Fifty One - Fine

Skylar - Meg

"This may be a Pokémon Centre, but we can certainly help people too-"

"Please, just tell me she'll be okay."

"Can you explain what happened?"

"I... I found her being attacked by a gang's Victreebel. It used poison powder, and wrap on her- but..."

"Well? Spit it out!"

"My Pokémon attacked her, as well- on my command. I didn't know she was there at first."

"I see. She'll most likely be fine. Just wait out here in the lobby. I promise you I'll let you know if anything happens."

"You can't! Please, can you just let me stay with her?"

"..." The voice sighed. "Okay. Just don't interfere."

Groaning, she wanted the voices to stop. Her head pounded and any sort of noise bothered her immensely.

Slowly, she opened her eyes after getting too curious- the voices seemed familiar...

As her brain "woke up", she saw Clemont's worried face looming over her. "Sky...? Are you awake...?"

"No, I'm asleep." She said sarcastically, yet her throat was dry.. She tried to roll her eyes yet it hurt her.

"You need rest." Another voice said, and she recognized it to be Nurse Joy's. "If you stay awake, that poison will just drain you even more. You'll need to wait until you're better."

"I... I'll be f-fine." She managed, and tried to get up- then fell back over, crying out. Her arms and back burned from the effort.

"Stay down, please! We can't risk you getting hurt more. Now... Please, can you go back to sleep?" Nurse Joy asked, frowning with concern.

Sky looked to Clemont, who nodded as if to say it was okay. Sky smiled softly. "Don't worry about me, m-mister. I'll be fine." She repeated, the closed her eyes and began to drift off again.


When Sky woke up, she felt much better. The sick feeling was mostly gone- and besides being tired, she was thinking pretty clearly. She got out of the bed she was resting in, and looked around. Clemont was sitting in a chair beside her bed, fast asleep. She then looked out the window; pitch black. Finally, seeing the clock, she saw it was very early in the morning... But it was Christmas Eve.

She smiled at the thought of giving everyone their gifts. This would be her first real Christmas, as in she had people besides her father and a few other people to buy gifts for.

Clemont stirred, and Sky laid back down so he didn't notice her right away.

Yet on the nightstand beside her was her bag- a Poké Ball broke open and Misdreavus appeared. It floated directly in front of Clemont's face, and before she could stop it, Clemont woke up.

He jumped back in surprise, so quickly that his glasses fell off his face as he yelled out in surprise.

Misdreavus snickered, but Sky cried out. "C-Clemont! I'm really sorry, I should have stopped it-"

Clemont didn't hesitate to launch himself out of his chair. He instantly hugged Sky. "You're awake! I was so worried, I kept thinking you wouldn't wake up..."

Sky's face went red as she hugged back. "I-I told you I would be fine... And I am. You didn't have to worry, really-"

He cut her off again. "Of course I do, Sky." He let go of the hug, and went to pick up his glasses. "That poison could've really hurt you, or even killed you..."

"You don't need to worry about that, Clemont. I got here in time because of you. N-Nurse Joy made me feel entirely better! I bet that I'm completely healed-" she winced after adjusting her body a little, realizing she still had bruises from the vines. "Uh... M-maybe not entirely."

Clemont studied her arms. "Sky... There's marks all over your arms, and I'm assuming your stomach. Of course you can't heal instantly from something like that- and you probably have a horrible stomach ache from that poison, don't you? And possibly slow mental response, fatigue, loss of appetite..." He listed them off.

She sighed. "Okay, I have all of those. But it's nothing b-bad. It's Christmas! I can't be sick."

Suddenly; Ash, Serena and Bonnie all burst through the door. Sylveon was on Bonnie's shoulders, and Professor Sycamore was behind them all. Quickly, they went over to her. "We heard you talking!" Bonnie yelled. "Sky, you're all better?" They were all in pyjamas except for the professor.

Sky smiled and nodded as they all gathered around the bed. Sylveon nuzzled up to her, glad to find she was okay after the whole snow storm mess. Serena spoke up. "We all just woke up and heard you guys talking.' She smirked. "Clemont wouldn't go to bed. He wanted to stay with you here all night."

