Vanessa continues to stare at the screen squinting as Trixie gives me a quizzical look. "What do you mean? Of course it's interesting, you're breaking the laws of physics with ease in this video!"

"Its not that... Just look." I put a paw to the monitor, pointing at Vanessa's jewel. "See how Vanessa's jewel is glowing? That's what it should look like, but if you go over to me..." I trail off, moving my paw towards myself.

Trixie stares at it for a few seconds, trying to figure out what I'm talking about. Vanessa notices what I mean very quickly however. "It's... creating a shadow around you? I take it based on how you're reacting that's not normal. Or at least as normal as this whole situation can be."

I give a soft nod, deep in thought. "Maybe the chemical spill that gave me this unique coloring has something to do with this? It's the only thing that I can think of that would make a difference between what happened to me and what happened to you."

Vanessa's now lost in thought as well, her tail flickering behind her in her usual curiosity and intrugue. "I wonder what this means for you...?"

Trixie puts her two cents in as well, her voiced seeped with concern and worry. "I think the more important question is how else SC-47 affecting you... You were hella aggressive in the mock fight you know. It was almost like you reveled the fighting."

Trixie's words catch me off guard, and after a moment I realize... She was right. The over the top attack patterns, my relentless strategy... I've always imagined being able to do incredible things and be a hero, but there was nothing heroic, or even honorable, with how I fought Vanessa. I was addicted to the adrenaline from the fight already, and who knows what I would have done if we kept going...?

"I... I need a minute. Alone."

I quickly make for the door, ignoring Trixie's pleas for me to wait. Once outside, I use psychic to carry myself towards and into the wooded streets that hide the old church, stopping just in front of the entrance.

I begin to quietly mutter to myself. "Is something wrong with me? Am I becoming a psychopath?"

A few seconds I sit in silence, brooding over my emotions and new worries. Suddenly I hear someone approaching by air, and I turn to see who it is.

"Will, wait! Where are you going?!" I try to catch up to him, but he's too fast for me, and is flying off before I can even follow him outside, with no way for me to follow him.

I crumple onto the grass, tears starting to well up. I shouldn't have said anything... If I hadn't he wouldn't have run off to who knows where. I could see it in his eyes, he was scared suddenly. Was he scared he'd loose control?

"Trixie... Do you want me to go after him? I know you can't follow him... He flies too fast for you to catch up on foot before you loose him." Vanessa crouches onto the ground next to me, concern not just for myself, but for Will too in her eyes.

"Please... Don't force him to do anything just... Just try to talk to him and bring him back. Please."

Vanessa gives me a soft nod before flying off herself. If only I could go too... I want to make sure Will's okay for myself... But all I can do is wait inside, my brain filled with nothing but worry.

After several minutes neither of them come back... Is something wrong? Just as I'm about to check outside for them I hear a knock at the door.

"Will?! Did you bring him back Vanessa?!" I rush to the door and see Vanessa opening it herself with Psychic... But she doesn't have Will with her.

"Wh-where's Will?"

Vanessa's eyes are filled with horror and fear, her body trembling. "I... I'm sorry he... He just snapped suddenly and..."

I look at Vanessa again... She's covered in blood.

"O-oh God... What did you do?!?!" I'm hit with a torrent of emotion... Fear, anger, disgust, dread... Everything that I possibly could be hit by.

Vanessa just stands there, not meeting my eyes and staring at the ground. "He lost his mind and attacked me... It was me or him... I'm sorry."

I can't believe it. I refuse to. "WHERE IS HE?!?!"

Vanessa continues to refuse to look me in the eye, her body tensing. "In front of the old church... Where you met him..."

I immediately run outside, going as quick as my stubby four legs can allow me to. I can't loose him... Not after he saved my life before he even knew the first thing about me.

After what feels like hours of running I finally get to the old church... And I see him. He's lain against the rock he had set me on... A mixture of panic and relief sets in as I rush up to him, and his fur is matted with still-wet blood.

"Will!!! What happened?!"

Kneeling down to him I prop his head up, and as I look into his eyes, for the first time since I've known him I see nothing but fear in them.

"H-help me..."

I snap out of my shock... Knowing what happened won't save him. I need to get him some kind of medical aid... Hurridly I look around for anything that can help, mindful of the medicinal herb properties my parents taught me.

Yarrow! That's perfect! I quickly take the bunch of yarrow, crushing it up as best I can to stop the bleeding.

"Where's the wound Will?!"

He struggles to move, but notions to his back with his head, grunting in pain as he does so. His back? Even if Vanessa really did think that Will was attacking her and was trying to defend herself... Why is the wound on his back? Whatever, it's not important right now.

Hurriedly I apply it to the wound, barely able to keep myself from puking from the blood and the idea of loosing Will. Okay, that's done, but I still need to bandage it... Again I look around, and theres not a single thing outside I can use. What if...

I really don't want to go inside. But there just might be an old tablecloth I can use, and it's my only hope. I hesitate for a moment, then I force myself inside. Will risked his life coming in to save mine, and now it's time I save his.

I do my best to spend as little time inside as possible, both for my own mental sake and for Will's physical sake. Thank the Lord, I find a piece of a cushion fabric I can use. As I'm coming outside with it I see a figure standing over Will.

