Author's Note: Hello once again, I would like for you all to know that there will be a new chapter everyday...unless I forget, haha. Anyway, last time in Light In My Darkness, our main guy Ryker (who goes by Alpha by others) meets up with Aurora, a peculiar Suicune whose coloring is way off than it normally should be. She was attacked by the weather trio legendaries and Ryker/Alpha happens to save her in time. After bandaging up her wounds, Aurora passes out and Ryker/Alpha takes her to his cave.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, just my OC's.

Chapter 1: New Feelings and a New Journey

Aurora's POV

Aurora opened up her eyes and yawned widely, revealing a set of intimidating canines. She looked around, blinking several times before seeing Alpha cooking a Remoraid in a fire pit in the center of the cave.

Where am I? she asked as she stretched her legs.

Alpha jolted when her voice resonated within his head without warning. He looked at her, rubbing his temples with a hint of annoyance that was barely noticeable.

"You are in my cave on Mnt. Moon. Here, I am sure you are hungry after sleeping for so long." He handed her the Remoraid. "I didn't know whether or not you like cooked or raw fish. I considered raw but I wanted to be safe and cooked it just in case."

She looked at him, silently thanking him and started to devour the Remoraid which tasted divine to her due to the fact she hadn't ate since the afternoon a day before. She looked outside and noticed it was sunset.

How long was I out? she asked her host.

Alpha started to bite into his own food, which was a medium sized Zigzagoon leg. The rest was sitting to the side, in an indent on the cave floor. Aurora then noticed he was eating the leg...raw.

"You were out like a Snorlax after I gave you those bandages and as you can see, it's sunset so you slept for a rather long time, about a whole day." Alpha replied monotonously. He looked at her face which was in shock then noticed she was staring at his food. "Would you like some? I have a bit left."

Aurora broke her gaze then directed her look at Alpha.

You are eating a leg... raw. She told him though paused and thought to herself. Wait, he's living in a cave and can hunt. It's not farfetched if he happened to devolve.

"I can hear your thoughts and I am perfectly civilized you know." he stated. "I happened to graduate high school with the highest grades before living out here." he added.

Sorry she replied.

Alpha just shrugged and said, "I happen to enjoy eating raw meat. I know what not to eat raw and I know how to tell if my prey has a disease."

Aurora was surprised but didn't show it. How did you learn to talk telepathically and hear thoughts? she asked.

His mouth was full so he replied to her mentally. Someone who was close me told me it was an ability I should have and I ended up mastering it like it to the point it was as easy as breathing.

Who was this person? was Aurora's reply. For a second, Alpha paled then composed himself as he swallowed the last bit of Zigzagoon.

"A great man who is no longer with us." he said, again in monotone. Unknown to Aurora, he was implying to his father. Aurora was silent for a bit. Suddenly, she jumped which made Alpha jump as well. "Is something wrong?" he asked. He looked around, trying to sense the threat.

Aurora was frozen and was detached to the world. I remember, that dream... was that a vision? she thought to herself, making sure her thoughts were private and secure. She felt her face turn red as she remembered the three mystery figures in her dream. Who were they? Definitely not human for sure...

Alpha turned around and cocked an eyebrow. "Are you coming up with a fever?" he asked. He stopped and sniffed the air, which brought Aurora backed to reality.

Don't tell me, can he detect scents? I better calm down. She composed herself and asked him another question. Something wrong?

Alpha stopped sniffing the air and looked at her. "Nothing, I just thought I smelled something that drastically grew in potency a second ago. Did you smell it?" That answered her question.

Nope. was her reply.

She quickly changed the subject and asked another question. How long do you think it will take for me to recover? hoping it would distract him.

"Not too long, maybe a few days at most." However, unfortunately for Aurora, he was putting two and two together in his mind. Wait, it was her scent, I'm sure of it. I have to admit, she's pretty good at toning it down. But, why did her scent grow like that? Maybe a stray thought.

