Japanese Title: Relatives And Rivals Alike! Chenille's Challenge!
Translation: Shinzoku to Raibaru Tomoni! Chousen No Chinirure!
By: Pro_V
Between: "Saying Goodbye" and "River Ride To Rivalry"
A/N: AHH! Did you see?! Did you see?! Eusine was on KidsWB! And, hey, that rhymed…Anyways, I got to watch the Eusine/Morty episode three times, and I taped it and watched it twice today already. Oh fwee…His dub voice sounds too much like Bandit Keith from Yu-Gi-Oh!, as well as the Farfetch'd kid from the first season's So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd", the kid with the Sandslash from "Good 'Quil Hunting", and Andreas from "Hook, Line, And Stinker". Now then; On with the show while I go and twitter. [Eevy: Oh brother…] [Eusine: …Somebody, get me outta here…]
Eevy and Medira both basically wailed their way back into Bill's house and slammed down on the bench in the front hall to continue crying. Morty and Eusine looked at each other blankly, as did Lisle and Mizu. They then looked at Medira and Eevy in the same way.
"Um…" Morty looked side to side, searching for something to say, "W-Where are Dragon and the others?"
Oh…That was stupid…
Medira and Eevy looked at each other, eyes red, then looked straight ahead and began sobbing at twice the volume. Bill stood behind the couch Morty and Lisle were on and tilted his head.
"What's the matter with them?" he asked, pointing slowly to the crying women sitting in his living room.
Everyone just shrugged unknowingly, "What's the matter, Eevy?" Ash's head fell off to one side.
Eevy stopped dead and sniffled, "D-Dragon l-l-left again," she gagged out, then returned to blubbering with Medira.
"Aww…That's horrible," Misty's shoulders dropped and her Togepi whimpered, "I'm sorry, Eevy."
Eevy's crying seemed to stop temporarily, "It's not your fault. It's their stupid boss's fault. Whoever their stupid boss may be."
Morty just crossed his arms and grinned to himself, cheering that Dragon was gone. It wasn't that he didn't want his sister to be happy; For cripe's sake, that what he did want! What he didn't want was to see some cloaked creep messing with his baby sister. Could this be called considerate? Yes. Could this also be called over-considerate? Yes. Eusine was sort of the same way, but not nearly to the same degree. He believed Eevy should be left to do as she pleased, but there were some times when he should step in. Like with Taylor, for instance. Both he and Morty knew he was nothing but a player with cute antics and they left Eevy to her own devices, but under surveillance. They weren't crazy enough to let her get in trouble, there was just the slight problem that their idea of trouble was sometimes Eevy's idea of fun.
Eevy stood silently and started off toward the stairs, "Come on, everybody. Let's get ready to go."
The girls stood, following her obediently, but the guys stayed behind, "Is she always like this?" Tracey questioned in a whisper.
"Only when she's real up-tight," Morty looked down, "But I have a the strangest feeling…Something very odd is about to happen."
"Odd? Like what?" Brock hoisted his backpack into his lap.
"I don't know," he looked off towards the front door.
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Chenille sat in her tent, stroking her female Eevee Lenta subconsciously. Janet was perched on a crate beside the door, half-asleep, as she monitored who was trying to get in to Chenille. Never mind the fact she wasn't Breeder of the Year this time, but she was still one of the most highly respected breeders around. She bred almost every species of Pokemon out there at least once, including alternate color Pokemon. These achievements included a blue Cleffa, a clear Magnemite, and an albino Diglett. And still…She'd been beaten.
Eevy just marched up there on that stage, released those wretchedly scarred Eevee and Eevolutions and won hands-down. It wasn't fair! It wasn't even right! There had to have been some kind of mistake. Yes, Eevy had bred the Ovos and Ovas, but that had been an accident in itself. She even said she'd never planned on even training Pokemon, and then all of a sudden she was a top breeder and had all twelve Gertan Rin Badges. Where had this insanity come from? Chenille stood up and sat Lenta on the floor beside Govo and Vova. Then, raising three Poke'Balls, she recalled them and headed for the door.
