A/N: Hello, my lovely readers! The trials for Serena have just begun and hopefully will help her grow!

It would be nice to get some feedback on the story thus far, to have an idea of how people are liking (or disliking) the story. I do hope you all enjoy, though!

*Insert disclaimer about Pokemon being owned by Game Freak here*

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying. -Bear Grylls

Chapter 10: Rocky Road

Even though Serena rushed inside, she had no idea what she was doing. Wasabi was following closely behind her ready to listen to her instructions. Truth be told, she was excited to be a part of a trial of sorts again. Although she knew Serena wasn't Aurora, she would try her hardest for the teen like she would her trainer. Wasabi also wanted to try her best to defend her considering some of the traps Alice has laid for her. From what Mew told her, she needed to stay as vigilant as possible for both of them.

Serena asked Wasabi if she had any idea where to go. However, when she tried to speak, she spoke in her regular Pokélanguage. Puzzled, she wondered why Wasabi didn't switch to telepathy like the rest of Aurora's Pokémon. She realized after a little bit that she couldn't speak with telepathy because she wasn't a master guardian Aspect. Serena wondered how that made Wasabi feel, but the electric mouse didn't seem too bothered by this fact. Still, Serena also knew that if Wasabi couldn't speak, Mew wasn't near them. The psychic guardian wondered where she went.

Her question was answered when a pink ball of light suddenly appeared before them with a bunch of different Sitrus and Oran Berries. Mew flew out of the light and greeted them. Serena found herself glad to see her and figured the reason why Mew wasn't with them at first because she was getting these berries for them.

Mew gave Serena one of the Sitrus Berries and said with a smile, "In my trials, I always make sure that my Ketchums have some source of food they have access to. It's always important to eat. Here, have this."

"Thank you so much, Mew," Serena said as she ate it. She noted it tasted sweeter than most Sitrus Berries and loved it. She took another one that was floating to eat it. The girl didn't realize how hungry she was until she had a taste of the berries.

"It's not a problem. You won't find any food in the caves nor will you have enough time to go out to find food and find the crystals. I figured I can do this for you." Mew said. She then gave an Oran Berry to Wasabi. The electric type ate it contentedly.

"Hmm…" Serena closed her eyes for a moment and thought to herself. Mew was confused by the gesture and tilted her head to show it.

"Is… there something wrong?" Mew said with concern.

"No… no." Serena opened her eyes, nearly glistening. They seemed reflective. Mew and Wasabi both were giving her their full attention. Serena continued, "It's… just a little refreshing not being treated like dirt by something I associate to this Tree of yours. I was reveling in it for a moment. I was also thinking about Ash for a little. Even though it's been half a day, it feels like it's been much longer than that. I miss him so much."

"Oh… well, I'm happy that I made you feel welcome even for a little. I'm sure Ash is having the same thoughts as you, too. Don't worry. I'll see to it that you'll see him again." Mew said and promised.

Mew didn't predict herself having this interaction with Serena, so it surprised her to see events diverge slightly. Even still, she was determined to see her promise through. Interacting with a non-Ketchum human more closely left the primordial curious. Mew could see that this human genuinely cared for her love and that was enough to make her want to safeguard her.

"Thank you… seriously." Serena said from the bottom from her heart. From how Mew said that last sentence, she felt a sense of urgency from her tone, but couldn't figure out why.

"Not a problem. By any chance, have you made any progress in finding the first crystal?" Mew asked.

"No. I went in here as fast as I could. I haven't tried using an object to sense something else before and I don't know where to start." Serena admitted.

"A little crash course never hurt anybody, right? Do what you feel is natural to try to search and we'll go from there. I did mean what I said about not helping you sense the crystals. That would defeat much of the purpose of this trial." Mew said.

Serena sighed, but wasn't surprised by the response. Serena closed her eyes and held the crystal close to her heart. Her hair started to flow wildly as she started to glow pink. She wasn't sure what she was doing, but she tried to remember how she felt when she was trying to find the Dastardly Dashing Dancers. A heart-like mark appeared on her chest. The crystal in her hands started to glow and so did the rest of the crystals in the cave.

