THAT GLACEON
I bet you guys weren't expecting this! How could I let a story end without adding a couple of extra filler shenanigans into the mix? This is something that I whipped up within my spare time, so forgive me if the quality is kind of crappy. This follows the events of chapter 53 as you know it, but not directly afterwards – Don't fret; you'll see.
GIRATINA WAS HERE. Now that I have your attention, let me use the time here to notify about a special Discord chat made by Jirulius, appropriately named 'That Universe'. It's just there to hang out with us, and talk about whatever, you know? if you'd like to join, just send either myself, Awesome Sawss, or Jirulius a PM, and we'll set you up with the server address from there. We look forward to seeing you on the chat!
Awesome Sawss/Luanastar do not own Pokemon.
23 year old Cooper paced back and forth just outside the nurses' emergency room. The painful shrieks of his sister can be heard from miles away. If the current agenda had not been obvious already, 9 months-pregnant near-mother Cassidy's time had come. Now, the only people who were allowed in that room were the nurses, Julley, and Cassidy herself, calling out Arceus' name as if he was actually going to listen.
He stopped in his tracks, and looked to the families of the Blizzards' and the Breon-Solians', two alliances soon to be merged into one. On one side, his mother conversed about serious topics with Julley's. The Umbreon was very friendly to begin with. He could see where Julley got his manners from.
To his left, a Lucario named Jasmine chatted on and on and on with his soon-to-be wife, Zoey. The two got on like cheese on toast. Jasmine was a very distinguished young woman, around 17 years of age. She was very careful in her articulation, and seemed very feisty upon first glance. However, judging by the way she talked with Zoey, she must have a mind filled to the brim with sexual innuendos.
Finally, on the other side of the hall, directly in front of his, Julley's father, Maxwell, sat next to his little brother, who was showing the Absol the newest 'Battling Simulator' video game on his handheld device. It was the newest update, so it contained the latest additions of battlers to the game, such as a 90 rated Brendan Bursyamo, a 88 rated Sally Easel, and a 85 rated Tyson Tornupto.
Maxwell seemed to be the ideal father for anyone, really. Cooper was glad to see that there was some sort of father figure to lead Cody's life into a better one. At his old rate, chances were that he was gonna become one of those super gaming nerds; their mother wouldn't approve.
Overall, Cooper was happy as always - Happy that he was going to see the joining of two families into one. Happy that he was going to witness the newest addition to the Breon-Solian-Blizzards family. Happy that he had a family.
Cooper looked back at the Zoroark that conversed with the Lucario. Speaking of families, Cooper was sure that he was soon about to have one of his own. However, it struck him as embarrassing when he realized that his sister, that was 6 years younger than he was, was just in the other room, imminently giving birth to a child. Yet, he hadn't come to that stage yet. He was about nine months short of that.
"Yeah, so Brendan Bursyamo is my boyfriend." he heard Jasmine claim, perking his ears up to hear more clearly. "He's currently one of the best fighters in the world, too, and also gets about 20,000 Pokedollars a week."
Zoey grinned, baring a lot of teeth as she listened to the Lucario brag. "It must be amazing to have a boyfriend who's a professional fighter. He's HAWT, too, right?"
Jasmine nodded, eliciting both companions to laugh heartily. Cooper could feel a giggle coming onto himself, too, but managed to hold it in.
"Of course! He works hard on the mat, and in the bedroom, if you catch my drift?" mumbled Jasmine, as the two laughed some more. However, Cooper found it a little tricky to join in on their joke, since he was concerned that the barely eighteen year old Lucario was able to make the dirtiest jokes, even with the best of them.
Be assured, the conversations amid integrating families were all very hard to hear, courtesy of the feral screams that came from the room next door. But, everyone seemed to be talking to each other as if there was no serious depth to this situation right now. It was as if Cooper was the only person who evaluated the positives and negatives of the latest couple having a child so early. Sure, one could say that he always had a smile on his face, and was constantly the optimist of the bunch. However, as it would seem, Cooper was also the most anxious.
