Beauty of life

The next morning, they woke up early as usual.

"Good morning, Twilight"

"Good morning, Calem. What are we going to do today?"

"Today we're going to get the 8th Badge"

"Oh, ok" They had breakfast and they got the road for Snowbelle City, after they called Fluttershy and Rarity for continuing the journey in company of them. When they were taking to the Route 19, they saw a farm.

"Strange." Calem commented. "I've never remembered a farm there"

"So this means..." Rarity said worried. "We’re in...Private property"

"I hope the farmers aren't aggressive" Fluttershy gulped.

*Click* A weapon's noise broke the silence and a voice started talking.

"Don't move a muscle. If you do, I'll shoot you"

"Who are you? Show yourself" Calem asked, showing no fear. Meanwhile, Twilight noticed where the gun was appearing: from the top of a tree. So, she used her magic to break the gun and bringing out the bomber from her hide place: a girl with a carnal pink skin color, a beige hat, yellow hair, white T-shirt and a blue skirt. The girl, without any possibility of defending herself, rose up her hands, showing her surrender.

"Who are you?" Calem asked again. "Why you were attacking us?"

"Ah'm...Ah'm Applejack"

"Alright, Applejack, what's wrong?"

"Y'all were too near our farm. Ah thought you for bad boys"

"We were only passing by here. Nothing of importance"

"Oh, well, in this case Ah'm sorry, sugarcubes. It's because it isn't a good period for our family" Applejack apologized.

"Why?"

"It's..." but before she could speak, her attention was pointed to Twilight. "It's this the Legendary of Kalos Twilight Sparkle? Sweet Arceus and Ah thought it was only a rumor"

"Yes, I'm Twilight, Twilight Sparkle" Twilight presented herself.

"Maybe you can help with our problem"

"We'd be glad to resolve this"

"Come with me" Applejack leaded the gang to her farm, where she lives with her family. They went in a room, there was lot of people was around a bed, in which a yellow-skin girl was standing, suffering for something. Everybody turned around to see Calem and friends' direction, gasping for Twilight.

"Mah little sis, Applebloom, got poisoned by sniffing a Vileplume's petals" Applejack explained. "We can't find a medicine for curing her by the poison. We tried even Pokémon Antidotes, but they don't work. Oh, Princess of the Life, please, help mah sister"

"Please, help her" the others continued the supplication. So, Twilight's hand glowed, forming a white orb, then, she put it onto her forehead; the orb entered in Applebloom's body, doing the wanted effects: now the little girl was less pallid and she opened her eyes. Applejack's family was immediately in celebration for Applebloom's healing: lot of greetings by all the members were received by Twilight and Calem, especially by Applejack.

"Thanks a lot. Really thanks. How we can repay you?"

"Ah, it was nothing. You don't have to..." but Calem noticed a Mega Ring on Applejack's wrist. "care for a Pokémon Battle. Of course"

"Why not Sugarcube. We can start right now. But let me warning you: Ah'm the strongest of our family" She said, showing the Mega Ring.

"And with this? I'm waiting for this challenge. Want to do 4 vs 4?"

"Ok, we can start right now" and they moved to the farmyard, where they could start their Pokémon battle.

"Go, Miltank" Applejack was the first one to send out her Pokémon.

"Go, Helioptile" The Generator Pokémon was Calem's response to the girl's choose.

"Miltank, Body Slam" The Pokémon’s huge body slammed Helioptile, knocking out immediately, so Calem had to withdrew him.

"Go, Chesnaught"

"Miltank, again Body Slam"

"Chesnaught, Spiky Shield" before Miltank could hit the Spiky Pokémon, he showed his arms, crafting a spike barrier, which damaged Miltank.

"Now use Hammer Arm" Chesnaught's arm became orange and he hit Miltank with it, causing a critical hit and making Miltank faint.

"Miltank, return" The Pokémon returned to his Pokéball.

"Go, Gogoat, use Aerial Ace"

"Chesnaught, dodge it" Calem said, knowing the dangerousness of that move for Chesnaught, so the Pokémon acted, but useless, because the move couldn't miss. But thanks to Chesnaught's tough defense, he could resist to an imminent K.O.

"Care attack with another Hammer Arm" it hit and then Gogoat fainted.

