Club: Eevee House (MA) Vs. 26

[Linc]

.:Linc:.

I smiled, and took the painting from the Smeargle's hands. "Wow! This is great!" I said excitedly, but still quietly, so I wouldn't disturb Aoi. She yawned and went to sleep. "Babies need sleep," I said and smiled. I looked back to the Smeargle. "Can I keep this? It's great, really great."
"Uh... sure. So, what's your name?" Remy asked.
"I'm Linc, this is Aoi, and that's Wavebeam," I answered, and pointed at Wavebeam who smiled, "and that would be the team."

Remy turned and looked. Approaching from the other side of the room was the whole team. When they all came around, they looked at the newly acquainted Smeargle, who's eyes widened. "Who's he?" Nightmare asked.
"He's Remy. He painted this," I answered and held up the painting. I then turned to Remy and whispered in his ear: "She's smart mouthed for a Sneasel."

"And who's the little guy?" Baito asked.
"Her name's Aoi. Isn't she cute?" I asked. Everyone nodded. I then turned to Remy. "So, do you have a trainer?"
"Uh... yeah! Hold on!" He said and ran off.

[Everoy]

<Adamantia's Point of Paranoid Anti-Abandonment View>
I walked around Patrick nervously. He was trying to convince me that he was never going to abandon me. I knew he was, lying, I just knew it, it's like this dark feeling down in your gut that tells you that NOBODY wants an Torkoal because it's just so UGLY!
And I was just about to get to telling him that when Remy, Patrick's Smeargle, ran over, with the Eevee egg in his arms. He set it on my back. I tried to tone down on the anger because if I got too warm the egg would hatch and be greeted by a nice blast of warm steam.

"Remy, what is it?" Patrick said, picking up the egg off of my back.
"There's a trainer that wants to meet you!" Remy replied, very happy and cheerful.
Me and Patrick followed Remy over to a trainer holding a blue Zangoose. Pretty, but it will be abandoned EVENTUALLY, because ALL Pokemon are abandoned EVENTUALLY. The trainer and his Zangoose were surrounded by other Pokemon.
"Hey, you're Linc, aren't you? I think I remember you from before I left…" Patrick said.

(Heh, I think I did a good job of showing Adamantia's paranoia…)

[Charizard04621]

I'll ref the 91-120 races on Saturday at 9AM Central if you guys want me to.

[Charizard04621]

The 91-120 race begins!

The track will be 1320 units long.

The participants:
Drake - Lv.40 Male Charizard (110) - The_Missing_Link
Flame - Lv.37 Male Charizard (102) - Wolfsong

Drake begins with Scary Face, lowering Flame's speed to 51.
Flame, in retaliation, repeats the maneuver; Drake's speed falls to 55.

Reeling from the shock, Drake manages to advance only 110 units.
Flame takes the blow harder. He only moves forward 51 units.

End of Round 1:
Drake(55) - 110 units
Flame(51) - 51 units

Drake tries to put the past behind him, which works surprisingly well. He sails a whole 275 units forward!
In the same spirit, Flame attempts to catch up. His valiant effort brings him 255 units further.

End of Round 2:
Drake(55) - 385 units
Flame(51) - 306 units

This time Drake, through some bad luck, meets an ill wind. He beats his wings against it, but through his struggle only makes it forward 55 units.
Flame, by virtue of being lower in the sky than his opponent, catches less of that draft and advances 153 units, overtaking Drake!

End of Round 3:
Drake(55) - 440 units
Flame(51) - 458 units

The gale blows harder. Drake still struggles against it, but to no avail; it is too strong. He advances another 55 units.
Flame tires of battling against the wind. His pace slows, bringing him straight 102 units.

End of Round 4:
Drake(55) - 495 units
Flame(51) - 560 units

Determined to catch up, Drake fights harder through the brisk windstorm. He soars 275 units, into the lead!
Flame, exhausted from his battle, goes forward 51 units.

End of Round 5:
Drake(55) - 770 units
Flame(51) - 611 units

Still keeping quite a consistent pace, Drake moves ahead 220 units.
Flame pushes himself for lost time. He makes it forward 306 units!

End of Round 6:
Drake(55) - 990 units
Flame(51) - 917 units

With the finish line not far away, Drake roars as he puts forth a tremendous effort, flying forward 330 units! He crosses the finish line!
In seeing this, Flame knows that he must try his best to catch up. He also pushes himself to the limits. Flame advances 306 units!

End of Round 6:
Drake(55) - 1320 units
Flame(51) - 1223 units

The winners are Drake and Rebecca! Drake grows two levels. Congratulations to all four participants. It was an exciting race, and Flame did very well until the end.

You know what's weird? Drake crossed the finish line exactly. o_O;;;

[The_Missing_Link]

<Blade's POV>

"I'm Blade," I held out a claw.
She stared at it for a minute, as if she didn't know what to do, but tentatively shook it.
"Congrats on your race," I said heartily. "Now there's another one to prove that bugs are just as fast as flying Pokemon."
"You saw the race?" she momentarily blanched.
"You can't expect me to just train all day, can you?" I winked.
Man, I hope I'm not freaking her out. The younger ones are harder to talk to.
"So Moriko, how did you come to be here?"

[classy_cat18]

Moriko's POV

"I used to live in this big forest. It was great except for the fact that it was a hunting ground for Team Rocket. Heracross are strong, so little by little my swarm was captured and taken away from their home. One day Team Rocket cornered me with their Fire type Pokemon and did a number on me. But I wasn't even captured. They said that I was too weak and not even worth it. So basically I was left there to die. I woke up at the adoption center, and luckily I didn't stay long. This girl named Shonta came and adopted me. And now I'm here with my teammates. I've been coming here for a while, but I haven't seen you before."

Casey's POV

I was kind of bored, so I went to look for Mom and Dad. I didn't find Dad, but Mom was sleeping near the doorway. Feeling sleepy myself, I lay next to her and went to sleep.

[The_Missing_Link]

<Blade's POV>

"I'm surprised you've never seen me before since I've been coming here for three years now. The earliest thing I can remember is Rebecca adopting me and then coming here almost everyday. I trained inside and out until she gave me the ability to evolve into what I am today. It feels nice being the only Scizor around but aside from my friend Drake, it's hard to relate to anyone since I'm so different. Don't you ever get the feeling that your only purpose is to train until you can't anyone? I wish there was something more that could be done with my life."
I looked down at Moriko and saw her staring at me. Then I realized what I said.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I flushed. "I'm known around here to be moody and philosophical. If you asked some of the older Pokemon, they could tell you about my days as a Scyther in an instant."
Have I sunk so low as to trying to admit my past to everyone I meet? Needing sympathy should be the last thing on my mind. Unfortunately, it will never be.

[Wolfsong]

(Jovi's POV)

"Yeah, that sorta sounds similar to the problem that Willow had. He hasn't been near as mean since he evolved. In fact, he mostly seems confused." I shrugged.

(Darin's POV)

I didn't see Dad around so i went outside to try and practice my iron tail attack. I still hadn't perfected it yet, and it was beginning to anoy me. I could get it to work up until i went to hit whatever i was aiming at and then just a split second before i was to connect, my tail would return to normal.

(Zale's POV)

Over the last few weeks, Angel had grown and taken an interest in battleing. So i got Amy to arrange bt batttles for her and all and she was talented at battling... Unfortunately she didn't seem satisfied with just battling at the tower.....

"Dad, why can't i try to find a battle with a wild pokemon? You don't seem to have as much trouble letting me battle at the tower."

"That's different."

"How?"

"It just is."

At that we reached the huge pool. Angel turned her back to me and stormed over to the kiddie pool. I started to follow her but before i could she stopped me.

"Don't bother." she said without looking back. I sat down and sighed. I didn't know what to do. I wanted to keep her safe like i wanted to with Tiana and Ruki. However, things never worked out when i tried. I sighed, took a deep breath of air, and dove as far down as i could go into the pool.

(Angel's POV)

I stormed over to the kiddie pool. When i jumped in, i slammed my paw into the water. "Why does he still treat me like a kid?" I muttered. It wasn't like when i couldn't talk or move or anything. I just hit the water again.

