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Resubmitting, because they were all in one file, but the text box only autofilled chapter one.\n\nPokemon copyright Nintendo","description_bbcode_parsed":"<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>The seventh chapter of pokemon heroes. Resubmitting, because they were all in one file, but the text box only autofilled chapter one.<br /><br />Pokemon copyright Nintendo</span>","writing":"DISCLAIMER: All non-original characters and properties are copyright their respective owners. All writing, original characters, plot, and concept is copyright 2010 Damien Helvian. The author is in no way associated or affiliated with any third-party. This original fiction was created with no intention of any copyright infringement against any third-party, and is purely for fan enjoyment.\n\nNew Friends\n\n\tDerek stirred in his slumber, utterly distraught. Everyone was worried, having found him unconscious with the strange Pokèmon, and the wild one. It had been a day and a half, and still he slept, the events having taken their toll on his body and mind. Even still, they dared not remove that small Pokèmon from his grasp, it seeming to be the only comfort he had.\n\n\tIn time, he eventually woke, the burning light of high noon coating his vision. With only a bare memory of the battle, he was surprised to find himself in a Pokèmon Center, a sleeping Buizel curled up across his feet, and a small Riolu on his chest, arms wrapped warmly around. “W-wait…are you…?”\n\n\t“Derek!” the voice called from the hallway, “You’re finally awake, someone call the Professor.” It was Nurse Joy, the Center by the lake, “H-how did I get here?” She rushed over pushing him back as he tried to sit up, “Well…I can’t really explain it. We waited here as you ran after Team Rocket, and after we saw them get flung off…you just, appeared here. You, that Riolu, and that Buizel…is it wild?”\n\n\tHe chuckled, looking over at the small sea-weasel, “Yeah…but he’s really nice, once you get to know him. He saved me…twice. And this Riolu, I presume…” His gaze drifted to the even smaller, puppy-like Pokèmon, snuggling against him. Joy carefully stroked it’s head, causing it to wriggle, “Yes, he’s what hatched from the egg. He’s a Riolu, known for their unique fighting abilities, and Empathic powers…”\n\n\t“Empathic…so that’s why…” With the gentlest of touch, Derek lifted the Riolu, looking at its face, “I can hear you…I can hear them…speak to them…” Joy let out a soft giggle, turning to a desk, “Empathy is long known to be a far more powerful form of Telepathy…the truest Psychic power. Though, from what we know, only Riolu, its evolution, Lucario, and a choice few people can utilize it. We, that is, the Professor and me, we’ve known you had the gift since…the fire.”\n\n\t“The…fire? Well, if it’s been that long, how come I can only use it now?” She was shuffling through papers silently, not giving an answer for the longest time. Eventually though, she picked up one that had been torn in half, and taped back together, “In humans, Empathy is only triggered around a Pokèmon with such a gift. When Riolu came close to hatching, his power brought yours to the surface. So long as he’s with you now…it will always be there. But subtly, your gift has helped you…it’s why the Professor had you helping him around his lab.”\n\n\t“Well that’s not the only reason, mind you, but it did help a lot.” The old voice echoed from the vid-phone in the room as it crackled to life, “Good to see you’re finally awake, and you’ve officially met your Riolu, have you nicknamed him yet?” Derek chuckled, petting the small canid’s head, “No, I haven’t…but I do have something in mind…but first, anyone seen my Pokèballs?”\n\n\tAt his statement, the Buizel immediately perked up crawling up to settle just behind the Riolu on his chest. With a smirk, Nurse Joy handed Derek his sack, “Everything is in there, except the incubator, that was returned to the Professor via transporter unit…” Rowan jumped in with a laugh, “I’m sure he would have figured that out on his own…what I want to know, is what you’re planning to do with your Pokèballs…”\n\n\tReaching into his sack, the young trainer pulled out a single Pokèball, “Over the past few days, this Buizel has been my best friend. He has saved my life twice, and warmed up to me so quickly. At first, he was aggressive about it, but now, it’s obvious what he wants…Buizel…you want to join me don’t you?” The sea weasel looked up at him with shimmering eyes, a trainer not like any other. One who respected him as if he were family, the only kind of trainer he’d love to be with, speaking in a tongue only Derek could understand, thanks to Riolu’s presence, “Of course, more than anything.”