"Yes, we get to run from the Boss too. Live with it," Butch coughed up dirt.

"They had a lot of gall coming down into the underground after us!" Jen burst, "I’m going to beat that snotty Rose Town rat yet!"

"I saw that the last time you fought her," Persian laughed, "She almost broke you in half."

"Shut up. Besides, I want those Pokemon of hers anyway. The Boss would love me for them."

"We really should be after Pikachu, but the bimbo brigade looks more promising than the twerp trio," James commented.

"Why do you waist your time with that Pikachu and those kids?" Cassidy asked with a shake of her head.

"Really. It never does you any good," Butch added.

"You’ve never really seen how powerful that electric rat can get," Jessie pointed out, "We have…too many times."

"Don’t remind me," Meowth scowled.

"Look there," Mondo pointed, "Trident Town."

*^~^**^~^*

"What Pokemon other than Bayleef do you have, Sammy?" Eevy asked as she sat down.

"I have a Girafarig, Kabuto, Kadabra, Mantine, and Octillery too," Sammy answered as he sat down across from her, "None of them care for me, as I’ve said."

"The first thing you have to do is stop doubting yourself. That I do know. Telling yourself I can’t only makes matters worse."

"She’s got a point, Sammy," Sooney sat down next to him, "Even I’ve told you that."

"Sooney!" someone called from behind them, "Hi, sis!"

Sooney choked at an older boy flinging his arms around her shoulders, "Hello, Steven. Hello, Shawn."

"What are you doing in town?" the one she called Shawn slopped down in a chair next to them, "You’re not giving up on us, are you?"

"No. I wouldn’t dream of it," Sooney crossed her legs, "These are my other two deranged brothers, Shawn and Steve."

"Hi," the girls and Eusine whimpered.

"New friends?" Steve asked, "That’s good."

"At least they’re not loony like Morty," Eevy whispered to Mizu who laughed a bit.

"Hey," Steve suddenly pointed to Eevy, "You’re the one from that PKMN TV thing, aren’t you?"

"Yeah," Sooney jumped, "That’s her!"

"And our little Sooney was on there too," Shawn patted her head before she flicked him away.

"You know that brother of yours is in town here," Steve chewed some gum, "He’s floatin’ around here somewhere."

"Great, just what I need," Eevy moaned.

"There he is now," Sammy pointed over the edge of the bushes beside them, "Hey, Morty!"

Morty turned to see who bellowed to him and saw Sammy jumping up to see over the bushes, "Hey, Sammy! What’s up?"

"Come on over here!" he shouted back before Eevy yanked him down.

"No!" Eevy shook her head at him, "Don’t!"

"Too late," Mizu looked through the bush, "Here he comes."

"Oh," Morty stopped, "You."

"Yes, me," Eevy snapped, "What are you doing here in Hokubu? Shouldn’t you be back in Nanka, hanging out with the other poisonous plants?"

"I can go where ever I please. You have no rein over where I stay."

"So be it," Eevy shrugged, "I assume you’ve met these three, dear brother."

"Yes, I have, dear sister," he pushed her out of the way and sat down in her seat, "They challenged me. And lost," he heard three different grunts.

"Get out of her seat, Morty," Eusine was waiting to see his reaction to his presence.

"Eusine!" Morty flailed and nearly choked him with a huge, ecstatic hug, "You’ve been with Eevy?"

Eusine pried him off, "Just for a couple of days. How have you been? I can tell you and Eevy aren’t too thrilled with each other."

"I’ve been fine, but Eevy neglected to tell me you were around," he turned and narrowed one eye at her.

"What?" she looked at him in a nasty questioning manner, "Why should I have told you? You can find these things out on your own."

He straightened up in his seat, "What’s up anyway?"

"We’re trying to help my brother Sammy get along with his Pokemon," Sooney answered, "But we were so rudely interrupted by three men who shall remain nameless."

Morty, Shawn and Steve cleared their throats, "Now then," Eevy pulled Morty from her seat and sat down, "What do they do that leads you to think they don’t like you?"

"They run from me, or hiss at me, and occasionally they’ll try to bite me. And obviously they won’t listen to me in battle."

"I remember," Yuu-Yuu broke in, "Ash told us his Bayleef acted that way when she was still a Chikorita because she was jealous of Pikachu."

"My Pokemon have no other Pokemon to be jealous of," Sammy frowned, "None of them have any better of a bond with me than the other five."

"I tried," Yuu-Yuu moaned.