(Willow's POV

I slowly walked back to the Eevee House. I was nursing a pretty bad burn on my shoulder. I had been pummled in my last battle. I searched around for Cinder. I found him still in the backyard with Misu. You would think that after the last battle i had i'd want to stay as for from fire types as possible, btu i thought of Cinder as one of my few friends. My teammates i was sure i had alienated myself although i had been trying to get to know them since i had evolved but they were all nervouse around me. I limped over to them. "Hi."

(Tiana's POV)

*

I had been searching for Nuka and Kali when Nightshade teleported over to me. I still hadn't found him. Startled, I turned around to look at him. "What are you goggling at? Do you want to do it or not?" "Yes sir," i replied as i followed him. As i did so i looked around for Either Nuka or Kali but i didn't see either of them and I sighed heavily. We had reached our destination when i began to feel queasy at my stomach again. It had been happening a lot over the last few days. I winced as i struggled to keep my lunch down and barely managed to succeed. "I don't feel so good..." I finally admitted out loud.

(Ebony's POV)

I pawed hte ground nervously. I was outside the Eevee House. I hadn't been back here. I was too nervous about how the others would react. After all it was my idea to change teams, and then when i realized i had liked it better here..... The reception at home had been welcoming but i wasn't sure if it was because we were at the house or not... Anyways i saw Sinopa sitting by herself. She was sitting to where she could see Yana and Blazer and all. I decided to walk over and stand beside her.

* means it is supposedly taking place a few days after Ranec's rbg which i havne't psted yet

[classy_cat18]

Shonta's POV

"Hi, Koda," I cooed as I picked up the baby Skitty. Koda looked at me like I was a stranger, which I was. "I'm going to take care of you now. My name is Shonta."

"Mowr?" Koda asked. He tilted his head to one side.

Beaky shifted his weight on my shoulder. "Another kid, huh? Let me try. Kids love me."

"Don't see why. Your temper is shorter than a pygmy's kid," I joked.

"Oh, ha ha. Hey kid, how's it going?" He tickled Koda with a wing. Koda purred for a while and then bit Beaky's wing. Beaky tried to pull it out but that only made Koda pull back. I waved a treat in front of Koda's face, making him release Beaky's wing and take the treat instead. "Just like Casey."

"You're right, Beaky. Kids can't get enough of you."

Dimitri's POV

I walked to the Eevee House and immediately went to the backyard. I spotted a familiar face sitting in a kiddie pool. I hung my front legs over the edge of the pool. "Hi there. Didn't I battle you once at the Battle Tower?"

Moriko's POV

"Sorry, I don't know how that feels. But there's more that you can do. You help others by being a great teacher. You must be very experienced in both battling and life. And others must look to you as a good friend. So although you don't think you have much of a purpose, others must think you're very important to them." I blinked. "Wow, where did that come from? I'm not the philosophical type."

Cinder's POV

"Hi, Willow," Misu and I said together.

I noticed that Willow was limping towards us. I checked him and saw that he was burned on the shoulder. "Ooh, nasty burn! Where'd you get that?"

"I lost to a Growlithe. A Sunny Day/Fire Blast combo," Willow grumbled.

"So the losing streak continues. You should take care of that burn before it gets worse. Misu, got anything on you?"

"Nothing. I know Refresh but that only takes care of my pains. I guess we could find something inside."

Kawaii's POV

"Maybe she'll be alright. I don't know. She hasn't really talked to anyone on the team." I finished eating and smiled at Jovi. "Okay, any ideas on what to do? I'm bored."

[Wolfsong]

(Angel's POV)

Not long after i had stormed over to the pool, i saw a familiar bulbasaur heading my way. I took a deep breath and tried to calm down before he reached me. "Hi there. Didn't I battle you once at the Battle Tower?" he asked. "Yeah i think i did since that's the only place i've ever battled or been allowed to battle." I let out a long sigh. "It was a good battle." I laid my head on edge of the pool... "You're name's Dimitri right? Mine's Angel."

(Jovi's POV)

"I can't really think of much either, but one thing i can say is whatever we do i hope that we can do it together." I blushed as I said that but then grinned. "Would you like to go for a walk?"

(Lani's POV)

I saw Casey but she hadn't seen me. I decided to sneak up behind her and see her reaction. I had managed to get behind her without her hearing me. "Hi Casey." I said.

(Aiko's POV)

I saw Koda playing with a spearow. I ran over there and jumped between them and gave my little brother a nuzzle. Then i turned to the others. "Hi! I'm Aiko."

(Willow's POV)

I finally collapsed, not able to walk anymroe. I think i'm just gonna rest here.." I said.

(Wildfire's POV)

I went over to the punching bags and began to work out. I needed to in order to be ready for my next battle and all. I wanted to evolve mroe than anything. Blazkens just looked cool. I looked goofy as a combusken.

[classy_cat18]

Dimitri's POV

"Hi, Angel. Did you say that you're only allowed to battle at the Battle Tower?" She nodded. "Good choice. Wild Pokemon can sometimes be unpredictable and dangerous. Your friends must be very concerned about your safety."

Kawaii's POV

"Sure. I would love to." I walked with Jovi, talking about our recent battles.

Casey's POV

I woke up to find out that Mom wasn't with me anymore. I sighed as I looked out the back door. "Where did she go?" I asked myself.

"Hi, Casey," said a voice from behind.

I jumped in surprise and looked back to see Mom smiling at me. I nuzzled her happily. "Hi, Mom! I missed you! Have you been getting stronger?"

Beaky's POV

"Hi. I'm Beaky. Are you...Koda's sister?" I asked Aiko. She nodded. "Don't worry about your little brother. He's in good hands...and wings...and paws...and hooves. The whole team's going to take good care of him." I looked at Koda and smiled. "Why don't you play with your big sister, Koda? We're going to be kinda busy today."

Cinder's POV

I stopped as Willow collasped on the grass. "I think I'm just gonna rest right here..." he groaned.

I gulped. "Not good. Misu, run some water over Willow's burn. I'm going to go get Amy." Misu nodded and shot out a weak Water Gun on Willow's burn. I dashed to go find Amy or one of her Pokemon.

Katana's POV

"The Eevee House. Just another place for me to lie around and be bored." I lay on a branch of a tree and watched the Pokemon. Then a green shape caught my eye. "Bandit. Just the Pokemon I wanted to see." I chuckled to myself and slowly descended into the tall grass.

Bandit walked by, unaware of my being near him. I crept closer until I could reach out and touch him. "Where are you going, my dear?" I spoke up.

Bandit whirled around to face me. "Oh, nowhere. Just going...somewhere...without you!" He took off across the backyard with me close behind.

[The Blue Avenger]

Bobbery

"Hmmm... I haven't been here for a while," I thought. Then something caught my eye. A Zangoose tormenting a Kecleon. I immediately knew who it was, and walked over to her. "Hello, Katana," I said in an overly bright voice. "Still at Bandit's throat, huh?"

Trezzatura

I glanced around the grounds, and noticed a familiar Eevee smacking rocks and the like with his tail. I floated over to him, and greeted him. "Hi, Darin." He seemed not to remember me. "You and I just had a match in the Battle Tower, didn't we? How are you doing?"

Mercandos

I sat down under a tree and smiled. It was so much fun, just watching what everyone was doing. I paid close attention to those Pokemon practicing their attacks - it was always good to learn more about potential opponents, and failing that, just to learn about new attacks.

Righello

I grinned. I knew that Combusken. I walked over to it. "Ahahah!" I laughed. "I know you, don't I?" Wildfire turned to look at me. "You're that Combusken that I keep stomping in the Battle Tower, aren't you? No hard feelings, eh?"

[The_Missing_Link]

<Lyra's POV>

I stared at Angel and Zale from aways as they had their first fight, with Angel storming off towards the kiddie pool. I personally didn't see a problem with her battling outside of the Battle Tower. Sure, it was dangerous but she would have all her teammates to back her up. I certainly couldn't tell Zale this though as he was the father and I had no connection to them at all. It would be best to leave them to solve their problems on their own.

