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The Blazing Silver Light of Paldea

Chapter 10: Eeveelución

Silver and Blaze get featured on Gym Leader Iono the Jellyfish's livestream and battle each other, then Silver prepares to battle the livestreamer!

(The title makes sense when you read the chapter lmao)

loooong chapter

tw: slight misgendering, but not from malice.

Sorry for making Iono cis /j

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Blaze yawned and stretched, then looked over to the other bed and smiled. Silver was still asleep, drooling a bit. He began floating slightly and rolled around, then floated back down with his limbs spread across the bed.

Awww, he's so cute... She thought to herself.

Silver woke up shortly after when they smelled something sweet and spicy. They went to the kitchen and found that Blaze was making pancakes with berry syrup.

"Good morning. Breakfast's almost ready." She told him.

Silver sat down and waited for breakfast, and got a stack of pancakes.

"The syrup's a bit spicy, so you might want to have a little taste before you pour it on your pancakes." Blaze warned him.

Silver nodded and drank a small spoonful. It was just spicy enough to offset the sweetness, but not so spicy that it burned. "It's amazing! That's just the right amount of spice."

The teens ate, took their meds, got dressed, and let their food digest, then did some training on East Province Area Three. Blaze found a bunch of Evolution Stones, then the two decided to do a Tera Raid for a bit of training.

They ran into a pink hedgehog girl and a blue cat with dark blue bangs covering their eyes, who were also planning to do the Tera Raid. Silver knew the two from school.

"You're... Kris and... Amy? From school?" He asked.

"Yep! Who's your friend?" The hedgehog girl asked, pointing to Blaze.

"Oh, I'm Blaze." The aforementioned cat told her.

"I'm Amy, and this is Kris. They're from another dimension." The pink hedgehog introduced herself and the blue cat. The latter of the two looked a bit upset and surprised.

"Amy, you can't just tell–" Kris started to say.

"Oh, I'm from another dimension, too!" Blaze told them.

Silver gasped. He knew Blaze was a bit different compared to everyone else, but that explained so much.

"Let's go!" Silver exclaimed. The four kids jumped into the Tera Den and found a Dark Tera Eevee.

"Rosebud, I choose you!" Amy shouted. She sent out a Tinkatuff.

"Let's do this, Scorch!" Blaze cried out. They sent out their Charcadet.

"Go, Aura." Kris said quietly. They sent out a Riolu.

"Catnip, it's fighting time!" Silver sent out his Floragato.

The Terastalized Eevee shuddered in anticipation, and the kids began the battle.

"Rosebud, Play Rough!" Amy shouted. She grabbed a hammer twice her size from her backpack and used it to cheer on Rosebud.

That Pokémon really fits her... Silver thought to himself. "Catnip, Seed Bomb!"

"Use Fire Spin!" Blaze shouted.

Kris didn't say anything, but Aura nodded and used Rock Smash.

The four moves combined were enough to defeat the Eevee.

"So who should catch it?" Silver asked.

Kris called out their own Eevee and smiled. Amy did the same, as did Blaze.

"I don't have an Eevee..." Silver said sadly. They gasped and smiled, showing their fangs. "I get to catch the Eevee then! Pokéball, go!" They psychokinetically threw a Pokéball and caught her. "We all have Eevees now!"

"Heh, sweet!" Amy chuckled. "What are you naming her?"

"I'll decide when she evolves." Silver said.

The four kids recalled their Pokémon, then got transported back to East Province Area Three.

"Oh, let's become friends!" Amy told the other hedgehog. She registered her phone number into his phone and smiled. Kris did the same, then smiled and held a thumb up.

Amy and Kris waved goodbye, then headed south to Levincia. Blaze and Silver followed shortly after and Silver went to the Gym to challenge the Gym Leader. He saw a familiar golden retriever and smiled.

"Hey! Let's battle!" She said as she waved. "You said we would at the third Gym!"

The hedgehog smiled and nodded. "I won't lose!"

The two went out to the arena. Silver and Nemona looked at the people cheering and saw Kris, Blaze, and Amy.

"Rocky, go!" Nemona shouted. She sent out a Rockruff.

"Catnip, I choose you!" Silver sent out Catnip, who meowed excitedly. He outsped and defeated Rocky with one Seed Bomb.

"Sweet! But you won't beat me next time! Go, Pawpaw!" Nemona sent out a Pawmi.

A few more Seed Bombs defeated both Pawpaw and Quackers, Nemona's Quaxwell.

"Heh, told you I'd win!" Silver said with a little smirk. "That was kinda fun. Let's battle again soon!"

"Get ready for a butt kicking!" Nemona giggled. She left to do some training, and Silver healed Catnip up.

He and Blaze went to the Gym to register himself as a challenger.

"Challenger... um..."

"Silver... the Hedgehog." He told the counterperson.

"Well, young lady."

Silver visibly flinched when the counterperson called him a lady.

"Just exit the building and talk to the woman outside."

Silver nodded, then he and Blaze walked out.

