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// Ch:6 Long Road to Recovery 
// Story: Riku's Journey 
// by xZeroSoulx 
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	"Four months is far too long." Riku said to himself as he lay in bed. "I guess I will take a walk to try and relax."
Riku got out of bed and grabbed his crutch and began slowly walking out of the room. "I feel ridiculous." He mumbled as he walked down the hall. 'Riku shouldn't you stay in bed and recover?' Fang said with curiosity in his voice. "I should but it is hard to sleep when you do nothing all day for two weeks straight." Riku retorted. 'That may be but it is for the best given your body was nearly torn beyond repair.' Fang explained as Riku reached the door to the royal garden.
"What a beautiful night." Riku said as he looked up at the starry night sky. "She did another wonderful job." He added with a sigh. 
'Riku what are you planning?' Fang asked as he noticed Riku drop his crutch.
"I am going to get a small workout in before any of the guards notice i am gone." Riku explained with a small laugh as he limped to a small clearing. "I have to continue training since Nick will most likely build another portal and come to get pay back." He added as he began punching at the air. "It may be painful but i have to work through it if I ever want to use that power again."
'Riku, we should never do that again because of how much strain it puts on your body. You may never recover the next time we use it.' Fang said.
"Fang you and I both know Nick will return and I was only able to beat him with that power." Riku argued as he heard the rattling of armor. "So they realized I came out here again did they."
"Riku we are here to take you back to your room." A guard said as he rounded a corner. "He's on the run again! Cut him off before he can leave the garden!" The guard shouted as more guards ran through the maze like garden.
"The chase is on." Riku whispered to himself as he ran through the garden only to fall to his knees in pain. "It hurts......but I have felt worse." He groaned as a magical aura lifted him into the air. "Luna no fair!" Riku shouted with a chuckle. "I was having fun." He added as he was warped back into bed.
"You need to rest and recover before you get back to training." Luna said as she walked towards the door. "Sweet dreams." She added with a smile as she left the room.
The next morning Riku wake up and realized the pain he felt during the night wasn't as extreme as it was before.
"I wonder....." Riku said and he jumped out of bed and got dressed. "Might as well go for a morning run before anyone can stop me." H added as he ran towards the window and jumped out. "It still hurts a bit but for some reason I feel better then before.
'Riku, during the night I was examining your body and discovered something that caught my interest.' Fang said as Riku landed in the castle court yard.
"What might that be Fang?" Riku asked.
'Your body is healing at an accelerated rate. A rate which is not seen in humans.' Fang explained as Riku began running at a full sprint. 'I also tried to open that door that is in your head and discovered some memories have leaked out, but they are nothing but blurry images at the moment.'
"When did those leak out?" Riku asked. "Was it when we synced our spirits together?"
'That is the exact moment it happened.' Fang agreed. 'Only time will tell what these images hold.' He added before going quiet.
"I wonder what the future holds for me." Riku said to him self as he came to a sliding halt. "So you all noticed I ran off again?" Riku asked as a small squad of guards stood in his path. "Later!" He shouted turning around and taking off down the road.
"Cut him off." One of the guards said as a Pegasus took to the sky and began following Riku's route.
"He is headed for the main gate!" the Pegasus shouted."
"No giving away my position!" Riku shouted with a laugh as he neared the gate. "Time to go and see how my friends are doing." He said to himself as he noticed a wall of guards in his path. "You can try but you will fail."
"Halt!" A couple of guards shouted in unison as Riku turned and began running up the wall.
"As I said you can try!" Riku shouted with a laugh as he made it to the top. "What a view." He added before leaping off the other side and began his run to Ponyville.