Here's the second chapter to my story, this is set whilst Luchia and Ashlyn are travelling through route 1 on their path to Pewter City. Only one of them catches a Pokemon in this chapter, but I won't spoil.

''Ash...can we slow down...'' cried Luchia, as she looked at her twin sister, groaning to herself. Her sister was so excited to get another Pokemon, it was hard to explain to her that waiting was better. ''I want some lunch and it's almost time for Eevee's feeding...''

Ashlyn looked back, with her Pikachu on her shoulder. She frowned a little, but nodded. Slowing down, she let Luchia catch up to her. The ginger-haired maiden sighed with relief, or would have if something very strange didn't happen. A cry of a young girl was evident through the forest, and it didn't sound great. ''LUCHIA. Lets go, that girl's in trouble!''

Luchia, unable to process what was going on, simply nodded and followed her tomboyish twin through the forest until they came to a river, where a girl was laying on the ground, terrified under a massive Gyarados. 'Wait...from the books I read, there's no river or Gyarados in route 1...uh...' Unable to keep her thoughts together, she ran towards the cowering red-head. Her sister, however, had another idea. She smirked at Pikachu, knowing the type advantage, which her yellow Mouse Pokemon also knew about and was grinning to.

''Pikachu. Thunderbolt!'' Pikachu reared up his attack, as Luchia was helpless watching to terrified Gyarados with the girl. The electricity quickly hit the Atrocious Pokemon, knocking it back due to the super effective move. ''Now, use Volt Tackle!'' The volt-filled tackle landed straight on the Gyarados's head, knocking it back into the water and allowing the two terrified girls to sigh. Ash turned to face her sister, looking at the red-head, who was still shaking a little. ''Luchia, is that girl alright?''

''I'm not sure...'' Was all Luchia could muster, as she looked at the girl, who frowned. She turned frowned, but decided it was better to ask the girl for her name. ''So, what's your name?''

''Misty...'' whispered the girl, before getting up and dusted her clothes off. ''Sorry about that...'' She whispered, blushing a little. I was simply fishing for water-type Pokemon when that Gyarados appeared...'' She let a little shudder at the sound.

Luchia nodded. ''I think it's okay to be scared of them...'' She shuddered a little, at the very thought. She tried to combat the thoughts, but it didn't do much good. 'No, I can't let my stupid fear affect me!'

''So, Misty. Where did you come from?'' asked Ash, making Luchia want to punch her for being so brunt and not caring that she was invading the girl's personal privacy. She even had her fist ready, when a small, but bold, voice stopped.

''Oh...um, Cerulean City...'' She whispered, knowing she couldn't keep it a secret in reality. The other two nodded, noticing that she was quite uncomfortable with saying her origins.

''It's okay, Mist.'' said Luchia. ''How about you come along with us, it'd be better then just hanging around Ash here. It'd be nice to get some feminine touch into our journey.'' This got a giggle out of Misty. Luchia smirked, but kindly as she patted Misty's shoulder. ''See, there ya go. Back to normal.''

''Thank you. Um, Luchia was it?'' She got a nod, causing her to smile. She then looked at Ash, who was already off messing around with her Pikachu. ''Your brother is very cool, but relaxed. Don't you think?''

'Ohh.' smirked Luchia. 'She thinks Ashlyn is a boy.' She chuckled to herself, before saying. ''Yeah, I'd say that's definitely sums it up. She's always been like this with Pokemon. She was totally ecstatic when we went to collect our starters.''

Misty blushed instantly at the sound of 'she'. ''Oh, so your 'brother' is a girl?...'' She got a smirk-filled nod. ''Sorry if I offended you, it's just. She kinda looks very much like a boy...including the ches-'' She instantly cut herself off, blushing madly.

''Yeah, it's hard to believe that Ashlyn was born a girl sometimes. She's highly tomboyish and had no care for her appearance. She only ever seems to care about Pokemon and gym battles...'' She suddenly sighed, looking down. ''I wish I could be like that sometimes...''

''Luchia?'' whispered Misty, confused. She continued to watch Ash, who was suddenly glancing into the waters, obviously trying to find a cool water Pokemon to add to his team. ''Do you like Pokemon. Come on, tell me the truth.''

''Not especially...no. I mean, sure, I love my beloved Eevee. But, I can't bring myself to have other Pokemon.'' She looked down, a couple of tears splattering on the floor. ''I know it's not fair...I want to love Pokemon too!'' Misty frowned, bringing the girl in for a comforting hug. It was a little weird, since they had only just met and she had only recently be laughed at too, but she had to do something. ''...When I was younger, I was attacked by a Gyarados...Almost killed and knocked into a coma for a month. Before that, I was very happy with Pokemon. Loved my father's Pokemon, and always wanting my own...however, after waking up, I was a completely different person, even jumping at my Father's newly born Pokemon.'' She cried into Misty's shoulder, as the red-head simply rubbed her back. She eventually calmed down. ''Thanks for listening, Misty...''

''Your welcome. Don't worry, you've got me and your sister to back you up. You'll get better with your relationship with your Pokemon, you even said that you love your Eevee.'' Misty smiled a little. ''Besides, your not the only one with a fear over Gyarados...I was almost eaten by one in my infancy...after all.''

''I guess...that's true...'' said Luchia, nodding her head. She got out her poke ball and called out Eevee, who squeaked and instantly jumped into her trainer's arms. ''Hey there, little one. You ready for your milk.'' She got a cute 'Ee' in reply, knowing that her baby was ready. She opened her back, which was wrapped over her shoulder, and pulled out a bottle of milk. She began to feed her little Eevee, who suckled happily. Misty simply watched the cute scene, smiling. ''Misty...'' whispered Luchia, as she continued to bottle-feed her starter. ''Thank you for your support, maybe now with yours and Eevee's help, I'll be able to raise Pokemon.''

