A/N Hi again! Thanks for the awesome views and reviews :)
Hi. I have divided my previous 3000 word chapter into two parts and this is part one. So in this chapter, everyone learns the truth about whats going on. Ash and team learn the truth of team flare/Lysandre lab. In the next part, we learn the truth about why Alain was working for team flare. The BIG twist is when Zygarde... lol I'm not giving THAT away. You will have to read the chapter... Enjoy :)
Three months before in Sycamore Lab
"Wow this is really amazing!" "pikaa" Ash was amazed as he stepped into first floor of professor Sycamore's lab. Bonnie ran straight inside, ahead of all of them. The others explored the place. The offices where new trainer's pokemon were kept, the assistant's rooms were all located downstairs and the first floor room was converted into a monitoring unit. Occupying the wide room, where officers from Kalos Anti Crime Unit had been camping temporarily, were dozens of computers, some showing footages from different areas, some with maps and charts.
"This is really…. advanced", Clemont's eyes were sparkling with excitement.
"Squishy is not here" Bonnie greeted them tearfully before they had a chance to admire the monitoring unit further. She had entertained a childish hope that professor Sycamore had already found the Zygarde core and was keeping it as a surprise for her. The others knew better.
Before anyone else could think of something to say, Ash looked at the screens. None of them showed their little green friend. "No." He said flatly. "Maybe they haven't found it yet".
"I want squishy! Who knows what those bad guys are doing to it? He could be hungry or lonely or crying for me!" Bonnie had entertained too big a hope to bear it having been false. She sat down and continued sobbing while Clemont started reassuring her that they will find squishy definitely. Bonnie was soothed a little. She was still sobbing, but at least she wiped down tears from her cheecks.
Clemont had few more words of comfort to offer but now he really wanted to know about what Sycamore had discoved. He looked at Serena for help.
"Bonnie can you help me brush Sylveon's fur?" She took the clue and led Bonnie away tactfully.
"What was that all about?" Clemont inquired after the girls left. "Do you know something?"
"I once had a similar experience." Ash said curtly. "When the legendary trio of Sinnoh,
Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf were captured by pokemon hunter J, they communicated to use via telepathy, but enough about that. Let's focus on getting Squishy out safely"... he collected himself and shook off the disturbing memory.
"We have an intelligence that something is not quite right with Lysandre Lab" Sycamore told the boys when Serena walked back into the room alone.
"Sylveon is with Bonnie downstairs. I told them to stay there" She added quietly to Clemont, who nodded in response. The conversation continued.
"Why do you think Lysandre Lab is up to something?" Ash asked Sycamore.
"I'm referring to their recent marketing of mega stone, key stone and evolutionary stones. Something is fishy. I have been following the case very closely due to professional interest but I did not find any kind of information about how they were able to achieve artificially manufacturing the stones. Lysandre Lab has not shared any details about their own achievement. No interviews with the scientists, no papers published in journals, neither awards nor publicity. Their spokesperson refused to name the scientists behind it. I checked with other interested researchers and found the same thing. No one knew anything about the manufacturing, where the lab was located or if we could visit the facility, NOTHING. No information at all." Sycamore was so engrossed with the mystery he seemed to have forgotten they were there.
"Why don't you let me use your computer professor? I bet I can hack and access some files if not all" Clemont offered most confidently."Sorry" He added to an Anti Crime Unit officer who looked incredulous at the word hack.
"Actually that's not a bad idea at all. Give it a try Clemont." Sycamore checked with the officials. "Do you mind? Clemont is a Lumiose gym leader and he has excellent understanding of computers and programming."
It was okay. Clemont got to business. After eight hours, he appeared in the downstairs office where the others had been sleeping, panting and excited.
"I did it. Didn't get a lot of info but I think I know where it might be located. Come on"
"This is a possible location" He marked the digital map as he explained. "You see. it's in outskirts of Lumiose city… No one lives there. The land is mountainous and uneven. Read the name of the restaurant there…" His eyes gleamed. "Lysandre café"
The others seemed apprehensive. Could be a coincidence…
Ash spoke first "Let's check it out"
Serena was critical. "that's ALL you have after eight hours?"
Clemont scratched his head nervously.. "Umm actually… I couldn't hack into their files at all.. They' really well protected! I just googled Lysandre and this came up.." They all fell down anime style..
Professor recovered first. "Ah it's not much of a clue to go on but we should just have someone who could check it out, just in case"
"Wait! I know someone who does this professionally" Ash blurted. They all looked at him blankly.
"I will call him right away…"
Ash ran downstairs in office to use the phone.
"Hello Looker, it's me Ash. I need your help." He spoke quickly and quietly in the phone.
"Involved in bad business with some evil organization again Ash?" International Police officer Looker's tone was easy as he joked.
Three months later in Sycamore lab
"I have confirmed it. After much hard work and concealment, I was able to check out the area around Lysandre café and they're indeed up to no good. I observed the people who hung around that place and clicked some photographs at great personal risk" Looker put pictures of Lysandre, Xerosic, Celosia, Aliana and some grunts on the table before them.
Ash, Serena and Clemont at exclaimed at the picture of purple haired Celosia… TEAM FLARE! In LYSANDRE LAB! They informed the officers quickly what they knew, all their previous encounters with the group! The police started running scans on their criminal database… Finally! A breakthrough… They knew where to look…All thanks to Looker and Ash's brainwave in calling him at the right time!
Looker continued with his findings. "I observed flashes of green lights in the area, along with occasional rainbows at odd times and a deep darkness all of sudden. Heard them mention z1 &z2 cells sometimes… Wouldn't know what those are, do you? And listen, I would act sooner than later if I were you, for I heard that they were going to move something to another secret location. Once they are gone, they may be so well concealed we may not even know where to find them again" His intelligent eyes twinkled at them.
"Zygarde" Ash mused. In the Terminus cave when they tried to capture Zygarde, there was green light, when squishy transformed into doglike form (10%), there was green light…
"Xerneas and Yveltal" there was no doubt in Professor Sycamore's tone. That was the only conclusion based on what Looker had said. The rainbow might have been Xerneas's horns and aura, the dark aura should belong to Yveltal.
"It's team flare all right" Another Kalos Officer said, ready for the action. I WAS told by Pokemon rangers that team flare captured the two legendaries and an arrest warrant has been out for their boss. Looks like we may be making some big arrests at Lysandre lab...
Ash wasn't done. He was pep talking Greninja, Noivern, Hawalucha & Pikachu. His greninja had finally mastered Ash-Greninja form before Snowbelle gym match. They were going to walk right into the lab of team flare, arrest team flare's members, raid their assets and free the pokemon. Even though Ash had Kalos police with them, he was counting on his pokemon to stop team flare and save the legendary trio.
