As the colorful procession wound through the streets of Mauville City, wave upon wave of equally colorful fans cheered and took photos of the avatars. Everyone was ecstatic to see the parade and appeared to be having a great time at the festival. The awe and admiration seemed no different as the procession passed through a major street about three-fourths into its journey.

"Brothers and sisters in humanity!" an amplified voice rang out from the crowd. "I urge you to think twice about who you're cheering for!"

The crowd, for the most part, paid no heed to the man's words. They quickly became more attentive when he released four Pokemon: Golem, Koffing, Pineco, and Gourgeist. A few screams of terror rang out when two more figures released a handful of Pokemon. A man near the front of the parade stood by his Koffing, Pineco, Baltoy, and Gourgeist. A woman near the back displayed a Golem, Koffing, Pineco, and Baltoy. As the crowd panicked to move away from the threatening trainers, their matching attire could be seen more clearly from atop the floats. They each wore a white hooded robe, spiked leather gloves, and an emblem of a broken chain on their chests.

"For too long," the man near the center of the parade declared through a megaphone, "we humans have suffered under the whims of Pokemon like the legendaries. They have used their brute power to subjugate and torment us, we who reserve the natural right to rule with our superior intelligence and ingenuity! And NOW," the man gestured broadly toward the avatars, "these so-called 'people' think they have the right to lord it over all of us, just because some Pokemon thought they were special? The Alliance of Justice fights for the common man, and--"

"Enough of this!"

Some of the crowd dared to look toward the new voice and discovered it belonged to Justine. The woman's harsh tone and frigid expression managed to command attention even without a megaphone. Her grey eyes pierced into the group's leader as she stood to speak.

"I don't care what noble cause you claim to fight for," the CEO announced. Porygon-Z hovered closer to its trainer, preparing for action. "We will [b]not[/b] tolerate any threats to the citizens and guests of-"

The leader of the Alliance nodded toward two of his Pokemon. The Golem grabbed the Koffing and hurled it toward the Porytech float. Justine and her Pokemon barely had time to gasp before the poison type Self-Destructed. Fire and thick smoke engulfed the float in an earth-shaking blast; chunks of splintered wood and warped metal hurtled several rows into the crowd.

The parade-goers were in full panic now, screaming, running, and shoving each other to escape the attackers. The enemy Pokemon charged toward the floats, knocking over anyone unfortunate enough to block the way to the avatars. One Pokemon from each team remained behind to guard its sneering trainer.