~ Eevee

*4:30pm

"Eevee! Your friends are here!"

Snip! Snip!

"Okay mom! Tell them I'll be down in a minute!"

I quickly combed the back of my head and checked for any tangles before rushing downstairs.

"Okay mom. I'll see you."

"Okay bye Eevee- WAHHHAHAHA!"

I froze in my tracks.

"Yes mom?"

"YOUR HAIR IS GONE! WHY DID YOU CHOP OFF YOUR BRAID?! IT LOOKED SO CUTE!! You hardly have any hair now...I can't believe you chopped it off..."

I took mom's invading paws off of my face.

"It was time for a change. Besides it would have just gotten in the way during practice."

"Yeah but...your hair..."

I ducked away from her embrace.

"Sorry mom but I don't have time right now! Bye! Oh wait hold on..."

I speedwalked into the kitchen to find dad shining the egg. I kneeled down beside it to talk to it.

"Alright I have to go now little one. Stay warm until I get back okay?"

I gave the egg a little smooch and smiled as dad rubbed my head.

"I like your new style. It helps you look different princess."

"Aww thanks daddy. Bye!"

I left the house giving my mom a quick sympathetic glance as I headed outside.

"Sorry I kept you guys waiting. Shall we head to the new training grounds?"

"Yeah let's go."

"Alrighty."

The four of us drove to the train station feeling slightly disapointed that no one noticed my new hair do.

"You cut your hair Eevee?"

Or so I thought.

"Yeah I did."

"It think it looks great. Plus it's a smart way to make sure your hair doesn't get in your eyes while fighting."

"Yes! Exactly! I wish my mom would see it the same way."

"Either she wasn't impressed or she just liked your old hair do."

"Possibly both. It would be nicer if she liked it too though."

"Well I like it. It suits you."

"Thanks Sylveon."

"You're welcome."

*30 minutes later

"Remind me again why we are walking down the southside of the city? There's nothing but cheap apartments and gangs here."

"Where we're going is the outside of town."

"The woods?"

"How do- Nevermind. Let's just keep heading over there."

We passed an intense basketball game. Water vs Fire I think. But once they started brawling we all started walking faster.

"So how are we sneaking in the woods? Isn't there a tall fence surrounding it?"

"They haven't fixed it in 100 years so most of it is gone. We always go through the same pathway in the bushes just in case."

"I can't wa- Wait through there?"

"C'mon *Eevee. Where's your sense of adventure?"

"I'm always down for some rule breaking. The question is are you, jackal?"

"At least you didn't call me a dog this time."

"Ha! The jokes on you! You called yourself a dog!"

"Let's see if you're so smug after you take me on in a swimming competition!"

"What? There's a lake nearby!"

"Yes."

"F*k yeah! Let's go swimming!"

Eevee charged headfirst into the bushes.

"Umm-eh-eh-umrf!"

We all laughed as she failed to squeeze through.

"Umm guys...WHY THE HELL CAN'T I FIT THROUGH HERE?!"

"The last time we went over there was about 4 months ago and the hole probably got smaller. And-"

"UrrrrrgggghhhhRAGGGHHH! NO AMOUNT OF BUSHES IS GOING TO KEEP ME FROM SEEING A LAKE!"

We stepped back as she practically ripped the branches apart with her bare paws.

"Hehugh! Hehugh! Hehugh! I'll go first!"

"Okay..."

We all slipped in after her one by one. By the time I poked my head through she was already running to the lake.

"WOOHOO! HERE I COME! LAST ONE THERE IS A ROTTEN EGG!"

"Why that little-"

Ryu muttered before chasing after her.

"I don't want to be a rotten egg Sylveon- Whoah!"

"We'll both be rotten eggs Eevee!"

Sylveon scooped me up onto his back and took off while I barely managed to hang onto his ears.

"Sylveon slow down! I can barely hold on!"

"But if we are going to be rotten eggs we'll do it in style!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Sylveon skidded to a halt and I was sent flying.

"SYLVEON!!"

"AH! EEVEE!"

I landed in the water with a bellyflop.

"Ouch..."

I heard a splash beside me. I turned to see Sylveon asking me if I was okay. I waved him a thumbs up and swam upright.

I turned and raised a eyebrow at *Eevee and Ryu half splashing, half wrestling each other.

"No! No! Guys let me show you how it's done."

I swam around them and thrust a powerful kick of water in their direction

"Oh this means war."

We all started splashing each other, Sylveon easing his way in when he managed to splash me and *Eevee at the same time.

After a while I gave up and my reward was a toss to the deep side. I didn't really mind, because it meant I had a chance to explore the lake now. I eagerly dropped below and swam along the bottom of the water.

I giggled as I remembered how afraid I used to be at even touching the water. Even barely taking a bath without turning pale.

The sun glinting down underwater forming a sparkle of lights. It was so pretty that I ran into a ticklish plant and bumped into a Magikarp on the otherside.

