Shinon the Lucario, Aenir the Froslass, Jill the Skarmory

[Viore International Airport]

@Ophidian
Pent's Pokémon both quietly awaited the Houndoom's arrival. Shinon noted that it appeared that the Houndoom... probably stole a lot to achieve this goal, but he could not complain. Not when his Trainer's life was at stake. Standing over Pent's crumpled form, he was powerless. Lowering his head, the Lucario though to himself, Please, Pent... hold on.

The pair watched as the man went to work, doing absolutely nothing to stop him. Once Pent was completely wrapped up, Shinon looked up to the man with a nod. With a sharp bark, the Lucario replied in Poké-speak, <If you can... yes, please.>

Putting her arms together, the Ghost-type let out a soft sigh, her gaze fixed on her Trainer. <...I can't believe this happened.>

The pain quickly began to subside as the painkiller began to spread across his body. Most importantly his leg. Still, Pent was out cold.

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher
With the confirmation that the Totodile was fine, Olivier closed his eyes, letting out a relieved sigh. Speaking with his typically feminine voice, he addressed the Totodile, "...I'm glad to see you're all right." Looking down at his own hands, he would let out a sad chuckle, giving a response to the black-haired Trainer. "...I'm sure I'll be all right too. I think I just... scuffed my hands. Nothing, major..."

The Metagross' laughter was, while expected, a bit unnerving. Taking a few awkward moments, Olivier attempted to diffuse the situation by initiating small-talk, and hopefully diverting the attention from himself to Wye. "...Sooo... are you from Viore? You have some... well-trained Pokémon with you..."

[Route 701 - Outside the Pokémon Center]

"Hm? Oh... Yes, I was born in Viore, though, my family moved away about a decade ago. I just came back last year, but my parents are still... Ah, I'm rambling," the young trainer said. He paused for a moment, thinking about what they could be up to. Just as his train of thought started to deviate even further, he snapped back to reality. "Ah. My name is Wye, by the way! The little gal down there is Blu," Wye said, gesturing to the Totodile. He held one hand out for a handshake while he pointed at the Frogadier, the Gabite, the Metagross and the Haxorus with the other. "Those are Fray, Walden, Mali and Eddie."

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian @Sketcher
Well, they were on their way. Michael looked to his two Pokemon as he sat out behind the Pokemon Center they were at. Turtwig was calmly munching on Pokemon Food, while Glameow was eating her personal favorite Sitrus Berry. While she was doing that, he was brushing her, something she had come to enjoy. "Well, we're on our way now. According to my Pokegear, the next city up ahead is Vertigo. It has a contest hall there... should we go for it? Or maybe Gym Battles? If that's the case..." He continued looking at the map on his small device. "...Then Riviera Town is where we'd want to go. What should we do?"

Turtwig looked up from his food, cocking his head slightly. <Well... I'm not one for all those fancy performance moves like we saw on TV, I'd stick to Gyms.> Glameow looked over to her Grass Type companion. <Personally the stage looks amazing, being able to show off amazing combinations in front of thousands!> Well, it seemed his Pokemon were as divided as he was. Luckily, a welcome distraction revealed itself as what looked like a teenage girl tripped over another trainer's Totodile. It seemed they were both fine, luckily. Michael chuckled and headed over towards the trainers.

"Couldn't help but notice that accident, at least you both are okay." He looked at the clearly veteran trainer's Pokemon. "You've got some cool Pokemon! My name's Michael, by the way. Michael Stint."

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Sketcher
They had been patrolling the woods for some time now, and there was luckily no sign of trouble. Both he and his Feraligatr were getting a bit hungry, so they headed to the nearby Pokemon Center. "Head on around back, I'll be out there in a bit." He told his trusted partner, who nodded and headed around the back of the building. Brooks headed on inside, up to the front desk of the center. "Could you take a look at these Pokemon, Nurse Joy? I just want to make sure they're all ready to go." The Nurse stood up, setting a Pokeball Tray on the counter. "Of course, just place their Pokeballs on here and I'll do a quick checkup on them."

