Here's part two!
"So we won the feather badge Blazer!" Jake exclaimed. "You were awesome! Especially evolving just so you could beat that Swellow! You're the best Pokemon a trainer could ask for!"
Blazer smiled at the comment, gloating at the praise he had received. All of a sudden, he swore he heard something. "Blaziken."
"You hear something?" Jake asked. He strained his ears, listening intently. He then thought he heard a faint cry.
"Blaze. Blaziken."
"Yeah, I hear it, too." He pulled out a Poke ball. "Grace, engage!"
Out came a Gardevoir. She had two, long skinny legs that ended in points, covered by what looked like a white gown. She had a red horn protruding from her chest and back, and had two green arms. Her face seemed to be covered by what looked like green hair.
"Grace, do you think you can find where that sound is coming from?"
She nodded, and her eyes started to glow white. She then floated towards a particular direction, beckoning the other two to follow. They ran after her, hearing the now district cry of an Eevee getting closer by the second. Suddenly, Grace stopped, and looked up. There, trapped in a net was a young Eevee, obviously in pain.
"Don't worry, little guy, we'll get you out of there," Jake calmly said. "Blazer, cut through that net with Sky Uppercut. Grace, keep him from falling with your Psychic."
The two Pokemon did as they were told, with Blazer easily cutting through the net. Grace gently caught the Eevee using her psychic powers and carried him over to Jake's outstretched arms.
"Don't worry, you'll be safe with me." He whispered to the Eevee.
"I wouldn't count on that, bub." Said a voice from behind him.
Jake turned around, seeing a man wearing gray pants, along with a black shirt. He had menacing blue eyes and had a Poke Ball in hand. "Hand back the Eevee, and no one gets hurt."
"I don't think so." He turned towards the frightened Eevee, who buried his head into Jake's chest in fear. "Don't worry," he whispered. "I've dealt with poachers before, they all act tough and hide behind their Tyranitars. He won't be a problem."
"Big mistake. Tyranitar, grab that Eevee!"
Out popped the seven foot green reptile. He immediately charged forward, aimed straight at Jake.
"Blazer intercept with Sky Uppercut! Follow with close combat!"
Blaziken immediately charged forward, his fist glowing blue. He got in between Jake and the Tyranitar, striking a devastating blow to his jaw. Without missing a beat, he immediately followed with a series of double kicks and sky uppercuts, causing the Tyranitar to stagger back, exhausted.
"What the hell are you doing? Hyper beam now!"
"Just as I expected. Protect, followed by High Jump Kick!"
Tyranitar opened his mouth, emitting a powerful beam of orange energy aimed straight at Blazer. However, it simply bounced off a protective barrier. Immobilized, he could only watch as Blazer came flying in, leg outstretched, and being struck square in the stomach by his knee. He collapsed, the four times super effective move proving too much.
"Get out of my sight, or you're next." Jake said coldly.
The poacher didn't move, aside from recalling his fallen Tyranitar.
"You're choice. Fire punch now!"
Blazer, having developed a hate for poachers along with his trainer, complied without mercy. He struck the poacher in the chest with a flaming fist. Causing him to fly back and slam into a tree. The last thing the poacher saw before losing consciousness was Jake pulling out a rope and tying his arms around a tree.
Jake pulled out his Pokenav. "Officer Jenny? Yeah. I have a poacher here who was trying to capture an Eevee. Yeah. Route 120. Yeah. He's near the path tied up. Yep. No problem. Bye." He turned towards the Eevee, who was still snuggling up to him. "You wanna come with me, don't you?"
The Eevee nodded.
"Okay then, let me just get a Poke Ball then." He reached into his backpack and took out a Poke Ball. Upon seeing this, the Eevee slapped it away from his hand.
"What? I thought you wanted to come with me?" Jake asked, surprised.
"Vui. Eevee."
"So you're saying that you wanna come with me, just not as a capture?"
Eevee nodded, jumping up to his shoulder. He then rubbed against his face affectionately.
"Alright then, but I'm definitely gonna need to teach you some defensive moves so you're not captured." He pulled out another Poke Ball from his belt. "Thanks for the help, Grace, take a rest." He recalled Grace, before looking over at Blazer, who was staring at the unconscious poacher. "Come on bud, he's not going anywhere, and Officer Jenny is coming to arrest him."
