10 Consolation
All I feel is sadness, worry, disappointment, regret, and many other feelings that I can't describe...
all I can do is just to sit and wait on the pokemon center... surprisingly Korrina decided to be with us... it's dusk and Lucario is asleep by resting his head on my lap... even with the positive attitude that Lucario gave me... it's still not enough for me to not feel worry...
the silence is very familiar with the time of the incident... why did this happened? I don't understand.
did Gallade lost his control? but he didn't go berserk at the start.
does Gallade can't hear me when he mega evolved? but he hears me scream at the end.
why did Gallade suddenly get terrified? maybe because of his unfamiliarity with his new form.
Is he mentally okay?
...
no... please be okay... I can't lose more...
...
"are you okay?" Korrina said softly to me...
I kept silent...
"I have problems with my Lucario about Mega evolving too... it's the part for you guys to bond stronger."
still silent...
...
foot steps are heard... I looked up slowly...
and I see Gallade walking towards me with the Nurse beside him!
"Gallade!" I shouted with joy, waking up my Lucario instantly. as his head moves away from my lap, I quickly runs towards Gallade and hugged him.
"you're okay!" I said with great joy...
but all I hear is silence...
"get... off... me..." Gallade said forcefully...
I backed off from him and noticed that he's looking at the ground... closing his eyes...
"why?" I asked, trying to see the problem.
a pause between us...
"I-I realized... why your father tries to get rid off me..." he said shakily
"w-what do you mean?"
"you father is not evil... he's trying to protect you" he said as he looks at me in the eyes with teary and glowing eyes...
"what?" I feel confused
"something is wrong with me... I-" He suddenly cuts off, wincing in pain and holding his head.
"G-Gallade! Nurse! what is wrong with him?"
"I-I don't know" she said.
"what?!"
Lucario quickly comes to him, but Gallade backed away from him... from us...
"p-please... stay away..." Gallade said, scared of hurting us
"what do you mean?" I said... still lost... Korrina and he Lucario then comes beside me.
"... I'm a monster... Justin..." he said, still shaky... then he looks at me...
"... I'm sorry..." Gallade added... he suddenly teleports...
...
"NOO!!!" I screamed and started looking around inside the building frantically. why did he teleported?! why did he said that he's a monster?! What is going on?! my Lucario barked and started looking around as well.
"I'll help you find it! Lucario! come on!" Korrina quickly joined and runs out off the pokemon center with her Lucario.
"I will contact for help" the Nurse said clearly, quickly heading towards the phone on her counter.
...
I quickly run out off the pokemon center look around... Korrina and her Lucario is going west... then I'll go towards east! to the forest!
with a rush I quickly run towards the forest with my Lucario near me, following.
the same thought kept repeating in my mind,,,
Why did he decided to run away?!
What did I do wrong?!
I have to find him now!!!
that's all in my mind... I kept running...
running... and looking...
with worry...
tears...
and guilt...
I've been trying to find him...
for minutes...
for hours...
...
I think I lost him...
...
but I kept searching...
because he is the only one I truly care the most...
I helped his training, I learned him how to speak, to fight properly, to take care of him self, to be reliable, to be kind, to evolve, to learn...
to live happily...
to be truthful...
to be wise...
to trust...
...
and to feel...
...
I can't lose him...
I WON'T LOSE HIM!!!
...
I eventually run into a forest clearing...
the sun is setting...
my clothes are all messed up...
and my face drenched with tears...
...
and I see him sitting in the middle off the clearing... sitting and sobbing...
...
"I found you..." I spoke, out off breath.
he stop sobbing and in reflex, he turns around and looked at me. gasping, he starts to step away from me while still looking at me with his glowing eyes...
"please... don't go... tell me what's wrong?" I tried speaking to him... he kept backing away with fear in his eyes...
Lucario eventually catches up and stands beside me... worried about him as well.
"where are you going?" Lucario asked him innocently...
he kept backing away, without even a single word...
...
I can't hold it anymore...
I can't see him like this...
...
I shouted...
"ALEX!"
...
he froze...
...
"don't call me that..." he finally spoke to us...
"... Alex... please..." my voice starts to get shaky and desperate.
"NO!!! Stay Away from ME!!!" he screamed in pain... wincing in pain and holds his head... like someone having Autism...
