The curse that changes everything (Pokehuman x reader, request edition)

Depressed Male Lucario x Female Trainer

Requested by @PhilTheLegendaryHero

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I was pushing through the branches of the forest as I made my way to the lake to meet Lucario. I had been slowly befriending him ever since I met him nearly 4 months ago. Just a week prior I had encountered him again only to find he had been claimed by the curse. He asked if I would meet him at this lake in a week to talk with him.

When I first meet Lucario he was completely wild and had spent most of his time running. The moment he saw me he took off into the woods. Soon after I saw him again at a different place, again he ran. This happened for some time until I finally was able to convince him that I didn't want to catch him. Since then we continued to run into each other and would simply hang out, talking or training with my team.

I finally break through the brush to see the small lake surrounded by lush grass. Near a bank at the edge of the water stood Lucario, his bandana swaying in the wind. I made my way over to were he was standing, feeling a little strange. I was so used to him that seeing him as a human was a little disconcerting. Soon I make it to the bank and see Lucario meditating.

"Hey buddy, good to see you."

I call to him softly, trying not to startle him in his meditation. He doesn't even flinch and instead lets his foot drop to the ground and turns to face me.

"Hello there ____, I'm glad you arrived on time."

I was going to point out that there was no set time but he continued talking.

"There's something very important I must tell you, something that I feel you must know."

He turned to the lake and sat down, patting the earth beside him, telling me to do the same. I sit down next to him, taking in his new appearance. He suddenly gets a very somber look on his face and I feel a lot more concerned. He takes a deep breath before looking at the reflections in the water.

"When I was younger, still just a Riolu, my family was killed by a group of strange men."

I couldn't help the soft gasp that left my lips, I now understood his expression.

"They appeared and attacked my mother and siblings. I don't know who they were but they beat them to death with their pokemon and stuffed their bodies in bags. I was still really small and my mom put me into a hole in a tree so I wasn't seen. They took them away with the only thing left being a puddle of their blood."

I felt the warm trail of tears slide down my face, this was horrible.

"Since then I've just been running, trying to make sure I was never caught. Then you came along."

He turns to me and I can see tears shining in his eyes.

"I tried to run from you but you just keep reappearing. So I took a chance and I've never been happier."