Wait, I just realized that I never did a disclaimer! Stupid, stupid...

Disclaimer: I don't own Riley, or Pokemon. However, Destiny is mine!

Age 13 part 2

I'm not sure how much time past before I woke up. I was inside a jail-like cell, and the only thing inside of it besides me was, well, nothing.

I was all alone. What had I done to deserve this fate?

But then, I heard a moan in the cell next to me. I stuck my head through the small bars to find someone was in next door to me. That someone was blue... literally.

"Lucario!" I whispered.

He was laying on the concrete floor, looking upset, but he sprang up when he heard me calling him.

"Riley!" he whispered back in his head. "Where are we?"

"I was gonna ask you the same thing."

We had to remain silent after I said that because someone was coming into the room. He was slightly unusual, if not slightly challenged, mentally. He was bulky, if not big, and was balding. Something about him just didn't seem quite right.

"Huh," I thought. "This should be easy. All I have to do is get him to give me the keys!"

"I thought I, uh, heared somethings," he implied in a no way threatening tone, though he tried. I thought to myself,

"whoever hired him was despite."

But then I had the perfect idea to get us out.

"Hey, um, can I come out of here for a minute?"

He looked at me funny. I would've laughed if the situation wasn't so serious.

"Why?"

"I, um, have to go?"

"One or two?"

I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but...

"Uh, two."

He smiled a weird smile. "Okay. But hurry, or bossy's gonna be mad."

Curiosity kinda took over me there.

"Bossy?"

"Yeah, he's my boss. He said if you get out, he'll fire me! I don't wanna burn!"

I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He didn't even know what it meant to be fired! I had to help him somehow.

"Hey, I'm gonna help you."

"With what?"

"Well, is bossy mean?"

Apparently I said something I shouldn't have. He started sobbing, and nodded.

"Then, why don't you try to leave here with us, away from bossy?"

He nodded, trying to dry up.

"Okay. Then, can my friend come too?"

He nodded and got the keys out of his pocket. He unlocked the lock, and Lucario was free!

"When can we go?" the man asked.

"Now if we wanted!"

"Now?"

"Yeah! Lets move!"

"But, don't you have to go..."

"Not anymore. Now lets go!"

He just snickered. It took me a minute to figure out why.

Anyway, I lead him out into the hall with Lucario following behind us. It was only about five feet in width, but the ceiling was double, if not triple that with the occasional pipe sticking out of the ceiling. It was barren, its only occupants being bugs.

"Why are you bringing him?" Lucario asked me telepathically.

"So he won't be here in misery," I thought. "Besides, he probably knows this place better then we do!"

"Good point. But, won't he give us away when we run into other members?"

"Uh... oops?"

Sure enough, there were others that dressed like gang members. They watched us, giving threatening looks as we past. I wondered how someone like the guard I was walking with could've been hired to work at a place like this. It was not only filthy, but seemed quite gangster-like, probably had all kinds of crooks and gang members in it.

Anyway, curiosity struck me again, as I asked,

"why does bossy want me anyway?"

He turned back at me.

"I'm not supposed to say, but I heard him say you had special superpowers, so he wanted to use it."

"For what?"

"I don't know. Someone said something about a machine for taking over somewhere. I forget where."

It was then that I understood. 'Bossy' wanted our aura to take over the world! I explained this to Lucario via telepathy, and he was shocked.

"Riley, we have to get out of here!"

I nodded, and we continued down the filthy hallway. I sensed that someone was coming, so I motioned Lucario to hide behind me, and he obeyed. The person was another man, but he was older then the guard. He seemed like the kind that would kill us all.

"Hey, whats the brat doing out?"

He had noticed us. But thankfully, mental security to the rescue!

"Oh, he had to go," he made a peace sign. I wasn't sure if he was signaling what I lied I had to go, or if he was stupidly doing peace.

"Then, let him go. But, make it snappy," the gruff man answered before moving on.

"You hear that?" I asked my friend telepathically.

"Yeah!" he answered. "Let us go!"

I tugged on the guards shirt.

"You hear that? He said to let us go! But, he did say where..."

He smiled at that, and kinda, well, started running. Lucario and I followed suit until we reached a door.

"We go out here!" he told us. "Bye!" he waved at us and ran back. If we were in anime, we would've had sweat drops on our heads. He forgot he was going too apparently.

Anyway, taking advantage, we ran for it. But I felt something I rarely felt.

Guilt. Its one of the worst feelings there is.

I stopped. Lucario saw this, and came back.

"Something wrong?" he asked me.

I told him,

"yeah. I feel bad leaving that guy there. I mean, we didn't even learn his name!" I sighed as guilt washed over me again. Lucario put his paw on my shoulder.

"Riley, sometimes we have to leave others behind. Besides, with us gone, he'll learn what it means to be fired, then he's free!"

I felt the sun coming up, ironically, that is. We took off again, soon reaching a forest.

"I'm not sure about this, Riley," Lucario added in our heads.

"Aw, come on!" I replied. "what could it hurt? Besides, for all we know, theres a city right in the middle!"

"I guess your right. But if we get lost, I'm blaming you."

I laughed at that. I usually get blamed anyway.

A few hours later,

"Riley! I don't think there's a city in here..."

"Yo...you don't know that!"

"Yeah, I do," his arms were crossed.

I felt the guilt again, so I admitted it. We were lost. I looked around, hoping to see something familiar. Sure enough, I did. But it wasn't anything I expected.

It was a girl. But she wasn't any girl. She had long, curly brown hair, and wore jeans with long sleeved top. But that wasn't what made her so familiar.

It was the eyes and face. They were those of an angel. No, they were those of...

Yeah, I got this up early! I'm so evil, I left ya'll with a cliff hanger! (No, I'm not really evil, I just said I am :) ) I tried to make the nameless guard seem not too bright, it was actually kinda hard! Also, lucario sir aaron fan, I have to say that the review I got from ya was the strangest yet :) But see, Riley's okay!
Sheimi