Hey, everybody! Coming straight from the inspiration of the Pokémon XY&Z series, it's time to go into "The Mega Protocol"! There are definitely a couple things to note about this story, as it delves into the mastery and journey of Mega Evolution for 11 of the Omni Force members. First and foremost, the following Mega Evolutions will be for the following trainers:

Mega Scizor – Gingka Hagane

Mega Pidgeot – Rainbow Dash

Mega Charizard Y – Ash Ketchum

Mega Lopunny – Sunset Shimmer

Mega Beedrill – Rook Blonko

Mega Salamence – Natsu Dragneel

Mega Gallade – Naruto Uzumaki

Mega Medicham – Hinata Hyuga

Mega Steelix – Rex Salazar

Mega Swampert – Avatar Korra

Mega Sceptile – Ben Tennyson

Each character's story in training with their Mega Evolvable Pokémon will be in this order. Also, the story of each character will sometimes be divided into parts based on how important their arc is. The most important one, and the one that I'm starting with, is Gingka's arc. As you might've read "A New Evolution", where the person in question mastered Mega Evolution of his Scizor, this story is going to focus on his development in having the ability to Mega Evolve. This arc also centers around him meeting Alain, and their conflict that will be in the finale of the beyblader's story.

But before the stories begin, I think you guys oughta' meet the future Omni Force members. My OCs, Raya Dashilee Tennyson, Rachael Hagane, Leslie Ketchum, and Sky Hagane will be the ones to kick things off before we get into the big battles of the past. And of course, they're welcome to take any questions you guys might have for them. Also, I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM THESE CARTOONS OR ANIMES WHATSOEVER. I only have ownership of my OC characters. With disclaimers set aside, let's dive right into "The Mega Protocol"!

THE MEGA PROTOCOL

A scoop of vanilla ice cream dropped down into a bowl, landing upon its surface as the cream oozing from it spread around. Afterwards, chocolate syrup poured down onto the icy treat, flowing like lava from a volcano. Then, a hand dropped a small cherry on top of the desert completing it.

"Huh…" a feminine voice breathed, coming from a woman wearing a black tank top, pink pajama pants, and brown slippers. Her bright blue eyes looked down to see three bowls of vanilla ice cream, each filled with three scoops and having chocolate syrup and a cherry on top. "Just one more to go…" she mumbled to herself, pulling out another plastic bowl. She brushed back her flowing red hair, which had two strands going down each side of her face. Upon it also was a flower shaped hair accessory, being at the back of her head as it was tied into a short ponytail that reached her neck. She smiled brightly as she scooped out another piece of the delicious looking desert, letting it plop down into the bowl. Suddenly, the sounds of laughter caught her attention as she glanced upwards at the ceiling, grinning a little as she placed her left hand on her hip. "Those girls…" she muttered with a sigh. Night had fallen over the airport central of Mistralton City, as within the big, two-story house just beyond the gym, the were up and running. Inside one of the upper rooms, three girls, a Lucario, and a Ducklett were lounging around, with the former group of humans having their pajamas on. One of them was a little girl with short, scarlet red hair, wearing a sky blue onesie that had a bunch of white feathers upon it. The Water/Flying type was sitting atop her head as she was smiling brightly, talking to the girl in front of her. She was a taller girl with a set of olive green pajama pants and a shirt, having lovely white hair that reached down to her back. Kneeled upon the ground next to the Aura Pokémon, she was laughing delightedly alongside him, holding a plastic bag filled with marshmallows in her hands. The third female among them was lying upon the lone bed in the room, having her arms folded behind her head. She red, yellow and blue hair in divided streaks, arranged into a perfect ponytail. Also, she sported a navy blue, hooded vest with black sweatpants. Her eyes were closed as she was trying to rest them, ignoring the others as the Ketchum girl took a sugary treat out of the package she had, placing it in her mouth and biting down into it.

"Mmm~!" she moaned delightedly as the deliciousness of the marshmallow reached her tongue while she closed her mouth over it, putting her hands upon her cheeks, "It's so good!" she exclaimed happily with a hearty blush. From his trainer's reaction, Lucarus became immediately interested in trying one of the puffy, white sources of sugar as well, grabbing one from the bag. He then popped it into his mouth, chewing on it for a moment. All of a sudden, his eyes lit up in astonishment.

"Rah…" he uttered, absolutely amazed by the sensation of the sugar on his taste buds. The brown haired girl beside him giggled at his reaction, placing her hands on her pajama covered knees.

"Marshmallows sure are great," she noted, "aren't they, Lucarus?" she questioned to her Lucario.

"Rah ha!" he responded in agreement, reaching over for more marshmallows to put in his mouth. Sky couldn't help but giggle as well, taking a treat for herself from the bag, handing it off to her Ducklett.

"It must be nice to finally take it easy for once," she noted to the Ketchum girl, getting her attention as she glanced over to her, "As awesome a trainer you are," she continued while her Water/Flying type picked up the goodie in his beak, swallowing it up quickly, "I'm sure you needed a break…" she mentioned, smiling.

"Huh…" Leslie sighed, "You don't know the half of it, Sky," she told her, looking up at the ceiling of her friend's room, "Besides Lucarus, my other Pokémon have been through a lot…" she pointed out.

"Hm," the Steel/Fighting type agreed with a nod of his head.

"Good news is," his trainer began again, "we're almost at the top of Black Tower in Black City!" she exclaimed, clenching her fists tightly, much to the surprise of the younger Hagane girl.

"No way!" she responded in disbelief, causing Raya to bat open her left eye as she glanced over at the two from the bed she was on, "And you're gonna challenge Benga to a battle?!" the red haired girl questioned loudly, "The Benga?!" she repeated in shock.

"Mm-hmm," the white haired girl replied with a nod, "But don't you worry," she reassured, standing up, "I'm gonna beat him and claim my spot as Tower Master!" she declared, "The whole world better watch out then…" she added excitedly.

"Rah!" her Lucario cried out in agreement, getting up with her. The half-rainbow haired girl chuckled at their exchange as she turned over to her side and rested her head upon her left hand, catching their attentions as they turned around to look at her.

"And what have you been up to, Raya?" the Ketchum girl asked, placing her hands at her hips while raising her right eyebrow.