He walked over to Aurora and took another look at her healing wounds. "Definitely in a few days." he confirmed. "You will be fighting off other legendaries in no time. Speaking of which, why were those three after you?" he inquired. Aurora looked down at the cave floor, but she eventually replied to his question.

They were trying to um.. ravage me and they were always trying to for a while now. Her face turned red again but this time she was also angry. Alpha swore he heard her mutter an oath saying something about ugly Houdini looking blobs of deformed Dittos.

Alpha sighed but told her, "Well, let's hope they won't try again today. Thankfully, it's almost nighttime and I doubt they would try something again tonight." Suddenly, as if Arceus was playing with him, Tornadus appeared out of nowhere and blasted Alpha to a stalagmite with a Weather Ball. The other two brothers appeared.

Alpha! Aurora screamed in shock. Thankfully he got up, his face covered with dust and a gash. He cracked his neck and dusted himself off. Now, it was Aurora's turn to hear a quiet vulgar oath.

Alpha/Ryker's POV

"What are the three of you doing. in. my. home?" Alpha asked with venom in his words. The Weather Trio looked at him, mildly shocked that he stood up after that attack.

Landerus spoke up. We are here for her and we are not letting you stop us.

Alpha looked around, taking in the situation. He looked at Aurora who was baring her fangs and at then at the intruders. The cave is too small and will collapse if we have a battle. Plus, it's three to two and I don't think they will fall for another surprise attack again. Alpha thought for another moment and finally decided to speak again. "Wait." he said. All four pokemon looked at him. "You don't want other pokemon to know that you three were defeated by a human like me right? How about you three kill me and leave Lady Islingr Suicune alone and promise to not go after her again? Unless of course you want her to tell other legendaries about what happened yesterday?"

The trio looked at each other before announcing in unison. Deal and you cannot fight back. Aurora tried to get up but failed. She looked at Alpha with pleading eyes, mentally telling him to just run away.

Alpha looked back at her and shook his head. "Deal." he answered. In a flash, the trio were upon him. Thunderus impaled one of Alpha's legs with one of his tale spikes and Alpha yelled out in pain. Smiling, Tornados rushed over and grabbed Alpha and threw him to the mouth of the cave and followed it with an Air Slash to Alpha's back before he landed. Landerus floated over and bit down hard on Alpha's shoulder. By then, Alpha mentally prepared himself to take any more attacks.

When the Weather Trio were finished, they charged a Weather Ball and blasted Alpha out of the cave. They looked and saw Alpha falling and finally turned around since they couldn't see him past the clouds that surrounded the summit of the mountain. Alpha fell and he closed his eyes, deciding if he should transform but casted the thought aside after remembering what his parents said. He decided to wait for the impact.

Aurora's POV

Aurora was still, mouth agape with horror. She looked at the legendaries with a burning hatred. You murderers! I swear I will kill you three before you can even circle Unova once! The air around them grew frigid and the Weather Trio shuddered. They took one look at Aurora and saw that she was dead serious. Sure enough, they fearfully flew away screaming for mercy. Aurora grew angry at the fact that they ran but quickly focused on the situation at hand.

With tremendous effort, she used Recover and found that she could at least move around again. She tried to use one of her attacks like Ice Beam but only produced a small amount of very cold water. I have to find Alpha. she thought. With determination that can rival a Shelgon's wish to fly, she trekked down the sound of the mountain in short leaps. Eventually she reached the base of the mountain and started her search for Alpha.

Please be ok. Please, please, please. she thought. She searched and searched until the moon was up in the sky. Her hopes diminished and she walked with sorrow until she came across a river. She took a quick drink from the water but immediately spat it out. Tastes bitter. she thought. She looked at the river with focused eyes this time and noticed it was filled with a small amount of blood. Her eyes widened and she quickly purified the river with a touch of her paw. Blood in the river? It finally clicked in her mind that the blood could belong to Alpha.

