Author's note: Hello everyone! Happy Halloween! I figured I would take a break from writing my Metroid/Aliens fic, Xenophobia, for a few nights to bring you a Pokemon Halloween Special! Heh... I blame the Pokemon Go Halloween event for getting this idea into my head tonight. It's just going to be a cute little short story inspired by the 80's and 90's Halloween specials shows used to have when I was a kid. I plan on updating a little every night and finishing it on Halloween. Well, that's the plan anyway.
So, without further ado, enjoy part one of "All Hallow's Eevee!"
All Hallow's Eevee
Chapter 1: Ghost Stories
"Legend has it that there is a town in the east that has a huge tower, the biggest tower that anyone has ever seen! The tower is so big because humans built it so trainers could put their Pokémon there when they die! And every time one floor fills up, they build another level so they have more room for all of the dead Pokémon! It's so tall now that it reaches into the sky! Some say that this tower is filled with ghost Pokémon, the souls of all the departed that call it their final resting place. Others say it's just a myth…
"But no one knows for sure because once Pokémon go into the tower, they never come back out! They get turned into Ghastleys and are forced to haunt the Pokémon Tower forever!"
Charmander pulled his tail up to his face so the flames would reflect shadows from creepy angles as he told his story. Sitting around the campfire with their friend, Bulbasaur and Squirtle listened on in fascination. Eevee, on the other hand, looked bored as he watched Charmander make spooky gestures with his claws and playfully brandish his flame at his friends.
"What a creepy story," Bulbasaur said with a shudder. "I hope I never end up there! I don't want to get stuck in some creepy haunted house forever!"
"Pssshhh." Squirtle scoffed and looked away from his friend. "Don't tell me you were scared by that, Bulba!"
Bulbasaur grunted and shook her head. "I've heard of the Pokémon Tower before. It's a real place!" The fire crackled softly in the dark woods as she looked between Squirtle and Charmander. "It's where trainers go to catch ghost Pokémon."
"Don't be silly," Eevee finally piped up from where he lay watching the other three. "You can't catch a ghost Pokémon. And there's no creepy haunted tower. That's just a story the grown ups tell so we'll stay away from trainers."
"It is too a real place!" Charmander yelled excitedly. "And you of all Pokémon should be wary of it!"
Eevee's ear twitched as he stood and playfully glared at the fire Pokémon. "Oh yeah? And why is that?"
"Because…" Charmander contorted his face into a creepy leer. "Legend has it that the Tower has a special effect on Eevees."
The fluffy brown Pokémon scoffed. "Oh yeah? And what would that be?"
"Normally Eevees have three evolved forms they can choose from…"
"I know that," Eevee replied flatly, rolling his eyes. "I think I know that better than any of the rest of you guys."
"But," continued Charmander, "if an Eevee goes to the Pokémon Tower on a night when the full moon falls on All Hallow's Eve, that Eevee will evolve into something totally different! Not a water type! Not an electric type! Not a fire type! The Eevee will evolve into a ghost type Pokémon!"
Bulbasaur and Squirtle both glanced nervously at Eevee, the tiny turtle Pokémon trembling at the thought despite how his earlier mocking of his companion.
"A ghost type Eeveelution? Really?" Eevee stared at Charmander, unimpressed. "That's the best you've got? What's the ghost Pokémon's name then, huh?"
Charmander stared at Eevee for a moment. "It's name? It's name is… um…Ghost…eon…"
"Ghosteon?"
"Yeah! It's true, you guys. And he's really scary and stuff!"
"Oh please," Bulbasaur sighed in exasperation. "That's lame. Ghosteon…"
"It is not lame!" Charmander glared at Bulbasaur. "It's totally real, you guys. If Eevee goes to the Pokémon Tower on All Hallow's Eve, he's gonna evolve into Ghosteon!"
"Yeah, right." Eevee bounced, playfully taking a fighting stance as he looked at Charmander. "There's no haunted Pokémon Tower. There's no Ghosteon. And Halloween is just a holiday humans made up."
Charmander also got into a playful fighting stance as he squared off with his friend. "If you're so certain there's no Pokémon Tower, why don't you got there and see the ghosts for yourself?"
Eevee laughed. "Because I can't go to a place that doesn't exist to see things that aren't real!" With a grin, he rushed forward to tackle Charmander, but the fiery lizard Pokémon side stepped out of the way.
"Heh," the fire Pokémon scoffed as he stared down his friend. "You're gonna regret getting into a fight with a fire-breathing dragon!"
