Chapter 8: The Training
Time: Who Knows? P.M…. Or possibly A.M.
Place: The Kronoid Planet
POV: Daniel Kris Osu
Me: *Watches TV*
Dan: Hello?
Me: *Does homework*
Aviera: Are you there?
Me: *Plays piano*
Michael: Really? What are you doing now, writing jokes for a syndicated daytime talk show host or something?
Trios: Seriously?
Me: *Writes jokes for syndicated daytime talk show hosts*
Ashton: Okay, we get the message. You're busy. We forgive you for taking a couple small breaks from writing.
Lorde Chaos: I. Will. Never. Forgive you. You delayed one of my only POV chapters! How could you!
Team Northwest America: Ignore him!
Me: Thanks, guys. I don't own Pokemon, Gamefreak, or Nintendo.
Ashton Temk Chu didn't look happy.
He was wearing wet socks with no shoes, as the shoes he was wearing had been embedded in the ground of the Pokemon Moon. And then he accidentally stepped in the lake. Before that, he had gotten temporarily shoved into a ridiculous outfit by the hyperdresser. And now he was carrying his brother, Alex (a.k.a. Trios), because Alex/Trios was unconscious. His new Pokemon, Pikachu, had shocked him. The Pikachu was now sitting proudly on Ashton's head.
And of course, nobody wanted to give Alex any more Cheri berries.
Now, we were on the Kronoid planet. And we were heading back to the hotel. Xiyus offered to transport us back, but Ashton refused to be teleported again. So Xiyus left to meet his two girlfriends at the Xzaxagomen, and us humans went home to train our Pokemon.
Alex had gotten Pikachu, of course. Ashton already had Snivy. Michael had picked out a mischievous Totodile, and Aviera had been drawn to a small Chimchar.
And me? I didn't choose a Pokemon. Riolu chose me.
Rhea told me that the Riolu I got was young, and didn't have complete control over its Aura abilities. She said that once trained, Riolu could possibly learn to speak to humans through Aura. I was eager to train Riolu so that we could communicate, so when I got to my Training Area, I got right to it.
"Okay, Riolu, come on out!" I threw the Pokeball, and the small Pokemon appeared. It looked at me expectantly without moving an inch.
"So, Riolu. Can you understand me? Nod your head for yes, shake your head for no," I commanded experimentally.
Riolu nodded extremely slowly.
"I see. So Pokemon here can understand humans."
Riolu nodded again, faster this time.
"Thank you, Riolu. Now, your attacks are… Let's see… Quick Attack, Endure, Foresight, and… Iron Defense. Now, why would you know that move?
""Ri, Riolu. Riiiii-yah!"" Riolu moved the two long knob-things on its head forward, making them appear horn-like. The Pokemon jumped around, making slicing motions with its arms.
"Hmm… I don't understand, Riolu."
Riolu held up one finger. Number one…
He/she (I couldn't figure it out) then drew a female symbol in the ground. I am female, she seemed to be saying.
"Interesting, females are rarer than males, correct?"
She nodded, then held up two fingers. Number two…She started to draw some more, until eventually she had drawn a rough portrait of a bladed Pokemon (which appeared to be a Bisharp) next to a male symbol.
She then drew a line connecting the Bisharp to a drawing of a Lucario head and, finally, drew two lines: one from the Bisharp to where she was standing and one from the Lucario to the same place.
"Hmm… So… is that Bisharp… Your father?" I guessed.
Riolu danced around happily.
"Ah, that explains it. And you know… You're a very talented artist, Riolu. Maybe I can find something for you to draw with after we finish training. Now…" I stood up straight and took a deep breath. "Let's get started."
…Meanwhile…
POV: Michael Sicn Empyre Ortega
Yeah, I have four names. And one of them is Sicn. Even I'm not sure how to pronounce that. Although Empyre is pretty cool…
Oh, yeah. So I was training my Totodile. Here's a transcript:
Michael: Hey, come on out, Totodile!
Totodile: Toto, toto. Dile.
M: Hey, Totodile! Try using Scald on that conveniently placed target!
T: …
M: Hey… Where'd you go?
T: …TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT…
M: *Looks around* Where are you and what are you doing!
T: TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOTTTOOOOO…
M: Seriously, Totodile! Where the heck did you go?
T: TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOTTTOOOOO… DILE! *Shoots Michael in the butt with a Scald*
M: AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! $#! WHY'D YOU DO THAT?
T: *Giggles uncontrollably*
M: Okay, Totodile, very funny. Now, use a… Where'd you go?
T: Toto, toto, totodile! Totodile! *Jumps on Michael's head*
M: Why are you up there? Ow!
T: *Yanks on Michael's hair, resulting in Michael tilting and running into a wall*
M: Ow… That hurt. Now, behave Totodile. Don't you want to become stronger?
T: Totodile.
M: I will take that as a yes. Now, try using a… Oh, hello, The One, I mean Aviera! What brings you here?
Aviera: I was just thinking that maybe we could battle. I mean… If you want to. I already did some training in my training room.
M: ARE YOU KIDDING ME! I would LOVE you, I mean to! I mean… Okay, sure. Go Toto… Okay, where'd you go this time?
