Our heroes continue on their adventure. They're first stop is Invagam City for Ichigo's first gym battle.
"There should be a pokemon center we can rest at just up ahead." Rukia said.
"Good. I could use a little rest." Orihime said. "While we're here, maybe I should start thinking about getting a new pokemon for my next competition."
"I should probably catch a few myself for my gym battle." Ichigo said. Ichigo and Orihime are thinking about catching a new pokemon. They just might get their chance.
You're just a kid on a quest
To be the best of the best
Someday your destined for power and glory
You know you're up to the test
There's only one way to tell this story
Be a hero
Be a hero
All the power is at your command
Face your fears and show you're a hero
The future of the world is in your hands
Pokémon
(Ichigo's voice) Rare Mooning
Once Ichigo arrived at the pokemon center, they went to see Nurse Joy. They handed her all of their pokemon to her to make sure they're okay.
"Thanks for taking all of our pokemon, Nurse Joy." Ichigo said.
"No problem. It's what I do." Nurse Joy said as she gladly took all of them in.
"Nurse Joy!" A few trainers came running in with their pokemon in their arms, all of their pokemon looked injured.
"Oh my! It happened again, didn't it?" Nurse Joy said as she knew what could have caused this.
"Yeah. We were only trying to catch it." One of the trainers claimed.
"Catch it? Are they talking about a pokemon?" Ichigo questioned as this sounded rather interesting.
"Yes. There's actually a very rare Umbreon that lives around here." Nurse Joy said. "Many trainers have tried to catch it, but it's not easy. Many pokemon have battled it and it's beaten all of them."
"Umbreon...? Isn't Umbreon one of the evolve forms of Eevee like my Sylveon?" Orihime asked.
"It is. It's the dark-type evolution." Rukia said. "Seeing an Umbreon in the wild is a little rare, but what is it about this Umbreon that makes so many trainers come and try to catch it."
"Well, this Umbreon is a little different than most Umbreon." Nurse Joy explained. "This Umbreaon is actually a different color than most Umbreon."
"A wild Umbreon that's also a different color? The sound of that alone makes it sound." Chad said.
"Sounds like an interesting thing to see. I say we should check it out." Ichigo said. The others agreed to that. They want to see this very rare Umbreon for themselves.
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The Forest
As soon as all of their pokemon were checked, they grabbed their pokemon and headed into the forest. They want to see this rare Umbreon for themselves, but finding one really rare pokemon in such a large forest isn't going to be easy.
"Where do we start to find this Umbreon?" Ichigo questioned
"It's got to be around here somewhere." Rukia said. "We just need to keep our eyes open for anything that might look out of the ordinary."
"What are we looking for exactly?" Orihime questioned. "If this Umbreon is a different color than most, how are we suppose to know what to look for?"
"It would still be shaped like an Umbreon. It would just look like a different color." Rukia said like it should be that obvious.
"You mean like that one." Chad said as he pointed ahead. All of them looked at the top of a ledge. They saw an Umbreon standing right there and it looked so different. It's rings were blue and it's eyes were yellow. It also looked like it's been in some serious battles.
"That's it! That's an Umbreon and it's a different color!" Rukia said as she can't believe they actually found it.
"Wow..." Ichigo said as he was amazed with what he was seeing alone. "I feel like I'm looking at a rare blue moon."
"This is perfect!" Orihime said as she reached for a pokeball. "Having that Umbreon would be great. It and Sylveon could make a great team. I just have to catch it. Sylveon, come on out!"
"Sylveon!"
"Sylveon, let's catch us that Umbreon! Here I come, Umbreon!" Orihime said. "Sylveon, Quick Attack!" Sylveon charged right at Umbreon with some speed, but Umbreon was ready for it. A barrier formed around it and repelled Sylveon. Then, Umbreon used the power of it's mind and lifted Sylveon off the ground. Sylveon appeared to be in trouble.
"That Umbreon is smart. It used Protect to repel Sylveon and used Psychic to slip past the defenses." Rukia said.
"Umbreon!" Umbreon used Shadow Ball and blasted Sylveon with it and Sylveon got blasted back to the ground. However, Umbreon was taking some deep breaths.
