World Tournament Arc Chapter 8: Picking Up The Pieces!
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As Lillie joined Burnet and Gladion in a seat, Elio sat alone to think about what happened with the Mew and how he let his friend down. "I raised their hopes."
Elio saw Kiawe about to confront Norman and thought. "What ever these guys do won't be near of a disappointment as I am!"
Kiawe vs Norman.
Norman sent out an Ambipom, Kiawe shouted. "Come Marowak!"
Norman shouted loudly. "AMBIPOM USE ACROBATICS!"
The Kiawe and the Marowak flinched at the loud order as the Ambipom's flying gem glowed and rushed to the Marowak, sending him nearly off his feet and holding onto his bone.
Kiawe shouted to his Marowak. "Use flare blitz to knock that Ambipom out!" The Marowak's club ignited as he rushed into the Ambipom for a knock out.
Norman called the Ambipom back and sent out a Slaking. "KNOCK THAT MAROWAK OUT WITH AN EARTHQUAKE!" The Slaking stomped at the ground and sent the Marowak flying for a k.o!
Kiawe prepared his next pokemon. "Come Darmanitan use flare blitz!" The Darmanitan emerged to the arena to face a loafing Slaking. The Darmanitan rammed the Slaking unto an eject button, forcing him to switch out.
Norman prepared the Slaking's ball and tossed another ball shouted. "STARAPTOR PREPARE AND USE BRAVE BIRD!" The Staraptor flew out and prepared to charge at the Darmanitan like the brave bird he is for a k.o.
Kiawe switched the knocked out Darmanitan out and sent another pokemon. "Come Talonflame!"
The Talonflame emerged as Kiawe shouted. "Charge with a flare blitz!"
The Talonflame ignited a flame as Norton shouted. "AGAIN!"
The Talonflame rammed upward to the Staraptor aflame; the Staraptor crashed downward, directly colliding with the Talonflame and causing both to plummet to the ground.
CRASH!
Talonflame and Staraptor were dazed, k.o!
Kiawe sweated as he called the Talonflame back. "That was an intense dance. Come Salazzle!"
Norman called the Staraptor back. "This battle is not over yet. Go Boufallant!"
The Salazzle and Boufallant stared at each other, Kiawe gave the first order. "Salazzle use nasty plot!"
The Salazzle snickered as Norman ordered. "BOUFALLANT USE EARTHQUAKE!"
The Boufallant stomped at the ground and sent the Salazzle flying for super effective damage, she held on with a focus sash; Kiawe took his chance. "Salazzle take that Boufallant out with sludge bomb!"
The Salazzle hurled a sludge bomb at the Boufallant, quickly knocking him out.
The next pokemon sent out was an Exploud, Kiawe shouted. "Again!" The Salazzle hacked up as the Exploud was about to shout and knocked him out.
Norman cringed at what was happening. "SLAKING WE NEED TO KNOCK THAT SALAZZLE OUT!"
The Slaking entered the battle as Kiawe shouted in fury. "Sludge bomb, this Slaking must not attack!"
The Salazzle shot a sludge bomb at the Slaking, causing him to fall back for a k.o. Norman stared back in refusal to back down and sent out his Sawsbuck. Kiawe inhaled. "Finish this battle with a fire blast!"
The Salazzle ignited her tail and inhaled with her trainer, she hurled an all consuming flame at the Sawsbuck as it attempted to dodge.
Boom! Super effective, Sawsbuck was k.o'd. Norman looked refusing to believe it. "I... lost. Wonderful work!"
Kiawe was panting as he and Norman gave each other a handshake of sportsmanship.
The next two trainers that entered the arena was Plumeria and Fantina.
The ghost type gym leader gave a haunting laugh. "So uh, it shall be that you challenge me? But I shall win! That is what the gym leader of Hearthome does, non?"
Plumeria gave a poisonous smile. "I am going to enjoy this!"
Plumeria vs Fantina
Fantina sent out a Driftblim, Plumeria sent out a Gengar. "Mega evolve and mess em up!"
