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OOC ~

So I apologize for not posting the last few days; my college classes decided to dump work on me all at once >< I promise I will write my Elite Four battles soon. Also, on another hand, I would like to feel as though I'm not writing just for myself- Some feedback would be really nice- I make posts and feel like no one but maybe one friend I talk to actually reads them. I work really hard on these too, I feel they deserve some more love. </3 P.s. I will be also writing about my adventures post game, and writing pieces that continue the characters and things even when there is nothing left to do in game if I feel someone will actually read it. :\

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I HAVE SUCH A GREAT RP IDEA

Reblog if you would like to rp your trainer as their pokemon persona. Like they actually change into a pokemon. Either both change or one changes, it’d be a fun rp.

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((mystery dungeon style almost! cool!))

A Cool Victory: The Iceberg Badge

November 1st ~

Snowbelle City Gym

Leader: Wulfric

Tough as an iceberg, hot as a furnace. When I walked into the Snowbelle City Gym, the temperature seemed to drop 30 degrees. The entire Gym was kept frozen and icy by vents coming out of the walls. Somehow the Gym walls appeared to be in a ball shape, but what I was walking on was a platform in the middle of a bunch of movable squares whose position of rotation could be changed by colored panels on the floor. The platforms the Trainers stood on were accessible only by the way the rotating square platforms lined up and locked into place with the what the Trainers were standing on. The entire Gym was a puzzle of moving, slippery ice that took a while to solve. By the time I reached Wulfric, my fingers and toes were numb. I stood in front of him with a proud sense of accomplishment and thought back to my first Gym Battle with Viola. I had been so nervous then, and all the way through most of the rest of the Gyms, but after the entire Team Flare scenario, I had become a lot more confident; I knew my Pokémon and I knew what I was doing. It also helped that through the entire ordeal I had gained some much needed self-confidence. Wulfric stood on against block of ice that was colored; steam from the ice rose up between the two of us. A Poke ball was carved in the center, and as most Gym Leaders, he stood on one side of the ball while I would stand on the other. Behind him, many colored panels of ice arranged in shapes would make for a beautiful background during our battle. I hoped my Pokémon could deal with the cold. I stepped onto my side of the Poke ball. “Y’know what? Ice is both extremely hard and terribly fragile at the same time. You know what that means? Depending on which Pokémon you choose and what moves they use, I could be your most challenging opponent yet or I could be a total pushover. But that’s alright. That’s how it should be! Anyway, enough of my rambling! Let’s get this show on the road!” He laughed heartily and slapped his big stomach before ending out his first Pokémon, Abomasnow. I sent Yin out, whose Sky Uppercut was super effective against his first Pokémon, and second, Cryogonal. His third was a Pokémon I had only seen one another time, an Avalugg. This Pokémon looked to be a hard, angry chunk of ice who had an amazing defense. It honestly gave me some trouble, with Curse raising its Attack and Defense, but after a few turns it too fell to my amazing team. I stood there smiling, too proud to speak. I had thought I never had a chance, that I didn’t have what it took to be a good Trainer, never mind a Trainer capable of obtaining all 8 Gym Badges. “Outstanding! I’m tough as an iceberg, but you smashed me through and through! Impressive! Your Pokémon fought with great courage. I can tell that you’ve trained your Pokémon well.” He handed me a shining gold snowflake-shaped Badge adorn with blue gemstones that looked like Sapphires. In the center of the Badge was a light blue decoration of what was supposed to be ice. “What you have right there is called the Iceberg Badge! As long as you have that, any and all of your Pokémon will surely look up to you and do their absolute best in battle. Let me give you this too.” Wulfric handed me a TM Disc for TM 13, Ice Beam. “Oh awesome, Ice Beam! Thank you.” “This move has an accuracy of 100 percent! Not only that, but every once in a while, it will freeze the target it hits, too! I hope you’ve learned a valuable lesson today. Being rigid can make you tough, but it will also render you fragile. You’re better off being flexible. You know what I mean? Some people are fluid like water and can adapt to their environment without losing what’s important on the inside. Not me, though. I guess I’m too stubborn. Maybe that’s why I love Ice types.” “Maybe.” I laughed. He wished me the best of luck, and pressed a switch that lowered a giant sliding platform I could slide all the way to the exit of the Gym.

When I got outside, the greeter followed me. “There’s the future Champ I know and love! Looks like you trumped our ol’ Gym Leader! It’s never a bad thing to test the limits of your strength. Am I right or am I right? And since you’re such a star, I guess that means you’re off to the Pokémon League!” I nodded and the greeter moved aside to let Wulfric through the door. “You know what? You have all the Gym Badges now, so there’s really only one thing left to do… It’s time you headed off to the Pokémon League! Listen up, now… Trust in your Pokémon, and there’s no limit to what you can achieve!” “Thank you Sir, I will.” I smiled, and headed to the Pokémon Center. I had my eighth Badge, now it was for the ultimate test. ~ Claire

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The Village of Pokemon

November 1st ~

The Winding Woods was so dense that snow hadn’t even fallen on the ground, just on the canopy of the trees. Inside, the forest seemed to harbor warmth, which I greatly appreciated. The woods was a grassy place bursting with Pokémon, which was surprising seeing so many Pokémon so close to a City. There were a surprising amount of Trainers in here as well, which was good preparation if I was going to beat Wulfric. I almost got lost inside these winding woods if it wasn’t for my Noivern’s excellent sense of direction; she flew above me and the trees to make sure we were going the right way. Eventually I came to TM 53, which was Energy Ball. Through my trip in the forest I nearly missed catching a Noctowl. I also caught a Foongus and its evolution Amoongus, a Trevenant, Gothorita, and also spent a long time chasing after a running Zoroark. The Pokémon led me to a clearing in the forest filled with yellow flowers, and I caught it when it had nowhere left to run. “Got it!” I cheered, when I noticed someone was standing behind me and heard a scattering in the flowers. He was an older man with some weight on him and a long white beard cloaking his face. His eyes were as blue as ice and the windbreaker that was tied by its sleeves around his neck. “Great catch. You know what this place is?” “Thank you, and no Sir, I have no idea.” “Welcome to Pokémon Village. This place is a secret, y’know? Most of the Pokémon here are runaways—escaped from bad people who did awful things to them. It’s a shame how many heartless Trainers who can’t bother to care for their Pokémon are out there. Some of these Pokémon though… Some of ‘em are just too strong and found they didn’t really have a place in the outside world, so they came here.” “Wow… This seems like a wonderful place for Pokémon to retreat to, though its terrible this beautiful place was made because people treated Pokémon badly… I don’t know why anyone would ever hurt a Pokémon… They’re such wonderful creatures.” I looked to Caeruleus to the left of me. “Pokémon are my best friends, hurting them would be like hurting family.” “Hmm… I see. Your Pokémon sure seem to think highly of you. You’ve had some good times together, haven’t you?” He turned to the valley of flowers and called out. “Hey! You can all come out now. This one’s all right!” Suddenly a couple of Furfrous and Fletchlings popped out of the grass. “Sometimes I get worried and come here to check on everyone. Oh—excuse my manners. We haven’t even had a proper introduction yet. The name’s Wulfric. I’m usually over at the Gym in Snowbelle City, since I’m the Gym Leadr and all. Let me guess—you want to challenge me?” I nodded. “I thought so. Sorry to inconvenience you like this. I’ll be waiting for you back at the Gym, then. Before you come by, I think it would do you good to spend some time with the Pokémon here.” With that, he headed back into the woods. I stepped forward and knelt down to the nearest Furfrou, who offered me a rare berry. I petted the nervous Pokémon. “It’s okay. Here, Caeruleus, let them know it’s okay.” I called out my Kalos starter and he knelt down and gestured to the Pokémon. A moment later, they warmed up to me. I spent about an hour there with them, giving them the rightful attention they so well deserved but never received. It was sad that so many Pokémon were abused, and I left the Pokémon Village with a heavy heart. I vowed I would come back some time to spend more of my days with them.

~ Claire

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Snowbelle City

November 1st ~

Toward the end of Route 19, the air became really cold. Already shivering from being soaked, I wasn’t too happy when I reached Snowbelle and saw that both the ground was covered in snow and that it had begun snowing again. I went to the Pokémon Center and changed in some warmer clothes before exploring the slippery city. I came across a clothing store, which I entered and shopped around a little while to warm up. In one of the houses, I traded a Jigglypuff for a woman’s Bisharp, which I was excited about. Bisharp, the blade Pokémon, would be a nice addition to the Pokémon in my boxes.

