Wow. I am so sorry guys that it has taken me this long to get the next chapter out! A whole bunch of things have been happening in real life, and they all blocked me from posting this chapter.

Anyways, yesterday (October 22nd) was my girlfriend's birthday. I got her a few things that she really loved, so that was a good time for me.

Well... I don't really have anything else to say, so Happy Reading!

Chapter 6

Route 13 (Part 2)

Ninja gets used to his new form almost instantly, leaping around and flipping without a care. Look, mom! I've evolved! he says cheerfully, a grin glued on his face. I smile at his antics, remembering that I felt the same way when I first evolved.

I walk over to him, admiring his new form. It seems you've retained your eyes. I say directly to him. Hopefully the other's don't notice that you and Ian share the same eye color. I ruffle his hair that now has two horn-like things protruding from it. The others begin to congratulate him, and I back away, letting them talk.

After a while, I get bored. Hey, are Ninja and Infernape still battling? I ask them. They all remember what was going on before Ninja evolved and move out of the way as Infernape sends a FlameThrower towards Ninja, who leaps to the side, dodging the attack. Ninja, now that you've evolved… How about trying to create barriers?

He nods his head as Infernape launches another Flamethrower towards him. Ninja throws his hands forward and attempts to create a barrier, but I soon see that he's not going to create one. I extend one arm and place a barrier around Ninja before the Flamethrower slams into it. When the attack dies down, Ninja seems excited. Did you see that?! I created a barrier! he shouts with glee.

I smile at his antics, but I have to tell him what actually happened. Ninja, you… Didn't create that barrier. I say to him. I did. To stop the Flamethrower.

No not that barrier, he says. That one. he points behind Infernape and I glance over to see a beautiful 10 foot tall barrier that's glowing a mix of light and dark blue.

I'm shocked. How did I miss that?! I say, my jaw dropping. As I walk over to it, I continue. Ninja, for a first barrier, that's incredible! It's formed perfectly, solid, but the only thing I have to ask is; Did you mean for it to form back here?

He kicks at the ground. … No. He finally says. And I only meant for it to be 3 feet tall…

I walk back over to him. Hey, it's okay. You created a barrier, we can work on perfecting later. But now, it's time to walk. I explain, seeing that everyone is ready to move. Come on, we can practice more tomorrow. We still need to get Ian back. I levitate our backpack over to me and sling it across my back as Jason returns Infernape to his Pokéball. The others start to walk and talk with Ninja, congratulating him, but I fall behind the group a few paces to be alone. I miss being alone with Ian… I say to myself. I miss traveling with him, too… I miss being with him… I miss waking up next to him… I feel tears form in my eyes. *Sniff* Don't cry now, Katelyn. You don't want the others to see you crying and ask "What's wrong?" I wipe the tears away, but stay a few paces behind everyone.

Ninja teleports beside me. Katelyn, can I have some water? he asks, reaching for the bottle on the side of the bag.

I smile, masking my sadness. Of course you can, Ninja. I levitate the bottle down to him and keep walking.

After he's taken much more than a sip of water, he hands the bottle back to me. Why can't I just teleport everyone to Lumiose City?

Well… Because you've only now begun to teleport. I tell him. It's harder to teleport with someone else, but to teleport 5 others? It takes a while. I ruffle his hair as I put the water back. I tried to teleport with Ian when I first learned how to teleport. I say, smiling at the memory. It turns out I teleported only myself to Rustboro City. I sat in the lobby of the Pokécenter for hours until Ian came bursting through the doors, drenched in water. I felt so bad, so I tried to help dry him off later in our room, but imagine a 1'4" Ralts trying to help a 5'5" guy dry off. I ended up sitting on the bed feeling that I could do nothing to help him.

We walk in silence for a few seconds. Why are you telling me that story? he asks, breaking the silence.

I don't know, Ninja. I guess it… helps me. Remembering him. I explain to him. He nods his head, and we walk in silence for a few minutes before he rejoins the others in front of me. The silence gives way to my thoughts, and I begin to walk aimlessly behind the group, following them as I get lost in my thoughts….

Hours later, I slam into the back of Jason and stumble backwards, bringing me out of my thoughts. Sorry. I say to him, hoping that the darkness masks my embarrassment.