Sammy heard the too familiar shaking of his Poke’Ball as his Bayleef broke free, "Bay. Bay leef!"

"No Bayleef!" Sammy jumped up and hopped the bushes beside him as the Bayleef took off around them, "Gotcha!"

"Experienced are we?" Mizu looked over the bushes, seeing Sammy holding the struggling Bayleef.

"Yeah," he grunted, "I’m used to it by now. I knew exactly what he’d do."

"Bayleef!" he cried as he tried to squirm away.

"Hey, Bayleef!" Eevy stood up and walked over, "What’s up, huh? Why don’t you like Sammy?"

"Bay, bay leef bay!"

"Hold on," Eevy dug around in her pocket and pulled out her Poke’Dex, "Could you say that again?"

"He gave away my sister!" Bayleef spat.

"Your sister?" Shawn questioned, "Oh! I know!" he reached to Sooney’s belt, "Go, Bayleef!"

"Bay, bayleef!" Sooney’s Bayleef shook off, "Bayleef!"

"You’re bigger," Bayleef stopped squirming and looked up at Bayleef, "You never used to be like me."

"Sooney trained me," Bayleef nodded, "Why are you being mean to Sammy?" she leaned down and narrowed one eye at her brother.

"He gave you away to her!" Bayleef pointed to Sooney with his leaf.

"I love Sooney! She’s my best friend! Don’t be mad at her! I’m doing just fine."

"But I miss you."

"I love to travel and I miss you too, but I always remember we’ll see each other again."

"So that’s what the problem was," Sooney said, "All this time it was because Sammy gave his Bayleef’s sister to me."

Bayleef and, well, Bayleef continued talking while Eevy started on Pokemon number two, "How about your Girafarig?"

"Girafarig isn’t as bad as the others. He’ll listen to me when he feels like it."

"Let him out. Let’s see what he has to say."

"Girafarig, go!"

"Hey there, buddy," Eevy pointed her Poke’Dex at the Girafarig, "What’s shakin’ that makes this poor kid so bad?"

Girafarig didn’t answer, just looked away and snorted something to the respect of, "Boring."

"Boring?" Eusine questioned, "Elaborate please."

"His training is boring. I’m a Psychic- type. I’m meant as an attacker, not a novelty."

"Heh?" Mizu questioned.

"What do you mean by novelty?" Eevy asked.

"He uses me for stupid little jobs," Girafarig snorted, "Like moving boxes or carting bags."

"I must admit, that’s a bit cruel," Sooney looked to her brother.

"I can handle heavy loads," Girafarig continued, "But I prefer battles to baggage."

"Sorry," Sammy frowned, "You never did anything to let me know."

"Because I do like you as a trainer, Sammy. It’s the torture of carting Mr. Kudos’ bags that I don’t like," Girafarig slightly laughed at that, "Are we in good terms now?"

"Yes," Sammy nodded, "Pokemon number three is Kabuto!"

"Ka but to," the helmet-thing said, "Ka but."

"What’s hangin’, helmet head?" Eevy asked.

"That right there is the problem!" Kabuto snapped, "The idiotic nicknames and stupid comments that he lets people get away with!"

"Oh, so he lets people call you names, is that it?" Sooney scowled at Sammy, "That’s cruel, Sammy!"

"Yeah, that is a bit harsh," Shawn admitted.

"Cruel, evil little boy," Steve boasted.

"I’m sorry, Kabuto. I never knew they were that bad with it. You shouldn’t let their idiocy hurt your feelings," Sammy sat down next to his Kabuto.

"I suppose I am a bit of a helmet-head."

"Who’s next on the list?" Eusine asked as Morty again started gabbing at him.

"That would be Kadabra!"

"I have a feeling this one’s going to be a little easier than the others," Morty laughed.

"Why is that?" Sammy asked as everyone started laughing, "What’s so funny?"

"You’re an idiot," Medira laughed hysterically, "It’s a wonder you’ve stayed a trainer this long!"

"What?" Sammy asked again.

"That’s an Alakazam, not a Kadabra!" Sooney fell over in laughter.

"Huh? Ah! When did he evolve?!"

No one could answer him, they were laughing too hard, "Now, what seems to be the problem with the next one?" Eevy managed to say despite her crazy laughing.

"Mantine, and yes, I’m sure it’s a Mantine!"

Sooney, Shawn and Steve were too busy rolling in laughter to comment on that, but Medira wasn’t, "You’re sure now?" she asked before almost falling over again.

"Yes," Sammy snorted as the Mantine emerged from the Poke’Ball.