In this City where everyone needed to pinch pennies to stay warm, not many could help out a traveling Trainer, but I didn’t mind; by now I had enough money to take care of myself. Still, sometimes even when I pointed this out to people, they still insisted on giving me things, like a Battle girl who gave me TM 08, Bulk Up. In the Pokémon Center, I heard a song whose words sounded hauntingly familiar. Pondering on it a moment, I realized it was a song about AZ. I wondered if the singer knew the man who he was singing about. I tipped him, and then met up with Mr. Bonding, who gave me the O-Power for restoring the PP of my Pokémon. In front of the Gym, I was told that Wulfric, the Gym Leader, was out in the Winding Woods, and that if I wanted to challenge him, I would have to find him. I stood in front of the Gym. This was my last Gym stop. Honestly, I was a little sad for this phase of my journey to be over so soon. Pretty soon, I would be in front of the Elite Four, if I got there that is. Behind the Gym, an Abomasnow watched over the town. I smiled; Abomasnow would forever bring back both fond and sad memories. I sat down on a bench that looked out over the City, and warmed my hands. “I guess I should get moving and find Wulfric now.” I wandered around until I found an exit to the town that led into a dense forest, which swallowed me when I walked inside it. ~ Claire

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Route 19 & The Battles On a Bridge

November 1st ~

Route 19 was between me and the next city, and I saw no stopping now. It was only mid-afternoon and I felt I would be awake a while longer, so why not continue on? When I first entered Route 19, I was greeted by the stinky smell of a swamp, and cold water to wade through after a nice walk through some deceiving flower patches. The November air chilled me to the bone, especially after wading through muck and stepping on Stunfisks. Along this route were a lot of Pokémon Rangers, who were always interesting to fight. After being covered in muck up to my thighs, I came to a wooden bridge, which was a nice transition from what I was just walking through. Along this route I found a Max Revive, HP Up, Toxic Plate, Damp Rock, a PP UP, and the TM for Sludge Bomb, TM 36. I alos ended up catching one other Pokémon along this Route I didn’t have, which was a huge Drapion. Along a second bridge I crossed, I was met up with Shauna, who asked me if I knew what was gong to happen. I awkwardly said no, and she told me we were going to battle, and she sent out her Delphox, who I hadn’t seen since it was a tiny Fennekin with a lot of attitude. It seems it had grown up to finally have a calm demeanor. Shauna battled with a Delcatty and Goodra other than her starter, and it turns out they were pretty strong Pokémon. Still, my Pokémon didn’t have too much trouble to defeat her. After her defeat, Tierno and Trevor met up with us and they too wanted to battle me to get to know me better, since I had saved their lives, which I thought was sweet. I battled them both and had no problem, and was surprised at how much both of them had grown as well. Tierno had a Talonflame, Roserade, and a Crawdaunt, and Trevor had a Raichu, Florges, and a Aerodactyl. After our battle, Trevor wondered if he had what it took to be the best with his Pokémon, and Shauna pointed out how much Trevor had grown. The two told me Calem was off training with the Mega Evolution Guru, which I was surprised to hear. It seems he still wanted to be able to Mega Evolve. The two boys said they had something to do, and took off, and Shauna said she was happy she went on a journey. I agreed. “You’ve grown a lot too, you know.” She looked away for a moment and then turned back to me. “Maybe you’re right. Here, this is from us.” She handed me a shining disc, the HM for Waterfall, the last one I needed. “Thank you.” I smiled. She left with a smile on her face, leaving me to continue on my journey. ~ Claire

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Xerneas & Couriway Town

November 1st ~

It had been a few days after the entire incident with Team Flare, and I had left my Pokémon resting in Anistar City while I began training some new Pokémon I hadn’t used until now. I also spent a lot of time with Xerneas in the middle of the Santalune forest, where people wouldn’t gawk; Pidgeot had been happy to make the trips back and forth. I spent a few days camping there, healing Xerneas’s wounds and working on mending its spirit. I had banaged its injuries and looked over it as it healed, but I was no nurse joy. Still, I didn’t feel comfortable bringing such a rare Pokémon to a Pokémon Center, even if the nurses there were some of the nicest people. It was just too risky.

The Legendary Pokémon was a quiet creature, it was very gentle too, and a bit nervous around me at first. In the beginning I had sat down on the forest floor and brought the majestic creature out of its Poke ball. At first, I was afraid it would run away, but it became apparent that Xerneas was very curious about the human that had managed to catch it. It took a few days for Xerneas to recover its strength, but it healed a lot faster than my other Pokémon would. As I sat in the center of a small clearing of trees, I called out and spoke softly to the life-giver. “I’m so sorry about what those people did to you… But you must understand that not all humans are like that. My Pokémon all stay by my side out of choice, not because I force them to. I have told them, any time they want to leave me, they can and I won’t stop them. Of course, I would be very sad because they are my best friends.” I could feel Xerneas’s blue eyes pierced mine and it shook its head. Its rainbow antlers swayed back and forth, radiating small specks of colored light in all directions from the morning sun. “In fact, I understand you have bigger things to do in this world that you need to do.” I sighed. “As much as you’re an amazing Pokémon and I would love to have you fight by my side, it’s not what’s best for you or this world. It would be too risky.”

I stood up, looking up into the Pokémon’s swirling pupils. “Xerneas, I caught you to keep you safe. Now I’m letting you go to keep you happy…” The graceful Legendary stared into my eyes for a long time, and as much as I tried I couldn't read its face. A few minutes later, it scraped the ground, nodded, then swiftly turned and dashed away on pointed feet.

I stood staring into the forest until I knew it was gone. I called out my Pidgeot. “Well, its gone.” I sighed. “That was hard, Pidgeot.” My Flying Pokémon cooed softly as if to say, “I know it was, but it was the right thing to do.” I saddled up and headed back to Anistar, thoughts of a pointed Deer filling my mind.

It was afternoon when I arrived back in Anistar. I went back to the Center and picked up my Pokémon. “Hey guys, everyone doing well?” With all my Pokémon fine, I felt now I could finally get back to my journey without anyone getting in the way. On my way out of Anistar, I received a Holo Cast message from the Professor, who said he’d like to meet me in the next town, Couriway. The Route in between the two towns appeared short, but Terminus Cave in between was quite long and full of Trainers. Between the two towns I caught a Heatmor, Durant, Airiados, Larion, and Graveler. I also got lost in the cavel, though I did obtain a Heat Rock, Reaper Cloth, Iron Plate, a Moon Stone, and a Dusk Stone before being told I would have to be on the Champion's level to continue further in the cave before finally making it to Couriway.

I stopped in the Pokémon Center for supplies and checked around town. Here, a nice woman gave me the TM for U-Turn, and from someone else I received the TM 55 for Scald. Someone else wanted to spend an odd amount of time with my Dedenne, who knew Nuzzle. For my time spent, I received a Revive. I also came across Mr. Bonding again, who gave me the O-Power for Stealth, which decreased my chance of coming across wild Pokémon. Lastly, I came across a woman who quizzed me about Froakie, and when I passed her quiz, I received a Mystic Water. Eventually, I caught up with Professor Sycamore. He apologized about Lysandre, and said he felt he could have done something about what had happened. I wondered if he really could have. To me, it seemed Lysandre was already set in his ways. The Professor also thanked me, and challenged me to a battle. I could not reject his request, and so we began battling. The Professor threw out his own Venasaur, who was a lot weaker than my own Pokémon. Professor Sycamore had all three of the Kanto Pokémon, though they were about half as strong as my own three evolved Kanto starters. It was at this point I realized how far I had come and how strong I had grown, and I also realized the Professor could see this too. He congratulated me for coming so far and told me he left me something in town for helping all of Kalos, and he was on his way. ~ Claire

