Pokemon: XY Legends of Kalos

by The Celestial Sky Dragon

Freedom was the only thing he ever thought about. He wanted to be like his mother, a strong Pokemon Trainer. Finally getting the chance, famous Rock Star turned Trainer, Alexander Winters, breaks free from his past on the stage. He will travel through Kalos and take the region by storm, learning the secrets of Mega Evolution and facing his past. Can he achieve his dreams?

18. Chapter 18: Heading off to Geosenge

A/N: Hello guys, just a quick note...this is going to be chapter 18 of Legends of Kalos. This was previously chapter 17 of the story and followed up after Alex's battle with Grant. It also shows a bit of his father and a secret person who has gone after Alex. I hope you like it, it's gotten some minor editing fixes and some new content here and there, nothing too major. I hope you all like it.

Pokemon XY

Legends of Kalos

Chapter 18

Heading off to Geosenge

Alex had finally made it back to the Pokemon center, the weight of the day catching up with him. He was a bit tired, but more worried than anything else. As he made his way to the counter, the active Nurse Joy looked up and smiled, noticing the new badge in his collection.

"Ah, I see you've won your battle. Congratulations!"

"Thanks Nurse Joy, could you take a look at my Pokemon? They battled hard for me today and I just want to make sure their alright." he said, taking out the three Pokeballs. She nodded, placing them on one of the trays.

"I'll take a look at them right away. Also, I have excellent news...It seems Sylveon has fully recovered, she regained consciousness a few hours ago but hasn't eaten anything. She's a little unresponsive though, only talking to Wigglytuff." she said. He sighed with relief, a small worried frown on his face.

"May I see her?" he asked.

"Of course, I'm sure you remember the way there." she said. He nodded and looked back to his friends.

"We'll talk in a few minutes, I just need to check on her." he said.

"It's alright, we understand." Ash said, scratching Pikachu's ears, making the pokemon coo.

"Yeah, I'm sure Sylveon would want you to see her right away." Serena added.

Alex nodded in understanding, and made his way to the double doors that lead toward the ICU. He passed by a few rooms, giving a few smiles to the trainers that were by their injured Pokemon, heading toward the very last room. He walked in quietly, seeing Wigglytuff holding a clipboard. She gave him a smile and stepped aside, revealing the now conscious Fairy type Pokemon. Sylveon looked up briefly, a sad look in her eyes, her feelers were practically lifeless. He took a deep breath, gathering his thoughts a bit.

"Hi Sylveon...my name is Alex. I was the one who brought you to the Pokemon center. You gave me quite the scare." he said.

She looked away from him, looking at the wall instead. He licked his lips a bit, since they had become a bit dry.

"Listen, I want to say that...whatever happened to you, it isn't your fault. Whoever did that vile thing to you, whoever attacked you in that manner, they will be brought to justice...I will find whoever it is and I will make sure they pay for what they did to you. I understand you are confused, scared and worried...but you need to eat so you can regain your strength." he said.

He took notice of the food bowl that was still untouched. She still didn't say anything, nor moved toward the food.

"Wiggly." Wigglytuff cried sadly, gaining his attention. He sighed, giving her a nod.

"I understand, she's probably thinking about her old trainer...Eevee evolve into Sylveon because of the love they have for their trainer...so she must feel horrible for upsetting him. It will take her a awhile before she starts acting normal." he said.

He looked at the food, lost in thought for a second. He snapped his fingers, shrugging off his backpack. He unzipped it, rummaging through it. He pulled out a small brown basket, which he flicked open. Inside were a few PokePuffs, which he had been left over from the night he had met Valerie.

Since Spirit was with her, she hadn't gotten a chance to eat them, and Kira didn't really like the chocolate ones. He pulled one out, which had been decorated with a few coconut flakes and a small piece of chocolate at the top. He set it down on the bed in front of Sylveon, causing her to look at it.

"Whenever I was upset, chocolate always cheered me up. My mother would always get me a big chocolate bar, or some ice cream. This is the best I can do for now...please Sylveon, you have to eat. I don't want anything bad to happen to you." he said.

She lowered her head, taking a tentative sniff of the small treat. She gave it a lick, tasting the frosting on it, before taking a dainty bite from it. She didn't respond, instead she just kept eating the PokePuff, making him smile.

"There you go. You'll be better in no time." he said happily.

"Syl." she said quietly, looking at the food bowl.

Using her ribbons, she lifted the food bowl from the tray and set it down before herself, and started to eat it. He gave her a light pat on the head, a smile on his face.

"I'm here for you if you need me, I'll be back in a few minutes alright?" he asked, earning a small nod from her.

He gave Wigglytuff a thumbs up and headed out of the room, moving toward the lobby. He made it back, seeing his friends all lost in thought. Musashi saw him, and walked over to him, hands balled together.

"How is she?"

"She's eating..I was able to convince her to eat...I am worried though. She didn't respond to me at all, just looked at the wall. I suppose she still remembers her old trainer. I'm going back to Route 10 to see if I can find a trace of them, maybe they left something behind I can use to my advantage." he said.

"That would be impossible. It's been a day and a half Alex, whoever it is is long gone by now, most likely in Geosenge by now." Yvonne said.

"Well I'll search there too, I won't stop until I find the bastard and rip him a new one. If there's something that pisses me off in this world is when fuck ups like that abuse their Pokemon." he said firmly, anger flowing through him. He noticed the look Ash and Serena were giving him, and quickly calmed down, taking a deep breath.

"My apologies, I got worked up and let my anger get the best of me." he said.

"It's alright...if I were in the same spot, I would tear the ground apart looking for them." Ash replied. He shook his head, smiling brightly.

"Now, back to my main reason to talk to you. Professor Sycamore told you of the GS ball correct?" he asked.

"Yes he did, he said Professor Oak wanted me to take it to Lavarre city so the President of the Pokeball factory can take a look at it. But if I must ask, why didn't he just have you deliver it?" he asked curiously.

