Eevy sat with her arms and legs crossed as she waited for her letter. She was overly angry and everyone but Medira steered far away from her. They avoided her completely unless it was absolutely necessary to pass her. The Professors sat in the room opposite Eevy’s seat with the door locked talking just above a whisper to keep her from hearing them.

"Lance has done a wonderful job disguising his handwriting," Oak commented as he examined the letter, "Using his usual nickname wasn’t exactly smart, but none the less."

"Yes. You are right about that," Foster nodded, "But I’m afraid the content of the letter is not at all like him. He’s quite soft, if you’re able to catch what I mean."

"I’m afraid I’m not good at catching things," Pine shook her head, "I have no idea what you mean by that."

Palm rolled his eyes, "However did you get through the academy? He talks too sweet, too soft, too cute."

"What did you expect?" Pine retaliated, "You saw the way she protected the letter. You should have known it was a love note. If you didn’t you should be the one worrying; about how you ever got through life."

Palm scowled, "Just because you’re my little sister doesn’t mean I won’t think of a really good come back for that."

Elm rolled his eyes and shook his head, "The way he’s talking here leads me to believe we might not be speaking of Lance. Lance has never told a soul other than his relatives he loves them."

Ivy stood staring at the photo of the golden Grimer Eevy had given them, "I suppose he would have good reason to like that girl. She’s made it all the way to Hokubu and even passed through the Moss Bogs. Unlike your trainers, Oak, that took the train."

"But what about Medira?" Oak ignored that comment, "She mentioned someone by the name JP. Jason Peruwa maybe."

"And Starla and Phantom came up as well. Possibly Lurianna and William," Foster added.

"Have you noticed they’ve never mentioned their real names in these letters? I do believe they’re hiding it," Pine mentioned.

"If they are it would be near illegal to tell the girls," Ivy stated, "We could really get in trouble with the League if we went announcing things that aren’t our business."

"Even though the Elite are young I would never have expected them to be foolish, but this leads me to think otherwise," Oak spoke up, "When he writes of JP you can see where he began Jason. He also speaks of training and how she catches his attention. Mentioning ‘distracted from my usual training’ was unbearably dumb. She could catch on."

"Do you really think she’s that perceptive?" Pine asked, "After all, that battle took her a lot."

"Yes, but Ash has won many more badges and competitions than her. She was only a first year trainer against an experienced Orange League Champion and Top 16 Indigo battler. She succeeded anyway. I find that to be impressive," Foster pushed in.

The Professors kept going on and on all night long, studying every possible aspect of the letter. Finally they came to the dumbest conclusion possible. They had no clue whether this was Lance or not. They all felt quite stupid having come to a blank canvas as an instruction sheet. Again, poor Professor Foster got talked into being the dummy for everyone as he was shoved out the door holding the letter and ready to run if necessary.

"Ms. Hikoboshi," he spoke up and swallowed.

An indignant scowl from both Evangelina and Medira caused him to step away, "What, Mr. Foster?" Eevy hissed, refusing to mention the Professor part.

"We’ve finished with the letter," he choked.

"Well, give it here!" she stood and snatched it from his hands, "Now. What did your six and a half hour study lead you to? A dead end?"

"I’m afraid to say you’re exactly right, Ms. Hikoboshi."

"What’d I tell you?" Eevy looked at Medira, who nodded accordingly, "I told you they’d fall into a pit without a ladder."

"Yeah, but they admitted it faster than you thought," Medira admitted.

"True. I must grant them that. You admit defeat easily," Eevy scowled at him, "Go back in there and tell them whatever they read on this letter is to stay between you, me and the lamp post. If I see so much as one person on the street glance at me funny, whether because of this or not," she waved the letter in his face, "I’ll truck my way back here and pop every one of you cold."

"Don’t worry, Ms. Hikoboshi. You, us and the lamp post. Got it."

