Two new characters introduced, one of which will reappear in another story.

"HAAA!" Jason thrust his palm forward and sent out an Aura blast. The blast destroyed the bolder in front of him.

"Good job, son," Lucien said. For three months now, the two of them had been training on the weekends and before the gym opened during the week. Jason had learned how to use the Aura over those three months. Now it was just learning better control. It was rough learning, but the training he had gone through paid off. During his three months of training, Jason had learned to utilize his Aura in every way. From attacking to defending, Jason had all but mastered his abilities. He even knew how to see using the Aura, which gave him a greater field of view. It was this last ability that alerted him to four forms walking into the gym. He immediately recognized his girls. The fourth person was human. Probably a challenger.

"About time someone showed up," Jason said as he headed up the stairs. When he reached the top, he greeted his girls with a warm hug, "Why are you three here? Not that I'm not happy to see you."

We had to show this guy how to get here, April said. We were on our way with lunch when we ran into him.

Jason looked at the person leaning against the wall. He looked to be somewhere around eighteen or nineteen years old. He was Jason's height and had short, dark red hair. He wore jeans and boots, marking him as someone who must either travel a lot or a ranch hand. He had on a red jacket over an orange shirt.

"Afternoon," Jason said. "I assume you're here to battle."

The guy nodded, "You guessed right. Name's Orion."

"I'm Jason," He shook Orion's hand. Something clicked suddenly in Jason's mind; something Steven had told him. He looked Orion over. Then he remembered. "I think Steven told me about you."

Orion looked at Jason confused, "And what exactly did he say?"

"He warned me not to use any Water or Ghost-Types against you."

Orion shuddered, "If you can help it, please don't. For some reason those two types seem to hate me."

"I don't see why," Angel said. Orion looked over in shock.

"Did you just talk?"

Angel rolled her eyes, "Yes, I can talk. So can Abby," she pointed to the Lopunny.

Orion looked back and forth between the two, "Part of me isn't surprised at this."

Jason watched all of this from behind a computer screen. He reset the randomizer to not include Ghost and Water-Types for this next battle. "You know, for someone who's afraid of Ghost-Types, you're standing pretty close to Angel."

Orion looked to the Froslass. He pulled out a Pokédex and checked the entry for Froslass. His eye began twitching. He backed away a few steps. "No offence," he said, "but I've had too many bad experiences with my cousin's Ghost-Types."

Angel looked away shyly, "It's…ok." She floated off towards one of the Gym's other rooms.

Abby and April walked off after her, trying to consol her. Orion looked over to Jason.

"Sorry about that," he said. "I really didn't mean any offence."

Jason waved it off, "It's fine. Angel is a little shy and easily upset. I doubt she'd be mischievous towards a stranger." Jason pressed a button and the three pillars came out of the ground, "So what say we start this battle."

Orion nodded, "Sounds good to me." The two took their positions and the battle commenced.

Jason threw his Pokéball into the air, "Let's go! Machamp!" Light erupted from the Pokéball and the four-armed Fighting-Type stood on the field.

Orion smiled and grabbed his Pokéball, "Let's go, Metang!" Metang appeared in a flash of light. Jason eyes went wide as he saw it was almost silver in color, as opposed to the normal dark blue. "Ok Metang! Use Psybeam!"

A multicolored beam of light shot out at Machamp.

"Machamp, dodge and use Fire Punch!" Machamp jumped out of the way and charged toward Orion's Metang. As he approached, one of Machamp's fists caught fire.

Orion waited till the last second, "Now use Confusion!" Metang's eyes glowed blue and Machamp slowed as the effect of the attack hit him. The flames on his fist extinguished as he looked around, trying to figure out where he was. Orion smiled, "Now use Psychic!" Blue energy engulfed both the Pokémon. Machamp began floating in the air and was thrown across the arena. Jason looked to see Machamp laid out within a couple of attacks.

The official raised the flag on Orion's side, "Machamp is unable to battle. Metang wins!"

Jason returned Machamp and looked back at Orion, "Not bad." He picked up the second Pokéball, "But let's see how you fare against my Lucario!" Jason tossed his Pokéball into the air and Lucien appeared.

The Lucario looked at Orion's Metang and smiled, "This should be fun."

Orion blinked and then looked at Jason, "Ok, how many of your Pokémon can talk?"

