Hi all, Joe elf here with a neeeeeeeeeeeeew fanfiction!
This is a collab i started with my beta-reader-ish guy after I came up with the idea and he found it so purely awesome that he wanted in! (justkiddingdontkillme) The downside is that he's not anglophone, so I have to correct all his texts which means that that's even more work for me... But! I don't mind because in all honesty, I find this to be one of the most interresting concepts I've heard, so I hope y'all do enjoy!
And now, a word from the co-author:
Hey, there, everybody... Well, since I don't even have a FanFiction account, just call me... you know... Oh, screw this. Actually, I'm the "beta-reader-ish" guy that the Joe Elf is talking about all the time in his "Dark Destiny" story intros: a kind of sadistic writer (although my pieces are all original, so they're not on FanFiction) who simply cannot find references. Oh, and let's not forget that English is not even my mother tongue, making it really awkward to write this whole thing, although it is pretty exciting too: You can't even begin to guess what's coming up here... and believe me, it's gonna be original. And good. I hope. So, well, R&R!
P.S. This was corrected by Joe Elf to ensure proper syntax and logic. Thank you. (You owe me one)
Chapter 1
**Y**
Sudden, heavy rain… What a pain in the ass. How many other students, or Pokemon trainers, or whatever else, were stuck like this, biking desperately towards home and hoping to not get completely wet? Tsh…
Finally, I saw the inside lights of my home. I left my bike out in the open, being in a hurry and hoping I could save at least some of my class-books. The university would certainly charge me if I messed them up… Even if it was the rain's work. They wouldn't care…
I pushed open the front door, bringing in all the water stubbornly soaking my clothes, when my grandmother said :
"Oh, my! You came back in this weather? I would've paid if you rented a room back in the city."
"Yeah… But nothing's better than home." I replied, smiling. "Do you know where Sensei is?"
"I'd say he's probably in your room. I haven't seen him in a while. He's probably doing his meditation, since he hasn't done that lately. You can go see him, and maybe get changed as well…"
… Thanks for reminding me that I'm soaking wet, grandma.
**S**
My meditation mat, or "the m-ster" as Master once called it, lay in its usual position next to his bed. It had been days since I had last used it, being so busy helping Miss Tohru since Master's class had started. And with this rain… Either way, I needed to re-center my inner power. Master had been so insistent that I find the time to grow from within. Sitting down in my usual position, I closed my eyes and let the power of Aura flow through me.
By what Master has told me, the visual manifestations of Aura use are blue. However, when I experienced its power while meditating, it had no color, no form, not even a definitive meaning. In fact, unless I concentrated, I could perceive its effects. I am not worried though. When I confided my lackitude to Master, he said it was normal. That I am, after all, only a Riolu and that my Aura has not fully developed yet. Since then, my only concern had been practicing as often as possible, even if that hadn't been easy recently.
Just as I started to truly attain balance, I heard someone tapping on the door. Was it Miss Tohru? I had finished cutting her vegetables a while ago, but maybe it was for something else. Or perhaps… Hopeful, I cleared my mind and went to answer the door.
**Y**
I went up and knocked at my room's door. Once, twice, thrice… No answer. Maybe he hadn't finished yet… Oh well…
Suddenly, the door opened form the inside and he appeared, ears perked forward, looking so happy.
"Welcome home, Master!"
"I told you not to call me… ugh." Having that argument would be pretty useless, and he would keep calling me "Master" like that no matter what I did to prevent it.
"Did you have a good school day today?"
"Kind of average, actually," I replied. "I've got so much stuff to do tonight… I'll probably go to bed too late again."
"Would you like me to leave you?"
"Nah, I'd rather have you here." Seeing him working so hard to master the Aura was motivating my usually lazy self to do my homework. I'd never be able to tell him that though…
"Master? You seem troubled."
"Ah, it's just all this crap I need to hand in tomorrow. Don't worry about it. So… Wanna go eat dinner? It's probably ready by now…"
Rays of sun coming into my room… So tired… Wanna sleep…
"Good morning, Master!"
… And Sensei's here too. Sigh… Better get up before he decides to literally throw me out of bed… Again… And let's remember to not yell at him either.
"Today is Wednesday, so we're going out to run!"
"Yeah… I remember. Just let me get out of bed and we'll be going…" Because my first class starts at 10 on Wednesdays, Sensei insisted on jogging every week. He said that it helped to strengthen his relationship with me, his happiness and his control over the Aura and I, of course, believed him.
"Well," I thought, "If it's for him, I'll do anything."
Fifteen minutes later, I had my shorts and t-shirt on and was having a bit to eat with Grandma and Sensei. We then both hurried out of the house and into the open where we began our exercise. We were jogging at a brisk pace; I was fairly athletic and Sensei... Well, he was a Riolu. No other explanation needed.
**S**
I could feel Master dwaddling over tying his shoelace. He was clearly running out of steam. Even I was starting to pant a bit. That, however, was no excuse to let up. Ignoring his grumble that his aglet was coming off, I crept up behind him and gave him a hard shove.
Losing his balance, he tripped over the stump on which his foot was elevated and tumbled onto the hill behind it. Or should I say down the hill. It was just steep enough to prevent him from being able to stabilize himself. I grinned at his cursing form as he bumbled and bumped down farther and farther, heading towards... The creek. Oops... I "forgot" that was there. *snicker*
SPLASH
Making my way down the hill with ease, I watched with didactic amusement as Master spluttered and spat, crawling frantically to shore, where he flopped onto the grass and breathed heavily as I stood beside him, the image of innocence.
"Never... Do... That... Again."
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Master. One minute we were taking a breather and the next you're jumping into the water...
"Man, getting soaked two days in a row," Master groaned, "It's not something that most people have to put up with..."
"Correction, Master: it is something up with which most people need not put. You cannot put prepositions at the end of a sentence."
"... Let's just go change."
"I wear no clothes, Master."
"..."
From therandomguywithnoaccount: Well, uh... Sensei is a profound asshole, for one thing... and we're done with the introduction. Now, let there be action...
SO... For the real outro, I wasn't going to upload this last night but I forgot, so I'm uploading from a school computer 0.o
That's all. Go read my good fanfiction.