Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait, but here's the next chapter! Judging by the title of this chapter, which Pokemon do YOU think Eevee will evolve into?

I pushed another low-hanging branch out of my way. Jason and Michelle were following me and I knew they were confused. We were off of the route to Neon Town and in the middle of the forest. They had no idea what I was doing! I was the only one who knew where we were going.

"What are you doing?" Jason asked. "Why did we go off the path?"

"Because I want to show you two something that my dad told me about in one of his stories." I replied.

"What is it?" Michelle asked.

"Something amazing."

I stopped at a clearing in the middle of the forest and looked around with a confused look on my face. I knew I had the location right...or I thought I did.

"Adam, is this a joke?" Jason asked.

"Are we lost?" Michelle asked.

"No...I know this is the right place, but where are they?" I wondered to myself.

Now Jason and Michelle were even more confused! "Where are who?" they asked.

"Pi!" Pikachu cried, suddenly realizing that he had been here before with my dad on his Kanto journey. Pikachu now knew why I had led everyone here.

Jumping from my shoulder and onto the ground, he ran into the middle of the clearing and called out into the silence, "Pika! Pika pi!"

Rustling came from the bushes around us and suddenly, Pichus and Pikachus revealed themselves from the bushes and trees. A whole group was looking at us with interest.

"Pika! Pika! Pika pi!" a few Pikachus cried happily. They recognized my dad's Pikachu from the last time he was there.

I saw that Jason and Michelle were both shocked.

"Wow...this is amazing. I've never seen so many Pikachus and Pichus in one place before." Jason said.

"They're so cute!" Michelle cried.

"See? I told you it was amazing. This place isn't known to anyone except my dad, Brock, and Misty when they came here all those years ago. It's that well-hidden." I said.

We released our Pokemon to allow the Pikachus and Pichus to play with them. We were going to camp here for the night. I sat watching as our Pokemon played with all of the wild Pikachus and Pichus.

"My mom never mentioned this place to me when I asked about her journeys with your dad." Michelle said to me.

"My dad mentioned it and I'm glad that he decided against his choice that he had made." I said.

"What choice was that?" she asked.

"When he first came here, he saw how happy his Pikachu was, being around all of these other Pikachus. He decided to put Pikachu's feelings before his own and decided to leave him here to live happily with the other Pikachus in this forest."

"That must've been really hard on your dad."

"It was. But it showed just how compassionate and understanding he was, being able to place Pikachu's happiness before his own like that."

"So what happened?" Michelle seemed to be very interested in what I was saying.

"Pikachu refused to stay in the forest and chose to stay with my dad. Even all of the other Pikachus supported Pikachu's decision. They were cheering for my dad and Pikachu as they were reunited." I said, finishing the story.

"Wow, that was an emotional, heartfelt story."

I still couldn't believe that so few people knew about this place, only the three of us, my dad, and his two friends. But I guessed it was a good thing it was mainly unknown. I knew that the Pikachus and Pichus didn't like humans, like when my dad and his friends met them for the first time. But after my dad and his friends saved them from Team Rocket, they trusted them enough. I didn't think it would be a good idea if a lot of people knew about the Pikachu Forest. If they did, the Pikachus would be no more. With so many of them living here, people would come and catch them all, leaving none behind.

I looked at all of the Pokemon playing and smiled. It was good to see all of the Pokemon having fun. I noticed that there was one Pichu that stuck out to me. This particular Pichu was slightly smaller, maybe it had only recently hatched from its egg?

We ate breakfast the next morning, which happened to be some apples that we had gathered from the trees, and then we would be back on our way. After we finished our breakfast, we packed up, ready to leave.

"Well, that's everything." Jason said as he pulled his backpack onto his back.

Michelle adjusted her bag and looked at the Pikachus and Pichus. We said goodbye to our new friends and started on our way. Little did we know that we had a follower...

After walking for a few days, we were finally at our destination; Stone Town. Stone Town was at the base of Evolution Mountain.

"Evolution Mountain is mined for stones that can allow your Pokemon to evolve." I said.

Jason noticed a sign and walked over to it. "It says here that there's a party going on at a mansion where the Eevee Brothers live." he said.

"How about we check it out?" Michelle asked. Jason and I nodded our heads in agreement.

We headed towards the mansion and saw that the party was in the backyard. There was a fountain in the yard and many tables spread out with stones on them. There were many people and their Pokemon around, all chatting.

I noticed that three guys were approaching us. They all looked to be around forty years old and they all looked similar to one another, except their hair colors were different; blue, orange, and red.

"Welcome, I'm Rainer," the blue-head said.

"Name's Sparky," the orange-head said.

"Pyro," the red-head said.

"We're the Eevee Brothers. Welcome to the party. Do you have any Pokemon that can evolve with stones?"

"No," Jason said.

"I have my dad's Pikachu." I said.

Michelle released Growlithe, Poliwhirl, and Togetic. Eevee jumped down to join them.

I noticed that Sparky bumped Rainer and Pyro and motioned with his head.

"You have an Eevee?!" Rainer cried.

Michelle stepped back nervously. "Uh...yeah. Eevee's my partner." she replied.

"You should evolve Eevee into Flareon. Flareon is the best out of all the Eevee evolutions!" Pyro said.

"Don't listen to him. Vaporeon is the way to go!" Rainer said.

"No, Jolteon is the greatest!" Sparky said.

"We have the stones that you can use to evolve all of your Pokemon." they said, holding out four stones. A Thunder stone, Water stone, Fire stone, and a Shiny stone (to evolve Togetic).

"I can't evolve Pikachu. Pikachu is my dad's. It's not my decision to make." I said.

