Okay, Chapter 49 now. Dang we are almost to fifty. Oh, this chapter has a little intro thingy, again that's why the chapter title isn't right below this. It is sorta on Brock this time, which is a bit different since all of my intros have usually been about N or Ghetsis. So we'll see how that goes.
I am actually in Lego-Land currently; tuning into my inner four year old. Just got out of the aquarium, *shivers* and I was once again reminded of exactly how much of a phobia I have of sharks. Sad but true.
Anywho, enough rambling about my odd life, haha. Enjoy! :)
Brock watched intently as both White and N disappeared into the distance, and his heart dropped. So much had happened in the past hour that he didn't exactly know what to feel but sadness seemed to be the emotion taking the spotlight.
N wasn't what Brock had expected. He had expected someone like himself, but instead he saw a tall and handsome young man, a couple of years older than White and himself. He looked down at his feet and sighed. Did he really stand a chance against that?
His eyes flicked back to the cave entrance. They were perfect together, both flying fearlessly out into the storm on legendary Pokémon. Brock didn't have any Pokémon that were too awfully rare, and he definitely wouldn't have been fearless, even though he would've put on a brave face.
Not only that but N could talk to Pokémon. He knew how much White loved Pokémon, even more than humans and the fact that N could speak with them gave him a definite edge.
Brock was snapped out of his wallowing as Misty spoke up.
"Huh, so those are the two heroes then."
Brock glanced up to see Misty looking outside with admiration in her eyes.
"What did you say?" Brock questioned, confused by her statement.
Misty glimpsed over at him, "I said, so those are the two heroes then."
"What do you mean?" Brock asked.
Misty rolled her eyes, "You know, N is the hero with Reshiram and White is supposedly the other one with the other dragon."
Brock was taken aback. He hadn't known this information before. White was the other hero?
He waited for the sadness to creep up on him again. They were the two heroes, they were even paired together. But the emotion he felt instead was excitement and happiness.
White was the other hero, which meant she was the one who ultimately opposed N. She was the one who had a strong differing opinion. She was the one who would battle against N in the end.
White had explained the whole hero thing to Brock a long time ago and he had been utterly fascinated. However he hadn't ever expected White to be the other hero. Although it made sense. He didn't know anyone more determined, anyone who worked with Pokémon as well, or anyone as strong and stubborn as her. Brock smiled.
If they were rivals, they couldn't love each other, it wouldn't be possible. Maybe they could now; but when they were having their battle, the two dragons by their sides, it would be impossible for them to love each other. They were enemies, fighting for a different cause, and in the end one would win and the other would lose. A relationship couldn't withstand that, or that's what Brock believed anyway.
He sighed in contentment. He did still have a chance then. They were the two heroes. That fact, that neither N nor White could control was the very thing that would pull them apart.
At least that's what Brock believed.
Chapter 49: Searching
I took a deep breath and squinted, trying to see through the rain. The excited butterflies that always appeared in my stomach when I was on an adventure hadn't let up yet, and weren't showing signs of going away anytime soon either. A gust of wind hit Thundurus and I and I quickly clutched onto his shoulders tighter.
I glanced over at N whose gaze was flipping from Lugia to me, then Lugia, then me. He was incredibly worried and I could tell. Maybe I should've been on Reshiram with him, he would've been calmer.
I was snapped out of my thoughts as I heard Lugia screech again, and I could tell it finally had spotted us. N's attention was now on the Lugia.
"Lugia, you need to calm down" N shouted.
I waited a moment, watching its expression before I had to cover my ears due to another deafening screech.
"I know you want to find your child, but you must calm down. We are here to help you!" N yelled.
The Lugia froze and I could tell I was wondering why N had answered what it had said perfectly. Its face soon turned angry again and it roared, its mouth opening for another Hyper Beam. My eyes widened. I had never seen such a beautiful creature up close, and now with it about to fire an attack, it was breathtakingly powerful as well.
They Hyper Beam was directed at N and Reshiram but the large dragon whizzed out of the way with ease. The beam of light flew past them to smash into the land. The Lugia then spotted me and turned its head quickly, the beam of light sweeping towards Thundurus and I. My eyes widened.
"Oh, Thundurus, get out of the way!" I cried and my Pokémon quickly started to move away. I could tell the Lugia was incredibly upset by this and continued trying to hit us.
