Hidden Machines

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon...

The Final Epilogue

A loud, obnoxious piano blasted throughout a house in Undella Town. Lucas knocked politely and then barged in, slamming the door shut behind him.

A blonde woman looked up in surprise from the grand piano.

"Oh, Lucas," Cynthia said, smiling. "What brings you here?"

Lucas was still choking from his full-out sprint. "Just... got here... from... Sinnoh... ran... all the way..."

"What? You must be exhausted! Here, I'll get you some water, sit down," Cynthia said, getting up concernedly. Lucas thanked her and collapsed in a chair.

"What were you running from?" Cynthia asked, once Lucas had gulped down the drink and regained his breath.

"Dawn."

"Dawn? What's going on?"

Lucas blinked at her. "Have you even been to Sinnoh lately?"

"Well, no, I've been enjoying my vacation in Unova."

"Well... this is what's happening..."

By the end of Lucas' story, Cynthia had prepared a large feast for lunch, taken two naps, and blasted on her piano in a violent discord of harmony.

"And so, right now, she's trying to force access to the Distortion World, so she's got Giratina doing all sorts of random stuff all over Sinnoh, so everyone's supposed to evacuate, and I figured that this would be the safest place to come," Lucas finished.

Cynthia turned to look at him. "Hmm... maybe it was a good thing that I let Sinnoh..."

"..."

A look of thoughtfulness crossed Cynthia's face. "Tell you what, I've got a collection of all the HMs and TMs you could ever want or need. You take them and get back to Sinnoh so you can counter Dawn, okay?"

"Really?" asked Lucas, amazed. Cynthia nodded, smiling serenely. "But, you won't have anything to teach your Pokémon moves with."

"Don't worry, I have about five full sets. Giving one away isn't going to hurt me," Cynthia said wryly.

And so, that was how Lucas got his hands on a full set of HMs and TMs, and he sat at the table with Cynthia planning extravagant revenge plans that involved ideas like cutting a tree down to block Dawn's path. Absolutely brilliant, ineffective, and pitiful in comparison to Dawn's techniques of torture.

Well, Lucas wasn't a genius when it came to revenge.

Extra:

Lucas bade Cynthia farewell and opened the door, turning to greet the lovely warmth of a fresh, crisp, summer day. Instead, a bleak, dark, distorted, and somewhat familiar space greeted him.

"Oh dear," Cynthia said, coming over to peer out into the new dimension. "What is this?"

"The Distortion World."

"How?"

A giddy laugh alerted them to the presence of Dawn, who zoomed over the house on her Giratina.

"Hey Lucas! I figured out how to open portals to the Distortion World!" Dawn called, waving a hand in greeting to Cynthia at the same time. "Problem is, I don't know how to get back! Well, I can get back with Giratina, but you'll just be stuck here until you find an exit! Sorry!"

"WHAT?"

"Oh, and your house is going to disintegrate in five seconds."

"Why?" Cynthia asked.

"Because Giratina is going to use Ominous Wind on it! Giratina, go!" Dawn said cheerfully. Her Pokémon roared and sent a purple blast of air down at the flimsy wooden house. With a crash, it impacted a solid, pink barrier.

"Huh?"

Cynthia smiled. "Hello, Caitlin!"

The snoring Unova Elite Four member smiled sleepily in response and used her psychic powers to bring everyone back to the normal dimension.

Dawn paled. "What are you? I thought I beat you in Sinnoh!"

"You beat my valet, Darach," Caitlin replied, waving an uncaring hand up at the girl. "Now go away, I need a nap."

"NEVER!"

And then, because no one is supposed to make Caitlin mad, the world turned inside out and every last Hidden Machine and Technical Machine in the entire world was suddenly vaporized.

Dawn broke down.

"MY REIGN OF TERROR IS OVER! NOOOOO!"

THE FINAL AND TRUE END

Author's Note: It's finally over... And for those people who were wondering why I decided not to use all the TMs, it's because I only chose the field moves, so the other TMs didn't apply.

Well, thanks to EVERYONE for reading this hopefully humorous story of mine, and I hope I will be able to continuously entertain you all with any new stories that I may happen to come up with.

But for now, my escapade is over. Dawn has been overthrown, the world is saved. Ah, I fell so satisfied that I can change this story's status from "In-Progress" to "Complete."

Wonderful!