The screams got quieter, and suddenly, both rooms became silent. Eyes wandered across every able body. the beeps of a heart monitor was the only thing that was audible. Immediately, the door to the main emergency room violently swung open with an elated Julley holding a dormant Eevee wrapped in towels atop his head.
"IT'S A GIRL!" screamed the Umbreon, despite the fact that the cub nearly dropped out of his grasp.
Everyone chimed in with a chorus of a thousand Pokemon at once. Julley cried tears of happiness, as he carefully held the cub within his paws and maw.
Cassidy… Didn't do anything. She was still in the emergency room, unconscious on the bed.
Cooper laid against the wall next to the door and smiled, new life being born right before his eyes.
Jasmine whooped, as this meant that she too was eligible to have a child at her age.
Zoey grinned, winning the bet that she and Cooper made several days before.
Cody punched his hands into the air and raised a yell of achievement; There was finally someone younger than him that he could boss around.
April gasped at the cuteness of the cub, and the fact that she was able to see her children's children.
Maxwell also gasped at the cuteness of the cub, and also how it shattered his strong willed masculinity.
Claire had fainted on sight.
Arceus shed a small tear, but claimed that something got in his eye.
Giratina proceeded to point and laugh at Arceus, before he was struck with a psychic power that sent him barrelling out of the room, and into the hallway.
Sans Cooper, who still decided to remain slumped against the wall, everyone crowded around the cub, admiring all of her affectionate features such as her closed eyes, cheeks, and even the little forearms that could barely hold the Eevee's weight. However, a slightly consternated look came upon Julley's face as he stared at the baby.
"Um… I'm not very good with making up names… What should we name her?"
Cody was the first to pipe up, with an average reaction time of 0.001 seconds. "Oh! We should name her, Cady! 'Coz, it's like Cody, but with an-"
"We get it, Cody." said Cooper, stepping in to interrupt before Cody could diagnose the members of the family with his unique stupidity.
"That's not good enough, Cody. Instead, why don't you name her Carly?" suggested Claire, the Espeon that was undoubtedly one of the smartest between all of them.
"Yeah! That name is great, Mom!" yipped Cody, bouncing up and down. However, it didn't seem to get the same praise from the others as it did from the 10 year old Glaceon.
"I don't know, Mrs. B." countered Jasmine, a paw meeting her chin. "She definitely doesn't look like a Carly."
"Totally. Plus, I think that the child should be named Julia, instead." added Zoey, sticking her nose up into the air and running her claws in the strands of her glorious hair.
Julley thought it was a humble name to give the Eevee. Furthermore, it kind of sounded like his own name, and that was always cool. However, it sounded too similar to his name. Any further, and they'd get to 'Julley Jr.'
"That's one option." gruffly stated Maxwell, the father figure of them all. "Though, I always thought that Suzy was a great name to give to a child. It makes them sound pretty, like a princess."
Julley was still comprehending that those words came out from the mouth of his own father, which was incredibly weird.
"Maxie, I don't think that's the best name that we could give her. How about… Eliza? Everybody loves Eliza!" It was time that April gave her two cents. Yet, to the others, it didn't sound very appealing.
"But Mom! That's just Lisa, but with a 'z' instead of a 's', and an 'e' at the start!" whined Julley, but April didn't seem to be having any of that.
"Just because you have your own child now, doesn't mean that I'm not still your mother!" retorted April. However. the one-sided argument fizzled out as the fray heard a throat being cleared from behind the circle that surrounded the cub.
"Uh, Mrs. Breon Solian? If I can interject, shouldn't we wait until Cassidy gets here so she can name the child? Since, you know, it's her child?" stated Cooper as a matter of fact.
April was caught off guard, her mouth agape and eyes wide open. "... I-I suppose so."
It was around here, that Julley felt incredibly awkward. He decided to walk back into the emergency room to lay the cub in her cot, before walking back outside, visiting the nearby vending machine so he could gnaw on something while he was waiting for the Glaceon to awaken.
Seconds grew into minutes, and minutes grew into hours. There were no signs of the Glaceon waking up anytime soon. Although the nurse measured her heart rate and blood pressure, which seemed to be healthy either way, Cassidy still hadn't opened her eyes.