Blazer turned towards his trainer, before conceding and walking away, conversing with their new friend.
"Wow. I have to say, I never expected you to have had such a history with poachers." May said.
"Yeah, they get on my fucking nerves. They think that they can just come in and take Pokemon from their homes. Catching them in a Poke Ball is one thing, but taking them away to be sold to Arceus knows who is beyond terrible."
Max, changing the subject, piped in. "Guys it's pretty late, and it's almost dinner time." Sure enough, the clock read five thirty. "What do you two wanna do?"
"I say we eat!" May exclaimed. She turned towards Jake. "You wanna come with us? I know you've always had a knack for food."
"Sure."
The group headed out of the ice cream shop to find a place to eat. They came across a restaurant that wasn't too crowded, and walked inside. A waitress showed them to a table. After taking their drink orders, she walked away.
"So, Jake. Why don't you have a Sceptile? You have the other two Hoenn starters, so why not a Sceptile. After all, he is the best one." Max asked.
"Well, to be one hundred percent honest with you, I never really got a chance to catch a Treecko. I received Blazer as my starter, and I rescued Riptide from a waterfall when he was just a Mudkip. I've come across some Grovyles in my travels, but it's not the same as raising one from its first evolutionary stage. Besides, a Sceptile's best quality is its speed, and Shadow does this job, as well as playing mind games with my opponents, which is why he's earned a permanent spot as my lead. Nothing beats being able to hit fast and confusing my opponents in the process. As for Sceptile being the best starter, no. Hands down its Blaziken all the way. A Blaziken will take out a Sceptile any day of the week."
"Not everytime." Max taunted. "Right May?"
"Oh come on! That was one of the best battles I have ever had! Besides, Blaziken had just evolved, and Ash's Sceptile had a lot of time to train with Ash."
"What happened?" Asked Jake.
"On the last day that I travelled with Ash, we came across a poster for a contest in Terracotta Town. We both decided to enter for fun, since he had just beaten the Battle Frontier, and I had just finished the Kanto contest circuit. We both made it past the appeals round, and we battled each other in the finals. After a long, grueling battle that went from a contest battle to a league battle, we ended up tying. When they couldn't decide who to give the ribbon to, Ash's Sceptile used leaf blade to cut the ribbon in half. He keeps one side of it, while I keep the other."
"Wow. That ribbon must really mean a lot to you, right?" Asked Jake.
"Yeah. I use it to remember all the fun times I had traveling through Hoenn the first time, as well as Kanto."
"Now I really want to meet Ash! If his Sceptile can draw with a Blaziken, he must be really good!"
"He is." Max defended.
Changing the subject, Jake turned to Max. "So, I'm assuming you chose Treecko as your starter? Who else do you have?"
"Yep. I have Sceptile, Swellow, Gardevoir, Slaking, Salamence, and Absol."
"Pretty impressive team you got there. Have any others from other regions?"
"Yeah, but I mainly use my Hoenn team for battling in tournaments and stuff."
"You don't switch it up? I mean take it from me, I have three Pokemon that I use in almost every match. Even then, the other three members are switched out constantly so as to keep my opponent second guessing what I'm gonna use. Hell, even my lead will always mess with my opponents' minds. No matter what they do to prepare for Shadow, 99 times out of 100 I will start off the match one zero. You can't limit yourself to the same six Pokemon every time. It'll just allow your opponent to read you like a book." Jake said, going on a mini rant.
"He's got a point Max. If you use the same Pokemon every match, you're already at a disadvantage." May added.
"I guess." He turned towards Jake. "Tell me something though. You said you switch your Pokemon out constantly, save for a few. Doesn't that mean that those who you switch out aren't as strong as the ones you keep with you at all times?" Max asked.
"Yes, they may not be AS strong as the ones I keep with me on rotation, but even so, all of my Pokemon are at a high level. I train with them every day. Today is an exception since I ran into you, but even then, I still battled twice today."
Who else did you battle?" May asked. "I thought you only beat the pants off of Drew?"
Jake smiled. "I also beat the pants off of some cocky son of a bitch on the ferry ride over here. I knocked him right off his high horse. To say that he was a sore loser is an understatement to say the least."
