***Tsunami Sunami***
~~By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu and Nanka Trek~~
Eevy, Sooney and Yuu-Yuu were walking along Route 50 with Medira walking along behind. She wasn't on Flamedance today; she opted to walk a bit. Eevy was finally getting sick of wearing copies of the same shirt and pants every day, and today had traded in her five pairs of blue bellbottoms and five passion pink T-shirts for black bellbottoms and a light blue T-shirt. Her hair was in its usual position, but today with a light blue scrunchy instead of the usual pink. She also boasted her usual black high-heeled boots that clicked away down the route. Vovo, wearing a light blue collar to match his master's shirt, traipsed along beside her. Sooney was in green died bellbottoms which had a rose patch sewn on the right ankle. She wore a white T-shirt with green sleeves. Her white and green sneakers scuffed up dirt as she walked. Her light brown hair up in a French twist and her Bayleef marching at her side. Yuu-Yuu was wearing a yellow tank top and black shorts. The tank top with a Pichu face printed on the center matched her Pokemon perfectly as he perched on her shoulder. Her sneakers, which used to have been white, were now covered in the dust and sand everyone was kicking up. Medira, walking along behind them, was in a replica of her dark purple short sleeved blouse. The skirt she wore today was a bit longer than the one from the night before, but it was the same color; black. Her black knee high boots scuffed up more dirt than anyone else's as she puttered along, scanning the land to their front and sides. She heard Sooney groan.
"How much farther is Daffodil City anyway? We've been walking since six thirty and it's noon now!"
"Traveling usually requires movement," Medira stated from behind her.
Sooney's Bayleef turned and spit her tongue out at her. Medira returned the gesture with the addition of a stink eye. The Bayleef snorted a bit and then returned to walking beside her master. Medira felt kind of odd getting into a fight with a Pokemon, but after all, Bayleef had started it.
"Eevy!" Yuu-Yuu shouted as she snapped her fingers beside her friends ear, "Oh Eevy! Anybody home?"
"Huh? What?" Eevy asked as she broke out of her train of thought and swung her head around, "What?"
"What's the matter with you?" Sooney asked, "You've been spacing out every few minutes today."
"Just thinking about things," she then returned to daydreaming, "If Cain isn't the person Raikou spoke of," she thought, "Who is?"
"Eevy!" Medira blared in her ear.
"Geez!" Eevy jumped and stepped to the side, "What was the for?"
"You're scaring me," Yuu-Yuu said, "If you zone one more time, you might not come back."
"Ok, I'll stay focused," Eevy said as she pulled out her map, "We're on Route 50, right?"
"Yeah," Medira said, "I'm surprised you remembered."
"Let's see," Eevy said as she put her head in the map and traced the route with her finger, "We're about here, I think," she put the map down and looked around, "Ok," she said, "There's Daisy Lake," she put her head back into the map, "Then we're about here...Hmm...If we stay on 50, we can make it to 51 and head straight into past Daisy Lake..."
"Well?" Sooney asked impatiently, "What are we doing?"
"We stay on this route for about another hour and we'll go straight into Daffodil."
"Good!"
*^~^**^~^*
It had been about forty five minutes since the group had decided to stay on Route 50. The announcer was starting to get restless behind them, as he wanted something exciting to broadcast.
"We're still headed South on Route 50," he said, "As of now, we're approximately fifteen minutes from Daffodil City and the next Pokemon Gym."
Eevy stopped for a moment. She looked left and right. Sooney and Yuu-Yuu went to wake her up since they thought she had drifted away again, but Medira spoke up.
"Hey," she said, cupping her hand behind her ear, "You hear that?"
Sooney and Yuu-Yuu stopped to listen. Even the camera men paused. It sounding like someone crying.
"Where's it coming from?" Yuu-Yuu asked as she looked around.
"Down there, I think," Sooney said as she pointed down the hill leading to the bank of Daisy Lake.
Eevy stepped over and skimmed down the edge. She slipped up a bit, but dug her heel in to stop from sliding. Medira hopped down after her and was followed soon after by the announcer and his men. Sooney and Yuu-Yuu stayed on the route in case of trouble. Eevy found the source of the crying in no time. A girl about her age was sitting on the bank of the lake with her Pokemon floating in the water in front of her. The Kingler looked at its master sympathetically until it spotted Eevy.
"I would like to please be alone," the girl said.
"No, I don't think you're telling the truth," Eevy said, "I can hear it in your voice. What's the matter?"
"It's nothing. Just something that happened today."
"We can't help if you won't tell us."
"I don't want help!" she snapped as she turned around.
She had waist length dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. She was in a dark blue T-shirt with a light blue tear drop sew on the front center. She was wearing indigo jeans with something hanging from the pocket. Eevy could just make out the writing on the paper. 'Daffodil Water Pokemon Gym-Trainer: Mizu'.
"Well," Eevy said, "Mizu, what happened?"
"How did you know my name?"
"That paper there in your pocket. My brother Morty has those. For the trainers in his Gym in Ecruteak City in Johto. They're used to mark authorized Leader Trainees. I'd know them anywhere."
"Your brother is Morty? Then you're Eevy from PKMN TV. I saw you last night before..."
"Before what?" Medira asked.
"Well...I was in the Daffodil Gym, battling one of my colleges. I sent out the Seel I just caught. Sunami went nuts because Seel is half Ice, and not pure Water. When I refused to give him up, she kicked me out!" Mizu started balling, "And she told me never to go back!"
"Well," Medira said, "I see Sunami is up to her old bull again."
"You know her?" Eevy asked.
"Yeah. I have a book on the Gym Leaders of Gertan Rin back at my house in Dogwood. I only remember a few of them, like Jenna and Cain, but I'd remember that witch anywhere. She's done this before. She's way too strict."
"I really want to go back...but..." Mizu started.
"Go back?!" Eevy shouted, "Why in the world would you want to go back?!"
"I 'm hoping that if I stay there long enough, I'll get to meet Luri of the Elite 4. She's my idol, the person I've always looked up to. I'd do anything to meet her."
