Secrets of New Heights

I opened my palm for the Key Stone to be placed in it. As soon as it was, I walked up the ramp to the top floor. Once I got to the top, I saw Korrina standing on a large balcony, her two Lucarios standing next to her.

    "Ya know, when you beat my Urshifu, I knew there was something up with you. And now I know. You're an exceptionally good trainer. Better than I am. But I will not lose this battle. This is your first battle with Mega Evolution on your side. And I can't let a newbie defeat me. So come at me! Lucario, help him out," Korrina said.

    The Lucario who talked with me a few days ago stood in front of me, ready to battle.

    "Alright, Lucario! Mega Evolve!" Korrina said.

    The glove she was wearing began to emit a bright white light. Lucario's armband began to emit a deep orange light. The two became beams that fused with each other. Lucario's fur grew, spikes made in new spots, and crimson on its fists, feet, and hair tips appeared. 

    "Let's do the same. Mega Evolve!" I said.

    Our light combined as well, causing mega-evolution. 

    "Let's get started! Lucario, use Power-Up Punch!" Korrina said.

    "Detect."

    The opposing Lucario tried to use Power-Up Punch, but my Lucario detected the attack and blocked it.

    "Metal Sound, then Swords Dance." 

    "Go for Bone Rush!"

    Korrina's Lucario ran at Lucario, but he rubbed his spikes on his hands together, making a grating sound, thus incapacitating our opponent. Lucario closed his eyes and blue swords appeared around him. He opened his eyes, the swords disappeared, and he was glowing red.

"Now, go all out."

    "You too!"

    And then the two went with another Dragon Ball-esque fight. Eventually, my Lucario got a kick in and launched Korrina's Lucario off the side of the balcony. He Extreme Speeded after it and now they were fighting in the air. 

    The two of them were using their aura to keep themselves off of the ground underneath us, and Extreme Speeding around to attack. Clash after clash, neither was getting an upper hand. And finally, they came back above us and used Close Combat on each other, the wind from each punch pushing everything away from them. Me and Korrina had to leave the balcony just to ensure our safety.

    Eventually, they finally touched down on the balcony, still fighting and giving it their all. They both gave one powerful punch, launching each other backwards. 

    "End it! Aura Sphere!" me and Korrina shouted at the same time.

    The two used the last of their aura to make huge Aura Spheres and blasted them at each other. The blasts, hitting each other, caused a giant explosion. Curious, the others came up the ramp to watch the battle. But they were too late. The two Lucarios bowed to each other and both fainted at the same time, thus ending the battle.

    "Well, it seems the two of you must be very good trainers to end in a draw! Now, the two of you must know the extreme power of Mega Evolution, correct?" Gurkinn asked us.

    "Yes, I do," we said together.

    "Black, if you want, you can keep the Lucario you battled with, to let you have a Mega," Korrina said.

    "Well, let's ask him. I don't want to take him if he doesn't want to come with," I said.

    I walked back to the balcony where the Un-Mega Evolved Lucarios were laying. I gave revives to both of them before asking the Lucario I used if he wanted to come along.

    {Yeah, I do. Your aura is so different from other people's and I feel connected to it somehow. So, I will travel with you from now on!} he said.

    "Alright! Well, if I didn't win this battle, I definitely need to train up to be ready for the next gym. I'll see you guys later!" I said, running down the ramp with Lucario by my side. 

    We ran out of the Tower of Mastery and on to Route 12 where I brought out everyone to meet Lucario. Of course, Fronja and Lucario remembered each other, and had a death stare match for around 5 minutes, the rest of us just watching. Afterwards, the two of them began to battle.

    Lucario attacked with a Power-Up Punch, going for a one-hit KO, but Fronja easily dodged it and hit with Ice Punch. They fought with exchanges like this for a while. I cooked for my pokemon while the two fought with everyone watching. Even after I finished cooking, they still fought. Lucario was exhausted, but Fronja was just fine. Lucario then began to charge a huge Aura Sphere to try and do some damage to Fronja. I knew I needed to intervene at this point.

    "Woah, woah, woah," I said, walking in between them. "You two need to chill out! Now, all of you, come eat and go train instead of fighting!" 

    Lucario unfortunately didn't listen. He fired off the blast, directly at me. Without a glance, I reached my arm out and grabbed the blast. I jerked my head around to look at Lucario and crushed his blast with my bare hand.

    "Didn't I just say to chill out? It seems you need to have a special training session with me. Don't worry, I'll go easy on you since it's your first time." I said, somewhat angrily.

    Everyone, except for Lucario, immediately ran over to the place I was cooking and ate the food prepared for them. Lucario stared at me, as if he was mad at me. I looked away at the pokemon who decided to listen. Suddenly, as if out of impulse, he lunged at me, fist ready to strike.

    {Let me show you how strong I really am!} he said.

    He punched, only for it to be blocked by my hand, once again, without a glance.

    "Really? Well then," I looked at him, my eye glowing blue. "Let me show you what true strength is."

    I uppercut his stomach to avoid his chest spike. Lucario went flying a little bit away, angered. He Extreme Sped towards me, going around me, waiting for the chance to strike. By concentrating, I could sense where he was. Realizing this, he didn't try to come attack me. Instead, he sent a Dragon Pulse at me. I dodged and ran at Lucario, who had stopped speeding around me. I roundhouse kicked Lucario in the stomach, launching him into a nearby tree. Lucario began charging an Aura Sphere to send at me. He fired it, this time much bigger than the previous one.

    "You didn't learn your lesson last time, did you?" I said.

    I grabbed the Aura Sphere with my left hand, spun it around me, transferred it to my right hand, and threw it back with all my power, increasing its power. Lucario, unprepared, was hit by the Aura Sphere, causing a blue explosion. By the time I got over there, the smoke had cleared and Lucario had been weakened to the point that he could no longer attack.

    "So, are you done trying to beat me? 'Cuz it's quite clear you can't," I said.

    {Well, I guess I underestimated you. So what's the special training we're gonna do?} Lucario asked.

    "That was it, actually. I wanted to test your strength and how well you could fight. And my assumptions were correct. You are indeed strong, but you need to learn to control that strength and not let your emotions take over. So, I have the perfect training plan for you, which we can start tomorrow. For now, what would you like your nickname to be?" I asked.

    {Eh, just Luca is fine.} he said.

    "Alright then. Go eat with the others, and then get some rest. Your training regiment begins tomorrow!" I said.

    Luca got up from the place he was sitting and went over to where the others were watching. After eating, they all went back to their pokeballs and I slept, waiting for the day I could start the real training.