Tribal Negotiations

From all around, the battle was visible. The skies swirled with a darkness not seen before. It was raining in certain areas, while windy in others. Funnel clouds were visible, though it was unknown if tornadoes would form from them. Lightning sparked through the spiraling clouds, coursing through out like a glowing blue lizard. But that, which echoed up there, mattered not to what echoed below. Fire, danced from below. Electricity shocked through the trees. Blasts of aura flew out in random directions. Sparkles of ice floated steadily into the air.

Within the forest, where this battle was waged, a glimpse into hell was visible. The fire which danced upon the trees and grass, caused rays of heat to fly skyward. Embers, which could possibly start even more fires, were carried high into the sky. Toward the edge of this fire, standing on her two graceful legs, with hands pressed hard against one another, was a Lopunny. Veneticus, a pretty rare specimen. It is, after all, uncommon to see a Pokémon who wears clothing. The black vest upon her shoulders, and the bandana around her head; she appeared to be a born battler. That was the truth, in fact. Who would ever think that a graceful Lopunny, would enjoy battle so much?

But what happens when a battle-happy individual, runs into someone whose downright crazy? Her opponent, a Luxray who dared to wear bronze armor. He swaggered left and right, with a smile that belied his true insanity. Caligula, one of the tribe's leaders. How did anyone listen to a Pokémon as crazy and insane as he was? One must suppose its just another mystery of this island.

Caligula and Veneticus. They could have been friends. They shared the same love for battle, maybe even more who knows? Maybe this was what they wanted. To fight someone on par with them, granted, that's just their own level of perception. In their minds, they were equals. But when it comes to these two, is anyone ever truly equal? Probably not.

Once again, Veneticus' fingers began to charge up these mystical flares of ice. Her cape started to rise thanks to the power she held within her hands. Those floppy ears of hers flowed through the wind as well; it was unknown if this was the storm overhead, or Veneticus' own power. Caligula looked positively elated by the Lopunny's attack. He began to spread out on all fours, readying himself to dodge his opponent's attack. Veneticus noticed this, so she made sure he would be unable to dodge it.

Ice Beam. So graceful. It cut through the air, after flowing from Veneticus' finger tips. Even though it flew above the ground, the grass below was turned to ice, while the flames around were doused out. Caligula watched as that blew beam of icy desperation flowed his way. Easily, he could have dodged it. But of course, Caligula is insane. Instead, he rammed the beam; shoulder first. Veneticus' attack slammed against his armor, and was deflected by his force alone. The Bunny Pokémon grew wide-eyed, as now, it was her turn to be on the defensive. She did so quickly, by leaping high over her charging foe.

Veneticus landed behind Caligula, where her foot swiped for his exposed feet. The bronze wearing Luxray was knocked off his toes, to which he fell upon his back. Above, he saw his only source of light being drowned out by a falling shadow. Veneticus collapsed upon Caligula's chest; her graceful legs performing a monstrous stomp.

Normally, the battle would end here. It's rare for someone to survive Veneticus for too long. When she get's into her battle pitch, its only a matter of time before she wins. And right now, it seemed as if she had proved that statement. A press like that, and her victim is lucky if he survived. But Caligula was no ordinary opponent; Veneticus should have realized this by now.

A sudden slip up; Veneticus was no longer on top, but on bottom. Her eyes, filled with shock, gazed up to her attacker. He stood on her, Caligula that is, his smile blatant to all. His paws were pressed hard upon the Lopunny's shoulders, keeping her pinned. Veneticus may have been strong, but Caligula appeared to be even stronger. He pressed down even harder upon the Bunny Pokémon, making her wince in pain. She didn't call out though, no, she wouldn't give him the pleasure of hearing such a thing.

Savagely, Veneticus struck Caligula with a headbutt. He didn't budge. She struck him again. Once more, the insane Luxray remained atop her. In fact, his smile appeared to be growing. So, pulling back as far as she could, Veneticus struck Caligula once more with a headbutt. Her attack crafted a wound, which caused blood to fly. But who's blood was yet to be known. Caligula finally stepped off of Veneticus' body, as he tried to regain his bearings. Venticus got on her feet as well, though she remained a bit wobbly. Hey, headbutts hurt!

But Veneticus quickly regained her footing, and so did Caligula. They eyed each other heavily, both waiting for the other to strike. Veneticus' face was hard and course, with her eyes watching every one of her foe's movements. Caligula was quite different. With his smile, and frenzied eyes, it was unknown just what exactly he was thinking. That is, if he was thinking. That insane glare actually worked to his liking, for it made it nearly impossible to read his movements. No matter.

