ch 6 ( internship )

dio came down to the garden leaving elder Charles and grandpa sho alone . dio stood in front of riolu and said " you want to know about me I want to learn about you " he took a boxing stance and said " this is the best method " . riolu looked confused he tilted his head not nowing whether to do this or not .

" l know what you are thinking, don't worry you won't be able to hurt me just don't use poke moves "dio said assuring riolu . but riolu did not like that statement somewhat , he took a stance to fight as that's what dio wanted . dio is doing this for two reasons firstly he wants to learn about riolu'o strength and understanding of battles secondly it is also a way of bonding.

everyone has there own way of bonding with there pokemon dio prefer this way especially for riolu .

( battle )

Riolu rushed towards dio , then he jumped up delivering a right hook kick aimed at dio's face dio used his left forearm to block the kick . riolu landed on his feet and took two steps back then used the distance of those two steps to create momentum for his jump and deliverd multiple kicks on dio's face but dio guarded his face with his forearms , riolu used dio's guard as a platform as he summersalted back to his feet .

" you are doing good " dio praised as riolu landed on his feet he was impressed with riolu's strategy. riolu is shorter than dio he stands at about 2ft'8inches whereas dio is 4'4 ft tall so he can not just aim for the body easily as his reach his very shorter he will be caught in a counter attack so he is using the only advantage he has his flexibility and jumping power .

riolu rushed again this time he bended down and leaned in then brought himself up aiming a palm strike to dio's left abdomen , dio expected riolu to lean in and attack the body so he was prepared he flinged his left arm to his left side hitting riolu on his wrist with his back first , making his palm strike miss . then he counted with a punch with his right hand aimed at riolu's left cheek . riolu seeing the punch incoming used his left palm to block but he underestimated dio's strength, as his block failed and riolu got hit on his face making him move backwards a few feet . riolu was dazed a little as he shook his head a little to get his bearings .

" when you are unaware of someone's strength it is best to divert the attack then going for a block exactly what I did also if you get hit use the momentum of the attack to push yourself back it will lessene the damage taken rather than standing still " dio said giving some instructions to riolu who nodded in understanding .

dio rushed towards riolu this time delivering a quick left punch , riolu used what dio said hitting his wrist with his right palm to divert the attack as he simultaneously moved himself to the right by half a step by using the momentum from the attack making the punch miss him .

" good you can direct the attack inward or outward depending on which hand you use . " dio explained as riolu again nodded.

dio continued sending quick punches from both left and right towards riolu as some grazed him and some he avoided completely . as one more punch arrived from the left riolu used his left hand to divert the attack inwards while moving his body left moving away from dio he used the few seconds he had as dio moved towards him

to spin on his right foot as he bended down a little to then stretch himself fully to initiate a side kick aimed at dio's chin with his left feet . dio seeing the attack immediately moved his hands below his chin to block as the kick connected with dio's hands his chin shook a little as he took a step back .

" feww . nice I did not expect you to generate momentum through a spin that really was a good attack " dio praised as he got in to his stance again . but there battle was cut short as dio herd grandpa sho's voice ." i think that's enough , we have to go now dio " grandpa sho yelled .

" okay, riolu come back " dio responded as he returned riolu to his pokeball and made his way to grandpa sho . dio and grandpa sho entered there car as Edward drove them back to the house .

( sometime later in the evening )

dio was on the couch watching TV meanwhile riolu was eating pokemon food cooked for him by our chef .

" a riolu is what you choose " dio's heard as he turned around to see his dad standing behind.

" you guys are early " dio said as they are mostly late .

" your mom wanted to be back as soon as her work was done to congratulate you " dio's dad said as he made his way around the couch to stand in front of riolu.

riolu looked at dad then at me seeing me not react he continued eating.

" where is mom then " dio questioned not seeing Sara .

" i am here " dio's mom replied from behind as she came around the couch with a gift in hand .

" here you go " sara said giving the gift to dio .

dio opened the box to find the new g-tech bag inside .

g-tech bags are specially designed for a trainer to store multiple things like food , tent and clothes in a single small bag .

" thanks " dio said to his mom as he continued checking the bag .

" i bought this as you are leaving for your internship soon " sara said explaining why she bought the bag .

" when are you leaving " steve asked .

" i am leaving tomorrow for pallet town " dio replied as he looked at sara expecting something.

" tomorrow" sara yelled " come with me then we have to prepare " she grabbed dio by his arm and dragged him upstairs.

" take care of him " steve said as he looked at riolu .

' i will ' ( riolu)

(next morning)

( dio's pov )

I got up very early as today I was leaving for pallet town and for that I have to catch a train .

I arrived down after taking a shower and getting dressed today breakfast was prepared early as I was leaving i quickly ate my fill and left with grandpa after saying my goodbyes to my parents. grandpa is gonna come with me as mom wouldn't let me go alone . we reached the station right on time as our train arrived we took our seats . soon the train started and we left exter city . after a 16 hour long journey we arrived at pewter city after arriving at pewter city then we took a bus to pallet town another half an hour later we finally made it to the pallet town .

after arriving we made our way to prof. oaks laboratory .

it is a three story building that is streched wide in the shape of a semi circle . the ground floor serves as a reception and has rooms for accommodation for the students and researchers . second floor is a complete reserch lab with various rooms with different equipments , the third floor serves as a pokemon centre .

me and grandpa made our way into the building as the reception lady received us she dialed a no . informing prof oak of our arrival . she asked us to wait for some time and a few minutes later prof. oak arrived .

Professor Oak is a middle-aged man with peach skin, gray hair, and thick, bushy eyebrows. He wears a white lab coat, a light maroon polo shirt, a brown belt and beige pants, and matching brown loafers. 

" been a long time Samuel " grandpa s said as he greeted prof.oak as prof. oak did the same .

they did some small talk then grandpa turned around towards me .

" he is in your care now " granpa said transferring the attention to me .

" nice to meet you professor " I greeted professor oak .

" the pleasure is mine " prof oak replied as he inspected me .

" okay I must leave now " grandpa said to professor oak .

" you are not staying " professor asked grandpa.

" no , I have somethings to do "granpa said as he turned around giving me a pat on the head and left .

" take some rest we will talk tomorrow show him his room " prof . oak said to the reception lady . she stood up as I followed her she led me to my room and handed me the keys as she returned back . I unlocked the door to enter inside . the room started after passing through a little corridor . the right wall was covered with cabinets to keep clothes and other things then there was a lounge area in the centre with a half wall that separated it from the bedroom and finally the restroom was adjacent to the lounge area .I did my unpacking and placed all my stuff in the cabinets . then planted myself on the bed to take some sleep .