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Quiet guy: It took quite a bit of time to write this chapter huh?...

Kid ape: Yeah it did. I'm proud of this one too. Few thangs happen and stuff.. yep.

Other room guy: That's slang for he aint got too many ideas for Rima no more... Where the heck is kee at?!

Kid ape: I swear to- Other room guy! No one is asking your opinion!

Other room Guy: But that's how real I am. I give it for myself. I dont need you to ask me!

Quiet guy:...he's just mad...his brain isn't strong enough to generate opinions...

Kid ape: Where did you hear that from? You didn't make that up just now, you heard that from somewhere.

Quiet guy:...No comment...

Kid ape: You got that from Toradora! You think you slick, Quiet guy!

Quiet guy:...(sigh)...can we just...start?...

Kid ape:yeeeeaahhh. Got caught up! HA!

Other room guy:HA!

Quiet guy:...I hate you guys...

Chapter 11

Rima
Rima felt the wind rush against her face as Shade sped through the trees. He dodged tree after tree wasting no time to get to his destination. Rima looked up at him and saw the seriousness on his face. Her face flushed again. He then gave her a look that made her heart jump. She quickly looked away trying to hide her blush. There was that feeling again. The one she couldn't explain. What did it mean? Was this a...?
Shade would occasionally stop and look around to see what may be coming. When he was done, he would dash off again. This went on for at least ten minutes before he finally stopped and set Rima down. She shook herself and readjusted to the slower movements of her own feet.
"Are you okay?" Shade asked her. She looked at him and nodded.
"I've never gone that fast before." She replied.
"I meant about Kano." Rima then remembered. She was trying to avoid that until she wanted to look for him.
"Shade, please don't remind me. I don't want to think about it now." She said as she tried to blink back her tears. Shade watched her try to control herself.
"Rima.." He said. What else could he say? "I think we should keep moving. We're almost there." He tried to pick her up again but she moved away.
"Can we walk from here?" She asked. "I just want to use my feet.." Shade stood for a moment then nodded. He started walking and Rima trotted along side him. She thought back to when the delibird started chasing them. This was the second time this happened to her. That thing has to be following her. It always found her, and when it did, it would take somebody away from her. It took Yumi and separated her from her brother. Now it took Kano. Was it trying to catch only her? Rima stressed harder and harder. She didn't want anyone else to be taken. Now that she was on her way to her mother's side, she couldn't help but think that it might come and take her too. What if finding her was a bad idea?
Shade looked to Rima who was walking deep in thought. He wanted to say something to cheer her up, but nothing came to mind. He knew so little about her. He wouldn't even know her name if it wasn't for that flareon. His mind then wandered to that buneary girl. There was something about her. He couldn't quite put his claw on it. Whatever it was he liked it. She had this aura about her that didn't seem like any other pokemon he had met before. What in Sinnoh could it be?
"Shade?" Rima said, breaking both of their thinking sessions.
"Yeah?"
"What is Team Nebula?" Shade looked at her. She didn't look back. Was she avoiding looking at him? Why?
"They're a group of humans trying to kidnap pokemon." He started. "I don't know why they do it, but they had me and my father held prisoner in their hideout. That is where we started The Guild. We gathered as many pokemon as we could and we escaped. Team Nebula is an enemy, and worse yet, they are human. Humans are not to be trusted." Shade finished and Rima could hear the anger he was trying to hold back. Were humans really that bad? Rima has never seen one before, and the way Shade was describing them made her not want to.
They continued on in a lingering silence. It was mostly because Rima was wondering why Shade felt the way he did about humans. He seemed to nearly hate them and it seemed to be without reason. All humans couldn't be bad. Even if they weren't, it seemed as if he wasn't going to chance it.
The further they walked, the more hungry they both grew. He could tell that Rima was feeling it too. He opened his mouth to speak but caught himself when he heard her stomach growl. She stopped in place and looked at him with wide eyes. Shade couldn't help but smile as he looked at the hungry eevee blush.
"Kinda hungry?" He asked. Rima blushed even harder. "Don't worry, I am too. I'll find something to eat." Relief flushed through her. She followed Shade to a tree and he scouted around it. He gathered a few fallen leaves and twigs and brought them back around to her. He put her near the enlarged roots and covered her with the forest debris.
"Okay." He began. "Stay here until I get back." Rima looked at him in shock.
"You're leaving me alone?" The way she asked made him gasp a little. He began to feel a little guilty.
"I won't be gone long. I know this forest like the back of my claw. What kind of berries do you like?"
