Pokémon Platinum (Currently being rewritten as Pokémon: Platinum Chapter)

Chapter 24: Aura

I slowly sit up and yawn. Dawn is still asleep. Her chest rises up and down slowly as she sleeps. I smile and get out of bed. I get dressed and look in the mirror. I raise my hand in front of me and concentrate. A faint blue light appears around my hand, but disappears as soon as it came. I sigh and look back at Dawn. I walk to the side of the bed and kiss her cheek.

I walk up the mountain. Riolu and Eve are following me. I see Riley sitting against the tree. He's wearing his Aura Guardian outfit. "Good morning, Chris."

I nod to him. "Good morning, Riley."

"Are you ready to begin?"

"Yes."

Riley gets up and looks me in the eye. "Show me your Aura."

"I can't maintain it. I haven't been able to since I first talked to you."

"That is quite the problem."

Riley holds his hands out in front of him. A blue orb appears in between his hands. "You need to relax your spirit and body. Clear your mind."

The orb disappears and Riley returns his hands to his sides. "You try."

I put my hands in front of me and focus on the area between my hands. Riley walks around me, observing me. I keep focusing, but nothing happens other than a few blue streaks appearing and disappearing. Riley puts his hand on my shoulder. "You're too focused."

I put my hands down. "I can't do it."

"You can. You already have."

I stay silent. Riley chuckles. "I know what's wrong. Your mind isn't clear."

I don't respond. "Tell me what's troubling you, Chris."

"I don't know. I think it's Team Galactic and Cyrus."

Riley takes a deep breath and waves his hand. His Aura expels from his hand, leaving a trail. He draws the Team Galactic insignia. "They aren't a threat yet. Even if you believe they are, you need to remind yourself that you can defeat them when you call upon this power."

He swipes at the symbol and it morphs into Dawn. "Think of her. You want to protect her. You love her."

The image of Dawn fades. I take a deep breath and hold my hands in front of me again. I focus my Aura and an azure light drifts around my hands. Aura flows in between my fingers and forms a ball between my hands. Riley looks on in awe. "Amazing..."

The ball fades as I start feeling exhausted. I sit on the ground and pant. I feel sweat dripping down my forehead. Riley sits down in front of me. "That... was amazing."

I nod. "That was awesome!"

I hear someone walking towards us. I turn and see Dawn. She's smiling at me. "You did great, sweetie," she says.

I smile back. "Thanks, Dawn."

Dawn sits down and observes us. I look at Eve. She smiles too. Dawn lets all of her pokémon out. Buneary, Monferno, Buizel, and Pachirisu appear. I do the same and let my pokémon out as well. Rotom and Prinplup appear next to me. Rotom zips around me happily. Prinplup sits down and rests. Riley observes us. "I'd like to see the power of both of your pokémon."

I turn to him and smile. "Dawn and I are unbeatable when we work together."

"I mean you two should battle each other."

Dawn and I quickly turn to each other. We both look at our pokémon, then back to Riley. "No way!" Dawn says.

"It would help your pokémon grow anyway."