Alone Together

Special Chapter 8 Cover

Solarflare

**Alone Together**is the eight special chapter of Eeveelution Squad. It was originally published on December 20, 2018 and completed on March 12, 2019, but Special Chapter 8.1 was completed on April 18, 2019. It is yet to be dubbed.

## Plot

The younger Eeveelutions, Crystal, Silvia, Axel, Sunshine, Leaf, and Solarflare are playing around the beach and having a good time; well, except Flare. Meanwhile, the adults, Bolt, Rin, Blaze, Brian, Mrs. Mollie, and Frank (plus CC for some reason), are setting up for the BBQ later tonight. Mrs. Mollie asks Pearl where Lazuli is, prompting Brian to refer to her as "female Frank", his wife Blaze scolds him again. Pearl says that she stayed home and Brian remarks how Ice-types are sensitive to heat, leading Blaze to mention that Brian is sensitive to heat. Blaze questions what she saw in him, but her younger sister Rin playfully mentioned that it didn't stop her from marrying Brian anyways. Blaze tells her to stop teasing her and Speed decides to go after Lazuli. Pearl tells Speed to try not to get punched. After he leaves, Pearl looks at Black and sighs at the events in Special Chapter 7; Gai trains Axel and Sunshine in the background as well.

Speed enters the living room and found Lazuli reading. He asks her why she isn't at the beach and she responds that she doesn't feel like going. Speed tells her that this reminds him of the time where she was at the treehouse with him, but Lazuli fusses that it wasn't forced if Speed was willing to stay. Speed grabs the book Lazuli was reading and finds that it is a romance novel. Lazuli quickly grabs it back and goes on reading, but she blushes after.

2 months and a week earlier, the eeveelution squad is getting ready to head off to go to the beach, but Lazuli doesn't want to go. Lazuli assures her sister that she will be fine, but Speed decides to stay with her. Lazuli gets ticked off and Speed says that the last they all left her alone she she was stuck in the refrigerator. Lazuli was about to back throw Speed, but Pearl stops her and says that two people being the house is better than one. Lazuli drop Speed and the two bicker again, so Silvia hugs them and tells them it's only going to be a day. Sunshine is sadden that Speed is not going to the beach with her, but Speed tells her next time and that he wants her to fun. Speed asks Pearl to keep an eye on her and tells his younger siblings to have fun. Leaf tells Speed to look after her sister for her and the eeveelutions leave. Lazuli sulks to her room and reads her books, trying not to think of the situation. Speed knocks on her door and asks her if she to have lunch on the afternoon, not having enough food in the fridge. Lazuli agrees and closes the door, but Speed knocks again and says that if she can call him if she has any trouble. Lazuli asks why he is being so overprotective for her and says that he is doing it for some one he loves, but stops his sentence. Lazuli demands to know who Speed is referring to, but Speed denies he said anything. They bicker and Lazuli back throws him, then Speed leaves. Lazuli closes back to her room and wonders what he is talking about, but Lazuli stops herself from thinking about it too much and calls Speed an idiot.

Near the afternoon, Lazuli finishes her books and Speed reminds her that they will go to eat out. While they are walking out, Lazuli apologizes for hurting him back at the house, but Speed is surprised by that. Speed asks her she has ever gone out on a date with someone before, but Lazuli doesn't know what he means or dating. Speed tells her that he just remember the concept too when he thought of a girl and Lazuli asks him what a date is. Speed says that a date is when a boy and girl go out somewhere to have fun, but Lazuli asks who was the girl he was talking about. He says that the girl was super cute and called him her boyfriend, but Speed never saw her as his girlfriend. Lazuli still doesn't understand the concept, so Speed does a brief example asking how she would react if he said "I love you", and Lazuli responds she hates him. Speed says that's what Speed couldn't say to girl, but Speed mentions that he enjoyed being hugged by her, but he slaps himself back to his senses.

Later, Speed and Lazuli walk into Sunny Town and Speed takes her to his favorite restaurant, the curry place in he ate in during Special Chapter 1. Speed talks with the owner, a Samurott named Pops, and mentions how it has been a while since he came to the restaurant, but Pops says that he just ate here yesterday. Pops asks for Speed's order and then Lazuli's order, and he leaves. Lazuli asks if he eats here all the time, but Speed he just started to 3 months ago, but tells that he has been familiar with the place since he was ten due to his best friend. Lazuli is surprised by the fact that Speed has friends and asks where he is from. Speed says that he comes from the forest they just walked pass by, Greenhills Forest, and asks her where she is from. Lazuli says that she doesn't want to talk about and gets depressed. Lazuli looks out of the window and sees some pokémon going out with each other and begins to understand what Speed was talking about before. Lazuli starts to blush and Speed asks her what's wrong, but their food gets their food served and they stop.

