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A/N: I'm back for another chapter, and this one I hope will be a good one.
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I was in the void in my dreams, but this time round I can't move not from being force to be still from Umbreon but because I was just too weak to do anything. This time there is no floor for me to stand on I was just floating like most of the other times. My arms and legs hanging beneath me like if I was face down in water.
"Umbreon... are you there...?", It was hard to talk I was too weak to do anything. The pokemon soon showed itself floating a few feet in front of me.
"Yes?", he said.
"Why am I... so weak?", I tried to move my arm but only to fail when nothing happened.
"Don't you remember what happened?", he asked cocking his head slightly to one side.
"Um...", I thought about it trying to come up with an answer, "I remember... a gym battle and Team Rocket... and Tom and I being...", I just remembered what happened, "I let you take over... is that why I feel like this?", he nodded.
"You let me take over so I could help, I used Shadow Ball to save us, but since your not a full pokemon it took most of your strength away and when I returned control back to you, you collapsed", I recalled some of these events, most of them was just a blur, but some I can remember clearly, the look on Tom and the plusle is one of the things I can remember, they were looking at me with terrified faces, it made me feel like I'm a monster, but there was only one question on my mind.
"Is everyone all right?", Umbreon nodded letting me release a sigh of relief, "That's good... thank you". He smiled at me.
"Does this mean we're friends!?".
"Don't push it... I'm happy that you helped... but your still going to... take over my body before long", his smile soon went away, disappointed that I'm still not his friend.
"But that's not me, that's the virus", he tried to defend himself hoping to make me see it his way but it wasn't working.
"You are the virus, and you don't care... about how I feel about this", I could feel my energy returning, slowly but surely.
"I do care, remember I'm you".
"Your not me you don't care about these... memories I will lose when you take over, I will cease to exist", Umbreon look a bit ticked off that I didn't understand.
"You think I don't care, ever since your story I have been thinking of a way to help", I was surprised to hear this, was he really speaking the truth, was he really trying to help, "But everything I think of won't work".
"So... you have been trying to help... but why?",even though he was part of me I find it hard to believe that he really cares about my memories.
"Because I'm your friend", I stared at him blankly, I didn't know that he wanted to be my friend that badly I always thought of him as the thing that this will all lead to.
"I... I don't know what to think of this".
"Don't think just know that I'm trying to help", he floated closer and started to do circles around me, "besides It will be some time before the end", I got enough strength back to to turn and face him but it was still hard to do much.
"Do you know how long I've got?", I asked, he thought about it then shook his head.
"Nope, but you haven't been changing lately so it must mean that I will take a long time", He turned his head and smiled at me, "I'm sure we can find a way to keep your memories in time", I smiled at his statement it was good to know I wasn't an enemy with myself, but then I thought about it, if I was going to be talking to this pokemon side of my then I should give him a name.
"Do you have a name?", I asked, he just shook his head.
"I'm you so my name is Sora".
"You can't have my name, how about... Aeon", this name just popped up since we were talking about how long it will take for this virus to work completely, It really just kind of slipped out but when I looked at him he seemed to smile at it.
"Aeon... I like it, okay then call me Aeon!", he did a flip in the air, I giggled at him, but another thought ran across my mind.
"How come I don't hear you talking when I'm awake?", I was confused as to why he never spoke to me, besides that time in the gym he hasn't tried, or has he.
"I'm still too weak to talk to you outside of your unconsciousness", Aeon replied but this left me with another question.
"Then how could I hear you back at the gym and how could you take over?".
"You withdrew so much that it gave me the strength I needed to do those thing", I guess the answer made sense, he is a part of me after all if I give him my strength then he can come out, but I don't think I will be doing that any time soon if it leaves me in this condition.
"Well it's time to go", Aeon said, I looked at him realising that he meant that I'm going to wake up.
"Thank you again for the help", we both smiled before Aeon burst into a bright light just like the other times.
I slowly opened my eyes seeing the open sky above me, I moaned in pain slightly, I wasn't in much pain but It was keeping me from moving around too much, I heard a voice next to me.
"Sora...?", it sounded like Pulse, I manage to turn my head to where the voice was coming from to see two worried pokemon staring down at me.
