Zorua steps out and waves to the audience.

"Hello everyone! You're probably wonder why I'm here. Well. . .SPOILERS! That's why I'm here. Ya see, this fanfic talks about events that happen in XY032: The Aura Storm, XY033: Calling From Beyond the Aura, and XY034: The Bonds of Mega Evolution. Yeah, so this is, like a Triple Spoiler. So. . .yeah. . .SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! . . .unless you're reading this long after the episodes aired and you've seen them. Or you just don't care about spoilers. Well, anyway, go ahead and read this when you're ready! Oh yeah, and check me out on Ryu's Journal by Ryu Taylor the Ferret! That's right! I'm gonna be guest starring there! OH MY GOSH! That's gonna be the greatest guest starring I've ever had in my life! Okay then. That's it. Enjoy the fanf-PECHA BERRIES! YOU GOT ANY PECHA BER-"

The Tragedy/Joy of Mega Evolution

"The two of us have been together ever since we were young.

We played together,

laughed together,

ate together,

fought together.

We grew up like siblings.

Lucario and I share an unbreakable bond.

That's something that will never change."

-Korrina

"Alright, Lucario. This is it," I hear her say excitedly as she readies her Keystone.

I look down at the large orange crystal I have held safely in my paws. The Lord knows how hard Korrina and I worked to acquire it. Her grandfather's Blaziken was one of the strongest opponents I had ever faced. But with my strength, Korrina's spirit, and our new friends' support; I was able to triumph over this final obstacle, and passed the final test.

My red eyes met Korrina's light grey eyes. We had finally made it. Mega Evolution was only moments away! It was something I had looked forward too ever since our first Pokemon Battle together. To reach a new height of power derived from our bond just sounded like the climax of the life of a Fighting Pokemon. But more than that, Mega Evolution would be a way of proving the strength of our bond to the entire world. The feelings we share are like that of family, almost like siblings. Although I'm not really sure if Korrina would go as far as to say that.

Nevertheless, when I recall all the memories we shared growing up together, I don't think I can remember a single day when I wasn't with Korrina; my best friend and big sister. And when we had our little scraps and disagreements, we'd always feel better after we've solved them, realizing that something like an ice cream cone isn't worth being angry at each other about. We both meant too much to each other for that.

And now, our bond, which led to our strength, which led to us being the pride of Shalour City; has now led us to this very moment.

I smiled.

The moment where I make Korrina proud.

"Lucario. . .Mega Evolve!" she declared as she activated her Keystone. Gurkinn and Ash and his friends all watched in awe as raw evolutionary energy flowed out in ribbons.

The Lucarionite I was holding reacted as well. I could feel my heart rate ramp up as streams of energy flowed out of the crystal and met the stream coming our of the Keystone. I could feel my body beginning to change. It was like when I had evolved from a Riolu into a Lucario. However, this time the change was far more exhilarating. Every single one of my senses were suddenly jolted wide open. It was like getting doused by cold water when you're half asleep. I felt more aware than I had ever felt before. But the sense that received the most incredible boost was my Auric sense. The Auric Sensors on my head seemed to grow and open up, taking in more Aura than I ever thought was possible. The power I felt seemed nearly infinite.

And the, it hit me all at once. The tremendous backlog of Aura. It seemed to consume me. To fill my entire body, specifically my brain. I could sense everything, yet nothing. I could move mountains, but I couldn't move my own body. It was just too much. I wanted to shout! I wanted to roar! I wanted to get it out before it caused me to explode like a Geodude using Self-Destruct.

My first thought was to focus on Korrina, get her to help me. But at that moment, I was blinded. Not completely blind. It was more like looking through an extremely thick, red fog.

The next thing I knew, I was battling. Again, I could sense everything, yet nothing. I knew I was fighting a battle. In fact, I'm pretty sure it was Ash's Pikachu that I was fighting. But I didn't hear Korrina's voice. All I could do was attack, and attack wildly. I was throwing out Power Up Punches and Bone Rushes in rapid succession. It felt good use this new power, even though I only only half comprehended what I was even doing.

