Hello peoples, I am back. Thank you for all the reviews, I can tell you all really like Farla. But that doesn't matter right now, what matter is this story, so let us get started.

Ch 2

A while passed and yet Midnight still somehow knew the way. It still surprised him that he knew this place still. He would of have thought that he had forgotten the directions back ,and for a but he did, but here he was. The familiar plains he always knew.

He remembered staying here for a while, unsure of what to do. He didn't think there was another settlement anywhere outside his own, but actually, there were many settlements all around the area. It surprised him that no one knew of these places. They could be friendly, and even help his area survive while also helping theirs. Sure, not many of them left his area and the ones who leave never come back. Except for his elders. Hmmm...

Midnight just passed through the fields, sometimes getting challenged by a random pokemon. That was the one thing that also surprised him, that some pokemon weren't as, for lack of a better term, sophisticated as anyone he knew about. They had to fight for their food, their territory, for their own lives. Of course, he had to do all of that during his adventure, but he still considered himself a bit civil. Plus he found another settlement, even if it was after about a dozen seasons of just wandering around.

After a bit of walking and fighting, he came to a small valley. He walked down a bit until he found another tiny section of tall grass. In the middle of the grass, there was a hole leading to what seemed like a burrow. It was shielded so that no one else could see it, or anyone inside it. It wasn't like it was doing anything to disguise it fully, other pokemon could see anyone coming in and out of there, but it was cool to have it there at the very least. Of course, no one went in there because it seemed like only a few pokemon lived in there, and no one wants to fight for a burrow, but that wasn't the case.

At first, the hole seems like a hole to any other burrow, small and narrow, but after a while, it starts to grow larger and larger. Soon, it's the size of a cave opening, but by then you notice that this isn't some normal opening. In this "burrow" there are about 100 quadrupeds inside of the cave system, and not just staying there, but a fully functional settlement. There were the everyday places, including shops and places to eat, and there are the private dens, which is another section at the end of the cave system. It was quite a surprise to see for the first time, seeing all these pokemon underground and not having any problems whatsoever. But it grew on Midnight.

He walked towards the dens, having a certain destination in mind. He was really excited to see his pre-mate (Quick Authors Note: A pre-mate in this story is like a girl/boyfriend but in pokemon terms). He hadn't seen her in forever, and he didn't want to wait any longer than he had to see her again. After evolving, he still wanted to explore the area, but he ended up too far and stayed with a human for a while. It wasn't as bad as everyone made it seem, but then again, the human didn't truly catch him, only let him stay at their house for a while. But at the moment, thinking about this didn't matter, he just wanted to see his pre-mate.

Once he got to their den, he instantly ran inside to see her. But when he got to the opening, no one was there. Huh, she must be working right now, damn. He felt a bit sad but didn't think too much of it as he could finally relax now. She would be back soon, it shouldn't take too long, and by then he should be awake. So, he went to his bedding and curled up, hoping to sleep as short as possible.

Ugh, finally done with work.

She was walking towards the dens, hoping to sleep soon. She didn't know the time, no one really did, they just measured time by going outside and guessing. There was always at least one person doing it, telling when to switch shifts and such. It was inefficient, but it was better than staying up there with all the wild pokemon. But maybe if they went up there, they can change all the wild pokemon and make them more civil, making the distribution of work much easier on everyone. And maybe even…

"Hey Breeze."

She came back to reality. She called herself out mentally for zoning out again. She was known everywhere that she had a wandering mind. For her, it wasn't exactly a negative thing to be called that, but everyone used it in a negative connotation, which slightly hurt her and made her reputation worsens, but she didn't care too much. She could sometimes even think of some decent ideas to help herself or the community. Too bad most are too shit to even talk about... There we go again.

She looked for whoever was calling her, until she found a furret looking directly at her, before calling her over again. She was surprised that Meeko was out of work this early, but also glad now that she had someone to talk to. Slowly, Breeze walked up to her, before they both started talking.

They talked about usual gossip and such. Nothing out of the usual of what they talked about. In all honesty, Breeze didn't care for drama too much. She believed it to be pointless and such. But she still liked hearing details about other pokemon. Plus whenever they weren't talking about others, they usually had some really great and sometimes even deep conversations. She loved those, though they happen rarely.

