Lysandre's Gentleness

Heiduo would never have believed that his first gain after coming to Kalos would be the Evolution Stone he wanted—and that it would practically deliver itself to his doorstep.

Had Mairin found a Mega Stone in the original story?

Heiduo did not know. Mairin's past existed only in scattered fragments; no one knew how much bullying she had endured, nor how many hardships she had suffered.

Maybe she had found one, thought it was too hot to handle, and thrown it away.

Or perhaps she had found one, then dropped it while being bullied, and someone else had taken it.

Both were possible.

Mega Stones were naturally formed when ordinary Evolution Stones were infused with Life Energy. In theory, every Evolution Stone had the potential to become a Mega Stone.

Or perhaps it could be chalked up to fate.

It was not that he was prone to conspiracy theories. Heiduo had simply always been curious why Mairin had so smoothly managed to catch Zygarde, the ecological guardian who came to stop Lysandre's scheme.

Calling it a plot necessity could explain it, but when he thought about it carefully, Mairin had wandered outside at such a young age, often endured others' malice, and still grown up safely.

She had even met benefactors in every "parallel world," and her endings had all been fairly happy. Did that not mean Mairin's luck was actually quite good?

In the games, Mairin had eventually accepted Xerosic's E-Suit and become the Night Walker who protected Lumiose City.

In the generational anime, she became International Police agent Looker's assistant.

In Pokémon Adventures, she and Kurokail lived happily ever after.

They were all good endings.

Heiduo felt that Mairin did have luck on her side; she just had to go through all kinds of suffering first.

"Man plans,