So a few days after me getting my new knife Lucario, Riley and I all went out on a little forest adventure just to enjoy the scenery. At one point I wanted to practice with my new knife and it started like this. Lucario would go up in a tree, grab some leaves and thrown them down to where I was. My objective was to make a cut on the leaf. I was able to cut some, miss some, and cut some in half. When they got cut in half that means I was very accurate.
"Hey Jae let me try it once." Riley asked. So I complied and handed him the knife. He wasn't bad and was able to cut a few but his accuracy needed work.
After the little training exercise we continued to walk our trail. We continued to walk up a path next to a cliff that had a wood fence next to the edge. This was one of the nature trails that Riley knows of and it was beautiful. Standing on one of the mountains was an amazing feeling. This mountain we were on was one of the ones that did have a nature trail on it. A little ways down we were on a path that had a waterfall coming out of a cave, it was awesome!
"Hey Jae here can you do this for me, I want to get a picture with this boulder, can you take my phone, point it at me until I'm on the screen and click the red button. So in return I nodded and grabbed the phone.
He then exclaimed, "Man this is cool, I always walk this trail, it is amazing for a boulder just to form like this." Wait, boulders just don't form out of nowhere, OH NO!
I quickly screamed and Riley looked at me scared, and when he did turn around the rock got up and tried to take a swing at him, but I was faster than this rock head and was able to force palm it away.
Lucario ran up next to me, got in a fighting stance an said in a shocked voice, -Good work Jae I didn't even sense or notice him, stay on your guard now these guys can be dangerous.-
-Yeah I know, it is weak to fighting so I will focus to try and get a force palm in and you distract it, okay!-
-Got it!- Lucario agreed. He then turned to Riley switched to telepathy and screamed with his mind, 'STAND BACK RILEY! IT'S A GRAVELER, THEY ARE DANGEROUS!'
"Okay, I will let you two handle this." After saying that Riley stepped back some more to gain some distance while Lucario and I got ready to fight. Our opponent was a Graveler, just imagine a pretty big boulder with a intimidating face and 4 arms and 2 legs made out of rock.
The Graveler spoke up in a very gruff, deep and scratchy voice, -So it was that little punk behind you two who woke me up, hehehe, he is dead!-
-Over my dead body!- Threatened Lucario.
Graveler looked unfazed and said, -I can arrange that.-
I then spoke up, -Nah I don't think you will have to. In fact when were done we will make sure to give you a proper burial.-
He then looked at me with hate and screamed, -I'LL BURY YOU MUTT!- and then the fight ensued.
Lucario went left while I went right. Graveler charged at me first but was sidestepped when he was hit by an aura sphere. I took my opportunity to jump toward him and give him a strong straight. I refrained from using my blade because it could break easily against his hard skin. He was knocked back even more when he took a small, silver glowing beam shot through him. I looked at Lucario and saw his paws spark with the same energy, it must have been metal blast. Graveler seemed fazed but when I tried to attack he hit me with a strong punch that sent me falling back. Lucario sent a bunch of smaller aura shots at him and he had to block them all. While he was blocking I ran up and sent a force palm straight to his back. The force sent him staggering forward where Lucario had a aura sphere in his hand and he started running toward Graveler. But as soon as the attack was about to hit Graveler dodge it. Lucario got ready to block but to out surprise Graveler kept going and started running toward, RILEY! Oh crap me and Lucario started running but it was too late.
"ARGH!" Riley was sent flying toward the wood railing of the cliff after Graveler had punched him. Lucario was right behind him though. Graveler had prepared to hit Riley again but Lucario ran up right behind him and…
Was smashed right into the ground by Graveler's earthquake. I saw Lucario cough up blood from the attack, it was bad. I thought he was going to hit Lucario again and that I wasn't going to make it in time, but I was wrong he tried to take another hit at Riley, bug mistake. I was right next to him ready to attack and he didn't see it coming. I know I couldn't knock him out, but I could push him off the edge. So I had 2 force palms prepared in my bottom paws. So I jumped forward with my legs in front of me, drop kicked him and then let off the force palms. He started to fly toward the edge, Riley had gotten himself up and Lucario had gotten himself up on his knees and was in a crouched position. Both of them seemed to have faces of relief. But their faces were changed to shock and horror in a mere matter of seconds.
