"Riolu?"
He was scared, that human attacked his family, capturedt his father while he ran away like his mother told him to. When he was far enough away that the humans couldn't follow him he tried to rest but couldn't forget the humans face, almost exactly like the one who was talking to him now. He climbed a tree the next day to try and see if he could see his parents den or the human trying to find him but saw nothing, all he remembered was hearing a loud yell, a very strong tingling sensation that made it hard to move and then being surrounded in dark. Now he was here with the human again. The human now had another with him, he looked a little different and he had a different pokemon now but his parents had told him about how humans wold capture their kind and use them for fighting.
Riolu are you ok? The humans pokemon spoke to him. She sounded sincere, but he wasn't about to trust her just by the sound of her voice. She started coming towards him, the humans just watched.
Go away!
The other pokemon stopped, but she never stopped watching him. Whats the matter? She still sounded worried.
Him! He's going to take me like he took my family!
He hasn't taken your family, we just found you yesterday. She continued.
Yeah, right after he came and took my mother and father away.
"Whats he saying Draeka?" The human asked.
The other pokemon stopped for a second, she looked back at the human. He thinks you took his parents away,
Riolu was suprised when he heard her speak to the human, his expressioned showed that he understood her too. He understands you?
Yes and he can undersand you too if you give him a chance. I don't know who took your family but it wasn't Adrian.
Riolu's eyes swept from the pokemon to the human, he looked like the other human yes, but there were differences. He just didn't know if he could trust him, or the pokemon. How do I know your not lying?
You don't but don't you think if Adrian was going to take you away he would have done it by now?
He doesn't have to he, already caught me.
And yet your out of it here with us. The humans pokemon continued in a matter-of-fact tone now.
He thinks you took his parents away.
Adrian was taken aback by this, he thought the Riolu might be mad at him but he didn't suspect that would think he stole his family too. Before he could say anything else the Riolu said something to Draeka but he couldn't understand what they were saying, it was like hearing a foreign lanquage. When the two finished Riolu relxed a little but still kept a wary eye on Adrian, Arianna was slightly releived to see the Riolu relax as well. After a few moments Adrian moved to pick up Draeka and put her on his shoulders, once she was settled in place he bent down to pick up Riolu but he shied away.
Sorry, I just need some time to get used to this.
The voice was different from Draeka's, an obvious difference was that it was male.
"Oh, you figured it out."
Yes, Draeka helped a little.
"thats good, Are you going to be alright?"
Maybe, but right now I could use something to eat.
"Well We're headed back home anyway, I'm sure we could find something you like." Adrian said, letting the concern show in his voice. Adrian was worried about whether or not he should keep Riolu, whether he should release him or not. Riolu's parents were captured so he wouldn't have a home to go back to, Riolu was also very nervous around Adrian so what would be a good decision? Then Adrian remembered Arianna, she didn't have any pokemon, her parents would know how to take care of him, now there was an idea. "Hey Arianna!"
"Hmm?" Was her only response, she was slightly in front of him as they headed down the trail, Riolu trailing behind a little bit.
"Would you be able to take Riolu with you? He's still nervous around me and your parents could help if you had any problems."
She turned to face him, her face lit up. "You mean I could take him home?"
"Yeah, and if everything goes ok, he might want to stay with you."
"You want me to keep him?" She said now a little confusion blending with her suprise and excitement.
"Consider it a welcome to the neighborhood gift." Adrian continued with a shrug.
The three of them continued down the trail, Draeka was on Adrians shoulders so she didn't have to walk. The path was sloped downwards as it ran down the hillside. They often saw a wild pokemon drift from between bushes and trees to meet the newly risen sun, Adrians attention caught on a Pidgeotto and a Staravia that were perched in one of the higher branches. 'Thats an unussual pair' He thought to himself. The two birds didn't pay the group any attention as they kept heading back towards town. It was a while before Arianna said anything else. "Are you sure I can keep him, Riolu ar very rare."
"Yeah I'm sure, but like I said earlier; he's still nervous around me and while it might eventually go away, it might go away faster if you helped him along." Adrian told her.
"But why should I keep him?"
"Because, I you do help he might bond with you in the process." Adrian pulled out Riolu's ball, "And you wante a pokemon so it works out." He finished handing her the ball.
"So Riolu is mine?"
"Riolu is yours."