"Hey...", they soon had big smiles on their faces, jumping on me for a hug.
"Your back!", they said hugging me tighter, they were hurting me a bit but I wasn't going to tell them to get off. I heard foot steps getting louder, until they stopped, I turned my head to my other side to see Tom, he sat down on the ground next to me with a worried face just like the two plusle had.
"Sora is that you...?", he asked uncertain that it was me or Aeon, I smiled.
"It's me Tom, Aeon is... sleeping I guess".
"Aeon, who's Aeon?", I forgot that we were talking in my dream so no one here knows what I'm talking about.
"Oh Aeon is my pokemon side, we had a nice chat when I was asleep", I looked back to the sky and thought about something, "How long was I out?".
"Two days, any longer and I was going to take you back into the city", I looked at Tom in shock.
"Two days!?", I exclaimed, Tom nodded to confirm that I heard him correctly, but when I thought about it I was talking to Aeon a lot longer than the other times.
"These two haven't left your side since we got here, I have been tending to Luna as well", Tom said pointing to a spot a little way from where I was, I could see Luna lying down, but she was looking at me with a smile on her face, I saw a bandage around her stomach, guess she couldn't really walk if she could she would be over here with Tom.
"How is she?", I asked, Tom looked over to her.
"She's doing well it hurts to walk but, it's a good thing that I brought so much stuff back in town", I saw Tom smiling over his comment, I guess he found it funny that his over spending is helping someone.
"So where are we?", I looked around to see that Tom has set up camp and that he put me in my sleeping bag, we were in a clearing surrounded by trees.
"We're quite far from town, we've been safe here", Tom replied, I tried slowly to get up from my sleeping bag making the two plusle hop off me, but I was still to weak to hold up my own weight, I soon fell back down to my back, "Sora you okay?".
"Yeah I'm fine, I'm just a little weak", Tom didn't believe me.
"A little weak, you can't even sit up", he said, I sighed.
"Ok fine, I have barely any strength after the gym".
"Yeah about that, what happened?", Tom had that concerned look again so did Dash and Pulse.
"When we were trapped Aeon, my pokemon side talked to me asking to take over to help, at first I refused but then I realised that there was no other way out so I let him, and apparently I used Shadow Ball?".
"Is that what that was, well in any case please don't do that again you scared me...and them", Tom pointed down to Dash and Pulse, they nodded at what Tom said.
"Sorry I didn't mean to scare anyone, but I have talked to Aeon and everything is fine", Tom didn't looked convinced.
"Sora, I don't like the fact that your talking to yourself in your head", I chuckled at his comment.
"Tom I'm fine, really, I just need to rest", Tom stared at me for a little longer before getting up and walking back to Luna, Dash and Pulse tapped my shoulder, I turned around to see them.
"Are you sure your okay?", Dash asked, I only nodded.
"So your not crazy Sora from before?", Pulse added.
"I'm fine, but how about you are you guys okay?", they looked at each other thinking about my question, no matter what their answer is I don't like the fact they have to think about it, "I take it you have something to say?".
"It's just... we thought we lost you before", they had a few tears in their eyes, this reminded me of when we were back at the Pokemon Center.
"I'm fine you two I'm still all Sora, now please don't cry", they slowly stopped themselves, but I can see that they're not convinced, "Look Aeon isn't going to come out any time soon, and he can only if I let him, so I'm fine now please I'm going to go back to sleep you two should get some too", I gestured them over to the sleeping bag, they looked at each other then slowly made their way under the sleeping bag, just to have their heads stick out, it was a good thing that this didn't fit me well seeing as it was Mark's, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
I woke up in the middle of the night, I didn't see Aeon in my dreams again so I guess he was still resting up from his time outside. I looked around to see Tom was in his sleeping bag right next to Luna still in bandages, I looked to my side and saw that Dash and Pulse were sound asleep.
I tried to move my arm, it seems most of my strength is back seeing as there was barely any pain when I moved it. I slowly got out of my sleeping bag making sure not to disturb the two sleeping pokemon, luckily I didn't. I got up and looked to the sky, the stars shown bright and the moon brighter, it lit up the area quite a bit as I could see clearly, and I don't think my eye sight has changed. I grabbed my bag and walked into the forest, I wanted to be alone for a while.
