"Come on! We've got to hurry!"

"Wait up!"

Two small quadrupeds raced through the harsh snowstorm that lashed the Alabaster Icelands. An exhausted Eevee followed behind an energetic Zorua, trying her best not to lose sight of him.

"Are you sure we should be doing this? I doubt your father would approve it!"

"That's exactly why we're doing it! Come on, before we miss this chance!"

After a few more minutes of running, the two pups arrived at what the humans called 'Avallug's legacy'. Both of them hid behind one of the big chunks of ice, and watched the ongoing scene.

"Glaceon, Powder Snow!"

"Glalie, Ice Shard!"

The attacks were fired, and none of them hit their targets, prompting both of the humans to dodge out of the way.

"Alright Glaceon, try again with a Quick Attack!"

"Glalie, counter with Ice Shard again!"

Glalie shot a barrage of ice at Glaceon, who dodged all of them, hitting her opponent fully.

"Alright, that's enough! Good job, Glaceon. Return!" One of them said, taking a wooden sphere out and 'returning' Glaceon to its insides.

"Glalie, come back!" The other one said, doing the same.

"Good job, warden Gaeric! I can see that your battle skills are as good as ever!"

"Thanks, leader Irida! I never miss out on training myself, so I'll never forget to train my partners either!"

"That is good to hear. Now, if there is nothing left to add, I will take my leave to attend Pearl Clan duties"

"Of course! It was a pleasure battling with you!"

As 'Irida' walked away, the two hidden spectators whinned. "I can't believe we missed it!" Exclaimed Zorua.

"I can't believe we ran this fast just to not see anything important!" Added Eevee.

"We should hurry before someone spots us"

"Yeah"

After that more than disappointing battle, the two pups made their way to back where they came from. They stopped in front of a big hole on the ground, eyeing the bottom from the upper part.

"Well, dude. This is where we part ways. My mom is probably worried sick, and I don't even wanna imagine how your dad is gonna be" Eevee said.

"I'll tell you if I survive all the lectures of why I shouldn't have sneaked away..."

"Oof. And your he is an Alpha? Good luck"

"I'm gonna need it"

Zorua proceeded to jump down the hole, using his claws to slide down the wall safely. He waved goodbye to his friend from below, and sighed.

Not too long after Eevee had dissapeared from view, a voice shouted from within the cave.

"Little bro!" Was everything Zorua heard before getting tackled into a tight embrace.

"Aghhh! Sis, I can't breathe!"

"Sorry, too much?"

Slowly, the figure left Zorua on the ground, and he looked at her. The Zoroark wore a wide smile. She was also wearing some sort of ribbon on her mane.

"Yeah. You gotta stop doing that everytime I come back"

"You don't like it? That's more of a reason to do it!"

"That ribbon looks good on you, by the way"

"Oh, thank you! Stole it from one of those humans after scaring the living shit out of her. Don't regret it, though"

"Of course you don't" Zorua added, rolling his eyes. "Uh, umm, by the way, is dad..?"

"Yeah. He's not too happy about you sneaking again to watch one of those human battles after he specifically told you not to. Luckily, I managed to convince him to ground you for a week top, down from forever"

"What would I do without you?"

"You probably wouldn't see the sunlight in a long time" She laughed, while walking away.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

"To get your dinner. I finally got the nod to hunt for the pack"

"That's great! I wish I could go with you..."

"Learn to use your illusions and maybe then dad will let you!"

"I hope so. Goodbye!"

"Bye!"

Zorua walked down the long paths of the cave, greeting the lone Misdreavous, playing what looked like hide and seek. All the time, the small fox was preparing himself for what was going to happen.

Now, time to face the scariest being in these icelands. He thought, while entering the biggest room in the cave system.

"PUP!"

My father. Arceus, have mercy.

"What have I told you about sneaking out of the cave to watch human battles?!"

"That I shouldn't?"

"And you still did it anyway! What if you had gotten spoted? You could have been hurt! Or worse, caught!"

"I know! That's why we were hidden!"

"SILENCE!" He roared. "You are going to stay in this cave for the rest of the evening practicing your illusions until I see a Snorunt walking down these hallways, or there will be no dinner for you today! And you'll spend the rest of the week practicing too!"

"What!? But I won't be able to see Eevee!"

"Bad luck! You should have thought about that before sneaking out!"

"But-"

"AND THAT'S FINAL!"

