Chapter 3:

Luce growled as she ran out of the Team Plasma castle.

"Luce! Wait up!" She heard Paul shout.

"Just leave me alone!" Luce shouted, running into the forest. She would head here whenever she wanted to be alone. Or if she was sad. 'Why? Why do I have to be here? Silver... Why'd you leave me?!' Luce thought, tears slipping through her eyes. She stopped running and found herself in the middle of the forest, a large lake visible. Luce smiled weakly and sat on a large rock, closing her eyes.

"I miss you so much Silver..." Luce whispered, remembering the events that occurred 1 year ago.

' I had just lost to N. After all that training. After 1 whole year, I still couldn't beat him. I was about to leave with Silver, but felt darkness overcome me. The last thing I saw was Silver jumping on his Honchcrow and saying, "I'll be back!"

It felt like centuries had past when I finally awoke. My body ached and my arms were sore.

"Ow..." I mumbled, glancing around the room. I was on a large bed, in a cream room. There was simple furniture, such as: A wardrobe, desk, chair, bedside table and the bed I was lying on. Sitting up, I looked at my arms. There was a small pinprick in my right arm, as if something had been injected in.

"What happened?" I muttered to myself, rubbing my arm. I shakily stood up and walked over to the window, looking out. The sky was a light blue; no clouds to be seen. The sun was shining brightly.

"I see you've finally awoken, dear sister." I heard a voice say. I turned around and saw N.

"Brother..." I whispered, shocked. N smiled and walked up to me.

"You shouldn't be pushing yourself Luce. You need to rest." He lead me back over to the bed, gently making me sit down.

"How are you feeling?" N asked, sitting besides me.

"My body hurts. What... happened?" N smiled.

"You don't remember?" He asked, still smiling. I shook my head.

"No I don't." Truth was, I remembered N beating me and Silver leaving, with all my Pokemon, but I wasn't about to tell him that. N's smile dropped.

"That's a shame. You fought against Silver and was about to win against him, when he knocked you out and stole your Pokemon. We brought you here and you weren't awakening. You've been out cold for about a week. I'm just glad you're alright and no major damage has been made." N said. I nodded. 'Liar.' I thought, faking a smile.

"Don't worry brother, I'm fine. Although, my body still hurts. I guess it's just from not moving it in about a week." I said. N smiled.

"I guess so. I'm glad your feeling better sister. Anyway, I need to be going. I'm late for a meeting. You rest up and I'll come see you later. Okay?" N said, still smiling. I nodded.

"Okay brother. Good luck with your meeting." I replied as he left. As I heard the door close, a frown appeared on my face. 'I need to get in touch with Silver.' I thought. '

Luce sighed and opened her eyes.

"I still can't believe he lied to me. *sigh* Nothing can be done about it though." She looked up at the sky; the sky was getting dark. "I should probably be heading back." Luce muttered to herself, standing up from the rock.

"I really miss my Pokemon. I hope they're okay..." She muttered to herself as she headed back towards the castle.

As Luce entered the castle, she ignored the looks and stares she was getting from the Plasma grunts and walked to her room. Arriving, she opened the door and entered, closing it behind her. She walked over to her bed and sat down, surrounded by her many pokemon plushies. She smiled to herself and picked up a Weavile one, bringing it to her chest and hugging it deeply. 'I miss you so much Silver. Why can't you come for me?' Luce thought to herself, hugging the plushie tighter. She sighed and lay down, closing her eyes and instantly falling asleep.

The next day...

Luce awoke to the sound of explosions.

"What the.?.." She muttered in confusion.

"Dragooonnitteee!" Luce heard a Pokemon cry out. Her eyes widened and she ran over to the window.

"It's a Dragonite! And... is that Lance on it?!" Her eyes widened in disbelief.

"It can't be..." She muttered. She then ran over to her bed and grabbed the bag that had been hidden under her bed all this time. Luce had pre-packed it almost a year ago, in-case anyone came to save her. Smiling brightly, she quickly changed into a pair of jeans and a simple red shirt. She then slung my bag over her shoulder and ran out of the room, instantly running into White.

"Luce! We're under attack. Come on!" White shouted, pulling Luce down the hall and down a flock of stairs. White then dragged her through another hall until they finally arrived at the exit. N, Paul and the Severn Sages were there, fighting off the opposing people. Luce's eyes widened, along with Whites. The people they were fighting against was Black, Bianca, Cheren, Lance, Lyra, Gold, Silver and Red! A large smile broke out on Luces' face. Red... Silver... They all came. Silver's eyes widened as he saw Luce.

"Luce? Luce!" Luce looked over and smiled more, tears of happiness spilling from her eyes. Luce heard Black call White and she was just as happy to see them. N seemed annoyed by our reactions and ordered the Sages to continue fighting before heading over to us. He faked a smile.

"Are you two alright?" Both me and White nodded, our eyes glued to the figures behind him. N growled slightly and looked towards Athena and Concordia.

"Escort Luce and White to safety." N ordered, before heading back to the fight. The two girls walked over and smiled.

"This way Luce. White." Athena said, quickly walking towards the forest. Concordia quickly followed. Luce looked back to see Silver looking at her with a smirk. He had something planned. Luce smile and continued following the two girls. She looked over at White and saw her nervous face.

"Don't worry. We'll be fine." Luce replied, as they went deeper into the forest. White looked at her.

"You think so?" She asked, still pretty cautious. Luce nodded.

"Yeah, we'll be fine." She replied.

"Red and the others will save us..." Luce muttered quietly to herself. 'I'm so happy Red's here. I haven't seen him since the Silver incident almost 3 years ago. I wonder if he and Silver actually get on okay?' Luce thought, smiling. Red was like a big brother to her. Like how N was until he got trapped in Ghetsis' web of lies. Luce sighed. 'I hope everyone's okay.'

"Here we are." Concordia said, snapping Luce out of her thoughts. She looked up and saw an empty patch of land. Athena and Concordia sat down on some nearby rocks. White and Luce followed. 'Please be okay Silver...' She thought, closing her eyes and drifting to sleep.