.N.

"Ugh... how much further do we have to go?"
"We're nearly there now!"
"That's what you said THREE HOURS AGO, you dickwad. You have no idea where you're going, do you?"
"It's been eight years since I was last in Unova, Silver. I have a basic idea of where I'm going, but that's it."
"Fucking great. I'm lost in a strange region with YOU."
"...Silver?"
"WHAT?"
"Are you suffering from PMS?" Silver sighs and smacks his face with his hand. He does it a lot now. I wonder when he'll have a big handprint indented into his head.
"Do I look like a girl to you?" I choose to ignore that. He does look like a girl... except he has no boobies. Lyra and White have boobies and fun spots.
"Ha, ha, boobs." Silver turns and looks at me like I've turned into a Dodrio. "...What?"
"Are you high?" He asks, looking confused. His voice is croaky.
"I...I'm high like boobs?" I say. Mm. White's boobs taste nice.
"...you're beyond weird." Why does everyone say that like it's a bad thing? "Don't you have a map or something?" I pull out my map and look around. We're in a forest clearing... it's a nice shade of green. That's nice. Wait a second... Oh Arceus. Silver notices the look on my face and his eyes narrow. No, this can't be right. I'm meant to be in Nuvema Town by now!
"We're lost, aren't we."
"Um... well... yeah."
"FUCK!"

He hits a tree, bloodying his knuckles and wincing as the shout hurts his throat. "How did you get us lost?"
"I gave Alakazam the wrong co-ordinates." I say with a frown. Silver really needs to calm down. He needs sex. "Instead of going directly to Nuvema Town, we've ended up in the Entralink."
"So that means what exactly?" He demands, nursing his hand.
"It means that by altering the co-ordinates, we'll be there by tomorrow." I sigh sadly. "I was really hoping to get there today, but Alakazam's tired and it's getting late. We're going to have to camp here tonight." He exhales loudly and nods.
"Fine. Grab your shit out of the bag. And don't try cuddling up to me. I swear on your life that I will kill you."
"But I always cuddle when I sleep."
"I'm sleeping outside then."

.N.

This wasn't how I expected things to turn out at all. My baby's hurt, I'm all alone with Silver and White's with Lyra in another region. White... I sigh, resting my head onto my forearm. Arceus, I hope you're okay. I miss you, so much. Have you found the counterpart yet? I hope so... I want Gray to stay alive. This is the first time I've ever been in a tent- Father always brought the Pokémon inside for me. White insisted on packing a big bag filled with camping necessities just in case a situation like this arose... and then asked Silver to accompany me. He'd protested for an hour before his voice had given out and he'd had to agree. It's funny to see Lyra have so much control over him. I guess it's the same for me and White. I'll do anything she says if she looks at me like that.
"Rark?" My Zoroark lies next to me and stares at me. "Will you be okay?"
"Yes. I just can't believe how I managed to completely mess that up..." He bumps his head against my hand and sighs with me. "What if I return with Bianca only to find out that I was too late, Zoroark?"
"Rark, Rark, Zor. Rark?" He says, winking as he brings back an old memory. "It won't happen, Your Highness. You have at least a week before Gray can possibly die from dehydration or starvation. We all make mistakes. Don't you remember how you thought your father was a Pokémon and spent five hours trying to befriend him?" I smile in spite of myself. After reading a book on the Dragon type, I'd seen my father walk past in a suit of armour. I'd sworn that he'd had a tail and ran after him.
"Yes. He was livid with me for days after that." I smile and then sigh again. "This couldn't be his doing, right?"
"Rarrrk. Zo, Zoroark." "I don't know. Anything is possible, N." I pat his red and black mane as he hums quietly. "Roroark." "I just hope it isn't. Rest now. It's going to be a rough day tomorrow."
"Okay. Goodnight, Zoroark. Goodnight, friends. Goodnight, Silver." I call out. I hear him grunt in reply and snuggle up to Zoroark, just like I had when I was a child. His mane's always been warm.
"Goodnight, Gray and White." I mumble as I close my green eyes. "I love you both."

.N.

