Previously on Poké Rangers: Knights of Order:

Camille returned to the Battle Chateau, hoping to train her Pokémon up to challenge Ramos. Unfortunately, she was cornered by Viola and Grant who were hoping for a chance for revenge. At the same time, Yvestros sent the Twins out to eliminate Camille. Luckily, Camille was saved first by Santos stopping the match and then by the Knights of Order protecting her from the Twins. But during the evacuation, the Knights were attacked by a mysterious Poké-Mutant named Seviplade, who managed to injure Camille before disappearing. When the Knights returned to base, Camille suddenly collapsed, and when Gurkinn scanned her, he discovered that she had been poisoned...

Chapter 24: A Friend Indeed, Part 2

"Poisoned?" Tristan breathed, looking at the scanner. "How could this have happened?"

"Wait... that Poké-Mutant!" Marianne gasped, her eyes widening in shock. "Before he left, he managed to leave a mark on Camille. Do you think that's what happened?"

Gurkinn looked closely at Camille's arm, noting the purple veins creeping out from the scratch. "Something about this wound seems familiar..." He turned to Marianne and Rafi. "This Poké-Mutant... what was his name?"

"Seviplade," Rafi replied.

Upon hearing the name, Gurkinn froze, color fading from his cheeks. "No... They can't have brought him back..."

"You know that name?" Quinn asked, shocked to see the normally stoic Gurkinn looking so horrified.

"I'm afraid so," Gurkinn sighed. "Back in the days when the Twins were alive, Yvestros sent them to hunt down the original Knights of Order by any means necessary. While Zekronos made every effort to eliminate them mercilessly, Resharma was a lot more cunning. She helped Sabelteur create the ultimate assassin, someone who moves faster than the blink of an eye and kills anyone with just a single scratch. And the result was Seviplade."

"That's definitely who we saw back at the Chateau," Marianne recalled.

"And Seviplade lived up to his title," Gurkinn went on grimly. "In less than three days, he was able to kill five Knights of Order before he was eventually destroyed. You see, Seviplade's main weapon is coated in powerful venom that leaves its victims suffering a slow yet excruciating death, attacking the body and the soul."

"And is that what's happening to Camille?" Electra asked, tears in her eyes.

"Yes." Gurkinn bowed his head. "And now she's only got two hours before the venom completely kills her. At the rate she's going, she'll be dead by sunset."

Throughout the discussion, Santos had just been staring at Camille's sleeping form. Now he turned to face the Knights, his fists clenched in anger. "No! I won't let this happen! I refuse to let Camille die!"

The Knights were shocked by Santos' sudden outburst. Only Marianne and Etna were unperturbed.

"Santos is right," Etna agreed. "There must be some way to cure her!"

Gurkinn sighed and ran a hand through one eyebrow. "There is one way, but it's almost impossible to even get."

"Please," Santos begged. "I don't want to lose her."

Taking a breath, Gurkinn turned to face the Knights. "After Seviplade was destroyed, the Knights managed to find the one thing that could dissolve his venom: the petals of the Gracidea Flower."

"I've heard of that flower," Quinn recalled. "The Legendary Pokémon Shaymin visits that flower to change into its Sky Forme."

Rafi looked up Shaymin on his PokéDex, seeing a picture of a green and white hedgehog Pokémon. "Here it is. It's known as 'the Gratitude Pokémon. It can dissolve toxins in the air to instantly transform ruined land into a lush field of flowers. The blooming of Gracidea flowers confers the power of flight upon it.'"

"But I thought the Flowers only grew in the Sinnoh Region?" Tristan asked.

"Sometimes the seeds of the Gracidea Flower get stuck in Shaymin's fur and gets transported to other regions," Gurkinn replied. "As a matter of fact, there is a small field of Gracidea Flowers deep in the Winding Woods of Route 20, south of Snowbelle City. And that was where the Knights defeated Seviplade and saved the life of his last victim."

"I know about the Winding Woods," Etna said. "The road has many twists and turns, making it easy to get lost in there. Getting to that meadow will not be easy without someone who knows the way."

