With her new friendship forged, Ruby Rose felt an overwhelming amount of delight coursing through her, with only a hint of anxiety. As she changed out of her pj's, the reality began to set in that she will be alone. She will have to venture out into a dangerous world of powerful beasts, all capable of splinting her in half. However, the same fear of danger ironically fueled her desire more as she can see herself as the epic heroine, overcoming every challenge in front of her.

Moments later, she stepped out of the bathroom of the professor's laboratory and outside, fully changed in her new attire of a red skirt, black tank top and bright red and white jacket, and red ball cap. She came to see her parents and new best friend waiting for her, as Rose immediately jumped into her arms, cheering, "Vulpix, Vooooo."

"Okay, settle down Rose, let me say goodbye to my family." Ruby cooed as she placed her new friend back down.

The small girl approached her mother, who was holding back her tears, while trying to force a smile, "Well sweetie," The mother moaned, "I guess... This is... Goodbye," Summer huffed as she threw another, less death gripping hug upon her remaining daughter, "Good luck out there my little red."

Ruby returned the hug and whispered, "Thanks mom, I'll miss you too."

As the two broke off, her father followed suit and hugged his daughter close whispering, "Take care of yourself, I know you'll do great things."

"Thanks, dad," Ruby cooed as she broke and turned to her new companion, "Well Rose, lets head out."


After a short hike out of the small town of Patch, Ruby and Rose came to their first obstacle in their journey, as they stood by the Emerald forest. High luscious trees spread from each end as far as the small girl can see, with knee-high grass scattered across the sides of the dirt road.

The small girl clenched her fist in a clear sign of determination as she barked, "Alright Rose, lets..." but she quickly silenced herself, as to her left, both her and her Vulpix caught sight of a long slithering purple snake, hissing with every turn. "Oh, what luck Rose, an Ekans would be an awesome first Pokemon to catch."

The girl immediately pulled out her tiny Pokedex to clarify her first encounter as the device stated, "Ekans, a poison snake type, It can freely detach its jaw to swallow large prey whole."

"Sweet, alright Rose, hit em with an ember!" Ruby cheered, however, her Pokemon would not comply with the order. Instead, little Rose stood petrified with fear as horrid memories came flooding back. The snake, the innate expectation of fighting, and that word that truly haunts her to this day, ember, mortified herself down to her very soul.


Through the eyes of the Vulpix, she saw the Ekans in its evolved form, as her previous owner would use an Arbok to torture her. Those fangs, those painful fangs would clamp onto her, that nullifying poison coursing through her body, all while the disorienting feeling of having this massive snake thrash her about made for a truly dreadful ordeal. The end result would be the snake throwing her against a tree and in her weak, poisoned, bruised, and terrified state, her new owner, a towering man would scream at her the words she'll never forget, "FIGHT BACK! You're my property now and I won't have any weaklings on my team."

The giant towering man stood beside his Arbok and faced off against the meek and shivering Vulpix, he growled, "Now let's try this again, hit em with an ember!"

The Vulpix slowly stood back up, opened her mouth, trying ever so hard to produce any sort of flame, resulting in a fruitless effort as her new owner began to scream.

"I SAID EMBER, you useless fox."

The tiny Vulpix stared back at her new owner, with eyes begging for this to stop, only for the scary man to turn back towards his Arbok commanding, "Arbok, bite her again."

Within an instant, the snake thrashed forward, digging its fangs back into the tiny creature and tossing it against another tree. The tiny fox shivering at the sight of this man and his snake, as the man stated, "That's it, you're not getting any food until you learn how to fight."


Returning to reality, the fox dashed back to her owner and hid behind her legs, shivering relentlessly.

"Oh my, this is worse than I thought." Ruby moaned as she turned to pick her friend up, "Come on Rose."

As the girl sprinted deep into the Emerald forest, she came in contact with a boy wearing a sun hat, a white tank top, while carrying a large net. The boy shouted, "Hey you," as he marched towards her, "Did you know bug type Pokemon are the best?"

"...Uhhh, what?" Ruby groaned at this abnormal response.

"Don't believe me, then let me prove it with a Pokemon battle."

"Uh no thanks, I don't think Rose is ready for her first battle."

The kid looked at the girl as if she was the stupidest person on the planet. "Uh no, I don't know if anyone has explained this to you, but when one trainer sees another, they HAVE to battle."

"Where is that written."

"Nowhere, but it's still a rule, now go Metapod." The boy tossed out a single cocoon type Pokemon.

Ruby moaned, "Are you serious?"

"Hell yeah I am, Metapod, use harden."

The Pokemon glowed for a moment, then stood perfectly still.

"HA!" The boy cackled, "Didn't see that coming, now hit em with another harden."