"So, Mr. Manta Ray," Mizu wanted to try her luck on the Water- type, "What’s up that makes this guy so terrible?"

Mantine was completely silent, he just kind of floated in midair, staring into space, "Hellooo," Yuu-Yuu waved her hand in front of its face, "Nothing."

"I see the problem already," Eusine stepped up, "The Remoraid on its fin is missing."

"That thing’s in a fish tank back home," Shawn said, "That’s my fault. Sorry, Mantine."

"Man tine-tine," it nodded and already looked a lot happier.

"And last but not least is Octillery!"

"Octil-oc," the Octopus stretched his tentacles.

"Hey, squid," Kayla examined it, "What’s happenin’?"

It looked incredibly droopy, "Octil-oc," it said again and looked like it was going to ooze away.

"Yeah," Medira said in a confused tone, "Sure."

Morty stepped up, much to Eevy’s aggravation, "How long has it been since you took this guy for a check up at the Pokemon Center?"

"I just did yesterday, why?"

"When was your last battle with a Poison- type?"

"Not that long ago."

"After the Center?"

"Yeah. Octillery won, but he’s looked real droopy since then."

"I think you should take him to the Center again. I think he’s got a dose of Beedrill poison or something to that respect."

"Come to think of it, he wasn’t really this bad with me until after that match. That’s how I managed to win."

"You smell that?" Eevy suddenly asked.

"Berries?" Yuu-Yuu asked, as she didn’t smell a thing.

"No," Morty shook his head, "Smokescreen."

"Good guess!" someone said from a cloud of gas sneaking closer to them.

"I say we do a group motto! Prepare for multiplied trouble!" Jessie stepped out.

"And make that more than double!" James was next with Weezing behind him.

"To infect the world with devastation!" Cassidy followed.

"To blight all people within our nation!" Butch continued.

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!" Jen came next.

"To extend or wrath to the stars above!" Mondo added.

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Cassidy!"

"Butch!"

"Jen!"

"Mondo!"

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!" the Team Rocket ladies said this.

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" this was the guys.

"Meowth! That’s right!" Meowth added his signature phrase after bopping Wobbuffet from the way.

"Don’t you ever give up?" Eusine shrugged, "If you’d rather fight, OK."

"I don’t think so, bimbo brigade! Go, Weezing, Smog attack!"

"Don’t breathe in!" Eevy hacked.

"Too late," Medira choked.

"You may not have a Pikachu," Jessie laughed, "but your Pokemon are just as shocked!"

"My Pokemon!" Sammy gagged, "Give back my Pokemon!"

"Bayleef!" Sooney cried, "My baby Bayleef!"

"Go," Morty choked, "Haunter! Try to blow them away!"

"We were prepared for you, Master Morty!" Cassidy laughed, "Take this, ya’ Ghostly gas ball!"

Cassidy fired one of Team Rocket’s usual guns, the kind with glue or nets and stuff in it, while Jessie and Jen held it steady. This was an ice gun like Jessie and James had taken into Blain’s underground volcano Gym. It hit Haunter dead on, freezing him to a block of ice.

"No, Haunter!" Morty went to run, but Eevy stopped him.

"Don’t worry," she kept her arm over her mouth, "He’ll be fine. Go, Zovo!"

"Who’s messing with my master?" Zovo looked left and right, then spotted Team Rocket, "Oh! You again!"

"No, no, no!" Butch boasted, "Take that!"

Butch then fired another of their guns, this one with water, while James and Mondo held it steady. They seemed to be prepared for anything for once, as they stole Zovo. Shawn, Sooney, Sammy and Steve were not at all happy with this.

"What do we do? They’ll get away with our Pokemon!" Shawn gagged.

"Bayleef!" Sammy cried, "Mantine, help us! Girafarig, Alakazam, Kabuto, Octillery! Please help!"

"Bay bayleef!"

"Man-man tine!"

"Giraf arig giraf!"

"Ala kazam!"

"Ka but to!"

"Octil-octil oc!"

"Mantine! Use Wing Attack!" Sammy fought everything that was telling him they wouldn’t listen, "Blow away the Smog!"

"Man tine man!" Mantine struggled against the ropes wrapping around his wings, "Man tine man! Mantine!" he broke free and did as he was ordered, "Man tine-tine!"

"Bayleef! Use Razor Leaf to cut those ropes!"

"Bay leef!" Bayleef cut his own ropes and then turned to free the others, "Bayleef!"

