You and your pokémon partner, Eevee, were going with your mother again today. You had seen a pattern in your mothers visits to places. The forest. Even when it was dark. The top of a hill, sun setting on the horizon of the trees, a giant light making way for the moon. Today, the light reflected off the water of a swimming pool, with pokémon trainers laughing and talking, doing their own things all around it. Their pokémon did their own things as well. You saw a Hitmonlee jump into the water with a Clafairy. Your mom smiled. "Let's swim today, dear."

"Ok. Well, then, Vaporeon, let's get in! I'll go get changed." When you opened the door, Eevee sat outside. When you were ready, you both leaped in with a fabulous splash that sent the shining water everywhere, sprinkling the ground with dampness. The people around either screeched in laughter or surprise, or shouted loud protests at the cold water that came from the pool, which seemed to explode as you and Eevee dived into the pool with which you two had scattered drops of water everywhere.

As you found the surface, a glow caught your eye. You turned and saw a form changing as a pokémon evolved right before your eyes. When the light cleared, a Vaporeon stood before you. More like swam. As it moved its legs and tail in a swimming motion, you realized who's pokémon this was. "Eevee?"

The pokémon answered her question, or corrected it.

"Vaporeon!" It called, paddling over.

You smiled. Your Eevee was here before you, fully evolved into a Vaporeon and paddling in circles, happily calling its own new name. "VAPOREON!"

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"Looks like my plan worked. Eevee evolved." Your mother said later at dinner, gazing at Vaporeon who sat on your lap.

"I'm glad it did. Right, Vaporeon?"

"Vay-porr!"

Eevee had evolved, your mother was happy, and the only emotion you felt now was not surprise, not fear, but a emotion you found hard to name.

Then you found it.

You loved Vaporeon.