Riley sat quietly on a boulder. The air was calm as he watched Lucario and Absol train. He thought about his last Battle Tower challenge. There, he met a strange girl. She was quiet… and not normal. Her hair was pink while her clothing was very gothic. They were all black except for some green lace and ribbon to tie up her corset top and boots. For some reason, Riley couldn't stop thinking about her. There was something strange about her that stuck with him. As he was thinking this her name crossed his mind. "Shizuka…" he whispered to himself. But he cleared his mind and stood up. "Lucario! Come! Absol! Return!" he yelled in a happy voice.

Lucario grunted and stood beside him.

"Go, Skarmory! Use Fly to bring us to Floraoma Town!"