Fanfiction Lost and Found

This is a story that I started about a year ago on another site. It's publised on a few different sites now, and I thougt you guys might like to read it, too. Anyways, here goes. Enjoy

Spoiler: Chapter One: Don't Go Outside At Night

Don't go outside at night.

These were the words that little Anubis and Sabin had become accustomed to hearing from their parents. The Riolu's mother and father were very protective of Anubis and his twin brother Sabin, and always made sure they had a close eye on both of them. They couldn't imagine the thought of losing their precious children. Anubis and Sabin were only eight years old, so they still didn't understand why they couldn't play outside by themselves.

"But dad....", said Anubis, looking outside, "Why can't we? I'm sure we'll be okay....". Atticus, their father, gave them a stern look. "I've told you a million times, it's not safe. Other Pokémon are always out at night.....dangerous Pokémon. Pokémon that will hurt you.....or worse."

"But we have our aura powers, we'll be okay, right?.....", said Sabin. Emily, their mother, just shook her head.

"You're too young to control them properly, and even if you could, it's still too dangerous. There's no telling what could happen to you. Listen, your father and I love you and want what's best for you, and in order to do that, we need to keep you two safe. Does that make sense?"

The two Riolus nodded and sighed. She then smiled slightly. "Thank you for understanding. Now, it's getting very late. I think we should all go to sleep...."

They nodded, and soon, they were all curled up together in the back of the cave. Emily kissed the two boys goodnight, and soon, they all fell fast asleep.

Or so it seemed. Anubis was still awake, and he didn't intend on going to sleep. He tapped his brother, who was barely half awake.

"Sabin, are you awake?"

Sabin rubbed his eyes and looked up at Anubis. "Yes...."

Anubis grinned. "Good.....since mom and dad are asleep, let's go outside...."

Sabin looked at him in suprise. "But Anubis, we can't. Mom and dad said that it's too dangerous....I don't wanna get hurt...."

"It's okay. I'll protect you....."

"But what if mom and dad catch us? We'll get in trouble...."

"Just come on....unless you want to be a coward." Anubis said with a grin. This made Sabin mad. If there was one thing he didn't like, it was being called a coward. He didn't even know what it meant, but he knew he didn't like it. "Fine....I'll go", Sabin growled. "But if mom and dad catch us, you're taking the blame."

Anubis only smiled as he grabbed his brother's paw and got up. The two quietly snuck out of the cave, making sure not to make a sound. Once they were outside, they stopped to look around. Everything seemed quiet. Anubis looked at his brother with a smile. "See? Everything is going to be okay," he said reassuringly. Sabin nodded nervously. The two Riolus went on their way. It was quite dark out. It was slightly hard to see, so they used their auras to sense what was going on around them. Nothing seemed to be wrong. Even so, Sabin kept close to Anubis. He wanted to keep close to his brother if something did happen......

Just then, Anubis stepped on a twig, and Sabin yelped and jumped back. Anubis only laughed. "Calm down, Sabin, it was just a stick." Sabin only growled. "Don't scare me like that." Anubis just laughed again and kept walking. They became further and further away from home.....

Soon, it got even darker, to the point where it was quite hard to see where they were going. Sabin was beginning to get scared. "Anubis, I'm getting scared. I don't like this. I think we should go back home....."

Anubis looked at him. "Why are you always such a baby, Sabin? This is why we never have any fun. You're too scared to do anything." This made Sabin angry. "You know what? I'm going home, and I don't care if you come with me or not." Anubis growled.

"Fine! See if I care. But don't come crying to me when you get scared again." Sabin only growled and turned to go back home. It wasn't long before he was out of Anubis's sights.

Anubis smiled. "Good. I don't have to hear him complain anymore......"

Anubis continued on. He soon found a cave, and curiously looked inside. Nothing seemed to be there, and he couldn't sense anything, either. He went inside, and found some old bones. This frightend him a bit. "Wow, that's spooky...."

Just then, he heard a scream. A distant scream, but a loud one. He jumped back, startled by how sudden it was. He wondered what it could have been. Then, he remembered.

He had let Sabin go home alone.

