Chapter 30: A Hero?

Bryce once again woke up to the most beautiful thing in his life…Violet. She slept with a peaceful expression on her face as she cuddled Bryce. Slowly, he leaned forward and kissed her on her nose. Violet's eyes slowly opened. Looking up at Bryce, she smiled. He smiled back, kissing her again. No matter how many times they kissed, hugged, or did anything romantic, it never got old. Every kiss was different, but just as wonderful as the last. Maybe it was just something that love did to them.

"Morning." She said softly. "Sleep well?"

Bryce nodded. "You?"

"Very." Slowly Violet got up and headed to the shower as Bryce walked into the kitchen. Staravia was in there, looking at a small electronic device. There was a note by it. Bryce picked it up and read:

This will let you communicate with Staravia. Just have him eat it. –Geno

Bryce looked back at the counter, but the chip wasn't there. "Where did it go?"

"I can read, thank you very little." Staravia said.

"Whoa…cool, so now I can actually understand you. Feel like breakfast?" Bryce asked.

"Nah, I've already got it covered. I ate a few Pecha Berries earlier."

Bryce shrugged. "Well, I've got to leave at noon, so it looks like you'll have to cover lunch too."

"Fine with me." He replied.

Bryce began to cook an omelet for Violet. As the aroma flooded the kitchen, Violet walked towards him. Turning around, Bryce almost burst out laughing.

"What?" she asked.

"Did you…uh…do something different when you showered?"

"Just used the blow-dryer afterward…" she trailed off.

Bryce couldn't help it anymore. He burst out laughing. "Your fur is all fluffy!"

He was partially right. While her blue fur was fairly short, all of Violet's longer yellow fur was all fluffed out. She looked down and laughed. It did look silly.

"I-it's n-not fu-funny." She said, stifling a laugh.

"Y-yeah it is!" Bryce laughed. "You're trying not t-to laugh."

Both of them continued to laugh for a while.

"I think it looks cute." Bryce said.

"Speak for yourself." Staravia said, coming back into the kitchen. "It is kind of funny though."

"You can talk to Bryce now?" Violet asked. Bryce explained the chip and the note from Geno.

"At least I won't have to translate for you anymore." Violet teased. "I wonder if you can learn different languages at…wherever you're going."

"Maybe…that'd be pretty cool to learn Booish or Pokémon language."

"Booish?"

"The language of Boos. They had that sign in Super Mario Galaxy that said it was written in Booish, remember?"

"Oh, yeah."

Violet and Bryce continued talking for a while before the portal appeared.

"I guess I'd better get going." Bryce said.

Violet's ears drooped until he gave her a long, passionate kiss. "Don't worry, I'll be fine." He waved goodbye before stepping into the portal. As the light intensified, Bryce was forced to shut his eyes…

…as he opened his eyes again, he noticed he was in what looked like an office.

"Ah, your part of the new recruits?" A figure cloaked in white said from one of the chairs.

Bryce nodded.

"Very good." He turned to face Bryce, but he still couldn't tell who he was. "Please sit."

As Bryce sat in front of the figure, he continued: "There are a few parts to joining this place. First, however, you'll probably want to know more about what we do."

"Yes, I didn't get much information from Geno." Bryce said.

"Well, basically the Legion of Light is a group that combats evil. We can even go through time and space itself to face enemies. There are very dark forces everywhere. In fact, without the Legion of Light, all worlds would cease to exist. The darkest forces are sometimes erased from history to prevent further catastrophes later on. The rules here are actually not very strict, the only thing is very few are actually chosen. You must be here because you can sense something wrong with others."

*That would explain Violet's village.* Bryce thought. "What about living conditions?"

"Oh, don't worry about that. That house you found is yours…should you choose to join. There's always anything you need there. So…are you willing to join?"

Bryce thought for a moment. This would be the perfect opportunity for Violet to be with him and have a house with everything they would need…they wouldn't have to worry about money, food…

"Sure." He finally said.

"Good! So for the first part of enrollment, tell me about yourself: Why you're here, who you're doing this for…things like that." He seemed to smile. "…and don't worry, I've heard just about everything."

Deciding that he could trust this man, Bryce told him everything about meeting Violet, falling in love with her, leaving their "families" behind, and ending up here.

"…and that's about it." Bryce smirked, "…but I didn't have to tell you that. You already knew."

The figure looked surprised. "Yes, I did. We always go over anyone who has potential. I know all about you, from birth to now. That was a test to see if you trust me…and you do." He paused momentarily. "So on that note, I'll have you see Dwyer. He will see what you're capable of."

Bryce looked confused. "Meaning?"

"Meaning what you could wield as a power: a sword, magic, anything really. He has a way of looking into people's souls." The man snapped his fingers and another portal appeared. "This will take you to him."

"Thanks." Bryce stood slowly and walked into the portal. As he looked around, he noticed he was in a huge cave with ice on the floors, walls, and ceiling. There was an exit with a huge snowstorm outside. What was really odd was Bryce didn't feel cold at all. It was if he was in an almost tropical climate, even with all of the ice and snow.

Suddenly, an old man appeared from a door on the other side of the cave. "New recruit, eh?" he asked.

Realizing this was probably Dwyer, he nodded. The man was wearing a light blue cloak and held a wooden cane in his right hand. He also had a long beard and green eyes that seemed to look through the soul.

"Very well." He walked over, examining Bryce. The whole time, Bryce felt like he was at the doctor's office. As the man checked his height, weight, and examined his "mental state of being", he let his mind wander to Violet. As Bryce was hoping she wasn't too lonely or bored, the man looked at his eyes. "Interesting…"

"What?" Bryce asked.

"One of your eyes is purple…is that normal for you?"

"Sometimes. My…" Bryce looked for the right word "soul mate made it so when we think of each other, one of my eyes would turn purple and one of hers blue. It only works when we're far away though."

"…and your soul mate has purple eyes?"

"Yes, she's a Lucario. Apparently she was born with purple eyes."

"A Lucario, hmm… well, not the first time I've heard that. She must have beautiful eyes." He smiled.

"She does." Bryce said. He was trying not to get sidetracked by daydreaming of Violet.

"Very well. I've finished, and I must say, you've got a great magical talent in you. You'd make a talented mage…of any kind actually! That's not common at all, in fact, I only know of two others like that…and one of them is myself!"

"…So do I need to choose an element or…" Bryce started.

"My dear boy, you can't waste a gift like that! You must practice and master all the elements!" Dwyer exclaimed.

"I will. So, what's my next step?"

"For now, that's all you need to do today. Before you go…I've got something for you." His hand began to glow a light green. As the light went into Bryce's chest, he felt a weird sensation.

"I think that will make giving your Lucario a hug much more enjoyable." Dwyer chuckled. "Now, I'll send you back. They'll send you another portal at around 10am."

"Thanks for the gift." Bryce said as the portal generated. Stepping through it, Bryce found himself back in the living room. Violet walked in. "You're back!" She smiled.

"Yep!"

"So…how'd it go?" she asked.

Bryce explained everything with great detail. "…but the best part is this." He gave her a full-on hug…and her spike didn't faze him at all. It passed right through him with no problem.

Violet smiled, purring into his chest. "This feels nice."

Bryce smiled back. "Yeah…" he said dreamily.

Bryce and Violet spent the rest of the day talking about what the Legion would have in store before spending the night in each other's arms… without having to worry about her chest spike.

Author's Notes: FINALLY! I have time to write! :D Hope you guys love the story. Read and Review!