Another one done! Thanks for the support guys, it really means a lot to me!:D but feels aside I hope you guys enjoy the chapter! This one may be posted later than usua; because I'm at my friends' grandmothers house, otherwise I'll try to keep posting for you guys, please enjoy and R&R! thanks! :D
Chapter 5: Aura and Ancestry
My dreams usually don't make sense, so I was surprised to find myself in the body of the Aura Guardian Sir Aaron. I saw his legacy; training Luke's ancestor to use aura, sacrificing his own life for his home and his people. Then I saw through the eyes of Riley, who lived with several steel-types and even bred Lucario for a time. I realized that Riley might be another incarnation of Sir Aaron. Then I seemed to be and onlooker as I watched myself teach and be taught by Riolu growing with him until he evolved, then the blind child and the Aura Pokémon learned, lived, and trained together as if they were not human and Pokémon, but one single entity. Before I had time to ponder, my dream lifted me back to the land of reality. I have a lot to explain. I thought as my consciousness settled back into my body.
"Good morning Mark, did you sleep well?" Grace asked as I got up and stretched.
"Mostly." I told her about my dream.
"It wouldn't be farfetched to say that you are an Aura Guardian, is mean, have you ever wondered why you have the power to use aura while others do not?" it was true, the thought didn't occur to me very often, and when it did I simply waved it off, thinking that the answer would come on its own.
"Where's Luke? If anyone knows about these kinds of things, its him." I said, trying to sense his aura.
"He went with Flare and Gyrados to scout out Hypno's cave." Her voice shook slightly on the last two words, I understood why; I had felt Hypno's grip on my mind before. It wasn't a fun experience.
"We all know he's going to try to capture us again, and he knows that we're trying to get Flare's brother back, all we need to do is stay on our toes." I said, trying to reassure my friend.
"That shouldn't be a problem for you and Luke." She giggled.
"What do you mean?" I knew that when I first saw Luke when I was always on the balls of his feet, I guessed that he kept the posture when he evolved, but I wasn't sure.
"We take after each other, haven't you noticed?" Luke chuckled as he walked over. I suddenly understood what they meant and I laughed at my own stupidity.
"I guess is just got used to living like a Lucario that I started turning into one!" I chuckled.
"Sorry to interrupt the moment of comic relief, but we have bigger problems!" flare ran into the campsite, Gyrados was nowhere to be seen.
"Do these 'bigger problems' have something to do with Gyrados? I asked cautiously. Before mark could say a word, his partner burst into the clearing, followed by another, much angrier Gyrados.
"Well, I guess its battle time then!" I said, Luke rushing in front of me.
"I guess so, Gyro! Hyper Beam!" Flare cried as his Pokémon moved to protect its trainer. Gyrados readied the beam as I switched my aura sight to the other Gyrados as it prepared for battle.
"Luke, you ready?" I asked through telepathy.
"As ready as I'm going to be." he said as he summoned an aura sphere.
"Now Gyro, fire!" flare cried as Gyro shot the beam of energy at his foe.
I simply raised my hand, and Luke flew into action, using an aura sphere on the ground underneath him. He used Close Combat as he ran along the wild Gyrados' back.
"Now!" Flare and I cried at the same time. Gyrados slammed its wild counterpart with an Aqua tail as Luke used Extreme Speed to throw the wild Pokémon into the forest.
"Nice work !" I said raising my hand for a high five, which Flare delivered heartily. We decided to spend the rest of the day gathering berries and other supplies. As the air grew slightly colder I suggested we start moving towards the city again.
"What about my brother?" Flare asked hotly.
"If we stay near Hypno's cave for too long, he'll find us and capture us again." Grace said, trying to calm Flare down. "And besides, Hypno wouldn't be caught dead in the city!" she was right; Hypno would never be able to steal children from their beds without either being captured or arrested. Flare calmed down after that, and soon we were on our way to the safe haven of the city. As I walked, I felt as if someone was watching me, like a Guardian, but when I turned I saw no one.