Quiet guy:... You can't still be mad...

Kid ape: Quiet guy, you were so unlike other room guy. Now you're just alike.

Other room guy: I actually agree with you kid ape. He aint no different.

Kid ape: Other room guy, just... ugh... get a life!

Other room guy: You mean like you?! You write fan stories!

Kid ape: ITS AN ART FORM!

Chapter 8

Greemy:
Hiyami and Kaid could feel the coolness last night's rain shower left behind. The only thing keeping them from shivering was their sleeping bags and the morning sun that kept the tent warm. Nina would usually wake first to greet her trainer with a happy smile. That's what she would do every morning. It was now a routine that they both looked forward to. Sometimes even her other pokemon would do the same, waking her up with a poke pile on. Nina cooed at the happy thoughts. She looked over to Ember and the eevee. They both slept soundly. Ember was right next to him. It was almost as if she were protecting him. Did she protect her children so much that she could care for another's with such love? She said that he reminded her of her own son. That had to be it. Maybe her son left with no reason. Maybe he left when she was gone. maybe she never got to say goodbye. It was sad, really.
Ember began to stir. She rose her head and let out a yawn that Nina thought was really cute even for her age. Imagine when the kit awakes. With a few blinks she looked at Nina. Nina smiled at her.
"Good morning." She greeted. Ember smiled back.
"Good morning." She then looked to The little eevee. She had a look that almost seemed like she was reminding herself.
"You really miss him, don't you?" Nina asked. Ember nodded slowly. She then nuzzled the little one. He snugged himself closer to the flareon's warm fur, but didn't wake.
"His fur. It's so soft. Like his was.." Ember laid her head on his side and sighed.
"Do you know why he left?"
"No. a few days before he left, he seemed so happy. He and his sisters were playing and laughing together. I never knew he would leave so soon. I wish I could have just asked him why. I hope that he had his reasons." Nina nodded as she listened.
"What about his father?" She asked. Immediately she felt wrong for asking. Ember looked at her.
"I met their father when I was just a kit. His name was Hideo. He was a Growlithe." Ember blushed a little. "I had a crush on him then, but I didn't know if he even noticed me. The little helpless eevee that was afraid of everything. He was brave. He was strong. Even if he didn't notice me, I felt that he would protect me." She chuckled at that last sentence. "Silly, huh?" Nina smiled and nodded. "One day, I was out by a pond. I wasn't too far from home, so I thought nothing would happen, but a luxio jumped out and attacked me. He knocked me away from the pond and said that it was his. I tried to run but I didn't get far before he caught me and pinned me down. I cried my eyes out and begged him to leave me alone, but he smiled and said that I would be a great mid-day snack. I thought that it was over for me, but out of nowhere, Hideo tackled the luxio off of me and knocked him out. He came up to me and asked, 'Are you alright?' I could only stare into his eyes and stammer." Nina giggled and so did Ember.
"But from then on, I knew that he would be there for me. when he and I evolved, he set out from our den to help other pokemon. I didn't tell him about the eggs. That's a choice that I have to live with.."
Nina gasped. He never knew about his own children. Ember had a look of regret in her eyes. she had been through so much in her life. How could one not feel sad for her?
"So I guess you never saw him again, huh?" She asked. Ember nodded. "Do you think he's alright?"
"I hope he is. I hope to see him again one day. Maybe..." She trailed off, not wanting to continue to talk about him. Nina grew quiet, feeling guilty about the conversation.
The eevee began to wake. Ember watched him. He yawned as his ears lay against his head. Nina's heart nearly melted at how cute he was. He wiped his eyes with his paws and looked up to Ember. Ember smiled at him.
"Good morning, little one." She said. He stared into her eyes. He had to remind himself that she wasn't Ryla.
"Hi.." he said uneasily.
"What is your name?" The eevee looked around to Nina. After a few seconds of seeing the strange new pokemon, he finally spoke.
"My name is Greemy.." Ember nodded.
"I am Ember and this is Nina." She introduced. "How do you feel?"
"My head hurts a little."
"I'm sure that will pass. Don't worry. My trai-" She stopped herself. Nina jumped in.
"You said earlier that you had a sister. What happened that separated you?" She asked. Greemy remembered it all. He told them of the Giant Delibird and the river. He told them how the Delibird crushed everything in its path. How he tried to reach for his sister in the river, but was too late. How his father made him promise to find his sister no matter what. He didn't tell them his father's name. It never occurred to him, and they didn't bother to ask.
"That's quite a story. I'm sorry about what happened." Ember said. "What is your sister's name?"
"Rima.." That's right. He said that name earlier.
