spiritdew: this chapter came a lot faster than I thought. I guess I just got a stroke of inspiration of something ::looks upward:: well, it works! So enjoy this chapter and I hope to upload the next just as fast!

Chapter 3, Premonition

Abby stood terrified with the paper clenched in her fist. She had to find out who it was who was on the roof with her. She suspected him right away. In his voice, in his movement, she sensed an evil.

It's my fault, she thought. I should've fought him. It's my fault she's gone. A tear fell on her desk and her vision turned blurry. She forced herself to wipe her eyes and pack before she left. Her mind thought too fast to comprehend. She pulled out a small backpack and began stuffing clothes, Poké Balls, her Pokédex and other necessities until it bulged. Then she zipped it up and slung it over her shoulder. Turning around slowly, Abby recalled the memories of Leen and herself in this room, the room she might never see again. Beckoning Girafa, she pulled the door shut behind her and made her way downstairs.

Her mother was seated at the dinner table with a pen in hand staring at a collection of paperwork before her. "Going somewhere?" she asked looking up from the table.

Abby tugged at her backpack straps nervously and said, "Oh, yeah. Don't know how long I'll be. Maybe a week?" Somehow she knew knew it'd be much longer than that but she didn't care to have her mother bug her right now.

"You'll need some food, won't you?" her mother said and without waiting for an answer slipped out of her chair and into the kitchen. Minutes later she returned with 7 packages of neatly wrapped sushi. "This should tide you over. There's a day's worth in each package," she explained while handing over the food.

"Thanks Mom," Abby murmured. "I'll see you soon," I hope.... She walked to the door and without turning back stepped outside with Girafa at her side.

The night was dark but splotched with stars and dimly lit street lamps stood before her. The houses on her street blended into the shadows and the road ahead disappeared into the black sky. Except for the distant sounds of the town and cars, it was silent all around. The only thing that kept Abby from feeling as though she had lost her ability to hear was the clop of Girafa's hooves. There was a soft smell of young blossoms that accompanied the arrival of spring.

"Are you fit for riding?" Abby asked her pokémon hopefully although not expecting an answer.

Girafa whinnied softly and turned her head to look at her back as if indicating to hop on. Abby wasn't sure whether Girafa understood her but at the back of her mind, something told her to go ahead. Trusting her instinct, she carefully mounted her willing pokémon.

The two continued throughout the night, Abby had no plans, no direction and no maps for the journey. She was half relying on Girafa to know where to go. The trainer and her pokémon never exchanged dialogue but it was more because they could talk to each other without actually speaking.

Close to dawn, when the sky was just barely glowing a soft pink, a sight that left Abby speechless was yet to be seen. Abby was beginning to feel tired and had almost no energy left. Girafa sensed her trainer's weariness and began searching for a place to rest. Tucked back behind a grove of trees laid a small field.

Girafa approached one of the larger trees and leaned slightly so that Abby could slide off effortlessly. With just enough energy to keep her eyes open, Abby looked up into the branches of the tree. To her surprise there was teenage boy seated on a branch. He spotted her and leapt down with ease.

"You must be Abby," he said quietly.

How does everybody know who I am? "Yes," she replied shakily.

"You are weak from travel, travel which came unexpected. Be brave, have courage. There is an evil, an evil whom you have met. But keep in mind, this is only the beginning. There appeared a red bird-like creature and the mysterious boy jumped onto it's back. In a flash, they vanished into the lilac sky.