Our heroes finally arrived at Lumiose City, site of the Kalos League. They were running inside to get registered in.
"Come on, we need to hurry!" Serena said. As they kept running, a boy stood in their way. All of them stopped.
"Since you're here, you must have all eight gym badges. Let's have a battle." The boy demanded.
"Sure! That sounds fun!" Ash accepted.
"Ash!"
"Sorry, but we're running late for registration. We have to hurry." Aichi reminded, he ran past him as the group followed.
"Next time we meet we can have our battle." Ash said. He followed Aichi, Clemont, Serena and Bonnie. They got to the registration table.
"We're here to register into the Kalos League." Aichi said as he took out his badge case and Pokedex. Ash did the same and he registered first.
"Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. You've been officially registered in the Kalos League." Nurse Joy informed as she took a look at Aichi information.
An error notice popped up. "Aichi Sendou… Currently two of you Pokemon are unable to be registered."
"Does that mean I can't register in?" Aichi asked.
"This has never happened before. I'm sure that you are still allowed be able to register, but you would be at a disadvantage. If your opponent has six available Pokemon, they will still be allowed to use them even if you have four. That is only for the finals and semi finals battles. The preliminaries and quarterfinals will be three on three match ups. Will you accept these conditions?" Nurse Joy explained.
"Yes, I will accept the conditions. I'm sure my Pokemon can step up to the challenge." Aichi agreed. Mew flew out of his bag and stood on his shoulder.
"You aren't planning on using Mew, are you? The database doesn't say that it is apart of your team." Nurse joy asked.
"No, Mew just wants to have fun and watch me. It won't be joining my team." Aichi confirmed.
"Okay…! You've been officially registered into the Kalos League." Nurse Joy declared.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy." Aichi thanked with a smile. He took his Pokedex and badges back.
"Hey, Ash, Aichi, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont! You made it!" Sawyer greeted as he walked towards them.
"Hey Sawyer, how's it going?" Ash asked.
"Great actually. After what happened in Snowbelle City, I was beginning to worry if you were going to get past that point. But I knew that you would be able to get your final badge!" Sawyer cheered.
"Nothing was going to stop me from winning that gym badge and joining to Kalos League. I will win the Kalos League!" Ash declared.
"Hold on there, Ash. I'm the one that is going to win!" Tierno corrected.
"I'll like to see you try!" Ash responded. Aichi just stood there awkwardly as they fought with each other.
"Come on guys, calm down." Aichi said.
"He is correct, you registered quite late, so you missed some of the pre-opening party. You should go outside and have refreshments before the main event begins." Nurse Joy agreed.
"How about we go? Maybe, Alain would be there already." Ash suggested.
"Right!" Everyone replied. Aichi was a little worried. He knew that Alain can be a threat to them. Luckily, no one noticed his lack of excitement. They walked to the site of the pre-opening party, there were snacks on the several tables.
"Wow! There is so much food!" Ash cheered as he looked around.
"Pikachu~!" They ran to the tables.
"Ash…" Aichi muttered with a giggle. He noticed Alain at the side of his eye and looked the direction. Alain also noticed Aichi, both of them looked at each other with serious eyes. "He better not try anything during the Kalos League. If he does and ruins this for everyone, I'll have to stop him."
Serena saw Aichi looking at a direction with a straight face, it was unlike him. She also looked at the direction Aichi was staring at and saw Alain. "Hey, Ash! Alain is here after all!" Serena pointed out. Ash turned to see Alain there.
"Hey, Alain!" Ash called as he ran towards him.
Serena walked to Aichi's side. "Is something wrong, Aichi?" She asked. "Did something happen between you and Alain?"
"No. Nothing at all. I guess I'm just putting on my game face, I want to give everyone the battle they deserve, that is why I feel so serious." Aichi lied. Serena could sense the lies in his words and stayed quiet until Aichi added anything.
"Come on. We should go with Ash." Aichi said. He walked first and Serena followed.
"How have all of you been?" Alain asked as Aichi and Serena joined the group.
"Great! I got my last gym badge like I told you." Ash answered.
"I hope you are feeling better, Aichi. I heard you were in a serious condition a while ago." Alain said,
Aichi kept his cautiousness at bay to keep everyone from being suspicious. He knew that if he told anyone, they would see Alain differently and treat him differently. Aichi didn't want that, so he kept what happened to himself.
"I'm feeling great now. Thank you for your concern." Aichi thanked with a smile.
