their situation. "For a Cipher base, it is rather pretty."

Elio nodded back. "In comparison to Citadark, this place is much more pleasant. Most of that island was going after what awaited us and hoping we were not too late."

As the two progressed to the only other door, they are greeted to a large red haired muscular man standing in the center.

Elio stared. "I take you are another admin?"

The admin stomped his feet at the ground and laughed in an attempt to intimidate the two children. "Your luck ran out when you showed up before me and said that. Your stab at adventure has gone off long enough."

Elio shrugged. "Need to beat you anyways, I got this one Lillie."

Vs Cipher Admin Dakim

Dakim sent out a Claydol and a Foretress.

Elio took out two balls and shouted. "BRIMMY, COME ON OUT! ODON TIME TO SHOW YOUR POWER!"

The Incineroar and Yanmega emerged from their balls as Elio ordered. "ODON SIGNAL BEAM THAT CLAYDOL! BRIMMY TAKE THAT FORRETRESS OUT WITH FIRE FANG!"

As the Yanmega shot a flashing beam at the Claydol, the Forretress protected itself from the dangerous fiery fangs.

Elio complained at the inconvenience. "Oh come on that..." The Claydol sent out an earthquake to hit anyone that would have been effected by it. Only the Incineroar that was hit.

Elio turned stoic, more impressed than angry at Dakim. "Protect, Earthquake and a pokemon with levitate? Cheap but effective. ODON AGAIN AT THE CLAYDOL, BRIMMY FIRE FANG THE FORRETRESS AGAIN!"

The Yanmega shot the Claydol down for a k.o, the Incineroar bit into the Forretress with fiery fangs. The Forretress flinched; despite how sturdy it was, it collapsed from the lingering burn for a K.O.

Dakim sent out a Flygon and a Whiscash, Elio was smiling over confidently as he called the Incineroar back. "ODON USE AIR SLASH ON THAT FLYGON! BRIMMY FALL BACK! CUMUSTRICH LAUGH AT THE MAN WHO THINK THAT EARTHQUAKE STRATEGY WILL WORK NOW!"

The Yanmega used air slash again as the Flygon prepared to counter with a critical hit flamethrower, sending the Yanmega crashing to the ground for a k.o. Elio's smile faded at how much of a fool he made of himself and called the Yanmega back. "MAC COME ON OUT AND MACH PUNCH THAT FLYGON. CUMUSTRICH USE RETURN ON MAC'S TARGET."

As the Whiscash protected itself from the upcoming damage, the Hitmonchan and Dodrio focused their attack on the Flygon for a quick K.O

Dakim sent out his next pokemon a Houndoom. Elio shouted. "MAC, MACH PUNCH THAT WHISCASH! CUMUSTRICH FOLLOW UP AND FINISH THE WHISCASH BEFORE IT STARTS SHAKING!"

The combined mach punch and return knocked the Whiscash out. The Houndoom set up a sunny day in preparation for its next attack. Dakim sent out his last pokemon, a large woolly tusked creature known as Mamoswine.

Aura Reader activated. "That Mamoswine is a shadow pokemon."

Elio switched his Dodrio for his Cofagrigus. "MAC SAME PUNCH DIFFERENT TARGET! HIT THAT MAMOSWINE!" The Houndoom protected itself from what was to come as the Hitmonchan dealt a meaningful blow to the Mamoswine, it glowed a dark aura as it ran over the Hitmonchan with a shadow break, K.O.

Elio had to switch back to his Dodrio as he called the Hitmonchan back. "MAKUTA USE WILLO WISP ON THAT MAMOSWINE. TAKE IT DOWN A COUPLE NOTCHES WHILE CUMUSTRICH BRAVE BIRD's THAT HOUNDOOM!"

The Dodrio rammed the Houndoom for a critical hit K.O. Mamoswine glowed more, rupturing the ground much like what happened with the Swampert Parkas had. Elio and Lillie were able to dodge most of the shadow quake as the intensity was nowhere as extreme as with the Swampert, the reduction from the burn knocked the two off their feet; the Dodrio however was knocked out from the quake.

Elio switched and shouted. "REMMER GET OUT THERE AND LETS FINISH THIS! MAKUTA USE PROTECT FOR THE NEXT QUAKE! REMMER USE PSYCHIC TO KEEP WEAKENING THAT MAMOSWINE!" As the Mamoswine's quake dealt less damage, the psychic push from the Hypno was enough to have the Mamoswine fall on its knees.

