The Forget Arc:

"Laverre City. We are finally here!" Ash said, as he and his friends looked down at the city ahead of them.

"Wow. This place is really beautiful isn't it?" Bonnie said.

Laverre City sat at the end of the Laverre Nature Trail. If one thought that the Nature Trail was beautiful, he would be mesmerized by the city itself. Yellowing deciduous trees dotted the city, shading its cobbled streets in several places. Medieval style streetlamps stood at regular intervals. At the centre of the city surrounded by a large park stood a clock tower.

"That clock tower you see is right behind the Laverre Gym" Serena read out from her portable device. "It is also surrounded by a huge park. It is autumn right now, so we should even see some Swanna around Laverre City" she continued.

"Awesome! So let's head straight to the gym!" Ash said, and broke into a run towards the city.

"Ash, wait!" Serena called out, following him.

"Guys, wait for me! Please!" Clemont pleaded as he laboured on behind them. He was the least athletic of them all, and always had difficulty in keeping up with them.

"Come on big brother! Run faster!" Bonnie urged, ahead of him, but behind Serena and Ash.

They stopped over at the Pokemon Centre to get their Pokemon checked. Soon enough, the bell rang; and Nurse Joy stepped out, returning their Pokemon.

"Your Pokemon are just fine! You are good to go!" she said, with a smile- her Wigglytuff beside her.

"Great! Now let's hit the Laverre Gym!" Ash said, turning towards the door.

"I'm sorry Ash, but unless you plan to visit the clock tower, I'm afraid going there is futile today. You see, the gym is closed today; and will reopen only tomorrow" Nurse Joy said.

"Aww man! But I want to get my 6th Gym badge!" Ash said, disappointed. Pikachu shared its trainer's disappointment.

"There now Ash, we could just sit down and rest; and discuss a strategy for your battle!" Clemont said.

"But I want to battle now!" Ash said, his head drooping.

"Hey. Don't worry. I'll find something interesting to do" Serena said, taking out her portable device. She browsed a bit and finally said, "There! The PokeBall Factory! We could go there and see the place. They even have guided tours!" she said. "How does that sound Ash?" she asked.

"That sounds great! Let's head there! Thanks Serena" Ash said, brightening up.

"So you know exactly what Ash likes huh?" Bonnie said to Serena with a sly look.

"Hmph! Keep walking!" Serena said, following Ash in a mock huff.

They made their way past the cobbled streets of Laverre City to reach an area with a large gate. The wide driveway leading up to the immense factory had huge pedestals crowned with massive stone PokeBalls. Rainclouds were beginning to form above them.

"Looks like it is going to rain soon" Clemont said, looking up at the overcast sky.

"We can wait inside the factory if necessary. No need to worry about that" Serena replied.

"I wonder which company makes all these PokeBalls. They must be rich!" Bonnie said.

"They are indeed, Bonnie. PokeBalls are co-produced by Silph Co. which is based in Kanto, and Devon Corp from Hoenn" Clemont answered.

"Yep! Silph is based in Saffron City. They own the biggest tower there. And the headquarters of Devon is in Rustboro City in Hoenn" Ash said.

"Wow Ash. How do you know?" Bonnie asked.

"I have been to both places in my travels" Ash answered, smiling at the little girl.

They reached the doors; when Clemont noticed and asked, "Guys. Doesn't it seem oddly quiet in here for a factory?"

"It sure is" Ash said. "Hello?" he called out. "Anybody here?"

There was no answer.

"M-maybe we should turn back?" Bonnie said, with a slight shiver.

"Let's have a look inside" Ash suggested. He pushed open the doors and walked in. The others followed suit.

"Huh?!" Ash exclaimed in surprise. Not a single person was seen, and not a sound was heard. The machinery lay idle- with several unfinished PokeBalls lined up neatly on the conveyor belts. On the other side of the belts, completed PokeBalls lay in piles. But there was no activity, and the whole place was covered in eerie silence.

"A-ash? I don't have a good feeling about this…" Serena said softly.

"Don't worry Serena. Just stay close to me" Ash said reassuringly, looking at her. His heart jumped slightly as he saw her bright blue eyes; like it had done for quite a while now. "I-I will ensure nothing happens to you Serena, no matter what. I-I promise" he said, stammering slightly.

Serena smiled at him weakly, and drew close to him. Bonnie clutched her brother's arm tightly.

