The mist is coming...(open)

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Lucy had finally managed to get a break from teaching at the gym. Boy,being the leader of a House sure was tough. But she enjoyed it nontheless.
Man,sure is a relief to get out of there and come out here... she thought. A song drifted in the calm air,a pidgy was singing on a tree branch. She whispered something inaudible to all ears except her own an the pidgy's. The tiny bird pokemon fluttered down to her hand. She stroked it gently with a finger.
"Pidge-yoo!"
There was a cry and a flap of massive wings as the mother pidgeot had come and realised her child was missing.
-Don't worry,- came Lucy's calming words in poketongue, -I won't harm him.-
The pidgeot looked unconvinced,even when her child began to argue that no harm was being done. Lucy picked a leaf off a branch.
-I'll show you....listen- she told the pidgeot.
She played a tune on the leafwhistle. The pidgeot calmed instantly.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

A young Riolu bounded from branch to branch in the thick forest, laughing to himself whenever another pokemon ran off, startled by the loud commotion. Slash's cape flew back behind him, making him feel like a flying super hero. Feeling giddy, he laughed even louder, glad to finally get out of that stuffy training ground for once. Several spearow and pidgy flew off after his loud outburst, and he stopped to watch them. For a moment, he wished he were a real flying type too.

After clearing a few more hurtles, Slash felt suddenly... calmer. he knelt down on one knee, waiting out the tree's long protest of creaks and moans. After the old branch gave it's last sigh, he listened closely, recognizing a soothing sound from not far off. He continued on his short journey through the thick mist, deeper into the forest.

Finally finding his destination, he looked down on a beautiful scene. He saw his house's leader, Lucy, playing a soft tune in a leaf whistle. In her hand was a baby pidgey, and on a branch nearby, the mother pidgeot. Both seemed to be in a trance. almost instantly, Slash felt himself fall into the trance as well.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Lucy appeared to be quite oblivious to the newcomer at first. She let the music fade.
-See?- she whispered, -I won't harm what the Original One has made for us.-
She let the pidgey flutter up to his mother. Then here aura senses tingled. Someone else was here.
-You can come down,now.- she called,addressing the riolu in the branch behind her. She didn't have to turn around to know someone was there. Her aura senses took care of that.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash looked up, surprised. Lucy had known he was there, but she didn't even turn around to look. Shaking his head, slash jumped out of the tree and dashed to his leader's side. He then looked up at her with large, inquizitive eyes.
-How'd you do that?- He asked, bouncing on his toes.
Then he remembered that his mother and father also had that weird way of knowing things, even if their eyes were closed. If he was trying to get into trouble while they were looking in another direction, they still knew. It was just like what Lucy had done.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Lucy crouched down so that Slash and herself were eye level.
-Aura is a mysterious force- Lucy answered,-And one day,you'll be able to use it,just as I can. For you are a child of Aura,are you not?-
Lucy smiled. She hoped it made sense to the riolu. She always spoke in riddles. Then a voice snapped her out of her daydream.
And I shall teach him.
She knew that voice inside her head from anywhere. Vistok,don't you mean we'll teach him? I'll be helping you know. she asked.
Of course. But when we get back to the house. The voice faded away.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash thingyed his head to one side. What had she meant? A child of Aura? He looked down for a moment, completely silent.
-Thanks, I can finally have a reason to stay up past bedtime. This'll take me all night to figure out!- Slash said, being sarcastic. But he smiled at her, to show that he'd try figure it out.
-Besides, what is aura? That's a new one to me.- Slash's vocabulary might have been impressive for his age, but he couldn't remember ever hearing this new word.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Lucy turned her head. A riolu who didn't know what aura was? She smiled.
-A child of Aura who does not know what aura even is? Not to worry.- she chuckled,and continued. -Have you ever had someone feel happy or sad,and then you've felt the same way,but you've never known why?- she asked.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash thought for a moment. Another question. -Umm, maybe once. Or twice. Keep in mind that I haven't been on earth so long.- He smiled up at her. He tried to hide his embarrassment, with probably little success. It looked as if he should have known what aura was, the way Lucy said it. -But I have seen something like that in my parents, like they keep track of everything I do. But sometimes, even when their eyes are closed, or in a dark room.-

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

-Aura is a force that is within all things.- Lucy whispered,closing her eyes. -Only the children of aura can sense and use its power. One of its powers is to be able to sense when another being is there. You can also still 'see' with your eyes close if you are sensing aura energy.- She paused a moment. -Your aura is very strong.- she remarked.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

-Umm, Thanks?- Slash laughed.
-Sorry, I just don't know weather that's a good thing, or if it's bad. I don't wanna be too noticeable, you know.- Slash fiddled with the corner of his cape. It wouldn't help in battle, If the opponent knew where he was all the time. But then again, Lucy had said,
-Only the children of aura can sense and use it's power.- That confused the tiny Riolu. His head was starting to spin.
-So, If you and I are children of aura, and we're also both related with lucario, does that mean any lucario is a child of aura?- Here, Slash was just making a wild guess. but it sounded right to him. He'd heard gossip about his parents in his old home, stuff about them seeming fairly "remote."

Perhaps that meant they were different than other pokemon. Which could mean that they were more than just pokemon, but "Children of aura" as well. Things were starting to make more sense to Slash, and he felt good about that.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

-You've got the right idea.- Lucy chuckled again,raising up to full height. Then she remembered something.
-Oh silly me,I've gotten so wrapped up in all my riddles I've forgotten to introduce myself. I'm Lucy,Lucy Hikozaru.- She nodded, -And who might you be,child of aura?-

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash puffed up his chest, in an attempt to look tough.
-I am Slash, great adventurer and... erm... magnificent...- He laughed, because he liked the title he had given himself. "Great adventurer" was the best way to describe him, but possibly the only way. He couldn't come up with anything after that.
-Riolu, I suppose. I haven't really done anything magnificent, except probably beat that old slobro at getting up the latest...- He was referring to the contest he held every Saterday with the slobro that lived in the local pond. They'd both "Race" each other at getting up later. But then again, although it was pretty impressive, it wasn't exactly a "feat."

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

-Slash? Good name.- Lucy commented,brushing back her hair. -There's someone I want you to meet. They go by the name Vistok. Don't worry,he's nice...enough,I guess. Just stay there.-
Lucy took a step backwards and a blue light envoloped her. When it faded,Lucy was no longer there,instead,there was a lucario.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash looked up at the lucario, astonished. This one seemed a bit bigger than his parents, and it also seemed as if more power radiated from him. The baby riolu was so surprised, he almost forgot his manners.

-U-umm, It's nice to meet you. I'm Slash... or... did you already know...?- He stammered, trying to keep his balance. It was very unusual to him that a human would suddenly turn into a pokemon. He wondered if it was a magic trick, and scanned his eyes over the area, as if checking where Lucy had gone.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

-I know your Slash.- a rough,more male voice answered him. -And like Lucy said,I'm Vistok. She didn't tell you that she was a Peacemaker? Hmm,makes sense with your confused face. Could I ask you,are you in a House?-