And here comes our favourite green-haired king. Well, I've been wondering where the hell he went...


Chapter Six

Reunions and Delusions

I ran. I ran deeper into the forest and knew Lucario was running close behind. I knew that roar from anywhere.

"Zekrom calm down," the voice I longed to hear ordered and I froze to the spot. I saw Reshiram and Zekrom glaring at each other while a tea green haired guy tried to calm the black dragon down.

"N." I whispered and he turned around. His eyes widened at the sight of me and no one spoke, even Reshiram and Zekrom became silent.

N smiled warmly and walked over to me. "White," he said and was about to touch my face with his hand, but I slapped him in the face. The shock was gone and only rage was left. N was dumbstruck by my action and I had to admit I was too.

"White what's going on?" Dawn asked running towards us until she saw N standing there holding his face.

"I can't believe you came back." I whispered, my voice thick with anger. "And you expect me to be all happy?"

N was silent before he spoke. "I had to leave," he replied calmly and I glared at him.

"You had to? You had to?" I shouted and then laughed bitterly. "No one forced you to, you decided to do it."

"I had to find myself." He shouted back and I balled my fists to my sides.

"And I guess you did?" I guessed and he looked away. I grabbed his journal out of my bag and threw at him angrily. "I don't want this anymore and I don't want you."

N was shocked by my words and I turned on my heels and stalked away from them. I knew Reshiram was following me from the air and I arrived back at the tents.

"I can feel your distress and anger little one," she said and I sighed.

"I'm fine." I lied and she knew it, but didn't press anymore. I got into my singlet and pants before feeding the Pokémon. I heard Dawn come back and saw N was with her. I ignored them and set up a huge blanket for the Pokémon to sleep on.

"Night." I mumbled to Dawn and disappeared inside my tent. It was five minutes before Dawn spoke.

"Lucario, is she asleep?" I heard Dawn whisper and knew Lucario would be checking.

Say I'm awake and I'll make sure you become Reshiram's breakfast I threatened him as I felt his presence in my mind.

"She's asleep." He told her and I quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Pokémon are fed and they can sleep with the others." Dawn said.

"I'm grateful to you for such kindness." N told her and he paused. "I only wish White could be like that."

"N you seem like a nice guy, but try to look at it from White's point of view." Dawn said. "She's spent a whole year travelling around to find you and I know she won't admit it."

N sighed heavily and it was silent again. "I didn't want to leave her." He whispered. "To see her crying for me made me feel… wanted."

I knew Dawn would be smiling warmly. "She still does."

Like hell I do I thought bitterly as they continued to talk.

"While I was travelling, I heard all about her successes." N spoke and could hear the admiration in his voice. "I know from experience her strength."

Dawn chuckled and sighed happily. "I'm fortunate to not battle her."

"Is there any way to get her to forgive me?" N pleaded and Dawn was silent.

"I've known White since we were eight and she's stubborn, headstrong, protective and…"

"And?"

"She's built a wall around herself that even I can't get through."

They were both silent before N spoke. "I probably caused that."

I rolled my eyes and I wanted to slap him again. Hey maybe that was a good idea…

Step out of that tent and I'll make sure YOU'RE Reshiram's breakfast, Lucario warned and I rolled my eyes again.

You can't turn my own threat against me I pointed out, but knew he would be smirking.

"I can't give you an answer for that but I'm sure if anyone can break that wall, it's you." Dawn told him in a small voice.

"Really?" N asked.

Challenge accepted I thought at the same time.


I woke up early in the morning and quickly packed up my tent. I stuffed it in my bag that Grandfather Oak gave me for my seventeenth birthday. His latest creation: the Ever Room Bag! I can fit anything and still have heaps of room left while it stays its shape. I quickly fed the Pokémon as Dawn appeared fully dressed. She attended to N's Pokémon while I took down her tent and shoved it into my bag. I looked over and saw N's team consisted of a Happiny, an Ampharos, a Tropius, Zorak, a Glaceon and an Arcanine. He had some rare and powerful ones; I'll give him credit for.

"They've been with me from the start." N informed me appearing next to me. I ignored him and packed up the blanket.

"Give her time." Dawn whispered to him and I waited until they were ready to go.

"Reshiram, are you ok to keep flying?" I called walking through the forest.

"Do not worry about me little one." She instructed and I smiled to myself. Lucario walked beside me as we continued to trek through the forest. When I saw an opening, I ran ahead and saw Eterna City was just in the distance.

"I can see it! Eterna City here I come!" I cheered and ran as fast as I could. I heard Dawn shout my name, but I was already too far ahead. As I got closer though, I felt something strange in the air. Lucario and I stopped running and froze as some kind of sound wave played. Before I knew it, I felt searing pain run throughout my entire body. I screamed and fell to my knees while Lucario tried to help.

"It's not mine, Reshiram's." I gasped as I heard her roar. I saw her shadow above us and quickly grabbed her ball.

"Reshiram return." I ordered and she disappeared into her ball. The pain stopped thankfully, but her ball was warm.

"White, are you alright?" Dawn called running down the hill with N beside her. I nodded and kept my eye on Eterna City.

"Something's going on and whatever it is, it managed to put Reshiram through excruciating pain." I told her.

"White as well." Lucario added and N frowned.

"Through the bond?" He asked and I looked at him before nodding.

"I suggest you keep Zekrom in his ball, like I did with Reshiram." I instructed and he nodded. I turned and kept walking then running into a sprint again.

