When I arrived in Hoenn, I saw two Trainers fighting each other. One had a Water type Pokémon on hand, and the other had a Fire type Pokémon. It looked like the Water type was winning, but I didn't want to interrupt them. I had no other choice though. I sent out one of my strongest Pokémon. "Go, Mewtwo!" I said. "Shadow Ball!" I said. Mewtwo threw a sphere of dark energy at the two Trainers' Pokémon. They were both knocked out instantly. "Hey!" One of the Trainers said. "What did you do that for?" The other one said. "I hate seeing Pokémon battles for no specific reason." I said. "Anyway, what are your names?" I asked the two Trainers. "My name is Ruby, and this is Sapphire." Ruby said. "Our Pokémon are named Mudkip and Torchic, respectively." Sapphire said. "Those are new Pokémon to me. I have a National Pokedex, but it only shows Pokémon from two regions." I said. "Then read ours." Ruby said. "Torchic, the Ember Pokémon. If attacked, it strikes back by spitting balls of fire it forms in its stomach. A Torchic dislikes darkness because it can't see its surroundings." I said, reading Sapphire's Pokedex out loud. "Mudkip, the Mud Fish Pokémon. On land, it can powerfully lift large boulders by planting its four feet and heaving. It sleeps by burying itself in soil at the water's edge." I said, reading Ruby's Pokedex out loud. "Wow. I need that data put in my National Pokedex, when I head for Little Root Town." I said. "National Pokedex?" Ruby asked in confusion. "What's that?" Sapphire asked. "A National Pokedex... Put it simply, it's a Pokedex with data of Pokémon from more regions." I said. "So cool!" Ruby said. But Sapphire saw the ring on my finger, and was confused. "What's that?" She asked. "This ring? Oh. It lets me Mega Evolve my Pokémon. I heard this 'Mega Evolution' is from a faraway region." I said. "I heard of that before. Pokémon who were thought to couldn't evolve further, now can. But it takes a strong bond between Pokémon and Trainers." Sapphire said. "So far, this is the only Pokémon I carry with me. It was given to me by the leader of an evil gang." Ruby and Sapphire have never heard of any evil gangs before. Then we saw someone being attacked by another Pokémon. "Father Birch!" Sapphire said. I gasped after hearing those words. "Sapphire's the Professor's...?" I thought. I shook my head. "It doesn't matter. I have to stop that Pokémon!" I said. I crossed my arms, trying to think about the moves I should use. But then, the Pokémon came up and used Bite on Mewtwo, dealing a lot of damage. "A Dark Type. In that case, we'll use Dynamic Punch!" Mewtwo used all of its strength in one punch, sending the Pokémon flying. When it fell back down, it was knocked out. "Guess we've overdone it." I said. "Overdone it? You saved my father!" Sapphire said. "It was nothing." I said, blushing from embarrassment. "I guess you deserve a reward for this. Oh. Take this Treecko." Sapphire said. "It's the least I can offer as thanks." I blushed from embarrassment some more. "I'll take it." I said, getting over my blushing. "Not so fast!" A voice said. Then a storm of leaves blew in. When it subsided, a girl Trainer walked in. "That Treecko is mine." The girl Trainer from the leaf storm said. "Who might you be?" I asked. "I'm Leaf. I have an attraction to Grass Pokémon." The Girl Trainer from the leaf storm said. "First, you steal Bulbasaur, now you're taking Treecko? I'm mad!" "I didn't steal anything; Professor Oak gave it to me!" I said in anger. "Liar! That Bulbasaur was reserved for me, but you came in before I was about to come and get it." Leaf said. "If anyone's telling lies here, it's you!" I said in anger. "Do you have any Pokémon on hand? If so, we'll battle for the Treecko!" Leaf said. "I have only one. And it's my strongest." I said. "Only one, huh? I got all six, and I'll show you my strongest! Go, Meganium!" Leaf said, sending Meganium into the field. "Meganium, the Herb Pokémon. The fragrance of a Meganium's flower soothes and calms emotions. In battle, it gives off more of its becalming scent to blunt the foe's fighting spirit." I said, reading the Pokedex out loud. "So, you got a Johto Pokedex?" Leaf said. "Too bad you'll never get a National Pokedex." "I did. It was a Kanto Pokedex originally." I said. "That