Black and White
Chapter 25: Iciness in Icirrus
I hate tornadoes. They keep spinning around and around and almost hitting my house. -_- It's getting VERY old. And to think that this just HAPPENED! Geez. And every cloud LOOKS LIKE ONE! I'm not kidding. It's so dark, windy, and sinister... O.O
Anyyywayyyy, here's the new chapter. It's gonna be short. I'm kinda tired from updating my OTHER fanfiction, and reading a really really good one. :) (It's called Guardian Angel by the author Riley Sky.) READ IT! :) I can see why it was nominated for best Ranger story of 2012-even though there were a lot of grammar mistakes, but everyone makes those. ^_^
I'm starting to enjoy Vantonnageshipping. But for my readers who read my Pokemon Ranger story-FEAR NOT! I will still be doing Almiashipping, even with the "condition" the story is in right now. (You know what that is.) ^.^ Just keep reading guys!
Happy 4th of July!
Anyway, this chapter is just to get some stuff over with and such. SOOOO read this chapterrrr!
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Well, R&R and enjoyyy ;) (Sorry the chapter is short. :/ It's an in-between chapter to appease you all while I get my priorities straight. ^-^)
Edit: 7/5/13 I've been thinking lately: I might to a collab fanfic with someone. Though I'm not sure yet. PM me if you want to. ^-^
Cheren seriously doesn't know when to shut up. I finally turn on him.
"ENOUGH ABOUT THE PANTS!" I snap. "I REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT HOW YOU IRON THINGS!" Cheren whimpers, but shuts up. N looks at me as we walk side by side.
"Is that how most friends treat each other?" I shake my head.
"Cheren is a special case," I reply. "The only reason I treat him that way is because he's a nut job." N makes a face at the expression I used, then shakes his head as I skip off ahead.
"White!" I hear, and look up to see Professor Cedric.
"Nice to see you!" I call out. "Long time no see!"
"I see you have a new companion," he observes. Cheren huffs haughtily, and Cedric sweatdrops.
"I need to go on ahead for a minute," N says. "I'll be back." He walks off.
"Anyway, I was wondering, have you ever heard of Dragonspiral tower?" Cedric says as soon as N is gone. I nod.
"Impressive!" he says. "Then give this story a listen. Dragonspiral tower is said to be Unova's oldest building. Stories say it is where legendary pokemon came to life or where they remain deep in slumber." Cedric looks in the general direction Icirrus city.
"All I know is that it's past the city," he continues. "That's all anyone knows since no one has ever been inside it. However, my daughter went to investigate it for a long time. 'What?! There's something I don't know?!' That was her reaction. It's the pure feeling of adventure."
I can't help but smile.
"I totally understand where you're coming from," I tell him. He nods.
"And I'm not too old for some adventuring," he replies, then let's out a quick sigh.
"Well, away I go to investigate Dragonspiral tower! Catch you later!" He is gone before I can blink and I turn to Cheren.
"He's fast for a middle aged man," Cheren comments critically. I roll my eyes.
"Always the critic," I say. We begin walking again, when I hear a shout from behind.
"MOVE!" I turn just in time to be slammed to the side into a tree.
I gasp for breath, and a bunch of Pokemon fly out of the branches above me, screaming things like- "Humans are attacking!" "We need to escape!" "Pudding is yummy!" My head pounds and I start gagging as nausea rushes through my chest.
I keel over.
Cheren's POV
In a spectator's point of view, I watch as a Team Plasma grunt runs from behind and pushes her precisely in the kidney. They took special aim with the palm of their hand to hit her in that particular spot, however, it might've been just a fluke.
That's when I rationalize I should probably be assisting White in her time of need.
….-...-...-...
"Help White."
Normal POV
Cheren's eyes go dark, and he swiftly lashes his hand out and snags the back of the grunt's uniform. The second grunt next to him throws a scowl in Cheren's direction. In the next instant, a fist is in his face and the other grunt is thrown over Cheren's shoulder and into a tree. They look at him in shock and he cracks his knuckles.
"You stay the hell away from White," he says in a deadly tone. The grunts give him confused, scared looks, and scramble to their feet.
"We wont forget this!" one snaps. "We have what we need to control the world now, and that means we can get revenge on you!" They run away quickly after. Cheren turns to White as she writhes on the ground. His face is still creased in anger, and he walks over to her.
Just then, N bursts through two rose bushes, and scratches himself on the thorns.
"White!" he exclaims, and rushes to her side to take her hand. She immediately stops and begins taking labored breaths.
Cheren leans down to her ear and whispers-"Team plasma is on the move and they have what they need."
With that, the darkness lifts from his eyes and he tips over onto the ground.
