Story Notes:
Highly important: I can't stress this enough to tell anyone who is about to read that my character(s) does some impossible stuff. I don't want to spoil anything but I'm going to have to since this has happened before. The reason why my character is enhanced in many ways at a young age is because he has aura, the same power Lucario have. This enables him to be much enhanced physically and mentally at a young age. Updated chapters will explain this more in depth.Warning: Do not attempt or reenact any combat performed in the following. Much of the combat used is highly dangerous and requires long practice. This story also contains extreme gore, extreme language, and sexual scenes much later.Welcome to Power of the Wave A4 Edition, the fourth complete rewrite. Even though I've read this over and over and over again there might still be errors but probably very minor but still drop a notice so I can learn something new.Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Origins
Chapter 4: Origins
The next morning I was very excited. Yesterday Lucario said he can train me in the arts of jujutsu which I already enjoy learning. Celsius can join in and learn a few things, and Ralts is participating too. But why would Ralts want to join in this training all of a sudden when she's lived here for a long time. Maybe it's Celsius and me inspiring her?
Riolu woke us all up which neither of us enjoyed but I know if I were to train with Lucario then I have to do some hard tasks. The horizon in the distance was still a dark burgundy mixing with the cobalt blue directly above us in parallel streams of lava orange. That clearly told me it's very early... We all followed Riolu to the lake. Riolu began to stretch once we reached the lake so I set Celsius down and followed along with Riolu. Ralts didn't have a clue about what we were doing.
"So how was your sleep?" Ralts asked.
"What did you just say?" Riolu snarled, "You don't ask questions that are off topic when we are practicing, do you understand me! Don't let a distraction get to you ever, so don't talk to Rayn unless I say so! This is a time for work and it began once we started stretching!" I froze and stopped in the position I was stretching in with my eyes and mouth gaping as Riolu surprised both Ralts and I by showing authority in a very intimidating demanding tone. I would've never thought she would ever do that. I mean for the past two days she's been nothing but timid in attitude.
"What has gotten in to you! Why are you calling Rayn a distraction?" Ralts argued back.
"Don't argue with me! You both will listen to my father and me and show respect, referring us as 'yes sir' or 'yes ma'am'! If you don't know which is which then look in between the legs, got it!"
"Yes ma'am," I answered already breaking a sweat. Where in the world did she learn to talk like that?
"What is going on with you! I never knew you were like this before!" Ralts protested.
Riolu put her paw on her own face in what looked liked embarrassment. "I'm just trying to show authority. I'm not being serious. Please don't take me seriously, okay." Riolu explained her role to Ralts in her normal young girl's tone before getting back to her intimidating one.
Ralts blushed from the awkwardness. Celsius didn't even budge from all of the yelling. To get her up I put two of my fingers in the sides of my mouth and blew out hard. The deafening high pitch whistle startled Celsius to her feet. She stood up as straight as a Torchic could and waited for my further orders. That's how I normally get her attention since I learned that trick from my dad. Riolu ran up to her and bent over to scream in her ear.
"You need to learn how to wake up when you're called for! Don't be a lazy, half ass pokémon! You must respect me and follow my orders as I say!"
Celsius slowly turned and glared at her. "The fuck, I don't know what has gotten into you, but don't you ever scream at me like that again!"
"That was the first time I heard Riolu say a bad word..." Ralts commenting while trembling a little from the intimidation.
"Celsius! You must do as she says because she is going to train all three of us, so you will show her respect!" I sternly yelled at Celsius to get her to listen.
"Oh, my apologies, 'ma'am'." Celsius seemed to be annoyed about Riolu taking charge which I clearly saw as she mocked the word "ma'am".
Celsius awaited further orders while Riolu and I taught Ralts the proper way to stretch which wasn't hard. Five minutes later Lucario arrived and began to stretch as well.
"Do two laps around the lake," he ordered us as he stretched his ankles. Two laps around the lake didn't seem too bad at first, but when I noticed the size of the entire lake I knew I was going to hate this. Did I forget to mention that the lake is about a football field and a half long while it's a foot ball field wide? That's about 500 yards all around the lake. So two laps around is over half a mile. In football practice we never ran a mile since that's only for seniors or just plain varsity players. "Everyone has to do it including Ralts and Celsius. Size or shape doesn't matter just as long as you get it done," Lucario added.
I never made Celsius run that long before when I trained her, but Lucario should know best since he's a pokémon.
"I don't know if I can run. I mean my robe won't help me run at all," Ralts complained.
"Then levitate off the ground just a few inches. That will improve your psychic abilities very well by increasing your endurance in the ability's usage."
Ralts agreed with Lucario, so we began to jog around the lake. Riolu was leading the pack giving us side orders like shuffle sideways, skipping forward, or karaoke shuffle, which is like shuffling but crossing your back leg in front and behind.
"Reach for the sky!"
After saying that she leapt was five feet in the air! The highest I jumped was about half a foot since we were alternating between jogging and jumping. If a normal Riolu can do that then Riolu here would probably smoke me in a race; I can't imagine how fast Lucario is if his legs are strong as well. I looked behind me, and Ralts used her psychic powers to launch herself into the air while Celsius was struggling to even get off the ground, let alone keep up with us. Ralts and Celsius were running out of breath as they tried to keep up, and I had to admit that I was as well.
"Don't start walking, keep jogging!" Riolu commanded.
After we were half way done on our last lap I started to lose my breath. The whole time we ran Riolu ordered us to shuffle our legs, run backwards, crouch while moving our legs, or so on. I never knew females could be so athletic and not complain about running or hardcore exercise, but then again these are pokémon.
We finally got done with our laps. Celsius and Ralts were out of breath while Riolu panted a few times but I was in the worst condition. I actually began wheezing since I kept running but I couldn't stop since I didn't want to show anyone here any weakness or the will to give up. My chest was compressed tightly, and it hurt around there and every time I took a breath it felt like the air was going somewhere else but my lungs. Compared to football practice, that was much more running for a warm up. Ralts bent over placing her hands on her knees from being too exhausted while Celsius fell on her butt.
"Get up straight!" Lucario sternly ordered us. I tried standing up but only got up onto my knees as I clasped my chest. That's when Lucario walked over to me. "What's wrong, Rayn?" He began scanning my chest which I had my hand over as I still kept wheezing while trying to control my breathing. "Asthma attack eh."
