~Eevee

I starred at him in tense silence.

As the eyes glowed an angry red and his mouth twitched into an all too familiar smile.

"Well hello again babe."

"Hold on what?"

We all squirmed away while *Eevee stared in confusion. I stared in anger as I remembered the hell we have gone through in the past.

Demon Ryu was back.

"What do you want?"

"My my...'What do I want?', she says. Well there are many things I desire. Miraculously it's still you, but at the moment I just want that stone you have. Hand it over and I won't have to kill you babe."

"The stone...What do you want it for?! What do you know about it?!"

"More than you can comprehend little one. All I can say is that it will either help your friend balance the darkness inside or it will just make me stronger. And I'm just digging that second option right now."

"Well you're not going to get your hands on it!!!"

I said as I quickly placed it in my knapsack.

"Oh I don't know about that."

Almost a moment after he said that, his paws went around my left arm and he twisted it with a sickening crack.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

"YOU BASTA-"

Ryu hit Sylveon in the neck with Karate Chop and sent him flying into a tree. I turned to see Sylveon's unconscious form lying on the ground, realizing he was weakened because of his previous fight with the Gyarados.

I slapped Ryu in the face with my free paw.

"I'll never give it to you!! Is that clear?!"

"I get stronger the closer I am to it! So try to avoid me while you can!!! I will have it soon!!!"

He then leaned close and whispered in my ear.

"Along with you. If you aren't such a b*tch about it."

"Eww! No! Stay back you creep!"

I used Protect and pushed him back hard. He charged back at me with Karate Chop and I quickly blinded him with Sand Attack and then counter attacked with Tackle.

"OOF! DAMN IT! WHEN DID YOU BECOME SUCH A PAIN IN THE ASS!"

"I always was one!!"

I kneed him in the chin hard, clenching my aching foot after it made contact with his jaw.

"Oww! THAT. HURT!"

Ryu kicked me in the chin and I spun in the air a good five feet away.

"Ehe! OWW!"

I looked up and saw a Shadow Ball hit Ryu.

"RYU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! I THOUGHT SHE WAS YOUR FRIEND!!!"

"Oh I nearly forgot about you."

Ryu reared at *Eevee and he started choking her.

"EEEE!! ACK!! AHACK! AHHHHH!!!"

"Leave...her...alone...Ryu..."

I got up weakly and nearly tripped on my own feet.

"AHAHA! ARGH! GET...OFF OF ME!"

Eevee kicked Ryu off her with a Double Kick and started clutching her neck.

"Koff! Koff! What the hell- Buack! Is your problem?!"

"Ha ha ha ha! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

We starred in stunned silence as he was having a maniacal fit of laughter.

"You want to know what my problem is? IT'S EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS F*KING EXISTENCE!!!"

Aura started increasing around him only it looked more darker this time. I actually almost got scared.

It wasn't as pure as when we fought Ryu just 2 months ago. I looked at Sylveon's still unconscious form on the floor. I knew I would have to break through to him soon.

"Ryu?"

"Hmm..."

"It's not us you hate."

"Yes it is."

"No not us. You hate the positive influence we have on Ryu. You did mention he had some balance earlier. And I'm guessing it has something to do with us. Am I right?"

"..."

"Your silence proves it. Because you know at the end of the day we will still believe in him, since this personality is not even his. You're just his inner demon trying to take over."

"You see. That's one of the other things I hate about you. You're too damn smart."

"You told me the truth yourself because you're scared. That much I know."

"Why you little- URGH!"

He started clutching his forehead as his aura began to flicker.

"Damn it! Not now..."

"Ryu?"

He looked back at me with angry eyes. Only the color looked different now. One was a heavy gray while the other was a blue hue.

"You just had to go and talk!"

He clumsily walked toward me as in a daze. Or so I thought until his paws went around my neck and he lifted me off the ground.

"I'm going to kill you."

"Augh! Let go of me! Hack!"

"Such a shame though. You are very pretty."

He said as he creepily caressed my cheek. I bit his paw. He pulled back his paw back in a yelp and backhanded me.

"You are trying my patience. Any more attitude and you won't be getting a kiss on the cheek."

"What the hell?! BACK OFF CREEP!"

Eevee used Shadow Ball which he easily redirected. In frustration she charged at him and released a barrage of punches. Which he blocked with one paw.

He dropped me to knee her in the gut with all her might.

"HURKKK!!!"

She fell backwards and started clutching her gut. He pulled her arms aside to kick her in the gut three more times.

"Urgh! Ah..."

Blood started flowing out of her mouth. She laid there on the floor taking deep breaths.

"Oh no Eevee. Argh!"

Ryu kicked me hard in the face and then planted his foot on my head.

"Shut up! Before I crack your skull open!!"

"AHHHHH!!!! ARGH! AHHHHHHHH!!!"

"Hey you..."

"Yeah? Aah!"

Eevee used Shadow Ball at Ryu making him flinch. I took the opportunity to kick him in the genitals hard.

"Oww...you b*ches..."

