The next day.
Ash and the others arrived at school, still excitedly discussing yesterday's fireworks festival.
"The Pikachu fireworks were so pretty!"
"The Togedemaru fireworks were great too!"
Lana sighed.
"Too bad there weren't any Kyogre fireworks."
Mallow couldn't resist pointing out the obvious.
"Wouldn't those be way too hard to make?"
"Oh, right, that Pokémon last night..."
At the end of last night's fireworks festival, Ash and the others thought they had spotted a Pokémon.
It was the kind that could take off its head and kick it around like a ball. They had never seen a Pokémon like that before.
With her hands folded in front of her, Lillie shook her head. "I've never seen it either."
"Do you think it could be an Ultra Beast?"
Just as Mallow suggested this possibility,
Clang, clang, clang-
Komala urgently rang the bell once again.
Li Wei, who had just strolled onto the school grounds with Arcanine, looked toward the sound of the bell.
Judging by how rapidly it was ringing,
"Another Ultra Beast has appeared."
Meanwhile, Professor Kukui had already arrived in the classroom and slid the two halves of the blackboard apart.
After he pressed his palm against the switch, the elevator doors leading to the Ultra Guardians' base quickly opened.
"Everyone, Ultra Guardians, move out!"
"Ultra Guardians, roger!"
When Li Wei subsequently arrived at the Ultra Guardians' base, Lusamine was introducing the newly appeared Ultra Beast over a video call.
Shortly after Li Wei arrived, the circuit breaker in the Ultra Guardians' base tripped.
Li Wei had to count himself lucky. If the power had gone out while he was in the elevator, that would have been quite something.
Hoopa could have taken him out anyway, so it didn't really matter.
"It's so dark!!!" Frightened by the pitch-black