AN: Here is the next chapter! Originally this was gonna be really short but I felt I could get more out of by combining six and seven so this was born. Also, one section does get a little graphic, but not too bad. Happy reading!

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This statement is a promise that none of the information is fabricated and I am playing truthfully. Some events are tweaked to fit storyline mode however such as a Pokémon learning a move to help in a tight situation in a battle that they learned after defeating the Pokémon in question. That anime flare I like so much!

Chapter 6

Devon and Noel walked quietly along Route 3. After what they experience with Turro and Celebi the duo believed just being in each's silence and company was enough. Every once in a while Noel would run ahead and run back rubbing against his trainer's leg. Devon couldn't help smile. At least he seemed happy with her. She just loathed the thought of him being alone. As Devon looked farther out she stopped hearing the wind pick up.

"Huh" she questioned before a sand storm hit her in the face. "Ah!"

Noel ran back to his trainer's side and huddled tight close to her leg so they wouldn't be separated. Neither understood what caused the sudden change in weather until the source walked out of some tall grass and spotted them.

"Corphish!" the Pokémon cried and snapped its claws.

"I guess we don't have a choice. Noel use Ice Shard!"

Noel howled and opened his mouth the shards of ice launched. Corphish blocked its face with its pincers as the ice pelted it.

"Phish!" the Pokémon shouted as it fired a giant burst of water from the pincers.

"Dodge it!"

Noel jumped out of the way and the burst of water hit a tree demolishing it.

"Phish!"

Devon looked up in surprise to see Corphish encased in water strike Noel who was in the air from his jump. Noel landed on his feet and shook the excess water from his fur. He looked and glared at him.

"Avalanche!"

"Ceoonn!" Noel howled once more and a smoke appeared dropping stones of ice on Corphish who flinched as every one of them struck. Corphish fell hitting the ground and panted.

"I don't want to hurt you anymore! Go Poké Ball!" Devon said as she tossed a ball that struck the water type and the red light engulfed it. Instantly the Pokémon was pulled in and the ball closed. The ball landed on the ground and began to shake. Once. Twice. Thrice. Click! "Thank goodness."

Devon walked over and picked up the ball. She smiled. She caught another Pokémon, but she knew she'd have to be careful.

"Glacee!" Noel said coming up to his trainer.

"Right. Go!"

"Phish!"

Pokédex: Corphish, the Ruffian Pokémon. This Pokémon is a water type. Because of its strong will to live and hardy vitality enables it to adapt to any environment no matter how dirty. Its pincers will never release prey. Gender: Female. Ability: Sand Stream. Corphish knows the moves Double Hit/ Water Spout/ Avalanche/ Aqua Jet.

A girl? Interesting.

"Shlief. That's what I'm going to call you."

"Corphish!" Shlief cried out as she lashed out at Devon. Devon rolled out of the way and Noel stepped in front of them and growled.

"Stop it!" Devon shouted. "I didn't want to see you die!"

Shlief stopped and eyed the girl in front of her.

"Corphish!" Shlief said as she hit her chest with pincers.

Devon smiled and said, "Oh, I see. Don't worry about battling. You'll get enough with me."

Shlief nodded content with the statement. That was what she wanted. She was adamant about getting stronger and liked to show it.

As Devon walked away beckoning her Pokémon to follow Noel kept an eye on Shlief and Devon. However, he wasn't aware of what kept an eye on them.

Devon looked around where she was at. They looked like they were passing through a city of broken down warehouses. From her place going toward the exit she could the start of a forest. At least there she could get some training done with her Pokémon with hardly anything seeing her. She looked at her two Pokémon with one in front and one behind her. That would be a good time to train. It would be best for her Pokémon and herself.

"Gla." Noel whispered harshly that stopped Devon in her tracks.

"What's wrong Noel?" Devon asked.

"Ceeeon!" Noel cried as he launched an Ice Shard at the trees.

"Cavalier!"

