Chapter 2
Jane
The sun was blinding as I walked outside. While Drew found a place to battle I was contemplating how the battle would go depending on which of Drew's pokémon he used. Because, especially living with a coordinator like May and plus with the knowledge of every contest he was in with my sister, I knew the basis of Drew's style and his main pokémon.
"Here's good," Drew said coolly, pointing to the grassy field we had walked to.
"You first," I replied.
Drew scowled but arrogantly tossed a pokeball. "Roserade go!"
Out of the corner of my eye I saw May roll her eyes. 'What's her problem?' I wondered. I made a guess that May probably was still mad about Roselia evolving.
"Lucario you know what to do." I said equally arrogant. Lucario smiled at me at as we shared the thought of this cocky, arrogant boy's face after he loses.
"Magical leaf Roserade!" Drew shouted.
"Metal claw," I calmly said.
"Lucario shred those little rainbow leaves!" I smiled. Lucario ripped through the magical leaf easily.
"Solarbeam!" Drew said glaring at me.
"Lucario, Aura Sphere," I commanded coolly. I think my calmness was ticking Drew off. Good.
The air erupted as the solarbeam and aura sphere collided. I stepped back a pace to soften the blow from the explosion as it kicked up dust. Roserade and Lucario were both blown back from the blast and to Drew's pleasure; a handful of dust was blown into Lucario's eyes, preventing him from seeing. Or that's what Drew thinks.
'You ok?' I asked Lucario through telepathy. After saving Lucario and eventually catching him, he has been teaching me the ways of Aura. So one thing we've come up with is talking in our minds, only to each other.
'Fine,' He replied.
'Good. I don't think Drew knows you "see" with aura so let's let it be a surprise.'
'This should be fun.'
'Oh yah. Now use Focus Punch.'
I almost laughed at the sight of Drew's face as Lucario jumped up and neatly dodged the mega drain Roserade shot. A second later Lucario unleashed a superpower focus punch, enough for a one-hit KO. Roserade hit the ground with a thud after flying a few yards but got up.
'Man this kid and his pokémon are strong!' I thought to Lucario.
'Yah, he is but, you've also been slacking a bit in your training.'
'Lucario! Not the time for you to criticize my procrastination problems!'
"Roserade use magical leaf and stun spore!" Drew said. No matter how much he tries to look cool and collected, I could tell he was actually kind of confused.
"Drew!" I shouted, "I was waiting for you to pull off a combo!" He grunted. "But you're not the only one! Lucario, metal claw and drain punch!"
"Roserade NOW!" Drew shouted.
Lucario was faster than Roserade so he landed his attack first. It worked beautifully. Metal claw hit with the sheer power of the drain punch. But, there's always a but. Like 'but Roserade is still standing' or 'but since Lucario got up close he was at point blank range of Roserade's attack'. But of course, because it's me, both happened.
I saw Lucario get hit right in the chest by the magical leaf, plus he was paralyzed. Great.
"Nice Drew. But even though Lucario can't move doesn't mean he can't attack," Drew gave me a cold look. Before he could attack again Nurse Joy came running from the contest stadium shouting May and Drew's names.
"What are you doing?" The normally nice and calm Nurse asked crossly, "You two go on in 2 minutes!"
"What!" May shouted.
"Drew, I'll take your Roserade for you." Drew murmured something to Nurse Joy who looked annoyed and snatched Drew's pokeball from him.
"I don't care. This Roserade still needs to be healed before the battle," Nurse Joy said defiantly.
'I wonder what's going on,' I "said" to Lucario
'No idea.'
Something was up. Lucario and I never keep secrets. That's why were so close. But he was hiding something.
'What do you know?' I asked impatiently.
'Focus,' He told me, 'Remember what I taught you about focusing your Aura to your center point?'
Ever since I caught Lucario, no even before that I've sorta been able to control Aura. Now Lucario is teaching me everything he knows.
I focused hard, on Drew. And then I saw it.
"Jane!" May shouted before I could respond to Lucario or my discovery.
"1 minute!"
