"You little brat..."
Owen sighed, rubbing his forehead as he watched Eevee's smug expression. Do you even realize what you just went through? You almost didn't wake up! Is it really appropriate to act like you just won the lottery?
"Vee-vui..."
Suddenly, Eevee's ears drooped, and she covered her face with her paws: (つд⊂)
She remembered what happened after she lost control—how she had actually attacked Owen. Although Owen hadn't brought it up, the memory weighed heavily on her. Her eyes began to well up as she offered a tearful apology: ｡:ﾟ(;´∩`;)ﾟ:｡
"I'm fine," Owen said with a gentle smile, picking her up. "As long as you're okay, nothing else matters."
"Vee-vui! Vee-vui!!" Eevee burrowed into Owen's chest, rubbing against him with all her might.
In that moment, she recalled Owen sleeping by her bedside, guarding her for days. Eevee suddenly felt a surge of resolve... she couldn't be a "salted fish" (slacker) anymore.
She had to work harder to repay him. Even if she had two bodies now, she shouldn't use them to slack off. Though... the idea of two bodies training simultaneously felt a little cruel to herself, didn't it?
"Vee!!" Eevee shook the thought away. She was determined to be the most obedient Pokémon ever from now on.
Watching the heartwarming scene, Cynthia quietly left the room, making a mental note of this unique pair.
While they had to remain at the Aurelia General Hospital for observation, Owen and Eevee were granted a fair amount of freedom. At Owen's insistence, his parents headed back to Fairview early, leaving him alone with his Pokémon.
Shortly after, Dr. Qing from Magic City University arrived in Aurelia. After conducting an even more exhaustive physical exam on Eevee, she gave Owen a stern piece of advice.
"Eevee's genes have shifted. Right now, there are no immediate health risks. However, until her genetic structure returns to that of a normal Eevee, I strongly advise against allowing her to evolve."
"Since there is no precedent, I cannot predict how her 'solidified' genes will react to the radioactive energy of an Evolution Stone. She might evolve successfully, or something... unknown... might happen. You'll have to weigh that risk yourself."
Owen listened intently. This advice was a double-edged sword. It protected Eevee, but it also created a massive dilemma.
The Provincial High School Pokémon League was fast approaching. If the Fairview Trainer Association offered him a Fire, Thunder, or Water Stone to boost his performance, he wouldn't know how to turn them down without a good reason. Now, he had the best reason in the world—medical orders.
Still, it meant that even the "natural" evolutions like Espeon or Umbreon might carry risks. Owen pushed the thought aside. For now, Eevee was safe, and that was enough. Evolution was a problem for future Owen.
During the observation period, the hospital didn't restrict training. In fact, they required regular physical activity to monitor Eevee's vitals under stress.
Owen treated the hospital's specialized training grounds like his new home, using the resources provided by the Association to keep his team sharp.
As victims of a high-profile crime, Owen received plenty of "consolation gifts"—mostly high-grade resources for Eevee and Magnemite that fully covered his training costs.
"I definitely missed the start of the semester and the school team's drills," Owen mused at the training field. "I just hope I can make it back in time for the Provincial League..."
In the field, Eevee was acting quite high-and-mighty, while Magnemite had become a bit of a brooding loner. Eevee's mental power had suddenly surpassed Magnemite's, and she made sure to rub it in every chance she got. Magnemite felt incredibly wronged.
The Substitute move had become Eevee's favorite toy. Controlling two bodies at once opened up so many possibilities.
"Since you can handle the Substitute so well, let's try to work on that Spiral Shadow Ball concept..."
Owen's original idea was for Eevee's main body and the Substitute to create a single Shadow Ball together.
One body would control the high-speed rotation of the energy, while the other maintained the structural stability.
The goal was to replace the standard Shadow Ball explosion with a massive "tearing force" generated by centripetal energy.
He had seen how rotation turned a harmless Sand Attack into a versatile move; he wanted to see that power applied to a core offensive attack.
However, reality proved difficult. Even with a shared consciousness, two bodies making one Shadow Ball didn't automatically work.
They could condense energy faster, but the "stability" part was missing. The rotating ball would tear itself apart before Eevee could even throw it, causing minor injuries to her paws.
The breakthrough finally came a month later, when Eevee spontaneously learned the move Helping Hand.
Helping Hand: The user assists an ally, boosting the power of the ally's next move.
Normally a support move for doubles partners, Eevee used her Substitute and her Multitasking ability to achieve a "Self-Help" state.
The main body would focus entirely on the rotation of the Shadow Ball, while the Substitute used Helping Hand to broadcast a stabilizing frequency to the energy field.
With this combination, the Spiral Shadow Ball was finally born. When it hit the ground several meters away, it didn't just explode—it formed a localized vortex of devouring, tearing shadow energy.
"We found the path!" Owen, Eevee, and Magnemite cheered as they watched the shadowy whirlpool dissipate.
There were still drawbacks: the range was currently short, and without the Substitute, Eevee couldn't perform it alone because a single body couldn't channel Shadow Ball and Helping Hand simultaneously. It was a "Double Tech" performed by a single Pokémon.
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