All That Remains

Special Chapter 3 Cover

**All That Remains** is the third special chapter of the Eeveelution Squad comic series. It was originally published on October 22, 2017 by PKM-150 and completed on January 9, 2018. It was dubbed by MickeyMario64's Eeveelution Squad Comic Dub Project team on December 27, 2018.

## Plot

The chapter opens with a flashback. It shows a young Frost and Black being pinned down by three wild *Mightyenas.* The leader, a shiny *Mightyena,* declares that it's lunch while he pins Frost & Black's dad as he watches helplessly; Frost & Black's mom is seen dead behind the leader. Suddenly, a berserk *Nidoking* comes in and throws two *Mightyenas* and devours one. The *Mightyenas* are frightened and run off. Frost and Black check back on their parents, but their dad tells them to run. The *Nidoking* comes back and picks up their dad with his jaws to be eaten, but the scene flashes back to the present.

Black wakes up in a cold sweat and is revealed that it was only a nightmare, but is saddened when he remembers it was not. Black see Crystal ask Solarflare to go somewhere, presumably for ice cream as she mentioned in the last chapter. Black lays back on the tree and the scene cuts to another flashback.

Six years earlier, Frost is seen working in Mail HQ, supervising a shiny *Vulpix*. The *Vulpix* responds that she delivered the package and refers to Frost as "Boss" due his position as second-in-command in the HQ. Frost welcomes someone who comes in the HQ and it is Black asking for his brother. Frost asks his boss, a *Lopunny*, to go home early and she lets him. Frost and Black walk home and Frost politely asks why Black wants to see him every afternoon. Black says their house feels much lonelier without their parents around, but then they pass along a rescuer *Electabuzz* who greets them. Black sulks and Frost apologizes to the rescuer for his younger brother's behavior. Frost asks Black why was he being rude and Black responds that if they came earlier to rescue them seven years ago, their parents would've still been alive today. Frost defends the rescuers and states that if it weren't for them, they would have been dead. Black still isn't convinced, so Frost only asks to just treat them with a little more respect.

The next, Black is at school alone and then a *Ghastly* approaches Black. The *Ghastly* asks Black to be his friend because he admires his coolness and for getting the top score on combat skill, where Black had the best grade out of all Class-A, the greatest class. The *Ghastly* introduces himself as Gus from Class-F and Black is about to introduce himself, but Gus interrupts him by saying he already knows his name. Gus asks Black what is wrong, due to Black seeming depressed, and Black asks how it would feel to lose your family. Gus says it would be horrible and Black tells him that he lost his family when he was only 3 years old. Gus comforts him and says that at least he has his brother to take care of him, but then he changes the subject to how unfair it is that the class equipment quality is based on the student's performance, but Black asks him to stop complaining because that's his performance. Gus feels insulted, but then he turns cheery after he takes it as motivation to improve himself. Gus then talks about how he saw Black defend a girl from bullies a few days ago and asks if she was his girlfriend; Blacks says no. Gus says she is Pearl from Class-B and Black questions if he was stalking her. Gus retaliates by saying that his concern proves that he has deeper feelings for Pearl, but then Black tries to punch him, having no effect on him.

Two days later, Black heads off to the Mail HQ for Frost, but then he sees a groaning *Hydreigon* around the corner. Black confronts it and the *Hydreigion* is revealed to be a category 1 infected berserker and attacks Black. Before the *Hydreigon* could harm Black, it is frozen by Frost and Frost shatters it while frozen, killing the berserker. Black is shocked by Frost's action, but Frost says that he was not living in the first place. Black doesn't believe him and calls him a liar, hurting Frost emotionally. Frost asks Black to explain himself and Black allows him to, but he says that telling a lie is worse than not being honest. Frost confesses to Black that he is also works as a rescuer since their parents had died. He says that he wanted to be a rescuer so that he can not only be better than the rescuers that failed to rescue their parents, but to also not let anyone suffer from their type of tragedy. Black forgives Frost and Frost hugs him, leaving Black embarrassed.

Two years later, Black and Gus are talking about how Gus did on his battle test. Blacks says that he has improved, but remarks about how he was easily defeated. Gus says that he didn't know there would be dark type pokémon there and asks Gus if they can hang out tomorrow, but Black says no. Gus leaves and then Black spots a heavily bandaged *Eevee* wishing he stayed home and helps him stand up. Later, Black asks why the *Eevee* didn't stay home, but the *Eevee* says that he was going to see his *Glaceon* friend at the Mail HQ. Black quickly assumes that he is talking about he is talking Frost and then the *Eevee* recognizes him as Frost's little brother Black. Black is surprised that Frost has guy friends and not only girl friends and the Eevee asks if he knows about Frost's job as an explorer, but Black says that he knows. Black asks if everyone at Mail HQ knows Frost is an explorer, and the Eevee says they do and he is surprised that he is able to maintain two jobs. Black asks the Eevee how he got injured and the Eevee says that he fell on some stairs. They both decide to stay in touch, but Black forgets to ask for his name

A week later, Black is fighting against a *Tyrogue* for the battle test and wins. Later, the *Tyrogue* tells Black he was only lucky and challenges him to do a mission. Gus thinks the mission request is easy because it is for a lost item, but then he notices that the mission is a S-rank mission and requires Black to go to floor 99 of the dungeon. The *Tyrogue* taunts Black as a weakling and Black runs off to the dungeon, with Gus trying to stop him. Black runs past Frost before he leaves.

