Glaceon v Sylveon

Round 1

Our Kalos region heroes have made a brief stop on their journey to take in the beauty of meadow and surrounding forest before having a satisfying lunch.

Clemont was busy cooking, only stopping to occasionally look up at his little sister Bonnie, who was playing catch with Pikachu, Pancham, Dedenne, Noibat, and Bunnelby. Chespin was focused on Clemont, waiting to be fed.

Ash was doing some training with Talonflame, Greninja, and Hawlucha, and Serena was taking some time to brush and groom Braixen's fur.

As Sylveon sat and patiently waited for her turn, and idea suddenly came to her. The Intertwining Pokemon slowly got up and quietly walked out of the area and into the forest, a clever smile on her face.

However, not too far away, another group of heroes from another region are also enjoying this beautiful setting.

Skitty's face was that of contentment as May gently brushed her. Her Blaziken and Venusaur were having an in depth conversation as they ate their meal, while Munchlax just simply ate. Beautifly was soaring through the clear skies, looking pretty happy. Wartotle was practicing his Pokemon Performance moves by spinning on his shell and on his Aqua Tail.

Nearby, 10 year old Pokemon Trainer Max was kneeling on the ground, feeding his starter Treecko and his longer time friend Ralts some Pokepuffs that May had made earlier.

"Don't go overboard, Max," May warned her younger brother, "You'll give them stomach aches."

Max pushed his glassed back up onto the bridge of his nose and said, "Come on, May, trust me. Haven't I already proved I'm a good Trainer?"

"You've only caught one Pokemon, and I don't think Ralts even counts, because you became friends 3 years before you became a Trainer," May argued.

Max stood up and crossed his arms, saying, "You let me come with you to Kalos on your journey to become Kalos Queen, didn't you?"

May nodded with confidence and said with fire in her eyes, "That's right. Kalos Queen. I'm gonna win those Princess Keys with cute Pokemon, dazzling techniques, and little bit of luck!"

Max looked around the area and said with a cocky smirk, "Well, I think you're about one cute Pokemon too short."

"Huh?" May replied.

"Where's Glaceon?" Max asked.

May stood up so fast that Skitty was thrown off of her lap, "What? Oh no, where is she? I- oh, sorry Skitty. But where did Glaceon go off to? I hope she doesn't wander off to far or get into any trouble."

After some time searching, Sylveon finally found it. A tree full of gorgeous, ruby red apples. The sight of them made Sylveon hungry as she imagined how sweet and juicy they would be. Even better was the thought of how happy Serena would be when she brought back the delicious fruit.

Sylveon extended one of her ribbons and then swung it at one of the high hanging fruits, breaking the stem from which it hung from the branch. Sylveon extended another ribbon out to grab the fruit as it fell, only to be intercepted by a blue figure that jumped out of the nearby bushes.

Sylveon gasped in shock as a Glaceon landed a few feet away with the apple in her mouth. The Glaceon dropped the apple at her dark blue feet and stared at Sylveon for a bit. Then she finally asked, "(What Pokemon are you?)"

Standing confidently, Sylveon postured proudly and replied, "(I am a Sylveon. The Fairy-type evolution of Eevee.)"

Glaceon stared at her for a long time, and then shook her head and said, "(Ah, no. I don't think that's a thing.)"

Offended by the statement, Sylveon frowned and insisted, "(It most certainly is 'a thing' as you put it!)"

Glaceon frowned and narrowed her eyes at the Fairy-type and said, "(No. It isn't. Seriously? 'Fairy-type'? If you're going to make up a type, try something that makes sense, like 'Light-type.')"

Sylveon was taken aback by Glaceon's tone, and asked "(Are you calling me a liar?)"

Glaceon shrugged and gave a smile that made Sylveon's stomach churn, and replied, "(You said it, I didn't.)"

Sylveon closed her eyes and shook her head, trying not to get too angry. Then she looked back up at Glaceon and said, "(Fine. Believe what you want. But that apple is mine.)"

Glaceon looked down at the apple and said, "(Hmm. I don't see your name on it. . .)" Glaceon licked her lips, "(It looks pretty good though.)"

"(Don't you dare!)" Sylveon warned as she pointed a paw at Glaceon.

Glaceon ignored Sylveon's warning and quickly bent down and took a bite out of the apple.

WHACK!

One of Sylveon's ribbon came swinging out, not only knocking the apple off into the distance, but dealing a stinging slap to Glaceon's cheek.

Glaceon gave Sylveon an angry glare and said, "(That was a bratty little move.)"

"(I know you are, but what am I?)" Sylveon replied smoothly.

Glaceon growled fiercely as she lowered herself into a battle ready crouch. Sylveon relaxed her body and let herself bounce up and down a bit on feet, reminding herself to always be light on her feet.

The two Eeveelutions stared each other down, both evenly matched in the staring contest department. Glaceon's darker blue eyes were assertive and focused, while Sylveon's lighter blue eyes were confident and observing.

Then, Glaceon charged forward, her body glowing a sparkling pink as she called out, "(Secret Power!)"

