Welcome to Chapter two of Wishing Upon a Pokémon. In this chapter Harry and Shauna will make their way to Cyllage City where the Second Gym Battle shall take place and then a little bit past that possibly even Shalour City. Of course this means their first encounter with Team Flare is upon us! Also they'll be getting a new traveling companion. I've also decided that Shauna is sticking around with Harry as he travels the other regions. Also as you can see Espurr doesn't talk much. This is because it's very hard to generate conversation for certain Pokémon to have when only Harry can understand them. There will be conversations when he gets to Valarie, who can understand Pokémon to a degree. Anyways as of now Harry has five Pokémon, Froakie, Espurr, Pansear, Fletchling, and Charmander. They will change along the road but certain will stay such as Froakie, Espurr, Fletchling and possibly Charmander if I want him to have a Pokémon that can mega evolve. Onto the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Pokémon

Wishing Upon A Pokémon 2

Harry and Shauna woke up early in the morning for two reasons. One, they wanted to get on the road early and two, Serena wanted to meet with them at a café. So without any further do they got up and got moving, Espurr deciding to ride on Shauna's shoulder today.

"I really wanted to explore today but I guess we have to come back later when the power's back on." Harry said.

"Well, look on the bright side, you wouldn't have been able to challenge the gym anyways. Clemont, the gym leader and a friend of mine, won't let anyone battle him until they have four badges." Shauna said.

"Really? Why is that?" Harry asked.

"It's because he's had a lot of people try to challenge him when they're just starting out and it always ends with them losing. So to give people a better chance he made it like that." Shauna said.

"I guess that makes sense, shall we go meet Serena?" Harry asked.

"Yup I'm all ready to go. Hopefully we can get money for the Boutique in Cyllage." Shauna said.

"Don't worry we will, it's like two cities before we get there and a whole slew of Trainers." Harry said as they left their room.

They made it down the street and soon enough ran into Serena who was standing outside the café.

"Hey could you two come in here for a second?" She asked, going in and the duo following her.

When they got in they saw that Serena was staring at two people. One who Harry and Shauna recognized as Lysandre and the other only Shauna and Serena seemed to know.

"Oh, it's Lysandre and… Is that Diantha?" She asked, puzzled.

"I've heard of this Lysandre but who is he exactly and who's Diantha?" Harry asked.

"Lysandre is the head of Lysandre Labs, which created the Holo Caster, the video-messaging device you own." Serena explained.

"I'm surprised you don't know who Diantha is Big H. She's one of the most famous movie stars in the world, after all and most of all she's the current Champion of the Kalos League." Shauna said.

"I wonder what the two of them are doing here together." Serena muttered before hearing them speak.

"You played a young girl so wonderfully in your debut on the silver screen. Wouldn't you rather remain young and beautiful forever and always play such roles?" Lysandre asked.

"What a strange question… Why would I want to ply the same old roles forever? Youth may be beautiful, but it's not all there is to life. Everything changes, I want to live and change like that, too. So I look forward to playing different roles as I get older." Diantha said.

"You were chosen to be a movie star, correct? Isn't it your duty to be ever beautiful? Everything beautiful should stay that way forever. I would end the world in an instant so that beauty never fades. I can't stand the thought of the world becoming uglier." He countered.

However he soon noticed the trio.

"Oh. Hello, Harry, Shauna. This is Diantha, one of the most accomplished movie stars in Kalos She moves the multitudes with her excellent acting… Which is to say, she dedicates her life to making other people happy. Only if everyone were like her—what a beautiful world this would be!" He said wistfully before looking at his watch.

"Oh I must be going, If you'll excuse me." Lysandre said before leaving.

Diantha then decided to approach the trio.

"And who are you three?" She saked.

"My name is Serena, and this is.." Serena started.

"Harry and Shauna right? I heard Lysandre call you that. You three have lovely names. Oh, and you're both Trainers! Don't your Pokémon look happy! I'm a Trainer myself, in my off time. I look forward to us battling someday!" She said excitedly before saying goodbye and leaving.

"Hmm.. I guess if you're a Pokémon Trainer, you battle everyone, no matter who they are." Serena said.

"Yeah, but that other guy gave me the creeps. 'I would end the world so that beauty never fades.'? What kind of twisted idea is that?" Harry said.

"Yeah, I mean I can understand not wanting to see the ugly in the world but it's the ugly that makes everything look so much more beautiful." Shauna said.

"Yeah that is true Shauna. Anyways I have something to ask you Harry. Would you be willing to compete with me to see which of us will become stronger? I know we set off on our journey just after you arrived in Vaniville… But we are friends, and I think it would be fun to have a competition with you." Serena said.

"Of course, I'll definitely compete with you. Just don't get depressed if I beat you a lot haha!" Harry said laughing.

"Hah! I won't lose you know." She said laughing.

They said their goodbyes and headed off, Shauna and Harry deciding to make their way to Camphrier town. However before they could leave they got a Holo Cast message from Tierno asking them to come to Route 5 which is filled with wild Pokémon. When they reached Route 5 however a Pokémon that Shauna identified as a Lucario almost ran into Harry. It then began smiling at him and circling him.

"Ooh! I can sense a lot of Aura from you. I like you!" the Lucario said.

"Why thank you." Harry said.

"Y-You can understand me?" it asked.

"Yup." Harry said.

"Now I like you a lot more!" It said.

"Wait! Lucario!" A female voice shouted.

A blonde haired woman wearing skating gear came up with another Lucario and profusely apologized to Harry.

"I'm so sorry about that! Are you ok? I was just doing some special training with my Lucario when all of a sudden it dashed off…" She said.

"It's all right I don't mind." Harry said.

"Yeah Lucario's adorable." Shauna added.

"Hey, Lucario! What's going on with you? Did you get drawn in by this boy's Aura or something?" She asked.

"Yes! Also I very much like this person." Lucario added.

"Huh. Well, it seems Lucario likes you!" the girl said.

"Thanks!" Harry said.

"See, Lucario can read people's Auras. I guess something in your Aura has made this one take a liking to a stranger! This Lucario is always getting worked up in battle with my other one. Maybe it's just waiting for a Trainer to appear who's strong enough to challenge it.. Oops, I'm so sorry! I was on such a roll, I forgot to even introduce myself!" She shouted.

"It's okay, I'm Harry Potter and this is Shauna." Harry said introducing him and Shauna.

"I'm Korrina, the Shalour City Gym Leader. If you're collecting Gym Badges. I'm sure we'll be battling sooner or later! I'll be looking forward to it. I hope you know how to roll with the punches!" She said before saying goodbye and leaving.

"Well that was interesting." Harry said.

"Yeah, we should get going though." Shauna said.

They headed down the Route a bit more before they ran into Tierno and Trevor who seemed to be talking about Pokémon Hordes. It was a while before they finally noticed them.

