The Ultimate Talent Star has come to an end. While it is great that Orihime won, our heroes are now focused on the Kalos League. They've parted way from the friends they've made and hit the road again.

As they all boarded off the boat, they're all ready to head for Lumios City.

"We'll be in Lumios City soon." Rukia said. "The Kalos League will soon be upon us."

"I can't wait." Ichigo said as he was excited to see it. As he looked through the crowd of people, he looked ahead and saw a familiar face that he was hoping to see again. "Vlad?!" Vlad, the trainer with a Latios, was right in front of them. A chance for a rematch might be right before him.

Each and next chapter, the ultimate goal

Ready for battle, brave and bold

I know we're gonna make it

We will find a way

Oh-oh

We've come so far

We fought so hard to get where we are

Oh-oh

We belong together

It's always you and me

Pokemon

(Ichigo's voice): A Legend's Meet

Vlad continued on his way. He didn't really noticed Ichigo and the others. Vlad continued on towards the pokemon center and handed his pokeball over to Nurse Joy.

"Thank you. Make sure he's well taken care of." Vlad said. Nurse Joy understood and was on her way with her work.

"Vlad!" Vlad turned around and saw Ichigo and his friends.

"Ichigo... It's good to see you again." Vlad said.

"It's good to see you as well." Ichigo said.

"What are you doing out here?" Orihime asked.

"I'm just passing by while I'm on my way to my next challenge." Vlad said.

"We just got here from the Ultimate Talent Star." Rukia said. "Orihime won it, and we're now on our way to the Kalos League for Ichigo."

"Dia?" Diancie made itself known as it showed itself to Vlad.

"Hold on! That's a Diancie! That's a very rare pokemon!" Vlad said. "Does Diancie belong to one of you?"

"Not exactly." Orihime said as she dropped down and held Diancie's shoulders. "Diancie is still considered a wild pokemon. It's just traveling with us for a while."

"It is great to see you again, Vlad. Absol and I have been wanting a rematch between you and Latios." Ichigo said as he was getting excited about his opportunity. "What do you say? Let's have a battle right now."

"I'm sorry. I can't, Ichigo." Vlad said with Ichigo a little disappointed. "Latios has been battling a lot lately. He needs some rest."

"Oh, I see. We can still have a battle. Surely you have other pokemon besides Latios." Ichigo said.

"I do." Vlad said.

"As much as I would like to have another battle with Latios, I'll settle for a different pokemon. What do you say?" Ichigo asked. Normally, Vlad would have turned him down, but Ichigo caught Vlad's interest after their last encounter.

"Very well." Vlad said as he accepted Ichigo's challenge. The two of them moved to a battlefield and got ready for this battle.

"Gliscore, let's go!" Ichigo said as he chose his pokemon.

"Gliscore!"

"Combusken, you're up!" Vlad said as he let out his pokemon.

"Combusken!"

"Cool. He's got a Combusken." Rukia said as that was an interesting setup. "Okay, I'll be the referee. Let's see what the two of you got!" The battle was ready to begin and set to go.

"Let's go! Gliscore, start this battle with Stone Edge!" Ichigo said. Gliscore started this battle as it smashed its claw against the ground and cause rocks to shoot out of the ground.

"Double Kick!" Vlad said. Combusken jumped up and ran across the rocks. They were all impressed with how Combusken was able to do that. When Combusken reached the end, it kicked down right on Glisore's head. Combusken swung its other and kicked Gliscore back. "Now use Fire Spin!"

"Combusken!" Combusken breathed out a vortex of fire and blasted Glisore with it.

"We're not backing down that easily! Gliscore, Steel Wing!" Ichigo said. Gliscore fought through the flames and flew at Combusken. Gliscore smashed its wings against Combusken, but Combusken was able to block the attack.

"Now use Double Kick!" Vlad said.

"Not this time! Gliscore, Screech!" Ichigo said. Gliscore unleashed a horrible screech and stopped Combusken from actually attacking. "Now use Stone Edge!" Gliscore used the attack again and the rocks smashed against Combusken. Combusken was knocked back, but was still able to keep going. "Gliscore, Stone Edge again!"

"Combusken, Fire Spin!" Vlad said. The two of them used their attacks and they ended up crashing against each other. "Now use Double Kick!" Combusken jumped over the rocks again and tried getting Gliscore. When Combusken jumped and came down with the first kick, Gliscore more back and avoided it, but Combusken spun around and managed to land the second strike. "End this with Sky Uppercut!" Combusken took its claw and gave Gliscore a powerful uppercut that knocked Gliscore high in the air. When Gliscore came crashing down, it was knocked out.

"Gliscore is unable to battle! Combusken is the winner!" Rukia said.

"Dang it." Ichigo said. He was upset about the loss, but he had to make sure Gliscore was okay. That's why he went to check on Gliscore. "Are you going to be okay, Gliscore?"

"Gli..."

"I think Gliscore will be fine." Vlad said as he brought Combusken back in its pokeball. "Still, you should have Nurse Joy take a look."

"Good idea." Ichigo said. They all moved inside with Ichigo giving Gliscore to Nurse Joy. "Please make sure Gliscore is going to be okay, Nurse Joy."

"No problem." Nurse Joy said. "By the way, Vlad, your pokemon is perfectly healthy."

"Thank you." Vlad said. Nurse Joy handed him back a pokeball with Ichigo and his friends knowing that's Latios.

"That's Latios, isn't it? Is everything okay with it?" Orihime asked.