Eevy pondered this for a moment, "Come with us."
"Excuse me?" Mizu asked.
"I'm going to get you back into that Gym if it kills me!"
"Are you sure? You'll really help?"
"I'm more than sure! I'm positive!"
*^~^**^~^*
"We really ought to do something about Sunami," Luri said as she watched the TV.
"Yeah," Will said, "But we've tried, and there are no rules against forced Pokemon training."
"That poor girl," Jason said sadly, "Sunami just kicked her out, no reason except being her usual self."
"Yes, well," Lance said as he walked in and sat down, "We can't all be perfect, and Sunami will just have to learn."
"Well," Luri said with a smile, "If it isn't Mr. She's Mine, Cain. Mine."
"That was just a comment coming from pure annoyance," he answered quickly as his face reddened.
"Yeah sure," Jason said with a smirk.
*^~^**^~^*
"How much farther!?" Sooney whined, "Now that we're in this stupid city, where's the Gym?"
Mizu laughed at her childishness, "It's just a bit farther."
"We're finally in route to Daffodil Pokemon Gym. I'm told the Leader here is a girl named Sunami. She's a tough Water- type trainer with a will as tough as a tidal wave and Pokemon that are stronger even than that!" the announcer blared into the TV, "Keep cheering our trainer on!"
*^~^**^~^*
Morty hopped down the stairs of his parents' house as he was heading out to the Pokemon Center. As he passed the TV, he caught a glimpse of a very familiar face.
"Hey!" he shouted as he backed up, "Hey! Eevy's on TV!"
Their parents poked their heads in to see what was going on. The two of them smiled and bolted to the couch to watch.
"My little angel's on television," their mother said.
"Make us proud, Eevy! You can do it!" their father said.
Morty watched the TV intently as Eevy continued on her way to the Gym, "That's a girl, sis. You show that bozo Sunami just what's what."
He heard a knock on the door, and since his parents were now glued to the TV, he went to get it.
"Did you see? Did you see?" Kayla asked as she bolted in, "Eevy's on TV!"
"Yes we saw," Morty said as she pushed passed him.
Kayla bolted for her cell phone and dialed Eevy enthusiastically, "Come on, ring. Don't be in a dead zone," she said.
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy heard her phone ring and quickly grabbed it, "Hello? Kayla! Hi! Wow is it great to hear from you!"
"Great to talk to you too! We're watching you on TV!" Kayla told her.
"You are?" Eevy turned to the camera and smiled and waved, "Hi."
"That's so cool!" Kayla shouted, "It's like video phone, only not!"
"Since you can see us, I want you to meet some people," Eevy pushed the camera around, "This is Yuu-Yuu. Pro. Palm's daughter. This is Sooney from Carnation City. This is Medira from Dogwood. She creamed Daemeon, isn't that great? And this is Mizu from Daffodil."
Everyone on Kayla's end watched with wide smiles. More people started piling in. Morty even allowed Taylor in, even though he didn't want to. Everyone piled around the TV.
"Everybody from the neighborhood is here!" Kayla shouted.
"Really?" Eevy asked shakily, "Everyone?"
"Yeah!"
"Great," she murmured, "Just great," she heard a buzz to alert her to another call, "Hold on, someone else is calling," she pressed the button and listened.
"Hey Eevy!" came a familiar voice.
"Cain!" she shouted turned around so her back was to the camera, "How did you get my number?" she whispered.
"Your brother gave it to me. He's a great guy, that Morty."
"Yeah. Just swell. Such a peach. Hold on will you, please. Kayla! Put Morty on! Now!"
"Hello sis, what's up?"
"You are going to die!"
"Why?"
"How dare you give out my number! You evil little twit!"
"Hey, he called me and asked. Who am I to turn down another Gym Leader in need?"
"Let's see if he turns you down when you need an ambulance for when I beat you senseless!" she snarled, "Tell Kayla good bye!" she hit the button to get back to Cain, "You're not watching PKMN TV are you?"
"No. Why?" Cain asked.
"Good. Don't."
"Why?"
"Just don't OK? I've got to get going to the next Gym. Call me later."
"Will do. Bye!"
"I'm glad that's over," she said as she loosened up.
"What was that all about?" Sooney asked.
"Just a slew of calls. Kayla, Morty and Cain."
*^~^**^~^*
Luri, Will and Jason heard Lance growl deep in his throat at the addition of Cain's name. He pulled out his Dragonite's Poke'Ball and tossed it up into the air. Obviously his idea of a stress reliever.
"What's up with you?" Jason asked.
Lance narrowed his eyes at the TV, "Nothing," he grunted.
"You know something you're not saying," Will said.
"Stay out of my head. You read my thoughts and I'll pound you," Lance snarled.
"Ok," Will said as he turned to face the TV.
"What's wrong Lance? What do you know?" Luri asked.
"Nothing. It's what I don't know that's bothering me."
*^~^**^~^*
"There it is," Mizu said, "Daffodil Gym."
"It's big," Yuu-Yuu said.
It was big. Shaped like a wave of water and about twice as high. It was definitely a Water- type Gym. It reminded Eevy of Misty.
"Well," Eevy said, "Let's go."
The group approached the Gym. Mizu was last, not wanting to get into it with Sunami. Medira was in front of her with Yuu-Yuu and Sooney beside each other in second. Eevy was first since she was the challenger. She stopped and looked around. They were standing on some sort of boat dock.
"Hello there!" a girl with long blue hair called to them, "Are you…" she pulled out her battle chart, "Evangelina from Rose Town?"
"That's me!" Eevy shouted.
"OK then! Let's start!" she then spotted Mizu, "I thought I told you to get out!"
"She is out!" Eevy shouted, "She came with us! If you don't like it, tough!"
"Don't we have attitude?" the girl shouted, "I'm Sunami, by the way."
"I know who you are. How do you battle?" Eevy asked.
"Water Joust."
"I beg your pardon?"
"It's simple. You send your Pokemon into the water, and I send my Pokemon into the water, and they battle."