He grabbed me, Graveler had caught my leg before I could hit the ground, there was nothing I could do to get out of this, Lucario can't fly and I wouldn't be able to charge up another force palm in time, it was no use. He then crashed through the wood railing with me in his arms and we both started falling.
-HAVE A GOOD FALL!- With that said Graveler threw me away from the water and I was aimed toward the trees
Before I got too far away from the edge I heard Jae and Lucario scream.
-JAEEEEEEEEEE!- "JAEEEEEEEEEEE!"
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Huh? Where was I, what exactly happened? I opened my eyes and saw below me was the grass and the ground I don't know exactly how high I was in the air but it seemed to be around 12 or so feet. How did this happen? If I remember correctly there was the Graveler, the fight, and me being dragged down with him. I then took the moment to look above me and I saw that a branch had caught the holster for the sheathe of my knife. Talk about lucky, good thing I was wearing it. I must have passed out from the stress when I was falling. I then proceeded to pull myself up from the rope that was caught and grab a hold of the branch. Once I got on the branch I then unhooked myself and started to jump down from branch to branch. When I got on the ground I took a look around myself an saw that I didn't recognize the area at all. I was nowhere near the waterfall or the mountain, how far did the Graveler chuck me. I didn't see him around and I also didn't see Lucario or Jae anywhere so I decided to use aura vision to look around. A couple of stray Pokemon but nothing more. I really had nothing else to do but to start walking, it was sundown and I had to move before it got too dark. Good thing I got some sleep cause it looks like I am staying up all night on watch.
After walking in the direction I chose to walk in for about 2 hours it got dark. I was hungry and I was cold, thankfully I didn't get thrown in water so I wont be freezing, but before it got dark I needed two things, fire and food.
I took a look around to see if there were any berry bushes. After a couple minutes of searching I found a bush with what seemed to be Oran berries, there weren't many but it will do. I used a big leaf to put them in and then proceeded to get wood for a fire. It didn't have to be anything big, just needed one. Maybe Jae and Lucario might see the smoke signal.
Oh who am I kidding, I know they haven't given up on me but there is no way they are looking for me at this time of night. So I then continued to make a pile of leaves and twigs and got to work on the fire. I had the whole thing made up but I still needed something, a fire started. So I looked around in the area to find some kind of rock and I was finally able to find one, a single rock. GREAT! NOW WHAT WILL I USE TO GET THE FIRE STARTED! I then looked at the rock in my paw then I looked on the other side of my paw. MY GUARDERS!
I then proceeded with the rock in my right paw and my guarder angled toward my homemade fire pit. I stroked it one and saw a spark. I then did it again, and again until….
YES! It started, the fire actually started. I was so happy I was able to do that I screamed out in my own voice and kept moving the fire to keep it going.
After a few hours, 2 or 3 I have no idea, I had eaten all of the berries and still had the fire going. The berries acted as nourishment for thirst too so I didn't have to worry about much. I waited for about thirty minutes until I heard something.
-Sssssssssss…- Oh no what was that! -Well look at the little sssssssnack I found!- The voice sounded like a light male voice with a sadistic tone to it. I turned around and I saw it.
It was an Arbok. A giant cobra like snake with a mostly purple skin tone. It had black and red markings in a pattern on it's hood and trust me he looked hungry. -Mmmmm, you look tassssty, a fine morsssssel that I will enjoy for a while.-
-Get back you legless lizard!- I then unsheathed my Kukri and got prepared for a fight. -Turn around now and you wont end up dead!-
-OH! A feisssssty one are we, I will enjoy digessssting you!- With that he slithered toward me and lunged, in return I took a slash at the lower part of his body. He screamed out and tried to bite me again but that just ended up with me slashing him near his eye. -AHHHHHH!-
-Well I don't think this thing will work against hard skinned opponents but you are a poison type, this is a steel blade, not the same as a steel type attack but still effective.- I explained to the snake.