"Hello? Is anybody here?" Clemont called out.

His voice boomed and echoed in the deafening silence, but no reply came.

"There's something really wrong here. Let's go further and check it out" Clemont said.

The group slowly walked forward to the next section of the factory. It grew darker and darker with every step; and there were many turns and forks on the way. They stuck as close as they could to each other. They finally walked through a corridor to a dark T-junction.

"C-can we go back now?" Bonnie suggested softly. The combination of the eerie silence and the darkness frightened her, as she stuck very close to her brother.

"Maybe we should head back. Something's really not right" Ash whispered. Just then, a low moan rang across the corridors- like the voice of some creature in pain. It immediately rose into a deep roar of some fearsome creature, and subsided into a low moan once again. The echoes made it much more terrifying. The group stood with bated breath. Their line of sight instantly expanding to a wide angle. Bonnie was on the verge of tears; her brother stood shell-shocked. Serena clutched on to Ash's arm. The odd warmth of her hold seemed out of place due to the ice-cold terror that he was bathed in.

They still stood frozen a few seconds after the eerie sound. Ash made the first move. He slowly took two steps forward, treading as silently as he could. He was beginning to regret having decided to investigate rather than turn back. They could've been chatting and laughing at the warm and cosy lobby of the Pokemon Centre, sipping on hot chocolate. But here they were- in the cold, dark and silent maw of the PokeBall Factory; trying to make their way out in terror. "Come on guys. Let's head back. Don't make any noise" he whispered, and turned towards the corridor again. But just as they turned, they saw another eerie sight.

A dim, yellow light glowed at a distance from them. The light seemed to be traversing the other corridor slowly- the corridor they were heading towards. What made the sight even more mysterious and odd was that the light was unwavering, unlike what it would've been if a person were walking with a torch. Bonnie sharply drew her breath, accidentally making a small whooping sound. Her brother quickly clapped a hand on her mouth and hissed, "Bonnie!"

The light stopped moving. It stood static for a moment; a moment that seemed like hours to the group, as they stood frozen with bated breath again. They stared at the light, unable to blink- not wanting to miss a single movement. This was one light at the end of the tunnel that they didn't want to see. Pikachu pricked its ears slightly, but stayed silent.

The unwavering light moved in to the corridor in which they stood, and towards them. Ash's eyes widened. He felt like as if someone had poured a bucket of ice-cold water on him. Serena drew closer to him, her grip on his arm grew tighter. He slowly traced back his steps; and so did Clemont and Bonnie; until they felt the cold, hard wall behind them. They watched with wide eyes as the light grew closer and closer to them.

The source of the light was revealed as it drew close, and it bore the same expression on its face that the group showed on theirs as they saw each other. The only difference was that the source of the light wore an expression of surprise, whereas the group had a uniform expression of horror.

"Malamar!" Serena, Clemont and Bonnie exclaimed in a chorus. "Pika!" Pikachu joined in the chorus.

"Run!" Ash yelled. They ran in the directions most convenient to them. Serena followed Ash and Pikachu to the right, whereas Bonnie followed Clemont, who ran to the left. Malamar looked at both directions in anger, and set off in the direction where it came from.

Ash, Serena and Pikachu ran along the corridors- not stopping for anything until they were sure that Malamar could be nowhere behind them.

"Oh no! Clemont and Bonnie got separated from us!" Serena exclaimed when she realized that the blonde siblings weren't anywhere with them as they stopped for breath.

Ash stood a little behind- his back turned to the direction they came from and facing Serena. He realized the same. "I hope they are okay. We need to go find them" he said.

"How do we get out of this place?" he wondered, looking to his left and right, but his gaze soon fell on Serena. It was dim, but he could visibly make out Serena's expression changing. "What's wrong Serena?" he asked.

She slowly lifted her hand. "Ha…" she began, but words failed her. "Pika?" Pikachu said inquiringly, and looked to the direction Serena was pointing. "PIKA!" it cried out in horror. "PIKA-PI!"

"What is it, you guys?" Ash asked, turning back. "No!" he exclaimed, drawing back instantly as he saw what was frightening both Serena and Pikachu. A yellow, unwavering light was moving towards them. He backed a bit, and covered Serena.

"Frogadier, I choose you!" he called out. The white light that ensued lit up the place momentarily as he saw a Malamar moving towards them.

