Hey, I'm back! To all of you who've been waiting around for an update, I'm sorry. It's just that, I've had a bad case of writer's block on this story, and hence the long period of nothing. So, here is the newest chapter to 'On a Tempest Wave!' And a big thank you to Adin Terim, who's gotten me off my arse and back to writing this fic! And thanks to him again for giving me a name for the cub! So now, on with the story!

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Naming

Leon looked down at the cub in his arms. Currently, she was snuggled up close to him, resting after her relatively harrowing ordeal of being looked at by a medical professional. The young high-schooler sighed as he thought about his future, - no, not just his future, but the future of the cub, and possibly his friend as well.

That psychotic biker chick was still out there, and he had no idea when he would meet her again (more like ambushed – that woman could probably sneak up on a beholder). Not only that, but he didn't have a clue as to how strong her Pokémon were, other than the Jolteon being able to take on Suicune and win. There was also the issue of training a Legendary. Most people, as far as Leon knew, had never seen a Legendary, and there were more than a few groups willing to ghost him to get the cub.

What am I going to do? Thought Leon. The cub yawned in sleep and adjusted her body to lie up against Leon better.

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Cameron strolled into the lobby of the Pokémon Center, waving to the resident Nurse Joy at the front desk. Looking around, he saw the back of Leon's head, the dark, buzz cut hair a fairly good way of identifying his friend. Cameron walked around to where his friend could see him, and promptly dropped his jaw in surprise.

Laying down on Leon's lap was Suicune…or at least, a miniature version of her. Both it and Leon were asleep, and with a slight twitch from the cub….

Swack!

"Omff!" Leon grunted as a pale blue forelimb whacked him in the frijoles, pain bursting out through his eyes. That was when he promptly noticed his friend. "Oh, hi Cameron. How ya doin'?" he asked.

Cameron was still in shock. He had had the misfortune of meeting one Legendary Pokémon in his life, and the blonde wasn't sure about what would happen with a second. So he shrugged. "I'm okay, I guess," Cameron said. "What about you?"

Now it was Leon's turn to shrug. "Frank and beans are bruised, but I'll live. Still don't know how I'm going to keep her a secret from my parents," he said quietly, looking down at the cub. Cameron laughed uneasily.

"Yeah, I mean, it's not every day you find a Legendary Pokémon walking around with your kid," he said. Leon nodded in agreement.

"Hey Cameron, think I can hang out at your place for a while?" Leon asked.

"Umm, yeah, sure," Cameron replied. "Why do you ask?"

"Family issues. Mom didn't take the news well."

Cameron looked down. "Oh."

Leon nodded as the cub woke up. Shaking her head, the cub looked up to see Leon's face, and that of a rather pale human nearby. The cub shirked back into Leon, remembering the nurse and the human that captured her mother. Leon gently stroked the cub's back. "It's okay," he told the bundle of fur in his lap. "Cameron's a friend of mine."

Cameron nodded. "Yeah. Hey Leon, I have to ask, how did you even find a Suicune cub?"

Leon gave his friend the are-you-kidding? look. "Remember the time I told that a Suicune egg hatched in my room?"

"Yeah."

Leon pointed to the cub.

Cameron's eyes widened. "Ohh," he said quietly. "I get it. So, hey Leon, you need a Pokéball?" Leon stared into space, realizing that yes, he now needed the ubiquitous tool of all trainers. Leon nodded dumbly. Cameron dug into one of the pockets of his backpack and took out a Great Ball. "Here ya go," the blonde said to his darker haired compatriot.

"Thanks," Leon said before looking down at the cub. "Hey, I'm going to have to put you in this for your safety, okay?" he told the cub. The cub whimpered, remembering the stories that her mother told her about Pokéballs. Leon smiled gently down at her. "You'll be safe, I promise. It's just so that people like that crazy lady at the beach don't get the wrong idea." The cub looked at Leon, her ruby eyes staring into Leon's shaded green. She then turned away, and tapped the center of the Great Ball with her muzzle. The ball snapped open, and in a swirl of red energy, the Suicune cub was sucked into the confines of the round object. It shook for a few seconds before emitting a sharp click!

Leon smiled briefly before standing up. Turning to his friend, Leon sighed. "Hey Cam, how'd you get here anyway?"

Cameron jerked a thumb to the doors. "I took the bus. Why?"

Leon looked down at his feet. "Cause I don't have change for the bus," he said quietly. Cameron looked at his friend and laughed.

"That's what you're so glum about? Bus fare? Dude, you're okay!" Cameron said, trying to hold back his laughter as the two of them walked outside. "I've got plenty of spare change to cover us."

Leon smiled sheepishly. "Thanks," he said. "Need to stop at my house for a bit to grab some clothes and my schoolwork, not to mention my camera and computer."

Cameron shrugged as they came to the bus stop. "Okay. Hey, what are you going to name the cub?"

Leon groaned. "Cameron, I haven't got a clue. I mean, seriously, what do kind of a name can you give a Legendary that isn't overused, bland, insulting, or some combination of the three?"

Cameron shrugged.

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One bus ride later…

Leon and Cameron walked back up the driveway to Leon's house, their moods rather dour. Cameron, because for all intents and purposes, was a stranger to Leon's family life, and Leon because of, well, his mother. The two of them soon entered the house and ran into Mrs. Greene herself. She and Leon stared at each other for several seconds before she huffed in a mixture of sadness and anger. "Leon, we're going to host a party here for your…success at the meet yesterday. You will be there," she stated. Leon huffed angrily.

"Yes mom," he replied sarcastically. The older woman frowned and stormed off to a room down the hall of the 'house.' Cameron turned to his friend uneasily.

"Hey Leon, you want me to be here tonight? You know, to give you some emotional support?" he asked the dark haired teen. Leon nodded as they went up the staircase to his room. The two went in, and Leon quickly packed up a suitcase full of clothes, threw in a tooth brush, his computer, camera, a few memory cards, his other camera, four rolls of film for the other camera, and then the fragment of the cub's eggshell. Sighing, Leon turned to his friend.

"Cameron, this is going to be a formal party. So, dress your best, okay?" Leon said. Cameron nodded.

"I'll be back before it starts," Cameron said, running out the door before Leon could speak.

The teen sighed and took his Great Ball out. Seconds later, the cub was now back in Leon's room. The small Suicune quickly pounced on Leon and started licking his face clean. "Okay okay, I get it, you missed me!" Leon said as he gently pulled the cub off of him. The cub looked at him, her streamer like tails whipping about excitedly. "Look, I need you to stay here tonight, okay?" The cub tilted her head in confusion. Leon sighed. "My mother is throwing me a party, and I don't think she'd react well to the fact that you're here." The cub whimpered and put her head dead on Leon's lap.

Leon sighed as he stroked the indigo fur atop the cub's head. "I know," Leon said. "But look. We'll only be here for tonight, and then we're out of here. So," Leon tilted the cub's head so that she and him were looking in each other's eyes. "Promise to behave in here for tonight while I get grilled by my mother's bosses." The cub nodded and Leon continued to pet her. "Now, what to name you?"

The cub shrugged as she leaned into Leon's touches. Leon looked out the window. Then it hit him. Canace…from his world history class. It came from the old language from the central peninsula of Kanto, and it meant something like 'child of the breeze' or something like that. Leon looked down at the cub. "Hey, how do you like the name 'Canace?'" The cub yipped and nuzzled him. Leon smiled and stroked the underside of Canace's chin.

To be continued…