-ARGH, I WILL GOUGE OUT YOUR EYESSSS FOR THAT ONE!- With that he lunged at me again but this time I saw his tail light up in a pinkish glow, it was a poison jab, I can't let that hit me!. So I ducked under the jab so I didn't get hit but I made a bad mistake because he then quickly coiled around me and held on before I could escape.
-EH! ARGH! LET GO *GASP*- I couldn't escape I was trapped and I was running out of air, is this where I die. Can't really catch a break can I. I lose my things, my friends, my family and now I lose my life. Only regret is I really wish I could have met some girl to be with, have a family, hopefully get to have a little girl. But it looks like I really won't get that chance now, too bad I guess.
Then a high pitched voice squeaked out, -YOU LET HIM GO, YAH!- and as soon as that was said a bolt of lighting struck the Arbok and only electrocuted me a bit. -HURRY GET OUT!- The same voice screamed. No I wasn't just gonna let this thing get a way with that, I was mad, madder than I have ever been. This is the second time someone has tried to kill me, even if the first time wasn't really me.
I then screamed out, -RAAHH!- and then jumped for his neck with the Kukri. It was over in a second and I saw him squirm for a minute before he went limp. There was some blood on my paw and a little on my face then looked down at the body of the Arbok I just killed, did I really just killed something, I had never killed something in my life. Killing was wrong but it was in self defense, he tried to kill me, it was justified.
Right?
I was then taken away from my thoughts when I heard the same light voice from the one that had saved me speak up, -I um, didn't expect you to do that, but at least now neither of us are in danger.- I then turned around to look at the one who had saved me, it was a Pichu.
It was under half my size being only a foot tall. It had a little black tail with most of it's body having light yellow fur with black zigzagging near the top of his torso. He had big triangle ears rimmed with black fur and of course his popular electric sacs on the sides of their face. Now that I looked at his body structure I could see he was a male Pichu.
-Yeah, I guess thanks, who are you anyway and where did you come from?- I had questioned him.
-Oh, sorry mommy and daddy always tell me to introduce myself whenever I meet someone, I'm Ray, I am only a month old, who are you?- The little mouse exclaimed.
I then answered his question, -I am Jae and I am only about a month or so older than you.-
His eyes lit up when I said that, -REALLY! CAN WE BE FRIENDS PLEASE, PLEASE!- Okay he was definitely innocent, I really don't even think her realized I killed that Arbok but I decided why not, and besides I needed help.
-Sure we can be friends but I need some help, it's dangerous out here and I am really lost, do you know where I could stay safe for the night?- I asked politely.
-Yeah, you can come to my town!- Okay a town, this I had to see. Did the less aggressive Pokemon make a town in this forest, must be well hidden cause I couldn't see it, not even from the mountain.
I then picked up a somewhat big stick and told him to electrocute it. Ray shocked it and the stick did light on fire but it seemed to hurt him. I checked to see if he was okay and he said he was fine so I told him to lead the way. We walked for about 15 or 20 minutes and we made sure to look out for any other aggressive Pokemon. We then walked up to a pretty big wall of shrubbery.
-Okay were here, put that out and follow me okay.- So I did what he asked and followed through the bush and when I came out the other side, oh my god.
This was amazing. There were small houses that seemed to be made of wood and rock. There were many caves in a Cliffside they had. There was a building bigger than others in the center of town and there were tons of trees that were made into treehouses. This place was great, it was a huge area that looked like it was made just as a city was designed but maybe not as big. It wasn't New York but it was still beautiful in it's own right. There seemed to be only a few lights on though, I guess most of them were asleep.
