The wish for peace, love and protection - Chapter 1
It's been almost two years since Ghetsis and his plan to rule over Unova failed. He and his underlings were never seen ever since, but only them left Unova. Daniel, the trainer who defeated the whole Team Plasma, together with his loyal Lucario Leroy, who shares a strong bond with him decided to leave the region to explore the world outside. But after Team Plasma was defeated and the journey in Unova was over, he and Leroy found out, that they share a special bond, which isn't only a simple friendship, but also a partnership in soul. Daniel also learned to understand Leroy's language and they decided to go on without Pokéballs, including Leroy's own. From the day they left on, Leroy walked the whole way with his Trainer, not knowing though, how strong and helpful, but also dangerous their bond is going to be.
They were travelling through a deep forest, far away from where they come from, which is known as Auraforest. At that time, no human and almost no Pokémon lived in it, at least as it said in the books they read. There is the rumor though, that there is a hidden village deep in the forest, in which humans and Pokémon live in peace and without weapons or modern technology. That was the place they wanted, the first of many at their exploration.
They didn't know though, that there was someone following them. It was a Zoroark with the name Zohor. He followed them ever since Team Plasma was defeated and kept an I on them. He knew Leroy could have sensed him, but he knew how to avoid being identified and found. The whole way he followed them, he found out a lot about them and their special bond, but also kept on gathering information about the forest and its secrets.
Not knowing about their follower, they stopped at a lighting to prepare their camp for the night, since it was getting dark. When the campfire was set, as well as the tent, they sat close to the fire while Daniel was cooking some berries and potatoes he bought before they left. Leroy kept looking at Daniel, deeply in his own thoughts about how they met and all the things that happened on their journey through Unova. But he had one secret though, which he didn't want to be discovered, since that would change their bond forever and he was worried, that it would be better to keep it as it is. Sometimes at night though, he'd sneek away for a walk and imagine, how it would be, if he could stop keeping the secret and Daniel would stay with him.
When Daniel noticed how far away he seemed in his thoughts, he pat his back and sat next to him. "Hey Leroy, what's up? Are you ok?" he asked and looked at him worried, since he was behaving more and more weird these days. Leroy jumped in surprise as he was brought back to reality and stuttered "H-Huh? O-Oh, it's nothing, I just th-thought, if we still have enough food and water with us…" "Don't worry about it buddy, we're good for the whole week I guess. And I bet there'll be a lake somewhere and many bushes and trees with berries and other fruits." "O-Ok Daniel…"
After dinner, when Daniel went to bed, he stayed outside as usual before looking around with a sigh and began to walk away a bit from the lighting, walking to a river closely and sitting down there, hoping he could someday find a way how to talk about his secret. All he wanted was to be there for his Trainer and best friend and protect him from anyone that may tried to harm him. Also he was feared, that Ghetsis could make his threats, that he would take revenge for stopping him, come true. Daniel meant a lot to him and he didn't want him to be hurt. He sometimes also felt, like they were followed and watched, but the feeling stopped a few days ago, since he got used to it. He was worried though, that this could be a spy of Team Plasma.
Not far away from him sat a Zoroark on a tree, grinning as he sensed his thoughts. No one knows it, but some Zoroarks are able to read thoughts or Aura like Lucarios. He chuckled quietly to himself, keeping on watching them, but hidden perfectly.