The Black Moon Chapter 9
AAAAAH, I'VE FINALLY GOT TIME TO DO THIS…on summer break.
Anyways, uh, how was last chapter? About the POV changes, it's usually gonna be between the main members that join, or if the chapter is centered to a certain character, but it's always gonna be Shiro's POV unless specified.
Disclaimer: Ryota does not own Pokemon…does that even need to be told?!
Shiro-Umbreon- Level 32 Calm Nature
Evo- Espeon-Level 31 Quirky Nature
Yukari-Eevee- Level 22 Sassy Nature
Axel-Absol-Level 34 Lax Nature
[Shiro's POV (for those who don't know)]
Black was all I saw. Was I asleep? Or maybe this is a dreamless dream. To my surprise I opened my eyes. "Huh, so my eyes were closed," I thought and looked down to see I was laying down.
I tried to recollect what happened. Okay, I'm an Umbreon, my name's Shiro. I ran away from my home in Eviolite village because everybody was a jerk to me there for my evolved form. When I was about to go out of the boundaries I met Evo, an Espeon, which decided to team up with me to create an Exploration Team.
"Evo!?" I thought to myself, "Where was she?!" I looked around me wildly, and then felt something wriggle next to my flank. I turned my head to the spot where the wriggling was coming from and saw Evo snuggled to my side comfortably. I looked at my surroundings after checking that she was asleep. It looked a lot like some kind of home or lair.
Oh, more recollections, Evo and I met her little sister, Yukari the Eevee and we brang her along with us. After settling at the village and leaving Yukari in an Inn we decided to find the bandits that were having nightly raids in the village. In the Forest that we found out they were hidden we found Axel the Absol who got his home token by the bandits. We had a battle with the minions and a big battle with the Boss which I assumed we won by all the tied up knocked out Pokemon around us, however, I don't remember much. I remember that we were being beaten back badly, but continued to fight. The last memory I had was the Garchomp looming over me and then after that….everything was black.
"Ngh…." I heard Evo mumble next to me and awaken, she lifted her head to look around, and then her eyes landed on me.
"Shiro! You're okay! Thank goodness!" She sighed in relief.
I just nodded in response and continued to observe our surroundings. Everything was ravaged upon and there were lots of rubble from the walls.
"Shiro, what's wrong?" Evo asked me in concern.
"I'm fine, how's your leg?" I asked Evo.
"Oh! It's doing great! Axel treated it and put a cast on it!"
"That's good, by the way, where IS Axel?"
"He went to take the Garchomp Boss to town and explain everything to the town," she explained.
"All alone?"
"Don't fret, he's at full energy and the tied up bandits are knocked out,"
"Wait, we beat the Garchomp too?"
"Um…..Yeah, we did it, it seems somehow you and Axel countered one of his attacks with a super critical hit!" she explained and little too rushed.
"Hm," I grunted, her tone wasn't all her regular excitable tone, was Evo hiding something? I stood up, easily to my surprise.
"Can you stand?" I asked Evo.
"Somehow, are we gonna go all the way back?" Evo asked me.
"Something might've happened to Axel, we at least need to check on him just in case. Here, I'll help you walk," I said to her as tried to help her get up.
Evo began to stand up with my support. We then tried to walk over to the door with me supporting her walking, however as we neared the door out something bad happened.
She tripped….on ME.
"Hh?!"
"Eh!?"
I lost balance and fell on my back while Evo, without her support, landed on top of me in a very uncomfortable position with her face facing mines. Our eyes locked for a few minutes.
"Wow, she sure has beautiful eyes" I thought.
At that exact, inconvient, moment Axel crashed through the door yelling "I'm BAAAAAACK!" and then looked at us. When his eyes went straight over to us we began to hurriedly get off of each other.
"Oh, oh, oh no need! Officer Magnezone and his Magnemites and I will just gather all the crooks and stolen items and leave you guys here to continue from there, just try to keep it clean in my house, okay?" Axel bluntly said.
My face heated up and I saw Evo go extremely red in the face.