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The Giver of Life

October 29 ~

Admin by Admin, even as it was hard to breathe and I could feel precious time ticking out, my Pokémon and I fought and brought them all to their knees. “Contact Lysandre! Call for reinforcements!” With that, they were gone, leaving me to help Xerneas. I hoped it wasn’t too late. As I approached the device holding the Legendary Pokémon captive the Pokémon suddenly burst from its space, and light bloomed from its horns, radiating in a light mainly pink and blues and then turning to an aura of the rainbow. The light drown the room in vibrant colors, transforming the dark and dreadful place into something anyone would be mesmerized from. Xerneas leapt out in front of me, roaring in a cry of pain and anger at the agony it had been caused. It knelt down in front of me, clearly more than wounded. I didn’t dare attack it for fear that I would kill it. I threw a Quick Ball at the Pokémon, and it rocked a few times before it clicked quietly and was still. I stood still for a moment, numb. “I think… I caught it…” I walked over to the Poke ball, my legs shaking. I picked up the Quick Ball and stood there, staring at the ball in my hand. It was transferred to the box; I vowed once I left here I would tend to Xerneas’s deep wounds and mend the poor Pokémon’s spirit. After being dormant from the human world for a thousand years, it must’ve been scarring to re enter it in such a painful way. “Xerneas: The Life Pokémon. Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival.” Calem came up behind me. “Great! Now they can’t use the ultimate weapon.” “You’re amazing, Claire! A Legendary Pokémon wanting to be your friend like that! It’s unbelievable!” Shauna congratulated me. I smiled, still too stunned to talk. “What a starling development! I never would’ve thought you were really a chosen one!” I turned to see Lysandre walking in wearing an odd pair of technological glasses and had three bug like flying devices that flew over his head. I had no idea what he was now wearing and what he planned to do with it, but I knew I wasn’t done with him. “So THIS is the mighty Xerneas?! I expected more from a Pokémon called a legend! You desire help from people? YOU need help from a human?” Shauna approached him. “Wh-what’s going on with that outfit! Is that really you, Lysandre? Oh whatever! Claire already beat you! What are doing here?” “For me, victory is using the ultimate weapon. In order to do that, I need to reclaim the Legendary Pokémon’s power and send it to that weapon once again. I’ll be taking the Legendary Pokémon back now! This time, I won’t lose. I, too, shall use the Mega Ring and Mega Stone that you researched during your travels.” For the third time, Lysandre send out his Mienshao and I used Caeruleus. My Pokémon were worn down from all the battling, but they gave it their all in this last fight. My team worked together to take down his Honchkrow and Pyroar, but when Gyarados came out, Lysandre somehow Mega Evolved it to Mega Gyrados. I sent out Yin, and my Pangoro used Sky Uppercut, which was somehow super effective against him. I didn’t know what new type Mega Gyarados was, but it was somehow weak to Fighting Moves. Lysandre ripped off his glasses and threw them to the floor, hanging his head in defeat. “It’s over… Fools with no vision will continue to befoul this beautiful world. They will go on until the only thing left to do is squabble over the remaining scraps of hope….” Lysandre suddenly screamed in frustration. After a moment of silence, Shauna spoke up. “Um… Know what I think? Even if there’s only a little bit of something, it’s still best to share it. Even you managed to use Mega Evolution.. That’s because Gyarados shared it’s power with you, didn’t it? And not just Gyarados, but your other Pokémon too…” Lysandre was silent. “The legendary Pokémon is gone, so you can’t use the ultimate weapon anymore, right? You on’t have to worry about the future all alone… Shouldn’t everybody work together to make a beautiful world?” Lysandre sighed. “If that were possible, all wars would have ended long ago! I can only see one future! One where selfish, foolish humans think about nothing other than themselves and steal more and more from one another… It’s a tragic future! The original purpose of this device was to bring a Pokémon back to life. But the ancient king transformed it into this ultimate weapon. Hmm. When the Legendary Pokémon awakened, it took back much of its energy—its power—that had been sent to the ultimate weapon. There’s not much power left… But there IS enough to use it once…” He raised his fist with gritted teeth. “Claire, Sycamore’s pupils… Let us live forever… That’s right! I shall grant you eternal life! I’ll give you the pain of endlessly waiting for a beautiful world to finally be bult!” “Claire! Shauna! Let’s get out of here!” Calem yelled. We ran for the exit and outside the “ultimate weapon” shot a blast of blue energy up into space, where it came back and hit the very thing that shot the energy. Then suddenly, the machine went back into the ground, and disappeared, leaving a gaping hole in the center of Geosenge. Outside in the town, the five friends were all around the enormous hole with the “mysterious heroes.” “Phew… I’m so glad you’re all safe!” The girl sighed. “I really repsect the courage and kindness all of you showed.” “Thank you… We all got out in one piece.” Calem said. “Somehow.” I said. “Are you guys all OK, Tierno?” “Yep! As you can see, we’re doing great! Thanks for asking! We worked together to save the Pokémon connected to the stones on Route 10! I mostly left battling with Team Flare to Sina and Dexio, though…” “Who are these Sina and Dexio you speak of? We’re the masked heroes!” The girl said. The blonde boy stepped forward. “Don’t worry about it, Tierno. We were all doing the best we could to stop Team Flare’s plans. Oh, we have a little bit of news for you all. We managed to destroy the machine in Lysandre’s lab that was spying on the people’s Holo Caster transmissions.” “So we won’t have to deal with Team Flare anymore.” Trevor breathed a sigh of relief. “Now, I can go back to filling up my Pokedex!” Shauna smiled a tiny smile. “So…it’s finally over, right? We can go back to our adventure, right?! Let’s go back to Anistar City and start over from where we left off!” Everyone started walking away, when Calem turned around and stood in front of me. “Thanks, Claire. I respect you as a friend. That’s why I want to beat you in battle as your rival!” e walked away, leaving me alone for a moment until AZ came up to me. “You’re… alright…” I said softly. “A long, long time ago. Very long time ago. The man made an ultimate weapon. Using it required the life force of many Pokémon… The Pokémon granted eternal life learned this. The resurrected eternal Pokémon left the man’s side. The man was surprised and sad. He had revived it so they could be together…” He turned and looked into the hole where the “ultimate weapon had been. “Day fter day passed, but they were never to meet. Eventually, he became a mere shell of a man. A man condemned to wander forever by the light of the weapon… And a Pokémon that also wanders eternally… Where is it now? What do I have to do to meet it?” He walked away and vanished in a bright light before I could say a thing.

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For a Better World or Worse

October 29 ~

A lot of battling had worn my Pokémon down, but I couldn’t afford the time it would take the Pokémon Center to heal them. Luckily, I had a lot of items on me, and I used them to patch up my Pokémon, promising them if we got through this whole ordeal they could rest as long as they liked. They understood the danger the world was in, and I could see the determination in each other their eyes.