Sylveon got up on her hind legs and whirled out of the way, jumping backwards and landing a few feet away from Glaceon. She turned to look at Sylveon in shock. The Fairy-type smiled at her opponent, bobbing up and down and left and right to a secret rhythm within her.

Glaceon blinked her eyes, then narrowed them and repeated her move, trying again to strike Sylveon with Secret Power. Sylveon elegantly dodged it a second time, then a third time, and then a fourth time.

"(You aren't very. . . graceful,)" Sylveon remarked cheekily.

Glaceon snarled out aggressively, "(Ice Shard!)"

As Glaceon fired out her attack, Sylveon stood firm and called out, "(Protect.)" The blue energy shield blocked the Ice attack, and Sylveon swung her ribbons and shouted, "(Swift!)"

The golden stars crashed into Glaceon, knocking her back. Glaceon shook off the momentary daze she received from the blows, and then launched several more Ice Shard attacks Sylveon's way.

"(Double Team!)" Sylveon cried out as leapt sideways and twirled, splitting into about 15 copies of herself.

As her Ice Shard pierced several of the copies, Glaceon charged forward, raising her tail and shouting , "(Iron Tail!)"

Using her suddenly metallic looking tail as a cross between a sword and a whip, Glaceon dashed and spun through the group of Sylveon copies, cutting them down like chaff. Eventually, Glaceon's attack struck a solid target.

"(Aieeee!)" Sylveon squealed in pain as she was knocked flat several feet away from her opponent.

Glaceon looked on in shock. She had put all her strength into that blow, but it surprised her to see how effective it was against Sylveon. "(That was. . . super effective?)" she said aloud, blinking her eyes in confusion as Sylveon fought to catch her breath. "(You're not a Rock-type, or an Ice-type. So how. . .)" Glaceon's eyes widened in realization, "(Ohhhhhhh. . .)"

Sylveon raised her head and her eyes widened and her ears stood up in fear as Glaceon approached her, her Iron Tail raised up high as she said with a triumphant smile, "(I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!)"

Just as Glaceon swung her Iron Tail down at Sylveon, the Fairy-type quickly blocked it with Protect. She then jumped up and used Double Team to surround her opponent in at least 10 Sylveon copies.

Glaceon growled aggressively and said, "(Hiding won't save you, Tinkerbell!)"

"(Don't call me that!)"

Glaceon whirled around and spat out some Ice Shards, but they only struck a few of the copies. The remaining copies began twirling and dancing around Glaceon in two concentric circles that rotated in opposite directions.

"(Then what would you like me to call you? Mia? Breezie? Bippity-Boppity-Boo?)" Glaceon replied mockingly before firing Ice Shards like a Gatling gun, mowing down the copies like she was in a shooting gallery.

However, Glaceon was suddenly grabbed around her middle by one of Sylveon's ribbons. With a grunt of exertion, Sylveon pulled Glaceon up and swung her onto the ground. Lying on her back with the wind knocked out of her, Glaceon could do nothing when Sylveon used her second ribbon to hold onto her tail.

"(So, you want to be petty and immature, do you?)" Sylveon said with a serious and impatient frown as she used her two remaining ribbons to grabbed Glaceon's forelegs, "(Fine!)"

Using her ribbons as puppet strings, Sylveon began swinging Glaceon's paws into either side of her face in rapid succession.

"(What are you doing? Why are you hitting yourself? Why, Glaceon, why?)" Sylveon asked with a mischievous smile.

Unable to concentrate or even aim enough for an Ice Shard attack, Glaceon did the next best thing to free herself from this situation. Right when Sylveon swung in Glaceon's left paw, the Ice-type brought her head forward, turned, and sunk her teeth right into Sylveon's resilient yet sensitive ribbon-like feeler.

Serena had been searching around for Sylveon when she heard the high pitched shriek. "Sylveon!" she gasped in horror.

"What? What is it, Serena?" Ash asked in concern, as he had been helping Serena search.

"Sylveon's in trouble! I heard her!" Serena said, looking about ready to panic.

Ash nodded and gave Serena a reassuring look. "Don't worry, Serena. We'll find her. Let's go and get Talonflame and Noibat to-."

"There's no time! Sylveon could be in some real danger!" Serena said as her heart pumped harder as her mind created scenarios ranging from Beedrills to Ursarings to Team Rocket. She then turned in the direction of the shriek and said, "She's over that way, I know it! I'll go ahead. You get help."

"Serena, wait!" Ash called out, but to no avail. Serena had already run off into the woods.

Sylveon quickly stepped away from Glaceon, her ribbons retracting out of reflex from the sharp pain. Now free from the ribbons, Glaceon quickly got up on her paws and fired Ice Shards at Sylveon. Several of the shards struck her, but she batted most of them away with her other three feelers. The bitten feeler was pulled in close to her body.

"(You fight dirty!)" Sylveon accused bitterly.

"(Whiner!)" Glaceon shot back, "(And since when is 'why are you hitting yourself' clean fighting?)"

