CHAPTER 5 - Capture
We woke up the next morning completely motivated. We placed our tents in our inventories and we're ready to set off.
"I am ready for whatever the world throws at me! I'll become a Pokemon master!" I say as I throw my arms in the air.
"Uh, what's this about Ash?" I absolutely confused Damon.
"Being scared and always fearing death gets you nowhere. You gotta tackle life head on!" I say with fire in my eyes.
"Nice to know someone is happy about dying." Damon was unamused.
"I like the attitude! Let's all catch some Pokemon!" Blaire is as happy as me.
Blaire runs off into the trees. I follow behind her and we leave Damon in the dust.
"Wait for me guys!" Damon yells and starts running.
It takes us a few minutes, but we finally emerge from the trees. The land is spectacular, a wide open plain with flowing rivers and big trees. It was more beautiful during the day than at night. Damon catches up to us and looks around.
"So where is Oldale from here?" Damon looks at me with a curious face.
"I don't… know." I had no idea, but I forgot the Pokedex served as a map too.
I pull out my Pokedex and searched for 'Oldale'. My Pokedex is the XY model. It was the most futuristic one, and thought it looked cool.
"According to the map, it's 20 miles ahead of us." I say with despair in my voice.
"We… are gonna be walking for a while". Blaire says and starts walking on the path nearby.
We follow her and notice many Pokemon near us.
"Check out the Poochyena!" I point to the field beside us.
"We shouldn't mess with them, there are a lot of them." Damon says with a cautious voice.
"True. How about that Buneary over there." I say and turned to see a Pokemon by itself.
"A Buneary! Can I catch it pretty please?" Blaire looks and gets excited.
"Sure! It's a good first opponent for Torchic." Damon says while gesturing to go for it.
Blaire runs towards the Buneary and takes out Torchic's Pokeball.
"Go Torchic!" Blaire throws her Pokeball but it just lands on the ground.
"What happened? Why didn't it come out?" Blaire asks confused.
"You uh… need to press the button on the Pokeball to make it grow. Then you throw it." I say with my hand covering my face.
"Oh yeah, sorry!" She apologizes and runs to the Pokeball.
Blaire picks it up and presses the button. It must've caught her off guard because she almost dropped it. She throws it and Torchic comes out.
"So it's moves are…" Blaire studies Torchic's info. "Ok I'm ready!" She says as Torchic is getting the Buneary's attention.
"This will be interesting." Damon says while sitting down.
I turn to him looking confused. "Why do you say that?"
"Blaire only played 1 Pokemon game, and only for an hour." Damon replies.
"Oh." I pause for a moment. "Wait what?!" I say surprised.
"Torchic use Ember!" Blaire commands.
We turn are attention to Blaire. She has already started the battle. Torchic fires at Buneary, who was confused of what is happening. The Ember hits directly and Buneary falls back.
"Now it's time to throw a Pokeball!" Blaire opens her inventory and gets a Pokeball.
She throws it and it homes in on Buneary. The ball opens and Buneary turns into a red light and goes in.
"I did it!" Blaire jumps with joy.
"Wait Blaire, watch it." Damon says and points to the ball.
Blaire looks at it to see it wobbling. She didn't weaken it enough, it's most likely to break out. We stare at it for a few moments until it stopped.
"I caught it!" Blaire says while running to the Pokeball.
She caught it… Beginners luck I guess.
"Oh well then." Damon says with shock.
"Torchic, you did great. Return." Blaire holds out Torchic's Pokeball and it goes in.
She runs back to show us her new friend.
"I did it! My first Pokemon I caught, this feels amazing!" Blaire says with happiness.
"Good job! I thought it would be harder for you. I was proved wrong!" I say with surprise.
"Thanks. We should keep going though." Blaire starts walking ahead.
We were walking for about an hour, and thank God we don't get sore from walking. Pain isn't 1 to 1 here. We do have some perks. For the past 30 minutes, I felt like something was watching us. I kept turning around and see nothing.