The cocoon complied once more as the same action had occurred.

Our hero gave this strange boy a quizzical look as she asked, "Is that the only move your Pokemon knows?"

"Yep, alright Metapod, use another harden."

"... Riiiiiiight... Hey um, do you mind if Rose and I have a bathroom break before we begin?"

"Psssh, do whatever you want, but there ain't nothing that's gonna stop my hardens."

"Okay, be right back," Ruby chirped as she scampered off.

"What an idiot eh Metapod, I'm gonna get you so hard, the Vulpix will have no chance against you. Now use harden again."


Deeper into the forest, Ruby and her fox were seen sitting under a fairly large tree, as the girl was stroking her pet's mane. "Rose, I just want to say, I'm sorry."

The tiny creature looked back at her owner with hopeful eyes, as that response was not something she expected to hear.

"I should have been more sensitive to you, you literally just got used to being around a person and I shouldn't have pressured you into your first battle like that. So, we're gonna start with a little practice."

Ruby then quickly and efficiently gathered vast amounts of sticks and vines in order to produce a makeshift dummy, then planted it into the middle of the ground. She turned to her friend and explained, "Look, this thing isn't going to hurt you. It's not going to fight back, all you have to do is work up the courage to blast it with some fire. Easy right?"

The tiny Vulpix stared at her new master with glee, as her kindness was aw inspiring. The fox immediately planted her feet firmly into the ground. Staring down her target with great determination, as she opened her mouth wide and let out a tiny squeal. However the effort, was as fruitless as the last thousand times she tried prior to meeting Ruby, as her attempt couldn't spark even the tiniest flame. Rose, having realized her failure, quickly hung her head in shame.

"Hey, don't be sad Rose, we'll get through this together," Ruby cooed, "In fact, let's see what the Pokedex has to say." Taking out the small device she asks, "Hey, are there any methods to helping a Pokemon learn how to fight."

The small device quickly responded, "Pokemon have an instinctual desire and knowledge of fighting and can learn new moves as their experience grows. It is up to the personal bound of trainer and Pokemon to learn and grow from each other for maximum results."

"Well, that was no help." Ruby sighed as she took a few steps back and began to lean against a tree. Meanwhile, Rose continued her master's orders as the tiny fox tried ever so hard to spew out any amount of flames, but can only manage to emit high pitch wails. However, the end result of these failed attempts would arise from multiple unwanted guests. Small amounts of growling began to echo from several directions upon the north side of the forest. The two turned in the direction of these growls to find numerous canine-like creatures with a black and white fur pattern. The invading creatures slowly crept up on the tiny Vulpix, each with drooling mouths and sharp fangs.

Rose stood petrified as these creatures reminded her of another monster, her old master owned. The fangs, the bloodlust eyes, and that terrifying growl, all reminded her of her previous master's worst tormented, the massive bulky fire dog known as Arcanine.

Ruby gazed at her stunned Pokemon and needed to act quickly, thus she reached into her backpack and pulled out a small handful of bagged sandwiches and tossed them towards the invading Mightyena. "There you go, chow down boys," The girl cheered as she tiptoed towards her Vulpix.

The leading Mightyena simply sniffed the bag, then disregarded the offering, effectively stepping on it as he closed in on the tiny fox.

"What the- why didn't they take the bait?"

The Pokedex answered, "Mightyenas chase down prey in a pack of around ten. They defeat foes with perfectly coordinated teamwork."

"So what does that mean, they're too fixated on my Vulpix to care?"

"Essentially yes."

"Great," Ruby moaned as she now wasted no more time and snatched up her Vulpix, then took off in the opposite direction.

Although Ruby was the fastest runner in her town, the pack was more than capable of keeping up with her pace. All made a coordinated effort to seal her in from her left and right sides, while the bulk of their group kept up from the rear.

During this exchange, Rose wistfully thought back to her earliest memories.


In Rose's earliest days, she once knew a tiny Growlithe, that belong to her first owner's brother. When the kids were off to school, the Vulpix and Growlithe could be seen playing in their home's garden, as they were best of friends. Rose remembered fondly of these simpler times when she and this little dog would play during the day time and at night, the two would share a single pillow to sleep on. However, in the midst of these fond memories, she flashed back to when this cuddly Growlithe was a fully grown Arcanine.

She remembered that fiery blaze, emitting from his mouth as their master orders him to fire a controlled heat blast at a fairly large rock. When the action was done, their owner stated, "There, you see. That is called flamethrower."

The tiny Vulpix stared back up from her new master, shivering in his presence.

"Now you try and get it right this time."

The Vulpix turned into the direction of the already heated rock, she opened her mouth wide open and tried her hardest to spew anything out, but failed none the less.

