It was finally time.
The battle between Ben and Red was about to reach its end.
Ben returned his charizard, "You did awesome. Have a good rest." he said soothingly. Ben turned to his childhood partner "You ready dude?" he asked.The riolu smirked and walked on the battlefield. This comforted Ben, but he could help but feel a little depressed. Despite their long friendship, Riolu never evolved, or got close for that matter. It would be a different matter if Riolu didn't want to evolve, then Ben would feel less guilty, but the worst part is that Riolu clearly does. It trains so much to grow stronger and evolve, knowing how it should be done. Could he be doing something wrong? Riolu likes him, but clearly never fully trusted him, and it hurt.
Ben shook his head, now's not the time. We'll just put in more effort, we could get along better. He stared at the opposing trainer, who hasn't uttered a single word since getting on the field. Even so, all of his pokemon expertly battled, as if ordered. In front of the trainer, on the charred battlefield was a pikachu, who seemed pumped. Riolu was the same. BEn wasn't sure who would make the first move, but Red always did star-.
Suddenly, the trainer nodded, and his pikachu, in a blink of an eye, dashed a riolu at lightning speed.
Errgh.. Ben nearly vomited at his horrible pun. Quickly, he said to Riolu " Block it, use the vacuum wave!"
Riolu obeyed the command perfectly, tanking the hit, which was surprisingly powerful. Especially for a pikachu. He then backflipped and sent a wave of vacuum at the pikachu. Luckily, the pokemon was too close to dodge, and took the hit, adn was sent flying. Quickly landing on his feet, the electric mouse unleashed his counterattack, thunderbolt.
"Use dig!" ordered Ben. Riolu jumped and, in a swift movement, dug into the ground like a dolphin into water. It avoided the electric attack, and unseen by the pikachu, it dug under it and dug up to attack.
They were ready.
Quickly jumping, the pikachu was just above the riolu, who got a face full of iron tail, and sent back into the hole. The pikachu wasn't done yet, however, as it sent a giant lightning strike to the hole.
Thunder.
"Oh crap. Riolu, get out of there." but the pokemon was too taken back by the iron tail, taking the powerful bolt. The hole exploded, and ,screaming in pain, the pokemon flew out, landing painfully on the floor. Slowly, he got up.
“I’m sorry riolu, this is my fault” Ben apologized who knew they would cause so much damage from one mistake? “Let’s try a distance, use swift!” he said
Ignoring it’s injuries, Riolu sent a wave of stars at the pikachu. The pikachu was undeterred, and burst through them with an iron tail, aiming at riolu next. Ben smiled “Counter with circle throw! Then use blaze kick!” he yelled
The riolu smirked before he easily caught the pikachu’s tail and jumped, spinning it around before slamming it on the floor, then falling on top of it, stomping with a fiery foot.
Ben laughed “See? We have our strategies too.” he said to Red, who remained stoic. He made a small motion, to which the pikachu nodded. He used quick attack again.
“You use quick attack too.” ordered Ben. The riolu dashed head on toward the pikachu, colliding, jumping back, then colliding again. For a while the pokemon remained attacking at high speeds, clashing their quick attacks. After a while, riolu was clearly exhausted, while pikachu looked tired, but still ready to go.
Ben gritted his teeth, “C’mon riolu, you got this.” he said tensely. The pokemon caught his emotions (it’s not like Ben could hide them from him) and faced him, looking hurt.
“Honestly” Ben smiled. Red made another motion. His pikachu used double team, making clones of himself surrounding the riolu. Ben smirked “Ha! Easy, earthquake” he said. Taking a deep breath, rioly stomped on the floor, sending a shockwave throughout the battlefield. The pikachu jumped, then dashed toward the riolu with a pink aura, Play rough.
“Counter man!” pleaded Ben. Riolu turned and crossed his arms, blocking the hit and retaliating with greater force.
On the clone.
In a second, both riolu and pikachu were unable to be seen in a dust cloud. A hard smacking sound was heard, along with riolu flying out of the dust cloud and landing on the floor, very weakened.
Ben was freaking “Oh no, Oh no, Oh no. What to do, what to do” he started rambling.
Riolu wasn’t faring much better, completely confused about how he got the wrong pikachu. He could sense auras for arceus sake! And now… riolu looked fearfully at Ben, who’s aura was a mixture of fear, anxiety and…. Disappointment. Riolu was horrified, he failed his trainer, now he’s going to abuse him, or release him or.
Riolu felt irrationally angry I dare that son of a arcanine to
Ben noticed how his pokemon was curled up in a ball. He walked up to the pokemon “Hey, are you okay?” he asked, concerned. The riolu faced him and growled.
Ben jumped at the sound Was Riolu blaming him? He sighed “Do you want to forfeit?” he asked.
