"Milotic, battle dance!" Cynthia shouted, calling her Milotic out to the field.

The Pokémon landed gracefully on the ground, barely making a noise despite its size.

Diantha had very few options left when it came to her team, so she sent out her second-to-last player, "Goodra, the spotlight's on you!"

Goodra landed alongside Milotic, and the two Pokémon stared each other down. It was getting down to the wire, and the two of them could sense that from their trainers.

"Goodra, Dragon Pulse!"

"Counter with Dragon Tail!"

When Goodra reared its head back to fire off a beam of black energy, Milotic cloaked its tail in a blue energy to cut through the Dragon Pulse and render it ineffective. Cynthia would use this to her advantage.

"Now, use Blizzard!"

"Two can play at that game." Diantha snapped her fingers, "Fire Blast!"

Milotic kicked up the large snowstorm and tried to direct the currents at Goodra, but Goodra incinerated the snow before it could even come close to him with an aggressive pillar of fire. Cynthia clicked her tongue and placed her hands on her hips. This battle was getting nowhere.

"Dragon Tail. It's bound to work eventually." Cynthia said, jutting out her chin at Goodra, "I know you've got this."

Milotic rushed at Goodra as its tail glowed blue, and it swung down on Goodra with it. Goodra recoiled from the damage, stumbling back a few paces because of a super-effective hit.

"Power Whip!" Diantha commanded, "Use the close-quarters to your advantage!"

Large vines sprouted out of Goodra's skin and slashed at Milotic at every angle. Milotic let out a pained roar, one eye squeezed shut from pain.

"Use Ice Beam on Goodra, and then aim it at the ground! Cover the arena in ice!" Cynthia shouted.

Diantha raised her eyebrow, questioning the effectiveness of such a move. Of course, the Ice Beam was super effective against Goodra, but most of the power went to coating the ground in a sheet of ice. She was starting to suspect that Cynthia was planning something big, so she moved to knock Milotic out before that plan could come into fruition.

"Dragon Pulse once more!" She shouted.

Summoning a black aura at its mouth, Goodra fired off a beam of energy at Milotic, knocking it out and causing swirls to form in Milotic's eyes.

"Milotic is unable to battle! Goodra prevails!" Gardenia's eyes drifted towards Cynthia out of worry, "The score is four all…"

Cynthia recalled Milotic, eyebrows furrowed. This was becoming way too close for comfort, but she still felt as if she had an edge on Diantha still… "Goodra won't be standing for long. I'll have Lucario finish this for you. Lucario, battle dance! Beware the ice!"

When Lucario popped out of the Pokéball, he spotted the ground and gently landed on all fours to avoid slipping and falling. He opened his eyes, revealing they were glowing blue from his aura powers and that he meant business.

"Extreme Speed!" Cynthia shouted.

"Evade it!" Diantha ordered to her Goodra.

The second Goodra tried to move, it slipped on the ice and toppled over. Diantha's eyes went wide with shock, and Lucario instantly lunged at Goodra, turning into a blur from the high speeds it was travelling at before reaching Goodra and delivering a harsh kick to its face.

"Finish Goodra off with Dragon Pulse!"

The black appendages on Lucario's head took on a blue and red aura as he focused energy into his palms and then fired it off in a wave. Goodra struggled to get up after the hit, but eventually it fell back to the ground, knocked out.

"Goodra is unable to battle! Lucario prevails!" Gardenia was grinning a bit, "The score is five to four, favoring the Champion! Challenger! Your last Pokémon, if you'd please."

Despite being backed into a corner, Diantha had a grin on her lips when she pulled out her final Pokéball. She threw it out onto the field, causing her Gardevoir to appear in a combination of stars, hearts, and sparkles. "Gardevoir, the spotlight is on you! It's time to take center stage!"

"Nice use of Seals." Cynthia remarked, quirking an eyebrow teasingly.

Diantha placed a hand on her hip, shifting her weight onto a sole leg, "Thank you. This is that Fairy type I've said that I had. Gardevoir is a dual Fairy/Psychic type over in Kalos."

"And her weakness?" Cynthia got straight to the point.

"Steel and Poison." Diantha said easily, "It makes sense, after all. Fairies in legends and tales are known to have a weakness to iron."

"I see… How fortunate for us, then." Cynthia smirked, "Flash Cannon."

