Pokeharmony

"Hey Mom! We're heading out to Birch's lab!" Mason yelled.

"See you soon, son! Have fun!"

Twilight sighed as she was led out the door. As her eyes adjusted to the sunlight, she saw a few other houses, and a larger one, with a Pokeball design. As she took a few steps, Mason tapped her on the shoulder.

"What's up, Mason?"

"Just reminding you to stick to the plan for now." Mason said with a smile.

Twilight sighed. They had agreed on the plan to conceal Twilight's identity as much as possible after the long talk about Pokemon she had been given. Even though she was eager to learn more, and possibly catch a few Pokemon of her own, she was still apprehensive about the idea of lying about her name and origins to nearly everyone she meets. As the group walked towards Birch's lab, Twilight saw a round man, with a jolly face, wearing a lab coat, talking to a girl around Mason's age, with brown hair. The girl noticed Mason, smiled, and ran up to him.

"Mason! How's it been?" she said.

"Great, as always. Hey, May, this is Theresa. She ended up here a few days ago." Mason said, and they shook hands. While May and Twilight made small talk, Mason walked up to Birch.

"Ah! Mason! What can I do for you?"

"Theresa wants to become a trainer. You got any spare Pokedexes?"

"As a matter of fact, I have one left. I had two, but a new trainer by the name of Riley came and received hers around the same time that thunderstorm showed up!" Birch said. "Theresa can have the last one. It's inside."

"Thanks." Mason said, and as he walked in, he stopped suddenly. A girl of around his age, wearing a silver jacket, jeans, and a green hat was looking at the Hoenn map. Mason frowned, but at that moment, she noticed him.

"Oh! sorry, you surprised me!" she said.

"I can presume you're Riley?" he replied. "I'm Mason. Professor Birch told me that you had left."

"Yeah. I came back to get my National Pokedex upgrade. Nice to meet you, Mason." Riley replied. "Wait. Mason...You're the Hoenn Champion!" she said, shocked. Mason shrugged and sighed.

"Yeah, that's me. I've been at the Battle Resort for a bit, so I haven't been seen a lot." he said sheepishly.

"Wow. So..uh...how about a battle?" she asked.

"Not sure. Hey, I've got an idea. We've got a new trainer here with us, and I think you could be a good match-up for her. She's rather new, and well, Theresa hasn't battled before."

"Well, sounds good to me." Riley said, and they walked out. Mason, remembering what they came in for, quickly rushed and grabbed the Pokedex and Trainer ID. As Riley walked outside, she could see the Professor's daughter talking to a girl she had never seen before. Riley shrugged, and walked over. After some introductions, Riley told Twilight that Mason said she might be a good match-up for a battle.

"The thing is, I don't know if I have a Pokemon with me. Lemme check..." Twilight said, and as she rummaged through her bag, her hands grabbed an orb. She pulled out a Pokeball, much to Riley and May's surprise.

'Well, that solves that problem." Twilight said, and Riley smiled.

"Let's see which one it is!" May said eargerly, and Twilight tossed it upwards. It opened, and a stream of blue energy came out, and out came a Sword-Like Pokemon, colored purple and gray. It turned around, and performed what seemed to be a bow before Twilight, before crying out in a metallic sound.

"An Aegislash?" Matthew said, surprised. "They're native to Kalos, not Hoenn."

Twilight smiled at the Sword Pokemon. It looked back at her, before it switched to blade form, and using its sword, tapped her lightly on the hand. Mason handed Theresa the Pokedex, and Twilight activated it. Soon, an image of Aegislash came up, and a female voice began to speak.

"Aegislash. The Sword Pokemon. In ancient Kalos, Aegislash was said to guard those destined to rule. Its unique STEEL-GHOST typing allows it to have the upper edge against FIGHTING types."

"Well, that's cool and all, but I think it's time you meet my partner!" Riley said, and she threw out a Pokeball. The ball opened, revealing a Mantis-like Pokemon, with bladed appendages and wings. It smiled at Riley, before looking at Aegislash.

"What Pokemon is that?" Twilight said, surprised.

Riley laughed. "It's a Scyther. He's been with me since I started my journey. It's my dream to get him to evolve into a Scizor." she said proudly.

"Impressive. So, how about that battle?" Mason said.

"I'm ready when you are!" Riley said, and Twilight nodded. As the group of trainers walked out towards Route 101, Birch smiled and put his hand in a gesture of thought towards his mouth.

"That Theresa...she's going to make a good trainer!" Birch said, and as he walked back into the lap, a wild Lillipup wearing a bandanna watched from the bushes. As it rushed off towards Theresa and the group, the sun shone brighter than ever as the clouds parted.