"Frogadier, use Water Pulse!" Ash ordered. Malamar dodged the attack, and continued towards them.

"Frogadier, now use Cut!" he commanded again. Frogadier ran towards Malamar. But Malamar simply picked up Frogadier, moved forward and picked up Ash as well.

"Ash! No!" Serena cried out. But it was too late. Malamar hypnotized both Frogadier and Ash, and set them on the ground. Serena and Pikachu backed away bit by bit. "Pika-pi!" Pikachu called out to its trainer in vain.

Ash and Frogadier turned towards them- their eyes seeming cloudy. Malamar gave Serena and Pikachu an evil look as it watched its hypnotized minions walking towards them.

"Come on Pikachu, let's run!" Serena said, breaking into a run. "Why did I ever suggest the PokeBall factory? Why not the ice-cream parlour or the coffee shop?" she muttered to herself as they ran away- not knowing whether they were running deeper into the factory or towards the exit.

Meanwhile in another part of the factory, Clemont sat on his knees- taking in huge gulps of air after their sprint.

"Oh no! Ash and Serena ran in the other direction! Now what do we do?!" Bonnie exclaimed in shock.

"There now Bonnie, don't worry. We'll go look for them in just a bit" Clemont answered.

"You think they'll be okay?" she asked softly.

"Don't worry! They'll be just fine!" he answered confidently- knowing not that the picture wasn't as rosy as he thought it was. "I wonder where we are right now…" he said, looking around. They were in a portion of the factory that was slightly better lit than the other parts, although it was still dim.

"Big Brother- look!" Bonnie said, pointing out to a small enclosure which seemed like the office of some staff.

"Hmm. Looks like an office of some kind. Let's have a look" Clemont said. They walked towards the door. Just as he was about to turn the knob, they heard some muffled voices from inside.

"Bonnie, quick. Let's get to the side" Clemont whispered. They quickly shuffled to the side of the enclosure. Clemont noticed that there was a small window above them. He adjusted his glasses, and whispered, "Clemontic Gear on!" and activated one of his inventions. "Say hi to my Aipom arm version two!" he whispered again.

"What's the difference?" Bonnie asked unimpressed.

"The difference, is that it has a fitted camera" Clemont answered, pulling out a small screen from his backpack. He switched it on and moved his Aipom arm up to the window. He gasped when the visuals were displayed on his screen. There were a few people- most probably employees of the factory who were tied up and gagged- except for one of them, who was only tied up. Standing in front of them were two people dressed in flaming orange. It was evident that the two dressed in orange didn't get what they want- going by the fact that they gagged the only man who wasn't, and left in a huff after a short conference.

The blonde siblings sat tight without making a single sound or movement from the time they heard the door open and slam shut to the time when the sound of the footsteps faded. They then slowly got up and walked into the enclosure- much to the surprise and happiness of the bound and gagged people.

"Un-fie ush! Fweesh!" one of them called out. Clemont and Bonnie went forward and helped all of them out. Soon, they all stood- rubbing their hands and legs, or stretching.

"Both of you! We can't thank you enough!" a middle-aged man said. "I am the manager of this factory. Those crooks want to steal all the PokeBalls! Do you understand what a disaster this would be? PokeBall prices would be driven sky high in the Kalos region, and in Sinnoh and Unova as well- where we are the primary suppliers! We must do something!" he said urgently.

"We'll do whatever we can to help sir" Clemont said. "But we also need to find two of our friends, who got separated from us" he added.

"Don't worry. But first, we need to get the power back on. Or we won't be able to see a thing!" one of the others said.

"Yeah, and let's call the police!" another person suggested.

"But those crooks cut the phone lines!" the first one said.

"Never mind. I can use my Holo Caster!" a third person quipped.

"Let's do it then!" the manager ordered.

Serena stopped running. They had arrived at yet another fork, and she decided that enough was enough. They were running without knowing whether they were running away from their problems, or deeper into it. A short distance away, Ash and Frogadier pressed on- still under the hypnosis of Malamar. Pikachu looked at her, slightly perplexed about her intentions.

She turned back and faced Ash. "Braixen, come on out!" she called out.

"Ash. Please stop this. Snap out of your hypnosis. It is me, Serena!" she said. "Brai-xen!" Braixen tried to reason with Frogadier as well. "Pika-pi!" Pikachu called out.

