Roxie

She is the main protagonist in *A Lycanroc's Journey*

## Relationships

### Family

Minerva (biological mother), Herbert (biological father), Rupert (deceased brother), Hannah, Bailey, and Margot (adoptive sisters)

### Others

Fiona, Ronan, Bruce, Hunter, Kanan (teammates), Ashla (trainer), Ivy, Dusty, Nina, Bella, Miles, Dora (packmates turned enemies turned killed victims), Stella (rival turned killed victim), Harley (former love interest turned killed victim), Dutch (ex-boyfriend), Rachel, Roland, and Regan (deceased adoptive children)

## **Physical Appearance**

Her disguised form is a large, muscular Dusk form Lycanroc with yellow fur. Her ear tips, tail-tip, and legs are black while her face, underside, tail, and mane are white She has yellow eyes and red claws. The insides of her ears are also red. Her eyes will turn scarlet red when angered or attacking.

Her true form is a much larger Lycanroc/Kitsune hybrid with 6 tails. Each tail has a glowing yellow eye, and a larger 3rd has appeared on her forehead. She gains red stripes on her body and legs, and two more forelegs. Her hands have sharp red claws, and her body is more muscular. Her upper fangs have grown to protrude when her mouth is closed.

As a Rockruff, her fur coloring was the same, except that her nose was pink and her eyes were blue.

## **History**

### **Early Life**

Roxie and her brother Rocko were born to Minerva and Herbert as new members of Andrew's pack. However, their parents weren't very fond of them, as they wanted four pups instead of two, the latter being a result of Minerva's miscarriage. Minerva and Herbert both became distant and neglectful of their children when they were old enough to think and act independently. Roxie became very intelligent over a short period and realized her parents didn't want her, but Rocko refused to believe it. Despite this, the siblings never quarreled and stuck with each other while their elder packmates fed and cared for them.

One day, however, Minerva and Herbert decided to leave the pack, thinking they could find better lives elsewhere. Although the rest of the pack were disgusted with them for abandoning Roxie and Rocko, they were allowed to walk away, leaving their children behind. Roxie and Rocko were both devastated; the latter tried to run after his parents, but the former stayed put, knowing they couldn't do anything to prevent it. Afterward, several pack members viewed the siblings with distrust, believing they would turn out like Minerva and Herbert. Roxie and Rocko were often bullied and harassed by many of the younger members; while Rocko was emotionally traumatized, Roxie quickly overcame her sadness and stood her ground.

One evening, Roxie realized Rocko wasn't in camp; he'd snuck out to find Minerva and Herbert. She panicked and raced off to find him, but heard a pained howl; she soon found him dead, his body in a rogue Midnight Form Lycanroc's jaws. Overcome with grief and rage, Roxie evolved into Dusk Form Lycanroc and killed the rogue to avenge her brother. A traumatized Roxie then brought Rocko's body back to camp, as was tradition for the dead, and later buried him in the nearby cemetery. She later underwent a drastic personality change, becoming more aggressive, cold, aloof, and prone to emotional outbursts.

## ***A Lycanroc's Journey***

### **Chapter 1: Harley's Rejection**

The story begins with Roxie finishing a dawn patrol in pack territory with Harley and Stella, who are sticking close together. Roxie watches as Stella licks Harley's cheek and feels a twinge of longing for Harley, whom she's had a crush on for a while. Angered, she then glares at Stella and silently warns her rival to stay away from Harley, as he's hers. She notices Stella's rounded belly and wonders if she could be overweight from eating too much. The trio arrive at the camp, where the pack leader Andrew is waiting. Roxie reports that all is well, which pleases Andrew, and he dismisses her. She heads over to the food heap to eat, but Ivy, who is heavily pregnant, roughly shoves her aside and snatches up some meat before she can grab it. Roxie suppresses her irritation, knowing Ivy tends to be irritable when she's expecting pups.

She takes what's left of the meat and starts eating it, eyeing Harley and Stella as they walk side by side across the camp. They vanish into one of the caves, and Roxie hears friendly banter. She puts this out of her mind, focusing on her meal. She finishes just as Harley reemerges alone; thankful, she trots over to him, greeting him.

Harley hesitates, then asks if Roxie has feelings for him. Roxie leads him out of camp to a private area, where she confesses her feelings. She tells him she loves him and wants to be his mate due to his noble qualities, inquiring if Harley feels the same. The latter gulps nervously, then informs Roxie that he's already in love with Stella. Roxie stares at him, not believing what she's hearing, and becomes shocked when Harley reveals that Stella is pregnant with his children.

Stella walks up behind her, revealing that she was listening the entire time. Roxie watches in shock and disbelief as she struts up beside Harley and presses against him. Stella blatantly confirms that they are indeed mates. Roxie, heartbroken, becomes angry, growling at the pair with her teeth bared, and her red-hazed vision slightly blurs when tears begin streaming down her face. She snarls that she had a huge crush on Harley since they were younger, but he was too stupid to read the room at the time since he knew nothing about relationships. Shocked, Harley protests that he never knew about it, but Roxie cuts him off, rhetorically asking if that really was the case.

