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Pokémon: The Aura Adventures
Season 1, Episode 4: A New Rival Appears
-Route 3, Ouvert Way, Day Time-
A few hours had passed since Luke and Kanako exited Santalune Forest, and along the way to Santalune City on Route 3, also known as Ouvert Way, they decided to take a little break. They found a nice spot near the trail and Luke and Kanako gave Riolu and Fennekin some Pokémon Food in a bowl for them. As they were munching away, Luke leaned on a nearby tree and took a deep breath, while Kanako watched their Pokémon before turning toward Luke.
"You seem relaxed." Kanako stated with a smile, catching Luke's attention.
"Hey... After all that walking, I needed a little relaxation time." Luke replied with a smile, making Kanako giggle at him.
"Hehehe... I don't blame you. We've been walking for while, so this was a good time to rest and let our Pokémon have a little snack. I mean look at them." Kanako said as she and Luke gazed over at Riolu and Fennekin, who were so busy eating that they didn't even noticed them.
Seeing their Pokémon eating away at their food with smiles, Luke and Kanako couldn't help but smile too. Then Luke got up and walked over to Kanako, catching her attention.
"So I gotta ask... Why did you wanna come with me and Riolu anyway?" Luke asked. Hearing his question, Kanako was surprised, but she soon grew a smile back on her face.
"N-No special reason. I just thought it be better to have someone around while traveling. That's all." Kanako answered, but felt like it was a terrible answer. However, Luke smiled and closed his eyes at her, making her feel a little better.
"Well, that's true. I mean its always nice to have someone to talk to along the way. Am I right, Riolu?" Luke asked Riolu, who stopped chewing on his food and gave a yip in agreement before he resumed eating. Of course, his response made Luke laugh. "Hahahaha... See what I mean?"
"Yeah..." Kanako replied as she turned her sight over to Fennekin, who let out a yip, saying that she agreed with Riolu.
The two Pokémon resumed finishing their meals while Luke and Kanako watched them. Once they were done, they shout in joy at them to let them know that they were done. Luke and Kanako smiled as they walked toward their Pokémon and picked up their bowls, while they looked up at them with smiles too.
"Did you guys enjoyed that?" Luke asked Riolu and Fennekin, while they responded with cheerful yips, meaning yes. While Kanako smiled and closed her eyes at them before she kneel down and pet Fennekin.
"Well I'm glad you liked it." Kanako said to Fennekin, who responded with a yip and her eyes closed, while Luke and Riolu gazed at them with smiles on their faces.
But just as they were putting the bowls away, suddenly, they heard an explosion nearby. They all jumped when they heard that and looked over in its direction.
"W-What was that?" Kanako asked, a bit frighten, along with Fennekin who asked the same thing.
"I don't know, but let's go find out," Luke stated as he and Kanako looked at each other and nod in agreement. Then he looked over at Riolu, who let out a yip, saying they should. "Come on."
Luke and Kanako then ran toward where the explosion came from, along with Riolu and Fennekin behind them.
As they made their way to where the explosive came from, it appeared that it was caused by a Pokémon battle. When the smoked cleared, a Kakuna was knocked out on the ground. Its Trainer behind it was all worried and everything. The young Trainer appeared to be a boy with black hair, green eyes, a blue hood jacket, tan color cargo shorts, and red sneakers.
"Kakuna...!" the young Trainer shouted before he took out Kakuna's Poké Ball and the red beam shot out and sucked Kakuna back inside. Then he looked at Kakuna's Poké Ball, feeling disappointed for what happened to his Pokémon. "I'm sorry, Kakuna. You deserve a good rest."
The young boy then put away the Poké Ball and gazed back at his opponent.
"You may have took my Kakuna down, but I'm not out yet." The boy stated.
On the other side of the battlefield, another young boy with brown hair and blue eyes gazed at him with a calm expression. He appeared to be wearing a grey shirt with an unzipped black jacket, a red backpack, blue jeans, and white socks with black sneakers. He grew a small grin as he put his hands in his pockets. Close by him was his Pokémon that defeated Kakuna. It was known as the water frog Pokémon; Froakie.
Froakie is a quadruped, frog-like Pokémon. It has light blue skin, white hands, and a dark blue stripe from the center of its oval head to its nose. Its eyes, which have yellow sclera, black irises, and white pupils, protrude vertically from its head due to their size. Froakie produces a large mane of bubbles from its chest and back and has two small bubbles on its nose.
"Yeah, I know you're not. You still got one Pokémon left. Don't you?" He asked his opponent, who responded by pulling out another Poké Ball and aimed it at him.
"You bet I do. And its my best! Come on out...! Hoothoot!" The boy shouted as he threw the Poké Ball in the air and it opened and out came a steam of light that vanished in mid-air, revealing a brown circular bird Pokémon known as Hoothoot, who let out a hoot upon its release.
Hoothoot is a round, owl-like bird with two stubby wings and a short, fan-shaped tail. It has large red eyes with beady pupils. Its feathers are mostly brown with a beige underbelly. Hoothoot has a large black, mask-like crest, which encircles both eyes and covers the face. The crest has two protrusions at the top resembling the hands of a clock. The parts of the crest below each eye have notches resembling the teeth of a clockwork gear. And Hoothoot has a small, hooked beak and two feet with five digits.
Hoothoot flew up a little before looking down at Froakie and its Trainer. Froakie was readying itself for another battle with a confident smile, while its Trainer took his hands out of his pockets.
"Hoothoot, huh... So you're gonna use a flying-type now." He stated.
"Yes I am. Me and Hoothoot are gonna win this." The boy stated, while his Hoothoot hoot in agreement.
Just as the battle was about to get underway, Luke, Kanako, and their Pokémon finally made it to the battle and were watching behind some trees. They were shocked when they noticed the two Trainers and their Pokémon.
"A battle... So that's why there was an explosion earlier." Luke stated and Riolu yipped in agreement.
"I wonder who's winning?" Kanako asked, along with Fennekin as they gazed at Froakie and Hoothoot. But she gasped when she got a good look at the brown hair boy, catching Luke and Riolu's attention.
"What...? What's wrong, Kanako?" Luke asked, along with Riolu, but she just pointed at the brown hair boy.
"That boy over there. I met him before." Kanako answered, surprising Luke and Riolu as they turned toward the boy.
"What?! You met that guy?" Luke asked, along with Riolu.
"Yeah... When I went to get my first Pokémon in Lumiose City, he was there getting his first Pokémon too." Kanako replied, and Fennekin yipped in agreement. Hearing this, Luke was shocked, but then he and Riolu grew smiles on their faces.
