Howdy everyone, it's Zork here

Well, this is my first time doing anything like this, and I hope that y'all enjoy it

I'm totally open to any critique/commends you guys may have while reading, and I promise in the near future there'll be more parts.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy and happy reading!

-Zork

It was a cool autumn evening, and a male Lucario was lazily making his way through the forest, lost in his thoughts. Unbeknownst to him, just meters above his head a fatigued and hungry female Zoroark was perched, searching the forested landscape for food. As her eyes scanned the green landscape, her gaze eventually fell on the Lucario below.

He's a bit slender, but he'll suffice the Zoroark thought to herself with a devilish smile. Despite the Lucario's typing advantage, the Zoroark was confident an unexpected attack would momentarily stun the unsuspecting Lucario below, opening a brief window for her to take him down.

With her plan set, the Zoroark swiftly sprang from the tree while bearing her fangs and spreading her claws wide as she descended on the Lucario. Just before making contact, the Lucario's head darted upward to see the Zoroark quickly approaching, and instantly jumped back to stay out of reach from the Zoroark. Although the Lucario avoided a direct hit, he still was subject to a less direct swipe of the Zoroark's claws to his side. Now mere meters apart from his foe, the Lucario began charging an Aura Sphere in retaliation against his attacker.

That's not what I was expecting the Zoroark thought to herself

The two Pokémon stood opposite each other, their eyes locked in contact. Zoroark assumed a position on all fours, ready to spring forward and charge at any moment while the Lucario maintained an upright position, holding the Aura Sphere to his side ready to attack. Despite the Zoroark's aggression, she knew not to underestimate how much Lucario's attack would be magnified because of his typing advantage. If she wanted to defeat her opponent, she would have to outsmart her opponent in a more unconventional way since because of her attacks weakened effects.

"Why are you doing this?" The Lucario angrily grunted through his gritted teeth; his Aura Sphere emitting a brilliant blue light behind him. Following the question, he let out a deep snarl that seemed to linger in the autumn air.

"Because you're my dinner" the Zoroark replied in a mischievous tone with a smug grin widening across her face. The mere thought of being called a meal sent shivers down the Lucario's spine. As the Zoroark continued, she bore her sharp fangs and let out a hiss. "And there's nothing you can do about it"

In response the Lucario thrusted his fully charged Aura Sphere toward the Zoroark with a grunt; the unexpected attack's magnified impact sending her a stumbling a few steps back.

"Well played you tricky little Lucario, but can you survive this?"

She then disappeared behind a small wisp of smoke and the Lucario frantically searched around him, in a vain attempt to pinpoint the location of the now hidden Zoroark. After a quick visual scan of the battlefield returned unfruitful, he scanned the surrounding aura, hoping to latch on to the aura radiating from the Zoroark as it hid. At first, his scans returned all the same, until he heard a sudden rustling in the trees above. His eyes darted upward just in time to see the Zoroark leap from the tree to pounce on him once again, this time her claws making direct contact into his shoulders. He let out a short welp as his knees buckled beneath him; the significant weight of the Zoroark's body now pinning him to the ground. He squirmed, trying to free himself from underneath the Zoroark, but the Zoroark gripped tightly into his shoulders; her claws poking through his ruffled blue fur. Assuming control over the pinned-down Lucario, the Zoroark repositioned herself so that her knees would be on top of the Lucario's hips, ultimately hindering any of the potential chances the Lucario had of freeing himself.

"That was easy" the Zoroark chuckled as she raised a paw with the intent to strike the Lucario's head. All he could respond with was a look of fear on his face, as he anticipated for the Zoroark to attack. "You sure are going to be one tasty treat"

She then swung down her paw, striking the Lucario directly in the head. His body immediately went limp under her as he entered a state of unconsciousness from the brute force. Although he was unresponsive, the Zoroark could still easily tell that the Lucario was breathing. With a smug grin on her face and a strong feeling of pride, the Zoroark prepared to seal her competition's fate as she brought one of her claws to the idle Lucario's neck. She was starving; anxiously awaiting her feast, but despite going ages since her last meal, her appetite quickly dwindled when she took a close look at the Lucario she triumphed over.

The Lucario that was underneath her was on the young side for a Lucario; perhaps in his late adolescence, much like herself. The Zoroark paused for a moment with questions rapidly shooting through her mind. What if it had been her in the Lucario's place? Would she have wanted to have her life end like this? At the paws of a starving Pokémon? These questions weighed heavily on her mind, leading her sulking in shame and withdrawing her claw from the Lucario's throat. While she wished it was easy just to say that the Pokémon beneath her was just food, there was a constant voice in her head telling her spare the poor Lucario's life. She glanced up again and examined the Lucario's bruised and battered face. He's quite handsome actually. Even when he's all beat up… She thought to herself. Immediately she shook this thought from her head, as she quickly became furious with herself for even considering to spare the Lucario's life.

How dare you call him handsome she scolded herself. Food is food and that's it!

She once again pressed her claw up against the Lucario's throat, this time with much more pressure, but before she could do anything further a faint mumble of confusion came from the Lucario as he slowly came to. His eyelids drifted apart and he was immediately exposed to the sight of the Zoroark retaining her firm position on top of him, pinning him to the ground. He knew that he was completely under her control no matter how hard he struggled, and that nothing more could be done for him. He gave up trying to save himself.