"That is true," Gurkinn agreed. "Even if we use the Transportation Door, there's no guarantee that we'll arrive at the correct field. The only way to get there is with a Flying Pokémon."

"I'll go," Santos announced immediately. "Camille was my friend once, and we promised to always look out for each other when we're in trouble. There's no way I'm letting her die!"

Marianne frowned as she looked at Santos. She was of course concerned about Camille, but she could also tell that Santos wasn't thinking straight. Someone needed to accompany him, to make sure he wouldn't make a costly mistake. "I'm coming with you."

"Then it's settled," Gurkinn said. "Get yourselves ready to leave. Camille's life depends on you!"

"I must congratulate you, Resharma," Yvestros beamed, clapping his hands. "Bringing back Seviplade to kill off the traitor... A most admirable plan!"

"It wasn't just me, my Lord," Resharma answered modestly. "My brother and Sharphound also contributed. After all, if they hadn't drawn the Knights' attention, then we would never have succeeded."

"Always willing to share the credit," Mothitelle beamed. "I knew there was a reason I liked you best."

"There is one concern though," Seviplade pointed out. "The original Knights were able to locate a cure to my deadly venom before they defeated me. The last thing I remember was being in a field of pink flowers."

"Luckily, we have been able to find that field," Sabelteur reported, pointing to an image on his screen. "This Spydove has been stationed south of a place called Snowbelle City. That meadow deep in the woods is just teaming with those flowers."

"Is it possible for us to destroy those flowers before the Knights can get to it?" Zekronos asked.

"Yes," Resharma replied. "I shall head to the field and burn every last flower I see."

"I'll come with you," Sharphound offered. "We can both get the job done quicker."

"In the meantime, I shall look for the other Knights myself," Seviplade said, before teleporting away.

Back at the Tower, Santos and Marianne were ready to leave. Etna had informed them that the western parts of Kalos were quite cold and snowy, so Santos now wore a black down jacket and brown jeans and Marianne had slipped on a blue hoodie, aqua jeans and gray boots.

"From Shalour City, it should take about half an hour to fly to Snowbelle City," Etna told them.

"That should give you about an hour or so to find the Gracidea field, get the nectar and fly back here," Rafi estimated.

"Doesn't give us much time," Marianne replied.

"Then let's get going!" Santos shouted. "Charizard, to the sky!"

With a hard flap of his wings, Charizard took off and was soon hovering over the Tower.

"Remember, you have to get that nectar back before sundown," Gurkinn called out. "Any later than that, and Camille will never make it!"

"Of course," Santos yelled back. "See you before then!"

"Arceus' speed, my friends!" Gurkinn replied.

Tristan and the others all waved as Charizard flew southwards over the city, carrying his passengers towards their only hope for Camille...

High in the sky above Kalos, a lone Dragonite flew through the clouds, keeping herself out of sight. In the time since she had been released from her trainer's team, she had traveled the world several times, training with wild Pokémon to improve herself.

She had no doubt that her trainer would want her back. After all, she knew that she had been under some kind of evil spell that made her say all those things, and it wasn't the first time that Dragonite had been shouted at before.

Just then, Dragonite spotted movement just beyond the clouds. Pausing in midair, she peeked out and spotted a Charizard flying south-east, carrying two people. At once, she recognized the trainers; it was the girl she and her trainer had met in Unova, and Santos!

She tilted her head to one side until she managed to catch a snatch of their conversation. They were talking about Camille and how she was in some kind of trouble. Instinct told her that she needed to get back to her, but she glanced back at the disappearing figures.

Eventually, she made her decision and flew off after them, still hidden in the clouds...

In a burst of black smoke, Sharphound and Resharma appeared at the edge of a meadow, surrounded by snow-covered trees. "Is this the place?" Sharphound asked.

"According to Sabelteur's readings, yes," Resharma replied.

Sharphound knelt down and picked one of the pink flowers growing in the meadow. "Hard to believe that this little thing prevented the end of the Knights… so small, and yet so fragile." With that, he spat a small flame at the flower, burning it up in an instant.

