Pokémon Journey:Adventures in Kalos
Hey guys Paradox here and welcome to Chapter 25. I'm gonna keep this brief,since I'm anxious to get started. So I was right and people are confused about Drake's age. I know and I'm gonna have to explain the ENTIRE story about Drake,probably during this Arc. Hang in there,everything will make sense soon. On with the story.
"Life has a way of testing a person's will,either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once"-Paulo Coelho
Chapter 25:Cave Trials
After a long walk down Route 10,the gang finally reach Geosenge Town. "We made,we are one step further for the Lucarionite Lucario." Said Korrina. Lucario cheered along with her as they take a step closer to their goal. "Geosenge Town,here the Quiet Stones speak Volumes." Said Clemont. "Meaning?" Ash wondered. "Its the place where anyone can find the kind of stones they want,evolutionary or exotic." Said Clemont. "Yep,the stones are said to be mined over on the mountain ahead." Said Korrina. "Well,let's get moving." Drake said as the group then walk down the path to town.
The group then finally reach town to where they decided to go to the Pokémon Center first for their Pokémon to check up. "You guys check in,I'm gonna make a call." Said Drake then left to holophones. "So where would we go to find Lucarionite." Said Ash. "Maybe we could try a couple of shops here in town." Said Clemont. "Maybe,but I highly doubt shopkeepers have something exquisite as a Mega Stone." Said Korrina. "It's still worth a try. Maybe we can find a clue where to look." Said Serena.
Meanwhile Drake was talking with Professor Oak. "Transfer complete,Venusaur is back safe and sound." Said the Professor. "Thanks Professor. He was sure happy to see Diantha once again." Said Drake. "I bet he was. Even though it was a brief while. I could tell Miss Carnet was a sweet girl. It's great to hear that she grew up to become a sophisticated young woman,and Champion no less. Like you Drake." Said the Professor. "Maybe" said Drake. "Oh by the way,someone else want to join you once again." Said the Professor. "Who?" Said The Professor. "You know...the silver one." Said the Professor. Drake just laughed at the request. He knew who the professor was talking about. "He really can't stay in one place for long can he?" Drake said. "He said he rather be along with you on the road. That he wants to learn more from you." Said the professor. "Eventually,there are even things that I have to learn myself." Said Drake. Then came to a decision. "Alright send him over. Maybe in the next few,maybe we can learn something ourselves." Said Drake. "Already done,he already in his Pokéball." The professor holding a Luxury Ball in his hand before putting it in the transporter. "Alright it got,thanks professor." Said Drake. "Thank you Drake,hey hi to Ash for me." Said the Professor. "Will do,Goodbye Professor." Drake said then hung up. He then looked at the Luxury Ball. "Well,here we are again." He said.
Drake then came back to the group,and Ash told him about the plan to look through the stores around town to find Lucarionite. They then went outside to hear a trainer along with his Helioptile. "Ok are you ready Helioptile?" He said as he hold a Sun Stone in his hand. He then bends down to extends the stone. Helioptile then touch the stone and began to glow. He then appeared as a Heliolisk and the two then walked down the sidewalk. "Wow,that was incredible." Said Bonnie. "I agree,it reminds me when I evolved my Helioptile back then." Said Clemont. "Alright,I think we should split up and cover more stores." Said Korrina. The gang nodded and went to several directions all over town.
After an hour,the gang unite at the town square,unable to find anyone selling Lucarionite. "Well we searched everywhere and no one is selling Lucarionite." Said Ash. "So where else can we look?" Said Clemont. No one knew where else to look until an elderly man came over. He wore a photographer's outfit,heavily bearded,around his fifties,gray eyes,and was holding a camera hooked to a tripod. "Excuse me,but you folk you like you're just passing through." Said the man. "Why yes we are." Said Drake. "I work as a photographer,would you all like a souvenir photo. They're at a reasonable price." Said the man. The gang thought about this,and didn't see any trouble doing this,and finally agreed.
The group then got together for the camera. Bonnie then turned to her brother see him not smiling but grinning largely. Unknown to anyone but her,Clemont was abit of a photophobic. Serena made sure to stand next to Ash,and inched closer to him. Ash felt a presence and looked and it was Serena,he just smiled and inched closer to where their arms where nearly touching each other. The man then snapped the picture and told the group that he was gonna leave to have their pictures developed.
After ten minutes he came back with several pictures in his hands and hands one to each of the group. "Wow we look awesome" said Bonnie looking at her copy. "Wow Clemont you really need to ease up. Your expression looks like a Darmanitan." She continued. Clemont on the other hand threw her comeback out the window and just looked at his copy. Sure he was camera sky but for him,this was the best picture he ever came out in a long time. Ash looked at his copy and smiled,he was right next to his crush,and then looked at Serena smiling at her copy. Drake then pay the man the cost of the pictures and thanked him for his services.
