"Who are you, and what are you doing with my daughter?" A powerful voice emanated from above the pair.
"Mommy!" The small bat squealed, flapping up towards the voice. The fox laughed slightly, amused by her sudden openness. He promptly smirked as she flew behind the massive bat-looking wyvern, of a significantly darker purple than her daughter. A red crescent matched the blood-colored talons on the ends of its wings and toes. Blue was on the inside of its wings, as well as the inside of its massive ears. The larger draconic creature enfolded its wing around the younger bat, before glaring at to the small fox.
"I'd love to answer that. But I have a… not exactly minor issue," He muttered the last part, "But I can tell you what I've been doing for the last hour!" Slight annoyance was audible in his voice as he said the last part.
"I've been trying to get your daughter home in a dark forest I've never heard of, and fighting off various morons who thought it would be fun to attack her!" As the fox spoke, his voice slowly rose in irritation. The wyvern's eyes narrowed, but she turned to look at the bat tucked into her wing.
"Oh? Is this true?" She asked her daughter, who nodded her head almost imperceptibly, "Then I suppose I may be able to help you to pray you back for protecting our daughter." The draconic bat landed before him, her size causing her to tower over him.
"I doubt that…" the vulpine glanced to the side, then cleared his throat, "I have absolutely no memories." There was a pause as the massive wyvern processed this.
"None?" She asked him, "Not even your name?" He forced his eyes shut, focusing, then blinked and shook his head.
"I… think it's… Kon?" The vulpine muttered, frowning, eyes slightly crossed. He shook his head quickly, then glanced at her sideways, his mouth curved into a self-mocking smile.
"I see…" she nodded slowly, 'Well I suppose that we could help you for a bit." She knelt down, revealing her back. "Climb on!"
"Really?" He tilted his head, and slowly walked towards her, "If you're sure…" He clambered upwards. Seconds later, the younger bat flapped her way onto her mother. The fox gave her an appraising gaze, before nodding to himself. The large bat lifted off the ground, floating through the night sky. Kon closed his eyes and allowed himself a content smile, as the wind ran through his fur. When he opened his eyes, he saw the young girl to his left, wings up as if she herself was flying. The black-and-red fox sighed in satisfaction, causing the bat-like wyvern to turn her head to look at him.
"You enjoy it up here?" She asked, "That's unique for most non-flying types." He nodded, his smile still on his face.
"It makes me feel… alive, almost…" His grin grew, "Or at least, more so than normally. I wonder if…" He trailed off thoughtfully, eyes locked on the moon. The pale orb was ringed in gleaming stars that almost formed a halo around it. He swept his eyes across the skyscape, taking in the clusters of stars.
"None of these look familiar," He noted sadly, "And yet the feeling that this brings…" Again, he shook his head as if clearing his thoughts. Letting out another sigh, he turned his gaze downwards, scanning the foliage below. "Where are we going?"
"Back to our house," She informed her passenger, "You can stay there and we'll try to figure out what to do in the morning." He gave a single nod, before looking to the night sky again.
"It feels so free up here… All my troubles seem to disappear…" He then chuckled slightly, "That rhymed!" The wyvern added on her light laughter, and even the young bat chirped at him.
"I see why my daughter would trust you…" the mother said, "You seem to be quite easy to talk to." The black fur on the fox's cheeks seemed to turn slightly red, matching the tuft on the top of his head.
"She didn't talk very much to me," He muttered, "But I'm glad you think that." He glanced at the ground, slightly downcast. The small bat chirped at him, then hopped slightly closer.
"I… I don't like to talk…" She said softly, causing him to look up. The sound of her voice made the wyvern glance upwards, gazing at the two on her back in confusion.
"Oh.. Dark Type?" She asked. Kon shrugged in futility.
"When I said I couldn't remember anything, I meant 'Anything at all'," He sighed, "Apparently not even what I am…"
"Well I may know someone we can ask. He's knowledgeable about all types of Pokemon on the planet!" The wyvern said this with enthusiasm that surprised the fox, considering how suspicious she was of him earlier.
"Why are you so willing to help me?" He asked, speaking the question he had just thought.
"First off, my daughter trusted you enough to stay with you far over an hour. Second, you've been completely honest with me," The wyvern told him, looking at the small bat on her back, "And to be honest, Echo needs a friend. I'm hoping you could become that friend."
"Echo?" Kon questioned, not recognizing the name.
"My daughter. She didn't tell you her name?"
"She barely spoke…" the fox sighed sadly, "But I can understand not talking when you're uncomfortable… Gods know how many times I've had to do that… Cause I certainly don't." The trio flew in silence for a while. As the soft sighs of the sleeping Echo slipped out into the silent sky, the young fox stared upwards at the stars.
Kon whined slightly, laying down, his thoughts turning inwards. Slowly, he slipped into the oblivion of sleep
Realized I should upload the next chapter before moving on... *Sigh*
Ah, well. I have a few chapters of another story that I should upload but I don't know when I'll actually continue planning it, so I'm just workin' on this one for now.