Brooks nodded, setting five Pokeballs on the tray. With that, he headed out back to meet up with his partner. When he got out there, there was a small group apparently chatting outside. One thing in particular caught his eye: A Metagross, with what looked like a Mega Stone on its leg. "Metagross, eh? We haven't fought one of those before, have we?" He asked Feraligatr. Feraligatr shook his head in reply. "Well, it's been a while since we've had a good challenge, what do you say?" Feraligatr gave a thumbs up to its trainer, indicating he was ready for battle. Brooks nodded his head, and walked over to the group.

"Excuse me for interupting, but I noticed your Metagross has a Mega Stone. I was wondering if you'd like to have a battle against my Feraligatr, one on one." He said, raising up his hand in a fist to show his Mega Ring on his finger.

[Vertigo City - Pokemon Center]

They'd finally made it. It had taken a few days, but they finally arrived in Vertigo City. After such a long journey, the first thing Sierra did was head to the Pokemon Center. Once inside, she got a room and settled in. She held a light green Pokegear in her hand. "Well, according to this, the Vertigo Contest isn't for three more days. So we've got plenty of time to practice our routine!"

Her Pokemon, on the other hand, weren't in the mood to do any practicing. They were tired out from the walk from Riviera Town. <If she's right, we can just relax then today. I'm exhausted...> Said Fennekin, laying down on the bed. <I'm with you, I can't figure out why she's still so full of energy...> Replied Deerling, laying down on the floor next to the bed.

Seeing her Pokemon ready for naptime, Sierra sighed. "Alright, you guys win, we'll start practicing tomorrow. You can stay here, I'm going to go out and explore the city a little. I'll be back soon!" She said, closing the door behind her as she headed out.

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
"Oh... it must be nice to visit your home. I'm Olivier, it's a pleasure Wye." Looking at the Trainer's assortment of Pokémon, he gave a small wave to them. "I only have my Ralts, Libra. He's um... inside at the moment. Hopefully he's all right..."

Two different individuals approached, probably drawn to the commotion of his fall. Face turning a bright red, Olivier averted his gaze, hoping that perhaps he could slip out of the situation.

When the young Trainer approached, the blonde continued to stare at the ground, letting out a nervous chuckle, "Aha... ahaha... yeah, I'm... fine, really. I appreciate the concern. And um, I guess since we're introducing ourselves, again, I'm... Olivier Laine..."

The second individual seemed to be drawn by the Metagross, and not his incident. That was thankful. The man called attention to the Metagross' Mega Stone, and Olivier's eyes were drawn to it. He learned about Mega Evolution in class, and he was actually surprised he didn't notice the stone earlier. Well, it was probably because was attempting to avoid Wye, but you know. "Mega Evolution, that's... quite amazing. I'll just uh, move so you can have your battle then..."

Taking the opportunity, the teen made his way over to the bench he had his sights set on initially...

Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[New Amber Town - Poké Mart]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
While Celes was busy at the counter, Devon was off looking through a rack of lighters. His Pokémon keeping relatively close as they too looked around at the many colorful items. As he held up a lighter with a white Charizard graphic printed on it, the small easily excitable girl wondered aloud about how they would continue. Putting the lighter back, the crimson hooded teen turned to face Celes with eyes on his Pokégear screen. "Hm....The next city beyond here is...Vertigo. Route 701 is just past New Amber and leads right to it. How about we go there? I could give you guys some pointers on how to catch Pokémon on the way there too."

Clasping the flip phone shut, he glanced over at Brent and Lily for a moment before his brown gaze panned upwards to Celes. A taunting smirk on his face. "But, we ain't going unless you start walking. You got two legs that ain't broken, and real Trainer's don't just ride their Pokémon everywhere everywhere for no reason. Nasir, put her down."

