The sun, high, but its rays barely managed to make their way through the thick canopy that layered the wood below. Because of this, it lit the area with a green glow, the shadows just a deeper emerald. Here an espeon wandered. This was her domain. Of course there was an abundance of life around her, pidgeys, zigzagoons and the like but she was unique among her habitat. She was her own being here.

This was Quiyelle Wood. Here it was rumoured that all Pokémon lived, except for some of the legendaries which never stayed anywhere too long. But this was where evolution was said to have started, and where there were all the stones discovered and undiscovered for Pokémon. As you can tell, there are plenty of rumours surrounding the area, which is what makes it so desirable to visit, especially to trainers. More often that not though, you get beginning trainers, wishing that luck, more than skill, would help them.

This was her role. The espeon protected the young Pokémon that did not wish to leave yet. There were still plenty of older Pokémon, like Rhydon and Stantler, that could be caught but she was the guardian of this place. Well, one of them. There was an older ninetails that had been here since anyone could remember and so was the strongest, with powerful psychic abilities only accessible to those ninetails that had lived for hundreds of years. The two had an acceptance of each other, she knew he was stronger than her but in dire moments of desperation, he could not foretell what she could do.

There was one tradition of this place however, she did not like. He would, every two years or so, find vulpix that had desirable traits, ones he wanted, and turn them into a ninetails, with either a firestone or with his own abilities (he was very powerful) and they would breed, bringing another generation of royal vulpix into the world. He had no name except for Tor, which was what everyone referred to him as. The espeon, she also had no name, for as she was the only one you could just call her 'espeon'.

This day was slow; the sun was so high that it seemed to settle its gaze on the wood, making the air humid and the energy sap fast from all creatures. The espeon settled herself in a small pile of rocks and allowed her mouth to stay open as she panted, watching the world go by below her. A rattata scurried by her, up a tree and it disappeared into the foliage above. She grinned; every creature seemed to be hiding from something. Most probably the sun, like her, but there noticing below, the signs pointed to a different explanation.

The crowd that she had seen before had suddenly thinned and hidden. Forcing herself to roll behind the rocks, footsteps became audible and close, forcing her ears to prick forward. A girl, no older than fifteen, took no effort to stay silent in the empty clearing; she wiped her forehead and collapsed on the ground, with a sigh. Her dark hair was sticking to her forehead and her skin already had a red tint to it. Taking out a bottle of water, she emptied it over her, which soon left as steam. The espeon watched her curiously, all humans were different, that she had learnt over the years, so she had no clue how they would be until she had watched them for a while. By the looks of things though, this person had four Pokémon, all hooked onto her belt, with varying sparkly stickers.

She didn't look like a complete beginner, but she didn't have the eyes of an expert. They still showed some fear and lacked the shine of confidence. The espeon relaxed her stance but heard something move behind her. Twisting, she caught a glimpse of a green flash fly over her. It landed near the girl, a treeko. Keeping its gaze on the espeon, it caught its owner's attention and let her know of the other Pokémon's presence. Standing, a grin spreading steadily over the girls face, the trainer called for the treeko to use quick attack on her. Swiftly, the espeon launched herself off the rocks and directly into the treeko, landing neatly on her feet. The trainer bit her lip as her Pokémon landed, then called for the treeko to use bullet seed.

The espeon quickly grew tired of the battle and, with a purple flash of the eyes, froze the lizard Pokémon in its tracks. The trainer froze herself too for a moment, shocked, and then ran to free her Pokémon from the attack. Cautious of the girl, the espeon leapt out in between the treeko and its owner, using a psychic attack to push the trainer to the ground. Unsure of what to do, the espeon freed the treeko and ran off, intending to disappear into the trees. Before she completely got away, the trainer threw a ball, which hit the espeon neatly on the tail and the red light sucked the sun Pokémon into the sphere....

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Now being wild all of these years, it was weird to be inside one of these things again. Trapped in the dark, only seeing what you can imagine. Of course there was still the escape possibility but whilst you were in here it was like you were being emotionally battled, stuck with glue and frantically thrashing in the dark. It was trying to force you to like the trainer, to please them, to stay inside the ball, but I didn't. The girls smiling face was being imprinted on my brain but I broke free of the ball, furious now. The treeko glared at me but the girl, she now had grim determination written all over her face. This treeko would kill for her, that was obvious, but even now I was growing a liking for her, the face shining in my mind. The effects would be temporary unless you belonged to them, but right now, I wanted to be hers. Shaking off this fake onset of emotions, I growled.

The treeko leapt and pounded me off the rocks, pushing me to the ground. The girl then ordered another bullet seed, that hit. I forced myself up and turned slowly to face them. In this time, she threw another ball at me. It hit again and I was put through the torture of being forced to want to belong, you could escape but it was so hard to. To be told that you want to belong, to be told that this was what you wanted, you begin to believe it after a while. This time, I half gave myself to it and saw myself in a happy lifestyle, fighting hard for her and having a bond so strong it would be enough to keep me in a euphoric state but my other side would not give in and I broke free, less easily this time and threw the ball back at her with a shadow ball which hit her harder that I meant it to. She fell back and hit her head on the rocks with an undeniable crack. Blood began to pool from her head. I felt my heart stop, but the look in the treeko's eye was enough for me to snap back to reality.

The effects of the ball were at their strongest but my senses were telling me to call Tor. I shrieked for him in my head, panicking but then it settled, and I set to the task of which I do each day. I removed the poke balls from her belt, ignoring the treeko that was yelling at her to wake up, for someone to help. Noticing that the balls she had been throwing at me were ultra balls I understood why this was so hard to bear. Calling out the Pokémon from their chambers one by one I destroyed their poke balls, releasing them. They seemed upset but soon got over their grief. Some were from around here but the treeko still refused to leave her. I blocked them out but I could see it replaying in my head. All I could think was 'I'm sorry' I just didn't have the courage to say it.

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