A Pokémon shouted as it darted from the trees and charged Noel. Noel jumped out of the way and the Pokémon stopped in the middle of the grass and turned glaring that them. The Pokémon identified as Escavalier growled and took his lances and jabbed them toward them.

Devon's eyes widen. This was apparently a wild Pokémon that obviously didn't like people. She knew she'd be running into them, but she bit her lip knowing this probably wasn't one she'd be able to outrun or smart. She'd have to battle this time around.

"Ready?" she asked her Pokémon.

"Gla."

"Corphish!" Shlief said as she jumped and charged at the steel and bug type with Aqua Jet.

"Shlief no!" Devon cried out to her water type.

Escavalier put his lancers together and charged at the incoming attack. He then moved at the last second effectively dodging the attack and slammed down on the water type with Metal Claw. Shlief slammed into the ground and made a crater.

"Cor..." she growled as she got back up. How dare this hunk of metal dodge her attack? She was going to give it to him one way or another and knock him out.

"Noel, help out with Ice Shard!"

Escavalier backed away and Corphish turned shouted at Noel. The ice type's eyes widened. The water type basically told him to back off. Noel didn't expect that. He was just doing as his, their trainer asked him to do.

"Cavalier!" the Pokémon shouted as he tossed Shlief into the air. Escavalier glared upward as Shlief prepared to attack and darted straight up.

Devon's eyes widen as she watched Shlief's shell crack under the lancers as they continued forward running through. She gasped and covered her mouth as she watched the sight before her. Shlief's lifeless body was hanging off Escavalier's lancers. The steel and bug type tossed the once water type aside as her lifeless shell laid on the ground.

"Shlief!" Devon screamed.

"Glac." Noel growled as he jumped at the killer and his body glowed. A freezing force emerged from his body as he struck the Pokémon with Sheer Cold. Escavalier's frozen body fell from the air and crashed in the ground. Parts of his frozen form broke off and shattered upon impact. Noel simply glared at the dead Pokémon before realizing his attention was needed elsewhere. "Gla?"

Devon's tear filled eyes looked on at the corpse of the once Pokémon. The sight was then masked by her only living Pokémon that got in the way between her and who was once Shlief. Devon hesitantly reached out and touched Noel's head. Petting her starter's head calmed her, but she then moved his head down and she saw poor Shlief again. The tears started again and covered her mouth with her hands.

"I can't do this." Devon said muffled by her heads in a sobbing tone. Devon felt overwhelmed by everything. There was so much on her shoulders and others were suffering. She couldn't handle, stand killing other Pokémon and she couldn't keep own alive having lost two so far.

"Celebi!" Devon cried hoping the Pokémon would hear her. She had to tell Celebi that it needed to find someone else. She couldn't do it. She couldn't and wouldn't risk anyone else. She couldn't risk Noel. She looked up and searched for the Pokémon she called for. "Celebi!"

Devon then got up and turned.

"Gla!" Noel shouted as he watched his trainer sprint off in a run. He took steps toward his trainer in attempts to follow her, but stopped. He ran back to her bag and grabbed the bell that was tucked away in the front pocket. He took it in his mouth and shook it. A soft sound rang out and Noel quickly tucked it back in before running after his trainer.

Devon kept running until she was abruptly stopped as she tripped over a root and slammed into the ground. As she clasped the ground she cried. She knew what she did was stupid but Noel didn't need her around and was better off without her. She hated to think it but she wondered if a suspicious Pokémon was going to come and do someone grunt work for them. She was answered by a rustle in the trees but kept her head down in despair waiting for the end.

Nothing happened and Devon slowly looked up to see the figure above her. This wasn't Noel that was for sure. It was a bat with a big mouth that looked down at her curiously. She closed her eyes and waited. Nothing happened. She opened them again and looked up.

"Golbat?" the Pokémon said.

"Aren't you going to hurt me?" Devon asked sorrowfully.

"Golbat?"

"Why? Why not?" Devon asked.

