Summary: As the title says, a collection of one-shots between Korrina and her partner Pokemon, Lucario.


Korrina and Lucario One-Shots

Chapter Two

The Apology


"Right, Lucario! Time to Mega Evolve!" Korrina exclaimed aloud, lightly pressing on her Key Stone.

A brilliant white light transmitted from Korrina's Key Stone to Lucario's Mega Stone in the form of solid rays of light, blinding anyone that would look at it. Lucario then began to change form, his figure still ineligible by the now orange light. He began to grow slightly, his tail changed shape, his ears grew, and the Aura sensors behind his head grew, two growing longer then the others. Korrina stared in amazement, her attention grasped by Lucario's Mega Evolution.

As the light started to disappear, Lucario's Mega Evolved form could be seen by everyone around. Korrina, Ash, Pikachu, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie all gasped in surprise and wonder, although they had seen it many times before.

"Luc..." ("Hmm...") Lucario grumbled, intensely staring at everyone else.

"So, we on for that battle Korrina?" Ash asked Korrina, Pikachu appearing to be excited and hopeful that they would get to battle.

"Yep, Lucario's totally not gonna loose control this time, just you wait!" Korrina smiled confidently, looking over at Mega Lucario, who nodded his head at Korrina's statement.


"The battle between Korrina and Ash will now begin!" Clemont declared, waving his arm in front of himself like a karate chop, slicing the air.

"Good luck Pikachu and Ash!" Serena called out.

"Yeah, yeah, good luck!" Bonnie remarked.

Pikachu hopped out in front of Ash, growling as electricity sparked from his cheeks. Ash smirked over at Korrina, who replied with another smirk, "We won't loose this time, you hear Korrina? Will we Pikachu?"

"Pika Pika!" ("No way!") Pikachu seemed determined to win.

"In your dreams, guys, right Lucario?" Korrina teased as Lucario calmly walked out in front of her, his facial expression difficult to tell.

"Carr..." ("Right...") Mega Lucario mumbled quietly.

"Right, Pikachu use Quick Attack!" Ash exclaimed, shaking his fist in front of himself.

"Pika Pika!" ("Sure, Ash!") Pikachu shouted out, a white light glowing behind him. He started to run quicker then normal, aiming directly for Lucario, who was still focused on keeping his guard.

"No way is that gonna hit! Lucario, use Bone Rush to knock Pikachu out of the way!" Korrina commanded, pointing at Lucario.

"Luc...car!" Mega Lucario placed his paws together and moved them apart, forming a beam of white light of what looked like a bone. He splitted the light into two, so it appears as if he was holding two white bones. He ran up towards the speeding Pikachu and waited for a moment, before whacking him into the air with the bones, knocking Pikachu out of his attack.

"Oh no! That Ground type attack did a lot of damage!" Serena said, putting her hands up to her face in shock.

"That doesn't matter! I totally believe that Pikachu can do this!" Ash replied, not even turning towards Serena. Pikachu nodded his head, "Right, Pikachu, now use Iron Tail!"

"Pika Chu Pi!" ("Grrr!") Pikachu allowed his tail to harden and light up in white. He jumped into the air, aiming to slam down Mega Lucario with it.

"Quick, Lucario, dodge it and then use Power-Up Punch!" Korrina commanded once more.

However, Mega Lucario had ignored Korrina completely, and, had instead, gripped Pikachu's tail and tossed him around, crashing him against the ground and then picking him up again. Mega Lucario did this several times before kicking into Pikachu's stomach, causing the Electric Mouse to slide against the dirt.

"PIKACHU!" Ash shouted.

"Yes, awesome, Lucario!" Korrina grinned.

"Um...Korrina..." Clemont began, catching the attention of the blond.

"Oh...right...we can't go on like this..." Korrina sighed, "Now, Lucario use Bone Rush again!"

Mega Lucario ignored her once more, still focused on Pikachu. He ran up towards his opponent and used another Power-Up Punch, which knocked him into the air, before using a Bone Rush to knock him into a tree. Mega Lucario slowly approached Pikachu, snarling like a rabid animal.

"PPIKACHU, NO!" Ash screamed, running over to Pikachu.