A brilliant white light appeared in Lucario's palm and he fired the energy at Gardevoir. Gardevoir jumped to evade it, but its arm got nicked by the very outside of the blast. She was fine, but that still damaged her a bit. Diantha barely looked fazed, and Gardevoir mirrored that confidence. Diantha was almost certain she had the battle tipped entirely in her favor despite the fact that she was down to her last Pokémon and Cynthia still had two uninjured.

Diantha simply had to make eye contact with Gardevoir to suddenly start moving towards Lucario, eyes glowing pink. Cynthia had to think quickly.

"Earthquake!"

Lucario slammed his foot into the ground, causing tremors to shatter the sheet of ice and kick it up into the air. He tried to disorient Gardevoir enough so that she couldn't follow through with her attack, but instead Gardevoir took to the air the second Cynthia gave the command.

"Psychic!" Diantha ordered, a proud smile on her face.

Gardevoir pointed her hand at Lucario, the pink aura surrounding her completely before then surrounding Lucario as well. Lucario placed his hands to his head, eyes squeezed shut, and eventually he fell, unable to bear the mind games any longer.

"Lucario is unable to battle! Gardevoir prevails!" Gardenia said, shocked, "The battle is tied at five all… Whoever is left standing now wins the entire match! Champion, your last Pokémon!"

"Garchomp, battle formation." Cynthia tossed the Cherish Ball onto the arena, calling her most trusted ally forth into battle. Garchomp let out a mighty roar when it landed on the ground before glaring down its opposition.

Even when faced with Cynthia's most lethal Pokémon, the smile did not fade from Diantha's lips. She had learned from around Sinnoh that Cynthia's Garchomp was feared for its immeasurable strength. She had even learned that Cynthia wiped out challengers' full teams with only her Garchomp, and that Garchomp barely received a scratch the entire time. She still did not let her smirk fade. She was far too confident to let that happen.

"You look as if you know something I don't." Cynthia commented, tilting her head, "Do you really think you could defeat my Garchomp? She's infamous throughout the region, and even beyond the bounds of Sinnoh as my insurmountable companion."

"There's something I forgot to mention…" Diantha grabbed her necklace and pulled it over her head, holding it tightly in her grasp, "I never told you what Fairy types have the advantage over." A light poured through the gaps in her fingers, and soon a pendant around Gardevoir's neck started to shine with the very same light, "Dragon type moves are completely ineffective against Fairy type Pokémon. Fairy types have the total advantage over Dragon types." Diantha explained, laughing to herself, "I saved Gardevoir for last, knowing that you too would save Garchomp for last. I wanted the advantage in the end. And now...I will have it."

The light seeping through her fingers reached its peak, brightly shining in every direction and blinding the field for a few key moments. "Gardevoir! Transcend the confines of evolution, and achieve a level beyond! Mega Evolve!"

Purple and pink energies swirled around Gardevoir until it shrouded her entirely from view, and by the time it vanished, Gardevoir looked completely different. Gardevoir now nearly had solely white fur, and the single spike that went through her chest turned into two. Its gown was now wider and bigger, resembling a bridal dress. A new air was radiated off of Gardevoir, and even Cynthia could feel that now Gardevoir was so much stronger than before.

Cynthia only watched in disbelief, both due to the fact she had been utterly cornered by Diantha's tactics and by the fact Gardevoir just achieved a whole new form right in front of her eyes. Unable to come to terms with what just transpired in front of her, Cynthia turned to Gardenia, looking for answers.

"What is that?!" Cynthia shouted, voice dripping with panic, "Is that allowed?!"

Gardenia only shook her head in astonishment, a hand over her mouth, "Your guess is as good as mine… I've never seen anything like it!"

"This is Mega Evolution." Diantha chimed in at that moment, gesturing towards Gardevoir, "In the Kalos region, if you have a strong bond with your Pokémon, as well as a Key Stone and Mega Stone, you can surpass the normal limits of evolution and reach a whole new level beyond. Gardevoir and I have long since mastered this technique."

Cynthia gritted her teeth, letting a low growl rumble in her throat. Had she been both outsmarted and outpowered? She couldn't help but feel angry at the fact that she was staring defeat in the face and that she was so powerless to stop it, and it started to show, "Are there any other secrets you've been hiding from me this entire match, or are we finished now?"

