N-Black is back with an early update of Pokémon Academy! Important announcement! I have made a new story! That's right, there's a new story for all you wonderful readers to check out. I have dubbed it Legacy, so if you're interested, check it out and tell me what you think of it! Well here's the chapter.

Chapter 14: Of Ferris Wheels and Roller-coasters

Justin had managed to get some good sleep last night despite all the things going on. He stood outside of the docks with Carlos and Ethan. All three of them were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the ferry since they all have dates. Carlos was going with Candice, Justin with Skyla, and Ethan was going with Lyra. The news of Ethan's date was a little surprising since the two never met and Justin couldn't help and wonder what would happen between the two.

Justin was still having trouble coming to terms with the fact that this was a date. He couldn't sort out his feelings about how he felt towards Skyla and it was driving him up the wall. The time he spends with her is fun, but if it came to the point where he would have to choose between Carmen and her…

That was his point right there. He didn't know what to do. All the stress he was putting himself through wasn't going to help. Today was going to be fun and carefree. The ferry arrived presently and the three boys boarded. The ferry ride was relaxing enough to calm his nerves, but Justin couldn't say the same for Ethan. His friend looked like he was going to hurl all over the poop deck.

"You okay Ethan?" Ethan shook his head, but that just made his face turn greener. "You seasick?" Carlos came over and patted Ethan on the back. Each time his hand landed on his back, Ethan would clench the bars, trying to avoid a mess.

"No, he's not seasick. He just has the predate Butterfrees, that's all." Justin took another look at Ethan and thought it was more like predate Beedrills (No offense to Ethan's Beedrill of course.) The ferry docked and the group departed and went their separate ways. Justin wanted to be early to make up for his tardiness last week. He stood outside of the park gate and was already highly impressed by what he had seen from the outside. There were a lot of classic amusement park rides, but there were many original ones as well. The featured rides sign displayed one such original ride.

"The Marine Tube Adventure!"

"Join us on a tour of the ocean floor on a ride that was inspired by the Unova Marine Tube! Travelling at a blistering 95 miles per hour, the Marine Tube Adventure will take you on a thrill ride under the sea!"

Justin was going to go on that ride. He loved the ocean and despite the fact he was going to be zooming along the ocean floor at high speeds, he didn't care. He was so caught up looking at the pictures of the ride that he didn't notice Skyla coming from behind him.

"That looks like fun!" Her voice startled him and he snapped around to see her. As usual, she had a bright look in her blue eyes and a smile on her face. He forgot how great she looked. He stood there gaping at her and in response her cheeks flushed. "Why're you looking at me all weird?" H e shook himself out his trance and returned to the real world. "C'mon let's go!" Skyla grabbed his hand and pulled him into the park.

Now that he was inside, Justin realized the full scope of the park. There were colorful rides as far as the eye could see. Performers were putting on various shows with their Pokémon. Who knows? Maybe Ben was here? With all the places they could go, Justin had trouble deciding where to go. He turned to Skyla and she was busy studying the park map. The amusement park in Nimbasa City was simple, but this map was almost as large as a chalkboard. The amount of money it must've taken to build this must have been insane! Steven must have some very deep pockets. Skyla's face lit up and Justin guessed that she knew where she wanted to go.

"Let's start with this one right here!" She pointed in the very middle of the map at a rather large roller-coaster. Justin read the name aloud,

"Wailord Falls?"

"Yeah! They said on the map that it's the tallest log flume in the world! It also says that it can be seen from anywhere in the park." Justin looked around to confirm it and he saw a large blue structure in the distance. The tallest log flume in the world? He hated that feeling of weightlessness when you drop from a roller-coaster and having to be dropped from about sixty feet and into water is not something he would do normally, but he was with Skyla and he guessed it was time suck it up.

Skyla wasted no time in charging through the crowded amusement park and to the ride. The two made it and Justin saw that the ride itself wasn't just the large. The amount of people in the line was horrendous and waiting there would probably make him bang his head against a wall.

"Skyla, maybe we should go to a different ride. This line is massive and…" His voice trailed off when he saw looking at him Lillipup eyes. "We really should go to, uh, a different ride…" Those blue eyes just kept sucking him in and he found it hard to say no to them. "C'mon! I know you want to go, but we should wait until the line dies down."

"Please?" Now she had her arms around him and that's where he caved.

