Nimbasa City was easily noticeable on the horizon, illuminating the gradually darkening sky and fascinating the many tourists on the bus crossing Driftveil Drawbridge. Two of these out of region visitors were none other than the Lumiose Gym Leader Clemont and his younger sister Bonnie. They looked out the window, eyes focused on the stunning light show ahead of them, until the girl turned to her brother and asked, "Where are we gonna stay during the weekend?"

"Don't you worry, I've got us a room in a small hotel in Nimbasa City," he told her. She smiled, than asked another question, "Are we gonna go on the Ferris Wheel? Oh can we?" The boy smiled and said, giving his sister a light pat on the arm to get her to sit properly on the seat, "I don't really plan on leaving without going on the Ferris Wheel at least once." Bonnie cheered as the electronic sign hanging from the ceiling of the bus changed location; 'Next stop: Nimbasa City.'

As the siblings entered the amusement park, they were both mesmerised by the sights before them; rollercoasters towards over them, families with excited children surrounded them and at the very back of the park, the centrepiece, the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel. Bonnie bounced on the spot as she tugged her brother's arm, saying excitedly, "Can we go on the Ferris wheel first, can we can we?" Clemont chuckled, amused by his sister's enthusiasm, though he himself was excited, evident by how his eyes lit up at his surroundings and the broad smile he wore.

"We'll see what the line is like first, kay? If its too long, we'll go on some rollercoasters first then check back and go on when it's calmed down. How does that sound?" Bonnie pouted, but it disappeared quickly as she smiled again, nodding rapidly. She then continued pulling at the boy's arm in the direction of the Ferris wheel, giggling, "Then lets hurry! Hurry, hurry!" Her brother allowed himself to be dragged along by the little girl. If anything, he broke into a jog himself, keeping pace with his sister until they reached the Ferris wheel. Unfortunately, to their disappointment, the line was long, even colliding with another lengthy line for a rollercoaster.

"Ah. It looks busy," Clemont muttered, trying not to appear too dejected. Looking down at Bonnie, however, showed she was clearly disappointed about the situation. He gave her a light tap on the shoulder, then smiled when she looked up at him.

"Don't be too down about it. We can go on some rollercoasters till the line lets up, like we said. It can't stay busy like this for long," he told her. She didn't respond, though she nodded slowly. The boy looked around before pointing out a rollercoaster tucked away in the corner of the park, near the Ferris wheel. "How about that one? It looks fun, plus when we get out again, we can check on the line." Bonnie at least managed a small smile as she nodded again. Then, in an attempt to cheer up slightly, her smile widened and she ran ahead, shouting over her shoulder, "You better hurry then! I'm gonna beat you there!"

"B-Bonnie wait! Don't run off!" her brother shouted after her, panic setting in as she disappeared into the crowd. Fortunately, she'd reached the - thankfully short - line for the coaster without harm reaching her.

Yet once they exited the coaster after a quick ride, the line hadn't diminished in size. Nor did it the next day.

The hot Sunday sun beat down on Nimbasa City. Elesa sat outside her old gym, since converted into a proper rollercoaster for use for the public, her large coat draped over the back of the bench and her headphones discarded beside her. She fanned herself weakly with her hand as she thought dryly, "And I thought we were only supposed to get highs of 70 in the afternoon." She sighed.

"I don't really want to do much today," she muttered to herself, then added as she shaded her eyes and watched a flock of Swanna flying above, "But Skyla wants to meet up later." Another sigh. She closed her eyes and sat in silence, deciding to at least take advantage of the sun, even if she wasn't fond of the heat. Sitting there, she had the chance to think.

"I wonder if she'd mind if I asked if we could move our get together to later on. Like in the evening, when it should be cooler. Then again, after this afternoon's heat wave, the evening might surprise us." She opened her eyes and sat up straight, wincing as her bare thigh touched the wood of the warm bench. Elesa leaned forward, placing her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands as she watched the crowds pass by. The large majority of the people were Unovans themselves, hailing from different corners of the region.