Julley, who was gnawing on a non-branded candy bar, sat in his seat inside the emergency room, not feeling the same elation that he did two hours ago. As of now, he felt miserable, as he wasn't sure whether their child would ever get to see her mother at this rate. All kinds of pessimistic thoughts raced around his brain at this point. To keep him going, he needed some sort of clarification from a professional that Cassidy was going to be okay.
"Uh, N-Nurse?" began the still nervous Umbreon.
The Blissey, who stood next to the bed of the slumbering Glaceon, turned around. "Oh! I'm Nurse Happinas! How can I help you, sir?"
"I just wanted to know if Cassidy was going to be alright." admitted Julley, looking down at the floor.
Nurse Happinas giggled, as if there was nothing wrong at the moment, making Julley wonder how they cope with surgeries around here if they were so happy around here.
"Don't worry, sir! She's not seriously comatose or anything. She's simply… Uh, sleeping!" rationalized the Blissey, smiling broadly and winking at the Umbreon, making him feel a little bit less safe.
"Thanks, Nurse. Though… Can't you like… Use a defibrillator or something?"
The Nurse suddenly looked at him as if he had grew another head.
"Kid. She's asleep and her heart's fine. In what world would you need a damn defibrillator?"
Julley was taken aback. He thought Blisseys were supposed to be nice.
"O-Oh. S-Sorry."
Nurse Happinas walked over to the window and huffed. She was barely being paid by the hour. Her weekly wages dropped like they weighed a ton, so she was essentially wasting her time here. She may as well attempt to make herself more acquainted with the Umbreon, disregarding his stupidity. Hopefully, it wouldn't run in his family.
"If I could, sir, may I ask what name you gave to your child?"
Julley was concerned that the Blissey performed 180s as if her emotional stability was on a skateboard.
"Well, we started with Cady, then Carly, Julia, Suzy, and finally, Eliza. Personally, I think Amber would be suitable for her, since that's my third favourite colour. My first, is black, by the way. Anyways, we haven't come to a conclusion just yet." explained Julley, before he took another bite out of his candy bar.
"Ah, so you're waiting for… Uh, Cassidy, is it? To wake up, yes?" Julley nodded. This Nurse should be his new advisor, as opposed to Arceus. Where were they, anyway? "Well, in the case that you get impatient, may I suggest the name, Nymphia?"
Julley wasn't so sure that he should be taking names from someone that he had just met today.
"It's alright. I know that Cassidy will think of something. In fact, I remember her telling me a name that she wanted to give our child… Hm…" Brace yourselves, Julley's thinking again. "I think it was… Ann… Anna? Something like that."
Nurse Happinas rested her head on her… On her… Whatever she calls arms, and started to think, too.
"Perhaps, sir, you mean Anabell?" tried the Blissey, but to no avail as Julley shook his head.
"No, I'm pretty sure it was more of a Ania." said Julley, putting his thinking cap on.
Nurse Happina turned around, noticing something quite spectacular. "Well sir, perhaps we can now ask madam here, who has finally awoke from her slumber!"
Julley's face lit up with happiness, his eyes glimmering expecting to see his loved one return back to the land of the living. On the other hand, what was actually reality was Cassidy, eyes red and fur an absolute mess. In short, she did not seem happy to see Julley again.
"C-Cassidy! Y-You're awak-"
"Save it, Julley! I can't believe that you forgot what we said we were going to name our child!"
Alright, I know I was a little late to the party, but she heard all of that?
Julley saw that Nurse Happinas did very well to slowly inch her way over to the door and get away safely. It was in her best interest, nonetheless. He couldn't think of a single thing to say, as he was in the wrong completely.
Cassidy continued her rant as she sat up in her bed, staring deep into the Umbreon's past, present and future. "ANAIS! We said we were going to name her ANAIS if it's a girl, and what do you know!? It just so happens to be a GIRL!"
Julley flinched under the onslaught of scathing scolds thanks to the very irate Glaceon. "I know, Cass. I'm sorry, I really am!"