I began to panic. There was no way Thundurus could keep dodging these, sooner or later we were going to get hit. I gulped.
"Reshiram, Imprison" I heard N yell loudly, with a bit of panic in his voice.
Lugia's attack immediately stopped and it looked a bit confused. He continued opening his mouth, but nothing came out.
I saw N and Reshiram out of the corner of my eye coming towards us. N stopped a few feet away, a look of extreme worry on his face.
"Please White; please come on Reshiram with me. I am so worried." he confessed. I had to agree that it probably wasn't the best idea for me to be on Thundurus. He could barely hold my weight, let alone move at the speed he needed.
I nodded and I could almost hear N sigh in relief. He held out his hand and I took it. He quickly jerked me in front of him onto Reshiram and wrapped both arms around me tightly.
I returned Thundurus and N lightly kissed my neck.
"Alright" he whispered, again sitting up straight, bringing one arm down to grasp onto Reshiram while keeping the other clamped around me.
"Listen to me Lugia. We will find your child, I promise. You just have to calm down."
The Lugia screeched, again trying to fire a Hyper Beam but not able to because of N's Imprison attack.
"I give you my word Lugia" N said in a determined tone.
The Lugia looked at N with an intense expression, obviously confused by this boy that seemed to understand it. N and the Lugia had a stare off for a good ten minutes before the giant Pokémon lightly nodded, diving back into the ocean and out of sight.
Immediately the sky cleared up and the water became calm once again. I felt N sigh and he leaned his forehead against my shoulder.
"You had me so worried" he whispered.
I gently patted his arm that was wrapped around me but frowned. N was so protective, and that was sweet, but it also worried me. I was the other hero; he had to realize I could take care of myself.
I gently turned around on Reshiram so I was facing N.
"N" I said quietly, lifting up his head so he was looking at me. He immediately brought his lips to mine and I sighed, pushing him back.
He looked confused but I shook my head.
"N, you don't need to be so concerned all the time" I said with a slight smile, "I can take care of myself"
He nodded, "I know, I just can't help it; thinking that you might get hurt, especially while I was right there…" he trailed off and I sighed.
N knew how to pull at my heartstrings. I pulled him into a hug and rested my head on his chest. He sighed in contentment and rubbed my back.
"You know we don't have to go back to that cave. We could just head on back to Unova now," N said and I could hear the smile in his voice.
I rolled my eyes and pulled back.
"Come on, you made a promise to Lugia" I said, turning back around on Reshiram. N sighed and lightly patted the white dragon, letting him know to go back to the cave. N once again had me in a death grip, apparently afraid I was going to fall off. Reshiram gently landed in the cave, again having a bit of troubles fitting inside.
All three of my traveling companions quickly walked up to us, obviously wondering how it had gone.
"Well, I convinced Lugia to let us help it, and we now just have to find the baby" N said, slipping off of Reshiram.
Brock walked over to the legendary dragon's side and held his arms out to help me down. N glared at him and did the same. Brock elbowed N, and N elbowed him back. They pushed each other, struggling for a few seconds before I shook my head and spoke up.
"Both of you, watch out" I said, both Brock and N looked confused but backed up.
I slid off of Reshiram with ease and gave a proud smile.
For the next few hours we searched the entire island for the baby Lugia. It was absolutely nowhere to be found and I had to admit I was starting to lose hope, that was until Brock spoke up.
"Wait, don't you think it's weird that we can't hear the baby Lugia crying and neither can its parent?"
We all paused and mulled over his question.
"Yes…" N began, scanning the surrounding area, "I can't hear it crying either."
"We get it, you can talk to Pokémon" Brock said in an irritated voice.
I chuckled to myself but N looked peeved.
"That would suggest it is in a place that is soundproof. And as I don't see any place on land that would be such, I suggest they are underwater" N said, grinning, proud of his idea.
We all nodded, it did make sense.
"Alright then, let's send our water Pokémon to check it out." Ash said, pulling out a pokeball.
"Totodile, let's go" he called.
"You too, Staryu, Goldeen, Poliwhirl, and Corsola." Misty called.
Brock and I stayed quiet as we didn't have any water Pokémon but much to my surprise N calmly pulled out a pokeball of his own.
