Day 4

Waking up to the early sun I felt a warm touch on my cheek, "Morning Luna." It was Riley behind me.

"What are you doing?" I sat up and saw that he moved me onto his bed. "Next time I wake up and your behind me I'm going to torch your ass."

"Okay but I know you won't do it."

"Really?" I grinned. "Oh Chimchar?"

"Okay I get it I won't do it anymore." he said as he jumped off the bed. I laughed waving Chimchar back for him to go back to sleep.

"Would you like some help with your training?"

"If you want but I'm not going to go easy on you." I said jumping off the bed to my pack. I took out my work out cloths to be a little more flexible in. After changing I rearranged my bag to have only two bottles of water, first aid kit, pokemon food and a few different berries. I took out my pocket knife and stuffed it in my boot.

"I don't think you'll be needing that."

"You can never be too prepared. " standing up I returned everyone to their poke balls.

-At the cliff from before-

"Remember up ahead the cliff?"

"Yes don't remind me." I was getting irritated but surprised that Riley could keep up with me. We stopped at the edge.

"Luna? What are you doing?"

I walked a few feet back and ran for the edge but staying close enough to the edge.

"Luna what the hell?"

Close to the cave entrance I grabbed the curved opening around the cave I swung inside. Popping my head out I shouted to Riley, "You coming?"

Riolu looked at Riley and jumped. I grabbed hold of Riolu's hand and pulled him in.

"Rii," (thank you).

"No problem." I looked out and Riley had already jumped over. I grabbed Riolu and moved back.

Riley swung into the cave. "What were you thinking?"

I wanted to know what noise came from in here. Besides this could be great training."

"What kind of Training?"

"Fighting in the dark not able to see. To use only your senses."

He thought to himself as I opened my backpack for a flashlight.

"You were planning to come here in the first place weren't you?" he asked leaning up against the wall.

"Yes it was. WHY? Are you scared of the dark?" I turned it on and began to walk into the cave.

"No I'm not scared but it doesn't feel right down here." he saw me stop. "What's the matter now?

A soft growling sound came from within the cave. "Come on we don't want to miss it." starting to run having the light on high. While running I called Chimchar out ahead of us. "Chimchar climb on." I let an arm out for him to climb onto my shoulders.

"Chim-char." he said while smiling.

The growling from before was louder. We were getting close. Chimchar lowered himself onto my back and held on for dear life. "Chimchar what's wrong?" I stopped to look at Chimchar. He clenched around my neck like a scared kid.

"Luna I think we should stop and turn back it seems that whatever is down there is scaring Riolu." I looked at them and Riolu was clenching to Riley's neck. Turning to Chimchar onto my side I walked over to Riolu.

"Riolu it's okay don't be scared." I patted his head and all of a sudden this sudden sense of a pokemon near by with grand power was near. "What the hell?" I pulled my hand back."

"You must of felt Riolu's aura."

"Really wait if I can feel the aura does that mean I can shoot aura out of my hands like him?"

"I don't know I've heard old stories that a pokemon master could control aura and had a Riolu as a partner."

"I know that story too . . . Anyway when I felt the aura I felt a strong pokemon near by." I turned to the direction from where the growling was coming from.

"Do you want to keep going?" asked Riley.

I looked at Chimchar and Riolu. They nodded but I could feel wariness from Chimchar. "Chimchar don't worry okay." Grabbing both of his hands I put him on my shoulders his arm around my neck.

After every growl or roar Chimchar tightened his grip .I turned him to my front so I could see him better and hold him easier. He started loosening up. A bright light came from up ahead and I stopped.

"This is very unusual. What is pure day light doing in a cave?" asked Riley.

"I don't know but I think we should check it out."

"Alright but if any sign of trouble were out of here."

Agreeing we slowly made way to the opening. Looking out the growls and roars from before were actually pokemon being tortured by guys wearing black and white suits with a big "R" on the front.

"What are they doing?" I looked at Riley and I could see anger in him.

"It looks like their using the pokemon to make these caves but why?"

Riolu tugged on my arm and pointed up. Looking in that direction I saw three top looking guys and the control panel. "Riley listen up quickly. Your going on and move down I'm going to make way to the control panel up here and turn on those sprinklers. I'll put the timer for two minutes. In that time I'll come get you and we'll escape threw this came and out as fast as we can."

"Okay." Riley ran down the stairs with Riolu and he shouted, "Focus Punch." they both attacked one of the men and a Toxicroak. The plan was working everyone went down to see what was going on. I ran up and looked at the control panel. I found the release button and set the timer.

"Hey you get away from there!" a skinny guy and a Carnivore shouted.

"Chimchar Ember!" I shouted as I ran at the guy and punched him right in the face. I looked to the corner of my eye and saw some rope. "Chimchar grab on!" I tried to tie the rope to the middle of the bridge that cut across the third floor. Running back to the edge I ran off the side and swung down to the ground floor to help Riley.

"Nice timing I was just getting fun."

"Good be ready to run back to the cave."

Riley flipper two guys and kicked another. "All of the pokemon have escaped lets go now."

I butterfly kicked a guy and knocked out another before we ran for it. While holding Chimchar he shot another Ember to stop them from following.

"Soon lets come back and see what happened."

"Sure but I think we should save it after the contest I still don't have a costume."

"Why not a Circus trick sense you look like one." he laughed.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I shouted.

~Back up on the Cliffside~

(after ten miles of running)

"Remind me never to help you with training again."

"Oh come on Riley now is the easy stuff."

"Like what?"

"Now you get to set and watch me and Chimchar practice for the contest that's in three days."

"You know that in the first round its just to show how beautiful you pokemon is."

"Yes I know I watched many of them on TV."

"Well let me check the website on what they will have from the first round." He pulled out his computer and found the page for the first contest here in Jubilife. "It says that the first round is a partner round and it says that if the two make it to the end gets a ribbon."

"Great how am I going to find a partner at such short notice?" I stared at Riley.

"Luna I know what your thinking but there is no way in hell that I'm going to perform in contests."

I turned away and said, "Dammit this is not a good. I was really hoping to win the contest but now my dream is gone." I said sarcastically throwing in two sniffs at the end.

"Fine but only this one time."

"Haha we'll see about that." I smiled then started to stretch out. "So what pokemon are you going to enter?"

"I think I'll enter my Starly." he nodded in agreement as I pushed into a handstand letting my legs fall into a split. My foot behind my back touched the ground and I flipped back up.

"So what are we going to do?" Riley asked.

"I have an idea."