A/N: Sorry about the long wait, but my computer with the chapter's crashed, and it took a while to get fixed.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. Reborn as pokemon goes to Srgeman.

Chapter 3: Taken

I was carried quietly out of the room and down a long hallway and stairs, stopping at the corner that led into the main lobby area.

Taylor breathed a low sigh and peaked around the corner. Nurse Joy was standing behind the counter, giving a tired yawn. She turned around into another room, and Taylor quietly ran through the lobby, Amber following behind us.

“Excuse me, where do you think you’re going?” Nurse Joy said just as we reached the door. She didn’t sound very happy.

“I’m, uh… I’m going to train my Eevee! You have to train them at night in order for them to evolve into Umbreon you know.” Nice save.

Nurse Joy gave her a suspicious look, but gave in. “Ok, be careful.” Taylor gave a nod and went out the door.

She ran through the city, going along the sides of buildings, the sidewalk slightly wet due to a small sprinkle of rain we had had earlier. She finally stopped running, and rested against the side of a building on the inside of a dark alley.

“Hey there pretty lady, what are you doin’ out at this time of night?” A masculine voice said. My heart started beating faster, and I could feel Taylor’s beating quickly also. “Why not stay awhile?” Amber started growling fiercely at the man, who was only a few feet away, but only a dark figure could be made out in the night.

I jumped out of Taylor’s arms, landing unsteadily on my feet, some of the effects of being kicked, and started growling a cute little Eevee growl. At the moment, although how I love Eevee, I wish I was a more fierce pokemon, maybe a Growlithe.

“Ah, so that’s how it’s going to be hunh? Well, I was hoping it wouldn’t have to resort to this, but…” I could see him reach inside his coat and pull out a gleaming silver object. My death flashed before my eyes, and anger and rage seethed through me. I jumped up, my tail glowing in the dim light, and hit the man’s hand, knocking the gun out of his hand, while also crushing the bones in his hand with my iron tail.

He yelled, grabbing his hand. “Ah, son of a-!” My growl turned into a snarl, and I created the largest shadow ball I could create and launched it at him, throwing him to the ground. Amber tossed an ember at him, some of his clothing catching fire. He started to scream, cussing the while.

“Come on, let’s go!” Taylor said franticly, running from the alley with Amber and I following close at her heels.

We entered a small park a while later, and we rested on one of the park benches. Taylor crossed her legs on the bench, and Amber jumped into her lap. She started stroking her velvet soft fur, while I sat next to Taylor.

“I wonder what Zach will think when he wakes up…” Taylor thought aloud. “Hehe, he’ll probably just wonder what trouble I’ve gotten into this time.” She stared blankly off into the deep blue sky, lost in thought. “You know, things haven’t been very good lately. You see, my best friend and her cousin just died, and… and things have been really hard. Jonathan… Jonathan would always know what to say to cheer people up: he was so funny. And Brooke…” I flinched upon hearing my name. “Brooke was the type of person you wanted around. She was funny when she needed to be, serious when things got hard. She knew what to do and how to act in a lot of different situations, and was always so helpful…” Tears poured out of her eyes, some landing on Amber. “I just…I just wish they could be here.” Her voice cracked, and I sidled up next to her, trying to tell her things would be Ok, and that I was here, and that I wouldn’t leave her side. She took us both in her arms, and sobbed. And I remained with her through the night; ever so desperately wishing I could tell her who I was.

-:-

“What the?” Kyle looked over to see Taylor gone: more importantly, that I was gone. “Where the heck did she- ah!” He yelled, anger pouring from him, waking Zach.

“Is something wrong?” Zach asked, hopping out of his bed.

“Yeah, your retarded girlfriend stole my pokemon!” He stormed out the room, already dressed with Electabuzz following.

“…Okay.”

Kyle ran down the stairs, and immediately went to the phone. “Hello? I need the police; I would like to announce a pokemon theft in Viridian City.”

-:-

The sun was peaking out over the mountains, and for the first time I realized we had fallen asleep on the park bench. Taylor and Amber were still asleep, so I nudged Taylor awake with my cold nose. She gave a yawn, and when she saw me she smiled.

“Good morning.” She stretched her arms, waking Amber. “Hm?” We could hear police sirens, and they were getting very close. “I wonder what that’s all about?” She looked down at me. “Aw, crap!” She said, shaking her head. We were on a bench right near the road, and she hurried to get away from it.

Amber and I jumped off her lap, and she started running to a small bunch of trees. A police motorcycle came down the road, and the trees were still a good fifty yards away.

