Ash sends out Pikachu, while Lillie sends out a newly caught Pokémon from Kalos: Amaura
"Wow, an Amaura!", Ash reacts. "Did you think brother was the only one who caught new Pokémon in Kalos?", Lillie replies
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!", Ash commands, as Pikachu uses Thunderbolt
"Amaura, use light screen!", Lillie commands, as Amaura sets up light screen, weakening the power of Thunderbolt
"Now use Aurora Veil!", Lillie commands, as Amaura sets up Aurora Veil
"Thunderbolt isn't going to do much, I see", Ash thinks to himself
"Alright Pikachu, use quick attack!", Ash commands, as Pikachu uses quick attack, knocking Amaura back
"Now, Amaura! Use Icy Wind!", Lillie commands, as Amaura hits Pikachu with icy wind as it's still in the air
"Now use Mud Shot!", Lillie commands as a follow-up attack, with Amaura hitting Pikachu with the super effective move
"Pikachu!", Ash yells, worried for his partners well being. But Pikachu is fine, as he's taken worse
"Say, you've gotten better at battling since the last time I saw you!", Ash remarks
"Thanks!", Lillie says, with a slight blush on her face, "And this is only the beginning!"
Ash this for a moment, but then comes up with an idea
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on the snow around Amaura!", Ash commands, as he uses Thunderbolt on the snow around Amaura, causing a lot of fog to appear, surprising Lillie
"Now use quick attack around it!", Ash commands, as Pikachu enters the fog and begins circling Amaura
"Amaura, use icy wind!", Lillie commands as Amaura uses icy wind around it
"Use Iron Tail, on the ground!", Ash commands, as Pikachu slams Iron Tail on the ground, blocking the icy wind
"Now use Electro Web!", Ash commands for a follow-up, as Pikachu traps Amaura in Electro-Web
"Amaura!", Lillie shouts in worry
"Now use Iron Tail!", Ash commands, as Pikachu slams Amaura with Iron Tail, finishing it off
Lillie returns Amaura and thanks it for its efforts
"You and Pikachu will never cease to amaze me!", Lillie says, causing Ash to giggle and blush a bit, and to scratch the back of his head
"Now", Lillie says, ready to send out her next Pokémon, "go... Magearna!"
Ash is surprised to see Magearna of all Pokémon battling
"You're sending out Magearna?", Ash asks
"Yup!", Lillie replies, with a slight giggle in her voice, "In order to be the 'caretaker of the princess', one has to be powerful enough to protect them!"
Ash nods, and is ready to continue the battle
"Magearna, use Fleur Cannon!", Lillie commands, as Magearna charges up and fires Fleur Cannon
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!", Ash commands, as Pikachu meets Fleur Cannon with Thunderbolt head on, causing a collision
"Pikachu, use quick attack!", Ash commands, as Pikachu zig zags around Magearna with quick attack
"Now hit it with Iron Tail!", Ash commands, as Pikachu hits Magearna with Iron Tail
This happens multiple times, with Pikachu evading Magearna's attacks and hitting it with Iron Tail before it can even react, as Magearna, while powerful, is quite slow
"Magearna", Lillie commands, "use trick room!"
Magearna then sets up trick room. Pikachu tries to run around, but it is heavily slowed down due to trick room
"Magearna, now's our chance!", Lillie says, "Use Fleur Cannon!"
For the first time in this battle, Fleur Cannon hits, and Pikachu is hurt from it
Ash thinks for a moment, unsure of what to do about this, but then comes up with an idea
"Magearna, use Fleur Cannon!", Lillie commands, as Magearna charges up another Fleur Cannon
"Pikachu, get ready...", Ash says, with Pikachu getting ready to do something
Just before Fleur Cannon can finish charging, they act!
"Pikachu, trap it with Electro Web!", Ash commands, as Pikachu catches the firing Fleur Cannon in Electro Web just before it hits, surprising Lillie
"Now knock it back with Iron Tail!", Ash commands, as Pikachu hits electro web with iron tail, sending the blast right back at Magearna
Ash then has Pikachu trap Magearna in an Electro Web while it has the chance, but Magearna breaks our using Dazzling Gleam
By this point, the effects of light screen and Aurora Veil have faded, though trick room is still in effect
Ash has Pikachu use Iron Tail on the snow, covering him, but Magearna blitzes towards Pikachu and uses Dazzling Gleam, knocking to back
"Magearna, charge up another Fleur Cannon!", Lillie commands, as Magearna charges its Fleur Cannon up yet again
"Pikachu, there's only one way to finish this!", Ash says, as he pulls out his Z-Ring
Ash then uses the normal type Z-Crystal, as he and Pikachu perform the move Breakneck Blitz. Doing so, Pikachu meets Fleur Cannon head on and breaks right through it, taking Magearna out of the battle. By this point, trick room has faded
Lillie returns Magearna and thanks it for its efforts
"Man, we really had to use z-move to get outa that one!", Ash says, with a slight laugh in his voice
Lillie giggles a bit, as she feels good about herself, being strong enough to push Ash of all people into a corner like that. She then sends out her next Pokémon
"Let's win this battle, with everything we've got!," Lillie says, as she sends out her final Pokémon... it's an Absol!
"Wow, an Absol!", Ash remarks, "That's really cool!"
"Thanks Ash, that's really sweet", Lillie replies, with a light blush, "but... do you want to know what else is cool?", Lillie says, grabbing Ash's attention
Lillie then pulls something out of her pocket. She then tossed it into the air, causing its reflection to shine in front of Ash, and she catches it again, causing it to emit a large glow
"Wait...", Ash remarks, completely surprised by this revelation, "is that another Key Stone?????"
