Back at the old battlefield, Salamence and Rhyperior had finally worn themselves out. Rhyperior was sitting on the ground, panting heavily. Salamence was about ten feet away, struggling to stand. The dragon type closed it's eyes and folded it's wings, beginning to glow a slight green color. It was using Roost to heal itself. After a few seconds, Salamence unfurled it's wings and let out a roar, feeling much stronger than it had moments before. The dragon type started flying back towards Zane. Rhyperior stood up and walked after it. The two pokemon left behind a scarred wasteland, much, much worse looking than it had been, even before they started.<br/><br/>Salamence arrived first, landing near where Zane was still laying down by the lake. The trainer looked up at his pokemon and smiled. "I hope you weren't too rough on Rhyperior." The dragon snorted. If there had been any trouble, Salamence would've immediately picked Zane up and taken him to the rock type. A few minutes later, Zane could hear the tell tale stomping of Rhyperior. The pokemon looked ready to collapse. Zane frowned and looked at Salamence. Salamence just looked back at Zane as if to say 'What? He's fine.' With sigh, Zane returned his attention to the beaten Rock type. "Okay, we'd better get you back to the center." Zane started pulling out his pokeballs, and recalling everyone. "Sorry guys, it's time to head out." Rhyperior, Infernape, Jolteon, Weavile, and Lucario were all returned to their respective pokeballs, and Zane climbed up on Salamence's back. He turned to the female trainer. "Sorry to have to leave like this, but I think Rhyperior needs treatment from the Pokemon Center. It was very nice to meet you though." He gave the dragon a nudge, and the Salamence took off towards Mahogany Town.<br/><br/>The dragon landed in front of the center, startling some of the people walking about. Zane recalled Salamence, and Lucario released itself from it's pokeball. Lucario hated being in there, and would only do so so long as Zane was flying somewhere. Other than that, Lucario was Zane's constant companion, always outside of it's ball. Ever since Zane had raised Lucario from an egg, he had a deep connection with it. Lucario and Zane could communicate using a form of telepathy, thanks to the pokemon's Aura abilities. According to Lucario, Zane had some of this power as well. In fact, every living thing did, it was just that only some could actually tap into it. It was very difficult though, and Zane hadn't really learned to do much more than communicate with Lucario using only his mind. Still, it had proven very useful, and it was funny seeing trainers freak out when Lucario would use attacks and such without hearing verbal commands from Zane. He didn't do this often though, preferring to keep it a secret.<br/><br/>Zane and Lucario walked up to the counter, and Zane handed his pokeballs to the nurse. Lucario went to, but refused to go into the ball again. While waiting, Zane sat down in the lobby, thinking. Salamence and Rhyperior were fighting more than usual lately. It may be time to switch one of his pokemon out. He would need Salamence to fly, so it would probably be easier to switch Rhyperior out. "Let's see... who haven't I used for awhile?" he asked himself. The nurse called over to him, and he retrieved his pokeballs. He was told that they were all in fine shape, but that Rhyperior could use some rest. After thanking the nurse, he went over to the PC, and started searching through which pokemon he had in storage at the moment. After a few minutes of searching, he found the perfect choice. He placed Rhyperior's ball in the transporter, and pressed the button. "See you later, old friend." The ball disappeared, only to be replaced by a different one a second later. He picked it up and looked at the ball for a moment, a small smile on his face. "It's good to have you back, Garchomp." He placed the ball on his belt, and turned to Lucario. "Come on, let's see what they're serving in the cafeteria. I'm starving." Zane started to walk towards the smell of food, and went about five feet before he noticed Lucario wasn't following him. "Lucario? What is it?"<br/><br/>The Aura pokemon was standing still, it's eyes closed. It only moved it's head, as if it were looking for something. Finally, it stopped moving it's head, but was facing a wall. "Lucario...?" Zane walked back to his partner. "Are you getting one of those feelings again?" The pokemon opened it's eyes and looked at Zane, conveying it's thoughts through the link they shared. Lucario was able to sense when danger or trouble was nearby, and it seemed to think something was about to happen. It was sensing something with an incredibly evil aura, unlike anything it had ever felt before. "Okay Lucario... we'll keep our eyes peeled. But we can't fight on empty stomachs, can we? Come on, let's go." Zane said this in a cheerful manner, although the Lucario could tell that the young man was worried. Lucario had had these sorts of feelings before, and had yet to be proven wrong. Lucario followed after Zane though, occasionally glancing over it's shoulder.