"Yeah, there it is!"

"That beauty's gonna make us a bundle!"

"Zorua, you must get out of here while I fight these two off."

"But Meema, I can-."

"No buts! Go!"

"They say those things can make illusions."

"They won't help it when it's caught in a net! Get out the launcher."

"Zorua, go."

"But Meema-!"

"I SAID GO! RUN! THAT'S AN ORDER! RUN!"

"FIRE!"

BANG!

"RRRRRAAAAAAAAAARGH!"

RIIIP!

"Oh gosh!"

"Ah! G-go Houndoom! Help us!"

"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my-"

CRRAAASH!

BOOOOM!

"AAAUUUUUGH!"

Family of Four

or how the Lord increased all that Lucario had fourfold (Job 42:10b NASB)

Part Two- Emanation and Tricky

A cargo ship sailed across the sea. Wingull and Pelipper flew over the ship, their calls mingling with the sound of the waves, creating the song of the Pokemon seas.

On the ships mast were two figures unnoticed by the humans on the ship, who were far too busy doing their jobs. Riolu held onto the mast with one paw as he looked out into the distance with his other paw shading his eyes. On the very top of the mast was Lucario, standing on the tip on one foot with his eyes closed in meditation.

Riolu gasped suddenly and looked up at Lucario excitedly. "Hey dad! Hey-!"

"Land dead ahead," Lucario said with his eyes still closed.

Riolu frowned and said, "I wish I had Aura senses."

Lucario chuckled, "Don't you worry, my son. One day, you will. . . (Don't grow up too fast, though. . .)"

Riolu craned his neck out and gasped, "So that's it! The Islands of Decolore!"

The islands soon came into view through the thick fog. As the ship moved through the mist, the Sun seemed to get its second wind and began to melt away the fog. Lucario felt the warm sunlight on his face and smiled. He opened his eyes and jumped off the mast, landing on the deck. Riolu jumped up as well and was caught by his father.

The ship soon docked at one of the islands, and a gangplank was extended. The captain of the ship walked over to them. Lucario noticed and nodded to him. "Thank you for allowing us to board you ship."

The captain smiled amiably and replied, "Oh, no problem. That Pearl you gave me was most certainly worth it."

Meanwhile, a large submarine in the shape of a Basculin floated a ways from the ship. Three figures within the submarine watched the deck through periscopes.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Meowth said.

"An Aura Pokemon very near," Jessie said.

"And a smaller version that I assume he holds dear," James said.

"Hey you guys, I say we snag those two Pokemon, and the Boss will be filled with cheer!" Meowth said with a smile.

"We hear ya loud and clear!" Jessie and James said in unision.

The Trio then began pedaling to move their submarine forward.

Riolu chuckled as he came out of the shallow water with a splash. Lucario and Riolu were in a small cove off the side of the island. Riolu splashed around in the shallows as Lucario ran up to a rock hanging over the deeper water.

"Take a good look, Riolu!" Lucario said with a smile. He bent his legs and sprang up into the air. He then pulled down into a dive and splashed down.

Riolu's eyes were filled with wonder at Lucario's perfect dive. But then he smiled mischievously and dived under the water.

Lucario broke the waters and looked over to Riolu, only to find him gone. "Rio-" he began, but then a huge splash of water hit him in the back. Riolu chuckled as Lucario turned around and said, "Well, you're quite a good swimmer." Riolu continued to chuckle, but was cut off when Lucario sent a larger splash back at him. "Try dodging that!" Lucario said playfully.

Riolu dived beneath the water, and Lucario went down after him. The pair popped in and out of the water, pushing waves of water at each other as they laughed happily. After the long heartwarming moment, the pair went back into the shallows.

"That was fun! What are we gonna do now?" Riolu asked eagerly.

Lucario smiled and patted his son's head, "Well, there is much to see in the Unova Region. There are many other Pokemon to meet, and sights to see. I believe our time here will be a magnificient-" Lucario stopped when his ears picked up a strange sound. He turned fast and gasped. "Look out!" he shouted as he pushed Riolu out of the way. A metallic claw clamped around Lucario. an electric current shot through the claw and through his body. Lucario roared in pain as he was disoriented.

