The Vaporeon
Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon in any way shape or form. If I did, I'd be rich and I would have this published. I do own my ideas, characters, etc.
Authors note: This is entirely fantasy. I cannot prove eevees' live in trees and have advanced civilizations. I wrote this from some idea that just came to mind one day. So R&R
Less than one day until Winter! Time moved more slowly than ever now that Vari had something to wait for. She had done her punishment and had only a few more minutes to go. She had stayed up all night from excitement and had practiced her heart out.
Her ceremonial dance, she discovered, was beautiful when performed correctly. The moves not flowed, merged with each other. It was even more beautiful with the ceremonial outfit on. Vari had learned that the ceremony was to begin at noon.
Suddenly, a beam of orange light shot through the small hole in Vari's branch. Winter had come! Vari smiled to herself and lay down on her blanket, smiling to herself. She wanted to go get Elli, seeing as she was now free to go wherever, whenever, but she knew that Elli needed her rest. Vari hadn't seen Elli for the past two days though. Embress had been coming over with food and tips on her dance. Though seeing Embress was nice, Vari missed her little sister.
"I'll just rest," Vari said to herself. She lay down on her side, closed her eyes, and fell immediately to sleep.
"WAKE UP!" Came the loud, high-pitched call of Elli.
Vari sat up with a jolt. Elli had been yelling in her ear for the past five minutes. The once orange light was now the golden color of the day.
"How much time do I have?" Vari asked, immediately realizing that she didn't have much time.
"Fifteen minutes." Said Embress calmly, "We'll meet you there."
Vari nodded, grabbed her clothes, then bolted down several pathways. She had to get to the new stage, built form the wood that was from the newly hollowed out branch. She was directed to go down to the pool; the stage was only a few yards away.
Luckily, Vari had been watching everyone from her room for the past five days, and had picked up some short cuts from those in a rush. They were quite useful in times like this.
Vari arrived at the stage with ten minutes to spare. Though she was out of breath, she immediately put on her ceremonial clothes while waiting for Embress and Elli.
When she stepped out of the costume room, Vari saw that Embress and Elli had already arrived. They were under the stage, so no one could see them yet. At first, they didn't realize it was Vari behind the silken garments, but at a second glance, they could tell it was her.
The outfit consisted of a turquoise blue shirt. The sleeves went down to Vari's elbows, and the collar and bottom of the shirt were trimmed with a shiny silver metal. The skirt went down to the floor, and trailed behind Vari as she walked. The belt was a piece of leather with round pieces of gold metal all around it that made a soft, bell-like sound as she walked. Truly a wonder outfit.
"Are you ready?" Embress asked kindly as she walked toward the exit. Embress and Elli were going to be seated with the rest of the audience.
"I'll never be ready if you keep asking," Vari said slowly, "So I better get it over with. Yes, I'm ready."
"Good luck!" Elli sain in her high-pitched happy voice as she ran toward her mother and out the exit.
Vari was alone. The only light was that coming down below the planks of the stage. There were no curtains outside, so Vari would have to just stand in the middle of that stage until she was to begin.
Vari walked toward the exit. This was it, the time had come for the performance. She would have to make a good impression, everyone was watching. Maybe she could change their minds about vaporeon's after this.
Vari walked out the exit. Up, up, up the stairs into the light, softly jingling as she walked. The stairs ended, and the stage was right in from of her.
Looking all around her, Vari saw the entire community gathered around the stage. A select few flareons and espeons were in the instrumental section with their wooden flutes and drums.
Vari walked onto the center of the stage, looking side to side at everyone. Many were shocked, others were upset that a vaporeon had been allowed to do this. Vari didn't care. They didn't know her, so they could judge all they wanted, they never would know her if they continued.
The music started. Vari began her dance, bending, leaping, twirling, all in perfect rhythm with the music she had never heard before until now. It was a strange sight for everyone, someone they had out-casted performing her hardest for them.
The music began to slow down, Vari did all the correct moves, while savoring the moment. Those around her were beginning to smile. For a moment in time, they forgot all about species and rules. They were lost in the beauty that represented Winter.
The music grew loud once more. The end was near to the beautiful sight. Vari walked to the center of the stage. She spun around many times. Faster, faster, speed still gaining!
Vari shot out a mist all around. She had learned to do so by using a bobble attack without enough water, causing the bubbles to break and scatter their mist before they even formed. Being as cold as it was on that winter day, the mist became small flakes of snow.
The audience gasped, the children cheered. Everyone except the espeons had never seen snow in their lives, few knew what it was called. Everyone was spell bound by the beauty of the entire performance.
Jarun, who was near the front of the audience with the rest of the family, was not happy. He had expected everyone to boo Vari off the stage. They were cheering for her! How dare they!
