Chapter 49

To bond with a pokemon, a trainer must also be able to connect with them; therefore, out of all the countless trainers and pokemon out there, usually, only those who were proficient with aura awaked the power to Battle Bond. This doesn't necessarily mean that just because you understood your pokemon and know how to use aura did that automatically mean you can awaken Battle Bond.

Jax and Vioarr both consider each other brothers and have been through countless life and death situations together. Jax was even a level 4 aura user so why haven't the duo unlocked their Battle Bond? If it was that easy, all the Aura Guardians would have found out about this phenomenon long ago! That just goes to show how amazing Evelyn and Froggie were!

As the two were engaged in another brawl, Mewton, exhausted from this physically draining fight and evolution was starting to lose his momentum. Sensing that his opponent wasn't as agile anymore, Froggie used one last Smack Down knocking out the slightly long blue worm. Upon his victory, Froggie stood up, looked in his trainer's direction, raised his fist in a triumphant pose and then dropped down to one knee as the exhaustion also caught up to him.

Signaling the end of the fight, both pokemon were taken to the school's Nurse Joy's Hospital branch located there and treated for their wounds. While that was taking place, Evelyn was escorted by the teachers to go meet with Professor Sycamore who was very curious about Frogadier's transformation mid battle. Before the questioning could start; however, a line of black cars followed by a limousine pulled up.

"Cough. While I do appreciate how much this school has taught my daughter, I don't think it is very polite to question a 6 years old girl without her legal guardians being present."

"Daddy!" Evelyn ran up to the man who stepped out of the long car and hugged him upon approach. That's right! The man who was escorted by a private detail security team was the father of the pink haired girl who just cemented her place as the other semifinalist after Jax.

"C-Count Freiders! We weren't expecting you to drop by. If you had told us ahead of time, we could have prepared a more appropriate procession for you." Professor Uriel was shocked that such a huge figure from another region had stopped by unannounced. This was clearly getting out of her control.

"Haha! If I had waited for your permission to enter these school grounds, my lovely daughter would have been badgered by the old kook long ago!"

"N-not at all! Professor Sycamore is a world renown specialist dealing with all three starters hailing from the Kalos region. He just wanted to find out more abou-."

"Mhm. Before she is a student of this school, Evelyn Mariah Connors Freiders is the sole child of House Freiders and House Connors. As such, if the school has any questions concerning her or her pokemon, it will have to deal with us before targeting a child. I expected better from the region's most prestigious academy."

Like a child being berated by her father, Professor Uriel could only grit her teeth and hang her head low. Even after knowing who the girl was and what kind of background she hailed from, the teachers, in their excitement, brushed off basic etiquette and was about to directly consult with a child about her pokemon.

Coming down from the sky, a man atop a Charizard landed a couple yards away from the professor and Count. "Haha! Please don't chastise one of my staff so harshly. Although the intentions were in the right place, their way of handling the situation was rather sloppy. I apologize if Count Freiders have been insulted in any way."

"Headmaster Leon, as the world's strongest trainer, please don't bow your head. I would be too afraid to sleep at night!" As the two men stood apart from each other, engaged in their own staring contest, they suddenly broke out into hearty laughter before hugging each other and patting one another on the back!

"Haha! Nixson, my friend! How've you been!?"

"Well! I'm doing very well in my territory! His Majesty still asks of you often! How about you? It's been too many years since the last time you were in our empire."

As the two men who apparently knew each other were catching up, Evelyn rushed off towards Nurse Joy's Hospital to check on Froggie. Not knowing what happened during the battle either and what that transformation was, she was a little worried for his health. Upon arriving at the front reception, Evelyn saw the girl who she just battled hugging her Dragonair who was now much too long to hang around her neck like it used to.

Before, Mewton used to be only two-foot-long, very tiny compared to most Dratinis out in the wild who usually stood at 1.8 meters. Now, he was twice as long, standing at around four feet. Much too big to hang around his trainer's neck since he was even taller than she was now, Mewton could only blame himself.

"Um. Hi." Not knowing what to say, Evelyn just gave an awkward wave of her hand. Although they were just in a heated battle minutes ago, it wasn't due to a personal feud. She may come off as standoffish and maybe even a little snobby, but Evelyn was actually just a child who was extremely lonely. Spending her whole life surrounded by people who wore masks pretending to get close to her only to use her family's power, she decided to never get close to anyone else. The one true friend she ever made was the Froakie she received on her fifth birthday. But as a boy, Froggie didn't want to play house and dress up with the little girl. As such, Evelyn crave to find a female friend who only saw her for who she was.

Maybe, just maybe, this girl might just accept her for who she was. A rich girl who wanted nothing more than to fall in love, fight battles side by side, travel the world and eventually marry someone was strong as her daddy. With that resolution, Evelyn made up her mind that she'll get this girl to call her friend no matter what!