The Road Goes Ever On

Scottie and [EN:Gen Ref="255" M="his" F="her" ] team made their way through town on the heels of their victory at the PML finals.

Crowds filled the streets of Pasio in a parade to celebrate the championship.

Professor Bellis! You made it!

Of course I did, mon amie! I couldn't resist joining in on the big celebrazione!

Congratulations! Glückwünsche! Omedetou! And bravo, Scottie!

How does it feel to be champions of the PML and have all of these people cheering for you?

Excelente! You certainly earned it!

*chuckle* But it's not a dream! You made this a reality!

You made it all the way to the top! It's hard to believe how far you've come...

Can I ask you something, actually?

According to my data, you had to face a number of sync pairs far more skilled than yourself in this tournament.

How do you suppose you were able to defeat such powerful opponents?

Yeah! Scottie always put the team first!

Whenever we saw [EN:Gen Ref="255" M="him" F="her" ] giving it [EN:Gen Ref="255" M="his" F="her" ] all, it inspired us to do our best, too!

It's true. We saw you give it your all every time we battled.

And that pushed us to do our best, too!

My, my! It sounds like you had a lot of influence on your teammates, Scottie.

This information will be très bénéfique for my research on sync stones!

Thanks so much for the chat! Arigato!

Now, I won't delay the parade any longer! Go soak up the attention! Let all of Pasio see their new champions!

*sigh* In the end, our plot to sabotage the PML never came to fruition...

And now Lear's got most of our old team working for him. So where do we go from here?

Ain't it obvious? We continue doin' bad! What else?

But we...

Think about all the times we got up to no good together. Weren't those the best days of your lives?

Team Break taught us so much! We can't just let it end like that, right?!

Y-you have a point!

Yeah! I miss those days! I just wanna feel like that again!

Right?! This ain't about holdin' a grudge against Lear anymore!

Team Break is breakin' out! We make our own rules, follow our own path!

Your own path, huh...

... ... ...

I think I'm starting to see a path of my own...

'Sup, Scottie! Havin' fun?

We're here to escort you to the award ceremony. Come with us. It'll be starting soon.

There's gonna be a huuuuge announcement, too! So, like, get excited for that!

A huge announcement? I wonder what it could be.

Hehe. You'll just have to wait and seeee!

C'mon! Let's roll!

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the official award ceremony of the Pokémon Masters League.

Scottie! Congratulations to you and your team for winning the championship!

You formed friendships with many other sync pairs, strengthened your bonds together, and created the ultimate team!

The five PML badges you collected during the tournament represent five key values:

tranquility, freedom, patience, harmony, and pride.

A peaceful spirit, an independent mind... The ability to persevere, to have faith in others and bring people together... A strong will...

These are the five qualities that make a worthy king.

In the royal family, this wisdom has been passed down from generation to generation.

And while these words may have been aimed at me originally, I'm sure that through your victories, you've come to understand their value as well.

You've shown you have these royal qualities...

as Pasio's best sync pair and as the leader of our very first champion team!

You're very welcome!

The honor is mine!

I hope you continue to provide us all with awe-inspiring Pokémon battles throughout Pasio!

Congratulations on your victory at the PML, Scottie!

... ... ...

That's it, I'm done with this!

These insipid, ceremonial affairs make me sick!

Why should I stand here doling out soapy commendations I don't even believe!

L-Lear, what are you...

Weeeeeelp, guess he finally cracked.

He must have tried so hard to hold it together... Just didn't quite make it to the end.

Scottie! I'll have you know that all my plans are in shambles because of you!

Yesterday, my father called me to say that my coronation has been officially postponed!

The entire succession is ruined all because you got lucky during our match! What do you have to say for yourself?!

Ugh! I don't want to hear your excuses!

Don't apologize to me. Sorry's not going to change anything!

Jeez... He's upset and he's taking it all out on Scottie...

I guess I wouldn't put it past him, but this really isn't the time or place...

But I won't let it end like this! I'm going to succeed that throne if it's the last thing I do!

Therefore, today, on this stage...

I'm announcing the SECOND Pokémon Masters League tournament!

What?! But the first one just ended!

Is this the huge announcement Rachel was talking about?!

Heh! As the founder of this tournament, I have the power to hold it whenever I please!

And this time, I'm going to be champion! I'll prove that I'm worthy of sitting on that throne. Isn't that right, Hoopa!

Lear, I see where you're coming from, but...

"But" what? I thought that you of all people would be on board with this!

After all, you'll get the chance to battle face-to- face with Scottie this time!

What?

Face-to-face...with Scottie?

Scottie...

You know, I've been watching you grow as a Trainer for a while now...

And I've gotta admit, I have been wanting to test my strength against you in an all-out battle!

Scottie...

It goes without saying that you've become a rock-solid sync pair...

Given the chance, I'd like to battle you, too... as a rival I've grown stronger beside!

Brock...

I know you're excited for this, but don't count your Togepi before they hatch.

Who's to say my team won't jump in and beat Scottie first!

Exactly! Today's teammates are tomorrow's rivals! It's the way sync pairs on Pasio were always meant to be!

If you want to keep your champion title, you're going to have to find new sync pairs to team up with!

And then my team will crush every last one of you!

Even with his coronation postponed, Master Lear looks, like, sooo excited right now!

Between you and me, when the king spoke to him about his succession yesterday...

he also told him, "You battled well."

Oooooooh! Bet that knocked his socks off, huh!

Hopefully this'll start to mend that rift that formed between them when the queen passed away.

I'm sure it'll all work out, now that the young master has learned how important it is to connect with others...

Hear my words, Pasio!

I'll be announcing the start of the second PML tournament as soon as preparations are complete!

And that's not all, Pasio will soon be host to a number of other exciting activities as well!

Let all of us, people and Pokémon, continue to strengthen the bonds that connect us!

A second tournament, eh? That does sound intriguing.

But not as intriguing as my own plans.

It's time to sow some chaos...