Touko's POV

I continued to slash at the strange men through blurred eyesight as they ran around. They looked lost and confused as they frantically searched the sky. What were they looking for? I stopped swinging the butcher's knife around for a second to glance up into the vast blue sky. I stopped running around when I spotted a helicopter. I caught a glimpse of N's hair inside. I fell to my knees as tears poured out of my eyes even harder than before. The copter flew past the trees and out of my sight. "N?" I whispered to myself. He was gone, and I couldn't do anything about it. Even if I did get my Pokémon earlier, I would have been too late. It would have taken too long to go to the lab and back. The force of reality hit me like a ton of bricks when I realized N was gone, and I didn't know if I would ever see him again. I threw my head back and screamed as hard as I could. Bird Pokémon flew from the trees and away from the sudden noise. The lights inside houses suddenly turned on and doors flew open. People ran straight towards me. The strange men in weird outfits fled from the scene.

"Touko? Touko, what happened? What's wrong?" a voice said. I looked up. It was my mom. I latched onto her shoulder and cried. More people gathered around me. I saw Cheren and his family, Bianca and her family, and more neighbors that I couldn't recognize at the moment.

"He-He-He's gone. They took him. He's gone" I sobbed into my mother's shoulder.

"Who's gone? Who took who? What are you talking about?" Bianca's asked.

"N. N. They took him. I don't know who they were. I think it was Team Plasma. They took him. They took my N" I cried out in hysterics.

"Why do you have a knife? And why is it covered in blood? Why are you covered in blood? Touko, are you okay?" one of the neighbor's asked. I couldn't identify them by the voice, but I knew it was someone I knew.

"I-I-I was using it for-for protection. I-I was using it to fight off the guys that took N. This b-blood isn't mine. It's th-theirs. And I'm not okay. I feel like I'm all alone." I gripped my mother's shirt tighter and continued to cry. What am I going to do?

"Ssshh. There. There. It's okay. Everything will be alright. N will find a way back. Don't worry. He's strong. Besides, he has the Reshiram you gave him, right?" my mother cooed. I sniffled. Yeah, he did have Reshiram. Everything's gonna be okay. I'll just go back into the house and rest. It's still pretty early in the morning. I'll take a nap and carry on with the rest of my day. By the time the day is over, N will be home safe and sound. My mother helped me stand up and led me to N's house. Neighbors watched me off in concern. My mother opened the door to N's house and led me inside. She led me to the couch, and I sat down. "It's still pretty early in the morning. I'm going to go back home and get some sleep. You can stay here and wait for N to come back." I nodded my head in silence. Mom left afterwards.

"N, come back soon" I whispered to myself. I was still tired too, so I went up to N's room and lay down on his bed. The lamp on his side of the bed was still on. Yes, we each have our own side of the bed now. I reached over and turned off the light. My hand retracted back to me and bumped something on the nightstand. I gently grabbed the object. I brought it close to my face and examined it. It was N's belt. I silently gasped and dropped it onto the mattress. "No. No. No. This isn't happening. N has to have Reshiram, right?" I said to myself in disbelief. I grabbed each of his pokéballs on his belt and looked at them. All six of them from his normal team were there, including the extra two that contained Audino and Reshiram. That made a total of eight. I flipped over and buried my face into a pillow. It smelled like N. I cried into the pillow and fell asleep.

Two hours later…

"Touko?" I heard someone say as they shook my body. "Touko?" I opened my eyes and scanned the surrounding area. I was in N's room, but it was not N talking. I blinked and reality came crashing down on me. N was gone. He mustn't be back yet. If he had a chance of escaping, he would have been back by now. He's gone. I buried my head in my pillow and cried.

"GO AWAY!" I yelled into the pillow.

"What's wrong?" the familiar voice of my mother said softly. I withdrew my head from the pillow and glanced up at my mom, sniffling. When did she get in here anyway?

"N isn't coming back. He's gone. Gone forever" I sobbed.

"He's coming back. He's a strong boy. Besides, Reshiram is by his side" my mother said quietly.

"No. He can't get away" I sighed out in defeat.

"Why not? Don't you believe in your own boyfriend?" Mom huffed in annoyance.

"Because he left Reshiram here!" I snapped. My mother's hands flew up to her face and covered her mouth as she gasped.

"Oh my!"

"Can you just leave? I want to be alone for a while. I'll come back home when I'm ready" I said calmly.

"If you want. I can always stay if you like" Mom offered.

"No thanks."

"Okay, but don't stay too long" Mom said worriedly before stalking off. I flipped over on the bed, so I was on my back. I rested my hands on my stomach and stared at the ceiling. I have to come up with a plan to help save N. I do believe he can figure a way out of this mess but without Reshiram, I don't know what he can do. If I can come up with a plan to help N, then I can try and attempt to rescue him whether he needs help or not. So what can I do? I closed my eyes for a second to think. I laid there for what seemed like hours but was actually only twenty minutes. I opened my eyes when I heard a knocking at the door. I quickly got up and went downstairs.

"Coming! Just a minute!" I shouted. The knocking continued and grew increasingly louder. "Hold on!" More knocking. I stomped up to the door and yanked it open.

"For Arceus sake, what is it?!" I growled. Bianca stood in front of me with her hand frozen in a mid-knock position. "Oh, Bianca. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. I've just been having a really bad day" I sighed. She lowered her hand and gave me a gentle smile of understanding.

"Don't worry. I understand. You did have the whole town up earlier, remember?" my blonde friend chuckled, trying to lighten the mood.

"How can I forget?" I said sadly. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"I came to see if you were holding up alright. I know you must miss N like crazy."

