Chapter Ten
"ARRRGGGHHH!" I yelled destroying a boulder due to pent up anger with my tail still blazing really strong.
"I still can't believe you." I yelled to Thornton because of what I was just told a while ago.
Flashback (30 minutes ago)
I just arrived at school the next day and I was already bombarded with questions from Al other friends. I noticed Thornton trying to avoid making eye contact with me.
"Were you really a human once?" Beth asks.
"How come you never told us you guys were part of a social group called human?" Mal asks.
"Woo. Woo. One question at a time. First off, how did you find out that we were part of a social group called 'humans'?" I ask just going along with their story. Probably I have to thank Al later for the cover up.
"Thornton told us yesterday. It was around the time that you got you letter." Mal stated.
"Funny, I don't recall hearing that yesterday from Thornton."
"Well you did look like your where deep in thought yesterday." Rose said.
"Oh that. I was just thinking about what could have been in that letter I got."
"What was in that letter, John? And what did you got in your letter Thornton?" Beth asks.
"I never got my letter yesterday. Tailow must have forgotten that I was supposed to get a letter too." Thornton said.
"You will probably get yours today if they forgot to give you yours."
I look over at Thornton and told him that I will be having a little chat with him later, with a glare that left no room for argument. I look back to the original group of Al friends.
"Now the reason why we," I said as I pointed to Al and me, I would have pointed to Damian as well but he wasn't here at school, "never told you is because for one, we were told to not tell anyone because no one was to know about that group, but apparently someone wasn't told that." While I said that I look over to a certain black fox, who hang his head down.
"Wait! What do you mean you were told not to tell as and who told you?" Beth asks.
"Sorry, I am not at liberty to tell you at the moment because of who we are a part of. You are asking too many questions that we aren't able to answer right now. We might be able to tell you later but right now I have more pressing matters to deal with." I look over to Thornton who by this time was trying to sneak away from me. "And where do you think you're going!" I yelled out to him and grab him by the scruff of his neck immobilizing him.
"What are you going to do to him?" Ask Mal with concern.
"Oh, I am just going to have a little chat with my friend here. Isn't that right, Thornton?" I said with a smirk on my face that said answer correctly and you will not be harm. Thornton was a little terrified of me but nodded his head in agreement.
"Don't worry I am not going to hurt him. I am just going into the woods with him to remind him of the rules of our group. We will be back in a few minutes." And with that we took off into the woods.
Present time
"If it wasn't for the cover up story that Al manage to come up with, I don't want to think what I would have done to you. You're really lucky you know that." I said with my tail flame slowly going back to normal.
"I mean seriously. Didn't your Guardian tell you any of the rules of what we can and not tell anyone."
He stops and thinks for a little bit before shaking his head no. I just sigh. I then explained to him the rules like were not supposed to tell anyone that we are really humans. Second were supposed to act normal here and not do stupid things that would draw attention and many other things that our guardians told us.
"Those are just some of the rules that we are to follow. You can ask your Guardian later, but right now we have to get back to the others because I think that class is about to start shortly."
"Right." Said Thornton.
As we were making our way back to school, me and Thornton could hear a scuffle going on nearby.
"Do you think we should stop and investigate?" Thornton asks.
"It wouldn't hurt. Beside someone might need some help." I said.
As we were getting nearer to the sound of fighting, we can somewhat make out a few voices. We arrived near the edge of a clearing and we can see a couple of Pokémon ganging up on one little Vulpix. Vulpix is a small reddish-brown fox that has six tails. At first I thought that they were just practicing with evasion but not thirty seconds later, I realize that it wasn't the case. After being thrown hard into a nearby tree, most likely knock unconscious, they continue to beat the Vulpix up. Something inside of me just snap at this and what happen next was a big blur to me. When I regain full control of my senses, I look around and notice that everyone that was beating up the lone Vulpix were all bruised up and knock out with me being in the center of them with me being winded due to exhaustion.
"Okay! I am really confused right now. What the hell happen here?" I ask being totally clueless on what happen.
"You mean to tell me that you don't remember a thing."
"No, but you can fill me on the details later. Right now we have to get this Vulpix to a healer and fast. And the closest one I can think of is the schools nurse."
I went over to the Vulpix to see what the damage was done, and it wasn't pretty. She, by the way she looks, had multiple scratches all over her body. One of her ears was bent in places that it shouldn't be able to bend to. She may have a couple of broken bones by the dislocated left rear leg. I gently pick her up and made my way to the school. We past our friends along the way and they decided to follow us for information.