"Why?! why do you have to run away?! tell me Alex!!!"
"Hnghhh... I... I-I..." he tries to speak while bearing the pain in his head...
I kept quiet, letting him talk.
"c-can't... c-control..." he spat...
"what?" I added... Lucario then hides behind me, scared on what to come...
"... m-my-"
a sudden cut on our minds happened... I feel it... he froze... he hung his hands down... and looked at me with his eyes sparking and his pupil shrunk...
"Gallade..." he speak from his own voice... it sounds like he's...
Blood thirsty...
"Alex?" I tried speaking to him...
...
he only gives me his deadly stare...
suddenly my heart shrunk...
my body starts shaking...
and frozen... as I realizes...
...
that he's going to kill me...
"GAAAAHHH!!!!" the friend once I knew suddenly rushes towards me with his blades extended...
I only stand there... frozen...
as I was about to witness his blade slices me... a shield suddenly appears in front of me, blocking the blade that was about to end my life...
"Aegislash!!!" Curtana yelled at me... he got out without me even calling him...
"Curtana?!" My mind comes back from it's stale mate,
"Justin! why is he attacking us?!" Lucario panicked, holding to me tight.
the Psychopath jumped back and stares at us...
I can't hurt him...
"Aegi!!!" Curtana yells at me again, lending his own self for me to use...
...
I can't just stand here and let him do this...
I must save him...
I must save Alex!!!
screaming to my self, I grabbed Curtana then faces towards Alex... using my old stance... being offensive... and defensive...
"Lucario! step back! I'll handle this!" I commanded, Lucario nods and quickly hides behind a tree...
...
leaves falling... the breeze tenses my body... the Aura around us feels strong... with one soul tries to save another... and another one tries to end it... is there anyone good? none of us are really... we all have done things that we can't imagine... this world is filled with cruelty and harsh truths... many tries to avoid it... but in the end... they became unprepared... and fades away...
now... I must be prepared... and fight!
for Lucario...
for Curtana...
for my family...
for the world...
...
for Alex...
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"Get ready!" a much more spirit full Gallade shouts with full confidence as we are battling in the forest clearing near my house, it became our own arena to train...
Alex is attacking my Aegislash shield with Psycho cut.
"you gotta stop attacking my shield! aim for an opening!!!" my younger self shouts as I strike back with cut.
"Agh!" he winced in pain by the attack, launching him not far.
first he kept wincing, then it turns to a smirk.
he then charges towards me again, ready for another Psycho cut. my younger self sigh as he was about to just block the attack again. but after Alex went close, he teleported behind me and tapped my shoulder lightly with his blade.
"I got you" he said softly and smiled behind me
"wow! that is amazing!" I cheered as I turned around and smiled as well.
"looks like you can fight on your own now!" my younger self said to Alex with full of happiness.
Alex chuckled, seeing my childish reaction.
"I guess I can now... thank you friend, you've helped me so much" Alex said
"No Problem!!!"
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history repeats it's self as the blinded and uncontrollable Gallade kept attacking my shield brutally, quickly tiring right arm blocking it. I quickly counter with Night slash as I see a slither off opening, launching him towards a tree harshly.
"Alex! you've got to snap out off it!" I yelled with worry.
he only glares at me and started dashing towards me with a Red colored Psycho cut. I positioned my shield towards him, ready to block the attack again. but instead he fakes it and teleports behind me... and swipes his blade towards my neck... I suddenly feel pulled forward as the blade nearly hit my nape...
Curtana saved me.
"Aaahhh!!!" I screamed as I backed away from him...
he really is trying to kill me... why?
"A-Alex! listen! you've got to stop now!" I returned yelling at him.
"Aegislash!" Curtana yells at me, trying to tell me something.
"N-no! don't hurt him!" Lucario yells behind the tree.
he roars in rage and bloodlust, he appears in front of me in a flash and started giving endless flurry of his different Psycho cut, his attacks keeps making me move backwards. with each hits becomes more heavier drastically... until I lost balance on my shield, revealing my self.
he takes the chance and quickly attacks my left arm his Psycho cut, I felt a sharp pain on my arm as his Psychic blade cuts the flesh of my left arm.
"AAAGGGHHH!!!" I screamed in pain, quickly releasing Curtana's sword...