Jason thought, "Four can actually speak—three being the girls. Although April prefers using telepathy. And I have an Alakazam that can use telepathy as well."

Orion nodded, "I'm used to telepaths. My cousin has a Gardevoir back home."

Jason nodded, "Right. Now let's get on with this. Use Aura Storm!" Lucien jumped in the air and fired the massive Aura blast straight down, covering the entire field. He landed on his feet and looked up. Much to his surprise, Metang was still conscious, though just barely.

Jason laughed, "I think I underestimated you Orion." He was going to say something more, but was interrupted when Metang's body began to burn white. The form changed and on the ground stood a silver Metagross with a red 'X' on its face.

Orion looked up to Jason, "I think things just got interesting."

Jason nodded, "It's still a Steel-Type though. Use Fire Punch!"

Lucario moved forward, his fist blazing. Because of Metagross's weight, it couldn't react in time to the small canine and the punch landed with a critical hit. Metagross was down for the count.

"Metagross is unable to battle. The winner is Lucario."

Orion called back Metagross, "Good job. Get some rest." He pulled out his second Pokéball, "Ok Shellgon! Let's end this!" When the light faded, the encased Dragon-Type stood in front of Orion.

Jason shook his head and chuckled, "This should be interesting." He looked up and smiled, "Use Agility, followed by Ice Punch!" Lucario dashed and seemed to vanish.

"Shellgon! Use Protect!"

Just as Lucien reappeared, his fist wrapped in an icy-blue light, a protective barrier formed around Shellgon. Lucien's punch just bounced right off.

"Now Shellgon! Flamethrower!"

Shellgon turned towards the Lucario and released a torrent of flames at point blank range. Lucien tried to fight the flames, but they overwhelmed him and he collapsed.

"Lucario is unable to battle. Shellgon wins!"

Jason returned Lucien. "Good job, Dad," he whispered. He pulled out his last Pokéball, "Ok, let's do this. Come on out, Dragonite!" The light faded and a Dragonite stood on the field. Jason smiled, "Here comes the true test Orion. Which Dragon is stronger?" There was sudden flash of light that erupted around Shellgon. The small Dragon's form began to enlarge. When the light faded, a Salamance stood in its place. Orion raised a hand in victory.

"Finally! I knew all that training would pay off." Orion looked at Jason, "This end's here. Salamance use Dragon Claw!"

Salamance roared and flew towards Jason's Dragonite, his claws covered in red light.

"Dragonite, use Giga Impact!"

Dragonite flew towards the oncoming Salamance, a field of energy warping around him. The two behemoths collided, creating a massive explosion. When the smoke cleared, the two Dragon-Types stood face to face with each other, breathing heavily. They looked each other in the eye for a few seconds before Dragonite finally collapsed.

"Dragonite is unable to battle! Salamance wins! Victory goes to challenger Orion!"

Orion patted Salamance on the back of his neck, "Good job."

Jason recalled Dragonite and walked up to Orion, "Damn good battle. Best I've had since my first official Gym Battle." He held out a Chaos Badge, "This is yours. You've earned it."

Orion nodded and took the badge, "Thanks. So do you know where there's a good place to…." He was suddenly cut off by Abby's fist connecting with his head.

Jason stood there shocked, "Abby! What the hell was that for?"

Abby pointed back to the other room, "Because of what this jackass said, Angel is in there crying her heart out!"

Jason looked over to the hallway where the Gym's offices were located. Sure enough, he could here faint sobs coming from one of the rooms. He turned back to see Abby picking Orion up off the ground. She started dragging him off towards the room.

"Now then, you're going to apologize to Angel right now!" Abby unceremoniously pulled Orion across the rough gym floor.

"OK, OK, just let me go," Orion said as he struggled to get free. Abby shrugged and dropped him. Orion stood up and dusted off. He looked to the hallway and swallowed nervously. "Well, here goes nothing."

Orion walked into the hallway and turned into one of the rooms. Jason listened as Orion apologized to Angel, explaining exactly what caused him to fear Ghost-Types. Jason's eyes went wide as he told, in detail, what his cousin's Pokémon had done to him.

A few minutes later, Orion and Angel walked out with April right behind them. Orion still seemed nervous, but at least he wasn't freaking out.

