Two weeks have passed since the group spent their time in Coral Harbor with their new friends and their Beast Bots. Nikki and James adored Solar, seeing how shy and cute he was. Solar liked Sarah's adoptive parents as well. He even tried to make breakfast for them as way to say thank you for letting him stay with them, which kinda ended with him and part of the kitchen floor covered in flour. Luckily, flour was very easy to clean up. Sarah, Nikki and James weren't mad at the little Beast Bot and found good humor in his kindness and were touched by this offer, but Sarah suggested that he watch her parents cook first before he try to cook on his own.

Now, they were all back in Alola and Sarah, Nikki and James were walking through the Market Area of the city on Melemele Island together with their pokemon. Candy was now wearing the necklace Sarah got from Olivia while Riolu wore the one Sarah got from Race a while back.

"Sylveon, Sylveon, Sylve, Syl…" Sylveon cheered happily, having one of her ribbon-like feelers around Sarah's left arm as they walked together.

"Sylveon seems extra happy today, Ponchita." James smiled.

"Flaffy Flaffy.." Candy agreed.

"Hehe.. Yeah.." Riolu giggled

Sylveon smiled, "Sylve.."

Sarah nodded, "Yeah."

"Ever thought about catching more Eevee evolutions, honey?" Nikki asked her.

"More Eeveelutions?" Sarah asked.

"Yeah, so Sylveon will have some pokemon similar to her to play and train with." Nikki explained.

"Hm… I never really thought about that…" Sarah said, thinking about catching some more Eevee evolutions for Sylveon.

"Sylveon?"

"Flaf?"

"Huh? Why are those people running, Mommy?" Riolu asked, drawing the group's attention.

"Riolu, what do you mean by-?" Sarah began to ask but was cut off when they spotted a large crowd of people running and screaming! Sarah and her family moved to the side to avoid the people. "Woah, what's with all the panic?" James asked.

"Sarah, Nikki, James..!" the three turned and saw Ash and the others coming towards them,

"Ash, everyone." Sarah called. "What's going on?"

"We were hoping you knew." Lana stated. The group looked back and Lillie spotted the reason for the panic. "I know what, look!" she said and the group turned and gasped at what they saw. It was a group of seven Eevee Evolutions; A Jolteon, Flareon, Vaporeon, Espeon, Glaceon, Leafeon and an Umbreon, but the Umbreon had blue rings on its body instead of yellow and it was bigger than the other Eeveelutions as it was 5' 06".

"They're all Eevee Evolutions!" Rotom Dex exclaimed, "Jolteon, the Lightning Pokemon. An Electric type. They send out electrical charges of about 10,000 volts. Because they are high-strung, it can be difficult to grow close to them.

Flareon, the Flame Pokemon. A Fire type. The flame chamber inside its body ignites when Flareon gets agitated, reaching temperatures of up to 1,650 degrees Fahrenheit.

Vaporeon, the Bubble Jet Pokemon. A Water type. Its cell composition is similar to water molecules. As a result, it can melt away into water.

Glaceon, the Fresh Snow Pokemon. An Ice Type. It can control its body temperature at will. This enables it to freeze the moisture in the atmosphere, creating flurries of diamond dust.

Leafeon, the Verdent Pokemon. A Grass Type. Although it doesn't like disputes, it will sharpen the leaf on its tail into a blade and fight if it has to protect its friends.

Espeon, the Sun Pokemon. A Psychic Type. By reading air currents, it can predict things such as the weather or its foe's next move.

Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokemon. A Dark Type. When exposed to the moon's aura, the rings on its body glow faintly and it's filled with a mysterious power."

"Woah… those are the rest of Eevee's evolutions." Ash said in awe seeing the other seven of the evolutions of Eevee.


(Eye to Eye - Pokemon Version)

(The opening begins with Sarah, her pokemon and dragon family turning around and being faced with the Seven Sins and Sarah draws her Sword of the Sun Lion to confront them. Nebby's creators, Solgaleo and Lunala come by their side while UB-Black appears behind Team Eclipse, under their control)

Got myself a notion, one I know that you'll understand
To set the world in motion, by reaching out for each others' hand
Maybe we'll discover, what we should have known all along
(Yeah)
One way or another, together's where we both belong

If we listen to each others' heart
We'll find we're never too far apart
And maybe love is the reason why
For first time ever we're seeing it eye to eye

(Sarah is introduced next, wearing her royal attire, as she stands with her proud Nebby and Solar, her Beast Bot alongside her before they are shown getting in a battle stance together along side the Beast-X King Zord before they perform Searing Sunrise Smash together. Ash, Pikachu, Kiawe and Turtonator are introduced together as they perform 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt and Inferno Overdrive together against Team Eclipse. Lana, Lillie, Sophocles and Mallow are introduced next to their pokemon partners before they all perform Hydro Vortex, Subzero Slammer, Savage Spin-out and Bloom Doom together against UB-Black to protect Sarah and Nebby before Sarah eyes and the lion mark on her right cheek glowed and she unleashes a powerful Roar and the clouds behind her turn into roaring lions.)

If a wall should come between us,
Too high to climb, Too hard to break through
I know that love will lead us
And find a way to bring me to you
So don't be in a hurry
Think before you count us out
(Ohh)
You don't have to worry, I will never let you down

Nothing's gonna stop us now!

If we listen to each others' heart
We'll find we're never too far apart
And maybe love is the reason why
For first time ever we're seeing it eye to eye

(Nikki, James, Lusamine, Faba, Wicke and Professors Burnet and Kukui are seen using their pokemon partners against Team Eclipse's pokemon before Sarah, Winter and Nebby fly in and blast them away with a Focus Blast and plasma blast attack. Then, Absol, Zoura, and Zeraora appear and use Megahorn, Night Daze and Plasma Fists, blasting Team Eclipse away before Cressilia flies over the sky.)

Lovers always seeing it eye to eye
(Yes we are)
I knew I was seeing it
{Seeing it eye to eye}
Lovers always seeing it eye to eye
(Seeing it eye to eye, Yeah)
I knew I was seeing it
{Seeing it eye to eye}
Lovers always seeing it eye to eye
(I think we're seeing it eye to eye)
I knew I was seeing it
(Eye to eye}

(Sarah is then seen mega evolving Candy and her Lucario, Shiny, Absol, Salamance, Latios, Latias, Houndoom at once, showing the powerful friendship they share together before she's seen saving a little Yamper, Scorbunny and Galar Region Rapidash from Melania's Kabutops and Lothor's Darkari by slashing them with her sword. Then, Sarah comes face to face with Lothor and his Darkari who tries to blast her but she's protected by Cresseila and Giratina, the Pokemon of Dreams and the Reserve World, who blasts Darkari with Moonblast and Shadow Ball together)

If you're ever lonely, stop
You don't have to be
After all it's only
A beat away from you to me
(Take a look inside and see!)

Yeah, Yeah!

(Tsukumaro, Absol's trainer and Doug and Deliah's royal advisor then appears and he's shown training Sarah to fully master her family's powerful sword with Zeraora and Zoura watching on the sidelines with Sarah's pokemon family, Winter and her dragon friends. Next, Sarah is seen holding the her sword in her hand before she raises her Sun Sword into the sky while her friends and family cheered and the seven gems come out before seven legendary pokemon appear; Cresselia, Giratina, Zygarde (Dog Form), Zacian, Zamazenta, Xerneas and Rayquaza and they all circle her and Nebby in their powerful magic along with more silhouettes of Legendary Pokemon appearing before the title screen comes up.)

If we listen to each others' heart
We'll find we're never too far apart
And maybe love is the reason why
For the first time ever we're seeing it eye to eye

(Seeing it eye to eye)
Seeing it eye to eye, baby!

Pokemon - Alola Journey: Destiny of Princess Sarah


The Eevee evolutions, except for Umbreon, had fruit in their mouths. "Stop!" The group then saw Officer Jenny and her Gumshoos coming towards them, but the Umbreon launched a Shadow Ball attack at them, creating a large cloud of dust and they all dashed away into the forest. When the dust cleared, Officer Jenny grunted, "Ugh, got away again!"

"Hey, that's Officer Jenny and Totem Gumshoos!" Ash cried, recognizing them.

"What are they doing chasing after those guys? And, why are they chasing those seven over all that fruit?" Solar questioned, surprised to see them as well.

"If the panicked faces on the others' faces are anything along with Umbreon leading them are anything, something's wrong," Kiawe thought. Everyone agreed.

The seven Eeveelutions looked as though they were running away from something that was after them; the Shiny Umbreon looked calm as it took the lead being at the head of the group but the other six Eeveelutions looked a little panicked as they did their best to follow before the Shiny Umbreon threw off their pursuers.

"They must be running away from something," Mallow predicted.

"Something good or bad, I'd reckon," Lana envisioned.

"But, what exactly are they running away from?" Sophocles wondered. "I think we're about to find out and it's not a question of what but who, look!" Lillie pointed, spotting eight men holding nets and tasers that were used for paralyzing and capturing Pokemon looking around furiously as if finding something they desperately wanted.

Those men were also talking amongst themselves over what they're trying to do and saying things like getting those Eeveelutions and selling them in the black market, which immediately caught the attention of the group, Officer Jenny, and Totem Gumshoos. "Boys, just what are you after this time?" Officer Jenny quizzed suspiciously, making them panic as they quickly hid their tools and tied to look innocent, even if they failed to do so.

"Oh, Officer Jenny, good morning!" replied the first man.

"Just going out doing research, as usual, he-he...?"

"And, I suppose I don't need to know anything more about those tools you brought with you, hmm?"

"No, no, why the thought?" the second man responded.

"I thought Totem Gumshoos and I and our patrol put you all on house arrest, forbidding you to do your dirty work in public."

"We aren't doing dirty work." the first men denied.

"Then why did do I see nets behind your backs?" Officer Jenny questioned, obviously seeing the nets and tasers

The third man chuckled nervously, "Now, now, Officer, this is not what you think. We're on good behavior right now, we've decided to do some good for a change just to show you that people can trust us with our work." Officer Jenny still had her suspicions, as does Totem Gumshoos, but they decided to humor them and prepare for what will come out of them. "Can I trust you to remain that way, long enough or so to prove me that you're willing to help Pokemon and not make money out of them?"

Totem Gumshoos nodded, also sharing his partner's thoughts. The men nodded with nervous smiles but neither he nor Officer Jenny changed their demeanor.

"Very well, but any more of your nonsense and our squad will launch a full-blown investigation on you and you know what that means when we get a report in," she warned.

The men nodded before they ran off back the way they came, panting and quietly cursing. "Well, Totem Gumshoos, let's hope that they learned their lesson," she told Totem Gumshoos, who nodded grimly. "I have a bad feeling they'll go back on their word but right now, we got seven rogues to deal with."

"Officer Jenny!" Ash cried as the gang approached them. "Alola, Ash! Nice to see you again, I see you're getting on well with your friends," smiled Officer Jenny. "Thank you, it's been great."

"How's everything with you and Totem Gumshoos, Officer?" Mallow asked kindly. "We're doing well. Totem Gumshoos has been a big help in keeping order around Melemele Island and needless to say, there are little-to-no crime sprees happening ever since he and the younger Yungoos and Gumshoos helped drive off those Alolan Raticate and Rattata." Totem Gumshoos nodded, feeling proud of the work he pulled to help Officer Jenny with her duty to the people. But then, the two of them frowned, remembering the Eeveelutions that escaped from them.

"But, I'm afraid we have a lot on our plate right now. We're on the pursuit of about seven Pokemon that stole some fruit and escaped us."

"You mean those seven Eeveelutions we just saw?" Sarah asked and Officer Jenny nodded, "Those seven Eevee evolutions have been causing trouble all around the island for the past two weeks. People relaxing on the beach when they had their food stolen, people enjoying a battle when their pokemon got blasted with Shadow Ball out of nowhere and even people fishing when their boat was stolen. They cause nothing but trouble."

Sarah, Nikki and James were shocked by this. "Wow… why would they do things like that?" Sarah asked, surprised to hear Pokemon acting in such a manner.

"That is a mystery…" another voice said and the group turned and saw Kahuna Hala and his Hariyama "Kahuna Hala, Hariyama." Ash greeted.

"Hello Ash, Sarah, everyone. Officer Jenny is right, the seven Eevee evolutions or as some people called them, 'The Eevee Squad' have been causing nothing but trouble all over the island. I've been working with Officer Jenny to try and catch them and find out what's wrong, but the Umbreon always gets in the way with a strong Shadow Ball or Dark Pulse attack, allowing them to escape."

"Woah…." Sophocles said in awe.

"That Umbreon must be very strong." Kiawe stated.

"That Umbreon must act like the protector or guardian of all the other Eevee evolutions." Sarah said. "Do you know anything else about them?"

"Well.. So far we know that the Umbreon is a Shiny Umbreon, due to its blue rings and it's a male while the other six are all females." Officer Jenny explained.

"One Male protecting a group of females…" James said. "Sounds strange to me.."

"But there must be a reason for them doing bad things." Nikki added.

"The only problem is we don't have a lead on them and their current activity," Officer Jenny put in.

"What's more, everybody's on the end of their rope with the Eevee Squad ever since they showed up and caused all sorts of havoc for everyone." Hala nodded grimly, "We tried to get them to explain why they're doing all these things but they wouldn't have any of it and would just retaliate out of fear and anger. I'm afraid if this keeps up, we're going to have to take serious action for the people's sake."

"But, that's not fair! What if there really is something more to them and their actions?" Lillie begged. "We can't just go out and attack them for their crimes like that!"

"I thought we're supposed to be better than this. We're supposed to share what we have and the land we live in with Pokemon but even then, I don't think they would do all this with a reason," Kiawe pondered worriedly, also feeling skeptical.

"I'm sorry, kids, but even if you could figure out what was making them do all these things, I'm afraid you won't change everybody's mind on the Eevee Squad after all the trouble they pulled." Officer Jenny frowned sadly, she loved Pokemon given her duty to protect them as well as people.

Totem Gumshoos sighed sadly, remembering that as a Totem Pokemon, he also had a responsibility to help and protect Pokemon. But, given what was reported and what they found out about the Pokemon gang, they had to face the reality that despite their reasons, the Eevee Squad had caused everyone too much trouble to bear and something had to be done.

"I know you want to help but there are some things best left to the experts and the people need someone to stop them. I think you better leave this to us," she decided sadly.

"You mean we can't help you this time?" Ash cried in disbelief.

"I don't know how you can help, Ash. Our choice is made and that's that, I'm sorry," Hala apologized before the trio left.

"This isn't right! The Eevee Squad must've had a reason for doing all those things," Ash denied, feeling angry over the situation after Hala, Jenny, and Totem Gumshoos left. "Come on, you guys, you don't believe what they're saying, do you? Isn't the culture of Alola supposed to be about sharing all things in life with Pokemon, living in harmony and balance with them? Surely, you think they have a reason for the trouble they're causing!"

The others weren't so sure after everything they heard.