"Oh geez!" Korrina panicked, "Not again! Stop, Lucario! You've gotta stop!"

Ash picked up Pikachu and held him in his arms. Pikachu was badly beaten and bruised, the front of his head having a small cut that stained his fur. Weakly, he looked up at Ash, his eyes barely open.

"Pika Pi..." ("I'm sorry, Ash...")

"Don't worry, Pikachu. You did amazing out there. What's important now is that we get you healed."

"LUCAAAARRRR! ("AHHHHHGGGH!") Mega Lucario growled loudly from behind the two, his mouth now frothing. He slowly crept up to Ash and Pikachu, clenching his fists together. Then, as quickly as he could, slammed into them with intense punches.

"OW!" Ash winced in pain, tightening his grip on Pikachu's body.

"ASH, NO!" Serena shrieked. Bonnie buried her head into Clemont's chest, crying out of fear, as Clemont began to hyperventilate, blankly staring at the situation as sweat poured down his face.

"NO! LUCARIO, STOP! STAY AWAY FROM THEM!" Korrina ran up from behind Lucario, screaming once more as she felt sweat drip down her forehead.

Mega Lucario turned around and stared at Korrina, his tiny pupils radiating a burst of red light. His pupils quickly moved around the white of his eye, appearing as though he was being controlled. He shouted loudly at Korrina, instantly running up to attack her. Korrina attempted to block the attack, but Mega Lucario punched into her arms, almost breaking her bones.

"AH! LUCARIO, PLEASE STOP!" Korrina bawled, blocking her face once more with her arms.

Alas, Mega Lucario did not even listen, and continuously punched and kicked Korrina, causing the skater to bleed. The others all stood there in a panic, frozen and unknowing of what to do. Mega Lucario hovered over Korrina, saliva dripping from his mouth. Korrina felt tears streaming down her face as she continued to wail, trapped in Mega Lucario's grasps. Her Pokemon pressed down on her with his paws as he leant forward and continued to punch into her chest. As this rate, her lungs and heart would be crushed in seconds, and then she would be...no more...


"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Korrina jumped up from bed, tears and sweat mixed in and streaming down her face. She held her face in her hands, rocking herself backwards and forwards as she reminded herself that what she had just experienced was only a nightmare, and nothing more. It couldn't hurt her...

She attempted not to recall the images in her head, shaking in an attempt to forget. Her grey, blood-shot eyes gazed at the floor, stinging pools of water dripping down her face. What was that? That was horrible...awfully horrible...from the moment she was attacked, to the moment where Lucario had almost killed Ash and Pikachu. That hasn't of even happened, and the closest thing to that was when Lucario had almost attacked herself, Ash and Pikachu, but never had Lucario been that violent as he was in that dream.

Suddenly, as if on cue, Lucario ran to her side from his bed next to Korrina's, holding her hand in his paw. Korrina's screaming, crying and panicking had likely woke the Aura Pokemon up. He stroked her hand gently, instantly calming his companion.

"Luc...Lucar..." ("Ssh...it's OK...") He mumbled comfortingly, hugging the whimpering girl. He climbed up into her bed, continuing to hug her and rub her back soothingly.

After a couple of minutes of silence (apart from Korrina's faint crying) Lucario stopped hugging Korrina and looked at her in the eyes; the same way as he had done in the njghtmare...

"Luc, Luc, Lucario?" ("Why are you so troubled like this?") Lucario asked.

Korrina stayed silent for a moment, before beginning to tell Lucario about what had happened, as much as she didn't want to remember it, "This nightmare...it was horrible...we were with Ash and his friends...Ash and I were going to battle. You against Pikachu. I Mega Evolved you and...things were OK at first, but then you started attacking Pikachu excessively...Ash tried to protect him, but you continued to attack the two...I called to you, but you ran over to me and started attacking me, crushing my bones and my insides...then..." And with that, Korrina had broke down in tears once more.

The entire time, Lucario was silent. He didn't even know that to say about that. Lightly, he stroked Korrina's hair as she tried to compose herself, but she continued to break down, having nothing but her Pokemon for comfort.


Elsewhere, with Pikachu, inside his own dream...

