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Jaliff: Thank you! I'm very glad that you enjoyed the first chapter! :D

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By the way, in this chapter, you'll notice the horizontal lines in the middle of the chapter. Those represent time-skips.

~Chapter 1: Eevee~

Yin looked at the village walls in the night. It wasn't very often he saw what the village looked like during the night, as it was usually to dangerous to go out during the night for any reason whatsoever. However, today, Yin didn't care. He was going to leave today, and he knew he had to leave during the night, otherwise the others would try to stop him. Yin didn't want to say goodbye because, in his eyes, that would just make leaving them that much harder. After all, eh had grown up around these people. Yin had laughed, talked, played, and even cried with them. Now, he was going to leave all of that.

Yin shook his head, now was not the time to hesitate. He had set a goal for tonight; he had planned to at least make it to the mountains tonight. Although, perhaps that was a bit unrealistic as they were quite far away. Yin started to walk, after all, he'd never make it to the mountains if he didn't start walking! As he walked he looked up at the moon on the horizon. Today, it was a lot bigger in the sky than it usually was. Was that perhaps because he didn't have to compare it to Yggdrassil, which made anything look tiny. Still, Yin had to stop for a moment to admire its beauty. It hung low in the sky, shining brightly upon the valley. It was possibly the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.

However, it was clear he couldn't enjoy this nice view for long. Yin heard rustling around him, there was at least 2 pokemon ready to strike at him. he quietly drew his blade ready to strike when they attacked. as if on cue, two Mightyena jumped out of the tall grass surrounding him. He quickly sliced at the one on his right, killing it in one slice. However, the other one tackled him to the ground. Yin dropped his sword when he was tackled, and the Mightyena attempted to bite down on his neck. Yin reacted quickly and grabbed the Mightyena's nuzzle, pushing the growling canine's mouth back from him. Yin then delivered a harsh kick to the canine, knocking it away from him.

Yin quickly got up and grabbed his sword. Barely putting it in front of him in time to intercept the Mightyena's next lunge. With a loud whimper the Mightyena hit the sword, it going into its leg. Yin quickly pulled the sword out of the wound and sliced at the injured Mightyena, landing a clean and powerful blow to its side. The Mightyena growled before attempting to make one last lunge. Yin kicked it in its face, and the Mightyena was sent backwards. Yin quickly delivered one last attack, finishing the Mightyena off. Yin sheathed his sword and continued walking after he caught his breath. He made sure to not get distracted again; he had no clue if he could afford getting distracted again. He was sure of one thing; he didn't want to find out if getting distracted again would be a mistake.

Soon, Yin realized that getting to the mountains by sunrise was a fool's goal. He began to look for a cave, as it was known that many were scattered across the valley. Perhaps he'd get lucky and find an uninhabited one? Even if it wasn't uninhabited; Yin was prepared to fight for a shelter for the night. He soon came across a small opening in the ground, seemingly leading to a cave. He entered it and was quite surprised to find no pokemon lunging out at him. Yin smiled and laid down. He kept his sword nearby in case he needed it during the night. If he had to; Yin could easily reach for his sword and defend himself. He feel asleep soon after laying down, being quite exhausted.

Meanwhile, something curled up int the corner of the cave, hiding in the shadows watched Yin. It was a young male Eevee. Eevee looked at the human, wondering if he should run or just keep hiding. His mother had told him when he was just a kit that humans were some of the most dangerous creatures in the entire world. Although, this human didn't seem to be hostile. In Eevee's eyes, it seemed like the human was just using his shelter to hide from the predators. As long as the human didn't try to kill him he felt that he could let the human sleep here for the night. What harm could come from it? Oh, right his possible death.

Eevee woke up in the morning and yawned loudly out of habit. He froze when he saw the human suddenly wake up and look at him. They sat there for a second just staring at each other. "Well, if you plan on trying to kill me; I'd reconsider if I were you," Yin said to the Eevee. Eevee merely shook his head when he saw the blade. he did not want to become Eevee chops!

"Eeve e eevee eve! (No, please don't kill me!)" Eevee yelped in fright. The human smirked as the Eevee yelped. So, the pokemon was afraid of him? That wasn't something you saw that often from pokemon. Then it hit Yin; the Eevee was there the whole night! However, despite the seemingly natural rivalry between human and pokemon the Eevee let him stay in his den? Why would the Eevee do that? Yin shook his head and stood up, sheathing his sword as he did so.

"Well, thanks for letting me stay in your den I guess," Yin said before walking out. Oddly enough, right then, Eevee felt an odd urge to follow this human. Why did he want to follow this human? Was it perhaps the human wasn't hostile, so he wanted to figure out more about him? Eevee knew that most of the time humans and pokemon never got along, but maybe that was just because they got in each other's way? Eevee quickly got up and chased after the human, which caught Yin off guard.

"What do you want?" Yin asked the Eevee, putting his hand on his sword just in case. To his sort of surprise, the Eevee climbed up his back and awkwardly sat on his shoulder. Yin gripped his sword tighter, wondering if this was some sort of strategy Eevee's used.

"Eevee eve eevee e eevee eve! (I have no idea why, but I want to go with you!)" Yin, despite not understanding poke talk, had an odd feeling he knew what the Eevee had said. He picked the Eevee off his shoulders and put it on the ground. Yin shook his head towards Eevee, before starting to walk off towards the mountains. Eevee seemed to be disappointed, but he waited a few minutes before setting off to follow Yin. Yin kept trucking through the tall grass, appreciating the beauty of the place around him. Then, off in the distance, he saw a great wall of sand. Yin knew right away what it was, a sandstorm. Now that he saw that there was a sandstorm in the dessert; Yin was kind of glad he hadn't made it to the mountains last night. As if he did, he would've been caught in the sandstorm the moment he got to the desert.