"Actually…" Diantha tapped her chin, wondering whether or not to disclose it or not before shrugging, throwing all caution to the wind, "I might have lied. I'm not just your average trainer. I'm a lot like you, actually. I'm the five year reigning Champion of the Kalos League."

"That's impossible!" Cynthia spat, not believing Diantha for a second, "I would've seen you at the World Tournaments! The meetings! Your name would've been dropped even just once, but it never has!"

"My schedule makes it difficult for me to attend those meetings and tournaments, no matter how hard I try to make it." Diantha said, tone a bit guilty, "I'm surprised you didn't know. I would've sworn Charlie told you."

"To be fair, that man only calls me in the dead of night. He doesn't understand timezones." Cynthia balled her fists, "I can barely remember a thing he's ever told me. If he's mentioned it, I would never have been able to remember. All I can recall is him calling you a...Metra, or whatever."

Diantha shook her head with a laugh, "Maître. They don't quite call me a Champion over in Kalos. I'm the Master of the League."

Cynthia let out a sigh, forcing out all of her anger. This was supposed to be a fun match, and even if Diantha pulled multiple fast ones on her and led her on the entire time, Cynthia couldn't let that ruin her fun. She was getting anxious from the thought of defeat, sure, but that shouldn't be interfering with her here. She was still in this, even if she was at a severe disadvantage.

"I think the Master here is underestimating just how powerful my Garchomp really is. Isn't that right, girl?" Cynthia looked over at Garchomp and wagged her finger. Garchomp responded with a roar. "We're not out just yet. You may have brute strength on your side, but we still have our strategies. Don't get too confident here."

"Alright." Diantha laughed, holding her hand out towards Cynthia, "You may have the next move."

"No, you get the next move." Cynthia insisted, "The challenger will need all the help she can get against me. It doesn't matter if you're a Champion or not. You're in my domain now, and those are the rules."

Diantha simply shrugged. She wasn't going to object further. "Gardevoir, Shadow Ball!"

Gardevoir placed her hands together, forming a sphere of darkness she then hurled towards Garchomp. Cynthia only snapped her fingers, and immediately Garchomp used its claws to smack the Shadow Ball away and into the ground. Diantha's eyes widened at that; that sort of power...that shouldn't even be possible.

"Garchomp is not going to hold anything back. It's been forever since she's been able to move around so unrestricted before. She's going to enjoy this." Cynthia warned, "Flamethrower!"

Garchomp reared its head back, drawing in a large inhale before shooting a wide funnel of flames from out of its mouth. The funnel was nearly twice Garchomp's size, and it was rocketing right towards Gardevoir. The blast range was so large that there was no way Gardevoir could evade it, so she crossed her arms over her head and took the brunt of the flames. When it subsided, it was obvious Gardevoir sustained a lot of damage, but she was still standing and she brushed off the attack. The added power of her Mega Evolution helped a lot with that.

"Dazzling Gleam!"

Lifting her hands into the air, Gardevoir formed a barrage of pink spikes which she then sent flying at Garchomp. Garchomp lifted its wings over its head as a barrier, and despite the pain the super-effective attack caused, Garchomp was not down yet. Garchomp looked over its shoulder at Cynthia, who only had a hand raised, calling for Garchomp to hold.

Diantha fell for the bait and hopped on her next attack, "Moonblast!"

Gardevoir closed its eyes, focusing her energy above her head. A sphere of pink energy resembling the moon appeared in the sky, and just when Gardevoir looked to be complete in charging the attack, Cynthia cut in.

"Now! Poison Jab!"

Garchomp used its incredible speeds to charge at Gardevoir in the midst of her attack and use Poison Jab as Gardevoir's guard was down. Moonblast was interrupted, and the energy dissipated into the air as Gardevoir flew back and skidded across the ground. Diantha looked between her Gardevoir and Cynthia, astounded at how she was on the ropes even though she should have the advantage in the situation. Cynthia's hair cast shadows over her eyes, and there was a smile on her face.

"If you had gone to any of the World Tournaments…" Cynthia began, grin only getting wider with every word, "...You would've learned that I'm undefeated there too."

Diantha just shook her head in disbelief, clenching her fists. Just how powerful is she?!