She marched out the door and down the stairs, "Wha-Where are you going?" Janet sat up straighter as Chenille walked off.
"Out," was the simple answer as Chenille kept going.
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A cluster of storm clouds rolled across the horizon. Eevy saw this and scowled, as they were coming down from Rose. That meant there was no going home that day unless she managed to somehow get herself a real big boat, as the route between Iris and Rose always flooded. No matter how little rain there was, that route filled right up every time. She puffed and flopped down on the couch.
"What a rotten day," she thought silently to herself, "What a rotten life."
The doorbell sounded and Bill came stumbling away from his computer to answer it. Using the same mechanism as his lighthouse near Cerulean, he pressed a button and cleared his throat.
"Bill Masaki's residence," he awaited a reply.
"Yes, I understand Evangelina Hikoboshi is staying here?" came a voice Eevy slightly recognized as she peeked around the corner to see the door.
"Yes she is."
"Can I please speak with her?"
Bill looked back on Eevy, who nodded slowly and stepped out, "Just a moment," Bill opened the door slowly as it creaked.
"Chenille!" Eevy rushed around the corner as the breeder stepped in, dripping from head-to-toe with rainwater, "Let me get you a towel-"
"No," Eevy stopped as Chenille contradicted her polite notion, "I just came to talk. And to ask you something."
"If you'd like to be alone, you can use the study," Bill pointed off to a door.
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Chenille finally opted to take a towel, but only because she didn't want to ruin Bill's leather furniture. She sat slowly on the couch and Eevy sat in the high-backed chair across from her, on the other side of a long coffee table. Morty, Lisle, and Sooney leaned against the outside of the door, listening silently in as best they could.
"How did you do it, Eevy?" Chenille whispered, eyes focused on the carpet.
"How did I do…What?" Eevy questioned slowly, tipping her head.
"How did you beat me?" she gripped the knees of her plum-purple skirt and shut her eyes tightly.
"That's why you came here?" Eevy sat up straighter, "To ask me how I beat you?"
"It…Isn't possible that you defeated me," she looked up quickly, suddenly snapping, "How did you do it?! What did you do to win?!"
"I didn't do anything!" Eevy shook her head frantically, "If you're implying that I cheated-"
"No, I'm not," Chenille snorted, "I just want to know how someone with so little experience could win over someone like me. You had to have done something that helped you win so easily. What was it?!"
"I honestly don't know," Eevy looked blankly around the room.
"How can you not know?!"
"I don't know how I don't know, but I don't!" Eevy puffed, shooting straight to her feet, "I don't know why or how I won and I don't know why or how you lost! Stop asking such inane questions and try and figure it out on your own!"
"If you don't know, how can I?!" Chenille also stood, leaning into Eevy's face, "You've got to tell me, Eevy! You've got to tell me what it is you do differently!"
"I don't have to tell you a thing! Especially since I don't know what you're talking about! And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you!" Eevy's eyes flared, "The only thing I could possibly do that would make a difference is the fact that I don't groom and pamper and fluff my Pokemon every half a minute! My Pokemon worked and fought for what they've won! You heard what the judge said as plainly as I did, Chenille!" she watched Chenille move away slightly, "My Pokemon won because they tried for what they wanted; it wasn't handed to them! That's what you've had all your life, isn't it?! Things handed over to you because of who you are! Did you ever stop to think that maybe one day your frou-frou lifestyle would turn around and bite you?! I've experienced that time and again, Chenille! You can't always get what you want and you can't always win!"
"You seem to do a good job of it!" she snorted back.
"You have no idea what you're talking about! Your losing one award is nothing to the complete hell I've been through! I've lost more that you can ever come to realize and I will continue to lose, but I will also gain! You would too if you'd try for something once and a while!" she stepped back and slowly sat down.
"You're telling me you won because you've lost all your life, is that it?" she murmured lowly.
"No. I'm not telling you that. I'm telling you that I won because I tried to win. You got up there thinking "La-de-da…Another show, another award," didn't you?" Chenille nodded as Eevy stared at her, "I thought as much. I got up there thinking "Look, something new to try. I hope I do well." That's the difference between you and I, Chenille. I hope I'll win, and you just automatically assume you will."
