Another Human?

"Mmmm, that was a great breakfast Brock!" Crystal complimented him.

She had eaten the Pokemon food and a little bit of their soup. Misty informed her, "No one can resist Brock's cooking!"

"Yeah, he's the best," Ash added.

Brock was getting a little embarrassed. "Guys stop it!"

Crystal laughed and then stopped herself. She just remembered. 'I forgot to ask Shiloh something.'

"Hey Shiloh?" she started.

He turned to look at her. "What?"

"I wanted to ask, why you disappeared like that?

After I defeated the Three Legends I went to search for you but..." she thought back to that day and shuddered. "You were gone."

Pikachu moved closer to listen. The Charizard tried to think. "Well, there was this strange trainer in the forest."

"Ash?" Crystal assumed.

"No, a different trainer. He noticed that I was injured and used that as an advantage of capturing me."

Crystal thought for a sec. "But if you were caught by another human then how did you end up with Ash?"

Shiloh thought back to that day. "He abandoned me because I was too weak."

Crystal felt sorry for him. He was kicked out of his tribe then abandoned by his former trainer.

She tried to find the words to comfort him. "I'm sorry Shiloh."

He didn't want her pity. "What do you have to be sorry about? At least you still have your family!" he angrily replied.

Tears gathered her eyes as the horrifying memories returned. "I don't have a family anymore. Razor killed them, every last one of them! How can you be so mean when all I tried to do was help?!"

She strode to the other side of camp, not wanting to speak to him. Crystal was upset, her friend had changed. That little Pokemon she knew had evolved into a rude, arrogant jerk. Her Charmander friend was gone. I just want my old friend back.

Shiloh felt the guilt stab him. She hadn't done anything but try to help. All he did was yell and argue. He watched her as she laid on a soft patch of grass.

Crystal didn't look back at him. But there was something she did stare at. Something in the shadowy trees glinted. She curiously got up and moved closer. A red and white sphere shot out of the darkness. The large Pokemon watched the ball come nearer. Shiloh realized what was happening, she was going to get captured. He flew over there and slashed at the ball with his claws. It broke into pieces.

Shiloh was about to tell her how stupid she was but he stopped himself. Crystal smiled.

"Thank you Shiloh," she thanked him warmly. And to think he was about to yell at her.

"Stupid Charizard!" A voice shouted from the forest. A brown haired boy stepped out from the trees. Crystal heard Ash run over to where she was standing. "Gary?!"

"Who else?" he snorted.

"Ga-ry," Crystal pronounced his name telepathically.

He stared at her in disbelief. "Telepathy huh? Great Pokemon to add to my team." The trainer grinned as he took a Pokeball from his belt and threw it. A large blue turtle appeared from the ball.

"If you think you're gonna catch me with that fat Pokemon then you've got another thing coming," she shot.

"Gary got dissed by a Pokemon!" Ash laughed.

"Shut it!" Gary gave him a mean look. He brought his attention back to Crystal.

"Blastoise, be ready."

Charizard growled at him, "Back off Blastoise!"

"Long time no see," the tortoise like Pokemon replied. A shout came from his trainer, "Blastoise water gun!"

He did as he was told and shot it at both of the Pokemon. Bursts of water came flying at Crystal. She swung left then right, dodging the first few. But an unexpected Bubblebeam was shot after the others. The bubbles hit, one after the other, painfully striking her again and again. Her limbs were finally hit with one powerful blast of water. The Pokemon's legs slowly gave way and she toppled over. But she didn't stay down, Crystal slowly got to her feet.

Gary smirked. She was down and ready for capture. He sent another ball at Crystal.

But Shiloh refused to loose his friend. He hit the Pokeball back to it's trainer using his tail.

Gary was getting irritated. "Blastoise, get rid of the Charizard!"

Charizard dodged a few of his Hydro Pumps. One blast forced him to fly in the air.

Ash jumped in, psyched for a battle. "Charizard, flamethrower!"

Finally, he thought. The dragon burned his foe with one shot. Blastoise shook it off.

"Now use Seismic Toss!"

Charizard swooped down to its foe and picked him up. He struggled to keep Blastoise in the air but he forced himself to do so. Once he gained enough speed he was finally ready.

Crystal blinked her eyes, before she knew it Blastoise laid motionless on the ground.

The colorful Pokemon stared at her capturer. She angrily stared him down. He just looked at his fainted Pokemon and called him back.

Crystal stopped and looked back over to her friend. He'd gotten much more powerful than she remembered him. Ash praised Charizard, smiling and patting him.

Ash congratulated him. "Great job Char- I mean Shiloh."

Crystal strode over there to thank him.

What she didn't notice was, above the horizon, dark, heavy clouds gathered together and slowly blocked out the sun.

That took forever to write! I've been gone the last few weekends and that's usually when I do most my writing. So that is why it took so long. I hope I still have some reviewers left. They all seem to have flown away!