"We're not doing that!" she yelled while thwacking my face down to the floor with her tail and pounced on Axel and proceeded to rip all his fur off. I lifted my face from the floor to see the Magnemites and Officer Magnezone cowering away from the rampaging Espeon and Axel begging for mercy as Evo pummeled him.
In the first time in a long, long, long, time. I gave an actual general smile.
Everybody trudged back to town with the stolen goods strapped to our backs and Axel being forced to carry Evo and our "Explorer Bag" on his back because of Evo's "Injured Leg" and because Evo didn't want to be in a 1 meter range near me.
We entered Metrone Village to meet loud cheering coming from crowds of Pokemon from the village. Turns out Axel didn't tell JUST Officer Magnezone, but ended up telling the WHOLE village. I gave a suspicious look at Axel, who turned away sheepishly.
"ZZT Make way, make way, we'll return all your stolen items soon in a moment first we have to bring these heroic youngsters to rest ZZT" Officer Magnezone said….or "ZZT-ed"
We walked past the cheering crowds of Pokemon, screaming their gratitude and we walked into more cheering when we entered Kingdom Nido Inn. Somehow we managed to get into our room at the PokeInn.
"Wow that was exciting! It makes me want to be an Explorer even more and more!" Evo exclaimed.
"I know, it actually made me feel an accomplishing feeling," Axel agreed.
"….Egh, that was way too loud for me in my opinion," I said.
Both of them looked at me.
Evo cocked her head to the side. "But you liked it when they cheered for you right?" she asked me.
"…..Somewhat" I replied.
"Oh, for goodness sake Shiro, even Axel enjoyed it and he isn't even part of our Exploration Team!"
"Oh, about that…." Axel broke in. We looked at him. Axel sighed.
"I think I want to travel with you guys,"
"Huh?" Evo and I said in confusion. Axel looked at us both.
"My home's pretty much destroyed and revealed, and the prospects of an Exploration team sounds exciting." Axel explained, "If you'll have me of course,"
Evo and I looked at each other and both had the same answer in our heads.
"Of course we'll have you! Right Shiro?" Evo asked me as she turned to me.
"…..Don't drag me down," was all I said.
"Shiro! Don't say that! That's not cool and downright rude!" Evo scolded me.
"Hmph, anyways welcome to our…to-be Exploration Team Axel," I said to Axel.
"Thanks!" Axel exclaimed with a grin.
"By the way Evo, did you ever find our Heat Rock when you were looking through the bags?"
Evo shook her head no. "Nope, I didn't see it at all, though I was pretty sure the bandits took it,"
Suddenly, the door to our room opened up and in walked Nora the Nidoqueen and her two Nidoran children, Nel and Nialler.
"That was very bad of you, don't ever do that again!" Nora scolded her children.
"But mooooom, it was so shiny we couldn't help ourselves!" The male Nidoran, Nialler, whined.
"No excuses!" Nora said, then looked at us, "Hello young ones, I thank you for ridding us of those nasty bandits! And, I think Nel and Nialler have something to tell you!" She said, glaring at the two Nidorans to walk forward.
They walked up and bowed their heads and then brought out a sack which contained…. A Heat Rock! OUR HEAT ROCK!
"We're sorry for taking your item Mister and Miss," the Nidorans said in unison.
I twitched, "You little brats I ought" I growled, but was interrupted by Evo,
"Kyaaaaaaa, how cute! Their shameful faces are sooooo cute Shiro! Of course we forgive you!"
I turned around and grumbled as Axel smiled at us.
Suddenly, someone abruptly jumped through the door and using me as a landing pad yelled "Why didn't you guys take me with you?! I would've given those bandits a one-two! It's your entire fault huh?! You stupid Black Eevee!"
"I'm not a Black Eevee! I'm an Umbreon, and my name's Shiro!" I yelled flipping Yukari off of me.
"Hmph. Oh my god Evo! What happened to your leg!? And who is he?!" Yukari exclaimed, pointing at Axel.
I looked over to Evo, "She's your sister, explain to her," I said to Evo with a scowl at Yukari.
"You guys have another member?" Axel asked us aloud.
Ahem, that was the end of that little part of the whole story, next stop! Savanna Cave! Hope you guys liked this chapter here! Anyways, now Axel the Absol is one of the members of the team!
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