"So, did you hear the big news?" Meeko asked.

"No, what's going on?" Breeze answered, slightly curious about the tone of her voice.

"Really, you don't know, huh. Well, I heard from Flash that he saw an umbreon come in." She seemed to hint something, but whatever it was, it wasn't getting through to Breeze.

"Okay, what's so important about that. I'm already pre-mates with Alex, I'm not cheating on him." Breeze was somewhat mad that she would talk about cheating but mostly confused with her. She seemed to be going in a million different directions, and she had to wait to see which one she would.

"No, not that. Didn't Alex say one of his top choices for his evolution was an umbreon?"

Breeze forgot about that. She instantly became ecstatic, before something came to mind. Before he left, he did say that he really wanted to be a jolteon, and anyways, what were the chances that were truly him. It was probably a different pokemon. "How would you know that's him though, that could be anybody."

Meeko thought about this until she remembered something that Flash said. "True, but they walked straight to the dens, they weren't cluelessly walking around surprised. Also, he was the only eevee to be out, for now, no other one was gone. As much as I know at least, they're too young."

Breeze let what Meeko said sit in her mind for a bit. It made sense, but was it true?

"I mean, it's been forever since I've seen him." Could It be true though, there was one flaw to this in the end. "If he actually did come, he would of have noticed that I wasn't at our den. So, if he was here, why didn't he come to see me?"

Breeze sounded slightly upset at that last part, though Meeko believed it wasn't as bad as an issue as Breeze was thinking. "I don't know, he was probably just tired or something. I wouldn't think too much about it. If he's here, he would be at your guy's den. You should check, he's prob' just relaxing. Anyways I gotta' go back to work, I was only on a break, I'll talk to you later."

What Meeko said did help prove her point, though only slightly. "Okay, thanks for telling me though, I'll talk to you later, " she said, slightly rushing the last part to quickly get to her den Maybe he was here.

"Yeah, no problem. See ya'"

Breeze left, as first at a brisk walk, turning into a light jog, then a fast run, and finally, a full-on sprint. She was ecstatic about the fact that her pre-mate was most likely back. She was just so happy that she couldn't hold herself back. She didn't even think about anything else, just the hope of seeing Alex.

In a short span of time, Breeze was at her den. She dived into the hole and quickly hurried into it. She was so happy he was here she wasn't even thinking at the moment. Breeze jumped out of the other side and looked around, "Alex?" As soon as she saw an umbreon form, she was instantly ecstatic again, "Oh my Arceus, it's been so long!"

She looked around after not getting a reply back until she noticed he was lying down in their bedding, with dim light and some soft breathing coming from him. No way. Holy shit he is here, she was right. She was slightly upset that he just fell asleep without even going to see him or anything. The nerve!

Breeze calmed down. He was probably very tired. He has been gone for a while, and all that walking back most likely made him tired. She just walked towards him, unknown of what to do. Should she wake him up? Wait a while and let him sleep? She sat down right by him, thinking of what to do. Unknowing to her though, her act of screaming woke him up.

Midnight, surprised with all the screaming, didn't do anything at first. For a bit, he was confused about what was going on. Then his memories of the last seasons came back, and he instantly woke before even realizing where he was. He quickly opened his eyes, scanning the situation, before quickly jumping up and knocking something on the ground. Noticing that there was an actual pokemon there, he immediately flashed his rings to see who it was, and immediately pounced on them. As he tackled them down, he moved his body to land on theirs. As he landed, he started to growl right at their face, wondering who this glaceon was.

It took a bit for her to process everything that had just happen, but after what seemed like too long, she finally did. "Woah, calm down Alex, " she said timidly. She was afraid after he tackled and blinded her for seemingly no reason, and now he was way too close to her throat for comfort. She was still slightly angry at him too; first not going to see her and instead sleeping, then tackling her when she finally sees him. He's crazy.

He stayed still, for the time being, still trying to comprehend the situation at paw. Wait, that voice sounds familiar, was this Lily, I thought she wanted to be a vaporeon. "Wait, Lily?

"Yes, kinda. My evolution name is Breeze now." She forgot she evolved also, so she seemed like any random pokemon to him. But was the whole flashing, tackling, and growling necessary, this place is relatively calm.