The Gengar glowed and prepared a shadow ball to quickly knock out the Driftblim.
Fantina gasped at how quick the attack was as she called her Driftblimb back. "That Gengar is too the point? Spiritomb shall see it gone!"
Out came a Spiritomb, Plumeria ordered. "Knock this one out with another shadow ball!"
The Gengar snarled and was about to hurl at the Spirtiomb as Fantina raised her finger arrogantly. "Non non! Spiritomb sucker punch!"
The Spiritomb's many spirits formed into a fist and knocked the Gengar out, causing it to revert back to its normal form.
Plumeria switched the Gengar out and sent the Alolan Muk. "Crunch him up!"
The Muk crunched at the Spiritomb as Fantina cringed in worry. "The switch isn't possible. Spiritomb nasty plot and use shadow ball!" The Spiritomb smirked until a second crunch left a poison, it countered with a shadow ball and was giving a critical crunch for a k.o.
Fantina switched the Spirtiomb for a Dusknoir, Plumeria asked the Muk. "Do I really need to say it?"
The Muk shook a no as he crunched into the Dusknoir again, Fantina ordered. "Dusknoir, scatter the will-o-wisp!"
The Dusknoir tossed an apricot berry into its belly mouth and shot spectral fire out to burn the Muk. The Dusknoir was crunched again for a k.o.
Fantina called the Dusknoir back and sent out a pink Jellicent; she stretched herself in a waltz. "Jellicent, use your marvelous water spout!" The Jellicent shot a geyser out and crashed into the Muk as he countered with a crunch. The Jellicent's cursed body disabled the Muk's crunch.
Plumeria glared as she called the Muk back and shouted. "Scolipede, use rock slide!"
The Scolipede let loose a rock slide to make the Jellicent flinched. Plumeria called the Scolipede back and switched. "Scolipede you done enough. Crobat, get ready to take this Jellicent out!"
The Crobat flew out as she heard the order. "Use brave bird!" The Crobat was shot by a gem boosted shadow ball and rushed into the Jellicent for a k.o.
Fantina sent out a Gengar in excitement. "The Crobat and the others are magnifique, but it will not win you!"
Plumeria shouted. "Use zen headbutt, see if we can't get a flinch!"
The Crobat channeled her will power and rammed into the Gengar, Fantina laughed as the Gengar held on. "That will get you nowhere, Gengar thunderbolt that Crobat out of the air!"
The Gengar shot the Crobat down for a k.o, Plumeria switched the Crobat and shouted. "Salazzle, finish that Gengar off with a dragon pulse!"
The Salazzle emerged to the battle field and shout a beam from her mouth, knocking out the Gengar. Fantina called the Gengar back and sent out her last pokemon, a Mismagius.
Plumeria ordered. "Okay Salazzle, use flamethrower to keep the damage and we should win this!" The Salazzle blew flame as the Mismagius began to calm her mind.
Plumeria posed for the Salazzle to use. "ACID DOWN POUR!"
The Mismagius took the blow and ate a salac berry for more speed.
Fantina smirked. "Now, make it gone with psychic!" The Mismagius glowed and knocked the Salazzle out with a psychic blast. Plumeria switched the knocked out Salazzle back to her Alolan Muk.
Fantina was still determined. "Never give up, never surrender! Share the pain!"
The Mismagius shared pain with the Muk as Plumeria shouted. "Crunch!" The Mismagius was crunched and tossed aside for a k.o.
Fantina was defeated as she barley held her shock of defeat and clapped excitedly. "Your pokemon, they are very strong!" Plumeria shrugged and shook her hand. "Got to be for the bro's and sis's watching! See ya!"
The two challengers left and in came the next two challengers. Guzma and Volkner.
As Guzma looked at Volkner, he saw what Lana was talking about. "You look bored!"
Volkner looked back and took a hopeful breath. "One of you team members tried to use a water/ ground type. It was still far too quick of a win and I seen some of you win close fights. Hope you'll make me remember how fun it is to battle."
Guzma grined as he posed for battle. "Bring it!"