I rode on Pidgeot as fast as I could to Geosenge, but it still took a little while to get there. It was a scary ride; Pidgeot was really fast. When I landed there, I put him back in the PC, trying to push past all the worried locals who didn’t know what was happening. It was no illusion; the crystal flower took up almost all of the town; all by one of the houses had been destroyed and people were hurt because of its sudden eruption from under the earth’s surface. Seeing the wreckage only fueled my anger. I spotted a Team Flare Grunt standing on the path where on my first visit to Geosenge, I followed a Grunt down this same path only for him to disappear. I approached him boldly, my Pokémon roaring for a fight. They too were very upset with the sight before him. Even Ampii, my Ampharos who was usually upbeat and unfailingly positive, trembled and began sparking wildly in anxiety at the sight. I turned to her. “If you feel you need to do something to right this, battling with me would be a great start girl.” I rubbed her long neck, her favorite spot to be petted. She nearly sparked me and nodded with eyes that looked like her soul was drowning in all the worry flooding them. “You’d better have come here prepared! Both you and your Pokémon!” The Grunt challenged me with a Manectric first. I had Ampii a while now, and she was strong, but battling another electric Pokémon when she was so upset took a toll on her. When I thought I would have to send her back into her Poke ball, she began to glow with the beautiful light of Mega Evolution, and became a Mega Ampharos. All this time Ampii had not wanted to Mega Evolve, but this chaos was even affecting my Pokémon in ways I wasn’t particularly fond of. I wanted her to Evolve when she felt ready, not when she felt forced. In her new stage, Ampii was Taller, and had larger bulbous horns. Her tail became covered in a beautiful whit fur, which also trailed down her back. She now had more of the gems she once had on her head and tail, which was proof of her new and more powerful Special Attack. Her face was serious and from the sky she summoned a giant bold of thunder that took out her foe almost instantly. Ampii had learned Thunder. With Thunder, she also took out both the Scraftly and Golbat she faced, leaving the Grunt speechless. She was a powerhouse. The Grunt ran off, and Ampii de-evolved to her former stage. “That my friend, was beautiful and amazing.” I hugged my electric Pokémon. “Help me defeat Team Flare, will you?” Ampii cried out, her eyes looking a bit less worried. I followed the path the Grunt went down that led to what looked to be a newly formed building when I heard Calem’s voice. “Claire, you’re not in this alone! When I was in Lysandre’s lab, the masked heroes told me what is going on. They also told me what Team Flare plans to do with the ultimate weapon! C’mon! Let’s stop Team Flare… No… We have to stop Lysandre himself! I… I want to protect my friends!” I thanked him. “It’s great to know I’m not by myself just with my own Pokémon on this.” Up ahead there was a building that looked similar to an igloo made of rock with a steel door now visible on the front. I was surprised that when I walked up to the door, it opened for me. Team Flare’s secret headquarters shouldn’t have been so easy to infiltrate. I took an elevator down to a floor I didn’t know and headed out to see Grunts everywhere. Surprisingly, none of them battled me. Calem and I approached Lysandre. “Lysandre! You must put a stop to this!” “The ultimate weapon’s flower has finally bloomed above the soil. Don’t you find its beauty captivating? As we speak, it draws its energy from the Legendary Pokémon. Claire! I apologize that the weapon was unearthed even after you chose correctly in the lab. But conflicting egos drive this world—things don’t always go the way you want!” “The legendary Pokémon…” I whispered to myself. Somehow my dreams had known what was going to happen. “Ultimate weapon? We won’t let you use it!” Calem exclaimed. “Even though resources, space and energy on this planet are limited, the number of people and Pokémon has increased to an unsustainable level. Whether it’s money or energy, the ones who steal are the ones who win in this world.” “So what? That doesn’t give you the right to destroy everyone except the few that Team Flare chooses!” Calem was yelling now and so was I. “I can’t believe you would kill everyone with no regard for any of their feelings! You’re a complete… monster!” Tears stung my eyes. “So, tell me. The Mega Ring, did you share it?” He asked the two of us. “That’s different! We did compete to see who got it, but…” Calem’s voice softened a bit and I could tell he was still hurt from losing that fight. “When there is only one of something, it cant be shared. When something can’t be shared, it will be fought over. And when something is fought over, some must survive without it. The only way to create a world where people live in beauty, a world without conflict or theft, is to reduce the number of living things.” “What about Pokémon?” Calem asked. Lysandre was silent for a moment. A tear rolled down his cheek as he looked at the floor. My eyes widened and Calem spoke the words I could not. “Why are you crying?” “Pokémon… Shall no longer exist. Pokémon are wonderful beings. Humans have worked with Pokémon and we have helped each other flourish. But precisely because of that, they will inevitably become tools for war and theft!” He stepped forward, his face hardening. “Enough of this. You want to stop the ultimate weapon, and I refuse to do so. So I will keep you busy forjust a moment…” Lysandre threw out his now evolved Mienfoo, Mienshao. Ampii, going into her evolved form had no trouble defeating it, and proceeded to also take on Lysandre’s Gyarados. Weakened by Mienshao’s High Jump Kick and the tremendous energy it took to Mega Evolve and use attacks, I fought Lysandre’’s third Pokémon, his Pyroar, and fourth, a Honchkrow with Caeruleus, who battled with a ferocity I had never seen. After being defeated once again, Lysandre looked away. “The strength to protect, huh? But what are you really protecting? A tomorrow that will only end up being worse than today?” He paused. “You’re as strong as ever. But… It’s too late! There’s no hope for you now! Go down to the lowest floor, and see for yourself!” “It’s not over until it’s over!” Calem remarked. He turned to me. “Claire, let’s look for the Legendary Pokémon! Trainers are protected by Pokémon, but they protect Pokémon, too, right? Look! That’s the entrance to the lower floors over there!” I nodded and ran to a door on the left of Lysandre where I ran down a long corridor with Calem. “Let’s hurry!” “Don’t you think I’ve been doing that?” We ran down two flights of stairs to be greeted with a Grunt and the bald scientist I had first met at the Power Plant. “I’m afraid we’re going to have to ask you to turn back. The Legendary Pokémon IS at the end of this chamber, after all.” The Grunt turned to the Scientist and looked at him as if he had three heads. “Why did you tell them that?! Who would even do something like that?!” Calem and I were thrown into a double battle against the two, who had a Toxicroak and Liepard, nothing we hadn’t dealt with before. I spent the entire battle hoping it wasn’t too late, hoping we could save Xerneas. I had Cynder wipe out both Pokémon with one Heat Wave. Upon defeat, the two were very quiet, and could no longer do anything to stop Calem and I from going into the deeper chamber. A few staircases later, the two of us were greeted with another Grunt, and the other Admin who had been at the Power Plant. “I just need to get to see Xerneas!” I yelled, sick of battling. This was wasting time. “Eve if things are just as we heard, I can’t believe they’re sending smart guys like us to run off some little “Rattata” that wandered in.” The Grunt sighed. “We won’t lose! You won’t get one step farther! The Trainers moving onto the next level will be Team Flare!” The pair came at us with a Manectric and a Mightyena. We took them down and kept moving. As we were about to go down another set of stairs, Shauna’s voice rang out down the hallway. “Claire! Calem!” “Shauna?! What are you doing here?” Calem asked, a hint of anger in his voice. “I’m sorry… I know… I’m just going to slow you down.” Calem was silent. “But…” She continued. “But friends should stick together!” “I’m sorry… I wasn’t thinking clearly and I didn’t consider your feelings. Thank you for coming. Friends should stick together.” He turned to me. Honestly, I thought this wasn’t the time for this. “Claire, we’ll all stick together, right?” I paused. Still, if I was going to die today, these were the people I would want to die with. Them and my mother. I nodded. “Naturally.” “It’s settled then! Shauna, Claire and I will go on ahead. Stay close, OK?” “Ok! Thank you!” Calem and I headed down a flight of stairs that seemed like they would never end until we came across another set of people in our way. It was a quick battle, like the rest, and we were on our way again. “This is getting really annoying, they’re just stalling us for time.” “I know, but I think we are getting close.” Finally, we came to a bright red door with a gold symbol of Team Flare marked on it. Shauna met up with us as we stared at the door. “An electronic lock… Now what?” Calem said, his frustration growing. Shauna stepped forward. “This might help! It’s a device that helps you when you’re stuck on a puzzle. Clemont gave it to me! An electronic lock and a puzzle are the same sort of thing, right?” She did something with the mysterious puzzle solver Clemont gave her and there was a loud beep. “Ta daa! The lock opened! Oh! And the device actually broke…” “Not bad, Shauna! Well, Clemont was the one who made it, but you brought it here. So I guess both of you are pretty great!” He turned to me. “We’re finally here. The Legendary Pokémon is inside. Let’s save it together!”

I stepped forward and the door opened. Inside, the chamber was dark. On a giant pedestal in the center of the room, a white tree marked with an X had the energy being sucked out of it that was traveling away from it in red cables. “So this is the place.” Calem said softly, almost breathlessly. “It’s really hard to breathe in here. Feels like there’s a weight on my chest…” “Hey…” Shauna said just as faintly. “Is that thing that looks like a tree the Legendary Pokémon? It doesn’t look like it’s alive, but…” Suddenly from doors from all angles in the room, admins flooded in front of us. “That’s none of your business, kids.” “The ultimate weapon has taken 99 percent of the Legendary Pokémon’s energy. But just to make double sure nothing goes wrong, let’s take these runts out!” “Nooo! I hate being chased!” Shauna cried out and fled. “It’s the Poke Ball Factory al over again…” Calem sighed. “Claire! You take care of things here! I’ll protect Shauna!” He followed her out the door. “Make sure to take care of those runts that ran away!” An admin spoke up. “I should’ve expected as much from kids who made it clear down here. It’s a pretty simple tactic, but it managed to split us up. That girl’s pretty good!” The admin right in front of me turned to face me. “So, you really think you can beat us?” “It looks like I have no choice.”