"Really... Then this should be interesting." Luke stated as his smile grew a little bigger.
For a moment, the two Trainers and their Pokémon gazed at one another, but as they were, Luke slowly took out his Pokédex and aimed it at Froakie. Then the Pokédex opened up and its holographic screen displayed the image and information on Froakie.
Luke's Pokédex: Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon. It protects its skin by covering its body in delicate bubbles. Beneath its happy-go-lucky air, it keeps a watchful eye on its surroundings.
"Froakie... So that's the third Pokémon you can choose at Lumiose City." Luke said as he put his Pokédex away. But then, Kanako took notice at Hoothoot
"Hey... What's that Pokémon?" Kanako asked as she pulled out her own Pokédex. She aimed her Pokédex at Hoothoot, and it opened up its holographic screen and displayed the information and image for her.
Kanako's Pokédex: Hoothoot, the Owl Pokémon. It always stand on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
"Wow... That sounds like an interesting Pokémon." Kanako said as she put her Pokédex away, while Fennekin yipped in agreement.
"Let's see how it does against Froakie." Luke replied as they gazed back at the battle that was about to start.
"Alright... Here we go! Froakie, use Bubble!" He commanded to Froakie, who responded with a shout and jumped in the air and unleashed a barrage of bubbles at Hoothoot.
"Quick Hoothoot, fly away!" the boy shouted to Hoothoot, who flew up high in the air to avoid the Bubble attack and let out a loud hoot. "Way to go, Hoothoot. Now, dive in and use Peck!"
Listening to its Trainer, Hoothoot dived down toward Froakie with its beak glowing. When Froakie landed back on the ground, it and its Trainer looked up and saw Hoothoot coming.
"Froakie, grab Hoothot's beak!" He shouted to Froakie, who responded by jumping forward and prepared to intercept Hoothoot. Everyone watched as Hoothoot came down, but then Froakie shouted as it put its hands together at the last second and manage to catch Hoothoot by its beak, surprising everyone.
"W-What?!" Hoothoot's Trainer asked in shock.
"He grabbed Hoothoot's beak?!" Luke asked with a shout, along with Riolu.
"I can't believe it!" Kanako shouted, along with Fennekin.
Hoothoot tried to break out of Froakie's grip, but Froakie held on as hard as it could.
"Alright Froakie, now use Water Pulse!" He commanded as he pointed toward Hoothoot. Froakie listened and formed a sphere of water with its hands tight on Hoothoot's beak and trapped Hoothoot inside the Water Pulse.
"Hoothoot!" Hoothoot's Trainer shouted worryingly as Froakie let go of Hoothoot's beak and placed both hands on the Water Pulse and then shouted as it sent Hoothoot in the Water Pulse flying and it hit a nearby tree. Hoothoot slid on its back and hit the ground, but it manage to get back up. However, it was in a lot of pain and was panting really hard. "Come on, Hoothoot! Stay strong!"
"Wow... First he grabbed Hoothoot's beak, and then use a move with its hands and sent it flying. What a strategy." Kanako stated, while Fennekin was in aw. However, Luke looked over at Riolu with a smile, catching his attention.
"Hey Riolu, remember that little strategy, okay. It'll be useful with your Force Palm against flying-types." Luke stated, and Riolu smiled and yipped in agreement with him. Then they looked back at the battle and noticed Hoothoot getting back up and was ready for more.
"Way to go, Hoothoot! Now use Extrasensory!" The boy shouted to Hoothoot, who listened and flew up in the air and hoot as its eyes started glowing different colors and it shot out two rays at Froakie with a loud hoot.
"Froakie, use Double Team!" He shouted to Froakie as it placed its hand on the ground. Listening to its Trainer, Froakie started making multiple images of itself around the battlefield, shocking Hoothoot and its Trainer as the attack hit one of the fake ones.
"A Fake?!" Hoothoot's Trainer shouted in shock along with Hoothoot, but Luke, Kanako, and their Pokémon were just as surprised as they were.
"Now Froakie, use your Frubbles to knock Hoothoot down!" He shouted, while Froakie and its clones took out two small chunks of the Frubbles along their necks and threw them at Hoothot one at a time.
Hoothoot tried to dodge the Frubbles one after another, but it was eventually caught by one of them and the rest came after, sending the Owl Pokémon plummeting toward the ground. When Hoothoot landed on the ground, it tried to get back up, but it was stuck to the ground on its back by the Frubbles.
"Hoothoot!" Hoothoot's Trainer shouted worryingly. Hoothoot tried its best to get up, but it couldn't break free.
"Now Froakie, finish Hoothoot with Pound! Let's go!" He commanded to Froakie, who responded by jumping in the air with its clones and their hands started to glow as they went back down and each of them pounded Hoothoot in unison, causing the Owl Pokémon to shout in pain.
"Hoothot...! No...!" Hoothoot's Trainer shouted at the top of his lungs as the Froakies jumped off Hoothoot and they disappeared at once instead of the original. Looking over at his Hoothoot, the Trainer saw that Hoothoot was knocked out. "Hoothoot..."
"Whoa..." Luke said in surprise, along with Riolu.
"That was... unbelievable." Kanako stated, along with Fennekin.
While they were stunned by the fascinating display by the brown hair boy and Froakie, Froakie looked over at its Trainer and croaked with a smile, which made its Trainer smile a little as he aimed a Poké Ball at Froakie.
"Good job, Froakie. Return." He said as the Poké Ball shot out its red beam and sucked Froakie back inside. Once Froakie was inside, he clicked the button and it shrunk back down and he clipped it back on his belt with two other Poké Balls beside it.
Meanwhile, the other boy used his Poké Ball to return his injured Hoothoot. Once Hoothoot was sucked back inside, he gazed at its Poké Ball and gave a small smile.
"Thank you, Hoothoot. You did your best." The boy said as he put Hoothoot's Poké Ball away and then noticed the brown hair boy coming towards him with the same calm expression as before.
"I suggest you take your Hoothoot and Kakuna to the Santalune City Pokémon Center," he suggested as he pointed down the trail, causing the other boy to look in that direction before looking back at him. "Its not far from here."
"Thanks... I'll do just that. Thanks for the battle." The boy said as he started running down the trail to the Pokémon Center.
When that Trainer left his sight, he looked up at the sky and noticed that the sun was slowly starting to set.
"Well, I guess I better get going too." He said to himself as he slowly started walking down the trail.
