Me: as I said before I own nothing except what happens after chapter 5.

(Chapter 2) To town

As he watched the purrloin disapear, he wanted to call out to her. Just as he opened his mouth to say something, his trainer, a young girl with red, short hair, named Ariel, burst out of the grass. "There you are Luke!" She exclaimed as she ran over and scooped up the Zorua. He nuzzled his head into her chest and looked up at her. She put his down and began walking. Luke lept after her, his tail swaying behind him.

Luke was honestly hopeful they wouldn't run into any trainers who wanted to battle, because he couldn't stop thinking about that purrloin, Emily. The way her purple coat shimmerd in the sun, her soft green eyes. He shook his head. 'No! She a wild pokemon! I, I can't be in love wit her!' He thought to himself, desperatly wanting to prove himself wrong.

"You've gotta be extra careful about your Sphere Luke, the town were going to next, wild Purrloin and Liepard like to hang out and steal stuff from people and pokemon." Ariel called to him as they were walking. He padded up to her side and looked up at her. "Ok, I will!" he said even thou he knew she couldn't understand him.

'Maybe I'll see that purrloin I met earlier!' Luke thought hopefully.

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Emily purst thru the bushes and landed flat on her face. She looked up and saw her parents, looking down at her. She looked up and met their eyes. "Well, you're back early." she said simply yet surprised, "I thought you guys weren't coming back till midnight." Her parents looked at eachother, then back at her. "Well, that was true.." Mother began, then looked at her mate. He looked at her and nodded, then looked back at their daughter. "We overheard some Chatot mentioning a trainer and their zorua headed twords town, and they have something valuable."

Emily sat up. She normally stayed out of these trips. "Ok, have fun." She said as she went to stand up, but her father pushed her back into a sitting position. "Not so fast young lady! If you ever want to get a mate out here, then you've gotta prove yourself!" her father explained rashly. Emily pinned her ears back. She never liked the idea of getting a mate. She was perfectly fine being alone all her life! She opened her mouth to protest, but her mother went on. "You have to come and either steal that valuable of the zorua has, or defeat it hard in a battle." She said importaintly. Emily sighed. When her parents minds were set on something, there was no changing it. "When are we going then?" she reluctatly asked. "Now, get up and c'mon." father growled his order and the two turned and lept twords town. Emily got up and lept on all fours after them. 'Oh Arceus please let it not be Luke!' she thought desperaty as she sped after her parents.

They slowed to a walk as they enterd town, then settling down underneath a tree with other purrloin and liepard, all watching for the zorua and it's trainer. Emily spotted them first. All feeling drained from her paws. It was Luke and his trainer, a red haired girl. They were battling another trainer and his meowth. She seemed to be hypnotized by their bond, their slick movements and careful battling. Almost every time the meowth attacked, Luke lept out of the way and the attack hit the ground, close to the red-haired girl's feet. Never before had she seen such skill and technique in battle!

"He's a cute Zorua isn't he!" She heard a purrloin giggle to another. "Yea! Oh if only he were wild! I could use some attention right now.~" Another purred. Emily twitched her ears and tail nervously. It was now or never. As soon as the battle was finished, she rose to her paws and began to sneak over, heart drumping in her chest, begging for escape. 'I shouldn't be doing this..' she thought 'I SOOO shouldn't be-'

"Hey Emily!" She jumped out of her thought at the call of her name. Luke had turned around and was smiling widely. "I didn't expect to see you here!" Sitting up, she sighed contently that her friend didn't suspect what the other purrloin and liepard wanted her to do.

"What are you doing here?" Emily said, ignoring the crouds looking. Luke pointed up to the red-haired girl with his nose. "Here with my trainer," he said, "We're going to battle the next Gym Leader!"
Emily tilted her head. She's seen humans going in and out of buildings, but she didn't possibly know what he ment. Luke chuckled, seeing her confusion. "Well, we're not battling him until we get another team member. Umbreon came down with the poke-flu earlier so she's in the Poke-center, where we've been staying for a while.

"Oh?" Emily emerald eyes lit up with ciriosity. That is, until they were filled with fear seeing her parents on either side in the bushes, eyeing Luke and his trainer. "Er, um, TAG! Your it!" Emily booped Luke on the head and ran off on all fours. Laughing, Luke charged after her. She weeved thru the croud, desperate to get Luke away from the purrloin and liepard.

Suddenly, something massive pushed her into the ground. "Omphh!" she huffed as the air was knocked out of her. "Oops." she heard the voice of Luke as he stepped off her and helped her up. "Sorry, didn't mean to crush you. Had to use Quick Attack to catch up!" he explained, blushing in embaresment. "Hehe, sorry.." Emily looked down at her feet. Luke simply chuckled.

"That's ok. I should pro-AGH!" Luke lept back into Emily as the two liepard Emily knew as Mom and Dad lept out. "Why didn't you steal it yet you worthless little s***!" her mother hissed, making Emily flinch and look at her tail that she had wrapped over her paws. Luke looked at them confused. "Emily?" he questioned looking at her. Emily felt hot under the gaze of her parents, Luke, and the now watching crowd. "I...I can't.." She confessed.

Emily flinched and whimperd as a heavy paw with unsheathed claws landed down on her side from her father. "You can't!?" He threw his head up and yoweld. "Did you hear that? A purrloin that CAN'T steal!" The other liepard and purrloin began yowling in scowels at the young purrloin. Emily only cowerd under their crule words, some even attacked her.

"GrrrrENOUGH!" She heard Luke yowl as the light started to fade. She looked over at him to see him, an illision pokemon, turn into a Taurous and leap over her, charging at the purrloin and liepard. Then, her head fell to the ground, and darkness swarmed in...