Suddenly, he falls forward and crashes on the ground. "Jason!" Nicole, Jenny, and Celic say at the same time while rushing to his side. I notice blood pouring through his backpack, which now has a huge hole in it.

Shit, shit, shit. I say to myself, realizing what happened. While I was lost in my thoughts, I slammed into the back of Jason. With my front. Where my heart conveniently stabs through my chest. I look down at it and see, through the darkness, that it's a deeper red with Jason's blood. I'll use heal pulse on him! I say to the group as I drop my backpack and rush to his side, placing my hands on his back. The pink energy flows out of my hands and seeps into Jason's back, but the wound doesn't seem to heal at all.

"What's happening?! Why isn't he healing?!" Celic shouts.

I-I don't know! I shout back at him, my hands now covered in his blood. Shit… We don't have time for this. He needs to get to a hospital. Now.

"How the hell is he going to get to a hospital?!" Celic shouts, kneeling at his brother's side.

I rack my brain for answers. If only Arceus hadn't taken away my ability to teleport… Suddenly, I have an idea. I turn to Ninja. Ninja, teleport with Celic and Jason to Lumiose City. Jenny, Nicole, and I will be at the hospital by morning. We'll just walk all night. I glance at Jenny and Nicole to check if they're okay with that. Seeing their nod, I turn back to Ninja.

But… I haven't teleported that far. I don't know what the place looks like, and I haven't teleported anyone other than myself with me! He says, beginning to have a panic attack.

I grab hold of his shoulders. Ninja, you can do it. Just clear your mind, and focus on the Lumiose City Hospital. Here, I say as I grab my backpack and rummage through it, pulling out the map and giving him the picture of the hospital that's on it. Take this and focus on that one place. Jason's losing blood, fast. He needs real doctors.

He calms down, and nods his head. I rummage through the backpack quickly to find something to stop the bleeding, when my eyes land on something black. Ian's jacket…

No. I say to myself. It may mean saving one man's life, but it's not worth becoming a vegetable. I grab a blanket and wrap it around Jason's chest and back quickly, then I direct Ninja to place his hand on Jason. Celic stands near Ninja, but I tell him that won't be close enough. I'm sorry to say this now, but get over your fear of the Ralts evolution chain. This is the only way to save your brother's life. Grudgingly, he takes Ninja's outstretched hand as Ninja's eyes close. The three become enveloped in a blue light before they disappear in a flash.

… I hope they made it… I say to no-one in particular. I glance over at the girls and notice they look shocked. Come on, we have a long walk ahead of us.

I grab my stuff and begin to walk forward before they shout at me. "Don't walk forward anymore!"

I stop and glance at them. Why not?

"Because there's a canyon somewhere ahead. That's why we stopped for the night." Nicole states, cautious to move forward.

I sigh and create a small, pink glowing sphere of Psychic energy next to me. The light expands around me, and I look ahead to see that I was one step away from falling to my death. Uh… Wow. Thanks you two. Really saved my ass. I say as I take a step back from the canyon.

"But how are we going to get across?" Jenny says, walking closer to me.

I smile, remembering a similar situation that happened years ago with Ian and I. I can just make a barrier that extends across the canyon. I tell them, extending my hands towards the canyon.

"You can do that?" Jenny asks, dumbfounded.

As the barrier forms and expands over the canyon, I reply. Yeah, I can. I did it before we came to Unova with Ian when I was a Kirlia. I start to move across the barrier and the two girls follow as I continue with my story. We were in Hoenn, deciding where to head next. We got bored one day, so we decided to roam the woods around Ian's town. We walked for maybe 30 minutes before we came upon a stream. It wasn't very deep, but the current was very strong. Ian became discouraged and started to walk back, but I stopped him. I created a barrier over the stream, and his face brightened up. He ran across the barrier, smiling and wanting to explore. Except… He only got halfway across the barrier. I say, my voice trailing off.

"What happened?" Nicole asks from behind me.

