Chapter 11: Forgetting the past

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND We're finally back!

I've got a lot in store for you peeps. But first I'll announce the order that Rai will meet the rest of his team!

1st: Zoroark (will be mentioned in this chapter, and will be properly introduced in the next one)

2nd: Absol (after a few chapters have gone by.)

3rd: Froslass (will bet met when Rai reaches the snowy region or earlier on, depending on the current plot.)

I'm sure that you can guess their roles by now if you've read any of my authors notes.

Other than that, I welcome you to the next chapter for 'The Bonds We Share'!

Let's take a look of the aftermath of Rai's decision...

P.S: I'm leaving a little easter egg in somewhere in the story! Only those who have seen my other story (I'm not naming it :P) will know if its existence.

Enjoy!


"Good bye...Bonnie."

Rai said his goodbyes as Jessie teleported them to a short distance away from Bonnie deep in the forest, where Bonnie couldn't see them.

Rai lay motionless, as he stared where Bonnie should have been in: his embrace.

He could hear her bawls of depression bouncing through the forest. Jessica and Lucy sniffled at the departure of their recent friend.

"Come on, let's go." Jess took hold of Rai's shoulder as he got up from his knees.

Rai stood still, emotionless. His bloodshot eyes stared at Jessie's.

"Alright."

He picked up the sniveling mess that was Lucy and hugged her tightly, she returned the favor as they stood there, Bonnie's bawling ever so omnipresent.

Rai started to move once more, taking out his poketch.

He trudged along the emerald leaves, Jessie silently followed.

"W-w-where are we going m-master?" Lucy stuttered as she stared her master's eyes.

"Eterna city. We'll stop by Jubilife for today." He replied.

Having her answer, Lucy dove back into his chest, melting in his embrace.

They moved away, away from Bonnie, away from her pleas, away from their friend.


The silent walk to Jubilife city gave Rai more time to think.

To think about recent events.

To hear Bonnie's cries of depression tugged his heartstrings.

All of this could have been avoided if I just returned to her. To run back to her.

To be with her once more.

To hug her amber fur as we break down into a pile of tears.

To see my unconventional 'starter pokemon' once more.

But no.

I had to leave.

It was the right choice...right?

She told me what she really thought of me, yet she seemed so adamant at my departure.

Was this really the right decision?

Did I ruin my entire chance to be with her because I thought wrong?

No. I can't be.

If she really cared for me, she would have showed kindness in her actions, even if it was a simple thank you, just...anything that was a sign that she showed the slightest interest in m-us.

But she didn't.

She hates me.

I...hate her...yes, I hate her...

It's time to move on.

I can't dwell in this forever.

Nor can the others.

We ALL need to move on.

Because sitting around crying and screaming to the heavens to bring her back won't do anything.

We need to forget her...

We need to forget the past and continue with the present.

I'm sure this happens to everyone.

I've seen it happen to two trainers...

Dusk was approaching for the trio.

They had just exited the forest to see the sun glaze over the monolithic global trade station. It shined brightly as the azure structure reflected its rays

A/N: I'm talking about the Global Terminal in platinum, not the shitty little one in D/P

The three individuals were on a small hill which overlooked the entire city. They froze in their place as the chill wind breezed through their bodies.

Jessie's dress gracefully flowed in the wind in tandem with Rai's sapphire cloak.

Lucy was peacefully snoring on his chest, her grip on Rai never faltering.

"So, that's Jubilife city." Rai finally spoke after a prolonged period.

"It's so...vast."

Rai hummed in agreement as they observed the 'City of Joy'

After taking in the sights, they motioned towards their place to rest for the night.

Excitement rambled on Jessie's mind, her thoughts ran over what she would see. Her pace quickened significantly, grabbing the slow trainer along with her.

"Come on! we have things to see and stuff to do!" She squealed.

'For a very adult-looking pokemon, she can sure act like a child.' Rai chuckled from his thoughts.