Professor Sycamore came over. He put his hand on Clemont's shoulder. "Thanks for watching over her." He then turned to Skylar.

"Hey, kiddo. You feeling better?" He asked softly.

"Of course, Dad. I'm fine." She smiled brightly. To prove her point, she lifted the covers off the bed, swung her legs over the side, and sat on the edge of it. "So... What's the p-plan for Christmas? Where are we all going?"

"Meyer said that he would like to have you all for dinner, so would you all like to stay overnight at the lab tonight?" He asked.

Everyone agreed that would be great. "Alright, so all of you come down when you're up to it."

The Professor kissed Sky's forehead, said "Rest up. You'll need your energy for tomorrow." Then he left.

They all socialized for a while. Until a little while later, Nurse Joy came in. "Well, I know you're not exactly sick anymore, but you have a visitor, Ms. Sycamore."

Sky blinked. "Um, if it's my dad, he can come b-back in again..."

"No, it's a girl around your age. Purple hair in a ponytail? Does any of that ring a bell...?" She responded, Wigglytuff by her side.

Sky instantly frowned. "Yeah, I know who it is. She doesn't n-need to come in, I'll go." She turned around the face the others. "Can you guys stay in here? I w-wanna deal with this on my own."

Clemont seemed reluctant, but eventually agreed along with the others. Sky grabbed her bag, and Sylveon hopped on her shoulder. She then went outside, and into the lobby.

"Meg." She grumbled after seeing her with her arms crossed, leaning against a wall. She wasn't in her Team Flare uniform anymore; just her normal clothes. "What do you want?"

"I heard about what you did yesterday. I don't give a Magikarp about your stupid illness or whatever. I know you've got another Key Stone and Mega Stone, and I want to challenge you to a battle for that Key Stone. Keep the lousy Mega Stone, just let me use the other, and it'll be a fair match."

Sylveon growled, its ribbons rising in anger. Skylar blinked. "And why in the world would I do that? You can't be trusted with something so important." Her stutter was long gone- she was too mad to keep it.

"You owe me a battle, idiot. Besides, I'll only keep it if I win. Swear on my mom's grave, I'll give it back if I somehow lose."

Sky shook her head, then turned around to leave. She couldn't risk it.

Meh whispered, loudly enough to hear: "Wimp."

That made her snap. She pointed a finger at her, wincing from the pain yet ignoring it. "That's it. I've had enough of people treating me like dirt. You included. I beat you in this battle, you quit Team Flare, give me back the stupid Key Stone and screw off. Deal?"

Meg scoffed. "No deal with that. I might consider the last part, however... You're annoying, so it's not like I care."

Sky got more upset, but didn't speak. She held out her hand to make the deal, and Meg shook it. "To the battlefield." She spoke, walking ahead of Sky.

Skylar didn't even bother to tell the others. She just wanted to get this all over with.

They went to the battlefield; not the one in the Pokemon Center, however. That would be dangerous with Mega Evolved Pokémon- their immense power created strong winds and some people could be endangered from that.

They found a battlefield nearby that was covered in glass- it cost money to rent it, but Sky gladly paid. She handed Meg the extra Key Stone, just wondering which one of her Pokémon could Mega Evolve. They both went to their own ends, gripping Poké Balls.


A/N: I'm really sorry guys. I've been putting off this battle scene for ages because I just don't feel up to it. So I'm just going to cut the action out of it because I CANNOT STAND making you guys wait!


They sent out their Pokémon and began to battle. It was extremely heated and went on for ages. It wasn't long before the others finally found her.

The Professor ran over. "Skylar, what were you thinking, leaving like that?" He yelled, rushing to her side. He looked to the battlefield and saw Altaria, ready to finally Mega Evolve. Then he noticed the Key Stone in Meg's hand.

Sky paid no attention. "Get back." She said, sounding completely pissed. "Mega Evolve!" She yelled, pressing her finger to her own ring that was laid over her heart. Her angry expression was mirrored by Altaria.

