Steam Engine Senses
Japanese Title: Dreams Tell Much! Reveal Your Identity!
By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu & Nanka Trek
Eevy shot up in a frenzy of thoughts. She was in the Pokemon Center in Magnolia Town, that she knew, but that dream she just had almost convinced her otherwise. She couldn't tell if she was sweating or freezing, sitting or standing. She sat staring across the Center at JP, Phantom and Dragon, sleeping in chairs by the window. That dream, whatever it was, was about them. Something with Dragon and Raikou. She wasn't going to let a dream stop her though. She invited him and wasn't going to turn him down now. As she lay back down, Medira bolted up in the same condition Eevy had. Medira ran her hand over her face and rubbed her eyes, also staring at the guys sitting near the window. She too went back to lying down. Both drifted off, only to have the same dream and same predicament all night long.
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"I don't want to walk today," Yuu-Yuu whined, "Last night was enough walking for the rest of my life."
"I agree," Sooney moaned.
Eevy and Medira didn't say a word, just walked out of the Center. Dragon and JP looked the same way; tired, depressed and utterly confused. Mizu and Phantom watched them leave then looked at each other blankly.
"They ever done that before?" Phantom asked.
"No. What about them?" Mizu answered.
"No."
"Hey! Look!" Yuu-Yuu changed the subject, "There's a train that goes to Sunflower! Can we take it?"
"Don't be stupid," Sooney snapped, "We can't afford that."
"Hey guys," Medira mumbled back through the door, "You coming?"
"Coming? Coming where?" Mizu asked, leaning away.
"Duh! On the train. Eevy's got the tickets already. Let's go."
"Eevy….bought…the tickets?" Yuu-Yuu almost fell over, "She can actually afford that?"
"Yeah. You should have seen her wallet."
Mizu, Yuu-Yuu, Sooney and Phantom looked at each other completely vacantly. They shrugged and stood up, walking out the door and following Medira to the train.
"Too bad it isn't a Magnet Train like in Goldenrod," Sooney whined.
"No. But at least we don't have to walk Route 58," Mizu said as they approached the train.
"Phantom!" someone blared from their left.
"Oh no," Phantom slowly turned his head as the others did the same.
In a huge blur of blue and white, a woman in a blue hooded cape latched herself to Phantom's neck, pushing him back a step. The girls beside him cocked their heads and eyebrows at that. She planted about three dozen kisses on his face before hugging him with choking strength.
Phantom's shoulders slouched as he gagged for air, "Let go! Come on! I can't breathe! Starla, let go!"
"Sorry," she let go and stepped away, spotting the girls beside him, "Who are they?" she asked accusingly.
"Not on your life," Sooney stomped away.
"You're kidding me," Yuu-Yuu took off towards the train.
"Don't make me sick," Mizu followed.
"What are you doing here? I don't recall telling you to come," Will grabbed Luri's shoulders.
"You're going and I wanted to be with you," she laughed, pushing him away, "Come on!"
"Why me?" Will clomped along behind her.
The group walked into the train, with each one's jaw smacking the floor as they boarded.
"Pretty," Yuu-Yuu said lightly, "Really pretty!"
"It sure is pretty," Sooney said as she looked around, "Eevy, how did you afford this?"
"Have you forgotten my brother is a Gym Leader? I put it on his account," Eevy walked down the hall.
"He won't get mad?" Mizu asked.
"Nah," Eevy checked the number on the cabin, "He won't even know. That idiot never checks his books. This is mine. Bye!"
She popped in the door and closed it lightly behind her. Medira ran up and knocked as hard as she could, trying to get Eevy's attention.
"Where do we go?" she knocked harder.
"Here," Eevy opened the door and stuffed their tickets in her hand, "Good luck," she laughed, closing the door.
"Gee thanks," Medira mumbled as she looked over the tickets, "Come on Sooney. This is yours," she pointed out the door down three and across from Eevy's and gave her the key and her ticket.
Medira continued the ritual until everyone was in their rooms. She felt like a flight attendant or something. Hers was across from Eevy's and she traipsed in and closed the door. Not too big, but it sure wasn't small either. For a two day ride it would be quite sufficient. She sat down and slouched in the chair, staring out the window at the people running back and forth to get on before the train pulled away. She wasn't even paying attention to them, just staring out the window, thinking of a really weird dream she had the night before. Across the aisle, Eevy was doing the exact same thing. Down two doors on either side, Jason and Lance had the exact same dream. All four were thinking of the exact same thing at the exact same time, though they didn't know it. A knock on Eevy's door sent her almost through the roof. A knock on Lance's did the same.
"Who's there?" Eevy panted.
"Medira," came the muffled answer.
"Oh, alright. Come in then."
"What Jason?" Lance asked as he knew just by the knock who it was.
"Can I come in?" he asked wearily.
"Why?"
"I need to talk to somebody and I'm sure not asking Wil-uh-Phantom or Starla."
"Fine."
"What's up, Medira?" Eevy crossed her legs on the chair across from her.
"You've had weird dreams, right?" Medira asked, sitting down.
"Oh yeah. Just a lot."
"And they usually mean something?"
"Most of the time."
"What would you make of a dream about Entei?"
Eevy choked and sat up, "Entei?!"
"Yeah, why?"
"I had a dream about Raikou. Last night."
"Mine was last night too. It was something weird about…"
"JP and Dragon?"
"How'd you know?'
"Mine was too."
"What happened in yours?"
"I don't really much know. But when I woke up, I remembered everything. Now I'm having a hard time remembering."
"I know mine was really, really weird. It was nothing but blackness."
"Then a mirrored image."
"Half JP, half Entei."
"Half Dragon, half Raikou."
"Then he was pulled away and Entei stood alone."
"Then Raikou spoke and said…"
"Together, yet apart. Not now, not for some time. Time to part, not to be one. Not for now, but later on."
"Keep your distance, just for now. Soon you'll be together. Meet at the League, part never again."
"Then…"
"I woke up."
"And had it again."
"And again all night long."
"What'd you want, Jason?" Lance asked as his younger partner sat down.
"You ever had like a really messed up dream?" Jason asked as he pushed Lance's foot down for more room.
"All the time. Why?"
"Ever had one about Entei or the other Beasts?"
"Oh yeah. Constantly."
"How about one with Eevy and Medira?"
"Excuse me?" Lance sat up.
"I had a really, really twisted dream last night. With Medira and Entei."
"You sure? Because I had one about Raikou and Eevy."
"Last night?"
"Last night."
"What was yours like?"
"Pitch blackness."
"Then a face. Medira's face. Mirrored by Entei's."
"Eevy's face. Mirrored by Raikou's."
"She fades away, leaving the Beast."
"And the Beast speaks and says…"
"Master, not yet. Not now. It's not time. She'll know this as well. She'll steer clear of you. Don't be upset."
"Don't be alarmed if she runs away. Because of this dream, she will fear you. But only for the time being."
"Then I woke up."
"Then had it again."
"All through the night."