*^~^**^~^*

"My night was absolutely wretched," Medira sat up and yawned, "Absolutely wretched."

"Not nearly as bad as mine," Eevy sat up as well, "I couldn’t stay asleep."

"That’s too bad."

"Yeah, I’ll get over it. Let’s get everyone up. We’re heading for Blade Town today."

"Oh, they’ll just love us for that," Medira stood up and yawned, startling Mizu who flew about twenty feet into the air, "Sorry, girl. Didn’t mean to scare you."

"It’s OK," Mizu calmed, "Are we leaving today?"

"Yeah. On Wind Dance," Medira’s face flattened, "But it can’t carry all of us. Eevy," she turned and looked at Eevy who was stuffing her pack full of stuff.

"What, who?" Eevy looked up, "What’d I miss?"

Mizu rolled her eyes, "Medira was going to ask you how you plan on getting all of us to Blade Town on one Pidgeot."

"It won’t just be one Pidgeot," Eevy pulled the drawstring on her pack, "Don’t forget, I have friends in high places; flying high, that is."

*^~^**^~^*

Fearow A was sitting around, flapping at his own shadow when an ear piercing whistle caught his attention. His head tilted to the direction of the call, taking in the tone. Registering it in his mind didn’t take but two seconds before he summoned three other Fearow and three Spearow to his side. The group took off into the air, heading for the Hokubu border.

*^~^**^~^*

"There he is!" Eevy waved at the seven figures flying towards them, "You go, Fearow!"

"Fearow fear!" the head Fearow came to a hulking stop beside her.

"I’ve gotta sketch this!" Tracey started drawing, "She’s amazing!"

Sooney scowled, "What about me?" she mumbled.

"Come on," Eevy hopped up and stroked Fearow A’s wing, "Pick a Fearow or Spearow depending on your size."

"Professor," Tracey turned to Oak, "If you don’t mind, I’d like to go and get some sketches of her battle in Blade Town."

Sooney’s smile grew wider with every word, "Yeah! It would be great to travel with someone new!"

"Cut it out, Juliet," Yuu-Yuu pulled her away.

Misty smiled, "It’s a lady version of you, Brock."

"Hardly," Brock huffed.

"Well?" Eevy asked, "You coming or not?"

"Yeah! We’ll come!" Ash stepped forward but paused and turned around, "If it’s OK with you, Professor."

Oak nodded, "I suppose. But I want you to come right back here when she’s through."

"Alright! Onward Fearow!" Eevy paused, "Aren’t you guys going to ride?"

Pikachu, Togepi and Vovo each mounted a Spearow. Medira was on Wind Dance with Yuu-Yuu. Sooney, of course, forced herself on a Fearow with Tracey who was finally just letting her go, hoping it would wear off. Ash and Misty took a Fearow together. Brock and Mizu got a Fearow much to Mizu’s displeasure and Brock’s delight. Eevy got Fearow A all to herself, which Mizu and Tracey commented on her as being a ‘lucky dog’ for.

"Let’s go, Fearow!" Eevy shouted and pointed towards Blade Town, "Onward to Blade Town!"

"Fear row!" the Fearow and Spearow raised their wings and started running, taking off in a V formation all at once.

"Hey!" Ash shouted as he grabbed his hat, "This is a blast!"

"This is great, Eevy!" Misty called.

"Come on, Fearow! Let’s do some tricks!" Eevy’s Fearow arced to the right, spiraling towards the ground and whipping back up again, "This rules!"

"Hey there!" a trainer flew up beside them on a Pidgeot, "Having fun?"

"You bet!" Brock called to him, "How about you?"

"Absolutely!" he looked to Eevy, seeing her on the head Fearow, "Where you heading to?"

"Blade Town. You?"

"Dart Town."

"You’re a ways away."

"I know. I’m just joy riding."

"You do this often?" Yuu-Yuu asked.

"Sure."

"Your Pidgeot sure looks happy," Eevy called.