"Anytime,now what brings you all to Geosenge Town." Said the man. "We trying to find a special stone." Said Korrina. "Special Stone you say" said the Man. "A Mega Stone,Lucarionite to be precise." Said Korrina. "I may have heard of such a stone." He said. "Really? Where" Korrnia asked with haste. "Over there,at that mountainside,rumors say there's a special stone lies in a cave inside the mountain. Best place where to look." Said the Man. "That's great. Thanks so much." Korrina thanked the man. "Anytime,my name is McGinty,in case you wanna know." He introduced. "Alright Lucario,let's get going." Korrina said then running off,with the group trying to catch up. As McGinty watched the group run off,someone else stood right behind. "Does she know?" He said. "I've pointed them in the right direction." McGinty said. "Good,we'll see if they're ready." He said.
The gang walked up the side of the mountain to find a cave of some sort. "So what are we looking for?" Said Clemont. "A pathway that'll lead to a cave system on the side of the mountain." Said Drake. The group then found a path that continues forwards. "So we continue ahead?" Said Ash. "Doubt it according to the map on my Pokéwatch,this path leads to a dead end." Said Drake. "And there's no other paths ahead?" Said Korrina. Drake then looked ahead using Aura signatures based off lifesigns that were ahead of them to look ahead. Almost like looking overhead a trail of breadcrumbs. "Nothing" he said. "How do you know that?" Korrina asked. "Call it a sense." Drake stated.
Lucario then looked around using his Aura,and noticed that in reality there was a fork in the road. A hidden area that was hidden behind two large boulders. Drake felt a sense and knew there was more to this. "You sense it too do you?" A voice told Lucario through Aura. Lucario then astounded by the voice and didn't know who told him that. It never been in this kind of situation. "Its ok,there's a hidden pathway behind the rocks." The voice told him. Lucario was still clueless who was talking to him,but obeyed and approach the rocks. "Lucario what is it?" Said Korrina. Lucario instead use a Power Up Punch to obliterate the obstacles. "Wow a hidden path." Said Bonnie. "Good job Lucario." Lucario nodded and the group continue down the hidden path.
They then reach made it to a circular wall at the end and found a cave entrance. "Looks like the rumors were true." Said Drake. "Alright hopefully there a Lucarionite at the end of the cave." Korrina said. Before the group could come in however. A loud shrinking echo through the cave and out the entrance. "What was that?" Ash said. The shrinking eventually turned to screaming and was coming closer and closer each passing moment. "Who you think that is?" Serena said feeling frighten. Bonnie was feeling scared too and both girls held each other's to calm themselves. The screaming then stop for a brief moment,and all the sudden somebody came flying out.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" They said now known as Team Rocket as they went into the sky.
"Team Rocket,they were here?!" Said Serena. "They were probably the once who put those rocks at the beginning of the path." Drake said. "Even so,they went off by something." He continued. "That means there's someone or something in this cave..that really don't like trespassers." Said Ash. Serena,Bonnie,and Clemont shuddered over the fact that there's something scary in that cave. "That not gonna stop us. Whatever the challenge is,me and Lucario will get past it." Said a determinate Korrina. "That's the spirit Korrina." Ash complimented on her energy. They group then headed inside.
So far the group hasn't received any trouble yet. They finally reach a lake inside with a single file of pillars sticking out the water on each side. A bridge was in the middle that led to a rock formation. On it had a big orange rock with some sort of flame icon in the middle. "Is that it?" Said Korrina. Lucario could hear the stone speaking to him,Lucario spoke,knowing that this was it. "It is. Come on Lucario." Korrina and Lucario then ran to the stone with Lucario ahead of her.
Suddenly a blow send Lucario backwards toward and landed at Korrina's feet. Korrina's gasped as she help her partner up. The group then saw a tall bipedal Pokémon in front of them. With its arms,legs,and tail bright red,it also had two large plumes hanging out the back of its head,with a V shaped crest on its forehead. Serena then took out her Pokédex to scan it.
"Blaziken,The Blaze Pokémon,when facing a tough opponent,it looses flames from its wrist. Its powerful legs let it jump buildings as high as 30 stories."
"What's a Blaziken doing here?" Said Clemont. Blaziken stood between them and the stone,unable to let them pass. "I think Blaziken's the keeper of the Lucarionite." Said Ash. "So thats how Team Rocket went flying." Said Clemont. "If that's the case,we're just gonna have to beat it to get it." Korrina's said as she and Lucario ready themselves. "Shouldn't we help you?" Said Serena. "No,if we truly deserved to wield the Lucarionite,we have to do this ourselves,so under no circumstances,don't interfere ok?" Korrina told the group. Serena,Bonnie were still skeptical about this,but Ash and Drake said it would be fine. That some roads are meant to be traveled alone.
