“We’re now following our young adventurers to the Gladiola River.”

The announcer was being as quiet as possible to ensure that he didn’t get socked in the head. Eevy and Yuu-Yuu had decided to take Sooney into their traveling group the day before, and since then it seemed as if the announcer had backed off and given them more space. Now the girls were headed for Dogwood City and its Pokemon Gym. The problem was that they had to go back across the Gladiola River. Eevy refused to even get near the bank of the thing.

“No way,” she said, “Absolutely not.”

“But Eevy,” Yuu-Yuu said, “We can’t get to Dogwood any other way. The only route is to cross the river. Don’t worry, it’s just water.”

“I don’t care,” Eevy protested as they reached the river bank, “I hate water.”

“That’s a lie,” someone said, “I know that for a fact.”

“What are you doing here?” Eevy snorted as Morty strolled up on the opposite side of the river, “Go back home!”

“Nope, sorry. I want to see you cross. When I see you hit this side, I’ll leave.”

“You are an evil person, Morty!”

“Thank you,” he laughed as he leaned up against a tree, “Come on then, get over here.”

“No!” Eevy shouted as she took off to hide behind a tree, “No way!”

“What’s wrong with her?” Sooney asked with a blank stare, “It’s just a river.”

“Not to me,” Eevy cringed, “To me, this is a death trap!”

Morty rolled his eyes, “Oh come on!”

“Shut up!”

“I will not!”

“You will so!”

Sooney and Yuu-Yuu watched this wide-eyed. The two of them stood shouting at each other from opposite sides of the river. They were like two year olds fighting over who had to do the chores. Eevy spit out her tongue and Morty gave her a stink eye. Eevy took a step forward then realized she was too close to the river and bolted back to her tree.

“Almost had you!” Morty laughed.

“I could get you if I wanted to!” Eevy shouted from her hiding spot.

“Then come get me!”

“I don’t want to!”

*^~^**^~^*

“This is odd,” Jason said as he sat watching to two of them go at it.

“No, it’s just plain weird,” Will commented, “I wonder how Morty knows her.”

“Who knows?” Lance asked, “Who really cares as long as he’s not her boyfriend?”

“I do,” Jason said, “I want to know.”

“Don’t you idiots remember anything?” Luri snapped, “Morty is her brother!”

“How do you know?” Will asked.

“Ding dong! The door bell to that tiny place you call your brain is ringing!” Luri said as she smacked them in the heads, “She said it while she was battling Jenna you dolts!”

“Oh. Yeah…” Jason whimpered as he rubbed his head.

*^~^**^~^*

“I am not going near that water!” Eevy shouted.

“Come on Eevy!” Yuu-Yuu said as she pulled Eevy’s wrist.

“No! Let go!” Novo’s Poke Ball dropped from Eevy’s belt and opened up.

Novo let a blast of water into Yuu-Yuu’s face and sent her toppling back. He cried out and ran to his master’s side.

“Thank you, Novo,” Eevy said as she petted her Vaporeon’s head.

“Oh, Eevy,” Morty shouted over, “You ever going to come over here?”

“Someday! And when I do!” she shouted with a threatening punch to a tree trunk which chipped away a good amount of bark.

“Oh! Scary!” Morty said as he kicked a tree with the same effect.

“Seems like you guys have a problem,” someone said from behind Eevy.

They turned around to see a trainer, about twenty something, sitting on top a Rapidash. She was wearing a short leather skirt, knee high black boots and a dark purple short sleeved shirt. She had an odd necklace with what seemed to be a chip of a Fire Stone on it. She had shoulder length blond hair that Eevy could just tell was layered, but it was nearly impossible to tell. She hopped off her Rapidash and waltzed over.

“Hi,” she said, “Stay here Flamedance,” she whispered to her Rapidash.

“Uh…Hi,” Eevy said.

“You’re have problems crossing the river, aren’t you?” the girl asked.

“Well…” Yuu-Yuu said, “You could say that, yeah.”

“I’ll help you,” the stranger said, “Get out there! Wind Dance!”

A huge gust of air blew from the Poke Ball as a Pidgeot appeared with a cry of glory. It was very well raised and looked pampered to the point of no return. The girl patted its back and swung herself up.

“Coming?” she asked as she slid forward on the bird.

“Hold on there,” Sooney shouted, “Who are you, and where did you come from?”

“Oh, I’m sorry,” she said politely, “I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Medira. I come from Dogwood City.”

“Medira, huh?” Morty asked as he eyed the girl from his side of the bank.

