//------------------------------// // Eeveelution Confusion! Pt.2 // Story: Twilight's Realm: Advanced Generation // by CosmicAlchemist24 //------------------------------// Location: Petalburg Forest “WHAT!?” Twilight screamed as she saw the Eevee turned Flareon in front of her. Ash, Brock, Cadance as well as their Pokemon were all looking at Flareon with wide eyes. “There… there is no way, How!?” Ash spazzed. Brock wanted to say something, but was too shocked to do so and Cadance wasn’t doing any better. Flareon continued to eat the meal in front of him and smiled.  “This is really good, I feel like I can eat the whole thing in one go if I wanted to.” He said. Pikachu, Taillow, Forretress, Marill, Vulpix and Budew just stared at the former Evolution Pokemon as he had just grown an extra head which at this point they wouldn’t be surprised. Pikachu was the one to finally speak. “What… what did you just do?” Flareon looked up to the Yellow Mouse with an innocent look.  “What do you mean?” “Don’t ‘What do you mean?’ me! How did you just evolve!?” Flareon looked to the Yellow mouse with a raised eyebrow. “What, can you not?” Pikachu’s left eye twitched at the question. “NO! Not without a stone!”  “Oh… that’s a shame.” Flareon then went back to eating his food leaving Pikachu with a dumbfounded look on his face. Cadance slowly got over her shock and spoke up. “Eevee?” She said quietly. Flareon stopped eating and looked up to the Crystal Princess. “Flare?” He responded. Cadance looked upon the now Fire-Type and only one thing was on her mind and she needed to express it. “OH SWEET FAUST, YOU’RE SO FLUFFY!” She screamed as she brought Flareon up to the face and began nuzzling him. Flareon was starting to get annoyed by the Princess, but he decided against forcing her off because he actually enjoyed her company.  Ash, Twilight and Brock finally got over their shock and just stared at the two. “Brock, what’s the ‘Pokemon Breeder’ take on this?” Ash asked before taking off his hat and scratching his head.  “You got me, never in my life have I seen such a thing. An Eevee evolving without a stone or special condition is unheard of. Yet this little guy right here just broke the rules of Evolution.” Brock said pointing at the former Normal-Type. Twilight was still trying her best to wrap her mind around all of this, but hearing Brock’s explanation wasn’t helping. “Ok… I need a minute, this is all just… wow!” Ash put a hand on her shoulder to calm the Equestria girl down. “Believe us Twilight, this is new to us too and we’re just as confused.” Cadance finally stopped gushing.  “How did you do this!? You shouldn’t be able to, but you did!” Flareon raised an eyebrow at the girl and turned back to Pikachu and the other Pokemon.  “I’m starting to see that you guys are not used to seeing Evolution all that often.” Pikachu, Marill and Vulpix facepalmed, while Budew, Forretress and Tailow just shook their heads.  “That’s not the issue, you dolt!” Vulpix said in an annoyed tone. “Calm yourself Pixie.” Forretress said. “No no! I agree with the feisty fox, What you did was unnatural! No normal Pokemon can evolve like you did, How did you do it!?” Taillow demanded. Flareon jumped at Taillow’s rant, Cadance saw this immediately and narrowed her eyes at the Flying-Type. “Taillow you know better than yelling at a guest, Apologize!” Taillow just turned her head away in defiance. Cadance wasn’t pleased and she spoke up again. “Taillow. Apologize. Now!” She said in a slow and stern tone. Taillow flinched at the Crystal Princess’s sudded tone change and she turned to see a very disappointed look on her face. The Flying-Type finally relented and looked to Flareon. “Tail Taillow.” She said with her head lowered. Cadance’s smile returned. “Good girl.” She said, returning to her sweet tone. Ash, Brock and Twilight all shivered at the elder Equestria girl's tone towards Taillow. Pikachu and the other pokemon were no better.  “Note to self: Don’t mess with Cadance.” Forretress said in a cautious tone. “Got that right.” Budew agreed. Ash finally composed himself and looked towards Flareon.  “Shenanigans aside, this really is something incredible! I’ve never seen an Eevee that could evolve without stone before.” Ash said with an excited smile on his face. “I must admit, this is interesting. This Eevee must be really special if it can do what it just did.” Brock said, putting a hand on his chin. Twilight then decided to speak up on the matter now that she calmed down a bit.  “I think that’s an understatement. Brock, can you explain this a bit better to me? I know you said that an Eevee can evolve through certain circumstances, what are those circumstances?” Brock nodded his head and began to explain. “As I’ve said, Eevee are the most versatile pokemon in the world due to their many different evolutions and each of these ‘Eeveelutions’ as we call them are achieved through different means. The first generation of Eeveelutions who come from the Kanto Region: Flareon the Fire-Type, Vaporeon the Water-Type and Jolteon the Electric-Type are achieved by using an Eevee touching a Fire stone, a water stone and a Thunder stone.” Ash, Pikachu and most of the Pokemon already knew this information, but Twilight and Cadance were paying very close attention to the lesson.  “Next is the second generation from the Johto Region: Espeon the Psychic-Type and Umbreon the Dark-Type. Both of these Eeveelutions are triggered by an Eevee having a strong friendship with its trainer and depending on whether it’s night or day Eevee will Evolve.” Twilight then raised her hand and Brock nodded to her. “Am I right in saying that in the day you would get Espeon and in the night you would get Umbreon?” “Yes you would!” Twilight wore a proud smile on her face all the while Ash rolled his eyes playfully and Cadance giggled at her sister. Brock then continued his lesson. “The third Generation of Eeveelutions are from the Sinnoh Region: Glaceon the Ice-Type and Leafeon the Grass-Type, both very difficult to obtain to be honest. For Glaceon, an Eevee will have to both  be used to below zero temperatures and find a special ice Shard that will allow it to evolve. For Leafeon a Eevee must be one with the power of nature and find a special rock that will also allow it to evolve.” Cadance and Twilight shivered at the thought of Eevee having to survive in below zero temperatures, being one with nature sounded like the safer and more logical option. Lastly we have the final Eeveelution to date, it comes from the Kalos Region: Sylveon the Fairy-Type. Just like with Espeon and Umbreon, Eevee needs to have a connection with its trainer in a way that proves that they’re inseparable. They need to have a bond and a love for one another so strong that the power needed for Eevee’s evolution will come from its very heart and soul.” Twilight and Cadance couldn’t help but smile at Sylveon’s evolution method, knowing that strong feeling and love mattered was very sweet to them. Cadance then looked down to Flareon who was still eating his food and she ruffled his head slightly. “That’s so amazing, Eevee can be 9 different types when it evolves!” Twilight gushed. Ash and Brock chuckled at Twilight's excitement.  “Eevee is a great pokemon to have, my friend Gary had one before he evolved it into an Umbreon.” Ash said remembering his former rival.  “And let’s not forget Sakura and her Espeon, both of them were very strong together.” Brock said remembering their friend from Ecruteak City.   “You both sure make a lot of friends when you’re traveling.” Cadance commented.  “That’s the best part about a journey, making friends, making memories and having an amazing time.” Ash said with a smile. Twilight also smiled as Ash’s words, she was hoping to see what Ash had been seeing his whole life. Marill then walked up to Flareon and gave him a smile. “Strange evolution or not, our trainers have really taken to you.” Flareon looked up at Cadance for a few seconds before speaking up.  “I like this one more.” He said with a small nod. Taillow rolled her eyes at the former Normal-Type. “Of course you would like the chick that’s pampering you.” Flareon just gave the Flying-Type a smug smirk. “Jealous?” Taillow grit her beak and glared at the Fire-Type. Luckily, Vulpix put a paw on his Friends' back and shook his head.  “Let it go bird brain, he’s just riling you up…which isn’t really hard to do but still.” Taillow just pouted and turned her head. Vulpix then turned to Flareon. “So what happened to you, how are you able to do what you just did?” She asked in a calm tone. All of the other Pokemon stared at the former Normal-type who just shrugged.  “Not really much to tell, my former owner found me badly injured in a bad storm and nursed my back to health. When I woke up he said he told me that he had to do surgery to save my life and then one day when I was recovering, I evolved into a blue version of myself. Not really sure how, my owner said it was just a side effect of the surgery.” Pikachu and the rest of the Pokemon stared at the Fire-Type mostly with worried and shocked expressions. “Um… did it ever occur to you that your former owner might have… messed with you while you were recovering?” Marill asked with a slight shudder. Flareon narrowed his eyes at the blue mouse. “I’m only gonna say this once you walking Oran Berry, don’t you EVER talk about my former owner in a negative way again!” Marill heard the dark tone in Flareon’s voice and she quickly hid behind Pikachu. “Now now, no need for hostility. We’re all just a tad… concerned.” Budew said, jumping out of Twilight’s arms and walking over to the group.  “Yeah buddy, I have no doubt your owner did his best for you but-” “CAN IT!” Flareon screamed, causing the pokemon and the trainers to all flinch. Cadance looked back down to Flareon and saw the anger in his eyes. “Flareon… What’s wrong.” She asked in a worried tone. Flareon flinched upon hearing Cadance’s voice and when he looked up at her he saw the silhouette of his former owner with a weak smile before he saw Cadance’s worried face again. Flareon’s face softened and he began to glow once again. After a few seconds, Flareon was Eevee once again and he buried his head in Cadance’s lap. Cadance, Twilight, Ash and Twilight didn’t know what their Pokemon were talking about but judging by Eevee's reaction it wasn’t good.  “Pikachu, what was that about?” Ash asked his partner. Pikachu looked to his trainer for a few seconds and he just shook his head slowly. Ash didn’t like that and his eyes fell on Eevee. “Aww man. '' he said quietly. Twilight and Brock also looked at Eevee with sad eyes, they both wondered why he got so heated. Cadance looked down at the Normal-Type and she didn’t know if it was her instincts or her Magic but she knew one thing, Eevee was hurting. She then picked Eevee up from her lap and she brought him into a warm embrace. “It’s alright sweetie, no need to feel sad. You’re ok, just calm down.” Eevee took a few deep breaths and buried his head in Cadance’s chest with a small whimper. Brock took this time to take the bowl of leftover pokemon food from in front of Candance and check on their Dinner.  “Vulpix, Forretress, can you both please help me set up?” He asked in a quiet tone. The Steel/Bug-Type and the Fire-Type both nodded and walked away with their trainer.  “Not the best first impression, huh?” Forretress said with a sad look on his face. “Definitely not, We all might have overreacted when Eevee told us his story. I feel just awful.” Vulpix said, looking down. Ash then stood up as well and looked at Twilight.  “I think we should give them a bit of space right now.” Twilight nodded her head and picked up both Marill and Budew.  “Come on you two, let’s help Brock set up for dinner.” Marill and Budew also nodded while being picked up by their trainer. “That was not the best way to end a conversation. I should have kept my mouth shut.” Marill said looking down. “You’re not alone on that, we did insult his former owner. How would we feel if someone insulted Twilight right in front of us. I’d wanna hurt whoever did it too.” Budew said, shaking her head.  Ash then walked over to Eevee and Cadance and placed a hand on the former’s head. “I’m not sure what just happened between you and the other Pokemon, but I’m sorry. We tried to make you feel welcome, not make you feel sad.” Ash then looked to Cadance. “You take care of him, he trusts you the most and he’ll need a friend.” Cadance saw the serious look on Ash's face and she nodded. With that, Ash walked away with Pikachu and Taillow behind him.  “Talk about depressing.” Taillow said nonchalantly. Pikachu just smacked the Flying-Type in the back of the head causing her to growl. “What was that for!?” “You don’t just say something like that Taillow, do you even have a heart?” Pikachu said with a low growl. Taillow flinched at the comment and she lowered her head.  “Sorry, joking around helps me cope with sadness and stuff like this.” Pikachu sighed at his teammate and he put a paw on her back. “Ok sorry, it was just a really tense moment. Didn’t mean to snap on you.”  “Nah, it’s cool.” With everyone else setting up for dinner, Cadance pulled Eevee back and placed him back on her lap. “Are you ok Sweetie?” The Normal-Type just shook his head at the Crystal Princess. “Vee Eevee…” He said in a soft tone. Cadance really wanted to know what Eevee was saying, if she had her magic maybe but here she was just a normal girl. She began stroking Eevees back gently, doing her best to comfort him. “I wish there was something I could do. He was just fine a few minutes ago, what happened?” While Cadance was in her thoughts she felt Eevee’s head move on her lad and when she looked down, the Normal-Type was drifting off to sleep. “I think him falling asleep right now is for the best.” She said, still rubbing Eevee’s back. Cadance also felt her eyes feeling a tad heavy, the excitement today finally catching up with her. “Maybe I should follow his example.” Cadance then slowly shut her eyes and let dreams take her.  (Dreamscape:Kanto Region, Lavender Town)  Cadance slowly opened her eyes slowly and as she did she found that she was no longer in Petalburg Forest. She quickly got up and began to panic.  “Twilight!? Ash!? Brock!?” She called out looking for her friends but no one answered her. Cadance then began to calm down a bit and take in her surroundings. There was a giant purple tower in the middle of the city alongside two buildings, one with a red roof and one with a blue roof. In front of those buildings were three purple houses, two on the left and on the right. Cadance then looked to her left and saw a sign. Lavender Town. Where spirits come to depart. Cadance felt a cold chill go through her spine. She then noticed something strange, it was storming right now. Pouring rain, rushing wind, thunder booming and none of it was affecting her. She wasn’t getting soaked, the wind wasn’t pushing her and she had no idea why.  “E..vee..” Cadance heard a familiar cry and she turned to see Eevee on the ground soaked, hurt and weak. “EEVEE!” Cadance shrieked as she quickly ran over to the Normal-Type. “Are you ok, what happened to-” Cafdance tried to pick Eevee up but her hands went right through him and she flinched. “What in the- why can’t I..” Cadance tried over and over again but she couldn’t pick him up. “Why can’t I pick you up!?” Cadance cried out as a few tears escaped her eyes.  “Oh dear…” Cadance looked behind her and saw an older man with red hair walking over to them. She was about Brock’s height, was wearing a lab coat and had an umbrella in his hand.  “Please help! This Eevee is hurt, he needs medical attention!” Cadance pleaded. The man seemed to have ignored the Crystal Princess and walked right past her. He then kneeled down to Eevee and picked him up.  “Oh you poor thing, are you alright?” He asked in a concerned tone. Cadance stood in front of the man and began waving her hand in front of him.  “Um… sir, excuse me.” The man once again ignored her and began examining Eevee. “Dear me… you’ve been through quite the ordeal. I’m not sure what happened, but I can’t just leave you like this.” The man then turned away from Cadance and walked in the direction of the building with the red roof. Cadance didn’t know what was happening here, it was like she was invisible to the old man and the fact that he could pick up Eevee was even more strange. “What is going on, I don’t understand.” Cadence put a hand on her head and began to think about her situation. “Let’s see, the last thing I remember was Eevee falling asleep in my lap and then I… fell asleep too and then I ended up here.” Cadance then began to put the pieces together and it didn’t make sense to her. “Am I sleeping right now and if I am, why am I dreaming of Eevee being saved by… wait are these Eevee’s memories?” Cadance couldn’t wrap her mind around it, how was she seeing Eevee’s memories right now? As far as she knew, Magic in this world was non-existent. With even more questions plaguing her mind, Cadance decided to just follow the man and see where this trip down ‘Memory Lane’ takes her.