"I swear we are being watched." I say as I turn around once again.
"It's all in your head Ash." Damon says slightly irritated.
He might be right. We all had our moments of being on edge. I guess it was my turn to be paranoid.
"Ri…" I heard a sound behind me and turn around.
"Did you guys here that?" I say as I ready my Pokeball.
"That wasn't you just now?" Damon asks while turning around.
"No." I start walking back to where I heard it.
I take my time walking very slowly. Avoiding any thing on the ground that could make a sound. The only place for something to hide in was bush near the path. I get to it and place my hands on it. I quickly spread the bush to see there was nothing. I was puzzled for a second but decided to forget about it. I walk back towards Damon and Blaire to see them giggling.
"What's so funny?" I ask as I stopped walking.
"Behind you…" Blaire says while pointing to me.
I turn around and there is nothing. I hear them laugh again. I turn back around and they laugh harder.
"Sorry am I missing something?" I'm starting to get annoyed.
I walk back to the path, while they are still laughing. I felt a tug on my pants, down towards my feet. I look to see a Riolu.
"A Riolu?" I say with confusion. "This is what has been following us?"
Riolu looks at me with an interested look. I decided this would be a good time to start using my Pokedex.
"Riolu, the Emanation Pokemon. These Pokemon are highly attracted to those with strong auras. They also are able to sense the emotions from anyone."
"Why is it following me?" I ask as Riolu starts hugging my leg.
"The Pokédex did say it's attracted to strong auras. You might have one." Damon says with an intrigued smile.
I get down on one knee, Riolu starts sniffing my arm and face. Riolu seemed interested in me, but why do I have this aura?
"Riolu Rii!" Riolu says while jumping with its arms out.
Does it like me, or is it just being attracted to me?
"You should catch it Ash." Blaire says as I'm being hugged by Riolu.
"Do you want to be my Pokemon, Riolu?" I ask as I hold out a Pokeball.
"Ri?" Riolu sounds confused as it looks at the Pokeball.
"Oh, this is a Pokeball. Pokemon can go inside of this so they don't have to walk around all the time. I would do the walking for you and you can be safe and comfy inside. It also is a way to make sure that no one else can steal you. If anyone uses a Pokeball on you after I do, it wouldn't work." I say as I point at the ball.
Riolu starts looking at me, possibly thinking of a decision. Riolu hops back and smiles. I realize what this meant and stood up and stepped back.
"Alright, nice to know you're on board." I say as I hold out the Pokeball.
This is the moment I have been waiting for, for years. I had a Pokeball in hand, and a Pokemon in front of me. I did what any Pokemon fan would do if they were dressed as I am. I grab the brim of my hat, and turn it around, just like Ash Ketchum before me.
"Now, go Pokeball!" I yell as I throw it towards Riolu.
Riolu smiles and the ball makes contact. The ball opens and Riolu goes in. The ball didn't wobble, as soon as Riolu went in, it was caught. I stand still for a moment, barely able to contain my excitement. I run to the ball to pick it up.
"Yes! I caught A Riolu!" I say as I hold the ball in the air.
"Do you really have to do everything he does?" Damon says while looking embarrassed.
"I dress like him, I have his name, He is my #2 role model. So I'm tempted to say yes." I say as I walk back to the path.
"Why didn't the Pokeball wobble?" Blaire asks while pointing to my hand.
"I guess it's because it wanted to be captured." Damon says in response.
I was scrolling through my inventory to see info about Riolu and I notice that I have Pokemon food.
"Do our Pokemon need to eat?" I say as food appears in my hand.
"My Mudkip did seem different this morning, we should see if they are hungry." Damon points out.
"Yeah, we should be fine to take a break here." Blaire says and we walk a bit onto a rocky area.
We set up the fire kit which comes with chairs and a picnic blanket and let out all our Pokemon.
"Buneary and Torchic, come out! Blaire says while throwing her Pokeballs in the air.