Stella snaps at Roxie that she and Harley are mates and to get over it. Infuriated, Roxie barks at her to shut up and not to talk to her, calling her a bitch. She watches with satisfaction as a shocked Stella shuts up. Roxie transfers her glare to Harley and growls that she'll make him regret his decision. Harley tries to apologize to her, but she rebuffs him and runs off.

### **Chapter 2: Growing Jealousy**

While running away, Roxie overhears Stella telling Harley that she'll get over it and she's just being dramatic. Furious, Roxie thinks that she won't ever get over it. She stops to rest at the eastern border and later goes hunting, though she doesn't manage to catch anything. After she cools off, she heads back to camp to assist with pack duties. Dusty, who is gathering a hunting patrol, asks Roxie to come check the eastern border for prey, but she explains she was just there and didn't find anything. She tells Dusty she's tired and that she'll join the next patrol when she's rested up. Sandy asks if Roxie's okay, and Roxie insists she's fine, just tired.

She heads to the nearest cave, which is right next to the nursery. Harley and Stella are both lying together in the latter cave; Stella gives Roxie a scornful glance, which the latter returns with a baleful glare and a low snarl, scaring her and Harley a little. Roxie spits at Stella's feet and stalks away before curling up to rest in the cave she enters. After a short nap, she sees the two mates joining a border patrol and glowers at them behind their backs. Days pass, and Roxie's jealousy begins to grow upon seeing Harley and Stella becoming inseparable. She soon decides to kill Stella to make Harley mate with her instead and get rid of her rival permanently.

### **Chapter 3: Failed Assassination**

One night two weeks later, Roxie spots Stella leaving the camp and silently stalks her from a distance. She tails her rival all the way to the watering hole on the southern border, where Stella drinks the water. Roxie mentally threatens that this will be the last time Stella leaves the camp. She sneaks closer, caring to remain silent and thankful that the wind is blowing towards her. Stella resumes drinking, unable to smell Roxie's scent or otherwise detect her presence. After a while, she finishes and starts to turn around.

Roxie pounces, knocking Stella into the water, and holds her head under the surface to drown her. However, the attempt fails when Stella kicks Roxie far enough away from her to resurface. Roxie quickly recovers from the blow as Stella regains her footing. The latter glares at her and demands what she's doing. Roxie spitefully snarls that she took Harley away from her, and that she and her pups must die as punishment. Stella gawks at her, stupefied, and Roxie uses this distraction to hit her with Accelerock. Her rival tries to retaliate with Counter, but Roxie dodges away in time. She keeps up the pressure, using her speed and agility as well as Stella's pregnant state to her advantage. As a result, the fight is one-sided; Stella tries to hold her own, but Roxie soon emerges victorious and pins her to the ground.

The latter tells the former to say goodbye and prepares to deliver the final blow with Crush Claw when a voice howls to get off Stella; something heavy rams into her side and knocks her off her rival. Winded, Roxie watches as Harley helps Stella to her feet. He asks if she's okay, and Stella snaps that she's not. Roxie regains her footing and watches in shock as Harley glares at her, stepping protectively in front of his mate. He demands to know what Roxie did, but the latter remains speechless with disbelief. Harley suddenly rushes at Roxie, catching her unawares and hitting her with Accelerock. Roxie recovers quickly from the attack, and Harley tackles her, snarling at her to tell him what she did to Stella. He claws and bites at her ferociously, and Roxie barks for him to stop. She bites Harley with Thunder Fang, causing him to howl in pain, and throws him off. The two stand up and prepare to exchange blows.

Before they can continue fighting, several of their packmates show up, prompting Roxie to realize that their battle caused a commotion. Dusty demands what's going on. Roxie gawks at him, realizing that Harley truly loves Stella; otherwise he wouldn't have thwarted her plan. Sandy and Scooter spot the injured Stella and rush over to help her. Dusty asks what happened, and Stella points at Roxie, snarling that she tried to kill her. Harley backs her up, adding he saw Roxie about to deal the death blow, and Stella would be dead had he not intervened.

Roxie feels heat rising through her body as everyone else stares at her in a mixture of utter shock, horror, and disbelief. Dusty asks her if it's true, but Roxie keeps quiet. Kevin suggests they take Stella back to camp so she can have her wounds treated, and Harley agrees. He shoots another glare at Roxie before he follows Sandy and Scooter, who escort Stella away. The others surround Roxie, eyeing her like she's now a complete stranger. Roxie remains unrepentant, believing what she did was justified. Having realized she won't be able to weasel her way out of this, she decides to take the full brunt of whatever punishment is dished out.

### **Chapter 4: Exile**

Roxie and the patrol reach camp, where she sees Stella hobbling into the medicine cave. Harley remains outside and asks Kevin to guard the entrance while Dusty fetches Andrew. Robert and Dora, two members of the search party, guard Roxie to make sure she doesn't pull anything. Andrew emerges from his cave with Dusty beside him, and Roxie mentally notes how the full moon turns his fur silver and white. Andrew glances at her, then howls to summon the rest of the pack, and Roxie watches as they gather in the camp. She listens to the puzzled murmurs and notices several eyes flashing towards her, the guards, and Harley. Soon after, Stella hobbles out of the medicine cave followed by Agnes, the healer. Harley immediately rushes over to support her, and they both glare at Roxie. She returns it with a low snarl before turning her head away. The others gape in shock at Stella's state and speculate as to what happened.