I nodded but I didn't want to admit that I have heat induced asthma, however I was in too much pain to ignore this; especially since I don't have an inhaler... oh crap, how am I going to regain control? Now I was starting to tear up from the fear of passing out on the spot, but I didn't want to cry in front of him. I looked at Lucario and I saw that one of his paws was encircled by an almost dark blue veil of cloud-like, free flowing material. It was definitely his aura, and he placed that hand on my chest but right below my neck and began putting slight pressure in that area. Through the tears in my eyes I saw the aura literally move to cover and blanket around my chest and shoulders. That's when I instantly felt relief. My chest stopped compressing which stopped the pain, and I could finally breathe properly. I took in deep breathes while I slowly got up and placed my hands on the top of my head to open my wind pipe more. Wow, Lucario's aura did that?
"You're in safe hands now," he told me as I was still taking in air. "Welcome new comers to my training course," he announced to everyone while pacing in front of all of us, "Where I teach discipline, respect, and self respect. I'm also going to teach you how to fight in close combat, counter a few weapons including human guns, how to use the environment around you to your advantage, and of course those moves I showed everyone yesterday." Lucario looked at all four of us before continuing his speech. "You all enjoyed those acrobatic kicks I did yesterday I can tell. Well don't worry because I guaranty you, Rayn, that you will learn it within a year, but the rest of you, except Riolu, are going to have to evolve first. Ralts I know with your feminine appearance that you may not learn everything I teach here. Celsius, since right now you only have your feet I can only teach you tae kwon do. My most preferred style of martial arts is ninjutsu and capoeira for striking and jujutsu for takedowns since it can be used on armed or armored opponents without a weapon, and each of you will learn those fighting styles once you have evolved. By the end of the training you'll know how to leap off trees without making any noise or breaking your legs, fight multiple targets, and most important of all be disciplined."
"Good because I have some experience in jujutsu, it's fun." I commented.
"Then forget everything you have learned because my way of teaching is much faster and more affective."
"Yes sir! I can't wait to get started," I yelled. Even though I showed great enthusiasm I was still worried about if he was right about me learning all of this within a year. He may possibly try to train me in four fighting styles but it takes three years, if you're good, just to master jujutsu alone. Is this even possible or is he actually just full of himself?
"For Rayn, I shall teach you everything I know about combat and survival; everything I absolutely know." After hearing that it felt like I was being trained for the military. "For Ralts, I can teach you just jujutsu because your size can become a huge advantage when using this fighting style; once evolved I'll possibly teach you ninjutsu. Jujutsu normally uses grappling which can defeat an opponent bigger and stronger than you. It wouldn't matter how small you are this fighting style is perfect for you as long as I also teach you a few basic striking moves; it's perfect for all of you. For Celsius, I'll teach tae kwon do like I mentioned earlier. Since your final evolution form is a Blaziken, which mainly uses legs, this fighting style will be more than enough to help you, and once you have evolved into a combusken I'll also teach you everything I know about combat."
"And I'm going to help you all out," Riolu added.
"I'll train Rayn while Riolu trains both Celsius and Ralts. Riolu can only train one of you at a time so you'll rotate in15 minute intervals. Between those 15 minutes, the one who is not being trained will either do push ups, crunches, sit ups, or running. Each day we meet out here to train for three hours a day, understand?"
"Yes sir!" Celsius and I yelled out in unison while Ralts said it a few seconds after us from the confusion.
We separated into two groups. Through out practice I trained with Lucario while Celsius and Ralts trained with Riolu. Whenever Ralts was trained Celsius jogged around the lake, and whenever Celsius was trained Ralts did crunches I noticed while glancing at them every once in a while.
I stayed with Lucario the whole time. He first taught me the main fundamentals of fighting. The most important thing he said is "stamina is most important because if you get tired you get beat." But also, he said stuff like "if an opponent's attack is too fast then block it since it's not in full power, if it's slow enough then dodge it, or if it's a slow open attack then counter him"; just the basics of combat really.
"Practice your Feraligatr Movements for another forty-five seconds and after that drop down and give me twenty-five push ups."
Using my arms, I supported myself on the ground while I used my feet to spin around which wore my arms out enough. He said this Feraligatr maneuver will help me spin around my opponent once we're both on the ground, but most of this is review for me. Lucario is without a doubt one hard coach to satisfy. This didn't look useful at first, but I knew the moves I would learn for the next few weeks wouldn't be useful for fighting off a crowd of armed men.
Riolu seemed to have been a hard coach also. She was no different from Lucario.
"You got to get your defensive position right! Your inside arm is supposed to be only a few inches off your face at all times Ralts, and your other arm is supposed to be about a foot in front of your face to protect yourself from oncoming shots!" She was very observant of the actions used by her students. "I don't care if you get dirty, do those somersaults correctly! You'll get them washed in two hours. That's it you're doing it correctly now." Ralts began to roll a lot faster and smoother as I watched.
"That's my cub, keep at it Riolu!" Lucario happily yelled out getting a smile from Riolu which instantly turned into a smirk.
I have always thought that Riolu was just timid and shy up until now. I wonder how Ralts will put up with this fighting. It looks awkward for her to be agile with her robe and soon to be skirt and then gown. I also wonder how Lucario will teach Ralts and Celsius how to evade non physical contact attacks like flame thrower. I mean some of this didn't make a lot of sense.
It has now been probably about two and a half hours now since practice started. By now the sun was above the horizon and, Lucario finished teaching me his lesson for today when he called us all in around him, including Riolu. We all kneeled and were told not to sit on our butts.
"From what I saw today, you guys did phenomenally well. To tell you the truth I expected a lot less from each of you today. Riolu's coaching to be low due to inexperience, Rayn's strength to be low for his age, Ralts to complain about the clothing she wore to prevent a few movements, and Celsius to be immobile to a few orders as well, but each of you proved me wrong." I was relieved that practice was finally over after a grueling long training session. I was also happy that we pleased him. "And to top it off we will jog on the hills of the surrounding forest for a half hour and then you'll be done, so get up and let's go."
"Yes sir!" exclaimed Riolu while the rest of us were shocked to hear the last sentence.