Like wild animals, Veneticus and Caligula rushed each others. They snarled and gnashed at one another with claws and fangs. Gone were the tactics Pokémon battles usually held; this was just chaotic savagery.

She was the cool-headed one. She no longer wanted to be here. The mission was a failure. She wanted to find her trainer, and return to the campsite. She didn't expect to start a virtual war with a tribe of Luxrays. She was always thinking ahead to the future, so she knew this couldn't benefit their existence on the island. But the time to turn back had long since passed. There was no going back. She, and her allies, were now labeled enemies of this tribe. She only wondered if the same could be said for her master.

Courage spread her feet apart, pulled her left paw in, and pushed her right paw out. Aura flowed from her finger tips, and from her body as a whole. Red eyes gleamed like burning lights, as she stared toward her foe. This Luxray in golden armor. How did they even gain such assets? They were Pokémon, for Heatran's sake, crafting armor like this was nearly impossible for them. Maybe she underestimated this tribe; they appeared to be smarter than they let on. Especially when it came to her opponent. This young Luxray who wore the gold armor. Anyone could tell he was smarter than the others, though by how much was unknown.

By now, the moment of talking had passed. He wanted to talk to her, to learn about her. Such a scholarly young thing. But those looks belied his abilities; he was quite the battler. Courage would admit that. What was his name? Augustus, right? Yes, Augustus. If only they met on lighter terms, then maybe they wouldn't be forced to kill each other. Granted, that's not what Courage was looking forward too.

Augustus rushed her. Wisely, Courage anticipated the attack. She readied her paw with the aura within, preparing to attack his enemy. Augustus leaped high, making Courage thrust her arms now. Her paw slammed against his chest, where she started to charge her aura powers. With a mighty shove of a spiritual force, Courage sent Augustus careening into a tree. He slammed into it, back first, but quickly recoiled. Augustus landed on his feet, where it was his turn to go on the offensive.

The scholarly young Luxray began to dashed left and right, leaving nothing but lightning bolts in his wake. Courage was able to keep up with him, by using her aura powers to scan his footsteps. Except, he suddenly vanished, and reappeared behind his foe. Courage realized this, and thus performed a roundhouse kick to attack her foe. But her strike was expected by the golden Luxray, for he ducked down and dodged the attack. Immediately after, Augustus tackled his opponent with electrified teeth.

Courage kept the powerful bite from tearing her face off, by placing her hands upon his head. She pushed forward, but he pushed back; this was quite a change. Despite his proper and polite manner of speech, he was still a wild Pokémon at heart. And as such, it was in his blood to battle like this. Maybe they weren't so different; it was in Courage's blood to battle as well.

Suddenly, her arm slipped from his face, and instead around his neck. Augustus was caught off guard, while the Aura Pokémon increased her hold around his throat. With a sudden tug, she slammed the gold wearing Luxray, face first, into the ground. And then, raising her leg, Courage performed a brutal axe kick to the back of his spine. Her attack slammed Augustus into the ground, where he grew silent. For a moment, Courage thought she won, without having to take his life. She seemed to underestimate her foe.

Augustus stood up, his back turned toward Courage. She watched with eyes of shock, as his aura exploded. Yes, he was a strong being; not even she could break his will. He turned around and faced her. His young smile, which was prevalent when this battle started, was now gone. Just cold-hearted determination. Once again, Courage took her battling stance; Augustus too. If only they met in another way; maybe they would have shared their intelligent thoughts.

Hand met silver armor. Both beings, with wills of steel, held each other in place. Neither budged, despite the considerable force they were going up against. He would push him further away, and he would push back just as hard. His flaming hands was on his shoulder plates, his electrical paws were on his golden shoulder swirls. They pinned each other in the center of this blaze, neither side shifting, because their foe was just that strong.

It was rare for these two to find opponents who could rival their strengths. And boy; the people they found their rivals in. A flaming ape, and an electrified lynx. Dawn's first Pokémon, Scorch, and the Luxray tribal chieftain, Julius. Rage was born within both of these battlers. Scorch was working off of anger for his new-found foe, and desperation for his master. Where was she? Why had she left and not return? He was terrified. Julius held rage for his attacker. Who dared attack him and his tribe? Who dared to rush into his land without warning? This was his land!

