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It was a normal day, Lucario, Jolteon, and Charizard were getting ready to accept another mission request for the day. But Jolteon was acting even more strange, as if he was visibly shaken by something, something that had happened ever since their encounter with Hypno. Eevee was getting worried as well, not sure what was exactly happening to his brother.

The four of them were standing in the guild hall, looking at Jolteon who seemed to not have been taking care of himself that much after their last mission.

"Hey Jolteon, are you alright? You look pretty pale" Lucario asked him.

"I... I'm fine... It's nothing..." Jolteon said, sweating a lot as he gave an anxious look.

"It doesn't look like anything, are you sure that you're fine? Was it because of Hypno?" Charizard asked, remembering how they all had been traumatized by the hypnosis a few days ago.

"No... I'm fine really..." Jolteon insisted.

"Jolteon you will only be a liability, plus I can sense that you're lying, you're not usually like this" Lucario pushed further, looking at Jolteon's expression.

"I... Something's bothering me... It's something that I forgot... I don't know why I would forget such a thing but it's something I can't forgive myself with" Jolteon tried to explain to them.

"If you forgot such a thing, maybe it's not that important" Charizard tried to theorize.

"Look Jolteon, whatever it is, I think it can easily be forgiven" Lucario tried to comfort him.

"But it's not... It's something that I can't ever forgive myself for!" Jolteon reiterated.

"B-Brother... What is happening..." Eevee said worriedly.

"It's..." Jolteon tried to say as he couldn't come up with anything else, or bring himself to tell them the truth.

The guild's doors opened to reveal some two guards, and an umbreon.

The umbreon was muscular with a big gut, as well as sporting some muscles and looked tough enough to handle battles. He wore a monocle, a top hat, and a suit, he looked like a rich businessman from his appearance and Lucario almost drooled at the sight before snapping back to reality.

"I've been trying to find you, my impetuous child" the umbreon said as he looked at him, smirking at Jolteon who looked fearful.

Lucario, Charizard and Eevee didn't know what was going on, but Jolteon's anxiety only skyrocketed as he looked at the familiar eeveelution.

"By the command of the two kings, Jolteon is under arrest for the murder of his friend, Smeargle" A corviknight said as he and a sirfetched came closer to Jolteon.

"W-What... T-This is a joke right? Because this isn't funny! My brother would never murder anybody!" Eevee said, trying to convince the guards that his brother was innocent.

"... I see that he has brainwashed you, just as you were taken from us Eevee" Umbreon said as he began to walk over to him.

"Who are you? G-Get away from me!" Eevee said defensively as Umbreon got closer and closer to him.

Luckily for Eevee, Lucario and Charizard blocked Umbreon from going further.

"Hey! I don't know what's going on here but you can't just accuse anybody of murder out of the blue!" Charizard yelled at him.

More guards came in, hearing the commotion as they came inside brandishing their weapons.

"If you don't hand him over, you're all going to be arrested as accomplices. So get out of the way or would you rather join your friend in the cells?" Umbreon asked them smugly.

"You... You must be lying! I've known Jolteon only for a few moments but he would never commit such a heinous crime!" Lucario defended Jolteon.

"Fine... Take him away as well!" Umbreon commanded the guards.

The guards were ready to oblige the command, getting ready to arrest Lucario and Jolteon for their non compliance.

"S-Stop! I'll come with you! Just... Just don't hurt them" Jolteon said as he stepped up to the guards.

"I'm surprised you'd have surrendered that easily... And we thought you'd put up more of a resistance... Now, the poor poor Smeargle will get the justice he deserves, and especially clear our family name of any suspicion of murder with your surrender" Umbreon said as Jolteon got cuffed and his pistols confiscated.

Jolteon felt his strength failing, as well as his abilities greatly diminishing. The cuffs that prisoners usually wore were made to suppress their natural abilities and moves, preventing them from using any moves to escape.

"No... Jolteon you're not a murderer! What the hell is wrong with you!" Eevee said as he tried to make Jolteon say anything, that he was not a murderer, that he was just going along with it, or even was just some sick sense of humor that was staged as a prank, anything that would reassure him that none of this was real.

"..." Jolteon couldn't say anything, he had failed his own little brother.

"Take him back to our hometown, he will surely be tried for his crimes" Umbreon ordered the guards.

The guards were about to take Jolteon away when the loud voice of Cobalion was heard.

"And what is going on here? It's rude to just send a dozen guardsmen in here without a warrant, much less barging in here all of a sudden" Cobalion said as he came downstairs.

The guards saluted the legendary and acknowledged his presence, the legendaries were still respected no matter the situation.

"Ah... Cobalion, it's a pleasure to meet you, I was just hauling a criminal your guild has been harboring, we just wanted to make this quick and easy for you and take him for an honest trial" Umbreon said as he bowed down, and took off his hat in the process before putting it back on.

"A criminal?" Cobalion looked at Jolteon.

"Yes, Jolteon, my son, is a criminal and needs to face punishment for the murder of an innocent pokemorph. And we'd like to take him away for a trial, one that would prove that his crime was undeniably real and planned" Umbreon explained to him.

"A trial?" Cobalion asked again.

"Yes, it would be such a shame if your guild's reputation would be tarnished simply because you've accepted a felon in your organization, yes?" Umbreon asked him, which sounded more like a threat.

"... Very well, take him away" Cobalion replied.

"...!" Eevee, Lucario, and Charizard were shocked at how Cobalion easily gave Jolteon up to them.

"On one condition... The trial takes place here, and Jolteon is to be kept locked away in this city for the time being, and if I find him guilty, then so be it, he will be branded as an outcast" Cobalion continued.

"...! But... But-" Umbreon, for the first time since he entered, was surprised and caught off guard by it.

"By right of birth and my title as a sword of justice, I will not overlook such a mistake on my part. If you're going to hold a class trial over a guild member of mine, I will want to see the credibility of this trial. Or perhaps you have something to hide?" Cobalion said with an annoyed expression towards Umbreon.

Umbreon looked like he had an expression of hatred and resentment for a moment, before chuckling at him.

"Of course, I don't have anything to hide. After all, I have sufficient evidence on my side" Umbreon said as he left with Jolteon and the guards.

Lucario didn't know what was going on, everything went by so fast.

"Cobalion... How are we going to prove Jolteon is innocent?" Lucario asked him.

"...Innocent? Who said I was on his side? Make no mistake, I will be judging whether or not he is going to be guilty. And if he is a murderer, then I won't hesitate to give him the brand. Proving him innocent will be up to whoever is there to defend him, proving who is right is not my concern" Cobalion then walked away from them.

Eevee couldn't say anything, he felt like he was about to cry.

"M-My brother is not a murderer!" Eevee yelled as he began wiping his tears away.

"Eevee don't cry, we... We'll just have to prove it!" Charizard tried to comfort him.

"Still... It's going to be hard to prove it. He said he has evidence... Jolteon seems convinced he did it... But that just means we have to prove that he didn't do it!" Lucario concluded.

"I'll come too!" Eevee said with a look of determination.

"Alright, but Eevee, don't let emotions get the better of you alright? We need to find out as much as we can about the murder, don't stray too far from the important stuff alright?" Lucario warned him.

"Alright! We just need to get the truth out of him... Cobalion will be the judge so there's no way that this trial will be rigged.

So the three pokemorphs went to the prison, where all the other pokemorphs that they had arrested were.

Venusaur and his twin, Hypno, and even Dragonite were there, all having a grudge against him. And at the end of the rows of cells, was Jolteon.

"Jolteon!" Eevee said as he gripped the bars.

Jolteon remained silent, feeling ashamed of himself.

"Hey, you have a lot of explaining to do. You shouldn't have turned yourself in so easily, it'll just make you look like you really did it! Why didn't you say anything?" Lucario asked him, feeling angry about how Jolteon didn't resist the arrest at all.

"Take it easy Lucario, I think Jolteon was just trying to protect us. I'm sure he doesn't really believe he did it" Charizard tried to reassure him.

"... No, its all true" Jolteon said, shocking all three of them.

"W-What!? But... No that couldn't be! Jolteon stop it with these bad jokes! It's not like you" Lucario tried to say but was interrupted by Jolteon.

"It is! I remember it all clearly!" Jolteon said, tears coming out of his eyes.

The three of them remained silent.

"H-How did it happen?" Eevee asked him.

"I... I didn't know why I did it, but it went like this..." Jolteon said as he then explained what went on.

...

Jolteon was in his family's home, confused, he ran up the stairs.

"Hello? Anybody there?" Jolteon called out to anybody inside.

Jolteon was confused, he was inside his family's home again?

He walked into the kitchen, and looked at the marble floor, how shiny it was, and how everything was tidy, completely clean as he remembered it...

But something was fishy, the maid wasn't around, and the house was unusually quiet... Something wasn't right here...

"You think you're better than us huh!?" He heard a voice say, followed by sounds of punches and kicks, accompanied by several groans and moans of pain.