"Well, I have delivered it before. However there are some bad people who always steal stuff that belongs to us, Professor Oak figured it would be safer to hand it over to someone else. Professor Sycamore said he had an assistant that could help with that and referred me to you." Ash said.

"Professor Sycamore considers me an Assistant?" Alex asked curiously.

"Well, you are researching Mega Evolution on his and Fennel's request, and you are gathering data with his Pokedex. I'm technically an assistant too." Yvonne said.

"I suppose that's true." Alex replied.

"It's the same for me, I'm gathering data on Kalos Pokemon and their breeding patterns for Professor Sumac of the La Guardia region. So far I've discovered a lot, especially with that Vulpix you own." Zera said.

"Back to the topic at hand, Professor Oak had heard of your merits earning the Bug Badge and your rescue of that Tyranitar and figured you would be the best choice for this. It helps that your older sister is a Pokemon Ranger too, she put in a good word." Ash replied, a grin on his face.

"I guess...whatever the case, it will be an honor to help the famous Professor Oak with this errand. Besides I'm sort of intrigued with this GS ball too." he said.

Ash opened his backpack, pulling out the black case, getting ready for another long explanation. From the nearby window, three figures watched attentively, wide grins on their faces.

"So, it seems the twerp is once again in possession of that rare Pokeball." the female said.

She had long magenta hair, which defied logic as it fell straight back in a curve, before curving upward barely touching the round. She was wearing a long sleeved white shirt, with a big red R on it, along with a matching skirt and long leather boots.

"Yes, but they are talking to another set of twerps, and I think they were talking about that black haired Professor." the second, a male said.

He had short blue hair, which reached down to the nape of his neck. He wore a similar shirt to the woman, though his was slightly longer and more suited to his figure. He wore long white pants and black leather boots, along with a matching pair of gloves.

"Dat GS ball would be worth a fortune. We would be swimming in gold." the final voice added.

This belonged to a bipedal pokemon, with white fur, and brown paws. He had black rimmed ears, and long whiskers on his cheek. He also had a golden charm attached to his forehead.

"Wobbuffet!" the final member of their group cried loudly. It was a short blue Pokemon, with squinty eyes and a dopey grin on his face. It had long thin black arms, and a flat tail, with eyes on it.

"Not only that, we can secure Pikachu as well...and there are a treasure trove of Pokemon inside, including that Sylveon the boy was talking about." the woman said. The man squinted a bit, cupping his hands over his eyes, trying to remain hidden in the bush he was in.

"You know, I feel like I've seen that kid before. Something seems familiar." he said.

"Are ya sure about that Jimmy boy? We've seen tonsa people recently." Meowth said.

"Hmm...I feel like it was recently...maybe in Unova?" the young man questioned.

"Whatever, we're wasting daylight here. Let's go steal those Pokemon, and when they come outside, we'll get Pikachu and the GS ball too." the woman said.

"Right, we'll be swimming in so much money and Pokeballs that we'll have to open up our own swimming pool." the man said.

"And da boss will be thrilled when we hand deliver dat pokeball. He might give us a raise." Meowth added, a grin on his face.

"Wobbuffet!"

"Stealing Pokemon and duping the twerps is the best thing we do."

With that, the small group of four headed toward the back of the Pokemon center, their plan to steal the Pokeballs already underway.

"Wow, so that's the history of the GS ball?" Zera asked, looking at the Pokeball carefully.

"Yup, Kurt spent a long time trying to open it, but he was never able too." Ash replied, giving a small shrug. Alex leaned back in his seat, lost in thought.

"Hell, if Kurt wasn't able to open it, then it must be made out of some really durable materials. I've personally met Kurt before, and he showed me the process of making Pokeballs. To this day, there are people in the Johto Region who prefer having Apricorn Pokeballs instead of the newer more industrialized models." Alex said.

"Do you have any of those Pokeballs, Alex? I want to see what they look like." Zera asked, getting a head shake from the young man.

"Sorry, I haven't been to Johto in years, so getting a Pokeball like that would be hard for me. And you know how my father hates Pokemon." he said sadly.

"I actually own one of Kurt's Pokeballs, a Lure ball which I used to catch my Totodile. It's supposed to raise the capture rate of Pokemon caught by fishing. I also used a Speed Ball at one point, and my friend Brock used a Heavy Ball to catch a Pineco, which later evolved into Foretress." Ash said.

"So, these Pokeballs have different effects when used on Pokemon?" Serena asked.

"Yes, some pokeballs are used to raise the capture rates of certain Pokemon, Pokeballs like the Love Ball, are used on Pokemon that are of the opposite gender to your Pokemon. The Level ball helps with leveling up Pokemon, the Friend Ball helps with friendship, and the Moon Ball helps with Pokemon who evolve with a Moon Stone." Alex said, counting off the different effects each Apricorn ball did.

"Wow, I kind of want some of those Pokeballs now, they would be a great help, especially with raising Pokemon." Zera said.

"I am more curious about this ball though...thinking back on Johto history, there was never any reports of a special Pokeball made. No records show that either, and I'm sure the Mahogany Town Museum would have records of this...if it was found in the Orange Islands, then it must have belonged to someone who traveled there." Alex said, looking closely at the ball. He didn't notice any special markings or numbers on it. He looked up briefly, seeing the looks on his friends faces.

"What? I'm a history buff...when I was on t...I mean locked in my room, I would always read articles on Pokemon mythology and archaeological sites. Before my mom passed away, she took me to the Ruins of Alph and I was able to read the Unown Runes etched on the walls, however there were to many of them and none of it made sense to me." He said.

"That's so cool. Do you know anything else about history?" Zera asked curiously. He looked up at the ceiling, trying to remember some of the things that he had read before.

"Well, I know a lot of stuff really, though I can't pinpoint anything down exactly since I was little when I read it. The things I remember more fondly are things revolving around Legendary Pokemon, and a few other things that piqued my interest. Johto and Kanto history happen to be my strongest suits, I also know quite a lot about the Unovan legends, since I spent most of my life there after my mother passed away, and I at least know part of the Hoenn Mythos." he said.