Zorua wanted to say something, but he knew that it would be pointless to try to reason with his father when he was this angry, so he opted to scream and run away from there, inside another small room in the cave that was used as his and his sister's room.

He laid down on the ground, small water droplets appearing in his eyes.

"It's not fair..." He whinned.

"Hey pup, you alright? I heard Alpha's roars from the other side of the cave"

Zorua looked at the source of the voice, revealing one of the Misdreavous that was playing before, poking his head out of the wall.

"I'm not a pup! I'm at the age to be able to evolve! But my stupid illusions don't work well, and my father keeps treating me like a defenseless pup because of it! And all I did was just going with my friend to see how humans battled, just to see how I could improve! Is it really that much to ask?"

Misdreavous smiled and floated down to the fox's level. "Don't worry, I get how you feel. But you have to understand how your father feels too! He's just worried about you, that's all. He thinks that because you cannot keep yourself hidden, if those humans spot you and try to catch you, running away will be a lot harder. He's just worried about you"

"I-I know! But I want to explore the world! Ever since I was hatched I have been stuck in this frozen wasteland, and I'm sick of it! Nothing interesting happens here! Every time a human comes around here, I go see what's going on just because everything's so boring!"

"You haven't stopped talking about humans. Why are you so obsessed with them?"

Zorua looked away. "It's because sometimes I wonder how it would feel to not be a 'wild' Pokémon, you know?"

"I don't think your father would approve of you getting caught by a human"

"I didn't mean that"

"Huh?"

"Could you imagine how cool it'd be to be one of those blue clothed humans? They always seem to be exploring around all around the region! And they seem to know a lot about battling too!" Zorua's tail began wagging.

"...Are you serious?"

"I know it's stupid, but look at us! We can disguise ourselves as any Pokémon! What's the difference between that and disguising as a human? I swear one day, I'll get out of here and join them! Just for a day!"

"..."

"Pup, you are crazy"

"Maybe, but once I evolve, I'll do whatever I want, and no one will stop me! My friend is very smart too. I'm sure she'll help me with the harder parts of it!"

"You are way crazier than I thought an Alpha's kid could be"

Zorua was about to reply when he was interrupted. "And I like it. Count on me to keep it as a secret"

"Wait, really? Every single Pokémon I talked with about this told me it was a stupid idea!"

"Oh, and it is a stupid idea. But what would be of life without stupid ideas?"

"You really mean it?"

"I do, pup. You should begin practicing your illusions now if you want to eat tonight, though"

"You are right! Thanks, Misdreavous!"

"Don't mention it. Neighbours gotta help each other, huh?"

After Misdreavous dissapeared, Zorua began trying to turn himself into a Snorunt. He had a goal in life, and he was going to achieve it.

I'll show my dad that I am strong! Just you wait!

After a few hours, Zorua had finally pushed himself enough to make a convincing Snorunt illusion that earned his father's approval.

"Your tail is still visible and you have white patches all over your body, but that's just lack of practice" He commented during the dinner.

"You hear that, bro? You just need to practice some more! And you have a whole week to do that! I promise to be with you and help you whenever I can!"

"Thanks, sis. This Stantler you catched is delicious!"

"Thanks! I put all my heart into it!"

The rest of the dinner went by in silence. Zorua ate until he was full, and went straight to his room, closely followed by his sister.

She laid down and curled around him, so that he wouldn't be cold. "Goodnight bro. Good luck tomorrow with your training. I'll tell your friend when I see her that you'll be stuck here for a time"

"Goodnight, sis. Thanks for being the best sister in the world"

"Thank you for being the best brother in the world. I hope you evolve soon so that I don't need to sleep like this every night!"

"You know, maybe I won't never evolve if that's the price to pay for it..."

Soft laughs echoed in the room.

Thinking about my conversation with the Misdreavous from before, I began questioning if my dream was even possible.

I definitely won't be able to achieve it alone. I'll have to tell my friends about it to even have a chance to do this. But I have to evolve first before trying anything.

Zorua fell asleep, dreaming about the incredible adventures that humans live everyday.


"...fell here"

"We need to find a way up. I've heard rumors that there is an Alpha somewhere around"

Zorua slowly opened his eyes. He could swear he had just heard human voices coming from somewhere.

Probably just imagined it. He thought, closing his eyes again.

"You serious? An Alpha?! We better get the hell out of here before we get killed"

This time, Zorua opened his eyes fully. "That wasn't my imagination" He mumbled, squirming out of his sister's grasp.

