***Slippery Suicune***
~~By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu and Nanka Trek~~
"Suicune?" Sooney asked, "Why?"
"Eusine has been chasing Suicune since we were little kids," Eevy said, "He won't tell anyone why. Let's see, if he's twenty seven..." she lingered off in thought, "He's been after Suicune for twenty one years."
"Wow!" Yuu-Yuu said as she pushed to the front, "You started when you were six? That's so cool!"
Eusine took a step back, "I suppose so."
"Ignore her," Eevy said with a grin, "It's not worth trying to understand her."
"Very funny," Yuu-Yuu said indignantly.
"It's getting late, we should be getting to the Pokemon Center," Sooney said.
"No need," Eusine protested, "Let's go! Alakazam!"
Out from his hand flew a Psy Ball from Johto. In a flash of white light, a huge Alakazam emerged, waving its spoons in the air. Eevy laughed and walked over to him.
"Hello there! I haven't met you yet!" she told the Pokemon who extended a palm, psychically forming a flower and handing it to her.
As she touched to flower, it bloomed, as usual. Eusine watched this and took this in carefully. He knew what this meant. In a few minutes, Alakazam had teleported the entire group to Eusine's campsite.
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"Wow, Eusine," Eevy said as she looked around the site, "You've really stepped up on keeping this place clean. Last time I visited one of your little natural hazards it was like a Tentacruel plowed through."
"Oh, you're so funny," Eusine said as he walked into his tent, "Just give me a second, I want to get something."
"No offense, Eevy," Medira whispered, "But your cousin is really...odd."
"I know," Eevy whispered back, "But he's really nice, really funny, and rich beyond your wildest dreams."
"Is he really?"
"He gets pictures of rare Pokemon and sells them when he gets in a jam, but actually my whole family is pretty well off. Between Morty's Gym, Eusine's magic acts, and my uncle's stock, we're pretty good."
"Geez," Sooney said, "I didn't know that."
"Just imagine what it will be like when Eevy becomes the League Champion!" Yuu-Yuu shouted, "You'll be loaded!"
"Stop that!" Eevy said as she slapped her hand over Yuu-Yuu's mouth, "My family doesn't discuss such matters, and Eusine doesn't like to talk about it, so keep it down!"
"What's your problem?" Eusine asked as he came barreling out of the tent with a navy blue back pack.
"Nothing," Eevy answered quickly, stepping away from Yuu-Yuu.
Eevy noticed an odd feeling in her neck. Like a numbing stinging feeling, but it didn't hurt. She looked left and right, but saw everyone was beside or in front of her. She turned and peered around her surroundings. Then she spotted it. Bright green eyes flashing in the underbrush.
"What's Raikou doing this close to other people?" she thought, "He could be seen."
Her phone rang and she grabbed it quickly. Eusine, the ever-curious Mystical Man, poked his head around to listen to her. She pushed him back, but he just came tromping to her side again.
"Hello?" she asked as she pushed him away, "Oh. Hello Cain. I forgot I told you to call...No, now is fine, I just have to get rid of a bug!" she pushed him back and he fell over as she walked into the brush to get some privacy, "No, just a relative...Eusine...Yeah, the magician...You do?...He'll be glad to hear that...Performing and looking into Suicune, as usual," Eevy looked up and noticed Raikou crouched behind some bushes, waiting for her, "Uh...Cain-Excuse me, Caino, can you call me tomorrow? I've got some really, really important business to take care of...No, nobody's here...I already told you he was my cousin...Yeah, well...This is really important, so call me tomorrow. Bye!" she hung up quickly.
"What was all that about, may I ask?" Raikou asked as he stepped out from the bushes.
"A pest. Plain and simple," Eevy laughed, "What brings you so close to camp?"
"We need to speak, about Eusine."
"Why? Is something wrong?"
Eusine was too much of a snoop to let her walk off like that. He stood up and brushed himself off. Taking is pack in his right hand, he trotted off after her.
"Nothing drastic," Raikou said.
"Then what?"
"If he pursues us much longer, he may find us. We cannot allow that."
"I understand that, but what can I do?"
Eusine stepped up behind a tree as he saw Eevy's back. He switched to the other side to see what was in front of her.
"Holy geez!" he said in a loud whisper, "That's-That's Raikou!"
Raikou's eyes suddenly narrowed as he caught a glimpse of Eusine, "We've been found out!"
"Eevy! Get away from it! There's no telling what it could do!" Eusine shouted.
"No! Raikou's not here to hurt me! Understand this, Eusine, leave the Legendary Beasts alone!"
The shouting aroused the entire group waiting back at Eusine's campsite. The whole group, cameras and all, rampaged into the woods. Eevy saw them coming and knew there was nothing she could do.
"Oh no!" she shouted as she stepped back in front of Raikou, "Keep the camera off!"
It was too late; it was already focused on them. There was nothing anyone could do now, they'd been found. Raikou let out a deep low roar and stepped away, sparking electric force.