Celes' Party - Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini
Zoroark Illusion Status: Human

[New Amber Town - PokéMart]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Devon's words shocked Celes, who turned to look at Devon with sad eyes. "W-What...? I really can't... ride him? B-But..." Hanging her head, Nasir gently hefted her off his shoulders, and she slumped to the ground, for about thirty seconds before she picked herself up and brushed herself off. "F-Fine. Well um, I guess let's go. Where'd Ranulf run off to anyway? Did he never actually come inside."

Wide-eyed, the girl finally realized her guardian was missing. Nasir let out a soft chuckle, pointing out the window, "I do believe he was intrigued by the Trainer's outside."

"Ooooo, okay, I guess that makes sense. I can only imagine he'd want to battle them, too, but I'm not really like... a good Trainer. Or even his Trainer."

Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[New Amber Town - Poké Mart]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
A tinge of guilt struck Devon was Celes seemed utterly depressed that she wasn't able to continue piggy backing the disguised Zoroark, but it soon faded as the girl seemed to recover from it. Her next words about her Dragonite partner however confused him. Brow raising up a bit. "Wait, you never actually caught Ranulf? He's just your buddy? Did you ever ask him if he wanted to be caught or...?" Shaking his head, he continued shrugged. "I guess that doesn't really matter. And don't worry. You're learning to be a good Trainer. You just started man. Don't be hard on yourself."

[New Amber Town - Main Street]

@Ninian @Light Lord
Seeing Devon had the situation with Celes taken care of, Lily and Brent made their way back outside. They waited outside the open door. "Well, Devon's got it right. Vertigo City is the next town ahead, just south of here. But..." He said, looking at his orange colored Pokegear. "...The time it is right now, there's no way we'd make it by sunset. Luckily, there's a Pokemon Center about half way between New Amber and Vertigo, we can stop there for the night."

He stuck his Pokegear back into his back pocket, and looked down the Main Street of town. Everything was proceeding as usual. They noticed the missing Dragonite over towards the Pokemon Center Battlefield still. "Hey Celes, looks like your friend is just across the street! Nothing to worry about." She said, Brent catching a bit of nervousness in her voice. "Nervous?" He asked her, Lily nodding her head slightly. "Just my first time really 'Out' on my own, it's a bit nerve racking." Brent chuckled. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it. I'm used to having to do things myself, ya know. My dad being Professor Maple's assistant, my brother always traveling, and my mother being Chief Foreman at the Viore Power Plant in Stormbutte, I had to take care of a lot of things myself."

Lily breathed a sigh of relief, if you could call it that, and looked back into the store. "You two ready? We better get moving soon according to Brent." She said a bit more confidently.

Celes' Party - Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini
Zoroark Illusion Status: Human

[New Amber Town - PokéMart]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Celes ran for Ranulf once she caught sight of him, gesturing to the rest of the group as she took off.

When she was out of earshot, Nasir let out a soft sigh, "...She's quite excitable." With a brief pause after his commentary, he looked over the rest of the group, "If you believe we are on a time limit, then we should certainly set off. However." A smile crossed his visage, "If we are caught outside after sunset, do not worry. I will protect everyone, all right?"

The small girl ran back towards the group, the lumbering Dragonite in tow. "Oookay, now that I have Ranulf we can go! Oh, yeah! Um, you asked me about Ranulf. Sorry I kinda just... took off. Well um." Looking up at Ranulf she continued, "He's kinda under protection of Blackthorn City, I don't think I'm allowed to catch him."

The Dragonite gave a small nod as Celes explained the situation. <It's a decree that can be overturned, however it is not a simple task. For now, I am merely her guardian.>

Smiling, Celes chirped, "What he said!"

[Route 701 - Outside the Pokémon Center]

Wye turned to the new voice coming from behind and smiled. "Oh, thanks," he said, rubbing the back of his head. "I'm Wye. Nice to meet you, Michael."

Half way through seeing that, his eyes went to the Mega Stone that turned up in his sights, on a Feraligatr. As the young man challenged him, something lit in his eyes. "I've never seen a Mega Feraligatr before," he mumbled to himself, beeming. He shared a look with Mali and the two nodded to each other.

