I was the only one upset with Bianca. Kenya and Nathan both thought she was entirely in the right. The four of us made our way back onto Route 4. The winds had mostly calmed down.
"He left the egg in a cave," Nathan said. "He wasn't using it."
"Yeah, besides, Bianca's gonna take great care of it," Kenya added. Bianca beamed.
"Have you been battling the gyms?" Nathan asked. I nodded.
"I'm planning on battling Drayden," I said. "Nimbasa is next. Nathan nodded.
"I see." Kenya nudged Nathan. It wasn't long before we arrived in Nimbasa city. The city was bustling. "This way," Nathan said. He led us to the amusement park.
"Wow. I want to ride on that!" Bianca pointed at the Ferris wheel. "Kenya, you want to come with?" Kenya thought about it.
"Uh, yeah, I guess." Bianca pulled Kenya by her wrist, charging through the crowd.
"There's the gym," Nathan pointed to a building next to the Ferris wheel. "How have you been?"
"I'm good." He pulled me into a side hug.
"Mom would be proud of you." I pulled away. "You should sign up for the tournament."
"Tournament?"
"Yeah, it's starting in a few weeks. Drayden might even be there." He smiled and left the park. I headed to the gym and walked inside. It was some kind of auditorium; the seats were empty. A woman, Elesa, was standing on the stage. She was talking to a few people.
"That's too far off!" A guy yelled. "You can't make us wait that long!"
"I can do what I want," Elesa said. I took the steps onto the stage.
"Another one?" Elesa sighed. "I assume you didn't read the sign by the door."
"I didn't," I admitted. Elesa rolled her eyes.
"As I've told them. I will not be accepting challenges until the tournament." She scolded us for a few more minutes. I ended up signing up for the tournament. Elesa gave everyone a pamphlet on the rules. Bianca and Kenya appeared at the door. Elesa groaned at the sight of them. I walked over. The other trainers started leaving.
"I can't battle her," I explained to them. "She won't battle anyone until after the tournament."
"Tournament?" Kenya smiled. "A battle tournament?"
"Yeah."
"Hey, gym lady! I want to sign up too!" Kenya yelled. "Bianca, you should join too!"
"I'm not much of a battler," Bianca said. "Well, why not." They signed up and received their pamphlets. We found a bench outside and started reading. The tournament would be triple battles. The winner received an endorsement from Alder.
"What's an endorsement from Alder mean?" Bianca asked. "He's gonna give money? That guy looked broke."
"Basically, he gives you his support," I explained. "I'm not really interested in it, to be honest."
"Well, it could make Drayden more willing to battle you," Kenya suggested, turning her pamphlet over. I got up, stretching.
"But that's weeks from now. Might as well go to Driftveil."
"Can't we stay the night here first?" Kenya asked.
"Yeah, I'm tired." Bianca groaned. Her Audino yawned. I almost made a comment that they didn't have to follow me.
"I'm pretty tired, too," I lied. The three of us got rooms at the pokemon center. Kenya didn't sleep on the floor in my room this time. I made sure she got her own room. I let out my pokemon in the room and let them roam the room. The translucent orb was still in my bag. I stared at it for a moment before tossing my bag onto the floor. I lay down, closing my eyes. The next morning we set out onto Route 5.