(Author's note): Sorry this took so long. Due to a mixture of schoolwork and trying to become a technician for the school play, I've been a little busy (the technician thing will be real impediment come January, by the way). In any case, this will be the last "happy childhood" chapter. After this, the series will take a much darker tone.
Me and Henry continued along our way, laughing, joking, and eating the berries in the knapsack. I couldn't believe how exited I was. Me, my cousin, and my best friend, all about to be together… It was like a daydream come true. Nothing could beat it. It was totally sweet…
I was interrupted from my euphoric reflections by a sound up ahead. Looking up, I noticed two incredibly tall figures, with green-ish turquoise hair, dressed in white and black Jumpsuits with an insignia on their chests. These, I realized, must be humans.
"Hey, Henry! Do you see those guys up there? I think they're humans! Henry?" I asked confusedly, for my serpentine friend had suddenly disappeared.
"Shh! Keep your voice down! And get in here!" the Dratini whispered forcefully from a nearby bush.
"Why?" I asked my suddenly suspicious friend, disappearing into the bush with him all the same. "Aren't they humans? Henry, I think they're Pokemon trainers! Wouldn't it be cool if they caught us? We could travel all over, see things we've never seen before…"
"Nah, I don't think they're trainers. Pokemon trainers are mainly children, and humans grow vertically. These are too tall to be trainers…" Whispered Henry, narrowing his eyes in concentration at the tall figures.
"Not all Pokemon trainers are children. Anyway, how would you know how tall they're supposed to be? You've never even seen a human." Henry was about to say something when I started to drag him out of the bush. Henry vehemently protested, but he was no match for my superior strength. I dragged him over to the humans, and stood there, waiting for something to happen.
One of the humans (which I'm pretty sure was female) noticed out presence. "Hello, what do we have here…? An Eevee and a Dratini? Excellent. They're both worth quite a bit…" I wasn't really sure what she was saying, but I was positive it had something to do with us becoming part of their team.
"How so…?" Asked the second one, which was male.
"Use your brains, Joe. Even you couldn't sit through a briefing without absorbing anything. Eevee is worth lot because of its many powerful evolutions. Dratini is exceedingly rare, and Cyrus has placed an extra-large bounty on Dragon-type Pokemon. This could be it. With these two, we'll rise pretty far in Team Galactic. Then we just keep climbing…" I was rapidly losing interest in these humans and their strange speech. Anyway and 'sides, I realized I couldn't leave. Aunt Tina was expecting me, and my mother would be heartbroken. And Abbey was going on her first trip outside the burrow next week. I couldn't leave now.
"C'mon, let's just go." I muttered to Henry, who let out an audible sigh of relief. We had just barley started away when one of the humans shouted behind us "Oh no y'don't." The next thing I knew, I was being hoisted up by my tail. I let out a cry of distress as the knapsack fell out of my reach. After a few minutes of being carried through the wood in this fashion, I was slammed into the bed of a truck. I was greeted by a familiar Eevee.
"Hey 'cuz." I grinned, despite my predicament. "How'd you end up here?"
"You were taking so long I decided to come get you myself." Joked my energetic cousin. "What took you so long?"
"I didn't get your mom's message 'till after lunch. So, what's your name now?" I asked. "Or are you still Black Moon?"
"I thought about keeping it for a while, but then I decided that I needed a change. Behold, the power that is: Solar Wind!" Shouted my cousin, striking an excessively elegant pose. I was laughing too hard to respond.
Ignoring my hilarity with exaggerated dignity, my cousin greeted Henry. "Any way out of this?" I asked, returning to the problem at hand, looking at the walls of the truck.
"Nope." My cousin informed me. "The walls can't be climbed or jumped. I hope my mom isn't too worried. I didn't tell her where I was going…" I rolled my eyes. My cousin has a habit of trying to run off into the woods to our place ever other day. Most of the time, though, he's caught before he manages to get more than 20 feet.
I looked around. Also in the truck bed was a Psyduck, Gloom, Ekans, and various other Pokemon. Suddenly, floor beneath us vibrated. Wherever we going, we where on our way there.
Several hours later, a certain Flareon stopped her persistent cries for her offspring and his friends. Bonnie had first realized something was wrong when Tina (her sister-in-law) came to her door, asking if Illumination was there. Whereas she had first been a mixture of exasperated and jovial, both mothers had quickly become concerned as they swapped stories and realized that both Eevee were missing. Leaving Abbey in the care of Jenney (Bonnie's Corsola friend), they had searched the woods in-between the houses for the rest of the day. Now, at sunset, Bonnie realized that she needed to be back. She couldn't search for Dash in the dark, and lost she would be good to no one.
"Bonnie? I think it's too dark to search anymore…" Ventured Tina, saying what they both knew but didn't want to admit. Bonnie nodded, too overcome to speak. Tina, noting her mood, put a paw of comfort around her. Good old Tina. She had really helped Bonnie out during her pregnancy when Jet had been away, and she had been her friend throughout all these years. Even now, when she had her own kit to worry about, she was doing what she could do to alleviate Bonnie's pain.
Without warning, Bonnie broke down into tears. Ignoring Tina's concerned cries, she cast herself upon the ground, howling in agony. She knew she should be offering comfort to Tina, but she didn't. She knew she was being horribly conceited for not trying to comfort Tina when she must be in as much pain as she herself was, but she didn't care. First she had lost Jet, and Dash had become her life. Now he was gone… She was sure he was gone forever. The precious haven in her life had been violated and destroyed. She truly wondered whether or not it was worth it continuing to live...
(Author's note): I'll leave it somewhat ambiguous as to whether or not Bonnie actually commits suicide. Because I love being intentionally cruel like that. ;-) Also, you can expect a companion story to this one soon. Not immediately, but soon.