Pokémon Journey:Adventures in Kalos

Hey Guys,Paradox here and welcome to Chapter 29. Again not gonna say much as I want to get started. So this is the last part of the "Korrina Arc" after that we'll be moving on. So some things will be present in this chapter,so be sure to pay attention. That's it,have fun guys.


"Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy."-Saadi


Chapter 29: Lessons and Teachings

After the run in with Team Rocket,and being taken off course. It took another day until finally the group finally reached Pomace Mountain. There,the gang approached what was a giant treehouse,with several levels and bridges connecting to various platforms. "This is be it" said Ash,who was ahead of everyone. Then Korrina took point and approached the front door and knocked.

"Hello is anyone here?! I'm Korrina of the Shalour Gym." She said. Then a small hallow and black Pokémon with yellows flaps on it's had big jaws hanging on its head. Also on her head was some sort of broach containing a Mega Stone

"Maw" it said. Ash then took out his Pokédex to scan it.

"Mawile,The Deceiver Pokémon,Attached to its head is a huge set of jaws that can chew through iron beams. Despite its docile expression,it's a ruse to lull foes close for it to bite down with its huge jaws."

"Talk about a mouthful." Ash said,no pun intended. "Hi,is your trainer home?" Korrina asked. Mawile then pointed right behind them and ran outside. The gang then looks back to see a small hovercart carrying various flowers. Driving it was an elderly woman around eighty years of age,she wore a large straw hat,orange robes with a pink apron around her waist,glasses,and carried a cane that also housed her Mega Stone.

"Hello,how can I help you?" She asked kindly. "Hi,are you the owner of this house?" Korrina asked. "Yes I am,I believe that's my Mawile who answered the door." She said. "My name's Korrina,I come from the Shalour Gym." Korrina introduced. "Ah yes,your Grandfather told me that you would be coming." The woman while examining Korrina. "Wow,you sure do look like him." She said. "Uhh..thanks?" Korrina scratched her head in awkwardness. The others then introduced themselves while the elderly woman introduced herself as Mabel,a Mega Evolution Master,now retired. "So your Mawile could Mega Evolve?" Korrina asked. "Why yes,she and I have had a powerful connection for a long time." Said Mabel.

"So my Grandfather told me that you might be able to help us." Korrina said with Lucario at her side. "I could,but I wish to know what you and Lucario have achieved so far." Mabel said. "Oh...um...and how do we do that?" Korrina asked. "Why with a Pokémon Battle of course." Mabel declared. Korrina and Lucario got excited immediately and accepted her challenge. The group then went to an open area by the house to have their battle. As Lucario and Korrina did some stretches,Mabel and Mawile examined them,to see how their battle will turn out. "We see how far their training has taken them." Mabel said in her head.


Korrina vs. Mabel: one on one.

Both Pokémon stood firmly waiting for their trainers to get started. "You may start us off my dear." Mabel said kindly. "Alright,ready Lucario Mega Evolve!" Korrina touched her Key Stone and immediately light shimmer from it and tendons form and merge with the ones from Lucario's Mega Stone,and light dimmed out to reveal Mega Lucario,who send powerful Aura waves around him that everyone on the field felt it. "Incredible,such a powerful Aura." Said Mabel,who then in turn touched her Key Stone on her Cane.

The light glowed brightly and form tendons and merge with the tendons from Mawile's Mega Stone. Mawile's new form composed of a second set of jaws,the yellow flaps of her legs were now magenta,and complete with a new evil grin expression on her face. Everyone was amazed to seeing a Mega Mawile for the first time.

"Alright Lucario,let's start with Power Up Punch." Lucario then charged up his fist and then dashed to strike Mawile. "Dodge please." With haste,Mawile slid a few feet to the left to avoid Lucario's attack. "Use Bone Rush." Lucario then unleashed two small bones in each hand,and tried to strike Mawile with devastating attacks,but Mawile was able to dodge every single one of them,and then found an opening in his attacks.

