A/N: I am SOOOOOOOO sorry you guys! I know it's been a while since I last updated... so here's another chapter to make it up.

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Chapter Twelve: The search is over; will Stasi die?

Daniel was on the couch in the Pokémon Center, looking at Stasi's backpack. Her pokémon were in there, and she might never see them again. Scratching noises halted his thoughts. He turned to see Eevee at the window, its lavender eyes filled with worry.

"Eevee!" he cried.

Officer Jenny walked into the room. "What is it Daniel?"

"It's Eevee! It's here!" He ran to the door and let Eevee in.

"Eevee. Vee. Eevee," it said frantically.

"Is Stasi okay?" asked Daniel.

Eevee shook its head.

"Where is she?"

Eevee turned around and started running.

"Come on!" said Officer Jenny as she and Daniel ran after it.

Eevee led them out of town and into the forest. It constantly turned around to see if Daniel was following. It led them to a small shack. Daniel could see a broken window on the lower level. Eevee dove in.

"Vee. Eevee!" it cried.

"Come on!" said Daniel as he climbed in after it.

"I'm coming."

When Daniel's feet hit the ground, he was appalled at the sight. Stasi was tied to a chair, still in her sleeping bag. She was red with fever and bandages were wrapped around her neck. A red spot was starting to leak through the bandages.

"Oh my gosh! Stasi!" he ran over to her.

"Daniel?" she asked in a weak voice.

"I'm here Stasi. I'm here."

"Watch out for Arbok bites. They really take a lot out of you." She closed her eyes and passed out.

"Come on Officer Jenny. We need to take her to a hospital, now." Daniel collected Stasi into his arms, stood up and ran out of the room.

Officer Jenny and Eevee followed him as he ran out of the forest and back into town. Daniel dashed into the Pokémon Center yelling, "Nurse Joy! Nurse Joy!"

Nurse Joy looked up. "You found her! Oh my gosh, Chansey, get in here with a stretcher, stat!"

A Chansey hurried into the room wheeling a stretcher. Daniel gently placed Stasi on the stretcher and stood back while watching Chansey and Nurse Joy rush into the next room.

"It'll be alright." Officer Jenny put a hand on his shoulder. "All of the Nurse Joys are trained in both human and pokémon medicine."

"I hope you're right," replied Daniel.

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It had been an hour since Daniel had brought Stasi into the Pokémon Center. A doctor had been called in because Nurse Joy was... a nurse. She needed a second opinion from a professional. Right at this moment, Daniel was banging his head on the wall. Nurse Joy was sitting in front of the computer flinching. Officer Jenny was sitting in a chair trying to read a mystery book, Eevee was in her lap, sleeping. She couldn't take it anymore, not with all of the movement and noise.

"Will you stop your head banging?!?" she screamed at Daniel.

"Tell her to stop flinching." Daniel glared at Nurse Joy

"I'm only flinching because of you banging your head on the wall," she retorted.

"Well, I'm hitting my head because you're flinching."

"Vee. Eevee. Vee. Ee," said Eevee, who had woken up with all of the yelling. It was trying to calm everybody down.

Just at that moment, the doctor walked into the lobby. Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy jumped out of their seats while Daniel ran over.

"Doctor? Is she going to be alright?" asked Daniel, concern painted over his face.

The doctor shook his head. "I've done all I could do. There's too much poison in her veins. If she doesn't wake up in the next forty-eight hours, she'll die."

Daniel looked down at the floor; Officer Jenny walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder. Nurse Joy comforted Eevee.

"How about you and Eevee go in her room and try to rouse her," suggested the doctor. "Maybe that's what she needs."

"Yeah. Maybe."

"Right this way please."

Daniel and Eevee followed the doctor down the corridor and into a white room. In bed was Stasi, a clean bandage had been applied to the bite wound and an IV needle was in her wrist. She was still unconscious. The doctor left the room as Daniel pulled up a chair next to her bed. Eevee leaped up next to her face and nudged her nose.

"Stasi, if I knew that this was going to happen, I would have never gone to sleep," said Daniel as he took her hand. "I should have kept watch."

"Eevee." Eevee lay next to Stasi.

Tears formed in Daniel's eyes as he looked at Stasi's pale hand. "This is all my fault."

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A/N: I know, it's very short, but hey! At least I updated! I've got some more chapters, so I'll try to post next week! Be sure to review, and go read my LOTR fic, "More than Meets the Eye"

By the Lion's Mane,

Leo