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Chapter 5

Yumi watched the door to the cage he was in. It was cramped and wet on the floor. Laying down for a time was out of the question. After a long time of standing, his legs became tired and he had no choice but to lie down. Soon he was shivering from the wet cold that stuck under his body. He was in a strange square den that was dimly lit and cold. On the side of him were more cages that held different pokemon. Right next to him was a butterfree. It lay on the cage floor not moving at all. Its wings were stuck to the wet floor and its eyes were near lifeless. Yumi looked at its eyes as his yellow rings gave a dim glow in its pale face. He saw this pokemon ever since he got here. Every day they would come in and take her away. They would stay gone for hours and when they returned, the butterfree would be in worse shape than when they left. This happened to many of the pokemon that were in here, and only a few were not taken. Yumi was one of the lucky ones. He has been here for what felt like days, and what he has seen happen to the pokemon who were in here was horrible. He couldn't help the feeling that he was next. All he could think about was his family. Ryla was still at the den. What did she think happened to them? Was she worried? Did she leave to find them? What about Rima and Greemy? Were they still alive? No. That thought wasn't allowed. They were alive and he was going to find them. He made a vow to protect them and he couldn't do that from here. He needed to escape, and to do that, he needed a plan. He looked around. In front of him was more cages that held more pokemon. They were all weak and didn't look well. Only Two didn't seem affected by the harsh treatment the humans gave them. The first was a Luxray. He was asleep and seemed strong enough to escape whenever he wanted. Yumi could use his strength. The other was a strange purple pokemon that had strange ears. Yumi has never seen it before and it looked quite young. She was sitting in the back of the cage and softly said her name to herself. Yumi heard her once. It sounded like she was saying espurr. That must've been what she was. He could tell that she came from far away.
It was time to start planning, but first he needed to acquire his team.
"Hey." He whispered to the luxray. The pokemon awoke with a loud yawn and looked at the dark fox type.
"What?" He said gruffly. He would be perfect.
"I'm going to break out of here. I must get back to my family. I need some help." The luxray just looked at him and stayed silent for a few seconds.
"So?" He said with a bored tone.
"Would you help me?" Yumi knew he might say no.
"I've escaped this place before and you know what?" He said. Yumi waited for his answer. "I came back because I was bored."
"So you refuse." Yumi said. The luxray gave a look that said yes. "Well what do I have to do to change your mind?" The luxray smiled.
"You have to beat me." He said bluntly. Yumi felt defeated, but he was determined to escape and this was not going to be how it ends.
"How will we fight from cages? We can't just stare at each other till one of us faints."
"The humans will take us to an arena. They have us fight and whoever loses gets taken care of. If you win, I'll help you escape." The luxray seemed to like fighting, but he also seemed to rely too much on his strength alone. Yumi was smart. He knew how to deal with power lovers.
"I accept." He said. The luxray chuckled.
"You are brave. My name is Salo. What is your name?"
"My name is Yumi." Yumi looked at the cage with the espurr. He could see her eyes looking at him.
"Hello. What is your name?" He said to her. Salo tried to look at who he was talking to. The espurr quickly fled to the back of the cage. Yumi was saddened by her fear, but he understood why she was afraid.
"Don't waste your time with that one." Salo said. Yumi looked at him. "She never speaks. They've brought her here a few days before you came. Never once has she uttered a word." Yumi Looked at the dark cage. There was nothing he could do. "So whats your big plan for escape?" Salo asked with a yawn.
"I needed someone with watchful eyes that could notice a pattern of what the humans do. Perhaps we could use that to our advantage." Yumi looked back to the cage to see only darkness. "I was hoping that she could do that." Salo looked to the cage the quiet pokemon was in.
"Why?.." He asked. Yumi looked back to Salo.
"Because I see that she watches everything. It's also apparent that she is frightened of this place."
"Many of the pokemon here are afraid. Why not help them all?" Yumi once again looked to her cage.
"She knows everything about this place. She could navigate us out."
"How do you know this?"
"Because she just told me." Yumi said. Salo looked at him in complete disbelief. "I can hear her in my thoughts." Salo looked confused.
"She must be a psychic type. You are a dark type. You shouldn't be able to hear her thoughts."
"Dark types have the ability to lower their defenses against psychic. They can speak to us if we choose to let them." Yumi then listened for her again.
"I want to go home..." He heard echo in his mind. The voice of the espurr was frail and frightened.
