"Hey."
Leia turned and saw a man with an Ursaring.
"You've been staring at the sea for some time. Are you alright?" The man asked.
"Yes. I just have a lot on my mind." Leia told him.
"The name's Han Solo." The man held out his hand. Leia shook it. "This is my first mate Chewie."
"Urr." Chewie growled.
"I saved him from poachers. He hasn't left my side since." Han smiled.
"Must be nice to have someone so dependable." Leia said thinking of her own Pokémon. "Are you a sailor?"
"Sort of. I run a small shipping company. We only have one ship and a crew barely large enough to man the ship. Though with the war, we've become closer to smugglers." Han explained.
"Well it was nice to meet you. I'm Leia Naberrie. I have to go meet my friends." They shook hands and parted ways.
"Lie lie lie." Henry said.
"I just met him." Leia said.
Henry rolled his eyes. "Lie lieapard."
Leia frowned. "Get back in your ball!"
Henry laughed as he was returned to his ball.
She met up with Bianca and Cheren on Route Four. Prof. Juniper was also there.
"Ah! Knight Naberrie." Master Juniper said. "Bianca was just filling us in on some things. I have been researching the prophecy. It seems that the Holder of Ideals and Seeker of Truth have to be twins. Specifically, the Holder of Ideals must be Male and the Seeker of Truth must be female."
"In other words N could be Leia's lost Brother Luke?" Cheren asked.
Prof. Juniper "Maybe."
"That could mean Ghetsis was behind the kidnappings." Bianca exclaimed.
"Maybe. There's no proof one way or another. It could be that he is unrelated to Team Plasma. Maybe just a sympathizer. Ghetsis could have Luke, but he's being hidden." Prof. Juniper said. "We shouldn't jump to conclusions. It could prove disastrous if we're proven wrong."
"Can conflict be avoided?" Leia asked. "If the two Dragons war against each other again it could destroy the world."
"I am still looking into that. I'd like to think there could be another way, but I just don't know." Prof. Juniper said. "That is all I need to tell you. Be careful out there, and try to have fun whenever possible."
The four went their separate ways. Leia went to the Dessert Resort to catch Pokémon. There she caught a Darumaka. She named her Edelgard. She went into the Relic Castle and caught a Yamask and named him Hubert. She also found a fossil. She took it to Nacrene City where Lenora revived it into a Tirtouga. Leia named him Dimitri. She deposited Caspar and took out Dimitri.
When she got to Nimbasa she saw two Team Plasma Grunts harassing an older gentleman.
"We know you run the day-care. Now hand over those Pokemon!" One of the grunts said.
"We won't let you raise them to be tools of war!" The other said.
'Th-that's not what I do at all." The gentleman said.
"Leave him alone!" Leia shouted.
"Huh? Oh it's you. Ghetsis has put a bounty on your head. I think we'll cash in." The grunts attacked.
Jaffar and Gregor lept into action. They took out the grunt's Pokémon with ease. Defeated the Grunts ran off. Leia gave chase. N stopped her.
"You're looking for Team Plasma right?" He asked.
"Yes, but it seems I lost them." Leia said.
"We could take the Ferris Wheel." N suggested.
"Good idea." Leia said.
They got on. As they went higher they talked.
"You must know, but I am the King of Team Plasma." N said.
"I suspected as much." Leia said.
"Ghetsis raised me with the belief that I am the Holder of Ideals. I want to free Pokémon from their trainers. That should end all wars." N explained.
N looked up at the sky. "I love Ferris Wheels. It feels like flying. When I fly on a bird Pokémon I feel so free."
"I know the feeling." Leia said.
The ride ended and the grunts came running.
"Sire!" They said.
"Get out of here! I'll hold her off." N said.
Leia said nothing as she sent out Ike. N sent out Sandile. She had been going easy in the past but now that she knew that he was the leader of Team Plasma, she wouldn't hold back.
