Aaron and Shawn walked together in a tunnel on the way to Lake Acuity; their Pokémon walked beside them. They constantly looked over at each other not trusting the other. Their Pokémon were on guard too looking out for themselves and their partners.

"We're almost out. Better gear up." Shawn slid his mask on over his face. Aaron looked at him cautiously and pulled up the guard over his mouth and zipped his jacket. His Emolga climbed into his bag. They both walked out of the cave and were hit with an intense cold. Both boys were now trudging through the snow moving slowly with nothing else in sight. "I'm pretty sure it's this way." Shawn said pointing ahead.

"What makes you so sure?" Aaron glared at him suspiciously.

"Because I'm from Sinnoh, and I know the area a bit better than you." Shawn walked ahead recalling his Croagunk who was shaking from the cold. He held his red Power Stone tightly drawing warmth from it. Aaron decided it best to follow him seeing how low Shawn's defenses were. He followed behind for a while keeping a very careful pace. Then, Shawn stopped. He looked around very cautiously.

"What's wrong?" Aaron looked at him.

"I'm sorry." Shawn grabbed hold of his second Power Stone, a brown one, and punched the ground with his full force. Aaron lost his balance as the ground beneath him crumbled creating a rockslide, and he was caught in it. "I still can't trust you." Sean walked away from the damage which had already started to accumulate a small layer of snow which would make it seem as though nothing occurred.

Aaron punched his way out of the rocks using his Power Stone. He opened his bag and checked on his Emolga who seemed fine. "Shouldn't have trusted him." He stood up brushing off some of the snow. Then he felt a chill run down his spine. He looked at the mountain he had fallen from, a forest behind him. A blue stone door stood in front of him; it appeared to have been sealed for a very long time. He placed his hands on the door feeling an intense cold that forced him to pull his hands away and held them under his armpits to warm them up. Something dangerous is in there, but maybe it's a way back up the mountain. Aaron activated his power stone and pushed on the door which did not move an inch. He sighed punching through it with all of his might being hit with a freezing wind.

He had made a wide enough hole to climb through; he landed on ice. He stood up slipping a little, but able to stand. He looked at the center of the center of the room and quickly reached for his sword. He looked at his Emolga. "Get ready." Aaron tried to relax his breathing as he spoke, but the air in the room was making it difficult. "Regice." He could see a sealed door at the end of the room. "Okay, let's do this! Emolga, discharge!" The small Pokémon leapt into the air unleashing a blast of electricity that ran through the whole room. Regice's dots started lighting up as it hovered out of the ground. It looked at Aaron and his Emolga with an angry tone in its cries. Its fist began to glow as it charged at them with incredible speed. Aaron jumped to the side narrowly avoiding the attack. He tried taking a swing at Regice with his sword, but his reaction time was much slower due to the cold. He was thrown against a wall. It took him much longer to catch his breath than normal. "Emolga, shockwave." Aaron called out weakly. The Regice was hit with a blast of electricity that made it pause briefly before readying another superpower attack. Aaron activated his Power Stone encasing his sword in the special steel. He slid across the ice locking his weapon with Regice in order to protect his Emolga. He was thrown against the wall again, but this time the hit felt weaker than the first time. "Emolga, use acrobatics!" His Emolga jumped up and flew at Regice jumping at it. It tipped over on to the floor. "It's getting weaker." Aaron looked at his Emolga and ran at Regice with his sword taking a swing at it. His sword dropped to the floor not being swung fast enough again. It slid across the ice now out of his reach. He looked at the Regice who blew him away with an icy wind attack. Aaron landed on the floor one of his pokeballs fell out of his bag and slid across the floor. His Emolga skated over to it and pushed the button revealing Aaron's Qwilfish. "Rollout!" Aaron called out. His Qwilfish rolled at Regice ramming it directly. It jumped off and started rolling again using its spikes for traction on the ice as it rammed Regice again and again increasing its power with each hit. "Emolga, end this battle with iron tail!" The small Pokemon leapt into the air swinging its tail down on the defenseless Regice with all of its might. It fell to the ground fainting. Aaron walked over and picked up his sword. "Good job out there, both of you." He recalled his Qwilfish while his Emolga climbed into his bag. The sealed door opened wide. Aaron walked through breathing heavily. At the end of the corridor, he saw a small pedestal with a glowing, light blue stone embedded in it. He pulled out the stone and placed it in the socket of his glove.

"I'm coming for you, Shawn." Aaron saw a staircase in front of him and started climbing.

Faint light could be seen from cracks in the ceiling above. A brief punch with the help of his Power Stone allowed him to burst through an old, wooden cellar door. Aaron stepped out of the tunnel. The room around him was old, dilapidated, and definitely burnt. There was an old stone statue that looked like Arceus at the front of the room; it was chipped and its once pointed edges had been rounded off. A swarm of Zubat swarmed flying past Aaron not having been disturbed in some time; they flew through holes in the walls that may have once housed stained glass windows. He shivered feeling a chill run through the room. Need to keep moving. No time to slow down. Aaron ran out of the building. At the entrance to the church was a gate with Officer Jenny standing nearby as a guard. Aaron could see her snowmobile nearby. He waited for her to avert her gaze and he sprinted to it jumping on top and starting it up.

"Hey, that's not yours!" She shouted.

Aaron did not look back as he sped off blowing snow behind him. Luckily, wooden signs in the ground pointed out the direction of the lake as Aaron maneuvered through the snow hoping it was not too late. Aaron arrived at the lake. Somehow, the water was as crystal clear and as liquid as water at a normal temperature. He stepped off the snowmobile and touched the water feeling that it was still cold. He looked at his new Power Stone concentrating his energy.

"Hey! Stop thief!" Officer Jenny shouted hopping off a snowmobile with another officer.

Aaron looked back at her and started shooting ice out of his hand freezing the water in front of him so that he could run across leaving Officer Jenny and her other officer behind. He walked into the cavern; it was quiet. Aaron drew his sword and his Emolga climbed out of his bag and on to his shoulder. He walked forward constantly looking around and over his empty shoulder.

"Look…out." Aaron could hear Shawn's voice faintly echo. There was no other warning a force like no other threw him against a wall and then lifted him up pulling him forward.

"We finally made it." A sadistic voice spoke. The man with aqua colored hair stepped forward smiling at Aaron. He was dangling his gold bracelet which now had all of its slots filled with Power Stones. "And I gave you a head start." He then levitated Shawn forward. "And I told you where we would meet again." He threw both boys against a wall. "I don't know why I am so generous when you squander my gestures of kindness." He put his hand on his head acting dramatic as he released his control over them. Aaron's Emolga ran forward and attacked the man with discharge. He stood there, shaking as electricity coursed through his body. He dropped to the floor. "I was not expecting that." He tried to brush off the attack still shaking slightly. "That actually had some power to it. I suppose it's time I call out my Pokémon. Lunatone, Solrock, teach that thing some manners." The two Pokémon glowed blue and then rocks shot up out of the ground throwing Aaron's Emolga against the wall.

"Hey, stop that!" Officer Jenny ran into the cave.

"Time to go." The man recalled his Pokémon. "I'll see you two at the top of Mount Coronet. With this curse broken, I have plenty of time." He teleported out of the cave.

"You two, freeze!" Officer Jenny glared at Aaron and Shawn who both passed out at the same time. She sighed to herself before calling for back up and medical attention. Aaron's Emolga climbed on to his shoulder and started nuzzling his cheek. "He'll be fine." Officer Jenny said trying to reassure the small Pokémon by petting it; Emolga growled at her until she retracted her hand. He then continued to nuzzle Aaron's cheek hoping he was okay.