"Alright, you ready for this, buddy?" Ash asked Pikachu, who rested on the comfort of his trainer's shoulder, "We'll win against Korrina and Mega Lucario this time, won't we?"

"Pika Pi!" ("Yep, we sure will!") Pikachu nodded his head enthusiastically.

"You sure you guys are ready for this?" Korrina smugly grinned, somewhat cockily, "We are unbeatable with Lucario's Mega Evolution, after all."

"Pika Pika..." ("That's if you can control him...") Pikachu rolled his eyes.

"Haha, of course we are!" Ash laughed.

Pikachu's mind was set on winning; winning, and nothing else. He had lost count of the humiliating losses against either Lucario or his Mega form. This was getting embarrassing, for Ash and himself, so he needed to make sure he won this time. On the other hand, Korrina and Lucario were holding a winning streak against Ash and Pikachu, so Pikachu knew that they weren't going to go easy on him even in a practice battle.

Mega Lucario walked out into the battle field, his head held up high with pride. Pikachu growled, 'Geez...this really won't be easy, will it? He's not going to give up his winning streak to me..and, what if he looses control again? The last time was pretty dang scary...' He thought, hopping on all fours as he jumped out opposite Mega Lucario and in front of Ash.

"OK, Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Ash exclaimed in anticipation.

"Pika...Chu!" ("Here I...go!") Pikachu felt static electricity sparking out from his cheeks. He jumped into the air, and focused the electricity into a charge of physical energy, aiming it at Mega Lucario.

"Dodge, Lucario!" Korrina stated. Mega Lucario turned his body around and jumped out of the way, causing the Thunderbolt to hit elsewhere.

Ash sighed, "Right, now use Quick Attack and make sure it hits!"

Pikachu quickly began to run, a white light dragging behind him, as he used Quick Attack. He took extra special care to focus on his target, making sure that the attack would hit head on. As he came close to Mega Lucario, he gritted his teeth and moved his head forward, headbutting the other Pokemon. Wow...He had never tried that before...

Mega Lucario skid across the ground, still on his two feet, appearing to be completely undamaged from the attack. He stared at Pikachu, silently analysing him, much to Pikachu's somewhat worry.

"Right, Lucario use Bone Rush!" Korrina called out to her Pokemon.

Mega Lucario nodded, forming the two beams of light shaped like bones in his paws. He ran up to Pikachu and slammed into him, knocking the Electric Type over onto his back. It seemed, however, that Mega Lucario was not finished with his attacks, as he continuously slammed Pikachu with repeated Bone Rushes, then knocking him down with a powerful Power-Up Punch.

"Woohoo, awesome!" Korrina howled with praise.

Pikachu didn't think that was awesome, not one little bit. Mega Lucario had attacked countless times without Korrina's command, and all the stupid roller skater could do was praise him? Really...Pikachu was extremely concerned about his safety around his opponents, but who could really blame him? Mega Lucario had almost killed him once, so it was understandable that Pikachu would feel this way.

But then, as if out of no-where, Pikachu was hit, or rather kicked into the air by a strong leg. He felt pain crusading throughout his body, his eyes widening as he knew what was happening; Mega Lucario wasn't listening to anything Korrina said because it was on the brink of loosing control over himself.

"PIKA!" ("OWW!") Pikachu winced in pain as he crashed into the ground.

"PIKACHU, NO!" Ash panicked.

Mega Lucario ran over to where Pikachu had landed and growled loudly, hovering over his opponent. Pikachu gulped nervously, looking straight into Mega Lucario's eyes...his pupils...they were radiating an unknown burst of red light, and were unusually tiny...that could only mean one thing...

Mega Lucario picked Pikachu up by his mouth, gripping onto his tail. He bit into it, causing to bleed ferociously, before forcefully swinging Pikachu around by it. Pikachu could hear the worried, panicking voices of everyone around him, and could hear Korrina attempting to calm Mega Lucario down. Still, the Pokemon persisted, now releasing Pikachu into the air, a trail of blood now appearing on the ground.

As Pikachu was tossed into the air, Mega Lucario prepared another Bone Rush, and, without hesitation, knocked into Pikachu like a Golf club would to the ball. Pikachu screamed, now having no idea what to do...he felt his tail bleeding, and he hissed as he looked at it. He went flying through the air once more, falling back first into a tree, where Mega Lucario cornered him by quickly running over. Mega Lucario slammed into Pikachu with painfully strong kicks and punches, causing Pikachu to bleed from the mouth.