Later, Lazuli remarks how good the food tasted and wants to go back home, Speed remembers that Lazuli ran out of books and offered if she wanted to go the bookstore, which makes Lazuli excited. They get to the store and Lazuli finds a whole shelf of books that she already read, but Speed gets her attention by showing a comic book based off his favorite video game, which Lazuli says that is lame. Lazuli buys about 5 books and they leave, with Speed being surprised by Lazuli's happiness. Speed and Lazuli have ice cream after and Speed asks if she has ever had a crush before. Lazuli that there was one guy who did have one and that he was creepy, but she remarks that Speed is only a little better than him. Lazuli questions him back and Speed says he had a crush once, so Lazuli asks if she can have more ice cream.

Later, after 5 ice cream cones, they make it home. Lazuli thanks Speed and goes to her room, hoping Leaf is having a good time at the beach. Speed knocks on her door and asks if he can come in, but Lazuli tells him to not do anything fishy. Speed plays with his handheld, but he notices her book. He asks what she is reading, but she doesn't respond, though Speed tells her that he knows it's a romantic novel. Speed then asks her why she didn't answer his back at the restaurant about her birthplace. Lazuli darkens and says she doesn't want to talk about it, but Speed wants to know. Lazuli doesn't to and asks him why he wants to know, but Speed he wants to know why it causes her to be upset. Lazuli finally agree and says that she comes from Terra Town and says that she hates it there because it reminds of her father who kicked her and her sister out when their mom passed away. Lazuli says that she and her sister just came back from playing when they found their mom lying down in a small puddle of blood. Speed asks if anyone else was near the house and if there were any valuables near the house, as he claims that her father might've been trying to protect her, but Lazuli doesn't believe it. Speed tries to explain, but Lazuli breaks down crying, saying that her father always ignored her before the incident and when he got to scene, that he hit her and threatened to burn her and her sister alive if they returned to house, and she mention that they never learned what happened to their mom. Speed tries to say that her father probably had a reason, but Lazuli denies it. Speed tells her that at least she got to see her parents go, because he doesn't know what it's like to have parents. Lazuli asks if they abandoned him too, but Speed is unsure what the cause was. Speed says that he spent time searching for them for 11 years, only to find out that they had died. Speed comforts Lazuli by mentioning he knows about loss. He talks about a person he met and spent a lot of time with because they were in a lie-and-death situation and they had the same goal, but they made a bond after a long time, then he lost that bond because he failed to react in time and the person was killed. Speed tells her that at least she has Leaf and that proves that there are still good things in life. Speed hugs Lazuli and Lazuli feels better. Speed asks Lazuli if she had come across any monsters in the past and Lazuli mentions how she encountered one when she wondered too far in Special Chapter 5 and hasn't done so since. Speed tells her that he fought many monster in his past and that he had to fight or run to get past them. Speed recalls that he thought that all pokémon were born evil and only have a limited sense of sympathy. He tells her that in the wild, it was kill or be killed, as he was a wild pokémon. Lazuli is shocked by the fact that Speed is a wild pokémon, but Speed says his mind changed after he met Trace. He rambles about Trace and how he is smart like his dad, but Lazuli sets him back on track. Speed says that Trace showed him there are innocent pokémon too and that wild pokémon only do what they need to for survival, but he remarks how they don't compare with berserk pokémon, which lost everything that made them alive. Lazuli doesn't understand what Speed means about the berserk pokémon, but she asks if all of that is why he slacks off, but Speed is unsure himself. Speed says that he had fun hanging with her and Lazuli calls him an idiot because they fight all the time. Lazuli notes that Speed isn't as bad as she thought, but Speed monologues that he should be able to get with Leaf because he befriend Lazuli, though he stops. Speed tells her that if he see her dad, he will punch him in the gut, then he asked what his job was. Lazuli says that he was an explorer. and Speed keeps that in mind. Lazuli gets tired and decides to sleep, allowing to let Speed in her room; she also says that the game he talked is cool. Speed sets Lazuli on her bed and decides that he should sleep on the ground. However, while sleeping, Lazuli falls on Speed and look like they are hugging each other. Leaf enters the room and find them together. Lazuli wakes up and gets embarrassed by the ordeal. Speed wakes up and Lazuli punches him. Leaf, embarrassed, leaves, though Speed tries to explain that it's not what it looks like.

