Trio (A Pokemon Fanfiction)

Chapter 9: Zen's Undercelebrated Return

Zen POV
I walked back into the bush. Darkness was fast asleep on the ground. Lily looked like she had just been captured by Trainers three times in a week.

"Welcome home, Zen..." I said mock-cheerfully. "We sure did miss you while you were off saving another universe..."

Lily ran up to me and hugged me tightly. "What happened?!" she asked.

"Basically," I said, "I went to a pizzeria, lived with some idiots, and ripped out some guy's eyeballs."

Darkness perked up. "Did somebody mention ripping out eyeballs?"

"So now you're awake," said Lily.

Darkness walked up to me. "Lily missed you a lot," she told me.

"I wasn't the only one," Lily said, winking at Darkness.

"The hell?" we both asked her at once. Lily giggled.

"I don't like him!" Darkness yelled at her.

"Of course you do!" Lily replied. "Why else would you be staying here?"

"Where else could I stay?!"

"Anywhere." Lily winked.

"DON'T YOU WINK AT ME YOU LITTLE--"

I threw a Pokeball between them. They both looked at me, shocked.

"Next time, I won't miss," I told them.

"What happened to you?!" Lily asked, tearing up.

"I just found out who we're up against," I said, "and we'll have to train hard to defeat her."

Darkness looked at me. "Who is it?" she asked.

I looked at her. "Her name," I said, "is Greed. And she will stop at nothing to make sure...something. I don't know her goals just yet. But they can't be good."

"What's she like?" Lily asked.

I looked up. "A Shiny Flareon."