'I bet that she's already forgotten about what happened...'

Lucy stirred from her slumber, being awakened by the Shiny Gardevoir dragging her master along the tarmac of Jubilife city.

They were racing by the Global Trade Station, its massive appearance seemingly growing the longer they looked at it.

She draped her head on his shoulders, staring back at the sights behind her master.

Her ears twitched and her eyes widened at the sight of one of her kind.

'I-is that a lucario!' She thought.

She observed the blue jackal.

He was being interrogated by some Blaziken, a family of some sort.

"Woah, a limousine?" Rai said.

"So black!" Jessie stared in awe.

The pitch black limousine passed them and slowed down where the Lucario was.

"Master! look! a Lucario." Lucy pointed at it.

"Where?" Rai looked behind him.

He saw the blue jackal in front of his eyes, it was strikingly dimilar from a Riolu, albeit with more spikes than usual.

He then turned his attention to the group of Blaziken in front of the Lucario.

One of them was a Combusken.

Memories came flooding to his brain, the sight of Bonnie's kind was too much on him.

And he was just starting to forget about her.

Immediately, he turned away from the harrowing sight and continued walking. Lucy held out her paw towards the Lucario and the group of Blaziken, she was sad that she wouldn't see him again, but she was even more sad at the sight of the small Combusken.

It wasn't Bonnie, but she still wanted to hug the yellow infant.

She wasn't forgetting Bonnie anytime soon, nor would Rai.


The evening rolled around the City of Joy after a few hours of mingling and checking shops.

They had just left a restaurant, with Jessie and Lucy out of their pokeballs, much to the chef's dismay.

A round of psychic later, and the restaurant catered to the trio's every need. Some trainers even released their pokemon after the sudden revelation from the owner of the restaurant.

"AHHHH, that was nice!" Jessie rubbed her petite belly from her dress, it bulged ever so slightly. "Where should we go next?" She asked.

"That's enough for tonight, I don't want you spending vast amounts of my money like that again." Rai pouted as he glared at the joyful Gardevoir.

"I'm sleepy master." Lucy yawned as she rubbed her ruby eyes, her legs keeping Rai's neck in a death grip as she rode him in a higher elevation as opposed to his back

"You just slept a couple of hours ago!" Jessie retorted.

"Y-y-y-yeeh" Rai struggled to breathe.

"Oh! Sorry master!" Lucy softened her grip on him. Her ears drooped low as a sign of apology, not that Rai could even see it.

"It's alright. Just don't go so hard next time."

"Ok."

"So where are we going to sleep?" Lucy asked.

"Hmmmmmmmm..." Rai pondered. "We could sleep in the pokemon center here I guess."

"Boo." Jessie jeered.

"I could deal with that."

"What's wrong about it Jess?"

"Why cant we sleep somewhere else? The center is boring and the food is pretty bland."

"Where else can we go? we can't just sleep in the streets like hobos."

The group hummed in unison as they tried to find out where else they could sleep.

"Maybe we can go to an inn." Lucy said.

"I guess that'll do." Rai agreed.

"Fine, I guess." Jess said aswell.

The moon ascended to the sky as the trio searched around the city, scouring for an inn that they could stay the night in.

"Oh! Look!" Lucy shot out her paws in the direction of her interest.

"The Axeman's inn. Bed...and...breakfast available." Jessie said as her eyes squinted at the minuscule sign which hung itself from a small horizontal pole that was stuck to the side of the building.

"Well there we go, a place to stay and a place to eat!" Rai's face lit up at the sight of their place of slumber for the night.

"Wake me when we get there..." Lucy said as her head fell limp on Rai's hair, taking the as much rest as she could as they motioned towards their destination.

"I swear, that blue dog has done nothing but cling onto your back all day." Jessie pouted.

"Well, wouldn't you be tired if you were holding onto me while you rode my back?" Rai retorted.

"I'd be riding your front, not your back." Jessie grumbled.

