Eeveelution Squad AU: THE FLASH (Book 1)

CHAPTER 42 - SEEKING HELP

JITTERS

Lazuli was sitting inside of the empty Jitters, she had tear stained cheeks, she looked like she had been crying for hours, then we hear a voice narrating

I want you to take a moment...and think about all the things that define your life. All the Pokémon you love...

PTRD

Alfred was at his desk, he looked across and saw Spike's empty desk, we hear the voice again

...Your job, your coworkers, your home...

PEARL'S APARTMENT

Pearl was all alone in her apartment looking at a photo of Black

...and now imagine if, one day, in a flash...all of that vanished...

ALFRED'S HOUSE

Speed was in his room looking at a photo of younger him, Mollie and Jin all together

...would you simply accept your new life and continue on...or would you do whatever it takes...

SECRET ROOM, UNDERNEATH THE PIPELINE

Wells (Shade) smirked at Spike: "...to get back what was taken from you. Because I can assure you...I will get everything that was taken...from me."

TIMESKIP

JITTERS

Lazuli was still sitting all alone in the Jitters, she was holding one of several roles of what seemed to be labels

Speed then walked in and headed over to Lazuli and asked about the labels: "Hey, what's all this?"

She sighed: "Return labels for Spike and me. I ordered 200 to start, but this afternoon, 2000 arrived. I guess I ordered wrong."

Lazuli gave a sad chuckle: "I have so many now."

Speed reassured her: "Lazuli, we're gonna find Spike."

Lazuli: "How? You've searched everywhere, more than once and you haven't found anything."

Speed sighed and remained silent

Lazuli apologized: "I'm sorry. I'm not mad at you. It's just--"

Speed: "You miss him, right?"

She gave a small nod: "Yeah, I do."

Speed held her paw: "Look. Wells took my mom from me. I won't let him take somemon from you too."

Lazuli gave a small smile and nodded, then Speed's phone buzzed

He took a look: "It's Trace. I gotta go."

Lazuli: "Yeah, go."

Speed nodded and walked out of the Coffee Shop

TIMESKIP

CORTEX, S.T.A.R. LABS

The team had gathered in the Cortex, Trace was showing them something with the wheelchair

Trace: "I kept asking myself...why would Wells pretend to need a wheelchair?"

Pearl: "Sympathy."

Trace: "That's what I thought at first. He's the Mon in Yellow, the Reverse-Flash. He's much smarter than that. Sympathy can't be the only reason."

Alfred sighed: "Yeah, it was a misdirect just like everything else Wells has done. I mean, the last Pokémon we'd suspect to be the Mon in Yellow is somemon who lost the use of their rear-legs."