Saiai no Densetsu

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"Talking"

"Foreign Languages"

Aura Link Speak

Chapter 3 Partners

Carina POV

Three weeks have passed since Professor Takahashi gave us our eggs. The only conclusion that I have drawn is that there is a fire type inside mine, because it keeps getting warmer and my guess for Harry's is that it's either an ice type or a water type as it's always quite cool. I have yet to hear from Viktor and I hope he's alright. I was starting to get worried.

During the last three weeks, Takahashi introduced us to some of his own Pokémon. My favorites were Espeon, a Psychic type, and Arcanine, a fire type that was the evolved form of Growlithe. Espeon is very powerful and honed in on the fact that Harry and I are Aura Guardians. She was able to sense the power in us even when we couldn't see for ourselves. Luckily for us, the professor had a book that was written by someone called Sir Aaron, who was also an Aura Guardian. And from I read in that book, a pretty powerful one. The book basically outlines what he did to train with his abilities and his experiences as an Aura Guardian. And there were many things that we could do with our auras that others couldn't. We could see the auras of everyone around us, read their emotions, enhance our own senses, create barriers, as well as bond mentally with our Pokémon and other humans. I'd even read that we can use something that is similar to the attack Aura Sphere, but it was very difficult, especially for beginners like myself and my twin. It was really quite fascinating. Apparently we are very rare nowadays. My only thought was: great, another thing that makes us abnormal. Espeon had quickly scolded me, telling me that I wasn't abnormal or a freak, that we were simply special. She also told me to disregard anything that my aunt and uncle ever told me about my abilities, saying that they were simply jealous and close minded. Have I told you that she's telepathic and can read my every thought? No, well now you know.

Why couldn't I just be a normal witch?

I sighed sadly as I walked into the Great Hall for breakfast and was startled when I saw an owl sitting by Harry's elbow, rather inconspicuously as if waiting for someone. When it saw me, it flew towards me before dropping a letter at my feet. I recognized the handwriting as Viktor's. I then let out a relieved breath as I realized that this meant that he was alright. I just wondered what on earth took him so long. I simply sighed as I picked up the letter from the floor and took my seat at Harry's right. I then decided that wait until after I'd eaten to read my letter. Once I finished eating, I ripped open my letter at Hermione and Luna's urging. Luna often ate with us instead of at her own table as the others in her house treated her badly.

Carina,

Please forgive me for taking so long to get back to you. The professors here have been giving us a lot of homework. It is almost as if they want to take everything that we've learned in the past six years and cram it into our heads before the Tournament!

Your castle seems very interesting. Moving staircases? You must tell me the story sometime about your brother and his friends. It sounds very funny. The creatures you told me about do seem very interesting. I am looking forward even more to visit.

As for your teacher, it is very easy to see that you are destined for greatness. I do not know how you do not see it. As soon I saw you, I knew that you were special. And that is a good thing.

As for me, I'm doing just fine, outside of being given a lot of homework. I have already put my name down to go to Hogwarts, so we will see. Tell me more about your friends and family. I find myself fascinated and wish to know more.

Sincerely yours,

Viktor

And there it was; the one question that I was dreading. I mean, what can I say about my family? My family for the most part was either dead or didn't care about me. At least those blood related to me, I suppose, though recently I found out that my grandmother was my Uncle Sirius's great aunt. I suppose that we now know where we get our mischievousness from in addition to our love of Quidditch. I guess I could tell him about my chosen family, which my uncles, my twin, the Weasleys, Hermione, Neville, and Luna. They were more my family than the Dursleys. Thank Merlin for them. I don't know where I'd be without them. More than likely I would be dead in a ditch somewhere.

I sighed as I got through my morning classes. Snape seemed to be in a right fine mood today. I felt terrible for poor Neville who was petrified of Snape. Luckily he was my partner and with me by his side he was able to stand in his presence and get passing marks. I made sure of it. It always seemed as if Snape was deliberately terrifying Neville. At least that's what it looked like to me and I hated it. It was at least one of the reasons why Snape was my least favorite teacher. The other reason was the way he treated my twin.

After lunch, I walked into Takahashi's class with Neville and Luna by my side as we took our seats, I looked at Neville and said, "You've got to stand up for yourself, Neville."

He sighed sadly and replied, "How? I'm nothing but a coward, not worthy of being in Gryffindor." I growled lowly under my breath and scowled. I knew how Neville felt, especially with his grandmother always on his back about being the perfect heir and always belittling him by bemoaning the fact that he's not like his father. Well, hello! Of course he's not his father! He's Neville, his own person with his own personality. Wishing for him to be anyone else is like wishing for eighty degree weather in Antarctica. Not going to happen. I looked at Luna on my other side and when our eyes met, I knew that we were thinking the exact same thing. So I smacked him upside the head and said, "Neville, I never want to hear that derogatory sentence come out of your mouth again. You are one of the sweetest, nicest, and most courageous people I've ever met. And you want to know another thing? I count myself lucky to have a friend like you!"

