Chapter 11- The angel with a shotgun
Snow woke up early, earlier than she usually did, due in part from the rolling bursts of thunder from the storm going on outside. It hadn't died down at all from the previous night. It seemed she wasn't the only one who the storm had woken. She walked out of Frost's room, where they had spent the night talking about certain things. (Totally not a certain Jolteon or anything) She walked into the main chamber of the cave, and saw Flame lighting the fire as Midnight and Frost sat watching. Sky and Breeze were right behind her. She sat down as Flame lit the wood with a soft flamethrower. She had seen Jolt and Sparky laying close to each other, out cold. "Damn, why are the electric and water types the only ones who can stand this weather?" she wondered aloud, causing some of the others to nod in agreement. "Personally, I think the strong wind feels good on my coat," Breeze said as she picked up some breakfast. "Says the one named Breeze," muttered Midnight. "Whelp, there goes any plans for today," Frost said. "What do you mean? Its perfect weather out!" said River cheerfully. The others gave her a "Real fuckin' funny" look. She shrugged and headed outside to enjoy the rain first hand. "I'll never understand water types…" muttered Flame. "Just remember guys, it could always be worse," said Frost. "How?" asked Midnight. "Eevees." "Hear that, Sky and Flame?" Breeze teased. Flame froze up, but Sky just rolled her eyes and said "Yeah, yeah, whatever." Everyone laughed. Flame laughed nervously and sat by Sky. The truth was, he thought about mating with her constantly. He imagined them having Eevees, and how he'd raise them. However, whenever he tried telling her how he felt about her, either something would happen to interrupt, or he would chicken out. But at least he wasn't like Jolt, who had five girls crushing on him, some more noticeably than others. More than one was too many, in Flames opinion. He snuggled up to Sky, glad she was the only one for him. "Why are you snuggling me?" Sky asked. "Just cause." Flame was a master of duck faces, which came in handy in this situation. "Because he liiiiiikes you," added Breeze. "Oh please. At least he shows he likes her, unlike you to Jolt, Breeze," Frost said, defending the two. She shut up almost instantaneously, and they all laughed. Midnight had to fight the urge to stand up and shout that Jolt was her mate, and hers alone. They sat and talked most of the morning, while the electric types slept together and the water type was off enjoying herself in the rain.
Marlin sat by the water in the outskirts of Snowpoint. He was one of the few Mightyena's native to Sinnoh, and looking out over the ocean was one of his favorite things to do. His small pack was probably missing him by now, so he got ready to leave, when a Magikarp popped out from underneath the water. "Hiya, jackass!" it said cheerfully. "The fuck do you want, Tanner?" he growled. This annoying fish constantly appeared when Marlin sat by the water. "Whatcha doin, fag?" Tanner asked, being especially annoying. Marlin had come to think about his problems. His pack needed to find a new home, and he was stressed. "Leave," was all he said. Tanner stayed put. Marlin wasn't about to take shit today, and literally put the energy into a Hyper Beam, and blasted Tanner as hard as he could. Tanner didn't resurface. Marlin chuckled to himself, and calmly returned to his pack. "Let's try up in that mountain today, guys," Marlin said when he returned. They were temporarily without a leader, and some of the others followed him. Their old leader had ran off and left them for some Houndoom, making Marlin as good as their leader in his absence. The others agreed, figuring it couldn't hurt, and set off, hopeful the mountain would offer them a home. The pouring rain made them sluggish, but they s lowly advanced up the mountain, about 8 in number, including Marlin.
River returned at roughly the same time Jolt and Sparky woke from their long sleep. River sat down and grabbed a berry for breakfast, and Jolt sat next to her, Sparky in tow. Breeze had been carefully filling a Chesto berry with sleeping powder, and tossed it to Jolt. "Thanks," Jolt said happily, and took a bite out of it. It tasted odd, but Jolt figured it must have been picked to early. A few moments later, however, his vision blurred and he passed out on top of River, who was still wet and a little slimy from the rain. Everyone looked at him in shock, except Breeze, who fell over laughing. "What did you do to him?!" Sparky almost shouted. "Sleeping powder. Worked perfectly," the young Sylveon replied. River wasn't sure how much she liked having Jolt on top of her. He was so warm, and she was so cold. She leaned around and licked his face, but he was out cold. "Meh," she said, and snuggled under him happily. The others just stared at her. "What? I'm cold." She explained. They didn't stop staring. "Ugh, fine," she said. Apparently it was a crime for her to touch the male while he slept. She liked him too, after all. Type wise he would be dominant over her, and she liked that more than anything. But she begrudgingly decided to wake him up. She sprayed a water gun on his face, and he jumped up, accidentally shooting off a few sparks in surprise. "ABANDON SHIP!" He screamed, then realized where he was and slowly sat down, dripping. By now, Breeze was laughing hysterically. "Did the S.S. Vaporeon run aground, Jolty?" she managed to call through bouts of laughter. (Get the reference?) This made the others burst out laughing. Even Sparky couldn't hide a giggle. Jolt spiked out his fur, and they all shut up immediately. All except Breeze, who was trying so hard to be quiet, but kept thinking about her comment. Finally, she burst out laughing once more, and Jolt shot a single pin missile, which hit her in her arm. She yelped in surprise and pain, clutching her arm tightly. But that wasn't enough, not by a long shot. Jolt got up and walked over to her, and gently pulled his sharp fur out of her arm. "That stung, dammit…"she whined at him. He looked at her for a moment, then leaned in and kissed her deeply, on the lips and everything. Her eyes widened, and her cheeks became bright red, but Jolt held the kiss for a long time. Finally, when he felt he had captured everyone's attention beyond a shadow of a doubt, he pulled away, looking at her with bedroom eyes. A thin trail of saliva connected their tongues as jolt slowly backed away, never once looking away or dropping the look in his eyes until he sat in his spot by River again. Everyone stared back and forth between the two for several long minutes. Jolt smiled, knowing he had gotten revenge through teasing and embarrassment. Breeze just looked at him. Her mouth hung open and her normally white face a deep red. "Lucky bitch," Sparky swore under her breath.
