Sometimes you need to give a little to gain a lot. Letting go of his anger towards his father, Ash learns the ways of Aura. Learning from his Teacher, Riley Gen and his Lucario, together Ash and his young Riolu will train in the forgotten ways of Nature's Energy. Smart/Aura Ash. Anime/Games adaption. Rewrote as: Give Little to Gain Much!

He knew he wasn't allowed to become a Pokémon Trainer by his mother. He hated being babied, and his mother sheltering him from outside made him angrier than he would admit. So, when he turned the legal age of ten, he bought a Pokéball. He covered the scar. If no one saw it, they didn't assume he was helpless. When he returned, he was going to be stronger. Dark-ish Ash. Smarter.