"Eevy! Get away from it!" Sooney yelled.
"Absolutely not!" Eevy shouted, "Raikou! Run away!"
Raikou shot up the hairs on the back of his neck and crouched down low before turning to pure electricity and bounding away. Eusine ran over to Eevy and looked her square in the eye.
"What was going on?" he asked dryly.
"Nothing, except you and that stupid camera endangering the Legendary Beasts! How could you Eusine? How could you?" she shouted at him.
"I'm doing my job!" he said as he took off in the direction Raikou had headed off in.
"Where are you going!?"
"To find Suicune!"
"No! Eusine! Don't you dare!"
She was too late again, he was off. Gone into the woods. Eevy kicked a tree as hard as she could and noticed something flew from the bush beside it. She bent down and picked up a tiny glass bell. There was a tag, "Ring this, and we will be warned."
"Eevy!" Sooney, Yuu-Yuu and Mizu called together.
"Were you really with Raikou?" Sooney asked.
"Yes, I was," Eevy said in a flat, annoyed tone, "And if so much as one of you follows me, I'll bean your lights out!" Eevy shouted as she ran off after Eusine.
"She's going to get hurt!" Yuu-Yuu shouted, "We can't let her go alone!"
"This is incredible! Amazing!" the announcer shouted into the camera, "We've found proof of Raikou's existence!"
Medira walked up behind him and grabbed his collar, pulling him back and snatching his microphone, "Listen up!" she blared into the lens, "If even one person comes out here, we'll turn you over to Officer Jenny! Got it!? Not one person! Not one!"
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"Eevy!" Morty said as he jumped the back of the couch, "I've gotta go after her."
"I'm going too!" Taylor said as he grabbed his pack.
"No!" Kayla shouted, "Don't!"
"Why not?" Morty asked.
"The more people out there, the more danger the Legendary Beasts will feel they are in! The more danger they feel, the more likely they are to attack!"
Taylor and Morty grunted a bit and sat back down, both fidgeting as they listened to Medira explain this whole incident.
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy trudged through the thick brush, pushing aside branches and leaves. She heard the familiar crack of a twig behind her and spun to see Mizu, Medira, Yuu-Yuu and Sooney cramming themselves around bushes and trees.
"I know I told you to stay back there!" she shouted as she pointed back towards camp.
"You're not our boss," Medira said as she pushed past the girls.
"Fine. Be stubborn!" Eevy shouted, "But I'm not to be held responsible for one of the Beasts attacking you!"
"Whatever," Medira said.
The group pushed past more trees and happened upon Eusine, kneeling behind a tree, watching Suicune in a clearing in front of him. He reached into his bag and readied his camera, focusing it directly on Suicune. Eevy thought of that weird bell just then for some unexplainable reason. She reached into her pocket and pulled it out. Without even thinking, she rang it. A sweet, soft tinkle rang from the bell. Suicune's head short up as the melody reached her ears. In a flick of blue, she was gone. Eusine stood up and stomped the ground.
"I don't believe it!" he said out loud, "All I want is one simple picture!"
"You'll never get it!" Eevy shouted from behind him, "You can't Eusine! You just can't! I won't allow it!"
"What are you doing out here? Get back to camp! This is my business!"
"As it is mine!" Eevy said with a sudden burst of anger, "Those are Legends! How would you feel if someone was chasing after you, snapping pictures and Poke Balls at a mile a minute when you were supposed to be hidden away?"
Eusine shook his head, "One picture won't hurt!"
"One picture can do more damage than any Pokemon's attack could!"
Eusine spotted Suicune's blue light out of the corner of his eye and took off after it. Eevy pounded her fist into the tree beside her and ran after him. Eusine came to a little grove with a small cave type opening in the center. This grove was greener than most of the rest of the forest. He looked around a bit and dared himself to venture toward the cave. He was cut off by five angry Eons and one really ticked Eevee. He put his hands up by his sides and backed away. He backed up into Eevy and spun around.
"I refuse to let you in there," Eevy stated, "This is no place for cameras."
"You just don't get it, do you?" Eusine shouted, "I need those pictures!"
"Why? Did you spend all your money again? Did Uncle Eric and Aunt Ellen refuse to give you more?"
"No!" Eusine shouted, "I lost it in a battle with some punk kid."
Eevy's eyes narrowed, "You're lying, aren't you?"
"No."
"Yes you are!" Eevy shouted as she grabbed his elbows, "I know that tone. Something happened, didn't it? Tell me, Eusine!"
Medira and the girls lagged back as they saw what was happening. This was why Eusine didn't like to speak about money, because he spent it up constantly, and sometimes his parents refused to give him more, just for that reason. Eevy knew that better than anyone. She couldn't count the number of times Eusine had come to her for money, and the number of times she wasn't able to help.
"What happened, Eusine?" Eevy calmed down.
"I already told you!"
"That's only part of the story! Isn't it?"