"White!" Dawn shouted in annoyance and I grinned. I arrived at the entrance and took in the city like a kid taking in Safari Zone. I heard Dawn coming and panted a bit before she was ok.

"Seriously do you have to run all the time?" She asked throwing her hands up into the air.

"You walk too slow." I told her poking my tongue out and she playfully hit me. I laughed and dodged her other but ran into N. I quickly moved and looked around for anything. I noticed a crowd gathering and a man standing on a platform. I frowned and went to investigate.

"Ladies and gentlemen please listen to me! We have angered the Legendary Pokémon all around the world!" The man shouted and some guy rolled his eyes.

"Yeah right and I'm best friends with White Rowan." He said sarcastically and the crowd laughed. I raised an eyebrow at the joke and didn't find it amusing. The man's face fell and then he saw my face.

"Oh really? Then asked the Champion of Champions!" He shouted pointing to me. "She'll agree with me."

People turned and saw me standing there and gasped. Excited shouts came from all around and I took a step back.

"Is it true?" Someone shouted and I bit my lip and crossed my arms over my chest. I thought back to what happened to Reshiram and her warning with Mesprit and nodded.

"We haven't angered them, but they are in danger." I said and some people had worried looks on their faces. I looked at the man and saw he didn't like the fact I didn't agree with him. "I suggest you stop spreading false rumors before you get hurt." I warned and he left.

"Miss Rowan can my son get a picture with you?" A woman asked and I smiled.

"Sure." I answered and two dozen pictures and three dozen autographs later, I was finally able to escape with Dawn having a doughnut at the ready.

"Thanks." I sighed happily as I munched on the cinnamon flavored ring.

"You're sure popular." N commented and I nodded and looked down at the ground.

"I know what I said was true, Reshiram warned me about it." I said quietly.

"When?" Dawn asked and I bit my lip.

"The night we started our journey." I confessed and looked up to see Dawn's eyes widened. "I didn't want to tell you."

"Mesprit was there, wasn't she?" Dawn guessed and I nodded. "Why didn't you say anything?"

I swallowed. "Because I didn't want you to be distracted from your Contests."

Dawn walked away without another word and I was about to go after her, but N held my arm and shook his head. I watched Dawn go and felt like the worst friend in the world.

"I'm going to book a room." I muttered, shrugging his hand off and walking to the Pokémon Center. When I arrived, Nurse Joy was attending to some Pokémon and I waited at the desk. I tapped my fingers against the desk in time to the music playing.

"Sorry for the wait." Nurse Joy apologized appearing at the desk. I just smiled and shook my head.

"I'm here to book a room for tw-" I paused. "A room for three."

Nurse Joy nodded and handed me a key. I went to the room and dropped my bag down onto the bottom bunk. I grabbed Reshiram's ball and felt it was still warm but faintly. I lightly pressed my lips against the smooth surface and squeezed my eyes shut.

"I'll find out what's going on." I vowed and placed the ball back into my bag. I left the room and wandered the city alone, trying to find the gym.

'Why is this place so huge?' I wondered as it began to get darker by the minute. I sighed tiredly and shrugged my shoulders. "I guess I'll look tomorrow."

That's when I heard a scream.

My head shot to the left and I ran towards where the scream came from. I ended up in a dark forest and an old run-down house appeared in front. I swallowed the fear that rose up inside and walked to the door. I knocked on it a couple of times and squealed when the door opened on its own.

"Calm down White!" I told myself. "It's so old that it opened on its own."

I walked in slowly and cautiously as the door slammed on its own. I screamed slightly and tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. I reached for a Pokeball but realized I left them back in the room.

I groaned. "Can this get any worse?"

A creepy giggle filled the house.

I jumped and reached for a torch. Thankfully I kept a small one in my back pocket since I'm always told I always rush into things recklessly. I shone the light on the floor and began exploring the house room by room.

This reminds me of that horror movie with that girl and her Haunter I thought with a sudden chill running up my spine. How did it end again?

"Well, aren't you a pretty little girl." A voice said and I froze to the spot. Red eyes stared at me from the shadows and they came closer.

"W-Who are you?" I managed to say and a figure of a little girl appeared.

She giggled. "You're very different from that group of people in shiny clothes."

"Shiny clothes?" I asked. Wait a second…

"Team Plasma!" I shouted and quickly covered my mouth as the girl glared.

"You're just as loud as them." She stated and then reached for me. "Maybe you don't need those lips."

I screamed and dodged her attack before falling down the stairs and twisting my ankle.

"Ouch." I groaned and looked up in horror as she floated above me. I cringed and waited for her attack, but felt something hot fly above me.

"White, are you ok?" Dawn asked as she ran over to help me. I shook my head and saw N behind her with his Arcanine. Dawn handed me a Pokeball and I knew who was inside straight away.

"Kirlia use Psybeam!" I ordered as soon as she appeared. A rainbow beam shot out of her mouth and hit the girl.

"Arcanine use Flame Thrower!" N shouted and our two Pokémon held back the ghost. As our two Pokémon worked together, N came over and tried to pick me up, only to have me scream at the sudden pain.

"She's twisted her ankle." He muttered and without warning, picked me up and carried me bridal style.

"Whoa, what do you think you're doing?" I shouted as N ran out of the house along with Dawn. He ignored me and gestured with his head for the two Pokémon to follow. I heard the girl scream but by then the door slammed shut and she was trapped inside once again. Exhaustion washed over me and without another word, I fell into a deep sleep.