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Flower of Destruction

October 29 ~

I took the elevator to the second floor, and climbed down a flight of stairs to find Lysandre standing in front of an electric prison. Behind electric bars was the man I met outside the Power Plant, the man who was as tall as a stretched out Seviper, who was looking for the flower Pokémon. I became even more confused. As I approached, the man began to speak. “Listen, one who will face Lysandre. A terribly long time ago… There was a man and a Pokémon. He loved that Pokémon very much. A war began. The man’s beloved Pokémon took part in the war. Several years passed. He was given a tiny box. The man wanted to bring the Pokémon back, no matter what it took. So the man built a machine to give it life. He brought his beloved Pokémon back. Still, the man had suffered too much. His rage still had not subsided. He could not forgive the world that had hurt the Pokémon he loved. He turned the machine into the ultimate weapon. The man became a bringer of destruction that ended the war. The Pokémon that was given life must gave known… that the lives of many Pokémon were taken to restore its life. The resurrected Pokémon left the man.” He looked away from me. “Get the key back. It should not be used. Everything will vanish again. Do you want to know unending pain… like I have?” Lysandre cleared his through. “That is AZ. He has the same name as a king that lived 3,000 years ago. And for some unknown reason, he had the key to the ultimate weapon hung around his neck. It’s finally time. Follow me to my chambers.” I followed Lysandre and climbed the elevator to the third floor. There I saw Lysandre meeting with an odd looking man who seemed of importance. He stood out from the rest of the scientists and Grunts. “So the Pokeballs were received and the Pokémon we’ve gathered are where they need to be. Add it all up and it means all preparations are complete!” “The only thing left to do is put the plan in motion. I’m counting on you.” The two turned to me. “One push of a button, and we can activate the ultimate weapon from this room. I believe being a chosen one mans you have the potential to change the future! Whether we activate the ultimate weapon or leave it safely underground will rest upon if you actually have this potential or not.” “What?!” Lysandre left, leaving me with the strange looking man. “Oh ho ho! You’re the one I’ve heard so much about! I’ve been waiting for you! I need to do a little research on you! Come, let us begin!” I prepared for another battle with a man who introduced himself as Xerosic, who fought with a speedy Crobat and a Malamar, neither of which gave my team much trouble. Gardevior actually defeated them both, using Psychic and Moonblast. Xerosic turned his back to me. “Oh ho ho! You’re wonderful! Your Pokémon are amazing! You have tremendous skill and bravery! When you add that up, it means I will tell you something very interesting. It happened 3,00 years ago. The ultimate weapon was used to put an end to the war in an instant. If we use that incredible power. we can finally free Kalos of the foolish humans that plague it! Behind me you’ll find a red button and a blue button. One of them is the button for activating the ultimate weapon. Push one now! Come on! Push one!” “I’m pretty sure they’re both wired to do that. I think I’ll pass.” “I’m not going to let you leave if you don’t press one.” I didn’t know how exactly I got myself in the situation I did, handed two buttons and the fate of the world lying in a 50-50% chance of fate. With myself locked in, I guess I had to trust my heart, if I could. Stll with the fate of the world on a random choice, it was hard not to sweat, or freak out entirely, which I almost did. I called out all my Pokémon. “I want you to know, if I make the wrong choice somehow, there will never be enough words for me to tell you how sorry I am…” My Pokémon stared at me and I was unsure of what to make of their faces until they came in around me to comfort me. After what felt like an hour, I finally walked over to the Blue button. I figured, Red would be Team Flare’s choice for eliminating life, the pro-Flare choice. With shaking hands, I pressed the blue button. Xerosic turned to me. “You pressed it! Oh ho ho!” “Which fucking button did I press!” I was screaming. “You pressed the blue switch! Winner, winner! Congratulations! But I’m still going to activate the ultimate weapon! I know the boss promised that we wouldn’t if you pressed the correct button, but I refuse to let the potential go to waste!” “What?!” “I’ll just use my remote, here! Click-click! And the power is ON!” He laughed maliciously. “Come on! Look! Look at the monitor!”

I looked to a screen where I could see the three stones in the center of Geosenge. They suddenly were sucked into the ground and from their spot, the earth split with a terrible ripping sound and a giant crystal that was bulbous and bottom-heavy with a point at the top rose . The crystal point at the top split and bloomed open to glow with a blue light brighter than anything I had seen, where a giant blue orb lied at its center. The single crystal point which was now three points fell to the ground, the entire machine looking like a huge crystal flower of death in the middle of the once quiet town. The monitor went dark again. “Did you see? The ultimate weapon is reborn! The poisonous flower has bloomed! All shall perish! Except for Team Flare!” I didn’t ask how they alone would be spared, but I was sure they figured out a way to work out that kink. Honestly, I stood there speechless, stunned. I was stunned by both the state of the situation, and the beautiful terror the machine was. “Look at Geosenge! It has bloomed in Geosenge Town! The boss’s dream of creating a beautiful world will come true! Add it all up, and it equals… A victory for our SCIENCE!” Somewhere in my mind, I had near snapped, and so I stayed silent, unable to speak. Xerosic unlocked the door and I rushed out. I didn’t know what else to do, but I figured maybe I could do something from Geosenge.

~ Claire

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Lysandre Labs

October 29 ~

I had taken my caught Snover with me to Lysandre Labs, and had told him about the Abomasnow I had met in the Frost Cavern, who had given me the Abomasite. I gave it to Snover. “Someday, when you feel ready to use this, you will unlock great power.” “Sno- snow!” Snover thanked me happily. My new Snover had quite the personality. The only way I could really describe him would be that he was quite… Adamant, and loved to fight. So I decided now would be a good time to give him some training. If I was did actually save this doomed planet, afterward I would still be training Pokémon, so why not. In my next battle with a Grunt, Snover more than proved himself. Even at a disadvantage against fire Pokémon, he still did amazingly well. I liked to train Pokémon against their weaknesses because I felt once they got over them, the rest of the growing process would be easier and they would be more confident. At the end of the battle, Snover started to evolve. “Whoa! So soon Snover?” I was surprised at how quickly he had evolved. Sure I had caught him when he was already very strong, but I had only had him for a few days and this was his first battle with me. “Snoooowww!” My new Snover evolved into a strong Abomasnow, and I smiled at the thought of the one I had befriended. In his next battle against Aliana who was excited to have a rematch, Abomasnow Mega Evolved much to Aliana’s horror. He became one giant tank of a Pokémon, with giant ice crystals coming out of his back that were so heavy it forced him to lean over. His Snow Warning ability increased too, and snow fell furiously from seemingly nowhere. Aliana had added a Druddigon to her party, a Dragon type that would feel no mercy from my newest Ice type, who was an amazing fighter. Even though he was still weaker than his opponents, he hardly seemed to notice. “You sure are an interesting Trainer. You’re far more capable than our useless Grunts.” She said she didn’t have they key, but still let me pass. Grunt after Grunt, eventually I came to a room where I saw the mysterious heroic duo I met in the Power Plant. Honestly, it felt great knowing I had some help with the new save-the-world responsibility. “No sign of him here either…” The girl said. They turned to face me. “Have you seen anything?” “We’re looking for a really tall guy…” The blonde boy said. “And I mean tall. If you stretched out a Seviper and stood it up, he’d be that tall. We received some intelligence that Team Flare is also trying to find him for some reason.” I thought back to the day I left the Power Plant and saw the giant looking for “the flower Pokémon.” “His relationship to Team Flare is still a mystery, but… Oh, by the way I’ve got something for you. Take these with you, Claire.” The girl handed me a handful of revives. “Umm, thank you, but how do you know my name?” “Oh, wait! We met some time ago, but I didn’t get your name then! I’ve never heard your name before! Not once!” “Umm…” “Uh… Anyway…” The blonde boy cleared his throat. “We came here—at a certain professor’s request—to stop Team Flare! I assume your goal is the same? Don’t do anything reckless, OK?” I thanked the two and promised if I found out anything that I would try and find them. When they mentioned the Professor, I realized I did know this duo. Dexio and Sina. Still, if they wanted to be different people and hope I didn’t recognize them, I would go along with things and not mention I knew who they were. I smiled and left. Back to business.

I noticed next to the door I left, there was another door to the right. I made my way past annoying warp panels that added nausea to my anxiety and headed for the door. Inside were the green and purple haired Scientists Celosia and Bryony who I had fought a little while back. It seemed they recognized me too. “I’ve seen this kid somewhere before.”