While tourists were hardly a rare sight, especially in the amusement park, it wasn't often that they were seen during the colder seasons. She wasn't expecting to run into any tourists that day, considering the heat wave was highly unexpected. This fleeting thought crossed her mind as she decided to make her way to her gym, thinking of going over the wiring of her runway to keep herself busy. Which was why she was surprised when, as she stood, collecting her things and draping them over her arm as she did, and began making her way toward her new gym, she heard panicked sounding French nearby. Looking around, she quickly spotted the source; a small blonde girl with blue eyes.

Seeing such a child, obviously alone and scared, prompted Elesa to want to help the girl. Which is exactly what she did; she walked up to the girl, catching her attention at the same time and asked, bending down to her height, "Excuse me, are you lost?" When all the girl did was stare at her, she feared she might be too young to understand English, since the child looked to be maybe eight or seven years old. However these worries were swept aside when she finally nodded her head. The gym leader then asked, "Do you speak English?" Another nod.

"Okay then. Can I ask your name? Mine's Elesa," she said, putting on what she hoped was a friendly smile. The girl once again remained quiet; a look of worry entered her eyes as she frowned. Elesa wondered if she wasn't answering due to the typical 'stranger warnings' parents often gave their kids, so quickly decided to establish that she could be trusted.

"You don't have to worry," she said, and she dived into her jacket's pocket to pull out her gym badge, continuing, "I'm a gym leader, see? I only want to help." The girl's blue eyes lit up as she saw the badge and the worry disappeared from her expression. However she still seemed somewhat nervous as she finally answered Elesa's question, "M-my name's Bonnie." Elesa pocketed her badge before she responded, "Well Bonnie, where're your parents? Didn't they tell you where to go if you got lost?" The tiny blonde shook her head.

"I'm not here with my parents, I'm here with my brother. I was supposed to stick by his side, but I got distracted and..." She trailed off, her eyes becoming watery as she sniffed and asked, "Can you help me find him?" As she neared the point of bursting into tears, Elesa grabbed the girl in a gentle hug and murmured quietly, "Shh, it's okay. We'll find him." She clumsily tried to wipe away the few stray tears that had slipped down Bonnie's cheeks with her hand, and gave her another smile.

"We'll find him," she repeated, then added, "Now cheer up. Let's put on a smile, kay? That would suit you much better." This made Bonnie giggle. Elesa stood up and held out her hand for Bonnie to take, and once she was holding on tightly, she asked as they walked off into the crowd, "Now, who are we looking for here?"

Clemont was nearing the point of pulling out his hair, he was so worried. He'd ran the whole length of the amusement park at least three times - which was no small feat considering he was not the athletic type - yet there wasn't a single sign of Bonnie.

"What do I do, what do I do?" he muttered quickly under his ragged breath, looking up and down the crowds frantically, hoping he might be able to hopefully see his sister among them - though the more rational side to him couldn't help but point out that this would be fruitless; with over 10,000 people at least in the amusement park, with more coming rather than going as the day went on, plus his sister's unfortunate height issues (Something he himself shared, making them both appear younger than they actually were), trying to find her would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. In other words, it was impossible. And he didn't like this fact.

"Where would she be? We didn't designate a place to meet up if this happened, she was supposed to stay with me," he continued muttering, the panic in his voice evident. It was then that a young woman walked up to him, though he didn't seem to notice her until she asked, "Excuse me, can I ask you something?" Realising she was there, he nodded, though his focus remained mostly on the crowds, as he continued vainly searching for his missing sibling.

"Well, it's more a few things. First, are you Clemont?" she asked. Though surprised and suspicious that she knew his name, he didn't question how she came to learn it, instead nodding again and saying, "Yes, I am." As his eyes quickly scanned the passing faces, the woman looked to the direction he was looking in and asked, "Are you looking for someone?" Growing irritated, he said, "Yes, I am. Look, I'm sorry, I really don't mean to be rude, but I don't have time to talk. I jus-" He stopped talking when she held up her hands in defence, a small smile on her lips.

