Pokemon CH. 3: Training

"HOLY CRAP THIS PLACE IS HUGE! THIS WAS BEHIND YOUR HOUSE?" River who had become a Riolu could only stare at what he saw. In front of River was an extremely large valley. There was mostly grass around him with large hills, a couple trees in a couple of random places, and a clear view of a mountain that was quite a ways away. Never in River's life has he ever seen anything like this. "This place is amazing. Was this really behind your house? I didn't see this when I was in front of it."

"It really is amazing isn't it?" said Ember grinning at River's reaction. "Do you have anything like this where you're from?"

"Where I live no. but there are some places where it's like this nearby. Truth is I've never seen one in person. I only saw valleys like this in pictures."

"That explains your excited reaction to this."

"Shut up." River said a little embarrassed.

"Hey don't be embarrassed, you're just excited, there's nothing wrong with that. It's actually good to be excited about something in life, especially if you've never seen anything like this." River walked a couple steps forward across the valley and slowly sped up as time went on. Eventually River found himself sprinting across the valley.

"This is amazing." said River in his mind. "I can't believe I'm able to do this. It feels great." River looked behind him and saw Ember trying to catch up with him.

"I knew that Riolu's were fast but you're quick for a human that turned into one. Were you one of the fastest runners at your place? " River slowed down when Ember asked that question. Ember noticed this when she caught up to River and saw a face that looked down. "Is something wrong?" River snapped out of his down feeling and put on a smile when facing Ember.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just felt a little tired for a second and I wanted to take my time for a second." Ember knew that River faked that smile. She just went with the flow. "I'll tell you about it later. It's obvious that you knew something was wrong. I guess I'm not a good at hiding what I'm thinking."

"Take all the time you need. Here, why don't we spar for a bit? Come at me with your best shot." River stopped running when he heard that last sentence.

"Wait what?" River freaked out for a second. "You want me to attack you?"

"Don't worry about me. I'll be just fine."

"Not what I'm worried about." said River

"Let me guess, you won't fight a girl?"

"Yes that's correct." said River

"Honestly I don't care about that right now, were just sparring. So please don't hesitate."

"If you say so, I apologize if I hurt you." River then ran to Ember and got a foot ready for a kick. Just before River was just about to make contact when all of a sudden, Ember knocked River's kick away with a simple swat from her back leg. River fell over from just a simple swat and landed on his behind. Both River and Ember were both surprised when this happened.

"What the heck just happened?" said a confused Ember in her mind. "I was just seeing how strong he was but I had no idea that he could be knocked down that easily." River quickly tried to get up but the moment he got on two feet and took his first step, he instantly fell and landed on his face.

"Ummmmm, are you alright?" Ember asked a little concern.

"I'm fine!" said River abruptly which made Ember jump a little from River's sudden outburst. River got up after that last sentence. But he once again took only one step and fell down once again on his face.

"Owwwwww." River groaned in pain. "I guess I'm not used to using these legs yet. I'm just surprised that I can use my legs in this world."

"Hey River, are you sure you're alright?" River looked up to Ember who wanted to know what was going on. "I can tell that something is going on with you. If you want to talk about it I'm all ears. You can take your time though. There's no rush."

"I'm fine." said River sighing. "Thank you for your concern. I'll tell you another time. It's just a private matter right now." River then got up and sat down. "Why don't we spar later? I just want to get used to a body like this."

"I respect that." said Ember. She then sat down next to River relaxed while they looked at the magnificent view surrounding them. They sat in silence for an hour before River broke the silence.

"How long have you lived in a place like this?" River asked

"Me and my brother and sister have been here since I was very little. I think 3 or 4. I can't remember for sure. But it was rare for us to play here. We mostly played together on the beach."

"Which one?" River asked

"The one where I found you at earlier today. That place was our own private get together place. Then as we got older my older bro and sis became members of their own exploration teams."

"Exploration teams?"

"You don't know what an exploration team is?" River nodded no. "No way? Well an exploration team usually has 2-4 pokemon in a group that explores unknown places locations around the world. And that's only one of the main things exploration teams do daily. They also help in the arrest on outlaws that the police are after." River was amazed with what he was hearing. "There are also a couple other things that exploration teams do but I'll tell you about them later. There's a guild that pokemon go to if they want to become a member of an exploration team. Ever since my bro and sis joined that guild, we all trained together in this field learning how to fight and use our abilities. And right now they are part of their own teams and we all hardly play together. Actually we even don't really see each other that much anymore. Oh what am I doing? I'm rambling on about my personal problems to you. And we just met. What the heck is wrong with me?"

"Hey it's fine. I don't have a problem with it." River said giving a comforting smile. "I've have my share of personal problems to and I think it's fair that I share mine as well."

"Oh I don't think-"

"It's fine." River said interrupting Ember. "Plus it's something that you were wondering about a couple times today."

"Oh!" Ember remembered River dancing around on the beach and he was acting down not too long ago.

"Well if you want to, go right ahead."

"Well, I'll go straight to it." Ember was very curious on what River had to say. "Where I'm from, I can't use my legs at all and it's been that way since I was very little."

And here you go, chapter 3 is finally up. I know it's been soooooo long since my last update. But don't worry, this story is not dead, it's alive and kicking. I've just not really found the time to write this story lately. But I promise you readers 100% that I will be updating at least once or twice a month. That much you can all look forward to. Also to be honest, I don't really think that this chapter is really my best work, especially if this is a short chapter. So I'll understand if you review saying that this chapter has a bunch of mistakes. Chapter 4 will be better. I promise. Anyway please review and this is the Holy Writer signing out.

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