Light In My Darkness

by Axathr

A story of a loner with a dark past and an extremely amiable legendary, become close and eventually get thrown into a grand adventure. This story is rated M and will include lemons.. Please review! OCxSuicune NEW NOTE: This story is under crossovers from now on! I also have Ryker/Alpha as a cover. It's his head but sorry if the horns are hard to see. Wings are folded in on left.

25. Chapter 9 (DR)

Going to 10.

Chapter 9: Ammy

Ryker bowed and the crowd broke out in chaos. To avoid the oncoming females, he had to warp to his seat at the table, receiving a hug from Aurora who kissed his cheek. Ryker chuckled and returned the kiss as the rest of the group praised him as well as each other. Eventually, they ordered a few more snacks and drinks before Vulcan patted Ryker on the shoulder, gesturing to the stage. Ryker nodded with a small chuckle and watched as Vulcan took to the stage again, waving to the crowd and earning cheers. Vulcan's previous song really riled them up, and as an effect, they couldn't wait for the next song he was about to sing.

"Animals-Alpha and Beta version"

[Vulcan:]

Baby, I'm preying on you tonight

Hunt you down eat you alive

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Maybe you think that you can hide

I can smell your scent from miles

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Baby, I'm

So what you trying to do to me

It's like we can't stop we're enemies

But we get along when I'm kissing you

You're like a drug that's killing me

I cut you out entirely

But I get so high when I'm kissing you

Yeah, you can start over, you can run free

You can find other fish in the sea

You can pretend it's meant to be

But you can't stay away from me

I can still hear you making that sound

Taking me down, rolling on the ground

You can pretend that it was me

But no

Baby, I'm preying on you tonight

Hunt you down eat you alive

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Maybe you think that you can hide

I can smell your scent from miles

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Baby, I'm-

All of a sudden, a shadowed figured appeared next to Vulcan, the group was surprised and the crowd went absolutely wild when the shadows cleared away to reveal Ryker with the earpiece.

[Ryker:]

-So if I run it's not enough

You're still in my head forever stuck

So you can do what you wanna do

I love your lies, I'll eat 'em up

But don't deny my inner wolf

That comes alive when I'm run with you-

Ryker's eyes seem to bore into the audience, Aurora shivering as she felt his gaze was piercing specifically her.

-Yeah, you can start over you can run free

You can find other fish in the sea

You can pretend it's meant to be

But you can't stay away from me

I can still hear you making that sound

Taking me down rolling on the ground

You can pretend that it was me

But no

[Ryker and Vulcan together:]

Baby, I'm preying on you tonight

Hunt you down eat you alive

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Maybe you think that you can hide

I can smell your scent from miles

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Baby, I'm

Don't tell no lie-lie-lie-lie

You can't deny-ny-ny-ny

The wolf inside-side-side-side

Yeah, yeah, yeah

No, girl, don't lie-lie-lie-lie

You can't deny-ny-ny-ny

The wolf inside-side-side-side

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Vulcan and (Ryker) :]

Yo...

Whoa...

Whoa...

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Like a pack of wolves, (yeah...), pack of wolves, (yeah...), a pack of wolves would, (yeah...)-

The two's eyes suddenly became predatory though Ryker's was much more so than Vulcan's. Ryker growled as Vulcan looked up, his microphone up to his lips. Vulcan then howled (-Awooooo!) and other canines of the club joined in as one.

[Ryker and Vulcan together:]

-Baby, I'm preying on you tonight

Hunt you down eat you alive

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Maybe you think that you can hide

I can smell your scent from miles

Like a pack of wolves, pack of wolves, like a pack of wolves would

Baby, I'm

Don't tell no lie-lie-lie-lie

You can't deny-ny-ny-ny

The wolf inside-side-side-side

Yeah, yeah, yeah

(Vulcan repeats the last few words like an echo)

No, girl, don't lie-lie-lie-lie

You can't deny-ny-ny-ny

The wolf inside-side-side-side

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Later...

"That was absolutely smashing." Nyx remarked as they walked down the street. He leaned back against the air as he walked, placing his arms in a crossed fashion behind his neck while he walked.

"It was! That was a lot of fun!" Ally added, giggling as Vulcan hugged get from behind. She then noticed that Aurora was pouting, she tapped Aurora who quickly let out a giggle.

"I'm just a little disappointed that we didn't dance. Though we should do that a lot more often." Aurora suggested with a sly smile, Ryker bumping into a street lamp when she did so but brushed himself off before walking as if nothing happened. Aurora then shook her head, looking at the sky to see it was still a bit passed morning, maybe around 10 o'clock or so. She turned to Ryker, nudging him and getting. Nyx's attention. "When should we go? It's early out and maybe we can see Professor Oak before his schedule gets full."

Ryker checked his time and nodded, Nyx almost shivering in excitement for he never went on a League journey before, he never had a trainer before as well. "I think that's a good idea. What do you think, Nyx?" Ryker asked.

"We should go now! What are waiting for?" Nyx replied immediately. Ryker and Aurora laughed and Nyx meekly scratched the back of his head. Ryker then nodded, transforming into his human form. He then noticed his reflection, noting his long hair and growing beard. Ryker waved his hand in front of his face, covering it with a shadow before waving once more, clearing the shadow. It revealed that his hair was cut, styled into a spiky though not all over the place hairstyle that only reached the nape of his neck. His beard was shaved though kept to the point it ironically made him look wolfish.

At that moment, Nyx returned to his pokémon form. Aurora did as well, stretching and yawning afterwards. She then walked up to Ryker, nudging him with a wing. Being in Altered Form, her wing somewhat hit Ryker's face though he didn't take notice of it.

"Do you still have my pokéball?" she asked. Aurora then smiled as Ryker pulled out her unique pokéball, Nyx looked at it whilst wondering if he'll get his own custom ball as well.

"Of course I do. Do you want to hold onto it?" Ryker asked though received a shake of the head from Aurora who looked at Nyx.

"No, it's fine. I was just curious. So, why don't we get you a pokéball, Nyx?" she asked. Nyx excitedly nodded and the three turned to the rest of the group, giving smiles. "Looks like we'll see you guys later then." Aurora said.

Vulcan walked up to her and hugged her, then did the same with Ryker though had difficulty doing so with Nyx who was quite small though large than the average Umbreon. "You guys be careful, you hear? There's still some hit groups and thugs from the disbanded Team Rocket." Vulcan told them, winking at them though gave a pointed look to Ryker.

"What?" Ryker replied, feigning being offended. "I don't just get into trouble. Trouble usually finds me."

"You got that right." Balto muttered though a twitch of the ear from Ryker silenced him with a small laugh. Balto and Jenna then proceeded to bade their farewell to the departing three, Ally soon doing the same after them. After that, the four left and Ryker checked his phone, putting it away after he read a notification.

"Crikey, you have a phone?! Nevermind, what is it?" Nyx wondered.

"Oak coincidentally sent all trainers a reminder about renewing their licenses. Let's go before it's too late." Ryker replied, opening a dark portal for them. They walked through, the portal silently disappearing though a few people wondered what was that all about.

At an abandoned warehouse...

"Move it! Now! Listen and I won't cut off your tail!" the poacher shouted before kicking a small animal. The animal, having white fur with strange red markings, crashed into the hallway wall and whined. The little wolf pup cried even harder, only being about three months old. She had already witnessed her parents death and now, the poacher was taking her for who knows why. The pup weakly got up, its chest bruised and blood escaping her lip, and walked down the hallway as the man indicated.

The man took her into a room, one of which was full of empty cages. The pup was scared to death, seeing bloodstains on the cages as well as on other spots in the room. At the other end of the room, a burly man sat behind a desk going through a large wad of money. The burly man looked up, seeing the poacher walk in with the incredible scared and defenseless pup.

"What have you got there?" the man asked, leaning forward on his desk. He then raised an eyebrow as the poacher indicated the red markings on the tiny pup.

"It's obviously not a normal wolf. See these markings? It's probably a new species of pokémon or something. Plus, its had magical powers, they fought back with fire, ice, and lightning. Who knows? I'd bet you could teach this one how to take an anthro form and use it as your personal fuck toy." the poacher explained.

The burly man scratched his chin, inspecting the wolf pup. Fortunately, the pup didn't understand a word they were saying for if she did, she would be squeaking in fear. The pup was only three months old, canine body language was the only thing she knew. She didn't even know how to talk to her parents, back when they were still alive. Knowing they were now dead, the pup would never know what name her parents had given her. As for the poacher, she only understood the poacher by his body language, kicking her and smacking her was enough for her to understand. The man then nodded, picking up the pup who didn't bother to resist, having already given up. The man threw her into a cage, locking it then taking a small wad of cash.

"This enough?" the man asked with a laugh.

"It sure is." the poacher replied, laughing as well as he took the money. He then waved and took off, leaving without another word. The man walked up to the pup, shaking the cage and causing her to yelp in fear.

"I got big plans for you. Make sure you stay tight down there." the man sneered, his rancid breath making the pup turn away and cower in the corner. The man bellowed and sat back in his chair, turning on his laptop and making some purchases on the Web. "Let's see... Some shackles, whips, gags, oh! There's anal plugs. Well now, won't we have fun?"

The man then got up and picked up his phone, dialing his friend's number. He walked out of the room and went down the stairs, finding the vending machine and putting some change in it. He inputted a code and a soda can fell out, landing in his hands. He then opened it with his thumb and index finger before the line on the other end opened up.

"Stoaks! How are you, you little bastard!" the receiver answered with a small laugh.

"Just fine, you bitch! And you, James?" the man, Stoaks asked. He then took a sip from his soda and burped, licking his lips as some drops of soda dripped.

"Great! Jessie and I just got out of the hotel room! And man, Magnum works! These things don't break like the other rubbers. Even Meowth was in on it." James replied.

"What do you mean, "Magnum?" They wouldn't fit you, those are the large sizes!" Stoaks replied with a hearty laugh.

"That's cold, man."

In the room, the pup began to shake. Not due to fear, but she was really cold. She wiped the tears from her amber eyes, then straightening out her fur whilst hoping that doing so would help her get warmer. As she did this, she eyed her strange markings. They were red, as mentioned, and looked as if someone tool a paintbrush to her fur. There were red spiraled circles on her shoulders and at one end of the line, the line that started the spirals, the red marking lined her shoulder blades and ended there. Her sides had lines that swirled and ended in spirals on her hind legs. Her tail also had red lines, streaking on every two or three strands of fur. There were small spirals on her ankles as well as a large red arrow-like line on the center of her back. On her forehead, a line branched off into two and made a large circle before reconnecting ending an inch or so short of the bridge of her muzzle. The tufts of fur on her ankles, shoulders, and hips were curled up like tiny balls of flame, the ones on her shoulders large than the ones on her hips which were larger than the ones on her ankles.

The pup closed her eyes, tears threatening to fall again. She then gave in and began to cry again, covering her face with her paws. Her ears flattened and her tail curled up beside her.

(flashback)

The three ran through the forest, the mother holding her pup in her mouth. The father turned his head around to see the a man in camouflage garb aiming a weapon at him. He then turned his head back around, ducking as a gunshot cracked behind him. The bullet whizzed passed him and splintered a branch ahead of him, prompting them to turn in a different direction.

Hurry! Turn here! the father told his mate, turning right though unfortunately leading them to a dead end. The two froze with dread and the pup, whose eyes were closed the entire time, opened her eyes whole wondering if the terrible ordeal was over.

The sound of footsteps reached their ears and they turned to see the poacher, a rifle in the man's hands. He took aim, his prey looking at each other in worry before attacking him with... fire? The man screamed as he dove to the right, the fire scorching the trees behind him. He got up and looked to see a flaming green disk above each of the adult wolves' backs. The flames around the green disks then turned into crystals and suddenly, hail began to fall and the poacher quickly ran to find cover under a fallen tree. However, he quickly ran out and ducked as the Gail stopped and two bolts of lightning struck the tree. The poacher aimed his rifle at the wolves, the disks now surrounded by electricity. The man then pulled the trigger, hitting the male first. The male creature howled with pain as blood began to spill from his neck. He fell to the ground, panting heavily as more blood gushed from his wound. The final adult whined as she ran over, setting her pup down before nuzzling the male. The father of the pup weakly cranes his neck up and locked the muzzle of his mate, doing he same to his pup whose eyes were wide with fear and full with tears. The male adult then fell limp, his tongue retreated back into his mouth which overflowed with blood.

The man reloaded his rifle, aiming only to see the mother growling and jumping at him, her fangs aimed for his throat. The poacher cried out in surprise and held up his rifle in defense, catching the female. They tumbled to the ground and the female bit at his arms, tearing away the clothes though not getting close to the skin. The poacher let out a huff before taking out a hunting knife, arcing it toward her side. The mother saw it in the corner of her eye but it was too late, for he disembowled her with a simple raking motion. The mother stopped, the pup crying out in emotional agony. The mother slowly swayed back and forth before finally falling to her side, much like her mate. She looked at her pup as her life force began to dwindle away.