"Hey...! Wait up...!" Luke shouted, catching his attention.
Luke, Kanako, and their Pokémon came out of the trees and sprinted towards him as he turned around and noticed them. When they stopped a few feet from him, they had smiles on their faces, but the boy kept his calm expression. But when he got a look at Kanako, he remembered her.
"Oh... It's you. And who might you be?" He asked, putting a hand in his pocket and looking over at Luke.
"Sorry... My name is Luke. And this my Pokémon partner; Riolu." Luke introduced as he and the brown hair boy gazed down at Riolu, who yipped hello at the boy, but he was fascinated by Riolu's appearance.
"A Riolu," he said as he looked back at Luke, "First time I've seen one of those."
"Thanks. My Dad gave Riolu to me as my first Pokémon. Cool, huh?" Luke asked with a smile, and Riolu smiled and yipped the same question too, but the brown hair boy wasn't really interested. He then turned his sight over to Kanako and Fennekin.
"I'm guessing they're with you?" He asked Kanako, surprising Luke and Riolu as they turned towards them. But Kanako let out an embarrassed smile and her eyes closed along with Fennekin.
"Well, actually, I'm with them." Kanako answered, along with Fennekin. Hearing this, he looked back at Luke and Riolu, but he wasn't impressed.
"Oh... I see..." He stated, causing Luke and Riolu to gaze at him with anger.
"Hey... What does that suppose to mean?" Luke asked, feeling insulted along with Riolu who yipped the same question, but the boy wasn't fazed by them.
"Nothing really. You just seem rather annoying to me." He answered with a calm expression, but his answer made Luke a little irritated as he took a step toward him.
"What did you say?!" Luke asked in anger, while Riolu growled at the boy, but all he did was walk pass them and over to Kanako without even looking at them.
"And there proves my point," he answered, causing Luke and Riolu to turn and glare at him, gritting their teeth. When he was in front of Kanako and Fennekin, he turned his eyes at them for a second before looking back at her. "So why are you with them?"
"You know we can hear you!" Luke exclaimed in anger, along with Riolu.
"Its actually kinda a long and complicated story. But, we saw your battle earlier. You and Froakie were really good." Kanako said with a smile, along with Fennekin.
"Thanks... Me and Froakie have been at it for awhile now." He stated, but then Luke and Riolu slide over towards them, catching their attention. For some reason their angered expression was gone as they looked over at the brown hair boy.
"I agree with Kanako, you and Froakie had some really amazing moves back there," Luke stated with a smile, along with Riolu who yipped in agreement. "The way you caught Hoothoot by the beak like that was amazing. And not to mention the way you used Double Team. I gotta say, you're really good."
"Thanks... But coming from you, that doesn't mean much." He stated as he closed his eyes at Luke and Riolu and turned his head away, causing them to get angry again as Luke made a fist at him.
"What...?! What are you saying?!" Luke asked in anger, along with Riolu. But before Luke could take another step at him, Kanako worried and she got between them.
"Luke, stop it. The last thing we need is for you start a fight." Kanako stated with a worried expression, along with Fennekin who yipped the same thing. But the boy reopened his eyes and gazed back at Luke and Kanako, catching their attention.
"No, let him. Then he can find out how bad that'll turn out." He replied, angering Luke and Riolu even more, and making Kanako and Fennekin even more worried.
"What did you say?! Who do you think you are anyway?!" Luke asked in anger, and so did Riolu as he barked at him.
"My name is Shade. I'm a Pokémon Trainer aiming to enter the Kalos League." The boy name Shade stated to them, but that didn't calm Luke down at all as he and Riolu broke away from Kanako and Fennekin and glared at him.
"Yeah well, I'm gonna enter the Kalos League too." Luke stated in anger, while Riolu yipped in agreement with him, and Kanako and Fennekin then jumped in front of Luke and Riolu before he could say something else.
"And I never really introduced myself. I'm Kanako. N-Nice to meet you, Shade." Kanako introduced herself with a smile, along with Fennekin who yipped out a hello, but they were then pushed to the side by Luke and Riolu, who were still mad at Shade for insulting them.
"Not now, Kanako." Luke said as he pushed her out of the way and glared back at Shade, while Kanako was a bit surprised and confused by the sudden push.
As for Shade, he just sighed and close his eyes at Luke. Seeing the way he was acting, he's assumption on him being annoying was true. At least to him it was. He then reopened his eyes and was again gazing at an angry Luke and Riolu, and a worried Kanako and Fennekin.
"Hmph... The way you act, I see you entering the Kalos League, and getting knocked out quickly." Shade stated, turning his head away from them.
"What?!" Luke shouted in anger, along with Riolu who barked at Shade, while Kanako and Fennekin were really getting worried.
"Do you even have any Gym Badges?" Shade asked, turning his head back at Luke, who was suddenly confused by his question.
"Gym Badges...?" Luke asked, suddenly changing his expression to confusion, which actually brought a small relieve to Kanako as she silently let out a sigh of relieve.
"Gym Badges. You need them in order to enter the Kalos League. Approximately eight badges. Here, I'll show you what I mean." Shade stated as he took out a black badge case with the Pokémon Gym logo in the center and opened it and revealed that he had one badge on the top left.
The badge appeared to resemble a brown ladybug with black dots. It was known as the Bug Badge from Santalune City. Luke, Kanako, Riolu, and Fennekin took a good look at the badge and they were shocked by it. Especially Luke and Riolu.
"Whoa... So that's a Gym Badge." Luke said in amazement, while Riolu was just in aw with his mouth wide open.
"I've never seen one in person before." Kanako stated in aw at the Gym Badge, along with Fennekin who silently yipped in agreement.
Then Shade closed his badge case and slipped it back in his backpack and then put both hands in his pockets, while Luke, Kanako, and their Pokémon gazed back at him.
"So like I said, you need eight badges in order to compete in the Kalos League. So again, how many badges do you have?" Shade asked, setting his sight back on Luke, who was surprised by his question. He then rubbed the back of his head, feeling embarrassed as everyone looked at him.
"Well, you see, I don't exactly have any badges," Luke answered, putting his hand down, but Shade just closed his eyes at him. "I mean, I just started on my journey, so of course I don't have any badges yet."
"I should have known," Shade replied, catching Luke and Riolu's attention, along with Kanako and Fennekin. "Guess that explains why you're like this."
"Like what?" Luke asked in confusion, but Kanako and Fennekin were starting to worry again.
