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Legend:

"Someone is talking."
'Someone is thinking.'
"A technique/ability."

Last Time on Pokémon: Eevee Chronicles:

Once the Heal Ball touched Seel, the injured Water-Type Pokémon was converted into crimson energy which then flowed into the Heal Ball. The Heal Ball closed, fell the short distance to the ground, and almost immediately released the sound signifying a successful capture. But instead of making Ash feel better, it only made him feel worse as it made him realize just how injured Seel was. He quickly retrieved Seel's Heal Ball before he turned and began running with Eevee hot on his heels.

Chapter 33:

Ash Ketchum blinked open heavy, bleary eyes and yawned. He absently wondered how he could feel so tired—what had he been doing yesterday?—as he rubbed at his eyes. He couldn't remember doing anything that would've made him feel like he was going to fall asleep again. Then, he slowly opened his eyes and looked around as his eyes adjusted to the bright light. Why was he sitting in a hospital room? It took him a few moments before he began to remember. He was here because of Seel.

It had taken Nurse Joy two hours to finish treating Seel. She had told him that the Water-Type Pokémon had been very lucky that he had found it when he had. She had also told him he had made a good decision when he had decided to capture Seel in a Heal Ball. If he had used a regular Poké Ball, Seel might not have pulled through. Seel had survived though and while he would possess some heavy scarring, Nurse Joy had been sure that he would recover enough to leave the Pokémon Center in a week. No mention had been made into how long it would take Seel to mentally recover from his experience because, really, it depended on a variety of factors; Seel's behavior, his reactions towards people, and how he was treated.

Nurse Joy hadn't taken him to visit Seel right away. She had told him that, due to the extent of Seel's injuries, that he would need to talk to the police. She hadn't believed that he could've been responsible for Seel's injuries considering how fresh Seel's wounds had been and how he'd been spotless... but he still needed to talk to them.

He had been the one to find Seel. By talking to him, the police would be able to find the crime scene and search it for any possible clues. They could also get some information about the people he had seen near the area which could be potential suspects. The talk had lasted about five minutes and, while he was sad he hadn't been able to tell the officer more, he was glad that it was over.

Five minutes after that, Nurse Joy returned and finally took him and Eevee to Seel's room. It had hurt to see the Water-Type Pokémon looking so pale and weak—trying to avoid staring at the spotted bandages and closed stitches—though immensely relieved. It was one thing to be told that someone was okay, but he had needed to really see Seel for himself for it that message to sink in. If that made any sense.

Nurse Joy had seemed to understand, though, and had asked him if he wanted her to call anyone for him. That had reminded him that he had left Anabel at Carmine Beach, telling her that he would only be gone for a couple of hours. He had thought that Anabel would've been worried out of her mind and out looking for him. If she hadn't already called Blaine or Wayne yet, that is. That thought had only made him cringe as he began to realize just what he had done.

He had run through the streets, ran into a couple of people, and pushed his way to the front of the line at the Pokémon Center... Yeah, he was going to be in trouble when they found out. He shouldn't have drawn so much attention to himself.

If Ash had been right about one thing, then it was what he imagined Anabel's reaction to be. She had told him that she'd been really worried about him and angry that he hadn't called her once everything had settled down. She had understood why he had done it, agreed that she wouldn't have done anything different, but had effectively given him the cold shoulder until he had apologized.

Shortly after he had apologized to Anabel, Wayne had arrived. It had surprised Ash that Blaine hadn't come until he had realized that the Gym Leader's presence would've only drawn more attention to what had happened. He had been relieved when Wayne had told them that his grandpa wasn't mad. Wayne had said his grandfather had just been curious, not mad. It had led to another talk/interrogation as Wayne asked him a list of questions that Blaine had wanted him to answer... but that had been okay.

"Vul~pix..." His Vulpix yawned, snapping him out of his thoughts.

Ash turned towards the sound to see his Fire-Type Pokémon blinking sleepily at him from besides Seel's head. Nurse Joy had told him that Seel might feel better if he regained consciousness near another Pokémon but had cautioned him and his Pokémon, when he released them, to take it easy around him.