Lucario's speech was very heart warming up until he told us we had to run for a half hour up and downhill. Crap! We each unenthusiastically got up and began jogging behind Lucario who was joining us to the location. Ralts had to levitate though, or just attempt running but probably at a slow speed. We ran through the residential area to find only a few species wondering around, some even waving at us, and then arrived deep within the forest which was indeed very hilly. As much as I look like I can handle it, I despise running long distances due to my asthma. I'm just glad that its fall, the temperature is cool, and Lucario is here as my "inhaler".
The hills were covered by a thin layer of mist which was water vapor or humidity which caused me to struggle with my breathing. I could barely even breathe gasping for air, but Lucario ignored me. Everyone else except for Riolu, who is probably used to this, is also going through the same thing as me. I eventually had to slow down so bad that it seemed I was just power walking. The slopes were steep, there was long damp grass that grew up to my ankles, and the tall trees blocked some of the sunlight from even reaching the ground. We just ran random routes through many of the hills before we finally ran back to the lake.
"Good work everyone."
No response came from us, just panting, sweating, and shaking; even Riolu was shaking. Lucario was also sweating, but he had control over his breathing and movement.
"Like I said, excellent practice and I expect to see everyone here by tomorrow, dismissed."
Even though it was sudden, I'm glad he ended the practice, but now I have to do this everyday for a long time. Riolu followed Lucario home while Ralts, Celsius, and I staggered our way to home. We walked in and collapsed on some of the pillows in the living room. We were still panting heavily with our eyes either shut or squinting with fatigue. I can't even tell if my legs are still attached to my body. They feel like packs of Jell-O.
"Well... that was one exhausting practice... wasn't it," I finally managed to say.
"That was... so exhausting, but I got to admit it was pretty... fun," Ralts replied while Celsius fell back asleep.
Her voice sounded tired also. She couldn't even mentally manage out her words to communicate. She dozed off and I soon followed. That was one of the hardest exercises I have ever gone through.
I regained consciousness from Gardevoir calling both Ralts and I. She was right above us and sounded worried.
"Are you guys okay! Did Lucario push it too far for you?"
"No, I'm used to it and so is Celsius, but Ralts is probably exhausted from some of the exercise," I replied with a chuckle.
"Oh my poor youngling!" She picked up Ralts, and started comforting her.
"Mommy, its okay I'm fine!" Ralts fumed.
Ralts sounded pretty irritated with her mother babying her like that.
"Sorry, I was just worried about your condition," Gardevoir replied but with some hurt in her tone.
Ralts noticed the change in her voice. "Sorry Mommy, but I think this training will change me. Its like- like I can manage on my own if I do this everyday, Mommy. I don't want you to worry too much about me; it's embarrassing..."
I heard Celsius snicker then giggle after Ralts said that making me guess she's awake with her eyes closed. I know exactly how Ralts feels right now. I remember going to my first football practice. Coming home that day, my mom got the same reaction that Gardevoir had, but I didn't liked getting babied. After that first day of practice, I felt like I had accomplished something not many people can handle. I mean rigorous training and exercise is not for everyone. I felt almost like an adult with responsibility and I can't really describe that feeling. No matter how shy Ralts may look, she must be having that same feeling I had. I remember yesterday when Ralts begged Gardevoir that she could train with me. I found that very cute how she wanted to be strong and fit, but I still don't get why she just decided to join.
Gardevoir told us that it was time for us all to clean our selves. Walking outside, the sun barely changed color or position from when I walked inside after practice. At least the sun was visible and over the horizon. Riolu was outside chewing on some of the mint leaves. The rest of us took some, and began chewing down.
"So that's why you're so strong huh?" I began to Riolu.
Riolu blushed. "Yeah, I guess so. So I'll get you guys up tomorrow then?" Looks like Riolu is only timid and shy when she's not practicing.
"Yeah, so you're not going to scream at us any more or make us call you ma'am?" Ralts asked.
"Oh no, only in training, but out here we're all friends."
"So how did Ralts do?" Gardevoir added.
"She did very well. Even though it doesn't seem like it, she enjoyed it a lot."
"Actually when you practice you think that it's hard and it hurts real badly, but then after practice is done you look back at the fun and find out that you loved every second of it. It may sound crazy, but it always happens," I added.
"It's true mommy. I like learning how to fight. I want to be like them one day," she said pointing at us.
"That's fine darling as long as you use fighting only for defense to protect yourself and others in the future. Never harm others intentionally."
Through out the conversation Celsius didn't say one word. Something has been up with her all morning today.
Feeling a little more comfortable, I took my clothes off and jumped in the lake to wash off. It felt really refreshing since my muscles were stiff and very sore from practice. I could barely even move my body at all and if I did it felt like I was being stabbed where I moved, so I just relaxed in the water to soothe my aching pains. While I relaxed Gardevoir glided over to the stream to wash the clothes while Celsius and Ralts were struggling to walk or levitate. Ralts and my clothes were probably already damp from intense sweating at practice. Boy, this life is going to be intense.
That's how the normal routine was everyday for the time Celsius and I stayed here. Riolu would get Ralts, Celsius, and me up to begin practice every morning. Before I left I would eat a berry to give me some energy for the long day of endurance. After training we would go home, wash up, and eat.
After eating breakfast Celsius, Ralts, Riolu, and I would hang out somewhere in the village. Ralts would bring that camera with her every day after combat practice. She wore the strap around her neck which is how the other pokémon recognized her. Eventually I showed her the features and accessories like the charger and memory chips, but Ralts learned how to use the camera on her own. She even knew more about it than I did! I checked the three memory chips and it said eight gigabytes of space on all of them, so it should last a while.
We each became best friends, but Celsius sometimes got a little harsh at Riolu and Ralts for reasons unknown to me, but then after two months of hanging out she became very friendly with them. At sunset we would go home and then have dinner. Most of the time, Lucario came over for dinner and helped out with the cooking.
Before bed I would take one more bath in the lake. I enjoyed the water too much, so I mainly relaxed at night time in it. I did feel as if someone would spy on me every night while I bathed since I heard some rustling in the bushes that surrounded me, but I just kept on thinking the breeze would cause the bushes to make those sounds. Then I would sleep like a log each night since practice wore me out most of the time.
