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Chris listened to the soldier's explanation, which seemed reasonable enough. He noticed how the young boy was so scared of him. Chris remembered that his family were quite known in the Regime. Thankfully, he hadn't needed to use this yet, but it could come in handy. It probably also helped that he was 6'7", just over a foot taller than this particular soldier. "I trust you handled him well," Chris told the soldier.

Suddenly, an Eevee ran into the clearing that Chris and the soldier were in, followed by a young man. "Oh, I'm sorry, Eve just started running this way and I couldn't catch her," the boy apologised. [i]An Eevee AND an Umbreon[/i], Chris thought, [i]These would be very good for the Eevee breeding programme[/i]. Chris was surprised that these boys would have these pokemon. Most of them were in a breeding programme to make more, due to their rarity. Suddenly, Chris realised how he was thinking, as if he was still in the Regime. [i]I need to stop thinking like this[/i], he told himself, [i]I don't want to get caught back up with that retched organisation[/i].  "I was just taking her for a walk and I guess she smelled one of her own kind out here. It's been a long time since she met another of her species," the boy said.

"What's your name?" he asked the boy, annoyed that he had to keep up the act longer. "Why are you out so late?"