-Come on my house is this way Jae!- As he said that he took off and I followed. It took us a minute but I followed him to a house he stopped in front of. It was about a 6 foot tall house that was about 20x20 in diameter. He then walked up to the house and opened the door and motioned for me to come in. -MOM, DAD I'M HOME!-
He ran into what I suppose was a living room and saw his parents. There was a Pikachu which is a 4 inch taller version of Ray that is bigger but with skinnier ears and a lightning bolt tail that on the end looked to have the top part of a cartoon heart, that was his mom. When a Pikachu has a heart shaped tail they are female. Then her electric sacs were red instead of pink. Then also in the room was a Raichu. He was slightly taller than me about 3 more inches. He was darker furred in a shade of dark orange with black stripes on his back. His tail was skinnier and on the end had a lightning shaped blade on the end of it. He had tan fur on his stomach and chest area and his paws were all brown at the tips. His ears were shaped like a crescent moon with brown running across the edges and yellow fur running on the inside with a curl at the end. Then his electric cheeks were yellow instead of red or pink. Then the final touch was that he was wearing a leaf eyepatch with a scar going from one side to the other vertically on his left eye.
They both looked up from their son who they were hugging and the first one to speak or better yet scream was his mother.
-OH MY GOD WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, YOU'VE GOT BLOOD ON YOUR PAW AND FACE, ARE YOU HURT ARE YOU OKAY?!- She said all this in a light and kind of squeaky feminine voice while walking up to me and checking me all over to see if I was okay.
-Ma'am I am fine, this isn't my blood.- Probably shouldn't of said that because she turned around looked at Ray with a mean look.
-NOT YOUR BLOOD, THAN WHOS IS IT, RAY! Why did you bring him here, you saw what he did why on earth would you bring him here!- His mother questioned.
Before Ray could speak his father interjected in his light but also strong masculine tone, -Now honey let us hear him out, our son wouldn't have just brought him here for any reason. Also honey do you even realize what he is?- He said the last part kind of scared.
-NO! Why would I know what this murderer is!- Well that was rude, it was in self defense.
-Honey, that is a Riolu!- What was with his tone. Why did he sound like he was scared of me?
A face of realization appeared on her face, -OH MY GOD! I am so sorry I have never seen one of your kind nor would I have thought you would have come down to our home, please make yourself at home and I will get you something to wash up.-
But I didn't want her doing it by herself so, -Ma'am please let me come with you I can help with this.-
She was not having it, -No, no please your grace I insist I will be as quick and as clean as possible.- Your grace, okay no did they think I was royalty or something, nope not having any of that.
-Ma'am I will have to ask you to refrain from calling me your grace and treating me like I am king, my name is Jae. This goes for you too, I am no king nor do I think I am above anyone in this room so please relax.-
-Ray's mother then looked at his father and spoke to him aggressively, -So Raiden, want to explain this, you told me that Riolus and Lucarios are like royalty and they were to be treated as such, what was this just a joke to embarrass me in front of our son!- Uh oh, she was MAD! Her cheeks had started to spark there.
-WHAT NO! Honey I have met other Lucarios and Riolus and they had always acted that way.- Man he was desperate, he may be the evolved one but it seems she has more control.
-Well then tell me why does this one not act like that and has even asked us to not treat him like that!- Okay now I was putting a stop to this.
-Maybe it has to do with I have not grown up in the wild or have I been living with these royal Lucarios you speak of.- They both turned to me after my revelation on the situation.
-Wait you're a trainers Pokemon?- The father asked me.
-Yes I am, now if someone could help me clean up I will do proper explanations and introductions. Ma'am if you would please come and help me clean up I would appreciate it.-
-Certainly Jae I would be happy to help.- As she spoke she gave Raiden there another death glare.