Each day, no matter how many months after training began, I would be sore after practice. That's good because that means I was developing muscles. And I was. Amazingly I got the outline of my abs which I thought was impossible for someone my age to reach. My arms and legs were bigger and firm which even scared and freaked me out. I honestly don't know if my build is normal for a seven year old. After a month of training, the lessons started to make a lot of sense and seemed very useful. I even learned some acrobatic kicks after only a month of training, and the moves even became more complex and fast in the later lessons. Lucario was right after all. Ralts and Celsius also learned several counter attacks, not the actual power "Counter", but close quarters combat wise. I always thought how funny it was to hear Ralts saying she wants to be strong like me, and she did get stronger. She was always slim and small from the start, but now she's still slim and small but strong for a feminine psychic pokémon with neat curves on her body. Over time she had gotten more mature thanks to Lucario's discipline. Riolu had always been strong, but very timid. She only doesn't act shy when she's very angry or very excited. But I think she's more of the quiet type. I noticed that as other pokémon would talk to us on a rare occasion. Riolu wouldn't join in conversations. The only time she would speak was when she translated for me. However, those moments were rare since the four of us have a reputation of being weird and abnormal since we stayed around Ralts.
I would always pray in bed before I went to sleep. I thanked my mom and dad for giving me a new family to call my own. I really do think they are watching over me. My new family; I actually do look at Gardevoir as a mother and Lucario as father now. They actually found that really affectionate of me. At some points I even felt like Riolu and Ralts were my sisters.
Three months after I was adopted by Gardevoir it was New Years Eve. I found this out by the beautiful fireworks that illuminated that night, and it was cold obviously. Ralts and Riolu were scared at first because they were both not even a year old yet, but I calmed them both down and the four of us watched the fireworks for the remainder of the night. I had to use all of my clothes and armor to keep myself warm which wasn't enough. I guess the three pokémon saw this and we all huddled together that night under that same oak tree we had our picnic the day after I moved in. Seeing it for the first time, they both thought it was the most beautiful sight they had ever seen. As for me, I thought that was one of the closest moments I have ever had with pokémon. Nothing better then cuddling with some rare pokémon.
Only three weeks after New Years, It was Riolu's and Ralts's first birthday.
"You were both born on the same day!" Celsius gasped.
"No, mother and father planned a birthday in between the actual dates of our birth."
"Yes, Lucario and I planned this after we became friends. Actually when is your birthday?" Gardevoir asked Celsius.
"March 26, I'll be seven in two months, and I was born a year after Rayn on the exact date. So we have the same birth date and he'll be eight."
"That's not even that far away." She then began to think to her self. "Lucario, we have two new birthday members!" she yelled over at Lucario who was outside in the front yard.
"Wait what!" I yelled in shock after eavesdropping in Celsius conversation with Gardevoir.
"No, you don't have to celebrate our birthday! We're both just very glad that you guys have taken us into your home." I honestly didn't want to place a sudden burden on them like that.
"No come on, let's celebrate the two of your birthdays too!" Lucario and even Ralts and Riolu insisted on it.
"Yeah, we actually want to include your birthday in. Besides yours is two months away and Ralts is actually one month away," Gardevoir added.
I kept on trying to turn the offer down and so did Celsius, but eventually they forced it upon us to celebrate our birthday along with Ralts's and Riolu's. It was four birthday celebrations put into one day.
Gardevoir made a delicious pie that day. It was a berry pie with all sorts of berries put in to make the flavor very exotic. She probably got the crust from the shopping district of the village. We had a picnic that day which was very similar to the one from the day after I moved in. We were each under the large oak tree having a great time.
While Gardevoir and Lucario went back to the home to get some more supplies, Ralts would get in my left arm while Riolu would do the same to my other arm. Like I was hugging them both, Ralts grabbed the camera on her chest and turned it around to aim it at us and then took a shot. I thought this was cute and didn't mind this at all. My mother took several pictures of me holding Celsius all of the time. Celsius was asked to get in the picture by sitting on my right shoulder. After a few shots, the three females did something really, really unexpected. Riolu began to show me affection with small gentle little licks to my cheek, while Ralts placed her lips on my other cheek, kissing me with their eyes closed, and Ralts took a picture of that shot too! My face turned warm from the strong blush I was probably giving off. These pokémon were kissing me!
Wait... maybe they're not kissing-kissing me but instead just showing me pokémon affection. Just like how Lithium would lick me in the face every time I came home from school or owners of any other canine-like pokémon would go through the same thing. Riolu is a canine pokémon so this is normal. For a second I actually thought they were really kissing me, a human getting a kiss from a pokémon... Celsius also started showing affection by nuzzling the side of my face! Another good shot for Ralts to take a picture of. I looked at the pictures and it showed Riolu's little tongue placed cutely on my cheek with her eyes closed and a smile on her muzzle, Ralts lips puckered against my face next to my chin, and Celsius face against my other cheek as she smiled. All of our faces were redder than normal. All three females were blushing very deep red, including Celsius since it was darker around her cheeks.
After another ten seconds of them kissing my cheeks and rubbing their faces on mine, we were each startled by Gardevoir saying something quite embarrassing to me.
"Awe, look how cute you four look."
"Whoa... Rayn, I never knew you were... a ladies man." Lucario was so speechless because he was keeping his muzzle shut with a wide smile forming as he tried to stop himself from laughing really hard.
Dialga, Palkia this is embarrassing, and what do the females do about it? They jumped off and were about as embarrassed as I was, except Celsius who was normally laid back anyways.
Through out the time Celsius and I stayed here life was... great. It's awesome, and I can't ask for anything better than this. I learned more fighting moves and did some kicks, punches, and counters that I could've never imagined myself completing. Plus, my asthma went away. I guess my lungs expanded and grew used to the high amount of running I did. It amazed me how I was like the actors from the kung fu movies except no strings or special effects. Sometimes I would train for two more hours instead or hanging out to complete more lessons which I guess is how I learned all the lessons of jujutsu, capoeira, and ninjutsu so fast. I never thought learning all of this that fast was possible. Ralts, Riolu, and Celsius also learned a lot too. Ralts is now much more mature, and it's only been about nine months since we started. I was now much stronger and built from the running and push ups I did. Ralts also was in good shape as well. Riolu had always been strong, but she's still shy all the time.
