A/N: oh nu! bad josh! hope you enjoy this! yay plot and learning!


I sighed as the fighting started again.

"BUT MOM! I promised jack I would help him build his clubhouse!"

Josh yelled, and I winced from how loud he was.

" Joshua you have to stay and watch riolu. I have to go shopping and you know they don allow Pokémon into the store after the...erm..incident."

Josh whined, but then straightened up.

"hey but what if I bring it with me?"

I made a sour face as I once again heard 'it'. the humans havent brought me to a Pokémon center, and had no way of knowing I was male. Sarah, joshes mother, paused and straightened up aswell.

"uh..well..i guess that's alright. but be careful, it's still young."

his mother agreed. Josh jumped.

"YAH!"

he shouted, and I winced again. he ran over, placed me in the makeshift backpack, and ran out the door.

"bye mom !"

he shouted as he ran, and I sighed, but smiled as he laughed. it wasnt long before we reached joshes friends home.

"hey J!"

a boy shouted, running out of the house and stopping in front of Josh. I peeked over his shoulder curiously, and noted above all else the boys strange hair. it was purple, lined with boy looked at me,and following my gaze, smiled and placed a hand behind his head.

"heh, yeah, my hair. I didn't like the dull old black it used to be so I dyed it..um...my sister replaced the coloring heh.."

he said sheepishly, and I grinned at what his reaction must have been when he figured out what had happened. the boy looked at me again.

"hey J, can I see your Pokémon for a sec?"

he asked, and Josh shrugged and gently slid me out of the backpack, handing me to the boy whom I assume was jack.

"wow. what is it?"

jack asked, turning me around several times, looking me over. Josh shrugged.

" my mom says its supposed to be a riolu or something. I think there's just something wrong with it."

he said, snickering. I glanced at him, confused. why would he be rude now? I thought he had started to like me?

"so, where are we gonna start building?"

Josh asked, and jack pointed to a pile of lumber and tools, and Josh nodded, and started to make his way over.

"hey wait! uh..what should I do with your Pokémon?"

he shouted after him, looking at me uneasily. Josh waved him off.

" just set it down on the doorstep, ill pick it up later."

he said dismissively, shocking me, but confirming what I had thought. he still didn't like me. then...why did he act so caring before? I shuddered as I was set down on the hot pavement, and watched as jack turned to join Josh in building his clubhouse.i looked around, and noted the surrounding forest was strangely bare of wild Pokémon. usually clearings like this, even areas that have human homes, have plenty of Pokémon. I shrugged and leaned back agenst the cool siding of the house, the shade having kept it from getting too warm. I sighed, and eventually, fell asleep, feeling the cool breeze.

I woke late in the day, and blinked to let my eyes adjust. looking over to Josh and jack, I was shocked to see that there where already walls and a window in the small clubhouse. I turned to Josh as my stomach gave a painful twist due to hunger, and remembered that I hadent eaten that morning. any other time, I would have simply gotten up and went to get an apple from the nearby trees, but as I tried to stand, I didn't even get a few feet before my balance was thrown off and I fell. I grunted in frustration, and looked again to Josh. I opened my mouth to speak, but again I remembered I couldnt speak. I grunted loudly, trying to get joshes attention. he turned to look at me, but ignored me and went back to work. however, jack did see.

" Josh I think your Pokémon wants you."

Josh shrugged.

"yeah, probably dose."

I whimpered, trying to attract joshes attention again. I was hungry..

" so aren't you gonna go see what it needs?"

jack asked, just as confused as I was. Josh shook his head.

" don't need to. already know what it needs. it didn't eat this morning."
he said causally, and jack turned to him.

"dude,you gotta take care of your Pokémon. aren't you gonna feed it?"

he asked with an undertone of disgust. Josh shook his head again,and gave me an annoyed glare.

" nope."

he said simply, and went back to work. I sighed, and again tried to get up, only to fall back down. casting my memory back, I remember that when I was first a riolu, I didn't just hatch and walk... but I couldnt remember what I had done to move around when Jackson was not there.