"Yeah. Latios just needs some rest. Every trainer who knows about Latios wants to battle him." Vlad said. "It can get rather annoying, but we'll have a real battle on our hands once we reach the Kalos League."

"You're heading there too? Sweet. I might get another chance to battle Latios again." Ichigo said.

"Well... We'll see." Vlad said.

"Vlad, can I ask you something?" Rukia said.

"What is it?" Vlad asked.

"How did you meet and capture Latios?" Rukia said.

"Yeah... We want to know too." Ichigo said. "It's not everyday we meet a trainer like you that has a legendary pokemon like that."

"I suppose there's no harm in telling you." Vlad said. "I remember it well. It was a long time ago..."

...

Vlad

"I was out on my journey. A storm was coming and I was going to find a place to take cover. That was when I heard Latios."

Vlad was on the move in his journey. As storm clouds hung over his head. He'll have to find a place to wait it out soon. That was when he heard a cry. He looked to the sky and spotted Latios in the air, but Latios didn't look so well and crashed somewhere close by. Vlad hurried to where Latios crashed. When he got there, he saw Latios was in bad shape.

"An actual Latios? Wait, it looks hurt." Vlad said. He hurried to it and tried to help it. Latios was a little defensive as he tried to keep Vlad away. "Calm down. I'm only trying to help you."

"Latios had his guard up from me being near it. I was only trying to help, but Latios didn't seem to trust me. I soon realized why that was."

"There you are!" Vlad looked behind him and spotted someone that was clearly a pokemon hunter. "Move out of the way. That happens to be my Latios."

"You're Latios?" Vlad questioned.

"Yeah. Do you have any idea how rare it is to have a Latios? I'm going to make millions with a pokemon like that." The hunter said.

"Make millions? I don't think so." Vlad said as he kept himself between the hunter and Latios.

"I stood against the hunter. There was no way I was just going to let him take Latios. However, he was a powerful opponent."

Vlad tried his best to fight off the hunter, but he was a tough one. Neither one of them was really going to back down.

"Our battle went on. Even when the storm raged down on us, I refused to hand Latios over to the likes of that hunter. I was able to beat, but barely."

Vlad fought valiantly. He was almost defeated himself, but he was able to beat that hunter and keep Latios protected. With the hunter on the ground, Vlad could see that it was all over.

"That takes care of him." Vlad said. He turned to Latios and tried lifting him. "Come on, we need to get you some help." Latios was amazed that Vlad was able to fight the way he did and never once backed down. This was where it all started for Vlad and and Latios.

...

Days Later

"I've been taking care of Latios ever since that day. It took a while, but I was able to help get Latios back to full strength."

After days of taking care of Latios, Vlad was able to get Latios back to full strength. Latios flew through the air and was feeling great again. Latios took to the sky and Vlad thought that was it as he was ready to get back to his journey. What he didn't expect was for Latios to come back and followed after Vlad. Vlad sure wasn't expecting that.

"I'm not exactly sure what convinced Latios. Maybe it was the fact that I helped Latios out, maybe he sensed what was in my heart, but that was how Latios and I travelled together."

End of Flashback

...

"So, not only did you manage to capture a legendary pokemon, but you also saved it from a rotten hunter." Ichigo said.

"That sounded incredible." Orihime said as they were all amazed.

"Ever since that day, Latios and I have been together." Vlad said. "Not only is Latios is my strongest pokemon, but we became close friends and continue to get closer."

"That's just how it was with Diancie here." Orihime said as she held Diancie. "Diancie was in trouble with some awful people until we stepped in saved Diancie. That's how Diancie ended up travelling with us."

"You're a pretty cool guy, Vlad. You're also lucky." Ichigo said. "You got a cool and amazing pokemon like Latios. You saved it from a hunter."

"I wouldn't know about that. I just did what any decent trainer would do." Vlad said as he took out Latios' pokeball. "Latios, come out." He released Latios with Latios flying through the air.

"La!"

"I'm glad to see you're doing well, Latios." Vlad said. "You remember our old friends?" He said as he showed Latios the others.

"Absol..." Absol walked over to greet Latios and Latios seemed happy to see Absol again. Diancie interacted with them as well. All three of the pokemon were having fun together. Vlad was rather pleased to see that.

"Latios is happier to see you guys more than I thought." Vlad said. "I guess it's understandable."

"It is? Why?" Ichigo asked.

"After our battle when we first met Ichigo, something about you and Absol caught our interest." Vlad said. "It's been a while since someone put up a challenge against me and Latios. It's actually hard to come across with us. That's also part of the reason I battled you before. When I saw your Absol can mega evolve, I figured you could provide a challenge."

"I guess I get it." Ichigo said. "Latios is an amazing and powerful pokemon. It must be hard to beat. It might also be hard to find someone who can be a challenge. You wouldn't want things to be too easy."

"Something like that." Vlad said. "You're not like the average trainer. That's why I'll be looking forward to a battle in the Kalos League."

"So am I." Ichigo said as they're both getting pumped for an upcoming battle.

Meeting up with a rival has Ichigo more excited about the Kalos League. Vlad is seeking a challenge and the Kalos League might be the ideal place to do that. A possible battle between those two there is sure to be an exciting one. The only way to know is to stay tune for what's to come.

To Be Continued...

Pokemon Question: Okay, all you trainers. The answer to the last question was...Delphox! Delphox is a psychic-type that can generate flames of over five-thousand degrees. Here's the next question. What pokemon can regenerate parts of it's body aside from its head overnight?