Guzma vs Volkner.
Volkner sent out a Luxray, Guzma sent out a Golisopod. "Mess em up with an aqua jet!"
The Golisopod's orb glowed as it rushed into the intimidating Luxray with a jet of water.
Volkner spoke stoically. "Get it out with a wild charge!" The Luxray charged into the Golisopod, causing him to make an emergency exit.
Guzma took out his next pokemon. "Ariados, get ready for the rest of his electric types." Volkner nodded to the Luxray to paralyze the Ariados with a thunder wave, despite the nerves not acting the Ariados let loose a toxic thread as it was hit with a wild charge.
Volkner sighed. "Least your thinking outside of the box. Luxray use wild charge and don't stop." As the Ariados tried to sucker punch, he was was paralyzed and was knocked out crackling.
Guzma called the Ariados back and sent out his next pokemon. "Pinsir, use earthquake!"
The Pinsir held on to his choice scarf and rushed to the ground to knock the Luxray out.
Volkner saw the thread and sent out his next pokemon. "Rotom lets go!"
A Rotom inhabiting a fan flew into battle wearing a kings rock, he levitated above the thread as Guzma began to prepare. "Pinsir switch out. Masquerain... I need to get a switch."
Guzma sent out a Masquerain and cringed as the Rotom knocked it out with a discharge.
In a frown Guzma switched and shouted. "Scizor, mess em up with a night slash!"
Volkner saw the threat and shouted. "Use air slash to stop that Scizor!"
Despite the intimidating slash, the Scizor's claws glowed dark as he slashed into the Rotom, dealing critical damage. "Use bullet punch and don't let up!" In the first punch the Rotom let loose a discharge and knocked the Scizor out.
Guzma called the him back and tossed another. "Golisopod, lets make a come back!"
As the Golisopod returned to the battle, his life orb glowed and knocked the Rotom out with an aqua jet. Volker's frown began to twitch and shouted more lively. "Jolteon get ready with a thunderbolt!"
Guzma saw the Jolteon holding onto a balloon and above the thread, he shook his head annoyed. "Use another aqua jet to pop that balloon!"
The Jolteon took the damage and fell on the ground, it let loose a thunderbolt to knock the Golisopod out.
Guzma called the Golisopod back and shouted. "Pinsir, let loose earthquake and don't let up!"
As the Pinsir entered the battle, Volkner ordered. "Jolteon use thunderbolt again!" The Jolteon shot a thunderbolt, causing the Pinsir to cringe as he leaped into the ground, causing it to erupt under the Jolteon for a k.o.
Volker called the Jolteon back and sent his next pokemon. "Electrode, come out!" The Electrode was also slowed down as the Pinsir attacked again, knocking the Electrode out. A Raichu was sent out and was knocked out by an earthquake. When the Electivire was sent out the Pinsir finished the fight with another earthquake. As the Pinsir swept Volkner's team, his frown twitched more until he began to laugh at the match.
Guzma laughed with Volkner. "This the type of fight you were looking for?"
Volkner nodded as he started to smile. "This was one of the most fun battles I had in this tournament!" Both shook each others hands as they left the arena.
As Lillie began to calm down from the Mew episode, she saw Clair defeat the gym leader Clemont.
The round ended; Lillie left with Gladion and Burnet, she saw Elio reading the next match up. "Look's like team Alola is reduced to fighting among each other... depending on if anyone can defeat Clair."
Burnet thought about what happened with the Mew and asked. "Anything that happened to the Mew while you were taking care of him? Because I have never seen him act like that."
Lillie answered before Elio. "Isaac had one episode in our trip to Sinnoh, he and a Dusknoir were best friends before..."
Burnet frowned as she listened. "He has a hard time facing everyone after..."
Elio stopped Burnet and answered for her. "There is a little more. One of the ghost at that old mansion was understandably mad at him. There is one pokemon Isaac doesn't even want to face... not after everything that had happened."
Burnet asked what pokemon, Elio shook his head in answer. "That is a little personal. He calls him grand pappy though."