"Could you please tell me one? It sounds so cool." Serena said, giving him a puppy look.

Zera was much in the same state, while Musashi and Yvonne showed interest, but weren't stooping to the two girl's level. Alex rolled his eyes, setting the GS Ball back into the case.

"Hmm well...I've already spoken about the Legend of Ho-oh, and I doubt you two want to hear it again, plus I'm sure Ash knows it, considering he partook in the Silver Conference." he said.

"Oh, so you watched that event huh?" the trainer asked, earning a nod from Alex.

"Of course I did. Whenever the Silver Conference was on, I would make sure to watch it. Besides, I'm sure I saw you in Ecruteak city a couple of times, but I may be blanking on it a bit. We never spoke though, but a friend of mine, Sakura did talk to you." he said.

"I remember her, she was a Kimono Girl in training, and had an Espeon last time I saw her." Ash said, remembering the young girl from Ecruteak.

"She has a Beautifly, Milotic, Ninetails, and a Cherrim now. She was able to gather all of the Johto Gym badges as well as a few from Kanto, but I don't know if she entered the Silver Conference or not...it's been years since I spoke to her as well. Anyway...there is a legend that I know quite well, and it also happens to involve Lugia. It's more of a Prophecy really." he said absentmindedly. Ash sat up a bit, leaning against the table.

"You wouldn't happen to be talking about the Prophecy of Shamouti Island would you?" he asked. Alex looked at him, giving him a nod.

"You've heard of it?" he asked.

"I lived it. While traveling through the Orange Islands, this evil man tried capturing Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres, it threw the whole world out of whack." Ash said. Alex smirked shaking his head. He took a sip from his water, looking out the window.

"So it's true...when I was eleven years old, there was a news report that was talking about crazy weather patterns, originating from the Orange Islands. It was snowing in Ecruteak, for the first time in 300 years, and everyone in Olivine city had been evacuated to Ecruteak and the National Park for safety reasons. No one talked about it in detail though." Alex said.

"It was...something." Ash said.

"Pika Pika." Pikachu cried in agreement. Alex cleared his throat, looking back to his friends.

"Well, the prophecy goes like this...Disturb not the Harmony of Fire, Ice and Lightning, lest these Titans wreck destruction upon the world in which they clash. Though the great Guardian of the Sea shall arise to quell the fighting, alone it's song will fail, and thus the earth shall turn to Ash. Oh Chosen one, into thine hands, bring together all three, their treasures combined tame the beast of the sea."

"Oh Chosen one! You must climb to the shrine to right what is wrong, and the world shall be healed with the guardian's song." Ash said, finishing the prophecy.

"Is that it? Who's the chosen one? What are the treasures?" Zera asked curiously.

"Isn't it obvious? The chosen one is right there." Alex said, pointing to Ash, who was blushing a bit.

"Guilty as charged. My name was apparently written in the stone, but I didn't take it as a literal meaning, I just did what I had to do. As for the treasures, they are three glass Spheres, filled with the power of Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres, when taken to the shrine on Shamouti Island, and the Guardian's song is played, they will calm down the three Legendary birds. The song also heals Lugia if it's hurt." Ash said.

Alex was about to say something when a loud explosion rung through the lobby. Alarm bells started ringing through the entire building, and Nurse Joy ran in, coughing loudly, as smoke started filling the lobby.

"Help, some bad guys are stealing all the Pokeballs." she said. Alex rapidly stood up, shoving the case with the GS Ball into his pack before slinging it over his shoulder. He made way toward the nurse, who was leaning against the counter.

"Nurse Joy, what's going on? Who's stealing the Pokeballs?" he asked, worried about his Pokemon.

"Two random people and a talking Meowth...they broke into the back and stole the Pokeballs, they also took a few of the Pokemon from the ICU, including Sylveon." She exclaimed, coughing a bit more.

"Sounds to me like it's Team Rocket." Ash said, anger flowing through him. Alex turned to him, eyes widened.

"Their in the Kalos Region? I thought they only operated in Kanto and Johto." he said.

"It's not the whole team, just three bozos who have been following me for years, always saying they are going to steal my Pikachu." he said.

Alex nodded and walked through the back door, seeing the gaping hole in the wall. His friends followed shortly after looking around, seeing all of the Pokeballs were gone. He ran deeper into the room, moving through it until he saw the huge hole in the wall, running through it, he was brought to the back of the Pokemon center, where two people and a Meowth were loading large sacks of Pokeballs into a Meowth themed hot air balloon.

"Hey, what are you doing?" he exclaimed, gaining their attention. The three figures froze, chuckles escaping from their lips.

"Listen, is that the voice of a twerp I hear?" the woman said.

"It speaks to me loud and clear." the man said.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of Light."

"So surrender now, or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth that's right!"

"Wobbuffet!"

Alex honestly didn't know what the hell to think of what he had just seen. It was like something straight out of a movie...like he had been in a movie. He had been in his fair share of movies, something that was buried in the deep recesses of PokeStar Studios of course. That was something he didn't want to even think about. He shook his head, getting back to reality.

He noticed three glass cases, containing a few baby Pokemon that had recently hatched, along with a glass case holding Sylveon. The Pokemon was struggling to get out of it, fear etched across her face.

"Let those Pokemon go! Can't you see they're all injured? And give me back those Pokeballs." Alex exclaimed, earning a laugh from Jessie.

"Get a load of that, this kid thinks we'll hand over all these Pokeballs, what a laugh."

"You know, I am one hundred percent sure I've seen this kid before." James said, looking directly at Alex, eyes narrowed. Alex swallowed hard, trying not to act nervous.

"Have you met them before?" Ash asked, earning a head shake from Alex.

"Never met them in my life." he said.

"Whatever, hand over Pikachu or else." Meowth cried.

"No, I'm not handing Pikachu over."

"Pika!" the yellow electric type said, jumping down onto the ground. Alex reached into his pockets, withdrawing Vulpix's ball.

