Boom! Crash! Those were the sounds of moves colliding. Ember was busy practicing Power Sphere on a couple of rocks while Serena was tutoring her. She says,"The key is to focus on the power rising in your paws, or in my case, hands. Then, when it feels like it's gonna blow, you launch it with all your might. Watch me one more time," as Serena launched a perfect Power Sphere, breaking a couple of the boulders with ease. Ember followed her motions and launched her Power Sphere, which destroyed the boulders as well. she smiled before saying,"I'm getting the hang of it now. These moves are extremely powerful. I can feel it." Serena says,"It'll feel like a lot when you first practice them, but over time, it'll become second nature. Katie and I practiced a lot and now, we can just launch whatever move we need at the drop of a hat." Suddenly, a whistling sound was heard as its source was from an incoming, faulty draco meteor, which was launched by Dragonite by accident during a training session. Seeing the move come towards them, Ember jumped and destroyed it with slash before getting blown back into a lake from the explosion. Serena rushed to her side and was ready to act on impulse if Ember looked like she needed help. Luckily, the firefox swam back up to the surface and spit out a bit of water before climbing out, soaked to the skin.
Serena asked her,"Are you ok? That fall seemed like it'd hurt." Ember easily shook the water off before removing her jacket and squeezing the water out of it while saying,"Just a little wet. Besides, I've been through worse before. A little fall and swim like that doesn't affect me that much." I soon rushed over with Dragonite, saying,"Is everything ok? When I saw Ember get blown back from that draco meteor, we immediately stopped and rushed over to see if anyone was hurt. I am so sorry, and Dragonite is too." Serena says,"Sis, it's fine. The explosion just made Ember take an unexpected dive, but that's all. she's fine, I'm fine, everything is still how it was." Ember smiled before hearing something as she turned to look and find the source of the sound. Behind a bush, she saw that it was Alain and his Charizard in the midst of a training session. He seemed to notice Ember as well as he motioned her to come over. Not knowing what to do, she silently sneaked away and went over to Alain as she says,"Wasn't expecting to see you here. What's up, not that I'm not happy to see you, but what are you doing here? Out training with Charizard"? Alain says,"Ember, I need your help. You see, it's about Mairin and Chespie." She tilted her head and grew concern, saying,"Are they ok? Is Chespie feeling better? Did those scientists do anything to them"?
He calmed her down by saying,"They are fine, but, since we meet a couple days ago, I've been thinking about what you said. I'm considering leaving Team Flare. I already disconnected my communicator and I've avoided any contact with them since then. However, before I can continue on, I have to get Mairin and Chespie, but there's one problem. I can't go inside their headquarters because then, they'll question my motives. If they find out that I'm leaving, they'll do something drastic to get me to stay." Ember sighed before saying,"They have been known for taking things to the extreme, but how does this have to do with me"? Alain then says,"Since you've been in headquarters before and you seem to know how to move around better than me, I was wondering if you were willing to come with me so we can get Mairin and Chespie together." That last part made Ember flinch and think deeply. She vowed never to go near Team Flare or their headquarters again since that night, but what if Mairin and Chespie needed help? What if they were in danger? She sighed, took a deep breath, and says,"Ok, I'll come with you to get them, but on one condition. You tell me everything you know about their plans and what they want. Understand"? Alain nodded and told her everything about what Team Flare is planning to do with Zygarde.
Apparently, Team Flare has been looking for both Zygarde cell cores and their friends so they could conjure the legendaries and mind control them to take over all of Kalos. Once they conquer Kalos, they'll eliminate all the people and start a new world with only Team Flare living. This angered Ember to the bone as she basically spat fire about the plan. She has always hated Team Flare, but hearing their master plan, that was enough to make her almost burn them to a crisp. Once Alain finished telling her everything, they both hopped onto Charizard and flew off to Team Flare headquarters. Meanwhile, I was finishing talking to Serena as she turned to talk to Ember, but found her missing. She grew a bit frantic before I calmed her down by saying,"At ease. I'm sure Ember will be fine. Remember, she's grown a lot stronger since the time she traveled to Arendelle. I'm sure she can handle herself easily if she ends up in danger." Serena seemed to calm down from my words as she says,"You're probably right sis. I just hope that she doesn't get into too much trouble." We could only hope that Ember would remain safe, wherever she went. Meanwhile, Alain and Ember arrived to the Team Flare headquarters building, where they were working on their big plans.