"I suppose."
"Tell me. Eusine, please? I'm begging you!"
"I spent it, alright?"
"On?"
"None of your business."
"It most certainly is my business! This is what you meant by 'things got tied up' earlier, isn't it? You didn't have enough money to come here!"
"Alright fine!" Eusine suddenly burst, "No, I didn't have the money!"
"Because?" it hit her then and she paused and looked directly into his eyes, "You've been betting again, haven't you? That's why Eric and Ellen refused to pay you, isn't it? You bet someone you'd beat the kid, and when you didn't you had to pay off your debts. I don't believe you Eusine!"
Yuu-Yuu and the girls looked at him, a lot harder than they had before. Now seeing more than just some relative of Eevy's, but a young man literally addicted to gambling as well. He dropped his head and looked at his feet.
"Yeah," he mumbled.
"Say it louder, Eusine! Admit it!"
"Yes. I did. I bet it! Every last penny!"
"I knew it. If Morty were here," she dropped his arms and balled her fists, "He would be beating you to no end right now, you know that?"
"I know."
"What am I supposed to do with you now? You'd better be glad that stupid camera didn't follow us, because everyone in Rose Town would have heard this. Everyone watching in the Four Corners would have! You are supposed to be older than me, yet you act like such a baby. You'd better find some way to get over this, because I flat out refuse to give you any of my money."
"Angel..." came a whisper from behind them.
Eevy looked around Eusine's shoulder and suddenly stopped steaming and started trembling, "Eusine," she shook, "Turn around slowly."
Eusine did as he was told, "Oh woah."
Suicune, Entei and Raikou all stood silently behind them, each burning his or her respective elemental color. Mizu and the girls stepped out from the bushes, all with their jaws dropped in amazement.
"Raikou," Eevy said as she reached out and patted his forehead, triggering a deep purring, "You shouldn't be out now. You could be seen."
"It's too late for that," Raikou told her, "We've already been broadcast about Hokubu, Nanka, Johto and Kanto. There's nothing more we can do."
"That is true," Eevy turned to Eusine, "These are my friends, Eusine. Don't take their freedom, we've done enough damage already."
Eusine couldn't speak, he couldn't move and he felt like he was forcing himself to breathe but he suddenly found himself talking, "I never thought about it quite that way."
"Think before to act," Entei boomed, "You've cost us dearly. We'll need to relocate to our original home."
"Johto?" Yuu-Yuu spoke up, "Are you returning to Johto?"
"No," Suicune said in a female voice just higher than a whisper, "There is yet another place where we resided even before Ecruteak's Tower."
"Please," Sooney said as she stepped forward, "Where is it?"
"That is not something you must know," Entei said as he shook his head.
"We must leave you now," Raikou broke in, "It is no longer safe for us here. Rest assured, we'll always be watching."
"Work at your problem, Eusine," Suicune made Eusine freeze as it spoke to him directly, "The harder you try, the easier it will be for you to say no to your gambling. Keep at it."
Each Beast dashed off in a different direction, leaving the group utterly clueless. Eevy turned and looked at her friends who were all smiling madly.
"Believe me now?" Eevy asked with a smirk and a wink.
"It's a good thing Medira did what she did back there before she followed us, or we'd be swamped," Sooney said,
"What'd she do?" Eevy asked, tilting her head.
"She told everyone over the TV that this was all the announcer's stupid publicity stunt and that Raikou was a trick with computer animation. Not one person has shown up yet," Mizu said.
"I'm a great actress, aren't I?" Medira asked with a wink.
"Thank you Medira. You'll definitely make a great Gym Leader! As for you," Eevy said as she turned to Eusine, "I'm not too pleased with you. You swore to the whole family you'd stop spending your money. You went and lied to the entire lot of us!"
Eusine looked at his feet and then at his pack, "I know. But that kid looked so weak, I was sure I could beat him. Between Alakazam, Electrode and Haunter, I was positive I could beat him."
"Kid?" Medira broke in, "What was is name?"
Eevy's eyes narrowed at that thought, "Yes, Eusine. What was his name?"
"I'm not positive...I think Daemeon."
"That little monster!" Eevy shouted and she stomped the ground, "That little monster! That little monster!" she emphasized each word harder each time, "I'll mangle him the next time I see him! I'll get your money back Eusine, even if I die trying! I hate that kid!"
*^~^**^~^*
Lance, Luri, Jason and Will hadn't been watching TV. They hadn't seen Eusine, Raikou or the other Beasts. They had all been discussing battle tactics for the upcoming League battles. Mostly about Eevy. There was a huge rush of air as the window blew open.
"What's that?" Jason asked as he held his hair down.
"It's like a mini tornado!" Lance bellowed over the wind as he wrapped his cape over his face.
"Is it a storm?" Luri shouted as she held down her dress.
"No! It's something else!" Will said as he shielded Luri.