She searched within a mile radius of the river and eventually found a trail of blood and a couple of bloody handprints on the trees. Aurora's heart rate quickened rapidly as she followed the trail of blood which hopefully would lead to Alpha. It led to a small hill with a few trees, one of which was being leaned on.

A beaming smile formed on her face when she saw Alpha bandaging himself with some leaves from a Lum tree (which are very long and absorbent with some healing properties). Tears trailed down her face as she tackled Alpha onto his back who grunted in pain/surprise.

"A-Aurora?" he asked in confusion. Aurora looked up at his face as even more tears fell from her face.

I thought I lost you! she sobbed. You are my only friend and I don't want anyone to happen to you so don't do that ever again Alpha! Alpha just sat back, very surprised by what she said. Then to Aurora's surprise, his face broke into the very first smile she had seen from him.

"You are my only friend too Aurora. Sorry for worrying you. I'll try not to do that again ok?"

This time, she smiled and got off him. OK and sorry about tackling you and all. She told him mareepishly. He looked at her and grinned which made her feel like she was melting. She quickly fixed her feelings and was about to offer to carry him but she fell to her side.

"Aurora?! Are you alright? They didn't attack you did they?" Alpha asked. She again guiltily smiled. He caught on. "Right, the only way you could've gotten to me was to climb down the mountain. You should have rested though." he added seriously. Another smiled came from Aurora and this time he felt himself growing warm. He composed himself afterwards and started to carry her back like the day before.

Shouldn't YOU rest? she asked. "I'm tougher than I look." was his reply. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." he added. How did you not die after all that though? she asked.

He shrugged. "I got lucky and landed in the river. I also happen to know what plants and leaves have healing properties and those sort of things. I guess you can call me a survival master. And if you add the fact I've been living on my own since I was a kid, well, you get the idea."

Aurora nodded, understanding the information he told her. By the time they reached the cave again, they were both tired and ready to pass out. However, that didn't stop Alpha from being, well, Alpha.

He set her down and told her, "You must be hungry again, I'll go get us some food."

Before she can protest, he left. So, she decided to reflect on her thoughts of him. He's really not what I thought he would be. I can definitely trust him though. She sighed but smiled. He is really handsome and pretty strong. She thought about the moment when he walked in shirtless. I didn't think people can get eight-packs. But then there is Mewtwo but he's a pokemon. A new legendary at that. She stopped with a sudden realization. Am I.. am I in love with Alpha?... However, she smiled. I guess, I am. I hope Lady Arceus won't mind. But, love is love. she dreamily thought. She quickly snapped out of it when she heard a familiar set of footsteps nearby.

"I got us a Skarmony which was wandering around. It's weird since they're not normally found here." Alpha announced. Aurora looked over to him and sure enough, there was a decent sized Skarmony on his shoulder.

I forgot to ask, how are you able to hunt so well? she asked. Alpha set the Skarmony down and proceeded to start a fire with flint without using his powers.

"I usually think 'Be the hunter, not the hunted.' The rest is just instincts."

Instincts? she thought. Might as well be a Mightyena.

Arceus' POV

Good guess but still very off. Arceus thought. She dismissed the orb and went down the hall that led to an empty room which was reserved for someone. Inside was a large vacant space with nothing but darkness. One day, this room will be yours again. I'll be waiting for that day Fang. she thought to herself. She went over to the Room of Gatherings. Just a little longer and they should be here.

Alpha's POV

Inside the cave, they were relaxing with their hunger satisfied. Alpha got up and stretched a bit. "Need anything else?" he asked. Aurora smiled but shook her head. He nodded and went over to his side of the cave. When Aurora was looking the other way, he quickly changed out of his traveling clothes and into his sleeping ones which was just a black T-shirt and shorts. He then lay down against the wall of the cave polishing his teeth with his tongue AN(You'll understand later). "Goodnight Aurora." he said while rubbing his knee which was sore.