"OK then. How many?"
"One on one."
"Just one? Why?"
"There are pits and whirlpools down there," Sunami said as she pointed to the water, "It makes it really hard to battle, so it's best just to have one."
"You've got it! But if I win, you have to accept Mizu as you decibel again. It was totally unfair of you to kick her out!"
Sunami thought about this for a bit, "You're on!"
*^~^**^~^*
"She's got attitude," Jason said with a scowl, "I hate Sunami."
"You actually found a girl you aren't hooked on?" Luri said as she leaned away, "Quick! Get the doctor!"
"Very funny."
"I think so," Will said.
Luri cocked an eyebrow at him, "You...do?"
*^~^**^~^*
"Go! Wartortle!" Sunami called as she threw a Mist Ball.
"I see you've been to Johto, since you have one of Kurt's Apricorn Balls," Eevy said, "Ever met Morty?"
"Sure have! He's nice."
"That's what all the girls say," Eevy mumbled, "I choose Novo!"
"A Vaporeon! Wow! I love Vaporeon!"
"Get on with it!"
"Ok, ok. Hold your Ponytas. Wartortle! Go!"
"Novo! Go!"
"And the match has begun! Eevy is up against Sunami after our long tiring trek along Route 50 and Route 51," the announcer said.
*^~^**^~^*
"Get out of the way!" Kayla shouted, "We want to see Eevy, not your ugly mug!"
"Calm down, Kayla!" Morty said, "There! There they go! GO EEVY!"
"Me calm down?"
*^~^**^~^*
"Come on, Eevy!" Cram her for doing that to Mizu!" Sooney shouted.
"Hold on there!" Sunami said as she took off her boots and uncovered her bathing suit, "Get in!"
"What?!" Eevy asked as she stepped back.
"Get in the water."
"I didn't know I had to go in!"
"Yeah! Come on! It's fun!" Sunami said as she put an oxygen segregator in her mouth, "You need one?" she asked holding up another of them.
"No. I need time to change!" Eevy shouted.
"The changing room's back there," Sunami pointed out, "Hurry up! Can I play with Vaporeon while I wait?"
"No. Novo, return!"
*^~^**^~^*
"That wasn't fair!" Luri shouted, "She never said Eevy had to go in!"
"That was just plain wrong!" Will shouted, "Tell me there's a rule against that!"
*^~^**^~^*
The announcer and camera man described and scanned the Gym while they waited. They heard a bang from the door closing.
"Fine then," Eevy said, "I'm ready!"
She was completely ready in four minutes flat. Her bathing suit was odd. It wasn't blue or pink, but colored like and Eevee's tail. Cream on the bottom and brown on top intersecting in a jagged line. She reached up and pulled out her hair band. She shook her head back and forth, sending her long two-toned purple hair out to the sides. She reached into her bag and pulled out a silver chain that now boasted her Poke'Balls. She swung it over her shoulder and grabbed her air piece. She threw her bag across the water and it landed in a slam next to Yuu-Yuu's feet. She stepped back, ran, jumped once, twice, and on the third jump flipped forward and twisted into air, splashing Sunami in the face as she hit the water. She came up for a breath of air with her hair plastered to the sides of her face.
"You want a Water Joust, you've got one!" Eevy said as she unhooked Novo's Poke Ball from her chain, "Novo! Go!"
She threw it into the air. As it spun sparkles of water whipped off of it and as it opened there was a splash of blue light. Novo fell from the Poke Ball and hit the water.
"Let's do this then!" Sunami shouted.
*^~^**^~^*
Jason, Will and Lance felt their jaws hit the floor. Or at least that's what it felt like.
"Woah..." Jason sighed, "She's really pretty."
"Wow. That's some body-uh-bathing suit," Will stammered.
Lance was too busy drooling to talk. Luri rolled her eyes and watched the match.
*^~^**^~^*
"Ok. Are we going under, or staying on the surface?" Sunami asked.
"Underwater works for me!" Eevy answered.
"Be careful! There are traps and holes down there don't forget!" Mizu shouted, "You've got to keep your eyes open!"
"I will!" Eevy said as she put in her mouth piece and she and Sunami dove under.
"OK," Sunami said with bubbles flowing from her mouth piece, "Wait for the camera guy."
Sure enough, the camera man hopped right in. He stood on a rock in a wet suit and gave them thumb's up.
"Go! Novo!"
"Go! Wartortle!"
*^~^**^~^*
"I hope Eevy will be alright," her mother said.
"She'll be fine," her father said, "She's a smart girl. Just watch and don't worry."
Morty was biting his nails as Eevy scanned the water for whirlpools.
*^~^**^~^*
"Ok!" Eevy shouted with bubbles flowing from her mouth piece as well, "Novo! Go! Use Tail Whip!"
"Wartortle! Withdraw!"
Novo ferociously smashed at Wartortle's tough shell, but wasn't leaving even a scuff. The water made everything move slower than they would have on land, making Novo's tail just sort of push Wartortle ever so slightly.
"Great job, Wartortle! Keep it up!"
"Novo! Float to the bottom and use Sand Attack!"
Novo kicked and flapped his tail until he touched bottom with his front legs. He whipped his back legs down and scuffed them up, sending a powder of sand into Wartortle's shell. The Wartortle came out coughing.
Sooney, Medira, Mizu and Yuu-Yuu waited with the announcer on the dock as he watched the screen on the other end of the Gym to describe what the camera man was filming underwater.
"This isn't good," Sooney said, "I want to see what's going on."
"You can go in," Medira said, "I'm staying on dry land."
Medira's nice dry land didn't stay dry at all as Novo slammed Wartortle from below, popping him up into the air, out of the water. The entire group was soaked as the Wartortle pulled itself back inside his shell before he hit the ground. As he hit, a chip of his shell blew off and skimmed across the dock towards Mizu's foot. She picked it up and examined it before sticking it in her pocket. The Wartortle emerged from his shell and dove back in.
"Ok! Novo, that was great!"