Burnet nodded at the answer. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, those horrible people had the Mew do terrible things."
Elio sighed in disappointment. "I know, not much I can do about this until we get back to Alola. There is something I need to check on before I do something... stupid."
Gladion heard the tone shift and asked. "You mind if we go outside to talk... I'm not mad at you."
Elio gritted his teeth in what to expect. "I knew this was happening... be right back."
The two walked out in preparation for what was about to be said. Gladion saw the disappointment in Elio's face and asked. "That scene was...a minor set back to your project."
Elio nodded in agreement. "Recent memories is as easy as going in awakening it and getting out. Long forgotten ones that someone tries to remember takes way too long for it to be safe. Especially if that demon is haunting Isaac."
Gladion was in thought as he asked. "What is your plan."
Elio frowned toward what he thought was a frown of disappointment. "I will still do the experiment on wiped out memories because that needs to be known. If it works, I would have one more thing to do. Find a way to do something about that demon because that will make everything worse if it isn't gone. Figuring out how is the most puzzling part, sorry that this is going to take a bit longer than we wanted it to."
Much as Elio had feared, he heard a long sigh of disappointment from Gladion. "You are at least trying. It is better we found this out now then later when things go wrong."
Elio nodded with a frown of shame as he prepared to walk back in, Gladion stopped him to pat him on the back. "You have been putting everything on your shoulders, just relax!"
As the duo returned, Lillie asked what was wrong.
Gladion frowned in response. "None if it is good news. If the Mew has problems like... that, then what ever Elio was doing is going to have to be put on hold."
Lillie looked at Elio's mood as it died, she asked her brother. "What did you tell him?"
Elio answered before Gladion had a chance to. "Nothing really. I was excited to solve one problem with in a month and have a bigger one in the way. Sorry that I had you two excited over this let down."
Gladion closed his eyes in an attempt to find something to say. "Focus on the tournament. Nothing is worse for everyone than seeing your like this, if they are not giving up neither should you!"
Elio forced a smile in an attempt to find something to cheer on. "True! Clair needs to be taken down if team Alola has any hope of winning!"
Elio saw Kiawe about to confront Norman and thought. "What ever these guys do won't be near of a disappointment as I am!"
Kiawe vs Norman.
Norman sent out an Ambipom, Kiawe shouted. "Come Marowak!"
Norman shouted loudly. "AMBIPOM USE ACROBATICS!"
The Kiawe and the Marowak flinched at the loud order as the Ambipom's flying gem glowed and rushed to the Marowak, sending him nearly off his feet and holding onto his bone.
Kiawe shouted to his Marowak. "Use flare blitz to knock that Ambipom out!" The Marowak's club ignited as he rushed into the Ambipom for a knock out.
Norman called the Ambipom back and sent out a Slaking. "KNOCK THAT MAROWAK OUT WITH AN EARTHQUAKE!" The Slaking stomped at the ground and sent the Marowak flying for a k.o!
Kiawe prepared his next pokemon. "Come Darmanitan use flare blitz!" The Darmanitan emerged to the arena to face a loafing Slaking. The Darmanitan rammed the Slaking unto an eject button, forcing him to switch out.
Norman prepared the Slaking's ball and tossed another ball shouted. "STARAPTOR PREPARE AND USE BRAVE BIRD!" The Staraptor flew out and prepared to charge at the Darmanitan like the brave bird he is for a k.o.
Kiawe switched the knocked out Darmanitan out and sent another pokemon. "Come Talonflame!"
The Talonflame emerged as Kiawe shouted. "Charge with a flare blitz!"
The Talonflame ignited a flame as Norton shouted. "AGAIN!"
The Talonflame rammed upward to the Staraptor aflame; the Staraptor crashed downward, directly colliding with the Talonflame and causing both to plummet to the ground.
CRASH!
Talonflame and Staraptor were dazed, k.o!
Kiawe sweated as he called the Talonflame back. "That was an intense dance. Come Salazzle!"
