Umbreon popped out of his pokeball without warning. "Breon." It looked at Azen coldly.
"I know. I've ben pushing you too hard. I don't mean to. It's just that, I have to be harder on you and Motisma. You two aren't gifted with incredible power or immence endurance. Your defencd and special defence are great, but it's nothing to take a hit over. Riptide and Shisan can take a bunch of hits and keep going. When I see you, I see a ninja. A stealthy warrior sent to do his work. Clean, quick, concise, undetected; the qualities of a ninja. That's what I hope for you. I'll understand if you want to leave. I won't tell the others."
Motisma watched from under the bed.
"Tap tap" Umbreon hit his paw against the floor.
"What?"
"Tap tap"
"You WANT to run those 200 laps? Why? You need to rest."
"Tap taptap!" It tapped harder.
"I know you want to get stronger, but I'm not going to endanger your life anymore."
Illuminos paused.
"TAP TAP TAP!" The taps were harder.
"I KNOW you can do them but I will not allow it anymore."
Umbreon paused for a second. "tap" it tapped softly on the floor and then rested its paw on the weight training jacket.
"Yeah. I know. I was going to anyways." He was ready to take the jacket off when Motisma tackled him from behind. It quicky shot a shockwave in Illuminos' direction. Illuminos dodged it the showckwave and it hit the other pokeballs causing Blastoise and Arcanine to come out. The ship moved a bit.
"Rotom ro rotom tom tom ro." [Illuminos wanted to get his jacket taken off.] Mostisma said something to Riptide and Shisan in pokemon.
The two towering creatures glared down at Umbreon, who got defensive. "Breon bre?" [And if I do?]
"Blastoise blast stiose stoise blast blastoise." [You made a pact with me. If you take off that jacket now, do not call me brother.]
Arcanine moved over by Azen, despite knowing what his pokemon say for the most part, was lost in the conversation.
"Umbreon bre beru beh ru beh breon." [I'm not scared of you. I will take you down with ease. Do not underestimate me.]
Riptide got upset. "Blast blast blaststoise stoise stiose Blastoise!" [Do not tempt me little one. I do not look down on you for your size, but if you challenge me, I will not show mercy!]
Both Blastoise and Umbreon scowled at each other.
"Tom tomtom Rotm tom tom ro?" [Why do you want your jacket off Umbreon?] Being that Rotom was the only one with a jacket, being Ghost/Electric and all, she couldn't understand the need to be rid of it.
"Beru beh breon bre breon umbreon beh reon reh." [I almost killed a pokemon." He almost said "under master's order, but he didn't want them to hate the master. "I'm not fit to waer this training jacket anymore.]
"Garhr ga aru ruga gahrhu?" Arcanine asked. [Why did you do that?]
"Beru beh..breon umber umbreon. umbreon breon bre." [All I could remember was that my leg was frozen and and losing air. The last image I have was standing over a Glaceon that had my poison in its eyes. I almost killed it. I'm not ready for this team. I'm the weak link."
Then out of nowhere Xatu popped out. "Xa xa xatu xa xa tuxa?" [Then if you're worrying about hurting someone, why not turn up the jacket to restrain yourself more?"
Quatum then glowed red. "Master will now be able to understand the conversation. I'm linking our minds together through my psychic powers."
"Master, please train me harder so I will not lose next time." Umbreon stared up at Azen.
Azen sighed and looked at all five of his pokemon. "You're not going to let me give take off the jackets are you?"
"Nope!" All five said in unison.
"We're as stubborn as you." Umbreon said.
"Gah ha ha haa!" Blastoise laughed a hearty laugh. Voice with a "Susano" sound. "That's my brother. He fights with the will of the great CharVenuStoise."
Umbreon's speaking voice had something of a "Believe it" sound, but a little more juvenile..
"You know it."
Motisma smiled. "That's good. I was afraid we'd have to rough you up if you took off the jacket." Rotom giggled. Her voice sounded a great deal like "Ashe."
"Well, what now master?" Xatu looked at Azen, his voice sounding similar to Azen's himself.
"Well, now we rest. Afterwhich, we'll see. Training will not end. It's just put on hold for a while."
"I'm all fine with resting. A well rested body is a well prepared mind in battle." Arcanine walked back over to his pokeball and recalled itself.
"It makes good muscles to rest after a workout." Blastoise too went back to his pokeball.
"Good knight guys." Rotom went back to her pokeball.
"Well I was in a huge epic battle, so I gotta rest now." Umbreon turned around to go back to his pokeball.
"Wait Illuminos. I have a question." Quatum stood very still.
"Yeah?"
"Why did you lie for the master?"
Both Umbreon and Azen were shocked. They couldn't answer.
"You both pushed past your limits and Umbreon almost paid the price due to your arrogance." Xatu looked at Azen.
"I know. I apologized to him. That's what this whole thing was about."
"Hey, Quatum. Relax. I'm going to train harder. I'll be better next time. I won't be able to be put in that condition anymore. Let alone put myself in said position." Umbreon walked off to his pokeball.
"Master, I do not wish to speak out of line, but I must ask you something."
"Yeah?"
"How do you see us? As tools of yours? Do you look at us and try to rule out of fearfor you? Or are you truly one with us?"
"I can honestly say I'm with you guys 100%. Do I need to prove myself to you? I already thought I was worthy of training you."
"I predict that Bill will be on the boat. When you talk to him, he will e shocked, but he'll listen. I'm going to focus my psychic power and turn you into a pokemon. Any preferences?"
"If this gets you to trust me, then I say Vaporeon."
"Very well then." There was a blinding flash from Xatu, then nothing but darkness.
When Azen opened his eyes, he was shorter than Xatu.
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Don't mind me. I'm just developng my character.