The wind died down, slow but sure, revealing three glowing figures in the center of the room. One of blue, one of yellow, and one of crimson. Lance and the others sat up straight. Especially Will, who had to push himself off Luri. Luri just blushed and sat up.
"What brings you here?" Jason asked as he watched the crimson figure.
"Important business," Entei said as he cooled his fiery power into steam.
"Of what?" Luri asked as she watched the blue figure.
"The new Master and a new residence," Suicune said as she melted the ice power encasing her.
"Just what do you mean?" Will asked as he watched the final figure, covered in yellow.
"Our home has been discovered," Raikou said as he dropped the electricity from around himself in golden sparks.
"That's horrible!" Luri burst, "What will you do? Where will you stay?"
"You can answer that better than us," Suicune said with something akin to pleading tones in her voice.
"Here?" Will asked, "With us? How?"
"The training center out down the path used to be our residency," Entei said, "We could go there again, if nowhere else."
"But that place will be open in just a few weeks!" Jason said, "You'll be seen for sure."
"Not necessarily," Raikou said, "We have the ability to remain unseen, you know that."
"Then I suppose you'll be staying here," Will said, "Welcome back, Beasts."
Raikou turned his glance to Lance, who was staring blankly out the window, tossing his Dragonite's Poke'Ball into the air, "What seems to be your trouble, Master Lance? You've remained almost completely silent."
Lance did not answer, simply tossed the Poke Ball a little higher. Raikou could sense the tension around him.
"You should not keep feelings bottled up," Raikou said, "They'll only hurt you more."
Lance caught the Poke'Ball and looked over at him without moving his head, "Feelings?" he asked as he narrowed his left eye, "By this what do you mean?"
"You know very well what I mean," Raikou said a bit nastily.
"Do I really?"
"Don't be stubborn!" Luri spoke up, "If you won't tell us, at least tell them!"
Entei and Suicune nodded while Will and Jason just sat staring at Lance, still by the window. Raikou turned and looked at Suicune and Entei.
"Beasts, may I be alone with Master Lance, please?" Raikou asked.
Entei and Suicune ushered Luri, Will and Jason out as Raikou approached Lance and sat down. Lance turned his head and peered down at the tiger like Pokemon.
"What do you expect me to say?" Lance asked as he again began throwing his Poke'Ball.
"I expect you to tell me what you're thinking about," he paused and gave what could only be called a grin, "Or rather, who."
"What do you mean?"
"Again, you know what I mean. You're thinking about her, aren't you? Imagining the battle. The shouts of victory. The ceremony. You know, don't you?"
"I don't understand one word you're saying."
"Yes you do. Must I call Master William in to interpret?"
"No!" Lance said as he turned to look at Raikou again, "I don't want him poking and prodding around my head! Yes. I know what you mean."
"I thought as much. Come and sit and speak with me," Raikou said as he turned and sat on the couch.
"Must I?"
"Yes."
Lance trudged to the chair beside the couch and sat down, "Just what's what, Raikou? Why do we feel so overpowered by her?"
"Because she is an angel, just as her name states."
"That truly makes no sense to me," Lance said with a blank look.
Raikou laughed a bit, or rather purred, "You'll understand. Have you told anyone just what you think about her? Or are you bottling that up as well?"
"Luri and the others heard me shouting at the TV. That's as much as they've heard and as much as I've ever admitted out loud."
"Tell them," Raikou said flatly.
"No!" Lance jumped up, "I can't!"
"Yes you can! There is another for Will and another for Jason!"
"What are you telling me?" Lance said as he leaned his head toward Raikou.
"This is the last time I will say you know what I mean," Raikou's voice was surprisingly gentle despite how angry he looked.
"You couldn't possibly mean-" he stopped and waited for his face to reach the desired red tone, "No. I don't believe you," he said as he crossed his arms.
"Suit yourself. But I have seen what you have not. I have seen the battle that you imagine. Heard the cheers that you try desperately to hear. Watched the ceremony you try your hardest to see in your mind. I have seen them all, and I know every detail."
Lance turned and looked at him, staring right into his eyes, "You do mean-"
Raikou simply nodded and stood up, "There is another for Will and another for Jason, as I said. Luri has her match as well. She is already discovering hers, it is just a matter of time before you find yours as well."
^*^In The Next Chronicle:^*^
*The Battling Eevee Squad*
~*~Notes~*~
Such an odd chapter; I have a head ache now @.@ No offense to the creators of Eusine. In all actuality, I adore Eusine in the game. I'll give away the secret (which ain't so secret no more ~.~) of who Eevy's mystery man is. Drum roll please...Lance! Ding-a-ling to all of you who still didn't know. Now, Jason's is a real secret. But it's pretty easy to see who Luri meets up with. But, some people might not catch on as easy as others, so you'll have to wait a bit, won't you? The next chapter is going to be really weird, but not as freaky as this one, I can assure you. The Battling Eevee Brothers return with another brother and a sister! Cool, huh?