"Okay, okay, calm down. I'm sorry if I'm being a nuisance. Just one last question; is it your sister you're looking for?" Clemont's eyes widened and his irritation faded as he asked, sounding relieved, "Yes! Do you know where she is?" The woman nodded, then turned around and called out, "You can come out, Bonnie." Before the boy could question this, Bonnie appeared from behind a nearby vending machine and, with a relieved smile, she ran toward him, arms outstretched.

"Bonnie!" He bent down and grabbed his sister in a hug, muttering only just loud enough for the woman to hear, "Thank Arceus you're safe." Then he held her out, frowning as he asked the girl - in French, unfortunately for the woman - "Where were you? I was worried. I didn't know whee you'd went. And I told you to stay with me." Bonnie pouted, looking guilty as she answered back, "I'm sorry."

"That doesn't answer my question," her brother sighed. A cough from the woman made them both look up. Clemont stood straight and said, "Sorry. Thanks for finding Bonnie, Ms..."

"Elesa," she answered, taking his outstretched hand and giving it a brief shake, "And it's no problem really. Kids get lost all the time, though usually their parents have the sense to tell them to head somewhere in case they do get lost." The boy flinched, indicating he was aware of this. Then, Elesa asked, "Speaking of which, where are your parents? When I found Bonnie, she pretty much said it was just you two here. But that can't it, right?" Clemont shook his head.

"No, no, it's just the two of us. Our parents...it's hard to explain," he said, scratching the back of his neck. Elesa nodded, muttering, "Understandable. So," she added, in a louder tone, "if you wouldn't mind me speculating, you're both visiting from Kalos, right?" The boy nodded, chuckling, "Is it obvious?" Elesa chuckled herself as she said, "Obvious enough. Don't suppose you've had any tourists in Kalos point out the accent?" The blond opened his mouth to answer, only to frown and instead say as he noticed his sister drifting away from the pair, "Bonnie, don't you wander off again." Bonnie pouted guiltily as she replied, "I was curious about the line for the Ferris wheel."

"Is that why you wandered off before?" Elesa looked between the two, wearing a curious expression as she then asked, "Wait, the Ferris wheel?" Clemont nodded and said, frowning, "Yeah. We really wanted to go ride on it at least once, but the line's always pretty long." The woman nodded, a small, sympathetic smile on her face.

"It's popular, I'll admit. And I couldn't even suggest an ideal time to come when it won't be busy. Some people get here really early just to get on. Although you might have a chance tomorrow, since Monday is a pretty busy day for most people; the park is nearly empty on Mondays," she suggested. The boy shook his head. "I'm afraid we were only here for the weekend. We leave tomorrow," he said, his sister joining him by his sad wearing a similar look of disappointment.

"Ah. I see," was all Elesa could say. The trio fell silent as the crowds passed by, until Elesa smiled, an idea coming to her. She grabbed Clemont's hand and said, "Grab your sister and follow me. And stay close, you," she said to Bonnie in an amused tone. Though the siblings were confused, they followed after the woman, remaining close by. It was only when the familiar sight of the end of the line came in sight did they realise she was taken them to the Ferris wheel.

"Where are we going?" Bonnie asked as she watched the line go past them, Elesa leading them straight to the front. Elesa glanced behind her briefly and said, "Im getting you two on the Ferris wheel." With that, they reached the front of the line, where she let go of the boy's hand. She dived into her jacket pocket with her now free hand and, gripping something tightly in her first, walked up to the man in charge. The siblings could only watch as she spoke with him, and at one point, she showed him the thing within her hand. Bonnie, realising what was going on, gasped, to her brother's confusion. He grew even more confused when the man nodded to Elesa and motioned for them to step forward.

