Difference and Acceptance

Sorry for the late chapter, enjoy!


As the Lucario continued to prepare for their journey, Luna was bored one day and decided she and Lucas would go in the forest and find some things themselves, so after getting permission from Russell, they ran off into the forest.

They picked a couple large leaves off of a plant, "we can carry things in these." Luna said. Placing them on the ground they began picking berries, Lucas occasionally popping one in his mouth instead of putting it on the leaf with the others. Luna noticed after he had done it a few times, "hey, don't do that!" she scolded, then slapped his paw gently, Lucas just lowered his ears and rubbed his wrist with his other paw.

While they were picking berries, Ursaring appeared, "hi Ursaring! what are you doing?" Ursaring smiled, "well little one, soon I'll be hibernating, so im enjoying myself until then" he said, then stuffed some berries in his mouth. While they talked and picked berries they didn't notice the other Ursaring aproaching, but he did. Standing up, he ushered Luna and Lucas behind him, as the other Ursaring appeared. After a few growls and paw swipes the other Ursaring understood that his opponent was protecting the riolu like they were his own cubs and left.

Once the other Ursaring was gone, Luna picked up the leaf holding the berries she had picked, motioned to Lucas that they were leaving, waved goodbye to Ursaring, who waved back before going back to eating berries, and they moved on. As they walked they looked around, noticing other pokemon were getting ready for winter as well. Flocks of pidgey flew overhead, a furret scampered to it's nest, and hiding in the bushes, a stantler watched as they walked by.

Soon they saw the biggest apple tree they had ever seen. Luna climbed the trunk and pulled herself onto a branch, before jumping on it to shake the apples off. They laughed as Lucas ran to catch the apples as they fell, then Luna climbed down from the tree and helped pick up the ones Lucas missed. The wind blew slightly and some of the leaves fell from the branches of the tree. Luna ran to catch them as they fell, laughing as she did, then she fell to the ground and rolled around in the leaves.

Luna got up and they gathered up the berries and apples and headed home.

*meanwhile, at Shadowflame's Pack*

Shadowflame took in a breath and let it out. It was a beautiful day, and his pack members were out enjoying the sunshine and cool weather. He chuckled as he watched one of the poochyena snap at a falling leaf and chase after it. Annabelle came over, kissing him on the cheek before sitting down next to him. He smiled, "do you like it here?" He asked, She nodded, "I love it here, and it looks like my houndoom do too. Indeed they did, they chased each other through the leaves, the poochyena jumped in leaf piles to hide and when another poochyena or a houndour came by, they jumped out at them, before bursting into giggles.

He watched his sons Harvey and Leo jump and play together, pouncing on each other and rolling around on the ground. Shadowflame chuckled as he watched them, "It makes me wonder how those two can act like pups when they are grown up." Annabelle just smiled at him, "let them have their fun." They smiled at each other, then heard someone approaching, someone Shadowflame thought he would never see again.

"Riven?! what are you doing here?" Riven just scowled as he stood in front of Shadowflame. "When you get beaten by your enemy, your pack calls you weak and kicks you out" he growled. Annabelle looked worried, "what should we do?" she asked Shadowflame. "Well, considering I know how he feels, since I was kicked out of the pack I grew up in, I won't make him leave," and then he muttered, "as much as I want to."

"He can stay here if he wants to." Annabelle agreed, even though she didn't like the idea of him being there either. Riven huffed and limped off to a spot under a tree and laid down, ignoring a houndour pup that was chasing a poochyena.

Shadowflame just growls and turns away so he doesn't have to look at Riven.

*back with Luna and Lucas*

It was getting late by the time Luna and Lucas got back, but at least they got back before bedtime. They stored the food they had gathered and told Russell all about what they saw while they were gone. Then Luna told Lucas goodbye and went home to her parent's and told them about what she did that day. Hard to believe that in a few weeks winter would be coming.


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