We then walked into what appeared to be a bathroom but they had a weird pump system that she pushed down a couple of times to get the water flowing. She then helped me wash off the blood on my paw and face and after we both proceeded back into the living room where Ray and Raiden were on what I assumed were like homemade cushions, gonna ask how they make those later. So I sat down with them and started my explanation. I told them my name, who I was(excluding who I used to be), the whole incident with the Graveler and what happened when Ray saved me.
Raiden was the first to speak, -Well I can see why you did what you did, if you had left the Arbok alive it might of killed you and my son, they are known to be dangerous.-
I had to say this though, -Well sir I guess if you didn't let your son go out I probably wouldn't be standing here.-
-I didn't let him go out.- After that sentence he looked toward his son with a glare and I saw his mother doing the same, -Any way it is very nice to meet you Jae I am Raiden, my mate here is Sharara and you already met my son Ray.-
-It is a pleasure to meet all of you, and I am sorry to ask but is there anyway I could stay here for the night, I am lost and it is too dangerous to travel at night and *Yawn* I am dead tired.-
Sharara at given me a kind look, -Of course you can, we have no problem with it.-
I responded, -That's great but also could I get a little guidance outside the area. I just need to find one of the nature trails.-
-Oh certainly, Ray can lead you there, oh that also reminds me, RAY! Why were you out there?- Sharara questioned.
So he guiltily answered her, -I saw smoke from the fire Jae had made and went to see who it was.-
Raiden looked to Ray, -I guess that makes sense, but don't go out without asking next time, you could have gotten hurt.-
-I won't dad, I'm sorry.- He seemed really upset, guess he didn't like being yelled at.
-It is alright son, just ask next time.- With that Sharara showed me the place where I would sleep that night, seemed they had like a guest bed. It was almost like a small nest, the size I was now I could fit in it but I don't think this would work very well if I evolved, it seemed to be big enough just to fit Raichus or anything smaller. With that I told them all goodnight and went off to sleep.
*YAWN* Man that was a good sleep. I must of slept like a log, what time was it any-oh right I am not at the house I am at Ray's house. I got up and looked around and saw no one so I decided I would take a look around. I got up on my paws and started to explore, their house was nice and really clean. I guess some Pokemon are more civilized than others are. I entered the living room and saw Sharara in their, she seemed to be fiddling with something in her paws.
I decided to greet her, -Hey Sharara what you doing there.-
-Oh Jae your awake, you must have been dead tired to sleep this long, but after what you went through yesterday it doesn't surprise me very much. Anyway to answer your question I have a little shop in the town where I make these pinecone necklaces, I use lightning to sometimes burn them and turn them into different patterns, here is one I finished.-She then handed me the one that had a string around it and it was amazing, the wood was burnt down and it looked to be put in the shape of a lightning bolt, it was incredible.
-Wow this is amazing, you did an excellent job on it.- I complemented.
-Thanks, it was my mother who taught me how, I wish I could do the same with Ray but he is not very interested, he likes what his dad does being the town guardian and all.- I was shocked to hear Ray's dad was the town guardian but I had to ask her something.
-Is your mother no longer with us?- She seemed a little shocked I would ask that but she just lowered her head sadly.
-No she is not, but it is not that bad, she got to meet my son before she passed, so I am not as sad as I would have been.- Oh, I guess that is why she was so shocked when I asked.
-So it was recent, I am sorry to hear that, I've lost my family too.- She looked at me shocked.
-They do not live with the humans that you stay with.- This was a hard question to answer, I didn't know if whoever controlled this body's family is still alive but I decided to just be honest.
-No, I do not know where they are or if I will find them.- I lifted some of the fur on my shoulder so show her the scar and said, -I was shot the day we were separated from each other so they might think I am dead if anything, so I know the pain of losing a loved one.-
She looked surprised I had the scar, but quickly looked down and sadly said, -I am so sorry for your loss, if you need someone to talk to I'm here.- She then got a look of realization on your face, -Oh that's right you have to get back to where you live, just go see Ray outside he will help you get back home, he knows the layout of the land, if you were lost on a nature trail then he can probably get you back to one and you can get your bearings from there.-
-Thank you Sharara, if I don't see Raiden please tell him I said thank you for letting me stay and I will be sure to visit okay.- She then waved at me as she told me that Ray was at a friends house just down the path to the left, it's the only house that is a tree house on that path so I couldn't miss it.