Andrew announces to the entire pack that Stella thinks Roxie attacked her; at this, everyone stares at Roxie, who keeps her eyes focused solely on the leader. She hears mutters and whispers, but decides to ignore them. Stella shouts that Roxie did attack her with the intent of killing her, adding she now has the scars to prove it. Roxie glances over her shoulder and sees Robert and Dora look at each other in horror. Andrew asks Harley if he believes her. The latter affirms it, informing everyone that he heard fighting and arrived at the scene to see Roxie about to kill Stella before intervening. At this, the pack starts muttering again, and several members cast suspicious glances at Roxie. Andrew silences everyone and replies that Roxie needs to tell them for herself. He then addresses Roxie directly, asking if she attacked Stella.

Roxie confirms it, and everyone gasps in horror. Andrew silences the muttering again and demands to know why. Roxie answers that since Harley rejected her, she became jealous of his relationship with Stella, and grew even more so upon learning that she was pregnant with his pups. She planned to kill Stella and her unborn pups so that Harley would become her mate instead. She states that she was justified to do so because Harley abandoned her and shows no remorse. After she finishes, the entire pack is outraged, and some members even prepare to attack her.

Andrew silences them yet again and informs Roxie that killing (or attempting to kill) one's own packmate is a heinous, unforgivable act. He permanently banishes her from the pack, telling her she's now an enemy. He angrily warns Roxie never to return to their territory, as the members will attack her on sight. However, they won't kill her, as members of his pack don't kill unless absolutely necessary. Harley snarls at Roxie to leave, and she informs him that he'll regret the choices he made. She then turns her back on the sea of hostile eyes and leaves the camp, not stopping until she enters unknown territory.

### **Chapter 5: Turning Rogue**

Roxie, now a rogue, wanders through the woods, pondering what to do next. She avoids unnecessary fighting, knowing she'll need her energy for traveling, and catches food when the chance arrives. She travels uninterrupted until she reaches a small town on a harbor. Still hungry, she catches the smell of seafood and eagerly follows its trail to a small yacht on the harbor. Making sure nobody sees her, she sneaks onto the ship.

She follows the scent trail to the ship's kitchen while caring to avoid being seen. After watching a man leave, Roxie creeps into the room and breaks into the meat and seafood supply to gorge herself. However, the chef returns and catches her in the act; he tries to subdue her, but she escapes. She emerges on the deck to find it crawling with partygoers, which sends her into a panic, as she knows how dangerous humans can be. The chef runs up behind her and throws a net at her, but she dodges it and runs away. The ensuing chase causes chaos for everyone on board, and Roxie is soon caught and thrown off the yacht by the angered people. She yells insults at them before swimming to shore. It starts raining just as she reaches the dock again. She shakes the water from her fur, but is soon chased away by a Floatzel.

Roxie runs away from the harbor and into the town, dodging around people's legs and other obstacles. She bolts into an alleyway to rest, only to be confronted by a vicious Houndoom who attacks her on sight. She dodges his onrush and hits him with Rock Throw, knocking him out with one strike. However, three other Houndoom return and, seeing their fallen comrade, angrily chase Roxie through the town. They cause chaos and destruction everywhere they go, but Roxie manages to avoid their uncoordinated attacks. The Houndoom quickly exhaust themselves trying to attack her and collapse in a pile. She uses Sand Tomb to trap them, then finishes the job with Rock Slide, knocking them out. Roxie then tries to flee, but a male Zeraora suddenly appears out of nowhere and hits her with Power-Up Punch. The Lycanroc is sent flying into a wall, hitting her head; stunned, she collapses to the ground and looks up as the Zeraora slowly approaches her. She blacks out as he bends down to pick her up.

### **Chapter 6: The Pound**

Roxie wakes up in a small barred room, feeling a cold stone floor underneath her body and a metal chain around her neck. Groaning, she looks around and asks herself where she is. As if to answer her question, a rasping voice replies that she's in the pound. Roxie looks up to see an elderly male Persian sitting across from her in another barred room. The Persian explains that homeless Pokémon, as well as those who get separated from their Trainers, are sent here, informing her the cells they're in are inescapable. Roxie opens her mouth to speak, but the Persian turns away and starts grooming himself.

She hears a door opening, followed by the sound of approaching footsteps. Roxie watches as Harley and Stella appear and stop to stand in front of her cell. She is initially surprised, but becomes bitter and angry towards them. She demands to know what they want, baring her teeth. Stella speaks first, telling Roxie she heard of her capture and wanted to see her in chains. She continues taunting Roxie, saying she's all bark and no bite, and enjoys drama. Roxie doesn't react, thinking that Stella will regret this when she gets out. The former then asks Harley for his reason. Harley coldly tells Roxie she deserved everything that happened to her, agreeing with Stella. He says that they're free of her now that she's imprisoned far from them, and she won't hurt their children.

