Hey, all, randomguywithnoaccount (call me this until I decide to create an account) here, with the first chapter entirely written by my very humble and joyful personage.

This chapter... seriously, when I read this, I feel it could be a chapter for a non-Pokémon fan fiction (I mean, a few tweaks here and there would do the trick)... But I guess that's a bit how things will play out on Yuki's part. Until a bit later, that is. Otherwise, thanks again to Joe Elf for making this readable (although the draft isn't that bad...) and, pretty please, R&R!

Chapter 3-Y

Dear Principal Franklin,

I, Yuki Sohma, must inform you that as of now, I will not be attending the Johto University anymore due to external reasons. I apologize in advance for all the trouble this might cause you.

"Grandma, I've got to find Sensei. I'm sorry, but I'll be leaving home for a while."

"You... you shouldn't, dear. Johto is so vast... You might never see him again."

"Well, if I don't try, what's the point? My mind is made up."

There's also something else that bothers me," she continued. "You said it was a Lucario that abducted Sensei, yes? Then why..."

Yes, why it happened at all was a pretty good question. After I found Sensei, I did a lot of research on his species, but it never was mentioned that these Pokémon were aggressive at all. Instead, the website said that they would generally avoid all conflict if possible. Yet, I had been kicked hard enough to lose consciousness, and my poor Riolu... I shuddered at the thought of what could've happened to him.

"That's even more of a reason to go out there and try to find him," I reasoned. "I mean, it might not be an isolated case."

"I... Oh, I don't know what to say..."

" Don't worry. I won't leave you alone for long, and I'll bring him back."

"But, dear, you don't have enough money to live alone!"

"Maybe, but I have a few savings from a few years ago. And I'll work."

I said all of this in a haze, thinking only of the next moment I would be able to see Sensei.

"Well... I suppose..."

"Thanks, grandma! You'll see, I'll be back in no time."

I turned around, left by the front door, grabbed my bike by the porch and pedaled like crazy towards the city.

Three days later, I had found all I would need to cover my basic needs: Lodging (the apartment was really small, but at least I could sleep in a bed), food (I could eat fast-food during the time I would stay here) and, most important of all, work: I had applied for a Pokémon-walker job and, without any real problems, obtained it. I hoped that my theory was true, namely that Pokémon-napping by other Pokémon were not normal in nature, and therefore that other Pokémon might have started to disappear. A few achingly slow days passed by without me finding a clue of any sort: newspaper were definitely not talking about multiple critter disappearances. I really was starting to get desperate...

One day, I found myself walking a veterinarian's Pokémon along with Kagura, another Pokémon-walker. She was pretty friendly and cheerful, and we ended up more walking together than doing a boring job.

"So," she said, "I guess youre doing this to pay your studies too, right?"

"Yeah..." I lied. "Just like everyone else."

"Eh? You look really down," she said interrogatively.

Did I really look gloomy? I mean, yes, I was sad, but if she spotted it, it had to be pretty severe.

"It's just that..." I began. But I quickly retracted: "Oh, shoot, I'm not even sure I wanna talk about it."

"You... um..."

She ended up silent and worried, and neither of us said a word to each other until we reached the veterinarian's house. Surprisingly enough, even though it was barely past one on a Tuesday, he was out on his front porch, looking quite worried, almost scared, even. when he noticed us, he let out a sigh, apparently out of relief, then walked towards us. We quickly met, and he said, more talking to his Pokémon than to us:

"Oh, you are all safe! I was so scared..."

"Excuse me, sir," Kagura said, "but why the concern? I mean, our agency's the best you can find for walking your Pokémon and..."

"Oh, no, no, it has nothing to do with that... nor with you young people, either."

"Or... maybe it does," I replied. "Have you heard something about a Pokémon being abducted?"

He stared at me silently for a few seconds. I definitely was on the right track.

"Now, this is getting a bit more interesting."... I reeeeeally hope that's you're thinking right now, and don't worry, the action is not going down. At all. We're working on it together, but expect a lot of tension leading to an epic climax... Very, very epic. The only question is: when is the rating going to be raised at "M"... I wonder...