The whip sang through the air and I felt it slap the side of my face. I heard Jason and Leria laughing sinisterly, and I realized my mistake. I had just revealed myself to the enemy. Boy, did I feel stupid.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? Oh, yes, I remember now...Keya, the girl who stole my Umbreon!! And now she's trying to steal our Eevees, Leria! I can't believe what a criminal you are!" he said in mock amazement.

"You're the criminal," I said through gritted teeth. "You destroyed Mahogany Town and all the people and Pokémon in it! And now you've come to take what's left!" Something clicked in my head, and I raised my hand at him. A beam of pure energy shot from my hand, throwing both Jason and Leria into the air.

Unfortunately, Leria still clung to the Eevee, and Jason flicked his whip at me one last time. It hit me on my right leg hard, and I fell to the ground. Simon ran from the bushes over to me.

"You ok, Keya?" he asked, and I nodded slowly. The Eevee jumped into my lap, and I was surprised I could understand her.

"Veeon! Veeon! NO! They're going to make him evil!! Veeon!!!!" She kept screaming, but she knew it was no use. Eventually, with Simon's help, I got up, and we went back to the shelter.

"Man, this place looks like the Pokémon Center," Rory was saying as we returned. "I mean, look at this place! Except the people look just as bad as the Pokémon!" He had a point. Every person and Pokémon in the place had some kind of injury.

"Point taken, Sponge," I said from the doorway. Rory glared at me. He hated being called Sponge, but that's what a lot of people had called him until he became a Master.

Eevee jumped up onto Kayse's lap and almost instantly fell asleep. The others all listened as I explained what had just gone on in the wreckage of the city.

"Whew!" Damien whistled. "Total destruction. I hope they rebuild it soon, or Simon and Juilee're out of business." Sara nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, but I have a feeling they're coming back," said Brian, and the room was silent, everyone lost in thought.

It was then that I remembered the voice. Remember your dreams, Airen. it had said. No one had ever called me Airen before, with the exception of my little sister, but they weren't here right now...I sighed and went into the kitchen to maybe find a snack. I was met by a limping Umbreon.

"You know what they'll do to that Eevee," she said. A statement, not a question. I nodded and opened the fridge. "You know that nothing we do can stop him, don't you." Another statement.

"Umbreon, there're two things that I cannot stand. One is the inhalation of smoke and dust. The other is the abuse of Pokémon. And I WON'T stand for it, either! One of us HAS to lose, and it ain't gonna be me!" Umbreon seemed satisfied with this and left the kitchen.

Two days later we were getting ready for the party. I could only hope that there was still something to celebrate.

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It's PARTY TIME!!! I bet you can guess what's going to happen at the party...like it's a hard question...~The Darkness Master