It started to go past, but it stopped a bit down the road. “Police! I want to talk to you!” Taylor stopped dead in her tracks, knowing if she ran things would only be worse. “Excuse me-” Taylor turned around, and when the officer saw her she gave a low sigh. “Taylor Fares?” Taylor gave a nod, and the officer gave another sigh. “I’m Officer Jenny. I’ve been informed that you stole an Eevee from a mister Kyle Rogers? He told us what you looked like, so we know it’s you.”

“I may have taken this Eevee, but only to protect it.” Taylor defended.

Officer Jenny sighed again. She must have been in a sighing mood that morning. “Well, we’re going to have to take you downtown, you know that right?” Taylor gave a nod in reply. “Well, you’re under arrest. Anything you say can and will be used against you. Come with me.” She took us downtown, but since we were already downtown it didn’t take very long to get to the station.

“May I see your pokedex?” She asked Taylor, who hesitated. “I’m not going to take it, I just need to see something.” Taylor handed her the pokedex. She scrolled through it, and she apparently found what she was looking for. “This says you just started your pokemon journey yesterday, and only have one pokemon.” She seemed surprised, and gave the pokedex back to Taylor. “Were you traveling with anyone else?”

“Yes, I was. Zach Mitchell. He’s probably still at the pokemon center. I kind of left without telling anyone.” Officer Jenny nodded, and went to the phone.

“Hello? Is there a Zach Mitchell staying there? Yes, could you tell him to come down to the police station as soon as possible? Thanks.” She hung up the phone, and left the small room, which locked from the outside. What was surprising is that she didn’t take me away from Taylor.

Taylor put her elbows on the table, and held her head in her hands, closing her eyes and thinking.

“This has been pretty crazy, but fun at the same time.” Amber told me.

“I get the crazy part, but fun? You think your trainer being put in jail is FUN?” I asked, shocked.

“Not really, but it’s just exciting. By the way, what was with you last night with that man? I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone get so mad before. I mean, he was threatening to do some pretty horrible stuff, but you seemed ready to kill him.” Amber commented. Apparently she had picked up on my obvious rage last night.

“I don’t like people like that… he deserved to die for the things he was about to do, and probably has done to others. Besides, he was about to hurt us and Taylor. I wasn’t about to let that happen.” It was kind of true, but not the main reason I attacked him. I think she knew, but didn’t press further. “By the way have we met before at the day-care? I know it might have been only briefly, but do you remember me? I think Joshua was there too.” I said, skillfully changing the subject.

“That was you? Hunh. I guess we were born together… cool.” She said, slightly surprised.

Just then Zach walked into the door, standing with a disappointed look on his face. “Now what? You STOLE the Eevee? Taylor… why?”

“You know exactly why. If I hadn’t done anything, then he would continue to abuse his pokemon, and possibly kill them!” She seemed upset that he wouldn’t understand.

“I know, but you could have just gone to the police and-”

“And what? What could the police do? They wouldn’t do anything; they DON’T do anything! So many people and pokemon are abused, yet the cases go to the bottom of the pile! They don’t do anything!”

“Taylor, I know-”

“You know that my older sister died because her husband abused her! And she went to the police, and they didn’t do anything! They didn’t do ANYTHING.” Taylor cried, tears dripping from her eyes.

I remembered the wedding. Taylor’s sister, Amanda, who was in her early twenties, was having a wedding, and I went to keep Taylor company. I remembered the groom. He had this look in his eye that scared me to my core, I didn’t know what it was but it made me want to hide in my room. I few years later, a year after she had had her first baby, Amanda and her child were found dead in their apartment, the baby smothered and Amanda found cut in many areas with a kitchen knife.

The husband went to jail, but only after Amanda’s death did I learn that Amanda and their family had gone to the police many times, only to be rejected again and again.

“Taylor…” He went to her, and comforted her the best he could. After a few minutes after Taylor had stopped sobbing, Officer Jenny came back into the room.

“Mister Rogers would like to speak to you.” Kyle came in the room, an evil grin on his face.

“Well, hello little thief.” He said.

“Jerk…” Taylor spat.

“Humph. I have an offer for you. I will drop all the charges, if you battle me, and win. If you lose, you go to jail, and I get your Vulpix. Deal?” He had a wicked look on his face. I growled at him, and he gave me a whack on the head. “Shut up stupid Eevee. Do we have a deal?”

