Shiranui sent Zoro out while Liam was battling and the Zoroark conjured an illusion that made him look like his trainer's double while the real Shiranui left for the stairs to the right under the cover of an invisibility illusion. "I'll save Brandon first," he answered, "The fewer people I have with me while I sneak around, the less chance I have of being caught." He was no longer invisible after leaving Zoro's line of sight.

Jen and Aura meditating to sense auras.

As the pyramid event was happening, Haru was watching it unfold, the Malamar that had thought it controlled her, was left koed before she kicked it away. She was watching Liam battle as her Sceptile too watched him with great intrest.

"What do you think girl? Should we go help Shinranui and Liam?" She asked her Sceptile who nodded softly. "Alright then, let's knock out those grunts" Haru said before her and Sceptile vanished before reappearing infront of Brandon assistant as they Koed the Grunts. "There you go" She said to them with a smile, before vanishing once more to go and sabotage the pyramid control to expose the truth to the other trainers there.

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Fuyu watched Jen meditation before jumping as Serina appeared behind her. "Wait sister, I mean no ill will" Fuyu said immediately putting her hands up, her Glaceon watching Jen before jumping as Zerina appeared infront of her. "Then why are you hidding here?" Serina asked her. "Because Glacey wanted to see the young woman from Aloha" Fuyu told her calmly, using her affectionate nickname for her Glaceon, who nodded. "Why though?" Serina asked her. "Aren't you and the others controlled by Nobunaga Malamars?"

Fuyu scoffed at that, "Please, you think highly trained Ninja like us would be controlled by creature like that, we all broke free from those quite early on, we only act like they control us to carry out Mum's plan to destroy Nobunaga operation from within" Fuyu reviled to her. Selina was left speechless by that, "Look Little sis, if you want to confirm that, go talk to Grandpa in our village. Take your friends with you, it might do you good to learn your tradition name and the true plan in motion" Fuyu said as she dusted herself off, before she hugged her little sister before vanishing with Glaceon.

Selina was left a bit confused but suspected that Jen must of seen or heard that exchange though the aura, so she would walk up to Jen before saying "Hey, I'm going to head to my home village do you want to come with me? We can probably grab Chuck on the way too"

Jen heard that conversation and Ivey aura. Jen open her eyes and stands up, “your sister Glaceon have a interest in me. Let’s head to your village to find out what plan is in motion.” Jen said as she shivers from the cold aura as she is ready to meet up with Chuck then head to the ninja village.

Shiranui felt another psychic join the mind link between those of him, Liam and Sherlock as he sneaked through the corridors of the Battle Pyramid. "Master, you have an ally who's rescuing Brandon's assistants," came a matronly voice he knew all too well.
"Titania?" he sent back, not expecting his Gardevoir to join in, "Who's the ally?"
"The head of the Shinobi no Shiki, Haru," came the answer. Shiranui was not expecting that bombshell and had a conundrum to puzzle over once the Battle Pyramid is liberated.
"Why would Haru switch sides and help us out?" he puzzled, "I'm missing something here."

Liam was having delayed responses to the psychic link since he was battling at the same time.
"Heracles, use Megahorn!"

"Why would Haru switch sides and help us out?" he puzzled, "I'm missing something here."

"We can worry about that part later once we have expelled the Rockets." Liam telepathically added in.

"Mr. Tsukiko, heads up! Billie and Kidd know that their partners guarding Brandon's assistants are KO'd. They could be expecting you." Sherlock added in.

***
"Annie and Oakie are not responding," Kidd said annoyed.
"It's probably those dragon and ninja brats." Billie sneered. "We need Atilla and Hun to go run interference. I don't know why Matori sent Biff and Cassidy to Kalos. we could use those two"
Billie and Kidd turned to look at the tied-up Brandon.
"Not so high and mighty without your precious Regis, huh?" Billie taunted.
"You guys are fools to think you will succeed," Brandon said.
"Oh, please its not like you can do anything to us. We already took all five of your Pokémon." Kidd added.
Unknown to his captors, they left him with one Pokémon, his Solrock. Brandon had also been subtlely cutting through the binding ropes with a knife, waiting for the duo to let their guards down.

***
"Psyduck, use Psychic!" Heracles was flung into a wall, but charged forward with Brick Break, earning the win. He turned around to see a trainer approaching the fake Shiranui to battle. Thinking quickly, Liam lied and told them that all of his friend's Pokémon were resting from some tough battles, and that he was just there to cheer Liam on. He was hoping Zorro would nod to collabearte the lie.

Haru found the control center, taking out the rocket that guarded the room before she began to disable operation, also checking to see where any stolen pokemon may be, sending her Sceptile and Sawsbuck to free any kidnapped pokemon.