Back in the present, Lazuli, in a bathroom, sighs about how she how she isn't like her sister, but hopes to return to what she used to be. Silvia then sneaks up on her and scares her. Lazuli tells her that it isn't right to enter a bathroom in use, though Silvia doesn't make a big deal out of it. Silvia tells her that the beach BBQ will start soon, and advises her that if she can't stand the heat, she could make ice furniture for herself. Lazuli is interested and asks for questions, but Speed walks in and misinterpreted the conversation about wetting the bed. Lazuli is conscious about what she is about to do, but she knows that Speed deserves to be punched this time. Lazuli and Silvia edge near him and they beat him up. The chapter ends, but the story continues.

## Chapter 8.1

Solarflare dries off finally after being splashed by Crystal and walks with Leaf back to the beach house. Flare and Leaf greet their older siblings, who quickly got over the fight after Special Chapter and are back in friendly terms. They walk up stairs and Leaf mentions how Lazuli changed drastically in a few days. Leaf gifts Flare a chocolate bar and Flare gleefully eat its. Leaf notices Flare's red eye again and Flare apologizes. Leaf asks what it is and Flare says the he is unsure, but he knows that he has some sort of *Eevee* living inside him. Leaf pokes fun about how he phrased it, but she is genuinely interested about it. Flare says that the *Eevee* is cute and that he usually meets it when his eye turns red. Leaf believes what Flare is saying and asks him to tell the *Eevee* that she said hi. They lead back to the beach and they are greeted by Gai and Flare gets hugged by Sunshine, who asks where her "dad" is. He tells her that he is staying inside and Sunshine is sadden, but Axel asks her if she want to play with him, which quickly cheers him up. Flare asks Gai what he does in his training with his older brother, as he trained with him to control his fire, but Gai says that he is thought physical stuff like dodging. Gai recommends him to join him in his training, but Flare is doubtful of his own capabilities, but Gai assures him by saying that Axel isn't a good fighter, but he still does his best and that Axel greatly improved. Gai mentions that Speed told him that Flare beat him with one hit while Flare just evolved (Special Chapter 2). Flare doesn't have any memories of that happening, but he recalls that Crystal told him he was scary that day. Gai asks how Speed though Flare to control his fire and Flare says that Speed had experiences with fire (Special Chapter 1), but Gai still finds it weird. Suddenly, Gai notes how Flare and Mrs. Mollie are very similar in personality and recommends that he should talk to her more. Gai says that he can ask Speed to train later on, but Gai notices that he calls everyone in his family by nickname, Sunny, Kris, and Yellow. Flare and Leaf decide to talk to Mrs. Mollie and Mrs. Mollie asks how their siblings are doing. Mrs. Mollie then mentions how Flare's brother reminds her of husband due to their appearance. Flare asks if he can her to comfort her and she lets, with Leaf joining soon. Mrs. Mollie comments how Flare and Leaf look cute together and Flare breaks from his hug and Leaf tells her that he is shy. Leaf mentions that Gai recommend them to talk with her because she was similar to Flare and Mrs. Mollie agrees with the statement. They see Sunshine and Axel chase each other and Mrs. Mollie asks if Axel is good kid, wanting an outsider's perspective. They say that he is nice and friendly. They all agree that seeing Axel happy makes them happy, but Bolt checks up on them. Leaf asks Bolt what his job at Terra Town, her home town, is and he responds that he is a transport, someone who deliver things by town. Leaf asks, since he is from Terra Town, if he knows about Alfred, her father. Bolt says that he was sent to prison for ten year for killing an outlaw, saying that the outlaw killed his wife and his close friends in a single day, but his daughter were never found; Bolt understands why Alfred would go that far. Bolt says that Alfred got his job back as an explorer, but he quit and became a Fire Lookout. Bolt asks why she asks and Leaf denies any real connection with Alfred, being speechless. Flare is worried about Leaf and asks Bolt if he could be able to talk with Alfred so he can meet him. Bolt agrees, but he tells Flare not to got his hopes up.