"Though, you're probably the toughest opponent I've ever faced." Cynthia admitted, tilting her head, "Steven Stone is the only other person to get me down to my last Pokémon since I've become Champion, but even then… I wouldn't say he backed me into a corner as much as you have. I've never brushed as close to defeat before as I have with you. That is no easy task."

Diantha didn't like where this was going. It sounded like Cynthia's end-of-battle speech, like Cynthia was certain the battle was going to end in seconds and in her favor, too. She shared a knowing glance with Gardevoir, quirking an eyebrow and gesturing towards Garchomp with a tilt of her head. Gardevoir lifted her hands in the air to try using Dazzling Gleam again, and Cynthia let out a relieved sigh at that.

"Oh, thank goodness…" Cynthia shook her head, "I was running out of words there. I was waiting for that. Garchomp, now's your chance! Dig!"

Garchomp buried underground and reappeared moments later, leaping from out of the ground and uppercutting Gardevoir. Gardevoir didn't lose her hold over the pink spikes she formed for Dazzling Gleam, and she sent them at Garchomp the second Garchomp burst out of the ground. Gardevoir stammered backwards after the hit, obviously critically wounded but still able to stand. Garchomp was knocked to the ground after that, barely moving.

Gardenia looked at Garchomp nervously, hands over her mouth from shock, "Garchomp couldn't possibly be…"

Cynthia looked worried as well, but she clenched her fist and prayed, "Garchomp… Come on… We're so close…"

Garchomp weakly lifted its head, staring down Gardevoir with a growl. Cynthia took advantage of this split second of Garchomp still being able to battle by quickly issuing an order, "Flamethrower, max power! Now!"

Forcing itself to its feet quickly and throwing its head back, Garchomp unleashed another giant vortex of flames at Gardevoir, swallowing Gardevoir in the ravaging fire. Garchomp looked incredibly unsteady, like it was about to fall at any second after exerting that much energy, and when the smoke cleared, the same could be said for Gardevoir as well.

At this point it was a waiting match to see who would fall first. Both Pokémon were too exhausted to try another attack. All they could do was outlast the other.

Gardenia was watching, speechless and with her hands still over her mouth. Diantha looked shocked at the fact she lost her advantage so easily in the battle. Cynthia's expression was unreadable, but her fists were tightly clenched and shaking visibly.

Gardevoir was the first one to fall after her Mega Evolution wore off, but the very second she was about to hit the ground, Garchomp looked ready to follow suit and make things a tie as it was losing its balance. Then Garchomp threw its head back and let out a loud roar in victory, still able to stand long after Gardevoir fell.

"Gardevoir is unable to battle… Garchomp is the winner! Champion Cynthia narrowly secures the victory against Maître Diantha!" Gardenia shouted, "The match is over!"

Garchomp fell to its knees after that, and Cynthia joined it out on the field, "Thanks, girl. Though, I would've preferred it if you hadn't nearly given me a heart attack at the very end there…" Garchomp growled at that, causing Cynthia to raise her hands in surrender, "Okay! Okay! You did great! We're still the Champion of Champions!"

Diantha went to Gardevoir's side just as Gardevoir started to wake up, holding her Pokémon in her arms, "You did fantastic out there, chérie. I'm so proud."

Gardenia hopped off the platform and walked over to Cynthia, slugging her arm over Cynthia's shoulder, "She nearly had you beat there! I've never seen you so close to losing before!" Gardenia got a little closer, an evil look on her face, "I'm never gonna let you live that down, either. How could you not know you were going up against a Champion?!"

"What, did you know?!" Cynthia shot back, crossing her arms and growling, "Get off my back!"

Gardenia just laughed at that. Diantha joined them after returning Gardevoir back inside its Pokéball. There was a fond look on her face, but it was also mixed with a hint of exasperation, "You two bicker like sisters."

"I know, right?" Gardenia grinned, pressing her face against Cynthia's, "I'm totally the older sister in this relationship, aren't I?"

"Oh, come on!" Cynthia shoved Gardenia's head away, "You're not even twenty! I'm twenty-four!"

"You're only twenty-four?" Diantha tilted her head, furrowing her eyebrows and looking Cynthia over completely, "I never would have guessed that… You don't seem it."

Cynthia looked at Diantha strangely at that, unsure whether or not to be insulted by that, "Yes… Why? Do I really look that much older...?" She placed her hands on her cheeks, turning to Gardenia uneasily for her input.

