A/N: So, to that guest reviewer that asked if this is a harem story...not completely with how I'm writing it. Yes it has an open relationship but it's not like it was made just for romantic pleasure for them to experience and for us to read. Also, harems are frequently portrayed as multiple females catering to the whims of the lone male, or vice versa in reverse harems. This isn't the case since, while romantic, it's equally a friendship circle where they're supporting each other and treating each other equally with no one being treated more special one way or the other. Although, something else I can say is that I found a perfect love interest for Trevor. More on that later.
While passing through routes 15-17 along with Dendemille Town where nothing significant happened except for Serena deciding to keep a Weavile after Trevor caught everything there, the heroes were taking a nap in a circle on a beautiful grassland area where it was so green and soft and flowers were everywhere, making it the perfect place to take a nap. All of their Pokemon were playing on the field, whether its having a race like Greninja, Weavile and Talonflame are. Some were sparing like Chessie and Lucario. Others are just having a good time like Goodra and Lapras as they utilized their abilities to make the experience more fun for everyone else. And after the experience with that Alakazam, that pushed Serena that they needed a speedy psychic Mega edge as well so she finally evolved her Eevee into Espeon, and made sure to teach it via TM Light Screen. With that and her new Weavile, she believed she was much more prepared for the next time they possibly meet Exdiox next. Once everyone was ready again, it took until 7 pm in the evening. Anistar City seemed normal for the most part, but what was beautiful was a giant chunk of pink crystal somewhat surrounded by a marble pier, close enough one could even touch it! It blended well with the orange sky and pink clouds.
"It's so beautiful!" Shauna loved the view, gazing up at it. Monique nodded.
"It's certainly the most majestic thing I've ever seen."
"And mysterious." Trevor added. "I wonder how such a wondrous thing came around?"
"Well, nobody knows how the crystal exactly appeared, but allow me to tell you what I know." They turned around to see a classy old man approach them. "It happened around 800 years ago. The Pokémon known as Yveltal spread its ominous wings, engulfing the lands of Kalos in darkness. At that moment, people and Pokémon throughout the land began to fall one by one. Yveltal let out a piercing cry and took to the sky, vanishing to an unknown location. Stories say that when it nears the end of its thousand-year life span, Yveltal absorbs the life force of the living things around it in order to charge its own energy. Another tale talks of the appearance of just such a terrifying Pokémon. Back 3,000 years ago, the Kalos region was engulfed in a terrible war. According to the stories, a Pokémon appeared and stole the life force of countless living beings. Some people suspect the Pokémon that appeared was Yveltal, but there's no way to know. Maybe they're just using a Legendary Pokémon as a metaphor for war and pestilence. In the tales, after Yveltal finished storing the energy it had absorbed, it transformed into a kind of cocoon, remaining in hiding deep in the mountains. According to old tales, as I say. Tales and stories."
"So you think this and that are related?" Serena asked curiously.
"It's one possibility. It's also theorized it's the meteorite that brought along the Mega Stones. Maybe. It seems like something Professor Sycamore would research, but now he's gone and no one has taken up his job as regional professor. Well, that's all I needed to say. How about you go over and meet Olympia?"
"Oh yeah, the psychic type specialist!" Trevor remembered.
"Greninja and I will win that for sure!" Ash got all pumped up. Serena nodded.
"Yeah. Weavile and I still need to train some more before we can battle her."
"Then its settled! Let's go!" Ash yelled as he ran ahead to the gym, followed by the others. The building they found looked like an observatory with all visual aspects of one. The inside however looked much smaller. Just a simple living room like area. However, there is a glowing light blue arrow pointing towards a glowing purple circle on the rug. Upon setting foot on it however, it showed reality breaking apart as the walls, ceiling and floor broke away, revealing a light blue battle field hovering over gears and surrounded by a dome sparkling with stars. "Amazing."
"So mystical." Serena said as she was blown away by how beautiful the place looked. On the other end, a brown woman with curly purple hair and a silver cloak and black spandex stood on the other side.