Wasabi looked at this in awe. Her widened brown eyes were accompanied with astonishment at seeing a guardian's powers up close for the first time in a while. Meanwhile, Mew was looking around herself and studying the crystals in the cave. As the tree and her was interconnected, she felt like Serena was searching through her. Instead of feeling unnerved by this, she felt oddly happy. Mew was confused about the feeling and wasn't used to someone using their powers this way. She also noticed any cracks in the crystals were being patched up.

Mew blinked her eyes at the restorative nature of Serena's aura. She thought to herself, "Intriguing. Never have I seen aura used to heal non-living objects… even if these objects are somewhat living through me. This power is dangerous for someone like the Zurui to get their hands on."

For a few moments, Serena was focused on finding the pink crystals. After a while, her head began to hurt from the sheer amount of crystals present in the cave. She stopped using her powers and began to press her fingers against her temple. Wasabi immediately approached her to make sure she was okay. Serena made a reassuring smile.

Serena sighed and said to Wasabi, "There are way too many crystals in this cave. I feel like… Mew is all around me and it's weird."

"No, that's completely normal. You sensed well if you picked up on that. This cave… the crystals… we are one in the same. Even every step you take on the ground… you're stepping on me. I created this world… but this area of the Tree is literally the closest to my heart and being." Mew said.

"We're… inside of you right now?" Serena said, clearly disgusted. She was looking around herself nervously. Mew chuckled at this.

"In some ways, yes. In a more obvious way, no. I guess it depends on how you see it." Mew reminded her. Serena decided not to question this further to avoid weirding herself out more.

"Even still, there are way too many crystals in this cave. I can't get a clear picture of the pink crystals." Serena noted.

"All the crystals attached to this cave are the color of my aura: blue. The pink crystals are the color of my secondary aura: the more concealed version unless needed. Try distinguishing the colors in your search this time... look for crystals that aren't attached to the cave walls. Once again, go with what's natural to you." Mew suggested.

Serena nodded and began to concentrate even harder than before. Once again, the crystal in her hand began to glow pink. Serena closed her eyes and tried to find the aura most hidden to her. In her concentration, the pink crystal began to glow even more intensely and a four-pointed star mark appeared on her face. Both the star on her face and the heart on her chest shimmered brightly. Wasabi stepped back and watched in awe. Mew was merely eyeing the girl and her technique.

Serena focused on what wasn't attached to the cave walls and found fewer crystals this way. She sensed five pink crystals in different parts of the cave. They weren't too far from the first one, but it was directly above them. Serena made the crystal stop glowing and opened her eyes. They seemed determined, but slightly confused at there being two extra pink crystals hidden.

Serena said, "There are five crystals here… but one of them is directly above us. I have no idea how we're going to get to there from here, though."

"Let's take a shortcut, shall we?" Mew said with a smile. The smile seemed slightly mischievous and Serena noticed this. The girl grew a little concerned. Wasabi seemed excited.

"A shortcut?" Serena said with confusion. Mew started to lightly tug on her blouse. Serena got the message and started to follow the mythical Pokémon. Mew gestured her to a cave wall. She seemed pretty excited.

"This is a better and more fun way to traverse this cave system. Go through this wall." Mew said as she went through the wall herself. Wasabi's face lightened up as she jumped through the wall as well. Seeing as she didn't have much of a choice, Serena took the plunge and jumped through.

At first, Serena saw nothing of a large abyss below her. She was terrified. Then, several blue circular blob-like substances came up from below and caught Serena. Serena saw Wasabi and Mew resting on another blob and was laughing to themselves. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.

"What are these things?" Serena wondered. She noted how squishy they were.

"My circulatory and immune system, essentially," Mew answered easily. Serena immediately became grossed out and moved her hands off of whatever she was sitting on.

"Okay… this is so not right." Serena jittered slightly to herself. Mew rolled her eyes while Wasabi laughed slightly at her.

"Stop thinking about it and just enjoy the elevator ride up!" Mew said as they rose to a much higher point than before. Serena shrugged her shoulders and rode it out the best way she could. Although she was less than thrilled traveling in what was essentially a bloodstream, she had to admit Mew was right about it being a little fun.

When they reached to where Mew wanted, Mew floated to where Serena was a began tugging on her again. The psychic guardian got the message and started to jump from blob to blob. She noticed that they became more like hard surfaces and wondered if Mew was accommodating for her. She then went through another wall and noticed they were much higher than before. Although she had no idea how to travel through those systems, she speculated that Ash would want to ride those things more when he came back.