The train started moving as Medira and Jason both stood to go back to their rooms. Medira saw JP in the hall, and ran into her room, slamming the door and locking it as fast as she could. Jason stopped and watched the door slam, almost in tears.
"Stupid Entei," he mumbled as he slowly went inside his room.
Eevy peaked out the door. Not seeing anyone, she stepped out and closed it behind her. Hearing the creak, Dragon popped out his door. Eevy stopped and swallowed hard. She quickly pushed past him and took off to where Mizu and Sooney were.
"Dumb Raikou," he muttered, going back in his room.
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"Stupid?!" Entei blared.
"Dumb?!" Raikou shouted.
"Where do they get off?!" Entei stomped his paw.
"Stop it!" Suicune scolded, "They're so close, and they can't get any farther at the same time!"
"I'm sorry, Master Jason," Entei muttered.
"Forgive me, Master Lance," Raikou mumbled.
"It's the only way."
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy looked at her watch, "I hope he's asleep now. I can't take any more cards with that whiny Yuu-Yuu and ego inflated Mizu."
She walked very, very slowly and very, very carefully down the aisle. She reached out with her left hand and ran it along the wall. She inched carefully towards her door. Medira was doing the same on the opposite wall with the opposite hand right behind Eevy. Eevy felt the wall disappear from under her hand and a tight grasp on her wrist. Medira slightly squeaked as the same happened to her. Both were yanked inside and the doors slammed shut behind them.
"Excuse me!" Eevy shouted at Dragon who was sitting in a chair, tapping his heel nervously, "What do you think you're doing?"
"You had a dream, didn't you?" he asked in a mumbled tone.
Eevy backed up to the door, "So what if I did?"
"So did I. About Raikou."
Eevy slowly worked away at the lock, "Yeah. And what other point than the one on your head are you trying to make?"
"You believe what he was saying, don't you?"
"Yes. I trust him. And I used to trust you almost as much. But that sure did get flipped."
"Don't say that, please."
"I'll say what I d-uh-darn well please."
"Go ahead and swear for all I care."
"No, you see, I'm not like you. I actually care what I do and say. From what I've seen of you, you don't care much about anything."
In Jason's room, he and Medira were having a similar conversation…
"You'd best let me out before I do something I may regret," Medira hissed, "But maybe I won't regret it."
"Don't do this," Jason sat on the bench, "That dream was meant to tell us something. And I don't really want to believe it."
"How in the h-um-world would you know what Entei was trying to tell me? Huh?"
"Because I do. I trust Entei's decisions, but now I think he'll have to be wrong for me just this once."
"I used to trust you, you know? But now I think the other girls were right. You are too shadowy and hidden to trust."
"I wouldn't be this way if I didn't have to."
"I'm getting tired of that too. What's up with you? Are you like some run away or something?"
"No."
"Then what?"
Eevy was again shouting at Dragon…
"Come on! Out with it! What's so terrible about you? Huh? What'd you do that is so horrible?"
"I can't tell you."
"Why not? I can't stand it when people keep secrets from me!"
"Then why do you keep so many?"
"I do not!" she was still working on the lock.
"Stop trying to unlock the door. You'll never do it."
"How did you-?"
"I can hear the lock. Just leave it."
"Fine!" she shouted as she stopped and sat down across from him, "You happy now?"
"No. And I won't be for a long time."
"Would you please explain to me what you mean when you say things like that?"
"I can't."
"There you go again!" she stood up and lifted her arms to her side in disgust, "Talking like you know exactly what will happen!"
"I do, that's just the problem," he stood and pulled the key from his inside coat pocket, "Here," he tossed it to her, "Go. Just to let you know, I won't be around much anymore, if at all."
She shook her head as her voice started breaking, "That suits me just fine," she turned, unlocked the door, chucked the key down beside him and slammed the door shut behind her.
"Why did I do this in the first place?" he pushed back his hood and rubbed his head, "Why?"
"How could I fall for him?" Eevy asked herself angrily as she changed and brushed her hair, "How?"
Of course, Medira was again shouting at a mile a minute…
"I don't know where you think you get off, but I do know who you do not get on!" she shouted, "I'll smash this door right off the hinges if you don't let me out right this minute!"
"Fine. Be my guest and leave if you so choose. Just know you will most likely not see me for a long time, if ever, again," he pulled the key from his right pants' pocket and stood up.
"Won't depress me a bit," she snatched the key from his hand, unlocked the door, threw the key at his face and stomped out with a slam of the door.
He flailed to catch the key, "What have I gone and done this time?" he asked, pushing his hair back.
Medira crashed the door of her room shut, making her next action to lock every possible entryway as tightly as possible, "How could I even get near him? Huh? That's all I want to know!"
"Why, Raikou, why?" Lance pounded the seat to his right, "Why not just come to us and say no more instead of torturing all four of us like this?"
Eevy pushed her bag down the seat and laid down, her long purple nightgown billowing over the edge of the seat as she pulled the blanket beside her up to her neck and shivered, "It's too cold for a train ride. I'd rather have been out on Route 58 than here in this freezing cabin."
There was a very light tap on the door and she thought about growling and telling whoever it was to get away until she heard, "Eevy? Can I please come in? It's Medira."
"Sure, Medira," she sat up, "Come on in," she unlocked the door and noticed Medira was in a long black nightgown and a robe, "You were in bed too, huh?"
"Did I wake you up? I can go-"
"It's fine, really. I just thought you were-"
"Dragon. Am I right?"
"Yeah. I was hoping it was Dragon, in a way. Just like you were waiting for JP. I can hear it in your voice."
"We have a lot in common, you know? Should we listen to these dreams, or what?"
"I don't know," Eevy slipped down and looked out the window, "They're acting so strange all of a sudden. Not that they weren't in the first place, but now they're even worse. I don't really want him to go, but he insists that he has to."
"JP's the same way," Medira looked out the window as well, "He acts like he knows everything about me and frankly, that scares me. We have no clue what these two look like, yet we fell for them like Donphan and Phanpy off a cliff."
"Well put, well put."
"I'm going to go back to my room now. Thanks Eevy. Maybe we'll figure this out yet. Good night Eevy."
"Good night Medira."
Eevy laid back down and stuffed her head into the cushion. She started with muffled coughing, then to crying, steadily to sobbing and finally to long, muffled bawling. Lance stood silently outside her door, listening to her cry. Jason was doing the same to Medira who was also in tears. The two looked at each other, both almost breaking down. Lance reached up to knock, but something told him no. He was almost sure it was Raikou, but he still didn't want to listen to it. He wanted to go in and tell her everything would be all right and that he was who he was. That he was Master Lance Ryujin, Rainbow League Master of Dragons. He could see it on Jason's face that he was also begging someone to stop stopping him. He wanted to walk in and try to make her stop crying, try to make her feel better. Also to tell her he was Master Jason Peruwa, Rainbow League Master of Alternate Colors. But the Beasts were begging them not to. It would only break the girls' hearts to find out they couldn't stay with them unless they quit the Elite. That couldn't happen any more than staying with them on their journey could. Lance and Jason returned to their rooms and seemingly cried themselves to sleep.