A: I think he's… Aaah… *faints*
M: No! Bad Totodile! Okay, drop the Sleep Powder and come out with your hands up! That could have been my chance to… Aaah, dang. *faints*
T: To, totodile. (Translation: Your services are no longer required.) *Drags Aviera and Michael to some random place*
Scene Change
POV: Ashton Temk Chu
"Okay, then, Snivy, it's time to train. Sorry for keeping you in your Pokeball for so long…" I said sheepishly.
""Snii, Snivy,"" she said in a tone that seemed to imply something like 'It's all right'.
"How about a battle with Trios's Pikachu, then? Let's get started. Use Leaf Tornado!"
""Sni-vy!"" Snivy formed a swirling vortex of leaves and tossed it at Pikachu, who was battling without the help of his still-paralyzed trainer.
""Pikachu!"" Pikachu jumped in the air and seemed to use Iron Tail, slicing through the Leaf Tornado and falling towards Snivy. ""Piiii…""
"Snivy! Dodge and use Leaf Blade!"
But it was too late to dodge, and all Snivy could do is jump up to counter Iron Tail with Leaf Blade. The two tail attacks clashed, neither Pokemon giving an inch.
"C'mon, Snivy, don't give up!" I encouraged.
""Piiiiika…"" Pikachu poured on the power, pushing Snivy to the ground, but Snivy didn't give up, she kept the attack going.
"Snivy, this won't get us anywhere! Break away and use Leaf Tornado again!"
Snivy jumped out from underneath Pikachu, who slammed into the ground. Snivy launched another Leaf Tornado at Pikachu, but Pikachu blew it up with Thunderbolt. The streak of electricity continued into Snivy, who shuddered as the attack did damage.
"Snivy, are you all right," I said in a concerned tone.
Snivy nodded. ""Sni, vy.""
"Okay, then… Um… Try using Frenzy Plant!" It was a desperate command that probably wouldn't work, but I had remembered the fight with Magnemite and blurted it out.
Before Snivy could do anything, she was pinned to the ground by Pikachu's Iron Tail. But Pikachu let up his attack, seemingly distracted by something. He ran over to the doorway, pointing at something frantically.
I followed the electric mouse with Snivy in tow, and noticed that Michael's Totodile was running as fast as he could down the hall. Impressively fast, in fact, since he was dragging both Michael and Aviera with him.
"Oh, jeez. I guess I'd better sort this out." I ran after Totodile.
…Meanwhile…
POV: Alex Trios CHu
What am I supposed to say? I'm still paralyzed!
Scene Change
POV: ?
"Hello? Is this room taken?" I walked into Training Area G6. On closer inspection, it looked like it was taken, because there was a kid training with his Riolu already there.
"Oh… It's all right if you want to train here," He said, turning around. I recognized him, then. I'd seen him in the Xzaxagomen. His name was… Daniel, yes, that's right. Dan. I could tell it was he just by looking at his eyes. They were so… relaxed, I guess. Relaxed, but intelligent. Green. Like an endless field…
"Excuse me? I asked you if you wanted to battle." Dan waved his hand, snapping my out of my daydream. I guess I got a little distracted…
"Yes, I guess that would be a good way to train. By the way, my name is Maxime Slyer. Maxime Etxey Slyer, to be exact. I'm from Team West Europe, by the way."
"Well, that explains the British accent. Daniel Kris Osu. Northwest America. And this is Riolu."
"A Riolu? Cool! I got a Minccino, see?" I threw my Pokeball, revealing Minccino.
"Interesting choice. Why don't we start the battle, so we can see exactly what Miccino is made of, hm?"
I liked him already. Too bad I was sure to kick his cute butt. "You're on," I said, smiling.
END CHAPTER
…Meanwhile…
POV: Unknown
'How are you feeling now, Negina?'
""I've told you a million times. I'm fine! The operation went perfectly. I'm not dizzy, I'm not sick, I'm not anything but fine!""
'I'm sorry. I can't help but be concerned about my own soul mate, my queen.'
""Yes, quite all right. Now, Athanasia's vitals look stable, her development is on track, how are we doing on the predictive report?""
'Preparing it right now, Negina.' I pressed a few virtua-keys on the containment chamber console, and a glass tablet was ejected from a slot. I read it quickly. 'This implies that she will be ready for modification in two months, and fully developed in three. Her containment fluid is uncontaminated, and everything else is normal. Now all we have to do is wait and watch the progress of Darkkon's mission. He's scheduled to give his first report a few days from now in our time. Everything is going perfectly. But I ask you again…' I paused, giving Negina a certain look. 'Are you fine? Everything functioning properly?'
""Well, I don't know,"" She replied, catching on. ""Why don't you check?"" She moved closer to me, grinding her body into mine. She kissed my lips, and I kissed her back passionately. I loved feeling the warmth of her soft lips and tongue on my own. I craved it. We continued… making out; you would call it… for a few more minutes before we were interrupted by a computerized summons. We needed to address a few of our royal duties, apparently.
""We'll continue this later,"" Negina said lovingly as she walked to the public hall and I teleported away to some distant place that was in need of my leadership.
'Hmm… What could be wrong here?' I had arrived in Aspia, one of the 66 areas on my planet.
Nothing looked wrong, but I could sense… something sinister lurking. I shuddered, as it was very cold, and teleported back.