"Besides seeing my bratty brother get in trouble, working with Devlin and Kyoto on missions, and learning how to use my magic," she listed off in response, much to the surprise of the two girls and their respective Pokémon, "not much," she said, folding her arms behind her ponytailed head in a smug manner before lying back on the plush surface of the bed.

"Hmph…" Leslie scoffed, puffing her cheeks angrily as she turned away. The Aura Pokémon beside her let out a sigh, feeling somewhat exasperated with his trainer.

"It's still really nice to have both of you here," Sky chimed in as her Water Bird Pokémon waddled onto her lap, "We never thought either of you'd be able to show," she mentioned, "right, Ducksie?" she questioned to her Water/Flying type.

"Duck lett!" she squawked happily in response, flapping her wings, making her owner giggle.

"Of course I couldn't miss out on a slumber party with you guys!" the Pokémon trainer exclaimed, "Your mom and dad's burgers are the best~!" she pointed out, with a trail of drool leaving her lips as she remembered the succulent taste of them.

"Hah…" Lucarus sighed in agreement, drooling as well at the memory. Their unified stance on the food caused the sleeveless, hoodie vested girl to chuckle again, catching their attentions while they turned around to face her.

"And I can't pass a chance to see my best friend again," she mentioned, sitting back up on the bed.

"Oh… your friend?" the Ketchum girl question, raising an eyebrow as she grinned evilly much to her pal's confusion.

"W-What?" she stuttered, not sure of what she was trying to get at while she was giggling at her.

"Don't try to hide it," Leslie advised, crossing her arms over her chest, "Me and Sky know you really like Rachael…" she mentioned, causing the half-rainbow haired girl to widen her eyes in realization, blushing slightly.

"Th-That's not it…" she claimed with a stammer, "I-I just love… hanging out with her, you know?" she told them, turning her head away so they wouldn't notice the tint of pink on her cheeks, "Besides," she continued as the doorknob began to turn, catching the others' attentions while their friend continued to talk, "Rachael would never-!" She immediately stopped her sentence the moment she saw said girl walk into the room, having nothing but a white towel covering her wet, glistening body. A few locks of her long, scarlet hair were stuck to her face as Raya looked at her in disbelief, with her own face turning a hearty red.

"Hey, sis!" the younger Hagane girl greeted with a wave, getting her sibling's attention, "Enjoy your shower?" she guessed, seeing the smile upon her face.

"Yep," she responded, using part of her cloth to dry off some of her hair, "It's always nice to end the day with a warm shower," she noted with a giggle, ridding her neck of a few remaining drops of water. Meanwhile, Raya had her eyes fixated on the girl's body, taking notice of her long, bare legs and curvaceous hips. She tried to glance away, but couldn't as her eyes traveled up to her pal's breasts, where a bit of cleavage was sticking out from the towel. Afterwards, she instantly turned her head, blushing madly while she purged her mind of the thoughts she was having. However, her embarrassed reaction was seen by the white haired Pokémon trainer, who chuckled cheekily as an idea formed in her head.

"Hey, Rachael," she began to her in a whisper, catching her attention as she leaned her ear over to listen, "Raya was just talking about you," she told her, much to her surprise as she blinked, "And I think she's lookin' a little flustered seeing you in just a towel," she added with a wink. The requip girl then let off a smirk, walking over to her friend, who took notice of her approaching.

"O-Oh, hey, Rae…" she managed to say with a stutter as she nervously glanced away, blushing still, "You… uh… need us to leave for a bit?" she guessed, forcing herself to look away as she stopped before her, "I mean… you're gonna… you know…" she uttered in between pauses, feeling completely paralyzed by her presence.

"Nah, you're good," she replied, making the girl gasp in surprise, "I can still change with you guys around," she mentioned.

"Wait, what?" the half-rainbow haired girl questioned with a very red face, while Leslie just smirked at the scene, "Wait, wait, hold on!" she pleaded, shaking her head to recompose herself, "You're not seriously gonna change in front of us," she said to her, "…are you?" she asked, becoming very nervous.

"Relax, Raya," Rachael reassured, "We're all girls here, aren't we?" she mentioned, placing her hand on the part of her towel just before her cleavage in a teasing manner, causing her acquaintance to blush profoundly.

"Rah…" Lucarus uttered, glancing off to the side as he scratched his cheek with his left paw, being the only male present among the group while his face turned a bright red.

"Of course we're all girls!" his trainer suddenly chimed in, making him widen his eyes in shock.

"Rah rah ha!" he yelled out to her angrily, knowing that she knew he was the one boy among them.

"Okay, seriously," the Tennyson girl began, reaching her right arm out to the older Hagane girl while fully recomposing herself, "let's give Rae some space to let her-"

"Oops," the said girl uttered teasingly, suddenly letting her towel drop to the ground.

"KYA!" the half-rainbow haired girl shrieked, covering her eyes with both of her hands instantly, blushing a bright red before she could see anything. The Lucario turned away as well, most embarrassed by the scene. All of a sudden though, a brilliant, golden light caught his attention, making him look over with Leslie, Sky, and Ducksie to see the scarlet haired girl requipping into her own set of bedclothes, which were a short sleeved shirt that had the symbol of a feather with a talon upon it that showed off her midriff, along with a pair of black sweatpants.

"Okay, you're good," she promised to her friend upon her bed, enticing her to uncover her eyes and see her in her new outfit. She blinked for a moment in comprehension before growling angrily, as her face was still a bright red.

"NOT COOL, RACHAEL!" she shouted, "YOU ALWAYS GET ME WITH THAT!" she added, enraged as she puffed her cheeks.

"Heh, heh," the older Hagane girl laughed, "Sorry…" she apologized, folding her arms behind her back sheepishly, "I just couldn't resist the chance…" she admitted, blushing a little while she stuck out her tongue, much to the surprise of her pal as she took notice.

"I-It's okay…" she reassured with a stutter, scratching at her left cheek nervously, "Just… don't scare me like that again…" she advised, glancing away for a moment.

"Boy, sis," the youngest girl in the room began, catching the older ones' attention, "you've been getting a lot better with your requips, haven't you?" she guessed as her Ducklett flew up to land upon the top of her head.

"Mm-hmm," her sister responded with a nod, folding her arms under her chest, causing her breasts to pop up a little, "Erza's been teaching me everything she knows about it," she explained with a proud look on her face, "She's even helped me make up my own requips!" she mentioned excitedly.

