Koda kept on running, not sure where he was going to go, but he didn't want to be with Kenai anymore.
"KODA!" Kenai cried out, but the bear cub kept on running.
"Luckily my races with Rev Runner will get to pay off!" Akito told himself as he sped after the bear cub.
"We better find him before he gets lost." Estelle said.
"Ingrid, could you help us out?" Vincent asked.
"Of course I will," Ingrid replied. "Just know that it might not be easy."
"Okay." Felicity nodded.
"Stay close, Roshan." Ingrid told her brother.
Roshan nodded as he listened to his older sister.
"Koda!" Kenai cried out. "Answer me!"
"Kenai, do you know when someone's mind goes astray when they are in love?" Teddy asked while they searched for Koda.
"Uh... I think so..." Kenai replied.
"I think it's some advice you should live by." Estelle suggested.
"Especially with of how you kinda forgot to go back to pick up Koda and carrying him across the river." Akito said.
Kenai soon face-palmed as he realized that.
"You sorta just went away without even being concerned about Koda." Tyraniter added.
"Ugh," Kenai groaned. "You guys are right! I was too busy with Nita to even remember that Koda needed my help!"
"Not cool." Ninetails rolled his eyes.
"Let's keep looking." Akito said.
They soon saw the glaciers and the ice wall.
"He must've gone through there." Ninetails remarked.
"This looks familiar..." Mismagius commented. "I also feel like that a storm's coming."
"We should go inside and see if he's there." Tyranitar said.
"It looks so cold," Vincent said. "Let's hope we can keep warm."
"I'm cold-blooded, so it doesn't matter to me." Felicity sighed.
They soon marched on, but that just made the snow get heavier and blow harder as they all tried to stay strong.
"This... Almost reminds me... Of the time... We met Balto." Akito shivered as he kept on going.
They kept on looking around for Koda.
"Koda! Please come back!" Teddy called out.
"Let us talk with ya!" Mismagius added.
"Please!" Tyraniter and Ninetails pouted.
Nita soon saw pawprints going into the icy cavern and decided to go check them out. And where she wasn't the only one that saw the paw-prints, Ingrid saw them too.
"Estelle." Ingrid soon called.
Estelle turned her head.
"I'm trusting you to keep an eye on Roshan for me." Ingrid stated.
"Um, okay, where are you going?" Estelle asked.
"I'm going with Nita to find Koda." Ingrid decided maturely.
"I'll keep Roshan safe." Estelle said.
"I appreciate it," Ingrid replied. "This shouldn't take too long though."
Estelle smiled as she decided to watch Roshan for Ingrid. "Hey, there~..." she then cooed.
Roshan smiled back at her as Ingrid went inside with Nita as Koda got further and further away.
As Nita and Ingrid went inside, they soon saw that the inside was big. It was also very cold, so they both shivered a bit.
"Hello?" Nita soon called out. "Koda? Are you in here?"
"He has to be in here somewhere." Ingrid said as she went inside with Nita.
"Yeah, but where?" Nita asked.
"Come on, we have to keep looking just in case." Ingrid suggested.
Nita followed after Ingrid who was very mature and wise for her age. "Where are you?" she pouted before calling out as she went further inside the cavern with Ingrid. "Koda? Koda?"
"Go away." A familiar voice sniffled.
"He's close." Ingrid whispered.
The two soon looked around until they found Koda where he was hiding as he looked miserable.
"Koda, Kenai's worried sick about you," Nita called to the bear cub as she held out her arms for him. "Come on, I'll take you to him."
"No! I said go away!" Koda cried as he turned away and put his paws to his face in sadness. His cry caused the cave to shake.
"Koda, please, keep your voice down." Ingrid whispered to Koda.
"It's not safe." Nita added softly.
"I don't care!" Koda cried. "Just leave me alone."
The cave shook a bit more which wasn't a good sign.
"Koda, we have to go now." Ingrid told the bear cub.
There were cracks all around and it looked like they could be crushed at any time.
"Girls!" Koda cried out before he soon jumped out towards Nita and Ingrid which made them fall on the ground.
"We're gonna be all right, but we've got to go," Nita told Koda. "Now!"
"Hurry!" Ingrid called out as they soon ran out before they would be trapped inside and where they soon rushed outside.
Estelle smiled at Roshan before looking over as Nita, Ingrid, and Koda rushed out as quickly as possible.
"NITA!" Koda yelped as he got stuck.
"Oh, no!" Ingrid yelped. "Koda's still stuck!"
"Take my hand!" Nita called out to Koda.
Koda reached his paw out before he soon grabbed her hand, pulling him out, though the two tumbled down the hill and nearly fell right off of the cliff.
"Are you both alright?" Ingrid asked Nita and Koda.
"I... I think I'm okay..." Nita replied.
"I feel scared!" Koda gulped.
"We better find Kenai and the others before things get worse." Ingrid said.
Nita brought Koda off of the cliff. They all then looked up as a rumbling of snow was coming right down after them like an avalanche.
"Aw, man!" Ingrid gasped from that.
"KODA!" Kenai cried out of fear as he sat with Akito, Estelle, Felicity, Vincent, and Roshan as they saw the snow fall.