Pikachu felt tears streaming down his face...at this rate, if Mega Lucario kept this up, he didn't see himself living. The humans weren't even helping, as Pikachu considered them too cowardly to do anything. As Pikachu felt himself drafting into unconsciousness from the amount of pain that was inflicted upon him, the last thing he saw was a fuzzy moving figure of what came across as Ash, before he completely blacked out...


"AAAAHHHHH!" Pikachu jolted awake in worry, not even knowing what was going on. He placed his hands up to his face to see if he was alive, and quickly checked his tail to see if that was alright. Thankfully, they were. But, psychologically, Pikachu didn't feel alright.

Sweat dripped down his forehead as he continued to panic, not thinking about anything else but that horrible, horrible nightmare...what did that even mean? Lucario had gained control of his Mega Evolution months ago, so why was Pikachu dreaming about this now? He didn't know, but the entire thought unnerved him greately. It couldn't of been been a potential premonition, could it? A foresight into what may happen. Pikachu didn't even know the Move, Foresight, for that matter...

"Pikachu...?" Pikachu heard a groggy, tired voice next to him. Ash sat up from his sleeping bag, wearing his shorts and a vest top, rubbing his tired eyes, "What's wrong?"

Without any more hesitation, Pikachu jumped straight into Ash's arms and began to whimper, tears streaming down his cheeks. Ash, confused but sympathetic, patted his Pokemon gently on his back, knowing that would comfort him. For the next several minutes, there was nothing but silent crying that could be heard from Pikachu, and puzzled Ash only became more curious as to what this was about.

After Pikachu calmed down and had ceased his crying, Ash gently took him out of his arms and placed him on the floor of the tent, "What happened, Pikachu? You're not normally like this, right?"

"Pika Pi, Chu Pi Pika Pi...Chu Pika Pika..." ("I had a nightmare about being attacked by Mega Lucario...it was so scary...") Pikachu summarised, preferring to quickly tell Ash what happened then not going through describing everything that had happened. Tears brimmed in his eyes by just explaining it.

Ash, being able to read Pikachu's thoughts and emotions from their close bond, could understand almost everything that Pikachu had said. He gave a concerned expression to his partner Pokemon, "Wow, that must've been horrible, Pikachu. Thank Arceus Lucario has gained control over his Mega form now, though. But it's still kinda weird...why would you have this now, when we're almost near Snowbelle City and had left Shalour City like six months ago...? Eh, I guess we'll never know, huh?"

"Pika Pi..." ("I guess not...") Pikachu quietly said.

"Anyways, d'you wanna sleep with me in my sleeping bag tonight, Pikachu? To make sure you're OK?"

"Pika, Pika!" ("Yeah, sure!") Pikachu clapped his hands together excitedly, knowing that whenever he was around Ash, especially in his sleeping bag with him, that he would be completely fine.

As Ash layed down on his sleeping bag, Pikachu jumped to the side of him. Smiling down at the Pokemon, he pulled the covering over himself and Pikachu, closing his eyes. Pikachu snuggled up next to him, now slightly more reassured about falling asleep without having another nightmare thanks to Ash's warmth and protection next to him. Looking up at Ash once more, Pikachu felt his eyes slowly closing, before he had fallen asleep.


Back with Korrina and Lucario, in the Tower of Mastery...

It had been at least half an hour since Korrina had her nightmare, and still her and Lucario were wide awake, having a conversation about what had happened in the nightmare and in reality.

Korrina, who had now composed herself since waking up wailing, crying and screaming, said to Lucario, "Man, I feel bad...just thinking of that nightmare, and what had happened in real life, has really made me think..."

"Lucar?" ("What do you mean?") Lucario asked.

"It's just...we never apologized properly to Ash and Pikachu, did we?"

"Lucar, Luc." ("I thought we did.")

"Not properly, Lucario. We hadn't done something to really make it up to them, y'know. I guess it's because I feel really bad about what happened the one time they faced us and...well, y'know what happend..." Korrina sighed, holding her head in her hands.

