**Disclaimer: This story isn't supposed to be perfect. It's just a fun headcanon I have that I thought would make a good test-the-waters story for this site. That said, please try not to be too harsh when it comes to critique. The first draft was the final. Regardless though, I hope you like it.**
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"Daddy!!!"
Cedric couldn't help but smile as his daughter bounded up to him, her cute little pigtails bouncing with each stride. She was turning six soon and he wanted her birthday to be perfect.
"Good Morning, Aurea." He gave his little girl a kiss on the forehead. "Oh? I believe someone's birthday is coming up at the end of the year. Any idea what she might like for a present?"
Little Aurea bounced up and down.
"Ice cream!!!"
Cedric smiled.
"Okay, I guess we can make that happ-"
"And a pokemon!!!!"
"Haha!!! And a pokemon, huh? Alright, I'll see what I can do."
"YAAAAAAAY!!!"
That night, just as little Aurea was already down for the night and Cedric was about to follow suit, an idea struck him. His eyes widened as his sudden stroke of genius hit him like a ton of bricks.
"Ice cream... and a pokemon!!!"
Suddenly, Cedric was wide awake. Taking care not to wake his daughter, he snuck down to his lab and got straight to work.
Months went by and a lot of sleep was sacrificed. But after a lot of trial, error, and determination, Cedric finally had the perfect birthday present for his little girl. And soon, the big day was upon him. He could barely contain his excitement as he drizzled syrup overtop of the birthday breakfast he made for his her; two thick waffles and a handful of fresh strawberries, sitting on a pink, heart shaped plate. The party went on without a hitch and soon, everyone had already given their gifts. At last, the moment had finally come. it was his turn.
"Aurea, my darling..." Cedric began. "I have a very special present for you. I worked really hard for a long time to make sure it was perfect. I hope you love it."
With a nervous excitement, he handed his daughter a pretty pink pokeball with a heart design on it. Aurea let out a very happy squeal as she took the ball and threw it into the air.
"Vanoooooooooooosh!!!"
Before their eyes, a pokemon appeared. It was all white with wide, friendly eyes and little blue diamond marks on its cheeks. It floated around happily, leaving trails of chilly mist clouds as it zoomed about. And the best part- it was shaped just like an ice cream cone. The body was a light blue cone shape with nubby little arms and the head was an adorable soft-serve shape. Aurea's eyes lit up and she jumped up and down as she giggled with glee.
"Daddy!!!!! It looks like ice cream!!!!"
Cedric smiled from ear to ear.
"Indeed it does, darling. And he's just for you. His name is Vanillite."
Aurea hugged her father and twirled around in circles with her new friend.
"Vanillite! Vanillite! Youuur name is Vanillite!"
~Flash forward: Twenty five years later~
Aurea's research was coming along beautifully. She had finally replaced her father as Pokemon Professor of the Unova region and it seemed like every day, she learned something new and fascinating about the curious creatures the world called pokemon. By this time, her Vanillite had fully evolved into a pokemon called Vanilluxe. Instead of a single scoop of soft-serve, her beloved pokemon now had a more pointed cone body, as well as two "scoops" for heads, each with its own face. It even had a cute little ice straw sticking out of the side of one of its heads.
"Vanilloooooo!!"
Vanulluxe affectionately rubbed up against Aurea as she worked.
"Haha you silly thing. Come here." She pulled her chilly friend into a hug, just taking in its scent for a minute. She reminisced on the time she first met it. "Vanilluxe, do you remember when we first met?"
"Noosh!!!" It bobbled up and down, happily.
"I can still remember how happy I was when father gave you to me. I felt so special knowing that he went through the trouble to make an entirely new pokemon just for me. And you know what?" She smiled. "I think I'm ready to share that feeling with everyone." She paused for a moment. " Vanilluxe, would you be willing to let me breed you with a ditto? I want to make more ice cream pokemon so other kids can be as happy as I was. And I think that if I can bring more Vanillite into the world, it would be popular with everyone. What do you think?"
"Fooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Vanilluxe twirled around, excited. It loved the idea of anyone being able to have an ice cream pokemon of their very own.
"Heh. Well I suppose it's settled then. I'll call the daycare tomorrow and see if they have a Ditto I can borrow. Hopefully you two will get along alright." She smiled and hugged her pokemon again.
As it turns out, the project was a major success. After the initial batch of baby Vanillite, other breeders began to breed them with their own Ditto. Not even a year later, word of the ice cream pokemon spread throughout the Unova region and trainers everywhere came flocking to get one of their own. Before long, some of them were even introduced to the snowy fields of Icirrus to start their own colony in the wild and naturally, the population boomed. Aurea could hardly contain her joy as her dream became reality in the blink of an eye. Finally, she could share her beloved Vanilluxe with the world.
