Shout Outs...
Infinite Freedom: Not telling.
Inuhoono: To be fair, the author (me) is Canadian so...
deadman2020: Possibly. I write whatever is stuck in my head at the moment, and right now that's pokémon, for better or worse.
D.J. Scales: Thanks man. I do my best.
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"What in the world!" Rowan cried out as he stood up, rushing out his office door, Dawn right behind him. Looking at the front of his building as his assistants ran for cover three men in strange suits walked into a large hole where his door used to be. "Who are you!?" He demanded as he and Dawn grabbed their pokéballs.
"Never mind that." The leader said, wearing a black and white suit with ribbed arms and a stylized 'G' on the chests. "We're here to take the Central Pokédex Archive! Surrender it and no one gets harmed!"
"Think again!" Rowan cried out, tossing a pokéball. "Starly, I choose you!" He called out, the ball bouncing off the ground before unleashing a small black and white bird that spread it's wings, flapping them into it reaching it's trainer's eye level.
"Piplup, you too!" Dawn added, throwing her own as a slightly larger young blue penguin hopped out of it.
"Pip! Lup, pip!" It cried out, glaring at the strange men.
"How cute..." The leader said as he and his companions took out a pokéball each before tossing them to the floor. "Stunky!"
"Croagunk!" The second added.
"Zubat!" The third put in.
"Come forth and serve us!" They called out in unison, a foot tall skunk-like monster, a small eyeless bat and a purple frog that stood on two legs.
"Three on two, that's not good." Dawn admitted as a door off to the side opened up.
"Hey, what's blowing up over here?" Jay said as he walked out, the Eevee beside him.
"Hey Joey, that Eevee's coat looks rare..." One of the grunts said. "Think the boss would like it?"
"Yeah, I think he would." The leader replied with a smirk.
"Croagunk, go get that Eevee!"
"Oh no!" Rowan gasped. "JAY! TAKE EEVEE AND RUN!" He called out as the frog pokémon stalked towards the boy. "Starly intercept with Wing Attack!" He called out, the bird flying at the frog.
"Zubat, use your Wing Attack to stop Starly!" The third grunt called out, the bat slamming into the bird as the Croagunk kept walking towards Jay.
"Yeah... leaving would be good about now..." Jay said nervously as Dawn bellowed out for a 'Bubblebeam' as he reached down to grab hold of the scruff of Eevee's neck before turning about and running.
"Croagunk, bring me that Eevee!" The grunt called out as his pokémon ran after the fleeing boy.
"Starly! Use Aerial Ace!" Rowan bellowed out as his pokémon dove at the Stunky, slamming into it.
"Stunky, retaliate with Fury Swipes!"
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"Okay, this world is getting weirder and weirder as time goes on!" Jay said as he heard the frog pokémon run after him with long strides. He turned flinging a door open and rushing in before stopping in the middle of it. "Not even a WINDOW!?" He cried out before turning about, seeing the Croagunk at the entryway, croaking softly. Narrowing his eyes he knelt down, setting down the Eevee before reaching out and picking up a discarded broom, holding it like a club. "Okay you, get!" He cried out, swinging the broom at the frog pokémon, not in range to hit it, hoping to only scare it.
The frog just stood there and croaked with it's mouth turning up as if smirking.
"Okay... Plan B then." Jay call out before bunching his legs and rushing forwards swinging the broom only to have the pokémon smash the broom with a swing of it's hand, it's body turning to slam a webbed foot into his chest.
"EEVEE!" The furred pokémon cried out as the human flew over it's head before landing on the ground, rolling twice before hitting the wall.
"...oowww... not the best idea I had..." Jay groaned as he pushed up to a sitting position as the Eevee stood in front of him, growling at the frog that approached slowly.
"Veeee... Eevee..." The human behind it had something to do with that burst of power that hit it. It couldn't be separated from him, not until it learned more! But it hadn't been trained to fight... It had only fought off small Starlys and Bidoofs in the wild. A trained Croagunk was more than it could handle. It needed to evolve! Becoming an Espeon would be perfect but it didn't know how! It just stood there, growling, wishing and hoping that an answer would come to it.
"Gunk?" The frog pokémon let out as the little Eevee began to glow and change, becoming larger, growing to three feet, it's fur turning green as the tail became cat like and split near the end, it's eyes and ears widening as Jay looked on, jaw open.
"What in the world...?" He let out as the glowing ceased.
"Espeon..." The beast whispered, it's eyes glowing with the orange jewel in it's forehead as the Croagunk began to back away. Even the former Eevee was surprised but decided not to look a gift Ponyta in the mouth. "Esp... EON!" It bellowed out, sending out a blast of psychic energy out at the frog, slamming it out of the door and into the wall.
"Guuunk..." The Croagunk moaned out before starting to run away, the oddly coloured Espeon giving chase.
"EON!" It cried out, slamming another Psybeam into it, sending it flying towards the battle in the front of the building.
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"Piplup!" Dawn cried out as her pokémon slammed into the floor by her feet.
