Green meet red, the epic stare down of the Hoenn region was taking place on route 121.
"I have grown stronger Soul."
"I'm sure you have."
They had been neighbors, starting their adventure together with their separate starter Pokemon. They did everything together; however, each trainer had separate goals.
"I will beat you this time!"
"Let's see it pigtails."
Maka strove to be the best in the region, earning all the badges from all the gym leaders. Soul strove to be the next dark Pokemon gym leader, capturing and training all dark Pokemon in Hoenn.
"Same as always?"
"Three on three, only two mega evolutions aloud, winner gets to battle the dark gym leader."
They had separated in Rustboro city, going out to dinner for the last time before sitting at the beach and letting their Pokemon play together for the last time. Soul and Maka had fallen asleep, hand in hand, surrounded by their non-evolved Pokemon.
"Alright! Let's do it! I chose Liz, Patty, and Tsubaki!"
"Let's go! Black*Star, Deathscythe, Oni!"
After a long painful goodbye, with promises to meet again, they separated. Soul taking Black*Star, his Zorark, Deathscythe, his Absol, and Oni, his Hounddoom. Maka scooped up her twin Charizards Liz and Patty, along with Tsubaki, her Milotic, and went on her way.
"Liz! Patty! Fly! Tsubaki use surf!"
"Ha! Two can play it that game! Deathscythe, Oni, phantom force! Black*Star protect!"
Maka grew stronger, beating every gym leader on the first try. She captured and trained an unstoppable  team.
"Shit!"
"Haha! Aim towards the most powerful! Tsubaki!"
Soul would be found in caves or dark forests. Any nook and cranny a dark Pokemon could hide, he would find, battle, capture, and train.
"Yes! Go Tsubaki!"
"How the hell did they both miss?!?"
Video chats where never enough. The friends missed their companion deeply. They say it's a small world but their paths never crossed.
"Ice beam!"
"Shadow claw!"
"Flamethrower!"
"Dark pulse!"
Maka made her way out of Fortree City and passed by the ancient tomb. Her thoughts had wondered to Soul and if he had conquered this cave yet. Curiosity got the better of her as she trekked down the path.
"All right! Here comes my ultimate attack!"
"Bring it on!" 
She had brought out Patty to light the way for her with flash. (Liz wasn't comfortable in dark places). She then yelled at by a young man for scaring away the Pokemon whom live in the shadows. She meet the young man's wide red eyes with a happy smile. 
"Liz torment!"
"Patty fly!"
"Tsubaki surf!"
She had grown. Soul could tell his nerdy friend had grown into a well seasoned trainer. Her once lanky body was lean with muscles, her hair was out of its adorable pigtails; the sides where tied up behind her head. She now wore delicious black spandex, a tight red t with the white half of a poke-ball over her (grown) breast.
"Finish him!"
"Crap! Dig! Crunch! Nightslash!"
He really was a man now. Souls long hair was kept back by a blue headband, his skin was somehow tanner, his muscles tightly packed. He wore a skin-tight black shirt with a purple vest. Along with navy blue cargo pants. (Unknown to Maka he has a black darkrai tattoo on his left pec).
"YES I WON!!! TAKE THAT SOUL EVANS!!!!"
"*sigh* you got me pigtails..."
They had traveled decided to travel to Lilygrove City before going their separate ways again. Maka had challenge her childhood friend to a battle to prove her strength and even out the score.
"Want to head over to the city now?"
"Hey, pigtails, how about we go have dinner?"
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The city was beautiful at night. They had changed before heading out to a small cabin restaurant. Their Pokemon where left by the benches that looked over the ocean. Dinner was wonderful. The pair talked about the adventures they had, the people they talked too, and the Pokemon they meet. Soul and Maka had walked back hand-in-hand; finding their Pokemon curled up by each other. Tsubaki was curled into Black*Star black furry chest, while oni and Deathscythe taken refuge by Liz and Pattys blazing tails. The friends had looked at each other before taking their spot on the bench asleep, hand in hand, surrounded by their evolved Pokemon.