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy stretched as she sat up. She blinked a few times and focused her vision on the window. They were almost to Sunflower, she could tell by the scenery. The huge sunflowers and dozens of Sunkern and Sunflora were a dead giveaway on their own, but when you live in a place as long as she had Nanka, you never forget any aspect of any part of your home. She hated the thought of going into Hokubu and facing trainers like the infamous Dragon Twins. She hated the thought of returning to Rose to challenge Taylor twice as much as Rei and Ray put together. She looked over to the door and heard slams and thumps from across and down the hall.
"Great," she mumbled, "He's up. Just what I need."
"Eevy," came a muffled call, "If you hear a slam, it's just me."
"Yeah, whatever!" she called back to him, "For all I care you can slam yourself…"
"What?"
"Nothing!"
Just as he was about to answer her, the speakers went off with a slight ringing sound, "We are now approaching Sunflower Station. Please be ready to exit the train. Thank you."
"Saved by the bell," Eevy grabbed her bag and opened the door.
She opened the door right into the back of Dragon's head, "Hey!" he whirled around, "Oh. Sorry."
"Yeah," there was a prolonged silence between them as Medira and JP were locked in a similar predicament, "You're leaving today aren't you?"
"Yes, I am. You don't sound too disappointed."
"Because I'm not. I truly couldn't care any less."
"I do believe you're lying."
"Believe what you will, Dragon, but my beliefs are truthful."
His heart snapped, "If you mean that, then good bye for good then," he turned and walked down the hall to get as far from her as he could, "And my beliefs are truthful as well."
Eevy took a long, deep breath and tried to ignore him, but when JP pushed past her to get as far from Medira as humanly possible, she couldn't do it anymore, "Dragon. I am truly sorry."
"JP, I didn't mean it. Really," Medira bent her arm back to her own shoulder.
"Please forgive me," the two girls said in unison.
"I can forgive you, but I still can't stay," JP stepped over to Medira again.
"I'm afraid I can only do the same," Dragon inched to Eevy's side.
Medira flew forward and buried her head in JP's shoulder. Will and Luri peaked around the corner and couldn't help but laugh at the half dead/half elated look on Jason's face. Eevy just stood with her arms crossed, staring at her feet and blinking every now and then. Will held his breath as Lance shakily put his right arm over her shoulders. She startled a little at that, but didn't move. He pulled her around and towards him.
"No! Master Lance! You mustn't get so close!" Raikou blared through to him, but he ignored him, "Evangelina, Angel, no! Listen to me! Don't do this!" she also ignored him as Medira and Jason ignored Entei.
Will put his arm around Luri as the train came to a shaky halt at Sunflower Station. Dragon held Eevy a little tighter when the train shook everyone around. JP held Medira's waist and slipped a step to the side from the pressure. Eevy peered over Dragon's shoulder as best she could due to his immense height and caught a glimpse of her brother through the window. He was standing by the train tracks with crossed arms, tapping his foot in a completely annoyed fashion.
"Uh oh," she said, pulling away and stepping back, "Morty checked his books and boy is he ticked."
"I thought you said he didn't check his books, ever," Dragon turned and saw Morty's face.
"He doesn't. Lisle must have told him about it. Great."
She turned and picked up her pack. Turning towards the steps, she walked out. Morty jumped over and snatched her shirt, pulling her back.
"What did you think you were doing?" he shouted into her face, "That was my money, not yours!"
"Morty, shut up," she pushed him back and walked away, "Besides, you never said I couldn't."
"You little brat!" he screamed as he started after her, but the choking of his shirt being yanked back convinced him to stop, "Who's the-?"
He cut himself off at the appearance of three men and a woman behind him, the tallest holding his shirt, "We got a problem here?" Dragon hissed.
"It's you! You were on that train! With my sister! Who do you think you are?"
"I know who I am, and who you are. Don't push me, Minor Ghost Master Mortimer Hikoboshi of Ecruteak City, don't push me."
"How did you know that was my title? Even my sister doesn't know that."
"I have ways," he let go of his shirt and pushed past, "Trust me."
The other two men and woman shoved past, all following Eevy. Morty felt like socking Dragon in the face, but refrained because he knew Eevy would crack him one. Medira pushed past him then and after her were Mizu, Sooney and Yuu-Yuu. He stood and brushed himself off while following them. He noticed Medira, Eevy and the nameless girl were first, each followed by one of the three shadowy characters. He saw that tallest one behind his sister and pushed up between them. Lance felt like squashing his head, but didn't. Eevy continued towards the Pokemon Center and was greeted by Sunflower Joy bounding out the door.
"Angel! Evangelina! Eevy! Whatever they call you now! You're safe! You did get through the forest safely!" Joy jumped for, well, for joy.
"Yes, I did. Thanks to the Fearow and Spearow. They helped a lot," Eevy followed Joy back into the Center with Dragon and Morty growling incoherently at each other.
"Those two are a bit tense," Luri whispered to Will.
"No fake. Didn't Lance say something about having a score to settle with a bunch of people? Wasn't Morty on the list?" Will whispered back.
"You're right. I certainly hope he doesn't start picking fights."
"Get out of my way!" Morty pushed Dragon's side as they stood at the door, "I was here first!"
"You were not!" Dragon pushed him back with his elbow, "It's tallest first, and boy, I'm taller than you!"
"She's my sister!"
"She's my friend!"
"Sister counts more!"
"Not in my eyes!"
"Excuse me?" Morty jumped back and stared at him as Dragon turned to face him, "What'd you say?"
"I said not in my eyes. Let me know when it sinks in," Dragon continued for the door, but Morty grabbed his shoulder with all his might and pulled him back.
"What have you been doing? Spying? Or is there more here that I don't see yet?"
"Unhand me!" Dragon squeezed Morty's wrist and flung him away, "How dare you lay your hand on me! Minor Masters have no right to do such a thing!"
"Really? Well, the only ones I hear that from are the Elite, and trust me, you are not Elite material!"
"I most certainly am!" Lance threw his hood back, triggering a choking gagging noise from Morty, "Now, Minor Master Mortimer, would you like to take another step into my ring, or will you stop at the ropes?"
"I-I-I'm truly sorry, my Master Lance!" Morty stepped back, bumping into Will who also had his hood back, "Master Will! I had no idea! I am dreadfully sorry!"
"Yes, I can see that in the way you shiver," Luri pushed in.
"If you're Mistress Luri and you're Lance and Will, then that one is Master Jason! I don't know what to say to you now. What an honor, but what a death trap…And what are you doing following my sister?"
"Don't worry," Will grabbed the back of his neck, "We mean your sister no harm. But you, I'm not so sure."
"Please don't take my Gym. Anything but my Gym," he begged, "My Gym is my life! And Lisle-" he stopped himself.
"Ooh," Jason laughed, "Morty's got a girlfriend. Here's a punishment. We'll spread that around instead."
"No! Please! Keep that locked away between us, OK? Not the Gym and not that. Take anything else. Even my sister!"