As maternal pangs hit my heart, I saw a Quilava run towards the door, acting panicky.
"Hey, what's the problem?" I said as I stopped him.
"Willow's been burned from battling and he collasped from the pain," he said hurriedly.
"Come with me then," I motioned with my hand to follow me indoors.
Instead of going towards the trainers, I went straight to the closet, where the first aid kit was held. Digging through the garbage that piled up in there over the years, I finally found the kit and hauled it out, sweat slightly dripping down my face from the work. Taking it back outside, with thw Quilava leading the way, we went to see Willow, who was breathing harshly and sported a nasty burn on his shoulder. A Mudkip was cooling him off with his water gun but I motioned for him to stop.
"Battling fire Pokemon?" I asked. He nodded slightly and looked the other way, either from embarrassment or anger.
"Unless you have the right moves or are a lot stronger than the opponent, type battles are tough. Even I would be hesitant to battle an electric or grass Pokemon."
As I talked, I sprayed his burns with a generous amount of Burn Heal, to which he grimaced at. Ignoring his facial expressions, I then took out bandages and began weaving it around his shoulder like a sling until it was well covered.
"I'd suggest not battling for a day or two, although I think you'd know better than that. You can walk, but it'll hurt a bit although with the help of the spray, you'll feel better in no time."

[Wolfsong]

(Willow's POV)

I hurriedly walked into the Eevee House. It had been a few days since Lyra, the wartortle, had doctored my wound and it was completly gone, and i had started battling again. It felt nice to be active again. I paused, stretching, before looking around for someone i knew. It was great to be back here again. The temporary place was ok, but it just wasn't the same as it was here.

(Ranec's POV)

I looked around and spotted Zale diving into the pool. I shook my head. I needed to go and have that talk with him that ihad mentioned earlier while we were searchign for Tiana the other day. <Zale?> I said. He didn't surface. <Zale, I saw you go down there.> I waited a few more minutes and still nothing. "Maybe later," I muttered to myself and wandered off to go and explore around the house. I didn't think that Jovi wanted to be bothered at the moment.

(Darin's POV)

I was outside practicing my iron tail on the rocks outside. Amy had given me a Focus Energy TM earlier. She apologized as she told me that it was a late birthday present. It seemed to help as now my iron tail was working like a charm when i used it after beginning with focus energy. "Hi, Darin," came a voice from behind me. I looked around and saw a beldum that looked oddly familiar, but i didn't remember from where exactly until he spoke. "You and I just had a match in the Battle Tower, didn't we? How are you doing?" I nodded, remembering now. "I'm pretty good. Just out here practicing attacks. How are you?

(Kiara's POV)

I walked back into the Eevee House. I looked around for Caledor, but i wasn't sure if he was here or not though. I didn't see him, but that didn't mean that he wasn't here. I decided to wait a bit before going to the training area just in case he was here. I jumped up on the couch closest to the door and watched.

(Tiana's POV)

I looked around and didn't see either Nuka, Kali, or Nightshade. I knew that Nightshade would probably find out about the little surprise that i didn't want out just yet, and i didn't care as i trusted him. I started to look around for him but as i neared the kitchen i had to struggle not to get sick as the smells of all the wonderful foods in there sent waves of nausea through me.

(Laila's POV)

I was determined to get over my loosing streak. For once Willow didn't seem to be too upset over the loss. I, on the other head, was rather annoyed. "Cheer up, I think Amy's gonna take us somewhere special soon." he had told me. I shrugged and went outside to practice my attacks. As much as i was nervous about being different from most normal larvitars, in that i knew ice beam thunderbolt and flamethrower, i didn't want to grow rusty on being able to use them. I stared at my quick claw. It didnt' help me much in my last battle but as i started to take it off i remembered the times that it had helped.

(Darin's POV)

The beldum left a little while after we had spoken. A few minutes after that, I finally got tired from practicing my attacks so i headed inside. I saw Amy's pack and i looked inside. Sure enough, there was the glowing purple Day Stone. I closed the flap since i wasn't ready just yet but it wouldn't be long until i was ready to evolve. Once i had rested a bit, i decided to go and look around for Dad.

[The_Missing_Link]

Note: Aries's POV was supposed to be posted a few days after June 10th but was deleted after files were saved to be moved over to this board


<Aries's POV>

Darin had left me for a while to go practice some of his attacks, which left me with nothing to do. Nightshade had gone off to look for Tiana, and he didn't look very happy about it. I decided to focus my attention on Lee who was, as usual, at the bags. Laying down with my head on my paws, I watched as he methodically pounded away at sand bags, his feet a blur. So fluidly he moved that it helped me drift off to sleep.

I awoke with a sigh as something nudged me in my head. I turned my head around to see Darin with a look of innocence on his face.
"Don't think I'm going to get mad at you. I needed to be woken up anyway," I yawned. "Stay right there, I'll be right back."
I went towards Rebecca's bag, which was sitting on the floor next to the couch. Rummaging through her contents, I found the right bag and brought it back in my mouth.
I dropped it in front of him. "This is your birthday present - a very late one if I might add. After you evolve, this Psychic TM should help you control your powers. I would also like it if you trained with me or your uncle. If you don't want to though, that's ok. I had to learn on my own as well so it would be quite an experience for you.

<Nightshade's POV>

I stalked towards the kitchen, fuming at my innability to keep Tiana under my control. I let her out of my site for one minute and she's gone for hours, even days at a time. It was just ridiculous.

She stood standing in front of the entrance, looking a little worse for wear.
"Where have you gone to?" I chastized her. "You were so adamant about honing your psychic skills and now you disappear time and again. I don't care what you're doing right now, we're going to sit down and - "
I paused, staring at her face. It looked like she was about to throw up, she looked that bad. Placing my hands right over her body, I scanned her up and down, looking for any anomalies. Only after a minute did I find something odd within her. Knowing her previous history, I had a feeling I knew what it was.
"How far are you along?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"A little more than a week," she said sheepishly, red easily evident against her bright green face.
I sighed and rubbed my temples. "You know how I feel about this. You're too young and you still haven't gotten your powers under control yet. But before your due date, I expect you to make progress in your studies. It's mentally exhausting, but it'll keep your mind off of your pregnancy. Does your brother know yet?"
She shook her head, still blushing.
"I thought not. In due time, he'll find out but be glad he isn't an Espeon or Umbreon. Now, the first thing we'll do is meditate and then eat something. Don't look at me like that, you'll need the extra vitamins up till your due date."

[Wolfsong]

(Darin's POV)

"Wow, thanks Dad." I said smiling as I put the bag with the psychic TM in my mane. "I'd love to train with you. I think i am ready to evolve, but I did want to ask you some things first." He nodded, waiting for me to ask my question. I looked over at Amy's pack before taking a deep breath. "Does it hurt to evolve? What should i expect?" Once i had finished with my questions i stopped talking and turned to look at him.

(Zale's POV)

I thought i heard Ranec walk away, but i wasn't sure. What i was sure about was that i needed air. I slowly surfaced and when i saw that he wasn't there, i completely emerged. I looked around and saw that Nightshade and Tiana were talking. I shook my head. Why didn't she and Angel both know that i was trying to keep them from getting hurt. My mind drifted back to what Ranec had said. I still didn't understand what he meant by my caring for others "being my greatest strength and my greatest weakness". I was so lost in thought that i didn't hear that someone was approaching till they spoke.

(Tiana's POV)

Well, Nightshade wasn't in the kitchen, but before i could turn around and continue my search he came up and he wasn't in a good mood. I didn't say anythign because i was afraid that i was going to get sick. It wasn't long before he noticed and then he began to check me over and soon he discovered my secret. I blushed when he asked me about it, but I answered his questions truthfully as there was no point in telling him otherwise and it never felt right to lie either. Thankfully, he began walking away from the kitchen and as we got further away from the smells, the better i felt. Then Nightshade asked me if Zale knew yet. I shook my head no as i suddenly felt both angry and hurt from what Zale had said about Nuka and me.