"Krookodile, go" the Intimidation Pokémon was wearing sunglasses a straw hat, for which seemed he cared a lot, because when it felt, he paid lot of attention to put it in his head.

"That Pokémon cares a lot about his style" Rarity commented. "I like him: all the Pokémon should take this Krookodile as an example"

"Rarity, this is a battle, not a walkaway" Calem replied annoyed.

"Krookodile, set up a Sandstorm" Krookodile started spinning around himself, raising a sandstorm.

"My hair!!" rarity said as she covered her hair with her hands.

"Chesnaught, Wood Hammer" The Pokémon rolled up, surrounded by a green light; meanwhile, Krookodile was staying doing nothing, leaving himself vulnerable from Wood Hammer. But before Chesnaught could hit Krookodile, he stopped and fainted.

"Oh sweet Arceus! How it can be?"

"Because, Sugarcube, your Chesnaught was buffetted by the sandstorm" and then Krookodile was surrounded by a red aura.

"And this is Krookodile's Ability Moxie" Applejack explained.

"In this case, I'll send out a Ground-type Pokémon: Flygon"

Flygon came out of the Pokéball.

"Use Dragon Claw"

"Krookodile, use Foul Pay" Flygon slashed Krookodile, doing again a critical hit and knocking him out, but not before being hit by Krookodile's tail, causing his faint. In other words, it was a dual K.O.

"Ah see ya left me with only one Pokémon" Applejack said, picking her last Pokéball. "But this doesn't mean you're going to win, because in this here Pokéball I have mah most important Pokémon: Sugarcube" the apple family, looking at the battle from a safe distance, were commenting about her last Pokémon, knowing that Calem had to stand against it.

"Also this..." Calem brought Warampharos' Pokéball. “Is my most important Pokémon. Or better…he’s my friend"

"Let this last battle decide who's better" both the Trainers sent out their Pokémon. The mentioned "Sugarcube" was a Garchomp, the Mach Pokémon. And then, both of the trainers activated the Mega Rings, mega evolving the Pokémon.

Mega Sugarcube assumed a more menacing attitude after the Mega Evolution, but Warampharos didn't get scared, he was prepared for even worse.

"Sugarcube, Earthquake" The land under Warampharos' feet rumbled and little rock pinnacles damaged the Light Pokémon.

"Ya should know mah Sugarcube's Sand Force increased Earthquake's power"

"Damn it. Warampharos, use Dragon Pulse" Sugarcube took a great damage; both of them were weak, but Sugarcube was going to get victory, due to his speed, which was greater than Warampharos'.

"Sugarcube, Dragon Rush"

"Gar" the Pokémon flew up in the sky, and then he nosedived, surrounded by a blue aura which gave him a blue nose-diving dragon image.

<> He looked right in the sky. << Yeah... That could work>>

"Warampharos, use Cotton Guard to deviate Sugarcube's trajectory"

"Wha’cha gonna do?" Applejack said, unexpecting that move. Warampharos covered himself with a cotton barrier, which blocked Sugarcube's Dragon Rush and repelled him away.

"quick, use Dragon Pulse" Warampharos shoot the move, Calem saw the beam fly through the air it making a big explosion in the sky as it hit Sugarcube, the smoke evaporated and Sugarcube was falling, when and making Sugarcube faint. That move decreed Calem's victory, an epic pause and then a scream from the family, acclimating the winner. Applejack had to admit her defeat, but they became good friends anyway.

Calem after telling his plans was invited with her friends to stay in Applejack's farm and he accepted. After the dinner and before sleeping, Calem talked to Twilight.

"Twilight, you've just done a good thing today"

"What?"

"You helped Applejack's sister curing her from Vileplume's poison. Another hint about friends is good ones always helps everybody"

"So...I helped her?"

"Exactly. That's what good friends do. Another example is when we met; you helped me to stand up. You're on the right way, Twilight"

"Oh... Well, thanks"

"Goodnight"

"Ah, another thing..."

"Yes?"

"Tomorrow what we're going to do"

"We'll get the 8th badge if there won't be any problems"

"Well, in this case, goodnight"

"Goodnight"

The next morning they woke up early as usual. But before they could get the way for Snowbelle City.

"Wait" Applejack screamed, before they could start. "Ah'd like to join you. Ah've never been in a journey before."

