Me: Well, last chapter was a new change from my original style of writing. It was a new experiment that, in my opinion, was a success. Also, I'm getting a new 3DS, (Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer Bundle) and I will be taking a bit of a break for maybe 1-2 days to get used to the system. Anyways, on with the chapter!

Max's POV

I was shocked. I lost my battle against Grant. He beat me without even really batting an eyelash the whole time. Bonnie's face had a small frown on her face. She looked like she was about to cry. I couldn't bear to see her like that…

"Well Max, your Quilladin and Ralts are both very strong and confident Pokemon, but what they lack to succeed in battle is a trainer who's equally as confident as they are" Grant told me. "You'll be able to have a rematch by tomorrow". "I… y-yes sir" I told him, and ran out of the gym.

"Max!" I heard Bonnie scream behind me. "Please! Wait up!". "What Bonnie? I lost. I'm gonna go train I guess" I said to her. "If I lose twice in a row, then I guess we should just leave Cyllage City and get you your next Princess Key. Ralts, Quilladin and I have to train and fast! I need to beat Grant!". "Just promise me you won't give up. I want you to succeed as much as myself. So you three can all do it. I know you can!" Bonnie responded. "Look Max…. I don't want to see you in pieces. You know you can win against Grant. All you need to do is give it your true all" she sounded super serious. I knew she was truly pouring her heart into this now. "Promise me that you'll do that okay?". "Okay Bonnie" I told her and pulled her in for a hug.

Bonnie's POV

We went back to the Pokemon Center. While I practice for my showcase, he'd be training. We got back there 15 minutes later. "Well Bonnie. We'll meet back here at 8PM okay?" Max asked me. "Sure Max!" I said. We went our separate directions for the time being.

"Hey Bonnie!" I heard a familiar voice. "Hm? Who's that?" I said. "Well it's me silly!" the girl said. "Sylvia! How are you?" I asked her. "I'm great! I got my first Princess Key in Ambrette Town so I'm happy. I also caught a new Pokemon!" She told me. "Funny, I got a Pokemon in Ambrette Town too!" I told her. "Here, how about we send them out at the same time okay?". "Sure Bonnie! 1, 2, 3!" We sent them out at the same time.

My Tyrantrum and a Pokemon of hers both popped out of their Pokeballs. "Woah! A Tyrantrum!" a random person said. He walked up and started examining it. "Hey! Sir, could you get off Tyrantrum please?" I asked. "Oh… sure" he said. "I'm an archaeologist. My name's Roger Martin. Pleased to meet you!" he said. "Hey Bonnie, this is my new Pokemon. It's a Torchic! Isn't it cute?" Sylvia asked me. "Sure is Sylvia!" I told her. "So could offer a trade for your Tyrantrum?" Roger asked. "No sir! Tyrantrum is my friend! I wouldn't trade unless I had a good reason!" I replied. "But you DO have one! I'm an archaeologist and have studied the Tyrunt line for 15 years (he's 37). Surely one of my Pokemon could be of a great trade. I've researched the Amaura line, but not Tyrunt's. It's one of the last fossil lines I need to research to unlock more of the ancient secrets of this world. Tyrantrum just so happens to unlock one of these secrets. Far away in the Johto region" he told me. "Sorry Sylvia. But could I talk with this guy a little longer in the Pokemon Center lobby? You can come if you want" I asked her. "No prob Bonnie. And sure, I'll come. I'm actually a bit intrigued about what he has to say" Sylvia responded.

We headed inside to the lobby. We sat down at a stool and starting to talk. "Well I have some Pokemon that appeal to many different people. Battlers, chefs, and performers are what I have on me" Roger said. "Performing Pokemon?" I asked. "Sure I love Tyrantrum, but it's not exactly a performer". "Well I have three Pokemon on me. One suits for battles, the other is a cooking Pokemon, and the last one covers both as a performer and great battler! Come on out guys!" he sent out his Pokemon.

"Vern!", "Puff!", "Ceon! Glaceon!" His Pokemon cried as they came out. He had a Noivern, Slurpuff, and a Glaceon. Quite a nice team. "Noivern is the battler. He won me 8 badges back in the day and helped me get to the semi-finals of the Kalos League 24 years back. Slurpuff is my cook. I've only had him and Glaceon for a couple months though. And Glaceon is the performing Pokemon. My niece used her in her debut showcase and won the whole thing!" So which one would you like?" Roger asked me. "Oh dear Arceus…. He's an Archaeologist and wants to learn about it. Tyrantrum would be better with him…" I whispered to myself. "Well I won't take Noivern. It's been with you decades before I was born. I'd never" I told him. "I'll do it. I'll trade Tyrantrum for Glaceon". "Wonderful wonderful! We'll do the trade right away!" he exclaimed.

We went over to the trading machine. Nurse Joy was there. "Welcome to the trading machine. Please hand me the two Pokemon that will be traded. I handed my Tyrantrum to Nurse Joy and Roger handed her his Glaceon. "Now the trade will commence" Nurse Joy said. She put the Pokeballs in the machine and they swapped places. Glaceon came out on my end and Tyrantrum on his. I teared up at the thought that I may never see Tyrantrum again.

"Bonnie. I know it will be hard to forget Tyrantrum. And here. Here's my Holo Caster ID. SO you can still see Tyrantrum at the very least. I'll miss Glaceon too Bonnie so I'd like to see her from time to time too" Roger told me. "Okay, thanks!" I told him. While I was excited to meet my new Pokemon, I knew I was gonna miss Tyrantrum. "Well Bonnie, this bids us farewell. Call us anytime" Roger said. "Of course! Roger! Take care of Tyrantrum. Promise me that" I told him. "Don't worry Bonnie. You've got an expert archaeologist with Tyrantrum!" Roger said. With that, we said our goodbyes and he left towards Ambrette Town.

