The Strongest Mega Evolution Returns
(Outsiders Sidestory)
Episode 00: Preparing for the Ultimate Challenge!
Chapter 2


"...We are going to challenge the Kalos Elite Four, and then Champion Diantha! And we are going to win!"

At Alain's declaration, Alain's Pokémon all let out a cheer. Once they calmed down, Alain continued.

"Now, this is going to be tough. The Elite Four are the toughest trainers in Kalos, with some of the toughest Pokémon in Kalos," Alain paused for dramatic effect, "or rather, they used to be until we came along." Both the humans listening and the Pokémon in the audience chuckled a bit at this, causing Alain to faintly smile. "Regardless, they will be tough. You will have to battle at your absolute best, harder than you've ever battled before! So with that in mind, it's time we start training!"

The Pokémon again cheered, before Alain split them off into groups in order to train.


For the next few hours, Alain trained with his Pokemon extensively, calling upon his reserves to act as the Elite Four. He knew that if he were to accomplish his goal, he would have to understand each of the Elite Four member's various intricacies. Knowing them inside and out was the only path to success, and while he might not have had their exact Pokemon in place, he could at least simulate them.

"So," Professor Sycamore started, approaching Alain and causing the boy to turn his attention towards the professor, "which member of the Elite Four are you planning to fight first?"

"Ooh, ooh! I know, I know!" Mairin piped up while hopping excitedly, "I bet you're going to start by having a rematch with Siebold, right?"

"No. I'll save that for last," Alain contradicted and shook his head. "As for who to face first...I know Malva's been hoping for a rematch for a while now. I was thinking of battling her first."

"That...could be difficult," Professor Sycamore noted with a grimace. "Malva's helping the police with an investigation in Santalune City. It'll probably be some time before she's ready to battle."

"I see..." Alain muttered in disappointment. "...In that case...which member of the Elite Four is based closest to here?"

"All four members of the Kalos Elite Four typically spend their time fairly close to Lumiose City," Sycamore paused and tapped his chin before nodding to himself. "Malva, when she's not helping the police or going elsewhere as a news reporter, accepts challenges right here in Lumiose. Wilkstrom battles at the Battle Chateau on Route 7. Siebold is at his restaurant in Ambrette Town, and Drasna lives and battles in Kiloude City."

"Hmm...in that case..." the Trainer muttered, deep in thought. "...I'll fight Wilkstrom first."

"I see. What Pokémon are you planning on using?" the professor asked, genuinely curious.

"Obviously, Charizard will be one of them," Alain revealed. "Since Wilkstrom uses Steel-Types, I'll bring Breloom as well, and I was thinking..."

While the two continued to talk, Mairin checked the time before looking back up at her friend in a start. "Hey, Alain! We've got to go! It's lunch time!"

"Oh? Guess we better get going," Alain noted, before turning to his Pokémon. "Alright! That's enough for today!" At that, the Pokémon broke off from their training, taking a few moments to relax, before Alain called six of them back into their PokéBalls. He then turned to Professor Sycamore. "We'll stop by again tomorrow."

"I'll see you then," Sycamore agreed, as Alain and Mairin made their way out of the building. Sycamore saw them out, waving them goodbye as they left the lab, and once he was certain they were out of earshot he pulled out a HoloCaster. "He's in town. Are you ready to go?"

"Almost," the voice on the other end said. They continued chatting about something when Augustine heard the doorbell, causing him to turn his complete attention towards the unexpected sound. Had Louise and Saito gotten back from the Gym earlier than he expected?

"I'll have to hang up now. Try to be ready by tomorrow, please," he asked.

"Tomorrow? Hm...I think we can manage, but it won't be easy. Can you keep him away from the lab for a bit?"

"Hmm...y'know, I've got an idea."


The next day...


Marin had dragged Alain out of bed bright and early that morning, and after breakfast, the too of them were making their way to Professor Sycamore's lab, at a much more sedate pace than before. The two of them were content to take their time and simply chat about what was going on in their lives. They weren't expecting to meet him halfway there.

"Hey!" He greeted, standing near the gate to Kalos Route 5.

"Professor Sycamore? What are you doing out here?" Mairin asked as the two trainers came to a stop.

"I was just seeing some trainers off," the professor explained. He then paused, as though in thought. "Say, Alain..."