I walked for a small time before I found a small watering hole, although most of my strength is back I still found it difficult to walk as much as I did just then even if it wasn't that long, I put my bag down and I sat near the water looking back up into the stars thinking about everything that has recently happened.
'How did my life get to this?', I thought, 'Oh yeah, it was when I thought I was helping the Professor', I remembered when I first saw my ears and tail, I was terrified about it, I still am but I learnt to deal with it, with the help of my friends and family. When I continued to think about everything only one thing scared me, 'What will it feel like to be a pokemon?', this thought had cross my mind many times but I never thought about it more since I had many other things to think about, their was no doubt in my mind that there will be no cure even if there was, will I still be stuck with all these changes for the rest of my life because to me that is not really a life if people are going to be afraid of me.
I thought more about this and it all scared me, I looked to my bag and reached for it, I rummage through it and pulled out Jin the doll I brought back in town, I made myself comfortable back in my spot and held out Jin in front of me, I let out a few tears and looked to the stars, "Mum, Dad... I need your help now more then ever... I don't know I can keep going like this...", I started to ball my eyes out, in front of everyone I put on a brave face but now that I found time to be alone I finally let it all go."I have gone through too much already... with Team Horizon and now Team Rocket... it feels like no matter what I do... no matter what anyone does to try and help I will lose myself... even if only a few memories survive it still won't be me", I was crying loud enough for surrounding pokemon to take notice, but it seems like there were none around "Jirachi if you can hear me...", I looked down to Jin that was in my hand and started to rub it, "I wish for this to all be over, I wish for my parents back to help me with this, I wish to go back and fix all this...", but nothing happened as I thought, I was still crying a river holding the doll close to me for warmth and comfort, although I had Tom and the pokemon, I didn't want them to hear me fearing that I have given up, although it has been a week since everything started, I looked back to the sky, where I think I could find my parents faces looking back down at me, "I fear that I can't go on any more, if it wasn't for Tom and the others, then I would of a while ago".
I was still crying over all these thoughts when I voice came from behind me.
"Sora...?", I slowly turned around and found Dash and Pulse standing there in their little clothing we got back in town, I wiped away some tears from my face so I could see them better, but it wasn't working all that well.
"Dash, Pulse... what are you doing here, you should be in bed?", I asked, I thought I didn't wake them up when I walked over here, they looked sound asleep when I last looked at them.
"We heard you walk off, so we followed", Pulse replied, many thoughts went through my head then, one being that I should never underestimate these guy's hearing, but only one thought concerned me.
"How much did you hear?", they turned to look at each other ears dropping down, fearing to tell me how long their been there, how much they heard of what I said, "I take it you heard most of it", they looked back at me and slowly nodded still unsure about what to say.
"Who were you talking to?", Dash asked, I looked up at the sea of stars, hoping that Mum and Dad were listening.
"I was talking to my parents", I looked back down at them and they looked around the area trying to find them, I let out a soft chuckle, "Their not here, they have past away, you remember the story I told", they thought back and sadness struck their face's once more.
"But how are you talking to them?", Pulse asked, this is a question I asked myself many times, I knew they couldn't hear me, but I guess deep down I hoped that someone was listening that something will come of it.
"I was talking to myself, but I hoped that my parents could hear me... where ever they are now", I looked to the ground trying not to cry over this again and to hide it from Dash and Pulse, but they knew better.
"What were they like?", Pulse said, I looked up seeing the two come closer.
"Please tell us... we didn't really know our parents", Dash added, their parents got captured by humans soon after they hatched, I was surprised that they survived this long with out them, I smiled at them and I turned back to the watering hole gesturing them over to sit next to me, Once they made themselves comfortable, I started to talk about what I knew.
"I never knew my Mum, she died giving birth to me, so my dad tried his best to look after me... Soon after I was born my Dad gave me a doll and said that him and my Mum picked it out for me", I held up the doll in front of me showing them what I was talking about.
"is that it?", Pulse asked walking up to it poking it, "It looks like a pokemon", I smiled think about the doll.
"It is, this is Jirachi the wish maker pokemon, my Dad said that him and Mum got this so I could have a happy life and that my wishes came true", but my smile soon went away, "But they never came, I lost the doll when I was 4 and I never found it".