Marlin and his pack slowly trudged up the mountain. "Guys, a lights coming from that cave!" one of the Mightyenas pointed out. Sure enough there was, and they all ran for it.
Jolt immediately jumped up. "Guys, I thought I just heard someone say there was a light coming from our cave."
Marlin rushed for the cave.
Jolt stood at the entrance.
They met face to face seconds later.
Jolt looked at the newcomers cautiously. 8 Mighteyenas. He didn't know what they wanted, but he was concerned.
Marlin looked at the Jolteon and the 9 other Eeveeloutions, despair starting to fill him. They were outnumbered. Taking this home by force would be difficult, if not impossible. Perhaps there could be a diplomatic solution.
Jolt eyed the Mightyena cautiously. He decided to at least give them a chance to explain themselves. Maybe they weren't here to plunder their possessions. "How can I help you?" Jolt asked, trying to sound as friendly as he could despite the rising anxiety in him. "Hello," Marlin said, trying to sound friendly despite his anxiety. "My pack and I have been travelling for a long time now," he began, but was cut off by Sasha, one of the females of his pack. "Look, were looking for a place to stay, and this cave is as good as any. We're asking you to get the fu-"she was cut off by Marlin as he jammed his paw into her mouth, but it was too late. The damage had been done. Sparky walked up and stood beside Jolt. "Sorry, but we have no vacancies. Lea-"Jolt jammed his paw in Sparky's mouth. Diplomacy had failed before it had even started. Marlins pack stood in a row beside him, and Jolt's group did the same. "We'll just have to take it from you, greedy bastards!" another Mightyena shouted. "Hell if you will! I'll kick your ass!" Flame shot back. Jolt and Marlin looked at each other hopelessly. "I'm sorry…" they both said at the same time. It was far too late to avoid any fighting now. Each side crouched into a fighting position, staring down the other side.
The following minutes were hellish. The pack fought desperately for a home, and the group fought desperately to protect theirs. Jolt and Marlin didn't have time to see how the others were doing. Jolt engaged his iron claws and swiped at Marlin, who engaged his and fought back. It was easily the most heated fight Jolt had ever been in. After a few seconds they both realized claws would be useless. They were too evenly matched. They drew back and Marlin instantly nailed Jolt with a shadow ball. Jolt winced in pain, but jumped high up and struck Marlin with one of his own. Marlin howled and clutched his leg where it had struck. Jolt immediately opened fire with his pin missiles, forcing Marlin to retreat, taking quite a few hits in the process. Marlin's fangs suddenly turned icy, and he sprinted at Jolt, ready to bite. Jolt was ready for him, however, and gunned him down with shadow balls before he got close. Marlin again howled, but this time in rage and frustration as well as pain. The battle had only just begun, but he was already being beaten? It was unacceptable. He hopped back and began to charge up a hyper beam. Jolt howled and started to charge up a powerful thunder, putting more energy into it than he normally would. This was ridiculous. He was already using his most powerful attack? Marlin and Jolt fired at the exact same time, and the two beams of pure energy met in a blinding flash of light. They collided in midair and were motionless for a second. Hyper beam was too hard to maintain, however, and Jolts thunder gained ground. It inched its way to Marlin, quickly tiring from maintaining his blast. Finally, he faltered and Jolts lightning surged forward. It struck Marlin directly, Jolt putting more of his quickly draining energy into it. The pain Marlin felt was so unlike anything else that he didn't know how to react. 10,000 merciless volts surged into his body, blowing him back. He passed out long before he hit the ground. The same Mightyena who had provoked Flame turned and saw him. "Marlin's down!" he shouted, panic beginning to rise. The fight was going poorly. They were outnumbered and over powered. But seeing his to-be leader and his close friend passed out in the snow enraged him. He was going to beat Jolt within an inch of his life. However when he turned Jolt was already there, with iron claws outstretched. He slashed the Mightyena's face several times from all directions, and finished him off with a shadow ball to his face as point blank. The Mightyena flew back and landed near Marlin, out cold and bloodied. Jolt moved onto the next, who was trying to recover from a psychic blast from Rubi. Jolt shadow balled him point blank, blowing him with the other two. The next, Sasha, was taken out by both Sparky's thunderbolt and Jolt's thunder. One by one the Mightyenas fell, blown back by the power and ferocity of the Eeveeloutions. When the last Mightyena was cornered, he jumped back and covered his companions who had regained consciousness and her running, leaving a thick trail of blood behind. They wouldn't be coming back to that mountain anytime soon. As the last of their enemies disappeared from view, the Eeveeloutions cheered. Hurt but triumphant, they returned to the cave, and went straight to the back where water flowed from the top of the mountain through the cave and down somewhere. They usually used it for washing, but this time they used it to clean the blood from their wounds. After that was done and they were bandaged with leaves, they all sat around the central fire, talking about the fight and watching the sunset. Breeze nicknamed Jolt "The Finisher," since he had helped to finish off several Mightyenas. That night they all laid together in the central chamber, sleeping as a group. They were each exhausted, and had earned a good rest.