"I thought not. In due time, he'll find out but be glad he isn't an Espeon or Umbreon. Now, the first thing we'll do is meditate and then eat something." I gave him a look that said after i just about got sick you want me to eat? "Don't look at me like that, you'll need the extra vitamins up till your due date."

I nodded in acceptance as I settled down and started to focus. I had to use calm mind about three times before i was able to settle down enough. I made sure thought that if Nightshade said something to me that i would be able to hear him and do as he asked.

(Sinopa's POV)

I had been walking around by myself. Blazer and Yama had gone off to spend sometime together. For a while i had been walking, trying to keep from gettinig to close to things that could fall. Then i began to look for Darin, and i soon found him talking with his Dad so i decided not to interupt. I laid down beside Amy's bag and rested my head on it and closed my eyes.

[Skye]

Nuka

It was too late at night to bring Kali to the Eevee House, so I snuck over alone. I would bring her back in the morning. When I got in, I looked around for a certain Espeon, and found her meditating near another Psychic Pokemon, a Kadabra. I went into the kitchen and pilled some simple foods onto a plate for her. I figured she'd feel sick to her stomach still, so I made certain I brought out nothing with a strong scent to it.

Picking the plate up carefully in my mouth, I walked out of the kitchen and inched closer to Tiana, careful to not dissturb her concentration. I took a nearby seat, set the snacks down beside me, and waited for her and the Kadabra to finish their excersize. The more I watched, the more my curiosity increased. I need to get Tiana a present. I thought to myself as I watched her and the Kadabra.

[The_Missing_Link]

<Aries's POV>

"Well, I'm not sure. I evolved a few years ago so I sort of don't remember but I know it doesn't hurt. For some Pokemon, they hurt themselves more in order to evolve, because they know that evolution will be one of the happiest days of their lives. You can feel yourself change physically and for some Pokemon, emotionally as well. With that surge of power, a once docile Pokemon can immediately become hostile. Of course, I doubt you will change like that but for some species, it happens."
I looked at Darin to make sure he wasn't alarmed.
"No, an Eevee who changes into an Espeon hardly changes. With evolution comes responsibility though. Powers you thought you could control once before may not be as easy after the evolution. I believe that's mainly aimed at psychic Pokemon but those who evolve into a different type altogether needs training immediately. I wouldn't let my son stray away from me like that though."
I smiled and ruffled the top of his head with a paw.

<Nightshade's POV>

Although my eyes were closed, I could clearly see Tiana deep within her trance, her powers steadily emanating from her body although to non psychics, it was invisible. Right near her was a Houndoom with a plate of food in front of him. I didn't know his name, but I was quite sure he was the father. Although my outer appearance didn't change, my inner self pursed its lips in annoyance. I didn't like the way trainers bred their Pokemon at such a young age, sometimes against their wishes. I doubt Tiana minded but there were others out there who were forced to grow up too early. At least Rebecca had enough sense to breed the others at their own consent and at a proper age.
<Nightshade, are you ok? You feel angry,> Tiana contacted telepathically.
I was caught aback, unaware she was able to feel out my inner body language. I guess I did a poor job to hide it.
<No, I'm fine. You can stop now, if you want. It seems like your boyfriend wants to say hello. Don't stray off or chat on too long. I want to make up for lost time.>
I opened my eyes and teleported off to the rafters with a sigh. I felt like the overprotective father watching over a child.

<Lyra's POV>

I walked towards Zale, who was looking around as if lost.
"Tough day for you," I commented offhandedly. "How're you coping?"
He stared at me as if I appeared out of nowhere and shook his head slowly.
"Not so well. Ranec told me that my ability to care for others was my greatest strength and my greatest weakness. Do you know what he meant by that?"
"It means that with your empathetic abilities, you're a Pokemon others can rely on and talk to when their down. Unfortunately, when it comes to your sister and daughter, who you care for immensely, you act overprotective and to them, it's like you're limiting their boundaries. An instance that comes to mind is your argument with Angel."
"Now wait a minute," he cried out angrily. "I'm not going to let her out there where she'll be mauled by wild Pokemon. She can easily battle other trained Pokemon and gain experience from that."
I merely sighed and eased myself into the pool.
"The problem with that is supreme boredom. With wild Pokemon, their tactics are entirely different because they don't have trainers. A wild Pokemon relies on their instincts and if Angel keeps on battling in the Battle Tower, she'll never learn because trainers yell out commands all the time, canceling out any chances of her choosing her own attacks. Also, if she battled in the wild, there would be no doubt that Amy would be by her side with stronger Pokemon standing guard. If anything happened to her, they would make sure she's well cared for and the antagonist properly dealt with.
"As for your sister, it's all and well to act like the big brother but you can't keep a watchful eye over her forever. As both of you grow older, it's natural for her to do her own stuff and ignore your warnings or speeches. When I was younger, I spent every minute with my teammates but after a while, and especially after evolving, I found myself growing apart from some of them while still spending the same amount of time with others. Everyone is still close knit and all but I barely talk to Drake and Blade and that's ok. As long as I know that they'll be there to back me up if I'm in trouble, it's enough to ensure our relationship. You give Tiana her space, she'll give you yours and everything will turn out ok."

[classy_cat18]

Katana's POV

"This is none of your business," I growled at the Snorlax. "Back off."

"Help me," Bandit whimpered.

I was going to tell him to shut up, but a scent reached my nose. I turned my head to see Athena marching up to me. She grabbed my ear and yanked it. "What did I tell you about torturing your teammates?" she asked me sternly.

I bared my teeth and yanked my ear out of Athena's grasp. "You are not my mother!" I turned to Bobbery. "Another time." I walked away without Bandit.

Kawaii's POV

It was nice to be in familiar surroundings again. I stood at Shonta's side with my teammates as we looked out into the backyard. I was looking out for Jovi. We didn't get to take our walk the other day. Finally I got impatient. "I'm going to go looking for him. I'll see you guys later."

"Look for who?" Cinder asked me.

"Idiot, you know who!" Beaky lashed out as be bopped Cinder with a wing. "I guess I'll be flying the hopefully friendly skies today." He flew off of Shonta's shoulder and into the sky.

"Misu and I will be with Willow if you need us," Cinder said before running out into the backyard with Misu following him.

"Can I play with Koda today?" Casey asked Shonta.

"Yes, but be careful. Koda's not at your level." She set down Koda and walked off with Dimitri. Khanga walked in the opposite direction. I walked in another direction to search for Jovi.

[Wolfsong]

(Darin's POV

I listened intently as Dad answered my questions, and the nervousness that i had felt about evolving slowly disappeared. I couldn't help but purr when he rubbed the top of my head.

"I'll be right back." I told him before taking a deep breath and heading off in the direction of Amy's pack. Once there, I found Sinopa resting by it with her head on the pack. I grinned, an idea suddenly in mind. "Hey Sinopa." She jumped. I guess she hadn't heard me come up. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. I was just about to evovle and I thought that you might want to watch. Would you like to? She nodded. "Good cause i need your help so that i don't evolve just getting the stone." ^^;

She looked nervous. "What do i do?" "Don't be. In Amy's pack, she has two stones. One is a glowing red one and the other glows purple. Don't touch the red one whatever you do." "Why?" "Beacause it will tigger your evolvution to begin and i don't think that you are ready to. If i touch it it will cause me to evolve as well, but i'm not wanting to evolve into a flareon though." Sinopa nodded, as she opened the flap. Carefully, she picked up the Day Stone in her teeth. I closed the flap.

Together we walked over to where Dad was waiting. "Dad, this is Sinopa. She is one of my teammates." Sinopa placed the stone on the ground in front of me. "Pleased to meet you." she whispered.

I smiled up at Dad for the last time as an eevee and took a deep breath. I placed my front paw on the stone and then i was enveloped in a white glow. Of course i could see myself plain as day. The first change was that my fur changed from a light brown to a light purple color. Then, my mane began to get thinner till it was gone. I suddenly felt weird not having it, but now my collar could be seen. The next thing i felt was something pushing its way out of the center of my forehead, and i figured that was the jewel. Next, my tail thinned out and split at the ends. Finally, i began to grow taller and eventually the glow faded.