"Wartortle, hurry!"
"Vapor! Vaporeon! Vapor!" Novo cried toward Sunami.
Sunami spun around to see a huge whirlpool whipping towards her. She swerved and avoided it, but her Wartortle wasn't so lucky.
"Wartortle! Use Rapid Spin!"
With a quick burst of speed in the opposite direction of the whirling water, Wartortle broke out. It didn't stop spinning, however, and went whipping at Novo at an incredible speed. It hit him once, arced back and hit him a second time. After a final smash on the fifth hit, Eevy had just about given up as Novo went floating to the bottom. Luckily enough, he wasn't out of it yet, just really beat up. The Wartortle continued spinning in place. Eevy got an idea.
"Novo! Go! Catch its side and spin it faster!"
"You're helping me out? That's so nice!" Sunami said.
"I doubt you'll think so in a minute!" Eevy said.
*^~^**^~^*
"What is she doing?" Morty asked, "Is she insane?"
"I think I know what she's doing," Kayla said.
"Really? Enlighten me."
"No. Figure it out for yourself."
*^~^**^~^*
Novo whipped around and caught the edge of the Wartortle's shell, causing him to spin faster and faster each time he hit. The Wartortle was finally spinning too fast for Novo to get near it. As it slowed to a stop, Wartortle poked his head, arms and legs out. He tipped back and forth in a solid ring of dizziness with his eyes spiraled around.
"Great job! We got it dizzy!" Eevy shouted, "Now Novo! Aurora Beam!"
"Oh no!" Sunami cried as Novo's blast of pink, blue, yellow and green power smashed into Wartortle, propelling him all the way back past the whirlpools and into the other wall of the pool.
"What happened?" Sooney asked as they saw a puff of smoke and heard a loud crash from the opposite side of the Gym.
A huge wave started forming from the opposite end of the Gym as Eevy and Novo came flying up from the water. Eevy with one fist high above her head and one at her waist, and Novo doing somersaults. Novo splashed down and Eevy landed next to him.
"I'll race you, champ!" Eevy laughed as she power swam past Novo.
"Vape por!" Novo said indignantly as he was attempting to say something to the respect of, "No fair!"
Sunami swam over and pried her Wartortle from the wall as Eevy hoisted herself up on the dock. She laid down on her back with her legs hanging off the edge as Novo crawled up next to her on his back with his tail flipped over the side. She laughed a bit and took out her mouth piece as the camera man came flopping over and put the dripping camera in her face.
"Hey," Eevy said, "We beat Sunami!" she shouted as she made the sign of victory at the camera.
*^~^**^~^*
"Now that was too great!" Jason shouted, "Just too great, I say!"
"Most impressive," Will commented, "Absolutely ingenious."
"Superb tactics," Luri said, "Spinning to Wartortle into a dizzy spell was an innovational idea."
"We may end up learning from her," Lance nodded, "We'll have to watch what we do in our battles as much as what she does to ensure a victory and not a failure."
The group turned off the TV and walked away to discuss just what they would do if any of them were to battle this trainer from the Town of Rose.
*^~^**^~^*
"Three cheers for Eevy!" Kayla shouted, "Hip, hip!"
"Hooray!"
"Hip, hip!"
"Hooray!"
"Hip, hip!"
"Hooray!"
*^~^**^~^*
"Well, Mizu. I guess you're back with me," Sunami said indignantly.
"No," Eevy said as she stood up, "She's coming with us. She wants to see Luri, and since I'm going to the Rainbow League, she'll have a good chance!"
"You mean it Eevy?" Mizu asked.
"Sure do!"
Mizu jumped around ecstatically as Sunami handed Eevy her Badge, "Here's your badge Eevy. It's the Blue Badge."
"Thank you, Sunami," Eevy said as she took her badge, "That was a great battle."
"That was more than great! That was stupendous! Splendid! Amazing!" someone said from behind them.
Eevy spun to see who it was, "Hey wow!" she shouted as she saw him.
"How's my favorite girl?" the man asked with his arms wide open.
"I don't know," Eevy said, "Where is she?"
"Don't joke!" the man laughed, "You know I meant you!"
"Oh, did you?" she asked with a grin.
"Get over here!"
Eevy bolted to him and squeezed him around the belt, "Eusine! Eusine, Eusine, Eusine!"
"That's my name," he said, "Could I please breathe?"
"Sorry," she said as she let go.
"Look at you!" he said with his hands on her shoulders, "So much bigger than you used to be."
"Three years can do that to a person. Why didn't you visit me from Celadon? You never even called!"
"Things got tied up," he said with a shrug, "Why didn't you visit me from Rose?"
"I had to stay with mom and dad. With Morty gone, I was all they had."
Sooney, Yuu-Yuu, Mizu, and Medira stared at each other with completely blank looks. This was not the kind of person they thought Eevy would be interested in. With his long navy blue pants and white shirt, and the navy blue suit coat and red tie, he looked quite distinguished. He had a strange cape on his shoulders as well. He even had short, pale blue gloves on. He and Eevy just sort of joked around for a bit.
"Uh," Medira said, "May we ask you who this is, Eevy?"
"I'm so sorry!" Eevy said as she dragged the man to them by the wrist, "This is my cousin from Celadon City. His name is Eusine. He's a kind of magician. Morty and I call him Mystical Man Eusine."
"I'm not 'Mystical' in any sense of the word," Eusine protested.
"If you say so."
"And I do."
"What brings you to Gertan Rin all of a sudden?" Sooney asked.
"One word," Eusine said as he spun a Jolt Ball on his finger, "Suicune."
^*^In The Next Chronicle^*^
*Slippery Suicune*
~*~Notes~*~
Oh looky! Eusine from Pokemon Crystal has been fixed into this mix of characters! He does look a lot like Morty, with the hair and all. If you've ever seen a picture, you'd know what I mean. Suicune is the subject of the next chapter as you can see. Bad Eusine goes spying on Eevy! Tisk, tisk, tisk! Well, I'm not going to give away any more of the next chapter, so you'll all just have to sit back and wait until you get to read it, now won't you?