"That we'd like to do, but we won't," Lance smirked, "We'll take something more interesting. Say…your memory."
"My…memory?" Morty swallowed.
"Alakazam! Go, use your Kinesis! Full power!"
Morty fell face first to the ground. Luri rushed to his side and sat him up, triggering an evil glance from Will.
"You couldn't catch him or something?" Luri looked over the others.
"Nope," Jason smiled.
"Nah," Lance put his hood back up.
Will just glared at her, "Protective, are we?"
"No," Luri put her hood up, "But what do you think Eevy will do if she spots him on the ground?"
"Good point," Jason and Will said together as they too donned their hoods.
"What'd you do to him?!" Eevy bolted out the Pokemon Center door, "My brother! What did you do?"
"Nothing," JP looked at the ground.
"Morty," Eevy slapped his face, "Morty! Wake up!"
"He's fine. Just kind of toppled over. Maybe it's a family thing. Remember, you did too," Will nodded.
"Possibly…" Eevy smacked him harder, bouncing him up in a shot of pain.
"Woah," he stood up and wobbled around, "What happened?"
"I don't know," Eevy walked him into the Center to sit him down, then turned to look at the quartet standing outside, "but sooner or later I'll find out."
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy and Medira sat on either side of Starla watching Yuu-Yuu and Sooney team up against Mizu on a game of Pokemon Stadium2 two on one on the Pokemon Center's TV and N64. Even so, Mizu was beating them senseless with the same team she used in real life. There was some slight thumping behind them, but all six were too glued to the TV to look away. Then there were three throats clearing and some other odd noises in attempt to attract attention, but none worked.
"Excuse us, ladies?" Phantom finally spoke up, triggering Eevy, Starla and Medira to swerve in their seats.
"Yes?" Medira asked simply, eyeing the three of them.
"We'd like to talk to you if you can bear to separate yourselves from the television."
Luri wasted no time in attaching herself to Will's arm. Medira and Eevy looked at each other wearily, but stood up. Morty growled deep in his throat as Dragon wrapped his arm around his sister's shoulders. He sometimes wished for Lisle to see him like that, but it would never happen. She was a trainee and nothing more. Eevy and Medira continued out the door with Dragon and JP while Phantom took Starla to the side. They had used this as a way for Jason and Lance to talk to Eevy and Medira, but they weren't willing to do it alone, so Will agreed to help. Plus he got time with Luri, so it didn't much matter to him either way. Dragon sat down on a bench and Eevy, of course, followed. JP kept walking down the street with Medira to keep both their conversations confidential.
"So what'd you want?" Eevy looked over to him.
"To say good bye," he turned towards her with his face still darkened.
"You could have told me that back at the Center."
"And to tell you how dreadfully sorry I am for yelling at you and for getting you so upset."
"You didn't have to apologize. I knew you were sorry. Dragon, I've been nasty to people I shouldn't in worse ways than you have to me. I know what it feels like to do something like that, and frankly, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I wasn't mad at you to begin with just for that reason."
"You have no idea who I am, yet you act as attached to me as a Remoraid to a Mantine. Why is that?"
"I don't know," she stretched both legs out into the road and stared at them, "Just because I guess."
"You stare at your feet when you're nervous, have you noticed that?"
"Yeah. Nervous force of habit. Just like you smirk or put your hand on your own shoulder. Have you noticed that?"
"Sure," he put his hand on his shoulder, then quickly pulled it down with a smirk, "I guess I do."
She smiled and pulled her feet back in, "I really don't want you to go. How long would you be missing in action?"
"Who knows. For a long while I'm sure, but not exactly how long. At least a week, if not a month."
"That stinks," she kicked a rock, "And you're out of here in how long?"
"Bright and early tomorrow morning," he slouched down in the seat, "I don't really want to go either."
"You don't?"
"No! Of course not! Why in the world would I want to give up the chance to travel with someone as pretty and talented as you?"
"Now you're getting bold, Dragon, now you're getting bold."
"I'm not usually one to be this 'bold' as you call it, but would you like to go out tonight?"
"No! Master Lance! Don't you dare!" Lance could almost picture Raikou flailing, kicking and screaming.
"Uh…" Eevy watched her feet again, "I know I can't say only if you take off the hood, so…I suppose it couldn't hurt."
Medira was now sitting next to JP on a bench a few minutes away.
"I'm sorry to see you go," Medira surprised herself.
"You are?" JP leaned away, "Why?"
"Ah, I don't know. Because, I guess."
"Because isn't an answer most would accept, but I will."
"You leaving in the morning?"
"If Dragon has his way. Phantom and Starla couldn't care any less than they do now as long as she's with him. Those two are like a magnet and a refrigerator. She just flocks to him at his slightest glance and he just stands and takes it."
"Clever way of describing them."
"Clever? So it's clever you like, huh?"
"Don't you start getting all cutesy on me."
"Wouldn't dream of it. Besides, aren't I cute enough already?"
"Very funny," she slightly laughed.
"Hey! I got you to laugh! Score one for me!"
She couldn't help but laugh at him, "You have a very odd sense of humor."
"Thank you. So what'd you suppose Dragon's 'score' is by now? Ten? Twenty? Two bases? What?"
"Eevy's no easy catch, and neither am I. His score is probably about six if he's lucky."
"You definitely don't know Dragon. He's not as, as you say, 'cutesy', as me but when he tries, he's good."
"You telling me he's done this before?" Medira started scowling.
"Once. Before he got smacked silly. When he first met Starla. Steered all of us away fairly quickly."
Medira slouched, "What about you?"
"Who? Me? I, uh…I…um…"
"That's what I figured. You're experienced. I could tell by the way you play your words. Like a violin more than a guitar."
"Now, that was clever. Very clever."
"Thank you. I try."
"As I see," he cleared his throat, "If I'm so experienced, I should be able to ask you out tonight. Maybe?"
She looked at him like a blank canvas and suddenly smiled, "Maybe," she smirked like an evil clown, "If you let me do something first before we go. It's kind of important. But I'll need your help."
"That all depends on what that something could be."
"Don't worry. Nothing bad! You don't even have to move from where you are."
"Huh? How can I help if I don't mo-"
She kissed him, hard, dead center and pulled away quickly, "OK. We can go."
He blinked hard and swallowed the brick in his throat, "Yeah. We can go…"
^*^In The Next Chronicle:^*^
Determined To Dream
~*~Notes~*~
Ah! I'm two days late posting this! Eek! Anyway, at least it's up. I added the beginnings of the Japanese title, which I have yet to translate. I have officially typed all the chapters. *Hurray for me!* And have a bunch of special add-ons typed up too. I've started a Team Rocket clique (Rocket-Dan iu Chibi Kawaii) and I'm working on a Pikachu clique too (Sparkle Squeak). Why Sparkle Squeak? Here: Pikachu- "Pika" from "pikapika" meaning "sparkle" and "chu" from "chuuchuunaku" meaning "to squeak". Creepy, ne? The town of Willow is next, along with a lot of that trees signature action. Can you guess?
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Japanese Title: Dreams Tell Much! Reveal Your Identity!
