My Shining Sun - Lillie x male reader (Pokémon)

Chapter 28: Worship

You wake up, feeling Lillie's body laying next to you. You carefully stand up and head outside.
No rain had fallen on the tent this night. Good.
You take a fresh breath and sit down under a tree, sending out Lucario:
"So, time for some more training?"
Yes. Sit down in your position.
You sit in a meditating position and close your eyes. Suddenly, you can feel a certain presence. Midos nods, still holding its eyes closed:
You can feel Lillie's presence, can't you? She is in the tent.
You smile, and whisper:
"Yes. I can feel it. This is amazing."
Lucario stands up and summons a bone:
Keep your eyes closed.
You nod, but suddenly, you feel the hard smack of a bone, hitting your face. You sit back up and check your cheek:
"Was that needed?"
It nods:
You have to feel the bone coming at you.
You laugh silently and close your eyes again.
Now, you felt the bone coming, so you managed to dodge it in time.
Stand up.
You rise and stand still, your eyes closed. You duck, evade and dodge the attacks with the bone again and again, 'till Lucario stops the bone inches away from your face:
Where's Lillie?
You smile:
"In the tent."
You hear Lucario making grinning sounds.
Open your eyes.
You open them, and see Lillie sitting behind you in the tree. She gives you a wink and jumps out of it:
"Aura training, isn't it? I've read about it, so I'm not really surprised. I have one question though." She says seriously, and slowly walks towards you and Midos. Suddenly, she's totally freaking out:
"Can you teach me too?"
You laugh, and Lucario nods.
We'll train later. It says, beckoning at Red, who was running up to you:
"Are you leaving already? I thought you were going to stay here for a while?"
You shake your head:
"Lillie and I are going to take on the sixth and seventh Gym! If we succeed, it will only be a while 'till we can fully focus our attention on Team Rocket. And we'll hit them hard."
He sighs and looks around:
"We will." He says, shaking your hand and pointing at the gym:
"You will destroy this Gym too, and I'll be cheering for the both of you."
Lillie blushes:
"Thank you, Red! That's sweet of you."
He nods and turns around, grinning:
"Don't hesitate, now! The world is waiting for you."
And with those words, he walks away. You give Lillie a warm smile, a kiss too, and you stroll to the Gym next. While walking and holding Lillie by her waist, you inform her about the sixth Gym:
"The Gym Leader is called Sabrina. She uses Psychic types."
She nods confidently:
"I'll use Butterfree then. It'll do the trick."
You laugh:
"That's right, I don't have anything that's good against Psychic. I'll start with Rockruff."

You give her one final hug and let her do her battle first:
"Ladies first." You say, smiling sheepishly. She chuckles:
"What a gentleman of a boyfriend I have." She responds, teasing you. You give her a wink, she winks back and enters the Gym.

When you go inside, you see Lillie, standing at the side of the field. You put a thumb up, and she nods, smiling.
Her battle went well.
Sabrina approaches the battlefield:
"Welcome, trainer. I had a vision of your arrival! I am Sabrina, and I am Saffron's Gym Leader. Feel the power of the mind!" She shouts, sending out an Espeon. You send out Rockruff:
"Let's see what you've got!"

Mr. Mime and Espeon had fainted, and Sabrina only had her Alakazam left. You had returned Rockruff and you sent out Metang to take them out with Steel attacks. Now it was Rockruff's time again.
"This isn't over! Alakazam, Psychic!"
Alakazam held his spoons high, and you warn Rockruff:
"Dodge, Rockruff."
But Rockruff kept standing still, and it fainted. You sigh:
"You're stubborn, aren't you? No problem, so am I. Return, Rockruff. Lucario, I choose you."
The wolf appeared on the battlefield, and you can feel the presence of its aura.
This Alakazam is my opponent? No worries.
You grin:
"Then dodge its next attack."
Alakazam used Psychic again, but Lucario managed to dodge the attack and hit the opponent with its bone. Since Alakazam is not a defensive Pokémon, it immediately fainted.
You cheer and hug Lucario:
"Thank you, friend!"
That was the battle? I thought I had to do more.
You chuckle:
"Don't get too cocky now! You battled well, Sabrina. This has been one of the toughest battles I've ever had!"
She nods:
"You were tough, Y/n, but your girlfriend Lillie here is even stronger. She swept through my team as if it wasn't there."
That surprised you:
"Wait, how do you know my name, or Lillie's?"
She smiles:
"I saw it in my visions. You dearly want me to come with you, to help you in the battles to come."
You shrug:
"Well, uhm..."
She shakes her head:
"I can not give you what you want. These battles are too dangerous for Saffron, Kanto, and the world. I will not be a part of its destruction."
You nod:
"I understand."
Lillie was not ready to leave the Gym yet though:
"You're just a coward, Sabrina."
Sabrina rises:
"What did you say?"
Lillie takes a stand:
"I said that you're a coward. You just care about your own life. But what's a life's worth, if everything else is lost? We need your help, Sabrina, the wórld needs your help. If we don't succeed in our mission to destroy Team Rocket, what are you going to do against the entire Team? If you won't fight for us, fight for Saffron City."
You take Lillie apart for a moment, and whisper:
"Lillie, you have a point, but this is a Gym Leader. To convince her, we need to be tactful, and-"
Suddenly, Sabrina approaches you:
"No, Y/n, Lillie is right. I'll fight together with you against Team Rocket. They have been a threat for too long."
You look from Lillie to Sabrina, and they are both smiling. You laugh:
"Well then, welcome! Our HQ is in Celadon City."
She nods:
"I'll be there. Here's your badge."
You received the Marsh badge, and you put it in the box with the other badges.
You give her an understanding look and walk outside with Lillie. Soon, you are sitting on Charizard, flying over to Cinnabar Island. Time was passing, and you had to be fast.