*^~^*Kat*^~^*
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~~By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu and Nanka Trek~~
"Suicune?" Sooney asked, "Why?"
"Eusine has been chasing Suicune since we were little kids," Eevy said, "He won't tell anyone why. Let's see, if he's twenty seven..." she lingered off in thought, "He's been after Suicune for twenty one years."
"Wow!" Yuu-Yuu said as she pushed to the front, "You started when you were six? That's so cool!"
Eusine took a step back, "I suppose so."
"Ignore her," Eevy said with a grin, "It's not worth trying to understand her."
"Very funny," Yuu-Yuu said indignantly.
"It's getting late, we should be getting to the Pokemon Center," Sooney said.
"No need," Eusine protested, "Let's go! Alakazam!"
Out from his hand flew a Psy Ball from Johto. In a flash of white light, a huge Alakazam emerged, waving its spoons in the air. Eevy laughed and walked over to him.
"Hello there! I haven't met you yet!" she told the Pokemon who extended a palm, psychically forming a flower and handing it to her.
As she touched to flower, it bloomed, as usual. Eusine watched this and took this in carefully. He knew what this meant. In a few minutes, Alakazam had teleported the entire group to Eusine's campsite.
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"Wow, Eusine," Eevy said as she looked around the site, "You've really stepped up on keeping this place clean. Last time I visited one of your little natural hazards it was like a Tentacruel plowed through."
"Oh, you're so funny," Eusine said as he walked into his tent, "Just give me a second, I want to get something."
"No offense, Eevy," Medira whispered, "But your cousin is really...odd."
"I know," Eevy whispered back, "But he's really nice, really funny, and rich beyond your wildest dreams."
"Is he really?"
"He gets pictures of rare Pokemon and sells them when he gets in a jam, but actually my whole family is pretty well off. Between Morty's Gym, Eusine's magic acts, and my uncle's stock, we're pretty good."
"Geez," Sooney said, "I didn't know that."
"Just imagine what it will be like when Eevy becomes the League Champion!" Yuu-Yuu shouted, "You'll be loaded!"
"Stop that!" Eevy said as she slapped her hand over Yuu-Yuu's mouth, "My family doesn't discuss such matters, and Eusine doesn't like to talk about it, so keep it down!"
"What's your problem?" Eusine asked as he came barreling out of the tent with a navy blue back pack.
"Nothing," Eevy answered quickly, stepping away from Yuu-Yuu.
Eevy noticed an odd feeling in her neck. Like a numbing stinging feeling, but it didn't hurt. She looked left and right, but saw everyone was beside or in front of her. She turned and peered around her surroundings. Then she spotted it. Bright green eyes flashing in the underbrush.
"What's Raikou doing this close to other people?" she thought, "He could be seen."
Her phone rang and she grabbed it quickly. Eusine, the ever-curious Mystical Man, poked his head around to listen to her. She pushed him back, but he just came tromping to her side again.
"Hello?" she asked as she pushed him away, "Oh. Hello Cain. I forgot I told you to call...No, now is fine, I just have to get rid of a bug!" she pushed him back and he fell over as she walked into the brush to get some privacy, "No, just a relative...Eusine...Yeah, the magician...You do?...He'll be glad to hear that...Performing and looking into Suicune, as usual," Eevy looked up and noticed Raikou crouched behind some bushes, waiting for her, "Uh...Cain-Excuse me, Caino, can you call me tomorrow? I've got some really, really important business to take care of...No, nobody's here...I already told you he was my cousin...Yeah, well...This is really important, so call me tomorrow. Bye!" she hung up quickly.
"What was all that about, may I ask?" Raikou asked as he stepped out from the bushes.
"A pest. Plain and simple," Eevy laughed, "What brings you so close to camp?"
"We need to speak, about Eusine."
"Why? Is something wrong?"
Eusine was too much of a snoop to let her walk off like that. He stood up and brushed himself off. Taking is pack in his right hand, he trotted off after her.
"Nothing drastic," Raikou said.
"Then what?"
"If he pursues us much longer, he may find us. We cannot allow that."
"I understand that, but what can I do?"
Eusine stepped up behind a tree as he saw Eevy's back. He switched to the other side to see what was in front of her.
"Holy geez!" he said in a loud whisper, "That's-That's Raikou!"
Raikou's eyes suddenly narrowed as he caught a glimpse of Eusine, "We've been found out!"
"Eevy! Get away from it! There's no telling what it could do!" Eusine shouted.
"No! Raikou's not here to hurt me! Understand this, Eusine, leave the Legendary Beasts alone!"
The shouting aroused the entire group waiting back at Eusine's campsite. The whole group, cameras and all, rampaged into the woods. Eevy saw them coming and knew there was nothing she could do.
"Oh no!" she shouted as she stepped back in front of Raikou, "Keep the camera off!"
It was too late; it was already focused on them. There was nothing anyone could do now, they'd been found. Raikou let out a deep low roar and stepped away, sparking electric force.