"Now I'm putting too much confidence in myself?"
Eevy smacked her own forehead, "No, Chenille. You should always have confidence in yourself, but you should also know that it's possible to lose, even if you pour every ounce of your conscious into telling yourself you'll win. You have to learn to value what you have and not to be dragged down by one loss. And you have to learn that there is more to life than winning and fluffing fur."
"By the sounds of that, you don't have enough confidence in yourself," she looked up slowly and stared into Eevy with her raspberry red eyes.
"I have plenty of confidence," Eevy countered, her eye colors mixing.
"Then prove it to me!" she snapped, storming forward and grabbing Eevy's collar, "I'll show you and your twittery speeches! I'll show you I have more than confidence! I'll show you just what it feels like to lose!"
Eevy looked down, seemingly ignoring Chenille's hand, "With that attitude, I've already won this battle."
"Yeah, right! Bring it on!"
"So be it."
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Ash stood beside Eevy, staring across at Chenille, "What's her problem? She looks like she's gonna burst or something."
"She's irritated," Eevy explained, fingering a Poke'Ball, "And jealous," she stepped forward as her opponent did.
"A three on three will be enough for me to prove I'm strong!" Chenille huffed, "If you think you can last that long!"
"We'll see soon enough," she pulled a Poke'Ball off her belt.
"I choose you! Subame*!" Chenille released a small blue robin-like Pokemon.
"I've never seen a Pokemon like that before," Morty looked on from Eevy's side.
"It's a newly discovered Pokemon," Lisle also watched, "I just read about it in Pokemon S.E.E."
"I choose you!" Eevy let her Poke'Ball go, "Lovo!"
"Go, Subame!" Chenille called, "Use your Quick Attack!"
"Show it a real Quick attack, Lovo!"
The Jolteon exploded forward, crashing into the little robin Pokemon with full speed. Subame flopped backwards and rolled a bit, sliding away on its side. Lovo crouched as Subame fought to stand. Chenille growled lowly as Subame fell again, whimpering.
"Return, Subame!" she called, pulling it back, "Go! Pochena*!" she released a light blue dog.
"Another new Pokemon," Tracey murmured lightly.
"Return, Lovo. And go! Zovo!" Eevy released her next Pokemon, "Go! Agility!"
"Pochena! Scary Face attack, now!"
Pochena cried out and fired his Scary Face right at the oncoming Zovo. The Flareon froze and shivered slightly, looking up just in time for a Bite attack to the ear. He shrieked and flew about, wailing crazily before shaking Pochena off.
"Zovo! Use Fire Spin!"
The flames rushed forward, encircling Pochena completely. The dog barked and yelped, the fire whirling under him and pushing him into the air.
"Pochena!"
"Zovo! Flamethrower!"
Another wash of fire smashed into Pochena, tossing it away even farther and harder. Chenille hissed lowly, glancing angrily at Eevy before calling her Pochena back.
"That's it!" Chenille barked, "Go! Volbeat*!" she released a ladybug-looking Pokemon.
"That's another new Pokemon," Bill observed from behind Eevy.
"Return, Zovo. Now go, Novo! Use your Tackle attack!"
"Tackle it back, Volbeat!"
Both the Bug- and the Water-type rushed toward each other, connecting head-on. Volbeat flipped backward, fluttering to steady herself, as Novo slid back, digging in his feet to stop. Chenille's eyes widened as Eevy's lit up an angry red.
"Aurora Beam attack!"
"Volbeat!"
Novo released a blast of icy air, whacking Volbeat directly in the center of the stomach. She cried out and fell to the ground, gurgling and grumbling into the dirt. Chenille dropped to her knees, all six of her Poke'Balls rolling away in different directions. She planted her hands firmly on the ground and clutched the dirt, looking down and crying just audibly. Eevy recalled Novo and stood over her, hands at her hips. Without saying a word, Eevy merely turned, and walked away.
