How to Train Your Pokémon

Learning and Training

How to Train Your Pokémon

A/N: Let's begin, with Chapter 13! Roll it!

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Chapter 13

Learning and Training

The next day, early in the morning, the Ketchum siblings went over to the cave where Elysia was staying to share some breakfast. As the Electric type ate some more Berries, Mari told her about the spark fest that she displayed two days ago.

"Really?" Elysia asked, impressed. "You actually created electricity?"

"Yeah." Mari confirmed. "But I don't know how that is possible."

Elysia thought about it for a second. "Call this a hunch, but I might have an idea how. You said that you were angry."

"Yeah." Mari answered.

"Well, usually, our powers, from any kind of Pokémon no matter the type, come from our emotions." Elysia explained. "But, there is a trick that might work for you." The female Pikachu stood up, trying to be gentle on her bad hind paw. "Picture the sparks in your mind, and then focus your energy into your hands."

Mari was a little hesitant, but decided to give it a try. She pictured the yellow sparks that she showed a couple of days ago. The bright golden electricity dancing across her fingertips. The more she pictured it, the more she felt amazed by the sight and powerful.

"Now, let it out!" Elysia instructed.

Mari released her inner energy, and yellow bolts of lightning came out of her fingers and hit the ceiling, causing a scorch mark to form and some rocks to crumble off and land in the spring with a splash.

The Ketchum girl began laughing out loud in amazement. "Ha! Did you see that?" She turned to her brothers, who were slack-jawed at what they saw.

Elysia was impressed. "Not bad." She said. "I think with a little more practice, you can really be a great thunder master, as if you were an Electric type yourself."

Mari went down to her knees to Elysia's eye level. "Can you teach me how to?" She asked, excitement in her eyes.

Elysia shrugged. "Why not? After all, you probably don't want to lose control again like what happened with that time you told me." Mari nodded while smiling bashfully.

"What about us?" Luke asked, as he and Evan came on over.

"Well, did anything strange happened to you two?" Elysia asked. "Besides you two understanding me?"

The twins thought about that for a few seconds. "Nothing, actually." Evan said.

Elysia thought deeply for a minute as she looked closely at the twins. She could sense that there was a warrior's spirit inside Luke, while Evan usually has a gentle but carefree nature, always flowing like the ocean. Just like with Mari, who had a powerful spark within her.

"Well, how about this?" She carefully went up to Luke and led him towards one of the rocks. "Focus on your center, or your inner spirit, then when you feel like you have reached your highest, release it."