He was staring at me with his mouth wide open and his eyes wide. When he looked like he was going to say something, I continued, "Don't you remember what Professor Dumbledore said first year?" I was, of course, referring to the end of term feast after the incident with Harry, Quirrell, Voldemort, and the Sorcerer's Stone. After Harry, Ron, and Hermione had gotten their points for their bravery, he had turned around and awarded Neville ten points for trying to stop them, saying that while it took a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies but it takes a great deal more to stand up to your friends. I believed with all my heart that Neville belonged in Gryffindor. He just couldn't see it himself.

What I didn't realize was that I was being watched until the professor entered with Espeon by his side, carrying what looked to be a heavy box which he set on his desk before turning to face us and greeted us with,"Good afternoon, class." He made no mention of what he'd heard but I could feel the pride emanating off of him in waves.

"Good afternoon, Professor," we replied. And then he continued, "First things first, I need a volunteer." No one raised their hand. "No one? No?" He sighed and said to Espeon, "Alright, you pick." Harry and I let out startled squeaks when we were picked up by phantom hands and brought to the front of the class. The professor laughed and muttered, "I should have known." He then pulled out a Pokéball and asked, "What is this?" Hermione raised her hand and said, "It is a Pokéball. It is a tool used to capture Pokémon."

"Very good, Miss Granger. Ten points to Gryffindor. This is a very special Pokéball. It is enchanted to bring out the Pokémon that will work best with you." He put the Pokéball in Harry's hand as he said, "Here you go, Mr. Potter, let's see who your perfect partner is." The ball shook for a few seconds before popping open and revealing a small, blue, canine like Pokémon. It had black legs and torso, a blue tail, and a yellow collar. There were rounded bumps on the backs of the little creature's forepaws. It had a black "mask" and red eyes. It stood on its toes instead of its entire foot. I knew from my own studying that the little creature was a Riolu. My twin pointed his Pokédex at the little Pokémon and it said

"Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon. It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others. Riolu has the power to see and understand emotions like happiness and anger in aura waves. This Riolu is male and has the ability Inner Focus. Riolu also has the egg move Sky Uppercut, but it has not been unlocked."

Harry looked at me then at Riolu then at the professor who handed him a Pokéball and said, "Introduce yourself, but talk to him at his level. Touch him with the Pokéball to catch him but tell him what you're doing. It'll help breed trust." Harry got down on his knees and introduced himself to his Riolu, who allowed him to catch him. The professor then told Harry to return to his seat and let Riolu out of his Pokéball for the rest of class. He then turned to me, with a knowing smirk on his face, and handed me the enchanted Pokéball, while saying, "Your turn, Miss Potter."

The Pokéball shook for a few seconds before a familiar shape burst out. My perfect partner was...Riolu. Just like my twin. I sighed happily. Ever since we started learning about Pokémon, Riolu had always been one of my favorites. The professor handed me my Pokéball as I got down on my knees and looked into my Riolu's eyes and said, "Hello, Riolu. I'm Carina. I'm very happy to meet you." I then scanned my Riolu with my Pokédex and it said,

"Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon. It uses the shapes of auras, which change according to emotion, to communicate with others. Riolu has the power to see and understand emotions like happiness and anger in aura waves. This Riolu is female and has the ability Inner Focus. Riolu also bears the egg move Blaze Kick, but it has not been unlocked."

"Would it be alright if I caught you now?" She nodded and I touched her with the Pokéball and she disappeared into the ball. I then went back my seat and let her out like Harry had his. I sat there for a moment before I felt a tug on my aura. I then looked at my Riolu who had her paw on my chest above my heart. I then let the link that she had created settle into permanency, feeling her joy at my actions. From what I read, aura links bonded you with your Pokémon and even people. Harry and I had done it with each other and now we could communicate with each other even when we were far apart.

Hello, I said to her.

I've been waiting for you for a very long time, a young female voice answered.

Me? You were waiting for me? Why? What's so special about me? I was flabbergasted. What on earth was happening now?

Before I hatched, the Alpha Pokémon told me that I was destined to protect the Beloved of All. That I would know her when I met her and now I have, she replied and didn't say anything else as she closed the her mind to mine. My eyes widened in shock. Beloved of All? Alpha Pokémon? What in the name of Merlin was happening now? Why couldn't we ever have a normal year? Are we just that unlucky?

I looked at my twin, whose mind I had felt within my own and was sitting just in front of me and said, I take it you heard that.

Yes. What does that mean?

