The Plague was spreading, and Kyau(KEY-AH)wasn't sure how long until they got here. Time was running out, and she had to save her little eevee. He looked so sickly. The evil in the air must be getting to him. There had to be a way to save him. There was only one way him and she didn't like it, but it was her only hope to keep him alive. She ran from the chief umbreon den. Her husband -the chief- was dead, and she had a feeling she would be as well very soon. The infected umbreon struggled toward her. A paw touched her back. She shrieked.

"It's only me." A young and newly welcomed member of the umbreon tribe -Baki- stood beside her. Many little eevees were gathered around her.

"Come! Quickly!" I said, and hurried toward the sacred grounds. I could hear the infected umbreon behind me. "Hide behind that rock with the children." I said to Baki.

"But what about you?" she asked.

"The only way to stop this is by making a sacrifice." I said. "Watch my son. You're the only one I trust now."

"NO! YOU CAN'T! " she said.

"It's the only way." I said, as a tear streaked down my cheek. "Raise him well."

"NO!" I shoved my son into her paws.

"His name is Shade." Tears streaked down Baki's face.

I walked toward the sacrificial plate. A stone laid on the ground in front of it. A moon stone. As I laid down on the plate I saw the infected umbreon, all of them gone... I placed the moon stone on my back. It was time...

"I mourn for the lives the curse cost,

Now my body shall be lost,

My spirit shall remain inside,

So others do not have to hide,

Bloodthirsty, angry and hungry souls,

I sacrifice myself for my family to keep hold,

The moon is not an evil thing,

Joy and happiness it brings,

The poison shall not take our souls."

That was it. It was done. She felt a strong wind sweep her away. If only Septimus hadn't been so stubborn. If only he hadn't meddled with the darkness... This never would have happened.