means, there's Johto data in there!" Leaf said. "Mewtwo, let's go. Shadow Ball!" I said. Mewtwo released a sphere of dark energy. "Sweet Scent!" Leaf said. Meganium let loose an attracting aroma, which Mewtwo grew fond of in just one sniff. I growled in anger. "I know how to handle this." I said. I pressed the Key Stone on my finger. "Mewtwo, Mega Evolve!" I said. "What?" Leaf asked in shock. "So cool!" Ruby said. "His Mewtwo is Mega Evolving!" Sapphire said. Mewtwo became Mega Mewtwo X, and the Sweet Scent was blown away during the Mega Evolution. "That's a... Mega Evolved Pokémon?" Leaf asked in shock. She was shocked at seeing a Mega Evolved Pokémon. Then she growled in anger. "I won't lose to a Mega Evolved Pokémon! Petal Blizzard!" Leaf said. Meganium then whipped up a storm of leaves. "Mega Mewtwo!" I said. "Get out of there, Mega Mewtwo!" I said. Mega Mewtwo charged at Meganium instead, and awaited me to say which move to use. "Okay, then... Psychic!" I said. Mega Mewtwo then controlled Meganium, and Meganium was knocked out. "Fine... Take the Treecko! I don't care anymore!" Leaf said, tears in her eyes. She then ran away crying. I shrugged, not knowing her grudge. "She hates Mega Evolved Pokémon, because she has never controlled one at all." Ruby said. "I might as well..." I said. "You're actually going to help her?" Sapphire asked. "I am." I said. So, I ran to find Leaf. But she was nowhere to be found. But then I heard a scream. "That's Leaf!" I ran looking for the voice of the scream. "Leaf, what's wrong?" I asked. "I'm scared..." Leaf said. "I'm right here." I said. She gripped me immediately, and I blushed a little. But I grabbed her hands. "It'll be alright. I'm right here. Now, tell me why you're scared." I said. "Thugs came out of nowhere, and... they stole my Pokémon!" Leaf said. "What?" I asked in shock. "What did they look like?" I asked. "I saw them wearing red, with an M." Leaf said. "An M, huh?" I said. "It's not Team Rocket, then..." I thought. "Let's get out of here, Leaf." I said. "Why should I trust you?" Leaf asked. "Because I can help you." I said. "Do as you please, but... stay out of trouble." Leaf said. We ran away together, but then we saw the thugs. "Where do you think you're going?" One of the thugs said. "Out of our way!" I said. The thugs released their Pokémon into battle. "Well, this is completely different. But I have no choice. Mewtwo, let's go!" I said, sending Mewtwo into the field. "Wait." One of the thugs said. "You said Mewtwo, right?" Another thug asked. "Yeah, why?" I asked in response. "That means, you beat those Rocket guys." The thugs said. "There's a reward put on your head for your capture!" The thugs said. Then I see an M on their red outfits. "Red hoodies with M's on them. You're the ones who took Leaf's Pokémon! Give them back!" I said. When my fist was clenched, my ring was revealed. The thugs had no idea what it was, though, and thought it was just an accessory. "Give Leaf's Pokémon back!" I said, still clenching my fist. "Trade you. That ring for the girl's Pokémon." One of the thugs said. "And if I say no?" I asked. "Then we take it with us." Another thug said. "Well, both the ring and the Pokémon are staying here because I say Mega Evolve, Mewtwo!" I said. At first the thugs didn't know what I was talking about, but then they saw Mega Mewtwo X, and became motivated. "Now you've made us convinced to take that ring, along with both of your Pokémon!" One of the thugs said. "I don't think so. Shadow Ball!" I said. "Not quite!" One of the thugs said, knowing it wouldn't work. "A Dark Type?" I asked in shock. "Hmph." I said. "In that case, Dynamic Punch!" I said. The thugs' Pokémon were sent flying! "We'll meet again!" The thugs said, releasing Leaf's Pokémon to give back to Leaf. "Now you know what you need. A strong bond with your Pokémon. Do you have any Pokémon on hand that can Mega Evolve?" I asked. "All I have are these five, Meganium counting six. "Let's see them." I said. "Alright, then. Everyone, come on out!" Leaf said, revealing her Pokémon. "These are Jiggly, Ditty, Clefy, Nido, and Granbull." Leaf said. "Jigglypuff, Ditto, Clafable, one of the Nido Pokémon, and Granbull?" I asked. "Actually, Wigglytuff, Ditto, Clefable, Nidoqueen, and