Life was excellent here, but there was still one thing that stayed in my mind the whole time I stayed here. Revenge, No matter how hard I tried to forget the images I saw that night, I can't stop those thoughts from coming back. Sometimes before I sleep I would ask for an opportunity to kill those bastards that killed my family. I never knew if my request would come. Most of the time I hoped it did. But after I thought that I would literally slap myself across the face. This is my new home, and I don't want that fact to change.
To Be Continued
Dialga = Jesus
Palkia = Christ (Dialga Palkia! I know that Jesus Christ is one person and one name, but I like this match.)
The next morning I was very excited. Yesterday Lucario said he can train me in the arts of jujutsu which I already enjoy learning. Celsius can join in and learn a few things, and Ralts is participating too. But why would Ralts want to join in this training all of a sudden when she's lived here for a long time. Maybe it's Celsius and me inspiring her?
Riolu woke us all up which neither of us enjoyed but I know if I were to train with Lucario then I have to do some hard tasks. The horizon in the distance was still a dark burgundy mixing with the cobalt blue directly above us in parallel streams of lava orange. That clearly told me it's very early... We all followed Riolu to the lake. Riolu began to stretch once we reached the lake so I set Celsius down and followed along with Riolu. Ralts didn't have a clue about what we were doing.
"So how was your sleep?" Ralts asked.
"What did you just say?" Riolu snarled, "You don't ask questions that are off topic when we are practicing, do you understand me! Don't let a distraction get to you ever, so don't talk to Rayn unless I say so! This is a time for work and it began once we started stretching!" I froze and stopped in the position I was stretching in with my eyes and mouth gaping as Riolu surprised both Ralts and I by showing authority in a very intimidating demanding tone. I would've never thought she would ever do that. I mean for the past two days she's been nothing but timid in attitude.
"What has gotten in to you! Why are you calling Rayn a distraction?" Ralts argued back.
"Don't argue with me! You both will listen to my father and me and show respect, referring us as 'yes sir' or 'yes ma'am'! If you don't know which is which then look in between the legs, got it!"
"Yes ma'am," I answered already breaking a sweat. Where in the world did she learn to talk like that?
"What is going on with you! I never knew you were like this before!" Ralts protested.
Riolu put her paw on her own face in what looked liked embarrassment. "I'm just trying to show authority. I'm not being serious. Please don't take me seriously, okay." Riolu explained her role to Ralts in her normal young girl's tone before getting back to her intimidating one.
Ralts blushed from the awkwardness. Celsius didn't even budge from all of the yelling. To get her up I put two of my fingers in the sides of my mouth and blew out hard. The deafening high pitch whistle startled Celsius to her feet. She stood up as straight as a Torchic could and waited for my further orders. That's how I normally get her attention since I learned that trick from my dad. Riolu ran up to her and bent over to scream in her ear.
"You need to learn how to wake up when you're called for! Don't be a lazy, half ass pokémon! You must respect me and follow my orders as I say!"
Celsius slowly turned and glared at her. "The fuck, I don't know what has gotten into you, but don't you ever scream at me like that again!"
"That was the first time I heard Riolu say a bad word..." Ralts commenting while trembling a little from the intimidation.
"Celsius! You must do as she says because she is going to train all three of us, so you will show her respect!" I sternly yelled at Celsius to get her to listen.
"Oh, my apologies, 'ma'am'." Celsius seemed to be annoyed about Riolu taking charge which I clearly saw as she mocked the word "ma'am".
Celsius awaited further orders while Riolu and I taught Ralts the proper way to stretch which wasn't hard. Five minutes later Lucario arrived and began to stretch as well.
"Do two laps around the lake," he ordered us as he stretched his ankles. Two laps around the lake didn't seem too bad at first, but when I noticed the size of the entire lake I knew I was going to hate this. Did I forget to mention that the lake is about a football field and a half long while it's a foot ball field wide? That's about 500 yards all around the lake. So two laps around is over half a mile. In football practice we never ran a mile since that's only for seniors or just plain varsity players. "Everyone has to do it including Ralts and Celsius. Size or shape doesn't matter just as long as you get it done," Lucario added.
I never made Celsius run that long before when I trained her, but Lucario should know best since he's a pokémon.
"I don't know if I can run. I mean my robe won't help me run at all," Ralts complained.
"Then levitate off the ground just a few inches. That will improve your psychic abilities very well by increasing your endurance in the ability's usage."
Ralts agreed with Lucario, so we began to jog around the lake. Riolu was leading the pack giving us side orders like shuffle sideways, skipping forward, or karaoke shuffle, which is like shuffling but crossing your back leg in front and behind.
"Reach for the sky!"
After saying that she leapt was five feet in the air! The highest I jumped was about half a foot since we were alternating between jogging and jumping. If a normal Riolu can do that then Riolu here would probably smoke me in a race; I can't imagine how fast Lucario is if his legs are strong as well. I looked behind me, and Ralts used her psychic powers to launch herself into the air while Celsius was struggling to even get off the ground, let alone keep up with us. Ralts and Celsius were running out of breath as they tried to keep up, and I had to admit that I was as well.
"Don't start walking, keep jogging!" Riolu commanded.
After we were half way done on our last lap I started to lose my breath. The whole time we ran Riolu ordered us to shuffle our legs, run backwards, crouch while moving our legs, or so on. I never knew females could be so athletic and not complain about running or hardcore exercise, but then again these are pokémon.
We finally got done with our laps. Celsius and Ralts were out of breath while Riolu panted a few times but I was in the worst condition. I actually began wheezing since I kept running but I couldn't stop since I didn't want to show anyone here any weakness or the will to give up. My chest was compressed tightly, and it hurt around there and every time I took a breath it felt like the air was going somewhere else but my lungs. Compared to football practice, that was much more running for a warm up. Ralts bent over placing her hands on her knees from being too exhausted while Celsius fell on her butt.
"Get up straight!" Lucario sternly ordered us. I tried standing up but only got up onto my knees as I clasped my chest. That's when Lucario walked over to me. "What's wrong, Rayn?" He began scanning my chest which I had my hand over as I still kept wheezing while trying to control my breathing. "Asthma attack eh."
