Eeveelution One-Shots

Arcade battle (Jolteon X Jolteon)

Requested by: Omarejon

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Part 4 of ' The kind boy in the woods '.

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Characters:

Kind! Jolteon - Amarillo (Male)

Competitive! Jolteon - Golda (Female)

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☆ 3rd Person POV ☆

Ambiance of the arcade traveled through Amarillo's and Golda's ears as they entered through the front doors of the arcade.

The carpet upon the floor was black with that neon 90's style pattern over it. The walls were black lined with checkered patterns and stripes of neon blue and red. The lights were dim, with the light from the games mostly brightening the room. Video game sounds echoed through every nook and cranny, settling the soothing vibe.

Amarillo looked over to see that Golda had a very determined look in her dark purple eyes.
' Oh no.. ', He thought, knowing what will happen next.
" Last one there is a rotten egg! ", Golda expressed, rushing inside.
" Hey!! ", Amarillo shouted, running after her.

" This one first! ", Golda announced, pointing to a 2-player arcade machine.
" Alright, you're on! ", Amarillo stated, with a smirk.
" Well, you'll lose! ", She barked, confidently.
" We'll see about that! ", He challenged, putting his paws upon the iconic red joystick and buttons.

As the time run out, Amarillo cheered, thrusting his paw up in the air in victory. Golda looked at the game screen in disbelief. Then, she whipped towards him.

" How did you win!? ", She snapped, in frustration.
" Just practice. ", He teased.
" No, it was just beginner's luck. ", She argues, flicking up her spiky pelt.

Golda looked around, then spotted one of her favorite games. The infamous Dance Dance Revolution. She smirked at the thoughts running through her mind.

Golda quickly padded over to the machine. Amarillo swiftly tailing behind her.
" What's this one? ", He asked, titling his head while gazing over it.
" Dance Dance Revolution. It's a rhythm game. You match the pattern with the buttons. ", She explained, walking onto the left-side panel.
" This sure is different from the other games. ", He observed, joining her upon the right-side panel.
" Oh, but it is one of the best ones around. ", She announced, with confidence.
" I'll take your word for it. ", He stated with a small chuckle.

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After playing through multiple easy songs, Amarillo began to get the hang of it. He began to get confident in his paw-work. With this, Golda began to feel her competitive nature spark inside her.

" Are you ready for one of my favorite songs on here? ", She questioned, grinning in a mischievous manner.
" Ah, yeah! ", He exclaimed, his dark purple eyes sparking with determination.
" That's the spirit! ", She asserted.

She began to flick through the levels, swiftly. Eventually, she stopped on 'Speed Over Beethoven'. She selected it and choose the expert setting.

" Wait, Expert!? I just started! ", He shout out, feeling his confidence drop.
" What? Are you backing down? Are you admitting that I'm the best? ~ ", She teased, playfully.
" No! Fine, start the level. ", He scoffed.
" Attaboy ~ ", She cooed.

The arrows were speeding by, upon the electronic screen. Amarillo's legs began to become weak as he matched his paw-steps with the arrows. Golda was an absolute natural, as she wasn't missing a single beat.

Then, She looked over at him.
" Can't keep up? ~ ", She teased, chuckling a bit.
" You wish! ", He snapped back, not backing up from the challenge.

Finally, the level was over. Obviously, Golda won by a longshot. Amarillo was panting like a dog as he caught his breath.

He quickly wallowed upon a nearby bench. He immediately flopped his body down, releasing any muscle tension like a ragdoll. He sighed, deeply.

She chuckled at him and sat next to him upon the bench.
" All tuckered out? ", She asked.
" Uh-huh. ", He groaned.

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As they were both sitting on the bench, Amarillo noticed Golda was eyeing this particular plush that hung over at the prize corner. The plush was of Zekrom, the powerful Electric/Dragon legendary Pokémon. It looked quite soft from afar. Amarillo decided he would get her that plush.

He padded over to the counter, eyeing that one plush. His dark purple eyes then landed on the Leafeon that seemed to work here.
" Umm, excuse me? ", Amarillo greeted.
" Hm? ", The Leafeon peeped out, looking up at him.

" Oh, my apologies. What is it that you need? ", The Leafeon apologized.
" How much is that plush up there? ", Amarillo asked, pointing at the Zekrom.
" Uh, let me check. ", The Leafeon prompted, quickly checking the tag.

" That is 30,000 tickets, sir. ", They stated, after they came back down.
" Alright, thank you. ", He stated, gratefully with a smile.
" No problem. ", They nodded, politely.

' 30,000 tickets? How am I doing to get that many? ', He questioned, padding away from the counter.
Then, he looked over at Golda, who was at the air hockey table. She was great at that game, even other pokémon began to challenge her, which she was absolutely crushing at.
' She'll probably be there for a while. ', He observed, ' Let's do this. '.

As fast as he could, he gained as many tickets as he could. He could barely hold all the small red tickets in his yellow paws. He folded them so, he could hold them. With them all, he padded back over to the counter.

" Will this be enough? ", He asked the employee.
" Uh, let's see ", The Leafeon observed, taking one ticket tail (or trail) at a time.
It took a long time as the tickets processed. Eventually, all of them were counted.

" Ooh... Unfortunately, you're short by 4 tickets, sir. ", The Leafeon stated, with a saddened expression.
Amarillo flattened his ears as he knew he didn't have enough quarters to get any more tickets.
" However, I did see how determined you were getting all those tickets, so I'll do you a solid. ", The Leafeon admitted.

Then, they went up and grabbed the Zekrom plush from its hanger. They gently placed it on the counter, before Amarillo.
" Are you sure? ", He questioned, looking at the employee with shock.
" Yes, as long as you pass the nice chain along, I will not regret this. It's on the house. ", They stated, with a smile.
" Oh, thank you! I will make sure to repay you somehow! ", He gratefully exclaimed, taking the plush of the counter.

Soon, Golda was tuckered out as she beat everyone who challenged her. Amarillo padded up to her with a soft nudge.
" Ready to leave? ", He asked.
" Yeah. ", She agreed.

" Here. ", He prompted, giving her the plush.
She let out a small gasp as she grabbed it into her paws.
" You really didn't have to. ", She told him.
" Oh, but I wanted to ~ ", He argued with a kind gesture.

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Arcades are great, change my mind.

Anyways, here's the date between Amarillo and Golda, I hope you enjoyed it! :D

Published: Dec. 30th / 2022