Dawn awoke the next day to the sound of her mother yelling at her to get up.

"Get up, Dawn! Altaria are going to be here soon to take us to Snowpoint! Get up!" Dawn heard her mom walk down the hallway and jolted at the sound of her voice combined with the furious knocking on the door.

"Okay, okay. I'm up," she mumbled just loud enough for her mom to hear. What was Mom saying? Something about Snowpoint... Oh, Arceus! Mom and Dad must've booked a flight last-minute, just like they do every year! I should have packed early! Let's give Dawn some credit... she had planned to pack early, she just hadn't gotten around to it. It was a little late for packing early in that moment, though.

Fortunately, the Altaria were running a little bit late because of how last-minute the booking was and Dawn had time to pack all of her stuff. And she didn't forget Eevee, either! She was sitting at the kitchen table with her mom and dad when her three closest friends, Misty, Iris, and May, came barreling through the unlocked front door. (That's just how it was. Unlocked doors with random trainers just waltzing right on into your home.)

"We're gonna miss you so much, Dawn!" Misty hugged Dawn and Vaporeon licked her.

"Waaah!" Iris was acting like the kid she told everyone not to be. Her Jolteon had tears in its eyes, too. Jolteon gave a little shock to Dawn, but not enough to make her hair go wild. Dawn smiled at the little show of affection. Iris pulled Dawn into a hug, crying into her shoulder. She pulled away and May was up next.

"Come back real soon, okay?" May smiled and hugged Dawn. Flareon rubbed on Dawn's leg and left it warm.

"Flare!" She gave a small smile and tilted her head to the side.

Dawn pet each of the Eeveelutions and glanced out the window. The Altaria had arrived. Her father noticed, too and out the door the six went with the three Eeveelutions in tow. Dawn mounted the Altaria and gave a little wave to her friends as the fluffy bird took off.

"Bye! I'll miss you, too!" Dawn called out to her friends who were the size of Durant, now. They were jumping and waving and yelling at Dawn. Then, they were out of sight.

After a bit of nothing, Dawn began to think about her Eevee. Eevee really didn't seem to want to evolve. It was annoying to no end, but Dawn respected her Pokémon's wishes and didn't force an evolution. She ran through the list of the Eeveelutions her Eevee could become if it wanted to.

Vaporeon: It just didn't fit Eevee. Plus, her Pokémon wasn't that great at swimming.

Flareon: Eevee hated the heat. Enough said.

Jolteon: It just didn't feel... right. Eevee wouldn't be happy as a Jolteon.

Umbreon: Fear of the dark. Not much more can be said.

Espeon: Eevee had almost become an Espeon, truth be told. She was about to evolve during training one day, then she literally shook herself out of it. Shook. Herself. Out. Of. Evolution. Needless to say, she didn't become an Espeon.

Leafeon: Eterna City and Eterna Forest were WAY too far way to travel alone. Honestly, Dawn didn't like grass-types either. No point in making that trip.

Dawn dragged herself out of her thoughts to look around. The sky was a beautiful shade of blue. It was warm enough to not need a jacket. If it had been a bit colder, there would be need of a jacket, but for now it was perfect. The Altaria were strong and didn't show any sign of exertion. Back to my thoughts, then... Uh, where was I...? Eh, whatever. Dawn let old memories rise up in her brain in turn. The best ones first. Almost all of them were of Barry Diamond in Snowpoint. Ah... Barry. The speedy boy with no patience at all. Exactly what drew Dawn to him in the first place. Not that he had noticed. She had filled out in the last year and desperately hope he would finally notice her this summer. And the way his golden hair shined as he ran... his perfect voice... his teasing... He was the object of Dawn's eye and she planned to have him...

Soon (if by soon, I mean two hours), they were in Snowpoint. Dawn was lost in thoughts of Barry (and, even though she didn't know it, he was thinking about her, too.) as they met up with her grandparents at their nice little home. Dawn had pulled on her red pea coat and switched her thin pink scarf with a thicker white one. Meanwhile, Eevee was getting restless in her pokéball. Dawn was fortunately not being a complete idiot and let her out.

"Hi, Eevee! We're in Snowpoint, now!"

Eevee loved Snowpoint as much as Dawn and even had similar reasons. You see, Barry had an Eevee, too. A handsome young male. She wanted to evolve before she met back up with Barry's Eevee again and show him how beautiful she was by becoming a Glaceon. (That wasn't her only reason for becoming a Glaceon, but it was her main one.) She thought that would win his heart over. What she didn't know was that she already had won him over. Love at first sight. She also didn't know he had evolved into a beautiful and strong Umbreon just to try and get her attention. Alright. Now's the time to evolve! I just have to get to the Icy Rock and touch it. I gotta get Dawn to take me there...

Dawn was already thinking about going to train a nd make herself stronger so she could beat Barry in a battle this year. They had one every summer. He almost always won. The Eevee on both sides didn't want to hurt each other, but trainer's orders were final. Absolute.

"Hey, Eevee. You want to go train for the fight?"

"Eevee! Eev! Eev!" She responded in delight. Yes, now I can win him over!

They were out in the freezing weather, but both were so happy about Barry and his Eevee (which was now actually an Umbreon) they hardly noticed. Eevee and Dawn eventually came across the Icy Rock. Dawn saw it and knew exactly what was going on. Eevee wanted to evolve! And I'm not about to stop her! Having an evolved Pokémon would give me an edge over Barry. Plus, if it made Eevee happy, I'd be happy, too. Dawn nodded her head as Eevee looked at her asking with her eyes if she could get on that rock and evolve. Dawn silently said yes.

Eevee didn't need any more confirmation; she ran to the rock and jumped on it. It took a bit, but a bright white suddenly exploded from Eevee's small body. It was so bright and it reflected off the snow, Dawn had to close her eyes. Eevee's tail changed from a brown and cream puff to a thin light blue diamond shape with a darker blue tip. She thinned out and became taller. Her hair became blue from the icy frost that was running through every part of her body. Her forehead got some diamond shaped thing with dangling blue crystals around her face. Her ears became taller and beautiful. Her eyes even changed, but they were the last to change. They changed as the bright light faded away. A swirl of snow parted and revealed the new, beautiful Pokémon to her trainer. A smile parted the trainer's lips.

"I believe we have a battle to attend to... Glaceon."