The end of Jordan's journey. Can Eevee be rescued? Will Treecko play a bigger part?

Or will Mewtwo come and destroy the Earth? Okay, that was a little farfetched, sorry...

Part 3: The Confrontation

NOTE: This is set a few days after Part 2. Man, my story has some continuality problems, eh?

Eevee was surrounded by a terrible darkness. Occasionally, there was the occasional bump, which made the vulpine creature jump, hit its small head on the roof, and howl.

"I hate it in here," she cried, "I don't think I can take much more of this!"

She heard laughter from up ahead.

"Listen to that miserable little thing!" someone shouted.

"Don't know why the boss wants it. It's so useless! I even looked it up in my Pokedex. It doesn't sound that good." A Rocket grunt said.

"Nonsense! It evolves into Umbreon, for Pete's sake!" another grunt replied.

"Oh, yeah. You're not as stupid as you look." The first one admitted.

"Thank you."

"You're both stupid," Eevee grinned, but, as she was a Pokémon, the humans could not understand her.

"That stupid Eevee's still complaining. I liked it better asleep."

Suddenly, a horrible feminine voice joined the conversation, and when the lady spoke, it sent shivers up Eevee's spine.

"We're here. Quickly, pick her up."

The box jerked, and, once again, Eevee's head slammed against the top. There were faint thumping sounds around her, and suddenly, everything was quiet. The box opened, and sun shone into Eevee's large eyes. She squinted, trying to view the world in front of her.

"Hmph. Pallet Town. What a run-down old place," Giovanni sniggered.

"Rocket, move out!" he ordered, as he went back to the truck to check on the Eevee.

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"You know, this ferry thing isn't so bad," Treecko remarked.

Jordan nodded. "It's kinda relaxing, once you get used to it. Oh, and I've been meaning to ask you- how did you get so powerful?"

Treecko grinned. "Well, he experimented on us, and while most of the experiments made us weaker, I was one of the ones that got stronger. I was probably the second most powerful Pokemon there."

Jordan laughed. "Well, that's good to know. I reckon we'll need a lot of strength to beat Team Rocket."

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"I absolutely refuse to join you!" Eevee cried, as Giovanni grinned.

"Little Eevee, the only reason I'm keeping you is so you can evolve into an Umbreon."

Eevee looked at Giovanni uncertainly. An Umbreon? Like I've always wanted… but, no! He's Giovanni! I don't want to team up with him!

Eevee jumped at Giovanni, and bit him on the hand- hard. Giovanni withdrew his hand, yelling obscenities.

"I hoped I wouldn't have to do this," Giovanni said calmly, throwing a Pokeball.

Eevee closed her eyes, waiting to be caught, but then realised she was still facing the former Gym Leader.

"Espeon! Use your Psybeam!" shouted Giovanni.

Eevee gasped- an Espeon was facing her. Looks like I've got a battle on my hands… she thought.

Espeon opened its mouth, and fired a multi-coloured beam at Eevee, who quickly leapt up into the air.

"It's using Take Down! Quickly, Espeon, counter with Swift!"

Eevee cursed herself. So much for my strategy, she thought, trying to dodge the stars that were flying at her.

"Why don't you just join us? You really do get used to it," the Espeon sneered, to which Eevee replied, "Never!"

Eevee slammed into Espeon, sending both Pokémon onto the ground. Eevee got up, panting; but Espeon still hadn't lost its cool.

"What?" Eevee cried in frustration.

Espeon grinned, and Giovanni wore a similar grin.

"Espeon, Hyper Beam!"

"Oh, fiddlesticks," Eevee grumbled, suddenly aware of her situation.

Espeon once again opened its mouth, and this time, a bright beam flew at the scared little fox. Eevee quickly leapt out of the way, landing in a bush near Giovanni's truck.

"Don't let it escape!" ordered Giovanni sternly, and Eevee heard the sounds of Espeon approaching. Can't I get a moment's rest? she screamed to herself.