The other Pokemon flew to the ground, but Sooney’s Bayleef was still suspended, "Alakazam! Psychic attack!"

"Alakazam! Ala!" Butch and Cassidy were pulled into the air as they clung to the ice and water guns they had been holding, "Kazam!"

"Octillery, Octazooka attack!"

"Octil-oc!" Octillery fired a devastating Octazooka at Meowth and Persian, who toppled over backward, "Octil!"

"Girafarig, Stomp attack!"

Girafarig was having a blast stomping down on top of James and Jessie’s heads, "Giraf-giraf," he smirked as he pounced from head to head.

"Kabuto, Surf attack now!"

"Ka but-but to!" Kabuto sent a tsunami of water towards Mondo and Jen who started to run, but tripped and fell face first, "But to but!" Kabuto dropped the attack down on top of them.

"They all listened," Sammy stood in awe.

"Sammy! Save my Bayleef!" Sooney wailed, "Please!"

"We’ll help!" Shawn stepped up with Steve, "Go, Bayleef!"

"Got that right!" Steve said, "Go, Bayleef!"

"Bay! Bay! Bay!" came three separate cries.

"You all have Bayleef?" Kayla questioned, "Sweet!"

"Bayleef," Steve shouted.

"Bayleef," Shawn continued.

"Bayleef," Sammy added.

"Razor Leaf attack!" they called together.

Six razor sharp leaves twisted forward, slicing through the ropes holding Sooney’s Bayleef, "Leef bay!" Sooney’s Bayleef stood up and ran to her.

"Wait a second," Sammy stepped back, "Bayleef?"

"Or maybe," Shawn backed up, "Could it be?"

"No way," Steve took a few steps away, "Are they really?"

"This is too cool," Sooney stayed with her arms around Bayleef’s neck, "They’re evolving."

"Meganium!" was repeated in four different pitches as each of the Bayleef finished their evolution, "Megan meganium."

"This rules," Kayla nodded.

"Meganium, now!" Shawn was first, "Use Razor Leaf!"

"Meganium, now!" then came Steve, "Use Headbutt!"

"Meganium, now!" Sammy was third, "Use Body Slam!"

"Meganium, now!" Sooney cried last, "Use Solar Beam!"

Four different, "Meg!" came from the Pokemon, now powering up.

"No fake," Jen snorted.

"Really?" Jessie asked snottily.

"I would never have known," James snapped.

"Now I know how planes feel," Cassidy wailed as a Pidgey slammed into her side.

"This is not right," Butch frowned.

"I know something else ‘dat ain’t quite right," Meowth added.

"Oh really? What’s that?" Persian somersaulted beside them.

"Team Rocket’s blasting off again!"

"Wobbuffet!"

"We did it, guys! We beat Team Rocket!" Sooney shouted, "You rule, Meganium!"

*^~^**^~^*

"It’s too bad you have to leave, but it was a blast seeing you again," Shawn said as the group prepared to leave.

"Not as much of a blast as Team Rocket had," Medira smirked evilly.

Sammy shook his head and stepped over to Eevy, "Thanks, Eevy! You really helped! My Bayleef evolved thanks to you!"

"It wasn’t thanks to me," Eevy shook her head, "It was because of you."

"You really think so?" he cocked his head to the side.

"Yeah," Yuu-Yuu pushed in, "He finally realized just how much you meant to each other is all."

"Yeah," Steve ruffled Sammy’s hair, "Now you can help mind the flower shop with mom."

"No!" Sammy swatted him away, "I don’t play with flowers like some girl!" he quickly spun around, "No offense."

"See you around guys!" Sooney shouted as they walked away, "Mind what mother says."

"Yeah, yeah," the three of them called back to her.

*^~^**^~^*

"Pidgey alert," Will looked to the window to see a Pidgey bobbing its head at a mile a minute, "Excuse me, double Pidgey alert."

He felt a whip of air as Lance and Jason zipped past him. He shook his head at the two of them trying to shove each other out of the way. Little did he know Eevy and Medira were the exact same way.

"Ha ha ha!" Lance laughed, "I got it!"

"Rat," Jason mumbled as he got his, "Well I got mine too, so there."

"Oh brother," Luri commented, "You two are like super glue on feathers."

"Shut up," Jason snapped, "I don’t see you getting letters."

"You’d be surprised," Will cleared his throat.

"Whatever. I’m going back to my room to read mine," Jason huffed out.