"What is it?" Alain asked with a slightly raised eyebrow. His curiosity only deepened when Sycamore looked to the side and smiled knowingly.

"Did you know? The battlefield where Ash and Clemont had their first battle is fairly close to my lab. It was also Ash's first battle in the Kalos Region."

"Is that so?" Alain blinked. "That's interesting, but why bring it up now?"

"I was just thinking...are you sure you're ready to take on the Elite Four?" Sycamore suddenly asked, causing Alain to look at the professor in slight shock.

"What are you saying? Of course he is!" Mairin declared with utmost convction, appearing to be more offended than the champion himself was.

"Are you sure about that? After all, all four members of the Elite Four can use Mega Evolution, as can the Champion, and Alain can't use Mega Evolution anymore. Can he really defeat them as he is now?"

Alain bit his lip at that. These were questions he'd asked himself, of course. He had also wondered if he'd be able to do something like that. His thoughts drifted back to the events of the past year, towards all the battles he had undergone. Alain had battled trainers, Gym leaders, members of the Elite Four, and finally his thoughts turned towards the person he was truly training to battle once again. His eyes hardened, and he came to a conclusion.

"Ash held his own against Mega Evolved Pokémon even without Mega Evolutions of his own," he pointed out. "He managed to battle his way through every obstacle in Kalos through his own grit and determination, and if he can do it, so can I. That's why no matter who the opponent is, I'll battle them with everything I've got, Mega Evolution or no Mega Evolution!"

Professor Sycamore smirked at this. "In that case...how about battling Garchomp and I right now? It'll be good practice."

"You're on!" Alain agreed immediately, causing Sycamore to smile a tad too enthusiastically.

"I was hoping you'd say that," Professor Sycamore admitted. "We'll battle on the battlefield I mentioned before. Follow me!" With that, the professor ran off. Alain followed behind him.

"Wh-Whoa, wait for me!" Mairin called as she ran off after them. Once they reached the battlefield, Augustine stood at one end, having thrown off his lab coat, while Alain stood at the other. Mairin stood in the middle, acting as referee.

"We'll have a one-on-one battle!" Augustine declared, throwing a PokéBall into the air. "Garchomp, go!"

"Fine by me!" Alain agreed, throwing out his own PokéBall. "Charizard, go!"

In two separate flashes of blue light, the Mach Pokémon and the Flame Pokémon had both materialized, staring each other down.

"Alright then, battle...begin!" Mairin declared.

"Charizard, use Dragon Claw!" Alain shouted.

"In that case, we'll use Dragon Claw too!"

Both Pokémon roared and charged at each other, glowing green energy emitting from their claws. The two soon collided, claws pushing up against each other as each side struggled for dominance, their feet digging into the ground and beads of sweat appearing on their brows. After an intense struggle, Garchomp won out and launched Charizard into the air.

"Don't take that lying down! Use Flamethrower!" Alain ordered without missing a beat.

"You too, Garchomp!"

Charizard righted himself midair and exhaled a jet of flames, while Garchomp did the same. The two streams of fire struck in midair, pushing back-and-forth until Charizard's flames pushed through, washing over Garchomp.

"Not bad," Augustine complimented, "but let's see how you like a dose of Garchomp's Rock Slide!"

Garchomp let out a roar, rocks forming in the air above the Flame Pokémon. For a moment, Alain's eyes widened before they hardened themselves yet again.

"Put a stop to it with Air Slash, then follow up with Dragon Pulse!" In response, the Flame Pokémon in question roared and flapped his wings, launching a blade of air at the Dragon-type that sent her flying backwards, the rocks in the air vanishing. Immediately afterwards, he exhaled another stream of fire, this one a mix of purple, blue, and red in color. The flames exploded on contact, again sending the Mach Pokémon flying.

"Air Slash and Dragon Pulse?" Alain's opponent questioned as Garchomp climbed to her feet. "Charizard couldn't use those moves before."

"I felt Charizard needed a few more moves if we were going to take on the Elite Four," Alain explained, the Flame Pokémon landing in front of him. "So I taught him some."

"Marvelous! You're as strong as ever, Alain," Sycamore declared, before a serious look grew on his face, and he reached into his pocket. "So I suppose it's time for me to kick things up a notch!" At that, the Professor pulled out a familiar, green object.

"Here it comes..." Alain noted, as both he and his Pokémon tensed.