Pidgeotto and Rattata had taken up defensive positions around the room while Beedrill had settled down in a corner. He had been worried when Vulpix and Eevee had jumped onto Seel's gurney, afraid that they would jostle or accidently hurt the Water-Type Pokémon, but Seel had seemed to relax in their presence. Nurse Joy had been right.

"Hey." Ash quietly greeted the Fire-Type Pokémon. "Did you sleep alright, Vulpix?"

Vulpix yawned again. "Vulpix Vul."

The Fire-Type Pokémon then turned away from him and began to smooth over a ruffled patch of fur he had seen with his tongue. It had been interesting to learn that, while Vulpix was like Eevee in a lot of ways, the foxlike Pokémon hated getting dirty. Vulpix would often avoid doing anything that would ruffle his fur and, when tired, would curl up to give himself a quick grooming before falling asleep. The Fire-Type Pokémon still enjoyed getting groomed by him every couple of days—looked forward to it actually—which was something that Ash had to get used to.

Eeeve would often do anything and everything that she found fun. It didn't matter if that meant splashing in puddles, rolling around in the mud, or rushing though the underbrush or ending up with sticks in her fur... she would do it. In addition, while Eevee enjoyed getting bathed, she often made it into a game. So you could imagine his surprise when a similarly energetic, friendly creature like Vulpix made sure to keep himself clean.

That reminded him... 'Eevee.'

The Normal-Type Pokémon had been quite subdued ever since they had arrived at the Pokémon Center. It had been a relief that she hadn't acted up though a little worrying as well. Obviously, Eevee had been affected by the experience and very worried about how Seel was doing. That a couple of repeated Helping Hands hadn't seemed to help had also been quite the blow. Hopefully, the funk his Starter Pokémon was in would go away once Seel woke up or started to get better.

Ash had to stand up before he spotted Eevee near Seel's stomach. She was curled up around a seashell-shaped bundle of string that Beedrill had made for Seel. The gift had been a nice gesture and, combined with the behavior of his other Pokémon, had confirmed his suspicions. His Pokémon already cared for Seel. It was probably because of how much Seel reminded them about Clefairy and what she must've gone through with Damien Flatts. Even though Clefairy's injuries had healed, they had never once forgotten them. Nor had they ever forgotten the satisfaction they had felt when Damien had been arrested and then jailed for what he did to the Fairy-Type Pokémon.

Hearing the door open, Ash turned to see one of Nurse Joy's Chansey. The Normal-Type Pokémon nodded at him before bustling over to check the devices monitoring Seel's vitals. She adjusted a couple of things, made sure that the IV was working, and then removed the egg from her pouch. She handed it to Ash before gesturing towards Seel.

"... You want me to give this to Seel?" Ash asked uncertainly.

Chansey pretended to eat something. "Chansey."

It took a couple of seconds for Ash to realize what Chansey was trying to say. Apparently, the Normal-Type Pokémon wanted him to give Seel the egg to eat when it woke up. He didn't know why Chansey would want him to do that, but it wasn't hard to figure out that the Pokémon thought that it could help Seel. And who knew, maybe it would.

Seeing that he understood, the Chansey smiled at him before turning to leave. Ash stood there for a couple of moments—still wondering about the purpose of the egg—and remembered Deoxys. It made him feel a little guilty that he hadn't thought of his Baby Pokémon earlier, especially considering what had happened to Seel. He placed the egg on his chair and went to dial up Wayne—where was Wayne and Anabel anyway?—but stopped when he heard an unusual sound.

For what felt like the hundredth time that day, Ash turned around to face the sound. His gaze was met by Seel's bleary, medicated black eyes. Seel had edged itself backwards and, despite its condition, had moved both Vulpix and Eevee behind it as if to protect them from him. It was a wonder that Seel hadn't already tried to attack him.

"Hello, Seel. My name is Ash Ketchum. Eevee and I found you on the beach yesterday after what happened to you. You allowed us to get you to the Pokémon Center so that Nurse Joy could treat you." Ash explained in what he hoped was a reassuring manner. "Right now, you're in one of the rooms in the Pokémon Center. I'm afraid that you will need to wait a bit before you're fully healed."

