The Altar of the Moone.
Lunala gathered its power, its wings turning the pale yellow-white of moonlight, then tore open a stable passage into Ultra Space.
Li Wei and Ash, who rode Garchomp, along with Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, and Sophocles on their respective mounts,
and Lillie, riding Altaria, followed without hesitation, charging resolutely into the Ultra Wormhole.
After passing through a brilliantly colored Ultra Wormhole,
the view before them suddenly opened up,
though it could hardly be called entirely clear.
It was dim here.
Ultra Space was not completely dark,
but light was extremely scarce, as though twilight were forever on the verge of fading. An unsettling stillness hung in the air.
"Why does it look like this here?"
"Why is it so dark?"
"Is this just what Ultra Space is like?"
Ash and the others had only just steadied themselves
when countless pairs of cyan eyes suddenly lit up in the surrounding darkness, slowly approaching with wariness and hostility.
"They're Poipole! There are so many!"
Ash recognized the Poipole.
There was an enormous number of them,
at least several thousand, by Li Wei's estimate.
Without a word, the Poipole launched an attack on Li Wei, Ash, and the others!
"Light Screen, Reflect!"
At Li Wei's command,
Diancie, Metagross, Latios, and Latias used Light Screen and Reflect at the same time.
Overlapping layers of Light Screen and Reflect protected them on all sides, blocking every attack from the Poipole.
At that critical moment, Ash's Poipole hurriedly flew forward, anxiously explaining to its kin that these people were friends.
"Poipole~"
Ash's Poipole had come from this very group. Just as Molly had said, it had a mission to fulfill.
The unrest gradually subsided,
and the Poipole cleared a path.
Accompanied by heavy footsteps, a much larger Naganadel slowly emerged, exuding a