"The opening ceremony of the Kalos League will be starting momentarily. Please proceed to the arena." The announcer informed.
"How about we go?" Aichi asked. They hurried to the arena.
At the entrance to the arena, Professor Sycamore was there waiting. "Oh, Professor Sycamore, what a surprise."
"Hello, Aichi, Ash, Bonnie, Serena and Clemont." Professor Sycamore greeted. He noticed Alain, but he noticed that he was trying to sneak in without attracting his attention.
"Hi, Professor Sycamore." Everyone greeted.
"Aichi, do you mind coming with me? I would like to talk to you." Professor Sycamore requested.
Aichi looked a little surprise. "Alright. I guess I'll meet up with you guys after the opening ceremony then?" He responded.
"No problem, Aichi. Have fun!" Ash, Clemont, Serena and Bonnie answered as they walked inside. Aichi stood in front of Professor Sycamore.
"What did you have to speak with me about?" Aichi asked.
"Let's speak in somewhere more private. If you would follow me." Professor Sycamore asked.
"Sure." Aichi answered as they began to walk. They walked through a door leading to a hallway. "Where is this?"
"This is the backstage of the arena. I wanted to tell you that you've been chosen to get a special award. I thought that you were the most fitting trainer since you've been doing what you can to help Pokemon." Professor Sycamore explained.
"I don't need an award." Aichi responded embarrassed.
"Believe me, you deserve this and it will be of use to you for the upcoming battles in store for you in the Kalos League. And also since you have a handicap, it would be best if you did receive it." Professor Sycamore said.
"And what exactly is the award for? I mean, there isn't much that I need since I'll be leaving this world soon anyways." Aichi asked.
"That is a surprise. You will be receiving it soon, so I'm sure you can wait." Professor Sycamore answered.
"Mew~!" Mew jumped on Aichi's head and sat there.
"Mew, what's up?" Aichi asked. Mew pointed straight. "Is something there?" He asked. He followed Mew's direction.
"Aichi, where are you going?!" Professor Sycamore asked.
"I'll be back in a second." Aichi answered before he continued to walk the direction Mew was pointing at.
"What is here, Mew?" Aichi asked. He turned the corner and saw a familiar tail. "Could that be?"
He took a closer look and turned the corner to see Azelf. "Azelf! Is that you?" Aichi asked. Azelf popped out of nowhere and jumped on Aichi's face giving him a hug.
"Azelf~!" Azelf greeted happily.
"It's been so long, but you should've forgotten about me." Aichi responded.
"Mew~!"
Aichi was really surprised. "Mew, you told Azelf about me?" He asked.
"Mew~!" Mew and Azelf played together.
"You promised that you would bring me back to my home. That promise was never fulfilled." Azelf said. Aichi understood them.
"Oh, so that is why…" Aichi said with a smile. He was so happy to see Azelf again. "This time, I promise I will fulfill our promise. I'll make it a promise upon a promise."
"Azelf~!" Azelf sat on Aichi's shoulder.
"I should get back to Professor Sycamore." Aichi said as he ran back to where he was. Professor Sycamore was still waiting there. He was looking at his watch nervously. "Sorry, Professor Sycamore. There was an unexpected fated reunion I had to get to."
"An Azelf?" Professor Sycamore answered. He snapped himself out of it and pulled Aichi along. "We are already late, we have to hurry."
"Alright." Aichi replied. They go to the entrance to the special guests section of the arena. Aichi was told to wait there until he was told to come out.
"Champion Diantha will have the opening speech for this year's Kalos League." The announcer declared.
"To all our trainers, your efforts and experiences are treasures that will always be with you. It is time to put all of those abilities to the test. Give it everything thing you got and demonstrate all of your hard work and dedication. I am proud to announce the beginning of the Kalos league with all the wonderful battles anticipated in tomorrow's event. It is my great honour to declare this Kalos League opened." Diantha announced. Confetti exploded onto the battlefield below. Diantha sat on her seat and Professor Sycamore stood up.
"This year, we've decided to create an award for one of the most outstanding trainers that is participating in the Kalos League. This trainer began his journey not knowing what was to come, but he proved that he would do anything and everything for Pokemon and everything in this world. I am honoured to present this award to… Aichi Sendou." Professor Sycamore explained. Aichi walked onto the top platform with Mew and Azelf.
"Oh, my! That is outstanding alright, making friends with two legendary Pokemon." The announcer pointed out. There were loud cheers, especially from his friends in the crowd.
