The Aura is With Us

Chapter 11: There's a Ninja On Our Roof!

Man, it was windy.

That was the only real thought going through Ash's head. Sure, there were probably more important things to be thinking about, like the fact that the world was in danger by a crazy terrorist organization. But no, this was not the main thought in Ash's head. The world slowly being blown away by a giant aura explosion was not his main concern. He was worried about his hat.

Ash had a reason for always wearing a hat. He was born with the curse of a permanent bed head. His hair was a wild spikey mess no matter what he or mom tried to do to it. Not that he was big on appearances, but that didn't mean he wanted it to be shown off. There was a reason that some of the meaner kids and Pallet Town called him Ashy-Boy. With his hair and the fact that was usually covered in dust or dirt from playing outside he always looked like he was struck by lightning.

The name calling slowly stopped once his started wearing a hat. It also kept dirt and things out of his hair, making it easier to clean. So, to say that he really didn't want the wind to take his hat away, would be an understatement.

Still with one hand on his head, holding his hat. Ash was currently, engaged in a "training exercise" though it looked more like a game of catch combined with hot potato, considering that aura spheres they were using could blow up if mishandled. So, far nothing had blown up today. That was a win.

A blue ball of light suddenly rushed past his head, and Ash nearly stumbled while ducking.

"Ash! Focus!" Sir Aaron called out, recalling the rouge sphere back into his hold. A very faint glow coming from the guardian's icy eyes.

"Sorry!" Ash said, slowly picking himself up from the dusty ground of the cerise labs court yard (no more training involving Aura Spheres in an enclosed area), "How do you keep doing the recall thing? I've never seen an Aura Sphere do that."

"And what have you seen Aura Spheres do?"

"Mostly blow stuff up."

He's not false. That's what they are used for the most. Lucario thought from where he stood at the researchers' set up that Goh was manning. Riolu and pikachu holding on to him. The wind was too strong for the smaller Pokémon, but they still wanted to watch.

"While destruction is possible, and they're most common used in combat scenarios, letting them loose is not the only way to wield them," the knight demonstrated this by whirling the glowing blue ball around his free hand, "Tell me what do you know of Aura Spheres from battles?"

"Well, I know now that they are the user's aura concentrating into a ball. However, before that I knew that it was impossible to dodge. So, I guess it has some sort of way to track its target. That's about it."

"The reason that they can, as you say, 'track its target' is because that's what the wielder willed it to do. The aura sphere will go where ever or strike whatever the wielder wants it too."

"So, since the wielder Pokémon wants to hit their opponent in a battle, then if they keep wanting that the aura sphere would only hit the opponent?"

"Pretty much. Creating an aura sphere requires concentration. Controlling one is no different. You need to clear your mind of other thoughts. Remember it is made of your aura. Your soul. It is yours to control. If you are connected to it, you can control it like your own limb."

"So, you can control our own aura and you can see other people's aura," Goh chimed in rather loudly over the wind, "Then could you in theory control other people's auras?"

Sir Aaron might have stayed calm on the outside, but Ash still felt the internal flinch (Thank you, so much mental bonding). Ash let the silence stretch for a moment.