By: Kat of Pokemon: The Hokubu & Nanka Trek
Eevy shot up in a frenzy of thoughts. She was in the Pokemon Center in Magnolia Town, that she knew, but that dream she just had almost convinced her otherwise. She couldn't tell if she was sweating or freezing, sitting or standing. She sat staring across the Center at JP, Phantom and Dragon, sleeping in chairs by the window. That dream, whatever it was, was about them. Something with Dragon and Raikou. She wasn't going to let a dream stop her though. She invited him and wasn't going to turn him down now. As she lay back down, Medira bolted up in the same condition Eevy had. Medira ran her hand over her face and rubbed her eyes, also staring at the guys sitting near the window. She too went back to lying down. Both drifted off, only to have the same dream and same predicament all night long.
*^~^**^~^*
"I don't want to walk today," Yuu-Yuu whined, "Last night was enough walking for the rest of my life."
"I agree," Sooney moaned.
Eevy and Medira didn't say a word, just walked out of the Center. Dragon and JP looked the same way; tired, depressed and utterly confused. Mizu and Phantom watched them leave then looked at each other blankly.
"They ever done that before?" Phantom asked.
"No. What about them?" Mizu answered.
"No."
"Hey! Look!" Yuu-Yuu changed the subject, "There's a train that goes to Sunflower! Can we take it?"
"Don't be stupid," Sooney snapped, "We can't afford that."
"Hey guys," Medira mumbled back through the door, "You coming?"
"Coming? Coming where?" Mizu asked, leaning away.
"Duh! On the train. Eevy's got the tickets already. Let's go."
"Eevy….bought…the tickets?" Yuu-Yuu almost fell over, "She can actually afford that?"
"Yeah. You should have seen her wallet."
Mizu, Yuu-Yuu, Sooney and Phantom looked at each other completely vacantly. They shrugged and stood up, walking out the door and following Medira to the train.
"Too bad it isn't a Magnet Train like in Goldenrod," Sooney whined.
"No. But at least we don't have to walk Route 58," Mizu said as they approached the train.
"Phantom!" someone blared from their left.
"Oh no," Phantom slowly turned his head as the others did the same.
In a huge blur of blue and white, a woman in a blue hooded cape latched herself to Phantom's neck, pushing him back a step. The girls beside him cocked their heads and eyebrows at that. She planted about three dozen kisses on his face before hugging him with choking strength.
Phantom's shoulders slouched as he gagged for air, "Let go! Come on! I can't breathe! Starla, let go!"
"Sorry," she let go and stepped away, spotting the girls beside him, "Who are they?" she asked accusingly.
"Not on your life," Sooney stomped away.
"You're kidding me," Yuu-Yuu took off towards the train.
"Don't make me sick," Mizu followed.
"What are you doing here? I don't recall telling you to come," Will grabbed Luri's shoulders.
"You're going and I wanted to be with you," she laughed, pushing him away, "Come on!"
"Why me?" Will clomped along behind her.
The group walked into the train, with each one's jaw smacking the floor as they boarded.
"Pretty," Yuu-Yuu said lightly, "Really pretty!"
"It sure is pretty," Sooney said as she looked around, "Eevy, how did you afford this?"
"Have you forgotten my brother is a Gym Leader? I put it on his account," Eevy walked down the hall.
"He won't get mad?" Mizu asked.
"Nah," Eevy checked the number on the cabin, "He won't even know. That idiot never checks his books. This is mine. Bye!"
She popped in the door and closed it lightly behind her. Medira ran up and knocked as hard as she could, trying to get Eevy's attention.
"Where do we go?" she knocked harder.
"Here," Eevy opened the door and stuffed their tickets in her hand, "Good luck," she laughed, closing the door.
"Gee thanks," Medira mumbled as she looked over the tickets, "Come on Sooney. This is yours," she pointed out the door down three and across from Eevy's and gave her the key and her ticket.
Medira continued the ritual until everyone was in their rooms. She felt like a flight attendant or something. Hers was across from Eevy's and she traipsed in and closed the door. Not too big, but it sure wasn't small either. For a two day ride it would be quite sufficient. She sat down and slouched in the chair, staring out the window at the people running back and forth to get on before the train pulled away. She wasn't even paying attention to them, just staring out the window, thinking of a really weird dream she had the night before. Across the aisle, Eevy was doing the exact same thing. Down two doors on either side, Jason and Lance had the exact same dream. All four were thinking of the exact same thing at the exact same time, though they didn't know it. A knock on Eevy's door sent her almost through the roof. A knock on Lance's did the same.
"Who's there?" Eevy panted.
"Medira," came the muffled answer.
"Oh, alright. Come in then."
"What Jason?" Lance asked as he knew just by the knock who it was.
"Can I come in?" he asked wearily.
"Why?"
"I need to talk to somebody and I'm sure not asking Wil-uh-Phantom or Starla."
"Fine."
"What's up, Medira?" Eevy crossed her legs on the chair across from her.
"You've had weird dreams, right?" Medira asked, sitting down.
"Oh yeah. Just a lot."
"And they usually mean something?"
"Most of the time."
"What would you make of a dream about Entei?"
Eevy choked and sat up, "Entei?!"
"Yeah, why?"
"I had a dream about Raikou. Last night."
"Mine was last night too. It was something weird about…"
"JP and Dragon?"
"How'd you know?'
"Mine was too."
"What happened in yours?"
"I don't really much know. But when I woke up, I remembered everything. Now I'm having a hard time remembering."
"I know mine was really, really weird. It was nothing but blackness."
"Then a mirrored image."
"Half JP, half Entei."
"Half Dragon, half Raikou."
"Then he was pulled away and Entei stood alone."
"Then Raikou spoke and said…"
"Together, yet apart. Not now, not for some time. Time to part, not to be one. Not for now, but later on."
"Keep your distance, just for now. Soon you'll be together. Meet at the League, part never again."
"Then…"
"I woke up."
"And had it again."
"And again all night long."
"What'd you want, Jason?" Lance asked as his younger partner sat down.
"You ever had like a really messed up dream?" Jason asked as he pushed Lance's foot down for more room.
"All the time. Why?"
"Ever had one about Entei or the other Beasts?"
"Oh yeah. Constantly."
"How about one with Eevy and Medira?"
"Excuse me?" Lance sat up.
"I had a really, really twisted dream last night. With Medira and Entei."
"You sure? Because I had one about Raikou and Eevy."
"Last night?"
"Last night."
"What was yours like?"
"Pitch blackness."
"Then a face. Medira's face. Mirrored by Entei's."
"Eevy's face. Mirrored by Raikou's."
"She fades away, leaving the Beast."
"And the Beast speaks and says…"
"Master, not yet. Not now. It's not time. She'll know this as well. She'll steer clear of you. Don't be upset."
"Don't be alarmed if she runs away. Because of this dream, she will fear you. But only for the time being."
"Then I woke up."
"Then had it again."
"All through the night."
