I woke up at 6:30 a.m. to hear my alarm blaring at max volume. I attempt to hit the dismiss button on it, but it refused to turn off, so I just unplugged it. I got up and put on my white and green shirt, and my green pants with the triple red stripes, the hallmark of the Swordhands. I walked out of my room to eat my breakfast when I see my father walks in the door with a large smile on his face. "What makes you so happy, father?" I asked.

"It's the day, Gal! It's time to prove that you are strong enough for this community!" Father yelled excitedly.

I was slightly concerned, but I didn't show that. "What does that entail, Father?"

"That means that you must battle me on our sacred battle grounds, and you must defeat me!"

I was extremely concerned after that. How can I defeat my father with Teleport, Focus Blast, Psycho Cut, and Brick Break, I thought. "When are we going?"

"Well, are you ready?"

"Let me eat my breakfast, and I will meet you there!"

"Okay Gal, see you there!". Father walked out of the door and I fell back in my seat in fear. Father is way better than me. Also, what will he think of me if I lose?, I thought. I finished my breakfast and walked outside towards the family fighting place. As I was walking, I saw two younger Gallade fighting with their forearms, not advancing very far on the other. Their mother, a Gardevior, walked up to them and stopped them from fighting with Telekinesis. About two blocks down from the fighting Gallades, there was an older Gallade that was putting shingles on a house. After another six blocks, I arrived at the Swordhand family battle arena, which was under four large willow trees about 1000 feet in the woods. Father was standing there, already firing Psycho Cuts towards the sky. "Shall we begin?" Father said as he went into his battle position.

"As ready as I'll ever be!" I replied.

"Then En Garde, my son!" Father shouted as he charged his Psycho Cut and fired at me, which I dodged my rolling to the right. I used Teleport and charged Psycho Cut, grasing my father in the back. "I forgot you still had that move!" Father muttered as he charged a Focus Blast. I ran to the right to dodge the attack, but Father led the attack correctly and hit me in the side, causing me to fly backwards.I got up and used Teleport, and then charged Focus Blast and fired. Father backflipped over it towards me and used Close Combat, which I countered with Brick Break. We were both sent flying backwards; however, Father got up first and fired off a Psycho Cut, knocking me back even farther. I used Teleport to get myself up quicker and fire off a Focus Blast, but Father dodged it easily. Father jumped in the air and used Aerial Ace, which homed in on me, even after I used Teleport, knocking me down to the ground once more. I got up and attempted to charge a Focus Blast, but I shot it up into the sky, and fell down to the ground, exhausted. Father walked up to me and looked down. "Son, I am very disappointed in you. Your most useful move was Teleport, which isn't even an attacking move!"

"I'm sorry Father, you were just too experienced and strong, with a move that is very effective against me," I replied, defeated. Father charged up a Psycho Cut and blasted me with it, knocking me back farther and temporality blinding me. I saw Father walking towards me, his hands pink with Psycho Cut charge. "Father… why?" I questioned in severe pain.

"You have lost the bout!" Father bellowed in a voice I have never heard from him before. "You aren't fit for this community! You have disappointed your sister, mother, and me! You must be finished! I am sorry Gality, and I wish it didn't have to be this way!". Father started walking back towards the city as he let the Psycho Cut go. As it flew towards me, the world around me changed to a forest with a river, and then everything turned black.