"She has a beautiful name." Nina said. Ember nodded in agreement. "Tell us about her." Greemy hesitated, but started telling them about her. The more he said, the more he wished that she was with him. He wondered if she was alright. Was she hurt? He had to find her.
In the midst of their conversation, a loud crunch echoed in the distance. The noise made Hiyami and Kaid jump up. Ember and the kit looked around in shock and Nina flapped her wings about.
"What was that?!" Kaid asked. Hiyami shook her head. She then went to the entrance of the tent and peeked out. She looked up and saw dozens of starly and its evolutions flying away in panic. Behind them were the sound of trees falling in the distance. She pulled back in the tent.
"Something is destroying the forest!" She said. Kaid jumped up.
"What?!" he exclaimed. "We gotta see what it is!" He then slung his bag on and zoomed out the tent.
"Wait!" Hiyami called. Ember jumped up ready to go. She looked at Greemy who looked back with a look that said 'don't go'.
"I have to go with him." She said as she looked to Nina. Nina nodded.
"We will catch up. Good luck with whatever is out there." she said. Ember then bolted out after Kaid.
"Great.." Hiyami sighed. She looked at Nina who had the eevee kit lying next to her. "We better go too." Nina nodded. She nudged Greemy to follow her outside while Hiyami began to clear the tent.
Greemy looked around and saw only trees. He must still be in the forest. Maybe he was still close to the den. He sniffed the air, but there was no familiar scent. Except for...
"Rima..." He whispered.
"What was that?" Nina asked him. No sooner than she said that, Greemy dashed off into the trees. "Wait!" She cried as she stumbled to catch him. "Where are you going!?" Hiyami came out from the sounds of her Pokemon's cry. She saw that the eevee was gone and Nina was frantic. She wanted to give chase, but not without Hiyami's permission.
"Follow him, Nina!" She confirmed. Nina then spread her wings and flew off into the trees after Greemy. Hiyami pulled out a pokeball and released Rocky. The pikachu shook his head and looked at his trainer.
"C'mon, Rocky! lets go find Kaid!" Hiyami said.
"Pika!" Rocky exclaimed as he followed the girl as she started running toward where the loud noise came from.
Nina Soared through the branches as she caught up with the eevee. He was pretty fast for his age. He would glance around while he ran as if he were looking for something.
"Where are you going?!" Nina called. Greemy stopped and looked around. He was breathing harder than normal. It wasn't for the running. He was.. crying. Nina swooped down in front of him and made him fall backward.
"Why did you run off like that?" she asked frantically. He jumped up and tried to brush past her, but she held him back. "What is it? Where are you trying to go, Greemy?!"
"My sister is over there! She's in trouble and I have to help her!" Greemy shouted. Nina looked at his face and saw that he WAS crying.
"You dont know whats over there. You cant just charge in blindly. You could get hurt."
"What do you care?! You're not my mother!" Greemy shouted. Nina was dumbstruck. Where did that come from?
"Greemy, I want to help you."
"Do you? I just see you trying to hold me back." Greemy snatched away from her and stalked away. "I know she is close, and I'm going to find her. I dont need your help." Nina flapped in front of him again.
"Why are you rejecting my help?"
"I just want my sister! She needs me!"
"Then you have no choice but to find her with me." Greemy looked at her. He wanted to argue, but nothing came to mind. He looked down.
"I don't want to go with that human.. I know she wants to catch me." Greemy said. Nina knew it too.
"I can't make you stay with her, but Hiyami isn't a bad human. You can trust her."
"I know I can." He shot back. Nina looked confused. "I just want to go home with my sister.." Nina knew how he must've been feeling. She felt the same way when Hiyami caught her. Greemy was young. He must've missed his home. She saw no reason to argue with his desires.
"I won't let her catch you, Greemy. I promise." He nodded. He then turned to where he was running and sniffed the air. He picked up Rima's scent again and trotted toward it. Nina followed him. Nina thought about the story he told earlier. His father was taken by a giant delibird. He said that it had a wierd mark on its stomach. That sounded like team Nebula. She knew what kind of humans they were. It was sad to think it, but Greemy might not ever see his father again. And if that was the case, he might not ever get home again. When he found his sister, what was he planning to do then? How was he going to live on his own?
They walked for several minutes before they came to a clearing. In front of them was a multitude of flowers. The trees let the sunlight shine down on the forest floor giving the area a view of rare beauty. On the other side of the clearing was a fallen tree that looked like a den.
"She was here." Greemy said. Nina took in the sight with a look of awe. These viewings were rare indeed. Greemy ran to the den and went inside. Rima's scent filled his nose. Was she here still?
