"Can you believe it?" exclaimed Alexa. "A Moltres was spotted right here in Kalos! It's unbelievable." Alexa sat in the Shutterbug Café on the South Boulevard with her younger sister Viola. Viola was a gym leader that specializes in bug-type Pokémon and a professional photographer in Santalune City. She came to Lumiose City, the largest one in the Kalos region, to have lunch with her sister at least once a week. Whenever Viola got her way, they ate at the Shutterbug. Viola felt at home there with all of the other photographers, however, the two of them were the only people there that day.

"Did anyone get a picture of it?" asked the bug expert. She took a sip from her cup of coffee and imagined capturing a photograph of the foreign legendary bird. It would look great in her photo gallery back at the Santalune gym. Why did it even come to Kalos? Viola thought to herself. Moltres was from the region Kanto, and that region was basically on the other side of the world.

"No," answered Alexa. "That's why I'm telling you. I'm going to need your help to snap a photo of Moltres so I can write a hard-hitting story on it." Alexa was a journalist for the Lumiose Press. She usually asked for Viola's help to get pictures to publish with her articles. The younger sister even took her camera with her everywhere she went for that reason. Viola sighed. She loved helping her sister, but the duties of being a gym leader and professional photographer kept her extremely busy. She did not have the time for hunt for a legendary fire bird. The idea of it was great but unrealistic. The sandy-haired girl needed a definite location to find it, however no one knew exactly where it was.

"I would love to, Alexa," said Viola, "but I just don't know if I can right now." Alexa reached out and placed her hand on Viola's.

"It's okay. I understand. I promise that I will find Moltres, then call you."

"Thank you." A bell rang in the café as the door opened. A young blonde girl walked in and straight to the sisters' table. It was Bonnie, the sister of the Lumiose gym leader Clemont. Bonnie was very joyful most days, but she seemed nervous. She kept her lips tight together and looked at the floor as she walked. Something bothered the young girl.

"Viola, I need to talk to you," Bonnie said quietly. Her blue eyes glanced across the table at Alexa. "Alone, if you don't mind."

Viola and Alexa looked at each other. Alexa raised her eyebrows, then turned to Bonnie. "It's okay," she said. "I have to get back to work anyways. See ya next time, sis." Alexa got up and exited the café. Bonnie sat down in her seat.

"Is something wrong?" Viola asked. She was sincerely concerned for her.

Bonnie raised her head and stared straight into Viola's green eyes. "Something is very wrong," she whispered. "Clemont sent me down here to get you. There is an emergency gym leader meeting, but it's at Siebold's restaurant this time. My brother looked very worried. He won't tell me what is going on, but it's very important that you get there as fast as possible."

"Siebold's restaurant? What's wrong with the usual conference room in the office building on North Boulevard? It's not because of the ghost is it?"

"No," answered Bonnie. "All Clemont told me is that I have to stay at Professor Sycamore's lab, because we might be in danger again." Viola knew exactly what Bonnie was referring to. Team Flare attempted to end the world using the Ultimate Weapon two years prior. The region's new champion was able to contain the weapon's blast, but it destroyed Geosenge Town and buried the team's leader Lysandre. "This meeting has to be a secret. That's why you have to go the restaurant. Walk straight through the dining room toward the kitchen. There is a roped off staircase. Go down the stairs, and you will find everyone."

"I'm going right away," said Viola standing up and grabbing her camera. "Thank you, Bonnie, and don't worry. Everything is going to be okay." Viola walked out of the café and searched for a taxi. Lumiose is a giant city compared to Santalune. She could walk to her destination, but it would take too long. Running would just draw attention to her. Of course, that was the last thing she needed. She found one parked next to a sleeping Skiddo. The little grass Pokémon did not even notice the hustle and bustle around it. Viola got in the cab and told the driver where to take her.

Viola arrived at the restaurant the same time as Grant did. Grant was the rock-type leader at the Cyllage City gym. His dark eyes sparkled just like the gems in his matching black hair when he saw Viola. "Hey, Viola," he said.

"Bonjour, Grant. Do you have any idea what is happening?"

Grant rubbed the back of his neck. "No, I don't. Korrina skated by my gym earlier and said that she received a letter from Olympia's Sigilyph. It instructed her to find Ramos and me and tell us to come here."

"Bonnie just told me when I was having coffee with Alexa. I wonder what is going on."

"I guess we will just have to find out for ourselves." Grant opened the door for Viola and gestured for her to go inside. "After you." Grant and Viola found the meeting room downstairs easily. As soon as they arrived, both gym leaders could feel the distress in the atmosphere. The other six gym leaders were seated at a table with three members of the Elite Four standing next to it. Drasna rested her hands on the back of Valerie's chair, while Siebold and Wikstrom both stood tall with crossed arms. They appeared more serious than usual. Viola sat next to Valerie, and Grant next to her.

"Now that everyone's here," said Wikstrom with a stern voice, "we may begin." Grant looked around the room furrowing his eyebrows.

"But everyone's not here," said Grant. "Where's Malva?"

Siebold stepped forward looking at each person in the room. He still wore his chef uniform and dirty apron. He was also caught off guard by this secret meeting. "Yes, everyone that matters is. We are having this meeting here so no one will find us, not even Malva. Everything discussed today will not be mentioned to anyone outside of this room."

"Why?" asked Wulfric, the ice-type master. "What is happening?" His husky booming voice was enough to frighten anyone, including the toughest of the Elite Four. It amazed Viola that Siebold did not even blink an eye.

Drasna spoke up before anyone else could answer. "I'm afraid that Malva cannot be trusted. We have reason to believe that Team Flare is reestablishing its operations." She took a deep breath before telling the group the next piece of information. "Lysandre is alive."

Author's Notes: This story is based off of the games with very little influence from the anime. I wanted to refer to the ghost in the game, but I do not remember which building it was in. I just said it was on the North Boulevard. I apologize if that is incorrect. I am going to go ahead and add the second chapter. I will try to upload following ones every two days. Thank you so much for reading this story, and I hope you enjoy it!