Hello again everyone, here is the chapter 16, this chapter is going to be on the Riolu point of view, like always, I hope you all like it.
"Size doesn't matter. It's all about the heart"
-Bob Sanders
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"Size does matter, ye may have heard the contrary, and in some way, they are right, but not in this case! when it come to fight the big and strong one has the advantage… but it gives weaknesses, the bigger the foe the bigger the fall, and you will exploit that weakness, how? It be easy, I saw ye trying to kick Servine before, but ye don't have the size for giving kicks at the head to big foes, so ye will use the strength of yer fists! and…" he kept talking for a long time, "Don't worry, he will stop… eventually" Zorua said, they told me that she was the first member of the group, so she knows the human better than the rest, "He will never close his mouth, even for a second" Servine said with an irritated tone, "Could you put your bad attitude aside for a moment?" Raichu responded to Servine complain, "Could you put your stupid face aside for a moment?" Serviner answered, "Just ignore those two" Zorua recommended me, and I think I'll take her advice.
"With that there said, time fer the trai… What be problem lassy?" Gible looked like she wanted to say something to the human, but the only thing she said were random noises, "Do you understand what she says?" I asked, "No idea, she is still learning how to speak" then when Gible finished talking the human said, "Very well… Now lad!" he said referring to me, "We shall begin!" the other human didn't look very excited by this, so I am not sure if this was the best idea…
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"Sailer, think of this, are you sure this is a good idea?" Stephen asked to Sailer, "Brother, trust in me, I know that I sometimes I do not make the best ideas" Stephen looked at Sailer with doubt, "Fine, I had never made a good decision, but this time is different" Sailer told to his brother trying to convince him, "Fine, let's do this then"
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The two humans prepared a training spot with what they had, then the smaller one took some bandages and put them around his hands, while he did that the other one, that Zorua explained to me that was his older brother, did the same to me, then they cleaned an space then they indicated me where to stand and the younger human stood on the opposite side, "Ok fella, I be going to be yer opponent, now… punch me!" he said, I didn't know what to do, he wanted me to punch him, but I wasn't sure if that was a good idea, "What are ye waiting for, punch me!" he repeated, so I did it, I got close and carefully punched him in the leg, "I punch better than you, and I have no arms!" I heard Servine said, "Come on lad, you need to punch me with all your strength!" the human said to me, but the thing is that, I don't actually like attacking people for no reason, and the older human noticed it, "Sailer, give up, there is no way you are going to make him fight you" he said, "There be always a way… Servine, do what ye do best and begin insulting him!" the younger human responded, all of us were surprised for what he said, including Servin herself, "Don't make me repeated" he said, so Servine began, "You blue little coward… you punch like a girl!" Raichu looked at her, "Really, that's all you can think of?", Raichu asked to her, "Shut up, I need to concentrate" she said, "Just think that he is me and it will be easier" he recommended to her, and it looks like she took the advice.
"Now listen you… you... you little piece of shit, I fucking hate you, you are just a stupid coward that think is the best, but guess what, you are not!" with every insult I felt like something deep in my soul began increasing, at the beginning I thought it was only rage, but then I realized, it wasn't just rage, the rage woke up something else, a fighting spirit that was sleep in the depths of my soul, and I was urging to freed it, so while Servine insults continued that strength accumulate, "Now lad, with all your strength… Punch me!" when the human said that I didn't think of it I just took impulse and with a quick jump I landed a punch on his jaw, I don't know how I managed to reach it, but I did, and not only that… I managed to make the human lost balance and he felt to the ground, after seeing that Raichu told Servine to stop with her insults, but she didn't hear him and continued, "So for Arceus sake, move your stupidly beautiful face from my way!" she then realized what she said, "I am not sure if that last thing was for me" I said, everyone that understand her were really surprised, "Sorry, I didn't quite heard you, my what?" said Raichu, Servine ignored him and leaved, but he followed her from behind, "Ok that was new" Zorua said.
Then I realized that the human was still laying on the ground, I quickly got worried that I must have hurt him badly, his older brother noticed this and quickly ran to where he was, "Holy Mother of Mew, are ye fine Sailer" I was nervous, but then the younger human began laughing, "I knew ye had it in you lad! you just need to concentrate on that feeling and then use all of your energy" then he stood up "We have a lot of work to do… but this is a good start", a smile formed in my face, but it was interrupted when Raichu and Servine passed running at high speed from the trees, and they were follow by… a Throh!
"That red troll is back!" the younger human said, "Yeah I noticed it" the older brother responded, he was about to take something, but his younger brother stopped him, "Ok fella" he said referring to me, "this may look like a bad idea, but it is your final test, fight that red round thing, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, but I know you can win" he said but I was scared and didn't wanted to do it, but you know what they say about being brave, it isn't of not having fear, but having it, and doing it anyways, so arming myself with courage I ran against the Throh, and accumulating strength by remembering all the fear I felt when he attacked me, of just pure joy! I was tired of being abused, I maybe an underdog, but I'll show everyone that I am a fighter too! So with all my will I jumped towards the Throh, just to meet with his fist… the punch throwed me against a tree, and while I tried to stand up the Throh laughed at me, that made me feel like a loser, the younger human was about to interfere, and seeing him, a mere human, about to stand on the way of a fighting type Pokémon, so if he has the courage to do it, that means I can have it to, but I don't know I can have, I have it, so I got up and ran at full speed, jumped on a rock and then to the younger human shoulder, and from there I launched myself against the Throh, and landed a strong blow on his head, making him walk back, and now I had his full attention, so the fight, began!
With a high speed I jumped back against the Throh who tried to punch me, but I moved so fast that when he punched the ground I was far from his fist, and every time he did that I took the opportunity and landed a blow on stomach, I knew it wasn't much, but it was enough, but then he cached me, and with a Vital Throw he launched me against another three, I received the damage, but I was still able to fight, so with the remains of my energy I ran against it, dodge his punches and when I was close I put my palm in his stomach, he though I was going to be another simple punch, but then… Force Palm!, when the Throh realized it was to late and he received all the power of the attack, and it even managed to launched him short distance away, and he was out of combat!, I just managed to defeat an opponent far bigger than me, "I knew ye could win lad!" the younger human said, "That was really impressive" the older one said, the other Pokémon congratulated me as well, "You did really well" Zorua said, "He will turn more red more this lost" Raichu said, "Better than before at least" Servine finished, Gible just ran around me with a tone of joy, and I was happy to, I more happy than I had ever been, so happy that I might even…
Then a bright light surrounded me and I could feel how my body began to change and my size to increase, and then it was done, I wan no longer a small Riolu, I was now a fully evolved Lucario, I was still smaller than most member of my species, but I no longer care that much, I knew I could use that to my advantage, so I turned to the Throh that was standing up, I prepared in case he wanted another fight, but he just bowed and then leaved, "It looks like ye just won a fight using the stile I taught ye, and evolved, ye don't need my help anymore" the younger human said, he then made a signal for the rest of the group to follow him, but before he could leave I stood in front of him and put my hand in front of him, "So ye want to travel with us?" he asked, I gave him an affirmative gest, "Fer me be ok, but ye need to know that the path that we will follow is going to face us with foe far stronger than any of us, so be ye sure?" I gave him a confident look, he then responded by grabbing the hand I put in front of him, "Then what be waiting fer, we have a gym to challenge", and after he said that we walked through the path, heading to face any challenge that stood in our way.
Well, this was chapter 16, I know 2 chapters in a week I more than usual nowadays, but I will be busy this week, so I decided to finish this one now, so I don't have that pending, like always, I hope you al liked it.