StevenZ12: Man that last chapter was quite the brick. I hope you're enjoying the story so far. I've rested and used the week to put my story together before putting it on paper. I do hope you'll enjoy this chapter like you enjoyed the story so far. BTW I believe mega Sableye is Awesome and will be very important in the next game's metagame. What do you guys think? Anyway without further ado, let's move on to the summary.

PS: I'd like to have your thoughts on whether should I keep on summering the previous chapter at the beginning of each new chapter.

Previously on Steven's adventures:

After Riolu's confessions about his past, the little family found new strengths within their bond and Riolu managed to confess to Buneary. Soon after, Steven, Riolu and Sneasel left the cavern in order to live in Snowpoint's outskirts.

6 months passed, and they gained confidence and developed new abilities despite living in a harsh environment. Steven and his crew found a place where they felt right at home. Indeed the school was a great way to emulate their time since living 24/7 in an abandoned temple was getting pretty boring for a six years old kid.

Soon Cynthia and her quite paranoid Lucario perceived their aura wandering around the school.

The lady was teacher at Snowpoint City Pokemon School, one of the best out of all the Sinooh region.

She was the witness of a very brutal scene when the kid exuding the aura trail she picked up got chased down and badly poisoned by an angry shopkeeper's Mightyena. On with the next Chapter!

Chapter 7: When a life meets another Life...

(Cynthia's P.O.V)

The kid in my arms was not breathing. It was a feeling I've never experienced. A feeling of terror, incomprehension.

″Don't leave me kid, hang on!″ I whispered on his ear, holding him really close to me. However, all I had for response was the child's face becoming serene and his skin starting to become cold. ″Nooooo!″ I shouted, ″I won't let it end like this!″ I promised to myself, activating my aura.

The blue energy was so strong that it made the air around me crack with static electricity. Despite all of the attention I was attracting, I kept running. Under my aura's intense pressure, my heel snapped, leaving me barefooted on the summer's fresh snow. Behind me, Togekiss carried two unconscious Pokemon. Sneasel and Riolu were healed from their poisoning, but so weak from all the pain they had endured that they almost instantly saw a veil of darkness falling in front of them and passed out.

″At least I know that these two are out of danger″. ″(Toge togekiss Kiss!)″ Togekiss used Extremespeed to get near me and informed me of the two Pokemon condition. ″I see… thanks Togekiss″ I thanked my jubilee Pokemon, who even given the present situation, continued to smile before swiftly changing its course to head for the Pokemon Center. As I silently prayed for their well-being, I kept running to Snowpoint's General Hospital.

(Steven's P.O.V)

″Arceus… we are you, save m…″ was the last thing I remembered saying. I started to see black spots forming before my eyes as my pain slowly disappeared, numbed by the poison's final stage. Soon after I found myself unable to breathe and I passed out.

It was a funny experience. At first it was unbelievably dark and cold. Then a bright light suddenly appeared right in front of my eyes. That light felt quite warm too and I felt the understandable need to rush to it. When I arrived to this place, there were no darkness or pain.

Only a bright light which surrounded me. There was also this warmth, so close to the one I felt whenever Loppuny would hold me tight and pat my head in order to ease me from fear after a horrific nightmare.

Where exactly am I? ″ I thought to myself. ″Hello! Is anybody here? ″ I shouted while still striving forward. The light then started to fade slowly away, revealing a beautiful crystal cavern with a waterfall at the back. ″Ok, now what? Where in Arceus's name am I? ″ I roared more than asked because I was starting to be afraid.

Sure the place was breathtaking. It had such a soothing impact that I just couldn't feel exited or terrified in here. However the fact that the minute before, I was in some very gentle woman's arm fading away and now I was in my current location didn't make much sense and I knew it, even if I was only 6 years old.

″If there is anyone here, I command you to show yourself!″ I defied with the most courageous voice I could muster. My knees, shaking almost compulsively, were however telling a whole other story.

