Tepig: Are you sure you should be starting a new story before you finish another?
Me: Well you see my desire for accuracy and staying power has made me unable to continue the first story.
Shuckle: Just guessing genders was a bold move.
Me: With that out of the way; I'm hoping to be unique with this story.
Tepig: How? I know for a fact there are Twitch fanfics already.
Me: True, but they simply recount the things that have already happened. I'm investigating what happens after the mob leaves.
Shuckle: I don't think there's much material the but hey; whatever floats your boat.
Me: I still don't own Pokémon.
Shuckle: Perhaps one day.
Tepig: It's time for the poem to kick us off.
The Ones you Oppress.
A great fear resides in us all.
Formed by those who have suffered a fall.
It causes the collapse of many a man.
And the pattern laid out in one simple plan.
It is the small, not large, that form the fear.
For long they feel pain throughout the year.
It is the ones you oppress that you should fear.
For the contempt inside them is far from mere.
The more you resist the more they will fight.
There will be no escape into the night.
One day you will fall and they will have won.
And for that your fear forever resides inside.
The ones you oppress.
The hive memories had been removed, but the power had stayed. By all means the boy was nothing more than another champion. And yet he still resonated here.
So easily had he found them, and so easily had he used their power! And with it he had become so powerful so quickly . . . Perhaps now was the time to seek control.
….
It stung, but he was glad. He did not understand why Red's mind had shifted so suddenly. True, Red had never been normal for all the time he had known him . . . but still. His opinions never changed that quickly.
It was a blessing that it was over though. Was it really his fault Red had released Abby and Jay? And that bird! It was happy to join its master in despising Flareon.
And why? With Abby gone he was the team's only fire type. Certainly he had not been glad when she was released but to deny that it had raised his usefulness was absurd.
But it was over now. He'd been released, just like Abby and Jay. No longer did he have to endure them calling him 'False Prophet' and 'Martyr'.
And all on Lord Helix's orders of course! That fossil was so beloved. And why? Never had it made contributions. All it had ever done was lay there and occasionally speak.
He hated them; Red, the bird, and 'Lord' Helix. Flareon wanted nothing more than to fight them, make them regret everything they had told him.
But he couldn't; he didn't have that kind of power. What he needed to do now was survive. Then he might level up, get some new moves.
He was walking now, toward what he didn't know but he didn't really care either. He was caught up insulting Red when his thoughts were interrupted by a shaking bush.
"Who's there?" He demanded turning quickly to face the bush.
A head poked out of the bush quickly with its ears perked in curiosity. "Flareon?" asked . . .
"Jay! How did you . . .?"
"Find you? Well I've just been hanging around this area. I heard someone insulting Red and decided to see who was talking." Jay explained.
"So you have a camp here?" Flareon asked.
"Oh yeah, it's just uh . . ." He said looking up at the sun. "North of here. Abby should be back there by now."
"Abby's here?" Flareon asked excitedly.
"Yeah; we should probably head back too. She'll be glad to see you." Jay responded. "Why were you insulting Red anyways? You know, past the obvious fact that he released you."
"I think we should wait until we're at the camp to tell that story." Flareon said uneasily.
"That way you only have to tell it twice." Jay said.
In surprise Flareon asked. "Twice?"
"Yeah, you'll need to tell it again when you and Abby have kids won't you?" Jay asked.
"What! I-I don't like her that way!" Flareon knew this was one of Jay's jokes but that didn't make it any less embarrassing.
Jay wasn't going to waste his opportunity though. "Really, because you seemed pretty excited when I mentioned her."
"I was happy to see you too." Flareon growled.
"Whoa man;" Jay said with a mischievous glint in his eye. "one lover at a time."
". . . Please stop."
"Alright; I pushed it as far as I wanted to anyways." Jay said happily.
After a few minutes of walking through thick brush (very annoying if you happen to have fluffy fur) they reached a clearing.
Suddenly Jay called out. "Abby, I found someone."
"Who is it?" An excited voice asked.
"You need to see for yourself. You wouldn't believe me otherwise." Jay yelled back.
After a few seconds Flareon saw Abby. Flareon couldn't understand why Red had gotten rid of her. She wasn't the strongest Pokémon but she always held her own in battles; plus she was the one the weaker members looked up to. She was also rather pretty if Flareon did say so hims-.
What did he just think? That had never crossed his mind before. Jay could manipulate your mind but this seemed a bit complex for that . . .
Flareon decided to ignore it for now.
"Flareon!" Abby exclaimed happily. "How did you find us?"
"He was just walking by and insulting Red when I found him." Jay answered.
"Is Red nearby?" Abby asked anxiously.
"No," Flareon answered quickly. "I was released."
"Why would Red release you? Shouldn't he want to keep a fire type around?" Abby asked rather confused at this point.
There was a short silence before Jay said. "We're not waiting for anyone else Flareon."
"Alright," Flareon said before continuing. "After you guys were released 'Lord Helix' started talking to Red again. The next thing I knew Red was blaming me for losing you guys. Then they started calling me things like 'False Prophet', and 'Martyr'. The bird wasn't helping me either."
"It must have been a relief when you were released." Abby said sympathetically.
"Yeah." Flareon responded quietly.
His words were preceded by a short silence that was broken when Jay said. "Why don't you show Flareon around the camp Abby?"
"Sure." Abby responded.
It only took a few minutes to show Flareon their camp. There wasn't much currently; an area for sleeping, a place to store food, a stream just a little way off, all of the necessary things.
They hadn't gotten here under the best conditions. But they would put it behind them. That's what he thought before he settled down next to Jay and Abby at night.
It would have been the last thing he thought of that night if it weren't for Jay.
"Hope your relationship works out." He said, making both Flareon and Abby blush. Not that anyone could see it.
Me: Not my best poem.
Tepig: You said this was after the voices left.
Me: It's going to include that, but I felt this was a necessary measure.
Shuckle: I knew Flareon wouldn't be the bad guy! He's too useful in competitive.
Tepig: Yeah, you went a bit backward on that . . . Wait; Flareon doesn't have the moves to be competitive.
Me: It does if you give it the right item and a Trick Room. I actually used one to get rid of a Mega Lucario. And a Mega Mawile. And a Mega Heracross. And a Mega Kangaskhan.
Tepig: He's useful we get it. You're portraying Red in a bad light though. Much more than the others.
Me: You must remember that the poor guy's possessed right now.
Shuckle: Is this the first time somebody's done Flareon x Abby?
Tepig: I wouldn't be surprised if it was.
Me: Well, until next time.
Tepig: Bye!