"I do" I said quietly. "Won't you come in?"

"I can't. I actually have to get over to Professor Juniper's lab. I only came here to give you this. It's my old good luck charm. I want you to have it" Bianca said, handing me a small box.

"What? I can't accept this. You probably need it more than me" I insisted.

"Nah, I have a new one. I haven't looked at this thing in years. Keep it. I gotta go now. See you later." Bianca skipped away from the house and left me standing there. I was alone again. I closed the door and walked over the cherry wood table. The chair that I pulled out creaked as I sat down. I clutched the box to me chest. Should I open it or not? Maybe I should just give it back to Bianca. No, she wouldn't take it back. I guess I have to keep it. I slowly drew the box away from me and set it on the reddish colored wood. The box was the size of a pokéball. It was orange with a green ribbon, so Bianca like. I grabbed the end of the silk strand and pulled on it. The ribbon untied itself and fell off the box. I gently lifted the lid off the box and peered inside. I gasped.

"Bianca, you shouldn't have. It's so cute" I mumbled to myself. There were tears in my eyes as I grabbed the string and lifted the charm out of the box. Attached to the string was a small figurine of the Pokémon Jirachi, the wish granting Pokémon. No wonder Bianca had this as a good luck charm. It makes people's wishes come true. I smiled at the little figurine and gave it a little hug. "Please, let N come back home safely."

Four hours later…

I scrambled around my bedroom throwing things into my pink shoulder bag. I threw clothes, potions, repels, and food into the sack. I was in a hurry. I decided to go save N. I was going to make a plan, but it didn't exactly turn out the way I wanted it to. My plan was supposed to be well thought out and strategic but it actually isn't. My plan is to wing it. I'll barge into the Team Plasma Castle and take N back. It'll work out...I hope. After everything was all packed, I slung my bag over my shoulder and crept down the stairs. Hopefully Mom won't see me. I wasn't planning on telling her where I was going or what I was going to do. I slowly descended the stairs. When I reached the bottom, the last step creaked under my weight. I froze and tensed up. "Touko? What are you doing?" my mother said, arms crossed over her chest and her foot tapping impatiently.

"I-I-I decided to stay at N's. Who knows when he'll be back. I packed a bag to take over there so that I wouldn't have to keep running from his house to here every time I needed something. I'm gonna stay there until he comes back" I said shrugging. My mother glared at me. The tapping noise from her foot increased in tempo. I cringed. "I-I mean if th-that's alright with y-you." Mom stared at me a few more seconds before smiling.

"Why wouldn't that be okay with me? I think it's a great idea. I'm sure N would be delighted to see you when he comes home. You're the first person he would want to see anyway" mother explained cheerfully. I nodded my head in thanks.

"Bye Mom. Love you" I shouted before rushing out the door towards N's house. I would stay there for the night to make my cover story more convincing and leave bright and early in the morning. I did want to hurry to N, but I didn't want my mother to get worried if I just suddenly left. I'd have to say goodbye to everyone too…in case something does happen while I'm gone. I'll do that now to pass the time. I walked to Cheren's house and knocked on the door. The door opened and revealed Cheren's mother. "Hi, is Cheren here?" I said while peering past the older woman and into the house.

"He's up in his room dear, but maybe you should wait becau-" Cheren's mother started, but I rushed past her and ran up to his room.

"Cheren, I-" I began but stopped mid-sentence once I entered Cheren's room. He froze. My face heated up, and I'm sure I was blushing like crazy as I spun around to look away from my friend. "I-I-I'm sorry. I should have knocked first" I blurted out. My eyes slowly drifted back to look at Cheren. His skin glistened under the light and only a towel covered his lower area.

"Uh, i-i-it's f-fine" Cheren mumbled. I heard him pull open a drawer on his dresser and rummage through it. I heard his towel hit the floor and him scramble to put on clothes. My face grew hotter by the second. What the heck did he think he was doing?! Why was he dressing while I was standing right in the room?! "You can turn around now." I slowly turned around on my heels. He was now wearing his usual attire of blue pants, a white dress shirt, and red tie. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to tell you goodbye" I said sadly. I lowered my gaze to the ground, the bill of my hat casting a shadow over my eyes, so they weren't visible.

"Goodbye? What do you mean?"

"I've decided to go save N. I am going to leave tomorrow morning. I don't know what's going to happen, but I wanted to say goodbye just in case."

"Are you crazy?!"

"A little" I said half-heartedly, trying to smile.

"This is no joke, Touko" Cheren growled.

"I'm sorry. I know that you won't approve what I'm doing, but there is nothing you can do to stop me."

"I know" Cheren sighed.

"What?!" I said in shock, my head shot up to look at his serious face.

"I won't try to stop you. I'll wish you good luck, even if you don't need it. Everything always goes your way" Cheren stated.

"Thank you!" I shouted before pulling Cheren in for a hug. He gently returned the gesture. I pulled away and pecked him on the cheek. "Don't tell anybody about this. Goodbye." I said before leaving. I went to Professor Juniper's next to say goodbye to her and Bianca, but they weren't there. I guess I won't be saying goodbye to them. My tired feet drug me to N's house, where I sat down on the couch. I would leave bright and early when the sun rose.

In the morning…

The trip to N's castle will probably take a few days. Probably even a week at the rate I'll be going. I'm gonna take my time to get there even when I should be hurrying. N would want me to rest and not push myself. I want to make N proud. I looked up in the sky where the colors of the sunrise blended together. I patted Zekrom's head, and we were off. "I'm coming N. I'll find you."

A/N: I had a hard time writing this chapter so sorry if it sucks. Please review.