The train started moving as Medira and Jason both stood to go back to their rooms. Medira saw JP in the hall, and ran into her room, slamming the door and locking it as fast as she could. Jason stopped and watched the door slam, almost in tears.
"Stupid Entei," he mumbled as he slowly went inside his room.
Eevy peaked out the door. Not seeing anyone, she stepped out and closed it behind her. Hearing the creak, Dragon popped out his door. Eevy stopped and swallowed hard. She quickly pushed past him and took off to where Mizu and Sooney were.
"Dumb Raikou," he muttered, going back in his room.
*^~^**^~^*
"Stupid?!" Entei blared.
"Dumb?!" Raikou shouted.
"Where do they get off?!" Entei stomped his paw.
"Stop it!" Suicune scolded, "They're so close, and they can't get any farther at the same time!"
"I'm sorry, Master Jason," Entei muttered.
"Forgive me, Master Lance," Raikou mumbled.
"It's the only way."
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy looked at her watch, "I hope he's asleep now. I can't take any more cards with that whiny Yuu-Yuu and ego inflated Mizu."
She walked very, very slowly and very, very carefully down the aisle. She reached out with her left hand and ran it along the wall. She inched carefully towards her door. Medira was doing the same on the opposite wall with the opposite hand right behind Eevy. Eevy felt the wall disappear from under her hand and a tight grasp on her wrist. Medira slightly squeaked as the same happened to her. Both were yanked inside and the doors slammed shut behind them.
"Excuse me!" Eevy shouted at Dragon who was sitting in a chair, tapping his heel nervously, "What do you think you're doing?"
"You had a dream, didn't you?" he asked in a mumbled tone.
Eevy backed up to the door, "So what if I did?"
"So did I. About Raikou."
Eevy slowly worked away at the lock, "Yeah. And what other point than the one on your head are you trying to make?"
"You believe what he was saying, don't you?"
"Yes. I trust him. And I used to trust you almost as much. But that sure did get flipped."
"Don't say that, please."
"I'll say what I d-uh-darn well please."
"Go ahead and swear for all I care."
"No, you see, I'm not like you. I actually care what I do and say. From what I've seen of you, you don't care much about anything."
In Jason's room, he and Medira were having a similar conversation…
"You'd best let me out before I do something I may regret," Medira hissed, "But maybe I won't regret it."
"Don't do this," Jason sat on the bench, "That dream was meant to tell us something. And I don't really want to believe it."
"How in the h-um-world would you know what Entei was trying to tell me? Huh?"
"Because I do. I trust Entei's decisions, but now I think he'll have to be wrong for me just this once."
"I used to trust you, you know? But now I think the other girls were right. You are too shadowy and hidden to trust."
"I wouldn't be this way if I didn't have to."
"I'm getting tired of that too. What's up with you? Are you like some run away or something?"
"No."
"Then what?"
Eevy was again shouting at Dragon…
"Come on! Out with it! What's so terrible about you? Huh? What'd you do that is so horrible?"
"I can't tell you."
"Why not? I can't stand it when people keep secrets from me!"
"Then why do you keep so many?"
"I do not!" she was still working on the lock.
"Stop trying to unlock the door. You'll never do it."
"How did you-?"
"I can hear the lock. Just leave it."
"Fine!" she shouted as she stopped and sat down across from him, "You happy now?"
"No. And I won't be for a long time."
"Would you please explain to me what you mean when you say things like that?"
"I can't."
"There you go again!" she stood up and lifted her arms to her side in disgust, "Talking like you know exactly what will happen!"
"I do, that's just the problem," he stood and pulled the key from his inside coat pocket, "Here," he tossed it to her, "Go. Just to let you know, I won't be around much anymore, if at all."
She shook her head as her voice started breaking, "That suits me just fine," she turned, unlocked the door, chucked the key down beside him and slammed the door shut behind her.
"Why did I do this in the first place?" he pushed back his hood and rubbed his head, "Why?"
"How could I fall for him?" Eevy asked herself angrily as she changed and brushed her hair, "How?"
Of course, Medira was again shouting at a mile a minute…
"I don't know where you think you get off, but I do know who you do not get on!" she shouted, "I'll smash this door right off the hinges if you don't let me out right this minute!"
"Fine. Be my guest and leave if you so choose. Just know you will most likely not see me for a long time, if ever, again," he pulled the key from his right pants' pocket and stood up.
"Won't depress me a bit," she snatched the key from his hand, unlocked the door, threw the key at his face and stomped out with a slam of the door.
He flailed to catch the key, "What have I gone and done this time?" he asked, pushing his hair back.
Medira crashed the door of her room shut, making her next action to lock every possible entryway as tightly as possible, "How could I even get near him? Huh? That's all I want to know!"
"Why, Raikou, why?" Lance pounded the seat to his right, "Why not just come to us and say no more instead of torturing all four of us like this?"
Eevy pushed her bag down the seat and laid down, her long purple nightgown billowing over the edge of the seat as she pulled the blanket beside her up to her neck and shivered, "It's too cold for a train ride. I'd rather have been out on Route 58 than here in this freezing cabin."
There was a very light tap on the door and she thought about growling and telling whoever it was to get away until she heard, "Eevy? Can I please come in? It's Medira."
"Sure, Medira," she sat up, "Come on in," she unlocked the door and noticed Medira was in a long black nightgown and a robe, "You were in bed too, huh?"
"Did I wake you up? I can go-"
"It's fine, really. I just thought you were-"
"Dragon. Am I right?"
"Yeah. I was hoping it was Dragon, in a way. Just like you were waiting for JP. I can hear it in your voice."
"We have a lot in common, you know? Should we listen to these dreams, or what?"
"I don't know," Eevy slipped down and looked out the window, "They're acting so strange all of a sudden. Not that they weren't in the first place, but now they're even worse. I don't really want him to go, but he insists that he has to."
"JP's the same way," Medira looked out the window as well, "He acts like he knows everything about me and frankly, that scares me. We have no clue what these two look like, yet we fell for them like Donphan and Phanpy off a cliff."
"Well put, well put."
"I'm going to go back to my room now. Thanks Eevy. Maybe we'll figure this out yet. Good night Eevy."
"Good night Medira."
Eevy laid back down and stuffed her head into the cushion. She started with muffled coughing, then to crying, steadily to sobbing and finally to long, muffled bawling. Lance stood silently outside her door, listening to her cry. Jason was doing the same to Medira who was also in tears. The two looked at each other, both almost breaking down. Lance reached up to knock, but something told him no. He was almost sure it was Raikou, but he still didn't want to listen to it. He wanted to go in and tell her everything would be all right and that he was who he was. That he was Master Lance Ryujin, Rainbow League Master of Dragons. He could see it on Jason's face that he was also begging someone to stop stopping him. He wanted to walk in and try to make her stop crying, try to make her feel better. Also to tell her he was Master Jason Peruwa, Rainbow League Master of Alternate Colors. But the Beasts were begging them not to. It would only break the girls' hearts to find out they couldn't stay with them unless they quit the Elite. That couldn't happen any more than staying with them on their journey could. Lance and Jason returned to their rooms and seemingly cried themselves to sleep.