"Justin!" Lucario screamed, still covered behind the tree.
I looked at him again... his blade is coming towards me again...
but Curtana's sword hit's his chest with night slash, hitting him away from me.
"U-Ugh... C-Curtana..." I stuttered as try to hold the pain on my arm...
"Aegislash! Aegi!" He said as the shield on my right arm returns with his sword. Curtana is about to fight him!
"Aegi-Aegi!" Curtana shouts at him. it brought his attention and started attacking Curtana...
Curtana mostly dodges his repetitive psycho cuts, until Curtana counters him with another Night slash at his chest. this time he backed off and coughed... his chest is almost purple... he glares and snarled at Curtana.
"C-Curtana stop!" I tried stopping him... but he keeps fighting Alex...
Curtana is overwhelming him with balanced and versatile strategies... by hitting him with night slash when Curtana has the opening, but suddenly Curtana did a mistake! he yanked his cloth arm and uses his brutal Close combat at Curtana!
with his final punch, he launched Curtana straight into the forest!
"Curtana!" I screamed...
then a shadow covers me... I looked at the figure making it... it's him... his blade is already in the air... my hands starts to shake as I looked at him in terror... tears started dropping as many thoughts ran through my mind... is he really going to do it? is this real? why is this happening?! why can't I know what's wrong?! did I made a mistake? is my father right?!
I just froze there... looking at the one who I raised for a long time... and he's about to end my life...
his blade glows in red...
his eyes stares to my soul...
and the emtpy feeling inside him...
he's blinded...
I closed my eyes as I see him striking his blade towards me...
my heart beats out off my chest...
...
it's... quiet...
"Please! stop!" Lucario voice is heard very clearly...
is he- I opened my eyes quickly to see Lucario blocked the Psycho cut with his bare paw!
"L-Lucario?" I speak in disbelief...
"you're hurting Justin!" Lucario yells at him with sadness.
he tries to get his blade off Lucario's paw... it won't even budge.
"A-Alex, listen too us!" Lucario tries to help him.
but he just snarled and teleported out off his grip! then he suddenly appears behind Lucario!!!
"Lucario! Look out!" I screamed as I see him swiping his blade towards Lucario neck!
his blade hit's Lucario's neck! but it stopped! it didn't even do anything?!
he steps away from Lucario... glaring at him...
"Stop!" Lucario quickly dashed towards him!
"Lucario!" I painfully yelled.
he was prepared to fight back...
but instead... Lucario hugged him...
"please... stop..." Lucario said shakily
he struggles to get off his grip... he doesn't have that much energy anymore...
"I don't want to lose a friend... I don't want to lose you..." Lucario speaks through his heart...
"I like you Alex... please... don't hurt your friends..."
Lucario then rest his head at his shoulder...
his expression is still filled with blind rage...
I looked down and started crying...
it's not working...
he's gone...
Alex is....
Gone...
...
...
what is this sudden feeling?
it... feels nice? why here? why now?
I looked up...
then I witnessed something incredible... a huge amount off Aura is coming out off Lucario! I can even see it! it was all around the clearing! Lucario is glowing too!!!
Curtana rushes back and sees it as well...
"please..." Lucario softly said as his fur glows in blue Aura!
this is... incredible... what is this?! I can feel less pain too!
and he stopped struggling...
...
Lucario starts crying softly on him as the Aura stopped coming out off Lucario... losing his glow too...
...
he slowly raises his hand pets Lucario's head... "it's okay Lucario... you can let go now..."
...
he speaks...
he's back!!!
"h-huh?" Lucario stopped crying and looked at Alex on his eyes... it's not glowing and shrunk!
"I'm fine Lucario, thank you" Alex said... smiling!!!
I started chuckling by my self...
"huh... I can't believe he did it..." I speak my mind out...
"he did Justin... he did" Curtana voice came back... tired as well...
Alex smile suddenly turns into a Gasp when he saw the cut on my left arm.
"Justin!" Alex yelled as he runs towards me and kneeled beside me, Lucario comes towards me as well.
"I-I'm fine guys..." I said trying to get up... but failing because I am too tired and injured...
"Justin let me help- Hngghh!!!" Alex suddenly winced in pain as he holds his chest...
