Okay Fans, random readers, and fellow writers… this is the story I've been working on. It's what I mentioned about in the small surprise in the request section of my stories ^.^
Anyway, through lots of speaking with my proof reader, and lots of talking and editing I wrote the first chapter… you'll see that the Lopunny is not yet a member of the team, but she will come later on in time… trust me, your mind will be blown how she comes about… but I had to edit it because it wouldn't be a very impressing story if it was that freaking short. Anyway… no more chit- chat, time to get down to business. First… I will put my email in my profile and a request status… if it says 'open' then you can email me a request or drop a pm… but if it says 'closed' then you'll have to keep checking or go to someone else. I've been trying to work on all the requests I have right now but there's so much going on that I can't get any of my other work done, so I decided to make my requesting situation a little more manageable for me. Now, without further ado, I present my new sotyr, The Good Life, staring Me.
The Good Life
Chapter 1: Meeting My Pup
She laughed as he jumped up and down on one foot while the other rested in his hands. He had fallen for yet another one of Lexi's stumped toe traps. The Zoroark giggled and laughed at her trainer before he stopped feeling so much pain. She growled playfully before hugging him as he set his foot back down on the ground.
"I know… pay back for the water attack this morning" He smiled as he hugged her back, "Now come on, we're almost to Nobara City"
He had just moved from the Unova Region to the Kikkio Region a few months ago, but he had to have an adventure in this new land. It had always been him and Lexi, nobody else, no other Pokémon. U[ until now he had never wanted another Pokémon but someone wanted him to take a Riolu off his hands. He wanted to give this Riolu a good home and yell at the trainer for giving it away.
"I'm sorry if I get into a fight with this guy Lexi" He said as him and his best friend walked through the forest, "But I can't stand seeing a Pokémon being treated as a pocket item"
He didn't… that's why he didn't really use a Pokéball unless need be. He treated his Pokémon like members of his family… Lexi was his friend and always beside him. There had been bumps in the road but nothing that would hurt them beyond repairing their relationship.
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Jamie Angel Creek… his name was not typical for a guy but he was proud of his name nonetheless. He had ear length brown hair covered by a camo baseball cap. Greeb Blue eyes, thin facial hair, healthy body build. He only stood 6'1" and weighed 196.2 lbs. He wore a turquoise earring in his left ear, an army green zip-up hoody with the zipper half way up with the sleeves pulled to his elbows, a white muscle shirt, faded blue jeans, and brown, scuffed cowboy boots. People around this City didn't much like the way he looked but he didn'
T care. Usually a hard look and sharp growl from Lexi made them shut up and walk away.
"Excuse me" A little old lady asked as she grabbed his arm lightly, "Are you… you wouldn't happen to have a letter in your pocket would you" He smiled and pulled the letter from his pocket and looked at her as she smiled, "Jamie… it's good to meet you in person… and Lexi is so much prettier in person then she was on the TV"
Lexi thanked Arceus that her fur hid her blush at the compliment. Jamie smiled as well as he pocketed the letter again, "Are you the one who contacted me about a Riolu?"
"No… my husband is" She said walking away, "Please, follow me home so you can have a look at her… you're going to fall in love her, she's so cute and lovable"
Her home was actually an apartment that was no more than a block away. When she invited him in, he was amazed… several pictures of a young couple, most likely the lady and her husband, standing with a Lucario in each picture. There was also a few pictures with two kids, a boy and a girl, with the same Lucario. He guessed that they were her kids.
"Please have a seat" She smiled, "Can I get you anything?"
"Oh, no thank you ma'am" He said, Lexi taking a seat on the floor between his legs, resting her head on his thigh, "I don't want to be too much of a trouble"
"Well then, I guess we should get right down to business then" She said as she moved to a chair opposite to the couch he sat on, "The Riolu… she needs a proper trainer to care for her and as you can see, I'm past my prime for the whole traveling issue"
"I would love to take her with me, provided that she wanted to travel with me" He smiled as he started absentmindedly petting Lexi.