"Luc, Lucar?" ("Why do you feel bad?") Lucario wondered, "Luc Lu Lucar, Luc..." ("I was the one who did it, after all...") He mumbled guitlity, hanging his head low.

"Because I'm your trainer and best friend, aren't I? We took our relationship for granted, and we both thought we could beat anyone. It's my fault, too..."

Lucario sighed, asking, "Lucar, Luc Luc Rio?" ("So what do you think we could do then?")

"I dunno..." Korrina shrugged, cluelessly.

Lucario rolled his eyes as the girl's demeanour, "Lucar..." ("That helps...") He mumbled sarcastically.

"Hey, I'm trying my best here, Lucario! I don't see you comin' up with any great ideas, either!" Korrina groaned in frustration, before somehow instantly thinking of an idea, "Hey, how about we invite them all over here? Ash, Pikachu and the rest of his friends. To show em' we're sorry, we could have an awesome fun day!" She exclaimed, shaking her fist in the air with confidence.

"KORRINA, KEEP QUIET!" Gurkinn shouted from the room next door.

"Whoops! Sorry Grandfather!"

Lucario sniggered, putting his paw up to his mouth. Korrina narrowed her eyes at him in annoyance, before continuing quietly, "What do you think, Lucario?"

"Lucar Luc Lucar!" ("Not a terrible idea!")

"I'll fire up the Holo Caster tommorrow morning, OK? Then we'll see if they can make it. I want to make this day super special for them, especially Ash and Pikachu, to let them know that we really are sorry. I actually miss those guys, Lucario. It'll be fun so see them again..."


After contacting Ash, Pikachu and company through the Holo Caster the next morning, Korrina received the reply that they would defiantly come back to Shalour City to see her and Lucario again, giving the Snowbelle Gym a miss for a few weeks. Korrina was psyched to hear this, as was Lucario, as they could finally make things up to them properly, once and for all.

Telling the gang that Korrina and Lucario would meet them outside of the Pokemon Center, the duo stood outside, feeling the warm sea breeze brushing against them. Lucario was clapping his paws together out of boredom, while Korrina was looking through her backpack.

Suddenly, their attentions were caught when a familiar voice shouted out, "Hey, Korrina, Lucario!"

Korrina turned to face the voice, a wide smile playing on her face, "Hey, guys! Long time no see, huh?"

Ash, with Pikachu on his shoulder, walked from the distance waving and smiling. Serena, Clemont, Bonnie and Dedenne walked behind him, equally as excited to see the two again.

Korrina laughed, skating over to the gang, Lucario running up from behind her. She jumped into the air, waving her arms around, before landing with two feet on the ground in front of Ash and company. Lucario jumped to her side, just as enthusiastic as his trainer.

"Welcome back to Shalour City, guys! I was wondering when I'd see you all again!" She greeted, high-fiving everyone, along with Lucario.

"Same here, Korrina," Ash smiled, "It's been a while, huh?"

"Yep, it sure has!"

"And look here," Ash took out his badge case from his pocket, "Just one more badge until I can enter the League. Pretty exciting, right?"

"Wow, think you can take it?" Korrina teased, smirking with her hands on her hips, "The Kalos League is one of the most difficult in the world, y'know."

"Haha, of course I can take it, Korrina!" Ash laughed, but was very much confident in his skills; one of the many reasons as to why he and Korrina got along so well together.

"Hey, Korrina," Clemont stated, catching the attention of everyone, "Just wondering, you never explained why you wanted to see us again. So, why did you call us up to Shalour City after so many months?"

"Oh," Korrina began, "Well, it's because of what happened between Lucario's battle between Pikachu while he was in Mega form. When...well, y'know what happened...I had a nightmare about it a few nights back, and it really made Lucario and I think hard...so we decided to invite you guys back here so not only could you see us again, but so we could personally and properly make things up to you guys."

"Wow, that's strange, because Pikachu had a similar nightmare." Serena figured.

"Right," Ash nodded his head, "That is...anyway, you didn't have to worry about it, Korrina. Pikachu's fine, now, and that's all that matters. But thanks for inviting us back here, we'd all missed you since we left this place. It's just so nice here..."

