A Hole in my Heart

In a forest in Hoenn, everything was calm. A cool evening breeze flew through the air, stirring up the few leaves on the ground. The only other sound that could be heard was the sound of a man walking through. The forest's Pokémon were not disturbed, however. They delighted at seeing the man again, the man who could talk to them. A Volbeat and Illumise greeted him as he walked past. He turned to them and smiled. "Hello, friends," he said in his quiet voice.

"Hello, human. Have you brought any more delicacies for us?" they eagerly asked.

"Yes. I brought chocolate."

Many Pokémon enjoyed chocolate. The man had to contact a chocolate factory and pay a lot of money to get enough for everyone in the forest. It was hard to do but the man enjoyed a challenge. There were large trucks waiting with hired employees to aid the delivery. Leaning down, the man murmured, "Tell everyone about my treat, if you would not mind."

"Oh, yes! Thank you!"They eagerly flew off and spread the news.

The man smiled, amused, and leaned against a tree. He sighed and ran a hand through his long green hair. His smile fell and he looked at the ground. A large black Pokémon unlike the others lumbered towards him. The man turned and looked at it.

"N. You are unhappy."

The man known as N simply raised an eyebrow. "Hello to you too, Zekrom. And yes, I suppose I am."

Zekrom frowned. "Why? Do you not enjoy helping others?"

N shook his head. "No, I love helping others. These Pokémon are family to me. I just feel something missing. Something…"

"I can feel your pain as well. I do not have any idea of the cause, yet I know what you are speaking of."

This shocked him. "You know of this feeling also?" N asked sharply.

"Indeed I do."

"We have returned!"a voice called out, interrupting the conversation.

N and Zekrom turned to see a flood of Hoenn Pokémon rushing towards them. N chuckled. "Let's finish our conversation later."

"Agreed."

It took hours to get each Pokémon a treat. Many were asking for seconds, but N could not oblige. "I am afraid we only have enough for one serving each," he kept repeating. Once the hectic distribution was over, the hired men went on their way. N stopped them and gave them each a large tip. "For your assistance," he said simply.

Later that evening, N walked through Rustboro City. Zekrom was in its Pokéball as a giant black Pokémon would scare the living daylights out of civilians. Being Christmas Eve, the streets were ablaze in colored lights and fat Santas. He was pondering on where to eat when a teenage girl flew into him. "Hey!" he screeched. The girl looked up. She was wearing a green bandana and an orange shirt.

"Oh, I'm sorry, sir! I was in a hurry and couldn't see where I was going!" the frantic girl gasped.

"It's fine. Just be careful where you're going next time," replied N kindly.

"Okay, I will. Merry Christmas!" said the girl. She flew towards the direction N had come from.

"Merry Christmas…!" N called, but his breath was wasted as she was already gone. He stared after her. "I wonder what is going on with her…"

I know I've now used Christmas twice and it's May, but it happened to seamlessly fit into both stories. So, yeah.

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