"I won't say this again, hand over those Pokeballs and those Pokemon, or else." Alex said angrily.

"This kid is serious...should we worry?" Jessie muttered.

"Not really, we got this Jessie. We'll get Pikachu another time, for now we have to get that kid away from the twerps, so we can get the GS ball, this Sylveon will be the bait." James said, holding the glass case with Sylveon in his arms.

"Damn it, Vulpix the field is yours." Alex cried out, throwing up his Pokeball. It snapped open, releasing the white fox from within. She cried loudly, unleashing a cold steam from her body.

"Vuuulpix." the Pokemon cried.

"Whoa...that's a weird Vulpix." Ash muttered, glancing at the white fox.

"Inkay, it's time to battle." James cried, throwing out his Pokeball.

"Pumpkaboo, help us out." Jessie said, throwing out her Pokeball.

Both Pokemon appeared before the thieves, ready to battle. The first was a jellyfish like pokemon, with small tentacles. It had bright eyes, and several dots were glowing on its head.

The second Pokemon was an orange pumpkin shaped Pokemon, with tiny arms and legs. It had black leaves, its eyes glowed bright gold. Both Pokemon floated above the ground. Not wanting to waste time with his Pokedex, Alex took the initiative, calling out the first attack.

"Vulpix, use Ice Shard." he cried.

"Pix!" the small fox cried, racing forward.

She jumped into the air, front flipping and launching several thick ice shards from her tail. The stunned Rocket grunts shook themselves back to the real world, preparing for a counter attack.

"Inkay, Psybeam."

"Pumpkaboo use Shadow Ball." Jessie called out.

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt."

Pikachu charged the attack in it's glowing cheek sacs, before unleashing the thick bolt of lightning. The shadow ball and Psybeam collided with the Thunderbolt, causing an explosion which sent smoke everywhere. Alex shielded his eyes, groaning a bit from the smoke. When it cleared, the balloon and Team Rocket were gone.

"They got away." Ash said.

"Damn it...they took Sylveon with them, along with the Pokeballs." he said. Vulpix cooed softly, brushing her cheek on his leg. He smiled softly and gave her a pat on the head.

"Don't worry, we'll find them. They usually don't get that far." Ash said, fishing out a Pokeball, he threw it in the air, letting out his Fletchling. He held his hand out, allowing it to land on his palm.

"Fletchling, we need you to go out and look for Team Rocket's balloon, they stole a bunch of Pokeballs and some injured Pokemon. Do your best."

"Fletchling." the small avian cried, giving him a salute with a wing before taking off.

"I'll help too, come out Luxio." Musashi cried, releasing her starter Pokemon. The electric lion looked at it's trainer, waiting for her orders.

"Luxio, try and find Team Rocket's smell alright? If you can lead us to them."

"Xio." he cried, taking a whiff of the air around them.

It took him a few seconds, but he was able to find an odd smell, aside from the one belonging to the trainers. With a bark, he started leading them toward the nearby forest, that would lead toward Route 10.

In a clearing, Team Rocket was taking a break in a nearby clearing, celebrating their success. They looked through all the Pokeballs, inspecting them all for damage.

"Get a load of these Pokeballs, I bet they have ultra rare Pokemon." Jessie said excitedly.

"The boss is definitely going to like getting all of these." James added.

"Veon, Syl Sylveon Syl."

All three of them looked toward the glass case, where Sylveon sat, still trying to get out. Meowth smirked, tapping the glass with his paw.

"Dat silver haired twerp ain't gonna find us. He ain't gonna save ya neither, so pipe down would ya?" he asked.

Sylveon puffed her cheeks, turning her head away in annoyance. Her fear was soon replaced with anger at being trapped in a glass case. She had a rough week already, and she wasn't going to have any of it.

"I can't help but wonder about that kid...where have I seen him before?" James said, leaning against the balloon basket.

"Maybe he's a trainer in the league...we've seen tons of them in the conferences we've been too." Jessie said.

"No that's not it. He didn't look like a seasoned trainer...although that white Vulpix begs to differ..perhaps he's a foreigner." James said.

"We're da foreigners here dis time James. That twerp is just another face in the crowd." Meowth replied, shrugging his shoulders.

"Crowd...hmm...that's it...I know where I've seen him." James said, pulling out a Holo Caster from his pocket. After flicking through it, he pulled up a video on it. It showed a familiar rock star, playing a guitar rift on stage.

"Are you serious James? That's a bit of a stretch even for you." Jessie said.

"No, he's definitely that Livewire kid, the one that's gone missing for the last two months. If he's here in Kalos, then that means no one has pinpointed his whereabouts...imagine all of the money we could get if we turn him in." James said.

"Ya know, dat ain't dat bad of an idea. Da kid must be loaded with cash...if we turn him in, dat cash can be ours." Meowth said, a greedy looking grin appearing on his face.

"I can finally buy myself a large dream house." Jessie said.

"I can finally build a room for my bottle cap collection." James added.

"We'd be striking it big with all of that money." the three cried in unison, rubbing their hands together.

"Wobbu!" Wobbuffet cried, joining it's friends.

Sylveon looked at the four, eyes widened with shock and awe. They were by far the weirdest humans she had ever met. More importantly, Alex was in danger, and if she didn't get out of this case soon, she would be as well. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, focusing on her new powers.

She had only recently evolved, but she had access to new moves, new moves that her trainer hadn't bothered to perfect. She opened her eyes again, almost wanting to cry. Her old trainer had been so nice to her, but as soon as her love had caused her to evolve into a Sylveon, he had cast her aside, calling her weak and worthless.

"No! I wanted an Umbreon! Not some girly pink thing! I didn't RAISE you to be like that!"

In that moment, her loving smile had turned into a look of confusion. When he had started yelling, and then he kicked her...she knew something was wrong. She tried to comfort him, but he didn't want her to be near him. She didn't know what was wrong, after that...It just got worse.

