A red-haired man in a labcoat came into view.

Rotom obeyed its master, rising into the air while its eyes glowed red. A red barrier surrounded the plaza, surrounding everything in it. Nothing could escape.

"Viii!" Vibrava screamed, repeatedly crashing into the forcefield, trying to escape. Not a scratch was made on the wall. He continued to attempt to break the barrier, but in the end did not prevail. Does this bitch not know I'm claustrophobic? Imma go beat up this nigga! Vibrava zoomed towards Rotom, who was fiddling with the lock on the tower. "Rotom, get inside." Silph commanded robotically. Rotom finally broke the lock, and then proceeded to open the doors to Prism Tower, letting itself and Silph into the building. "Bravaaa!" The insect-like dragon shrieked as he crashed into the tower doors, which had closed behind Silph.

"This isn't good," Olivia said worriedly. "If Silph reaches the control panel, we're all doomed." Whismur, who had been napping on Salamence, woke up at these words. "Murr! Whis-murr!" He cried in fear. Copycat, who felt Whismur's pain, walked over to him and picked up the little purple Pokemon. "Listen, buddy. I don't know you all that well, but I love all Pokemon, and that includes you. I promise that I will do everything to protect you, and that, you can count on." At this mini-speech, Olivia swooned a bit, running up to Copycat and hugging him for the 8 billionth time. "Thank you, I honestly don't know what I'd do without you." She said, nuzzling her face up into his chest.

At this point, Copycat knew what she wanted, and definitely returned her feelings. However, saving the world was more important than some girl, and he had to worry about that later. "I'm sure you'd do fine. You're still a better battler than I am, so why are you relying on me?" He responded angrily. "You wanna see what I can do? The cutesy act is done!" Olivia yelled back. "Salamence, hun, Hyper Beam on the door, NOW!" She commanded. The huge dragon sauntered its way over to the door, yawning from the small nap she had with Whismur. She shook her head about, waking the dragon up quite a bit. "Sala!" She roared as a beam of orange energy charged up in her mouth. "Release it now" At her command, Salamence blasted the beam of powerful energy at the door, completely destroying it.

"Wow, beautiful and strong. I just keep falling in love with you more and more." A familiar voice said. It was deep and smooth, like that of a certain blue-eyed individual. "Leo?" Olivia asked, looking around for her suitor. "Hey gorgeous." He said, walking with Riolu into the plaza from one of the outside streets. "Okay, now that we're all here, can we go? Kinda urgent!" Copycat growled, more and more annoyed with Leo's advances. "Yeah, let's go." Olivia agreed, looking down at the ground, blushing intensely.

Copycat took Olivia's hand and ran through the gaping hole where a door was supposed to be. Leo, Riolu, Vibrava, Whismur, Croagunk, and Salamence entered right after them.

Once inside, Copycat let go of Olivia and began frantically looking around for Rotom and Silph. "Come on… Where is that bastard?" Olivia went in the opposite direction, looking for any clues of the evil scientist. As Olivia proceeded down the hall of the first floor, she began hearing cracking sounds. "Guys, this way!" She said, motioning them to come toward her with her hands. The two boys and the Pokemon dashed over to Olivia as fast as they could, curious as to what she found. "What is it?" Copycat asked, an exasperated look on his face. "I think it's Silph," Olivia responded. "Follow me." Olivia and the gang ran down the hall, their feet making clunking noises on the titanium floor of the gym.

Eventually, they reached another door. It had a lock on it, so it was only assumed they couldn't get in. Riolu and Leo pushed their way through the crowd of Pokemon and stepped up to the door. "Rather than you making a mess of the place with your Salamence," Leo teased Olivia. How about instead I take care of this real quick." Olivia tensed up with anger at this remark, as it insulted not only her, but her partner as well. As Leo passed her, she hit his arm. "Ooh, that hurt!" Leo sarcastically squealed. "I think we may need to call an ambulance." Copycat, who had been watching this entire scene occur, spoke up in order to get them back on track once more, "Leo, you were saying…" Leo, who was leaning against a wall on the other side of the room, turned around to address Copycat. "Oh, right," He remembered, a glint in his eye. "Riolu, Dual Chop on the door!" Riolu obeyed his trainer's orders and stopped playing with the other Pokemon. "Riiii!" He cried as he jumped into the air, his front paws coated with a purple light. In midair, the small blue Pokemon did a front flip, sending him flying straight toward the door.

"Now!" Leo commanded, obvious passion in his voice. Riolu flung his two arms behind him as he neared the door, readying his attack. Then one arm in front of the other, he hit the door with astounding force, denting it more and more with each blow. Eventually, the door exploded with a bang, exposing the next hallway. Copycat dashed through immediately, Vibrava right behind him. Leo, however, was content staying behind for a little bit. "How'd you like that, sweetheart?" He asked Olivia, putting his arm around her. "Back off," She said, running after Copycat. "We have a city to save!" She called back to Leo.

Copycat, Olivia, Leo, and the Pokemon all made it into the next room, which appeared to be an empty space; nothing more than a dark, solid, metal box. "What is this place?" Olivia said to herself. "This is the control room." Copycat answered. Olivia looked around, confused. There were no controls, just blank space. "How?" She asked.

"A very good question." A monotone voice answered. "A key is needed, and I have just the thing," Silph stepped out of one of the dark corners of the room, chuckling. "Rotom, go." He commanded. The trio gasped as Rotom zoomed into the room and disappeared into the floor.
"Control panel unlocked." A mechanical voice said. At this, the room flashed with light, blinding everyone in it. Olivia, who was behind Copycat, clung onto him, burying her face in his sweatshirt while wrapping her arms around his waist. Copycat used his left arm to block out the light, which made it impossible to see anything. "Agh, what is that?" Leo angrily asked himself. "It's blinding me!" Olivia added.

