{"sf1_id":571506,"sf2_id":null,"title":"Seven Years Later Chapter 10","author":"Mizucharoshi","words":925,"posted_at":"2013-08-02T12:56:00.000Z","tags":["Fanfiction","charmander","pokemon","totodile"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/571506-seven-years-later-chapter-10","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/571506","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=571506\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"","content":"\nSeven Years Later\n\nCH. 10: Training\n\n        A refreshing breeze rolled\nthrough the summit of Mt. Bristle as the morning sun began enveloping\nthe land in its warmth. Already up from slumber, a worried Unshi sat\nand stared at his unconscious friend's face. He noticed a calming\nquality about it, which gave him the impression that the demons\nwithin her mind had finally gone away. Being so close, he finally\nnoticed a certain scent rolling off of Kutty's body. It made him\nfeel...warm inside and he knew that his face was starting to redden.\nA sudden cough from behind made the totodile jump up in surprise as\nhe turned to find Hypno standing next to him.\n\n        \"Now that I finally\nmanaged to get your attention, I can tell you that Chatot's mind has\nbeen successfully restored to healthy conditions. With years of\nstress just building up, it's no wonder that his mind collapsed when\nthat major event occurred. Anyways, he should be up and squawking in\na few days. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him as you two go on\nyour way.\" As Hypno finished speaking, the KO'd Charmander sat up\nand rubbed her eyes. \"Wha- where am I?\" Kutty yawned before\ngetting glomped by her friend. \"I thought you'd never wake up,\"\nUnshi cried while clutching Kutty tightly. With her face beginning to\nheat up rapidly, Kutty blushed hard and returned the hug.\n\n\n        After making it down the\nmountain, the duo set up camp near its base. \"How long was I out?\"\nasked Kutty as she tore off an enormous chunk of a big apple and\nbegan to chew. \"Two days,\" replied Unshi. \"Hypno told Lucario\nand me about what happened to Kieth and... he wasn't such a bad guy\nafter all. After hearing about him, Lucario simply nodded and left\nwithout a word. He's been gone the entire time so it's safe to assume\nthat you're no longer a target of his.\" Finishing the last of the\nfruit, Kutty burped gently and rubbed her tummy. \"What should we do\nnow?\" Kutty wondered aloud. \"With Spiritomb being a consistent\nthreat and all, I don't think we could go back to normal guild work\nsince they seem to be targeting me. They're also very strong since\nthe legendary Wigglytuff was defeated by them.\"\n\n        \"It's simple. You need to\ntrain yourself to become even stronger.\" Turning, the duo found\nLucario walking towards them while carrying a bag. \"It's good to\nsee that you're up and walking, but don't push it. Well, at least not\nyet,\" Lucario grinned. \"But that would take years,\" Unshi\ncried. \"And even if we do train, they're only going to get stronger\nas time passes. Unless you have some sort of trick that would allow\nus to get experience quickly or a super powerful move, simple\ntraining ain't gonna cut it.\" Placing the bag on the ground,\nLucario gave a disappointed sigh.\n\n\n        \"Just having a powerful\nmove is useless if you don't know how to use it to its fullest\npotential. Strength isn't defined as just having a ton of experience\npoints. It's about the journey that you took to acquire the\nexperience. All those hardships and defeats along with your triumphs\nand victories helps fortify your inner strengths while toughening\nyour outer strengths. You also get to learn about each of your moves\non a much deeper level, finding their weaknesses and understanding\nyour own limits. Without that kind of knowledge, surviving in a life\nthreatening situation simply turns into a gamble with the odds\nagainst you. If you want to win in life, get serious and start\nsweating.\"\n\n        Lucario opened the bag and\nkicked it over. Oran berries, apples, max elixirs, and sleep seeds\nspilled out onto the ground, leaving Kutty and Unshi speechless.\n\"We're gonna take it a step further. In addition to learning about\nyour own moves, you will also be learning about your partner's moves\nas well. You're a unique pair and your moves compliment each other if\nused correctly. I gathered enough supplies here that should last a\nweek so spend that much time mastering your moves.\" Kutty stepped\nforward and picked up an apple. \"You're not going to watch us?\"\nshe asked while staring at the fruit in her paw. \"No, I have to\nkeep an eye on Spiritomb's minions. Most of them are really under its\ninfluence so if I rescue them, it will weaken their organization. If\nI'm not back in a week, then go to the pokemon school and ask for a\npokemon named Scizor. He'll lead you on from there.\" As Lucario\nturned to leave, Unshi shouted, \"Don't do any thing reckless\nalright? Stay safe and thanks for everything!\" Lucario hid his grin\nand darted off.\n\n        \"I know that he'll be\nfine,\" Kutty smiled. \"He managed to get this far without getting\nhurt, so just believe in him.\" Unshi smiled back and looked on as\nLucario began to get smaller in the distance. \"Alright then, let's\nstart this train-a-thon off by listing the moves we use. Mine are\nwater gun, aqua tail, crunch, and ice beam.\" Kutty had to think for\na minute before replying. \"Hmm...I think that my moves are ember,\nsmokescreen, fire spin, and flamethrower. Before we actually try\ncombining moves, we should practice our own moves on those rocks over\nthere. I don't recall ever using fire spin, and Lucario did say that\nwe have to master all our moves, right?\" Unshi nodded. \"Sounds\nlike a plan. Lets do this!\"\n","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/491025-seven-years-later-chapter-9.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/591039-seven-years-later-chapter-11.json"}