Jolteon was startled by the sudden shouting.

"H-Hello?" Jolteon said and followed the source of the sounds.

Jolteon went up the stairs, and the voices got louder and louder.

He could hear the pained groans as he reached the top of the stairs.

A door was left ajar, and the sounds seemed to have come from there, so he decided to approach it.

And what he saw would forever haunt him.

One of his friends from school, a smeargle, was being kicked and beaten by his own brothers, Flareon and Vaporeon, who were responsible for currently doing so.

As Smeargle endured the beatdown he was receiving, he saw Jolteon, and reached a hand out to him, he couldn't speak from the intense pain he was receiving and used his mouth to word out something he couldn't understand but he knew what he was trying to say: Help me...

His two brothers then turned towards him, and smirked.

"Looks like little bro's just in time for the show" Flareon said, before nodding towards Vaporeon.

Vaporeon then grabbed a baseball bat, and tossed it at Jolteon who barely caught it, too surprised by the situation knowing this was one of his friends.

"Go on then, teach this non evolving pokemorph how we are much superior than them" Said Vaporeon as he stepped on Smeargle's stomach to keep him still.

The beaten pokemorph looked up at him, terrified for his life as he looked at Jolteon who walked up to him who raised the bat.

"D-Don't do it Jolteon... I... I thought we were friends..." Said Smeargle.

Smeargle couldn't continue his words as he felt pressure get applied to his stomach by Vaporeon's foot.

"Do it Jolteon! He dared stand up to us! Who does he think he is!?" Said Flareon, encouraging Jolteon to hit him already.

"Yeah! Don't be a pussy! What does a pokemorph who can't evolve be worth anything? Teach him a lesson on how us eeveelutions are worth more than he'll ever be!" Vaporeon said, encouraging Jolteon further.

Jolteon was just like his brothers yes, he was a rowdy pokemorph like them, spoiled and highly thought of himself as superior to whoever was not an eeveelution...

But he hesitated, if this was anybody else he wouldn't hesitate, their father had always taught them that they were superior, they can do whatever they want, they were the best... But Smeargle did a favor for him one day, and he had become his friend ever since, but he never told his family about this knowing how they thought of other pokemorphs that can never evolve.

He was conflicted, he either could spare his friend or out himself to his family.

So he made the decision... And swung the baseball bat

THUD

...

"So that's what you remember?" Charizard asked him.

"Yes... It's not too clear, but I can't remember much except the sounds of the bat hitting Smeargle...I think I killed him... I killed my own friend just because I was scared of my own brothers!" Jolteon said with a mortified face.

Lucario couldn't believe what he was hearing, so most of it was true? But... He still thought there was some stuff left out, some things that weren't clear.

"Listen to me Jolteon... You blacked out from your memory, but did you see yourself still holding the bat? Did you finish him off? Did you see him die? Did you see yourself hitting him with it in the first place?" Lucario asked him once again.

"No... But-" Jolteon tried to continue.

"Then it couldn't have been you! I know you can't kill someone because you're not like that!" Lucario argued even further.

"... But still, you can't defeat my father, even in a trial" Umbreon said.

"But why would your own father do this to you?" Lucario asked him.

"Because that's who he is... That's how he got so wealthy, me and my brothers lived off this wealth, and it went right into our heads. I tried... I tried not to be like my brothers. Vaporeon and Flareon, my two siblings always thought about eeveelutions being superior to other species, especially Umbreon. They were arrogant and boastful and thought less of anybody, I was no different than them..." Jolteon said as he didn't like to talk about such a topic.

"W-Why are you saying this to me now? W-Why Jolteon? I thought you said... You said that we didn't have parents" Eevee said with a hurt expression.

"Because... Because he is powerful, he manipulated many trials to get to where he was. You don't know him but I now remember who he is. The day that Hypno made me remember my own trauma... He also made me remember my past. Umbreon is a ruthless person and father, so I... I escaped and took you with me. You were really young and I didn't want you to turn out like them" Jolteon said.

"So... So you lied to me? You... You didn't tell me I even had a family?" Eevee started tearing up.

"No Eevee I didn't mean to... I... I just thought I should protect you" Jolteon said desperately.

"I... I..." Eevee couldn't continue, while he could understand the reason for lying to him, it still hurt that the truth was kept from him all this time.

It hurt Jolteon to see the face of mistrust and doubt from Eevee, but he had no choice, everything was coming back to bite him in the end.

"Eevee relax, remember, he just remembered this a few days ago" Charizard tried to calm Eevee down.

"... Alright. I understand... But how and why did this Smeargle guy fit into this?" Eevee asked as he wiped his tears away.

"He was my friend, I didn't act like my brothers. My brothers had the chance of starting fresh since they were older than me, but I never had any friends. I tried to act like my brothers since I thought that was the only way to make friends, but I just got ignored and isolated. The first thing that happened after everyone in my class knew about my family, they immediately became afraid of me. My brothers were known for their ruthlessness, and thought nothing different about me. My father didn't help either considering he had won several trials even though it was clear he was the perpetrator, he would eventually win through bribery and corruption. Smeargle was the exception, he wasn't afraid of me, and he wasn't going to let rumors get in the way of our friendship... Until he came to my house one day after buying a paintbrush, he wasn't afraid of my family, but that was his downfall. My brothers were the ones who met him and... You know the rest" Jolteon explained to them.

"... What the hell" Charizard said as he couldn't believe Jolteon would ever have a family like that.

"That... That must have been rough..." Lucario said as he gripped the bars tightly with anger.

"I can't believe I have a family like that..." Eevee said, now more terrified of Umbreon, and worse, his supposed brothers.

"So you took Eevee and ran away with him?" Charizard asked him.

"Yes, I didn't want him to know about them... Or what I did..." Jolteon said, feeling a bit more light now that he revealed what he knew to them.

"Don't be stupid, we don't know if you really did do it, we're going to prove that Jolteon, just wait for us" Lucario reassured him.

"... Alright, I... I'll try" Jolteon said as he sat on the bed, not too convinced about the reassurance Lucario was trying to give.

"Brother... Please don't give up... We... We'll find a way" Eevee said.

The three of them left Jolteon alone as they then saw Umbreon walking towards their direction.

"You!" Charizard pointed at him.

"Hm?" Umbreon said, looking at them.

"You're going to get your comeuppance! Jolteon told us everything!" Lucario pointed at him.

"Oh? What lies has he fabricated then? I'd be very much interested to say it then" Umbreon said as he didn't at all look affected.

"Big brother is going to be proven innocent! I... I won't believe a liar like you!" Eevee yelled at him.

Umbreon then looked at him, knelt down to the smaller pokemorph.

"Innocent? Please Eevee, you really think someone as prestigious as me is capable of being a killer? Who are you gonna believe, your family, or a killer?" Umbreon asked him tauntingly.

"I... I will still believe him! I won't let you get to me!" Eevee said, not wanting to hear anymore of what he had to say.

"Soon enough, I will have you in my custody, so I will have plenty of time to teach you who is lying and who is telling the truth" Umbreon said.

"...!" Eevee was surprised by what Umbreon had said. Custody? He was going to be taken by this monster?

"Like hell we'll let you take Eevee!" Lucario growled at him.

"Oh? What are you going to attack me then? Go ahead then! It'll be interesting to get two trials on the same day as I prove my traitorous son guilty" Umbreon said, opening his arms and welcoming an track from him.

"Lucario, let it go, he's not worth it. We have to find a way to prove Jolteon's innocence" Charizard said as he pushed Lucario forward and away further, followed by Eevee.

Umbreon smirked as he continued toward the cell.

Jolteon tensed up as he saw his father, the father he had been remembering for the past few days.

"W-What are you doing here?" Jolteon asked him.

"Oh nothing, you've just been a thorn on my side for years and now I finally have you where I want you" Umbreon said.

"Just... Just leave me alone, I've had enough of you" Jolteon said, wanting Umbreon to leave him.

"Oh? Why would I when I have never seen my son in a long time... Either way, you're no son of mine after the trial. Why couldn't you have just taken the fall and let yourself get arrested?" Umbreon asked him.

"Because... Because I feel bad about what I did! I'm not like any of you, I would've rather made it hard for all of you knowing that it'll make everyone suspicious!" Jolteon admitted.

"Oh? Suspicion? Was that your agenda? Live a life of squalor and hardship while feeding a toddler of a brother at the time? Do you really think that a life of luxury wouldn't have been more fitting for Eevee? You probably saw him as a hostage or an asset to your crimespree" Umbreon taunted him.

Jolteon felt angry at that statement.

"No... No out of all the things that Eevee was, hostage or asset was never one of them! Unlike you, I would never let Eevee live like any of you did, or make him go through what I did" Jolteon growled at him.

"We will see, if I do manage to win this trial, I'll make Eevee forget you. He'll be living the life he always wanted and... recondition his way of thinking. But if you confess, I might consider leaving him alone" Umbreon said conditionally.

