Chapter 1: The Umbreons of Ilex Forest
For my first story, it will be about a strange guy named Silver who lives on the outskirts of Azalea Town. Silver is known for his weird, navy and beige colored nose/snout. Because of this, Silver gets bullied and made fun of by the citizens of Azalea, causing him to run away to Ilex Forest, where he meets three starving Half-Umbreons. I hope you enjoy the story!
"Hey look, it's the Snout Man!" A guy yelled.
"Yeah, what'cha doin' here? Lookin' for a berry round' here to grab with your Phanpy trunk?" Another person shouted.
"Ugh, not again…" Silver muffled to himself, as he was looking for some berries at a market.
Silver was known in Azalea Town for his strange-looking nose, being long and thin instead of the round, short noses regular people had. Its color was a dark navy on the top side, while the bottom side was painted a light yellow, instead of the same skin color you'd expect on someone. Residents mercilessly teased Silver just because of his abnormal snout, and the poor guy was just about at his breaking point.
"This should be good for dinner." Silver thought to himself, grabbing a couple of Rawst Berries and putting them in a clear bag.
"What, you aren't gonna munch it with your muzzle?" Somebody teased, causing Silver to snap.
"Munch with my Muzzle, eh?" Silver asked, facing the guy. "How about you munch this!"
Silver took the berries out of the bag and threw it at the man, straight in the face. "Ow!" The person groaned. "Why you little…"
Silver saw the man starting to approach him in a fighting stance. "Want to fight, Farfetch'd?"
"Uhhh…" Silver paused. He was honestly a coward, despite his decent build and quick reactions. Silver responded by pacing off, dropping the berries.
"Looks like he's not just an outcast with that Porygon-Like nose of his, but a Skitty-Cat as well!" The dude sneered, with everyone at the store giggling from what he said.
Silver then ran to his house, locking the door. "I've had enough of these damn people making fun of me!" He grunted. "I'm gonna head to a place where no one will disturb me for my looks!"
Silver opened up his window, looking at the nearby forest, closely dotted with trees near each other like Remoraids in a can. "I'll move to Ilex Forest!" Silver exclaimed. "Nothing but calm and playful Pokemon should be there!"
Silver decided to take action immediately, and roamed around his house, packing important items into his bags like food, clothing, and entertainment. His idea was looking pretty good in his mind until he realized one glaring flaw. "How am I gonna make a shelter for myself?" Silver thought out loud.
Silver isn't much of a builder. Hell, he can barely even put together a simple car made of plastic bricks with instructions! Oh well, might as well pack in a tent or two. Not as good as a warm log cabin, but it'll have to do. After about two to three hours of packing, Silver was ready to leave the accursed town and live in the woods.
Silver lugged the two big and heavy bags onto his shoulders and walked out of his house. "It's not gonna be the same, but at least my life will finally be peaceful." Silver murmured. "Goodbye, Azalea Town."
Silver hesitated a little, but he started to stroll out of the town, following a dirt road that was slightly obstructed due to the growing grass. It didn't take long for the pathway to make a screeching halt, being fully covered by the grass and other flora. There Silver found himself at the entrance to his new home: Ilex Forest.
"Well, here I am. It's gonna be a bit lonely here, considering the myth." Silver whispered to himself.
Now, what myth, you might ask? Rumors around Azalea Town have stated that the Pokemon that lived in the forest were either eaten or driven off by three mysterious figures that light up the usually dark haven Ilex Forest was. Silver usually disregarded the myth as fake and instead blames it on the corporations at Goldenrod chopping down all the trees, explaining why he is even going there despite the warnings.
A few steps in and the place was already dark as the cloudiest midnights. The infrequent but quiet chirps of Hoothoots and Pidgies filled the place, as Paras and Venonats scattered around the ground. It was quite beautiful, especially for Silver. "I'm gonna enjoy this place." Silver thought.