"Yeah, it is..." Korrina trailed off, gazing at the distant ocean, before facing everyone once more, "So, I thought we could just hang out, with no battling or anything. I thought we could all have fun today, just the nine of us!"

"Yay!" Bonnie giggled, "Can we go shopping? Me and Serena wanna look at all the lovely stuff here!"

Korrina sighed; although she was a girl, (going against the stereotype that all girls loved to shop) wasn't too keen on shopping. It never...satisfied her, and she always felt bored stiff when she went with her grandfather, "Um...well...geez..." She groaned, rubbing the back of her head and laughing nervously.

"How about we all go around the city together?" Clemont suggested, "It would be a fantastic opportunity to catch up on what you've been doing lately, Korrina."

"How about not?!" Bonnie argued, stomping her foot in the ground, "I wanna go shopping! It's fun!" Dedenne nodded his head in agreement.

"Now, Bonnie," Clemont scolded, putting a hand on Bonnie's shoulder, "Korrina and Lucario had invited us to join them today. So how about we allow them to offer the activites?"

Bonnie frowned, crossing her arms over her chest, "Fine."

"So," Korrina begun, trying to make eye contact with everyone, "How about we walk about for a bit? Maybe pop up to the Tower so you can say hello to my grandfather and we could possibly have a meal somewhere? I know an awesome restaurant-no, wait. Clemont, Serena, can't you guys cook?"

"I can only bake cakes and Poffins, really." Serena explained, "Clemont's the real chef around here."

Clemont blushed out of embarrassment, "T-Thanks, Serena! And, yes Korrina, I would be delighted to cook us all a meal in the open outdoors later on."

"Cool!" Korrina genuinely smiled, turning towards Ash and Pikachu, "So, you in for a little sightseeing around?"

"Of course I am!" Ash grinned, Pikachu laughing in excitement.


Korrina took everyone through Shalour City, along the cobbled roads and the large buildings. Lucario walked beside her, taking in the conversations held in silence. Ash 'wowed' at pretty much every other moment, with Pikachu throwing in a comment here and there. Serena was constantly running her fingers through her hair to make sure it was neat and intact from the breezy winds, and Clemont and Bonnie silently walked, taking in everything they saw.

"Oh, this is the bakery store," Korrina pointed to a small store that had different breads and cakes in the window, "Haha, I don't want to admit this, but I've lost count of how many times I've stuffed myself with cakes in that shop. They're just so good!"

"Mm, I know what you mean!" Ash agreed, "I was the same back in the other regions I've travelled, but now I've got Serena-"

"I make sure he eats properly and equally, without disgustingly shoving it into his face." Serena added, interrupting Ash. She spoke slightly snobbishly.

"Luc Lucar Luc Rio..." ("You wouldn't do well living with Korrina then...") Lucario whispered to himself, however with only Pikachu hearing.

"Pika!" ("Hahaha!") Pikachu laughed at Lucario's sly comment.

"And down there is the sports gear shop! It sells my roller skating gear and stuff for Pokemon, too!" Korrina continued, "And over there is where the boutique is! Oh, and there is the place where they sell furniture! My grandfather quite likes it in there. Oh, and over there is the-"

"Korrina!" Bonnie moaned, "Can we do something else? This is soooo boring!"

"Bonnie!" Clemont exclaimed.

"No, no, it's all right, Clemont," Korrina eased the blond boy. She crouched down to Bonnie's eye level, smiling calmly, "So what do you wanna do then?"

"Fun!" Bonnie giggled.

Korrina seemed confused as she cocked an eyebrow, "Um...what kind of fun?"

Lucario face-palmed himself, "Lucar Luc Luc Lucar..." ("I love you and all, Korrina, but you really are quite dim sometimes...") He mumbled.

"Just fun!" Bonnie emphasized.

"I think what Bonnie means to say is doing something we'd all enjoy," Ash stated, gently patting Bonnie on the head, "Like maybe going for a little exploration somewhere? Or relaxing and just talking?"

Korrina appeared to be slightly offended, "So you're not enjoying touring around Shalour City, then?"

"No, no," Ash corrected, "We are, but maybe it's time to do something else."

"Ash is right," Serena added, "We have been walking around here for while, so we should do something else that would be equally as fun!"

