Zhydra
Master of Chaos!
Act Alola Chapter 5 Assault On Aether
The trio arrive, they heard the massive explosion. Cipher peons were running everywhere.
Gladion shouted towards the two in regards to a plan. "Split up into three! Wes you handle the docks below! Rui you handle the Conservation Deck upwards! I will handle the labs below the docks!"
They saw Cipher goons attempting to sabotage the elevator, all three grab their pokeballs. "Ultima, crush them!"
Rui tossed in a gray yoga fighter with a gem on its forehead known as Medicham. "Diva, get ready!"
Gladion realized he did not give any of his pokemon a nickname save for Silvally and felt left out. "Go Lucario!"
The Lucario read the aura of the Cipher goons and prepared.
Wes and Rui brought out keystones.
"Ultima!"
"Diva!"
"MEGA EVOLVE!"
The Medicham grew six ghostly arms behind its back as it was in perfect zen.
Gladion rolled his eyes. "Of course they have those." The combined effort of the three were able to push the peons away from the elevator.
The elevator was still in working condition, Rui's destination was the first among the three. Cipher peons were trying to steal all the pokemon in the area, with some of the tourist being cornered.
Wes shouted towards Rui. "I really don't want to defend this place, but make sure these scumbags leave with only Diva's footprint!"
His wife looked back and smiled as she sent out the Skarmory. As the elevator went down, to the docks, Gladion asked. "What of hers?"
Wes smiled. "Some of them are the same boat as some of mine, gave some to her a couple years after the first shadow crisis."
The elevator stopped and the duo to found peons attacking the employees. Wes walked out to get ready. "Be careful down their kid, when we clear these sections out we are to meet back at the central point. It will soon be time to fight the boss."
The man brought out his Tyranitar and Hitmontop taunting the peons. "Okay, which one of you want's some?"
At the bottom, where the labs were, Gladion found where the explosion came from as smoke filled the area. He found Wicke knocked out and tied up. With some peons holding a bag. "Crap that is the kid who ruined our base!"
Another shouted. "Does it look like we care, we have what we came for, now we wait for the boss to do the rest!" The peons hurled a smoke bomb in an successful attempt to escape.
Gladion tried to wake Wicke was in a haze as she came through. "Wha... Master Gladion?"
The teenager is glad for her safety as he asked. "Are you alright? What happened?"
Wicke remembered as she coughed. "I was busy checking the explosion while Madam Lusamine was getting ready to erase more data. Next thing I knew, I was out."
Gladion helped the woman up he stared down the hallway. "I'll check the first room down at the hall way, you check the other one."
The room Gladion checked, nothing was stolen, further down in the other room however Wicked found out that something was stolen. "Fourteen, fifthteen, I could of sworn there were thirty of those things still around, Elio still has the leftov..."
Wicke flinched as she realized. "Oh my."
Simultaneously.
Lusamine was walking back to the central facility after disposing of the last few pieces of data and viewing the now empty collection awaiting. She was about to go search the labs herself when a gray haired man with glowing red eyes, wearing purple all over save for the dark red skirt approached. "Your Foundation is rather impressive in the vast research that went into interdimensional travel. Why don't you work with us? With the knowledge you possess, this world and the next could be yours."
Lusamine shook her head at what he said. "Your the one who has been organizing all the trouble in this region, leading the very group who is assaulting my facility and you have the audacity to ask me this? I am afraid I am going to have to ask you to leave."
The dark looking man glared. "Do you have any idea who you are talking to?"
Lusamine lost enough patience as it is and replied back sharply. "Please leave, you are not welcome here!"
The man responded. "Very well, My name is Nascour, leader of Cipher, I will have to make an example of you and the rest of the Aether foundation for the rest of the world to see. I will destroy you."
Vs Cipher Nascour
Nascour sent out a gray, one eyed ghost known as Dusclops. It was holding a particular pink stone.
Lusamine pressed her fingers to her forehead as she prepared her Clefable. "Fine, I will play your little game. Clefable lets show him his mistake."
The Cipher boss tossed out a type of drug at the Dusclops. Clefable used cosmic power to generate bulk.
Nascour looked at the Clefairy. "Hmmm, use willo wisp to scout its ability."
Lusamine shook her head in response. "Seriously? Even that boy knows about magic guard."
Her Clefable, charged up with lunar energy from the night sky and hurled a moonblast at the Dusclops. The enhancement from the drug was no longer active as the moonblast lowered Dusclop's special attack. Dusclops used hex, it was not enough damage for the Clefable to be concerned. Clefable used the moon light to heal herself and for most of the battle was able to whittle down the Duskclops with next to no effort by using moonblast and moonlight when needed. Next pokemon Nascour sent out was a green creature with blades for elbows known as Gallade. Clefable wasted no time taking the Gallade down as it took a psycho cut and countered with moonblast.
Nascour growled as he sent out a fiery bird known as Blaziken. "Grr, Blaziken, use roar to get that Clefable out!"
The Blaziken took a moon blast and bellowed out the Clefable, Milotic was next to be sent out. The Blaziken high jump kicked the Milotic who repaid with a hydro pump.
Nascour was furious and tossed out a large red and black, metal edge creature known as Bisharp.