"Just do it already…" he whimpered, holding back tears. "What are you waiting for? It's not like I can escape…"

A shocked, confused look came across the Zoroark's face as she took a deep breath. It was one thing for her to kill her prey when they were unconscious and wouldn't feel a thing, but it was so much more difficult when they were awake. The Lucario then gulped and closed his eyes as he slowly tilted his head back, exposing his neck further for the Zoroark. Soon after, a small trail of tears escaped his tightly closed eyes and trickled down his blue fur as he waited for the victorious Zoroark to end his life with a swift slice to the neck. The Zoroark took another deep breath before sighing and letting her paw drop to her side; a defeated expression coming across her face.

Oh Arceus why can't I do this? she thought to herself.

The Lucario slowly opened one eye in shock as he felt her claw drop away. He saw her head slouch down followed by something he never expected her to do: she began to cry. She raised her paws to cover her eyes and then began bawling, still kneeling on top the Lucario. The Zoroark was flooded with horrid and traumatic memories about the time when she saw her own best friend stricken down at the hands of another Pokémon. Surely he's got a mate… With his looks he's got to… She would be crushed if he never returned home the Zoroark thought to herself, knowing how much her decision could impact the lives of others. She knew what it was like to lose a loved one, and couldn't stand the idea of putting another Pokémon through the traumatic experience she went through as a Zorua.

All the crushed Lucario could do was lay and watch as his captor broke down in remorse. He still knew, however, that he wasn't out of trouble yet, and it was only a matter of time before the Zoroark would recollect herself and turn him into a meal. Defeated, he gave up on his hopes of escape despite the Zoroark's unsteady emotions and did all he could to calm his racing mind.

After several minutes of reminiscing, the Zoroark finally got up from on top of the Lucario, much to his surprise. By now, most of her crying had subdued, and she sniffled as she turned away from the battered Lucario still laying on the ground. Shocked at the sudden change of fortune, the Lucario quickly tried to flee, before ultimately collapsing back into the ground a half stride later. The weight of the Zoroark falling on him from the tree above was enough to break his left leg, and he couldn't even put a little bit of pressure on it without completely tipping over.

Still sulking in the shame of her actions, the Zoroark slowly began walking away, her back turned to the immobile Lucario. Her own emotional trauma left her oblivious to how injured the Lucario was, and as she walked away the Lucario continued to lay on the ground where he was attacked.

I may've survived that Zoroark, but it's only a matter of time before some other Pokémon comes and scoops me up The Lucario thought to himself. All he could do is hopelessly lay where he was attacked before falling into a deep sleep to subdue the pain of his broken leg.

As the Lucario woke, he began to take in his surroundings expecting to be in the same location where he fell asleep, but to him everything looked sideways. He tensed up as he realized the very same Zoroark that attacked him earlier now had him arched across her shoulders, taking him to Arceus-knows-where. Instinctively out of fear, he squirmed, shaking loose from the Zoroark's rather relaxed grip around his body.

After falling on the ground and letting out a small whimper from the pain of his broken leg, the Zoroark stopped and turned around.

"L-look", the Lucario said, stuttering in fear as the Zoroark towered over him. "I-if you're just gonna kill me c-can you just d-do it now please?" As he said this, his head slumped down, expecting the Zoroark to finish him.

The Zoroark replied with only an unimpressed expression, and reached a paw back into her black-and-red mane. Withdrawing it, her hand was clenched around a small bar of chocolate. She tossed it at the Lucario.

"Eat" she commanded

In shock, the Lucario did as he was told, never breaking eye contact with the Zoroark as she looked disapprovingly over him with her arms crossed across her chest.

"Why are you doing this?" The Lucario asked puzzled, unsure as to why the Zoroark that moments ago tried to eat him was now taking care of him.

"Walk" She responded bluntly, retaining her monotone voice and unimpressed expression,

The Lucario hoisted himself up with his paws onto his one good leg, placing the other one loosely on the ground without applying pressure. He took one step forward, determined to show that he was capable of such a trivial task, but ultimately collapsed onto his knees the second he applied any pressure onto his broken leg.

"You need me" the Zoroark remarked as she swiftly picked him up and laid him across her shoulders once again. "Now get some sleep. You're far to weak to be wasting extra energy".

He attempted to do as he was told, but the many questions dashing through the very confused Lucairo's mind prevented the him from sleeping. He didn't know where they were going, or where they had been. Still unconvinced the Zoroark had his best interests in mind, all he could focus on was surviving minute-by-minute knowing he very soon could meet his doom. At least Zoroark could offer a quick, painless death when the time came with a quick slash across the throat or a strong blow to the skull, whereas if he was abandoned in the forest, the Lucario could be faced with fates millions of times worse. He couldn't figure out why the Zoroark was keeping him alive for so long, and he most certainly felt like his future was bleak. Giving into the hopelessness, the Lucario relaxed all his muscles as the Zoroark carried him and fell into a light sleep.

Well, that's the first chapter! I think I have an idea as to where I'm going to take this, and I look forward to releasing new parts in the future
Stay tuned as we learn more about our Zoroark and Lucario!

-Zork