Presenting a never-before-read chapter to Pokemon Black 3! I'm sorry I didn't update this until now! :( Ah, well, I wrote this a couple months ago. But, rest assured, from now on there will be actual updates! Anyway, enjoy!

Sami ran ahead. She felt kind of bad about leaving Alder, but, well, Steve and Loki battled, and she had always wanted a Riolu, despite her mom's protests that she should use a ghost type. Well, Sami was determined to be different. And, besides, they evolved into the ultra-strong Lucario. Her feet took her left, into the taller grass, and she jogged through the forest. A hiker blocked her path, however, just as she was leaving the tall grass.

"What are you doing?" the huge man bellowed. "Only trainers with a gym badge can pass through here?"

"You know, if I can't get pass you, then I never will be able to. Would a battle work?"

"Of course." He sniggered. This battle was going to be ridiculously easy. He knew that she was new, and most new trainers around here started with a grass type or a bug type, as they were plentiful at this route. So, he had gotten a fire-type Magby to counter those.

"Go, Ripple!" With a burst of energy, the Water type starter emerged onto the battlefield. The hiker flinched a little. That wasn't good.

"Okay, Magby!" The little Fire type stood in front of his trainer.

"Use Water Gun!" Oshawott tapped its inner Water energy and released a jet of water, dousing Magby.

"Well, I guess you have enough strength to go on. Heh! But, come back when you got that gym badge!"

"Okay!" Sami said, waving back as she headed on to the ranch. She had just won her first battle, but more important to her was catching a Riolu. She just had to, had to. Hurrying into the tall grass, she ignored the Mareep roaming the field. She just had to focus... She didn't know why she always moved so fast. It was just her nature, she assumed.

"Hu hu hu..." She heard a shivering sound, turning around to find a wide-eyed Riolu on the other side of the fence, near the forest. "Ah, ahh!"

Sami slowly walked over, careful not to test her great luck. "Hey, little buddy. Is this your first time out of the forest?" He nodded, still wide-eyed and with his hands behind his back. "Y-you can talk?" She nodded, kneeling down so she was on the little one's level. "I have one- two friends that can talk to Pokemon, too!"

"Th-that- wow." And without warning, he took off into the forest. Sami leapt over the fence and ran through the forest, sliding in between trees, until she saw Riolu disappear into trees on the other side of a river. She momentarily realized she would never be able to get across the river, since she didn't have Surf, but realized she was a Trainer, and she couldn't give up.

She looked at the river, and, sure enough, there were Pokemon there. "Do any of you need Surf? I could use a hand, please." The Pokemon were amazed by her, and quickly came to the surface. Sami smiled as an Azumaril got out of the water. "Need a hand?"

Soon enough, she was dry on the other side of the river. She wasn't quite sure where the Riolu had gone, but found a small passage in between two trees and decided to take it. Sami emerged into a clearing and found the Riolu, in the center of the clearing, head in its hands.

"Hello there, little guy," she tried again, but the Riolu just burst into tears. "Why'd you run away?"

"N-no one likes me!" the Riolu blurted out. "I was always different from the other Riolu. They always asked me, 'Why aren't you steady like the rest of us? Isn't that what Riolu are supposed to be?' And now, you too. Just leave me alone. I'll never get a Trainer."

Sami paused at the end.

"No, I'm not going to leave you alone."

"Doesn't matter, I flinched with you. Riolu just... can't."

"Let me guess, you came from here, right?" The Riolu stared at her, then nodded, deciding to reveal to her the truth. Sunlight streamed through the tops of the almost-dead trees, but Sami knew in a few months, the trees would sprout tiny little leaves.

"You're afraid to be different, but don't be. You say you'll never have a Trainer? Why do you think I followed you?" Riolu took its head out of his hands and stared at her, bleary-eyed. He noticed she had sat down at his level. Why would she do that?

"I want to be your trainer, Riolu." At this proclamation, the Riolu broke into a giant smile. "R-really?"

"Yes really."

"Oh, wow! I never thought I would!" Riolu couldn't believe it. A real trainer! Sami reached for the Poke Ball on her bag and released an Oshawott.

"Hi, Riolu! Sami told me she always wanted one! Aw, but you need a nickname!" Ripple bounced up and down as Sami bent into her bag and pulled out a black belt. She tied it around the little Riolu's waist. It was much too big, though, so she made a little toga of it. Riolu loved it.

"Do you want a name, or a variation of your species name?" Sami mused. "Oh, I know! How about Auran?" Riolu, or Auran, nodded and squealed. "Great! Now, how'd you get across the river, Auran?" Sami asked.

"Simple. There's a set of stones that you can walk over, Sami." Auran was feeling definitely less timid now. Sami took out a Poke Ball, bounced it up and down in her hand.

"Are you ready?" Auran nodded.

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Tony sat at the Avengers Tower dinner table, with his head in his hands, not really feeling like eating. Well, no one did, really... Steve was, no, is, the best cook out of them. Natasha and Clint were the only ones of the Avengers and Pepper who could actually eat anything, probably because of their spy training. Even Thor was downtrodden, with everyone silently appreciated. His quiet voice was actually normal. Well, he had reason to be. His brother had kidnapped Steve, and that had been really harsh on everyone. It had been months. They all thought it had been over.

And then...

Just like that, it all turned for the worst.

In one moment, both of them were gone.

It had only been a full day, so the shock was still there in full force. Fury had made Bruce and Tony use their sciencey smarts to try to find them, but it was absolutely useless. Even Heimdall couldn't see anything.

Tony and Steve hadn't exactly gotten along before, but after New York, it was different. Tony enjoyed teaching Steve about the modern day, and Steve enjoyed learning. They had been friends... Pepper had been very proud of them. Of course, Steve had taught Tony some good old fashioned manners as well... Yesterday had hit Tony very hard.

Clint hadn't really liked Steve, mainly because he and Natasha were a little too close for comfort. But Natasha was really crushed, so he was sad, too. He was the only one who could see through her veil.

Natasha and Steve were quick to become friends. They had startled each other once, at 6 in the morning, both coming down to the training floor. So, they trained together. Natasha didn't like like Steve, and she wished Clint could figure that out, but they were... partners. Natasha really just wanted to punch some Loki right now.

Bruce and Steve had come together in the kitchen. Of course, Steve had been the master chef, and Bruce was only the apprentice, but Bruce always enjoyed those lessons. Without Steve, Bruce felt... lost.

But, without a doubt, the person who had been hurt the most was Thor. Not because he had been very close to Steve: aside from both not exactly belonging in Earth, they didn't really have anything in common. Although, Steve had taught Thor how to make the delicious tarts of pop. But, it was more because it had been his own brother! Why would Loki do that, after months of his punishment? He had been very close to getting to live at the tower with the rest of them. Just... why? Thor did not understand why his brother would do such a thing! He felt so hurt...

After dinner, Tony and Bruce went down to the lab to start the search again. Coffee mugs littered everywhere, having no sign of getting cleaned anytime soon. Tony Stark, the man who thought he could do anything, suddenly couldn't. He decided to watch the footage of Loki's cell again. The "god" seemed really engrossed in the video game- Thor had insisted he be given the amazing monsters of the pocket- he didn't seem like he was up to anything at all. There was the pink flash, but he could have sworn Loki's magic wasn't pink...

But Steve didn't have magic powers, and if he did, they would be red-white-and-blue. He just hoped Steve was okay...

Aaaannnnndddddddd- scene! Hope you enjoyed! Please let me know what you thought. Next time there will be a brand-new chapter! Thanks bunches and bunches to WishUponADragon for reminding me about this story! As they say in HGSS- See ya!