"Yeah. He loves to fly!"

"I’m sure," Eevy looked down, "We’re getting close to Blade Town!"

"Hurray!" Tracey shouted, delighted at the chance to get rid of Sooney who was clinging to his waist.

"See you around!" the trainer flew off towards Dart Town in an immense hurry.

"Bye!" Eevy pointed to Blade Town down below them, "We’re landing there, Fearow!"

"Fearow fear fearow!" Fearow A descended slowly, landing in the middle of the entrance gate with three Spearow landing behind him and three Fearow behind them along with a Pidgeot stopping beside him.

"Thanks a lot, Fearow," Eevy slid off, "Take care of yourself."

Ash helped Misty down and got a huge hug for no apparent reason. Tracey, like an idiot, offered to help Sooney, getting her attached to his arm. Mizu jumped off and left Brock to whimper down on his own. Pikachu jumped to Ash, Togepi to Misty and Vovo to Eevy. Medira recalled Wind Dance as the Fearow and Spearow flew away, most likely back to Sunflower.

"Now, let’s find that Gym," Eevy turned and headed into town.

*^~^**^~^*

Eevy bit her nails as they approached the gate of a tulip shaped Gym, "Oh man…" she moaned.

"What’s wrong?" Brock looked over her shoulder, "Are you nervous?"

"Kind of," Eevy shook, "This is my first Gym battle in Hokubu and…and…and…I want my Dragon!" she wailed.

"Ah! Stop crying! Please!" a girl about Eevy’s age came out the door of the Gym, "You are upsetting the plants. They will wilt if you do not please stop."

"Sorry," Eevy sniffed, "Do you know where I can find Konohana?"

"Why, you are looking at her, dear girl. I’m Miss Konohana. May I interest you in something?"

Brock zipped to her side, "You certainly do interest me. Perhaps we could get together and chat about the beauty of flowers or maybe the beauty of you?"

Misty stepped up behind him and snatched his ear, "Enough, TuLips."

"As I was saying," Konohana laughed, "Are you here for a Pokemon battle for my Orange Badge?"

"Yes, Miss. I am."

"Please, come this way," Konohana opened the door of the Gym showing an arena that was even more floral than Erika of Celadon City’s was, "Welcome to Blade Town Gym."

"Might I ask," Medira mimicked her speech, "Why do you enunciate everything so precisely?"

"Training," Konohana dropped the perfect speech, "I was training for the Flower Princess awards in Dart Town. Sorry if you didn’t understand me, but the judges really go for the hordy tordy speech."

"What’s the Flower Princess awards?" Misty questioned.

"The Flower Princess awards is an award show that’s part of the Pokemon festival in Dart every year. I’ve been chosen Princess three years running and I’m planning on getting chosen again."

"We’ll just," Eevy snickered.

"Have to," Medira continued.

"See about," Yuu-Yuu laughed.

"That one," Sooney kept going.

"Won’t we," Mizu added.

"Little Miss?" even Misty broke in.

"They’re scary!" Ash backed away.

"You’re going to compete?" Konohana studied them and started laughing, "Oh please! Don’t kid yourselves ladies!"

That comment triggered explosions inside the girls, "Excuse me?" they shouted together.

"You heard me."

Eevy growled low and nastily in that tone that melted Lance to a puddle, "Well. Let’s just see. Let’s start the match. Three on three?"

"Nope. Duo Battle."

"Duo Battle?" Eevy choked, "What’s that?"

"We both send out two Pokemon on the field at the same time so they have to work together. A Flower Princess doesn’t only battle with correct speech, but with her Pokemon as well," she continued while enlarging a Poke’Ball in her right hand, "If you really think you can do it, I’ll be more than happy to take you on!"

"Four Pokemon on one field?" Eevy whimpered but drew two Poke’Balls, "I choose the Flame and Jolt Ball!"

"I choose the Stun and Love Ball!"