She shook those feelings off, right now she had to focus on getting free. She closed her eyes again, and focused on her power. She felt a small sphere start to form in front of her mouth, one of her signature moves, Moon Blast. She launched it at the glass, and due to the enclosed space, it made it shatter, setting her free.

"What was that?" Jessie asked.

"That Sylveon is getting away." James said.

"Hurry, we can't let it escape." Meowth cried.

Sylveon broke into a sprint, running away from the clearing. Her body ached and her legs hurt, but she wouldn't let herself be caught by those criminals, she had to get back to Alex, the only person who had shown her compassion in the last week.

"Hey Alex, I've been meaning to ask...where did you get that Vulpix? It looks really weird." Ash said, looking down at the small fox, who had teamed up with Luxio to find Team Rocket's whereabouts.

Fletchling was also high in the sky, trying to search for it. They were at least a mile away from Cyllage, looking around the forest for any signs of the three criminals of their balloon.

"Oh, that Vulpix was traded to me from a friend. I traded my Azurill for her. She comes from a region called Alola, where the Vulpix and Ninetails there adapted into Ice types." He said.

"Wow really?" Ash asked.

"Yup, she told me a lot of other Pokemon adapted to the region as well." He said, he went over a few other details, explaining Vulpix's weird typing as well as her coloring.

Ash was more and more amazed as the conversation went on. The trainers stopped when Luxio looked up, a firm expression on his face. He looked to a nearby bush and started growling a bit, almost wanting to dive into it.

"What's wrong Luxio?" Musashi asked, approaching her pokemon. It looked back, barking at her to stay back.

Vulpix took a fighting stance too, getting ready to fight whatever was there. Suddenly from the bushes burst a familiar Pokemon, who looked at her two would be attackers and yelped in fear.

"Sylveon...I'm so glad you're alright." Alex said, quickly scooping up the Pokemon from the ground. Sylveon struggled a bit, but when she recognized the trainer, she calmed down, wrapping her ribbons around his arms. She rose a single one up, pointing it the way she had come.

"Sylveon Syl." (There over there...they got the Pokeballs too)

Alex looked at her oddly for a few seconds, shaking his head before looking at the others.

"Sylveon said their this way. Come on." He said, changing his course toward the forest clearing. He narrowed his eyes in thought, looking at the sky.

"What is going on with me? First Kira and now Sylveon? Am I somehow able to understand them? If so why don't I understand Pikachu?"

They arrived at the clearing a second later, only to find it empty, though the impression of the balloon's basket was in the grass, along with a few shards of glass. He looked up but didn't see anything.

"They were just here...I can tell." Ash muttered, looking around.

"Fletchling ling."

The trainers looked up, spotting Ash's Fletchling. It hovered in mid air, pointing west of their location.

"You found them? Great lead us to them." Ash said.

Fletchling nodded and sped off, directing them toward the balloon the three thieves were in. Alex noticed the grassy field and forest were turning into a dusty rocky path. Seconds later, they found themselves at the edge of a cliff, with one long rocky outcrop reaching over the cliff and out over the ocean below.

The angry waves slammed into the rocky bluff below, the foam from their rage clearly visible from where they stood. Alex looked around for a second, not seeing anything. He was about to say something when he felt something wrap around his waist. He felt himself being pulled off the ground, crying in shock he looked around, only to see the bottom of the balloon.

"Got ya now kiddo. Now, release the Sylveon and give us that GS Ball, unless you want us to call your daddy." Jessie said. His eyes widened a bit, somehow the thieves had figured out who he was.

"Team Rocket!" Ash cried.

"Let Alex go you fiends, he could get hurt." Musashi cried.

Alex was glad that Zera and Yvonne had stayed back with Serena to help Nurse Joy in the Pokemon center. The less people with him the better, at least for his secret.

"Hahahaha! Do you think we are going to let him go? This boy is easily worth millions...why I bet you don't even know who he is." Jessie shouted.

"Stop! I don't want my secret to get out to anyone!" Alex said.

"Hand over the GS Ball and Sylveon like we said and we won't say a word." James said.

"Kiss my ass!" he shouted.

"Well...what a rude potty mouthed brat. We'll take Sylveon by force then." Meowth said, controlling another arm that latched onto Sylveon the Pokemon crying in pain as she was ripped from Alex's arms.

"Stop it, she's injured...she can't be treated like this." Alex howled, angry with the evil team.

He only had one Pokemon on him, and he knew Vixen wouldn't be able to do much in this situation, which only left Vulpix. He struggled a bit, looking at the white fox.

"Vulpix, use Ice Beam to freeze the arm." he cried.

"Not so fast foxy...if you freeze the arm, that will add weight to our balloon, thus throwing all of us over the edge, is that what you want?" Jessie added.

"Besides, we can't have the famous Charlie Livewire get injured before we collect our reward." James added. Alex visibly stiffened, not wanting to hear that name again. His friends looked at him in confusion.

"What do they mean by that?" Musashi asked curiously.

"Didn't he tell you? This kid is the most famous rock star of this generation, he's been missing in action for two months and his daddy put out a reward for those with information on his whereabouts. Imagine all the money he'll give us when we give him the real deal." the red haired woman said, breaking into a laugh. Alex looked down, his hair shielding his eyes. Musashi looked at him, jaw agape.

"Is that true Alex?" she asked.

"Yeah...it's true." he replied, just loud enough for them to hear. She took a step back, not believing what she was hearing. Ash however didn't falter, and took a step forward.

"I don't care if he's famous or not, he's my friend so let him go. Pikachu, use Iron Tail on the arms." Ash cried.

"Pika." the electric mouse cried in agreement, racing forward with it's tail aglow.

It jumped into the air, slicing through the arm holding Alex. The teen was able to land safely on the ground, but when Pikachu turned to cut the arm holding Sylveon, the balloon jerked, taking him off target.

"Haha, you missed." Meowth cried.

Alex stood up, an angry look on his face. He looked up at the thieves, a glare on his face. The wind blew his hair out of his eyes, allowing to see them clearly his red eyes burning with anger.