“Yeah, that’s what I said,” Medira said, “And that’s what I meant.”

Morty gave her an evil scowl for that comment, “Yeah, well…”

“Oh I like this girl,” Eevy said, “Perfect attitude. Just right for me.”

“Funny,” Morty grunted.

“Do you guys want a lift to the other side? Wind Dance can do it,” Medira said as she turned the bird.

“I’ll go!” Yuu-Yuu said as she hopped on.

Medira pulled back and the Pidgeot she called Wind Dance took off into the air. There was a quick gust of wind as it propelled itself across the water. Morty put his arm around his face to keep the dirt and sand out of his eyes. Yuu-Yuu jumped off on his side of the river while Wind Dance flapped its wings. In another burst of wind it landed back on Eevy’s side and stood with its wings folded gracefully at its sides.

“That was fun!” Yuu-Yuu shouted.

“Who’s next?” Medira asked.

Sooney stepped forward and hopped on, “Ready!”

*^~^**^~^*

“Who’s that?” Jason asked as he almost drooled on himself, “She’s pretty!”

Luri rolled her eyes, “Don’t you think about anything else?”

“I don’t think so,” Will said as he sat down next to her.

“Leave him alone,” Lance snorted from the vase on the mantle.

“What’s this?” Luri asked, “Defending the munchkin?”

“Stop calling me that! Just because I’m a couple years younger than you three doesn’t make me a kid!” Jason hissed.

Will, Jason and Luri continued fighting until Lance started to get mad.

“Enough!” he shouted with his voice echoing wildly around the room.

He stood breathing as if to send puffs of smoke from his nose. He was holding a Rose which continued blooming even despite his anger. He was really worked up this time.

“Sorry, Master,” Jason whimpered, “We didn’t mean it.”

“Yeah. Sorry. It won’t happen again,” Luri added.

“We’ll keep it in check,” Will answered.

“See that you do,” he snorted as he walked out.

He slammed the door harder than one would have taken as being humanly possible. The crash of the door slamming echoed around the room, through the hall, into the rooms, and down the stairs. He stomped down the hall with his boot steps echoing just the same. He rocketed down the stairs and turned and went down the next flight. He continued into the basement. He stopped just as he hit the basement floor and looked around the room. The gym. Not a Pokemon Gym, a training gym for humans. He looked into his right hand and realized he was still holding the Rose from the vase. He put it on the table beside him and went on about his business of beating the punching bag. Jason peaked around the corner and eyed his actions. There was no way he was going in there. Not when he was like this. He’d get his head punched off. He stepped back and started to walk away.

“What Jason?” Lance asked as he slammed the punching bag and turned around.

“Nothing,” Jason squeaked as he stepped away again.

“Get back here,” Lance roared.

Jason inched back into the room and walked with his back up against the wall. At least this way if Lance took a swing and he was quick enough to duck his attacker would slam the wall and be immobile for a minute.

“What’s the matter?” he asked in a whisper.

“I’m worried,” Lance said, “Very worried.”

“You? The Dragon Master? Worried?”

“Yes. I have a right to worry.”

“True. So, what?”

“If…If she is the new Master…Peter will be after her.”

“We know that. We just can’t let her win.”

“But what if she does win? What are we going to do? Peter will be after her!”

“Calm down!”

“Calm down. You want me to calm down! How am I supposed to calm down when I see someone who’s going to get torn in two by a jealous idiot!”

“We’ll just have to be careful! There’s nothing more we can do!”

Lance turned and kicked the punching bag as hard as he could causing half the bolts holding it into the ceiling to snap and pull out, “I don’t know what to do either.”

“I know that,” Jason said, “No one knows. Not even Luri, and she’s spoken to Suicune.”

Lance walked across the room and sat down in one of the chairs against the wall, “Why am I like this all of a sudden?” he asked himself as he ran his hand over his mouth, “Am I going nuts?” he slammed the back of his head against the wall, “Well,” he said out loud, “Maybe if all else fails, Peter will think her too pretty to kill her.”

*^~^**^~^*

“Your turn, Eevy!” Medira said from on top of Wind Dance.

“No way!” Eevy said as she shook her head, her purple puffed bangs bouncing back and forth.

“Come on, Eevy!” Yuu-Yuu called to her, “Just get on and come over here.”

“I’ll stay over here, thank you.”

There was a rustling in the bushes behind her. Eevy spun to look and saw Raikou looking through the bushes. He nodded at her a bit and pulled his head back to hide it.

“That was weird,” Eevy thought, “What’s he doing here?”

“Well?” Medira asked.