"Alright!"

He walked over to Mali on one side of the battling field of the Pokemon Center, pulling out a small device that looked similar to a pokedex but wasn't. There seemed to be a camera on one end, and a holo-caster on the other. His thumb was pressed on a bump on the side. "We're ready when you are."

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian @Sketcher
Micheal watched the whole ordeal go down. It seemed a clash of Mega's was upon them, and when Olivier mentioned moving out of the way, Michael had no objections. "I'm with you, this is going to be epic!" He said, sitting on the same bench which happened to be the bench he had been sitting on moments before. His Pokemon finally noticed what was happening, and sat up, patiently waiting for this battle to begin.

Brooks smiled. He knew a trainer like that couldn't resist a challenge, he's faced many of them over the years he'd been on his journey. He also noticed him pull out a camera like device, probably to record the battle or something. It didn't faze him in the least. He moved to the opposite side of the courtyard, his Feraligatr stepping in front of him. "Remember, this is a one on one battle, It's over if either Feraligatr or... Mali, didn't you call your Metagross? Well, it's over if either of them are unable to battle. And... I'll let you have the first move." The smile on his face grew larger, this was going to be fun.

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
Taking a seat, Olivier's emerald gaze fell upon the two combatants. It was a rare opportunity to watch a battle between Mega Evolution Pokémon—especially live.

Pulling out a thin laptop from his backpack, the blonde turned it on and began furiously typing away. Pausing, he began recording on his webcam, and returned to typing. Looking over at Michael, Olivier furrowed his brows, "...Epic? Hmm... hopefully you're right. Well, either way I've never seen a live Mega Evolution, so... it's certainly something."

Glancing over at the Turtwig and Glameow, a small smile crossed the teen's lips, "You have some very cute Pokémon. Turtwig's from the... Sinnoh region, correct? Are you from there?"

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

"Alright, then, let's dive into it," Wye said excitedly as he pushed his finger up to flick off the bump, revealing the keystone underneath. His thumb struck the keystone and Mali's Mega Stone started to react as well. The Iron Leg pokemon transformed into a slightly larger core bodied form with eight arms.

Brooks was partially surprised by the promptness of the Metagross' Mega Evolution. "Not wasting any time, are we? Well, let's see what you've got, let's rock Feraligatr." He said, but did not trigger his Mega Evolution yet.

Wye bit his lower lips. He let the device he was holding dangle around his neck. "Let's get a one up! Meteor Mash!" Wye said excitedly as Mali locked its front claws together and launched itself forward with speed to charge the Feraligatr with its signature move.

Strangely, both Brooks and Feraligatr remained completely calm as the attack rushed forward. "That basic? Feraligatr, block it." He said, Feraligatr obliging by raising his two arms into a blocking x.

Mali slammed into the Feraligatr's guard and its claws slid downwards. "Push up and again!" The claws hit the ground before the incredible strenght of the pokemon launched it upwards, taking the same pose again before diving back down, with good balance.

"Not bad." Brooks mumbled under his breath. Feraligatr instantly put his arms up again, preparing to block the next attack as it came diving downward. As it made contact, the impact caused a small dust cloud to kick up around the two Pokemon.

After a moment, Mali emerged from Wye's side of the dust cloud, facing his opponent with anticipation. Wye gave a look that showed he was half worried, half hyped up.

As the dust cleared, Feraligatr was not only still standing, but didn't seem to have a scratch on him. "That's what I like to see, Feraligatr. Alright, Fire Fang let's go!" He said, Feraligatr's mouth lighting up with flames as he rushed forward towards the Mega Evolved Metagross.

"Zen Headbutt!" Mali nodded before zooming forward with the psychic battering ram formed in front of its head as it charged the Feraligatr. As the two attacks clashed, the Zen Headbutt's aura disappeared in face of the raw power of the Fire Fang, sending a hurt Mali down on the groundbefore it glided back.

