Runaway
Chapter 1: This is me
Sorry about the wait for an upload my internet's been acting up, so in the mean time I started working on this! :)
Me? I've lived in White Forest all my life.
Family? I was brought up by a flareon called Molly, a jolteon called Zach, and an eevee called Crystal.
Crystal's lika a sister to me, I love her more than all my neighbors combined.
They're the only eeveelutions in this place.
Unova I think it's called.
I've heard my good friend, Blossom, a deerling, say that there are more people like me, just cold hearted and scary.
I understand Pokemon.
That's normal right? I ask them for advice and help.
I only have pokemon friends, no enemies.
No people have come to the White Forest for three years now.
I'm glad though.
I mean what if people came and found me?
Would they take me away?
What about Molly, Zach, and Crystal?
My real family left me here to die.
If it weren't for pokemon I'd be long dead.
My life is perfect.
All of the pokemon that live in the forest and I get along, I always have plenty of food.
Now to tell what changed my life forever: the day that went against my entire life.
(Jemma! Jemma! You've gotta help! T-these people just arrived in the beginning of the forest!) Blossom, a deerling cried, trembling in fear.
"People? Are you ok Blossom?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at the frightened pokemon.
Blossom nodded quickly, flinching at my doubt.
(Jem... Blossom's a goody two hooves! She doesn't lie!) Crystal snapped, flattening her ears in fear.
I took a deep breath.
"Fine. Blossom, go warn the others and hide." Blossom nodded before scampering off to warn her friends.
I decided it would be best if I hid at home.
"Come on Crys, let's go." I said, Crystal riding on my shoulder.
(Jemma... are we going to be ok?) Crystal asked, shaking in fear.
I didn't answer, not knowing that answer myself.
"You know what? I'm not going to hide. Chances are, those people won't even come this deep into the forest." I declared bravely, settling down at the base of an old oak tree.
(Ok, but if we get discovered then I'm blaming you!) Crystal glared, settling down next to me.
Crystal's gaze lit up and she pawed at my pocket.
(Jemma pleeeeeeeease? Can I have it pretty pretty please!) Crystal begged, her eyes huge.
I laughed before replying, "alright you caught me!"
I pushed my 'sister' away and pulled out a ripe oran berry from my pocket.
Crystal grinned before eagerly biting into the sweet berry.
(And you thought you could hide this?) Crystal smirked, licking her lips in satisfaction.
I had quickly forgotten about the people Blossom had warned me about.
All of the once frightened pokemon had come back out and continued to play.
(I guess they never came this deep into the forest like you said!) Blossom beamed, bucking in mid air in happiness.
(Girls, well mostly Jem, the berries aren't getting enough water, can you water them soon?) Molly asked, licking thorns out of her plush tail.
"Ok." I yawned, scratching my 'mother's head'.
Molly purred in content.
"So the rumors are true. There is a lone wacko living out here breaking the King's laws." An unkind voice filled my head.
Shaking, I slowly rose my gaze from Molly to the voice.
"W-who are you?" I asked, trembling.
"We've received information about a trainer who's hiding a bunch of pokemon illegally." The cold voices snapped.
I flinched at them, unable to speak.
(Well that's not true! Jemma doesn't even own a pokeball!) Crystal glared.
The strange men didn't acknowledge Crystal's comment.
I rose an eyebrow at them in confusion.
(Why are you here? No one ever comes here!) Crystal cried.
"Which pokemon are yours? We must liberate them from you and throw you in jail for a life sentence." The men continued, ignoring the eevee.
Angered, I snapped.
"Hey! Crystal asked you a question and you jerks just ignored her!" I snapped, glaring intensely at them. The people just looked confused.
"Only our Lord N can talk to pokemon. No one else."
The men replied, their gazes clouded and confused.
What? W-what are they talking about? All people and pokemon can talk to each other! ... Right? I thought, my whole world reshaping.
The men turned to each other and murmured quietly to each other before turning to face me.
I sweated nervously as they spoke.
"Before we address your 'pokemon communications', we must address how many pokeballs and pokemon you won." The men commanded, ignoring Molly's harsh glare.
I was too sunned to speak.
"Uh uh uh what's a um pokewhatsit? And how would I own a pokemon? They're my friends!" I retorted.
The men stared at each other and exchanged eager glances.
I am shaking so bad that my eyes are sealed shut, my jaw locked.
Crystal didn't look too great either, I just hoped that the other pokemon were ok.
"You must come to the castle." The men demanded.
My head naturally tilted to the right.
"What's a castle?" I asked, my lip quivering.
The men turned their gazes towards the strange structure that had appeared over the horizon all those years ago.
"That's what that thing is?" I asked, my head still tilted.
The men nodded. "Where are your parents?" Once of the men asked, suddenly curious.
I brightened.
"This is my sister, Crystal," I gestured to Crystal who was currently clinging onto my shoulder. "That's my mom, Molly," I gestured to the flareon sitting next to me. "And that's Zach, my father." I finished, gesturing to the bristling jolteon watching their every move.
The men stared blankly at me before bursting into laughter.
"Alright, now who are they really?" The men asked. I looked at them confusedly.
"I'm not lying. These ARE my parents! This IS my sister!" I snapped, a glare forming on my face.
The men stopped laughing.
"We must now check your home for pokeballs to ensure that you are truthful." They directed.
I nervously replied.
"Um... ok I'll show you my home." I whispered uncertainly, guiding them to my home: a hollowed out oak.
"You've gotta crawl down on your stomach." I explained briefly, crawling through the jagged hole that led into the oak.
Once everyone was inside, I gave them a brief tour.
"That's Molly's and Zach's bed," I gestured to a medium sized flattened pile of hay.
"That's Crystal's," I gestured to a smaller hay pile.
"And that one in the middle is mine." I finished, gesturing to the largest pile.
The men quickly began to rip through the hay, while others looked higher up in the tree.
One stayed by my side to ensure that I stayed put.
"Why are you taking everything apart? I just changed the bedding yesterday." I asked, slightly angry that my hard work went to waste.
The men gave no response.
After they were done with their search, the reopened this conversation.
"Looks like you don't have any pokemon." The men said before continuing.
"However, that doesn't mean you can be here. Lord N made it illegal when he defeated the champion. So you have to come with us." The men finished, approaching me.
Suddenly Blossom darted in front of me.
(You can't take her away you just can't!) Blossom cried, tears streaming down her face.
The men ignored the deerling.
"Come on! We have to leave!" The men yelled, their patience drying.
I stood up, adrenaline powering me.
"No. This is my home. I'm not ever leaving." I said stubbornly.
Crystal nodded, glaring at the five men.
The men sighed and pulled out their X-transceivers.
I tilted my head.
"Why are you talking to a rock?" I asked, looking at the strange object strapped to their wrists.
They rolled their eyes in response as they huddled closely together and talked to their machines.
After a while, they turned to face me once more.
"Fine, you may stay another night without disturbance." One of them announced.
I let out a sigh of relief.
"Looks like we're staying home!"
They are foolish to think that they can just drag someone away from their life just by saying 'you're coming with us'.
It takes patience and careful wording to make one give up his or her old life.
If what they say is true and she can speak with my friends like I can, then it may be best if she stayed in my castle with me.
I hope you liked it! :)