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

Chapter 50

As we're going to Victory Road, we stop by Route 22 to get the Mega Stone for Banette at the Chamber of Emptiness, and then a Garchompite in Victory Road. And now we are at the stadium.

As we look around the area, I am surprised to find Malva the Elite Four, who is also a Team Flare member. "Excuse me! Are you competing in the Kalos League? Would you like to have an interview?"

"Wait, you're Malva of the Elite Four!" Alice gasps.

Then she wants me to ask about why I want to win the Kalos League, and I think after that interview, I am found by a trainer named Everett who want to battle me. I want to battle him, but Serena and Alice drag me away because we need to register.

Later that evening, we find Sawyer, and then there is also Calem, Tierno, and Trevor. "Guys! You're here as well!" I say.

"How's it going?" Bonnie asks.

"We're doing great." Calem says.

Serena says, "So where is Shauna?"

"She said she's coming later." Trevor says.

Calem says, "That reminds me, Ash. Here! Take this!"

He throws a Mega Stone to me and I ask, "What is this?"

"A Mega Stone for Absol. The Absolite." Calem says. "I don't need two so I'll just give you one."

Absol is finally happy that he can Mega Evolve, and Alice says, "So that's the last Mega Stone, right?"

"Yeah." I say, and I also notice Alain here. "Alain! You're here as well!"

"Of course, because I want to battle against you." Alain says. "There's the matter of Mega Evolution energy, too. For now, my goal is to keep on advancing. You make sure to do the same thing."

"I will, no way I'll lose. The point is to win the whole thing!" I say with a smile.

Eve asks, "Who's that?"

Elline says, "It's complicated... let's say that he is Alain, but also Ash as well..."

"You mean like N? But if he's going to be the Kalos League... that means he challenges all the gym twice?" Alice asks.

"I think that's the case..." Serena says.

There are only 64 competitors this time, and we see that Trevor is facing Alain in the first round. I'm in the second battle and he seems to be strong as well.

The next day, the grand ceremony is unfurled. Other than Mr. Goodshow, the Kalos Pokémon Champion Diantha delivers an encouraging speech followed by a fireworks display.

Now my first battle as Alain against Trevor, the battle is set on a mountainous terrain, complete with a waterfall and a river. Trevor is of course going to use Charizard, so I'm doing the same as well. Trevor also Mega Evolves his Charizard into Mega Charizard Y, but Mega Charizard X defeats him in the end. And then he uses Florges and Aerodactyl, only to be defeated by Charizard as well.

And for my Ash self, as I reach the stadium, I find the same trainer who wanted to battle me yesterday, he is not going to let us pass until I battle him. Seeing that I can't reason with him, I decide to swiftly defeat his Furfrou.

"You really beat me. I couldn't get all 8 badges in time. The thing is, there are lots of Trainers like me who want to compete here! All those trainers with all of their dreams and all of their hopes. You better win no matter what."

"I'll win all right." I say. And I'm glad that I'm on the field just in time, and the field is a Grassy Terrain. I decide to show my new power with Greninja as I show the Ash-Greninja form.