Elio saw his chance to end this fight as he fed a timer ball into the machine.

"GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

Dakim cringed as he realized he just lost. "In my time of battling. I only lost to three people. Master Nascour, that punk in the blue jacket and now you."

Dakim handed Elio over a green I.D badge. "Take it and advanced to your doom. Now would be a good time to come crying home to mommy!"

Elio looked confused over the taunt. "If my mom was here you be dead." Dakim walked out of the room laughing before he nearly bumped his head at the door.

Elio looked over to the impressed Lillie. "Anyone looking odd among the peons hold the key... that sounds eas..." Elio was about to finish as he heard the same voice from before.

"Head back the way you came and make a straight, there is more here than you realize."

Elio recognized the voice that called to him again. "Anabel? Where is she..."

Lillie heard the name to ask. "Anabel?"

Elio smiled nervously to explain. "A Faller I met when you left for Kanto. She kept the Ultra Beasts from hurting anyone while I went and captured them all. She has a form of psychic power to talk to people through telepathy. She normally does not do this unless it is an emergency or if she want's to talk to just one person. If she is captured by these Cipher goons then she is going to be in serious trouble if we don't do something about it."

Lillie nodded back as she followed him toward the next room.

In the room is a purple haired woman with a pony tail wearing a black suit. Her mouth was tapped and she was tied up in a corner of the room, a small glass box containing a strange creature was in the center of the room.

As Lillie approached Anabel, she heard a voice in her head. "Stop, if you take another step you will trigger the fan that will activate the Kartana."

Elio heard the same words in his head. Lillie looked over at the Ultra Beast, it is exactly as Elio described back on Citadark with its paper like body. It's body however looked purple, its high lights are white and its eye looked red.

XD-009 Shadow Kartana

Elio whispered toward Lillie. "A Kartana does not normally look like this. Lillie, this capture is going to be like surgery if it is another shadow pokemon."

Elio finished the sentence as the Aura Reader from both activated.

Lillie smiled at Elio as she sent her Raichu and Audino out. "I know all you told me about this one. Shockums, as soon as the Kartana comes out of that cage you use thunder wave. Medic, use dazzling gleam on this thing... it should weaken it."

Elio laughed. "Forgot to tell you about Kartana, its dangerous but against special attacks it is literally paper."

Lillie rolled her eyes at the bad pun as her Raichu stepped toward the box. The fan blew as the Kartana's aura flared to life, increasing its physical attack. Kartana started to move rapidly across the box untill it sliced through the glass like it might as well not have been there and attempted to rush toward Anabel. The Raichu paralyzed the Kartana with a thunder wave. The Audino mega evolved and hit the Kartana with a dazzling gleam, sending it folding back and was struggling to continue trying to attack Anabel.

Lillie looked at the beast ball she was about to feed to the machine and charged it up for a capture.

"GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

Lillie took a deep breath at the fact that Kartana was now caught and how easy it would have gone horribly wrong if she did not have her Raichu. She petted both the Raichu and Audino on a job well done.

Elio went over to Anabel to try to untie her when he had second thoughts. "Wait a minute... how we know you are not a peon disguised as her?"

Anabel looked Elio in the gray eyes and sent a telepathic message. "Would a peon be able to talk to you like this?"

Elio looked her back in the purple eyes, still keeping his guard up. "If you turned out to be a peon I am kicking your butt for making a good impersonation!"

As Elio untied what he thinks is Anabel, she pulled the tape out of her mouth and shook his hand. "It has been five months since I left the battle tree for work. How has it been?"

Elio nodded and blushed. "Been busy in Orre with Lillie."

He pointed to Lillie. "We came here to battle at the Colosseums and then this Cipher mess happened. Sorry that I was acting paranoid, things have went horribly wrong as it is."

Lillie went up to greet Anabel. "Nice to meet you Miss Anabel, what are you doing here in the first place?"

Anabel looked at Lillie and smiled. "Me and a partner were tracking down a Cipher branch that has recently raided Alola for a crucial pokemon."

Lillie guessed. "Cosmog? Elio and I have that taken cared of. We were already too late to stop these people from turning it and some of the Ultra Beasts into shadow pokemon. But we stopped them from getting more."