Remember that we'll always love you, even of we're not here. the pup's mother told her before her eyes glazed over, her breathing ceased and her body moved no more.

The pup cried waterfalls, covering her eyes as she heard the poacher approach her. After that, she felt a blunt impact to her head and she blacked out.

(flashback end)

M-M-M *whine*.. D-D-*whine*.. the pup thought to herself, her attempt at forming her first words echoed in her head with a sense of sadness.

Pallet Town...

"Coming!" Professor Oak shouted, putting his belt on as he ran towards the sound of knocking at his door. He tripped and fell, landing face-first and sliding some distance, stopping just short of the door. He recovered and jumped up, finally buckling his belt together before opening the door. He was surprised to see the black-haired man from Zenith of whom he had not seen for about a few years. "Alpha! How are you, my lad?"

Ryker smiled and shook the aging man's hand, surprising Oak by his... amiable attitude. "Great, Professor, thank you. And you?" Ryker asked as Oak led him in.

"Likewise! So, earned many badges?" Oak asked as they took a seat. Ryker chuckled and shook his head, he fished his badge case out to reveal that he, in fact, had none. This nearly made Oak drop his jaw in surprise though the old man quickly recovered before doing so.

"Actually, I have not participated in a single pokémon battle with another trainer since you gave me this license. The truth is, I had to get this license to investigate an island of which, I had to make sure was safe." Ryker replied.

"I see. May I ask what you were investigating for?" Oak asked, his curiosity showing.

"Mrs. Jeanne Alph. The world's most authoratative judge? She issues orders that are absolute?" Ryker replied, shock was plastered all over Oak's face.

"The Judge Alph? Of course! Forgive me, I didn't know."

"No, no, it's my fault. I should have let you know. Professor Oak, I'm planning to actually challenge the League starting today. May you please renew my license before it expires?" Ryker replied.

Oak smiled and nodded, taking Ryker's pokédex and updating it. After a few moments, Oak widened his eyes and returned the pokédex to its owner. "My! You've encountered nearly all of the region's pokémon already, even those that aren't native here! Amazing work, Mr. Fang."

"Thanks though I did travel around a lot. It was hard not to encounter a lot of pokémon." Ryker said, thinking about his time in the Beacon which was filled with many, MANY, different species of pokémon.

Oak then nodded and stood up, offering his hand to Ryker who shook it with a smile. "Well, you're all set. Thanks for visiting Mr. Fang, especially before my lab gets crowded."

"Not a problem, Professor, I'll make sure to refer to you when I'm interviewed by the press when I'm at the top of the League." Ryker responded with a laugh, Oak laughing heartily as well as they shook hands.

They gave their goodbyes and Ryker left the lab, activating his pokédex. He then searched for his species as well as Aurora's, finding that there was no entry about Fenrir though a small piece of history about the Akirari. He nodded with satisfaction, taking out his phone and revealing an encrypted signal. He smiled, putting the phone back before Aurora materialised next to him in a flash of blue, Nyx landing next to her from his perch above the lab.

"So that's what it's for." Nyx said, eyeing Ryker's pocket.

Ryker nodded, giving Nyx a silencing gesture before pulling out a Dusk Ball. Nyx recoiled at the sight, finding the green color to be revolting. "Don't worry," Ryker told the Umbreon, "I'll change the color to your likes. You have to get captured first though."

Nyx nodded as Ryker tossed the Dusk Ball to the ground next to Nyx, a dark purple flash emitted from the ball before Nyx was sacked into it. After a single shake, signaling a critical capture, the ball flew returned back to Ryker's hand. He then covered the ball with both hands, then removing one of his hands to reveal a black pokéball with a glowing sapphire blue top along with a black stripe across the middle. Ryker then released Nyx, the Umbreon cheering as he was pleased with the new look of his pokéball.

"Satisfactory?" Ryker asked with a chuckle.

"Fucking ace!" Nyx replied, earning more laughter from the other two. Ryker then looked over at Aurora, stroking her head as she rested it on his shoulder.

"You might want to get in your Altered Form. That way, we won't attract as much attention, both positive and negative." Ryker advised. Aurora nodded and did as he told her, then the two looked over at Nyx. "You may want to refrain from using your wings. You should keep them hidden unless we're in a drastic situation."

"Got it. Planned out everything, haven't you? A critical thinker, you are."

"Naturally. Now, let's get to Viridian. Our first badge awaits us there." Ryker told them and they made their way to the other end of the town. As they got near the exit, they spotted brown-haired man talking to an Arcanine in her anthro form. The two, they noticed, were talking as if they were worried about something.

The boy had glittering blue eyes, a snall scar lined his face. He had short, spiky hair that blew in the wind. He wore a dark-red jacket atop a yellow shirt. Along with blue jeans, he had a red pokétch on his right wrist as well as a hat that he wore backwards, his hair sticking out in a tuft through the gap in the back of the cap. He wore black gloves with red-plated knuckles and black tennis shoes, his whole attire matching almost perfectly.

The Arcanine was wearing a black yukata with a flame graphic on the front. On the back, there was a red rose that was bordered with silver. The Arcanine was curvy, having an hourglass figure like Aurora though lacked as much muscle. She had wavy yellow hair that reached the middle of her back and her hair covered one of her eyes. She had orange-red eyes that showed a fierce personality. However, she was talking to the man in a loving manner, fiddling with her wooden sword, a bokutō. However, as the three approached, she turned on them with a growl whilst raising her weapon. Her expression immediately changed though upon looking into the eyes of The Alpha. She instantly lowered her sword and allowed a small and inaudible whine.

"Oh, sorry about that. She's very protective, we dealt with Team Rocket in the past so Sissy's kinda jumpy." the man told them.

"That's fine, it's very understandable. After all, I have no doubt she cares about you." Ryker replied. He then stopped, giving the man a look. Unfortunately, the man didn't notice since he was eyeing Aurora with awe.

Aurora,who couldn't help herself, inwardly giggled looked at Nyx, the two nodding before returning their look to the man and opening their mouths. "HI there." they said in unison.

The man nearly jumped at hearing them talking even though they weren't in anthro form. Ryker, however, quickly intervened before things got into a questionnaire. "You said that you had troubles with Team Rocket?" Ryker asked, getting Sissy's and the man's attention.

"Yeah," the man replied, "they wanted to kill me, I'm Matt by the way, and Sissy because we took down one of their Kings. Plus, we used to have someone in our group who used to work for them. They wanted to kill him for being a traitor, he used to be a Shadow Assassin."

Team Rocket had a monarchy of a sort. There were the grunts, the lowest rank, then the Captains, the Admins, the Shadow Assasins (an optional job that is consider higher ranking than Admins), and Kings. There were five Kings in total, two now due to Giovanni and Sakurai dying and apparently Matt's claim that he took one down with his group.

"My name is Alpha. I was family certain they had disbanded after Giovanni died. Then even more so after Sakurai... Where's the rest of your group?" Ryker replied.

"Well," Matt said as he scratched his head, "it's a long story."

Matt then led the group a little outside the town, finding a tress stump to sit on. He then looked around to see if anyone was listening in, for some reason completely trusting Ryker.

"You see, I'm not from here. Not "here", as in Kanto, but "here" as in I'm from a different dimension where pokémon didn't exist. There was one day when I was arguing with my ex, Rachel's her name, and left the house. I went to my good friend Otto's and found he wasn't there. Otto is a genius. He invents a bunch of things for the military and stuff and now, he's a millionaire. When I went inside his house, I found this pod thing and decided to check it out. Now, it wasn't the smartest idea but I don't regret it," Matt looked at Sissy, smiling. Sissy blushed and smiled back, holding his hand. "I went inside to take a closer look at it. Then, I accidentally pushed- you no what? Fuck it. I found a red button and for some reason, my mind screamed for me to push it when I know for a fact that a red button means "Don't push." Instantly, there was a bright flash and I found myself in that house over there." He indicated a house in the center of town. "The woman who lived there, she goes by "Mom", attacked me in self-defense. Sissy here came in her aid and attacked me too but after begging for them to hear me out, they stopped and listened to my story."

Matt then looked at the three, surprised to find that they didn't look skeptical or anything. Rather, they were straight-faced and Nyx was nodding his head as he listened. Matt couldn't believe that they believed him but hey, Mom and Sissy believed him, the latter after a few near-death experiences and being convinced by his friends.

"At first," Sissy began ad she cleared her throat, "I didn't like him at all. In fact, I hated him. What was worse, Mom made him my new trainer and asked me to go with him on a journey to find Bill, the inventor. The goal was for Bill to transport Matt back to his own dimension. So, we headed off. The first few days, I refused to eat any food offered by Matt. After starving myself and nearly dying after a battle with a Ratticate, I was a Growlith at the time, he forced me to eat. We then caught a Meowth, Emie, who was actually a little slow, if you know what I mean. We went to a diner then did this and that and eventually, I got kidnapped by these thugs. Matt came with Emie and Steel, the Ratticate of whom we captured, and they fought off an entire warehouse's worth of thugs. Mate saved me and that's when I softened up to him a bit. Later, we got into another fight and I left the hotel we were staying in. I told him I hated him though really, I fell in love with him."

Nyx and Aurora were at full attention now, their eyes wide and their heads frozen as if moving would cut off their hearing. Ryker leaned against a tree, stretching his neck.

"Then," Sissy continued, "there was a night when I heard him crying while everyone else was asleep. He poured his heart out to me, saying he had a lot of regrets and such. It was at that moment I apologized to him. Then, a bright flash went off in the room and his ex, Rachel, appeared out of nowhere. They argued for some reason and then, she went along with us on our journey. We left for the next town and on the way, we found an airstrip with a hanger. On our way, Otto appeared and all five of us went. We recruited Bomber, now a Pidgeot, and then went to Pewter City. However, along the way, we also recruited Lawrence, a Gengar, who saved us from being harvested by a bunch of Hauntars. Shade, a rogue Hauntar, helped us too and we barely escaped with Matt nearly dying after being nailed to the chair. This reckless guy escaped by pulling the nails out of his hands, crawling since they bashed in his knee with a hammer, and fought with the rest of us. We escaped after the fight and went to Pewter in a rush because Matt passed out. There, we met up with Kevin and Darell, the latter being the ex-Shadow Assasin we were taking about. We hung out and eventually, the road ahead closed down and we were stuck in Pewter. Matt regained consciousness at that time after being healed in the Daisy Machine (healing machine) and that's when I revealed my feelings for him. We got together, as you can see and now, we're here. We visited Mom since it's been a whole and you know the rest. As for the rest of our group, the rest of them went their own separate ways. They don't feel like finishing the journey since it's kind of not their thing." Sissy finished with a heavy exhale.

"Sounds like you've been through quite a lot, Matt, Sissy. What do you plan to do now?" Aurora remarked with a shake of the head.

"A bit of an understatement there." Matt replied with a chuckle. "Well, we're going to continue our journey and hopefully, take down Team rocket once and for all."

"A good goal, a very good one. I would advise against doing so but since you had your experience with them, I won't. How about I go with you? We all dealt with Team Rocket before, we took out Giovanni and Sakurai actually." Ryker suggested, earning surprised looks from the two.

"You guys took them both out?" Sissy asked, baffled. She looked at them as Ryker nodded. Ryker then looked at his two partners, he had expected to them to nod as well but instead, they pointed at him.

"You took them out? By yourself? I'm pretty sure Giovanni died by a fire accident, burns worst than third-degree." Matt asked, somewhat skeptical.

"Well," Ryker responded whilst looking down, "I had help with Sakurai. As for Giovanni... Eh." He then opened his palm, a ball of Void Fire appearing in his hand. Matt and Sissy got up in surprise, nearly knocking into each other. Aurora and Nyx were surprised too, they didn't expect Ryker to trust them with that much information. "You trusted us enough to tell us your entire story, I suspect it's not easy trusting random strangers when you're being hunted by Team Rocket. Let me reintroduce myself, I am Ryker Fang, a Knight of Alph. Though I'm not assigned to any quests by Lord or Lady Arceus, I'd be glad to tag along on your journey if you'd let me."

Matt looked at Sissy, both having expressions of incredulity. They then looked as Aurora gained their attention. "I am Lady Akirari, though you could just call me Aurora if you like. You may not know this, but I'm a Legendary of the Council. You won't be able to find any information about me because I'm an entirely new species of really ancient legend, one that even your best translators can't decrypt." Aurora told them, further shocking them.

"Name's Nyx, my chums, I'm a Knight of Arceus. Pleasure to meet the lot of you." Nyx added, his accent somewhat calming Matt and Sissy for some reason.