Then I heard a giggle. A very cute and childish giggle. ″ (You have some confidence, little one hihihihi) ″. I turned around to look for the voice's location, but I couldn't find it.

I started running around, searching for it. I was now certain that it was a Pokemon, but I wondered what species it was. I frisked every outcropping, looked behind every pillar in sight yet I never traced the creature who was making quite a number on me.

″ (Not there hihihihi) ″. ″ (Over here! Hihihihi) ″ ″ (Behind you. Hihihihi) ″. These where the words of the being playing hide and seek with me. Actually, the high difficulty of the game made me forget my situation and soon I was all smiles, running and seeking something which I've never seen.

I played like that for quite some time until I suddenly remembered that I could use aura to ″sense″ living beings. However, since I wasn't that efficient with it, I rarely used it.

Let's try it then, that aura sense″ I encouraged myself while joining my palms together.

″(What? Are you giving up already!? You're no fun at all)″ the little voice teased. I swear that I could see the pout on his unseen face.

I just smirked then focused to activate my aura. ″Alright! Location room″ I muttered to myself, since I didn't want my little game partner to find out.

The location room was simple. As I extended my aura, a grid-like room formed in my mind and I picked up a… oh my lord…a GIGANORMOUS amount of aura. It was so deep and huge that it broke my location room and made me lose focus.

I immediately started to pant, as if entering in contact with such dominant force knocked the wind outta me. I slowly turned to face the direction were I located the aura, and pointed there. ″What the… what was that aura″ I blabbered, completely shaken by the experience and almost frozen by fear

″(Oops, I guess I always forget to restrain my life force when I'm facing humans)″ The voice said. ″(I'm truly sorry, little one.)″ The Pokemon, still invisible, apologized with sincerity.

″(I got a little carried away, it's not every day that I have so much fun with a cute little children like you)″ She added with a little sight. Then it appeared.

The Pokemon standing… well more like floating before me was on the short side. It was fairy like, gray and magenta colored and a two long tails that seemed to be as long as her body. Beautiful red gems beautifully complemented this already pretty Pokemon. However, when our eyes met, all sense of fear disappeared. It felt strange, but her eyes had something that seemed to wipe away every bad emotion, every last eerie thought outta me.

Pipe down, I'm not going to hurt you″. Completely mesmerized by her gaze, I didn't even twitched when she picked me with psychic and floated with me near the waterfall. Seeing that I wasn't completely here, the little Pokemon gently stroke me in the chin.

″ (Come on there, wake up!)″ She giggled while hitting me gently with his palm.

I finally got out of my little trip on the cloud and replied. ″I…I'm awake. B…but who are you? ″

″ (Well it's about time you asked little one!)″ she answered with a huge grin on her face.

She then executed some flying somersault before replying. ″(I am known as Mesprit, the being of emotions. Before me there is no emotion, and after me there is. I am the guardian deity of lake Verity and the guardian Pokemon of those who seen the light between September and January. My sisters Uxie and Azelf form what you humans call the lake trio. Uxie is the being of Knowledge and Azelf is the deity of Willpower.)″

I was in awe since I have heard about the Space and Time legend many times while attending clandestinely to the school's classes. I never imagined that in my lifetime I would have the chance to see one of the lake guardian up close and even play with it. Once my surprise wore off, I couldn't hold this question any longer.

″Say Mesprit, were are we?″ I asked while admiring the crystal cave and the soothing waterfall nearby.

″(Well how can I put it in order for you to understand hmmm…)″ the emotion Pokemon mumbled thoughtfully while stroking his chin with her finger. ″(Ahh this should do it)″ She said to herself, her face suddenly lighting up as if she found an Archimedes like answer.

″So...″ I pressed, getting slightly nervous.

″(Well let's say that you are asleep and you are dreaming. You are in the safest place ever.)″ she replied with glee, somersaulting everywhere. ″(Once you'll get the hang of meditation, this is where you should end up walking)″ She added.