We finally made it inside the school and had no trouble finding the nurse here. She told us to wait outside and will let us know if she will be alright. We all sat on a bench near the door and waited.
"Okay. Thornton, can you explain to me what happen back there in the field. I don't remember a thing."
"All I remember was your eyes started to glow red and you had this red and black aura surrounding you. You then launch yourself into the middle of them and went to town on them. I think that you gave a few of them broken bones after a few words were said. I will not be repeating what they said, because what they said drove you into a bigger frenzy. I think that you castrated the leader of their group."
Everyone that was within ear shot all had one thought going through their mind. To never piss me off. At this point I can only think of a few reason why I would just fly off the deep end. If they were associated or are part taking in certain deeds, mainly rapist, thugs, scoundrel, etc…, I vowed that they will learn the hard way if I am in their presence, just like the poor souls that we happen to come across today. While I was thinking these thoughts, a dragon type came walking up to us.
"I am sorry to disrupt your conversation but could you guys tell me where I can find someone by the name of Thornton."
"Well you are in luck, because I'm Thornton."
"Ah, good I finally found you."
"Why were you looking for me?" Ask Thornton with some confusion all over his face. Probably thinking on why someone was looking for him in particular.
"You see I have a letter here for you that was supposed to be given to you the same time John received his. But that Tailow was new to his job and in his rush to finish, he forgot to give you your letter. Here." He reach into his bag and handed a letter to Thornton.
"Now that that is out of the way. I couldn't help but overhear your predicament but I think I can shed some light on what happen. Base on the description of what happen to you," He said while pointing to me. "You used to move called OUTRAGE for the very first time. It happens to anyone who used that move for the first time so you are not in trouble at all. I will have to contact the guild to pick them up. Now if you will excuse me, but I will have to take my leave."
He started to walk away but then suddenly stop. "OH, before I forgot, only used that move as a last resort. I will tire you out like no tomorrow, so only used that move if no other options are open up to you. See ya later." And with that, he left.
"Well that solve one mystery. But I can't help but wonder how that little Vulpix is doing." I said with a hint of concern in my voice.
"There isn't much we can do for now. They will probably send someone to get us to let us know of her situation." Said Al.
"You're probably right. Let's get to our classroom before they wonder where we are."
We got to the classroom with no trouble at all. Nothing really exciting happen during class, but during our lunch break, we received news that the Vulpix will make a full recovery but she is still unconscious at the moment. The rest of the day went by quickly and it was time to head home. Before I made it home I decided that I will give the Training Dojo a quick look to see if they have any training weights. When I enter the training area, I can see a lot of Pokémon doing varies activities ranging from friendly spars to target practices.
I walk up to someone and ask where do I find the one in charge. The one I ask pointed to the back of the room behind a door. I walk up to the door and knock.
"Enter friend." A voice said.
As I walk into the room, I saw someone that I didn't expect to see. "Dad, what are you doing here?"
"Oh hey son. The reason I am here is probably the same reason you are here. You came here hoping to find some weights, am I right?" Trent said with a grin on his face.
"How did you know?"
"You really need to learn not to think your thoughts out loud when you're in your room. Even when you think no one is looking, you need to keep your thoughts to yourself and not project them out to anyone nearby."
"Yeah, I really need to stop doing that. That got me into more trouble than I can count."
"Don't worry. I think your mother can help out with that little side project. Anyway, my friend here is thinking on trying out a new type of weights, but hasn't found the perfect candidate just yet." At that comment he had to keep a small chuckle from escaping his lips. "She has heard some of your exploits and thinks that you may be the first."
"Really I am honor that your would think that I am worthy of trying out your weights." I look up towards his friend and I am surprise as to who she is.
"MOM! Wait are you telling me that she runs this Training Dojo." I exclaimed. At my outburst everyone besides me was laughing their heads off. Once everyone cooled their heads off my mother spoke up.
"I do have a few requirements before I can give you these weights." I look at my mom and nodded my head stating that I was listening. "One: Since these are just a prototype, your can't tell any of your friends yet. Once I get some feedback from you, I can make some more but for now, no one can know. Two: You must provide me with feedback, like pros, cons, any information that you can think of about that my decided if I should make more or not. Other than these two condition everything else is free reign."
"Those seem pretty reasonable. All right. I promise that I won't tell my friends until you say otherwise and I will provide you feedback on these weights. So where are these weights?"
"Follow me out back. They are nearing completion but they are missing one important item. But it should be there momentarily." I follow my parents out back to see a massive forge with a variety of weights and other training items. I can see a Machamp working the forge. The Machamp looks up from the forge and smiles up at us.