Feraligatr quickly recovered from the clash, the flames extinguishing from his maw. He'd done some damage, but there was still a ways to go. "Alright, follow it up with Aqua Tail!" He said, Feraligatr letting a swell of water surround his tail as he swung it towards the Mega Metagross.

"Ice Punch! Stop the water in its tracks!" The riled up Metagross cried out before it zoomed forward again to attack the tail with the ice attack.

The Aqua Tail froze from the Ice Punch thrown at it, but Feraligatr slightly used this to his advantage, slamming down the frozen attack right into his target.

While having taken quite a few strong hits, Mali showed its endurance as a Mega Metagross. As it skidded back, it spun to use the momentum to keep moving. "Nice! Bullet Punch to follow up quickly!" The pokemon shot forward again with much greater speed than before.

As the Metagross shot forward like, well, a bullet, Brooks didn't even have to say anything. Feraligatr suddenly jumped up into the air. He looked down at his Steel Type opponent as he started coming downward again. "Perfect shot, use Earthquake!" Said Brooks, Feraligatr ready to impact with the ground. However, that didn't seem to stop the charging Metagross. The Earthquake landed, but the Mega Metagross continued right on ahead, with its Bullet Punch eventually colliding with Feraligatr, sending him skidding back a few feet.

"Good! Zen Headbutt once more!" Mali went ahead once more with the Psychic attack, charging at the Feraligatr.

Brooks smiled as he came in for his attack. Time to finish this. He held up his Mega Ring, touching it with his other hand. "Time to end this! Feraligatr, Mega Evolve!" He said, as his Keystone resonated with Feraligatr's Mega Stone. Two streams of light connected in midair, and Feraligatr was suddenly enveloped in light. Then it dissipated, and what stood before them was Mega Feraligatr. Metagross' Attack scored a direct hit, but it was like hitting a reinforced brick wall.

"Woah!" Wye glanced at the screen of the device with his keystone on it before turning back to the battle. "Alright, Mali! Meteor Mash, full force!"

The Metagross was coming in for another attack, but Brooks was ready to finish this. "End it right here, Feraligatr, use Crunch!" He said. Feraligatr obliged, and all that could be said was Feraligatr charged forward, and massive shadowy jaws enveloped the Mega Metagross target. It was over.

As the dust cleared, a white flash of light came from Mali, who had reverted back to its original form, knocked out. Wye looked on dumbfounded, before giving a weak grin. "Ah... Good job. Take a rest," he said, holding the pokemon's pokeball out and calling it back. "You're pretty strong," he called out to Brooks, rubbing the back of his head. "That's some insane power..."

Feraligatr reverted back in a flash of light to its normal form, with Brooks walking up next to it on the battlefield. "Good work, partner." He said, patting him on the back. He looked back to the trainer ahead of him. "Thanks, it comes in my line of work, so to speak." He walked across the coutyard towards the main building. "Your Metagross was well trained, I was just on another level. It was a good battle, though. The name's Brooks. You'll see me around." With that he headed back inside the Pokemon Center, his Feraligatr following right behind.

"Brooks, huh?" Wye said to himself quietly. "My name is Wye, by the way!" He yelled after the trainer but he'd already disappeared from sight.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian @Sketcher
It appeared Olivier was going to record the battle with the laptop he pulled out of his backpack. "I've never seen them live either, I've only ever seen them on TV. This is gonna be great!" He said. The contestants were beginning to move to their sides of the field now, their Pokemon squaring off for battle.

Then Olivier mentioned something about his Turtwig. "Huh? Oh, yeah, I grew up in Solaceon Town in Sinnoh, it's a pretty relaxing place." Then the battle began, and boy did it start off quick. Wye was quick to Mega Evolve his Metagross Mali, but the new guy didn't seem to share his thoughts. He kept his cool and combated the Mega Metagross with his Feraligatr surprisingly quite easily.