“I’ve got a better idea,” Eevy said with a sudden stroke of genius, “Novo, in the water!”

Novo took a flying leap into the water of the river. His legs kicking held him in one spot while he awaited his master’s next order.

“Brace yourself,” Eevy said as he walked to the bank and took off her boots, “Let’s surf!”

Eevy jumped on as Novo whipped away from the shore. Medira ducked down as a wave of water flew at her from Novo’s powerfully swinging tail. Eevy balanced carefully as Novo whipped around to send Morty a quick and heavy bath. Everyone else on his side stayed dry, but he was thoroughly drenched. He spit out a stream of water and shook his shirt out as Novo came to a halt by the bank. Eevy stepped onto the ground laughing.

“What are you, a hyena?” Morty asked, ringing out his shirt.

“No! You just look so, so funny!” she just about fell over in laughter.

“Hardy, har, har,” he snorted as he shook his head to the side to get the water from his ear.

“I love it!” Medira said as Wind Dance glided over to them, “You’ll balance on a Pokemon’s back, but you won’t take a nice quick ride. Why?”

“I trust my Pokemon with my life,” Eevy said as she pattered Novo on the head, “I’ll always prefer them to anything else.”

“Eevee eev!”

Eevy turned to look across the river. She didn’t have to look all the way to the other side, Vovo was in the river, paddling with all his might trying to stay afloat. The current was getting the best of him and he was slowly being pushed under.

“Vovo!” Eevy ran to jump into the water, but Yuu-Yuu and Sooney held her back.

“You can’t Eevy!” Yuu-Yuu said, “You could drown!”

“I don’t care! Let me go!” Eevy slammed the heel of her boot down on Yuu-Yuu’s foot.

Yuu-Yuu let go and Sooney wasn’t strong enough to hold Eevy alone. Eevy and Novo bolted to the river, but were cut off by a blur of color. Eevy stopped and watched stunned as Medira hung off Wind Dance’s side just above the surface of the water. She swung carefully and pulled Vovo up onto her Pokemon’s back. She directed Wind Dance back to the shore and with a huge gust her Pokemon obeyed. Medira held Vovo out to Eevy who was just standing there staring at her.

“Don’t you want your Pokemon back?” Medira asked with a grin.

“Thank you,” Eevy whimpered, “Thank you so much!”

“Eevee eev!” Vovo cried as he jumped to Eevy’s shoulder and turned to Medira, “Eevee eevee eev!”

“You’re welcome.”

*^~^**^~^*

“Geez,” Will said as he watched what Medira did, “She’s got that Pidgeot trained to a tee.”

“I can’t even do that with Dewgong,” Luri said as she too watched Medira, “I hope she’s not after Gym Badges.”

“Me too.”

*^~^**^~^*

It had just started getting late and the sun was just starting to set. Medira was in front, leading the way on Rapidash. Eevy was next with Zovo out of his Poke Ball. She wanted to be armed incase of a visit from a Dark- type Pokemon, and decided a Fire- type was the way to go. Yuu-Yuu and Sooney were walking together in third position. Yuu-Yuu with Pichu on her shoulder and Sooney with her Gloom out. After them, Morty trotted along, still refusing to leave. Eevy knew it was because his Ghost- types weren’t good against Dark- types and he was secretly longing for protection. At the very end, the camera man, microphone man and announcer followed.

“We are now in the eastern side of Sprig Forest,” the announcer whispered, “As you can see it is starting to get dark and our trainers have all armed themselves with their Pokemon as a defense against any unexpected glitches.”

There was a quick rustling in the bushes to Eevy’s side and she stopped quickly. A Houndoom broke through the leaves between her and Medira. He growled viciously. Medira turned to attack.

“Flamedance! Fire Spin!” she called as her Pokemon launched a fiery spiral of flames.

The Houndoom cried out and fell to the ground.

“Ok! Ultra Ball! Go!” Medira tossed the strongest Poke Ball she had with her; one of her Ultra Balls, but it bounced off and zipped back to her, “That’s weird.”

“Wait!” Eevy blared, “That thing’s got a trainer! You won’t be able to catch it!”

“Well, for an old hag you sure do have a good memory,” someone said from the bushes, “I’m going to get my pay back, right here, right now!”

“Want do you want, you little virus?” Eevy shouted as Daemeon walked onto the path.

“I just told you. I want a rematch!”

“Then you’ve got one, you ugly little toad!”

“Let me,” Medira said, “I feel like pounding someone.”

“Oh, no!” Daemeon said, “This is between me and her!”