Matt looked at them, turning to Ryker with a small chuckle. "Kinda a lot to take it but hey, the more the merrier. Am I right?" Matt told them, shaking Ryker's hand. When he did, Ryker noticed more scars on the man's body, specifically a small hole-shaped one on Matt's side. Ryker wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't for Matt shaking his hand, the act lifted his jacket and shirt a little.

"Just don't complain if Team Rocket ends up finding us." Sissy joked, earning a small chorus of laughter from the group. After settling down, they left Pallet Town and deeper into the forest towards Viridian.

Ryker look to his right, seeing Aurora look around as they went further into the forest. He wondered what she was looking for and sent his thoughts to her. I'm just trying to find something interesting. she told him with a laugh. Ryker shook his head with an amused smile before looking ahead where. NYC was chatting with Matt and Sissy.

Ryker took his phone out, receiving an emergency notification from the network. He turned the volume low, so low, that it was to the point only he and maybe Aurora can hear.

"There's been a slight decrease in the forest population this past week." a reporter announced from the phone, "Rumors have it that there has been poachers running around lately. We thought the problem was solved when we turned to the police, however, after they combed the area, they unfortunately did not find a single clue. Even the townspeople pitched in and searched all buildings here in Viridian City. Again, they did not find any evidence of poachers or as to why the decrease in population of the animals and pokémon in the forest. This is Kanto News reporting with a message: Keep your pets and pokémon within your sight. If you find anything suspicious that relates anything to the problem of Viridian, please notify the authorities."

Ryker frowned and sniffed the air, finding surprisingly a lot less scents than there were the last time he was there. He was suddenly nudged by Aurora who had a concerned look. "Looks like there's trouble already. How many do you think there is left in the forest?" she asked him.

"Well, judging by the potency of the scents, I'd say about 4/5 of the population is still here. We shouldn't worry too much though, it's only a slight decrease and the population will grow in time." Ryker replied as Aurora nodded.

"Hey guys, the sun's going down. I don't think we'll make it to Viridian before night falls. What do you say to camping out here?" Matt asked, taking off his pokéinfinite bag, a bag with the ability to store as many things as one would like... to a point.

The rest of them looked up to see that it was indeed sundown. Another hour or so, the sun would be completely out of sight only to be replaced by the moon and the stars. Ryker considering warping the group there though dismissed the thought when Aurora mentally told him that she wouldn't mind camping out, she preferred it anyway. Ryker preferred sleeping outside as well, given he was one of the wild, but he had thought that they should reach the next city as soon as they can. Ryker shrugged, figuring that he wouldn't mind if the whole journey took a while longer than it could be.

"Sure thing, I'll help you set up the tent." Aurora replied to Matt as she transformed into her anthro form. As she walked over to help him, Ryker went up to a dying tree and grabbed the bark with a hand. He then tightened his grip, splintering the bark into fair-sized planks. Ryker picked up the firewood and went back to the group, setting the kindling in the center of their camp. He was then handed rocks by Nyx who had the same idea. Ryker thanked him and set the rocks in a medium-sized circle, placing the firewood within in a standing position, much like Matt's tent which was finally finished. Nyx then placed some dry leaves underneath as well as a crumpled up newspaper that he found nearby. Littering, in this case, helped them.

"Nice campfire setup." Matt remarked as he and Aurora walked up to the two. They were followed by Sissy who stole wary glances at Ryker, the latter simply nodded which was barely noticeable and Sissy sat stood rigidly.

"Almost done." Ryker told them before walking over to the same dying tree he found earlier. The rest of the group began to talk, only to be interrupted by a large, crashing noise. They turned to see Ryker walking back with three logs in his arms. Matt recovered from the shock and ran over to Ryker, grabbing a log and taking some of the load off. Matt set the log down in front of his tent, gesturing for Sissy to sit on it. She did so and he joined her, watching as Ryker set down the other two. Nyx, who had some issues with personal space, took a log for himself and began tending to his fur. Aurora sat on the last log and Ryker started the fire, stepping back as the flames roared though slowly ate away at the wood as was his will.

"Thank you for helping us set up camp. Though I must ask, are we going to bring these logs with us? Or are you just going to make new ones everything we make camp?" Sissy announced carefully as if she didn't want to enrage The Alpha.

"I'll take these with us and store them in my dimensional storage and take them out when we need them. We won't have to worry about them rotting, if you're also wondering that." Ryker replied.

Sissy nodded as Matt fished out some freshly made sandwiches Mom had given him back at Pallet Town. He handed one to Sissy who gratefully took it, nearly forgetting about her hunger. Matt tried to offer some to the rest of the group but was surprised to find that Ryker wasn't there, the black-haired Knight gone without a trace. "Where did he go?" Matt asked.

"Hunting for the blooming deer in the forest." Nyx answered as he stretched. "The three of us prefer our meals fresh."

"He hunts?"

"All the time. He hunts every time we eat though the only exception is when we're going out to a restaurant or something similar." Aurora replied.

"Won't he need help?" Sissy asked, oblivious to the fact that she already knew the answer deposit within with her instincts going haywire.

"Nah, he can handle it. I wouldn't be surprised if he brought back a rhinoceros... Crikey, that's a hilarious image." Nyx responded as he began to laugh.

"There's no rhinos in Kanto, Nyx." Aurora interjected with a roll of the eyes.

"Well... Something of that nature then, a hippopotamus or whatever!" Nyx replied in an attempt to avert his embarrassment a little. The three looked at him, all with straight faces. "Oy! What's the problem?" They didn't answer so Nyx wondered what they were doing but when the answer dawned on him, he facepalmed and glared at them. "Oh my, Arceus fine! A Wailmer then, you cheeky bastards!"

The three began to laugh at him with Nyx soon joining in. His poor knowledge at animal habitat brightened their moods and Nyx was suddenly glad that he could take a joke. Else, he would probably be yelling a stream of insults at them, friends or not. However, he wouldn't dare do say in front of Ryker for the Fenrir would skin him alive... At least, that's what Nyx thought.

"Mom's sandwiches are always so divine!" Sissy remarked as she took another bite from her meal, already on her third sandwich. Matt laughed when he saw a piece of her food on her cheek, wiping it off with a finger and causing Sissy to blush madly.

"Well," Matt said as he laughed at Sissy's pouting face which was only pretend, "Mom packed a bunch and I mean A BUNCH. If you want more, you can help yourself. If I remember correctly, Mom used to work at a butchery, right?" Sissy nodded as the thought of her former trainer taking a knife to meat crossed her mind. "She probably has connections then. It would explain so much... including the fact that her aim was nearly dead on when she threw the knife at me when we first met." Matt added, thinking of the incident nearly a quarter of a year back.

They then turned to see Ryker appearing with two Numels in his arms. Ryker set them down, skinned them, and placed one on a makeshift tray atop the campfire. He knew Nyx liked his food cooked well-done and that Aurora did as well. However, Numel wasn't going to be her meal. Ryker then gave Aurora a de-scaled Magikarp, they didn't see it at first due to it being under one of the Numels when he was carrying it over. Aurora thanked him twice, once for hunting for them and another for removing the scales, and waited for Ryker to serve Nyx who thanked him as well.

"That sure didn't take a while." Matt remarked as the three began earing, cooking his head at the sight of Ryker eating raw camel meat.

"The Numels were wandering around close by. There was also a slow stream and the Magikarp I caught was caught in a bowl of rocks. They were all in the same vicinity so it didn't really take that much of an effort." Ryker replied.

Matt was about to ask why Ryker was eating his meal raw though he decided not to, figuring it was maybe because of Ryker's status as a Knight of Alpha which probably came with a few perks... or quirks. Anyways, by the time they finished eating, the moon was up and the stars twinkled with a sense of wonder. Matt pulled out a large thermos from his pack, opening the cap to reveal tea inside. He offered it to everyone and they gladly accepted, each having their own cup thanks to Matt who had extras in his pack. The tea was still warm, steam could be seen in the night. When they finished and handed the cups back to Matt, he and Sissy pulled out a sleeping bag and laid it out in the tent. Nyx simply sprouted his wings and rested on a branch of the tree behind him, sighing as he leaned against the trunk and absorbed some of the moonlight. Aurora was resting on Ryker's lap, though she looked up with worry when she saw that Ryker wasn't going to sleep.

"I'll be keeping watch, Aurora. Rest and you'll see me here in the same spot in the morning." Ryker told her in an assuring tone.

"You want to take shifts? We can rotate through the night." Aurora offered. She was then disappointed to see Ryker shake his head, though her mood improved a little when he smiled at her.

"Don't worry. It won't be like last time where I'll go off on my own. The moment I sense danger, bandits or Team Rocket, I'll wake you up, alright?" he told her. Aurora sighed and nodded, silently wishing that he didn't take on burdensome tasks such as this on his own. She rested her head against his chest, listening to his calming heartbeats. She then closed her eyes as she felt Ryker's warm hand caress the back of her head in a soothing stroking motion. Within minutes, she fell asleep with content.

"Good night, everyone." Matt said in a low tone. Ryker simply nodded and Nyx replied with quiet snores as Matt smiled before he reentered his tent. Matt then zipped up the fold and got into the sleeping bag with Sissy who was waiting for him with a smile.

Sissy handed Matt a remote, confusing him as the remote was made to make his tent soundproof, drawing out their noises from the outside world. Matt pressed it as he gave Sissy a questioning look. "I'm sorry Matt, it's just that I saw Ryker and Aurora lying down together and it made me feel... needy for lack of a better word." Sissy told him. At this, Matt began chuckling and he rubbed the back of one of her ears, earning a growl of pleasure from Sissy.

"I see. Don't worry, honey, I'll take care of your.. neediness." Matt replied as Sissy blushed at his words. He slowly undid Sissy's yukata, setting it in a neat folded fashion on the floor next to them. He then chuckled as Sissy undid his clothes, throwing his hat to the side and placing the rest of his clothes in a pile next to her Yukata. Matt took a sneaking glance at Sissy, finding her eye-catching breasts and her adorable tail which wagged slowly the more he caressed her body.

"I'm sorry." Sissy suddenly told him.

"Hm?"

Sissy grabbed her breasts and gave them a small squeeze, unintentionally giving Matt a full on election. "These are small compared to Aurora's." she said as if ashamed. However, she gasped as Matt slowly slid a finger into her, quivering as he slowly pumped into her dripping hole.

"How may times do I have to tell you, Sissy? You are beautiful. Beautiful and very sexy." Matt whispered to her in a husky tone.

Matt then silenced her by kissing her, Sissy melting into the kiss as their tongues mingled and tried to fight for dominance. All the way, Matt was fingering her expertly as they exchanged saliva. A few more moments of this, Matt found that he was losing the tongue battle. At this, he upped the ante on fingering Sissy and gained more dominance as Sissy moaned into his mouth, her tongue faltering a bit. Matt inwardly chuckled and groped her rump with his other hand, squeezing one cheek and slapping it lightly. Sissy instantly whined, her ears folding back as she tried to take the pleasure. Matt then disconnected with Sissy's lips and instead, latched onto one of her breasts like a newborn pup. He nibbled the bud lightly and circled it with his tongue, earning a loud moan which was fortunately blocked out from the others.

"Matt... " Sissy moaned, returning the favor by stroking his member. She then began to pump it, varying her speed and grip from time to time." Can't let you have all the fun." Sissy added as she pleasure him.

Matt, however, didn't let up. He continued to give her breasts attention, now fondling the other with his free hand. Sissy clenched her teeth as his ministrations gave her a wondrous feeling, she unintentionally tightened her grip a little and caused Matt to take a sharp intake of air. Fortunately, her grip wasn't too hard but instead, it felt better to him. Matt then suckled harder on Sissy's breast, switching to the other and doing the same. He kept up the routine until he felt her hands on his chest. Matt looked up to see Sissy give him a wanting expression, the former nodding as he understood why. Sissy fell in love with his eyes, his beautiful blue eyes... She wanted him inside her... The sooner the better. Matt surprised her by lifting her up by her rump. He then kissed her muzzle as he lowered her onto him, his member easily slides in due to her cavern already completely moist. Sissy moaned as they halted, looking down at Matt to see a wide grin on his face. However, the grin faltered and turned into a mixed expression of bliss when Sissy tightened her hips, squeezing him inside her. Matt narrowed his eyes at her, returning the favor by giving her a powerful thrust which caused her to cry out and close her eyes. Her ears were repeatedly canting back and forth which was an adorable sight for Matt. Speaking of adorable, he felt her tail swish back and forth speedily, the fur tickling his thighs a bit with every movement. Matt then slowly began to thrust to pump into her, the steady pace actually satisfying them. Sissy rocked back and forth, a small sliding noise of skin against skin sounded whenever she made contact with his pelvis. Eventually, the pleasure overcame their patience and they began to speed up.

