Stuff about a character's past…

The town we had entered was more like a small city. Pokemon were everywhere, doing last minute shopping for the day. Paper lanterns were everywhere. And I mean everywhere. "Wonder if there is a festival going on?" wondered Spark.

A nearby Treecko heard her, "Oh there is. It's the light festival."

"Light festival?" wondered Rein.

"It's a festival where we celebrate the coming of summer. Now excuse me, I need to get ready." The Treecko hurried away.

"What should we do?" I asked, "I mean we could stay for the festival."

"Fine by me," said Icy, "It looks like we won't get any help until morning anyhow."

Rein took out our bag of money and handed each of us fifteen coins, "Go have fun," he growled.

"Are you sure?" asked Fang, "I mean this is-"

Rein gave him a look that said Shut up. "We'll meet back here in two hours." And with that we all split off in our own directions.

Fang

Fang was walking through the town when he noticed a crowd gathered near a stage. "I wonder what's going on over there?" He slipped into the crowd and pushed his way to the front and almost fell over. It was a couple of dancers. Two Altarias were dancing, their cloud like wings flapping around beautifully. But what caught Fang's eye was a Swablu. She was also dancing and her moves seemed to make Fang enter a trance. Before he knew it the dance was over and pokemon started walking away from the stage looking for other forms of entertainment. The Altarias were cleaning up some props they had used, when one of them noticed Fang.

"May I help you?"

Fang pointed to the Swablu, "Who…who is she?"

The Altaria chuckled, then called, "Hey Tina. There's a handsome guy here."

Fang felt his cheeks turn red as the Swablu named Tina came over. "Hello."

"Uh hi," stammered Fang.

"You go on ahead," said an Altaria.

"Thanks sis!" Tina flew off the stage and landed next to Fang, "Want to enjoy the festival together?"

"Sure."

Sky

I looked around the many games to play. I wasn't really interested. After living most of life killing pokemon, I guess normal things were hard for me. I noticed Spark at a both throwing darts at bulls-eyes. She got it at the exact center every time. "Geez," I murmured, "Is it even fair for her to even be playing that game?"

The Kadabra handed her a stuffed doll of a Manaphy. "Thanks!" Spark accepted the doll and ran over to me, "Hey! Look what I won!"

"I see," I said, "But do you really think you should be playing games? I mean it is kind of unfair."

"No it isn't!" huffed Spark, shoving the Manaphy doll in my hands, "And just for that you are going to hold all the prizes I win!"

"What!" I protested. Spark grabbed my paw and dragged me after her.

Rein

Rein handed Icy the one of the ice pops he had bought. They were sitting on a small hill over looking a river. Pokemon children were playing with boats on it. "This kind of reminds you of the place we grew up don't it?" asked Icy.

Rein sucked on his ice pop, "A little," he admitted.

"Come on," purred Icy, "It looks totally like Yana."

Rein stopped sucking his ice pop and let it hang from his mouth, "I don't want to think about that. I broke all ties from Yana ever since…"

"Ever since that day," whispered Icy. Her blue eyes searched her old friend, "You have changed… Tor."

Rein jumped to his paws in anger, "DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT NAME AGAIN!"

Icy blinked, obviously surprised by his response but refused to show it on her face, "Why? Why do you want to hide the past? It's where you grew up!"

Rein turned to his friend angrily, "Why do you have to bring this up all of a second?"

"Because…I'm thinking of going back, and I was hoping you will got with me."

"I can't," said Rein… and his mind drifted off to that memory.

Rein Flashback

"Tor! Come on!" Tor peeked out of his room's window and saw Icy waving her tail at him in the street, "We're going to be late!"

"Coming!" Tor hurried down the stairs of his two story house. He stopped in front of a shrine near the door. A picture of two Zangooses was on the shrine. Tor bowed. "Mother, Father, hope you are doing well," he whispered, before leaving the house.

"You know you could live at my house," said Icy, "Why are you living here alone?"

"Because my parents built this house Icy. And I want to live in it. What other reason do you want?"

They headed for the school, a tall building in the northern part of the village. Along the way Tor said hello to anyone he met. "What is with you? Is something going on today?"

"Today seems like a good day," answered Tor.

After school they were walking home together, when they noticing a Luxray wearing a copper band around one of his paws was yelling at a Kirlia shopkeeper. "I can't give it to you for that price!" cried the Kirlia, "It's too-"

The Luxray's paw shot out and connected with the Kirlia's face sending her into a pile of fruit. "How dare you talk like that to one of the Purity Orgnaization! I'll kill you!"

"Oh my god!" cried Icy.

Tor didn't know what he was doing. He took a step forward, "Leave her alone."

"Tor!" cried Icy, "What are you doing?!"

The Luxray smirked, "Well, looks like a little boy is challenging one of the Purity Organization members. Run along home little boy." Tor stood his ground, "Well if not!" The Luxray dropped into a hunter's crouch and pounced.

"TOR!" screamed Icy.

Tor held out a paw and his claw increased in length. The Luxray screamed as the claw slashed through him cutting him in two. He fell to the ground, the life draining out of him. "You are one of them," he whispered, then laughed, "Don't worry more of us will-" The Luxray fell and didn't speak.

Tor looked down at his long claw, then looked at Icy, who was staring at him in shock. "How… could you always…"

Tor nodded, "My parents told me to never use them in front of other-" He noticed the look of horror on the Kirlia's face.

"What are you?" she whispered.

Villagers were gathering around. All of them whispering to each other. "But I protected you!" protested Tor.

The Kirlia got up and ran into the crowd of villiagers, "Stay away from me you monster!"

Tor froze, "Am I a monster?" He looked at his long claw. "No I am not."

A Combusken cautiously walked forward with a pitchfork, "Stay away from us!"

"But I'm not!" Tor cried, forcing his claw to retreat. But the villagers' cries where getting to him. "I'm not!" He raced away from them towards his home. He could faintly hear the sounds of footsteps behind him. He reached his home and ran inside.

Icy waited outside. "Oh Tor," she whispered, "Please. Please come- Tor?"

Tor stepped outside his house a pack slung over his shoulder, "Icy. Do you hate me as well?"

"I can't hate you!" cried Icy, "Because…well because we're friends! The villagers will understand! Someday! They will understand!"

Tor shook his head, "I am sorry. But I can't stay in this village." He started walking out of town when Icy stepped in front of him, "Are you going to try and stop me?"

"I know I can't but," tears started sliding down from Icy's big blue eyes, "Please stay… I know I can't stop you but please!"

Tor walked around her, "I am sorry but I can't." He walked off into the sunset…

Rein

"Rein."

Rein snapped out of his thoughts. "Yes?"

"What about those kids? Spark and Sky? Why are they with you anyway?"

Rein looked at a huge clock above the river, "Come on, it's time to go back."

"Rein!"

Rein stared at his old friend, "Let's just say someone trained us."

"But why are they with you?" pushed Icy, "Why-"

Rein stopped her with a wave of his paw, "Let's just say that out of the three of us, I had it easy."