The old farm was known for raising mareep, which was why the man who owned it hated riolu. Lucario would come to the farm, kill some mareep, and have little riolu. Often the lucario were shot by the farmer or chased off by his herder. However, the numerous riolu remained. Since the riolu attacked mareep, the farmer did his best to trap the riolu. Being rare pokemon, most were sold to the highest bidder if caught alive.

Mum and Dad always said to beware of humans. Weak creatures that could not produce a single attack, the had other ways of defending themselves from pokemon. "They have devices that can trap pokemon and enslave them", Mum said. "But not all trainers are so bad", Dad had added. He had been a trained pokemon before and was not so fearful of humans. He didn't warn us away from humans so much.

That night when they went out hunting, they didn't come back.

"I'm hungry." complained Rin, one of my two sisters. She, my other sister Rye, and my brother Lupin were all getting hungrier by the hour. I was, too. Mum and Dad had been gone for five days. Five days of no food, no warmth, no parents. I stood up on my hind paws. "I'll take Lupin and go hunting." I said. "You two stay here. Lupin and big sis Finnian will bring back some mareep!"

A few minutes later, Lupin and I were sneaking stealthily through tall grass towards some mareep. A herd of about thirty was grazing peacefully, wool sparking slightly. "Okay, Lupin, you go that way and we'll-" I was cut off as Lupin burst excitedly into a quick attack. "Charge!" Lupin ran forward as a blur, scattering mareep. In a panic the electric pokemon stampeded. "Lupin!" I cried out, surrounded by bleating mareep sending out small bolts of lightning. "What is going on with these mareep?!" a void boomed out suddenly. It was loud and thundering, far different from and pokemon I knew. "Oh, I see. It's some damned riolu." A human. It had to be. He was huge, towering above me. He pointed a shining black stick out at something past the the mareep surrounding me. BANG! I heard a horrid shriek. "Lupin! Lupin! What happened?" I cried out, but no reply came. "What's this?" asked the human in his rough, booming voice. He reached down for me, pinning my tail under his massive foot before I could move away. "Another riolu. That makes one dead and three caught today." he said, holding me up by the tail.

I was carried off to a human dwelling, forepaws bound behind my back and stuffed in a small cage. From cries around me I could hear other riolu including, I realized, my sisters. I didn't have time to reply to their anxious cries, though. As soon as I was bound and caged the human lifted the cage and carried it off. I was placed in a bright room, though it was night outside. Through the bars I could see perhaps a dozen humans gathered. "Tonight we have a freshly caught female riolu, and she's a feisty one. She'd make an excellent battler, or you could tame her as a pet. We'll start the bids at 1,000 Unova dollars." With disgust I heard the farm human speaking. Then another cried out, "2,000!". "I'll give 3,000!" shouted another. "5,000!" "8,000!" "I'll give you 15,000." growled a human in the back. I looked at him with a shiver. He wore a white lab coat and held a briefcase at his side. His eyes were cold and cruel, like the eyes of the farmer when he shot my brother. "We have 15,000 Unova dollars! Anyone else? No? Sold, to Dr. Manchineel!" the farmer announced. With fear and anger I began battering the cage door, ignoring the rope binding my arms. One kick. Two kicks. Five more. Harder. Free. The cage burst open, and I fell to the floor. Before most of the humans could react I was almost to the door. Behind me I heard a shout from the man in the lab coat. "Growlithe, stop that thing!" Searing heat scorched my backside as a orange canine pokemon breathed flames at me. Then I was out in the tall grass under the starry sky. "I'm free." I breathed, still running. I felt a moment of relief that turned quickly to rage. "But my sisters aren't. And Lupin is dead. Those humans will pay."

So, the first chapter in my first-ever fan fiction! I would love it if anyone would comment, give suggestions on improvements, tell me things you liked or didn't like, character ideas. Please, someone read this! Also, I don't think Finnian will evolve, so don't expect it. Riolu evolve with love and kindness in the pokemon games. Finnian is full of bitter rage and desire for revenge. I think that would counteract friendship evolution. Not every chapter will have to be violent. I just wanted to really show the reason for the revenge Finnian is planning, and some little kid stuff won't cut it. Lupin is dead. Anyways, I'll try to update soon.