"How? How could I lose?" Chenille thought silently, "She's such an amateur breeder…And I've been training so much longer than she has. How could I have lost to her?"
She ignored the way her entire persona was covered in dirt and mud, but did not ignore the fact that Eevy was towering over her. She didn't look up, but allowed her shoulders to shake and her eyes to water. Eevy just turned and walked away, her group following quickly and leaving Chenille alone to wallow in her sorrow, having lost.
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"Checkmate," Eevy murmured quietly, watching her cousin fall backwards over the videophone, "Again."
Eusine glared evilly at her, "Oh, very funny," he glared off to the side at the giggling Mizu, "Morty mentioned something about you battling someone…Who was it? And how'd you do?"
Eevy sighed long and hard, "It was my friend Chenille Farrago. And I did much better than I should have. I didn't even have to glance in the direction of a Pokemon Center when we were through."
"You don't sound too happy," he frowned, straightening a bit, "What happened to the great and powerful Eevy? Did she whither away to be replaced by little Eva; the silly twit?"
"Call me that and die through the phone," she hissed, "And to tell you the truth, I wish, in some ways, that I hadn't done so well."
"How could that be? You should be proud to have done as good as you did."
"Yes, I am proud and quite impressed that my Pokemon and I have progressed so much," she seemed to droop a bit, "But Chenille is not a weak trainer, and I know she's much more capable than she appears and much better than she was today."
"How do you know that, Eevy?" he questioned, shrugging, "Not every trainer is a good trainer. I mean, look at that Daemeon punk. He may be powerful, but that doesn't make him good."
"I know, Eusine. Trust me," her eyes gleamed white momentarily, "I know."
Bill suddenly came rushing up from behind, panting and laying his left hand on Eevy's right shoulder, "There's something…You may…Want to see…Out back."
Eevy tilted an eyebrow, as did Eusine, "I'll call you back later, Eusine. Bye."
She hung up quickly and took off down the long hall leading to the back porch. She stopped before opening the door, as there was a definite storm brewing. There was a long, hard rumble of thunder, followed by a flash of lightning and immediately followed by another rumble. She swallowed as Bill stopped next to her and pulled the curtain aside. Rain washed down the window and wind blew the trees side to side with furious gusts. Eevy backed away slightly, shivering as Bill pointed out the window.
"Look there," he looked back at her, then right back out the window.
Eevy peeked out as well, finding, to her immense surprise, that Chenille was outside in this terrible weather. Her Subame was pumping for all he was worth, fighting against the roaring wind, as was her Volbeat, and her Pochena was fighting against the pouring rain. Another rumble sounded and Chenille ducked quickly, covering her head.
"My God! I hate storms!" she shrieked to herself, "But I have to be ready. I have to get stronger," she looked up and about, "Keep going, guys! You're doing great!"
"Is she crazy?!" Eevy suddenly shrieked, "She could get struck my lightning, or catch pneumonia!"
"I don't really know," Bill shook his head, "But her Pokemon look about as thrilled as she is."
The lights flashed and four of the five girls in the house screamed bloody murder. The only one not yelling was Medira, who enjoyed the dark. Eevy covered her ears and turned around, flying down the hall. She careened around the corner and flew down the two steps to the den, where she launched a good seven feet at her brother. She wailed, seemingly helplessly, into his shirt, gagging him by constricting his waist.
"What happened?" Ash asked blankly, Misty clutching his arm and shaking; the lightning had illuminated the shadow of a Spinarak on the window.
"She doesn't like thunder," Morty patted his sister's head, "I'd just started training when a hurricane hit Gertan Rin. She was absolutely petrified that I'd gotten hurt. Now, whenever she hears thunder, if at all possible, she'll cling to me," he held Eevy's shoulders, "I'd actually been at a Pokemon Center in one of the underground hidden routes with Eusine and a friend of ours."
"A guy friend, I should hope?" Lisle put in quickly from the side.
"Yes," Morty sweatdropped and nodded quickly.
"Hey! She can cling to me if she-" as Misty was too frightened to move, Sooney took a mallet to the top of Brock's head.