"But if you never found it then what's that?",Dash asked confused about the doll.
"I got this back in town hoping to replace the one that I lost, hoping that it will give me strength at my time of need, but now that I had time to think about it, you guys and the others are my strength, with out you then I think I would just give up", I looked at them they weren't sad about what I said but seemed quite happy.
"We will be here for you always Sora!", Pulse had sparks flying out from his palms, I could tell they were in a cheering mood.
"Yeah, you've been showing us what a family is like, so we would never give up on you!", Dash added, he too had sparks coming from his palms, I let out a big smile these two were only kids but they know how to cheer you up.
"Thanks guys, knowing that you would never give up is more than enough for me to keep going", the two plusle smiled, happy that they made me happy again, they looked at each other and their smiles turned into evil grins.
"You know, we never probably played with our new brother", They both said, sounding quite evil, my smile slowly went away as they moved closer to me.
"Um... what are you two doing?!", I tried to back off only to have my tail slow me down which would be my down fall. Dash and Pulse jumped at me, and bumped my chest sending me down to my back, they started to giggle really loudly as they started to tickle me, but my laughing was over powering their small voice giggles, "Guys... Please...Stop!", I was laughing so much that I could barely speak, Dash and Pulse didn't stop but instead went faster which only lead to more laughter, "Okay... you guys...want to...play...you got it!", I manage to roll over knocking them to the ground, as soon as I regained myself I pined them to the ground with my hands.
"Sora, don't!", Pulse cried still giggling away, I ignored his plea and tickled them both sending them into a fit of laughter just like I was before.
This went on for some time, an hour in fact, all of us getting the advantage and tickling the others, at some points Dash and Pulse turned on each other, even after we finished Dash and Pulse suggested some games to play, I went alone with it and had a great time, I used to play like this with Tom but that was years ago and we grew out of this kind of playing, but why was I having so much fun with this, the thought only showed itself once before I pushed it to the back of my mind while I continued to play.
Hours went by and it was getting lighter due to the sun rising, the two plusle and I had stopped playing for some time know agreeing that we couldn't take any more, we sat next to the watering hole watching some other pokemon get a drink from it, at first they were wary of seeing me but it wasn't long before they saw me as no threat and went for a drink.
It was sight to behold, the sun rays just touching the water reflecting off it and lighting up the area slightly, mist hover over the ground and water as the sun warmed everything up, small groups of pokemon were playing around the water, many different types were here all sharing the same place, this was a sight I would of never seen if none of this had happened, this is one of those time where I was happy that this happened to me.
The sun was getting higher probably 7:30 if I had to guess, I heard a faint voice coming from behind the trees.
"Sora... Sora where are you!?", it was Tom trying to find me, I forgot all about him when I was sitting here relaxing with Dash and Pulse, when he called out to me I thought it time to head back.
"Come on guys we should head back, I'm staving!", ...they looked at me and nodded jumping up onto my shoulders, I grabbed my bag and made my way back.
"It's fine Luna, it may hurt at first putting it on but it should help you finally get up and moving again", she still wasn't sure but slowly let out a nod, I grabbed the sides of her so she wouldn't jump around so much, Tom knew which leg was broken he moved to the front left leg, he slowly raised her leg she moaned in pain and tried to move away, but I was holding her still. Tom slowly placed the splint on her and tighten it up making sure that it didn't get loose, we slowly let go of her, she wasn't happy about what we did, causing her pain but she will thank us soon.
"Okay now try and get up, it will take some time to get use to it", Tom was back in his cheery mood again, Luna didn't know what to think about the thing stuck on her leg.
"It feels weird", she said.
"It will at first, come on try and walk, you will still feel some pain but not as much as you would have had if you didn't have that", Luna looked at me and Tom, nodding to at least attempt to stand, she slowly got on three of her legs, keeping the broken one still but soon she manage to move it slightly so it was straight, she attempted to walk around only letting out a few grunts of pain as she went, before long she was moving around the clearing, she wasn't very fast but she didn't need to be, she turned and looked at us, we had big smiles on our faces seeing her walk since the gym battle.
"Thank you!", she cried out, she was about to jump in joy when she remembered that her leg was still broken.