Ash then looks at Pikachu, and they both get fired up
"This is gonna be so good...!", Ash says to himself
Lillie commands Absol to mega evolve, and after the great glow... nothing happens. Absol is not mega evolved at all, surprising Ash
"Uh...", Lillie stutters, "Absol, mega evolve!"
Absol responds by licking its paw, showing a mild uninterest in the battle itself
"Absol, please!", Lillie says, in a pleading tone, "We're battling someone, someone we have to impress!"
Absol then yawns and lies in the snow, taking a nap. Lillie is forced to call Absol back to its Pokéball, ending the match
Lillie looks down, but Ash pets Pikachu and walks up to her
"Hey Lillie...", Ash asks, "are you... feeling any better now?"
Lillie looks up, with a small smile on her face
"Y-yeah! I definitely see what you were talking about now...", Lillie replies, "but... I'm still a little disappointed in myself for failing at mega evolution."
"When Gladion went through mega evolution training, I caught an Absol on some special island we'd gone to for the training", Lillie continues, more saddened then a moment ago, "but even after finding the Absol mega stone, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't mega evolve Absol, or even get it to listen to me..."
"Am... am I just not good enough?", Lillie says, clutching Absol's Pokéball close to her
Ash then puts his hands on Lillie's shoulders
"Lillie, mega evolution or not, you have clearly gotten stronger!", Ash responds, "Your Pokémon are strong and I had a lot of fun battling you!"
"You'll always be good enough, Lillie", Ash continues, as he begins to stroke Lillie's hair, and his thumb wipes a tear off of Lillie's face, "and I know you'll do what you've set out to do! Getting your father back, mastering mega evolution, we both know you can do it, as long as you don't give up!"
Lillie looks up for a moment, and she thanks him for the kind words. As they gaze into each other's eyes, they both begin to lean in, as they close their eyes
"Lillie? Ash? Where are you?", a voice yells in the distance, snapping them both out of it. It was none other than Gladion
"What are you two-", Gladion says, before seeing Lillie in Ash's arms, close to his face
Ash and Lillie, immediately flustered by this, both jump away in embarrassment. They begin to stumble on their words, which would say things to the effect of "it's not what it looks like, I swear!"
Gladion, now realizing what exactly he's interrupted, gives himself a face palm so hard he knocks himself to the ground. He whispered something aloud, sounding something on the lines like "I did it again... I did it again..."
Once everyone has calmed down, and Gladion got back up, there was a moment of awkward silence
"Brother?", Lillie asks, "What are you doing up so late?"
"I was about to ask you both the same question", Gladion asks, "what the heck are you two doing out here so late in the night?"
Ash and Lillie look at each other, where Lillie responds with "we... couldn't sleep"
Gladion pauses for a moment, but then nods in understanding
"Is... that why you're up so late too?", Ash asks
"N-no!", Gladion replies in denial, "It's just kind of hard to sleep with that battle you two were having making a lot of flash!"
Lillie, of course, can tell that's not the case, but didn't wish to persist any further
The three head inside, going back to bed and getting ready for the mourning. This time, everyone manages to stay asleep
The following morning, Mohn fixes everyone breakfast. They all thank him for the kindness, as Mohn goes into town to buy some more living supplies. Once he has left, the family begin their mission
Lusamine, Lillie, and Gladion check the rooms for clues as to what exactly is going on, while Ash and Chloe search the living room for everyone
"Ash... Ash...", the voice in Ash's head appears yet again, but this time it sounds... familiar
"Outside... woods... now...", the voice continues
Ash is confused and unsettled, but decides to check it out, with Pikachu by his side
"Ash, where are you going?", Chloe asks
"Chloe...", Ash asks, "is it weird that I've been hearing voices lately?"
"Well...", Chloe replies, "yeah, kinda!"
"Well, one of them is telling me to go outside and check the woods", Ash continues, "I'll be back in a minute, alright?"
Chloe nods, although reluctantly, as Ash heads out
Ash walks out into the woods, pondering on all the weird stuff that is going on
"New and terrifying forms of legendary Pokémon, Lillie's dad being brainwashed by an ultra beast, and now these weird voices?", Ash says to himself, with Pikachu listening, "What the heck is going on?"
Pikachu jumps onto his shoulder and runs his cheek onto his, lightening Ash's mood a bit. Ash is lucky to have a partner like Pikachu
"Ash...!", the familiar voice returns, causing Ash to look ahead. It's... it's Goh!
"Goh?", Ash says excitedly, "What are you doing here?"
Ash begins to explain to Goh what's going on, but then he noticed some kind of aura surrounding Goh
"I am aware of the tragedy that is going on here", Goh replies, in a voice altered by the aura, as he reveals his blue glowing eyes
Ash is startled by this, but then sees something begin to float above Goh, closing in front of him. It had a big head, almost resembling some kind of crown, with a green and white texture and a blue aura that matches that of Goh
"and I believe I may be of assistance!", the mysterious Pokémon says
Ash is still startled by this, but the mysterious Pokémon, through Goh's voice, tell him not to worry, and that may Ash allow him to explain himself, he will find an ally in him
Ash, after looking at Pikachu and thinking for a moment, reluctantly agrees to hear him out
The episode ends with Ash hearing out the mysterious Pokémon
Who is this mysterious Pokémon, exactly? Are things looking better, or worse? Will Lillie master mega evolution? And what will be the fate of Mohn? And more importantly... could Gladion possibly be worse at interrupting love? Find out next time, as the Journey Continues!
Writer's talking-
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I'm particularly enjoying the whole mystery element I've incorporated into this part of the story. I'm going to enjoy writing this mysterious Pokémon we've introduced here
Stay tuned for the next chapter, the next couple of episodes are going to be very... interesting... to write, shall we saw
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