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy stretched as she sat up. She blinked a few times and focused her vision on the window. They were almost to Sunflower, she could tell by the scenery. The huge sunflowers and dozens of Sunkern and Sunflora were a dead giveaway on their own, but when you live in a place as long as she had Nanka, you never forget any aspect of any part of your home. She hated the thought of going into Hokubu and facing trainers like the infamous Dragon Twins. She hated the thought of returning to Rose to challenge Taylor twice as much as Rei and Ray put together. She looked over to the door and heard slams and thumps from across and down the hall.
"Great," she mumbled, "He's up. Just what I need."
"Eevy," came a muffled call, "If you hear a slam, it's just me."
"Yeah, whatever!" she called back to him, "For all I care you can slam yourself…"
"What?"
"Nothing!"
Just as he was about to answer her, the speakers went off with a slight ringing sound, "We are now approaching Sunflower Station. Please be ready to exit the train. Thank you."
"Saved by the bell," Eevy grabbed her bag and opened the door.
She opened the door right into the back of Dragon's head, "Hey!" he whirled around, "Oh. Sorry."
"Yeah," there was a prolonged silence between them as Medira and JP were locked in a similar predicament, "You're leaving today aren't you?"
"Yes, I am. You don't sound too disappointed."
"Because I'm not. I truly couldn't care any less."
"I do believe you're lying."
"Believe what you will, Dragon, but my beliefs are truthful."
His heart snapped, "If you mean that, then good bye for good then," he turned and walked down the hall to get as far from her as he could, "And my beliefs are truthful as well."
Eevy took a long, deep breath and tried to ignore him, but when JP pushed past her to get as far from Medira as humanly possible, she couldn't do it anymore, "Dragon. I am truly sorry."
"JP, I didn't mean it. Really," Medira bent her arm back to her own shoulder.
"Please forgive me," the two girls said in unison.
"I can forgive you, but I still can't stay," JP stepped over to Medira again.
"I'm afraid I can only do the same," Dragon inched to Eevy's side.
Medira flew forward and buried her head in JP's shoulder. Will and Luri peaked around the corner and couldn't help but laugh at the half dead/half elated look on Jason's face. Eevy just stood with her arms crossed, staring at her feet and blinking every now and then. Will held his breath as Lance shakily put his right arm over her shoulders. She startled a little at that, but didn't move. He pulled her around and towards him.
"No! Master Lance! You mustn't get so close!" Raikou blared through to him, but he ignored him, "Evangelina, Angel, no! Listen to me! Don't do this!" she also ignored him as Medira and Jason ignored Entei.
Will put his arm around Luri as the train came to a shaky halt at Sunflower Station. Dragon held Eevy a little tighter when the train shook everyone around. JP held Medira's waist and slipped a step to the side from the pressure. Eevy peered over Dragon's shoulder as best she could due to his immense height and caught a glimpse of her brother through the window. He was standing by the train tracks with crossed arms, tapping his foot in a completely annoyed fashion.
"Uh oh," she said, pulling away and stepping back, "Morty checked his books and boy is he ticked."
"I thought you said he didn't check his books, ever," Dragon turned and saw Morty's face.
"He doesn't. Lisle must have told him about it. Great."
She turned and picked up her pack. Turning towards the steps, she walked out. Morty jumped over and snatched her shirt, pulling her back.
"What did you think you were doing?" he shouted into her face, "That was my money, not yours!"
"Morty, shut up," she pushed him back and walked away, "Besides, you never said I couldn't."
"You little brat!" he screamed as he started after her, but the choking of his shirt being yanked back convinced him to stop, "Who's the-?"
He cut himself off at the appearance of three men and a woman behind him, the tallest holding his shirt, "We got a problem here?" Dragon hissed.
"It's you! You were on that train! With my sister! Who do you think you are?"
"I know who I am, and who you are. Don't push me, Minor Ghost Master Mortimer Hikoboshi of Ecruteak City, don't push me."
"How did you know that was my title? Even my sister doesn't know that."
"I have ways," he let go of his shirt and pushed past, "Trust me."
The other two men and woman shoved past, all following Eevy. Morty felt like socking Dragon in the face, but refrained because he knew Eevy would crack him one. Medira pushed past him then and after her were Mizu, Sooney and Yuu-Yuu. He stood and brushed himself off while following them. He noticed Medira, Eevy and the nameless girl were first, each followed by one of the three shadowy characters. He saw that tallest one behind his sister and pushed up between them. Lance felt like squashing his head, but didn't. Eevy continued towards the Pokemon Center and was greeted by Sunflower Joy bounding out the door.
"Angel! Evangelina! Eevy! Whatever they call you now! You're safe! You did get through the forest safely!" Joy jumped for, well, for joy.
"Yes, I did. Thanks to the Fearow and Spearow. They helped a lot," Eevy followed Joy back into the Center with Dragon and Morty growling incoherently at each other.
"Those two are a bit tense," Luri whispered to Will.
"No fake. Didn't Lance say something about having a score to settle with a bunch of people? Wasn't Morty on the list?" Will whispered back.
"You're right. I certainly hope he doesn't start picking fights."
"Get out of my way!" Morty pushed Dragon's side as they stood at the door, "I was here first!"
"You were not!" Dragon pushed him back with his elbow, "It's tallest first, and boy, I'm taller than you!"
"She's my sister!"
"She's my friend!"
"Sister counts more!"
"Not in my eyes!"
"Excuse me?" Morty jumped back and stared at him as Dragon turned to face him, "What'd you say?"
"I said not in my eyes. Let me know when it sinks in," Dragon continued for the door, but Morty grabbed his shoulder with all his might and pulled him back.
"What have you been doing? Spying? Or is there more here that I don't see yet?"
"Unhand me!" Dragon squeezed Morty's wrist and flung him away, "How dare you lay your hand on me! Minor Masters have no right to do such a thing!"
"Really? Well, the only ones I hear that from are the Elite, and trust me, you are not Elite material!"
"I most certainly am!" Lance threw his hood back, triggering a choking gagging noise from Morty, "Now, Minor Master Mortimer, would you like to take another step into my ring, or will you stop at the ropes?"
"I-I-I'm truly sorry, my Master Lance!" Morty stepped back, bumping into Will who also had his hood back, "Master Will! I had no idea! I am dreadfully sorry!"
"Yes, I can see that in the way you shiver," Luri pushed in.
"If you're Mistress Luri and you're Lance and Will, then that one is Master Jason! I don't know what to say to you now. What an honor, but what a death trap…And what are you doing following my sister?"
"Don't worry," Will grabbed the back of his neck, "We mean your sister no harm. But you, I'm not so sure."
"Please don't take my Gym. Anything but my Gym," he begged, "My Gym is my life! And Lisle-" he stopped himself.
"Ooh," Jason laughed, "Morty's got a girlfriend. Here's a punishment. We'll spread that around instead."
"No! Please! Keep that locked away between us, OK? Not the Gym and not that. Take anything else. Even my sister!"
