Don't go outside at night.
These were the words that little Anubis and Sabin had become accustomed to hearing from their parents. The Riolu's mother and father were very protective of Anubis and his twin brother Sabin, and always made sure they had a close eye on both of them. They couldn't imagine the thought of losing their precious children. Anubis and Sabin were only eight years old, so they still didn't understand why they couldn't play outside by themselves.
"But dad...", said Anubis, looking outside, "Why can't we? I'm sure we'll be okay...". Atticus, their father, gave them a stern look. "I've told you a million times, it's not safe. Other Pokemon are always out at night...dangerous Pokemon. Pokemon that will hurt you...or worse."
"But we have our aura powers, we'll be okay, right?...", said Sabin. Emily, their mother, just shook her head.
"You're too young to control them properly, and even if you could, it's still too dangerous. There's no telling what could happen to you. Listen, your father and I love you and want what's best for you, and in order to do that, we need to keep you two safe. Does that make sense?"
The two Riolus nodded and sighed. She then smiled slightly. "Thank you for understanding. Now, it's getting very late. I think we should all go to sleep..."
They nodded, and soon, they were all curled up together in the back of the cave. Emily kissed the two boys goodnight, and soon, they all fell fast asleep.
Or so it seemed. Anubis was still awake, and he didn't intend on going to sleep. He tapped his brother, who was barely half awake.
"Sabin, are you awake?"
Sabin rubbed his eyes and looked up at Anubis. "Yes..."
Anubis grinned. "Good...since mom and dad are asleep, let's go outside..."
Sabin looked at him in suprise. "But Anubis, we can't. Mom and dad said that it's too dangerous...I don't wanna get hurt..."
"It's okay. I'll protect you..."
"But what if mom and dad catch us? We'll get in trouble..."
"Just come on...unless you want to be a coward." Anubis said with a grin. This made Sabin mad. If there was one thing he didn't like, it was being called a coward. He didn't even know what it meant, but he knew he didn't like it. "Fine...I'll go", Sabin growled. "But if mom and dad catch us, you're taking the blame."
Anubis only smiled as he grabbed his brother's paw and got up. The two quietly snuck out of the cave, making sure not to make a sound. Once they were outside, they stopped to look around. Everything seemed quiet. Anubis looked at his brother with a smile. "See? Everything is going to be okay," he said reassuringly. Sabin nodded nervously. The two Riolus went on their way. It was quite dark out. It was slightly hard to see, so they used their auras to sense what was going on around them. Nothing seemed to be wrong. Even so, Sabin kept close to Anubis. He wanted to keep close to his brother if something did happen...
Just then, Anubis stepped on a twig, and Sabin yelped and jumped back. Anubis only laughed. "Calm down, Sabin, it was just a stick." Sabin only growled. "Don't scare me like that." Anubis just laughed again and kept walking. They became further and further away from home...
Soon, it got even darker, to the point where it was quite hard to see where they were going. Sabin was beginning to get scared. "Anubis, I'm getting scared. I don't like this. I think we should go back home..."
Anubis looked at him. "Why are you always such a baby, Sabin? This is why we never have any fun. You're too scared to do anything." This made Sabin angry. "You know what? I'm going home, and I don't care if you come with me or not." Anubis growled.
"Fine! See if I care. But don't come crying to me when you get scared again." Sabin only growled and turned to go back home. It wasn't long before he was out of Anubis's sights.
Anubis smiled. "Good. I don't have to hear him complain anymore..."
Anubis continued on. He soon found a cave, and curiously looked inside. Nothing seemed to be there, and he couldn't sense anything, either. He went inside, and found some old bones. This frightend him a bit. "Wow, that's spooky..."
Just then, he heard a scream. A distant scream, but a loud one. He jumped back, startled by how sudden it was. He wondered what it could have been. Then, he remembered.
He had let Sabin go home alone.
Anubis quickly darted out of the cave, but he wasn't looking where he was going. He ran into something and fell onto his back. Whatever he had ran into wasn't there before. He looked at what he ran into and gasped. It was another Pokemon. It was a grey and black Kanine-like Pokemon...a Mightyena. It grinned at him.
"What are you doing out here so late at night? You seem quite young..."
Anubis backed away. "W-who are you? Where is my brother?!"
The Mightyena grinned as a few more of them appeared by his side. One of them licked his lips. "This one looks tasty..."
Anubis tried to run away, but found that he was now surrounded by a whole pack of them!
"Normally, we'd make a great feast out of a kid like you..." said the first Mightyena, "But since we're feeling nice, we'll just teach you a lesson you'll never forget. You'll be sorry you ever tresspassed here..."
They all grinned as they closed in on Anubis. The little Riolu couldn't help but watch as they came towards him, baring their teeth. He started to cry. It was now that he realized that he should have listened to his parents, and the words that they had said to him so many times before.
Don't go outside at night.