Chapter 1 - Expectations
Thunder flashes in the sky, and the rain is so thick that you can barely see through the seemingly white beads bouncing off the ground. The air is dense, and hard to breathe. Sunshine was deluded by the dark clouds; so much in fact, that the only thing allowing one's self to see was the brightness of the white pellets. Two men stood, towering over top of a small, seemingly innocent Pokémon. It had soft, glowing eyes sticking out in the dim atmosphere. Its legs were broad, and covered with orange-red colored fur.
The only thing that distinguished this creature from others of its species were its eyes. They were very vibrant, and different colors. One was a deep, aquatic blue, and the other was a bright, shimmering green. The other two Pokémon were very gruff, and had tan fur covering their chests, blue covering the lining of their body, with black strips slipped in.
"You're getting it now boy." Said the Pokémon on the left with a slight smirk.
"Just because your father was a legend doesn't mean you're anything close to what he was." The Pokémon on the right chanted, his deep voice muffled by the sound of rain.
"I-I'm sorry… I didn't mean to…" The Growlithe was cut short of his sentence, when the right Lucario's foot swept across the defenseless Pokémon's face.
He flew, skidding off the ground, closer to the edge of the sharp drop of the cliff they stood atop. The Growlithe's eyes welled with glittering tears, as he laid, panting heavily from the blow.
The Lucario on the left chuckled at the pathetic sight, while the offender moved in with murder in his eyes.
"You should have moved out of this town when you had the chance kid." He spoke darkly, raising his foot to stomp the soul out of the Growlithe. "Say goodbye!" As the Lucario lowered his foot, he heard something to his side. A ball of blue aura hurled him off his feet, and into his companion.
"Are you okay, Hunter?" Said the mysterious Pokémon standing before him.
"Y-yeah… Thank you." Said the docile Pokémon, to this familiar face.
"You two, I'm giving you 10 seconds to high tail it out of here. Got it?"
"Who are you to get in the way of…" The broad new Lucario sent another sphere flying between the two of their heads.
"Y-YES SIR!" The two yelled in unison, stumbling to their feet, and tripping away into the distance.
"T-Thank you S-Sam…." Hunter spoke, a small bit more broad than with the others there.
"What did I tell you about letting people push you around?" Sam spoke; with a gruff chest similar to the others, and a small scar lining his snout.
"I-I'm sorry…" Hunter said softly.
"No apology is needed. If you fought as much as you sucked up you'd be fine on your own!" Sam cackled, bouncing slightly with a large, warming grin. He helped Hunter to his feet, and steadied him.
"You can sure take a beating…" Sam spoke, lulling Hunter with comfort. "Look you're shivering…"
"I'll be fine!" The Growlithe barked, yanking away from the gentle Lucario, and stumbling back. Sam braced Hunter from the fall.
"What's gotten into you? It's not something normal for you to snap at me…."
"Shut up!" He screamed, eyes flashing red.
"H-Hunter! What's the matter!" Sam yelped in shock.
"What's wrong? What is wrong! I'll tell you what's wrong Sam! I hate my life!"
"Don't say something like tha-"
"No! Just because my father was this great hero, that was able to save the world out of pure luck, I have to live up the family reputation! Do you know how that feels!" Hunter's voice echoed, in the darkness. Only silence followed, as Sam fell to the ground in surprise Hunters outburst.
"How long has it been Sam…? How long? A few months right?" Hunter whispered, rain beating down on them. "It has felt like years…. Years Sam…. I had a good life until he died... I was normal. I had friends. Now all I have is myself. Everyone hates me, everyone. People go out of their way just to attack me…. Why Sam? Why!"
"I-I…" the Lucario Stuttered.
As Sam tried to find words to speak, the Growlithe eyes returned to normal; as he fell to the ground, weeping hopelessly, face buried in the mud.
A long, deep stillness followed. The only thing heard for miles was Hunters hopeless moaning, and the beating of the rain colliding with the ground.
Sam crawled over to the inferior Pokémon; hugged him close to his chest, and whispered calming thoughts into his ear…
-Authors Note-
Each chapter should be uploaded one or two weeks after a post; but really it depends if I'm in the mood to write or not. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter, and please write a review so I can see what I do well, and vice versa. The first chapter is a bit shorter than I plan to make the others, just for future reference. (I am fourteen as I write this; in the eighth grade so please keep note on this and excuse some casual grammar mistakes.) Also please check out my friend theredinfernape1, he does fan fictions as well following the same characters. (The characters in his story are modeled much differently; just a small warning in case you're hoping for the same.) It would be my honor if you were to continue reading; I love all of my viewers and wish you the best of luck. ^~^" – Hunter (A.K.A CouncilMemberKurda)