"That we'd like to do, but we won't," Lance smirked, "We'll take something more interesting. Say…your memory."
"My…memory?" Morty swallowed.
"Alakazam! Go, use your Kinesis! Full power!"
Morty fell face first to the ground. Luri rushed to his side and sat him up, triggering an evil glance from Will.
"You couldn't catch him or something?" Luri looked over the others.
"Nope," Jason smiled.
"Nah," Lance put his hood back up.
Will just glared at her, "Protective, are we?"
"No," Luri put her hood up, "But what do you think Eevy will do if she spots him on the ground?"
"Good point," Jason and Will said together as they too donned their hoods.
"What'd you do to him?!" Eevy bolted out the Pokemon Center door, "My brother! What did you do?"
"Nothing," JP looked at the ground.
"Morty," Eevy slapped his face, "Morty! Wake up!"
"He's fine. Just kind of toppled over. Maybe it's a family thing. Remember, you did too," Will nodded.
"Possibly…" Eevy smacked him harder, bouncing him up in a shot of pain.
"Woah," he stood up and wobbled around, "What happened?"
"I don't know," Eevy walked him into the Center to sit him down, then turned to look at the quartet standing outside, "but sooner or later I'll find out."
*^~^**^~^*
Eevy and Medira sat on either side of Starla watching Yuu-Yuu and Sooney team up against Mizu on a game of Pokemon Stadium2 two on one on the Pokemon Center's TV and N64. Even so, Mizu was beating them senseless with the same team she used in real life. There was some slight thumping behind them, but all six were too glued to the TV to look away. Then there were three throats clearing and some other odd noises in attempt to attract attention, but none worked.
"Excuse us, ladies?" Phantom finally spoke up, triggering Eevy, Starla and Medira to swerve in their seats.
"Yes?" Medira asked simply, eyeing the three of them.
"We'd like to talk to you if you can bear to separate yourselves from the television."
Luri wasted no time in attaching herself to Will's arm. Medira and Eevy looked at each other wearily, but stood up. Morty growled deep in his throat as Dragon wrapped his arm around his sister's shoulders. He sometimes wished for Lisle to see him like that, but it would never happen. She was a trainee and nothing more. Eevy and Medira continued out the door with Dragon and JP while Phantom took Starla to the side. They had used this as a way for Jason and Lance to talk to Eevy and Medira, but they weren't willing to do it alone, so Will agreed to help. Plus he got time with Luri, so it didn't much matter to him either way. Dragon sat down on a bench and Eevy, of course, followed. JP kept walking down the street with Medira to keep both their conversations confidential.
"So what'd you want?" Eevy looked over to him.
"To say good bye," he turned towards her with his face still darkened.
"You could have told me that back at the Center."
"And to tell you how dreadfully sorry I am for yelling at you and for getting you so upset."
"You didn't have to apologize. I knew you were sorry. Dragon, I've been nasty to people I shouldn't in worse ways than you have to me. I know what it feels like to do something like that, and frankly, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I wasn't mad at you to begin with just for that reason."
"You have no idea who I am, yet you act as attached to me as a Remoraid to a Mantine. Why is that?"
"I don't know," she stretched both legs out into the road and stared at them, "Just because I guess."
"You stare at your feet when you're nervous, have you noticed that?"
"Yeah. Nervous force of habit. Just like you smirk or put your hand on your own shoulder. Have you noticed that?"
"Sure," he put his hand on his shoulder, then quickly pulled it down with a smirk, "I guess I do."
She smiled and pulled her feet back in, "I really don't want you to go. How long would you be missing in action?"
"Who knows. For a long while I'm sure, but not exactly how long. At least a week, if not a month."
"That stinks," she kicked a rock, "And you're out of here in how long?"
"Bright and early tomorrow morning," he slouched down in the seat, "I don't really want to go either."
"You don't?"
"No! Of course not! Why in the world would I want to give up the chance to travel with someone as pretty and talented as you?"
"Now you're getting bold, Dragon, now you're getting bold."
"I'm not usually one to be this 'bold' as you call it, but would you like to go out tonight?"
"No! Master Lance! Don't you dare!" Lance could almost picture Raikou flailing, kicking and screaming.
"Uh…" Eevy watched her feet again, "I know I can't say only if you take off the hood, so…I suppose it couldn't hurt."
Medira was now sitting next to JP on a bench a few minutes away.
"I'm sorry to see you go," Medira surprised herself.
"You are?" JP leaned away, "Why?"
"Ah, I don't know. Because, I guess."
"Because isn't an answer most would accept, but I will."
"You leaving in the morning?"
"If Dragon has his way. Phantom and Starla couldn't care any less than they do now as long as she's with him. Those two are like a magnet and a refrigerator. She just flocks to him at his slightest glance and he just stands and takes it."
"Clever way of describing them."
"Clever? So it's clever you like, huh?"
"Don't you start getting all cutesy on me."
"Wouldn't dream of it. Besides, aren't I cute enough already?"
"Very funny," she slightly laughed.
"Hey! I got you to laugh! Score one for me!"
She couldn't help but laugh at him, "You have a very odd sense of humor."
"Thank you. So what'd you suppose Dragon's 'score' is by now? Ten? Twenty? Two bases? What?"
"Eevy's no easy catch, and neither am I. His score is probably about six if he's lucky."
"You definitely don't know Dragon. He's not as, as you say, 'cutesy', as me but when he tries, he's good."
"You telling me he's done this before?" Medira started scowling.
"Once. Before he got smacked silly. When he first met Starla. Steered all of us away fairly quickly."
Medira slouched, "What about you?"
"Who? Me? I, uh…I…um…"
"That's what I figured. You're experienced. I could tell by the way you play your words. Like a violin more than a guitar."
"Now, that was clever. Very clever."
"Thank you. I try."
"As I see," he cleared his throat, "If I'm so experienced, I should be able to ask you out tonight. Maybe?"
She looked at him like a blank canvas and suddenly smiled, "Maybe," she smirked like an evil clown, "If you let me do something first before we go. It's kind of important. But I'll need your help."
"That all depends on what that something could be."
"Don't worry. Nothing bad! You don't even have to move from where you are."
"Huh? How can I help if I don't mo-"
She kissed him, hard, dead center and pulled away quickly, "OK. We can go."
He blinked hard and swallowed the brick in his throat, "Yeah. We can go…"
^*^In The Next Chronicle:^*^
Determined To Dream
~*~Notes~*~
Ah! I'm two days late posting this! Eek! Anyway, at least it's up. I added the beginnings of the Japanese title, which I have yet to translate. I have officially typed all the chapters. *Hurray for me!* And have a bunch of special add-ons typed up too. I've started a Team Rocket clique (Rocket-Dan iu Chibi Kawaii) and I'm working on a Pikachu clique too (Sparkle Squeak). Why Sparkle Squeak? Here: Pikachu- "Pika" from "pikapika" meaning "sparkle" and "chu" from "chuuchuunaku" meaning "to squeak". Creepy, ne? The town of Willow is next, along with a lot of that trees signature action. Can you guess?
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