Max and Rita: Lilith's Wrath
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Prologue: Friends till the end!
Two year old Max Price grinned at the presents stacked high in his house. It was his birthday and as on any kid's birthday he was getting a Pokémon. He was a little young for one but as long as he didn't get into mischief and register for the league then he would be fine with a companion.
He hoped that he would be able to get along with one. He was young but he had some problems with bullies at the preschool that he went to and because of that he had some fears of people. Pokémon however always seemed to understand him. At the school they were always in mock battles with each others Pokemon and he didn't know what to do when he was picked for these bullies. Sometimes the others simply beat him up using their Pokemon. He was often sent home in tears often with bloody wounds on his body; once his eye was swollen shut at the end of one particularly violent episode with Sam a particularly violent Nidoran that was ordered to horn attack him because poison would have been noticed.
Max shuddered in horror at the ultimate case in bulling; even his parents did not know the horrors that their son was exposed to at that nightmare of a school. They just promised him a Pokemon on his third birthday and today was almost time for the party to begin. He didn't have many friends but he noticed that some of the Pokemon in the town that got away from their trainers or some wild ones that liked him were nearby watching him. He didn't tell anyone but he could sometimes understand what they were saying even though he knew that to normal humans all they said was their names. He never tried to talk to one for fear that someone would notice and call him weird for talking to Pokemon.
Not even his one friend a girl named Ginger knew this to some extent. She was always nice to him and in that one aspect she was the closest thing to a friend that he had in this life. His mother came into the room with a giant cake and on the cake said the usual 'Happy Birthday Max' on it. His grin widened all the more when his mother came out with a box with holes in it. Maybe this would be his new best friend. He hoped so. Then he could finally act like he belonged and his one big wish was to be accepted even if that was by a Pokemon. He often wondered what he would name one if he got one. He hoped for a chikorita as they took some time to train and he welcomed the work. His teachers thought he was an exceptional student if a bit weird but they kept that last part to themselves for they knew what happened to boys that were shown even the slightest attention that was positive for them.
"Well Max lets not torture you any more with the wait. As soon as you are ready you may open this one first as it is the one that you most want. We may be parents but we like to think of ourselves as perceptive." He barely managed to wait before his mother put the package on the table in front of him. He grinned and ripped the package open manically being careful not to hurt the Pokemon inside. Inside was his dream Pokemon. The Chikorita seemed to grin at him her eyes twinkling with humor. Her body was perhaps smaller then normal but he didn't care. She was his and he hers. It would forever be a perfect union and she would not be a battle Pokemon either. No she was much to perfect for that. She would be a friend forever as long as he drew breath, he would protect her. He didn't know Pokemon could smile but she was in fact smiling up at him.
He wondered if he could perhaps talk to her but decided not to for fear of being labeled crazy. He would once the presents were open and he in his room.
Once the presents were open he grabbed the Chikorita who he then and there decided would be called Rita since he wasn't that good at names he decided that it fit her perfectly and ran up the stairs. Rita seemed to sense the urgency for privacy for as soon as he shut the door she leapt out of his arms and stared up at him eyes twinkling with some hidden amusement or maybe that was just her personality. "So I guess that you can understand me huh?"
He was so shocked that she knew that all he could was stare at her as she seemed to make a noise in her throat that only could be the Pokémon's version of laughter. "Oh come on silly, we seem to know these things. I bet you could always do it but chose not to because of the whole crazy thing. The others simply chose to talk in front of you because they saw how important it was for you. Before you ask I only know because I heard a Zigzaggoon say that there was a boy in town that could understand us. They won't think you are crazy lots of people talk to us. They simply can't hear it when we respond back. I made doubly sure that your parents would pick me as I sensed your smell on them." With that out of the way Max knelt down in front of Rita and from that moment Max and Rita were inseparable for the rest of Max's childhood. He never feared for someone labeling him crazy as indeed lots of people talk to their Pokemon. It looked like the beginning of a beautiful relationship and Max wondered what kind of journey he would have with Rita.
There that was sweet and I really hope I don't get sued for the whole misunderstanding. I have about three pennies to my name does that work. I did talk to her and didn't get this submitted until she approved so if you are reading this then it passed her approval and also Rita's name isn't mine alone, a buddy of mine named Pokémon X came up with her name. So yeah he knows who he is. I hope that this will be read and the next chapter will be much longer then this one. It is a prologue people that means that it is shorter then the main one. This is simply setting up their relationship for later on. So anyway you know what to do so do it so I don't have to sick Rita on you!