Note: This is a fanfic about Steven Stone and an OC of mine named Frita Warmhart. It takes place after the events of the Mega Evolution Special 3 anime episode.

~Moyasu-chan

Steven sighed. He was still bothered by what had happened with Groudon and Kyogre, though he didn't want to show it in front of Marin. The young girl was perched on the edge of a seat, looking out the window of Steven's plane. She turned to look at him.

"What's the matter Steven?"

The Chespin perched on her lap perked up when she spoke. "Pin pin, ches?" Steven shook his head. "It's nothing." His bold faced lie seemed to satisfy her for the moment and he retreated back into his thoughts. Before boarding the plane he had sent Metagross to HER for a good rest and a nice polishing.

He sighed again. He knew she wouldn't be happy. She was the kind of woman who liked to keep in contact with people frequently, and he hadn't so much as sent her a text for a solid two months. 'Maybe if I'm lucky she won't try to murder me. I should really have brought her into all this though. She probably knows more about Mega Evolution than I do.'

He hoped that sending her Metagross would ease her mood and give them a way of starting conversation. He knew that whenever he sent her a Pokémon to polish she would inevitably hunt him down to return it in person. He wondered if she knew about his research into Mega Evolution. 'Who am I kidding? Wallace probably ranted to her about everything. That loudmouth. Sometimes I fail to see the benefit of staying friends with him.' Steven shook his head to clear it just as the pilot reported that they were about to land.

The plane hovered neatly into position over a helipad and landed smoothly. Steven and Marin walked straight onto the roof of Lysandre Labs. They had finally made it to Kalos. Lysander greeted them after two steps in the door, accompanied by Alain. "Greetings, Champion. Welcome to Lysandre Labs."

Meanwhile, Alain was staring at Marin in disbelief and disapproval. "What are you doing here?" Marin's cheeks puffed out in a pout and she crossed her arms. "Steven gave me a ride back." Steven turned at the mention of his name, but dismissed the quarreling teens and returned his attention to Lysandre. "Have you learned anything from the Giant Rock?" Lysandre nodded. "Follow me."

Lysandre led Steven to a large room with a big computer monitor. 'I still have a hard time getting past how tall he is.' Steven mused. The man was at least a good foot taller than Steven, who was of average height for a man his age. "This is a scan of the energy produced by the Giant Rock," Lysandre spoke as he pulled an image up on the monitor of a series of energy waves. "And this is an energy reading we pulled from the Sundial in Anistar City."

Steven started in surprise. "They're nearly identical. Then the Sundial must have something to do with Mega Evolution!" Lysandre nodded. "I thought precisely the same thing. I was planning to investigate. You're more than welcome to join, if it interests you." Steven nodded excitedly. "It certainly does!"

In about an hour, they were looking up at the Sundial in Anistar City. "It's much more massive than I expected." Steven stated. "What's it made of?" Lysandre turned to him. "No one in Kalos seems to be able to determine that." Steven frowned, looking up at the pink multifaceted mineral. It had a large circular gold inlay and reminded him of pink colored ice in terms of shape. "Interesting...I'd like to get a closer look, but that isn't possible at the moment."

Marin, who had tagged along with Alain, looked at him in confusion. "What about Metagross? It floats right?" Alain sighed. "It doesn't float, it levitates using Psychic power." Marin glared at him. "It's the same thing!" Steven chuckled at their little spat. "You're right," he raised his voice to get their attention. "Unfortunately, Metagross isn't with me right now."

Both Alain and Marin looked at him in surprise. "Where is it?" Marin questioned. Steven took a breath. "I sent it to a friend of mine. After all that happened and Metagross' hard work, I thought it could use a nice rest." Marin nodded. "Wow. That must be a pretty good friend to leave Metagross with them!" Steven nodded. "Yes she-" His sentence cut off with a grunt as he took a sudden weight. He turned to see a woman with red hair. It was her. "Is climbing on my back like a Mankey. Get off me!" He turned in a circle with the woman on his back, piggyback style.

She laughed and he gave her a stern look. She sighed. "Fine. You're such a stick in the mud." She leaned against his shoulder as he fixed his suit jacket back into place. "And you're overbearing with no concept of personal space. As usual." She threw him a pouty look. "You're such a jerk sometimes. I was beginning to think you didn't like me anymore! You never write, you never call…and then Metagross shows up with a sticky note on it's forehead that says 'Polish Me' with a smiley face. Honestly, Steven."

Steven rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "I, yeah. Sorry." The woman let out a huff. She was about 3 or 4 years younger than Steven (around 21 or 22), with peachy skin and red hair so bright it was practically orange. It was pulled back into an updo that resembled Ho-oh's tail with two long strands that hung down on either side of her face and a mop of bangs swept to one side. She had bright green eyes and was wearing a red bandeau top with a pair of flared leg jeans, a pair of black boots with 2 inch heels, a large black belt with a big sun shaped buckle, fingerless gloves, and a long dark red coat.

She peered at Steven accusingly. "What exactly have you been doing this whole time?" Steven's eyes widened. 'Did Wallace keep his mouth shut for once?' "If you must know," he puffed his chest out proudly. "I was studying the origins of Mega Evolution." The woman's eyes lit up. "Oooh," she swooned, leaning on his chest and looking up at him. "Do tell." He couldn't resist her smile and recounted all of the prior events to her. "Interesting." She looked up at the megalith they stood in front of. Steven couldn't read her expression.

"So," Steven turned to see Lysandre speaking. He had nearly forgotten the others were there. "This is a friend of yours I take it?" Steven nodded bashfully. "Yes. This is Frita. Frita, this is Lysandre, Marin, and Alain." Frita nodded to each of them. "It's nice to meet you." Lysandre bowed then extended his hand. Frita shook it, smiling up at the large man. With her boots, she was taller than Steven but not by much, and Lysandre still towered above her. And yet…she seemed perfectly comfortable addressing him. It was as though they were seeing eye to eye. Frita's relaxed stance never changed as she greeted each person in turn.

"So you polish Pokémon?" Marin smiled up at her. "Marin!" Alain scolded her. Frita cut him off before he could say more. "Yes, I do. I own a lot of Pokémon and I've traveled all over the world and met lots of people who taught me lots of things." She smirked. "Speaking of Pokémon…" She took a ball from her pocket and tossed it into the air. Steven's Shiny Metagross emerged from it. However, it was even more radiant than usual. Even in the dim near sunset light, it glistened like a diamond and shimmered when it moved. "Met-ta!"

It immediately jumped on Frita, using it's Psychic powers to mold dirt into the shape of hearts that floated around the two of them. Frita laughed, and hefted the Pokémon with one arm, earning shocked looks from everyone but Steven. She kissed Metagross on the forehead and hugged it. "Aw. I love you too." She put Metagross down, who turned to greet Steven in a much more restrained and proper manner. "So," Steven looked up at her, rubbing Metagross' faceplate affectionately. "What do you think the connection between this," he gestured at the Sundial, "and Mega Evolution is?" Frita laughed. "Oh sweetie, I figured that out a while ago."

She took something out of her pocket. It was a piece of Cameruptite, and a few seconds later when the sun went down, the large rings in the Sundial plaza began to rotate. As the rings began to spin faster and faster, a glowing energy formed in the center of the Sundial.

Then, Frita's piece of Cameruptite, and Metagross' Metagrossite, began to gently glow…