Chapter 3: The Night Battle

"Oh he's so cute!" Lyra said as she nearly crushed Rick in a hug as he squirmed.

"Hey let me go!" He protested but she didn't understand a single word that he said.

Lyra's Marill was looking at the scene in amusement while Ethan didn't know whether to interfere or not.

After his capture Rick rode on Ethan's shoulder like Pikachu did in the Anime and though Ethan was confused by why he did that, he let it slide since he was his first Pokémon.

But at this point Rick was glaring at Ethan so he decided to interfere, "Lyra you have to let Riolu breathe!"

Lyra pouted but she let him go and he fell to the floor in a heap lying on his face trying not to look embarrassed, "You caught a really cute Pokémon Ethan!"

Ethan scratched the side of his face, "Actually I gave the offer for him to come so technically it wasn't a capture."

As Rick got up Marill approached him, "So how is it being a captured Pokémon Riolu?" She asked trying not to laugh at Lyra's attempt to suffocate him.

Rick looked at Marill, "The name's Rick and I have to say it's good not to be chased by crazy Pokémaniacs." Thank Arceus that didn't happen!

Marill now looked confused, "Rick? That's a funny name for a Riolu!" She laughed.

Rick's eye twitched, "I like it!"

Marill continued to laugh before Ethan walked up, "Come on Riolu we have to get home so Mom can get the items she sent me to get!"

"IT'S RICK!" Rick howled as he climbed up Ethan's shoulder to sit.

Ethan chuckled at Rick's reaction, "You must be excited about seeing your new home!"

Rick gave him a deadpanned look. I really have to find a way to communicate with Ethan… First things first, tell him my name!

On the way to his home Ethan chuckled, "Man oh man Riolu sorry about not doing anything when Lyra nearly killed you with a hug."

Rick just glared at Ethan, "You will die!" He declared knowing that Ethan wouldn't understand him.

"Okay but still maybe tomorrow we can start a journey?" That caught Rick's attention, "Prof. Elm wants to see me tomorrow and run an errand so maybe after that errand we can head to the Violet City Gym?"

Violet City Gym? I'm going to get a chance to be in a Gym Battle? ... COOL! Rick thought in happiness.

They made it to the front door before Ethan stopped, "Maybe you should wait here until I break it to Mom that you're my first Pokémon?"

Rick nodded remembering the death hug from Lyra vividly; he did not want to repeat that with Ethan's Mom.

He waited with his back against Ethan's house when he saw out of the corner of his eye a kid with long red hair looking at him in interest… CRAP! He knew that kid from the game; he was the main rival who was a Pokémon Thief.

Hell no! No Pokémon Thief is going to steal me! Thought Rick in anger.

Then the door opened and Ethan poked his head out, "Okay Riolu you can come in, I made Mom promise not to hug you!"

With that being said Rick walked in to see his Mom sitting at the table, "Ooh he's so cute!"

Deja-vu. Thought Rick in amusement knowing that she wasn't going to hug him.

Ethan gave his Mom the items that she asked him to get while Rick was exploring the house because since Ethan is his trainer (for now) he lived here.

As he explored the house he thought back to when the Pinsir attacked.

Rick lifted his hand up to do a Force Palm but a blue sphere shot out of his palm and knocked the Pinsir in the face before sending him flying into the woods before he blacked out from the pain.

He knew that attack… It was Aura Sphere. He was a Riolu that knew Aura Sphere!

Rick smirked at the thought of knowing a very bad ass attack when Ethan called him.

"Come on let's go to my room!" Rick followed him upstairs to see a pretty clean room, "Okay since you're my partner you'll be living here whenever we're not travelling okay?" He asked.

Rick shrugged before looking around his room to see Pokémon Books about the different kinds of Pokémon in the world but then he saw a Computer and he grinned.

Okay I'll type out my messages! He went to get on it but when he looked at the Keyboard he grew confused. THE HELL?! It's in English but I can't read it!

Rick had Anime Tears while Ethan turned on the TV to show… ASH'S BATTLE AGAINST HARRISON?!

Rick looked shocked as it showed the whole Silver Conference when Ethan spoke up, "Just think Riolu, one year from now we'll be fighting in the Silver Conference!"

With the prospect of doing that Rick grinned widely.

Later that night he was sleeping on the foot of the bed while Ethan snored when he decided that he needed fresh air so he opened the window and snuck out.

When he got on the ground he sensed that something was wrong so he closed his eyes instinctively wondering if it would work and pretty soon he was seeing the Aura of everything around him.

He saw the same kid with long red hair exiting a building with a Pokéball and he knew what happened, "HOLD IT!" He shouted forgetting that he was a Riolu.

The kid looked at him, "A rare Pokémon in Johto? You would make a good addition."

Rick growled and got ready to fight.

"So be it!" He sent the Pokéball up to show a Totodile, "Totodile use your Water Gun!"

"Yes master!" The Totodile said as he shot water out of his mouth.

Rick's eyes widened as he dove out of the way of the jet of streaming water before he saw the kid with a device in his hand.

"Only a Level 5?" He looked disappointed, "Knows Quick Attack, Force Palm, Bone Rush & Aura Sphere."

Smirking Rick focused his hand, "BONE RUSH!" He shouted as energy formed in his hand coming out, like a Bo staff before he swung and knocked Totodile off his feet.

The kid scowled, "Get up and use Bite!"

"On it Master!" Totodile snarled as he went to bite Rick who raised a Paw.

"AURA SPHERE!" With that he blasted Totodile back into the ground and his pupils were replaced by swirls.

The Kid returned the Totodile, "Pathetic." He said and looked at Rick for a little bit, "You have Potential… It's too bad a weakling already caught you." With that he walked off.

Rick growled, "Okay I'm definitely going to enjoy kicking his ass whenever I run into him!"

With that he snuck back into the house and closed the window to go to sleep.

After what felt like three seconds, "WAKE UP!" Ethan shouted scaring the crap out of Rick so he did a face plant in surprise before he glared at Ethan, "Come on Riolu we're going to see Prof. Elm!"

Rick cursed under his breath before he got on Ethan's shoulder as he ran out the door to Prof. Elm's lab where there was a Police Cycle parked in front and Rick's eyes widened when he realized that this building was the same one that the thief stole Totodile from.

"Huh I wonder what's going on." Ethan muttered while Rick rolled his eyes.

To Be Continued…