"What if you get taken too?" Rima was trying not to sound like a kit, but she couldn't help it. She was afraid for him. Shade rubbed her head.
"Don't be silly. That thing is no match for me!" He boasted. Rima felt a tiny smile cross her muzzle. "There it is!" Shade cheered. That made her smile even harder. "Nothing will happen, okay? I will come back."
"Promise?..." She really did sound like a kit. What if shade thought so too? She looked in his eyes. What if he didn't?
"I promise." He said. He then turned around and walked off. Rima watched him until he was out of sight. She was alone again. Alone. She already wished Shade was back. The trees spoke to her with the wind as their voice. She shifted in the twig pile as she waited. Soon, minutes began to go by. She missed Shade. She wished he was here with her. Why did she miss him so much? She barely knew him. Why did she feel this way? 'Does mommy feel this way about daddy?' What could she call this?
Her mind flashed an image of Kano. Her eyes began to water as she remembered how shade told her the news. He was the second to be taken. What about Greemy? She hasn't really thought about him since all this happened. How could she be so heartless? Yumi told her to find him no matter what, but she forgot those words. She felt horrible.
"I'm a bad sister..." she said as her voice faltered. This was another reason why she didn't want Shade to leave her alone. She hated being so sad. Everything all seemed to fall apart around her, and she felt too weak to be able to do anything about it. All she could do was cry. Yumi would tell her that problems couldn't be solved with tears, but what else could she do? All she wanted was to go home.
Time seemed to go slow. Shade must be having a hard time finding food. She wished that she would have gone with him. Why did she let him leave? It was too late now.
Before long, she found herself yawning. She felt the sleep crawling upon her. She willed herself to stay awake to wait for Shade, but soon she couldn't keep her eyes open. A little nap couldn't hurt. Hopefully Shade wont be too much longer. Giving in, she laid her head down and dozed off.
"...ster!..." A muffled voice called from behind many trees. Rima's ears perked up. What was that? Who could that be?
"M...ster!.." There it was again. She looked around, but didn't see anything. Should she look around? It may be a pokemon who needed help. But she was just a kit. What could she do if the other pokemon was injured?
"Master!.." The voice was closer now. Master? Was someone lost? Rima had to see. She crawled from under the twigs and swiftly trotted towards the voice. She would glance back to the tree to make sure she wasn't too far from it. She didn't want to get lost herself. When she looked back she suddenly bumped into a wall of fur. She fell backward and sat on her tail. A sudden jolt shot into her back.
"Ow!" She yelped. She then looked at who she ran into. She saw orange fur and a bright bushy tail. Rima recognized this pokemon.
"Mommy?.." She whispered. The flareon knelt down to her.
"Are you alright?" She asked. Rima's eyes filled with tears.
"Mommy.." She said a little louder. The flareon looked at her and shook her head.
"I'm sorry, but I'm-"
"Mommy!" Rima cried as she ran up and nuzzled the fire fox. The flareon gasped.
"Another one?" She whispered. Rima didn't hear her. She was happy to be near who she thought was her mother. The flareon wanted to tell her, but the eevee was young and even if she did say something, the kit might not have understood. It was just like that other eevee from earlier. Wait. This eevee's a girl. What if?...
"Rima?" She said softly. The young eevee looked up to her with teary eyes. This was her. This was Greemy's sister. Was she out here by herself? She seemed well taken care of. Was she found by someone?
"Was there someone with you?"
"Yeah! Shade was here. He told me to wait by that tree over there." Rima pointed behind her to the tree she was by.
"Who is Shade?" Ember asked. Rima looked at her confused.
"Don't you remember him? He said you were looking for me." Ember tried to go along with it.
"Where did he go?"
"We got hungry, so he went to get some berries." Rima then remembered. "Where is Greemy, mommy?" Ember thought back to Greemy and Nina. They said they would catch up. They had to have left by now.
"He is on his way. Don't worry." She replied. "Right now we have to go."
"But what about Shade, mommy?" Rima asked not wanting to leave him. Ember looked at her. Why was she doing this? She will find out sooner or later. If she kept this up, Greemy would undoubtedly tell her. If he didn't, there was this Shade pokemon she was talking about. How would that make them feel about her? She had to tell her. She had to tell her now.
"Rima, I..." Ember began. Rima was staring into her eyes. Why? Why did she see something so familiar in her? It was like she was looking at Greemy again. She was his brother, but this recognizing was deeper than that. What could it be?
"Okay. Lets go find him." What was she doing? Rima lept for joy.
"He went that way, mommy!" she said as she ran off to where she pointed. Ember sighed. How did she get herself into this situation? She needed to get to Kaid's side. He needs her right now. Whatever that noise was earlier it, could not have been good. Maybe Rima heard it.
