"Guys, look! Umbre's back to full health!" Abigail smiled, picking me up from the floor, giving me a closer view at the three other Pokemon that were in the room on top of a bed.
There was a female Meowstic, a Braixen, and what seemed to be a Luxio all on that one bed, sitting down and talking with each other until they saw Abigail... and then me.
They just stared at me as Abigail rested me onto the bed with them.
Why does she have Pokemon other than me?... I looked up at Abigail. Unless she's a...
A Pokemon Trainer, of course. I couldn't believe that I didn't notice before, but I just didn't.
"Umbre, these are my other Pokemon, so I hope you're not jealous or anything." She smiled as her Pokemon did too.
The Meowstic and the Luxio walked up closer to me... to which I just sat down and didn't say anything.
"Don't be shy, Umbre." The Meowstic laughed. "We're your friends."
"No we aren't..." The Luxio countered.
"We aren't?"
"No, we don't know if this guy is dangerous or not... so we gotta stay cautious."
"He's not dangerous if we found him beaten to a pulp." The Braixen snickered as she inserted herself into the conversation. "Besides, we can always handle him if he decides to fight us."
These are all the Pokemon most likely... but they're all girls...
"First of all, my name isn't Umbre," I stated to them, pointing at Abigail who was now on the other bed in the room next to the one I was on, lying down and taking a break. "I've been trying to tell her that for the past few minutes now, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't understand me when I speak."
"Well duh, she's human," The Meowstic laughed, "that's why I'm the only one that can talk to her... because I'm a Psychic type."
Wait... this is what she must've meant by a Pokemon being able to help with- okay, this is good.
"I still think he seems dangerous." The Luxio muttered.
"I'm not, but I need your help with something-"
"Oh right! I forgot to tell him your names, my bad..." Abigail got up from the bed and looked at the Meowstic. "Thanks for reminding me, Annabelle."
"See? I got this." Annabelle winked at me.
"Okay, well as I just said, my Meowstic's name is Annabelle and uh... my Luxio's name is Eliana, and my Braixen's name is Akira."
"So, what's your name, then? I'll tell her." Annabelle smiled.
"Nova."
"Really? Umbre's better, you know."
I growled a little bit at her response.
"Just tell her, already."
"Fine, fine." Annabelle turned her head to Abigail, and Abigail turned her head to her, both of them most likely talking via telepathy.
"Umbre... your name's actually Fru-Fru?..." Abigail asked.
I growled at Annabelle while she and the rest of them laughed.
"Hmm, lighten up a little, will you Nova?" She purred.
"Tell her my actual name."
I waited for a couple minutes, trying to decipher what they were saying, but their expressions didn't give much away.
"Oh... it's actually Nova," Abigail looked down at Annabelle, "that was kinda mean, Anna."
Annabelle shrugged.
"I like Nova better than Umbre, so I'll stick with it, okay Nova?" Abigail stroked my fur again, making me smile a little.
"Oh, I gotta go do something right now, so I'll be back later." She said, running over to the door and opening it, carrying her bag with her as she stepped out quietly.
"Your name sucks," Akira said as soon as Abigail left, "Abi just said that to make you feel better."
"You don't know that." I responded, glaring at Akira.
"Well, that's what I think, anyway." She smirked.
"Th- th- that's not true," Eliana stuttered a bit, "I think your name is great, Nova."
"Huh? I thought you all hated me."
"Nah, it's mostly just me." Akira snickered.
"Me and Annabelle were kinda shocked when we saw you there under that tree, and we thought you weren't gonna live, but I guess you did after all."
They must've been the other shadows, then...
"Hmph, your name's okay, I suppose, but I'm glad you lived." Annabelle smiled a little.
What a weird group of Pokemon... but I'm fitting in, which is even weirder, I think.
I sighed, "I'm not dangerous to answer your question from before, by the way."
"That's good to hear..." Eliana giggled, "Say, do you wanna go on a stroll with me outside? I can't stand being in here for a really long time."
That's sudden... I'd look bad if I decline, though.
"Umm, sure." I answered her after coming out of my thoughts.
Eliana jumped down from the bed and walked over to the door, standing up on her hind legs to open it.
The door creaked as she used her paw to open it more.
"Are you guys coming?" She looked back at the others, to which they declined.
"Oh, okay... we're still gonna have fun though, so you're missing out!" Eliana turned and ran out of the door and into the hallway.
"Hold on, I'm coming-" I closed the door behind me and turned my head to look at her, but she was already gone.
Maybe I should've thought this through more... I sighed as I facepawed, walking down the stairs to follow her.