1. Ash's Story (Part 7: Kalos)

Chapter 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clemont steps forward and says, "Excuse me."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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