Norman called the Staraptor back. "This battle is not over yet. Go Boufallant!"
The Salazzle and Boufallant stared at each other, Kiawe gave the first order. "Salazzle use nasty plot!"
The Salazzle snickered as Norman ordered. "BOUFALLANT USE EARTHQUAKE!"
The Boufallant stomped at the ground and sent the Salazzle flying for super effective damage, she held on with a focus sash; Kiawe took his chance. "Salazzle take that Boufallant out with sludge bomb!"
The Salazzle hurled a sludge bomb at the Boufallant, quickly knocking him out.
The next pokemon sent out was an Exploud, Kiawe shouted. "Again!" The Salazzle hacked up as the Exploud was about to shout and knocked him out.
Norman cringed at what was happening. "SLAKING WE NEED TO KNOCK THAT SALAZZLE OUT!"
The Slaking entered the battle as Kiawe shouted in fury. "Sludge bomb, this Slaking must not attack!"
The Salazzle shot a sludge bomb at the Slaking, causing him to fall back for a k.o. Norman stared back in refusal to back down and sent out his Sawsbuck. Kiawe inhaled. "Finish this battle with a fire blast!"
The Salazzle ignited her tail and inhaled with her trainer, she hurled an all consuming flame at the Sawsbuck as it attempted to dodge.
Boom! Super effective, Sawsbuck was k.o'd. Norman looked refusing to believe it. "I... lost. Wonderful work!"
Kiawe was panting as he and Norman gave each other a handshake of sportsmanship.
The next two trainers that entered the arena was Plumeria and Fantina.
The ghost type gym leader gave a haunting laugh. "So uh, it shall be that you challenge me? But I shall win! That is what the gym leader of Hearthome does, non?"
Plumeria gave a poisonous smile. "I am going to enjoy this!"
Plumeria vs Fantina
Fantina sent out a Driftblim, Plumeria sent out a Gengar. "Mega evolve and mess em up!"
The Gengar glowed and prepared a shadow ball to quickly knock out the Driftblim.
Fantina gasped at how quick the attack was as she called her Driftblimb back. "That Gengar is too the point? Spiritomb shall see it gone!"
Out came a Spiritomb, Plumeria ordered. "Knock this one out with another shadow ball!"
The Gengar snarled and was about to hurl at the Spirtiomb as Fantina raised her finger arrogantly. "Non non! Spiritomb sucker punch!"
The Spiritomb's many spirits formed into a fist and knocked the Gengar out, causing it to revert back to its normal form.
Plumeria switched the Gengar out and sent the Alolan Muk. "Crunch him up!"
The Muk crunched at the Spiritomb as Fantina cringed in worry. "The switch isn't possible. Spiritomb nasty plot and use shadow ball!" The Spiritomb smirked until a second crunch left a poison, it countered with a shadow ball and was giving a critical crunch for a k.o.
Fantina switched the Spirtiomb for a Dusknoir, Plumeria asked the Muk. "Do I really need to say it?"
The Muk shook a no as he crunched into the Dusknoir again, Fantina ordered. "Dusknoir, scatter the will-o-wisp!"
The Dusknoir tossed an apricot berry into its belly mouth and shot spectral fire out to burn the Muk. The Dusknoir was crunched again for a k.o.
Fantina called the Dusknoir back and sent out a pink Jellicent; she stretched herself in a waltz. "Jellicent, use your marvelous water spout!" The Jellicent shot a geyser out and crashed into the Muk as he countered with a crunch. The Jellicent's cursed body disabled the Muk's crunch.
Plumeria glared as she called the Muk back and shouted. "Scolipede, use rock slide!"
The Scolipede let loose a rock slide to make the Jellicent flinched. Plumeria called the Scolipede back and switched. "Scolipede you done enough. Crobat, get ready to take this Jellicent out!"
The Crobat flew out as she heard the order. "Use brave bird!" The Crobat was shot by a gem boosted shadow ball and rushed into the Jellicent for a k.o.
Fantina sent out a Gengar in excitement. "The Crobat and the others are magnifique, but it will not win you!"
