Bullies

Katherine's P.O.V.

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I was in a middle of a dream. It wasn't blurry or fuzzy, as if it was reality. An Eevee and a Charmander were battling a giant Nidoking, its abnormal red eyes fuming even more each hit.

"That was awesome Blake!"

Blake?

"Way to go, Philip!"

Philip....

The Eevee, who was called Philip used a Shadow Ball attack and fired it at the Nidoking while Blake fired a Flamethrower at the Shadow Ball's direction, giving it a boost. The attack exploded right before their eyes.

"That was fun!" Philip exclaimed.

Looks like they weren't fighting for the sake of the place. They were fighting to have....

Fun.

Just then the Nidoking lunged at Philip and lashed him with his powerful tail, sending him flying towards the edge of a cliff!

"PHILIP!!!" Blake cried out. I watched in horror as the little guy rolled downwards to a pile of rocks at the bottom, hitting his head, causing a really bad injury.

I winced at the horrible scene. Somehow... I wanted to wake up from this stupid dream... Just then, I saw an Espeon and a Riolu, hanging out near the place where Philip fell.

"Hey Sun." The Riolu talked to the Espeon.

"Did you hear something?"

"Let me think about it." Sun, the Espeon replied, his red pearl glowing from using Future Sight.

"Over there!" The Riolu exclaimed, pointing at a cluster of rocks.

"Someone here?"

"Careful, Lance."

"Wah!"

"What?"

Shivering, Lance the Riolu pointed his paw at Philip, whose head is covered in crimson.

"He isn't moving..." Lance whispered. "What should we do? Should we bury him?"

"Wait." Sun whispered, checking Philip's pulse. Philip groaned.

"W-Where am I...?" He rasped. Sun turned to Lance and said, "He's still alive. We should bring him to the center."

Kate...

I felt someone tap my shoulder.

"Kate!"

----------------Back to reality----------------------

I snapped my eyes open, only to see the fire lizard sweating uncontrollably.

"C-Can you go with me to the nearby town?"

"Sure. Why not?"

"N-Nothing." He stuttered.

"Shall we?"

I padded along with him.

"Did you groom your fur yet?"

"Huh?! Did you mean-"

"Just kidding!" Blake snickered. Pissed, I elbowed him, causing him to say 'ow.' I did not like to be deceived or tricked like that. We laughed, cracking jokes along the way.

"By the way, I was thinking of joining the Rescue Team Guild in the Hall of Guilds. Care to join?"

"Of course!"

Arceus, I'm a big fan of adventure!Joining the Rescue Guild would be a piece of cake!

"But we got a problem."

"What?"

"We... we kinda need a team of three or more Pokemon..."

"What?! No way!"

---------Later------------

"Welcome to Clearwater Town!"

"Wow!"

"Pretty nice, right?" He asked. I glared at him.

"Nice? Nice? This is beautiful!" I beamed. Blake smiled. The town had a few houses on it and of course, stores.

I have no idea Pokémon could build that awesome.

"We came here to build a team, right?"

I asked. Blake stared at me for a few seconds, surprized.

"You knew?"

"Don't state what is obvious." I said.

"Sly fox." Blake smirked.

"Dumb lizard." I shot back.

We laughed.

"Come on, let's have breakfast at Odette's Café!"

Wow! A café?!

"Hey wait up!" I shouted and ran after him. Whoa, he ran fast, for a Charmander. I raced after him at four legs, my heart beating faster and my lungs breathing heavier.

I ended up winning our little race. Blake came to me, panting like crazy.

"Whoa. You ran fast, for.... a girl..." He says. I could sense sarcasm in his voice.

"Very funny Blake..."

We entered the café, and Blake sat on the seat next to the counter.

"Hi Odette." Blake greeted a Swanna in front of him. "It's been awhile!"

Odette the Swanna just smiled back and said, "Hey, sweetie. What would you like to order?"

"Hmmm... I'd like two bowls of ramen, please."

"Very well. That will be forty Poké."

Blake paid for the food and walked towards me. I stared at him, wide-eyed.

"What?"

"You paid for me?"

"Yeah, why?"

"W-well... I promise to p-pay you back

as soon as I have the money..."

"Pay me? Ha! No need to..." Blake patted me on the back. "Now, can I lead you to your seat, my fair lady?"

"Yes, you may... good sir."