"I should've gone with them," Kabutops groaned to himself. "I'm a terrible Pokemon!"
"I'm sure they'll have a soft landing." Tyranitar said.
"But still, that's a very dangerous avalanche!" Akito warned.
"GUYS!" Nita and Ingrid cried out as they fell through the air as they held onto Koda.
Micco soon thought fast, so he called out. "Ineck Chock!" He soon grew to 50 feet and caught Nita Ingrid and Koda.
"Phew..." Akito sighed from that. "Nice work, Micco!" he then called out.
Micco nodded as he carefully carried Nita, Ingrid, and Koda, though he was taken for a ride with the snow.
"Don't let go!" Estelle cried out as she held onto Roshan.
Micco did his best to climb back up through the snow to safely place the others to safety with Kenai and with his size, it was a piece of cake.
"We gotta get out of here," Estelle said as she held Roshan close. "It's getting stormy and very dangerous out here."
"Agreed." Teddy nodded.
"Estelle, take one of my hands." Akito told his twin sister.
Estelle then took his hand.
"Everybody else join hands with me." Akito then said.
Everyone else did just that.
"What are you-" Kenai was about to ask, but suddenly, they all teleported away together to find somewhere safer to go.
Once they were at someplace safer, they let go of each other's hands.
"Whew." Akito said as he stumbled back. "I guess that took a lot out of me."
"You gonna be okay?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah," Akito said. "Just a little worn out."
Micco soon lowered himself and carefully placed Nita, Ingrid, and Koda on the ground.
"Koda..." Kenai called.
Koda looked up to Kenai, looking still sad a bit.
"Koda, what would I have done if anything happened to you?" Kenai asked, both sternly and sadly.
"You're gonna leave me," Koda sniffled before he pointed towards Nita. "You said you missed being one of them."
"But Koda, Kenai would never leave you," Teddy said. "And besides, the Great Spirits wouldn't turn him back to human."
"How do you know?" Koda pouted.
"Trust me, I do," Teddy replied before looking at Kenai. "Isn't that right?"
Nita frowned softly as she decided to let Kenai and Koda talk with each other.
"You're going back with her, aren't you?" Koda pouted at Kenai.
Kenai looked low before he spoke again. "I do miss things, but you're my brother," he then told the bear cub. "I'll never leave you."
"Besides, what kind of brother would he be if he left you?" Ninetails asked.
"I'd never leave Akito." Vincent smiled.
"And I wouldn't leave you, Vince," Akito smiled back wearily. "...Even if you're kind of a wet blanket sometimes."
Vincent narrowed his eyes in deadpan from that before they shared a brotherly hug. Koda then decided to hug Kenai from that.
"Not ever." Kenai promised Koda.
After a little while, they soon continued their way to Hokani Falls.
Micco soon shrunk himself down, back to his normal size as they walked along. "We should stop soon," he then said as he looked up to the sky. "It'll be dark soon."
"Right." Akito nodded.
"Well, I guess it's time to stop for the night." Vincent said.
"Sounds good to me," Estelle said as she gave Roshan back to Ingrid. "Here you go, Ingrid. He was just a little angel."
"Thank you, Estelle, I appreciate this." Ingrid smiled as she took her little brother back.
"No problem." Estelle smiled back.
They soon decided to stop for the night as the Northern Lights came out into the sky. Vincent took out his notebook and decided to sketch a picture of that to paint for himself later as he liked how it looked.
Meanwhile, Rutt and Tuke were with the female moose as they watched the beautiful scenery.
"Ah, this show's giving me the munchies, eh?" Tuke smiled as he watched with the female moose. "Hey, little brother, how about you get us some twigs, eh?" he then asked Rutt.
"Okay." Rutt sniffled as he decided to get up and do that, looking like he was on the verge of tears.
"Are you crying?" The first female moose asked Rutt.
"No. I mean, well, yeah, but so what, eh?" Rutt replied emotionally. "These lights are so beautiful, eh? I..."
"Oh, he's sensitive." The second female moose said to her sister.
"Emotional depth." The first female moose said.
"It's beauty, eh?" The second female moose replied as she walked with her sister over to Rutt.
Tuke laughed a bit before he saw what was going on. "What?"
"He's a cute one, isn't he?" The first female moose smiled at her sister.
"Hey, I can be sensitive, too, eh?" Tuke glared from that.
"Ooh, I like your hooves." Rutt smiled at the second female moose.
"Really?" The first female moose asked.
"Yeah, and I'm a hoof man," Rutt smiled. "Yours are nice and shiny."
The two female moose beamed at that.
"Hoof man?" Tuke scoffed at himself. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"By the way, what are your names?" Rutt asked the two female moose.
"Oh, I'm Anda." The first female moose replied.
"And I'm Kata." The second female moose added.
"Oh, those are such lovely names." Rutt smiled at them.
"Oh, you're such a charmer." Kata smiled back.
Rutt smiled warmly as he sat in the middle as now Tuke was the one being left out.
