God, I remember wanting to write this scene as soon as possible!

Chapter Ten

Round and Round The Ferris Wheel Goes

When I got to Nimbasa City I couldn't help but be amazed by its beauty. Everywhere I looked, people were laughing and having fun.

"Someone help!" A voice cried out and I ran and saw an old man being hassled by two members of Team Plasma.

"Stop right there!" I shouted and stood in front of him.

"Stay out of this brat, it's got nothing to do with you." One of the grunts sneered and I slapped his face.

"Didn't your mother tell you to respect your elders?" I asked and he rubbed the spot where I had hit him.

"Why you little, Sandile come out and teach this girl a lesson," the grunt said sending out a small brown and black crocodile.

"Scraggy you too," the other grunt said and some kind of small dinosaur like Pokémon appeared. I grabbed my Pokedex from my bag and pointed it at Sandile.

Sandile, the Desert Croc Pokémon. They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.

Scraggy, the Shedding Pokémon. Its skin has a rubbery elasticity, so it can reduce damage by defensively pulling up its skin to its neck.

"Swanna, Dewott lets go," I shouted throwing the two balls into the air and Swanna and Dewott appeared.

"Swanna use Aerial Ace on Scraggy and Dewott use Razor Shell on Sandile," I ordered and Swanna hit Scraggy and Dewott hit Sandile. Both of them fainted and the grunts got scared and ran off.

"Thank you miss." The old man said and I smiled and called back both Dewott and Swanna.

"No prob," I said running after the grunts. They ran into the amusement park and I tried to spot them but instead I found N, and it looks like he was waiting for me.

"N? what are you doing here?" I asked and he ignored my question.

"You're looking for Team Plasma right?" He asked and I nodded.

"They ran this way, follow me." He said and led me to the Ferris wheel. I couldn't spot them anywhere and neither could N.

"They're not here. Let's ride the Ferris wheel and see if we can spot them." He suggested and we climbed into the cart and it started moving.

"I love Ferris wheels... the circular motion... the mechanics... they're like collections of elegant formulas," N commented as it rose higher and higher to the top. Suddenly it stopped and a voice rung through our one.

"Everyone please stay calm. The Ferris wheel will continue in about five minutes," the voice said and I sighed and sunk into my seat.

"Great!" I said sarcastically and it looked like N had something on his mind that was troubling him. I also couldn't help thinking that he looked kinda sexy right now, but I quickly dismissed the thought. I shouldn't be thinking about this when I need to find Team Plasma.

"White I need to tell you something," N said suddenly and I looked at him curious.

"What's up?" I asked and he sighed and looked at me seriously.

"I must tell you... I am the king of Team Plasma," he said and it felt like I was punched through the chest.

"No you're lying," I said shaking my head getting away from him.

"Ghetsis asked me to work with him to save Pokémon. I agreed and I hoped to bring peace and free Pokémon," he continued and I didn't want to hear this. N, childish, rude, calm N couldn't, wouldn't join Team Plasma let alone be their king.

"But then I met you, a stubborn, reckless trainer who stood out from the rest. You treat Pokémon as friends and your Pokémon love you with all their hearts." N said and I looked at him with my eyes widened. N came closer to me and I couldn't move, he trapped me against the wall and his lips came down onto mine. He kissed me so gently that I felt like I was floating on air, my whole body was tingling from the sensation and I felt myself kissing him back. As we kissed a voice in my head reminded me who he was and my eyes flew open and I pushed him away.

"What the hell were you thinking?" I yelled at him wiping my lips and standing away from him.

"White, come and join Team Plasma" N said holding his hand out and I looked at it in disgust. A vision of what I saw as I was drowning came to me and I looked at him.

"Did you save me in Pinwheel Forest?" I asked and he nodded. My heart dropped and I fell to my knees as tears came to my eyes. I thought so; I knew it was N. So why am I so heartbroken? N tried to get near me but I yelled at him.

"Stay the hell away from me" I yelled out as a fresh new batch of tears came. The Ferris wheel started going again and I couldn't wait till it got to the ground. I stood up and jumped out of the window and grabbed the nearest bar. I drop down from bar to bar until I landed on the ground. I saw the two Plasma members run towards me and I smiled and reached for a Pokeball when N came off the Ferris wheel and walked over.

"Lord N, there you are," one of the grunts said in relief.

"Quickly before the Trainer battles you," the other grunt said and N held up a hand at them but kept his eyes on me.

"There's no problem here. You two are part of the people we brought in to help us save the Pokémon. So, you're under my protection, as well. Go, quickly and let my battle cover you." N said and the two grunts ran away and I looked at N and he looked sad.

"Now then, White do you follow my logic?" He asked me and I nodded.

"If it's true, then your words please me." He said sadly and then looked serious.

"Ah, Then... the future I envision... Perhaps I can't beat you here and now, but I'll battle you to buy time for these members of Team Plasma to get away." N said and I nodded and grabbed a Pokeball as a single tear came down my face.

N recalled the fainted Darumaka and it's as he predicted, I won the battle without a sweat.

"You're quite strong White. But I have a future that I must change, and, for that future... I'll defeat the Champion and become unbeatable, strong enough to free my friends. I'll make all Trainers free of their Pokémon." N announced and again, it felt like someone was stabbing me in the chest.

"N..." I said sadly as my eyes threatened to tear up again. I swallowed deeply and told myself not to cry.

