Bonds: the power of a true friendship!

by mirrorshield

This is the story of a rejected Riolu, who feels confused and hopeless due to the fact that he's not very strong and was abandoned by his owner... until he meets Will, a 15 y.o. boy who just started his own journey. From that moment, powerful bonds will be connected between Riolu and Will through their auras, unfolding into something stronger than any other: a true friendship.

Bonds

Prologue

Such a peaceful cave… absolutely no sound is heard. The most intriguing thing, though, is the fact that there are absolutely no Pokémon inside it… well, at least not until right now. The quiet sound of steps begins to emerge as brief echoes, not taking too long for that sound to grow louder… it's the sound of a Riolu, running as fast as he can! His eyes are in tears, and he seems to be very afraid… his situation becomes even worse when he sees himself in front of a corner. Now he can't run anymore. Riolu then stops and looks behind him, seeing sharp claws softly and dangerously touch the wall of the corner's curved entrance. The figure of what seems to be a Pokémon, most precisely a Pinsir, starts to reveal itself.

* Piin… *, it grunts.

Riolu, apparently hurt and tired, becomes impotent against that huge and strong Pinsir. By realizing that, the only thing left for the little Riolu to do is cry as Pinsir approaches him, sharpening his claws, in a state of quiet fury…

- HEY! STOP RIGHT THERE!

… When suddenly a male, quite young voice is heard.

Sometimes destiny can be harsh with us; so harsh that it seems that life isn't even worth being lived. However, destiny can play a different role sometimes, gifting us with something more powerful than anything, even destiny itself: the bonds of a true friendship.