"If there is anything I hate in this world, it's seeing Pokemon get hurt. You guys have royally pissed me off, and if you say anything to anyone about who I am, I am personally going to hunt you down and tear you a new one." he said.

"Eeep...he looks scary." James said.

"Punch it Meowth, we got the Pokeballs and the Sylveon, we'll be fine." Jessie said. Meowth nodded, working the controls of the balloon.

"Setting coordinates, we'll be outta here in no time."

"No you don't. Vulpix, use Ice Shard, cut Sylveon free." He cried. Vulpix nodded, spinning on her heel and launching the large shards of ice at the mechanical arm. None of them realized that the balloon was already far over the edge of the cliff, so Sylveon wouldn't be landing on solid ground.

Alex's eyes widened in fear and shock at his mistake, he saw the metallic arm shatter, allowing Sylveon to fall freely. Sprung into action, breaking into a sprint, hoping to make it in time.

"Sylveon!" he cried, launching himself off the cliff, in time to securely catch the Pokemon in his arms. He hugged her tightly against his chest, just as gravity started pulling him down.

He didn't know why he did it, there must have been another way to save Sylveon, but his mind just told him to catch her. All he could hope was that he had jumped far enough to land safely in the water. A single thought slipped through his mind, and he quickly fished the Luxury ball from his pocket, tapping Sylveon with it.

She looked at him in confusion for a split second before being pulled into the sphere, just as he hit the water. The air rushed out of his lungs from the impact, and all he saw was bubbles from the churning waves. He held onto the ball tightly, focusing on the red flashing, until it finally stopped. He tried to move, but was unable to fight the rage of the water.

"Sylveon, I hope this was enough...someone will find your Pokeball, and I hope that you will come out of it safely. I'm sorry I wasn't able to help you...I'm sorry to my other Pokemon for failing them, and I'm sorry to my friends, for leaving you all so soon."

Those were his final thoughts before loosing consciousness.

Musashi still couldn't believe it, Alex had jumped off a cliff, to save a Pokemon. She had heard the loud impact of his body hit the water, and had been to scared to even react. In that moment, Ash had acted, taking care of Team Rocket and securing the Pokeballs. He was now looking over the edge of the cliff but couldn't see anything at all.

"We have to go down to the water...we won't be able to see anything from here. Come on." Ash cried, picking up the two sacks filled with Pokeballs and slinging them over his shoulder as if they weighed nothing. She nodded and followed dumbly behind the trainer, tears running down her cheeks. Alex's Vulpix howled loudly, hoping her trainer was alright.

He didn't know how long it had been, but all he saw was darkness. A darkness he wouldn't describe. It was relentless, but he did see a bright light, something that was leading him. He walked over to it, seeing what looked to be a Pokemon. He couldn't tell what one it was...all he saw we're large antlers and a bright rainbow light, which purged the darkness from his mind.

Alex suddenly sat up, coughing loudly. He looked around, seeing that he was floating in the ocean.

However, he realized that he wasn't floating in the water and instead he was on something. When he looked down, he noticed a hard black shell, with small spikes sticking out from it, and when he looked to his right, he was greeted with a light blue face and big round eyes looking at him.

"Laaaa!"

"Gah." he cried, backing away from the curious Pokemon's face.

He ended up falling back into the water. Quickly surfacing, he coughed, expelling some water from his lungs. His eyes cleared up a bit, and he saw that the pokemon he had been on was a Lapras. It circled around him for a few seconds before stopping, gesturing with its head for him to climb back on.

"We're you the one who saved me?" he asked.

"Laaa." it cried, giving him a nod.

He knew Lapras were gentle Pokemon, who often times helped people who had gotten hurt at sea. He swam over to it and climbed back onto it's back. His stiffened a bit, and looked in his pocket, finding Vixen's Pokeball, along with Vulpix's empty Pokeball. He sighed with relief, only to realize his Luxury Ball was gone. He remembered he had caught Sylveon with it.

"Lapras, when you pulled me from the water, did you see a Pokeball in my hand?" he asked.

"Laaaa." it cried, she rose a single fin up, and he saw that his backpack was attached to it, perfectly dry.

He took it from the Pokemon, and opened it, finding the Luxury ball and all of his other things safely inside. He sighed with relief, pulling the ball from inside. He looked around, but realized he didn't know where he was, and he didn't see any land.

"Great, I was washed into the ocean right?" he asked, earning a nod from the transport Pokemon.

He sighed, brushing his wet bangs from his eyes. He grabbed his Banette hat and put it back on, his glasses were gone, most likely from the impact of when he hit the water, and he was at least glad he wasn't wearing any contracts.

"Do you know where the beach is at least? Or Cyllage city for that matter?" he asked.

"Laaa." it cried sadly, shaking her head.

He sighed, leaning back against her long neck, looking out into the ocean. He pulled his Pokedex from his pack, surprised the Pokemon had actually got it safely with in it. He turned it on, and scanned Lapras for information.

"Lapras, the Transport Pokemon. These Pokemon are known to Ferry people across vast expanses of ocean. They usually travel in large packs, with the oldest in their group leading them. It has been shown that Lapras are capable of understanding human speech."

"Interesting, so you're a girl?" he asked.

"Laaa." she cried, giving him nod. He smiled, chuckling a bit.

"You know, I've recently been catching a lot of female Pokemon, with my Tyranitar and Swellow being the only males. Even my traveling buddies are girls...that must mean something right?" he asked, she gave him a high pitched cry, which he took as a yes.

Closing his Pokedex, he looked for his Holo Caster. It was half charged and he was able to get a signal, so at least he could call for help. Sifting through the menu, he quickly found the PSS or Pokemon Trainer Search System. He still didn't know why they had dropped the T when they had abbreviated it, but he didn't really care at the moment.

He searched up Musashi's name, sifting through the many profiles with the same name until he was able to find the one he was looking for. Pressing the call button, he held the device outward, making sure the lens was facing him. About seven seconds passed before the girl picked up a worried look on her face.

