Which Black & White moment did I pick? NOTHING. It's best that I leave those perfect moments as is and not ruin anything.

MISC: Mechanics 2. Not in-game mechanics, but more… real-life. These real-life mechanics make the world spin (kind of), but are a pain in the ass for stories. Technically, in SE #014: Stranded and SE #030: Gone Fishin', Gold, Crystal, and Platinum would not have survived their near-drown experiences, given the description. Brain cells start to die if the air supply is cut off for too long (more than 3 minutes, I believe). If enough brain cells die, the person could technically survive, but… they'd be a vegetable. I'm fairly sure that 10 minutes without air guarantees death.

As such, we should ignore some of those real-life aspects. In SE #014: Stranded, both Gold and Crystal were knocked unconscious, therefore unable to resuscitate each other. In SE #030: Gone Fishin', it wouldn't make sense for Platinum to be breathing if she was knocked unconscious underwater and it would be awkward for a boy (Diamond) to perform CPR on a girl (Platinum).

Things related to physics, on the other hand, will be applied as much as possible (if I write something that's physically impossible, let me know and why it's impossible). Meaning, no jumping from ridiculous heights and expecting to survive (the impact should shatter several bones at the least), no flying at ridiculous speeds on Pokémon, and none of that "I can swim deep, deep underwater" crap. Except for Sapphire; she's… one big (well, not big) physical anomaly. Pokémon and physics generally stay away from each other, but in SE, SA, and SR, PHYSICS APPLY (don't think too deeply on this, though).

Primary: Black & White.

New Agency:

White sat on a bench and looked straight ahead, lost in deep thought. She was waiting for Black, who was set to arrive anytime. She had called him a few days ago and told him to meet her in Mistralton City, near the airport. There was an opportunity that she could not afford to miss, and it required Black's presence. It wasn't urgent, but it was better to take an opportunity as soon as it came up. But of course, that wasn't the only reason. Traveling alone without a goal was hard, but traveling alone after being with Black for so long was even harder. She missed him, and wanted to travel with him again.

White thought about what she was going to say to Black when he showed up. She knew it was going to be really hard to convince him to take a break from his goal. But perhaps he would agree that this was an opportunity he could not miss or stall. It had been a while since she had last seen him. She wanted to know how much he had changed, and wanted to show him how much she had changed.

Suddenly, someone tapped her shoulder from behind.

"Hey, Miss President!"

White jumped in surprise and quickly looked back. She could see Black standing behind the bench, with what appeared to be ice cream cones in both hands.

"Black!"

"Hi, Miss President. It's been a while."

White put her hands over her heart and took a few deep breaths with her eyes closed. "Don't surprise me like that!" When she opened her eyes, she could see Black holding one of the ice cream cones right in front of her. "… Is that for me?"

"Yep."

"Oh… thank you." White took the cone and noticed something about it. "Is this a Casteliacone?"

"Yep. A couple of months ago, you bought me some Casteliacones and I thought I'd return the favor a little," Black said.

"How did you get these here in Mistralton?" White asked.

"There was a store by the Pokémon Center that sold them. It's apparently for a very limited time."

"Oh, okay. Well, thanks again." White signaled Black to sit with her as she sat on one end of the bench. "Let's talk, Black. It's been a while since we last saw each other."

Black sat beside her. But the moment he did, he noticed a few things about her. Were her eyes always so sharp and piercing? White looked at him, gave a warm smile, and proceeded to lick away at her Casteliacone. Black watched her carefully. It seemed that she was wearing some make up today. How very odd. He had never seen her wear them before, no matter how many times she appeared in front of potential customers. Realizing that he was staring at her, he tried to get her focus away from that fact before she noticed.

"So, Miss President, how'd the Battle Subway go?"

"Oh, it went okay, I guess," White replied. She seemed a little disappointed by the fact that Black's first question was related to battling. "I got far enough to battle those two creepy Subway Masters."

"Wow, really? That's incredible!" Black exclaimed. "So how do you like battling?"

"It's actually quite fun," White said with a smile. "I can see why a lot of people are into it." She suddenly took a deep breath. "Listen, Black… The reason why I called you over here…"

Recognizing her serious tone, Black stopped licking his Casteliacone. He looked at her and waited for her to continue.

"It's because I need you," White blurted out.

Black stared at her. "… What?"

"I – I mean… I'm going to make some changes to the BW Agency, and I really need your help," she added quickly.

"Okay… what kind of changes?"

White pulled out something from her bag and showed it to Black. The Unova Dex Holder looked at it and noticed that it was the layout of the new advertisement poster for BW Agency.

