A New Journey
Chapter 4- Lucario
"Blah blah"- human speech
"( blah blah)"- Pokémon speech
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An airplane descended and hit the runway before it came to a complete stop, and the other passengers started to move, collecting their carry-on luggage and Pokémon.
A young brown-haired man exited the plane and followed everyone to the carousel where the bags were supposed to be picked up, stopping on the way to grab a cart to make it easier to carry his luggage outside. He quickly grabbed his bags with some difficulty since he only had one arm, but he managed to get them onto the cart and started pushing it towards the exit.
"I'm finally here, Ash," the young man thought himself. "I am finally in Unova."
The young man was Gary Oak, four years after the tragic event that had taken Ash's life and left a permanent scar in his heart. Though he still had plans to be a researcher like his grandfather, he wanted to see Unova to meet new people and Pokémon alike- to fulfill Ash's dying wish. He would do it for both their sakes.
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Floccesy Ranch is a small farm adjacent to a river. According to the owner, it started when a fence was made to protect Pokémon. Nowadays, many different species of wild Pokémon, including several not originally native to Unova, can be found there. Many rookie trainers and young children can interact with tame Mareep, which roam freely. A small forest is located behind the ranch.
A young dark-haired boy was in the forest, looking for a lost Herdier. Because of a traumatic event from his past, he feared the Herdier might be lost forever.
"Herdier, where are you?" The boy whispered to himself.
"Are you lost?"
The boy yelped as he quickly turned around. He saw a young boy who appeared to be around the same age as him with black hair tied in a small ponytail, a blue jacket, a light yellow shirt, blue pants, and black boots, but what really caught the dark-haired boy's attention was that this mysterious boy had red eyes.
"Don't scare me like that! You almost gave me a heart attack!" he shouted at the boy.
The red-eyed boy just chuckled as he put his hands up as a passive gesture to the angry boy.
"My apologizes; that wasn't my intention," the red-eyed boy said. He offered his hand as he continued, "My name is Blue."
The dark-haired boy turned away. "Hugh," he said coldly. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm looking for a Herdier."
"What a coincidence; the Pokémon around here are also worried about the Herdier, and they asked me to find him," Blue said as he kneeled and placed his hand on the grassy ground.
"And how do you suppose you'll help if you're on your knees?" Hugh said impatiently.
"Simple; all I need to do is feel his Aura, and everything is connected to Aura."
With that, he closed his eyes as a blue aura surrounded him. Then, he saw several images in his mind until he found what he was looking for.
"Found him."
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"Calm down, doggy; no need get nervous," said the Team Plasma Grunt.
The Herdier was stil growling at the stranger. He could feel that this man in black was a danger to his home.
"TEAM PLASMA!"
The Plasma Grunt turned around and saw Blue and Hugh glaring at him.
"I knew you had something to do with Herdier's disappearance! You guys are the worst! You talk about saving Pokémon, but you're just Pokémon thieves! Don't think I'll ever forgive you!" Hugh shouted at the Team Plasma Grunt.
Blue stared at Hugh with a blank expression on his face. He knew something was up with this Hugh guy. He was just like him; something very important to him had been taken away from him, too.
"Ha! Do you seriously believe two brats like you can take me out? Think again!"
Then, the Plasma Grunt threw a Poké Ball and released a Watchog, ready to battle. Hugh gritted his teeth as he prepared to call out one of his own Pokémon, but before he could, Blue reached out and grabbed his hand, stopping him from throwing his Poké Ball.
"Let me take care if this."
Blue slowly walked towards the Team Plasma Grunt. The Grunt ordered his Pokémon to attack, but nothing happened. He noticed that his Pokémon was paralyzed with fear. What the…. How had that happened? The Grunt didn't have time to ponder this mystery; he wasn't even able to conjure another thought when a dark shadow fell over him, and he looked up to find himself face to face with Blue. Before he could do anything, Blue slammed his fist in the Grunt's face, giving him a powerful punch. Hugh gasped in surprise when he saw the Grunt fly back against a tree, showing just how powerful the punch was. Blue turned to look at the Grunt's Watchog, which was quivering in fear.
"I suggest you return to your Poké Ball," Blue said with a kind smile.
Watchog yelped in fear as he quickly returned to his Poké Ball. Hugh's jaw dropped. What just happened there?
"Well, I have other things to do. Can you take care of the rest?" Blue asked, smiling. Hugh only nodded. "Thank you. I may see you around."
With that, Blue disappeared into the nearby forest. At the same time, the owner of the farm came to see if everything was alright. Hugh only looked in the direction where Blue had disappeared.
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In the middle of the forest, Blue was walking without a care in the world. Then, he stopped and smiled.
"I know you're there. You can come out."
Out of the brush emerged a Riolu, a Lillipup, and an Azurill. They looked at Blue before the little Riolu spoke for them.
"( Er... Thank you for finding Uncle Herdier. The owner was worried.)" the Riolu shyly said.
"No problem. I was happy to help you," Blue said to the Pokémon.
"(Uh …. Mister, who are you, really?)" Azurill asked.
"(What Azurill meant is we know you're not human,)" Lillipup said before sniffing Blue. "(Your smell is similar to Riolu's.)"
"Well, I guess I can show you guys, since my illusions can't fool Pokémon's sense of smell."
Just like that, the human known as Blue suddenly transformed, leaving a bipedal, jackal-like Pokémon in his place. Its forepaws were black, and it had one white spike on each arm on the upper-side of its wrists. In addition, there was a third spike on its chest. The creature also had a furry cream-colored torso, and its thighs were in the shape of what looked like blue shorts. Also, the Pokémon stood on the balls of its feet, rather than on its entire foot. The Pokémon was Lucario- the Aura Pokémon.
"(Wow! You're a Lucario!)" Riolu exclaimed. He'd never have imagined that he would see his evolved form within the farm.
"(Wait… I never heard about Lucario that can take a human form,)" Lillipup said, suspicious of the odd Lucario.
Blue smirked as he said that creating illusions was not that hard. He figured out a way to use his Aura to create illusions just like his mother once did, but his illusions were not as perfect as his mother's since he couldn't fool mirrors and any reflective surface would show his true form.
"(Why can you also speak human language?)" asked Azurill, curious. It was rare for a Pokémon to be able to speak in human language.
"I have my reasons," he said before looking at the baby Pokémon. "Are there any psychic Pokémon living around here?"
"( Well, there's the old Alakazam who lives in a hidden grotto on the other side of the river. Why?)"
"I need his help to teleport me back home. To the White Forest."
To be continued.
Ta-dah, here is the new chapter. And surprise, I added Hugh. I love Hugh and it's a shame he never made it into the anime. I bet he would have been a good character for the anime series.
And guess what? Its my birthday today! Yeah! As present, I want a lot of reviews for this chapter ^^
I want to thank to Flock o' Seagulls for beat- editing.