\n\n\tDerek smiled, petting the Buizel’s head, “I figured you’d agree…but are you sure ‘more than anything’ is the right statement?” The two other people looked at him with a confused gaze, as the Buizel nodded, “Yes sir.” “Well, I guess it’s time then…wait, do you have a name?” Derek asked the Pokèmon before him. “Yea, my name is Kero, but you can call me whatever you like, you are going to be my trainer after all.” “Kero, that’s a nice name…I’ll keep it. Welcome to the family, Kero.” The boy tapped the Buizel on the head with the empty Pokèball. With a bright flash of white light, the Pokèmon was pulled in, the button on flashing red a few times, before the device let out a soft ding, notifying that the Buizel was officially caught.\n\n\tShortly after, Derek released his friend from the Pokèball, the Buizel now carrying a different air about it. “Now it’s official, you’re my Pokèmon friend.” He smiled, pulling the small sea weasel into a hug, trying not to disturb the rest of his Riolu, “And this here, is Cougar, my first Pokèmon.”\n\n\tIt took him awhile to remember that there were others around, watching him, still looking at him curiously, “Is something the matter guys?” Nurse Joy blinked a few times, before giggling, “Sorry, kinda forgot that you were empathic. When you were talking to your Buizel it was somewhat strange…” When the Professor snapped out of it, he went straight to writing things down, mumbling out loud, “So, Pokèmon DO have their own names. That’s very important to my research…” He looked up at Derek, “Thank you my boy…and have a safe journey. Joy here has your Pokèdex, I modified it to work as a mobile communications device, so call me any time you like. Your gift will help me with my research and soon, we will break through to a new era of science.”\n\n\tWith that, the vid-phone shut off, leaving the trainer with Nurse Joy and his Pokèmon to talk to. She handed him the Pokèdex and headed to the front, “If you need me, just holler, or send one of these cuties to come get me.” Her giggling could be heard all the way down the hall.  “Kero, what was it like that short period in the Pokèball?” Derek looked down at the Buizel, “Well, it was kinda strange. They are so small, but they aren’t…it’s like a little den. I could breathe fine, but it was still kinda cramped.”\n\n\t“Well, I don’t think that’s the kind of place I want you in…so, I’ll leave you out here until there comes reason for you to be inside the Pokèball. And knowing that, I will never do that to Cougar after the first time…especially since I don’t know how it will affect my gift. He’s small enough that it shouldn’t be a problem…” Derek sighed softly, hoping Kero would understand what he meant. They were about the same size, but Cougar was much closer to his heart, for good reason.\n\n\t“Don’t look so down Derek…I know he’s your first, and it would be hard to carry us both should I faint or something. Maybe one day, I’ll be strong enough it should never matter, even without being able to evolve.” Kero curled up, to keep him warm, “So these evolution stones you told me about…what are they?”\n\n\tDerek was somewhat startled by the question, having forgotten their previous conversation, “Well, according to Professor Rowan, they are stones with special qualities, but their origin is unknown. They force some Pokèmon of the same type as the stone, to evolve. The only exception, is the Everstone, which prevents evolution, no matter how much experience the Pokèmon gains. I actually have one of those…the Professor gave it to me, he said I might want to use it, he was right…”\n\n\tHe reached into his bag again, pulling out a shiny grey stone, with an odd shape, “This, is an Everstone. It is to be held, or worn by whichever Pokèmon you wish to inhibit evolution, but, like all the other stones, it can only affect one Pokèmon.” From one of the smaller pockets on his bag, he pulled out a thin chain, and a long piece of wire. He used the wire to create a little cage for the stone, and hooked it to the chain. Using some well-practiced skill, he locked the wire and chain together in a somewhat unbreakable bond, “I wish I had some fire, could just fuse them together….”\n\n\tKero looked at this makeshift necklace, “Well…fire isn’t the only thing that can do that. Have you ever seen an ice cavern?” He tilt his head, cooing. He got a strange look from Derek, “I saw some on TV once, but what does….are you talking about using Ice Beam? But that ice melts pretty quickly.” “Normally yes, but I learned something from some other wild Buizel once, if you do it just right, instead of Ice, you can make a clear, hard crystal. Here, let me show you…” With a gentle breath, Kero produced a weak ice beam, which consumed the chain and wire, at first a layer of ice formed, but it crystallized and became completely transparent.