She smiles as he wraps an arm around her.

She laughs as he murmurs in her ear.

She kisses him.

My heart shatters.

Greninja

I bolt awake inside my dark Pokeball, sweat pouring down my face. My normally calm and cool composer forgotten as I try to get the memory out of my head once again.

She's gone. I remind myself. She left me for Treeko.

I break out of my Pokeball, accidentally jolting Ash awake. I bow to him in apology, my façade returning. Ash smiled and waved his hand, informing me that he didn't care. He rolled back to sleep. I step out of the small tent and into the meadow. The soft grass and whistling wind calms me a little.

The sun's rays start to peak over the tree tops, indicating that I had woken earlier that I expected.

You love me? Ha! As if. Even if you did, why would I ever love a emotionless freak like you?

The memory imprinted itself in my mind and I winced. I felt a warm liquid trickle down my cheek slowly. I sighed and brushed away the remains of tears.

I heard Bonnie and Serena's tent unzip and Serena emerged. She stretched before releasing Flare (Braixen), Moss (Panchum), and Jewel (Sylveon).

(A/N: Pokespeech, English, Memories, Sound effects, Thoughts)

Hi Storm (Greninja)! Flare cried out as she waved. I just nodded. Moss rolled his eyes and waved too. I nodded. Jewel waved her ribbons cheerfully. That's when Serena noticed me.

"Oh, good morning Greninja!!! Hungry?" Serena smiled. (A/N: Humans will not know their Pokémon's names because they can't understand them.) I knew that if I didn't eat, they'd get suspicious, so I walked towards them and inclined my head as if I was asking her: 'Well? Where's the food?'

Serena giggled and pulled out a small box of Pokepuffs. She winked at us before whispering, "Tada! Fresh Pokepuffs! Better get your share before Chespin finds out about them." She giggled again softly.

We took one, each of us saying our names in thanks, before slightly nibbling them. I heard everyone else waking up, so I sneakily hid everyone's, but Chespin's, Pokepuffs. Yawns were heard and Clemont's tent unzipped. Bonnie stumbled out of her own tent before noticing the Pokepuffs box.

As usual, Thorn (Chespin) popped out of his Pokeball and sniffed his way over to the box, snatching it and looking inside before Bonnie could even touch the box. Thorn let out a cry of despair at seeing only one Pokepuff in the box. He noticed Spark (Pikachu) slip out of the tent, so he gobbled it up. Only to see me hand Spark a Pokepuff. 

Spark looked at me in surprise before accepting the Pokepuff. As each individual Pokémon emerged from the tent, I would hand them a Pokepuff, and the Pokémon already outside, their eyes widened, and jaws gaped a little more at every Pokepuff I handed out. Thorn once ran over to see where I was getting them from. 

I grinned at him and handed him my empty hand. He sniffed it and then looked at me. At that moment, Zap (Dedene) came out of Bonnie's tent. I held out my hand to Zap ad he looked at it curiously until I swiped my other hand over the one I was holding out. In the hand I was holding out was a Pokepuff. Zap took it in delight and Thorn looked on in agony. 

Then Ash stretched, slowly stepping out of the tent. I grinned at him and held out my Pokeball. He looked at me before laughing, everyone eventually joining in.

~

I leap towards the sun, the light partially blinding me, before diving down, a cut at the ready. I sliced Bolt (Luxray), striking him down. He retaliated by using swift. I blocked them using water shuriken. A white cloud of smoke filled the battlefield. I used water shuriken and I heard one hit something. I was prepared to make another move when I staggered, and the ground rushed up at me.

~

"Hello?" My voice echoed in the vast darkness. "Hello? Is anyone there?" I peered through the black void to see a faint light. I rushed towards it, hoping that it would lead me back to Ash. I reached out at it, grasping the light. I felt a rush of air surround me and I was pulled into a forest, when a familiar Froakie was training along with a beautiful Popplio, troublesome Treeko, stealthy Ninjask, cheerful Kirlia, and stubborn Floatzel.

"Hurry up Froakie!" a not so welcome voice commanded. I watched as the Froakie turned his head, not following his trainer's demand. Amanda, the trainer, stomped her foot. "FROAKIE! MY FATHER IS THE VATRA CITY GYM LEADER! I COMMAND YOU TO LISTEN TO ME!" Froakie winced at her voice but did not budge. Pearl (Popplio) looked at him in awe, making him blush slightly. I watched in fascination, until I saw Froakie blush. I know why this scene is so familiar...

That Froakie is ME!

I shuddered in fear as I witnessed what happened to me. Amanda saw Froakie blush. She smirked. "Popplio! Use water gun on Froakie!" Froakie's eyes widened as they filled with betrayal. Pearl gave him a sorrowful look before spraying a water gun at his face. This continued until Froakie fainted. I glared at the trainer I once belonged to. Instead of my vision going black as I expected it to, the memory continued. Amanda laughed, her cruel cackle making Pokémon flee in terror. Pearl looked at Froakie with pity.

Amanda looked at her starter Pokémon, "Ugh, Popplio, you aren't going to be stronger if you are held back by trash like that!" Amanda scoffed, pointing at Froakie. Pearl nodded slowly, closing her eyes. When they flashed back open, they were cold, like stone, different from the once kind, sensitive eyes they once were. She then looked at Froakie with scorn and distaste. "That's better. Now, let's bring this trash back to Professor Sycamore and get a better one." Pearl nods, turning her head away from Froakie rudely.

