The room was shrouded in clouds of dust. After a long time of screaming and shouting, the large castle was finally silent. As the debris cleared, three figures could be perceived; two were standing across from each other, with their worn out Pokémon by their side. On the right side, there stood a 16-year-old female trainer, breathing heavily but eyes glazed with pride and fury. On the left, an elderly man with red eyes, wearing a look of pure shock and defeat. Behind the old man: a teenage boy, slightly older than the female, with long, green hair and a frightened look in his gray-blue eyes.
The old man, namely Ghetsis, was the first one to break the silence: "My calculations… No! My careful schemes! The world should be mine!" The female trainer, Touko, had no energy to reply. She had first defeated the King of Team Plasma, N, the boy with the green hair, and then proceeded right away to fight the truly evil commander behind all of the Team's plans, Ghetsis. She was worn out. Ghetsis, however, continued to rage: "I created Team Plasma with my own hands. I'm absolutely perfect! I AM PERFECTION! I am the perfect ruler of a perfect new world! Since I couldn't become the hero and obtain the legendary Pokémon by myself… I prepared someone else for that purpose – N! He's nothing more than a freak without a human heart. Do you think you're going to get through a warped person like that?!"
At this, Touko's eyes blazed with rage. "N DOES HAVE A HEART! How dare you say those words to your own son! Do you see how caring he is towards Pokémon? Do you see how he never fails to release his Pokémon after he uses them once, because he wants them to be free? Although his ideals may not be the same as mine, I know he has a heart. You were the one who tried to raise him as a freak. It never worked. Because of N and his compassion towards Pokémon, I actually did doubt myself for once, believing that maybe Pokémon should be free; maybe they do want freedom themselves. But YOU, all YOU want to do is rule the world! You don't care what happens to these poor Pokémon. Leave N alone. I've beaten you, and it's pretty clear what you should be doing now: disbanding Team Plasma!" Touko breathed heavily as she glared at Ghetsis, who was speechless. She hadn't exploded like this for a long time. She was usually a calm, strong girl, but this time, Ghetsis had crossed the line. N started to walk towards her, but he was interrupted when two people entered the throne room: Alder, the previous champion, and Cheren, one of Touko's best friends.
"Touko! Are you all right? We heard some strange things from down there, so we came up to check! Oh, you beat Ghetsis? Wow, I definitely wasn't kidding when I said you were strong!" Cheren came up to Touko and talked to her. Touko, still overcome with fury at the old man, merely nodded.
"Okay Ghetsis, you're coming with us for now…the gym leaders will disband Team Plasma. Let's go, Cheren." Alder said as he led Ghetsis towards the door.
"Right. Bye, Touko! I'll see you when all this frenzy is over!" Cheren quickly followed the ex-champion out the door.
"This isn't the end of Team Plasma, trainer! You'll see! I'll be the ruler of a new world soon enough!" Ghetsis was still yelling as he was being escorted out the door.
The room was quiet once more. Touko snapped out of her fury, and quickly started tending her Pokémon. "Everyone, are you guys okay? Sorry for working you so hard. Here, have some food and potions first," Touko took medicines out of her bag and healed them.
"As I thought, you're different," a voice said as Touko was stroking her Cobalion. N was leaning against a pillar, smiling at Touko's tenderness towards her Pokémon. She jumped. Oh my god, N's still here! What am I doing, camping out in his throne room?
"N? You're still here? I'm so sorry, I shouldn't be doing this in your room, I'll move," Touko quickly started gathering up her belongings.
"No, wait! Touko! I need to talk to you about something!" N grabbed Touko's arm to stop her from leaving. Touko blushed slightly. "It's about when I first met you in Accumula Town. I was shocked when I heard what your Pokémon was saying. I was shocked because that Pokémon said it liked you. It said it wanted to be with you." Touko remembered. It was her and N's first encounter. N continued, "I couldn't understand it. I couldn't believe there were Pokémon that liked people. Because, up until that moment, I'd never known a Pokémon like that. The longer my journey continued the more unsure I became. All I kept meeting were Pokémon and people ho communicated with one another and helped one another. That was why I needed to confirm my beliefs by battling with you. I wanted to confront you here – hero-to-hero. I needed more that anything."
Touko bit her lip as she tried to hide her growing blush. "N-"
N gripped Touko's arm harder. "There's no way a person like me, someone who understands only Pokémon – No, actually… I didn't understand them, either. No way could I measure up to you, when you had met so many Pokémon and were surrounded by friends…"
"N, our i-ideals may be different, but that doesn't mean you don't understand Pokémon. I b-believe that you can be a great trainer," Touko stuttered.
"Yes… The Champion has forgiven me, and… What I should do now is something I'll have to decide for myself."
Touko smiled. N had finally realized his resolve. Then, as she looked up, she saw that N was smiling too, but it was a sad smile, and she could see faint traces of tears in his eyes. "N…?" Touko asked uneasily.
With this, N grasped both of Touko's small hands. "Touko! You said you have a dream… That dream… Make it come true! Wonderful dreams and ideals give you the power to change the world! If anyone can, it's you, Touko! Well then…Farewell!"
Before Touko even had a chance to react, N released her hands and sent out his Reshiram. In just seconds, he was soaring high above the skies, away from N's castle.
After Touko came to her senses, she ran out to the balcony as quickly as she could. "N! N! WHERE ARE YOU GOING? N!" But all that answered her were Reshiram's pure, white feathers. Touko caught one in her hands. She collapsed onto her knees, grasping the feather, tears falling steadfast. Her Pokémon surrounded her, and cried as if to ask, "Touko, what's wrong? What happened?" Touko hugged her Samurott and silently let her tears fall. N…my dream…it was to be with you. My dream…it was to be surrounded by my Pokémon and you for the rest of my life. It was to travel around not just Unova, but the world with you. N…where did you go?
Time passed. A few hours later, Touko had fully healed her Pokémon with Anthea, N's nurse. She was fully rested as well.
"Are you sure you don't need anything else on your journey back home?" Anthea asked worriedly after restocking Touko's bag with medicines and food.
"I'm fine. Thank you for everything you've done for me, Anthea and Concordia. Although our meeting was short, I'm sure I'll see you two again, in a better place," Touko said.
"Yes. Farewell, Touko. Thank you for bringing peace and resolve to N's heart. We will meet again!" Concordia concluded.
Touko felt a twinge of pain at the mention of N. She nodded, and waved farewell. At that, she too, started on her flight to Nuvema town. I will no longer cry for N. I am going to become the rightful Champion of Unova, and then set off on a journey to find N. I WILL find N. That is my new dream!
With that in her mind, Touko flew off in the distance, back to her hometown, to start her life anew.
There you have it, my first fanfiction! It's Daphne here. After finishing White 2, I had so many feels and frustration that Game Freak did not resolve the vague love that they hinted so I decided to write a fanfiction resolving it. I'll bet many of you have wondered what will become of N and Touko, or Mei and Hyuu. In my mind, a complicated love story awaits. Stay on your toes for the next chapter, and thanks for reading! It would be greatly appreciated if you could rate and review but if you don't have anything to say I understand... It's only the first chapter, which is the prologue to explain some things. xoxo