\n\n\tHe held the attack for a short while, before releasing, panting slightly, “It’s..a v-very difficult…technique. B-but once complete….the crystal is n-nearly impossible…to break.” The young trainer was watching the entire time, amazed at the expertise of this Buizel that was completely wild not too long ago. Pokèmon learn a lot without a trainer, such creativity, he would definitely tell the Professor this sometime soon. “Th-that’s amazing…Thank you Kero.” He gave the seal weasel a kiss on the cheek, before sliding the Everstone necklace carefully over his Riolu’s neck.\n\n\t“There…he is special. I know how strong Lucario can be…but I don’t want one of them. I want Cougar to stay just the way he is. Of course, the Professor knew that, only reason he’d give me the Everstone.” Derek kissed Cougar on the head, holding the two Pokèmon close, “I’ll help you two, and any others that join us, to become the best you can be. From this day forward, I am a Pokèmon Trainer.”\n\n\tThe slight commotion finally woke up the Riolu on his chest, “Wh-what’s going on? Oh, Master Derek…you’re awake.” His voice was so soft, so innocent, “Did I do good, beating the nasty ones for you? Getting help to bring you back here?” The trainer looked down, a warm smile on his face, “Please, just Derek…and yes, you did good.” ‘That’s another thing I’ll have to tell Rowan…Pokèmon understand what’s going on outside their eggs…’ He thought to himself, “So, I guess you know your name is Cougar now…and since you’re awake, I think I have to give you a Pokèball. And…I’m sorry.”\n\n\t“Do not apologize…I may have been asleep, but I could still hear…and thank you for being such a kind ma-trainer.” The Riolu hugged his trainer as he felt that tap of a Pokèball on his head, being pulled in, only to be released again shortly after it marked the capture. As he came out, he popped into a conversation betwixt Derek and Kero, “At least we could still talk right?” Derek said to the Buizel.\n\n\t“What kind of Pokèball is that? That’s different from the one you used on me…” Buizel was pointing an arm at the Pokèball in the trainer’s hand. Instead of the usual Red and White coloration, it was completely silver in color, “This is one that the Professor gave me…he said he designed it specifically for my starter. Apparently he knew that Riolu was going to hatch, and made it so that my Empathy would still work…” “Oh, I guess that’s understandable…sorry for getting mad.”\n\n\tDerek chuckled, latching the ball onto his belt, “Do you wanna head out now, or maybe get a little more relaxation first?” “I want to spend some time with my new friend and trainer…I know so much about you two, but you know so little about me…I may be a hatchling, but there are still things to know about me…” Cougar stretched out as he spoke, “And, I just want to say, I love you…” He gave Derek a warm hug, joined shortly by Kero. Afterwards, they simply rested there, talking and getting to know each other.\n\n \t\tPokèmon Heroes\n\n  PAGE   \\* MERGEFORMAT  1 \n\n","writing_bbcode_parsed":"<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>DISCLAIMER: All non-original characters and properties are copyright their respective owners. All writing, original characters, plot, and concept is copyright 2010 Damien Helvian. The author is in no way associated or affiliated with any third-party. This original fiction was created with no intention of any copyright infringement against any third-party, and is purely for fan enjoyment.<br /><br />New Friends<br /><br />\tDerek stirred in his slumber, utterly distraught. Everyone was worried, having found him unconscious with the strange Pok&egrave;mon, and the wild one. It had been a day and a half, and still he slept, the events having taken their toll on his body and mind. Even still, they dared not remove that small Pok&egrave;mon from his grasp, it seeming to be the only comfort he had.<br /><br />\tIn time, he eventually woke, the burning light of high noon coating his vision. With only a bare memory of the battle, he was surprised to find himself in a Pok&egrave;mon Center, a sleeping Buizel curled up across his feet, and a small Riolu on his chest, arms wrapped warmly around. &ldquo;W-wait&hellip;are you&hellip;?&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Derek!&rdquo; the voice called from the hallway, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re finally awake, someone call the Professor.