Both Umbreon and Houndoom watched as the Dive Ball was destroyed. They could understand where their mistrust in Gale was coming from, and even instinct told them to be wary of a person who could kill a Pokemon... But...
Climbing onto the hound's back and resting her forelegs on his head, Umbreon decided to share her insight with the dog.
"I don't get it, don't they know that if he hadn't shot the thing, it would've been our necks instead? I mean yeah, it's a shame to have... In the end, brought the Hydreigon to its death, but.."
Houndoom resisted the urge to shake himself loose of the smaller Pokemon for the fun of seeing her get annoyed and just laid down on the ground by Zephyr's feet.
"They're not like us, you know. They haven't been exposed to what we've seen and had to get used to. You do know that back before.. Uh, well, before all hell broke loose here.. Battles just went as far as fainting your opponent... Never to kill."
He observed the disappointment and slight tinge of loneliness coming from the male Trainer. "The poor guy at least has that Gardevoir and the Togepi, and they don't seem to be keen on abandoning him... So he's got that going for him, which is good.
"For the others though... This is probably just the first kill of the ride, I'm sure of it. We probably can't avoid any deaths... Hopefully that won't mean so for our side, but if they don't learn to stand up and, if necessary, kill... Somebody-- hell, a lot of somebodies-- are gonna get hurt. The three of us had to get used to it and it took time... You know that," he said. Umbreon just listened on quietly and nodded her head. Sometimes, Houndoom just surprised her with how he could actually say something smart like that... Not smart, but rather, understanding... Or something like that. It probably wasn't something you'd see or hear from most Dark types, let alone a Pokemon with a nasty reputation for giving burns that inflicted pain for... Well, forever.
In silence she rested on his back and looked on. The other Pokemon hadn't really antagonized Zephyr as much as they did Gale-- or at least, that was what she thought-- but... It was a possibility.
We're not going to take that lying down, she thought to herself. Whatever happened, they were sticking with Zephyr-- even if the entire pack decided to go against them.
Ouch, Zephyr thought, watching the Dewott utterly reject and destroy the Dive Ball-- in effect, she figured, rejecting and somewhat destroying the poor guy's hopes.
The dude needed a break... But then again, didn't they all? For sure everyone'd been through their own rough times. And after all, they were probably just some wild Pokemon... Or not, as some of them seemed to have memorabilia of their own. No, they couldn't have been mere wild Pokemon. In one way or another, she could see signs of a Trainer's care and love on them-- even the weird Pangoro, who, maybe, found his Trainer's stuff and decided to wear them in his or her... His, probably, memory.
There's just no way she wanted to think about the Hydreigon at this point. A part of her knew that delving into it any deeper wouldn't bring any good, and she had the feeling that she randomly passed out again. Unable to bear her embarrassment for realizing that she'd blacked out again, she slapped a palm to her face in annoyance. Oh, whatever...
And as much as she didn't like being open and nice to others nowadays... Some vague part of her remembered that although she wanted to be the cold type of person, she just couldn't help being civil back to those who were decent or even friendly to her.
It'd probably do good to keep somebody else from going off the deep end, she guessed, already walking towards whatshisname-- Gale.
"Give em some time," she said casually, catching up to him, Houndoom following as he carried Umbreon on his back. "Even Cerberus and Chaos had to get used to me being... A monster." The mad gunslinger girl who wasn't mad at the moment gave a hint of a quirky smile, just barely moving the corner of her lips. A monster. How true.
"I mean, well, no. Not really a monster. That might be how they thought of me, but would a monster take any measure to protect his or her comrades, the people they hold dear?" After a while, she added, "Just sayin'. But don't beat yourself up too much over what you did. Or, I reckon, something else will beat you up for it."
It really was just a hunch of hers, but there was something about how the Gardevoir carried herself. Oh well. That was enough being nice.
It was her turn to address the group, maybe, and she returned to face the gathered Pokemon.
"All right, you don't have to follow me. I'm a human, too, with such a scary get-up, sure. But I'm guessing we all ought to get this show on the road, and it's probably better that we at least go the same way for as long as we have to. If anyone wants to go another way, then, cool-- I promise, I won't stop you, and neither will that mister man over there. But, seriously, we really should get going."
Nice speech. Much inspire, such moving, so wow. Sure. She just wanted to get a move on, hating to stay in one place for so long.
Also, the Boss could send scouts or someone to look for her. She grimaced, remembering that tiny detail, and then shrugged it off.
Probably wouldn't even notice me gone.