"Alright! Fine. You win! Let's go on the log flume…" Instead of letting go she still held on to him. When she didn't take her arms away, Justin sighed and walked to the line with Skyla around him. An hour passed by and they were still half way through the wait. The two of them talked to pass the time, but they soon ran out of things to talk about and were now just finding anything to do with the time. They were finally within a suitable distance to observe the ride up close. Justin could see the tiny black speck that was the log fall down the gushing waterfall. He could hear the screams of the people as if they were right next to him. The line continued to push forward and the TV's in the line lit up. There were statistics about the ride. Wailord Falls measured at about 170 feet in height and the speed at which you fell was at about 80 miles per hour. The splash made when you hit the water was equal to the height a Wailord spouts its water. The various first-person cameras didn't help him out with feeling comfortable. Another half hour passed and they were nearing the entry gates. The interior of the ride was playing festive music that did not sync up with Justin's current feelings. The park attendant let them through the gate and they were being seated on the log and it was just their luck that they got the front row seats. Skyla told the attendant that it was their first time on the ride and the attendant insisted that they take the front row seats, saying that it would be a good experience. Justin would bet money that the attendant has never been on this ride before.

The usual safety announcements played and during that time Justin was silently motivating himself that he could do this.

"Oh my Arceus Justin! This is going to be so fun!" Skyla was excited. She had told him that she loved flying and that roller-coasters were the only way she could experience that same sensation till she was old enough to get pilot's license. It was good to see her so excited and Justin only wished that he shared her enthusiasm. The log began to creep upwards and now Justin was staring to have doubts. The light of the outside world seemed so far away in the dark tunnel. Nate had told him that the worst part of a roller-coaster was the climb upwards and he couldn't be any more right. What made it so bad was that if you had second thoughts, you couldn't get off the ride so you just had to deal with what came next. The log made it to the top and they remained still. Maybe there was some kind of technical difficulty? There was aggravated chatter behind them talking about how cheap the ride was. Justin sighed with relief and sat back. He was saved! There's a saying he remembered out of the back of his mind when he sat back. It was something like, "The worst things happen when you feel the safest." Why did he think about that? He heard a loud thunk from underneath the log and now it began to slide forward. The movements made Justin's heart skip a beat. He saw the entire park and all the people looked like as small as Joltiks. He slowly realized that they were approaching the edge and thought,

"Shit." First you say it, and then you do it. The log plummeted to the ground like a bolt of lightning. Justin heard nothing over his scream. The wind blew his hair back and the weightless feeling took over. It felt like the rest of him was at the top of the ride and he was coming back empty. The water came ever closer and Justin turned to look at Skyla. Surely she was as terrified as he was. When he looked at her, she had her arms up and a big smile on her face. She was screaming, but it was the kind of scream you make when you have fun. He screamed at the top of his lungs to make sure Skyla heard what he said.

"HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE ENJOYING THIS?!" The log crashed into the water and the huge plume of water soaked everyone, even some of the people in the line. Justin's knuckles were white from holding the safety bar so tightly, but he couldn't remove them. Even though he was dark-skinned, he was pretty sure he looked as pale as a sheet. The log calmly went over to the exit gate and the riders exited, smiles on all their faces. The only person left in the ride was Justin. He could hear the park attendant's voice telling him to get out of the ride. As much as he wanted to leave the ride, his body wouldn't move. Slowly, he stepped out of the log and stumbled. His legs felt like they were made of gelatin. Skyla crouched over by him and looked at him with concern in her eyes.

"Are you okay Justin?" He slowly shook his head and muttered,

"Never again…never again." Skyla laughed and she helped him walk over to a bench so he could sit down. He was relieved to be on solid ground again. It was peaceful, but the only thing that bothered him was that his clothes were soaked. Skyla was the same, but as he looked her over; her clothes seemed even tighter than before. As perverted as it was, Justin couldn't take his eyes away from her.

"You're looking at me funny again."

"Oh, uh, I was?" She giggled and frowned at her soggy clothes.

"I can't walk around like this!"

"Oh yes you can…" Justin mumbled.

"Hm? Did you say something?"

"Nope."

"Well I need to go to the changing rooms. I brought myself some extra clothes just in case this happened. What about you Justin? Do you have anything extra?"

"No I'll just let the sun dry my clothes out."

"Well help me find the nearest bathroom or something." Justin looked around at the various signs and it looked like the closet place was the changing rooms by the water park. After pointing it out, they went to the changing rooms and Justin sat on a nearby bench waiting for her to finish changing. A few minutes went by and he could hear Skyla call his name. He came to the bamboo barrier to talk to her.

"What is it Skyla?"

"Could you come in here for a minute, I need your help."

"W-What? Are you crazy! I can't go in the women's side!"

"Please! Just sneak in when no one's looking." He remained silent and was playing mental tug-o-war.

"Fine…" He waited until all eyes were away from the changing rooms until he sneaked in. He saw Skyla's jacket and went to open the door. He slid in quickly and turned to her.

"Alright so what do you need help with…?" He stifled a gasp when he saw that she was in her bra.

"Oh good you're here. The zipper to my bag got caught and I couldn't unjam it. Could you do it for me?"

"W-Why didn't you just bring it out to the benches?"

"It seemed easier for you to come here than for me to get fully dressed again. See how stuck it is?" She was trying to pull the zipper and each time she tried her, ahem, assets, would bounce. If this went on he wouldn't be able to control himself.