Julius roared as he finally broke his grapple with Scorch. He threw the flaming ape off of his body, and instead slashed his claws upon the Flame Pokémon's body. Julius' sharp paws clawed into Scorch's waist, making the ape growl from pain. His fist erupting with fire, the burning ape countered with a Fire Punch to his attacker's side. Julius found his grasp being relinquished, as Scorch's attack sent him back.

The two now stood a good distance away from one another. Scorch was growling fire from his lips, while Julius snarled electricity from his. These two began to step rings around each other in a fervent attempt to locate a weak spot. There was none, for either side. Julius was too well protected with his armor; if the Flame Pokémon struck, his attack would be deflected. Meanwhile, Scorch was much too fast; if the Gleam Eyes Pokémon attacked, his opponent would swiftly dodge it. And so amazing how their power was greatly equal. What would it take to defeat one another? Power, it seems.

Yes, that's it! They'll just simply break each others will. This was a battle of dominance! If either side wanted victory, they needed to preside over their foe. Just simply winning was not good enough, no, they needed the opposition to know that I am king!

Scorch's fist began to shake uncontrollably with fire. At the same time, Julius' entire mane began to charge with electricity. The lightning above and the fire below seem to personify their 'never say die' attitudes. Yes, two titans were about to go to war with one another. One side who represented the wild, the other side who represented authority. Take a pick to see which side represented what. When they collided, it would be explosive.

They never did.

Dawn Pearl, Sinnoh Champion. She was in the air, just a few feet from Scorch. Her arms were spread out in a tackling position. From out the corner of his eye, the Flame Pokémon noticed his lunging trainer. Shocked, he found his body suddenly tackled by her. The two slammed to the ground, where they slid across the blazing ground. At the same time, Julius was knocked to the ground by an outside force. Unlike Scorch, who was on the ground entirely, the tribal leader landed onto his feet. With a violent snarl, he gazed upon the person who attacked him. His eyes grew wide when he found his brother staring upon him.

"Oculus?" Julius inquired, before someone yelled over him.

"Zeus!" Dawn yelled, "Rain Dance! Now!"

Rain Dance? What the hell did that mean? Better question; who yelled that out? Julius stared around to locate the speaker of those words. His eyes eventually landed on a raven-blue haired girl, who stood on two feet, and owned such fair skin. Her pink skirt flowed through the blazing wind, while her black shirt covered her upper torso and chest. Just who was this person? She didn't look like any Pokémon he had ever seen, and he's seen a lot of Pokémon. Another question entered the chieftain's mind. Who was this 'Zeus' she called out for? There was no one around who bore the name of 'Zeus'. Or so he believed.

Julius' head turned around, for a roar entered his ears. A roar he had heard many times before. Gazing over, his eyes fell upon his brother. Oculus stood perched, with his head aimed toward the sky. He was the one roaring. Strange; why was he listening to this teenager's command? He was not Zeus, he was Oculus. So why was Oculus roaring.

The skies overhead finally released the contents they held within. Rain fell upon the land, sprinkling droplets upon the blazing fires. The flames were drowned out by the rain, and steam took over. Now as one gazed upon the forest, they saw a dead wasteland of grey trees. Just how long had this fire been allowed to rage? At least it was quelled now; the cold rain felt so good.

Oculus' eyes fell upon his brother. He watched as his electrified mane grew silent, while his fur became drenched. His golden eyes drifted around next, first to the Lucario. Courage was gazing to the sky in astonishment, and so was her opponent, Augustus. Oculus' eyes continued to move, where they fell upon Veneticus. She was sitting atop Caligula, but their attentions lied on the skies. Lastly, Oculus' gaze came to his darling Aurora. She stood tall, with her hair being laid straight by the rain. Even in the rain, Dawn's angelic glow proved irresistible.

The Sinnoh Champion stood in the center, her chest rising and lowering with every intake of air. Removing her had, she tried in vain to dry the rain water with dropped from her brow. She couldn't believe what she saw. And you know what? She knew that she caused this. The moment she left her Pokémon without a word or sign, was the moment she allowed this anarchy to spread. There was no rage to be held toward Scorch, or Courage, or Veneticus; they were simply searching for her. This was Dawn's fault.

Oculus felt differently. What happened in his day alone with Aurora which caused all of this? Why was his home on fire? Why were there many injuries Luxrays around? Had the poacher, which he and Aurora chased, come this way? No, it was the Pokémon which followed Aurora's heavenly trailed. They caused this, all lead by that blazing ape. If there was ever a reason to hate Scorch, it was now.