Anabel took a deep breath. "That was a relief to hear. The leader of this Cipher branch regained control over Realgam when he threaten the current owners with this Kartana, he plans to use the shadow Ultra Beasts in an attempt to hold the region hostage and try to lure you into a trap."

Elio frowned sharply. "Those are some pretty towers. A Kartana would be able to undo all of that in a single swing. Who is leading this group anyways?"

Anabel looked at the ruined box to pull out an orange I.D card before handing it over. "If you find a dark imposing man by the name of Nascour... that is not the leader. The true mastermind of this branch a little old man that called himself Es Cade, his real name is Evice and he is the more dangerous of the two. Elio, Lillie you know about Slaking right?"

Elio and Lillie nodded as they understood.

Lillie answered. "A pokemon with incredibly strong offensive stats and bulk. Hindered by its ability to only really do something every two turns."

Anabel nodded as she continued. "In single battle format, there is nothing you can do about this save for using a strong move and hope for the best. Since single battles are rare in this region and double battles are more common in comparison..."

Lillie helped finish. "There are ways to get rid of that ability in such a format, either getting rid of the the ability or passing any non hindering ability over."

Elio laughed at what they were going up against. "So Evice's main strategy is to get Truant off of the Slaking so it can do horrible things to your team unhindered!"

Elio and Lillie looked each other in the eyes as they thought about how they are going to handle the two Cipher leaders.

Lillie asked. "Elio, I will take on Evice. Would you be able to handle Nascour?"

Elio made a determined face back at the determined face. "I would be able to handle what Nascour would throw at me. If Evice becomes an issue beyond your control I am stepping in."

As Elio finished his agreement, he looked back toward Anabel. "What about you?

" Anabel told the two her part. "I will regroup and be ready to apprehend anyone a part of Cipher should they try to escape when you beat them."

Lillie looked over to Elio with a smile. "We have two of the I.D cards, once we get the next two we will be able to advance to the tower."

As the duo wandered the maze for what felt like an hour, they stumbled across a peculiar room. Two door ways with two peons guarding it. The first one Elio confronted had no shadow pokemon, so taking him out with Yanmega and Hitmonchan was easy for him. The second one Lillie confronted mentioned about being assigned to guard an Admin named Venus.

Vs Cipher Peon Baila

Baila sent out a Jumpluff and a tiny green dancing flower known as Bellossom. Lillie sent out her two pokemon and shouted. "Swoops! Medic! Lets take this on! Swoops start with air cutter, Medic..." Lillie prepared the mega stone. "Mega evolve and use dazzling gleam!"

The Pidgeot critically hit the Bellossom for a knock out; the Jumpluff use stun spore to paralyze the Pidgeot before being knocked out by dazzling gleam. Audio looked at the struggling Pidgeot and glowed, healing his partner of the paralysis. Baila sent out a familiar looking pokemon to Lillie, a large pink mushroom with limbs and a face known as Shiinotic.

Aura Reader activated. "That Shiinotic is a shadow pokemon."

The Shiinotic drained some of the Pidgeot's strength in a dark glow as the Audino shot at the Shiinotic with a Dazzling gleam in an attempt to weaken it.

Lillie fed an ultra ball into the machine.

"GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

As the peon fled, the duo decided to try the door leading north. In the room is a brown haired woman in a white dress with pink highlights, it looked like she has a large moon like assessory behind her head.

Lillie closed her eyes at the image, shook her head and approached. "So your Venus?"

The admin giggled. "Your the two that have been foiling our plans here on Orre? Time to say your goodbyes kiddies!" As Venus prepared for battle, so did Lillie.

Vs Cipher Admin Venus

Venus sent out a Wigglytuff and a Raichu.

Lillie sent out her Golurk and Audino to take the field and prepared her mega stone. "Onua use heavy slam on that Wigglytuff. Medic Mega Evolve and use dazzling gleam!"

As the Raichu attracted the Audino, the Golurk squashed the Wigglytuff in a heavy slam K.O. The Audino blushed, shook his head and used dazzling gleam on the Raichu.

Venus panicked as she realized the Golurk has no gender. "Eek! None of my cuties would work on that thing, Mismagius make that nasty thing go away!"

As the Mismagius was sent out of the ball she shot a shadow ball into the Golurk, Lillie called her Audino back for her own Raichu in anticipating a thunder wave from the opposing Raichu.