"Really?! You're telling me that I went through labour for the last ten hours, screaming my head off trying to push a baby out of my body, and you couldn't even remember our child's name?!" screamed Cassidy, looking as if she was about to leap and claw at the defenseless and vulnerable Julley.
Julley sat there, silent, unable to get even one word out. He'd done goofed it up now, all because he was unable to remember a name that they had agreed on barely a year ago.
Before Cassidy could resume chastising the Umbreon who apparently hadn't anything to say for himself, Cooper stepped into the room, frowning at the sight of the positions of Cassidy and Julley.
"Cassidy, I can hear you shouting from outside! Is everything alright in here?" asked Cooper, sternly staring at the duo.
Cassidy now took her eyes of her victim to bark her problems at the Jolteon. "You wanna know what's wrong? I told Julley exactly what we were going to name our child last year, and he forgot what it was! He said it was… Anabelle or something. We agreed on ANAIS!"
Cooper looked at the terrified Umbreon, before glancing back at the unimpressed Glaceon, realising the gravity of the issue at hand.
"Oh! Of course! That was my bad, Cass. Julley told me that the name was to be Anais a while ago, but earlier today, I told him that it was Anabelle, since I was the one who forgot. Julley tried telling me that it was Anais, but I was pretty sure it was Anabelle, so I told him that it was so you wouldn't get so mad. Uh, turns out I was wrong. It was my fault, Cass." explained Cooper, hanging his head in 'shame'.
Cassidy glanced over to Julley. "Julley… Is that true?" The only thing that Julley did was nod. The last thing he wanted to do is try and be some sort of hero. In the instant of barely a second, Cassidy leaped at the Umbreon, arms out, hugging him one the spot, refusing to acknowledge the soreness in her loins. "Oh Julley! I-I'm so sorry! I was just all stressed from what was going on! I didn't mean to blow up at you like that! Please forgive me!"
Julley saw Cooper over Cassidy's shoulder, giving him a sly wink before leaving the room. He was a lifesaver. Julley had to find some sort of way to pay him back someday. Meanwhile, Julley rubbed Cassidy's back, trying to calm her down.
"It's alright, Cass. It happens." rationalized Julley into the ice type's ear. He could hear Cassidy sniffle from there.
"Please… Can we forget about this?" pleaded Cassidy, backing away a bit from the embrace. Julley smiled and nodded again, letting go of his loved one.
"Now, let's go and see our child. Anais." whispered Julley, taking Cassidy's paw and slowly leading her out of the room, where their child could finally meet their parents.
That's it! Huh, didn't take as long as I had expected it to. Then again, it was only half the length of an average 'That Glaceon' chapter. I thought that you guys deserved a little bit of knowledge about Julley and Cassy after 'That Glaceon' officially ended, so that's why this is here. Thanks to you all, regardless of whether you read 'That Glaceon' or 'That Sylveon'. Although, the majority of the preference seems to be with the latter. Also, my thanks to Jirulius for coming up with the arbitrary names, too. I bet he really had fun beta reading XD
-Awesome Sawss/Luanastar/Jirulius
"Heyo!"
"Hello?"
"Brendan! It's me! Jasmine!"
"Really? I can't really recognise your voice all that well. The reception in Johto is absolute potato."
"It's alright, you've been abroad for about 4 months on your little battling tournament thingy. Aren't you feeling homesick by now? You've been to Johto, Kanto, Sinnoh, Kalos and Alola. When are you coming back to Hoenn? I miss you."
"Uh… I think we have one last match, but it's in Though, I've never really had much of a home to look forward to. So, what are you doing?"
"We're heading to the hospital, Cass is giving birth."
"No way! That means I'll be an uncle, 'coz she'll be my niece!"
"Yes, ya goofball."
"In fact, they should name her An-niece… Brais? Anais! You know, because it's like 'An' and 'Neice'!"
"...Brendan, I love you to bits, but even I think that's stupid."
"Haha, I was just messing around. Make sure you call back to tell me what they named their kid."
"No problem, goofball. See you soon."
