He felt something, Someone: sadness, fear, concern, worry. Not just pointed at themselves, but for the light that saved them. It was awfully familiar to him

Memories of that night came flooding back and he remembered everything and that forced his eyes to open up once again as he woke with a start and a sharp breath hitched

This was not his room, nor his home. It was a perfectly normal bedroom with one window to the outside world. He could hear the sounds of the city from it entering where he was resting or was he asleep? He couldn't tell.

He saw the sunlight peeking through and it warmed him up. He looked at his chest and he saw someone on it but didn't react in a bad way. That eevee child he saved was there. Curled up, all of it's eyes closed. He remembered a promise... and he'll keep it.

He tried to raise his left hand which he did with no effort, but that's when he discovered something that made him fully awake: the black and blue cloth that wrapped up his arm was still there. He flexed his left fingers, this felt... unreal.

He looked under the sheets and he saw the rest of the clothing that he wore during that fight, even the very detailed vein marks that covered his body were there, still emitting a soft blue glow.

He could feel that Aura he wielded, that dark, calm and cold aura that he used to... The father! Where did he go!? Sai has to...

CLICK

The sound of a key unlocking the door was heard and the Lucario swirled his head towards it. Unsure of who would enter, or rather what he would say to them.