Every member of the Shinx Tribe had gathered at the great circle for an emergency conference, rows and rows of Shinxs and Luxios sat, waiting patiently for there leader's arrival. The Luxray that was their leader walked into the centre of the circle to take a glance at the baby shinxs that were playing at the side of the big oak tree. "Ignorance is bliss." He muttered to himself before jumping on top of a tree stump.
"Everyone!" He began, starting the conference. "I have called you here today because I wish to discus with you the frequent attacks on our tribe. I feel that it is time to take action, and I have to tell you now; that the only feasible course of action is to move our tribe in search for a new home.
The entire tribe exchanged looks of horror and fear. Moving the tribe was next to suicide and it had been decided many years ago that it was a stupid idea. "Mo- Move the tribe?" started one terrified shinx who was shaking with fear. "But where will we go?" asked another with fear in her eyes.
"Everyone please be quite." Spoke the luxray calmly with a scared but controlled manor. "We were fine a few months ago, when the other tribes only damaged things; we would fix them. But this last attack, they went too far and we lost many beloved members of our tribe. The Eevee Tribe knocked our numbers down from 63 to 56."
"And I only want what's best for our tribe; please try to understand." "But Thunderpaw!" called one of the luxio's from the crowd. "We can't move the tribe, many of us would perish!"
"If we stay, many of us will perish." Replied Thunderpaw hotly. "We can stay if we want the Eevee Tribe to tear us apart, and for any survivors to be picked of by the Vulpix Tribe. But I don't want to see my brothers and sisters fall before them."
"There must be another way, Thunderpaw." began a startled luxio. "I thought you of all people would have an alternative to one of the most outlandish plans in the world."
"You would have thought so, but no. This is my best plan, now I know it's a daring move but I have the welfare of the tribe as my first and foremost concern. Voltfang will begin the preparations for the long journey ahead of us and-"
"Thunderpaw." interrupted Voltfang with a look of regret on his face. "I have followed all your orders in the past and I want nothing more than for the tribe to be safe; but I just can't do this for you, I'm sorry."
"Voltfang lay down shakily and pressed his face against the grass, expecting to be punished as the previous leader had so often done to those who didn't follow orders; but instead Thunderpaw said "I understand Voltfang but I need you to do this for me, think of the tribe, think of the children."
"I'm sorry; but I simply can't, I don't think it's the right thing to do." replied Voltfang, raising his head. "Very well" Sighed Thunderpaw, with a clear look of disappointment on his face. "I will choose another." Thunderpaw eyed the ranks of
his tribe carefully; until he came across a luxio worthy of the job.
"Thundertail, ready the tribe for movement. We leave in the morning." "Ye- Yes sir!" replied Thundertail surprised. "This conference is over." called Thunderpaw to the other tribe members. Many of them didn't want to leave but the leader's decision; was final.
Thunderpaw took one last look at the baby shinxs playing by the trees before he jumped off the stump and padded off with the rest of the tribe while the babysitters were left to carry the pups back with the tribe.
Neither a shinx nor a luxio slept that night. The whole tribe was hectic with packing supplies and the worry that hovered above everyone in the tribe; even the pups couldn't sleep. The tribe sentry stood at the top of the highest tree, looking for any sign of danger.
Voltfang looked at the moon; it seemed so peaceful and so beautiful. It seemed almost impossible for the tribe to be moving tomorrow. This had been there home for six years and at one point, they were the most powerful tribe in the area; until the eevees came.
On the first day the eevees arrived in the area they killed the shinxs old leader. Everyone remembered that day, after all it was only a month ago, and now the eevees had every tribe in the area on high alert, the shinxs, the vulpixs, the starlys, the riolus and almost every other tribe in the area. It was clear that they were dangerous.
After the tribe had packed everything they would need they went to bed for a sleepless night. They could here the howls of the houndour tribe in the distance; they started hunting at night; and members of other tribes were often told by there leaders not to leave the safety of the tribe at night encase the houndours caught them by accident.
Thunderpaw lay on his bed for what seemed like an eternity until finally; the sun began to rise. Every member of the tribe was called out of there homes and told to listen to there leader.
"Everyone" began Thunderpaw, staring directly at the tribe members that stood before him. "You are all aware that once I am done speaking, we leave our home in search of pastures new. I have chosen our destination carefully; and I believe it would be a good choice to move the tribe to the hydro spring." "That's insane!" shouted Voltfang almost growling. "To get there we have to travel through uncharted territory!"
"I know, Voltfang but if we succeed then the whole tribe will benefit from it." "And what if we don't succeed?" asked Zapfur, the sentry. "Then we die, but I have great confidence in each of you and I know that we will succeed, were leaving now follow in behind me."
And so the whole tribe set off following Thunderpaw's lead on what would prove to be one hell of a journey…