While she was in fear, he was shocked that she evolved also. He slowly got off, before awkwardly chuckling to relieve some of the tension. She stayed still, still clearly in shock, so he thought maybe he should say something, but what…?

"Oh, well… um... hi Breeze." Midnight smiled, waiting for her response, before getting an expression that looked like she was confused as hell. Maybe now isn't the best time to joke around. "Yeah… sorry about that, I've been very cautious as of recently so I kinda' won't die. It helps when wilds randomly come, but maybe you should not wake me up for a bit… Oh also, the new name's Midnight"

"Well hello to you too Midnight." She started to get up, still visibility upset and shaken. She took a second to calm her mind down, at least to calm her fear. "I'll remember not to wake you up then, " she barked back. She was now much more angry, not as much as when she first saw him asleep, but still more than she should be after seeing her pre-mate. He did have a justifiable reason, she won't not admit that, but it still surprised the hell out of her. *Sigh*, who cares, he's back and I should be happy. Plus, he's not at true fault, it was just reflexes. Whatever…

"But anyways, " she smiled, " your back. It's been so long." She walked up to nuzzle him, maybe relieving some tension. He was surprised at the sudden change in expression but quickly accepted the nuzzle. They stayed that way, noticing how much they've missed their touch before they separated to talk again. "So tell me everything. I'll tell you my events after."

"Okay, but first…" He quickly walked to the food pile, and ate a bunch of berries quickly, before coming back and now laying in the previous spot he was sitting in. "'Kay, I'm ready now."

Breeze chuckled, as annoying as he could sometimes be, he was still funny and kind. She missed that about him, the joking and just random acts of kindness he always showed her. She even missed him being annoying, as it was too quiet and she mostly hung out with him, so she was used to it. She walked up to him, before laying and cuddling next to him. That was another thing she missed, all the cuddling and nuzzles with him. She didn't even notice how deprived of physical contact she was until now.

So, after a bit of just the two of them laying there, Midnight told his story, him taking a bit of time as it was very action and joke-packed. After he was done, Breeze seemed shocked about all he had done in a relatively short amount of time, but then quickly told him her story, as it was much shorter and had less fighting and such.

The main part he was focused on was her evolution. Supposedly, there were no evolution stones she was interested in, so she had to go outside the settlement to find an evolution stone. Even then, the only one near here there was a piece of an Ice Rock. Anything else was really far away, too far to travel to in the amount of time she had before someone would worry for her.

"Damn' that sucks. You should have come with me. I say a couple of water stones while wandering around," he said. He was slightly disappointed with the fact that he didn't collect any, but he also knew he couldn't carry any without evolving into one, and he didn't remember seeing any on the way back. But either way, she didn't seem upset about her evolution, she seemed actually happy about it.

"It's fine, I'm actually happy with being a glaceon. It's pretty nice not feeling cold anymore," she said, chuckling, "But anyway, it's not too bad. I do like it, and it is close to water anyways." Of course, she was upset at first, her not getting the evolution she wanted, but it grew on her, and she isn't upset about her choice. It did help her get some better jobs that gave out more food, plus her powers and attacks were pretty nice. She definitely didn't regret it

And so, after their amazing stories, they talked for a bit. They mostly just talked about the latest gossip and what was on their minds before. It was a nice moment for both of them, though something was on Midnight's mind. At first, it was nothing to Breeze, her thinking he was just getting distracted at something, but as they talked more and more, it became more evident that he wanted to talk about it.

"Hey what are you thinking about?" He didn't realize he was in his mind again until she said that. He was debating whether or not to tell her or not. Maybe being honest wouldn't such a bad thing, and he did have to act on this soon. Maybe she can even come this time. But if she doesn't, she'll be upset about me being gone again. He decided to tell her anyway, as he would have to tell her later.

"Well… as you were talking, one of the things you told me kinda reminded me of an old friend I had back at my old settlement. She was cool and all and said that I should come back one day, even if it was to say bye forever. It's been a while, and I was thinking maybe it was time I go back…" The level of disappointment on her face was uncanny. He had to save this quickly before she got upset. "Iwontgobackrightnowofcourse..." He paused, regaining his composition before saying, " I won't go back for now, but I was wondering if maybe you would want to come with me."