"Greetings, Ash and friends. My name is Olympia Manteio, and I have been expecting you today, and your Greninja." She stated. Ash gasped from surprise.
"Whoa, how does she know my name and starter?"
"I can see into the future, and you have a curious fate. Before you even arrived I sensed your presence and upon seeing you face to face I've also read your past and future."
"A clairvoyant?" Trevor pondered out loud.
"Indeed. Even with your greater than average boon of shiny Pokemon, along with receiving some of the best Mega Evolutions Kalos has to offer, your powers will still grow stronger and stronger from here."
"Well I'd imagine." Ash commented. "This is my seventh badge and that's not going to let me into the Pokemon League." Olympia closed her eyes.
"Hmmm. The Pokemon League. While that is indeed important for your journey, I also sense an immense danger. Something...that scares me, even with my foresight. You and your friends must become as strong as the best of the League in order to face this threat. In order to do so, you will have to beat me. We shall begin immediately."
"Alright, let's go!" As Ash went to his side of the field, Olympia used her telekinesis to bring a tiara with an assortment of key stones around it to her head. A fellow psychic came up to the field and shouted,
"The Anistar gym battle between Ash the challenger and Olympia the gym leader is about to begin! This is a five on five battle, and when all Pokemon on one side is unable to continue, the match is over! Only the challenger may substitute! Let the battle begin!"
"Lucario, I choose you!"
"Meowstic, battle time!" A blue and white cat appeared on Olympia's side. Ash tapped on a key stone in his bracelet.
"Lucario, surpass evolution! Mega Evolve!" While his Pokemon began going through evolution, Olympia took her chance.
"Light Screen!" The Constraint Pokemon formed a yellow barrier by the time Lucario was done with the Mega sequence.
"Use Stone Edge!"
"Reflect!" By the time Lucario formed the stones and sent them flying, the psychic cat already formed a blue barrier which softened the blows against him.
"A double screen layer." Trevor gulped. "Ash will have a tough time dealing big damage with those in the way." Serena just smiled.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that." They turned to her as she explained, "He has a way to break through these things."
"Lucario, return." Withdrawing his first Pokemon, he then called out, "Garchomp, I choose you!" Once his dragon type was out, Ash pressed another key stone. "Garchomp, surpass evolution! Mega Evolve!" Once that was done, he ordered, "Use Brick Break!" Charging forward at incredible speed, the Mach Pokemon with its glowing scythe arm, slashed through the barriers and dealt a strong blow against the Constraint Pokemon. Even with his type advantage against the move, there was a painful red line across his body as he struggled to stand up.
"Push it back with Psychic!" His eyes glowing blue, he pushed the physically mighty dragon back.
"Push through and use Dragon Claw!" To Meowstic's, and thus Olympia's shock, even in the restraining effect of Psychic's blue outline, Garchomp was able to move forward with some difficulty while growling from the effort. And with a green aura covered attack, he struck Meowstic down, getting rid of the blue outline surrounding him. He roared in triumph as his friends were amazed by its strength. Trevor was especially trembling.
"So even something like Psychic can't restrain a Mega Garchomp's power. What fearsome power."
"Well, I'd imagine something like Alakazam would be able to do it better." Monique pointed out.
"Still, the fact that even if both of them are of seventh badge strength, Mega Garchomp could brute his way through a weaker Pokemon's psychic hold. Incredible." The tomboy complimented her boyfriend's Pokemon. Olympia wordlessly returned her Pokemon before levitating a pokeball and sending it to a surprised assistant.
"My other Meowstic will be unable to do anything. She's too slow and frail to withstand a single attack with Reflect no longer in effect. I shall have to use other means. Starmie, battle time!" As she brought her Mysterious Pokemon out, she touched a key stone on the most outward right. "Surpass Evolution! Mega Evolve!" Ash recognized this Mega Evolution as she ordered upon transformation, "Use Blizzard!" Before Garchomp could retaliate, he was blasted by a force of chilly air and snow. He froze solid as he tried ro roar, and then reverted back to normal while frozen.