"I know how you feel, Ash, but how exactly can we prove that they mean no harm?" Sophocles replied worriedly. "We've heard the reports several times before and tried to figure out why they were committing those crimes."

"We tried talking to those people who were victims of their troublemaking but nobody would listen," frowned Kiawe.

"You won't be able to convince any of them after they were hit hard by them, otherwise," agreed Lana.

"No, Ash, they're right. They don't have any leads we can think of regarding the Eevee Squad. Some people are just too stupid or stubborn to listen to reason as well," Sarah replied, not wanting to get heated up too much. "We all know how that went with Lothor and Evox. We should leave them to their duty until we have more information about them."

"But, we can't just sit back and do nothing while Hala, Officer Jenny, and Totem Gumshoos are on the case! I thought you cared about Pokemon, Sarah! Can't you see what they're gonna do?!"

Sarah, however, remained calm as she shrugged Ash's hands off of her after he grabbed her angrily from her decision. "I know that and I do care about Pokemon as much as you do but unless we have any evidence pertaining or explaining their crimes, we can't make any judgment calls or do anything else."

"I agree, Ash. there's nothing we can do right now, we should try to move on," Lillie agreed, deciding to put the problem off for a while.

"And, hope it all works out in the end," Nikki replied as they all left.

Sylveon, on the other hand, thought differently. She knew their had to be a reason for her fellow Evolutions behavior, so she quietly snuck off to find them and get to the bottom of their behavior. Not too far away, Meowth from Team Rocket was listening in on the conversation. He felt bad for the Eeveelutions, especially the females.

"I can't leave those cute Eeveelution pokemon…" he thought to himself. "I have to keep those beautiful females away from those bad guys from before. I can't let them be taken by someone so cruel… that means… I gotta get them to go with that twerpette princess…" Meowth nodded to himself before he quietly snuck off in search of the Eeveelution Squad.


(Pokemon POV)

As Sylveon separated from her family to look for her fellow Eeveelutions with Meowth in pursuit of them as well, at an abandoned house on a field near a cliff leading to the ocean, the female Jolteon was looking around to see if Officer Jenny and Totem Gumshoos are following them after their hasty escape.

Joining the Jolteon are the Flareon and Vaporeon, who are also part of the Eevee Squad, also scouting to be sure that they're not followed. "See anything?" the female Flareon asked.

Jolteon shook her head, signaling to Flareon and Vaporeon that they and their crew are in the clear. "Guess that's it, they've must've given up," the female Vaporeon sighed with relief.

"Let's go!" The three Kanto Eeveelutions quickly rushed back to the abandoned house to hide until it is safe for them to venture out into the open. As they entered, they are joined by the female Espeon, Glaceon, Leafeon, and their leader, the male Shiny Umbreon as they all did their best to recover from their narrow escape.

"So close... We cut it so close and we barely made it out alive," grumbled Jolteon, panting heavily and slamming her paw in anger and exasperation. "That damn cop and her ugly duckling of a mongoose are really pushing it this time!"

"Never have we been pursued by a Totem Pokemon and an officer of the law working together," mused the female Espeon sorrowfully. "I was sure we'd get out unseen after the panic we've erupted."

"These crimes of ours may have been for our own good but we've also attracted a lot of unwanted attention by what we did," put in the female Leafeon. "I don't know for how long we can keep this up before they throw us behind bars."

"And, what about those hunters? They've got every reason to capture us and put us up for a price on the Black Market," fretted the female Glaceon.

"Calm yourselves, girls. Our predicament is dire," soothed Umbreon. "But, do not despair. Focus, we are the Eevee Squad. If anything happens to us, we'll make it out."

The female Eeveelutions nodded as they smiled at Umbreon; even while things were looking bleak for them, he always knew how to make them smile.

"Seems like only yesterday when you found us as little, helpless Eevees after our trainers abandoned us, even you, Father," Espeon quipped.

Umbreon chuckled, "And, you still are the cutest and sometimes rowdiest bunch of Pokemon I've seen in my life. Always giving me one headache after another and causing all sorts of trouble but over time, you've grown as the beautiful and rambunctious Pokemon you are now, right before my eyes. I'm proud of you all..."

The female Eeveelutions smiled again but their short moment of happy reprieve was short-lived when they heard rustles coming from the bushes around their home outside, causing the group wheeled around, looking for the intruder to their home.

"What's that?!" Leafeon asked quickly.

"Somebody found us!" Jolteon snarled, her fur crackling with electricity.

"Is it those hunters?" Glaceon chirped.

"Or is it that cop and that Totem Pokemon?" pondered Vaporeon.

"I sense a presence yet see nothing," Espeon said, trying to find the intruder with her psychic powers.

"It's coming from outside, only one," Umbreon deducted. "Hide, now!"

The female Eeveelutions nodded as they all spread out to look for a place for any of them to hide while Umbreon was left alone to deal with whoever followed them as he went outside and stood in front of the old house.

"I know you're there, you can't hide from me," he warned darkly. "My daughters are not worth it. Deal with me if you must but leave them out of this... Show yourself!" He looked around for the intruder approaching their home and once he felt something rustling in the bushes, he prepared to fire a Shadow Ball... Only to find that the intruder revealing itself to be Sarah's Sylveon. "You...!" gasped Umbreon as he canceled his attack. He remembered seeing her back at the market but he didn't think much of her prior.

Sylveon, a little shaken when she revealed herself after seeing the Shadow Ball nearly fired at her, approached Umbreon as best she could. The male Moonlight Pokemon was taken aback that he almost shot at a fellow Eeveelution by mistake to protect his family.

"I, um... 'ahem', apologize, Miss," he replied before a suspicious frown returned to his face. "...What do you want?"

"To ask you why you were at the market earlier," she answered. "You were pursued by Officer Jenny and Totem Gumshoos earlier but you lost them after you shot that Shadow Ball. Then, there were some men with those nets and tasers and they were talking about you..."

Umbreon's eyes widened from this but he sighed and scoffed, "So, I guess you found out about our pursuers, huh..."

"Huh?" Sylveon was surprised to hear this but Umbreon cut her off as he ranted.

"Those people, those monsters, so uncivilized... Inconceivable, why is this damn world out to get us? We were only trying to survive in this beautifully cruel world after we were abandoned by those uncouth, selfish, horrid, young, and outrageous rapscallions for trainers... And, that was before I sent them running when I attacked them for their unforgivable insolence! I suppose we're all destined to suffer no matter what we do... All we wanted was a moment's peace and help from a kind-hearted human and what do we get but those bastards' childish disdain?"

Sylveon was scared and horrified as she heard the older Moonlight Pokemon ranting and raving about humans. It sounded to her like he and the Eeveelutions had suffered in the hands of some really bad trainers and had been dealt a bad hand in life that left them all worse for wear; another case similar to those of Aqua and Milotic (as she, Noctowl, and Sliggoo were told about previously) but much, much worse. Meowth, who was eavesdropping nearby, couldn't believe what he had heard, either.

"So, that's it?" Meowth gasped in awe and sympathy over Umbreon's rant.

Sylveon cautiously approached the older Shiny Pokemon as he shivered, trying to block out the pain he had been feeling while he was ranting. She gently rubbed his back which caused him to flinch until he decided that she was worth trusting as a fellow Eeveelution.

Despite making herself appear not as hostile as he'd think, she knew she had to be careful since the subject of humans was a touchy subject for him. "I'm, I'm sorry for how you suffered..." she began. "But, I assure you, not all humans are as bad as those that wronged you."

"Try telling that to that cop and those idiots who go into a tizzy just because we did what we had to do to survive," scoffed Umbreon.

"But... There are some humans who do love Pokemon, more than those few who did what they did to you and your daughters and-" Sylveon immediately stopped, now realizing what the older Eeveelution had said. "Daughters, you have a family?"

A soft smile was drawn out of Umbreon as he looked back at the house. "It's alright, children! Come on out, we have a welcome visitor!" The six female Eeveelutions popped their heads out the door after hearing their father-figure's call but when they saw Sylveon, they were most surprised.

"A Sylveon!" Flareon cried happily. "She's one of us!"

"Hold it!" Jolteon interrupted, glaring cautiously at the Intertwining Pokemon. "She must belong to a trainer... She's probably gonna rat us out to those fools and that cop looking for us!"

"No, no, wait!" Sylveon gasped. "I swear, I only came to see you and to ask you something!"

"Likely story!"

"It's true, I didn't bring anybody with me!"

"How do we know you can be trusted, Ribbons? You made contact with a human and you have the nerve to show your face to us after we'd barely-!"

"Daughter, stand back!" Umbreon commanded. Jolteon subsided and grumbled as she backed off while her sisters joined them more calmly.

"You do mean well if you're looking for us alone, child. Who are you?" Espeon asked politely.

"I'm Sylveon. I belong to a very nice human, who can probably help you seven with your situation." Sylveon smiled.

"What human could possibly help us?" Jolteon snarled.

"My trainer, Sarah Tomoe. She's a very great trainer. She actually helped some other pokemon who were abandoned by their trainers." Sylveon explained.

"Forgive us for not believing you but what kind of Pokemon did she help liberate from horrid trainers?" Vaporeon quizzed skeptically. Sylveon thought back to her family's first encounter with Aqua and Milotic when the former was originally a little Popplio as well as the time they helped Riolu confront Viren after trying to cause trouble for his own gain in having her back after his rough treatment of her.

"Well, two of which involve a Brionne, formerly a Popplio, and a Milotic that were both once owned, belittled, and beaten by a mad trainer for being useless to him. My mother saved them and had to get them to trust her and the rest of my family until they sent him and his Pokemon running after he wanted them back."

Leafeon nodded, "And, who else did she set free and take in as her own?"

"There's Riolu, she's a Shiny and a young one at that. She's said to be a guardian of a place called Lucario Village in the Sinnoh Region but before she could fulfill her duty, as an egg, she was once stolen before she ended up on Akala Island. Riolu had it rough after she was born and taken in by this man called Viren who only wanted her for her fur color but she ran away from him after being abused so many times until my sister, Candy, found her. The phenomenal thing about her is that she's able to use Aura Sphere despite not evolving into a Lucario."

The Eevee Squad was in disbelief and surprise over this.

"A little Riolu, using Aura Sphere?! Quit clowning around, Ribbons, that's stupid-!" Jolteon scoffed.

"No, seriously! She took us all by surprise when she used it in front of us after we brought her into Mother's house," she chuckled.

Umbreon was stone-faced as she spoke but he was intrigued by what was said about Sarah. "This, Sarah, you said... It sounds like you loved her a great deal... Not to mention, she has a warm soul about her..." he began. He then thought for a moment, "Tell me, is she willing to be the one who would listen to us first and foremost?"

"If you tell her what you've been through, no doubt she'll listen." Sylveon said.

"You know she's right Umbreon." another voice said and the group turned and saw Meowth of Team Rocket coming towards them.

Sylveon gasped before snarling at the Kanto Scratch Pokemon from Team Rocket, remembering what the trio and their Pokemon comrades put them through.

"You were spying on us!" she spat.

"Aw, come on, Pretty Girl. What good would playing the Blame Game do to a helpless cat like me who wants to talk to Pokemon whom we may have in common?"

"I've heard much about you as well as the girl Sylveon calls Sarah, young man," Umbreon interrupted as he approached. "A ruffian who often tries to steal others Pokemon for a group called Team Rocket. You're the one I've heard people call... Meowth, right?"

"That's me, at your service, Mr. Moonlight, Sir! Don't mind my business with those humans of mine, they're nothing to worry about."

"Well, we know about Sylveon's trainer given what she told us. What's your history with those two-legged knuckleheads let alone her?"

"I'm assuming those humans huntin' ya gave ya'll bad vibes, right?" The Eevee Squad nodded, knowing where Meowth was going despite Sylveon still glaring at him suspiciously. "I hear ya, humans can be so nasty and a right pain in your Beedrill's boxers. But, the royal twerpette is a special case, as you now know."

"Is that so?"

Meowth nodded as he explained, "You see, somedays, we had to deal with failing and picking ourselves up every time we fail to make good on our goal to capture the Pokemon we want including a twerp's very special Pikachu, me especially, with no worries or cares in the world. Living our lives happily and full of luxury with all nine of my lives after succeeding, only to have it wrenched away from us with the reality that we'll be nothing but failures..."

Umbreon raised an eyebrow in confusion as Meowth then looked at the ocean in thought, remembering Sarah. "That twerpette, though... You'll be very lucky to end up with her, I'll say that..." he went on. The Moonlight Pokemon was surprised but his daughters looked at each other in confusion.

"What are you on about?" Flareon asked.

"I've seen how that twerpette is with neglected and abused pokemon. You'll be very lucky you chose her as your trainer." Meowth stated.

"...What are you saying?" Glaceon asked, still not knowing what Meowth was telling them. "Here, ladies, dig. Focus on telling the girl what ride you've been getting yourselves on throughout your lives and she'll understand. The babe's trainer may look like all the other moronic humans but she's actually one of the greatest, no, the greatest people I've ever seen." Sylveon huffed indignantly from the insult to her and Sarah but she couldn't deny Meowth's praise of her. "There's something about her that many Pokemon can't see until they get to know who the lady really is from her heart. She's got an army of Pokemon who would do anything for her after a few simple acts of kindness that come straight for her heart. And, not just for any abandoned Pokemon, I might add!"

"An army?" "Through her heart?" "Who she really is?" pondered Flareon, Leafeon, and Espeon quietly.

"Right! She treats the Pokemon she has as family and friends and if you trust her, then she'll let you be part of it, too. She's got their backs and you'll have hers if you need her and her friends," finished Meowth as he left to find Jessie, Wobuffett, and James again leaving the Eevee Squad with a lot to think about.

Sylveon was surprised by what she had heard from Meowth; she was starting to think that even though he's still an enemy through and through, he does have a heart in him somewhere even if he doesn't show it. However, she was also wondering if Meowth was doing so if he had a crush on Umbreon's daughters.

"Well, I wouldn't agree on the army part but it's true, she has lots of Pokemon with her and not just the abandoned ones I mentioned," she replied.

"Then, do you think we can trust this 'Sarah', young lady?" questioned Umbreon, not wanting to put his family through more trauma again.

"I trust her with my own heart over what she does," nodded the Intertwining Pokemon. "There are very few people that do have so much kindness and love for Pokemon in their hearts as she does."

The Eevee Squad didn't know what to say. "Sylveon!" cried a familiar voice, making everyone jump. Sylveon gasped; she realized that her family had noticed her disappearance and she made them worry over her safety while she was talking with the Eevee Squad.

"Sylveon!"

"I gotta go! Listen, I'll make sure I get Mother to know what happened to you then you can tell her everything."

"Hmph, I wouldn't give a Beedrill's Stinger if she turned out to be like the rest after a while," Jolteon scoffed again.

"Cut it out, Jolteon!" grumbled Vaporeon, exasperated from her sister's hotheaded nature. Espeon calmly walked over to the Lightning Pokemon before she whacked her head hard and made her face plant on the ground. "You may be good with fighting but your maturity and head need a little more work, Sister, dear," she sighed.

