VulpixTrainer: I'm glad that every one is enjoying the story so far. Also, so sorry about not updating for about a week, it's just that I've gotten sick and now am back to writing. One final thing, I'm not breaking canon with what is being cooked. I have heard that the pokemon characters have eaten fried chicken in the pokemon world.

Negrek: As to your comment about not understanding the pink comment, well, she was dog tired (excuse the pun) at the time and, well, when you're that tired you don't think straight. It's suppose to be confusing.

Late Night Madness

Matt was at the stove getting some water ready to boil, trying to be as quiet as possible. Outside the window over the kitchen sink the sky looked very black, a perfect time for his training in Matt's mind. Unfortunately, life as we all know had other plans, ones that had him taking care of Ethan, who had come down with the Torchic Pox. This happened just after his mom and dad went off for a convention for Sliph Co. Now Matt was starting up some good homemade chicken soup, when suddenly he heard Ethan speak up from behind him, which made him jump, spill some water on the floor, slip on the water, and lose his grip on the still-cool pot, which dropped to the floor in a large clamor, scaring Ethan's pet Eevee named Eve. While Eve ran behind Ethan Matt fell flat on his tailbone and bonked his head against a pile of dirty towels. But that wasn't all: the pot had emptied all of the water onto Matt in the process, so it was a very wet and slightly frustrated that Matt got up, mumbling to himself.

"Why do these things always happen to me?" He then turned to Ethan, only to nearly slip on the wet floor again. "ETHAN!" he yelled as he nearly slipped on the medium puddle that had formed from the incident. After grabbing onto one of the chairs around the kitchen island he was finally able to talk with out risking a fall.

"Matt, before you begin, it's to keep me from scratching the Torchic Pox," Ethan butted in, twisting his Eevee costume's tail nervously.

"So that is why you're wearing it. You do realize that thing's always scared me because of how lifelike it is? Let's see, this is your third costume, including a Vulpix and Growlithe hybrid costume. Why not an Eevee?"

At this he is able to get to a closet and get a mop bucket only to have Ethan take it, saying, "I'll take care of the mess. You change your cloths or we both will go hungry seeing as both of us will be sick." So with that Ethan takes the mop and starts to clean up, and Matt goes up the change into something warmer than wet flannel sleep pants and shirt with a Ho-oh print on them.

(One hour later, Vixen Dinning room)

Matt was pouring out the soup into Ethan's bowl and then went and filled up his own bowl. The dinning room is a rectangular shape; in the middle of the room is a semi-long table with four chairs on the sides and one at each end of the table. It was mainly used for party guest and visitors, but right now was seating three humans, one still in an Eevee costume, a small female Eevee, two Vulpix, a Rattata, a Furret, a Pikachu, a Pidgeotto, and finally a Growlithe, all eating different things.

Matt, Ethan, and Becky are eating the chicken soup. The fire pokemon were eating leftover three-alarm chili made for fire pokemon. The others were sharing a huge bowl of apples, although Ruth the Pikachu was now guarding it from Sir Thief.

"Ethan, stop itching your back, it's not good to itch the Torchic Pox," Becky scolded Ethan as she too had come over to help out, seeing as how both Matt and Becky had gotten it at the same time. "Also, please remove that silly costume, I think it's just making it worse."

"Well, I would like to, but the zipper broke off," Ethan said sheepishly, and with that he fished out of the green vest he was wearing, one of the same type as Matt's, the broken metal zipper handle. "See, and now it's impossible to find the zipper line, besides, the Torchic Pox going away now." Sure enough, Ethan had stopped itching and now was eating his soup without complaint.

"Well, what shall we do now?" Matt asked. "That is, after your breakfast is over. So, what shall we do? Guess that Pokemon? Kanto Conquest? (A/N Pokemon version of Risk) or watch the Hoenn League final matches?" the last was meet with the biggest cheer of them all, seeing as how it was Friday at eleven O'clock and nobody could sleep due to Ethan's Torchic Pox.

(Vixen Living Room)

"Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, to the round that will determine who will go on to the finals of the Hoenn League Challenge. I also want to thank those dedicated few who are watching us in Kanto, and I know it's late there, but this will be a battle that you don't want to miss. This is the last semi-final round battle. On the green flag is a resident of Littleroot Town who has so far brushed away all opponents on the field with his Swampert. On the red flag is a newcomer all the way from Pallet Town, Ash Ketchum…" The T.V. suddenly went dead, along with the rest of the power in the entire neighborhood.

"What the?" Ethan asked before continuing. "What's happening? The power just went out," he said and looked out the window. "Not only that, but it looks like whatever happened, it affected the entire neighborhood."

"You're right, Bro, it has affected not only the neighborhood but almost half the town," Matt replied before going rigid. "Rocket, this is something that Team Rocket would do. Can't they ever leave us alone?" The last statement was meant to be not so loud but it was.

"Ethan, you hide Eve and yourself, we've been training just in case they tried anything funny like this," Becky barked out in an authoritative voice. "Also, Matt you get Matt and Firestorm to follow Ethan so he won't fall to them."

"Vulpix pixpix vulvul vulpix, vulpix." (Sorry but we are going to stay and fight.) Matt spoke for both of them, voicing their desire to not stay safe and sound but to help out with the fight against Team Rocket.

"No, you will need to keep Ethan safe, just in case they decide to use him as bait to lure us into a trap or try to capture him for some sick use," Becky countered, hoping Ethan was out of hearing range. The two Vulpix just nodded and ran after Ethan, who had disappeared down the stairs into the basement and was somewhere below. "Matt, you have the backyard; I'll take the front just in case they try to come in from behind us."

"Right, Becky, just be safe and don't get hurt," Matt told her as he picked up his cap and pack that were lying on the floor by the couch that he was sitting on, waiting for the Hoenn League Semi-Finals to start. He then nodded once to Becky with a determined look on his face before racing to the backyard to defend his home and team and finally himself. May the Legendary Ho-oh and Lugia protect us all from Team Rocket's schemes tonight. I just wish dad didn't have to take Fire Beast with him; we sure could use an Arcanine right now. In the shadows, dark figures were creeping about, slowly surrounding the house and waiting to pounce.

Kyle: as always, we'll see you there.