"The way you act. Its annoying," Shade stated, making Luke angry again, and Kanako fearing the worse as she placed her right hand on her chest. "I mean, seriously... What kind of a Trainer just lashes out in the beginning of a greeting?"
"What?!" Luke asked in anger as he and Riolu grit their teeth at Shade, and again making Kanako and Fennekin nervous.
"If you had just one Gym Badge, then maybe you might be a little more interesting, but right now you're just as annoying as the rest." Shade stated as he turned away from Luke and Kanako, but Luke retaliated by running up in front of him along with Riolu, and again worrying Kanako and Fennekin.
"What do you mean like the rest?! Newsflash; you're a beginning Trainer too you know!" Luke stated in anger, along with Riolu who yipped the same thing as they extended their arms out, blocking Shade's way, but he wasn't fazed.
"True, but the way I act is a bit more mature than what you're doing right now," Shade stated with a serious expression on his face, causing Luke and Riolu to grit their teeth in anger. "Besides... I have zero tolerance for annoyance. Now if you don't mind, I like to get back to Santalune City."
"What, now you just wanna leave? Maybe you're just acting like that because you're scared." Luke responded, suddenly changing from an angry expression into a grin, which caused Shade to glare at him.
"Me...? Scared of you...? Yeah, right. I can take you any day of the week," Shade stated, but that statement changed Luke's expression into a glare. But then Shade took a notice at Riolu below and saw that he was still angered by his words, but Shade only grinned and closed his eyes before reopening. "And especially that Riolu of yours. I first thought it be an interesting Pokémon, but if its with you, its only a matter of time before he becomes just as annoying as you if it hasn't already."
Now those words really enraged Riolu. He growled loudly at Shade and also made fists with both his paws. Seeing the anger on Riolu's face, Fennekin was a bit frighten, and so was Kanako. But Luke felt just as enraged as Riolu as he turned his sight back on Shade.
"Hey...! I can handle your insults, but when you insult my Pokémon, then its personal." Luke stated with a serious expression, but that only made Shade grin at him.
"Really...? Well if that's how you feel, then I guess there's only one thing to do; A Pokémon battle." Shade said with a grin, and Luke continued the serious expression on his face. Meanwhile, Riolu appeared to calmed down a little after hearing Shade's suggestion and now he had a serious look on his face too. On the other hand, as they were gazing at each other, Kanako and Fennekin felt a little ignored.
"Its like they've forgotten that we're even here, Fennekin. Why do boys have to act like this?" Kanako asked, but was still worried about what was gonna happen next, while Fennekin yipped in agreement with her, but she was also worried.
But as they were worrying over Luke and Shade's confrontation, Shade looked passed Luke's shoulder and noticed a nice grassy clearing ahead and then looked back at him and pointed toward that area.
"There's a nice little clearing over there. We'll have our battle there. Sound good?" Shade asked with a grin, while Luke and Riolu turned and noticed the grassy clearing behind them and then look back at Shade with the same serious expression.
"That's fine with me," Luke answered, along with Riolu, "I'll take you on no matter what battlefield you decide."
But Shade wasn't fazed by Luke's words. Instead he grinned and walked pass him and Riolu, catching their attention as they turned and watch him head towards the battlefield. Determine not to let Shade get away with the things he said, Luke and Riolu looked at each other for a second and nod with serious looks on their faces as they headed toward the battlefield too. Meanwhile, Kanako and Fennekin still couldn't believe what just happened.
"You know, I was kinda hoping for a simple greeting. Now it had to turn into a fight." Kanako said to herself, but then she looked down and saw the worried look Fennekin had just like her. She then picked up Fennekin and carried her in her arms as they too headed toward the battlefield. But still, their worried looks hadn't disappeared.
-Route 3, Ouvert Way, Evening Time-
As the sun was starting to set, Luke and Riolu stood on one side of the grassy clearing, while Shade stood on the other with his arms crossed and a grin on his face. While Kanako stood along trail with Fennekin in her arms, gazing at them. There was a small moment of silence until Shade took one of his Poké Balls off his belt and clicked the button and it expanded in size and he aimed it at Luke.
"Alright, first... How many Pokémon do you have?" Shade asked.
"I got two." Luke answered with the same serious look, along with Riolu.
"I see.. Well in that case, why don't we battle using two Pokémon then." Shade suggested, retracting his Poké Ball back to him while Luke made fists with his hands and got tensed.
"Sounds good to me. I've been wanting to use my second Pokémon for awhile now, and you'll be the first Trainer to witness it." Luke stated to Shade, but he wasn't fazed.
However, Kanako and Fennekin were a bit curious to see Luke's second Pokémon. They looked at him and saw him take his other Poké Ball out and clicked the button and it expanded. Then he aimed it at Shade and then threw it in the air.
"Alright! Let's go...! Caterpie!" Luke shouted as the Poké Ball opened up and out came a stream of light that impacted the ground and out came Caterpie, who shouted upon its release. Seeing Caterpie's release, Kanako and Fennekin were fascinated.
"So that's Luke's second Pokémon." Kanako said, along with Fennekin.
Meanwhile, Caterpie was wiggling around, preparing itself for battle, which gave Luke and Riolu confident smiles.
"So what do you think of my Caterpie? This is the first time I'm using it in battle." Luke stated, but Shade continued to grin and then closed his eyes at him.
"Its not bad, but not a good choice against someone like me. And I'm gonna show you why," Shade stated as he prepared to throw his Poké Ball in the air, causing Luke and Riolu to lose their confidence as everyone watched as Shade threw his Poké Ball in the air. "Prepare yourself! Come on out, Deino!"
Everyone watched as the Poké Ball opened up and out came a steam of light that impacted the ground and out came a four legged hairy black Pokémon known as Deino, that shouted upon its release.
Deino is a small blue quadrupedal Pokémon with black fur covering its head and neck, concealing everything but its mouth from view. The fur around its neck also has six purple spots encircling it, which resemble bruises. The hair on the top of its head takes the shape of a single small horn. And it has a short tail.
The sight of Deino shocked Luke and Riolu, and Kanako and Fennekin. The little Deino took a good look at Caterpie and grinned like Shade.
"N-No way... A... A Deino?" Kanako asked in shock, along with Fennekin.
"Whoa... I've never seen that Pokémon before." Luke honestly stated, while Riolu let out a yip as Luke slowly took out his Pokédex from his backpack and aimed it at Deino. It then opened up and its holographic screen displayed the image and information for him.
