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

Chapter 21

The next day came, we had a good rest at the hotel Marine Snow, and we met the Gym Leader of Shalour City, Korrina, and her Lucario there. Korrina gasps, "Hey! You're those Trainers from Route 5!"

"If I remember, you're Korrina, the Shalour City Gym Leader, right? We're just going to Shalour Gym." I say. "But what are you doing here?"

"You see, I'm here to get Lucario's Mega Stone." Korrina says.

"Mega Stone? So you just have the Key Stone only?" Elline asks.

"Yeah, my grandfather gave it to me. Oh yeah. The first person ever to Mega Evolve a Lucario was one of my ancestors, isn't that wild?" Korrina asks.

"Wait, does that mean you are able to use aura as well?" David asks, and she says, "You mean like an Aura Sphere? I can do some of them."

She demonstrates some and we're in awe. She also says that it's part of the tradition of the Shalour City gym to have a gym leader there with a Pokemon that can Mega Evolve.

"So you're here for the Lucarionite, but do you know where to find it?" I ask.

"No clue." Korrina replies.

"But if you don't know where it is, how are you going to look for it?" Serena asks.

"My grandfather told me if we go to Geosense Town, we'd figure it out. And my grandfather's really smart!" Korrina says.

We decide to help her out, and we find a lot of beautiful stones on sale. We decide to split up and ask for some clues, but none of them know about the Lucarionite.

"But my grandfather told me that we'd find the Lucarionite right here in this town!" Korrina frowns.

"Well, I suppose that unless Lucarionite was very difficult to find, we would have heard about the Mega Evolution of lots of Lucario." Clemont says.

"So that means... it mst be a very rare stone." David says, "Since it's very hard to find."

"So how do we continue our search?" Serena asks.

Just then, a photographer appears, welcoming us. He introduces himself as a local named McGinty and offers to take a souvenir photo of us, to which we accept.

"Do you, by any chance, know anything about locating Evolution stones?" Clemont asks.

"Evolution stones are out there. In a cave that's hidden inside of that mountain." McGinty says.

"And sir, do you know anything about Lucarionite?" Korrina asks. "I need to find it right away!"

"Lucarionite, eh? I don't think I've ever heard of that before. Although I do remember hearing about a cave where it's possible to locate a special kind of Evolution Stone."

We ask for directions, and he tells us that we'll find a small entrance to another cave on top of the mountain, and that might be what we're looking for. But he also warns that terrible things can happen to people who are not worthy enough to enter, and that's why no people in the town have ever ventured into that cave.

After we get the photo, we search the mountain but there's no cave. It is then Lucario senses the stone that he breaks open what seems to be a secret door, that's when we find the passway.

As we move further, we find the Mega Stone in front of us. However, as Korrina and Lucario run down the path, they are blocked by a Blaziken.

"What's a Blaziken doing here?" Clemont asks.

"I think it is guarding the stone... Korrina, if you want the Lucarionite, you have to defeat him first." I say. Korrina nods as they have the battle.

Korrina begins with Lucario's Power-Up Punch. Blaziken dodges and returns with a Blaze Kick, which hits its mark. Lucario, however, lands on its feet and dodges Blaziken's next series of successive Blaze Kicks.