Silver's mind started to drift away towards the environment, wandering around the forest, getting lost in it's captivating and magical nature. Who knew that this place was so amazing? All of a sudden, he found an empty spot and decided to put his backs down there.
"This shall be a good area to live in." Silver said as he unpacked his bags and started to set up his tent.
The design of the tent was simplistic, enough to where Silver can do it and not screw up during his first try. Within a few minutes, his small hut was ready to live in. Silver opened up a pocket in one of his bags and grabbed out a blanket, setting it down inside the tent. Silver put his Sleeping Bag and Pillow to the right of the tent and put a small cooler next to it. "That should do." Silver gushed, admiring his new living place. "Now, it's finally time for me to hit the hay and get some shuteye!"
Just as Silver wiggled himself into his sleeping bag, he suddenly heard rustling. "Probably just a Rattata." Silver mumbled in his head.
He closed his eyes and was about to open the gates to dreamland, but another interruption happened this time howling. "Strange… Houndours don't usually live here. Was it those 'three figures' everyone keeps worrying about?" Silver wondered. "Nah, fat chance...or is it?"
Silver started to panic about those figures. No! That was just a myth, there would be no way that a Houndour, Houndoom or Eeveelution would be roaming the forest. Maybe even one of those 'Legendary Beasts…'. "This is gonna keep me up all night." Silver grunted. "Might as well check out what is going on."
Silver unwillingly got out of his precious sleeping position, got out of his sleeping bag and tent, and looked around the nearby area. Nothing was there… just the Darkness surrounding Silver. A glow suddenly blinds the darkness from afar, in patterns of Yellow, Teal, and Blue. Silver's curiosity got the best of him, sneaking towards the lights to get a closer and better look.
It appears to be three humans, with the ears and tails of an Umbreon. Huh, Half Human, Half Pokemon. Why does that describe Silver so well? One of the Umbreons wore a black and yellow backward cap with a red coat and dark gray capris, alongside with his black hair and same-colored Umbreon ears and tail. The ears and tail glowed a bright yellow.
Another Umbreon had Brown Hair, tied as two pigtails standing out of her head. She wore a black and red shirt, with short overalls paired along with it. White and black thigh-high stockings were on her legs, with a big, puffy hat on top of her head with a bow on it. If it weren't for that charcoal and ocean-colored tail, she could have disguised herself with those same-colored ears.
The third and final Umbreon seemed shyer, with those weirdly colored ears. That tail has the same Light Gray and Baby Blue fur...strange. Do actual Umbreons generally have those colors? Silver believed he saw an Umbreon of that color in Orre once. The Half-Pokemon had teal hair, tied like Pigtails the same as the second, but jagged in a weird direction. A Yellow Cap was also on her head, with a white jacket, red sweater, and black and yellow shorts lower down. Her shoes were a bit tall, with colors of white gray, black, and red.
"I swear, I heard a human treading around here!" The Black and Blue-Stripped girl said.
"Well, it could have been just a skittish Golduck running around." The Gray and Blue-Stripped girl replied.
"Makes a bit of sense, considering those footprints I see." The Black and Yellow-Stripped boy mentioned.
"Ethan, that looks like a Psyduck footprint."
"Oh come on, Kris! You know I'm not perfect with Zoology!"
"Well, at least it's in the same evolution chain."
"We know, Lyra! Ugh… I'm just so hungry…"
"Yeah… those Pokemon have been running away from us since we captured like 12 or some odd of them in a row…"
From what the Half-Umbreon named 'Ethan' said, Silver could easily tell it was them. Those three figures have been roaming and terrorizing the Ilex forest, resulting in him making a quiet gasp, quiet enough so the three wouldn't hear him. So, those myths are true, and Silver made a reasonable reaction to slowly and quietly back off. However, he blindly stepped on a branch, causing it to make a loud snap, alerting the three creatures.
Silver quickly hid in a bush just as the three looked at the place he was in. "What was that?" Kris asked.
"Is it food?" Lyra shouted in excitement, wagging her tail uncontrollably.