Luke's Pokédex: Deino, the Irate Pokémon. Lacking sight, it's unaware of its surroundings, so it bumps into things and eats anything that moves.
"Okay, that sounds like a dangerous Pokémon. A dragon and dark-type Pokémon." Luke said as he put his Pokédex away, and Riolu yipped in agreement, but Shade and Deino kept grinning.
"Its true that Deino can be a bit troubling, but only if you can't handle one. This Deino was given to me be my Mom and Dad. A Deino happen to be our family Pokémon, so after I got Froakie, they gave me Deino." Shade stated as he turned his head away from Luke and Riolu and grinned, while Deino nod in agreement.
When Luke heard this, he felt like he and Shade had something in common. He received Deino from his parents, while he received Riolu from his father. But still, that doesn't change the fact of what Shade's been saying to them earlier. So he got serious again, as well as Riolu, who took a quick look at Luke and then they gazed back at Shade and Deino, while Caterpie was ready to go as it let out a shout.
"Okay, Caterpie. This is our first battle together, so let's make it a good one." Luke stated to Caterpie, bringing the worm Pokémon confidence as it look directly at Deino, who let out a roar at 'em and took its fighting position.
"Well I'm afraid that your first battle together isn't gonna end well. Just watch." Shade stated as he turned his attention back at Luke and continued grinning at him, causing him to tense up and grit his teeth.
Meanwhile, Kanako and Fennekin were still worried about this, but all they could do was watch. But she couldn't help but take a look at Luke and seeing how serious he and Riolu were. And then she turned over to Shade and Deino, and noticed how confident they are, and remembering how tough Shade's Froakie is as she turned back toward Luke and worried a little more. "Luke... Please be careful."
"Well... Are you ready?" Shade asked.
"Of course I am. And you're going down!" Luke answered back with a shout, along with Riolu,
Caterpie and Deino were both ready to go to, and Kanako and Fennekin gulped worryingly as the battle was about to begin.
(+1) LUKE AND CATERPIE V.S. SHADE AND DEINO (+1)
"Why don't I kicked this off! Deino, let's start with Work Up!" Shade shouted to Deino, who quickly responded by pumping itself in red energy. When the energy disappeared, it let out a roar at Caterpie, surprising the worm Pokémon, Riolu, and Luke.
"What the...? What was that move?" Luke asked in confusion, while Shade just grinned.
"That was Work Up. It increases the Pokémon's attack and special attack power at the same time. Now allow me to show what I mean! Deino, use Dragon Rage!" Shade commanded as he pointed towards Caterpie, while Deino responded by unleashing blast of dark purple energy in the shape of a dragon towards Caterpie, who was surprised by the sudden attack.
"Watch out, Caterpie! Dodge it!" Luke shouted to Caterpie, who did exactly that. However, as Caterpie jumped out of the way from the attack, Dragon Rage impacted the ground and Caterpie's was caught in the blast wave and was sent flying in pain and skid across the grass on side. "Caterpie!"
"Oh no!" Kanako shouted in worry, along with Fennekin..
"You see...? Even if you can avoid the attack, thanks to Work Up, its power has increased, making a much stronger." Shade stated with a grin, and Deino roared in agreement with him.
Luke was surprised by Shade's logic, but he quickly snapped himself out of it and looked over at Caterpie, who manage to get back up after that explosive attack and glared at Deino, who was making its grin again.
"You alright, Caterpie?!" Luke asked the worm Pokémon, who nodded in reply, making Luke feel relieved as he continued to gazed back at Shade and Deino. "Okay... Then use Tackle! Go!"
Listening to Luke's command, Caterpie shouted as it started charging towards Deino , but Deino didn't seem worried. When Kanako noticed this, she had a feeling Shade was up to something.
"Wait a minute...!" Kanako shouted toward Luke, but was too late for him to hear.
"What a wimpy attempt. Deino, counter with Headbutt!" Shade commanded as he pointed toward Caterpie, and Deino immediately responded by charging towards the worm Pokémon with the top of its head.
Everyone watched as the two Pokémon collided attacks, but Deino's attack proved to be more powerful and easily sent Caterpie flying through the air. Luke, Kanako, Riolu, and Fennekin watched as Caterpie screamed in the air until it landed back on the ground hard.
"Caterpie!" Luke shouted in worry, along with Riolu.
"Caterpie..." Kanako said, feeling worried for Caterpie, along with Fennekin. But their worries slowly faded as Caterpie manage to get back up after that attack and gazed at Deino again, relieving Kanako and Fennekin a bit. "Phew... That was close."
"Way to hang in there, Caterpie. Now, use String Shot!" Luke shouted as he pointed toward Deino, and Caterpie responded by unleashing its sticky strings from its mouth at Dieno.
"That all you got?! Deino, dodge it!" Shade commanded and Deino reacted by doing just that by moving to the left and avoided the strings, surprising Kanako and Fennekin, but Luke got a bit frustrated.
"Again! Use String Shot! Go!" Luke commanded to Caterpie, who did exactly that as it unleashed a barrage of String Shots at Deino. But Deino kept dodging left and right and avoided one attack after another as it started to close in on Caterpie with its sharp teeth showing.
"Gotcha...! Deino, use Bite!" Shade shouted as Deino showed its fangs at Caterpie as it manage to get on top of the worm Pokémon, surprising it, Luke, Riolu, Kanako, and Fennekin as it bit down at Caterpie and started shaking it around while it screamed in pain.
"No...! Caterpie!" Luke shouted in worry, along with Riolu.
"That's just awful." Kanako stated with her and Fennekin's eyes closed tight and they looked away.
"Now, send it flying, Deino!" Shade shouted to Deino as it threw Caterpie in the air and the little worm Pokémon kept screaming in pain as it impacted the ground again.
Kanako and Fennekin reopened their eyes and they, along with Luke and Riolu, looked over at the wounded Caterpie as it slowly got back up and gazed back down at its opponent with a glare. Kanako and Fennekin were a bit surprised to see Caterpie was still able to get back up after that attack, but Luke and Riolu were glad.
"You gonna be okay, Caterpie?" Luke asked, along with Riolu. Caterpie responded with a nod at them before turning back towards Deino, who was grinning as usual. Seeing that Caterpie can still fight, Luke and Riolu grew smiles on their faces as they too gazed back at Shade and Deino. "Okay...! Then let's keep going!"