"We're just glade that your back on your feet, now go to the others breakfast is ready", I said, she looked over to where some food was laid out for her and hurried over.
"Well that's another problem solved by my expertise", Tom said praising his ego.
"You only looked up how to do this kind of stuff, your no expert", I responded, he just let out a small giggle.
"And yet Luna is walking again because of my research", I shook my head in disbelief.
"Okay fine, whatever, all hail King Tom the know it all, now can we please go and eat, I haven't had anything for days!",Tom nodded and we made our way over to the soup he heated up before.
We finished breakfast and talked for a few more minutes before we started to pack up the camp site, I was rolling up my sleeping bag when I got a tap on the shoulder, I turned to see Tom staring down at me.
"What?", I asked, Tom pulled out something from behind his back and handed it to me, "What is it?", I asked, looking over it, it seemed like some kind of book but when I flicked through the pages it was all empty.
"It's a journal, I got it back in town but I didn't get the chance to give it to you", he said, I was still slightly confused as to why he got me this, "I read somewhere that documenting on things that happen can help others understand what happened and know your state of mind at the time, you can also write the changes that happen to you, maybe it can help", I didn't know what to say, he got me a book, an empty book, but this thing can really help me with everything that's going on right now, my feelings, the changes that happen to me, I can document everything now and hopefully it will help someone in the future.
"Tha... thanks", this was the only word I manage to get out over all the other thoughts running through my head about the book.
"No problem", he walked back over to his stuff and started to pack, I looked down at the book thinking about the uses it can have, but I shook my head trying to remove the thought for now, I put the book into my bag and finished packing.
I returned Coal and Tom did the same with Wing, we walked to the edge of the clearing to look down at Luna.
"Are you sure your fine to walk?", Tom asked she simply nodded as we made our way back to the path.
We have been walking for 2 hours now we haven't made a big deal of distance from the clearing since Luna can only move so fast, but we were happy to slow down for her. Dash and Pulse fell asleep an hour ago due to all the excitement from last night, when they got tired they went into my hood and made themselves comfortable and quickly feel asleep, they were somewhat heavy but nothing that I couldn't handle, I'm relieved that I got a bigger hooded jacket when I was back in town. When Dash and Pulse went to sleep I told Tom what happened last night.
"So your saying that you tickled them?", Tom said.
"No I'm saying we played, just like brothers, like we used to, it was a lot of fun!", I said, in a cheery mood from remembering last night.
"Didn't we grow out of doing that kind of stuff years ago?".
"Yeah but they started and well I couldn't really stop, it was too much fun!", I sounded like a kid again going on about how much fun I had with friends that day, Tom didn't like what he was hearing.
"Did you really want to stop or did you just wanted to keep going?", I was unsure at what Tom meant.
"What are you talking about?".
"Well we haven't played like that since we were 7, and out of nowhere some pokemon tickle you a little bit and you play child games from over 4 hours, It sounds like Aeon was involved a bit", Tom said, I thought about it for a bit, it was true that we haven't played like that since we were 7, and that we did play for over 4 hours but Aeon couldn't be involved.
"Aeon can't be involved with this, he's too weak to take control with out me helping, anyway I remembered everything that happened", I tried to defend myself.
"Well then maybe it was just some pokemon emotions come through, I don't know but I know that this isn't you playing like that", I tried to defend myself again but stopped myself, was Tom right and that these could be just some emotions showing themselves that I can't even control how I act any more, think about this made me depressed again about the situation I'm in, but that thought quickly went away when I remembered how much fun we had.
"Well I don't care if it is my pokemon side or not, it was a lot of fun!", Tom looked back at me, still concerned about all this but I just ignored him as we continued up the path.
Another 2 hours went by, the two sleeping pokemon woke up and were chatting away on my shoulders once more, Luna has sped up a bit getting used to the splint, Tom didn't say anything for along time maybe still thinking about how I keep acting, he thinks I change between the person he knows to some kind of happy care free side of me which he thinks are my pokemon emotions, I didn't believe him at all but he is just looking out for me.
It wasn't long before we found a great spot to stop and have some lunch, we released out pokemon and let them play for a bit while we set up.
