Okay, another Pokemon story, but this time covering two of my favorite Pokemon, Lucario and Gardevoir. Now, I really have a hard time coming up with a plot for this story. I really don't have a clue where this will go. But I thought I at least get something up. Starting with how the two Pokemon met as their pre-evolve forms, Ralts and Riolu. If you're wondering about names, I haven't come up with anything right now. So they will stick to their species names for now. One last thing, I'm fully aware that Psychic and Aura are fully different from each other. What I have written is completely made up.
She pants as she tries once again to lift the huge stone with her psychic powers. She was known as a humanoid Pokémon with a white body. She has thin arms and legs that widen toward her feet. There is a wispy extension trailing off the back of her feet, creating the overall impression of a nightgown or oversized dress. Most of her face is covered by green hair that resembles a bowl cut. There are two flat, red horns on top of her head, a large one toward the front and a smaller one at the back.
She was known as a Ralts, the Feeling Pokemon. However, she was having trouble with her psychic powers. Most of her kind already mastered some of their psychic powers and work on their fairy powers. Not her. She has yet to master her psychic powers, labeling her as the weakest Psychic user. None of her people, or their evolutions, would train her. Saying a weak Ralts has no means to be trained by more powerful psychic users.
She panted as her anger build up. As a Feeling Pokemon, she could feel the emotions of others. She could feel the shame and regret of the others. She could feel the smug and proud feeling from some of the other Ralts. It was too much for her to take.
"AHHHH!" She shouted into the air.
"I'm not a weak Ralts! I will master my psychic abilities!" She screamed.
She then lowers her head, unable to stop the tears as she recalls all the words that were said.
"You can't even pick up a boulder?! Most Ralts could do that at a lower level!"
"What's wrong with you?! I thought you were strong than that! Get out of my sight, weakling."
"Train you?! Forget it! Once a weak Ralts, always a weak Ralts."
She finally fell to the ground, sobbing.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
She looks up and was surprised to see someone else there, only it wasn't a Ralts.
It was a small, blue, canine Pokémon. It has a black torso and legs, a blue tail, and a yellow collar. It has rounded bumps on the backs of its forepaws. It has a black "mask" and red eyes. It stood on its toes instead of its entire foot. It had two black appendages that hang down from its head.
Ralts was shocked. It was a Riolu, The Emanation Pokémon! An aura user!
"Back away! I'm a powerful psychic user!" Ralts said, jumping up.
Riolu looks at her and sighs. He then turns to the boulder and saw the drag marks on the ground. The boulder was moved just a few inches each time he saw the markings. He then turns back and saw the Ralts ready to fight. As a fighting type, he knew she was going to defend herself. He also knew that he was weak to her types, but he wasn't there to fight.
"Look, I was on my way to my training area when I saw you. I never heard of a Ralts that cried before." He said.
Ralts looks away, ashamed. He saw her crying. She lowers her hands and turns away.
"It's none of your business." She said.
Riolu could tell she was trying to hold it back. As an Emanation Pokemon, he could sense the source of her pain. He decided to respect her wishes and not ask her about them. He turns to the boulder and looks at the marking on the ground.
"Hmm, let's see. One, two, three, four, five, seven? It jumped by two!" He said, making Ralts turn to him.
"Huh?" She asked, confused.
"This boulder, you started to move it inch by inch but it seems that it moved a bit more than before." He said, pointing at the marks.
Ralts looks and was shocked. It moved more than she has done before! That means...
"My psychic powers are getting stronger! Yes!" She said, cheering.
Riolu smiles, glad to see the Psychic/Fairy type happy. He then turns and held out his paw.
"It's nice to meet you." He said.
Ralts stops and notices his paw. She quickly read his feelings, waiting to make sure this wasn't a trick. After all, their species were at war with each other. To her surprise, she found no negative feelings coming from him. She slowly reaches out with her hand and places it in his paw. The minute they touch, a warm feeling came over both of them.
"It's nice to meet you too." She said, smiling.
A bit later...
Riolu took his new friend to his training area, hoping to help her control her psychic powers better. Ralts was surprised, she could see that area was mostly beaten up, signs of fighting all over the place. However, she saw Riolu walk over to a flat stone and sat on it. He then pats the spot next to him and she walks over.
"Ralts, I can see that you're letting anger and sadness cloud your thoughts. I know you are a feeling pokemon, but you should be more in control of your feelings." He said, surprising her.
"Look, I'm not trying to trick you or anything. I just want to help. I'm aware of the war our species is in. And, honestly, I'm sick of it." He said.
"You are?" Ralts asked, surprised.
Riolu nodded.
"Aura, psychic, why should it matter? Yeah, they are different, but who says they have to be?" He said.
"The elders." Ralts said, sighing.
Riolu rolls his eyes. His elders say the same thing.