I could slowly make out the sounds of other people and Pokemon shouting, but none of it matter to me. All I wanted to do was unleash this new force that was awakened from within me. The Aura wasn't with me. The Aura WAS me! My Aura was like fire, and it would consume everything!

I could vaguely tell that I was no longer fighting Pikachu, and I had knocked many figures back with my Bone Rush. But now I was unleashing a barrage of Power Up Punches on a new target. I could vaguely hear a voice, but it was drowned out by a loud sound in my ears. It was like a ringing mixed with a loud heartbeat mixed with a howling wind. My Power Up Punches were so fast and numerous that it must have looked like a devastating and ruthless version of Close Combat.

Before long, my attack barrage slowed down, and eventually ceased. As did the flow of surplus power. I felt myself blackout suddenly, but with a jolt, I was conscious again. I was lying down on my back when I awoke, and I could see that my body had returned to it's normal form. I couldn't help but be a little afraid at what had just happened. How had I lost all control all of a sudden? What was motivating my actions? What will Korrina say to me?!

I slowly got up to my feet and looked around for Korrina. I felt a growing shame in the pit of my stomach as I thought of how I must have embarrassed her in front of her grandfather and new friends. After a minute of looking, I couldn't see any sign of her.

Then I looked down slightly, and I saw her, lying on the ground with her long, now dirty, blond ponytail draped over her.

My stomach lurched horribly as I realized that she must have been hurt during my rampage. I have never physically hurt Korrina. EVER. Our only fights have been the kind of fights siblings have. When we wrestled over an ice cream cone, it eventually devolved into tickling. When I took Korrina's helmet and ran off with it, and she angrily chased me; before long it became just a game to see if she could catch me. And when Korinna was learning to skate and bowled me over, and I pounced and tackled her down, it quickly became a test to see which can pin the other down the longest: the human girl or the Lucario.

I felt truly guilty as I looked at poor Korrina lying there. In the back of my mind, a little voice wondered where her grandfather, Ash, Pikachu, and the rest of the group were. But I ignored it. All that mattered now was Korrina. I approached her slowly, hoping that she could forgive me for what I had-WHY IS HER HELMET SMASHED LIKE THAT?

Korrina's signature helmet, with the holes in the front for her signature pair of bangs, had been viciously smashed in and badly cracked. I practically flew over to her side and gently turned her over to get a better look at her.

No.

. . . .No.

I put a paw on her chest and closed my eyes. I forced myself to focus, to try and read her Aura.

All I sensed was an empty shell.

. . .No.

I immediately recalled that barrage of Power Up Punches. How I had delivered them one after the other in such rapid succession. I surveyed the damage. It was a match.

There was no getting around it. There was no denying it. The truth was crystal clear and it couldn't be explained away.

"No, please no. This isn't real. It can't be real. . ."

She was gone. My trainer, my best friend, my family. She was gone because of me.

"I did this. I did this. I did this. . ."

I lost control completely, and in my power induced stupor, I killed my sister.

I cried out loud in anguish as I rose from the soft surface I was suddenly lying down on. I was caught off guard by the fact that I was no longer staring down at Korrina, but instead sitting in a dark room staring at the ceiling

"Lucario?"

When I heard the voice, I turned my head like a Noctowl to see it's source. And sure enough, there she was. She was wearing her nightgown, she looked sleepy, she was rubbing sleep out of one of her light grey eyes, she had a look of concern on her face, but she was alive.

The thrill and elation I felt at that moment is something not even I can comprehend. She was okay! She was alive! I wanted nothing more than to reach over and grab her in the tightest hug I could give, and never let go. However, something held me back. It was something that my nightmare had revealed to me. Something I could in no way ignore.

"I'm the danger."