"Hey Tom?", I asked, he looked at me waiting,"Sorry about before, I know your just looking out for me but I'm fine, I'm still me", Tom smiled.
"I know your you Sora, but I can't help feel that this pokemon side is taking over without you realising", I looked at Tom again trying to tell me that something is wrong, and I was stating to believe him.
"Well even if it is, aren't you happy I'm finally having fun?", I asked, Tom nodded but seemed a little insulted.
"I am, just please look after yourself, and keep an eye on what your doing", Tom went back to setting up for lunch, I was going to apologise but Tom spoke up, "I got this how about you look after the pokemon", I didn't argue with him any more and went to them, they were watching Coal as he showed off some of his moves to the others.
"Oh, Oh... show them Ember!", Luna called out trying to show the others how cool Coal is, he pulled off the move making the other look at him with jaws dropped.
"That's so cool!", Wing said.
"I wish we were as strong as you", Dash added, I walked up behind them.
"Careful Coal, we're in a forest you know".
"Sorry" ,he said putting his claws behind his back and kicking the dirt with his foot, the others weren't too happy that I stopped their show.
"Oh come on Sora, he won't do anything bad!", Pulse yelled, with the others agreeing with him.
"Well you said you wanted to be just as strong as Coal, how about we train now?", I looked at Dash and Pulse they didn't seem to convinced,"Well Coal trained for years with my dad and me so if you want to become like him you will need to train", they turned around to Coal who gave them a nod encouraging them to try, they looked at me again and nodded, "Good, now who will be your opponent?".
"I will", I looked down at Wing who seemed eager to help, I guessed is that he also wanted to train himself up as well.
"Ok then let's begin".
We got ready, Wing on one side and Dash and Pulse on the other, they seemed quite scared being in the cross fire of battle.
"Ok Wing go easy on them this is probably their first time battling", Wing nodded back at me and looked at them again, "Ok you two we will start off slowly, we will see what you can do", they just looked at me terrified about what could happen to them, "Ok... do you know Tackle?", they looked at each other then back at me and shrugged their shoulders, "Okay well do you know Quick Attack?", they shrugged at me again leaving me to wonder if they know anything, "Do you know anything?", again they shrugged, now that I learned that they don't know anything makes me wonder how they survived so long with out parents.
"Ok you two listen up!", Coal jumped in for me, I was a little surprised that he did this, "You two know some moves but you just don't know it, so we will awaken your abilities", they were uneasy after that, and for the moment so was I, "So I'm going to attack you and you will fight back, ok, GO!", with out warning Coal Tackle them sending them rolling back.
"Coal what are you doing!", I yelled out, but he wasn't listening to me he was focused on Dash and Pulse, he Tackled them again but this time they jumped out of the way, they ran towards me for protection but Coal let out an Ember attack cutting them off.
"You can't always run from a fight, you must act!", Coal let out another Ember at them this one they avoided as well, I could tell Coal is holding back, he was better trained then this, but what he was doing wasn't right.
Continued to let out Ember attacks at them purposely missing them, hoping to awaken their abilities, Coal shot out so much that he hit Dash making him scream in pain knocking him back, Pulse saw this and ran to him checking that he was alright, Dash got up from the ground slightly in pain from the attack, Pulse got angry and looked at Coal.
"You shouldn't of done that!", He ran at Coal at intense speeds, Coal didn't expect it and got hit by a Quick Attack, I couldn't believe what Coal was doing is working, Coal quickly got up from the attack, he used Ember again hitting Pulse back, screaming in pain just like Dash, Coal moved closer to Pulse that was laying on the ground, he was charging up another Ember attack when he got hit from the side, Dash used Quick Attack on him.
"Leave him alone!", he said to the charmander, he got up quickly, followed by Pulse that was now standing next to Dash.
"Well done but now, it's game over!", Coal charged up an Flamethrower.
"Coal Don't!", I yelled out again he wasn't listening, Dash and Pulse looked at each other smiling, they got down to all fours and charged up an attack, electric came from their bodies going every where, before long they release a wave of it, heading towards Coal, it hit him causing him to groan in pain, a second later he release his Flamethrower at them, they fell to their bellies as the attack went over their heads, soon it stopped and Coal was standing still unable to move.
