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Chapter Eighteen: Nightshade's Turmoil

"Land Ahoy!" Hau says, jumping off the ship.

We've been sitting here for about five minutes waiting for him to get off that stupid ship.

Tiko told me all the salt from the sea attached itself onto me.
I am not salty.
I'm just...tired.

"Now, are you going to show us that surprise?" Miracle asks.

Hau smiles and nods.
He pulls out three pokéballs and tosses them in the air.

Torracat is still the same but Eevee is now a Leafeon and Pikachu is a Raichu.

Speaking of Leafeon, because I'm blind, I never noticed this.

For some reason, she has a single white paw.
Why is that weird?
Because genetics, that's why; but, we're Pokémon, so I guess genetics don't matter.

And Hau got her a cute little, pink bow.
It's adorable.

Miracles eyes widen, "Rotom!"

Rotom sits on her shoulder, "Present!"

"Is that a Raichu?"

It's like she's never seen a surfing Raichu before.
Knowing her, she probably has no idea that Alolan Forms exist, despite seeing three of them.

Rotom flies over to Raichu and nods, "Yup! This is an Alolan Raichu. Here in Alola, Raichu have also gained the Psychic typing."

Tula balls fists and shakes with anger, "AHHH! WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME!!"

She's so mad that her discharged electricity is making cracks in the ground.

Miracle picks her up, "Tula, calm down."

Tula shakes her head and slaps her.

The sass.
It's too much today.

Miracle frowns, crosses her arms and drops Tula, "Time to get a new Pikachu."

Tula starts to cry and clings to Miracle's leg.

I roll my eyes.
Tula can never face consequences.
Somebody, host a pity party for her.

Hau frowns, "Aww Miracle! That wasn't very nice! You made her cry!"

"She shouldn't have slapped me."

Tiko walks over to her and rubs her back. She turns to him and hugs him tightly.

Miracle sighs, "Jeez. You are so dramatic."

At least we can agree on one thing.

Tula instantly stops crying and pushes Tiko away, then runs around Miracle until she gets dizzy.

Rudy shakes his head, "All that just because her friend evolved before her?"

"Tula's a drama queen," I whisper.

I spot Leafeon looking at me and I wave.
She makes a small squeaking noise and jumps up on Hau's shoulder.

Hau rubs her chin, "Are you still afraid of Miracle's Pokémon?"

Nah. She's just scared of me.
As she should be.
I could kill her with my salt; thats why Nightshade tells me.
But, she's crazy, so...

Leafeon purrs in response.

"She's still scared of everything?" Miracle asks

"Yeah. Ever since she's evolved it's gotten worse. I can't even get her to battle."

Give her some food.
Who wouldn't work for food?

Torracat pads over to us, boasting a nice red bow on his tail.