"I can't believe you turned a*shole."

"Well I won't make that mistake again."

Before either of us could blink he sent me into a boulder. The world easily faded to black.

91* (*)Eevee

"So you're supossed to be Ryu's inner demon? You little pr*ck."

"And you're the foulmouthed b*tch friend of that fine piece of boulder over there?"

"F*CK YOU! YOU JUST SENT HER INTO A BOULDER! NOBODY DOES THAT TO MY STUDENT!!"

"Come on then you shiny bag of bolts!"

"Yah! That's Blue Eyed Wonder to you!"

I dodged a Karate Chop that broke the earth and then kicked him in the face with Double Kick.

"Take that!"

"Tch!"

He grabbed my tail and punched me in the face.

"Hey! Paws off!"

I used Shadow Ball which he dodged and clenched on my tail even harder. I kicked his face in frustration. His grip didn't slacken once.

I bit him. He just blinked.

"It is time."

"For what? Ack!"

I wrapped my legs around his neck and tossed him in the dirt.

"How was that- Aah!"

When he Karate Chopped me in the face I just felt so much pain. My vision was blurry as he picked me up by the scruff of my neck.

"How disapointing. I thought you would put up more of a fight."

"Oh I'm not done. Far from it."

I pretended to Double Kick him. And just as I predicted he halted my kick.

"Is that all you got?"

"No. This is."

I growled with all my might sending him backwards into the water. I chased after him with a Quick Attack. And into the water I went. I knew how to swim and fight.

Ryu used Karate Chop. I used Double Kick.

When our attacks made contact we created waves. He took advantage of me being blown aside and used the momentum to Quick Attack me out of the water.

"Yah!"

I used Shadow Ball at him which he cast aside. And I noticed he was looking at Eevee directly behind me. I realized quickly what he was about to do.

"That stone is mine!"

"Oh no you don't!"

I grabbed him around the waist and Quick Attacked him to the ground.

"Gah!"

Before he could recover I turned him back around and planted my knees on his arms.

"Ah! You bit-"

I punched him hard.

"Snap out of it already!"

I punched him again.

"Gah!"

"Or I'll keep punching you until you wake up!!"

I lifted a fist but before it could make contact I was blasted away. And then he Karate Chopped me in my chest. Almost all my strength was gone.

"He's not going to listen to you, because he hates you. You might as well give up."

He grabbed me by the scruff of my neck again.

"Besides I hate you too."

"Like I give a s*t what you think about me."

"I'm not much different than Ryu though. In fact I am him, if he doesn't play his cards correctly."

"What's that suppossed to mean?"

"I represent all the negativity that is clouding his mind. I mostly feed off his desperation and hatred. It makes it very easy to take control. The only difference this time is that stone increases energy or 'aura' as you may call it. And the closer I am to it the stronger it becomes. Only if he can regain at least half control can the negative thoughts be balanced. Once that happens his aura, or life energy, increases ten fold giving him the strength to maintain the good and bad in his heart. Enabling him to mega evolve. Simple as that."

"So he has to live with you."

"Everyone has negative emotions inside, even in the most pure hearted Pokemon. He can only balance it at best, or 'befriending your inner demons', as you Pokemon would call it. Because if he doesn't find any happiness or postivity in his heart there's no turning back for him. He'll just be a cold heartless monster."

"Well I won't let him become that!!!"

"By doing what? Shouting at him?"

"NO! The cold fat truth!"

"Go ahead and flap your gums. You can't save him! Talking is not your specialty."

I slapped him out of frustration.

"I HATE HIM BECAUSE I'M JEALOUS OF HIM! TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW!!!"

Demon Ryu starred at me in stunned silence.

"Why are you jea-"

"BECAUSE HE IS SO TALENTED! AND THEN I FIND OUT HE HAS TEN FOLD STRENGTH WITH HIS INNER DEMON FORM. HOW ELSE DO YOU EXPECT ME TO REACT?!"

"So you're jealous of his strength?"

"Not just that his personality too!! He has so many friends because it's easy for him!! But thanks to him I made friends for the first time in my life. I used to trust no one and everyone was afraid of me!!! I honestly don't trust him all that much still because he seems too trustworthy and naive. But he's been the nicest Pokemon to me. Along with his friends. And I'm not about to let you take that away from me."

"What do you-"

Without thinking about it I hugged him.

"What are you doing?! Let go of me!"

"It's okay."

"Huh?"

"We just want Ryu back. Our Ryu. I don't mind if he has all that negativity inside of him because...in the short agonzing time I've known him...I like him just a little more than training."

Ryu flinched at the last comment. But slowly and surely he started to relax. He felt cold at first but the aura around him started to grow warmer. I let go to look him in the eye.

Tears were silently pouring down his face. I almost felt like crying myself. But at least his eyes were fading back to normal.

Once it was completely gone he fell on the floor.

"Partner!"

"t-thank you...*Eevee."

He said with a weak smile before losing consciousness altogether.

(Note : What is the aftermath? Find out in Ch 92 ~ Eevee!)