He stomped up the stairs to the second story and counted the doors to his room. He stuck the letter in his inside coat pocket and put all his weight up against the door, pushing with all his might. He panted for a second, then took a deep breath and pushed even harder. He finally got it open enough and ran in, literally faster than humanly possible. The door slammed shut behind him, ringing down through the halls.

"He finally got the door open," Lance laughed, as he had no problem opening the doors.

"Well then," Jason said to the air around him, "Let’s see what she has in store for me today, hmm?"

He jumped to his side, swinging his legs up as he slammed down on the bed. He hit so hard he bounced a good three inches into the air and bounced slowly for a few minutes before finally being still. He blew the excess hair from his face and dug around inside his coat to find the letter. He flicked on the light and started reading…

~~~
Dear JP,
You don’t have to be that mad with Konohana though it’s nice to know someone cares. I really, really hope you’re in Dart Town. I don’t care whether I win or Eevy wins as long as it’s one of us and not Konohana! I’m all right now, I promise. We’re going to head into the Safari Zone in a bit and then into Trident. Eevy won the Black Badge at Shrapnel City’s Gym. Two things to get you going: One, I was kidnapped by Team Rocket. Don’t worry, I’m fine thanks to the girls. And two, The Gym Leader in Shrapnel, Grahaem, was putting moves on me. I knew that’d set you off! I’ll let you go boil over now. See you in Dart Town!

Love,
Medira
~~~

"Kidnapped?" he choked, then growled, "Putting moves on her," his face turned bright red, "That mangled little roach!" he stood up and slammed his foot onto the floor, sending Luri, who was downstairs into Will’s lap, "I’ll kill him!"

"I wonder what she said that’s got him that worked up," Luri panted.

"I don’t know," Will answered as he watched the ceiling for any sign of a collapse.

Lance snuck out the door and down the hall, also counting the doors to his room. At door number three on the left, he stopped and pushed it open. His door was the same as Jason’s, but Lance, being a Dragon Master, was stronger than Jason, and Jason, being the Master of a Rapidash, was about eight times the speed of everyone else and about twelve times the speed of Lance. He closed and locked the door behind him, not wanting any company. He stepped over to his desk and threw his coat to the hook, slumping down in the chair.

"What a boring day," he yawned, "Ah, she’ll put some excitement in my life, I’m sure."

He fooled with his hair a little before stopping and staring at the picture of the girls and the golden Grimer. That pose Eevy was in was so similar to the pose for a Master’s first picture in the League it was scary. He shook himself from the picture and opened the letter, his eyes floating from the envelope to the photo time and again, but he finally harnessed it and started reading…

~~~
Dear Dragon,
Tell JP to calm himself. We’ll beat Konohana, don’t you worry! I want you to be there, but if you can’t, you can’t. I won my Black Badge yesterday and Sovo (Espeon) learned Psychic. Cool, huh? Yovo (Umbreon) learned an odd attack called Umbreon Special Crunch attack. Weird. Anyway, you’re libel to hear JP flipping out because Medira’s had some…problems the past couple days. We’re heading into the Safari Zone and Yuu-Yuu has her heart set on a Kangaskhan. Sooney’s bragging she’ll never do it and everybody’s just going nuts. We’re leaving so I should probably go. I miss you.

Love,
Eevy
~~~

"So that’s what set him off," Lance looked up at the ceiling, "Problems…I wonder what," he slouched and looked back at the picture, "That pose," he shook his head, "It’s eerie."

*^~^**^~^*

"Why is Morty with us?" Mizu asked, a bit weary of telling him about her relationship with Eusine.

"We’ve resolved our differences," Eevy nodded, "We unloaded Kayla, I’m sorry to say, and reloaded Morty. A traveler for a traveler. It works."

"I suppose," Yuu-Yuu nodded, "What about you, Mizu?" she turned and smirked nastily at Mizu.

"Yes, Mizu. What do you have to say?" Sooney smiled a creepy smile.

"Come now, Mizu," Medira looked to her with one eye narrowed and a huge smirk, "What say you?"

"Me?" Mizu choked, "Oh, nothing."

"Mizu," Eusine poked her back.

"What?" Morty asked with a tilt of his head, "What about Mizu?"

Eusine stepped up between his cousin and girlfriend, spreading one arm over each ones’ shoulders, "Come here, you two," he turned them both around and walked back a few steps, mumbling something.

An echoing, "What?!" could be heard as Eusine finished his sentence and Morty bugged out, "What do you mean ‘you and Mizu are going out’?"

Eevy held her breath for two reasons. One: to keep from laughing and two: to keep from smelling those berries anymore.

Notes

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