It was and she did nothing as Lillie shouted. "Onua shadow punch that Mismagius out of here." The Golurk punched through the Mismagius from the shadows bellow, sending her flying past Venus for a K.O.

Next pokemon Venus sent out was a Liapard who taunted the Raichu in anticipation that she would use thunder wave, Lillie posed for. "GIGAVOLT HAVOC! Onua use stomping tantrum!"

As the Liapard was quickly knocked, the Golurk stomped to make short work of the opposing Raichu. Venus sent out a Milotic and an odd looking cactus known as Maractus.

Aura Reader activated. "That Maractus is a shadow pokemon."

Lillie called the Golurk back and shouted. "Onua you did great. Go Cain, use leaf blade on that Milotic; Shockums use thunder wave on that Maractus!"

As the Raichu paralyzed the Maractus, it glowed a dark aura and performed a dance becoming much faster. The Leafeon's leafy tail glowed green and sliced into the Milotic that used attact.

Lillie saw the fight was about to end and ordered. "Shockums, use thunder bolt to finish that Milotic off. Cain you and the others done wonderfully, let me handle the Maractus."

The Raichu knocked the Milotic off with a quick thunder bolt as the Maractus countered with a shadow storm, knocking the Raichu out and having the Leafeon be thrown off his feet.

Lillie flinched as she placed an ultra ball into the machine.

"GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

Venus cried. "Waah! How could I lose to a little girl?" She tried to hide her shame, she handed Lillie over the blue I.D in hope that neither speak of the battle.

Elio laughed at Venus. "Probably because Lillie's team has a gender advantage, has overall stronger pokemon and is prettier."

Lillie blushed as Venus tried to hide what she felt about the insult in a pouting frown. "Why you little... Alright, I will just forget that this battle ever happened. Yes that is what I am going to do."

Venus spitefully winked at Elio. "No one else will know of that insult kiddie!"

Lillie puffed up her cheeks and chased her out of the room, stomping her feet. Lillie turned to face Elio, both are now blushing at what he said.

Elio mustered up the courage to dig deeper. "I meant every word that."

Lillie wanted to change the subject as she counted up the I.D cards. "One more and we can advance to the tower."

Lillie figured out most of the maze before Elio had the chance to remember the way they came from; she and Elio had not ran into more peons as they journeyed back to a healing machine. They went back toward the main door where the Orange, Red, Blue and Yellow key slots are and continued straight forward. At the end of the two hallways they found the last of the admins.

A man in a lab coat smiled at what he had seen. "Well, well, so you have come. Hand in hand like a happy couple on an aimless stroll, let me inform you this is no mere picnic. You will never defeat me with such a frivolous mind." The duo looked closer at the man who noticed they really were holding hands.

Elio noticed. "Wait a minute, you look like someone who is on the same boat as Frankas and Lovrina..."

The scientist stared back. "I thought a brash headed child like yourself would have never noticed. I am Ein."

Elio and Lillie said in unison as they heard the name. "Ein?!"

Elio described the man standing before him. "That bastard responsible for shadow pokemon even being a thing in the first place?"

Lillie continued with her own description as she glared sharply. "The one who saw to the experiments on Cain, Solgaleo and most of the shadow pokemon we have faced?" Ein placed his hand on his chin and smirked as the duo described him enough.

Elio turned toward Lillie to describe how they are going to take this person down. "You want this guys head on a pike as well?"

Lillie turned toward Elio, not letting her glare away from Ein. "You focus on taking the Araquanid away from him. I will cover you."

Ein oddly enough complimented the two on figuring out what he had on him. "You summarized that conclusion by process of elimination? It would have been more clear other wise, but an excellent analysis none of the less!"

Vs Cipher Admin Ein

Ein sent out a Crobat and a Politoed. The Politoed drizzled in rain.

Lillie shouted. "Go Shockums."

Elio shouted. "CUMUSTRICH LETS DO THIS!"

The Dodrio and Raichu entered the battle as Lillie began her order. "Shockums, thunder bolt that Politoed!"

Elio nodded. "CUMUSTRICH FOLLOW WITH A RETURN!"

The Politoed took the thunder bolt before being kicked across the room by the Dodrio for a K.O The Crobat flew up into the air as Ein sent out a Rhyperior.

Elio noticed something off about bringing a rock/ground type into a battle with rain. "Lillie I think this guy is using that Rhyperior so we do not take advantage of the rain."