"Wow, what a rush." i said and was started to find that my voice had gotten deeper as well. Sinopa nodded at me and then went off to search for something to do. I looked over at Dad as he pushed the Psychic Tm towards me. It had fallen when my mane disappeared. I nudged open the box with my nose and some of the powder got in my nose causing me to sneeze sending the rest of the powder over me.

I learned Confusion by level and Psychic from the TM that Dad gave me.

"So what do i do now?" I asked

(Tiana's POV)

For a while, I was steady in my trance. Then suddenly, i felt anger. I knew that i wasn't angry so it had to be Nightshade. <Nightshade, are you ok? You feel angry.> I asked. There was a few seconds of silence, before he responded. <No, I'm fine. You can stop now, if you want. It seems like your boyfriend wants to say hello. Don't stray off or chat on too long. I want to make up for lost time.>

Needless to say i lost all my focus when i heard that. I opened my eyes in time to see Nightshade teleport into the rafters then i looked around and sure enough, there was Nuka. I hurried over to where he was and nuzzled him before gently licking him on his face. He smiled and returned my nuzzle. I was so happy that he was here that I was sure that he could feel it as well.

"I brought you something to eat. I smiled, slighlty before my stomach growled. "Thank you." I said, blushing. I turned to look at the plate and there was nothing that smelled strong and i smiled happily before starting in on the food. After a few minutes, I turned to look at Nuka still blushing. "Nightshade knows already."

(Zale's POV)

I sighed. Lyra did have a point and deep down i knew it. "Thanks." I told her. "Guess i'll go and try to find Angel now." Turning around, i noticed that Nuka was with Tiana. I wasn't too sure what i felt about him just yet... It seemed that he was trying to spend more time with Tiana, but i wasn't sure if i trusted him yet. Instead, i headed into the opposite direction into the backyard.

(Jovi's POV)

I sighed. I had been waiting in the backyard and when i didn't see Kawaii, i decided to head to the spot. I didn't make it far when i heard someoneapproaching from behind. I wasn't sure who it was so i dove behind a bush and peeked out to find that it was Kawaii. "Looking for someone?" I asked as i emerged from the bushes behind her.

[Skye]

Nuka

"He does?" I asked, a bit startled. Nightshade must be the name of the Kadabra she had been meditating with. "Is he going to tell anyone?" I asked, blushing a bit under my coat I didn't know if I wanted the knowledge to spread around quite yet, though I knew it would come out eventually. I held onto the TM I had brought along gently with my tail, keeping Tiana from seeing it yet. I wanted to wait until the perfect moment to give it to her.

[Wolfsong]

(Tiana's POV)

[color=black]"He does?"Nuka asked. I nodded and then Nuka asked me if he was going to tell. "I don't think that he will, and i hope that he doesn't. I'm happy and all, I'm just not to sure if i want it out just yet." Nuka nodded his head in agreement. "Besides he asked me if my brother knew and i knew that he was referring to Zale," at that I closed my eyes. "I shook my head no Nightshade basically said that he figured that and that he'd figure out in due time. But i'll talk to him about that when i go back to my training. He told me that i didn't need to stay gone too long. He wanted to make up for lost time."

[Skye]

Nuka

"I see. I hope Zale will come around by the time he learns..." I didn't want to imagine what would happen if Tiana's twin brother found out. "You sure are training hard. I brought you a present, and I was saving it for later, but I suppose I'd best give it to you incase Nightshade decides to resume the training soon."

I pulled the TM out from behind me and set it infront of her. "It's Meditate. I hope it helps."

[Wolfsong]

(Tiana's POV)

I blushed, wishing that Amy had returned with the tm that i had asked her to buy but unfortunately, she hadn't. "Thank you Nuka." I told him, taking the TM and giving him a nuzzle. Then, I sighed. "What is it? he asked. I had asked Amy to get a tm and she left hours ago, but she still hasnt' gotten back. I guess she's waiting on someone to confirm. When she does get here i'll be sure to give it to you." He looked as if he was going to ask what it was. "It's a surprise you'll find out when i get it to you." The next thing that i knew, Amy was walking over to us. "Sorry abotu taking so long but i had to wait for it to get confirmed." With that, she sat the TM down and began checking up on things. I watched and waited hoping htat he liked the hidden power TM and wondered what kind it was. "It's hidden power." I watched as he tested it out and i was curious to see what kind it was.

A few minutes later, I sighed. "I probably need to go back now, but hopefully, I'll see you on my next break. I love you." I said, giving Nuka one last nuzzle before taking a deep breath and concentrating. With a faint pop, i disappeared and a few seconds and another pop later I was sitting in front of Nightshade in the rafters.

"Sorry about that, I apologized. Then grinning, I told him that Nuka had given me a Meditate TM." I was about to wait to see what Nightshade wanted me to do next when i remembered. "Um, Nightshade, I was wondering something. Would you please not let this get out until later. I'm not ashamed of it in fact it was a mutual decision and all... I'm thrilled about it and all its just that I have no idea how zale will react if he finds out before we're ready for him to especially when he isn't thrilled about me being with Nuka. At the mention of Zale, I burst into tears. "Why does Zale hate us being together?" i managed to ask before getting upset again.

[The_Missing_Link]

<Aries's POV>

I beamed as my son grew from a little Eevee into a strong, lithe Espeon. I pushed the TM towards him and watched as he sneezed into the powder, flying into the air and coating his fur.
"So what do I do now?" he asked, his voice noticably deeper.
"Well, nothing really," I replied. "But if you want to start training right this second, you need to meditate so you can keep your powers in check. It's quite boring at first but once you get the hang of it, it'll be ok."

<Nightshade's POV>

Alarmed at Tiana's sudden burst of emotion, I hesitated in comforting her at first but then my paternal instincts took over. Pulling her towards me, I placed her head in my lap and stroked her side.
"It's ok," I mumbled softly. "I don't think your brother hates the idea of you two being together. In fact, I don't think he knows you're going out with Nuka at all or he would have confronted you already. Zale just loves you and wants to protect you from being hurt. Knowing that he can't keep an eye on you 24/7 is frustrating to him and as you two grow older, you'll spend more time apart from one another. He'll eventually see the light and give his blessings to the both of you."

[Skye]

Nuka

I used the TM on mysels and felt a strange sensation, as if my senses had been heightened. I looved at one iof the chairs and focused on it until it began to levitate a little. Setting te chair back down, I turned to Tiana, "Looks like Psychic to me." She nodded with a smile and sighed.

"I probably need to go back now, but hopefully, I'll see you on my next break. I love you." Tiana gave me one last nuzzle before teleporting away. I sighed softly and stood, deciding it would be best if I headed out to bring Kali in. I knew I would be back in a few hours and hoped Tiana wuldn't be upset at my minor dissapearance

[Wolfsong]

(Tiana's POV)

I continued sobbing as Nightshade pulled me close to him. When he did that I felt safer than i had in a long tim. "It's ok. I don't think your brother hates the idea of you two being together. In fact, I don't think he knows you're going out with Nuka at all or he would have confronted you already. Zale just loves you and wants to protect you from being hurt. Knowing that he can't keep an eye on you 24/7 is frustrating to him and as you two grow older, you'll spend more time apart from one another. He'll eventually see the light and give his blessings to the both of you."

I listened, and what Nightshade said made sense. "Thanks." I sniffed, as i wiped my eyes. "Sorry about getting so emotional." I apologized. I didn't really want to move from where i was. As I looked around, I noticed that Nuka was gone, but he probably had to go see about Kali. "Why is Zale so overprotective of me? I can understand about Angel somewhat, but why me?" I asked, my mind returning to the topic of Zale. I frowned as i noticed that i was beginning to get hungry but i didn't want to mention it. I was getting embarraessed about eating so much. I wasn't near as hungry when i was expecting Kali as i was now.

