A New Journey
Chapter 2- New Friends
The Pokémon of the White Forest were chattering amongst themselves in excitement. The reason? A baby Riolu was the main subject of the forest. No one knew how that little Pokémon had come to their home; it was a mystery that not even Zoroark herself knew how to solve. All the dark Pokémon knew was that the baby Pokémon needed a mother, and Zoroark was happy to play that role.
Little Riolu was becoming a little nervous with the curious eyes of the other Pokémon of the forest staring at him. He got closer to his foster mother, being afraid of those staring eyes. Zoroark just smiled softly at her puppy.
"Don't worry, Blue," Zoroark stated softly, using the name she had given to him. "They are just curious. It's not every day they get to see a Pokémon that's not from around this forest."
The Riolu named Blue just nodded to his mother, but he was still feeling a bit uncomfortable with the eyes staring at him. Blue was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't see something hit him from behind, making him fall to the ground.
"Ow, ow," Blue moaned as he rubbed his nose. Zoroak kneeled beside him to see if her pup was hurt.
"Blue, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, mommy. Something hit me."
When they turned around, they saw a fallen Pidove. The little bird Pokémon groaned as she blinked her eyes, confused, before noticing the Zoroark and Riolu before her.
"AHH! Please, don't eat me!" yelled the bird Pokémon in panic to the two canine Pokémon.
Blue and Zoroak sweatdropped at the terrified bird Pokémon. Blue tried to calm down the little bird, saying that they would not eat her. That had made the bird relax enough to introduce herself to the duo.
"My name is Sora the Pidove. Sorry for hitting you; I was learning how to fly," the little bird Pokémon said before she noticed that Blue was a Pokémon she had never seen before in the White Forest. " By the way, what kind of Pokémon are you?"
"Oh, I'm a Riolu," Blue said to the bird Pokémon, smiling. "My name is Blue."
"A Riolu? I've heard about you; I think my father saw your kind once when he flew to Sinnoh for the winter," Sora commented as she remembered all the stories that her parents had told her about their various migratory journeys. "Oh yeah, I need to return to my nest!"
The little bird Pokémon flapped her wings, but she only managed to fly a few centimeters before falling to the ground again. Sora whined in pain as Blue and Zoroark sweatdropped at the bird's situation.
"Er…. Mommy, do you mind if I take her back to her nest?" Blue asked his mother.
Zoroark blinked at Blue's request. She really didn't want to leave her child with a bird that couldn't fly yet, but she saw the determination in his eyes. Her eyes softened as she petted the top of his head.
"Alright Blue, but I want you back in the lair before dusk."
Blue smiled as he hugged his mother, thanking her for letting him take Sora back to her nest. He promised he would be back home before dusk.
In the woods, Blue and Sora talked to each other. Blue was happy that he'd finally made a new friend, and he thought Sora was very cool. He liked how the bird talked about the trips her parents would take for the great migration they do every winter, only returning when spring comes, and she also told him how much she was eager to join the great migration with her parents when the winter comes.
They finally arrived at Sora's tree. The Unfezant couple thanked Blue for bringing their daughter safely back to their nest. Sora waved goodbye to Blue and promised that they would play together in the fields the next day. Blue smiled as he walked off to go back to his lair.
On his way back, Blue's path was blocked by a yellow, bipedal, mustelid-like Pokémon with round ears, red eyes, round black 'eyebrows,' and a pink nose with a whisker on each side. Its red arms looked similar to flared sleeves, and the paws were yellow. The creature was a Mienfoo.
"So, you're the Riolu I heard about?" the mustelid-like Pokémon said, smirking. Then, he pointed a finger at Blue and declared triumphantly, "I challenge you to a fight!"
Blue sweatdropped. Why was this guy challenging him? He didn't even know him. Besides, he was just a few days old; he wasn't ready to fight yet.
"I'm not fighting with you," Blue said to the other Pokémon.
The mustelid-like Pokémon fell to the ground; he didn't expect the other fighting Pokémon to refuse his challenge.
"What the heck?" yelled Mienfoo furiously. "You were supposed to say 'Yes, I accept your challenge!' and make a fighting pose! You weren't supposing to refuse the challenge!"
"Why would I accept your challenge? I'm only a few days old…." Blue muttered. He just wanted to go home already.
"Hey, even if you're a few days old, you should still know some fighting moves." Mienfoo said as he crossed his front limbs pridefully. "After I hatched, I already knew some fighting moves like Force Palm and Jump Kick. And I'm only a few days old, too."
Mienfoo blinked as he noticed Blue was walking off, ignoring him. An angry vein appeared in his forehead. He didn't like to be ignored.
"Hey, don't ignore me!"
Mienfoo threw himself onto an unsuspecting Blue, and both the fighting Pokémon rolled down and crashed into a tree. They noticed some Kakuna hanging down from the tree. Mienfoo's eyes widened in horror.
"Ah, crap…"
Suddenly a bunch of Beedrill came out. Blue and Mienfoo cried out as they run away from the angry bug Pokémon.
They ran as fast as they could to avoid being killed by the angry Pokémon. Then, Blue noticed a small hole in a tree, and acting quickly, hee grabbed Mienfoo and pulled them both into the tiny niche. Blue sighed in relief as he watched the Beedrill fly away without noticing them.
"They're gone now."
Mienfoo looked at him with unsuppressed awe.
"You… you saved me," Mienfoo whispered, gingerly sitting up. Blue slid out of the tree, blinking slowly.
"Yeah, it was no problem at all," Blue said, smiling.
"Please, forgive this lowly Pokémon's thoughtless actions!" The Mienfoo's voice, suddenly loud and pleading, caused Blue's eyes to fly open. He was taken aback by the sight of Mienfoo prostrating on the ground, his forehead touching the grass.
"Calm down. There's no need for this."
"No, my kind has a code of honor!" he shouted. "I will stay by your side until my debt is paid! By the way, my name is Green! What's the name of my savior?"
Blue sweatdropped. He thought that Green was overreacting.
"It-It's Blue."
"Blue, until my debt is paid, I will stick by your side all the time, day and night."
With that, the mustelid-like Pokémon walked off with a slight spring in his step, leaving a very confused Blue behind. Blue groaned as he buried his face in his paws. The last thing he needed was a crazy stalker!
"I will stick with you until you pay me back for my bike!"
Blue blinked, confused as he looked around for the source of that mysterious voice, only to discover that no one was there. Where had that voice come from?
To be continued
AN: I hope you have liked this chapter's upgrades. Expect more in the future chapters, but I plan to keep some old stuff from the original story. Now, do not forget to review. And send suggestions on what upgrades you would like to see in the future chapters.
And I want to thank to Flock o' Seagulls for beat- editing.