"Lexi groaned in pleasure as he scratched behind her ears, the old woman chuckling, "Goo, let me go and get her"
He leaned forward as Lexi looked at him as his hand left her head, her eyes asking why he had stopped. They were distracted by the woman's voice though as she said the Riolu's name softly. She appeared again with a small Riolu in her arms, wearing a sweet smile as she looked at Jamie.
"Here she is young man" She smiled and held the small puppy out to him. He took her into his arms with a smile, "My husband was looking to send her to one of our kids before his heart failure kicked in and he was put in the hospital. I went to visit him and we watched the news. You and your family were on the news special, showing the entire region that your dad was the new Gym Leader of Lumaport City. When the reported went to you and laughed as you were playing with your Zoroark we were lost in amazement watching you two and of course sent mail out immediately. He died the next day though"
"What happened to her parents?" Jamie asked with a smile as the Riolu sleeply and unconsciously nuzzled into the warmth of his chest as he held her.
"Her father was some random Lucario at the small daycare just outside of town. Her mother died soon after laying her egg, we lost the last three eggs because of her death" She smiled, watching his heart melt as he held the Riolu, "Her name is Crystal by the way. She comes from a special blood line so we had to find a trainer like you, you form a deep bond with your partner, proof is your bond with your Zoroark. So we picked you"
"Don't worry ma'am" Jamie looked up with a tear in his eye, "I already feel attached to her"
"Good" she smiled as she looked at Crystal to see the little cutie slowly waking up, "Seems I get to watch you work your magic first hand"
He looked down to find Crystal stairing at him with shining eyes. She was so cute and adorable, "Well hello Crystal… my name's Jamie and this is my partner Lexi" He gestured to Lexi who had moved closer to greet her as well, "It's very nice to meet you"
She seemed confused at first before giving him a cute smile and nuzzling into his chest, "Now Crystal" It was the lady's turn to speak, "I want you to travel with this young man and grow strong for your mother and I. And I want you to be on your best behavior because your in good hands. Jamie will take good care of you"
She had only paid attention to the travel with him part. She liked how warm and how gentle he he felt. She also felt Lexi's soft wet tongue flick across her cheek a few times in greeting. She giggled and gave her snouth a hug.
"I guess I'll let you go now Jamie, so you can get her a Pokéball so she'll be registered under your name and become officially yours"
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That was how it started. He was traveling in winter with a Riolu in his arms and a Zoroark at his side. It had been 3 months since they left Nobara City and he already had a very close bond with Crystal. She was adorable as ever, every time he looked at the cute pup his heart melted, worse than when he looked at Lexi… proably because she was still a pup and not as full grown as Lexi was yet.
"It's starting to get too cold for just a jacket" Jamie said with a shiver, Crystal pressing her entire body against his for heat. He smiled as he pulled her away and opened his jacket to set her in like he had done numerous times before, then zipping it up to her shoulders. She yelped in delight of the warmth and nuzzled against him with a soft mur, "What do you think Lexi? Should we find a place for camp before it gets to cold or dark to do anything?"
She nodded and started looking around for with a smile. Camp meant warmth, warmth meant tent, tent meant sleeping curled against him while her dreams ran wild into the night. He smiled, reading her thoughts as he reached out to scratch between her ears making her whimper slightly as her stride slowed. His free hand shot up to protect Crystal's head, mainly her tear drops, as a cold breeze blew around them. She nuzzled him a bit harder in thanks. Her tear drops were sensitive to everything. If she didn't keep her whole body warm the tear drops would make her cold and she would get sick. They were just as sensitive as other places of her young body.
"I guess here's as good as any" He said as he pulled his back pack off his shoulders and started to pull the small tent and his sleeping bag from it. He wouldn't pull out his leather blanket out until they were ready to go to bed. He gently removed Crystal from his jacket as Lexi presented her mane to them. Crystal went wild in his hands, eager to get into the soft, warm, red mane of her adopted mother. She cheered as she wriggled free and dropped into the bushy mane, only to disappear from sight.