Granbull." Leaf said. "You were pretty close though." "You have a strong bond with them." I said. "You can use Ditto's Transform to copy a Mega Evolution, does that sound like an idea?" I asked. "But I only have two Pokémon, right now. I'll come back to face you when I have six as well." I said. So, I looked all over for Hoenn Pokémon to capture. I searched from Wurmple, to Electrike, to Plusle and Minun. I caught, evolved, and released them, filling up the Pokedex. But Electrike somehow came back, holding something. "A Mega Stone?" I asked. "But why did it react to Electrike?" Electrike roared, then a white light surrounded it. "Evolution?" I asked. Electrike then became Manectric. Then the Mega Stone gave off even more power than usual. "It's a Manectite!" I said. So, I caught Manectric again. In addition, I caught some more Pokémon to fill up my National Pokedex. But I caught and trained six. I returned to face Leaf. "So, you caught six Pokémon. Then in that case, let's battle." Leaf said. She first sent out her Ditto, and I sent out Absol. "An Absol. Not a bad choice." Leaf said. "Wait until you see the best part. Absol, Mega Evolve!" I said. And Absol then became Mega Absol. "Ditty, Transform!" Leaf said, then Ditty transformed into Mega Absol. "False Mega Absol, huh?" I asked. "Alright, here's the power of the real deal! Razor Wind!" I said. And Mega Absol then made a blade of wind from its horn. "Double Team, Ditty!" And False Mega Absol split into many clones. I grinned. "In that case, return, Mega Absol." I switched out my Pokémon. "Meditite, your turn!" I sent out a Meditite. Leaf laughed a little. "Why did you sent out that Pokémon?" Leaf asked. "Three words. Meditite, Force Palm!" I said. "What?" Leaf asked in shock. And the strength of Force Palm was enough to make the Double Team disappear. "Yeah!" I said. "Not over yet. Ditty, come back!" Leaf said, calling back her Ditto, still transformed. "Nido, come out!" Leaf sent her Nidoqueen into the field. I was confused at first, but I saw something strange surrounding Nido. Then I realized, it was Leaf's heart causing the strange phenomenon. "What is this? Is there darkness in her?" I thought. "If that's really the case, I'll purify her!" "Meditite, Psychic!" Meditite used its psychokinesis to control Nidoqueen. "Psychic Types are much more effective against Poison Types." I said. After a few turns of the control, Nido was knocked out. "Jiggly, go!" Leaf said, sending out her Wigglytuff. "Force Palm again, Meditite!" I said. Meditite unleashed a very powerful Force Palm, knocking out Wigglytuff, then Meditite became surrounded in the same light as Electrike. "It's evolving!" Leaf said. I smiled, having what was needed in this case. After Meditite became Medicham, I got out a Medichamite. "Another Mega Stone?" Leaf asked. I walked over to Medicham and gave it the Medichamite. "Now, shall we continue this?" I asked. Leaf nodded yes. She sent out her Pokémon, one by one, and they all lost to Medicham, until she was down to her last one. "Meganium, you're all I have left now." Leaf said, sending Meganium out into the field. Using Meganium, she poisoned Medicham using Poison Powder. "Not good!" I said. "Medicham, switch out!" I switched out my Medicham. "Manectric, your turn!" I said, sending Manectric into the field. "A Manectric? That's a weak choice." Leaf said. "Really?" I asked, pressing the Key Stone on my finger. "Mega Evolution?" Leaf asked in shock. "Manectric, Mega Evolve!" Manectric became Mega Manectric, its fur appearing as a giant lightning bolt. "So, that's Mega Manectric? Never seen one up close." I said. "Doesn't matter. Use Spark!" Manectric charged at Meganium, gathering electricity in its body. "Poison Powder again, Meganium!" Meganium spread poisonous powdery gas at Mega Manectric. "Get out of there, Mega Manectric!" I said. Mega Manectric dodged out of the way, and charged again at Meganium. "Solar Beam!" Leaf said. "We're in a dark, shady forest! That Solar Beam will take a long time to - What?" I was surprised when I saw that Meganium's Solar Beam was already at full power. "Point blank. Perfect." Leaf thought. "Fire!" Leaf said. The blast was so strong, my Manectric was too weak to maintain its Mega Evolved state. "Manectric!" I said. "You'll