Well here's chapter 2 everyone. BIG props to orthros for stating my issue with my previous chapter, I will do my utmost hardest to avoid making the same mistake again, as usual leave a review and let me know if there is anything wrong. I'm striving to fine tune my story as much as possible. Anyways enough rambling, ONTO TO THE STORY!
Chapter 2: Enter Zeke Walker and Tana the Shiny Fennekin
(Zeke's POV)
After the recent events that had happened tonight with the fennekin's family; Me and jack decided it was late and drove to Castelia city. Big skyscrapers surrounded the area; it almost felt like i was visiting the city for the first time.
I decided to bring the shiny fennekin with me, after all, she was cute and I couldn't leave a pup all by herself in the wild. The fennekin stood on my shoulder to which to my surprise has amazing balance. Must be something in her family tree that gives her that ability.
As soon as jack drove up to my apartment i stepped out of his truck and waved goodbye to him. I then reached in my pockets for my ID card and swiped on the on the card reader.
"Welcome home; Mr. Zeke Walker!" The reader said in a robotic voice.
Yep this place was still fancy as ever. As soon as i gained entrance, I walked up to the elevator down the hallway. As soon as the elevator reached my floor it opened its doors and I stepped in and pushed my floor number. The doors closed and the elevator went up to reach my floor, I looked over to the shiny fennekin and patted her head playfully.
"You sure are adorable aren't you?" I said to the fennekin, she returned the compliment with a lick to my cheek. I knew were going to be good friends. "Ha." "Ok settle down you. Well since you're going to be living with me you're going to need a name. How about Nix?" I said to the shiny fennekin hoping she'd like the name. But the fennekin then scratched her face as a gesture of disagreement with the name.
"You're right that's a horrible name… how about… Tana, that's sounds more appropriate don't you think?" I said, trying one more time at the name game. This time she barked in agreement. Seeing how she liked the name so much she nuzzles my cheek.
"Ok, Tana it is then… Tana remember these words: You remind of Carmen. You have her eyes; there was a reason why I took you in." I said to her as I petted her head. "I will protect you no matter what the circumstances might be, even if it kills me! Like I was saying; Carmen was the most beautiful woman I ever had… Until team plasma got her. These weren't the chain mail Team plasma that once roamed, these guys looked serious." I said closing my eyes trying to shut out the bad memories. I then turned around, looked behind the elevator glass wall and stared outside the night sky and whispered to myself.
"Carmen my love… I miss you dearly… every time I go to sleep you're always in my dreams. But as soon as I wake up… You're gone. But i know deep down you're smiling at me, urging me to keep going. Well I'm not going to stop here, from this day forth I'm quitting being a smuggler and becoming a Pokémon champion!" I said out loud raising my fist up in the air. Tana barked to what I said, it was as if I finally lifted myself from my burden.
The elevator dinged and announced my floor number as it opens its doors. I swipe my ID card once more and open the door to my apartment.
Inside the apartment was a very spacious abode. Which consisted of a living room with a gigantic wall mounted TV, a kitchen, and bedroom with a Walk-in bathroom.
"Honey I'm home!" I said, reliving an old TV program I once saw. I set Tana down to which to my surprise started acting strange, she began wincing in pain as if she had the stomach flu.
"Tana what's wrong, are you ok?" I said questioning her if she was alright, then a flash of light lit up room, so bright it almost blinded me for second.
"By Arceus… Are you evolving?" I said shielding my eyes from the light, the light grew brighter and brighter until a boom sounded off. It was so loud it made car alarms go off down the streets.
When the light faded, i slowly un-shielded my eyes and saw a purple anthrofied Braixen appear right before my eyes. She had a stick on her tail that made me question it a little. I was surprised to see Tana evolve into a Braixen.
"Whoa, Tana you… You evolved that's amazing! I never thought you were close to evolving this soon." I said looking at Tana as if she was a goddess standing in front of me.
"Yeah it was a matter of time I suppose" Tana said, giggling and twirling around trying to show off her appearance to me.
"Whoa and you talk too, that's incredible. Not many Pokémon are able to speak in complete sentences." I said to Tana. I was still surprised as to what is happening right now. And then my left eye started acting up. I had the thing covered up with an eye patch for so long hoping it wouldn't come back.
"Argh" I yelled covering my left eye, I stumbled left and right trying to get my hand on something to keep myself from moving around. Then I went over to the counter and placed both of my hands on top of it. The pain was sharp, almost unbearable. It felt like needles poking my eye in unison. I just had to take my eye-patch off and see what was wrong.
"Master are you ok?" Tana said, concerned that I was in tremendous amount of pain.
"I'm fine honey, I need to take my eye-patch off again" I said reaching over to take off my eye-patch.
Tana blushed from me calling her honey; I never paid attention to what I said as I was too focused on removing my patch.
I began removing my eye-patch revealing my eye. As I grabbed a mirror I had in the drawer and tried to see what was wrong with my eye. Nothing, it was just acting up. My left eye that I had before was gone replaced with an Umbreon's eye.
"Curse that Umbreon, I'm stuck with this damn thing for the rest of my-". But before I could finish my sentence, my eye pulsated signaling me that something was near. I grabbed my gun i had stored in the drawer and began cocking it. Preparing for anything.
"Tana get behind me, I sense someone else is in here." I said to her, she then got behind me still blushing from me calling her honey. I walked over to the kitchen and saw a shadowy figure standing by the stove. I pointed my gun at the figure and yelled at it.
"ALRIGHT YOU FOOL, HANDS UP OR I'LL BLOW YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF!" I yelled. The figure cooperated and put its hands up and awaited further instructions.
"Now turn around, slowly…" I ordered. The figure then began turning slowly; I kept my gun pointed at it knowing if it tried anything, it'll be the last mistake it makes.
"Is that any way to greet an old flame Zeke?" the figure said as it stepped out of the shadow. The next thing that happened I couldn't believe who I saw.
**Authors Note**
Well Looks like zeke is hanging up his coat and ready to become a Pokémon trainer; And he adopts the Shiny fennekin and names her Tana. That's a cute name don't you think? You may have noticed she blushed at being called honey. Oh let's just say I got something in store for these two in the future. ;) Also who's the shadowy figure, an old acquaintance perhaps?
Stay tuned for Chapter 3 where it'll be much longer than usual and I'll be covering how Zeke got his left eye.