03 | BATTLE CHATEAU

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"Come here kid," his father said as a 7 year old Corvis walked over to his father outside, wearing a white singlet with black shorts. They were in their backyard as their mother sat by the porch and watched her son and husband.

"What are we gonna do today?" He asked as his father patted him by the head .

"Son, the world is a big place. A big place means it filled with different people, and that includes bad people," his father explained. "When you grow up, you need to learn how to defend yourself," he said as kneeled down as his wife was watching them.

"Please don't make me regret this" she said

Her husband gave a confident smile to his son.

"I want you to punch me," he said as Corvis was still confused.

"Punch you? But I don't want to hurt daddy" he said as his father laughed.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Now, I want you to imagine I'm someone bad, someone only this little guy right here...." He said with a finger pointing to Corvis. "can stop, now try to punch me," he said.

"Okay..." Corvis said as he moved his arm back and tried to punch his father, with a fist with a power of a marble. His father didn't even flinch as the fist made contact. It was like punching a rock that wouldn't move.

"Again," he said as Corvis did it again, but still had the same result.

"Again, but this time, harder," he said as Corvis tried to punch harder, still no changes.

"Put your heart into your fist," he said as Corvis moved his a back once more, but when he did, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm.

"Ahh!" He shouted as he fell to the ground holding his arm. His father and mother quickly rushing to him.

"I knew this was a bad idea," she said as she picked up her son and went into the house with his father watching them.

"Don't give up Corvis, I know you won't" he said





Corvis sat by the sofa in the Pokémon Centre slurping on an Oran Berry Milkshake as Sara sat across him, admiring the new Ralts she recently caught.

"Corvis Destrum, please come to the counter. Your Pokémon are all healed," the speaker said as Corvis got up and threw the empty milkshake into the trash bin. He went over to the counter and thanked Nurse Joy before returning with two pokeballs.

"Let's go outside," he said as Sara got up and followed Corvis outside. Outside, Corvis kept Leon on his belt and enlarged the other pokeball.

"Go! Avian!" He shouted as he threw the pokeball which released a small bird Pokémon that landed on his shoulder.

"Oh yeah, I forgot" he said as he took out his Pokedex.

"Taillow, the tiny swallow Pokémon, Taillow courageously stands its ground against foes, however strong they may be. This gutsy Pokémon will remain defiant even after a loss. On the other hand, it cries loudly if it becomes hungry" the pokedex said as Avian landed on Corvis's arm as he held out a biscuit which the bird took.

"To think he tried to steal our food," Sara said as she remembered how Corvis caught him.

The Tailow came flying at Corvis and Sara, frightening then as Sara accidentally dropped the pokeball, containing the newly caught Pokémon.

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