Meanwhile, Micco led the way for the others as they looked for a place to stop for the night before he found a certain spot and decided to show it to Nita and Kenai. The two looked over to the wall to see a drawing of two people together which reminded them of a fond memory from their childhood and where the amulet came from.
"Ooh." Ninetails smiled.
Nita and Kenai shared a look as they continued on. Koda looked thoughtful about the picture before he went to catch up with the two.
"Hmm... That's an alright picture..." Vincent shrugged as he pet his Ninetails on the head.
"Don't worry," Akito smiled at Vincent. "You'll still always be our favorite artist."
"Yeah." Estelle added.
Vincent looked bashful from that before holding his hands up. "You're too kind... You're too kind..." he then told them. "I'm sure Jenny and I will invite you to a future Art Show of mine."
Akito and Estelle rolled their eyes playfully from that.
Koda soon looked out to the lights in awe. "Is this the equinox?" he then asked as he stood between Kenai and Nita.
"Yeah, Koda, this is it." Kenai told his little brother.
The ice began to melt from the river.
"The Great Spirits are bringing us Spring." Micco said from that.
"Sounds perfect," Akito replied. "That way I can do my morning jogs without Mom telling me to bundle up or to bring a sweater."
The snow also melted as the plants were shown and the trees were regrowing their leaves.
"Mine and Micco's mom us up there somewhere." Nita said softly.
"Mine too," Koda replied. "Do you and Micco miss yours?"
Micco let out a small sigh from that.
"Yes, but you don't need to wait for the lights to find her, Koda," Nita advised as she remembered something her father told her and Micco when their mother had passed away as she touched his heart. "She's always with you. In here."
"Once you love someone, they stay in your heart forever." Micco added before he and Nita then hugged Koda.
"It's time." Kenai said softly.
Nita, Koda, and Micco hugged a bit harder from that and it was soon time to make a fire as they all sat together. Nita soon took off the amulet once the fire started to blow out and she looked at Kenai who looked a bit sad.
"Nita, wait, is this really what you want to do; after everything you've been through? After you've spent so much time with Kenai?" Estelle asked. "Nita, what is your heart telling you?"
"I have to burn it... So I can marry Atka..." Nita said emotionally as she got ready to toss her amulet into the fire.
"But do you love him?!" Estelle asked. "That's the most important part in any marriage: love!"
"Of course I love Atka!" Nita replied. "Why would I marry him if I didn't love him?"
"Yes, but did you meet him and decide to get married to him?" Estelle asked. "Why are you marrying him?"
"He's from another village and my father thought it would be good for me if I married Atka since he's a strong and brave warrior!" Nita defended.
"But what does your heart tell you? The heart always has the answer." Estelle told her.
"I'm sorry, Estelle... But it has to be this way..." Nita said as she put the amulet into the fire.
"But it doesn't have to be!" Estelle cried out before frowning in disappointment. "...Oh, Nita."
Kenai and Koda soon watched as the amulet began to burn from the flames and soon, the amulet was completely burned.
"Nita..." Estelle frowned. "It didn't have to be like that."
"You'll understand when you're my age," Nita told her. "It's for the best."
Felicity soon held Estelle as her younger cousin looked very sad with Nita's decision. The lights soon disappeared into the sky once the deed was done.
'But I know that I'm right, she doesn't love Atka; I can tell that she's in love with Kenai.' Estelle thought to herself.
Felicity gently stroked Estelle's hair.
"Thank you, Felicity," Estelle said. "You seem to live up to Aunt Cherry's Element of Empathy."
"I'm so sorry about this," Felicity said softly before looking at Nita. "I can't believe you didn't listen to Estelle."
"You're just kids," Nita told them. "This will all make sense when you're all grown up."
Micco understood that the Fudo cousins were just kids, but they seemed to know more about what was right than Nita did.
"Koda, you be good, okay?" Nita cooed as she hugged Koda. "You're such a sweet little cub."
"Nita, I'm gonna miss you." Koda told her softly.
But Nita just seemed to hear growls and roars like any other person would when talking to an animal. "Oh, the spell." she then frowned once she couldn't understand the bear cub.
"That's right, when the amulet was burned, the spell wore off," Ingrid said. "Now neither you or Micco can understand Kenai or Koda or any of the animals or Pokemon."
"You know about that too?" Nita asked.
"I know a lot that a lot of others do not." Ingrid replied wisely.
"Well, we better get going." Micco said softly.
"Yes... You better go..." Ingrid replied.
"Goodbye, Nita." Kenai said softly.
"Goodbye..." Nita added as she decided to get up and go with Micco.
Kenai and Koda soon began to go on their own. Estelle felt devastated about Nita's decision as she decided to join Kenai and Koda with her brothers, friend, and cousin, along with their Pokemon. Nita and Micco soon walked away from Hokani Falls once the deed was done so that Nita could marry Atka, though Micco felt like this was wrong for his sister even if she thought she should go with tradition with marrying Atka and they were soon greeted by their people. Micco frowned as it was hard for him to keep what he felt on the inside with Nita's decision, especially in leaving Kenai. Chief Chiltook smiled as he soon came up to his children and hugged them once they came back home. They soon walked into the village so then Nita could get ready for the wedding.