This one's pretty straightforward. Hope you like it!
Drabble 14: Dominion
Marshal jogged up to the massive rugged stone. It stood right in the center of a clearing deep in Pinwheel Forest, Challenge Rock. Marshal's master had taken him here long ago, to test his resolve, his will to have dominion over any obstacle. every year since then, he'd traveled back to this spot, each time running from a farther distance to make the challenge tougher. This year, he had run all the way from his home at the Pokemon League and now his cream-colored uniform was so sweat-soaked it looked as if he had jumped in a pool. The bottom of his floppy pant legs had turned from orange to brown from the dirt that caked them. Panting and wheezing, he slowly, reverently walked up to the great stone, as if he were on holy ground. This was where he had caught his Sawk, his Throh and his Timburr, how he'd saved enough money to become a Pokemon Trainer, and where he had been made a true martial artist.
He crouched before the hard, unforgiving surface, just as he always did. Far away, he could hear the toll of the bell in Celestial Tower. Then, with a speed that blurred his arm, he twisted his body and punched the rock, slamming his tempered fist right into it's craggy bulk. As his hand came away, a chunk of it fell off, revealing the precious metal underneath that made the rock harder than any other, as well as much more valuable. A Star Piece, the glimmering, silvery core of the Challenge Rock, the reward of those skilled enough to break it. He grinned as he slipped it into his jacket and began the run home. It would buy a perfect gift for Shauntal whenever she got back from her gathering of ghost type trainers. Until then, this was just one of the things Marshal did to keep busy, so he would forget how much he missed her…He missed her so much.
Next time, we'll see how Shauntal's doing at her Ghost-type convention :)