"(I was just using what I got!)" Sylveon countered, "(What's the point of having a unique body part if you don't use it?!)" Sylveon suddenly stopped and took a good look at Glaceon, then smiled and pointed at the sides of the Ice-type's head and remarked, "(Oh wait, you know all about that, Dangles!)"

Now it was now Glaceon's turn to be taken aback, and she took a quick subconscious glance at each of the two teal dangles that hung down from the tuque on her head. Then she bared her teeth and shot back, "(Well at least I'm not a dumb ribbon dancing Tinkerbell!)"

Sylveon gave Glaceon a fierce glare, her brow furrowed and her light blue eyes filled with anger. Sylveon pulled her feelers together, even the bitten one, and the air around them started to glow light blue.

"(Do you think Fairies can't hold their own in a battle?)" Sylveon questioned her Glaceon, who was now starting to look worried, "(We're like the wind, Dangles. We can be nice and soft, or great and powerful!)" Sylveon then spread her feelers wide open, and as she sent a strong gust of wind at her opponent, she shouted, "(Fairy Wind!)"

The sparkling blade shaped gusts of wind slammed directly onto Glaceon, scoring several direct hits. Sylveon breathed out and stood proud, a smile growing on her face as she savored the sensation of winning. However, she regretted that Serena wasn't here to see it.

As Sylveon caught her breath and the dust settled from her attack, she took a look over at her opponent. Sylveon's heart felt chilled when she saw that Glaceon was not only still standing, but was covered in a shimmering, reflective energy.

"(Oh no.)" Sylveon whispered.

Glaceon smiled the very same smile that caused Sylveon's stomach to churn, and replied with two words of her own, "(Mirror Coat.)"

Sylveon was then overtaken by a blast of her own power reflected back her, only it had been doubled in intensity. She was thrown back hard, and felt all her resistance get punched out of her. It was all she could do to remain consciousness. She could see apples falling down around her out of the corners of her eyes as she stared straight up into the sky, partially covered by tree branches. Her body became cold when Glaceon stepped on her chest and grinned down at her. Then, she raised her tail and it turned to steel, to Sylveon's horror.

"(And Glaceon lived happily ever after,)" the Ice-type said, and she jumped into the air, flipped, and brought down her Iron Tail with all her might.

Glaceon jumped out from the bush and starting walking back to the campsite. She was about halfway back when the voice of her Trainer called out to her.

"Glaceon!? Is that you?"

May came out from behind some trees, and gasped when she saw her Pokemon. She ran over and picked the Ice-type up, petting her gently and saying, "Glaceon, I was so worried about you! You shouldn't have run off like that!"

Glaceon just smiled, but then winced. May noticed this and gasped, "Glaceon! What happened to your cheeks! They're all bruised!"

At this moment, with all of her adrenaline gone, Glaceon began to feel the toll the battle had took on her. Glaceon moaned and collapsed in her Trainer's arms, and she rested with her eyes closed as May carried her back to camp.

When Sylveon came to, her body was one big throb of pain. But most of the pain was in her head and face. She reasoned that she probably hadn't been out very long, seeing as her aches and pains still felt fresh. She moaned, feeling completely miserable, as negative thoughts of failure and humiliation filled her mind.

"(Well at least I'm not a dumb ribbon dancing Tinkerbell!)"

Hot tears of shame filled Sylveon's eyes as she lay there on her back, weeping and wishing she would just fall back into unconsciousness.

"Sylveon! Sylveon, where are you?! Please, answer me!"

Sylveon's heart leapt at the voice. It was Serena, her Trainer- no, her friend. The person who truly cared about her, who supported her, who was willing to forfeit a Pokemon Showcase back when she was a shy little Eevee just to make sure she was okay, who was never angry or disappointed with her when she didn't win, and who helped gain confidence and evolve into the Fairy-type she was now through the strength and true-ness of their bond.

Sylveon wanted more than anything to get up and run to her, but she was too exhausted, and a bit sore. So, she took a deep breath and shouted as loudly as she could, "(SRENAAAAAAAA!)"

Sylveon's shout collapsed into weeping, and in the next moment, Serena came running over to where the Fairy-type lay beneath the apple tree. Serena immediately took her up gently in her arms. Sylveon wasn't as small as Pikachu, but Serena was still able to manage. Serena hugged Sylveon gently and petted her head, saying, "Don't worry I've got you, Sylveon. You'll be okay. Trust me, you'll be okay."

Sylveon quickly realized that Serena was crying as well, and this only seemed to increase the pain in her own heart. As her Trainer carried her back to the campsite, Sylveon closed her eyes and focused on the mentally picture of her opponent, smiling down at her with an Iron Tail at the ready.

"(This isn't over, Dangles. . . this is not over.)"

A/N: I tried to get inspiration for this story from the Pokemon battles portrayed in Pokemon Origins. Does it show? Anyway, it looks Sylveon has just lost Round 1, but anyone who has played Pokken Tournament knows that there are 3 Rounds in a Match. So stay tuned for Round 2!