The rocks below us were breaking apart, and I only just got out of the way. Umbreon, however, did not.
I ran to the edge of the cliff, and far below, I saw him. Umbreon's original trainer. He had a dynamite stick in his hand, and he was laughing.
Umbreon was falling toward him, toward a giant net he'd stretched between the trees and the cliff side. I couldn't lose Umbreon now, not when she'd already been so friendly to me. And I would NEVER let her go back to that abusive trainer.
"What I do to Umbreon will be far worse than what I did to Houndour!" the boy yelled up at me. For the first time since I'd left home, I was afraid. Truly afraid. Because I knew that this boy was telling the truth.
Suddenly something happened inside me. It was like I was...changing, somehow. Becoming something...different. Something powerful. And this strange new power inside me took control, and before I knew what was happening, I was falling from the cliff, but falling slowly.
I told myself that I HAD to get to Umbreon, no matter what, and I began to fall faster. So fast, in fact, that I caught up with Umbreon, grabbing her before I avoided the net and landed softly in front of the boy. Somewhere in my mind I found his name. Jason.
"Foolish boy," I said calmly, and his eyes widened in fear. Umbreon jumped to the ground in front of me, ready to fight her former master.
"Foolish boy, to think Pokémon are nothing but pawns in your game, things you can manipulate as you please. I believe it's time you learned the truth." I gave a slight nod to Umbreon as I said, "Lesson one. Loyalty is everything."
If Umbreon's Shadow Ball didn't finish him, I knew that he would never come looking for us again. Umbreon and I floated back up to our temporary house, and I thought about this new power inside me.
"So it's YOU," said a voice. I looked around. The only other one with me who could have spoken was Umbreon, and that wasn't likely. But still...
"Umbreon? Did you just...say something?" I asked, and Umbreon walked over to me.
"I did. I'd suspected it was you, at first, although I never expected the Glowing One to have only a Pidgey as a companion-"
"What did you just call me?" I asked. Umbreon laughed.
"The Glowing One. The only human on Earth with the ability to speak to Dark Pokémon. Anyone else would hear me saying my own name, or nothing at all. You, Glowing One, are the exception. You've been given your power for a reason, although it may not be the best one."
"What reason is that?" I asked, bewildered and a little afraid.
"Dark Pokémon everywhere are in trouble, Airenkeya," said Umbreon, using my true name.
"Most people just call me Keya," I replied, but Umbreon continued like she hadn't noticed.
"We need your help, Glowing One. There are...others. Others who care, as you do, for Dark Pokémon. But you are the one who must find them, Keya. You're the only one who CAN!" Umbreon paused, then looked up at me with pain in her eyes. "I tried, once. All I found was that unthinkable excuse for a trainer, Jason. But I'm not his anymore. I'm yours to command, my friend, as long as you wish." Umbreon looked up at me expectantly then, like I was supposed to say something.
I thought hard about what had happened that day, surprised that it had only happened in a day, and came to an answer.
"Yes," I said softly, "I understand. I'll help. Just tell me how."
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How was it for Chapter three? Keya's gonna have an entire series about her, and her adventures. On to Chapter four!! ~The Darkness Master
I ran to the edge of the cliff, and far below, I saw him. Umbreon's original trainer. He had a dynamite stick in his hand, and he was laughing.
Umbreon was falling toward him, toward a giant net he'd stretched between the trees and the cliff side. I couldn't lose Umbreon now, not when she'd already been so friendly to me. And I would NEVER let her go back to that abusive trainer.
"What I do to Umbreon will be far worse than what I did to Houndour!" the boy yelled up at me. For the first time since I'd left home, I was afraid. Truly afraid. Because I knew that this boy was telling the truth.
Suddenly something happened inside me. It was like I was...changing, somehow. Becoming something...different. Something powerful. And this strange new power inside me took control, and before I knew what was happening, I was falling from the cliff, but falling slowly.
I told myself that I HAD to get to Umbreon, no matter what, and I began to fall faster. So fast, in fact, that I caught up with Umbreon, grabbing her before I avoided the net and landed softly in front of the boy. Somewhere in my mind I found his name. Jason.
"Foolish boy," I said calmly, and his eyes widened in fear. Umbreon jumped to the ground in front of me, ready to fight her former master.
"Foolish boy, to think Pokémon are nothing but pawns in your game, things you can manipulate as you please. I believe it's time you learned the truth." I gave a slight nod to Umbreon as I said, "Lesson one. Loyalty is everything."
If Umbreon's Shadow Ball didn't finish him, I knew that he would never come looking for us again. Umbreon and I floated back up to our temporary house, and I thought about this new power inside me.
"So it's YOU," said a voice. I looked around. The only other one with me who could have spoken was Umbreon, and that wasn't likely. But still...
"Umbreon? Did you just...say something?" I asked, and Umbreon walked over to me.
"I did. I'd suspected it was you, at first, although I never expected the Glowing One to have only a Pidgey as a companion-"
"What did you just call me?" I asked. Umbreon laughed.
"The Glowing One. The only human on Earth with the ability to speak to Dark Pokémon. Anyone else would hear me saying my own name, or nothing at all. You, Glowing One, are the exception. You've been given your power for a reason, although it may not be the best one."
"What reason is that?" I asked, bewildered and a little afraid.
"Dark Pokémon everywhere are in trouble, Airenkeya," said Umbreon, using my true name.
"Most people just call me Keya," I replied, but Umbreon continued like she hadn't noticed.
"We need your help, Glowing One. There are...others. Others who care, as you do, for Dark Pokémon. But you are the one who must find them, Keya. You're the only one who CAN!" Umbreon paused, then looked up at me with pain in her eyes. "I tried, once. All I found was that unthinkable excuse for a trainer, Jason. But I'm not his anymore. I'm yours to command, my friend, as long as you wish." Umbreon looked up at me expectantly then, like I was supposed to say something.
I thought hard about what had happened that day, surprised that it had only happened in a day, and came to an answer.
"Yes," I said softly, "I understand. I'll help. Just tell me how."
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How was it for Chapter three? Keya's gonna have an entire series about her, and her adventures. On to Chapter four!! ~The Darkness Master