A girl with black hair and blood red eyes stood on a balancing beam wearing a style that was passed down through generations. Moving effortlessly over it she spun and jumped on one leg. Dawn had run back to Lila's office for some more training and stayed there after visiting her friend Leona. Spending the night over she stayed there for the next couple of days brushing up on her skills. After the attempted murder on her friend May she grew determined to protect her next time he came back for her.

"When do I really get to go out there? I know training is necessary but I have to get out of here."

She started to get impatient. She wanted to expand her boundaries and finally go out there as her alter ego that ran in the family. She spend every last minute of her spare time recently bonding with her partner and discovering her new physical limits when tapping into the earrings power.

Jumping long range to a set of uneven bars she landed perfectly on the lower one. The bar bended slightly but it held her weight so she bended over to grab the higher one and hang from it.

"Getting tired of Lila's office already?"

Dawn meanwhile turned on the beam and launched herself in the air. Performing four screws in the air she had finished them quickly enough to grab hold of the bar with time to spare.

"No. It's just I expected to go out there sooner you know."

Stopping her swinging she held a vertical handstand with just her left arm. Still getting used to her agility that shouldn't be humanly possible.

"Even if your physique and stamina goes beyond a normal human you aren't ready for a fight yet."

The natural blue haired girl didn't even stop a purse snatcher. People who can use aura, metamorphosis, ice powers and other individuals with non human restrictions were too dangerous to engage for her. She grasped the basics of combat pretty well but her advanced tactics were lacking cause the newest carrier of the earring needed a lesson when it came to having powers like hers.

"A little exercise on the streets wouldn't be so bad. You have to learn to travel around town too. Tonight you're going to go through the city only a few can do."

"Yes!"

Hearing that her spirit partner finally gave her permission to go out she was incredibly excited. It would be the first time she'd get to use her powers in the field and despite the lack of combat she wanted to know how it felt when Ash could jump between roofs so easily when he sometimes came over for a quick bite.

"Call your mom first."

"Bummer!"

Dawn leaped off the bar and landed perfectly on the landing pad. Taking a towel from a bench she wiped the sweat of her forehead. Taking a drink from a bottle of water still in her disguise she started to feel over her stomach. With all the walkout she's been doing her belly started to show some hints of muscles. Not wanting to turn into a muscular freak she kept herself to a strict training regime.

Opening the secret hatch leading to Lila's penthouse Dawn jumped down without taking the ladder downstairs. Knowing that nobody can see her in disguise through the windows she crashed on Lila's sofa. Grabbing her phone Dawn called her home number.

Umbreon kept quiet just observing Dawn's actions. Normally when a descendant gets to out with permission for the first time to use their powers they were normally jumping up and down to tell their parents.

"She's surprisingly calm about…"

"Mom! I'm going out tonight with Umbreon!"

"And there it is." The spirit thinking that some things never change in the bloodline.

"One moment!" Before Johanna would set her free there were some things to take care off.

"Yes?" The youngest Berlitz knows that her mother had put in some restrictions when it came to this.

"Not you. Her." The former model wishing to speak to her ancestor instead.

"Yes?"

"Wait? You can communicate over the phone?" Dawn only thinking that a physical presence nearby was enough to talk. It told she's yet to discover just exactly she's capable off now and with not enough battle experience to really get into action.

"Is she ready?"

"I'm only taking Dawn out for a run. Nothing more."

"Just a run huh? Promise me you hold her to one rule tonight."

"No fighting. I already said it to her and I intend to keep Dawn to that one." Umbreon beating Johanna to the punch. She wasn't letting this to getting to her head and be way over it.

"Good that we agree on it." Even if the spirit promised to take care of her daughter Johanna's motherly instinct kicked in. It wasn't every day your little girl was going to go out for the first time and test her powers.

"If things go south she can always hide in the shadows. No need to worry. The only injuries she will pick up tonight is if she lands wrong, which won't happen."

"Where are you going with her?" Johanna wanting to know what the training area will be. Preferring something out of the busy streets of Veilstone City a bit more remote place would be better for Dawn.

"The docks."

