Prof. Sycamore opened the door and welcomed them in. He led them to a room where they could sit and chat. There were two blue couches decorated with tiny silver flowers as a pattern. The walls were painted a light shade of green with a white outline at the bottom. The floor was covered with hard wood. The table was a light shade of brown and covered with a green and white squared sheet. They all sat down at the couches. Prof. Sycamore poured them all a hot, steaming cup of tea.

"So, why have you all come here?" the professor asked.

"Just a visit to see how you're doing" Ash replied. Hey professor, I was wondering if you've seen anyone mysterious around here lately"

"Ash, don't bring that up now" Serena told him firmly.

"What? If you haven't noticed, I'm trying to stay alive"

It was true that Serena liked Ash but sometimes she thought he was a little too focused on one thing that he never noticed anything else going on around him.

"Ash, what's the problem?" Prof. Sycamore asked him.

"So apparently, someone is out to get me. I've been receiving threatening notes and I found out that that guy is in Lumiose city. His trademark is a black oak leaf and Serena said that he was at the airport when I departed to Kanto. Could you pick up any clues on the notes?"

"Hmm…we could try the machines in the lab. This might take a while so why don't you let your Pokémon out"

The trainers let their Pokémon out and the Pokémon happily ran towards the yard.

"Actually, I want to go and see the machine" Cocoa said enthusiastically. "Mom never lets me touch stay near anything dangerous"

"Me too" Rodney agreed. "Plusle, Minun, let's go"

"I have a bad feeling about this" Clemont said.

"Me too" Serena agreed.

In the yard, Fletchinder flew in the sky with Dedenne on his back. Dedenne cheered as he held on tight. Hawlucha was doing posing expressing how powerful he was and Chespin tried copying. Froakie, Fennekin, and Pikachu sat down chatting under a shady tree. Bunnelby was digging tunnels throughout the ground. In other words, everything was peaceful. Soon they had all gathered around in a circle.

"Is there anything else to do here?" Pikachu asked "I'm getting kind of bored"

"Me too" Dedenne said while yawning.

"I don't see why you guys think it's boring" Froakie said to them. "Fennekin, Chespin, and I have been living here for years. It's great here"

"It is" Chespin agreed. "Except for all the times I got my head stuck in a tree"

"Hey, it's not so fun for the people on the other side trying to pull you out" Fennekin said while rolling her eyes. "Do you think it's fun getting a face full of foot?"

"It's not my fault I kick when I get scared"

"Wait a minute, can you three show us around?" Pikachu asked.

"I guess we can but you guys have to promise not to get into any trouble" Froakie ordered. "By that, I mean, watch Chespin"

"Hey! I'm right here" Chespin said obviously offended.

"We promise" Pikachu said.

Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie led them all inside to see the different parts of the laboratory. It was really amazing to see what happens inside a Pokémon lab. Here are the conversations for each room:

The Potion Room

The room had a brewing stand in the center. Most of the walls surrounding the room were made out of stone. Inside a storage chest were many berries that help cure Pokémon. On the wooden shelves were potions that cured poison, sleep, stun, burn, Ice, health, and others.

The group had gathered around the brewing stand.

Fletchinder: How does this thing work?

Fennekin: You put berries in and then you let it heat up and stir

Froakie: Well, that's how we saw the professor do it

Chespin: We aren't exactly sure

Hawlucha: Can we see it work at least?

Froakie: No way!

CRASH! The sound of glass shattering filled the room.

Everyone turned around to see an empty glass bottle shattered on the floor. They turned to Dedenne or at least they thought it was Dedenne.

Dedenne: What are you all staring at?

Fennekin handed him a mirror.

Dedenne: AHHHHHH!

He had turned into a Helioptile. Dedenne panicked for about 2 minutes until Chespin took another potion down.

Chespin: Drink this

Soon, Dedenne had turned back to normal.

Froakie: For once, Chespin solved a problem. I didn't see that one coming.

Chespin: That's just cold

Meanwhile…..

"That's impossible!" Ash said looking over a stack of papers.

"But it does make sense Ash" Serena added.

"So, someone who went to Prof. Oak's summer camp with us is out to get me"

"Well, the Oak leaf thing is a slight clue he's trying to give"

"You know what; I've been sitting around doing nothing about this guy. Its time I find out that he is and put an end to this. Now that I know he's from summer camp, I just have to narrow it down"

Ash walked outside to the front steps of the lab. He sat down and went over the clues carefully in his head. Serena joined him after a few minutes. She moved a bit closer until she was right beside him. She could see how concentrated Ash was about finding out who he is. This was the Ash she knew and loved. One of the main reasons she liked him was because he never gave up.

"Still trying to figure it out" Serena said to him.

"Yeah, pretty much"

"You know, sometimes, you need to take a break and relax"

"Well, this time, it's going to be different. I'm not going to wait here and let him ruin my life. I've been so worried about him doing something to my life that I didn't realize that giving up is a whole lot worse. If I don't try, I'll never know"

"In that case, let's do this, together"

A pair of eyes watched them from behind the bush. One belonged to a human, the other, a Pokémon.

"Robot Pichu, activate" a voice whispered. "It definitely is time to put an end to this!"