Seel stared at him for a couple of more moments before it seemed to relax somewhat. The Water-Type Pokémon was still ready to defend itself if the need arose, but had allowed itself to relax because he wasn't a threat. Seel obviously didn't trust him and wouldn't likely trust him for some time though would be willing to at least tolerate him. For now, at least. Ash knew that Seel would probably attack him if he did anything that the Pokémon deemed threatening.

Belatedly, Ash remembered Chansey's egg. "One of Nurse Joy's Chansey left something for you to eat, Seel." He gestured towards the egg. "I don't know exactly what it does, but I think it'll make you feel a little better." Seel didn't make any sign that it had heard so, thinking that it was alright, moved to retrieve the egg. He had barely done so when he saw Seel staring at him and the egg with a wary look. 'How can I show Seel that this can help it?'

The only real way to do that was by showing Seel that it was safe to eat. But how could he do that...? Ash's eyes widened in understanding. The next moment saw him taking a bite out of the egg in front of Seel. The taste wasn't all that different from a regular hard-boiled egg, but it did have another more subtle flavor that he couldn't place. He swallowed.

"See, Seel? It's safe."

Seel looked at him for a couple of moments—wondering if Ash could have somehow deceived it—before reluctantly nodding its head. The Water-Type Pokémon honestly didn't have the strength to resist the human for long if it tried to force it to eat the egg, but he had given it a choice. Maybe he was different from those other humans that had attacked it and its family. "Seel..."

Ash presented the egg to Seel who took a small bite out of it before quickly eating the rest of it. He beamed at the injured Pokémon and, seeing its glance, took a couple of steps backwards. Seel might have trusted him by proving that the egg was safe to eat, but he didn't doubt that it still didn't trust him that much. It would probably take a long time to get Seel to trust him... if it ever would.

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(Meanwhile)

At the moment, Anabel White could be found sitting across from Wayne in the cafeteria of the Pokémon Center. She had thought about waking Ash up before she had left to get something to eat but, after the night he had had, she had decided to leave him to rest. Her friend had stood vigil with Vulpix and Eevee until they had fallen asleep. She didn't remember if he had eaten last night or not so, after she had finished, she planned on bringing her friend some food or sending Ash down to the cafeteria.

What Anabel hadn't expected was for Wayne to meet up with her in the cafeteria with a disguised Deoxys. It had surprised her at first when Wayne had told her that the "Mime Jr." he was feeding was Deoxys. It should have been impossible considering that Deoxys wasn't strong enough yet to start learning techniques. What was even more surprising was when Wayne had allowed her to touch Deoxys; despite whatever disguise Wayne was using to hide his true identity, the baby Psychic-Type Pokémon still felt like he normally did.

The explanation: holograms.

Wayne had then explained that Deoxys was wearing a modified version of a Holo Caster. She couldn't wrap her mind around how hard it must have been to modify the device into projecting an image over Deoxys—and then making it be able to follow the Baby Pokémon's expressions and movements—but it was certainly impressive. The only downside was that the modified device could only disguise Deoxys for an hour before it needed to be recharged.

Of course, that news paled in comparison to what Wayne had told her next. Before he had left to meet up with them again, Wayne had been told to pass on a message to them from his grandfather. The message? She and Ash would be leaving Cinnabar Island in a few days.

It alarmed her because, despite how well Wayne and Blaine said they were doing, they still had a lot to learn. She and Ash had learned a great deal under their instruction—could even somewhat defend themselves now—but she didn't feel confident in their ability yet. They still didn't have the skill to defeat Wayne unless they got lucky and, the less said about their chances against Blaine, the better.

"Do you know why your grandfather wants us to leave ?"

It couldn't have been about yesterday, right? Ash really didn't have that much a choice in what had happened. It was his nature to try and help those in need... in retrospect, that was probably one of the reasons that her friend kept getting himself into trouble. Ash had been confronted with a severely injured Pokémon which, when thinking about severe its injuries had been, would've probably died on the beach where he had found it. Those that knew Ash would know that, considering all of that, her friend had done his best.