"Leave Eevee out of this!" Jolteon pleaded.

"That is not up to negotiation, either you tell everyone that you killed Smeargle or don't, either way I win. Ever since you left, our evolution stone business has quickly deteriorated, and it's going to be much easier to deal with if you sign a confession" Umbreon brought out a piece of parchment, a confession letter.

"... No, I won't give you any satisfaction" Jolteon said, although he felt like he was breaking at this point.

"Fine, I'll see you tomorrow, know that this is your decision Jolteon. I gave you the easy way in, but now that you decided to be a stubborn bitch, I'll have to drag you in slowly and screaming. Just because you're my son, doesn't mean I'm not afraid of sacrificing you for this family's reputation" Umbreon said as he left.

Jolteon felt distraught and could only hope that Lucario would prove that his memories were false, otherwise, he would become an outcast.

...

Author's Note: I just have to take note here that lawyers really did exist in medieval times according to google anyway, although they were struggling to do so back then so just accept that this is lore friendly since they really do exist ._.

Lucario, Charizard, and Eevee asked all around the kingdom for anybody to help with the trial. Visiting all the notaries they could, they found no shortage of them who seemed to know that Umbreon was the one who filed the case. But as soon as the notaries would hear about Umbreon, they quivered in fear and declined their request.

They were too afraid of him for some reason, as if they had been traumatized from him in the past.

"Damn it... Is there nobody around here who'll take our case!?" Lucario said desperately.

"Looks like this Umbreon guy isn't a pushover, from how all the Notaries are acting about him, he has won many before" Charizard concluded.

"What do you mean?" Eevee asked him.

"Think about it, if he was acting as arrogant as he always had been now, that would mean he had won other cases before. Meaning he has won many public trials, and had broken the spirit of every notary that have had the luck of meeting him" Charizard further summarized.

"Then... Then let's get the next best thing!" Lucario said, getting an idea.

"The next... best thing?" Charizard asked him.

"Yes, the next best thing. If we can't find a notary who had beaten him before, then we'll just have to find a notary who came close to beating him in a trial!" Lucario finished.

"That's actually not a bad idea! But... How do we know which ones have gotten close to doing that?" Eevee asked him.

"We'll just have to ask one by one, we can't waste any time!" Lucario urged the two.

And with that new idea, they asked once more... And failed numerous times to find any such notary.

None were too convinced they could win against Umbreon, the wealthy pokemorph had broken them so badly that they refused to take the case.

But among them all, they all told them about the notary who came close to beating him once but had ultimately lost to Umbreon. And that notary was... Alakazam.

"So you're saying this guy almost beat him?" Lucario asked the current lawyer.

"Yes, but he couldn't win because Umbreon was a dark type, and he couldn't read his mind" The lawyer told him.

"Why not? Aren't you lawyers all about proof?" Lucario asked him.

"He had a different way of winning cases, and he was in charge of proving that Jolteon's family were guilty of killing Smeargle in the first place. But ever since then he stopped taking cases and instead decided to take a vacation. He stayed away for a long time until... He just returned here but never took another case" the lawyer explained to them.

"Where is he now?" Eevee asked the lawyer.

"He's the head of this building, he gives everyone contracts to take on cases but he never seems to take any of them... Maybe this will be a chance for him to redeem himself, but don't tell him I said that, he'll get angry at me" The lawyer said as he went back to his paperwork.

"Alright, we found our guy, we just have to convince him" Lucario said as he headed for the stairs to the top of the building.

The three of them quickly went to Alakazam's office at the top of the building, before entering it.

Sitting in front of them while sipping coffee on his desk, the alakazam gave an annoyed expression that looked like he was in the middle of something important.

"What is it? I'm a very busy pokemorph" Said Alakazam.

"Sorry for barging but we need your help" Charizard said.

"If it's another case I will not accept it" Alakazam said as he ignored them.

"Please mister Alakazam! Please save my brother! He's... He's going to be branded as an outcast if he doesn't!" Eevee pleaded with him.

"No amount of begging will convince me" Alakazam simply stated.

Lucario got angry, and grabbed the Alakazam by the scruff of his suit.

"Listen here you! You call yourself a lawyer!? Someone's life is on the line and you're going to do nothing about it!? You're even worse than Umbreon!" Lucario yelled at him.

Using a wave of psychic energy, he pushed Lucario away onto Charizard who caught him luckily.

"Where did you hear that name?" Alakazam asked him.

"He came here to arrest someone innocent, he's my friend. I know he would never commit murder and I know that he won't ever do anything like that in his life... So please! Accept the case!" Lucario begged him.

"... You do realize that you're fighting a losing battle right?" Alakazam asked them.

"Why would it be?" Charizard asked him.

"Because it would be impossible to gather evidence that had happened years ago, they have the advantage" Alakazam said.

"But you almost won right?" Lucario asked him.

"Yes, but there wasn't enough evidence on my part, Umbreon had it all... So give up on your pointless endeavor and accept your friend's fate" Alakazam stated, looking away from them.

"... Fine, we'll get him out without your help! Come on guys, we don't need him" Lucario said furiously, and left the office.

"I'm sorry about Lucario... But you could have at least tried" Charizard said as he followed Lucario out.

Eevee was left inside as he sniffled, knowing they have no chance of getting any help from a professional.

"P-Please... My brother is the only one I have in my family... I d-don't want to go with them" Eevee begged.

"... I'm sorry" That was all Alakazam could say.

Eevee ran away crying as he left, fearing the fate of what was to happen to him.

*The next day...*

It was early in the morning, Lucario Charizard, and Eevee were there to defend Jolteon with everything they had.

Everyone who was involved with the case had arrived in the square, with a stage that was set up for all of them, and tables on opposite sides.

Lucario and his friends were at the left side of the stage, while Umbreon and two guards seemed to be on the other side.

"Tch... He even has some cronies with him..." Lucario said.

"Be ready to find any lies that they say, don't let your emotions get in the way, Eevee" Charizard advised the young eeveelution.

Eevee nodded at him, although he felt emotionally unstable, he tried his best to remain calm under this situation.

Jolteon was standing next to an executioner, although his penalty wasn't death, he was going to be branded if proven guilty.

Being an outcast was worse than death, the brand represents that they have committed a great crime. Furthermore, compared to an ordinary pokemorph, they had no basic rights including the ability to use moves, meaning that whoever had the brand wasn't allowed within the city and can be used by others legally as they were seen as a lesser being towards others. If Jolteon were to be branded and encounter bandits or slavers or the like, along with his inability to use moves thanks to the move restraining collar, he would be absolutely defenseless.

And in front of Jolteon was Cobalion, sitting on an even taller podium, looking down at Jolteon with a judgmental look, which didn't give Jolteon any comfort.

A crowd had appeared, mixed with guild members and townspeople, watching the trial take place and see who was lying.

"The trial for the murder of Smeargle will now begin. Are the plaintiffs and defendants ready?" Cobalion announced.

Lucario, Charizard, and Eevee remained silent, feeling fear for Jolteon's fate.

Umbreon on the other hand, was feeling like he was having the time of his life, enjoying the looks that Lucario and the others were making.

"I'll take your silence as a yes. Now, plaintiff, can you give your statement" Cobalion said.

Umbreon took a bow, and began to tell his side of the story.

"Thank you, your honor. I am very sad to see that my son isn't owning up to his crimes, but I'm glad that he's answering for them after all this time searching for him. The crime took place in our family home, and I was away at the time when Smeargle entered. Jolteon answered the door, and for whatever reason, Smeargle had shown him a painting as soon as he got inside. Then with no hesitation whatsoever, he made Smeargle wait in the living room, before proceeding to take his baseball bat and kill Smeargle right there on the spot. After he had done the horrible deed, he not only ran away but took our youngest son Eevee as well. As soon as I arrived, Vaporeon and Flareon, my two elder sons, told me what Jolteon did, and I warranted for his arrest for not only murdering someone but also tainting our family of suspicion of psychopathy" Umbreon told Cobalion.

Lucario was outraged, a lot of those were very different from what Jolteon had said to him, and none of them fit.

The three of them looked at Jolteon, expecting him to say something, at least to refute that some of those were all lies... But Jolteon remained silent.

"I see... So Jolteon killed Smeargle with a metal bat, took Eevee and ran away" Cobalion summarized.

"Yes, and he must have taught Eevee how we were the ones who killed Smeargle, and how evil we were, didn't he Eevee?" Umbreon asked, confident in Eevee confirming what he said was true.

"N-No... He... He would never kill anyone! Much less lie! He never even told me about you! Or Flareon or whoever else it is! Because... Because he would never lie to me!" Eevee told him.

"Ah... Feigning amnesia hm? Or is it because he wanted a fresh start? Maybe he would kill you next for the thrill of it one day then? Or your friend here who doesn't realize what kind of pokemorph he really is?" Umbreon asked him further, taunting him a bit, although he was surprised Jolteon never remembered but figured he was lying about that part.

