A wandering Tail

[starwave]

Silence.
Emerald forest was like that sometimes, even though the sun was shining through the trees and the leaves blowing the soft wind. Padding slowly through the tall grass that grew under the trees, was a male glameow with his ears slowl twiching about. His eyes were wide open, a dark blue glow under the bright sunny trees and his curly tail moving side to side in a slow movement. Trouble was his name, which in some pokemons case meant bad luck and like an absol.

But Trouble was unlike his name, but in battle, matched his battle style in every way. His kind but sly nature was one of his traits, able to hold his own and make use of what he has. But today, he was on the hunt of a trainer and traveled a very good distance to find one. But as always, luck was not on his side and he was once again faced with a troubled life.


Trouble stopped moving, standing still with his ears pricked up and scanned the area. He had heard something move and after meeting with that sandshrew, he didn't know what to expect. <"Who's there?"> Trouble mewed, his claws sliding out slowly and was ready to fight.

[Umbra]

Silver's blue eyes were narrowed in determination as the trainer plowed on, long white hair trailing behind him. The 17 year old boy was wearing a sleethless blue shirt, which showed off surpsingly toned arm muscles. He was also wearing a pair of black running shoes and gray shorts. He hadn't had a hair cut or shave in a while, which produced silver stubble on his chin and a small mane of silver hair on his head.

Sweat rolled down his brow as he steadily hiked through the forest. Silver was conditioning his body as well. Trainers, especially serious ones, were out in the wilderness a lot. You had to be fit to travel on foot, as the regions, especially the edges, were still largely untamed. If you weren't prepared for nature, it pummeled you... Silver remembered how he was almost out for 3 monthes when a freak blizzard hit around Mt. Silver in Johto. He nearly lost his nerve... being seperated from your team, you had to survive and hold out as long as possible while the freeze slowly crept on youl... The hospital just barely saved him from having to experience frost bite.

But thats what made him strong. He kept going on after he healed, much to his mother's chagrin. But he had authority... When he looked at pokemon, they seemed to understand his inner strength, and trusted in him because of that. Thats what made him a great trainer... And practice from watching his father made him a great strategist.

A black blur followed by a light brown one zipped by Silver. Umbra and Jet... Easily Silver's two strongest pokemon, who were an umbreon and a buizel. Umbra was his starter the day he got him as an evee. Jet was recently, and Silver had a lot of trouble with Jet in the past.

The buizel originally disdained Silver, but relations were improving between the two. Jet was starting to recognize him as his trainer, and Silver was developing a more respectful, but expectant attitude of the buizel.

Umbra and Jet were big rivals, and this could easily be seen by the fact they were racing eachother... Unknowingly towards Trouble...

[starwave]

Trouble stayed where he was, listining closely to the sounds of rustling leaves and closed his eyes. Focusing on the sound itself, he pinpoint the spot that it was coming from and slowly grew louder. Trouble quickly opened his eyes, leaped into the nearest bush and crouched low with his tail uncurling itself and wrapped around his body.

As the sounds grew louder, the male glameow was getting more tensed with one paw still unsheathed and his dark blue eyes narrowed in wonder. Soon he was able to see something, but didn't dare to move from his place. Two pokemon were running, one Black with red eyes and the other light brown with weird fins on its arms. Trouble remembered what he saw in his travels with his old trainer and confirmed that the two was an Umbreon and Buizel. /But why would they be out here? And Umbreons are rare around these parts./ The glameow thought, tilting his head at this but would not move and only watched them in both wonder and awareness.

[Umbra]

"Hey Jet, what's the matter? Eat too much fish to move above water?>" Umbra asked with a grin as the buizel paced alongside him.

"<Please Umbra.>" Jet stated with a superior huff. "<I'm just giving you a chance so you don't bawl your red eyes out.>"

"<Got a chip on our fishy shoulder do we? By all means, make me cry... If you can that is...>" Umbra challenged with a wider grin.

Jet grinned himself, though his was more sinister. "<Your on...>"

Umbra chuckled. "<You weren't on before? Why didn't you tell me so I didn't have to slow down?>"

Jet huffed with gritted teeth, and started to blur through the forest as they made a wide arc. Umbra shut up when he saw the challenge the buizel presented, and sprinted at his fullest too.

Little did they know, they were heading straight for Trouble, and when seeing the Glameow, Umbra's red eyes widened in shock. "<Incoming! Track! Track! Slow Down!>" Umbra stopped suddenly, which caused the umbreon to skid across the clearing.

Jet gritted his teeth as well, and the buizel did the same...

Both pokemon stopped in front of the curly tailed cat pokemon, Umra's gaze apologetic and cautious, while Jet's was bored and uncaring.

[starwave]

The male glameow stayed where he was, his dark blue eyes focused on the two as they yelled and came to a stop infront of him. Once again, Trouble tilted his head alittle and a sly smile appeared on his face. His tail curled up again, turning into a spring and slowly sat up with a yarn.

<"Run like that and your bound to get someone hurt"> The male glameow purred, licking his right paw a few times before looking at the two again.<"Anyway....what's your names? I haven't seen types like you two in a long while.">
Trouble meowed, getting up and waved his tail to one side.