“Don’t you think it’s a bit past your bed time?” Medira laughed at him.

“Shut up!” he growled at her, “You’re on! Go…Tauros!”

“Ok. I choose…Wave Maker!”

The Tauros drug its hoof and Blastoise mimicked. Medira hopped off her Rapidash and in a flash of light recalled it to its Poke Ball.

“One on one, girly!” Daemeon called with a laugh.

“Girly? Ok, maggot, one on one!” Medira sneered.

“Tauros! Take Down!”

“Wave Maker, Skull Bash!”

The Tauros took a heaping charge at Wave Maker, but it was able to escape.

“Wave Maker! Water Gun!”

“Tauros, Stomp!”

Tauros leapt into the air and avoided being hit. He came flying back down on top of Wave Maker, sending him to the ground. The Blastoise pushed itself back up.

“Wave Maker! Be careful!”

“Tauros! Tackle!”

“Wave Maker, Hydro Pump!”

In a burst of blue, the Tauros was wrapped in a continuous ring of water. It yelped in pain and stumbled around a bit before falling beneath the water’s edge and out of sight. When the water seized, Tauros laid badly waterlogged on the ground, whimpering.

“Poor thing,” Yuu-Yuu said, “I feel sorry for it. Having a master like him.”

“Ok, worm, you got your rematch, get out of here!” Eevy growled.

“No! I didn’t get my rematch! I got a quick joust with someone else! I still want one with you!”

*^~^**^~^*

“He’s annoying,” Jason said, “Like a cold, it just doesn’t go away.”

“I hope he doesn’t get here,” Will said.

“Why not?” Luri asked, “We could pound him any day.”

“Yeah, but I might rip him in half first,” Will joked.

“Stop that!” she laughed as she pushed him.

*^~^**^~^*

“You want a fight, you’ve got one!” Eevy growled, “I’ll take you on any day!”

“Good! One on one! You and me!” Daemeon snorted.

“You got it,” Eevy said evilly, “Vovo. It’s just you and me. We can do it!”

“The puny Eevee again? How pathetic! Arbok! Go!”

“Vovo! Go!”

*^~^**^~^*

“This should be interesting,” Jason said as he watched the Eevee spring forward.

“I hope she nails him one!” Will shouted.

“Well,” Luri said as she looked over to Will, “I see you have a very competitive streak.”

“Yeah, well,” Will said, “I just want that virus exterminated! I don’t like his attitude.”

Lance walked in and stomped as he entered the doorway. The three others in the room sat silently as he found himself a chair and sat down. He was still hot about the fight before and they didn’t want him to boil over again. He growled when he saw Daemeon.

*^~^**^~^*

“Ok! Vovo! Agility!”

“Arbok, Poison Sting!”

Vovo spun and jumped and avoided being hit, “Great job! Now use Take Down!”

“Get back at it with a Wrap attack!”

The Arbok coiled around Vovo and he cried in pain, “Oh no! Vovo!”

“We’ve got it now! Bite!”

“No, Vovo! You’ve got to get up!”

“I win!” Daemeon teased.

“Not so fast! Vovo! You can do it! Just stand up for one last attack!”

Vovo pushed himself as hard as he could. He shakily stood up which put Daemeon into a laughing fit.

“You expect to beat me with that?” he laughed, “It’s half way dead!”

“Well, that means he’s also still half alive! Vovo! Shadow Ball!”

Vovo’s eyes lit up and he launched a devastating Shadow Ball into Arbok’s face, sending the snake Pokemon tipping back into Daemeon who was the trapped under the Pokemon’s weight.

“Hey! Get him off me! Get him off me!”

“Vovo! You did it!”

“Eevee eev!” Vovo turned and ran to his master.

He looked completely content as he curled up on her shoulder, “We beat Daemeon!” Eevy shouted making the sign of victory.

*^~^**^~^*

“Oh great,” Jason said, “We’re gonna get tromped. I can see it now…’Elite 4 slammed by first year trainer’, ‘First year trainer slams Elite into dirt’.”

“We are in SO much trouble,” Luri said as she put her hand on her forehead.

“We’ll be plowed!” Will shouted, “She’s gonna bean us!”

“I, for one, would be happy to have her as a Champion.”

The group turned to see Lance tossing his Dragonite’s Poke Ball up into the air. He stopped and grabbed it to look at them with his right eyebrow tipped up.

“What?” he asked with a shake of his head and a shrug of his shoulders.

“Did I hear what I think I just heard come out of your mouth?” Luri asked.

“What?”

“That you want her to come here?”