"Turn your Pokémon into a star! Turn your Pokémon into a proficient battler! ... Huh, so you're going to train other people's Pokémon?"

"Well… not me. I don't think I'm ready for that." She looked at him and after a few seconds, spoke. "I was hoping that… you would lead that part of the BW Agency."

"Me?" 'So… if I say yes, then I get to stay as her employee, huh?' "Sure, I guess. I'm still your employee, after all."

White grabbed his free hand with hers and gave him another smile. "Thank you so much. I'm sure we'll make a great team!" She let go of his hand and handed him another sheet. "Here, this is our schedule for today."

Black finished his Casteliacone and took the sheet. He glanced at his watch as he read. "So… there's an event in a couple of hours in the park about the new program, and…" Black froze as he tried to process the information. "… We're leaving Unova afterwards?"

"Yes. We are," White said as she finished her Casteliacone.

"Miss President, you know I can't do that. I'm still in the middle of my quest to conquer the Pokémon League," Black said with a troubled look. "I'm really sorry, but I don't think I can go with you."

"I know that you'd like to challenge the Pokémon League as soon as possible," White started. "But this is an opportunity that you wouldn't want to miss or stall." She looked at Black's bag. "That device you were carrying around. It was something called the Pokédex, right?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"You see, I did some research on the Pokédex, and I found out that there are 13 others in other regions who have them, and every single one of them were involved in various cataclysmic events. They're supposedly very talented trainers who played the most important roles in defeating evil teams and foiling their plots."

"And what about them?" Black asked with an uninterested expression.

"Some of them have accomplished remarkable feats. One of them successfully gathered all 8 Gym Badges and defeated two evil teams within 80 days, one of them won the Pokémon League at the age of 11, and-"

Black suddenly looked very interested. "Really?"

White smiled. 'Just as I thought…' "Yes. And I was thinking… because you have a Pokédex too, they'll be very nice to you and maybe even teach you a few things. And maybe they could teach me to become a better trainer."

Black jumped to his feet. "Alright, then! Let's hurry up and get your scheduled event over with!" He looked over at White. "It's just the two of us, right?" The president nodded. "Alright then! Let's go!"

Black proceeded to run towards the park where the event was scheduled to take place. White followed and chose to believe that he sounded happy knowing that he would be going to another region with her and no one else. Relieved that everything had gone according to plan so far, she smiled and thought about what she was going to say in the event.

Two hours later…

Black stood near the set-up stage in the park, watching White promote her company. Quite a lot of people gathered in the park, as White had distributed the advertisements in populated areas around the city for a couple of days.

"… As I have said, the BW Agency will now start the training program!" White said through the microphone. "But as this is new to the company, we will need a few volunteers to lend us their Pokémon to test out the training process. If the training does not meet your standards, then we guarantee full refund!"

The crowd became noisy with discussion amongst themselves. White waited for a few seconds before she spoke.

"I will now answer any questions regarding the new program."

"Does this mean that the BW Agency will no longer continue the movie star program?" asked someone in the middle row.

White shook her head. "No, the BW Agency will continue with all of its previous programs and functions. The training program is an addition, not a replacement."

"Who will train the Pokémon?" asked someone in the front row.

"Ah, good question! Thank you for asking!" White exclaimed. She made a hand signal to someone off-stage and the screen behind her came to life. "Currently, two very talented and famous people have agreed to work with me on this program!" She glanced back at the screen and continued. "One is the current Gym Leader of Nimbasa City, the Shining Beauty, Miss Elesa!"

White then stepped to the side so that she wouldn't block the video screen. Elesa's recorded message played on screen and the audience murmured agreements and approvals amongst themselves.

"The other person should be very famous here in Mistralton," White said once the message ended. "She's the city's very own Gym Leader, Miss Skyla!"

The president looked up, and Black (along with everyone else) looked up as well. He could see a jet fly across the sky and pull off several loops and stunts, writing "BW Agency" with the canister filled with sky-writing powder.

The people in the audience started to talk amongst themselves, some astonished by the support of two Gym Leaders. Black simply looked on, wondering why he was leading the new department within the BW Agency when there were two Gym Leaders in it. He figured that they were not full-time employees of the agency. White waited until the crowd settled down before continuing.

"The two Gym Leaders have agreed to train the Pokémon in this program during their spare time and training sessions for Gym Battles. But as the program has just started, we will only accept a few Pokémon at first. Please register your Pokémon with my assistants if you wish to participate in the program. Thank you very much for attending the event!"