As I walked some of the other Pokemon were giving me stares, some flying Pokemon, some normal types, small, big you name it, they all seemed shocked I was even around, did it have something to do with the royalty thing? I then came close to a tree house where I saw Ray playing with a Starly which is another flying type, it was a type of avian with black and white feathers with white on it's face making it look like it had a mask. It was only a foot tall with an orange beak and orange legs.
Ray noticed me first, -JAE! Jae come here quick, this is my friend Avis, he can fly.-
Avis then introduced himself, -Hi I am Avis, believe it or not I am actually able to fly.-
Ray interjected before I could speak, -It's true it really is, I couldn't believe it.-
I then finally had my turn, -Well I know he can fly, he is a flying type, but I mea you're an electric type, you have an advantage over him.-
Ray looked confused, -How do I have an advantage?-
Well looks like I needed to explain here, did his parents not teach him, -Well it is like this, he is weak to you cause you can shoot lightning, I am weak to him because he is a flying type and I am fighting.- He still seemed confused and I just said, -Know what forget I said anything, what were you two doing?-
Avis picked up a ball in his talons and stared flying up, -We were throwing the ball to each other, wanna try?- I just said yes and we started to play. Avis was a bit cheap, no matter how hard we threw it or how high he could always catch it because well he can fly. He then did a front flip and tried to throw it over both of us, but I didn't let him trick me, he only threw it up eight feet, but I can jump nine feet. Both of them were shocked that I was able to do it. Ray ran up to me with a gleeful expression.
-HOLY WOW! How did you do that.- He questioned.
I only had one word for him, -Training.-
He seemed to accept that answer. I then reminded him that I needed to get back, we told Avis bye and we headed toward the exit. We had walked for a minute and got close to the exit we heard someone call out, -HEY!- We looked up and saw Raiden up in a tree and he called out, -YOU TAKE CARE OF MY SON, YOU HEAR!-
I gave him a reassuring look, -WILL DO, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME!- He then nodded and ran off through the trees, I guess he was patrolling.
Ray and I continued to walk when he asked me something, -Hey Jae, I have to ask you how did you learn how to jump that high and also fight like you did. I was watching the fight before I saved you, you were awesome, how did you do that.-
So in return I answered him, -I have a friend who has been teaching me for a while now, he been teaching me ever since I have been at my new home.-
He looked saddened, -New home, what about your old one, why don't you go to your old home?-
I stopped for a moment and I just sadly said, -I can't go back to my old home, I will never be able to.- That thought again, the thought I would never see my family. I started to tear up, but Ray had grabbed my paw.
-Hey, don't cry, you shouldn't anyway, you seem to have a new family at your new home right, I know their not the original thing but they are still family, right?- His words they ringed true. These people I live with now, I haven't been treating them as friends, I have been treating them as a surrogate family. I don't know when it started but it did, they became my family. When I had no one they were there. I might have lost one family but I still have one that will be there for me.
-You're right Ray, they are my family and they will be there for me. There really isn't a reason to cry, they're probably out looking for me as we speak, so lets not keep them waiting any longer ok.- He nodded and we started running, I saw a nature trail up ahead and started to slow down.
Ray sped up though, -Come on I will race you there!- I was about to pick up speed before I saw something, I saw a huge rock headed right at Ray, in a mere second I ran as fast as I could and got in between the rock and Ray. I held onto Ray and was struck in the back. I was sent tumbling down and when I stopped rolling I checked on Ray.
-Ray you okay?- I questioned.