Unbeknownst to them, the waitress had already brought them their drinks, and had proceeded to wait for them to finish their conversation. Slightly annoyed, she spoke up. "Are you all ready to order?"
All three looked up.
"Yes. I'll have the roasted Krabby please, with a side of potatoes." Jake said.
"I'll have the roasted Farfetch'd please. "Said May.
"I'll have a Taurose burger, medium rare. And a side of fries too," said Max.
"Certainly, it'll be ready in ten minutes."
As the waitress walked away, Jake asked the inevitable. "So are we gonna split up after this? Don't get me wrong, it was really nice seeing you again, but after this, I gotta book a room at the hotel to get ready for tomorrow. Although, I would like to meet up with you guys in the morning."
May looked slightly disappointed by this, but she understood. "Yeah. We were gonna book a room, too, so we could walk over there together. We can meet up at eight thirty tomorrow morning for breakfast. That should give us plenty of time to eat and get to the stadium before the matches start."
"I'm with you on this one sis."
"Alright, it's decided then." Jake turned towards May. "If, for whatever reason, Max doesn't qualify, which I'm sure he will, would you like to accompany me to Driftveil City? I'm sure we won't have to worry about that, but I'd just like to know." He said the last part with a slight blush on his face, glad the dim lighting hid it from May.
"I'd love to!" May exclaimed. "But, as annoying as he is, he has talent, and I don't think we'll have to worry about that. But yes, I would love to go with you if worst comes to worst."
"Cool."
The group noticed that their food had arrived, and they dug in, with Jake and May shoveling down their food.
"Some things never change." Max sighed.
"Vui," Eevee agreed.
The group finished eating, with May and Jake agreeing to split the bill, and they headed out to the hotel. After checking into their rooms, which were conveniently right next to each other, the bid each other a good night.
Jake walked in, slung his bag off of his shoulder, and practically collapsed on his bed. "Man," he said to Eevee, who had since curled up in a comfortable spot on the bed.
"What a day. First, I battled some egotistical asswipe, then I bumped into my best friend from when I was a kid, then I had Blazer put her overbearing ex into place. On top of that, I found out that I more likely than not have feelings for her! Is it wrong of me to think of her like that? I mean I know we haven't seen each other in like six years, but I feel like it's wrong to like my best friend like that. What do you think?"
"Eevee. Eev. Eevee vui eev." He reassured.
"Really? You think that she might feel the same way? What makes you say that?"
"Eev. Eevee eev. Vui eevee."
"Yeah, I noticed her blushing too, but I thought that all girls did that from time to time."
Eevee rolled his eyes. "Eevee. Eev."
"NO!" Jake shouted. "I don't wanna tell her how I feel. We just met back up only a few hours ago. Plus, if she doesn't feel the same way, then it'll be awkward for us, and I don't want that to happen. She was a big part of my life at one point, and I want her to refill that role. Tell ya what, if you help me out with finding out for sure, I'll tell her how I feel. But ONLY if I'm 100 percent sure. I don't want to risk my friendship with her over this."
"Vui." Eevee agreed.
Jake scooted over to where Eevee was laying and gave him a big hug. "Thank you. I know I can count on you for any of my emotional problems. I owe you one."
Upon hearing this, Eevee smiled mischievously.
Jake took immediate notice of this. "Uh oh, what did I get myself into this time?" He asked rhetorically.
"Eevee!"
"I was afraid of that. Anyways, it's getting late. I wanna be able to get up on time, without having you get Shockwave to electrocute me. Got it?"
Eevee nodded.
"Goodnight!" He said, turning off the lights and climbed in under the covers, snuggling with Eevee.
"Vui," he cooed back, snuggling back into his friend's chest.
So there it is, Part two, and the conclusion of chapter seven. This chapter provides a little more backstory, most notably on how Jake came across Eevee. I wonder why Jake doesn't leave Blazer out of his Poke Ball anymore? Hmm. Anyways, that was a long chapter, but it was fun to write nonetheless. Next chapter will officially mark the beginning of the tournament, although I'm not sure if ill stick with Jake and May, or go back to Ash, Brock, and Dawn. Either way, itll alternate between them, so don't worry about that. I'm still accepting OCs, but you're running out of time. Especially if they're from Kanto or Hoenn. Thanks for reading, and Please review!