Immediately when they phased through, they noticed the first crystal right in front of them. However, there was no guardian Pokémon near it. Serena immediately narrowed her eyes in distrust. So did Wasabi. The electric mouse gestured Serena not to go any further or touch it. The teenager obliged. Then the Raichu did something she never saw a Raichu do.

Rubbing her face with her paws, she charged up a lot of energy inside herself. It was to the point where Wasabi's fur was visibly tingling with electricity. Then, from her cheeks, Wasabi created an electric web of energy. Immediately upon getting touched, the crystal self-destructed and blew all of them back. Serena and Wasabi grunted when they landed on their stomachs. Mew had created a protective bubble around herself before the crystal exploded.

"I knew it. Electroweb contained enough of that crystal's unstable energy for us not to get seriously injured or drained. Dirty woman… that could have killed us!" Wasabi hissed.

"Killed!?" Serena exclaimed with widened eyes. The girl immediately turned to Mew and asked, "What would have happened if Delphox or I had touched that without any sort of protection?"

"The contained explosion would have constricted your aura and movements. You would have died from your aura being unable to flow out of you naturally… like you can't breathe." Mew explained sadly.

"…" Serena didn't know what to say. She fell on her knees and started to look down. Alarmed, Mew and Wasabi approached her face to make sure she was going to be alright. After a few moments, Serena decided to sit against a stable wall. She sighed.

"Why? Just… why, Mrs. Alice? What did I do for you to hate me so much?" Serena said to herself, very dejected. Mew felt the need to clear the girl's mind a bit.

"She doesn't hate you per se. She hates psychics... or people partly psychic. Racism can warp you into doing things you wouldn't normally to any other person. Bad experiences, as well. You know Ash's adoptive aunt, Delilah?" Mew asked.

"Yes." Serena nodded. How could she forget the woman that tried to kill her sister and nephew?

"She's one of the reasons why Gordon and Alison hate psychics now. They used to be much more open-minded about them. The two found her in the street and raised her. Then, after Aurora was born five years later, they raised them both. Delilah was a mischievous child, liking to pull pranks occasionally, but her heart was in the right place. She often made sure to give random people food she saved from dinner or play with her sister in different places. However, as they got older, Gordon and Alison began to focus on training more and trained Aurora almost exclusively." Mew started.

Serena listened intently, but didn't say anything. She wanted to hear the story to its finish.

"Delilah hated that her parents didn't give her the time of day like Aurora and her heart started to grow cold. She started to lash out more and more as an older teen until it culminated in a life-changing confrontation when she turned twenty-one. Granted, Gordon and Alison never realized how little attention they gave her because Aurora had been their preferred child, but they loved her just as much. Now that love is hatred. Delilah resents them for never receiving the attention she needed to feel loved... and tried to kill them for it." Mew explained.

"Wow… that's really messed up and sad." Serena said with a heavy voice.

"Yep, but sometimes life diverges in paths you don't like. It's up to you to deal with it as best you could. Still, with Delilah betraying them, Gordon and Alison started to hate every psychic and blew up any action they do much bigger than they should. Any bad action a psychic does give them justification to act just as nasty. It's a vicious cycle of confirmation bias that's rampant in Hokori, too." Mew explained further.

"I haven't done anything wrong… at least I hope I haven't." Serena said in a small voice.

"Trust me, you haven't done anything remotely justifiable for how they act towards you. Doesn't make it right, but… maybe you can do something to break them out of their bitterness?" Mew said with a slight shrug.

"Do you really think someone like me could change years of animosity of two elderly people?" Serena asked incredulously. Mew seemed to ponder the question for a few moments before shaking her head.

"Of course not… not alone, at least. That's all I'll say about this, though. You need to find the first guardian quickly. Where was the next closest crystal you sensed? Wasabi and I shall follow and assist you." Mew told her.

Serena wasn't sure if she could change two people that had lived long enough to be set in their ways. If their own daughter couldn't, then Serena didn't feel like she had much of a chance. Still, Serena also knew that they loved Ash from how they regarded him. The girl wondered if her relationship with Ash would help the elderly pair open their eyes a bit. She felt determined.

Serena looked at the pink crystal gave her. She suddenly had a sense of unease looking at it. What's causing this crystal not to explode in their faces? Did Alice somehow stabilize it before giving it to her? If so, how? Serena found herself wanting to tinker with the pink crystal in her possession, but decided against it.