"Of course, Applejack, feel free to join us" and after Applejack saluted all her family, they took the way for Snowbelle City: it was late when they reached the gym. Meanwhile, a cyan-skin girl with rainbow hair, white t-shirt, white and pink striped skirt and a cyan jacket was going out the gym angrily. The Gym Leader Wulfric said to her.

"You don’t always have to show all of your Pokémon’s attacks, the opponent can take the advantage of the attacking..."

"Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, BUT PLEASE..."

"Don’t use that tone of voice on me, it isn't polite talking to older people like this" and Wulfric returned in his gym. The girl was leaving the place, muttering angry words.

"What's up? Why you're so angry?" Calem asked.

"Why you care? Anyway, Wulfric, the Gym Leader, defeated me. I mean, I had my dear powerful Pokémon, especially my Mega Lucario" She said, showing her Mega Ring. "Seriously, I don't know why it happened." But then she stopped talking, and noticed Twilight. Suddenly her eyes went wide and started saying  " S-she's the l-legendary Twilight Sparkle?  Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh, this can’t be real!!"

"Hey, calm down. Yes, I have the legendary Twilight Sparkle"

Rainbow giggled. "Please, let my team battle her. 6 vs 1, after all she's a legendary, she can take an entire team"

"Twilight" Calem said. "Now we'll have a more challenging battle. Do you feel like doing this?"

"Of course" After her last battle, she wanted more of them.

"OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHSHECANTALK…let's start the battle"

"But first who are you?" Calem asked.

"Rainbow Dash"

"Ok, let's start" Rainbow picked the Pokéball. "Go, Lucario"

"Arr" Calem saw how Lucario was determined, he has never seen so much determination in any Aura Pokémon he has met. Rainbow activated the Lucarionite which Lucario was bringing, mega evolving him.

"Bullet Punch" Lucario's fists became pure metal and he hit Twilight with them, at speed light.

"Aura Sphere" Mega Lucario fainted.

"No! But I thought I was hitting first"

"Bullet Punch isn't that strong. Even in Mega Lucario’s form”

"Who cares? I've already 5 Pokémon.  And in this case, I'll put in my next attack the max power. Go, Hydreigon! Use Hyper Beam" Hydreigon shot from his three heads three powerful beams, creating a very big explosion.

"Twilight, Geomancy"

"Ok" and she placed her hands on the snow field, creating a rainbow light spectrum and absorbing energy from the nature.

"Why you're using a state move? State moves are stupid"

"Wait until Twilight is charged"

"Hydreigon, Iron Head"

"Azand..." he was too tired to attack. Meanwhile Twilight used Geomancy, freeing a pink aura and increasing her Sp.Atk., Sp.Def. and Speed.

"Iron Head"

"Moonblast" Twilight was by so far quicker than Hydreigon, hitting him with Moonblast and defeating the Brutal Pokémon.

“Is Geomancy stupid now?" Calem said with a provoking tone.

"We're not done yet. Go, Talonflame" she sent out Talonflame, hoping to out speed her.

"Psyshock" Twilight's eyes glowed and a mysterious power hit Talonflame, who fainted.

"Staraptor, use Brave Bird" Staraptor went away for charging his attack and then he returned, covered by a red aura.

"Moonblast" Before the impact, Staraptor got hit and he fainted.

"Altaria!!" Rainbow Dash was now feeling ticked off.

"Moonblast" and Altaria was gone.

"Go, Riol..."

"Psyshock" And Calem won.

"Argh. Dang it. I lost…" Rainbow Dash cursed.

"Wulfric was right: you put too much offensive, but not only: you need strategy, or else you'll never win, even if you really love your Pokémon"

"Ok, ok, I admit it. But you were a good opponent"

"Also you"

"And now? What you're going to do?"

"I'm going to challenge the Gym Leader"

"In this case, good luck, he's tough" And Calem, after he cured Twilight, went inside the Gym. The Gym Leader presented himself.

"I'm Wulfric, Snowbelle Gym Leader. I saw you when you were battling Rainbow Dash. You seems a good trainer. I expect a great battle. Are you ready for a 3 vs 3?"

"Yes"

"Then let's battle" They took place in the icy field.