A bolt of lightning flew down from the sky, connecting with a tree and exploding in wood shrapnel. Chenille turned and crossed her arms in front of her face, bark and splinters shooting at her from all angles. Her Pokemon cried to her, forcing to her sides. Eevy screamed as loud as she could, a blue light flashing from her feet and shooting outward. Everyone looked slowly and carefully about, as a translucent blue dome formed over them. Medira knocked on it, finding it to be solid.
"A…Light Screen?" Tracey scratched the top of his head with the eraser of his pencil.
Chenille looked slowly between her crossed wrists, finding that the tree had actually been split in half, one side falling to either of her sides. The rain washed down over her, her hair sticking to the sides of her face and her eyes watering. In the trees a few yards away was a clear dome, shielding a grove of short grasses and tall bushes. The dome was used as a greenhouse of sorts, keeping everything under it dry. Three figures looked on as the tree fell toward Chenille, but suddenly stopped and smashed apart but two feet above her head. Raikou's eyes widened and narrowed, as did Suicune and Entei's.
"A prophecy power," Raikou whispered.
"Yes," the other Beasts nodded.
Eevy's eyes shot open and flashed white, "I knew it. I knew it."
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"Will this rain ever end?" Sooney sighed while looking out the window into the early morning sun.
"We should be able to leave today," Eevy wandered up behind her, dropping her back on the floor, "Weather permitting, that is."
"Can I ask you something?" Sooney questioned, looking Eevy over.
"Yeah. Go ahead," Eevy nodded.
"How is it…That you…Formed that Light Screen last night?"
Eevy smiled slightly, "It's a product of psychic energies. When a psychic or a channeler or a medium is in trouble or feels they need to have protection, they can create barriers and force fields to protect themselves or others. Sometimes the barriers can be used as an offensive tool as well. Because they're hard and thick, the creator can push the edges of the screen outward to push the opposing force away, sometimes crushing or cutting the danger in the process, like an ax through wood. With me last night, I've always wanted my brother to be as safe as can be, especially in a storm."
"So you created that barrier as a way to keep him out of harm's way," her eyes widened, "How do you…Know all this?"
"Heehee…" she smirked wider, "Phantom taught me."
Just as Sooney was about to comment, Tracey rushed in from the back hallway, "You've got to come see this!"
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"Woah…" Ash gaped, staring up and down the huge tree that was fallen in Bill's back yard.
"That was one of the tallest trees too," Bill merely blinked with a completely dumbfounded look.
"It's strange," Brock tilted his head, "How could a strike of lightning have broken a tree in such a clean cut."
"It couldn't have," Lisle shook her head, "We've seen lots of burned and charred and broken wood in the Burned Tower and none of it was like this. Right, Morty?" she looked over at him, yet he remained silently, "Morty?"
Morty stared down at the tree as his sister slid to a stop beside him. Both moved forward, each examining one of the halves. They laid their hands on it and ran them back and forth, seemingly taking in every aspect of the downed tree. They looked at each other and nodded, then looking back at Bill.
"This tree was cut, not struck my lightning," Morty observed, "The clean cut shows it, but…"
"This was sliced using a special barrier," Eevy nodded in agreement, "Unlike mine, but similar."
"How can you tell that?" Medira asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"We can sense the power. It's not electrical force, but force from a spirit," Eevy noted.
"And a strong one," Morty put in, "And it was human, not a Pokemon."
Everyone looked blankly at each other as the rain slowly began to stop. There was a slosh of water as someone approached from their side. Chenille marched up, now wearing less *ahem* revealing attire; baggy black pants, a black sleeveless turtleneck and a black belt with a gold buckle. She also boasted black high-tops and black rolled-wrist gloves. Over her right shoulder was her, you guessed it, black backpack. Eevy looked at her for a mere second before moving around her brother and stepping forward.
"I've come for a rematch, Eevy," Chenille held her pack strap with her right hand while raising a Poke'Ball with her left, "And I won't lose to you again."