"N-No!" Diantha shook her head frantically, "T-That's not what I meant! You don't look older! You just...act older! It's my English, I'm sorry!"

Cynthia hung her head, resting it on Gardenia's shoulder, "She thinks I look old, Gardenia…" Her soul was practically leaving her body at this point.

Gardenia got a devious look on her face, and she took some of Cynthia's hair in her hand, "I don't think that's the case, Cynthia! I only see a few grey hairs! You're fine!"

"What?!" Cynthia snapped upright, grabbing at her hair, "Gray hairs?! ALREADY?! Oh, I'm doomed…."

Gardenia broke out in a fit of laughter, "Ha! I'm only kidding! Wow, I didn't know you cared about your appearance so much!"

Diantha was about to agree, but then she remembered how hard Cynthia tries to look like a cool, dark mystery all the time. Cynthia definitely cared about her image.

"I don't know why I put up with you two…" Cynthia huffed, crossing her arms and turning away, "You're both jerks."

"Thank you." Gardenia said proudly.

"I didn't mean to…" Diantha pressed her fingers together, looking off to the side guiltily.

Cynthia just lifted her chin, trying to not look affected. She called Garchomp back inside its Pokéball, "...I'm going to heal my team and get ice cream. I don't know how much longer I can handle this abuse."

"Good. I'm running out of insults." Gardenia sighed, shaking her head.

"I'm never coming back to Eterna City again..." Cynthia stomped off, refusing to look at Gardenia.

Gardenia only winked, "You'll be back! You always say that every time you visit me!"

Diantha chased after Cynthia, "Wait, I'll come with you! I also have to heal up my team!" She caught up to Cynthia fairly quickly, and she saw that Cynthia was laughing to herself.

Cynthia shook her head at Diantha, pointing over her shoulder at Gardenia with a wide grin, "She's a handful, isn't she? My grandmother also thinks her and I act like siblings too. Heck, even my sister considers Gardenia as another sister."

"You have a sister?" Diantha asked.

Cynthia nodded, "Yeah. Younger. She's a researcher, just like me. She's also Lucy's trainer. Her name is Elizabeth."

"No wonder you and Lucy seemed so well-acquainted."

Cynthia paused for a moment, tilting her head, "At this point… I'd say all of the League is like family." She narrowed her eyes, "Except Volkner. He owes me over 300 dollars. He's disowned until he pays it back."

Diantha just laughed and shook her head, "I hope the League at Kalos thinks of me so fondly as well. I do tend to spend more time with the Professor, however…"

"Sycamore, right?" Cynthia asked, "I need to yell at him. He never told me of any Fairy types or Mega Evolution. He's keeping me out of the loop on purpose. I bet he doesn't want me getting stronger than I already am." Her gaze shot off to the side, "...Or maybe he was trying to tell it to me all those times he asked me out to dinner and I shot him down…?"

"That sounds like something dear Augustine would do, yes." Diantha smiled, "He wouldn't give me a Key Stone until I went to the movies with him. Keep in mind, he made me watch my own movie for that Key Stone. It was...something else."

Cynthia let out a content sigh. Having entered the Pokémon Center, she set her six Pokéballs on a tray for Nurse Joy to take to heal them all up, "The professor we have here in Sinnoh- Professor Rowan -he's an intimidating guy at first, but really, he's a nice man. He was my mentor when I first got into mythology. I helped him with his Pokédex, and I even finished it for him-" She pulled out the old Dex from her pocket again, "Well, I guess it wasn't really finished. Not with the discoveries in Kalos, anyways."

Diantha did the same, setting out her team on a tray for Nurse Joy, "Augustine and I work together with Mega Evolution research. He claims that my Gardevoir and I are the perfect research subjects, but I can't quite figure out if he meant that flirtatiously or actually, truly meant it…" She just laughed.

Cynthia was silent for a moment, looking Diantha over with a hint of a grin to her face, "So… How long were you planning to sleep on the fact you were a Champion and keep that from me, huh?"

"To be fair, I thought you knew." Diantha scratched her cheek bashfully, "I only wanted to use the fact you didn't know to my advantage in the battle."

"Now, that's just a cruel tactic..." Cynthia's grin grew wider, "I like that."

