Back at the house

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Vistok finally came to a stop just outside the house of Lucarillon. He glew in blue light and when it faded,Lucy was standing there,survaying the village and the mountainside beyond. She smiled,waiting for Slash to catch up.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash ran back up the path, nearly running into Lucy. -Oh!- He exclaimed, surprised to see her as a human again. Nevertheless, he looked up at her and smiled. He was still out of breath, and put his paws on his knees and puffed out short breaths. -Wow! you're... Vistok is... um... you're both really fast!- He laughed.

He was still catching his breath when two Lucario came down from the Lucarillon building. The one named Rin, her shiny golden coat gleaming in the bright sun, scooped up the tiny Riolu in her paws. His mother laughed, and said -My son, you had us looking for you all morning!- She kept up her high-pitched laugh. It was almost as beautiful as she was. Wave, Slash's Aqua-blue father, stepped towards Lucy. He bowed his head slightly. -We give you our sincere thanks. He runs off like this every day, and is gone till' dusk. You found him just in time for his training lesson.- At the mention of his lessons, Slash groaned.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Lucy smiled,patting the young riolu's head. -Actually,he found me.- Lucy corrected. -Slash got calmed by my music I was playing to the pokemon in Deepmist Woods. We only went when the mist came down. I guess we both needed time out.-
Suddenly,a machoke trying to break a large rock caught her eye. She went over to him.
-You have to find the weak point first.- Lucy commented. She observed the rock. -Then....- She lept high in the air,bringing her right arm at the rock with full force,hitting it hard. At first nothing happened,but there was a cracking sound,and the rock crumbled into three pieces. -Once you do,it's as easy as that.-
The machoke nodded,and Lucy came back the group.
-Sorry 'bout that.- she massaged her right arm.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

-That's okay,- said Slash, wide-eyed. His mother put him back down, and put her paw on his shoulder. -Ready to get started?- She asked. Slash rolled his eyes and nodded. The two ran up the slope, on their way to the training grounds.

Wave, however, stayed behind. He eyed Lucy carefully. -There's something... different about you, you know. Your aura is much more strong than any human I've ever met. And this old Lucario has met many pokemon and peoople.- He laughed. -I get the feeling you're more than just a human.- Wave and Rin had no idea about Lucy's famous lucario form. Though they had heard stories from ancient times about The powerfull Vistok, they only thought of them as myths.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Lucy stared at wave. Very few people knew about her ability to change. Ever since she found out she was posessed by the spirit of Vistok,things haven't been exactly normal. Aura sensing,a new found strength and becoming speedy were just a few of her new found 'powers'. As well as talking to pokemon.
-I guess I'm special,aren't I?- she answered calmly,closing her eyes.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Wave continued to stare for a moment, and his eyes narrowed just a bit. He closed his eyes all the way, and let her Aura enter his mind. It was very powerful, as he had said, and prominent. When he opened his flaming red eyes again, he sighed. -Very special, indeed.- Without another word, he dashed off to join his mate and son.

When he arrived, he saw Slash punching and kicking continually at a fake sawdust-filled enemy. In Rin's paws were two used TMs, Sucker Punch and Night Slash. The Riolu threw a fist at the punching bag, claws of dark aura flickering madly under the bright sun. When he withdrew his paw again, sawdust poured out of three newly-made cuts down the bag's side.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Lucy changed into Vistok and followed Wave indirectly by another route.
Vistok soon found himself at the trainig ground too. He practised various attacks on a boulder not too far away from where Slash was. As long as he stayed silent,he was indestinguishable from any other lucario.
Vistok placed his fists together. Light shimmered underneath them before he pulled his fists apart to make an aura bone. He then attack the boulder in a flurry of hits.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash glanced past a few other fighting type pokemon, training in the warmth of mid-day. He saw another Lucario, and wondered exactly how many lucario made home here in Vistok.

-Slash! Pay attention.-

Slash looked up to see his father had returned, and nodded. He tried out his other new attack, punching the bag with all his might. though the bag didn't have and Health Points to drain, it was still a fun attack. His mother had told him that while he was gone, she had gone to the nearby market to buy the TMs. She laughed when she remembered how the vender was so surprised to see a Lucario paying up for his wares, and the look on his face as she walked off.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Vistok lept off the rock before jumping at it again with a Brick Break attack. He bought a glowing fist down on the rock. He lept back once more,before there was a whirring sound. Vistok created an Aura Sphere and threw it at the boulder,pulvarizing it. He then slicing up the falling chunks with Metal Claw. Then light energy was drawn to his mouth,then a beam of while light turned the last of the pieces into dust.
Vistok still had to work on his Flash Cannon attack.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash now paid no attention, whatsoever. The lucario seemed so strong! Now he wanted to evolve more than ever. He attacked the bag a bit too hard, and it ripped, the sawdust pouring over the dusty ground. He laughed, and picked up some in his paws, letting it drip off and fall back to the earth. His parents were talking as he trained, and stopped when they heard the ripping sound. Wave looked up and sighed, shaking his head slowly. Rin nodded to Slash, signifying he could leave, and they'd clean it up. Instantly Slash ran to watch the other Lucario training.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Now it was movement training. Vistok grabbed a blindfold,and tied it around his head so it covered his eyes. Then he signalled that it was ok to push the swinging,wooden logs at him. A few came at him,both in front and behind,at irregular intervals. They looked impossible to dodge even with out a blindfold. But Vistok dodged them precisely. He leaned to the left,before ducking and then going to the right. He jumped a few of the lower ones. Everytime he dodged,they were just narrowly missing. The became faster each time and flying rock came at him as well,which he expertly dodged. Finally,he held up a paw,a signal to stop. He took off the blindfold,only to see Slash watching him.

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

Slash looked back up, and realized he had been spotted.

-Oops, sorry,- He said. -I hope I'm not interrupting anything but... That was so cool!- Slash grinned hugely. His parents knew some pretty cool tricks themselves, but nothing like what Vistok had done.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Vistok checked to see if Slash's parents were out of hearing range,which they were. He nodded.
-You haven't told them,then?- he asked. He then looked at the rock he had smashed. -Need to work on my Flash Cannon. But my dodging is good.-

[Winter the Twilit Dragon]

-No... not really. They wouldn't believe me, anyways.- Replied Slash. He, too, looked at the dust that was now blowing away in a soft breeze. He nodded in agreement at Vistok's statement, but he didn't think there was anything to perfect- Vistok was already so strong. The Riolu doubted he'd ever be able to do anything like what he had just watched. He could evolve, possibly, but that was as far as he could get, he thought.

[Vistok The Midnight Wolf]

Vistok studied Slash's facial expression. -You'll be a good Gaurdian of Aura. I know it.- he whispered,- It took me a long time to figure who I wanted to be,and it took Lucy a long time to harness her true power. We spent many years training in exile. Then we knew we had to help others. We founded this House.- He put a paw of Slash's shoulder,-Don't judge yourself from my standards. Just because I'm good doesn't mean you can't be. These things take time.-