Eevy grinned, looking back at a trio of pairs of bright red eyes beaming in the bushes, "As you wish."
"She can sense the barrier's energy," Entei breathed deep, "And I believe she knows who produced it."
Suicune was ready to answer in agreement when Raikou turned quickly, "What is it?"
"A presence," Raikou indicated the edge of the barrier was something stepped through it, then losing his tension, "Welcome."
"It has been a while," a psychically transmitted greeting weaved in their minds.
"You've been watching her, haven't you?" Suicune asked nosily, "Whether in mind or body."
"Yes."
"You know then of the revelation last night?" Entei questioned.
"I do," the visitor nodded, walking as a human, yet boasting a tail and only three fingers on each hand.
"Come, Mewtwo," Suicune moved aside as Mewtwo stepped over, "They will battle."
"It is good to see her gaining power," Mewtwo looked on, "And it is also good to see that what Lugia told her has not gone unheard."
"Yes, but you helped her as well," Raikou put in.
"Possibly, but she will forever be your Angel, Raikou. Yours and Ho-oh's. This you know," Mewtwo closed his eyes and listened to the Pokemon in the forest and the birds and bugs flitting about, "And I know she will fulfill our predictions"
"Yes. She truly is one not to be looked down upon," Suicune nodded quickly.
"No one can look down on her," Entei smiled, "She must look down to see the heavens."
"They're beginning," Raikou called everyone's attention to the battle.
"This will be a three on three Pokemon battle," Morty stood back a bit, "Evangelina Hikoboshi of Rose Town and Chenille Farrago of Saffron City. Begin!"
"I choose you! Sovo!" Eevy called, throwing her Sun Ball forward.
"Go! Vova!" Chenille cried.
"Heh?" Eevy wobbled side to side, sweatdropping.
"Eh?" Sovo's eyes went wide and he stared blankly while also sweatdropping.
"Wha?" everyone watching proceeded to follow suit and act likewise.
"Hmm…" Raikou, Entei, Suicune and Mewtwo merely watched in wonder.
"Well…No point in dragging this out then," Eevy shrugged, "Go, Sovo! Use Tackle attack!"
"Go, Vova! Show them what you can do! Evade it!" Chenille called.
Vova sprang away, much to Sovo's annoyance. He hissed and charged again, only to miss again. This merely enraged him more and his eyes burned an evil red as he blasted toward his niece at full-tilt. Chenille smirked evilly.
"Vova! Use your Headbutt!"
"Sovo! Watch out!"
Vova crashed into Sovo headlong, sending him sailing away. Chenille cheered and everyone else gasped. No way had that little tiny thing done that to Sovo. Chenille pointed up and swung her arm down.
"Go, Vova! Use your Bite attack!"
"Bwah?!" Eevy held the sides of her head, "Agility, Sovo!"
Sovo scrambled up and flew off to the side just as Vova crunched down where his tail had been. He panted and slid to a stop, eyeing both Chenille and Vova closely.
"Great, Vova! Now!" Chenille jumped, "Use your Shadow Ball!"
"AHH!" Eevy shrieked, "She was bred from Govo, who was bred from Vovo, who knows Shadow Ball! Get out of there, Sovo!"
The order and realization came too late, and the Ghostly attack threw Sovo away like a paper doll. Eevy nearly fainted, having watched one of her strongest Pokemon fly through the air.
"Sovo is unable to battle! The victory goes to Vova and Chenille!"
"Hurry! You did it, Vova!" Chenille hoisted her Eevee up.
Eevy quickly pulled out her Sun Ball, "Sovo, return! Now, go! Yovo!"
"Take a rest, Vova. And go! Lenta!" Chenille released her next Pokemon as well.
"Begin!" Morty called, jumping back.
"Go, Lenta! Use Charm attack, now!"
"Go, Yovo! Use Faint Attack!"
Yovo sprang up and flew downward, crashing into Lenta from above. She screeched and spun around cracking him with her tail before releasing a mess of hearts. Yovo cringed as his Attack stat dropped rapidly.
"Go, Yovo! Use your Pursuit!"
