Prologue

On the streets of Petalburg City, a boy with black hair, big square rimmed glasses, khaki shorts, a black t-shirt and a green unbuttoned shirt walked towards the Gym with a sad look on his face. His name was Max Mapel, he was thirteen years old and he has just come home from the Kanto Region where he competed in, and lost, his third league. He's never been able to get past the quarterfinals in a league just like his old friend and big brother figure, Ash Ketchum. He lost in Hoenn, Johto, and now Kanto. Even with Mega Evolution he was unable to get far. His partners Sceptile and Gallade, who were outside their pokéballs and wearing their Mega Stones on their wrists, looked at their trainer with concern.

"Don't worry you too, I'm fine," Max said, he said it the entire trip home and Sceptile wasn't buying it one bit. It knew Max was upset about losing another league and it was eating him up. He needed something to cheer him up.

They reached the door and entered to find his sister, May, a sixteen year old Pokémon Coordinator with blue eyes and dirty blonde hair, a red bandana tied around her head, a red tank top and white bike shorts, talking with an obese man in his thirties with sunglasses and a élight blue Alolan (Hawaiian) shirt that he knew to be Scott, the head of the Battle Frontier. As soon as he was within their eyesight, they turned to him.

"Hey there Max," Scott said. "How are you?"

"Scott, what are you doing here?" Max asked.

"I think you're ready to challenge the Battle Frontier," Scott replied.

"Really!?" Max replied in shock.

"That's right," said May, "he was telling me about a new facility that he thinks you should start with."

"It's called the Battle Theatre," Scott explained. "Unlike the other frontier facilities, this one is open to the public."

"Why is that?" Max asked.

"Well, from what Scott told me, it also hosts these things called Pokémon Showcases," May explained. "Apparently it's an event similar to contests from the Kalos Region."

"What makes them different from Contests?" Max asked.

"From what the Frontier Brain told me, it's a girls only competition and there's no battle round," Scott explained. "I can't really describe any more than that, you're just going to have to see one for yourself."

Max had to think about this, he had scene Ash go through the Battle Frontier himself so he knew what the other Frontier Brains were capable of. But this new one could provide a bit of a challenge.

"I think it would be fun," his sister stated. "We would experiencing something new and we could probably travel with Ash again."

"If he hasn't gone to a new region already," Max joked.

The three of them all laughed, knowing how often Ash would go off and start a new journey after being introduced to a new challenge.

"Alright, I think I will take on the Battle Frontier," Max decided. "And I'll start with the Battle Theatre!"

To be continued…

Authors Note

Well here's the Prologue for the new Battle Theatre. I decided to include the scene where Max is told about the Battle Theatre and put in the Kanto region with the other Frontier Facilities to spread Pokémon Showcases. Even if you haven't read the old version, you know who the Frontier Brain is but I'll keep quiet for now incase you haven't. Now if you've read the first version, then I'm sure you're wondering how I'm having Ash and Serena get together with the Sun and Moon anime going on right now. Well I'll have this happen after the Sun and Moon anime is over and Ash will reunite with Serena sometime before or after that happens then. Readers of the original might also be wondering why I put the Battle Theatre in Kanto instead of Kalos, well the original plot wasn't going to fit in this story and I want to play with the idea of Pokémon Showcases being spread to other regions. More details when the chapter comes out. See you in Chapter One: Meeting the Queen.