I nodded but I didn't want to admit that I have heat induced asthma, however I was in too much pain to ignore this; especially since I don't have an inhaler... oh crap, how am I going to regain control? Now I was starting to tear up from the fear of passing out on the spot, but I didn't want to cry in front of him. I looked at Lucario and I saw that one of his paws was encircled by an almost dark blue veil of cloud-like, free flowing material. It was definitely his aura, and he placed that hand on my chest but right below my neck and began putting slight pressure in that area. Through the tears in my eyes I saw the aura literally move to cover and blanket around my chest and shoulders. That's when I instantly felt relief. My chest stopped compressing which stopped the pain, and I could finally breathe properly. I took in deep breathes while I slowly got up and placed my hands on the top of my head to open my wind pipe more. Wow, Lucario's aura did that?
"You're in safe hands now," he told me as I was still taking in air. "Welcome new comers to my training course," he announced to everyone while pacing in front of all of us, "Where I teach discipline, respect, and self respect. I'm also going to teach you how to fight in close combat, counter a few weapons including human guns, how to use the environment around you to your advantage, and of course those moves I showed everyone yesterday." Lucario looked at all four of us before continuing his speech. "You all enjoyed those acrobatic kicks I did yesterday I can tell. Well don't worry because I guaranty you, Rayn, that you will learn it within a year, but the rest of you, except Riolu, are going to have to evolve first. Ralts I know with your feminine appearance that you may not learn everything I teach here. Celsius, since right now you only have your feet I can only teach you tae kwon do. My most preferred style of martial arts is ninjutsu and capoeira for striking and jujutsu for takedowns since it can be used on armed or armored opponents without a weapon, and each of you will learn those fighting styles once you have evolved. By the end of the training you'll know how to leap off trees without making any noise or breaking your legs, fight multiple targets, and most important of all be disciplined."
"Good because I have some experience in jujutsu, it's fun." I commented.
"Then forget everything you have learned because my way of teaching is much faster and more affective."
"Yes sir! I can't wait to get started," I yelled. Even though I showed great enthusiasm I was still worried about if he was right about me learning all of this within a year. He may possibly try to train me in four fighting styles but it takes three years, if you're good, just to master jujutsu alone. Is this even possible or is he actually just full of himself?
"For Rayn, I shall teach you everything I know about combat and survival; everything I absolutely know." After hearing that it felt like I was being trained for the military. "For Ralts, I can teach you just jujutsu because your size can become a huge advantage when using this fighting style; once evolved I'll possibly teach you ninjutsu. Jujutsu normally uses grappling which can defeat an opponent bigger and stronger than you. It wouldn't matter how small you are this fighting style is perfect for you as long as I also teach you a few basic striking moves; it's perfect for all of you. For Celsius, I'll teach tae kwon do like I mentioned earlier. Since your final evolution form is a Blaziken, which mainly uses legs, this fighting style will be more than enough to help you, and once you have evolved into a combusken I'll also teach you everything I know about combat."
"And I'm going to help you all out," Riolu added.
"I'll train Rayn while Riolu trains both Celsius and Ralts. Riolu can only train one of you at a time so you'll rotate in15 minute intervals. Between those 15 minutes, the one who is not being trained will either do push ups, crunches, sit ups, or running. Each day we meet out here to train for three hours a day, understand?"
"Yes sir!" Celsius and I yelled out in unison while Ralts said it a few seconds after us from the confusion.
We separated into two groups. Through out practice I trained with Lucario while Celsius and Ralts trained with Riolu. Whenever Ralts was trained Celsius jogged around the lake, and whenever Celsius was trained Ralts did crunches I noticed while glancing at them every once in a while.
I stayed with Lucario the whole time. He first taught me the main fundamentals of fighting. The most important thing he said is "stamina is most important because if you get tired you get beat." But also, he said stuff like "if an opponent's attack is too fast then block it since it's not in full power, if it's slow enough then dodge it, or if it's a slow open attack then counter him"; just the basics of combat really.
"Practice your Feraligatr Movements for another forty-five seconds and after that drop down and give me twenty-five push ups."
Using my arms, I supported myself on the ground while I used my feet to spin around which wore my arms out enough. He said this Feraligatr maneuver will help me spin around my opponent once we're both on the ground, but most of this is review for me. Lucario is without a doubt one hard coach to satisfy. This didn't look useful at first, but I knew the moves I would learn for the next few weeks wouldn't be useful for fighting off a crowd of armed men.
Riolu seemed to have been a hard coach also. She was no different from Lucario.
"You got to get your defensive position right! Your inside arm is supposed to be only a few inches off your face at all times Ralts, and your other arm is supposed to be about a foot in front of your face to protect yourself from oncoming shots!" She was very observant of the actions used by her students. "I don't care if you get dirty, do those somersaults correctly! You'll get them washed in two hours. That's it you're doing it correctly now." Ralts began to roll a lot faster and smoother as I watched.
"That's my cub, keep at it Riolu!" Lucario happily yelled out getting a smile from Riolu which instantly turned into a smirk.
I have always thought that Riolu was just timid and shy up until now. I wonder how Ralts will put up with this fighting. It looks awkward for her to be agile with her robe and soon to be skirt and then gown. I also wonder how Lucario will teach Ralts and Celsius how to evade non physical contact attacks like flame thrower. I mean some of this didn't make a lot of sense.
It has now been probably about two and a half hours now since practice started. By now the sun was above the horizon and, Lucario finished teaching me his lesson for today when he called us all in around him, including Riolu. We all kneeled and were told not to sit on our butts.
"From what I saw today, you guys did phenomenally well. To tell you the truth I expected a lot less from each of you today. Riolu's coaching to be low due to inexperience, Rayn's strength to be low for his age, Ralts to complain about the clothing she wore to prevent a few movements, and Celsius to be immobile to a few orders as well, but each of you proved me wrong." I was relieved that practice was finally over after a grueling long training session. I was also happy that we pleased him. "And to top it off we will jog on the hills of the surrounding forest for a half hour and then you'll be done, so get up and let's go."
"Yes sir!" exclaimed Riolu while the rest of us were shocked to hear the last sentence.
Lucario's speech was very heart warming up until he told us we had to run for a half hour up and downhill. Crap! We each unenthusiastically got up and began jogging behind Lucario who was joining us to the location. Ralts had to levitate though, or just attempt running but probably at a slow speed. We ran through the residential area to find only a few species wondering around, some even waving at us, and then arrived deep within the forest which was indeed very hilly. As much as I look like I can handle it, I despise running long distances due to my asthma. I'm just glad that its fall, the temperature is cool, and Lucario is here as my "inhaler".