"DAD!" Riolu shouted in fear.

Lucario looked up and turned to see that the robot arm was reeling him in towards a Basculin shaped submarine. "What is the meaning of this!" Lucario roared at the Trio standing on the roof of the submarine.

"Prepare for trouble, our middle name."

"And make it double, it's a high stakes game."

"To protect the world from devastation."

"To unite the people within our nation."

"To denounce the evils of truth and love."

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

"It's Jessie."

"And it's James."

"Team Rocket Blasts off at the speed of light."

"Surrender now or prepare to fight."

"Meowth! That's right!"

Lucario growled, "Grrr. Team Rocket. That sounds familiar."

"Hang on a second," Meowth said as he rubbed his gin thoughtfully, "That Lucario's Telepathy Talking sounds familiar. . ."

"Yeah, you're right," James added.

"Let's worry about that after we have these two secure!" Jessie said.

Lucario powered up an Aura Sphere, but an electric shock from the claw stopped him.

"Let my dad go right now!" Riolu shouted as charged towards the submarine with a Bone Rush.

"Woobat, take the shrimp down with Hidden Power!" Jessie said as she threw a Pokeball.

"You too, Amoongus!" James added as he threw a Pokeball as well.

Both Pokemon came out a fired a massive Double Hidden Power Combo Attack.

"Talk about Double Trouble! Ha-ha!" Meowth gloated.

"Time to make you extra proud, dad," Riolu thought as he ran up towards the barrage of green energy spheres, still holding his Bone Rush. Riolu skid to a halt in the shallow water, and then spun his Bone Rush in his paws, forming a fan-like shield in front of him. The Hidden Power attacks collided with the Bone Rush barrier, and were knocked back to their source. A few went astray, but the majority of them collided with Amoongus and Woobat, knocking them back into the submarine. Team Rocket shouted in fear as the rest of the Hidden Power spheres smashed into the top of the submarine.

Riolu quickly ran up to where Lucario was caught in the mouth of the Basculin submarine.

"Wow. Riolu. That was amazing," Lucario gasped.

Riolu smiled, "You haven't seen anything yet! Watch me break you out of here!" Riolu put his paw on the arm of the claw and used Force Palm.

However, at the exactly same moment, electricity shot through the arm. The force of Riolu's attack combined with the electrical energy. Power shot through Riolu, Lucario, Team Rocket, and the entire submarine. The entire thing glowed like a light bulb, and then went up in a huge explosion.

Team Rocket and their Pokemon were sent flying through the air.

"The little guy packs quite a punch!" James said.

"I told you to grab the little guy first!" Jessie shouted at Meowth.

"I tried to! Will ya quit blaming me for everything!" Meowth shouted back.

"We're blasting off again!" the Trio shouted as they disappeared into the sky.

CRASH!

. . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

*sniff sniff sniff*

Riolu opened his eyes and saw the dark gray muzzle of a fox very close to his face.

"Ahhh!" Riolu shouted.

"Ahhh!" the fox shouted as he backed up in shock.

"AHHHHH!"

"AHHHHH!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The pair stared at each other in shock for a moment, but then they calmed down.

"Who- who are you?" Riolu asked carefully.

The fox cocked his head at Riolu, and he said via Telepathy, "I'm Zorua."

"Zorua?" Riolu echoed curiously, "I've never seen a Zorua before. You must only live in Unova."

"You're not from Unova?" Zorua asked.

"No. I'm from Sinnoh."

"Really?" Zorua gasped with a smile as he wagged his short bushy tail, "I visited the Sinnoh Region once! . . ." Zorua frowned. "Only it was against my will."

"Oh. . .okay," Riolu said nervously, "Um. . .I'm Riolu. Nice to meet you." Riolu held out his paw to Zorua. The Tricky Fox stared at it in confusion, and the proceeded to sniff at it. Riolu rolled his eyes. "You're supposed to shake it. it's a way of saying hi."

Zorua blinked, but then smiled and giggled mischievously. Zorua then did a spinning backflip, and turned into an duplicate of Riolu and quickly shook paws with him.

"Woah!" Riolu gasped in shock, "How did you do that?"