"Y-You..." Eevee wanted to get out of the chair, as weak as he was, to strangle Umbreon.

Charizard and Lucario put their hands on his shoulders to calm him down.

"Calm down Eevee, he's riling you up" Charizard said.

Eevee calmed down, realizing what Umbreon was trying to provoke him to reveal more than they knew already.

"S-Sorry..." Eevee apologized, he had to remember his brother's life was on the line.

"Hold on Umbreon, If what you're saying is true then why are Vaporeon and Flareon not present here? Shouldn't they be here to confirm your accusations then?" Lucario pointed out.

Cobalion nodded in agreement.

"Why would such key witnesses of a crime not here? Explain yourself Umbreon" Cobalion demanded him.

"Oh? Why drag them here when they're too busy taking over in my stead? Plus from what I knew, Jolteon never had friends growing up and everyone had their suspicions of him ever since he was even able to speak, isn't that right Jolteon?" Umbreon asked Jolteon.

Jolteon reluctantly nodded to him.

"See? He admits it, so why don't we get this over with and clear the eeveelution name" Umbreon asked Cobalion.

"Hmmm..." Cobalion was thinking about it.

"Wait! That still doesn't answer several things!" Lucario pointed out once more.

"Which is?" Cobalion asked him.

"The metal bat, the painting, and the reason for killing Smeargle" Charizard pointed out.

"Y-Yeah! Why would Smeargle go out of his way to see Jolteon if he really did get killed by him!" Eevee further specified.

"Yes... That is unusual, do you have any answers for that?" Cobalion asked Umbreon.

Umbreon continued to chuckle.

"Of course I do. Jolteon, knowing that he is isolated from the rest of the class, while Smeargle was popular, must have felt resentment for him and lured him to the house and killed him out of jealousy. Does that answer your question?" Umbreon further confirmed his story.

"But... But that still doesn't prove anything! These are all your words and not evidence!" Lucario mentioned.

"Then I'll have to show more evidence then" Umbreon said and clapped his hands, and the two guards beside him showed two objects, a painting and metal bat.

"Doesn't this painting look familiar to you Jolteon? And the metal bat?" Umbreon asked him.

Jolteon gulped and looked at the two objects, they were the very things he saw in his memory.

"Is this the painting that Smeargle showed you?" Cobalion asked Jolteon.

The painting was ripped in half, it resembled Jolteon and Smeargle side by side with each other, which filled Jolteon with remorse.

"... Y-Yes" Jolteon reluctantly answered.

"And is this the metal bat you owned?" Cobalion asked again.

The metal bat had bits of fur on it's handle, the exact same type and color that Jolteon had.

"Y-Yes..." Jolteon confirmed.

"Then it's decided, Jolteon is guilty of the crime and should be branded for it" Umbreon said to Cobalion.

"Wait! You haven't even heard Jolteon's side of the story" Charizard yelled.

"Trying to blind yourself from the truth then lizard? What further proof can you need?" Umbreon asked while chuckling.

"We'll disprove your claims with claims of our own!" Lucario announced.

Umbreon wasn't nervous in the slightest.

"Go ahead then, be my guest" Umbreon said as he shrugged.

And Lucario did just that.

"If Jolteon really is a psychopath as you claimed him to be, having no friends isn't proof of that, it just means he was lonely" Charizard referred to.

"Smeargle coming to show Jolteon the painting would have meant that they were friends, there's no motive for Jolteon to do that even if he's jealous of him. If anything, that just meant that they were close friends!" Lucario indicated.

"A-And if the fur on the metal bat is evidence, then the fur could have been taken anytime and put on it after the murder! I-It could have been Flareon or Vaporeon who did it! Or even you!" Eevee pointed at Umbreon.

"Such desperation! Even if your accusations were true, you're stretching things too far. Do you have any physical proof that I did it then? Eyewitnesses? All you're throwing at me are theories and hypotheses but in the end I have the evidence and I will win this trial either way" Umbreon said smugly.

They were cornered, they didn't have concrete proof... They looked at Jolteon, who kept his eyes on the floor the whole time.

They needed to do something...

"Jolteon, tell them your part of the story, I know you can prove it!" Lucario beseeched him.

"... It won't change a thing" Jolteon said.

"What?" Charizard said.

"It won't change a thing, I killed him, I just know it" Jolteon tried to say.

"Then tell them! Tell them and maybe things will be more clear! We can find out more just please don't give up!" Eevee pleaded.

Hearing Eevee cry, Jolteon finally relented and started to comply with his friends.

"Alright, it went like this..." Jolteon said.

After a brief retelling of Jolteon's side of the story

"And you really think this will change anything? He killed Smeargle, end of this story. The amount of mental acrobatics that you're all performing is astounding!" Umbreon said while laughing.

"You're wrong! It DOES change something!" Lucario said.

"And what does it change? Either way, it was Jolteon who held the bat last regardless" Umbreon refuted.

"Jolteon blacked out, but that doesn't mean that during that time that he was the one who swung it!"Lucario argued.

"That's... That's right! The metal bat could have been taken from him after he blacked out, and was finished off by Vaporeon and Flareon!" Charizard supported Lucario's claim.

"Yeah... A-And you could have tampered with the evidence while he was unconscious!" Eevee agreed.

"How annoying... And you all think that he hasn't done anything? He could be lying for all we know" Umbreon said, yawning.

"Hold on, Jolteon, from your story you blacked out. That means you don't remember swinging the bat right?" Charizard asked him.

"No... But... But I remember that I was about to" Jolteon tried to say.

"Then it's possible that it could have not been you" Charizard pressed him further.

"But... Then who would have done it?" Jolteon asked them.

"It's those guys! Vaporeon and Flareon! They've done it! Who else was in the house besides you and Smeargle?" Lucario asked him.

"..." Jolteon didn't answer.

"Brother, don't give up. Please!" Eevee tried to encourage him.

"In the end you still have no proof, no crocodile tears can prove that he didn't kill anyone" Umbreon said dismissively.

"We may not have proof, but we have proof of merits to back up our claims" Charizard spoke up.

"Merits? Hmph, does donating to charity or saving lives change the past? Would it bring back the life that was taken? Of course not, that sounds ridiculous" Umbreon argued.

Paying no attention to Umbreon, Charizard turned toward Cobalion.

"Cobalion, I'm new to this team but knowing Jolteon and how he has risked his life several times for the guild jobs and helping people, he can't possibly be a killer!" Charizard tried to reason with him.

"And how would he not be a killer? It's still a possibility he did those things" Cobalion retorted.

"Then we have more witnesses to what kind of pokemorph he really is! Every new recruit can attest to that!" Lucario pointed at several pokemorphs who he had saved the day that he had joined the guild along with Jolteon.

"I'll go first... I haven't spent that long as part of Lucario's team, but I've known Jolteon long enough to know he's NOT what Umbreon is making him out to be! He risked his life to save me and got injured in my stead, if that's not selfless, I don't know what is. He also had to risk his life for Shuckle's request as well! Isn't that right Shuckle?" Charizard pointed at Shuckle, who was among the crowd.

"Yeah! Jolteon was among Lucario's team to take on a whole gang of pirates who work for me now! If it wasn't for him, I don't know if his team would have even succeeded to save my business and help me fulfill my dream. No killer would ever do something as altruistic as that!" Shuckle concurred with Charizard's claim.

"Everyone! You all remember right? Despite you all being captured, Jolteon had made the decision to try to save you all from Venusaur! Despite the odds, Jolteon tried to save you all, do you really think that's the actions that a former killer would do?" Lucario asked the guild members who had been captured by Venusaur previously.

"Yes.. Yeah I remember! He risked his life to save us even though he failed!" A pokemorph in the crowd watching the trial said.

"He may have failed but he earned my respect! Jolteon is not a killer!" Another pokemorph said.

"Umbreon is a liar! Let Jolteon go!" Said another.

The guild members in the crowd began protesting.

"Hah! Rallying a small crowd may earn you some favor but it won't change the outcome no matter how you dice it. HE. KILLED. SMEARGLE. And what's more is that he taught my kidnapped Eevee and taught him to hate me" Umbreon insisted with more annoyance now.

"SILENCE!" Cobalion yelled, and the crowd grew silent once more.

"Eevee... Is this true? Did Jolteon teach you to hate Umbreon, your real father?" Cobalion asked him.

"No... No he didn't... Because... Because that's not what kind of brother Jolteon is... He never stole anything, or taught me anything bad, even if it was for my sake. Before we were part of the guild, we had to work honest jobs, and he taught me that doing anything bad is wrong no matter how desperate I was... And that's why I hate Umbreon! I refuse to acknowledge him as my family! Because... Because I know he's lying and Jolteon would never do something like that! So please... Just let him go and leave us in peace" Eevee said, looking t Jolteon, who weakly smiled at him.

