Hey there, just to say, this is the first time I've written in a while, things are going to pick up from this point, once I hit my stride, longer chapters, more characters, and such, anyway, thanks for your reading, and patience!

That night brought me back to a dream I have had many times, in which I continued to live with my father...it never turned out too well,

I sit up in my bed, looking about my home once more, it feels no different to yesterday, however, I know I've lasted another day.

I step out, making my way out into the forest, something hits me, something feels different today, but what?

I look around, rubbing my cheek, I can't put my finger on it as I go about my day, but when I return to the forest, I notice...

"where are the illusions?"

I ask myself outloud, I was panicking, where did the illusions go? am I still going to be alright? is...is Zoroark alright?

my next course of action becomes clear, I head for the center of the forest, more bare than I remembered, the trailer was gone, and so was she...dammit, why was she gone?

I tried to think about it, but answers did not come until later that afternoon, as I sat out, staring at the Ferris wheel, I was met with looks of confusion...I don't blame them, the forest was different all of a sudden, and there was a yellow thing staring at them...what sparked the thought was seeing the couple in the ferris wheel, it reminded me that she'd seemed distracted, lately...she'd fallen in love, that was the only way I could explain it.

She had fallen in love and left me here...was I to be the new guardian of the forest? I looked at the pendulum in my left hand... would I have to use this to erase the memories of those who saw too much?

I couldn't, though...I don't want to hurt humans, not ever.

when I went to bed that night, sleep did not come easily, my mind was plagued with troubling thoughts, and the idea that I could hear humans coming through more often, poking around the forest, now that it had changed.

The Previous guardian used illusions to scare off humans if she had to...but what could I do?

then it hit me, the Reputation of my species, it would have it's perks here...

I sat up in bed, and got to work, constructing a sign, to warn travellers that a Hypno lived in the woods, their assumptions would drive them back, right? Make the Hypno on the image look good and ominous...

when I made sure no-one was around, I put the sign out, in a place it wouldn't be ignored, right by the entrance, 'warning, dangerous pokemon has been seen, living in forest' it said, with a picture of a Hypno holding it's pendulum, a hypnotizing gaze on it's face.

After this, I made my way back to my home, it was upsetting that I wasn't helping the reputation of my species with this move...but keeping the forest safe was more important...

I want to be with the humans, but I can't, I need to keep them safe from me, and I need to keep me safe from them, I guess that's all there is to it... after all was said and done, I found sleep coming easier...