Suddenly, the bushes parted, and Espeon's grinning features appeared. Eevee did the only thing she could do- use her Bite attack.

"Aaah! You little freak!" yelled the Espeon in agony, leaping at Eevee.

The vulpine Pokémon dodged, but barely- Espeon was quicker than she anticipated. Espeon then charged her again, and this time hit. Eevee fell out

of the bush and right in front of Giovanni in some tall grass.

"Finish it off with Swift," cackled Giovanni.

Eevee, upon being hit by the attack, saw only blackness, felt only pain, and thought of only failure.

Only a second after Eevee's defeat, Jordan came rushing in.

"What have you done to her?" Jordan yelled.

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Giovanni looked surprised.

"What are you doing here?" he asked coldly.

Jordan's face contorted into one of great anger.

"Real nice of you, Dad, to leave me in the company of one of your goons. I'm here to rescue my friend!"

Giovanni laughed.

"Your friend is now my specimen. And my specimen will help me achieve victory over that meddling fool, Oak."

The young boy yelled angrily.

"And you took Eevee, just to prove your point?"

"Yes, Jordan. I hoped you could join me some day, but… alas, that day will never come."

Jordan scowled. "You're right. It won't."

Giovanni smirked. "I'm sorry, Jordan, but you have to leave now. Espeon, Psychic!"

Espeon's psychic power blasted at the boy and his Treecko, and they were sent to their knees, yelling. Giovanni laughed, as Jordan and Treecko ran away, unable to stay in the vicinity any longer.

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Misty, oblivious to the drama being played out at Pallet Town, was walking her bike down to Ash's house to show it to him. He better not break it, she thought.

Suddenly, a boy ran out in front of her.

"Can I please borrow your bike? Thanks I'll return it! See ya!"

At that, the mysterious figure grabbed her new bike, and ran off with it. Misty yelled in frustration.

"What is it with boys and bikes?" she wondered aloud, frustrated, and she decided to follow the young male.

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"Oak's lab's in Pallet Town, right?" Jordan asked his Treecko quickly.

Treecko shrugged.

"You're the one from Kanto," he mumbled.

Jordan kept pedalling, and eventually came to stop as he overlooked Pallet Town. He gasped, a cold shiver going down his spine.

Team Rocket members had flooded the town, and were going through every building in the town.

"It's horrible, isn't it?" a voice said.

Jordan and Treecko turned around- a boy wearing black clothes with blonde-brown hair was facing them.

"I'm going to show whoever's doing this whose boss."

Jordan sighed.

"I know who it is. It's Team Rocket."

The boy snarled. "Darn. My name's Gary. What's yours?"

Jordan smiled. It was good to have a friend.

"Jordan. And this is Treecko. Are you a Trainer?"

Gary shrugged.

"Yeah. Let's just stop flapping our lips already and get down there!"

At that, the enthusiastic Gary ran down the hill, and Jordan pedalled down on Misty's bike, the wind rushing past his face.

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"Is everything going okay?" Giovanni barked.

A blue-haired man named James grinned.

"Yes, boss. We've secured the area, and we've captured Oak."

Giovanni laughed.

"Excellent."

He strolled over to Oak's lab, casually pushing open the door.

"Who's crazy now?" Giovanni said amusingly, pulling off the tape that disabled Oak's ability to speak.

When Giovanni took it off, Oak took in a deep breath. He appeared to be hyperventilating.

"You are." Oak said firmly. "You couldn't have kidnapped everyone, right?"

Some more Rocket grunts entered the laboratory. Between them were Brock, Delia and Ash, each with disappointed looks on their faces.

"Anyone else you'd like to mention?" Giovanni asked casually, amused at the dumbstruck look on Oak's old, wrinkled face.

Suddenly, Jessie came rushing in through the double doors.

"Two more twerps are here!" she announced to the room at large. "They've beaten everyone, even the admins! What should we do?"