The girl closed her eyes and concentrated. She noticed it was getting easier to sense these crystals. Within a few moments, she got an idea where the closest crystal and started to make a beeline for it. Surprised by the sudden movement, Wasabi and Mew followed the girl immediately. Wasabi went on higher alert now that she witnessed what Mew had seen in her vision up close. She ran on all fours with narrowed eyes. Mew was floating at a brisk pace, wondering how Serena would fare against the first guardian.

After about thirty minutes of traversing the labyrinth that was the Tree of Beginning's cave system, Serena and the Pokémon eventually came across another pink crystal, but saw a Pokémon sleeping by it. The pink crystal was in its large paws. The Pokémon was also sleeping in a relatively large circular dead end. It looked spacious enough for a fight if it had to come to that.

Serena could see that it was a canine-like Pokémon of some sort. It looked like it would be bipedal, but had the capacity to run with all four paws like Wasabi could. It had white top fur and red fur on its torso. Its white fluffy fur curled into what looked to be a moon. The Pokémon looked kind of cute while it was sleeping. Serena was wondering how she was going to take the crystal without disturbing the Pokémon.

The psychic guardian snapped her fingers when she got an idea. Bring her hand out, she channeled her power into the crystal in the Pokémon's paws. Serena figured that this crystal would be stable if the guard Pokémon could touch it. When the crystal moved an inch, the eyes of the sleeping Pokémon opened sharply and he quickly grabbed it back. Serena gasped at how bloody red they appeared. The girl felt as intimidated as Gordo staring her down.

Serena gulped and prepared to fight the Pokémon. Still, she had no idea what kind of Pokémon this was nor did she know its typing. When she took out her Pokédex to find out, it said, "Unknown Pokémon found."

"Unknown Pokémon?" Serena blinked her eyes in shock. She hadn't heard Dexter say that before.

"This Pokémon hails from the Alola region. He is the midnight version of a Pokémon called Lycanroc. He's a Rock-type, but he is the slowest but most versatile when it comes to which moves he knows." Wasabi explained. The Lycanroc seemed surprised to see Wasabi here. Serena now understood what Mew said about her Pokémon being at a disadvantage naturally. The girl didn't think this Lycanroc looked like a Rock type. He looked more like a Normal type to her. The mouse continued, "This is Aurora's father's Lycanroc, too. His nickname is Lupus."

"Spare me the introduction, rodent. This wimp is who I need to kill? Should be child's play." Lupus said after Mew enabled him to speak. The Pokémon had a surprisingly deep voice for a Pokémon. It made Serena feel odd. The wolf-like Pokémon approached his prey, but Wasabi immediately used Thunderbolt to block his path. Wasabi narrowed her eyes and stood in front of Serena protectively.

"I will be your opponent, canine. Serena shall be my commander… and you will go down. You will not lay a claw on her." Wasabi growled.

"I can tell by her stance and the fact that Mew is here that this girl barely knows what she's doing. Even if you're stronger than me, that won't matter without a good trainer. Let's see how you'll crash and burn…" Lupus said with a grin.

Wasabi responded with sparks forming at her cheeks and narrowed eyes. Lupus cracked his fists and got into a battle stance. Wasabi looked at Serena for instructions. After what happened in her earlier battle with Gordo, Serena didn't have too much confidence in herself, but knew she didn't have a choice.

Serena said with slight hesitance, "Wasabi, use Thunderbolt!"

The Raichu heeded to her temporary trainer's call. She summoned a lot of electrical power and shot it at the rock type. Instead of taking it, Lupus created several rocks around himself and shot at the Thunderbolt. The two attacks clashed and formed dust. Serena started to cough due to being in an enclosed area. However, Wasabi's attack broke through Lupus's Stone Edge and hit him directly.

Serena smiled at the result. It didn't surprise her that Aurora's Pokémon would be stronger than her father's Pokémon, but that made things a lot easier than the other way around. Lupus shook off the electric attack the best way he could. Once the dust cleared, Serena saw the Lycanroc's eyes glowing red with annoyance.

Serena began to think about what other moves Wasabi told her she had. Even though Wasabi knew Surf, she didn't want everyone to drown within the cave. So, she decided to stick with moves that would be more contained. Serena quickly remembered another move Wasabi knew that would be super effective. Serena commanded, "Now use Iron Tail!"