He gave me a scared look and screamed, -YEAH I AM FINE, BUT YOU YOU'RE HURT!- He was right the rock hit me directly in the back and caused some scratches that were bleeding. But as I said, they were scratches.
-I'm ok, it looks bad but it's just a scratch.- Even though it was just a scratch it still stung bad, but I couldn't worry about that at the moment.
-WELL LOOK AT THIS I FOUND THE MUTT!- It was Graveler, I knew he could survive that fall no way he couldn't have.
-Look at you, thanks for the fall by the way, I am about ready to return the favor.- I gave him a death glare, I was mad. -Ray you stand back you hear me!-
-Oh don't worry about him, when I kill you he is next.- After that statement I looked at Ray and he looked to be on the verge of tears, he was scared.
-Ray, listen to me I won't let him near you, got it. I made your dad a promise and I am willing to keep it.- He looked assured after I said that.
He then exclaimed, -Kick his butt Jae.- I nodded to him and I ran at Graveler while Ray went for cover.
He tried to swing at me but he was slow at I was tiny, he couldn't touch me. As he swung I was charging up a force palm, and as soon as I saw an opening I sent it straight to his right leg. I heard a cracking sound from it and I saw him cringe, but he then turned and swung his left arm at me and sent me rolling. He couldn't move as good but he then did a rollout attack. I had dodged once and he circled around to try and hit me again. As he did I timed myself and waited until he got closer, closer, a bit closer and…
I then quickly side stepped left and used a sucker punch. It sent him tumbling straight into a tree and when he got up he looked furious and hurt. He then put all of his arms on the ground and lifted up. He had picked up a part of the ground to throw at me. As he was getting ready to throw it I started running toward him. He threw it and I knew what I was going to do. As the rock got closer I dodge left really quick and pulled out my Kukri and threw it toward him as if I was throwing a javelin. As I thought he had dodged it and didn't realize it wouldn't have done much. It was enough though, I quickly started charging force palms in both my paws as I jumped in the air. He had turned around and didn't see me. I landed onto of him and sent my right and force palm right on top of him.
When I let it go he screamed, -ARGH!- But I wasn't done I was still on top of him and sent the force palm in my left paw on the top of his head again. -*GASP!*- Seemed like that one knocked the breathe out of him, but then I charged up 2 more force palms and got a bit closer to where his face was. His eyes stared up at me and I looked him dead in the eye, swung my arms above my head and then bent down to sent both force palms straight to his face.
-GAAAHHHHH!- As I released them it sent him flying back and I was sent into the air about 2 feet. With my momentum I flipped forward and balanced myself so I could land on my paws. My back was turned to him and when I turned around he was having trouble getting up. I heard scampering and saw Ray running up behind me.
-YOU DID IT YOU BEAT HIM!- He exclaimed. I turned and gave him a smile. I had heard grunting behind me we turned around to see the Graveler getting back up.
I screamed angrily at him, -YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH, JUST STAY DOWN!-
He got up and smiled, -No, no, I don't lose, no matter what my kind doesn't lose. We never let our prey escape, that is our rule.- His body started steaming up and turning red, -Yes, yes, YES! Now you will know what happens to those we hate, you are going to pay for everything you did to me, AAAARRGGGHHHH!- As he screamed his body kept spewing out steam and getting redder.
I looked at him in disgust, -Go ahead make me pay, but with you hurt like that I don't think you will be able to even touch me.-
He then looked at me with his eyes bloodshot and his face with a grin that the devil himself would have shivered from. He then said in a monotone voice, -You are missing the point.-
Wait, was he…OH GOD! I quickly scooped up Ray in my arms and ran as fast as I could. I could hear the steam getting louder. Then I saw a rock that could be used as cover and quickly ran behind it.
Then I heard it *FzzzzzzzzzBWOOOOOM!*
A huge shockwave rattled the earth and I waited a minute for it to die down. I finally put Ray down and told him to stay there while I checked the area. The Graveler was nowhere to be find. All that was left was about a 30x30 crater where he used to be standing in the middle of. There were trees destroyed and grass burned.