Giovanni swore quietly to himself.

"Take care of them, or I'll-"

And, it was then that Jordan ran past Jessie, facing his father.

"Give back Eevee!" he roared.

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Gary pointed at the Zubat, and Blastoise blasted it out of the sky with a strong Hydro Pump.

"There's too many of them!" Gary cried to Jordan.

"I know!" Jordan yelled back. "Maybe one of us should hold the others off, while the other goes inside and rescues everyone!"

Suddenly, there was a huge explosion, and the ground rocked around them.

"You better go," Gary suggested, and Jordan nodded, ducking and darting towards the lab.

"Go! Espeon!" cried Giovanni.

"Treecko, I choose you!" Jordan replied confidently.

Treecko leapt down in front of Giovanni, and Espeon snarled at it. Treecko, however, did not flinch.

"Treecko, Slam!" Jordan bellowed, and Treecko leapt up into the air.

"Espeon, use Zap Cannon!" Giovanni ordered sternly.

Espeon produced a great amount of electricity, its body shaking slightly. It then unleashed its power upon Treecko, but the little gecko was not fazed, because the power was absorbed by its tail. It slammed down upon the Psychic Eeveelution, and Espeon fell backwards, landing on its back. A weak paw reached up for nothing, then dropped limply next to its fainted form.

"Hmm…" Giovanni muttered, scratching his chin. Then, he grinned, a mischievous idea forming in his mind.

"Flareon, go!" Giovanni bellowed, and he lobbed a Pokeball into the air.

When it landed, the form of Flareon appeared in a flash of red light, growling.

"Flareon, Fire Spin!"

Jordan gasped, as Flareon focused its energy on surrounding his Treecko in a ring of fire.

"Try and get out!" he cried, but Treecko couldn't.

Giovanni roared with laughter.

"Flareon, finish it off with Flamethrower!"

Flareon opened its mouth, and shot a fiery beam at the Treecko. It was approaching slowly, and sweat began to form on Jordan's forehead. Until—

"Blastoise! Hydro Pump!"

Gary had managed to break out of the fight outside, and so had Blastoise- Blastoise let out a roar, and its cannons emerged, blasting a massive

amount of water at the unsuspecting fiery fox. It hit the Flamethrower, and there was a huge gushing sound and steam enveloped the lab.

"What?" Giovanni yelled furiously, as Gary laughed.

"You'll have to try better than that to beat me!" Gary yelled.

Jordan looked through the smoke- it was slowly clearing. He also noticed Giovanni trying to waft some of the smoke away.

"Fearow, Gust," he ordered, and the smoke cleared in a huge grey cloud to reveal Flareon's unconscious form.

Giovanni cradled his head in his arms.

"Hmm… go, Jolteon! Go, Fearow!"

He threw another Pokeball, and Jolteon appeared, growling, and Fearow, who was already out, began flapping. The two of them tried to stare their

opponents out, but Blastoise, being absolutely huge, held his ground, as did Treecko.

"Treecko, Slam Jolteon!" shouted Jordan.

"Fearow, use Aerial Ace on Treecko!" Giovanni ordered.

"Blastoise, Ice Punch on Fearow!" Gary said loudly.

"Jolteon, show Blastoise Thunder!" Giovanni laughed.

Treecko jumped high, as did Fearow- Fearow tried to fly low, then upwards, and hit Treecko, but Treecko jumped on the bird, and propelled itself even higher. This cause Fearow to lose altitude, and smash into Blastoise, who took minimal damage. Fearow crashed into the ground, and Blastoise brought an icy fist down upon it, dealing severe damage. However, due to Blastoise's distraction, Jolteon was able to make Thunder hit, and Blastoise was hit, spasming slightly then falling to the ground, paralysed.

"No!" Gary exclaimed.

Giovanni sneered.

