shocking battle

things like this scare me...

it painfully reminds me of that day...

but that is worse than this...

it was the same time as we wait at santalune city... the orange light... the tall shadow... it has the same atmosphere... but worse.

instead of Gal-

no... instead with Alex... I'm with two Lucario and the Rumble Gym leader...

Waiting...

"huh? Déjà vu?" she said quite clearly, i turned to see her... while still being quite.

"I've been in here waiting for Lucario as well" she said, i kept silence

"it was worrying as well, looks like we both went through the same thing... kind off" she said again, then my Lucario rests his head on my shoulder on the left... getting tired...

i kept my word from going... I've been silent for a long time... only thinking about Alex...

then i heard some footsteps from another room... i turned to lo-

ALEX!

i run towards him, then quickly hugged him (while minding the spike) i was worried sick, it took longer than i thought... he didn't hug back? i backed a bit to see him facing down... sad.

"What's wrong?" i said to him, he looked at me... then he takes a look at the bracelet that he wears.

"it's too much" he said telepathically

"what do you-"

"I've could have killed him!" he yelled at me... Alex...

"i was just trying to make it more fa-"

"it's not fair!"

"I'm too-" he cuts off, then he began crying...

then he bumps his head against my chest...

then i hugged his head while he is crying on my chest...

it was his fault... not you Alex...

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

a day has passed since that day...

were back at Lumiose city, deciding if we should continue...

Lucario managed to cheer us up a bit, but not enough at Alex...

Curtana mostly did the job... since they are a close friend...

they talk to each other for a long time...

and how Alex was afraid that he could kill someone easily...

even if i was like a big brother to him... I'm not really that good at helping personal problems...

and so... we made our decision...

we will continue our journey.

"So, does that mean we won't be using it until we actually need to?" i asked Alex about the Key stone.

"yes... it won't be fair" Alex clarified

"it's ok... but if things got bad... we should always be prepared, remember. there is someone after Lucario"

Alex sighed.

"yes, we need to"

//////////

"we're still be going!" Lucario said excitedly

"yeah! we already accepted our terms" i said to him

"we're ready" Alex add

"Awesome!" Lucario cheered

"but" i Gave Lucario an exception

"what is it?"

"We need to tell you something" Alex said

"there... there is someone after you" i add

"who... after me?" Lucario said... getting worried

"well" i paused

"Remember those guys that wear a black suit... i said we would take you to them but... we need to avoid them now" i said to Lucario

"why?"

"because" i paused

"they want you for... something"

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

another day passed, and we're now prepared to go to our next gym! the city we're at! and at the prism tower near us! i walked out of my house and see the legs of the tower itself (unfortunately there are no legs... why am i so Blind!) the rest are leaving the house as well! there is a glass door at the entrance, we went in and the entire ground floor is filled with neon lights! there is a bunch of people in here, it seems they are all talking to each other, then i see a kid in a much less formal dress coming out from the elevator on which was the way to the Gym battle... he seems pretty happy, i wonder how his adventure went... it must be pretty wel-

"OOF!" i said as i bumped someon- it's Kyle!

"Kyle?!" i said happily after returning my composure

"Justin?!" he said looking towards me

"what are you doing here?"

"well i was about to fight my first gym since i am a trainer now but, they won't allow me in till i have 3 gym badges." then he giggled a bit

"so! you're a trainer now!"

"yes!"

then we paused for a bit.

"so you're in here now? did you already beat 3 gym leaders!" he said surprised, then i showed him the Gym badges in a container.

"Yup! i did!" i said to him showing off

"wow! then your training is well worth it!" he asked... then Alex frowned a bit behind me

"well... maybe too much worth."

"huh?!" he added, confused. then i asked another topic

"hey! do you have your first partner?"

"partner- OH!" he yelled a bit

"well, my first partner is Fennekin!" he added excitedly, then he opened one of his Pokeball, then a Fennekin is out from the Pokeball and landed on the bright colored neon ground

"fennek!" he says hi to us

"hi!" i greeted back at the little fox

"Nice choice for a partner!" i said to kyle

"Yeah, he's a nice boy!" he said

"anyways, the first gym you should go to, is the santalune city gym." i add

"oh! thanks... is it tough?"

"oh... you'll get through it!"

"yeah! then i should go then!" then he returned Fennekin and off to the exit

"see you later!" we waved (except Alex who just smiles at them) as he runs through the opened door

"I'll catch up too you!" he yelled as he was outside of the tower

"you better be." i said as he runs to his new life...

(sigh)

i wish i was him...