A lightning bolt coursed through the sky, which illuminated the land around. For all intents and purposes, this battle was over. There was too many injuries, and the land was no longer safe to trek through. They needed to sooth the area which was battered by flames, and tend to the Luxrays which were unfortunate enough to be wounded.

"Come on, Scorch..." Dawn ordered, "Veneticus. Courage. Let's return to the campsite..."

Only an angel could command these unruly Pokémon, and they would listen. Only an angel could come into the center of a battle, and make it end immediately. Only an angel could look so stunning, while doing so. Dawn and her Pokémon instantly ceased their fight, as they shifted their attentions toward the forest's edge. They sported wounds on their bodies, some blatant, others not so much. Courage's arm was pretty bad; it would possibly need an arm sling. Veneticus was limping, though she was trying not to show this. Scorch appeared to be the least injured of them all, for he had no injuries to his body structure, other than physical wounds. Good thing Dawn had that first aid kit, her Pokémon were going to need it.

As they began to retreat, Julius started snarling again. He cared not for this teenager who thought she could end this battle; he wanted that Infernape dead. He started walking to reignite the feud, but his actions were matched. Oculus leaped in his way, stopping his brother from stepping any further. Julius was surprised by this; no one dared oppose his authority. Then again, this was his brother. If anyone was going to challenge him, it was going to be Oculus.

Still Julius was angered by this. He would have stricken at his brother and started a tussle, had his attentions not shifted. Their land was ruined, and needed repair, not to mention the injuries. Their foes were gone, his mission completed. As tribe leader, he needed to deal with the next issue. But he still felt as if this battle wasn't over. He would deal with that Infernape and his allies one day, and he would deal with Oculus soon enough.

Julius turned around, a few snarls escaping his jaw. Caligula and Augustus stared upon their leader, before following as he passed by. This left Oculus, who turned around. His eyes met Dawn's eyes. She had stopped too, with her Pokémon around her. She felt completely at fault here, and Oculus noticed this. He wanted so badly to comfort her, but he knew this was not wise. She had her Pokémon, and he had his tribe. They both had issues they needed to deal with.

Oculus and Dawn turned away from one another.

…

Dawn's fingers graced the patch she placed upon her Lopunny's body. Veneticus rose and lowered her arm, while her eyes scanned the white seal tightly. It covered the wound she had on her arm, and honestly, made her look like an even more dangerous foe. This made the Bunny Pokémon smile, for she felt even stronger than before. It was like Veneticus to turn a negative into a positive; Dawn loved that about her.

The Sinnoh Champion stood up and stared upon her campsite. Bokuden had fallen sleep by now, with Dalmascus sitting upon his head. There was a solemn air of depression floating around in this area. Dawn felt quite sullen, Courage, who sat with an arm sling, looked slightly depressed, and Scorch was completely stone faced. The trainer walked to her Aura Pokémon, where her fingers grassed her shoulders. Courage's aura sparked suddenly, and a smile did come to her lips, though she wasn't 100% again. Lastly, Dawn came to Scorch's side. He felt downright stupid. He triggered a battle with an entire tribe when it wasn't necessary. Maybe he let things go too far.

But Dawn sat at his side. Scorch felt his body heat quell a bit, when his master sat there. She pulled him close, and snuggled her face into his cheek. Scorch's eyes briefly looked at her, as he felt her emotions through the touch. She wasn't mad at him, in fact, she was proud of him. This was her fault any way. She left without saying anything, without a thought about how her Pokémon felt. She felt horrible for that. But Scorch handled things well, even if they were in his own way. He searched for her, and went to the one place he figured she be. If only it wasn't in the center of a Luxray tribe. Yeah, she was proud of him, and angry with herself.

"Scorch..." she whispered, "I'm sorry. This was my fault..." she hugged him even tighter, "I... I caused this to happen. I should have told you where I went, but I didn't..." he didn't say anything, which made her pull back a bit, "You know I love you, right? I mean, you are my first Pokémon. Maybe I should have taken into account how you'd feel. I just... went searching for those poachers..." her face became one of disdain, "Like an idiot..." then she gazed back up, "But..."

Dawn suddenly stood, with little reason why. Scorch watched as she walked into her tent. Within, she rumbled around a bit, before returning with a first-aid kit in hand. Another one; just how many first-aid kits did she bring? Dawn walked into the center of her Pokémon, and called them all to her attention. Bokuden remained asleep, while Veneticus, Courage, Scorch, Maria, and Dalmascus lent their attentions to her.

