We open to the snow covered northern point of the Sinnoh Region where we see a familiar pink haired girl in a pink colored parka trudging through the snow.
"Okay, I've searched most of the Sinnoh Region so far, hoping to find a Pokemon worth it to be my perfect link. Seeing everyone elses links and how far they've taken them, I figured it would be fun to try and find the perfect partner for me as well. Its true I'll always have Jeremie, Ulrich, Yumi, Odd, William and the Dimensional Heroes, but...I have no real family left. My father is gone and my mother is out there in the worlds somewhere. If I were to find a perfect link, it would be the closest thing I would have to a family." Aelita said to herself.
As Aelita travelled the snow covered area before she heard growling. She turned to see a pack of Mightyena coming out of the snow. She ran as they chased after her. As she looked back, she was imagining them as actual wolves as she ran even faster.
"Of course, there had to be pokemon that resemble wolves here." Aelita said to herself as she ran.
She ran faster and faster before going out to a clearing where the Mightyena soon stopped and then turned away as Aelita stopped running. "Huh? Why are they turning tail?" she asked before noticing a sign "Danger: Thin Ice."
Aelita gasped in terror as the ice beneath her started to crack before it gave way, causing her to fall into the drink as she slowly began to sink. "Not good." Aelita thought as she tried to swim back to the surface. "My bracelet to transform into my Lyoko form won't work if its underwater, and I can't swim up fast enough. I can't believe...this is where it ends." Aelita thought as she started to lose consciousness as she saw a figure swimming at her before she blacked out.
When Aelita awoke, she found herself inside of a small cave with a blanket around her body as well as a small fire. She looked around the cave until she spotted an Empoleon standing up and looking at her.
"You're….an Empoleon. Were you the one who saved my life?" Aelita asked.
It shook its head yes as it presented food to Aelita, which was mostly fish. Aelita just bared a smile as she ate the fish she was given.
Later that day, Aelita had warmed up enough to be able to move on as the Empoleon watched her off. "Well, that Empoleon was certainly-" Aelita began before hearing a twig snap. She turned in shock to see the pack of Mightyena from earlier stalking her. She ran as they gave chase before cornering her at a cliff. She looked at them with fear as they slowly approached.
"No...please get away." Aelita said cowering near the cliff as she saw them as real wolves. But just as one started the attack, the Empoleon that had saved her jumped in the way and caught the Mightyena's Bite attack with its wing before tossing it aside.
The other Mightyena pounced onto Empoleon as it effortlessly fought back against them. Aelita watched in awe as she saw how Empoleon was fighting in order to protect her from the vicious Mightyena.
The Mightyena were soon beaten back as they growled and ran off. Aelita got up as Empoleon looked at her. "Uh...thank you, again." Aelita said bowing to it. "I best be going now." Aelita said as she was walking off into the forest as she looked behind to see the Empoleon following her.
"I guess its developed a parental attachment to me after saving me twice. Well, I came looking for a perfect link and I guess I found it." Aelita said to herself as Empoleon continued to follow her.
Next time...Final Tale