(Pearl:)

Pearl then waddles over to Joshua (Treeko) and starts flirting with him. (A/N: Fun Fact- Joshua is the name of a type of tree) Joshua blinks in confusion before blushing profusely. Amanda nods in approval and returns Froakie.

She gave him back to Professor Sycamore the next day, replacing him with a new Froakie. That's when Froakie gazed his eyes over the Pokémon team. Then he saw something that broke his heart.

Pearl... and Joshua...

They were holding "hands".

She smiles as he wraps an arm around her.

She laughs as he murmurs in her ear.

She kisses him.

Froakie's heart shatters.

Then my vision went black.

~

"Greninja?" I twitched, wanting to get up. "Greninja, it's Ash. Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm fine." I mutter as I blink my eyes, getting up. Ash's eyes soften.

"Thank goodness." He then blinks and I do the same.

"Did I/ you just understand you/ me?" We say simultaneously. 

"I think you can understand me..." I murmur.

Ash smiles in delight, "That's great!!! Greninja-"

"Storm." I interrupt. "Sorry I interrupted, but my name is Storm."

Ash nods, "Storm. Okay then, Storm! Let's get stronger together!" I nod, holding out a fist as an invitation.

"How peculiar." A voice from my nightmares notes. "You called your Greninja: Storm. Is there any reason why?" Ash and I turned in unison and saw...

"Amanda..." I growl, not liking the situation immediately.

(Amanda:)

"Amanda?" Ash asks, a question woven in her words. Amanda batted her eyelashes at Ash, earning a disapproving glare from myself and a upset look from Serena. Ash eyes me curiously, and Amanda, seeing her devoid of attention, turns to see who stole his attention from her.

"Oh, hello Greninja. I see you've evolved!" She smiled, putting on a believable act. "Here's the Froakie that I caught when you ran away." She pouted, as if she was sad I didn't want to be part of her team and that I ran away from her, not the other way around.

"Come on out! Greninja!" She called out, her arm and head facing upwards. The Pokeball broke open, revealing a Shiny Greninja. The sound of a Pokeball opening rang in my ears as a second Pokémon emerged.

(The Pokémon:)

She looked around until her eyes fell upon the Shiny Greninja. He walked over to her and picked her up bridal style.

She smiled and then turned her gaze upon Ash and I. "Why hello!" She giggled.

"Hello Pearl." I grunted, disregarding her. "Long time, luckily, no see." Ash snickered slightly, while Pearl looked offended. She then gave me a closer look.

"S-S-Storm?" She stammered out. The Pokémon gang gave me a curious look. I sighed.

"Guys, this is Pearl. B!tch, these are my real friends." Ash looked at me in surprise and I raised an eyebrow at him. "What? Never heard a Pokémon cuss before?" Ash shook his head.

"I haven't heard you talk about anyone badly like that." He said, a bit quietly. Amanda gave me a do-over.

"Can we have a Pokémon battle?" She asked "sweetly". "I want to see how strong Greninja has gotten!"

"A battle? You're on!" Everyone chuckled at this. Amanda made her way to one side of the battlefield, while Ash and I made our way over to the other.

"So Storm..." Ash started. I looked at him. "What do you have against Amanda and her-..."

"Primarina. A starter Pokémon from the Alola region."

"Yeah that thing."

"One thought I wasn't strong enough for her team, the other broke my heart and stepped on the pieces." I stated, the way one might state they have a Skitty at home.

"I'm guessing Primavera is the latter?" (A/N: I actually thought Primarina was Primavera once...)

"It's Primarina, you can call her Pearl. Yes, she was the one who broke my heart. Since then, I've been looking for a trainer to restore that love. I didn't find one, so I kept running away. Then I found you."

"So they are the reason you ran away from trainers?"

"Yes."

"Are you done gossiping ladies?" Amanda called out, earning disappointed looks from the gang. "Go Greninja!" She cried as her Greninja leapt onto the field.

"Show Storm what a Greninja looks like Imber!" Pearl called out. The Shiny Greninja, who was identified as Imber nodded.

"I will be the referee!" Clemont announced. "This is a 1-on-1 battle! Battle begin!"

Normal

"Water shuriken!" Ash called out. Storm immediately did so.

"Intercept it with water shuriken!" Amanda commanded, her hand out to emphasize her point.

The water shurikens collided and created a white mist, which enveloped the field.

"Quick Greninja! Use cut!" Amanda cried. Imber dashed into the white cloud.

"Use your ninja senses to feel him." Ash whispered, loud enough for Storm to hear. Silence filled the area. Storm heard faint footfalls and leapt into the air, above the cloud, and into a nearby tree. "Double team." About twenty copies of Storm surrounded the cloud from the trees, yet still went unnoticed.

"Use dig then cut when you hit him!" Amanda called, earning several surprised looks and a few gasps. There was a explosion of dust some where in the cloud, then a thud. That's hen the smoke cloud cleared, revealing a kneeling Storm and a triumphant Imber. That's when Storm looked up at Imber, smirked and disintegrated.

"W-what?!?!" Amanda gaped. Ash grinned.

"I told Storm to use double team and one of his copies took his place." Ash thrust his hand forewords, aiming at Imber. "Use water shuriken!"

To the surprise of everyone there, but Ash, fifty-ish water shurikens were shot from the surrounding trees. Amanda gasped.

Imber fell to one side and Amanda smirked. "Thanks for telling me where Greninja is Ash." She thrust her hand to Storm's hiding place. "Use water shuriken!" A throw. A thud. Silence. The sound of Double team dispersing reached their ears, indicating a direct hit.