"Alex? Arceus you had me scared." she cried. He frowned looking away from the camera for a second.

"Sorry, I realized a little too late that Sylveon was over the edge. However, I'm fine...and so is Sylveon." he said, showing her the Luxury Ball the contained the Fairy Pokemon. She sighed with relief.

"So where are you? We'll come get you." she said.

"I don't know where I am...I'm currently on a Lapras...where exactly? Your guess is as good as ours." he said.

"What?" she asked.

He rose the Holo Caster up a bit, and Lapras cooed loudly, giving her the biggest cutest smile it could muster. She awed, almost on instinct before returning to the matter at hand.

"Alex, the Holo Caster has a built in GPS tracker, just press the button on the back and it should show you a map as well as where I'm currently at." she said.

He nodded, and pressed the black button on the back of the device, turning off the face cam and enabling the GPS map. It showed a red line, pointing back to Cyllage city, as well as a green dot which was his current location, it looked like he was heading in the opposite direction.

"Lapras, we're heading the wrong way. Turn around and head straight, I'll let you know if you're off course." he said.

"Laaa." she cried loudly, swiftly turning around.

"Honestly Alex, you are the luckiest bastard in the world...um...is it okay if I keep calling you that or..."

"Musashi...listen...I'll be frank with you, I don't want you calling me by that stage name..that is the name of someone I want to forget. He doesn't exist anymore, I am Alexander Winters, not Charlie Livewire...so please just refer to me as such, and don't tell anyone else." he said sternly.

"A-Alright...I won't tell a soul...Ash promised not to tell anyone either..we got all the Pokeballs back, and everyone is out near the bluffs looking for you, I'll just tell them you are alright. See you soon." she said, ending the call. Luckily the map still remained, allowing him and Lapras to use it to their advantage.

"Hey Lapras...I wanted to thank you for saving me..if you hadn't found me...well I wouldn't be here right now. So thank you, for saving my life." he said, patting the Pokemon's head.

She cried cheerfully, splashing some water over herself in glee. Alex laughed, ignoring the salty spray he had just gotten. He hugged her neck tightly, standing as tall as he could acting like a second pair of eyes.

Around a half our later, they finally made it to the coast line. Making it to the shore, Alex jumped off Lapras's back, finally on solid ground. He sighed with relief, looking back at the ocean.

"Man, I have to be careful of where I'm jumping next time." he said.

"Alex!" he heard in the distance.

The turned around, spotting Musashi, Yvonne and Zera, way in the distance. He waved his arms frantically, getting their attention.

"Hey, over here." he cried.

They raced toward him, obviously worried sick. Musashi pulled him into a tight hug, almost crying. Yvonne just gave him a pat on the shoulder, a grin on her face.

"You know, next time you want to dive off a cliff, at least invite me." she said.

"Sure, although it wasn't intentional." he said.

When Musashi let him go, Zera stepped up in front of him and slapped him across the face. He held his cheek, rubbing the new sore spot. She looked down at the sand, hot tears running down her face.

"You asshole! I was so worried about you...when Musashi and Ash told us you jumped off that cliff to save Sylveon, and that they didn't find you, I thought you were dead. I thought I wouldn't see my friend again, how would I tell his friends, his Pokemon that he wasn't coming back?" she snapped loudly.

A warm smile worked its way onto his face, and he placed a hand on her shoulder, making her look into his eyes.

"I'm sorry...I really wasn't thinking, it was just on impulse really...but the one who I owe my life too is Lapras here. She saved me from the water." he said.

"Laaa!" she cooed softly. Zera smiled, wiping her tears away.

"Thank you Lapras." she said, hugging the small creature.

"You know, this Lapras is really young. Adult Lapras are bigger than this, I didn't know they traveled alone." Musashi said, looking over the transport Pokemon.

"They normally don't...this must be a solo traveler...I'd better write this down in my journal..I'm sure my Uncle would want to hear about this." Yvonne said, pulling out the little notebook she'd been carrying around. Alex opened his backpack and pulled out his PokePuff case, pulling out the last one. He held it out to Lapras, a smile on his face.

"Here you go Lapras, it's a small thank you from me. I hope you like it." he said.

The small Pokemon licked the treat off his hand, cooing loudly at the taste. It was safe to say she had really liked it. After a few minutes, they all bid goodbye to Lapras, thanking it once again for saving Alex before heading back to the Pokemon center. He was berated heavily by both Nurse Joy and Serena for scaring them half to death, but were both happy that he had come back safe and sound. The nurse had also handed him back his Pokeballs, which he had placed back in his pocket, after returning his ever affectionate Vulpix to her own.

"A baby Lapras huh? I wasn't expecting that." Ash said, after Alex had recounted the story of how he was saved. It had been an hour now, and the trainer had showered and changed clothes, since he had decided it was time to head to the next city.

"Yeah, I got lucky." he said with a shrug.

"So, where will you be heading now?" Serena asked, mostly looking at her cousin.

"Well, we're headed toward Geosenge Town. I hear they have a lot of interesting stones for sale there, and I'm curious to see if they sell Mega Stones. After that we'll be headed to Orseille city for my Fourth badge." he said.

"There's a Gym there? I wasn't aware of this, maybe we can stop there." Ash said, looking at his friends. Serena was already looking it up on her Town Map, eyes sparkling a bit.

"It's in a water park, a famous one too. White Rapids Water Park, it's the biggest water park in all of Kalos, oh we are definitely going there." She said with a smile.

"I think I'll skip that gym, all of my Pokemon are weak to water types, and I barely got through Grant's defenses...I guess I'll have to wait until we get back to Lumiose city, since I already have the Plant Badge from Coumarine city." Zera said, a bit dejected that she would have to skip the next Gym.

"Heh, that's if the Gym leader is there and decides to actually battle people instead of leaving a robot behind. I can't believe I was booted from the Gym after such a humiliating loss...all I wanted to do was get my badge and talk about Electric Pokemon, not be flung out of a trap door." Musashi cried angrily, crossing her arms over her chest. Clemont swallowed hard, backing away from the group a bit.