"Rima!" He called. His voice echoed through the small tree. "Rima, where are you?!" There was no answer. He ran about the inside. There was a small room in the back. In it was a dented pile of leaves and brown flower petals. She was gone. Her scent was strong here. She must not have been gone long. He finally noticed two different smells. He didn't recognize them and they mingled with Rima's. Were these others pokemon? They had to be. What kind were they? Did they take care of Rima? Where did they go?
Nina finally came in. She looked around the den and noticed Greemy sitting down.
"Are you okay?" She asked. He didn't answer, but she knew what must have had him down. "I see. She isn't here, is she?" Greemy shook his head. He seemed down and like he wanted to give up.
"Do you want to keep looking?" Greemy looked at her as if she insulted him.
"Yes I do! I'm not gonna quit on my sister!" He said, encouraging himself. He then darted out of the den and continued to search. Nina smiled and followed him. She began to wonder how Hiymi was doing. Was she able to catch up with Ember and her trainer? She knew that she would need her soon if whatever made that noise was too much for Rocky and Senie. Greemy had his nose in the air, scanning for a scent. He turned and ran. Nina kept up with him as he dashed.
"She's close! I just know it!" He shouted back to her. Suddenly out of nowhere, Greemy collided with another pokemon. They both tumbled across the ground and came to an abrupt stop. Nina gasped and flew toward them. Greemy groaned in pain. He felt a weight on top of him. He looked to see and saw that it was a weavile. The other pokemon groaned and rubbed his head. He looked at Greemy and spoke.
"Are you alright, young one?" Greemy tried to answer but felt the weight of the weavile on his stomach, making him unable to respond. "Oh! Forgive me!" He said as he pushed himself off of the eevee. Greemy gasped and let his lungs breathe.
"Greemy!" Came Nina's voice. She flew up and landed effortlessly beside them. "Are you okay?" She asked putting her wings around the kit.
"I"m fine, thanks." He gasped. Nina looked at the weavile.
"I apologize. I didn't see him coming." He said.
"As long as no ones hurt. Are you alright?"
"Oh it'll take more than that to keep this old coot down." He joked. Nina smiled. Greemy stood up and looked at the weavile.
"What's your name?" He asked him. The weavile smiled and introduced himself.
"My name is Unayo. Nice to run into you."
"My name is Nina." Nina chimed in.
"And I'm Greemy." Unayo's eyes widened.
"Greemy? Is your mother's name Ryla?" Nina frowned. Greemy nearly lost his breath again.
"Do you know where she is?!" He barked. Unayo moved closer to him.
"She is where I live. She came to us for help in finding you and your sister. Where is she?" Greemy hung his head.
"I... I don't know. I lost her over the waterfall.." He then perked his head back up. "But I'm looking for her right now. I can smell her. She's close!" He then began running again. Unayo looked at Nina. She just shrugged and flapped away behind Greemy. Unayo followed them both. They all walked for several minutes. Nina looked back at Unayo who seemed to be in deep thought. She slowed down and let him catch up.
"Are you alright? He didn't injure you, did he?" Unayo shook his head.
"I was just thinking about my son." He replied.
"Oh. What's his name?"
"His name is Shade. I took him in when he was just a hatchling. He has become... Quite a handful." Nina listened. Unayo looked at her and smiled. "Oh listen to me ramble on. Tell me how you met the young eevee."
"Well," Nina began. "I found him washed ashore on a river yesterday. He was so cold. I cant believe that he's running around like he is now. The young really heal fast." Unayo chuckled. "He told me about his sister and when we heard a noise in the forest, he took off saying she was close." They both looked ahead to the energetic eevee darting from tree to tree.
"I have a feeling he is right. I also feel that my son is near as well."
"HEY!" Greemy called from ahead. He was facing them jumping up and down. They both caught up to him. "She was here! She was right here!" He exclaimed. Unayo and Nina looked to see a pile of leaves and twigs at the roots of a tree. Unayo could smell the scent of several pokemon that were here. One was definitely an eevee. The other was a sneasel. Could this be shade? It had to be. The scent was too familiar. But there was one more. This one was... a flareon?
"Can you tell? She was here!" Greemy cheered. "The scent is coming from this way!" He turned and ran ahead.
"Greemy!" Unayo called. He and Nina then dashed after him. Greemy ran as fast as he could. His sister was close. She was close and he was going to find her.
End of chapter 8

Other room guy: Oh yeah that was real artistic. Museum stuff right there.

Kid ape: I Don't appreciate your funky tone..

Quiet guy: ...Maybe its because he doesn't brush his teeth...

Other room guy: HEY! I'm allergic to tooth paste, Its not my fault!

Quiet guy: ...And its all because you never brush your teeth... So it is your fault...

Kid ape: Yeah, wit ya stank breath!