N's POV
I stare at the two on the ground. What happened while I was gone? I'm about to walk off with White when I remember that Cheren is her friend and that she wants to be with him.
I sling the unconscious male over my shoulder and lift White into my arms, tucking her head into my shoulder for comfort. They must have had some problem while I was gone, but I don't see how anything bad could've happened while I was away; this is a peaceful forest.
I start down a trail, but realize that White probably wants to go to the next "city", so I head towards all the human-made buildings.
White's POV
I wake up on a soft bed.
This can't be the second time I've ended up in a hospital in one day, is my first thought. But looking around, I realize it's a Pokemon center. I see Cheren is in a heap on the floor and struggle to sit up.
"Cheren?" I inquire, and he stirs.
"Hmm...?"
I lean on my elbow. "What happened? Why are we here? Where is N?" I ask. Cheren covers his ears.
"I feel incredibly nauseous, please stop talking," he complains.
I huff, just as N walks in with two mugs of hot liquid. He hands one to me as I stare at him, and takes a sip of the other before looking down at Cheren.
"Oh. I suppose I should've gotten three..." he mutters to himself, then sits on the bed next to me.
"How are you feeling now?" he asks, and I take another sip of my cocoa.
"I feel a bit weak, but I'm fine," I tell him. He nods in relief.
"That's good." I dig through my bag that's on the floor and find my Pokeballs.
"We need to go to the gym so I can battle," I say. N does a double take.
"But you aren't well, you shouldn't...participate in...such activities." I cross my arms.
"I need more badges," I say in a tone which means my opinion is final. He sighs.
"Well...I don't exactly want to go to one of those...places," he says, looking away. I nod in understanding.
"It's alright," I tell him. "You don't have too." I look to Cheren.
"Are you up to it?" I inquire. He gives me an incredulous look.
"Are you crazy?" he scoffs. "I feel like someone dropped a hotel on my head..." I stifle a giggle, and nod.
"OK! Looks like I'll be going myself." I get up out of bed and slip into my shoes. I smile at N, and he returns it; yet, it might've been the trick of the light, but I saw his face fall into misery.
"I'll see you guys later," I say, dismissing N's reaction, and head through the doorway. N follows me out into the hallway, and takes my hand. I stop.
"Hmm?" I inquire. He looks down at me.
"Can you come out on the balcony with me?" He asks. I nod, and follow him over to the glass door. He pushes it open and we stand out in the cool air. I look out at the snowy scenery before me and gasp.
"It's beautiful," I murmur, as the sun makes the snow sparkle. I turn to N.
"Thank you for showing me this," I tell him. "It's gorgeous." N looks at me, and I start to frown.
"What's wrong?" He takes a couple steps forward until we're really close. My heart starts to flutter, and I feel a blush coming on, but it could just be from the cold. N looks at me with a mixed expression, and I blink as he does something unexpected.
Lifting both hands to my face, he holds my cheeks gently, and leans in.
My eyes widen and I freeze in place as if a Glaceon had hit me with an Ice Beam as N presses his lips to mine and a heat fills my face.
The sensation feels as if a firework had exploded in my face.
He pulls away after a minute, and kisses me on the forehead, before jumping off the balcony and into the snow below.
I follow his form with my gaze as he disappears into the woods. I'm completely, and utterly shocked. What. Just. Happened? I slowly turn around, and walk back inside. I just don't know what to make of that.
Slapping my face I make a face. This isn't the time to be all googily eyed. I need to get my next gym badge; I don't have time for this. Clomping down the stairs, I heal my pokemon real quick so that they'll be in perfect health for the battle, and head down the street. The air is frigid, and I'm glad I put on my black jacket. I find a snow covered building with the gym symbol on the top.
Walking through the door, I enter into a freezing cold room. I shiver violently as a man comes up and gives me a Fresh Water. Slipping it into my bag, I walk forward and immediately slip on some ice.
"Woah!" I yelp, and slide into a curved piece of wood, knocking the breath out of me. I hold on tightly in case I were to go sliding down in a different direction. Shaking my head, I stand and skid carefully to a small patch of rock.
Standing on it, I look for the next spot. Realization sparks in my mind, and I piece together the puzzle of this gym, and follow all the different pathways. I manage to skip all the gym trainers, slip across ice slides and over abysses before making it to the the leader. He has a stern look on his face as I approach.
"You seem ready to face a Gym leader..." he says. "Well then...bring it!" We both throw out our Pokemon simultaneously and his Vanillish appears.
"Tepig, use Flame Charge!" I command quickly, and it slams the attack into the opponent. It faints in one go.
"Awesome Tepig!" I cheer.
"No biggie!" she replies with an oink. I smile as Brycen sends out his next Pokemon.
"Beartic!" "ROARRRRRR!" it thunders upon appearance, and I stumble back from the loudness.
