Disclaimer: I still don't own any of the Pokemon mentioned in this story, just their consciences. I'm aiming to get fifty chapters down, and add all the Eeveelutions at some point. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, just no hate.
"Wake up."
She heard, faintly, but she couldn't care less. "Wake up!"
She started to return to the real world, but almost as soon, she faded back into sleep.
"WAKE UP!"
She started to open her eyes, and she could see only shadows of the enviroment around her.
"Finally. Emily's awake." A familiar voice said to her. As her eyes ajusted to the lights, the clearer the owner of said voice became. It was Flame, who, when compared to the rest of the survivers, looked to be unharmed. Emily mustered the energy to get herself of the ground. Looking around, she noticed that Murrey was still asleep, Kyle was looking around, and Jason was awake, but injured. She couldn't see the small Eevee he'd carried. She also noticed the piece of grey cloth wrapped around her leg, right where her burn was. "Where did this come from?" She asked.
"Danny found it." Flame replied.
"Danny?"
"Yes, Danny. Remember how our reserve food supply kept running out?"
"Yeah, and?"
"That was him."
"How's that even possible?" Emily asked, very, very confused. The food supply was always protected by the elder, he was the only one able to go in or out. Suddenly, she was tapped on the back. She turned to see an Umbreon, which had all the same scratches, gashes, and charred fur as Murrey. "Oh, hi-" She said as she looked to see Murrey still asleep. "Wait wha-" She said before seeing that the 'Umbreon' was actually a Zoroark. She also understood how he could break into the food supply. "You get it know?" Danny said.
"Is that how you introduce yourself?" Flame asked.
"Well, you kinda did it for me." He replied, with a big grin on his face.
"Look, kid, I don't think that burn is gonna heal for a very long time, so I'd keep that on if I were you." He said upon noticing Emily attempting to remove the cloth.
"We need to follow the river." Kyle said.
"No, we head north, Towards Drudlurk territory." Flame argued.
"Need I remind you what happened last time we contacted the Drudlurks?"
"Yes, but I'm sure they'll understand, after all, our food, our friends, and even our family, has burned to ashes!" Flame responded, fiercely. Murrey had woken up and stood next to Emily. Kyle walked up to the Talonflame, and decided to meet him half way. "If you want to go to Drudlurk territory, that's fine, go. But I'm going to follow the river. Whoever wants to join me is more than welcome." Kyle said as he walked towards the river. Emily, then Murrey, then Jason, with the Eevee in tow, followed. "I'll go with you, Flame."
Danny said. Flame sighed.
"Let's follow them. Just to make sure they stay safe."
"Didn't think you cared so much."
"I don't, But if they die, then it's only me and you in the clan." Flame said as he headed towards the river.
"Didn't think I was in the clan." Danny said to himself. He then made for the river.
"I don't think we've met." Emily said to the Eevee as they were walking. Eevee didn't seem to notice that anyone was talking to her. "Hello? Anyone in there?"
"That's my sister, Sarah." Jason said.
"She never used to ignore anyone before." He continued "Emily says your family whent to see Blastoise?" Kyle asked.
"Yeah... We were just about to leave, when a very loud bang knocked us away. I found Sarah, but I couldn't find my parents." Jason said, saddened.
"Who was closest to the 'bang'?"
"My dad."
"How close was Sarah?"
"A little behind me, but in front of my mum." Jason said.
"You are both lucky, and unlucky. Lucky that you had that distance, but unlucky Sarah didn't. She'll survive, but she won't be able to hear anything, at least for a while." Kyle said, with regret in his voice. Jason looked at his sister, and teared up a little. "Oh..."
"Your parents were closer to it. Who knows what happened to them." Kyle continued, full knowing what happened. And by the look on Jason's face, he did too. "I-I'm so sorry for your loss." Kyle said as he walked past Jason, who had stopped. "Wait." Flame said.
"What? What's wrong?" Murrey said.
"Down there."
After two hours of searching, the group (Which Emily called the 'Followers' in her mind.) had finally found the river, but there was a problem. "Oh, no." Kyle said.
"What?" Danny asked. Kyle stuck a vine out in the direction of a large group of Gabite, as well as a Garchomp, protecting a cave in which the river ran through. "I think they live in that cave." Danny said. "You don't say..." Emily said, in a sarcastic tone. "One way or another we have to get through." Flame said.
"Can't you just fly over?"
"Can't, I damaged my wing getting out of the forest."
"Alright. Let me talk, that way we won't get into a fight." Kyle said, giving an angry glare to Flame. He walked down to the cave and caught the attention of the cave dwellers, who then entered an attack position. "Don't worry. We come in peace." Kyle said, as the rest of the group followed.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" the Garchomp asked.
"I am Kyle. And these are my... Companions." The Leafeon replied. "We only wish to pass through." Emily said.
"I'm afraid we can't allow that." The Garchomp said.
"Why not?"
"You could be theives. Maybe not. I'm not gonna take that chance."