"The time has come, Garchomp!" Sycamore declared, a bright white light coming from the Key Stone, while blue light emerged from the Garchompite on Garchomp's collar. "Mega Evolve!"

The Mach Pokémon roared in agreement as the two lights connected, a multicolored light enveloping Garchomp, as her collar vanished and her shape changed. The fin on her back grew longer, and several notches appeared in it. The blades on her arm changed shape, now looking more like the scythe blades on Scyther or a Lurantis, and her head and shoulders were now more angular. The light burst away, revealing the form of Mega Garchomp, who let out a fierce roar.

"Are you ready, Alain? Because this is where the real battle begins!" Augustine taunted. "Garchomp, Stone Edge!"

Garchomp roared once again and slammed one of her scythe arms into the ground, causing several pillars of glowing blue rocks to emerge in the air in front of him. Charizard responded by jumping into the air and taking flight, flying over the rocks as he exhaled another Dragon Pulse, but with the power boost from Mega Evolution, Garchomp easily tore it apart with a Dragon Claw. The Mega Evolved Mach Pokémon then let off a roar as a Rock Slide fell from the air, sending the Flame Pokémon hurtling down towards the Stone Edge, resulting in a large cloud of dust. When the dust cleared, Charizard was flat on his back, but climbed to his feet quickly.

"Can you keep going, Charizard?" Alain asked. The Flame Pokémon roared in confirmation. "Then use Dragon Pulse!"

Charizard again exhaled a stream of purplish fire, and Garchomp again tore it apart with her Dragon Claw. But this time, when the fire was cleared away, Charizard was nowhere in sight.

"Above you!" Augustine warned. Garchomp looked up just in time to receive a Flamethrower to the face. Being a Dragon-Type, Fire-Type moves weren't very effective against her, but Charizard had a fair bit more battle experience then her, and having a jet of fire slam into your face still wasn't particularly pleasant. The moment the flames dissipated, the Flame Pokémon launched another Dragon Pulse, again sending the Mach Pokémon hurtling backwards. "Knock him out of the sky with Draco Meteor!"

Garchomp roared in agreement, energy gathering into her stomach, before she launched it into the air. It exploded into a swarm of orange meteors, hurtling down over the field. Despite his best efforts, Charizard couldn't avoid them all, and two of them slammed into him, sending him crashing to the ground.

"Don't let up! Dragon Claw!"

"Charizard! Blast Burn!" Alain roared in response. At that, Charizard snapped up and roared along with him, a dome of fire forming around his body that sent Mega Garchomp flying back. The Flame Pokémon then slammed his fist into the ground, causing several cracks to form in the earth beneath him, flames rising from them as they slowly advanced towards the Mach Pokémon.

"Garchomp, look out!" Sycamore warned, but it was too late. Garchomp only had enough time to widen her eyes in horror before the ground beneath her exploded into a gigantic pillar of flame. When it cleared, the Mega Evolved Mach Pokémon was on her knees, panting, and covered in burns. Charizard was also panting, exhausted from the amount of energy poured into that attack.

"Can you still get up, Garchomp?" Augustine asked. The Dragon-Type in question nodded, and struggled to her feet.

"That wasn't enough to take her down!?" Alain gasped.

"That's right! Now, Garchomp! Use Stone Edge!"

Garchomp roared and slammed her scythe-arms into the ground, again launching the devastating Rock-Type attack towards the Flame Pokémon, who was powerless to avoid it after launching an attack as powerful as Blast Burn. The rocks exploded on contact, as Charizard fell onto his back.

"Charizard!" Alain cried out.

"Now wrap this up with Hyper Beam!" Augustine ordered. Garchomp opened her mouth wide, quickly gathering a ball of blackish energy in her mouth.

Charizard had just enough time to struggle to his feet before Garchomp fired the beam, making direct contact with Charizard's stomach and exploding. When the smoke cleared, Charizard was on his back, unmoving. Augustine looked on sternly. Mairin and Alain both had eyes wide with horror, before Alain looked down bitterly. Somberly, Mairin waited for a few moments before holding out her hand to signal the end of a match.

"Sorry, Alain...Charizard is unable to-!"

"No!" Alain interrupted, shocking the others present. "I know Charizard, and I know he has more in him than this!" He turned towards the Flame Pokémon in question. "I know we can win this Charizard! After everything we've been through, every battle we've had...are you really okay losing here!? Like this!?"

