Chapter 2: Arrival
Point of View: Umbreon
I found myself standing in the false reality of the pokeball that so many pokemon have been trapped in. I was on top of a grassy hill, and on top of this hill was a decent sized tree with many leaves at the top. It was night in this place, and I could see many stars in the sky along with an artificial moon. Other than the hill, it was a grassland that went on as far as the eye could see with trees here and there. This place wasn't really that creative. In fact, it was a rather boring setting.
'How in the hell do you fit all of this in a damn ball?' I shouted mentally.
I had never been in a pokeball before and only heard horror stories about them as well. Supposedly they are these prison's you can only leave when your master lets you out. On top of all that you are alone. Nothing was real here. The grass, the air, the moon everything is fake. Like, more fake than those celebrities on TV that humans watch all day.
'My Mew, I'm going to rot in here.'
All of a sudden, I felt a strong pulling sensation that sucked my entire existence out of my prison. I now found myself in middle of a forest. I was kind of shocked honestly. I wasn't ready to be forced out, and how quickly it happened made me a bit jittery.
Once I got over feeling a little sick, I looked up at my new trainer who had a big happy smirk on his face. He looked at me as if he was about to say something, but I honestly didn't give two craps, so I slammed my head as hard as I could into his little fragile human stomach. The human fell to his knees groaning in pain and his face turned pale.
"What… what did you do that for?" Retorted the idiot who I would now be calling master, or until I get a chance to escape. The same annoying fennekin from earlier then jumped in front of his trainer and got in a defensive position ready to fight for his trainer.
"Why did you do that? He just wanted to welcome you to the team!" the fennekin yelled in an upset tone. I didn't really find him that intimidating, and seeing a puny little fox creature yell at you is rather amusing in my opinion.
I gave a quick look around to see if I had a good chance to run. After I scanned the area, I noticed an absol sitting under a tree in the shade watching us. I couldn't help but notice the evil glare he was looking at me with. I just shook it off though and assumed it was due to what I did to his trainer.
Then, what the fennekin said a few seconds ago clicked in my head. "Wait team?" I responded in a baffled voice.
The fennekin then got out of his defensive position and went back to his happy self. "Yeah you know, we are going to build up a team and-"
"And collect the eight gym badges. I've heard that about half million times," I interrupted him mid-sentence.
I then looked over to my 'master' who was just now recovering from my head butt. I was actually considering doing it again just to show him who is in control. Then again, if I did that he would probably have me put to sleep afterward. The human then got a really frustrated look on his face, and then he sighed and went back to normal as if all his stress was gone.
"Anyways, as I was originally about to say before a certain Umbreon decided to interrupt." My trainer said with annoyance. He also found it necessary to emphasize my species
"I was trying to welcome you to our team. My name is Alex and I'll be your trainer." Alex said with a lot of pride and a big smile on his face. I'd have to make it my new resolution to destroy that smile for kidnapping me and taking up my precious time.
My new trainer Alex then pointed over towards the obnoxious fennekin. "The Fennekin over there goes by Flare," Alex said as he reminded me of the ridiculous name. I tried my best not to laugh at his name, but it was kind of noticeable. Actually on second thought, I was laughing uncontrollably at the silly name.
"And the absol under the tree over there is Grayson, but we call him Gray for short," Alex said yet again with great pride that I will demolish.
"Speaking of everybody's names, we will have to give you a name that isn't Umbreon," My trainer said very excitedly.
"What? I already have a name that isn't Umbreon!" I shouted at him in anger.
"Seriously, how much more can you humiliate me?!" I screamed really loud at my abductors. I would have been embarrassed getting this mad usually, but nobody, and I mean nobody, changes my name. Especially someone who names their pokemon Flare. Alex sat there with his fingers on his chin trying to come up with a new name for me. I waited in pure terror of what horrible name he would come up with.
"How about Blacky, or Shadow, or maybe-" Flare was suggesting excitedly to his trainer who couldn't understand before I interrupted "How about you shut up!" I barked at the obnoxious fox. The name Blacky and Shadow had to be the worst recommendations I have ever heard in my life.
"Hmmm, I know! How about Black!" Alex yelled in excitement thinking he was clever.
"What! That is way worse than Flare! Did you just choose the first color you saw when you looked at me?!" I yelled in absolute rage. I couldn't believe he choose the dumbest and most boring name ever for a total badass, shiny pokemon like me. On top of that I have a real name, which is actually a name and not a color. The worst part is that the name he chose wasn't that far off from that Blacky, name Flare recommended.
"Then it is decided!" Alex yelled energetically. I don't know how this moron managed to misinterpret my anger and frustration as me accepting that name happily. No, I hate this name. It's horrible. Before things escalated too much, I felt a giant gaping hole in my chest. I could feel the hollowness in my chest from where my pride was. This Alex guy was practically pissing all over whatever self-image that I built up.
Flare walked over towards me and sat next to me like we were now friends just because I was captured. Meanwhile, the absol whose name I couldn't even remember at this point just sat under the tree and minded his own business.