"H-hey! Mind giving me some help?!"

The figure just stands there, completely motionless and not saying a word. As I clamber back outside I see who the figure is.

"Vanessa! What are you doing back here?!?!"

For a moment she doesn't say a word, but when she does speak her voice is ice cold, devoid of any and all kindness. "So the little shit didn't die after all... At least, not yet."

"Wh-what?! Get away from him!"

Suddenly she pulls out a ornate knife from her bag using Psychic, and in an instant the edge is against my throat. "You don't tell me what to do you little slut... You're just an annoying little fly who refuses to leave her precious saviour's side."

Defiance builds inside me. "You won't get away with this. Whatever your plan is it will fail."

Vanessa gets a cold, cruel smile. "Oh yeah? Your boyfriend here is bleeding out, and I have you at the tip of my blade... Seems like I win already. Soon I'm gonna be on national TV, the poor survivor of a man driven mad by power, having killed his lover in the heat of the moment." She presses the knife against me more, pushing me back slightly.

She's right... Willl can't do anything, and I'm about to have my throat slit. I need to do something quick...

A pokemon move. It's my only chance... But I only have one shot at this, and I need to pick quick... If I don't pick the right move or pick quick enough we both die here. Think Trixie, think... Wait... Didn't Will tell me about a move that stole the targets held item? It's my best bet.

Manipulating my soul power, I use the move Covet, quickly spinning around the edge of the knife and yanking it from Vanessa's psychic grip. As I continue the move I loose control of myself and...

My paw is suddenly wet... And I'm staring Vanessa in the eyes, complete shock in her eyes. I look down at my paw, and it's covered in blood, and Vanessa's knife is inside my paw... It's sticking straight into her heart.

In shock I let go of the knife, stumbling back and falling onto the ground, watching Vanessa as she stumbles herself in place, coughing up blood. She collapses to the ground and... She's not moving. At all. She's not even breathing.

"Oh... Oh God... What have I done?!"

Will groans loudly to my side, trying to get my attention. Snapping to him I remember the bandage I need to put on him, and quickly put it on him, tightening it to where it'll apply pressure to help stop the bleeding.

"Y-you did what you had to do Trixie..." I can tell he's getting weaker by the minute. I need to get him professional help... If only I could actually carry him!

In frustration I yell out, and start pounding the grass... I can't carry him, not without help. Since he evolved he became twice my size, and I can't drag him or I'll hurt him even more. In my despair I can't help but sob uncontrollably.

"T-Trixie... You're glowing..."

"Sniff What?" I look at myself and... He's right. That must mean I'm evolving! I don't give a damn what I evolve into, just make it something that'll help me get Will to safety!

After the mini light show ends, I look at my paws and see my fur has changed to a peach color, my paws brown... I don't need any more information. I turned into Leafeon. Will showed me pictures of every evolution of eevee, and I realize this is perfect to help Will.

I immediately use the move Magical Leaf, and use it in an unorthodox way to carry myself and Will along a speeding cloud of leaves, stopping at the hospital ER. Thankfully I don't have to explain what's wrong, and they immediately take Will in to give him the proper care he needs.

I washed the blood off me while I waited, but sitting out in the lobby I couldn't help but nervously pace around. After what feels like hours a nurse calls for me.

"He's in rough shape dear, but he'll be fine. If you hadn't bandaged him up and used Yarrow like you did, he wouldn't have even made it here. He's very lucky to have you."

I sigh in relief. I need to get with everyone and tell them what happened... I explain this to the nurse using a notepad as we've always done, and head out to gather everyone.

After some initial confusion with my evolution, I manage to get everyone together... Will's parents and brother, my own parents, and even Jada and her family. I set up a small laptop and type everything out for Jada's family and Will's mom, and recount what happened to everyone else verbally... Skipping over the Covet and Vanessa's knife.

"The doctors told me he's in rough shape right now, but he'll make it... I only wish I could have prevented this entirely."

For a moment no one says a word or moves a muscle... Then to my surprise Jada gives me a hug. "We're just glad both of you are gonna be okay... What about Vanessa? What happened to her?" Jada's body language is nervous, scared she's pressing too far.

There's no point to lie, but that doesn't make the truth easier to tell. "She's... She's dead. Her body is in front of the church still." I can feel tears running down my cheeks. "I killed her... I had no choice... If I hadn't not only would Will be dead but I would too..."

Everyone stares at me in shock. Are they disgusted at me? I know I am...

Suddenly everyone hugs me, and I can't help but burst into tears. My mother comforts me after the group hug is over, picking me up and holding me as if I was a small pet. Which, I guess physically speaking I do resemble that.

"You said it yourself dear... You had no choice. It's better that you and Will live than the corrupt woman that was Vanessa. Those who seek fame an fortune through ill means will receive nothing but their own damnation."

My mother's words are somewhat cryptic for the situation, but it's just how she talks in hard emotional times. Of all things that could, it's her that comforts me the most.

"I think I should go back up to the hospital where Will is... Who else wants to go?"

Everyone raises a paw or hand saying they do.