"We have our orders," Resharma said. "This meadow must be destroyed! Flamethrower!" She opened her mutated jaws and launched a stream of fire into the meadow. Dozens of wild Pokémon fled in terror as Sharphound ran into the meadow, shooting his own Flamethrower at the flowers.

In the midst of the chaos, one tiny white Pokémon took to the air and flew off into the forest…

"I think I can see the Woods now!" Santos called.

Marianne looked down and spotted the snow-covered forest below. "That has to be it. Let's land where we can."

"Charizard, take us down!" Santos cried.

With a loud roar, Charizard turned in midair and coasted into the forest, landing in a frosty meadow. As Marianne jumped off, she switched on her communicator. "Gurkinn, we've arrived at the Woods. How's Camille doing?"

But she only got static in reply.

"Gurkinn? Gurkinn, can you hear me?" When no response came, Marianne sighed and turned to Santos. "I'm not getting a signal."

"There must be some interference in Snowbelle," Santos assumed, jumping off his Pokémon. "How long do we have?"

Marianne looked up at the sky. "The sun's starting to go down already."

"Then we'd better hurry," Santos replied, recalling Charizard and setting off into the forest.

Marianne hurried after him. "You really care for Camille, don't you?"

"Of course I do," Santos stated, keeping his eyes fixed on his path. "She and I have been good friends for a very long time."

"Do you even know where you're going?"

"We're looking for the Gracidea Flowers, right?" Santos said. "So we shouldn't waste time and go find them, fast!"

Marianne felt a flare of anger surging through her body. She caught up to Santos and grabbed his shoulder, spinning him around. "Could you just stop for two seconds and think about what you're doing?"

"Two seconds?" Santos cried. "Every second we waste, Camille is inching closer to death!"

"And if you just wander around through the forest without any clear direction," Marianne countered, "you'll end up getting lost and lose even more time."

"We're already losing time by arguing!"

"Just calm down and think about why we're here."

"I'm trying to save Camille!"

"By going in a completely random direction?"

"She'd do the same for me!"

Marianne folded her arms. "No, she wouldn't."

"How would you know?" Santos shouted.

"Because she's my best friend!" Marianne yelled.

Santos' next words caught in his throat, and his angry expression faded. "W-What did you say?"

"I know that Camille was your best friend, but from what you told us, she came to Unova on her own." Marianne turned away and looked towards some trees. "I was one of the first people she met, and we traveled together through the region. We always watched each other's backs and planned our next moves beforehand."

She turned to face Santos again. "Believe me, I'm also scared to lose Camille, but stressing about it will get us nowhere. We've still got enough time to find the flowers before sunset. We just need to find out the direction to take. What do you say?"

Santos sighed and nodded. "Alright, I'll try my best."

Marianne smiled and was about to reach for her Poké Balls when…

"Help! Somebody help us!"

Santos spun around. "Did you hear that?"

Marianne nodded, realizing that she'd heard the voice in her mind, just like the Zygarde Cores. "Who's out there?"

Moments later, a tiny white and green deer-like Pokémon with horn-shaped wings came fluttering out of the bushes. Marianne could see that its body was badly burnt and its eyes were drooping. Suddenly, it dropped out of the air, and Santos ran up and caught it before it hit the ground.

"Are you alright?" Santos asked, checking the Pokémon over.

"Yes," the Pokémon replied in the same voice they'd heard earlier. "Please, I need your help." Just then, its body began to glow white.

"Whoa," Santos breathed.

Marianne just stared in amazement. Finally, the light faded, revealing a smaller hedgehog-like Pokémon with grassy prickles and a pink flower on each side of its head.

"Oh, my!" Santos gasped. "You're… You're Shaymin!"

"What happened, Shaymin?" Marianne asked.

"The Gracidea Flowers are under attack!" Shaymin cried. "Two horrible monsters appeared in the meadow and started breathing fire on everything. Please, you must save the Flowers!"