Sylveon sighed with a sheepish smile as she turned to Umbreon. The Shiny Pokemon thought for a moment before he spoke, "Very well, but we'll need more time to think about this. I hope you don't go back on your word," he warned getting a nod out of the Fairy Type.

"Sylveon, where are you?!" cried Sarah, getting far too worried.

"Well, bye!" With that, Sylveon quickly rushed off, leaving the Eevee Squad with their thoughts from her and Meowth. But, they couldn't help but wonder; could Sarah really be trusted with what they've been dealing with?

(END Pokemon POV)


While Sylveon had been talking with the Eevee Squad after finding them along with Meowth, Sarah and her Pokemon were searching all over the island with the others after Sliggoo panicked and told everyone about her being missing. Ash and the rest of the group went to check out the Pokemon School since Nikki and James decided to stay at the market to make sure she didn't get lost in it. As Sarah and her family were looking in a dense forest for her, they had no idea that they were closing in on the abandoned house the Eevee Squad lived in nor were they even aware of Sylveon's hasty return.

"Slig..." fretted Sliggoo as he sagged.

"Hoot, hoot..." Noctowl soothed as he rubbed his head, despite not hiding his worry as well. It was obvious that Sylveon's disappearance From out of the brush, Sylveon managed to pop out and reunite with her family. Needless to say, they were all relieved but not as hugely relieved as Noctowl, Sarah, and Sliggoo.

"Oh, Sylveon, there you are!" she cried.

"SLIG!" Sliggoo bawled as he smothered himself over his sister figure with intense relief. Sylveon laughed from Sliggoo's slimy embrace and affection before she managed to get him off of her. But, as she was wiping his slime off her fur, she was soon greeted by a glaring pair comprised of Noctowl and Sarah, making her smile sheepishly. "I was really worried when Sliggoo mentioned you ran off on us, you know!"

"Hoot, Hoo-Hoot!" "Slig, Slig, Sliggoo, Slig!"

"Sylve, Syl, Sylveon, Syl, Sylveon?" she asked quietly, feeling small with Sarah, Noctowl, and Sliggoo's eyes on her (her brother now glaring at her as well).

"Did something happen, that's your excuse? Anyway, you shouldn't wander off like that without telling us first, Sylveon, something would've happened to you and we won't be there to help you. Did you find anything about the Eevee Squad, though?" Sylveon didn't want to mention anything about them to her trainer yet and she knew that Umbreon and his daughters need as much time as possible to think over what she and Meowth had told them in their encounter before they would make their choice.

"Syl, Sylve," she replied, shaking her head.

"Nothing? Are you sure," Sarah asked incredulously.

Sylveon nodded firmly, she hated lying to her trainer but she had to do what she did so nobody but Sarah can be trusted with her secret involving the Eevee Squad. Sliggoo and Noctowl thought she was up to something, having seen through her little white lie but after thinking she had a reason for her disappearing on everyone, they decided to not press her for answers.

Sarah sighed, deciding to drop the subject of the Eevee Squad for another time. "Alright, we'll find out tomorrow. But, I want you to tell us what happened when we get home," she replied adamantly.

Sylveon just nodded as they all left for home, the others surprised by Sylveon's attitude.


Night came. At the abandoned house, Umbreon was outside staring at the full moon in thought over everything Meowth and Sylveon had told him and his daughters (who were all fast asleep inside the old house) about Sarah. The subject of humans, especially trainers, has been a touchy subject for them all given what they went through before they ended up in the Alola Region.

He could remember well what happened to them which began on the night he was abandoned by a selfish trainer who saw him as nothing but fodder as he closed his eyes...


(Flashback)

Before Umbreon became the Pokemon he is, he once belonged to a young trainer who didn't care about Pokemon from the Sinnoh Region as a Shiny Eevee. He was part of a rich family and was delighted to have a rare Pokemon like him.

But, over time, the boy began to think of the Shiny Eevee as a treasure and not a partner and would make him do his bidding. At times, Eevee thought nothing of it but when things start to go wrong, he felt the brunt of his anger, even if he did nothing wrong at times. However, things finally came to a head one night when the trainer had enough of Eevee and decided to abandon him and get a new Pokemon that he thinks would obey him.

Eevee was thrown back from a kick by the human, straining from the wounds he was given after the trainer abused him many times in the past and landed on the path from his home.

The poor Evolution Pokemon felt betrayed; he thought his trainer would grow to love him as his own partner but now he was starting to see that he was nothing but selfish and a spoiled brat who has no shred of kindness in his heart and his family wasn't any different since they all ignored his pain.

The trainer scoffed, "You're useless, you irritating fluffball! I don't care what you want from me! if you can't do what I say and stick with it, what do I need ya for?! Maybe I should've gone with a Charizard or a Blaziken instead of a complete waste of space like you! At least, my family know how to choose and use their Pokemon!"

For the Shiny Evolution Pokemon, that was the final straw; Eevee growled furiously at the trainer as he walked away but he stopped as he heard him howling in anger as he suddenly evolved into a Shiny Umbreon, not by friendship but after channeling his anger and rage at his old human partner and wanting revenge for the abuse dealt by him. What also startled the selfish boy was that Umbreon was now at a height of 5'06" and snarling as his new blue rings and yellow eyes glowed.

The trainer was now starting to worry as Umbreon glared darkly at him, striking fear immediately into his heart. "Wh-w-wha... Hey, w-w-what are-? Don't you l-l-look at me like that! You're weak, worthless, an oddity! It was your fault you're stupid and I did the right thing giving you what you deserve and-AH!" he panicked.

He didn't get to finish his sentence as he was suddenly attacked by a powerful Shadow Ball that exploded near him and threw him back. The boy realized that he went too far with his taunting and tried to make amends as Umbreon barked at him furiously, no longer in the mood to take his mockery anymore.

"I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO PISS YOU OFF LIKE THAT!" he tried to apologize. But, it was too late, for Umbreon had finally seen that there was no love in his heart as he charged at him, his fangs baring as he roared.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" screamed the boy in horror as he quickly scrambled out of sight, just as the Moonlight Pokemon stopped and watched him run back to his family.

Umbreon continued to glare at the crying boy before he huffed and ran away, the seeds of his hatred for humans having been planted and bloomed into his heart.

The selfish boy never bothered to come back for Umbreon and apologize to him again after he was attacked when he told his horrified family what had happened and by the time his parents (no longer cocky and arrogant from their riches after what happened to their son) sent out search parties to look for the Moonlight Pokemon, he had already vanished and there was no trace of him to be found.

Time passed and Umbreon had managed to stick it out in the open as a wild Pokemon despite getting into a few scrapes along the way. All the while, he managed to stay away from humans as best he could, the memories of his old family and trainer still fresh in his mind.

But, along his journey, he began to feel lonely and longed to have company join him like a friend or family but many Pokemon who had seen him just shied away from the Shiny Pokemon given his rings, his new size, and yellow eyes making them feel uneasy around him.

That all changed for him one week later when he came across a group of six other boys crowding around what looked to be six normal Eevees for a bit of violent fun as they mocked and harassed them, wanting to take them for themselves while giving them rough treatment without considering their uncomfortable feelings.

This was a step too far on the boys' part in Umbreon's mind as he immediately ambushed and assaulted them until they ran off as well, also screaming for their lives back to where they came from while the scruffy and dirty-looking Eevees watched the whole scene in surprise and stunned awe.

The panther-like Umbreon scoffed at the retreating boys before he turned to see the Eevees all looking at him in awe and a little fear from seeing him fight and his size. His look softened with a sorrowful frown as he looked over the Eevees and heard them whimper as their stomachs growled. The Eevees hadn't eaten anything before he arrived and not wanting to abandon them in the wild, he decided to adopt them as his own and in time, they became a family.

Ever since adopting them as his own, he became proud to see them grow into the Eeveelutions they are now despite all the trouble they went through just to stay alive and keep away from humans who want them for their own needs. But, he didn't regret it one bit; all that mattered to him was watching his loving children grow up to be happy and strong no matter what comes their way and that's all he needed if it makes him happy.

(End Flashback)


He had never looked back since abandoning his old owner and the humans that mistreated him, his hatred for humans still brimming within him. But, the meeting with Sylveon and Meowth helped give him and his family pause, recalling the former's words about her trainer.

This "Sarah" doesn't sound like any other trainer or human they ever came across throughout their time growing up. If what they said about her is true, then there could be a chance for them to slowly grow out of their hatred and fear of humans by giving her a chance to prove herself that she doesn't mean any harm as long as anybody else around her doesn't appear threatening.

Before walking back in the house to sleep with his daughters, Umbreon sighed.

"Umbre, Um, Bre, Umbre, Bre, Breon, Umbreon..." he whispered, not wanting Sylveon to be wrong about her trainer.


At the same time, after dinner, Sarah, Sliggoo, and Noctowl were in her room along with some of her younger Pokemon, Silvally, and Solar to speak with Sylveon. They felt like they waited long enough for her to spill the beans on what she found out about the Eevee Squad.

"Alright, Sylveon, what's with you?" Sarah began.

"Syl?" Sylveon asked, feigning innocence for Umbreon's sake.

"Don't go on like that! You ran off on us without telling and by the looks of it, you seemed awfully interested in the Eevee Squad if those guys with nets and tasers and Officer Jenny and Totem Gumshoos going after them is your concern. Why were you looking for them, exactly? Do you know how badly you scared all of us?"

Sylveon sighed; she wanted to give Umbreon more time to think over the subject of her trainer and give herself more to figure out how to approach the subject of the Eevee Squad carefully to her alone but she was also worried that her friends and their partners would find out sooner than her.

It also didn't help that Sarah was able to know her long enough to know that she's lying, even by a long shot. The same could be said for Sliggoo and Noctowl since they've lived their lives together back on Akala Island even before coming across Sarah.

With Silvally and Riolu's help, she ultimately decided to spill the beans on the Eevee Squad and what she learned about them from her meeting with them, much sooner than she had hoped. By the time she finished, everyone gathered was speechless.

"So... Those daredevils had it rough with humans being absolute dorks to them including that stupid brat who treated that Umbreon like nothing but vermin, those types of imbeciles disgust me to no end," Silvally snarled darkly.

"Not fair," pouted Riolu, completely sympathetic for the Eevee Squad.

She had a hard time when it came to humans such as Viren but she was able to overcome the pain he had given her over time and with the love and care she desperately wanted.

"I had no idea they were treated that badly and Umbreon would be willing to go so far," Sarah gasped.

Sliggoo and Noctowl were silent; they now know fully well why Sylveon ran off as she did and they could hardly believe it themselves.

Aqua and Milotic were gobsmacked and horrorstruck by Sylveon's story; they thought they had it rough with abuse after dealing with their old trainer but it seemed as though Umbreon and his daughters cocked it off worse than they did.

Solar was stunned by what he had heard but he also couldn't bear to think about it, either. "So... What'll we do?" he questioned.

Sarah thought hard given the current state of affairs going on, especially given the Eevee Squad's current track record.

She wanted to help the Eevee Squad recover from the pain they went through just to survive in the world that dealt them a bad hand of faith but at the same time, she didn't want to impose herself and the rest of her family as a threat to Umbreon and his daughters if they really hated humans that much.

She also knew that Officer Jenny, Totem Gumshoos, and those seven men from before would also be on the hunt for them along with those that the Eeveelutions plundered in their fight to survive. Not to mention, her friends and their Pokemon would be on the case along with Kahuna Hala, making the princess worry if they happened to cross paths with them again before she even got to them.

Of course, this was all the more complicated by the fact that Meowth, of all Pokemon, actually vouched for her to Umbreon and Sylveon was currently the only one they trust since she was also an Eeveelution.

With a heavy heart, she decided to leave the final verdict to the only one who could talk sense and reason into the Eevee Squad. "Well, Sylveon, what do you want us to do with them?"

"...Syl, Sylve, Syl, Sylveon, Syl, Syl, Sylveon, Sylve, Syl, Sylveon, Syl," she replied finally.

"She wants us to give them a little more time for them to think about her words to them. Give them a few days or so, that's what she insists," Silvally translated.

"You mean she wants us to wait until they talk to us or if it gets hairy for them?" Riolu questioned.

"If it does mean that, we should deal with the situation accordingly," Solar vouched. "They won't trust humans easily but Umbreon seemed to give you a chance to prove yourself, Sarah."

"Well, we'll find out when we do see them again. But, until then, let's keep our eyes and ears open as well as our hearts for their sake. Right, Sylveon?"

Sylveon nodded with a thankful smile, that was all she wanted for the Eevee Squad.

They soon fell asleep, not knowing that their chance to meet the Eevee Squad again would come sooner than expected.


Days passed and things in the Alola Region went on like nothing happened although people were still jumpy about the Eevee Squad.

They were still causing trouble in their fight to survive and keep themselves away from humans at all cost despite cutting a few close calls but all the while, the thought of Sarah and Sylveon was still running through their minds. Flareon, Vaporeon, and Espeon thought over Meowth and Sylveon's words about Sarah and who she is as a human but Jolteon, Glaceon, and Leafeon were fearful, cautious to a degree, or flat-out refused to believe them in the likelihood that she would be like the humans who one belittled and beat them while they're down.

Umbreon, on the other hand, was more mixed on the matter. He still hated humans for what his former trainer and his family had done with their abuse, negligence, and lack of love and empathy to him and what those boys did to his daughters when they were Eevees. But, Sylveon and Meowth's vouches for Sarah and her kindness for Pokemon was something that he wrestled with during that time. He still hoped that she didn't lie to her about her trainer.


(Pokemon POV)

"DAMN IT! I said it before and I'll say it again," Jolteon snapped furiously as she paced inside the abandoned house. "We're cutting it close this time and that stupid cop and her sniveling Totem Pokemon will have our hides for this!"

"I thought, for sure, they were going to drop the matter of us and just turn their attention to other people and Pokemon causing trouble but they had to put us in the police spotlight," groaned Flareon.

"Those hunters aren't gonna give us a break, either," Glaceon put in.

"I don't suppose anybody has any ideas on what we should do should it continue to escalate like this," pondered Espeon to everyone gathered.

None of them knew what to say, it seemed they don't have any ideas left.

That is, until Umbreon spoke, "Girls, I know this is not of your best interests but it's time we meet this Sarah, at once."

The six Eeveelutions gasped in surprise and shock over what their father told them.

Jolteon was incredulous, most of all. "Have you lost your marbles, Dad?! What if this Sarah geek ends up being like those other humans that gave us nothing but grief? You saw how they were in it for us when we did what we did to survive in this stupid world! What if she's no different?! Ribbons might've very well set us up for another round of trainer's hell!" she spat.

"I'm aware but it's become apparent that we're becoming more of a danger to them and their livelihood and we need help," Umbreon retorted firmly.

"Maybe that's the problem," Flareon interjected innocently. "We're focusing too much on the bad things that humans are and not what makes some of them good."

"I'd... I'd have to agree, Father. I mean, it's true we haven't seen humans eye-to-eye in a positive light throughout our lives but maybe we could-?" Leafeon agreed before she was cut off by Jolteon.