"I'm not too sure about that myself, I'm afraid." Wayne admitted with a small frown, "I've been hearing some rumors about some ships disappearing, but nothing that should've worried the old riddler. I think this situation has made him realize that something is wrong. He probably wants you guys to leave because the attack has made him belief that it wouldn't be safe for you to stay here much longer."

In all honesty, it had been risky to send the kids here. Wayne didn't doubt that Team Rocket possessed some form of base on the island. It was simply impossible for there not to be when considering just how many tourists arrived at the island every day and how the island served as one of Kanto's major trading ports. In addition, it was likely that Team Rocket had disguised themselves as a small business(es) that had slowly bought and stockpiled the materials they used.

"That makes sense." Anabel hesitated for a moment and then looked away, "It's just that... I'm a little worried that we're not ready. Ms. Sabrina sent us here so that we could train and learn to defend ourselves. Your grandfather has been helping us a lot, Wayne, but it seems that we're leaving a little too soon. Where will we go?"

"I know it seems a little sudden, but I'm sure that you two will do fine. You two have a certain knack for battling and, as long as you continue training, I don't doubt that you'll become stronger." Wayne reassured her and then smiled. "As for where you'll go, do you really think Grandpa and I would throw you to out into the world? No, I bet Grandpa has already thought up a place for you guys to go... knowing him, though, he'll probably only tell you guys right before you leave."

Anabel laughed. "That does sounds like him."

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If one was to describe Archer, they would use words such as "cold", "cruel", and "intelligent". Nobody would also think to add "loyal" to that list though the word fit Archer well. The blue-haired man had an unbreakable devotion to Giovanni and to the goals of Team Rocket. It was that devotion combined with his brilliant mind and skills as a Pokémon Trainer that had allowed him to quickly rise through the ranks of Team Rocket. In fact, it had only taken him a few months to be given the illustrious title and rank of "Administrator".

Archer appreciated that rank. It allowed him access to the status of operations (past, present, and future) and the knowledge gained over years of study and experimentation. He also had the right to order an additional operation and order movement of Team Rocket operatives under his command. It was a pain keeping everyone in check—especially when leadership of the organization fell to him and the other administrators—but it was worth it.

The blue-haired man's current task was far beyond anything that he had done before. It would be a true test of his tactical and battling prowess. He knew that he could die in this endeavor in spite of his precautions, believed it to be fact that the majority of Team Rocket grunts that had accompanied him would perish, but it would be worth it. Was there a better way to repay Giovanni and Team Rocket than to do his utmost best in accomplish his current mission? No, there wasn't.

His mission? To locate and then capture the Legendary Ice-Type Pokémon known as Articuno.

Articuno would be a much-welcomed addition to Team Rocket. Despite Team Rocket's numbers and obvious strength, they didn't have the necessary firepower to directly confront Kanto's military. Giovanni had come up with the idea to capture the Legendary Birds and they had agreed. Four Legendary Pokémon would tip the scales in Team Rocket's favor and allow them to crush whoever stood in their way. Even the Four Generals' oblivious rivals, the Elite Four, would be hard-pressed to match them in a fight if they held one of the Legendary Birds.

Now, figuring out where Articuno would be had been almost too easy. There was only one place within Kanto's borders that would be suitable for such a creature. It was ironic in a way because it had probably been Articuno's presence that had changed the climates of the islands it favored. How else would two semi-tropical islands have become the frozen tundra known as the Seafoam Islands?

Of course, most simply didn't think about the reasons the islands would be that way because they had "always been like that". The labyrinth of caves and tunnels connecting the two islands together also wouldn't be easy to navigate, either. If it was anyone else searching for the creature, then they would have needed some kind of luck to stumble on the creature.

Luckily, it was Archer who had been given this mission. It wouldn't take much for him to draw out the Legendary Pokémon; they could be very territorial, after all. Really, it didn't even matter if Articuno wanted to face them or not. The Legendary Pokémon would become enraged at the destruction of its habitat and would eventually be forced into coming out. At that point, the true battle would begin.