"H-Here! Give me the bag!" He snatched the bag away and quickly unjammed the zipper. "There you go! Good as new!"

"Thank you!" She pulled out a plain white t-shirt and another pair of shorts. She threw on the clothes and she walked out of the stall. Skyla shot him a thumbs up to tell him that is was clear to move. The two of them walked out from the swim park and decided to go to the non-wet rides. They did a circle through the park, riding anything that looked like fun. They eventually made it to the Marine Tube ride and Justin was thrilled to see the bottom of the ocean floor, even though it was a blur with how fast the ride was going. After getting their fill of rides, they decided to watch the shows and play the games. The shows had Pokémon battles and the games were fun. Skyla was apparently a ring toss pro because she won the biggest Buneary doll they had in one try. The sun was setting and the two of them were laughing while eating two large ice cream sundaes. Despite the shock he was in after the first ride, the rest of the rides felt like child's play afterwards. Justin looked up from his half eaten sundae and saw that Skyla had barely put a dent into hers. She was just poking it with her spoon and she looked a little down.

"What's wrong Skyla? Don't like your ice cream?" She shook her head and looked at him.

"I'm just thinking."

"About what?"

"Oh you know about school, what homework I have, what my friends are doing." She paused and looked at him softly, "When you were going to decide to kiss me?" The question didn't register until after a few seconds and even after he knew what she was asking, he didn't have an answer.

"I, uh, don't know that quite yet either…" Justin laid his spoon down and now there was an air of awkwardness and pressure around him. Should he do it? But, what if Carmen found out? Her eyes were filled with hopefulness, but his lack of action seemed to blow out that hope. She stood up and sighed.

"Okay then." She started to walk off towards the park area. Justin slapped his hand on the table. Now he had done it. He thought about the day's events and wasn't about to let this one end on a sour note. He got up and raced after her. He managed to catch up with her in the park. The hedges around them were trimmed to look like Pokémon and the small pond reflected the moonlight.

"Wait Skyla!" She turned around and looked at him. He stopped in front of her and collected his thoughts.

"I-I'm sorry if that's what you expected me to do. I blame my lack of experience with these kinds of things. It's just that I didn't want to do something you didn't want me to do." Her face betrayed a sense of surprise.

"That's really why you didn't think about kissing me?" Justin braced himself for her rant on how childish he was, but her fury never came. "I…I thought it was because you didn't like me. I thought that maybe you thought that I was moving too fast for you and I have been." She took a breath and continued. "I can't help myself when I'm around you. I don't know what it is! To tell you the truth... I thought you were maybe trying to distance yourself away from me because you were involved with someone else."

"You thought that?"

"Yeah, I see you when you talk to that Carmen girl it looks like your walking on air." He thought that every time he talked to Carmen he was alone.

"Oh, me and her? We're not together or anything…"

"But I know that you want to be with her." She retorted. "Tell me if you have something between you two. I don't want to get hurt." He thought long and hard about it and realized that there really wasn't anything going on between them. Justin took a deep breath and exhaled.

"Carmen and I don't have anything going on." The words fell from his mouth like iron. It hurt to admit it, but it was the truth. She probably wasn't even going to speak to him until she came to terms with Hunter being on the island. Skyla's eyes lit up with happiness.

"Thank you for telling me the truth." She embraced him again, but Justin didn't push her away or stiffen up. This time he returned it. He was happy that she was happy and that's all that mattered to him at the moment. He looked to the sky and saw that the stars were brighter than ever. Skyla turned her head towards the star and they sparkled in her eyes. "Wow. It's beautiful." The two of them locked eyes and their lips approached. Everything was perfect…

"Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! The park will be closing in ten minutes so please gather your things and prepare to leave! Thank you for visiting the Pokémon Island Amusement Park and we hope to see you again!"

The sudden announcement made both of them jump, so instead of a kiss, they head-butted each other. They both rubbed their heads and now the mood was killed. Justin had a few choice words for the pain and the interruption.

"Two nights in a row! Seriously?" They looked at each other again and laughed. It was getting late and the ferry was going to leave soon. Once they left the park and reached the ferry, Justin and Skyla stood close to each other watching the moonlit sea as they sailed across. The important thing was that they were enjoying each other's company. She rested her head on his shoulders and said,

"Thanks for the date."

"Of course." She nudged his side and said,

"Don't forget you still have to kiss me eventually." Justin smiled. He knew for certain what he was feeling now. It was a simple four letter word that many were afraid to say. It was love.

Awwww! What a sweet chapter. I' m sorry if it's sappy, but hey! It's love man! Anyways guys there will be an update for Pokémon Academy on Friday and an update for Legacy tomorrow! Remember to check it out and share it with your friends! Don't forget to review!

-N-Black, Out