Riolu stood up, and snarled at his trainer. He looked completely pissed. Ben was tsarting to lose his temper. “What! What is it?”
Riolu snorted.
Ben snapped “OH YEAH! IT’S MY FAULT! OF COURSE IT IS! YOU DON’T THINK YOU HAD A LITTLE TO DO WITH IT!” riolu looked surprised, then even angrier. “THAT”S IT! CLEARLY YOU WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.YOU WON”T EVEN EVOLVE! SO WHY DON’T YOU JUST LEAVE!
I DON’T WANT YOU HERE!”
His voice echoed in riolu’s head. He…..didn’t want me …..
Silently, the pokemon walked to the exit, looking completely out of it. Ben realized what he said, and felt extremely guilty. “Riolu, no, I’m sorry.” he apologized.
The little pokemon stopped walking, but didn’t turn. Ben knew he had ruined this, but could he fix it? “I’m really sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I was being stupid. It’s not your fault, it’s mine. I should try harder. But what I said…. I don’t mean it. You’re my best friend riolu….. Please…….. I’m sorry….” Ben sat on the floor, he was done. No way he could be a good trainer…. Wait… was riolu turning?
Looking up, Ben saw his buddy facing him. His eyes glinted with something…..tears. In their entire friendship, Ben had never seen his pokemon cry, or even come close to it. He was astounded. Even more so when his pokemon ran back to him and jumped, giving him a hug. As Riolu buried his head into his chest, Ben realized he was crying too. He didn’t care. He hugged his pokemon.
He did wish the crowd would shut up. They kept making comments. Some douche even said “Come on, stop being pu**ies and fight.” Ben was going to respond, but then the crowd started gasping and yelling. Come on, what now? Have they never seen someone hug their pokemon?....Was riolu always this big? Ben looked up, and actually yelled in surprise.
In a flash his Lucario jumped up and searched for any danger around. “Y-y-y-you…” Ben stammered. His Lucario looked confused, until he realized why his trainer was so small when sitting. Ben leaped with excitement “You evolved Lucario!” he said joyously. His Lucario looked equally happy. Rubbing away his tears, Ben faced Red. “you don’t mind this?” he asked. The trainer simply nodded. “Is that a yes you mind or…. Nevermind. Let’s battle.” he pointed at the pikachu, and lucario jumped on the battlefield.
The battle between Ben and Red was about to reach its end.
Ben returned his charizard, "You did awesome. Have a good rest." he said soothingly. Ben turned to his childhood partner "You ready dude?" he asked.The riolu smirked and walked on the battlefield. This comforted Ben, but he could help but feel a little depressed. Despite their long friendship, Riolu never evolved, or got close for that matter. It would be a different matter if Riolu didn't want to evolve, then Ben would feel less guilty, but the worst part is that Riolu clearly does. It trains so much to grow stronger and evolve, knowing how it should be done. Could he be doing something wrong? Riolu likes him, but clearly never fully trusted him, and it hurt.
Ben shook his head, now's not the time. We'll just put in more effort, we could get along better. He stared at the opposing trainer, who hasn't uttered a single word since getting on the field. Even so, all of his pokemon expertly battled, as if ordered. In front of the trainer, on the charred battlefield was a pikachu, who seemed pumped. Riolu was the same. BEn wasn't sure who would make the first move, but Red always did star-.
Suddenly, the trainer nodded, and his pikachu, in a blink of an eye, dashed a riolu at lightning speed.
Errgh.. Ben nearly vomited at his horrible pun. Quickly, he said to Riolu " Block it, use the vacuum wave!"
Riolu obeyed the command perfectly, tanking the hit, which was surprisingly powerful. Especially for a pikachu. He then backflipped and sent a wave of vacuum at the pikachu. Luckily, the pokemon was too close to dodge, and took the hit, adn was sent flying. Quickly landing on his feet, the electric mouse unleashed his counterattack, thunderbolt.
"Use dig!" ordered Ben. Riolu jumped and, in a swift movement, dug into the ground like a dolphin into water. It avoided the electric attack, and unseen by the pikachu, it dug under it and dug up to attack.
They were ready.
Quickly jumping, the pikachu was just above the riolu, who got a face full of iron tail, and sent back into the hole. The pikachu wasn't done yet, however, as it sent a giant lightning strike to the hole.
Thunder.
"Oh crap. Riolu, get out of there." but the pokemon was too taken back by the iron tail, taking the powerful bolt. The hole exploded, and ,screaming in pain, the pokemon flew out, landing painfully on the floor. Slowly, he got up.