///////////

after a bit of stay at the ground level of the tower, we are now going in the elevator since it needs time to prepare some stuff.

"do you have 3 gym badges." a sort of guard? (i think) with golden fashionable looking hair halted me.

"yeah, i have it here." i showed him the container filled with gym badges

"Okay, you're allowed to enter the gym," he said kindly

"Thanks!" i said as he returns me the container

then the elevator opened with a hydraulic like noise, the inside is mostly metal colored with a yellow line lighting... it was quite wide, we went in the elevator. the door closes with the same noise. then i fell a push of gravity at my feet, it was going up with an epic startup battle song... quite fitting.

"will this be different." Alex said slowly

"i have a feeling it will... i mean were battling a genius... i think?" i said to Alex

"we'll have fun!" Lucario said excitedly

"heh... thanks!" i said appreciating Lucario's cheer

/////

it was still going... wow is this place very high, then i feel the gravity lighten slowly. we're almost there

the elevator stopped and then the door slides open with the cool sound. then there is an arena at the center... it was Quite big for being inside of the tower, it is made out of gravel? i might be wrong since it is brown colored, but the texture seems different.

then suddenly the entire room flashed in very strong light, making the entire arena more lit. then i turned to see someone standing at the arena with light shining on him! his glasses shine on my eyes, he is wearing some sort of suit with a weird looking bag... it is Clemont! the clever gym leader with an electric variety of pokemon!

"Excellent... My Prism Tower Lighting system worked brilliantly, just like all my inventions," he said as he adjusted his Glasses cool looking

" so... i see you try to battle me?" he adds bravely

"yeah! and I'm here to win!"

then we set up our friends... alright let's see... his first one might be Emolga, so Curtana is a better option here... but non of my friend has an effective attack... so i guess we need to attack them normally

Curtana was put on the Arena ready to battle, and i was right! Clemont sent out Emolga!

"Should we start!" i said to my opponent

"We should start now!" he added

our next battle began!

"Emolga! get to high altitude!" he said to Emolga, then Emolga cheerily flies upwards. we waited as he flies upwards

"now use aerial ace!" he yelled, then Emolga dives towards Curtana! and it was pretty fast!

"Curtana! use night slash!" i said to him, then he swings his sword part towards the diving Emolga, it was about to hit the Emolga, but it missed! Emolga dodges the attack! i see Gallade is surprised by the act. when Emolga dodges the attack, she quickly flew near Aegislash then hits him by the attack!

"then use volt switch!" Clemont yelled, then Emolga fired a ball of electric and hits Aegislash again, the hit caused a blinding light! then Emolga quickly returned to his Pokeball then Magnezone came out!

"use electro ball!" he yelled again, then Magnezone fired a bigger ball of electricity at flinched Curtana! the attack landed! Aegislash got injured by the attack!

WHAT IS THIS!

"come on! show me your moves!" he said to me,

this is... different!

it's time to have fun!

"Curtana! get back!" i yelled, then i put Curtana back at the Pokeball

"Alex, it's your turn," i said, and he gave me an excited nod, now Alex is at the arena already in a fighting position

"Alright! now dash towards him" then he runs towards the hovering Magnezone

"Magnezone! stop his track with multiple flash cannon!" Clemont yelled, then Magnezone fired a couple of blinding beams towards Alex! Alex manage to dodge some, but on hit his arm! he groaned a bit as he kept running towards his target,

"jump!" i said to him, then he jumped right after a beam went towards below him

"Psycho Cut!" i yelled at Alex excitedly, i didn't even use telepathy on this... this is to exciting!

Alex smiles as he hits Magnezone with the close-range psycho cut, then with momentum, bounce towards the back of Magnezone.

"use close combat!" i yelled, then Alex prepares to punch him.

"Discharge!" Clemont yelled, then electricity began pouring from Magnezone.

Magnezone attacked first! a thunderous sound coming out from inside of the magnezone, then his entire body let out a very large amount of electricity before Alex even punched him! Alex got hit by the shock, he groaned as electricity forcibly going through his body! after the discharge is complete, Alex kneeled down! paralyzed!