She already had set out a course for Dawn to follow. The layout might've changed a lot since she took Johanna there when they started but the things she needed for Dawn to do should still be there for use.

"Same course as what you did with me?"

"If the harbor is still the same."

"Ok. Now for you."

"Yes mom?"

"Be careful. I know you must be excited to finally go out there but as your mother I beg you to listen to Umbreon tonight and not go making your own decisions."

"No need to worry mom! I'll be sure to do whatever she says. I'll come back home first thing in the morning."

"Love you sweetheart."

"Love you mom!"

Hanging up the phone Dawn started to do cartwheels in excitement.

"I would tell to take a preemptive night nap but you're probably itching to get out there. Just try and take it."

Despite Umbreon advising her host to get some rest Dawn wouldn't shut an eye. She was looking forward to this moment for the longest time. With the sky finally turning dark she looked out the windows of the penthouse for the last time.

"Here's a little test for you when you get there. Sneak inside through the front gate without someone spotting you."

"Isn't that illegal?"

"As long as you don't get seen it's legal. And you're not stealing anything. Just inspecting the area for bad guys."

"Still not done training?"

"Lila?"

"You're still dressed like you're planning to go out." The stylist finished today's work of running her business when she got back to her penthouse to check on her current roommate.

"I am going out. Umbreon lets me play outside."

"Big day for you isn't it then?"

"You bet it is!"

"Do I need to drop you off somewhere or will you manage?"

"Take the ride. Your stamina isn't big enough to cover the distance from here."

Frustrated that the spirit didn't trust her enough to cover long distances but will do as she says.

"Umbreon says I have to take the ride."

"I'll drive you to the docks."

"How did you know?" Dawn couldn't believe the stylist knew her destination.

"Your mother told me once her first trip with the powers were at the docks. Figured she's doing it again with you."

Putting on her regular clothes over her costume she returned her eyes and hair back to normal. Taking the elevator and getting out of the building into Lila's car the stylist drove her someway to her testing ground. Arriving at the destination Dawn touched her jewel and her hair and eyes changed again.

"Good luck Umbreon." The stylist wishing Dawn a good night went back to her office. Dawn raced out of the car into a sidestreet.. With nobody seeing her she could see the main entrance of the area she's supposed to stealth her way through. There was a line of trucks and multiple booths where security personnel were stationed. Checking a booth were the line was short she wanted to get into that line.

Looking around for something to use Dawn could see a truck reaching the front gate. Having seen in movies how people snuck in she figured she grabbed the underside of it and make her way in that way.

Sticking to the dark spots as much as possible she came near the truck. Hiding under it for a second to catch her breath she looked for something to hold onto. Seeing nothing where she can get a solid grip on to ride the truck as well she needed to get out underneath it before it would drive away.

The girl waited for a moment till she was sure the coast was clear. Right at that time two security people checked the underside of the truck. Thanks to her earring Dawn blended into the shadow that was cast under the vehicle.

"These are innocent people. Don't lay a hand on them or this partnership is over!"

Umbreon warning her not to touch them in any way. The objective of this exercise was to sneak in and out without the crew or anyone realizing they were ever there.

"Umbreon? There's no shadow to hide in and get over there."

"Think outside the box. Go for style points. You can't use the shadows but you still have other things others don't have."

"All clear! Go on!"

One of the guards yelled at the truck driver after inspecting his papers giving him the ok to pass through the gates. Dawn starting to panic a bit but with one of the men having his back turned she jumped into his shadow.

"What's wrong Sly?"

The man on the right asked his coworker while the truck was driving away. With the engine out of hearing they went back to their station with Dawn hiding in a human sized shadow. While walking back the mans shadow she was in he turned.

"Just have the suspicion something is following me."

Dawn held her breath and started to get frightened beyond belief. Never before has she felt so scared with the droopy gaze of the man feeling like daggers into her eyes. Frozen like a statue Dawn didn't make a single noise but she could feel her heart beat in her throat.

"Could be just a moth man. Those things come alive at night when the lights go on. Maybe you shouldn't have taken that third nightshift."

