Shine's POV
My name is Shine, and I'm a female Espeon. I was an Eevee for about 10 years, as most Eevee were in my tribe. There was a sacred ritual that we all had to go through, on our 11th birthday out tribe elder would take us down to the Sacred Stones, and we would each choose which Eeveelution we would accept for the rest of our lives. I remember the countless hours my friends and I spent comparing the different forms and all their attributes. Flare was going to become a Flareon, to match her ecstatic personality, Snow was hoping to become a Glaceon, so she could finally fit into her icy nature. All my friends had the perfect matches for their Eveelutions, even Jolt, who showed almost no emotion at all. But it was a very large sin to become an Umbreon.
No one quite knew what was wrong with Umbreon, but they were disconnected from others in a way. Only 3 people had ever chosen Umbreon before in our tribe, and they were all banished to the Shadow Forest promptly after their evolution. I had always shown the common disgust for them, but personally, I had never seen anything truly wrong with how they were.
Finally, the day had come. Just as the sun was rising, all of the 10 year old Eevee were directed out of our houses, and taken to the ritual. I remember giving my mom and dad a huge hug, and they said,
"We're so proud of what you've done, and we support any form you choose, as long as you don't choose to become an Umbreon."
"But why? What's wrong with becoming an Umbreon? They seem all right!" I said, forgetting to keep up my fake hatred for them.
"Umbreon are Dark Types, Shine. They feel no remorse from killing other Pokemon in cold blood, and they live during the night. They are demons, an you should be lucky if you never see one in your entire life!" they huffed angrily.
"Ok... I don't know which form I want to choose though!" I wailed. "This is a huge decision, and I don't want to mess it up!"
"Oh honey! Don't worry, you will be perfectly fine! Just follow your heart, and choose what YOU really want." My mother said soothingly.
"Thank you guys! I love you both so much! Well.. I guess I'll see you tonight!" I called as I was whisked away by the Elder of our tribe.
When the elder was walking us to the chamber, I was still deciding which form I wanted to choose. My friends were all quivering in anticipation and they kept giggling, which the elder quickly put an end to. I remembered how much fun I had spending the days with my friends, and how I was always the happiest Eevee in our group. Walking to the camber in the golden, rising run, I finally chose to become an Espeon, so I could keep my sunny nature and be a happy, loving supporter to my friends for the rest of my life. As we got to the chamber, the ceremony started for real.
Our elder brought around a plate filled with 4 stones around to us. Jolt went first, shaking like a pup, and gently placed his paw on the Thunder Stone. He yelped and jumped back, like he had touched the tail of a Charizard, and pulsed in white light, until it gradually faded away. My friend no longer had the traditional cream and brown that had made him an Eevee, he had yellow spikes coming out of his back!
Flare went next, and she was more bold than Jolt had been. She proudly put her paw on the Fire Stone, and yipped happily as her body was enveloped in the same white light. When the light faded, she was a bright red color, with a yellow mane wrapping around her neck!
After the rest of my friends had gone, it was my turn. The elder looked at me with soft eyes and a smile on his face, and I realized that he was a Leafeon. He asked me what I would like to become, and I shakily squeaked: "Espeon" He cocked his head and put away the stones.
"Well, this one will be a bit harder then. There is no evolution stone for Espeon. You have to reach your maximum happiness during the day. Luckily it's daytime now, so if you can help you reach maximum happiness, you'll evolve right now."
I nervously looked to my friends and smiled, then closed my eyes.
I dreamed silently of running in a field as an Eevee. The field had flowers dotting left and right, with Floette and Roselia playing everywhere. I was surrounded by all my friends when we were still carefree and full of ideas of what we wanted to be. Off in the distance, we saw Shadow Forest, and Flare dared Jolt to put one paw inside of the forest. We all snuck up to the entrance, and Jolt walked forward, emotionless, and grinned back at us. He slowly slipped his paw int the forest and touched the cold leaves resting at the entrance. Our eyes widened like saucers, and we all yelped and ran away, convinced he had been cursed. It had been the best day of my life, and I felt white light surrounding me as a tear rolled down my face.
I felt my bones changing, and my whole facial structure reconstructing. My fluffy tail snapped out, and split at the ends. To end the evolution, I felt a red gem appear on my forehead, common of all Espeon.
After my evolution, my friends and I all gathered together and complimented each other on our new Eeveelutions and looks. Jolt reached out to shake Snow's hand, and gave her a little shock when they touched. Jolt and Snow burst out laughing, and the rest of us giggled as well. Little did we know that our lives would fall apart that day.