At the H.Q havoc was going on in the building.
A Bewear was busy taking a thrashing man out of the building for attempting to break in and free a criminal. "Oh come on Lovrina did nothing wr..."
The Bewear tossed the fan boy out of the H.Q and went back to her post, directly in front of the door Lovrina was in. Lusamine's relished in the moment of silence as the imprisoned Lovrina realized that who ever would come to rescue her would be stopped courtesy of Bewear. As the banging noise devolved into knocking, the bored Lusamine decided to check on the news to see what Lillie has actually done in Orre. Since Elio had her on strict orders to stay put while they were busy, she might as well try and find a way to figure it out. As the news about Realgam tower's hostages being rescued by a duo were being reported, the channel switched to what looked like a Colosseum match about to go underway. Lusamine tried to get back to more interesting news, it stayed the same on each channel.
Realgame Tower sponsored by Cipher because we are taking over.
In the one of the sides of the Colosseum resembling a pokeball an elevator rose up to let Elio and Lillie out to a booing crowd of Cipher peons.
A voice was heard from a loudspeaker as the two get ready for what was about to happen. "Took you two a while. I thought the XD's had beaten you. The time has come for you to play off some debts. I expect to see spectacular battling from you two. After all you are here to entertain!"
Elio asked back to where the noise was coming from. "We talking Multi battle format or..."
What was an attempt to sound intimidating turned into a simple answer. "Double format, you two are free to divide up how you fight these next four opponents."
Elio and Lillie look at each other as they attempt to divide up the four they are about to face. "You want odds or evens?"
As Elio noticed an elevator coming up, Lillie answered. "You choose if you want this one."
Elio nodded back. "I get odds then." The first opponent is a brown haired woman named Sara.
Vs Chaser Sara.
Sara sent out a purple ghost known as Gengar and a haunted tree known as Trevenant.
Elio tossed the pokeball and net ball. "BRIMMY! ODON LETS DO THIS!"
Elio sent out his Incineroar and Yanmega. "ODON USE AIR SLASH ON THAT TREVENANT, BRIMMY DARKEST LAIRATE THE GENGAR!"
The Gengar hurled a shadow ball at the Yanmega as he prepared to air slash the Treveant. The Trevenant flinched as the Incineroar knocked out the Gengar. Next pokemon sent out is a large blue red eyed jellyfish known as Jellicent. Elio shrugged as he ordered his Yanmega to finish off the Treveant. The Jellicent aimed a hydro pump at the Incineroar and missed. Elio posed for the Z move "Malicious Moonsault!" To end the match. As Elio and the trainer walked back, he signaled Lillie to take on the next one while he healed up. Lillies opponent was a cow boy by the name of Detrois.
Vs Rider Detrois.
Detroise sent out a Scrafty and a shark known as Sharpedo.
Lillie shouted as she tossed the pokeball and timer ball "Go Shockums, go Medic!"
As the Raichu and Audino take the stage, Lillie shouted as she prepared the mega stone. "Shockums, take that Sharpedo down with a thunder bolt! Medic, Mega evolve and use dazzling gleam!" T
he Raichu shot a thunder bolt to take the Sharpedo down in one hit. Detrois realized this girl has a fairy type out and ordered Scrafty use a substitute to stave of the coming pain. The Audino shot the decoy out in dazzling light, leaving the Scrafty exposed. Detroise sent out a large purple scorpion known Drapion, in a cross poison it took out the Raichu out in a critical swipe. The Scrafty poison jabbed at the Audino, he returned the super effective poison with more dazzling light for a K.O.
Lillie called the Raichu back and shouted. "Swoops! Lets finish this fight, air cutter!"
The Drapion use cross poison on the Audino as the Pidgeot use air cutter to critically hit the Drapion. It stood in pain as a dazzling gleam knocked it out. Lillie walked back toward Elio who was about done healing his pokemon when they swapped targets. Elio's next opponent was a Cipher peon in pure black armor by the name of Obsi.
Vs Cipher Peon Obsi
Sent out a piece of carbon known as Carbink and a large eastern island head surrounded by tiny eastern island heads known as Probopass.