Damon does the same "You too Mudkip."
"Evergreen, Riolu, I want you to meet the rest of them." I say as I hold out their Pokeballs.
They all emerge and are happy to meet each other, except Riolu.
"Rioluu!" Riolu says as it runs behind me in fear.
"Are you scared?" I ask gently.
Riolu nods 'Yes' and hugs my leg again.
"It's alright to be scared, but can you give them all a chance?" I ask as I bend down.
"Hey Ash, what is Riolu's gender?" Blaire asks while going through her menus.
I open mine to see that Riolu is "A girl."
"Cool. Both of mine are girls. What is your Mudkip's gender Damon?" Blaire asks Damon.
"A boy." Damon says as he pets Mudkip.
Riolu slowly starts walking towards Evergreen and waves nervously. Evergreen waves back and from what I think he says hi.
"Ok everyone! Who's hungry?" I say as I fill some bowls with food.
All their eyes turn to me and they all smile. I walk over and place the 2 bowls I'm holding in front of Buneary and Mudkip . I grab 2 more and give them to Evergreen and Torchic.
"Here you go Riolu. I hope you like it." I say as I place the food in front of her.
Riolu looks at the food and at Evergreen who is already eating. She grabs a piece and smells it. She puts it in her mouth and her eyes go wide open.
"Is it good?" I ask all respond at once with smiles.
"Great!" I say as I sit down besides Blaire.
I take my hat off and lay my head on the table we set up.
"I'm like having a fucking complex or something." I say as I place my hands around my head.
"What do you mean." Damon asks.
"On one hand I'm scared out of my mind for the thought I can get disintegrated by a Hyper Beam at any second. But on the other hand, I'm the happiest I've ever been and don't want to leave."
"To be honest, I feel the same. This whole experience has been a blast." Damon smiles.
I turn to see that everyone is talking to each other, I can't understand them but I know they're happy. The sad part is they aren't real. I can talk to them, feel them, and it's all just a clever order of 1's and 0's. Until the day we're free, or until the day I die, they're real to me. I stand up to pick the bowls off the ground. I place them in my inventory.
"Hey you!" I hear a voice behind me. I turn to see another player.
"Oh hi, can I help you?" I ask the approaching person.
This guy looks like he is at least 19, and very energetic.
"You can, actually. Do you know which way Oldale Town is from here." He asks politely.
"I'll take it that you don't have a Pokedex?" I ask while walking towards him
"Does it have a map?" He responds while pulling his Pokedex.
"Yeah, it's one of the main features." I say as I show him mine.
"Oh thank you. I guess I won't be walking aimlessly now. Is that where you guys are going?" He asks.
"Yeah, it's on the path to get my 1st gym badge." I say with my arm in front of me.
"Hey you have a Riolu, is it a girl?" The guy asks while walking up to Riolu.
I walk in the way and block his path.
"She is… why"? I ask with a suspicion.
"A girl you say. I'll trade you for her." He smiles with a Pokeball in his hand.
"Sorry, I like Riolu. I can't just trade her away." I politely decline.
"Damn, I guess someone got the gold before me. A lot of fun can be had that Pokemon. Well I can't do anything about that." He says as he walks away waving.
Riolu runs up to me crying. She must've been worried that was going to give her away
"It's ok, everything is fine. You're not going anywhere." I reassure Riolu and hug her until she stopped crying.
Riolu enjoyed the hug. She turns her head and starts licking my cheek. I lowered her to the ground and took out her Pokeball.
"Riolu, return." I say while holding out the Pokeball.
She grabs my leg tightly, with tears still on her face. I can tell she wants to stay out. But how I knew, I couldn't explain.
"That guy was making me throw up many red flags." Damon says with an uncomfortable grin.
"Remember what Palm said at the stadium? Anything is allowed…" I whisper in Damon's ear so Riolu won't hear. "...even...R-A-P..." Damon interrupts me before I finish.
"Is that why he…?" Damon says with hesitance.