The other Riolu giggled again and said, "I can make really good Illusions! But my Meema's even better at it! Her Illusions don't have her tail showing." He turned around and wagged his bushy Zorua tail. "She's the strongest Zoroark, no, the strongest Pokemon in the world!" He then flipped and spun again, turning back into a Zorua.

Riolu assumed that "Meema" was what this Zorua liked to call his mother. Riolu smiled cockily and said, "Oh yeah? Well I'm pretty sure that my dad's the strongest Pokemon in the world! He's told me stories of his awesome Aura Guardian training! He's unbeatable!"

"He wouldn't stand a chance against my Meema! She fought the Legendary Beasts!"

"My dad fought the Legendary Golems!"

"I don't believe you!"

"I don't believe you!"

Both young Pokemon had their foreheads pressed together, scowling at each other angrily.

"Alright!" Zorua said finally, "Prove it! Where is he?"

Riolu blinked and backed up slightly. He rubbed his arm nervously and replied, "I'm. . .not really sure. He and I were fighting these humans, and there was an explosion, and that's all I remember."

Zorua blinked, and his face fell as well. "I know how you feel. I'm not sure where Meema is either. Some mean poachers attacked us, and Meema told me to run while she fought them. So I ran as fast as I could, but then I ran right over a ledge and down a really steep hill. I hit my head too. When I woke up, I didn't know where to go." Zorua then cracked a smile. "But then I heard a big boom and saw you falling from the sky!"

Hearing it like that made Riolu chuckled a bit. It did sound kind of funny. Zorua started to giggle in response to Riolu's chuckle. The fox's laughter proved very infectious, and soon Riolu was laughing as well. The pair rolled around in their mirth for a bit, until they both finally calmed down and caught their breath.

"Well," Riolu began, "Our parents are probably worried about us. We should try to find them."

"But how?" Zorua asked.

Riolu thought for a moment, then he said, "Maybe you could sniff one of them out?"

Zorua thought about this, then he smiled and nodded.

"Good. Then we'll find the other one all together. It'd be safer than splitting up," Riolu reasoned.

"Alright then! Let's go find Meema! Follow me!" Zorua cheered, and he put his nose to the ground and started walking forward, sniffing all the way.

"Hey. My dad knows Telepathy too," Riolu observed.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Cool. . .but not as cool as Meema's Illusions! Let me tell you. . ."

After regaining consciousness on the beach, Lucario quickly got up and started running through the wooded island, making sure not to panic. He needed to keep a level head if he wanted to find his son quickly.

"He is strong, and those vile humans are long gone. I have faith in his courage, wit, and strength. But I still want to find him as soon as possible. Anything could go wrong."

Lucario wasn't using his Aura Sense due to his worry, and he dived through a thick bush and slammed into something furry and unyielding. The two bodies tumbled across the ground, kicking up clouds of dirt. After a few seconds of tumbling, and Lucario found himself on the ground with his arms pinned down by long sharp claws. Lucario looked up and saw. . .

. . .His brain seemed to freeze for a few seconds.

("Who is this?") Lucario thought as he stared dumbstruck up at the Pokemon who had him pinned down. It was a huge fox Pokemon, with a gorgeous mane of crimson red with tuffs of gray thrown in. A pair of grey pointy ears with crimson red insides stuck out of the thick mane. The fox's chest was covered with bushy dark gray fur, which looked just as soft as her luscious mane. Lucario stared long an hard into the fox's ice blue eyes. They seemed to glow with power, like the very Aura Spheres he threw.

The fox's pointy snout was combined with a vicious scowl. Despite this, Lucario still saw this Pokemon as elegant, strong, and gorgeous all at once.

"Who are you?" the fox snarled angrily.

Lucario began to feel uneasy as the sharp claws tightened around his arms. "I-I-I'm sorry! I'm Lucario, and I was in a hurry to find me son. Please. Let me go so I can find him."

The fox's facial expression softened slightly. "Your son?" she said.

Lucario nodded, "Yes. We were separated in a battle with some humans."

The fox stared at Lucario, as if to try and detect any lies. Lucario looked back up at the fox, staring deep into her eyes. He felt his heat rate go faster and his temperature raise as well as he was captivated by her deep blue eyes.

