Author's Comment: This is pretty much my first fanfic that I've ever done... and is actually a few years old. Despite the fact that it is a pokemon fic, it really doesn't have much to do with the world of pokemon as we know it. I've had alot of fans of this from my website, and one of them was actually the person to convince me to submit it here.
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Ch 7: Whitey's Legacy
As dawn came, Eclipse and Angel were still side-by-side, and Eclipse was still trembling from her experience. Angel was still wondering what was up, but thought that if she wanted to tell him she would, and so decided it best not to ask. Eclipse, worn both physically and mentally, finally went to sleep from the soothing feeling of Angel scratching her back. Still a little worried, Angel stayed up for another few hours - just to make sure she was okay, before finally drifting off to sleep himself.
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"Mum?"
"Yes, Angel?"
"Where is my dad?"
Moonlight's expression darkened. She knew this day would come, when she would have to tell him, but she had hoped it wouldn't be this soon. "Come here, Angel. It's kind of a sad story."
"Okies," replied Angel as he trotted over to his mother's side.
Moonlight gave a sigh. "Your father was a remarkable Umbreon. He would do anything for the ones he cared for." Her eyes began to have a distant look in them, as if she was thinking of other things. "He was white, like you, but he had… well… a bad side to him, one he couldn't control. He would always sacrifice himself to keep others safe from Darkie, his bad side, but we were always able to bring him back somehow." Her eyes began to get wet with tears. "Then, one day, some of the Eons here had gotten into a brawl. Darkie could never resist getting involved with a fight, and so took over him once again. I was elsewhere, your father had told me to leave in case he changed. However, I had to turn and go back. I realized that I had left Tmlu behind. He was our son, and your older brother. When I finally got back, I… I found him, dead." She wiped away a few tears. Her voice started quivering a little, but she tried to keep it steady for Angel to understand. "Darkie found me, and attacked me, showing how much stronger he had gotten since the last time we had met." Moonlight winced in remembrance. "I ended up being thrown through a tree, and knocked unconscious. When I finally awakened, I saw your father… he was fading quickly… he had given his life to save the rest of the Eons… and…" Moonlight burst into tears.
"Mum? Are you okay?"
"Yes, son… I'm fine… I just…" Moonlight sighed. "I just miss your father so much."
"Don't worry, mum. You'll see him again."
Moonlight looked over at Angel. He seemed so sure of that. No trace of doubt in his mind. "Why do you say that?"
"You just will. Don't worry." Angel got up and began to trot around the cave, looking at all of the stones in the walls. Coming across one in the back of the cave, he stopped and turned back to his mom. "What's this?"
Moonlight got to her feet and walked to where Angel was standing. She gaped at what he had discovered. It was an inscription, scratched into the wall of the cave with a claw - Whitey loves Mlu forever. Underneath it was a drawing of a feather.
"Who are Whitey and Mlu?"
"It's…" She smiled slightly, and touched the carving
tenderly. "Whitey was your father's nickname, and Mlu was mine."
Angel looked back at the etching. "What is the feather for?"
"Your father was my angel…" Moonlight hugged him with a paw. "And you are named in remembrance of him." Angel smiled. He hoped that one day he would become like his father. "All we can do is keep him in our hearts… that is the way he can live forever…"
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Angel woke up. The sun wasn't fully down yet, so it would probably still be a while before Eclipse awoke. He smiled at the thought of being next to her. There was something about her… something that made him feel different. Smiling happily, he looked around. There was something familiar about this cave… his face twisted. Something very familiar. Angel situated Eclipse so she was not lying against him, and got up. He started walking around the cave, looking at all of the stones in the wall. He seemed to know them somehow. Coming to the rear of the cave, he stopped in amazement. There was the inscription… the one for his mother. He blew away the dust inside the words, making them clearer to read, and smiled. This was his home… after all these years... he was back home. Was it destiny, or coincidence? He glanced back at Eclipse. He sure hoped it was destiny.