"Ya look a lot like Erza; that's for sure!" the Pokémon trainer noted with a smile. However, she then glanced at her friend's well-sized chest, and looked back at her own, which was pretty much flat. "In more ways than one…" she muttered in addition, narrowing her eyes in jealously towards her while placing her own hands upon her own chest, catching Rachael's attention.

"Les," she began to her, causing her to perk up and look at her, "don't worry," she reassured, "Not every girl gets boobs right away," she noted, putting her arms down.

"Yeah, sure…" the white haired girl responded, puffing her cheeks in frustration as she glanced away. Being the youngest among the group, Sky just tilted her head in confusion, as she had little to no idea what they were talking about.

"Girls!" a female voice called out from downstairs, getting all of their attentions, "Your sundaes are ready!" she told them, making Leslie's eyes suddenly light up excitedly.

"Sundaes?!" she exclaimed, starting to drool again as she imagined the deliciousness of such a treat, instantly forgetting what just conspired, "Come on, Lucarus!" she beckoned to the Steel/Fighting type, "Let's get some awesome sundaes!" she declared, quickly racing out of the room in an instant.

"R-Rah!" her Pokémon stammered in agreement, following her out.

"Yipee!" the young Hagane girl cried out as she and Ducksie exited the room excitedly, leaving just her sister and Raya behind.

"So, uh…" the latter of the two started to say, rubbing the back of her head nervously with her right hand while the requip user just smirked at her. She then took hold of her free left hand with her right, getting her attention as she was pulled off of the bed by her.

"Come on," she beckoned, "A good sundae'll cheer you up," she pointed out, poking her on the nose with her left index finger, making her blush on the spot. However, the half-rainbow haired girl smiled as they both headed out together, heading downstairs to enjoy their treats.

GINGKA'S JOURNEY

PART I

The Mistralton gym leader turned the faucet, letting the water flow down from the nozzle and onto the messy bowls, causing the residue upon them to spread out while they filled up with liquid. As she washed them out, scrubbing them with a soapy sponge, the front door opened, catching her attention while she looked up to see her husband, a tall man with shaggy, spiky red hair, wearing a long sleeved blue coat and black pants. The white scarf around his neck had shredded ends, as he also sported two belts around his waist; one brown and one red. They held his various items such as his launcher, his sword hilt, a pouch for his beyblade, and a few Poké Balls. On top of that, he had brown, fingerless gloves over his hands, with the left one having a mysterious stone embedded into it.

"Well, I was wondering what took you so long…" his wife muttered as she removed a few of the rinsed bowls from the sink, placing them in the dishwasher beside it within the counter.

"Sorry, dear," the beyblader apologized, walking over to her as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, "Ben just needed my help with a few things out in another universe for a bit," he told her, approaching and embracing her in a loving hug, which she immediately returned. "So," he continued as they looked deeply into each other's eyes, "anything happen while I was away?" he asked, kissing her on the lips quickly before she responded.

"Well," she began, going back to her work on the dirty dishes, "your daughter's apparently inherited our tactics…" she told him, taking out the other two cleaned bowls, putting them into the dishwasher.

"Tactics?" Gingka questioned, raising an eyebrow in confusion while Skyla giggled.

"She told me she dropped her towel in front of Raya and requipped into her PJs before she could see anything," she explained, causing the beyblader to widen his eyes in surprise, "You should've seen the look on the poor girl's face!" she added, laughing aloud, "She was as red as your hair!" she noted, quieting her laughter to a softer giggle while she placed her left hand over her quivering lips.

"So, she really likes Raya, huh?" her husband pointed out as he took a rinsed plate from the sink and placed it into the dishwasher.

"Of course she likes her," the Mistralton gym leader responded, as she put away a few more silver utensils, "Raya was her best friend growing up…" she mentioned, smiling at the memory of the two girls as she noticed a portrait of them on the wall across from where she was. It pictured them as younger girls running through a grassy field together in sky blue dresses, grinning widely as the Hagane of the two was holding the Tennyson girl's right hand with her left.

"I know that," Gingka noted as he embraced her from behind, wrapping his arms around her neck gently, "But I always get the feeling that she really 'like' likes her…" he admitted, causing his wife to blink in surprise for a moment.

"Well, if that's the case," she started to say, twisting the faucet in the opposite direction, making the water stop flowing down through the nozzle, "who are we to stand in her way?" she questioned, turning back towards the beyblader, "She's our daughter after all…" she added, causing him to smile in agreement.

"Let's just hope Erza doesn't give her the Seduction Armor…" he muttered with a raised eyebrow. Without warning afterwards, a spatula smacked him on the center of his forehead. "DAH!" he yelped in pain, stumbling back as he put his hand up to his head, grimacing. He then looked out to see Skyla with the cooking utensil in her right hand, glancing at him angrily as she placed both of her extremities at her hips.

"Don't you dare bring that image of our daughter in something like that!" she demanded with a reddening face, making him cringe.

"R-Right, right…" he stammered in repetition, holding his hands out in a placating manner as he waved them, "Sorry, dear…" he apologized sheepishly. She let out a big sigh in response, but then smiled, going over to her husband and wrapping her arms around him, kissing him right on the lips with closed eyes. He did the same back after a moment of astonishment, deepening the kiss as his wife put the spatula back into the sink. Upstairs in the meantime, Sky and Ducksie were in one of the other bedrooms, fast asleep as they both lied upon a small bed with pink covers. The little girl's short hair sprawled out over the white pillow while she snoozed without a sound. Her Water Bird Pokémon was on the cushion beside her, having her wings tucked in and her webbed feet underneath her bluish feathers. Meanwhile, Rachael, Raya, and Leslie were back in the former's room, with the Lucario of the Pokémon Trainer's napping on the carpeted floor where they all sat.

"Boy, Lucarus sure went out like a light…" the half-rainbow haired girl noted while her white haired friend took out the Steel/Fighting type's Poké Ball, returning him to it in a red beam of luminosity.

"Speaking of going out," she began, shrinking the containment before rolling it off to the side, "I wish Sky didn't have to go to sleep so soon…" she complained, placing her hands onto her cheeks in a disappointed manner.

"She's gotta get her rest for tomorrow," the older Hagane girl pointed out to the Ketchum girl as she licked her lips, which had evident residue of chocolate syrup, "Since my mom's got her first day off in a while," she continued, "it's the perfect time for her to help train Sky," she pointed out, glancing up at the ceiling with a grin on her face, "Besides," she kept going, looking back at her friends, "she's only less than a year away from turning ten," she mentioned, causing the two girls with her to smile brightly.