Diantha handed Aichi a plaque that wrote his name and said "Most Outstanding Trainer Award".
"Thank you." Aichi thanked.
Professor Sycamore had a case in his hands. Aichi eyed it before looking up at Professor Sycamore. "I am proud to give you this, Aichi." He said. He opened the case and a Key Stone was neatly sitting inside.
"A Key Stone?" Aichi asked. He picked up the stone, his Psyqualia activated and a slot was created at the center of his necklace. Aichi placed it there. Mew and Azelf were flying, playing with each other. Sparkles appeared as they floated around and the sparkles fell on Aichi.
"Thank you, Professor Sycamore. That is just what I needed." Aichi thanked.
"I know it is much to ask, but would you please give a speech to the crowd?" Diantha asked. She handed him a microphone.
"Um…" Aichi replied after taking the microphone.
"I'm really not sure what to say, I wasn't expecting anything until just now so I didn't really prepare or even think of a speech. I guess I've worked really hard, and that hard work led to get this award." Aichi paused and looked at the large crowd in front of him. He spotted his friends and looked at their direction.
"I started just like every other trainer. I was confused and lost, I wasn't sure what I was meant to do in my journey. I've run into many obstacles, but I somehow managed to get pass all of them and make myself stronger through them. I'm sure that if any person or Pokemon were to ever be endangered, everyone and anyone has the power inside them to raise up to the challenge. Easy said than done most of you may be thinking, but believing that you have the power to protect is the best way to boost your confidence. That is really all I have to say. Thank you for this award." Aichi said. He bowed to the crowd before handing the microphone back to Diantha.
"Now, the screen is going to show the match ups for the first day of battles. Battles will start bright and early tomorrow morning, so watch your match up order carefully because late arrival may lead to being dropped out of the Kalos League." Diantha warned. The match-ups were posted on the screen.
Aichi looked and saw that Alain and Trevor were first up. Then Ash's battle was second. He looked for his battle and it was the last one. After a little while, the show began. It featured Pokemon and Trainer group performances. Aichi watched at the top with Professor Sycamore and Diantha.
When the show was over everyone left the arena. Every participant had a room at the hotel built on the Kalos League property right beside the arena. Aichi quickly went to outside to met up with Ash, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont.
"Hey! Aichi! Over here!" Bonnie called. Aichi turned to Bonnie's voice and hurried and ran over to them.
"Hey, guys." Aichi responded.
"Congratulations on winning the Most Outstanding Trainer award. You really did deserve it." Clemont congratulated.
"Thank you. It was a little overwhelming talking to that many people. I didn't have a planned speech to give either so sorry if I sounded weird." Aichi responded.
"You were just fine. You sounded like you rehearsed it for days." Serena assured.
"If you say so…" Aichi replied.
"You reunited with Azelf!" Bonnie cheered as she held out her hands to play with Azelf. Azelf looked nervous and retracted a little bit.
"It's fine. She travelled with us before. It is alright if you don't remember." Aichi assured. He lifted Azelf from his shoulder and held Azelf in front of Bonnie.
Squishy came out of the bag and looked at Azelf. It never met Azelf until now, so it was really intrigued. "Squishy you want to play too?" Bonnie cheered. Azelf smiled at the unfamiliar Pokemon and carried it up with Psychic to play.
Squishy didn't look like it was having a good time. "Alright, Azelf. Squishy doesn't look like it's having a good time, could you put it down?" Aichi asked with a smile. Azelf pouted playfully before placing Squishy on Aichi's hands.
"We should go to our rooms. Squishy might attract a lot of attention and people will get curious." Aichi suggested.
"Alright! Let's go!" Bonnie cheered. They went to their rooms. They had two separate rooms. There were three beds per room.
"So, I was thinking that Serena and Bonnie should share a room and we share our own." Clemont suggested.
"Sounds like a plan." Ash responded with a cheer.
"Aichi, can Azelf be with me for tonight? I really want to tell Azelf stories about when she was travelling with us before." Bonnie asked. Aichi put his hand on her shoulder.
"Sure, just make sure Azelf is out of trouble." Aichi answered. Azelf puffed its cheeks, it really wanted to stay with Aichi and catch up. But it was fine with getting to know Squishy some more.
"Ash, we should get to sleep early so that you can wake up early and not be late to your match." Aichi suggested.
"There is a dinner for participants. After the dinner, it would be quite late." Serena informed.
"I didn't know there was a dinner. I am starving we should go!" Ash cheered.