All the shame and guilt inside me seemed to burn in way that I could only imagine being Poisoned must feel like. Although there was no Antidote that could cure what I felt as Korrina looked at me with concern and caring in her eyes. Unable to handle it for another second, I quickly rolled out of the double bed we shared, and I ran.

I didn't have a clue for how long or how far I ran, but in the end it doesn't matter I suppose. I just wanted to keep myself away from her. I couldn't let my nightmare happen for real.

It wasn't until I slumped against against a tree that I realized how pointless my attempt to run away was. No matter where I went, she would find me. Just as how wherever she would go, I would find her. The connection we have is so very strong. How ironic is it that our bond created something so dangerous.

As I wait for her to come and find me, I can't help but replay that horrible dream I had in my head, comparing it to the time where I actually lost control in the real world. What if Gurkinn's Lucario hadn't been able to stop me? Would I have continued to beat down on Pikachu and Ash, and then moved on to Korrina . . . ?

This was where I started crying.

Then my ears picked up the sound of Korrina's roller-skates. I looked up, and I quickly saw her approaching. She appeared to have quickly dressed herself and gone after me in a hurry. I noticed that she wasn't wearing her helmet. She must have been seriously worried about me.

"Lucario!" she called out as she slid to a halt next to me. She knelt down next to me and held me by my shoulders. She looked straight at me and asked simply, "What's wrong?" Her voice was soft and kind.

I really wished that I could've just spoken in human language at that point, but then again, I'm wasn't really sure what I would've even said to her. How could I possibly explain it to her? How could I tell her in a way that she'll understand that every second she remains here, she's putting herself in danger? How could I get her to see what I saw? How could I make her-?

"You had a nightmare . . .didn't you?" she asked.

I averted my eyes and nodded. It was obvious I had a nightmare, but there'd be no way she'd ever guess what it-

"And it was about how you couldn't control your Mega Evolution," Korrina said in understanding.

My eyes widened in surprise. She knew . . . well, she knew a half of it.

Korrina took her hands off of my shoulders and sat down to the left of me. She put an arm around my side, keeping me close to her. She smiled at me, and she asked, "Recognize this?" She then held out in front of me something I knew oh so very well.

It was one of Maple's flowers. One of the very same flowers we had arranged for the elderly Mega Evolution Expert. Her Mawile was even stronger than Gurkinn's Blaziken.

My facial expression was all the answer Korrina needed. She placed the flower back into her pocket and spoke to me with a confident smile. "Lucario, Maple helped us remember everything we ever worked for, what Mega Evolution is all about, and how much we mean to one another. We defeated Team Rocket, and you were finally able to control your Mega Evolution, because we both realized how strong our connection really is."

As I listened to Korrina's speech, I began to feel my fear and self-doubt slowly fade. Was I really worried about nothing all this time? Korrina was right, after all. I had already won the battle against myself. I was now in control of my Mega Evolution. Was I merely worried about what could've happened in the past, something neither here nor there, rather than an actual problem that could actually happen? How could I be so foolish to let the past weigh me down like this?

"You don't have to be afraid, Lucario," she continued, "The worst is all behind us now. You'll never lose control again. I know that, because now we both know that we're connected by something a lot more than these stones." Korrina held up her hand which had her Keystone glove on it.

I looked down at the Lucarionite on my arm band. At first, I was surprised I didn't think to simply get rid of it after I had run away. But I immediately banished that thought to whatever dark pit of the Reverse World it crawled out of. It all made sense now that Korrina explained it to me. I could never get rid of that Lucarionite; because in my heart, unknown to my panic stricken mind, I knew what it symbolized: the bond I had with Korrina; my best friends and perhaps sister. If only she felt like that. . .

She began to scratch me right behind my right ear, and I felt some of my tension dissolve. "You know we'll never stop caring for each other, Lucario. So believe me when I say you'll never lose yourself to your own power again. That's a promise, from me to you."