"Use Iron Head." Mawile then charged in a silver Aura and struck Lucario,who let his guard down,sending him back. "Are you alright Lucario?" Lucario nodded and continued to stand firm. "Alright use Aura Sphere." Lucario then charged up a ball of Aura to strike Mawile. "Deflect with your horns." Using its horns as momentum,Mawile swung its horn downwards,slamming down on the Aura Sphere like a thundering hammer,dispersing it. Lucario then all the sudden attack with Bone Rush,while Mawile was recovering,and struck the Deceiver Pokémon head on,sending it back. "Huh,that's...interesting." Mabel whispered to herself,observing Lucario's actions. "Alright that the stuff!" Korrina cheered. "Korrina!" Korrina then turned to Ash shaking his head no,and Korrina knew she was doing it again. That she was taking the easy path again and she resented her actions.

Despite this,the battle continued. "Use Power Up Punch." Lucario then charged up his fist once again and tried to attack from above this time,but Mawile easily saw it coming. "Iron Head once again." A split second later after Lucario's attack,Mawile struck the Aura Pokémon once again with another Iron Head,which was much more stronger then the last one,sending Lucario to Korrina's feet. Korrina was getting flustered,this battle wasn't going no one in her favor,but unfortunately for her that was the least of her problems.

Lucario immediately began to snarl and finally roar loudly,it once again lost control. "Lucario! Lucario listen!" Korrina shouted. But Lucario didn't heed,and continued to act wildly. "So..it begins." Was all could Mabel say. Lucario then attacked with Power Up Punch. "Grab it." Using its jaws,Mawile easily grabbed the Power Up Punch and restrained him. "Now use Fairy Wind." Spinning in place while picking up speed,Mawile created a pink whirlwind that sensed the enrage Pokémon flying back to Korrina's feet. Lucario no longer had the strength to get back up and fainted while transforming back to normal.


"Lucario are you alright?" Korrina Rush to her partner's aid. Lucario nodded,but only felt his pride being hurt as he knew he lost control once again. "A good battle indeed." Said Mabel,along with Mawile by her side. "Regardless,now you see what troubles the both of us. So...can you help us?" Korrina asked her. "Of course,but on one condition." Mabel told her.

"Anything" Korrina said desperately. "Your trust,and faith...the both of you." Mabel said. "Yes,of course." She and Lucario agreed to her terms. "Now let's move on shall we?" Mabel said then lead the group to her home. In the foyer were beautiful flower arrangements. Everyone marveled over these arrangements and were impressed by them. "Wow did you do all these yourself." Ash asked. "Every single one of them." Said Mabel. "They're so beautiful." Serena commented. "I'm glad you think so,because you all be doing some." Mabel said. While everyone agreed to do so,expect Korrina and Lucario. "But,forgive me Mabel but I think we should take the time to do some training." Korrina insisted. "Trust me child. You'll enjoy it." Mabel countered. Korrina then just kept her mouth shut and agreed to do so. "But you all won't be doing it alone." Mabel said. "Who are we partnered with?" Clemont asked. "Why with your Pokémon of course. Flower arranging can be one of the most peaceful things you can do. When doing it along with your Pokémon,you both can discover things you could image." Said Mabel. She shows the group the flowers she picked earlier that morning and tells them they can start with those.

Ash with Pikachu,Clement with Chespin,Bonnie with Dedenne,Serena with Fennekin,and Korrina with Lucario,picked up the flowers from Mabel's hovercart and took them inside to get started. While everyone was staring to begin,Clement had other ideas. "This gives me a chance to try out my latest invention." Clement focused his glasses. "The future is now thanks to science,CLEMONTIC GEAR on" Clemont then took out what appears to be a mechanical arm. "I present Flower Arranger One." He and Chespin said with pride. "Another boring name." Bonnie said embarrassingly,her brother,like at exercise,sucked at naming. "This device can help arranging flower far beyond what we as humans can do. Clemont turned on the device and Chespin helped out by giving flowers to it and the device then places them inside a flower vase in a neatly fashion. "Wow Science is so amazing." Ash said marveling the device along with Pikachu. "I have to say I'm impressed Clemont." Serena also complimented. "Trust me,you guys haven't seen nothing yet." Clemont then turned the device to full power. Immediately the device operated at double the speed,with Chespin surprisingly keeping up. But the device continued to get faster and faster and everyone noticed something was very wrong. The machine then bonked and whistled until it finally exploded,covering everyone inside in smoke.

