Undella Town, Day 1 of 60, 5:25 P.M.

Skyla

Skyla looked out toward the ocean, inhaling the salty sea breeze. The scent stung in her nostrils, but she didn't care, she didn't get many opportunities to visit the beach, and she wanted to experience as much as she could.

"It sure was nice of Caitlin to invite up here like this." said a familiar voice behind her.

Skyla turned around to see Elesa, the gym leader from Nimbasa City, standing behind her. Elesa had changed in the past year; her blonde hair had grown out to her shoulders, and she had exchanged her usual short yellow dress for a longer one. The changes were simple, but the elegance they brought forth had been previously subdued. In the year since Skyla last saw her, Elesa had grown even more beautiful.

"Hello, Skyla. How have you been this last year?" Elesa asked.

Skyla smiled, "I've been busy, but pretty good otherwise." Skyla looked back toward the ocean. "Every year Caitlin invites us up here, but never for as long as this year. Two months here is going to feel so good!"

"I'm glad that you two could come." said a quiet, British-accented voice.

Skyla looked over to see Caitlin walking toward them. No matter how any times Skyla saw her; she always felt a twinge of jealousy towards the member of the Elite Four. Caitlin's light-brown hair reached to her knees, gently waving the whole way there. Her pale blue eyes held a kindness that always showed, even when she seemed stern. With her beauty, it was hard to believe that she was still single.

"Hello, Skyla, Elesa, it's good to see both of you."

"Hey there, Caitlin. How have you been?" Skyla asked.

"Just wonderful, thank you for asking. We've been waiting for you two." Caitlin replied.

"So everybody else is already here?" Elesa asked.

"Yes, they're all waiting at the villa. Come with me."

Skyla followed behind Caitlin toward her villa, carrying her bags with her. Soon they caught sight of the villa, as they did; they heard a noise in the distance.

Thud.

It sounded like large wings flapping slowly through the air. The three turned around towards where the sound came from.

Thud.

Caitlin's face lit up, and she said something under her breath. Skyla looked closer at a black spot on the horizon, and she understood Caitlin's reaction.

Thud.

In the distance, a black dragon-like Pokémon was flying toward the town, and on its back sat its Trainer, Caitlin's younger brother and the Champion of the Unova League, Lotte. The dragon was his strongest Pokémon, Zekrom. Caitlin ran out towards where he was landing, obviously overjoyed. The ground shook as the large dragon landed, and it let out a roar. Lotte jumped off Zekrom's back and patted it on it's flank.

"Lotte!" Caitlin called.

Lotte turned toward his older sister and smiled, then staggered back as Caitlin through her arms around him. "Hey Sis, how's life?" Lotte curiously lacked his sister's accent, but their resemblance was obvious. Their pale blue eyes, their noses, and the way they smiled were all the same. Lotte was taller though, by far, towering over Caitlin. It was hard to believe that he only nineteen.

Skyla could remember when he had come to Mistralton for a Gym Battle. He showed a great aptitude for battling, beating her on their first battle. She'd never forget his little cannon trick that turned the tide of the fight. She had never seen such a spectacular win before. A strange feeling came over her whenever she saw him.

Lotte looked over and waved, "Hello Skyla, Elesa. How have you two been?"

Elesa answered first, "Pretty good, Lotte." She looked up at Zekrom with a look of awe on her face.

"It's good to see you, Lotte." Skyla said. "I heard you were over in Kanto speaking to the other Champions, did you just get back?"

Lotte nodded, "Yeah, I did. It was a boring trip though, never got any time to myself. Meetings between Champions are go all day, every day for a week, but I won't bore any of you with details."

"You know you could have Alder do all that. He already fills for you at the League." Caitlin said.

"I got to do some of the Champion duties; otherwise I wouldn't feel like I was Champion."

"But if you don't like-"

"Sis, we all have to work. You do your thing at the league just like you did your thing at the Battle Castle. I do my thing as Champion, and Skyla and Elesa do their things as Gym Leaders. They're all things we have to do."

"True…"

"Anyway, I need to head to the Pokémon Center; I'm beat after flying for so long. As is Zekrom."

Zekrom snorted in an affirmative manner. The Deep Black Pokémon did look a little worn out. Zekrom seemed hunched over, and was taking bigger breaths than normal. To any other Pokémon, it would have bordered on abuse, but Zekrom had always been the type to push its limits.

Caitlin went up and wrapped her arms around one of Zekrom's legs. "You do deserve a rest. Go get some sleep. Thank you for watching my little brother."

Zekrom let out what to Skyla sounded a lot like growling, but experience told her that the dragon was purring, just like a cat. Skyla bit her lip, no matter how many times she saw it happen, she found the concept of the tough, towering dragon purring hilarious.

"Well, I guess I might see you all in the morning. Zekrom is going to sleep all of tomorrow away, so I'll be hanging around. Good night." With that, Lotte and Zekrom walked in the direction of the Pokémon Center. Zekrom's steps shook the ground, making people look out their windows.

Caitlin turned to Skyla and Elesa. "We should get to the villa now. We still have to get you two unpacked." Skyla and Elesa agreed.

Author's Note: A lot of the inspiration for the sounds that Zekrom makes (the purring) comes from the Inheritance Cycle. I didn't know how else to show Zekrom liked Caitlin. Reviews are nice. So is chocolate. But you can just give reviews.