Ash's Pokémon Team:

Eevee (Female):
Ability: Adaptability.
Attacks: Tackle (Normal), Sand Attack (Normal), Scratch (Normal), Baby-Doll Eyes (Fairy), Tail-Whip (Normal), Helping Hand (Normal), Growl (Normal), Bite (Dark), Refresh (Normal), Charm (Fairy), Quick Attack (Normal), Covet (Normal), Take Down (Normal), and Quick Swim (Normal).

Pidgeotto (Male):
Ability: Keen Eye.
Attacks: Sand Attack (Ground), Tackle (Normal), Gust (Flying), Peck (Flying), Quick Attack (Normal), Whirlwind (Flying), Twister (Dragon), Feather-Dance (Flying), and Agility (Psychic).

Rattata (Male):
Ability: Guts.
Attacks: Bite (Dark), Tackle (Normal), Quick Attack (Normal), Crunch (Dark), Hyper Fang (Normal), Assurance (Dark), Scratch (Normal), Pursuit (Dark), Quick Swim (Normal), Sucker Punch (Dark), and Super Fang (Normal).

Beedrill (Male):
Ability: Swarm.
Attacks: String-Shot (Bug), Poison-Sting (Poison), Bug-Bite (Bug), Fury Attack (Normal), Agility (Psychic), Assurance (Dark), Pin Missile (Bug), Pursuit (Dark,) Twineedle (Bug), Rage (Normal), and Toxic Spikes (Poison).

Vulpix (Male):
Ability: Flash Fire.
Attacks: Ember (Fire), Tail Whip (Normal), Fire Spin (Fire), Roar (Normal), Confuse Ray (Ghost), Quick Attack (Normal), and Imprison (Psychic).

Seel:
Ability: ????
Attacks: ????

Anabel's Pokémon Team:

Kadabra (Male):
Ability: Inner Focus.
Attacks: Teleport (Psychic), Psyshock (Psychic), Kinesis (Psychic), Confusion (Psychic), Psychic (Psychic), Disable (Normal), Miracle Eye (Psychic), Ally Switch (Psychic), Telekinesis (Psychic) Psybeam (Psychic), and Reflect (Psychic).

Butterfree (Female):
Ability: Compound Eyes.
Attacks: Confusion (Psychic), Poisonpowder (Poison), Stun Spore (Grass), Harden (Bug), Sleep Powder (Grass), String Shot (Bug), Gust (Flying), Supersonic (Normal), Whirlwind (Normal), Psybeam (Psychic), and Silver Wind (Bug).

Poliwag (Female):
Ability: Damp.
Attacks: Water Sport (Water), Double-Slap (Normal), Bubble (Water), Hypnosis (Psychic), Body Slam (Normal) and Water Gun (Water).

Staryu (Genderless):
Ability: Illuminate.
Attacks: Tackle (Normal), Harden (Normal), Water Gun (Water), Rapid Spin (Normal), Recover (Normal) Camouflage (Normal), Swift (Normal), Bubble Beam (Water), and Minimize (Normal).

A/N: Author's Note: Guys, I'm so sorry that it took this long to update this piece of fanfiction. I know that you're probably really upset with me... and I deserve it. But just hear me out. I've been dealing with some family issues; my grandmother got really sick and my mom has felt so sick at times that she believed she was going to die. I've been staying up to help her out and, a couple of times, she almost had me call 911. I've been doing my best to get this chapter finished and uploaded though I didn't have time, or the creative energy, to work on it.

But, as you guys can see, things are going to start getting a little more exciting. Blaine seems to have figured something out, Ash and Anabel have discovered that they'll be leaving soon, and Team Rocket is on the hunt for Articuno. So, now you know what Giovanni was talking about some chapters ago! Three of the Four Generals have been each assigned a Legendary Bird to locate and capture... but what of the fourth general?

Sorry for how short the chapter was! If you want, leave a comment about the chapter/suggestion on how it could be better/what you guys would like to see in the future. Every review helps and makes my day as I get to see what you guys like and kick my autistic muse into action. Thank you for your time!