"If you want to be together with Pokémon, your only hope is to collect the Badges from each area and head for the Pokémon League. Try to stop me there. If your conviction is not strong enough, you will never be able to defeat me." He said and stepped closer to me and pulled me close and placed his mouth to my ear.

"Protect yourself and stay the way you are. Don't hate me for the choices I've made."

He whispered and then kissed my cheek and left. I stood there in a daze and then clenched my fists as more tears came out of my eyes. Don't hate him? He's the very reason why people are miserable because of Team Plasma, and now they're looking for Zekrom. It's all my fault.

"White?" I heard someone say and I looked up to see Bianca standing, looking worried. When she saw my crying she immediately hugged me and soothed me. When I finally stopped crying I told her all about N and how he saved me in Pinwheel Forest and how it's all my fault.

"White stop it, it's not your fault. N is the one who made his choices and you made yours. Now stop crying and come on. I have something that might help you." She said leading me to a café that was having some kind of competition going on.

"Bianca what are you-" I was cut off by a waitress who started talking on the microphone.

"Anybody else wanna go at singing? The prize it Pokémon Food and some berries," she said and Bianca shot her hand up.

"My friend here wants a go!" She shouted and my eyes widened and I looked at her.

"What are you doing?" I hissed and she pushed me forward.

"Helping you recover," she answered and pushed me onto the stage.

"Sing what you're feeling honey." The waitress said and I stared at the crowd and saw my Pokémon were all with Bianca watching me. I took a deep breath as a tune came on. Here goes nothing I thought and opened my mouth.

"Face to face and heart to heart. We're so close yet so far apart" I sang.

"I close my eyes and look away, that's just because I'm not ok"

"But I hold on, I stay strong. Wondering if we still belong."

"Will we ever, say the words with feeling, reach down underneath and tear down all the walls."

"Will we ever, have a happy ending or will we forever only be pretending?"

"Will we always, always be pretending?"

"How long do I fantasize, make a leave that is still a lie. Imagine that I am good enough. And we can choose the ones we love."

"But I hold on, I stay strong, wondering if we still belong. Will we ever say the words with feeling, reach down underneath and tear down all the walls. Will ever have a happy ending or will we forever only be pretending?"

"Will we always, always, always, always be pretending?"

"Keeping secret safe every move we make seems like no one's letting go. And it's such a same shame cause if you feel the same how am I supposed to know?"

"Will we ever say the words with feelings, reach down underneath and tear down all the walls. Will we ever have a happy ending or will we forever only be pretending?"

"Will we always, always, always, always be pretending? Will we always, always, always, always be." I broke off.

"Pretending," I sang softly and then stopped. The crowd cheered and a couple whistled.

"Um thanks," I said quickly and ran off the stage and went to Bianca. "I'm going to kill you," I swore and she giggled.

"But you did such an amazing job! You feel better now?" She asked and I realized I did. It still hurt to know about N but I felt like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

"You were awesome White," Riolu said and the others agreed.

"Swanna, Swa," Swanna said and I looked at Riolu.

"She said 'who knew you had such a beautiful voice," he translated and I hugged her.

"Thanks Swanna," I said and the waitress was on the stage and she was smiling.

"Well we all know who the winner is! Give it up to the girl right over there," she said pointing to me and I was shocked. I went up with my Pokémon and grabbed the prize.

"Thanks" I said and the waitress smiled. We left the café and I gave Bianca some of my prize. She showed me the Pokémon Musical and as we left we ran into Bianca's dad.

"Dad? What are you doing here?" Bianca asked and I saw she was scared.

"I'm taking you home, are you over your silly little adventure?" He asked grabbing her hand.

"I'm staying here" Bianca said taking her hand back.

"What are you talking about? you're just a little girl. Stop this foolishness and come home now," he ordered but Bianca didn't move.

"I want to continue being a Trainer, I want to meet lots more Pokémon and become friends with them," Bianca said with confidence.

"Then you should do what you want." A new voice said and I looked over and saw a really pretty lady with blonde hair and blue eyes.

"It is every child's job to go out and see the world and it's every parent's job to wish them luck." The lady said and Bianca smiled while Bianca's dad nodded.

"I'm sorry Bianca if I've been too harsh. It's just that, I didn't want my little girl to grow up too fast." Bianca's dad said and Bianca hugged him.

"No matter where I am, I'll always be your little girl," Bianca told him and I couldn't help but think the scene was touching. They broke apart and Bianca's dad looked at me.

"You've grown up a lot too White. Your father would be proud." He said and I smiled.

"Thanks," I replied and soon he left and I looked at the lady.

"Thank you for back then." Bianca said and the lady smiled.

"I was just stating the obvious. My name is Elesa, I'm the Nimbasa City Gym Leader," Elisa introduced herself.

"I'm Bianca and this is White," Bianca said and I waved.

"I suppose you'll be challenging me?" Elisa asked me and I nodded.

"You bet," I told her and she chuckled.

"I'll see you at the gym then," she said walking off and I smiled.

"Well I'll be challenging her then." I said to Bianca and she hugged me.

"Good luck and don't worry about N," she told me and I smiled.

"I'm so glad I have you as a friend." I said and ran to the gym. Turns out it was in the amusement park, who would've thought. I walked in and saw Elesa was ready to battle and so was I.

"Did the gym make your head spin? 'Cause this battle will!" She promised and I smiled.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. All mistakes are Riolu's fault!