"Monsters?" Marianne gasped. "There are only two monsters I know that can breathe fire: Sharphound and Resharma!"

"Those villains," Santos growled. "They're trying to prevent us from curing Camille! We have to stop them!"

Marianne turned to the singed Gratitude Pokémon. "Shaymin, can you take us back to the Gracidea meadow?"

"Of course," Shaymin replied. "But how are you going to fight those monsters?"

"Just watch." Marianne took out a Poké Ball with her left hand then pressed her Morpher's button. "Order's Light, Ignite!"

A torrent of water burst out of her Morpher, shot into the air and crashed back down on Marianne, forming her armor.

"Wow!" Shaymin whispered in awe. "You're like those Poké Rangers I've heard about from Hoenn."

"Down here, I'm known as a Knight of Order," Marianne replied before throwing out her Ball. "Blastoise, let's go!"

As Blastoise emerged ready to battle, Marianne turned to Santos. "Do you have any Water Pokémon to help out?"

Santos nodded and threw out his Poké Ball. "Frogadier, I choose you!"

As Frogadier appeared, he flipped in the air and landed on Blastoise's shoulder. "Frogadier!"

"Which way to the meadow, Shaymin?" Marianne asked.

Shaymin pointed through the bushes with its snout. "Straight through that way."

Placing Shaymin in the pocket of his jacket, Santos turned to Marianne and nodded. "Let's go!"

All was quiet at the Knights' Base, more than it had ever been. Gurkinn and Rafi were keeping watch on the computer screen, Lucario was in a deep trance, scanning the aura for trouble, and Etna and Quinn were sitting next to the comatose Camille's bed, monitoring her stats on the scanner.

"I feel so helpless," Quinn sighed, rubbing his eyes. "I wish there was more we can do."

"Don't worry," Etna reassured him. "I'm sure Marianne and Santos will be back soon."

Just then, Camille gave a loud groan and slowly opened her eyes. "Wh… where am I?"

"Camille!" Quinn breathed. "You're awake!"

Hearing Quinn's words, Gurkinn and Rafi quickly ran to her side as she struggled to sit up. "What happened?"

"Hey, hey, lie still," Gurkinn said quietly, placing his hands on Camille's shoulder. "Just take it easy."

Camille's face scrunched up in pain. "Owww… what's wrong with me?"

"You've been poisoned by that Seviplade guy from the Chateau," Rafi explained grimly. "And now you're dying…"

"Dying? That really sucks! " Camille sank back onto her pillow. "Where's Santos?"

"He and Marianne are working on getting a cure," Etna explained. "Meanwhile, we're trying to find Seviplade before he strikes again."

"I've sent Tristan and Electra back to the Chateau," Gurkinn added. "Hopefully, they'll pick up some clues there."

Just then, the Knights' communicators started beeping. Gurkinn answered the call. "This is Gurkinn."

"Hey, it's Tristan," came the reply.

"Any sign of Seviplade?" Gurkinn asked.

"Nothing yet," Tristan replied, standing outside the Chateau with Electra. "We've explored the whole grounds and haven't seen him yet."

"How are Viola and Grant?" Quinn asked.

"They'd already left," Electra said. "But they give their fondest regards to Camille."

"Have you heard from Marianne yet?" Tristan asked.

"I've been trying to get in touch, but there's some sort of interference around the area," Gurkinn responded. "Fortunately, Lucario is keeping track of them with his aura. He says they've reached the Woods and are heading in the direction of the meadow."

"Great," Tristan beamed. "They'll find that cure in no time. Alright, send out the Door so we can come back."

"How rude of you, leaving just as I've arrived."

Tristan and Electra whirled around at the voice. "Who's there?" Electra called.

In response, a hooded figure dropped from the sky and landed in the field before them. "We meet again, Knights of Order," he said, removing his hood.

"You!" Tristan gasped.

Seviplade smirked nastily. "So, how's your dear friend? Is she suffering badly from my poison? Well, don't worry. By the end of this hour, she will finally be able to rest in the throes of death!"

