"So you train pokemon by fighting them?" I asked the girl, who introduced herself as S.

She nodded. "I've learned that most pokemon will respect your orders if you do them as well. So I train with them."

She sat down in the field and watched the other pokemon, which she had healed, play. I sat on one side, while Mewtwo sat on the other. He was polishing his large spoon. "I can't believe you've never heard of S. She is just about as legendary as me."

She rolled her eyes. "Don't flatter yourself. I'm much more known." He scowled at her, and she smiled. There was something very odd about her, but I couldn't figure out what.

"So, what makes you a truly legendary trainer?" I asked.

She thought about it. "It's probably because I train legendary pokemon." She smiled. "As a matter of fact, I trained with the swords of justice for quite some time."

I was about to ask about this, but she held her hand up to me for silence. I found this odd because she kept it in front of her body. Without warning, she whirled around and caught a gleaming sword in between her index and middle finger. The sword was pure blue, coming out of the head of the leader of the Swords of Justice, Cobalion.

S smiled at him. "Still need to work on your stealth." She grabbed both sides of the swords with her hands and pushed. He lurched sideways and fell. I stared in amazement. No one had ever beaten Cobalion that quickly.

He got up slowly. "My apologies, I didn't recognize you. It's been a long time."

S nodded, then smacked at him playfully. "It wouldn't be that long if you would accept my invitation to the festival I have every year."

He scowled at her. "Well excuse us for being busy."

She rolled her eyes. "Now, why don't you call out the other two? They'll be more welcoming than you are."

He rolled his eyes. "How naïve of you. They aren't here."

She raised an eyebrow. "No?" She held her hand out in the direction of the forest. Two shapes floated in our direction. Virizion and Terrakion.

"I really wish you wouldn't do that to us," Terrakion complained as they landed. "It is quite startling to be firmly on the ground one moment, then lifted off the next. At least give us a warning."

S looked at Cobalion slyly. "You were saying?"

He scowled. "Well, I guess there's no fooling you." He sat down. "So how has your life been?"

She shook her head. "Now, now, be perfectly honest here, Cobalion. You have absolutely no interest in my life." She turned to look at us all. "Actually, this works out quite well. I need one of you to help me with a favor."

Cobalion looked at the other two, then back at S. "What's the favor?"

She laughed. "So skeptical. I can't believe how much me you've lost. Nothing difficult. I just need one of you to help me in a tournament that's coming up."

Virizion nodded in the direction of the other pokemon. "Aren't they able to help you?"

Mewtwo stood up. "She doesn't own any of us. She already asked, but we all are busy training for a different tournament." From behind him, Leavanny shot sticky silk onto the back of his perfectly polished spoon. He scowled at her playfully, and jumped into the little fight that had erupted. S was unconcerned.

Cobalion shook his head. "Sorry, but we can't. We're training some of the forest pokemon."

I stood up. "I'll go." Cobalion looked at me angrily, but I held his gaze with the calm stare I learned from Virizion. "I'm not training the forest pokemon. Plus, I won't miss any of my training because of the tournament."

S looked close to tears due to strong silent laughter. "Yep. I remember you were just like this when I trained you. You should let him follow your steps. Don't you want Keldeo to be just like you?" Something inside her broke. She roared with laughter and fell onto the ground. I couldn't help it. I started to laugh along with her. Virizion and Terrakion joined in. Cobalion rolled his eyes. "You all are rediculus. Fine, he can go." None of us responded. We were all in our own little words of laughter. After about ten minutes, we pulled it together.

S was still chuckling. "You said yes, right?" He scowled at her, then walked off to the forest. Virizion and Terrakion said goodbye to me, and followed.

S brushed a tear off her face. "Man, it's so much fun to mess with him. It makes it even more enjoyable knowing the fact he doesn't like me."

I was still chuckling as well. "You said that he lost a lot of his you. What does that mean?"