Lusamine ordered. "Milotic use recover to heal yourself." Milotic did just that as the Bisharp glowed in a dark aura before slashing at the Milotic for a critical hit K.O. Lusamine sent out Bewear, having great suspicions on what the Bisharp actually is due to the attack looking super effective. The Cipher head knew much about this pokemon and swapped to a large green bird known as Xatu.
The Bewear was swapped for Mismagius as Lusamine smiled smug. "I knew he wouldn't keep that thing around for long!"
The Xatu hit the Mismagius with a psychic blast as it did not expect the Bewear to switch. The Mismagius knocked Xatu out with a shadow ball. Next pokemon Nascour sent was a blue walrus known as Wailren. Lusamine swapped back to Bewear when she realized the fight was over, the Bewear was hit with a waterfall. "Dispose of this one with hammer arm, but be cautious about the Bisharp."
SLAM!
Wailren was k.o'd. Nascour was angry that the battle had not gone in his favor and sent out the Bisharp, snapping his fingers before pointing directly at Lusamine. The Bisharp leaped directly towards her in an attempt to slash at her with a shadow slash. The Bewear was not happy with such a tactic and sucker punched it with a hammer arm. K.O!
Nascour was defeated.
Nascour still refused to leave as he shouted readying his fists. "This is not over, come on we shall battle!"
In the distance, a voice was heard. "Enough Nascour, don't embarrass yourself more than you just did." The man turned to face the door way shivering at the approaching figure. "Sir, I beg your pardon!"
Lusamine, already thought something was wrong when the suppose head of Cipher lost rather badly. When a child had beaten her easily and even during her treatment in Kanto, her daughter Lillie was able to beat her soundly in a pokemon battle. Out of the distance, came a short stocky elderly tourist in a blue alolan shirt that was clapping rapidly. "Quite a show, you know I was surprised you of all people refused."
Lusamine did not even know what was going on and was left speechless, the little man continued with a smile. "Oh dear me ma'am. Do you fail to understand still? At times I am but a tourist wanting to see Alola and at other times I am the secret boss to Ciphers operations on this region. My name is Evice and I shall rule the world."
The man revealed a much more sinister grin as he did a back flip. "The shadow pokemon plan here is finished. But all of Alola have dared fought against us! Much like Nascour said, I will make an example of you all so the world may never again rise against me!"
Lusamine, just blinked. "Shadow pokemon plan?"
Evice's grin changed to a frown as he guessed what Lusamine was trying to figure out. "Oh? What were we planning here? HA HA HA! You should know, after all this is all thanks to you, but no matter."
Evice prepared two pokeballs and started hopping as Lusamine was preparing for another battle with revives and a heel click!
VS Cipher Head Evice.
Evice sent out a Scizor and a dragon known as Salamence.
Lusamine finished healing and switched to Clefable and Mismagius. "Mismagius use mys..."
Before the order was carried out the Scizor rushed into the Mismagius with a critcal hitting, steel gem powered bullet punch k.o! Salamence used aerial ace at the Clefable as she knocked it out with a moonblast. Both Lusamine and Clefable were annoyed before Mismagius was switched out for Altaria!
Evice sends out Machamp in place of Salamence. "Clefable's gone, Machamp make sure that Altaria follows!"
Clefable was knocked out by a bullet punch as Lusamine ordered the Altaria. "Be a dear and fire blast that Scizor!"
In an all consuming flame, the Scizor was knocked out while the Altaria was knocked out by a no guard stone edge! Lusamine was still keeping calm as she switched her Clefable and Altaria for Bewear and Liligant. Evice called back the Scizor and grinned before sending out a Slowking! Lusamine thought nothing of it and ordered the Liligant to use petal dance on the Slowing thinking she had the fight finished.
Slowking grinned as it used protect!
She blinked and shouted. "Bewear use double edge on that Machamp!"
Bewear rammed into the Machamp before being pushed back, Evice ordered with glee. "Machamp use cross chop to get rid of that weed!"
Machamp crossed its four arms and chopped the Liligant back to her trainer, Lusamine's pupils were slowly shrinking as she called the Liligant back and shouted. "Milotic get rid of that Machamp with hydro pump, Bewear you make sure that happens with hammer arm!"
The Milotic shot a hydro pump at the Machamp, it cross chopped the Bewear before being slammed to the ground. Slowking glowed and knocked the Bewear out with a psychic blast.
Evice is keeping his smile as he started draw out another ball. "I knew all about your team, that Mismagius was the only thing that could really hamper my plan, you want to know an old but good strategy used in doubles? One that is good at finishing off things like that Milotic?"
Before Lusamine answered, Evice smiled smugly and sent out a large lazy looking gorilla known as Slaking. "Go ahead, try to guess!"
Lusamine realized in horror what Evice was about to do before the little man ordered, pointing two fingers at the Slowking and the Slaking. "Slaking use frustation, Slowking use skill swap on Slaking!"
Slaking grunted deeply as it channeled all of its hatred into a massive swat at the Milotic, Slowking used its power to transfer its own tempo to the Slaking, while obtaining its truant like behavior, loafing around! Evice is clapping excitedly as he shouted. "Again!"
Slaking growled and slammed the Milotic to the ground for a k.o!
Aether President Lusamine was defeated!
Evice laughed hysterically at the beaten president that was trying to regain some composer. "This was all thanks to you anyways, so why don't you just make that final leap? Come on! You could get all the precious Beast you could want with us!"
She heard the word precious beast, gritted her teeth, grabbed the nearest rock and tossed it at the little man. "Get out!"