“So who is she?” “I have no idea. But obviously she’s not in Team Flare. Let’s get her, yeah?” “Yup. That sounds good to me. Then I’ll get in the first blow!” Said Celosia, the purple haired Scientist. I fought her Manectric with Abomasnow, but when his Manectric blew out a Flamethrower, I decided to fight fire with fire. Cynder took out the Manectric, and then a Drapion. The Drapion’s Defense stat was raised by Acupressure so it was hard to take down, but Cynder wasn’t fazed by it. “Oh! What a brute! Look at poor Celosia!” Byrony whined and sent out a Liepard. I had fought enough of those to know its weakness long ago, and so Yin quickly put the Dark type back in its Poke ball. Yin also quickly defeated a Bisharp. I had emphasized that we were pressured for time; if we wanted to save the world from its destruction we were going to have to act fast. “What’s this?! Who would have thought a child like you could beat us both?” Celosia said. “You and your Pokémon were utterly in sync in that battle and I know why. You’re here for answers, aren’t you? I suppose we’re at your mercy. I will tell you what I know, at least.” “We’ve been using the electricity we stole from the Power Plant to get everything prepared for activating the ultimate weapon. But it’s not like that’s all we’ll need to use it. Are you following me?” I nodded to Byrony. “We’ll need energy absorbed from Pokémon to power the device! Yes! It’s the stones on Route 10 that will steal that energy for us and power the ultimate weapon!” “In reality, those stones that line Route 10 are the graves of Pokémon. When the ultimate weapon was used to end that horrible war over 3,000 years ago, it stole the lives of all those Pokémon. Their lives were the price of peace then. And if we want to make our own wishes come true today, we in Team Flare also have to sacrifice something precious.” This situation only kept getting worse. I ran from the room, so overwhelmed I didn’t know if I should continue searching this Lab, head to Route 10, or run in a circle like a Pidgey with my head cut off. A moment later, I realized I still didn’t have the key I needed, and that these two girls didn’t have it either. I would have to keep looking. After a while, I entered another room where I met another familiar face. It was the girl who tried to capture the Abomasnow, who would of eventually died to power the machine Team Flare was using. Mable. It would be amusing to defeat her with a Mega Abomasnow of my very own. I liked the irony of the situation. “Oh, oh, oh oh? You’re that kid from the Frost Cavern... On your lonesome this time?” “I’ve got my Pokémon with me, and that’s all I need to defeat you.” “Oh! Well, of course you’re not! You have your Pokémon, huh? We gather data about all the Trainers in the region through the Holo Caster, so we know all about you guys. And you know how the Mega Ring is used to awaken a Pokémon’s power right? Just like how the ultimate weapon can max out a Pokémon’s power. Heheh… Looks like you and me are practically after the same thing, yeah?” “I’m nothing like you. I use my bond with the Pokémon to bring out its full power while you force it out of them until it kills them! Go Abomasnow! Show her the power she’s missing out on!” Mable threw out her Houndoom. Even with a four hundred percent weakness against the Fire type, Abomasnow still sent its foe hurling into the nearest wall with a Blizzard that froze the machines we were fighting around. Her other Pokémon was a Weavile, which was still no trouble. “Your Pokémon will never know love and trust, and therefore it will never fight with all it’s got for you. That’s why you lost.” “Ding-ding-ding! Yup, you did it! To the victor goes the spoils! Here! An elevator key for you!” She handed me the key and I wondered if Team Flare was so set on creating their “perfect world,” why were its members handing me things I needed to stop their plans? Well, I wasn’t going to complain. “The power of the Legendary Pokémon… The Power to grant life to all around it… It’s a mysterious ability that even scientists like us haven’t been able to really decode. What’d you think will happen to the world if we fuel the ultimate weapon with something like that?” I thought back to my dream, and the burning tree with branches that shone with rainbow light, even as it turned to ash. “I will use all my power to never let that happen.” I gritted my teeth and ran out of the room to head to the elevator, feeling even more pressed for time. ~ Claire

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A Dream Come True

October 29 ~

“I’m sure getting the Psychic Badge wasn’t too much trouble for you. Right, Claire?” I turned to see Calem waiting for me outside the Gym. He told me he wanted another rematch, but was cut short by us both receiving a Holo Message at the same time. Lysandre popped up in front of me. “Pokémon Trainers. I come to you by the Holo Caster to make an important announcement. Listen well. Team Flare will revive the ultimate weapon, eliminate everyone who isn’t in our group, and return the world to it’s beautiful, natural state. Unproductive fools are consuming our future… If nothing changes, the world will become ugly and conflicts will raze the land from end to end. I repeat. We will use the ultimate weapon and wipe the slate clean. I’m sorry, those of you who are not members of Team Flare, but this is adieu to you all.” With that he signed off. “What… was Lysandre saying…?” Calem theorized that perhaps the two of us should go to Lumiose City, and for whatever else he said, I could not hear it after that. My entire body went into hyper drive and I tried my best to stay calm, but that just wasn’t going to happen. After Calem sped off, I stood there, numb. “My dream… Everything is going to burn… Everyone…” Tears came to my eyes, and all my Pokémon one by one exited their Pokeballs. They stood around me, nervous. I could tell they were afraid. After a long moment of standing there, my face hardened. “No…” I whispered. “No, I won’t let this happen.” I spared no time saddling up my Pidgeot and taking to the skies. “I can’t believe Lysandre. How does he think starting over with just Team Flare members is going to make the world beautiful! What about all the Pokémon? How will this world be beautiful without them?! The world won’t even survive without them!” A few hours later of fighting anxiety with a growing determination, I could see Prism Tower. I landed next to it and went into Lysandre café. Right away I was attacked by a waiter and waitress, though the two had no idea how strong of Pokémon I possessed. After defeating them and nearly losing my temper completely, the two cracked and told me a password for a secret passage way somewhere in the café. They would not tell me where this was, but it was no matter, for after a little while Yin pushed a bookcase aside and found the secret door. I entered the password the Waiter had given me and headed down into Lysandre Labs. It wasn’t long until I was stopped by Lysandre himself. “Why are you doing this!” I screamed, my face burning with rage. Cynder, who was by my side roared loudly and stepped forward. Lysandre kept his cool. “Welcome. This world will eventually reach the point of no return… Saving the lives of all is impossible. Only the chosen ones will obtain a ticket to tomorrow. Do you want to have a ticket? Or, do you want to stop me? Show me in battle.” “I think you know.” I said grimly. Lysandre stepped forward and with a straight face threw out a Mienfoo. “Really? A guy who is going to destroy the world has a Mienfoo? Go Cynder, show him why we’re fighting. Show him how we won’t give up!” Cynder flew forward and in one sweep took out his Mienfoo and his Murkrow. Lysandre threw out a Gyrados as his third Pokémon, and I switched Cynder out with Ampii, who was pleased to take the dragon fish down. Lysandre’s last Pokémon was a strong Pyroar, who fought as strongly for Lysandre’s ideals as Caeruleus would for mine. My water starter stared at the maned Pokémon as if to say, “is this really what you want?” Before he was attacked. Caeruleus summoned enough water for his Surf attack to put all of Team Flare’s fire out; the Pyroar was no match for the wall of water that slammed into it. When his last Pokémon fainted, Lysandre nodded. “Excellent! I can feel the fire of your convictions burning deep within your heart!” Then he laughed a mighty laugh. “Your convictions and those of your Pokémon please me!” “Do you think this is a joke?!” “You are here to stop me. But I ask you to wait. I tried to save people—and the world—with the profit from this lab. But my efforts had no effect… The world was just too vast… and too full of fools that I couldn’t save through my hard work alone… That’s why I decided the only way to save the world was to take it all for myself. I don’t expect that I will ever make you understand how I think and feel… Try to stop the ultimate weapon if you must, but to do so, you will have to explore our lab and have Pokémon battles with all you meet.” He turned to an elevator behind him. “Oh, and as for the Elevator Key, one of the Team Flare Scientists you’ve met on your journey has it.” Lysandre paused. “Saving everything… The world is full of suffering because of this absurd dream.” He started to walk away. “Do you think that there will be no fools out of all the people you will save? That what has happened to this world won’t happen again after you’ve destroyed all the people and Pokémon you wish to? There will always be suffering and pain in this life, it is a vital part of it. As for exploring and battling, I’ve been doing just that all through Kalos, so you can bet I am going to put a stop to your absurd dream!” I said as he was walking away. The man in red stopped and seemed to consider what I had said before continuing to head toward the elevator.

Tears formed in my eyes. I turned to my starter Pokémon. “Do you really think I can do this? If I fail…” The tears rolled down my cheeks freely; I couldn’t bear to think of everything this world would lose if Lysandre were to have his insane dream come true. Caeruleus nodded and put a blue webbed hand to my face. He wiped my tear and put a finger to my chest, right where Animus had when we had met. “You are strong. We are strong. We can do this.” ~ Claire

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The Future in the Stars

October 29 ~

Anistar City Gym

Leader: Olympia

The person who makes paths with starlight.