"Hmm? Where are you going bro?" She said groggily.

"I think I heard human voices. I'm going to investigate"

"Wha-? You can't just go alone! I'll go with you"

"Really?"

"Of course. You need someone to cover you"

"Alright, sure"

The two foxes silently made their way to where the voices came from. Peeking from a corner into one of the cave's entrances, they saw a pair of humans wearing red clothes and a straw hat.

"But how are we going to do that?"

"If only we had the option to call Lady Sneasler..."

"Well, we better call someone that can actually get us out of here! Do you have that Rufflet partner you told me about?"

"Yeah, but I don't know if there is any Survey Cops members around"

"So we are trapped?"

"Pretty much"

"Best to hope that Alpha is actually a rumor and not real"

Zorua's sister smirked. "Now, human lesson number one: Whenever you see one, scare humans as hard as you can!"

She then breathed deeply and used her illusions to create a loud roar, making both humans jump.

"Oh no"

"What the hell is that?"

"Do you think it's the Alpha?"

"I prefer to think it's not. Better take our partners out"

After a nod, both humans took a wooden sphere each and summoned a pair of Pokémon. A Rufflet and a Spheal.

"Rufflet, fly away and call someone to come rescue us"

"Okay!" Rufflet said before flying away.

"Spheal, stay on guard. There is someone in here"

"Got it!" Spheal nodded, rolling in front of the human.

"Alright, human rule number two: Whenever you see a human summoning their Pokémon, check if they have any empty Poké-Balls with them. They are those wooden balls that they use to summon and catch Pokémon. If they don't, fight them!"

Zorua looked at the humans. "I don't see any balls on them"

"Me neither. Now, little bro. Watch and learn" Zorua's sister added, walking out of her hiding spot. The moment she was visible, Spheal squaled.

"Hey! There's someone there!"

The humans looked at the direction of the ghostly vixen and gasped.

"A Zoroark!"

"Of course, that explains it! What we heard was no more than an illusion!"

"Spheal, prepare to attack!"

"Human rule number three: The humans that wear this type of clothes don't usually have very strong Pokémon. It's an easy way to practice"

"Spheal, Water Gun!"

A stream of water erupted from the Pokémon. The Zoroark scoffed and easily dodged out of the way. She proceeded to use Bitter Malice on the Spheal, knocking her back, and out with one attack.

"Spheal, good job. Return!"

After the quickly lost battle, the humans began to talk to themselves.

"What do we do now?"

"We have to wait until rescue arrives!"

"Are you blind? We have a Zoroark in front of us and no Pokémon to save our butts! We aren't going to make it!"

Both of them looked at Zorua's sister, silently pleading.

"Human rule number four: Unless absolutely necessary, never kill a human. You may get chased and hunted down as a result"

She pointed to the hole in the ceiling. "Go" She said.

Despite the humans not understanding the words, they clearly understood that they were going to live for another day, and sighed with relief.

She turned around and began walking. "Human rule number five: Humans can't understand you, so use mimic if you need to comunicate with them"

When she was about to turn the corner, however, one of the humans took out one of the wooden balls, and threw them at the Zoroark.

"Sis, look out!" Zorua yelled, running with the intention of intercepting the ball.

The Zoroark had just enough time to turn around before the ball...was shatered into pieces.

"What the...?"

From apparently nowhere, Alpha walked in front of both of them. He then roared loudly.

"That's a..."

"Real Alpha!"

The massive Zoroark walked in front of the humans and picked them up, despite the loud screams of both of them.

Then launched them out of the cave.

"You two, are you okay?" Alpha asked. Despite his angry face, his tone denoted a hint of worry.

"I'm fine, thanks to you" The smaller Zoroark replied.

"And I'm fine too, I guess" Zorua added.

Now, with a more serious tone, he spoke again. "What are you doing here?"

"I-I heard some voices coming from here and I got too curious. Sis decided to come to cover me. If you want to punish someone...punish me"

Alpha sighed. "I'm not going to punish anyone. It's only normal that you got curious about weird voices in the middle of the night, but please, don't ever do this again. Next time, I may not be able to break the Poké-Ball in time"

"Y-yes dad"

"Now, let's go back to sleep. I hope you at least learnt something, pup?"

"I'm not a pup!"


The week of punishment of Zorua had nearly come to its end. Every day of the week, he had spent almost every hour practicing his illusions, and he felt closer and closer to evolving.