The rock caused Evice to fall over. He bled from the wound, he glared at the woman and pointed to the angry Slaking. "Crush her!"
The Slaking lunged at her, ready to smash her. An aura sphere knocked it off its direction and sent it flying towards the other way.
Evice looked at the blast, the disoriented Slaking and the more angry than terrified Lusamine. "What? What just happened? Why are you not a bloody pulp!"
Though fumed in anger Lusamine was still able to recognized her son, running to her with a man and woman that saw what just happened. The man looked directly at Evice, who in turn recognized the duo standing before him. "You!"
Wes signaled Gladion to get the woman away from Evice.
Lusamine was trying to protest. "Gladion what are you.."
The teenager interrupted. "No time, we got to get out of here now!"
He got her up and got her far away from the battle that was about to happen. Wes turned towards the fuming man in the alolan shirt that was preparing his team. Evice grinned in anger at the sight of the duo. "Oh yes! I remember you two! How you ruined our operations all those years ago!"
The man stomped on the ground in anger. "How you took the ultimate shadow pokemon from me! How that accursed bird ruined my escape!"
He grinned sadistically. "But today, you are too late to stop our plans! The shadow pokemon plan is back, stronger than ever!"
Wes took out two pokeballs. "Seventeen years in prison has not done you any favors, hasn't it?"
Evice stomped in frustration at such a response.
Vs Cipher head Evice
Evice sent out Scizor and Machamp. "Dawn! Gilgey! come out!"
The Espeon and Hitmontop come out. "Gilgey, use fake out on that Scizor! Dawn, take out that Machamp!"
The Hitmontop clapped in front of the Scizor to stop its bullet punch and the Espeon used its psychic powers to knock the Machamp out. Next pokemon Evice sent out was a Salamence, it intimidated the Hitmontop and Espeon.
Wes prepared to call the two back. "Dawn, Gilgey return, Dusk, Edgar your turn."
Umbreon and Ampharos arrived, the Salamence and Scizor attacked the Umbreon pokemon with x scissor and dragon claw.
Wes gave the next order. "Dusk use foul play on Salamence, Edgar follow that with thunderbolt!" The Umbreon took another dragon claw before countering with foul play. Scizor used x scissor to finish off the Umbreon as Ampharos finished off the Salamence.
Wes prepared to call Umbreon back. "Dusk, that is more than enough, Vivi we need that Scizor gone now!"
Wes sent out was his Mismagius. Evice sent out a Slowking, Wes remembering the last battle shouts towards the Ampharos "Edgar, thunderbolt on that Slowking now! Vivi use mystic fire on that Scizor!"
The Ampharos shot at the Slowking, it used protect.
The Mismagius however was able to knock out the Scizor with fire. The next pokemon Evice sent out was Slaking.
Wes smirked. "Vivi, Edgar, focus down that Slowking and we will only have that Slaking to worry about."
The Slowking was shot by the Mismagius's shadow ball, the Slaking in all its fury swiped at the Mismagius with a shadow claw. Slamming the Mismagius to the ground for a k.o before the Ampharos used thunder bolt. "Gilgey, lets finish this fight with close combat!"
The Slaking loafs around as the Hitmontop went into close combat with the Slaking, punching all over and kicking it back for a k.o!
Evice laughed. "If you have not figured it out by now. I was saving this one for last. Meet the Ultimate Shadow Pokemon, capable of laying waste to countless regions! What do you think it will do to this facility?"
Next pokemon sent out was a floating three headed hydra, the dreaded Hydreigon.
Rui glared at the Hydreigon. "Wes, he told you everything you need to know about this pokemon."
Wes grinned. "Awfully long battle, a timer ball should make this a finisher, GO SNAG..."
Wes tried to use the Snag ball, nothing happened. "Damn it, looks like I have to actually fight this thing."
Evice knew of Aethers wave preventing use of empty pokeballs as he taunted. " Too bad for you. Hydreigon, shadow cannon!"
Wes shouted. "Edgar use light screen! Gilgey cl..." Before the Hitmontop reacted, a dark beam was shot from the middle head and sent the Hitmontop flying back towards Aether Paradise. The Ampharos was able to set up the light screen.
Wes cringed. "Crap! Rui, make sure Gilgey is alright!"
The orange hair woman rushed to the facility to survey the damage.
Wes took out his ace pokemon, the one he stole from Evice long ago. "Go Ultima!"
The Tyranitar materialized, she recognized her opponent with a glare.
Wes triggered his key stone "Ultima! Mega evolve!"
The Tyranitar surged with power as it takes on a much larger form. The Tyranitar sees before her the emotionless Hydreigon. She awaited orders and roared for battle.
Wes shouted the first order! "Ultima, use stone edge!"
The Hydreigon roared to the moonlit night sky. The sky faded to a dark purple as rocks impaled the Hydreigon, Wes gave the order to his next pokemon.
"Edgar, thunder!" The Ampharos shot out a bolt of lightning toward the sky, the lightning bolt shot down at the Hydreigon. As the Hydreigon took the damage, black meteors fell from the sky. They crashed all around; the facility, mansion, garden and vast sea were bombarded by the meterors. The Ampharos was struck by a large meteor and laid in a crater unconscious.