″You mean that I'm sleeping?″ I confirmed. Mesprit confirmed the info with a slight yes head motion. Confirmation which caused another question to pop up.

″But then where is my body then, I hope I'm not abandoned somewhere″ I wished, not wanting to vanish in case I couldn't be strong enough to fight off the poison.

″(Don't worry, little one.)″ reassured Mesprit. ″(You currently are recovering in Snowpoint's Civil Hospital and you're cured of your poisoning)″ She added

As I almost cried from relief, Mesprit got lost in her train of thoughts. ″(This kid is sooo cute. But that aside, I never saw such will to live. He was in a bad state and they almost lost him. I came to help him but he needed very little help. Also his aura is something I haven't seen in many child around the world. He might very well be a kid that will shake things up around him.)″

The legend reflexion came to a close when she caught the interrogation surfacing on the little boy's face. ″ But… even so, why did you save me? ″ I asked. Even thought I was very thankful, a part of me still wanted to understand why did a legendary Pokemon saved me from oblivion.

″(I saved you because your time haven't come yet, little one)″ The legends kindly replied, striking the boy's hair gently with her paw, making him even more relaxed.

″( I'm your angel guardian after all, of course I won't let you disappear that early)″ She added while smiling and Arceus know how much warmth it generated inside me.

″I'm grateful for all, Mesprit″ I recognized. Then I went down to put a knee on the ground to pay her respect, but her psychic prevented me to do so.

″(You don't need to pay me physical respect. The gratitude radiating from you is good enough.″) Mesprit chuckled while releasing the weak psychic hold on the little human .

″(Now is the time for you to return to your people. Promise me that you'll use that aura in order to help Pokemon and humans.)″ The fairy like Pokemon mandated.

″I will do my best to fulfill that promise″ I replied while proudly lifting my right hand up.

( I hope I won't regret that trust. He is so cute I just couldn't ignore his silent plea to life.″) She thought to herself.

She however shook off the strange feelings she was getting and kissed Steven on the tip of his forehead, causing him to fall asleep almost instantly.

(Cynthia's P.O.V)

I ran and ran with the kid in my arms and stormed the entrance of the hospital. Fortunately for me, they were no surgeries planned so the kid could pass into surgery fast. I could keep calm, I never felt so terrified since a long time.

″(Calm down Cynthia! You reanimated his aura, let the doctors do the rest, please)″ Lucario pleaded while putting his paws on the teacher's arm.

″I'm trying, but thanks anyway Cari″ I replied. However, I still couldn't ease myself and my feet kept wobbling with aura pulsing weakly.

That was a tic that would kick in whenever I would feel anxious. A part of my body would constantly emit aura, just as if it prepared me to fight.

″I just don't want to see another child to be in danger. Ever again″ I weakly whispered while small tears appeared in the corner of my eyes.

″(… Oh... Mas… Cynthia)″. Being an Aura Pokemon, Lucario immediately picked my sorrow and hugged me. I then sobbed slightly while flashbacking these painful memories.

Some time passed and I gained back the control of my emotions. Just in time to see the doctors heading out of the operation room. I nearly jumped on one of them, barely held back my Lucario's psychic.

″HOW IS HE? HOW'S IT'S CONDITION″ I yelled, forgetting all sense of ethics.

The doctor just smiled at me, calming me instantly. I knew doctors from a long time and that smile, (coupled by how calm his aura was, but he could not know that Hahaha), finished reassuring me. The actually answer came right away however.

″ the little kid was badly poisoned and actually, he ″died″ for approximately 3 minutes. However, a certain electrical activity stimulated his brain and kept all connection intact, making his heart start beating again after 3 minutes, giving us time to administrate the antidote. He came close, that little lucky kiddo″ the doctor explained, rather satisfied to add yet another victory in is lifesaving record.

