Title: Phobia

Genre: Short Story

Category: Pokemon

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"Courage" isn't about having no fear.

True "courage" is knowing your fears, and overcoming them.

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A Flareon who is scared of fire.

A Jolteon who is scared of thunder.

A Vaporeon who is scared of water.

They all must find the courage to face their fears, or else they will be forced to watch their world crumble around them.

But can they?

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Sneak Peek:

A towering, ancient oak appeared in the distance, its branches scraping the darkened sky. This sight gave the Lightning Pokémon an extra burst of energy. The Jolteon expertly navigated through the undergrowth, vaulting over fallen trees and ducking under low bushes. He came a screeching halt in front of the hollow tree. The Jolteon nosed aside a curtain of lichen and entered the den. He shook is soaked fur, scattering water droplets and mud across the walls of the den.

A sharp bark reproached the Jolteon, who looked up to see a Flareon, splattered with mud and water. The highly disgruntled Flareon scrapped the mud off his fluffy, orange coat with one paw, giving the Jolteon a disapproving growl.

"That was not necessary, Acer," the Flareon snarled, flicking the muck at the Lightning Pokémon.

"I couldn't walk around muddy, now could I, Valens?" Acer challenged, ducking as the mud flew over his head.

Valens snarled grumpily at the Jolteon, who wandered over to a corner of the makeshift house where a pile of small, shriveled berries laid. The Lightning Pokémon sniffed them disdainfully.

"These aren't all of our berries, are they?" Acer asked, discontent lacing his voice.

"They're all we have," a voice answered from across the den. The Jolteon and Flareon turned to see a Vaporeon pad towards them. Her blue fur was dry and well- groomed. Her eyes held wisdom as deep as the sea.

"Malacia," Valens stated as the Bubble Jet Pokémon approached the berry pile, "I didn't see you there."

"I know," Malacia the Vaporeon replied, "And Acer, you know how arduous it is to find fresh berries. We are lucky to have these few."

The Jolteon's ears drooped sadly. "I know," he sighed, "I just wish I could go back to when I could actually taste the berries, not just the dry skin."

"We all do," Malacia agreed, longing in her voice, "But we cannot. The titans saw to that."

So, what do you think? Good? I hope so. This isn't out yet, but I've been (SLOWLY) working on this for a while now, and I'm kinda excited about it. Scratch that. REALLY excited. I might even enter it in the Pokemon Watty Awards. And if you're wondering what the whole "banner" thing is... I was bored, and read PurehearttheNeko 's cover book, then decided to try on, so... Yeah...