"You really blew that one." Bonnie said,puffing out smoke. After cleaning up,Clemont decided it's best to do things the old fashion way and everyone continued on their arrangements. After a few hours Mabel returned to see the beautiful flower arrangements everyone made. "Incredible,such lovely arrangements. Now it time to rest up,you all have a busy day tomorrow." Mabel said. "What are we doing tomorrow?" Bonnie had to asked. "Why to make more flower arrangements of course." Everyone was surprised to do the same thing tomorrow,except Korrina. "Tomorrow too? But what about our training?" Korrina asked. "Don't worry,everything will be Mabel then left the room. After everyone had dinner,everyone prepared for bed and doze off for the night.

The next day,Mabel asked the group to head out to the nearby fields to pick more flowers to make their arrangements,and everyone paired with their Pokémon partners went separately to find their choice of flowers. It was mid afternoon and everyone had already came back,did their second set of arrangements. Mabel came back in and was impressed by everyone's work,and told them to get ready for tomorrow for more arrangements,leaving everyone surprised and Korrina and Lucario flustered. They thought Mabel was going to train them by now.

The next morning everyone had already set off with Korrina and Lucario being the last ones to leave. "Be safe,you two." Mabel told them. "With all due respect Mabel,I thought you were gonna train us?" Korrina said. "Bear with me child,I guarantee you will learn what you seek." Mabel said. Korrina and Lucario internally grunted,this was going no where in their training. "But before you go. May I offer a piece of advice." Korrina and Lucario stopped to look back at Mabel. "Keep a close eye on what's around you." Was all Mabel told them and Korrina and Lucario set off once again.

Some time pass and Korrina and Lucario couldn't fine any good flowers until they finally came across a cliff wall,near the top was a patch of Bell flowers that made a jingle in the wind. "Wow,those look pretty Lucario." Said Korrina. Lucario nodded in agreement. "I'm gonna try to get some." Korrina then started climbing the wall and after three feet up,she wound up grabbing an unstable part of the wall and it broke off,sending her in a free fall. Lucario had just enough time to jump in grab her before she hit the ground. "Thanks Lucario." Korrina said as Lucario put her down. "Seems this cliff wall isn't entirely stable." Korrina said. Lucario agree and decided to make the climb himself,but Korrina stopped him. "Wait,we might be able to do this if we work together. You climb and I'll tell you which parts are stable enough to climb." Korrina explained. Lucario nodded and began to climb. After careful climbing and successful navigating,Lucario managed to get a patch of Bell flowers.

"Wow,these are even more beautiful up close." Korrina said. She then weaved some of them into a bracelet to go around her waist. Later that night,Mabel was impressed by today's arrangements and tell s everyone to get some rest for the night. After dinner,everyone went to their room,feeling exhausted.

"Ohhhhh,if I see or do one more flower arrangement,I'm gonna explode." Said a collapsed Serena,everyone was surprised to hear her say that,Serena always enjoyed flowers. "Really? I thought you enjoyed flowers Serena." Ash said,laughing at her exhaustion. "I do,it's just too much." Serena said. While everyone was still preparing for bed,Korrina and Lucario snuck out onto the balcony outside. While out gazing at the moon and the stars,Korrina and Lucario wondered if they could ever learn how to finally control Mega Evolution. While there,Mabel saw them out gazing and decided to talk to them.

