Two-Sided Die

"Two-Sided Die" is the 34th episode of Tears of the Fallen.

Synopsis
It's still Tuesday, August 28th in Paniola Town, Alola. The episode starts right as the fight begins for possession of the Fire Plate, Hi no Tama, between the Mokusetsu and Tekiyoku. Kiawe immediately charges towards Tupp with much anger. Tupp reiterates that it wasn't him nor any of his friends in attendance who killed Harry. Kiawe shouts that Tupp must die anyway in his honor. Meanwhile, Ash and Zipp face off, with Zipp being skeptical on if Ash is really a full-time Dark Manipulator. He wants Ash to use some Manipulation moves, but Ash refuses, saying he doesn't want to awaken the demon. Alain also faces off against Rapp. Dawn, Lillie, Mallow, Lana, and Ash's Pikachu hide nearby, watching the action.

Zipp uses Howl in the Night to gain the advantage against Ash, but affects his allies in the process. He then begins Blood is Scrumptious, saying that if he regains energy with that move, it'll prove that Ash is a Dark Manipulator. Ash avoids the move, however. Kiawe ends up getting enough of an advantage to drive Tupp further away from the others as their bout continues.

Rapp signals something that leads to Tupp using his 60% boost to knock Kiawe down suddenly. Zipp then uses Howl in the Night again to disorient everyone, but his allies covered their ears in anticipation this time. As Ash regains composure, he notices Tupp choking Kiawe in the distance, as Kiawe struggles violently. Zipp reveals that this was the plan of the former Team Skull enemies here; Lysandre told them that one of Dark Manipulation's moves was teleportation. Zipp wants Ash to use that move to save Kiawe, since it's a bit of a distance to reach them. Ash grows frustration, but ends up using the move and strikes Tupp, saving Kiawe.

Ash then glows black and is full of anger. Kiawe worries that this is the demon, but Alain assures it's just Ash's Wicked Spirit ability. Ash then violently pummels Zipp, knocking him down. Rapp uses Underworld Haze, while later, Kiawe's anger rises to new heights, as his intents to kill Tupp are made more definite. Rapp decisively knocks Alain down and then goes to help her teammates. However, Alain has gotten up and used You're My Best Friend on her twice to take her out of the fight. He then uses the same move on Zipp. Before he uses it on Tupp, he declares defeat for the Tekiyoku here.

Before they retreat, though, Kiawe is again infuriated and tries to kill the former Team Skull people, but Ash restrains him. Mallow, Lillie, and Lana manage to calm him down. The enemy retreats.

The search continues for Hi no Tama as everyone splits up and has different conversations. Much time goes by with no luck, as the temperature is very high, due to the ongoing drought in Paniola Town. Lana mentions to Dawn that Lillie has changed a lot due to Ash and seems to feel closer to him, which worries Dawn. Ash asks Kiawe what the odds are of them finding the Fire Plate soon. Alain approaches and pulls out a die; two sides of it are purple and three are orange. He says this is called a two-sided die and is meant to be similar to flipping a coin for decisions or problem-solving, just with a die instead. Upon rolling it, it lands on purple, indicating they'll find the Plate soon, which excites Ash, although Alain reminds him the die is just an impractical tool.

Almost 2 hours pass with no luck still, while the others are fatigued, except Ash. Ash goes into a nearby silo and looks up, then asks Alain's Charizard to take him to the top. Upon getting there and returning back down, he's in possession of the Fire Plate. It was in a very high and tough-to-see layer of the silo. Everyone is pleased at this as clouds form and rain begins to fall. This marks the end of the drought, as this occurrence confuses Alain, although it's similar to other strange events that happen when finding certain Plates.

When discussing plans for the Alolan people to return to Kukui's academy, Lillie shouts that she doesn't wanna leave until the Mokusetsu brings Gladion back to her. Ash says they'll surely do this and invites Lillie to keep traveling. Kiawe, Mallow, and Lana agree to stay with her as well. Later, Alain goes to the side and rolls the two-sided die to see if they'll bring Gladion back to Lillie and her mom. After looking at the result, he picks up the die and puts it back in his pocket.

Debuts
(Not necessarily in order)
 * None

Trivia

 * To Nocturnal Jay's knowledge, an official die with two sides doesn't exist. The episode wasn't going to have anything to do with such a die at first; this concept was created when he was writing the script for the episode.
 * When Jay got to the part where Alain first rolled the die to see if the Plate would be found soon, he actually rolled a die in real life and made odd numbers equal purple, and even numbers equal orange. This would determine what would happen next in the story. It landed on one, which is purple, so that's why it's in the episode.

Music

 * Tears of the Fallen Theme Song -- composed by Nocturnal Jay

Other Music By:

 * Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)
 * Bensound
 * Purple Planet