"URP!" Leslie suddenly belched, making her immediately clasp both of her hands over her mouth out of embarrassment as her face turned a hearty red. Her two pals were quite surprised, having widened eyes at the burp that practically came out of nowhere. However, they all started laughing, amused by the bodily reaction. "Boy, those sundaes sure were great…" the Pokémon trainer remembered as she rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, blushing all the while.

"Mom always knows how to make 'em!" the requip user claimed, grinning brightly, "So," she continued, "whaddaya wanna do now?" she asked her friends as they were still giggling slightly over the loud hiccup their pal let out.

"Ooh!" she exclaimed in realization as she thought of something, much to the shock of the hooded vest wearing girl beside her, "How 'bout 'Truth or Dare'?" she suggested, having an excited smile plastered on her face. The ponytailed girl cringed in fright while the scarlet haired female just an arched an eyebrow, noticing her acquaintance's scared reaction.

"Uh… I think that's a little girly for us…" she confessed to the white haired girl, allowing Raya to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Aw…" the Ketchum girl groaned in frustration, letting her arms droop down to the floor.

"What do you think we should do, Raya?" Rachael asked the half-rainbow haired girl, who blinked out of surprise as she turned to face her.

"Um… well…" she tried to say, thinking carefully about what her friends would like, "how about… some stories?" she offered nervously, unsure of what the other two would think.

"That's a great idea!" the older Hagane girl replied, making her half-rainbow haired pal smile happily in relief.

"Eh… I dunno…" Leslie admitted, catching both of their attentions as they looked to see her cross her arms while she closed her eyes in thought, "Scary stories usually end up being so boring…" she pointed out, glancing away for a moment.

"Oh, I don't wanna tell any scary stories," the requip user reassured, causing her to immediately perk up and have a wide grin of excitement on her face.

"Well, why didn't ya say so?" she questioned back, standing up and running over to her backpack, taking out a Great Ball from it.

"Uh, Les?" the ponytailed girl uttered in confusion as she and the scarlet haired female saw her enlarge the containment in her hands by pressing its center button, "What are you doing?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Just give me one second!" she responded, throwing the spherical container up into the air. It popped open, with the white and blue light streaming out from it and forming onto the floor between her two friends, much to their surprise. As the bright luminosity dissipated, it revealed a Magmortar sitting down, with his flames dancing upon his shoulders and head.

"Mag?" he said, perplexed as to why he was called out by his trainer in the middle of the room, while the two females beside him were also wondering the same thing. They then saw the Pokémon trainer run over to the door, quickly flicking the light switch, making the luminosity in the room suddenly go out.

"Leslie, what are you-?"

"Okay, we're ready!" the Ketchum girl stated, interrupting Rachael as she went back to her friends, lying down on the carpeted floor on her stomach. She put her hands onto her cheeks while waving her legs back and forth excitedly. The three persons before her all glanced at each other, completely unaware of what had just conspired. "What?" the white haired girl questioned innocently, not sure as to why her friends seemed so surprised.

"Why'd you bring out Mortalius and turn off the lights?" Raya asked in response, seeing that the Blast Pokémon was the only source of luminosity and warmth in the room.

"Mag... mor…" he muttered, crossing his tubular arms in suspicion towards his trainer.

"Well, we're telling stories like it's a campfire, right?" she pointed out to them, smiling, "I just figured we should make it seem like one!" she told them, giggling. The half-rainbow haired girl glanced towards her scarlet haired friend, who just shrugged with a smile, knowing that the girl was just being enthusiastic to hear some good stories.

"Mortar…" the Fire type sighed, feeling as if he was just being used as a light source for the girls.

"All right," Rachael said, catching their attentions as she moved over a bit so that she could see everyone around her, "I'll go first," she offered, getting nods of agreement from the others, including the Magmortar, who was just brought into the situation out of nowhere.

"So, whaddaya gonna tell us about, Rae?" Leslie asked, excited to learn what her friend's story would be.

"It's something my dad told me a few years ago," the requip user responded, leaning back as she looked up at the ceiling, "Back when he was young, he was just getting started with learning about Mega Evolution," she explained, as the white haired girl widened her eyes at the mention of the last two words of her sentence.

"Ugh!" she groaned loudly, puffing her cheeks as she got the others' attentions.

"What's wrong now, Les?" the hooded vest wearing girl asked, arching an eyebrow again out of worry as she saw her look away.

"I always hate hearing about how… great Mega Evolution is…" she replied angrily, "Every time Dylan brings it up, he just has to brag about his Lucario and Blastoise having it!" she noted, sighing afterwards out of exasperation, "It's so overrated…" she grumbled while her companions watched on with perplexed and concerned expressions.

"Ahem," the scarlet haired girl fake coughed, bringing the focus back to her as the Ketchum female realized that she had a story to tell.

"Oh!" she yelped, "Uh… continue…" she said politely with a sheepish grin towards her.

"So anyways," she restarted with a deep breath, "this was back when my dad was still a new Mega Evolution user," she told the ones around her, "and when he and my mom were dating," she added, "It was the first time he lost to someone in a battle with his Mega Evolved Scizor…" she pointed out, with the memory flowing into her mind.

X STORY X

"…And that's how it is," Gingka finished as he looked back at the video screen where his girlfriend was pictured.

"That's great!" she responded with an excited look on her face, "Well… it's great that the dating rule's gone…" she corrected, sheepishly rubbing the back of her head, "Not so sure about all the other stuff…" she admitted, looking away out of sympathy.

"I know…" her boyfriend agreed, glancing off to the side, seeing a few people sitting down on the benches within the Pokémon Center where he was, "They say Korra's gonna out for a while," he told her, "but I'm not sure how long that's gonna be…" he confessed, crossing his arms in thought.

"You can't keep worrying so much about it though," Skyla noted, catching his attention as he turned his focus back onto the screen, "Everybody else is going through the same thing, too," she pointed out, making him smile, "Besides," she continued, "now I get to spend time with you in other universes again," she added, giggling happily.

"Yeah, and-"

"Even though…" the Mistralton gym leader started to say, interjecting on the beyblader's sentence as he blinked in surprise, "I never really had a problem with the Omni Force's dating rule…" she said, looking up on the screen.