"Look, just because they are different, doesn't mean they aren't the same. They don't understand that psychic and aura are the same in some ways." He said.
"What do you mean?" Ralts asked.
"Well, aura is a part of every living being. Some have strong connections to it, some don't. The same can be said of psychics, right?" He asked.
"That's...true." Ralts said, thinking.
"Then why treat them differently? Who cares which one is stronger." Riolu said before turning to her.
"I won't ask why you can't control your psychic powers, but I do want to help you get better control of them. Please, sit." He said.
Ralts thought about it and sat down on the stone. Riolu smiles and places his paws on his legs.
"Now, close your eyes and relax. Don't think about what you were told. Just feel it." He said, closing his eyes.
Ralts did what he said. Her thoughts started to fill with the things her kind told her, but she quickly blocks them out. She relaxes and breathes slowly. The two sat there, not moving an inch. Ralts could feel something inside her, something that was trying to get out. Was this her psychic power? Riolu almost fell over and was able to stop himself.
"Dang it! I almost fell asleep again!" He groans, snapping Ralts out of her state.
"You fall asleep when meditating?" She asked, confused.
Riolu blushed and rubs a paw behind his head.
"I tried not to. Sometimes I can't help it." He said, sheepishly.
Ralts couldn't help but giggle at the image of Riolu falling asleep and falling on his face. A pokemon that meditates, fall asleep during it? She couldn't deny that doing so make the body so relaxed the person couldn't help but fall asleep. Few could master it without falling asleep.
"Anyways, do you feel calmer?" He asked.
"Yes. I could even sense my psychic powers. I had no idea I had that much. But I don't know how to get it out." She said.
Riolu place a paw to his chin and started to think. He was sure none of his aura training would help her release it. Maybe he could...
"What if we fight?" He asked, surprising her.
"Fight?" She asked.
"Sometimes it better to just feel the power flow through you. At least, that's what my elders said. Maybe a battle will help you unlock that power you have." Riolu said.
Ralts had to think about it. She didn't get any fighting lessons because of her lack of power. But, if a battle helps her unlock it...
"Let's give it a try!" She said.
"Okay! I'll be your opponent. Come at me with everything you got!" He said, standing in a fighting position.
Ralts hops off the stone and stood ready. Riolu shoots forward, throwing his paw at her, using his force palm attack. Ralts quickly dodges it before throwing her hand forward, shooting a burst of psychic at him, knocking him back a bit.
Riolu rubs his chest and smiles at Ralts. True, he was weak to psychic attacks, but this was to help her. He then ran forward, faster than before. Ralts could barely dodge his paw before she was hit with his other one. She took a few steps back, knowing it didn't do too much damage to her. Still hurt, though. She saw Riolu coming at her again and stood ready.
'Okay, he's fast. I need to read his mind to figure out a plan.' She thought, trying to reach out to his mind.
Riolu felt something enter his mind and smirks. He threw his paw forward and Ralts dodges it. He then turns and throws his other paw, but Ralts quickly blocks it. She then blasts him back with a bit of her psychic powers. Riolu stops himself and smiles. She read his mind. Get up close and use Force Palm. If blocked, switch to Quick Attack.
Ralts saw his smile and smiled back. She closes her eyes and feels for her power. Riolu smiles again and rushes at her. He jumps in the air, ready to bring a paw down on her. Ralts could sense his attack and opened her eyes. It was a bit hard to see, but her eyes started glowing and stops Riolu in his tracks. Riolu was shocked as he floated in the air, surround by a psychic aura. Ralts steps up and smiles.
"Well, it looks like I finally got it." She said.
"Nice! I knew you could do it!" Riolu said, smiling.
The two looked at each other, both of them smiling. Ralts, because she finally found the source of her psychic abilities. Riolu, because he was able to help her.
"So, are you going to let me down?" He asked.
"Hmm. I don't know. Maybe I could keep you in my grip and take you back to my village?" She said, smirking.
Riolu rolls his eyes, knowing she wasn't going to do that.
"Very funny. Put me down, please." He said.
Ralts faces away from him, still pretending to think about it.
"If there's something I do know about fighting types, you always try to get one last attack on your opponents." She said.
"Ralts, I'm not going to do that. Let me go." Riolu said, tried of her game.
Ralts smiles and drops her hold, making Riolu drop to the ground. She turns and giggles.
"You said to let you go." She said.
Riolu rolls his eyes but still smiles. Ralts offer a hand and he took it. The two continue their training. Both of them didn't know that this would start a friendship that would help end the long war between their kind.
And that's the start. As I said, Lucario and Gardvoir are two of my favorite pokemon. And this is Rated T, which means no lemons! So don't ask! I do what names for them, though. Since there are more of their kinds, I don't want to keep calling them by their species names. I think I cover their lives in their home villages in the next chapter. But I won't start on that until I get names for them. So if you want to see this continue, please help me out.