"Just curious, but what is your real name?" Flare asked me with curiosity.
"My name was Kaz, and thanks for taking it from me." I muttered with an attitude in my voice.
"I'm sorry, honestly, but I don't think Black is that bad of a name," Flare said with a big smile on his face.
"I get it now. I died in that alley, and I was sent to Hell for all my sins," I said in a sarcastic tone. Flare smiled at what I said even though it wasn't actually meant to be a joke. I was partially serious too. This to me was the equivalence of being damned for eternity in Hell. How in Mew's name did all of this happen to me? What I was going to do next was all I could think about. I wasn't sure how I was going to escape but I would the first chance I got.
Alex began starting a campfire as the sun began to set over the tree line. I just did what I did best… napping. I was lying on the cold ground at least trying to do so, but my asshole of a trainer wouldn't stop talking to Flare even though he can't understand a damn word he says. So, naturally, I couldn't get any peace and quiet.
My stomach began violently screaming for food. I had not yet had in Mew knows how long. I was lying on the ground praying to Mew that our trainer would at least feed me. For those of you who don't know, anyone can go a day without food, but it is another thing to get the hell beat out of you, get kidnapped by a bunch of morons who want to force you to fight to the death with random pokemon, and have an empty stomach on top of all of that. This is the hell I was going through. My stomach continued to beg me for what I only dreamed of having.
Flare, the obnoxious Fennekin, then came back towards me and sat by me to engage in another annoying conversation. "So, how are you holding up?" He asked sounding concerned for me slightly.
I gave him a look of despair and then looked away. "I'm living" I mumbled in a pure bored and dull voice that showed no sign of joy. My stomach continued to cry, which got the attention of Flare really fast.
"Just a guess here, but I'm guessing you are hungry."
"Wow, how long did that take you to find out?" I said in a very annoyed voice. I wasn't mad at him… I just get very pissy when I'm hungry. Especially after not eating around a whole day.
"Oh, well dinner should be served within the hour," Flare said with a smile on his face. At this point I knew I was going to die. I couldn't last another hour like this.
"Flare, I got the living hell beat out of me yesterday. I woke up in an alley hardly alive, got kidnapped, and this whole time I haven't had any nutrition. I seriously may die within an hour."
"Well umm... That sucks." Flare responded very confused on how to react to my wild pokemon problems.
"Okay so I got a question Flare."
"Yeah?" the fennekin said as he tilted his head and looked at me
"Why is it that human capture all of us pokemon, and make us fight to the death? On top of that they get all the reward, and we just get to feel good on the inside. Isn't there a law against this called pokemon cruelty or something? Then the funny part is, if a pokemon kidnaps a human, they will get the police involved, and someone is going to jail. Does any of this make sense to you? Me and you, all of us pokemon are second class citizens in this world" I rambled.
Out of this whole day, I have seen flare look so clueless so many times, but this time takes the cake. Before this could turn into a huge debate causing us to possibly hate each other, Alex finally decided to call us for the dinner I had been waiting for.
I limped over towards him with my injured leg. Alex then held a bowl of berries above me just out of my reach and he stared me in my crimson eyes. I sat there like a complete idiot drooling over the food I wanted so badly, and Alex knew that I wanted it.
I then realized that I was at his mercy. He was the only source of food I had. I am wounded and Mew knows where in the world I am. I would have no chance of finding food on my own in an unfamiliar area with injuries.
"I hope that we can work effectively as a team Black, and I hope that you will learn to trust me and everyone else." Alex said to me with a very kind voice that was friendly and gentle. Alex then set down the bowl of berries, and my jaw dropped in disbelief that I was finally going to get to eat for the first time in forever.
I have never been so happy within the past twenty-four hours of my life. They were not the best berries I have ever had, but I was just happy to put something in my body. I ate until my bowl was completely empty. I was kind of disappointed because I could have eaten three more of those bowls and still have had room for more. Now before any of you get the wrong idea, I'm not fat, I actually happen to be considered in good shape.
After I ate my meal, it was probably around ten-o'clock at night. Everyone but me was getting tired, and soon I'd be able to make my escape. "Alright Black, I am going to return you to your pokeball for the night so rest up buddy." Alex said in a very tired voice with a yawn at the end of his sentence. Before I could even get any say in the matter I was pulled back into my personal prison where I would never see the light of the real moon.
There I sat on the same hill at night, with the endless field of grass. Everything here in the pokeball was just lame, and I didn't want to spend the entire night here. I am a night creature, and I needed real moonlight to be happy, not some artificial moon.
So what my asshole of a trainer never took into consideration was that I'm an Umbreon. Umbreon's are nocturnal creatures. So he expects me to sit in a blank world with absolutely no form of entertainment for the rest of the night, while he sleeps on his lazy ass. This horrible day was now going into overtime, and no matter what, I couldn't seem to catch a damn break.
Chapter End
Thanks to genericgamer207 for editing this chapter.