A green Flareon, a blue Jolteon, a Tangela and a Bellossom appeared. Eevy choked as she remembered Zovo and Lovo didn’t get along all that well, but it was too late now. Eevy slouched when Lovo shocked his brother and Zovo turned and singed Lovo’s tail.

"I’ll let you call them back because it seems to me they don’t get along," Konohana boasted.

Eevy thought about it, "No. I like these two."

"Whatever," Konohana shrugged, "Let’s have a Duo Battle you two. Bellossom! Tangela! Go!"

"You two had best work together! Lovo! Zovo! Go!"

"Jolt?" Lovo looked back at her, "Jolt!"

"Flare?" Zovo did the same, "Flare!"

The two brothers nodded to each other and ran forward. Lovo tripped and sent Zovo flying, which obviously annoyed the fire powered brother. He stood up and chomped down on the electric brother’s tail, sending him into the air.

"Last chance to switch them," Konohana again boasted.

"No! Lovo, Zovo, you listen up! Work together. Get into sync with each other. If you lose, I’ll have lost the match."

That got their attention, "Jolt," Lovo stepped away a bit to keep from tripping his brother.

"Flare," Zovo stayed back as well.

"Go, Zovo! Lovo! Double Take Down Attack!"

"Bellossom, Tangela. Spiral in opposite directions now!"

The Grass- types spun away just like Konohana had ordered. Zovo and Lovo ran right past, tipping and tumbling with Lovo landing on top of Zovo. Zovo slapped him off and hissed away at him until Konohana’s Pokemon broke their concentration on each other.

"Bellossom, Stun Spore! Tangela, Sleep Powder!"

"Both of you! Tail Spin attack now!"

Both stopped and turned, whipping their tails like propellers. They succeeded in repelling both clouds of dust. Vovo sat behind Eevy, watching his sons with a scowl.

"Bellossom, Tangela! Both of you use Absorb!"

Lovo got away using his superior speed as a boost, but Zovo, being slower than his brother, got caught with both attacks. Vovo was now incredibly aggravated with them both but stayed quiet despite the fact he wanted to smack some sense into both of them. Zovo stood up and shook it off.

"Would you two please stop fighting?" Eevy whined while Tracey sketched away, "Now. Both of you. Team Tackle!"

For once, both of them were working together, but Konohana soon stopped that, "Tangela, Vine Whip!"

"Tang, tang!" Tangela’s vines shot forward, slamming into Lovo’s side, propelling him away.

"Jolt!" Lovo cried as he hit the wall.

"OK! Bellossom, Stun Spore the Flareon!"

"Bell, bell, bell o som!" the Stun Spore illuminated from the spinning flowers on Bellossom’s forehead.

The Stun Spore hit Zovo, sending him to a shaking, shivering crouch, "Flare, flare flareon."

"Eevee eev!" Vovo stepped up to the command plate.

Both Eevy and Ash pulled out their Poke’Dex:

"You two disappoint me!" Vovo hissed, "You’re supposed to work together! To win for her!" Lovo looked up from the floor, "You should be ashamed! This girl tries to train you to be the best you can be and you shoot her hopes down by fighting with each other!" Zovo strained to look up, "How much lower can you two that I call my sons go? Not much!"

"Heart felt, but that won’t help! Bellossom, Tangela, Solar Beam!"

Both attacks were aimed at Zovo, still stunned on the floor, "Flare. I’m sorry," he whimpered, "I’ll do better."

"My brother," Lovo’s petrified face turned hard and nasty, "My brother!" he jumped up and ran in front of Zovo, "Try this one on for size, you ugly shrubs!"

Lovo charged the Tangela, releasing quills as he ran. The pins zapped Bellossom, knocking her out of tune with the Tangela. Lovo’s tremendous headbutt threw Tangela back a few steps.

Zovo stood up and shook himself straight, "Shall we work together?"

"Yeah!" Lovo positioned himself, "For Eevy?"