Ash heard nothing. Nor did Frogadier. They pressed on, and stopped a slight distance away, seeing that Braixen obstructed Serena. "Submit...before master…" Ash said dryly.

"Ash. Don't you remember our little shopping outing back at Courmarine City? About our race near Vaniville Town?" she asked in vain. He still stood unaware of what she was saying.

"Frogadier. Use…Water Pulse" he ordered. Frogadier complied, and used Water Pulse on Braixen. It was caught unawares, and was knocked back slightly. It whined slightly in pain. Serena ran towards Ash, but Frogadier lashed out at her. She fell backwards. "Ow!" she exclaimed in pain, as a thin line of blood appeared on her cheek from Frogadier's attack.

Ash froze. He heard the muffled exclamation. Almost immediately after that, he felt a mild jolt as he fell to his knees, still hypnotized- although the spell was wearing off. The source of that jolt was Pikachu's Thunderbolt attack. The hypnosis greatly dowsed the pain of the attack, but couldn't reduce the effect of it. Frogadier collapsed- since the attack was super effective.

"Pika-pi…" Pikachu said apologetically. It didn't like doing that, but it hoped that the jolt would snap its trainer back. It ran forward near Frogadier and tapped its paw gently on it. Although Ash wasn't completely out of the spell, Frogadier was- and was on the verge of fainting as well.

"Frog…" it said weakly. Braixen went towards Frogadier, bent and clutched its hand using its paw. "Froggie...frog..." Frogadier said, apologizing for the attack. "Brai...xen" Braixen replied, accepting the apology.

Serena ran towards Ash, fell to her knees and embraced him. "Ash. Please try to snap out of it. Don't you remember me? The straw hat girl? Please break out of this spell" she pleaded, resting her head on his.

The warmth that Ash suddenly felt cleared the cloudiness of his thoughts a bit more. He could hear the echoing voice of Serena. His senses cleared up bit by bit. He soon smelled the faint aroma of jasmine from Serena's honey-blonde hair; felt her warm breath on his neck, and her silky smooth hair on his face. His body ached dully as a result of the Thunderbolt attack, but her embrace felt like a soothing balm. He limply put his arms around Serena and rested his chin on her shoulder. He wished that they could remain that way forever, but she drew slightly back soon enough.

"Glad you're back to your senses" she said with a smile and a blush, when he regained enough strength to sit upright by himself.

"Serena…" Ash said blankly. He noticed the red streak on her cheek. "Did I…did I do this?" he asked.

"What? Er…no Ash" she replied sheepishly, covering the wound with her hand quickly.

"I did. Didn't I?" he asked. He felt very limp, and he hated to think of what else he did when he was hypnotized. He fell to his knees beside Frogadier. "I'm so sorry Serena. And you too Frogadier, Braixen, Pikachu" he said in a voice strongly laced with guilt without looking at any of them. "I'm so sorry I hurt you"

Serena lay one hand on his shoulder. She said softly, "Don't blame yourself Ash. You were hypnotized. You didn't know what you were doing. None of us blame you for anything" She gently lifted his chin and gave him a smile. "You are a brave guy. You did everything you could to protect me there. Or…I might have been hypnotized too"

He looked at her bright blue eyes, and then found himself admiring everything about her. She was so nice and kind. She always managed to make him feel better; no matter how bad he felt at the time. He found himself wanting to gently run his fingertips on her soft, flawless golden cheeks- marred only by that single red streak. "Now's not the time" he thought, pulling himself to give a weak smile.

"Now. How about we try to find a way out of here?" she said with a smile as she stood up.

"Yeah" he replied. "Frogadier, return", he recalled, as he stood up. Serena recalled her Braixen as well. Just then, the lights came on, and brightly lit the factory. It was hard to imagine that this was the same place that was so dark and desolate before. Somewhere, unbeknown to them on the other side of the factory, one of the employees that Clemont and Bonnie saved managed to restore the power to all the sections.

"Great. Now we can find our way out a bit more easily" Ash said, as they looked around them, squinting at first to adjust to the sudden brightness. They found an exit, and ran towards it.

They reached the lawn on the side of the factory. The sky was darker and more overcast than it was when they arrived at the place. Occasional lightning flashed across the thick rainclouds. They ran forward to get to the front-side of the factory when a Malamar swooped down in front of them. It glared at them menacingly. They had slipped away twice, but it wouldn't let them go now. Ash and Serena backed off a bit. Then they looked at each other, nodded in understanding, and called out their Pokemon.