"Then escort us." Jason said. Kyle turned to look at him.
"What?" The Garchomp said.
"I-I said... Escort us. You out number us, so if you see us taking anything, you can just... Whatever."
"Hmm... Very well. I will guard the Zoroark. Everyone, get behind one, and make sure they keep to themselves." The Garchomp ordered.
"Well done, Jason." Kyle quietly mumbled to himself.
The group then walked into the cave, with the Gabite close behind. There were inscriptions on the walls, and a mural, which depicted the night sky, with the moon, and the stars. It also showed what appeared to be a humanoid Pokemon (Though you could only tell from the tail), holding a rock, as if it were an asteroid about to crash. Emily was the only one who took particular interest in it, noting each detail, memorising each symbol, and wondering what it meant. "That Pokemon, what is that?" She asked.
"We do not know." The Gabite replied.
"It looks familiar..." Emily said, but no one heard her. They pressed on through the cave for what seemed like hours, walking on sharp rocks, getting pushed by the Gabite every now and again, but none of those compared to the worst feeling of all, hunger. Emily's stomach growled, causing her father to look at her. "You sound hungry." He said, with great worry. Emily smiled back, and said "I am hungry.
"We're almost out of the cave. We'll eat once we do."
"Good, I'm close to fainting from hunger." Murrey said, weakly. Sarah had a look of confusion for a while, but then asked a question. "Jase, where's Mum and Dad?" Jason wanted to tell her, but he couldn't, due to her hearing. The group remained silent until they left the cave, about an hour later. On the other side it was the same story, another burnt down forest. But this one looked to have burnt a few months ago. "Well, that explains that weird smoke a while back" Danny said, breaking the silence. Emily felt something cold hit one of her feelers, then hit her ear, then her back, it started hiting more and more, faster and faster. "Rain!" She said. She wasn't used to it, as it almost never rained, and when it did, she was inside, not able to feel it. "Great. I hate the rain." Flame said, trying to use his wings to cover himself. Danny changed into a Vaporeon, in an attempt to make the most out of the rain. "Why was there no Vaporeon back at our forest?" He asked, trying to hide under the remains of a tree. "Every year, just before winter, they head to the ocean for... Reproductive purposes." Kyle said as he made a kind of cover for him and Emily out of leaves. "Is that why no one here chose it? Are you too afraid?" Danny asked, mockingly. Murrey appeared to take offence to that. Jason didn't seem to care, but Emily, she never even thought about things like that before now. "Danny, don't taunt the little ones, we have to keep moving." Flame said, smiling at their reactions. The rain didn't let up as they continued to follow the river. The promise of food was not founded, which made travel all the more difficult. The dirt under them became mud, making it harder to press on. Emily could not stop thinking about that mural, she wondered where she knew that Pokemon, to no avail. Kyle stopped. "We need to eat." He said, stopping the rest of the group. "What?"
"We need to-"
"I heard you, but we don't have anything. You told me you'd look after we set up camp." Flame said. Flame was probably the closest thing to a leader in the group, but left most of the decision making to Kyle. "There's a berry bush over there." Kyle replied. Everyone rushed to the bush, hoping there was enough for everyone. There wasn't, only 6 berries. Jason offered his to Sarah, which she seemed sad taking. The Oran berry filled Emily's belly somewhat, giving her strength to continue on to the night. They set up a fire by using sticks, and Flame's Fire blast attack. You'd think Flame was a nickname. It wasn't. Not that anyone made fun of that, it was just weird. Emily had this thought, as there was nothing else to think about, other than Danny's comment earlier, but she tried to avoid thinking about that. She was a bit afraid. That was the only thought on the subject. "It was a very good thing you did." Murrey said, breaking Emily's train of thought.
"Huh?"
"Giving your berry to Sarah. Only the closest of siblings give food up for eachother." Jason smiled, weakly. It was obvious he was very hungry.
"You got any siblings, Murrey?" Danny asked.
"Yeah, a Vaporeon, funnily enough."
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"Brother or sister, older or younger?"
"Brother. His name is Trent. I don't like him." Murrey said, wanting to get off the subject. Emily never heard of him. She's been friends with Murrey for years, but not once has he told her about Trent. The rain had stopped at this point, providing a chance for the fire to actually warm them up. It glowed a beautiful orange, the occasional spark here and there, it showed the difference between a controlled fire and a big red cloud of fire that consumes everything in it's path. It reminded Emily of this Flareon that stayed for a while, it could use it's fire attacks better than Flame, and she knows because she watched them battle. Flame lost, but he wasn't upset, he laughed in the end. It's times like that Emily would never forget. Like when a Gardevoir fought the elder, a Lucario, that ended with both of them fainting. She kept remembering all the visitors over the years, before falling asleep. The last thing she heard before falling unconscious was Flame tell Kyle "You better be right..."
To be continued...
Notes: As you may notice, Emily is the main character, it is almost told from her perspecive, to reflect this. Who is the mystrious Pokemon in the mural? Why is it familiar? Who knows...