I knew what that was. He used explosion to try and kill us. Explosion in the game was where a Pokemon makes a powerful blast but takes up all his HP. Here the first part is correct but not the second, here the move kills you.
-That is what they do.- Ray stated. I turned around to look at him when he continued.
-That is what they're kind do. If they can't win they will use that move to take out their opponent. My dad warned me about them, he said he lost a friend to one of them.- Man talk about a screwed up race, I wasn't even going to kill him. To think he would do something like that, it's sickening.
But then out of the forest I heard a voice, -JAE, YOU'RE OKAY!- I turned around to see Lucario and Martin running towards me. I was so happy I started running over to them too.
-YOU FOUND ME!- I exclaimed. We both stopped in front of each other and Lucario looked tired and stressed. -How long have you been looking for me?-
He then started to explain, -When you fell we didn't know if you were alive. Riley and I went back and told Martin what had happened. Martin and I left immediately to come and look for you.- I took a look at Martin and saw he had a gun and his own Katana with him. -Martin and I have been searching for you ever since we left. By night we saw smoke. We went to go see who made it but when we got there all we found was a little left of the fire and a dead Arbok.- When he said that I had looked down in regret and Lucario noticed, -What's a matter?-
-I am the one who killed the Arbok, it had got me in his coils an I thought I was going to die, but Ray here.- I had gestured over to Ray, -Had sent a bolt of lightning at it to distract it and then I-I don't know I just, jumped for his neck.- I was about to break down, I still couldn't believe I took a life and just caused another one to go away.
-Jae look it's okay, you were scared and acted in self defense don't be ashamed of it.- That reassured me somewhat, but I still felt guilty. He then continued, -Anyway we have been searching when we heard and saw the explosion and ran in the direction of it and, here we are.-
"Hey Lucario what did he say?" Question Martin.
Then Lucario used telepathy to speak with him, 'Jae was the one who killed the Arbok we found earlier.'
Martin then said shockingly, "Wait! Jae you did that? It looked like you slit his throat!" When he said that all I did was nod at him and look down. "Hey look Jae don't worry about it, you acted in self defense, I have no problem with you protecting yourself, I am just glad your alive. But two things, where is your Kukri and what happened here?"
I took a look around and saw my Kukri, seemed like it was launched in the blast, good thing it didn't get damaged. I then came back and gave Lucario my explanation, -The same Graveler came back and attacked, he hurt me.- I then showed him the cuts on my back and continued, -But in the end I was able to beat him. I turned around to see he got back up, he couldn't fight so I wondered why he got up. Then his body started steaming and I realized what he was doing.- I then looked over at the crater.
-He blew himself up.- Finished Lucario.
"Lucario what happened here?!" Martin demanded.
'The same Graveler that tried to kill us yesterday blew himself up to try and kill Jae.!' Lucario yelled in telepathy. Lucario seemed mad at Martin. Martin kept demanding for an explanation while Lucario just cared for my safety.
-Well it seems you found your friends Jae.- Started Ray sadly, -I guess that means this is goodbye then.- I saw a tear start to form in his eye.
-What do you mean Ray, I will still visit.- I assured him.
-What! Really you will!?- He surprisingly question.
-Sure will, I mean we are friends right?- With that he nodded. As Martin treated and cleaned the wounds on my back we had waved to Ray and told him goodbye. I remembered the path we had taken to get back on the trail, so I would be sure to visit him and his family.
Once we got the wounds cleaned up we got up and started walking. Once we had gotten back to the house and opened the door I was bombarded by Claire and Carol hugging me and Riley asking if I was okay.
After the explanation to them and getting more hugs from Carol Lucario asked me, -So Jae what are you gonna do now that you're back?-
I knew exactly what I was going to do. I answered him exhaustedly, - I am going to take a shower.-