"R-Really?" Gingka stammered in question, scratching his right cheek nervously with his index finger, "I-I mean… I thought you'd be upset that you couldn't go along with me…" he admitted, blushing out of embarrassment.

"You're the one who's always going out on journeys alone here…" his girlfriend retorted, placing her hands at her hips in a defiant manner, "I've got the gym to worry about after all," she mentioned, causing him to chuckle sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head with his right hand. Just then, the sliding doors to the building's emergency rooms opened, with Nurse Joy, her Wigglytuff, and a Scizor coming out of it. The latter of the three adjusted his black left shoulder strap, where his Scizorite was embedded, completely secured. He then took notice of his trainer at the video phone, still chatting away with Skyla. Smiling, he raced over to him, getting his attention as he looked up from his conversation to see him.

"Hey, Scizor!" he greeted, giving the Pincer Pokémon a quick fist bump, which he returned, "You doin' okay?" he asked him with a raised eyebrow.

"Zor!" he replied with a grin, just as the doctor and her assistant walked over.

"Your Scizor looks just fine," the former of the two workers reassured, smiling.

"Wiggly!" the Normal type concurred with a nod.

"Thank you very much," the beyblader said to them out of gratitude with a bow. Afterwards, both nurses departed, leaving the Bug/Steel type to be with his trainer as the Mistralton gym leader looked at the two with a grin coming across her face on the screen.

"Hi, Scizor!" she greeted with a wave, catching his attention as he and Gingka turned back to face her.

"Si sciz!" he responded waving his right pincer, causing the shaggy haired teen to grin as he placed his right hand at his hip.

"Scizor went through a lot when we were up against the Red Lotus," he mentioned to his girlfriend, "I've been making sure he's gotten checked out every time we visit a Pokémon Center," he explained, gesturing towards his partner.

"You don't have to do that every time…" she pointed out with a stern expression, crossing her arms.

"Zor…" the Pincer Pokémon concurred, glancing blankly at his trainer, who chuckled nervously as a drop of sweat rolled down the side of his head.

"So, what are you planning on doing now?" Skyla asked her boyfriend, changing the subject.

"I think I'm gonna head back to Lumiose City and meet up with Professor Sycamore," he responded, having recomposed himself, "Settling down for a bit is probably the best thing to do after all this," he admitted, turning back to his Pokémon, who nodded in agreement, "And you can come by and visit," he pointed out, "since I probably won't be doing too much…" he mentioned to her, rubbing the back of his head nervously.

"Well, if I wasn't stuck with taking care of the gym…" she began to mutter, causing the beyblader to cringe in realization, beginning to sweat again.

"N-No, I mean-" His stammering plea was interrupted as he heard his girlfriend giggling uncontrollably.

"I'm just kidding, Gingka!" she told him, wrapping her arms around her torso while she kept on laughing, making the shaggy haired teen groan out of exasperation as his Pokémon snickered at his trainer's misfortune, "It's not gonna be easy to do," the Mistralton gym leader admitted, "but I'll ask my grandpa to close down the gym for a week so I can swing by," she promised, brushing her reddish hair back.

"That sounds great," her boyfriend confessed in response, reaching his right hand out towards the buttons on the keypad of the video phone, "All right, Skyla," he began to say, "I'll see you soon," he stated, "Love you," he mentioned, smiling brightly. His girlfriend did blush a little, placing her hands onto her cheeks while looking at him seductively through the screen.

"Love you, too," she replied, blowing him a kiss before the video feed shut off completely, with the screen disappearing in a flash of light.

"Sciz…" Scizor uttered, impressed at his trainer's tenacity to deal with such a female.

"Huh…" he sighed in relief, turning away from the phone, "She always knows how to get me…" he admitted, glancing away with a sheepish blush across his cheeks. The Bug/Steel type couldn't help but grin and chuckle again, placing his right pincer over his mouth to hide his amusement.

"We're really going to the Hoenn region?!" a feminine sounding voice exclaimed out of shock, catching the Pincer Pokémon's attention, along with Gingka. They both turned to see a young girl red hair under a green cap with a ponytail walking towards them while a raven haired, tall teenager and a Chespin trotted beside her. The girl had a yellow sweater on under a green collar around her neck and reddish overalls from her green shorts. She also bore reddish brown shoes and carried a heavy looking orange backpack. The boy beside her was significantly taller, having messy black hair and blue eyes, sporting a pair of baggy grey pants, a black leather jacket, black boots and fingerless gloves, and a blue shirt with a white undershirt. Also, he wore a pale blue scarf that closely resembled a collar of bubbles. Along with that, he had a strange, black bracelet upon his left wrist.

"Zor?" Scizor uttered in surprise, noticing that the ring had a Key Stone embedded into it, similar to the one his trainer had on his left glove.

"It's where I've been assigned for my next mission…" the raven haired teen told the girl beside him, not batting an eye towards her as he moved along, "Not sure why though," he admitted, keeping his hands in the pockets of his pants.

"Can we come, too?!" she asked excitedly, clasping her extremities together in hoping he would say yes.

"Che ches!" the Spiny Nut Pokémon agreed, equally as jubilant about the prospect of the new journey. The tall boy with them just sighed deeply

"Not like I have a choice…" he muttered in reply, causing the girl to puff her cheeks angrily, turning her head away out of frustration.

"Pin…" the Grass type sighed, concerned for his trainer's well being. Just then, he suddenly felt himself trip over something, being the Pincer Pokémon's right foot.

"Sciz?" he said, taking notice of the Chespin falling flat onto his stomach right before him.

"Hey, you all right, little guy?" the beyblader asked as he also saw what had conspired, kneeling down to check on the starter Pokémon.

"Oh, Chespie!" his trainer cried out upon noticing, making the teen beside her stop as she quickly went over to see if her partner was okay. He then walked over to see the Spiny Nut Pokémon sit back up, shaking his head to recompose himself before rubbing it with his right hand sheepishly.

"Che pin…" he uttered apologetically to the Steel/Bug type before him, who just grinned after blinking for a moment.

"Sorry about that…" the red haired girl apologized to the shaggy haired teen, picking up the Grass type in her arms, while he stood back up.

"It's all right," he reassured, "You know, I've never seen a Chespin before…" he admitted, looking at the starter Pokémon more closely.

"Che!" he sounded off in greeting, making his trainer smile brightly.