And he knew that once he evolved, he was going to pursue his dream.

"Good job, pup. You've improved a lot since you started. Your disguises are almost perfect, and you have began to understand the basics of hiding yourself. This week has benefited you greatly" Said Alpha.

"I miss Eevee, though"

"Don't worry, you'll see her soon enough. Maybe you will have evolved by that time?"

"I don't know. I feel like that moment is closer and closer, but I don't know when it will actually happen"

"That's normal. I believe you should begin with combat training"

"Oh! Can I help?" Interjected Zorua's sister.

"I see no problem on that"

"Let's go! I get to help my little bro with kicking the ass of some Pokémon!"

"Language" Interrupted mom.

Lunch passed as quick as it had arrived, and now it was time for Zorua to finally see the light of the sun again.

"Tell me how you climbed that wall again?" Asked the Zoroark.

"He didn't" Answered a voice coming from above. "Hey, dude. Heard your sentence ended today. You had us worried, you know?" The voice belonged to a Sneasel, who was sliding down the icy wall with his claws.

"Good to see you again, dude. Mind helping me out again?"

"Sure"

"Don't tell me you've been riding on your friends to get out?" The larger fox laughed.

"How else am I going to? I have no sharp claws to climb like you!"

"Touché"

After Zorua had secured himself, Sneasel began climbing the wall. It felt good to finally be able to feel the sunlight in his fur.

"And we are up!"

Or it would, if there wasn't a snowstorm happening right now.

"Zorua!"

"Eevee!"

The two friends ran and hugged each other.

"I missed you, Zorua!"

"I missed you too, Eevee! This week is been so long without seeing any of you!"

"Did your father do anything else apart from grounding you for a week?" Asked Sneasel.

"He forced me to practice my illusions. Good news is that they are almost perfect now!" Zorua said, before transforming into an almost exact copy of Eevee.

"Woah, no kidding!"

"You tail still sticks out" commented Sneasel.

"I know. That's just what I'm missing. Hopefully, evolution will fix that"

"Speaking of evolving. Eevee, did you choose what you want to evolve into?"

"I'm still deciding. I'm scared of making the wrong decision and regretting it for the rest of my life!"

"Fair enough. You'll always have the Ice Rock if you ever need to use it!"

"Hey, bro! You are supposed to be training!" Interjected Zorua's sister.

"I forgot about that! Sorry guys, but I gotta go. Unless you wanna come with me...?"

"Of course!"

"I've got nothing else to do, so sure"

"Great!"

"Alright then, lot. Follow me. We are going to my favourite training spot"

"Won't we find any humans around?" Questioned Eevee.

"In this snowstorm? I doubt it"

The trio followed the Zoroark almost blindly, until they arrived next to a river. A big waterfall was barely visible on the other side.

"Alright, listen up. I want you three to spar against each other and see how you fare. Use any tactics or tricks you want, but try not to hurt each other too bad"

The three Pokémon nodded. "You ready? Three, two, one, go!"

Immediately, Zorua raced towards Sneasel. He knew that most of his attacks weren't going to affect Eevee at all, so he chose the only target remaining. Eevee had also noticed this, since she was also running towards Sneasel.

The latter wasn't too happy about it. "Hey, that's not fair!" He yelled while using Quick Attack to dodge the Shadow Sneak, but getting hit by Eevee's Swift.

"What do you expect us to do? We can't affect each other!" Zorua exclaimed.

"I'm sure you know at least one non-ghost type move" Sneasel said, not too convinced.

Zorua then decided to practice turning invisible. Eevee kept using Swift on Sneasel until he jumped at her and used Rock Smash. This knocked Eevee back a few feet. Just then, Zorua appeared from behind him and used Bitter Malice.

Sneasel was about to counter attack, when he was interrupted. "Alright, Sneasel. That's enough for you. If you go back to your den with broken bones, your mother will kill us, so step aside" Said the Zoroark, who was acting as the referee.

After a grumble, Sneasel stepped next to the larger figure and crossed his arms.

"Just the two of us now..." Eevee told Zorua.

Without any answer, Zorua used Swift, which caught Eevee by surprise.

"When did you learn Swift?"

"This week's been very long"

Eevee also used Swift, but the attack passed right through Zorua, who disappeared in a misty cloud.

"What the-?" She couldn't finish the sentence before the real Zorua used Swift, making Eevee roll forward.

After shaking her head, she chuckled. "Got me there! I see this week has paid off!"