Meg scoffed, making eye contact with her own partner- Salamence. It had a helmet with a Mega Stone imbedded into it. And while gripping her Key Stone, she shouted: "Salamence, Mega Evolve!"

Winds blew all around the arena from all their power. Serena's and Ash's hats were blown off as everyone struggled to keep their balance. When they cleared, it revealed Mega Altaria and Mega Salamence. Two dragon types, yet Altaria had the advantage due to being immune to Dragon attacks.

Yet it was still an insane battle. Both sides were evenly matched. Clemont tried to approach Sky as well, but saw her father's attempts to get her attention and knew better. She was too determined and stubborn, focused on winning against Meg.

However, Meg just couldn't do well enough. Her and Salamence eventually became tired, but Sky and Altaria still had their energy from anger, so they finished her off with a final Moonblast.

Meg yelled, pulling at her hair. "Ugh! You are such a PAIN! You only won because you're such a lucky brat!" She yelled, throwing the Key Stone in Sky's direction.

She leaned over to catch it, but twisted her body the wrong way and ended up falling to the ground, clutching her stomach in pain.

Before the Professor could react Clemont ran over. "Sky! Are you okay?"

Meg shrugged, returned her Salamence and began to walk away. "Whatever. I'm still not leaving Team Flare. And maybe I will just screw off."

Sky groaned, but didn't care how she felt. She looked around wildly for the Key Stone- only to see it in Clemont's hand. He was looking at it in awe. "Why... Why do you have two...?"

"Umm... M-Meg said she'd give me hers if I one. And vice versa." Sky lied quickly, looking away. Luckily she didn't seem obvious.

"Sky! You shouldn't gamble your Key Stone like that! And you really shouldn't have left the Pokémon Centre, Nurse Joy needed to give you another exam and make sure your bruises were okay-" Clemont rambled.

Sky winced. "I'm fine." She said sternly, and quickly grabbed the other Key Stone from him.

Clemont looked at her in concern. "Really, though. Are you okay?"

Skylar felt guilty for lying to him and acting like this, but she ignore the pit in her stomach and transferred her glee from winning to show her expression. "Yes, Clemont. Really. I'm doing great. It's Christmas! How could I not be happy?"


Later on, everyone went back to the lab to get ready for Christmas morning. Serena made the kitchen off-limits to everyone so she could finish wrapping presents. That made Ash upset, so he kept pestering her for food.

Bonnie was watching all the Pokemon; Clemont and Sky were doing so as well until the Professor came over to get Sky. They went into the laboratory.

"Sky, why did that other girl give you her Key Stone?"

Sky told him the truth this time- how she found it, and what it was for.

"But still- how could you know for sure that you would win? You can't gamble for something like that, and then have to give it a member of an evil organization of you lost-" he rambled.

Sky sighed. 'What's up with all the lectures today? I know it's just me being dumb, but still.'

"Dad, I know. But I was too caught up with how angry I was. I'm sorry." She looked away. "Anyways, can you analyze the Mega Stone I found?" She asked, taking it out.

Suddenly forgetting the previous topic, Professor Sycamore quickly went to work analyzing the stone for any potential Mega Stone or Key Stone evidence.

Sky sat down in a chair, suddenly finding her negative emotions gone. she was curious as to what type of stone it was.

"SKYLAR!" Her father yelled, throwing his arms up in the air. "IT'S A MEGA STONE! One I've never seen!"

Sky blinked, astonished. "What?!" she quickly ran over, eyes scanning over the computer monitor. "But what Pokémon...?"

"No idea. But looking at the colours and then checking to see if a Pokémon that matches it shows up anywhere in history always works for me. Let's see..." He studied the inside of the stone- where a jewel was located. "White outside. Dark green and pink core. Sound familiar?" He asked, the looked through the computer.

Sky thought. "Is it Gardevoirite?" She asked instantly, but her father shook his head. "No, I would be able to tell. The machine already scanner your mother's."

"Then maybe-" Sky stopped. She froze still.

"... Try Gallade." She spoke softly, unmoving.

Moments went by, until he came up with something. "My goodness, you're right, Sky! This is obviously Galladite!"