Umbreon looked angry for a few seconds, before calming down fast.

"Looks like we won't be going anywhere with this trial... Why don't we change the case then?" Umbreon suggested to Cobalion.

"Change the case? What are you going on about?" Cobalion asked.

"I'm talking about the custody of Eevee" Umbreon suggested.

"...!" Everyone was surprised by that proposal.

"Now hold on! We're not even done with Jolteon's case!" Charizard yelled.

"Really? Because all I see is that Eevee is better off with me. We have all the poke he'll need, and he can live more comfortably. While I may have had many accusations against me, none of them have been proven true or was as serious as murder. Would you be comfortable knowing that an innocent pokemorph is going to stay with a potentially murderous individual? Unless Jolteon is proven guilty, then I will have to take Eevee in" Umbreon asked Cobalion.

Cobalion was conflicted on the matter, while Umbreon may be a shady individual, he has not had a murderous past. With Jolteon, while unsure if he really did kill someone, knew the risks of letting an innocent individual stay with potential murderers.

"Umbreon presents a strong case... While Lucario and the rest can provide strong witnesses for Jolteon not being a murderer, they don't have sufficient physical evidence that he didn't do it" Cobalion announced.

"No..." Was all Lucario could say as he heard that announcement.

"Unless anybody can give any strong evidence that Jolteon isn't guilty, I'm afraid that this trial will be going in Umbreon's favor. Do you have any such evidence?" Cobalion asked the three of them.

Lucario couldn't speak, they only have everyone's word for Jolteon, they couldn't prove anything. Lucario prayed for something, for anyone to speak up and say that they have proof, but nothing came, they had nothing but word of mouth.

It was the same with Eevee and Charizard, they absolutely had nothing to go with.

Bad end (Jolteon gives up)

Lucario didn't know what to do, it had been a few minutes and none of them said anything that could make them win the trial.

"I... I admit to it... I can't take it anymore!" Jolteon said, not being able to handle it, he couldn't let Eevee fall into Umbreon's hands, or worse, his own brothers.

"Jolteon! No! What are you doing!?" Lucario yelled at him, slamming his hands on the table.

"T-The right thing..." Jolteon replied to him.

"Brother... D-Don't give up! W-We can still prove you're innocent!" Eevee tried to discourage him from admitting to anything he didn't do.

"We can... We can still find something out! We just have to hold on!" Charizard agreed with Eevee.

Umbreon chuckled, as he stood up from his seat.

"See Cobalion? The truth has finally come out, he has admitted to it, the evidence points to him being the killer, and his defendants are all delusional idiots" Umbreon gloated.

Lucario could only watch as Cobalion gave his verdict.

"There is no denying it, Jolteon is guilty of murder. And as such, murderers are not welcome in the guild as our policy goes against Jolteon's past history. I condemn Jolteon for killing Smeargle, and brand him as the outcast... Executioner, you may proceed" Cobalion gave a nod of approval to the magmar executioner who put his hood down to heat the end of the brand with his flamethrower.

"No... No this can't be..." Lucario said with gritted teeth.

Eevee hugged and buried his face on Charizard's shoulder, not wanting to see what would happen, while Charizard wished he was dreaming.

All three closed their eyes as the sound of grunts could be heard as Jolteon was held down on the floor before the sound of metal coming in contact with his shoulder and a scream could be heard.

When they opened their eyes, a burned scar could be seen on Jolteon's shoulder, and with tears of pain coming out of his eyes.

Cobalion left without another word, in his eyes, Jolteon was a criminal that had kept the truth hidden, and he felt no sympathy for him as he left. As someone who had to bear the burden of justice, he had to harden his heart, there was no room for emotions with criminals.

There was nothing they could do about this, a branding can't be easily removed... But that didn't mean they could still save Jolteon in a way.

"W-We could... We could still keep an eye on him, keep him safe! We could... We could smuggle him to another region, and..." Lucario tried to come up with something, anything to save Jolteon.

At the same time, Jolteon was hauled in chains with the guards that Umbreon brought with him, presumably to take him somewhere.

"Hey! Where are you taking him!?" Eevee yelled worriedly.

"Somewhere, can't have any of you planning to take him somewhere, after all, he's an outcast now, and I can do whatever I want with him now" Umbreon said as he turned his back to them.

"N-No! Give him back! Give back my brother!" Eevee tried to rush over to him, but Charizard stopped him despite releasing several cries and sobs.

"There's nothing we can do for him anymore..." Charizard said with a low voice, letting tears flow from his eyes as his friend's fate was sealed.

Umbreon turned back towards him, considering taking Eevee back in. But after witnessing something like this, he thought it wasn't worth the hassle to try to get him to like him and shrugged it off.

Jolteon was soon brought to a place he didn't know, he was transported and exchanged to many hands as ordered by Umbreon. Eventually Umbreon left him but he continued to be brought to many different routes he wasn't familiar with until he was definitely lost.

The guards left him lost in the middle of nowhere, and he didn't even protest, he felt like he deserved it... But also thought he did the right thing. He was scum, he deserved to have what's coming to him.

He didn't know what happened to Eevee, but he hoped that he would see him again one day.

Days had passed and he couldn't find any food, or a secure place to sleep, he eventually had to scavenge for anything, he couldn't even rely on moves anymore thanks to the move suppressing collar so he was completely defenseless.

The sun was setting and his stomach growled and knew that he would starve to death if he didn't find anything to eat soon.

As it grew darker, he saw two pokemorphs, two bigger and burlier ones than him, sitting in a campfire and roasting a big hunk of meat over it.

Feeling desperate, he approached the two and started to ask them for a share of the meat.

"C-Can... May I have some of that meat you have cooking over there?" Jolteon asked them.

Taking notice of him, the two had no idea who he was or if they should even share the meat. But when they saw the brand on his shoulder, they immediately got some devious ideas in mind for him.

"Oh we'll share some of this meat alright, right after you do everything we say" Rillaboom said as he looked Jolteon up and down, while Obstagoon did the same thing.

Jolteon, knowing he had no choice, agreed to do everything they said.

"W-What do I have to do?" Jolteon asked, fearing what they'd do to him.

Rillaboom then pulled his own pants down and revealed his own cock which was twice Jolteon's size.

"Take your clothes off and come here" Rillaboom said authoritatively.

Jolteon did as he asked, removing his clothes and coming over to him, and as soon as he came within arms reach, the gorilla pulled him over and was frotting with him as soon as he came in contact.

Jolteon could feel the larger cock, which was already hard and twitching, rubbing up against his own semi-hard cock, thrusting eagerly against him.

"Fuck yes! I've been pent up for a long time, and what luck that we've come across a branded slut!" Rillaboom said as his voice practically dripped with lust.

"You're up for a good fuck right? Bet you haven't come across a cock as big as ours" Obstagoon said as he walked around Jolteon and started to hotdog his cock on Jolteon's ass.

Jolteon then backed away a bit, finding himself conflicted on giving up his dignity to a bunch of random pokemorphs.

"W-Wait... C-Can't I do anything else?" Jolteon asked them.

The two quickly closed the distance in on him again, looking intimidatingly at him as their aroused cocks pulsed with need.

"Like hell you are, you want to starve to death? Be our guest, but if you want that meat, you have to take care of our own meat" Rillaboom said as he got back to frotting with him.

"Either way, if you won't let us fuck you, we'll force ourselves if you don't" Obstagoon said, before pulling his head in and kissing Jolteon.

Jolteon's growing desperation made him surrender and start licking back, hoping the two ruffians would give him what he wanted and started making out.

"Hah! He fucking enjoys it! Alright, thrust back against my cock, always wanted to see how an eeveelution feels like" Rillaboom moaned as his larger cock sandwiched Jolteon's smaller one with such passion.

Jolteon then thought about how this was a fitting punishment for himself, and started to return the thrusts, eagerly precumming against Rillaboom as their cocks twitched against each other, making Jolteon fully hard in no time.

"Heh, look how fast his tone changed, he is frotting with you like a bitch in heat!" Obstagoon cackled, continuing to lick Jolteon's tongue erotically as their mouths parted, before french kissing him lustfully and tasting his mouth to the fullest.

"Y-Yes... I need to be punished like the scum I am...!" Jolteon moaned like a slut, before Rillaboom joined in on the lewd kissing as the three shared their tongues with each other.

"Looks like we found our perfect sex toy for the night!" Obstagoon cooed before he gripped on Jolteon's ass roughly, squeezing it hard to the point that Jolteon felt like it hurt before it got slapped.

"Uwah...!" Jolteon moaned into the kiss he got.

"Can't even take a slap, man up bitch!" Obstagoon teased before slapping his ass cheeks again.

Jolteon didn't resist at all, as he embraced Rillaboom and started rubbing his pecs, worshipping the body of the grass type.

"Damn, even the sluts at the brothel aren't this submissive, we got ourselves a jackpot!" Rillaboom moaned from having his pecs massaged.