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Selina nodded "If we go by the logic with how Chuck and Hibiki met, I think your next in line to inherite a pokemorph". Selina was more then happy for more of her friends to gain pokemorphs like her own, knowing they would be treated with the up most care and love. "Let's find Chuck" She said with a smile as she tried to figure out where Chuck might be.

Chuck and Ungyo's journey around the island lead them to stand before the Tower of Darkness, looking up at the imposing structure with interest.

Zoro did indeed nod to collaborate Liam's lie.

"If that's the case, I'll be passive and try to stall them out," Shiranui sent back.
"Haru's Pokémon are approaching your position," Titania warned. At that, Shiranui found a storeroom, entered it and clung to the ceiling. He figured Haru knew he was around, but he didn't want anyone but the psychic allies to know his position.

"Thinking of taking the single strike challenge Chuck" Selina said as she walked up to him and Ungyo. "I went rapid strike with Fazbar so he's fast but his blows are a little weaker" She said to him remember her own attempt as this journey.

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Sceptile stop outside the storeroom Shinranui was hiding in, but said so he and his group could here. "Don't worry, we have intentions to fight or battle you. We're carry out our own mission here. But we need to keep up appearance so you can tell no one outside your little group that the Malamars have no control over any of Shinobi no Shiki members, instead we're on a mission of our own as asked by the leader of our village" She said before catching up with her partner to try and free all the captured pokemon.

Atila, a brawny blonde man and Hun, a silver-haired women opened the door to where Shiranui and the Sceptile were.
"We know you are in here," Hun warned. "You don't stand a chance against us, we are the Rocket duo who were able to capture the legendary Raikou." While this was technically true, she left out that they caught it in a cage, not a Pokéball and that due to the actions of some young trainers, Raikou got away. (See: The Legend of Thunder)

Sceptile chuckled at that "Well, well, you say you caught a Raiku. Jokes on you, I'm far more powerful then any legendary" Sceptile said, the light reviling her true form before she got into battle postion. "Send in your best and watch them crumble before me" She told then.

(Reminder: Sceptile is one of the genetically alter pokemon now called Pokemorphs, her stats are off the charts due to her stats being combined with Mewtwo own stats. This is her appearance since the side effects are a more human looking appearance:
https://www.deviantart.com/sapphirus-artworks/art/Female-Toxic-Sceptile-Design-SOLD-806374208)

"Hold it, Sceptile," Shiranui interjected, showing himself, "I think someone would like a word with them. Raijuu, Discharge!" He sent out the very legendary the Rockets sought to capture and with that, the legendary Raikou loosed a flare of electricity right at Atilla and Hun.

"Thinking of taking the single strike challenge Chuck" Selina said as she walked up to him and Ungyo. "I went rapid strike with Fazbar so he's fast but his blows are a little weaker" She said to him remember her own attempt as this journey.

"Oh, is that what this is for? We were just kinda wandering the island, but suddenly felt drawn to this place." Chuck said, turning back to Selina.

@Azure Flame

Selina nodded, "Yep, there are two towers here. The tower of darkness and the tower of water. The tower of Darkness allows Kubfu to evole into Urishifu Single strike while the tower of water on the other side allows Kubfu to evole into Rapid Strike Urishifu. Its up to you to decide which tower you tackle when Kubfu is ready. But, I just had an intresting encounter with my older sister Fuyu and she's directed us to our home Village so I was wondering if you wanted to come along" Serina told him.

Jen lisyrn to hurt ftirnd as the information perk her interest.

"Yeah, I'll come along with you two." Chuck said, nodding.

"Hold it, Sceptile," Shiranui interjected, showing himself, "I think someone would like a word with them. Raijuu, Discharge!" He sent out the very legendary the Rockets sought to capture and with that, the legendary Raikou loosed a flare of electricity right at Atilla and Hun.

Atilla quickly tossed out a Ball and a Steelix emerged, tanking the electrical attack. Hun commented that it looked as though they would have a second chance and sent out her Skarmory, commanding it to use Toxic.

Raijuu jumped out of the way of the Toxic. "Raijuu, give that Steelix an Aura Sphere!" The legendary Raikou nodded at Shiranui and fired an orb of ki energy at Steelix.

Sceptile watched Shinranui battle, its not like the Rocket even care she was there, their eyes later focuses on Shinranui and Raikou. Still, she could not just leave Shinranui, she might need need help freeing all the Pokemon after all.
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Selina nodded and smiled at Chuck "Excellent, we're not too far funnily enough, my village is nestled between the two towers as it'd a great place for farming, fishing and training" She said before leading them to her home Village.