Through your eyes [English version]

The offspring of lightning and death

[P.O.V. Crystal]

"How do we know that as soon as we hand Violet over to you, you'll keep your word?" Yuki asked the Leavanny, quite rightly. It was a fair question, and the response didn't take long.

"The fact that your friend is still breathing"

Immediately, my gaze darted to Blade, who still lay unconscious in a pool of blood.

I squinted to check if his chest was indeed rising and falling. To my great relief, and probably Sakura's as well, we noticed his heart was still beating.

"The fact that he's breathing isn't enough for us. We want solid proof" Yuki continued. In response, the Leavanny grabbed the Umbreon and lifted him off the ground.

"Alright, if you don't care, then I suppose I can just kill him, right?" She barely finished her sentence before Sakura leaped forward, shouting a terrified "No!"

"Very well, then bring me the Eevee" Leavanny said, satisfied, placing the Umbreon gently back on the ground.

Just then, the doors behind us opened, and Liam, Karma, Violet, and Blade appeared.

"Blade!?" I found myself shouting in utter confusion, alternating my gaze between one Blade and the other.

"What the hell is going on!?" Yuki echoed, just as confused by the sight of a second Umbreon.

"That Umbreon is an imposter! It's a trap! If you get close, it will attack you!" The second Blade declared firmly.

"And how can we be sure you're not the fake Blade?" Yuki asked again, her tone sharp.

"We thought the same, but he answered every question we asked him. He's our Blade" Karma reassured us, and I let out a sigh of relief, turning toward Leavanny.

Sakura also sighed, rushing to embrace Blade with all her strength.

"You tried to trick us!" I shouted at Leavanny, but she only shook her head.

"From my point of view, you're the ones trying to deceive me" She replied, crossing the blades that served as her hands.

"We did nothing wrong! You tried to give us a fake Blade!" I shot back. Leavanny stifled a laugh before pointing behind us.

"Oh really? Why don't you check again?"

As I turned, I felt my breath catch in my throat. Blade was pinning Sakura to the ground with one paw. His red eyes gleamed with amusement as he watched the poor Espeon struggle, trying to push his paw off her throat to avoid suffocating. In the blink of an eye, the Umbreon transformed into what I could only assume was Necro.

I couldn't fathom how it was possible. One second there was an Umbreon with red rings, and the next, a strange Zoroark stood in its place.

"You should see your faces! Truly entertaining!" The Pokémon laughed, then lifted Sakura and threw her toward us. We all rushed to catch her, but Yuki was the first to reach her, gently laying her on the ground.

Her breathing was far faster than normal, not only because she was trying to recover air after almost being suffocated. Of course, I didn't even think for a second about not approaching, but as soon as I took a step, Necro slammed his paw on the ground, making me freeze in place.

"I strongly advise you to stay still. You see, I wouldn't want my dear companion here to mistake your movements for threats and decapitate your friend. Now, I returned Espeon to you. I could have killed her, sure, but I'm a Pokémon of my word. But now, it's your turn to show some trust" Necro said, shifting his gaze to Violet.