&rdquo; It was Nurse Joy, the Center by the lake, &ldquo;H-how did I get here?&rdquo; She rushed over pushing him back as he tried to sit up, &ldquo;Well&hellip;I can&rsquo;t really explain it. We waited here as you ran after Team Rocket, and after we saw them get flung off&hellip;you just, appeared here. You, that Riolu, and that Buizel&hellip;is it wild?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHe chuckled, looking over at the small sea-weasel, &ldquo;Yeah&hellip;but he&rsquo;s really nice, once you get to know him. He saved me&hellip;twice. And this Riolu, I presume&hellip;&rdquo; His gaze drifted to the even smaller, puppy-like Pok&egrave;mon, snuggling against him. Joy carefully stroked it&rsquo;s head, causing it to wriggle, &ldquo;Yes, he&rsquo;s what hatched from the egg. He&rsquo;s a Riolu, known for their unique fighting abilities, and Empathic powers&hellip;&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Empathic&hellip;so that&rsquo;s why&hellip;&rdquo; With the gentlest of touch, Derek lifted the Riolu, looking at its face, &ldquo;I can hear you&hellip;I can hear them&hellip;speak to them&hellip;&rdquo; Joy let out a soft giggle, turning to a desk, &ldquo;Empathy is long known to be a far more powerful form of Telepathy&hellip;the truest Psychic power. Though, from what we know, only Riolu, its evolution, Lucario, and a choice few people can utilize it. We, that is, the Professor and me, we&rsquo;ve known you had the gift since&hellip;the fire.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;The&hellip;fire? Well, if it&rsquo;s been that long, how come I can only use it now?&rdquo; She was shuffling through papers silently, not giving an answer for the longest time. Eventually though, she picked up one that had been torn in half, and taped back together, &ldquo;In humans, Empathy is only triggered around a Pok&egrave;mon with such a gift. When Riolu came close to hatching, his power brought yours to the surface. So long as he&rsquo;s with you now&hellip;it will always be there. But subtly, your gift has helped you&hellip;it&rsquo;s why the Professor had you helping him around his lab.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Well that&rsquo;s not the only reason, mind you, but it did help a lot.&rdquo; The old voice echoed from the vid-phone in the room as it crackled to life, &ldquo;Good to see you&rsquo;re finally awake, and you&rsquo;ve officially met your Riolu, have you nicknamed him yet?&rdquo; Derek chuckled, petting the small canid&rsquo;s head, &ldquo;No, I haven&rsquo;t&hellip;but I do have something in mind&hellip;but first, anyone seen my Pok&egrave;balls?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAt his statement, the Buizel immediately perked up crawling up to settle just behind the Riolu on his chest. With a smirk, Nurse Joy handed Derek his sack, &ldquo;Everything is in there, except the incubator, that was returned to the Professor via transporter unit&hellip;&rdquo; Rowan jumped in with a laugh, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure he would have figured that out on his own&hellip;what I want to know, is what you&rsquo;re planning to do with your Pok&egrave;balls&hellip;&rdquo;<br /><br />\tReaching into his sack, the young trainer pulled out a single Pok&egrave;ball, &ldquo;Over the past few days, this Buizel has been my best friend. He has saved my life twice, and warmed up to me so quickly. At first, he was aggressive about it, but now, it&rsquo;s obvious what he wants&hellip;Buizel&hellip;you want to join me don&rsquo;t you?&rdquo; The sea weasel looked up at him with shimmering eyes, a trainer not like any other. One who respected him as if he were family, the only kind of trainer he&rsquo;d love to be with, speaking in a tongue only Derek could understand, thanks to Riolu&rsquo;s presence, &ldquo;Of course, more than anything.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tDerek smiled, petting the Buizel&rsquo;s head, &ldquo;I figured you&rsquo;d agree&hellip;but are you sure &lsquo;more than anything&rsquo; is the right statement?&rdquo; The two other people looked at him with a confused gaze, as the Buizel nodded, &ldquo;Yes sir.&rdquo; &ldquo;Well, I guess it&rsquo;s time then&hellip;wait, do you have a name?&rdquo; Derek asked the Pok&egrave;mon before him. &ldquo;Yea, my name is Kero, but you can call me whatever you like, you are going to be my trainer after all.&rdquo; &ldquo;Kero, that&rsquo;s a nice name&hellip;I&rsquo;ll keep it. Welcome to the family, Kero.&rdquo; The boy tapped the Buizel on the head with the empty Pok&egrave;ball. With a bright flash of white light, the Pok&egrave;mon was pulled in, the button on flashing red a few times, before the device let out a soft ding, notifying that the Buizel was officially caught.