"What the hell is this," The man screamed, causing the tiny creature to hover downward into the dirt. "Maybe you need a more hands-on approach. Arcanine, get over here now."

The giant dog complied instantly, as he could already tell what his master was thinking. The ferocious canine glared down at his ex-friend, with bloodlust eyes, mouth gaping open with those intimidating sharp fangs, and a low hanging growl under his breath.

The Vulpix stared back up at her old friend with tears beginning to well up as their master ordered, "Arcanine... Use flamethrower."


But just before reliving that horrifying experience once more, Rose snapped back to reality as the face of that Arcanine shifted back into a Mightyena, thrusting forward into lung after Ruby. The canine's teeth clamping down onto her backpack, effectively tearing it open in the process while simultaneously thrashing the poor girl onto the ground. To her luck, however, Ruby fell down a steep cliff side, where she tumbled and rolled away, all tightening her grip upon her Pokemon, thus giving her a momentary gap of safety, before rushing back on her feet and taking off once more.


Meanwhile, further ahead down the road, we find another girl. A blue-haired, busty girl, wearing a blue hoodie, blue ball cap, and black leggings sitting by the river with a fishing pole in hand. She was approached by her best friend, a tiny electric mouse known as Pichu, carrying a small gathering of berries and a tiny ukulele strapped behind its back. The tiny mouse placed its haul by its owner as the blue-haired beauty smiled, "Thanks Lily," before reaching for a single berry.

The Pichu sat down, pulling its instrument, then played a little tune while singing a little tune, "Piiii-EEEYYY-chuuuuuuu, Pichu, Pichu, Pichu-UUUUUU-uuuuuooooo-"

However, the melody was cut short as out of the bushes, sprang our heroes Ruby and Rose as they were seen sprinting for their lives, causing massive collusion between the two women. The end result was Ruby falling on top of the blue haired girl, lips planted firmly upon each other, while a single hand fell upon the other girl's breast. The two stared at each other with wide eyes awkwardly, as the girl in red sprang off, frantically apologizing, "GAH IM SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO KISS YOU!"

The girl in blue sat back up and mumbled, "Uh yeah I uh..." but couldn't bring herself to form a complete sentence as this girl's beauty was just too intoxicating. Yet the meeting was cut short, as the howls of the invading Mightyenas grew closer and closer.

"Oh no, they're coming," Ruby cried.

"What, what do you mean?" The girl in blue moaned.

"There's a pack of Mightyena that want to eat my Vulpix. We have to get out of here."

The blue haired one immediately stood up and ran to the side calling, "Alright follow me!"

Ruby instantly complied as she scooped up her Vulpix and followed this stranger behind a bush, where she saw this other girl take out a bicycle and sat upon the seat and asserted, "Sit on the handlebars and I'll pedal."

Without a moment to lose, our hero planted her butt up front, hugging her Pokemon tightly whispering, "It's okay, I won't let anything happen to you."

Rose stared back up at her master, tears welling up with the fleeting guilt that if she was capable of fighting, her new owner wouldn't be in danger. The Vulpix felt ashamed as the group was pedaling for their lives, why was she so weak, why couldn't she just spew some sort of flames?

Not long after, a single Mightyena caught up to the group, delivering a single howl to signal his brethren as he continued to chase after their meal. Not long after two more of the predator's joined in the chase, but the response of their new company, the little Pichu slowly climbed its way atop the blue girl's shoulder. Then fired a single electric bolt upon the closest Mightyena with a squeaky scream, "Piiiii-CHUUUUU!"

The blast however narrowly missed, as the canine reacted quickly in a swift dodge. The Pichu then looked to the right as another Mightyena came closer and closer to her master, and when the predator lunged forward, the Pichu fired another bolt, effectively blasting the beast away, but all was lost as another member of the pack lunged from the left and bit down on the blue girl's hood causing each member of the group to topple off. With all four slammed onto the ground, the hungry pack easily surrounded our heroes, each ready to pounce at the first sign of weakness. The blue haired one quickly crawled to her bike but froze as one of the canines placed a single paw while eyeing down his target. The helpless girl slowly backed away as the Mightyena closed in on her position, but was immediately interrupted by the tiny Pichu, latching onto his face, maintaining a powerful grip while continually zapping the predator. The Mightyena screamed and thrashed as to shake the mouse off, while two others began sauntered towards the busty girl.

Rose stared on, astonished that even this little mouse was willing to fight to save her master, but she could not bring herself to do the same. The fox could only shiver as another Mightyena closed in on her position, fangs in a fiery red as just another painful reminder of that horrific trauma.


In her eyes, she saw this Mightyena as the Arcanine she once knew, as she once again relived those painful memories of this abusive hound and their owner. Her aggressive owner growled once more, "I won't tell you again Vulpix. Use ember or else."