Plumeria shouted. "Use zen headbutt, see if we can't get a flinch!"
The Crobat channeled her will power and rammed into the Gengar, Fantina laughed as the Gengar held on. "That will get you nowhere, Gengar thunderbolt that Crobat out of the air!"
The Gengar shot the Crobat down for a k.o, Plumeria switched the Crobat and shouted. "Salazzle, finish that Gengar off with a dragon pulse!"
The Salazzle emerged to the battle field and shout a beam from her mouth, knocking out the Gengar. Fantina called the Gengar back and sent out her last pokemon, a Mismagius.
Plumeria ordered. "Okay Salazzle, use flamethrower to keep the damage and we should win this!" The Salazzle blew flame as the Mismagius began to calm her mind.
Plumeria posed for the Salazzle to use. "ACID DOWN POUR!"
The Mismagius took the blow and ate a salac berry for more speed.
Fantina smirked. "Now, make it gone with psychic!" The Mismagius glowed and knocked the Salazzle out with a psychic blast. Plumeria switched the knocked out Salazzle back to her Alolan Muk.
Fantina was still determined. "Never give up, never surrender! Share the pain!"
The Mismagius shared pain with the Muk as Plumeria shouted. "Crunch!" The Mismagius was crunched and tossed aside for a k.o.
Fantina was defeated as she barley held her shock of defeat and clapped excitedly. "Your pokemon, they are very strong!" Plumeria shrugged and shook her hand. "Got to be for the bro's and sis's watching! See ya!"
The two challengers left and in came the next two challengers. Guzma and Volkner.
As Guzma looked at Volkner, he saw what Lana was talking about. "You look bored!"
Volkner looked back and took a hopeful breath. "One of you team members tried to use a water/ ground type. It was still far too quick of a win and I seen some of you win close fights. Hope you'll make me remember how fun it is to battle."
Guzma grined as he posed for battle. "Bring it!"
Guzma vs Volkner.
Volkner sent out a Luxray, Guzma sent out a Golisopod. "Mess em up with an aqua jet!"
The Golisopod's orb glowed as it rushed into the intimidating Luxray with a jet of water.
Volkner spoke stoically. "Get it out with a wild charge!" The Luxray charged into the Golisopod, causing him to make an emergency exit.
Guzma took out his next pokemon. "Ariados, get ready for the rest of his electric types." Volkner nodded to the Luxray to paralyze the Ariados with a thunder wave, despite the nerves not acting the Ariados let loose a toxic thread as it was hit with a wild charge.
Volkner sighed. "Least your thinking outside of the box. Luxray use wild charge and don't stop." As the Ariados tried to sucker punch, he was was paralyzed and was knocked out crackling.
Guzma called the Ariados back and sent out his next pokemon. "Pinsir, use earthquake!"
The Pinsir held on to his choice scarf and rushed to the ground to knock the Luxray out.
Volkner saw the thread and sent out his next pokemon. "Rotom lets go!"
A Rotom inhabiting a fan flew into battle wearing a kings rock, he levitated above the thread as Guzma began to prepare. "Pinsir switch out. Masquerain... I need to get a switch."
Guzma sent out a Masquerain and cringed as the Rotom knocked it out with a discharge.
In a frown Guzma switched and shouted. "Scizor, mess em up with a night slash!"
Volkner saw the threat and shouted. "Use air slash to stop that Scizor!"
Despite the intimidating slash, the Scizor's claws glowed dark as he slashed into the Rotom, dealing critical damage. "Use bullet punch and don't let up!" In the first punch the Rotom let loose a discharge and knocked the Scizor out.
Guzma called the him back and tossed another. "Golisopod, lets make a come back!"
As the Golisopod returned to the battle, his life orb glowed and knocked the Rotom out with an aqua jet. Volker's frown began to twitch and shouted more lively. "Jolteon get ready with a thunderbolt!"
Guzma saw the Jolteon holding onto a balloon and above the thread, he shook his head annoyed. "Use another aqua jet to pop that balloon!"