"I sure hope so!"

"Good job, bro. How you feelin'?"

"I feel...like I'm so close! I can already feel the long mane of fur on my head!"

"Wait a second. You are already that close to evolving?" Eevee exclaimed.

"You didn't tell us!" Sneasel added.

"My dad wants me to be the next leader of the pack..." He said, depressingly.

"You don't look excited..."

"Of course I'm not, because I don't want to! That means I'll have to stay inside that sutupid cave forever! I hate it! I want to see the world in its entirety, and not be stuck in a frozen prison for the rest of my life! I want to explore the region!"

"Please, bro. Don't start ranting about your crazy dreams. I know that you don't want to be the next Alpha, and I respect that. But the way in which you want to achieve your dream is straight up dangerously reckless, if not impossible"

"What do you mean?" Asked Sneasel.

"I want to explore the world, and the best way to do that is by pretending to be a human, and join those blue clothed guys! After all, deception is in our blood, isn't it?" Zorua answered, puffing his chest proudly.

His two friends looked at each other and then at him. Their reactions were mixed.

"That's a great idea!" Yelled Sneasel.

"That's a horrible idea! And you didn't tell us at all?" Exclaimed Eevee.

"Of course he didn't! He was waiting until he was a few days way from going away so we didn't try to stop him, weren't you, Zorua?"

"Oh! Ummm..."

"You were going to just disappear without even telling us anything?" Shouted Eevee, slightly angrily.

"I'm sorry! I just...everyone in my pack to whom I told this just called me crazy and pushed me aside! I was afraid that you would too..."

After a moment of silence, both of the fox's friends hugged him. "We would never do something like that. You are our friend, Zorua. Never forget that" Sneasel reassured.

"Yeah. Even if what you are implying is a crazy idea, and I seriously hope you don't do that, we will always be here to support you, no matter what"

"Thanks guys. I needed that" Zorua said, wiping a small tear.

"Oh, what do we have here? Some Pokémon to complete my training with?"

The quartet looked towards where the voice came from. A Froslass hovered into view, wearing a cocky grin in her face.

"Wha-?"

"I'm Froslass, and I serve as the (secondary) partner of almighty warden Gaeric!"

"Warden Gaeric? You are with that guy that wears almost nothing with this cold?" Zorua asked the other ghost.

"How dare you talk like that about almighty warden Gaeric! And for your information, the warden doesn't wear a shirt because he doesn't need it!"

"Look, I don't know what your deal is, but we are just going to leave, okay?" Interjected Zorua's sister.

"You aren't moving a muscle unless you beat me in a battle! Now, who will the valiant warrior that will face me?"

"What the hell is she talking about? " Whispered Eevee.

"I have no idea, but all I see is a way to gain precious battle experience! " Zorua whispered back.

"You can't be serious! "

"Hey, you! I'll do it!

"What? No, bro. You are not fighting. You are still a-"

"Don't you dare say that"

"...you are still under my supervision, and I don't want you to get hurt! What will dad say if you go home completely bruised and unconscious?"

"Nothing, 'cause I'm not losing!"

"Hm, I like that confidence! You will make a worthy opponent to train against!"

"Uhhh...same?"

Everyone except for Zorua backed away. "Alright. Listen here, Froslass. This is a standard battle, but if you dare to hurt my brother more than the necessary, I'll kick your ass myself. Got it?"

"Deal. I'll try not to hurt your brother too much. After all, this is just a training session"

The two battlers prepared to fight each other. Zorua was nervous, but confident. He knew that this battle was going to be, if not the last one, one of the last ones he was going to fight before he evolved.

"Are you ready?" Shouted the Zoroark.

"Yeah!" Replied Zorua.

"As ready as one can be!" Added Froslass.

"Then..." She raised a paw. "Go!" She yelled, before giving us the signal.

Zorua ran towards his opponent, while she began charging a Shadow Ball. Zorua smirked.

The attack was launched, and Zorua passed right through it, launching a Bitter Malice towards the Froslass, who widened her eyes and took the full blow of the attack.

Zorua landed on the ground with a proud smile.

"How did you not get hit by my attack?!"

"I'm immune to both normal and ghost type attacks!"

"Hmph! As if that's going to stop me!"

The Froslass' teeth then began glowing white, and she launched a white aura that looked like a set of teeth at the smaller opponent, who barely dodged out of the way.

The fox then created a few copies of himself that surrounded his startled opponent.