Sissy was riding Matt cowgirl style, moaning as she gripped his chest with her hands. Matt groaned and grabbed her rump again, meeting her descents with his own thrusts. Every few seconds, he would either grab or slap her but whilst varying his strength and whichever cheek he slapped. Sometimes, he would crane his head up and latch onto one of her breasts, the act slowing their pace a little but pleasurable nonetheless. He would also trail his tongue across her stomach at times, earning shivers from the Arcanine who bounced harder and faster as time passed.

Eventually, Matt met his climax and ejected his seed into her, warming her midsection and filling her womb. Matt didn't have as much endurance as Sissy did but he could still pleasure her to the max. He continued to pump into her at a rapid speed, spurting some more of his essence into her cavern. Sissy moaned and leaned forward, still bouncing in him as her pleasure rose as the seconds went by. Finally, she cried out his name as she came all over his hips, dousing the floor with their juices and causing a small puddle to form underneath them. They panted heavily with exhaustion, basking in the afterglow of their activity. Matt then reached up with a hand and caressed her face, kissing her on her nose and giving her a smile.

"Hey, you're always going to be my girl no matter what. You're never ugly or unsatisfying to me, Sissy. Remember, you're my flame of life. Never forget that." Matt told her in a soothing tone. Sissy was silent for a moment before tearing up and hugging him tightly, crying and sobbing his name as he gently patted her back. Finally, their fatigue caught up to them and the two feel asleep, hips still interlocked and smiles plastered on their faces.

The next morning, a while after dawn to be exact, Matt rose from his slumber and went outside. He was only sporting his boxers but he didn't care, he enjoyed the cool breeze of the forest. He yawned and stretched, noticing that Ryker was already awake though Matt that he had just woken up as well. "Early riser, huh?" Matt asked, earning a nod from Ryker.

"I'm usually gone by now to train, but I kept watch last night in case we run into trouble." Ryker replied, opening his mouth and giving something that would be barely considered a yawn. Polite and as mannered Ryker was, he was still capable of easing up once in a while. He then looked to see Matt give him a shake of the head.

"Man, you could've asked me to take watch too. At least then you could've got some sleep. In fact, why don't you right now? I just woke up and probably won't fall asleep anytime soon." Matt suggested. Ryker considered the option and looked down at Aurora who was moving in her sleep, she then smiled and hugged his waist tighter before falling still again. Ryker looked at Matt and nodded, giving a small smile.

"I would appreciate that. Just notify me when you spot danger." Ryker replied, Matt nodding in agreement with a smile as well. Ryker then relaxed himself, leaning his head against the tree behind him and closing his eyes. It took a while, but eventually Ryker fell asleep, his body barely moving with his silent breathing.

Warehouse...

"Rise and shine, come on. Eat up, I don't want you dying on me, especially when I plan to "eat" you." Stoaks shouted with a laugh, throwing a small handful of beef jerky at the awakening pup. She shook her head, recalling the events of the previous day. She felt like she was going to cry again but didn't, instead ignoring the man and the small amount of food. "Hey, eat." Stoaks told her. The pup didn't even hear him, lost in her own world. In fact, she somewhat resembled Ryker. Her expression was emotionless, her eyes were distant, and her body barely moving.

Stoaks waved his hand and yelled "Bah", turning away from the pup and walking back to his laptop. He fished a pair of earphones from his pocket and plugged them in to his laptop as he sat behind his desk. "Gotta get rid of this stress." he joked before logging in to a website. He scrolled down the screen, smiling as advertisements of pokémon in their anthro from being pounced into by men or other pokémon flashed on his screen.

His eyebrows suddenly raised when he spotted a video he thought he would like. It consisted of a slutty Ninetales surrounded by a gang of men. The foxglove pokémon opened her mouth as the surrounding men masturbated to her as she finger ed herself and fondled her breasts. Then, all the men climaxed at once and ropes of their seed splattered onto the Ninetales' face, some landing in her mouth while others sprayed her breasts. She moaned in delight whilst smearing the mess all over herself, flicking out her tongue to kick at the ones that were near or on her lips. Stoaks grinned as the men, five to be exact, closed the distance between them and the Ninetales. The Ninetales leaned forward as a man got underneath her. Another man took his position behind her while a third was postponed on his knees in front of her breasts. The remaining two took their places on each side of her face, their members twitching as she began to lick them, switching back and forth as well as milking them with her mouth from time to time.

Stoaks grinned as he pulled out a tool from his pocket, a flashlight. The object was shaped almost exactly like a flashlight though instead of a light bulb at the end, there was a soft pink material that was designed to look and feel like that of a female's womanhood. Stoaks poured in some warm water from a bottle and unzipped his pants, pulling out his member as he watched the video.

The scene was already in its climax, so to speak. The man behind the Ninetales was thrusting into her tail hole while the man underneath her pumped into her moist cavern. Her breasts were occupied by the man on his knees, she was massaging his member with squeezing motions of her breasts and at some points, she would poke at the urethra of the man's member with her nipples, increasing his pleasure as well as her own. The two on her sides were stroking themselves as the Ninetales returned to what's she doing earlier, kicking and suckling their members and sometimes deepthroating them.

At this point, Stoaks was furiously pleasuring himself with his private possession. Fluids began to leak out of it as he pumped into it more and more, the men on the screen began to up their efforts as well, earning moans from the Ninetales who drooled at the pleasure. She rocked forward with every thrust the males gave her, her breasts jiggling to and fro which earned a groan of bliss from the male she was massaging. As she rocked, the males at her sides inched their lengths closer so that every time her head came forward, her lips and tongue would brush up against their tips.

Fortunately, the pup didn't hear a thing due to Stoaks wearing earphones. She was also oblivious to his self-pleasuring actions, though she did notice the musty smell in their air. She didn't know what it was, but she thought that it smelled foul and infected. She curled up into a tighter ball and closed her eyes, trying to get some more sleep.

Stoaks suddenly began to pump with all of his might the moment he saw the males splatter the Ninetales with their seed, coating her with a layer of the warm and sticky substance. The Ninetales cooed and mixed up the juices in her womanhood before bringing it up to her lips and tasting it, where she smiled directly at the camera with a wink before the screen froze, signaling the end of the video. At that moment, Stoaks came as well though spilled the fluids onto the floor. He cursed, putting his toy away and looked around for a napkin. When he didn't find any, he looked over at the pup and got an idea. He zipped up his pants and walked over to her cage, unlocking it and pulling her out forcefully.

"May as well get used to getting covered with and drinking this." he told her as he threw her next to the mess on the floor. The pup shook her head, ridding her disorientation and recoiled at the sight of the puddle. First of all, like mentioned before, it was very, very musty and smelled foul. The substance was somewhat clumpy and was a bright golden color which signaled infection for Stoaks' case. There was even a little brown in there, the pup recognizing it as blood. She backed away from it, not daring to touch any of it, let alone drink it.. Speaking of, what did the man wanted her to do? She certainly didn't know. She looked at the man with a curious expression, Stoaks grew exasperated before gesturing to her to drink it, making a kicking motion with his tongue. Instantly, the pup knew what he wanted her to do and whined. She backed away even further from the puddle and earned an irritated growl from her captor.

"Damn it, you bitch! Do as I say!" he yelled as he clapped her ear. The pup whined but refused to listen to him, she instead bit his leg though Stoaks hardly felt anything. He kicked her, sending her into the wall. He waited for her to get up and obey his command though she didn't. Instead, she weakly crawled over to her cage. Stoaks scoffed and pulled her back put, he began to hit her side as well as slap her ear repeatedly. She cried out in pain due to the beating then howled in agony when he took a knife and clipped off the top half of her ear. Blood dripped onto the floor as well as staining her fur. Stoaks followed through his ferocious attack with another kick, sending the pup back into the cage. "That'll teach you, bitch." Stoaks finished before slamming her cage closed and locking it.

The pup began to paw at the ground, the pain emitting from her ear as well as her broken ribs was beginning to prove too much for her. She began to dizzily walk around the cage, the falling on her size and earning even more pain. Finally, she passed out, seeing nothing but black.

With Ryker and the group...

They had just finished packing up camp when Ryker suddenly got a phone call. He placed the log he was holding into the dimensional storage before he fished his phone out of his pocket. He looked at the screen, raised and eyebrow, and answered the phone.

"Fang." Ryker answered whilst walking away from the group. The others looked at him, wondering who had called him so early in the morning.

"Good morning, Ryker, I hole that you don't mind me calling you that. I trust that you had a good night's sleep?" was the reply.

"Of course not, Jeanne, that is, if you would allow me to reciprocate." Ryker replied with a small chuckle, Jeanne laughing on the other end as well. "And good morning to you too, yes I did get a good night's sleep but I'm confused. To what do I owe the pleasure to this call?"

"Aw, why straight to business? I could be calling just to talk, you know?"

"Very well, what do you wish to talk about?"

"... Nevermind, you killed the mood." Jeanne replied with a half-joking tone, laughing a bit.

"Naturally, you do know, of course, that I'd prefer to converse face-to-face." Ryker replied with a chuckle."

The others looked at him with curiosity, Matt was the only one close enough to hear since Ryker was just a few steps away. Matt went back to the group, scratching his head which was itchy due to some falling leaves. "Sounds like a lady, I don't know who though. She sounded really nice though, they were talking and laughing." Matt told them.

Instantly, Aurora shot up and began stalking over to Ryker but was pulled back by my and Sissy for they knew what was about to happen. "Let me go! I have something to say to them!" Aurora seethed.

"-ocket? Of course. If the last of their poachers and buyers are in Viridian like you say, I'll be sure to get rid of them." Ryker said.

"Good. Oh, how I love taking out Team Rocket. I know I shouldn't be saying that, given my position, but I love it." Jeanne replied.

"Ah, as do I. It gives me an extra workout, to both of us actually."

Aurora turned red upon hearing Ryker's reply and threw both Nyx and Sissy off of herself. She then stomped towards Ryker who heard the commotion though was oblivious to what was happening.

"Thank you for taking this side mission, Ryker. I greatly appreciate it. No one else was nearby except for the two of you so my options were limited." Jeanne told him in a happy tone.

Aurora was about to speak her mind but stopped when Ryker turned around. "Of course, Jeanne. I'll report if anything happens. Farewell." Ryker said with a curious expression towards Aurora. Aurora then made a look of understanding, flicking herself on the head before turning around and walking happily, apologizing to Nyx and Sissy before sitting down whilst humming.

"Goodbye, Ryker. Have a good day." Jeanne replied before hanging up with a happy note, Ryker doing the same before turning to the rest of the group.

"Am I missing something here?" he asked, seeing Nyx putting ointment on his scrapes and Sissy rubbing her shoulder with a nervous smile.

"Nothing," Aurora quickly replied with a nervous laugh, "nothing at all, dear." She then got up, walking down the path towards Viridian City. Ryker looked at them, wondering what was up. Matt simply chuckled with a shake of the head before patting Ryker on the shoulder, leading him down the path as they began to catch up with Aurora. Sissy and Nyx looked at each other with sneaking glances, shaking their head as well before following the three down the path.

Later...

"Ah! Viridian City! It's been a while." Nyx stated as he took a place on Ryker's shoulder who gave the Umbreon an amused look.

"You've been here before?" Matt asked, remembering a certain incident involving him and another trainer he fought. The result ended up with Matt beating the living daylights out of the trainer who continued to heavily abused his pokémon even after he lost.

"Indeed I have, some time ago with a close friend of mine."

"That friend wouldn't happen to be Evelyn, would it?" Aurora added slyly.

"Bag it!" Nyx muttered, a brush crossing his muzzle. He then hid his face behind Ryker's head, the latter giving Aurora a look that made her shrug her shoulders with a laugh.

"Who's Evelyn?" Sissy asked, only to get a groan from Nyx.

They went further into town, the streets were quiet though still had many people running around doing errands and such. Many was reading a town map of the area from his pokétch, funding that the Viridian Gym was on the other side of town near the entrance. "You guys ready for the Gym?" Matt asked, wondering if they would just breeze right through like he had.

"As ready as we'll ever be." Aurora replied, transforming into her Altered Form, Nyx nodded in agreement and jumped back onto the ground, stretching as well.

"Any tips on the leader?" Nyx asked as they continued to walk though lowered his voice as they passed other people. He looked to see Matt scratching h8s head, giving Nyx an unsure look.

"Well, his name's Blue and he uses all types of Pokémon if that's what you mean." Sissy answered.

"Any strategies or tricks he likes to use?" Aurora jumped in, finding that Ryker's habit of planning everything out was beginning to grow on her. She looked to see Ryker give her an amused smile, her thoughts exactly the same as his.

"Not really. He's the type of guy who just throws in strong pokémon and attack head on. He's more of an improvising character." Matt replied.