"Sliggoo! I choose you!" "Braixen, come on out!" Ash and Serena called out their Pokemon and faced the Malamar.

"Sliggoo, use Dragon Breath! Straight ahead!" Ash ordered. Malamar countered the attack with a Dark Pulse, setting off a small explosion.

"Braixen, use Flamethrower!" Serena commanded. The attack hit Malamar, which was slightly taken aback. But it only enraged it further as it used Psybeam, aiming at Braixen.

"Sliggoo! Use Muddy Water now! Straight ahead" Ash commanded. Although the Psybeam hit Braixen, the Muddy Water headed straight towards Malamar, which was knocked back. It winced in pain.

"What is going on in here?!" came a voice from behind it. Two people came running towards them. One was woman dressed predominantly in flaming orange- orange suit, orange trousers, orange glasses; even orange hair! The only black she wore were her gloves and her shoes. The other one was a bald man dressed predominantly in white, with orange glasses and gloves. "Who are these kids?" the voice asked. Malamar floated towards them as they caught up to Ash and Serena.

"So you were the kids who freed those workers. You are bigger trouble than you look!" the man said.

"Freed the workers?" Ash and Serena asked together, perplexed.

"Don't you dare act all innocent! Heh! I knew I shouldn't have trusted those grunts. Those fools can't do a single task right. I'll give it to you kids. You managed to escape our team of Malamar very well" he said.

"Who are you?" Ash asked.

"We, are members of Team Flare. I, am one of the admins. And you, are not going anywhere fast" he replied. "Grunt! Take control of Malamar!" he commanded to the woman beside him.

"Yes sir!" she replied curtly.

"Now you kids will pay for all the trouble you caused us" he said, cracking his joints as if he was preparing for a fistfight. "Houndoom! Let's deal with them!" he called out, sending out the PokeBall he picked from his belt.

It was a Houndoom and a Malamar against Braixen and Sliggoo.

"Houndoom! Use Flamethrower!" the Admin commanded.

"Malamar, use Flamethrower too!" the Grunt commanded.

"Sliggoo! Use Muddy Water!" Ash ordered. The Muddy Water attack easily washed through the Flamethower attacks and scored a direct hit on Houndoom- dealing significant damage.

"Braixen, use Hidden Power on Malamar!" Serena ordered. Again, the attack squarely hit the dazed Malamar, knocking it back again. It was growing more and more tired; having taken some hits beforehand.

"You fool! Why did you use the same attack as me?!" the Admin yelled. "Not one of these Grunts are fit for anything" he muttered to himself angrily.

"I'm sorry, sir" the Grunt apologized curtly.

"Not bad at all! You both would make decent additions to Team Flare!" the Admin said, applauding Ash and Serena.

"We wouldn't dream of doing such a thing!" Serena replied.

"Pity. Perhaps you'll see reason when you both are beaten" he replied, after giving out a thunderous laugh. "Houndoom! Fire Blast on Sliggoo!" he commanded.

A fire attack the shape of a "dai" symbol made its way towards Sliggoo. There was no escape. The attack scored a direct hit. Although Fire attacks had less effect on Dragon types, the sheer power of the attack dealt a lot of damage on Sliggoo.

"Malamar! Use Psybeam on Sliggoo!" the Grunt commanded.

"Braixen, Flamethrower on Malamar!" Serena ordered.

"Oh no you don't, girl! Houndoom, Feint Attack!" the Admin yelled out. Houndoom rushed towards Braixen, which had just begun shooting off a flame from the tip of its lighted twig, and rammed against its shoulder- pushing Braixen off-balance. The Flamethrower attack flew around wildly. Serena moved aside to dodge some of the flames- but the flame caught her hair. She dowsed the flames with a slight scream, but not before it burned off a portion of her hair.

"Serena!" Ash exclaimed, looking in her direction. Her hair was burned to just a little below her neck on the right side, while the left side of her hair remained intact. Braixen turned towards her cried out at its trainer with a look of deep guilt.

"Heh. Now Malamar, use Superpower on Braixen" the Admin commanded quietly.