"Eevy! Get away from it!" Sooney yelled.
"Absolutely not!" Eevy shouted, "Raikou! Run away!"
Raikou shot up the hairs on the back of his neck and crouched down low before turning to pure electricity and bounding away. Eusine ran over to Eevy and looked her square in the eye.
"What was going on?" he asked dryly.
"Nothing, except you and that stupid camera endangering the Legendary Beasts! How could you Eusine? How could you?" she shouted at him.
"I'm doing my job!" he said as he took off in the direction Raikou had headed off in.
"Where are you going!?"
"To find Suicune!"
"No! Eusine! Don't you dare!"
She was too late again, he was off. Gone into the woods. Eevy kicked a tree as hard as she could and noticed something flew from the bush beside it. She bent down and picked up a tiny glass bell. There was a tag, "Ring this, and we will be warned."
"Eevy!" Sooney, Yuu-Yuu and Mizu called together.
"Were you really with Raikou?" Sooney asked.
"Yes, I was," Eevy said in a flat, annoyed tone, "And if so much as one of you follows me, I'll bean your lights out!" Eevy shouted as she ran off after Eusine.
"She's going to get hurt!" Yuu-Yuu shouted, "We can't let her go alone!"
"This is incredible! Amazing!" the announcer shouted into the camera, "We've found proof of Raikou's existence!"
Medira walked up behind him and grabbed his collar, pulling him back and snatching his microphone, "Listen up!" she blared into the lens, "If even one person comes out here, we'll turn you over to Officer Jenny! Got it!? Not one person! Not one!"
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"Eevy!" Morty said as he jumped the back of the couch, "I've gotta go after her."
"I'm going too!" Taylor said as he grabbed his pack.
"No!" Kayla shouted, "Don't!"
"Why not?" Morty asked.
"The more people out there, the more danger the Legendary Beasts will feel they are in! The more danger they feel, the more likely they are to attack!"
Taylor and Morty grunted a bit and sat back down, both fidgeting as they listened to Medira explain this whole incident.
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy trudged through the thick brush, pushing aside branches and leaves. She heard the familiar crack of a twig behind her and spun to see Mizu, Medira, Yuu-Yuu and Sooney cramming themselves around bushes and trees.
"I know I told you to stay back there!" she shouted as she pointed back towards camp.
"You're not our boss," Medira said as she pushed past the girls.
"Fine. Be stubborn!" Eevy shouted, "But I'm not to be held responsible for one of the Beasts attacking you!"
"Whatever," Medira said.
The group pushed past more trees and happened upon Eusine, kneeling behind a tree, watching Suicune in a clearing in front of him. He reached into his bag and readied his camera, focusing it directly on Suicune. Eevy thought of that weird bell just then for some unexplainable reason. She reached into her pocket and pulled it out. Without even thinking, she rang it. A sweet, soft tinkle rang from the bell. Suicune's head short up as the melody reached her ears. In a flick of blue, she was gone. Eusine stood up and stomped the ground.
"I don't believe it!" he said out loud, "All I want is one simple picture!"
"You'll never get it!" Eevy shouted from behind him, "You can't Eusine! You just can't! I won't allow it!"
"What are you doing out here? Get back to camp! This is my business!"
"As it is mine!" Eevy said with a sudden burst of anger, "Those are Legends! How would you feel if someone was chasing after you, snapping pictures and Poke Balls at a mile a minute when you were supposed to be hidden away?"
Eusine shook his head, "One picture won't hurt!"
"One picture can do more damage than any Pokemon's attack could!"
Eusine spotted Suicune's blue light out of the corner of his eye and took off after it. Eevy pounded her fist into the tree beside her and ran after him. Eusine came to a little grove with a small cave type opening in the center. This grove was greener than most of the rest of the forest. He looked around a bit and dared himself to venture toward the cave. He was cut off by five angry Eons and one really ticked Eevee. He put his hands up by his sides and backed away. He backed up into Eevy and spun around.
"I refuse to let you in there," Eevy stated, "This is no place for cameras."
"You just don't get it, do you?" Eusine shouted, "I need those pictures!"
"Why? Did you spend all your money again? Did Uncle Eric and Aunt Ellen refuse to give you more?"
"No!" Eusine shouted, "I lost it in a battle with some punk kid."
Eevy's eyes narrowed, "You're lying, aren't you?"
"No."
"Yes you are!" Eevy shouted as she grabbed his elbows, "I know that tone. Something happened, didn't it? Tell me, Eusine!"
Medira and the girls lagged back as they saw what was happening. This was why Eusine didn't like to speak about money, because he spent it up constantly, and sometimes his parents refused to give him more, just for that reason. Eevy knew that better than anyone. She couldn't count the number of times Eusine had come to her for money, and the number of times she wasn't able to help.
"What happened, Eusine?" Eevy calmed down.
"I already told you!"
