A Vacation, an Adventure, and the Story of a Lifetime

Chapter 23- Talkin' to the Sibs

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        -Luna the Space Fox

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Author's notes

Thoughts

"Telepathy"

"Speech"

"{Pokemon speech}"

Disclaimer: If I owned Pokemon, this wouldn't be a Wattpad fanfiction and the Sun/Moon anime would have the same animators as X/Y~

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        "{We were so worried about you, Hen! Please don't scare us by running away like that!}" Amber exclaimed once Luna and Henri returned to the field outside their house. The shiny Leafeon had practically run them over, embracing both her siblings.

        The Eevee nodded, wheezing as he tried to regain the air that Amber had pushed out of his lungs. The others crowded around them, and Thunderclap especially seemed apologetic. "{I'm real sorry, Henri. You've got every right to help Luna out, learning new moves, as everyone else here. I shouldn't have said what I did, and I'm glad you're both back here, safe.}"

        "{It's alright, Thunderclap. We all say things we don't mean sometimes. I'm sorry myself for bringing Mom up at a time like this, especially to guilt you. She would have wanted us to remember her and be happy, not fighting about it,}" he replied, nuzzling the Jolteon.

        Luna nodded solemnly. "Let's keep working while the sun's still up in the sky, alright?"

        Henri agreed, bravely stepping up to face her. "{This is what I call 'Sizzly Slide,' modeled after Torch's Fire-Type.}" He demonstrated the move, sliding through the grass while sparks appeared around him. A small wave of fire erupted from under him as he slowed to a stop, and the grass around him wilted from the intense heat and burns.

         Luna clapped her paws together. "Amazing! Teach me, please!"

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        "{Luna, please! You're just going to make the rash much worse if you keep trying the same thing over and over again!}" Snow Queen pleaded, trying to hold her sister back as she threw herself across the grass again, the Ice-Type only recoiling from the heat Luna was now emanating.

        The Pokegirl only huffed, standing up before once again barreling through the grass, leaving a scorched path behind her. A small flame danced around her as she came to a stop, leading her to shout victoriously. "See! I did it!"

        She jumped up happily and returned to her group of sibs, ignoring the fur on her legs and belly being stained by the grass and the skin holding said fur being red and irritated.

        The sun was setting, so they finally were able to convince their extremely persistent sister to call it a night and head home. "{We should have Raven look at your wounds and treat them with herbs before you sleep,}" Elise commented as she felt them with her ribbon-like feelers.

        Luna blocked the white and blue Sylveon with her wings a moment later, humming to herself.

        "{Hey, Lu! You ever try flying with those things? They look big enough to carry you!}" Midnight shouted over her shoulder as the house came into view. This caught the girl's attention, who stopped dead in her tracks.

        "I mean, I knew wings were for flying, but there aren't any Flying-Type Eeveelutions, or any with wings besides Elise's Synchro-Mega form! I-I thought these were... purely cosmetic, to fit the whole starry theme. I mean, I look sort of like an Espeon and an Umbreon, but more golden and brown like my hair, and seeing as I grew up with Eeveelutions, I'm like one myself. But flying!? No way, I mean..."

        She continued ranting for another minute before Thunderclap cut her off. "{You mean you might be able to fly but haven't even tried yet? Even though you have literal wings attached to your back not only in Pokemon form, but in human form as well!? Unbelievable!}"

        Snow Queen whacked him with the end of her tail, giving him a stern look, before turning to Luna. "{As brash as Thunderclap may be, he has a point. I believe we all assumed you had already tried them and they didn't work, but if you've never even attempted to fly...}"

        "Okay, okay, you all are right. But it's getting dark, and just a moment ago you were rushing me home to look at my wounds. I'm totally all for trying it out, but you guys must be tired, too. I wouldn't want to get lost in the sky, so let's try tomorrow on the way to school, deal?" Luna suggested.

        As they reached the house, the siblings nodded. "{Sounds good.}"

        Luna shifted to human form before opening the door, seeing her mom and Cloudy on the couch, with Raven and Poseidon beside them. The Espeon was still in her white and gold form, but she wouldn't be for much longer. The four's heads turned to see the brunette and the other Eeveelutions step inside. "Hey mom, Cloudy, Raven, Poseidon."

        "Hello, Luna dear. We were starting to worry, it was getting late after all!" Their (human) mom exclaimed. "We spent a little while unpacking Cloudy's things into her new room and getting her all settled."

        Snow Queen, Elise, and Torch all ran over to their eldest sister, explaining what happened to Luna. Raven stood up, stretching as she hopped off the couch and joined the others by the door. "{Come along, Luna. I need to have a look at your wounds.}"

        "Well, duty calls!" Luna exclaimed as the white-and-gold Espeon began pushing her towards her room. The Pokegirl was sure to have her shirt pulled down enough that her human family wouldn't notice. As soon as Luna and the Eeveelutions minus Poseidon were out of the others' view and safely tucked in her room, Raven began tugging up the girl's shirt. "Raven!" She whisper-shrieked. "What gives!?"

        "{Relax, I'm not going to expose anything. I just need to see your stomach to assess how much you've upset the skin,}" The Espeon stated, feeling her paws gently on Luna's exposed stomach. It was red and covered in rashes. "{Dear me, it's worse than I thought. This might sting a bit.}"

        Using her Psychic-Type power, she telekinetically lifted a few different bottles of medicine from the bathroom toward her. She took off a few of the caps and began pouring the liquids together. Luna whimpered as her sister applied the substance, which stung her skin.

        However, after a few minutes, it began to feel better, and Luna saw the rash had begun to disappear. She looked up to thank her sister, but the Espeon was gone. "Raven? Where'd you go?"

        Torch put a paw up to his mouth. "{Shhh. She went to transform. She needs direct moonlight after all, so let's be quiet until she returns.}"

        "Right, I nearly forgot. It's got to be tiring, having to go out and find somewhere clear every sunrise and every sunset," Luna sighed, lying back down on her bed and pulling her shirt down.

        "{Why do you think we have to have Gust on speed-dial? If it's cloudy or stormy, he's always there to take her somewhere else so she can reach the sun or moon's rays,}" Midnight reminded her.

        Luna sighed. "You're right. I just wish... I wish things were easier for her."

        "{Me too, sis. Me too.}"