*^~^*Kat*^~^*
Comments would be most appreciated! Send them to:
proeeveebreeder@pokemonarena.net
~~By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu and Nanka Trek~~
Eevy, Sooney and Yuu-Yuu were walking along Route 50 with Medira walking along behind. She wasn't on Flamedance today; she opted to walk a bit. Eevy was finally getting sick of wearing copies of the same shirt and pants every day, and today had traded in her five pairs of blue bellbottoms and five passion pink T-shirts for black bellbottoms and a light blue T-shirt. Her hair was in its usual position, but today with a light blue scrunchy instead of the usual pink. She also boasted her usual black high-heeled boots that clicked away down the route. Vovo, wearing a light blue collar to match his master's shirt, traipsed along beside her. Sooney was in green died bellbottoms which had a rose patch sewn on the right ankle. She wore a white T-shirt with green sleeves. Her white and green sneakers scuffed up dirt as she walked. Her light brown hair up in a French twist and her Bayleef marching at her side. Yuu-Yuu was wearing a yellow tank top and black shorts. The tank top with a Pichu face printed on the center matched her Pokemon perfectly as he perched on her shoulder. Her sneakers, which used to have been white, were now covered in the dust and sand everyone was kicking up. Medira, walking along behind them, was in a replica of her dark purple short sleeved blouse. The skirt she wore today was a bit longer than the one from the night before, but it was the same color; black. Her black knee high boots scuffed up more dirt than anyone else's as she puttered along, scanning the land to their front and sides. She heard Sooney groan.
"How much farther is Daffodil City anyway? We've been walking since six thirty and it's noon now!"
"Traveling usually requires movement," Medira stated from behind her.
Sooney's Bayleef turned and spit her tongue out at her. Medira returned the gesture with the addition of a stink eye. The Bayleef snorted a bit and then returned to walking beside her master. Medira felt kind of odd getting into a fight with a Pokemon, but after all, Bayleef had started it.
"Eevy!" Yuu-Yuu shouted as she snapped her fingers beside her friends ear, "Oh Eevy! Anybody home?"
"Huh? What?" Eevy asked as she broke out of her train of thought and swung her head around, "What?"
"What's the matter with you?" Sooney asked, "You've been spacing out every few minutes today."
"Just thinking about things," she then returned to daydreaming, "If Cain isn't the person Raikou spoke of," she thought, "Who is?"
"Eevy!" Medira blared in her ear.
"Geez!" Eevy jumped and stepped to the side, "What was the for?"
"You're scaring me," Yuu-Yuu said, "If you zone one more time, you might not come back."
"Ok, I'll stay focused," Eevy said as she pulled out her map, "We're on Route 50, right?"
"Yeah," Medira said, "I'm surprised you remembered."
"Let's see," Eevy said as she put her head in the map and traced the route with her finger, "We're about here, I think," she put the map down and looked around, "Ok," she said, "There's Daisy Lake," she put her head back into the map, "Then we're about here...Hmm...If we stay on 50, we can make it to 51 and head straight into past Daisy Lake..."
"Well?" Sooney asked impatiently, "What are we doing?"
"We stay on this route for about another hour and we'll go straight into Daffodil."
"Good!"
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It had been about forty five minutes since the group had decided to stay on Route 50. The announcer was starting to get restless behind them, as he wanted something exciting to broadcast.
"We're still headed South on Route 50," he said, "As of now, we're approximately fifteen minutes from Daffodil City and the next Pokemon Gym."
Eevy stopped for a moment. She looked left and right. Sooney and Yuu-Yuu went to wake her up since they thought she had drifted away again, but Medira spoke up.
"Hey," she said, cupping her hand behind her ear, "You hear that?"
Sooney and Yuu-Yuu stopped to listen. Even the camera men paused. It sounding like someone crying.
"Where's it coming from?" Yuu-Yuu asked as she looked around.
"Down there, I think," Sooney said as she pointed down the hill leading to the bank of Daisy Lake.
Eevy stepped over and skimmed down the edge. She slipped up a bit, but dug her heel in to stop from sliding. Medira hopped down after her and was followed soon after by the announcer and his men. Sooney and Yuu-Yuu stayed on the route in case of trouble. Eevy found the source of the crying in no time. A girl about her age was sitting on the bank of the lake with her Pokemon floating in the water in front of her. The Kingler looked at its master sympathetically until it spotted Eevy.
"I would like to please be alone," the girl said.
"No, I don't think you're telling the truth," Eevy said, "I can hear it in your voice. What's the matter?"
"It's nothing. Just something that happened today."
"We can't help if you won't tell us."
"I don't want help!" she snapped as she turned around.
She had waist length dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. She was in a dark blue T-shirt with a light blue tear drop sew on the front center. She was wearing indigo jeans with something hanging from the pocket. Eevy could just make out the writing on the paper. 'Daffodil Water Pokemon Gym-Trainer: Mizu'.
"Well," Eevy said, "Mizu, what happened?"
"How did you know my name?"
"That paper there in your pocket. My brother Morty has those. For the trainers in his Gym in Ecruteak City in Johto. They're used to mark authorized Leader Trainees. I'd know them anywhere."
"Your brother is Morty? Then you're Eevy from PKMN TV. I saw you last night before..."
"Before what?" Medira asked.
"Well...I was in the Daffodil Gym, battling one of my colleges. I sent out the Seel I just caught. Sunami went nuts because Seel is half Ice, and not pure Water. When I refused to give him up, she kicked me out!" Mizu started balling, "And she told me never to go back!"
"Well," Medira said, "I see Sunami is up to her old bull again."
"You know her?" Eevy asked.
"Yeah. I have a book on the Gym Leaders of Gertan Rin back at my house in Dogwood. I only remember a few of them, like Jenna and Cain, but I'd remember that witch anywhere. She's done this before. She's way too strict."
"I really want to go back...but..." Mizu started.
"Go back?!" Eevy shouted, "Why in the world would you want to go back?!"