"That's only part of the story! Isn't it?"
"I suppose."
"Tell me. Eusine, please? I'm begging you!"
"I spent it, alright?"
"On?"
"None of your business."
"It most certainly is my business! This is what you meant by 'things got tied up' earlier, isn't it? You didn't have enough money to come here!"
"Alright fine!" Eusine suddenly burst, "No, I didn't have the money!"
"Because?" it hit her then and she paused and looked directly into his eyes, "You've been betting again, haven't you? That's why Eric and Ellen refused to pay you, isn't it? You bet someone you'd beat the kid, and when you didn't you had to pay off your debts. I don't believe you Eusine!"
Yuu-Yuu and the girls looked at him, a lot harder than they had before. Now seeing more than just some relative of Eevy's, but a young man literally addicted to gambling as well. He dropped his head and looked at his feet.
"Yeah," he mumbled.
"Say it louder, Eusine! Admit it!"
"Yes. I did. I bet it! Every last penny!"
"I knew it. If Morty were here," she dropped his arms and balled her fists, "He would be beating you to no end right now, you know that?"
"I know."
"What am I supposed to do with you now? You'd better be glad that stupid camera didn't follow us, because everyone in Rose Town would have heard this. Everyone watching in the Four Corners would have! You are supposed to be older than me, yet you act like such a baby. You'd better find some way to get over this, because I flat out refuse to give you any of my money."
"Angel..." came a whisper from behind them.
Eevy looked around Eusine's shoulder and suddenly stopped steaming and started trembling, "Eusine," she shook, "Turn around slowly."
Eusine did as he was told, "Oh woah."
Suicune, Entei and Raikou all stood silently behind them, each burning his or her respective elemental color. Mizu and the girls stepped out from the bushes, all with their jaws dropped in amazement.
"Raikou," Eevy said as she reached out and patted his forehead, triggering a deep purring, "You shouldn't be out now. You could be seen."
"It's too late for that," Raikou told her, "We've already been broadcast about Hokubu, Nanka, Johto and Kanto. There's nothing more we can do."
"That is true," Eevy turned to Eusine, "These are my friends, Eusine. Don't take their freedom, we've done enough damage already."
Eusine couldn't speak, he couldn't move and he felt like he was forcing himself to breathe but he suddenly found himself talking, "I never thought about it quite that way."
"Think before to act," Entei boomed, "You've cost us dearly. We'll need to relocate to our original home."
"Johto?" Yuu-Yuu spoke up, "Are you returning to Johto?"
"No," Suicune said in a female voice just higher than a whisper, "There is yet another place where we resided even before Ecruteak's Tower."
"Please," Sooney said as she stepped forward, "Where is it?"
"That is not something you must know," Entei said as he shook his head.
"We must leave you now," Raikou broke in, "It is no longer safe for us here. Rest assured, we'll always be watching."
"Work at your problem, Eusine," Suicune made Eusine freeze as it spoke to him directly, "The harder you try, the easier it will be for you to say no to your gambling. Keep at it."
Each Beast dashed off in a different direction, leaving the group utterly clueless. Eevy turned and looked at her friends who were all smiling madly.
"Believe me now?" Eevy asked with a smirk and a wink.
"It's a good thing Medira did what she did back there before she followed us, or we'd be swamped," Sooney said,
"What'd she do?" Eevy asked, tilting her head.
"She told everyone over the TV that this was all the announcer's stupid publicity stunt and that Raikou was a trick with computer animation. Not one person has shown up yet," Mizu said.
"I'm a great actress, aren't I?" Medira asked with a wink.
"Thank you Medira. You'll definitely make a great Gym Leader! As for you," Eevy said as she turned to Eusine, "I'm not too pleased with you. You swore to the whole family you'd stop spending your money. You went and lied to the entire lot of us!"
Eusine looked at his feet and then at his pack, "I know. But that kid looked so weak, I was sure I could beat him. Between Alakazam, Electrode and Haunter, I was positive I could beat him."
"Kid?" Medira broke in, "What was is name?"
Eevy's eyes narrowed at that thought, "Yes, Eusine. What was his name?"
"I'm not positive...I think Daemeon."
"That little monster!" Eevy shouted and she stomped the ground, "That little monster! That little monster!" she emphasized each word harder each time, "I'll mangle him the next time I see him! I'll get your money back Eusine, even if I die trying! I hate that kid!"
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Lance, Luri, Jason and Will hadn't been watching TV. They hadn't seen Eusine, Raikou or the other Beasts. They had all been discussing battle tactics for the upcoming League battles. Mostly about Eevy. There was a huge rush of air as the window blew open.
"What's that?" Jason asked as he held his hair down.
"It's like a mini tornado!" Lance bellowed over the wind as he wrapped his cape over his face.
"Is it a storm?" Luri shouted as she held down her dress.
"No! It's something else!" Will said as he shielded Luri.