Roxie finally snaps at him, snarling that she hopes the pups will die in Stella's womb. The latter taunts her even further, smugly revealing that she's already laid a clutch of eggs and they're being well-cared for. Knowing there's no point in speaking, Roxie growls that she's not talking to them anymore and turns her back on them. She then lies down on the floor and tells them to go away. Stella tosses a few more taunts at her, while the former feels Harley's glare boring into the back of her skull. The pair then leave, and Roxie yells for them not to come back. Harley replies that they won't, and Roxie responds with "Good!" She then goes to sleep again.

### **Chapter 7: Escape!**

Sometime later, Roxie wakes up to see a woman placing a food dish into her cell. The woman shuts the door and walks away, prompting Roxie to get up and examine the food. She sniffs it, finds the smell deplorable, and angrily bats the dish away. The cell door opens as the dish flies out, and Roxie realizes that the woman forgot to lock it. Elated, she runs out, only to be yanked back inside by the chain around her neck. Roxie melts the chain using Fire Fang, breaking it, and escapes her cell. As a diversion, she frees all the other Pokémon by unlocking their cell doors before making a beeline for the main exit.

Several of the shelter staff rush to recapture the Pokémon while Roxie escapes undetected. Outside, she tries to retrace her steps, but is confronted by the male Zeraora from earlier. He tries to hit her with Power-Up Punch, but she dodges and retaliates with Sand Tomb. The Zeraora falls into the trap, and Roxie launches a Mud Slap attack at him before running off. She bolts through town and sees the harbor in the distance, jogging her memory. Using Accelerock to run faster, she leaves the town while forming a plot to kill all her former packmates.

### **Chapter 8: Ashla and her Team**

Roxie runs into the woods, sniffing the air. She catches the scent of her former pack and begins following the trail. However, she hears a voice shouting nearby. A Mewtwo pops up in front of Roxie, prompting her to halt abruptly. Exclaiming in shock, Roxie sees that the newcomer is Mega Mewtwo X. She backs away as the Mewtwo glares at her, stammering that she doesn't want to fight. The Mewtwo approaches her and bends down, reaching a hand and telling her to stay. Roxie stands still, but attacks with Shadow Claw at the last moment, striking her foe. She flees while staying on the scent trail, but is knocked aside by a powerful blow. Winded, Roxie looks up to see the male Zeraora again. Annoyed now, she demands what he wants, and he responds that Ashla and her friends have adopted her. Confused, Roxie asks what he means.

A Togruta shows up flanked by seven other Pokémon, three of which are other Lycanroc and one of which is the Mega Mewtwo X from earlier. Roxie asks who they are, becoming frightened. The Togruta introduces herself as Ashla and announces she's Roxie's new trainer, stating she knows who she is. The Zeraora chimes that they all know what Roxie did in her old pack. Roxie, incredulous, asks how they knew. A green Dusk form Lycanroc reveals that she was spying on her under Ashla's orders. Roxie, realizing they've been expecting her some time, deduces that the Zeraora from earlier arrived to get her imprisoned so Ashla could later claim her. She becomes infuriated and attacks him, snarling he's the reason for everything that's happened to her. The Zeraora tries in vain to reason with her, and Roxie is eventually subdued by the rest of Ashla's team. She furiously struggles to escape their hold, but fails, and Ashla sedates her with an injection.

### **Chapter 9: Coexisting**

Roxie wakes up some time later in a large enclosure. She sees Ashla and all her Pokémon standing outside. The Zeraora introduces himself as Ronan and approaches her, but Roxie bolts at him, shocking everyone. Incensed, she goes on a barking rant, spouting obscenities at Ronan and the others and labeling them as slaves to humanoids. The Mewtwo also gets mad, spitting that Roxie is a delinquent and should be dealt with as one. Ashla warns her, revealing her name to be Fiona, not to provoke Roxie. Ashla herself tries to reason with Roxie, but the Lycanroc snarls that all humanoids are the same, calling them slavers.

Fiona walks right up to the enclosure and yells to take it back. Roxie becomes angrier and starts biting at the bars separating her and her foe.

### **Chapter 15: Repercussions**

Roxie, knowing that her teammates will find out about her crimes, decides to sleep in the spare enclosure for a while, wanting to be alone. She locks herself in and refuses to come out. Later on, Ashla confronts Roxie about what happened, and Roxie confesses the truth about what she did, revealing why she left the house. She expects Ashla to be angry, but instead, the Togruta shows sadness as she asks why Roxie would do that. Roxie responds that she feels like her life has made her insane. She tells Ashla to inform Fiona that she can have their shared room, as she wants her own space, before turning away from Ashla and retreating inside the indoor section of the enclosure. Throughout the day, Roxie lies and prowls about in her enclosure, ignoring the taunts of several other Pokémon as they pass by. She begins to believe word of her crimes spread farther than she thought; this is confirmed when a Watchog tunnels into her yard and belittles her for even thinking of doing such vile acts. When he leaves, she starts to reflect on her actions and how her life as a pack member influenced them. A while later, Ronan arrives with some food for her, but Roxie tells him she doesn't want it. Ronan asks what she's doing, and she responds that she's thinking about her actions. Impressed, Ronan congratulates her, but Roxie, realizing everyone was right, says she doesn't deserve it. She tells him to take the food and go; however, Ronan refuses to her go hungry and threatens to force feed her. Not wanting anymore complications, Roxie obeys; Ronan remarks that he and the others are getting through to her. Roxie congratulates them, finishes her food, and tells him to leave her alone. Once he leaves, she begins to cry.