"Pikachu~!"
"You two are too similar. You are always thinking about food." Aichi joked. "I mean, it really isn't a bad thing, it is just amazing how close both of you are to each other."
"Come on, let's go then!" Bonnie cheered. They started to walk to the dinner outside.
Serena smiled as she looked at everyone. "Everyone is back to normal… Thank goodness." She thought.
"Is something wrong, Serena?" Ash asked after seeing her on her own deep in thought.
Serena shook her head. "No, I'm just fine. I was just thinking, everyone is back to the way it was in the beginning of our adventure. I wish it will stay like this forever." She said.
"Right… We should start thinking about the future, shouldn't we? Like what we are going to do after the Kalos League." Ash responded. It was unlike Ash to say something like that, so Serena was caught by surprise.
"Whatever everyone decides to do in the future. I'm sure that it'll be great! We would always hold onto this connection, no matter how far we are from each other. Even if we are in completely different regions or worlds." Aichi declared.
"Just like Aichi said. Whatever you decide to do after will be great no matter what." Clemont said.
"What are you going to do after getting back to your world Aichi?" Serena asked.
"Well, in my world we must go to school. Right now, I'm going to be a third year in high school. Luckily, it is summer break right now, so I don't have to go to school. After high school… I'm still not really sure what I'm going to do." Aichi explained. "But before that, I'm going to take a trip to Sinnoh to return Azelf back to its home."
"So all of us have to start making decisions." Serena said. They arrived at the site where all of the tables were set up.
"Wow! So pretty!" Bonnie cheered. She ran around excited. Azelf followed her playfully. Mew was holding itself from joining in, it loves to have fun.
Aichi noticed his feeling and giggled a little. "Mew, you can play if you'd like. Just don't get yourself into trouble." He said. Mew cheered and flew away. "That Mew, it always loves to play."
They sat down on a table, they were serving food soon anyways.
Malva ran up to Aichi with her microphone, Team Rocket followed along too. "Excuse me, may I have an interview with the award winner of the Most Outstanding Trainer award?" Malva asked.
Aichi noticed Jessie, James and Meowth in disguise, he looked at them with a look that told them; if they were planning anything they would pay for it. Before turning to Malva. "Sure, it will be my honour." Aichi answered. He noticed something about Malva, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
"So would you mind telling me which region you came from?" Malva asked.
"Um… I came from Sinnoh actually. I came here, in Kalos because Azelf told me to come here." Aichi answered. He wasn't technically lying, he was in Sinnoh when he arrived and Azelf told him that there was something happening in Kalos.
"I see, then can you tell me your dreams? After receiving the award, many people are expecting you to win the Kalos League. Do you have any comments? Or what are you planning on doing after the Kalos League?" Malva asked.
"Um… My dream is to protect everyone from danger, people and Pokemon. As for me winning the Kalos League… I'm really not sure if I would be able to win, something happened, so if I do reach the semifinals I will only be able to use four of my six Pokemon. But I have complete faith in my Pokemon. I know there are many more trainers that are just as amazing as me, I'm not afraid exactly, I'm more excited about meeting and hopefully battling those strong trainers. And for my plans after the Kalos League, I am planning on returning to Sinnoh and returning Azelf back to its home like I promised." Aichi explained.
"Thank you, Aichi for having this interview and I wish you luck in your upcoming battles. Stay tuned tomorrow for the first day of battles because just as Aichi said, there will be a lot of fierce battles." Malva said. Aichi smiled and waved at the camera. Malva left Aichi for him to eat, the food was just beginning to be served. Alain also made it.
"Hey, Alain! Sit with us, we have one more seat on our table." Ash called. Alain turned to him and smiled before walking towards them.
"Is it really alright if I sit here?" Alain asked, his question was more pointed towards Aichi. For some reason, everyone knew that he was directing his question to Aichi.
"I don't mind." Aichi answered with a sincere smile. He really wanted to forgive Alain. Alain looked relieved and sat beside Aichi.
"Aichi, congratulations on winning the award. You really do deserve it." Alain congratulated.
"Alain, if you don't mind. Can we talk after dinner?" Aichi asked. Alain knew what it was about.
"Sure." Alain answered. They quickly ate, Alain left with Aichi.
"What do you think Aichi needs to talk to Alain about?" Bonnie asked.
"Who knows. But it must be between them. If Aichi wanted to tell us he would've so we should probably leave them be." Clemont responded.