Wasabi made her long tail glow a steely gray. Lupus looked prepared to take the attack. The brown tip of the top of its fur began to glow red. With a yell, Wasabi slammed her tail into the rock type's head. Although he winced slightly at the impact, he suddenly became surrounded by a red aura. Lupus counterattacked by tackling Wasabi in the gut. The electric type exhaled in pain. Serena looked horrified when Wasabi fell on her knees in slight pain.

"Wasabi!" Serena said in a panic. Wasabi made a reassuring gesture and shook herself off. Lupus started to approach Wasabi with his head glowing blue. Serena recognized the move as Zen Headbutt. She didn't know what to do and froze in her spot. Upon not hearing a command, Wasabi turned to Serena and noticed her anxiety.

"I'm… fine. Please… command me!" Wasabi called out. That was enough to snap Serena out of her trance.

"Oh… sorry! Dodge that and counterattack with Thunder Punch!" Serena said.

Wasabi sighed, but nevertheless decided to do what she wanted. The mouse knew exactly how the interaction would go, but decided to let Serena see for herself. When Lupus went for a headbutt, Wasabi instantly dodged it and charged her fists in electricity. With a cry, she punched Lupus in the same area he had tacked her in. Lupus hissed in pain.

When Wasabi went for another punch, Lupus once again made the brown tip of his fur glow red. Serena still didn't know what that move was because she'd never seen it before today. When Wasabi punched Lupus again, he once again became surrounded in red aura and counterattacked by punching Wasabi. Wasabi screamed as she was knocked into the cave wall. Smoke ensured after the impact. Lupus smiled in triumph. Serena looked horribly dismayed and immediately tried to help out Wasabi. As soon as she made a step to approach, she noticed sparks flying wildly throughout the cave even though the smoke.

Once the smoke cleared, Serena noticed Wasabi's cheeks and tail were producing massive amounts of electricity in annoyance. Instead of the yellowish color Serena had witnessed before, the electricity was a deep violet. Wasabi forced herself off the wall and glared at the Lycanroc menacingly. She forced her electricity to weaken back to yellow. Lupus was eager to continue the battle. He didn't think he'd beaten up Wasabi enough anyway. Wasabi looked at Serena for another command, but didn't hear anything from Serena again. When she turned around again, she noticed Serena had her eyes closed tightly in shame.

Serena felt so useless. Even when she had a powerful Pokémon had her disposal like Wasabi, she still couldn't do anything. The girl felt weak. She felt like she was a failure as a trainer and lost the will to continue. Seeing Lupus's brutality match his trainer was startling. Her mind temporarily replaced Wasabi with a nearly dead Delphox.

"I'm… so sorry. I… I can't do it. I'm… not good enough for this…" Serena said with a dejected tone.

"Serena?" Wasabi noticed she lost all resolve in her voice. Wasabi looked up at Mew for any sort of hint. Mew was watching everything neutrally and her eyes gave no sort of help. Wasabi knew it was up to her before she would lose.

"Wasabi… I'm… so sorry. I can't protect anything or do anything right. Maybe… Ash's grandparents were right about me…" When Wasabi heard that, it stirred a wave of anger she hadn't experienced in years. Wasabi turned around and shot a weakened yellow Thunderbolt at Serena. Serena hissed more in surprise instead of pain. By virtue of being a psychic guardian, her natural resistance to electricity was high and Wasabi took advantage.

"Snap out of that self-pity mode this instant!" Wasabi said with a harsh tone. Serena stepped back in surprise because she had never spoken with that sort of tone before. Wasabi continued in a hardened voice, "Don't falter so quickly. You haven't lost yet! This version of Lycanroc's main move is Counter. Think about the best way to overcome defensive counterattacks… what do I look like I can do to overcome that? You need to be more privy to your Pokémon's strengths and utility. I do have a lot of utility, after all."

"Wasabi…" Serena didn't know how to respond to her. She sounded like a seasoned Pokémon. Wasabi shook her head at the incoming Lycanroc. She started to dodge Lupus's onslaught of Fire Punches on her own. Lupus looked frustrated at how fast Wasabi was. Serena watched the sight in awe and observation.

"You told me you'd never give up. Gonna go back on your words now?" Wasabi reminded.

