"Really? You really think so? Well, I just wanted to let you know she evolved. You can come pick her up anytime. You will have my fee ready, of course. I have plenty of people that would love to buy a female umbreon kit. Of course. Especially with the moves I've bred into her. Yes. Yes. You'll be here in an hour? Good. Of course. I understand. Thank you," Matt said. He hung up the phone. He pushed his glasses back on his nose and smiled at the umbreon that was asleep in his lap. This was the hardest part, giving up the pokemon. Especially the ones he raised and evolved with happiness, like Dia here. But, ultimately, he had to eat. So, he would let her go. She looked up at him with love and admiration in her eyes. This one would definately be the hardest one he sold. Ultimately, he always thought that about every pokemon he sold. This new client, Kevin Shed, he was an old friend. When he had called Matt a few weeks ago and made his request, Matt had almost refused. Matt was a cruel man. But, the sum of money he had offered Matt was too great to ignore. He knew the life he would be sending poor Dia into.
"Nothing personal there girl, but I have to eat too," Matt said sadly. Dia didn't understand the words, but she knew the tone. Her ears perked up and she nuzzled Matt lovingly. That made him feel worse for what he was going to do. But he smiled at her and rubbed her head jjust behind her ears, the way he knew she liked. Her eyes lit up and she meowed happily. He smiled down at her.
"I've got something for you Dia!" he said. Her ears perked up again at the sound of her name. He placed her on the floor and walked into his room. She padded silently after him. He opened a drawer on his desk and pulled out a yellow ribbon. It was the exact same color as Dia's rings. He tied it around her neck, and she pawwed happily at it. He smiled down at her as he waited for his associate to arrive. His heart was breaking. Dia was a sweetheart. While she was very timid, once she got to know someone, she was very friendly. Even to the point of being attached and dependent on that person for her entire happiness and well being. This was going to destroy her. But what choice did he have? If he didn't sell her, he wouldn't be able to pay his rent or eat. He had to have this money! There was no other choice!
All too soon, there came a knock at thee door. He opened it and his associate stood in the doorway. He walked in and set his bag down.
"Where is she?" Kevin asked. Matt led him into the living room of his apartment. Dia was sleeping in her basket peacefully, but when she heard the two men enter the room she looked up. Her gaze went from a loving one she put on Matt to a timid one that was resting on Kevin. That seemed to please him.
"She's acceptable. I'll need to train her up some, but you've done the hard part. Here's your fee," Kevin said as he handed Matt a wad of bills. He stood up and walked over to Dia. He bent down and roughly picked her up. She hissed at the sudden contact and swiped her claws at his arm.
"Little b****!" Kevin said angrily as he dropped her. He back handed her in the head and picked her up roughly by the neck. She yowled in pain and terror and looked at Matt. Matt was standing there watching the whole scene. She meowed urgently at him as Kevin hit her in the head. She grew silent when he began twisting one leg until the paw was almost turned completely backwards, which was when she began screaming in pain. Kevin smirk and twisted it some more and there was a very loud pop. He let go of the leg and it just hung there limply, still turned around backwards.
Now, you listen here Twilight. I am your master now. You do as I say, or I will do this," Kevin said as he pulled on her broken leg. She yowled in pain.
"Or this," he said as he snapped her other front leg like a twig, causing her to cry out again. She didn't know his words, but she was trying to figure out how to make him stop hurting her. She decided to do everything he said to keep him from hurting her again.
"Shadow Ball on him," Kevin said, pointing her at Matt. Matt had figured he would do this. She looked pleadingly at him. She knew an attack order when she heard one. But Matt! Why wasn't he doing anything!? Why was he just standing there?! Why wouldn't he help her!? She screamed in pain as Kevin broke her leg again.
"Shadow Ball!" Kevin said and this time she obeyed. Anything to get the pain to stop! Matt was hit in the chest and fell to the ground. Matt slowly got to his feet as Kevin returned Dia.
"Kevin. I want you never to come back here. Never ask me to do that again," Matt said as he shook.
"Don't worry. I don't want to order from you again. I know how attached you get to these things. But you were the only one the could fulfill my exact specifications. You're the best there is. Goodbye Matt," Kevin said. He tucked her pokeball into his belt and left.
Dia's dreams then filled with all the good times she had spent with MAtt, but the were twisted, corrupted. She was tainted, everything was horrible. Her dreams faded, leaving Kevin's cruel face the only thing visible. They were soon replaced with more dreams she was familiar with. Dreams of pain, of fear. And she was trapped in them. Soon, she came into a very familiar dream. She was fighting Darkblaze again. Right at the part she killed him, she woke up.
"NOOO!!!!!" She shouted as she jumped to her feet. She looked around wildly. She was still on the beach. Archur was sitting next to her. What the... She sat down and started shaking. That was a terrible dream. It was so vivid! Like the rest of her dreams. She even had the taste of blood in her mouth. Wait, that wasn't Darkblaze's blood. That was her blood. She had bit her tongue somewhere during her dream. It hurt a lot. He paw twinged. She looked down at it. It was still kind of crooked from the first break when she had met Kevin. She was sobbing and shaking. That was a terrible thing for her to relive. Almost as bad as when she had killed Darkblaze. And worse in some ways. She lay down again and cried profusely, shaking the whole time.
(OOC: And so the plot thickens.)
