My heart nearly burst with how fast it immediately pumped. Turning around slowly, the Mega Lucario was standing there, a clear sense of anger in his eyes. I lepted out from the couch, and started backing away from him. "Whoa, hey b-buddy, calm down! I can explain!" The Mega Lucario held his hands behind him, and I could see a light-blue glowing orb appear in his paws. "Start talking." I recognized the ball of energy in his hands was an Aura Sphere. And in about three seconds, it was heading straight for my head. "L-Listen, I don't know how or why, but you guys just popped out of THAT Pokéball!" I pointed at the orb in the hallway, still sitting there. I made a quick mental note to myself to pick it back up. "How do I know you aren't a Team Rocket member?" His voice had a seriously angry tone to it. "I-I p-promise, I didn't steal you or anything!" "LIAR!" He fired, and I lunged to the side. The ball of energy shot past my head and exploded in the kitchen. It was a miracle it didn't hit my stove. I could hear the very loud clatter of my pans and pots clatter to the floor. "Dude! I promise I don't work for them! Now quit attacking me!" "Not until you're exterminated!" He shot another one at me, and I rolled out of the way. I heard footsteps rush down the stairs, and saw the Riolu and Lucario see the chaos unfolding. "Big Brother! Stop! He's not bad!" But the pleads of the little Riolu didn't seem to get through to the Mega Lucario, as he rushed towards me, the orb transforming into a large bone. I had to defend myself. Without really thinking, I kicked my feet forward.

Worst mistake I ever could've made.

My feet connected with his jaw, and saw a tiny bit of blood come out of his mouth as he stumbled backwards. I gasped out in horror as he collapsed to the floor and… didn't move. I rushed over, and quickly put my ear to his chest. A sigh of relief emitted from my mouth as I discovered I had just knocked him out. I looked over to the Riolu and Lucario starting from the set of stairs, jaws hanging in shock. "Don't just stand there! Help me!" The Lucario ran down from the stairs and helped me lift him up. We carried him up to my room, and laid him down on the bed. Feeling the jaw, I was happy to note I hadn't broken anything with that kick. I slumped onto my knees and said under my breath, "Well, this has been one hell of an introduction." The Riolu came up to my side, and put his paw on my shoulder. "Will Big Brother be okay?" I held him close, saying, "Yes, I hope so." I looked over to the Lucario, staring at the limp body of the Mega Lucario. "Look… I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for it to turn out like this." I turned my gaze back over to the Mega Lucario and said, "I tried warning him I wasn't hostile. He would've killed me if I hadn't done something." The Lucario sighed and said, "He's… pretty untrusting of new people. Our previous owner… he seemed to be loyal to her once he started to know her." That's what I wanted to ask. "So, this owner… what was she like? How did you three get here?" The Lucario sighed and said, "Well, where to begin? She was nice, she loved us, and she was a baker. She'd make Poke Puffs just for us, her "little troublemakers". But her father… he was a different story. He was an abusive man. He'd hit us whenever we did anything wrong. She tried to stop him, but ended up getting hit herself. Finally Big Brother couldn't take it anymore. He… fought back." I listened to the sad story. I gasped in horror after the mention of the Mega Lucario fighting back. "Did… he kill him?" "It was a miracle he hadn't. She had no other choice. She had to get rid of us. She gave each…" I could see that the Lucario was choking up, a tear starting to run down his face. "She gave each of us a final hug… and said, 'Please, stay out of trouble.'. I remember being put in the Pokeball… and then I was here." My heart shattered. I… couldn't describe how terrible I felt for them.

We sat in silence for what felt like an hour.

Aaaand… cliffhanger, for now. I'm really glad you guys are enjoying my story so far!