<br /><br />\tShortly after, Derek released his friend from the Pok&egrave;ball, the Buizel now carrying a different air about it. &ldquo;Now it&rsquo;s official, you&rsquo;re my Pok&egrave;mon friend.&rdquo; He smiled, pulling the small sea weasel into a hug, trying not to disturb the rest of his Riolu, &ldquo;And this here, is Cougar, my first Pok&egrave;mon.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tIt took him awhile to remember that there were others around, watching him, still looking at him curiously, &ldquo;Is something the matter guys?&rdquo; Nurse Joy blinked a few times, before giggling, &ldquo;Sorry, kinda forgot that you were empathic. When you were talking to your Buizel it was somewhat strange&hellip;&rdquo; When the Professor snapped out of it, he went straight to writing things down, mumbling out loud, &ldquo;So, Pok&egrave;mon DO have their own names. That&rsquo;s very important to my research&hellip;&rdquo; He looked up at Derek, &ldquo;Thank you my boy&hellip;and have a safe journey. Joy here has your Pok&egrave;dex, I modified it to work as a mobile communications device, so call me any time you like. Your gift will help me with my research and soon, we will break through to a new era of science.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tWith that, the vid-phone shut off, leaving the trainer with Nurse Joy and his Pok&egrave;mon to talk to. She handed him the Pok&egrave;dex and headed to the front, &ldquo;If you need me, just holler, or send one of these cuties to come get me.&rdquo; Her giggling could be heard all the way down the hall.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Kero, what was it like that short period in the Pok&egrave;ball?&rdquo; Derek looked down at the Buizel, &ldquo;Well, it was kinda strange. They are so small, but they aren&rsquo;t&hellip;it&rsquo;s like a little den. I could breathe fine, but it was still kinda cramped.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Well, I don&rsquo;t think that&rsquo;s the kind of place I want you in&hellip;so, I&rsquo;ll leave you out here until there comes reason for you to be inside the Pok&egrave;ball. And knowing that, I will never do that to Cougar after the first time&hellip;especially since I don&rsquo;t know how it will affect my gift. He&rsquo;s small enough that it shouldn&rsquo;t be a problem&hellip;&rdquo; Derek sighed softly, hoping Kero would understand what he meant. They were about the same size, but Cougar was much closer to his heart, for good reason.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t look so down Derek&hellip;I know he&rsquo;s your first, and it would be hard to carry us both should I faint or something. Maybe one day, I&rsquo;ll be strong enough it should never matter, even without being able to evolve.&rdquo; Kero curled up, to keep him warm, &ldquo;So these evolution stones you told me about&hellip;what are they?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tDerek was somewhat startled by the question, having forgotten their previous conversation, &ldquo;Well, according to Professor Rowan, they are stones with special qualities, but their origin is unknown. They force some Pok&egrave;mon of the same type as the stone, to evolve. The only exception, is the Everstone, which prevents evolution, no matter how much experience the Pok&egrave;mon gains. I actually have one of those&hellip;the Professor gave it to me, he said I might want to use it, he was right&hellip;&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHe reached into his bag again, pulling out a shiny grey stone, with an odd shape, &ldquo;This, is an Everstone. It is to be held, or worn by whichever Pok&egrave;mon you wish to inhibit evolution, but, like all the other stones, it can only affect one Pok&egrave;mon.&rdquo; From one of the smaller pockets on his bag, he pulled out a thin chain, and a long piece of wire. He used the wire to create a little cage for the stone, and hooked it to the chain. Using some well-practiced skill, he locked the wire and chain together in a somewhat unbreakable bond, &ldquo;I wish I had some fire, could just fuse them together&hellip;.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tKero looked at this makeshift necklace, &ldquo;Well&hellip;fire isn&rsquo;t the only thing that can do that. Have you ever seen an ice cavern?&rdquo; He tilt his head, cooing. He got a strange look from Derek, &ldquo;I saw some on TV once, but what does&hellip;.are you talking about using Ice Beam? But that ice melts pretty quickly.