Chapter 13

When we finally arrive at Parfum Palace, David notices the hedge maze and says, "That sure is one big place."

"I know. Let's go in." I say as we walk to the gate. The butler says, "The entrance fee will be 1000 dollars per person."

"You've got to be kidding! It costs money to go inside?" Shauna exclaims.

"You see, the owner of this palace follows the school of thought that you can never have too much money."

"Yeesh! This is how the rich get richer!" Elline says.

Fortunately, my family is a big wealthy family as well, so we pay our fees. The butler says, "The proceeds from the entrance fee help pay for repairing and restoring the palace. Probably..."

After the gate is open, we rush inside to find Princess Allie, but she seems to be panicking. "Where is it? Where could it be?! My Furfrou? My beloved little Furfrou has disappeared!"

Shauna says, "It disappeared? Hey, guys! We should help look! I mean, if my… If my Pokémon was missing, I'd be sick with worry!"

Clemont steps forward and says, "Excuse me."

Allie notices the people and she just gives them a bratty attitude, "What now? I have no time to talk with passersby like you."

David notices something is wrong and he asks, "Um, what's wrong here?"

"My Furfrou runs away because it doesn't like to take a bath! And now I can't find him!" Allie says in depression.

I feel bad for the princess and say, "Why don't we help you find it?"

Allie looks at them with surprise, as she doesn't expect people to come and help her. She sighs, "Alright. The last time I saw him, he ran to the garden over there."

As we're searching, we learn about the history of this place. The Parfum Palace was once the home of the king of Kalos, and has the fitting style for a regal man. Many statues honoring the knights and Pokémon who fought in the 300-year-old war are on display inside, including those of a Bisharp general, which once lead a legion of Pawniard into battle. The entrance hall also contains a statue of Milotic, said to be the most beautiful Pokémon in the world.

After searching the whole mansion, we get to the courtyard, Shauna says, "I'll have a look back!"

"Good, then we're going front." As we move around, we also notice the statues of Reshiram and Zekrom, both of them are in Unova and we are surprised. Bonnie notices a disc on the ground and asks, "Hey, what's this?"

I look at the disc and say, "Really? Another HM for Cut? This is the sixth one that we've found."

We decide to take it as we continue moving until we find the Furfrou, but we have to play a game of cornering and chasing with the Furfrou. "That's path over there leads to a dead end! Let's split up, chase Furfrou, and corner it in there!"

"Right." We then all chase after the Furfrou until he's cornered. Shauna says, "Phew! Well done! We finally caught it! You guys, you're amazing! We caught it because you understand how Pokémon feel!"

Princess Allie then rushes to Furfrou and says, "Oh! My dear Furfrou! My beloved Furfrou! How wonderfrou indeed! It's marvelous, simply marvelous! A situation like this demands fireworks! We shall put on a show - boom, boom! My Pokemon and I are reunited! Our bond has been proven! We'll commemorate this joyous occasion with a tremendous fireworks display! And it will also serve as a reward for the tiny bit of trouble you went to. You can reach the balcony from the hall with mirrors on the second floor."

After they leave, Elline says, "Maybe Furfrou would've been better off if we hadn't found it…"

Shauna agrees, "If I were a Pokémon, I'd hate to have a Trainer like that! But I really love fireworks, so let's make the best of it!"


Then we head to the balcony to watch the fireworks. Shauna says, "Um… You know… I really hope we get to be great friends, guys… We haven't even seen them yet, but I know I'll never forget these fireworks! 'Cause I watched them with you."

"That's so sweet, Shauna." Serena says.

Now the fireworks are going, and Bonnie says, "Wow! That. Was. AMAZING!"

Elline says, "I never ever want to forget this, so I'll keep this memory in an album in my heart!"

Princess Allie comes with her butler and she says, "And that was my wonderfrou fireworks show for my Furfrou! I assume you're satisfied with that."

Shauna gasps, "OH! I almost forgot!"

I say, "Yeah. We are here for the Pokeflute, since Lord Shabboneau needs it to wake up the Snorlax."

"Sigh... The Poke Flute, huh... Go get it." She orders the butler to get the flute, and she adds, "It was Shabboneau Castle's treasure, but I took it as payment for a loan. A rich girl like me and a common person like that just didn't go together."

When the butler brings the flute, she says, "Give it to them."

We take the flute and she says, "Remember you two. Always return what you borrow. That's very important."

After they leave, Shauna says, "I want to make lots of memories on my journey… But I think I'll try and forget her…"

"You can't imagine how stressful running this place is for her..." The butler says.

"That may be so, but… Oh, that's right. Mr. Butler, do you know anything about Mega Evolution?" Shauna asks.

"I remember reading a book on that subject in the palace library. It had something to do with what you'd now call a Trainer holding a mysterious stone high and making Pokemon evolve even further. If you will excuse me. I shall take my leave."

"The owner of the Shabboneau Castle used to be friends with that girl! Can you believe it? Isn't that crazy? We have to be sure to give that flute back after we wake up Snorlax…" Serena says.


We're back at Route 7, we find Lord Shabboneau still in front of the Snorlax. "It's you! Did you actually manage to borrow the Poke Flute?"

"Lord Shabboneau...we got it." Ash presents the flute back to the Lord, and he is so happy as he hugs the flute like it is a newborn baby.

"Well, you're the only one who can play it, right?" Shauna asks.

"Snorlax can be grumpy when it wakes up - it might attack." Lord Shabboneau says. "I'll play the flute right now, but are you ready to stop it?"

"Sure." We shrug.

"Feels nice to have this flute in my hands again. OK, I guess I'll start playing." Then he starts playing a sweet melody, and that causes Snorlax to get awake. However, he is hungry and he wants to find food, so we have to stop him from approaching the town.