I don't know, Twin, but my instincts tell me that our professor knows more than he lets on. He simply nodded where only I could see, letting me know that our thoughts were the same. I then pulled my mind away from his as we watched Ron receive a Chespin, Hermione a Fennekin, Neville a Bulbasaur, Luna a Piplup, Ginny a Torchic, Fred and George both got a Ghastly and Murkrow respectively. I thought that they suited them well, especially Neville. I know he loves anything to do with plants and I knew that grass types were his favorite. They would do well together seeing as Bulbasaur seemed to adore his new trainer. As Malfoy approached, I touched Harry's mind again and said, How much do you want to bet he gets a Seviper. From what I read he certainly has the personality of one.

He laughed quietly as he replied, You're probably right. I had to keep myself from laughing out loud when my prediction came true. Once every student had their partners, the professor said, "Now that you have your partners, instructions on how to properly care for them have been have been dropped off to your dorms. Please spend the rest of our time together getting to know your partners. If the Potter twins could meet me after class I would greatly appreciate it." I was confused. What could he want to see us for?

It could be because the eggs that you and your twin have are getting ready to hatch, my Riolu told me.

You're probably right. So we need to come up with a nickname so we don't get you confused with Harry's Riolu. Let me think. I thought for a moment before thinking of one name. I quite liked it, but that didn't mean that she would. How about Raya? It's a Hebrew name that means friend, which is what I hope we will be. I knew what it meant because i had a book of names, their origin, and meanings. She looked at me for a moment before nodded. I smiled and said, "It's very nice to meet you, Raya." She grinned at me in response. We spent talking to each other. When to bell rang, I grabbed my bag and walked into the professor's office with Raya, Harry and Riolu following not too long afterwards.

I turned to Harry and said. "Harry, I'd like you to meet Raya." He then introduced me to Riolu. It seemed as if our partners could get along well because they stood next each other without a problem. The professor asked us to bring out our eggs and we found them to be glowing. We quickly pulled out the eggs from the incubators they were in and laid them down, far enough apart that the first thing they saw would be us, their trainers.

Harry's stopped glowing first and it turned into a quadruped, frog-like Pokémon. It had light blue skin, white hands, and a dark blue stripe from the center of its oval head to its nose. Its eyes, which were yellow sclera, black irises, and white pupils, protrude vertically from its head due to their size. The baby produced a large mane of delicate looking bubbles from its chest and back and had two small bubbles on its nose. Harry pulled out his Pokédex and scanned it. It read,

"Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon. From its chest and back, Froakie creates bubbles called Frubbles, which act as a cushion and soften the blow of an opponent's attack. Froakie is one of the three starter Pokémon new trainers can choose from in the Kalos region. This Froakie is male and has the ability Torrent. Froakie bears the egg move Water Sport, but it has not been unlocked."

"Froak. Kie, kie," was all that came out of it's mouth before it jumped into Harry's arms. I chuckled as I turned back to my egg. I didn't have long to wait as mine stopped glowing as well and revealed a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It had orange fur with black stripes along its back and legs. The fur on its muzzle, chest, belly, and tail was cream-colored, as well as the additional tuft of fur on top of its head. The little Pokémon's coat was noticeably longer on its chest and tail. It had gray eyes, a black nose, and large, round ears. Its forepaws had two visible claws, while its hind paws had three toes each. Each paw had a brown pad. Pulling out my Pokédex, I scanned the baby and it said,

"Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. This is a Pokémon of pleasant demeanor and great diligence. It drives enemies away with barks and bites. Growlithe are very loyal and won't move unless their Trainer commands it. This Growlithe is female and has the ability Flash Fire. Growlithe bears the egg move Heat Wave, but it has not been unlocked."

I put my Pokédex back in my pocket as Growlithe met my gaze. We stared at each other for a few moments before she got up on shaky legs and came towards me. To keep her from falling, I quickly gather her up in my arms, took a seat, and just held her close. Initiating a temporary link, I greeted her with, Hello, little one.

Hello, Mommy. She then settled the link and growled happily. The professor then handed us the Pokéballs that had been sitting on the lids of the incubators. He told us they were Cherish Balls and I thought that they were rather appropriate. I asked Growlithe if I could catch her and she nodded as I did so. I picked up my bag and created little notches in the strap like the ones the professor had one his belt so that I could carry my Pokéballs that way and attached them. We were then dismissed.

Our friends asked why we had two Pokéballs instead of one and, since they already knew about our eggs, we told them what happened. They were extremely happy for us and we promised to introduce them tomorrow since it was Saturday.

The next morning, I woke up early as I'd begun to do, so early that no one was even up yet, and took myself and Raya and Brina, a Slovene name that means protector, which is what I nicknamed my Growlithe, down to the grounds. We then went for an early morning run after which we went through some martial arts training with Raya since she's a fighting type while I had Brina work on her Agility as well as her flexibility. I'd looked up the moves that my partners knew on my Pokédex the night before. Raya knew Counter, Endure, Foresight, and Quick Attack. Brina knew Bite, Roar, Ember, and Leer.