"That's not that different from me then," Ryker remarked, "But I'm sure we'll do just fine." Nyx looked at Ryker with a knowing expression though Ryker didn't notice it, Nyx then shook his head with a smile and continued to walk with them. Of course they'd do just fine. How could they not? They have an Akirari and an Umbreon of the Knights! Losing the battle would mean shame for the three of them.

Matt continued to lead them to the Gym, waving to some familiar faces as they walked. Nyx took a recalling look at the city around him, seeing the shops (mostly clothing), the nice homes, and the Pokémon Center which was nearby, across the street to be exact. Nyx then suddenly bumped into Sissy who turned around and gave him a gesture to their left. Already, they were at the Viridian Gym and Nyx thought the walk didn't take very long. Of course the city was pretty small so it made sense.

"Ladies first." Matt announced as the two females went inside, the males chuckling before they followed the two in. Ryker looked around, seeing many trainers battling against one another for practice. He also noticed a poster of a sandy-blond-haired man on almost every wall inside the Gym. The man also had bright blue eyes along with a dark gray shirt with purple jeans. Ryker suspected that it was Blue, nodding in confirmation when he saw a plaque reading "Gym Leader" underneath one of the posters.

The group reached the counter that was in the center of the first room and Matt rang the bell. He and Sissy then took a step back as an anthro Miltank sat behind the counter, wearing formal attire along with glasses. She took a look at them and pulled out a pen, hovering the writing utensil over the clipboard. "I'm guessing you're the one challenging Blue?" he asked, looking at Ryker. The Miltank didn't ask Matt since he recognized the brown-haired trainer from the last time.

"That is correct," Ryker answered as he looked around. He saw that many trainers were looking at him and Aurora in wonder, most, if not, all of them wondered where Aurora could be found. The sounds of pokédexes filled the air and "Error" sounded multiple times as they tried to find data about her. However, their attempts ceased when Ryker returned Aurora and Nyx to their pokéballs after noticing the sign on the wall which stayed that pokémon, other than the receptionist, were to be kept in their capsules.

"Name?"

"Alpha Fang."

"License please." the Miltank asked whilst holding out his hand. Ryker pulled out his pokédex and gave it to the Miltank who scanned it with the laptop before typing in a few things and handing it back to Ryker. "That should do it. By the way, since your pokémon partners have a lot of experience and are also quite strong, Blue has the option of using all six of his pokémon partners against you. Are you fine with this or will you return with somewhat weaker though more pokémon in quantity?"

"We'll be fine, thank you for asking." Ryker answered as the Miltank nodded and led them to the back. "Aren't there other trainers challenging Blue too?"

"There are but he bests them so easily and his pokémon always come out unscathed. He usually takes about a five minute break before accepting another challenge." the Miltank responded as he led them into a large battle room. On the other side, standing with arms crossed, there stood Blue with his arms crossed as well as an overconfident smile on his face. As Matt and Sissy, as well as some curious trainers, took their seats on the sidelines, Ryker walked over to his side of the battlefield and looked to his left to see a referee blow a whistle.

"This battle is between Alpha Fang and Blue, Gym Leader of Viridian! This battle will be... a two on six battle with no substitutions allowed. Let the battle begin!" the referee announced.

Blue picked a Dusk Ball off his belt and threw it to the battlefield, a purple flash emitted from the capsule. "Go, Noctowl!" he called out, a brown owl with red eyes materialised before them.

Ryker took his customised Dusk Ball and threw it a few feet away from Noctowl, the ball emitted a darker purple flash than Blue's did. "You're up, Nyx." Ryker said as Nyx took a battle-ready stance.

"Noctowl, start it off with an Aerial Ace!" Blue yelled out, the wings of the Noctowl began to glow with a bright light before dive bombing directly for Nyx.

"Hold your position, Nyx." Ryker said calmly and Nyx did as he was told, having complete faith in Ryker's trainer abilities. Nyx planted his feet into the ground as his opponent came closer, Blue thought that Nyx was already giving up. Just when the Noctowl came within a foot away, Ryker smirked which was seen by Matt who shifted in his seat at the bleachers. "Jump Nyx." Nyx did as Ryker said, jumping and dodging the Noctowl by inches. "Shadow Claw." Nyx did so and landed the attack across the Noctowl's back, long and ridged slash marks that didn't look very pleasant.

The Noctowl cried out in pain and crash landed to the ground, sliding a bit until Blue snorted. "C'mon, Noctowl. Show 'em what you got!" he yelled out. The Noctowl weakly got up, Nyx's last attack landed a critical hit and now, it was losing blood steadily. "Good, now use Hypnosis!" Blue added with a pump of the fist. The Noctowl's eyes glowed and stared at Nyx.

"Eyes closed, Nyx." Ryker advised and the Umbreon closed his eyes, wondering how he was going to attack. Blue noticed this and began to laugh, crossing his arms once more.

"My Noctowl can keep up Hypnosis for as long as it wants, he can even use other moves while he's at it." Blue gloated, giving a cocky smile. Ryker simply nodded, the new information seemed to be an impressive feat for the Noctowl to him.

"Nyx, keep your eyes closed. You can still do this." Use your instincts. Ryker told the Sapphire Knight, earning a nod from him. "Now, send a Shadow Ball, two o'clock." Nyx charged and fired a Shadow Ball in the Noctowl's direction, the bird completely taken off guard by the sudden attack.

"Dodge it now!" Blue commanded it with an irritated tone. The Noctowl took flight but the Shadow Ball skimmed one of its wings, sending the Noctowl spiraling over Nyx and towards the ground. Impressively, it was still keeping up the Hypnosis but Ryker didn't want to chance Nyx accidently making eye contact.

"Follow it up with a Headbutt to your six, aim low." Ryker stated. Nyx turned around and tackled at the Noctowl, aiming low like Ryker advised. To his surprise, he succeeded in Headbutting his opponent and took the Noctowl to the ground. A cloud of dust went up but Blue already knew, Noctowl but was down for the count. He readied his pokéball though didn't return Noctowl in case he was wrong. However, when the dust cleared, it revealed a very dazed Noctowl that could barely move. A few more seconds passed and the Noctowl fell unconscious, a swelling lump on its head.

"Noctowl is unable to battle, Umbreon wins flawlessly!" the referee announced, much to Blue's annoyance. Nyx opened his eyes to see the unconscious Noctowl right before Blue returned it, he turned around and gave Ryker a look of incredulity.

Did we just do that? Crikey, I must've gave him a concussion at least. Nyx told him, rubbing his head.

No, Nyx, that was all you. I merely guided you. Ryker replied before Blue readied another pokéball, this one a Luxury Ball to be exact. Blue then there it onto the battlefield, releasing a Venusaur! However, this particular one was larger than most and the plant on its back was nearly a full grown tree.

"Venusaur, use Vine Whip and snag that Umbreon!" Blue commanded. The Venusaur roared as it sent a mob of vines at Nyx, the Umbreon had to sidestep multiple times and even flipped into the air a few times to avoid them.

"Behind you, Nyx." Ryker warned. Nyx simply turned around with a confused expression only to get slapped across the face with a vine, sending him a few feet next to Venusaur. "Quickly now, Assurance." Nyx got and and growled before returning the favor to the Venusaur, dealing twice as much damage due to being hit the last turn. Nyx then returned to his side of the battlefield, deciding to play on the defensive. I did warn you. Ryker told him, giving an amused smile.

Bull! You should've at least sounded like you were warning me! I thought it wasn't anything serious because of your monotone! Nyx shot back, Aurora laughed in her pokéball, she heard everything they said so far.

Well, you got him right afterward. See? No hard feelings. Nyx simply groaned, giving up on arguing with Ryker. Ryker looked down to see Aurora's pokéball shake with her laughter, apparently the situation was hilarious to her. "Nyx, follow it up with a Mean Look, would you?" Ryker added.

The Venusaur took a step back as Nyx gave him a very frightening stare. Nyx growled then took a step forward, his blue eyes icy cold and freezing the Venusaur on the spot. What are you looking at, you wanker? Nyx told it, causing the Venusaur to jump a little.

"No, Venusaur, use Solar Beam and quick!" Blue yelled out as Nyx prepared himself. Venusaur nodded and the plant on his back began to glow, absorbing all the artifical sunlight that was produced by the special lamps hanging above them.

"There's your opportunity, Nyx. Use Quick Attack then follow it up with a Crunch." Ryker said as he rolled one of his shoulders, his body itchy to go and do something productive instead of just standing around. In fact, he wouldn't mind if he was thrown into the battle instead of Nyx.

"Be prepared to hurt." Nyx growled though it went unheard by the opponents as well as the referee. Nyx then sprinted towards the Venusaur, becoming a blur as he ran across the battlefield. He ended up tackling the Venusaur's side then bit down with ferocious force on its neck, injuring the behemoth by quite a bit.

"Your Umbreon has more than four moves?!" Blue asked, astounded. In pokémon battles, the pokéball used to capture the pokémon would produce a side effect, it would limit the moveset of a pokémon. Though it was fairly uncommon, some highly skilled trainers learned how to bypass the side effect by giving rigorous training as well as top care and such for their pokémon. Even so, it would be difficult for a pokémon to keep more than four moves without consistent training. In Aurora's and Nyx's case, Ryker simply modified their pokéballs to avoid the side effect. Even if he didn't, Aurora and Nyx would surely still be able to use more than four moves in a battle.

"He does. If you're wondering, I'm not answering how many." Ryker replied as the Venusaur roared. The large pokémon opened its mouth, a charged ball of sunlight pulsed within. "Be ready to dodge, Nyx." Ryker warned as Nyx nodded. Then, Venusaur fired its Solar Beam which sailed over to Nyx. The Umbreon gasped as he sidestepped the attack, the beam came a lot faster than he thought it would. Just as he relaxed, Venusaur cut off its Solar Beam and refired it, this one smaller though just as powerful. Nyx widened his eyes in shock right before he got blasted in the side, sending him tumbling across the ground. "Nyx, you alright?" Ryker asked.

Nyx slowly got up from the ground, his side heavily bruised and his breathing somewhat heavy. What. The hell. Was that? he seethed, wincing as a pain attack occurred in his side. On the other side of the battlefield, Blue began to laugh with a boasting expression.

"How do you like that? My Venusaur can cut off the rest of the beam and refine it as long as they're still some left. Boom. In your face." Blue informed them, the man's childish behavior was beginning to irritate Nyx. All of a sudden, Nyx charged a powerful Shadow Ball and fired it at the Venusaur, hitting his mark and successfully connecting with Venusaur's face. A small explosion sounded and Venusaur was thrown back, hitting the wall and falling unconscious. "V-V-Venasaur?" Blue stuttered.

BOOM IN YOUR BLOODY FACE, YOU ARSEHOLE! Nyx shouted mentally, again going unheard by Blue and the referee. He then returned to his position in front of Ryker and sat on his haunches, exhausted and hurting.

"You want to switch out, Nyx? You can take a break." Ryker offered.

Yeah, I can take over for now if you want. Aurora added from within the confines of her pokéball.

"I can take one more. Doubt I can go any further than that though." Nyx replied, getting up on his feet and giving Ryker a thumbs-up. Ryker nodded and waited for Blue to call out his next pokémon.

"Return Venusaur." Blue stated as he took out another pokéball. It was a normal pokéball and from within it, Ryker sensed an excited aura. "Alright, Charizard. Get him while he's on his last legs." A flash of red and suddenly, a menacing Charizard appeared before Nyx.

"Blimey, just my fucking luck." Nyx muttered to himself, stepping to the side to avoid an accidental Flamethrower attack from the Charizard who was very pumped up.

"Charizard, use Wing Attack!" Blue ordered with a smug look. Charizard nodded as he took to the skies, roaring as his wings glowed before charging at Nyx.

"Nyx, use Quick Attack to avoid it." Ryker stated, Nyx nodding before running around the field in random patterns and succeeding in avoiding the Charizard's assault. "Quickly now, Defense Curl." Nyx dodged another attack from his opponent before getting into a defensive position, crouching and tensing his muscles.

"Rock Throw!" yelled Blue. The Charizard produced a boulder the side of its body from seemingly nowhere and threw it at Nyx who looked nervously at the incoming projectile.

"Nyx, run underneath it." Ryker suggested. Nyx quickly did as he was told and ran forward, avoiding the Boulder which sailed harmlessly above him. "Now, run up to Charizard and make a few laps around it." They wondered what Ryker was planning to do as Nyx made his way to the Charizard. He then ran a few laps around it, the Charizard trying to keep up with him. Ryker then held up a hand and Nyx stopped, turning to see the Charizard dazed.

"What just happened? Charizard, snap out of it!" Blue exclaimed.

"Your partner there likes to put all of his focus into something he's interested in." Ryker answered. "In this case, he was focused on Nyx and didn't even notice his dizziness coming on until it was too late."