"What did you need to talk about?" Alain asked.
"I just want to tell you… Please, don't involve Ash, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont with Team Flare. They shouldn't need to worry about stuff like that." Aichi pleaded.
"I'm sorry, but I can't guarantee that. As long as Bonnie has possession of Z, it seems they will be involved no matter what happens." Alain explained.
Aichi felt uneasy. "There is a side of me that Ash has a bigger role in this than I know, but there is also the feeling that something bad is going to happen if he does. Thus, the side of me that wants Ash not to get involved was created." He explained. They made it to a training field.
"I really just wanted to tell you that. Right now, I'm not sure if I can make a big enough difference to stop Lysandre, so it is your choice to make. That Mega Evolution energy you've been collecting can be an important variable for the future of this world. You have the fate of the world in your hands." Aichi explained. Alain was going to have some extra training before his match tomorrow and Aichi knew full and well, so he walked him to the area he can train.
"How do you know I've been collecting Mega Evolution energy?" Alain asked.
"Because beyond your memory, I battled you before and my old Key Stone. 'He' probably already extracted the energy inside it." Aichi answered. Alain pulled out his device and looked at the graph that showed the Mega Evolution energy. He turned it to Aichi.
"So this spike, is that the energy you obtained." Alain asked.
"Yes, Lysandre is planning something, Alain. It can't be good." Aichi warned.
"No! Lysandre said that he was going to make a peaceful world and make sure Mega Evolution energy isn't abused." Alain responded.
"So that's what he's been telling you? Alain, he is lying to you." Aichi said.
"I don't believe you! He is doing the right thing!" Alain exclaimed.
"You can think what you think, but the truth will be revealed soon. It is only a matter of time. I just wanted to tell you; don't you dare betray Ash. If you do, I will not forgive you." Aichi replied before leaving. At the gate of the practice field, Aichi saw Lysandre standing outside. He pretended not to notice and left to his hotel.
Without saying a word, Lysandre also left, he seemed like he just got there so he didn't hear anything of what Aichi was saying other than his final sentence before leaving.
Aichi returned to his room to see that Ash and Clemont were already in bed. It was quite late already. "It's really late so I shouldn't wake them up, I'll just quietly shower and get to bed." Aichi thought as he walked into his room. He quietly did what he had to do before bed. When he walked out, he looked at his bed to see Mew cuddled under the covers.
"Mew is back. That is a relief." Aichi thought as he got into bed as carefully as possible. When he got comfortable. Mew moved and cuddled onto Aichi's arm. He turned to his side and put an arm on Mew to keep it warm before falling asleep.
"Good night, Mew." Aichi said as he dozed off.
~The next morning~
Aichi got up bright and early. Mew was still asleep so he was really careful. Clemont was awake before him and was already ready to go.
"I'll wake up Ash. You can go if you want." Aichi said.
"No, you still need to get ready. I'll wake up Ash before he is late for his match." Clemont responded.
"Alright, thanks Clemont." Aichi thanked before walking into the washroom. "First up is Alain and Trevor. Trevor should be able to put up a good fight. I guess I can use this battle to gauge how powerful he is right now."
"Maybe if I stop him from getting too far in the Kalos League, I'll be able to stop him from collecting enough mega evolution energy for Lysandre." Aichi thought. After doing what he had to do, he walked out of the washroom to see Clemont trying to wake Ash up.
"Ash! You'll be late for Alain and Trevor's match." Clemont cried.
"You need to wake up, Ash. Seriously." Serena agreed.
"That is Ash for you." Bonnie said.
Ash slowly opened his eyes. "Good morning, Ash."
"You have 20 minutes until Alain and Trevor's match. You better hurry. We also need to get good seats to watch the match." Clemont said.
"Serena, Bonnie and Clemont. You can go ahead. I'll go with Ash when he's done." Aichi said.
"Got it!"
They left to get good seats first as Ash got ready. Mew was still asleep. It looked like it was waiting for him and just fell asleep when he got back. "Mew, you can sleep here for now. When you wake up, just remember. Don't get into trouble." Aichi whispered.
Ash soon was ready to leave. Aichi put his blanket over Mew neatly before getting up from his bed and leaving with Ash.
"Aichi, I know that it might be private between you and Alain, but what were you two talking about? It sounded really serious." Ash asked.
"It was really nothing, it was just something I had to tell him." Aichi answered.
"Does it have something to do with you being mad at Alain?" Ash asked.