The next day I thought if I was going to keep my promise to Abomasnow, I was going to have to keep getting stronger with my Pokémon, and that meant taking on the Anistar Gym. I prepared with a new-found sense of purpose and a half hour later I was standing in front of the Gym. I took a deep breath and stepped inside. The interior of the Gym was simple, like a cozy living room compared to the fancy exterior clad in gold with a purple roof. I stepped forward, confused at the Gym’s emptiness. Where were the Trainers? Where was the Gym Leader? If it had not been for the man who always greeted me and the statues on which my name would be placed if I left victorious, I would have thought I walked into the wrong building. I kept walking when suddenly I was teleported through the room and I landed in what I guessed was a room that was as infinite as space itself. Stars shone in front of me, and a comet passed by to my right. I swayed on my feet, my perception of distance throwing my balance off. I was completely breathtaken, and for a moment I forgot about my nightmares and Team Flare. It looked as if I had just landed in space itself. I was standing on a see through light blue walk way. The place was a maze, and my fear of heights wasn’t helping my anxiety at all. I wondered what would happen if I happen to fall. Eventually after enough swaying, I came across a teleporter that took me to another part of the maze. Besides walking into dead ends and having to fight Trainers, I did okay considering I was in the middle of a panic attack. After a long while in the cosmos, I finally came to the path that took me to the Gym Leader, Olympia. She was standing at the end of the path of what appeared to be a galaxy swirling beneath her, her eyes looking off into the distance. When I walked up to her and I could see her eyes clearly, I noticed they seemed to be looking far away and right at me somehow at the same time. They were soft and kind , but I knew they would show no mercy. When she spoke, her voice sounded very far away. “A ritual to decide your fate and future. The battle begins!” She opened her palms and sent out Sigilyph. I was surprised there was no long speech, no length of words. My Pokémon were slightly distracted by the small fighting arena and the swirling background, but they fought no less fiercely. She next brought out a Slowking, which was still no trouble for my Pokémon. Finally, she sent out a female Meowstic, which turned out to be very quick on its toes. It hit my Pokémon with a hard Shadow Ball, but other than that Olympia wasn’t hard to defeat. I could clearly see my Pokémon and my own power growing, and the smallest bud of faith bloomed in my heart.

The Gym Leader nodded. “Create your own path. Let nothing get in your way. Your fate, your future. Now, the Psychic Badge. A testament to your skill. Proof of your power. “ She handed me a gold Badge in a swirling smoke shape with purple gleaming patches on it adorn with purple crystal balls hanging from the sides and a single bigger one on the bottom. I thanked her, humbled by her quiet nature. She also handed me a TM disc. It was TM 04, Calm Mind. “Special Attack and Special Defense are increased. The calm mind TM. Power that grants life awakens—voices of woe. That is your future. From whence you came. You can be transported there. Warp to the entrance?” I agreed and she bid me farewell. In only a moment, I was back at the entrance. “Power that grants life awakens—voices of woe. That is your future.” Her words resonated in my mind. “Power that grants life… Xerneas?” I wondered aloud. “Or was she talking about the TM…” The woman of few words left me with a lot to think about.

~ Claire

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The City by the Sun & the Tree

October 28 ~

When I arrived into Anistar City, I received a Holo Clip from Calem who said to meet him in front of the Gym the next afternoon for a battle. I agreed to the challenge and went into the Pokémon Center to warm my freezing extremities, take care of my chilled Pokémon, and get a good night’s sleep. That night I dreamed of being lost in a blizzard wandering around blindly. I stumbled and fell on my frozen hands multiple times, only to suddenly be caught in a whirlwind of fire and people in red suits. Around me, the world was ablaze; trees burned and crashed around me, melting the snow around them.

“Only Team Flare can survive!”

The laughter of wicked people echoed through the snowy forest, and as I ran from the laughter I couldn’t escape, I nearly tripped over a dead Abomasnow in the center of a clearing of trees. I awoke with a start, dripping with sweat, my heart racing. Cursing under my breath I got up and poured a glass of water. For the rest of the night I didn’t sleep; I just sat on the side of my bed thinking, worrying if everything would turn out okay. Around the time of sunrise, Caeruleus came out of his Poke Ball. He looked at me with worried pink eyes. “I’ll be okay, don’t worry.” I mustn’t have looked okay because he stood up from off the cold Center floor and tried to get me to lay back down on the cot. “Really. I’m okay.” I sighed. “I’m just worried about Team Flare. We’re running into them everywhere and it seems like… I don’t know, like something bigger is going on behind the scenes where we can’t see. Why else are they collecting Pokémon, money and ultimately, power, if they aren’t going to try something big soon.” Caeruleus nodded, and put his hands on my shoulders again to try and get me to lie down. He even handed me my glass of water. “I know worrying isn’t going to do anything about it, but I just can’t help it.” Eventually I fell back asleep because it was nearly noon when I woke up again. “Shit, shit I have a battle with Calem!” I rushed to get ready and when I showed up, Calem looked like he had been standing there awhile. I tried to put my best calm face on. All through our battle I fought, but I wasn’t really in the battle, it was my concentration I was fighting for. I had sent out Caeruleus, and luckily he took over when I blanked on what I should be doing. Luckily, Calem didn’t seem to notice. In fact, he seemed to be lost in his own little world. When I defeated him, he started thinking aloud as to why if we left at the same time on our journeys, why I had excelled more than he had. I didn’t blame him for it bothering him so much, but I wondered how he could be bothered by such a thing with other things going on. After our battle, Dexio caught up with us to let me know that there was someone in the city wo could tell me a bit more about the Legendary Pokémon of Kalos. I assured him I would find the person and the rest of the day I spent around Anistar City, wandering around almost aimlessly. The entire time, Caeruleus was by my side, not taking his eyes off of me. I received the TM for Flamethrower, which I thanked the woman who gave it to me profusely, and from another person received the TM for Hidden Power. I also met with Mr. Bonding, who gave me the O-Power for bonus EXP points.

I spent some time sitting in a café zoning out, and some time clothes shopping. I even visited the Anistar Sundial, which was a beautiful pink crystal structure in front of a golden dial on the ground. Eventually I stumbled upon the man I was told to look for by Dexio. He was genuinely delighted when he saw me. “Why, hello there. You must be that apprentice of Professor Sycamore’s I’ve heard so much about. It’s my guess that you’ve come to ask about the Legendary Pokémon of the Kalos region, Xerneas.”

I nodded. “Well, allow me to tell you what I know. It happened around 800 years ago. The Pokémon known as Xerneas used its shining horns to illuminate the lands of Kalos. At that very moment, people and Pokémon throughout the land felt great energy and vitality surge through their bodies. At the same time, a vast forest sprang up, with Xerneas at its center. Legend has it that, when it nears the end of its thousand-year life span, Xerneas releases all of its remaining energy, sharing it with all living things nearby. There’s another story I know that talks of the appearance of just such a fortuitous Pokémon. Back 3,000 years ago, the Kalos region was engulfed in a terrible war. So the tale goes, a Pokémon came to the rescue of all the wounded Pokémon that had been caught up in the conflict. Some people suspect the Pokémon that appeared was Xerneas, but there’s no way to know. Maybe they just wished a Legendary Pokémon had come to the rescue to brighten a tale of woe. Supposedly, after Xerneas released its remaining energy, it transformed into a dried-up tree. It remains in hiding deep within the forest. According to old tales, as I say. Stories and tales.” After hearing this, I thanked the man for his time and tales and left. The remainder of the day I spent wandering around, not really doing anything in particular. I just didn’t feel right. I wished Xerneas would come fill me with energy and vitality. That night I slept, but still not soundly. I dreamed of a tree standing tall in the center of a forest that had been reduced to smoldering ash around it. Even in the tiny remains of the fire, it shone with the colors of the rainbow, lighting the bodies of the Pokémon who had died. These Pokémon were given life from the tree, and a bright light burst from its branches until it too, was burned down by people who only wanted a world that they thought beautiful, a world only for themselves. ~ Claire

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Mamoswine & Route 17

October 27 ~

Route 17 was composed of wind and snow drifts taller than my head.It as colder here than on the way to the Frost Cavern and the icy wind seemed to cut right through me no matter how many layers I put on. I was standing in front of a snow drift twice my size wondering how I was going to cross the route when the man with the Mamoswine came up to me. “Ahoy there, Trainer! Shortly after you headed off to the Frost Cavern, Mamoswine came back. Did something happen over there?” I explained the situation. “They were trying to use Abomasnow as some kind of energy source? I wonder if that’s the same Abomasnow as the one that our Mamoswine is friends with… See, a few years back, an Abomasnow came into town carrying a Mamoswine that was all beat up and injured from something… I wonder if Mamoswine was worried about its pal…” He paused. “You should ride on Mamoswine’s back to the other side! This deep snow and all the rocks along the path are nothing against Mamoswine’s strength!” I asked if he was certain and he nodded, and so I approached the giant wooly creature. “Would you mind if I took you for a ride through this Route?” He raised his large trunks up in the air and lowered his back so I could climb on. “Thank you.” Riding on the back of a Mamoswine was very exhilarating. The top of the snow was just at the bottom of my feet under me, and I could see for a long way off. I stopped to collect a few items and battle a sky Trainer, but besides that we kept going without stopping. The heavy Pokémon trudged through the snow without issue for a long while, and before I knew it we were through the Route. At the very end, I caught a Deibird, Sneasel, and a Snover, which I pictured as a Mega Abomasnow and smiled. It wasn’t long until the snow gradually thinned to show hints of grass, and then I could see the gate for the next City, which according to my map was Anistar City.

