All Dogs go to Heaven: The Charlie Chronicles
Vullen
By: Darkraptor and Ninetalesuk
Prologue
A Vulpix opened her eyes to adjust to the morning light emitting from her only window. As she got up and stretched her limbs, she gets off her bed as she surveys her room. Upon the walls were posters of two bands she had admired for their music, with protest from her mistress. The Vulpix grabbed her cloak, a satchel, and her sword and opened the door to meet her mistress in front of her. Bowing her head, she greets her.
"Good Morning, Mistress," said the Vulpix to the purple whippet, who just grinned.
"Hmph," said Belladonna, "I don't know what I find amusing from these morning greetings. Morning only symbolizes hope, and you should learn better, Vullen".
"Of course," said Vullen, "I shall obey your wishes".
"By the way, have you seen her around here?"
"Who?"
"My… other?"
Vullen shook her head, "I'm sorry, but no".
"What's with the Linkin Park and Crush 40 posters?" Belladonna notices the posters having the names of both bands.
"Just... something I like…"
"Come now," said Demon Belladonna as she appears behind Belladonna, "Let the girl have her... interests. After all, she still obedient to you".
"Fine," grumbled Belladonna.
"Besides, I wanted to have a chat with you".
"Very well. Vullen!"
"Yes, mistress?" said Vullen.
"Go continue your training, both with the sword and your fire abilities. Learn to combine both of their strengths together!"
"Yes, Mistress," said Vullen as she turns to leave. As Vullen was heard going away, Belladonna sighed and turned to her counterpart.
"Now, what do you want?"
"Well, nothing much," said Demon Belladonna, "But I do have a plan that may suit you".
"Really?"
"Tell me," Demon Belladonna looks around Vullen's room, "How did you come across Vullen?"
Belladonna chuckled, "Oh... I made a mistake once, but I decided to have my personal warrior at my side that not even Chuckie can overcome... I'm biding my time until she's ready".
"Hmm... then why have her use that sword and daggers?"
"Simple... a Vulpix is cute and simple and when Chuckie lowers his guard down…" Belladonna swipes a finger across her purple neck.
"Your Chuckie perhaps, but mine is in a different league of his own. If you were to face him, you wouldn't stand a second against him," Demon Belladonna clutched her paw into a fist, "GRRR... IT'S BECAUSE OF HIM THAT I CAN NEVER GAIN ACCESS TO MY COUSIN'S ANGEL ADMINISTRATION!!"
"I've noticed... certainly has a much more common sense than mine".
"And more powerful than my cousin. Either way, what did you tell Vullen…" Demon Belladonna watches out the window to see Vullen breathing Flamethrower, "…on how she came to you?"
"That she was all alone... her parents dead and has no family to go to…" Belladonna grins, "If she only knew the truth".
"Amazing on how you can be. She thinks she's somewhere else when we're here in San Francisco. This old mansion is the perfect place to hide. Besides the point, is there anyone left in her family? Aunt, uncle...?"
"Brother"
"A brother? Do you know whom?"
"Of course... he's now your Chuckie's new friend".
"No! It's not the same Ninetales you tortured?"
"Yes".
Demon Belladonna begins laughing, "Oh my! Well, did you tell her that?"
"No!"
"Good, because here's my plan…" Demon Belladonna begins to whisper into her other self's ear.
Later on, Vullen enters the mansion, dirty and tired.
"Mistress?" she calls out, "I'm done with my training".
"Hello, Vullen," greeted Demon Belladonna as she appeared on the stairs.
"I wanted to see my other mistress".
Demon Belladonna sneered at her, "She's in your room. By the way, Linkin Park's better".
"In his world, where I feel strong…" sang Vullen as she past Demon Belladonna.
"She sings good, but still," Demon Belladonna cleared her throat and began singing, " In the end, it doesn't even matter…"
Vullen's Room
"Vullen, stop singing before I rip out your vocal cords," hissed Belladonna as Vullen entered her room.
Vullen stopped and turned her head away, "Hmph!"
"The reason I wanted to see you here is because I have something to tell you, on how I found you".
"Huh?" Vullen became shocked.
"Do you remember anything about your parents?"
Vullen put her paw on her head and concentrated, "A... little".
"Like what?"
"Well... I remember, a song that my mother used to sing to me when I was just born... it's faint, but I still remember it".
Belladonna sighed, "How did the song go?"
Sleep, little one, don't make a sound,
I'll always be here when you're feeling down.
Dream away, and before the night is done,
I'll be here with the rise of the sun.
As Vullen finished the song, a small tear flowed from her eye, down her cheek, and hit the floor. Belladonna frowned a little as she saw it.
She still remembers that song... okay, no problem, It's just a stupid song anyways
Vullen looked at her mistress. "I don't know why, but it makes me almost remember them. All I know is that my mother was a Vulpix".
