Chapter 12

Hello everyone, it has been quite a while once again I know. Again, like I have said, I am busy all the time. Anyway, I still need OC's for this story. Also, I'm going to do short bio stories of some of dominators members, probably Nicholas and Christopher. Don't expect them for a while though, just for laughs, I may make them DA exclusives. You'll just have to wait and see. Here's chapter 12

(Mathew POV)

I guess I should of thought of a plan before running out, because the minute I did it, the Pokémon that was revealed to be an Ariados shot a poison sting at me and Nicholas. We managed to dodge it, but it was close. Luckily, William and Christopher noticed what was above them and retreated back. The Ariados landed at the bottom of the tree and in front of what we were looking for. He seemed angry at us, but when he spoke, he was quiet as ever.

"Who are you Pokémon and why are you here? This is my home, and you are intruding. Explain yourselves now!" He said.

William was the first to speak up, he remained calm. Something I suppose is what a team member is supposed to do.

"My name is William, this is my exploration team, we don't want any trouble. We just need that thing behind you." William retorted.

The Ariados looked behind him and saw the necklace sitting there. He picked it up and then turned back to face us.

"This necklace looks expensive, something that I could keep for myself." He said with a grin on his face.

"No, you can't have it, it belongs to a child who got it from his mother. It's not yours to take." Nicholas said with anger in his voice.

The Ariados just looked at the Dewott and laughed. It was pretty clear that he didn't care about a word he just said.

"I don't care who it used to belong to Dewott, It's mine now. I guess I'll just have to kill you all and take it." He said.

That was it, The Ariados took a battle stance and fired a string shot at us. We managed to get out of way and the battle was on. William looked over at us and spoke up.

"All right, we don't have long to plan, so here is what we are going to do. Chris and I are at a disadvantage here. So Mathew and Nicholas are going to be our best option here. You two need to really step up here okay." Even in combat, he still remains calm, how great is he.

It was now our time to shine, or at least mine. Nicholas ran in quick and launched a water gun at the Ariados. It hit the bug time and knocked him off the web he was clinging to. He got up with rage in his eyes and lunged at Nicholas with Leech life. Unfortunately for him, Nicholas was too fast and quickly was out of the way. Ariados continued to go forward into a tree. He was even more angry than before. Christopher came up behind him and hit him with Force palm. William followed up with Brick break. He then looked at me and said to grab the necklace. I waited until Nicholas hit him with Razor Shell and then booked it to the Necklace. Ariados, however, saw me and launched a poison sting at me. It hit me in the back and all I could do was yelp in shock. When I got back on my feet, I was angry. No one hits me from behind and gets away with it. I turned to the Ariados with anger I hadn't felt in a long time. He just looked at me and laughed.

"What are you going to do about it Buizel. Your no match for me, just go back to hiding in the bushes like a baby and leave the battling to the professionals." He just continued to laugh in my face.

I yelled and launched a water gun, one of the strongest I had ever launched than ever before. It hit Ariados and sent him back. I was quick to follow with a Water Pulse, He struggled to get back up. My team mates were just sitting there in shock. Through all of the commotion I heard Christopher say something to William.

"Where in the world did this come from, it's like he was born to battle or something." He said in shock.

"I don't know Christopher, but I'm starting to think that us meeting him was destiny." William responded.

"Don't you think that could be dangerous, he can't keep his temper down. He could do this to us." Chris responded.

"No, he won't. I spoke to his father, his loyalty to his friends is something that cannot be destroyed" William spoke in my defense.

"Guys, don't you think we should give him a hand." Nicholas said. But to no avail due to the fact that William and Christopher ignored him.

I was standing there looking at the injured Ariados when Nicholas came up next to me.

"Matt, lets finish this together. We need to combine our water guns." He said

I nodded in agreement, we both launched our water guns and combined them. The attack headed straight for the Ariados, he just sighed and screamed as the powerful attack hit him. When the smoke cleared, he was lying on the ground, fainted. We had done it, I just hope I did enough to prove myself.

I went over and picked up the necklace. I sighed and headed over to William. He looked up and I handed him to object. He put it inside his bag and spoke to me.

"You did good Mathew, I'm proud of you. I truly think now that there was definitely a reason we met each other. I don't know why just yet, but I'm sure some day it will all make sense." He said with a hint of cheer in his voice.

"He's right you know; you were great out there Mathew. I was shocked, you really got stronger since I last saw you all that time ago." Nicholas Responded

I smiled at them, I was just happy to have been given a second chance at life. It was about a minute later when Christopher walked up. I already knew that whatever he said would either be mean or insulting.