The wind died down, slow but sure, revealing three glowing figures in the center of the room. One of blue, one of yellow, and one of crimson. Lance and the others sat up straight. Especially Will, who had to push himself off Luri. Luri just blushed and sat up.
"What brings you here?" Jason asked as he watched the crimson figure.
"Important business," Entei said as he cooled his fiery power into steam.
"Of what?" Luri asked as she watched the blue figure.
"The new Master and a new residence," Suicune said as she melted the ice power encasing her.
"Just what do you mean?" Will asked as he watched the final figure, covered in yellow.
"Our home has been discovered," Raikou said as he dropped the electricity from around himself in golden sparks.
"That's horrible!" Luri burst, "What will you do? Where will you stay?"
"You can answer that better than us," Suicune said with something akin to pleading tones in her voice.
"Here?" Will asked, "With us? How?"
"The training center out down the path used to be our residency," Entei said, "We could go there again, if nowhere else."
"But that place will be open in just a few weeks!" Jason said, "You'll be seen for sure."
"Not necessarily," Raikou said, "We have the ability to remain unseen, you know that."
"Then I suppose you'll be staying here," Will said, "Welcome back, Beasts."
Raikou turned his glance to Lance, who was staring blankly out the window, tossing his Dragonite's Poke'Ball into the air, "What seems to be your trouble, Master Lance? You've remained almost completely silent."
Lance did not answer, simply tossed the Poke Ball a little higher. Raikou could sense the tension around him.
"You should not keep feelings bottled up," Raikou said, "They'll only hurt you more."
Lance caught the Poke'Ball and looked over at him without moving his head, "Feelings?" he asked as he narrowed his left eye, "By this what do you mean?"
"You know very well what I mean," Raikou said a bit nastily.
"Do I really?"
"Don't be stubborn!" Luri spoke up, "If you won't tell us, at least tell them!"
Entei and Suicune nodded while Will and Jason just sat staring at Lance, still by the window. Raikou turned and looked at Suicune and Entei.
"Beasts, may I be alone with Master Lance, please?" Raikou asked.
Entei and Suicune ushered Luri, Will and Jason out as Raikou approached Lance and sat down. Lance turned his head and peered down at the tiger like Pokemon.
"What do you expect me to say?" Lance asked as he again began throwing his Poke'Ball.
"I expect you to tell me what you're thinking about," he paused and gave what could only be called a grin, "Or rather, who."
"What do you mean?"
"Again, you know what I mean. You're thinking about her, aren't you? Imagining the battle. The shouts of victory. The ceremony. You know, don't you?"
"I don't understand one word you're saying."
"Yes you do. Must I call Master William in to interpret?"
"No!" Lance said as he turned to look at Raikou again, "I don't want him poking and prodding around my head! Yes. I know what you mean."
"I thought as much. Come and sit and speak with me," Raikou said as he turned and sat on the couch.
"Must I?"
"Yes."
Lance trudged to the chair beside the couch and sat down, "Just what's what, Raikou? Why do we feel so overpowered by her?"
"Because she is an angel, just as her name states."
"That truly makes no sense to me," Lance said with a blank look.
Raikou laughed a bit, or rather purred, "You'll understand. Have you told anyone just what you think about her? Or are you bottling that up as well?"
"Luri and the others heard me shouting at the TV. That's as much as they've heard and as much as I've ever admitted out loud."
"Tell them," Raikou said flatly.
"No!" Lance jumped up, "I can't!"
"Yes you can! There is another for Will and another for Jason!"
"What are you telling me?" Lance said as he leaned his head toward Raikou.
"This is the last time I will say you know what I mean," Raikou's voice was surprisingly gentle despite how angry he looked.
"You couldn't possibly mean-" he stopped and waited for his face to reach the desired red tone, "No. I don't believe you," he said as he crossed his arms.
"Suit yourself. But I have seen what you have not. I have seen the battle that you imagine. Heard the cheers that you try desperately to hear. Watched the ceremony you try your hardest to see in your mind. I have seen them all, and I know every detail."
Lance turned and looked at him, staring right into his eyes, "You do mean-"
Raikou simply nodded and stood up, "There is another for Will and another for Jason, as I said. Luri has her match as well. She is already discovering hers, it is just a matter of time before you find yours as well."
^*^In The Next Chronicle:^*^
*The Battling Eevee Squad*
~*~Notes~*~
Such an odd chapter; I have a head ache now @.@ No offense to the creators of Eusine. In all actuality, I adore Eusine in the game. I'll give away the secret (which ain't so secret no more ~.~) of who Eevy's mystery man is. Drum roll please...Lance! Ding-a-ling to all of you who still didn't know. Now, Jason's is a real secret. But it's pretty easy to see who Luri meets up with. But, some people might not catch on as easy as others, so you'll have to wait a bit, won't you? The next chapter is going to be really weird, but not as freaky as this one, I can assure you. The Battling Eevee Brothers return with another brother and a sister! Cool, huh?
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