Age 8
Ah, yes. When I was eight, I considered it the best year of my life. Why? Well, I'll tell you.
On my eighth birthday, my parents had a talk with me about responsibility. I understood most of it. When they finished, they told me that I would get a Pokemon.
"Really!?" I exclaimed. They nodded, and explained that I would get my first Pokemon early, from an egg, so we could be friends when I left for my journey. I almost burst out of happiness.
We left later that day to go to a Pokemon breeder nearby who had a lot of Pokemon eggs. He was about seventeen and was kinda almost too thin, like paper. He let me choose one out of about fifty put out on a table. A few were yellow with black, which the breeder explained were Shinx. I shook my head. I didn't want one of those.
"Well, what about one of those?" my dad asked, pointing to a red one with fire on it.
"Whats that one?" I asked.
"Charmander," the breeder said. I shook my head.
"Nah."
My eyes scanned over the eggs when I saw it. It was blue and black with pig-tail-like things on the sides.
"I want that one!" I ran over to the other side of the table and picked it up.
"Riolu?" the breeder asked. "You sure about that, kiddo?" I nodded.
"Yeah, I'm positive!"
The breeder smiled, and turned to my parents, telling them how to take care of it. Meanwhile, I cradled that egg in my arms, being careful not to drop it. After the grown-ups talked for a bit, it was time to go. We hopped into the car to drive back home. We didn't have to buckle, because seat belts weren't in very many cars back then.
Anyway, when we reached back home, I ran into my room with the egg, and sat on the bed, which was now plain, for a single person. I rubbed the egg carefully, hoping it would hatch soon.
"I really wanna meet you, riolu." I thought. "Please come outta there soon."
"I will, don't worry."
I instantly jumped back, shocked.
"Who said that?!"
"I did, silly!"
I crawled back over to the egg. Was it talking? I wasn't sure. All I knew was, I heard someone talking.
"You can talk?"
"Of course! But only you can hear me!"
"How come?"
"Because I feel strong aura inside you!"
"Whats aura?"
"Only the most awesome superpower ever!"
"And we have it?"
"Only us, that I know of!"
"Cool! Hey, by the way, I'm Riley."
"I know. I heard someone say your name."
"Yeah, that was my mom."
Rilou giggle slightly at that.
"Are you a boy or girl, Riolu?"
"I'm a boy! I think..."
"You think? Well, I sure hope your a boy!"
"Me too!"
I continued talking to Riolu until it was time for dinner. We had my favorite, which was pizza, as I talked about Riolu.
"And, and he said we had aura, so we can talk to each other!"
"Sounds interesting."
"Yeah! And he said he wanted to get outta there too!"
"Don't all Pokemon, dear?"
Apparently they thought I was joking, or imagining. After dinner, I got my bath and talked to Riolu again before I feel asleep late that night.
When I awoke, I felt someone breathing on me. I opened my eyes and gasped.
Riolu hatched!
I started laughing out of happiness, which awoke Riolu.
"Riley!" he exclaimed, hugging me, and making us fall out of bed with a big thump.
"Whats going on here?" my dad opened the door and walked in.
"Dad! Riolu hatched!" I was rolling in the floor now as his eyes grew wide.
"Jennifer, come 'ere!" my mom came running in shortly after hecalled.
"Mom! Riolu hatched!"
"Well, I guess he did want out after all!"
Riolu stood along with me.
"Yeah, its great to be free!" he said. My parents cocked their heads.
"Riley? You could understand him last night?" my dad asked.
"Yeah, can't you understand him?" they shook their heads.
"I guess they can't understand me."
My mom pointed at Riolu.
"Could you understand him that time?" I nodded.
"Huh... all I hear is these funny scraggly noises."
"Same here."
Riolu and I looked at each other.
"It must be our superpower!" we said in unison.
Yeah, for his younger years, I find that its fun to have cute endings. :) Also, Riolu's voice that his parents hear is the kinda voice you hear in the anime. And no, I made up the breeder. By the way, thanks Paper Beats Rock for the review!
Sheimi