~ Eevee

We narrowly dodged his repeated blows. He was too fast for us to do anything other than dodge. Our exhaustion slowly began to kick in as time progressed.

"What's the matter? I thought you both we're going to 'teach me a lesson', but you're doing nothing! Are you too scared to fight back, is that it?!"

I tried tackling him out of frustration but he merely grabbed my tail and tossed me aside like I wasn't even a threat.

"Eevee?!"

Sylveon used Swift at Ryu as I fell on the floor in a clump.

"Owww..."

I tried to sit up but I felt too weak to. So I just laid there on the floor, too exhausted to do anything but watch.

Sylveon was striking back as fast as he could, managing to hit Ryu in the face only a couple of times. At first it looked like he had him outdone, but as they both wore on Sylveon was already panting so much he could barely lift a punch.

Ryu grabbed him by the ears and he kneed him in the face towards me.

"Augh! Eevee..."

He looked at me in concern, despite being in worse shape than me. When he turned back to Ryu he muttered something incoherent and forced himself up.

"Just accept your fate already. You both are through."

Sylveon looked both worried and pissed. But before I could say anything, Sylveon had scooped me up and took off with a Quick Attack.

"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! YOU SON OF A..."

Sylveon kept running and never once looked back. But I did and saw a now furious Ryu rapidly running after us.

"Sylveon go faster!"

"Is he catching up?!"

"Affirmative! Please go faster!!!"

"I'll try! But we need to find a place to regroup soon Eevee!!"

"Escape first! Talk later!"

"Alright! You try to slow him down then!!!"

"HUAARGH!!!"

I threw a sand attack at him that missed by a few feet.

"Did you hit him?!"

"Almost!!! Let me try again!!!"

But no matter how hard I tried, or how well my aim was, he succeeded in dodging every one.

"I can't hit him!! He's too fast!!"

"We'll figure something out I think!"

"Right...Ahhh! Sylveon watch out for the pond!!"

"Oh sh*!"

Sylveon vaulted over it, but he still managed to step on the Tentacruel guarding it.

"Oww!!! What the- Oh not you again!!! HUARGGH!!!"

Sylveon frantically skittered across the lake as he dodged the rapid poison stings.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

"You scumbags!! Get back here!!"

"Ah Sylveon! He's coming!!"

"Whoah!! I-uh-Got it!!"

I noticed when he started to slow down a bit, but before I could show concern he vaulted over a few nearby bushes and almost slipped on the way down a slope.

"Should you put me down yet?"

"Only when you can't see him anymore!"

I looked back but didn't get a chance to see anything when he quickly turned a corner and into a small open space in the woods.

"Is he still behind us?!"

"I don't see him anymore."

"You don't?!"

Sylveon screeched to a halt to observe the surroundings.

"Well I don't...see him..."

Sylveon was heavily panting and was covered in sweat.

"Maybe we should take a break-"

"I FOUND YOU!!!"

I turned to see a pair of red eyes jump out of the tree. Sylveon quickly threw me aside to protect me. But in just seconds he was pummeled to the tree kicking up a lot of dust as he went. Him and Ryu both struggled to gain the advantage.

"You guys! Stop it!"

Although they both had a firm grip Ryu pulled a punch and punched Sylveon in the gut hard.

"Augh!"

Sylveon was too weak to fight back and he pummeled onto the floor shielding his stomach from further damage. Ryu chuckled as he grabbed him by the neck and began to choke him.

"Augh! Augh! Ack!! Ahaugh!!"

"Stop it Ryu! You're killing him!!"

My vision started to get blurry and wet as his face began to get more and more pale. I quickly shook my head out of it and clenched my fist as I stood up.

"Let go of him..."

"Augh!!! Ahhh!! Ack!!! Augh!!! Augh..."

"I SAID LET GO OF HIM!!"

I striked a fist with all my might, but even while turned around he managed to catch it.

"You have more fight than him. Maybe I should take you out instead..."

He dropped Sylveon and gave his full attention to me.

"Kough!!! Kough!! Ee- vee..."

"Ryu will be more heartbroken if you died and now I have a chance to kill you so...why not?"

Before I could even blink he twisted my wrist into a heartening crack.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

I felt a sharp punch to my face followed by a hard elbow to the gut hurtling me towards a tree. My vision blurred out and all I could feel was sharp pain in my head.

"Eevee! Don't hurt her!"

I looked up at Ryu, trembling slightly and clenching my broken wrist close as he rounded on me.

"Your life is over now little Eevee. Goodbye."

He readied a Karate Chop and filled it up with lots of aura.

"Eevee. No!! Eevee!!"

"Huargh!"

I closed my eyes. Not out of fear but because that wasn't the last thing I wanted to see. Sylveon holding out a paw towards me as Riolu launched an attack sure to kill me.

I waited. Nothing came.

I heard something. But felt no pain.

"Argh...Augh..."

I forced myself to open my eyes. I was stunned by what I was seeing.

Sylveon looked back at me with a smile on his face. My eyes grew when I saw blood pouring down from his neck.

"Sylveon..."

"Eevee, I'm glad you're okay...At least I did something meaningful for you...And you're safe...Urgh..."

Ryu pulled out his paw covered in blood. He stared at it in horror.

Sylveon fell to the ground, forming a immediate pool of blood on the floor.

"Sylveon!!!"

"Eevee...Run away...Leave me behind please..."

"Sylveon...I..."

My tears came down fast and my throat tightened when I realized what he wanted me to do.

"Sylveon..."

(Note : What will Eevee do? Listen to Sylveon and run away or stay to protect Sylveon? Find out in Ch 68 ~ Eevee!)