"Tepig, use Flamethrower!" I shout, and it flies towards the Beartic, who just leans to the side in a dodge. I grimace, and point forward.
"Use your surroundings to get an advantage!" I declare.
"Sure, but what exactly?" Tepig inquires.
"Uhh...be creative," I reply.
"SERIOUSLY!?" Tepig snorts. "That's all you can come up with?" I shrug.
"Ice Beam!"
"Slide to the right!"
Tepig rolls over onto the ice and barely misses the attack. I leap to the side as it almost hits me.
"Hide behind those rocks," I say. "Then wait for the right moment to attack." Beartic lumbers across the ice and smashes the rock with its claw. I cringe.
"YIKES!" Tepig squeals, and skitters away on her hooves.
"NOW!" I shout, and she backflips into the air, shooting a flame out of her mouth. Using the momentum to fly away from the wall, she rises into the air above Beartic. When the opponent tries to look up, the large electric lights above us blind it and Tepig comes crashing down.
"Flame Charge!" I yell. The Beartic is pushed through the ice and into the water below. Brycen returns his Pokemon.
"Extreme conditions truly test and train you," he says neutrally, and returns Beartic to its ball.
"Cryogonal!"
"Tepig, are you doing okay?" I ask.
"Never better!" she replies. I nod.
"Alright, use Heat Crash!" Tepig's eyes go wide, but she obeys my command and begins turning a smoldering red color.
"Cryogonal, Ice Beam," Brycen says.
"Wait for it..." I murmur, and Tepig nods. The beam shoots towards the both of us, and I squint at it.
"Duck," I say quietly, and Tepig lies down. The attack misses.
"GO!" I shout, and Tepig spits out a ball of fire. Cryogonal shudders in surprise before being slammed into the wall behind Brycen. He finally shows emotion and raises his eyebrows.
"Excellent," he says, and returns his last Pokemon. Walking over to me, he hands me a blue badge.
"In honor of your stout heart, I give you this." I take it and hop up and down.
"Awesomeness!" I exclaim, and take it before jumping around happily. I return Tepig to her ball, and start to leave. After sliding down a long ice slide, I arrive at the door, and exit.
Right outside are-"BIANCA?!" I exclaim. "What are you doing here? And why are you with Cheren?" Cheren scoffs at me.
"You're so rude," he says, crossing his arms and sticking his nose in the air. "Well anyway, Bianca and I have been wondering...since leaving Nuvema town, has something about me changed?" I cross my arms and roll my eyes.
"Besides your newer multiple personalities and bigger ego?" Cheren stomps his foot.
"No," Cheren responds as if it's the easiest question in the world. "Like thinking about what I want to do, and what I should do. I'd felt like there was nothing. Have I really become stronger? Or just my pokemon?"
He starts freaking out and grabs his hair before shaking his head back and forth.
"I just don't know anymore!" Bianca suddenly gives him a BIG hug, and he blushes.
"Hey hey," she says. "Cheer up Cheren. Isn't it nice to see everyone? I'm really searching for I want to do and what I can do!"
Suddenly Brycen runs outside and pushes me aside.
"Who are you!" he asks.
"Who? Us?" Bianca responds in confusion.
"I'm Bianca, and this is Cheren..." Brycen's next response is completely different from what I was expecting.
"I know you are there! Why don't you show yourselves?!"
Suddenly, we're surrounded by three ninjas! My friends and I gasp in surprise.
"Impressive Gym Leader of Icirrus," one says. "We, the Shadow Triad are beings of the shadow...and not easily noticed." A second one speaks up.
"Our mission was to speak to only to White, but so be it," he says with an expressionless face. I feel my heart racing in agitation. Are all ninja-like people voids of emotion!?
"Ghetsis has a message for you: come to Dragonspiral tower."
"It is there that our Lord N waits for you," a third says. "...Now our mission is complete." Brycen glares menacingly.
"Dragonspiral Tower?! What's going on? Hey! Tell me..." The three suddenly vanish on the spot. He sighs and looks at Cheren.
"Young man, if you're here for a challenge, hang on for a bit," he says. "I've got to head to Dragonspiral tower!"
"I'm going, too!" Cheren replies. "It's north of here, right?" Both run off. I blink.
"O...kay?" I mutter. Bianca starts jumping up and down nervously.
"Whoooooa! Whoa. Wh-what should I do?" she says. "F-for now I'll head to Dragonspiral tower...Okay I'm heading north!" I nod, and run to the Pokemon center.
I need my pokemon in perfect health if what the Shadow Triad said was true. My stomach twists as I think of N's reaction to me earlier, and how he ran off. Did he...really go to meet up with his followers? I grimace.
"I can't believe he's betraying me again," I growl under my breath as I leave the center.
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