Later at night, Flare sleeps and thinks about his conversation with Bolt, but then Flare meets Fluffy again. Fluffy asks Flare if he is fine and Flare says that he is just wondering if Alfred might be related to Leaf. Flare notes that Fluffy sounds more like Sunshine now and Fluffy responds by saying "Aye". Flare tells Fluffy that Leaf says hi, but Fluffy then asks if it is bad. Flare assures him that he is good and that it is normal to lose control over food, all Fluffy has to do is to not let its obsession control it. Fluffy is scared about the fact that it is controlled and that it might hurt Flare, but Flare tells it that it has to learn how to stop and that he is confident that he will learn how. Flare tells Fluffy that they will have chocolate cake tomorrow and Fluffy is excited and promises Flare that it will behave. Then, Fluffy tell Flare that it has been wondering if its "Father" really is evil and that it remembers that "Father" wanted them to harm everyone. Fluffy doesn't want to believe it, but it knows what its brothers has done and wonders what would've happened to it if it didn't bond with Flare. Fluffy is scared that it might've become a monster and that he fear what would happen to it if its brothers found out. Flare points out that Fluffy has learned the emotion of fear and that Fluffy was to focus on the present, but Fluffy isn't convinced and ask if having emotions is bad. Flare tells it that emotions aren't bad and that it makes Fluffy more and more living. Flare says that Fluffy isn't a monster anymore and embraces Fluffy like a son, which causes Fluffy's eyes to glisten, but then it freezes. Flare tries to help it, but nothing happens. Flare starts to panic, but Fluffy responds by questioning what it heard. Fluffy asks if Flare heard the voices too, but Flare says that it was likely thinking about the past and tell Fluffy to not do that again. Fluffy is unaware of what happened and Flare says that it was frozen and that its eyes changed, noticing how weird Fluffy is acting. Fluffy says that it's fine, and says that the noise has likely in response to their bond, increased it to 45% instead of 42%. Flare is surprised that their bond grew quick in a day, but Fluffy states that it wasn't a day. Flare asks if Fluffy remembers anything else, but Fluffy says that what it said was all it knows. Fluffy says that it's fine for Flare to ask him this many questions and decides to let him sleep. Flare is about to wake and they say goodnight to each other. Flare wakes up, thought it is night. The expanded chapter ends.

## Cameo List

      **The Cameo Appearances** are listed in yellow in the following screenshots.

1. Jiggly the Jigglypuff (by by SerraBritt)
2. Melon the Meloetta
3. Eglantine the Shiny Alolan Ninetales (by [Deactivated account])
4. Sebastian the Eevee
5. Laurie the Lopunny
6. Lucario the Lucre
7. Lopy the Lopunny
8. Element SnivyAiden the Snivy (by User-Of-The-Mist)
9. Mist the Servine
10. Riley the Alolan Raichu (by GuruTeaTree123)
11. Aurora the Eevee (by User-Of-The-Mist)
12. Cinder the Braxien
13. Void the Lycanroc (by User-Of-The-Mist)
14. Aiden the Snivy
15. Andrew the Pikachu (by thatawesomeguy14)
16. Grounder the Mudkip

Jiggly the *Jigglypuff*, Melon the *Meloetta*, Eglantine the Shiny *Alolan Ninetales*, Sebastian the *Eevee*, Laurie the *Lopunny,* Lucre the *Lucario*, and Lopy the *Lopunny* are all found on page 11. Element *Snivy,* Mist the *Servine,* Riley the *Alolan Raichu*, Aurora the *Eevee,* Cinder the *Braixen*, Void the *Lycanroc*, and Aiden the *Snivy* are found on page 14. Andrew the *Pikachu* and Grounder the *Mudkip* are found on page 15.

Jiggly is seen being carried by Melon in a playful way through the town. Eglantine is seen peacefully walking behind Speed and Lazuli. Sebastian is being carried by Laurie as part of a group with Lucre and Lopy. Element is seen walking through the books store with not much care. Mist is seen being interested in the store. Riley is floating around the book store. Aurora goes somewhere. Cinder is walking near Speed in a cool mood. Void is seen browsing the books on the shelf. Aiden walks somewhere while Lazuli is in front of him. Andrew walks left from Lazuli and Speed. Grounder walks to the right from Speed and Lazuli.

## Credits

* Crystal
* Silvia
* Axel
* Sunshine
* Leaf
* Solarflare
* Bolt
* Blaze
* Mrs. Mollie
* Brian
* Blaze
* Frank
* CC
* Pearl
* Speed
* Black
* Gai
* Alfred (mentioned)
* Trace (Mentioned)
* Dr. Robert (Mentioned)
* Alfred (Mentioned)
* Fluffy

## Trivia

* PKM-150, after many people referring Gai as "Gay", reveals that Gai's name is pronounced "Guy".