Deceitful: A Pokemon Transformation

Chapter 4: Not Like The Good Ol' Days

I woke up to the sound of a vehicle door thumping.

My eyes fluttered open slowly.

I rubbed my eyes of any crud, yawned, and stretched.

I was back in my small cage.

I could hear muffled voices outside.

I pressed my head against the plastic cage, hoping to hear better.

I then remembered I was a Riolu and had ears on top of my head.

I pressed my ear against the cage.

I could only get out very few words when the speakers spoke a bit louder.

I could hear the sound of a car door opening, then Lewis' dads voice.

"See ya round Caleb!" his dad replied.

Lewis' voice appeared next.

"So dad? How am I gonna keep Damian? I mean..."

"Put a shock collar on em so if he goes past our driveway... Well, he won't be able to. Keep him in a cage, not a Pokeball. We gotta keep a close eye on him."

"Knowing Damian, he'll escape the first chance he gets."

"You got it kiddo!"

"But I'm just curious though... Even if he did escape, he wouldn't be able to tell anyone about it. Humans can't understand Pokemon so..."

"It doesn't matter. Pokemon can communicate with each other. If he got his group to help him, he might be able to escape."

"Yeah... I guess your right about that."

I heard the engine start and the vehicle began to move.

"Can I see if he's up?" Lewis asked.

"Go ahead, just don't let em out."

"Don't worry, Heracross won't let it happen. Damian? You up?" Lewis asked.

I didn't answer.

I felt a knock on the plastic cage.

"Yoo-hoo! Wake up!"

I remained silent.

"Just let him sleep. He had quite a day yesterday," his dad chimed.

Lewis groaned.

"Fine."

It was surprising enough that Lewis was with Team Plasma, but his dad too?

I felt like a complete idiot knowing I've known this guy for 4 years and knew nothing about him being in Team Plasma.

I simply continued to lay down and hoped for more hope.

Hope was all I had left.

In 5 hours or so (it could've been 2 or 10 hours, I wasn't keeping track of time), the vehicle stopped, and my cage was being lifted.

"You up yet Damian?" Lewis asked.

The cage door opened and I stared into his soul.

"Lewis! You're gonna have to stop calling him Damian. Call him Riolu."

"Can't I just say I named him Damian after my lost best friend?"

"Well..."

"Yeah! Its a great idea and you know it!" Lewis laughed.

"Fine. I don't see why not."

The cage closed again and I could tell I was being taken into his home.

It sucked that the cage had no outside visibility at all, but it made sense for them to do.