Note: This is based off of the Pokken Tournament video game for Wii U

A New Recruit

It was a peaceful day at the Ferrum Town range. The Pokemon there were having a fun and relaxing day in the range. Skiploom were floating about, Lillipup and Zigzagoon running around, and even Chingling were singing together in harmony.

The owners of the range was a family who looked after the Pokemon. The father had a Camerupt, the mother with a Lopunny, the daughter with a Bellosom, and the son with me, Lucario. This family helped look out after the Pokemon and the range they lived near. If there was any issues, the family would fix it no matter what. But one day, a problem that came up changed my life and the family member's life forever.

The day went as smoothly as normal, until a wild Exploud came to the range. This Exploud was very rude and caused problems for the pokemon in the range. It took food from them, it scared them, even attacked them for standing up against it. Eventually, the family and I heard the ruckus and came out to find the Exploud terrorizing everyone.

"That Exploud is ruining everything." The daughter said

"Don't worry. Lucario and I will stop it."

We went over to the place and found him bullying one of the Lillipup by holding it upside down. He was dangling it back and forth for fun.

"Alright, Lucario. Lets teach that bully some manners"

Couldn't agree more. I created an Aura Sphere and fired it right at him. The blast hit him with enough power to make drop the Lillipup.

"Hey, who did that?"

"The same Pokemon who doesn't take kindly to bullies."

"Oh really? You made a big mistake challenging me, wimp."

"We'll just see about that."

My trainer didn't understand what we were saying, but he was just as ready as I was to beat the crap out of this guy. I created a Bone staff and prepared myself. Exploud went first and used Hyper Voice.

"Dodge and use Bone Rush!"

I dodged just like he said and darted towards Exploud. He took a swing at me with a Fire Punch, but I ducked under it and knocked him up in the air.

"Great, follow up with Aura Sphere."

Charged up a shot and fired it at him in the air. It made a direct hit. He was definitely angry at me and that was expected. He then charged towards me with both of his fists coated in fire.

"Lucario, counter that Fire Punch with Bone Rush."

I made a Bone staff as quickly as I could and started blocking every punch he threw at me. This Pokemon wasn't going down without a fight. I managed to get around him and catch him off guard.

"Alright then, Force Palm!" I put one hand on his back and a short but intense burst of power sent him a few feet away.

"You little- (growls)" He got mad and he made a fist. He then punched the ground and made stone pillars erupt from the ground. I hopped on the closest pillar and he did the same thing too.

"You're gonna pay for that attack back there." He then jumped towards me with a Fire Punch, but I jumped out of the way. However, I turned around and saw he unleashed Hyper Voice at me and knocked off the pillar. When I hit the ground, I got back up and saw Exploud coming down at me with a Fire Punch to the face. It sent me plowing through the ground and boy did it hurt. I managed to stand up, but I was wobbling.

"Lucario, look out!" I saw him coming at me and he jumped up in the air.

"Lucario, dodge it." I managed to dodge the Hyper Voice attack, but I didn't notice the guy coming down directly at me. Then, I felt my head get knocked down into the ground. I tried to get up, but I couldn't move.

"Say hello to my big foot." He then started stomping on me repeatedly until I couldn't move.

"Lucario no!"

I couldn't move or fight back against the creep. I felt him pick me up by the head, but I was drained of energy to struggle.

"Let's make this clear, as long as I'm standing this is my place." He then prepared himself for another Hyper Voice attack.

"Lucario, get outta there."

It was pointless, I couldn't move.

(BAM)

Whatever that sound was, it sounded like someone got hit. The next thing I knew, I fell to the ground. Exploud all of a sudden dropped me, but why? I opened my eyes and saw what looked like yellow furry feet in front of me. I looked up and saw a red figure standing in front of me. It turned and the Blue eyes were the first thing I noticed. He was wearing some sort of stone as a necklace.

"You okay?" he asked. He knelt down and gave me a berry. An oran berry to be exact.

"Eat that and stay here. Get some rest and I'll take care of this creep."

"You don't know what you're getting yourself into."

"Me and my trainer actually do."

"Trainer?"

"Good job Blaziken."

I turned and saw a female trainer standing a few feet away. She was blue hair, brown eyes, and wore glasses. She wore a dress, a yellow one.

"Who are you?"

