Chapter 6: Raph and Tyrunt
Riolu slowly got up and sat down on the nearest bench. They had left him. An earsplitting roar sounded and he jumped right off of the bench in fright. Riolu got up, looking in the direction of the sound. Another roar came.
"Tyrunt!" A shout followed. "Where are you going?"
"Lu?" Riolu curiously dashed off in the direction of the voice.
There was another roar and Riolu could feel the ground shaking beneath his feet. He turned to see Tyrunt racing down the street. An eleven year old boy ran after the dinosaur pokemon.
"Tyrunt!" The boy shouted. "Come back!"
Tyrunt was approaching Riolu now. He began lighting up his fist in an attempt to make the pokemon go back to its trainer. The opposing pokemon kept coming though. Riolu punched at it as it reached him, but Tyrunt let out another roar and bit down on his arm. The angry pokemon started swinging Riolu around.
"Lu!" Riolu struggled to get free.
"No, Tyrunt!" The boy shouted. He had reached them now. He took a pokeball from his bag and pressed the button. The dinosaur pokemon turned red and faded away, entering the pokeball.
Riolu landed on his stomach with a thump. "Rawr."
"I'm so sorry!" The boy wailed.
Riolu could tell that the kid hadn't meant for it to happen. He struggled to his feet and looked up at the boy, who stuffed the pokeball back into the bag.
"Are you okay?" The boy asked.
"Rawr." Riolu nodded.
"I'm Raphael." He told Riolu. "Come on, let's get you to the Pokemon Center, okay?"
"Lu." Riolu agreed.
Chapter 7: Feeling Better
"Riolu is feeling much better." The woman said.
"Thank you so much!" Raphael exclaimed.
"You are welcome." Nurse Joy bowed and moved back behind the counter.
"Come on, Riolu." Raphael said.
Riolu followed the boy outside of the building.
"Riolu, how would you like to travel with me?" Raphael asked as they walked through the streets of Santalune City.
Riolu was surprised. Travel with a human? It sounded great. "Rawr!"
"Yes?" The boy had a mix of disbelief and joy on his face.
"Lu." Riolu nodded.
Raphael took a pokeball out of his bag. "Ready?"
"Rawr." Riolu flashed him a thumbs-up.
"Okay then!" The boy gently touched the pokeball to Riolu's head.
Riolu looked at himself as his body turned red and faded into the pokeball. He heard a strange click and then he was released from the object to see a very cheery Raphael.
"Yes!" Raph cheered.
"Rawr!" Riolu joined in.
"Hey, Riolu." Raphael asked after the cheering ended. "Would you mind if I called you Lukari from now on?"
"Lu." The pokemon consented to his new name.
"Alright then, Lukari." Raph smiled. "Let's start going to the next city!"
Riolu felt a happiness inside of him that he had never felt before. He finally had someone who cared about him. He finally wasn't alone in this world.
"Rawr!" He raised a fist in a cheer.