Authoress: Chapter 12 is here! Thanks a whole bunch to everyone who reviewed, I love you guys! Not in that way. Anyway, I just read a really great story, but the last new chapter was SOO sad! Any of you YuGiOh fans out there, ever heard of Sakakku? It's really good, but Seto dies! (cries) Oops, sorry, I'm ranting. The Who's That Pokemon game is at the end of this chapter. But one thing about this one – you are submitting an antagonist, a bad guy. So if you don't want your pokemon that you submit to be one of the bad guys, please don't submit because that's what I'm going to do with it. Just so you know. Ok, now onto my excellent reviewers. ;)
Spikestrife: Yea, I know, no Who's That Pokemon game last chapter…but this chapter there is! As long as you don't mind submitting a bad guy into the story. Anyway, I think Dive-Bomb's cool too, and I thank the reader who submitted him very much. Lol. XD Everyone seems to enjoy my shout-outs, so that's why I continue them. Even though they take a while to write, hey, its worth it to make you guys happy. ;) Enjoy this chapter!
Subieko: Umbreon does get himself into situations, but he always gets himself out of them. Heh, no one can stay mad at such a great character! Lol. Where's Stephanie, you ask? She's in…an undisclosed location. ;) You'll find out soon enough. Thanks for reviewing, and I hope you like this chapter too.
ElementalZoidFighter: (sweatdrop) It's official, your muses are crazy. Especially in that fic of yours, Yami Bakura's Insanity. Heh, I see that DZF has his brownie again. ;) Don't worry, sometimes my mind just goes completely blank. One time I was walking and I spaced out right then and there. Everyone in Walmart was looking at me funny…Lol.
Gabe B.: Good thing that I updated when I did, just in time. Lol. Did you have a good time in California? Lol, my 4th of July consisted of watching this crazy (not literally) guy in neighborhood try to light some fireworks in his backyard. He almost set someone's front yard on fire! Luckily he was stopped…Lol. Anyway, thanks for answering the survey…you were the only one. Ha. I like Bush too, Kerry is an idiot. Hehe. Well, thanks a lot for the compliments, I really appreciate them. Hope ya like this chapter!
Paladin Dragoon: Curdled mushroom soup? (appalled face) Lol, never had mushroom soup before, and never will. Razor, as far as everyone knows, is the one of the commanders of the CPA. Well, the only one you're going to meet anyway. He is Dive-Bomb's and Reika's boss. Yep. Anyways, thanks for the review. Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Everett Mills: Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry! =( It's a good thing you're such an optimistic person, I guess. I mean, there's nothing wrong with me and sometimes I have a hard time. Now I feel a little selfish for thinking my life is hard at times. Yea, there's a little thing going between Jolteon and Vaporeon, but Jolteon more outwardly shows it. On with the chapter, thanks for reviewing!
Shadow: Awe, thanks you! XD I'm so glad that you like my story so much! Well, there's another Who's That Pokemon in this chapter. Everyone loves those. ;) I'm not sure if I'll be making a sequel yet, but this one's not over yet! Thanks bunches for the compliments, they were very good to read. Uh-oh, I got an ego boost. Hehe. Here's an update, I hope you like!
Melchior the Mewthree: Not many trust Dive-Bomb right now, but I guess we'll see, right? Thanks for the review, everyone loves reviews! Lol. Oh yea, I was looking on your Deviant Art account, and I thought that the picture of Eevee that you had was awesome, not to mention adorable. I can't draw worth a penny, but you're very talented. Enjoy this chapter!
Ninetalesuk: Yea, I thought Jolteon and Vaporeon sound cute together too. And yes, there is some between Espeon and Umbreon, but right now Espeon isn't too thrilled with the dark type. Lol. Thanks for the review, new reviewers are always fun to get. ;) Hope you like this chapter!
Mephis: Lol, you read it the day it came out? Don't worry about it, I'd be a hypocrite of I scolded you for it. There's a few author's fics that I read and don't leave any evidence that I was there too. Hehe. Well anyway, thanks for liking my story so much, and I'm glad you like it. Here's the next chapter for ya, hope you like!
Alex Warlorn: Lol, I see you're back to your long reviews again. In her liquid form, Vaporeon has most of her five senses, so she can see where's she going and hear what's going on around her. And lol, no, Reika's not in heat, she's just one of those moody girls. I'm sure you've seen a few of them lol. Oh, and I didn't name Dive-Bomb, another one of my reviewers did when he submitted him for the WTP game. Well anyway, hope you like this chapter!
Vulpix4Life: You're welcome for reviewing your second story. Yes, usually when a person has a review or two it encourages other people to want to read it. ;) Don't worry about updating Clara's Story, I'll just read it when you do. Thanks for the compliments, and I hope you like this chapter!
Silvermoon: Yay, I updated! Lol. You're in Michigan? Cool, I've been up there, it's nice actually. Ooh, that sucks that you don't have internet access? What do you do for fun? Lol, I would probably die of boredom if I couldn't get on the net! Don't worry about not reviewing as much, it's ok, really. ;) Hope you like this chapter!