"You monster!" Electra growled.

"Aw, you really care about her, don't you?" Seviplade chuckled. "Well, I've got news for you two. You'll soon be joining her!"

"We'll see about that!" Tristan cried. "Electra, let's go!"

With a nod, Electra lifted her Morpher and pressed her button at the same time as Tristan. "Order's Light, Ignite!"

At their command, the elements of Fire and Electric shot out of their Morphers and struck their bodies, forming into their armor.

"Very well, then," Seviplade replied with a bow. "Looks like we're doing this the hard way." With that, he raised his right arm and charged.

"Weapons of Order, engage!" As the weapons appeared, Tristan held up his sword, blocking Seviplade's attack.

Electra ran in to strike back with her hammer. At the last second, Seviplade teleported away and she ended up hitting Tristan instead. "Oww!"

"Sorry," Electra said, turning to look around. "Where'd he go?"

"What's happening, Tristan?" Gurkinn called through the communicator.

"It's Seviplade," Tristan yelled. "He's back again!"

"Oh no," Gurkinn breathed.

"Seviplade's back?" Quinn gasped, jumping to his feet.

"We have to get out there and help!" Rafi cried.

"Lucario, get the Transportation Door ready," Gurkinn commanded. "Quinn, Rafi, get ready for battle!"

Quinn and Rafi raised their Morphers and pressed the buttons. "Order's Light, Ignite!"

The elements of Grass and Flying burst out of their Morphers and crashed onto their bodies, forming their armor.

As they ran for the Door, Quinn stopped and turned to Gurkinn. "Aren't you coming?"

"Someone has to wait for Marianne and Santos to return," the older Knight replied. "Remember, you mustn't let Seviplade scratch you!"

"Good luck, guys!" Etna called.

"Hang in there, Camille!" Rafi said, before following Quinn through the Door.

"Burn, you little flowers, burn!" Sharphound laughed, setting another part of the meadow ablaze. "Soon, this field will be nothing but ash!"

"Lord Yvestros will be most pleased with our work," Resharma replied. "With the cure out of the picture, Seviplade will properly finish off the Knights of-"

"Water Pulse!"

Resharma spun around in time to receive a blue orb of water directly in her face, making her cry out in pain.

Sharphound looked around and saw Marianne running into the meadow, Water Cannon in hand. At her side were her Blastoise, Santos, and his Frogadier.

"Step away from those flowers!" Marianne shouted.

"Well, well, just one Knight of Order came?" Sharphound chuckled. "What chance have you got against us?"

"In case you've forgotten, I'm the Water Knight," Marianne retorted, raising her Cannon. "I can put out this fire."

"Even if you can, we've destroyed all of the flowers in the meadow," Resharma retorted, shaking the water off her face. "There's no way you can get the cure for your friend."

Santos gritted his teeth in anger. "Frogadier, hit them with Bubble!"

Frogadier grabbed some pieces of his frubble scarf and hurled them at Sharphound, driving him back.

"Blastoise, Hydro Pump!" Marianne yelled.

Blastoise fired two jets of water at Resharma, drenching her hair and putting out the fire in the meadow.

Sharphound pulled a frubble off his armor and growled. "Why, you little…"

"No, Sharphound, we've done our part," Resharma called. "So long, Knight of Order."

"Stop!" Santos ran towards the Poké-Mutants, but they had already disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Order's Light, return!" As her armor faded, Marianne turned and looked around at the burnt-out meadow. "We're too late. Every single flower is dead."

Santos fell to his knees in the ash, tears welling in his eyes. "No… I've failed her…"

"No need for tears," Shaymin spoke, poking its head out of his pocket. "Thanks to you, the monsters are gone."

"You don't understand," Marianne sighed. "We needed the Gracidea Flowers to save our friend, and now…"

But Shaymin just smiled and climbed out of Santos' pocket. "Now that the meadow is safe again, I'll be able to do this."