The three approached one of the bushes in hopes of finding Silver. They moved it open, and nothing was there. They went to another bush, and nothing was there. Walking towards the third bush, and the three found Silver cradling himself inside, suddenly looking at the three in fear.
"****." Silver urged out loud.
"Jackpot." Kris declared.
"Perfect, fresh human meat to fill our tummies, just as I predicted!" Lyra chuckled, as drool started running out of her mouth.
"Don't worry, this will be quick~!" Ethan teased but suddenly hesitated as he looked at Silver's face, snout and all.
"...Is that even a human?" Ethan asked Lyra and Kris.
"Beats me."
"Who cares, I wanna eat-"
The three noticed that nothing was at the bush. Heh, looks like Silver's fine nose was able to get him out of this mess. "Uh...guys, where did he go?" Kris bellowed as anger and confusion filled up her mind.
"Damn it! We lost our meal!" Lyra shouted, making a little tantrum by hopping around in anger, hands clenched as her arms waved around.
The sounds of Silver tripping from a Metapod helped to locate him a lot easier. "I think I might know where..." Ethan said.
Back on Silver's end, he got up from that Metapod and started sprinting again. "Ugh, why did I think of doing this?! I want to go back to Azalea Town! I don't deserve this!" Silver sobbed.
Silver turned his head around and saw the three Half-Pokemon catching up to him. "Get back here!" Ethan yelled.
The Half-Umberons, however, started slowing down from what little energy and food they had. Silver felt a sigh of relief, but the three suddenly squirted some poison from their pores into his eyes as a last resort. Silver grunted in agony, as he fell, trying to rub the poison to clear his vision.
"Perfect..." Lyra exclaimed. "...Now, for the kill!"
The three were ready to pounce Silver and bite him in the neck. Silver suddenly felt something hot in his back, almost like it was in defense. When Ethan, Kris, and Lyra all jumped onto Silver at the same time, a strong ember fired out of his back, burning the three. It appears that Silver was a Half-Cyndaquil the whole time!
"Ow!" The Half-Umbreons screeched.
"W-what the hell?!" Kris stuttered as Silver was thinking the same thing.
"Fire!" Lyra screamed as the three looked at it in fear.
Without hesitating, the three ran away from Silver, scared of the fire that spurted out of him. Silver was relived but freaked out at the same time because of the fire. "Strange… I guess I can do that…" Silver thought. "Neat! I wonder if I can turn this on and off at will…"
Silver retracted the Hot Quills, soon taking them out again. "Awesome. Probably should keep this inside, don't wanna burn the forest." Silver murmured, as he put the Quills back once more.
"First things first: Get out of here, and move back to Azalea Town" Siver exclaimed. "Don't want to encounter those beasts again!"
Silver followed his wanted actions, putting his tent, sleeping bag, pillow, and blanket back into his bags. He decided to leave the cooler filled with food on the dirt, to have those three fill themselves up for a bit. Silver understood that they attacked him because they were starving and they had no other choice, else they would die.
An hour or two of wandering out of the Forest, Silver quickly rushed into his home and unpacked. "What a day…" Silver thought as he went into his bed and slept.
On the morning of the next day, Silver found himself at the market again. "Oh look, Snout Boy is back!" A man shouted.
"Yeah, Yeah, I know. Watch what else I can do!" Silver replied as he snapped his fingers, summoning his firey quills.
Everyone looked in awe, amazed by what he could do. "Hey, ya aren't bad, kid! Your trick makes up for dat nose!" A guy said. "Say, is dat actual fire? I want to cook some Sausages using ya."
"Oh… sure, I guess." Silver answered, being flattered from this.
After that visit to the market, Silver became known for his neat fire tricks instead of being infamous for this long snoot. He enjoyed his time at Azalea Town instead of hating it, learning a lesson. You get what you get, and make sure to enjoy what you have!
THE END
I hoped you enjoyed this first story! There will be many more stories to come, and feel free to give me suggestions! 