"Carracosta, come out my friend" he called and I swore my eyes couldn't have gotten any larger.
The large turtle like Pokémon appeared in the water and I gaped. Not only did I not know N had any Pokémon other than Zoroark and Reshiram, but I didn't know he had a Pokémon that was supposedly extinct.
"Go and try to find a baby Lugia underwater" N commanded and the large blue turtle nodded, disappearing under the water. Ash and Misty's Pokémon disappeared as well and we were left in silence.
"I didn't know you had a Carracosta N" I said, still in a bit of shock.
"Mhm, I have to create a team of my own after all" N said, leaning down and giving me a peck on the cheek.
"Gross" Brock said quietly and I shook my head.
A few minutes later the Pokémon reappeared and N leaned down to talk to Carracosta.
The turtle talked for a while, N nodding before he appeared to be done.
"Alright. He says that there is some sort of underwater building, and that could possibly be where they are keeping it" N said with a nod.
They all returned their Pokémon and we contemplated what to do next, however we didn't have to think for long because a loud sound pulled us all back out of our thoughts.
My head snapped over to just about twenty feet in front of us, where a gigantic black figure was slowly emerging out of the water. It halted in a few moments and everything was quiet.
"What- What is that?" I questioned.
Before anyone had time to respond a small door opened on the gigantic black dome and revealed the small Lugia in a cage.
I was lost for words. We were just about to go search for it, and it was literally brought to us. A mechanical arm lifted up the cage and set it on the land, only about ten feet in front of us. The arm withdrew back into the black object and everything was quiet.
The small Lugia was desperately crying, looking distressed. I didn't blame it, if Team Rocket had taken me and put me in a cage, (which they sort of had) I wouldn't be too happy either.
The parent Lugia burst out of the water, just a few seconds later and quickly flew towards the cage, a look of pure relief on its face.
"No Lugia, it's a trap, they are trying to catch you too!" Brock yelled.
I had made that connection just a few seconds earlier and my heart sank at the sight in front of me. The parent so happy to see its child, and it would be short lived.
Sure enough as soon as the parent Lugia landed on the cage a large electrical current zapped it and encased it in a mysterious sphere. The large Lugia froze, its eyes darting around, confused by the almost invisible barrier around it. It shoved its head into the wall and upon realizing it was trapped, began to freak out. It slammed its head, wings, and legs against the barrier encasing it, but it didn't budge.
"That's awful!" N shouted, his hands in fists.
We all began to run towards the two Lugia, about to help free them when none other but Cassidy and Buch, I mean Butch, quickly slid in front of us.
"You're not going anywhere" Cassidy said with a smirk as we helplessly watched the mechanical arm snatch both Lugia and pull them back into the black dome.
Cassidy and Butch called out their Houndour and Hitmontop and Ash braced himself.
"Pikachu, are you ready?" he asked, and the small electric Pokémon nodded, hopping off of his shoulder, his cheeks crackling with electricity.
"Wait, what are those things on their heads?" I asked, pointing to the Houndour. There were small metal headbands on the Pokémon, a glowing orb in the middle.
"Well that is a handy little invention Professor Nanba created. It uses the power of rage to make Pokémon even stronger" Cassidy said with a sneer.
"And we are going to give you a private little demonstration" Butch said, grinning.
The two Team Rocket members proceeded to battle with Ash, although it didn't take long for him to be defeated. Pikachu went skidding back on the ground, flinching in pain.
"Nothing is more powerful than a Pokémon with one of these handy little things on it" Cassidy said, pointing to the metal machine on each of the Pokémon.
"But I suppose you've seen too much now, we will have to find some way to deal with you" Butch said, mock-thinking.
"Houndour, Flamethrower" Cassidy called.
"Hitmontop, rolling kick" Butch called as well.
The two attacks collided with all five of us, sending us flying backwards.
And that was when I blacked out.
A/N: Ooh, cliffhanger. *suspense* haha. Anyway, next chapter should be on Saturday, which is odd because I never update on weekends, but I figured I could break tradition. Also, I am still contemplating writing a one-shot Ferriswheelshipping Christmas thingy. So if you would read that, go ahead and shoot me a PM or a review letting me know.
Anywho, thanks for the reviews, you all are amazing! :)