"I may not approve of you being on the team Mathew, but I will say that you certainly do have a nag for battle. Do not think this means that I like you. But I suppose I will be willing to see if you truly will keep to your word to change." He stated with a smirk on his face.

I nodded at him and soon we were on our way out of that terrible forest. It took a little longer getting back because everyone was tired. Eventually we did find our way back at the entrance. William decided we should head back to treasure town immediately rather than stick around here, just in case that Ariados comes back with a vengeance. It took us quite a while to make it back. William said that the three of us could go home and he would deal with everything. Christopher and Nicholas didn't hesitate to take him up on the offer, but I didn't want to leave just yet.

"Wait William, I want to come with you, I want to see how everything works." I shouted.

"Sure, I guess you can tag along with me, just don't say anything and let me handle everything, understood." William commanded.

I nodded my head in agreement and the two of us headed into the guild. The inside of the place was great. I had seen the outside from the woods, but I never thought it would be this cool inside. We headed down a flight of stairs into a room that I could only guess was some sort of job room. There were two boards, one with outlaw jobs, and the other with everything else on it. There didn't seem to be that many people here, of course, it was getting late. When we walked over to the job board, there was a young Mienfoo standing around looking at everything. When he saw William, his eyes lit up.

"William, you're back. Did you get my necklace back?" The kid said in his high pitched voice.

William presented the item without saying a word. The kid ran up and took it. He grabbed onto it and put it close to his body.

"oh thank you so much William, this necklace means everything to me. My mother gave it to me and I don't think I could ever face her if I had lost it." He said, sort of sounding like he was about to cry.

"It's ok buddy, we found it for you, and that's all that matters now." William spoke happily.

"Listen, I know it's not much, but here's what I can give you." The kid spoke before handing William the money.

It really wasn't a lot, maybe a little bit of money and a few berries. I was shocked, we were almost killed for this. Is this really what this job is. No, this has to just be specific to this kid. He is after all just a child, maybe six or seven. I shouldn't expect him to go around toting thousands.

William just said thank you and we left. The whole time I wanted to bring the topic back up, but William was not interested. He asked if I wanted him to walk me home, but I declined. Thankfully, there wouldn't be anyone out to see me, so I was fine. When I finally got home, my parents were waiting for me. I thought that maybe I was in trouble, but man was I wrong.

"so Mathew, how was your first day as a member of an exploration team?" My father asked me.

"It was fine dad, look I'm really tired. Could we talk about this tomorrow please?" I said tired and irritated.

"There is actually something else I want to talk to you about Mathew. You see, me and your mother have been talking about having another child. But we are getting older, so we thought of another solution, we want to adopt." He said

"So where is this going and why does it involve me?" I said confused at my parents.

"William had stated he had no family. So we were thinking, what if we became that family for him. Give him something he has been longing to get probably for so long. It is the only thing we can think of to repay him for giving us you back in our life. So what do you say, will you speak with him."

I was shocked, my parents hardly knew this Riolu and already wanted to take him in. I'd love nothing more than to give William the chance to have a family again, but so soon. I just joined his team, and what about Nicholas. He was abandoned by his family and lives with William now. What kind of monster would I be to take William away and leave him all alone? I didn't know what to say.

"you know what Mathew, you are right. It's getting late, how about we talk about this tomorrow morning, besides, I just made dinner." My mom said as I was thinking.

I didn't say a word after that, I ate a little bit of food at dinner and went upstairs to my room. I went over and laid down on my bed. This was so much to think about, and so little time to actually do it. I thought about this whole adoption thing for a little bit longer before deciding I was tired. I had thought of everything I was going to say tomorrow. Now all I can do is wait to say it, and see how things play out.

End of Chapter 12

This chapter took quite a long time to finish, but it's finally over. For all of you that read all my stories, thank you. SSP chapter 10 will be out whenever I finish it. The next chapter of this may be out as soon as tomorrow. I also know this chapter wasn't my best. I typed in a hurry so I could get a chapter up to keep my promise.

I am still in need of some OC's for future chapters. If you are interested, PM me. Do not leave anything like that in the reviews. Furthermore, I hope you can review my stories a little more so I can keep improving as an author.

As far as new Stories are concerned. That Dewott story I mentioned is coming along. I hope to have chapter 1 up in the next few weeks. I'm going to do Nicholas's bio first followed by Christopher's. I eventually also intend to do a lucario fanfiction. My OC trainer also happens to carry the same name as a specific temperamental Riolu. Anyway, thank you all for your views and support.

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