I shook my head,and leaned forward, intending to attempt to stand again, but fell forward. with a yelp, I pushed out my paws to catch myself, and found myself standing on all fours. with a spark of inspiration, I stepped out with one paw,the back, and repeated the action,making my way to the apple trees. I sat agenst the trunk of one, and picked up an apple, but made a sour face as I saw it was half rotten. looking around, I saw all of them where like such. I sighed, and pulled my knees agenst my chest,and winced again as a pang of hunger reached me. I whimpered, and looked to Josh. he was staring at me, but looked away when I caught his gaze. Jack turned and looked at me when I whimpered.

"Josh seriously, why wont you feed your Pokémon? it looks young. its gotta eat."

he said, trying to persuade Josh. Josh shrugged and ignored him.

" fine. I want you to leave. if you're so cruel that you would starve a small Pokémon then your no friend of mine."

jack said, walking over and handing me the sandwich he had been eating. he picked me up, and started walking.

"hey! here are you going?!"

Josh shouted angrily, throwing his tool down. jack turned only halfway to look at him.

"im walking your Pokémon back to your house.\theres no way im giving him back to you"

he said, and I looked at him with an odd smile, and jack blushed.

"sorry...um...she?..."

he said hesitently, and I shook my head. he had gotten it right the first time. jack nodded and continued walking in silence, and by the time we had reached joshes house, I had finished the sandwich he had givin me. when sarah opened the door, she gasped, shocked that it was jack that had brought me home, not took me out of jacks arms as he handed me away, and she gave him a hard look.

"where's Joshua?"

she demanded, and just then Josh came running over the hill, smiling. I looked at him, confused. he took he from his mothers arms and hugged me, much to my utter confusion. his mother smiled, and patted his head as he carried me inside. jack looked just as confused as I was, but didn't comment.

Josh continued to act kind, but when his mother asked if I could sleep in his room, I heard a strange waver in jacks seemingly joyful agreement. later that night, when his mother was sleeping, Josh locked the door and turned to me.

" listen. when moms around, you're gonna act like you like me and im gonna act like I like you. I don't wanna get in trouble, and you're gonna make sure that don't happen. got it?"

he asked coldly, and I nodded. I guess I was wrong...some people just cant be won over I suppose. the next day, Sarah took me into town to buy Pokémon food, and I saw several normal lucario and riolu in the streets. when they turned theyre gaze to me, I smiled. the purple eyes gave them away:Beth and my owns descendents. I I watched as they ran about,playing. Sarah followed my gaze and smiled, walking over to them. two of the larger lucario froze, and stared for a moment, before smiling widely,recognizing me as one of theyre own species.

"can you make sure this little one stays out of trouble while I shop?"

she asked slowly, and both nodded. when Sarah left, the female lucario set me down and watched me diligently. I reached up to be picked back up, not wanting to be on the overly hot pavement. she shook her head, and motioned for me to get up.\I shook my head as she had done, and attempted to stand, only to fall back down. nodding, the male walked over and took both my paws and helped me to stand. while I held my own weight, he was stopping me from falling. I wobbled uneasily as I attempted to walk, and again I stopped, not wanting to fall. behind me, the male coaxed me forward, so I took another uneasy step. after a moment, I was walking, but the male was still keeping me balanced. he let go, but I continued to walk, and came to a stop, marveling at being able to stand and walk on my own again at last. I cried out in joy and turned, smiling widely. I clumsily ran back to the male and hugged him as a thanks, and he nodded.

Sarah arrived back minutes later, and laughed as I ran up to her. she smiled, and allowed me to follow behind her on the way home. josh smiled at me as we walked in, and I waved, trying to obey what he had told me before, unsure of what would happen did I not. I fell asleep again in joshes room, and for the first time in a while, I didn't have a nightmare. no, I had a good dream..one I remember vividly.

I looked at the strange, large field for a moment before recognizing it: The place I met Jackson. I watched the scene replay itself; Jackson broke through the thick foliage, and saw a blue egg sitting peacefully on the top of the small hill. grinning madly, he ran up, stumbling more than once on an unseen rock or hole. when he reached the top, he lifted the blue egg carefully, tucking it under his arm, and walked back down the hill into town. I smiled, watching the nostalgic scene play itself out how I remembered it happening-even in the egg I had a small, but sharp, sense of what was going on. I couldnt see, but I could hear and feel the egg moving..