The hills were covered by a thin layer of mist which was water vapor or humidity which caused me to struggle with my breathing. I could barely even breathe gasping for air, but Lucario ignored me. Everyone else except for Riolu, who is probably used to this, is also going through the same thing as me. I eventually had to slow down so bad that it seemed I was just power walking. The slopes were steep, there was long damp grass that grew up to my ankles, and the tall trees blocked some of the sunlight from even reaching the ground. We just ran random routes through many of the hills before we finally ran back to the lake.
"Good work everyone."
No response came from us, just panting, sweating, and shaking; even Riolu was shaking. Lucario was also sweating, but he had control over his breathing and movement.
"Like I said, excellent practice and I expect to see everyone here by tomorrow, dismissed."
Even though it was sudden, I'm glad he ended the practice, but now I have to do this everyday for a long time. Riolu followed Lucario home while Ralts, Celsius, and I staggered our way to home. We walked in and collapsed on some of the pillows in the living room. We were still panting heavily with our eyes either shut or squinting with fatigue. I can't even tell if my legs are still attached to my body. They feel like packs of Jell-O.
"Well... that was one exhausting practice... wasn't it," I finally managed to say.
"That was... so exhausting, but I got to admit it was pretty... fun," Ralts replied while Celsius fell back asleep.
Her voice sounded tired also. She couldn't even mentally manage out her words to communicate. She dozed off and I soon followed. That was one of the hardest exercises I have ever gone through.
I regained consciousness from Gardevoir calling both Ralts and I. She was right above us and sounded worried.
"Are you guys okay! Did Lucario push it too far for you?"
"No, I'm used to it and so is Celsius, but Ralts is probably exhausted from some of the exercise," I replied with a chuckle.
"Oh my poor youngling!" She picked up Ralts, and started comforting her.
"Mommy, its okay I'm fine!" Ralts fumed.
Ralts sounded pretty irritated with her mother babying her like that.
"Sorry, I was just worried about your condition," Gardevoir replied but with some hurt in her tone.
Ralts noticed the change in her voice. "Sorry Mommy, but I think this training will change me. Its like- like I can manage on my own if I do this everyday, Mommy. I don't want you to worry too much about me; it's embarrassing..."
I heard Celsius snicker then giggle after Ralts said that making me guess she's awake with her eyes closed. I know exactly how Ralts feels right now. I remember going to my first football practice. Coming home that day, my mom got the same reaction that Gardevoir had, but I didn't liked getting babied. After that first day of practice, I felt like I had accomplished something not many people can handle. I mean rigorous training and exercise is not for everyone. I felt almost like an adult with responsibility and I can't really describe that feeling. No matter how shy Ralts may look, she must be having that same feeling I had. I remember yesterday when Ralts begged Gardevoir that she could train with me. I found that very cute how she wanted to be strong and fit, but I still don't get why she just decided to join.
Gardevoir told us that it was time for us all to clean our selves. Walking outside, the sun barely changed color or position from when I walked inside after practice. At least the sun was visible and over the horizon. Riolu was outside chewing on some of the mint leaves. The rest of us took some, and began chewing down.
"So that's why you're so strong huh?" I began to Riolu.
Riolu blushed. "Yeah, I guess so. So I'll get you guys up tomorrow then?" Looks like Riolu is only timid and shy when she's not practicing.
"Yeah, so you're not going to scream at us any more or make us call you ma'am?" Ralts asked.
"Oh no, only in training, but out here we're all friends."
"So how did Ralts do?" Gardevoir added.
"She did very well. Even though it doesn't seem like it, she enjoyed it a lot."
"Actually when you practice you think that it's hard and it hurts real badly, but then after practice is done you look back at the fun and find out that you loved every second of it. It may sound crazy, but it always happens," I added.
"It's true mommy. I like learning how to fight. I want to be like them one day," she said pointing at us.
"That's fine darling as long as you use fighting only for defense to protect yourself and others in the future. Never harm others intentionally."
Through out the conversation Celsius didn't say one word. Something has been up with her all morning today.
Feeling a little more comfortable, I took my clothes off and jumped in the lake to wash off. It felt really refreshing since my muscles were stiff and very sore from practice. I could barely even move my body at all and if I did it felt like I was being stabbed where I moved, so I just relaxed in the water to soothe my aching pains. While I relaxed Gardevoir glided over to the stream to wash the clothes while Celsius and Ralts were struggling to walk or levitate. Ralts and my clothes were probably already damp from intense sweating at practice. Boy, this life is going to be intense.
That's how the normal routine was everyday for the time Celsius and I stayed here. Riolu would get Ralts, Celsius, and me up to begin practice every morning. Before I left I would eat a berry to give me some energy for the long day of endurance. After training we would go home, wash up, and eat.
After eating breakfast Celsius, Ralts, Riolu, and I would hang out somewhere in the village. Ralts would bring that camera with her every day after combat practice. She wore the strap around her neck which is how the other pokémon recognized her. Eventually I showed her the features and accessories like the charger and memory chips, but Ralts learned how to use the camera on her own. She even knew more about it than I did! I checked the three memory chips and it said eight gigabytes of space on all of them, so it should last a while.
We each became best friends, but Celsius sometimes got a little harsh at Riolu and Ralts for reasons unknown to me, but then after two months of hanging out she became very friendly with them. At sunset we would go home and then have dinner. Most of the time, Lucario came over for dinner and helped out with the cooking.
Before bed I would take one more bath in the lake. I enjoyed the water too much, so I mainly relaxed at night time in it. I did feel as if someone would spy on me every night while I bathed since I heard some rustling in the bushes that surrounded me, but I just kept on thinking the breeze would cause the bushes to make those sounds. Then I would sleep like a log each night since practice wore me out most of the time.