"Yeah." I say with my fist clenched.
"That is the most uneasy feeling I ever got from a human being" We both turn to Blaire. "Even if it is allowed, It will change how people view you." Blaire says with chills going down her arms
"We aren't going to Oldale anymore. I'm not taking a risk with that guy anymore. We're taking a beeline to Petalburg" I say as I look at my Pokedex.
"How far is it Ash?" Blaire asks.
I started pacing."Ok so we have 18 miles to go till we get to Oldale, and from there it's 9 miles east to Petalburg..." I start to murmur.
"What is he… doing? Blaire asks Damon.
"Wishing he had a calculator…" Damon says in response.
" and that equals C squared…(murmur stops) A little over 20 miles!" I yell as I point in the direction of Petalburg.
"Ahh!" Blaire and Damon says startled.
"Where did that come from!?" Damon says.
"Good ol' Pythagorean Theorem of course. Finding missing lengths of triangles made easy!"
"Easy? Not really." Blaire says with an
unamused face.
"I'll have you know I'm the only one in the Class of 2053 to graduate with a 6.0 GPA. A lot of things are easy." I say very smuggly.
"Doesn't it max out at 5?" Damon asks.
"Thanks to me, I set new limits on a national scale." I say as I twirl my hat on my finger.
We pack the supplies and recall our Pokemon. Except Riolu, who stayed on my shoulder. We start walking in the direction of Petalburg.
"Hopefully we don't have to see that guy again." Blaire states.
"Nevermore, quoth the Corviknight." I say with an old-time accent.
"Nice joke…" Damon says completely disappointed.
"(Laugh) Sorry. A month ago I was browsing the old internet and there were these things called 'memes' that people worshipped. They were jokes, but when they spread around the internet, you heard them everywhere. Anything from a Poptart cat farting rainbows in space to a puffer fish eating a carrot. I found that quote there." I say as I make gestures.
"When should we get there?" Blaire asks.
"With a steady pace,we should be there in a bit under six hours." I respond as I look at the clock on the Pokedex.
~~~Few hours pass~~~
We have been walking for a few hours, with very little distractions getting in the way. We are walking on the side of a road that we found, the road leads to Petalburg. Riolu has still refused to go in her Pokeball and has been constantly licking my cheek for about 30 minutes. I take her off my shoulder and hold her in front of me.
"What's wrong Riolu?" I say with concern.
Riolu didn't liked being pulled away. She started reaching her arms towards where she was kissing me. I noticed that she was blushing, and her eyes were half closed. Her tongue was slightly out, and she was breathing heavily.
"I think Riolu might be sick. We need to get to the Pokemon Center." I say as I start running. Damon and Blaire quickly follow.
We notice a car driving beside us, the driver slows down and opens his window.
"Hey. Are you guys heading to Petalburg?" The man says as he is driving to a crawl.
"Yeah, why?" Damon asks.
"That's where I'm going. How about I drive you the way there. It's only 15 minutes away. The man says with a friendly tone.
I think for a moment, he could be dangerous, but it was starting to get dark and Riolu needed help.
"Thank you sir! We need to get to a Pokemon Center please!" I say as I walk towards the car.
I never sat in a car that has a wheel on the right side, it makes sense though, this game wasn't made in America. We get in and buckle the seat belts. The car is very spacious and...dull. The man starts driving, for a few minutes it was silent until he asked a question.
"So what business do you guys have in Petalburg? The man asks as he looks in the rear-view mirror.
"We're going around the region to collect gym badges so we can challenge the league." I respond with a tense tone.
"A lot of people have been coming around in the past few days for that reason. Yesterday I got over 100 requests to battle, it was a pain." The man says as he grips the steering wheel.
"Why did you battle that many people?" I ask while leaning forward.
"That's a Gym Leader's job, of course." The man looks at me and smiles.
"Wha-! You're the Gym Leader?!" Damon exclaims with surprise.
That's a shock. I should've known who he was just by looking at him.