We decide to go with Mawile and Mega Evolve. Now it has Huge Power, the attacks are going to be more powerful and the Iron Head deals a lot of damage. After Snorlax flees to the mountains, Shauna says, "I wonder where Snorlax went. Think it'll come sleep here again?"

Just then, Princess Allie and Furfrou arrive, and she says, "The only thing I can do with that Poke Flute is put it on display. But you've been playing since you were little, and the tone is lovely. It seems like my Furfrou also likes the sound of that flute. Not as much as it likes my beautiful, wonderfrou fireworks, of course."

"Uh... Yeah... I guess so..." Lord Shabboneau stutters.

"Still, your playing sounded better back in the day. I'll let you take care of that flute, so be sure to practice more." After they all leave, Shauna says, "Was THAT supposed to be an attempt to patch things up? Well, whatever! All's well that ends well. I wonder what lies past where Snorlax was sleeping."

Then we bid farewell with Shauna as we continue moving towards Cyallage City.


As we continue on Route 7, Serena and I decide to bake some Pokepuffs together. And while we're doing it, we attracted some Spritzee while doing it, so we decide to capture a Spritzee for ourselves.

Spritzee: The Perfume Pokemon: Fairy Type. In the past, rather than using perfume, royal ladies carried a Spritzee that would waft a fragrance they liked.

When Dedenne is about to eat the Pokepuff, a Psychic attack causes it to fly away. We turn to notice that it is a Slurpuff who's doing the trick. The Slurpuff has a trainer, and she says, "You see, Slurpuff thinks your Poke Puff tasted decent enough."

Serena is not happy and she asks, "What was that mean? Who are you?"

"I'm Miette, and this is my partner Slurpuff." The girl named Miette says.

After we introduce ourselves, she tries to let us taste her own Poke Puffs, although the one I tasted is really hot and for Fire Type Pokemon. "All Poke Puffs are baked with particular Pokemon in mind."

And it seems that both Serena and Miette have a strong rivalry with each other... reminds me of Georgia and Iris... It is then we notice a Pokemon Bakeoff competition, with the first round being today and the final round being tomorrow.

Miette says, "Now that's the reason why I'm here. I'm competing." Miette says.

"We'll see who the better chef is." Serena says as they are glaring at each other. I also decide to participate since it is fun. As the preliminary rounds begin, Serena, Miette, the others and I compete in baking original Poké Puffs on an outdoor stage in front of a live audience.

When the round has finished, the head judge, world-famous Poké Puff Pâtissière Gena, takes the stage to announce the bakers who will advance to the final round of the competition. Though Bonnie comes to the stage and tries to propose for Clemont's sake, Clemont has to drag her away.

Miette asks, "Take care of her brother, huh? So, Ash, do you already have someone to take care of you?"

I think I sense Serena's rage in her mind, I decide to quickly say, "Huh? What are you talking about?"

Great... the first thing to do is act dense... way to go, Ash... That's when the finalists are announced: Miette, Serena, and I are the three that go to the final round.


As we arrive at the marketplace, I already have the berry in mind, but Serena can't find one and she wants to check out the forest. That's when we bump into Miette, and she says, "So you're looking for berries as well?"

"Yeah? So?" Miette says.

We try not to let another fight go on, and that's when Serena decides to find the berry on her own. "Being frantic isn't going to help." Miette says.

"I guess. Do you have any other ideas?" I ask.

"My Slurpuff can help us figure this thing out. If something sweet's in the air, Slurpuff can find where it is." Miette says. "So finding berries should be a piece of cake."

That's when we hear Serena's screaming. We find her being surrounded by a bunch of Swirlixes, so we decide to help her out while capturing one of them.

Swirlix: The Cotton Candy Pokemon: Fairy Type. To entangle its opponents in battle, it extrudes white threads as sweet and sticky as cotton candy.

"Why are they attacking you?" I ask.

"It's your fault for letting your guard down." Miette says.

Serena frowns, "I'm all sticky... just what's with these Swirlix's idea?"

When I ask my own Swirlix, it says that Serena has come into their territory, so Serena apologies as we continue to search for berries. We finally find the berries that we want on top of the cliff, and both Serena and Miette get some for their own recipes.

"So you don't want to use the berries here?" Elline asks.

"I think the berries from the stores are good enough for me." I say as my three Pokemon agree.


Back at the Poké Puff Contest and after the final round, Gena announces the winner of the competition: Which is actually my Pokepuff, since it is simple but really delicious. "You did it, Ash!" Bonnie cheers.

"Thanks." I say.

Then we turn to see Serena and Miette talking, Serena says, "So where are you going from here?"

"I'm headed anywhere that helps me make better Poke Puffs." Miette replies.

"Next time I see you, my Poke Puffs will be even tastier." Serena says as they shake hands. Though I wonder what Miette whispers to Serena that causes her to be angry again, but then she comes back to us with a smile.


And that's the end of the chapter which mixed two episodes. The next chapter will be the Battle Chateau.

Ash and Serena's Pokemon:

Venusaur, Charizard x2, Blastoise, Pikachu x2, Alakazam, Gengar, Kangaskhan, Pinsir, Gyarados (Shiny), Aerodactyl, Ampharos, Scizor, Heracross, Houndoom, Tyranitar, Gardevoir (Shiny), Mawile, Aggron, Medicham, Manectric, Banette, Absol, Garchomp, Lucario, Samurott, Audino, Zoroark, Hydreigon, Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Bunnelby, Fletchling, Vivillon x20, Litleo, Flabebe (Rainbow), Skiddo, Pancham, Furfrou, Espurr x2, Honedge, Spritzee, Swirlix