"Garchomp is unable to battle! The winner is Starmie!"
"Please, let me help get your Garchomp out of there first." Olympia offered. "Use Scald on Garchomp, but only to defrost him." Starmie poured enough boiling water over the ice, creating steam as a result, which was enough to let the Mach Pokemon be slowly released to the ground.
"Garchomp, return." Once Ash withdrew and thanked his Pokemon, he said to Olympia, "I see that you're generous. You could've just left him frozen and simply moved off the battle field but you helped him anyway. Thank you."
"Despite my voice being monotone, I do have a heart capable of love and compassion." The gym leader stated. With a nod, Ash sent out his next Pokemon.
"Greninja, I choose you!" Olympia smiled as she commanded,
"Use Blizzard!"
"Dodge and use Dark Pulse!" Barely able of leaping over the icy gales of Starmie's attack, Greninja formed a black ring in which a barrage of smaller black and purple rings hit against the vulnerable Mega Evolution, as it was blown back while reverting back, falling down.
"Starmie is unable to battle! The winner is Greninja!" As she said that, Greninja's Battle Bond allowed the water starter to reach her augmented state again. Olympia smiled.
"There you are. Espeon, battle time!" Once again, it was a Pokemon that he was familiar with thanks to Serena. He was even betting it'll have a move set that's similar. It had a Mega Stone strapped to its neck. Surpass Evolution! Mega Evolve!" As Espeon glowed, hair with a low braid sprouted from under her ears, bands formed with whips of fur coming from behind and above her paws, and the split between her tails grew while beads formed at the ends. Espeon took on a more mystical look with a purr as a rainbow helix hovered over her.
"Use Dark Pulse!"
"Light Screen!" Even with Greninja's greater speed, Espeon was just quick enough to erect another yellow barrier which defended against the dark rings launched against it.
"Dark Pulse, again!"
"Dazzling Gleam!" Something that really caught the traveling group off guard is that while the Ninja Pokemon made the her second successful attack, Espeon persevered as she shined brightly, dissipating the offensive assault and took Greninja off guard as she was pushed back by the radiance of the Sun Pokemon's fairy brightness. Due to her weakened defenses, it only took one super effective hit for the shiny water starter to be defeated by the psychic type.
"Greninja is unable to battle! The winner is Espeon!"
"This is the first time Greninja lost." Trevor noted.
"But Ash isn't concerned." Shauna pointed out. "Does he have something else in mind?"
"He likely does." Serena nodded.
"Greninja, return. Thanks buddy, we nearly got two. But now our victory is assured. Florges, I choose you!" The white flowered Garden Pokemon was his next choice, to his friends surprise. He tapped a key stone and yelled, "Surpass Evolution! Mega Evolve!" Like with Valerie's Florges gained a bigger flower bed around her head, along with two more tails. "Use Calm Mind!" Florges closed her eyes and focused her power, allowing her power and defense to grow stronger.
"Future Sight, then use Shadow Ball!"
"Keep using Calm Mind!" Even as she concentrated, that allowed her to be hit by an orb of black energy, which exploded upon contact. But the attack barely seemed to phase her.
"Shadow Ball, again!"
"Calm Mind, once more!" After Shadow Ball, the Future Sight finally came, and the fairy type found herself bombarded with beams of psychic energy coming from an alternate dimension. But even with a boosted attack like that she only appeared to be scuffled by the stronger move. It was then that Light Screen finally wore off. "Yes!" Now use Moon Blast!" The starry night like roof perfectly made it look like the Garden Pokemon was drawing power from the moon, as it was extra bright as she fired an especially potent attack in which Espeon tried to evade, but the explosion from the fairy attack was too big and powerful. With a scream, Espeon fell onto the field, defeated as it reverted back.
"Espeon is unable to battle! The winner is Florges!"
"Just one more Pokemon." Monique gulped.
"I'm sure Ash will win." Serena assured her friend.
