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Tamer of Darkness: A Pokémon Saga!

Chapter 1 – That Darn Krow!

By Kitty

"Eee! Dumb Ratatta!" Rena cursed as she poked her head out of the grass of Route 29. Vela the Eevee popped her head out from above her trainers and looked around. It had been 2 hours since they departed from New Bark Town on their Pokémon Journey.

"Eevee vee…" She remarked in a mocking tone. "Ee eevee vee vee."

"Ooo… You be quite! It's not my fault all these Pokémon are too stupid to know they're SUPPOSED to be caught…" The novice trainer grumbled at her Pokémon in a grumpy fashion.

Crossing her paws atop the girls head Vela responded, "Ee eevee ee vee ee,"

"What?!" Rena shouted, "I am NOT stupid-"

Rustling from the trees silenced the angered trainer as both human and Pokémon stared at the source of the noise. Vela's eyes widened as a flock of angry Pidgey darted from their tree hideout towards the unlucky pair. With Vela clutching her head in terror Rena turned saying in between breaths, "Nice… going… Vela…! Look… what… you… did!"

"Vee?" The Pokémon demanded

"Yes you!" He partner stated, "It certainly wasn't meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!" Suddenly one Pidgey swooped towards Vela, forcing her to duck or have a slice of her fur shaved off.

"LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!" A green Pokémon shot out at the Pidgey causing them to fall back a bit. It then swerved back to deliver a brutal 'Sandstorm' attack making the winged mob retreat to the safety of their tree.

Uncovering her eyes, Rena looked down to peek at their rescuer. He was a short green Pokémon with a spike coming out of his head. Black spots adorned his back above a spiky tail.

"Hey! Tarrit!" A boy about the same age as Rena immerged from the bushes. He was wearing a green T-shirt and jeans that complimented his blonde hair and hazel eyes. Seeing Rena and Vela he smiled, "Oh, sorry if Tarrit frightened you… Larvitar aren't very common around these parts."

"Oh no, he didn't scare me. He actually saved us from some really mad Pidgey…" Rena bent down to pat the Pokémon's head. "What kind of weird Pidgey attack people anyway?" She asked turning towards the bird's tree. "Aren't they supposed to be peaceful?"

Scratching the back of his head the boy answered, "Yeah… For a week now all the Pokémon here have been actin' funky… They're all edgy and paranoid. Tarrit has started to feel it too. Come to think of it all this creepy behavior started when a black Pokémon came to nest with the other birds."

Pondering for a while Rena quickly remembered she hadn't introduced herself, "Oh my gosh! You must think I'm a ditz! Sorry, I'm Rena Elm. I just started my Pokémon journey today."

"Vee Eevee," Vela hinted.

"Oh yeah!" Rena pointed to the Pokémon on her head; "This is Vela, my Eevee!"

Smiling Vela greeted with a warm, "Eeveeee!"

"I'm Josh and this, as you already know, is Tarrit." He motioned towards the little Larvitar.

"Larrrrrr!" It nodded.

"So, what else do you know about this black bird?" Rena questioned as Vela hopped off to socialize with Tarrit.

Shaking his head Josh replied, "Nah, all I knows' that it's black and I've never seen the likes of it before… Maybe it got lost on its migration…"

The watch on Josh's wrist started to beep as he looked at it and said, "Uh-oh. I gotta go; ma's waitin'… Tarrit, c'mon boy!" He waved for the Pokémon to follow him as he called to Rena, "Bye!"

"Bye…" She smiled as he left.

With a disgusted look on her face Vela squeaked, "Eevee Vee? Ee vve veevee ee ee eevee…"

"What? I was NOT flirting… Lair…" Rena crossed her arms as Vela jumped onto her shoulder. "All right, let's go then."

~* 3 HOURS LATER*~

"Woah… Route 29 sure can get creepy after dark…" Shuddering Rena rubbed her arms as Vela huddled closer to her neck.

"Vee…" She agreed. The hairs on the back of her mane pricked up as an eerie 'hoo' came from the trees.

Swerving, Rena turned to face the tree on which the sound originated. "Uh, Velie… Can you, um, go check that out?"

"Ee!" The Pokémon shook her head and shrieked. Reacting to the sound, the things in the bushes flew out at the pair. A flock of Hoothoot dove towards Rena as Vela pushed her to the ground, narrowly escaping the sharp talons.

"Murrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrkrow!" The cry of another Pokémon echoed through the forest as the Hoothoot came around for another flyby. It pulled to the front of the flock, revealing its jet-black feathers and golden beak.

Gritting her teeth, Vela leaped towards the leader, tackling it to the ground. In Confusion, the Hoothoot broke off the attack and scurried back to their homes. Rena pulled herself up to see Vela and the black bird Pokémon rolling over in the dirt, growling in anger.

"Vela! That's the weird black Pokémon Josh told us about! Use your feet to push away!" Rena instructed and the Eevee obeyed, thrusting herself into the air and landing in front of the defender. "Now, Tackle it!"

Turning back to the bird, Vela charged and delivered a crushing tackle that sent it rolling back into the grass. It picked itself up to hobble away as Rena thought, 'This thing will keep freaking out the other Pokémon around here if it gets away! We gotta make sure it can't get away!' Grasping a Pokéball, Rena lifted her hand and released the sphere. It conked the escaping Pokémon on the back of the head and dissolved it in red light.

"Vee… Eevee…" Vela whimpered from behind her trainer, making Rena turn. After collapsing to her knees Rena rushed to her friend, scooping her up. Taking a small red fruit from her pocket, Rena gently fed it to her fallen companion. The Berry recovered a small amount of Vela's health, making her strong enough to stay conscious. Still cradling her Eevee, Rena walked over to the spot were the strange Pokémon stopped. Instead of a black bird, a red and white Pokéball sat in the grass with an indicator saying the ball was occupied. Picking up the new Pokémon, Rena attached the ball to her belt and began to walk to the Cherrygrove Pokémon Center just over the hill.

"Hey, Vela? We caught a Pokémon…" She said quietly.

Opening her big green Eevee eyes Vela replied, "Vee, vee eevee…"(Yeah, we did…)

To Be Continued in Chapter 2 of 'Tamer of Darkness'!

What new Pokémon float in the waters of Cherrygrove? And how will Rena and Vela and their new friend help them?