"Oh, OK," Korrina said, "How about we set out on a hike through Route 12 or the Reflection Cave? Or maybe we could stop and eat lunch on one of the cliffs? They have these awesome views, and there's picnic benches we can sit on."

"Yeah, maybe we could use a lunch break," Ash commented, "I'm actually getting pretty hungry."

"OK, to the cliffs!" Korrina laughed, running in front of everyone. The gang all followed her, Clemont however lagging behind as he tried to run.


Once everyone had arrived at one of the cliffs after climbing a flight of stairs, Clemont began to prepare lunch nearby a picnic bench, where everyone else sat on. The Pokemon sat to the side of the bench on the grass, relaxing.

"So, Korrina," Serena began to ask, "What have you been doing lately? Aside from running the gym, of course."

Korrina only seemed to happy to explain what she had recently done, "Well, Lucario and I have undergone some intense training sessions, him practicing with his Aura and me with my karate and six hour non-stop skating. We think that it helps us to become stronger as we go."

"You both look stronger then before, too!" Bonnie complimented.

"Thanks! Oh, and we've been teaching Mega Evolution to all the little kids in the area! It's pretty cool, really. Lucario and I have have sort of set up a Trainer's School for just that one thing. But enough about us. What have you all been up to?"

"Well, I've been attempting to prevent explosions occurring in pretty much every single thing I invent," Clemont explained, beginning to dish up the food he had made, "However it hasn't worked out so far..." He laid the plates of sandwiches on the table, along with the water and some sponge cakes. Then, he sat down next to Bonnie on the picnic table.

"I've been doing Pokemon performances." Serena continued, taking a cheese sandwich and gently placing it on her plate. She poured herself and Bonnie a cup of water each.

"Wow, cool," Korrina congratulated, smiling, "And we all know Ash has almost got all his badges. By the way, sorry about that, too. You could've got your last badge if I hadn't invited you guys here by now."

Ash shook his head, "Its alright, Korrina. You do worry an awful lot, y'know." He took a handful of sandwiches and put all but one on his plate, where he shoved the single sandwich into his mouth, much to Serena's dismay.

"Tell me about it..." Lucario sighed to himself from the ground, eating his Pokemon food.

"So...Lucario," Pikachu tapped the Aura Pokemon on his shoulder, catching his attention, "How have you been?" He smiled a little, though through gritted teeth.

"I've been good. Practicing and training with Korrina and my team. How about you?"

"Good, good."

Pikachu seemed slightly nervous around Lucario, and Lucario knew exactly why; it was the slight aftershock of the nightmare he had experienced. He likely still felt uncomfortable to be around Lucario, and it was completely understandable. Lucario knew that Pikachu would eventually put the past behind himself and start to befriend him once more. Though...he didn't know how long that would take.

With the humans, Clemont, Bonnie and Serena were clearing up the plates and Ash had already finished most of his food and was having a discussion with Korrina on a single bench away from the others, overlooking the sea.

"So what do you think you'll do after you leave Kalos?" Korrina asked, finishing off her last cake she had in her hand.

"Well, in all honesty, I'm not too sure. Depends if I win the League." Ash replied.

"I'm sure you will." Korrina smiled, patting Ash on his shoulder.

"Thanks...oh, there's something I've been wanting to apologize to you for." Ash gave a serious face towards Korrina, his expression less light heartened then it was a minute ago.

"What is it?"

"When Mega Lucario had that battle with Pikachu, I was totally silent throughout it. I kinda felt bad, y'know...but I was just shocked by Mega Lucario's amazing moves that I was left speechless. So...I just wanna say sorry about that..."

"Hey, it's cool." Korrina reassured, "I wasn't all that bothered, to be honest, but it's still good that you said sorry, right?"

The two fell silent after that, watching the distant waves in the sea and feeling the windy breeze on their faces. They closed their eyes, relaxing into the atmosphere, completely clearing their minds as a result. Lucario came up next to Korrina and nudged her arm, as did Pikachu with Ash. As both Pokemon felt a little awkward around each other (and Dedenne wasn't particularly sociable, either, so neither could really talk to him), the two had wanted to be with their trainers more then anyone.