Wes took out a great ball and called the Ampharos. "Edgar, come back! Go Dawn!" The Hydreigon aimed at the Tyranitar with its side heads and shot the same beam that fell the Hitmontop. The light screen held as the Tyranitar took the beams. Wes shouted. "Ultima use stone edge again!"
The Hydreigon took the damage and aimed at Wes with its middle head before the trainer shouted at the Espeon. "Dawn! Dazzling gleam!" The Espeon shot sparkling light at the Hydreigon, it's head instead shot at the upper levels of Aether Paradise, creating a hole showing the Conservation Deck.
The Hydreigon weakly roared towards the sky, Wes does not want another shadow meteor to happen and shouted. "Ultima, finish it with one more stone edge!"
The sharp rocks knocked the Hydreigon out of the air, sending it crashing to the ground, it glowed and purple bindings surrounded Wes, Espeon and Tyranitar to hold them down.
Evice cringed in defeat as he called the Hydreigon back. "Gaak! How? No matter, we got what we came here for anyways. We head to Orre now to initiate the next phase of our plan."
A small helicopter built for two arrived. Nascour rushed from a corner he was hiding towards his boss in an attempt to get in the helicopter. Evice laughed as he got on. "Wahahaha! We will meet again Wes! Don't think you will be so lucky next time!"
Wes glared as he saw the two escape to the distance. "Damn it!"
The shadow holds effects wore off, he rushed over back to Aether Paradise to survey the damage. While he did not care for the pulverized facility, he was looking to find Rui and his Hitmontop, the Hitmontop was in critical condition but a trip to the pokemon center would be more than enough.
Rui was already tending to a random employee that was shot in the head by a flying Hitmontop. "It is a good thing it did not land on you with its horn, then you would be dead."
The elevator risen, letting Gladion out. "I heard noise coming from above, what happened?!"
Wes looked down in shame as he explained. "Battled Evice, he let loose a shadow Hydreigon a that done some heavy damage to the facility as a whole. I could not use the snag machine, so both him and the Hydreigon got away."
Wes took a deep breath as he calmed down from the failed capture. "He is also heading back to Orre for another part in Ciphers whole plan."
Gladion's eyes widened as he knew Elio and Lillie were back on Orre. "Miss Wicke would like to see you, she talked with someone on the phone and found more about what was going on."
The trio descended into the labs. Wes and Rui were finally able to meet the woman the teenager told them about. Gladion introduced the two to the Chief Branch scientist. "Wes, Rui... this is Miss Wicke!"
Wes was not entirely trusting of her. "So, what do you have to say?"
Wicke greeted the duo as they arrived. "Ah Wes, glad to finally meet you, Nanu told me all about you on the phone."
Wicke explained to the duo why Cipher raided the facility.
Rui asked. "Beast balls? Ultra Beasts?"
Wicke frowned as she answered. "Yes, approximately fifteen beast balls were stolen by Cipher. They were a negative asset that we still have not gotten rid of and are the best method to capturing a category of pokemon known as Ultra Beasts."
Wes took a deep breath. "Okay I don't even want to know why you all have this crap in the first place; but Cosmog, Ultra Space, as well as the Ultra Beast sound like another scheme of Ciphers to catch a bunch of powerful pokemon. Mostly to turn them into a bunch of doomsday weapons."
Knowing the reason why these people do it, Gladion barely held in his anger. Wicke continued explaining. "Yes, we have two people on Orre fighting this organization, though I honestly wish they were not. We need to prepare for what is to come, for when this gets worse."
Wes barely held himself before he laughed sarcastically. "Worse? Ha, ha, ha, No! Just the shadow pokemon is not the worse that is going to happen, here is something Cipher has been replicating to boot. The XD formula, you want to know what that is?"
Wicke nodded while Gladion kept quite over the things he had already known. Wes gave her the knowledge. "No, you don't want to know, but I am telling you anyways. The XD formula originated from their experiments on the legendary bird, Lugia. While its current trainer has told me about some of the detail. I know that it was an attempt to create the ultimate shadow pokemon. One that is completely subservient to what ever Cipher wants it to do, incredibly powerful, an empty shell, one that is beyond saving."
Wes spoke more of what he knows. "From what me and Gladion have found out at Ciphers Lab. They have already done it to another pokemon and are in the process of doing it to another."
Wicke, nodded in agreement. "This XD formula might be also be implemented on the Ultra Beasts as well. We are going to need someone ready for when Cipher creates these things."
Wes asked in response. "and that is where you need me, right?"
Wicke continued in a nod. "We need more than just one out there, with the other two snag machine users fighting in Orre. We need one for when ever there is a report on a shadow Ultra Beast. We are going to need to look at your device."
Wes glared "Why?" Wicke answered. "Because we need to replicate it."
Wes shouted in refusal. "And risk another Cipher running lose? I know enough of you people to make comparisons."
Both Wicke and Gladion responded in silence. Rui glared at Wes to calm down and think more rationally. Wes took a deep breath. "If the two people over at Orre throw a big enough wrench they will attack this region out of spite. If you want to make another of these things then we are doing it on three terms."
Wicke accepted defeat as she she nodded. "Very well, what are your terms."
Wes raised three fingers. "One, you are to only make one of these things, two I pick who gets it and three I am free to do what ever I want with any of the Ultra Beasts I snag."
Gladion agreed to the terms before Wicke had a chance to answer. "Fine just keep those Ultra Beasts far away from this place."
Wes laughed. "I have to go to Orre for this anyways, for a similar reason you have with the Larvitar."