“How about if I win, I also get your Eevee?” Taylor countered.

“And I fight with her, my Riolu and her Vulpix against your Electabuzz?” Zach said.

“You two drive a hard bargain. Fine, I have no intention of losing, so if I win, I get your Vulpix and you go to jail, and if you win you get my Eevee and I drop all the charges. Deal.” They shook hands, and he walked out of the room. He gave Taylor permission to leave the station for a while, and we moved out into an empty lot by the station.

“Take the first move; it’s the only one you’ll get.” Kyle taunted.

“Amber, confuse ray!” A bright light consumed Electabuzz, but he only looked slightly dazed compared to his normal state. The brain-dead pokemon slammed his fist into his forehead, causing him to fall backward.

“Joshua, use blaze kick!” Electabuzz was still lying on the ground, and Joshua ran forward, his leg catching fire as he ran. He jumped up and slammed his foot into Electabuzz’s stomach. Electabuzz growled, and grabbed Joshua in his fist at Kyle’s orders, glowing as he readied his focus punch. “Endure!”

“Joshua!” Amber yelled anxiously as he was slammed into the ground.

“Amber! Heat wave!” Flames billowed out of Amber’s mouth, licking around her chin. A massive burst of heat poured out of her, launching in an almost fiery stream at Electabuzz, crashing into his chest.

Joshua was released from Electabuzz’s grip while Electabuzz was pushed back onto the ground. Joshua slowly stood up, while Amber ran after Electabuzz, having been ordered a faint attack.

The Electabuzz stood up, and went to use a thunder punch on the approaching Amber. Just as he was about to make contact Amber disappeared, and slammed into Electabuzz from behind.

“Gah! I’ve had just about enough of this. Electabuzz, use thunderbolt on the field!” He smirked as electricity started flowing between Electabuzz’s antennae.

“Crap!” Taylor and Zach yelled at the same time, beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.

“Joshua, use endure!” Zach yelled, knowing it would be the only way Joshua had a chance of surviving the attack.

Taylor, without an attack to avoid it, was desperate. “Amber, extrasensory!” But while Amber focused to prepare the attack, Electabuzz fired.

Bolts of electricity flied across the field, almost hitting Zach and Taylor. They shot around like gun shots, and one shot Amber in the chest, flipping her backwards and hard onto the ground hard, the quick burst of electricity causing burns to appear on her fur.

“Alright, it’s time I did something! Joshua, sky uppercut, and follow up with blaze kick!” Joshua lifted himself up, and with amazing speed he appeared before Electabuzz, and glowing he pounded his small fist into Electabuzz, hitting along his chest and bashing him in the chin, and as soon as he finished his attack his feet blazed and thrust them into the Electabuzz.

Electabuzz hit the ground with a hard thud, hesitating as he slowly lifted his head.

“Amber, heat wave.” Taylor said calmly. Amber was standing in front of Electabuzz with a smirk on her face, and flames appeared around her mouth. She snarled, and with a quick movement released the powerful attack in a concentrated stream at him, engulfing his entire body.

He let out a groan, angering Kyle. “Electabuzz! Stand!” He ordered. With difficulty he stood, and his face reflected the anger of his trainer. “Now, psychic.” In his anger he went for Amber. He lifted her off the ground and started to twist her body, like he had done with me, except with much more vigor.

“Ahhh!!!” She cried out. Joshua ran forward on his own accord, kicking with multiple blaze kicks. Electabuzz dropped her as his knees buckled at Joshua’s hits to his legs. He fell down on all fours, and Joshua stood before him, Zach with a look of pleasure on his face, as his pokemon knew what to do even if he did not.

“Joshua, finish it with sky uppercut!” Joshua didn’t need to be told twice, and smashed Electabuzz’s face in. He landed on his back with a hard thud, and Amber looked thankfully at Joshua, who continued to watch Electabuzz with triumphance showing on his face.

“Electabuzz, stand… NOW.” Kyle growled. Electabuzz gave a groan in reply, angering Kyle even more.

“It looks like we won.” Taylor said, a look similar to Joshua’s on her face. Amber gave a sigh of victory as she looked at the still form of Electabuzz.

Suddenly Amber felt much stronger, and with a burst of energy she gave a little leap forward.

“Quick attack.” Joshua said, giving her a smile. She smiled back, a new feeling of power surging through her, and I noticed she had four tails now.

Joshua felt the same sudden energy, and as if a twitch he jabbed with his palms out, a faint red aura emanating from them. Force palm.

