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.

Oh, and now it starts getting better. )

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Ch 8: Overseer

Unknown to Angel, another Eon had been watching ever since he first arrived. The Espeon growled in a low pitch as he saw Angel enter the cave. "I knew you'd return… and now the Dark Crystal has a new host. Your mother may have protected you when you were young, but you have returned, with no mother to protect you. Only a few remain in this pack - all because of that fateful battle." The Espeon winced in pain as he thought of his daughter, Sunlight. She hadn't made it. He had watched in horror as she died slowly, the dark and multi-energy combo burning away at her skin as he stood by. All efforts to save her had failed. And it was all Angel's fault. Nothing could convince him otherwise.

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Eclipse woke slowly. Her body ached all over - the storm and cold weather had taken its toll. She sneezed, sending a small energy ball into the wall in front of her. Great. Just great. She had a cold.

Looking groggily around her, Eclipse found that Angel was nowhere to be seen - again. She sighed. Maybe that's all he was was an Angel; appearing only occasionally. Looking outside the cave, she breathed in deeply, only to sniffle a bit and sneeze again, sending another energy ball, this one larger than the first; flying outside the cave.

"Whoa!" hollered a familiar voice. "Watch where you aim that thing!" The voice's owner peeked his head into the side of the cave. It was Angel! He gave her a teasing smirk. "I go out to get breakfast and this is the thanks I get?" With that, his head went back out of sight, then reappeared, carrying in his jaws a roughly made basket; filled with berries, nuts, and other edible plants, and set it down in front of her. "Sorry it's not much… you wouldn't believe, but there isn't another animal around here for quite a distance." He kneeled down beside her.

Eclipse looked up at him thankfully. He hadn't left - he had stayed with her. "Thank you," she whispered weakly, and divided the food equally between them.

"Are you okay?"

"Don't worry… it's just ah… ah… ahh…" she paused and tried to hold her breath; but found that it would not stop the oncoming rush. Quickly, she turned her head to face the wall and suddenly sneezed, sending another energy ball, bigger than the first two, into the rocks, shattering some of them like glass. Eclipse was a bit startled at what she had done.

"A cold?" asked Angel. Eclipse nodded and blushed a bit. "Well," commented Angel as he got a little closer, "we'd better keep you warm, then." Eclipse turned her head away as her face turned bright red. "Come on. You need to eat as well, and we'll stay here for a while. At least until you get better." Eclipse nodded and they both began to eat.

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The Espeon on the ridge stood, his breath visible in the frosty air. "I see you have brought a friend, Angel." He leaned over the edge menacingly. "Her fate will be no different," he stated coldly.

"Sunset," came a harsh whisper from behind him. The Espeon turned quickly to see a Jolteon standing behind him.

"What is it, Spiny?"

"You've been out here for quite some time now. What's going on?"

"He finally returned," stated Sunset as he walked towards the rest of the pack with anger in his eyes. "Angel, the demon - child has returned."