"I 'm hoping that if I stay there long enough, I'll get to meet Luri of the Elite 4. She's my idol, the person I've always looked up to. I'd do anything to meet her."
Eevy pondered this for a moment, "Come with us."
"Excuse me?" Mizu asked.
"I'm going to get you back into that Gym if it kills me!"
"Are you sure? You'll really help?"
"I'm more than sure! I'm positive!"
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"We really ought to do something about Sunami," Luri said as she watched the TV.
"Yeah," Will said, "But we've tried, and there are no rules against forced Pokemon training."
"That poor girl," Jason said sadly, "Sunami just kicked her out, no reason except being her usual self."
"Yes, well," Lance said as he walked in and sat down, "We can't all be perfect, and Sunami will just have to learn."
"Well," Luri said with a smile, "If it isn't Mr. She's Mine, Cain. Mine."
"That was just a comment coming from pure annoyance," he answered quickly as his face reddened.
"Yeah sure," Jason said with a smirk.
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"How much farther!?" Sooney whined, "Now that we're in this stupid city, where's the Gym?"
Mizu laughed at her childishness, "It's just a bit farther."
"We're finally in route to Daffodil Pokemon Gym. I'm told the Leader here is a girl named Sunami. She's a tough Water- type trainer with a will as tough as a tidal wave and Pokemon that are stronger even than that!" the announcer blared into the TV, "Keep cheering our trainer on!"
*^~^**^~^*
Morty hopped down the stairs of his parents' house as he was heading out to the Pokemon Center. As he passed the TV, he caught a glimpse of a very familiar face.
"Hey!" he shouted as he backed up, "Hey! Eevy's on TV!"
Their parents poked their heads in to see what was going on. The two of them smiled and bolted to the couch to watch.
"My little angel's on television," their mother said.
"Make us proud, Eevy! You can do it!" their father said.
Morty watched the TV intently as Eevy continued on her way to the Gym, "That's a girl, sis. You show that bozo Sunami just what's what."
He heard a knock on the door, and since his parents were now glued to the TV, he went to get it.
"Did you see? Did you see?" Kayla asked as she bolted in, "Eevy's on TV!"
"Yes we saw," Morty said as she pushed passed him.
Kayla bolted for her cell phone and dialed Eevy enthusiastically, "Come on, ring. Don't be in a dead zone," she said.
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Eevy heard her phone ring and quickly grabbed it, "Hello? Kayla! Hi! Wow is it great to hear from you!"
"Great to talk to you too! We're watching you on TV!" Kayla told her.
"You are?" Eevy turned to the camera and smiled and waved, "Hi."
"That's so cool!" Kayla shouted, "It's like video phone, only not!"
"Since you can see us, I want you to meet some people," Eevy pushed the camera around, "This is Yuu-Yuu. Pro. Palm's daughter. This is Sooney from Carnation City. This is Medira from Dogwood. She creamed Daemeon, isn't that great? And this is Mizu from Daffodil."
Everyone on Kayla's end watched with wide smiles. More people started piling in. Morty even allowed Taylor in, even though he didn't want to. Everyone piled around the TV.
"Everybody from the neighborhood is here!" Kayla shouted.
"Really?" Eevy asked shakily, "Everyone?"
"Yeah!"
"Great," she murmured, "Just great," she heard a buzz to alert her to another call, "Hold on, someone else is calling," she pressed the button and listened.
"Hey Eevy!" came a familiar voice.
"Cain!" she shouted turned around so her back was to the camera, "How did you get my number?" she whispered.
"Your brother gave it to me. He's a great guy, that Morty."
"Yeah. Just swell. Such a peach. Hold on will you, please. Kayla! Put Morty on! Now!"
"Hello sis, what's up?"
"You are going to die!"
"Why?"
"How dare you give out my number! You evil little twit!"
"Hey, he called me and asked. Who am I to turn down another Gym Leader in need?"
"Let's see if he turns you down when you need an ambulance for when I beat you senseless!" she snarled, "Tell Kayla good bye!" she hit the button to get back to Cain, "You're not watching PKMN TV are you?"
"No. Why?" Cain asked.
"Good. Don't."
"Why?"
"Just don't OK? I've got to get going to the next Gym. Call me later."
"Will do. Bye!"
"I'm glad that's over," she said as she loosened up.
"What was that all about?" Sooney asked.
"Just a slew of calls. Kayla, Morty and Cain."
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Luri, Will and Jason heard Lance growl deep in his throat at the addition of Cain's name. He pulled out his Dragonite's Poke'Ball and tossed it up into the air. Obviously his idea of a stress reliever.
"What's up with you?" Jason asked.
Lance narrowed his eyes at the TV, "Nothing," he grunted.
"You know something you're not saying," Will said.
"Stay out of my head. You read my thoughts and I'll pound you," Lance snarled.
"Ok," Will said as he turned to face the TV.
"What's wrong Lance? What do you know?" Luri asked.
"Nothing. It's what I don't know that's bothering me."
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"There it is," Mizu said, "Daffodil Gym."
"It's big," Yuu-Yuu said.
It was big. Shaped like a wave of water and about twice as high. It was definitely a Water- type Gym. It reminded Eevy of Misty.
"Well," Eevy said, "Let's go."
The group approached the Gym. Mizu was last, not wanting to get into it with Sunami. Medira was in front of her with Yuu-Yuu and Sooney beside each other in second. Eevy was first since she was the challenger. She stopped and looked around. They were standing on some sort of boat dock.
"Hello there!" a girl with long blue hair called to them, "Are you…" she pulled out her battle chart, "Evangelina from Rose Town?"
"That's me!" Eevy shouted.
"OK then! Let's start!" she then spotted Mizu, "I thought I told you to get out!"
"She is out!" Eevy shouted, "She came with us! If you don't like it, tough!"
"Don't we have attitude?" the girl shouted, "I'm Sunami, by the way."
"I know who you are. How do you battle?" Eevy asked.
"Water Joust."