"What's going on?" he asked her as he past her, but she simply waved, stepped back, and said, "Have fun." As the door closed on them, Clemont turned to his sister and asked, "What just happened?" The girl laughed, overjoyed to finally be riding the Ferris wheel, and she continued laughing as she said, bouncing on the seat - and ignoring her brother when he told her not to do this - "Elesa got us on the Ferris wheel! Can gym leaders usually get perks like that?"

"Eh? Gym leader?"

Elesa watched as the carriage containing the young Kalosian siblings was lifted into the air, and she smiled.

"I don't usually use my connections as a gym leader like this, but I suppose this is a good enough cause for it," she thought, giving her badge a quick toss before she put it back in her pocket. She turned and began to walk away, deciding she wouldn't mind seeing Skyla then. She looked up at the darkening sky, wondering almost what the idea would be like from the very top.

New drabble!

First off, I've been wanting to write this for aaaages now! So thank you to SDproductions for suggesting this. Second, I'd like to apologise to Floracat for not doing your drabble first. I told myself I'd write this then hold off on posting it to do your suggestion, but...as you can see...

Didn't turn out like that. :''D

But next drabble will definitely be your suggestion, I promise.

Now, few things I need to get out the way.

Firstly, headcanons featured here.

For starters, there's the language thing. I'd like to think that at the very least, the regions are all bilingual. Like, their first language is whatever language the RL country is based off of speaks (Kanto - Japanese, Kalos - French) and their second being English. Unova's a bit trickier since America has so much heritage, so for now, I'm going super safe and sticking with just English. It's not a permanent thing though. I just want to be sure after I've done more research before I start having Unovans running around speaking multiple languages.

Another headcanon is...not really shown here, but I'd like to feature it, either here next time Elesa shows up or maybe in a separate oneshot/drabble thing outwith this collection. And this headcanon is that Elesa is actually really good at tinkering and wiring and stuff. Because she's apparently the first and so far only Electric gym leader than doesn't tinker.

Second thing I need to mention; school stuff. I need to focus on my exams, especially now school's started back up again. I'll still be writing, however just not as much, I hate to say. And whenever I will be able to write, it will most likely be at weekends, or, if I'm lucky, any spare day I have no homework or plans happening after school. Just so youse know, in case the drabbles are coming slow.

Right, so, here's where I do my usual; thanks for reading, and I do hope you've enjoyed. Please leave a review and a suggestion, and faving and following are appreciated too.

Angel-chan x

I actually wanted to include another scene in this, however with how I wrote the story, it wouldn't have fit in naturally. Therefore, I would like to gift you all this bonus scene! Enjoy!

Bonus scene

"Wow! You can see for miles up here!" Bonnie gasped, looking out over the horizon as the sun set. Clemont, having got over the shock of discovering Elesa to be a gym leader like himself, smiled and said quietly, "Yeah, it's a pretty good view." Motioning for Bonnie to shift closer, he then pointed out at the city directly in front of them, the setting sun making the tall towers appear like silhouettes, casting long shadows over the large desert separating it from Nimbasa City.

"That's Castelia City," he said, then he pointed to the forest beside it, "and that, just beyond Skyarrow Bridge, is Pinwheel Forest."

"D'you think that place is like Santalune Forest?" Bonnie asked, with her brother's response being a shrug. He then shifted himself to the other side of the compartment, Bonnie following. As their booth reached the top of the Ferris wheel, it stopped, no doubt to let people load and unload. This gave them a chance to view the other half of the region.

"Over there, you can just see Driftveil City, and beyond that, Mistralton City," he said. Bonnie quickly pointed out another city and asked, "What's that?"

"I think that's either Opelucid or Icirrus City. I'm not sure," he mumbled. His sister giggled.

"You still know a lot though." The wheel shuddered back to life, bringing the siblings down from the heavens back to earth.