"IT'S MORNING!" I yell as I pack up. Silver groans and covers his face with his sleeping bag. "COME ON, SILVER! WE HAVE TO GO!" Carracosta pauses in his attempt to put down the tent and watches, slightly amused. He and Zekrom think Silver's a softy at heart. I think they mean that he has pubies on his heart. I'm not sure. "COME ON, SILVER!"
"Fuck off." I hear him grumble. "It's too early for this shit." He and Gray aren't morning people.
"It's the perfect time to get ready! I'm always up at this time." Zekrom roars to accent my point.
"Yeah, well, that's you. I'm exhausted."
" That's why you don't have sex at 2:00AM when you have to get up at 5." I tell him wisely. I wonder if he's done a Giovanni yet. Zoroark tries to help Carracosta, but backs off after Carracosta tells him to go away. We're nearly ready. All we need is the tent, Silver and his sleeping bag. Silver's Typhlosion yawns from his spot near his head but gets up and moves to where Zekrom and Archeops are seated. For this journey, I've taken Zoroark, Zekrom, Archeops, Carracosta, Vanilluxe and White's Reshriam, Silver's taken his Typhlosion, Crobat, Sneasel, Magneton , Gengar and Alakazam. He treats them with a lot of care... why doesn't he like people though?
"Luxe. Vanill." My Vanilluxe grumbles. "He isn't going to get up. Ugh... May I do the honours of waking him up, N?" Vanilluxe doesn't like Silver much. Silver called him an icy dildo bottomed freak or something.
"Sure." I answer, turning my head in time to see Zoroark and Carracosta fighting over the tent. Carracosta slaps Zoroark with his fin; Zoroark tries to steal the tent away from him. "Hey! Stop that!" I run over to them and break the fight up. "Please don't fight! Fighting's wrong, remember?" They hang their heads, ashamed. "Apologize, please."
"Carra." Carracosta mumbles, blue fins by his side. "I'm sorry."
"Zoro." Zoroark drops to all fours and stares up at him. "It's okay. I'm sorry too."
"YAY! We're all friends!" I giggle, patting them both on the head in thanks.
"! It's fucking c-ooo-o-o-o-oooollllllllllddddddd-d-d!" An almost female voice shrieks. We all turn around immediately. Zoroark adopts a fighting stance, jumping protectively in front of me as Silver charges towards me. He has ice all in his hair, on his face and on his bare chest. His red eyes are like fire, ready to burn me. "Fuck you, N! F-FUCK YOO-ACHOO!" He sneezes. I stare at a very happy Vanilluxe with wide eyes. He must have used Frost Breath on Silver.
"Are you okay?" I ask with concern, reaching past Zoroark. He knocks my hand away.
"Do I look o-fucking-k-kay? I AM FREEZING!"
"Vanilluxe. Apologize." I scold. He apologizes but doesn't stop looking happy. He got his justice. "I have spare clothes in the bag. Do you want White's Reshriam to warm you up, or-"
"-k-keep your Pokémon away from me-e. Typhlosion can warm me." With that, he storms off sneezing. Typhlosion follows after death-glaring Vanilluxe.
"Hey, Silver?" I ask his retreating figure. He doesn't answer. "I don't want to make love to you and a Pikachu."

.N.

After an hour of waiting, Silver emerges. He looks warm but really sick... Vanilluxe was sent to his Pokéball for the remainder of our quest as punishment. Friends don't attack friends.
"I'm sorry." I whisper. Silver ignores me and releases Alakazam from his ball.
"Kazam!" He chimes, uncrossing his legs and staring expectantly at Silver. "Hello!"
"Hey, buddy. I need you to follow the co-ordinates that this idiot gave you. Okay?" I frown. I'm not an idiot. Idiots have cones on their heads.
"Zam." "Okay. Instructions would've been a lot easier, sir." He replies, staring at me. Gray wants an Alakazam one day. I wonder where you catch them?
"I know. That's a mistake I won't ever make again." I promise, stroking its yellow head. Silver shakes his head.
"Can we go now?"
"If Alakazam's ready." Giovanni gave us the TM for Teleport. Silver got really angry but calmed down when we showed him that Alakazam could relearn Psychic. He hits a lot harder than White.
"Azam!" "I am!"
"Good! Okay, friends. Return!" I say, returning my Pokémon to their rightful balls.
"Alakazam! Use Teleport!"
"ALAKAZAM!" We're surrounded by a white light and the Entralink disappears. The world blurs around us and I feel sick. Motion sickness... blech. Just as I'm about to throw up, we land near a Route. It takes us all a minute to readjust.
"Thanks, Alakazam. Return." Silver calls back Alakazam and sighs, holding his head. "I am never travelling that way again after this." He then releases his Typhlosion. He follows him everywhere.
"Neither." I agree. I don't think he wanted me to reply to that, but suddenly I realize where we are. "I know this Route..." Whirling around (and nearly gagging), I cheer. "WE MADE IT, SILVY!"
"Don't EVER call me that again."