Lillie nodded back. "Lightning rod? Shockums come back. Cain we need that Rhyperior down with leaf blade!"

As the Crobat swooped on the Dodrio, it was greeted to the Dodrio countering with a brave bird K.O. Rhyperior tried to impale the Dodrio with a stone edge and missed; The Leafeon made quick work on the Rhyperior with his leaf blade.

Ein sent out his next two pokemon, a Manetric and a Pelipper.

Elio shouted as he prepared to call the Dodrio back. "CUMUSTRICH FALL BACK! MAKUTA, LETS WALL THIS FOOL!"

As the Dodrio was swapped for a Cofagrigus, Lillie continued the order. "Cain use leaf blade on that Manetric!" The Leafeon performed a critical slash, knocking the Manetric out. The Pelipper set up a strong tailwind to speed itself up.

Lillie switched her Leafeon over to her Raichu as Ein sent out the shadow Araquanid. "Shockums, take that Pelipper out with a thunder bolt!"

Elio nodded as he shouted. "MAKUTA USE SHADOW BALL TO WEAKEN THAT ARAQUANID!"

The Pelipper shot a hydro pump at the Cofagrigus before blowing a hurricane at the Raichu, with one thunder the Pelipper was knocked out; the Araquanid's watery legs glowed dark as it swiped at the Raichu for a K.O. Static electricity stunned the Araquanid as the Cofagrigus shot the Araquanid back with a shadow ball.

Elio glared at the Araquanid as he fed a net ball into the machine.

"GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

Ein kept his cool despite being confronted by two angry trainers and a Cofagrigus grinning maliciously. "No matter, I have already seen to the creation of some of the most powerful shadow pokemon imaginable. Including my masterwork that was created for the boss."

He tossed the yellow I.D card at the two and used it as a distraction to get away. The Cofagrigus erupted and wrapped Ein in bandages, incapacitating him for Anabel to arrived, apprehend him and secure the foot of the base. The Cofagrigus calmed down as it sensed her intentions.

With all four I.D cards the balls lit up as the locks are undone.

Elio prepared himself for the battle ahead. "Now that the admins are taken cared of. Shall we put an end to Ciphers mad scheme for control over Orre?"

Lillie held his hand and looked him in the eyes. "Yes. Lets give them the boot."

Elio and Lillie took the ride to the main lobby, they found many people were already there. Both do not see these people anything but peons until they proved their innocence. "We were minding our own business cashing in on the prizes, when some strange people attacked with some very strange creatures. Most who tried to do something about it ended up being sent back down here if they are lucky."

Elio moved his thumb toward the door to shout. "Alright listen up! Lillie and I cleared the way out of here! Anyone who want's to leave, go right on ahead!"

Most of the people left, reducing the amount of people in the room to around four. Knowing that these people will now hear him, he lowered his voice. "Rest of you who are staying, Lillie and I need some last minute training done anyways. If you want to battle us, step right up!"

Three out of the four people agreed to battle Elio and Lillie, simply because they were going to partake in the upper Colosseum anyways before Cipher raided. The fourth one was a suspicious looking man guarding an elevator, he was not doing anything; Elio wanted to talk to him last. The three trainers were not much save for more training for Elio and Lillie to deal with. The remaining three were discouraged from staying and left. The duo approached the strange man.

As Elio took a closer look he recognized the undercover agent. "Looker?"

The man hushed Elio as he looked around. "The two Cipher leaders are above us. Be warned they have with them two of the shadow Ultra Beast they created."

As Looker recognized that Lillie was also carrying some Beast Balls with her, he moved away from the Elevator. "Good luck up there."

As they ascend to the second floor they found a room with three statues.

One resembling a type of big cat, the Therian form of Landarous.

One resembling a bird, the Therian form of Tornadus

As well as one resembling strange long bodied beast, The Therian form of Thundurus.

In the center room a dark imposing man stood near a stairway clapping slowly. "Ah you finally reached me. I should congratulate you two on making it this far. Elio... Lillie, I welcome you to the Realgam tower. My name is Nascour, I have heard of your deeds all over Orre. You two have took down our military branch as well as …. hindered our XD plan. If you two seek to ascend further up, you have to get past some of our latest creations. XD-006 and XD-007." Nascour walked toward one of the two upper elevators laughing smug. "I await you two at the top to greet in you in style, Don't keep me waiting too long."