The Pokémon, Golbat, shrugged its wings unsure what answer this human was looking for. The bat wasn't going to hurt her and had no intentions. It had already eaten that night and had no point. The poison type was wondering if she was alright. Golbat jumped over to Devon and moved her wings in attempt to make Devon sit up. Devon sat up and looked down at her dirty, scratched hands.

"Golbat?" The bat motioned down to her hands.

"This? I'll be alright." Devon said.

"Glaceon!"

Golbat heard the footsteps of the approaching Pokémon before hearing the cry. Golbat quickly moved back and away from Devon as Noel came out from behind her and stood protectively in front of his trainer. He growled at the bat however, said bat didn't move away.

"Noel stop." Devon said.

"Glaceon Gla!" He shouted at her.

"I'm sorry." Devon said apologizing for being stupid and running off. "It wasn't hurting me."

Noel gave Golbat a side look as he didn't believe that. He didn't trust any Pokémon upon initial meeting to begin with. They had been through so much that proved that.

"Golbat." The bat told the ice type.

Noel's gaze was still kept on the bat but it was less intimidating. Noel jumped feeling Devon's hand on his back.

"It's okay." Devon told him.

"Gla." Noel said as he then sat down in front of his trainer.

"Golbat." Golbat said moving its wings from itself to Devon.

"Huh? What about me?" Devon said.

"Golbat. Golbatta."

Noel then motioned to the now unused ball on her belt before nodding his head back toward the sight of the attack.

Devon's eyes filled with acknowledgement and she answered, "You saw that. I'm sorry."

"Battaa." Golbat shook its head. As said Golbat saw everything. The poison type had to admit it wasn't entirely her fault the water type got killed. The water type had foolish charged in and refused any help from the others. Golbat knew better than that and it angered it to see that happen. "Golbat!" Golbat motioned to the ball and to itself.

"You want to become my Pokémon?" Devon asked.

"Bat." Golbat nodded.

Devon was surprised. She wouldn't after she saw what happened. She wouldn't have been surprised if Noel ran off, but he was staying and this observant Pokémon was wanting to go with her. Pokémon were interesting creatures and she could only wonder what they were like before all this happened. Then she thought about it.

"I can't. I won't let you die." Devon said.

"Golbat!"

Devon looked up at the shouting bat. The Pokémon was serious and she could see in its eyes. Golbat didn't care about risk and was willing to take it. Devon knew it wasn't Golbat she had to be worried about. It was herself. Was she willing to take the risk? Small tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Okay. I'm willing if you are." Devon said pulling out a ball and tapping the Bat Pokémon.

"Golbat!"

Golbat was sucked into the ball that shook three times in her hand before clicking that signified the poison/flying type was caught. She smiled at her new Pokémon. She might have lost one today but she also gained. She wouldn't let anyone who died on this journey be lost and remember them always. She would go back and remember Shlief because she did help Devon make it a little farther. Now she had her new Pokémon. She hugged the ball close to her chest.

"Thank you." She whispered before releasing the Pokémon and pulling out her dex.

Pokédex: Golbat, the Bat Pokémon. This Pokémon is a poison and flying type. Flitting around in the dead of night, it sinks its sharp fangs into the toughest of hides of its prey and drains a nearly fatal amount of blood. Gender: Female. Ability: Illuminate. Golbat knows the moves Psystrike/ Pyscho Boost/ Poison Tail/ Poison Fang.

"Golbat!" Golbat cried happy to have been caught. She wasn't going to let that happen anymore. All what had happened to their world irritated her and she had enough of that. This trainer although inexperienced was her best chance. It would have to do.

"Nymph."

"Bat?"

"That's your name. Is that okay, Nymph?" Devon asked.

"Golbat." Nymph nodded happy with the name.

AN: Yeah, Shlief didn't last long either. It makes me sadder about it because of writing this. Anyway, now we have Nymph the Golbat. Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please Review, Favorite, and/or Follow in the meantime! Bye!