“In that case, yes, you did.”

“You mean, you want a new Champion?” Will asked with his eyes wide in surprise.

“He wants something alright,” Jason laughed.

“Shut up,” Lance snorted.

*^~^**^~^*

After Morty had disposed of Daemeon with help of Officer Jenny, he bid his sister and her new friends good bye and went back to Rose Town. Eevy didn’t really want him to go, but he had to get back to their parents any way. As the group continued through the forest…

“It’s getting kind of late,” Yuu-Yuu said, “Maybe we should stop here for the night.”

“Maybe,” Sooney said, “But I’m hungry.”

“I could make something,” Eevy spoke up.

“Are you sure?” Yuu-Yuu asked.

Eevy gave her an evil grin, “It’s not like it’d kill you. Besides, Vovo has eaten my cooking before.”

“Eevee, eevee,” Vovo said as he licked his chops.

“Well…” Sooney said, “I suppose.”

Eevy set out about her business while Sooney, Yuu-Yuu and Medira set up the tents. The announcer and his boys set up their own tents away from the girls’. Sooney finally finished with her tent and sat down on the ground. She sighed heavily and got a bowl in her face.

“I’m finished,” Eevy laughed when she saw her friend sniff at it a little bit, “Go ahead. Try.”

“I don’t want to be the Guinea Pig!” Sooney shouted, “Ask Yuu-Yuu!”

“Not me!” Yuu-Yuu said.

“Oh, for Heaven’s sake!” Medira said as she snatched the bowl, “You two are such babies.”

“You might feel differently if you get sick,” Yuu-Yuu joked.

“Yeah. Thanks,” Medira shook her head and took a bite, “Not bad,” she said, “Not bad at all.”

“See,” Eevy said as she spat out her tongue.

*^~^**^~^*

“Oh, and now she cooks too,” Jason laughed, “What doesn’t this girl do?”

“Pretty much nothing, I guess,” Will added.

“Come on, Lance,” Luri whined, “What’s your problem?”

“Leave me alone,” Lance grunted as he pushed her away.

“I know!” Jason shouted, “He’s worried about Peter!”

“You little snitch!” Lance bellowed as he stood up.

“You mean he’s worried about what Peter will do if she does make it to Champion, don’t you?” Will asked as he turned to Jason.

“Yeah.”

Lance’s face took on an odd crimson color, “Yeah, well…”

*^~^**^~^*

“So,” Eevy broke the silence as she watched everyone stuffing their faces, “What do you want to do in terms of Pokemon, Medira?”

The camera man dropped his spoon into the bowl to turn the camera toward Medira. He then continued stuffing his face with bite after bite of Eevy’s stew.

“Me?” Medira asked, “I want to be a Gym Leader.”

“That’s great!” Sooney blared, “But, doesn’t that mean one of the Elite 4 has to admit you?”

“Yeah. That’s what I’ve been thinking about.”

“What?” Yuu-Yuu asked.

“You’re headed to the Rainbow League, right? Well, I was thinking…Maybe if I stay with you, I’ll get to meet the Elite 4 when you get there. What’d you say? Please? I promise I’ll never get in the way. Please, Eevy?”

“Well,” Eevy said as she stared down into her bowl, “Um…Sure! I could use someone my age around here!”

“Thank you!”

“What are we? Chopped liver?” Sooney asked as she eyed Eevy with Yuu-Yuu nodding accordingly.

“You know what I meant.”

In The Next Chronicle
Onward to Dogwood City and the next Pokemon Gym! The Red Badge is next in a heated battle against Cain. Eevy’s battle starts out great, but when Cain’s star fighter steps into the match, things start rolling down hill with a fire filled Roll Out attack. Will Eevy be able to find this Pokemon’s weak spot? Does it even have one? Find out soon in:

Flippin’ Flames

Notes
First off, I’d like to thank, and give complete credit to, Jenae of Rainflower.net for Medira. Medira is actually her RPG character and she gave me permission to mix her in here. Medira is a sly girl and a giant attitude. So much like Eevy, I just had to ask to use her. From now on, when you see Medira, think http://www.rainflower.net. You should really go there, you’d like it, I bet. Also, Jenae gave us the award on the ‘Angel Adventures’ main page. She’s such a giving and great person, ne? You be sure to go to her site or I’ll sick Vovo and the Ovos on you!

*^~^*Kat*^~^*

http://powerprincesses.cjb.net – For the Sailor Moon fanfic ‘Sailor Moon A’
http://www.rainflower.net – Thank you, Jenae, for use of Medira!

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