“Alright, we won the battle, and the bet. Now, hand over the pokeball, and Eevee.” Zach said, slight anger in his voice as he remembered exactly why they were battling.

Kyle absorbed Electabuzz. “Right, sure. You know, the funny thing about this is that I don’t have to keep my end of the bargain. I might not get your Vulpix, but you still go to jail, and I still have the Eevee. Trust is a funny thing hunh?”

I had been standing behind him throughout the battle, and he grabbed me by the tuft of fur on the back of my neck, once again bringing back some unpleasant memories of my death.

I growled deeply, and a shadow ball formed from my mouth, and I shot it with as much force as I could at him, his grip on me loosening and he dropped me, landing on my feet. My tail glowed white, and I smashed my tail into his hip.

“Ah!” He yelled, doubling over.

A pokeball fell from his waist, and knowing it was mine, (Electabuzz’s had a thunder symbol engraved on the top) I crushed it with an iron tail.

“What the? Freakin’ Eevee!” He went to hit me, but I quickly fired a shadow ball in his face and retreated. I went to Taylor’s side, giving a smile to everyone on that side.

Officer Jenny walked out of the station, having been informed Taylor was only to be let out for around five minutes.

“What’s going on here?” She asked, seeing Kyle kneeling on the ground, clutching his side.

“Officer Jenny we would like to inform you that we have found that this Eevee never even belonged to Kyle Rogers, and that this Eevee is wild and has no trainer.” Zach said, taking advantage of the situation with a smile on his face.

“Is that so? Could I see someone’s pokedex?” Jenny asked.

Taylor handed her her pokedex, and she aimed it at me.

“Well I’ll be darned, this Eevee is wild!” She glared at Kyle, who started to get nervous.

“Well, you see-” He took off running.

“Go, Growlithe! Catch him!” A Growlithe emerged from a pokeball, and with a look of joy quickly caught Kyle. Officer Jenny clamped handcuffs on his wrists, and took him to the station, Growlithe keeping him in his place.

“Wow, good job. That was really smart, thanks. We better get to the pokemon center though, our pokemon really seem beat up, Joshua especially.” Taylor said.

Zach nodded, and we ran to the pokemon center, and I followed close behind, glad to be free from evil reincarnated.

-:-

“You need a name.” Taylor told me that night. Amber and Joshua had been resting in the center most of the day, but now we were sitting in our room, Amber laying at the foot of the bed Taylor was sitting on, Joshua was practicing force palms at the foot of the other set of bunks, and Zach was sitting next to Taylor.

I looked up curiously at Taylor from where I was laying on the floor. I had never thought about it, but for the first time I realized that I wouldn’t be able to keep my old name. I had always thought my name was dull and boring, but now I missed it.

“How about… Jasmine?” Jasmine? I don’t think so. I shook my head with vigor, and she furrowed her brow in thought.

“Umm… how about… Kirin?”

Kirin? “Kirin.” I said. I liked the sound of it, and I gave Taylor a happy nod.

“Ok! Kirin it is! Nice to have you Kirin!” Technically I wasn’t Taylor’s pokemon yet. I had yet to be given a pokeball, and though I hated them so I knew they were necessary to prevent me from being captured by another trainer.

“Vee!” I said, running over to her open bag.

“Wait, what are you-” I emerged with a pokeball, a small moon and star symbol engraved in the top. She took it from me, and looked confused as she saw the engraving. “Hello, where did you come from?” She examined the pokeball, wondering why she had the strange pokeball. “Professor Oak…” She shook her head in amusement, realizing Professor Oak had purposely put the special pokeball in with the normal ones. “Well, I guess this is as good as a reason to use it, hunh?”

She held it out before me, letting me be the one to open the pokeball. I looked at her and gave her a little smile, then tapped the button in the center of the pokeball, and I was consumed. I felt horrible, but I knew that it was necessary. After ten seconds of the torture I was let out again, shaking myself in an attempt to help free myself.

“Well, I guess it’s about time to go to bed hunh?” She said, a feeling of satisfaction flowing over everyone.

“Yeah, I guess so.” Zach replied with a small yawn, and climbed up into his bed. Joshua stopped and ran over to the ladder, jumping up from rung to rung with short little quick attacks to get to the bunk. I had to admit, he was dedicated.

Taylor carefully lifted me up on the bed, and I curled up into a ball in the corner of the bed closest to the wall. I gave a sigh of contentment, and Taylor ruffled the fur on my head. One by one, we all drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Yay!