~ Eevee

I figured I would still have a chance to ask him questions later though. But there was still one more that I just had to ask.

"Where are we going to train Sylveon?"

"Oh right I almost forgot...about that..."

He sheepishly scratched his chin making me annoyed at his stupidity.

"Um, you do know 'where' right?"

"I do know a few places. I just want to know what you think first."

"Ok then, what are our options then?"

"Park in City Square?"

"It may have a lot of space but it's too open, don't you think? And besides I prefer to keep my training private so the location will be no good. So, next location?"

Honestly how stupid can this 'trainer' be?

"Good point. How about... Hmm, where else?"

He was too oblivious to my tone too.

"Oh I know, how about the abandoned court on the south side of town?"

"Huh?!"

He just exceded my expectations of pure stupidity.

"Your joking right?!"

"Of course not, why would I be?"

I stared at him hoping he wasn't serious.

"Why? What's the problem?"

"Maybe because there have been reports of increased GANG ACTIVITY THERE! IT'S BASICALLY BAD NEWS TOWN! HONESTLY DON'T YOU WATCH THE NEWS?!"

He stared at me looking very confused for a second, but then he smiled and chuckled a bit as if I said a joke.

"Now what's so funny?!"

"Now hold on a minute. Are you talking about the court in the slums southwest of town?"

"Uh yes, why?"

What is it with him? He is so weird it makes it difficult for me to understand him and this only infriates me. I can usually read people like an open book but with him it's like he has twists within every chapter. I looked at him supiciously trying my best to be patient.

"Well I hate to break to you Eevee, but I'm not talking about that one. I meant the actual court where the Legendary Rocket team once played about 100 years ago. It's still standing and is left miraculously untouched by the government and is the ideal location if you want some private training."

"Oh...But wouldn't be tresspassing if we're caught or something?"

I was starting to regret my decision to train with him.

"I looked it up once to make sure no one had owned it and I found no records of it on the internet. Not even images on Mooble. And I even tried on my tablet maps, and the building doesn't even pop up on it. So I worried about the government hiding it. But figuring out whether or not it's owned by the government was a simple task."

"And how did you learn this?"

"I looked for it in the area where it was rumored to be last and found it after about an hour of searching. And I realized it must not be owned by them since there are no fences, warning signs, or the fact of it being so easy to just stumble upon without consequences."

"Have you been there more than once and honestly say nothing happenned?"

"Yes actually, and the fact that no one showed up to stop me only proves me right that the government doesn't even bother to even observe it."

"Impressive. But how will I find it?"

"The internet connection will get bad once you get there but I can lend you my map to show you where it is."

"Ok, and thank you."

"Don't mention it. Here."

He handed me a neatly folded map and when I opened it showed the whole town on it. Or rather the entire town a hundred years ago. These maps are dated and are not supppossed to be even made anymore so how even he has one was mind boggling. But liked he claimed he pointed to a small dot on the map that said 'Rocket Stadium' below it. He said now it should be surrounded by greenery but once it was an enourmous city long ago. He drew a line that started at the last train stop and ended at the stadium And wrote on a paper and handed it to me with very specific instructions on how to go through the forest.

And with that he left.

I thought carefully and realized he made a valid point with all this. It was just a matter of me showing up. But telling my parents about this weekend left me wondering how I would do so.

*Back at Eevee's House

I told her about what happenned and what I was going to be doing on Saturday. But my mother reacted in a way I never expected her to.

"WHAT?! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU FINALLY MADE A FRIEND?!"

"Well he's not really a friend he's a..."

"AND THIS FRIEND OF YOURS IS GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF?!"

"Umm...yes he is."

The funny thing was when dad walked in when my mom said 'made a new friend', he stood there at the entrance and how I knew about his prescence was when I heard the sound of a basket dropping.

"Dear, did you hear what our daughter just said?!"

My mom had a big smile on her face. And dad just looked too shocked to even move. I looked back at mom and she was pouring tears as she went to give me a hug

"My little baby...I'm so proud of you...Do your best ok?...DEAR WHY ARE JUST STANDING THERE?! Aren't you proud...of...her...too..."

My dad snapped out of it and came over to hug us both. It felt kind of tight but very warm at the same time. I felt very happy and I was suddenly ready for anything he might throw at me.

*On the Train; Saturday afternoon; Four days later

I had finally caught up with my make-up work and I couldn't wait to get started with training. I was holding the map Sylveon gave me, my tablet, a flashlight, and the Fresh Water I still haven't drunk yet. I put all but the map in the knapsack I bought and felt like I could tackle anything.

The train stopped at my destination and I got off. I walked through the city following the path Sylveon drew for me on the map surprised that it was almost exactly the same as a 100 years ago. When I got past some run down buildings for rent when I saw it. A small opening beneath some bushes.

I walked up to it and cautiously crawled through, immediately greeted by a forest. What a transition from manmade buildings into nature.

10 paces straight forward and you should stumble along a stream. Before I questioned I accidentally stepped on it getting my paw very muddy.

"Eww gross!"

I pulled it back and tried to clean it until I remembered why I was here. What was the next step? 'Follow the flow of the stream until you reach a tree with 'X' carved into it."

I walked on top of the rocks to avoid the mud and after about 5 minutes I barely avoided bumping into the tree in the center.

"Whoah! That was a close one."

The next step was look left and you should find a path there, right?

I looked left and sure enough it was right there.

Next Step: Follow the path and at the end there is the stadium. I used the tree as support as I climbed down getting a quick glimpse of the hidden lake before I went on.

Walking was very nice because the forest was very peaceful and it blocked most of the sun. When I saw a bunch of trees bundled up together after walking through a path where the rest of the trees were all lined up and I could see the city. I was surprised when the trail goes right into it. But as I got closer I didn't really cut through it much and there was a convenient amount of space left. When I saw it; the Stadium.

It looked like a brick building, with boarded up windows, and was covered in plant life. The sidewalk was very cracked but I just followed it around until I found a door in the back. It was a green door that was very rusty so I just pushed it down. But when I did it picked up a large cloud of dust that flew in my face.

(Note : Is there more to the building than meets the eye? And what training does Sylveon have in mind for Eevee? Find out in Ch 9 ~ Eevee!)