Hey everyone, this is my first story in a while so no flaminng, but i'm good with criticism, i'm willing to know things to improve my stories :)

Now, on with the story:

It was amazing how much has happened within the start of the day, and all for the better aswell. Gracie relaxed as a chansey worked on getting herself and her mother back to full health, with Xander patiently waiting. It was incredible how healing a chansey's egg is as she looked over to her mother, sleeping soundly and on the path to recovery. It took almost an hour to get to this little pokemon hospital hidden in the forest, and for a while Gracie didn't think she was going to make it, but she did.

She looked at Xander "thank you, for all of this, you really saved me and my mother today, if you hadn't come along when you did..." she trailed off, not wanting to think what would have happened. He walked up to her "don't worry about it, i'm just glad I made it in time, I had a bad feeling that something was gunna happen so I followed my gut and I found you, and when I saw what that flareon was about to do I couldn't let that happen" he replied. Gracie smiled and yawned "now, rest up, you'll feel better in no time" she heard him say as she drifted off a peaceful sleep for the first time in so long.

When she began waking up, Gracie realized it was already dark out. Looking around, she saw it was just her and her mother. Gracie walked up to her, she felt so relieved as most of the wounds on her mother had healed snd she looked so much heathier than she has in a long time "I love you mom" she said, curled up right next to her and fell back asleep.

The following morning, Gracie felt like new, and better yet, so was her mother. Xander had brought them all some food, fresh berries and other fruits. Never before has food tasted so good, it's been a long time since Gracie or her mom were able to eat till they were actually full. Xander smiled at the mother and daughter duo, playing around and play battling, how could any pokemon be so cruel, it made him mad. He didn't know what it was, but he felt the need to protect the little family from any more harm "so what are you guys gunna do now" he asked them.

Gracie approached him, awkwardly and had a small smile "well, I was hoping, we could go with you on your travels, ya know, if that would be ok" she asked. Smiling to himself he nodded "sure, I have no problem with it, at least I won't be so lonely anymore" he replied. Her face lit up "really? You mean it?" she asked and he nodded again. Now it was Gracie's turn to grin, while Lumi just smiled, happy that her daughter can now have a good life.

Xander was planning to head over to Vermillion City, cause thats one of the few places in Kanto he hadn't been to yet. However, right now the trio was spending some time by a small but pristine lake, the water was so clean, it was wonderful. Gracie loved the water so she wasted no time diving in and splashing around "so, whats your story" Lumi asked Zander as they sat near against a tree "my story eh, where do I begin...I am part of a pack back in the Hoenn Region, it's not a large pack, including me it's about 10 or so individuals, it was great, sometimes I miss home" he said.

The purple fox looked at him "so what made you decide to leave" she asked. He looked down, his face drooping "what made me leave, was my mate, a lovely delcatty, I fell head over heals for her, as did she for me. We met one day while I was on patrol and hit it off almost right aways, we both wanted to travel so we headed out on a journey together, we were gunna see the world, but then tragedy struck, before we had a chance to leave a bunch of seviper attacked our pack, there was only one casualty..." he trailed off, a tear rolled down his face "they killed her...my love...after that I couldn't stick around so I left on my own to travel the world, but I miss her every day" he explained.

His story caused Lumi to shed a few tears "that's terrible...i'm so sorry Xander" she said. The cat ferret pokemon wiped his eyes "it's ok, your the first person i've told this story too, anyways, how about you, whats your history now that I spilled my guts out to you" he said, chuckling. Lumi looked up "my story huh, well, I used to be such a shy eevee, I never knew my parents, they kind of abandoned me, I perfered being on my own than with others, until I met a kind Vaporeon who took me into his pack since I had no one, at first I was very nervous, most pokemon I had seen weren't so kind, but this pack, was amazing, they accepted me with open arms" she explained.

He looked at her, waiting for her to continue "and then, I met him, much like you, I had fallen inlove with one of the other eevees from the pack the moment I saw him. Of course, never interacting with anyone before really I didn't know what to do. Finally I built up enough courage to ask if he wanted to be my mate, and shockingly he said yes, which made me the happiest eevee alive" it was a month into our relationship, he had evolved into umbreon and I had evolved into an espeon, I was also carrying his pups, and I was planning on telling him the following day, but, it never happened, cause during the night he had left, and scribbled onto the ground was a note saying 'i'm sorry, I just don't love you' and that was that, I was heartbroken. A few days later, things got worse, an opposing eeveelution pack challenged our alpha, and despite having the type advantage, due to Archie's cheating, he had beaten our beloved leader and killed him, after that, well, things were never the same, he was a cruel flareon, he lead by fear and banished or killed anyone who opposed him, I didn't want him to find out I was having pups cause I was afraid he'd kill them the moment they were born, he found out though and banished us to the lowest of the ranks he had created. Then one day I gave birth to 2 healthy pups, and shocked to find out one was a shiny, I named her Gracie, and the other was much larger than his sister, I named him Kai, they were all I had, but over time, Kai decided to join Archie and disowned us, it was one of the saddest days, having your own child leave you...not much has happened since then, and now I just strive to give my daughter the best life she can have and thanks to you, i'm able to do that, I am forever grateful for what you did" she said and smiled at Xander.

He smiled back "I would be a terrible pokemon if I would not have helped and could not live with myself if I had just left, I saw you stand up for Gracie against that asshole flareon, she's lucky to have a mother like you" he said. She nodded in agreement "and i'm lucky to have had a wonderful daughter" she replied. Xander turned his attention back to the now relaxing Gracie laying by the lakeside, her shiny fur glistening. He smiled to himself, he knew this would be an adventure to never forget.

Woot, and there is chapter 3, some more story development with the characters, and i'm gunna do one for Gracie soon. Until next time!