"So how are you holding up?" Ark asked, entering the tent Trap Ash was in, seeing him deep in meditation.

"Fine, I'm glad you're here, we have one last stop I need to make." Trap Ash said, slowly getting up.

"Another plate?" Ark asked.

"No, I need to meet Uxie, he's calling for us." Trap Ash said.

"What for, we already know this is a new world, and that to get home we need to regain Grumpy's full power." Ark said.

"Uxie is the Being of Knowledge, he can answer questions that we still don't have the answer of." Trap Ash said.

"Like?" Ark asked.

"How much time has passed, how exactly do we get home, what happens to the stranded, where did Ingo come from." Trap Ash reminded.

"And you think he has those answers?" Ark asked.

"Until Arceus gets here, this is our best bet." Trap Ash said. "Come on, we'll take Torterra up."

"Torterra will climb this?" Ark asked.

"He's climbed it before." Trap Ash said.

Near the base of Lake Acuity

"Torterra use Rock Climb, nice and steady." Trap Ash said.

"So, I know you aren't Uxie, but can I ask you some questions?" Ark asked. "Champion to champion?"

"Yeah, what would you like to know?" Trap Ash asked.

"Did you use your first team when you became champion?" Ark asked.

"No, I mean other than Pikachu, but no I've used all sorts of Pokemon in my journeys. Infernape and Torterra I got from Sinnoh, Greninja from Kalos, and I caught Copperajah and Dragapult from separate trips to Galar." Trap Ash said. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, I know I'm a champion, but all of you have journeyed more than I have, and I'm just wondering what makes you all different." Ark admitted.

"If you think you don't belong here, you're wrong, you are more than a capable trainer and you don't need to compare yourself to all of us." Trap Ash said. "If you want to train other Pokemon, don't let anyone or anything stop you."

"Even Growlithe?" Ark asked.

"I mean it's not what I'd start with, but if you want to, I'd go for it, make another team, and when you return to Alola show them just how much you've grown." Trap Ash said.

"Is that what you did?" Ark asked.

"Oh I changed a lot every time I returned to Alola." Trap Ash said with a chuckle.

"So I should wear a skirt?" Ark joked.

"Not recommended, I did not think I'd be in a skirt for two months in another world." Trap Ash said.

"Now hold on, we've been in two separate worlds, also you haven't been here for two months. I'm the only one on this journey that long." Ark argued.

"Technically Grumpy was on it even longer." Trap Ash said with a laugh.

"Yeah, I don't count him, he started in the first world." Ark countered, as they reached the top of the mountain. "So how are we going to get to the center of the lake?"

"Just don't distract me, Torterra is very heavy." Trap Ash said, creating an aura platform from them to the cave.

Torterra walked across the platform keeping steady, knowing just how important it was to not jostle his trainer.

'You have entered my cave. What is it you wish to know?' A voice echoed.

"Creepy." Ark said.

"Psychic types you get used to it, wether or not you like it." Trap Ash said.

'Untrusting you are, blocked is your mind.' The voice said.

"Uxie, is it? I just wanted to ask you some questions." Trap Ash said.

'Answer them I will not, only speak to the Ark I will.' Uxie said. 'Open his mind is, able to read his thoughts I am.'

"Wait, but I don't know what questions to ask, I mean I'm not the one who has all the questions I'm asking about with this." Ark said.

'Need to ask there is not, just think what you want to know.' Uxie said.

"Just relax, I have problems with psychic types, that's why I keep my guard up, you however don't have those same hang ups on things." Trap Ash assure.

"Right, I just need to think through my questions and think them out clearly." Ark said.

"It's not a genie, you aren't limited to three questions." Trap Ash reminded.

"Of course, I've got this." Ark said.

'Worried you are that Growlithe cannot come with you, but a loyal Pokemon they are, follow you he will.' Uxie said.

"Wrong questions." Trap Ash said.

"I'm sorry, I'm trying but I can't get these thoughts out of my mind." Ark said.

"Just relax, I'm not angry." Trap Ash said.

"Right, okay, focusing." Ark said.

'You wish to know how to get home. Isn't it obvious, just go back the way you came.' Uxie said.

"But that world is gone, and so is that Arceus!" Ark argued.

'Not that way silly, through the realm between dimensions. Restore the golden light and he can return you to where you belong.' Uxie said.

"So we need Grumpy to be fully restored and then we can go home." Ark said.

"Or Arceus, some texts have referred to him as the Golden Light." Trap Ash said.

'One more question, I will answer, you need only think it.' Uxie said.

"Okay focusing, focusing." Ark said.

'She is safe, and has not noticed you are gone.' Uxie said.

"I didn't ask that question." Ark defended.

"I let my guards down, I needed to know, but how has she not noticed I'm gone, I've been here for over a month." Trap Ash said.

'Not needed to eat, or cut hair, or anything of that sort, month here you have been, but worlds locked in time they are while you are gone.' Uxie said.

"So when we return to our worlds, it will be like we never left." Ark said.

'From their perspective, yes, but forget this adventure you will not.' Uxie assured.

"Thank you Uxie." Trap Ash said.

'Open your mind more, friendly most of us are.' Uxie said with a laugh.

"I'll keep that in mind for the future." Trap Ash said, as the duo left.