"Starly!" Rowan cried out as his own pokémon was slammed into a wall. The Stunky was breathing heavily and Zubat wasn't moving as fast, but neither looked injured. If only the pokémon specimens he had sent for arrived earlier they could fight these thugs off.
"For a Pokémon Professor you sure keep wimps around." Joey chuckled at Rowan and Dawn. "Now, give up what we want before we really-" SMASH! "What!?" He cried out as the Croagunk was slammed into the floor, skidding in front of it's trainer.
"The hell!?" It's trainer said as it recalled the frog-like pokémon. At the same time the Eevee turned Espeon was already pondering the difficulty of fighting a Stunky with psychic attacks as it charged to the front. It knew that it's dark nature would make the battle hard, but it still had to win. If only it could be something like a Flareon, something more suitable to fighting it...
"What's that glow...?" Dawn asked just before a three foot, brown furred fox-like pokémon rushed into the room, turning to the Stunky and Zubat.
"Is that... a really big Eevee?" The third grunt asked as his Zubat flew closer to it, reading an attack.
"FLARE!" It cried out, blasting out a stream of flame that engulfed the bat, burning it before it fell to the floor.
"It's a weird looking Flareon!" Joey called out as the Zubat was recalled. "Stunky, Slash! Now!" He cried out.
"Stunk!" The skunk pokémon cried out as it dashed forward, slashing with it's claw as the Flareon dodged to the left jumping away before using another stream of flame, the Stunky leaping back. Before it's feet touched the ground the Flareon charged, it's mouth full of flames, biting into it's neck before it could recover.
"It used Fire Fang!" One of the grunts bellowed at the fire pokémon shook it's head, before physically throwing the Stunky at it's master's feet.
"Keyyyyy..." The pokémon cried out painfully as it was recalled.
"J-Joey..." One of the grunts said as the he, Joey and his fellow grunt backed away as the brown furred pokémon stalked towards them. "It looks mad..."
"Thanks Captain Obvious!" Joey barked out. "Retreat!" He cried out as Jay ran back into the room, the three grunts running away. The sounds of a vehicle being started sounded before a car zoomed away.
"...The hell is all this about...?" Jay said as the Flareon glowed, Dawn and Rowan watching with awe as it shrunk down, turning into a silver hued Eevee.
"...I wish I knew..." Rowan admitted.
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"So, the police are looking into this?" Dawn asked as the front of the lab was swept up by the assistants, Jay standing next to her as the Eevee sat on his shoulder.
"Yes." Rowan said, sighing as he walked to his office, gesturing for the two to follow him. "Apparently they're Team Galactic thugs. They've been getting bolder I've been told."
"So, what did they want?" Jay asked as Rowan sat at his desk, Dawn closing the door.
"The Central Pokédex Archive for the Sinnoh region." Rowan said bluntly as Jay rubbed his head.
"Okay, pause." He said, setting the Eevee down on the desk. "Pokémon? Pokédex? What are these things?"
"The pokédex is a miniature PDA with a built in scanner to identify species of pokémon and display information of them while collecting information as well." Rowan explained. "'What are pokémon' is a more complex question. Pokémon are creatures I have dedicated my life to studying since I was young. They inhabit the world and humans have befriended and tamed many. Some people keep them as pets, to enter them in contests, and some train them to battle. In fact our largest sport is pokémon battling; training them to fight. Pokémon grow and evolve through battle, often pushing pokémon to battle each other even in the wild and some challenge a trainer's pokémon."
"People make them fight!?" Jay said, with a look almost akin to disgust. "It sounds like... cockfighting!"
"Cockfighting?" Dawn asked.
"It's when people take two roosters, strap sharp points to their feet and make them fight to the death." Jay replied.
"To the DEATH!?" Dawn cried out, paling slightly.
"It's nothing like that." Rowan said, shaking his head. "The pokémon enjoy testing their strength and there are Pokémon Centers dedicated to healing injured pokémon, and they are often robust enough to get back up with some rest. In the past thirty years through four regions only two pokémon were fatally injured in battle, and in both cases it was due to a trainer's ruthlessness in attacking."
"And the trainers?" Jay asked.
"Arrested and stripped of their pokémon, with all training privileges revoked." Rowan said firmly. "Our society developed and evolved with pokémon at the center. They are a central part of our economy, lifestyle and culture. We look dimly on such things, although abuse, unfortunately, does happen..." He said before looking over the Eevee. "But this... Eevee is unusual..."
"Yeah, it turned into a green thing and blew that frog back, like, ten or twelve feet with... something." Jay said.
"Green thing?" Dawn parroted. "But it turned into a strangely coloured Flareon..."
"Hmm... Tell me, what did it look like?" Rowan asked.
"Uhh, I only saw it from the back." Jay began. "It was green... Big ears... A tail with a split end..."
"An Espeon..." Rowan mused.
"Yeah, he actually said 'Espeon', oddly enough."
"...That force that brought you here..." Rowan said, picking up the Eevee. "It gave this Eevee... This Eevee power over it's own evolutionary abilities..."
"Okay, I'm lost again." Jay groaned.