Shaymin closed its eyes and focused. Santos and Marianne watched in amazement as the smoke was absorbed into its grass spines, turning its flowers black. Instantly, the meadow began to change, reverting back to its original state. Dozens of pink flowers blossomed around them, flooding the field around them. Then Shaymin began to glow. "Seed Flare!"

Seconds later, there was an explosion, and when it cleared, Shaymin was looking much better. "Thank you so much for your help. Please, take some of the Gracidea as a reward."

As Santos gratefully picked a bunch of flowers, Marianne looked up at the sky. To her horror, she saw that the sun was already sinking below the trees. "Oh no! Time is running out!"

"We have to get back to the Tower, fast!" Santos cried, recalling Frogadier and taking out Charizard's Poké Ball.

"Charizard won't be able to fly us back in time!" Marianne argued. "And I can't contact Gurkinn to get the Door to us!"

"Well, we can't give up yet!" Santos cried. "One thing I know about Camille is that when someone needed help, she'd never let anything stop her from helping out. And right now, she's counting on us to save her, and we're not gonna let her down now!"

Marianne opened her mouth to argue, but another voice beat her to it. "Dragooooo!"

"I know that sound," Marianne gasped, looking up.

Moments later, a huge orange Pokémon burst out of the clouds, swooping down towards the meadow. Santos gasped in amazement. "A Dragonite!"

The Dragonite landed in front of Marianne and grabbed her in a hug. Marianne looked it over. "Wait… you're Camille's Dragonite, aren't you?"

"Camille's Dragonite?" Santos gasped. "I don't believe it… she was still a Dragonair when we finished Sinnoh."

"Camille said she released it while under Yvestros' control," Marianne recalled. "How did you find us?"

"Dragoo, dragoo," Dragonite replied.

"She says she heard us talking about Camille while we were flying down here," Santos translated. "She figured her trainer was in trouble and followed us here."

"Wait a minute," Marianne gasped. "Camille's Dragonite was a fast flyer. She can take us back to the Tower!"

"You're right!" Santos ran up to Marianne. "Dragonite, your trainer is in terrible danger! If we don't get these Flowers back to her, she'll die. Can you help us, please?"

Dragonite looked shocked for a moment then she lowered her body down. "Dragoo."

"She says she will," Santos replied, climbing onto her back. "Come on."

Marianne knelt down and patted Shaymin's head. "Thank you so much for helping us."

"No, thank you, Knight of Order," Shaymin answered. "Good luck!"

With a smile, Marianne climbed onto Dragonite and settled behind Santos. "Let's head back."

"Alright, Dragonite," Santos commanded. "Fly us back to Shalour City!"

"Dragoo!" Dragonite took to the air and flew over the forest, faster than Charizard could fly.

Santos looked towards the gradually setting sun. "Don't worry, Camille. We're on our way!"

"Hold still, you stupid mutant!" Electra yelled, firing her Blaster at Seviplade. Each time the attacks got close to hitting, he'd teleport away.

Quinn and Tristan stood side by side, weapons drawn, keeping their eyes on Seviplade. "How can we catch something that moves so fast?" Tristan asked.

"We need some way to hinder his movements," Rafi called, dodging another attack from Seviplade.

"I might have an idea," Quinn said. "Try to corner him next time he appears."

Electra looked around and spotted Seviplade appearing by the tree. "There he is!"

"Let's get him!" Tristan yelled, running towards him with Rafi.

"Trying to rush me, huh?" Seviplade smiled. "Catch me if you can. Double Team!"

In an instant, the three Knights were surrounded by a dozen copies.

"Here goes nothing…" Quinn lifted his Dirk, which started to glow green and hurled it at the Seviplade copies. "Grass Knot!"

The instant the Dirk hit the ground, dozens of vines burst out. Tristan, Rafi, and Electra jumped out of the way quickly. The vines shot up and wrapped themselves around the legs of the copies, making them disappear. But the real Seviplade was caught in the vines. "Aahh, let me go!"

"Got you now!" Tristan cried, raising his sword.

But before he could attack, Mothitelle appeared above Seviplade. "Not so fast, Knights of Order! You think you've won, but Seviplade has only just begun to fight! Power Spore!"