White bowed to the audience and turned to give the microphone and a new set of instructions to her assistants. Suddenly, the people in the audience started to shout and scream. The president turned to see what the commotion was about, and so did Black. They could see three Team Plasma grunts and 'their' Pokémon (Cryogonal, Maractus, Ferrothorn), glaring at everyone on the stage.

"Pokémon are not tools!" one of them yelled. "You should not use them for profit!"

One of the grunts pointed at White. "Kill her and liberate the Pokémon!"

At that instant, the Cryogonal launched a burst of Ice Shard while Maractus and Ferrothorn shot Pin Missile. The crowd of people gathered for the event started to panic and flee.

Black hastily tried to run towards the Plasma grunts in an attempt to stop them. But he couldn't make any progress thanks to the tidal wave of people fleeing. Instead, he found himself being pushed back.

On stage, White tried to get out of sight as fast as possible. She would fight back once she was off the stage and everyone else fled. Sure, there were three Plasma grunts, but she was sure that she could take them with Black. But unfortunately for her, she wasn't given the opportunity. Even as she was turning to run, a single Ice Shard stabbed into her side while two pins from the Pin Missile hit her just below the heart.

Black instantly froze as the girl crumpled to the ground. He snapped back into focus and started to run through the screaming horde of people when the three Plasma grunts started to move closer to her…

"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Black roared as loud as he could possibly manage. One unfortunate person standing way too close to him started to run the other way, thus creating even more chaos.

White's assistants quickly rushed to her aid. The president was gasping for air but she still managed to send out her entire Pokémon team to defend herself. The team consisted of the Braviary borrowed from Black, Deerling which she caught on her own, and the Servine that… somehow ended up with her. White didn't like thinking about how she got the thing.

Black soon managed to fight his way through the horde of people and sent out his entire team to fight the Plasma grunts. He wanted to destroy them, but he couldn't focus. His eyes kept moving towards the stage, where White was. But luckily for him, several Flying types arrived and started to attack the Plasma grunts. Black looked at them and soon recognized them to as Skyla's.

The Mistralton Gym Leader was in the process of landing her jet when she thought she saw an Ice Shard being used. Since the event below was a strictly peaceful one, there was no reason for an attack. With her superior eye sight, the Gym Leader saw White collapse on the stage and assumed the worst. She hastily landed the jet (disregarding some safety procedures) and the moment the cockpit hatch opened, sent out her entire team to help.

Seeing Skyla's team fighting the Plasma grunts, Black got his team to assist while he rushed to White's side. She wasn't moving and her eyes were closed.

"Miss President!" he called. "Are you okay?"

"Black… … Pull… it out…" White gasped out.

Black looked at where she was pointing and could see a big shard of ice sticking out of her side.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes…"

Black looked around in panic and spotted one of White's assistants looking at his boss with a blank look.

"Hey, you!" Black called. "Go call an ambulance!" He then looked at the shard of ice and carefully grabbed it. White gasped and groaned as the slight movement tore her flesh. "Okay… here it comes… I'm really sorry, Miss President."

Black pulled on the shard of ice as hard as possible and with a loud ripping noise, the shard came loose. He then checked on White's condition and noticed that she was still conscious. White tried to say that she was okay, but couldn't. She noticed that she couldn't move or say anything. Black was asking whether she was okay, but there was no way she could answer. She could only stare and try to stay conscious as Black gently lifted her onto his arms.

"Hang in there, Miss President… you're going to be okay!" Black said reassuringly.

White couldn't tell whether his reassurance was directed at her or himself. Her eyes kept closing on their own, even as she tried to keep them open. Eventually, as she rested her head on Black's chest, she steadily lost consciousness.

…

White groaned as she opened her eyes. She seemed to be in a hospital of some sort… Well, that was understandable. She tried to sit up but felt excruciating pain from her side. As a result, she chose to remain lying on the bed. She then looked around the room to see if there was anyone there. She was all alone, but there was a chair pulled up close to her bed.

'I wonder who was sitting here…' White thought. 'Could it be Black?' She looked around for her Xtransceiver so that she may check the time and date. Her eyes opened wide in shock when she saw the date. 'I've been out for a whole week?' She groaned. 'A whole week wasted… I hope the vice president took over my company for the time being…' With a sigh, she looked over at the chair pulled up beside her. 'There's no way Black would stay here… Knowing him, he definitely wouldn't waste a whole week…'

As White pondered about what she was going to do as soon as she was cleared to leave the hospital, the door to her room opened. The president looked over and noticed that Black was in the doorway.

"Hey, Miss President! You're awake!" he said happily. He quickly walked over and sat on the chair beside the bed. "How are you doing? You okay?"