"That was Thunder Wave...", I said to myself, Dash and Pulse charged at Coal once more using Quick Attack, and knocking into him twice as hard sending him back, unable to do anything, before anything else could happen I ran between them to stop the fight, "Ok that's enough!", They all stopped and looked at me.
"Well done... see you did have... Some moves after all", Coal said, still paralyzed from the Thunder Wave.
"Coal what were you thinking!?", I yelled, he helped them with their attacks but he went with it the wrong way.
"I got them to show their... powers, you weren't going to get... anywhere with your method", I was cross with him and he could see that.
"Thank you", I turned around to see that Dash and Pulse thanking him for what he did, I was just confused with what was going on.
"Your thanking him?", I asked.
"He helped us find our powers, even if he did go against your wishes", I looked over at Coal, he wasn't in the best of shapes but neither were Dash and Pulse, I thought it over and smiled.
"Well I guess you guys got yourself a new sparring partner", Coal smiled at this, happy that he would get to help them out again, but he was still stunned from the attack, "But did you really have to stun him?".
"He started it!", They cried, I walked over to Coal and picked him up.
"Come on everyone, back to camp".
We made our way over, I was still carrying Coal while the others trailed behind, but we kept at a pace where Luna can keep up, as we got closer Tom saw me holding Coal and ran over.
"What happened!?", he exclaimed.
"Everything is fine, he had it coming anyway", Tom didn't follow, I put Coal down near where he has been making lunch, "He started to fight Dash and Pulse, and they did a number on him, but they aren't doing so well themselves", I looked over to them they weren't look to good, sitting down next to Coal.
"Why did he attack them?".
"Well we were training and we learnt that they didn't know how to fight so Coal took it upon himself to scare the crap out of them, surprisingly it worked, they know Quick Attack and Thunder Wave", Tom looked down at Coal disappointed that he acted so recklessly, "We worked it out and we're not blaming Coal".
"So where ever you go trouble is to follow, even between us", Tom smirked, I only shook my head at his comment.
"It's not my fault fate has something against me", I replied, we had a laugh between us but the pokemon didn't understand besides Coal and Luna.
"Come on lunch is ready", Tom said grabbing the bowls of food and handing it out to everyone.
We ate everything, Coal and the two plusle didn't eat as much still sore from their battle, we were cleaning up when I remembered something that I should mention to Tom.
"Tom I forgot to mention something", Tom stared at me.
"What?".
"Well remember when you said that my pokemon side could be affecting me?", Tom nodded, "Well when I was...", I stopped myself feeling something happening, "Oh no, not again!".
"What is it?", Tom asked coming closer, I started to back up feeling cold inside.
"Tom it's happening again!", I started to shiver from the cold, Tom was putting the pieces together.
"You mean yo-", he got cut off from my sudden out burst of pain, I fell to my knees trying to resist the pain.
"It... hurts...so much!", the pain was coursing through my veins, my body felt like it was dying.
"Sora hold on!", Tom called out to me but I couldn't hear him over the pain throbbing in my head, it wasn't long before the pain left, then focusing on points on my body just like the other times, this time it was my head and tail that were taking the pain, I looked up at Tom powerless to help the pokemon crowded around knowing what's happening from the last times, except for Dash and Pulse who have never seen this before. I could feel something happening on me head I could feel my hair moving slightly growing shorter, and something growing, I couldn't see what was happening but judging from the faces of my friends then I know something changed. It wasn't long before the pain turned into energy surrounding my head and tail.
"I'm... still awake!?", I was shocked by this, the last times I passed out from the pain but this time I'm still up, in pain but up.
"Sora... you okay?", Tom asked, I slowly got up from the ground still weakened from the pain.
"Well, I'm still in pain but yeah I'm fine".
"You sure?", Tom insisted, I looked at him, trying to figure out what he was talking about.
"Ok what changed this time?".
"Um... well...", Tom didn't want to answer this, fearing the I might freak out, "Here I got this back in town", Tom went to his bag and started to search through it.
"What's wrong?", I asked the pokemon surrounding me, they didn't answer back, Tom returned with a hand held mirror and gave it to me, I looked in to it and saw what everyone was so shocked to see, I had a big yellow ring starting on my forehead and going to the middle of my head, but it looked different from my hair, I went to touch it, it felt soft and warm, just like Luna's fur and my ears and tail, my hair has also gone shorter and a little softer but not like the yellow ring that now sits on my head.