The trio arrive, they heard the massive explosion. Cipher peons were running everywhere.
Gladion shouted towards the two in regards to a plan. "Split up into three! Wes you handle the docks below! Rui you handle the Conservation Deck upwards! I will handle the labs below the docks!"
They saw Cipher goons attempting to sabotage the elevator, all three grab their pokeballs. "Ultima, crush them!"
Rui tossed in a gray yoga fighter with a gem on its forehead known as Medicham. "Diva, get ready!"
Gladion realized he did not give any of his pokemon a nickname save for Silvally and felt left out. "Go Lucario!"
The Lucario read the aura of the Cipher goons and prepared.
Wes and Rui brought out keystones.
"Ultima!"
"Diva!"
"MEGA EVOLVE!"
The Medicham grew six ghostly arms behind its back as it was in perfect zen.
Gladion rolled his eyes. "Of course they have those." The combined effort of the three were able to push the peons away from the elevator.
The elevator was still in working condition, Rui's destination was the first among the three. Cipher peons were trying to steal all the pokemon in the area, with some of the tourist being cornered.
Wes shouted towards Rui. "I really don't want to defend this place, but make sure these scumbags leave with only Diva's footprint!"
His wife looked back and smiled as she sent out the Skarmory. As the elevator went down, to the docks, Gladion asked. "What of hers?"
Wes smiled. "Some of them are the same boat as some of mine, gave some to her a couple years after the first shadow crisis."
The elevator stopped and the duo to found peons attacking the employees. Wes walked out to get ready. "Be careful down their kid, when we clear these sections out we are to meet back at the central point. It will soon be time to fight the boss."
The man brought out his Tyranitar and Hitmontop taunting the peons. "Okay, which one of you want's some?"
At the bottom, where the labs were, Gladion found where the explosion came from as smoke filled the area. He found Wicke knocked out and tied up. With some peons holding a bag. "Crap that is the kid who ruined our base!"
Another shouted. "Does it look like we care, we have what we came for, now we wait for the boss to do the rest!" The peons hurled a smoke bomb in an successful attempt to escape.
Gladion tried to wake Wicke was in a haze as she came through. "Wha... Master Gladion?"
The teenager is glad for her safety as he asked. "Are you alright? What happened?"
Wicke remembered as she coughed. "I was busy checking the explosion while Madam Lusamine was getting ready to erase more data. Next thing I knew, I was out."
Gladion helped the woman up he stared down the hallway. "I'll check the first room down at the hall way, you check the other one."
The room Gladion checked, nothing was stolen, further down in the other room however Wicked found out that something was stolen. "Fourteen, fifthteen, I could of sworn there were thirty of those things still around, Elio still has the leftov..."
Wicke flinched as she realized. "Oh my."
Simultaneously.
Lusamine was walking back to the central facility after disposing of the last few pieces of data and viewing the now empty collection awaiting. She was about to go search the labs herself when a gray haired man with glowing red eyes, wearing purple all over save for the dark red skirt approached. "Your Foundation is rather impressive in the vast research that went into interdimensional travel. Why don't you work with us? With the knowledge you possess, this world and the next could be yours."
Lusamine shook her head at what he said. "Your the one who has been organizing all the trouble in this region, leading the very group who is assaulting my facility and you have the audacity to ask me this? I am afraid I am going to have to ask you to leave."
The dark looking man glared. "Do you have any idea who you are talking to?"
Lusamine lost enough patience as it is and replied back sharply. "Please leave, you are not welcome here!"
The man responded. "Very well, My name is Nascour, leader of Cipher, I will have to make an example of you and the rest of the Aether foundation for the rest of the world to see. I will destroy you."
Vs Cipher Nascour
Nascour sent out a gray, one eyed ghost known as Dusclops. It was holding a particular pink stone.
Lusamine pressed her fingers to her forehead as she prepared her Clefable. "Fine, I will play your little game. Clefable lets show him his mistake."
The Cipher boss tossed out a type of drug at the Dusclops. Clefable used cosmic power to generate bulk.
Nascour looked at the Clefairy. "Hmmm, use willo wisp to scout its ability."
Lusamine shook her head in response. "Seriously? Even that boy knows about magic guard."
Her Clefable, charged up with lunar energy from the night sky and hurled a moonblast at the Dusclops. The enhancement from the drug was no longer active as the moonblast lowered Dusclop's special attack. Dusclops used hex, it was not enough damage for the Clefable to be concerned. Clefable used the moon light to heal herself and for most of the battle was able to whittle down the Duskclops with next to no effort by using moonblast and moonlight when needed. Next pokemon Nascour sent out was a green creature with blades for elbows known as Gallade. Clefable wasted no time taking the Gallade down as it took a psycho cut and countered with moonblast.
Nascour growled as he sent out a fiery bird known as Blaziken. "Grr, Blaziken, use roar to get that Clefable out!"
The Blaziken took a moon blast and bellowed out the Clefable, Milotic was next to be sent out. The Blaziken high jump kicked the Milotic who repaid with a hydro pump.
Nascour was furious and tossed out a large red and black, metal edge creature known as Bisharp.
Lusamine ordered. "Milotic use recover to heal yourself." Milotic did just that as the Bisharp glowed in a dark aura before slashing at the Milotic for a critical hit K.O. Lusamine sent out Bewear, having great suspicions on what the Bisharp actually is due to the attack looking super effective. The Cipher head knew much about this pokemon and swapped to a large green bird known as Xatu.
