Pokémar Episode V, A Clone's Destiny

Reconciliation

"Oh... Hey Alex." Josh says nervously. How long were you there?" 

"long enough to know something's amiss. Would you happen to know who that Sylveon was?" 

I spot a flash of panic in his eyes followed by the illusion of control. "N-n-nope!" Never seen her before in my life." 

I nod slowly. There's something he's hiding, clearly. I'm gonna pry a little deeper. "Where's Shadow by the way? I wanted to ask her something."

"S-she's... well she's... she's busy. She doesn't want to be disturbed." 

I cross my arms and simply stare. 

"What's going on here Alex?" Thunder asks. I gesture for him to wait a moment.

"Josh, what exactly are you not telling me?"

Josh sighs. "Fine... Shadow evolved and I kinda... sorta... yelled at her? A little?"

"You-" I pause, baffled. "Why would you yell at her? Isn't evolution something to celebrate?"

"I mean yeah." He looks away sheepishly. "But see I wanted her to be an... Umbreon." He says the last word as quickly as he can manage. Suddenly things start making sense. That Sylveon outside was Shadow.

"You did not." I hiss.

"I'm sorry, okay!? I was mad! I couldn't help it!"

"Oh for Arceus' sake... You do realize what it means when an Eevee becomes a Sylveon, right? That they trust you immensely. That they love you more than words can describe. And you just..."  I take a breath. I need to stop. Yelling isn't going to fix this. "We gotta go after her. Growlithe, do you think you can follow the trail of that Sylveon's scent?"

"Yeah. Easily. Is it Shadow?"

"Yes. She's run away."

"Run away!? In the middle of the night?!" Thunder exclaims. "She could get pounced by a wild pokemon! What made her decide to leave?"

"I'll explain on the way. Now let's hurry." I put Thunder on my shoulder. "Lead the way Growlithe."

"Wait! Alex, I'm coming with you. I messed up, I want to fix it."

"Not a good idea. You're probably the last person she wants to see right now. Hold back and wait for us to get back."

"Yeah... yeah I suppose that's best."

"We'll be back soon and sort this out." With that I close the door behind us. and head off into the night.

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"I still can't believe he'd do that to her." Thunder mumbles. "I mean I get it. Wanting one evolution and getting another. I hear some Eeveelutions grumble about it from time to time but to scold someone else for it..."

"And with a Sylveon no less. Poor Shadow must be heartbroken." I turn to Growlithe. "How much further?"

"Not much more. She's close." Growlithe replies before returning to sniff the ground. We continue onward for some time before the booming rumble of thunder roars from the sky above us. A quick glance behind me tells us that a storm is brewing and headed this way.

"The heck did that come from?" I say, befuddled. "The forecast called for a clear night." 

"Maybe they made a mistake." Thunder says. "Or there's a scuffle involving an electric type. If one loses control of a Wildbolt Storm or something like it, it can become a real storm."