I continued to pretend to sleep. The trainers haven't noticed me yet, and I could see Ember mouthing at me to run away. But I didn't. I know that if I move an inch, they'll spot me instantly.
The trainers walk around, searching, as I take measure of them. There seems to be a male and a female. The male is wearing a blue baseball cap and vest, and blue jeans. The female isn't wearing a hat, has on a tank top, and a skirt.
I can hear them whispering, wondering where that Shinx's call came from. Shit. So they know I'm here.
Every instinct in my Pokémon body was telling me to run, run to my clan and never come out again. But I couldn't leave Ember, nor would I have a clan to return to.
Several seconds went by before I realized I couldn't leave the Eevee either. Why was Ember the first thing I thought of? I asked myself.
Suddenly the female was pointing at me. I've been spotted. The male took out a Pokéball. I prepared every muscle in my body to jump in case he threw it at me. Instead, he threw it in the air, and a bright, red light almost like lightning hit the ground, and where it hit, a Pokémon materialized.
A Rhyhorn appeared and the ground shook as it stepped towards me.
"Uhm… Hi? I don't supposed you're friendly?" I managed to say. Barely.
"I do what my master says," he grunted. "It's nothing personal."
"Oh. My. Gawd. That Shinx is adorable!" screamed the female trainer shrilly.
"He's rare, and I want him for my team!" said the male trainer.
"No way! He's going to compete in contests for me!"
"No, he's going to fight gyms with me!"
The two trainers continue to fight.
I cower from the Rhyhorn as the two trainers fought. Humans are even weirder than some Pokémon…
Suddenly the Eevee stumbled out of the bush, causing the two trainers to stop mid-sentence and gape at him. Aw, crap.
"Is that an Eevee…?" stated the female.
"Yes, Captain Obvious. But it's white," said the male trainer is shock.
"…"
"…"
Suddenly both the trainers were screaming, and the Rhyhorn turned on the Eevee.
"What's happening?" asked the Eevee, apparently regaining his wits.
"My master is telling me to hit you with Take Down," stated the Rhyhorn. Then he charged. The ground shook with each step, and the Eevee couldn't move without falling.
I dove in front of the Eevee, sparks surrounding my body. The Rhyhorn barreled through me, taking no damage at all. Luckily, the Eevee had moved. I went flying into the bush that hid Ember, unconscious.
Ember's POV
Oh no! I thought. Blaze is unconscious and the Eevee is left alone to fight that Rhyhorn! I'm no help against that thing either, since I'm a fire-type. What am I going to do?
I started to step out to confront the Rhyhorn when a jet of water hit the Rhyhorn head-on. I shrank back, knowing what that felt like and to see what was happening. The trainers were gasping and pointing behind a tree where I couldn't see. A Pokémon stepped out.
It was… a Vaporeon? But this is right outside of Burning Woods… What is a water-type doing here?
The Vaporeon stood over the Eevee protectively, almost like a mother. The trainers stopped for a while, then the female seemed to be telling the male to do something. The male stopped and said something, then returned his Rhyhorn and walked off with the female. I continued watching the Vaporeon as it talked to the Eevee.
Just before I revealed myself, the Vaporeon transformed into a Zorua.
Zorua's POV
"You should be more careful next time," I scolded the Eevee. He obviously didn't know he was a rare Pokémon and therefore wanted by trainers, especially with his snowy pelt.
"O-ok…" stuttered the Eevee. I looked towards a bush nearby and saw a pair of eyes staring out. That must be the Vulpix that travels with the Shinx…
I started to walk over to the bush, but stopped. The Shinx is injured and I might upset the Vulpix if I tried to help.
Best thing to do is to go away for now, I thought. You know the Shinx will follow you, especially after the Vulpix tells him about this.
Ember's POV
The Zorua is staring directly at me. He knows I'm here. Oh gosh, what if he comes over here? What if he tries to hurt Blaze or me?
The Zorua stopped for a few moments, then turned and stalked away.
What a mysterious Pokémon, I thought as I turned back to Blaze. Blaze will be furious to find he missed another chance to talk to Zorua.
I have a feeling this won't be the last we see of him, however. It's getting dark. I start to settle beside Blaze, and drift off to sleep. Before I do, I notice the Eevee settle into a nearby bush.
So that's Chapter 4! I had no idea where I was going with this once I finished writing about the trainers leaving, so it may seem a bit awkward. I did the best I could though, so I hope you enjoyed. As always, reviews are appreciated. I uploaded this immediately because I simply couldn't wait to write it and knew you guys would be like "MOAR UPLOADS" if I took a break after leaving you with that cliffhanger. This will probably be the last upload until Friday unless I get bored tomorrow or something, since I need to take a break and I've already uploaded twice today.
