As Sarah lifted her Pokeball, she heard a distant part of the crowd yelp in shock. The yelps made their way closer to the platform Sarah was on until she saw an Electivire barreling towards her. She heard a muffled voice behind it, saying several apologies for the rude way they were making their way through the crowd. Eventually, the Electivire got to the stage and hoisted up the all too familiar Volkner to the platform, who was breathing heavily.

"Sarah," Volkner said, bowing his head in recognition. "Good to see you. Sorry, I got caught up with something..."