"So Bonnie, how're you gonna use Glaceon in the Geosenge showcase?" Sylvia asked me. I forgot she was still here. "I'm not sure. But, I'll come up with something. But it's 4PM now and I've got 4 hours to think up a nice routine" I responded. "Well, I guess since you're on your game, then I should be too! I'll practice too" she said.

We walked outside to the battlefield. She would practice and so would I. First it was her turn to practice, especially since I had to think up a routine.

Sylvia: Torchic! Use Flame Burst! Spritzee use Fairy Wind!

Torchic spewed bits of fire everywhere and Spritzee collected it and turned it into a tornado. I was left surprised. But then, the funnel shaped tornado gave me an idea.

Sylvia: Now Spritzee finish it off with Shadow Ball!

Pink blotches of flaming shadow went everywhere. Leaving a couple bits of the field on fire.

"Oh dear… that was a bit too hot. Torchic, next time I want you to use a bit less fire, and Spritzee a bit less power on Shadow Ball" Sylvia told her Pokemon. "Well Bonnie, if you got any ideas then now it's your turn" she told me. "Well, I've got one" I told her. Then, I stepped onto the battlefield and sent out all three of my Pokemon.

Bonnie: Glaceon use Frost Breath!

Frost Breath started a funnel shaped freezing tornado. Not only was it adorable, but it was powerful.

Bonnie: Meowstic, Psychic go!

Meowstic shot up a huge wave of psychic power and Meowstic's Psychic made it stronger and turned it purple. It was bundled up in the cold cloud.

Bonnie: Now Glaceon! Finish it off with Ice Beam!

Glaceon shot up a massive Ice Beam, causing the whole thing to explode, causing shimmering Blue, Purple, and Pink pictures of my Pokemon.

"Alright! Absolutely gorgeous!" Sylvia said. "That's gonna turn out well at the contest I can tell! I know you'll be able to at least make it to the performance rounds so I want you to give it your all okay?". "You know I will!" I told her. For the rest of the day we talked about other things such as battles and foreign contests for a couple more hours. It was 6PM when we went our separate ways.

Max's POV

I'd spent 5 hours training and getting stronger. Quilladin learned a new move, Grass Pledge. I was so happy, I thought it might help in defeating Grant tomorrow. This was my last shot at beating him and I needed to.

Max: Alright Quilladin use Grass Pledge! Ralts use Mirror Coat!

Quilladin perfectly landed a critical hit on Ralts, but with his strength, Ralts launched Mirror Coat, knocking out Quilladin. "Alright! Great job Ralts! You too Quilladin. I think we're ready to battle Grant tomorrow. We'll be able to beat him this time. I know we will.

I returned my Pokemon and went back to the Pokemon Center. I thought Bonnie might have still been training. I got there precisely at 6:30PM.

Bonnie's POV

After Sylvia left, I went back to train. I needed to perfect the performance as it was in only 5 days. But, Max showed up. "Hey Bonnie, we're all done training. Are you?" Max asked me. "Nope. I'm still perfecting my performance" I replied. I had an idea that moment, and it would help us both out. "Hey Max, wanna have a double battle? I'll use the Pokemon I'm performing with!". "Sure! We could both use the practice" Max answered. "Alright, come on out, Meowstic and Glaceon!" I shouted. Meowstic and Glaceon came out of their Pokeballs.

"Woah Bonnie, when'd you get a Glaceon?" Max asked. "I got it in a trade. An archaeologist wanted my Tyrantrum and offered me his Glaceon. He told me his niece used it in her showcase debut and won the whole thing with just Glaceon, so it's no rookie!" I said to him. "Now let's do this!"

Bonnie: Meowstic use Psychic! Glaceon use Ice Beam!
Max: Ralts Mirror Coat! Quilladin go ahead and use Grass Pledge!

All those moves clashed. Meowstic and Glaceon's attacks both hit Quilladin and knocked it out. But Grass Pledge managed to hit Meowstic.

Bonnie: Glaceon come on! Frost Breath! Meowstic use Psychic!
Max: Ralts use Mirror Coat!

Ralts managed to endure the attacks and threw its power at Meowstic, knocking it out. It was down to Glaceon and Ralts.

Bonnie: Glaceon, finish this! Use Shadow Ball!
Max: Come on Ralts Psyshock!

Psyshock and Shadow Ball collided, but Shadow Ball was twice as strong and flew right threw it, and knocked out Ralts. "Well I guess I win right?" I told him. "This is shameful. I'm a trainer and lost to a performer. I'm never gonna win the league…" Max said quietly. "Now Max, Glaceon is evidently trained and much more powerful than any of my other Pokemon. It wasn't too fair anyways" I reassured him. "I guess so…" Max responded. It was now 8PM, the time we said we'd meet up here.

We went inside and had dinner, to the Kanto BBQ place, and asked how much we could actually eat this time. "So Max, tomorrow morning you'll be battling Grant again right?" I asked Max. "Mhm. This time I'm gonna beat him!" he answered. "And your next showcase is in Geosenge Town right? You better give it your all and stay known as the girl who ruled them all! After all if you win this one, you'll have ruled the rookie contests entirely!". "Yeah…" I said. We ate and went to bed.

Me: Yeah… Tyrantrum's purpose was to lead to the trade guys… anyways, next chapter you get to see the battle between Grant and Max and… another, more surprising battle. Anyways, see you guys later. Peace. Also,

Bonnie's Party:
-Dedenne (female) Level: 26

-Meowstic (female) Level: 25

-Glaceon (female) Level: 43 {Yes. It's Level 43}

Max's Party:
-Quilladin (male) Level: 23

-Ralts (male) Level: 19