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“(Push me higher daddy! I want mommy to see how high I can go!)” The small Sneasel squealed in delight as her father pushed her on the swing. She stared down at her mother who was busy piling berries on a bed of leaves while various other Sneasel belonging to the pack that her father controlled relaxed and enjoyed the currently uninhabited playground.

“(OK scamp!)” Her father called out as he gave the swing a slightly harder push the next time it came down causing the young Pokemon to cry out in joy. “(Mommy look at how high I am!!!)”

Her mother looked up and waved at her daughter. “(Be careful honey.)” She called as she slowly approached the swing. Behind the swing her father chuckled. “(Don't worry Lila she'll be fine. Won't you scamp?)”

A loud laugh was the only response he got as Lila stared at her mate and shook her head with a knowing smile. “(Well now I know where she gets her reckless side from.)” She said as she walked around to the front of the swing and held out her arms.

“(Come on honey. Jump into my arms.)”

The young Sneasel looked down at her mother and grinned even wider as she pumped her legs as her father gave her one final push. At the apex of the swing she jumped and for a brief moment she knew the feeling of flight that all bird Pokemon are gifted with before coming to a stop in the loving arms of her mother as she giggled loudly.

“(That was amazing mommy!)” She nuzzled up against her mother as her father walked up and embraced the two of them in a tight hug.

“(And I'm the reckless one?)” He muttered as Lila just gave him a wink and a peck on the cheek as their daughter squirmed out of their arms.

“(I want to go and play on the slide!)” She yelled as she ran off to where several Sneasel her own age were busy going down a large spiral tube slide. Lila quickly ran after her daughter and her mate was about to follow when he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

In the trees on the edge of the park he caught a glimpse of movement. Normally he would have shrugged it off as another wild Pokemon checking out what all the commotion was about or maybe a human out for a late night stroll but something about the way that the shape had moved was unsettling to him. It had moved like another Sneasel.

He looked to where Lila was busy helping their daughter down the slide before turning and heading towards the spot in the woods. It was nearly dusk but his species nocturnal tendencies meant that he could see everything as well as if it were the middle of the day.

After taking several steps into the woods he noticed several scratch marks on a tree characteristic of a Sneasel's claws. He was just about to continue searching when a low raspy voice sounded from a little further in the woods.

“(Hello Micheal.)”

Micheal's head snapped around as a large and powerfully built male Sneasel materialized out of the foliage. To a human there wasn't much to differentiate this Sneasel from any other but to one of it's own species it exuded a malevolent presence.

His eyes were an obsidian color that gave the impression the Sneasel had no pupils and the various scars running down it's arms were clear indicators of a life of violence. But what was most unsettling was the way it was staring at Micheal. There was no friendliness or really any emotion save for one. Hatred.

Micheal stared at the Sneasel in surprise for a second before he gritted his teeth in anger and unsheathed his claws. “(Feng! What the hell are you doing here!?)” He approached the monster whom he had personally banished from his pack months ago. Ready to gouge those murderous black orbs from his skull.

But to his surprise Feng didn't move or make an effort to defend himself. Instead he just continued to grin wickedly at Micheal. Finally when Micheal was only a few steps away Feng sidestepped Micheal and jumped back so that he was closer to the clearing.

“(Still a hothead I see.)” Feng taunted as he stared back at Micheal. His hatred for the other Sneasel barely contained behind the mask of indifference he had plastered on his face.

Micheal looked over at Feng and very slowly sheathed his claws. If Feng had wanted to kill him then he wouldn't have given him fair warning that he was there in the first place. No he wanted something and Micheal was intent on finding out what it was and ensuring he never got it.

“(What do you want Feng?)”

Feng's fake smile vanished as he took a step closer to Micheal. “(I want what should rightfully be mine. Control of the pack!)” He practically spat the words as he glared at him. “(You're too weak to command them. I should be the one to lead us. And if you're smart you'll graciously step down and let me take my place!)”

Micheal was a little taken aback by Feng's directness. He had expected him to dance around the issue but instead he had just come right out and said it. He wanted to be leader of the pack and Micheal was just supposed to give it to him.

He practically felt like laughing at the absurdity of it and it was all he could do to keep the slight smile from creasing his features.

“(So you just want me to make you leader of the pack?)” He shook his head. “(After what you did Feng you're lucky that I didn't kill you instead of just banishing you!)”

Feng growled as he stepped right up to Micheal and poked him in the chest with his claw.

“(I did what you were too weak to do! I tried to preserve the purity of our species! You were fine with us tainting our blood with other Pokemon! I did what had to be done and you know it!)”

Now it was Micheal's turn to lose his temper. After what Feng had done there was no way he was going to stand here and listen to him try and justify it.