The bulky fire hound, with teeth bright red, ready to strike, stared back down at the tiny fox as she tried once again to produce even the smallest amount of flame in defense. Hungry, bruised, burned, and covered in dirt, the Vulpix squealed as loud as she could, hoping to satisfy her master, but failed none the less.

The man shook his head and uttered, "Arcanine... Use fire fang."

The giant dog lunged forward, fangs bright red, mouth emitting small amounts of flames from the sides as the Vulpix quickly shut her eyes tight, waiting for her impending doom, but instead miraculously she felt no pain. Instead, all she could feel was the warm embrace of her previous owner's arms, but how is that even possible?


With Rose's eyes fully opened, she came to realize she was not cradled in the arms of her first owner, but by her current one. Ruby had effectively dove into Rose's protection, as her arm took the brunt of the attack, as the Mightyena dug its teeth into the girl's left arm. The Vulpix was relieved but felt even more shamed as now her new owner was hurt because of her weakness. Why was she so weak, why couldn't she be a normal Pokemon, but all that despair quickly faded away as her master spoke.

"Looks like we're in quite a pickle eh Rose. It's my fault really, I was so excited to start my adventure I didn't even take in your feelings and I'm sorry. One way or another, I'll get us out of this and we'll- GAAAAHHHHH!" Unfortunately, the girl's words were cut short as the Mightyena dragged her across the dirt by the arm, while his victim was screaming in pain.

The sight of seeing this beast dragging and thrashing her kind master ignited a new passion into the fox's heart. The Vulpix's eyes had shinned as she felt a powerful burning sensation overflowing her entire body, her internal fear of all danger had been quickly quelled away. Rose now had a new identity, she refused to be the shivering coward she once was, for now on, she vowed to be Ruby's protector, she won't lose her master, not again. With a near instantaneous blur of speed, the Vulpix maneuvered right up to the aggressive Mightyena, jaw still clamping down upon the poor girl's limb. With all eyes on Rose, she opened her mouth wide open and finally managed to gush out a potent eruption of flames, forcing the predator to let go immediately as he soared across the landscape in a rapid, vigorous, drift, smashing through multiple trees in the process. When the flames had ceased, all that remained was chard up the trail as far as the eye can see. Pichu, the mysterious girl, and all the remaining members of the Mightyena pack stared in awe at this magnificent display of power. Rose turned to face the lingering pack and emitted a spiteful roar as she stood her ground as her master's guardian, and with that, the canine quickly dispersed in fear.

With the battle won, the Vulpix turned back to her owner and moaned her quiet crying wails, heartbroken her new kind master had to get hurt just for this fox to unleash her power, but Ruby did not respond with grief. She simply held her little friend close and whispered, "I'm so proud of you."

The Vulpix nestled closer, as this affection longed for years and Rose enjoyed every second of it, that is until she heard the faint footsteps of the other girl closing in. The blue stranger strolled over and soothed, "Oh my, that was amazing what your Vulpix just did, but your arm it's..."

Ruby moaned, "Yeah, got chewed up real good. Think you can help escort me to the nearest hospital?"

"Oh definitely," the other girl answered as she reached into her bag, "But in the meantime-"

Unfortunately, the girl's good intentions were halted as the Vulpix jumped out of Ruby's arms and took a defensive position by her master, ready to blast this stranger at the first inkling of a threat.

The blue girl shuttered while Ruby hushed, "It's okay Rose, we can trust her."

Not fully convinced of this girl's intentions, Rose stepped to the side and planted her butt firmly onto the ground, eyeing her target down. The stranger let out a simple laugh as she knelt down to the injured girl and whispered, "Okay, well if you would remove your jacket so I can properly bandage your wound."

Ruby complied without hesitation, however in the process of removing her clothing, the other girl froze, as the captivating image of her patient wearing only a black tank top was quite alluring. Ruby moaned, "What?"

"Uh, NOTHING!" The other girl's murmured as she unpacked her medical supplies, "My name's Bleu by the way."

"Ruby."

"Well Ruby, can you do me a favor?"

"What's that?"

"Well, I need to apply this to your wound and it's gonna sting so... I need you to try and not show any pain."

"Why?"

"Cause I'm worried your friend might kill me if she sees me hurting you."


And done, really proud of how this chapter turned out and if you think this low-level Vulpix can already emit a powerful flamethrower attack on her first try is a little Mary Sue-ish... Well, I'm sorry if I'm not as talented of a writer to not resort to something like that. I'll definitely try and make Rose not overpowered, but if you already don't like how this story is going feel free to unfollow.

Bleu Greann is my friend's OC and she's awesome and amazing and you should check out her story titled GreannRose on her profile lilytherose2112