She sighed. "Every pokemon that ever trains with me becomes like me. It is a proven fact. How much me you get depends on how long I train with you. Cobalion used to have so much me in him, it wasn't even funny. But now he's become cold and hard. As you can see, that's basically the absolute opposite of me." She started to laugh some more. "Depending on how long this tournament lasts, you might get kicked out of the Swords for being too much like me."

I sat next to her. "What is this tournament exactly?"

"It's called the typhoon tournament. It's a pokemon tournament made for the strongest of dual fighting type pokemon."

I was confused by this. "Then why is it called the typhoon tournament?"

"Because the one who started it was a strong fighting type trainer who saved a large city from a typhoon with his pokemon."

I nodded. "So am I the only pokemon of yours entering?"

Lucario jumped out of the tangled mess that was the pokemon battle and walked over. "Nope, I'm entering as well."

A voice rang out somewhere to my right. "I'm entering as well."

I looked in the direction, and I heard S chuckle. "Meloetta, stop tormenting him."

The legendary pokemon appeared out of nowhere. I had never seen her before. Her hair was green and streaked with black. There were blue ovals in it, placed like notes. Her dress draped elegantly to her side. She winked at me. "I'm a normal fighting type pokemon when I'm in my pirouette form." She started to sing. As she sang, her headpiece seemed to move down her hair, which circled her head and turned orange. She spun in a circle, and her dress changed from being draped at her side to having four points.

She beckoned to me with her hand. "Your training has officially started. I will be your first opponent."

I looked at S. She shrugged. "You will be facing many pokemon like her. This is a good idea so I can get a read on your skills." I nodded, and stood up. Facing her wasn't going to be easy. I had been told that Meloetta was a shy pokemon. She seemed very confident and outgoing right now. She must be training a lot with S.

Meloetta started the battle. She opened her mouth and let out a loud scream. I cringed in pain. Hyper voice. I quickly opened my mouth and shot a sphere of energy at her. Focus blast was one of my favorite moves. She nimbly danced away. Faster than I could see, She was on top of me, punching and kicking in great dancing movements. This was close combat. I started to read her movements, and was able to dodge her attacks. She came in for a kick, and I shot her up close with focus blast.

She flew away, giving me enough time to recover. I knew there was only going to be one way I was going to beat her. I felt my energy level grow. I concentrated, and felt myself change into resolute form.

Meloetta was unconcerned with this. She ran towards me, screaming again. There was something odd about it this time. Her voice rose in pitch until I could no longer hear it. I stood there, waiting for her to reach me. She leaped up, flipped, and came down with her foot.

She missed me.

I didn't even have to move. Her attack landed right in front of me. I stared at her, and she stared back. She was still holding her attack on the ground. There was a crumbling noise, and I looked down. The ground had deep cracks in it. I didn't even think about my next move. With great speed, I lifted myself into the air using hydro pump just as the ground broke. She must have been screaming at a frequency high enough to loosen the earth. She was very well trained.

I was about to try to land behind her when I felt myself lose control of my movements. My hydro pump stopped, but I stayed in the air. Looking down, I saw Meloetta's eyes and body glowing light blue. She was using psychic.

She held her hand up, and I felt my movements link with it. With a great sweeping motion, she swung her hand down, and I raced towards the earth. I closed my eyes, waiting for the ground, when I suddenly stopped. I opened my eyes to see the ground mere inches away.

Meloetta let me down gently. "Good match, but I am the victor."

I nodded. "You were great as well."

S walked up. "I think that was marvelous. This is going to be so much fun." She turned in the direction of the other pokemon. Lucario had jumped back in the mass of pokemon, which hadn't separated while Meloetta and I fought. S scowled. "Hey!"

They all immediately stood in a perfect line. I was impressed at the respect she commanded. She walked over to them all. "I have some errands to run before this tournament. Mewtwo will be in charge. While I'm gone, find the rest of the training gang and work with Keldeo. Understand?" They all nodded. S turned to me. "I will be gone for maybe a week, less if I'm lucky. They will help train you. I will be back to complete it when I'm done with my errands." She sprinted away through the field, leaving me to wonder about all that was to come.