Noelle opened up the door, drying off the umbrella she borrowed as she stepped inside the building. The woman behind the counter waved at her.

"Hey Noelle! That took an awful long time, what happened?" She asked the maid. "Was it because of the rain?" She added on.

"Hm, yes. I had to take shelter elsewhere. I hope the professor isn't mad at me." Noelle said, pulling out the paper bag.

"Oh trust me, he won't get mad at you for a reason like this! He's really calm you know?" She said.

"Right. Thank you, Elizabeth. I'll be heading up to the professor. Have a wonderful day!" She waved bye to the woman.

"Bye Noelle!" She waved back, as Noelle walked over to the elevator and pressed the button. The door opened, and she walked inside. Pushing the 3rd floor button, the door automatically closed.

There Noelle waited, as elevator music played in the background. She looked down to the paper bag. "…Yeah. It took a long time." She whispered to herself.

"Here."

Keqing passed a handful of money over to Noelle. The maid looked at it, realizing it was Pokedollars and not Mora instead.

"Why are you giving me this?" She asked her politely.

"The library costs money to enter, but you can keep it afterwards. I don't care, the Champion gave me a lot of spare money." She answered, reaching into her pocket and getting out a card.

"This much…" Noelle looked at it again, realizing it was at least 10,000 Pokedollars. She was amazed to say the least.

Keqing opened the door, heading inside the library. There was a machine there, with a card input or a cash input. Keqing put her card in, allowing her access in. When Noelle walked forward, she was denied access.

'Please input your card or cash!' The machine said.

She sighed, putting in 1,000 Pokedollars. The machine glowed green, showing a green checkmark. 'Thank you for your service and please enjoy!' It said, letting her go through.

She was quick amazed, though the library was small, she could tell it had massive amounts of funding. "I've never been here before." She said to herself, walking over to Keqing. The Electro user just nodded her head.

"I'm not used to this city, but the library near the Elite Four is surely outstanding." She said to the maid, as she walked around the library trying to find a certain area.

"That's…incredible!" She exclaimed. "Ah, look at all these books! I could learn more about this world, from their history and help Professor Sycamore-"

"You're working with the Professor?" Keqing asked her, turning to her and stopping.

"Ah yes, I forgot to mention that. When I came here, I was saved by Sycamore by pure chance. I own my life to him, really. So I wish to help him in any possible way." Noelle explained, nodding her head.

"…I see." Keqing said, sighing.

Noelle could easily tell she was troubled by something. "What's wrong?" She asked her.

"I think it's best we sit down and discuss this." She sighed once more, Noelle frowned but nodding her head. They sat down on a nearby table, and Keqing prepared herself.

"Professor Sycamore…Noelle, do you know Team Flare?" She asked her.

"Team Flare? I have not heard of that." She shook her head.

"Team Flare was an organization that wanted to create a more beautiful and better world, while eliminating all those who stood against them." Keqing explained.

Noelle's face turned into one of shock. "That's…insane!" She shouted out.

"Yes, it is. They were stopped, fortunately. But I'm assuming you know Lysandre?" She asked her.

"Lysandre…I recall he made the Holo Caster, but the item and everything revolving him was suddenly pulled from the market. Keqing, is Lysandre…the leader of Team Flare?"

"Yes. Lysandre was the leader of Team Flare. He and Sycamore were close based on what Diantha said. I have reason to believe that-"

Noelle knew what she was going to say. Professor Sycamore. "Keqing, there is no way Sycamore helped Lysandre do this." She interrupted her, defensive all of a sudden.

"Even if he didn't, would have he gotten suspicious about the man's behavior? Or would have he done something?" She said back to her.

"What about the Champion? Did she notice anything strange with Lysandre?!" She shouted back at her, her voice raising. When she realized that, she quickly closed her mouth and covered it. "I'm sorry, I stepped out of line, that is unreasonable for a maid to do." She apologized to Keqing.

"I…Diantha didn't know either."

Noelle looked up at Keqing.

"…She didn't know Lysandre would do that. I found myself suspicious of Sycamore because of his relationship with Lysandre." She explained more and more.

Noelle thought for a second. "Let's forget this conversation and instead focus now. Where did you lead me to the library?" She asked her.

"I've been researching Legendary Pokemon, t trying to find the perfect one to bring us back home." Keqing said.

"Let's do that then." Noelle stood up from her seat, before running off to find the books.

"Wait Noelle, you're going the wrong way!-"

"Professor, I got your Lumiose Galette." Noelle announced as she stepped out of the elevator door. But instead of Sycamore, there was Dexio and Sina working behind the desk. Sina looked up, noticing the maid standing there.

"Hello Noelle!" She greeted her, waving her hand.

"Oh good evening, Noelle!" Dexio looked up from the paperwork.

"Good evening to you too. Where is the professor?" Noelle asked them both.