"Chespie here's my number one partner in Kalos!" she declared proudly as she looked at him, "And pretty soon, he's gonna be my number one in Hoenn!" she stated, giggling excitedly while the creature in her arms just grinned in agreement, "Oh!" she exclaimed in realization, holding her right hand out to the boy before her, "My name's Mairin, by the way," she introduced to him.

"Gingka," he responded, taking her hand and shaking it firmly, "I'm still a little new to the region," he admitted, "so not everything's familiar to me yet…"

"Well, I hope things get familiar for ya soon!" the cap wearing female told him with a smile while the raven haired teen trotted over to them, catching her attention, "And, uh…" she started to say while she relinquished her extremity just as he stopped beside her, "this is my… friend, Alain," she introduced in a somewhat unsure manner, gesturing towards him.

"Uh… nice to meet you," the beyblader said, reaching his right hand out to the boy. After a moment of consideration, he grasped it with his own, shaking it in a polite manner.

"Yeah," he replied, letting off a slight grin. While his trainer chuckled upon the awkward introduction, Scizor continued to glance back and forth at the Key Stone that was on his master's glove and the one embedded into the other teen's ring. Feeling somewhat appalled, he nudged the shaggy haired boy with his right arm, getting his attention.

"What's the matter, Scizor?" he asked him, confused as he raised his right eyebrow, relinquishing his hand in the meantime.

"Si Sciz!" he responded, gesticulating at the teen's left wrist, enticing him to look over at it, widening his eyes in surprise.

"A Key Stone?" he questioned quietly out of shock. Alain then took notice of the one on the beyblader's glove, also having his pupils shrink in astonishment.

"Che, chespin!" Chespie suddenly pointed out to his trainer, having seen the Scizorite embedded into the Pincer Pokémon's shoulder strap.

"Huh?" she uttered in confusion, blinking for a moment before registering what the object was, "Hey, Alain," she began to the raven haired teen beside her, catching his attention, "isn't that a Mega Stone?" she asked, gesturing towards the Bug/Steel type's black piece of clothing as he then looked at it.

"Yeah, it is," he replied, glancing back at Gingka, "So your Scizor can Mega Evolve?" he guessed to him.

"Uh, yeah…" he responded, somewhat surprised still about meeting a fellow user of the ancient ability. Without warning, the teen before him crossed his left arm over his chest, showing off his black ring.

"Let's battle," he declared with a determined look in his eyes, much to the astonishment of those around him.

"W-Wait a sec…" the beyblader stammered pleadingly, holding out both of his hands in a placating manner, "Don't you guys have somewhere to be?" he questioned as he scratched his right cheek, remembering how excited Mairin sounded about traveling to the Hoenn region.

"We're not in a rush," Alain responded as the girl and the Chespin among them glanced back and forth at the two trainers, "Besides," he continued, "this won't take too long…" he stated, much to the shaggy haired teen's surprise. He looked back at his opponent skeptically, believing that he was underestimating him, as was his partner Pokémon. A while later, out in a open dirt field far away from the rest home, the two trainers were standing at opposite sides while the red haired girl and her Grass type were sitting on a rock just before the earth, anticipating the exciting match to come. The Pincer Pokémon jumped out in front of his trainer, getting into a ready stance for battle.

"Why aren't we using the field back at the Pokémon Center?" Gingka asked as he saw Alain pull out a Poké Ball from the fanny pack on his belt behind his back.

"I'm sure you've seen how powerful Mega Evolutions can be," he replied, enlarging the containment after pressing its center button with his right index finger, "We wouldn't want to cause them any trouble," he noted, reeling his arm back.

'Point taken,' the beyblader concurred inwardly. He then saw his foe throw the spherical container into the air, letting it spin around for a moment before it popped open. The light that spilled forth from it went down to the ground, forming into a dragon-like shape until it dissipated, revealing a Charizard who roared loudly into the air. 'A Charizard?' the shaggy haired teen questioned through his thoughts. He then took notice of the rather significantly decorated neck brace the Flame Pokémon had, which depicted strange shapes along it with a blue stone that had curved markings as its centerpiece that were similar to his partner's, except in different colors. 'So Charizard can Mega Evolve…' he muttered to himself.

"Si!" the Bug/Steel type cried out, breaking his trainer's train of thought as he regained his focus, clenching his left fist.

"Right," he realized, "No point in waiting around," he stated, folding his left arm across his chest, "Let it rip, Scizor!" he called out, tapping the Key Stone upon his glove with his right fingers, "Mega Evolve!" he exclaimed as bright streaks of yellow light emerged from it. At the same time, blue streaks of luminosity came out of the Scizorite upon the Pincer Pokémon's shoulder strap, moving about and connecting with the ones from the Key Stone. They turned a bright white, shining as a multicolored aura surrounded the Bug/Steel type. His pincers lengthened and developed serrations while the lower half of his claws turned white and gained three pointed spikes on the underside. His eyespots were now becoming blue with a thin black rim. In addition, pieces of black armoring appeared on various areas of his body: a three-pointed crest on his forehead, striated coverings on his shoulders, and unmarked coverings on his thighs. His legs now resembled large, tapered spikes with white tips. A burst of wind came upon the finishing of his transformation as he shouted into the air.

"Zor!" he yelled, directing his chainsaw shaped pincers towards his opponent.

"Let's do this, Charizard," the raven haired teen told his partner, who nodded in reply with a mere growl, "Respond to my heart, Key Stone!" he commanded, tapping the solid upon his Mega Ring with his fingers, "Beyond evolution!" he added as the yellow streaks of light emerged from it, "Mega Evolve!" he declared, throwing his arm into the air as the blue lights from his Pokémon's Mega Stone began to merge with the ones from the Key Stone, turning white. In a multicolored aura, the Fire/Flying type morphed, with his body and legs becoming more physically fit, though his arms remained thin. His skin was turning black with a sky blue underside extending from the lower jaw to the tip of the tail. Two spikes with blue tips curved upward from the front and back of each shoulder, while the tips of his horns sharpened, turning blue, and arching slightly upward. His brow and claws became larger, his snout was shorter, and his eyes were now red with white pupils. He also gained two small, fin-like spikes under each horn and two more down his lower neck. The lower trims of his wings were divided into large, rounded points and each third joint was adorned with a claw-like spike. As the multicolored light left his body, he roared loudly into the air while a burst of wind blew out upon the completion of his transformation, breezing strongly past Scizor and his trainer, making them flinch. The now morphed Fire/Dragon type breathed blue flames out from the sides of his mouth, and the flame on his tail now burned blue with increased heat.