With a flap of her wings, she sprinkled her magic powder over the trapped Seviplade. The Knights ran back as the Poké-Mutant assassin began to grow, breaking free of the vines.

"Now this is what I'm talking about!" Seviplade laughed.

Tristan quickly got on his communicator. "Release the PokéZords!"

Gurkinn ran over to the controls and slammed his hand on the button that opened the Zords' garages. Four of the Zords activated and charged towards the Door.

"Would four be enough to stop Seviplade?" Etna asked.

"Not on their own," Gurkinn admitted. "But they'll have to do their best until Marianne and Santos get back."

As the Zords appeared on the field, the Knights were transported into their cockpits.

"Time to even the sides," Tristan cried.

"Without Marianne, we can't form the Megazord," Quinn pointed out.

"Then we'll just have to cope for now," Rafi replied, throwing his stick forward. "Sky Drop!"

The Pidgeot Zord took to the air and flew towards Seviplade. The Poké-Mutant turned and jumped towards the Zord. "Poison Tail!"

His right arm glowed purple and he swiped it round, knocking the Zord out of the air. "Whoa!" Rafi gasped.

"Leave him alone!" Tristan yelled, pressing some buttons. "Flare Blitz!"

The Blaziken Zord caught fire and charged at Seviplade. At the last second, Seviplade teleported away, reappearing behind the Sceptile and Ampharos Zords.

"Get him!" Electra cried. "Thunder Punch!"

"Leaf Blade!" Quinn called.

As the two Zords swung their arms out to attack, Seviplade disappeared again, resulting in the Zords hitting each other accidentally.

"Oh man, this is not good at all," Tristan cried.

Camille let out a painful groan, shifting on her bed. "Santos… Where are you?"

"She's in the final stages of the poison," Gurkinn sighed. "She's only got about five minutes left."

Etna bowed her head sadly, accepting the inevitable…

"Lucar, lucario!" Lucario shouted, running up the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Gurkinn called.

Seconds later, Lucario reappeared at the stairs, followed closely by Marianne and Santos.

"You're back!" Etna cheered. "Did you get the flowers?"

"Right here." Santos pulled out a bunch of flowers from his jacket pocket. "Where are the others?"

"Fighting with Seviplade," Gurkinn replied, taking the flowers and moving to Camille's bed. "Marianne, you need to get into your Zord and help them."

"On it." Marianne pressed the button on her Morpher. "Order's Light, Ignite!"

Once her armor had formed, she ran towards her Zord and disappeared in a flash of light.

Gurkinn took some flowers, pulled off the petals and dropped them into a teapot, already full of boiling water. After a minute, he poured the liquid into a cup and gently tipped it into Camille's mouth, lifting her chin to help her swallow.

Santos and Etna watched nervously, hoping for the best…

"Night Slash!" Seviplade charged forward, slicing into the Blaziken Zord.

"We're taking too much damage!" Tristan gasped.

"It's over, Knights of Order!" Seviplade gloated, pointing at the sky.

The Knights turned just in time to see the sun disappearing over the horizon. "Oh no!" Electra gasped.

"Your friend should already be dead by now," Seviplade laughed. "And soon, you're next!"

"Wrong, Seviplade! Ice Beam!"

Suddenly, two icy bolts struck Seviplade, trapping his body in a block of ice. "AARRRGGH! Not again!"

"Marianne!" Quinn called, seeing the Blastoise Zord joining them. "If you're back, then that means…"

"Camille's gonna be okay," Marianne finished. "We got the cure back just in time."

"WHAT?!" Seviplade shouted. "You undid my poison?"

"Now the tables have turned," Tristan cried, slamming his hand on the red button. "Megazord of Justice Transformation, activate!"

Each PokéZord flashed white as the command was issued. First, the Blaziken Zord jumped into the air, its arms folding back into its body. At the same time, the Blastoise Zord withdrew its head and limbs into its shell, which opened up on the front and fused over the Blaziken Zord's body, creating the main torso.