Reaching on the ground, Jarun found what he had been looking for. A round, red tomato. Obviously a leftover from last nights dinner. The perfect thing to get his sister in even more trouble.
With one perfectly aimed throw, Vari was hit in the back of the head by the tomato. She stopped her spinning and stood there for a moment, confused. The music stopped playing too. Vari looked out at the audience. She had been spinning so fast, there was no way of knowing who had thrown the fruit at her.
The audience bust out in laughter. Vari looked stupid, stopping right in the middle of her dance to do nothing but look around confusedly. Jarun and Jaru laughed the hardest. Elli furrowed her brow and scratched at Jarun as well as she could with her small claws. Embress only stared out sadly at Vari. Once again, her daughter had been humiliated in front of everyone.
This couldn't be happening. Not now. Not when everything had been perfect. Vari blinked back tears. It had happened again, everyone had seen her make a fool of herself. It was all of the sudden too much to bear.
Vari tore from the room. Up the pathways higher and higher. She was blinded by tears with only sadness, rage, and a bright flame somewhere in her heart to guide her up. She reached her room. Vari walked over to her wall where her mural was. She sat down and hugged her legs close to her chest. She wiped her eyes and sniffed a few times. What was she going to do.
"I'll never be able to face them again..." she said in her sad tone between sobs. Looking up, she saw the small hole that let the sun it.
Suddenly, her brown furrowed. They'd never be able to laugh at her again! It was crazy, but it was a way. Vari clenched her fist and punched as hard as she could at the small hole that the light shone through. But the light was gone. The skies were gray. The bark around the hole was very thin. It shattered around Vari's fist.
A hole about 1 foot wide and 1 foot long was there. Vari looked back at her wall where her mural was. She ran over and quickly scratched a message in.
With that done, Vari leapt through the hole in her branch into the outside world. It was cold! There was soft white stuff all around. Vari placed one paw in the white stuff. The chilling sensation was almost unbearable as her foot sunk a few inches into the white stuff. That's when she looked down. She was up so high! The ground was so far away, and she was on such an unstable and small area.
It was only then Vari let the truth hit her. She was cold, alone in a new area, high up, and scared. She blinked, wavered, and fell.
Vari hit the ground with a dull thud as the winds began to pick up. Snow soon covered her shivering body, leaving only her head visible.
A tall figure with eyes that glowed blue through the wind stood above Vari. It bent down and grabbed Vari by her neck, pulling her through the snow.
Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon in any way shape or form. If I did, I'd be rich and I would have this published. I do own my ideas, characters, etc.
Authors note: This is entirely fantasy. I cannot prove eevees' live in trees and have advanced civilizations. I wrote this from some idea that just came to mind one day. So R&R
Less than one day until Winter! Time moved more slowly than ever now that Vari had something to wait for. She had done her punishment and had only a few more minutes to go. She had stayed up all night from excitement and had practiced her heart out.
Her ceremonial dance, she discovered, was beautiful when performed correctly. The moves not flowed, merged with each other. It was even more beautiful with the ceremonial outfit on. Vari had learned that the ceremony was to begin at noon.
Suddenly, a beam of orange light shot through the small hole in Vari's branch. Winter had come! Vari smiled to herself and lay down on her blanket, smiling to herself. She wanted to go get Elli, seeing as she was now free to go wherever, whenever, but she knew that Elli needed her rest. Vari hadn't seen Elli for the past two days though. Embress had been coming over with food and tips on her dance. Though seeing Embress was nice, Vari missed her little sister.
"I'll just rest," Vari said to herself. She lay down on her side, closed her eyes, and fell immediately to sleep.
"WAKE UP!" Came the loud, high-pitched call of Elli.
Vari sat up with a jolt. Elli had been yelling in her ear for the past five minutes. The once orange light was now the golden color of the day.
"How much time do I have?" Vari asked, immediately realizing that she didn't have much time.
"Fifteen minutes." Said Embress calmly, "We'll meet you there."
Vari nodded, grabbed her clothes, then bolted down several pathways. She had to get to the new stage, built form the wood that was from the newly hollowed out branch. She was directed to go down to the pool; the stage was only a few yards away.
Luckily, Vari had been watching everyone from her room for the past five days, and had picked up some short cuts from those in a rush. They were quite useful in times like this.
Vari arrived at the stage with ten minutes to spare. Though she was out of breath, she immediately put on her ceremonial clothes while waiting for Embress and Elli.
When she stepped out of the costume room, Vari saw that Embress and Elli had already arrived. They were under the stage, so no one could see them yet. At first, they didn't realize it was Vari behind the silken garments, but at a second glance, they could tell it was her.