"Oof, that must hurt..." Blaze told the hedgehog.

"Y-yeah... why do I get misgendered so much?"

The two saw the jellyfish woman from the live battle the previous night.

"Hi, are you–" Silver started.

"You must be the challenger. Let's start the Gym Challenge!" The woman told him. She got her phone set up for the livestream.

"We're live! Ello, ello, hola, ciao, and bonjour! I'm Gym Leader Iono, here with a challenger!" She said. She turned to Silver and smiled. "What is your name, challenger?"

"Um... Silver."

"I like your name, it really fits." The Gym Leader told them.

"Thanks, I chose it myself." Silver chuckled.

"And you, purple cat, you're their friend, right?" Iono asked. "What's your name?"

"Blaze."

Iono stuck out her hands and smiled. "Nice to meet you, Silver and Blaze!"

The teens grabbed Iono's hands and electricity surged through their bodies. Their hair stood on end and their bodies stiffened as they yelled and struggled to let go.

Iono stopped the electric flow, let go, and apologized to the teens, who were sparking and covered in soot. "Gomennasai! Are you two okay?"

They both coughed up a puff of smoke, and Blaze was the first to speak. "Th-that was a shocking experience..." She and Silver shook themselves off at the same time.

Silver giggled a bit. "I can see into other dimensions." His eyes went wide. "Ultra Space... Entralink... Distortion World..."

"Dude. You're kinda freaking me out." Iono chuckled.

"Silver's psychic. That shock must've enhanced his powers." Blaze explained. She looked over to her friend, whose normally golden eyes were glowing cyan. "Silver. Silver. You okay?"

"Heh, yeah..." They chuckled. Their eyes stopped glowing and they smiled. "I can't see into other dimensions anymore, though."

"Now, before we start the Gym Challenge, Silver, tell me a bit about yourself. Are you a boy or a girl?" Iono asked.

"I'm a hedgehog. Not a boy or girl. Just a hedgehog."

Iono chuckled. "Heh, I like you, Silver. Wow, look at those views!"

2.2k people were watching. Someone named Ionic_Delight donated 2000 bits with a message that said "nonbinary rights 💛🤍💜🖤" and Silver blushed.

"W-wow... I... I just came out to the world..." They gasped. They floated around a bit and giggled nervously.

"Haha, are you ready for your Gym Challenge?" Iono asked. "You and Blaze are going to have a battle!"

Silver smiled. He hadn't battled them yet and couldn't wait. Blaze was a bit worried. Silver had two more Pokémon than they did.

"I choose Catnip, Pepper, Justice, and my new Eevee!" Silver told them.

Blaze smiled. She knew he was trying to make it fair. "I choose Scorch, Coal, Carolina, and Robin!"

The three of them went to the stadium, and Iono smiled as the teens took their positions. Her hair bounced and pointed to each side. "The battle between Silver the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat will now begin!"

Blaze's Charcadet and Silver's Deino got called out. Pepper growled and Scorch raised her fists.

"Use Fire Spin!"

Scorch used Fire Spin, but Pepper sensed the heat and jumped towards the colder air.

"Use Bite!"

Pepper chomped at where she thought Scorch was, but Scorch was nowhere near her.

"Astonish!"

Scorch shouted and slapped Pepper, who retaliated with a Dragon Rage. A Fire Spin hit Pepper, and another Dragon Rage defeated Scorch, but the Fire Spin put Pepper at medium HP.

"Go, Carolina!" Blaze shouted as she adjusted her scarf. "Use Sunny Day!"

"Capsa!!!" She screeched. The sun shone bright and the capsaicin smell from her body got much stronger.

Silver coughed and held his nose from the spicy air, and he wasn't able to focus as well as before. "Hey, that's cheating!" He and Blaze giggled at his comment, then Pepper missed a Dragon Rage.

"Use Bullet Seed!"

A barrage of seeds were shot at Pepper, who got burned, even though that wasn't usually possible with Bullet Seed. She was at low HP, but still standing.

"Fun fact: the Carolina Reaper is the hottest pepper." Blaze said. She coughed and her scarf started to subtly smolder.

"She's really living up to her name..." Iono muttered. "I can taste the air..." She quickly smiled. "I wasn't expecting this spicy of a battle– oh, Blaze, your scarf's on fire..."

Blaze chuckled. "Yeah... When I cough I usually release fire. The spicy air was too much to handle." They extinguished their scarf and giggled. "Perks of being a Pyrokinetic, hehe."

Iono giggled and resumed watching the battle.

"Use Dragon Rage..." Silver choked out. "I hate spicy food..."

The capsaicin had affected Pepper's sense of smell, and she missed, then Carolina used Bullet Seed and defeated Pepper.

"Argh, my eyes sting... Great job, Pepper. Go, Catnip!"

Silver's Floragato wasn't as affected by the capsaicin as Pepper, Iono, Blaze, and Silver were. He looked over to his Trainer and meowed.

Silver nodded. "Use Bite!"