"Hey there Shauna, Big H! Big H! Battle me!" Tierno said eagerly.

"Alright." Harry said, sending out Froakie as Tierno sent out Corphish.

Sadly enough the battle took only three moves which was due to the fact that Tierno seemed to be only focused on making his Pokémon move good. Froakie started out with Lick which changed its type to Ghost and Corphish tried to use Vice Grip which failed as Froakie was a Ghost type. Then Harry had Froakie use lick yet again which Corphish tried to dodge but failed as it was too caught up in dancing. Corphish used Sword Dance which really didn't help as the next Lick knocked him out.

"Aww, I didn't really get to do anything." Tierno said.

"Tierno, you can't just focus on dancing. A battle is not only about dancing. It's one part a dance, one part a war, and one part fun. You have to learn to strategize with your Pokémon, I think that's what Trevor is trying to tell you." Harry said.

"Yeah Tierno, you get so caught up in your dancing you don't realize that you have no strategy whatsoever." Trevor said.

"Alright then. I'll try you guys." Tierno said.

"Well me and Big H have to get going you guys, we have to make it to Camphrier town before nightfall." Shauna said.

They waved each other goodbye and then headed off. It took them about a good three hours before they got to Camphrier town. It was a quaint little town with about only maybe ten houses. To the north was a river with a bridge leading to what looked like a castle.

"After we get our rooms let's head to the Shabboneau Castle for a tour." Shauna said.

"Alright that sounds like fun." Harry said with Espurr agreeing.

With that being said they got their rooms at the Pokémon Center and then headed off to the Castle. When they arrived there was a guy in a martial arts uniform who turned around and seemed shocked they were there.

"Two visitors to Shabboneau Castle? I can't remember the last time we've been so busy! Anyways, this castle, chateau if you will, was a manor house of a noble family. It may be a little run down, but that's because there's history to this place. During that history, the owners of this castle gave away a lot of their stuff to everyone, so that's why it feels so empty. The end." The guy said.

"That's it? I thought you'd have something related to Mega Evolution!" Shauna said disappointed.

"That's it. What in the world is Mega Evolution?" The man said.

Shauna and Harry looked at each other. But before they could say anything a man came in looking panicked.

"Sir! It's back again." The man said.

"Is it that time of year already? Well there's nothing I can do about that now… I need to go to Route 7, but please take your time and have a look around." The man said before leaving.

"I wonder what that's about." Shauna said.

"It may have to do with that 'sleepy lug' the townspeople keep mentioning.

"It could be that." Shauna said.

"What's that?" Harry asked.

"Well, around this time of year a Pokémon called Snorlax likes to fall asleep in the weirdest of places and it could be that it's blocking the path. It's very, very, very hard to wake one up." Shauna said.

"Well we won't know until we go there." Harry said as they headed off.

Lo and behold when they reached the bridge there was a gigantic Pokémon sleeping on it, blocking the path.

"Yup, that's a Snorlax Big H." Shauna said.

"Here we go again. It's sleeping so soundly, the end of the world wouldn't wake it." The Martial Arts guy said.

"Look! It's practically a mountain, right? It's blocking the road completely. Come now, sir. Use the Poké Flute!" The other man urged.

"I don't have it anymore I handed it over." The Martial Arts guy said.

"Or you could say it was taken… By the owner of the palace." The other man said.

"What? Huh? What's a Poké Flute?" Shauna asked.

"Basically, the Poké Flute is what we need to wake up Snorlax. But the Poké Flute is currently at Parfum Palace." The Martial Arts guy said.

"Oh, that's it? All we need to do is go get it, then! C'mon Big H! Let's go! We may also learn something about Mega Evolution." Shauna said.

They headed down Route 6 which was a beautiful pathway made from trees that lead to a gigantic palace. They made their way down the path and soon reached Parfum Palace. The palace was a gorgeous thing to behold and it reminded Harry of the Palace of Versailles in France. The entrance to the palace was a golden gate that was guarded by a butler.

"The entrance fee will cost 1,000¥ per person." The man said.

"You've got to be kidding! It costs money to go inside?" Shauna shouted.

"You see, the owner of the palace follows the school of thought that you can never have too much money." The man said.

"Yeesh! This is how the rich get richer! Here's your entrance fee!" She said angrily, shoving the money into the man's hands.

Harry did the same and they then headed in and were met by a seemingly rich man panicking.

"Where is it? Where could it be?! My Furfrou! My beloved little Furfrou has disappeared!" The man shouted.

"It disappeared? Hey Big H! We should help look! I mean if my Pokémon were missing, I'd be sick with worry!" Shauna said.

"Me too. I think the best place to look would be the back yard of the building." Harry said.

Shauna agreed so they headed towards the back. What met their eyes was a magnificent bridge over water that led to a giant statue of a dragon like Pokémon. They spent hours searching the gardens until the rechecked the back part of the gardens. They reached a part where they saw a dog like Pokémon that ran away from them when they caught up to it.

"We're going to have to corner it. You ready?" Shauna asked.

"Mhm." Harry said.

It took them a few tried but they finally managed to corner the Furfrou when Harry had Shauna stand in one of the corners. Which prevented it from running in that direction.

"Woohoo! We did it!" Shauna said, Harry nodding.

The man came running up to the Furfrou all happy.

"Oh! My dear Furfrou! My beloved Furfrou! Could you be the two responsible for my wonderfrou reunion with my dear Furfrou?" the man asked.

"Yes, we managed to find it here." Harry said.

"How wonderfrou indeed! It's marvelous, simply marvelous! A situation like this demands fireworks! We shall put on a show—boom, boom! My Pokémon and I are reunited! Our bond has been proven! We'll commemorate this joyous occasion with a tremendous fireworks display! And it will also serve as a reward for the tiny bit of trouble you went to. Rendezvous at the balcony." The man said before heading off.

"Eh-heh-heh. Maybe the Furfrou would've been better off if we hadn't found it… If I were a Pokémon, I'd hate to have a Trainer like that!" Shauna said.

"Yeah but hey, fireworks." Harry said.

"True, I really love fireworks, so let's make the best of it!" Shauna said as they headed off to the balcony.

By the time they reached the balcony it was night time which would make it perfect for the fireworks. Shauna looked a little nervous though.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked.

"Um… You know… I've never watched fireworks alone with a friend before." Shauna said.

"Really?" Harry asked.

"We haven't even seen them yet, but I know I'll never forget these fireworks! 'Cause I watched them with you, Harry." Shauna said.

"Same here." Harry said.

Soon enough the fireworks went off and it was a beautiful sight. They were of many colors and shapes as well as fireworks of Furfrous.

"… Wow! That. Was. AMAZING! I never ever want to forget this, so I'll keep this memory in an album in my heart!" Shauna said.

"And that was my wonderfrou fireworks show for my Furfrou!" The man from earlier said as he came up from behind.