"Sycamore got some shut eye, if you want, we can hold on to your Lumiose Galette. What were you doing?" Dexio asked her, Noelle giving him the bag.

"I took shelter from the weather." She lied to him.

"Ah that's understandable! The rain really came out of nowhere, it was so sudden." Sina said.

"Yeah. Some people are saying it came from Hoenn and it was supposedly from Kyogre." Dexio said.

As the two assistants went on with their conversation, Noelle put her hands into her pockets. Holding onto a piece of paper with a phone number on it.

'It's be better if I don't bother the professor with Team Flare.' She thought to herself, as she remembered her and Keqing's conversation. At least she can call Keqing when she needed to.

"Why aren't they opening up?!" Calem shouted out to himself, his voice echoing through the chamber. His team's Pokeballs weren't responding, he had a disappointed look on his face. "You know what, I can do this myself…" He scoffed, taking up the lantern.

He was sent to Terminus Cave by several reports of something lingering there. The workers around the place reported it was a monster. A monster with green glaring eyes, black markings like a snake, and like an insect.

In his pocket was a Masterball he saved up when he fought against Team Flare. "Hopefully I can throw it in one go and catch it, but I have to be smart about it." He told himself, as he wandered deep and deep into the chamber. He suspected that this was the place where the monster was at.

But instead he was greeted by a familiar face.

"Oh hello Calem, is that right?" Lysandre greeted him, his Pyroar to his side.

Calem's legs grew weak, remembering the man's face. He backed away, holding his lantern. "I…Lysandre, how are you alive…?" He asked him.

"I've always been alive, dear Calem." He said, laughing a bit. "If you're here for Zygarde, then I'm afraid you're too late." He showed off an Masterball, Calem guessed that's where 'Zygarde' was.

Calem looked back, he could still make a run for it and warn Sycamore of Lysandre's sudden appearance. "Lysandre, I don't care for Zygarde…How are you here? I defeated you and you died and-"

"Ah then, allow me to explain. You see, I'm not this world's Lysandre. I'm a different Lysandre." He said, beginning to walk over to Calem.

Calem restricted the urge to smash the lantern on his head, but Lysandre's Pyroar glared at him. Watching his every move, and ready to strike. Like an lion watching its prey.

"One where I accomplished my goal." Lysandre said, making Calem's go cold.

"What do you mean by that? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY YOU ACCOMPLISHED YOUR GOAL?!" Calem demanded from him, giving him a growl from the Pyroar.

"Pyroar, not now." Lysandre said to his Pokemon, making it back down. "Yes, Calem. I accomplished my goal. The Ultimate Weapon fired." He explained himself. "But then…Something happened. I was engulfed by a light and brought here by Giovanni." He explained.

He recognized that name, and not in a good way. "The leader of Team Rocket?!" He yelled out.

"Yes! But, I wasn't the only one there. Maxie, Archie, Cyrus and Ghetsis. They were all there too. Do you know what happened next?" Lysandre asked, making Calem gulp.

"…What happened next?" He asked him.

"Giovanni created Team Rainbow Rocket! And I am a part of it!" He announced to the boy.

"Why are you telling me all this…?" Calem asked him.

It got quiet, a bit too quiet for Calem's liking.

"I'm telling you this because you're going to die here. Perhaps, if you hadn't gone down here, you would've lived." Lysandre said, before his Pyroar jumped on Calem.

He let out a squeak, as the Pyroar's fangs bit down on his arm. He looked at his lantern and smashed it on the Pokemon's head. The glass shattered into pieces upon hitting on the ground.

"PYROAR!" Lysandre yelled out, as his Pokemon let out a growl.

Calem took this chance to run and get out. He turned back, running away from Lysandre and Pyroar. He dug through his pockets, getting out a phone. "Damn it!" He yelled out. "I need my team!" He yelled out again.

But he realized, if he was going to die here and now, then he needed to warn someone. He pressed on Sycamore's number, as his phone rung. "Pick up! PICK UP THE PHONE PROFESSOR PLEASE!" He cried out, as he kept running.

The ground shook, making him fall down. His belongings scattered around the place, including his phone and his Pokeballs. He immediately reached out to his phone. "Come on…" He whispered out.

His head got impaled by a sharp falling rock. His body immediately fell to the ground, as a puddle of fresh blood oozed out.

"Calem! Where are you?!" Lysandre yelled out, his Pyroar giving light to the darken cave. He reached Calem's body, stopping as he looked at the body. "Oh…" He let out. "This wasn't what I intended to do with Zygarde..." He whispered to himself this time.

Author's Note: im sorry for this chapter, i needed something before we got next to the Chongyun chapter. i'll probably fix up this chapter on AO3 when im done with some of these chapters. but i will say this, something is going to happen to Noelle. anyways i hope you all have a wonderful day/night and i hoped you enjoyed this chapter!