Alain says,"I'll see if Charizard and I can break into the front." Ember stopped him while saying,"Wait. If we do that, they'll spot us and stop us right in our tracks. I have an idea. Follow me," as she led them to the side of the building where on the ground was a medium sized hole. She says,"I used this hole when I escaped that faithful night. This leads into a quiet hallway. If I can dig into it and wiggle my way inside, I can look for Mairin and Chespie and lead them out here. I'm quiet and my footsteps are like tiny raindrops on the dirt. It'll, hopefully, be fast. In and out." Alain gave her a walkie talkie headset, saying,"I have an electronic map on me. If you end up getting lost, I'll let you know where you need to go. Ok"? Ember nodded as she used her claws and began making the hole bigger as she wiggled in slowly. It took her about 15 minutes, but she was able to enter the building wthout getting noticed. Many memories hit her head on as she silently strolled through the hallways. Moments where she saw herself as the same Fennekin where she was weak, it was enough to make her nervous all over again. To shake it off, she took a deep breath and told herself,"Ok Ember. You got this. This is for Mairin and Chespie. Don't let your past haunt you." With that, she continued onward to find them. What she didn't know was that Lysandre was actually watching her thanks to hidden security cameras in the hallways. He smirked before releasing his Pyroar, who went to hunt her down. As it left, Lysandre said to himself,"RX065, prepare to be returned to Team Flare...permanently."
Meanwhile, Ember was talking to Alain through the headset, saying,"I'm halfway there. Be alert and I'll let you know if anything comes up." She got back to her search and kept looking for Mairin until she saw an open room that had a glowing container. She instantly recognized the room since that was where she used to be left in after every experiment. She noticed something in the container as she snuck inside for a closer look. As she looked inside, she noticed that there were a bunch of cells, including a cell core inside. She looked around real quick before opening it and picking up the core, who at first squirmed in her grip. She whispered,"Look, I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to set you free. I know your friend and he'll be happy to see you." It seemed to understand as she hid it in her tail before escaping to continue her search. She finally reached the hallway that would lead to the room Mairin and Chespie were resting in. Before she could start walking towards it, Pyroar jumped in front of her and snarled ferociously. She prepared for battle as she growled right back. It fired a flamethrower towards her as she intercepted with her own flamethrower, creating an explosion. She then charged into the smoke and jumped before launching Power Sphere at it, hitting Pyroar hard and knocking it out. As she landed, she responded with,"That was for all those times you've hurt me and drove me to the edge and back." She then heard workers coming as she jumped into the vents and hid when the workers arrived and saw Pyroar knocked out cold.
They started to release their pokemon and guard the hallways as Pyroar finally woke up and started looking for her again. Seeing that this wasn't going to work, she quietly crawled through the vents before entering the one above the room Mairin and Chespie were in. The door was closed and things were quiet, which would make things easier. Once seeing that the coast was clear and that there were no hidden cameras, she kicked the vent door open and jumped down, landing on her feet and surprising Mairin. She smiled before saying,"Hi. You must be Mairin. Alain has told me about you and Chespie." At first, the girl was speechless, not knowing what to say. Then, she says,"You know Alain? How is he"? Ember responded with,"He's fine. Listen, you and Chespie need to meet with him outside. He's waiting for you." Mairin tilted her head before saying,"Why? Is something wrong? Chespie still hasn't recovered yet"! Ember calmed her down before saying,"Let me help your partner. I think I know what to do, but, what you're about to see, you cannot tell anyone. It's not bad or anything, but if others hear about this, I might end up in great danger. Understand"? Mairin understood and agreed as Ember walked towards the bed where Chespie was resting on. She knelt before the small grass type and placed her paw on its chest before singing a small tune and using Power Heal Pulse as Chespie was soon overcome with a bright, rainbow glow. She kept it up for about 2 minutes before she stopped and waited for a reaction.