Blaze grinned as Catnip used Bite on Carolina, even though he made her flinch. His mouth burned and he yowled in pain.

"Oh, right." Silver put a hand on Catnip's head and smiled. "Sorry, bud."

Catnip used Seed Bomb, and Carolina used Bite. She started to feel a bit spaced out and chill, but Catnip's mouth still burned. The harsh sunlight faded, and the capsaicin smell faded, too.

"Whew, glad that's over..." Silver muttered.

"I'm sorry, Silver, but I'm a Fire-Type Trainer. Carolina, use Sunny Day!"

The sun came back, as did the spice. Iono and the teens held their noses and tears formed in their eyes.

"Stop spicy-ing the air!" Silver coughed out. "Catnip, Seed Bomb!"

Catnip defeated Carolina, and Blaze called her back. The spiciness dissipated, and she, Iono, and Silver sighed in relief.

"I think– Cough! Cough! -I think my nose is bleeding from how spicy the air was." Silver groaned. He wiped his nose, and clear, watery snot got on his fingers. "Never mind. It's just running."

Blaze smiled awkwardly and giggled. "Go, Robin!" They called out their Fletchinder, who let out a battle cry.

"Aw, Iblis!!" Silver swore. Catnip was weak to Robin, and the sun was out.

"Sorry for the trans-on-trans violence, Silver, but I want to win!" Blaze chuckled. "Robin, Flame Charge!"

Robin flew at Catnip, covered in fire, and defeated him.

"Good job, Catnip. Return. Go, Justice!" Silver sent out his Kirlia and smiled determinedly.

A viewer named Magnemight3 donated a thousand bits and said "T4T, more like TvT."

Silver and Blaze burst into laughter and tried to focus, but it was impossible. They spent over a minute trying to battle, but were unable to muster the seriousness needed. They recalled their Pokémon and tried to calm down.

"Ahem... right... Do you two want to call off the battle?" Iono asked.

Blaze wheezed and clutched her stomach. "P-please..."

"So sorry to cut the stream off short, but I want to make sure the challengers are okay. As always, I love you guys, take care, adios, and I'll see you in the next livestream! Byeee~"

Iono struck a pose and ended the stream, then sighed and turned to the teens. "Whew, are you two okay?"

"I... am..." Blaze spoke. "Not... so sure... about him..."

Silver wheezed loudly and tugged at his shirt. "Binder's... s-starting... to hurt..."

"I advised you to take a break, since you'd been wearing it for a while." Blaze sighed. They got a tent set up and told Silver to change in it.

Silver nodded and went into the tent, then took their binder off, put a tank top on, then put their shirt back on. They put the binder in their clothes pocket, then coughed hard, which worried Iono.

"Silver... are you okay?" She asked. "That sounded pretty nasty."

"You're... supposed to cough... after removing... your binder." He explained. "Since binding... can trap fluid... in your lungs." He coughed again and let out a pained wheeze.

"I'm okay." He muttered. He wasn't okay. Breathing hurt. He took some time to catch his breath, then exited the tent, arms crossed over his chest. The other two noticed his sour expression.

"Dysphoria?" The cat asked.

"Yep..."

Iono didn't really know much of what they were talking about, but felt bad for Silver. "You pass."

Silver smiled and showed his fangs. "I do?!"

"I think she means you passed the Gym Challenge." Blaze giggled.

Silver frowned again. "Oh..."

"But you do look rather androgynous." Blaze told him.

He beamed in delight and giggled.

"I have no idea what any of this means, since I'm not trans, but you seem happy with yourselves, so good for you." Iono told the teens. "See you for the Gym Battle, Silver!"

"I... I won't lose!" He chuckled.

Iono and the teens went their separate ways: livestreamer to the Gym and teens to the hotel.

"Whew, what a day..." Silver said.

"It's 11:23." Blaze told him.

Silver flopped onto the hotel bed and sighed. "I'm kinda pooped from the livestream..."

"Ha, same. What should we do?"

"Penny recommended an anime to me. Have you ever heard of Sailor Eevee?" Silver asked.

"I have! I named myself after Sailor Blaze the Flareon!" Blaze told him. "It's a really good anime, I totally recommend it."

The two watched a few episodes of Sailor Eevee. Silver and Blaze's Eevees were really invested in the plot. Coal was especially interested in Blaze-kun the Flareon's storyline, and Silver's Eevee was interested in Elf-san the Espeon's storyline.

"Awww, they have favorite characters!" Silver cooed. He turned to his friend and smiled. "Personally, Sailor Splash is my favorite. She's cool and collected like a lake, but fierce like a river. Who's yours?"

"Other than Sailor Blaze, I'd say my favorite would be Sailor Elf. She looks a lot like me." They answered.

After watching an episode centered around Sailor Spark, Silver remembered he was supposed to battle Iono. He got up, went to the bathroom and secretly put on one of his binders, and left to go to the Gym, and Blaze followed.

#toxic electricity #the blazing silver light of paldea #not my best but oh well #i had fun #misgendering tw #but very subtle #projecting onto fictional characters

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