"Hey watch it!"

"I'm sowee."

"Hmph. Honestly kids these days. They can't see an inch past their phones. Back in my days kids were.."

I couldn't catch the rest because she was swimming away. I stayed under as long as I could trying to pass my limit. Just a little more...

"...Mmm Wat's that...Mmrf!!!"

I swam back up for air before diving back down. Scanning around until I spotted it again...the shine.

I swam closer to look at it and I could make out a shiny rock stuck beside a boulder. I would need some help if I'm going to get it out.

"Hehuh! Hey Sylveon! Can you give me a hand with something?"

"Huh? Oh sure."

Sylveon said as he easily tossed Ryu aside.

"What's up?"

"I found a shiny rock stuck beside a boulder while I was underwater. Can you help me get it out?"

"Okay. Just show me where it is."

"Down here."

We both swam under, Sylveon following my lead.

I easily found it and pointed at it to let Sylveon know where it was. He quickly scanned the boulder and flexed his arm telling me it's all under control.

I giggled and nearly lost my air as he picked up the boulder with ease. He made brief movements for me to pick it up before his grip loosened on the boulder.

I grabbed it and pulled. The rock refused to budge. I pulled again with all my might and it didn't even move an inch.

Sylveon warned me that he couldn't hold on much longer. I gripped it tight but it would just not budge. I kicked up Sand Attack hoping it would reveal why it was stuck.

A Gyarados looked back at me angrily as it was biting down hard on the other side of the rock.

Sylveon dropped the boulder and used Swift. The Gyarados glared at him.

I tried pushing it back with a Protect but it just made my grip slacken.

Sylveon used Attract and...it did not work on the Gyarados. I nearly let go in fear when the male Gyarados glared at me.

Sylveon used Swift again only making Gyarados flinch. Out of sudden frustration I tackled Gyarados with all my might.

I managed to scrape my knee but I actually managed to make the Gyarados let go. I tucked the stone close and me and Sylveon quickly swam to safety.

"Bwah! *Eevee! Ryu! GET OUT OF THE WATER! THERE'S A REALLY PISSED GYARADOS COMING AND- AAH! SWIM GUYS!"

"WHOAH!"

"QUICK! SWIM TO SHORE!"

"GIVE IT BACK TO ME YOU BRAT!"

"No wa- AHHHHHH!"

"EEVEE LOOK OUT!"

I felt myself being pushed aside and watched in horror as Sylveon took the full on Tackle attack.

"AAHH!!!"

"SYLVEON!"

I felt *Eevee and Ryu grab me and pull me back to shore.

"Eevee are you okay?"

"Where's Sylveon?!"

We all turned to see Sylveon taking the Gyarados head on.

"LEAVE US ALONE YOU JERK!"

He used Fairy Wind on him and then used Swift before he had a chance to strike back.

"DON'T EVER BOTHER US AGAIN!"

He sent a mighty barrage of punches and kicked him hard in the face. They both disappeared into the water.

We tensely waited for one of them to come back up.

They both came crashing out and all we could do is look on in awe. Sylveon wrapped his ribbons tightly around the Gyarados kind of like a Seviper strangling a Ratata, despite the enormous difference between the two of them. And he held it high over his head.

The Gyarados squirmed violently until he managed to pull them both back underwater. We heard thrashing but could not see who was gaining advantage.

When we thought the fight would never end the trashing of water finally stopped.

Sylveon rose out of the water looking like he was shrugging off dizziness and panting deeply. Gyarados rose up to the surface...or his unconscious form anyways...

"Phew! Ehehe! Man that was rough! But I sticked it to him."

Sylveon said as he rested his paws on his knees panting some more.

"At least you showed that jerk whose boss."

"Yeah. Oh Eevee you're hurt..."

"Oh no, I just scraped my knee but I'm fine."

Sylveon proceded to bandage my knee when *Eevee and Ryu suddenly started laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"Only that was freaking awesome! Hahahaha! And so scary I don't know why the hell I'm laughing! Ahahahahaha!"

"Yeah you guys should have seen the look on your faces. Ahahahaheckheckhahaha!"

We both stared at each other and then broke into laughter.

We laughed until we couldn't anymore. When we finally did we just looked up at the trees in silence.

"I can't believe that just happened all for this stupid rock."

"Wow. No wonder that Gyarados was angry at you guys. You sure it isn't worth something?"

"Only after I find out what it is. I've never seen it before. I want to study it a little more."

"Just let us know what you find."

"Alright. Oh look it started shining even brighter! Are you all seeing this?"

"Wow..."

"That's cool."

"Oh Ryu can you see it?"

I showed it to him and he just blankly stared at it.

"What do you think?"

I thought he was thinking of what to say but I saw his eyes looking dead at it.

And they were turning red.

(Note : What's going to happen next? Find out in Ch 91 ~ Eevee!)