The Jolteon took the damage and fell on the ground, it let loose a thunderbolt to knock the Golisopod out.
Guzma called the Golisopod back and shouted. "Pinsir, let loose earthquake and don't let up!"
As the Pinsir entered the battle, Volkner ordered. "Jolteon use thunderbolt again!" The Jolteon shot a thunderbolt, causing the Pinsir to cringe as he leaped into the ground, causing it to erupt under the Jolteon for a k.o.
Volker called the Jolteon back and sent his next pokemon. "Electrode, come out!" The Electrode was also slowed down as the Pinsir attacked again, knocking the Electrode out. A Raichu was sent out and was knocked out by an earthquake. When the Electivire was sent out the Pinsir finished the fight with another earthquake. As the Pinsir swept Volkner's team, his frown twitched more until he began to laugh at the match.
Guzma laughed with Volkner. "This the type of fight you were looking for?"
Volkner nodded as he started to smile. "This was one of the most fun battles I had in this tournament!" Both shook each others hands as they left the arena.
As Lillie began to calm down from the Mew episode, she saw Clair defeat the gym leader Clemont.
The round ended; Lillie left with Gladion and Burnet, she saw Elio reading the next match up. "Look's like team Alola is reduced to fighting among each other... depending on if anyone can defeat Clair."
Burnet thought about what happened with the Mew and asked. "Anything that happened to the Mew while you were taking care of him? Because I have never seen him act like that."
Lillie answered before Elio. "Isaac had one episode in our trip to Sinnoh, he and a Dusknoir were best friends before..."
Burnet frowned as she listened. "He has a hard time facing everyone after..."
Elio stopped Burnet and answered for her. "There is a little more. One of the ghost at that old mansion was understandably mad at him. There is one pokemon Isaac doesn't even want to face... not after everything that had happened."
Burnet asked what pokemon, Elio shook his head in answer. "That is a little personal. He calls him grand pappy though."
Burnet nodded at the answer. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, those horrible people had the Mew do terrible things."
Elio sighed in disappointment. "I know, not much I can do about this until we get back to Alola. There is something I need to check on before I do something... stupid."
Gladion heard the tone shift and asked. "You mind if we go outside to talk... I'm not mad at you."
Elio gritted his teeth in what to expect. "I knew this was happening... be right back."
The two walked out in preparation for what was about to be said. Gladion saw the disappointment in Elio's face and asked. "That scene was...a minor set back to your project."
Elio nodded in agreement. "Recent memories is as easy as going in awakening it and getting out. Long forgotten ones that someone tries to remember takes way too long for it to be safe. Especially if that demon is haunting Isaac."
Gladion was in thought as he asked. "What is your plan."
Elio frowned toward what he thought was a frown of disappointment. "I will still do the experiment on wiped out memories because that needs to be known. If it works, I would have one more thing to do. Find a way to do something about that demon because that will make everything worse if it isn't gone. Figuring out how is the most puzzling part, sorry that this is going to take a bit longer than we wanted it to."
Much as Elio had feared, he heard a long sigh of disappointment from Gladion. "You are at least trying. It is better we found this out now then later when things go wrong."
Elio nodded with a frown of shame as he prepared to walk back in, Gladion stopped him to pat him on the back. "You have been putting everything on your shoulders, just relax!"
As the duo returned, Lillie asked what was wrong.
Gladion frowned in response. "None if it is good news. If the Mew has problems like... that, then what ever Elio was doing is going to have to be put on hold."
Lillie looked at Elio's mood as it died, she asked her brother. "What did you tell him?"
Elio answered before Gladion had a chance to. "Nothing really. I was excited to solve one problem with in a month and have a bigger one in the way. Sorry that I had you two excited over this let down."
Gladion closed his eyes in an attempt to find something to say. "Focus on the tournament. Nothing is worse for everyone than seeing your like this, if they are not giving up neither should you!"
Elio forced a smile in an attempt to find something to cheer on. "True! Clair needs to be taken down if team Alola has any hope of winning!"