### **Chapter 16: Hesitance**

A few days later, Roxie is lying in her enclosure reflecting on everything when Ashla comes out to see her. Roxie notes how Ashla looks happy compared to the last time she saw her. Ashla tells her Ronan reported to her on Roxie's progress, and congratulates her for improving. She opens the door to Roxie's enclosure and drags the reluctant Lycanroc into the house. Ashla inquires why Roxie is hesitant, but the latter doesn't answer. Everyone else sees Roxie and welcomes her back, congratulating her on her increased maturity.

### **Chapter 18: Fiona's Force Feeding**

Roxie, sleeping next to Fiona, hears her stomach growling constantly. The Lycanroc leaves her to sleep in the living room. The next morning, Ashla wakes Roxie up and gives her breakfast, asking why she's sleeping on the floor. Roxie explains what she noticed about Fiona last night, and Ashla gasps in shock. She rushes into Fiona's room, recalls her, and bolts to the Pokémon Center. Roxie watches her go, wondering if Fiona could be sick, before eating her breakfast and going back to sleep.

Ashla returns 2 hours later, and wakes Roxie up again, informing her that Fiona refuses to eat due to an infected tooth that had to be removed, explaining her recent physical weakness. Ashla says that she'll have to give Fiona liquids and semi-solids for the next few days. She orders Roxie to follow her into the kitchen, where Fiona is brought out. Under Ashla's command, Roxie helps Fiona, who has already slept off the sedation from her procedure, sit down in one of the chairs and uses the new restraints Ashla bought to keep her there. Fiona asks what Roxie is doing; the latter doesn't respond, prompting the former to turn to Ashla. Her trainer responds that she needs to eat and fetches a large glass of nutrient-enhanced milk. Fiona responds that she's not hungry right now, but Ashla is having none of it.

After donning gloves and a mask, she fetches a thick, flexible straw with a pacifier attached to one end; Roxie notices Fiona's horrified expression. They both watch as Ashla takes a head strap with a muzzle band for animals and attaches the pacifier end of the straw to the front. She tells Fiona to open her mouth, but the latter refuses, clamping it shut instead. Not wanting to watch, Roxie tries to leave, but Ashla sharply commands her to stay and hold Fiona's head. The Lycanroc obeys, and Ashla is able to gently pry Fiona's mouth open. She inserts the pacifier into her mouth and has Roxie fasten the strap around her head to prevent her from spitting it out. Unnerved by the procedure, Roxie remarks that it's disturbing, but Ashla snaps at her to be quiet, giving her a glare.

Roxie lets go of Fiona's head, and the Mewtwo shakes it, letting out muffled protests. Ashla sharply commands her stop, insisting this is for her own good. She reiterates that Fiona needs to start eating again, before telling her to start drinking. Roxie is forced to stay and watch as Fiona drinks the milk with the pacifier in her mouth under Ashla's eye. When Fiona finishes, her trainer removes the pacifier and head strap, rewarding her with a pat on the head. Roxie releases Fiona's restraints, and Ashla tells her to rest, allowing her to leave. Fiona glares at Roxie, who snarls back at her and is immediately chided by Ashla. The Mewtwo heads off to rest, and Ashla has Roxie drink some of the milk, the taste of which the latter despises. She finishes it to her trainer's satisfaction, but soon gets a stomachache after Ashla leaves. She then runs to the bathroom and vomits into the toilet, never wanting to drink the milk again.

However, when Roxie exits the bathroom, an angry Ashla is waiting for her. The latter tells her she heard her throwing up and demands an explanation. Roxie tells her about how the milk gave her a stomachache, and Ashla relaxes, saying she'll get used to it. She has Roxie drink some water and rest beside Fiona. However, Roxie denounces Fiona and says she can have the room, to Ashla's chagrin. Roxie decides to go back to the enclosure, but Ashla takes her upstairs to another empty bedroom and says Roxie can have it. Grateful, Roxie licks Ashla's cheek.

### **Chapter 21: Ashla Gets Sick**

Roxie returns to Ashla's house with the groceries she bought. She finds everyone gone except Ashla, who reveals she recalled everyone into their Pokéballs to do some one-on-one training with Roxie. The latter puts the groceries away, shaking the snow from her fur. Ashla questions about the silver locket Roxie was supposed to buy so she could give it to her younger sister. The Lycanroc ignores her while keeping said locket on her person to spite her for taking her freedom. Ashla inquires about it again, but goes into a sneezing fit; while she's not looking, Roxie hides the locket in a cookie jar. The Lycanroc then prowls around the kitchen looking for food, feeling her stomach grumbling. Seeing her dinner isn't out when it's supposed to be, Roxie angrily snarls at Ashla, who stops sneezing and is now holding a thermometer.