"Time to break this bitch in, my cock's aching to pound some ass for a long time" Obstagoon stopped messing with Jolteon's ass and instead started to rub his cock on his hole and tried to push through it.

"...!" Jolteon could only cry out in surprise as Obstagoon entered him, feeling his cock jump and twitch at the same time as his hole was invaded by Obstagoon's rod.

"Fuck yes! This bitch is tight as hell!" Obstagoon yelled with pleasure as he didn't relent in his thrusts and began to pound him with no remorse. He lifted Jolteon up and made his ass land on his cock, before using his arms as leverage and pulling them down each time he thrusted up.

Rillaboom thrusted his cock, teasing his length and crossing their rods together teasingly, their cocks begging for more stimulation as Jolteon's slutty moans rang loudly in the wilderness with nobody to hear them.

Jolteon had a smile of pleasure on his face, finding solace in the ecstasy of sex in place of his guilt. He tried to remind himself that this was his punishment for what he did, losing himself and his identity little by little.

"It... It feels so good... M-My cock... My body loves it...! <3" Jolteon moaned, rolling his eyes up.

"Craving for cock eh? I bet you slutted yourself to so many pokemorphs that you became branded weren't you? You like the way they make your mind go blank... Like this!" Obstagoon whispered in Jolteon's ear, before thrusting as hard as he could as his cock hammered into his prostate with that one thrust.

"F-Fuwahhhhh!!! T-That's the spot... My ass is yours to ravage...!!!" Jolteon said with no shame at all anymore.

"Fuck yeah you don't! Your life is ruined anyway so what do we care if you give us permission!?" Rillaboom yelled at him with sadistic desire as his cock twitched harder.

Rillaboom and Jotleon's cock were now practically covered in precum, their rubbing became more slick and their thrusts became more erratic and instinctive.

"I bet you want to stick your cock in a hole right about now don't you? Wanting to pound someone bigger and thiccer than you am I right?" Rillaboom whispered into his ear, clouding his thoughts of making the larger, more muscular male and imagining thoughts of fucking Rillaboom influenced him even more to lose his pride.

"Yes! I-I want to fuck someone! A-Anyone! I wanna pound your hole and make you my bitch!" Jolteon admitted to them.

"Fuck Rillaboom, did you really have to give him a dominant position?" Obstagoon asked as he wiggled his hips and teasing any other weakspots he could find.

"Fuck off, you know I'm a sucker for smaller pokemorphs fucking my ass" Rillaboom said as he held both of their cocks in one hand as he jerked Jolteon and himself at the same time.

"Tch... Whatever, I'm going to fill this bitch up soon anyway!" Obstagoon said as he thrusted harder and faster, a small bulge appeared on Jolteon's stomach with each thrust as his body couldn't handle it anymore.

Jolteon thrusted back against the cock destroying every last bit of himself as much as possible.

"Fuck... Me too... Let's cum together!" Rillaboom urged Jolteon as he could sense both of their cocks were about to release.

Jolteon rolled his eyes up with a silly smile as his cock gave one last spasm before shooting his load at the same time as Rillaboom and Obstagoon, splattering each other with cum and climaxing as the three of them yelled in unison from the pleasure.

Jolteon ws then carelessly dropped on the grass, panting from the pleasure with a smile on his face.

"Hey! Get up! We're not done yet! You think you're gonna earn your share by sleeping!?" Rillaboom's angry voice yelled at him.

Jolteon opened his eyes to see Rillaboom holding his legs up and presenting his hole to him.

"You'll have to work those legs of yours because you're still not done with me" Rillaboom smirked at him.

Jolteon approached Rillaboom, and without another word, slammed his cock inside him, making the two moan.

"Fuck yeah! Nguwoh... Don't stop thrusting!" Rillaboom urged Jolteon to keep going, which the electric type obliged, pile driving his cock into Rillaboom's ass enthusiastically now.

Obstagoon wasn't going to stand back though, and squatted down and presenting his ass to Jolteon.

"Here, why don't you eat this out instead!" Obstagoon said, spreading his ass with his own hands, teasing Jolteon's face with it.

Jolteon ate Obstagoon's ass out with no hesitation, making him greatly shiver in pleasure as his tongue made its way inside his ass and simulatenously jerking Obstagoon's cock off.

"This guy's a natural...!" Obstagoon complimented, before growling with lust.

Jolteon couldn't resist slamming himself inside Rillaboom, the gorilla's walls were tight and his ass was soft, stroking the walls of his cock with each thrust.

"Fuck... Nothing like getting my ass eaten while getting a handjob...!" Obstagoon groaned as Jolteon stopped eating him out and started suckling his balls.

"I can feel his knot trying to slip past... Fuck that thing's gonna stretch me...!" Rillaboom said, looking at Jolteon's knot, he can feel himself quickly getting close to climax again each time Jolteon rammed into him.

"You like my musky balls don't you huh?" Obstagoon asked him.

"Y-Yes... It smells so good... It... It smells so manly...!" Jolteon said.

"Maybe I'll make you my personal slut and rim my ass the whole night if you do good enough~" Obstagoon offered.

"Guwoh... He's fucking my prostate... I won't last at this point...!" Rillaboom gasped as he started to pump his cock in one hand.

"Me too... This slut's gonna make me shoot my load...!" Obstagoon yelled, pushing his ass back further into Jolteon's muzzle.

Jolteon obliged and went back to tongue fucking Obstagoon's ass again.

"Guwah... I'm cumming!!!" Rillaboom howled and climaxed all over himself, thick strings of cum was released and made the gorilla messy and causing him to tighten his ass on Jolteon's cock.

"Uwaaaaahh!!!!" Jolteon screamed into the cold night, filling Rillaboom's ass full of his seed, making some of it dribble out from the thicc ass and knotting it.

"Fuck... I'm cumming from having my ass eaten...!" Obstagoon yelled one final time, cumming hard onto Rillaboom's face, thrusting his cock onto Jolteon's hand as he climaxed several loads over and over until only a small trickle of it was left and leaving Obstagoon satisfied.

After they're intimate session, Jolteon was lying near the campfire, before he was given a stick of meat from the two.

"Here, you earned your meat" Obstagoon said, before leaving him alone to converse with Rillaboom about where they would head next.

Jolteon wasn't sure what he was even doing this for anymore, he forgot about the food, his guilt, and even Eevee. What mattered to him now was this pleasure he got.

This was Jolteon's life now, and continued to whore himself out to strangers in the immediate area that he sees just to survive. He felt like he had something important that he was forgetting, completely forgot what it was.

Lucario, Charizard, and Jolteon tried their best to locate where Jolteon was, despite the warnings of Cobalion about guild members being associated with outcasts, they tried their best. Their spirit and will were broken with each day that passed, before they finally gave up. Eevee mourned the loss of his brother, knowing he could never see him again.

Good End (Lucario's Gamble)

"I want to take a 10 minute break!" Lucario asked Cobalion.

"A break?" Cobalion looked unamused.

"Yes, a break, we... We need a break" Lucario said again, hoping Cobalion would listen to their request.

"... 5 Minutes" Cobalion said.

They didn't argue any further, and as they left, they tried to think of a plan.

"We need to think of something!" Lucario tried to come up with something, anything to prevent Eevee from being taken by Umbreon.

"I don't want to go with him!" Eevee begged Charizard and Lucario.

"No, we won't let him take you... We... We'll think of something" Charizard tried to reassure Eevee.

But despite their best efforts, they couldn't think of anything, and soon their time was up.

"Break is over, time to resume the trial" The executioner, who was incredibly bored, told the three of them.

"What do we do!?" Eevee panicked, thinking of running away.

"We... We have no choice..." Lucario said, not knowing what else to do.

With reluctance and despair on their faces, they went back to their tables, hoping for a miracle to happen.

"Well Lucario? Do any of you have any real physical evidence to show?" Cobalion asked him.

"..." Lucario was at his wit's end, it was a losing fight they had no chance of winning.

Jolteon could only bow his head down in shame, he couldn't save himself or Eevee in the end, it was over.

"Then I hereby declare that Umbreon take custody of-" Cobalion was about to give his verdict when someone interrupted him.

"I have evidence to share" A voice said amongst the crowd.

Everyone turned to the owner of the voice, and it was Alakazam.

"Y-You...!" Lucario said, speechless about Alakazam appearing at their most dire need.

"Alakazam!" Charizard yelled, realizing he had come to defend Jolteon.

"Mister!" Eevee said, smiling at him.

"Tch... Of course he would appear" Umbreon muttered in his breath.

Cobalion acknowledged his presence, and asked him the same question.

"Do you have any physical evidence?" Cobalion asked him.

"No... I don't have any of that... I have mental evidence" Alakazam said.

"M-Mental?" Charizard said, thinking Alakazam became insane.

"Mental evidence? That sounds just like a baseless claim" Cobalion concluded.

"No... Because I'm going to show you all what truly happened through Umbreon's thoughts, as well as Jolteon" Alakazam pointed out.