&rdquo; &ldquo;Normally yes, but I learned something from some other wild Buizel once, if you do it just right, instead of Ice, you can make a clear, hard crystal. Here, let me show you&hellip;&rdquo; With a gentle breath, Kero produced a weak ice beam, which consumed the chain and wire, at first a layer of ice formed, but it crystallized and became completely transparent.<br /><br />\tHe held the attack for a short while, before releasing, panting slightly, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s..a v-very difficult&hellip;technique. B-but once complete&hellip;.the crystal is n-nearly impossible&hellip;to break.&rdquo; The young trainer was watching the entire time, amazed at the expertise of this Buizel that was completely wild not too long ago. Pok&egrave;mon learn a lot without a trainer, such creativity, he would definitely tell the Professor this sometime soon. &ldquo;Th-that&rsquo;s amazing&hellip;Thank you Kero.&rdquo; He gave the seal weasel a kiss on the cheek, before sliding the Everstone necklace carefully over his Riolu&rsquo;s neck.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;There&hellip;he is special. I know how strong Lucario can be&hellip;but I don&rsquo;t want one of them. I want Cougar to stay just the way he is. Of course, the Professor knew that, only reason he&rsquo;d give me the Everstone.&rdquo; Derek kissed Cougar on the head, holding the two Pok&egrave;mon close, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll help you two, and any others that join us, to become the best you can be. From this day forward, I am a Pok&egrave;mon Trainer.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe slight commotion finally woke up the Riolu on his chest, &ldquo;Wh-what&rsquo;s going on? Oh, Master Derek&hellip;you&rsquo;re awake.&rdquo; His voice was so soft, so innocent, &ldquo;Did I do good, beating the nasty ones for you? Getting help to bring you back here?&rdquo; The trainer looked down, a warm smile on his face, &ldquo;Please, just Derek&hellip;and yes, you did good.&rdquo; &lsquo;That&rsquo;s another thing I&rsquo;ll have to tell Rowan&hellip;Pok&egrave;mon understand what&rsquo;s going on outside their eggs&hellip;&rsquo; He thought to himself, &ldquo;So, I guess you know your name is Cougar now&hellip;and since you&rsquo;re awake, I think I have to give you a Pok&egrave;ball. And&hellip;I&rsquo;m sorry.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Do not apologize&hellip;I may have been asleep, but I could still hear&hellip;and thank you for being such a kind ma-trainer.&rdquo; The Riolu hugged his trainer as he felt that tap of a Pok&egrave;ball on his head, being pulled in, only to be released again shortly after it marked the capture. As he came out, he popped into a conversation betwixt Derek and Kero, &ldquo;At least we could still talk right?&rdquo; Derek said to the Buizel.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;What kind of Pok&egrave;ball is that? That&rsquo;s different from the one you used on me&hellip;&rdquo; Buizel was pointing an arm at the Pok&egrave;ball in the trainer&rsquo;s hand. Instead of the usual Red and White coloration, it was completely silver in color, &ldquo;This is one that the Professor gave me&hellip;he said he designed it specifically for my starter. Apparently he knew that Riolu was going to hatch, and made it so that my Empathy would still work&hellip;&rdquo; &ldquo;Oh, I guess that&rsquo;s understandable&hellip;sorry for getting mad.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tDerek chuckled, latching the ball onto his belt, &ldquo;Do you wanna head out now, or maybe get a little more relaxation first?&rdquo; &ldquo;I want to spend some time with my new friend and trainer&hellip;I know so much about you two, but you know so little about me&hellip;I may be a hatchling, but there are still things to know about me&hellip;&rdquo; Cougar stretched out as he spoke, &ldquo;And, I just want to say, I love you&hellip;&rdquo; He gave Derek a warm hug, joined shortly by Kero. Afterwards, they simply rested there, talking and getting to know each other.<br /><br />&nbsp;\t\tPok&egrave;mon Heroes<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;PAGE&nbsp;&nbsp; \\* MERGEFORMAT&nbsp;&nbsp;1 <br /><br /></span>","pools_count":1,"title":"Pokemon Heroes Chapter Seven","deleted":"f","public":"t","mimetype":"application/msword","pagecount":"1","rating_id":"0","rating_name":"General","ratings":[],"submission_type_id":"12","type_name":"Writing - Document","guest_block":"f","friends_only":"f","comments_count":"0","views":"28","sales_description":null,"forsale":"f","digitalsales":"f","printsales":"f","digital_price":""}