"Whoa…" Gingka uttered in absolute disbelief, having his pupils shrink as his opponent seemed to be quite intimidating. The Pincer Pokémon also had a somewhat frightened look upon his face, but he retained his position, looking back at the beyblader.

"Zor, sci!" he cried out to him, catching his attention.

"Right," he responded, regaining his focus, "Let's get this started!" he declared, clenching his fists, "Use Bullet Punch!" he ordered. The Mega Evolved Bug/Steel type then raced forward, with his serrated pincers turning a silvery white as he aimed them at the opposing Charizard.

"Wow, that's fast!" Mairin noted out of astonishment.

"Che…" Chespie agreed, seeing Scizor about to hit the Flame Pokémon.

"Counter it with Steel Wing!" his trainer called out to him. He then leapt up, with his wings expanding outward as they glowed in a metal-grey light. Spinning around, he struck his foe's shining pincers with them, causing the two to be at a stalemate for a moment before they both were blown back, hitting the ground and skidding across it for a moment, with Scizor sliding back more so. His master's eyes widened in surprise at how his partner's move was easily thwarted, but disregarded it with a shake of his head.

"Again!" he yelled, enticing the Pincer Pokémon to lunge out with his still glowing claws towards his opponent. However, he counteracted with his shining, metal-grey wings, deflecting each strike without much effort. He then span around, catching the Bug/Steel type at his neck with his right wing, sending him careening down to the ground, smashing into it as a fluffy of dust followed. "Scizor!" the beyblader cried out in worry before the dirt cloud cleared, revealing his Pokémon cringing in pain as he lied within a crater on his back.

"Now use Flamethrower!" Alain suddenly commanded, getting his attention as he grimaced in fright. The Mega Evolved Flame Pokémon reeled his head back in midair and then threw it back forward, spewing large blue flames that were directly for his enemy.

"Dodge it!" Gingka yelled immediately out of shock. His partner immediately took notice of the oncoming fire, jumping aside and speeding away with his thin, bug-like wings. Charizard kept on pursuing him, still shooting flames as he maneuvered out of the way each time. His trainer gritted his teeth in frustration, clenching his fists. "Flash Cannon!" he ordered. The Pincer Pokémon then turned around as the Fire/Dragon type ceased his attack, landing onto the ground, planting himself into it thanks to his tapered legs. Opening his pincers and putting them together before his face, aiming them at his foe. Suddenly, bright white beams of light emerged out of both of them, heading directly for his opponent. However, he threw his hands out, taking the attack as he was managing to block it. In a huge burst of wind, the light dissipated, revealing that the Flame Pokémon was barely damaged from the attack.

"RRROOOOAAAAHHHH!" he roared loudly while the beyblader and the Pincer Pokémon gasped in shock.

"No way…" the former of the two uttered in disbelief. Then, he noticed a blue aura appearing to show upon his foe's Pokémon, seeing that it was going down his body.

'So we lowered his Special Defense,' he realized inwardly, regaining his composure, 'Good,' he said to himself, 'If Scizor can get a few Air Slashes in, we might be able to win this,' he noted, seeing the Bug/Steel type still cringing out of fear at his opponent's strength.

"Don't back down now, Scizor!" his trainer called out to him, catching his attention, "Use Air Slash!" he commanded.

"Sciz!" the Mega Evolved Pincer Pokémon responded, leaping up from the ground and crossing his pincers, letting them glow a bright white. He then swung them outward, firing several shuriken-like discs of energy towards Charizard.

"Dragon Claw!" Alain ordered, closing his right hand into a fist. The Fire/Dragon type's hands became covered in a light blue aura, resembling the shape of huge claws over his own. He swung the right one down onto the energy discs, slicing them apart as they burst into thin air, much to the shock of his foe and his trainer. However, the latter of the two shook his head to cease his doubts, keeping his confidence intact.

"X-Scissor!" he yelled to his partner.

"Zor!" he responded, opening his pincers again before crossing them once more, having them glow in a light blue light. A magenta shaped x then appeared before them as he lunged out at the Flame Pokémon. However, he counterattacked with just his aura covered left claw, being at a stalemate as the Bug/Steel type cringed in astonishment.

'With just one?!' Gingka exclaimed inwardly out of disbelief upon witnessing his partner's attack get blocked.

"Now, Charizard!" the raven haired teen called out. The Fire/Dragon type then readied his free right claw, swinging it out and striking his foe, knocking him away easily.

"Scizor!" the beyblader cried out in immediate worry.

"Flamethrower!" Alain then commanded, making him grimace again. The Mega Evolved Flame Pokémon spewed more blue flames from his mouth, coming into direct contact with his opponent, causing him to cry out in pain.

"ZZZORRR!" he screamed, plummeting to the earth as his body had become ravaged with scrapes.

"Scizor!" his trainer yelled, seeing him crash into the ground with a flurry of dust to follow.

"Oh, wow…" Mairin uttered out of shock, seeing Charizard land back on the ground, right before the raven haired teen.

"Pin…" Chespie concurred, equally as impressed with the battle. As the dust settled, it revealed the Pincer Pokémon struggled to get back up as he gritted his teeth in pain.

"Dang it…" his trainer muttered, frustrated at easily they were being beaten. He then looked over to see the serious and unchanged, serious expression on Alain's face, making him gain one as well.

'Right…' he uttered to himself, 'We're not done just yet!' he declared in his head.

"Scizor, Air Slash!" he demanded. The Bug/Steel type mustered up all his strength to stand, leaping up and crossing his pincers once more as they glowed a bright white. He then swung them outward, firing off more shuriken-like energy discs towards the Fire/Dragon type.

"Blast Burn!" the raven haired teen ordered, making both his opponent and the Pincer Pokémon widen their eyes in shock. The Flame Pokémon's body suddenly became engulfed in blue flames as he roared into the air. He closed his right hand into a fist and punched the ground with it, sending a wave of energy into the earth. Without warning, the air infused discs dissipated into thin air, while red-orange light was emerging from the cracking ground beneath his foe.