"Oh please!" Eevee dodged as Charmander attempted a scratch attack. "Those little embers you make hardly count as fire!"
That taunt seemed to strike a chord with the lizard Pokémon, and Charmander scowled. "You're gonna regret saying that!" With a face that looked like he was concentrating way too hard, the fire Pokémon balled his fists together as he clenched his teeth together.
"FLAMETHROWER!" Charmander shouted as his mouth shot open. But instead of a might stream of flame, only a couple of embers flew out toward Eevee.
The puppy-like Pokémon dodged them easily, turning tail quickly to rush toward Charmander. This time, as Eevee went to tackle his friend, he made contact, knocking the little lizard off of his feet and trapping him beneath.
"Ha!" Eevee cried. "I pinned ya!"
"Hey!" Charmander grunted, struggling to no avail. "Not fair! I wasn't ready! I was still trying to do flamethrower!"
Eevee laughed, backing off of his friend and helping him to his feet. "You know that's not gonna be an excuse in a real battle, right?"
"Like either of you would know anything about real battles," Bulbasaur said as she rolled her eyes. "But seriously guys, even if there's no Ghosteon, Pokémon Tower is a real place. Pikachu said she's been there."
"Ugh!" Squirtle shook his head. "Not Pikachu again. You still talk to her?"
"Why not?" Bulbasaur glared at Squirtle. "You think I'm too good to talk to her just cause she's got a trainer now? They go all over the place together, and she told me she's seen Pokémon Tower. It's in some little place called Lavender Town."
"Lavender Town?" Eevee looked over to Bulbasaur. "Well that's convenient. None of us are ever gonna go there. Might as well say it's in Lavender Town."
"Hmm? What's up with Lavender Town?" Squirtle asked as he turned to Eevee. "Where's that?"
"Lavender Town!" Charmander shouted in his grandiose theatrical voice once more. "Lavender Town is the haunted town that sits at the base of Pokémon Tower! In order to get there, Pokémon have to be able to pass through the perils of Rock Tunnel, the longest tunnel in all of Kanto!"
"We know what Rock Tunnel is," Eevee replied flatly, clearly not impressed.
Ignoring him, Charmander continued, "Even the bravest Pokémon sometimes never emerge from Rock Tunnel! It's so dark, you can't see your hand in front of your face! When Pokémon get lost in there, they get lost forever!"
"Not true," Bulbasaur interrupted. "Pikachu and her trainer go through there all the time. You just gotta know what you're doing. The worst thing about that place is that it's just swarming with Zubats!"
"Either way," Eevee said, looking at Charmander. "It's easy to make up some mythical haunted tower on the other side of a cave no one's gonna go through."
"Except Pikachu," Balbasaur added.
Squirtle rolled his eyes. "Right, except Pokémon that went and got themselves captured or a whole load of Zubats."
Charmander laughed. "You're all just scared to go there!"
"Psh," Eevee huffed. "I just don't wanna get in trouble. If I could do it without my mom finding out, I'd head over there to Lavender Town myself, just to prove you wrong, Char."
"Well…" Bulbasaur looked thoughtful for a second before smiling mischievously toward Eevee. "Maybe we could find a way to pull that off… I mean, they didn't have a problem with us camping out here tonight. What if on Halloween we just tell them we're camping out here again?"
"Yeah," Squirtle added. "There's supposed to be a full moon this year too. What if we took Eevee over to Pokémon Tower to see if he evolves into Ghosteon or whatever?"
"Um…" Charmander glanced nervously between the tiny turtle and plant Pokémon. "Well… that wouldn't work because… well, rock tunnel is really dark and you can't see anything…"
"Well then," Bulbasaur interjected with a wicked grin. "It's a good thing we've got you, Charmander, because your butt is on fire, and we could use you as a light source!"
The lizard Pokémon suddenly looked nervous. "But… you guys…"
"That's a great idea, Bulba." Eevee grinned playfully at Charmander. "We'll all tell our parents we're going camping again in a couple of nights, and then we'll head to Rock Tunnel and take a trip to Lavender Town!"
"I don't think that's such a—"
"What's the matter, Charmander?" Squirtle asked, looking over at his friend. "Afraid we'll get there and there won't be any ghost Pokémon?"
"I'm not scared!"
"It's settled then," Eevee said, hopping up to face the whole group. "We're going ghost hunting in Lavender Town!"
