Elite Circle



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A pair of indigo eyes opens in a pitch black room. The only sounds that can be heard are a pokemon's breathing. The eyes fall on the room clock. It reads midnight.

"Already?" Karen asks as she throws off the covers. She carefully makes her way out of the room without disturbing her Houndoom. After she is dressed, she goes down for some breakfast. Before she can enter the kitchen, she notices her Houndoom sitting in the entrance. She laughs as it walks up to her with its bowl in its mouth. She takes it and goes into the kitchen. Her other pokemon have already assembled there. But they seem to have gotten their own food already. Karen fills Houndoom's bowl, then turns to her own food.

"You guys didn't eat it all, did ya?" she jokes. This draws a collective groan from the group. "You have no sense of humor at all, you know that?" she says pulling out some eggs. After breakfast the whole group goes out. After about a half-hour of walking, they arrive at Indigo Lake. She chuckles a bit. If the others find out she left and went here again.....She sighs. It can be really confining up there.

"Hence the reason I have to keep sneaking out. At least they know I love the night all ready." The moon is starting to set over the lake. A few Remoraid are around, but not much else can be seen. Karen watches the fish pokemon with a bit of sadness. Most trainers fear the night, and the pokemon that go with it. Dark-type pokemon are given a really bad name almost everywhere.

"And here I am, in the most prestigious group in the world with Darks." She mumbles. Houndoom brushes against her leg. Her Sneasel is on the other side and takes her hand. For a moment, all of her pokemon are around her. She sighs. "We better head back......"





**Elite Circle Commons Building**



"KAREN!" Bruno shouts. Karen is unfazed. The others are just shaking their heads.

"You boys are a bunch of babies. I can take care of myself." Karen replies. Lance gives her a cold stare.

"That isn't the point. What if something happened?! Do you realize what would happen up here?" Karen doesn't even look at the Dragon Master.

"Karen, you gave up some freedom when you came here. You were told about that. It comes with the territory." Koga puts in. Karen is still in her staring contest with Bruno. Will is silent. At least, it seems that way.

////Karen.//// he says telepathically, //// At least take a bodyguard with you or something. I hate these meetings, and I know you do too.//// Karen turns to him.

"If you hate them so much, stop calling them!!" she shouts. The others, whom are not psychic of course, are completely confused. Karen gets up and storms out, leaving the others to wonder what to do now.





"I'm not a little baby!" Karen screams as she slams the door to her house. Her pokemon look up at her frightened. Karen is usually dark, but she doesn't usually yell.....at least not like that. Karen leans against the wall and takes a deep breath. "Gotta calm down..." she says. Her Sneasel comes up to her and gives her the puppy eyes. She manages to smile. "Don't worry, I'm not mad at you guys." She says. That seems to make the pokemon feel a bit better. She looks at her wall. There are pictures of the group together.

"There were two girls before.....so why is it now four against one?" she wonders. She decides to find out.......tomorrow.