"For Eevy!" Zovo’s fire started brewing.

"Let’s get ‘em!" Lovo’s thunder started charging.

"For-for me?" Eevy stood in a thick fog, "OK!" she suddenly burst forward, "Charge it up, boys!"

"You can do it!" Yuu-Yuu assured.

"Work together!" Mizu shouted.

"Get them back!" Medira coached.

"Come on, boys!" Sooney ignored Tracey for the moment.

"Attack them at once!" Ash was elated.

"Fight as a team!" Misty added.

"Blow them to bits!" Brock called.

"Go for it!" Tracey concluded.

"What’s going on?" Konohana flipped, "It’s never seen such a thing!"

"Attack now!" Eevy sent the finishing command.

"Fireblast!" Zovo launched his attack.

"Thunder!" Lovo wasn’t far behind his brother.

The Thunder jumped from light bulb to light bulb, smashing them as it traveled, then bounced along the ground. The Bellossom, still a bit disoriented, was struck in the middle of the back, shrieking in pain and surprise. The Fireblast charred everything in its path as it tore forwards to the Tangela. Tangela dodged.

"Pin Missile!" Lovo kept him in the line of fire.

When the smoke and sparks cleared Bellossom and Tangela stood black and steaming. Bellossom coughed a little then toppled over backwards. Tangela stood wobbling like a weeble.

"You-You did it!" Eevy jumped with one fist in the air, "You learned your ultimate attacks! You guys rule!"

"I taught them everything they know," Vovo nodded.

"Great job, Eevy," Eevy turned to see Mizu clapping for her, "You were great."

"Yeah," Yuu-Yuu joined in.

After a few minutes, everyone was clapping, including Konohana, "You were great. You held confidence over appearance. That’s a true Flower Princess. Take this," she pulled the necklace around her neck and took the charm off, "The Orange Badge. You earned it. I want you to have this too," she took a hair pin from her hair, "I got this for being Flower Princess last year. It’s a ruby rose. Take it and never lose faith in your friends, your Pokemon, or yourself."

"Thank you, Konohana," Eevy took the badge and rose, "But I didn’t do any of the work. If anyone should get anything it should be Vovo and the boys."

"Awe," Lovo smirked and looked away.

"It was nothing," Zovo smiled.

"Thank you, Eevy," Vovo brushed up against her leg.

"But, none the less," Eevy stood back up and looked at her Badge, "We won the first badge of the Hokubu division! We won the Orange Badge!"

*^~^**^~^*

"Make sure to come back after you’re Champ," Konohana smiled as the sun started going down.

"I’ll be back," Eevy nodded, "But I won’t be Champ."

"There you go doubting yourself again, Eevy," Medira scolded.

"Well, aren’t we miss perfect?" Sooney smirked.

"Buh dum bum, ching," Medira mimicked the joke drums.

"You’ll be Champ. You’ve got a fighter’s spirit and super cool Pokemon," Konohana patted Zovo’s head, "They really are great."

"I agree," Mizu nodded.

"Well," Ash stretched, "We promised to go back as soon as your match was over. We’d better go."

Sooney pouted before Tracey sat down next to her, "Why are you so upset?" he asked while no one was watching.

"Oh," she blushed and turned away, "No reason."

"Here," he handed her the sketch pad, "What’d you think?"

"Wow," it was a sketch of Lovo and Zovo firing their attacks together, "It’s great. Where’d you learn to draw like that?"

"It just takes practice. And lots of patience. Kind of like battling, I suppose. Do you have any Pokemon?"

"Sure I do," she took out three Poke’Balls, a Stun Ball and a Lure Ball, "Bayleef, Weepinbell, Gloom, Venonat and Qwilfish."

"Could I sketch one or two? Just for fun?"

She tipped an eyebrow, "I suppose. Which ones?"

"The Qwilfish and Bayleef if you don’t mind."