"I assume you're satisfied with that." He said.

"OH! I almost forgot!" Shauna said

"The Poké Flute?" Harry asked.

"That's right! We need the flute to wake up Snorlax." Shauna said.

"Sigh, the Poké Flute, huh… Go get it." The man said to his butler.

"It was Shabboneau Castle's treasure but I took it as payment for a loan. A rich guy like me and a common person like that just didn't go together. Give it to them." The rich man said, saying the last part when the butler came back.

"Here is the Poké Flute." The butler said, handing over an intricate flute.

"Listen well, you two! Always return what you borrow. That's very important." The man said before leaving.

"I want to make lots of memories on our journey… But I think I'll try and forget about him." Shauna said.

"Same here." Harry said.

"You can't imagine how stressful running this place is for him." The butler said.

"That may be so, but… Oh that's right. Mr. Butler, do you know anything about Mega Evolution?" Shauna asked.

"I remember reading a book on that subject in the palace library. It had something to do with what you'd now call a Trainer holding a mysterious stone high and making Pokémon evolve even further. Also, it's not much, but I would like you to have this." The man said, handing over a disc similar to what Viola had given Harry after beating her.

"That's Protect, it blocks the opposing Pokémon's moves but gets harder to use the more it's used. If you excuse me I have to leave." The Butler said.

"The owner of Sabboneau Castle used to be friends with that guy!" Shauna shouted.

"I can't believe it either. A snobby guy who doesn't seem to have a lick of sense and the owner of Shabboneau Castle." Harry said.

"We have to get the flute back, let's go." Shauna said.

They headed off back to the bridge to return the flute. When they did the man asked them to be ready as Snorlax gets really grumpy when it's woken up. The man played the flute and Snorlax woke up and attacked Harry. Harry defeated the Snorlax which made it run away. The rich man came over and made an awful attempt at patching up things with the martial arts guy. Shauna and Harry then made their way back to the town where they went to their rooms and headed to sleep.

They got up early again because Harry remembered that there was a cave that led to the next town. Harry figured it'd be a lot better to go through it when light is pouring into the cave. Shauna and Harry continued on and passed the bridge but were stopped by Trevor and Tierno.

"Hey! Come visit the Pokémon Day Care with us!" Trevor said, taking them into the nearby building.

"This is the Pokémon Day Care! They take care of Pokémon for you here." Trevor said.

"Indeed! You can leave up to two Pokémon here at once!" The woman said.

"That sounds neat! Especially for Pokémon you can't take with you cause you already have six!" Shauna said.

"I seem to remember something good can happen if you leave two Pokémon here." Trevor said.

"That's right! Sometimes we'll find a new addition—like an Egg! If you carry it around a Pokémon will hatch from it!" The woman said.

"That sounds interesting! So it's like Pokémon Breeding?" Harry asked.

"Yup! In fact that's what we are. It's why we're licensed for the Day Care." The woman said.

Everyone soon departing as Shauna said they needed to make it to the next area. Of course Shauna and Harry stopped at the Battle Chateau where they ran into Viola.

"Oh! If it isn't Harry and Shauna! What's your title in nobility?" She asked.

"Title of Nobility?" Shauna asked.

"I don't think we have one." Harry replied.

"What? You don't have a title?! That's a surprise. No one could doubt that kids as strong as you should have one. See your title tells everyone how strong you are. Only a handful of Trainers can join the ranks of nobility and earn these titles!" She said.

"Lady Viola, are you acquainted with these young ones?" A gentleman asked, approaching Viola.

"Ah I see you carry the Bug Badge, young sir, and that you young lady have received Lady Viola's respect. It appears that Lady Viola has recognized your abilities as Trainers, then. It is a pleasure to meet you, my lord. My name is Hennessy. Might I ask your names?" He asked.

"I'm Shauna."

"And I'm Harry."

"Sir Harry and Lady Shauna? Fine names." Hennessy said.

"I will gladly recommend Harry and Shauna, so will you grant them beginning titles? They have the makings of very strong Trainers, so I'm sure they will contribute to the Battle Chateau." Viola said.

"Of course mam! If you are willing to speak for them, Lady Viola, then that is more than sufficient. And besides… I, too, sense extraordinary potential from these two. Sir Harry and Lady Shauna! I hereby grant the two of you the titles Baron and Baroness respectively." The man said.

The man then explained that people with titles of Nobility can battle people of the same title as them or lower. The more people they fight, the higher the title they will come. They soon left and headed towards the cave but were stopped by Serena.

"If you all don't mind I'd like to have a Pokémon battle with everyone. Now, how should we pair up? Hmm? Let's go with Tierno and Trevor against Big H and me. Shauna you can referee." She said.

"Alright! Let's begin this battle! This will be a double battle with each person using only one Pokémon." Shauna said.

Serena sent out Quilladin, Harry sent out Froakie, Trevor sent out Pikachu, and Tierno sent out Corphish. Harry's first move was to use lick on Pikachu which ended up getting him paralyzed. However it was a smart idea because Pikachu decided to use thunderbolt which was no longer super effective. Quilladin followed up with Vine Whip on Corphish which hit directly, causing a super effective attack. Corphish used Vice Grip on Quilladin which seemed to do a lot of damage as well. Harry took advantage of the fact that being paralyzed meant he'd go last so he let himself get hit again by the thunderbolt and then use Water Pulse which slammed against Pikachu.

"Froakie! Finish it off with Quick attack!" Harry said.

Froakie followed up and slammed into Pikachu, knocking him out. This prompted Corphish to start panicking.

"No Corphish don't panic!" Tierno shouted.

It was already too late as Quilladin used Razor Leaf which knocked out Quilladin.

"The battle goes to Serena and Harry!" Shauna shouted.

"That was an interesting battle. It let me see how everyone's style is." Serena said.

"I see your Chespin evolved." Harry said.

"Yeah, I was traveling along a cliff view and ended up falling. Chespin ended up evolving to save me." Serena said.

"I hope something like that doesn't happen to me." Shauna said.

"Anyways, I guess I should head off to Ambrette Town, then." Serena said.

"Yeah we gotta get there too. I'm hoping we get to Cyllage town by tomorrow or the day after." Harry said.

They all departed from each other and Shauna and Harry headed off to the cave. When they got into the cave it was a winding path that thankfully they got through. However the downside was that they got swarmed by zubats in the cave.

"Ugh, never again." Shauna said, after they got out of the cave.

"Yeah, I mean I have nothing against Zubats but god that was a lot." Harry said.

They headed onto Route 8 but were stopped by Sina and Dexion. They explained that they were here to upgade their Pokédexes. They added the Coastal Kalos Region to their Pokédexes which would now allow them to learn about Pokémon on the left part of Kalos. They then said their goodbyes and departed. Route 8 was interesting enough. The entire Route was a cliff. At the beginning you could see Cyllage City in the distance. However they had to get to Ambrette town first. So they headed down the Route fighting the various Trainers, Shauna and Harry taking turns fighting. Just before Ambrette town they had to hop across these rocks to get over which Shauna made a game out of it. Soon enough they reached Ambrette Town where they were met by Serena.