Elio shouted. "MAC, REMMER LETS CLEAN OUT!" As the Hitmonchan and Hypno arrive to take on their opposition, Elio ordered. "MAC USE MACH PUNCH ON THAT PROBOPASS! REMMER FOLLOW UP WITH A PSYCHIC!" As the Hitmonchan punched through the sturdy Probopass, the Hypno's psychic waves knocked it out of the field. Obsi had the Carbink use reflect to reduce some of the damage. Next pokemon sent out was a Golem.
Elio shouted in determination. "REMMER USE HYPNOSIS TO SHUT THAT GOLEM DOWN. MAC USE MACH PUNCH UNTIL IT STOPS MOVING!" It took three moves of straight damage from the punching and the Hypno eating the Golem's dreams, but it was knocked out. The Carbink shot out a moon blast at the Hitmonchan a couple times and forced Elio to switch out to his Cofagrigus when the damage became much. The Carbink set up a safe guard and it took five attacks of constant damage for it to be knocked out.
Elio stared bored and frustrated. "Walls and their screens. Okay Lillie last one before we confront the main guy."
As the duo swapped, Lillies next opponent is a large sailor named Antlan.
Vs Sailor Antlan
Antlan sent out a Quagsire and a Tentacruel. "Shockums, Cain this one should be quick!"
As the Raichu and Leafon realized what she meant, Lillie posed for Shockums to use "GIGAVOLT HAVOC!" to knock the Tentacruel out in one blow. "Cain use leaf blade to make quick work of that Quagsire!"
One swipe of the Leafeons tail and the Quagsire fell over.
Antlan looked mad as he sent out a Gyarados holding a particular stone. "Alright Leviath, Mega evolve and show her what you can do!"
The key stone poured energy into the Gyarados, causing its serpentine body took the form of a much large fish, becoming Mega Gyarados.
Lillie shouted. "Shockums, use thunderbolt. Cain follow with a leaf blade. We can still push through." The Gyarados rammed toward the Raichu in a rushing water fall as the Raichu's lighting did less damage than expected, the Leafeon's leaf blade was enough to finish off the Gyarados. The Sailor recalled his old friend back and walked back to the elevator. Elio and Lillie healed up their pokemon in preparations for the two Cipher leaders responsible for the first raid on Alola.
Nascour finished clapping as he approached. "Bravo. Why not become a Cipher show battle trainer? Have either of you even considered it? I'll vouch that you two would become a top star in no time."
Lillie was about to shout no as Elio was about to laugh at Nascours offer. "Hahahaha! I heard that speech before in an old poke star film. Blah blah I would have said that but now I have to kill you." Elio stopped laughing at Nascour, his smiled turned serious. "Lets skip that and get to the battle. Have at you!" He drew his balls out prepared for the final battle.
Vs Nascour
Nascour sent out a Dusclops with an Eviolite and the male counter part to Gardevoir, Gallade holding a quick claw.
Elio frowned at the first two pokemon. "Not a good opening for me. BRIMMY! CUMUSTRICH! COME ON OUT AND SHOW THIS FOOL HOW IT IS DONE!"
As the Incineroar and Dodrio arrived on the battle field, Elio issued the first order. "CUMUSTRICH BRAVE BIRD THAT GALLADE BEFORE IT WIPES US!"
The Dodrio rammed into the Gallade before he was able to beat the Incineroar in close combat.
Elio shouted. "BRIMMY HIT THAT DUSCLOPS WITH DARKEST LAIRATE." The Duskclops took the damage and missed a willo wisp at the Dodrio.
Next pokemon Nascour sent out was a Wailren.
Elio sighed as he shouted. " CUMUSTRICH FINISH THAT DUSCLOPS WITH A BRAVE BIRD, BRIMMY AGAIN ON THE WAILREN!"
The Dodrio knocked the Dusclops out as the Incineroar used another darkest lairate; the Wailren rammed at the Dodrio with a water fall for a k.o.
Elio sighed as he prepared to call back the Dodrio. "You done well Cumustrich. MAC LETS FINISH THAT WAILREN!"
Out came the Hitmonchan, Nascour smirked as he sent out a Blaziken.