The Bewear was swapped for Mismagius as Lusamine smiled smug. "I knew he wouldn't keep that thing around for long!"
The Xatu hit the Mismagius with a psychic blast as it did not expect the Bewear to switch. The Mismagius knocked Xatu out with a shadow ball. Next pokemon Nascour sent was a blue walrus known as Wailren. Lusamine swapped back to Bewear when she realized the fight was over, the Bewear was hit with a waterfall. "Dispose of this one with hammer arm, but be cautious about the Bisharp."
SLAM!
Wailren was k.o'd. Nascour was angry that the battle had not gone in his favor and sent out the Bisharp, snapping his fingers before pointing directly at Lusamine. The Bisharp leaped directly towards her in an attempt to slash at her with a shadow slash. The Bewear was not happy with such a tactic and sucker punched it with a hammer arm. K.O!
Nascour was defeated.
Nascour still refused to leave as he shouted readying his fists. "This is not over, come on we shall battle!"
In the distance, a voice was heard. "Enough Nascour, don't embarrass yourself more than you just did." The man turned to face the door way shivering at the approaching figure. "Sir, I beg your pardon!"
Lusamine, already thought something was wrong when the suppose head of Cipher lost rather badly. When a child had beaten her easily and even during her treatment in Kanto, her daughter Lillie was able to beat her soundly in a pokemon battle. Out of the distance, came a short stocky elderly tourist in a blue alolan shirt that was clapping rapidly. "Quite a show, you know I was surprised you of all people refused."
Lusamine did not even know what was going on and was left speechless, the little man continued with a smile. "Oh dear me ma'am. Do you fail to understand still? At times I am but a tourist wanting to see Alola and at other times I am the secret boss to Ciphers operations on this region. My name is Evice and I shall rule the world."
The man revealed a much more sinister grin as he did a back flip. "The shadow pokemon plan here is finished. But all of Alola have dared fought against us! Much like Nascour said, I will make an example of you all so the world may never again rise against me!"
Lusamine, just blinked. "Shadow pokemon plan?"
Evice's grin changed to a frown as he guessed what Lusamine was trying to figure out. "Oh? What were we planning here? HA HA HA! You should know, after all this is all thanks to you, but no matter."
Evice prepared two pokeballs and started hopping as Lusamine was preparing for another battle with revives and a heel click!
VS Cipher Head Evice.
Evice sent out a Scizor and a dragon known as Salamence.
Lusamine finished healing and switched to Clefable and Mismagius. "Mismagius use mys..."
Before the order was carried out the Scizor rushed into the Mismagius with a critcal hitting, steel gem powered bullet punch k.o! Salamence used aerial ace at the Clefable as she knocked it out with a moonblast. Both Lusamine and Clefable were annoyed before Mismagius was switched out for Altaria!
Evice sends out Machamp in place of Salamence. "Clefable's gone, Machamp make sure that Altaria follows!"
Clefable was knocked out by a bullet punch as Lusamine ordered the Altaria. "Be a dear and fire blast that Scizor!"
In an all consuming flame, the Scizor was knocked out while the Altaria was knocked out by a no guard stone edge! Lusamine was still keeping calm as she switched her Clefable and Altaria for Bewear and Liligant. Evice called back the Scizor and grinned before sending out a Slowking! Lusamine thought nothing of it and ordered the Liligant to use petal dance on the Slowing thinking she had the fight finished.
Slowking grinned as it used protect!
She blinked and shouted. "Bewear use double edge on that Machamp!"
Bewear rammed into the Machamp before being pushed back, Evice ordered with glee. "Machamp use cross chop to get rid of that weed!"
Machamp crossed its four arms and chopped the Liligant back to her trainer, Lusamine's pupils were slowly shrinking as she called the Liligant back and shouted. "Milotic get rid of that Machamp with hydro pump, Bewear you make sure that happens with hammer arm!"
The Milotic shot a hydro pump at the Machamp, it cross chopped the Bewear before being slammed to the ground. Slowking glowed and knocked the Bewear out with a psychic blast.
Evice is keeping his smile as he started draw out another ball. "I knew all about your team, that Mismagius was the only thing that could really hamper my plan, you want to know an old but good strategy used in doubles? One that is good at finishing off things like that Milotic?"
Before Lusamine answered, Evice smiled smugly and sent out a large lazy looking gorilla known as Slaking. "Go ahead, try to guess!"
Lusamine realized in horror what Evice was about to do before the little man ordered, pointing two fingers at the Slowking and the Slaking. "Slaking use frustation, Slowking use skill swap on Slaking!"
Slaking grunted deeply as it channeled all of its hatred into a massive swat at the Milotic, Slowking used its power to transfer its own tempo to the Slaking, while obtaining its truant like behavior, loafing around! Evice is clapping excitedly as he shouted. "Again!"
Slaking growled and slammed the Milotic to the ground for a k.o!
Aether President Lusamine was defeated!
Evice laughed hysterically at the beaten president that was trying to regain some composer. "This was all thanks to you anyways, so why don't you just make that final leap? Come on! You could get all the precious Beast you could want with us!"
She heard the word precious beast, gritted her teeth, grabbed the nearest rock and tossed it at the little man. "Get out!"
