Characters: Mama Lucario
Christopher (the boy)
…......About 15 years back......
It was a cold night with a lot of rain pouring down. Several Pokemon could be seen running this way and that trying to find some decent shelter. One in particular, a lone female Lucario. She ran through the forest making her way home.
"Dammit all. Why did it have to rain now? I was gonna sit in the sun!" thought the blue dog. Lucario kept running and soon enough, reached a clearing with her home insight: A nice little hand-made cottage made of heavy logs of wood. Lucario are very crafty when it comes to making homes. Lucario dashed inside her warm little log cabin. The cabin itself was small. Only enough room for one, maybe two people to live in. There was a kitchen, a bed in the corner, a small furnace, and down the hall, a bathroom with a circular tub. For some odd reason or another, this Lucario seemed to be domesticated, but that's another story.
Lucario dried off, turned on the furnace and plopped down onto the bed. A few minutes after she settled in, the Lucario suddenly began to cry. She remembered back to what had happened a few day's before.
…...A few days before.......
Somewhere out in the middle of the forest, all of the Lucarios of the area gathered for their traditional "Mate Choosing" day. All of the male and female Lucarios examined each other to find the right mate. They sniffed one another. They measured ears and tails. They examined the spikes on their paws and chest. All of this had to go into precaution to find mates. Lucario are picky. Well, as the day went on and less and less mates became available, our certain Lucario was steadily awaiting for a male Lucario to come choose her for baby making. Waiting and waiting and waiting.........when finally, a male approached her. The female wagged her tail to show that she was interested. The male's eyes went up and down her body. He walked around her to see her backside. He noticed her tail and her ears. Average size. With that, the male Lucario walked away in search of another potential mate. Apparently, he likes girls with long tails and ears. Our female Lucario was left standing there defeated by her lack of appeal. She watched as the rest of the Lucario were chosen for mates. In the end, she was the only one left standing. Mateless. No one to give her a beautiful baby of her own. No one to love her...
Which brings us to our Lucario girl crying on the bed.
"Why can't I have a baby? Why me?" sobbed the poor girl to herself. The rain was still coming down hard. After her little breakdown, the Lucario sat up in the bed and examined herself. She compared her ears and tail to that of the other female Lucario from the Mating day.
After a few minutes of this, Lucario stopped. Her ears perked up and twitched. She looked around the cabin. "Did I just hear something?" asked the Pokemon to herself. Lucario focused her hearing toward the door of the cabin. "There's that noise again.." said Lucario as she got up and walked to the door.
Lucario opened the door and stuck her head out towards the dark forest. Rain began to pelt her snout but she ignored this. She focused her hearing again. In between the sound of the rain, there was another sound. It was feint, but you could hear it.
"Sounds like crying...." stated Lucario.
Without second thought, Lucario ran toward the sound. The rain quickly turning her blue fur wet. As she ran through the forest, the sound slowly grew louder and louder. Lucario soon came into a clearing in the trees and found the source of the crying. In the middle of the clearing was a small human baby no more that a year old. It was lying on the ground and crying rather loudly. Probably from being so cold from all the rain hitting it.
"Jesus Christ." said Lucario as she ran toward the human infant. When she was close enough to examine the baby, Lucario found out that this baby was a boy. He was dressed in a red striped shirt and black pants with little white shoes. His hair was jet black. All of which was soaked from the rain. Lucario helped the child to his feet. He was no more than a few feet high. His head was up to the Lucario's hips. A pretty average sized one year-old. The boy stopped crying for a second and looked up at the blue dog next to him.
"Aw, just look at you. You must be freezing cold from all this rain. Poor dear." said the Lucario in a motherly tone. The little boy clung to the Pokemon's hips and began crying again. The Lucario knelt down on to her knees so she was eye level with the boy. She gave him a smile.
"Are you from around here, little boy?" asked Lucario. The boy shook his head no.