Misty smiled. ''Glad you understand. Now, I'll get your sister over here, before she decided to actually jump into that river.'' Luchia nodded, before going back to cooing over her Pokemon. Misty giggled a little, before turning to the black haired Pikachu trainer by the river. ''Oy, Ash. It's time for lunch. Get your butt over here before you fall in and drown!'' There was a sudden touch of aggressiveness in her voice, but it wasn't mean-spirited. Just plain annoyance.

''Okay! Okay!'' yelled Ash, before muttering under her breath. ''Stupid girls.'' It would have been weird for a girl to say that but with Ash's tomboyish nature, she didn't care as much and felt girls were weird. She walked over with her Pikachu close by, looking down at her sister. ''So, what's on the menu, Lucie?''

''Well, I have a couple of ham sandwiches. Enough for all 3 of us, and I have a tin of Pokemon food for Pikachu.'' She got a happy 'Pika' in response from the male Pikachu, causing her to giggle. She gave the food to Pikachu, then quickly noticed that her Eevee was frowning. Before placing her Eevee down, she petted her, gently saying. ''You want some Pokemon food as well, Eevee?''

'Vee...Pokemon food looks good...' She frowned, the telepathy cutting itself off. Luchia smiled, gently placing another bowl of Pokemon food down for her Eevee. The Eevee gasped and began to eat happily. 'Pokemon food is so yummy, right, Big Brother Pikachu.'

'That's right, little sis.' With Ash and Luchia being able to understand Pokemon, limited for Luchia obviously, they simply smiled at their Pokemon's chat. Misty was a little curious, but said nothing as she ate her sandwich, that Luchia had handed out a few minutes prior. Luchia was the first to finish her sandwich, gently picking her baby Eevee up, petting the Eevee's head.

She turned to the other two. ''Guys, I'm gonna go on a walk. I'll call you over if I need you. Oh and Ash, send Pikachu if I don't return for a while.'' Her sister nodded in agreement, before the ginger-haired girl ran off. She walked through the route, smiling at the beautiful scene. She held Eevee close. ''Eevee, isn't it beautiful here. If I had the confidence, I'd might even catch a Pokemon, but...''

''Ee...'' whimpered her Pokemon, by this time knowing what her trainer had troubles with. 'Mommy...it's okay. You'll get better with Pokemon, I'm sure. But first, you should tell Auntie Ash that you aren't comfortable at the moment...'

''I know, Eevee...I know. But...'' Tears began to roll down her cheeks again, splattering on the brown fox-like Pokemon below her. ''I want to...travel with her...and you. As well as Misty. I want to experience what it's like to be a Pokemon trainer...'' She cried, the tears splatter on Eevee, who looked up sadly. ''I'm sorry, I can't do this...my fear...is too...''

'Mommy...' Eevee whimpered, telepathically. However, her trainer's emotional wreck caused the telepathic link to break and so all Luchia heard was 'Eevee' or 'Vee' repeated constantly. Luchia dropped to the ground, putting her Eevee on the floor next to her as she cried. She hugged her legs into her body, as she sobbed openly. 'I hate this...' She thought, as she cried. 'All because of one incident...!' Suddenly, something pulled her out of her thoughts. A Pokemon cry!

She would have ran away instantly, if the cry didn't sound like a baby's cry. She gasped, running towards the cry, her Eevee struggling to keep up. She ran to the edge of the river, a little further down from where her friends were. In a small patch of grass was a basket and inside the basket was a small Pokemon. It was asleep, peacefully and crying. The Pokemon looked like a blue and black canine with a raccoon-like mask on it's face. ''It's a Pokemon...'' Shaking her head rapidly, trying to eliminate her fear, she gently and slowly placed her hand on the canine's body.

With a shudder, the little Pokemon woke up and got onto it's hind-legs meaning it was evidently a bipedal creature. ''Ri?'' It questioned, slowly, as it looked up at the girl in front of her. ''Riolu!'' It was suddenly very happy and jumped up with joy. It hugged Luchia, causing the girl to shiver with fear. At the noticeable movement, the young Pokemon looked up at the girl. ''Luu?'' It questioned, with sad eyes.

''I...g-guess I better check your Pokedex entry...'' She shuddered, trying to keep herself under control as she feared that this young canine Pokemon was gonna be a very mean Pokemon. She got her Pokedex out, and gently placed it over the Pokemon.

Riolu. The Emanation Pokemon. The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert if it's afraid or sad. This Riolu is male and knows the moves Quick Attack, Endure, Counter, Focus Blast, Power-Up Punch and Swords Dance. It also has the egg move, Blaze Kick.

*This Pokemon is not usually found in Kanto, as it's native to the Sinnoh region.

Luchia gasped a little at the attacks the Pokemon knew. She was suddenly very scared, but knew she had to create a telepathic link to the Pokemon and ask what had happened and as soon as possible. She focused her energies, looking at the creature and within a few seconds, the small 'Rii's and 'Riolu's were changed to 'Are you my new mommy? I'm alone...please look after me?'

''Um...okay...'' She whispered, looking down at the Riolu. ''What happened to your actual mom and how are you in the Kanto region?''

'I'm not sure...' He whimpered a little. 'All I know is that I hatched from my egg a little while ago and my mommy weren't there...so, please?'

She wasn't sure what to do, so she simply picked up the basket. ''I don't know...but I'll take you to my sister and Misty...come on, Eevee.''

Hope you liked. Here's this chapters Pokemon list.

Ash

Pikachu

Luchia

Eevee

Riolu (Not captured yet)

Misty (Not seen yet)

Staryu

Starmie

Goldeen