He had seen many pokemon and spoke to most of them while he was with his old trainer. So far, he had only talked to a few eevee forms like Leafeon and Jolteon. But an umbreon was rare and it seemed by the looks of him, that the umbreon was high leveled and very fast. But still, Trouble always knew that he was the quickest when in battles and the most presistent. What Trouble didn't know though is that these two pokemon, belong to a Trainer.

[Umbra]

"<Well I know that.>" Umbra stated with a sly grin. "<My paws are killing me after all...>"

Jet rolled his eyes at the umbreon and just stood with folded arms, watching the glameow with half lidded eyes.

"<Sooo...>" Umbra began, "<I haven't seen your kind since Sinoh. Didn't know any hang out here between Johto and Hoenn.>"

[starwave]

Trouble tilted his head to the right, looking at the Buizel with half closed eyes and a let out a short purr. <"You act just like my pal, Ace. He was a tough one all right."> He meowed, turning his head back to the umbreon and let out a low hiss.<"You didn't answer my question."> The male glameow lashed his spring like tail and calmed down with one flick of his ears.

<"And My kind doesn't live here.> Trouble meowed calmly, now quite bored.

[Umbra]

"<Well...>" Umbra stated thoughtfully. "<Are you a trainer's pokemon too? Because both me and Jet are one.>"

Jet rolled his eyes. "<Not all by choice of course.>" He stated with slight annoyance in his voice.

"<Ain't he a charmer?>" Umbra asked with a grin.

[starwave]

<"No. I used to have one, But fate has ways of fooling the strong."> Trouble meowed with a sigh, wondering if Ace was still with the trainer. The glameow couldn't help but laugh at what Jet had said but quickly stopped himself in what the Umbreon had said before.

<"You have a trainer? Well then, I think my luck came through for me after all."> Trouble purred, quite pleased with the whole thing. After a few mins, he added,<"Why don't you show me to your trainer? I would love to meet the human."> The glameow smiled, still wondering their names.

[Umbra]

Both Jet and Umbra were silent, quite shocked by the glameow's request. The male buizel sighed when he stated, "<By Arceus, your telling me you WANT to be controlled by a human? Pfft... Fine, it's your loss.>"

"<Ignore him... Thats his way of saying I can't deal with the situation. Which is all the time...>" The umbreon said somewhat thoughtfully. A short pause...

"<I'm sorry...>" Umbra stated, "<This is just a surprise.>"

[starwave]

The male glameow glanced at the Buizel for a moment, glaring at him almost and sighed. <"You will never understand, what I already know."> Trouble meowed simply, turning his sight away from Jet and on to the Umbreon.

<"I wouldn't be shocked by your faces, I seen many wild types stare at me like I was crazy or something."> His tail waved slowly, a smile still on his face.<"But you never had that bond ripped away from you, just because of a girl human dislikes pokemon. Mainly felines."> He added, his smile vaished and tilted his head to one side.

<"Now, are you going to show me to your trainer? Otherwise, I guess I will have to find others who are willing to do so."> The male glameow lashed his spring like tail, feeling as if he wasted his time with these two and waited for them to speak.

[Umbra]

Both Umbra and Jet raised an eyebrow at each other before turning back to the glameow. "Well..." Umbra began... "I see no harm in-" He didn't finish. At that moment, Silver strolled into the clearing from his jog, slowing down as he saw both Jet and Umbra standing there. The trainer's blue eyes then glanced at Trouble, before he glanced around the clearing, looking for somebody... Maybe expectant to see another trainer. Glameow weren't normally wild in this part of the region.

Silver then smiled somewhat before he sat on a stump, took out a water bottle from his pack, and gulped a little down. "Found a new friend Umbra? Jet?" The trainer asked, as he wiped sweat from his white hair.

[starwave]

Trouble couldn't help but purr at the sight of the trainer, almost reminding the glameow about his trainer but pushed the thought away. His tail twitched slightly as he stood, excited but at the same calm as he glanced at the two pokemon.

<"Well? Aren't you two going to introduce me to him?"> Trouble purred, containing a hiss in his chest and tilted his head to one side.

[Umbra]

Umbra, and Jet glanced at each other, before both were grinning. "<Sure Mr.Primadonna.>" Jet answered. Umbra went on, "<We will just waltz up and say, Greetings Silver... This is... Well actually, I don't know your name... Anyway, greetings Silver, this is(Insert name here), and he would like to join the team.>

A pause, and Umbra mocked facepalmed in realization. "<Oh yeah thats right, I can only bark, growl, whine, purr, snarl, and repeat parts of my own name... That may cause communication problems...>"

Umbra chuckled and just shook his head, red eyes filled with mirth. "<Just introduce yourself. You don't need us>"

[starwave]

/This is pointless./ The male Glameow thought, calmly looking at the two with half closed eyes./You know...I don't know your names either, so what's the point talking?/

Trouble rolled his eyes at the umbreon, seeing his point. <"But you forgot to add one more thing to that list of yours, that my kind know how to do."> He meowed, his tone a bit harsh but sly.<"Body Language. Trainers respond to that more then anything else, which you two should know by now."> He added, almost laughing and bounded past the two pokemon with grace. He padded up to their trainer, only to look over his shoulder and say something that only his kind knew. {"And you didn't answer my question."}

Smiling, Trouble looked at Silver with his tail waving slowly and quickly swiched into a battle stance. "Glameow!" Trouble mewed, which in his case was,<"Battle Me!">.
He wanted to see if the trainer was good enough for him to be with and to show the human what he was made of.