Angered, Ashla once more asks Roxie where the locket is, and the latter demands where her dinner is. When Ashla doesn't answer, Roxie becomes incensed and throws a fit, again demanding food. She accidentally sweeps a dinner plate off the table with her paw, smashing it. Ashla becomes infuriated and immediately sends Roxie to bed without dinner as punishment. As the Lycanroc heads to her bedroom, she hears Ashla coughing and sneezing, and the Togruta muttering that she has a fever. Roxie sits on her bed and listens as Ashla beds down soon after. She waits until her trainer is sound asleep, then sneaks back downstairs and escapes the house with the intention of running away.

### **Chapter 22: The Three Orphans**

Roxie eventually leaves human territory and enters the wilderness. She travels into the territory of her old pack to discover that they've moved out recently. Feeling triumphant at this, she deduces that her killing Stella and her other former packmates scared the rest off. She decides to make herself at home, going into Andrew's old den. As she settles in, she thinks that it's her den now. While taking a nap, she recalls her childhood memories and her exile from the pack.

However, she soon catches the scent of a trio of Rockruff, prompting her to wake up and exit the den. She spots the "intruders" glaring and growling at her. Amused, she greets them and asks what they're doing here. The Rockruff in the center, a shiny male, snarls that this camp is theirs and they were here first. The second Rockruff, a normal female, barks at Roxie to leave, threatening to attack her otherwise. Roxie bursts out laughing, and the trio angrily attack her head-on. She dodges their Bite attacks and counters Rock Throw attacks with her own, quickly defeating all three of them.

As the Rockruff lie winded, Roxie stands over them and asks if they want to go again, to which they all have the sense to decline. The shiny male, awestruck, asks how she beat them so quickly. Roxie doesn't answer and instead asks where their parents are. The third Rockruff, a normal male, replies they don't have parents. Roxie sympathizes with them and, realizing it would be heartless to reject them, asks them if they want to stick with her. Elated by this prospect, the Rockruff happily agree and introduce themselves as Roland, Riley, and Rachel. Roxie introduces herself as well, and welcomes them to their new home. She immediately begins teaching them the survival skills they haven't yet developed and is surprised how well they work together. After a battle training session, she mulls over how she failed at teamwork herself and alienated her teammates due to her personality. Seeing the triplets play-fighting, Roxie realizes she needs to change her attitude if she's to be able to properly care for her new charges.

### **Chapter 23: Uninvited Guests**

Roxie and the triplets have adapted quite well after joining together for survival. The Lycanroc thinks that every time she sees them cooperating during tasks, she thinks about Ashla and her Pokémon. She decides to have them lead her on a hunting trip to take another shot at teamwork, to which they happily agree. The trio lead Roxie to a herd of Deerling and Sawsbuck, where she follows their instructions to wait while they drive a Deerling towards her.

However, the hunting trip is cut short a Tyrantrum bursts on the scene, scaring off the prey. Roxie barks at the Rockruff to run, and the quartet quickly retreat to camp. The puppies hide in Roxie's den while Roxie stands guard outside in case the Despot Pokémon shows up. Thankfully, it doesn't, and she allows the Rockruff to come out. She instructs them to wait until later in the day to hunt in case the Tyrantrum returns, to the pups' dismay. They spend their time training and digging.

Evening rolls around, and Roxie decides to lead the hunt this time. She aims to catch slightly harder prey to have her charges apply their battle skills to hunting. However, she doesn't get far before catching the scent of several Tyrantrum nearby. Knowing the Rockruff will be no match until they've evolved, Roxie herds them back into her den while she goes out hunting alone. She finds an Ursaring carcass and starts harvesting its meat, but two Tyrantrum arrive on the scene and run at her. Roxie quickly grabs as much meat as she can carry in her mouth before the Tyrantrum drive her away from the carcass. Half expecting them to chase her, she glances over her shoulder to see them digging into the carcass and showing no interest in her.

Relieved, Roxie returns to camp to find the Rockruff sitting in the center. Angered, she drops the meat and demands what they were doing out of the den. Roland replies that they were tired of waiting, and Roxie snaps that he could've been killed if predators had found the camp. Shocked, the trio apologizes and Roxie lets them eat. She eats too before herding the Rockruff into her den for the night. Early the next morning, Roxie leaves the den to hunt again while the pups are still asleep.

### **Chapter 24: Path of Tragedy**

Roxie returns from her hunting trip to find the Rockruff attacked and devoured by a trio of Tyrunt. Enraged and distraught, she attacks the predators head-on, injuring two of them. Before their fight can continue, however, the Tyrunt are called away by a distant roar and leave Roxie alone to grieve over the loss of her adoptive children. She later decides to leave her old home for good and contemplates suicide, but ultimately decides to avenge the Rockruff trio.