(Darin's POV)

"Well, nothing really. But if you want to start training right this second, you need to meditate so you can keep your powers in check. It's quite boring at first but once you get the hang of it, it'll be ok."

I listened to Dad as i knew that he knew what he was talking about. "What might happen if my powers got out of check?" I asked still not used to my new voice. "I don't want to let it happen, but i think that it would probably be for the best. I mean, not knowing must be worse than knowing." I explained my reasoning behind the question.

(Tiny's POV)

I followed Colby as we returned to the Eevee House. We hadn't been here in a while, although things still look the things. Once Colby had spotted the pool, i could tell that he wanted to swim. He turned to look at me, and I smiled sadly. "Sure, go ahead." With that, he bounded away. It was my turned to look around. I soon spotted a growlithe. I didn't recognice him so i decided to go over and say hello.

(Dakota's POV)

I padded over to the door. Aiko had gone off in search of Koda, and i hadn't seen Ai anywhere. I began to groom myself, doing my best to hide the scars which wasn't that hard on my side, but next to impossible on my paw. I sighed, hoping that i never ran into that growlithe again. Twice was enough.

[Skye]

Nuka

I returned after about an hour of being gone, bringing along Kali, Kalil, and Senshi. I noticed how Darkifre had a strange naming issue. What with Kali, Kai, and Kalil. She ought to rename them, I had thought that I had heard about a Mudkip named Kai around somewhere. When we arrived, however, I saw that Tiana was up in the rafters still with Nightshade the Kadabra. Just then Kali nudged me, "Food?"

"Alright," I replied with a smile as we dissapeared into the kitchen.

Kalil

I sighed, feeling a bit guilty for leaving Kai back at the house with Ayende, but the two had been watching a movie. I needed some alone time as well. Recently Ares had been sort of taking over the team, and with the kidnapping of Menos, Dasha, and Kana, everyone was feeling a bit depressed.

Just as I was wandering around, I noticed a small Flareon head over to me. I smiled in a friendly manner as I stopped. "Hello." He said.

"Hi, my name's Kalil. What's your name?"

Senshi

I wanted to get some more training time before I asked Darkfire for another RBG. I needed to practice using my new attacks, and I needed to get used to the feel of the boosted attacking power I had with the Collar I had recieved not too long ago. Just as I spotted the punching bags, something else caught my attention out of the corner of my eye. I looked over away from the bags and saw a Mighyena grooming himself.

I perked at this. He looked gorgeous and powerful, just like I wanted to be. I headed over to him and sat down, nervous and excited. I then saw a scar on his paw. He must be a powerful fighter, I thought to myself. Nervously, I cleared my throat and spoke, "Hi, I'm Senshi. What's your name?"

[Wolfsong]

(Dakota's POV)

I was just finishing up grooming, when i heard someone clear their throat. It was a poochyena. "Hi, I'm Senshi. What's your name?" I smiled. "My name's Dakota." I saw something in this poochyena that reminded me of myself when i was younger. My hidden power was telling me that he was nervous. "Relax, I don't bite unless provoked." I joked in an attempt to put him at east. I looked him up and down. "You're on Darkfire's team correct?" I asked.

(Tiny's POV)

I smiled back at the growlithe. "My name's Tiny. The reason's pretty obvious." I said, smiling. "That's a nice name that you have. Does it mean anything?" I asked, curious.

(Ebony's POV)

I nickered softly to myself as i headed outside. It was a beautiful day, and Amy had given me back my old earring as well as a TM that she had been saving for me. I was surprised at how welcoming the others had been when i had wanted to come back. I was nervous at first, but now things were almost back to how they had been before i had left though the team had changed slighly. I started to run around the house and soon i was as happy as i could possibly get. Nothing made me feel as free as running as fast as i could go did.

[Knight of Time]

Kyle's POV

It had been almost four months since Espio, the last of my adopted Eevees evolved. Now that I was the proud owner of all five Eeveelutions, I took out Espio's Pokeball once again. Enlarging it, I opened it up revealing an energetic looking Espio.

"Hey Kyle, what's up?" Espio asked with the brightest smile I had ever seen.

"I've got yet another surprise for you. Ever since you became a Psychic type, I had been waiting for the chance to give you a Psychic type move, the first of which I hoped would be Psychic itself. Even though the Psychic TM a friend of mine had that I thought about buying or trading from her went to another Espeon, I wasn't offended at all by this. Reason is, this same friend was generous enough to trade me a Psybeam TM and a Solarbeam TM for a couple of TMs I had as well that I wasn't thinking of using up. So there is still a chance you'll learn Psychic, Espio, I promise. Anyway, I am keeping my Solarbeam TM in reserve for now, but I'm deciding that the Psybeam TM should go to you. You want it?" I asked.

"Yeah, that would be nice, thanks Kyle." Espio said.

"Okay, hang on, and I'll get the box containing the powder that will teach you Psybeam." I said.

Going to my backpack, I pulled out a box, and opened it up to reveal a lightened, rainbow coloured powder. Taking it over to Espio, I sprinkled all the powder all over his body, watching as it was absorbed into him.

"How do you feel now, Espio?" I asked.

"Better, thanks Kyle." Espio replied.

"You're welcome, Espio. Now, I think the time has come for one of your fellow adopted teammates to evolve. Return." I said.

Withdrawing Espio back into his Pokeball, I went back to my backpack and took out another Pokeball. Enlarging it, I opened it up to reveal my Pikachu.

"Hi Kyle, what's new lately? Were you about to help me evolve again?" Pikachu asked.

"How'd you know that?" I asked Pikachu, a surprised look appearing on my face.

"Oh, just a wild guess." Pikachu replied.

"Yeah, I've decided that this would probably be a good time to help you finally evolve into a Raichu." I said.

"That's great. I appreciate it!" Pikachu said, smiling.

"Hang on, I've got the Thunderstone you need." I said.

Going to my backpack once again, I pulled out the Thunderstone I recently forged at Goldenrod Tower. Walking back to Pikachu, I put the Thunderstone on the ground in front of him. Several seconds later, he put a paw on the yellow stone, and he immediately began to glow white. In the process his ears got a little longer, and his tail grew to around twice its original length. Seconds later, the evolution process ceased, and in the place of my Pikachu, I now had a powerful looking Raichu.

"Now that you have finally reached your final evolution, I think that now would be the absolute best time to give you a name, since I couldn't think of any in the time you were a Pichu, and the time you were a Pikachu. How does the name Sparky sound?" I asked.

"That's a nice name, I like it." was the reply.

"Okay, Sparky it is. Now, Sparky, I have another Pokemon to evolve at this moment. Return." I said as I recalled my Raichu back into his Pokeball.

Taking out one of the Master Balls in my backpack, I opened it up to reveal Crucher, my captured male Machoke.

"Hi Kyle, how are things?" Crusher asked.

"Great, Crusher. I want to ask you something. Have you ever thought sbout wanting to evolve?" I asked.

"Hmm, the thought of evolving has given me some interest. What do I need to be able to evolve?" Crusher asked curiously.

"I have an evolutionary item called a Genetic Accelerator Gene in my backpack. By giving it to you, you'll be able to utilize its powers to evolve into a Machamp, my number one favourite fighting type." I said with a smile.

"Whoa, it sounds like you really want to help me to evolve. Well, it would be a waste if I didn't use the Genetic Accelerator Gene, but after all, I want to become as strong as I can be, as in one of the best fighters around." Crusher declared.

"So you do want to use the Genetic Accelerator Gene, am I right?" I asked Crusher.

"Yes, it would be nice to feel even more strength from within my body." Crusher said as he flexed both arms in the air.

"Okay, I'll get it out for you." I said.

Reaching for the Genetic Accelerator Gene that I recently forged at Goldenrod Tower, I dug it out and placed it in Crusher's hands. Almost instantly, Crusher began to glow white. In the process he began to get a bit taller, but the biggest change of all was the addition of two more arms. Seconds later, Crusher stopped glowing, and I watched in amazement as he flexed all four of his arms in the air. Now that he was a Machamp, I decided to keep him out of the Master Ball I originally caught him in, in hopes that he might make a new friend sooner or later...

