United Destiny: The Hero and The Hybrid

Chapter 17

Palermo looked as Aria practiced her exhibition route with her Braixen. The young lady, three times Kalos Queen was one of her most praised students, and yet Palermo mind was wondering too quite possibly her biggest catch ever. She was looking at a recording of Lysandre's daughter's contest performances in Johto.

She had been gitty at the prospect of this. The secret daughter of one of Kalos most passionate and predominate citizens was a huge opportunity for her. Usually she would seek performers who could leave an impression on her and train them, usually tossing them aside when her standards weren't meet, or using them to better her more praised students tossing them away like the pawns they were, but this was different from the usual.

She looked at the recording of a Johto Contest as she watched Serena win in a routine along with her Lucario and Braixen. From what she gathered it was the last one she did before heading to Sinnoh to compete in its Pokemon League. "I see you've taken an interest in my daughter." She turned her head as Lysandre walked up to her.

She turned the tablet in her hands off as she looked at him. "Well, you did tell me about her." She looked out at Aria as she continued to practice. "I must admit she's made an impression on me and not the usual kind." If she had met her independently from him she suspected she would try to mold her into the next Aria.

Lysandre crossed his arms at this as he watched the current Kalos Queen perform her routine before them. "I hear that your student retiring after this year." It was no secret that rumors had been circulating on Aria getting scouted for an acting career.

"Yes she's going to become an actress Diathia and her have been talking about a movie together." It pained her to see Aria go but all good things had to end eventually after all. The kind dear had no idea how many people had been stepped on to get her where she was. "I hope that you wouldn't mind if your daughter replaces her?"

Lysandre didn't have one complaint at that. "Not at all my dear." Lysandre made his leave as Palermo returned to the video. A wicked smile formed on her face. Perhaps it was time for a new Kalos Queen to come sooner rather than later.

Aria finished the routine and walked to her mentor as Palermo continued to look at her tablet. "What are you watching?" Aria didn't admit it to anyone but she had suspicions about her mentor over the years. When she first started out she had been wide-eyed and in many ways happy to be helped by her but over the years she had noticed an unsettling pattern.

"You ever heard of Serena Yvonne?" Palermo looked up slightly at her tablet.

"The daughter of Lysandre." Aria composed herself as she wondered what her mentor was thinking of concerning the daughter of such an influential and beloved man. Aria had reason to know that her mentor set people up to fail using them to bolster others including herself. She hated the thought and secretly she didn't consider herself the Kalos Queen. The only reason she didn't do anything about it was that she didn't have any evidence yet her gut told her that it was going on. 'There no way she's planning on setting her up.' She could get away with it to a bunch of girls she usually chooses but a daughter of someone like Lysandre could end her if she tried that.

"Yes, I had a talk with her father about her possibly doing Showcases." Aria froze as she heard those words. She could guess what was going to happen. Her mentor had been rather distant ever since she gave offered a deal as an actress. Now she could see why that was. Palermo was looking for someone to replace her. What better than the daughter of both a billionaire and a member of the actual royal family.

Aria didn't even look at her as Palermo walked off continuing to watch the video of Serena's contest performance as Arria's partner turned on her outfit. "Braixen, Braix." She looked at the Fox Pokemon as she could guess what she was saying.