"I beg your pardon?"
"It's simple. You send your Pokemon into the water, and I send my Pokemon into the water, and they battle."
"OK then. How many?"
"One on one."
"Just one? Why?"
"There are pits and whirlpools down there," Sunami said as she pointed to the water, "It makes it really hard to battle, so it's best just to have one."
"You've got it! But if I win, you have to accept Mizu as you decibel again. It was totally unfair of you to kick her out!"
Sunami thought about this for a bit, "You're on!"
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"She's got attitude," Jason said with a scowl, "I hate Sunami."
"You actually found a girl you aren't hooked on?" Luri said as she leaned away, "Quick! Get the doctor!"
"Very funny."
"I think so," Will said.
Luri cocked an eyebrow at him, "You...do?"
*^~^**^~^*
"Go! Wartortle!" Sunami called as she threw a Mist Ball.
"I see you've been to Johto, since you have one of Kurt's Apricorn Balls," Eevy said, "Ever met Morty?"
"Sure have! He's nice."
"That's what all the girls say," Eevy mumbled, "I choose Novo!"
"A Vaporeon! Wow! I love Vaporeon!"
"Get on with it!"
"Ok, ok. Hold your Ponytas. Wartortle! Go!"
"Novo! Go!"
"And the match has begun! Eevy is up against Sunami after our long tiring trek along Route 50 and Route 51," the announcer said.
*^~^**^~^*
"Get out of the way!" Kayla shouted, "We want to see Eevy, not your ugly mug!"
"Calm down, Kayla!" Morty said, "There! There they go! GO EEVY!"
"Me calm down?"
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"Come on, Eevy!" Cram her for doing that to Mizu!" Sooney shouted.
"Hold on there!" Sunami said as she took off her boots and uncovered her bathing suit, "Get in!"
"What?!" Eevy asked as she stepped back.
"Get in the water."
"I didn't know I had to go in!"
"Yeah! Come on! It's fun!" Sunami said as she put an oxygen segregator in her mouth, "You need one?" she asked holding up another of them.
"No. I need time to change!" Eevy shouted.
"The changing room's back there," Sunami pointed out, "Hurry up! Can I play with Vaporeon while I wait?"
"No. Novo, return!"
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"That wasn't fair!" Luri shouted, "She never said Eevy had to go in!"
"That was just plain wrong!" Will shouted, "Tell me there's a rule against that!"
*^~^**^~^*
The announcer and camera man described and scanned the Gym while they waited. They heard a bang from the door closing.
"Fine then," Eevy said, "I'm ready!"
She was completely ready in four minutes flat. Her bathing suit was odd. It wasn't blue or pink, but colored like and Eevee's tail. Cream on the bottom and brown on top intersecting in a jagged line. She reached up and pulled out her hair band. She shook her head back and forth, sending her long two-toned purple hair out to the sides. She reached into her bag and pulled out a silver chain that now boasted her Poke'Balls. She swung it over her shoulder and grabbed her air piece. She threw her bag across the water and it landed in a slam next to Yuu-Yuu's feet. She stepped back, ran, jumped once, twice, and on the third jump flipped forward and twisted into air, splashing Sunami in the face as she hit the water. She came up for a breath of air with her hair plastered to the sides of her face.
"You want a Water Joust, you've got one!" Eevy said as she unhooked Novo's Poke Ball from her chain, "Novo! Go!"
She threw it into the air. As it spun sparkles of water whipped off of it and as it opened there was a splash of blue light. Novo fell from the Poke Ball and hit the water.
"Let's do this then!" Sunami shouted.
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Jason, Will and Lance felt their jaws hit the floor. Or at least that's what it felt like.
"Woah..." Jason sighed, "She's really pretty."
"Wow. That's some body-uh-bathing suit," Will stammered.
Lance was too busy drooling to talk. Luri rolled her eyes and watched the match.
*^~^**^~^*
"Ok. Are we going under, or staying on the surface?" Sunami asked.
"Underwater works for me!" Eevy answered.
"Be careful! There are traps and holes down there don't forget!" Mizu shouted, "You've got to keep your eyes open!"
"I will!" Eevy said as she put in her mouth piece and she and Sunami dove under.
"OK," Sunami said with bubbles flowing from her mouth piece, "Wait for the camera guy."
Sure enough, the camera man hopped right in. He stood on a rock in a wet suit and gave them thumb's up.
"Go! Novo!"
"Go! Wartortle!"
*^~^**^~^*
"I hope Eevy will be alright," her mother said.
"She'll be fine," her father said, "She's a smart girl. Just watch and don't worry."
Morty was biting his nails as Eevy scanned the water for whirlpools.
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"Ok!" Eevy shouted with bubbles flowing from her mouth piece as well, "Novo! Go! Use Tail Whip!"
"Wartortle! Withdraw!"
Novo ferociously smashed at Wartortle's tough shell, but wasn't leaving even a scuff. The water made everything move slower than they would have on land, making Novo's tail just sort of push Wartortle ever so slightly.
"Great job, Wartortle! Keep it up!"
"Novo! Float to the bottom and use Sand Attack!"
Novo kicked and flapped his tail until he touched bottom with his front legs. He whipped his back legs down and scuffed them up, sending a powder of sand into Wartortle's shell. The Wartortle came out coughing.
Sooney, Medira, Mizu and Yuu-Yuu waited with the announcer on the dock as he watched the screen on the other end of the Gym to describe what the camera man was filming underwater.
"This isn't good," Sooney said, "I want to see what's going on."
"You can go in," Medira said, "I'm staying on dry land."
Medira's nice dry land didn't stay dry at all as Novo slammed Wartortle from below, popping him up into the air, out of the water. The entire group was soaked as the Wartortle pulled itself back inside his shell before he hit the ground. As he hit, a chip of his shell blew off and skimmed across the dock towards Mizu's foot. She picked it up and examined it before sticking it in her pocket. The Wartortle emerged from his shell and dove back in.
"Ok! Novo, that was great!"
"Wartortle, hurry!"