They kept throwing attacks back and forth at each other, it was an epic clash alright! Then finally it seemed the new guy had decided the battle had gone on long enough, and right in the middle of one of Mali's attacks, he Mega Evolved his Feraligatr! "So Feraligatr can Mega Evolve! I never knew that!" Said Michael, who watched as the Mega Feraligatr proceeded to decimate the Mega Metagross of Wye's, winning the battle in one shot.

Afterwards he named himself as Brooks, and headed back inside the Pokemon Center. "Wow... that power... that was an amazing battle, I don't think I've ever seen a battle that intense! And... I don't think that Brooks guy was even half trying! He's amazing! I've seen Pokemon League Battles on TV at the Lily of the Valley Islands Tournament that weren't even half as amazing!" Simply put, Michael was impressed.

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
It took a few moments, but Olivier set up recording the fight in high resolution, using a high FPS count so that he could scrub through the video later to see exactly how the fight went down.

Eyes focused on the computer, double checking that everything was in place, Olivier glanced over at Michael to reply, "...Solaceon? I've never been there, but I've read it's quaint. I'm from Anistar City, but... I've pretty much lived in Lumiose my entire life. It's a far cry from relaxing, though."

As the battle commenced, the blonde pulled his gaze from the computer to watch the battle with wide eyes, only going back to his computer occasionally to change the camera's focus. Wye was certainly strong, but Brooks was something entirely different. I... wonder...

After the fight ended, Olivier's eyes were pulled back to his work. Opening video editing software, he dropped the raw file into it, and began tweaking the lighting, making cuts, and overall preparing the video. "....Amazing indeed. I only wish I had proper filming equipment. Ah well. This will do..." Making a few more tweaks, he paused before looking back up at Michael, "I've watched League Battles as well. Mega Evolution is quite rare, and I do believe only a few Champions, and Elites even have the stones and partners required. In fact, I'm impressed Wye has one, but..." Frowning at the screen he continued, "Still though, I would not be surprised if Brooks is on the same level as say, Diantha..."

Glancing up from his screen his eyes trailed to Wye for a few moments. "...That was quite the battle. You should be proud of your Metagross for being able to stand up to that Feraligatr for so long." With those words said, his nose was back to his editing. Color correction, and lighting were all finished.

Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[New Amber Town - Main Street]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
Devon and the rest of his party soon joined the others as they stepped out the sliding glass doors of the Mart. Looking to everyone, Devon gave a thumbs up and a nod. "Well, I'm all ready. Let's go guys!" With that said, the teen and his mon began making their way down the street.

[New Amber Town - Main Street]

@Ninian @Light Lord
With everyone ready to go, it seemed, Brent waved them onwards down Main Street. "All we have to do to get to Route 701 is follow Main Street all the way South." He said, the others trailing behind him, Lily was taking in all the sights she hadn't seen yet of New Amber Town along the way, as were their Pokemon. "I said this to my Dad on the plane, this doesn't seem like a town, I could actually compare this to the scale of Goldenrod." She mentioned as they walked. "Yeah, it's pretty big, not sure why they kept the 'Town' part of it, guess it just has a nice ring to it." Brent replied.

After a few minutes of walking they finally arrived at the footpath out of New Amber Town that was known as Route 701. "Route 701 here is a nice traveling path, especially for new trainers and such. Rolling hills with some woods on either side of the path. Pokemon are usually pretty docile, they say. And, as I said before, we should make it to the Pokemon Center by sunset if nothing happens." Lily nodded, looking out over the path ahead. "So this is where it begins... I'm ready." She thought to herself. "Well, the sun isn't going to wait for us, guys, let's go!" She said, taking off down the path at a semi-brisk pace. Brent followed right behind her.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian @Sketcher
Olivier mentioned that usually only the Elite Four and Champions of the regions had access to the things required for Mega Evolution, leaving him scratching at his head. "Are you kidding? Mega Evolution is THE thing right now, I've heard that so many people can do it, and even more Mega Evolutions have been discovered, and continue to be discovered today! In fact..." He looked back towards the Pokemon Center. "That Feraligatr... that might be a new Mega, I haven't seen or heard of one before..."