"...!" Everyone was astonished, showing everyone through a psychic vision could be a good idea of finding out the truth.

"Hmph... Go ahead then, try it" Umbreon still seemed confident in his stance.

"Very well then" Alakazam's eyes glowed pink, and everyone saw what had really happened in Jolteon's mind as Jolteon's memories were unlocked by Alakazam's move, mind reader.

...

"D-Don't do it Jolteon... I... I thought we were friends..." Said Smeargle.

Smeargle couldn't continue his words as he felt pressure get applied to his stomach by Vaporeon's foot.

"Do it Jolteon! He dared stand up to us! Who does he think he is!?" Said Flareon, encouraging Jolteon to hit him already.

"Yeah! Don't be a pussy! What does a pokemorph who can't evolve be worth anything? Teach him a lesson on how us eeveelutions are worth more than he'll ever be!" Vaporeon said, encouraging Jolteon further.

Jolteon was just like his brothers yes, he was a rowdy pokemorph like them, spoiled and highly thought of himself as superior to whoever was not an eeveelution...

But he hesitated, if this was anybody else he wouldn't hesitate, their father had always taught them that they were superior, they can do whatever they want, they were the best... But Smeargle did a favor for him one day, and he had become his friend ever since, but he never told his family about this knowing how they thought of other pokemorphs that can never evolve.

He was conflicted, he either could spare his friend or out himself to his family.

So he made the decision... And swung the baseball bat

THUD

The sound of the baseball bat was heard as Jolteon hit the floor with the baseball bat, he was crying tears as he purposefully missed the strike.

"I can't... No I won't... I won't ever hurt my own friend like that" Jolteon said as he grit his teeth before finally looking his brothers in the eyes as he dropped the metal bat on the floor as a sign of finally fighting back.

"What the hell Jolteon!? You're gonna defend him? A pokemorph who can't even evolve!?" Flareon yelled at him.

"Yeah! Do you remember how he always took the popularity and fame from us!? We're eeveelutions! We have more pride than that!" Vaporeon yelled at him as well.

"Then I'm leaving this stupid family! I know what you're trying to do! You're trying to make me just like the two of you when you have narrow minded views. We were never a family to begin with, you forced me to go along with your petty games and beliefs but I'm not going to do that anymore! Besides... Me and Eevee are not even the same blood as you" Jolteon said.

Smeargle smiled at him weakly.

"That's a good speech Jolteon... Ngh... But I'm injured over here, can we save the cheesy lines for later?" Smeargle weakly chuckled on the floor.

"Just a second, I have a medkit in my room" Jolteon assured Smeargle as his two enraged brothers looked at him run to his room.

Jolteon quickly got to his room and grabbed the medkit, but as soon as he did, he heard the sound of something being hit a few times before it stopped.

He ran downstairs to see that there Smeargle was unmoving, and was not breathing at all.

"Smeargle... Smeargle!!!" Jolteon ran to him, but no matter how he shook Smeargle, he didn't reply, he was gone.

He heard the now bloody metal bat drop to the floor as one of them, he didn't know which one, but it didn't matter.

"Why!? Why did you kill him!?" Jolteon grabbed Flareon by the scruff of his fur, who pushed him back immediately.

"To teach a lesson, you think we're gonna let you get away with standing up to us just like that idiot did? We tried to treat you like a real brother, but it looks like we'll have to teach you a lesson. But hey, if you really do get branded as an outcast, we might throw you some scraps if we see you" Vaporeon laughed at him.

"B-Branded... O-Outcast...?" Jolteon said, trying to process what they meant.

"It means we're going to frame you dumbass! And after you just told us we're not family, well that just stings. So you're not going to leave the family, the family leaves YOU!" Flareon said with no regret for his actions.

Jolteon couldn't believe it, he was going to be framed for something he didn't do... And worst of all, it was his friend who got killed.

"Feel free to turn yourself in, but if you don't... Well we're going to alert the guards in an hour. Heh, maybe we could take bet on how long till you get caught, either way, we win, you lose. I'm sure father will understand, there's more orphans to adopt if he's THAT upset over losing you, not that he cared about you anyway" Flareon and Vaporeon laughed as they left the room, as if they never just outright killed Smeargle on the spot.

Jolteon clenched his fist, he was done, he was done with this family. After years of being ignored, and being goaded on by his brothers to be like them, enough was enough. He was going to leave for good... Until Eevee came to his mind.

Eevee could barely think for himself, and he doubted Eevee could even understand what would have happened if he was around. He felt indifferent about him, he always just thought of him as someone who was in the family, nothing more, nothing less. But knowing what his brothers just did to him, Eevee would be better off with him.

Jolteon went to Eevee's bedroom, and as he entered and saw him, he carried him out. He was going to take care of him, better than this family ever would, at least that was what he thought at the time.

WIth his sleeping brother in tow, he carried him out into the night, and escaped.

He had been on the run ever since after that, working odd job to odd job, but over time he became paranoid, and with each passing day, he had to look over his shoulder, worried he'll get arrested and Eevee taken from him.

And as he went from town to town, he one day noticed a gypsy booth that was in town. A traveling circus of sorts, and he knew what he wanted to do.

Entering the booth with his brother, who was eating cotton candy at the time, the jinx greeted him happily.

"Hello! Would you like to do some palm reading? See your future? Or even tell you a secret?" The jinx asked him.

"... I want you to erase some of my memories" Jolteon asked of her.

"Oh! Memories? Well, sure! We have some customers who ask for that! But... Since its not entirely that legal... I'm going to have to charge more than usual. Are you fine with that?" Jinx asked him.

"... It's fine. How much is it?" Jolteon asked her.

"10,000 poke" Jinx stated.

That was nearly all his savings when he left, and that would only leave him with 100 poke than when he left his family... But it was worth it, worth it to forget his family, the crime he was being framed for, and the troublesome past that he had.

He gave the bag of poke to the jinx, if he forgot everything... He wouldn't have to worry about being arrested anymore... He wanted to sleep peacefully, he wanted to live a carefree life, and he knew that being hunted down by his former brothers wouldn't let him have that.

"Just tell me... Tell me when I lose my memories, tell me that Eevee is my brother, and we have no family to begin with..." Jolteon requested from her.

"I promise, now close your eyes" Jinx commanded him.

Jolteon closed his eyes, and then lost his memories of everything that happened in the past.

...

Everyone had the memory forced inside them, including Cobalion. It was like they watched the very thing unfold in front of them, and now the whole crowd was on Jolteon's side.

"I... I didn't... I didn't kill Smeargle?" Jolteon said, his true memories being unlocked by Alakazam, as if it was a traumatizing event in his life.

"He... He's innocent! Jolteon is innocent! I knew he was!" Eevee yelled as he showed tears of joy.

"There... That is irrefutable evidence, try to disprove that Umbreon" Charizard said to the eeveelution from across them.

"Is that proof enough Cobalion?" Lucario asked him.

"... It's heavy evidence, and it shows that Jolteon is innocent. I hereby declare that-" Cobalion was about to pronounce Jolteon innocent when Umbreon clapped slowly.

"Bravo... Bravo... Putting on a good show, and fabricating such false memories" Umbreon said as he chuckled.

"What... False memories?" Alakazam wondered what exactly he was getting at.

"Now you're just in denial, Jolteon is clearly innocent" Charizard told Umbreon.

"And who's to say that this is just some psychic trickery on Alakazam's part to win the case? For all we know, the whole thing was fabricated" Umbreon pointed out.

"... That is possible" Cobalion said.

"W-What!?" Lucario yelled.

"But... But Alakazam showed everything! He showed the whole truth!" Eevee yelled with fear returning to his voice.

"Don't you all get it? This is still unreliable evidence coming from one pokemorph, how do you know that he's not making it up then?" Umbreon repeated.

Jolteon, now having all his memories back, knew that he had to hold on. He was believing a lie this whole time, a lie from fragmented memories, he had to hold on.

"I... I remember now! It was either Flareon or Vaporeon who killed Smeargle!" Jolteon tried to defend himself.

"You can't save yourself now, didn't you just admit earlier that you were the one holding the bat?" Umbreon asked him.

"But... That was... I didn't remember before that" Jolteon tried to say.

"You could be faking memory loss for all we know" Umbreon refuted his statement.

Jolteon was cornered yet again, there was no winning, his statements earlier had dug him a deep grave.

"Then why don't I read your mind then?" Alakazam asked Umbreon.

Umbreon burst out laughing.

"Hahahahahaha! You? Read my mind? Aren't you forgetting that I'm a dark type?" Umbreon cackled.

"... I'm asking you, are you allowing me to read your mind?" Alakazam asked him seriously.

"Why sure! Read the mind of a dark type, let's see how that turns out" Umbreon said, as he put his head on his hands cockily.

Alakazam's eyes glowed blue, and... Didn't say anything for a while.