The rock caused Evice to fall over. He bled from the wound, he glared at the woman and pointed to the angry Slaking. "Crush her!"
The Slaking lunged at her, ready to smash her. An aura sphere knocked it off its direction and sent it flying towards the other way.
Evice looked at the blast, the disoriented Slaking and the more angry than terrified Lusamine. "What? What just happened? Why are you not a bloody pulp!"
Though fumed in anger Lusamine was still able to recognized her son, running to her with a man and woman that saw what just happened. The man looked directly at Evice, who in turn recognized the duo standing before him. "You!"
Wes signaled Gladion to get the woman away from Evice.
Lusamine was trying to protest. "Gladion what are you.."
The teenager interrupted. "No time, we got to get out of here now!"
He got her up and got her far away from the battle that was about to happen. Wes turned towards the fuming man in the alolan shirt that was preparing his team. Evice grinned in anger at the sight of the duo. "Oh yes! I remember you two! How you ruined our operations all those years ago!"
The man stomped on the ground in anger. "How you took the ultimate shadow pokemon from me! How that accursed bird ruined my escape!"
He grinned sadistically. "But today, you are too late to stop our plans! The shadow pokemon plan is back, stronger than ever!"
Wes took out two pokeballs. "Seventeen years in prison has not done you any favors, hasn't it?"
Evice stomped in frustration at such a response.
Vs Cipher head Evice
Evice sent out Scizor and Machamp. "Dawn! Gilgey! come out!"
The Espeon and Hitmontop come out. "Gilgey, use fake out on that Scizor! Dawn, take out that Machamp!"
The Hitmontop clapped in front of the Scizor to stop its bullet punch and the Espeon used its psychic powers to knock the Machamp out. Next pokemon Evice sent out was a Salamence, it intimidated the Hitmontop and Espeon.
Wes prepared to call the two back. "Dawn, Gilgey return, Dusk, Edgar your turn."
Umbreon and Ampharos arrived, the Salamence and Scizor attacked the Umbreon pokemon with x scissor and dragon claw.
Wes gave the next order. "Dusk use foul play on Salamence, Edgar follow that with thunderbolt!" The Umbreon took another dragon claw before countering with foul play. Scizor used x scissor to finish off the Umbreon as Ampharos finished off the Salamence.
Wes prepared to call Umbreon back. "Dusk, that is more than enough, Vivi we need that Scizor gone now!"
Wes sent out was his Mismagius. Evice sent out a Slowking, Wes remembering the last battle shouts towards the Ampharos "Edgar, thunderbolt on that Slowking now! Vivi use mystic fire on that Scizor!"
The Ampharos shot at the Slowking, it used protect.
The Mismagius however was able to knock out the Scizor with fire. The next pokemon Evice sent out was Slaking.
Wes smirked. "Vivi, Edgar, focus down that Slowking and we will only have that Slaking to worry about."
The Slowking was shot by the Mismagius's shadow ball, the Slaking in all its fury swiped at the Mismagius with a shadow claw. Slamming the Mismagius to the ground for a k.o before the Ampharos used thunder bolt. "Gilgey, lets finish this fight with close combat!"
The Slaking loafs around as the Hitmontop went into close combat with the Slaking, punching all over and kicking it back for a k.o!
Evice laughed. "If you have not figured it out by now. I was saving this one for last. Meet the Ultimate Shadow Pokemon, capable of laying waste to countless regions! What do you think it will do to this facility?"
Next pokemon sent out was a floating three headed hydra, the dreaded Hydreigon.
Rui glared at the Hydreigon. "Wes, he told you everything you need to know about this pokemon."
Wes grinned. "Awfully long battle, a timer ball should make this a finisher, GO SNAG..."
Wes tried to use the Snag ball, nothing happened. "Damn it, looks like I have to actually fight this thing."
Evice knew of Aethers wave preventing use of empty pokeballs as he taunted. " Too bad for you. Hydreigon, shadow cannon!"
Wes shouted. "Edgar use light screen! Gilgey cl..." Before the Hitmontop reacted, a dark beam was shot from the middle head and sent the Hitmontop flying back towards Aether Paradise. The Ampharos was able to set up the light screen.
Wes cringed. "Crap! Rui, make sure Gilgey is alright!"
The orange hair woman rushed to the facility to survey the damage.
Wes took out his ace pokemon, the one he stole from Evice long ago. "Go Ultima!"
The Tyranitar materialized, she recognized her opponent with a glare.
Wes triggered his key stone "Ultima! Mega evolve!"
The Tyranitar surged with power as it takes on a much larger form. The Tyranitar sees before her the emotionless Hydreigon. She awaited orders and roared for battle.
Wes shouted the first order! "Ultima, use stone edge!"
The Hydreigon roared to the moonlit night sky. The sky faded to a dark purple as rocks impaled the Hydreigon, Wes gave the order to his next pokemon.
"Edgar, thunder!" The Ampharos shot out a bolt of lightning toward the sky, the lightning bolt shot down at the Hydreigon. As the Hydreigon took the damage, black meteors fell from the sky. They crashed all around; the facility, mansion, garden and vast sea were bombarded by the meterors. The Ampharos was struck by a large meteor and laid in a crater unconscious.
Wes took out a great ball and called the Ampharos. "Edgar, come back! Go Dawn!" The Hydreigon aimed at the Tyranitar with its side heads and shot the same beam that fell the Hitmontop. The light screen held as the Tyranitar took the beams. Wes shouted. "Ultima use stone edge again!"