Then Olivier mentioned the name Diantha. "Diantha... I've heard that name somewhere..." Said Michael, digging through a backpack and pulling out a magazine. "Right, she's a big movie star in Kalos... and she's the Kalos League Champion. And you think he's on the same level as her? I'm not sure about that..."

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

"Thank you for your patience, I took a look at your Pokemon and they're all fighting fit!" Said Nurse Joy, handing the tray back to Brooks as he attatched the five Pokeballs back to his belt. "Thank you, I'll be back later, so save a room for me here." Nurse Joy nodded, and returned to her work. Brooks headed out the front door with his Feraligatr, heading back North along Route 701. The sun would be setting in a few hours, that would be the time that 'They' would finally start working.

[New Amber Town - Maple Pokemon Lab]

It seemed the crowds had finally diminished for the day, and most of the lab aides had gone home. She was just putting a few things away when her Pokegear went off. "Ma'am. Yes, I've got the latest data, I'll transmit it to headquarters now... You need my help on an assignment? Acknowledged, I'll put in my leave of absence and join you soon. Bishop out." She quickly hung up, and inserted the Flash Drive she used earlier into a special port on her Pokegear, transferring all information on it to an undisclosed location.

Then she left an email to all the aides under her management. "I'm sorry to leave on such short notice, but something has come up that I cannot ignore. I'm not sure how long I will be gone, so keep the lab in one piece while I'm away. Bishop." With that, she hung up her lab coat, grabbed a hooded sweatshirt, locked up the Lab, and headed out to destinations unknown.

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
Tilting his head, Olivier shot the young Trainer a confused expression. "...Maybe I've been in school for too long, but as I recall there are only 15 registered users of Mega Evolution in Kalos, and I do believe those numbers are similar throughout all regions." Waving a dismissive hand he'd continued, "...Well, regardless, even if many are capable, there is still the issue of discovering a Key Stone, finding the required Mega Stone, and of course having a Pokémon who can even use the stone."

On the point of Feraligatr, he continued, looking at his computer and checking the school's databases. "...Hmm. Definitely not listed here. I guess I should probably send this video in so it can be updated..." In the meantime, he began to export the video in a lower quality. "Right, Diantha's the Champion. Well... I cannot say for certain whether Brooks could go toe to toe with her, but I would say he's definitely a Master's rank Trainer. The way he commands his Feraligatr, oh! Also..."

Sorting through the windows upon his computer, he pulled up the database once more, this time looking up Feraligatr; specifically its known moves. "...Do you see something odd?" With those words said, he turned the laptop to face Michael.

Celes' Party - Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini
Zoroark Illusion Status: Human

[New Amber Town - Main Street]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Nasir smiled at Brent's explanation. "...That seems easy enough. Well, if the surrounding Pokémon are docile, perhaps you three should get in some training before we reach our destination."

With wide eyes, Celes replied, "Oh no, you mean I have to... fight with Mist?"

The large Dragonite taking up the rear of the group let out a sigh. <Is that not why we took this journey? So that Mist could grow, and eventually evolve into a Dragonite?>

"Urgh, you're right, but like... just... I just... don't want her to get hurt."

The guised Zoroark flashed the small girl a reassuring smile, "I'm sure everything will be fine."

With those words said, Nasir made his way over towards Devon and began to walk beside him, with Celes ahead with Brent and Lily, and Ranulf slowly trailing behind.

Looking around as they continued, Nasir spoke, "Lily's correct... this does seem to be about as large as Goldenrod. Especially given it has its own airport..."

[Route 701 - Outside the Pokémon Center]

Wye looked over to the two who had been watching, listening to them. They didn't know who this Brooks was. He was quite curious. This man was stronger than anyone he'd faced before, so perhaps he had some time in the spotlight before...

"Let's visit the Nurse," Wye spoke to the pokeball, as he walked towards the building. He recalled the other pokemon as well, except Blu, who followed him closely and climbed up his shoulder.

He walked up to the counter and presented Mali's pokeball. "Could you heal Mali, please?"