Charizard stirred slightly, but remained unmoving. But then, another voice was heard. It sounded like a sharp, fierce, croaking noise. Everyone looked towards the source, finding a familiar Pokémon standing on the branch of a nearby tree. It was a tall, blue, frog-like Pokémon, with it's long tongue wrapped around it's neck like a scarf. It had different patterns on it's body than most Pokémon of it's species, and it had a giant shuriken made of water on it's back.

"Is that...?" Augustine gasped. Alain took it in stride, turning back to Charizard.

"You see? They came to watch this battle! Can you really let yourself lose here!?"

At this, Charizard's eyes snapped open, now glowing bright red as he leapt to his feet, letting off a fierce roar as the fire on his tail grew brighter and larger than ever before, and a red, fiery aura covered his body.

"What's that!?" Mairin gasped.

"Charizard's ability, Blaze," Augustine noted. "Since he's on his last legs, his Fire-Type moves have grown a lot stronger!"

"Use Flamethrower!" Alain called, an added energy in his voice. Charizard roared, and exhaled yet another jet of flame, this one far more intense than any one before it. Garchomp had long since recharged from the Hyper Beam, and so attempted to block it with Dragon Claw. The Blaze-boosted flames easily overwhelmed Garchomp's claws and washed over her. The moment they died down, Garchomp looked up to see Charizard flying towards her, wings glowing with the silvery light of a Steel Wing. Garchomp responded by launching another Stone Edge, but the Flame Pokémon easily evaded it, and slammed his left wing into the Mach Pokémon's face. The force of the blow pushed her backwards, but she did not fall, swinging her arms around for another Dragon Claw to push Charizard away. He was knocked back, but quickly launched forwards with his own Dragon Claw, slashing at Garchomp's stomach and bringing her to her knees.

"Now! Seismic Toss!" Alain declared.

"'Seismic Toss?'" Augustine repeated in surprise. Sure enough, Charizard reached underneath Garchomp's arms and grabbed her, before flying up into the air, carrying the Mega Evolved Mach Pokémon with him. The Dragon-type flailed around, attempting to break free, but Charizard held tight as he flew in a few loops, before flying straight down at full speed, and letting go of his opponent. Garchomp slammed into the ground face-first with the speed of a bullet, creating a large cloud of dust as she landed. Charizard landed much more softly on his feet, standing in front of Alain, as Trainer and Pokémon alike gazed intently at the cloud, waiting for the result.

"Garchomp!" Augustine cried out in distress. When the dust cleared, there was a giant crater in the center of the field, with Garchomp lying in the middle of it. In a flash of purplish light, Garchomp returned to her regular form.

"Alright!" Mairin cheered, halfway through jumping in the air, before remembering she was acting as the referee. "Ahem, I mean...Garchomp is unable to battle! Charizard is the winner! Which of course means..." Mairin then proceeded to run up and glomp Alain. "...this match goes to Alain!"

Alain chuckled slightly, and once she let go, he walked up to Charizard. The light of blaze faded, and the Flame Pokémon once again started panting.

"Great job, Charizard," he complimented. On the other end of the battlefield, Professor Sycamore had put his lab coat back on, and walked up to the crater as Garchomp climbed out.

"You did marvelous, Garchomp," he complimented the Mach Pokémon, patting her head. "Now take a nice rest." Garchomp smiled, as Sycamore returned her to her PokéBall. The professor then walked towards Alain, clapping his hands as he did. "And that was simply a marvelous battle, Alain. When did you teach Charizard Seismic Toss?"

"I found some videos of Ash's old Pokémon League Battle on the internet, and in the Johto League, he had a Charizard that used Seismic Toss. It seemed like it could be a useful move, so Charizard and I started working on it," Alain explained. "Speaking of which..." He then turned towards the other Pokémon that had showed up to watch the battle. Said Pokémon was still standing on that same tree branch, watching carefully.

"Did you see that?" Alain asked. "We've grown stronger. And we'll keep getting stronger. And once we've become the Champion, we'll battle you again. And I sure hope you're ready, because it will be the greatest battle of your life!"

Charizard roared in agreement.

The Pokémon smirked, before pumping a webbed fist.


In another Region, far, far away from Kalos...