Each day, no matter how many months after training began, I would be sore after practice. That's good because that means I was developing muscles. And I was. Amazingly I got the outline of my abs which I thought was impossible for someone my age to reach. My arms and legs were bigger and firm which even scared and freaked me out. I honestly don't know if my build is normal for a seven year old. After a month of training, the lessons started to make a lot of sense and seemed very useful. I even learned some acrobatic kicks after only a month of training, and the moves even became more complex and fast in the later lessons. Lucario was right after all. Ralts and Celsius also learned several counter attacks, not the actual power "Counter", but close quarters combat wise. I always thought how funny it was to hear Ralts saying she wants to be strong like me, and she did get stronger. She was always slim and small from the start, but now she's still slim and small but strong for a feminine psychic pokémon with neat curves on her body. Over time she had gotten more mature thanks to Lucario's discipline. Riolu had always been strong, but very timid. She only doesn't act shy when she's very angry or very excited. But I think she's more of the quiet type. I noticed that as other pokémon would talk to us on a rare occasion. Riolu wouldn't join in conversations. The only time she would speak was when she translated for me. However, those moments were rare since the four of us have a reputation of being weird and abnormal since we stayed around Ralts.
I would always pray in bed before I went to sleep. I thanked my mom and dad for giving me a new family to call my own. I really do think they are watching over me. My new family; I actually do look at Gardevoir as a mother and Lucario as father now. They actually found that really affectionate of me. At some points I even felt like Riolu and Ralts were my sisters.
Three months after I was adopted by Gardevoir it was New Years Eve. I found this out by the beautiful fireworks that illuminated that night, and it was cold obviously. Ralts and Riolu were scared at first because they were both not even a year old yet, but I calmed them both down and the four of us watched the fireworks for the remainder of the night. I had to use all of my clothes and armor to keep myself warm which wasn't enough. I guess the three pokémon saw this and we all huddled together that night under that same oak tree we had our picnic the day after I moved in. Seeing it for the first time, they both thought it was the most beautiful sight they had ever seen. As for me, I thought that was one of the closest moments I have ever had with pokémon. Nothing better then cuddling with some rare pokémon.
Only three weeks after New Years, It was Riolu's and Ralts's first birthday.
"You were both born on the same day!" Celsius gasped.
"No, mother and father planned a birthday in between the actual dates of our birth."
"Yes, Lucario and I planned this after we became friends. Actually when is your birthday?" Gardevoir asked Celsius.
"March 26, I'll be seven in two months, and I was born a year after Rayn on the exact date. So we have the same birth date and he'll be eight."
"That's not even that far away." She then began to think to her self. "Lucario, we have two new birthday members!" she yelled over at Lucario who was outside in the front yard.
"Wait what!" I yelled in shock after eavesdropping in Celsius conversation with Gardevoir.
"No, you don't have to celebrate our birthday! We're both just very glad that you guys have taken us into your home." I honestly didn't want to place a sudden burden on them like that.
"No come on, let's celebrate the two of your birthdays too!" Lucario and even Ralts and Riolu insisted on it.
"Yeah, we actually want to include your birthday in. Besides yours is two months away and Ralts is actually one month away," Gardevoir added.
I kept on trying to turn the offer down and so did Celsius, but eventually they forced it upon us to celebrate our birthday along with Ralts's and Riolu's. It was four birthday celebrations put into one day.
Gardevoir made a delicious pie that day. It was a berry pie with all sorts of berries put in to make the flavor very exotic. She probably got the crust from the shopping district of the village. We had a picnic that day which was very similar to the one from the day after I moved in. We were each under the large oak tree having a great time.
While Gardevoir and Lucario went back to the home to get some more supplies, Ralts would get in my left arm while Riolu would do the same to my other arm. Like I was hugging them both, Ralts grabbed the camera on her chest and turned it around to aim it at us and then took a shot. I thought this was cute and didn't mind this at all. My mother took several pictures of me holding Celsius all of the time. Celsius was asked to get in the picture by sitting on my right shoulder. After a few shots, the three females did something really, really unexpected. Riolu began to show me affection with small gentle little licks to my cheek, while Ralts placed her lips on my other cheek, kissing me with their eyes closed, and Ralts took a picture of that shot too! My face turned warm from the strong blush I was probably giving off. These pokémon were kissing me!
Wait... maybe they're not kissing-kissing me but instead just showing me pokémon affection. Just like how Lithium would lick me in the face every time I came home from school or owners of any other canine-like pokémon would go through the same thing. Riolu is a canine pokémon so this is normal. For a second I actually thought they were really kissing me, a human getting a kiss from a pokémon... Celsius also started showing affection by nuzzling the side of my face! Another good shot for Ralts to take a picture of. I looked at the pictures and it showed Riolu's little tongue placed cutely on my cheek with her eyes closed and a smile on her muzzle, Ralts lips puckered against my face next to my chin, and Celsius face against my other cheek as she smiled. All of our faces were redder than normal. All three females were blushing very deep red, including Celsius since it was darker around her cheeks.
After another ten seconds of them kissing my cheeks and rubbing their faces on mine, we were each startled by Gardevoir saying something quite embarrassing to me.
"Awe, look how cute you four look."
"Whoa... Rayn, I never knew you were... a ladies man." Lucario was so speechless because he was keeping his muzzle shut with a wide smile forming as he tried to stop himself from laughing really hard.
Dialga, Palkia this is embarrassing, and what do the females do about it? They jumped off and were about as embarrassed as I was, except Celsius who was normally laid back anyways.
Through out the time Celsius and I stayed here life was... great. It's awesome, and I can't ask for anything better than this. I learned more fighting moves and did some kicks, punches, and counters that I could've never imagined myself completing. Plus, my asthma went away. I guess my lungs expanded and grew used to the high amount of running I did. It amazed me how I was like the actors from the kung fu movies except no strings or special effects. Sometimes I would train for two more hours instead or hanging out to complete more lessons which I guess is how I learned all the lessons of jujutsu, capoeira, and ninjutsu so fast. I never thought learning all of this that fast was possible. Ralts, Riolu, and Celsius also learned a lot too. Ralts is now much more mature, and it's only been about nine months since we started. I was now much stronger and built from the running and push ups I did. Ralts also was in good shape as well. Riolu had always been strong, but she's still shy all the time.
Life was excellent here, but there was still one thing that stayed in my mind the whole time I stayed here. Revenge, No matter how hard I tried to forget the images I saw that night, I can't stop those thoughts from coming back. Sometimes before I sleep I would ask for an opportunity to kill those bastards that killed my family. I never knew if my request would come. Most of the time I hoped it did. But after I thought that I would literally slap myself across the face. This is my new home, and I don't want that fact to change.
To Be Continued
Dialga = Jesus
Palkia = Christ (Dialga Palkia! I know that Jesus Christ is one person and one name, but I like this match.)