Authoress: Alright then, all done with those. ;) Chapter 12 is here, so I don't plan to keep yall waiting any longer. Here goes…
Vaporeon and Dive-Bomb walked along the soaking streets, the rain still coming down like there was no tomorrow. Vaporeon was keeping a close eye on the bird pokemon and the rest of her surroundings, incase he tried anything funny. Both were silent, neither having much to say to the other as they traveled the sidewalk.
The water pokemon suddenly felt stupidity wash over her like the storm – Why did she agree to go with him again? Right, he said he was going to take her to Jennifer. But she was alone, the perfect target for an ambush. For all she knew, this Taillow could be leading her right into one. But he knows where Jennifer is… a voice contradicted inside her head. Of course he knows where Jennifer is, his information had to have come from her. But that doesn't mean that's where Dive-Bomb's taking her. Vaporeon made her decision, and stopped walking.
Dive-Bomb, not noticing until he was a few feet ahead, turned and lowered himself to the ground. "What are you doing?"
"I don't trust you," Vaporeon said blatantly.
Dive-Bomb closed his eyes and brought a feathered wing up to his face to futilely wipe water off his beak. He sighed. "I already told you that this is not a trick. What more do you want from me? An engraved invitation?"
Vaporeon turned a cold eye on him. "How do I know you're telling the truth? You could be leading me blindly straight into an ambush, having planned this all along after you forced Jennifer to talk." Her hard onyx eyes bore into the bird, searching for answers.
The small Taillow couldn't believe the paranoia this pokemon had even with her friend's life on the line. Though, he had to admit, her reasons weren't at all farfetched. "Look," he finally told her. "You want to sit here while that Eevee of yours stays at the base, good as dead? Fine. But it's no feathers off my tail if that's what you choose to do, because then I won't have any problems to deal with."
Vaporeon stare intensified, practically making Dive-Bomb look at her straight on, but she was still listening. He continued. "Now if you come with me, I will have something to worry about – me, my life. I wouldn't risk leading all the way to the CPA headquarters if I didn't have a good reason."
"And what's your reason?" Vaporeon quickly started questioning the bird, expecting to catch him in some sort of lie.
"Jennifer!" Dive-Bomb replied in an acceptable amount time. "She saved my life, I already told you that, so now it's my turn to return the favor."
"How?"
"What?"
"How did she save you?"
Dive-Bomb knew the Vaporeon still trusted him just as much as she trusted she could fly, and that he was going to have to comply to change her mind. "She stepped in front of an attack that was directed at me. It might've killed me if it had been allowed to hit."
The water pokemon took a step forward to get into the Taillow's face, her eyes still burning. "And why would she do that? You're no good, you're scum! You work for them!"
At her words, Dive-Bomb gave her a quick glare before masking it. "How am I supposed to know!? I don't have the slightest idea in the world what possessed her to step in front of me, into a Jolteon's path! But she did, and now I wish she hadn't!"
Vaporeon stared back at him, her fierce look replaced with a shocked one. "What? You would've rather have been hit by an electrical attack? Are you insane? You're lucky to be alive!" she shouted at him, having a certain weakness to electric attacks herself.
"Well if she hadn't saved me, then I wouldn't be feeling so guilty right now!" he blurted out. Then he cussed. "Damn my conscience!" Dive-Bomb then turned away, lowering his voice a few notches. And Vaporeon was still sitting there. "Since you're not coming, I'm just going to leave."
Vaporeon sat there, tracing circle in a puddle with her paw, not entirely sure what to think. So much emotion had shown itself in Dive-Bomb's voice that her instincts screamed at her to feel sorry for him, to believe him – to follow him. Damn those instincts.
"Stop," she spoke before the Taillow took flight. "I'm going with you."
Where the hell is she? Umbreon was not at all thrilled about trudging through a downpour of cold rain, but he knew he had to find Vaporeon. Someone had to, or he would be a dead pokemon. Umbreon knew that he shouldn't have said those things to her, and now he'd gotten the group into more trouble than the whole situation was worth.
The dark pokemon was completely engrossed in his thoughts, and almost walked into a mailbox. He kicked himself mentally. How're you going to find Vaporeon if you can't see a damn mailbox right in front of you! he shouted silently at himself.
"This is ridiculous," he then said grudgingly, again making use of his word of the day. "Espeon and Jolteon better b-" Umbreon stopped grumbling and listened. A sound hit his ears, and he perked them up to see where it was coming from.
It was a voice. "How am I supposed to know!?" Umbreon discerned these words from an unfamiliar voice as it was carried to him by the wind. The voice said more, but Umbreon couldn't get all of it through the noise of the rain. The last bit he heard was "…and I wish she hadn't!"
Hmm, sounds like a couple of humans arguing about a guy's problem, he mused. Boring.
He began to walk away incase the humans decided to start moving, but stopped at hearing another voice replying to the previous shout. It sounded so…familiar, but he just couldn't tell since he only received bits and pieces of the speech. Umbreon strained his ears through the pounding rain.