"Oh big brother Clemont, I think your future wife wants an apology from you~." Bonnie sang, looking at her big brother.

"Stop calling her my wife Bonnie, it's embarrassing." Clemont said firmly.

"Why would he have to apologize to me? He did nothing wrong." Musashi said, blushing a bit.

"Oh, that's because Clemont here is the Lumiose Gym leader, he's the one who built Clembot, though it was going haywire because of its programming, he did manage to fix him though." Ash said with a smile. The white haired girl looked at the nervous engineer, her blush of nervousness turning into a blush of anger.

"Oh...oh so it was you who created the robot, and you who created the trap door, and the slide...that dumps people a hundred feet from the ground!" she said, shouting the last part.

"I'm sorry, Clembot's programming got messed up due to a bump on his head and he wouldn't let me into the gym because he thought I was the gym leader and...I'm sorry...once I get back to Lumiose city, we can have an official battle." he said, trying not to anger the girl. She grabbed a handful of his jump suit, pulling his face closer to her own.

"You'd better...I want you to face me with all of your strength, and teach me everything you know about Electric Pokemon." she said, before letting him go. She recomposed herself, turning back to Alex and his friends.

"Well Alex, it's been fun, but I have to go. There are a few things in town I need to take care of, so I'll be heading off to Geosenge later this week. If you want we can meet up in Orseille city, since the next Pokemon Showcase is there, and I wouldn't mind seeing another Gym battle, besides I still need to collect my eight badges too. Take care, see ya later, bye girls." she said, swiftly turning around and leaving the Pokemon center. Alex watched her go, mixed emotions flowing through him.

"That girl is so hard to figure out." he said.

"I'll say." Yvonne said. Alex looked back to Clemont, who had taken his glasses off briefly to wipe them clean.

"If it isn't too much trouble, do you think I could challenge you to a battle too? I won't be back in Lumiose city for a while, and it would be awesome to battle the actual Gym leader...it's more memorable that way." he said.

"I accept your challenge, as a Gym Leader, it's my duty to accept any and all battles issued to me. Train hard, and when it's finally time, you and I will have a memorable battle, I promise." he said with a smile, putting his hand out. Alex accepted the gesture, shaking the Gym leader's hand.

"It'll be a great honor Clemont, for now we have to go. Let me know when you are back in Lumiose city, though I'll most likely wait there until you return."

"I'll give you a call through the Holo Caster. It'll take me a few days to get the gym ready, so it's easier on me to let you know when it will be ready." he said.

"Great...I can't wait...if we run into each other down the road, don't hesitate to talk. Maybe you and I can have a battle Ash." he said, looking at his fellow trainer with a smile.

"You bet...good luck and be safe, and make sure to take care of the GS ball." he said.

"Of course." Alex said.

"Don't worry, we'll make sure he takes care of it." Zera added.

Finally bidding their new friends farewell, the three trainers headed toward Route 10, finally leaving Cyllage city. It had been fun, but it was time to move on, and already Alex was forming up strategies for his next gym battle.

A few minutes after leaving Cyllage city, Alex pulled out his Luxury Ball, throwing it into the air. It snapped open, releasing Sylveon, who shook her head and looked up at the trainer. Nurse Joy had checked her thoroughly before they left the center, though she had told him not to have her battle anything for a few more days, just to be on the safe side. Zera and Yvonne stopped, looking at their friend curiously.

"What are you doing Alex?" Zera asked.

"I thought you left Sylveon back with Nurse Joy?" Yvonne said.

He only shook his head, kneeling before the pink and white pokemon.

"Sylveon, I wanted to ask you if you wanted to come with me on my journey? I've thought about it a lot, especially that night I found you. You would be a great addition to my team, I will give you the love and care that other trainer never gave you. You deserve to be happy, to be loved, especially for being who you are, a Sylveon! Don't let people tell you that you are unimportant, that you are useless...because you aren't. Someone out there will always prove those people wrong, and I promise to be that person...so what do you say?" he asked.

Sylveon instead of giving him a response, just jumped into his arms, breaking into loud sobs. She wrapped her ribbons tightly around him, and just let herself cry. He sighed, petting her head softly.

"It's alright...you are my friend now, my Pokemon...my Sylvia." he said quietly, easing her sobs a bit.

Yvonne and Zera smiled warmly, seeing their friend expressing his love toward his new Pokemon. It was a sweet moment, and it showed the two girls a side of Alex they hadn't seen yet. And personally, they wouldn't mind seeing it more often.

Xxx

The phone rang loudly through the otherwise darkened office. The man sitting at the desk spun around in his chair, glaring at the ringing device. After another ring, he picked it up, silently bringing it to his ear.

"Yes?"

"Sir, you have a call on line 2. It's about your son."

The man's eyes widened. He thanked his secretary and quickly hit the glowing red button. A second later, he spoke.

"Who do I have the pleasure of speaking too?" he asked sternly.

"Ah yes, my name is James and I have information about your son's location."

"Go on." the man continued. James cleared his throat, the sound coming loudly through the receiver.

"He's currently in the Kalos Region, under a different name. His new name is Alex, however I do not know what his last name it. He is currently traveling through the Kalos Region, participating in the Kalos League. He has several Pokemon with him as well."

The man remained silent, squeezing the phone as tightly as he could. He took a deep breath, continuing the call.

"You say he is currently partaking in the league, what was the last city he was in?"

"He was last in Cyllage city, If you want to find him you'll have to start there...sorry I'm out of quarters, I hope this information helps!"

With that the call ended. The man silently placed the phone back on the receiver. He leaned back in his seat, folding his arms. He looked to his side, glancing at the figure beside him.

"I want you to travel to the Kalos Region and search for him, and when you find him, make sure he learns his lesson."

"As you wish father." the man quietly replied. With that, the young man left the office, his trip to Kalos set. The man nodded silently, his plan already in motion. He would get his son back, even if he had to destroy his dream of being a Pokemon Trainer.