Next, the Sceptile and Ampharos Zords lay down on their stomachs and folded in their limbs and tails as they straightened up, the heads resting on their chests. The bottom half joined onto the main torso, forming the legs.

Then, the Pidgeot Zord took to the air, its head and tail folding into its body which then split in half. Each half then joined to either side of the torso upside down, so that the legs formed the arms, while the wings folded over the front of the torso. The completed Megazord landed on the ground, the Blaziken's beak opening up to reveal a more humanoid face.

"Megazord of Justice, ready!" the Knights yelled in the main cockpit as the robot raised its arms.

"Mega Sword, engage!" Tristan yelled, summoning the sword into the MegaZord's hands.

"You may kill me," Seviplade cried. "But others will come and destroy you!"

"They're certainly welcome to try," Tristan retorted, throwing his stick out. "Order Slash!"

The MegaZord raised its glowing sword and swung it around, slicing into Seviplade. The Poké-Mutant gave a final cry before exploding at last.

"And don't ever come back!" Marianne yelled.

"Seviplade has been destroyed," Sabelteur reported. "And the Knights have found the cure."

"Impossible!" Resharma yelled. "How could they have fixed the damage we did to the meadow?"

"We clearly underestimated the Knights' powers," Zekronos growled. "We need a new plan to fight back."

Resharma then spotted something in the corner of Sabelteur's lab. "What is that thing?"

"Oh, that's just the last thing we saved following the Dragon Knight's failure," Sabelteur replied. "I've repaired it as much as I could, but without its pilot, it's pretty much useless."

Zekronos looked it over and rubbed his chin. "Hmmm, I wonder…"

"I'm so glad you're feeling better," Santos beamed, leading Camille up the Base's stairs. "If you had died, I'd never forgive myself…"

"I can't believe you and the Knights were willing to save me," Camille said. "Even after everything I did…"

"Now you know that you can trust them," Santos replied. "And they're not the only ones…"

As they stepped out of the Tower into the night, Camille saw someone that made her gasp. "Dragonite?!"

"She came to us back in the Woods," Santos explained. "Without her speed, we never would have made it back in time." He turned to her with a smile. "She's never forgotten you after all this time. Go to her."

Camille ran over to her Pokémon, tears in her eyes. "Dragonite!"

The Dragon Pokémon turned at her cry and smiled.

"Dragonite, I-I'm so sorry I let you go," Camille sobbed. "Yvestros had full control of my emotions, so I acted mostly under his command. I know you'd never betray me and that you are a very strong and dependable partner." She took out her Safari Ball and held it out. "So, would you please give me a chance to start anew and finish our journey through Kalos, together?"

Dragonite hesitated for a moment then she raised her hand and placed it on the Ball's button. The Ball opened up and absorbed Dragonite into it, the button flashing to show her recapture.

Camille sniffed and placed the Ball on her forehead. "No matter what happens," she whispered, "I'll never let you leave my side again…"

Santos walked over and placed his arm around her shoulder, saying nothing and just letting the moment happen…

While the other Knights and Etna left to retire for the night, Gurkinn picked up his Holo Caster and dialed a number.

After a few rings, Clemont answered. "Hey, Gurkinn. How are things going?"

"We managed to save Camille," Gurkinn replied. "But it was a near thing."

"That's good," Clemont sighed in relief.

"So how's our project coming along?"

"I've finished the basic design," Clemont explained. "Hopefully, this will help out in our battle against Yvestros."

Gurkinn looked behind Clemont, seeing the shadowy shape of a giant winged Pokémon. "Trust me, Clemont, we might have some chance yet…"

And this chapter is finally done!

It's good to be back. Massive apologies for the delay, I ended up falling victim to that terrible writer's affliction; procrastination. This is mainly due to my completing an online course on proofreading, which I passed.

But anyway, Camille is now safe from harm and reunited with her beloved Dragonite. But what is this secret project that Clemont and Gurkinn are working on? Well, you'll just have to wait and see.

See you next time