"Umbreon looks tired." Orihime said.
"I'll bet. Just look at it." Ichigo said as they all tried to look closely at Umbreon. "Umbreon has been through a lot of battles. It must have battled so many trainers just like Nurse Joy said. Umbreon must be close to exhaustion."
"The poor thing." Orihime said as they were all beginning to feel sorry for it. Umbreon still had some fight in it as it jumped into the air and launched stars from it's tail. The stars blasted around them and provided a cover for Umbreon to run off.
"Umbreon, wait!" Ichigo called, but Umbreon was already gone.
"That Umbreon has plenty of fight in it." Chad said. Ichigo was impressed with what he just saw. Umbreon is cunning and strong. He just couldn't get that Umbreon out of his head.
"Let's try to find it again." Ichigo said as he ran ahead and climbed up the ledge with Absol following.
"Ichigo, wait." Rukia said. "What are you going to do? Poor Umbreon must be tired from all the constant battles it gets."
"I'm not stupid. I can see that. I just... I just feel like I have to see Umbreon again." Ichigo said as he went on ahead and he and Absol went looking for Umbreon. The others followed alone and tried to go with them.
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Ichigo
Ichigo and Absol were already far ahead of the others. Just seeing that Umbreon again gave Ichigo the extra boost he needs to try and find it. Ichigo and Absol moved through the woods and kept their eyes open.
"I'm sure Umbreon ran in this direction. It couldn't have gotten all that far." Ichigo said as he looked around, but wasn't sure where Umbreon went.
"Absol." Absol alerted Ichigo. He looked through some bushes and spotted Umbreon trying to rest there. Umbreon may have been resting, but was taking deep breaths.
"Umbreon really is tired." Ichigo said. "It must have gone through plenty of battles and still avoided being caught." Ichigo felt sympathetic for Umbreon. It's a fighter and knows how to take the hits. Ichigo didn't feel right trying to catch it now. He looked around and spotted a tree with some oran berries on it. "Perfect." Ichigo went right over to the tree and picked a few of them. Once he got them, he moved closer to Umbreon. Umbreon became alert of Ichigo's presence and jumped right into action. "It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you."
"Umbreon..." Umbreon was keeping it's guard up. Ichigo showed he was being gentle by placing the berries down.
"Eat these. They'll give you some strength." Ichigo said. Umbreon was a little distrustful, but went with it. Umbreon sniffed the berries for safety and soon took a bite. Umbreon already felt a jolt of energy and started eating more. While Umbreon was eating, something was watching them through the trees. "You're one tough pokemon, aren't you, Umbreon?"
"Umbreon?"
"I mean it. You look like quite the fighter." Ichigo said. Ichigo was fascinated with what Umbreon could do. Before they could talk about it more, Absol sensed something. "Absol? What's wrong?" Absol turned to the trees and they all saw something fly right out of it and grabbed the last berry before Umbreon could eat it. "What was that?" They all got a better look as it landed on a branch and saw it was just a Spearow. "Oh... It's just Spearow."
"Spearow." Spearow went on ahead and ate the berry.
"Hey! That was for Umbreon!" Ichigo said. "What makes you think it was okay to just swipe it?" Spearow didn't seem to care. It just sounded like it was mocking Umbreon. Umbreon got a bit annoyed and unleashed Swift at it. Spearow got hit by the attack. It was a little dumbfounded, but that quickly turned to rage.
"Spearow!" Spearow unleashed a loud cry and alerted other Spearow. None of them really looked happy.
"I think it's time to go." Ichigo said as he didn't like the sound of that. "Umbreon, let's go!" Ichigo and Absol ran off with Umbreon following. The Spearow chased after them like ravage animals. Ichigo and the others tried running from them, but they were starting to catch up. They're main target was really Umbreon as they started to swarm around Umbreon and kept pecking and scratching it. "Umbreon!" Ichigo dived in and tried to protect Umbreon from them. "Absol, try and chase them away with Razord Wind!"
"Absol!" Absol pushed the Spearow away and used Razor Wind like Ichigo said. It hit some and allowed them to make a run for it as Ichigo carried Umbreon out of there.