"Hey there! If you're looking to get to Cyllage City you just go through the aquarium but… First we should go to the Fossil Lab and have them tell us about Fossils." Serena said.

"Alright it sounds like fun." Harry said

"Mhm! We might learn about Mega Evolution!" Shauna added.

With that said they headed off to the Fossil Lab. There they were greeted by a scientist.

"Welcome, future archaeologists! You were drawn here by the mystique of Fossils no doubt!" The man said.

"My name is Serena, and this is Harry and Shauna. We're researching Mega Evolution, and we were wondering if you know anything about it." Serena said.

"Oho! So you're Professor Sycamore's students! I've heard about you! Mega Evolution, you say… I'm sorry but all I know is that it has something to do with mysterious stones… Still, since you're students of the professor, you must know about Pokémon Fossils correct?" He asked.

"Yup! They're fossils of Pokémon from long ago!" Shauna said.

"Wonderful! I expect no less from Professor Sycamore's students! That's right! Fossils are the legacy of prehistoric Pokémon! You should really go to the dig site and see the real thing firsthand." The Scientist said.

"Alright! We were planning to explore anyways." Harry said.

"But, I need to get to Cyllage." Serena said.

"Come on, it'll be fun." Shauna said.

"Alright, let's go then." Serena said.

They then made their way to Glittering Cave which they had to right a Rhyhorn to get to.

"Weee!" Shauna shouted as she had her Rhyhorn run.

"She's really having fun with this." Serena said.

"Yeah, I've found Shauna finds fun in the little things which makes it easy to smile when she's around." Harry said.

Soon enough they reached Glittering Cave and got off their Rhyhorns. Glittering cave was a beautiful cave filled with crystals that lit up the entire cave. The crystals were of many different colours to which awed the trio. The cave was winding and difficult to navigate but they finally found the entrance to the deeper parts of the cave. However someone was there already. It was a man with red hair, red sunglasses, and a red suit.

"Well, well. What do we have here? A nosy little Trainer has come poking around. Listen up! We're the fashionable team whose very name makes people tremble in fear: Team Flare!"

"Who?" Shauna asked curiously.

"Team Flare's goal is to make it so we're the only ones who are happy! We don't care one bit about what happens to other Trainers or Pokémon!" The man said, ignoring Shauna.

"That just sounds horrible! You guys sound like villains!" Harry shouted.

"Pfft. Get out of here, kid. Don't you know not to play with fire?" The man said.

"Hah. You think I'm going to let you continue here?" Harry said, tossing out Froakie.

"Getting my stylish suit dirtied isn't in my best interests but if you insist. I'll obliterate you! Get him, Houndour!" The man shouted, sending out a Houndour.

"Froakie use Water Pulse!" Harry shouted.

Froakie obeyed and sent a large pulse of water at the Houndour, landing a super effective hit that one hit ko'ed the Houndour.

"Your Pokémon isn't that strong is it." Harry mocked.

"Ugh! GO ZUBAT!" The man shouted.

"Froakie use Water Pulse again!" Harry shouted.

The Water Pulse hit but Zubat was still flying so it flew and bit Froakie. Harry ordered Froakie to use Quick Attack which knocked out the Zubat.

"Ugh! You may have beaten me but when I lose, I lose in style!" The man shouted.

"Let's go guys, we have to go save the assistant that's probably here." Harry said.

"Yeah, I can't believe guys like that exist in this world." Shauna said.

The next Team Flare member was a woman to which Shauna wanted to fight. Shauna sent out her Fennekin after the woman sent out a Gulpin.

"Hah you have to be kidding me, a Fire-Type against a Fire Team?" The woman mocked.

"Fennekin, use Psybeam!" Shauna shouted.

Instantly a rainbow coloured beam came out of Fennekin's hand and hit Gulpin, knocking it out instantly.

"W-what! You are monsters!" The woman shouted, sending out her next Pokémon, an Electrike.

"We're not monsters you are, for the way you treat Pokémon! Fennekin! Use Flame Charge!" Shauna shouted.

Suddenly Fennekin started glowing and changing shape. It was now standing on two legs and had a twig in it's tail.

"I'm now a Braxien yes!" The now Braxien shouted.

Braxien started running towards the Electrike and slammed into it, dealing a lot of damage and managing to knock out the Electrike.

"We did it!" Shauna said as Serena tied up the Team Flare Member as she had done with the other one.

"Let's go." Serena said.

Soon enough they ran into two Team Flare members who were standing guard.

"We're Team Flare! We put the fashion into fear!" They shouted before they sent out a Croagunk and a Scraggy.

"Let's do this Harry." Serena said, sending out her Quilladin.

Harry sent out Froakie as well and the battle began. Froakie started it off with Water Pulse towards Scraggy. Which hit direct on. Of course the Scraggy was still standing after that so Serena had her Quilladin follow up with Energy Ball which landed on the Scraggy and knocked it out. The Croagunk used Poison Jab on Quilladin which did massive damage and poisoned it. Harry had Froakie use Water Pulse on Croagunk which made it seem like it was close to being knocked out.

"No! I won't let it end like this! Croagunk use Poison Jab on that Froakie's Trainer!" The Team Flare Member shouted.

"NO HARRY!" Both Serena and Shauna shouted.

Froakie jumped in between and started glowing just like Shauna's Fennekin and soon it was a much larger frog that seemed to hold the posture of a ninja.

"It evolved into a Frogadier!" Shauna shouted.

Frogadier's cotton changed to sky blue then started moving amazingly fast around Croagunk, dealing a lot of damage and knocking it out.

"What move was that?" Harry asked.

"That was Acrobatics. A move that does twice the amount of damage when the Pokémon isn't holding an item." Shauna said.

Serena then proceeded to tie the members up and then went to go call someone. Seconds later she came back.

"I called Officer Jenny and let her know that these guys have been causing trouble. Let's go get that Assistant." She said.

It turned out the Assistant was completely ignorant of what had been happening. He was too absorbed in his Fossils to realize that Team Flare had attacked. The man then gave each of them a fossil as a gift as he already had them. Serena said her goodbyes as she said she needed to get stronger with people like Team Flare. Harry and Shauna left for the Pokémon Center so they could get some rest before heading off to Cyllage Gym.

They got up a little bit later in the morning because the Aquarium didn't open till eight o clock. They went into the Aquarium and saw the various Water-Types all swimming about.

"It's so beautiful!" Shauna shouted as she twirled around from display to display.

"Haha, you're enjoying this aren't you?" Harry asked.

"Yup! Ooh look that guy's giving away free Old Rods!" Shauna shouted.