"Quick, get away!" Gingka cried out in panic. Scizor immediately began hoping from one platform to another as the ground disintegrated, but just as he reached one, the light around him intensified, making him realize too late as a sudden explosion of red-orange flames engulfed him. "Scizor!" his trainer yelled, grimacing as he felt the force of the wind from the impact. The spectators beside the field also felt it, holding onto their positions tightly as they clenched their teeth. The smoke then cleared soon afterwards, revealing the Bug/Steel type lying on the ground, ravaged with scrapes and bruises. In a bright flash of light, he morphed back into his original form, groaning in pain as he attempted to sit up. "Scizor!" the beyblader called out, rushing over to him quickly. In the meantime, another flash of light came from the other side of the field, as Charizard also transformed back to his regular form. His master then took out his Poké Ball, returning him to it in a beam of red light.

"That was amazing, Alain!" Mairin cried out, coming down from the rock she was upon, along with her Chespin as they both raced over to him while he put the containment away in his fanny pack, also pulling something out in the meantime.

"Scizor…" the shaggy haired teen uttered to his partner, who was barely managing to even open his eyes to see his trainer kneel down to check on him.

"Zor…" he said weakly, completely worn out from the battle.

"Here," the raven haired teen's voice chimed in, catching their attentions as Gingka caught something that was thrown his way. He opened his hand to see that it was an Oran Berry, making him smile out of relief.

"Thanks," he responded in gratitude, handing it off the Pincer Pokémon. He took it with his right claw, biting into it.

"Si, scizor!" he said delightedly, smiling as he was regaining his strength, taking another bite as his trainer grinned.

"You're not just new to the Kalos region…" Alain chimed in, catching his attention, "you're new to Mega Evolution, too, aren't you?" he inquired to him while his traveling companion and her Pokémon trotted over.

"Yeah, I guess so…" he answered, rubbing the back of his head, "Ever since I learned how with Scizor, we haven't had too many battles against other users…" he explained, looking back to see the Bug/Steel type take one final bite of the fruit in his claw, "You don't seem all that new to it though," he pointed out.

"You're right," the raven haired teen responded with a grin, "I wanna beat every Mega Evolution trainer I come across," he began to state, "so I alone can stand at the summit…" he declared with a clenched right fist. Both the beyblader and his Pokémon blinked in surprise at his reasoning, glancing at each other for a moment.

"That's an interesting goal…" the former of the two admitted, "Any reason why you wanna be that strong?" he asked him.

"A reason's not important," he replied, much to the surprise of all those around him, "Mairin, come on," he beckoned to the girl as he turned around and began to walk away, "We're going," he told her, causing her to blink out of astonishment before registering what he had said.

"Uh, wait!" she cried out, jogging after him.

"Che!" Chespie yelled, following them as well. Gingka was a little perplexed as to why Alain didn't give him a sound reason to his goal, scratching his right cheek in confusion.

"Hey," the boy's voice said, catching his attention as he looked out to see him still heading off, "Why do you wanna get stronger?" he asked, making him widen his eyes out of surprise, along with the Pincer Pokémon. As he saw them depart onto the pathway, the shaggy haired teen looked back at the Key Stone on his left glove, seeing it shine in the sunlight as he thought about the question put onto him.

X END STORY X

"So how was that?" Rachael asked her friends, smiling brightly.

"That was amazing, Rae!" Raya responded with an excited look on her face, "Alain is Dylan's dad, right?" she questioned, getting a simple nod in response.

"Eh…" Leslie suddenly chimed in, having an unimpressed expression, "It was good, I guess…" she admitted, glancing away, "Could've been longer though…" she noted, acting seemingly disappointed.

"Mag?" Mortalius uttered out of being perplexed, confused with his trainer's demeanor.

"Oh, come on, Les!" the half-rainbow haired girl yelled at her, "It was a great story!" she claimed while the requip user just smiled, "So what if it wasn't that long?!" she asked angrily.

"It's okay, Raya," the scarlet haired girl reassured, catching her attention, "I know it wasn't all that long," she pointed out, glancing up at the ceiling, "That's why I've got another one to tell…" she told them with on her face, causing the ones before her to develop joyful expressions.

"All right!" the Ketchum girl exclaimed, getting up onto her feet and racing over to her bag, "Give me a sec, though…" she said, reaching into the knapsack and pulling out three Poké Balls and a Net Ball. She enlarged them all before tossing them up into the air, letting them pop open. The lights that spilled forth from each of them formed onto the floor right beside the Blast Pokémon, much to his surprise. As it dissipated, the luminosity revealed a Serperior, a Magnezone, a Krookodile, and a Walrein with him.

"Ser?" the Regal Pokémon uttered in confusion, wondering why his master called him out as he saw her hop over, lying down on the carpeted floor on her stomach again, placing her hands on her cheeks.

"Okay, we're ready!" she declared, smiling brightly as she waved her legs back and forth. The Tennyson girl and the older Hagane girl glanced at each other blankly before letting out nervous chuckles, with drops of sweat rolling down the sides of their faces.

END PART I

Hooray! After finishing "Friendship Games: The Omni Force Crossover", it's so nice to get back into an easier swing of writing. Of course, the next chapter may take some time considering that I'm back in school on Monday, and I've got a lot of work to do for my classes.

However, I will leave you guys with a small summary of the next chapter…

SUMMARY

Upon returning to Lumiose City, Gingka accepts an invitation for an exhibition match against Kalos' Champion, Diantha! Ash, Professor Sycamore and the others are cheering for him in the stands as he goes up against his toughest opponent yet! Even with type advantage, Scizor still has trouble keeping up with Gardevoir's speed! Will Gingka manage to defeat Diantha, or will something greater come out of this experience?!

END SUMMARY

Folks, just a fair warning: after this next chapter, "The Mega Protocol" will go on hiatus for a while, at least until the Team Flare Arc of the XY&Z series concludes. I have a very special role thought up for Gingka in that arc, but I have yet to say it will happen, depending upon how things go with the series.

Also, be sure to vote in the poll for the new pairing you're most excited for! I'm personally excited to write about the Fairy Tail pairings of Ash X Mirajane and Gingka X Erza. In fact, "Resolve" is going to be the next fic I work on when "The Mega Protocol" goes on hiatus! Look forward to that, too!

QUOTE:

Things change, Ash. I just happen to be one of the things that's changed…

~Gingka Hagane,

To Ash in The Bonds of Evolution!