"Does your name happen to be Norman?" I ask.
"It's been my name my whole life." Norman responds. "What are your names?"
"My name is Ash, these are my friends Damon and Blaire." I say as I point to the back seats.
"Ash you say..." Norman says with an intrigued tone. " I feel like I heard that name before. Ah yes, a young man from Pallet town in Kanto."
Shit, I need to be careful. I completely forgot that Ash Ketchum is in this game. If I ever pretend to be him, I could be screwed.
"I seen him before, on TV." I say as I look out the window. Him and that Pikachu, a bond no one can break."
To Norman, this is his world. He thinks I'm talking about broadcasted battles on television. But Damon and Blaire know what I'm really talking about.
"If you look to your right, you will see Petalburg City." Norman says as the view emerges from the treeline.
"Wow, It's beautiful." Blaire says with her face to the glass.
"You should try the restaurants here. A lot of variety and flavors to enjoy."
"We'll check it out." I say as a lie.
We don't need to eat so there is no point. I remembered that I could taste blood, so maybe we can taste food. We also don't have bodily functions, that is interesting to know. But still we can get dirty and smelly.
Riolu starts panting more audibly. I look down at her cradled in my arms, tugging my shirt.
"You'll be ok.." I say as I rock her back and forth.
"Looks like that Riolu of yours might be in trouble." Norman says after gazing at Riolu for a moment."
"She just started licking me, getting very affectionate and looks like she has a fever. But she isn't hot." I say as I shed a tear.
"The Pokemon Center is just around the corner." Norman says he looks at a street sign.
Norman stops the car in the parking lot of the Pokemon Center. We get out and admire the big structure across the street.
"That building you're looking at is Petalburg Reflection Hotel." Norman says with a voice that a tour guide would use.
"Why is it called that?" Damon asks.
"The building is perfectly symmetrical. A true work of art, and affordable to stay at." Norman replies with a satisfied voice.
"Thanks for everything sir." Damon reaches in to shake his hand.
"Your welcome! Nice to see new faces. I hope to see you guys at my gym." Norman says in response while shaking Damon's hand.
"I guess we'll get going then." I say as I look down at Riolu.
"Ok, if you're hungry there is a restaurant down the street. I'd recommend it any day." Norman says as he starts to leave.
"Bye!" We all say and wave as he drives off.
Norman gestures a wave out his window and is out of site within a few seconds.
"Incredible…" I say under my breath.
"What was that Ash?" Damon turns to me confused.
"The A.I is amazing, you can hold a real conversation with them." A single tear ran down my cheek.
"Oh yeah." Damon says fascinated. "He isn't real."
I get out of my trance and run into the Pokemon Center. The building is very big, and very welcoming. The room smells like vanilla and... bandaids.
"Are you Nurse Joy?" I say as I make it to the front desk.
"Yes I am, what is the matter sir?" Nurse joy responds.
"My Riolu. I think she is sick." I hold her in front of Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy puts a device up to Riolu's head and does a scan of some sort, and looked at her monitor.
"Interesting, can I take Riolu for some tests?" She asks.
"Of course, please do what you can." I say and hand her Riolu.
She walks to the back with her Chansey. The door closes and I just stand there in silence. A single tear runs down my face. I wipe it away and walk towards a bench near the door Nurse Joy enters.
"She'll be ok, the nurse can help." Blaire says as she sits down next to me.
"Riolu…" I hear from behind the door. She sounded scared.
"Riolu?!" I exclaim as I stand up.
I rush to the door and open it. Riolu comes running to me crying and jumps in my arms.
"What's wrong?" I say as I embrace her hug.
"Sir, can you stay here while I do the tests. Riolu doesn't seem to like being here without you." Nurse Joy says while holding some wiring for the tests.
"Your fine, I got you…" I say with a gentle tone as I walk to the testing table.
I sit her down and she gets nervous. I grab her paw and smile. She calms down and smiles back.