They headed to the guy and both got a free fishing rod. Shauna started talking about how she'd catch all the Water-Types she could.

"Haha, let's get to Cyllage city first. I hear you can get bikes there." Harry said.

"Yeah, bikes might be a bit helpful in getting us from destination to destination. I can't wait till we can use the Pokémon move Fly. Your Fletchling could take us from city to city, well the ones we've been to." Shauna said.

"What badge do we need to use it?" Harry asked, as Shauna had explained in Lumiose City that certain moves needed Badge Clearance in order to use outside of battle.

"You need the Courmarine City Badge, that's the one after Shalour City Badge." Shauna said.

"Alright then." Harry said as they headed off to Cyllage City.

On their way there a woman gave them Dowsing Machines to find hidden items. It was fun looking around for the items but they really needed to get to Cyllage City. Soon enough though they reached Cyllage City. The first place they stopped was not the Pokémon Center but the Bike Shop. Apparently Shauna and Harry were the ten thousandth and ten thousandth and one customer respectively. Shauna got a bike for free and Harry won one through a quiz. They then decided to get their rooms in the Pokémon Center, stop at the Boutique, and then challenge the Gym Leader. At the Boutique they both bought a sporty outfit. Shauna's consisted of a blue tank top, blue striped jeans, and pink high tops. Harry's consisted of an orange shirt, brown cargo pants, and red sneakers. From there they made their way to the gym. They were stopped by a black haired guy wearing a black t-shirt and cargo pants who seemed to have stones in his hair physically the guy seemed pretty lean and muscular.

"Oh are you here for the bike race? I'm sorry it's over and I took first place. However here's a consolation for coming though. It's HM04 Strength, a pretty strong move. If you want to use it outside of battle though you have to get the badge from the gym I run." The man said before heading off to the gym.

"… So he takes the word gym literally?" Harry said.

"I uh guess so? He's pretty fit." Shauna said.

"I'd say so, it looks like he denies himself sweets." Harry said.

"Ugh. I couldn't go without sweets. You know what. After you beat him we're inviting him to a late lunch at the café." Shauna said.

"What?" Harry asked.

"Oh don't give me that I saw how you looked at him. He is good looking on the eyes, and at your age it's perfectly okay for you to be eyeing people." Shauna said.

"What?!" Harry said in a higher pitch voice, blushing beat red.

"Haha! Anyways, let's go before you turn into a tomato." Shauna said.

"You mean you're okay with me liking guys?" Harry asked.

"Why wouldn't I? The geneticists of our time are pretty sophisticated. I remember my mom telling me that they could have a willing woman give birth to a child of two men without any DNA being from the woman." Shauna said.

"I keep forgetting that this place is much more advanced than my place." Harry said.

"You do need to tell me one day where you came from." Shauna said, as they went into the gym.

"Wow." They both said when they got into the gym.

The gym was a magnificent mountain that they appeared to have to climb in order to fight Grant, the Gym Leader of Cyllage City. Thankfully it appeared that they make it easy on newcomers as the grips were big and easy to hold onto.

"Shall we start climbing?" Harry asked.

"Yup, we have a ways to go." Shauna said as they started climbing.

Soon enough they reached the top where a gigantic Pokémon Battle Field was. Standing at the opposite end was Grant who was stretching his arms and legs.

"Ah you finally reached me. I've been waiting in eager anticipation, for a worthy challenger to appear! It's quite an achievement to have climbed all the way up here. Very impressive actually! I have a feeling that our battle will turn out to be worth the wait!" Grant said.

"WAIT! Before Harry battles you we want to add another condition to if Harry wins." Shauna shouted.

"I'm intrigued. What's the condition?" Grant asked.

"If Harry wins, not only will he receive the badge, you will also come to a late dinner with us! We'll pay of course." Shauna said.

"Oh? Well, I guess that won't hurt especially if you're paying. I accept." Grant said.

"This will be a battle between Challenger Harry Potter and Gym Leader Grant! The Gym Leader will only use two Pokémon while the Challenger may use all of them. The battle is over when one side no longer has any active Pokémon." The Referee shouted.

"You can do it Harry!" Shauna shouted with Fletchling and Pansear.

Grant sent out Amaura as Harry sent out Frogadier. Harry started out with Water Pulse which was super effective. However Amaura countered with Thunderwave which paralyzed Frogadier. It then followed up with a destructive Take Down that took out almost all of Frogadier's energy. Frogadier's next Water Pulse took out Amaura. The next Pokémon that Grant sent out was a Tyrunt. Tyrunt quickly used Rock Tomb which Frogadier just barely survived to follow up with Lick. Lick hit and paralyzed Tyrunt. Tyrunt then fainted Frogadier with Rock Tomb. Harry then sent out Espurr. Espurr used Psybeam which seemed to do damage against Tyrunt making it have a small chunk left. However Espurr was soon knocked out by a bite.

"Come on Charmeleon, make it one last move!" Harry shouted, sending out Charmeleon, who had evolved during a fight against a wild Pokémon.

Charmeleon dodged a bite barely and followed up with Dragon Rage. Dragon Rage struck and fainted Tyrunt.

"YES! We did it!" Harry cheered.

"There are some things that seem out of reach no matter how hard you try. However, it's important that you never give up—no matter the opponent or the odds. I could tell from our battle that you and your Pokémon understand that. To commemorate such an impressive show of teamwork, please accept the Cliff Badge as well as TM 39!" Grant said, giving Harry a cliff shaped badge and a disc.

"TM 39 is Rock Tomb, a Rock-Type move that launches boulders at an enemy and lowers their speed. Now that you conquered this gym you need to apply yourself in other areas! Think about how you can improve yourself, as well as the Pokémon that are always by your side. When you find the answer, that's when you'll truly be able to smile. Now about that café?" Grant said.

Harry and Shauna took Grant out of the gym and to the local café. It was there that Harry and Shauna bought some sweets for Grant to try alongside their hamburgers.

"Uh I'm trying to cut down on my eating." He said nervously although he was nearly drooling at the sweets.

"Nu uh you're eating these sweets. With how much you probably work out you'd burn the calories easily." Shauna said.

Grant's face broke out into relief as he dug into the sweets, moaning at the taste.

"It's been forever since I've allowed myself a sweet. Do you guys eat like this often?" Grant asked.

"Yeah, we're traveling on our Pokémon Journey together and the money we get from Trainers is enough to pay for the food and everything." Harry said.

Grant seemed to look curious and interested.

"Really? It sounds like a lot of fun traveling the world." Grant said.

"It is, but don't you get to travel because of your athletic competitions?" Shauna asked.

"No, because I'm a Gym Leader they end up bringing all the competitions to Cyllage City. Which bums me out cause I want to travel." Grant said.

Soon enough Dinner was finished and they all departed. Shauna and Harry headed for the Pokémon Center to get some rest again before heading off in the morning.