The Hydreigon took the damage and aimed at Wes with its middle head before the trainer shouted at the Espeon. "Dawn! Dazzling gleam!" The Espeon shot sparkling light at the Hydreigon, it's head instead shot at the upper levels of Aether Paradise, creating a hole showing the Conservation Deck.
The Hydreigon weakly roared towards the sky, Wes does not want another shadow meteor to happen and shouted. "Ultima, finish it with one more stone edge!"
The sharp rocks knocked the Hydreigon out of the air, sending it crashing to the ground, it glowed and purple bindings surrounded Wes, Espeon and Tyranitar to hold them down.
Evice cringed in defeat as he called the Hydreigon back. "Gaak! How? No matter, we got what we came here for anyways. We head to Orre now to initiate the next phase of our plan."
A small helicopter built for two arrived. Nascour rushed from a corner he was hiding towards his boss in an attempt to get in the helicopter. Evice laughed as he got on. "Wahahaha! We will meet again Wes! Don't think you will be so lucky next time!"
Wes glared as he saw the two escape to the distance. "Damn it!"
The shadow holds effects wore off, he rushed over back to Aether Paradise to survey the damage. While he did not care for the pulverized facility, he was looking to find Rui and his Hitmontop, the Hitmontop was in critical condition but a trip to the pokemon center would be more than enough.
Rui was already tending to a random employee that was shot in the head by a flying Hitmontop. "It is a good thing it did not land on you with its horn, then you would be dead."
The elevator risen, letting Gladion out. "I heard noise coming from above, what happened?!"
Wes looked down in shame as he explained. "Battled Evice, he let loose a shadow Hydreigon a that done some heavy damage to the facility as a whole. I could not use the snag machine, so both him and the Hydreigon got away."
Wes took a deep breath as he calmed down from the failed capture. "He is also heading back to Orre for another part in Ciphers whole plan."
Gladion's eyes widened as he knew Elio and Lillie were back on Orre. "Miss Wicke would like to see you, she talked with someone on the phone and found more about what was going on."
The trio descended into the labs. Wes and Rui were finally able to meet the woman the teenager told them about. Gladion introduced the two to the Chief Branch scientist. "Wes, Rui... this is Miss Wicke!"
Wes was not entirely trusting of her. "So, what do you have to say?"
Wicke greeted the duo as they arrived. "Ah Wes, glad to finally meet you, Nanu told me all about you on the phone."
Wicke explained to the duo why Cipher raided the facility.
Rui asked. "Beast balls? Ultra Beasts?"
Wicke frowned as she answered. "Yes, approximately fifteen beast balls were stolen by Cipher. They were a negative asset that we still have not gotten rid of and are the best method to capturing a category of pokemon known as Ultra Beasts."
Wes took a deep breath. "Okay I don't even want to know why you all have this crap in the first place; but Cosmog, Ultra Space, as well as the Ultra Beast sound like another scheme of Ciphers to catch a bunch of powerful pokemon. Mostly to turn them into a bunch of doomsday weapons."
Knowing the reason why these people do it, Gladion barely held in his anger. Wicke continued explaining. "Yes, we have two people on Orre fighting this organization, though I honestly wish they were not. We need to prepare for what is to come, for when this gets worse."
Wes barely held himself before he laughed sarcastically. "Worse? Ha, ha, ha, No! Just the shadow pokemon is not the worse that is going to happen, here is something Cipher has been replicating to boot. The XD formula, you want to know what that is?"
Wicke nodded while Gladion kept quite over the things he had already known. Wes gave her the knowledge. "No, you don't want to know, but I am telling you anyways. The XD formula originated from their experiments on the legendary bird, Lugia. While its current trainer has told me about some of the detail. I know that it was an attempt to create the ultimate shadow pokemon. One that is completely subservient to what ever Cipher wants it to do, incredibly powerful, an empty shell, one that is beyond saving."
Wes spoke more of what he knows. "From what me and Gladion have found out at Ciphers Lab. They have already done it to another pokemon and are in the process of doing it to another."
Wicke, nodded in agreement. "This XD formula might be also be implemented on the Ultra Beasts as well. We are going to need someone ready for when Cipher creates these things."
Wes asked in response. "and that is where you need me, right?"
Wicke continued in a nod. "We need more than just one out there, with the other two snag machine users fighting in Orre. We need one for when ever there is a report on a shadow Ultra Beast. We are going to need to look at your device."
Wes glared "Why?" Wicke answered. "Because we need to replicate it."
Wes shouted in refusal. "And risk another Cipher running lose? I know enough of you people to make comparisons."
Both Wicke and Gladion responded in silence. Rui glared at Wes to calm down and think more rationally. Wes took a deep breath. "If the two people over at Orre throw a big enough wrench they will attack this region out of spite. If you want to make another of these things then we are doing it on three terms."
Wicke accepted defeat as she she nodded. "Very well, what are your terms."
Wes raised three fingers. "One, you are to only make one of these things, two I pick who gets it and three I am free to do what ever I want with any of the Ultra Beasts I snag."
Gladion agreed to the terms before Wicke had a chance to answer. "Fine just keep those Ultra Beasts far away from this place."
Wes laughed. "I have to go to Orre for this anyways, for a similar reason you have with the Larvitar."