That was the last that Serena remembered- the cool voice with which he gave the command and the evil smirk that he had on his face as Malamar rushed towards Braixen, knocking it towards her in full force. The force and power of the attack was so great that Serena was knocked back along with Braixen. A sickening sound was heard as Serena crashed against a tree behind her, with the full weight of Braixen falling on her. Everything went dark and silent in her world as she slid to the ground limply.

She didn't see Ash run towards her. She didn't hear his terrified voice call out her name. She didn't feel the raindrops beginning to fall on her with increasing frequency. Her world had gone blank as the impact of the hit knocked her unconscious.

"Serena!" Ash cried out loudly in horror when there was no response. A tear- more one of horror and rage than sadness dropped from one of his eyes on her cheek, mixed with the raindrops. "No…" he said in disbelief as he lay her head on the ground gently. He then got up and yelled at the Admin, "That was a cheap move. A dirty trick!"

"Should've thought of that before crossing paths with Team Flare! That will teach you!" came the reply.

"You will pay for this dearly!" Ash yelled, burning in rage.

Sliggoo saw nothing, but it knew what went on. It heard the whole ordeal. It heard Serena crash against the tree. It heard Ash desperately call out her name. It heard him yell out in rage against the opponent. It also heard the Admin's crass reply. It was just as enraged as its trainer. The raindrops fell on its gooey body, which was soon engulfed in white- and was growing larger and larger. A Goodra burst out of the white light; an outraged Goodra. It would've been seen as a friendly and passive Pokemon had it not been for the menacing roar it let out; and the scary expression that it bore on its face. The combination was intimidating enough to make Houndoom and Malamar take a couple of steps back.

"Braixen, will you listen to me?" Ash asked. An affirmative reply came from the fox Pokemon. But Goodra had other ideas. It was far too enraged that its trainer's close friend- someone who had taken care of it so dotingly and affectionately was attacked in that way. It rushed at both Houndoom and Malamar, and used Outrage on them.

It thrashed them about brutally. Both the Pokemon lay in a heap after the ordeal. But Goodra wasn't done. It used a powerful Dragon Pulse at the pile, knocking the two Pokemon far away- much to the shock of the Admin and the Grunt, who just stared at the scene.

"Are you done, cowards?!" Ash bellowed.

The Admin opened his mouth to reply, when a helicopter lowered down from above. "Sir, there's too much trouble for us at the factory. The mission is aborted, sir" a Grunt said, running towards them. He cast an angry look at Ash and Goodra, pointed a fat finger at them and said, "I won't forget what you called me. Someday, you will pay for all this, kid." He looked at the unconscious body of Serena. "You and your meddlesome friend" he added. "And on that day, nothing can save you" He recalled his Houndoom. The other Flare member recalled the Malamar as they ran towards the helicopter and took off.

Ash didn't think of thanking or congratulating his newly-evolved Goodra. He thought of nothing but Serena at that moment. He rushed towards her, knelt in front of her and tried to nudge her. But it was in vain. He lay his hand on her cheek tenderly, and closed his eyes- unable to bear the sight. "Serena…please be okay…" he whispered desperately.

Clemont and Bonnie appeared at a distance, running with a grin on their faces. They stopped short when they saw Ash kneeling in front of Serena, who lay on the ground; with Braixen and Goodra standing a short distance away. The grin turned into a look of surprise, and then shock and fear as they ran towards the two.

"Ash! Ash!" Clemont called out. "Is everything okay?"

"Why is Serena on the ground?" Bonnie asked. "Oh! My God…" she exclaimed, clapping her hands on her face as she saw the sight of the unconscious Serena.

"Bonnie? Bonnie move back!" Clemont called out. He knelt near Ash and looked at Serena. He checked her for pulse; and while he was a bit relieved, he was still much worried. "Ash, we need to get her to the Pokemon Centre at once" he said.

"Big brother…is she…" Bonnie asked, frightened.

"What? No. She's unconscious. Bonnie, help carry Pikachu. Ash, let's get Serena to the Pokemon Centre" Clemont said.

"Right. Goodra, return" Ash recalled his Pokemon. He looked at Serena, hesitated and picked out Braixen's Pokeball. "Braixen, return" It complied without hesitation, casting one last forlorn glance at its trainer as it was recalled into its Ball. They then carried the unconscious Serena to the Pokemon Centre- not caring for the fact that it was raining heavily. They walked past the PokeBall Pillars, and left behind the great factory- which was but a dark silhouette in the rain. It was an unexpected bump on the road…