"Hah! See? What made you think you were special? Can you really read my mind? Can you guess what I ate this morning? Is this really a trial or some tomfoolery?" Umbreon continued to gloat.

"Colbur Berry Pie" Alakazam said.

This made Umbreon stop and his expression changed to that of someone who was stunned.

"P-Pardon?" Umbreon asked him.

"Colbur Berry Pie" Alakazam repeated.

"I can vouch for that! That's what he ate this morning!" The inn's cook, A kangaskhan, yelled.

Umbreon, for the first time since the trial, looked afraid.

"T-That's impossible! How... No... You must have just guessed it right..." Umbreon said, trying to calm down and rationalize the correct answer.

"Like a chip in the armor, he's showing signs of weakness" Charizard said, clearly surprised by how Alakazam managed to read his mind.

"We're winning... We're winning!" Lucario said, amazed by Alakazam's ability

"Please... S-Save my brother!" Eevee pleaded with Alakazam.

"Is that so? Then am I right when you ordered a lemonade mixed with oran berries this morning as well?" Alakazam asked him again.

"T-That's right! That's exactly what he ordered!" The cook agreed with that statement.

Umbreon felt provoked, how could a psychic type affect a dark type like him!?

"Your birth stone is onyx, you treat your workers like trash and send them to the mines despite how dehydrated they get mining for evolution stones, you have laundered money for years, you adopted Jolteon and Eevee as an asset for you to use one day, you hire males to use you and breed your ass like a slut as rough as they could get, I could go on and on about your deepest secrets and info about yourself Umbreon" Alakazam said, making Umbreon's face watch in horror as every last word that Alakazam said was true.

"H-How... How are you reading my mind!?" Umbreon yelled angrily with gritted teeth.

"... And now to show everyone the truth about the murder" Alakazam's eyes glowed blue again to read Umbreon's mind.

But as he did so, Umbreon went in a rage and yelled so loud everyone thought his throat would bleed.

"STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP" Umbreon yelled at the top of his lungs while standing up from his seat.

Everyone was startled by what happened, as they watched Umbreon slump back down on his seat.

"I drop the charges... I... I drop the charges..." Umbreon said in defeat.

"... Then this trial is over. Everyone's dismissed" Cobalion said, before leaving.

"What... Hey! This is... That's not fair! Just when we were winning..." Lucario said angrily, as Umbreon left, clearly shaken by the experience of having his mind read for the first time based on how he stumbled.

"Let it go Lucario" Charizard advised him.

"But what if he comes back!?" Lucario asked him.

"I doubt it, as long as Alakazam exists, he won't be coming back for Jolteon or Eevee. And I doubt he's within our reach, let him lick his wounds, this experience traumatized him I bet. Let's focus on what's important right now" Charizard said, looking at Jolteon.

Jolteon was overwhelmed with tears, he couldn't believe it... Something he was running away from for years... He... He was free at last.

"B-Brother!" Eevee ran over and hugged Jolteon.

Jolteon was surprised by the hug, before he returned it.

"I.. I'm innocent... I'm actually innocent!" Jolteon yelled happily as he cried tears of joy.

Lucario, and Charizard approached him.

"Hey, what did we say. We told you that you weren't a killer" Lucario said, smiling at Jolteon.

"And it's all thanks to Alakazam" Charizard pointed at the psychic type.

"Hmph... Don't get the wrong idea, I decided to go here on my own and exact my revenge on Umbreon all these years ago" Alakazam excused himself.

"Say... How did you read Umbreon's mind?" Jolteon asked him.

"Miracle eye, only the most powerful of psychic types can learn it. Still, it was difficult to use, but now I don't think another dark type will ever mess with me in a trial again" Alakazam explained.

"Mister... Thank you for saving my brother! It means a lot!" Eevee thanked Alakazam.

"Tch... This is what I hate about my job, just pay me if you really do feel grateful" Alakazam said with an annoyed voice.

Everyone laughed in response.

Jolteon then frowned as he remembered something.

"I guess... I guess Smeargle is angry at me... He'll probably yell at me for leaving him to get killed" Jolteon said sadly.

"Jolteon come on, there's no use being sad. You're officially off the hook! Its a time to celebrate!" Lucario patted his back.

"But still... What would he say? That I... I ran away and didn't face this trial much earlier? That I was a coward for not giving him any justice?" Jolteon asked them.

The atmosphere became more gloomy, and as Eevee tried to think of a way to make Jolteon feel better, he saw the painting and metal bat that Umbreon had left in his haste, and picked them up as he showed it to Jolteon as he put the two ripped pieces together.

"He would say... Smeargle would say that he's proud of you for standing up to your whole family, that you finally overcame the shadow of your past" Eevee showed the painting of Smeargle and him, side by side with grins on their faces.

Jolteon smiled, and then looked up at the sky.

"I guess... I guess he would be saying that now... Yeah, that sounds exactly like what he would say!" Jolteon said, with hope and life in his eyes once again.

The moment was interrupted however, as a guard came running to them.

"Cobalion! Where's Cobalion!?" The guard said, panting and out of breath.

"Whoa, calm down. The trial just ended" Lucario told the guard.

"It's not about the trial! It's the prisoners!" The guard yelled at them.

"What about them?" Charizard asked the guard.

"While everyone was watching the trial, Venusaur and his twin, Dragonite and Hypno, have all escaped!" The guard yelled.

Lucario and his team understood the situation, and ran to find the four swords.

Sneak Peek of the next chapter:

As Lucario walked to Cobalion's office, he had wondered what reason he was even called to go there for, they were going to go on a mission and it seemed so sudden that Jolteon and Charizard were insistent he go instead since they considered him the leader.

"Leader my ass, if I was the leader then I wouldn't be the one going to the office in the first place" Lucario grumbled as he finally reached Cobalion's office at the top of the building.

Lucario politely knocked on the door before entering the office of the four swords.

"Gegege, what? Am I too good to join you guys?" The pokemorph in front of the desks of the four swords were.

"N-No... I-Its just that you uh... You're wearing such a v-vulgar costume" Keldeo said, trying to avert his eyes on the pokemorph's bulge.

"What? I told you guys this is my weapon!" The pokemorph tried to convince them.

"Uh-huh... And you decided that it would be appropriate to strut in here to demand entry as a member despite the semi-nudity you're displaying in front of us?" Virizion asked him.

"Pfft, this is nothing, you can look all you want, you should consider yourselves lucky!" the pokemorph said, winking at them.

"As long as he can fight, I don't mind. Although how that costume of yours is considered a weapon is beyond me" terrakion commented.

"Put me in a fight against your best guild members and I'll show you what my costume can really do!" The pokemorph boasted.

"Ugh... If you really want to join then you'll have to join a team. The team will see if you can succeed in their next mission and if you do and prove that you're capable and not just showing off your... Assets... You'll get to join" Cobalion explained to him, pinching his head as he was becoming irritated with how this pokemorph just strutted here demanding to join.

"Uh... Am I interrupting something here?" Lucario asked them.

Finally taking notice of Lucario, Cobalion was glad to see him, and to get rid of this pokemorph in front of them once and for all.

"I'm guessing you heard everything I had to say right? Well I'm not going to explain again, this guy is on your team now and I don't want to hear any complaints from you. Just let him join on the next mission and come back, tell me how he fought and used his... Er... 'Weapon' of his and I might just give your team a higher rank for dealing with him" Cobalion said, before drinking a glass of water.

"Wait hold on, don't I get to have a say in this?" Lucario asked.

"... Would you rather be demoted?" Cobalion asked him.

"R-Right away! I-I'll make sure he won't be much trouble" Lucario immediately agreed, not wanting the reason for his team being demoted for asking too many questions.

The pokemorph approached him with a wide grin, from his looks alone he looked like he was up to no good. But Lucario guessed that he should give him a chance.

"Gegege, nice to meet you, I'm Gengar" Gengar introduced himself.

From what he was wearing, Gengar looked like a brawler, and true to Cobalion's words, his costume didn't cover much. He had a mask on that covered his face, wristbands, underwear that had a hole for his tail, and boots. His whole outfit was bizarre and unlike any design he ever saw before, and he could understand why Cobalion and the other four swords didn't have much of an impression on him based on this appearance not trying to hide most of his body.

Gengar's body looked like he worked out, but the same could not be said by how his gut was hanging out, as well as his ass being a noticeable and thick part of him that couldn't be easily overlooked if you were to be behind him at the time.

"Uh... Lucario, the name's Lucario... Welcome to the team I guess" Lucario sweatdropped, not knowing if this was a turn for the better or the worse.

Author's Note: Yes, Gengar's outfit is based on his new pokemon unite wrestler skin. Let your imagination run wild.

For anybody who wants to know what the outfit exactly looks like, refer to this subreddit post https://preview.redd.it/extfcon4pqy71.png?width=240&format=png&auto=webp&s=ff3a5da8db57861f2c9c20aa001127964d1b107b