Eeveeloution Squad

Chapter Six: Xerneas's Job

Flare and her siblings walked through the forest after their adoptive mother Xerneas. Xerneas was making her usual rounds around the forest, tending to the plants and Pokemon that lived there. Xerneas had decided to bring them with her. Xerneas hadn't brought them with her since they were very young. Flare picked her way over rocks and fallen tree branches. She turned around to check on her siblings.

Aphrodite was helping Evie over a rock. Midnight was steering Essence around the rocks and branches, who was too busy reading to notice. Thunder was having a jumping competition with Ocean to see how many branches they could jump over. Glacy and Meadow were both climbing over a rock. Meadow had her hands over her sister's head, trying to shield her from the sun as best she could. Xerneas walked just ahead of them, full of invigoration and purpose. She loved helping the forest and loved to share it with her kids.

They finally arrived in another clearing. It was fairly big, not as big as their clearing but still pretty big. There was a waterfall that poured over into a small stream. And there were huge oak trees and pine trees everywhere. A few spruce trees and birch trees also grew in the forest. The grass was a beautiful vibrant green with small flowers and ferns as well as mushrooms growing out of it. In the center underneath a towering weeping willow tree was a cluster of rocks, perfect for sitting on. A few berry trees also surrounded the area. The siblings all immediately ran over to the tree. They set down their bags ( all except for Evie ) and sat down, making themselves as comfortable as they could.

Flare had gathered some moss to pad the rocks with so it wasn't entirely uncomfortable. Essence was still reading. It was a book about the solar system and she was reading it page by page, devouring the words as she read. Midnight had begun sketching the waterfall and the clearing. Glacy and Meadow were both busy cloud watching through the leaves of the weeping willow tree. Evie and Aphrodite were busy doing an activity book, coloring in butterflies and flowers. Thunder was napping and Ocean was applying some sunscreen to her skin. She stood up and ran over to the stream and dove in. She started swimming, dolphin kicking her way across the water. Flare could see Pokemon of all kinds and it was clear that they had come to Xerneas about their problems. Xerneas sat in the field and listened to the Pokemons' problems, giving them advice on how to solve them.

As the afternoon wore on, the line of Pokemon got shorter and shorter. Soon there was only one Pokemon left. Flare looked up at the sky. It had turned an orangy-pink and was casting it's orange-red rays over the forest, making everything seem as if it were on fire. Flare got up and started to stretch, she was very tired and hungry. She and her siblings had long eaten all their snacks and her back hurt from sleeping on the rock for so long. Evie and Aphrodite had both fallen asleep, Evie was still holding a purple crayon she was using to color in the butterfly's wings and Aphrodite was sleeping face down in the book. Essence had also fallen asleep, her book had fallen from her hands and had landed on her face. Midnight was also snoring, his sketch book open to an unfinished sketch of the waterfall. Ocean was also asleep, her towel draped over her like a blanket. Thunder was also asleep, his sword still drawn. Glacy and Meadow were both sleeping soundly, hand in hand.

Flare looked over at her mother and the Pokemon. The Pokemon in question was a Bulbasaur. She had tears streaming down her face and was doing her absolute best to choke down her sobs. Flare wondered why she was so sad and what had happened to make her so upset. Xerneas looked at the poor girl with a motherly look on her face.

"What's wrong?" Xerneas asked her.

"My little sister Leaf is missing! I don't know what happened! We were at our house, making tea and berry biscuits when I realized that we were out of Pecha berries. I was going to go get some but Leaf insisted that she could do it so I let her. She hasn't returned since! I'm worried something might have happened to her and I've looked everywhere! I've tried all her favorite places and places were there were a ton of berry trees but I couldn't find her! Will you please help me look for her?" The Bulbasaur asked, sobbing.