"Great something else for people to look at", I laughed trying to raise to mood, but it wasn't working, "Is it that bad?".
"No, it's just... that was the first time I saw something just grow on you, the last time nothing happened to you outside, but this...", Tom couldn't finish, I could understand, when I first saw my ears and tail that morning I was shocked but now I'm get getting used to it, but I couldn't see what was happening it me, they could, and it must be harder to see your brother go though this.
"Look I'm in a little pain but I'm fine, really", after what they saw none of them believed me.
"I'm sorry Sora but this... I don't know what to think...", Tom walked away thinking about what he just witnessed.
"Does that happen... all the time?", Luna asked, I simply nodded, she looked off into a direction and walked off just like Tom thinking about what they saw, Wing and Coal joined her, Dash and Pulse stayed put.
"You two okay?", I asked, they didn't respond, "Look I'm sorry you had to see that but this is what's going to happen each time I change", they still looked at me not saying a word, they never saw me change before, they saw me when Aeon took over but not me growing something new, I sighed knowing that I'm not going to get though to them any time soon, I walked away and sat down underneath a nearby tree.
It's been 5 hours since the change, no one has said a thing since then, Dash and Pulse were sitting nearby joined by Coal and Wing still in shock and barely moving, Tom and Luna were further away still thinking about me and the changes. It was getting dark out and we had to set up camp, I walked from the tree and laid out my sleeping bag in the open, Tom saw this and did the same knowing that we weren't going anyway tonight. As night fell and the moon came out something happened that made everyone jump out of their skin.
"Sora... look at your tail...", Tom said, I had no idea what he was on about but I did what he asked when I did I jumped in fright, the yellow ring around my tail was glowing softly, I grabbed the mirror from my bag and looked at my face, the rings on my ears and the new one on my head were now glowing as well.
"I guess it added more than just a new ring", I said looking back at Tom and the pokemon, they were even more speechless than before, scared with what was happening, I was scared as well, I sighed, "Look I will skip dinner I'm just going to bed, you two can join me later",I told Dash and Pulse still unresponsive.
I walked to my sleeping bag, I put my bag down next to me as I sat down, I looked back at everyone still watching me, I sighed yet again, I put my hand into my bag and pulled out my journal and a pen, "Well might as well start somewhere", I said to myself, I opened it up and started to write, when I was down I put it away and called it an early night.
Dear Journal,
It has been over a week since my life ended and nothing has gotten easier, so far I have two pointy ears and a big bushy tail, and a yellow ring of fur on my head as well as understand and talk to pokemon, when I talk to other pokemon I sound like an umbreon so other people can't understand me, where ever I go people look at me thinking I'm some kind of monster, it has been hard to deal with.
But it's not been all bad, I made new friends and new brothers, they're Dash and Pulse, both brothers and both Plusle, they didn't know their mum or dad kind of like me so I took it upon myself to show them what a family really is, they have helped me with some of my fears while showing their own, in the short time I have known them they are scared for me, once I told them my story and told them how this will all end they cried a river, they will never leave my side.
But we have so far had a run in with Team Rocket, we barely managed to escape them, Luna got a broken leg and the only way to get out was to let my pokemon side take over which is now called Aeon, he used Shadow Ball and got us out but in doing so put me out for 2 days, while I was out he talked to me and told me he wanted to be my friend and that he was trying to find a way to help, but I doubt he will.
If it wasn't for everyone else I would of given up along time ago, but now I fear that things will change, everyone saw me have another painful change today but unlike other times they saw me grow the yellow furry ring on my head, ever since then no one has talked to me, Dash and Pulse hadn't seen me have a change yet so seeing this just made them... I don't know, and I fear that my time with them is short.
-Sora
A/N: I hope you guys like the inclusion of the journal, I'm going to try and add it at the end of each chapter that is if Sora gets a chance to write in it, just so you guys can see how Sora is changing over time, outside of the main story.
Some cool stuff happening next chapter, I can't say what it is but our group are going to have a little bit of a run in with some old friends.