"No how, no way! Those humans are a right menace after what they did to us! I wouldn't give a Raticate's hairy boxers if that girl decides to backstab and kick-!"

"Oh, hush, Jolty," Espeon admonished, to the Lightning Pokemon's chagrin.

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

"Come now, Jolteon, be fair. Whether we continue getting the short end of the stick from those humans will depend on how we interact with Sarah," noted Vaporeon. "By the sound of it, Sylveon knows her more than we do and she trusts her deeply. There's no way she'd be lying if everything she told us about her from her heart."

"Exactly, Vaporeon. I know it's hard to believe, Jolteon, but she and that Meowth also have a fair point. We'd be lucky to have somebody like her looking after us. It may not be fair to you or the others given what we had to go through before but our future could be brighter with her protecting us. But, if she acts out of line, then we'll act accordingly on her and Sylveon. I still pray she's right about her, though," Umbreon finished.

Jolteon groaned, she always found it hard to argue with her father on some things in life but she couldn't deny that he was concerned for her and her sisters' safety above all else. "Fine... Urgh, I hate it when you're right," she admitted in defeat. Umbreon smiled knowingly as he nuzzled her gently.

"I know," he replied softly, getting a reluctant smile out of the rambunctious Thunder Type.

"Now, what'll we do?" Glaceon asked.

"Let's go meet that Sylveon, she can vouch for us," Flareon decided.

"She was able to find us alone if that's a given," Espeon added. "She didn't appear threatening and if anybody can convince this Sarah to hear us out on anything, it's her."

"And, what if those stupid clowns find us first?" Jolteon asked skeptically. "I'm not one for getting my head roasted by those hunters or that stupid cop let alone an angry mob back there."

"Then, we'll drive them out and focus on the young girl," Vaporeon cut in. "As Father said, if she does turn out to be like those other humans, we'll act accordingly on her. But, we should take her with a grain of salt along with Sylveon's words about her."

"I, for one, pray that she's right about that girl or we'll never hear the end of it," Glaceon finished.

Umbreon just nodded; with him and his daughters in agreement, they all know that it's time for them to finally meet Sarah and see what she's like, hoping that Sylveon wasn't wrong about her trainer. They've all had several bad run-ins with humans which left them with an unprecedented hatred of them after what they all went through but Sylveon seemed to have given them a ray of hope with this Sarah girl and even Meowth surprisingly vouched for her.

If Sarah was as kindhearted and loving towards abandoned and abused Pokemon as they said, maybe there is a chance that she'll prove to them that not all humans are bad as the ones that treated them like cattle. Still, they hoped that the Intertwining Pokemon didn't lie to them about her.

(End Pokemon POV)


Meanwhile, Sarah and her pokemon family, her dragons, and Solar were just relaxing together on the beach. It was Saturday so Sarah had no Pokémon School for the weekend so she made the most of whatever relaxation the day and the following Sunday can give her.

Right now, Solar, Sylveon, and Silvally were by her side, watching over the Pokemon and dragons as they relaxed together. As they sat together, Sylveon couldn't help but think about the Eevee Squad. She knew she didn't lie to them about her trainer and she knew that Meowth vouched for them when he gave his own two cents about her but she was worried that.

"So, Mother... What'll we do, do we look for those rascals as planned?" Silvally asked. Sarah was conflicted; she was tempted to not but in on their business, especially since she wanted to know about their escapades from their own views after hearing what Sylveon was told from them. But, throughout the past few days, her kind heart kept telling her to find them and do something before the Eevee Squad could end up in whatever trouble they won't get themselves out of. But, she remembered that Sylveon knew the Eeveelutions the most and she trusted her on her decision over them.

"Sylveon did say that we should give them the time they need to think about what she told them about me. But, I wonder if we should've gone to them first and took matters into my own hands."

"We gave them the time they needed," Solar put in. "Surely, they thought about what's best for them at this time. How else would they get around given their hatred for humans?"

"Yeah, I know..."

"Stop worrying too much, Mother," Silvally replied. "Those rascals can handle themselves quite fine, you saw how well that Umbreon kicked that presidential mock-up's ass and made the cop lose her cool after they bailed."

"Alright, enough of the wisecracks, Silvally. I get it, they're very well capable of taking care of themselves but they can only go so far before they run into big-time trouble."

"Whatever, but you can't expect them to come out into the open. Not when they're still on that wannabe cop's most wanted list, I mean."

"That's if they and their victims catch them first, mind you."

"I'm just saying, really. I mean, how else can..." But, while Silvally and Sarah were lost in their conversation with Solar trying to defuse the rising tension between them about the Eevee Squad, Sylveon blocked them out as she couldn't stop thinking about her fellow Eeveelutions. She knew she had no reason to lie to them about her trainer and knew that Meowth helped solidify her words to them but she was worried they would refuse to see reason and continue to hate humans.

As she was stewing in her own thoughts, the Intertwining Pokemon's ears perked up as if she was picking up something coming her way. She suddenly jumped up from her spot, taking Sarah, Solar, and Silvaly by surprise as she looked around, trying to find out who was coming.

"What now?!" groaned Silvally.

"What's wrong, Sylveon?" Solar asked.

But, the little Fairy Type shushed then as she wiggled her ears, straining for the faint but growing sound of several pairs of feet coming towards them and her family. The pairs of feet soon broke out into a run as the culprits finally made themselves known as they leapt from whatever path they were on and landed in front of the quartet and the rest of Sarah's Pokemon as well as the dragons, the thud making them jump as well before whirled around to see who it was. They gasped in surprise and shock to see the Eevee Squad before them but Sylveon was delighted to see them, realizing that they do believe her about Sarah.

"It's them!" Riolu cried, pointing in surprise.

"Me, Meowth, Meowth!" added Lolita in astonishment.

"Sni, Snivy, Sni, Vy, Vy, Sni, Snivy?" Snivy pondered suspiciously, rubbing her chin.

"Vi, Vibra, Bra, Bra, Vibra, Vibrava," theorized Vibrava, thinking they want to play with them.

"...Breon, Umbreon," Umbreon greeted to Sylveon.

"Syl, Sylveon!" Sylveon replied, delighted by Umbreon's choice.

"Jolt, Jolt, Jolteon, teon, Jolt," warned Jolteon with a suspicious stink eye. "Teon, Jolt, Jolte, Jolteon, Jolt, Jolteon, Jolte, Teon, Teon, Jolt..."

"Espe," eyed Espeon, looking annoyed at her brash Electric Type sister.

"JOLT, JOLTE, JOLT, TEON!" Umbreon just shook his head in amusement and Sylveon giggled while the others looked on in bewilderment to see Jolteon looking irked at Espeon for the nickname the Sun Pokemon had given to her Lightning Pokemon sister. "Okay, that was weird," gawked Silvally.

"Neigh, Neigh..." Ponyta agreed curiously as she tilted her head at the Eevee Squad. Their four other sisters, now feeling awkward, quickly approached the group and bowed in apology and greeting.

"Vaporeon, Va Vapor," apologized Vaporeon. "Va Va Vapor, Poreon, Vapore, Poreon."

"Jolte!"

"Flare, Fla," Flareon replied innocently.

"Jolt, Jolte!" Jolteon denied.

"Umbre, Umbreon," Umbreon smiled knowingly, to Jolteon's embarrassment as she blushed hard. "JOLT!"

"Quirky yet odd family, don't you think?" Solar asked Silvally quietly, feeling awkward from what he's seeing. "What gave that away?"

"What are you doing here? Are you looking for Mommy?" Riolu asked curiously. Leafeon nodded to the little Emanation Pokemon.

"Leaf, Leafe, Le, Leafeon, Leaf, Leafe, Leaf, Leaf, Leafeon, Leaf," she confirmed.

"Well, looks like they made things easier for us, Mother. They thought it through and they came to us at their own free will," Silvally translated before he looked to Sylveon. "Guess you finally got your wish, Missy. They want to talk with us, just as you said."

"Syl? Sylve," Sylveon began towards the Moonlight Pokemon. Umbreon nodded in confirmation.

"Guess that means they're ready to talk. Sylveon really did get through to them," Sarah mused quietly before she addressed the Eevee Squad. "Why did you come here? Did you and Sylveon talk things through when you guys met a few days ago?"

Jolteon stepped forward to come up with a snarky response but Umbreon stopped her immediately with a knowing stink eye, causing her to back down as he approached the princess, his daughters standing on the sidelines. "Um, Umbre, Bre, Umbreon, Umbre, Bre, Bre, Breon, Bre, Umbreon," the Moonlight Pokemon answered.

"He says they thought about what they've been through and what they've discussed with the little lady and... They've decided to speak with you," Silvally translated.

"BRE! Breon, Bre, Umbreon, Bre, Um..."

"But, only if she wasn't lying to them about you." Sarah gawked in shock but remembered her Fairy Type telling her about their immense hatred for humans after the abuse they went through. She realized she couldn't get her hopes up too high again given that it was already a hard-enough accomplishment for the Eevee Squad to trust her and Sylveon to come and talk to her at the least.

"That makes sense. So, you want to talk to us about something you spilled with Sylveon?"

Umbreon nodded again and began his tale. As he explained about his and his daughters' origins, making sure not to miss out every little detail, everyone became amazed, shocked, stunned, and aghast from what they're hearing from the Moonlight Pokemon. Their origins were not for the faint of heart and they realized that throughout their lives, they've all had it rough and the Eevee Squad felt like the whole world was out to get them despite their wish to live in peace without being targeted or disturbed by humans.

"Damn... You ran away from that whacked-out whelp of a brat after the abuse you went through just for going rogue at him and not doing what he wants you to do and by being a stupid treasure piece. Then, you met those missies suffering from the hands of more annoying brats and took them as your own AND you had to literally survive in this world by stealing and making a huge mess wherever you go just to be free even if you're on the run from humans?" Silvally gawked.

Umbreon just nodded and his daughters bowed their heads in silence, adding to their father's confirmation

Nobody knew what to say after what they just heard; it still shocks them that there are still people around in the world that don't care about the well-being of Pokemon, let alone wild ones and those that defected from their trainers and other humans. The shameful conduct of those humans with the Eevee Squad has caused them to develop a sheer hatred for humans and a seemingly neverending need for them to survive, even if it meant causing trouble for others and taking out their hatred of the humans who abused and ostracized them on others that don't deserve it.

"...I'm not gonna deny that given what I went through with Evox," Solar finally breathed, still stunned.

"Scary..." Riolu quivered as Candy held her, giving her comfort.

Aqua and Milotic were quiet, the Eevee Squad had gone through the same ordeal they and Riolu went through but in their cases, it was way worse.

They went over to the seven Eeveelutions and offered their condolences to them, much to their surprise as they listened to the two Water Pokemon speak of their own troubles with their old trainer as well as Riolu's under Viren's ownership. Now, the Eeveelutions were taken aback by the fact that they weren't the only ones who didn't trust humans at first, save for Umbreon, who was surprised by what they told him but nodded in appreciating for their concern and offering his own condolences to them for their struggles.

"Umbreon, I... I had-" Sarah began.

"Um, Umbreon," Umbreon stopped, knowing where she was going. "Um, Umbreon, Breon, Bre, Bre, Breon, Umbreon, Bre."

"Seems like he's content with it given you had no idea about him. You've never heard of him and his family until recently," Silvally translated again.

"Bri..." Aqua sighed with lament.

"Um, Umbre, Bre, Umbreon, Breon, Bre, Um, Bre, Breon, Breon, Um, Umbre, Umbre, Umbreon."

"Vapor, Por, Poreon, Vap, Va..."

"He says Big Sis Sylveon vouched for you as a kindhearted trainer who would look after them with the love and care they desperately wanted," Nebby continued, listening intensively.

"The situation they're dealing with has grown dire with much of the people's ire for their recent attempts to survive being drawn towards them more and more until it led to this," Silvally added. "They finally decided to seek help from you. And, us, I might add, if he meant that, too."

Sarah thought about how Officer Jenny, Totem Gumshoos, Hala, the townsfolk, and the hunters after them would react if any of them found they showed up again but without any crazy intentions as before. She thought they were overreacting to the Eevee Squad's need to survive in a world that looks as though it couldn't allow them to catch a break and give them a good hand in life after their needless suffering.

She knew she was going to have a hard time trying to convince everybody of their tragic and depressing backstory given their initial reactions and what the Eevee Squad had done just to get on in life but she knew that she had to try for their sake. She already did for Aqua, Riolu, and Milotic so why should she be any different to Umbreon and his daughters?

Even her Pokemon and dragons want to be whatever help they can give to the Eevee Squad as Wooloo, Ponyta, Danny, Danielle, Blitz, Snowflake, Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott (despite now falling head over heels for Umbreon's daughters) came to them and offered them comfort, which they humbly yet slowly accepted. Even Lolita approached Umbreon and nodded in confirmation with a soft smile to her fellow Dark Type, drawing another small smile out of him.

"Well, Sarah...?" asked Solar quietly.

"...Alright, what do you need help with?" Sarah replied to the Midnight Pokemon.

But, just as the grateful Umbreon was about to speak again, a flurry of seven attacks came forth and blasted everyone off their claws, feet, and paws, knocking them all down.

"Jolte!" cursed Jolteon, growling from her newly-obtained bruises.

"What was that?!" Solar cried in shock.

"Grr... Alright, who's the damn wiseguy here?!" snapped Silvally as he wheeled around after getting up with the others, trying to find the culprits responsible.

"So, you managed to survive that assault and found our little culprits as well as my treasure, you little whelp! I didn't think you and your motley crew could recover so fast but now your time's up and the Eevee Squad is FINISHED!" shouted a menacing voice.

"Who said that?" Sarah demanded, now annoyed.

"Mommy, look up!" Riolu shouted, pointing at the top of the cliff face and the path leading towards the beach they were in.

Everyone turned to find the seven hunters, armed with their nets and tasers once more, standing before them but with seven Pokemon belonging to each of them comprising of a Grapploct, an Obstagoon, a Palossand, a Bewear, a Tyrantum, a Bisharp, and a Grimmsnarl, all of them with menacing grins and threatening glares and in battle stances.

"Bre..." snarled Umbreon as he got in front of his daughters, much of them cowering at the sight of the hunters, save for a snarling Jolteon.

"Hey! You idiots nearly killed us, what's the big idea?!" bellowed the princess angrily.

"On the contrary, you have something that belongs to us! A few babies we're soon going to make millions of including your Sylveon!" replied the man with the Grapploct, presumably the leader.

"I gotta admit, you little rascals were pretty elusive when you constantly gave us the slip after making fools out of us and the townspeople but now that we've rallied them to our cause, your troubles will soon be over!" mocked the man with the Bisharp.

Sarah snarled, knowing the leader and the cocky man both meant the Eeveelutions. "I doubt these Eeveelutions want anything to do with you after what you all did to them! And, if you dare try anything funny or even hurt them, you'll have to get through me first!"