When they woke up in the morning they stopped at the Poké Mart to pick up some groceries because Geosenge Town didn't have a wide variety of foods and they knew that they needed it for when they headed towards Shalour City. They then made their way to the exit of the town where they were soon stopped by Grant.

"Hey wait up!" He shouted.

Grant was coming towards them with a hiking backpack on his back.

"Hey what are you doing here?" Harry asked.

"I'm here to join you on your journey. The previous Gym Leader is still alive and here in Cyllage City. He was my mentor and agreed to take over for as long as I need while I'm gone. So can I?" Grant asked.

"Sure why not! The more the merrier" Shauna said, Harry nodding.

With that said they headed off together. When they reached Route 10 Harry ran into a wild Eevee. Harry promptly caught it using Espurr.

"So what are you going to evolve it into?" Shauna asked.

"Maybe a Sylveon? It's part of the new Fairy Type." Harry said.

"That would be interesting, it is said Sylveon can feel its Trainer's emotions." Grant commented.

The quiet didn't last long as they soon ran into the same man they fought in Glittering Caves.

"You! You're the one who foiled our Fossil operations!" The Team Flare Grunt yelled.

"Team Flare! Not you again!" Shauna shouted.

"Who's Team Flare?" Grant asked.

"A criminal organization who cares for nothing but themselves." Harry said as he sent out Frogadier and the Grunt sent out Houndour.

Harry once again knocked out the Houndour in one hit with Water Pulse.

"It seems like you still haven't gotten any better." Harry mocked.

"Stop playing with him Harry, jerks like these don't deserve the pleasure." Shauna said.

Harry nodded as the man sent out a Golbat. Harry promptly used Acrobatics, which since Frogadier wasn't holding an item it did twice the damage plus the piercing bonus and knocked out the Golbat. After that Shauna tied up the man and they proceeded where they ran into another Team Flare member who seemed to be harming a Nosepass.

"I got this one." Grant said with a cold look on his face.

Grant quickly and efficiently destroyed the Team Flare Member with his Pokémon, leaving no room for mercy. Shauna tied the woman up and they proceeded. It looked like there were no Team Flare members left, seeming like the trio scared them off. Shauna called Officer Jenny and let her knew Team Flare was at it again. Soon enough after that they reached Geosenge Town where they went to the Pokémon Center for a brief stop before they would head off to Shalour City. Harry however spotted a Team Flare Member and chased after him. However the Team Flare Member mocked him.

"Hey there pipsqueak Team Flare is going to use the stone on Route 10 along with a wonderful treasure to fulfill our dreams!" The man said before running off.

Serena soon walked up behind the trio.

"Harry, was someone from Team Flare here just now?" Serena asked.

"Yeah but he ran away." Harry said.

"He ran away? Damnit the only thing past here is a dead end. There's something very weird about that Team. Oh wait are you.. You're Gym Leader Grant!" Serena said, finally noticing Grant.

"Yeah, you're Serena aren't you? The Trainer who managed to beat me about two three hours after Harry here did." Grant said.

"Yeah, what are you doing here?" She asked.

"I'm traveling with Harry and Shauna here." He said with a smile.

"Ah, it seems like you're having fun. Shauna and Harry here already know but beware Team Flare, they're no good." She said before leaving.

The trio then decided to head off to Shalour City, which could only be reached via Reflection Cave.

"Lucario! What are you doing?" A familiar voice shouted.

Sure enough the trio saw Korrina skating up to them with her two Lucarios.

"Hey! You're those Trainers from Route 5! Oh look it's you Grant!" She said, before turning to see Grant who she waved at.

"Oh hey Korrina! I see you're training again." Grant said.

"Yeah!" She said agreeing.

"Battle please!" Lucario shouted.

"I'm not exactly sure, but I think Lucario is saying it wants to battle with you battle with us?" Korrina asked.

"Sure why not. It can be a warm up for our actual Gym Battle!" Harry said, bring out Frogadier.

Harry first had Frogadier use Acrobatics while Lucario used Swords Dance. It didn't seem to be as super effective as he thought it'd be.

"Harry! Lucario is a Steel/Fighting Type!" Shauna shouted.

"Ah, then I have the perfect idea then. Let me just finish this up." Harry said.

Harry had Frogadier use Acrobatics again and combine it with a Quick attack so that it went really fast. It slammed into the Lucario dealing a lot of damage and knocking it out. The other Lucario stepped forward as Harry switched Frogadier out for Charmeleon. Once again Lucario used Swords Dance so Harry used Ember which was super effective. Lucario followed up with Metal Sound which seemed to hurt Charmeleon's ears.

"Charmeleon! Fight through it, use Ember again!" Harry shouted.

The ember hit again, dealing enough damage that Harry was sure he could finish it in the next move. However Lucario started doing something that made Harry want to hurry up, it started charging an Aura Sphere.

"Charmeleon! Dodge it and finish it with Dragon Rage!" Harry yelled.

Charmeleon dodged it and used Dragon Rage but turned around and saw that another Aura Sphere was coming for him. Both the Dragon Rage and the Aura Sphere hit, causing a double knockout.

"I can't believe it! Not even my ultra-powerful Lucario duo could stand up to you?!" Korrina shouted.

"Well it was a close call." Harry said.

"OK! Now I get it! I see why Lucario likes you so much! So! Do you remember that I'm the Gym Leader in Shalour City?" She asked.

"Korrina it'd be something anyone would be hard pressed to forget." Grant said with a laugh.

"Yeah yeah, shut it smart ass. Once you get past the cave just beyond here, you'll be there, so stop by and say hello!" She said before saying goodbye and skating off.

The trio headed on the road towards Reflection Cave which didn't take too long to reach. However before they entered they got a message from Professor Sycamore. Apparently he wanted them to visit someone called the Mega Evolution Guru in Shalour City. It wouldn't be difficult at all to do so, because they were planning to stay the night in Shalour City. So with that they entered the cave. The cave was beautiful, filled with reflecting surfaces that made it easy for other challengers to see and challenge them. As they were navigating the caves however they saw that it was getting late via their watches. So they set up camp in the cave and began to cook dinner. Their dinner attracted some of the cave's wild Pokémon. Grant then decided to help Harry make more Poké Food. Soon enough they sat down and began eating.

"Mmm! Harry we need to eat your food more often!" Shauna said, with all the Pokémon agreeing.

"Yeah, I didn't know you were such a good cook. Why do you guys eat at café's a lot?" Grant said.

"Because with Harry's planning we usually get to a city within the next day. However since this cave is big we had to stop." Shauna said.

"Ah, so Harry what are your plans after getting every badge? Are you going to do the Conference or the Consecutive Battle?" Grant asked.

"Conference? Consecutive Battle?" Harry asked.