"I see…"
"Why? Why are you asking me this anyways?" Vullen looked at her Mistress puzzled.
"I have... something to tell you…"
"What?"
Belladonna sighed, "It's not going to be easy, but... you're parents were murdered".
"Oh... WHAT?!!?" Vullen's reddish-brown fur almost turned white.
"They were murdered... by a Ninetales. I heard their yelps of pain, but when I got there, the Ninetales, covered with two scars and blood, left the area. I tried to help them, but…" Belladonna faked a tear coming from her eye, "It was too late. There, near the bushes, I found you, hardly a day old, waiting for your parents to return".
Meanwhile, Demon Belladonna was smiling from behind the door, I got to give credit to myself. She's a good actress.
"I'm... sorry" finished Belladonna.
Vullen had tears flowing from her eyes, "Why... why did they have to... Die…"
"Blame the white Ninetales".
"White... Ninetales?"
Belladonna shows her a picture of Ninetalesuk, smiling with Charlie, Itchy, Sasha, Shaina by his side and Eevee on his head, "His name... is Ninetalesuk"
"He's alive?!"
"I'm afraid so, I finally tracked him down to a place called San Francisco, California. In the United States". Vullen was shaking with fear and anger as she viewed the picture more closely, a tear falling from her eye. Belladonna smiled at this, "If you wish, you can go find him. I'll take you there as close as possible, but the rest of the journey will be for training. You'll have to rely on non-fire attacks, since he too has Flash Fire. When you're ready, face him... and avenge your parents death at your paws!"
"Ninetalesuk…" Vullen holds the picture, which then began to burn, "You're time to live is up!"
"He has plenty of tricks up his tails, so don't fall for them".
Vullen glances at Belladonna, "When do I leave?!?"
Demon Belladonna held her laughter in as she heard that, Excellent! She's believed it! Soon, Ninetales and his sister are going to clash against each other... whoever wins, he would still lose!
The next morning, Vullen was in her room, preparing to avenge her parents' demise. Belladonna enters the room, grinning.
"Now then, I'm sending you to a forest where you shall spend a few days practicing your skills".
"Excellent," said Vullen, putting on her cloak, "When do we depart?"
"When you're ready".
Forest
"So this is where I can get my training?" asked Vullen to her Mistress, as she put on her cloak.
"Yes," said Belladonna, "Follow the setting sun, which would take you straight for San Francisco, where you'll soon have your revenge, Vullen".
Vullen clutches her sword, "I must find Ninetalesuk…" she slices a tree branch, "Must get parents' vengeance!"
"Don't worry, you'll be ready in time. Now go and see how far your training takes you". Belladonna disappears in a cloud of purple smoke, leaving behind the Vulpix with the red blade.
"Yes, my Mistress. I will find Ninetalesuk and eliminate him".
"Must find Ninetalesuk… must find Ninetalesuk… Chatot" sang a voice upon a tree. Vullen looks up to see a bird Pokemon with a musical-note shaped head, repeating her sayings: a Chatot.
"Stupid bird," snarled Vullen, "Quit listening to my conversation!" She threw a dagger to Chatot, who dodged it and flew away.
"Must find Ninetalesuk... must find Ninetalesuk"
"Hmph!" Vullen retrieved her dagger and set off on her quest. Along the way, she ran into a group of Scythers, "Good. Training Practice!"
The Scythers braced themselves, but Vullen was too quick for them. In a matter of moments, she knocked out all the Scythers without a sweat. Vullen collected her daggers and left the Scythers to suffer. Along her way, more Pokemon fell to her paws as they could never even touch her without suffering slashes or burns. The sun began to set, and Vullen decided to take a break. She decided to rest near the river, where she saw an unusual sight: an Espeon and an Umbreon following the river to her.
"Hi there," said the Umbreon, "Name's Vec, and this is my mate, Kristen".
"Pleased to meet you Mr…" began Kristen.
"It's Vullen," said Vullen to them, not being interested.
"Um, sorry. Miss Vullen. We're a little lost. Did you perchance see a trainer by here?"
Vullen turned her hooded face to them, "Nope".
"Oh," said Vec, "I thought you did. We got lost when we were ambushed by a Steelix and, well, here we are…"
Vullen got up, "I haven't seen anyone around here, just you two. Now, excuse me"
Vullen went past them, leaving the baffled couple behind. Along her way, she met two more Pokemon, a Leafeon comforting a Glaceon. Vullen passed them, but was stopped.
"Excuse me," said the Leafeon, "Um… mister?"
"Vullen," snarled Vullen, "My name's Vullen and I'm a girl! What do you want?"