Michelle looked at the stones and then to her Pokemon. "I'm not making this decision. You get to decide for yourselves. I'll be glad to be the trainer of you all, no matter what Pokemon you are."

Poliwhirl turned away from the stones.

"You don't want to evolve?" Michelle asked, wanting to make sure.

"Poliwhirl."

Michelle returned Poliwhirl.

"Togetic! Togi." Togetic said, shaking it's head.

Michelle returned Togetic.

"Growl...Growlithe." Growlithe said, looking at Michelle.

"You want to evolve?" she asked.

Growlithe nodded its head.

"That's perfectly fine with me." Michelle removed a Fire stone from the table and held it towards Growlithe. Growlithe glowed and grew in size and when the glow died down, there stood Arcanine.

"Congratulations, your Growlithe evolved into Arcanine." Pyro said.

Michelle then looked at Eevee. "Eevee, do you want to evolve?" Michelle asked, kneeling down to Eevee's level. "I'll be fine with any choice you make, Eevee. It is your choice, not mine."

"Vee..." Eevee trailed, uncertain about what to do.

"Are those your Pokemon?" I asked, motioning to the Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon that were approaching.

"Yes, these are our beloved Pokemon." Rainer said.

"Eevee would be a lot stronger if it were to evolve. Evolution is a big jump to winning battles." Pyro said.

Michelle's eyebrows knitted together. She was thinking hard about this.

"Winning battles comes a lot easier if your Eevee has evolved into one of these." Rainer said.

"Thunder stone for Jolteon, who has a strong electric attack." Sparky said.

"Water stone for Vaporeon, who can blend with water." Rainer said.

"Fire stone for Flareon, who has a deadly burning fire." Pyro said.

Michelle looked at the Eevee brothers. "I'm not forcing Eevee to evolve against her will, no matter how much you pressure me. It'll be my Pokemon's choice, not mine."

"Eevee..." Eevee trailed, looking at Michelle. Michelle smiled gently and rubbed Eevee's head.

"This is a big decision, Eevee. Whatever choice you make will be a good one. If you want to evolve, it would change your type altogether and influence the way you perform in contests. Eevee, if you want to do this you would also have to be in your Pokeball from now on, since you would be too big for me to carry." Michelle said as she removed the three stones from the table.

She knelt in front of Eevee and placed the stones on the ground. "I'm not forcing you. If you don't want to evolve, that's fine. This is your choice, Eevee."

Eevee looked at Michelle and then to the stones. Eevee walked to the middle stone, which was a Thunder stone, and touched it. A light shone and Eevee grew taller and her fur changed dramatically. When the light faded, there stood a Jolteon.

"Congratulations, your Eevee has evolved into Jolteon." Sparky said.

Michelle faced Arcanine and Jolteon. "I'm proud of you both." she said as she hugged Arcanine and petted Jolteon's head. Michelle then looked at me and asked, "Adam, can you scan them with your Pokedex? I need to know what their new moves are."

"Sure, Michelle."

"Arcanine, the Legendary Pokemon and the evolved form of Growlithe. Arcanine is known for its bravery and fierce loyalty. Its proud and regal appearance has captivated people for centuries. Growlithe evolves into Arcanine from the use of a Fire stone."

I moved the Pokedex and scanned Jolteon.

"Jolteon, the Lightning Pokemon and an evolved form of Eevee. When angered or frightened, the hairs on Jolteon's body become like needles that are fired at its opponents like a barrage of missiles. It absorbs charged atoms and can produce 10,000 volts of electricity."

"Thanks," Michelle said to me.

"Good job once again. Now return," Michelle said as she removed two Pokeballs. Michelle gained two new Pokemon in one day that would do well for her in contests.

We left the mansion later and it was strange to see Michelle without Eevee in her arms or on her head anymore.

"This is weird, I'm gonna have to get used to this." she said with a bit of remorse.

"Hey, now the only one who doesn't have an Electric Pokemon is you, Jason." I said suddenly.

"Huh...that's right. Maybe I'll catch one next...?" he replied.

"So where are we heading now?" Jason asked.

"Neon Town, where my next contest is. It's time to leave Stone Town and head to Neon Town." Michelle answered.

But as we left Stone Town and started on our way, we heard something.

"What was that?" I asked.

We turned around and saw a Pichu running towards us.

"Is that one of the Pichus from the forest?" Michelle asked.

"I think it is." Jason said.

The Pichu was in front of us now and had stopped in front of me.

"Pi! Pi! Pichu! Chu!" Pichu cried excitedly.

I looked at the Pichu. "You want to come on my journey with me, right?" I asked.

"Pi! Pichu!" Pichu cried.

I smiled and nodded. "Welcome to the family, Pichu. Join Pikachu on my other shoulder."

Pichu happily climbed onto my other shoulder and rubbed against my cheek.

"Chu!" Pichu cried happily.

I was glad to see that this Pichu was happy. I noticed that it was the Pichu that was slightly smaller than the other Pichus. Now that I thought about it, the Pichu did stay close to me yesterday.

"Well, let's go." I said.

We started walking again. I now had my very own Electric Pokemon and I was going to allow Pichu to stay on my shoulder, just like my dad's Pikachu so I didn't use a Pokeball to capture Pichu. Besides, he would be stuck inside it since I already had six Pokemon with me and one back at the lab in Pallet Town. So technically, Pichu was still a wild Pokemon, but I would capture him later.

Author's Note: So after traveling through the Pikachu Forest and stopping at Stone Town, Adam gains a Pichu and Michelle evolves Growlithe and Eevee.

How many of you guessed that it would be Jolteon? Be honest.

Be sure to stay tuned for the next chapter where Michelle will be battling in the Neon Town contest. Will she win? How will her two new Pokemon perform?

Find out next time on Pokemon NG!