#ruianna

WE'RE GONNA BE IN KALOS THIS OCTOBER

Oh yeah! HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL!!!!!!!!!

Kalos Goes ham over Halloween. Anyway, I'll have to bring you in on how Rui became known as a cryptid in Kalos. The Pink Maiden.

“Welcome to Co-ordinators galore! Where we interview the best and most interesting coordinaters as of now! Today we have an extremely special guest, so special in fact, that while we don't usually allow pokemon on set, we had to make a special exception just for her! It's the one! The only! Ruianna Arcadia!"

Ruianna walked out onto the set, aura rising in small amounts from her hands, but she seemed quite calm, a small white Riolu, the usually black markings a somewhat darker silvery color, and the yellow ring between the white and that of the usually dark markings. Her fur was a little bit longer, and all but the usual Riolu markings were covered in dark gray almost black in some lighting Liepard spots, aside from her stomach following after her. Tatha was already perched on her shoulder.

Meanwhile Meyu was already on set, appearing in the background, seemingly relaxed as he leaned against the wall, eyes open as he seemed to focus on the tablet in his paws.

The pinkette sat down, picking the Riolu up and setting her in her lap.

"So Ruianna, as every dedicated Coordinating fan knows, about five years ago you simply quit, without a single word, however there were rumors that the reason was a toxic fanbase, tell us all what we're dying to know, why did you quit?"

"I was actually the one who spread those rumors. I figured that maybe if they thought they were the ones who caused my absence in the first place, they'd get better. Roll the damn footage."

A clip rolled, showing a mob of people you could barely see through, all shouting out questions about Rui, including one very hurtful comment in particular, clearly heard above the rest. "Why is Ruianna even friends with someone like you anyways?!"

Rui's Aura flared at that comment, visible even on camera as her calm expression quickly turned to one of rage, and both her Eevee and Meyu glared at the camera.

"But clearly a rumor isn't enough. I'm talking to everyone who mobbed a friend of mine new to the contest scene in Lillycove, you all KNOW what you did, and if you ever do something like that again I will leave the contest scene, permenantly. I love contests. My pokemon love them too, but I refuse to let a toxic fanbase get in the way of my attempts to follow my dreams as a researcher and live my life happily or ruin the fun for my friends and family! This is the only warning you guys get. You all better behave yourselves. Or that contest I participated in will be the last one for me."

"But didn't Caden say that if you permanently quit contests because of your fanbase that he would to?!"

"Yes. We agreed when my fans started getting toxic that if they refused to let us live our lives like normal people save for events, either of us, and drove us to the point of quitting permanently, we'd both quit."

"What was the first breaking point to make you decide to quit the first time?"

"It was *#$@&%¢© horrible, I could barely go outside without being practically stampeded, my Pokemon were scared I'd end up hurt, and that's not even mentioning the paparazzi swarming my entire life. But the real breaking point was when they broke into my family's home where I was staying and tried to steal one of his Pokemon."

"Was it really that bad?"

"Yeah. And getting my education to become a certified legendary researcher? Forget it. But that's in the past, and if I find out that they're going after them again? Not only will I quit, but there's a good chance Meyu will take it personally."

"Mewtwo? The Mewtwo?!"

"Actually, I'm a different Mewtwo, and frankly prefer my nickname. But yes, I will take it personally. Rui's business is my business, and if something is bothering her, it's my job to fix it. No matter what means I may have to use to do so."

"And he's speaking Galarian. Not using Telepathy. Speaking. Full Galarian. I better not lose my job because a god threatened our viewers."

Rui's Aura calmed down, and Meyu went back to the tablet, Tatha adjusting her position on her trainer's shoulder. "Anyway, on a brighter note, I would like to confirm that any rumors that may have been heard about me adopting a kid are in fact true."

"I was just wondering about that, did you really use a Z-move with a Mega on the battlefield? Who were the people you were defending him from? Were they really using shadow Pokemon?"

"I did, but I wouldn't suggest it, I barely managed to pull it off myself, and even then it drained me quite a lot. If someone without a strong enough life force attempted it without knowing what they were doing, using the precise method I did, and had more than enough life force to make a mistake? Well they'd die."

"She's exaggerating on how much it drained her, but that's because she has an inhuman amount of Aura."

"As for who I was fighting, well let's just say they weren't exactly, good people. Who they were doesn't matter, and don't go pestering my kid for answers. I'm going to be even less tolerant of any treatment of him that's close to what happened to my friend. You can talk, interact and ask him a few questions, but if he wants you to back off and you refuse to respect that he doesn't want to answer your questions or talk? Let's just say that I'm not going to beg for your lives if Meyu decides to defend him. And to answer that last question, yes, they did. Two, but I've since purified them. They'll be fine. Wish I could say the opposite for their former trainers however."

"I can fix that."

"Meyu, no. No murder, I'm not encouraging that."

The reporter nervously cleared her throat. "So, who exactly is your adopted son anyway?"

Rui's face lit up at that question, mood changing instantly from the former angry mama Ursaring she'd just been a moment ago.

"His name is Lazar and he's an adorable child and I love him he's just so precious and amazing and he's one of those kids that must be protected always because they're so pure and kind and did I mention how much I care about him?"

"He's probably watching right now."

"Really?!"

"Also totally not going to listen to what you said earlier."

"Do I need to get the spray bottle?!"

"..... No.. also really? On TV? That's gonna be there forever!"

Ruianna: How long have you been an Aura user Miss Rune?

Arcadia: Rue you know you can just call me Gran! But I've been an Aura user since I was 19, so I'd say around sixty years. I've been a lesser known Aura master since my late twenties.

Ruianna: So, Gran, how would you describe Aura? Would it be a form of strengthened empathy?

