"Up."
Glazed opened her eyes. Gloom stood at the doorway waiting.
"Coming," she said, standing up and nipping Shiver on the ear.
He woke with a yelp and kicked out, catching Twitch on the back of her head.
"Unnecessary!" he barked.
"Uh. Ow!" Twitch said, swatting him. " Watch where you swing your paws!"
The three of them bounded off the bed and over to the Umbreon.
"I'm going out into the forest to look for someone with Amaya. I want you three to come with me," she said. "If we don't find them before sunset Amaya will bring you back. No complaining. Alright?"
They nodded and followed her outside.
"She's limping," Twitch whispered to Glazed, who nodded to say she knew.
"Amaya! Let's go."
The Absol joined them as they walked through the sunlit graveyard.
"Who are we looking for?" she asked.
"A friend of The House of Dying. I have to speak with him," Gloom replied.
"How long has it been?"
"Nearly a month and a half now. She can't possibly still be alive."
The line 'can't possibly still be alive' sent shivers through Twitch and Glazed. One remembering her brother, the other remembering her parents.
"Do you think you can change his mind?"
"That we will find out."
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House of Dying / Pokémon
FanfictionI am Gloom. Welcome to The House of Dying . . . Not every Pokémon can live forever. At The House of Dying that is a known fact. The Pokémon that live there accept that, the community built inside the old timber walls live to die with each other.
