The next morning, Sunset was finally arrived at the Battle Chateau. At the moment she entered, she was welcome by an old man who told her the rules and mechanics of the Battle Chateau.
"Hum, I will accept to compete in at least a couple of these battles, said Sunset. But in exchange, i want to know if someone called Sunlight Blaze passed here, he is wearing a orange outfit, a white cape and a mask. Did you saw him recently?"
"Yes, indeed, said the old man. Why that question? Do you know him?"
"Hum, he is kinda my brother, she said. He left the home without even telling me about it and that is pissing me."
"Oh, this is a funny story" said the old man.
Sunset was thinking she should touch the man to read his memories, but didn't want to be awkward.
"We effectively received the visit of your brother, said the man. He left yesterday after earning the title of Viscount."
"FUUUUCKKK!!!, she said. Did he told you where he was going next?"
"No, i am just charged to greet and welcome the newcomers, said the man. But i know someone who might know the answer to your question. If you can win 10 battles in a row, i am sure the person i told you about might be interested to see you."
"10 in a row...,she thought, i can't waste my time!! The more time i will spend here, the further Sunlight will get from me."
"Uh, Milady?" asked the man.
"Sorry, she answered. I can't battle today! I have to find my brother immediately!!"
She left the Battle Chateau and ran away. she ran for a moment before she had to stop to take her breath.
"Think Sunset, think!! she thought. You know Sunlight passed at the Battle Chateau and left it yesterday. If i was him, where would i go next, i am sure he challenged Viola, so he must be heading for a second Gym."
She searched for the nearest city with a Gym Leader and fall on Cyllage.
"Bingo!! she said. There is great chances that Sunlight must be heading there. I need to get to Cyllage City before him, so i could intercept him. Mew, can you sent me there?"
She showed the image of the City Gym to Mew, then the pokemon used teleport. Sunset reappeared at the top of a tall building.
"Mew!!! she said. Why did you send me on the top of this building?"
The pokemon laughed.
"Well, at least, i can see something looking like a Battle Gym at the horizon!! she said. Mew, please teleport us near to the Gym, on the ground."
Mew obeyed and teleported Sunset once again, this time near of the Gym. She read on a board at the entrance: Cyllage City Gym» and then another one with: «Only the bests will be able to jump the Wall»
"Hum, what does that mean?" she thought, while entering the arena.
Once inside, she saw a lot of climbing walls.
"Oh, this is what the message at the entrance was meaning by wall" she said.
"Yes, but no..." said the voice of a man beside her.
Sunset turned her head and saw a man wearing climbing equipment.
"Hum, Do you know where i can find the Gym Leader in here?" she asked
"No need, you have the Gym Leader in front of you, said the man. I am Grant, the champion of Cyllage City's Gym."
"I am here to challenge you..." she said.
Grant saw that Sunset had a Keystone on her.
"Well, the arena is on the top of this cliff, he said, pointing the highest spot in the Gym. In order to challenge me, you need to get on the top. You can climb the wall to the top, or take the elevator just at the right, your choice. I will challenge you whether you chose one or another, so, no pressure."
"Or..." she said, making her and him disappeared and reappeared at the top of the cliff.
Grant was surprised and Sunset smiled.
"I am a Psychic type specialist, she said. All of my pokemons know teleport."
"Interesting, Psychic Types vs Rock Types, that battle will be interesting." said the Gym Champion.
The referee arrived and announced the rules of the battle, Grant would only use 2 Pokemons, while Sunset could use all of hers.
"Let the battle begin!!!" said the Referee.
"Alright, said Grant. I choose you, Tyrunt!!!"
A dinosaur like pokemon appeared in front of her. The creature had the look of a T-Rex and was looking menacing.
"Hum, i choose you, Ralts!!" she said.
"A fairy type, uh? he said. That mean i will not be able to use Draco-Meteor in this battle. Whatever, Tyrunt, use Iron Tail!!!"
The dinosaur's tail became silver and shiny and he charged in direction of the Ralts with it.
"Use Teleport!!" said Sunset.
Ralts obeyed and disappeared in time to avoid the attack.
"Teleport will be a big problem in this fight, thought Grant. I need to counter it if i want to touch her pokemons"
"Alright, now use Double Team!!!" she shouted.
Ralts multiplied itself and surrounded the Tyrunt.
"Alright, now use Confusion!!" said Sunset.
"Jump!!!" said Grant
The pokemon jumped high in the sky and avoided Ralts attack.
"What the..., she said. How can this pokemon jump so high?"
"Now, use all you weight and use Stomp on the ground!!"
