During the opening speech Acerola is once again with the traitors but this time she wears a dark violet bracelet on the arm with her nanodex.

"Acerola, what's with the bracelet and I've been meaning to ask about that watch of yours? It doesn't look like a poketch or C gear." Iris says. "The bracelet is to notify the guards that I'm supposed to be monitored for the time being. Call it a temporary sign of my recently concluded probation. As for the watch it's another standard issue item for elites in Alola. It works like the C gear in addition to have the capabilities of a pokedex. It's like a way to differentiate an Alolan taking the trial and frontier from those assigned to elite positions here." Acerola explains.

"Does it do anything else?" Khourey asks. "No. It doesn't." Acerola rudely says. "Hey! What's with the attitude?" Khourey asks just as rudely getting those around the traitors to glare at him. "I have an attitude because if it hadn't been for you, I never would've been on probation to begin with." Acerola snaps.

"She's got a point." Barry says. "Oh, shut up, Barry. We all know out of all of us you are the dumbest." Khourey says. "Actually, that title goes to you since you never know when to shut up. Sure. Barry makes a lot of mistakes but at least when he gets mad, he just tries to fine someone. You on the other hand share top secret information and have no regard for women. So, if you would be so kind shut the hell up." Misty says causing Barry to look smug. Khourey glares at Acerola then Barry but says nothing to either one.

As the matchups are shown the first match hosts Tierno against Marcus with May having to go up against Lyra later.

"This day couldn't get any worse. I have to go up against a frontier brain with little to no planning whatsoever." Tierno complains before the participants are given half an hour to prep for their matches.

The traitors use that time to prep for their upcoming matches each choosing to consult Clemont where needed.

"For today's first match we have Tierno of Vaniville town in Kalos and the Battle Plant lord Marcus of Melemele island. The rules are the same as before. Trainers, send out your Pokémon." The ref says. "Shedinja, battle time." Marcus says. "Hitmontop, let's move and groove." Tierno says. "Battle begin. Frontier brain Marcus has the first move." The ref says.

"Shedinja, use sand attack then shadow sneak and phantom force." Marcus says. "Hitmontop, counter with rapid spin then use pursuit." Tierno says. Shedinja moves fast and creates a thick cloud of dust to hide itself. Hitmontop tries to disperse it, but its opponent moves blindingly fast and strikes from behind with a shadow sneak. Hitmontop tries to strike with pursuit, but Shedinja is too quick to catch. Just as the fighting type catches up its opponent uses phantom force to escape damage. With unparalleled speed  Shedinja lands its attack and gets out of range of a counterattack. "Shedinja, use aerial ace then will-o-wisp and sand attack." Marcus says as Hitmontop gets up and tries a triple kick. Shedinja holds still to take the attack which deals no damage before striking with aerial ace then will-o-wisp and sand attack. With no sight available Hitmontop swings wildly hoping to land some sort of hit. Shedinja stays out of range and waits patiently for its opponent to stop flailing around. "Hitmontop, stop and listen. We can't fight if you're freaking out." Tierno calls out. Hitmontop doesn't seem to hear its trainer at first but upon the sentence being said louder the fighting type stops moving but that's just what Marcus was waiting for as he says, "Shedinja, now's our chance. Use mind reader then aerial ace then leech life and finish up with giga drain." Like a strike of lightning Shedinja is on the attack. "Hitmontop, use focus energy followed by pursuit and rock slide." Tierno says. Shedinja proves to be too fast leaving its opponent woefully unprepared for the onslaught of attacks being left unable to effectively counter.

"Hitmontop is unable to battle. Will Tierno please send out his next Pokémon?" The ref says. "Politoed, let's move and groove." Tierno says. "Return, Shedinja. Kommo-o, battle time." Marcus says. "Battle resume." The ref says.

"Politoed, use mist followed by water pulse then ice beam." Tierno says. "Kommo-o, use automize then iron defense followed by work up and scary face." Marcus says surprising his opponent. As the mist shrouds the battlefield from the crowd's sight  Kommo-o uses its first two status moves increasing both its speed and defense. As it raises its attack and special attack Kommo-o dodges a water pulse despite not seeing it. As the ice beam comes Kommo-o ducks low to avoid it. With a quick scary face that pierces the mist Kommo-o is ready. "Kommo-o, use dragon claw then close combat and flash cannon." Marcus says. "Politoed, use protect." Tierno calls out. The command proves to be in vain as the dragon/fighting type gets within her guard. With the protect surrounding both of them the incursion proves to be vicious and leaves Politoed weak. As the barrier drops the flash cannon sends the frog flying.

"Politoed is unable to battle. Will Tierno please send out his final Pokémon." The ref says. Tierno looks angry at the way the battle is going. "Blastoise, let's move and groove." He says with rage in his voice. "Battle resume." The ref says when Marcus doesn't switch. Without warning Tierno mega evolves his starter.

"Blastoise, use rapid spin then water pulse and dragon pulse." Tierno says. "Kommo-o, use clanging scales followed by bide." Marcus says. With a loud clanging the mist recedes allowing everyone a clear view of the events as Blastoise takes damage. Kommo-o takes each attack stoically and weathers the storm of attacks before releasing the energy at double the power. Blastoise takes it well but looks like it can't take much more. "Kommo-o, use sky uppercut followed by dragon dance and finish with outrage." Marcus says. "Blastoise, use iron tail followed by ice punch then ice beam and dragon pulse." Tierno says. Kommo-o's speed proves almost too quick but Blastoise follows and lands an ice punch. Kommo-o takes it in strides and counters with sky uppercut which flips the mega tortoise onto its back stranding it long enough to use dragon dance and outrage.