"What's that?"

"Nothing. Nothing. I'm just tired that's all." She said as breathed in a sigh of relief.

'Maybe I might get a chance to do that tonight now that the blue dog is comatose...' She thought. Soon after, a devilish smirk made itself evident on her face as she walked towards the inn.


The inside was rather plain. A small room nearby the entrance hinted that it was the cafe where they would eat in the morning. It wasn't anything exciting, just a few wooden tables and chairs scattered throughout the room, an old TV hung at the top of one corner, presumably having never been used before due to the dust that layered it like a second skin.

In front of the entrance was a small mahogany desk which was accompanied by the innkeeper. There were a set of stairs beside the desk, hinting that it would be where the rooms were since there were no other doors around apart from the cafe.

"Good evening! How may I help you?" The burly innkeeper asked. His appearance was that of a typical lumberjack. Checkered shirt, exposed to show his chest hair of course, brown trousers, a scruffy beard, thick arms that bulged muscles and an all-round nice guy attitude.

"Good evening to you too! I was wondering if you had any vacancies for tonight!" Rai happily replied.

"Hehe, well you see, you three are the first that I've seen today! All the others are probably at the pokemon center." His overall appearance dropped for a few seconds after saying that, but it immediately perked up.

"Well, let's just say that my Gardevoir here has gotten sick of staying in those places." Rai sweatdropped as he rubbed the back of his head, unknowingly rubbing Lucy's flank in the process.

Lucy lightly moaned at her masters touch, her ears twitched slightly as she woke up once more.

"Looks like your friend over there has been napping on your head." The innkeeper chuckled, Rai followed suit soon after.

"So, where shall we sleep?"

With a grin, the innkeeper called out his pokemon.

"Harold! We have guests!"

Rai heard the steady thud of footsteps that emanated from the stairs.

To his amazement, he saw a creature that he had never seen before.

Its gargantuan size complimented its owner. Pink ropes of skin entwined his arms, some even reach the being's legs as they stood out the most on the its mocha skin. Its face was rounded and its chin protruded out like a spike. There was a small bean on top of its head, which was probably its hair.

"What must be the proble-...guests?." Oddly, its voice felt strange, as thought it didn't fit the monster that stood before them.

"Show them to their rooms."

"Gladly..." The gargantuan creature held out its hand, gesturing for the trio to follow them. It stared at Rai for a few seconds before it approached the stairs once more.

Rai and Jessie followed the being in silence, trying to figure out how the innkeeper got it.

On top of the stairs they reached a narrow hallway that had 5 rooms on each side. The pokemon that led them stopped at the door on the end. It's head nudged slightly at the door.

"Oh, Thank you...er...Haro-" Rai stuttered.

"Zoroark" It spoke.

"Zoroark? I was expecting a more manlier name hehe." Rai sweatdropped.

"But I am no man."

"Oh...sorry."

"Nor am I who you see before you."

Rai froze in his motions at the answer the 'Zoroark' gave.

With a slight smirk, the bulky being in front of the trio's eyes transformed into something more...lupine.


And so we meet the Zoroark! yaaaay.

The second poll is finally up!

It will be asking about your opinion on whether Rai and Bonnie should meet again!

The results I will take into consideration, I won't immediately act upon them like the first one.

The poll will be blind so you can freely vote on whatever you want. The results will be shown once it's closed, which will happen at Sunday

SO VOTE DAMMIT, FER BONNIE'S SAKE.

Other than that:

I feel as though this chapter felt rather...shorter than it should be, despite it having the regular 2k words that my chapters usually have inside.

It just felt...quick, you know?

Next chapter will be extra long now that I've got the mundane stuff like setting up the scene over with *hint about possible lemon*.

Since the next chapter will take place at night in the inn! Who knows what could happen, now that Jessie might have Rai to herself all night.

OR will the Zoroark interrupt her plans?

Who knows?

I do.

Stay tuned!

Bai