Author's Note:
How's it going? I'm so glad to have this done. Writers blocks been hitting me hard. I really need to start writing these in a journal or something beforehand. Oh well. Thanks for reading! Enjoy the chapter! XD
Al's POV
That was... strange. We we're just about to follow that man when the colonel stopped us. Then all I remembered was a bright light and an empty feeling. At first I didn't know what to make of it, I knew it reminded me of something but it had been so long I couldn't think of what. Then I realized, it was like my soul was going to sleep.
I felt my soul wake up with a buzz. Blinked my soul filled eyes I tried to clear out the thoughts that attacked it. Where am I? What happened? Then I began to panic as I realized something. "Brother!" I jumped up and looked around, scanning for the slightest glimpse of red and gold. I gave a hollow sigh of relief when I found him beside me, chest moving slowly and mouth opened slightly in sleep and his hand sliding towards his shirt instinctively. Then I noticed it. It seemed like a little lizard (I'd say a dinosaur) was watching me with cautious eyes and, pulling down on the skull on it's head seemed to enter a seemingly relaxed battle stance. I heard scrambling from up a flight of stairs behind the lizard. I was shocked to see a small fox-like creature (it was so cute!) Stop at the top. The lizard opened it's mouth and surprised me. I had expected a hrring sound, or a something lizard-like to escape it's mouth. I had not expected it to shout in a high but rough voice, the word "cubone!" Whatever that meant the other seemed to understand but shook it off. Climbing down the stairs it began to walk towards me.
Max's POV
"Get away!" I told Sam as I turned to face the mysterious intruders. I growled as he ignored me and began to walk towards the armor. "Hi there. It's ok. I'm not gonna hurt you." The armor said reaching his hand out to pet Sam. I snorted when he allowed the hand to not only pet him, but rub him behind the ears. Rating the armor as harmless I snuck over to where the other boy was. He looked to be about 15 at the most with long golden hair pulled up in a braid. Poking him with my bone club I waited for any movement. Seeing none I turned back to Sam and almost fell over. The armor had picked him up and was now cradling him in it's arms. He grinned at her and i just scowled.
I walked over and tapped on the armors legs to move the attention from my brother and to get his help. "What's wrong?" He asked me and I pointed to the blond then to the stairs. "You want me to carry him? I-i don't think that's such a good idea." I snorted, hit his leg plate with my bone club, and pointed. Giving in the armor sat my brother down and went over. He gently lifted the other boy and looked back to me. I nodded at him and after making sure he would follow I climbed the stairs it took me a little longer due to the fact I wasn't exactly seven feet tall but eventually I reached the top where the armor already was. Sam hopped up the stairs beside me with a lot less trouble due to his slightly unnatural energy levels. I growled a bit when the others watched me but made it to the top nonetheless. Tapping again on the armors shin I led him through the hall and to the old bedroom. Sam and I were going to sleep there but we don't mind sharing. The armor seemed to realize what I wanted so he sat the other boy down. Sam immediately jumped back into the armors lap as soon as he sat down in a chair by the bedside. My scowl deepened as I climbed up. I curiously scanned him over to insure that he wasn't going to injure himself up there and, finding no way for him to do so, I climbed back down and began to head for the door. Sam, seeing me leaving, licked the armors gauntlet once and following me. I cast one last glance at the armor who looked torn between following us and watching the boy. Deciding to help him figure it out I slammed the door shut.
"That wasn't necessary. " Sam said frowning at me. I shot him a glare before saying, "neither was that lost puppy act you put on for them." He shook his head and followed me as I slipped out the front door. "So what are we gonna do about them? We can't just leave them there, right?" His eyes narrowed as he watched me shift my eyes away from his gaze. "RIGHT?!" "No you idiot! We're not leaving them there. I was thinking we head back into town and see if we can find someone to help them." Sam shook his head. "Pallet town doesn't have a Pokemon center and anywhere else would be too far to travel. There's the Pokemon professor but I heard he was out on some kind of mission or task or something. He isn't home." I sat down with a huff on the porch. Turning to him in frustration I asked, "what to you say we should do, then? I'm not about to leave a couple of kids alone in the forest without so much as a single Pokemon. Even if one of them's in a suit of armor." He grinned and raised his eyebrows. "Then why don't we give them some Pokemon?" I gasped and my eyes widened but the idea was good. Give them Pokemon then they can protect themselves. However I noticed what he was implying. "You mean let them capture us?! I've been avoiding trainers for months! Why should I let one catch me now?!" "Because those two are different. You can't tell me you didn't feel it." He said sitting down beside me. "I've known you since I hatched and I know had those two been your normal duo you would've easily left them here. After all, what is it you always tell me? Ah I remember. There's no room for a trainer who's forgotten what training's about." I nodded. Yes, I did feel it. These two gave off such a strong aura that I just had to help them. I couldn't help but trust them, especially the boy. They just reminded myself too much of me. "Soooo? Whatt'ya say, Max? Can we keep them?" He asked. I chuckled at the eagerness in his eyes as he seemed to almost bounce with excitement. "We'll see when the smaller one wakes up."
Alphose sighed as his brothers brow furrows in his sleep and a mumble escapes his mouth sounding extremely similar to "don't call me small."/div