"I can't believe Caterpie can still fight after being tossed around like that. Its not scared at... at all." Kanako stated, while Fennekin silently yip in agreement. But then Kanako looked over at Luke and saw the determination and smile on his and Riolu's face, like he and his Pokémon share the same feeling, which surprised her. "Luke... Its like you and your Pokémon... share the same feelings. But... how?"
"Your persistence is starting to annoy me. Deino, go and use Bite again and finish Caterpie!" Shade commanded as he pointed towards the injured Caterpie, and Deino responded with a roar and charged towards Caterpie with its fangs out, preparing for another Bite attack.
As Deino closed-in on Caterpie, the little worm Pokémon put on a brave face, along with Luke.
"Okay, Caterpie... Let's see they try this on for size! Use Bug Buzz!" Luke shouted at the top of his lungs, and Caterpie quickly responded with a shout as it shook the antenna on its head and it unleashed a strong vibration around the battlefield and it hit Deino, forcing it to stop and scream in pain, which surprised Shade.
"What?!" Shade asked with a shout as Deino continued screaming, while Luke made a fist and grinned at him.
"How do you like that?! That's Caterpie's special attack. Bet you didn't see that coming." Luke said, catching Shade's attention as his expression changed into frustration, while Kanako and Fennekin were amazed by Caterpie's Bug Buzz attack.
"Bug Buzz... That's a bug-type attack, which is super effective on dark-types like Deino. Amazing..." Kanako stated, finally growing a smile along with Fennekin who yip in agreement. However, Deino stopped screaming and grit its teeth hard, trying to resist the vibrations as it gazed back at Caterpie.
"That won't stop us!" Shade shouted as Deino took a step forward at Caterpie with all its might, surprising everyone. And then it opened its mouth and prepared a blast of purple energy. "Use Dragon Rage!"
With all its might, Deino fired its purple energy wave in the shape of a dragon at Caterpie, shocking it and everyone else as it impacted on top of 'em and made a huge explosion. Luke, Riolu, Kanako, and Fennekin shielded their eyes from the dust coming towards them, and then they reopened their eyes to see the smoke clearing.
"C-Caterpie!" Luke shouted worryingly, along with Riolu. As the smoke slowly subsided, Caterpie was seen laying in the grass on its front side, knocked out by that Dragon Rage, surprising Luke and Riolu. "No...! Caterpie...!"
"It just couldn't take that last attack. Poor Caterpie." Kanako stated as she held Fennekin a little closer, while the fox Pokémon was just as upset as her.
Shade and Deino on the other hand grinned at Caterpie's defeat, while Luke took out Caterpie's Poké Ball and shot out the red beam from it and sucked Caterpie back inside.
"Caterpie, return." Luke said as the Poké Ball sucked Caterpie in. When the worm Pokémon was back inside, he looked at it for a second and made a small smile. "You did a great job, Caterpie. Get some rest, okay."
Luke then put the Poké Ball back on his belt and he and Riolu gazed back at Shade and Deino.
"That's one down... And one to go." Shade stated as he looked over at Riolu, who was eager to battle. Luke then looked down at Riolu, catching his attention as they both had a serious look on their faces.
"Alright, Riolu... You're up. Let's finish what Caterpie started." Luke stated as he pumped his right arm at Riolu, who yipped in agreement with him. Then they turned and Luke pointed at Shade and Deino. "Let's go!"
Listening to Luke Riolu yipped loudly and ran in front of him and assumed his fighting stance in front of Shade and Deino. Deino's grin faded as it too took its fighting position at Riolu, but Shade wasn't scared.
"So now I get to see your Riolu in action. I'll put an end to this real quick." Shade stated as he crossed his arms at Luke and Riolu, who actually weren't fazed by it.
"Will see about that. This battle is just getting started!" Luke shouted, and Riolu yipped loud in agreement with him, making Shade uncross his arms and prepared himself for round two.
Meanwhile, Kanako and Fennekin were on edge to see Riolu out for battle. They know how strong Riolu is, but when they looked over at Shade again, they also knew how tough he and Froakie are.
"I know Riolu's strong, but Shade still has two Pokémon left. And... And one of them is Froakie, his toughest Pokémon." Kanako stated as she and Fennekin looked back over at Luke and Riolu. "Luke... Riolu... Be careful."
"Here we go! Riolu, let's kick it off with Quick Attack! Go!" Luke shouted as he pointed at Deino, and Riolu immediately responded with a loud yip and his body glowed for a second before he made a sudden dash toward Deino.
"That's it?! That's your opening move!? Ha...! Use Dragon Rage!" Shade commanded to Deino, who reacted by unleashing another purple energy wave in the shape of a dragon from its mouth at the charging Riolu. However, Riolu noticed the attack coming towards him and he moved to his left at the last second and avoided the attack and land a solid blow right in front of Deino and surprised Shade at the same time. "Huh?! What?!"
Deino was sent back skidding across the ground, but was able to regain its balance easily and growled at Riolu while he made a back flip and assumed his fighting stance again. Meanwhile, Kanako and Fennekin were amazed by Riolu. Just like when he dodged Fennekin's Psybeam in their battle.
"Wow... He did it again. Just like in our battle." Kanako stated and Fennekin yipped in agreement. Meanwhile, Luke made fist and smiled at Riolu.
"Nice one, Riolu. Let's keep it up." Luke said as Riolu looked back at him real quick and let out a yip in agreement before turning back to Deino, who along with Shade were getting serious now.
"Okay... If that's how its gonna be, then will step up our game! Deino, use Work Up!" Shade shouted to Deino, who responded by surrounding itself again in red energy and pumped itself before it disappeared and it let out a loud roar.
"It raised its attack power again." Luke stated as he tried to think of a way around it. But then he got an idea and smiled. "Hey, I know... Riolu, use Copycat!"
Responding to Luke's command, Riolu gazed at Deino with his eyes wide open and his body started glowing red. He then replayed Deino's Work Up in his eyes, then Riolu started surrounding himself with red energy and pumped himself up before it disappeared and he let out a shout and a smile back at Deino.
"It used Work Up too?!" Shade asked in shock while Luke grinned.
"That's right. Thanks to Copycat, Riolu copied your move. Now he's stronger too." Luke stated and Riolu yipped in agreement and smiled confidently, while Kanako and Fennekin were amazed.
"N-No way..." Kanako said in aw, along with Fennekin.
"Well it doesn't matter! Deino, use Headbutt!" Shade shouted at Deino, who responded by dashing towards Riolu with the top of its head sticking out.
"Riolu, use Force Palm!" Luke shouted to Riolu, who responded by charging towards Deino and extended his paw out and it glowed.