When Serena heard Wasabi tell her to never give up, she imagined Ash right in front of her saying this and defending her. Then, she shook her head at herself. How could she have been acting so stupid? She resolved never to give up again… especially when there was still hope. Serena narrowed her eyes. Her psychic and guardian marks began to shimmer brightly. Mew went from looking neutral to looking intrigued for a split second before appearing neutral again.

"N-no! Never!" Serena said with stubbornness. Wasabi chuckled and she looked at her temporary trainer with renewed hope.

"Good. You got this! Just tell me what to do." Wasabi encouraged.

Serena knew she was holding Wasabi back and was determined to change that. Serena began to think about Wasabi's advice. She thought to herself, "Lupus specializes in counterattacking, just like his trainer. Trying to override defense didn't work with Delphox and Champ. What has Wasabi shown me that's her strength?"

Wasabi looked back for a split second to see if anything has changed in Serena's expression. Wasabi smiled when she noticed that she seemed to be strategizing. Wasabi decided to try and give Serena as much time as she needed to think by continuously dodging Lupus's onslaught. At this point, the wolf was irritated that the mouse would not let up her fleet-footedness. Seeing how Wasabi moved so quickly made Serena realize her strength.

Serena snapped her fingers, "Wasabi is super-fast and her best moves are special attacks. I can use her speed to my advantage and use her special attacks to attack from a distance! I doubt Lupus can bypass this without Mr. Gordo. It should be even more potent with Lupus getting tired."

Serena called out, "Wasabi! Think you can keep dodging Lupus's attacks?"

"It's been super simple so far. Consider it done." Wasabi said. She enunciated the word 'simple' heavily with a mischievous smile. Lupus grew angry at the taunt.

"I'll make you eat those words, rodent! Stay still!" Lupus growled.

Wasabi continued to dodge each of Lupus's punches expertly. Wasabi's smile turned more and more taunting and cocky. Lupus was fuming. He no longer was thinking about defending the crystal as per his master's request. He was thinking more about how he would punch this smug mouse's face in.

Serena notice Lupus's stance changed and his punches were getting more and more predictable. Serena looked for an opening for her to use. When Lupus when for a high Fire Punch, Serena seized the opportunity. Serena commanded, "Wasabi, grab his arm and throw him against the cave wall!"

Wasabi ducked the overhead swing and did exactly what Serena wanted. Lupus gasped when Wasabi grabbed his overextended arm and threw him against the cave wall. Shocked at how strong the Raichu was, Lupus struggled to get out of the hole he previously made with Wasabi.

"Now use Thunder and finish him off. Do it max power!" Serena brought her hand out.

Wasabi charged up a lot of power from her tail and cheeks. Sparks flew wildly around her. The sparks turned violet. Then, with all her might, Wasabi shot her massively charged Thunder at the stuck Rock type. Lupus screamed in agony as he took the electric type attack directly. Eventually, he couldn't take any more. The Lycanroc fell off of the wall with swiggly eyes, defeated.

Serena widened her eyes in shock. Then, she chirped in excitement. Without thinking, she went in and hugged Wasabi tightly. Wasabi didn't know what to make of the sudden contact. She laughed modestly and rubbed the top of her head slightly with her tail in slight embarrassment.

With Lupus defeated, Serena took the opportunity to take the crystal he was guarding. She put it in her bag. Seeing Lupus like this made Serena feel uneasy. As much as she wanted to, she couldn't leave a Pokémon like that. The girl looked around for Mew and asked her for her help. The primordial nodded.

Mew promptly healed Lupus. Lupus stretched himself out upon being healed. Then, he looked at Serena. Serena gulped and looked away. That Pokémon's eyes were too unnerving for her to look at directly. When she looked at him again, she noticed his expression was a lot more approving and he was giving her a thumb's up.

"Best of luck in the rest of the trial, girl. I respect strength… and you showed that. Lupa and Lucy are in for a treat, hahahaha!" With that, Lupus ran off to find his trainer. Serena smiled at the change in heart. Her resolve grew even stronger.

A/N: Ash's words really got through to Serena, huh? It's good to be able to persevere through adversity, after all~

I wonder if anyone guessed Lycanroc as the Pokemon used in the trial. Based on each form and how they approach battles in the anime, it seemed like a perfect fit. Which version of Lycanroc will Serena find next? Find out in the next chapter...

Next Chapter: Fleet Footed Folly

~SPG123~