"Rima?" Ember started. "Did you hear a loud noise earlier?"
"That was a giant pokemon." Rima said as she thought of what happened. "It took daddy away. It took Kano too." She turned around to Ember who looked down to the young kit. She saw a strong determination in her eyes. "But don't worry. Me and Shade are going to find them." Ember smiled at her.
"I believe you will." The eevee smiled and ran ahead. Ember followed. They soon came to the tree Rima was sitting under. Ember Looked around for signs of another pokemon. She caught a scent and concluded that the kit told the truth. The scent was that of a sneasel. Why was a sneasel here in Eterna Forest? Ember looked at Rima. She was jumping in a pile of soft twigs and leaves that were by the roots. She approached the kit.
"Rima, what did Shade tell you about me?" She asked keeping up the charade. Rima popped out of the leaves and Ember's heart fluttered at how adorable she was.
"He said that you were looking for me and Greemy." She said as she coughed a small leaf out of her tiny muzzle. "He said that you were at a place called the Guild. What is that?" Ember was caught off guard with the question. She racked her mind for an answer, but nothing came to mind. Rima waited happily though. 'Mommy and Daddy knows everything' was her mind state. Ember looked at her and started.
"Well honey, the Guild is-"
"Get away from her!" Called a voice from behind them. They both looked to see Shade rushing toward them. His claws were extended and he had his eyes locked on Ember. Rima smiled when she saw him, but realized what he was going to do. He was almost upon them when Rima jumped in front of the raging sneasel. He slid to a stop and looked at her with a questioning stare.
"What are you doing, Rima?" He demanded.
"Don't you remember? This is mommy!" She barked at him. Shade looked to the flareon and frowned.
"Are you blind?" He asked. "That is not your mother." Rima looked insulted. She then growled at him.
"Yes it is! You just forgot what she looks like!"
"Rima, use your nose! She doesn't smell like Ryla!" The eevee stopped and slowly turned to Ember. She closed her eyes and sniffed the air. She gasped and her ears drooped down.
"W-who are you?" She asked as her voice began to crack. Ember stood up.
"I tried to tell you, Rima. I just couldn't break your heart." Rima looked at the flareon, horrified.
"I called you mommy.." She sniffled. Shade moved in front of her and stared Ember down.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip you apart." He said in a deathly tone. Ember Closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry for what I did, Rima. It was wrong. But I do know where Greemy is. He was with me. I can take you to him so you both can find your real mother." Rima looked unconvinced and Shade looked ready to attack.
"Why should we believe you?" said Shade just as dark.
"I suppose you can't. But I am telling the truth. I can take you to him."
"That's not going to happen."
"But Shade.." Rima spoke up. "What if she is telling the truth?" Shade looked back to her.
"Rima, you can't trust everyone you meet." Rima thought back.
"But what if we didn't trust you?" The response made him think. He couldn't say anything to justify him. They did meet just today, and this eevee was counting on him to find her mother for her. He wasn't lying to her, so what did this other flareon have to lie for? Shade sighed frustrated at his position. He gave Ember a dark look.
"What's your name?" He demanded. Ember ignored his tone and answered.
"My name is Ember." She introduced. Shade tried to find a falseness about her, but couldn't. Still, she had more to prove. If she was lying, then that meant Rima would be in danger. Rima felt like she could trust the flareon. Maybe it was her being naive, but why would a flareon like her lie to them? This is just like when she met Shade. The situation was exactly the same. She noticed the pattern. After she met Shade, Kano was taken. What if after she knows Ember, Shade gets taken? No that couldn't happen. It couldn't.
"I will trust you only because Rima does. But don't make me regret it.." Shade showed that he would protect Rima at all costs. Ember could only admire that.
"You have my word." She said. Shade looked at Rima who was still pretty shocked at how clueless she just was. He tried to put his claw on her back to comfort her, but she moved from under it. Shade felt guilty. Maybe he went too far when he spoke earlier. She must've felt like he was angry at her.
Ember turned, ready to proceed.
"Follow me." She said as she started walking. They both followed. They walked for several minutes. Rima thought to how she acted earlier. She felt so stupid now that she knew that Ember wasn't her mother. How could she make such a big mistake? What did Shade think of her now? She looked at him. He seemed to be lost in thought. Maybe he regretted taking her to Ryla. The thought made Rima feel sick. She didn't want him to hate her, but that must be how he felt. Their walk seemed much longer than it really was, especially for the fact that Shade and Rima had no idea where she was taking them. Shade would occasionally try to approach the young eevee, but she would move away from him. She was avoiding him altogether now. He felt even more guilty.