The two Pokémon then collided attacks and an explosion was made. Luke, Shade, Kanako, and Fennkin covered their eyes until the smoke faded. When it did, Riolu was still standing, while Deino was knocked out, surprising Shade.
"D-Deino!" Shade shouted worryingly, while Riolu turned around and smiled at Luke.
"Yes! Way to go, Riolu! Yeah!" Luke exclaimed as Riolu replied with a yip in joy and its eyes closed, while Kanako and Fennekin were glad and relieved that they beat Deino.
"Phew... That was a close one. Riolu, being a fighting-type definitely has the advantage over a dark-type like Deino. So that's one down..." Kanako stated as she and Fennekin turned towards Shade as he took out Deino's Poké Ball and shot out the red beam to suck 'em back inside. "And one to go."
"You did great, Deino. Thanks." Shade said with a small smile at Deino's Poké Ball as he put it back on his belt and took out Froakie's Poké Ball and aimed it at Luke and Riolu, catching their attention with their smiles turned back to seriousness. "I have to admit, I'm surprised you beat Deino. But now you face my strongest Pokémon. Prepare yourselves! Come on out, Froakie!"
Shade then threw the Poké Ball in the air and everyone watched as it shot out a stream of light that impacted the ground and Froakie emerged and let out a cheerful croak and a confident attitude as it looked at Riolu, who was getting tense for battle.
"There it is... Froakie." Luke stated as he too was getting serious, while Kanako and Fennekin were again on edge.
"F-Froakie..." Kanako said worryingly as she held Fennekin a bit closer but not suffocating her.
"Now you face my best Pokémon. Watch as Froakie and I overwhelm you!" Shade shouted with a confident smile, while Froakie croaked in agreement with him. But, Luke and Riolu weren't backing down as they grit their teeth at them.
"Will see about that! Riolu, use Quick Attack!" Luke commanded as he pointed toward Froakie, and Riolu responded with a yip and his body suddenly glowed and he charged towards Froakie. However, Froakie grinned along with Shade.
"I thought so. Froakie, use Double Team!" Shade shouted to Froakie, who reacted with a croak and started making clones of himself in a wide circle around Riolu, surprising him and forcing him to stop in the center. Riolu looked everywhere for the real Froakie, but they kept croaking one after another, making him confused and frustrating Luke.
"Calm down, Riolu! Find the real one using Force Palm!" Luke shouted to Riolu, who did exactly that and extended his paw out and it glowed and he hit one clone after another, but he couldn't find the real one. "Come on! The real one has to be there somewhere!"
"Its no use! Now Froakie, use Water Pulse!" Shade commanded with a grin toward Froakie as it and its clones suddenly leaped into the air, surprising Riolu as he looked up to see them forming a sphere of water in their hands and threw them all at him one at a time.
"Look out!" Kanako shouted, along with Fennekin.
"Hurry, Riolu! Dodge it!" Luke shouted in worry as Riolu tried to avoid the Water Pulses coming at him, but there was just to many for him to avoid and he was then hit by them. Riolu yelped in pain as he was sent flying back and landed hard on the ground on his back, shocking Luke and Kanako "Riolu!"
They watched as Riolu slowly made his way back up and growl at Froakie, who landed back on the ground and its clones disappeared. Again it had a confident smile at Riolu, and Shade still grinned.
"I see you haven't had enough yet. Well then... Froakie, use Bubble!" Shade commanded as he pointed at Riolu, and Froakie responded by unleashing a barrage of bubbles from its mouth at him.
"Dodge it, quick!" Luke shouted to Riolu, who quickly responded by moving to his right at the last second and manage to avoid the attack. Then he gazed back at Froakie. "Good. Now use Copycat!"
Listening to Luke's command, Riolu yipped and started to glow red as he gazed at Froakie and started replaying the last attack. When he did, Riolu suddenly unleashed his own Bubble attack from his mouth at Froakie.
"No you don't! Counter with Bubble!" Shade commanded Froakie, who responded by firing another barrage of bubbles from its mouth at Riolu's bubbles. The two attack collided and they canceled each other out.
"Okay Riolu, use Force Palm!" Luke shouted as he pointed at Froakie, and Riolu listened and charged at Froakie with his paw extended out and it glowed.
"Froakie, Double Team!" Shade shouted with a grin at Froakie, who reacted by making clones of itself again and surrounded Riolu in a wide circle, causing him to stop his attack and trying to find the real one again.
"Stay calm, Riolu!" Luke stated with a shout at Riolu, who kept trying to find which Froakie was the real one.
"Now use Bubble!" Shade commanded to Froakie, who responded and its clones unleashed a barrage of bubbles from their mouths toward Riolu, surprising him, Luke, Kanako, and Fennekin.
"Riolu, dodge it!" Luke shouted, and Riolu immediately started dodging the bubbles left and right. But as he was dodging, the ground below was hit by one bubble after another and was starting to get wet. Because of it, Riolu did a back flip and his toes slipped on the wet surface and fell to the ground on his back. "Riolu!"
"Get up, Riolu!" Kanako shouted in worry, along with Fennekin. But then Froakie and the clones surrounded Riolu and they all grinned.
"Okay, now use Pound!" Shade commanded to Froakie, who responded by jumping in the air along with its clones and their hands glowed and they went straight down toward Riolu, who was slowly getting back up, but not fast enough as he was hit by the barrage of Pound attacks on his back and he yelped in pain.
"Riolu!" Luke and Kanako shouted worryingly at Riolu as Froakie's clones disappeared and it jumped back toward Shade, leaving Riolu slowly getting back up, but in a lot pain as he growled at Froakie, who still had that same confident smile on its face.
Once Riolu was back up on his toes, he shout and made fist with both his paws at Froakie. Witnessing this, Luke's confident smile returned and Kanako and Fennekin felt a little relieved.
"That's the way, Riolu! Don't give up!" Luke stated with a shout, making Riolu yip loud in agreement, but Shade wasn't amused.
"Oh yeah right. Froakie, use Pound one more time!" Shade commanded to Froakie, who reacted by making its hand glow and charged towards Riolu.
"Now! Use Counter, Riolu!" Luke commanded to Riolu, who did exactly that by tightening himself and started glowing blue as Froakie came closer. But, Shade was aware of this move and was ready for it.
"Hmph...! Quick Froakie, switch to Water Pulse!" Shade commanded as Froakie quickly changed its Pound attack and formed a sphere of water in its hands and threw it at Riolu, surprising Luke and Kanako.