"I once had custody of that giant black panther of a Pokemon before I foolishly dumped him in hopes of getting a better Pokemon but after he attacked me in retaliation, I've realized that I've thrown away a valuable Pokemon. One, I dare say, would've made millions out of had he not run me off."

"And, we've joined him to get our revenge on that monster for humiliating us and stealing our booty," sneered the man with the Tyrantum. "You've given us the slip one too many times, darlings, but now it's over!"

Umbreon's daughters gasped; the six men with their father's former trainer were the same boys that abused and humiliated them when they were abandoned or left out in the open despite nobody knowing exactly how they were alone in their old lives as Eevees.

"Jolt, Jolteon, Jolt!" Jolteon barked as she tried to rush the hunters, ignoring a shocked Umbreon's protests before the Grapploct rushed her first with a hard punch using Close Combat before jumping back to its master.

"UMBRE!" screamed Umbreon in horror.

"Jolteon!" cried Sarah as she ran to the downed and whimpering Lightning Pokemon with Umbreon, heavily bruised from the punch. The Shiny Moonlight Pokemon nuzzled his Electric Type daughter worriedly before he snarled again at the crooks responsible for hurting her as they laughed at Jolteon for her futile attempt.

The man with the Obstagoon cackled from seeing what happened in front of his group. "That Jolteon's even more of a dork than we are!"

"That's a matter of opinion!"

"That's your opinion, girly!"

"Now, hand over those Eeveelutions and we'll let you go."

"I won't let you have them!"

"Then, you won't mind if we do something to persuade you to release them, LIKE THIS!" bellowed the leader, snapping his fingers and signaling his group to fire nets from modified guns at the Eevee Squad. Seeing this, Snivy, Oshawott, and Silvally used Razor Shell, Air Slash, and Leaf Blade to slice three of them while Zweilous and Noctowl destroyed the rest.

But, one net from the leader's gun was shot after the other six were destroyed and surged for Umbreon, who prepared himself to either destroy it or let himself be captured to protect his daughters. However, he reeled back in shock to see Sarah and Sylveon diving in front of them and getting themselves caught in the net as it then shocked them with electricity, causing them to scream in agonizing pain for seconds on end. Their painful cries made everybody besides the sneering villains and their Pokemon all reel back in horror as the young princess and Intertwining Pokemon took the fall for the Eevee Squad.

"BRE!" cried a horrified Umbreon.

"HOOT-HOOT!"

"SLIG!"

"MAMA!"

"MOMMY!"

"MOTHER, NO!"

"SARAH!" bellowed Noctowl, Sliggoo, Nebby, Riolu, Silvally, and Solar in shock. But, they weren't the only ones who heard their cries; Zeraora was meditating in his floral field again with Zorua napping as usual until they were jolted awake from the princess' pained yells and feeling a sharp pain in their hearts from them, causing them to realize that she's in danger once again.

While they were in the market shopping for anything his charge and his partner's fellow Pokemon needed, Tsukumaro and Absol felt the same pain in their hearts and heard Sarah's cries, too.

"Princess!" the old advisor gasped quietly as they rushed off to her current location. Then, as they were practicing, the Swords of Justice heard Sarah and Sylveon's agonizing cries as they realized something was wrong and the aura around them felt dark as they continued to listen.

"The princess!" Terrakion cried in shock.

"Something's not right!" Verizion agreed.

"It sounds like she's in trouble!" Keldeo shouted, having a bad feeling about Sarah and what happened to her.

"Those who have harmed her... Will pay," Cobalion threatened as his glare sharpened.

Finally, Sylveon and Sarah went unconscious, unable to handle the pain they were given from the men as they passed out.


(Pokemon POV)

The dragons roared in shock and horror at Sarah and Sylveon as they blacked out and the pain from the electric capturing net became too much for them to handle before they and the rest of Sarah's Pokemon family directed their furious glares and horrified stares at the men and Pokemon responsible for hurting them. The Eevee Squad, however, were shocked beyond belief by what they've seen as they took in the sight of the unconscious and beaten princess and their fellow Eeveelution trapped in the net.

"No way...!" Vaporeon gawked.

"It can't be!" Flareon squeaked in horror.

"By the great Arceus' light!" breathed a stunned Espeon.

"I can't believe it!" "They protected us!" Leafeon and Glaceon spoke, shock and awe laced in their voices.

"Ribbons... Impossible, why did you have to be a hero, damn it?!" Jolteon cried, shedding horrified and angry tears as she saw Sarah and Sylveon in the net and slammed her paw down in agonizing frustration.

"Sarah, Sylveon..." Umbreon breathed in horror as he slowly came up to them and looked them all over. "Sarah, Sylveon! WAKE UP! PLEASE!" He gently nudged them, trying to get a response out of them.

The net's electricity was no longer active after they took the full brunt of it so it was safe for him to approach but the Moonlight Pokemon grew more and more desperate as he couldn't get them to wake up.

At last, he stopped, fearing that they might've died to save him and his daughters from the men responsible for putting them through so much hell in their youth as well as setting them on a difficult path of life and death they're in now. The Eevee Squad had lost their one and only chance at getting a better life and keeping everybody who had been the victims of their reasonable crimes off their backs.

"No..." Nebby cried as he, Riolu, Noctowl, Silvally, Sliggoo, and Solar approached as well, also fearing the worst. Seeing this, something in Umbreon snapped and he turned to the men furiously.

The leader, which he now recognized as his old trainer, cackled along with his crew and their Pokemon partners after seeing Sarah and Sylveon's sacrifice just to save him and his daughters and mocked her as a result. "She can't help you now, Umbreon! We're not done here yet and thanks to you, we have one last Eeveelution to sell for a bargain!" he sneered despite his lack of fluent understanding of Pokemon speak.

Umbreon just snarled as his anger boiled over, just as Flareon, Leafeon, and Glaceon rushed to the downed and trapped trainer and Intertwining Pokemon while Espeon and Jolteon joined their father, also glaring darkly at their old enemies.

"You're a monster..." he seethed dangerously.

"All of you..." Jolteon agreed, baring her teeth with fury.

"You all are the most uncouth and bombastic bunch of savages I've ever seen!" growled Espeon.

"It's just you and us now," taunted the man with the Grimmsnarl. "That naive little witch can't help you all now!"

"MY MOMMY'S NOT A WITCH!" snapped Riolu furiously as she unleashed an Aura Sphere on the thugs.

The men all gasped in shock until Obstagoon smirked from the Emanation Pokemon's reckless attack and blocked it with a Night Slash in the form of an uppercut and it exploded from behind, as it was cut in half and thrown behind them. Realizing what kind of Riolu the tiny Shiny Pokemon is from the Aura Sphere, the men all smirked with malicious delight from the prospect of stealing her and selling her on the black market, too.

"So, that's the famous Aura Sphere from the Lost Riolu of Lucario Kingdom, eh? Impressive," commented the man with the Passoland.

"You'd make a fine addition to our black market Pokemon yard sale with your color and trademark attack."

"Fla, Fla, Flaffy, Flaf, Flaffy!" shouted Candy angrily as she stood in front of her little sister.

The men's smirks just widened as they saw her. "And you, my little pink sheep, will be a remarkable bargain, too!" said the Bewear man, sneering.

"Those dragons over there will also be worth mounds we can hoard for a plague patrol!" laughed the man with the Grimmsnarl again, making Winter, Shadow, and their fellow dragons snarl. Camo's children, however, whimpered in fear as they tried to hide behind their father.

"And, now... We'll bid you all farewell as we make off with our grand prizes," mocked the leader before he and his crew shouted to their Pokemon, "ATTAAAAAAAAACK!"

With Grapploct leading them, Obstagoon, Passoland, Bewear, Tyrantum, Bisharp, and Grimmsnarl charged at the Eevee Squad and Sarah's entire family as they were forced to split into seven groups, each group taking on the men's partners as they traded physical blows and special attacks.

Camo's children and Mai stood back along with Solar, Sliggoo, and Noctowl as they quickly dragged Sarah and Sylveon to a safe spot away from the ongoing scuffle behind them and try to cut the net and free them.

All the while, while they work to cut through the tough net, the two other Trial Pokemon desperately hoped that Sarah and their sister/daughter-figure weren't shocked to death from the trap's electricity prior.

Grimmsnarl duked it out with Snowflake and her family as the four Pokemon tried to stand their ground against the powerful Dark Type, even with Snowflake using Ice Beam to try and freeze it in place in conjunction with her Powder Snow.

The Galar Dark/Fairy Dual Type, as he was being assaulted by a swift Vibrava using Steel Wing, Dig, and Crunch, Dragonair using Iron Tail and her own Ice Beam, and Zweilous all of his attacks, fought back hard using attacks such as Light Screen, Power-Up Punch, and Foul Play. It also used its signature attack, False Surrender, to fool them at some point and strike back to their surprise and shock.

Passoland was proving difficult for the three Unova Starters to tackle but Snivy and her brothers remained diligent as they fought against its attacks like Shadow Ball, Mega Drain, Bulldoze, and Astonish.

"HIT 'EM HARD!" screamed Riolu as they kept on firing, hoping to use long-range attacks until it's safe for them to use close-range attacks once Bewear was weak enough and let its guard down a few times.

While the others' attacks did a certain amount of damage to it, Bewear flinched from Riolu's Aura Spheres in particular as it was a Normal Type as it tried to swat them back towards their owners, forcing them to keep on dodging as they fired despite getting a few hits and nicks themselves as some of their attacks were sent back.

Tyrantum and Obstagoon were double-teaming against the other dragons as well as Blitz, Mudsdale, Dusk, Luna, Silvally, and Nebby as they stared their enemies down before Blitz, Silvally, Dusk, and Luna made the first move with a quartet assault using a twin Rock Slide attack, Electroweb, and Air Slash, which the Despot and Blocking Pokemon countered using Ancient Power and Fury Swipes to block the 4-attack combo using a large boulder, slice and dice it to several small pieces and punch the pieces towards them.

The four Pokemon dodged some of the pieces despite getting their own nicks from others but Nebby jumped in front of them, his body comprising a shield for his smaller-sized brothers.

The two opposing Pokemon snarled furiously at the giant-sized intruder but they were more annoyed by the other dragons roaring at them as they zipped around and disorientated them while they clawed and shot plasma, fire, and electric attacks as well as needle spikes and whipped them with their tails, despite their best efforts at trying to hit the flying reptiles. It was clear that the so-called "lizards" their masters mocked and wanted for themselves and their own profit are proving to be a bigger hassle than they first thought.

This left the Grapploct alone to fight against Wooloo, Ponyta, Lolita, and the Eevee Squad as the ten Pokemon wanted payback for what happened to Sylveon and Sarah, the Jujitsu Pokemon glaring at them to attack first.

Wanting payback for being humiliated earlier and being the more impulsive of the Eeveelutions, Jolteon charged first with a quick attack before she jumped over the octopus-like martial arts Pokemon and fired a Pin Missile attack in mid-air.

Grapploct locked its eyes on the Pin Missile shot at it and swatted the tiny missiles away with its tentacles and charged forward to use Close Combat again but this time, the Lightning Pokemon was ready as she dodged her stronger opponent's blows until she was suddenly grabbed by her front right leg while she wasn't looking. Then, the Jujitsu Pokemon spun her around and around until it finally threw her towards her family, Wooloo, Lolita, and Ponyta before the Sheep Pokemon caught her by his wool and made them land on Umbreon's back, the larger Midnight Pokemon catching them in time.

Jolteon was surprised as she saw the small Galar Pokemon that saved her along with her father and he gave her a joyful wink before he glared back at Grapploct, jumped off Umbreon's back, and charged forward with Wild Charge with Ponyta and Lolita joining him as they used High Horsepower and Dark Pulse.

Grapploct managed to block Wooloo when he collided with it but the octopus-like Pokemon flinched a little from the sheer power displayed from one of its smaller opponents. The two of them gritted their teeth, narrowed their eyes, and grunted at each other to see who would be pushed back first as neither of them gave quarter nor edge in their deadlock until Ponyta neighed as she joined her brother, forcing their stronger adversary to block her two but now leaving itself at the mercy of both of its fellow Galar Pokemon and their strongest attacks.

The deadlock continued for several tense seconds and then, slowly but surely, Grapploct gasped in surprise as it felt itself being pushed back as Wooloo and Ponyta strained themselves with both Wild Charge and High Horsepower at full power before they baaed and neighed proudly and forced it back, hard.

This shocked the Jujitsu Pokemon as Lolita decided to attack now as she finally unleashed her fully-charged Dark Pulse attack. The Eevee Squad looked on in awe from the three Pokemon's diligence, reckless, and stubborn yet extreme willingness to fight for Sarah and Sylveon and with their father nodding to them knowingly, they joined Sarah's remaining Pokemon continuing to fight off their stronger adversary.

(End Pokemon POV)


"Va, Por!" Vaporeon cried out as they charged at Grapploct, who got itself ready to face the other five Eeveelutions.

"VA, PO-O-O-O-O-O-O-R-R-R-R-R-R-R!" the Bubble Jet Pokemon shouted as she first unleashed a Hydro Pump.

"FLA-A-A-A-A-R-R-R-R-R-E-E-E-E-E!" Flareon attacked as well using a Flamethrower attack, the two attacks mixing into one powerful elemental cyclone that Grapploct blocked as it spun its tentacles.

"Leaf...FE!" Leafeon bellowed as she fired an Energy Ball from behind the Jujitsu Pokemon, knocking it off balance and irritating it as it growled at the female Verdant Pokemon.

"Grapp..." it snarled darkly before it attacked again, charging at Leafeon before it caught her in a Bind attack and started squeezing the life out of her.

But, the Eevee Squad wasn't done yet; now, Glaceon took the opportunity to attack Grapploct, firing Ice Shard and forcing their stronger opponent to let go before she attacked again with Mirror Coat as Grapploct fired Octazooka before it could blind her Grass Type sister.

The Jujitsu Pokemon dodged as its own ink hit its original spot at twice the power after it jumped but it caught sight of Espeon using Sand Attack to blind it, forcing it to block again. While much of the sand was blocked as the Sun Pokemon dug away at it, some got into Grapploct's eyes, causing it to wince slightly as it shut its eyes.

This allowed Umbreon to use Iron Tail but not before Grapploct sensed him coming and then countered with Brick Break, sending each other skidding back.

The Jujitsu and Shiny Moonlight Pokemon then proceeded to wail at each other as they began their own battle, the Dark Type wanting to settle things now and then so as to not let his daughters continue with the likelihood of the stronger Fighting Type targeting them despite their best efforts.

As they traded special and physical attacks, Umbreon started to pant heavily; since he was a Dark Type and Fighting Types like Grapploct are normally resistant to Dark Type Pokemon and attacks, he was starting to feel worn out even if he managed to get a few hits in. Even Shadow Ball didn't seem to have any effect on the martial arts octopus-like Pokemon despite his own best efforts in battling it.

Finally, Grapploct saw his chance to strike hard at its Dark Type opponent as it swiftly and nimbly twisted one of its tentacles in a punch, using Bulk Up to energize itself and then lashed out at Umbreon with a charged-up Brick Break, dealing a massive amount of damage to him as he stumbled and rolled on to his side, now feeling weak from the devastating blow.