"Listen you guys..." she said, "I... we gotta make right what we did wrong," she gazed down to a specific trio, "Veneticus, Scorch, Courage; I want you guys to stay here, with Bokuden," she could see their faces of confusion, while Dawn shifted her gaze to her Mismagius and Noctowl, "Maria, Dalmascus, you're with me. We're heading back to that Luxray tribe."

"Infernape!?" Scorch yelled.

As she expected, her Pokémon were thrown into a frenzy. They yelled and started to growl, all to understand what was going on. When Dawn rose her hand however, they immediately calmed down.

"I expected you all to get this way..." Dawn admitted, "But... listen you guys..." she gazed down upon them all, "After what happened, we're on a waning thread. Those Luxrays will come after us. I'm going to try and relieve some of this tension, so they don't flat-out murder us in our sleep. Besides..." Dawn blushed a bit, while her mind floated around Zeus, "I have someone who might be able to help us..."

Her Pokémon calmed down, though it was clear Scorch did not want too. Whoever was at fault here no longer mattered; Dawn was leaving to help those Luxrays. She wanted to atone for what she did. With Maria at her side, and Dalmascus on her shoulder, she felt well protected, from whatever they may face. She was the Sinnoh Champion, after all.

After reassuring her main three, Dawn began walking off for the forest. Scorch wanted so desperately to spring into action, but Courage kept him down. When he gazed into her eyes, she soothed his heart with her aura. Ultimately, the three sat down and gazed upon Dawn as she made way for the forest's edge. Stopping, she turned around and faced them. With a wave and a smile, she assured them that everything would be okay.

…

They stood a good distance away from one another. Both, growling with rage. Their eyes, peering into one anothers soul; their manes, surging with electricity. These two Luxrays began circling each other in a deadly dance of deception. One Luxray wore silver armor, the other, no armor at all. Despite the vast difference in body structure and power, the two electrical beasts considered each other to be equals. You know; cause they were brothers.

"Oculus!" Julius growled, "What the hell were you thinking back there!? How dare you stop me from exacting my punishment!?"

"I stopped you from letting that charade of a battle continue on any further!" Oculus spat back, as he and his brother stopped, "Did you see our land, Julius? It was on fire! But you were too busy dealing with your opponent to notice, weren't you!?"

"Did you see what they did to us, Oculus?" Julius growled, "They set fire to our tribe! They attacked our people! They challenged us!" he marched forward, "And you! You let them go!? Who was that female who came in, Oculus!? Who was that female that called you Zeus!?"

"She means not to you guys," Oculus stated, "Just ignore her."

"Ignore her!?" Julius growled, "Oculus! She left with our attackers! As far as I'm concerned, she's an enemy!"

"No she's not!" his younger brother roared, "Aurora is not our enemy!"

"Aurora?" Julius repeated, "Is that her name? Aurora?" he started walking closer, "Who is this Aurora?" his nose started to quiver, where he picked up a scent; that scent being the scarf around Julius' leg, "Where did you get that from?"

Oculus face gained a slight blush, as he stared down to the scarf. Seeing Aurora's scarf made his heart flutter. But he quickly became defensive. Gazing back up to his older brother, Oculus became quite docile. For a rare change, he didn't want to fight his sibling.

"Listen, Julius," Oculus began, "Aurora is not our enemy. She's..."

His voice trailed off. Deep down inside, he was about to call her an angel. But he couldn't say something like that to his brother. Not without appearing to be insane. Well, maybe not Caligula insane, but insane nonetheless.

"We'll finish this conversation later, Oculus," Julius said as his fiery attitude cooled down, "We have injured to deal with, and a trial to begin."

"A... trial?" Oculus responded, "For whom?"

"For Lumina..." Julius claimed, which made Oculus go wide-eyed.

"What!? Why?"

"She brought those Pokémon here..." Julius stated, "That's why..."

"But Julius, you ca-"

"Julius!" a call echoed over all.

Both the tribe leader and his brother gazed toward the room's entrance. A female Luxray was walking in, one comparable to their age. She was beautiful, with eyes that quelled rage. Her mane, while smaller in comparison to to the males, was still wonderfully braided. The great black fur was adorned in various beads and jewels. Lastly, her body was cloaked in a transient garb, much like a furisode.

"Ah! Cornelia," Oculus said, as he bowed with an embarrassed blush, "What are you doing out of bed."

"How could I sleep?" she answered with a gentle smile, "Between the earth-shaking, and the rain, and you two arguing, not to mention," she tapped herself on the stomach, "What I have going on inside, I just can't sleep easily."