Eevee followed Yin's gaze and looked at the sandstorm curiously. What was all of that stuff going on over there? He kind of wanted to know, but at the same time he kind of felt that going to see what it was may not be the best idea. Eevee looked back at Yin and followed him a bit more when he realized that Yin was moving forward once again. For quite awhile, the trip continued like this. Yin kept walking towards his destination while Eevee followed him. Yin knew that he'd be at the mountains by nightfall today; the mountains looked a lot closer than they did before. Meanwhile, Eevee kept his distance, following Yin but making sure he wasn't noticed. There were a couple close calls, but Eevee had managed to stay hidden.

After a bit more of walking, Yin suddenly drew his weapon. For a second, Eevee thought he had been spotted, but then he saw an Ariados in front of them. Eevee watched closely as Yin stared down the Ariados, similar to the stare he had given Eevee. Suddenly, breaking the stare, Ariados fired a string shot at Yin; which Yin dodged swiftly. Yin quickly charged at the Ariados, slicing at the spider. However, Ariados was just as nimble as he was, and it dodged the attack and fired another string shot. This string shot wrapped around Yin's legs, making him fall over. Yin closed his eyes, his sword had fallen out of his reach. He was dead, and he knew it. However, he was very surprised to hear the Ariados suddenly cry out in pain.

When Yin opened his eyes, what he saw before him was unbelievable. The Eevee from before had bit down on the Ariados neck, not stopping until the spider stopped struggling. "Y-you saved me?" Yin asked the Eevee. Eevee merely nodded before biting at the silk around Yin's legs and breaking it. Yin looked at the Eevee curiously. Well, if the Eevee had saved his life, then that kind of proved that it only had good intentions. Yin smiled at the small pokemon before going over to his sword and picking it up. He sheathed his blade and motioned for the Eevee to follow. Eevee yipped in happiness and began to follow Yin. That was just how it worked out here. Everything worked by a "you scratch my back, I scratch yours" sort of philosophy.

Soon Eevee and Yin reached the mountains. Now that they were close, Yin could clearly see a natural path through the mountains. Yin and Eevee looked at each other before nodding. Eevee climbed up onto Yin's shoulder once again as Yin began to head up the path. Soon, they came across a gap in the path, as if something very large had cut right through the mountains here. Yin looked to Eevee. Eevee nodded and jumped across the gap, easily landing on all fours on the other side. Yin drew his sword and the anchor hilt. He attached the hilt to his blade and leaped. For a second it looked like Yin wouldn't make it to the other side of the gap. Eevee gasped when he saw Yin didn't jump far enough. Yin quickly realized he would make the jump and stuck the hilt of his blade into the wall. This stopped his fall, but now Yin still had to get up. Yin made sure that his sword was firmly anchored into the rocks, then he did a flip, landing on the somewhat wide blade of his sword. He grabbed his sword as he pulled himself over the ledge of the gap.

Eevee was absolutely amazed that Yin had managed to survive the jump. When he saw that Yin hadn't jumped far enough, for a second, Eevee thought Yin was going to die. After Yin pulled himself back up onto the ledge he smiled and gave Eevee a thumbs up. Eevee nodded in response, but then Yin and Eevee both noticed how dark it was. They decided to lay down for the night right where they were. After all, any predators would make a lot of noise on the rocky ground. Plus, a lot of pokemon wouldn't dare risk jumping the gap. One misjudgment and you were dead.

Yin woke up the next morning. He at first was surprised to find an Eevee curled up next to him. Then, he remembered yesterday. Right, this Eevee wanted to follow him, and he didn't want the Eevee to follow him. However, the Eevee did save his life, so perhaps this enough repayment? Yin didn't think so; he felt as if he still owed the Eevee. Yin tried to think of a way to repay Eevee, but then he realized that they were going on quite a long journey. Surely, along the way, there would plenty of opportunities to repay Eevee.

Meanwhile, Eevee was sleeping quite peacefully. It had been quite a while since he had someone to lay next to. Well, maybe that wasn't entirely true. There was that one night about a month ago with that Vulpix. That was a one-time thing though, and she was gone before he even woke up. Although, he did have to wonder sometimes how she was doing. He hoped she was still alive, but his mind had reasons, one of which made him feel a bit guilty. Eevee hoped she was alive because he hated to hear of any good pokemon being killed. Although, his more animalistic side hoped she was purely for the fact that she was probably carrying his kits. That part made him feel guilty, if she was going to have kits, she'd have to raise them alone. That thought shook him wake, as the guilt he had felt quite a few times from that thought came back to him.

Yin noticed that Eevee looked a bit shaken up. "Hey, something wrong little guy?" He asked Eevee. Eevee looked at him and shook his head. Yin then stood up and put Eevee on his shoulder. "Well, let's get going, the desert isn't going to come to us!"

-End of Chapter-

Gosh, I don't think this chapter was the best. I couldn't really think of a good way to introduce Eevee, so this turned out really sloopy. I apologize for that, I'll try my best to make sure the next chapters aren't sloppy like this one was.

As always, please review! I can't improve without feedback!