"JOLT!"

"LEAFE!"

"FLARE!"

"GLACE!"

"ESPE!"

"VAP!" cried his daughters in horror as they ran to his side.

The six younger Eeveelutions nuzzled Umbreon, horrified to see him take a heavy beating from one blow and many others during his own duel. The Shiny Moonlight Pokemon, however, nuzzled his daughters back in reassurance before they all glared at Grapploct, who was back in a battle stance and daring the Eevee Squad to come at it again.

All the while, the seven rogue Pokemon's masters watched on in intrigue, amusement, shock, or silent fury as they observed the battles going on between their Pokemon and Sarah's entire family along with the Eevee Squad.

"Hmm... It seems the brat's Pokemon and lizards are more stubborn than we thought," mused Umbreon's old trainer.

"But, those rats are gonna last long no matter how hard they fight back! Sooner or later, they'll be crushed to bits!" cackled Grimmsnarl's trainer.

"But still, those lizards still have me worried," replied Bisharp's trainer, bearing a thoughtful glare as he observed the duels with his arms crossed. "They proved to be more formidable than at first thought. That one with the spikes caused that stupid Obstagoon to go numb with one shot before it shot another which sent it on a rage, pummeling not just them but that blasted Tyrantum since it couldn't get out of the way before then."

"Shut up, man! If Obstagoon countered with Sand Attack or Fury Swipes, it would've gotten away from that dragon scot-free!" spat Obstagoon's trainer, annoyed from Bisharp's trainer's belittlement. "What about your goddamned Bisharp, it's not cut out against two dragons that shoot plasma spitballs from their bigass mouths and explode! And, those meddling kids for Pokemon are kicking its ass down, hard!"

"Never mind our worthless servants, what about that Sylveon and the girl?" Tyrantum's trainer reminded, pointing to the still unconcious princess and Intertwining Pokemon in the net.

"This is all their fault! They compromised everything by meeting the Eevee Squad even if they brought them together for our benefit and all that!" Bewear's trainer griped. "They'll pay for trying to make fools out of us!"

"Doesn't matter, they'll be out of our hair soon, all of them..." Passoland's trainer retorted. "While they're all distracted, we'll do away with the rest of them and make off with the Sylveon and the girl."

"My thoughts, exactly," the leader nodded in agreement.

The other men nodded as they all went down the path to the beach and started to approach Sarah and Sylveon, catching Solar, Mai, Sliggoo, Noctowl, and Camo's children as they jumped towards the malicious group and blocked their way, preparing to attack, if necessary.

"Out of our way, you bumbbling imbiciles..." threatened the leader.

"SLIG, SLIGGOO, SLIG, SLIG, SLIGGOO, GOO, GOO, SLIG!" Sliggoo bellowed angrily, daring the seven men to approach Sarah and his sister.

"Hoot-hoot, hoot, hoot, hoot-hoot-hoot, hoot, hoot!" Noctowl agreed, his eyes narrowing dangerously at the men who nearly killed his foster daughter and trainer.

"You maggots are puny, weak, mindless, and absolute wimps!" cackled Grimmsnarl's trainer again. "So, whacha gonna do about it? Try to stare us down to stop us from claiming our prize, would ya?"

"You hurt them, you'll have to answer to us!" Mai shouted defiantly as she prepared a Wood Hammer and Camo's children snarled with her.

"All of us!" Solar agreed as he growled and his eyes glowed.

The men looked at each other before they all laughed before they took out their tasers and long metal poles as tall as them before they made net pieces appear from the top end. The small group protecting their human mother and Sylveon gasped before they stood their ground as they prepared to square off against their armed foes.

"You don't call the shots here..."

"You guys are so cocky, we might be outnumbered but we're never outgunned!"

"You've just met the black market hunters at their finest moment."

"We're warning you, brats. Stay out of our way or it's Bargain Time for all of you and the girl!"

"Say bye-bye, fools..." mocked the hunters as they crept closer with their weapons.

But, as the men stalked the Pokemon and dragons before them as they held their tasers and long pole nets, a Razor Wind attack appeared and it hit the ground around the hunters, knocking them to the ground while they were disarmed before glowing leaves from a Magical Leaf attack appeared and destroyed the weapons.

"WHAT WAS THAT?!" screeched Bewear's trainer in shock.

"Our nets!"

"Our tasers!" shouted Grimmsnarl and Passoland's trainers in disbelief.

"Where are you?! Show yourself, right now!" cried Bisharp's trainer as they looked for the ones responsible.

"Over here, Money Brains!" cried a familiar young girl's voice from above, catching the two groups' attention as they looked back up to the cliff face on the beach path.

The Pokemon and dragons duking it out all stopped when they heard that voice and they turned to the owner of it, only for Sarah's family to gasp in surprise at the newcomers joining in the battle. There were the Swords of Justice, Tsukumaro, Absol, Zeraora, and Zorua glaring down at the hunters and their Pokemon partners, not looking too happy to see them doing harm to the princess' Pokemon and her dragon families.

"HEY! Who invited you?!"

"We crashed!" growled Terrakion, looking ready to fight.

"You have no business in this region if you're harming any Pokemon here, leave immediately!" Cobalion ordered, glaring down at the hunters.

"Who are you to call the damn shots!?" spat Bewear's trainer towards the Iron Will Pokemon.

"The greatest Pokemon to ever walk the Unova Region, Daddy-O!" Keldeo spat back, also glaring at the hunters.

Virizion looked at Sarah and Sylveon trapped in the net and gasped before she glared darkly at the hunters. "You dare harmed the Alola Region's Lost Princess and one of her own Pokemon... Now, you shall feel the wrath of your worst nightmare for your insolence and your crime."

"Impossible, more damn Pokemon and another meddling human coming to challenge us?" snarled Grapploct's trainer leader.

"Listen and learn, Octo-Moron! We're not just any Pokemon and he's no ordinary human, not by a long shot!" scoffed Zorua as she stood on Zeraora's head. "I am Zorua and you're in the presence of my master, Zeraora, Old Man Tsukumaro, his Absol, and the Swords of Justice!"

"IMPOSSIBLE!"

"IT'S HIM, THE THUNDERCLAP WANDERER!"

"AND, THE SWORDS OF JUSTICE!"

"IT CAN'T BE THEM!"

"BUT, THEY ARE!"

"I THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST MYTHS, LEGEND!" cried the hunters in shock. It was obvious that seeing Zeraora and the Swords of Justice together threw them for a loop.

Even the leader couldn't help but gawk at what he was seeing before he snarled dangerously at them. "And, the Pokemon of Disasters and Illusions are also present, curses..."

"You lay one more hand on the princess and prison will be the last thing on your minds," Tsukumaro finished as he unsheathed his sword.

"We don't care who you are or what you want! We're calling you destroyed," snapped Grimmsnarl's trainer before he called the rogue Pokemon. "Boys, forget those rascals and the lizards! Take care of these intruders, we're taking them with us!"

The rogue Pokemon obeyed their masters as they blasted their foes off of them and stood with them to prepare for their new opponents.

Zorua scoffed as she, Absol, Tsukumaro, Zeraora, and the Swords watched the rogue Pokemon prepare to fight them instead. "Did you forget who you're dealing with here?"

She then gave a devilish smirk as she jumped, flipped, and transformed into a Grapploct after choosing which Pokemon to transform into. Her signature ability left the hunters and their Pokemon shocked as they reeled back and even Solar and the Eevee Squad were taken aback by her transformation. The leader's Grapploct, however, felt insulted as it watched Zorua admire her new form and laughed from it.

"Oh, yeah! Multiple arms, extra doses of pain! Let's try these bad boys out!" she bragged before she got into a battle stance, her smirk hidden in her form.

"Don't forget me!" Keldeo replied as he changed to his Resolute Form.

"Let's go!" Cobalion called out as the seven Pokemon leapt down on to the beach and engaged with their Pokemon opponents, leaving Tsukumaro to join Solar, Sliggoo, Noctowl, Mai, and Camo's children to free Sarah and Sylveon from the net they were still trapped in.

Cobalion decided on battling Tyrantum, his cold gaze slowly rattling the Despot Pokemon as he squared it off as he used moves such as Metal Claw, Quick Attack, Work Up, Leer, Retaliate, Swords Dance, and Sacred Sword, the last one the Rock/Dragon Dual Type having the most trouble dealing with.

The Iron Will Pokemon's expert swordsmanship soon became too much for it and it was put down with one final swipe.

Terrakion decided to go toe-to-toe with Bewear in terms of strength and power, the Strong Arm and Cavern Pokemon first headbutting then pouncing at each other to determine who's the strongest between them.

Even if Bewear did get a few hits into Terrakion, the strongest of the Swords of Justice was more durable and sustained each blow thrown at him before he used similar attacks to Cobalion's but with his own moves thrown in such as Stone Edge, his own Rock Slide, and Smack Down before he summoned his own Sacred Sword.

"I'm waiting...!" taunted Terrakion with a smirk.

This set off Bewear as it seethed furiously before it began to use Thrash in the hopes of making the Cavern Pokemon pay for his remark but it was so lost in its rage and using so much power, Terrakion gave a simple yet powerful downward slash at the Normal/Fighting Dual Type as it was mere inches away from him and his sword's blade. Since it was partly a Normal Type and the known factor of Normal Types being weak to Fighting Types (Christ, the irony of it since it's also a Fighting Type), Bewear couldn't withstand the force of the Sacred Sword and was knocked out.

Umbreon and his daughters looked on, google-eyed at what they're seeing. Two of the Swords of Justice had managed to beat two of the hunters' Pokemon without breaking a sweat and their new saviors were just getting started.

Virizion and Absol decided to team up and take down Obstagoon and Grimmsnarl in a Double Battle with the rogue Pokemon making their first moves-Obstagoon charging with Bite and Grimmsnarl shooting forward with Night Slash.

Virizion gave a knowing wink towards the Disaster Pokemon with Absol giving a small but knowing smile back before they dodged their two opponents, the latter using Future Sight to predict what Obstagoon and Grimmsnarl would be doing.

Grimmsnarl used Pin Missile to hit Virizion but the Grassland Pokemon used her speed to dodge the missiles coming at her, preparing herself with Swords Dance.

Meanwhile, Obstagoon tried to attack Absol using Night Slash while using Hone Claws to upgrade its attack power and launch Dark Pulse while doing so but the Disaster Pokemon jumped and dodged each attack thrown at him as he countered with Megahorn to block and withstand the Dark Type attacks. Even using Iron Tail and Thunderbolt didn't do much despite giving itself a leg up in the fight while Absol countered with attacks such as Flamethrower, Razor Wind, Water Pulse, and X-Scissor while dodging with Double Team and learning its next moves with Detect.

Virizion continued to engage the increasingly-agitated Grimmsnarl into attacking as she dodged and parried it before she was nearly hit by the Bulk-Up Pokemon's Hyper Beam attack, forcing her to dodge as it hit her spot bordering the water. In retaliation and showing why she's not to be trifled with, she used Giga Drain to absorb much of its energy before she landed a Double Kick to force it back.

Absol forced Obstagoon back using Future Sight again, making it crash into Grimmsnarl as they saw their two opponents regrouping before Virizion summoned her own Sacred Sword. Before the rouge Pokemon can recover, the Disaster and Grassland Pokemon charged towards them as they unleashed a full-powered physical combo attack with Megahorn and Sacred Sword, making them stumble back in pain as they screamed and gave up.

Keldeo faced off against Palossand, knowing he could fare well against a Ground Type and he didn't want to be so merciful to it after seeing what it was doing to his new friends and what its trainer and allies did to Sarah.

Knowing that his Fighting Type attacks couldn't make a dent in the Sand Castle Pokemon, he decided to make do with other attacks he has up his disposal including his Water Type attacks. "Come at me, buster, unless you're too wet to walk!" he taunted with a smirk.

This set off Palossand as it attacked with Giga Drain but Keldeo used Aqua Jet to dodge it and then soak the Ground Type.

"Washed up already, you moldy sandhead?" taunted the Colt Pokemon again. Palossand growled before it felt something amiss and then looked up to find its most treasured possession, a small red toy shovel stuck handle-first on its head, gone which made it panic.

"You lose something?" Keldeo mocked as he showed that he snatched the shovel as he soaked it.

The Sand Castle Pokemon was horrified and outraged by this as it let out a furious scream before it grew, in the hopes of making the youngest Sword of Justice return its beloved shovel or killing him to get it. Keldeo saw it grow into the size of a small house but he wasn't scared; his training with his family and fellow Swords had paid off and he was able to turn his fears into whatever courage he has to face the seething Ground Type head-on.

"You're gonna regret tangling with me, especially after what your stupid humans have done to the princess!" he barked before he charged at the giant Ground Type.

Palossand roared in defiance but the Colt Pokemon ignored it and soldiered on as he charged and used Double Team to try and confuse it before he used Focus Blast that exploded in the Sand Castle Pokemon's sandy face. It did take some damage from the combo attack but that made it madder as it used Shadow Ball, Earth Power, and Giga Drain in succession, managing to get a few hits in but also forcing the youngest Sword to take drastic measures as he dodged with Aqua Jet again.

"Alright, you asked for it!" he threatened as he landed before he unsheathed his one true attack, Secret Sword.

With the two Pokemon at full strength, they soon wailed on each other with Keldeo slowly getting the upper hand given that he's also partly a Water Type, leaving Palossand to try and fail to counter his Water Type attacks with some of his attacks being feints for real ones.

Finally, when he felt like it had enough of him, Keldeo finished it off with a Water Pulse and a Hydro Pump, soaking the Ground Type and making it faint.

Zeraora and Zorua, still in her new Grapploct form, teamed up to combat the last two rogue Pokemon belonging to the hunters which are the real Grapploct and Bisharp. The Jujitsu Pokemon still felt insulted for the Tricky Fox Pokemon using its form to fight it off but Bisharp was more interested in fighting Zeraora, wanting to see if it can beat the Mythical Pokemon before its comrades can have a chance to do so.

What they didn't know as they fought, however, was that under its tutelage and with her deceptive tactics, Zorua and Zeraora make a unique pair team in battle.

"Come at me, Broski!" taunted Zorua as she smirked while dodging, blocking, and countering her Galar opponent's blows before she grabbed one of its tentacles and threw it over her to the cliff face. "And, a Grapp-Grappity-Grapp-Grapp to you!"

Grapploct yelped in shock before it crashed into the cliff face and groaned before it shook off the pain and narrowed its eyes at Zorua before it charged at her again. It felt humiliated from being shown up by a doppelganger and now it was looking for payback.

Zeraora, in the meantime, was dueling Bisharp just fine as the two of them traded punches and kicks in rapid succession. If there were any nicks the Thunderclap Pokemon got from the Sword Blade Pokemon's ax blades on its arms, body, and helmet-like head, it didn't mind the pain and would simply retaliate with heavy chops and swift leg kicks dealing massive bruises.

This went on for several more seconds until Zorua and Zeraora made a move their Unova and Galar adversaries weren't expecting.

