And another God-awful chapter that took really long to update! I really didn't like this chapter, everything seems so awkward. I would get a beta, but I'm too lazy.

This particular chapter has an OC that belongs to...well, I accidentally forgot his name so check the reviews, you'll find him.

Enjoy!

Chapter 6: Mysterious Dean! The Power of Aura!

As Carl entered the Pokemon Center to heal up his Pokemon, he couldn't help but feel that he was followed. He looked behind him but there was no one there. Once his Pokemon were fully healed, he set out towards the Viridian Forest.

The Forest is infamously known for its winding mazes of trees so high that they can block out the sun. The trees also harbor several new bug type and other kinds of pokemon. The trek through the forest was bound to be long, tiring and even confusing. So Carl bought several supplies beforehand.

While he was making his way to the forest, he passed the Viridian Gym. There was a man wearing a gray vest and dark jeans standing in front of the closed doors with his back to Carl. Quickly, the man turned around and caught sight of Carl. He then walked towards him. Carl saw this but did not move.

As the man got closer, Carl noticed that there were no signs of Poke balls on his belt. The man stopped in front of Carl and asked, "Hi there, I'm Dean. Want to battle?"

Carl was dumbfounded by this sudden and random request. Carl tried to process this in his mind, but he heard himself answer, "Yes."

"Excellent! I see you have 2 balls on your belt, but how about a single one-on-one?" Dean said.

Carl was very put off by Dean's stature. He looked very serious but his sapphire blue eyes were twinkling, as if he was playing a joke on someone. Nevertheless, he agreed to the battle conditions. Then Dean lightly smacked his forehead.

"Ah, so sorry, I didn't ask for your name." Dean said.

"It's Zorbo. Carl Zorbo." Carl replied.

"Well then, Carl, shall we begin?" With that, from out of nowhere, Dean released a blue and black jackal standing on two legs with a black mask over its eyes.

Carl stared at it. "What the heck is that?"

"It's a Riolu, which is only native to Sinnoh. It's where I'm from, too."

Carl threw out his Mankey's pokeball and shouted, "Go, Mr. Furious!"

"Mr. Furious?" Dean grinned. "That's a fitting name."

Carl smiled proudly. "Thanks, I just nicknamed him 10 minutes ago."

Dean sweatdropped. "Uh, okay…Anyway, let's go!"

Carl took the initiative. "All right, Mr. Furious, let's start with a Low Kick!"

Dean ordered, "Riolu, Counter!"

As Mr. Furious charged Dean's Riolu, Riolu's eyes glowed and avoided Mr. Furious' kick at the last minute and knocked him back a good distance with a kick of its own. Before Carl and Mr. Furious could recover, Dean commanded his Riolu, "Now, Force Palm!"

Dean's Riolu ran to Mr. Furious, picked him up with a paw, which now had some sort of blue fire around it, then with its other paw, which was also glowing with blue flames, thrust it into the helpless Mankey and without touching it, sent Mr. Furious at Carl's feet, dazed.

Carl looked amazed. "What was that move just now? And what's with that blue fire around its paws?"

Dean mysteriously smiled. "That technique was called Force Palm. The user pushes the opponent with Aura, which is that blue fire. Riolus and their evolutions, Lucarios, are the only Pokemon to be able to sense Aura and manipulate it."

Carl grinned. "Wow, that's cool," then his grin vanished into a look of determination. "Now for my kamikaze trump card! Mr. Furious, use Thrash!"

Mr. Furious' eyes opened then he bolted up, all traces of tiredness seemingly gone. The frenzied Mankey let out a wild screech, then dashed forward towards Dean's Riolu and unleashed a fierce combination of scratches, punches, kicks, and whiplashes from his tail. The blows connected with the Riolu with satisfaction; Riolu didn't have a chance. However, Carl knew it was only a matter of time until Mr. Furious would become exhausted and be confused. When Mr. Furious struck Dean's Riolu a few feet back, he finally began to tire.

Dean seized the chance. "Riolu, now's our chance! Use Reversal!" Riolu got up and once more ran towards Mr. Furious. Mr. Furious was too tired and confused to see the blue jackal running up to him. Carl tried to warn him, but it was too late. The Riolu jumped and crashed into Mr. Furious with its paw. Mr. Furious went down with a thud; Dean's Riolu landing perfectly on his feet.

Carl sighed as he recalled Mr. Furious. This was his second loss, and it was almost right after his first. Dean recalled his Riolu and walked over to Carl. "Hey, nice battle. I thought you had me there with your Mr. Furious."

Carl said nothing; he tried to smile, but couldn't. The loss was too big for him to overcome. Dean saw this and said, "Tell you what; I'm heading over to Pewter City; and I'm pretty sure you're going there too. So how about I give you some training tips once we're in the Viridian Forest, okay?" Carl shrugged and said nothing again. Dean sighed. "All right, it's your choice." He took a right on the path to the forest, and left, leaving Carl to contemplate.

"Hey, Dean!"

Dean turned to see Carl running towards him. He stopped so Carl could catch up and rest for a bit.

"Train me," Carl panted.

Dean couldn't hear Carl properly. "What was that?"

Carl took a deep breath. "I said, 'train me'."

Dean gave Carl a small smile. "Heal up first at the center," he instructed. "I'll wait for you."