"Jeez, perceptive much?" Matt joked to Sissy from the sidelines. Sissy giggled and looked on, curious as to how the round between Nyx and the Charizard was going to turn out.

They all then redirected their attention to Charizard who roared, he recovered from dizziness faster than Ryker had predicted. "Great job, Charizard. Cook that Umbreon with an Inferno!" Blue shouted. Charizard roared a portion of his species name and spewed a vortex of flames at Nyx. Nyx could only brace himself as he felt himself getting scorched by the attack, having no way to avoid it.

When the vortex dissipated, Nyx weakly took a step forward and gave Ryker a frantic look. That hurt a lo-OW! DAMN IT! Nyx told him as he to accidentally rubbed a singed portion of his body.

"I need you to bear with me, Nyx." Ryker told replied calmly. Nyx nodded to with a wince and Ryker returned the gesture. "I need you to.." The rest of his sentence was inaudible due to Charizard roaring at that moment. Next thing they knew, Charizard was being blasted back by a beam of Shadows. "Shadow Beam." Ryker stated as Nyx kept up thee attack for as long as he could.

"Whoa! How the hell are you doing that?!" Blue demanded.

"It's just a loosely formed Shadow Ball that is constantly fed energy as it is projected forward by Nyx's will." Ryker replied. Nyx then finally stopped the attack, revealing a heavily breathing and hurt Charizard. Blue instantly grew enraged and pointed a finger at Nyx.

"Charizard, Blast Burn at full power!"

Charizard shook its head before roaring, covering himself with a cloak of intense flames as he charged at Nyx. Nyx looked at Ryker, knowing that if he didn't do anything, he would lose. He couldn't dodge either, his energy was somewhat spent.

"Nyx, Moonlight then follow through with a Shadow Charge." Ryker told him as he sent Nyx an image of what the second move would look like. He also gave quick instructions to Nyx as to how to perform both moves since the Umbreon had no idea how Moonlight would work without the moon neither did he have an inkling about Shadow Charge. Nyx then nodded, focusing as the Rings on his body glowed brightly. Everyone, save for Ryker, gasped as the light from the Umbreon's rings formed a small glowing ball which rose to the sky. Even Charizard stopped his advance to watch the spectacle. The ball of light then shined on Nyx, giving him energy and healing his minor wounds.

"What are you doing? Finish him!" Blue shouted before Charizard returned to his duty. As the red dragon advanced towards Nyx once more, Nyx opened his mouth and covered himself in a layer of Shadows, the energy formed similar to using Shadow Ball. He then glared at the Charizard before charging at it, attacking head-on.

Let's see if you like this! Nyx shouted as he jumped, connecting with his opponent's head with his own. An explosion occurred and the sounds of bodies falling echoed in the room. When the dust settled, everyone looked to see Charizard knocked out, a large bruise and lump on his head much like the Noctowl.

"No! Not you too, Charizard!" Blue wailed. Nyx stumbled his way back to Ryker, falling forward as Ryker quickly caught him in his arms. The Umbreon weakly coughed, rubbing his head before closing his eyes.

"Make.. sure.. You get the dragon.. a bottle of painkillers. Pills for headaches or something... Ibuprofen would work best.. " Nyx told him before passing out, his body relaxing as he rested. Ryker chuckled as he returned his partner, looking at Blue who returned Charizard as well. Ryker expected Blue to throw out another one of his pokémon but was surprised to see the referee wave the flag in his favor.

"The Leader ran out of pokémon to use for battle. Therefore, Alpha Fang wins!" he announced as Blue made his way over to Ryker. He gave Ryker a glare whilst offering his hand.

"You're lucky that the rest of my pokémon are still tired to fight, they're in the Pokémon Center." Blue remarked as they shook hands.

"I suppose." Ryker replied, humorist the childish man. Blue scoffed and fished out a badge from his pocket, giving it to Ryker who placed it in his badge case. The two then exchanged farewells and Ryker, along with Matt and Sissy as well as Aurora who was still in her pokéball, left the battle area. As they exited the Gym, Matt gave Ryker an impressed whistle.

"Damn, Ryker, you gave us an entertaining show back there." he commented.

"Didn't I tell you, Matt? I like to improvise though planning ahead takes the fun out of things as much as I do that." Ryker replied, releasing Aurora as they walked to the Pokémon Center. "I'm sorry that you didn't get to Battle, Aurora."

"That's fine. There's always next time. We just need to tend to Nyx." she replied as she stretched her wings. They reached the entrance to the Pokémon Center and walked in, finding the nurse at the counter. She had blonde her, complete with brown eyes and long eyelashes. She wore the standard nurse outfit though one could see the combat boots she wore behind the counter.

"Amber! I take it that you transferred here?" Matt asked, receiving a hug from the nurse. Amber also hugged Sissy whose tail wagged a little.

"You bet'cha. It's only temporary though. Then, I'm on the road again." Amber replied as she finally noticed Ryker and Aurora. "Oh sorry, what could I do you for?" she asked. Someone nearby snickered at her choice of words and Amber blushed heavily, Aurora looking around to find and freeze the culprit.

"I here to patch up my partner, an Umbreon." Ryker replied as he released Nyx onto the counter, ignoring the sexual innuendo of whatever the owner of the snickering implied. Nyx appeared on the counter, barely awake. He looked around and froze as he spotted Amber. He out two and two together and quickly screamed, diving towards the floor but Ryker grabbed him.

"NO! NO! DON'T LET HER TAKE ME! THOSE DAMN CHANSEYS LIKE TO TOHCH EVERYWHERE! THE NEEDLES TOO! DON'T MAKE ME GO IN THERE!" Nyx panicked, earning looks of surprise from onlookers, especially Amber though she quickly shook it off. She vaulted over the counter and grabbed Nyx from his middle, helping Ryker.

"Don't do that! You need to get fixed up! Everything will be fine!" Amber pleaded. Nyx continued to struggle, pawing away at Amber's face to make it difficult for her to grab him.

"No! I don't want to! I don't want to get poked all over! I don't want to get drugged and waking up as high as Big Ben! Please, Arceus no!" Nyx shouted, on the verge of tears due to fear and frustration. He then made it out of Ryker's hands, landing on the floor with Amber still grabbing his hind legs. He clawed his way across the floor, then looking back at Amber with a malevolent expression. "Don't make me Shadow Ball your pretty face now, sweetheart." he warned.

Sissy, Aurora, Matt, and Ryker simply watched as the struggling two were locked in a standoff, Amber with a tranquilizer and Nyx with a charged Shadow Ball. "He's exhausted but he still has enough energy to put up a fight like this?" Sissy remarked. At that moment, Nyx suddenly dispersed the Shadow Ball, making Amber flinch as she thought he was going to attack her. Nyx quickly ran over to Ryker, hiding behind his trainer's legs and cowering at the sight of Amber with a needle.

"They're all evil. Evil, evil, evil." Nyx muttered as he shook, Ryker felt it behind his legs and gave a sigh.

"Nyx, stop acting like an infant and go to her before I will personally handle you myself." he stated bluntly, making the rest of the sweatdrop save for Nyx who looked at Ryker as if he betrayed the Umbreon.

"How could you?! I thought I could trust you!" Nyx whimpered, his eyes wide and teary. Ryker sighed once more, glaring at the onlookers who quickly scrambled and shooting Amber an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry, Amber. Don't mind him. It's not you, trust us. We'll just heal him on our own." Ryker told her before returning Nyx.

"How are you going to do that?" Amber asked, straightening out her skirt and jumping back over to her chair behind the counter.

"I have potions thank herbs that will do the job. Plus, my other partner here can heal most injuries." he replied, petting Aurora gently on the side to which the Akirari sighed in hidden pleasure. Amber stared at them, mostly Aurora and Nyx's pokéball, then nodded whilst pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Alright. Matt?" she asked.

"Yeah?"

"Why is it that there's always something either extremely exciting or extremely bad happening around you whenever I see you?" she asked, shaking her head.

Matt shrugged his shoulders, giving her a laid-back expression. "I dunno, luck?" he replied. It was then Ryker nodded to Amber before turning to look out of a window.

"Thank you for trying to help, Miss Amber. I think we'll be leaving now, unless we're staying the night here?" Ryker stated, looking over at the rest of the group. Matt and the others lookwd at each other, Sissy noticing a poster advertising about fireworks that were planned to go off that night. After she pointed it out to the rest of them, they nodded. Ryker turned to Amber, handing her a pitch black card with dark steel lining the edges. "I guess we'll take a room for the night." Ryker told her with a chuckle.

Amber took a look at his card before scanning it with the register gun. She then noticed the amount of figures on his savings account...

"Is there something wrong?" Aurora asked, shocking Amber out of her trance like state. The nurse pointed a finger at Ryker, trembling as she did so.

"Did you guys know he's reach? And that there's still money transferring to his account?" she asked.

Matt and Sissy looked at him with Ryker replying with a shrug before taking his card back. "I'll let you in on a secret, please don't tell anyone. I own part of Silph Co. due to me having an intense amount of knowledge, my designs and inventions, and also saving Mr. Silph from certain death. " He then pressed an option on the register, selecting a VIP room and paying for it. After that, he took two cards corresponding to the room he purchased, giving a card to Matt, and walked upstairs, Aurora following close behind whilst shooting them an amused smile before they disappeared upstairs.

"... Well." Matt stated, painfully aware of the awkward silence.

VIP Suite 3...

The suite consisted of three rooms, as standard issue for all VIP suites in the region. Ryker and Aurora took the leftmost room and entered, Aurora making herself comfortable on the bed before smiling at Ryker.

"I think you made quite the impression on her." she remarked.

"Is that a good or bad thing?" Ryker joked with a chuckle. He was then pulled onto the bed by Aurora who stared him in the eyes.

"We'll, that depends. What are you planning to do if she were to ask you out?" Aurora shot back. Ryker replied by nibbling her ear, making her squirm underneath him as he then gave her neck some attention. He nibbled gently, smoothing out her fur at some points with his tongue.

"I'd reject her, you know that." Ryker replied as he embraced her. Aurora was about to hug him back but stopped when Ryker suddenly pulled back. She then looked to see Ryker release Nyx, Aurora finally remembering with a dawning realization that Nyx was injured.

"He's resting but we still need to tend to his injuries." Ryker told her, receiving a nod from her. Aurora watched Nyx's sleeping form, wondering what was his deal with the Pokémon Center services earlier. Maybe there was an accident that left him traumatized? Or could it be something as simple as having a fear or needles? For now, Aurora kept her thoughts at bay when she saw Ryker preparing to heal him.

"Wait," Aurora said as she took hold of his hand, "let me heal him. You don't need to use your blood to." Ryker smiled warmly at her, shaking his head as he returned his attention to Nyx.

"I won't have to use blood anymore, I have a new method of healing. Though, blood is the best way for me to heal someone." he replied as he hovered his hands above Nyx. The light in the room suddenly dimmed and the shadows gathered at Ryker's palms, his eyes then turned to how they were in his Fenrir form, black sclera, and glowed darkly. He placed his hands on Nyx's side and Aurora watched as Nyx's cuts, scrapes, bruises and all healed with moments. She gave Ryker a look, the light in the room returning back to normal.

"How did you do that? And why would blood be a better method?" she asked, grabbing one of his arms on her own. Ryker pointed out the window, indicating the sun. He then sighed as he leaned against her, Aurora reciprocating his actions.

"Sunlight gives energy. I basically suck that energy out of light itself and feed it to wounds such as the ones Nyx had. It would work on larger and major wounds as well, though the requisite would be a lot more light. In a way, you could say that if I try to heal too many at once, I could very well throw the area I'm in into darkness for a while. As for blood, it's the very essence of life. It gives us oxygen for our major organs to function, keeps us warm, and much more. What better source of energy would you use for healing other than blood?" he explained.

Ryker then placed Nyx on the bed under the covers, heading to the door after as Aurora was about to ask him where he was going. He left the room and went to the suite's entrance, opening the door to reveal a surprised Matt with a raised closed fist. Sissy was next to him as well as Amber though she was in casual clothing.

"Uh, how did you know we're here?" Amber asked.

"Good hearing." Ryker answered truthfully, earning skeptical looks from the three outside the suite.

"We were just about to ask you guys if you wanted to head to the spa downstairs with us. Wouldn't it be nice to relax and unwind?" Sissy informed the two, looking into the two's room to see Nyx asleep.

"I would love to go!" Aurora answered as she made her way to them. She then transformed into her anthro form, sporting only blue top along with matching panties, the latter modest enough for her to walk to the spa without any worries and the like.

"I actually planned to get something done." Ryker told them, disappointing Aurora a little. He then noticed her expression and smiled warmly, rubbing her shoulder before leading her out the door. "Don't worry, I'll be back before you four are done." Aurora sighed but nodded with a smile as Ryker closed the door, locking it to ensure no one would get in though Nyx would still be able to get out if he needed to. They all walked down the stairs, parting at the counter when the group going to the spa went left, behind the counter and into the water rooms. Ryker left the Pokémon Center and checked the time, figuring he would be back in about an hour.