Later, Black is near the designated floor but he runs into a *Scizor*. He runs away and thinks about how he acted liked a coward at the situation, but then he gets to floor 99. Black spots the lost item, but then he is ambushed by many wild pokémon and gets overwhelmed. A *Machoke* is about to crush Black's skull, but then his arm is frozen by Frost and Frost them the pokémon off. Black passes out.

Later, Black awakens outside of the dungeon, but he spots Frost mortally wounded. Frost tells Black he can't go on any longer and tells Black to leave. Black doesn't want to and starts to cry. Frost tells him to go back to the town and have a good life without him. Black promises him he will, and Frost tells Black to stay strong. Frost dies and Black grieves for him.

Two week later, Black is sitting near a tree and the same *Eevee* comes meets up with again. The *Eevee* is sorry about what happened to Frost and comforts Black. Black doesn't know what to believe any more and says that as long as he lives there is pain, but the *Eevee* says that there is hope too. The *Eevee* tells Black that Black still has him and his friends to support him. Black is reluctant to the *Eevee* advice, but the *Eevee* convinces him. He says that one day there will be someone big enough to protect all them. Black says that the protector person should be the *Eevee* because he said it. The *Eevee* decides to walk Black hoem. Black thanks the *Eevee* for cheering him up and the *Eevee* asks him if he wants to work at the Mail HQ. Black doesn't think they would accept him, but the *Eevee* assures him that he would. Finally, Black asks the Eevee for his. The Eevee almost says his real name, but he decides to say "Alan" instead.

Later, they both arrive to Black & Frost's house and Alan tells him that he will see him tomorrow. Black enter his house and calls for Frost, but he forgets that Frost had died. All what Black is responded with is emptiness.

Three months later, a speaker *Lucario* announces that all the students have graduated from their academy and that they have a choice of becoming a high ranking rescuer or a normal civilian. Gus asks Black is he wants to start an exploration team with him, but Black says he rather be a mailman instead. Black goes back to his house and finds it with its lights on. Black enters and finds Alan waiting for him. Alan tells him that it's Black's 12th birthday and Black slightly tears up. Black asks how he knew, but Alan tells him that "Frost told him" before. Later, Alan leave and says goodbye to Black. Black goes to Frost's room and tells Frost's red scarf that he graduated and wished he was still there. He tells it that he will go back to his room, but then he sees a blood stained photo album in Frost's bag. Black looks through it and sees his whole family in a photo and he smiles at it. Black stares at his paw and he evolves into an Umbreon.

Back in present, Black still looks at his paw, but he is interrupted by Gus hanging from a tree and briefly exchange a conversation. Likely due to the trouble he caused in Chapter 4, Black attacks Gus with a shadow ball. The chapter ends.

## Credits

* Black (Dub: voiced by RogerDelmar)
* Frost (Dub: voiced by Laverage)
* Wild Mightyenas (Dub: voiced by Acetheshadeon, hazeunix, Unique Umbreon)
* Frost & Black's dad (Dub: voiced by VolcanoKaiser)
* Frost & Black's mom
* Berserk *Nidoking* (Dub: voice by Shiro1026)
* Solarflare (Dub: voiced by CrownieVA)
* Crystal (Dub: voiced by amberdoesblank)
* Sunshine (Dub: voiced by )
* Shiny *Vulpix* (Dub: voiced by SNOLT)
* *Lopunny* boss (Dub: voiced by Liory)
* *Electabuzz* rescuer (Dub: voiced by Trying Again)
* Gus (Dub: voiced by MickeyMario64)
* Berserk *Hydriegon* (Dub: voiced by Lies)
* Alan/Speed (Dub: voiced by GrandmasterOshawott )
* Tyrogue (Dub: voiced by musicgreninja)
* Gardevoir (Dub: voiced by intervee24)
* Scizor (Dub: voiced by Trying Again)
* Machoke (Dub: voiced by Kipkeyno)
* Maddox (Voice cameo)

## Trivia

* The story takes place somewhat after the events of Special Chapter 2 and the flashback takes place before and after Special Chapter 1
* The berserk Hydriegon being voiced by a user with a username of "Lies" is ironic.
* This chapter is the first appearance of Tyrant.
* This is Gus's last appearance as of now.
* After the flashback seen where Frost reveals he is a rescuer, he no longer his purple scarf and wears a red one after. This is because Frost gave his to Speed in the events of Special Chapter 1.
	+ Black, however, never notices that Speed is wearing Frost's old scarf

* The reason Speed is injured because of the injuries he received by the berserk *Lucario* in Special Chapter 1.
* This chapter is basically Black's story