"Wait, really? You want me to come with you?" He nodded. She was instantly ecstatic for the third time today. She remembered the last time he left, he wanted her to stay here. Of course, it was for a good reason, as it was unknown territory and dangerous, but she was still sad to see him leave. But now that he was asking her to go, she definitely wouldn't let this offer pass. But now that I think about it, why wait. He just came back, so he's already ready for adventure. "Why do it later though, why not do it now?

"Ha, funny. But we should plan it out, see what we should take and all that." He quickly looked at her to see what she thought of that and saw a look of disapproval towards him. It took him a relatively short amount of time to figure out what she meant, but he couldn't believe what she was saying by that. Woah, was she serious? I mean, if she wants to, we could go right now I guess, but really? "You're kidding, right?

She gave him a long, blank stare, before saying, "No I'm not kidding, let's go right now. What's the harm in going right now?" She didn't believe that there was too much trouble, as all the pokemon were relatively easy for her to battle. She couldn't think of anything that could end up for the worst.

Him, on the other paw, thought of a lot of things that could go bad. He wanted to say something, but she already had her mind set on it, so there was no changing it. "I mean, if you really want to, we can leave after I pack food. Just make sure to tell everyone that you're leaving." Maybe someone will set her straight and tell her to stay.

"Okay, just give me a bit," she yelled as she ran out. He stayed there, thinking about the events that just took place. Were we really going to do this right now, it was only an idea. It wasn't like I was gonna act on it as soon as possible. He shook himself out of his thoughts and started working. He packed up, getting the necessary things to leave. He found what seemed to be Breeze's work bag, quickly emptied it out, and put in necessary things for the journey. After packing food for a couple of days and some heals he got from another settlement, he waited a bit. After waiting, she ran back in, before yelling," Okay, I'm free to leave now."

"Wow, that quickly? Your parents were fine with this?" Midnight said. He was quite surprised. Her parents weren't exactly over-protective, but they were definitely far from careless. So the fact that they were just letting her leave just out of the blue was absurd.

She nodded, "Yeah, I mean you're with me, so things should be fine. Plus, you already know the way there, so we should be fine, right?"

Do I know the way, it's been forever. He thought about it, before saying, "I mean, it's been a bit since I left so it will take a season or two to get there. But anyway, why do you want to leave so fast?"

She thought about it for a short amount of time, though there wasn't much to think about, she already knew her answer. "The last time I left, it was actually quite fun. All the adventure and battling was a nice change of pace. Plus, it's been a while since I last left this place." That seemed reasonable to her, though that wasn't all she had to say. It still didn't include her favorite person "And I'm leaving with you, so that means we'll still be together, and now I can see your family and friends."

He found the whole thing sweet, if not a bit childish. "So you're fine with this, you're ready to leave?" Maybe a no, hopefully...

"Yes," she said with a lot of determination.

And so they walked out, quickly saying bye to everyone that either of them saw or

knew. Most people didn't know that Midnight was here, so the fact that he was leaving again so fast surprised them. After a few moments, they walked to the entrance.

As soon as they were both out, he looked at her and said, "Are you sure, there's no turning back after this." He truly meant it. As much as he didn't want to go, he also didn't want to turn back later.

On the other paw though, Breeze didn't take this too seriously, stating, "Yes yes yes, I'm not a child. You don't have to treat me as one." She was tired of him taking so much care of her. She survived him not being here, so for her, this shouldn't be too hard.

He sighed, "You sure do act like one. Especially with the fact that you wanted to leave so early." He was still shocked that she wanted to leave so early. Though it probably was better that he left immediately than him getting lazy and end up not going. Plus, she needed to start working out also.

"Shut up." They laughed, as the sun was setting. He still couldn't believe he was dragged out again, especially by his pre-mate, who had never traveled before her evolution. They would quickly have to find a den, or they can walk for a bit in the dark, he was fine. Either way, he was coming back. To finally see everyone, including Eve.

Wow, this whole thing took way too long. Then again, this is probably the biggest thing I've ever written, with it clocking at over 4000 words in total. Crazy to think that I've written all of this, though it could be just a tiny bit faster. Either way, not too bad in the end. It probably drags too long, but it's still okay. Anyways, next chapter is when the story truly starts, (That took way too long for an intro) but yeah, it'll be great… I hope. Well see you guys next time.