Through Shadow and Lightning A Warrior Rises

Chapter 3

Pokemon speech translated

Serena was trying to hold on tight to her mother's Rhyhorn but was finding really hard to do so.

"Close your mouth you don't want to bite your tongue" Grace said.

"Easy for you to saaaaaayyy" Serena replied.

"I've won many Rhyhorn races and you can too" Grace said.  "Be one with your Pokemon.  Be one with Rhyhorn."

At that moment Serena got thrown off Rhyhorn and landed smack on her face.  Her mother muttered "or not."

"MOOOOM, I HATE THIIIIIIIIS" Serena yelled.

Ash ran at full speed trying to find the lab.  He had left Clemont and Bonnie in his dust doing so.  He'd have to apologize later.  He saw what he was looking for.  He had gone from the battlefield to the lab in about 8 minutes, the training he did during his break doing wonders for his muscles and stamina.  Ash ran into the lab shouting for Professor Sycamore.  Two men descended the stairs, one with a white lab coat on and one who was wearing all black.  The guy in the lab coat was more than likely Professor Sycamore.  As soon as the Professor saw the injured Froakie his face grew white.

"Froakie no!" Sycamore said.

"Do you know this Froakie Professor?" Ash asked.

"Yes I do.  Follow me, we need to get him into medical now."

X was about to follow them to the medical room.  A little fox creature was watching from a corner and X noticed it.  He could see a look of concern on its face as well as a slight blush on its face.

X smirked and made his way over to the medical room.  I just realized Kalos looks a like the country France from Earth.  Oh man it looks like the matchmaking skills my mother taught me might actually come in handy.  I might actually laugh for once, X thought.  Froakie was on a table getting scanned when Bonnie and Clemont showed up, Clemont breathing way too heavy for his size.  He was obviously out of shape but X didn't know how to help him.  The workouts that X did would kill the average human and even some above average.  Next to X appeared a Garchomp and she looked worried about Froakie.  X brushed his fingertip against Garchomp and saw that she was like the matriarch in the lab and took care of the "kids" when the professor wasn't around.

"I hope he will be okay" Garchomp said. "He really is a strong little rascal."

"I have feeling that he will be alright" X said. "He has the heart of a warrior."

Garchomp looked at X and smiled.

Froakie opened his eyes to see all the people looking at him with concern.  Why is everyone making a big deal out of this.  It's just a fucking beating I take these damn near everyday, Froakie thought.  Froakie was cold and hard to impress with most people.  He lived by a certain code of morals and has a certain strength he looks for in trainers that he never found and he doubt that he would ever find someone who lived up to his expectations.  Garchomp left the room and went into the main hall area.  Out there however were three people in lab coats.  They jumped Garchomp and strapped a collar around its neck.  They removed the lab coats and revealed themselves to be Team Rocket.

"All right turn it on" Jessie said.

Meowth turned on the collar and electric shocks were being sent into Garchomp.  Everyone in medical heard Garchomp's cries and ran out to see what was going on.

"You guys again" Ash said. "These are the people that hurt Froakie."

"Oh come now it couldn't have been that bad considering he's back on his feet already."