"Name's Lucy. We'll talk later, for now Exploud needs justice."

"Trust me and eat this."

Blaziken red me the oran berry and I could feel myself starting to get better. He then stood up and turned to face Exploud.

"I don't know who you are, but you need to get lost!" He said and punched the ground. The stone pillars erupted from the ground like last time. I was still recovering so I was a goner.

"Gotcha!" Blaziken said and he picked me up and jumped out of the way. He set me down next to my trainer and took off. He was so fast that Exploud only had seconds to react, and even so he was too late. Blaziken kicked him up in the air and jumped up high in the air. He used his foot and kicked Exploud from above and sent him crashing into the ground.

"Whoa!"

"No way!" I said. How does a pokemon move that fast and strike so hard?

Exploud was looking tired out, he was wobbling side to side and he couldn't stay standing.

"Alright Blaziken, let's wrap this up." Lucy spoke and on her wrist was some sort of human clothing accessory. It had something in it and she tapped it. It started to glow intensely and so did the stone on Blaziken. It glowed blue and some streams of light appeared from it, connecting with the yellow streams of light from Lucy. Blaziken was covered in a bright light and when he emerged from it, he looked totally different. His knees were black, he fire coming out of his wrists and his head looked different.

"Whoa, what just happened to Blaziken?" my trainer asked

Blaziken was definitely different, because he was able to send fire waves from his feet. He even jumped up and grew wings of fire and flew towards Exploud. How was that even possible? All that led up to the biggest trick yet. Blaziken darted towards him and kicked him in the air again. The fire wings came again and he took off into the sky. He then unleashed a kick attack that made contact with Exploud. For some reason, he was in the same spot for a moment and then blew past Exploud with a big blast that followed. Exploud fell to the ground and was defeated.

"Un-be-lievable."

That was exactly what I was thinking. That display of skill and power is definitely beyond what I've seen. Exploud got up and left in a hurry to get away from Blaziken.

"Great job, Blaziken. We beat him!" Lucy said with joy and ran up to Blaziken. She hugged him and he was happy for her. He then transformed back into the form I first saw.

"That was amazing, how did you learn to do all that?"

"It wasn't easy, it took lots and lots of training for that kind of skill and power." Lucy said. "Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself properly. My name's Lucy and this is Blaziken. We came from Neos City, looking for a new recruit."

But before we could ask anything else...

"Well Lucy, thank you so much for helping us get rid of that Exploud." The father said.

"How can we ever thank you?" The mother asked

"Well, Blaziken and I haven't eaten for a bit."

"I'll help mother make lunch for you." the daughter said

Later that day, Lucy explained that she was part of a tournament somewhere in the Ferrum Region. She and Blaziken were part of the tournament and they were looking for more people and Pokemon to take part.

"Really?" I asked Blaziken.

"Yeah, it's a big competition full of battles, beatdowns, and excitement that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I'm one of the competitors, but we're always looking for more. You, for example."

That got my attention. "Me?"

"Yeah, we overheard the commotion and took a look to see. We saw you fighting that Exploud and it took guts to fight him. He was ruthless and vicious, but you fought with all your strength to the very end. You would be a great participant. My trainer would agree too."

He motioned over to our trainers and Lucy just asked if my trainer, Cody was interested. Cody didn't what to say at first, so he looked over to his parents. They have it some thought and said only he and Lucario could make that choice. He then looked to me and asked:

"Lucario, what do you think? Want to go?"

I didn't know what to do. I could meet strong opposition and get stronger to protect everyone I care about. But that would mean leaving those loved ones behind and vulnerable. Even so, it would seem worth it in the end. I gave Cody a determined and nodded my agreement.

"If Lucario's in it, count me in too!"

"Really? Alright, we can leave tomorrow morning. Its getting late outside."

"Let me get you a pillow and blanket for you." The father said leaving the room. Later on the night, I began dreaming about what Blaziken told me. It's the only thing I could think about, or even sleep about. I dreamed up myself battling other big and powerful figures that I don't even know what they look like.

I'm sure that me and Cody are taking a step towards what could be the start towards our future. Taking part in a battle of epic proportions, meeting new people and Pokemon, and even bonding with Cody. I'm sure Cody is probably thinking about everything that's been going on and his head has thoughts rushing through as well.

No doubt, this is gonna be a big adventure for us.

Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review.