Chapter 3 – He Can't Be Different

The human raised his hands up, signaling that he means no harm, but I can't trust him. No wild pokemon could trust a human when he said he wouldn't attack.

"My name is Zack, and I am a friend of Talia here," the human responded while gesturing to her, but not normally. He spoke in the pokemon language. What the hell is going on? Talia can't speak my language, but this human comes out of nowhere and can speak to me in my language. Could he understand me too?

"I merely came here to check up on her; she's been here all day long. I needed to know she was okay," he said.

"She is fine, now leave, Human." I spit the last word. This was his warning to leave. If he didn't pick up on it, he would deserve his fate. He muttered something under his breath.

"What was that?" I asked.

"Nothing, I was talking to myself," he responded. He walked over to Talia and placed his hand on her neck. "Are you alright?" He asked her in the human language.

"Yes… I'll meet you back in town, don't worry. I just… need to think," was her response. To my luck he began to leave, until he stopped at where I had fought the ursaring. He pulled out some device that identified the ursaring's footprints.

"I defended her from an ursaring attack, yes," I said.

"Well, then I guess I have to thank you. Talia is a good friend," he replied. "Might I have your name? I'm Zack."

His question of my name surprised me. Why did he need to know my name? He wasn't going to stay around me was he? Did he forget that I told him to leave? I shook my head for a second to clear the questions from my mind and decided to tell him what his species calls me.

"I am known as Spawn of Giratina, The White Devil…" I began, but the human made his first major mistake. He cut me off while I was speaking.

"Those sound more like insults. You must have an actual name, the one your parents gave you."

I flew into rage as memories of my mother came back to me. The name she gave me! I couldn't tell anyone what it was. It was soft, weak, and this human had brought the memories back and whether he meant to or not, it wouldn't matter soon.

"My father left us, and my mother was killed by one of your kind. I do not remember my name," I yelled at him. I crouched and planned my attack as I spoke. His arm looked off. It might be damaged somewhat already, and would make an easy weak spot to hit. "It does not matter. You need not learn my name, since you'll never be able to tell anyone!"

I jumped straight for his arm, but he had somehow sidestepped, and only my horn scraped his jacket.

"What the hell?" I heard him yell.

"I swore to kill your kind when I could. You're on your own, so that makes you an easier target!" Another lunge, teeth barred, and I caught his arm as I planned. But something was wrong; my teeth began to slide off. As my teeth slid down his arm, I found his hand, felt a crevice, and bit as hard as I could, and felt my bite sink in, but with no blood.

"What's wrong? Can't get a good enough grip?" he said in a way that sounded almost like mocking.

He flung his arm and I let go, landing a bit away. I was furious. He thought he could just mock me like that! He took off his jacket that was torn apart, and revealed that his arm was some kind of machine.

"I'll drop you, mutant midget!" I screamed, preparing to throw another attack.

"What did you just say!? Nobody calls me a midget and gets away with it!" He yelled back at me.

I had struck a nerve, and I was glad that I had. The human was playing into my field now as he ran at me to attack. I ran at him ready to hook his arm with my horn when suddenly I was hit on the side and fell over. As I shook off the impact to look to see what happened, I saw the human on the ground shaking himself off as well, and there was Talia, standing where we had just been about to collide.

"What is wrong with you two? I'm trying to mourn here." She angrily said. "Get along or I'll rip both your throats out." She was being serious, and I smirked as an idea slipped into my mind.

"Don't worry Talia, I'll stop. It was only in self-defense anyway," the human spoke.

I stood up and set my idea in motion. "On one condition," I said quickly. I jumped at Talia and before she could react placed a quick kiss on her cheek. I immediately jumped back to see a night slash slice the air where I had just been. I smiled a little as she glared at me.

"Whatever. Now, leave me alone, both of you." She walked back to the grave of her father, and laid back down.

The human began to walk towards town, and I approached Talia one last time, even though I might be attacked after the stunt I had just pulled. I needed to know at least some of what was going on.

"Just go, follow Zack. He won't try to hurt you as long as you don't attack him again. Don't kill him either," she said. It was like she knew that I was looking for some answers. I clawed into the ground 'Thank you' and left. I wasn't happy with her last request though, but I had to respect it. I couldn't kill this human, Zack she said? Or at least not yet. I caught up to him quickly.

As I approached him, he said "I never got your name."

Did this human not listen to anything I had said before? "I said I don't remember it. Be careful with your questions; I'm not killing you only on Talia's wishes." I made the last part clear.

"You like her or something?" he asked.

"Shut up" I said back. He laughed a little, and I held back the urge to make it so he couldn't laugh ever again. He shook down some berries from a nearby bush and offered me one. I cursed myself mentally as my stomach growled and I accepted the berry. I hated accepting something from this human.

"So, what's your story?" he said as he ate. "Why do you hate humans so much?"

"Why do you want to know?" I asked back.

"Just curious as to why someone would try to kill me," he said.

Well, he wanted to know, so I told him my story, of my mother, the dam, the town of humans, and the execution.

"Did Abita tell you the truth?"

"About what?"

"Himself" was the response I had gotten. He told me about Abita being Talia's father, which I already knew. But the rest, the rest was unbelievable. Abita had apparently been born as a human, but when testing a medicine, had been transformed into an absol. His motives were drawn from his desire to get revenge on the ones who had transformed him, but also because they had taken Talia from him. The story behind Abita was more than I had ever imagined, and I understood why Abita had his hatred for humans. (A/N) [More info can be found in Nanoman94's story]

"He said all this?"

"Yeah. Talia can back me up if you don't believe me." He said.

I scratched at the ground, letting this new information roll around in my mind for a second.

"Zack, right? Thanks… for explaining that to me…" I said. I then shook my head. I had just thanked a human! What did he do? How had he gotten to my softer side for a second? He had to make sure that Zack still understood my position on him. "But that doesn't mean I trust you. I'm only hanging out with Talia."

"Ha, fine," he responded, "but… let me tell you something,"

"What?"

"I can tell you're into Talia."

"I'm not…" I began, but stopped. I had just kissed her for a split second right in front of him. How could I try to deny it?

"And if you want to travel with her, you'll need to travel with me. And you'll need a name" He said.

"I don't remember my name, though. It's been too long." I hoped I could keep this lie going. I wouldn't tell anyone my real name.

"Which is why I'm giving you one until we learn your real name. Welcome to the group, Dusk."

Dusk? Did I want this name? It would work. He wouldn't need to know the truth.

(A/N) Shorter than my first two chapters. Dusk, the Absol who hates humans, but what is it with this one human, Zack. Why was he so different? What is Dusk's real name and why is it such a secret? Maybe you will find out in my next chapter, but until I upload it, keep guessing