"Blastoise is unable to battle. The winner is Battle plant lord Marcus." The ref says to Tierno's dismay.

"This is all Khourey's fault. If he had just kept his mouth shut, I would've won." Tierno mumbles to himself as he leaves the battlefield so the next match can start.

"All is going according to plan. Soon the traitors will know and understand that betraying my sweet Kazuki was the biggest mistake of their lives." Lily quietly says to herself.

"Is there something wrong, Lillie?" Ash asks as the blonde begins to get an evil look on her face. "What? No. I was just thinking about operation NIGHTFALL." Lillie says. "Which part?" Cilan asks. "How are we going to get Tierno to Po town?" Lillie answers. "Already taken care of. We'll use my car to transport him and May." Ash says. "Good. Then we have nothing left to chance." Lillie says.

The matches prove to be fast paced as they go back and forth with both sides vying for a place in the next round. Before long May and Lyra's match comes up.

"Wish me luck." Lyra says standing. "You won't need it. You can do this. Defeat her and come back to celebrate with us." Marcus says kissing her. Lyra kisses back before heading down to the battlefield.

"This battle is between Top coordinator May and Lyra. The rules are the same. Trainers, send out your Pokémon." The ref says. "Beautifly, take the stage." May says. "Azumarill, let's go." Lyra says. "Battle begin. May has the first move." The ref says.

"Beautifly, use stun spore followed by quiver dance then giga drain." May says. "Azumarill, use tail whip followed by defense curl and roll out." Lyra says. Despite Beautifly having the ariel advantage Azumarill easily lowers its defenses with tail whip while also raising its own with defense curl. Trying to catch up the butterfly Pokémon tries to use quiver dance but takes three quick roll outs back to back. Just from those three hits Beautifly is already showing signs of exhaustion. Azumarill comes in for another one but takes a silver wind. Even with the setback Beautifly still seems to be going strong which gets May to smirk. To her dismay however Azumarill comes in rolling at a high speed and slams into its opponent hard sending it tumbling to the ground.

"Beautifly is unable to battle. Will May please send out her next Pokémon?" The ref says. Gritting her teeth May says, "Glaceon, take the stage." "Return, Azumarill. Heracross, let's play." Lyra says with a smile. "Battle resume." The ref says.

"Glaceon, use ice shard followed by iron tail." May says gritting her teeth. "Heracross, use counter then brick break and close combat." Lyra says smiling. Drawing on its trainer's enthusiasm Heracross flings the ice shard fired by the angry Glaceon back at it with counter at double the power sending the ice fox flying. Without a hint of hesitation, the bug/fighting type races in and strikes with brick break and close combat. The onslaught proves to be relentless as Glaceon is given no breathing room to formulate a counteroffensive. Before long Heracross lands back on its side of the battlefield with Glaceon lying on its side struggling to rise. 

Just as the ref is ready to call the ice type out Glaceon stands up ready to continue. "Heracross, wait for it to get close." Lyra says as Glaceon sluggishly races forward. Heracross gets ready and just as the ice type gets within range She says, "Now. Focus punch." Although Glaceon's charge is slow due to the damage it has racked up so far it becomes unable to pull out of the collision course and runs smack dab into the focus punch felling it.

"Glaceon is unable to battle. Will May please send out her final Pokémon?" The ref says absolutely sure that the ice type is down for the count this time. May thinks for a moment trying to figure out what Pokémon she should use next to try and make a comeback. After nearly five minutes she says, "Snorlax, Take the stage." "Battle resume." The ref says when Lyra says that she'll stick with her Heracross.

"Snorlax, use defense curl followed by roll out." May confidently says with a smirk. "Heracross, let it hit you." Lyra says returning the look. Heracross stands stock still and lets the roll out hit it dealing more and more damage with each pass. Despite all that the rhinoceros beetle Pokémon hangs tough. Just when May wonders why her opponent had her Heracross take so much damage the answer dawns on her and robs her of her confidence. Before she can call for the retreat Lyra says, "Now, Heracross. Use reversal." A massive wave of power radiates off of the bug/fighting type before it lets fly a fist straight into Snorlax's exposed belly. The force of the strike is so powerful that it sends the 1014-pound Pokémon flying across the battlefield and into a wall so hard that a dent is left by the impact.

"Snorlax is unable to battle. Lyra is declared the winner and moves on to the next round." The ref says after ensuring that the call is correct. May is left speechless by the complete rout. She wasn't able to defeat a single one of Lyra's Pokémon. Lyra just smirks at her as she returns her Pokémon and heads back to her seat.

"How could May lose to a weakling like Lyra?" Misty asks scornfully. "It doesn't seem remotely possible even with her new boy toy training her. May has always been stronger." Delia says. "The alolan elites must be cheating somehow." Clemont says. Acerola keeps her comment to herself before she can blurt out the truth. Sawyer sees this and gently squeezes her hand to calm her as he sees the anger in her otherwise calm demeanor. She just looks at him and smiles causing Khoury to make a dry heaving noise getting everyone to glare at him.

"What?" He asks obliviously. "Either quiet down or go sit somewhere else. You're already on thin ice, you idiot." Misty says. Khoury just rolls his eyes but says nothing. The rest of the traitors go back to watching the battles and study the competition.

That's all folks. Stay classy, Nightfuries