Alice had been looking for her younger brother for about half an hour. They had a lot of work on their farm and he decided to avoid his job. And she would not let him do that! They had a lot of work on their berry farm, and there were only four people here, including her, her brother, and their mum. Their dad was out in the city, selling what they had harvested.
"Scyther! There you are," Alice shouted to a mantis-like Pokemon that belonged to her mum. He was sitting under a nearby tree, carving some pattern on its trunk out of boredom. Scyther looked around and waved to his friend as she ran towards him. "I'm lucky I found you. Could you help me with something?"
"Scy!"
"Thanks. Do you know where is Sean? He's supposed to work just like me and mum!" Alice intentionally shouted the last sentence, believing that her younger brother might hear it.
"Scyther!"
"Really? Where is he?"
Scyther didn't reply. He just climbed up the tree, stayed there for some time… and then suddenly, he and Sean fell down on the ground. The teenager amortised the Pokemon's fall.
"There you are!" Alice stared angrily at her brother like she wanted to kill him with her sight. "Lemme guess, you've been sleeping all day?"
"Ugh, who told you that?" asked Sean, standing up when Scyther decided to get off him.
"I'm your sister, I know you too well…"
"Well, this time, I did my job! Scyther can confirm it." The boy pointed at a basket full of tasty berries… nest to four other, empty baskets. This sight caused Alice to hide her face in her hands.
"You will never change, will you…"Sean sighed and went back to work while mum and Alice were having a lunch. Yeah, I need to 'deserve' something to eat. He ate one of the berries from the basket he was holding, and started harvesting more from the trees.
"Scyther!" the Pokemon shouted at the boy and gently smacked him with his blade-like forearm.
"I know I shouldn't eat them! You don't have to remind me that!"
"Scy!"
"Hey, don't forget that you were supposed to cover me. You're guilty as much as I am."
Suddenly, both Sean and Scyther went silent as they heard something close to them. They looked at one of the full baskets and saw… a wild Eevee that decided to steal some berries. It had a small scar on its right ear. It looked at the boy and the mantis-like Pokemon, grabbed a fruit with its teeth and quickly got away.
"Hey! Get back here!" shouted Sean. He jumped above the fence and ran after the little thief. Scyther tried to stop him but he was hopeless, so decided to call his owner.
Meanwhile, Sean was following that Eevee in the nearby woods. As he ran further, the forest was denser and denser. All of a sudden, he tripped over a root pointing out of the ground. Fortunately, he didn't twist anything, only bruised himself a little bit.
Just as he shook his head, he looked forward and noticed the Eevee with a scarred ear. It was staring at him with curiosity in its beady eyes. A moment later, it walked closer.
"Eev?"
"Uh, hi there." Sean smiled at the Pokemon. "You're the one who stole those berries, aren't you?"
Eevee dropped its long ears. Looking closer, the boy noticed that it's very slim and hungry. No wonder it stole them.
"Don't worry, you're not in trouble," he said and smiled again. He sat down on the ground, next to the Pokemon. "You know what? I could give you some food."
"Eevee?"
"Sure, no problem. We've got a plenty of it. We could take a good care of you. So, wanna come with me?"
These Pokemons used to be very trusting, sometimes even naive. This one apparently was like this as well. Not like Sean didn't like it or anything. The Eevee smiled at the boy and joyfully jumped into his arms. Sean's smile grew bigger as he gently scratched its head.
"Alright," he said, standing up and holding his new friend. "Let's get back home."
"Sean! Seeaan!" they suddenly heard the voice of his mum.
"Sean, where are you?!" That was surely Alice.
"Scyyytheeer!" And that was, of course, Scyther.
"Over here! Hold on, I'm coming!" Sean shouted back and, with Eevee in his hands, walked towards the voices.
"Aw, she's so sweet! Where'd you find her?" asked Sean's mum, watching her son's new friend eating a bowl of Pokemon food in an insane speed.
"She tried to steal some berries from the basket so I decided to bring her here," replied Sean, applying a bandage on his bruised elbow. "Wow, she's already finished?"
"Eevee~!" Eevee chirped joyfully, sitting next to the emptied bowl. The boy scratched her cheek, making her purr.
"She likes you," noticed Alice.
"Can I keep her, mum?"
"I don't know, Sean…" replied the woman.
"Pleeeaaase?"
"Oh, fine. But under one condition: you'll stop with that laziness of yours during the work. Also, I'll have you know that owning a Pokemon is a big responsibility."
"I know, I know…"
"Hmm… I've got an idea. Sean, if you're bored on the farm so much, why won't you go and meet professor Rowan?" suggested Alice.
"Really?" Both Sean and Eevee looked at his mum with hope in their eyes.
"Why not? Maybe then, you'll finally stop procrastinating."
"YES!" shouted Sean and hugged his Pokemon.
In the morning, Sean took everything he needed to his bag, and left the farm on his bike, waving towards his sister and mum. He was finally free! He looked at Eevee that was sitting in the basket and enjoying the wind.
"How're you feeling, Eevee?"
"Eevee~!"
The boy scratched her ear and then, focused on the ride. They should reach Sandgem in a couple of hours.
And suddenly, it started raining.
"Ah, great…"