Diantha just raised an eyebrow playfully, turning to receive her Pokémon from Nurse Joy. Cynthia did the same, and then she led Diantha outside so they could hit that ice cream stand down the street. As they were walking, they passed the old Galactic Building, and Cynthia couldn't help but spare a glance at it as they walked by. She wasn't expecting however for a room on the upper levels to suddenly light up, despite the fact no one had entered it since Team Galactic was disbanded. Diantha noticed Cynthia suddenly stopped on the walk over, and she turned to see what was the matter.

"Everything alright, darling?" She asked, a hint of concern to her voice.

"Hmm?" Cynthia turned away from the building to face Diantha, "Oh, I'm fine. Could you do me a favor, though? I need to make a phone call, so can you get the ice cream for me? I'll pay you back. Surprise me with the flavor."

Diantha nodded, still a bit concerned but otherwise compliant. She walked down the street where the stand was, and Cynthia pulled out her phone and dialed for a familiar face.

"Champion Cynthia!" Hurriedly came the voice on the other line, "Is there suspicious activity to report?"

Cynthia just clicked her tongue, "Yeah, tremendously so. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you have the local police seize the Eterna Galactic Building and forbid further use of it, Looker?"

Looker let out a long hum, thinking it over, "Yes… Yes, I did. What seems to be the issue, Champion?"

"Someone's inside it." Cynthia responded, "I'll call Officer Jenny after this and have her check it out. I can't tell if it's a grunt or some punk who thinks trespassing is a fun pastime. I mean, I'd storm it myself, but…" She looked over towards Diantha, who looked very conflicted over what flavor of ice cream to get, "I'd also be trespassing, plus I have company."

"As much help you are on these investigations on Team Galactic, it would be best to leave this to the local authorities." Looker said, "Do you need my assistance in Sinnoh?"

"I'll follow up on this incident later. If it turns out it was a grunt causing this, then I will need you to assist me in this. There still could be stragglers trying to reunite the old team." Cynthia sighed, "Would it be a violation to ask for the locations of the past Commanders? I'd like to keep tabs on them in case a revival is in place."

"I'm sure something can be arranged, Champion Cynthia. I'll be awaiting your report."

"If this actually is a revival of Team Galactic, I'm not waiting it out like last time to see if it's a legitimate threat. I will storm their base and put a stop to this myself."

"Your cooperation is always appreciated. I would be happy to work alongside you again if this is the case."

"No offense to you, but I sure hope this is just a mild scare. I hate playing vigilante Champion."

"But you play it so well!"

"Give me a nice superhero name and maybe I'll consider it, but otherwise, it's not the life for me." Cynthia looked up, spotting Diantha walking towards her, "It was a pleasure as always, Looker, but I gotta go. My date's back."

"Ah, pardon me. I do not wish to intrude-" There suddenly was silence on the other line, "...I'm sorry. Did you just say…..date?"

Cynthia's eyes went wide, "...I did?"

"...Yes, Cynthia."

"...Oh, wow. What a slip of the tongue. She's not my date. I have no idea why I said that. I mean, I only met her a few days ago... Wow, would you look at the time! I gotta go, bye." And then she hung up.

Diantha held out a multi-flavored, stacked ice cream cone over to Cynthia with a nervous smile, "...I panicked. I couldn't choose."

Cynthia cleared her throat to compose herself after that embarrassing end to a phone call, and she looked at the ice cream with starry eyes, "...It's perfect."

Diantha looked relieved at that, and she glanced over at the Galactic Building as she started to eat her ice cream, "Is there something strange about this building to you, Cynthia? You started acting different ever since you laid eyes on it."

Cynthia let out a sigh, seeing no point in hiding the truth, "Remember when I told you about those punks that destroyed Lake Valor? This was one of their bases. I wouldn't say that the experience was traumatic in dealing with them, but god, they were an annoying bunch. It's almost sadder when you realize the lot of them were misguided kids following under an extremist who promised them a better world."

Diantha nodded, not wanting to press further. She looked over at Cynthia, noticing how there was a bit of ice cream on her nose. With a shake of her head and a soft laugh, Diantha used a napkin she got at the stand to wipe the ice cream off her nose, "What a tough, strong, dark, cool, and mysterious Champion you are…" She teased, grinning widely.

"Oh no, my image!" Cynthia said, faking offense. She couldn't keep it up for long though, and she ended up just letting out a long laugh.