"Let me set up the tent and my sleeping bag then you're free of the constant nuzzling" He chuckled. They always faked annoyance and joked about how much Crystal loved to cuddle and nuzzle tyhem both. In truth it only made them love her even more… they enjoyed the affection greatly.
"Can I still put it together as fast as I used to?" He didn't quite remember how to put it together because it had been so long since he used it. That would be a year exactly, "Wait… I think I get it now"
He fed the collapsible rods through the small loops on the curved top of the tent. Once he was done he started taking the plastic stakes and hammered them through the holes at each corner of the tent and into the ground. He went inside as soon as he was done and started spreading out his sleeping bag. He through his bag into a corner and smiled as he looked at his handy work before walking back out to retrieve Crystal and put her into the tent. She was happy to curl into a ball on the sleeping bag and let him cover her with a corner of the sleeping bag, leaving a hole where air could get in and keep her from suffocating.
"I'll be back in a few minutes Crystal" He smiled as he went out the tent to find Lexi already using her claws to dig out a fire pit, a few large rocks at her side so she could put an extra ring of safety around it, "I'm going to go collect some wood Lexi. I'll try to find as much berries as I can since we didn't get enough meat as we should have… but we have a little bit left for tonight and tomorrow night but we should be there before tomorrow night"
Lexi gave a soft growl to let him now that she had heard him. Since she was a small Zorua she had always wanted to help him. Now that she was a big Zoroark that could help, she done whatever she could… often digging a hole for the fire while he collected fire wood or climbing a tree that he couldn't climb to get some berries. She had two jobs going this time though. As always when he went out to wood every night, she stopped to look around, her ears twitching this way and that way to listen for something that wasn't Jamie. Her nose would take a deep wiff of the air in every direction to make sure she didn't smell any danger that was close to her and mainly her adopted daughter.
"Ah… son of a bitch that hurt" She heard Jamie and got to her feet fast but decided better to stay for Crystal's sake. He walked through the bushes with a large pile of fire wood in his arms and a red mark across his cheek. She giggled as she wondered what Pokémon he had managed to tick off this go around, "I tripped over a Seviper's tail and she slapped me for it with her damn tail"
She nodded, placing the last rock she had around the fire pit then let Jamie take over so he could start a fire. He put the wood like a tent in the hole and set it on fire with a small Flareon shaped lighter… it didn't take long for the other pieces of wood to catch fire and it would go bright. He soon called for Crystal who was all to happy to be by a raging fire in the arms of her human. He smiled and pulled some berries from his jacket pocket. He gave two to Riolu, two to Lexi, and saved the last to for himself. When they were done he would get some meat for them to eat then lay down on the sleeping bag under an always warm blanket inside a tent to sleep. They were guaranteed to sleep well and warm tonight all huddled together. He couldn't wait to cuddle with his two girls as they all slowly drifted to sleep.
"I'm sorry for making you so cold today Crystal" He offered as he gently stroked her head. She murred softly while she stopped eating her first berry long enough to nuzzle him lovingly, "I promise, when we get to the next City, we're going to the finest hotel and getting a room with a big bathtub so we can all soak in some hot water together"
When he made a promise like that, he always kept it. Lexi knew because when they were in some places beyond cold, he often ended the cold day making her take a warm bath with him. Then they would climb in a bed and cuddle until they fell asleep, at piece and warm in each other's embrace.
Well there you go… the first chapter to my brand spanking new "Me" story… and my Little Pup Crystal… *whispers* you're the only ones that'll ever know this. In real life… Crystal as life size Lucario Plush I have. Ordered it online ^/^ don't judge me though. If you're a 90's kid like me you understand the whole fondness to Pokémon and Digimon. Long live the classics… it's the mark of our generation.