"Not at all," she put away two Poke’Balls and the Stun Ball, "Come on out!"

That attracted the attention of Ash and Eevy. The two of them smiled wide and looked at each other with a nod. Ash walked up behind Tracey and Eevy stood behind Sooney.

"Whatchya’ doin’?" they asked in unison, scaring both Sooney and Tracey into the air.

"Sketching," Tracey heaved.

"Having a heart attack," Sooney took a deep breath.

"Sorry," Ash laughed, "We’re leaving in a little while. As soon as Eevy calls our rides."

"Alright," Tracey sat back down and continued his sketch.

"Sooney," Eevy grabbed her arm and stepped away, "Do I hear Cupid readying his bow and arrow?"

"Shut up!" Sooney swatted her away, "We were just talking."

"Uh huh, yeah, and the next thing you’re going to tell me is he’s eyeing you up and down for a size reference of the sketch of your Pokemon."

Sooney turned around and Tracey flailed back to his paper, "Almost finished," he mumbled into the sketch pad, "If Eevy doesn’t finish me off first…"

"Eevy," Sooney leaned closer, "What do I do?"

Eevy rolled her eyes, "Why don’t you decide?" she pushed her forward causing her to trip and land smack dab on Tracey’s back, "Learned that one from Medira."

Medira smirked as she saw what was happening, "Am I good, or am I good?"

"You’re something!" Sooney growled before she remembered she was sitting on top of Tracey, "Oh geez!" she jumped up, "I’m so sorry! If she hadn’t pushed me…I’m sorry!"

"It’s OK," Tracey groaned as he sat up and brushed off, "Misty’s stomped and smacked me enough to make me realize how much real pain hurts."

"What does that mean?!" Misty hissed off in the distance.

"Nothing!" he shouted back, "Just kidding!"

"Can I see the sketch?"

"No!" he hid the sketch pad behind his back, "It’s not done yet!"

"Come on! I want to see before you leave!" she kept reaching and he kept dodging, "Give it here!" she grabbed his elbow to keep him from bending his arm, "Got it!"

"No!" Tracey flipped, "Give it back! Please, Sooney! Give it back!"

"Oh," she stopped at the picture, "So that’s why you didn’t want me to see it."

"I’m sorry! Just give it back!"

"Why are you sorry? I like it."

"Huh?" he stopped and looked at her funny.

"Well, look at it," she turned the page to him, "It’s makes me look great, even if it is just a profile."

"Yeah well," he put his hand on the back of his head, "I was just fooling around."

"Tracey!" Brock called, "We’re leaving!"

"Be right there guys," he smirked and put out his hand, "Can I have my book back please?"

"You can have something better," she leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek, "Bye, Tracey," she handed him his book and walked away.

"Forget the book," he mumbled and walked to the Fearow’s side.

"Bye, Ash! Bye, Misty! Bye, Brock! Bye, Tracey!" Eevy called after them, "See you around!"

The other girls shouted their good byes as well, but Sooney really screamed, "Bye, Tracey! See you again soon!"

Notes
The next chapter is going to be a blast! Five unsupervised, guy crazy, lunatic, shop-a-holic girls after the title in a beauty contest running around a mall on an unlimited spending amount shopping spree just after a huge victory over the first Gym Leader on their Hokubu trek. Oh boy. I hope Morty locked his wallet…^_^* Well, Lovo and Zovo have reached their strongest attacks. And who might the guy on the Pidgeot be? Hmm…You’ll find out sooner or later *laughs evilly* Bye-bye!

*^~^*Pro_V*^~^*

http://GertanRin.cjb.net/
http://www.rainflower.net/
http://KawaiiRoketto.cjb.net/
http://SparkleSqueak.cjb.net/
http://PokettoMonsutaa.cjb.net/

I don't own Pokemon. *BUZZER* Sorry.

Comments would be most appreciated! Please send them to:

proeeveebreeder@christlinks.com