Sinnoh Journey

Chapter 54 - Mind of Steel

Once Kyra had regained enough strength, she went to join the others to assure them she was ok. After Lucario and Eevee had explained what Lucario's new move had been, Kyra wanted to confirm her suspicions with her friend's help.

"You're ok? Thank Arceus," Willow said as she saw Kyra.

Kyra nodded, "I am now that I've rested up a bit. Sorry I worried you all," she apologised.

"All that matters is that you're ok now. Before you say anything, I'm fine, don't worry. The blades you formed were powerful, but not fatal. I bandaged the worst of the wounds just in case, but it's no more than a precaution," Riley replied, he had heard from Nate and Willow that Kyra was an excessive worrier and he didn't want her worrying unnecessarily.

Kyra saw the bandages Riley had used, she felt guilty for having caused him pain despite being told not to. "I didn't realise I could use that much power. I'm sorry," she apologised.

"We know you didn't mean any harm, Mars was the one controlling you. She's at fault, not you," Nate reminded, trying to ease Kyra's nerves.

No matter what was said, Kyra would still fee responsible for what she had done. If she had thought things through more and not provoke Mars, then maybe things would have turned out differently. Team Galactic was had gone too far this time. Kyra wasn't going to let Team Galactic get away with anything else.

Rather than dwelling on what had happened, Kyra decided to change the topic as as what the group thought Lucario's new move had been. Not only was it a distraction, but also it meant Kyra and Lucario would be able to learn how best to use the new attack.

"Thinking back, it was probably either Dragon Pulse or Final Gambit. Both are pretty powerful moves," Nate suggested.

Riley shook his head, "You may be onto something with Dragon Pulse, but not Final Gambit. If it was Final Gambit, then Lucario would have fainted after using it," he explained.

"So it's most likely Dragon Pulse. Willow, do you mind if Lucario and I try using her new move against Togekiss? If it is Dragon Pulse, then it won't do any damage because Togekiss is a Flying and Fairy Type," Kyra asked, hoping Willow would be happy to help.

Willow nodded and she headed outside with Kyra and Lucario, Togekiss' pokéball in hand.

Togekiss came out from her pokéball and guessed she would be in for a battle. She was looking forward to showing off her power and eager to impress Willow.

"Togekiss, Kyra's Lucario learnt a new move which we think is Dragon Pulse, and we need your help to confirm it. Would you be happy to help out?" Willow asked, hoping Togekiss would agree to help.

Kyra heard Togekiss' eagerness to show off and battle, but since it was getting late, she doubted they'd have time to.

"We probably won't have time for a full battle, but since we're all trained up, we can head back to Canalave and take on the Gym there tomorrow. Togekiss being a Fairy and Flying Type won't have the advantage, but it'll really help her confidence when she does win," Kyra said, encouraging Willow and Togekiss to at least consider her advise.

Willow agreed that maybe it was better to stop making things as easy for herself in Gym Battles, there was no point in being a trainer if you didn't give yourself a challenge every once in a while.

"Alright Lucario, let's use that new move," Kyra said, curious to see what Lucario's new move would ultimately be.

Lucario nodded and began her new attack. The two entities formed at her paws again and they combined before darting towards Togekiss. Despite hitting Togekiss seemingly quite hard, Togekiss remained unfazed and acted as if nothing had happened at all.