"You seem distracted." She said. "It's just...when are you going to teach us. Ever since we came here. We've done everything you asked,went to the fields,arranged flowers...we done our part." Korrina said harshly. "And for that,you and Lucario now have the potential to control Lucario's power." Mabel said. "So now,you're finally train us?" Korrina said. Mabel just laugh at her request,leaving the both of them shocked. "Train you? My dear,I have been training you for the past few days." Mabel said still laughing abit. Korrina and Lucario were left confused as to what she meant by that. "I.I..I..I don't understand." Korrina said. "The flower arrangements was the special training." Said Mabel. "Wha-..how?" Korrina asked. "Simple,what did the both of you do?" Mabel asked. "Arranged Flowers why?" Korrina said. "There it is,its clear the both of you think alike,and thrive to achieve the same goals,but while you both act on your own accord,especially Lucario,you two will always have a powerful connection. The flower arrangements,you both scaling the cliff side this morning,it clears you both have different views,but that won't distinguish you both,because you both can achieve this,not as individuals,but as a team.

Korrina and Lucario thought about this,were they truly doing this as a team? Is that what they are missing?,while they always did things together,they realized they were actually doing things individually in nature,and they realized that must change. "Thank you Mabel? I'm sure things will be different now." Said Korrina. "You don't have to thank me at all dear."

All the sudden the window above them broke,and three of them heard screams. They then turn up above them to see Team Rocket in their balloon and Pikachu and Mawile in a cage underneath. "You guys again!" Korrina snarled. "Ha,we now have Pikachu and Mawile." Said Jessie. "Now all we need is that Lucario and Key Stones." Said James. "And we will form and Mega Evolution Army." Meowth declared. Korrina and Lucario got battle ready,they weren't going to let such a rambunctious plan happen. Meanwhile Ash and the others had already made it to the balcony to see Korrina and Mabel face Team Rocket and stood by them. While Team Rocket released Inkay and Pumpkaboo to try to be intimidating.

Lucario then turned to Korrina,pointing to his Mega Stone and Korrina knew what to do. "Really Lucario,Mega Evolve!" Korrina touched her stone and Lucario became Mega Lucario. "Ready Lucario,use Power Up Punch." Lucario then charged up his fist and charged jumped up to strike Inkay. "Inkay Psybeam!" "Pumpkaboo Shadow Ball." The Psybeam canceled Lucario's Power Up Punch,but the Shadow Ball struck Lucario head on,sending him back. This only made Lucario angrier and all the sudden Lucario was losing control once again.

"Lucario! Lucario!" Korrina called out to him. But Lucario refused to listen and kept attacking Team Rocket on their own,with no success. Lucario attacked with Bone Rush,but Inkay blocked it with Tackle while Pumpkaboo struck it with another Shadow Ball. "This isn't good." Said Clemont. "Lucario!" Korrina callled out. And the Aura Pokémon to its trainer. "Lucario..remember how hard we worked together these past few days." Korrina said. But Lucario refused to heed and charged to its trainers head on,fangs showing and bit down hard on Korrina's Mega Bracelet. Everyone was shocked,and worried to see if Korrina was alright. Korrina,however stood firm. "Remember Lucario,two views,same goal,one heart." Korrina told him,then the chime from Korrina's flower bracelet chimed and Lucario suddenly relax.

While he wanted to win and overcome,this isn't the way. By remembering all the things they did these past few days,Mabel was right. To Mega Evolve,they need to be absolutely focus,and one with each one other,no more solo work. Lucario finally let go,and stared at his trainer. "No more screwing around,ok?" Korrina said. Lucario nodded and both got serious and faced Team Rocket once again. "Back for more games I see." Said Jessie. "Well I through playing! Lucario rush in." Lucario then rushed in to get closer. "Inkay/Pumpkaboo,Shadow Ball/Psybeam." Both Pokémon attacked but,Lucario's superior speed easily evaded them. "Now Aura Sphere on the cage!" Lucario then managed to jump and charged a ball of Aura and struck the cage on the balloon,breaking it and freeing it captives. "WHATT!" Said the (not so surprisingly) shocked trio. "Grrrr! You ruin everything." Said Jessie to the group,but was shocked to see everyone united and angry at them.