"Um,
just asking if you haven't seen a trainer around here with…"
"I
haven't seen anyone around here! Now leave me be!"
Vullen left the Leafeon looking at her, shocked to see her. Vullen went around the bend, but perked her ears up to hear what they have to say…
"That was rude of her," said the Glaceon.
"Snowflake, it's okay," said the Leafeon, "I don't care what that trainer did to you. All I care is if you are alright".
"Really?"
"Yeah, I… ahem… think you're… pretty and…"
"Oh, Leafeon…" Vullen heard them begin kissing.
"Ugh!" she grumbled as she continued. Along her way, she met two Sharkpedos, who tried to attack her for a meal, but she was too quick for them to land a single fang on her cloak, "This is too easy".
Darkness fell as she entered a clearing, where she decided to take a rest to get her strength back. Gathering some kindling, she used Ember to start a fire, where she ate Oran Berries she took from some Pinsirs. She was stroking the fire when she heard someone nearby.
"OW!" shouted a voice, "Stupid tree branch!"
"Great," said Vullen to herself, "I'm about to have company".
"Do you guys see a light coming from over there?" said another voice.
"Yeah," said the first voice, "It must be a campfire".
"Is it ours?" asked a small voice, a child by his tone.
"I don't know, but it may also be that the person there can help us find the river again".
"Well then, let's go!!!" said a fourth voice as they got closer. Soon, Vullen saw a group of Eevee Evolutions: an Eevee, a Vaporeon, a Jolteon, and a Flareon.
Great, now I have met the whole Eevee collection
"Wow," exclaimed the Eevee, looking at her, "Look at that guy! He's about the same size as Ninetales!"
And what's with the assumption that I'm a guy! "First of all," she stated her guests, "I'm a girl".
"Oops, sorry," apologized the Eevee.
"Why are you wearing a cloak?" asked the Jolteon.
"I have my reasons," she replied as she continued prodding the fire with a stick, "What are you four doing around the forest at this time of night?"
"Two words," said the Vaporeon, "We are lost".
"That's three," corrected the Flareon.
"I see," said Vullen as she continues to stroke the fire, bunch of idiots, "and you saw my campfire and decided to come here anyways".
"Well," said the Eevee nervously, "We thought you could help us somehow".
"Oh really? Well, I'm not the helpful type. Right now, I'm on my way somewhere; I just stopped by here to get some practice in before I meet him"
"Meet wh…" said the Flareon before he got his mouth shut by the Vaporeon.
"It's none of our business, idiot!" he hissed.
"Say," asked the Jolteon, "Do you know which way we can go to the start of Raging River?"
"First," said Vullen, "Your blue friend's smart at saying to be quiet, and second, the river is not too far from here" She points towards the forest.
"Thanks, miss…" paused the Eevee.
"I only have one name, Vullen"
"Thanks," Suddenly, she sees the Eevee blink, "Vullen, we'll be off now! Good luck whatever your doing!"
"Whatever" Good riddance! You're all lucky I wasn't in the mood to kill you all!
"Let's go!" said the Vaporeon, pushing his companions away, "Come on! Thanks again"
The friends leave Vullen behind as they enter the dark forest. She continued to watch the campfire snap and sizzle as she put her chin on her paw. Ninetales? Hmm... do they mean... no, it must be someone else... She continued to stroke the fire before hearing the Jolteon shout out, "FLASH!" lighting the area where she finished her training. Three…two… one…
"OH… MY… GOSH!" shouted the Flareon. Right on cue
"What did this?" said the Vaporeon.
"Le... Let's get out of here before we're next!" shouted the Eevee, his voice sounding hysterical.
"Right behind…" began the Jolteon before… "OW! What the…"
Shoot! Vullen as she got up and dropped her stick into the fire, I forgot about my dagger!
"What in the world?!?" said the Flareon.
"Just run!" shouted the Vaporeon.
Vullen watches as the friends run away, the Jolteon lighting the way. She then goes and sees her dagger, grabs it, and cleans it off with her cloak, "Pathetic". Just then, a Rhyperior jumped out from behind a boulder, ready to charge for her, "New target," She brandishes her long red-bladed sword, "You really want to fight me?"
The Rhyperior charged for her, but Vullen used Flamethrower to blind it. While it shook the embers off, she used her sword to slash away Rhyperior. Letting out a final roar, the Rhyperior fell down, defeated. Vullen put her blade away as she continued on her way.
San Francisco
After another day of slashing away Pokemon, she finally made it to San Francisco. She hoped on the rail of the Golden Gate Bridge and ran up to the top. Watching the lights of the city, she took out the slightly burnt photo and clutched it.
"Ninetalesuk…" said Vullen as she held up the photo, "You'll pay for what you did…" The photo burns away in her paw, "With your life!"
And so, our story truly begins…