"Vapor! Vaporeon! Vapor!" Novo cried toward Sunami.
Sunami spun around to see a huge whirlpool whipping towards her. She swerved and avoided it, but her Wartortle wasn't so lucky.
"Wartortle! Use Rapid Spin!"
With a quick burst of speed in the opposite direction of the whirling water, Wartortle broke out. It didn't stop spinning, however, and went whipping at Novo at an incredible speed. It hit him once, arced back and hit him a second time. After a final smash on the fifth hit, Eevy had just about given up as Novo went floating to the bottom. Luckily enough, he wasn't out of it yet, just really beat up. The Wartortle continued spinning in place. Eevy got an idea.
"Novo! Go! Catch its side and spin it faster!"
"You're helping me out? That's so nice!" Sunami said.
"I doubt you'll think so in a minute!" Eevy said.
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"What is she doing?" Morty asked, "Is she insane?"
"I think I know what she's doing," Kayla said.
"Really? Enlighten me."
"No. Figure it out for yourself."
*^~^**^~^*
Novo whipped around and caught the edge of the Wartortle's shell, causing him to spin faster and faster each time he hit. The Wartortle was finally spinning too fast for Novo to get near it. As it slowed to a stop, Wartortle poked his head, arms and legs out. He tipped back and forth in a solid ring of dizziness with his eyes spiraled around.
"Great job! We got it dizzy!" Eevy shouted, "Now Novo! Aurora Beam!"
"Oh no!" Sunami cried as Novo's blast of pink, blue, yellow and green power smashed into Wartortle, propelling him all the way back past the whirlpools and into the other wall of the pool.
"What happened?" Sooney asked as they saw a puff of smoke and heard a loud crash from the opposite side of the Gym.
A huge wave started forming from the opposite end of the Gym as Eevy and Novo came flying up from the water. Eevy with one fist high above her head and one at her waist, and Novo doing somersaults. Novo splashed down and Eevy landed next to him.
"I'll race you, champ!" Eevy laughed as she power swam past Novo.
"Vape por!" Novo said indignantly as he was attempting to say something to the respect of, "No fair!"
Sunami swam over and pried her Wartortle from the wall as Eevy hoisted herself up on the dock. She laid down on her back with her legs hanging off the edge as Novo crawled up next to her on his back with his tail flipped over the side. She laughed a bit and took out her mouth piece as the camera man came flopping over and put the dripping camera in her face.
"Hey," Eevy said, "We beat Sunami!" she shouted as she made the sign of victory at the camera.
*^~^**^~^*
"Now that was too great!" Jason shouted, "Just too great, I say!"
"Most impressive," Will commented, "Absolutely ingenious."
"Superb tactics," Luri said, "Spinning to Wartortle into a dizzy spell was an innovational idea."
"We may end up learning from her," Lance nodded, "We'll have to watch what we do in our battles as much as what she does to ensure a victory and not a failure."
The group turned off the TV and walked away to discuss just what they would do if any of them were to battle this trainer from the Town of Rose.
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"Three cheers for Eevy!" Kayla shouted, "Hip, hip!"
"Hooray!"
"Hip, hip!"
"Hooray!"
"Hip, hip!"
"Hooray!"
*^~^**^~^*
"Well, Mizu. I guess you're back with me," Sunami said indignantly.
"No," Eevy said as she stood up, "She's coming with us. She wants to see Luri, and since I'm going to the Rainbow League, she'll have a good chance!"
"You mean it Eevy?" Mizu asked.
"Sure do!"
Mizu jumped around ecstatically as Sunami handed Eevy her Badge, "Here's your badge Eevy. It's the Blue Badge."
"Thank you, Sunami," Eevy said as she took her badge, "That was a great battle."
"That was more than great! That was stupendous! Splendid! Amazing!" someone said from behind them.
Eevy spun to see who it was, "Hey wow!" she shouted as she saw him.
"How's my favorite girl?" the man asked with his arms wide open.
"I don't know," Eevy said, "Where is she?"
"Don't joke!" the man laughed, "You know I meant you!"
"Oh, did you?" she asked with a grin.
"Get over here!"
Eevy bolted to him and squeezed him around the belt, "Eusine! Eusine, Eusine, Eusine!"
"That's my name," he said, "Could I please breathe?"
"Sorry," she said as she let go.
"Look at you!" he said with his hands on her shoulders, "So much bigger than you used to be."
"Three years can do that to a person. Why didn't you visit me from Celadon? You never even called!"
"Things got tied up," he said with a shrug, "Why didn't you visit me from Rose?"
"I had to stay with mom and dad. With Morty gone, I was all they had."
Sooney, Yuu-Yuu, Mizu, and Medira stared at each other with completely blank looks. This was not the kind of person they thought Eevy would be interested in. With his long navy blue pants and white shirt, and the navy blue suit coat and red tie, he looked quite distinguished. He had a strange cape on his shoulders as well. He even had short, pale blue gloves on. He and Eevy just sort of joked around for a bit.
"Uh," Medira said, "May we ask you who this is, Eevy?"
"I'm so sorry!" Eevy said as she dragged the man to them by the wrist, "This is my cousin from Celadon City. His name is Eusine. He's a kind of magician. Morty and I call him Mystical Man Eusine."
"I'm not 'Mystical' in any sense of the word," Eusine protested.
"If you say so."
"And I do."
"What brings you to Gertan Rin all of a sudden?" Sooney asked.
"One word," Eusine said as he spun a Jolt Ball on his finger, "Suicune."
^*^In The Next Chronicle^*^
*Slippery Suicune*
~*~Notes~*~
Oh looky! Eusine from Pokemon Crystal has been fixed into this mix of characters! He does look a lot like Morty, with the hair and all. If you've ever seen a picture, you'd know what I mean. Suicune is the subject of the next chapter as you can see. Bad Eusine goes spying on Eevy! Tisk, tisk, tisk! Well, I'm not going to give away any more of the next chapter, so you'll all just have to sit back and wait until you get to read it, now won't you?
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