See? Chapter 6! It's much longer than my other chapters, so you all had better be content. I just wish that chapter 7 was coming along as nicely.

Chapter 6

Mishatu covered her eyes and began breathing heavily. Eevee, is there really a human down there looking at me?

Actually, there are three, Eevee told her. The girl fainted from shock and began sliding down the roof. The small Pokémon grabbed the back of her shirt, but it only slowed her descent.

"Mishatu!" cried the dark-haired boy. It was Ash, of course. He ran to catch the girl, but Brock pushed him out of the way and caught her himself.

May looked up and saw Eevee still on the roof with the backpack. "It's an Eevee!" she shouted. "Come on down, I won't hurt you."

Eevee, sensing the ten-year-old's sincerity, jumped down with the backpack. May pulled out the trainer card and examined it.

"This is a new trainer card. She just got it today," May told her friends, tucking the card back into its pocket.

Mishatu's eyes fluttered open. "Eevee!" she screamed. "Eevee!"

May, Ash and Brock looked at each other wildly. "Eevee?" they said in unison.

Even before they had said its name, Eevee had been getting closer to its trainer. It touched its nose to Mishatu's leg, and the girl immediately calmed down. She intentionally rolled out of Brock's arms and held her Pokémon close.

"Are you okay?" May asked, fretting about the teen.

The older girl nodded. "Yes, thank you. I just… didn't know that you were going to be here," she said with a little difficulty.

"So," Ash started, "did you—"

"Your Eevee is so adorable!" May interrupted Ash.

Mishatu grinned. "Thanks. I just got it today."



Eevee growled. I'm a she, not an it. And my name's Eevet, if you would use it.

Mishatu winced. She was the only human here who could understand the Eevee. "Sorry, her name's Eevet."

"So, you can talk to Pokémon?" Brock inquired, wanting to know more about the sixteen-year-old.

"Well, yeah. If I can turn into Pokémon, it would be useless without language. I can understand everything they say," Mishatu picked up Eevet and set the Pokémon on her shoulder.

Battle, please! The Eevee whispered into the teen's ear.

"Would you like to battle? Eevet's a little eager for one." Mishatu pet the Pokémon as they both looked eagerly at Ash.

Wait, can we double? I've never battled before. Eevet asked.

"Eevet would like to know if we could double battle, as she has never battled before," Mishatu suggested to the group.

"But don't you only have one Pokémon?" May asked.

Mishatu smiled. "Have you already forgotten my ability?"

May blushed. "Sorry."

"I'll battle as long as you stick to one Pokémon," Ash told the teen.

"I'll be… Trapinch."

Ash and May looked at each other strangely. They hadn't heard of the Pokémon before.

Mishatu grinned and transformed. A small orange Pokémon with a large pair of jaws looked around with its beady eyes, ready to fight.

Ash told Pikachu, "Okay, you can do it." The electric mouse ran out, its cheeks sparking. "Treecko, go!" he shouted, tossing a Pokeball into the air. The lanky gecko Pokémon appeared, lounging against a tree.

Falling into his typical battling attitude, Ash called out, "Pikachu, thundershock on Eevee. Treecko, use razor leaf on Trapinch."



Mishatu watched the flurry of leaves fly at her. She stood there, managing the pain. Eevet, dodge, then knock Pikachu to the ground. She dove into the ground.

The Eevee nodded. As the yellow bolt of lightning would have struck, she moved, ramming Pikachu in the stomach. The mouse struggled to get up.

Ash gaped. Either the Eevee was extraordinarily strong, or Pikachu was vulnerable after his attack.

Mishatu resurfaced directly underneath Pikachu, tossing him through the air. He hit the ground hard and didn't move.

"Pikachu is unable to battle," Brock called out. "Mishatu, Eevet, and Treecko remain."

"Uh… Treecko, bullet seed on Eevee!" Ash was panicking since his stronger Pokémon was already down.

Eevet, move! Dodge! Mishatu screamed. The Pokémon didn't move. Eevet, please! Eevee was rooted to the spot, stuck by fear.

She closed her eyes, waiting for the attack. It pounded her body relentlessly. She hadn't heard Mishatu. Besides, how was she going to get better if she never felt an attack?

Eevet fell to the ground, unmoving. "Eevet is unable to battle. Mishatu and Treecko remain," Brock announced.

Mishatu detransformed, shaking her head. "I forfeit," she told them, tears streaming down her face. She picked up her unconscious Pokémon and began walking to the Pokémon Center.

"Mishatu, wait up!" Ash picked up Pikachu, recalled Treecko, and ran to catch up. "Why did you forfeit?" he asked.

"The point of the battle was to help Eevet train, not me. Since she fainted, there was no point to continue," Mishatu sounded a bit distant and aloof.

The group walked to the Pokémon Center. Ash and May were talking animatedly with each other. Brock was trying to talk to the solemn girl, but she remained silent.

They reached the Pokémon Center. Brock started flirting madly with Nurse Joy while Mishatu donned a small apron. She took Eevet and Ash's Pikachu to the back and started taking care of them.

"How did you learn to take care of Pokémon?" May asked, nosy as usual.



"When I… left my home, I stayed at Pokémon Centers. I hated feeling useless, so I learned to be helpful," Mishatu told the younger girl. She rubbed a Revive into Pikachu's fur, causing him to wake up and give her a slight shock. She didn't even flinch. She simply moved and began taking care of her Eevee.

"What are you going to do, now that you have a Pokémon?" May inquired.

"I'm not sure, but I think I might try the gym challenge. After that, I'll open a breeding center. I could raise baby Pokémon." The teen's eyes wrinkled in a smile. Whenever any wild Pokémon would bring their offspring to her, she had fun teaching them new things like games.

Eevet woke up and nipped Mishatu's hand. I don't think I like battling any more.

It wasn't fun for me, either. Mishatu took some Pokefood out of a bag and gave it to the Pokémon. Do you want to take the gym challenge?

Eevet nodded. I have to get stronger.

May watched this conversation with awe. It sounded like "Eevee-eev" the entire time, but she knew that the two were having an in-depth conversation.

I've done a few gym challenges with Ash. It's hard, but fun, Pikachu chimed in. I'd recommend a lot of training, though.

Eevet looked at me and nodded. I'll do it.

There's everyone's 1,000 word chapter! If you want longer chapters, you have to review. The only reason I'm updating this early is because I will post another chapter on Thursday. Then, I'll be going on Spring Break and probably won't have any Internet access.