(Old) Unexpected Union | Umbreon X Sylveon

Chapter 4

(Fixed spelling errors)
19/3/24: fixed a plot hole insinuating that Keir was going to have his splint removed immediately after this chapter

A few weeks later...

Keir was feeling more jovial than he had done in a while; his leg bone was starting to heal, and he was able to walk on it, though it was still relatively painful to do so.

He had been living with Elswyth for almost a month now. While he was thankful she had decided to look after him, he couldn't help but feel bad for being a liability.

As usual, he was lazing around after eating a bowl of berries that Elsy had made for him. After a little while, he looked over to her.

"Y'know, if you keep feeding me this many berries, I won't be able to support my fat ass on these skinny twig legs." He chortled.

"Well, if you exercised more, you wouldn't have to worry, would you~?" Elsy shot back whilst playfully jabbing Keir with one of her ribbons, both laughing like they'd known each other for years.

Keir felt his heartbeat quicken and his face flush slightly, which was a little unusual for him as he wasn't exerting himself. He shrugged it off though; it was probably just all the excitement.

"Since you insist, I'll go for a walk for my 'exercise'." He said with a somewhat sarcastic tone. As he went to get up, he felt Elsy's ribbons coil around his waist to help lift him up to his paws. He felt his heartbeat quicken again; now he was starting to get slightly concerned, but once again shrugged it off.

"Alright, I'll go with you, just to see how your leg is doing." Elswyth said with caution in her voice, it was evident to Keir that she was mainly coming along to make sure he didn't fall over and damage his cast or dislocate the bone again.

"Sounds like a plan; let's get movin' then." He said as he began to hobble out of the cave, Elswyth not too far behind him, trying to match his pace the best she could.

"You know, there's a village coming up after this crossroad; it's after the crossroads coming up. Turn left and take a roughly 5-minute walk, and then we're there. It ain't exactly big, but there might be a doctor there that could help your leg set properly." Elsy suggested as they exited the cave.

"Could be worth a shot, though I doubt they'll be able to do as good a job as you did." Keir winked, causing the Sylveon to blush a deep shade of pink and laugh awkwardly. It made Keir smile; she was sorta... cute when she was embarrassed.

As they reached the crossroad, another pokemon stepped in front of their path; it looked like a Porygon2, but somehow broken. Its limbs seemed jumbled, and it seemed to spasm uncontrollably every now and then.

"HEY h EY, [Lookie what'cha got here] Y0U 2! IT'S ME! PORYGON Z. PORYGON! [Worlds Best Salesmon (C) 2007]" The weird mass of polygons spluttered.

The two eeveelution looked at the scrambled mess of colours before them, before they could say anything, it continued to ramble at them.

"SAY, ARE YOU [Little Sponges] LOOK1NG FOR [Hot, hot deals]? THE ONES THAT MAKE YOU GO [It burns! Ow! Arceus, help me! It burns!]?" It stared down at them intensely.

Keir met its gaze with a look of confusion; its crazed eyes seemed to twitch wildly; faint, crackling static seemed to come from it.

"Who even are you? I've never seen you around here the entire time I've lived here!" Elswyth questioned, finally gazing into its eyes; it almost hurt to look into them.

"WHAT?! ARE YOU [$!$$]ING ME?! AM I SERIOUSLY NOT [Big] ENOUGH AROUND HERE?" It sighed irately.

"THE NAME'S PORYGON Z. PORYGON, DON'T YOU FORGET 1T OR MY [Unforgettable D3als] KID!" It spat in a mild annoyance tone, glaring at Elswyth.