'night Alpha she replied. Alpha frowned. He thought to himself for a moment and came to a decision.

"Just call me Ryker, it's my real name. I should have realized from the start that I could trust you Aurora. I'm sorry." Aurora looked over to him and to his surprise, smiled.

It's nice to officially meet you Ryker. I can understand that you don't want strangers to know your actual name. Don't worry, if anyone comes by, I'll call you Alpha to keep your identity secret. Oh, and thanks for warming up to me, friend. As she said that, she got over and laid down next to him.

Ryker flushed because of the sudden closeness but on the inside, he didn't mind. "Thanks Aurora." he quietly said. He closed his eyes and much to his pleasure, Aurora happily hummed a beautiful tune which helped him relax and eventually fall asleep. A while later, Aurora fell asleep as well, happy to know that he considered her a close friend.

The Hall of Origin

Open your eyes you two. Arceus said in an amused tone. Ryker and Aurora opened their eyes and were shocked to find themselves in the company of Lady Arceus.

"Why are we here Jeanne?" Ryker asked angrily. Aurora looked at them.

You two know each other? And your name is Jeanne? she asked. Still surprised Ryker called Arceus by her name. Arceus answered her.

Yes Lady Suicune. I've known Alpha since he was a pu- er a child.

They looked at Ryker who rolled his eyes at Arceus. "Look, I already turned down your offer many times milady and my answer doesn't change now. I am NOT being part of the Legendary Council, I'm not even a pokemon!" Ryker told her. Aurora sat back, curious but wanted to see how this predicament turns out.

You can calm down Fang. I only wanted to ask a favor. Arceus replied. Ryker held his tongue and waited for her explanation. I want you two to go on a quest. There has been a large output of darkness somewhere in the universe and I want you two to stop it.

Ryker and Aurora were surprised but considered her favor. "Gives me something to do but Aurora still needs to recover and I can't decide for her whether or not she wants to go." Ryker said.

I don't mind but I want some more information on what we will be doing. Aurora piped up.

Arceus smiled. Her wounds will be fully healed when the two of you wake up so you don't have to worry. As for the quest, it's in a different dimension but the world's fate depends on whether or not you succeed. Will you accept this task? Aurora nodded and looked at Ryker who reluctantly nodded as well. I knew I can count on you two. Anyways, you two will be sent to an area called Twilight Town where you will help a boy on his journey to fight Darkness. Before that, Alpha, you will take a trial that I cannot fill you in about. Aurora, when he takes this trial, he will look like he is sleeping so I need you to watch him. Aurora nodded.

"What happens if I fail to pass the trail?" Ryker asked.

I cannot answer that. Arceus replied gravely.

Ryker sighed but asked, "When do we start?" Before he got an answer, he and Aurora woke up. Aurora got up and stretched once she realized she was fully recovered.

She looked at Ryker who said, "I know you probably have some questions about me and Lady Arceus but all I'm going to say is that she knows of my... history and that I helped her on multiple occasions. I'll give you all the details when we get back OK?" Aurora nodded in agreement and yawned as a portal opened up in front of them.

Author's Note

Characters:

Ryker Fang, (m), human?

Aurora North, (f), Suicune

Jeanne, (f), Arceus

Thunderus, Tornadus, Landerus, (m)

Chapter One! How was it? For those who might know what will happen next, I'm letting you know, this story is not a crossover. Arceus basically senses disasters in other dimensions and she hires our two main characters to deal with them. Oh, I meant to reveal why Aurora is the way she is but I will here's do that in the next chapter. Here's what I may include in the series (spoilers).

Legend of Spyro

Legend of Zelda

Skyrim

S. A. O.

Eragon (Inheritance series)

Drakengard

Tell me if you guys like one of those or if you have if another idea in mind. Or, it could be a normal Poke League journey in one of the regions. Anyways, please keep reading and please be patient for later chapters.

See you guys later!