Chapter 12

"Ummm. C-can I help you?" just saying it out loud sounded dumb even to Jax. 'Ugh! Stupid idiot! He's probably hungry and a certain silver haired boy is on the menu! What a stupid thing to ask!"

"Where did you find this Nidoran (M)?"

'Oh great! Now I'm even hallucinating that I can hear pokemon voices. All this stress has definitely made me crazy. A sickly child for a mother in one life and now a deranged child for another, what a cruel life.'

"Where...DID...YOU...FIND...THIS...NIDORAN (M)...!"

"Wha-what the! I can actually hear your?!"

"Answer my question, child, before I really do have a certain silver haired boy for dinner!"

"Whoa! Ummm. He was given to me, your kingliness."

"Given to you? Are you stating that a mother willingly gave up her own flesh and blood to an insignificant child?! Do not patronize me on the way you humans operate! I know your kind! You must have abducted this child from his mother's arms after assaulting her! Answer my question with honesty before I-"

"I'm telling the truth! I was out for a walk with my mother when a Kangaskhan ran towards us while being chased by that same swarm of Beedrills from earlier! In a desperate last-ditch attempt, the mother Kangaskhan handed me Vioarr's egg before falling. The rest is history! Believe me or not, its up to you, humph!"

"No way...THAT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE! I made sure they escaped safely. I...I...NO! What have I done!"

To Jax's utter shock and disbelief, the Nidoking...broke down in tears? 'Whoa, who needs to be the best trainer when I can defeat pokemon with mere words!'

"Whoa, hey big guy. Um, w-what's wrong? D-don't cry. I-is there anything I can do?"

After a long while of silent tears, the Nidoking gazed at Vioarr with flashes of pain, regret, and amazement all flashing through his face. It happened so fast, Jax even swears he saw a hint of a smile.

"It seems I have misunderstood you, boy. For that, I apologize."

"Uh, yeah. No worries. You kinda did save my life today. Let's just call it even. Better yet, how about you open a way out for me."

"Since you are my child's life benefactor, that much is an easy task to do. But before you leave, let me pass down one of my spikes. Although I am no longer in my prime, it should still be fairly powerful. If a poison or ground type pokemon absorbs the essence stored in my spike, their mastery of skills and stats will see a noticeable increase."

"Whoa, gee thanks! I can't believe you woul- Wait! What? Your child? What are you talking about?! You don't mean...you're THE daddy Nidoking?! Kangaskhan's partner?! Father of Vioarr?!"

"Although untalented in trainership, at least you're not a complete idiot. I am king of Thora Forest. The one who rules all the green canopy covers. While I was recovering from my wounds with a rival Nidoking fighting for ownership of this exact forest, the Beedrills attacked me at my lowest. In the crossfire, my partner and children were forced to flee. Although I failed to protect the other eggs, at least one made it out. Now, I have no regrets."

After such an exhausting day of running, this story was simply too much for the young Jax to comprehend. Try as he might, his brain just wasn't developed enough to understand the whole scope of the story. Jax literally fainted sitting in place.

2 hours later

"Ugh! What the. Vioarr, you wouldn't believe what I just saw in my dream. I was being chased by Beedrills and then I met a crazy Nidoking claiming to be your da-ahhh!"

Standing at the other side of the cave, Nidoking was glancing down at Vioarr who was showing off his skillset to his father.

"It wasn't a dream. No fricken way! It really happened. Then...then that means Nidoking really is Vioarr's dad?"

"It seems like you're up, child. I have already opened a passage that leads outside for you two. When you have recovered your mental strength, you can leave at any time."

"Um. Thank you, your kingliness. I greatly apprecia-"

"Save your breath. I may have saved your life today by coincidence, but you have done me a bigger favor. While you were asleep, Vioarr told me everything that happened in the past. Although your training methods are unconventional, I can feel the power in my child. That much cannot be mistaken. HAHA! A king's child is still a future king!"

'Oh geez, this guy is even more full of himself than I am!'

"Ahem! Rest up. The nights are cold in the forest. While you were sleeping, I thought my child how to use my ultimate skill, Sludge Wave."

"Whoa! SUGOI! Amazing! This opens up brand new opportunities for Vioarr and I! Um, I do have a question though if I may ask you, your kingliness."

"Mhm. I shall permit it."

"Okay. Why is it that I can suddenly understand you?"

"Oh? That was it? I thought it was going to be harder like making me into one of your pokemon. The answer to that question is simple. What is psychic powers?"

"Psychic powers is...psychic powers. I don't know how else you want me to answer that. We use the energy within ourselves to interact with the outside world."

"Yes, but where does that energy from inside you originate? Aura originates from the heart. That's why all those who can use are pure hearted and deemed Aura Guardians. It is not because they are Guardians that they are pure hearted. Although half-right, it is more half-wrong. It is because they are pure hearted that they are called Guardians. That's why there are so few true Guardians out there. Psychics on the other hand are a dime a dozen. Because psychic deals with the mind. If you have a strong mind, you can more likely than not, awaken psychic abilities."

"Strong mind...a strong mind...but how does that equate to me suddenly being able to understand you?"

"Ahhh...I thought you were a smart child. I expected too much from a child, a human child no less. How does one temper the mind? Through stress. Just as muscles grow under extreme stress, the mind is no different. Take the events of today, for example. You have literally been through a life-threatening event. Twice. First with the killer bees and second with me. Your mind was forced to grow to cope with the extreme events you were under. Take a look at your stats and I bet you will see that you have grown."

And Nidoking was exactly right. While Jax's other stats stayed relatively the same, there was one big difference. Under his Powers segment, more specifically, his Psychic powers, his level increased from 3 to a whopping level 5! Jax finally hit the midway point of his psychic journey. All this progress and only at the age of 6 years old! This amount of talent was unprecedented. Not even the Great Psychic Sabrina was as advanced as Jax was at his age!