"Don't let it get to you." Ember said. Shade turned to her and frowned. He still didn't trust her and he wasn't afraid to show it.

"What do you know?" He asked. She simply turned and kept walking, leaving a confused sneasel to his thoughts. They kept walking and Shade was starting have second thoughts about if Ember was leading them to Rima's brother. She also had a faint scent about her. A smell Shade thought he would never catch again, though he couldnt be sure. If only a bit, he thought he smelled... Humans..

He looked back to Rima who was still following though not eagerly like she was earlier. A flood of guilt washed over him again. He had to apologize to her. The sneasel approached her again only for to try to mave away from him again.

"Rima, wait." He called. The young eevee stopped. so did Ember, but the two younger pokemon didn't notice. "Rima, I wanted to say sorry. I didnt mean to... Well. How I said what... I mean... I dont know.." Rima didnt answer. "Are you mad at me?" Shade finished. The silent eevee turned to him and saw that he hung his head. He really was sorry. Maybe he wasnt angry at her anymore. Maybe he wasnt angry in the first place and was only worried. Ember watched on but kept an ear up for any dangers. Rima moved beside him and leaned on what would be his shoulder. Shade looked down at her in surprise.

"R-Rima?" He stammered.

"Thank you..." She said as she looked to him. The sneasel felt his face flush.

"Sure.." Rima then gave him a quick lick on his cheek and trotted ahead to Ember with a bright blush on her face. Shade stood there nearly dumbfounded and just as red. Ember turned away trying to seem oblivious to what happened.

"Are you ready to g-" Ember started but was interupted.

"Ember!" Called a familiar voice. The flareon turned to see Kaid and hiyami coming toward her. Shade was thrust out of his trance as he knew saw the humans rush toward them. Instintual fear flooded his thoughts and panic for Rima took hold of him. He dashed for her and quickly jumped in front of her protectively. This was for Kano. This was because he asked him to protect her. Right?

"Ember!" Shade called. The flareon rushed to the coming trainers and stopped them.

"Flare! Flare!" She barked. Kaid and Hiyami stopped in their tracks and looked at her.

"What is it, girl" Kaid asked.

"Kaid.." Hiyami said softly. He looked at her and saw that she was pointing directly in front of them. He followed her finger and saw the sneasel and eevee, both with confused and nervous looks as they tried to figure out why Ember was interacting with humans.

"A sneasel and an eevee." Kaid said.

"Flareon." Ember spoke. She tried her best to get them to understand, but as complicated as the situation was, how could they. What makes things worse is that Greemy wasnt with them. Neither was Nina. Where could they be?

"Shade?".. Rima said fearfully. He looked back at her. She was afraid and confused. He should have known all along. That flareon was lying to them. He felt his anger swell as he looked back ahead to Ember. The fire fox could see the sneasel's trust quickly leaving his eyes and be replaced with something akin to hate. He doesn't understand. He doesn't know that these people meant him no harm, but she knew that he didnt care. She felt regret climb into her limbs. She should have said something sooner. Shade then grabbed Rima and dashed away with her in his arms.

"Shade, wait!" Ember called, but he was gone. What now?

"They're running away!" Hiyami said. "Was that the eevee that I found?"

"I dont think so." Kaid replied. "You said that you sent Nina with him. That had to be a different one." They had no idea about the sibling relationship the two eevees had. No one knew. Except Ember. How could she have been so clueless. The two pokemon were wild. Of course they wouldnt trust humans. They hardly trusted HER. She had to find either them or Greemy. Without a second thought, she turned and ran off.

"Ember, where are you going?!" Kaid called to her. She ignored them and kept running. The two trainers looked at each other before they took off after her.

"Whats wrong with her?" Hiyami asked.

"I dont know. I've never seen her do this before!" Kaid replied. Ember's mind was filled with guilt. The only thing she could do was imagine if either kit was her son or daughter. Why did they remind her of them so much? So much that she would ignore the calls of her master to find them? What could it be?

End of chapter

Kid ape: Well that wasnt so, bad was it?

Quiet guy: You lost your flash drive and had to rewrite this chapter from scratch... It was pretty bad.

Other room guy: ALL that hard work is just gone!

Kid ape: Thank you for stating the obvious, other room guy. This is why no one likes you. Any way I hope you guys like this chapter. It wasnt the original and all the other chapters after this wont be their originals either. Sorry about the delay. I hope to be able to post more for this story soon as well for the other one. With all that out of the way, please review and tell me what you think. Even guests. I like hearing from you guys too.

Other room guy: Ha! Keep dreamin..

Quiet guy: Dont worry, kid ape. I'm sure someone will compliment you... soon... Or not...