Chapter 10: The End
The Lucario and Riolu that you know are long gone. I am Ninetales, or the very same Vulpix that lived beside Riolu. Sometime after Riolu stopped writing, he became a PokéGuardian, and I was adopted by Arcanine.
A few months after Riolu became a PokéGuardian, Lucario died, for sure this time. Riolu didn't seem to cry during the funeral. He disappeared the next day. Some people saw him walking along the road, past the graveyard holding his parents.
Riolu was never seen again.
A stranger came to town one day, two years after Riolu disappeared. He walked everywhere, admiring the sights. Then he stopped at the Orphanage. Blissey was tending to her growing daughter when he stopped by. She nearly had a fit, claiming that she recognized him from somewhere. Some of the villagers thought she had gone insane. I wasn't one of them. My reason why? He was a Lucario.
The next time I saw that stranger was when I was walking to my parents' graves. I saw him digging a little hole near Lucario and Lopunny's grave. I was about to ask what he was doing, but he stopped digging, brought out a strange little necklace and buried it in the hole. I walked up to him.
"Riolu?" I asked.
He looked me in the eyes.
"Lucario now."
After this, he became Queen Gothitelle's Royal PokéGuardian. She recognized him straight off. Riolu walked in his father's footsteps and inherited his name.
As for Machamp and Gallade, Machamp started training new recruits and became the head cook for the PokéGuardians. Gallade resigned and married Gardevoir, who just moved to Luce Village. As far as I know, they are thinking about having children.
And they lived happily ever after while Zoroark and his team are huddling on a beach, scared of the Sharpedo and whirlpools.
May publish other stories: Aladdin, The Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast, etc.
Stay Tuned!