“I’m sorry riolu, this is my fault” Ben apologized who knew they would cause so much damage from one mistake? “Let’s try a distance, use swift!” he said
Ignoring it’s injuries, Riolu sent a wave of stars at the pikachu. The pikachu was undeterred, and burst through them with an iron tail, aiming at riolu next. Ben smiled “Counter with circle throw! Then use blaze kick!” he yelled
The riolu smirked before he easily caught the pikachu’s tail and jumped, spinning it around before slamming it on the floor, then falling on top of it, stomping with a fiery foot.
Ben laughed “See? We have our strategies too.” he said to Red, who remained stoic. He made a small motion, to which the pikachu nodded. He used quick attack again.
“You use quick attack too.” ordered Ben. The riolu dashed head on toward the pikachu, colliding, jumping back, then colliding again. For a while the pokemon remained attacking at high speeds, clashing their quick attacks. After a while, riolu was clearly exhausted, while pikachu looked tired, but still ready to go.
Ben gritted his teeth, “C’mon riolu, you got this.” he said tensely. The pokemon caught his emotions (it’s not like Ben could hide them from him) and faced him, looking hurt.
“Honestly” Ben smiled. Red made another motion. His pikachu used double team, making clones of himself surrounding the riolu. Ben smirked “Ha! Easy, earthquake” he said. Taking a deep breath, rioly stomped on the floor, sending a shockwave throughout the battlefield. The pikachu jumped, then dashed toward the riolu with a pink aura, Play rough.
“Counter man!” pleaded Ben. Riolu turned and crossed his arms, blocking the hit and retaliating with greater force.
On the clone.
In a second, both riolu and pikachu were unable to be seen in a dust cloud. A hard smacking sound was heard, along with riolu flying out of the dust cloud and landing on the floor, very weakened.
Ben was freaking “Oh no, Oh no, Oh no. What to do, what to do” he started rambling.
Riolu wasn’t faring much better, completely confused about how he got the wrong pikachu. He could sense auras for arceus sake! And now… riolu looked fearfully at Ben, who’s aura was a mixture of fear, anxiety and…. Disappointment. Riolu was horrified, he failed his trainer, now he’s going to abuse him, or release him or.
Riolu felt irrationally angry I dare that son of a arcanine to
Ben noticed how his pokemon was curled up in a ball. He walked up to the pokemon “Hey, are you okay?” he asked, concerned. The riolu faced him and growled.
Ben jumped at the sound Was Riolu blaming him? He sighed “Do you want to forfeit?” he asked.
Riolu stood up, and snarled at his trainer. He looked completely pissed. Ben was tsarting to lose his temper. “What! What is it?”
Riolu snorted.
Ben snapped “OH YEAH! IT’S MY FAULT! OF COURSE IT IS! YOU DON’T THINK YOU HAD A LITTLE TO DO WITH IT!” riolu looked surprised, then even angrier. “THAT”S IT! CLEARLY YOU WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.YOU WON”T EVEN EVOLVE! SO WHY DON’T YOU JUST LEAVE!
I DON’T WANT YOU HERE!”
His voice echoed in riolu’s head. He…..didn’t want me …..
Silently, the pokemon walked to the exit, looking completely out of it. Ben realized what he said, and felt extremely guilty. “Riolu, no, I’m sorry.” he apologized.
The little pokemon stopped walking, but didn’t turn. Ben knew he had ruined this, but could he fix it? “I’m really sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I was being stupid. It’s not your fault, it’s mine. I should try harder. But what I said…. I don’t mean it. You’re my best friend riolu….. Please…….. I’m sorry….” Ben sat on the floor, he was done. No way he could be a good trainer…. Wait… was riolu turning?
Looking up, Ben saw his buddy facing him. His eyes glinted with something…..tears. In their entire friendship, Ben had never seen his pokemon cry, or even come close to it. He was astounded. Even more so when his pokemon ran back to him and jumped, giving him a hug. As Riolu buried his head into his chest, Ben realized he was crying too. He didn’t care. He hugged his pokemon.
He did wish the crowd would shut up. They kept making comments. Some douche even said “Come on, stop being pu**ies and fight.” Ben was going to respond, but then the crowd started gasping and yelling. Come on, what now? Have they never seen someone hug their pokemon?....Was riolu always this big? Ben looked up, and actually yelled in surprise.
In a flash his Lucario jumped up and searched for any danger around. “Y-y-y-you…” Ben stammered. His Lucario looked confused, until he realized why his trainer was so small when sitting. Ben leaped with excitement “You evolved Lucario!” he said joyously. His Lucario looked equally happy. Rubbing away his tears, Ben faced Red. “you don’t mind this?” he asked. The trainer simply nodded. “Is that a yes you mind or…. Nevermind. Let’s battle.” he pointed at the pikachu, and lucario jumped on the battlefield.