When the attack hit Riolu, the Counter was broken and Riolu took the full force of that attack and was sent flying back in pain and landed back on the ground on his front. Luke and Kanako were shocked by Froakie's sudden attack change as the frog Pokémon landed back on the ground and Shade grinned again.
"Riolu..." Luke said worryingly at the injured Riolu, who was struggling to get back up.
"B-But how?" Kanako asked as she turned toward Shade.
"Please, like I don't know what Counter can do. Its good to repel physical attacks, but against special attacks, its useless." Shade stated as he closed his eyes at them, angering Luke as he turned his attention back towards Riolu, who was still trying to get up.
"Come on, Riolu! You have to get up! Please!" Luke pleadingly shouted at the top of his lungs to Riolu, while Kanako and Fennekin were getting tense.
As Riolu slowly turned his sight on Froakie, he saw the frog Pokémon insisting that he come at 'em again with a confident smile. Then he took a look at Shade and again saw him grin. Seeing this, determined not to give up, Riolu pushed himself back up on his toes, surprising Shade and bringing smiles back to Luke, Kanako and Fennekin.
"Alright! Way to go, Riolu!" Luke exclaimed in joy, while Riolu once again shouted loudly, stating its determination at Froakie and Shade.
"You can do it, Riolu! Its not over yet!" Kanako exclaimed as Riolu assumed his fighting stance again at Froakie.
"Man, you never learn." Shade stated as he face suddenly changed into seriousness, but Luke still smiled confidently at him.
"Yeah well, when me and Riolu battle, there's no way will ever give up! Especially not to you! Now Riolu, go and use Force Palm!" Luke shouted at the top of his lungs at Riolu, who responded by charging towards Froakie with his paw out and it glowed.
"Enough of this. Use Water Pulse!" Shade commanded to Froakie, who reacted by creating another sphere of water in its hands and leaped towards Riolu.
When the two Pokémon were close enough to each other, Riolu unleashed his Force Palm, and Froakie unleashed its Water Pulse and the attacks collided near each other, causing a huge explosion. Everyone covered their eyes as the smoke greatly intensify. After about a minute, everyone looked to see the smoke clearing and saw Riolu and Froakie still standing, gazing at each other. But when Froakie grinned at Riolu, Riolu suddenly felt the pain from the battle and slowly fell towards the ground on his front, surprising Luke, Kanako, and Fennekin.
"RIOLU! NOOOOOOOOOO!" Luke shouted at the top of his lungs as Riolu impacted the ground. Riolu... was knocked out, shocking Luke, Kanako, and Fennekin.
"Riolu..." Kanako said silently, along with Fennekin. Seeing how hard Riolu tried, only to end up defeated, she felt bad for him and Luke.
Luke on the other hand felt bad the most. As he gazed at Riolu, he couldn't believe no matter how hard they tried, they lost. And to all people, it was Shade, the one who insulted them. Yet, Luke was more upset at himself for letting this happen. It was the first time Riolu was defeated, and he felt like it was his fault that Riolu ended up like this. Meanwhile, Froakie jumped back to Shade and gave a cheerful croak up at him, making him smile as he took out Froakie's Poké Ball and aimed it at 'em.
"You did great. Well done, Froakie. Return." Shade said as the Poké Ball shot out its red beam and hit Froakie, sucking the frog Pokémon back inside and he put it back on his belt before gazing back at Luke.
Luke took out Riolu's Poké Ball and fell on his knees as he aimed it at him.
"Riolu... Return," Luke said as the Poké Ball shot out the red beam and hit Riolu, bringing him back inside. Once Riolu was back in his Poké Ball, Luke gazed down at the ground and took a good look at Riolu's Poké Ball and felt disappointed at himself for what happened. "Riolu... I'm sorry."
"Yeah, you should be," Shade stated as he walked in front of Luke, catching his attention as he looked up at him and noticed the serious look on his face. "You let your Pokémon take that. Not just Riolu, but Caterpie too. A good Trainer is suppose to determine his Pokémon's limits in battle. What you just did proved that you're nothing more than an amateur."
Those words greatly shocked Luke. He looked back at the ground and tighten his grip on Riolu's Poké Ball and closed his eyes tightly and grit his teeth hard. However, Kanako couldn't believe Shade said that.
"And you wanna enter the Kalos League. Yeah right..." Shade said as he reopened his eyes.
"How could you say that? That's isn't something you should say to your opponent after a battle." Kanako said with a serious expression, along with Fennekin, catching Shade's attention.
"I had to say it. He needed to hear it. Besides, what's wrong with speaking the truth?" Shade asked seriously at Kanako, surprising her and Fennekin as he started walking away and back onto the trail to Santalune City. Kanako and Fennekin watched as he walked off, but he turned his head back toward Luke and saw he was still upset before turning back ahead. "Hmph... What a waste of my time."
As Shade walked off, behind some trees, the mysterious man had watched the whole battle. As he watched Shade leave, he couldn't help but feel disappointed at him for some reason. Then he looked over at the upset Luke. Seeing the trouble Shade had caused, he closed his eyes and secretly left. "Oh Shade... You haven't changed at all."
"Luke...? Are you okay?" Kanako asked as she walked toward him, while Fennekin jumped out of her arms and looked at him.
"No... I'm not okay. Because... he's right," Luke stated, shocking Kanako and Fennekin as he brought his head up and gazed at Riolu's Poké Ball. "I'm suppose to be Riolu's Trainer, and yet I let him get hurt like that. And Caterpie too. I don't know anything about my Pokémon's limits like Shade said. So he's right... I am an amateur. How am I suppose to win the Kalos League if I can't even compete against someone like him?"
Before Kanako could say something, Luke suddenly slammed a fist on the ground, surprising her and Fennekin. She wanted to say something, but the look on his face proved that he was far to upset for words. "Luke..."
"Its all my fault... I let this happen. I let this happen!" Luke stated with a shout and as he took a good hard look at Riolu's Poké Ball and started showing some tears running down his face as he flashed back at the battle with Shade. "I'm so sorry, Riolu... I'm so sorry, Caterpie... I let you both down. I'm sorry..."
Luke then closed his eyes tightly and turned his head back at the ground with the tears falling off his face. His first lost, and it was hurting him greatly. All because of Shade. Kanako and Fennekin watched him as the sun had almost set. They felt bad for Luke, but what could they do? All they could do was watch as Luke cried for the first time on his journey. Something that Trainers had to experience eventually.
TO BE CONTINUED...