As the two tried to pursue the man, Elio was thinking what would the pair be as they saw the man escape into an elevator going up. "CRAP! Lillie I think that guy was referring to Buzzwole and Pheromosa."

Lillie looked back. "What is specific about those two?"

Elio rushed to spit the words out as he heard two large elevators descending down. "Buzzwole feeds off of fluid with a proboscis and is about as strong as it looks. Pheromosa is a pretty looking cockroach, she cannot take a hit to save her life but she hits hard and fast. She also has some pheromones that make people stop resisting... never got to actually see that part when I caught the four back home."

As Elio finished describing the two Ultra Beast, two figures descended from the large elevators.

XD-006 Shadow Buzzwole its aura flared to life increasing its defenses

XD-007 Shadow Pheromosa, its aura flared to life increasing its special attack

They are exactly as described except to Elio, the Buzzwole's fluid looked purple and the red skin keeping the muscle together look black. Pheromosa, looked dark purple all over baring her limbs and antenna which are white, her eyes are pure red.

Elio shouted. "GO MAKUTA!"

Lillie shouted. "Go Shockums!" Before Lillie ordered the Raichu to use thunderbolt, the Pheromosa grabbed the Raichu by the throat at blinding speed. The Raichu acted confused as she smelled something almost infatuated.

Elio noticed the Buzzwole flexed something as he ordered. "MAKUTA USE WILLO WISP ON THAT PHEROMOSA!"

Lillie shouted. "Shockums use thunder bolt on that Pheromosa."

The Raichu was able to shoot the Pheromosa back; the Cofagrigus burned the Pheromosa as she fell to the ground and was about to leap back up. The Buzzwole rammed the Cofagrigus with its proboscis in an attempt to drink something out of him; other than a black liquid the Buzzwole shrieked as it felt its other worldly power mummified. Despite how brutal the attack looked, the Cofagrigus still smiled.

Lillie prepared a Beast Ball into the snag machine to get the Pheromosa out of the fight.

"GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

The Buzzwole roared as it glowed a dark aura around his fist, attempting to end the laughing Cofagrigus; he missed as the willo wisp missed.

Lillie called her dazed Raichu back. "Shockums go lay down in your ball. Onua we need you out!"

As the Golurk's size was comparable to the Buzzwole, the former raised its fist as the Ultra Beast prepared another shadow leech, the Cofagrigus hit with its a willo wisp, burning the Buzzwole and cutting the damage down. The Golurk and Cofagrigus made aiming its next attack at the trainers bother some for the Buzzwole, so he focused on what he was already drained and tried again on the Cofagrigus who was feeling rather uncomfortable.

Lillie shouted. "Onua use shadow punch!"

Elio shouted. "MAKUTA NOW FOR SOME PAY BACK! SHADOW BALL THAT BUZZWOLE!" The Buzzwole tried to end the Golurk with a dark uppercut, he punched the Golurk back; mummifying its iron fist before being shot back by a shadow ball. Elio grinned as he prepared the dusk balls for a switch. "MAKUTA GOOD WORK. ALRIGHT MAC LETS PUSH THROUGH!"

Elio switch the Cofagrigus for the Hitmonchan as the Golurk punched into the charging Buzzwole with a fist from the shadows, sending the Ultra Beast crashing through a balcony and on the lower floor.

Lillie signaled. "Alright Onua, that is enough. Stand guard and let these two finish." Lillie looked in anticipation of what was about to happen. Elio shouted. "MAC USE FAKE OUT ON THAT BUZZWOLE!"

Elio made a wide grin as the Hitmonchan startled the Buzzwole before he got up. The Buzzwole was struggling to get up as the burn left it with a small grunt.

Elio fed another Beast Ball to the snag machine.

"GO SNAG BALL!"

Shake... shake... shake... click!

The duo said in unison as they took a deep breath. "Phew Buzzwole and Pheromosa are caught."

Elio counted up what they have on them and what the mystery person had caught by this point. "Celesteela, Kartana, Pheromosa, Buzzwole and hopefully that Nihilego."

Elio smiled at the Lillie. "Good news, if things go accordingly we should have only two more Shadow Ultra Beasts to deal with. Xurkitree and Guzzlord."

Lillie smiled back. "Now all we have left in this place is what ever Nascour and Evice had planned for us."

Lillie looked down toward one of the rooms below the balcony. "If they have a healing machine up here we are going to need Shockums and Makuta healed up before we continue."