pay for that!" I said in anger. "Odor Sleuth!" I said. Manectric sniffed out Meganium. "There. Now Manectric will be able to pick up its scent." I thought. "Thunderbolt!" I said. Manectric released a lightning bolt of 100,000 volts, knocking out Meganium. "How is it so strong, even while it's weakened?" Leaf asked. "Could it be... he reacts to his Pokémon?" Leaf thought. She gasped in surprise. "So that's how he and his Pokémon are so well-synched." Leaf said. "You have me. So, take this." Leaf gave me a new Mega Stone. "This is a new Mega Stone." I said. "I've never seen it before." "It's called Sceptilite." Leaf said. "It bears a strong reaction to any Sceptile. Evolve Treecko, then give it the stone." I nodded yes. "I will." I said. And with that, I went off to face the remaining Gym Leaders. What, you didn't know? I had to face the Gym Leaders in order to get further through the Hoenn region. More to the point, I defeated a few of the Gym Leaders, and learned of the thugs' names. I learned of more thugs and thought they were on their side, but when I confronted both gangs, I learned they were against each other. One gang wanted to make Hoenn all land, while the other wanted to drown everyone except themselves in seawater. "Neither of you will get away with this!" I said. "Mewtwo, come out!" I said, sending Mewtwo into the field. "You too, Absol!" I said, sending Absol into the field. "I'll face both gangs at once!" I said. The two gang leaders, Maxie and Archie, sent out their Pokémon. "A Camerupt and Sharpedo, eh? I'll be winning with these two. Mewtwo, Absol, both of you, Mega Evolve!" I said, pressing the Key Stone on my finger. Mewtwo became Mega Mewtwo X, and Absol became Mega Absol. "Mewtwo, Shadow Ball on Camerupt! Absol, Razor Wind on Sharpedo!" I said. They attacked their targets directly! "Bulls eye!" I said. The two were knocked out instantly, but both gangs' plans proceeded. "No!" I shouted. "Excellent work!" The two leaders said. "Now I can dispose of him!" The leaders said at each other. "Wait, they hate each other?" I thought. "No wonder the two teams are on opposite sides. I'll use this argument as an opportunity to retreat." I said. And I retreated for now. But I beat the remaining Gym Leaders, and caught, and evolved more Pokémon to fill up the Pokedex. Soon, I saw sunlight and rain in a faraway city. "Their plans are taking effect!" I said. "I have to stop them both!" And I headed for the faraway city. It turns out there was one more Gym there. "I'll beat this one, too, right after I deal with these guys!" I said. I got out two special Poke Balls. "Luckily, I got these two for this occasion!" I ran for the two Pokémon, and threw the two Poke Balls at them, but it didn't work! "What?" I said. The two gang leaders laughed. "Groudon and Kyogre are not that easily controlled." Maxie and Archie said. "I didn't think it would have to come to this... But I have no choice!" I thought. "Go, Rayquaza!" I said, sending Rayquaza into the field. "What did you say?" Maxie asked. "Rayquaza?" Archie asked. Here's the backstory. I went to that long tower a while ago, and saw Rayquaza. Along with that, there was trouble brewing. I told Rayquaza about the Magma and Aqua incidents, and Rayquaza accepted me. "That's right. Rayquaza, calm them down." I said. Rayquaza roared really loud, and Groudon and Kyogre calmed down. Maxie and Archie tried to use the Orbs to call them back. "It's useless. You can't enrage them anymore." I said. And so I threw my Poke Balls at the two Pokémon, successfully catching them. After that, I released them; Groudon returned to the land, and Kyogre, the sea. "Rayquaza, you're free as well." I said. "Thank you for your help." And with that, Rayquaza flew back to the Ozone layer. So, I proceeded to face Wallace, the final Gym Leader in Hoenn, and after a few Pokémon were knocked out, I won. Then I proceeded to face the Elite Four. Just when I had thought I had won against the Elite Four, I still had Steven to face. His Mega Metagross was tough, but Mega Mewtwo managed to pull through, and soon Mega Sceptile won the battle. "There is another place you can go to test your battling skills. It is called the 'Battle Frontier'." Steven said. "I see... I'll be sure to check it out." I said.