Tyrunt landed on the ground violenty and the impact created a shock wave and a lot of sand to hit all the Ralts clones. who disappeared immediately. Sunset was surprised and Grant used that moment to strike.
"Now, no mercy, he said. Use Iron Tail!!"
The Tyrunt hit this time Ralts, who is sent against a wall behind Sunset.
"Ralts!! she said. No!!"
But at her surprise, Ralts was still conscious. The Pokemon started to glow and evolved in a spectacle of blue shiny lights.
"Kir...Lia!!" said the Pokemon.
"You finally evolved!!! she said. Awesome!!"
"Well, that is surprising, said Grant, but the fight is not over!! charge, Tyrunt!! Use Iron Tail once again!!!
Tyrunt ran in Kirlia's direction, ready to strike her with his glowing tail. Kirlia stopped the Pokemon by glowing and sending explosive light shards on him.
"What? said Grant. Tyrunt!!"
"What was this attack?" asked Sunset.
"Dazzling Gleam..., said Grant. Tyrunt, don't let her use this attack again!! Use Iron Head!!!"
"Use Teleport, Kirlia, said Sunset. And then, use Dazzling Gleam!!"
"Heck no, said Grant. Not this time!!"
Kirlia disappeared for a moment and reappeared above the pokemon.
"Jump!!! said Grant. And strike her with Iron Head!!!"
The Tyrunt jumped in the sky.
"Use Dazzling Gleam!!!" she said.
Kirlia obeyed and used the move on Tyrunt, damaging him badly. But she got hit by Tyrunt's Iron Head attack and get sent high in the air. The two Pokemons fell on the ground a few moment later, K.O. Sunset and Grant were both shocked.
"Double K.O!!! said the referee. Tyrunt and Kirlia are not able to fight anymore!!"
"Great job, Tyrunt." said Grant, while returning his pokemon in his pokeball.
"I am proud of you, Kirlia, said Sunset. You can rest now..."
"You are very strong, i have to admit, said Grant. But do you think you can beat the next obstacle? Go, Aerodactyl!!!"
"Another dinosaur-like Pokemon? asked Sunset. You must really love them..."
"I love two things, he said. Rock climbing and Fossil Pokemons."
"Nice, she answered. Uh..I mean...I send you, Gallade!!!"
"Hum, she have a Keystone and a Pokemon able to Mega-Evolve, said Grant. If she will do what i think she will, then..."
Grant removed something from his pocket, Sunset recognized it as a Keystone. She then looked at Aerodactyl and saw around his neck a necklace with a Mega-Gem.
"Now, time to show you i am not messing around!! he said. Aerodactyl, Mega-evolve!!!"
The pokemon glew in a rainbow light and his body changed of form, spikes appeared on his wings and beak and after 10 second, Mega-Aerodactyl revealed itself to Sunset.
Mew teleported the Galladite in the hands of Gallade. Then Gallade looked at Sunset with determination and at her Keystone. Sunset immediately knew what Gallade had in mind. She touched her Keystone and like with the Keystone of Grant, hers glew and connected with the Galladite hold by Gallade.
"Can our mind and our hearts make one, she said. Gallade, Mega-Evolve!!!"
Gallade began to transform and like Aerodactyl, he changed of form. The transformation was a little slow, but the result was amazing. Mega Gallade revealed itself, he was different. Swords had appeared on his arms and a elegant cape had also appeared on his back. He was looking like a knight ready to strike the enemy.
"That worked, she said. But i thought 3 element were necessary in order to use the Mega-Evolution."
"This is true, said Grant. You need a Keystone, the Mega Gem of the pokemon you want to make Mega-Evolve and finally to have a strong bound with the Pokemon. If you have these 3 requirements, then you can use it. Now, let's battle"
Sunset smiled and looked at Gallade with determination and this one did the same. Grant attacked first.
"Go, Mega-Aerodactyl!! he said. Use Rock Tomb!!!"
The pokemon created rocks from nothing and threw them at Gallade. t he Pokemon cut trough them with multiple Leaf Blade attacks.
"He is not affected by the attack!? thought Grant. Rock Tomb usually make my opponent hesitate to attack because it is so sudden and unpredictable. Her Mega-Gallade must possess an ability making him immune against fear."
"Your doing great, Gallade, said Sunset. Use Night Slash!!!"
Gallade jumped in direction of Aerodactyl to strike him with the attack.
"Counter with Dragon Claws!!!" said Grant
Aerodactyl blocked Gallade's attack and sent him back on the ground. Sunset told Gallade to repeat the attack, but Grant was countering each time with Dragon Claws.
"Use Leaf Blade!!" she said.
"Counter with Iron Wings!!" he said.