Chenille giggled lowly behind her right hand, "Lenta," she raised her hand to shield the side of her mouth, grinning, "Use your Attract attack."
Yovo slid to a massive halt, pushing a pile of dirt up in front of him. Eevy smacked her own forehead as Yovo swayed side to side, hearts practically popping from his head. Ash started to snicker, but an evil glare from Misty halted that intention.
"Okie dokie then, Lenta! Now use your Double Team!" Chenille waved.
"Oh cripes…" Eevy groaned.
Yovo's tail and ears shot straight up as his jaw dropped and he spun left to right to watch the two-dozen copies of the Pokemon he was Attracted to flying around him. He stood up and pranced around the inside of the ring they made, causing Morty to snicker without changing his face.
"All right now, Lenta! Hidden Power attack!"
"Oh peachy…"
The air around Lenta swirled in and started heating up, leading Eevy to believe she was going to get blasted by a Fire-type attack. Raikou and the others leaned away; this was not a Fire attack. This was something else. Lenta looked straight up, a bright blue forming in her mouth. She threw her head down and crouched, releasing a sea of aqua flames. Everyone's eyes went wide, including the Legends. Yovo flew back, landing on his side and yelping.
"Yovo is unable to battle! The victory goes to Lenta and Chenille!"
"All right!" Chenille cheered, "I always knew that move would come in handy!"
"What was that?" Medira asked, eyes stuck wide open.
Chenille smiled wide, "I taught my dearest Lenta here a Hidden Power attack, just to see what I'd get. Turns out," she flicked her hair back over her shoulders, "My baby-sweet here must have been a Dragonite in another life."
"A Dragon-powered Eevee?" Lisle looked on blankly.
"Outstanding," Bill gaped, "I've never heard of such an Eevee before."
"Last one," Eevy smirked, "Let's go, buddy! I choose you, Vovo!" she threw her Star Ball straight up, releasing her beloved Vovo.
Chenille swallowed once and reached into her bag, "Then I choose you! Govo!"
Everyone one Eevy's side gasped, "A father and son battle?" Misty stepped back, "No way."
"Govo was bred from Vovo, so Eevy should know all his stats by heart," Brock mentioned.
"No," Eevy replied quickly, "Not anymore. TMs and Chenille's training mentions are different from mine. Govo is a totally different Pokemon now."
Chenille smirked evilly, "You betchya'. Go, Govo! Use your Mud-Slap attack!"
"Go, Vovo! Tail Spin attack!"
Vovo whirled on one leg, spinning his tail like a propeller to deflect Govo's attack. Chenille glared and Eevy smirked as their Pokemon each backed up a few steps and prepared again.
"Go, Govo! Attack with Toxic!"
"Go, Vovo! Agility to get away, now!"
Vovo shot to the side, the purple gunk swirling with green splattering to the ground where he'd been standing. He hissed and his son backed down; for his master, Vovo would fight even himself. Govo's eyes narrowed and he trounced forward, crashing into Vovo and rolling him away head-over-heels.
"Great Take Down, Govo! OK!" Chenille pointed, "Now try another one!"
"Vovo, Double Team attack!"
Vovo multiplied himself twice as many times as Lenta had, then flying in and smashing Govo from his side with a crushing Headbutt. Govo slid away and stood again, shaking off and roaring forward with another Take Down. Vovo bounced away and crouched down.
"Now, Vovo!" Eevy pointed upward, a rumble of her own thunder sounding, "Hidden Power attack!"
Vovo's face began to tighten and the world to shake. The grass around him seemed to seep into the ground and the dirt on which he stood began to crumble. He pulled every bit of strength he had into his attack and launched it. It rumbled forward, rocks and dirt mixing with wind to create a force that would have sent even the toughest of Pokemon flying.
"Govo! Endure, now!"
The attack Vovo had launched crashed into his son at full-strength, but the Eevee stumbled out of it, wobbling and weakened significantly. That last attack had saved him but one point. Vovo prepared to end it.
"Govo, Toxic, now!"
"Tackle!"