"now flash him!" he yelled, then Magnezone uses flash cannon point-blank! the flash hits Alex with a shock wave and blasted him towards Clemont. Alex then landed near Clemont's feet.

were getting beaten up! this is nice... kind off

Alex struggles as he was trying to get up, then Clemont helped Alex to get up

"come on, show your friend on what you can really do!" Clemont said to Alex, he looks at him for a while then he nodded, smiling

"Alex use close combat!" i yelled, then he dashes as Clemont got blown by the sudden dash

then Alex begun running towards Magnezone again,

"multiple flash cannons again!" Clemont yelled, then Magnezone fired a bunch of blinding beams again, this time Alex dodge all of them! then he slides below Magnezone then he was behind him again

"use discharge!" Clemont yelled, but it was not fast enough, while Magnezone is trying to discharge his energy, Alex already interrupt the attack by repeatedly punching him! while also ignoring the fact he was paralyzed! then he hits the final punch and launches him towards Clemont! then he landed on the ground fainted! we've beaten his first friend!

"nice! now that is what I'm looking for!" he said happily

"Thanks!" I said happily as well

"now we should proceed!" then Emolga comes out again!

"Emolga! aerial ace!" then Emolga quickly flies towards Alex!

"Alex! use multiple Psycho cut!" i yelled

then Alex swings both of his arms in a looping style and repeatedly firing a lot of psycho cuts! it's not that accurate, but the rate of fire is very high! Emolga mostly dodges the attacks, then finally one hits him!

"now!" i yelled! then he stops the loop and makes a huge swing in which makes a faster, bigger, accurate, and more powerful psycho cut! the attack hits him and he was launched to the air

"AGAIN!" i yelled, then he swings and makes a big one again! it hits the Emolga again in mid-air!

then he landed on the ground quite softly, but he fainted, we beat his second friend!

"nice!" Clemont applaud

"now let's end this!" Clemont said as Heliolisk came out from another Pokeball,

"Heliolisk! charge!" he yelled as Heliolisk opened his radar/solar-like skin then by the lighting of the arena, he manages to charge quickly

"AGAIN!" he yelled, then he kept charging! i need to stop this!

"Alex use psycho cut!" i yelled, then Alex tries to swing his arm, but he suddenly stops! he is paralyzed!

"come on! hurry!" i yelled as the Heliolisk is charging a lot of power!

this is bad timing!

"hah! i knew my calculations are correct!" he said to himself

then Heliolisk skin is now lighted up!

"Alex!" i yelled, then the paralyzation has finally gone! then Gallade fired a normal psycho cut!

"Hah!" he said adjusting his glasses and it shines,

"A FAULTY MOVE!" he yelled

"THUNDER!"

then Heliolisk's entire body is covered in bolts of lighting, then a humongous thunder hits Gallade from above! the blinding flash of the thunder made me blind and the loud noise even made my ears ring!

i tried to see what happened... it was still white... then my eyes finally came back...

i see Alex lying on the ground!

And the Heliolisk standing proudly,

"Alex!" i said, almost not hearing it since my ears still ring... after the effect is gone is see him still trying to move on the ground, he is incredibly injured! the attack is powerful enough that even Lucario is shocked! i mostly the one who got shocked to... also i mean literal

"Alex! get up!" i yelled, he is still on the ground... trying to move, his body twitches as he was trying to get up,

"come on! aren't you after this?"

then he began getting up,

"I'm sorry if i have to do this" Clemont said quietly

"another thunder!" he yelled

then Heliolisk is about to do another thunder attack!

"Alex! get moving!" he looked at Heliolisk charging his attack with only one of his eyes opened, then tries to stand up quickly, but stumbling in the process

"ALEX!" i yelled the loudest, the thunder is striking down

the thunder hits the ground again!

but it was not as strong as last time...

Alex disappeared!

"wait wha-" Clemont got cut off as Alex teleported behind Heliolisk

"you-" i said intimidatingly

"already lost" i completed the sentence

"What!?" Clemont yelled

then as Heliolisk turns around to see Alex, Alex uses close combat and finishes off Heliolisk!

after a couple of fury punches, Heliolisk fell down fainted as Gallade finishes move...

We won fairly!

then Clemont returns Heliolisk to his Pokeball,

Alex tries to walk towards me, but he stumbles and almost fell if it wasn't for Clemont who helped him

"Nice job!" Clemont said happily to Alex, Alex smiled and said "thank you" with pale eyes to Clermont, fatigued by the battle, but of course, he didn't know what he said but he did understand what Alex tries to say, he smiled back and tries to help him walk towards me

i ran to him with Lucario following behind me, once i was near Alex. Alex let go of Clemont and fell on my arms as i was trying to reach him, then i rest his arms on my shoulder, then Alex rest beside me while standing up... he is pretty tired. And quite heavy to be exact

"you're partner battled for you pretty hard, that inspires me to become more close to my friends and partner as well!" he said motivated

"heh... thanks," i said as my eyes still a bit hurt

"Also, you might want this," he said while also handing me a max potion

"oh thanks... but i don't think Alex wants that," i thanked him

"Are you sure?"