[Skye]

Kalil

"Yep," I replied to the small Flareon. "Kalil means friend. Tiny, huh? I think your names suits you." I joked. "Anyway, what do you guys do around here?"

Senshi

"Yeah," I replied, relaxing some. "I'm going to evolve into a Mighyena, or at least I'm working on it with Darkfire." I looked again at his scars, admiring them. "You must be really strong." I said, awed by him.

Alana

I snuck closer to the Eevee House with uncertainty. I had followed Nuka, Kali, Senshi, and Kalil here. My ears perked when I heard a nicker and a trotted closer until I saw a black Ponyta racing around the Eevee House. I sighed to myself. Even though Mom had been a special color, I hadn't gotten anythink from her. I imagined myself as a black Rapidash, racing around the Eevee House with my silver flames trailing behind me. I liked the image.

[classy_cat18]

Kawaii's POV

"He's not around here. Maybe he's at the spot." I looked around to make sure no one was following me and started up the trail to the spot. I didn't find him up there either. I looked around and was going to head back down when I heard his voice. Surprised, I jumped and whirled around to find him standing behind me. "Don't do that! You scared me half to death!" I calmed down. "So, how's it going?"

Khanga's POV

Roo started to cry when she saw that Beaky wasn't going in the same direction as us. "Birdy!" she yelled. Beaky, of course, didn't pay attention to her.

I lifted her out of my pouch and looked into her sad eyes. "I'm sorry, but you can't play with Beaky today. I don't want you getting hurt."

She sniffed and pointed to the house. "Birdy. I wanna play."

I sighed. She would cry all day until she got to play with Beaky. I carried Roo to the house to look for Beaky.

[Charizard04621]

"Ryu", the male Vibrava's POV:

Where was I when he hurt her? Where was I when she could have been hurt again?

I watched Elwing as she lay stationary in the shallow end of the swimming pool. Kalazeth was there with her, trying to encourage her to take a dive and swim for a bit. He was there when she needed him. I wasn't.

Silently scolding myself, I took wing, feeling the need to breathe the air outside. For all that I'd achieved during battle, I couldn't even protect someone who was so important to me. Strength came from the heart, and I was getting the feeling that I hadn't got enough. Why else would Night have been able to hurt her? And why couldn't I take away her pain?

So engrossed as I was in thought, I wasn't watching where I was flying and accidentally bumped into a formidable Charizard, Elwing's father. "Hello, sir," I saluted him. I wondered if 'sir' was the right thing to call him, but I wasn't sure what else to say. "I'm really sorry for flying into you... I was just on the way out."

[The_Missing_Link]

<Drake's POV>

"Oh please, don't call me sir," I laughed aloud. "First, it makes me sound stiff and old, which I'm not and it's used as a sign of authority. Although I'm older than you, you're just about as strong as me, which I will need to watch out for in the future."
My smile slowly vanished as I properly looked at Ryu. He looked far from the passionate Vibrava I saw more. His eyes were sunken in and his body was drooping, despite his airborn ability.
"Is there anything wrong?" I inquired. "I know you're a mysterious lad but I can't help notice you're looking a little bit off. Did something happen between you and Elwing that I should know about? I know you care about her well enough to not do anything to her but I can't help wonder why you're avoiding her."

<Aries's POV>

"Well, without training, thoughts from other Pokemon can enter your mind, as well as memories and maybe events of the future, although I'm not too sure on the last one. Without knowing why that is, I suspect going crazy comes soon after that. If you don't keep your emotions in check, you'll have the ability to destroy someone mentally. Your powers will flare out but without training, will never grow and hardly ever become consistent. That's why psychics must train everyday to clear the mind and keep their powers in check. I myself am not a psychic but I do have the ability to use some psychics attacks. In fact, everyone should meditate to purge the body and soul of all impurities but most do that in different ways."
I smiled so as to make the subject seem lighter for the young one, although it was a serious matter indeed.

<Nightshade's POV>

"To be honest, I don't know why he's so protective of you," I contemplated. "You two are twins but I suppose that since arrived first by mere minutes, he believes that as the older one, it is his duty to shield you from harm. I would think that you would do the same thing if you were in his position but he does need to learn to let go."
I could sense that she felt better, but was also hungry. I smiled slightly and concentrated on the kitchen below. Levitating bananas and apples, I brought them up and put them in front of Tiana.
"Go ahead, I knew you were hungry. Eat up, cause you're going to be munching for fo -" I stopped suddenly and looked down at Tiana, who was staring up with curious eyes.
She doesn't know, I thought in disbelief.
"What is it, Nightshade?" she asked.
"Nothing," I replied slowly but fixated my eyes on an apple. Bringing it over, I grabbed it and took a bite, focusing my thoughts on the red fruit alone so that Tiana wouldn't suspect anything.

[Charizard04621]

"Ryu", the male Vibrava's POV:

My wings stopped beating for a moment when Drake mentioned Elwing, but then I recovered and gained control of my voice. "Let's go outside, shall we?" And before he responded, I flew into the open, glad to breathe the free air. I landed just a few moments before a puzzled Drake came down beside me.

He looked a little worried now, but he waited for me to speak.

I knew it wasn't any use to hide the fact that I had feelings for his daughter; by the way he looked at me, Drake already knew. But how, how could I explain what had happened, how I had not been there when...? As much as it pained me to talk, I started. "Elwing is a very special Dratini," I managed, feeling tears beginning to well up in my eyes. I wanted to burst. "I care a lot about her... but she needs somebody else." Such insincerity. I knew I couldn't really give her up, much as I knew that I had to. Even if it was better for her. Taking a deep breath, I continued. "She needs somebody not quite so old. And," I said, directing more hatred towards myself, "Somebody not quite so useless."

Drake seemed surprised by my reaction. "What do you mean?"

Another thought about Elwing - how I hadn't been there for her - was enough to break me down completely. "I'm sorry..." I bowed my head. "I couldn't protect her." I did my best to choke back my tears, but I found that I couldn't stop them any more. "Elwing..." My voice trailed into a mere whimper.

[Wolfsong]

(Tiny's POV)

Normally, I hang out with my twin, but today he wanted to go swimming. Not something that i enjoy anymore. There's places where we can practice attacks both inside and out. Sometimes we watch television or movies or such. There's pretty much somethign for everyone. Occasionally they hold races for the adoptees in three categories: Land, Air, and Water." At that point, I saw some apples and bananas being carried out of a room by an invisible force. "Say, are you hungry? I think i just discovered where the kitchen is." I said, smiling.

(Dakota's POV)

I smiled, immediately taking a liking to this young poochyena. "You must be really strong." Senshi remarked in awe. I caught him looking at the scars on my paw. "Now, I'm fairly strong about the third highest level on the team. However, I've been through a lot to get there and I didn't do it alone. In fact, if it wasn't for Amy I would probably be dead now." I watched Senshi to see how he would react to that.

At that, Senshi began wagging his tail. "Really? Cause Darkfire saved me from this huge Absol twice! Maybe when I get bigger I'll be as strong as you."

I nodded chuckling at this poochyena's enthusiam. "If you try hard I'm sure you will be. Just remember the greatest strength comes form facing your worst fears. You say that you were attacked by an abosl. When Amy found me, a pack of growlithes were attacking me. I was just a young poochyena only level 8." At that, I brushed asid the fur on my side showing him the huge scars that i had from that encounter.
After i was sure that Senshi had seen them i smoothed my fur back down over them.

(Ebony's POV)

As i was running I heard a sigh, so i began to slow down and that was when i spotted anther ponyta. I stopped, and tried to shake the sweat form my coat, before i headed over to her. "Hi, my name is Ebony. What's yours?" I asked curiously.

(Tiana's POV)

I smiled gratefully as Nightshade used his powers to being some food to us. "Go ahead, I knew you were hungry. Eat up, cause you're going to be munching for fo -" he said before stopping suddenly. I looked up at him curious. "What is it, Nightshade?" I asked.