"…You're lucky to be alive!" was the only thing that was audible. And suddenly, a light bulb clicked on in Umbreon's head. His eyes widened.
"Vaporeon!" he realized, trotting off in the direction of the voices. What is she arguing about? And with who? The dark pokemon broke into a run, eager for answers to his questions.
But he stopped short when Vaporeon finally came into his view, and ducked behind a stationary car along the side of the road. As soon as he saw the Taillow that she was allegedly arguing with, an abrupt feeling of strong suspicion came over him, telling him to stay low.
"Stop, I'm going with you," Vaporeon's voice rang out, and Umbreon saw that she and the Taillow were moving away.
Where is she going? Umbreon questioned, now even more confused about why Vaporeon was hanging around that shady character. Well, she's not going anywhere by herself. The black fox moved silently a good distance behind the two, following them, keeping them in his sight.
Jennifer's POV
I had been sitting in the same position for a while, still staring out the window that Dive-Bomb had exited by. I wasn't sure what he was planning on doing, and how he could possibly get me out of here undetected. I don't know why I trusted him, but I did, I really did. My thoughts came to a close when the door creaked open.
I turned around, expecting to see Reika, but was thrown off-guard when I came face-to-face with the Scyther – Razor. I quickly regained myself and crouched against the wall with my ears back. I glared daggers, really sharp ones, at the tall green pokemon. I probably looked sort of like a cornered cat in that position.
I half-expected the pokemon to smile at me and try to fool me again as he closed the door and scanned the room. There was no way in hell I was falling for that again, after the pain he put me through, and I think he knew it. Razor returned to me a stare so cold that I wouldn't have been surprised if the room started to freeze over. A little scared, I moved a little further away from him, keeping my glare on the despicable pokemon the whole time.
"Why are you here…ALONE!?" he bellowed, startling me.
I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing he'd surprised me. "I don't know," I replied as non-caringly as I could. "Why don't you go ask Reika or Dive-Bomb?"
I sucked in my breath when the Taillow's name came out of my mouth. Shouldn't have said that. What if he goes looking for him, and he's not here? Then what?
I heard a book full of curses come from Razor's mouth. I just couldn't believe that I had fallen for an act like his. He was the complete opposite of the personality I had pegged him to have when I first met him.
"I'll have a word with those two imbeciles later…" he growled, not to me but to himself. Razor stormed past me to the open window, slamming it down with a deafening bang. He turned to me, giving me a look of pure warning, daring me to try something. And then he left, slamming the door behind him, locking it.
I slowly crept back to where I was sitting before. I hate…no, I loathe him, I thought, staring menacingly at the closed door. I decided I didn't want to watch the window any longer, and trotted over to the bed I was laying in earlier and plopped down. I really didn't want to be there. I knew Reika wasn't going to be too thrilled with me for saying something to Razor, and Dive-Bomb for leaving me by myself. I began to question if Dive-Bomb's plan, if he had one, who really going to work now since I'd just aroused some suspicion.
General POV
Umbreon had been listening intently to Vaporeon and the Taillow, now known as Dive-Bomb, talk back and forth. After hearing where the bird was from, be started to question Vaporeon's sanity.
I knew that bird was bad news, he thought, still keeping an eye on the other two. He hurriedly slinked into the blackness of an alley when he noticed Vaporeon turning her head behind her. The dark pokemon didn't want her to see him, because he didn't want the bird to see him. If he really is a traitor, he can't know that I've got Vaporeon's back, he reasoned.
"Yes sir?" Reika walked up to her boss in the hallway as he shouted her name.
"Why were you not watching the Eevee as I told you?" he spat in her face.
"Sir, I left her with Dive-Bomb! He was supposed to be watching the Eevee while I was gone taking care of some business. I was heading back now."
"I didn't give him the job, God dammit, I gave it to you!" He swore again. "The window in there was wide open! What was so important that you had to leave, and I better get a good answer!"
Reika gulped slightly at the sight of Razor holding up one of his claws in front of his face – they looked extremely sharp, and the Jolteon certainly didn't put it past him to use them. She had reason to worry about her answer. What if her reason wasn't good enough? There was only one way to find out.
Authoress: Yes, short chapter, and I also left a little cliffy for yall at the end. ;) Heh, I know, evil me. I'm not sure how many of you exactly actually care what happens to Reika, since she is one of the bad pokemon. Sorry for the shortness, but not all my chapters can be as long as my previous ones. Oh, and reviews are really good, so leave some please! Lol. See yall in two weeks. I've got to get serious about my summer reading though, so maybe 2 ½, but I'll try for two weeks. Ja ne!
Who's That Pokemon?
This certain pokemon is of the dog family. It's evolution is considered to be legendary, and both of them are extremely rare to find. They are very loyal to their trainers and will do anything to protect them.
Note: Oh geez, I'm sorry I forgot to put this is when I first posted…Bad me. Well, sorry if I inconvenienced anyone. =(