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**Melody's Destiny** ({{{2}}}, ***Melody's Destiny***?) is the 7th episode of *Guardians of Harmony: Generational Evolutions.*

## Summary

*No matter how fast you and your friends run, fate is always one step ahead, pushing you to better your skills. Eventually, you’ll have to discover your destiny in your travels… for Melody, that time has finally come. What does it mean?*

## Plot

At the Spear Pillar, the Guardians confronts Dialga, Palkia, Cyrus, Mars, and Jupiter, the Commanders having sent out their Purugly and Skuntank respectively. The Burst Guardians also arrive on the scene, and Jupiter mocks Elis and Jim after recognizing them, causing them to go out of control. While the annoyed Guardians help Elfreda come up with a plan to save Mami, Melody struggles with self-doubt as she (not being transformed) sends out Fireshine, and she starts to flashback to pivotal moments in her Sinnoh journey.

*At Lake Verity, Dawn, Barry and Lucas are attacked by a pair of wild Starly when they bump into a discarded briefcase. The briefcase falls open, revealing a trio of Poké Balls. The three friends grab a Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup from the selection, but before they can do anything, Verity and Sorrel send Naiad and Mitchie into the fray, successfully chasing away the Starly. Despite the sudden (friendly) turn of events, Barry resolves to become a Pokémon Trainer strong enough to challenge his father.*

As the Commanders explain Cyrus's plan to the Guardians, Melody's head is too foggy to think clearly. Mami starts to attack her, and Melody begs Mami to remember, and so does Kyoko, but she does not remember and uses a corrupted version of her ribbons to strangle her. She then whips out a gun and attempts to shoot the Guardians. Kyoko tries telling her that this isn't her real self and that she's being controlled. However, she refuses to listen.

*The Guardians' journey take to the Oreburgh Gym, where Thunders withstands a Headbutt from Roark's Cranidos and defeats it with Thunderbolt. Roark acknowledges his loss, much to everyone's delight. As Ash inserts the Coal Badge into his Badge case, Melody wonders about the voices that have recently been lingering in her head, confusing her friends.*

After realizing that Mami doesn't remember, Melody is too upset to avoid getting strangled by Mami's ribbons. Mami throws her to the ground hard, nearly breaking her neck. In pain, and with her Harmony Gem near total corruption, Melody is about to lose hope. Her Harmony Gem starts to crack, and she looks at it in fear, thinking "this is it."

*The Guardians confront Jupiter and her Skuntank at Lake Acuity, with Madoka declaring that she's going to be a Hero and asking Jupiter to bring it on. Jupiter has Skuntank deploy a Smokescreen, causing everycreature to miss with their attacks before being defeated. Mocking the heroes for their sentiments and belief that they could ever challenge Team Galactic, Jupiter brings the captured Uxie and a tied-up Mami away as Kyoko stews in her defeat. For the first time in her life, Kyoko wonders if she is even worthy of being a Guardian, causing her to witch out.*

Right after this flashback, Melody's eyes briefly glow, and she realizes that while it's okay to make mistakes, witching out or even turnung evil is not. With renewed confidence after this realization, she finally transforms and tells her friends of her plan to save Mami. As a result, Aurea decides to spill the beans, and tells her that one day, she will become a princess and thus a true Hero.

Now knowing what to do, Melody tells everyone that she will set their plan in motion by having their Pokémon fight the Commanders' Pokémon as a distraction for Nagisa to dodge getting herself hit, and then Kyoko will create illusions to trick the Commanders into thinking their Pokémon are still able to fight, which will lead Nagisa to de-courrupt Mami. The Guardians agree with this, but Elis and Jim quickly come to them with swirly eyes and in exhaustion, causing Melody to facepalm at their "reckless-acting-before-thinking" action.

## Characters

### Guardians of Harmony

* Nanette Daisy
* Marina Daisy
* Julia Dreamwalker
* Jim Porter
* Mikey Evoli
* Glorysia Melody
* Elizabeth Storybook
* Nina Aarden
* Ash Ketchum
* Will Brennan
* Emily Cooper
* Melody Harmadale
* Madoka Kamane
* Sayaka Miki
* Mami Tomoe
* Homura Akemi
* Kyoko Sakura
* Nagisa Momoe
* Natasha Flowerton
* Maya Aquaheart
* Hilary Lightfield
* Alison Garfield

## Trivia

* The episode is similar to *Pokémon Evolutions* episode "The Rival," though some things are changed:
	+ Melody, not Barry, is the main focus.
	+ In the first flashback, Verity's Piplup and Sorrel's Riolu are the ones to send the Starly away.
	+ There are only three flashbacks.
	+ Mami is kidnapped in the third flashback.