"Alex, I-" Curtana cut's off as he suddenly plops to the ground...
everyone is injured...
"I can help you all!" Lucario said to us as he positioned his paw towards us.
"w-what can you do?" I barely said with the pain in my entire body...
Lucario then sends a pink ray from his paws at us...
I... feel better!
Curtana rises up!
"d-did... you healed us?" Curtana said to Lucario
"yup!" he replied happily
"incredible... you're incredible!" I said, overwhelmed with proudness.
"thank you... Lucario" Alex said calmly as he stands up.
"Yay!" Lucario joyfully jumps for a bit.
Alex then looks down at me...
"I-I'm sorry... Justin..." Alex said to me.
"it's okay... Alex" I smiled as I call his name...
Alex smiles back, then he reaches his hand towards me.
I take it gladly with my right hand and got up with his help.
but there is still a question in my mind...
"Alex... what happened back there? why did you turn into a psychopath?" I asked
"I... don't know..." he said
"what?"
"when I battle... there is this other emotion in me that wants to get involved in it... but I contained it... I was afraid so afraid about it... that's why a ran away..."
"oh..."
there is a pause between us.
"does this also relate that your Psycho cut became red?"
as I said that, Alex checks his Psycho cut... it's purple now...
"I'm... not sure..." he said as he starts to inspect his own arms.
"okay... we'll figure it later"
"master... your arm is bleeding" Curtana suddenly joins
"huh?" I quickly looked at my left arm...
...
that... is a lot off red... now that I think about it...
I think I'm gonna scream...
"AAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I did...
...
welp, look's like I'm going to get surgery in the pokemon center for now...
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I have returned Curtana back to his pokeball... and bandaged the big cut on my left arm... my left arm feels very numb... ouch...
then I see the pokemon center... with Korrina and her Lucario, Nurse joy, and the police... they are talking to each other... I think officer jenny is there.
Korrina first noticed me and quickly skate's her way towards me again with her Lucario following, skidding in front off me again. but I didn't move this time.
"you're finally back!" she looks at Alex "and you've found him!" Alex nodded happily at her... she then notices the red tainted bandage on my left arm "what happened to you?!" she shouts over exaggeratedly
"I... got into a trouble... lucky no one got really hurt" I said with a weak smile
"you're the one got hurt" she added.
"oh..."
"you will need to get some rest later... oh!" she realizes something, she quickly reached into her pocket and hands me over her gym badge.
"don't forget about this! you've won remember?" she added
"yeah... I did" I said as I take it.
"Awesome! I'll go back to my gym now! see you later champion!" she waves goodbye with her Lucario as she skates her way back to her Gym...
"excuse me?" I heard the voice off nurse joy near me, I turned around and see her.
"yes?" I replied
"do you need medical help?" she asked...
...
"Of course I do... I think I'll need a blood bag..."
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after dealing with the police... getting my big cut stitched... getting yelled by my mom... and payed a lot off money... I finally can lay down on the bed I was given...
but I can't go on for another adventure till my arm is healed...
great...
I truly am too weak...
...
"Justin?" the voice of Alex drives me back to full conscious. I rise up slowly too see Alex looking at me, standing from the curtain... and yes there is a blood bag beside me connected to my left arm...
"yeah?" I said to him... still tired after getting drugged...
he walks towards me and sits by the chair beside me.
"I'm sorry..."
"about what?"
"everything... I shouldn't have tried to run away... I should have stayed... and let anyone help me... but I avoided them and you instead... I-"
"it's not your fault... Alex..."
"..."
"it was mostly mine as well... if I stopped your battle against Korrina's Lucario... all off that shouldn't have happened in the first place... but I glad it did..."
"huh? why?"
"look at your self Alex... you're back" I smiled
"... how did I not notice?"
"because you're to busy worrying about me"
Alex sigh....
"it's alright... we should really thank Lucario for helping us all..."
"... you're right..."
I stopped talking...
"Justin... can I sleep with you?" Alex asked
"... of course... Alex" I said smiling to him...
I return laying on my bed as Alex starts to sleep on the chair beside me...
without even realizing that Lucario joins in quietly and sleeps beside me, resting his head near my hand while he's still off the bed...
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my life could have ended if it weren't for you Lucario...
I really thank you for that...
