Chapter 1- Meeting

(If you are reading this without having read my first story, Snowpoint Mountain, go back and read it. Otherwise, enjoy)

Four days. It had been four days since Jolt was abandoned. He looked up at the cave from the temporary shelter he had built in the forest below. There had been some activity there yesterday, but it had died down. The humans discovered it was just a regular, empty cave after the Eeveeloutions had cleared it, and he imagined the trainer that had commanded her Pokémon to torture him embarrassed and furious. He snickered at the thought of her being laughed at, and her Pokémon being punished. It served them right. Jolt wondered where the group was by now. Yesterday, he had seen Frost collecting berries, but she promptly ignored him when he called. Jolt was still too weak to fight or follow her, so he gave up. It would still be another few days before he could travel, and if the others didn't want anything to do with him, there wasn't much he could do. By now, the only one he really missed was Angel. She was the only one who had stuck by him, and he hoped he could see her again someday.

Jolt woke up early the next morning to a heavy rainstorm. It rained as well as snowed in the forest, and Jolt was glad he had covered his shelter with more than one layer of leaves. Otherwise, he'd have been drenched. He didn't dare go out into the freezing cold rain, so that day was spent in the shelter, eating berries and day dreaming. On the sixth day, Jolt took off his bandages. His wounds had been bad, but they were healing nicely, partly due to the berries he'd been eating. Few humans realized the true healing power of berries. Jolt got up around noon to stretch his legs and get some exercise. The snow was especially cold compared to the warmth of his temporary den, but Jolt warmed up as he jogged along. His muscles no longer hurt when he moved them, but he didn't move too fast, since he didn't want to push it. Jolt stopped by a nearby pond for a drink of fresh water, and to clean himself off. He didn't even stop to look around as he slipped into the cold water, and began to wash up. It was a good five minutes before he noticed her, sitting on the opposite shore, enjoying herself in the water. Jolt stopped for a moment to stare. There, in front of him, yet somehow oblivious to his presence, was a beautiful Vaporeon.

Jolt looked at her carefully, noticing her every feature. She lay on her back, floating calmly in the water. Jolt didn't dare move, as he didn't want to startle her, or alert her to his presence just yet. Everything about her is just perfect, Jolt thought. Jolt finally looked away, and shook his head. I really need to stop falling for strangers… he thought, but all the same, Jolt instantly developed a crush. Jolt cursed himself for being so fickle, but it was undeniable; he liked her.

The Vaporeon tilted her head and opened her eyes, to see a Jolteon looking at her. "Eep!" she squealed, and ducked under the water. She was completely invisible by then, no matter how hard Jolt looked. "Hey, I just want to talk to you!" Jolt called, but if she heard him, she chose not to show it. After a few minutes it was obvious that she wasn't going to come back up while he was around, so Jolt quickly finished his bathing, took a few long droughts of water, and headed back for the den, slightly disappointed that he didn't get a chance to talk to her. The Vaporeon watched him go, observing him. He could have easily taken me, and I wouldn't have put up much of a fight, she thought, confused. She wondered why he'd chosen to look, and not attack. She thought about getting up and running after him, but he disappeared into the trees. Even though he was an electric type, and she should avoid him, she was interested. Maybe ill see him again tomorrow, she thought as she exited the pond to go back to her sisters.

Three days later, she got her wish. She waited for him in the cold water, as she had done the past two days, when he came back to the pond. Her nerve broke then, and she ducked under again, but this time got a good look at him. He appeared to be getting over injuries, but he was pretty attractive, even by her own standards. He stepped into the water like he had done the previous time, and that's when she steeled herself to poke her head back up. Jolt was initially surprised when he saw the Vaporeon appear out of nowhere, but he soon realized it was the same one he had seen before. She fully surfaced 10 feet away from him, and looked at him shyly. Jolt smiled at her as warmly as he could, despite the freezing water. For a while, neither spoke, each trying t figure out what to say. It was Jolt who broke the silence, figuring introductions couldn't hurt. "My names Jolt," He said nervously. "I… uh… like your fins." Jolt immediately facepawed, muttering "stupid, stupid, stupid…" The Vaporeon giggled, and said "I'm Ripple. I like your spikes." Jolt looked up at her, his embarrassment slowly fading. Her voice was smooth, like water calmly flowing over a smooth rock. Ripple slowly moved over and sat by Jolt, much to his surprise. He seemed nice, and she wanted to get to know him at the very least, despite how nervous and shy she was feeling.

Jolt let his paw dip back into the water, and he slowly got over his surprise and shyness as they started up a small conversation. She told him how she was scared of electric types, since she had been attacked several times by them. Jolt assured her he wouldn't dare harm her, and slowly she began to trust him. He told her about where he was staying, and how he was looking for a new home. It was coincidence that they had met, Ripple explained, because her and her sisters were just about to move on, searching for a home themselves.

No sooner had she finished explain that to him, when someone shouted "Get the fuck away from her!" Jolt was lifted up telekinetically, and hurled against a tree, hard. This knocked the wind out of him, and spots began to cloud his vision. Without even a chance to get up, he was hit by an ice beam that was so cold it burned. Ripple shouted something at his two assailants, but they pressed on the attack. Jolt managed to get up, and his vision cleared. It was a Glaceon and an Espeon who were attacking him. Ripple shouted at them to leave him alone, but again to no avail. Jolt want about to be caught unprepared again, and sprinted at the two as fast as he could.

Within seconds, Jolt was there. The Espeon was the greater threat, so he attacked her first, shocking his fist and nailing her with an improvised thunderpunch. She flew backward, and Jolt shot a shadow ball at her to keep her down as he turned to face the Glaceon. Almost as fast as Jolt had, she froze her arm, but the ice was as sharp as razors. She swung at him, which Jolt blocked with his iron claws, and for a few minutes they dueled back and forth. Finally, in an attempt to end the battle, she began to whip up a blizzard, but Jolt was faster. He quickly shot her with a few pin missiles, which threw her off balance, and nailed her with a mighty thunderbolt. The Glaceon screamed and fell, just as the Espeon got up. She hit him in the back of the head with a shadow ball, and Jolt flew back, his vision blurring. The last thing he saw was Ripple running towards him, concern on her face, before he blacked out.