"Come on Ash! You're doing great!" Shauna yelled. Wordlessly returning her Pokemon, the gym leader sent out her ace.
"Alakazam, battle time!" This Psi Pokemon had a Mega Stone one its right spoon, and it was a female due to its shorter mustache length. Pressing her middle most key stone, Olympia exclaimed, "Surpass Evolution! Mega Evolve!" Once her ace was able to finish its augmentation, she ordered, "Shadow Ball!"
"Defend using Wish!" Ash pleaded as his fairy type. Florges was able to hum while she envisioned a star passing by, before that was cut short by being hit.
"Shadow Ball again!"
"Use Moonblast!" Both Pokemon were able to create spheres of light and dark in which the two appeared to be even despite Florges's Calm Mind build up because when the attacks collided there was no immediate push in either direction.
"Shadow Ball!" Forming another orb, this time made of darkness, she managed to fire it into the first Shadow Ball, helping push it along. "And use Psychic!" With her eyes glowing blue, the Psi Pokemon's attacks gained a blue outline, which helped push them enough to overwhelm Florges, whom with a cry was subject to a massive explosion which everyone had to brace against the shock wave. Unwilling to let him get a breath, the the gym leader commanded, "Moonblast, one last time!"
"Dodge it!" Even with the three attacks against her, the Garden Pokemon floated over the attack, which was visually enhanced when Wish took effect with a passing star going over and sprinkling dust over Florges, healing her up. "Calm Mind and then Moonblast!"
"Counter with Psychic!" Even with Mega Alakazam's strongest attack, the stack of Calm Minds were too high, for even when she was sent crashing into the psychic field, it was more of a hinderance than anything. Able to form a pink sphere of fairy energy, she fired it at the psychic type whom was unable to dodge in time and was caught in another powerful explosion. When the dust settled, Alakazam was defeated.
"Alakazam is unable to battle! The winner is Florges, and thus the victory goes to Ash the challenger!"
"Alright!" Ash celebrated with a fist pump. You did awesome Florges! Nice bulking up!" The Garden pokemon nodded in appreciation.
"That was really good!" Monique praised, putting her hands together.
"Yeah, but that felt almost too easy." Serena wondered out loud as she scratched her head. "That other Mega Alakazam was able to anticipate our every move and it was only brought down thanks to Monique's interference."
"I can explain that Serena." Olympia turned her eyes to the tomboy. "While Exdiox's was free ranging and going all out with its psychic power, mine have been trained to not overwhelm my challengers with its near perfect foresight, lest nobody be able to beat me and go onto the Pokemon League."
"That makes sense." Trevor nodded in understanding.
"All of my used Pokemon battled bravely, and now must take a good rest. They can sense my proudness for them even in their pokeballs. You have also battled very well with your Pokemon Ash, and you Florges. Create your own path for the future, and let nothing stand in your way. As proof of your victory, here is the Psychic badge."
"So cool!" Shauna cheered. "One more badge away from entering the Pokemon League!" Trevor was also getting excited.
"We're so close! I'm so impressed with how far we've come!"
Later into the night, Monique was the only one awake while she did her magic. Even if gazing into the future was more for psychics then hex maniacs, they could do more than talk to ghosts if one was dedicated enough. After drawing the right runes on the ground, lighting candles and writing tags with mystic symbols, the girl began to pray.
"O spiritus superni magni, da nobis aspectum ad videndum futura pro nobis." For the past few seconds there was nothing but quiet silence, but just then her breath hitched as her arms spread wide with hawk like tensed hands along with her hair floating outwards and her eyes rolling to the back of her head, uttering words. "Takeover! Zygarde! Lysandre! Clash! Friend and Foe!" With a gasp, her candles went out and her eyes went back to normal. "Ash." Monique whispered before falling onto her front, passed out from the effort and strain.
A/N: alright, so I think from this point forward the parody part of this story is done. While it's not going completely away, I have noticed these past few episodes haven't been very comedic. As for my statement about Trevor and his love interest, you'll soon see.