Elio heard enough of Blazikens typing and prepared a dusk ball. "BRIMMY COME BACK! MAC USE MACH PUNCH TO KNOCK THAT WAILREN OUT! GO MAKUTA!"
The Incineroar was called back for a Cofagrigus, the Hitmonchan knocked out the Wailren out and Nascour was still smirking in amusement. "Blaziken, use roar on that Hitmonchan!"
The Blaziken roared, scaring the Hitmonchan back in its ball as a Yanmega was dragged out. Nascour called the knocked out Wailren back and sent out a Xatu!
Elio looked at one of three bad scenarios, no mater which the Yanmega takes out the other will K.O him. If he swapped the Yanmega he will leave one of his pokemon open for the Blaziken.
In hesitation Elio ordered. "Makuta... USE SHADOW BALL ON THAT XATU! ODON TAKE OUT THAT BLAZIKEN OUT WITH AIR SLASH BEFORE YOU GO DOWN!"
As the Yanmega knocked out the Blaziken, the Xatu repaid the air slash with its own to knock the Yanmega out.
Elio shook his head. "Knew that was going to happen. BRIMMY LETS FINISH THIS!"
Nascour glared at Elio as he sent out a Bisharp.
The Aura Reader's activated. "That Bisharp is a shadow pokemon."
Elio grinned. "Okay now we got this. BRIMMY! FIRE FANG THAT BISHARP! MAKUTA FOLLOW WITH A WILLO WISP IF BRIMMY DOES NOT BURN!"
The Cofagrigus moved between the Bisharp and Elio; the Incineroar lunged at the Bisharp with fangs of fire. The damage was super effective but not it neither burned nor flinched. The Bisharp glowed a dark aura around its bladed limbs as it rushed to the Cofagrigus to slash into him; tossing him aside while glaring at the trainer. The Cofagrigus still smiled as it let a willo wisp to burn the Bisharp. The Xatu slashed at the Incineroar for reasonable damage.
Elio fed a timer ball into the snag machine.
"GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... shake... click!
Elio was satisfied from the captured Bisharp as the Xatu had the Incineroar on his last legs; Elio crouched and posed for "MALICIOUS MOONSAULT!" ending the battle.
Elio picked up the timer ball triumphant as Nascour was about to try and continue the battle. "This is not.."
Lillie interrupted him before he continued. "Knock it off, we know you are not the real boss."
A distant voice was heard from the loudspeaker after Lillie called him out. "Wow! You two found that out sooner than I expected." Out of the elevator came a little old man in a brown suit.
Elio walked over to the corner the Bisharp had his Cofagrigus pinned to heal up, shouting toward Lillie. "Alright Lillie, he is yours! Let me know if he becomes much!"
Lillie shook her head at Elio's worry as she glared at the jolly looking man. "So... your Evice?"
Es Cade noticed something familiar about the girl standing before him before continuing the friendly facade. "My apologies, I thought you looked similar. I do believe I had a... disagreement with your mother back at Alola."
Lillie knew of this man from what Gladion and Anabel told her and she held her tongue for the next battle that was about to happen.
The man noticed the reaction and changed the subject. "But enough about that. I am surprised you two made it this far. As you can see, this is what I look for the public to see. In truth I am the boss of the Criminal Syndicate Cipher. My name is Evice and I shall rule the world." The man flipped into a much more menacing look, matching exactly what she imagined the Cipher boss to look like as he glared. "The shadow pokemon plan. We can resurrect from the start. But you two... you'll never be forgiven. I will destroy you utterly so that you may never again rise against me!" Both drew their pokeballs for the next battle.
Vs Cipher Head Evice.
Evice sent out Salamence and Scizor. Lillie sent out her two pokemon in a mixture of anger and determination. "Shockums, Onua, lets finish this!
" The Salamence intimidated the Gorlurk, Lillie was forced to switch to her Pidgeot as she had her Raichu paralyze Salamence down with a thunder wave before it got to do anything. The Scizor danced vigorously as it prepared its next attack.
Lillie sighed at how she was going to think of her strategy. "Going to have to shut that Slaking down another way." As Lillie posed a Gigavolt Havoc, the Scizor took out the Pidgeot in one bullet punch.