"Where are your parents?" At this, the boy went completely silent. He looked around and then turned back to the Lucario. He began to cry again. Lucario put her paws onto his shoulder.
"Don't cry, little one. Please stay calm." pleaded Lucario. That's when Lucario noticed something sticking out of the boy's pants pocket.
"A piece of paper? A note perhaps?" said Lucario as she gently pulled out the paper from the crying boy's pocket.
Lucario unfolded the paper. Indeed it was a note. It read:
If you find him, keep him. He's your problem now....
Lucario's eyes shot open wide as she read this. Her smile went away and she began to silently growl.
"This boy....this little boy was abandoned. Left out here to die. How could anyone even THINK of abandoning their child?! Having a child is one of the best things that could happen to someone!" thought Lucario as she began to shake with anger. She felt more than angry. She felt furious.
"I couldn't have a child of my own...and now....now I come to find out that someone else has GIVEN UP THEIRS?!?!?" screamed Lucario in her head. Lucario was snapped out of her rage by the sound of the little boy's stomach growling violently. "You must be so hungry." said Lucario in her nicest voice.
The little boy stopped crying and stared at the Lucario. It was silent.....
Without a second thought, the Lucario got back onto her feet and grabbed the little boy's hand. She looked down at the child and smiled. "Come with me. I'll fix you a nice hot dinner." said Lucario.
The little boy began to smile and the two walked back to Lucario's warm home.
Soon, the two were back at the cabin. Lucario grabbed a towel and dried the boy off and placed him on the bed. She then hustled to the kitchen which was complete with a stove, a sink, a few cupboards, a refrigerator, and a table. This Lucario surely was domesticated. She soon got to work and prepared a nice hot dish for her and the boy: Chicken and Dumplings. The boy's mouth watered as he was called to the dining table.
During dinner, Lucario just gazed on at the boy as he scarffed down his delicious meal.
"My my. He's such a precious beautiful child. How could anyone have abandoned him?" said Lucario as she continued her dinner. Then, she though of something.....She turned toward the boy and spoke up.
"Um...Little boy?"
The child looked up at his cook.
"How...how would you like to stay here.....with me?..." asked the Lucario nervously.
The boy smiled and nodded his head yes. This brought a tear to Lucario's eye. For the first time, she felt excepted. Even if it was by a child. He seemed to understand what she was saying. The boy got up from the table, walked to the other side where Lucario was sitting and gave her a big hug. Lucario returned the hug and began to cry tears of joy.
"Oh! I almost forgot! Little boy? What's your name?" sniffed Lucario
The boy paused for a moment but then shrugged his shoulders.
"You don't have a name? That's awful for a human! Almost inhumane..."
There was silence........Then the Lucario spoke.
"Little boy. Would you like me to name you?" asked Lucario hesitantly.
The child gave out a big smile and Lucario took that as a yes. A tear came into her eye.
"Okay then....how about........Christopher?"
The boy gave Lucario a hug which meant "Yes!" and Lucario smiled a really big smile. She then picked up the little boy now-known-as-Christopher and gave him big squeeze nearly smothering the boy in her bosom. "Oh, Thank you, Christopher! You've made me the happiest Lucario alive!"
As the night went on, Lucario and Christopher got to know each other more. They played some games and bounced on the bed a bit. Then Lucario gave Christopher a bath and hung his clothes to dry. The two new friends quickly became sleepy and headed over to the bed for the night. Lucario got under the covers and Christopher followed suit and snuggled up next to her. The Lucario purred in happiness as her new companion drifted to sleep. Lucario then whispered something into Christopher's ear.
"Don't worry, Christopher. I won't leave. I won't EVER leave you. I'll take care of you. I'll love you forever........I'll be like a mother to you...I'll be your Lucario mother...." said Lucario as she fell asleep.
"...........Mama Lucario........." mumbled Christopher in his sleep.
…..The rain continued to pour as the Boy and Mother slept peacefully.....