Disclaimer: All of the Pokemon characters and places belong to Nintendo and Satoshi Tajri. The plot is the only thing that belongs to me.
~Preface~
"Here, I want you to have this." Riley said, handing Dawn a brand new Pokemon egg.
"Are you sure Riley?" She asked the tall dark headed man standing In front of her.
"Positive." He smiled down. And with that, he disappeared into the darkness of the cave.
~Chapter One~
Dawn woke up with that same lingering feeling as always. That was the same dream she had been having every night. Of all the events of that day in the cave with Riley. Back then, she was only sixteen. So young. That egg was just an egg. Now, though, that egg was a two-year-old Riolu. She carried him around with her everywhere. He was her best friend, and a constant reminder of that tall, dark headed man. She slowly rolled out of her sleeping bag and sat there for a second, taking in her surroundings. It was a small tent, with just enough room for maybe two people. There was Riolu curled up next to where her feet previously were, her bag – filled with all of its many contents –, and some Pokeballs sprawled about. It wasn't exactly the ideal housing of an eighteen-year-old girl, but it is what she choose. She choose to travel the entire Sinnoh region. With that thought, she started to pack up her things. She had a whole day ahead of her, and she wanted to get an early start to Snowpoint City.
She had finally gotten all of her things packed up and ready to go when Riolu found a butterfly. And when Riolu found a butterfly, no one could find Riolu.
"Riolu? Riolu?" She called out. When he didn't respond she did a 360 in hopes of finding him, and sure enough, there he was in the distance, off the main road.
"Damn it…" She sighed under her breath as she placed her things on her back and started out after him. She chased him into the forest about half a mile until she could see that he had finally stopped, which either meant that he had caught the butterfly, or exhaustion had caught him. As she got even closer though, she could see that he wasn't alone, and that a figure was kneeling down, petting him. For a moment, panic struck her, as this was the middle of the forest, there was a random figure with her run away Pokemon, and her other Pokeballs were conveniently out of reach. So she grabbed the nearest large-ish fallen tree branch, and prepared herself for the worst. As she was getting closer, the figure noticed her, and stood, revealing a dark suite on a tall, dark headed man. It can't be. She thought. She was finally only about one hundred feet away, and could see the figure clearly now. The tree branch fell out of her hand. It is. It was actually him. After all these years, here he was again; in the middle of a forest, petting her Riolu. It was Riley.