Jason knelt down and hugged Angel when she came up to him, "Feeling better."

She nodded, "Yeah."

Jason stood up and looked at Orion, "Now what were you about to ask me?"

Orion thought about it, "Oh, right. Do you know a good place to get a bite to eat?"

Jason nodded, "I do." He directed Orion to the restaurant district of the city and recommended a few places. Orion thanked him and started to leave.

Orion stopped before he left the Gym, "By the way, if you see my cousin, don't use any Ice or Bug-Type Pokémon."

Jason looked at Orion, "Your cousin wouldn't happen to be named Celestia, would she?"

Orion nodded, "Steven told you about her?"

Jason nodded, "A good deal. Does she really carry around a baseball bat?"

"Yeah, she does. And she likes to use it frequently." Orion turned and headed out the doors.

Jason turned to look at his girls, "So why did you three really show up?"

Abby blushed a little, "There's no hiding anything from you, is there?"

"Nope."

Abby rubbed her arm nervously, "I…uh. I told the girls what we talked about a few months ago, after your mother came over."

Jason raised an eyebrow, "I see. And what was your reaction?" He turned to Angel and April.

Angel smiled, "I don't see anything wrong."

April nodded, It's like we told her, if jealousy were an issue, things would have already gotten heated.

Jason looked back to Abby, "So is there more to this news?"

Abby jumped forward and hugged Jason, "I think I'm ready to have children."

Jason's eyes widened in shock, and then quickly softened to tender love. "If that's what you want, then I suppose that I'm ready too." He hugged Abby close to him. Suddenly, Jason got the strangest feeling of being watched. He switched to his Aura vision and saw a small figure floating just next to April's head. The form wasn't clear though, so it was hard to tell who it was.

Jason took a step towards the figure, "Come on out, little one. You have nothing to fear here." The three girls looked at Jason as if he had lost his mind, but he ignored them. "I promise you, you won't be hurt."

There was a slight flash of light. Jason went back to his normal vision and saw the figure in full. The figure, which looked like a small girl, stood only two feet tall and had white skin. It wore a black dress that had sleeves that covered it's paddle shaped hands. Her hair was red and had lines running to the end. On the right side of her head was what looked like a head-set in the shape of a treble clef. As far as Jason could tell, it was no Pokémon he had ever seen.

I'm…I'm sorry to intrude, Jason heard a voice say within his mind. It sounded like a sweet melody floating through his mind.

Jason looked at the figure, "Are you a Pokémon?"

The figure nodded, I'm a Meloetta, though you can call me Melody.

Jason thought for a minute. He had heard of Meloetta before. According to legends, she was a Legendary Pokémon that embodied song and dance. He looked at Melody. The only difference about her from the legends was her hair color. Hers was dark red instead of blond.

Jason nodded and smiled, "So, Melody, what brings you here?"

Melody blushed, I was wondering if I could live with you. I mean, if that's not a problem.

Jason looked to the girls, "What do you three think?"

Angel nodded, "I don't see why not. We could use another girl around the house."

Abby and April agreed. Jason smiled, "So it's settled. Melody, welcome to the family."

Melody back flipped in the air, Oh, thank you so much! Melody flew over and hugged Jason.

Later that night, Jason and the girls were helping Melody get settled in. It would be some time before Abby was in heat again, so there was no hurry for that situation. The five of them ate dinner as Melody told them about herself. After dinner, everyone went to their rooms to get ready for bed.

Jason was almost asleep when he felt something slip under the covers next to him. He recognized Melody's Aura.

"Is something wrong?" He asked

She shook her head, No, I just want to know what it's like to share a bed with you. You know, like the other girls do.

Jason smiled, "But you don't want to go quite as far as we do, do…Wait, how do you know about that?"

Melody laughed, a sound that reminded Jason of small bells ringing. I may or may not have been watching you for awhile now. And no, I don't want to go that far. Not yet, at least.

Jason nodded and the two of them went to sleep.

Meanwhile, in the Hall of Origins…

Arceus looked at the small lake in front of him, watching Jason as he fell asleep. He turned to Giratina, "He's the one?"

Giratina nodded, "He is. I've seen him using the Aura. He's one of the four we seek."

Arceus nodded, "Then tomorrow, we shall bring him to us."

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