"Bring it on!" A young boy clad in a striped t-shirt and a red baseball cap declared, standing up and pumping his fist as well...despite being in the middle of a classroom. He laughed sheepishly at the stares from the teacher and his classmates, then sat back down.


Back to Kalos...


Somehow, Alain seemed to have gotten the message, as he nodded. Greninja nodded as well, letting out a croak as his form fell away like water, and he returned to his regular form. He then jumped from the tree branch to the roof of a nearby building, before dashing off, out of sight.

"It was nice to see him again," Professor Sycamore noted. "So, shall we head back to the lab?"

"Yeah," Alain agreed, already recalling Charizard and starting to walk off, "our Pokémon need rest, after all."

Sycamore nodded and followed after him, Mairin dashing ahead. It wasn't long before they reached the lab. As Alain turned the handle and opened the door...

"SURPRISE!"

...He was greeted by shouts from Clemont, Bonnie, Meyer, Clembot, Sawyer, Sophie, and Cosette. There was a banner hung from the ceiling that read 'Happy Birthday, Alain!'

"What?" Alain gasped. "But my birthday isn't until-" he pulled out his HoloCaster, checked the date, and blinked. "...today. Huh."

"Wow! You actually forgot," Mairin laughed.

"...You were in on this?" Alain asked. Mairin chuckled, and nodded.

"Sycamore and I planned it out over the phone while we were on the way to Lumiose."

"I admit, the real purpose behind that battle was to keep you away from the lab long enough for them to set all this up," Professor Sycamore laughed. "Have to admit, I kind of got a little carried away there."

"You went complete ham, is what you did," Mairin accused, making the partygoers laugh at the professor's expense.

"I see. While this is all nice, we do need to heal Charizard and Garchomp," Alain pointed out. "It wouldn't be fair if we left them out."

"True. We can really get started once those two are alright."

"Well, hurry up then!" Mairin shouted, pushing the two of them towards the room where the healing machine was located. It took a few minutes, but once they were fully healed, the Pokémon were let out of their PokéBalls, and allowed to join in on the party, which had been mostly set up in the Pokémon living area so that all of Alain's Pokémon could join in. With that done, Sophie started up a conversation.

"So, Alain," she began, "Professor Sycamore tells me you're planning to take on the Elite Four?" At this, everyone in the room turned to Alain.

"Really!? That's awesome!" Bonnie cheered. "I just know you're going to win!"

"We'll all be rooting for you!" Clembot added.

"Thanks...and yes. I'm challenging the Elite Four. And I plan to win," Alain stated.

"In that case...you're probably going to need the presents we got you," Cosette giggled, reaching toward a wrapped-up box on the table.

"Wait, wait! He needs to open mine first!" Mairin pointed out, before turning to Sawyer. "You brought it, didn't you?"

"Of course!" The young boy confirmed. "Steven sent it over last week!"

"Steven?" Alain asked. Mairin ignored him and pulled out a small box from within her pockets, while Sawyer reached into his own bag. While Sawyer searched for whatever it is he was looking for, Mairin handed Alain the box.

"Here, this is from me! Happy birthday, Alain!"

Alain took the box, then hesitantly opened it. Inside was what appeared to be a wristband, made of fluffy, blue material similar to the scarf he wore, with a metallic, circular indentation embedded on one side. It looked oddly familiar.

"And of course that wouldn't be complete without this!" Sawyer added, holding up an envelope. "This is from Steven."

Alain took the envelope, opening it up and pulling out a card. Written in fancy handwriting was:

Hey Alain!

Happy birthday! Sorry I couldn't be there in person, but my work as Champion keeps me busy.
Mairin gave me a good idea for a present, so I sent Sawyer along to bring it to you! Hope you enjoy it. Let's battle again some time!

Regards,

Steven Stone

Alain blinked, noting the envelope still felt a bit heavy. After digging around, he found something else inside of it. A green, marble-like stone with a double helix pattern inside it.

"This is...a Key Stone?" Alain gasped.

"Yep! And an wristband to hold it in! I made the wristband myself," Mairin boasted. Alain was still wide-eyed, but placed the Keystone inside the indentation on the wristband, then slid the wristband around his wrist.

"And next up is ours!" Cosette added, holding up the box she had been reaching for earlier. "Sophie and I have been searching for it for the past few weeks...and Professor Sycamore was supposed to come with us, but then all the stuff with Ms. Valliere happened..."