"yeah... he'll be fine" i replied, while also seeing him smile while still resting

"Also! this voltage badge belongs to you!" he said handing me his gym badge.

"Thanks... Lucario? can you take it for me?" i said to Clemont then Lucario, Lucario Agreed and take the badge from Clemont

"thank you, again" i said again

"no problem!"

"no! really... thank you," i said a bit louder...

you can rest now Alex.

//////////////////

were back at our house, Alex is now resting on my bed... he needs a big rest from this... he did prefer to rest naturally, even though we should go to a Pokemon center, but Alex wants this... so i agree to him and let him rest. I've given him some special bandages so that his body could recover faster, it's been a while since I've seen him peacefully sleeping, Lucario almost always stays near him. Aegislash is out from the Pokeball and starts to help me on some stuff, i contacted my mom with my compal and tell her how were doing, but we didn't tell her about Lucario and how someone is after him... after i stopped the call sitting at the sofa in the living room, i decided to check the television.

cooking channels...

wildlife shows...

kids show, a show just started, it starred this hero character wielding an Aegislash like sword, and yes Curtana comes to me and instantly wailing on me to not switch the channel since it was his favorite show.

so, i allowed him to watch it since i have nothing to do for now.

the show is live-action,

the title is "the shining sword."

the hero wears a purple cape, a knight like a helmet with visor and a crown that supposed to show him that he was the 'chosen' one, also wears a golden, silver, and purple painted steel armor, mostly inspired by Aegislash, and his name is 'core age.' and that's, why Curtana likes it very much...

for the plot, is quite decent. it started off in a world where Pokemons are like spirits. the hero has The (of course) Aegislash spirit, while the antagonist which is the evil lord has the Kartana spirit, wears a sheet-like armor that is as strong as steel, a katana sword that is as thin as a paper, also a helmet resembles the head of Kartana, with exception of a mask... quite cool looking actually, and a paper-like cape. the antagonist name is 'paper cut' (quite cheap)

well for the plot... the island started peacefully, then suddenly a wealthy person got too much into greed, then suddenly a spirit (which is the Kartana spirit) went into him, and thus his greed also went to a need of conquering... then he bought a lot of army with samurai looking armor (also resembles a paper) then thus our hero came, and of course. the man with the Aegislash spirit comes to 'polish' this world.

Also, this show has some sword puns, while also some funny moments since it was for a kids show. Curtana liked it since he is still a Honedge. and this is probably... season 3 and the second part? last time he fought the evil Darkrai spirit and moved to another island... which is now, fighting the wealthy lord.

this is the 11 episode, the hero just fought a bunch of the Kartana lord goons at the desert

"This island is 'rusty!' i shall 'polish' this place!" he yells at his enemies

he said that a couple of times... probably one of his best quotes in the series. Curtana's eyes shined as he watches his favorite hero fight against his enemies... for the message is quite decent as well, probably why i kinda liked it, but it is not my kind of style... while Curtana watches the show. i grabbed my O.W.S (online world search) which is a pad-like device that is a touch screen. mostly used for online payment, online searching, and games... i didn't use it for that, it's quite useless for that since we have console... i browsed some stuff, promo stuff... toilet papers... and... wait... i turned back a page to see an event,

"the shining arrival!" it presents "core age" inviting us into his live-action recording. it was at a canyon in between geosenge town and shalour city. it was quite a trip but i think Curtana might love this

"hey!" i called him, interrupting his watch, he looks at me and waiting for a question

"since we're waiting... how about a bit of vacation" I said to him, he tilted his sword wondering what the vacation might be.

"we're meeting your hero" i showed him the poster on my O.W.S, he took a bunch of look at it, then his eyes shined as it was clear, then he shakes me a bit with his cloth hands, and floated around happily in the living room.

the show will begin in two days, might as well depart later.

////////////////

"hey."

"yeah?"

"are you alright?"

"I'm doing very fine... just tired."

"anyways, I'm about to leave. is it fine for you to leave you here for a while?"

"sure, i will need some resting anyways."

"so... Are you satisfied now?"

"yes, and i am looking forward to it"

"This may be different if he didn't train you"

"i know"

"you should go back to sleep... it is kinda late"

"yeah"

"..."

"..."

"I'll be leaving soon, see you later"

"see you later as well"

"here is the clip"

"..."

"..."

"interesting"