Later...

Ryker walked down the streets of Viridian, checking his time to see that he was back earlier than he had expected. Almost finished. Shouldn't be too long before its construction is fully complete. Then I'll just have to craft the furn- he thought but stopped, detecting multiple scents. He turned to his right, seeing a part of the road that was blocked off by a fence. He vaulted over it, following a worn path that led him an area where the road was completely worn away, only dirt and such was left and maybe a few cobblestones. He looked ahead, spotting a large warehouse that looked like it was on its last legs. He was briefly reminded of his time in the Beacon, he smiled as he remembered the moment the large tower crumpled and returned to the earth.

He walked up to wait used to be the main entrance of the warehouse, finding a warning sign that was broken in half. He pieced it together, the sign read "WARNING! SCHEDULED FOR DECONSTRUCTION!" He disposed of the sign and grew suspicious for there were many scents within the warehouse. He spotted a man through the window on one of the floors, seeing rifles and camouflage equipped on their persons. Ryker would've walked away, he didn't care for what humans did and situations such as the one before him was none of his business. However, he was stopped when he detected the faint scent of animal blood. Instantly, his mind went back to that morning when the news reporter declared an investigation of the sudden decrease of population in Viridian Forest. Ryker growled, making his way through some debris and going through the front door.

There was a hallway that led him to one side of the warehouse, he looked around the corner of the wall and saw more men donned with poaching equipment. However, there were even more that were actually undressing. He then narrowed his eyes in disgust when he saw a man ordering a pokémon to shift into its anthro form. He scanned the room, finding both male and female captive pokémon and other animals. He realized that the captives were either going to be sold off somewhere or kept as a sex slave. Either way, he didn't like it. In fact, he loathed the very idea.

Ryker walked into the room and picked up a shard of broken glass, driving it into the nearest man and killing him silently. He then dragged the man out of sight though was spotted by another. Ryker quickly silenced him, taking a hunting knife from the dead man underneath him and throwing it at the alarmed poacher. The knife was then embedded in the poacher's forehead, Ryker disposed of the body with flames as it was in the open and he didn't have time to hide it. He then vaulted over a crate full of equipment, wrapping his legs around another pitcher's neck and snapping it before he landed. He then moved on to the rest of them, killing them off in a similar or, in some cases with the worse poachers, a worse fashion.

He pulled his knife from the eye of the last poacher and scanned the area, finding no more of the pig men. Ryker then went to each cage, breaking them and freeing the captives. They quickly thanked him before immediately leaving the warehouse, Ryker also told one of them to notify the police in exactly forty minutes which was five minutes less than the amount of time Ryker predicted he would take before he left the area. By the time he leaves, the police would be in the area. Once he finished up, he moved on and went upstairs, finding a room with slightly less cages and poachers than the previous room.

"-heard that Stoaks has a new plaything, apparently she's only a pup but he plans to have her grow into one of the most... used of any of these guys." a poacher spoke as he gestured to some of the cages. The one he was talking to, a female poacher though she looked.. manly in nature, crossed her eyes with a gruff scoff.

"He can do what he wants. As long as I get a piece of ass around here. My rod is stiff as hell right now from looking at all of them here." she replied, making Ryker raise and eyebrow.

She's either a hermaphrodite/futanari or she's simply a transgender. You don't see those every day. he thought with a chill. He didn't understand humans theses days. Why would you want to alter or change your gender? He then shook his head, refocusing on the task at hand. 42 minutes. Ryker thought as he moved on. He reached over a crate, pulling the man back and knocking him out of commission with a punch to the liver. With his other hand, he sent a Void pulse to the mystery gender, making some of her innards combust as well as rupturing her bones. She fell to the floor, dead and something fell out of her pants. "Strap on, really?" Ryker muttered to the dead woman.

Void can do one of two things, it could erase and it could deconstruct. Ryker had just used the latter. He then remembered about the rest of the poachers, seeing them still going about their business as they didn't notice his encounter with their two companions. Ryker quickly slid to a wall, narrowly avoiding the gaze of a poacher in the next room. He then pulled out his pistol, the same one he used back in the Kanto Army. Checking the silencer was still on, he looked over his shoulder to see some poachers come his way. He then took them out, his eyes cold, making a shot to one's head and the other's heart. Before their bodies fell, he swung his pistol as he pulled the trigger, the bullet curved around a pillar and made contact with another poacher's neck. Finally, he fired two bullets into a burly man sitting on a chair, blood spilled from the man's chest as he fell forward along with the rest of the bodies.

"Please, help us." a Vulpix in its anthro form called out. Ryker nodded to them, setting them each free and even a hug from the Vulpix. After she left, Ryker began to walk into the next room but stopped when he heard footsteps approaching from the other side of the wall. Similar to what he did to the man behind the pillar, Ryker swung his gun as he fired, the bullet curved all the way around the wall and embedded itself into the poacher's eye, where he gasped for a quick second before falling dead to the ground.

Ryker found the next flight of stairs, climbing up at a somewhat leisurely pace. 36 minutes. He reached a door and listened, finding no one but the captives were in the room. He went inside, surprising the caged, and freed them before moving on to the next room. 29 minutes. he thought as the last room had quite a lot of captives though strangely, no poachers. He then found the next flight of stairs, finding that it was cut off from the bottom half though there was a ladder complete with a rope and platform instead. He jumped and planted a foot into the wall, kicking off the wall and repeating the action with the opposite side until he reached the top. He looked at the floor, finding trails that were marked with scrapes. Chips of metal scattered the area and Ryker came to a conclusion. The ladder was how the poachers got up and the rope with platform was how they lifted the captives of which they dragged into the next room.

Ryker looked to see a more pleasant sight than the previous room. All poachers were asleep and none of the captives looked defiled in anyway. On a nearby wall, a sign read "No touching, special orders!" and Ryker figured that none of the poachers had done anything. He scanned their minds, finding only two of the many poachers in the room, all having different clothing than the ones on the previous floors, had raped and such in the past. He out a bullet in the two rapists and bound the rest to their chairs as well as taping their mouths shut with some duct tape he found on a crate. He released the caged and went into a spiral staircase, finding a room that was smaller compared to the rest. 15 minutes.

In the room, was a single poacher and a man behind the desk. Ryker narrowed his eyes, figuring the man behind the desk was either a buyer or seller. Whatever the case, the man will be taken care of. As there was no point in being silent anymore, Ryker casually walked in as the two noticed his presence. The poacher raised his rifle but Ryker set him ablaze, turning up the temperature in the room by a significant amount. The man behind the counter shook with fear but he tried not to show it. Instead, he feigned boldness and aimed a gun at Ryker. Ryker's arm was a blur, a bullet soon finding itself in the man's hands. The man screamed out in pain as he dropped the pistol, the noise finally waking up the pup in the cage. However, she was in the corner and Ryker still didn't take notice of her. She watched as Ryker reached the man, taking a knife and stabbing the man's hand to the desk.

"Argh! Damn you! What do you want?!" Stoaks cried out, trying to pull out the knife with his bleeding hand. He then spat at Ryker who dodged it instantaneously, Stoaks widened his eyes in shock as Ryker began to growl. Flames began to lick at the desk and the shadows in the room grew darker. The pup watched with fear as Ryker took Stoaks by the head and pulled him closer.

"It is you, Stoaks, who is to be damned. You think that you're smart, hiding in an abandoned factory like this. However, everything, including your mind, will return to the Void...I shall let you live, for it would give you great suffering." Ryker snarled as Stoaks was forced to look into Ryker's dark eyes. He then began to scream, his eyes going wide and his throat growing hoarse with each passing second.

Stoaks mental plane...

All Stoaks saw was a terrifying flash of black. His vision blurred as streaks of white and blacked seared across his vision, his eyes burning (though not litwrally) at the sight. He began to see what he thought were the flames of Hell, he saw giant horned skeletons equipped with bloodied swords move towards him. Stoaks screamed, finding that he couldn't turn away. He began to run though horrific images of people being slaughtered, demonic creatures flying all around, and much more occur all around him. He saw both men and women commit suicide, a girl fell down a well and came back as a terrifying demon. The girl he saw came up to him and scratched at his neck, her dripping figure soaked with the water of the well. Stoaks grabbed his neck as he tripped, turning around to see the giant skeletons. He screamed, trying with futility to ward them off. However, when he stood up, one of them thrusted its sword into his head, lifting him off the ground and throwing him back into pitch black. When he landed, he found himself looking at the many victims he had captured and eventually killed off due to them becoming diseased and such. He took a step back, tripping over something. He hit his head on the ground and groaned in pain, looking at whatever he tripped at. It turned out to be a headstone.

"Stoaks F. Lowrey- 1989-20...This poor man will not be missed, nor will he find rest."

Stoaks widened his eyes before he turned around, seeing his victims though instead of eyes, black cavities replaced the eyes and blood poured from the two holes. They grabbed him, baring their teeth before Stoaks felt a searing as well as crushing pain in his head.

The warehouse...

Ryker took a step back as Stoaks fell forward, his eyes blank and his mouth opened as droll spilled. There was blood leaking from his ears but remarkably, Stoaks was still alive. His breathing was labored but actually, breathing was about the only thing Stoaks knew how to do at this point though barely. The pup looked at the black-haired rescuer with fear and wonder, she wondered what he had done to Stoaks. What she witnessed, though she somewhat instinctually knew it, was another form of Ryker's Alpha Stare. She whimpered at the sight of his flames, the noise catching his attention. Ryker turned to her, the pup seeing the black sclera of his eyes for a split second before they turned back to white. Ryker saw her and calmed down, the shadows and flames in the room residing. He walked up to her, putting away his gun while it was still out of her sight. When he reached her cage, he unlocked it and waited for her to get out. When she didn't and cowered in the corner of the stage, Ryker smiled and offered a hand.

"Do not worry, little one, I will not hurt you." he told her, bis warm smile actually calming her. She to wondered how she understood him though the thought was easily dismissed as she inched her way to his hand. His hand, in fact, was big enough to hold her with. So, when she reached it, she took a sniff of his hand before finding with confusion that she trusted him. She didn't know why but she did. She trusted him with her life. She weakly looked up at him, giving a weak whimper to him as she placed her fore paws on the palm of his hand. It was then Ryker tended to her wounds, healing her and earning an ecstatic cry of bliss. She somehow knew he was the cause of her injuries going away and again, she whimpered at him but this time, pleading for him to pick her up. Ryker chuckled and did so, cradling her to his chest with a hand. He scanned her mind, seeing her most recent memories of her family and her time in the warehouse. He frown, causing her to tilt her head in curiosity.

"So you're only three months old... Do not worry, little one, I will find you a new family to live with." Ryker told her reassuringly. He checked his watch, seeing that it was about time for him to leave. On cue, sirens could be heard outside. As he turned his head to look out the window, he missed the pup's shaking of the head. She didn't want for him to go, she wanted him to stay. However, her actions were interrupted as Ryker suddenly jumped out of a window, landing softly in the ground and greatly surprising her. He then walked towards the direction of the Pokémon Center, letting her walk alongside him.

Pokémon Center..

"Ah, the felt good." Matt sighed, walking with the others towards the VIP suite. Sissy hugged his arm and nodded, nuzzles his face.

"You can say that again." Sissy remarked, Amber nodding in agreement as well. She then looked over to Aurora whose body was dry though she still wrapped herself with her towel. "You think Ryker's back?" she asked.

"He'd better be." Aurora replied as they walked up the stairs. "And can you do him a favor and not say his name in public? He doesn't trust other people to know it so just call him Alpha unless we're alone." Sissy and the other two nodded as they reached the door. Matt took out the card key and swiped it in the lock, unlocking the door. When they walked in, they nearly shouted in shock to see a white and red pup sniffing around the suite.

The pup turned to see them and cried out in fear, whimpering as she ran away. Just then, Ryker walked out of his room after checking on Nyx only to give a look of surprise as the pup hid behind his legs. He looked at the group, they gave him looks that read, "What the hell?" and he sighed, deciding that he should explain himself.

About fifteen minutes later...

"So now you're going to find a new home for her?" Aurora asked, trying to reach for the pup. The pup instantly recoiled at the sight of her hand and hopped onto Ryker's lap, as they were sitting on a large couch. Ryker nodded and looked down at the pup, smiling at the pup's solution to Aurora's hand was his lap for defense. He then pet her and scratched her behind her ear, earning a contented coo from the pup.