Lucario charged in with a Power Up Punch,but Blaziken blocked it and retaliated with Blaze Kick,sending him back,causing super effective damage. Korrina then tried to repeat the process,but found the same result,causing more damage to Lucario.
"That's Blaziken is very strong,for a wild one." Said Clemont. "One thing,why would a Blaziken be here,only to guard a stone." Said Drake. "So many questions. But I suppose you're right." Ash said.
"Metal Sound." Lucario then used the spikes on his hands to generate a loud shrinking sound. Blaziken was fazed and Lucario attacked with another Power Up Punch,but Blaziken quickly recovered,and struck Lucario with a powerful Flamethrower,causing more damage to Lucario. The Flamethrower was still going and Korrina was in its trajectory. She narrowly dodged it,but something else got burned instead. Her copy of the souvenir photo from earlier flew out of her pocket and flew into the way of the ember,causing it catch on fire,and reduced to ash.
Meanwhile Blaziken grabbed Lucario by the head,and tossed him straight to the wall like yesterday's trash(even though I hardly do humor. I made an exemption in this case.) Losing the battle,Lucario was heavily wounded from head to toe and can't keep up much longer as he just hangs on the wall like a display. "Lucario,please we can't give in,not when we're so close." Said Korrina. Somehow gaining strength,Lucario suddenly just rushed to his opponent with Power Up Punch,sending Blaziken back. Before it could retaliate,Lucario had already performed an aerial Bone Rush,striking on the head. Blaziken went down on one knee trying to recover as Lucario was gonna strike Blaziken with a Power Up Punch,but somebody stopped him.
"Stop,That's enough." A voice coming from ahead. Everyone then wondered and joined Korrina and the others. They then looked ahead to Blaziken approach an elderly man around his late fifties to early sixties. Nearly bald,with only a long lock of hair going back of his head. Long cream colored eyebrows that go down his ears. Wearing a gray track suit with the sleeves and leggings rolled up with some red along with a red undershirt. Finally he wore black shoes with red soles along with a left black glove that held his Key Stone,like Korrina.
"Who's that?" Everyone wondered. "Grandfather?" Korrina said. Everyone was surprised that the man was none other then Korrina's Grandfather. "You did a great job Blaziken." He said then returned Blaziken to his Pokéball. Korrina and Lucario were even more shocked that the Blaziken guarding the Lucarionite,was the whole time his. "Blaziken was yours this whole time?" Korrina said. "Yes,one of my oldest friends." He said. "Why?" Korrina asked. The man just smiled "your final trial. Now your training is complete. Congratulations you both." He thanked Korrina and Lucario.
The group was still confused as to what he was talking about,but he then introduced himself. "It's nice to meet all of you. I'm Gurkinn and I'm the Mega Evolution Guru." He said. "The Mega Evolution Guru? I've heard of you,you're the leading expert on Mega Evolution at the Tower of Mastery correct?" Said Clemont. "Yes I am young man." Gurkinn said. The gang then introduced themselves while Drake decided to ask what about Korrina's training. "So what is this about Korrina's final trial?" Drake asked. "Her training to wield Mega Evolution,and her position as the Shalour Gym Leader. Right away Ash was astonished to here this. "Shalour Gym Leader?! You never told us that." Ash told Korrina. Korrina just scratched head as that detail slipped her mind. "Sorry Ash,guess I forgot to tell you that." She said.
The group then walked back to the Town Square in town where MaGinty was waiting. "Hello everyone,I see you were successful." He said. "Hello Gurkinn,surprised to see you here." McGinty continued. "Hello McGinty,I see you managed to point them in the right direction." Said Gurkinn. The gang was was even more surprised that Gurkinn and McGinty knew each other,and that they explained to them that Gurkinn had McGinty pointed them to the mountain where the Lucarionite rested,and knew Korrina all about her test and training. "So you lended us a hand since the beginning?" Korrina asked McGinty. "Yes,and I'm happy to see you pass." McGinty complimented her,which she accepted.
Korrina and Lucario then got ready for a test run outside while everyone was ready to see what will happen. "Now respond to my heart,and Mega Evolve." Korrina then touched her Key Stone and it glowed brightly. Tendons began to form out of their stones and began to merge and they began to become one. "You think she's ready?" Gurkinn told McGinty. "Only one way to find out." He told Gurkinn as they watch Korrina and Lucario try to Mega Evolve.
And done,and like the episode,Cliffhanger. I'll keep this brief. So Korrina finally gain the Lucarionite and are trying to Mega Evolve for the first time. So more will be said in the next chapter,hang in there. Thanks for reading,this is Paradox signing off. Goodbye.