″However, the poison damaged his legs, so he'll need to recover in a healthy environment, as well as exerting each day for the following three months in rehabilitation.″ the doctor warned.

″I fully understand. You don't know how grateful I am″ Cynthia thanks, literally crushing the doctor in an embrace.″

The Lucario didn't showed it but he was happy as well, turning his blue and black face away to smirk… and psychic the teacher into releasing her embrace, since the doctor, as much as he appreciated her grateful hug, couldn't support her strength much longer and started to suffocate.

″Sorry, I think I got a little carried away hihihihi″ Cynthia quickly apologized, earning a sweat drop look from both Lucario and the doctor.

″Excuse-me miss Shirona?″ A nurse greeted while exiting the waking room. ″The patient is awake and want to talk to you″ She added while showing me the way.

I stood and walked in the room. I saw him, and I just melted. Now that he was in bed, I could have a better look at him. He was quite tall for his age, with a pale brown skin and pale black hair. His eyes where bluish grey and kind of deep. His face was between adorable and handsome, even for a kid of his age. Upon seeing him so helpless, I ran my hand across his hair, calming him a bit.

″ Could you leave us alone for some time?″ I asked the nurse who gently answered by the affirmative while leaving cold water near both of us.

Turning my attention back to him, I caught a gaze of pure adoration painted on his eyes.

″ What is it, my little Mudkip? ″ I gently asked, still running my hand across his hair, as if I could get enough of this feeling that I was getting.

″ Your aura miss, I've never felt something as comforting and warm, if it is back home with Loppuny and Buneary.″ He explained. It was kind of embarrassing since he litterally had stars in his eyes.

With the mention of her mate and daughters Lucario twitched and came over to see the kid.

″( Hey there little human, you say you felt that with Loppuny and Buneary? Do they have any special features?)″ He asked, testing the little guy to be sure it was her mate and her daughters he was talking about.

″( Well for starters, she has an high aura power, same of my sisters. Also, she's able to use aura sphere)″ I explained.

Tears of joy formed at the corner of Lucario's eyes. ″ I want to see them so badly…″ He wished while wiping his tears away from his face.

″Let's pick them up when we'll go to our summer camp.″ I proposed to him. His response was a big hug of gratitude while he gently patted the child's chest.

″( You seem like a good kid. That's nice)″ He added before returning to his corner to meditate.

Cynthia smiled at her partner's antics, then shifted her attention back to her new little friend.

″Who are you? Can you tell me why did that crazy fool chased you like a madmen like that?″ I asked, while retaining a soft tone to put the child in confidence.

I never expected that he would say everything. His aura was flowing clean. No detours, no hiding. He told me everything.

I learned that his name was Steven, that his parents were dead from an avalanche, that he passed a full year with a Loppuny household and that he was sent to the world by his Pokemon mother in order to live like a human again.

His story touched me greatly. The bonds he had created reminded me of the maxima I always repeated to my students.

When a life meets another life, something, good or bad is born.

″You went throught a lot, but it'll all be over now″ I said, surprising Lucario whose eyes shot open. ″I just can't let him return to the streets ever again″ It may my sole chance to be one as well. And he needs me too, he needs to know this love.″ I reasoned.

″What is over, miss Cynthia?″ Steven asked.

I gently leaned over and kissed him on his forehead. ″ Your days as an orphan in the streets″ I muttered in his ear. Nothing in this world or the next could describe the feeling I picked up from this poor child. He silently cried and I hugged him.

″I am Cynthia, teacher at Snowpoint city Trainer School and now your human mother″ I whispered because I was crying too. My impossible dream was heard by the gods and they granted my wish. I finally could call myself a mother as well.

End of Chapter.

StevenZ12: Whew that correction felt right I hope. Now Cynthia's a mother. And Steven Finally regained a family. How will all of this goes. Stay tuned for another chapter of Steven's adventure, the childhood.