Worthless Necessity: Project Pokemon [HitoZuku]

Chapter 7 - Festive Times

Midoriya stood in an alleyway, his hood pulled on securely, looking around the area warily.

He had heard rumor some villains using one of the buildings in the area as a hideout, but he wasn't too sure which one it was. He needed to find one of those villains, and possibly track them to the hideout, or just threaten them outright, before knocking them out. He was just going to do some quick scouting first, before deciding which Pokemon were best suited for raiding the hideout.

He heard the sound of something running, and he turned a corner, not really sure what was going on, until a Riolu ran right into him. The Emanation Pokemon fell onto the ground, looking up at Midoriya, they're red eyes practically glowing in fear, as another man ran into the same alleyway.

"I'm so sorry about my Pokemon. It's very mischievous and loves to run away from me." The man apologized, before he turned to the Riolu, growling, "Get back here!"

The man tried to recall the Fighting-type, but the Riolo hastily dodged the red beam and hid behind Midoriya, shaking.

Under his hood, the green haired boy frowned; there was no way this Riolu could be acting out of mischief. Most Riolu are sensitive to a special type of energy called Aura, and while not all Riolu can fully use these powers, all of them can sense and read these Aura waves in order to see if a person is good or bad.

It was most likely that this Riolu was running away from a possible abusive trainer, and if this was the case, then Midoriya needed to put an end to this before seeking out other villains.

"Riolu!" The man growled, his eyes glowing in rage, "Get back this instance!"

Midoriya glanced down at the shaking Emanation Pokemon, before turning his attention back to the man, "This is your Riolu?"

"Yes!" The man replied, and Midoriya asked, "If he is your Pokemon... why is he scared of you?"

"I don't know!" The man hissed, taking a step forward, which prompted the Riolu to hide himself further behind Midoriya, "That stupid mutt is never listening to me, and always causing mischief by running away from me!"

Midoriya took a step forwards threateningly, his emerald eyes glowing in rage under the hood, "Don't call him a stupid mutt! And Pokemon won't run from their trainers for no reason. Especially not Riolu; they're extremely loyal Pokemon. You're not going to get him back until you explain why he's scared of you!"

The man just froze, before tossing the Pokeball to the ground and crushing it beneath his feet, "Whatever! It's stupid! It can't follow directions, it won't evolve, it can't even battle! All it does is create a mess! I can just buy another one!"

The man just ran out of the alleyway, and Midoriya decided it just wasn't worth pursuing him at this point in time. He remembered the guy's face; he'd track him down later.

Midoriya turned his head to look at the Riolu, and the Emanation Pokemon caught his eye, and began backing away slowly. The greenette just reached down slowly, with Riolu just staring at his hand warily, before the greenette gently pat Riolu's head, running his fingers through the Riolu's short fur.

The Emanation Pokemon froze for a good minute, before reaching his paws out to grab Midoriya's hand.

"You alright there?" Midoriya softly asked, "Don't listen to whatever that asshole said, okay?"

The Riolu looked away slightly, before turning back to Midoriya, "Bad human. Took me away from Mama. Made me fight birds and the ground kept shaking and he threw me in water and would push me down."

The Pokemon looked up at Midoriya, "Are you... going to make me go back?"

"No." Midoriya shook his head, before gesturing to the remains of the Pokeball behind him, "He doesn't own you anymore. And even if he did, I won't make you go back unless you want to."