"Switch!" "Zera!" the two of them cried together as they jumped at each other and gave a high-five.

Now, whilst a surprised Grapploct was squaring off against Zeraora, Zorua faced off against the Sword Blade as she transformed into a Diggersby and then used Swords Dance to supercharge herself before she threw mocking jabs at it like she was shadow boxing.

"Okay, Sharpie, it's Rabbit Punching Time!" she smirked.

The taunt got through to Bisharp as it charged at her and bellowed angrily, preparing a Night Slash attack and readied itself with an Iron Defense to raise its defense, and wanting to make her pay for mocking and making a fool out of it as steam comically bellowed out of its figurative ears to a workshop whistle.

Zorua just continued to smirk as she dodged and blew raspberries at her opponent as she countered with an array of Dig, Super Fang, Bounce, Tackle, Double Kick, and Mud Slap attacks, some of them doing more damage given she took Type Effectiveness into account among other things.

While she was battling and playing around with the increasingly-aggravated Bisharp, Grapploct and Zeraora stood at and eyed each other as they prepared to have a samurai-like duel in a short one-attack burst to see who would rise and who would fall.

Their little standoff lasted for two minutes as they waited to see who would start first or if anything around them would give them a signal to attack as they blocked out the other battles taking place and concentrated their minds and energies towards their duel.

At last, as a stray wave crashed onto the cliff face, Zeraora and Grapploct unleashed Brick Break at each other in single strike punches. When they had finished, they stood still in left-leg front stances with their right fist and upper right-hand tentacle sticking out.

At first, Zeraora knelt down on its left knee and winced, supposedly feeling the physical effect of its Galar adversary's Brick Break first. But then, in a twist of fate, Grapploct groaned loudly before it lost its balance and fainted, having been hit hard by Zeraora's Brick Break attack. Aside from its own training, Zeraora's will to protect Sarah and its love for her had allowed its Fighting Type attack to surpass Grapploct's and clinch the battle for it.

The hunters were stunned by what they saw and Grimmsnarl's trainer eventually snarled at their defeated Pokemon before he spat, "YOU'RE ALL IDIOTS!"

Seeing no other options left and realizing that they'll have to take matters into their own hands, the leader shook his head in disappointment before he signaled his fellow hunters to take Sylveon and the Eevee Squad, knowing that their stronger opponents' attention is drawn away from them.

They all agreed and took out knives and machetes to threaten their targets into coming with them but as they ran towards the net and the Eevee Squad, Tsukumaro threw another dagger at them to make them stop in their tracks and faced them down with his sword in hand and Solar, the Eevee Squad, Sarah and Sylveon still trapped in the net, Mai, Sliggoo, Noctowl, and Camo's children behind him.

"Get out of our way..." Umbreon's old trainer threatened.

"You... You've hurt my godchild, my old friends' daughter," Tsukumaro growled as he pointed his sword at his enemies. "If we'd known out you'd cause her trouble sooner, we would've rushed to her aid and taken care of you ourselves!"

"So, you want to protect the selfish, meddling wench who nearly died just to keep our prizes from us?" Obstagoon's trainer snarked. "No... You don't fool us, old man. If you are her godfather as you claimed, we would know for a fact that since she has never mentioned you before, you threw her out of your life!"

"You're wrong, I've waited years for the day when I would finally see her of age. The only other time I've seen her is when she was a little baby back in the Kanto Region, the most precious thing I've ever seen. It took me so long to wait for the day until I would see her again as the young girl she is now and I worry for her ever since I've heard how she's doing recently... But, she took charge of her own destiny and became as just and kind as her parents were and I'll always be proud of her for setting an example of herself, it always warms my heart to know that she's doing fine with her friends by her side."

"How touching, a loving godfather..." sniggered Grapploct's trainer.

He raised his machete along with two of his allied trainers while the others all brandished knives. "Let's see how far your love for that cutie will get you, gramps."

Tsukumaro scoffed as he prepared himself. "Go ahead and try," he dared, not letting his glare at them waver.

The eight men stared at each other dangerously and darkly, waiting to see who would make the first move this time. Finally, being the more impulsive man of the bunch, Grimmsnarl's trainer attacked first with his knife before Tsukumaro dodged in a left spin before he gracefully swung his sword at his first foe like a flying phoenix as an expert Chinese swordsman would for several minutes and prompted Bewear's trainer and Obstagoon's trainer (using a knife and machete respectively) to give their ally a hand but ended up with all three being put on the defensive.

Once he felt like he had them on the ropes, the old advisor then immobilized them, one by one, by hitting a specific point in their body which included a pressure point that can affect their bodies in any way. One of the points he touched stopped them and prevented them from moving until he touched the point again, thus ending the conflict with them without wanting to literally hurt them.

This drew shocked gasps from the remaining four hunters as Palossand and Bisharp's trainers went on the offensive next and they traded blows with Tsukumaro with their knives clashing with his sword until they were immobilized as well.

But, while they were fighting, Grapploct and Tyrantum's trainers tried to sneak up to the Eevee Squad, Sarah, and Sylveon without being seen and do them away but before they could hack away with their machetes, Tsukumaro blocked Grapploct's trainer's machete while Noctowl and Sliggoo attacked Tyrantum's trainer before they broke his machete and immobilized him as well when the Owl Pokemon hit the same pressure point they saw Tsukumaro hit and they held him at bay, leaving him defenseless and utterly humiliated.

All the while, the Eevee Squad noticed they were almost taken by surprise until they were saved by Tsukumaro and were left speechless as they watched the ongoing fight between Umbreon's former trainer and Sarah's family's advisor before, at last, Umbreon's trainer lost after he was disarmed and the last one to be immobilized.

Before long, the fighting had stopped and Tsukumaro, Sarah's entire family, the Eevee Squad, the Swords of Justice, Absol, Zeraora, and Zorua were the last ones standing with the hunters and their rogue Pokemon battered, bruised, beaten, and humbled.

Tsukumaro sighed as he looked around and got approving and satisfied nods from his allies and his partner Pokemon; they had done it, they saved not only the Eevee Squad but Sarah as well and they were safe from harm.

"Is that all of them?" he asked, looking at Cobalion.

"Yes, Tsukumaro, that's all seven of them and their Pokemon," confirmed the Iron Will Pokemon. "They've all been defeated and just in time."

"What about the princess?" asked Keldeo.

They all looked towards Sarah and Sylveon, who were still trapped in the net but thankfully, unharmed still. Zeraora quickly rushed to her side with Zorua as she transformed back into her old form and they quickly checked her pulse. There was a quiet yet steady heartbeat they could hear from her, which drew relieved smiles out of them as they turned to their allies.

"Zera..." replied the Thunderclap Pokemon with a nod.

Virizion nodded, also relieved to hear the news. "So, the princess is alive, I see. Thank goodness, I thought we lost her..."

"That kid's got some guts, alright," Terrakion remarked, impressed as he looked at her and Sylveon and then at the Eevee Squad. "Took a lot out of her to withstand something as cliche but effective as an electric net. I wonder if that colorful bunch of pussycats over there know anything about that."

Cobalion nodded, "I think we'll know once the princess tells us what's going on."

Winter and Shadow cooed and nudged Sarah and Sylveon.

"Easy, you two. The princess had it rough so it's best to let her rest until then," Tsukumaro soothed.

The two dragons whimpered but eventually, they reluctantly complied as they stood back to let the little princess and her Intertwining Pokemon rest after the pain they've endured.

"I guess we better get everything sorted out and figure out what to do with the Eevee Squad," Solar put in.

"Eevee Squad?" the Swords of Justice answered together, surprised.

"That's what those Eeveelutions were called around here," Mai answered.

"But, what are we gonna do about them and those crazy freakazoids who tried to hurt them and the princess?" Keldeo interjected, directing towards the immobilized hunters and their beaten Pokemon.

"...Damn... That angry mob will be here for those rascals any minute," Silvally remembered grimly. "We gotta do something before they do them in!"

Everyone thought for a moment on what to do but then... "I have a suggestion!" Riolu answered, raising her paw.

"Oh? What do you have in mind?" Tsukumaro asked the Emanation Pokemon curiously.


Later, when they reached the angry mob making their way to the Eevee Squad and the hunters' current location with Officer Jenny, Totem Gumshoos, and Hala leading them, they suddenly saw something coming towards them in the distance but when the other group showed themselves, everyone was shocked to find what they were seeing.

There was Sarah's family with Tsukumaro and his Absol leading them with the villains and their rogue Pokemon tied up like Christmas turkeys with no way of escaping and surprisingly, the younger Pokemon and Camo's children were using them as punching bags as punishment for their crimes. The Eevee Squad was also with them as Umbreon carefully carried the unconscious Sarah and Sylveon on his back, all of them now looking satisfied and much happier now.

"Tsukumaro! Wha-" Hala began, baffled.

"Will somebody tells us what's going on here?" Officer Jenny added, surprised.

"What the hell happened?"

"What's going on?"

"I don't know!"

"What is this?"

"What did you do?"

"Those men!"

"Why are they tied up?"

"Why are those little Pokemon beating them?" the mob gasped, stunned by the display before them.

"Now, now, everybody! Settle down, let me explain. Everything's under control and you have nothing to worry about concerning the Eevee Squad," Tsukumaro began. "What's more, I'm afraid to say that you've all been deceived by the very people who wanted nothing more than to sell them off and have revenge on these innocent Eeveelutions for self-defense. I'm sure we'll find out the whole story once my goddaughter wakes up and explains everything."

"What are you talking about?" Jenny asked.

"Mr. Wong, I understand your concerns but I'm afraid I'm a little lost in what you're saying," Hala admitted. "What do you mean Sarah will tell us everything?"

He soon got his answer as the young princess and Sylveon finally woke up and found themselves resting on Umbreon's back and out of the net they were originally trapped in.

"...S-Sylve...?" squeaked Sylveon, blinking as her vision cleared and she saw Umbreon, giving a small, relieved smile at her.

"...Urgh, what's going o-OW, my head!" grumbled Sarah as she held her head, still feeling the effects of the electric net's shock. "Damn it, when I get my hands on those money-making doo-doos, I'm gonna-!"

She stopped as she saw her family, Tsukumaro, Absol, the mob, Jenny, Totem Gumshoos, Hala, and the Eevee Squad looking at her in surprise and overwhelming relief.

"...What?"

"Welcome back, Mother," Silvally joked.

"What happened, where are the hunters? Umbreon, why are we on-?"

"Take it easy, Mama. The hunters and their Pokemon are all wrapped up, we have them right here," Nebby reassured as he directed to Camo and Skystorm holding the tied-up hunters and Winter and Shadow holding their tied-up rogue Pokemon with Camo's children now having their turn to beat them up.

Sarah sniggered as she realized what had happened; her family, Tsukumaro, and Absol had something to do with the hunters and their Pokemon being captured.

"Sarah, we're waiting," Hala reminded as he raised a curious eyebrow.

Realizing that she needed to explain everything and why the Eevee Squad were treated like the pariahs they are by everybody, the young princess told her tale with Silvally, Sylveon, and Umbreon's help. She told them everything she and her Fairy Type had known from the Shiny Moonlight Pokemon and his daughters; how Umbreon was the original trainer belonging to the leader owning Grapploct, how his six grown-up daughters were once abused and beaten by their father's former trainer's six allies before he came to their rescue, how they were forced to fight humans just to find ways to survive in the world when it looked like everyone was out to get them for a chance at a new and more peaceful life alone or with the kindhearted trainer they were looking for.

Tsukumaro even added his own two bits involving his and Absol's fight with the seven hunters, being very careful not to mention too much about Zorua, Zeraora, and the Swords of Justice (who all returned to the Thunderclap Pokemon's floral field so as not to arouse suspicion to the townsfolk, Jenny, Hala, and Totem Gumshoos).

By the time the old advisor and his goddaughter had finished their tale, everyone was in stunned awe from what they heard. Some people in the angry mob now felt ashamed by their poor and recklessly judgmental actions against the Eevee Squad without hearing their backstory but the majority were shocked by this and turned their ire on the hunters as they found out they lied to them about Umbreon and his daughters and after learning they attacked Sarah in retaliation to her defiance.

"And, here are some tools they used to attack these darling Pokemon, my goddaughter, and her family, Officer," Tsukumaro finished, handing her a bag with some of the recovered knives and the net.

Officer Jenny looked at what she was given and gave a determined nod. "Well, that settles it. So, what do you suppose we do with these bad boys, hand them a lifetime prison sentence?" she suggested.

"No, Miss Jenny, we thought you might want to put them to work on community service as punishment for hurting Mommy and the Eevee Squad," Riolu countered.

Solar nodded in agreement, "We also thought you, Hala, and your Pokemon partner would want a few hundred words with those money-making stooges."

"Prison's too good for them, make them work their backs off, instead!" Mai added firmly.

"Don't forget to release their Pokemon partners so they can go to more loving trainers that will care for them immensely, more than they ever could," offered Tsukumaro. "But, we'll leave you to decide what to do with them in the end."

"So, Miss Officer, Mr. Hala, Sir, we and Mama leave these bad guys to you," finished Nebby as Shadow, Winter, Camo, Skystorm dropped off their former enemies in front of them and the mob.

"This is an outrage!"

"Officer, it's not what you think!"

"We're innocent!"

"This is not our fault!"

"I'm afraid there's been a terrible misunderstanding!"

"You can't let them do this to us!"

"We can explain!" the hunters all protested frantically.

"I'll have you take it with us when we get to the station. You've crossed the line by attacking Sarah and resorting to dangerous games like this and now, you pay the price for your greed, pride, and lust for revenge," Officer Jenny interjected, glaring at them with Totem Gumshoos crossing his arms and shaking his head at them in disappointment.

"Fellas, we have news for you. Your hunting licenses have just been expired," Hala agreed, sharing her glare.

The mob agreed immensely, cheering for justice to be dealt with and for Sarah for doing the right thing in the face of doubt for any Pokemon in need of help. It was clear that the hunters, for their crimes committed against their foes, are in big, big trouble.

"What'll we do with the Eevee Squad in the meantime?" Sarah interjected.

"They had good intentions and they do have a solid reason or two for doing what they did, Sarah. But, regardless, they still broke the law and they have to do the time for their unintended crimes," Officer Jenny said.

Sylveon was distraught when she heard this; she thought that Officer Jenny would be kind and lenient on the Eevee Squad for their actions but even she knew that Umbreon and his daughters had transgressed against other humans and Pokemon trying to stay alive and find a new life worth living for. Sarah could feel her discomfort as she gently rubbed her reassuringly.

"I was tempted to have them behind bars for a few years just so to have the ramifications of their crimes sink in and make them realize that crime doesn't pay even if they have good intentions for their actions. But, after what you all told me, Hala, and the mob, I'd be willing to let them off with a warning and a clean slate at that..."

"Really?"

"Sylve?!"

"But, on one condition... I would like you to be their trainer, from now on," she finished, smiling. "As long as you don't get them into any trouble, that is..."