"I'm here!" Yelled one of the copies, which got blasted with an Ice Shard, disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

"Not there, here!" Said another copy, meeting the same fate.

The taunting continued for a while, until there were no more copies left.

"Huh?! Where are you, fiend?"

"Behind you!" Was everything Froslass heard, before getting hit by a Shadow Sneak from behind, followed by another Bitter Malice.

"Stop making fun of me right this instant!" She angrily demanded.

"Whenever you hit me with an attack!" Zorua taunted, before dodging another Ice Shard...and tripping with a small mound of snow.

"You are mine!" Froslass yelled, before hitting Zorua with a Crunch.

Pain erupted inside Zorua's whole body. He had never been hit by a super effective move. He almost got knocked out by the conbination of pain and unexpectedness.

The attack didn't stop there though. Taking advantage of the fact that Zorua didn't react fast enough, Froslass launched two more Crunch attacks, and both hit the downed fox.

"Aghhh!"

"Zorua!" Yelled Eevee.

The Froslass floated until there was about a arm's distance from Zorua.

"You fought elegantly, but you were no match for me. Now, do you forfeit?"

"Never!" Zorua shouted, forcing his body to stand up.

"Then, you shall faint!" Froslass exclaimed, preparing a last Crunch attack.

Zorua couldn't move. He could barely stand up, so there was no way he could dodge, much less endure the attack.

But something inside of him told him that he couldn't give up.

With a battle cry, one of Zorua's claws became encased in a ghostly aura, and he jumped towards the Froslass.

Before she could throw her attack, Zorua slashed her three times with his ghostly claw, and then promptly landed on the ground, followed by the Froslass doing the same, albeit a bit more forcibly.

"That was..." Began Sneasel.

"Shadow Claw" Finished Eevee.

"But Zorua can't learn that move until they..." Began saying the Zoroark, before she was interrupted by her brother beggining to glow in a blinding white light.

Zorua felt his injuries heal up, and the pain lessen. He felt how his front paws slowly rose from the ground, and all his weight fell on his hind paws. He felt how the small tuff of fur in his head grow until it was a big mane. He felt how his head slowly raised up from the ground.

He felt how he had evolved.

Just then, Froslass collapsed on the ground. "That was a good battle. We have to have a rematch sometime" Was everything she said, before fainting.

Zorua, or rather, Zoroark sighed and sat on the ground, feeling like he was about to collapse too.

"Little bro!" Her sister exclaimed, running towards him, his friends closely behind.

"You evolved!" Exclaimed Eevee, jumping in joy.

"Yeah! Congrats, dude!" Added Sneasel.

His sister just hugged him. "Congratulations, little bro"

"Thank you all. It was something that had to happen, and it finally did! I'm so happy!"

"What happens now?" Asked Eevee.

"Now? I'll have to deal with my father's lectures about 'How to be a good Alpha'. Now that I think of it, evolving is going to be a big problem for me"

"You'll overcome it. You always do, bro"

The two relatives spent a bit more time hugging, until they heard a voice.

"Hey!" And it wasn't a Pokémon. He was the same human that was battling a week ago. "What have you done to Froslass?!" 'Warden Gaeric' asked to the quartet.

"Hey, she was the one that wanted to fight!" Sneasel yelled at him, prompting Gaeric to look at him in confusion.

"He can't understand you. Human rule number five?" Zoroark said.

"You got it!" His sister said.

Gaeric then returned Froslass to her ball. "You are lucky that I left Glalie in the training grounds, or you'd have gotten your asses kicked!"

He the walked away.

"That was weird" Eevee commented.

"So that Froslass wasn't crazy? Is it true that she was the partner of one of the human wardens?" The female Zoroark asked.

"Apparently, yeah" Her brother confirmed.

"I think we should get back. Our parents must be worried" Sneasel interjected.

"Alright, mister 'my auntie is a Noble'!" Eevee joked.

"Shut up!"

"He's right, though. We should head back. Even if I really don't want to let my dad see that I have evolved"

"Please, don't tell me we aren't seeing you in another whole week!" Sneasel exclaimed.

And with that, the four friends made their way back to their respective dens. The newly evolved Zoroark was thinking about what would happen now for the whole trip.

Would he be able to achieve his crazy dream? Or would his father force him to stay inside the den forever?

Only future will tell.


This is a small little side project that I'm not sure if I'm going to finish. Hope you enjoyed the chapter anyway.