~ Claire

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Abomasnow & the Promise

October 27 ~

On my way up to the Frost Cavern I battled some Trainers to keep my Pokémon warm, and eventually I was stopped by a man who stood with a Mamoswine. His Pokémon cried out in an anxious manner, looking fretfully toward the cavern up ahead. Just then, Trevor caught up with me and suggested that maybe something that was happening in the cavern was upsetting it. The man agreed and warned us to look out for danger.

I kept pushing forward, hurrying to get out of the snow. After a little longer of walking I came to a long path that led to the entrance of where I wanted to go, and by the time I got to the Frost Cavern, I was practically running inside. The Frost Cavern was an unforgiving place of ice, and though the wind chill was gone, it was still very cold. I was surprised to see quite a bit of Trainers inside, given the known danger. Battling them was easy, but I became worried about my Pokémon fairing in the cold temperatures. Noivern was the Pokémon who seemed to have the most trouble with it, and so I kept her out of the battles so she would not work up a sweat and then become chilled by it. In order to make my way through the cavern, I had to slide precariously over huge sheets of ice that made me very nervous; if I fell here, I’m not sure I could safely get out. There were a lot of Trainers, but they were spaced through the entire cavern, and unless someone stumbled upon me, I probably wouldn’t be heard. Because of how careful I had to be, it took me a long time to make progress in the ice cave. I also took up a lot of time catching new Pokémon, and there were a lot. I added to my PC a Piloswine, Beartic, Vanillite, Cubchoo, Bergmite, Cyogonal, Jynx, and even a Haunter. For awhile I wondered why there was a Haunter in such a cold place untili it occurred to me that it doesn’t feel the cold, which gave me a good laugh. “Bergmite: The Ice Chunk Pokémon. It blocks opponents’ attacks with the ice that shields its body. It uses cold air to repair any cracks with new ice.” Deep inside the cave I discovered a rock covered in ice. This entire room seemed colder than the rest of the cavern. In fact, it seemed the source of the freezing air was coming from the giant rock. I didn’t dare touch it, for an irrational fear that I would be frozen solid on the spot. The only thing in this room was this odd rock, and so I left that room wondering what type of ice the rock could possibly be created from. After a lot of ice sliding that I had little control of, I also found the TM for Frost Breath, TM 79.

Eventually I came to the deepest part of the cavern, where I spotted the red suits of Team Flare members. There appeared to be only an admin with two Grunts this time, at least for now. They were discussing a large Pokémon in front of them that was looking furios and afraid. Just as I was arriving, Trevor caught up with me once again, shivering. “This Abomasnow is a fine specimen! It’s absolutely brimming with energy. The more we agitate it, the stronger it’s Snow Warning Ability becomes, making the snow fall even more furiously. Let’s catch it swiftly and get out of here.” Trevor ran forward to defend the Pokémon. “Hey! Hey, you Poke Ball thieves! What are you doing here?!” “What does it look like? We’re catching Pokémon. Why else would we have grabbed all of those Pokeballs?” The blue haired admin didn’t wait for Trevor to answer. “It was so we could catch powerful Pokémon like this Abomasnow. It’s full of potent energy!” “Energy?” He asked. “You’re not the brightest one are you? Whoever has the most Pokémon and the most energy will come out on top! Lazy people who just wait for things to be handed to them don’t get to have these resources!” “But why is Team Flare amassing Pokémon, energy, and money? To put it another way, why is Team Flare always trying to take everything for itself?” “Allow me to spell it out for you! It’s so Team Flare—and only Team Flare—can survive! After all, why should we care about saving people who aren’t on our side? Anyway, I don’t mind a healthy curiosoity, but I’m afraid I just don’t have any more time for you.” Trevor turned to me and spoke softly. “Claire…. Did they say only Team Flare will survive? These people have a fe screws loose…” The admin turned to her female Grunts. “You two—hurry up and send these kids packing!” “Yes Ma’am!” “Right away!” The Grunt threw her hand up. “Let’s go Team Flare! This is the trademark pose of Team Flare! It’s the very definition of fashionable!” The two of them struck an odd pose and threw out their Pokémon, which were Golbats. The Grunts stepped forward and I chuckled, throwing out Cynder, my Charizard, who easily took down one of the Grunts’ two Pokémon in one blast. The admins face grew both red and inquisitive. “Hmm… You’re more powerful than you look. I wonder how much energy there is inside you.” She introduced herself as Mable and threw out a Houndoom that was strong, but no match for Cynder. Fire faced Fire in a blast that could’ve melted the cavern had it gone on much longer. Mable called back her Pokémon. “Not just strong… too strong! Not ordinary, indeed…” She paused and folded her arms. “Hrmph! I’ve no patience for losing. Let’s get out of here!” She took her Grunts and left, leaving Trevor and I with the Abomasnow. Trevor turned to me, his face pale. “Doesn’t battling with Team Flare scare you, Claire?” “Not really Trevor, I just can’t take them seriously because of how ignorant they are.” “I’ll admit it scares me. I don’t like battling them… But we managed to protect Abomasnow by pitching I there.” “Yeah, who knows what they would’ve done with him. Thanks for helping me, Trevs.” I smiled. He smiled back. “You’re welcome. I know I’m the reserved type, and I’m OK with that, but it’s important to be bold when necessary. Mamoswine doesn’t have to worry about Abomasnow anymore, and that’s what matters. All’s well that ends well!” With that he turned and began walking away. “I’ll see you soon, Claire.” When I turned back to face the Pokémon, his face looked genuinely relieved, and so tired. I walked up and put a hand to its furry chest, nervous, but feeling brave. “You poor thing… Who knows how long Team Flare had been hurting you…” I sighed. “I’m sorry for what they did… But not all humans are like that. I promise.” I looked into Abomasnow’s red eyes, which softened. He seemed to understand. The Pokémon grunted and with giant paw like hands, grabbed my hand. I instinctively tried to pull away, but when I felt the cold smoothness of an orb be placed into my palm I relaxed. He roared triumphantly, and nodded. “Are you sure?” The Pokémon nodded again. “Thank you. Someday this will make another Abomasnow very powerful. Abomasnow grunted, worry filling his eyes. “Don’t worry, I promise I won’t rest until I know other Pokémon are safe from Team Flare.” The Ice type closed his eyes and seemed to sigh in a relieved “thank you.” That day I made a promise I didn’t know if I could truly fulfill, but I knew I would give it my all to stop Team Flare from hurting other people or Pokémon. ~ Claire

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The Chilly Dendemille Town

October 27 ~

Dendemille was a very cold place; when I exited the gate to the Town, it had just begun snowing, and I could see my breath puffing in the air before me. I shivered and returned Noivern, who I had been traveling with, into her Poke ball. I was only in Dendemille a short while when I heard someone calling me, and turned around to see Professor Sycamore with Dexio. We exchanged greetings and the Professor asked if I remembered the Pokémon Lysandre had mentioned in the café where we met last. He told me a bit about the Pokémon, how it gave life to creatures all over Kalos. He left me thinking about Xerneas and hoping I would someday meet this wonderful Pokémon. I wondered if he was just passing through Dendemille for whatever reason and decided to stop me for a chat, or whether he followed me to the Town to hint to me that I should try and find where the Legendary Pokemon might be sleeping. I knew if I wanted to complete the Pokedex, this Xerneas would have to be in its data, but I honestly didn't see myself catching any legendary Pokemon, never mind one who saved so many lives. A moment after they left, Trevor came running after me looking for the Professor. He was disappointed the Professor had already left, but then told me he was headed toward the Frost Cavern. I decided I would follow him once I was done with exploring. “Hmm… Maybe I can catch some cool Ice Types.” I talked to myself as I headed toward the Pokémon Center. While I was there, I met up with Mr. Bonding, and he gave me the O-Power for Accuracy. Inside the Pokémon Center, someone told me it was rumored something bad was happening at the Frost Cavern, which all the more convinced me to head in that direction. Dendemille was a beautiful little town set on a river with a giant windmill set in the center. The sight was breathtaking as the windmill turned in the sunset with the snow falling over it. I spent awhile visiting the houses around the windmill, talking to the residents, who chatted with me awhile about various things. They didn’t help me much on my journey, though a little boy gave me TM 42, which was for Façade. but I was happy to be out of the cold for awhile. Back outside, I came across a person plowing in a field. In their field there was a Big Root for me, which the field owner said I could keep. After a little while I realized I was procrastinating around town; as much as I wanted to go into the Frost Cavern, I wasn’t quite ready for the cold. Still, if there was trouble there, or Team Flare, I couldn’t afford to wait any longer, and so I started up the mountain path where the snow came down hard. ~ Claire

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