"Go, Abomasnow"

"Go, Charizard"

"I see, you point on the type advantage" Wulfric grinned." But don't expect to win like this. Abomasnow, Rock Slide"

"Charizard, Flamethrower" after Abomasnow summoned lot of rocks, he used them to protect from the attack, then he threw them.

"Dodge it" Charizard dodged the rock slide, but he was buffeted by the hail.

"Again Rock Slide" Abomasnow attacked again with the rocks, but Charizard dodged the attack again. Wulfric, tired of the same drag, decided to freeze Charizard's wing.

"Abomasnow, use Blizzard to freeze Charizard's wing" Abomasnow unleashed from his mouth a powerful blizzard, which froze Charizard's wings.

"Now use Rock Slide" Charizard was going to get hit, but Calem saw the ice stalactites and he had an idea.

"Charizard, melt that stalactites with your Flamethrower" The stalactites melted as Calem thought, becoming water which soaked the rocks, disintegrating them.

"Yes, as I hoped the rocks couldn't resist a little bath and they crumbled. Now it's your opportunity, Charizard: Flamethrower" Abomasnow  fainted.

"Go Cryogonal, Ice Beam" Cryogonal shot a powerful Ice Beam, which froze Charizard.

"Now Sheer Cold" Charizard couldn't dodge the hit and he got invested by a lethal cold wave, fainting.

"Go, Warampharos" And after the Mega Evolution, Warampharos was ready to fight.

"It's foolish Mega Evolving a Pokémon and exposing him to a weakness that he didn't have before"

"Yes, but I heard Cryogonal are tough against Sp.Atk., so I had to. And anyway I trust my Pokémon"

"Hmpf. We'll see if this bond will survive my Cryogonal's Ice Beam"

"Warampharos, Cotton Guard" The cotton got frozen by the Ice Beam.

"Warampharos, Charge"

"Broke the ice with Rapid Spin" Warampharos charged and before Cryogonal could hit him, he used Thunderbolt, defeating Cryogonal.

"My last Pokemon. He will be the toughest of my Pokemons. Go, Avalugg"

"Him…" Rainbow Dash screamed . "He's the Pokémon who defeated all of my Pokémons"

"Sugarcube, calm down. It's his battle" Applejack commented.

"Warampharos, again, Charge"

"Avalugg, Curse" Both of the Pokémon increased their stats.

"Now use Thunderbolt"

"Earthquake" Avalugg took the powered Thunderbolt, but Warampharos fainted, due to the very great damage.

"Twilight, it's your turn" And Twilight came, ready to fight.

"I see you have the Legendary Pokémon"

"I took her from a bit of days but this doesn't mean I believe also in her"

"Avalugg, Gyro Ball"

"Twilight, stop Avalugg with your Aura Sphere" But Avalugg's Gyro Ball reflected her Aura Sphere, hitting her and doing a super effective damage.

"It hurts" Twilight yelled.

"Twilight, can you still battle? If you're tired, we can stop this"

"Don't worry, I...I want to do this"

Wulfric commented. "I see your tough soul, Twilight. I like the way you want to keep battling"

"Thanks"

"But...this doesn't mean I won't be merciless. Avalugg, finish her with a Gyro Ball" Avalugg spinned again: another hit and Twilight would get fainted. But Calem had again an idea.

"Twilight, again Aura Sphere" reflected by Gyro Ball. "And now Psyshock" Twilight's eyes glowed, hitting Avalugg from behind with a mysterious power, defeating him. Calem had defeated Wulfric, who said, happily.

"Your victory was deserved. You and your Pokémon battled as only some people can. Here is the Iceberg Badge" Calem grabbed it. "Now you should have all the Kalos Badges. For all the people who got them there is a special party, organized by a girl called Pinkie Pie. It will be tomorrow during the evening in Anistar City. Why you don't go?"

"It seems a great idea. Thanks Wulfric" and they got out of the gym, picking the way to the Pokémon Center to have some rest. But Twilight was too tired to stand up and walk, so Calem...

"Twilight"

"Yes?"

"You seem too tired to walk. Here, lay on me" as he bent over to let Twilight place herself on him.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course" and she went on, placing her hands on Calem's shoulders. Calem blushed a little. Twilight was heavy, but he kept going to the Pokémon Center where everybody could have some rest.