.N.

The fresh air and friendly environment reminds me of the times that I'd followed White into this town. Whenever she'd gone to show the Professor her PokéDex or had gone to see her Mom, I'd followed. After a while, she'd taken me with her. Her Mom had let me in without a fuss until she'd realized who I was. Then she'd told me to stay away from her little girl.
"This reminds me of New Bark." Silver muses, flipping his hair. "Same peaceful feel to it."
"Yeah..." I agree, memories flashing before my eyes. Kissing White behind her house. Playing tag in the street at midnight. I was unwelcome here... so was White now. She really wanted her children- our children- to grow up here. She wanted them to play with Bianca and Cheren's children. Now they wouldn't. Gray only had Star for company.
Well, at least he has his future wife by his side. Gray had run away from me when I first told him that. Star had yelled at me, but then agreed to it when she realized that she'd be a Princess in a way. What is it with girls and wanting to be royal? It brings nothing but pain...
"Is that her house?" Silver asks, pointing to the house that I'm staring at. I shake my head.
"No... It was White's." I tell him. "Since I'm an outlaw, she's technically not allowed back."
"Humph. That's depressing. What one is Bianca's?" I feel slightly angry at his uncaring tone.
"That one."
"Good. Let's go then." He says, walking towards the little house in the bottom right corner.
"WAIT!" I exclaim, smacking my head. "What day is it?"
"...Thursday. Why does that make any difference?"
"Because she's usually at Professor Juniper's lab." I explain. "I can't go in there..." Silver huffs and barges past me towards the lab. Sitting in the shade behind her house, I wait. Hopefully Bianca's here and will be willing to help us. If not... then what do we do?

.N.

I'm rocking on my heels as Silver walks out of the lab. His face is blank as he replies to whatever Bianca's asked. She's grown up a lot in eight years. Her hair's a lot longer and she now wears a lab coat over her orange outfit. Her green hat's gone.
"So this is important?" She asks, looking at him warily. He rolls his eyes.
"As I just told you, yes." I straighten up and step out of the shadows as she frowns. Her green eyes widen as she looks at me. "He comes in peace."
"N?" She whispers. "Is that... Is that really you?" I nod and try to smile a friendly smile at her.
"Yes, it's me. Hell-umph!" The wind's taken out of me as she crushes me into a hug.
"OHMYARCEUSIT'SBEENYEARS! White always said you were good!" I laugh awkwardly. "Where is she? Is she okay?" Bianca enquires, releasing me. I think my ribs just got melded into my stomach.
"Well, that's why I'm-"
"You." We all look up to see a furious looking blue haired boy glaring at us. "I've been waiting for you to crawl back here." He marches over to me. "Start explaining before I ring Looker."
"Cheren-"
"Bianca, get the hell away from him. He's a criminal!" Cheren barks, pulling her away from me. "You're not stealing her from me, too!" Silver clenches his fists, looking slightly awkward by my side.
"Cheren, listen to me." I urge, holding up my hands. "This is a matter of life and death, okay?"
"You killed her." He whispers, face contorting with rage. "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU FUCKHEAD!" Bianca cries out as his fist connects with my nose. I see Silver step between us as I fall to the ground in pain.

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UPDATE! It's been hard to update and I keep getting inspirations for new fics (As I'm sure you've seen). For that, I apologize. In the next chapter, we shed some more light into the mystery that is Gray's condition. Why was he put under? How did this happen? Only time will tell (hopefully the next chapter will be up within the week. No guarantees though).

While I'm here, I shall point out my two new ongoing fics. (Bear with me, please)

Not What I Intended- An AU SoulShipping ficcy. Silver is a detective in a three man (well, two man and one woman) squad. They're on the trail of a mysterious man named The Viridian Jack- a killer, rapist, thief and arsonist. A true jack of all trades. In a suspicious fire, Silver finds a young brunette half dead. Manga based with slight intrusions by the games.

When Angels Fall- Bianca and Cheren are married and expecting a baby. After an ultrasound, they find out that their unborn daughter has died in the womb. DualRivalShipping with an N/Cheren friendship. Features slight FerrisWheelShipping.

Feel free to check them out.