Chapter 13: Going South
“Let’s review what we know.” Bambi nodded dutifully.+ “Don’t release your Pokémon from their Pokeballs unless you absolutely have to.” Two baby Eevee crawled around their early morning camp, near their mother, this new darkened Pokémon called Umbreon. “What about them?” Zakana asked. “They’re newborns. It’s not good to keep them in Pokeballs. Kappa will […]
Chapter 12: The Split
Zakana had never seen a Pokémon . . . what was the word Yumin had used . . . evolve. He watched Bambi’s Eevee pant and whine as it pushed its back against the tree further. This Pokémon was in pain, Zakana knew. The hound Pokémon continued to lick Eevee as the boy dabbed it […]
Chapter 11: A Birth
Yumin watched the sun sink behind the forest’s horizon and scatter its light throughout. The sensation was diffused. When he looked across the canyon and thought about his baby sister he recognized his fear. He needed to get to Bambi before they did—before they caused any more horrible atrocities. Durridge dying, blood seeping through his […]
Chapter 10: Farore Aggagol
The river water fell from Bambi Hayline’s braid as she wrung it. The droplets trickled down, touched the surface, and made a soft plunking sound. A coolness swept through her body beginning at her spine, making her shiver. Through the reflection she studied her sun-touched face. Now, after washing, she looked so clean. She spun […]
Chapter 9: Trackers
Yumin held Bambi’s necklace in his hand. The beads hung off his fingers for Tygo to sniff. Tygo tilted his head to the side, looked cock-eyed at Yumin. Zakana watched the pair of them, sensed how uncomfortable they both were with the task. Early morning light seeped into the forest and slowly sucked the dew […]
Chapter 8: The Midnight Raid
The bobbing flames tantalized Bambi. Dying embers slithered underneath the logs in the fireplace, dissipated to nothing. Bambi couldn’t look away. She knew she needed to study the book in her lap, but she didn’t dare tear herself away from the fire’s gaze. That would be too productive. “Bambi,” called a voice on the verge […]
Chapter 7: Crisis in Celadon
A cacophony of screams and complaints poured out of the Pokemon Center when the glass doors slid open. Yumin trotted up the marble steps, returned his Tygo to his Pokeball. Zakana followed. Bounding down the giant hill after Happiny had irritated his shoulder and back even more. They felt brittle, like the wind could snap […]
Chapter 6: Rolling, Rolling, Rolling
To Zakana, Celadon City never seemed like a real place. When he saw pictures of the department store there, over 100 stories tall, the casino, with its magnificent neon lights and extravagant set-ups, he always thought it was made up-fabricated to increase tourism. A place like Celadon couldn’t exist in Kanto, especially when stick-in-the-Mudkip places […]
Chapter 5: Wailmer Wars
A warm breeze swept into the cabin, and dusk came with it. In Pallet a snowstorm raged, but on the Orange Islands where Kirish lived, tropical weather was king. Zakana felt the warmth envelope him as his cold fever morphed into a dripping sweat. His mind drifted to his recent moments with Kirish. She was […]