Copycat stood silent and rigid, his face blank. "This isn't good," He muttered. The light cleared, leaving the room in its same dark, empty state. This time, however, A large screen resembling that of a TV was turned on.

The screen flickered. Two beady blue eyes appeared on the now orange screen. "Rotototo!" It cackled. Cracks in the floor and walls shined blue, giving off an eerie vibe. Out of the walls came control panels, which had hundreds of buttons each. Out of the ceiling came lights, which gave off the same creepy, blue iridescence, lighting up the previously pitch-black room. "Rotom, start the data collection sequence." Silph ordered in the same monotone voice.

"Data collection sequence…?" Olivia wondered under her breath. She was still clutching onto Copycat, terrified of what was to happen next. Leo heard her and spoke up.

"You see sweetheart, Prism Tower is the primary database for the entire Kalos Region," Leo started to explain, coming over to Olivia and whispering in her ear. "Every birth, computer, household, heck, even phone call, is stored here." Copycat, who was already aware of this, looked down at the ground, thinking. "Leo, what moves does your Riolu have?" Copycat asked, not looking up to address the flirtatious teen. "I don't really know, but from my knowledge it has Dual Chop and Brick Break." At this, Copycat frowned. He did not get the answer he would have liked.

"Data Collection complete," A mechanical female voice said. "To eject, press '1' on the control panel. To cancel, press '2'." At this, Copycat dashed to the main control panel, while Silph did the same. "This is our only shot!" Copycat exclaimed, sprinting as fast as he could.

Silph, possessed or not, was out of shape, and hence was lagging behind Copycat. It appeared as if this was over. Copycat was within 5 feet of the control panel. Then he read the screen.

'Ejecting'.

Somehow, Silph had managed to hit the button without touching it. He had lost. "Good job, Rotom. Come." Silph said. Rotom, who was still inside the controls, chuckled through the speakers and exited through the monitor, which now read: 'Safe to eject'. "Why is this such a big deal? Who cares if he has all this information?" Olivia asked, puzzled. "Well, this information includes secret files from the Elite Four and Champion, sweetheart. That's my guess on what he's after. If Silph gets those, it's game over." Leo explained. "Why didn't someone say something sooner! I thought this was just some guy trespassing!" Olivia exclaimed. "Whismur, use Icy Wind!" She commanded with a worried tone. The purple rabbit-like creature, who was standing beside Olivia, jumped into the air and expelled a cold mist from its mouth, aimed at Rotom.

"Dodge." Silph told his Pokemon. Rotom teleported to the other side of the room, leaving it unaffected by the cold air. "Get rid of this pest with Electro Ball, now." Rotom put its arms together and began creating a ball of electricity, then blasting it at Olivia and Whismur. At great speed, the ball rushed toward the tiny Pokemon and the girl. "Riolu, deflect it with Dual Chop!" Leo yelled frantically. Riolu jumped in the air and hit the ball with his paws, blasting it back at Silph, but hurting itself in the process. Riolu fell to the ground, screaming in pain from both the shock and the fall.

The deflected Electro Ball hit Rotom before Silph could give a command, dealing massive damage and causing Rotom to hit the wall. "Salamence, block the door!" Olivia told her Salamence. The dragon happily obliged and trotted over to the exit. Leo, concerned about his Pokemon, ran over to Riolu. "Are you okay?" He asked it frantically. "Rii…" It moaned, lying on the ground. "My guess is that it's paralyzed." Copycat said grimly. Leo asked the Pokemon. "Rii.." It replied, smiling. "I think that was a yes." Leo told Olivia. "Copycat, you finish off Silph." Olivia told him, digging through her purse. "Will do." He replied.

"Vibrava, use DragonBreath!" Copycat shouted. The bug-like Pokemon took to the air and flew in front of the Rotom, who was currently struggling to get up. Imma mess up this bitch! Vibrava thought. "Vii!" He cried as he shot beam after beam of hot, smelly Vibrava breath from his gaping mouth, hitting the poor electric phantom. After around 20 beams, Rotom had passed out from the overwhelming stench.

"Alright Vibrava, you did it!" Copycat congratulated the dragon. Not yet. It thought. He continued to shoot DragonBreaths, even after Rotom had fainted. "Vibrava, stop!" Copycat ordered. There was no reply from the Pokemon. It continued hitting Rotom, who was far past knocked out and obviously in danger. "Enough. Rotom, return." Silph said nonchalantly, taking out a Poke-Ball and returning his partner.

Vibrava, confused on where the Rotom went, zoomed around the room looking for the small electric Pokemon. "Vibrava, it's in its Poke-Ball." Copycat told his rowdy companion. Enraged, it began blasting DragonBreaths at Silph, who dodged each one surprisingly well. "Vibrava, stop! You're going to hurt someone!" Copycat pleaded, practically screaming. "Whismur, Icy Wind!" Olivia told her Pokemon. Whismur let out another cold breath, hitting Vibrava and blasting it down to the floor. "I think it's over," Copycat said with relief. "Leo, call Officer Jenny." Leo took his phone from the back pocket of his robe and began dialing. Vibrava, who was now on the floor, began twitching. "Is it getting up again?" Olivia asked. I thought that kid was my nigga! No one messes with me! Vibrava thought. Once again, he flew into the air and let out an ear-piercing screech. "Uh-oh…" Copycat said quietly under his breath.

The bug-like Pokemon was shrouded in light once again, becoming nothing more than a white silhouette. Its four wings grew larger, as did its tail and neck. Its six legs seemed to fuse into four, two large hind ones and smaller front ones. A crest developed on the back of its head, which also grew in size. "It's evolving again!" Olivia exclaimed in both awe and horror, shielding herself with Copycat once more.