Anubis quickly darted out of the cave, but he wasn't looking where he was going. He ran into something and fell onto his back. Whatever he had ran into wasn't there before. He looked at what he ran into and gasped. It was another Pokémon. It was a grey and black Kanine-like Pokémon.....a Mightyena. It grinned at him.

"What are you doing out here so late at night? You seem quite young....."

Anubis backed away. "W-who are you? Where is my brother?!"

The Mightyena grinned as a few more of them appeared by his side. One of them licked his lips. "This one looks tasty......"

Anubis tried to run away, but found that he was now surrounded by a whole pack of them!

"Normally, we'd make a great feast out of a kid like you....." said the first Mightyena, "But since we're feeling nice, we'll just teach you a lesson you'll never forget. You'll be sorry you ever tresspassed here......"

They all grinned as they closed in on Anubis. The little Riolu couldn't help but watch as they came towards him, baring their teeth. He started to cry. It was now that he realized that he should have listened to his parents, and the words that they had said to him so many times before.

Don't go outside at night.

 

Chapter two

Spoiler: Chapter Two: A Rescuer

"Stacy! Get up, or you'll be late for school!"

"Coming, mother!"

Stacy had almost slept in again. School had just started for the ten year old, so she was still getting used to getting up early. Of course, she didn't mind. She loved going to school and learning about all the different subjects....especially Pokémon. She wanted to be a Pokémon master when she was older, and already had her first Pokémon, a female Eevee named Ally. Like Stacy, Ally was always in a good mood and was fun to be around.

Stacy went into the kitchen, only to find her mother giving her a stern look, her hands on her hips. "Stacy, we had a talk about this. You can't be sleeping in on school mornings. You wouldn't want to get into trouble for being late to class, would you?" Stacy sighed and nodded. "No, I wouldn't...."

Her mother nodded. "Good. Hurry and eat your breakfast and get ready, now." She turned to walk out of the kitchen and left.

Stacy ate her breakfast quickly. She made sure not to waste any time getting ready either so she wouldn't be late. After she gathered all of her things, she left. Stacy preferred to walk to school, as it wasn't very far from her home. She liked to walk through the woods on the way. She had always loved the woods. It is there that she had first caught Ally, using her mother's Pikachu. She wanted to catch more Pokémon as well, but her mother told her that she wasn't ready to take care of more than one Pokémon just yet.

Stacy signed at the thought of that. She loved Ally, and saw her as her best friend. But she had seen the older kids and how they had big, powerful Pokémon. She wanted to be like them one day, but sometimes felt that her mother was holding her back. "I'll show you one day, mom.....", she thought to herself. She walked deeper into the woods. But something didn't seem right. She couldn't put her finger on it, but as she kept waking, she began to smell something. It was very faint, but it smelled a bit like copper. She kept walking, and the smell got slightly stronger. She followed the smell, and as it got even stronger, she came to realize that this wasn't copper.....

It was blood.

Stacy began to run. She knew that whatever the blood was coming from, it was either dead or on the brink of death. It had to be, the smell was too strong for it to be anything less. And Stacy couldn't ignore it. She kept running, until she came upon something that stopped her in her in her tracks. She gasped, and her jaw dropped at what she saw.

There, lying in front of her, was a bleeding, badly wounded Riolu. Whatever had happened to it, it was very recent, as the blood was still very fresh. This was no doubt what she had been smelling. She started to panic. She didn't know what to do. She opened up her bag and got out a spare Pokéball. She tossed it at the Riolu, encapsulating the little Pokémon. As it wasn't even conscious, it was a quick catch. She put the Pokéball back in her bag and ran to the nearest Pokémon center. She didn't care if she would be late for school. She knew that this Riolu's life depended on her, and she wasn't about to let it die. She soon arrived at the Pokémon center and rushed inside. The nurse looked at her in confusion.

"Slow down, sweetie, what's the rush?"

"Nurse Joy, I found a Riolu in the woods! It's really, really hurt!" Stacy opened up her bag and took out the Pokéball containing the Riolu. "I don't know if it's going to survive! It needs help, and fast!"

Nurse Joy's eyes widened. "Okay, calm down. We'll take care of the problem, don't you worry...." She took the Pokéball from Stacy and went through the back door, out of Stacy's sight. Stacy sighed as she sat down in the waiting room. She was worried about the Riolu. What if it couldn't be saved? She didn't know if she could ever forgive herself if it didn't make it. She looked at the clock. She still had time to get to school, if she ran. She went back to the front desk, where Nurse Joy had just returned after giving the Riolu to the other nurses.