"What's wrong? Not prepared? Well, if you kept an eye on your friends…"

Jordan and Gary both looked around the room- they were alone with Giovanni!

"What have you done to our friends?" exclaimed Jordan, pure hatred flooding his brain.

"Don't worry about them," Giovanni said calmly. "WORRY ABOUT YOURSELVES!"

Around them, starter Pokémon released themselves out of their Pokeballs. Gary and Jordan wearily stepped back, eventually crashing into each other. Fear entered Jordan's brain now, slicing through the anger like it was nothing but rice paper.

"And, to think, you did all this for an Eevee…" Giovanni laughed. "You aren't my son."

Gary gaped.

"He's your dad?" he said numbly.

Jordan's eyes flashed, and all reason was extinguished. Instead, he put Treecko on his shoulder, and ran towards his father, who also began to run.

"Jordan! That's were the rare Pokémon are kept!" Gary called, but Jordan wasn't listening.

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Giovanni kept running, but Jordan did not relent in his pursuit. Dragonites, Tyranitars and Salamences stared out at him. The place, while not as creepy as his father's lab, still gave him goosebumps.

"Treecko!" Jordan cried, "I think you should try to block that exit!"

Treecko nodded, and quickly said, "Treecko," to acknowledge he had heard him, and jumped off Jordan's shoulder, in and out of paperwork, and in front of Giovanni. He quickly grabbed the door, and shut it.

"You're going to regret doing this," Giovanni sneered.

"Go- EEVEE!"

To Jordan's eternal surprise, Eevee jumped out of a backpack Giovanni had held on his back. A sense of coldness ran through his body, and he realised he was breathing heavily.

"Go, Treecko! Use Slam!" Jordan said, although his enthusiasm was gone.

"Eevee! Sand Attack!" Giovanni roared.

Treecko, once again, leapt up high, until Eevee, turning around, began a rhythmic kicking-like motion, and sand got into Treecko's eyes. Blinded, he had no idea where he was going and he slammed into the ground.

"Try absorbing strength with Absorb!" Jordan told his Treecko.

Treecko nodded, and fired a small seed from its mouth that hit Eevee. Green spheres enveloped from where the seed hit, and flew towards Treecko.

The grass starter glittered for a moment, and then suddenly felt stronger.

"Tree- ko!" Treecko said confidently, clenching its fists.

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No! I don't want to battle him! Eevee cried to herself.

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Jordan was looking at Eevee. She certainly seemed a bit weaker, and- she had a collar?

"Is that- a shock collar?" Jordan yelled, outraged.

Giovanni smirked, and that drove Jordan's anger up another notch.

"Treecko, try another Slam, and then follow it up with Giga Drain!"

Treecko nodded once again, and it leapt up into the air, and brought its tail down upon Eevee's forehead, and the little fox saw stars. Treecko then used it as a springboard, leaping off it to the side and opening its mouth.

"Eevee, quickly, use Bite on Treecko's tail! Then, swing him around and around, and throw him!" Giovanni bellowed.

Jordan yelled, as Eevee bit Treecko on the tail, and latched on, hard. It then span around and around, and threw the gecko- it skidded across the floor, eventually stopping against a table leg.

Jordan looked at his Pokémon, concerned, until he saw Eevee was a little dazed.

"Treecko! Do you think you can still battle?"

Treecko got up weakly- its legs were shaking, but he seemed ready.

Jordan felt tired out, but yelled,

"Treecko, quickly, use Quick Attack!"

Treecko began to run, and was building up speed; and fast.

"Move, you useless Eevee!" Giovanni roared; he tried to push it back into the battle- but it was still recovering from the spinning.

On the other side of the battle, Treecko was gaining incredible speed, until it slammed into Eevee with full force, and both Pokémon went flying.

Jordan and Giovanni ran over to see what was going on- Treecko had fainted, and Eevee was struggling to get up.

"Looks like I win," Giovanni muttered.

Jordan elbowed his father out of the way, and pulled out a Pokeball.