Arcadia: Well, kind of. Those with Aura are very in tune with themselves and their soul, which is the source of their very essence, their life force, and the culmination of their very being, memories included.

Ruianna: how does being in tune with the soul cause Aura to be used though?

Arcadia: Well dearie, the closer you are to your true self, the purest essence of you as a person, the more in tune you are with your life force. If you have a strong life force, you'll have stronger Aura, which makes reading the Aura of others easier, but also grants more power.

Ruianna: Alright, so when would you say the first account of Aura is?

Arcadia: Well, the first significant account would be Sir Aron, as he had a particularly strong aura, and played a key part in history, however, he was trained by the age he was then, meaning it had existed well before then, and well before mega evolution. Other users have just been lost to history and the passage of time.

Ruianna: and what can be seen with Aura?

Arcadia: it's a dark landscape, and depending on the strength or the know how of an aura user, people will appear as wisps or glowing versions of themselves, with the wisps of their Aura blazing through their entire being. Some aura users can navigate perfectly over time, learning to rely on what they see while in state as much as their own eyes, able to see the environment through the Aura of the world, down to a single grain of sand. One way of training this is by dodging with your eyes closed, forcing you to rely only on your aura if you want to avoid being knocked down.

Ruianna: Alright, going back to your comment about Sir Aron not being the first Aura user, is there any possible way to confirm that?

Arcadia: As a matter of fact there is! See, there's a very special plant called a time flower, that only blooms in the presence of Aura users, and while in bloom will record events that can then be seen through Aura later on when the flower is activated on purpose, as opposed to the accidental activation by the event recorded.

Ruianna: Wouldn't the flowers have died off by now?

Arcadia: no, they're alive alright. A time flower doesn't die, it stays there forever, sometimes the entire plant will turn entirely to crystal, but it'll be like they never died. They exist all over the world, but are especially common in Hoenn, Sinnoh, Kalos, and Alola, where Aura flows strongly among the people.

Ruianna: Interesting. In regards to strength, could Aura be described as a muscle of sorts? As in the more you use it the stronger your abilities get?

Arcadia: No, it's more like learning to play an instrument. Sure it may hurt and be extremely difficult at first, and you may get discouraged, but the longer you keep at it and the more you practice, the better you get. Some people might be tone deaf and have a hard time, while others may have perfect pitch and be able to play it by ear. Either way you get to the point where any song you play sounds beautiful.

Caden, you wanna start or should I?

Yeah, I'll start. So it's a stated fact on here that Me, Ruru, and Sige grew up in Solaceon town. Well, ever since we were little Rui's loved exploring ruins, something I joined in on for the sake of rivalry and we ended up becoming good friends, and if we try we can even understand Unown's language, though Rui's better than I am and it gives me a headache if I do it for too long.

For a few years we'd spend all the time we could there, sometimes Sige or one of Caden's older siblings would come by to hang around outside the entrance or just inside in case we needed help.

Then, one day something upset the Unown, we both asked them what it was, and the response we got was terrifying. Apparently a thief had come into the Ruins, in search of the ancient artifacts it contains.

Now, everyone knows that Unown are extremely weak on their own, and while there aren't enough in any of the ruins they inhabit to bend reality, there's more than enough to fend off a grave robber or two. But it takes time for them to gather together in the right formation to do so. They needed a way to delay the thief.

Now, a little known fact about those ruins is that they are filled with traps, puzzles, and secret passages. Me and Ruianna know the place like the back of our hands, and even then we keep finding new things. Point is, we knew every trap and puzzle, how to reset them, how to get past them, how to deactivate them. And we decided to buy the Unown the time they needed.

We gave that asshole hell. Setting off every trap we could and using the hidden passages to stay hidden. But he got mad, and sent out his Weavile to track us down.

He managed to find me because I tripped. And then, he commanded an attack.

That attack, was an attack meant to kill her. If it had landed- she wouldn't be here now. She'd screamed and I heard her, so I came running, saw what was about to happen.... And took the attack for her. Luckily the Unown had gotten together enough to take care of him before he could call another attack.

We were so scared by the whole thing, and just clung to each other, trembling and then breaking down into tears.

Meyu sighed, so far and he was still the only one of Rui's Pokemon in the center, she was still upset, but the sobbing had become more heaving shuddering breaths and whimpers, Meyu wondered how many tears she had left before she ran out. "Lazar sent you I suppose? At least he's thinking about her. Though I'd be careful around her arms, her Aura's really unstable and volatile right now, even if it currently seems calm. She'd feel horrible if she ended up accidentally hurting anyone because of that."

Rui seemed so dull, her eyes red and puffy from how much she'd been crying, and she was practically lifeless in Meyu's arms aside from her current distress. She almost seemed like all her energy and personality had been replaced by a depressed sorrow. She lifted her head slightly to look at the Taillow, attempting to force a broken smile on her face and act like she was fine, but she quickly gave up.

It was clear she blamed herself over this whole thing.

Rune is actually my grandmother's name! Though it's certainly an option I'm open to!

Rupee just makes me think of The Legend of Zelda series.

So far the list of options includes

Riola

Silver

Diamond

Rune(just added)

Sorry I took so long to get to this, but basically the answer comes down to my Aura, which is strong enough to match the average Mega Lucario.

My immune system was actually very weak, and still is, however my Aura is more than strong enough to make up for it, functioning as a replacement and allowing me to run around like any other kid.

Actually, Poppy's Aura was much weaker than it should have been, probably caused by the issues with her mom's pregnancy weakening her Aura, on top of her low weight which made her get sick, which led to a cycle of sickness and weak aura that she just couldn't recover from until the whole cult thing.