"Ohh boyyy" Was Team Rocket all they could say. "I think it's you guys who ruined everything." Said Korrina. "Now for the finale."

"Thunderbolt/Aura Sphere!" Both Pokémon launched their signature attacks that struck Inkay and Pumpkaboo,sending them hurling to Team Rocket's balloon,sending them off as well with a Big Bang.

"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Team Rocket said as they fly off.


The next morning,everyone had a relaxing morning. Last night after dealing with Team Rocket,no one else want to deal with the aftermath,so everyone just went to sleep then.

Everyone was reunited at the entrance of Mabel's house. "Well Korrina,you guys finally did it." Said Ash. "Yep,your Grandfather should be proud of you." Said Clemont. "Thanks guys. Korrina scratched her head. "So now what?" Serena asked. "I'm gonna head back to Shalour City. What about you Ash?" Korrina asked.

"I'm gonna take the time to train abit,since you now can control Lucario's power,I want to take the time to prepare." Ash decided. "It alright,take all the time. I'll be waiting." Said Korrina. "Be ready,because I'm not going easy." Ash said. "Neither am I. I'll say hi to Drake for you." Said Korrina. "Gotcha." Ash said.

Korrina and Lucario said goodbye as they walked down the path to Shalour City. Until they decided what to do and the others decided to stay one more day at Mabel's,which Mabel didn't minded at all. For the rest of the day,the group enjoyed the great outdoors while Ash and his Pokémon decided to get some training done.

That night everyone was asleep in their beds,expect Ash,who was on the balcony,thinking about his upcoming Gym Battle. Mabel saw him by his lonesome and decided to keep him company. "Can't sleep?" She asked. "Just..too much on my mind." Ash said. "Well don't focus too much on the future,focus on the now." Mabel said. "Interesting choice of words." Said Ash,then went back to stargazing. Mabel then study Ash. Such potential,strength,tenacity. "You have such incredible power you know." Said Mabel. "What?!" Ash turned back to her. "Forgive me but...you seem to remind me of my late husband." Said Mabel. "I'm sorry..but what are you talking about?" Ash asked.

"My Husband..he was once an Aura Guardian." Mabel said. "I'm no Guardian." Ash said. "But you can use Aura nonetheless." Mabel said,poking further. "Y-yes,but I prefer not to use it." Ash said. "And why is that?" Mabel asked. "First of all: I'm untrained,and second: I prefer not to." Ash said. "And why is that?" Mabel asked. Ash wondered about this,the subject rarely comes up,but since Mabel is asking and seems interested. "Ok...I suppose...when my brother came back...he came back changed...and different,but all for the greater good." Said Ash. "And your brother was one person before he became an Aura Guardian?" Mabel said. "*sigh* yes...maybe...I don't want the power to change me...to make me a stranger to everyone...my brother,my mother..my friends." Ash said with his head hung low. "I understand...my husband,we knew each other for a long time...then he embraced his gift...and all for the better..at that moment that I was getting to know him all over again...he was still that same person." Mabel said. "Plus,with his training,he got stronger,not just him but all of his Pokémon." She continued.

"That's sounds like my brother too." Ash said. "So if you train,you'll still change. It's inevitable,but it doesn't mean it'll change your heart. The things you can do if you embrace what you have can do good or terrible things. That's why Mr. Ketchum,it's not who you are underneath,but what you do that defines you. If you do this,you could soar to new heights,face new challenges,to embrace the kind of person you could become. The choice is yours." Mabel said then started walking,leaving Ash alone. Ash thought about what she said. He thought about his past adventures,and then now...could this adventure be different? Could he be doing better? Be stronger then ever before? All this questions that needed to be answered,but not now. "Maybe...I could become a Guardian." Ash said. With that being said he went back inside and gone to bed.


Okay done,so that's that,so Korrina managed to control Lucario's power and left the group and Ash is now going through a life decision,what will he gain? What will he sacrifice? So right now,as the story goes on,things will start to get a little bit dramatic,so stay tune. This is Paradox signing off. Goodbye.