“(You ate one of our eggs Feng. Just because her father wasn't a Sneasel!? And you think that you can stand here and justify that to me or anyone else!?)”

The two glared at each other and the air seemed to vibrate with electricity between the two before Feng finally spoke. His words low and dripping with venom.

“(If you won't give me the pack. Then I'll take it from you.)”

Micheal's claws extended. “(Go right ahead. You kill me here and the others will never accept you as their leader. They'll hunt you down and gut you like a Magikarp before you can even leave the forest.)”

Feng's eyes continued to bore into Micheal's.

“(Maybe. But if I challenge you to the title and then kill you they would see me as the strongest and accept me.)”

Micheal scowled.

“(Perhaps. But I don't have to accept your challenge Feng. There's no dishonor in refusing to fight a coward.)”

Micheal could see that it was taking every ounce of Feng's limited self control to keep from lunging at him. Despite that he couldn't help himself as he continued. “(Go back to whatever hole that you climbed out of Feng and be happy that you still have your miserable life. And if I ever see you around here again I will personally tear your eyes from your skull.)”

He turned and started to go when he heard a mirthless chuckle come from Feng.

“(Aren't you forgetting something Micheal?)” Micheal didn't bother looking over his shoulder as Feng continued.

“(The bitch and her daughter. They are rightfully mine. I doubt that's something you'd want the others to find out about. How you took that defiled bitch as your mate. And my egg as your own! You'll have no choice but to admit the truth. What do you think the rest of the pack will think of you then?! They certaintly won't want you to stay their leader. And they may even let me take the bitch back!!!)” He laughed as Micheal slowly turned. He could feel the anger building in his chest as he looked back at Feng. The bastard was telling the truth. Feng had raped Lila, resulting in the wonderful little Sneasel whom he considered to be his own flesh and blood.

He turned fully around and approached Feng who quickly jumped back onto a low hanging branch.

“(What's the matter? Afraid that your little secret is going to come out?)” Micheal was on the verge of lunging at Feng and ripping his heart out when the vile creature spoke again.

“(You want to kill me don't you Micheal? I can see it in your eyes. You want my blood on your claws. You want to hold my heart in your paw before crushing it before my eyes.)” He licked his lips. “(Feels good right?)”

Micheal continued to glare at him but didn't move. He wouldn't bring himself down to Feng's level and kill him in cold blood. It wasn't in his nature.

With immense difficulty he re sheathed his claws and stepped back. Feng had him trapped. If he didn't agree to fight him then his secret would be out. Lila and his daughter would be viewed as a disgrace and he would lose so much face with the pack that he would likely be challenged by more Sneasel than just Feng. Or he could accept the little monster's offer and fight him now. Either way he was gambling with his life and the lives of his mate and daughter. It made him feel sick to his stomach but he new what he had to do.

“(You want to fight Feng. Fine. I accept. Come to the meeting place tomorrow morning. We'll settle this once and for all.)” Micheal felt his heart fall as he said the words.

A malicious grin spread across Feng's features.

“(Very well then. Looking forward to seeing my little girl again. She's really growing fast isn't she?)”

Micheal was about to ram his fist into Feng's face but before he could the Sneasel used a faint attack and disappeared into the woods laughing.

The urge to chase him was great but Micheal knew that he had to get back to his family. Slowly he turned and headed back to the park. Not sure what he was going to tell Lila.

However, those thoughts were quickly dispelled when he came back and found his little girl on the seesaw laughing loudly with Lila on the other end.

“(Oh Micheal there you are. Come on she's been wanting you to go down the slide with us.)”

Micheal hid the worry on his face and looked at the two of them with tears of joy and a pang of fear in his chest as he suddenly gripped Lila in a tight hug as tears fell from his eyes.

“(Daddy what's wrong? Why are you crying?)”

Micheal looked down at his daughter and smiled. She was his entire world. He could do this for her. He would fight Feng and win. They were his strength, against that Feng could never win.

“(I...I just love you and mommy so much!)” Micheal said as he let Lila go so he could reach down and pick up his daughter. She had Feng's blood but she also had her mother's heart and his soul. He held her close as he looked at Lila who was giving him a concerned look.

He stared at her as he indicated for her to come along. “(Come on scamp. How about we try and go even higher on the swing this time.)”

His daughter cried out in joy as she jumped down and ran towards the swing as Lila walked alongside Micheal.

“(What's wrong?)” Micheal looked at her with tears in his eyes.

“(I'll tell you later. After she's asleep. For now. Let's just enjoy this night together.)”

Lila looked deep into his eyes and could see the fear but also the determination that was burning brightly. Whatever it was that was scaring him he knew that he would be able to overcome it and that certainty dispelled any fears Lila had as she nodded and gave him a hug as he ran over to the swing.

“(Okay who's ready to fly like a Pidgeot!?)”