Totem Gumshoos agreed with a reassuring nod, sharing his crime-fighting partner's thoughts. He was also shocked and heartbroken by what he and everyone else were all told about the Eevee Squad and the hunters and while he was indeed tempted to punish the Shiny Moonlight Pokemon and his daughters for their crimes no matter what reasons were justified, he was lenient enough to let them off with a warning as well.

Everyone else agreed, knowing how much of a good trainer the young princess would be for them. Sarah, stunned by the offer, looked towards Umbreon and his family, all of them now giving her looks of longing. It took them a while to realize it but now they know that Sarah was the trainer they wanted and a new and much happier life with her is just what they've been looking for.

"...I will," she decided finally, smiling.

Umbreon nuzzled Sarah in gratitude while his daughters cheered immensely for this delightful change of fortune for them; even Jolteon couldn't help but give a rye smile of approval for her family's lives turning out for the better.

"I suppose we trust they'll be in good hands from now on under your jurisdiction, Young Sarah?" Hala asked approvingly.

"Yeah, they'll do great with me and my family!"

"Then, it's settled. As per this decision, I now declare the Case of the Eevee Squad officially... Closed!" Officer Jenny declared proudly.

Everyone cheered, the Eevee Squad being the loudest of all while their new family dogpiled them and gave them three cheers for their new lives. For Umbreon, as he continued to nuzzle his new foster mother happily, he knew things for him and his daughters will only get better from here on out.

However, in the distance, away from prying eyes, the Swords of Justice, Zeraora, and Zorua watched on in intrigue and approval from what they're seeing out of everyone before them. They all gave knowing smiles (Zorua giving a happy snigger with her own), knowing that Sarah had once again done a good turn for a group of Pokemon in need before they quickly returned to the Thunderclap Pokemon's floral field.


A few days later, Sarah was taking the Eevee Squad out for a walk after school, the newest additions to her growing family looking happier than ever. Her friends were all with her hearing everything that went on prior to the villains' capture and downfall and while she had to omit the Swords of Justice from her story for the sake of keeping them a secret, they were amazed over everything they've been told.

"Wow, so the Eevee Squad are in your custody now, Sarah?" Sophocles gawked in awe.

"Just as long as I don't get them into any more trouble. I'm only glad Officer Jenny and Hala were lenient on them, they're definitely glad to be away from being thrown inside the slammer if anything."

"Did Zeraora and Zorua help you out with them?" Lana questioned.

"They did, from what Tsukumaro told me. They even went through the trouble of dealing with those stupid hunters trying to shishkabob me and Sylveon after they got us tangled up in that net along with the dragons and my Pokemon. I wouldn't know immediately, we blacked out after we were shocked."

"What do you suppose happened to those Pokemon belonging to the hunters?" Mallow asked, curiously. "I don't think I've seen some of them before."

"Wasn't Officer Jenny going to do something about them after dealing with the hunters?" Kiawe put in.

"She was, but she told me she'll let me know by the time she, Hala, and Totem Gumshoos agreed on what they want them to do. I wouldn't blame them for leaving or being put on community service for a time since they were ordered about by those guys and one of them considered them all idiots after they failed to do my family in."

"At least, the Eevee Squad is safe and sound, now. They're much happier with you," Lillie smiled, petting Umbreon as he blushed from Lillie's touch.

"Yeah, you were awesome, Sarah!"

"Pika, Pika!" Ash and Pikachu smiled brightly.

"Come on, Ash, it was Sylveon who got the ball rolling," Sarah denied as she and her Fairy Type walked side-by-side, the latter's feelers wrapped around her right wrist happily. "She got through to them even more than I could, although Meowth did give her some help on that."

"Meowth, why would he do that?" Mallow asked again, surprised.

"Do you think he and Team Rocket would get their hands on the Eevee Squad, someday?" Sophocles added, worriedly.

"Nah, Sylveon told me he let them be after he and Sylveon vouched for me while they're still on the run. Why he did that, I'll never know."

They decided to leave it at that; they knew better than to think too much about that.

"Well, now that that's done, I'd say we have a party to celebrate! So, how about some lunch, on me and my family?" Mallow offered, smiling.

But, before anything else could be said, they heard what looked to be a huge racket coming from the market street at Hau'Oli City. To their surprise, they spotted what looked to be a familiar humbled herd of wild Alolan Rattata and Raticate being thrown out and screaming in panic as they ran for the woods, all looking beaten and humbled.

"Huh, what's going on?"

"Hey, are those-?"

"Yeah, it's the Ratatta and Raticate herd from before!"

"We saw them when they were chasing Sarah, Nebby, and her parents after they were accidentally shrunk by Faba's Shrink Ray."

"What were they doing at the market district?"

"But, who did this to them?" the others gawked, their shocked eyes as wide as dish plates.


(Pokemon POV)

"Daddy, what happened?" Flareon asked in surprise.

"Who were those black and white dweebs, anyway?" Jolteon quipped.

"Something or someone must've scared them off," answered the panther-like Dark Type.

They found out soon enough as a familiar group of Pokemon appeared to see the Alolan Rattata and Raticate clear off and run back to the forest where they came from, all of them now in makeshift police uniforms.

"Jeepers, boys, we don't mind you creepers wanting to look for food every now and then. But, could you all just do it in a way that's less threatening and imposing for wimps such as you?" snarked Grimmsnarl.

"That's what you get for trying to rob these nice people of their goods!" Palossand screeched out to the Dark Type intruders.

"Maybe, you should try training yourselves before you trespass on human property for the most trivial of reasons!" Bewear snapped in agreement.

"Good work, men. That's it for this lot, let's report back to the chief," Grapploct announced.

The Eevee Squad gasped in surprise along with Sarah, her family, and the dragons. The seven Pokemon in front of them were the seven rogue Pokemon belonging to the hunters who were once after Umbreon and his Daughters but now, they all became police officers. What was going on?

"Grapploct! So, you're all with that officer who we turned you into, now," Umbreon said, getting their attention.

"Should you really be up right now? The Swords of Justice, Mr. Tsukumaro, Absol, Zeraora, and Zorua really had you beat by the time we handed you offer to Officer Jenny," Sylveon protested.

"Yeah, they creamed you good when you fought with them!" Riolu remarked.

"Heh, our strong point's our stamina, kid. Your saviors put up quite a fight; even then, these scratches and bruises are nothing after a little while," grinned Tyrantum, feeling cocky.

"I thought she and that Totem Pokemon would throw you ruffians behind bars after what you've put us through days ago," gasped Espeon.

"What made them change their minds?" Leafeon agreed. "I never thought you'd be police officers on the spot."

"We had time to think about what we've done after you handed us over, Missies. Your police friends are more lenient than we thought and your fairy and human friends did put in a good word for us after we were released from our old masters," Bisharp noted.

"We really didn't want to hurt our fellow Pokemon but those knuckleheaded stooges had their thumbs wrapped around us and their twisted logic left us following their lead. We didn't have a choice," Obstagoon added.

"So, after going through the offers Miss Jenny had given us, prison time or community service, the choice became clear. So, we defected our former leaders and signed up to become the Alola Region's new elite squadron for police work," Grapploct finished. "Your concern for us is touching but we've been deemed well enough to begin our new duties."

Curiously, Mai, Mist and Spark, Sunflare, Riolu, Camo's children, Oshawott, Tepig, Wooloo, Ponyta, Danny, Danielle, Flareon, and a skeptical Jolteon felt the reformed Pokemon all over on the spots where they had been healed and bandaged.

"See, they're not even hurting. But, we'd appreciate it if you kids would stop TOUCHING US!" bellowed an annoyed Obstagoon.

The small group and the others reeled back in surprise and fright as Grapploct and his allies prepared to return to Officer Jenny before Umbreon noticed something on the back of his former enemies' new police jackets. It was of a Japanese Kanji character that stood for the word, "Bad", and surprisingly enough, they didn't seem too bothered by it showing.

"Sorry..." Mai replied sheepishly as she and Riolu hugged each other, a little scared.

"Hey, what's that?" Lana asked, pointing towards the Kanji on their jackets.

"It looks like there's a word written on the back of their jackets," Kiawe replied thoughtfully.

"What does it say?" Ash questioned.

"By the looks of it, it stands for something like... 'Bad'," Sarah deducted.

"Bad?!" her friends cried in surprise.

"Grapploct, you do know you're wearing something like that on the back of your jackets, right?" Umbreon pointed out.

"Yes, we actually wanted it there as a reminder of where we came from and what we've been through prior to this moment," the Jujitsu Pokemon nodded.

"Besides, our rough time with you, your family, and your meddlesome friends is a reminder of our black past that can't be erased. We can't get rid of it and we can't take the bad off our backs," Bisharp said. "We've gotten kind of used to having it on us ever since we were given our uniforms after joining that cop and the region's police force, a reminder of where we came from, shall we say."

"If you don't mind, we'll be hanging around the region for a while and waiting to hear how you and your rascals are getting on in your new life with your new human," Grimmsnarl sniggered.

"And, one more thing, when the Boss said we 'defected our former leaders', he really means that we've dumped them and left them in their cell for something better. Our business with the black market is done and done; from now on, we're the Alola Region's Rogues of the Law just as you all are no longer fugitives on the run from the law and order of the land."

With an approving nod towards their new friends, the newly-christened Rogues of the Law made their way back to Officer Jenny to make their report on the Alolan Rattata and Raticate herd, knowing that their paths will cross again someday. Everyone else, however, just smiled as they left for they not only gained new friends in Sarah's newest additions to the family, but they found new allies in seven special Pokemon before them.

"Good luck, you guys!"

"Take care!"

"Don't like the crime bugs bite!"

"I hope we'll see you again!"

"Call us if you need help!"

"See ya later!" shouted Ash and the others happily.

"Take care, Rogues of the Law..." Sarah smiled softly.

"They're crazy but really cool," Vaporeon noted, smiling softly at the retreating Pokemon.

"Not bad for a bunch of thugs," Jolteon replied with a snarky smile.

"Sayonara, friends..." Umbreon sighed with a knowing smile.

The rest of the Eevee Squad just smiled as they watched their new friends return to Officer Jenny's Pokemon Police Station to continue their new lives as officers of the law and forge their own way towards peace in their new home.


"The Eevee Squad might've been gone for good but thanks to a little help from Sylveon and her family-"

"Excuse me?!" replied Sylveon, looking at the narrator incredulously.

"Or rather, thanks to a lot of help from Sylveon and her family..."

"That's right!" she smiled.

"...Umbreon and his daughters are now living a better and happier life to call their own, they gained new friends and allies in the Rogues of the Law, and peace has settled in the Alola Region once again as our little princess continues to prove herself to be a kind and benevolent human to any and all Pokemon in need of a little help like her royal parents before her as the journey continues!"

(End Pokemon POV)


Sarah's Team:

1. Pikachu

Moves - Thundershock, Tackle, Thunderpunch, Double Team, Thunderbolt, Electroweb

2. Lycanroc (Dusk Form)

Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Rock Slide, Protect, Accelarock, Outrage

3. Lycanroc (Midnight Form)

Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Protect, Rock Slide, Outrage

4. Silvally

Moves - Crush Claw, Air Slash, Hyper Beam, Swords Dance, Dragon Claw, Multi Attack, Tri Attack

5. Mudsdale

Moves - High Horsepower, Double Kick, Mud Slap, Bulldoze, Iron Head

6. Wooloo

Moves - Wild Charge, Tackle, Electro Ball, Volt Tackle

7. Ponyta (Galar Form)

Moves - Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, High Horsepower, Heal Pulse, Psybeam

8. Meowth (Alola Form)

Moves - Thunderbolt, Scratch, Iron Tail, Dark Pulse

9. Brionne

Moves - Pound, Water Gun, Icy Wind, Bubblebeam, Aqua Jet

10. Milotic

Moves - Dragon Pulse, Ice Beam, Twister, Mirror Coat

11. Flaffy (Shiny)

Moves - Thunderbolt, Confuse Ray, Power Gem, Signal Beam, Discharge, Iron Tail

12. Sylveon

Moves - Tackle, Tail Whip, Copycat, Shadow Ball, Light Screen

13. Sliggoo

Moves - Water Gun, Protect, Tackle, Dragon Breath, Dragon Pulse

14. Noctowl

Moves - Wing Attack, Foresight, Air Slash, Confusion

15. Meowstic (Male)

Moves - Helping Hand, Psyshock, Light Screen, Future Sight, Dark Pulse

16. Meowstic (Female)

Moves - Heal Pulse, Psyshock, Dark Pulse, Future Sight

17. Snivy

Moves - Vine Whip, Leaf Storm, Twister, Leaf Blade

18. Oshawott

Moves - Water Gun, Razor Shell, Icy Wind, Iron Tail

19. Tepig

Moves - Flamethrower, Flame Charge, Solar Beam, Rock Tomb

20. Vulpix (Alola Form)

Moves - Protect, Powder Snow, Ice Beam

21. Dragonair

Moves - Dragon Rage, Iron Tail, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Dragon Rush, Fire Punch

22. Zweilous

Moves - Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Wing Attack, Flash Cannon, Dragon Rush, Tri Attack

23. Vibrava

Moves - Crunch, Dig, Rock Slide, Steel Wing, Dragon Rush, Fire Punch

24. Solgaleo (aka Nebby)

Moves - Sunsteel Strike, Focus Blast, Teleport, Flamethrower, Wild Charge, Cosmic Power

25. Riolu (Shiny)

Moves - Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Aura Sphere

26. Poipole

Moves - Venoshock, Fury Attack, Peck

27. Mimikyu

Moves - Shadow Claw, Drain Punch, Wood Hammer, Psychic, Mimic

28. Umbreon (Shiny)

Moves - Dark Pulse, Psychic, Moonlight, Shadow Ball, Iron Tail, Flash

29. Jolteon

Moves - Thunder Fang, Thunderbolt, Double Kick, Shadow Ball, Pin Missile

30. Vaporeon

Moves - Hydro Pump, Swift, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Dive

31. Flareon

Moves - Fire Fang, Flamethrower, Double Edge, Shadow Ball, Ember

32. Espeon

Moves - Psychic, Psybeam, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Sand Attack

33. Leafeon

Moves - Synthesis, Energy Ball, Solar Blade, Shadow Ball, Leaf Storm

34. Glaceon

Moves - Shadow Ball, Ice Fang, Mirror Coat, Ice Shard, Iron Tail


Sarah's Dragon Companions:

1. Winter - Light Fury (F)

2. Shadow - Night Fury (M)

3. Skystorm - Deadly Nadder (F)

4. Mist and Spark - Titan Wing Hideous Zippleback (M)

5. Inferno - Singetail (M)

6. Sunflare - Monstrous Nightmare (F)

7. Starfire - Stormcutter (F)

8. Silver - Razorwhip (F)

9. Venom - Triple Stryke (M)

10. Camo - Titan Wing Dramillion (M)

11-15. His pack of five - Dramillions ( 3 F and 2 M)

Yellow Dramillions: Mimic - F, Violet - F, Sunflower - F

Red Dramillions: Ocean - M, Tidal - M