Chapter 3
That night at supper Alador had the opportunity of meeting the rest of Crystal's family, including her father a Hitmonchan named Melvin
and her little brother a haughty Tyrouge ,Tyler that was overprotective of his sister and didn't
take too kindly to strangers. This made it a rather, awkward dinner for Alador who at the
time tried to avoid dinner conversation.
"so Alador you're an Abra, I heard that Abras lazy creatures that spend a majority of their lives asleep, is that true?"
Alador noticed the snooty smirk on Tyler's face .
" Oh well we're really not asleep most of the time, it's actually a self induced meditative
trance that we picked up from a wise Medicham, thousands of years ago."
In a softer voice he added'
" I generally try I avoid sleep, because of the nightmares."
" "Nightmares?"
Everyone at the table was suddenly intrigued.
" Well they aren't really nightmares, my master says they're
more like prophetic visions sent by Arceus himself."
Then he smiled reassuringly " it's nothing to worry about, let's eat!"
A grave expression covered the Melvin's face
"There's something very peculiar about this boy, a strange power emanates from him. He might be dangerous to have around."
Crystal immediately noticed that her father was acting stranger than usual. She knew it had something to do with Alador and the strange yet
somehow familiar aura that surrounded the small fox. He seemed way too powerful and mature for an Abra. But she guessed that he was
trained to be stoic and collected. She turned her attention to Alador who seemed to have an uncomfortable look on his face. Maybe it was
because of the bizarre way her father looked at him or it could just be the fact that the chairs weren't really designed for pokemon with tails.
Before things could get any more awkward Alador politely excused himself from the table and went out for some fresh air. Crystal followed not
far behind.
" Alador are you okay?" her blue eyes twinkled with concern "You know my parents can be complete oddballs sometimes, what about your parents?"
Alador's eyes grew intense "The only parent I've ever known was my grandfather the great wizard, Alakazaam, but he is long gone, I have no family."
Crystal quickly tried to change the subject.
" that was really cool how you saved my life back there, especially
when used that magic trick to push me out of the way of that Noctowl attack."
The Abra seemed kind of offended by the compliment,
"It was not a magic trick, it was only confusion a basic psychic attack."
The Abra's anger quickly faded " what I've really been trying to master is psybeam
but it's almost impossible for an Abra to learn, but my grandfather mastered it so easily when he was younger, I'm a disappointment to him."
"Well it's pretty amazing that you know how to use confusion, my mom won't let me learn battle techniques, apparently we don't believe in violence, go figure."
The Smoochum replied trying to cheer him up.
" thanks" he said trying to seem grateful.
The Smoochum then kissed him softly on the cheek, which Smoochums are known for and said good night, leaving Alador to watch the Volbeats and Illumise fly through the midnight sky.