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Chapter 39: Springtide Winds

Cover Story 44: Clembot's Daily Life 1: Blaziken Mask issue #0

Clembot is an interesting character, created by Clemont to act as his substitute to allow Clemont to create his inventions, but Clembot malfunctioned and was hostile against his creator and to any Gym challengers that didn't have 4 Gym badges which unfortunately included Ash who just arrived to Kalos. It was through battling Clemont and him activating his original code that Clembot became calmer and joined the Tonnere family as caretaker and Clemont's substitute as he went along on his journey with Ash.

After Team Flare invaded the city and Lumiose tower, Clemont and Clembot fought their way up and dealt with Team Flare but in order to stop their machine from terrorizing Lumiose and the world, Clembot decided to sacrifice himself to make sure the machine gets shut down leaving Clemont broken. After the battle, Clemont rebuilt him but unfortunately couldn't remember the past but over time after Ash left, Clemont and Bonnie were able to help him out and even remembered some things through their hard drive and is back to his regular self, albeit with some memories missing.

With Clemont and Bonnie out on an adventure (and by that, I mean encountering an old king and having to deal with Team Flare alongside Greninja, Diantha, Squishy and an alternative Froakie and blue Zygarde cells) leaving Clembot by himself and with no challengers today, he decided to take the day off and enjoy the day with Heliolisk and Magneton. They walk through the park and encounter Meyer who was at the park with Ampharos and Blaziken looking at a lake fondly, the two say hi and begin to chat about their day.

Clembot explains the slow day he had, and that Meyer had the same, so he came out here. Clembot says how things changed so quickly, Ash becoming a World Champion, Bonnie becoming a trainer and that part made Meyer comedically cry that his children were growing up and briefly mentions how he wished his wife could see them now. This gets Clembot curious as to who that wife maybe and Meyer smiles with a mixture of bittersweetness and fondness. He mentions today was the day he proposed to his wife Erina here in this park and thus came out here to reminisce.

Clembot asks what she was like and Meyer smiles reminiscing on how she was beautiful and how she made everyone's days go from bad to wonderful and how much she loved her children. Meyer asks if Clembot wants to hear a story of how he met his wife and Clembot nods, Meyer mentions it's the day people began sawing him as Blaziken Mask but not as a hero at first. Years ago, he was a college student trying to live his days in Lumiose trying to earn money for his life and thus took on odd jobs one of which was a children's performer where he, Blaziken and Ampharos acted as heroes in a play fighting against evil and it's where he met his future wife who was a play director and was impressed by his performance, it was there he fell in love but he also felt a bit socially awkward to say anything.

He continued his performances and worked on improving himself for Erina and one day, she offered a gift for him and while he didn't know what it was at the time, it was later found out to be Blazikenite with Erina thinking it was a cool marble she found and wanted Meyer to have it which he accepted. One day, he noticed Sycamore and his assistants having issues with their machine and having skills in machinery, he helped Sycamore out with Blaziken lifting his machine, Ampharos providing electricity and Meyer fixing the machine which turned out to be one for Mega Evolution and they were grateful, Sycamore even mentioned he would be a good mechanic and he did later on and struck a friendship with the professor becoming a lifelong friend.

It was one day however after a performance that an apartment was on fire with Erina in it and wanting to save her, he rushed in their heroicly unaware that he was still wearing the mask. Meyer helped people out and reached Erina but they were blocked in and going out the window was risky without the stairs but just as things were hopeless, he still felt determined to save the love of his life and Blaziken read his trainer's feelings as Meyer's Mega Stone glows and Blaziken mega evolved. Blaziken used his new strength and speed from his Speed Boost Ability to carry the two and manage to jump out of there safely.