"What he means is pokémon don't usually do that." Dawn began. "When a pokémon gets strong enough, or another factor like a Water Stone is added they evolve into a new, more powerful form. Most pokémon evolve in one line, like my Piplup can become a Prinplup then an Empoleon. An Eevee, though, can evolve into seven other forms that we know of. But when a pokémon evolves FORWARDS it stays at it's new form, and can't turn back to it's old form."
"So..." Jay began as Rowan set the pokémon down, rubbing it's head softly. "This guys weird because he can go back and forth between all it's forms at will?"
"It seems so." Rowan said as the Eevee ran to the end of the desk and leaped at Jay, forcing him to catch the critter, holding it in his arms as it licked his chin.
"Wow..." Jay let out softly as Dawn set a hand on his arm.
"What about you?" She asked softly. "I mean with everything that happened; coming here, Team Galactic... Are you... okay?"
"Honestly..." Jay said with a sigh, petting the creature's fur. "No... But I'll make do..."
"You can stay here as long as you wish." Rowan began as he stood up. "I have a spare room you can use, and if you don't mind you can help me with handling the pokémon. I'm having several from this and other regions brought here, due tomorrow and can use some help. It would also give you an ideal chance to learn more about pokémon!" He declared as a growl emitted from Jay's stomach.
"Does the deal include food?" He asked, chuckling softly as the Eevee's stomach growled in turn.
"Of course it does!" Rowan said with a laugh, walking around to pat his shoulder. "It is about dinner time after all!"
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"YEOW!" Rowan said, shaking his hard out as it throbbed painfully. "That smarts..." He said, looking down at the little pokémon that was being so troublesome.
"Phish..." It hissed out, the red, two foot tall lobster like creature said, snapping it's claws threateningly. "Corphish!"
"Hey, Doc." Jay said as he walked into the examination room. "All the grass pokémon are out in the pen, running about." He said as he noticed the angry crustacean snapped it's claws louder. "...Your friend seems ticked off at something."
"He's just refusing to be helpful..." Rowan said, rubbing his hand softly. "I told him I wouldn't hurt him at all and that he'd be joining the other water pokémon once we we're done but..." He trailed off with a sigh.
"Let me take a shot at it." Jay said, stepping closer as the claws snapped faster.
"Whoa, be careful there!" Rowan said as Jay knelt down.
"Corphish!" The pokémon cried out as Jay reached into his pocket.
"Easy now..." Jay said pulling out a small piece of chocolate. "Come on now, no need to be so angry, okay." He said, easing forward, letting the Corphish see the treat before he set it down a foot away before backing up.
"Phish?" It let out softly, it's claws, clacking quieter before it walked forward, examining the sweet treat before picking it up with a claw before putting it in it's mouth, chewing on it. "Cor. Corphish!"
"Okay now, come here." Jay said, smiling softly. "It's okay. Come on." He said as the pokémon moved over slowly, taking soft steps before Jay eased down and lifted it up, moving it over to the examination table. "See, you're still okay." He said soothingly, rubbing it's head as the claws snapped again.
"Corphish!" It chirped out in happier tone as Rowan began to turn on a few scanners, a light on the table lighting under the pokémon and scrolling back and forth under it. "Cor! Corphish!" It let out, leaning into the hand as the light turned off.
"And that's it." Rowan said as Jay picked it up again. "See, that wasn't bad at all Corphish." He said as he gestured for Jay to follow him. "Come on; let's get him to the pond with the others." He said as Jay nodded and followed. "I must say, you have a natural talent for handling pokémon."
"Really?" Jay said, giving the Corphish a scratch on the head. "Well I figured... They're just like animals back home, just able to understand what you say."
"Corphish!"
"Kinda wished it worked both ways..."
"Don't we all?" Rowan said as stepped out to the back, Dawn kneeling by a large pond as her Piplup played in the water. "Dawn! Good afternoon."
"Hey Dawn." Jay added as she turned to smile at them as he set Corphish by the pond. "Okay you, go play nice with the other pokémon."
"Corphish!" It called out before jumping into the water.
"Professor, is that the same Corphish that you had to drag out with Munchlax?" Dawn asked surprised.
"Jay calmed it down." Rowan said with a smile as the Corphish swam out to meet a Slowpoke in the middle of the pond.
"Amazing what a left over chocolate bar can do." Jay said, brushing off his hands.
"It takes more than a little treat to make a pokémon calm down like THAT!" Dawn said as she walked over next to him.
"Well maybe lobsters just like me." Jay said chuckling softly. "Speaking of pokémon that like me, where's Fluffy, Destroyer of Worlds?" Jay asked before a watery figure emerged from the water. "The hell...?" He let out before it spit a stream of water at his face, knocking him over and soaking him, Dawn letting off a shriek before laughing.
"Vap, eon, eon..." The pokémon laughed out as it solidified into a purplish creature with a large fish tail and fins sticking out from it's head.
"Oh, hardy, har har..." Jay let out, sitting up as the pokémon rushed out of the pond before referring back to an Eevee and jumping into Jay's lap. "Little twerp..."
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Eevee's evolutions as shown are all the shiny variations.
Reviews, suggestions and advice are all welcome.