Zzzap!
The Scizor was sent crashing back toward a wall sparkling electricity.
The Salamence was paralyzed and did not move, Evice sent out a Machamp as Lillie sent out her Gardevoir.
She swapped her Raichu back. "Shockums you done good, wait till I need you again. Onua lets take that Salamence out!"
As Lillie switch the Raichu back for her Golurk the Machamp slammed its fist for a dynamic punch, the Golurk was not effected as Lillie pointed toward her pokemon. "Maiden use psychic on that Salamence!"
As the Gardevoir focused its psychic powers on the Salamence, it was able to use double edge on the Gardevoir for significant damage.
Lillie shouted. "Maiden take that Machamp out! Onua finish that Salamence with another shadow punch!"
As both pokemon took out the Salamence and Machamp, Evice grinned as he sent out his next two pokemon. Slowking and Slaking.
Lillie started with her first plan. "Maiden use hyper voice! Onua shadow punch that Slowking!"
As the Gardevoir and Golurk tried to focus the Slowking down, the Slaking channeled all its frustration on the Gardevoir. Taking her out in one blow, the damage from the shadow punch was great but it was not enough to take the Slowking out.
Evice placed a finger on his head, trying to remember something that happened. "Now how did that disagreement ended again? Oh right; Slowking use skill swap on Slaking." The Slowking swapped its own tempo for truant, the Slaking was now unbound ready to attack.
Lillie took a deep breath as she sent out her back up plan for when she failed to stop the skill swap. "Shockums, lets stop that Slaking with a thunder wave."
Before the Slaking attacked, the Raichu she shot a thunder wave.
Slaking is paralyzed it cannot move.
Lillie shouted now that she had an opening. "Onua keep keep shadow punching that Slowking!" The Golurk punched into the Slowking for a k.o! Lillie kept her opening. "Shockums! Onua! Now is your chance! Thunder bolt and mega punch that Slaking!"
The Raichu shot a thunder bolt into the Slaking as the Golurk rushed toward it and punched it square in the face. Sending it toppling over. K.O!
The Evice laughed as he realized Lillie beaten the Slaking. "Well... that happened. Now lets see how well you fare against the ultimate shadow pokemon. Hydreigon destroy!"
Evice cackled as he sent out the Hydreigon.
Lillie and Elio's Aura Reader activated. "That Hydreigon is a shadow pokemon."
Lillie shouted at her Raichu and Golurk. "Shockums use thunder wave on that Hydreigon! Onua heavy slam if you can!"
The Hydreigon was paralyzed by the thunder wave as it roared toward the sun lit sky, it grew dark. Black meteors crashed into the Colosseum, knocking both the Raichu and the Golurk on one blow; the audience see the meteors crashing near them are are scrambling to escape.
Lillie called her two pokemon back and sent out her last two pokemon. "Cain! Medic! I need you out here!"
The Leafeon stared at the Hydreigon, ready for the next order. "Cain use return! Medic keep Cain up for that Hydreigons next attack!"
The Leafeon channeled his affection to Lillie in a strong tackle before being shot back by a shadow flame from the Hydreigons side heads; the Audino used heal pulse to heal the Leafeon as the middle Hydreigon head roared, sending down out barrage of shadow meteors to try and knock out the two pokemon that stand before it. One nearly landed on Elio as his Cofagrigus used protect. Elio continued to watch as Lillie had the fight over save for snagging that Hydreigon and saw her shout in confidence. "Cain use leaf blade to weaken that Hydreigon! Medic, keep doing what you are doing!"
The Leafeon slashed his tail at the Hydreigon as it shot a shadow cannon at the Audino with all three heads.
It was not enough as Lillie shouted "Cain use return again!"
The Hydreigon was pushed against the wall, barely keeping itself up as it fell to the ground snarling at the Leafeon.
Lillie fed a timer ball into the machine.
"GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... POP! The Hydreigon shot at the Leafeon with a shadow flame, still not enough.
Lillie fed an ultra ball into the machine.
"GO SNAG BALL!" Shake... shake... shake... pop!
The Hydreigon tried to aim again, its nerves would not let it. Lillie placed a great ball into the machine.
"GO SNAG BALL!"