"Hey, Ash," Korrina opened her eyes, as did Ash once she spoke, "Can I read yours and Pikachu's Aura? I'm curious to know about your friendship with each other."

"Oh, you can do that?"

"Yeah, Lucario taught me."

"Alright, then. Pikachu, get up on my shoulder for a sec, OK?" Ash looked down at the Mouse Pokemon, who quickly climbed into Ash's back and crawled up it until he reached his shoulder. He gave a wary look at Lucario, who plainly glanced at him back.

Korrina closed her eyes for a short moment, allowing the wind to sweep her hair. She concentrated on her analysis and thought of nothing else, allowing it to consume anything else she was thinking. Ash and Pikachu silently waited, anticipating Korrina's answer, as did Lucario.

Slowly, she opened her eyes and explained, "Your Aura is very strong, symbolic to your extremely close friendship with one another. It's quite cool actually, considering your Aura's have basically become one."

"Whoa, hear that, Pikachu? Our Aura is super-strong!" Ash patted Pikachu on his head, fluffing his fur.

"Pika!" ("Yeah!") Pikachu squealed with enjoyment of Ash massaging his temple.

"Guys, could you at least help us a bit!?" Serena groaned in exasperation from the distance, frustrated as Ash and Korrina hadn't helped her, Clemont and Bonnie clear the plates on the table.

"Sorry!" Korrina called back. Her and Ash arised from the bench and quickly walked over to where everyone else were, leaving Pikachu and Lucario alone together.

"Pikachu," Lucario sighed, "I really do wish to resolve things between us. I understand how frightening that nightmare was for you, but keep it in mind that it is not real. I did attack you excessively, I'm not denying that, but I didn't do it to the extent of killing you, thank Arceus. Your courageous trainer Ash saved you. That was what happened in reality, Pikachu. Please don't feel uneasy or frightened around me, as it makes me feel bad, too. Nevertheless, I do apologize for everything that had happened beforehand, and I will do anything to make it up to you."

"It's fine, Lucario," Pikachu gave a sincere smile, "That apology you gave was really appreciated. I guess it wasn't real, but it seemed to be. I'm sure you've have really realistic dreams like that in the past, right? Me acting stiff around you really was just an aftershock of how detailed and real that nightmare was, like you had actually came close to killing me. But now I'm fine. I missed travelling with you Lucario, and I'm so glad that the past has finally been put behind us. Thanks, Lucario. Really."

"You're most welcome, Pikachu. But now I think we should get over to where the others are before one of them gets annoyed for helping them." Lucario figured, beginning to walk in the direction of everyone else.

"Right." Pikachu nodded his head. As the two walked back, they walked and talked like they had been best friends forever, finally forgetting their past.


After clearing up the left over plates on the picnic table, Korrina showed the gang many more things to do. They went walking on Route 12, had payed a short visit to Gurkinn in the Tower of Mastery, continued their walk around Shalour City (much to Bonnie's dismay - but she eventually enjoyed it after Dedenne chased her playfully), done some roller skating practice in one of the local skate parks and had simply hung around with each other for the rest of the day until late afternoon, where Ash had announced their potential departure.

"What?!" Korrina exclaimed, "You guys can't go yet! Please, Lucario and I haven't seen you all in so long and we've only been together for like seven hours!"

"Sorry Korrina, as much as we don't want to leave either, I have to complete my gym journey. We've all come far in our dreams, and we don't want to back down now. But I promise we'll come back as soon as the League's over, and then we can hang around some more." Ash explained sincerely.

Korrina exhaled a deep breath of air, "Oh...OK," regaining her good mood, she held out her fist in front of her, "Please come back though. You're all really great friends, and I'm so happy you took the time out of your day to come down and hang around with us. It's been so fun!"

Ash held out his fist and bumped Korrina's, "Don't worry. We will come back. I totally promise."

As the gang all said their goodbyes with each other, they all departed their separate ways, Korrina and Lucario happy that they had finally given a fantastic, memorable apology that would last a life time, and Ash and Pikachu happy about receiving the apology and tying up loose ends. Their experience together was outstanding, and neither one could wait until they saw each other again.


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Thank you to Bluewolfbat for giving me this idea to write! I hope you enjoyed it!