"Nurse Joy, I've got to get to school. Will you promise me you will take care of the Riolu until I come back?"

Nurse Joy gave her a warm smile. "We'll make sure of it. That Riolu is in good hands."



Stacy smiled back. "Thank you." She then turned to leave and walked out the door. She ran as fast as she could to school. She ran up the steps and inside the hallway, and made it with barely 30 seconds to spare. She sighed in relief as she entered the classroom. Mr. Glenboski, her history teacher, gave her a stern look. "That was a close call, Stacy. Try to be quicker next time. I don't want to have to mark you tardy again."



"Yes, Mr. Glenboski.....". She sighed and sat down at her desk, next to her friend, Amber. Amber looked at her with a worried look. "Hey, Stacy. You look worried. Is something wrong?"

Stacy shook her head. "No, I'm fine. Just a little tired, I guess." Amber nodded, and soon, class began. Mr. Glenboski began teaching about the history of Pokémon training. After the period was finished, class ended, and the students moved on to their next class.

As the day went on, Stacy couldn't stop thinking about the Riolu. She really hoped that it would be okay. She also wondered if her mother would let her keep it, or at least let it stay for a while. She didn't want to let it go and risk it getting hurt again....

When the bell rang and it was time to go home, Stacy went back to the Pokémon center, where Nurse Joy was waiting for her. "Hey, sweetie. We took care of your Riolu. It was tough, but we were able to restore it to full health."

Stacy smiled with relief. "Thank you so much. I was so worried about it....."

Nurse Joy smiled as she gave Stacy the Pokéball containing the Riolu. "Just doing our job, is all. You be careful with it, now. I wouldn't recommend releasing it just yet....."

Stacy sighed. She still wasn't sure about what her mother would say. "Yes, Nurse Joy. Thanks again....". She put the Pokéball in her back and ran home. She couldn't wait to see the Riolu fully healed.

 

Chapter 3. Enjoy

Spoiler: Chapter Three: New Friends

Stacy entered her house. Her mother wasn't home, since she went to work and wouldn't be home until around seven o'clock. She said her bag down and took out the Pokéball with the Riolu. "Well, time to see what happens....."

She pressed the button and tossed it gently away from her, and the red light emitted from the ball as the Riolu appeared in front of her. The Riolu seemed confused. He didn't recognize any of his surroundings. Whatever it was, he knew that this was definitely not the woods. He looked at Stacy, and backed away. He was still traumatized by what happened last night. "Who are you? Where am I? P-please don't hurt me...."

Stacy was shocked. She knew Lucario could speak through telepathy, but Riolu? This was interesting. "Don't worry, you're safe here. You were really, really hurt, so I took you to a Pokémon center, and they fixed you up......"

The Riolu didn't seem convinced. He began to look around for the nearest exit. He was shaking, and Stacy could tell he was scared. "Look, I promise you I'm friendly. Here, look at this. I have my own Pokémon." Stacy took out the Pokéball containing Ally and tossed it, and out came the little Eevee. The Riolu was surprised. How could a whole Pokémon fit inside that little ball? It seemed so hard to believe.

Ally tilted her head and looked at the Riolu. Then she looked at Stacy, who patted her head. "Don't worry, Ally. This is....." Stacy paused. She didn't know the Riolu's name. She looked at him. "What's your name, anyways?"

He looked at her, still shaking a bit. "A-Anubis...."

Stacy smiled. "That's a nice name. I'm Stacy, and this is Ally, my Eevee. And we're here to help you, I promise." Anubis calmed down and thought about it. "Okay.....I'll trust you.....". Stacy smiled and held out her hand to shake his paw, but instead, he hugged her. "Thank you for saving me......"

Stacy was surprised that he hugged her, but hugged him back anyways. "You're welcome." Just then, Anubis's eyes widened. "I have to get back to my parents, and-". He stopped. "Sabin......Sabin! We've got to find him!"

Stacy was confused. "Who's Sabin?"