"Of course, this present is for Charizard, rather than Alan," Sophie pointed out, as Alain took the box.

He looked it over for a moment, before gently pulling off the wrapping, and opening the box. Inside was a fluffy, blue scarf similar to his, and sewn into that scarf was...

"A Charizardite X..." Alain realized. Charizard growled inquisitively as he looked on.

"We all know how much you wanted Charizard to be able to Mega Evolve again, and we all wanted to see it again too!" Mairin explained.

"So when some friends of mine called me and said they found a cavern with a weird blue stone in it, I told the professor right away!" Bonnie added.

"Which is when we went out searching for it," Cosette, added onto that, "we also told Mairin about it..."

"...so I called Steven to see if he had a spare Key Stone!" Mairin finished, smiling wide.

"You guys..." Alain smiled, small tears beginning to form at the corners of his eyes. "Thank you. Thank you so much." He then held up the scarf. "Well, Charizard?"

Charizard nodded, as Alain wrapped the scarf around his neck.

"They're warmer than the cold, metal ones Lysandre gave us, aren't they?" Alain noted, feeling the wristband.

The Flame Pokémon let out a soft, growling noise, and nodded.

"Tomorrow, we'll set off for the Battle Chateau, and challenge Wilkstrom...and thanks to you guys...I know we're going to win!"

"But for today...let's party!" Mairin shouted.

"Yeah!" Everyone agreed.

And party they did. There was cake, a few games...

But no party lasts forever, and soon the party was finished, the decorations put away, and guests returned home.


The next day...


"Best of luck facing the Elite Four. You know I'll be behind on all the way," Professor Sycamore encouraged, seeing Alain off at the Route gate.

"Thanks," Alain acknowledged, "I'll do my best. The next time we meet...I'll be preparing to take on the Champion!"

"And you know he won't lose, because I'll be there the whole time cheering him on!" Mairin added.

"Of course," Sycamore chuckled. With that, Alain and Mairin walked onwards to Kalos Route 5, waving goodbye to the Professor as they did. They'd barely been traveling ten minutes when another trainer on the road stopped them.

"Hey! I know you!" The trainer, a brown-haired woman, gasped, "You're Alain! The winner of last year's Kalos League!"

"That's right," he confirmed.

"Will you have a battle with me?" The woman asked. Around her neck was a choker with a Key Stone embedded in it.

"Sure. I've been hoping to get some more practice in before facing the Elite Four. Let's have a one-on-one battle!"

"Alright!" The woman cheered, before sending out her Pokémon, a Beedrill, while Alain sent out his Charizard. The woman tapped the Key Stone on her choker, and in a flash, her Beedrill had Mega Evolved.

"Are you ready, Charizard? This'll be our first Mega Evolution in quite some time," Alain asked.

Charizard roared in affirmation.

Alain smirked, and held up his arm, tapping the Key Stone, then recited the words the way he always had.

"Key Stone! Respond to my heart!" He changed, the familiar streams of yellow light emerging, and connecting to corresponding blue streams of light from Charizard's Mega Stone. "Beyond evolution! Mega Evolve!"

Charizard's new scarf vanished, as his body was covered by a multi-colored light, which upon clearing away, revealed the familiar sight of a dragon covered in black-and-blue scales, with spikes adorning it's shoulders and wings. His tail flame had turned a bright blue, and blue flames emerged from it's mouth.

"I'd almost forgotten how amazing it felt to Mega Evolve..." Alain noted, before calling his attack, "...so let's start the comeback of our Mega Evolution with a win! Charizard, Flamethrower!"

For the first time in a long while, Mega Charizard X let out a roar that shook the Earth, before exhaling a plume of bright, blue flames.

Next time:
Episode 01: The Knight with an Iron Will!


Hello, everyone! After a holiday break, here is another sidestory chapter for Outsiders, written by Catboy41! We hope you guys all enjoy it!

We will be going back to our regular schedule following this chapter.

Onto the Q&A:

Christopherprime22: I'm glad you enjoyed the PWE scene! We really enjoyed that one, too.

Bobble Head: Thank you. In actuality, this story was started a few months before hand, towards the beginning of 2018 over in Spacebattles. It's been a long, hard journey, but we intend to at least finish the Kalos portion of Outsiders.

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