"Go on now, she's not going to hurt you." Ryker told her soothingly. Judging by the tone of his voice, the pup understood the gist that Aurora wasn't going to do anything bad to her. She slowly crawled out of Ryker's lap, sitting in front of him as Aurora tried petting her once more. Finally, Aurora's hand made contact with her head and the pup grew slightly uncomfortable as Aurora pet her. However, at the same time, she enjoyed the feeling she was getting from Aurora. After Aurora retracted her hand, Matt and Sissy tried to do the same but only Sissy got close as the pup ran back to Ryker in fear. "It might take some time. I imagine that she's quite shaken up." Ryker added.

"What are those markings on her fur?" Sissy asked, intrigued. Ryker inspected them, noting the patterns as well as the signature tufts of fur on the pup's body. He frowned for a second before looking at them.

"The only thing in my knowledge that would come close to her description is the Seekers." he replied.

"The Seekers?"

Ryker nodded, smiling as the pup started to nibble his finger. "Yes, the Seekers. Wolves with fur as white as snow as well as having red markings like her. They have the power to use three elements in combat. Fire, Lightning, and Ice. They would have a green disks like object that would float above their backs, the edges of the disks would show which element they'd use. Also, though rare as it is, some Seekers are able to use ink on scrolls or other paper to aid them in combat. For example, say one were to fight an evil creature. They'd draw it then they could do something like mark a slash directly across the abdomen of the creature, the drawn one. Once that is done, the real creature would appear to have a slash wound on its abdomen as well."

They were all amazed at the new information, wondering if the pup is a Seeker as well. However, they were somewhat doubtful since she didn't have a disk above her back. Ryker turned his head to look into his room, spotting Ngx on the bed though he was still asleep. He then turned back around only to get payed on the face by the pup who playfully nuzzled his face.

"Why are they called Seekers? And that's adorable by the way." Aurora asked as she let out small noise of adoration. Ryker chuckled as he accepted the pup's invitation to play, grabbing her paws with his fingers and rubbing them as he made her swing her arms like a puppet. The purpose then began to let out a cry of happiness as he continued to play with her, she loved his company.

"They are called Seekers because of the fact that they don't stay in packs as one would think. Instead, they travel all across the world whenever they sense an evil Darkness and get rid of it for their job is to keep the world safe. However, it is futile." Ryker then released the pup and she whined, giving him a confused look. "There will always be Darkness as the world needs to have the two forces equally balanced."

He then gently lifted the pup off his lap and got up, leaning closer to her head and inspecting her ear. He figured that he didn't use enough energy and waved his hand as the light in the room dimmed. The pup looked with amazement as her ear began to mend, becoming whole once again. She would've been happy at the moment but noticed Ryker leaving towards his room. Taking wary glances at the three around her, the pup made her way off the couch and followed Ryker to his room where he could be seen checking on Nyx. Ryker suddenly felt exhausted, walking over to the phone on the nightstand with a yawn. The pup was awed at the sight of his canines and felt about her own with her tongue.

"Hello, valued customer! This is room service, what can I get you?" a voice called out from the phone as Ryker looked at the menu which was underneath it.

"Hello to you as well. I would like to have your "Steak Supreme", please."

"Mashed potatoes or toast on the side sir? This special is part of the breakfast category."

"Mashed potatoes are preferable." Ryker responded as he looked at the pup. She gave him a tiny bark as well as a smile and he returned the favor by giving a smile of his own, the act earning a happy response from her.

"Would you like gravy and coleslaw with that?" the room service replied.

"Just gravy, please."

"Anything else? Your current total is $11.72." the woman on the other line added.

"Yes, I would like the "Fish Lover's Delight", please. And hold off on the tartar sauce as well. As for the sides, the eggs will do. Scrambled if you can, actually." Ryker ordered.

"What type of fish would you like? It's the main part of our special."

"May I ask for your opinion? Of the three, which taste the best out of salmon, catfish, or bass?"

"I've had the catfish before and it was definitely worth the price, sir."

"...Actually, nevermind that. I just remembered that the one I'm ordering for favors salmon. As for my final order, I would like to have the combination dish, the "Ultimate Chicken Fried Rice."

"Ok then, sir. Any beverages for any of the orders?"

"All water please, and a cup of tea as a separate order as well." Ryker replied as he felt a sudden weight on his shoulder. He looked to see the pup give him a lick on the face and he wondered how she got there. He then noted the small disheveled spot on the bed and figured she must've climbed it in order to get to him. He chuckled and petted her head, earning a small yip from her.

"Is that all? Your current total is $31.50." the room service woman asked with a peppy tone.

"Actually, I'd like to add the "Chicken Salad" to my order, please."

"With ranch? Any sauce at all?"

"No thank you. That would be all." Ryker replied.

"Okay, your total is $33.99. Please enjoy your stay here at the Pokémon Center and your food will be up shortly."

Ryker hung up the phone and looked at the pup, seeing her stare curiously at the sleeping Nyx. Ryker shook his head at Nyx, the Umbreon had already slept for several hours and he wasn't injured anymore. He walked over to Nyx and patted his shoulder, stirring Nyx awake.

"Morning, mate." Nyx announced as he yawned and stretched.

"Actually, it's still the afternoon." Ryker replied with a chuckle. Nyx shook his head and gave him an amused smile before noticing the pup on Ryker's shoulder. He stared at it for a second, trying to figure out what to say.

"Ryker Jr.?" he asked, earning a laugh from Ryker.

"No, Nyx. She's an orphaned pup I rescued a few hours ago. The others will tell you later. Come on now, room service is coming with food." Nyx followed Ryker and the pup out of the room, greeting the rest of the group as he sat on the couch. Ryker was walking over to the living room area of the suite, turning on the television and switching it to a channel that he thought the pup would like. He found kiddy learning channel and looked at the pup whose eyes were fixed on the dancing puppet on the screen. Ryker set her down on the couch in front of the television, leaving her there as he walked back to the group.

"You are so good with younglings. I don't get it." Aurora remarked, adjusting her position on the rocking chair.

"Am I? I thought I was doing the bare minimum." Ryker replied, genuinely curious of their opinions. However, they simply stared at him and he gave them a confused look. Matt then sighed as he leaned back against the couch, shaking his head at Ryker.

"Man, what is up with your social skills? It's like you're a quick learner with everything except for that and when it comes to it, you're very oblivious to it." Matt commented.

".. I suppose that's true." Ryker replied, saying no more before he looked back to see that the pup was still there on the couch. The pup was curious about the show. She found that dancing puppet strange and the characters around it incredibly odd. The only thing she actually gave a care for was the alphabet lessons and the number lessons. Other than that, her eyes scanned the screen as she mentally criticised the many oddities of the show.

"A-B-C-D," the puppet sang, the pup craving her head to hear. Deep down, she made the connection that the alphabet was used to form words, a form of communication. If she learned the alphabet and learned how to talk, it would make her life a whole lot easier. "E-F-G, H-I-J-K..."

The group continued to talk until Matt noticed the pup listening to the alphabet. He pointed it out and they watched as the pup nodded to herself as the puppet on screen reiterated each letter of the alphabet. "I think she's going to be a quick learner, she's going to be really smart in the future." Matt remarked.

"I agree, you don't see that much determination in someone as young as her. The blokes we see today, "parents", the ones that shouldn't even have children, should straighten up, yeah? How old is the cutie again?" Nyx asked.

"Three months." Ryker answered. "I'd say it won't be long before she could talk to us and understand everything we say." Everyone else nodded as the pup began nodding to herself once more, shaking her head at some letters as if she missed them. Actually, it was exactly like that. Whenever she made a mistake, she would shake her head and refocus as the puppet reiterated the alphabet. In fact, the lesson was supposed to repeat for about ten minutes.

A short while later, a knock sounded at the door. Immediately, the pup abandoned the television and ran behind Ryker in fear. Ryker, seeing himself in a situation, looked over at Aurora with a chuckle. "Could you get that for me?" he asked, earning a laugh from his lover. Aurora walked over to the door, seeing a man with a cart. He smiled, grabbing a dish and giving it to her.

"Steak Supreme,... "Fish Lover's Delight."..."Ultimate Chicken Fried Rice"...and" Chicken Salad." the man served then left, the food already paid for by Ryker with his card. The group thanked him for the food but noticed he didn't take the "Steak Supreme."

"The salad is mine, actually. I'm not that hungry." Ryker answered as he took his plate and walked over to the living room, the pup following him. He sat down, the pup by his side, and inspected the chicken. He found it fresh and safe then got up again. He held out a hand for the pup to stay and went over to the kitchen, opening the refrigerator. The others looked with curiosity as they ate, seeing Ryker pull out a brand-new carton of milk. He then disappeared in a black wisp, the others wondering where he went. The pup saw this and began to whimper, on the edge of crying. However, just as soon as he left, Ryker came back with the milk carton still in his hand. However, it was opened and he was sprinkling some kind of powder into it. He then grabbed a small bowl and spoon before walking back to the pup and sitting down. Immediately, the pup sat on his lap, sniffling though happy he was back. Ryker didn't understand why she got that way in though dismissed it, taking a bite out of his salad.

"Where did you-" Sissy began to ask but stated with a gaping mouth at the scene before her. The others stared as well, incredulous beyond belief. They watched as Ryker brought up a chunk of chicken into his mouth, he chewed it for some while before taking a sip of milk from the small bowl. He then deposited the gruel from his mouth onto the spoon, the chicken a semi-solid mass surrounded by warm milk. Ryker then offered it to the pup who sniffed it for a second. The spoon being one used for soup, it was somewhat easy for the pup to get her mouth around it and consume the chicken-milk gruel mixture. Once she swallowed it, she yippee happily and wagged her tail as Ryker took another bite of his salad though this time, with the lettuce and berries. He swallowed then took another chunk of chicken and did the same as he did before. They watched as he continued the pattern, first feeding the pup the gruel then eating the salad himself. Ryker noticed them staring and pointed at their plates.

"You're food is going to waste if you don't eat it." he told them before feeding another spoon to the pup. The rest of the group snapped out of it and returned to their meal, eyeing Ryker and the pup every now and then. Aurora thought the sight was extremely cute and heartwarming but she never expected Ryker to be the one doing such a thing. After a while, they finished her food and watched as Ryker fed the last few spoonfuls to the pup. When he fed her the last bit of chicken and milk, the pup yipped and yawned, signaling that she was full and tired. Ryker set the empty plate and bowl on the table as well as the carton of milk before carrying the pup. He patted her back several times before a tiny burp escaped her maw. However, they all looked in shock as a burp was not the only thing that escaped. Even the pip watched wide-eyed when she and the others saw a tiny spurt of red flame escape her mouth. She yipped repeatedly in surprise, pawing at Ryker to see if he saw it as well. The rest of them were just as surprised though Ryker was actually the most shocked out of all of them.

"Hey Ryker," Aurora asked as they spotted two small green disks floating above the pup's back. The disks then did the unexpected, it morphed into tiny wings and turned white, fire erupted from the white limbs and acted as the pup's wing membranes. Then, just as suddenly, it disappeared with the pup becoming drowsy from fatigue.

"Y-Yes, Aurora." Ryker asked, surprising them as he usually talked with a calm tone.

"When do Seekers develop their powers?" she asked, awed by what just happened before them.

Ryker turned to them, his eyes wide and his hands slightly shaking. The motion caused the pup to yip excitedly and ignore its fatigue, she thought Ryker was playing with her. Ryker then turned back to the pup, giving her a shaky smile. "They develop their powers when they feel that they have met the most trusted and/or important individual in their life." he answered.

"... "

The silence remained for a few moments before Ryker suddenly shook his head, calming down a bit and flattered by the pup's claim on him. He all of a sudden knew he couldn't leave her now, she had bonded with him and he enjoyed caring for her. He looked at Aurora with a smile and nodded.

"I think she's going to want to stay." Ryker stated, the pup yipping for him to continue to play with her. He then looked back at at the pup, giving her a small smile which caused her to calm down a bit. "Tell me, little one, would you like to have a name?" he asked her.

The outgrew excited, not only at his change of tone but also at the idea of having a name. She nodded repeatedly, yipping at him whilst pawing at the air. Ryker nodded and thought to himself for a moment before snapping his fingers.

"How about Amaterasu? It means "the sun goddess that shines in heaven"." Ryker suggested. The pup thought for a moment, really liking the name as well as its meaning. She then nodded excitedly and nibbled his nose, loving the name. Ryker chuckled and petted her head, giving a look to the others. "Amaterasu it is." the others grinned at this and grew excited as the idea of a new member of their group crossed their mines. For Aurora, she thought it as Amaterasu being a new member of the family. She and the rest of them watch as Amaterasu continued to paw at Ryker, the latter giving in with a chuckle before resuming to play with her.

Amaterasu was ecstatic. As of that moment, she thought her life was given a second chance. She thought with happiness that the one before her, the one she considered her leader, was going to be part of her life from then on. She inwardly whined at the thought of her mother and father but somehow, just somehow, she knew that they'd be happy for her and that this was the right path to go.