While traveling, Roxie notices the silhouette of a large Pokémon in the distance. Believing it to be the alpha of the Tyrunt pack that killed her family, she silently follows it into a large grove before lunging with a snarl. However, the Pokémon is actually revealed to be a shiny male Mewtwo with four young Pokémon. One of them, a Pichu, asks the Mewtwo, whose name is revealed to be Kanan, who the intruder is. Kanan, perceiving Roxie as a threat, takes a protective stance in front of his children, demanding to know who she is and what she wants. Seeing the four youngsters hiding being their father, Roxie realizes her mistake and backs away, frightened. She apologizes to Kanan, explaining she thought he was someone else, and turns to leave. However, the Tyrunt pack from earlier bursts in, ignoring Roxie and heading straight for Kanan's family.

Kanan orders his kids to get down as he fights off the invaders with several Psychic and Fighting-type attacks. The Tyrunt, however, prove to be resilient and persistently keep attacking. Roxie remembers the Rockruff trio's demise and finds the courage to join the fray. She slams into the nearest Tyrunt, using Outrage, and her enemy is immediately killed by the super-effective move. She then attacks another Tyrunt while noticing Kanan and his kids looking at her in surprise. Kanan then fights off and kills the third Tyrunt while Roxie brutally slays hers in a fit of uncontrolled rage. Afterward, she slumps to the ground, saddened about the Rockruff's deaths. Kanan's kids approach her and play with her as gratitude for helping to save them. Kanan himself nods at her, showing his appreciation; he watches fondly as his kids play with and nuzzle Roxie.

However, the tender moment is cut short when a massive female Tyrantrum, the pack's alpha, shows up. Roxie saves Kanan's kids from the alpha's giant jaws and stares up at her in horror. The alpha sees the corpses of her offspring and roars in rage. Kanan confronts the alpha and yells at her to leave his family alone; he launches an Aura Sphere at her, but she eats the move with Crunch before knocking him aside with Dragon Tail. Roxie rushes forward with Drill Run, but the alpha avoids the attack before hitting her with Dragon Tail as well. The Lycanroc falls to the ground, winded, and she can only watch as Kanan, in a small pool, struggles to regain his footing.

Kanan stands up and braces himself to fight again, but he and Roxie are too late. They can only watch in horror as the alpha grabs the all children in her jaws, crushes, and swallows them, their blood coming from her mouth. Roxie gasps in horror and gets up. Kanan roars in rage and flies at the alpha, but she grabs him in her mouth and throws him to the ground. She stomps her foot on his back to hold him down; horrified that Kanan will become the alpha's next victim, Roxie becomes incensed and shifts to her true form. She lands a surprise Drill Run on the alpha, who falls over, giving Kanan the time he needs to recover. He Mega Evolves into Mega Mewtwo X and flies at the alpha. She snaps at him, but he lands a super-effective Power-Up Punch on her, boosting his attack power.

Roxie leaps at the alpha and tackles her, biting her throat and holding her in place. She watches as Kanan flies down and delivers a Dynamic Punch, cracking the alpha's skull open and killing her on impact. Roxie releases the alpha's corpse, and she and Kanan revert to their normal forms. However, Kanan is left devastated over the loss of his children. He slowly descends to the ground and sits on the spot where his kids had last been, beginning to weep. Roxie, now knowing the feeling of loss and grief, leaves him alone to mourn. As she runs through the woods away from Kanan's grove, she decides to return to Ashla and atone for her actions.

### **Chapter 25: Return**

While traveling through the wilderness, Roxie sees humanoid territory in the distance. Excited, she breaks into a run, but stops upon catching Kanan's scent. She turns around to see him approaching her; she takes up a defensive stance, warily asking what he wants. Kanan looks at her pleadingly and asks to join her. Roxie, knowing that humanoids will be scared if a Mewtwo shows up in their territory, politely declines. However, Kanan pleads to let him join her. Roxie still refuses, explaining her reason and insisting it's for Kanan's own good, coldly telling him not to follow her. She reveals she already has a trainer and must return to her. When Kanan doesn't leave, Roxie, irritated, launches a surprise Shadow Ball at him. He dodges, but the distraction is enough for Roxie to run away, using Accelerock to speed up.

However, Kanan flies after her, calling for her to wait and that he knows who she is. Roxie ignores him and continues running until she arrives at the border to the city where Ashla still lives. She calls up to Kanan and asks him if he really wants to enter humanoid territory just to follow her. He responds by flying straight at her; Roxie panics and dodges by using Accelerock to avoid him crashing into her. She flees into the city, dodging people and other obstacles, while Kanan simply flies over them. While running from him, Roxie thinks that he's insane, believing the deaths of his children must have done a number on his mental state.

To her surprise, however, Kanan stops pursuing her and flies upward. Roxie looks up to see him engage in an aerial battle with a Chandelure. She takes the opportunity to return to Ashla's house, remembered the route she took during her escape. She stops at the house and leaps over the gate into the front yard, calling Ashla's name. When there's no reply, Roxie calls for her again and yells that she's sorry for being difficult, promising it won't happen again. The front door opens and Ashla, rushes out to hug her, crying. She says she's glad that Roxie came back, telling her she's matured. Roxie tells her she needed to go on a little self-discovery journey and promises never to run away again, licking Ashla's face. Ashla takes Roxie inside the house, where all her other Pokémon are waiting.