Ike broke Sandile's back with Arm Thrust. N sent out Sigilyph. Leia sent out Catherine. Sigilyph used Air Cutter and Psybeam. Catherine took the hits and responded with Crunch. She broke Sigilyph's neck killing it.
Scraggy came next. Ike was sent out. Scraggy used Brick Break. Ike shook off the hit and killed Scraggy with Arm Thrust. Darumaka came last. Ike crushed it with Rock Tomb.
"Your Pokémon fight so mercilessly. Is it because they're forced to, or is because they care about you and want to protect you?" N questioned.
"Hmp. What does it matter?" Leia said. "I won. You won't be able to fulfil your goals if you can't beat me. It is time to face the truth."
N shook his head. "I can't give up. I won't give up until Pokémon and humans are free from each other. My ideals won't allow it."
N ran off. Leia let him go. Could he really be Luke? She shook her head and went to find Bianca. When she found her she was having an argument with her father.
"Daddy?! What are you doing here?" Bianca asked.
"I've come to take you home. Haven't you gone far enough?" Her father said.
"No. The war is still going on. Leia and Cheren still need my help." Bianca pleaded.
"Help? It sounds like you've been more of a burden to them!" Her father shouted.
"No she hasn't!" Leia spoke up.
"Her Pokémon was stolen to set a trap for you. And it was stolen because she was weak." Bianca's father said.
"But I've gotten stronger!" Bianca cried.
"But not strong enough! You haven't gotten a single badge! You need someone to protect you."
"So you're going to protect her?" A new voice said. "Hello. I'm Elesa. I'm the Gym Leader here. I want to know what happens when the war comes to you town?"
"I will fight to protect my wife and daughter." Bianca's father said.
"And what happens if you die? Who's going to protect your daughter then?" Elesa asked.
Bainca's father was speechless.
"Please daddy! I need to learn to protect myself!" Bianca cried.
"…You're right. I can't always protect you. Just please. Make it alive." Her father hugged her.
"I love you daddy. I will come home. I promise." Bianca cried in her father's arms.
"Leia." He turned to Leia. "Please watch out for her OK."
"I vowed it on my honor as a Reshkari." Leia said.
"Well you two come challenge me whenever you feel brave enough." Elesa said. She went back to her gym. Bianca went to train and Leia went to catch more Pokémon.
On Route Five she caught a Gothita and named her Shamir. On Route 16 she caught a Trubbish and named him Lorenz. In the Lostlorn Forest she found a Cottonee and named him Ignatz. After some training she went to challenge Elesa.
"So you finally gathered your courage." Elesa said.
"Yes." Leia said.
"You Reshkari are fools. How can you possible stay neutral?" Elesa asked.
"We're not. We are on our own side. Team Plasma was 'peaceful' until the League attacked them. You started the war. Of course Team Plasma doesn't get a pass for stealing Pokémon, possibly even before the war began." Leia explained.
"Regardless. As a Gym Leader of the Unova Region Pokemon League, I, Elesa, will punish you for defying the League!"
Elese sent out an Emolga. Leia sent Jaffar out. Emolga attacked with Pursuit. Jaffar used Rock Tomb to slow it down. Emolga used Arial Ace. Jaffar took the hit and crushed it with Rock Tomb.
Elesa sent out another Emolga. It used Arial Ace. Jaffar once again took the hit and crushed it with Rock Tomb.
Zebstrika was last to come out. Zebstrika used Quick Attack. Jaffar held on and dove underground. He reappeared with Dig a hit Zebstrika. Zebstrika held on and used another Quick Attack. Jaffar used Dig again. This time he made sure to come up by Zebstrika's heart. He knock its head up and used Slash at its heart. Zebstrika fell to the ground.
"You won." Elesa said. "If you can fight like that, then I guess that justifies being on your own side. Here's you badge."
Leia accepted the Bolt Badge. Before she went to bed she put Catherine in the PC and took out Shamir. She soon feel into a dreamless sleep.