The outfit consisted of a turquoise blue shirt. The sleeves went down to Vari's elbows, and the collar and bottom of the shirt were trimmed with a shiny silver metal. The skirt went down to the floor, and trailed behind Vari as she walked. The belt was a piece of leather with round pieces of gold metal all around it that made a soft, bell-like sound as she walked. Truly a wonder outfit.
"Are you ready?" Embress asked kindly as she walked toward the exit. Embress and Elli were going to be seated with the rest of the audience.
"I'll never be ready if you keep asking," Vari said slowly, "So I better get it over with. Yes, I'm ready."
"Good luck!" Elli sain in her high-pitched happy voice as she ran toward her mother and out the exit.
Vari was alone. The only light was that coming down below the planks of the stage. There were no curtains outside, so Vari would have to just stand in the middle of that stage until she was to begin.
Vari walked toward the exit. This was it, the time had come for the performance. She would have to make a good impression, everyone was watching. Maybe she could change their minds about vaporeon's after this.
Vari walked out the exit. Up, up, up the stairs into the light, softly jingling as she walked. The stairs ended, and the stage was right in from of her.
Looking all around her, Vari saw the entire community gathered around the stage. A select few flareons and espeons were in the instrumental section with their wooden flutes and drums.
Vari walked onto the center of the stage, looking side to side at everyone. Many were shocked, others were upset that a vaporeon had been allowed to do this. Vari didn't care. They didn't know her, so they could judge all they wanted, they never would know her if they continued.
The music started. Vari began her dance, bending, leaping, twirling, all in perfect rhythm with the music she had never heard before until now. It was a strange sight for everyone, someone they had out-casted performing her hardest for them.
The music began to slow down, Vari did all the correct moves, while savoring the moment. Those around her were beginning to smile. For a moment in time, they forgot all about species and rules. They were lost in the beauty that represented Winter.
The music grew loud once more. The end was near to the beautiful sight. Vari walked to the center of the stage. She spun around many times. Faster, faster, speed still gaining!
Vari shot out a mist all around. She had learned to do so by using a bobble attack without enough water, causing the bubbles to break and scatter their mist before they even formed. Being as cold as it was on that winter day, the mist became small flakes of snow.
The audience gasped, the children cheered. Everyone except the espeons had never seen snow in their lives, few knew what it was called. Everyone was spell bound by the beauty of the entire performance.
Jarun, who was near the front of the audience with the rest of the family, was not happy. He had expected everyone to boo Vari off the stage. They were cheering for her! How dare they!
Reaching on the ground, Jarun found what he had been looking for. A round, red tomato. Obviously a leftover from last nights dinner. The perfect thing to get his sister in even more trouble.
With one perfectly aimed throw, Vari was hit in the back of the head by the tomato. She stopped her spinning and stood there for a moment, confused. The music stopped playing too. Vari looked out at the audience. She had been spinning so fast, there was no way of knowing who had thrown the fruit at her.
The audience bust out in laughter. Vari looked stupid, stopping right in the middle of her dance to do nothing but look around confusedly. Jarun and Jaru laughed the hardest. Elli furrowed her brow and scratched at Jarun as well as she could with her small claws. Embress only stared out sadly at Vari. Once again, her daughter had been humiliated in front of everyone.
This couldn't be happening. Not now. Not when everything had been perfect. Vari blinked back tears. It had happened again, everyone had seen her make a fool of herself. It was all of the sudden too much to bear.
Vari tore from the room. Up the pathways higher and higher. She was blinded by tears with only sadness, rage, and a bright flame somewhere in her heart to guide her up. She reached her room. Vari walked over to her wall where her mural was. She sat down and hugged her legs close to her chest. She wiped her eyes and sniffed a few times. What was she going to do.
"I'll never be able to face them again..." she said in her sad tone between sobs. Looking up, she saw the small hole that let the sun it.
Suddenly, her brown furrowed. They'd never be able to laugh at her again! It was crazy, but it was a way. Vari clenched her fist and punched as hard as she could at the small hole that the light shone through. But the light was gone. The skies were gray. The bark around the hole was very thin. It shattered around Vari's fist.
A hole about 1 foot wide and 1 foot long was there. Vari looked back at her wall where her mural was. She ran over and quickly scratched a message in.
With that done, Vari leapt through the hole in her branch into the outside world. It was cold! There was soft white stuff all around. Vari placed one paw in the white stuff. The chilling sensation was almost unbearable as her foot sunk a few inches into the white stuff. That's when she looked down. She was up so high! The ground was so far away, and she was on such an unstable and small area.
It was only then Vari let the truth hit her. She was cold, alone in a new area, high up, and scared. She blinked, wavered, and fell.
Vari hit the ground with a dull thud as the winds began to pick up. Snow soon covered her shivering body, leaving only her head visible.
A tall figure with eyes that glowed blue through the wind stood above Vari. It bent down and grabbed Vari by her neck, pulling her through the snow.