"Can't wait for it to be dawn so I can sleep."

Hearing her name being spoken out Dawn started to lose it. Why couldn't she have gotten something that didn't require a short distance and nerves of steel to pull off. The men turned around and walked to their station with the girl sneaking behind them.

Getting inside their tollbooth the stealthy character jumped on the roof of it. The thud echoing back in the booth Dawn quickly jumped away before one of them could get outside.

"Hear that?"

"It's a seagull man."

"Must be a pretty big one then."

"We're here. Now what?"

Not wanting to do that anytime soon Dawn asked her companion why here of all places. She was in the middle of a container shipyard not nothing much more but a bunch of boxes laying around.

"To your left. Climb the crane however you like."

Eyeing the tall structure it was certainly bigger from close by compared to seeing from a distance or in a book. Dawn was let down that after what she went through going to the top of a construction crane was not exciting at all after the trip over here on the rooftops.

"Without using the stairs."

Umbreon throwing another spanner in the works Dawn had to work for it unlike any other. Running to crane she did a jump which landed her on the cross-section which went through the entire length of the structure.

Jumping and vaulting left and right she made her way up the crane till she reached the control cabin. With one last jump she landed on top of the cabin. Umbreon challenged her to go further and walk over the long section in which the wrench of the crane ran to the end the crane hook went down.

Reaching the edge she looked out over the harbor. Seeing ships in the distance they were nothing but tiny lights. Looking down seeing people at work nobody noticed she was basically looking down on them all. Staying in Lila's building helped with getting rid of any fear of heights and her hours on the balancing beam put to good use right now.

"What a view. This would make a great profile picture if I had my camera."

"Go down."

Dawn turned on her feet and walked back to the centerpiece of the crane. Not with gravity working with her she felt confident as long as she didn't slip.

"Not through the crane again. Find a way down without jumping at the end."

Umbreon stopping Dawn again she looked all around her. Seeing nothing but a steep drop on the other end she protested.

"How do I get down?"

"Figure it out yourself."

Her new host needed to learn to let go of what her mind tells her what isn't possible. Her whole life she was bound by the laws of physics and kept telling herself 'there's no way I can do that' instead 'of how can I do it with what I have at my disposal?' Learning new limits that don't apply to others is a tricky part of learning how to be a true protector and it was hardest with people who lacked imagination. Hanging around with Dawn the girl had some at least when designing clothes. Umbreon hoped she could implement it in a way to her actions outside.

"Hey there!"

The new voice startling Dawn she lost her balance. Trying to lean her weight backwards to regain her footing gravity had other idea's and pulled her down with an invisible force. Preparing for the longest drop she'll ever experience and a landing that would be the last one she'll ever make she started to fear for her life and that she'd die on her first night out she panicked.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

Her fall stopped. She still felt weightless but there was no momentum. Just a chill.

Feeling something cold touch her leg she looked for what caught her. A figure dressed like her only this one had white and blue as a color motive compared to her black and yellow one. An icy spike trapped her leg preventing her from falling further.

"Get me up!" Before the new person could introduce herself Dawn demanded that she would help get her to her feet again.

Smiling at her at finally meeting one like herself the icy heroine was not expecting their first meeting to go like this.

She seemed to be of her age at least. Also the distressed tone of the heroine sounded familiar but she couldn't tell why over the fact she's still panicking while dangling halfway off the edge. Recognizing the same style of outfit she wore too the others eyes were so red May wouldn't believe that color existed.

"You are Umbreon right?"

The icy heroine pulled the shadow heroine back up on the structure. Now that Dawn somewhat had solid ground again she was a bit overwhelmed by the sudden showing of the one Ash talked about in person.

"She knows me?"

"She's another gem holder like you. Of course she knows who you are. Unlike you she actually got to hear it from her parents without getting abducted. And yes, I'm still bitter about what your mom did. Anyway meet Glaceon."

The other gem holder still smiling to her joked a bit over their first meeting.

"Don't slip! We barely got to know each other sis!"

May and Dawn meet. Let's see how this turns out.

Haven't got much to say at the end of these.

See you around.