"Nothing." he said before he took an apple. After a few minutes, it was apparant that all he was fpcused on was the apple. I shrugged. "Thanks," i said before turning to the food myself. Pretty soon, there wasn't much left but a couple bananas. I blushed in embarrassment, but quickly used calm mind to get myself ready, for whatever Nightshade wanted me to do next. Then for good measure, i tried the Meditate TM that Nuka had given me.

(Darin's POV)

I winced at the though, but when Dad looked at me he was smiling. I figured it was an attemt to lighten the situation. "I understand." I told him. "Do i just close my eyes or what?" I asked, sweatdropping.

(Colby's POV)

I just swam about in the pool for a bit, before taking a deep breath. I decided to see how long i could stay underwater on one breath of air.

(Jovi's POV)

"Sorry," I apologized to Kawaii. "I didn't mean to scare you. Not much on my team. Tiana was training a lot for some reason, but she's stopped now. I think Amy's gonna try and work with Zale, Ruki,and Laila next and then once they're at L.20 she's gonna try and work with me and Dad some more. What about you?" I asked, still amazed at how beatuiful Kawaii was.

(Lani's POV)

I quickly found Ruki looking around outside, and the two of us decided to go outside and practice on the targets. I have to admit that Ruki was getting stronger. "Not bad." I commented as he used his psychic powers and knocked down one of the breakaway targets. I turned to face one and took a deep breath howling to build up my confidence and boost my attack. I then charged and body slammed one of the targets. I smiled, turning around and getting ready to try another one of my attacks.

[Skye]

Kalil

I nodded. "Now that you mention it, I am a little hungry." I watched as the flying food floated up into the rafters. "This sounds like a cool place to hang out." A bit softer, I muttered to myself, "Maybe I should bring Kai along next time." I smiled then at Tiny. "After you," I said with a play bow. I wondered quite a few things. Like who had made the fruit pass by and who Tiny's twin was.

Senshi

"Wow..." I paused a moment, thinking over Dakota's past and scars. "You know... I was level eight too when that Absol kept bullying me. I'm still only level eleven now, but if I train really hard, I can be strong enough to evolve really soon." I stopped there, thinking again. It was strange how similar our pasts where. On a whim, I found myself asking,

"Do you have any brothers?"

Alana

The black Ponyta slowed to a stop and shook herself. She came over to me and said, "Hi, my name is Ebony. What's yours?" I found myself smiling. Maybe I would have a playmate who could run with me. No one else could really catch up to me by now.

"I'm Alana, nice to meet you!" I answered. "You're really pretty, Ebony. I wish I were black." I grinned a bit, suddenly a bit shy.

[classy_cat18]

Kawaii's POV

"Nothing much with my team either. Koda's doing well, especially with Beaky watching over him. I think he likes being a babysitter." I laughed a little at that. "Casey hasn't had a battle in a while and that's making her a little impatient. But she's also doing well."

Casey's POV

I walked with Koda and soon found Beaky perched on the arm on the sofa. I got a wicked idea. "Koda, do you want to play with Uncle Beaky?" I asked him. Koda nodded enthusiastically. "You'll have to wake him up first. This is how I do it..." I took a play bow and sprung into the air, tackling Beaky and making him land on his back on the couch.

"Casey, what was that for? I thought I was being attacked!" Beaky shouted angrily.

I wagged my tail and smiled. "Koda and I want to play, Uncle Beaky!"

Koda jumped up on the sofa, also wearing a grin. "Nya nya!"

Beaky got to his talons and hopped down off of the sofa. "I guess my nap can wait. What do you want to do?"

"Koda wants to practice his attacks!" I said. Koda and I ran out of the house and stopped at Khanga's feet. "Uh, hi."

Khanga growled a little and set down Roo. "Tell Beaky that he better take good care of her or I'll come after him," Khanga said.

"Don't worry. I'm good with kids," Beaky assured her as he landed next to me. We went back to running with Beaky flying over us until we reached the training area. I noticed that Mom and Ruki were already there attacking targets. I felt like showing off. I concentrated on using my Hidden Power. It's been so long since I've had a battle that I had nothing to do but practice it. I felt a tingling sensation on my skin as the Hidden Power started. I focused on the nearest target and let it loose. It blasted the target and knocked it off its stand. I stood there with Koda, smiling at Mom. "Hi, Mom. How's it going?"

[Wolfsong]

(Dakota's POV)

"Wow..." Senshi said. "You know... I was level eight too when that Absol kept bullying me. I'm still only level eleven now, but if I train really hard, I can be strong enough to evolve really soon." He stopped there. I nodded, as i listened to him. He was quiet for a few minutes and then he asked a most surprising and painful question. "Do you have any brothers?"

I sighed. "I have one, though i haven't seen him since the day i left the pack. Our old leader had just been over thrown and the new one was a cocky young mightyena that just got lucky. I didn't like him, so i left. That same day i got attacked by growlithes.

I later learned, the one time i had tried to see my old pack, that the new leader sent those growlithes to attack me just cause of the reason that i had left then he let them join the pack. They probably think that i am dead by now. I ended up battling the main growlithe that had attacked me that day. In fact, that's the same day that i realized that not all growlithes were bad. Lani, my teammate, tried to help me, but she was knocked unconscious..."

I sighed, remembering my brother. Then, I smiled. "My brohter was younger than i was, but we were close and we'd play together all the time. Since we had both gotten poison fang from our dad and didn't know how to control it yet, sometimes we'd accidentally poison each other while we were playing. Mom took to keeping a large Pecha Berry stash because of us." At that, I sighed. It was then that i noticed that Senshi was looking at me weird. Could it be? I wondered.

(Ebony's POV)

"I'm Alana, nice to meet you!" she answered. "You're really pretty, Ebony. I wish I were black." she commented smiling shyly.
"Thanks, you look nice too. Maybe you can get a juce or something." i suggested to her. "Mine's natural, becuase both my parents were black ponytas." At that, i sighed. "But i haven't seen them in ages."

(Tiny's POV)

I headed to the room where i saw the food come from, and sure enough it was the kitchen. "Whoa," I muttered. "There was food of all kinds everywhere." I quickly scooted a chair to the counter. Then i hopped onto one of the chair rungs, onto the chair, and finally onto the counter. then i began to look around. I saw Kalil enter the kitchen. "Anything in particular you want?" I asked.

(Lani's POV)

I took a deep breath and then sent a dragonbreath attack towards one of the targets when the one next to the one that i was using was knocked down. I looked around and smiled. It was Casey. "Hi, Mom. How's it going?" she said, smiling. I stopped what i was doing and hurried over to see her. Once i had reached her, i nuzzled her proudly. "They're great especially after seeing you again. How about you?" I asked her.

[Skye]

Kalil

I thought about what kinds of food they must have, and didn't really know what I would want. Some cheese and a steak sounded good, but it was always nice to be able to see your options first. "Lemme get up there," I told Tiny. In two large bounds, I was on the counter next to him. Nuka and Kali had gone here first, I could smell then still, but it was faint. They must have left. I decided. Turning my attention back to the food, I feasted my eyes upon a large plate of steaks.

"I could live here," I joked with Tiny. I then saw a frying pan with something bubbling in it still on the stove. It smelled like some type of oil or butter. Curious about it being left unattended, I walked over to turn the stove off, but just when I was a foot away from it the contents flared up in a fire ball. I yelped is terror and lost my balance, falling off of the counter. Heart pounding, I scrambled far away from the stove so I was by the fridge, shivering.

Senshi

What he said was all too familiar to my own past for my comfort. My only brother, older than I, had left the pack shortly after our new leader had taken over. Everyone had thought him dead, especially the Growlithes that had joined soon after he had left. I had left the moment I was old enough to look for my lost brother, knowing he was still alive. Everything Dakota had said fit my own past too well.

I offered a weak wag of my tail, "I finally found you," I told him, watching his reaction closely.

Alana

I nodded sympathetically. "My mom was a black Ponyta, but I never met her; and Dad was a Ninetails. I was born at the Eevee House a while ago." I thought about it a minute and wondered how many Ponytas could possibly be here. Especially black females. "Hey, do you think we have te same mom?" I asked.