Pokemon: The Queen of Kalos

Training, Rivals, Realization

"Hopefully next chapter will be out by February" Well apparently that was a freakin lie. Jeez, I'm getting slower and slower with these chapters, you guys. Maybe I shouldn't have signed up for so many difficult classes in school... My AP math course especially is killing me with nightly homework.

Anyways, happy 90,000 reads! That's such a crazy big number, you all are the best! I really need to work on this more often, but unfortunately my passion has been at an all time low and there's also, ugh, writer's block. I'm trying my best, thanks a million for staying patient. Here's another chapter (and a personal favorite song, just for fun!) for the books while we wait.

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The next day, Olympia called Zenith early in the morning, before anyone else was up. She groggily answered the phone and slid out of her tent, but went stiff when she heard the gym leader's words.

"Team Flare has been what!?" She looked around, whisper-hissing into the phone as she moved away from the others who were still sleeping. "Causing incidents? What kind of incidents? ...All over Kalos?" Putting her hand over the mic for a moment, she took a deep breath. "Shoot. Okay, we'll keep an eye out. Yeah, I'll keep your vision in mind. I know, there's not much time. Thanks for letting me know. Bye."

She hung up and put her phone away, glancing up at the dawn sky with clenched hands.

Please... Hurry up, Mom. I don't know if we can do this alone again.

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"Thanks, Nurse Joy!" Crystal waved goodbye to everyone in the Pokemon Center, looking over at her sisters by the PCs. Pine gave her a thumbs-up and Shadow nodded, and they walked outside to the cool air of the late morning.

Zenith heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing the three step outside. Although they didn't look much different, she knew both her dark-haired sisters were now carrying a hidden extra Pokeball... none other than the two split halves of the Zygarde they rescued from Team Flare all those years ago, Z3!

"Remember, girls, this is just a precaution. If everything goes well, we should never reveal them, okay?" She reminded her sisters, keeping her voice down.

Shadow waved her off. "I know, I know. You don't have to tell us twice. But there's no way in the Distortion World I'm letting Z- I mean, those two- to fall into the hands of those old villains again."

Zenith nodded. "I know. And I trust you all, so we should go catch up with the others."

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"Okay, Noivern! You're at about the right level of strength to start training in this move I think you'll benefit from!" Zenith exclaimed, both Ash's and her own Noiverns in front of her. The group had stopped in a meadow for lunch and she decided to help Ash's Pokemon train and learn a few new moves. "This one's called Dragon Claw, and it utilized Dragon-Type energy to slash at your opponents up close and personal!"

"Eeeeev!" Star exclaimed from her shoulder.

Her Noivern got into position and pretended to use the move, one he had learned many years ago before eventually replacing it with Draco Meteor. Ash's Noivern copied its movements, trying to mimic the right slashing technique, while the elder Dragon- and Flying-Type came over to correct it.

"That's good, Noivern! Try to open your claws up a bit more and then twist and pull them in as you complete the motion. Make sure to get close enough to your opponent that you can actually hit them, but not so close that they'll be able to shove you over."

Once Noivern got the movement down, they started working on coalescing and summoning enough energy to fully execute the move. Zenith's Noivern used a fraction of Draco Meteor's power to surround himself with purple energy in a mock attack, and Ash's was eager to try.