I don't want to tell them, but since we're already halfway across, it doesn't matter. The barrier disappeared from under his feet and he fell in, the current swept him downstream. I started to freak out because I didn't want to lose him. I started running along the side of the stream. I chased after him for hours without taking a break. The stream broke away into the ocean, and I called his name. I saw him lying face down in the sand on the beach, and I flipped out. I ran up to him and turned him over and listened for a heartbeat. When I didn't hear anything, I started to cry and I slammed my tiny fists into his chest. After about a minute of doing this, he coughed up water and vomited onto the sand. I… I saved his life.

The girls are quiet behind me, so I glance behind me to see panic on their faces. "Wait… You mean to say that this is the second time you've ever done this? And the first time the barrier disappeared under Ian's feet..?" Nicole says, trying to keep her panic shoved down.

Yeah but I don't see why… A shock of realization comes over me. Oh shit. RUN! I shout at them as we begin to sprint across the barrier to the other side of the canyon. I feel it start to disappear, but I concentrate harder on keeping it there until all three of us are on the other side. As soon as Jenny steps onto the ground on the other side, the barrier shatters and disappears.

Panting, Jenny asks; "So… What happened… After Ian vomited on the sand?"

We were there for a few hours, I reply. Just sitting on the beach. Away from his vomit. He was laying down, trying to get his head around the fact that he had just died, and I was laying on his chest listening to his heartbeat and breathing, glad that he was alive. It started to get dark as we heard a helicopter approaching, and Ian tried to stand to get it's attention. I stood from his chest as he fell back down and sent bursts of Psychic energy into the sky above us. The helicopter saw them and landed on the beach, taking Ian and I to the hospital in a nearby city. His mom flipped out, but was more than grateful when she learned that I had saved his life. That's when I told her… my voice trails off.

"That's when you told her… That you loved him?" Nicole asks me. I feel my eyes widen as I stare at her.

How did you know? I ask quietly and quickly.

"You followed him for hours, Katelyn. You cried for him. You know how you've been becoming lost in your thoughts? Well, it's kinda obvious that you're thinking about him." Nicole explains.

… Damn. I really need to be careful with what I say. I reply as I stand up to continue walking.

"Hey, don't worry. We won't say anything." Jenny says, smiling. "It'll just be a secret between us girls."

I smile at her, doubting that she can see it in the darkness. Thank you. I reply before we continue walking towards Lumiose City.

As the sun begins to rise over the horizon, Jenny, Nicole, and I all burst into the Hospital lobby. We look around and see Celic sitting by himself at a table in the corner with his head buried in his arms. All three of us rush to the table and ask him hundreds of questions, but I notice someone missing.

Where's Ninja? I ask, cutting off the others. Celic looks at me with sadness in his eyes, and glances at the Nurse at the desk. I drop my stuff at the table and run across the room to the desk and ask the Nurse; Hi, I'm Katelyn. One of my trainer's Pokémon, a shiny Kirlia with brown eyes, hard to miss, teleported here. Where is he?

"Calm down, he's alright. He just passed out after teleporting outside the hospital. He's in room… 2-36 on floor 2." She says, but before she can say anything about the dried blood on my hands and heart, I run down the hallway and burst into the stairwell, levitating myself up the stairs.

I shove the doors open and run down the hall, glancing at the numbers. 29, 30, 31, 32… I glance side to side until I find a door labeled 2-36 and burst inside the room. I see a Nurse with a stethoscope leap backwards from Ninja before I run to him and embrace him without disconnecting any of the tubes or wires connected to him.

About a minute goes by before the Nurse asks me; "Excuse me? Do you need to clean the blood off your hands and heart?" I nod my head as she leads me into the bathroom and leaves to let me wash myself off.

A few minutes later, I walk back out into the sterile room and sit down in a chair near to Ninja's hospital bed. I try to stay awake, but being awake for almost 24 hours finally sets in, and I pass out in the chair.

Well that happened! I hope you like knowing a bit more background information to Ian and Katelyn!

Speaking of Katelyn...

"What?"

I know you took my phone and used it to post to my twitter page.

"..."

Hey, it's okay. Just don't go overboard next time with the tweets.

"... Fine."

(Lol)

Anyways... That's all for now! Take care, and Don't Die!

~Ninja

(The guy who loves his girlfriend :P)