"Nice work. Those Spearow are crazy." Ichigo said. He looked down at Umbreon and saw it took even more damage. "Hang in there, Umbreon." Umbreon was a little touched that Ichigo's helping. A nice change of pace from everyone trying to catch it.
"Ichigo!" Ichigo looked ahead and saw his friends were able to find them.
"Hey. Glad you guys found me." Ichigo said.
"You moron. Don't just run off on your own." Rukia said.
"Oh no. What happened to poor Umbreon?" Orihime said as she noticed the bad shape it was in.
"Some crazy pokemon. It needs medical help." Ichigo said. All of them took a rest and they all did what they could to help poor Umbreon.
"That should do it." Rukia said as she added finishing touches. "Umbreon just needs a little rest now." Ichigo was going to make sure of that as he sat against a tree and held Umbreon in it's arms. All of them set themselves down as they waited. Taking it back to the center wasn't a good idea with so many trainers wanting it.
"Don't worry, Umbreon. We got you covered." Ichigo said. "I've got to say that I am impressed by what you can do. You're one tough pokemon." Ichigo continues to be amazed with Umbreon and Umbreon was a little impressed with Ichigo.
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Later
It took a few hours, but Umbreon was able to move on it's own again. They saw Umbreon was able to move around easily and that was a good thing to see.
"Looks like you're all better." Ichigo said. They were all glad to see that Umbreon is all better. Seeing that, Ichigo grabbed his stuff and was getting ready to go. "Time to hit the road."
"Really? Ichigo, don't you want to catch it?" Orihime questioned.
"Maybe, but Umbreon's been through enough today." Ichigo said. He was willing to let it go, but Umbreon wasn't. Umbreon ran in front of Ichigo and was trying to say something to it.
"Do you think maybe Umbreon wants to go with you, Ichigo?" Chad said.
"Seriously?" Ichigo said. It was what he wanted. "You got it." Ichigo was happy about it, but Umbreon looked like it wanted to battle first. "You want to battle? Man, you got a lot of spunk. Absol, let's do this."
"Absol." Absol stepped forward and was ready for battle.
"Umbreon's been through a lot. Let's not drag this out." Ichigo said. "Absol, go with one strike and use Razor Wind!" Absol readied the attack and blasted Umbreon pretty hard with it. Ichigo didn't want this to last, and reached for a pokeball. "Go!" Ichigo tossed a pokeball at it with Umbreon going inside. It shook around a little, but Umbreon popped right out again.
"Amazing! Umbreon just won't give up the fight! That's one resilient pokemon!" Rukia said.
"Umbreon!" Umbreon used Shadow Ball on the ground and caused rocks to fly out. That's when it used Psychic and had the rocks bash against Absol.
"Absol, Swords Dance!" Ichigo said. Absol generated swords around it and had his power increases. "Razor Wind once more!" Absol used the attack and it held more power to it. Umbreon got hit hard by the attack this time. "One more time!" Ichigo tossed another ball. Umbreon went inside when it hit. The ball shook around and they were all hoping for the best. When it dinged, it was confirmed. Umbreon was now Ichigo's with all of them excited.
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The Pokemon Center
"We're back, Nurse Joy." Ichigo said as they made it back to the pokemon center. "Could you take care of one of my pokemon again?"
"Sure. Which one?" Nurse Joy asked.
"This one." Ichigo said as he actually wanted to show off. He released Umbreon from it's pokeball and placed it right on Nurse Joy's desk.
"You actually caught it?!" Nurse Joy said as she and others who could see it were astonished.
"Umbreon, I know we're going to make a great team." Ichigo said as he petted Umbreon's head as he was glad to have his new pokemon.
Ichigo has caught his first Kalos pokemon: Umbreon. Now that Umbreon has joined the family, our heroes continue on as the family got just a little more special. Soon, Invagam City will be coming. Stay tune to see where they go from here.
To Be Continued...
Pokémon Question: Here's the answer to the last question. The correct answer is...Sunflora! Sunflora convert sunlight into nutrition for themselves. Here's the next question. What pokemon is the mortal enemy of Durant?