"It's a small world after all. . ." she said softly.

"What?" Lucario asked.

The fox removed her sharp claws from Lucario's arms. Lucario took a quickly glance at her claws, also finding them attractive. The fox stood up and said, "I too was separated from my precious child due to the activity of selfish humans. I told him to flee as I fought them off. He took my advice quite literally, and I have yet to find him. Needless to say, I am worried."

Lucario took in the fox's concerned expression, and the way she nervously clicked his long claws together. Lucario smiled in a friendly manner and said, "Well then, why don't we find them together. I am an Aura Guardian; able to see the Aura of all things. I can use my Aura Sense to track down our children."

Zoroark smirked and folded her arms. "An Aura Guardian, huh?" she said, then purple energy surrounded her, and her body reformed into an exact copy of Lucario. "Well, I am Zoroark! The Master of Illusions!"

Lucario was at a loss for words as he stared at what looked like his reflection.

Zoroark turned back into her true form and smiled, "Alright then. I've shown you my talent. So how about you use yours to find my darling boy."

Lucario shook off his shock and nodded. He then kneeled down and put a paw on the ground. He closed his eyes as he began to take in the Aura of everything around him. After a long moment, Lucario was able to pick up the traces of Riolu's Aura, as well as an Aura that was very similar to Zoroark's.

Lucario opened his eyes and got up, "I know which way they went. Let's go."

". . .and after saving the Tree of Beginning with his Aura, Lucario went on a journey of his own. He was an awesome hero all over Sinnoh, and soon he found me, and trained me to be an Aura Guardian like him!" Riolu finished.

"Wow! Your dad sounds awesome!" Zorua gasped in wonder.

Riolu smiled, "Thanks. And your mom sounds pretty cool too. It sounds like nothing can stop her!"

"That's right!" Zorua said proudly with a grin.

The pair soon came across a small pond with a few Pecha Berry bushes around it.

"Let's stop here. I'm hungry!" Zorua said.

Riolu walked over to a bush and picked a bunches of the sweet pink berries. The pair sat down and chowed down on the delicious fruits.

"You're a great friend!" Zorua cheered as he hugged Riolu happily.

Riolu was surprised at Zorua's warm hug. He chuckled a bit and replied, "Heh-heh, you're a great friend too, Zorua."

Zorua let Riolu go and said wagged his tail. "You must know a whole lotta moves, right?"

"Sure. Force Palm, Metal Claw, Bone Rush, and my favorite. . .Aura Sphere!" Riolu formed a sphere of blue energy in his right paw.

"Wow. . ." Zorua said awestruck.

Riolu dispelled the Aura Sphere and asked, "What moves do you know?"

Zorua frowned and held up a glowing red paw, "Just Scratch. I wish I knew awesome moves like you." Zorua sighed, "I wanna be as strong as Meema, but I'm just not strong enough."

"Don't worry about it," Riolu said, "You'll learn more moves eventually. And besides, you're already strong enough."

"I am?" Zorua asked.

"Sure! Remember your Illusion Ability? You can turn into any Pokemon and imitate any attack, and your Illusions are so real! No Pokemon could stand up to them! And if you just keep training and pushing yourself and keep being patient. And always remember that your Meema's always gonna be proud of you."

"Really?" Zorua said.

Riolu smiled and nodded, "Sure! Our parents care about us, Zorua, and they just know we're gonna become just as strong as them. Just wait."

Zorua blinked his big eyes, and then smiled and leaned in to nuzzle Riolu. "You know so much. Lucario must be really smart," he said.

Riolu felt very warm in his chest. He gently put an arm around the fox and said, "Well, yeah. He is pretty wise-."

Suddenly, a the sound of a loud roar was heard. The pair looked over to see an angry looking Ursaring burst out of a bush.

"You trespass on my territory, and I crush you!" Ursaring roared as he ran forward using Hammer Arm.

"Oh yeah?" Zorua said confidently. He jumped forward and transformed into an Victreebell. He shot out vines to tie Ursaring up. The bear struggled against the restricting vines. Ursaring snarled and Leered back. Victreebell shuddered and moved back a bit. Ursaring then made a Scary Face, which caused Victreebell to cower back in fear. The Illusionary vines around Ursaring flickered, allowing him to pass through and charged forward to attack with Hammer Arm.