"You see, when a Trainer gets all 8 Badges they can either participate in the Kalos Conference and fight in a tournament to battle the Elite Four and Champion. This allows for them to heal their Pokémon after each fight. The Consecutive Battle is where a Trainer, after beating the Gym Leaders and Victory Road challenges the Elite Four and Champion in a consecutive battle. They cannot heal except with their own items and they can't end the challenge until they are defeated." Grant explained.

"I think I'd go for the Consecutive Battle, sounds more challenging." Harry said.

"I can't wait to see it." Grant said.

Soon enough they went to bed. When they woke up they packed and began heading for the exit. When they finally reached Shalour City they saw the Tower in the distance. They stopped at the Pokémon Center to heal up their Pokémon and then to the Tower of Master where they would meet the Mega Evolution Guru. They ran into Tierno and Trevor who said Hi and that they were heading there too. On the way to the tower Tierno gave Harry a stone that Tierno thought was a Mega Stone. Tierno then went off to find Trevor.

When they entered the Tower they were met with a gigantic Lucario statue that looked different from a normal Lucario. Shauna pointed out the room under the statue and said that it may be where the guru is. So with that being said they headed into the room. In there they found an old man and Korrina who noticed them.

"Oh you must be Harry and Shauna then, and you must be Grant. Sycamore told me you would be coming, although it was Korrina who told me Grant was. I'm called the Mega Evolution guru. I guess you could say I'm an acquaintance of his." The old man said.

"It's nice to meet you." The trio said.

"Oh but Mega Evolution guru isn't my real name, of course. Now come here for a moment will you?" the man said.

"Hm? Only two of you? I thought he gave five kids a Pokédex." He said before Trevor and Tierno came in.

They introduced themselves and the old man noticed the Intriguing Stone. Tierno was disappointed however to hear that it was just an ordinary rock. Soon enough they heard noise outside and they all headed out and saw Serena.

"Hm, looks like everyone is here." The old man said.

"Where have you been?" Serena asked.

"Here and there, we stayed the night in the Reflection Cave." Harry said

"Mr. Mega Evolution guy I've been wondering this whole time. Who is that over there?" Tierno said, gesturing to Korrina.

"This is my granddaughter Korrina. She's Shalour City's Gym Leader. So Sycamore's pupils. Now that you're all here I suppose I should explain Mega Evolution to you. I assume you all know about Pokémon Evolution?" The man asked.

"Yeah when a Pokémon gets a certain amount of energy as well as an event to trigger it, the Pokémon evolves. Of course certain Pokémon need certain items." Shauna said.

"Some Pokémon evolve through friendship, and others only evolve in certain places." Serena added.

"Exactly! And it's likely that Pokémon evolve in a lot of other ways as well! But Mega Evolution is an Evolution that transcends all other Evolution!" Korrina said.

"Indeed! Mega Evolution is a transformation of Pokémon that were thought to be unable to evolve any further! It's a whole new level of power!" The old man said.

"So one like Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard would be able to evolve further?" Trevor asked.

"That's right! But not all Pokémon have a Mega Evolution." Korrina said.

"There's a reason why I used the word 'transformation' a moment ago. Mega Evolution differs from Evolution because it ends after a certain amount of time. In other words, it's a temporary Evolution." The Guru said.

"What! It evolves, but then it goes back to what it was before?" Shauna asked.

"Yes… Mega Evolution is a special kind of Evolution. That said, we still know very little about it. What we know now is that it requires special items. And the most important element is the trust between Pokémon and Trainer." Korrina said.

"Trust… In other words, the bond between Trainer and Pokémon!" Serena said.

"To make Mega Evolution work, you need two items: a Mega Stone for the Pokémon and a Mega Ring, which has a mysterious stone set in it, for the Trainer. Since Professor Sycamore entrusted each one of you with a Pokédex, I would like to give these items to all of you… I'd like to share them with you, but…" The man said.

"But?" Shauna asked.

"Sorry, but presently, I have only one Mega Ring.. It's a very precious item. That's why my research isn't getting anywhere. So I want all of you to decide among yourselves which one of you will be the one who challenges the Mega Evolution Successor." He said.

"I'll pass. Pokémon battling isn't really my scene." Tierno said.

"Me, too! It sounds exciting and all but I'm more interesting in the beauty aspect of Pokémon." Shauna said.

"I want to complete the Pokédex first. If you try to do too much at once, you won't accomplish anything." Trevor said.

"So that leaves Big H and Serena, then." Shauna said.

"Trainers don't get much better than you two." Tierno said.

"True, I've never had tougher battles than you two." Grant said.

"Harry, let's battle for it! Whatever the reason, a battle gives us an opportunity to compete and see who Vaniville Town's best Trainer really is!" Serena shouted.

"I will master Mega Evolution and set myself apart from other Trainers. I'll also do it for my Pokémon—we've all come so far together, and they never stopped believing in me, their Trainer. You and your Pokémon look stronger but I will not lose. No.. I'm going to win!" Serena yelled, sending out Meowstic.

"I'll do the same Serena!" Harry shouted, sending out Frogadier.

Harry had Frogadier use Water Pulse while Meowstic used Light Screen. It made Water Pulse a lot weaker.

"So that's how it's going to be? Frogadier use Acrobatics!" Harry shouted.

The Acrobatics attack landed but was soon thrown off with Disarming Voice which didn't do much to Frogadier. Frogadier quickly recovered and charged at Meowstic with Acrobatics again but not before being hit by a Psybeam. Thankfully however the Acrobatics landed and knocked out Meowstic. Next Serena sent out Absol to which Harry quickly responded with Water Pulse as Light Screen wore off. The Water Pulse managed to confuse the Absol which made it wobble around confused.

"Tch! Confusion at a time like this?!" Serena shouted.

Serena had Absol use Quick Attack which lucky for her the confusion didn't make Absol hit itself. Harry countered quickly with an Acrobatics which knocked out Absol.

"I'm sorry Serena but you've lost." Harry said.

"No! I have one more Pokémon! I have my Quilladin!" She shouted, desperately trying to win.

"SERENA! I'm sorry, but you know you're going to lose." Harry said sadly.

She sent out Quilladin which swiftly Frogadier used Acrobatics, dealing massive damage to it. Serena was crying at this point. Quilladin used Take Down and it hit but didn't do much. Frogadier quickly ended it with one last Acrobatics.

"I-I lost." Serena said, tears flowing down her face.

"Serena, it's not always about winning, it's about having fun." Harry said.

"But! I have to make myself better! I have to get out of my parents' shadows!" Serena yelled.

"You can do that but not this way. This way is self-destructive and won't help you any better than it has now! Battling is not the only way to go Serena. You can be your own person in your own way." Harry said.

"T-thank you. Your bond was so strong. I could feel how powerful your bond is between you and your Frogadier. You will definitely be able to Mega Evolve your Pokémon! I'm sure of it!" Serena said, smiling a genuine smile.