Shake... shake... shake... click!
Lillie took a deep breath as the battle was won.
Evice shouted out in disbelief. "No! Even my ultimate pokemon!"
As Evice backed away from Lillie, Anabel and Looker have arrived with hand cuffs ready to arrest the him and Nascour.
Evice growled as Nascour pressed a button. "I won't forget what you have done you meddling kids. I will ruin you next time, I will promise you that!" An escape helicopter arrived with Evice laughing in triumphant.
Lillie was glaring at Evice as Elio signaled to Anabel; she spoke telepathically. "You want me to bring out Alakazam for this?"
Elio nodded his head. "ODON YOU GOT HEALED UP, USE AIR SLASH ON THAT COPTER!" Elio sent out the Yanmega to slice at the flying vehicle, Alakazam shot a shadow ball at the same time.
Boom!
The Copter was destroyed. Evice cringed as he saw the wreckage and was frowning in denial. "Wha... but that bird wasn't..."
Lillie nodded and relaxed. "It looks like there wont be a next time... its over Evice."
She walked back toward Elio with pride in her eyes; Elio grinned with his hand behind his head. "I did say I would step in when things got out of ha..."
Lillie kissed Elio in the lips as Looker and Anabel began rounding up all the remaining Cipher goons still in the area. Elio and Lillie broke the kiss to join the two agents in seeing that not a single one escaped.
The quartet returned to the H.Q on Elio's request. "I got someone to hand over to you."
Elio took Lovrina out of the rather quiet H.Q and handed her over to Looker and Anabel. "I don't care if she goes back on parole. Just make sure she does not become a problem."
Lovrina shouted. "Problem! You and that girl were so nasty for locking me up in that room for the past two weeks!"
Elio joked toward Lovrina. "Oh come on that was one of the better rooms in the entire building, everything needed for living conditions were given to you, for a prison cell it was pretty sweet in comparison to what you actually deserve." Lovrina pouted as she was about to be taken away.
Elio glared. "If you are ever on parole again... don't ever go to Alola."
Lillie went to the living quarters to check Lusamine, she found her mother holding her chest taking deep breaths. "Mother what is wrong?"
Lusamine remembered the things she has seen during the match as she tried to regain some composure.
Lusamine finished calming down as she smiled. "I am just glad you are safe!"
Lillie rushed to hug her, trying to find the words to say in regard to the argument early morning.
Elio walked back to check on the two as he found what he thought to be a rare moment. As Elio watched Lusamine improve significantly as a person since his last major encounter with her. Lillie let go and walked toward Elio, knowing the things he was about to say.
Elio spoke toward Lusamine. "Thank you for not turning around behind our backs and letting Lovrina loose; I still got bad news for you though. Lillie and I may have taken out most of Cipher here, but for reasons I am not going to explain we are still going to have to keep an eye on you until Gladion gets here." Lusamine looked down in shame as she understood some of the reasons.
Lillie understood most of what she felt and continued where Elio left off. "Mother it is not just the things you have done that made you a target. These horrible people would go after you anyways just to get to me."
As Elio received a call from Looker and Anabel for something important, he told the two. "Heading outside to talk to some people about stuff. I will be right back."
Elio headed out as Lillie smiled back toward her mother. "Pete and Swifter are taking a little longer in what Elio called the prison cell, want to check on what they are doing?"
Lusamine shed a small tear as she answered. "Yes, I would."
Elio went out to talk to Looker and Anabel, he gave them a full report about Ciphers activities on Orre and how they connected with their activities on Alola. In addition to the knowledge that he and Lillie threw an entire wrench into Ciphers plans for the Ultra Beasts, just by snagging Sogaleo and having it put into the chambers. "Good news, if this stranger Wicke sent out has succeeded in what ever mission regarding Nihilego, this would mean that we will have two more shadow Ultra Beasts to worry about. Xurkitree and Guzzlord."
Anabel nodded as Elio mentioned the later. "Our reports indicate of an old shadow pokemon factory that they reused to create XD-011. We believe it to be a Guzzlord."
Elio shrugged. "I knew Lillie and I were not done with the shadow pokemon stuff yet. So where is this factory?"