"No, it isn't like that. I don't exactly 'hate' Alain or anything. It really has nothing to do with that, I was speaking to him about Team Flare." Aichi answered. "It really isn't anything, trust me Ash."
"Just know that Serena, CLemont, Bonnie and I are with you every step of the way." Ash said.
"Yea, I know you all are with me." Aichi agreed with a smile.
They got to the arena, Clemont, Bonnie and Serena waved at them to get their attention. "Aichi! Ash! Right here!" They called. They got really good seats.
"You are just in time, the battle is just about to begin." Tierno informed. Trevor and Alain walked onto the stage.
"Let's see if Trevor has what it takes to defeat Alain." Aichi muttered.
While watching the battle, Aichi can see the difference in strength between Alain and Trevor. Charizard made a clean sweep of Trevor's three Pokemon. "Alain got more powerful…" Aichi thought.
"No way, Trevor lost in the first round? Your friend, Alain is really strong." Tierno said.
"Ash, you should go to the entrance to the field now or you'd be late." Clemont informed. Ash nodded and left.
Aichi looked at Alain's bracelet. He saw that it glowed a white light before dissipating. Alain soon left and the stage was cleared. Ash's partner walked onto the stage, but Ash was nowhere to be seen. Ash's friends on the bleachers looked in confusion and surprise.
"Where…? Is Ash…?"
"It seems that Ash is running a little late. We'll wait a little longer, but if he takes too long he will be disqualified." The announce said.
"Where is Ash? It will be bad if he gets disqualified in the first round." Shauna said.
After a little bit of waiting, Ash ran onto the stage. "I'm here! Sorry I'm late!" Ash cried panting. Although he was exhausted, he was still very excited for the battle.
The Kalos League started with a blast. Tierno, Sawyer and Ash joined Alain to the second round of preliminaries. Aichi had the final match until lunch break. The second round of preliminaries happens after lunch.
"Now it is time for the final battle of the first round of preliminaries. It will be Aichi vs Carla." The announcer declared.
"So I get to face the Most Outstanding Trainer first. This'll be interesting." Carla said.
"It is my honour." Aichi replied. He took out his Pokeball.
"The battle will be a three on three battle. Let's see what the battlefield will be for this battle." The stage lifted up and revealed that it was a grassland landscape.
"Manectric, let's go!" Aichi said as he threw his Pokeball out. Manectric came out of it.
"Go, Rhydon!" Carla called. Rhydon came out of the Pokeball.
"Oh no! Aichi is in a huge disadvantage." Clemont cried.
"Why do you mean?" Ash asked.
"Electric attacks do little to no damage to ground types." Clemont answered.
"It seems that you didn't even bother to read up on me. That was your mistake. I've been reading up on your Pokemon and your strategies. I also saw that you are only participating with four Pokemon, so I expected that much." Carla said.
"This is only so much reading up on people can do. I'll teach you that the hard way." Aichi responded.
"Battle begin!"
"You can't run from this! Rhydon, Earthquake!"
"Manectric, use Quick Attack to jump on Rhydon." Manectric was really fast and successfully did it. The Earthquake died down.
"Rhydon shake Manectric off with Smack Down now!" Carla ordered.
"Not so fast, Manectric jump and use Iron Tail!" Manectric beautifully dodged Rhydon's attack and spins around to land an Iron Tail on top of Rhydon's head.
"Rhydon!" Carla cried as she saw Rhydon fainted.
"Rhydon is unable to battle."
"That is Aichi for you. He didn't even break a sweat even with a huge disadvantage." Ash commented. After that it was a clean sweep with Manectric.
"It was a good match, Carla. You are a good trainer." Aichi said as they walked back inside. Manectric wanted to stay out of his Pokeball so he walked beside Aichi. "Was that fun Manectric?"
Manectric nodded happily. "I'm happy to hear that. I'm really sorry for bringing you out for a ground-type match up. But you did it and I'm proud of you. Carla really made a counter to the team I brought. You, Glaceon and Azumarill. She had a Rhydon, Delphox and Leafeon. She really did read me like a book." Aichi commented.
"She didn't really read about the reaction speed that you have with me and that really played a fact to the loss." Aichi finished his thought.
"Manectric~!"
"Well it is lunch time. Afterwards, it is the second round of preliminaries."
If you are confused about where this chapter is on the timeline. The recap chapter is between chapter 10 and 11, which means everyone now remembers what happened in the past.
Anyways, next chapter is on March 12 2017.