We walked back into the hospital room, with Haylee laying back down on the bed. Everyone was talking, Tiffany was checking the equipment for any damage, and everything was great. Eventually, mom came back to take us home. We said goodbye to Haylee, got on mom, and flew home.

While escorting her to her front door, Elijah gave Ellie a small kiss on the cheek. Josh gave Samantha a Metal Coat as a parting gift, and Emilee and I hugged almost the entire way. I got home at around 8:00, feeling sort of drained emotionally and slightly tired. But, after eating dinner, I hit the sack, drifting into a deep sleep almost immediately.

(4 Days Later)

"Kilian! You need to hurry, or you'll be late to the dance," mom said. "Okay, I'm coming," I said back. Tonight was the night of the dance, the event that technically caused Emilee to evolve. Everyone had been waiting for this for over a week, except for Keeton and Raven, who had been waiting for 4 days.

I rushed out the door and down the street to escort Emilee to the dance. Emilee was waiting on her front porch, practicing lifting objects of varying sizes and weights. "So, that training with Madame Munna must be working out quite well," I said, interrupting her practice. "Yes, it is. Is it time already to go?"

"Well, if you need more time, we could just be a bit late." "No, it's alright. I do have tomorrow!" "Well, if you're okay with that, let's go!" We walked back up the hill and back to mom. "Well, aren't you two just adorable! Almost like I could eat you!"

Mom pretended to make an attempt to eat Emilee, before I jumped in the way. Mom grabbed me in her mouth. "Oh no! Kilian is being eaten," Emilee said in a sarcastic voice. "Give up, tiny Shelgon, you know you are not strong enough," mom said.

"My love gives me all the strength I need," I said in a tone that sounded like an elementary school play. I tucked and rolled out of it and landed next to Emilee. "Oh, Kilian! I'm so glad you are safe!" She kissed me on the cheek. "As am I to you, m'lady," I said in a hilariously deep voice. We all started laughing at the awful performance we just gave, before climbing onto mom and taking off.

When we got to the dance, we saw Josh and Samantha, Joey and Valerie, Keeton and Haylee, Elijah and Ellie, and Raven with Sam Slowking waiting for us. "Hey, you guys are finally here," Joey said. "We've been waiting like 5 minutes," Elijah said. "Yeah, we know. We were busy acting out a fake hero story," I said.

"Hey, at least we're here now," Emilee said. I looked at everyone. They had changed a lot in the last week, from Haylee evolving twice, to Ellie becoming a Sceptile, to Sam becoming a Slowking. It was still hard to believe that only a week ago, I was still a Bagon, Emilee was still an Eevee, that Haylee was a Pichu, and that Josh was a Pineco. "Well, shall we go inside," Ellie asked. We all agreed and went inside.

The dance was mostly uneventful, but there were a few key highlights. Josh and Samantha shared their first kiss, but when Josh opened his eyes, Samantha had evolved into a Scizor, completely throwing Josh off guard. Elijah and Ellie shared their first kiss, Joey and Valerie shared theirs, but the main highlight was towards the end. Raven and Sam were dancing together, but in the middle of it, Olivia stole Sam from Raven. Raven tried to take him back, but Olivia cut her across the cheek again and knocked her down. "Raven! I can heal you, just stay still," I said. "No, it's fine."

She got up and started to walk away, but a necklace she received anonymously in the mail started to glow. When it did, her ears started to grow, the horn on her chest opened up, power pouring out of it, her dress grew larger and turned black, along with her arms, and her eyes turned a full, rage-filled red. Most troubling, however, was that the evil presence from Monday was back, stronger, more potent. "That's no ordinary necklace," I whispered to Emilee. "It's holding a Gardevoirite!"

Raven looked at Olivia, now in shock with what had happened to her. A small ball of pink and purple energy was forming in Raven's hand, which grew bigger, before being fired as a Hyper Beam. Olivia pushed against the attack with all her might. As she did, she started glowing, her head began forming a helmet, and she was growing larger. She was evolving into a Samurott.

She couldn't pass out now, as this attack would be strong enough to kill her! Unbeknownst to Olivia, though, Raven was forming another Hyper Beam in her hand. She added it to her attack, and Olivia was sent crashing into the wall. The deed was done, and Olivia, was dead.

Raven fell to her knees, exhausted from the attack, and reverted back to her original form. She saw Olivia's lifeless body, and realizing what she had done, she wept, before running towards the exit by the band room. "We have to stop her," I said, running after her. Emilee, Elijah, Ellie, and Keeton helped me chase her. We chased her out the school, across the falls, and down to the Route 108 exit.

Elijah was able to stop her from exiting, long enough for us to talk to her. "Raven, stop! We don't want to hurt you," I said. "That's exactly why I'm running! All I'm going to do is hurt you! I'm better off not being here!"

"That's not true! We can fight it, we can help you! Just give us the chance," Emilee said. "Yeah, you already hurt Haylee, and we were able to revive her," Ellie said. "Yeah, but that was different!"

"Why is this time different from the last," Keeton asked. "Because, because." She struggled to look us in the eyes. "Because I did this of my own volition!"

We were all taken aback by her statement. "Wait, what? You did it of your own volition?" "Yes, I knowingly fired those Hyper Beams at Olivia. I only meant to hurt her and scare her off, but the Mega Evolution and the evil power just made it too much. That's why I'm leaving. I'm going to wander the region until I find a way to remove this power from me. Only then will I return."

I motioned at Elijah, and he moved away from the exit. "Wait, hang on," Keeton said. He teleported away and teleported right back. "Here, in case the police try to stop you." He handed her a mask, a familiar mask.

I had a sudden flashback to the Pokémon in my dreams, the masked part Fairy-type. I jumped in front of Raven and prevented her from leaving. "So, I'm going to use what I know and say absolutely not!" "Kilian, move. I don't want to hurt you."

"Well I know what will happen if you leave here. You'll get caught by Gary, and fight by his side. Do you really want that? To work for the person who has started corrupting you?" "Kilian, I know that you're concerned about me, but this is my choice, and if you don't move, I'll have to make you." "Well then, all I have to say is, bring it on!"

"Stop! All of you," S said as he jumped from a platform above the exit. As he was falling, he slapped me, able to hurt me through my shell. "Ow, what was that for?"

"For trying to defy fate. Raven's departure was scripted long ago, and you have no right to stop it. You shouldn't be allowed to change fate." "Well, go tell fate to get lost!" We looked behind us and saw Haylee, standing on the falls behind us.

She quickly ran down the slope and in front of S. "Arceus himself told me that fate was a suggestion and not a path. If it's Raven's fate to leave us and fall to darkness, then I'm going to change it!" "And what would you know about the machinations of fate?" "Hmm, you're right. It's not like I just died and came back to life!"

"Ah, that. You should feel special. Fate was supposed to dictate your death there. Arceus was lying when he said it wasn't your time!" Haylee had a look of betrayal on her face.

"Why are you the enforcer of fate? Who gave you that duty," Emilee asked. "No one, I chose to do it." "But why you? Why not a Celebii or a Dialga? Someone who can influence time," Keeton asked.

S' rage was building with every sentence. "Pah, you know nothing about the machinations of fate!" "And how would you? Why isn't Celebii, a time traveler, doing it? Why are you the scholar of fate," I asked.

"Because fate took everything from me! My family, my home, and my one true love, all taken by fate! I remember it like it had just happened," S said, as he used his Aura to project an image into our minds. "This is my story, and how fate made me the person I am today."