"The lady is going to run a few tests by sticking a little pad on your forehead." I say as I rub her paw.
She nods and Nurse Joy places the pad on her forehead and connects the wire. There are tons of numbers running across the screen that I can't understand. A few statistics pop up and Nurse Joy takes off her glasses and looks at me.
"Riolu has a fever of 103.7°F." Nurse Joy says with a serious face.
"What?! Is she gonna be OK?" I say completely worried.
"Relax, that's the normal fever temperature for a Pokemon. I'll give her some medicine so she'll feel better." Nurse Joy says while a machine fills a little cup with medicine.
"You should give this to her." Nurse Joy says while handing me the little cup.
"Here Riolu, this will help you feel better" I say as I hold the cup in front of her.
Riolu sniffs the contents and grabs the cup. She slowly drinks it and looks back at me a little happier.
"She should stay overnight so I can see if anything happens. You can stay in a room here overnight." Nurse Joy offers.
"That will be nice, thank you." I say gratefully.
"Oh, are these your friends?" Nurse Joy says as she points to Damon and Blaire.
"Can they stay too?" I ask very politely.
"Sure. There are rooms here for that exact reason. I'll lead you there now." She says as she walks out the door.
We follow and Riolu refuses to leave my side. She jumps on my shoulder and starts licking my cheek again.
"Nurse Joy? Riolu has been licking me a lot. Is that something to worry about?" I say while we walk down a hallway.
"My suspicions were correct." Nurse Joy says when we reach the room.
"What suspicions?" I was confused.
"When a Riolu senses a strong aura from a person, they can get heavily aroused, and go into heat. You must have that strong aura, and Riolu can't control her emotions." Nurse Joy says as we enter the room.
We were all confused. We didn't know what she meant, but it wasn't pleasant.
"Aroused...sexually… to me?" I say with a nervous tone.
"That's right, and since she is only a Riolu, the ability to sense aura is not as developed as a Lucario's." She affirms what I said with an uncomfortable face.
"The feeling will pass right?" I ask as if it was a simple answer.
"In order for the feeling to pass, you must take matter into your own hands." Nurse Joy says as she closes the door behind us, so no one else can hear.
"In order for Riolu to get better, I need to…" I pause, I didn't want to say it.
Blaire and Damon freeze with shock. I don't blame them, I'm as fucking confused as them.
"Riolu and Lucario are the only known exceptions to this rule. If they naturally go through heat, it would pass after a month. But naturally, Riolu don't experience that, so a human is the cause for Riolu's to feel it. Only the one who set them off can have it pass." Nurse Joy explains while I stand there shocked.
"Isn't that beastiality?" I ask very quickly.
"Of course not. Pokemon have such developed minds, they can give consent to sex. So it is completely fine." She reassures me.
"I literally just caught her today. What the hell is happening?" I say as I rub Riolu's head.
Riolu is getting a lot of pleasure from that, her face was redder than ever. I stopped and put my hand down. Riolu stopped licking me, and looked at me with concern.
"If you would follow me please sir." Nurse Joy says as she opens the door to leave.
Blaire and Damon stay behind as I follow her.
"I never got your name." Nurse Joy says as we walk down the hallway.
"It's Ash…" I say quietly.
I can't believe what I have to do. But I need to, for Riolu to go back to normal. Riolu starts to lick my neck, it kinda tickles. I grab her and cradle her in my arm. She starts to lick my shirt. I don't know what to do. If I do it, I'm no better than that guy we met. But my reason is justified, right? We get to a room and Nurse Joy opens the door for me.
"I'm sorry if you feel forced to do this. Perhaps I can make it up to you somehow." She says with remorse.
"You're just doing your job ma'am. It's my problem to deal with it." I walk in the room and close the door.
END OF CHAPTER 5
(Mediocre) Author's note: The next chapter is gonna be 18+, proceed with warning. If furry things aren't your thing, proceed with warning. That said, I don't know how to write smut, let alone fanfiction. So take my work with a grain of salt.