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“(Push me higher daddy! I want mommy to see how high I can go!)” The small Sneasel squealed in delight as her father pushed her on the swing. She stared down at her mother who was busy piling berries on a bed of leaves while various other Sneasel belonging to the pack that her father controlled relaxed and enjoyed the currently uninhabited playground.

“(OK scamp!)” Her father called out as he gave the swing a slightly harder push the next time it came down causing the young Pokemon to cry out in joy. “(Mommy look at how high I am!!!)”

Her mother looked up and waved at her daughter. “(Be careful honey.)” She called as she slowly approached the swing. Behind the swing her father chuckled. “(Don't worry Lila she'll be fine. Won't you scamp?)”

A loud laugh was the only response he got as Lila stared at her mate and shook her head with a knowing smile. “(Well now I know where she gets her reckless side from.)” She said as she walked around to the front of the swing and held out her arms.

“(Come on honey. Jump into my arms.)”

The young Sneasel looked down at her mother and grinned even wider as she pumped her legs as her father gave her one final push. At the apex of the swing she jumped and for a brief moment she knew the feeling of flight that all bird Pokemon are gifted with before coming to a stop in the loving arms of her mother as she giggled loudly.

“(That was amazing mommy!)” She nuzzled up against her mother as her father walked up and embraced the two of them in a tight hug.

“(And I'm the reckless one?)” He muttered as Lila just gave him a wink and a peck on the cheek as their daughter squirmed out of their arms.

“(I want to go and play on the slide!)” She yelled as she ran off to where several Sneasel her own age were busy going down a large spiral tube slide. Lila quickly ran after her daughter and her mate was about to follow when he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

In the trees on the edge of the park he caught a glimpse of movement. Normally he would have shrugged it off as another wild Pokemon checking out what all the commotion was about or maybe a human out for a late night stroll but something about the way that the shape had moved was unsettling to him. It had moved like another Sneasel.

He looked to where Lila was busy helping their daughter down the slide before turning and heading towards the spot in the woods. It was nearly dusk but his species nocturnal tendencies meant that he could see everything as well as if it were the middle of the day.

After taking several steps into the woods he noticed several scratch marks on a tree characteristic of a Sneasel's claws. He was just about to continue searching when a low raspy voice sounded from a little further in the woods.

“(Hello Micheal.)”

Micheal's head snapped around as a large and powerfully built male Sneasel materialized out of the foliage. To a human there wasn't much to differentiate this Sneasel from any other but to one of it's own species it exuded a malevolent presence.

His eyes were an obsidian color that gave the impression the Sneasel had no pupils and the various scars running down it's arms were clear indicators of a life of violence. But what was most unsettling was the way it was staring at Micheal. There was no friendliness or really any emotion save for one. Hatred.

Micheal stared at the Sneasel in surprise for a second before he gritted his teeth in anger and unsheathed his claws. “(Feng! What the hell are you doing here!?)” He approached the monster whom he had personally banished from his pack months ago. Ready to gouge those murderous black orbs from his skull.

But to his surprise Feng didn't move or make an effort to defend himself. Instead he just continued to grin wickedly at Micheal. Finally when Micheal was only a few steps away Feng sidestepped Micheal and jumped back so that he was closer to the clearing.

“(Still a hothead I see.)” Feng taunted as he stared back at Micheal. His hatred for the other Sneasel barely contained behind the mask of indifference he had plastered on his face.

Micheal looked over at Feng and very slowly sheathed his claws. If Feng had wanted to kill him then he wouldn't have given him fair warning that he was there in the first place. No he wanted something and Micheal was intent on finding out what it was and ensuring he never got it.

“(What do you want Feng?)”

Feng's fake smile vanished as he took a step closer to Micheal. “(I want what should rightfully be mine. Control of the pack!)” He practically spat the words as he glared at him. “(You're too weak to command them. I should be the one to lead us. And if you're smart you'll graciously step down and let me take my place!)”

Micheal was a little taken aback by Feng's directness. He had expected him to dance around the issue but instead he had just come right out and said it. He wanted to be leader of the pack and Micheal was just supposed to give it to him.

He practically felt like laughing at the absurdity of it and it was all he could do to keep the slight smile from creasing his features.

“(So you just want me to make you leader of the pack?)” He shook his head. “(After what you did Feng you're lucky that I didn't kill you instead of just banishing you!)”

Feng growled as he stepped right up to Micheal and poked him in the chest with his claw.

“(I did what you were too weak to do! I tried to preserve the purity of our species! You were fine with us tainting our blood with other Pokemon! I did what had to be done and you know it!)”

Now it was Micheal's turn to lose his temper. After what Feng had done there was no way he was going to stand here and listen to him try and justify it.