"Tell me your name." Yumi said aloud. Salo just watched and listened for another voice.
"... Kee.." She thought to Yumi. He nodded.
"Thats a beautiful name. Would you like to leave with us?" She looked at Salo. He was looking back trying to see if he could hear her thoughts.
"Will he eat me?" She asked. Yumi looked at the luxray. He didn't seem to have an appetite for something as small as she was. Even so, he would be sure to keep an eye on him.
"I won't let that happen." Yumi said. Kee slowly came to the front of the cage and looked at him. Her eyes were large and purple. Her fur was ruffled from stress and Yumi saw that her legs were shaking. She nodded and Yumi smiled. "I will protect you, but in order to leave I will need your help." Kee nodded again. Yumi started to project his thoughts of what he wanted her to do. After several minutes, Yumi finished. He looked back to Salo who was frustrated that he couldn't hear what they were discussing.
"Are you hiding something from me?" He asked annoyed.
"I only spoke with her alone because that is what she wanted. She doesn't trust you.. Yet." Salo growled.
"She doesn't even know me!"
"You're a luxray, and you give off an intimidating vibe. Would you trust you?" Salo wanted to argue, but Yumi had a valid argument.
"I suppose not.." He grunted. "What did she tell you?" Yumi asked her telepathically if it was alright to share that with him. She nodded.
"She says that she has a trainer. She was kidnapped from her while they were here for something she called a vacation. She says the people that took her were called Team Nebula. She isn't from here. She comes from a place called Kalos." Salo Nodded.
"What about the plan to leave here?"
"We have to battle first, remember?" Suddenly The entrance to the square den opened and a bright light flashed on. The pokemon that were still awake began to panic. Yumi looked at the door and watched two humans come in. They wore strange clothes that had the same symbols on them that as that giant delibird. Their clothes were a dark red and black. The first human seemed like a male. He had short dark hair that was covered by a hat with the same colors as his clothes. He was big, so he had to be strong. He came to Yumi's cage and showed him his teeth.
"I've been wait'na get my hands on this'un." He said. The other human came over and looked in. It looked much more softer on the face than he did. It had to be female. Her hair was pink and had two giant braids going down the side of her head. She wore a shirt that showed off her stomach while her bottom clothes were only one piece instead of two like the male's. It was short and when she walked, it seemed more flappy then the male's.
"Kylo, we dont have time to goof off." She said to him, complaining. "The boss will have our necks if we dont have these tests done by tomorrow." She then went to the other cages.
"Stop yer worryin'. We both know that he has a soft spot fer the loverly Ania." Kylo teased.
"Where does that leave you?" She challenged. They continued to ramble on as they looked at the caged pokemon. Yumi saw that Kee had fled to the back of her cage again. Perfect. He then projected his thoughts to her.
"Now." He said to her. Kee then crashed to the floor of her cage as hard as she could. She tried to make the thud as loud as possible so the humans would hear. Ania looked at her cage and quickly went to it. She gasped and yelped.
"Kylo, she fainted!" she screamed.
"So? half the pokemon in here're fainted."
"You don't understand! This is the only other one that showed potential. If she gets hurt, the boss will kill us!.. Plus I really like her." Kylo sighed.
"Fine.. Grab'er. I'll find 'er some food." Ania reached to the back of her flappy thing and pulled out a key. she pressed it against a strange part of the cage and the door sunk into the floor. She grabbed Kee almost lovingly. Kee tried her best to stay still. Yumi could feel her panic begin to flare up. He could feel her heart speed up.
"Don't worry. You will be fine. Just remember the plan." Yumi thought to her.
"Yumi?.." She thought back frightened. Ania quickly walked to the door and left out. Kylo followed her, turned off the light and closed the door. The room was dim again. Salo just sat in his cage almost un-affected.
"What do you have planned?" He asked.
"I need her to be able to really know the place we are in. That way we can leave quicker." Yumi replied. "When she returns, she should know a way out."
"Why not ask me? I told you I've escaped here before."
"Were you here in this room?" He asked. Salo grew quiet. "I'm trying to be as thorough as I can, Salo. I can't simply break through the walls like you."
"But I can. You really expect to defeat me? This is funny." Salo laughed. He then layed down in his cage and soon went to sleep. Yumi tried to think. Ryla began to cross his thoughts. So did Rima and Greemy. How were they doing? Were they still together? Soon He layed down as well.
"I'm coming." He quietly said. He then drifted to sleep.
End of chapter 5

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