Govo shot his attack right into Vovo's face, causing him to stop and paw at his eyes. The younger Eevee panted as Eevy's eyes gleamed white. The Legends sensed power, as did she.
"Go, Govo! Mud-Slap again!"
"Contact Tail Whip!"
Govo exploded forward, lunging into the air and narrowly missing his father's swinging tail. He landing by Vovo's head and spat his attack forward. At such close range, that attack packed quite a punch. Vovo stumbled away and rolled a few times before coming to a painful halt.
"Vovo is unable to battle! The victory goes to Govo and Chenille! Chenille Farrago is the victor!"
"We did it!" Chenille cried, hopping and dancing around with Govo now in her arms, "We did it, we did it, we did it! Hurrah!"
"You battled well, Vovo. Return and rest yourself," Eevy nodded and called back her Eevee, "You did great, Chenille. I guess your training session last night helped."
Chenille looked to the ground, then at that fallen tree, "I don't know…Maybe that's what did it…Or maybe it was something else."
Raikou and the Beasts turned as Mewtwo began to leave, "Where are you going, Mewtwo?" Suicune asked quickly.
"Evangelina will be departing soon," Mewtwo glanced over his shoulder at them, "I wish to follow her. To learn more about her."
"Then we wish you well," Entei nodded.
"All the best," Raikou added.
"Thank you, Beasts. I greatly appreciate your kindness," Mewtwo walked carefully out of the dome and fizzled away to who-knows-where.
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"You did great today, Chenille, and I'm happy you've gotten stronger," Eevy held Vovo while saying her good byes.
"Yes. Thank you. I'm grateful for your help, even if I didn't seem like it or if I still don't," Chenille nodded, holding Govo.
"Still, I'm afraid we have to go now," Eevy turned and looked down the path a few yards, spotting everyone itching to leave, "Back to Rose."
"You have a lot to do before the League, I'm sure," Chenille patted Govo's head, "And I wish you luck in the competition and on your journeys here on in."
"The same to you, Chenille," she extended her right arm and Chenille did the same, "I hope we meet up again."
"Me too. Maybe we'll battle again," she scratched Vovo's ear, "Good luck to you too."
"And to you," she scratched Govo's chin, "And thank you, Bill, for letting us stay here and putting up with us."
"It really was no trouble. Feel free to come by anytime," he nodded, "Or to my lighthouse on Cerulean Cape."
"I'll be sure to try and do that someday," she smiled and turned away, waving back to them, "See ya!"
Eevy hopped down the stone path, meeting with her group and heading out. Mewtwo floated in the air above them, surrounded but a reflective barrier that kept his form invisible. He floated along above them as they walked, following them closely. He knew Eevy knew he was there and Eevy knew he knew, but neither said nor did anything about it. Raikou, Entei and Suicune wandered off to Rainbow Metropolis for a number of reasons, but mostly to await Eevy's arrival there. Chenille put Govo down and looked off toward the fluffiest cloud she could see.
"I know there's something different about her," she thought silently, "And now I know there's something different about me, though I'm not sure what in either case. But I will find out. I know it."
"Miss Farrago."
"AH!" Chenille whirled around, "Heh…Uh…Yes?"
"That Eevee of yours, the one with the Dragon attack," Bill patted Govo's head, "I'd like to learn more about it. If you don't mind, that is."
"Not at all," she smirked and picked Govo up, "I'd consider it an honor to have to look at my Pokemon."
"An honor?" he tilted an eyebrow, "Hmm…Then what kind of honor would a request for you to join me for dinner be?"
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A/N: Fluff, glorious fluff. Erm…Anyway…Sorry this is so late, but I was having a immense case of writer's block with it x_x So much stuff, so little time! Anyways…I'll just be on my way now and put the little explanations for the * in here, so buh-bye!
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-=O~Her Pokemon~O=-
*-Subame, Pochena, and Volbeat/Baburito are just three of one hundred new Pokemon to be released on the new Pokemon games from GameBoy Advance: PokemonRuby and PokemonSapphire.
Still don't own Pokemon. Never will either. Sorry!