Gent Trainer Andrew ♂, Johto Day 28: The Good, the Bad, and the Eevee

Today started out so normal too.  I’d just gotten off of a long shift, which had run late because a new trainer kept making me repeat my speech about walking at least 27 times, and afterwards just stared at me for half an hour with a blank face.  These kids are starting to get on my nerves.

But I was free for the evening, so I decided that I might as well take Eevee out for a light romp north of Cherrygrove City.  Lickitung and I watched peacefully on a grassy knoll as the shy little pokémon sniffed around an apricorn tree.  We stayed out there for a few hours with the happy scamp, enjoying the gentle breeze and watching the sun slowly fade beyond the horizon. 

Then, just as early twilight hit (you know, when it’s not really day or night), a wild Aipom leaped out of the tall grass and dashed towards Eevee.  I’m not sure about this, but I’m pretty sure it made eye contact with me for a second.  Lickitung took a step forward to do something, but I put up a hand to hold her back.  I wanted to see what Eevee would do.  The Aipom reached out its tail to grab at Eevee, but the little brown beast hit it with a Tackle straight to its stomach, sending it flying away. 

Running down to go and hug Eevee for doing such a good job, it suddenly began to glow all white. 

“What?” I thought to myself, “EEVEE is evolving!”  Nouns have all capital letters in my head, I’ve just learned not to write them down that way. 

But something weird happened.  Instead of turning into one new pokémon, Eevee split into two.  When the light died down, there stood before me an Espeon and an Umbreon.  Lickitung stared up at me with a raised eyebrow, but I could only respond with a shrug.

I think I might have broken something.  I can’t remember ever hearing anything about evolving pokémon multiplying like this. 

Before I could do anything, Espeon walked over to me and began rubbing her head on my pant leg.  I stuck out a hand to Umbreon, but he turned his head away and stuck his nose in the air.  Espeon looked up at me with big, sad eyes, and I felt a warm feeling all over my body.  Trotting away, she began chasing her tail. 

As soon as the one had left, Umbreon approached, although slowly, cautiously.  He stared at me with those blood red eyes and I felt my extremities turn numb.  There’s something not right about this thing, it’s so… dark.  Lickitung pulled on my hand when he looked at me, but I ignored her.  He’s my pokémon, and thusly my responsibility to care for him.

Anyway, since I consider it rude to put pokémon into their balls just after they’ve evolved, I let them stretch their legs and walk back home with me.  Espeon jumped onto my right shoulder, and Umbreon quickly mirrored her.  This isn’t so bad, at least the auras I get from these two cancel out when they’re both so close. 

Feeling fairly ‘meh’,
Gent Trainer Andrew ♂

P.S. Actually, that was a terrible idea to have them on my shoulders, these things are like 50 lbs each.