"Sabin is my brother. I think he was also attacked last night! It wasn't far from where I was....". Stacy's eyes widened. "Then there's no time to lose! Okay, lead us back to the spot where you were attacked, and we'll look for him!"

But Anubis hesitated. "But....what if the Mightyena come back?"

Stacy paused. "Wait.....so that's what happened to you.....well, Mightyena are nocturnal, so that shouldn't be a problem. We should be just fine."

"Okay. I'm trusting you....."

With that, the three bolted out the door. If Sabin could still be saved, they were going to do their best to make sure it happened. They ran as fast as they could until Anubis finally led them to where he was attacked. "This is where I was attacked, right outside this cave. And before I was attacked, the Mightyena weren't here. That means that maybe the Mightyena got him.....". Anubis looked down. "I can't even sense his aura...."

Stacy did some quick thinking. "Hey, what about your parents? What if they found Sabin and are still looking for you?"

Anubis suddenly got an idea. "You're right.....let's go to my cave. Maybe that's where they are."

Anubis led Stacy and Ally to the cave, but no one was there. Anubis looked around desperately.

"Mom....?"

No answer.

"Dad....?"

No answer.

"Sabin.....?"

No answer. Anubis sighed, and Stacy put her hand on his shoulder. "They must be out looking for you. I'm sure we'll find them." The two went out of the cave and continued their search.

Hours passed. They still hadn't found a trace of Anubis's family. Anubis was becoming upset. Soon, it was too dark to continue, and Stacy knew that she had to call it off. "Anubis, it's getting too dark. Soon, the Mightyena will be coming out to hunt. We need to get home."

Anubis shook his head, and tears began to form in his eyes. "No...no.....we have to find them....we just have too......". He buried his face in his paws and started to cry. He had lost his family, and he believed it was all his fault. Stacy hugged him, and Ally nuzzled his leg.

"You can stay with us tonight, Anubis." Anubis looked at Stacy, still crying. "You.....you really mean it?" Stacy smiled. "Yes, of course I do. In fact, you can stay with us as long as you need to." Anubis stopped crying and hugged her tightly. "Thank you."

Stacy didn't care what her mother would say. Anubis was going to have a place to stay, and she was going to make sure of it.

Stacy and the two Pokémon went home, only to find Stacy's mother waiting for her.

"Stacy, where have you been!? I've been so worried...."

Stacy sighed. She looked at Anubis, then back at her mother.

"Mom.....this is Anubis. I found him on the way to school this morning. He was badly hurt, and I couldn't just leave him there. So I put him in a Pokéball and took him to the Pokémon center. He's fine now. But he needs to stay-"

"Oh, no. You know what I said about having multiple Pokémon."

"You don't understand. He has to stay here."

Her mother seemed confused. "Why? Doesn't he have a family?"

Stacy looked down. "That's the thing....his family went missing. In fact, that's the whole reason I was gone so long. I was trying to help him find them. But we couldn't. Mom, he's got nowhere else to go. Please, just let him stay....."

Her mother looked at Anubis, then at Stacy. It seemed like minutes before she spoke. "Alright....he can stay. But no more Pokémon after this." Stacy beamed with excitement, and hugged her mother tightly.
"Thank you so much, mom. You won't regret this....".

Her mother smiled and hugged her back. Then, Anubis hugged her, to her surprise. "Thank you for letting me stay...."

She was even more surprised that Anubis could talk. She smiled and hugged him back. "You're very welcome." She then looked at Stacy. "It's getting quite late. We should eat dinner, and go to bed." She went inside, and everyone followed.

Stacy's mother made baked potatoes and meatloaf, which everyone enjoyed, Anubis in particular. After they finished, they all went to their rooms and got ready for bed.

After Stacy had done all her duties, she went to bed. Ally was curled up at her feet. Anubis was laying beside her, feeling a bit strange that he was sleeping beside someone outside his family. Stacy smiled and cuddled with him, much to his surprise.

She giggled. "I'm sorry, but you're so darn cute. So cuddly, too...."

Anubis blushed slightly. "Thanks, but...Stacy, what if we never find my family?"

Stacy only sighed. "Anubis, we're going to stop at nothing to find your family. And even if we don't, I'll always stay by your side." This made Anubis feel better, and soon, the two friends were fast asleep.