Even in the midst of all this comfort and encouragement, I couldn't help but feel a little aching inside when I thought of how my dream had ended. I knew I was in control now, so I knew that Korrina would never be in such danger from me. But what would Korrina have thought if she knew what the root of my fear really was? Would she be angry at me for letting my thoughts drift to something so heinous? Would it make her question our bond?

Just then, Korrina leaned over and gave me a warm hug. "And what I really know for sure is that you'd never do anything to hurt me, Lucario. I'd trust you with my life any day."

SHE KNEW!

I was . . .dumbfounded. She had known that I feared that I could've hurt or even killed her during those times when I lost control of my Mega Evolution, but she didn't disparage me for that.

She chased all my fears away.

I was crying again. This time my tears were tears of joy as I returned Korrina's hug with interest. We both sat there for a while, sharing our warmth, and enjoying the feeling of closeness that we shared.

Eventually, we had to end the long embrace, so we both got up, both of us feeling emotionally fortified, albeit a little tired.

Korrina stifled a yawn, and then said, "We better hurry and get back to bed."

I nodded, and then wiped away the remainder of my tears before we started to head back. I had expected the trip to go on in silence, but it turned out that Korrina wasn't done yet. She turned to me, almost apologetically, and said, "Lucario, there's . . .there's one more thing. It's something I always knew was true. Something I figured you knew. But now I see that I really should have said it to you . . .so you could hear me say it." She stood there smiling sheepishly, her hands held down and folded.

I was curious. What was she going to say?

"Lucario, I. . ." she paused for a moment to gather her thoughts, and then she nodded to herself and said to me, "Lucario, we've always been together. I said to Ash and his friends, 'we grew up like siblings.' But I should have been saying that to you. And with the way I feel, I know for a fact that no matter what we are, we always will be brother and sister. I love you, Lucario, I really do."

If I hadn't been already out of tears, I would have definitely cried. To know that Korrina really did love me like how a sister loves his brother was nearly more than I could handle. So I did the only thing I could do at the time. I reached over and hugged her oh so tight, and then twirled her around joyfully. It was just like the day I evolved from a Riolu, one of the happiest days of my life, ranking right below this one. We would have been quite a sight if anyone could've seen us. A human girl and a Lucario, hugging and spinning around while laughing up a storm in the middle of the night.

I'm not afraid anymore, and the nightmare has already nearly completely faded from my memory. Korrina and I lay back down in bed to sleep, just as we have always done since we were both little. Thank you, Lord, for making life so good.

As the two of us begin to drift off to sleep, I turn my head over to Korrina and speak four words.

"I love you, sister."

I know that Korrina can't understand my language, but I knew that it wouldn't stop her from knowing what I had said, or what to say in reply.

"I love you too, little brother."

THE BEGINNING

"I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. . .

. . .Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at."

- Maya Angelou

A/N:I consider this "Cameron and Lucario- BFFs" on Super Training! Also, funny story how this fanfic came about. I had just watched XY031 and I loved the relationship between Lucario and Korrina. The scenes where I got her quote from was so touching. I like them even more than Cameron and his Lucario! Anyway, I was searching Google for cute pictures of them together, when I accidentally read a spoiler for XY032. I was mad at first, but then I decided to just go with and read the whole thing. It kinda reminded me of Ash's Chimchar's Blaze rampage. Anyway, then I saw a screenshot of young Korrina and Riolu sleeping next to each other in a double bed. Oh my gosh, and they say Friendship is Magic is cuteness overload! Anyway, that screenshot must be part of a flashback from a future episode. And that combined with the scene from XY031, combined with what Korrina said, helped me create the second half of this story. The first half, the Nightmare part, was just me trying to be a little dark to balance out the story. So, what did you think?

Also, who would win in a battle? Cameron's Lucario or Korrina's Lucario?

Do you think Cameron's Lucario could Mega Evolve?

Which Lucario/Trainer pair do you think is the best? Not just the two I mentioned. Pick out any pair from the Anime/Games/Manga you'd like!

This is Matthais Unidostres signing off!