We laughed as we went to our seats, not caring if other Pokémon were staring at us for being noisy in the morning.

"So... What is your age?" Blake asked.

"Well... I'm already sixteen."

"S-Sixteen?!" Blake blurted out. "I'm still...F-fifteen and a half..."

"That's alright..." I giggled. "I think they would still allow you to join the guild."

"You're right... I still can't believe a small Eevee like you is older than me..."

I laughed. I was older than him!

"Let's eat."

Crap. I'm so hungry I could eat a whole Wailord! I grabbed a spoon and started to scoop the contents by it. Blake just stared at me.

"You eat like a princess. You're really a human, after all..." He said.

"Pfft... I'm hot a frinshesh." I said, my voice muffled by the food.

I swallowed the lump and went on.

"Also, princesses don't talk while their mouth is full."

"Ha. Ha. You got me."

------------------Later-----------------

"C-Can we rest for a while?" I panted. "It's been four hours, and we didn't find a teammate yet."

"W-We can't give up yet." Blake huffed.

"Excuse me..  sir?" Blake asked. The Samurott turned around.

"Would you care to join Team Alpha (That's the team name I came up with!) -in the Rescue Team Guild?"

"Sorry kid, I already have a job." He said before walking away. The Charmander heaved a sigh. I walked towards him.

"Sorry." I said, caressing his back.

"I-It's not your fault. Let's just go home."

I started to pad along with him, starting to get used walking on four legs. At least being a Pokemon isn't too bad...

Still, I was wondering about my dream this morning. Did Blake had a partner before me? Who is this Phil-iy guy?

Did he possibly had amnesia, causing him not to remember his best partner?

A million questions started to bug me.

I groaned as my mind started to fluster.

Argh.... Get it together Kate... Arceus, I needed to connect the dots as soon as possible. What did the dream mean to all of this?

Then I heard whispering. I could see a Tyrogue and Growlithe just a few meters away from us. Blake turned pale as if he saw a legendary.

"Stay here." He whispered. "What's wrong?" I asked, confused.

Blake turned away without saying a word.

                    Blake's P.O.V.

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Those guys again.... I really, really wish they never hatched! I motioned the fox-er... human... to stay behind the tree, while I went to face the mon who was waiting for me, an evil grin plastered on his face.

"Look what we have here..." Devin grinned.

I saw a Zorua beside him. "L-Look's like you made a new friend... D-Devin.." I stuttered.

"You know the rules.." Devin growled. "Hand it over."

"B-But-"

"Do it, or else..." He said as he gave me a cold stare that sent a shiver down my spine.

"Hand it!"

"All right! All right!" I whined, and was about to hand him the Poké when a fuzzy paw held mine. It was Kate's.

"Don't." Kate growled, giving me a glare. Devin and the others gave us a blank stare, and the fox finally looked at them and said, "Let's get this over with." Kate started.

"Oh... I get it." Devin taunted. "Is he your boyfriend or anything?"

"First, he's not my boyfriend." She spat the word "boyfriend" like poison. What's going on with her?

"And second, could you stop tormenting him and let him go home, untouched?"

"Nice try miss." Devin laughed like its the funniest thing in the world. "But you don't scare us in that little body of yours."

"Oh, like that of yours?" Kate taunted.

"Kate!" I screamed at her.

Devin looked really pissed off, and slapped the fox on her face. HARD. Kate's paws curled into fists as she glared at the infernal fighting type.

"JERK!!!" She yelled and punched him on the face!

Devin staggered on the grass floor, fainted!

"What the hell?!" The Zorua exclaimed. "How strong is she?! Is she some kind of a monster?!"

"Well, I don't care who you are!" The Growlithe snarled and used an Flamethrower attack.

"Kate! Get-" I raced to the rescue, but it was too late. It hit Kate....

And she just stood on her ground like nothing happened!

"There's more where that came from!" Kate hissed, and used Swift on the Growlithe. He fainted instantly.

Then she turned to the trembling Zorua, his face drowned with fear. Arceus! That Eevee can be scary like hell!

"P-Please don't hurt me!" The Zorua pleaded. He looked like a Mareep who's about to get served to a pack of  Mightyena. Kate eyed him with piercing eyes, and the mon fled away in a panic.

She then looked at me, her anger slowly morphing away to concern.

"Are you okay?" She asked. I just gave her a plain nod and slowly walked on the path that led to my home.