"Like Harry said, battling isn't the only way. There may be winners and losers in a Pokémon battle. But I really thought you two and your Pokémon were all winners. Mega Evolution is nothing more than just one way to make Pokémon stronger. There are many Trainers who bring out the strength of their Pokémon without it." Korrina said.

"Well then, Harry! First, you should challenge Korrina, with her as a Gym Leader." The guru said.

"Pokémon need the Mega Stone and Trainers need the Mega Ring! Well, my mysterious Trainer, my Lucario may have taken a shine to you, but now I must test you to see if you're ready to challenge the Mega Evolution Successor! I'll be waiting for you at the gym!" Korrina said, skating off.

"I'll bet the Professor would be happy that you're going to Master Mega Evolution. That's one way you can show mastery as a Trainer." Serena said before leaving.

"Well the Professor did say we should aim to be the best Trainers we can be and enjoy our journey!" Shauna said.

Everyone said goodbye before Harry, Shauna, and Grant headed off to the Shalour Gym. The Shalour Gym seemed to be unique in the fact that you couldn't reach the Gym Leader until you beat the Trainers. Harry made quick work of the Trainers and skated onto the bar that led to the center. Korrina came down from above and did a massive spin before stopping.

"Time for Lady Korrina's big appearance!" She shouted before laughing.

"Haha! I'm just messing around with you! I know, you're rollin' in the aisles, right? I already know you're a strong Trainer, so let's get this show on the road!" Korrina said.

"This will be a three Pokémon each battle between Challenger Harry Potter and Gym Leader Korrina! Only the Challenger may swap out Pokémon at any time in the battle!" Grant said, refereeing the battle.

Korrina sent out Mienfoo while Harry sent out Frogadier. Harry quickly had Frogadier use Acrobatics which immediately knocked out Mienfoo.

"Wow! What a powerful attack. I better watch out for that one." Korrina said before sending out Machoke.

Harry once again had Frogadier use Acrobatics which again immediately knocked out Machoke.

"Why is it doing so much damage!?" She shouted.

"Because my Frogadier changes to the type of the move it's using. Also Acrobatics is a flying type move and does twice as much when it's not holding anything. Which means it's a hell in a hand basket! I'm going to end this next turn!" Harry said.

Korrina sent out Hawlucha which once again Harry used Acrobatics, ending the battle.

"Hawlucha is unable to battle! By a three turn win, Challenger Harry Potter is the winner!" Grant said.

"You did it Harry!" Shauna shouted.

"How could it be?!" Korrina shouted.

"Oh! I have been defeated! Alack, alay! Lady Korrina gave a terrible display! This is it. I must give up my title and admit that your strength far exceeds—Just teasing! But here's your Badge. Boy, you'll be rolling in 'em soon!" She said, handing Harry the Rumble Badge.

"This badge also lets you use Surf outside of battle! And here take TM98!" Korrina said, giving Harry a disc.

"Power-Up Punch does just what it says on the box! The more that you use it, the tougher your fists get! Keep using it and your attack will go through the roof!" She said.

She then looked nervous.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked.

"Look… I do have to apologize. You'll have to make it up to the top of the Tower of Mastery if you want the Mega Ring. I'm sorry for sending you this way and that. I swear, I'm not giving you the runaround!" She said, worriedly.

"It's alright!" Harry said.

"Yeah, plus this counts for a lot of exercise." Grant said.

"Of course you'd say that Grant." Korrina mumbled.

"You've done great rolling with the punches. So great that I'd like to ask you a favour… Battle me again, won't you? But this time, it won't be just another Gym Battle… I want a battle between equals! As two Trainers who can use Mega Evolution! I'll be waiting for you with Lucario at the top of the Tower of Mastery!" Korrina said before skating off.

"Shall we go?" Shauna asked.

"Yeah but first I gotta transfer Pansear to the Professor." Harry said.

"Alright" Grant said.

After transferring Pansear they headed into the Tower of Mastery.

"Oh! Korrina, I mean the Mega Evolution successor, is waiting for you at the top of the tower!" The guru said.

They all proceeded to head up the tower to where Harry would fight Korrina again, but with Mega Evolution. Waiting at the top was Korrina with her two Lucarios.

"I really love this place you know! When I'm here with my Pokémon, looking at the wide-open sky above, all my worries disappear, and I feel like I can do anything!" She said.

Korrina skated over to Harry.

"Thanks for coming all the way up here. It was decided that this must be the place where the Mega Ring is handed over. Something about making sure we never forget to set our sights as high as the sky. And here it is—your very own Mega Ring! It's in the shape of a bracelet, so it's super easy to wear!" She said, handing over the bracelet.

Harry put it on his left wrist and smiled at Korrina.

"Give your Pokémon the right Mega Stone, and try battling with it! Your Pokémon will surely answer the call of the Mega Ring!" She said before looking to Lucario.

"Hmm? Lucario, what's wrong?" She asked.

"I want to fight with him, on his side." Lucario said

"Lucario are you sure? You want to battle alongside that Trainer?" She asked.

"Yes." Lucario replied.

"I don't know what to say.. I'm a bit shocked that some traveling Trainer seems to have a stronger bond with you than I do… Haha! Well we both know he's something special!" She said.

"SO what do you say Harry? Will you and Lucario battle against me and my Lucario? A Lucario-on-Lucario battle! It will be nothing short of riveting. They both have Lucarionite in hand! How about we get this show on the road?" She said.

"Alright, let's do this." He said.

"Ready Lucario? Let's give it all we got!" She yelled.

With nothing but the starry sky in the background both Trainers threw their hand in the air.

"Lucario! You know what to do!" They both yelled.

Suddenly both their stones began to glow as well as the Lucarios. They were enveloped and light and began to change. They changed shapes and features became different. Harry and Korrina both had their Mega Lucarios use Power Up Punch which collided and caused an explosion around them. Both of them seemed very wounded and not able to last much longer.

"Finish this in one move?" Harry asked.

"Very much so." Korrina replied.

They once again charged forward and used Power Up Punch, the forces colliding caused the railing to shatter. When the smoke cleared both Lucarios were knocked out.

"Well, a double knockout how interesting. Well it seems like Lucario wants to go with you." Korrina said.

"He can come with me if he wants." Harry said, accepting the Lucario's Pokéball.

"As long as Pokémon and Trainers have the kindness to care for each other and give each other courage, the world will be full of smiles. It was nice fighting with you, good luck with the other gyms." She said.

The trio left with Shauna gushing about Mega Evolution. They headed to the Pokémon Center and went to sleep, ready to head to Coumarine City, the location of the next Gym and the first Pokemon Showcase.

The end everyone! The next chapter will cover the Coumarine Gym, The Coumarine Showcase, the Lumiose Badlands Team Flare fights, and the Lumiose Gym possibly more but woo this was look capping around 11000 words! Hopefully you enjoyed the chapter! I had fun writing it!