Chapter Three! I'm so happy to see so many people enjoying my story! I would also like to thank 16StarBoy, random-user-person (nice name), and an unnamed guest for reviewing last chapter! Your support is appreciated! As always, if you have any tips or requests, leave a review!
Around the same time as the portal appeared…
Lucario felt the world around him as he walked around the small icy plain he called home. Despite being high up in the mountains, he could still feel the aura from the creatures further down its dangerous slopes. It always amazed him that life could spread so far, even if he himself was an example. Normal animals and humans could not survive in the harsh mountian landscape, but Lucario's thick blue and cream fur allowed him to stay warm in the cold temperatures. Bones of steel also helped any accidents that may occur on the desolate peak.
The Aura Pokemon sat back down in a meditative stance, with his furry back touching the ice spire that jutted out from the middle of the plain. After honing his aura reading abilities for his daily check, Lucario swiftly climbed the spire. After reaching the top, Lucario began to balance on one foot on the sharp tip of the spire. Most would call such an act crazy, but barely staying connected to the world around him allowed Lucario to read the aura of a much larger area than normal.
Lucario began his scanning at the jumble of buildings known as Lumiose City, and turned counterclockwise as he checked the aura of the surrounding areas. The city, valleys, and plains yielded nothing more than the usual small blips of red among a sea of blue. However, whenever Lucario's scan reached the forest, he sensed something that made his heart grow cold.
Instead of the usual blues and light greens that signify the forest, Lucario sensed a strong red aura in one of the branches of the forest. As soon as he registered that, something even worse happened. The entire green and blue aura in that branch of the forest was briefly turned red, and then simply ceased to exist.
The blue jackel, more shocked than he ever had been, lost his concentration and fell of the spire. With a grunt as he landed upright, Lucario stared downward in the direction of the forest. For something to have enough power to destroy that much aura is unnatural. Lucario made a decision right then and there.
Lucario began to swiftly climb down the mountain. He knew he would have to cross all of Gaur Plain before he could reach the forest, but he didn't care. He needed to investigate the source of the red aura, and, if necessary, destroy the source.
Lucario continued his descent, dreading to see what he would find at the forest.
Robin's head felt like someone had dropped a gigantic rock on it. Besides that, Robin had no idea what was going on.
She had woken up in a field, and was immediately attacked by a strange man-like robot. Robin had dealt with it with a super charged Thoron, but that had drained her energy completely and had only temporarily overloaded the robot's system.
She had tried to get up to finish it off with her bronze sword, but had with a raging headache as soon as she tried. Along with the headache came a vision of a young girl with long blue hair and a strange-looking sword. The girl had tried to tell something to Robin, but the vision faded before she could.
And the worst thing? Robin had no idea what was going on. Besides her name and how to wield her weapons, Robin had apparently lost all of her memory. She also knew that she had long, white hair, pale skin, red eyes, and a coat with strange purple markings, but that was only because of the small pond next to her resting place. Robin looked around as she tried to recall anything else. All she knew was that she was on a wide open plain, a robot had tried to kill her, and that a blue upright jackal was running towards her.
"Wait, what?" Robin thought to herself as she looked behind her. And sure enough, a blue jackal-like creature was running towards her, and it didn't look friendly.
Panicking, Robin forgot that she had used up all of her energy casting Thoron on the robot, and tried to shoot an Elthunder towards the jackal. As soon as the electric current left her hand, she realized that was a bad idea. Consciousness left her as she once again fell to the ground.
"Are you alright?" asked a voice inside Robin's head. Confused, she opened her eyes, and was shocked to see the jackal's face right in front of her eyes.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Robin screamed as she tried unsuccessfully to move away from the jackal.
"Calm yourself!" the voice in her head commanded. After Robin managed to get her crazed nerves under control, the voice continued. "I am Lucario, and I appear to have caused you to lose consciousness. I have allowed you to rest, and you have appeared to have recovered all of the energy you had lost."
Robin looked towards the jackal in front of her. "Are you the voice in my head?" The jackal nodded.
Robin took a deep breath and then said, "And you introduced yourself as Lucario?" The jackal nodded again. "Okay, Lucario," Robin said, "I need to know. Have you ever seen me before?"
Lucario, with a confused look on his face, replied with, "I have never seen you before, and I am currently unaware of your name."
"Oh!" Robin said, slightly disappointed that he couldn't help with her lost memories. "In that case, my name is Robin. Pleased to meet you, Lucario." Robin then looked around the clearing they were sitting in. "Did you happen to see the robot that had attacked me earlier? And if you did, is it still here?" She asked Lucario.
Lucario shook his head. "I might have glimpsed it, but all I saw of it was a blue shadow as it retreated." Lucario stood up and continued. "My guess is, after it failed to kill you and saw me here, the robot decided tactical retreat was the best option it had."
As soon as Lucario said the word "tactical", a light bulb went off in Robin's head. "That's it" She cried, startling her companion. "I'm a tactician!" She continued, elated that she remembered something.
Lucario looked at her strangely. Realizing she had neglected to tell Lucario about her lost memories, she explained her situation to him. Lucario nodded after she had finished her short story.
"It is good you remembered that fact." He said as he walked towards the still seated Robin. "If you remember things, it means you might recover the rest of your memories."
The tactitian stood up, and then looked at Lucario questioningly. "Why are you all the way out here in the middle of nowhere anyway, Lucario?"
The Pokemon grimaced, and then explained how it was his duty to make sure the aura of the world is kept in its correct state. "But," Lucario explained, "A powerful dark aura wiped out a whole branch of the forest across these plains. I plan to go investigate and destroy the source of the aura."
Robin frowned at what he said. If the source of the aura could wipe out a whole forest, how could Lucario stop it on his own? She asked Lucario this question, and was met with a grimace.
"It is highly unlikely I can destroy the source." Lucario said. "However, my duty is to defend the aura, and I must destroy anything that tries to hurt the natural way of things. Even if it means my death."
Robin is highly surprised and angered by this statement. Why should Lucario, who she now considered a friend, have to sacrifice his life against a force he had no chance against? An idea then blossomed in her head.
"How about I come help you?" She asked Lucario. She saw quite a number of emotions pass through Lucario's face after her offer. Surprise, happiness, consideration, dread, and a look of no nonsense flashed through in less than a second.
"Robin," Lucario said, his "voice" surprisingly gentle. "I have to do this, and I don't want to lead you to your death. So, please reconsider your request." Robin immediately shook her head.
"You cared for me when no one else could, even though I tried to hurt you." Robin explained. "I want to help you."
Lucario shook his head, but was smiling. Robin thought he was happy that he would have a companion on his journey.
"In that case, get some rest." Lucario said as he pointed towards the setting sun. "We will continue on to the forest tomorrow."
Robin, satisfied that she had convinced Lucario to let her accompany him, laid down on her thick coat. She was content as she drifted off, ready for the chance to make a difference.
Another chapter, more questions! Why did Mega Man attempt to kill Robin? And why does Robin have amnesia? Both of these questions and more will be answered in the future!
Current Parties: Pit and Zero Suit Samus.
Robin and Lucario.