“(You ate one of our eggs Feng. Just because her father wasn't a Sneasel!? And you think that you can stand here and justify that to me or anyone else!?)”

The two glared at each other and the air seemed to vibrate with electricity between the two before Feng finally spoke. His words low and dripping with venom.

“(If you won't give me the pack. Then I'll take it from you.)”

Micheal's claws extended. “(Go right ahead. You kill me here and the others will never accept you as their leader. They'll hunt you down and gut you like a Magikarp before you can even leave the forest.)”

Feng's eyes continued to bore into Micheal's.

“(Maybe. But if I challenge you to the title and then kill you they would see me as the strongest and accept me.)”

Micheal scowled.

“(Perhaps. But I don't have to accept your challenge Feng. There's no dishonor in refusing to fight a coward.)”

Micheal could see that it was taking every ounce of Feng's limited self control to keep from lunging at him. Despite that he couldn't help himself as he continued. “(Go back to whatever hole that you climbed out of Feng and be happy that you still have your miserable life. And if I ever see you around here again I will personally tear your eyes from your skull.)”

He turned and started to go when he heard a mirthless chuckle come from Feng.

“(Aren't you forgetting something Micheal?)” Micheal didn't bother looking over his shoulder as Feng continued.

“(The bitch and her daughter. They are rightfully mine. I doubt that's something you'd want the others to find out about. How you took that defiled bitch as your mate. And my egg as your own! You'll have no choice but to admit the truth. What do you think the rest of the pack will think of you then?! They certaintly won't want you to stay their leader. And they may even let me take the bitch back!!!)” He laughed as Micheal slowly turned. He could feel the anger building in his chest as he looked back at Feng. The bastard was telling the truth. Feng had raped Lila, resulting in the wonderful little Sneasel whom he considered to be his own flesh and blood.

He turned fully around and approached Feng who quickly jumped back onto a low hanging branch.

“(What's the matter? Afraid that your little secret is going to come out?)” Micheal was on the verge of lunging at Feng and ripping his heart out when the vile creature spoke again.

“(You want to kill me don't you Micheal? I can see it in your eyes. You want my blood on your claws. You want to hold my heart in your paw before crushing it before my eyes.)” He licked his lips. “(Feels good right?)”

Micheal continued to glare at him but didn't move. He wouldn't bring himself down to Feng's level and kill him in cold blood. It wasn't in his nature.

With immense difficulty he re sheathed his claws and stepped back. Feng had him trapped. If he didn't agree to fight him then his secret would be out. Lila and his daughter would be viewed as a disgrace and he would lose so much face with the pack that he would likely be challenged by more Sneasel than just Feng. Or he could accept the little monster's offer and fight him now. Either way he was gambling with his life and the lives of his mate and daughter. It made him feel sick to his stomach but he new what he had to do.

“(You want to fight Feng. Fine. I accept. Come to the meeting place tomorrow morning. We'll settle this once and for all.)” Micheal felt his heart fall as he said the words.

A malicious grin spread across Feng's features.

“(Very well then. Looking forward to seeing my little girl again. She's really growing fast isn't she?)”

Micheal was about to ram his fist into Feng's face but before he could the Sneasel used a faint attack and disappeared into the woods laughing.

The urge to chase him was great but Micheal knew that he had to get back to his family. Slowly he turned and headed back to the park. Not sure what he was going to tell Lila.

However, those thoughts were quickly dispelled when he came back and found his little girl on the seesaw laughing loudly with Lila on the other end.

“(Oh Micheal there you are. Come on she's been wanting you to go down the slide with us.)”

Micheal hid the worry on his face and looked at the two of them with tears of joy and a pang of fear in his chest as he suddenly gripped Lila in a tight hug as tears fell from his eyes.

“(Daddy what's wrong? Why are you crying?)”

Micheal looked down at his daughter and smiled. She was his entire world. He could do this for her. He would fight Feng and win. They were his strength, against that Feng could never win.

“(I...I just love you and mommy so much!)” Micheal said as he let Lila go so he could reach down and pick up his daughter. She had Feng's blood but she also had her mother's heart and his soul. He held her close as he looked at Lila who was giving him a concerned look.

He stared at her as he indicated for her to come along. “(Come on scamp. How about we try and go even higher on the swing this time.)”

His daughter cried out in joy as she jumped down and ran towards the swing as Lila walked alongside Micheal.

“(What's wrong?)” Micheal looked at her with tears in his eyes.

“(I'll tell you later. After she's asleep. For now. Let's just enjoy this night together.)”

Lila looked deep into his eyes and could see the fear but also the determination that was burning brightly. Whatever it was that was scaring him he knew that he would be able to overcome it and that certainty dispelled any fears Lila had as she nodded and gave him a hug as he ran over to the swing.

“(Okay who's ready to fly like a Pidgeot!?)”