They all rush over to hug Roxie, who apologizes for her earlier behavior. Fiona tells her not to run off like that again, and Roxie promises she won't. Everyone welcomes her back with open arms, and Fiona apologizes for her hostility, promising to be more sensitive. Roxie forgives her, and everyone reconciles. Ashla goes over to the window and comes back, telling everyone there's a Mewtwo in the yard. Roxie realizes that Kanan followed her and goes outside, where Kanan states his reason for chasing her. He reveals that he wants to be part of Ashla's team, much to Roxie's shock. Ashla, hearing this, arrives and states she'll be willing to take him in only if Roxie permits it. Realizing Kanan wants to be part of a family, Roxie gives her permission and gruffly, but teasingly, tells him to get in the house. Overjoyed, Kanan hugs Roxie and introduces himself to the rest of Ashla's team.

### **Chapter 32: Ashla In Pursuit**

Ashla arrives in Wyndon and catches Roxie and Bailey stealing from a convenience store. She teams up with Dave, and they chase the two Lycanroc throughout the city. Roxie and Bailey ultimately escape their clutches by hiding in a shady area downtown. They save themselves from getting caught by climbing into the open trunk of a car. The unsuspecting owner unknowingly drives off with the two fugitives.

## **Known Moves**

### **Rock-type**

Accelerock, Stone Edge, Rock Throw, Ancient Power, Rock Slide, Meteor Beam, Rock Wrecker, Rollout, Rock Tomb, Head Smash, Power Gem, Rock Blast, Sandstorm, Stealth Rock, Smack Down, Rock Polish

### **Fighting-type**

Counter, Rock Smash, Focus Blast, Superpower, Reversal, Power-Up Punch, Upper Hand, Bulk Up, Detect, Quick Guard, Brick Break, Close Combat, Aura Sphere, Low Sweep, Focus Punch

### **Psychic-type**

Psychic Fangs, Agility, Psychic, Teleport, Psyshock, Expanding Force, Psybeam, Stored Power, Psywave, Trick Room, Psychic Noise, Rest, Psycho Cut, Zen Headbutt, Confusion, Barrier, Future Sight

### **Dark-type**

Crunch, Night Slash, Throat Chop, Knock Off, Taunt, Lash Out, Foul Play, Snarl

## **Abilities**

* **Tough Claws:** Powers up moves that make direct contact.
* **Forewarn:**

## **sonality**

Roxie is very emotionally sensitive. She has a temperamental nature and tends to have mood swings. While she's not spoiled or entitled, she is selfish, greedy, cocky, reckless, brash, hot-headed, childish, impatient, rebellious, and tends to bully people sometimes. More often than not, she likes being alone and going her own way. She is also an excellent hunter and fighter with advanced abilities that most other people lack; due to her young age, this, along with her unusually large size and power, often goes to her head, fueling her arrogance. In battle, she prefers using tricks along with her speed, wit, agility, strength, and everything else to her advantage over fighting fairly; her strategy consists of goading the opponent into attacking, countering with a powerful blow that greatly weakens them, and then relentlessly driving them into a corner before finishing them off. She also believes that working with others will only hinder her, and she either picks on or ignores those she deems to be weak. She is prone to bouts of anger; her eyes will turn red, and she often barks, growls, spits, roars, or snarls to express rage, annoyance, or frustration. She will occasionally throw a tantrum, though after joining Ashla's team, she soon learns to outgrow this habit.

Roxie tends to become defensive very quickly, especially when confronted, and believes that people she lives with only pretend to care about her so they can hurt her when her guard's down. This stems from her parents leaving Andrew's pack and abandoning her as a Rockruff; since then, she has become mistrustful of and distant towards her peers. An exception to this was Harley, her long-time crush; however, Roxie was devastated when she learned of his relationship with Stella and their soon-to-be-born children. Believing that Harley betrayed her, she became vengeful, cruel, bitter, and resentful to the point where she was willing to kill him and Stella as payback. This further fueled her hatred of having teammates, leading to her many escape attempts, but Ashla and the others, and later Kanan, teach her that teamwork can be good.

After her journey, Roxie loses many of her aforementioned traits and gains their exact opposite ones.

## **Type Effectiveness**

As a Rock/Fighting-type, she is weak against Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Psychic, Steel, and Water-type attacks. She has no immunities. She is resistant to Bug, Dark, Fire, Normal, Poison, and Rock-type attacks. Her primary type moves are super-effective against Bug, Fire, Flying, and Ice-type Pokémon, while her secondary type moves are super-effective against Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, and Steel-type Pokémon.

As a Rock/Psychic-type, she is weak against Bug, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type attacks. She has no immunities. She is resistant to Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison, and Psychic-type attacks. Her primary type moves are super-effective against Bug, Fire, Flying, and Ice-type Pokémon, while her secondary type moves are super-effective against Fighting and Poison-type Pokémon.

## **Trivia**

* It is unknown where she got her Kitsune traits.