Unbeknownst to my aunt and uncle, an old martial arts master had taken pity on me after interceding on my behalf when Dudley and his group of Neanderthals were on a "Carina Hunting" kick, which thankfully wasn't often as I wasn't as fun to mess with as my twin to Dudley apparently.

He taught me many different kinds if martial arts which helped me to evade my cousin and his idiots. I then taught Harry a few techniques. Afterwards we sat in meditation for a while. According to the Sir Aaron's book, it would keep our aura senses sharp and figured it would also help Raya, since she uses aura abilities also. Somewhere on the grounds, I could sense Harry and his partners doing the exact same things I was doing. We met up as we headed in the Great Hall after cleaning up. We had decided to keep our Pokémon out of their Pokéballs as much as possible the professor had suggested, saying that it helps to build true and a strong bond as well as breeding trust between partners.

We introduced Froakie and Brina to our friends, who fawned all over the baby Pokémon, who then ate up all the attention especially Brina. Then after we all ate, we went our separate ways. My partners and I ended up in the library to work on my homework for my other classes before settling in to respond to Viktor's letter.

Viktor,

Thank you so much for the letter. I was starting to worry. I understand what you mean by a lot of homework. Our professors are not only preparing us for our midterms and then the finals at the end of the year, but for our O.W.L.s next year. I imagine it's even harder for the seventh years as they're not only preparing for their N.E.W.T.s but also the Tournament for those who are entering.

The last three weeks have been very interesting. Harry and I found out that we're something called an Aura Guardian, meaning we can see and communicate with others with our auras. From what I understand from the book that the professor gave us, we can even use our aura to enhance our senses and even heal minor injuries. Neat, huh. Maybe that's what the professor was talking about, who knows.

We've also gotten our partners and our eggs have hatched. I've included a photo taken by one of the younger members of our house so you can see what they look like. The little blue frog in Harry's shoulder is a Froakie. Froakie was the one who hatched from Harry's egg. The two standing between us are Riolu. The one closest to me is mine and I've nicknamed her Raya. The little red dog at my feet is a Growlithe, which I've nicknamed Brina. Brina was the one who hatched from my egg.

As for my family, after our parents were killed, my twin and I were sent to live with our mother's sister and her family. I'm not going to go into too much detail of our younger years as I don't have very many happy memories from that time. I didn't even know that I was a witch until just before we started attending school. But since then Harry and I have created our own family, which consists of Harry's friend Ron Weasley and his family which includes his five older brothers, his younger sister, and his parents, Harry's other friend Hermione, my friends Neville and Luna, as well as our uncles, Sirius and Remus.

By Sirius, I mean Sirius Black. He was one of our father's best friends and he's Harry's godfather. I'm sure you've heard the stories about him but none of them are true. You see, he was framed by another who they thought was their friend. He's gruff but has a good heart and treats us as if we were his own children. He even sent us Firebolts last year for Christmas, though anonymously at the time. He now lives in London in his family residence.

Then there's Uncle Remus. He was our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher last year. He's another of our father's best friends and also my godfather even though I didn't find that out until the end of last year. Even though he's a werewolf, he's still one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. Though if you cross him, be wary. He's a very knowledgeable and capable fighter.

And warning: he's very protective of me and may team up with my twin and Uncle Sirius to give you a hard time. And they are incurable pranksters, much like Ron's older twin brothers, Fred and George. Uncle Remus stays with Uncle Sirius at his home in London. He didn't want him to stay there all alone as Uncle Sirius didn't really get along with his family. You may hear Uncle Sirius called Padfoot and Uncle Remus Moony. Those are the nicknames that they gave themselves when they were in school and they still call each other by them.

They're all a little different, but they're my family and I love them anyway. What about you? Do you have any siblings?

Oh, and by the way, I asked Professor Takahashi if you could join in on our class if you're interested and get the chance to come to Hogwarts and he said yes. He said he had a box of extra Pokédex left over and he seemed absolutely giddy about the idea. I guess he loves the idea of teaching more people about Pokémon. The man is a little strange, though he seems to be a good person. He is after all my favorite teacher.

Until I write again,

Carina

I took the picture that I'd asked Colin to take the night before and folded it into the letter once the ink was dry. He'd ended up giving me multiple copies just that morning, so I guess he'd developed it overnight. I had given one to Harry, kept one for myself, one that I was sending to Viktor, and another that I will send later to Uncle Remus and Uncle Sirius. I then wrote the direction on the front and went to the owlery. Not even an hour later, Malaika was flying away from the castle.