Aerodactyl's Iron Wings blocked Gallade's Leaf Blade and sent him once again away. Sunset was beginning to rage and Grant was smiling.
"What do you think about my Mega-Aerodactyl ability? he asked. He have Though Claws, which greatly boost the power of his physical attacks. Now, time to finish this. Aerodactyl, use Aerial Ace!!!"
The attack hit Gallade violently, sending him colliding against one of the walls. Sunset ran in his direction.
"Gallade!! she said. Please, tell me you are okay!!"
"Finish him with Dragon Claws!!" said Grant.
Sunset put herself in front of Gallade to protect him.
"Aerodactyl, Stop!!" said Grant, when he saw Sunset protecting Gallade.
But the pokemon didn't listen him and was about to strike with Dragon Claws
"Oh no!!!" said grant
Gallade, touched by the action of his master, woke up and teleported himself and Sunset out of the way. Gallade reappeared with her behind Aerodactyl and threw at him a powerful Psycho Cut. The pokemon is hit by the multiple blades of psychic energy and crashed against the same wall than Gallade. Before Aerodactyl had the time to attack, he finished him with another Psycho Cut. Aerodactyl returned to his base form and fell on the ground, K.O
"Aerodactyl is not able to battle anymore, The final Victory goes to the Challenger, Sunset Shimmer, and her Pokemon!!"
Grant sent back his pokemon while Gallade returned to his base form. The Gym Leader walked in her direction and gave her the Cliff Badge. He also apologized for the attitude of his Aerodactyl and the fact she could have been killed. Then Sunset revealed to Grant that using the Mega-Evolution on Aerodactyl was painful for him, so much that made him lose his mind and attack everything in his way.
"If only i knew that..., said the Gym Leader. Thank you for telling me this information, Sunset Shimmer. I promise i will be more careful with his Mega-evolution, and the next time we will see each other, things will be different"
Then, on these words, Sunset left the arena and brought her pokemons to the Pokemon Center. Then, while they were recovering, Sunset was waiting.
Meanwhile, Sunlight, on his side, was nearly arrived at Cyllage City.
"Phiew, that cave was a nightmare, he said. These Zubats were a pain in the but...He he...At least, i didn't travel it for nothing."
Sunlight, during the exploration of the cave, had defeated so much Zubats that he made his Houdour evolved into a Houndoom, his Braixen into a Delphox and his Torracat into an Incineroar. Only Vulpix didn't evolved yet, Sunlight didn't know why, but Cinder 2.0 revealed him the reason. He needed a Fire Stone to make her evolve. But now, he was walking and after 15 minutes, arrived in the city. His first tough was to visit a shop selling stones and found one. He entered in it and asked the woman owning the place if she had a Fire Stone.
"Sure, we have Fire Stones, Leaf Stones, Water Stones, Thunder Stones, and even Keystones and Mega Gems." she answered.
Sunlight remembered that Sycamore said something about the Mega-Evolution and what was required to trigger one. He searched on his Motisma-Dex which Pokemons were able to Mega-Evolve and discovered he had one in his team: Houndoom.
"I will buy one Fire Stone, he said. But told me, How much Cost this Keystone?"
"50 000 Yens" she answered.
"And among your Mega-Gems, do you have one for a Houndoom?"
"Unfortunately, not in this town, she said. But i heard a woman named Malva possess a Mega-Houndoom. I am sure she can help you get an Houndoomite. There is an image of what she look like."
The woman showed him the photo of Malva.
"In that case, i will bought this Fire Stone and this Keystone."
"That will be 53000 yens in total" she said.
Sunlight put in front of the woman a pile of gold coins.
"You accept gold, no?" he asked.
The woman was impressed by the number of bits in front of her.
"I heard that gold was worth a fortune here, am i right?"
"Yes, she answered. I forgot to said that for one Keystone bought, you can get one Mega-Gem of your choice with it"
"Hum, i will take, that one in the middle!" he said, following his instincts
"This Mega-Gem is a Charizardite X, she said. Are you sure of your choice?"
"Sure, said Sunlight. Thank you!!"
"Have a good day!!" she said.
Sunlight immediately gave the Fire Stone to Vulpix. When she touched it, she began to evolve. After 20 seconds, Vulpix had evolved into a Ninetales. Now with 4 fully evolved Pokemons on his team, Sunlight was sure that the second badge would be a piece of cake.
"Before challenging Grant, he thought, i have to heal my pokemons, their trip in that cave was painful for them and they need it."
So, Sunlight walked to the Pokemon Center and entered at the same moment Sunset was leaving it. They bumped into each other and when they saw each other, the world stopped around them.
"Sunlight?" said Sunset.
"Sunset?" said Sunlight.