Chespie stopped glowing green and it began to move a bit. It opened its eyes and smiled, chirping brightly as Mairin hugged it tight. Mairin thanked Ember for healing it as Ember says,"You're welcome, but try to keep the noise down a bit. We don't want to bring a crowd in here. Now, let's go meet with Alain. He's told me he wants you to travel with him again." Ember jumped and opened the vent door again and climbed inside before helping Mairin and Chespie inside. They all quietly crawled to the empty hallway where the hole was. Ember whispered to Mairin and Chespie,"Ok. I'm going to climb out and see if the coast is clear. Then, I'll help you two down and we'll escape through that hole. Don't move until I give the ok and try to not make any noise so we don't risk getting caught. Got it," as Mairin and Chespie agreed. Ember opened the door slowly before sliding down and landing on the floor. At that moment, a bunch of guards and their pokemon surrounded her as they fired dark pulses towards her. She used Power Shield to protect herself and sent the attacks right back towards them, sending them flying. In the smoke, a rogue hyperbeam was launched as Ember jumped and dodged it in time. Once the smoke cleared up, the source of the attack was revealed to be Pyroar and his trainer, Lysandre. He smiled and says,"Well, well. If it isn't RX065. Long time no see. We've missed you. Even with this new look of yours, you still got that fierceness inside of you that we need. " Ember growled ferociously as she had an angered look in her eyes. If there was one person she hated even more than the scientists of Team Flare, it's their leader, Lysandre.
He laughed before saying,"At ease. No need to be so angry. You know what happens when you do." She was ready for a fight as Lysandre says,"You got away before, but this time, I won't let you go so easily." Pyroar then went in fire fang as Ember dodged before hitting it head on with power up punch and then knocking it out with slash. She then faced Lysandre who had a remote in his hands. She knew what he was going to do as she fired a Power Sonic Boom on the floor which knocked him off balance. She then launched a Power Sphere, which hit him hard, destroying the remote and creating an explosion. Ember used the smoke to her advantage and brought Mairin and Chespie down before the three silently escaped into the hole and arrived outside. Once the smoke settled, Lysandre saw that she disappeared as he frowned and returned his pokemon. He then went to grab his phone and called someone. He then says,"Hi sweetie. Listen, RX065 escaped from our grasp again and this time, she's more powerful than ever. She even has Music Powers, which we experienced firsthand. Think you can handle her"? At the other end of the call, which the responder was Agatha Vanessa, she responded with,"Of course daddy. I can take care of her. If I'm lucky, I might just destroy Serena as well. Love you daddy. Bye," as she hung up and hopped into a helicopter, which took flight.
Meanwhile, Charizard was flying everyone out of the area and back to where Ember was. As it landed, Ember hopped down as Alain said to her,"Thank you very much for your assistance." Mairin added,"Yeah, and thank you for healing Chespie," as the grass type chirped its gratitude. Ember smiled, saying,"No problem. After all, I owed Alain after he saved my life a while back. Consider this my way of saying thank you." Alain smiled before saying,"Tell Ash that I'll see him at the Kalos League," as Charizard took flight again while Ember waved goodbye at them. Then, she started to head back to us, satisfied that she was able to help out Alain and Mairin. Suddenly, she felt the cell core wiggle out of her tail as she picked it up and held it while walking. Once she came back, we all bombarded her with questions about what happened. She just explained about finding the new cell core as she introduced it to Bonnie, who introduced it to Squishy. Both cell cores hit it off right away as Ember smiled, glad that both Zygardes were safe and sound, away from Team Flare. She knows that they'll probably try to get them back, but for now, if they do try, she'll be ready to defend and protect.