Aika looks around, as if trying to find the mysterious Pokemon, and uses Swift. Trusting her instincts, or whatever you could call it, I follow with a Thunderbolt. I hear someone yelping in pain, so I guess we hit it. When I hear the Eevee panting heavily beside me, I notice it is getting even hotter. Aika sends a Shadow Ball at a Dragon Rage heading for us, but it was too late for me to attack as well. The Dragon Rage overpowered the Shadow Ball and hit us both, along with another Ember. I am barely able to stand up, while Aika is laying on the ground defeated. I try to detect the attacker, but a Smoke Screen is used, and I am attacked by Ember once more, before passing out.

I wake up to a bunch of Pokemon staring at me. I try to recall what happened and look around. That's when I notice Aika is beside me, still fainted, and remember our devastating battle.

"Are you okay?" A Nuzleaf walked up to us, "what were you thinking, going into Mist Cave?"

"What do you mean?" I ask him.

"What do I mean?!" The Nuzleaf was obviously starting to get annoyed at me. "Everyone knows the rumors of Mist Cave! Travelers are attacked in the mist then brought back out here. You should have known that before heading into the cave."

"I didn't know, can you tell me more? What kind of Pokemon is he?"

"How should we know?! Only the stupid go in there, and they get knocked out within the first couple attacks!"

"Hmmm..." I sat thinking. "He must be a fire type, to be able to see us through the mist and use Ember. I think he also used Dragon Rage, but it could be more then one Pokemon."

"We don't have time for this right now," a Floatzel came up to us, "you are injured, and that must be our first priority. Eitsu, help the Pikachu please." She said picking up Aika carefully. An Aipom came over to me, and I assumed this was Eitsu. Sighing, I accepted his help.

The next day, Aika had woken up, so me, her, and the Aipom were talking about the mysterious Pokemon.

"Hey, Aika. What was going on in there? It seemed like you could see this Pokemon through the fog."

"What? Hmm...I'm not sure. I don't exactly remember, you see."

I sigh, "okay then. Do you at least remember part of the battle?"

"Hmm...I remember being really hot. Then it got foggy and...I can't remember after that."

"You can't remember? I wonder why." The Aipom looked at her confused.

"Oh well," I sighed, "we were doing pretty good in there. I think if we train a bit more, we could get past that stupid cave!"

"I'll help you." Aika and I look over at the Aipom.

"What do you mean?" I ask him.

"Come this way." I'm about to ask why and where we would be going, but no. A certain Eevee seems to love making decisions for our team.

"Okay!" Aika says eagerly, running after Eitsu. I sigh and follow.

The Aipom takes us to a bulletin board. Looking over it, I assume this is where we can get more money. And perhaps strengthen our skills. Eitsu grabs one with his tail and shows it to us.

"This is a fairly easy job, let's go!" The Aipom heads off, with Aika right behind, and me running up to them, after rethinking my decision of listening to these two.

We stand at the entrance of an overgrown forest. Looking inside, it was dark and pretty creepy.

"So," the Eevee asks looking up at Eitsu, "what are we doing?"

"We're completing this job request. It asks us to get this item back from some thieves who live at the end of this forest." He answers her.

"Let's just get this over with." I tell them, entering the forest.

We maneuver around the bushes, trees, and tall grass as best as we can. Well, at least me and Aika do. Eitsu uses his tail to swing from branch to branch, making me really jealous that a Pikachu tail can't do that.

"Are we even going the right way?" I ask the Aipom hanging above me.

"I'm pretty sure we are." He answers.

"How do you know? I wouldn't be able to find our way back to where we were five minutes ago!" I ask.

"Aipom instincts!"

"Ugh!"

"If it'll make you feel better, I'll climb this tree and find a clearing. That's where our objective should be."

"Go ahead." I say sitting down, with Aika right behind. I notice that the Eevee seems to be exhausted, but she hasn't complained once. I don't think she's said anything since we entered the forest.

"Aika, are you okay?" I ask her.

"Huh? Oh! I'm fine, don't worry!" She says in a way that means she's not okay. Trying to cheer her up, I think of something to say.

"So, how jealous are you of Aipom tails right now?" I ask her laughing.

"What?" She looks at me confused.

"Wouldn't you want to get through this forest like Eitsu is?"

"Oh. I don't know." She says smiling, "I think I like how I am right now."

"Does that mean you don't want to evolve anytime soon either?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, do you know what you want to evolve into?"

"What's that mean?"

"Don't tell me you don't remember what evolving is?"

"No...should I?"

"Yes! Yes you should! Eevees are considered the masters of evolution! They can choose out of so many different Pokemon to evolve into! Not only that, the majority of Pokemon evolve! Even those who don't evolve know about evolution!"

"That sounds cool, but what exactly is it?" Okay, Aika, are you trying to kill me?

"It's when a Pokemon meets a certain requirement and is able to grow stronger by changing form."

"Okay. What do I evolve into?"

"I said that you have many different choices to choose from. I'll tell you more about them when we get back into town." I sigh.

"Okay!" Seriously, who doesn't know about evolution? Apparently Aika. In just one more minute, Eitsu jumps down in front of us and scares the living daylight out of me.

"Don't do that!" I scream at him.

"Sorry! Come on, I was right. This way!" He says as the Aipom jumps up and swings ahead of us.

"Wait up!" I yell at him. Of course, it is Aika who follows him and says, "Let's go, Minoru!" I catch up to the group as we make our way toward the thief.

Hello people! Sorry, I've been busy with school this week. And I'm kind of addicted to Pokemon Adventures manga... Well, it's weekend time, so, here's your chapter!

SunnySummer77: Trust me. I've been there. Updating a lot is great, but rather then doing that, take your time. Combining those four days work of work would probably serve you better anyway. If you update for quality, you will do better :)

Okay! Thanks! That'll probably be best since I have school anyway. I think I'm going to just find time to work on it as much as I can. That way, the chapters will be longer and better.

JacobDaGun: I wasn't expecting you to be writing as well. Good job. I'm enjoying this story.

Now, I'm nowhere seasoned, but I'd like to suggest something that would help this story.

I notice you tend to rattle off events as they happen. This isn't bad, but I recommend spending a bit more on details. I realize I'm guilty of this as well, and I'm trying to work on it. Remember, this is a journey, so consider spending more time with events. You'd be surprised by how much even a little bit of detail can add.

Also, if you're up for it, I'd be happy to Beta-read for you. I'm more than happy to help people who are barely starting out.

Anyway, that's my spiel. Again, I enjoyed reading this, and I'm looking forward to future chapters. I think this could be a fun story, and I'm excited for the ride.

(Sorry for the double-post, it logged me out for some reason.)

Thank you! I'll be sure to work on the details more. If you want to beta-read for me, I'll gladly accept! I'd do it for you, but I can't do it just yet.

eeveepikachu0402: Amazing story. Keep up the good work!

Thanks!

(Sorry this chapter took so long to get out, I had it done Friday, but normally I have my friend read it, but she was busy so I just decided to release it now instead of keeping you all waiting)

Well, anyways, thank you for reading! Please tell me what you think of this so far, thanks!