"Sorry, Eevee, but this is for your own good," Jordan muttered, as he threw the Pokeball.

Both father and son watched mutely as Eevee was absorbed into the Pokeball. It began to rock from side to side, making a small creaking sound as it did so.

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I can finally be free, Eevee thought. Just a couple more seconds…

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Come on… Jordan thought, watching his Pokeball rock.

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The Pokeball stopped rocking, and Jordan let out a sigh of relief, happiness flooding through him.

"No!" Giovanni bellowed. "How could I lose?"

Jordan laughed. "Very easily."

His father growled. "You know I'll get even," he growled.

Jordan shrugged. "Yep, whatever."

The Team Rocket leader strolled out of the room, admitting defeat.

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That night, Delia strolled into the room, carrying a piping-hot pot, filled with soup.

"Dig in, everyone!" she announced, and dug in everyone did.

The small Ketchum house was crowded with heaps of people- Delia, Ash, Professor Oak, Gary, Brock, Misty and Jordan.

"Thanks for returning my bike, Jordan," Misty smiled, poking him on the shoulder. "Unlike some..." she finished, glaring at Ash.

Ash looked shocked. "Whf, itz nt mi fult," he replied, his mouth full of food.

Jordan, Gary and Brock laughed, while Delia and Misty looked angry.

"Ash, don't speak with your mouth full," Delia scolded him, which caused the boys to laugh again, this time joined by Misty.

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Jordan put his backpack over his back, the wind blowing into his face and a curious sense of calm through his body.

Someone tapped him on the back; he turned around, and saw Ash, Misty, Gary and Delia standing behind him.

"So, are you going to take the challenge of beating the Kanto Gyms?" Ash asked.

"Yeah, why not?" Jordan answered.

"I guess I'll be seeing you soon, then!" Misty grinned.

"Just be on guard, I won't give up!" Jordan replied confidently.

"Just remember- you'll always be welcome here at our house if you get lonely," Delia informed him.

"Thanks," Jordan said.

Everyone turned to look at Gary.

"Well, I'm going to take the Hoenn League Challenge," he said fiercely. "Who knows? Maybe, if I make it, I'll take you on in the Pokemon League some day."

Jordan smirked. "Just don't expect me to go easy on you."

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He sat down upon a log, opening his bag. It felt good to be out adventuring again.

"Eevee! Treecko! Come on out!"

He threw the two Pokeballs, and Eevee and Treecko appeared.

"Why do you always call me Treecko?" the gecko asked. "Don't you remember my nickname?"

Jordan laughed. "I thought you hated your nickname, Treeky."

Treeky scowled. "I meant the G-Gecko thing. That nickname."

Eevee laughed. "Well, too late, I've heard Treeky, and I'm sticking with Treeky."

Jordan looked around- Eevee was in a bush.

"Those are thorns!" Jordan cried, quickly pulling Eevee out of there.

Suddenly, Jordan tugged for the last time, and pulled Eevee out. A flower, attached with a thorn, was hanging in her fur.

"Should I take it out?" Jordan asked Eevee- however, she didn't seem to be in any pain.

"Take what out?" Eevee asked, leaping out of Jordan's hands and looking at her reflection in the water.

She rotated her head slightly, and the flower stuck into place on the side of her head.

"I think it looks nice," she said absent-mindedly.

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Treeky, Jordan and Eevee were mutely eating their meals- Treeky and Eevee, Pokeblocks, and Jordan, a simple can of soup that Delia had left him.

"You know," Treeky reminded them, "it's New Year's Eve."

Eevee stared out into the trees dreamily. "That's a great name. Eve, I mean."

Jordan looked over at the little fox. "Well, maybe that'll be your nickname! I mean it does fit, and all..."

Eevee nodded eagerly. "Of course!" she cried happily.

All three of them smiled, and continued to eat their dinner, and knew that excitement would never be far away.