Oculus nodded, while his brother walked up to Cornelia. Julius stood near the female Luxray, where his arm wrapped around her side. Pulling her close, he lovingly slid his tongue against the side of her face. She cooed at the warm touch, whilst snuggling up closer to the tribe leader. Cornelia, she was Julius' mate. And currently, with child.

"Julius..." Cornelia whispered, "You might want to attend to Caligula and Augustus. They wish for an audience with you."

"Thank you, Cornelia," the chieftain answered, "Now return to bed. I don't want you straining yourself."

She nodded, and then Julius walked off. Oculus walked after his brother as well, but stopped when he came to his sister-in-law. They're eyes met, where Cornelia performed an honorable curtsey. Oculus merely nodded, before walking off to his brother's side.

Julius' palace wasn't exactly a palace. Instead, it was a temple left here long ago. The Luxrays knew not about the people who roamed the land before them, for those people never depicted themselves. They only had their imaginations to go by.

Oculus and Julius stopped within the temple, as they came in contact with two other Luxrays. A young one, who wore golden armor, and an insane one, who wore bronze armor.

"Augustus, Caligula," Julius said with a nod to each, "What is it you wish to say to me?"

"Oh, man, Julius!" Caligula laughed, "You will not believe what is going on out there!"

In unison, Julius and Oculus' eyes squinted. The brothers made way for the temple's front doors, only to bolt after. They dashed through the ruin-laden forest, with Augustus and Caligula at their backs. Soon, the quartet returned to the site of their earlier battle. The smell of smolder and fire was still prevalent in the air, even though the flames were long since gone. But there was nothing else odd here. Julius was about to growl; thinking Caligula had tricked him, but Oculus' began to sniff.

A familiar scent caught itself in his nose. Oculus gazed through the forest with his golden eyes, using his sight to peer through the folds. And that's when he saw her. His darling angel. She was near a tree, smile on her lips, ghost floating at her side, with an owl on the other. Before his angel, there was an injured Luxio, one who was caught in the earlier battle. She was tending to its leg, which was injured. Her coils, wrapping around its limb, she brought a smile to the little Luxio's face.

With the Pokémon's leg tended too, she shifted her attention to a Luxray. It was obvious by her face she found this task quite daunting, but she didn't fight it. Just like the Luxio before, she started tending to the wounds which permeated the Luxray's body. Whenever the Gleam Eyes Pokémon became unruly, she was able to soothe it with her voice alone.

But as she tended to this Pokémon, her silver-blue eyes moved over. And, as if by fate, they fell upon Oculus. Her smile grew greater; she reached forth her hand, and then she called him over.

"Zeus!" Dawn called.

I plead for forgiveness, for I was but a fool.

Maverick Talks!

I swear, I update too fast. Give me some time alone, and I'll write an entire chapter in a matter of hours! You all just love that, dontcha?

But I digress. After writing that battling chapter last time, I figured it was time to cool off. But I couldn't; I just needed to write this! So, yeah, I did. And here ya go! Chapter eleven, Tribal Negotiations. I wish I had a better title, but I don't. So, yeah.

I've introduced a new character in this chapter. We have Julius' mate, Cornelia. Because Julius is named after Julius Caesar, I named his mate after Caesar's first wife. Cornelia is Julius Caesar's first wife, and Cornelia is Julius beloved mate. She's supposed to be near angelic, especially because she can calm Julius down. Not only that, but she's supposed to be wonderfully beautiful and well respected. Well, for a Luxray, of course. She's also currently pregnant with Julius' child. So nice.

By the by, I forgot to mention something in my last 'Maverick Talks' section. You see, in chapter 10, Courage calls Dawn 'Mama Dawn', instead of Master Dawn, or something. This is because Courage is the Lucario which hatches from the egg you get from Riley in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. So Courage calls Dawn, Mama, even though Courage knows Dawn is not her real mother. She's just never stopped calling her down. Not only that, Scorch calls Dawn by just Dawn, and everyone else calls her master. This is just to show differentiating hierarchies of Dawn's Pokemon. Sorry if that seems pointless. Just trying to add personality.

Anyway, next chapter, Dawn starts to understand the Luxray tribe, while Julius, Caligula, Augustus and Oculus perform Lumina's trial. We'll see how that goes over.

So yeah, read and review. Just so you guys know, I love reviews. A lot! And I'll answer any question you ask within one of these sections! Yeah, so go ahead! Review! Seriously! Review! Please?

So yeah. I'm replaying Ruby, and boy! Is Roxanne hard! I don't remember her being this annoying!

Maverick Kay Prime