"I take it this little guy will be the one to try our new prototype. If he is the one then I need something from the kid." Said the Machamp.
"Oh, and what do you need from me?" I ask the Machamp.
"I just need to make some measurements so that the weights would fit you perfectly and a little bit of blood."
"Why do you need some of my blood?" I asks.
My mother explained that with a little bit of blood, the weights can only be worn by the Pokémon whose blood was given. It will also adjust with the Pokémon like if they evolved, meaning that they will always fit perfectly with them. Also it can be adjusted by said Pokémon to be heavier or lighter depending on the situation. But she explains that was just a theory that she had and wanted to test it out, so she doesn't know if it will work or not.
"So that why it is just a prototype. I need to see if it works out or not before I can actually make more of these." My mother said.
Machamp came up to me and took a little bit of blood from me and took some measurements around my arms, legs and tail. Machamp then explains that it will be about fifteen minutes before the weights are complete.
Fifteen minutes later Machamp calls me over to see the weights. They look like a couple of bracelets that were the same color of my skin and there was five of them. I pick them up and put them on. Once all five where in place, one on each arm, leg and tail, they all glowed for a moment before they faded like they weren't even on me at all, but I can still feel them.
"That is interesting. I didn't expect that to happen. Oh well, so son, how do they feel on you?"
"To tell you the truth, even though you can't even see them, I can still feel them on me, but not in a bad way. These weights fit perfectly like they were design for me only. I know that this is the case, but I don't know how else to describe it. Thank you."
I started to do some practices swings to get a feel for my weights and I don't even feel then like them hardly anything at all. I remember my mom saying that I can adjust them but how, so I look to my mom for guidance. She sees my reaction and probably already knows my question.
"To adjust them, all you have to do is just think of how heavy or light you want them to be. At least that is how I hope that they work."
"Thanks." I close my eyes and decided on how much weights I want. I decided that 10 pounds on my arms and 5 for the legs and tail, at least until I want to increase them. At once I can already feel the difference on my weights instantly.
"Well your right mom. I just thought how much and they adjusted like nothing."
"Out of curiosity, how much did you decided on?" My dad asks.
"I decided on 10 pounds for the arms and 5 pounds for the legs and tail. I think that once a week I will slowly adjust the weights. That way my body can get adjusted to the extra weight first before I move them up."
"Smart move. I think that should be everything. Why don't you head on home and we will see you later. We should be home by seven at the latest."
"Thanks again mom, dad. I will see you later then." I gave my parents a quick hug before I left and exit the Training Dojo.
When I made it home, I put my bag in my room and decided to get some training in. Since it is only half past three that gives me a good three and a half hours before my parents return home. Plenty of time to get a little training in. I decided that I will run a few laps around the complex for a good thirty minutes. Then I decided that I will do some pushups, sits ups, and pull ups for 25 reps, for 5 sets, totaling a 125 each. They remaining time I will be running through the woods to work on agility and stamina. Maybe through in a few moves while I'm running to stimulate that I am fighting someone while running.
"Well I better get started then. No time to waste." And so my first day of training begins. By the time seven o'clock rolls around, by body is sore all over. I manage to run a total of 10 laps around our home and I think that I manage to run about 3 miles in one direction before I turn around and come home through the make shift obstacle through the woods.
"Well I have to say that was one, successful trainings I ever did. My body may be sore but the results will be well worth it. Better get cleaned up before they get here." I decided I will wash up in a nearby river to clean off. Not even thinking twice, I jump into the river to get clean off. I than made my way back into the house to see my parents already getting dinner ready.
"So what have you been doing the past few hours?" Trent asks.
I explained to my parents my training and they were surprise by my training. Not only was it a good training, but the way I have it plan out. I didn't tell my parents that I jump into the river with my tail submerge in water. I think that they would flip. I have this feeling that my kind are not supposes to get our tail wet. If we did, something bad would happen. But what that they don't know was that I didn't feel anything at all.
"I think that I am the only Charmander that is not effect by water for my flaming tail." I guess that I will keep this a secret and surprise my opponents when they try to put out my flame. Boy will they be in for a big surprise.
"I also hear that you rescue a Vulpix today is that true?" Juliet asks.
"Yeah I help out a Vulpix today. She was gang up on and I didn't like the way they were handling her. I kind of snap and used OUTRAGE on them. Let's just say that they won't be moving for a while. The nurse said that she will make a full recovery but is still unconscious."
"Well you did the right thing and I couldn't be more proud of you. Now go to bed, you had a really busy day for you." Trent said with pride.
I agreed and once my head hit my bed, I was out like a light.