"Oh no, you don't!" Riolu shouted as he jumped forward and blocked the attack with a Bone Rush. He pushed back as hard as he could, and caused Ursaring to stumble backwards. The bear snarled, and then quickly aimed a Scratch attack at Zorua. The fox was still affected by the Leer and Mean Look, and was easily knocked back painfully by the attack.

"Pick on someone your own size, you big bully!" Riolu shouted as he threw an Aura Sphere at Ursaring. The bear roared as the attack collided with him, but he shook it off and slammed Riolu down onto the ground with Hammer Arm. "Errrr-gah!" Riolu groaned as he felt the Ursaring's giant paw press down on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

"I will crush you!" Ursaring snarled.

"No. . .you. . .WON'T!" Riolu shouted as he put his paw onto the Ursaring's arm and used Force Palm to knock it off of him. The Ursaring stumbled back and fell down on his side in Paralysis.

Riolu nodded, and he ran over to Zorua. "Are you okay?"

Zorua shuddered and said fearfully, "S-so scary!"

"Zorua, we have to get out of her!" Riolu said as he lifted Zorua onto his feet. He grabbed one of his legs and pulled, "Come on!"

Riolu quickly guided Zorua out of the area and as far away as possible.

In a little abandoned den in the deeper woods, the pair sat quietly within.

"Zorua?" Riolu asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Zorua still shaken up. He looked very pitiful and vulnerable. He whimpered and hung his head.

"Zorua. . ." Riolu said sympathetically. He could see that the combination of Leer and Scary Face had been catastrophic on the fox. Riolu could see that Zorua needed him right now, so he did the only thing he could think of. He put a paw on Zorua's forehead and said, "Just relax. Open your mind."

Riolu closed his eyes, and there was a sudden flash in the minds of him and Zorua. Zorua's head jerked up as he stared at Riolu. He couldn't explain it, but somehow he didn't feel scared anymore. In fact, he felt very safe, almost as safe as if he was with his Meema.

"What'd you do?" Zorua asked in awe.

Riolu took his paw away and said, "I made a connection between our Auras. It's so I can communicate with you with my thoughts. I was able to use it to calm you down after being hit by that Leer and Scary Face," Riolu frowned, "I could tell that those attacks were strong. It must've been pretty scary."

Zorua nodded and lay down next to Riolu. Then, after a moment of thought, he said, "You saved me from that mean Ursaring. . . he could've crushed you. . ."

Riolu smiled and lay on his back with his arms behind his head, "No. I don't think so. My father taught me all the tricks! Besides, how could I abandon you. You're my friend, Zorua. You're the only family I got right now."

Riolu's ears suddenly perked up as they caught up to his mouth, and he suddenly realized what he had just said. But what really surprised him was the strong feeling and meaning he had put into those words without even realizing it. He did his best not to show any sign of shock, but he did glance in Zorua's direction. The fox had a confused expression on his face. However, this was lost as he gave an exhausted yawn and put a paw on his full tummy.

"Tired?" Riolu asked.

Zorua nodded sleepily.

Riolu looked out at the setting sun outside and said, "Well then, I guess we can rest here for a bit. Maybe we'll get lucky and my father will track us with his Aura Sense."

"Or maybe Meema will sniff us out."

Riolu nodded, and the pair curled up next to each other to sleep.

"Zorua. . ."

"Yeah?"

"When I connect my Aura with someone, the connection lasts for a long time. And it spans great distances. So, even if we're apart, we can still communicate and sort of. . .feel each other."

"Wow. . ."

"Yeah. . ."

". . . .That's nice. . ."

The pair began to subconsciously move closer together for warmth.

Zorua lay with many thoughts in his head. But one thought stood out more than the others.

"You're the only family I got right now."

Zorua closed his eyes as he felt himself drift off to sleep.

("I wish Riolu was my awesome big brother. . .") he thought before he fell asleep.

End of Part Two

A/N: The error in Part One where Sableye was affected by Force Palm has been corrected.