"… Black?" White muttered, her voice still hoarse. "I didn't think you would've stayed this long…"

"Oh, come on. I wouldn't leave you at a time like this!" Black said. "Only a complete bastard would do such a thing."

White smiled and started to laugh a little. She suddenly groaned and put a hand on her side. "Ow… it hurts to laugh…"

"Miss President, you need to take care of yourself," Black said.

"What happened after I… passed out?"

"Well, the three Plasma bastards got arrested… they'll be charged with attempted murder. There's no way out for them. There are hundreds of witnesses. And as for you, the two pins from Pin Missile hit and broke a rib but nothing else. The Ice Shard… punctured a lung. You'll heal, but not for a while." Black appeared very worried. "For the time being, you shouldn't do anything tiring. So you can't run or anything like that."

"So… what's going to happen?" White asked.

"I think you'll have to stay in the hospital for… at least two weeks, so… I'll stay with you until you're better. Then we'll think of what to do."

White looked at Black and stayed silent for a short while. "… Black, come close. I want to say something to you before anything else." When Black did as told, she simply reached over and kissed him.

"… Miss President, what…" Black stammered once the kiss ended.

"Listen… I… love you. I always have. That's the reason why I called you over to Mistralton and told you that we're going to another region by ourselves. I want to stay with you. As much as I like the idea of staying with you until I recover, I can't let you stay here for all that time. You have a goal, and I know how much you're looking forward to challenging the Pokémon League. So… I can't let you stay with me."

"But Miss President, I-"

"Unless," White interrupted. "… I could go with you. No, scratch that. I will go with you. The jet I borrowed allows me infinite flights within a time span of a month, and considering our return flight, we should take it immediately."

"Miss President, you're still really hurt. You can't leave the hospital for at least a week," Black argued.

"No, I'll just consider this to be one of my training tests. I heard that a trainer needs to train him or herself equally as much as their Pokémon. I can't stay in a hospital for over a week just because of one injury. So Black, as your boss, I'm ordering you to book a flight scheduled to leave Mistralton later today. Preferably after dinner."

Black simply stared at her, wondering why she was acting so stubborn. A few seconds afterwards, he left her hospital room. Once he was out of the hospital, he sent out his Munna.

"Clear my head," he said. "I need to think…"

On her bed, White sighed. She didn't like sounding so… cruel and stubborn. But she felt that it was the only way to ensure that Black would stay with her. She was afraid that Black would leave her once he knew that she would eventually recover. She felt the ambush kiss helped a lot too.

Within an hour, Black returned. He sat on the chair beside the bed and looked at White. The president gave him an apologetic smile for ordering him around.

"So… did you book the flight?" she asked.

"No. I postponed it," Black answered. "The manager heard from the news that you were attacked by Team Plasma and generously postponed the one-month time frame to a later date."

"What? Why? How could you?" White demanded.

"Miss President, I think I know why you're acting like this," Black said abruptly. "You said you love me, and therefore you want the best for me. You don't want me to stall in challenging the Pokémon League. And in response to that…" Without warning, he reached over and kissed her. "I love you too, Miss President. And therefore, I want what's best for you. And the best for you is for you to stay here and recover. As your employee, I'll stay with you until you recover. Then, we'll book the flight and go to… wherever."

"W – Well, if you put it that way," White stammered. Her cheeks were flushed from embarrassment. "Then… okay. But what are you going to do in the meantime?"

"I'll train my Pokémon some more, and see what I can think of for that new battling program of the BW Agency. I'm still your employee, after all."

White smiled brightly. "Thanks Black. I feel much better now."

"Alright then, Miss President. You should get some rest. I'll be waiting just outside the room. Call me if you need me."

"Okay…"

Black held her hand for a few seconds before he let go and left the room. Outside, he took out his Munna's Pokéball and looked at it.

"Oh, what would I do without you?" he asked with a smile. "If you think I did something wrong to Miss President, let me know as soon as possible."

Damn. This did not turn out nearly as well as I thought (the reason why SE took so damn long to update). But this chapter will be important in future SE/SR (non DHC) chapters where I may get everyone to meet. I find it odd that I'm writing about how Black and White will meet the others when (in actual Pokémon Special) Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum haven't even met their seniors yet.

Conclusion? No more Black & White until I feel I'm ready.

I have absolutely no idea what the thing used for sky-writing is called. I know there's a canister at the end of the plane that releases something to mimic exhaust plumes (or something) for sky-writing, but I just don't know what it's called.

Next up: Green & Blue… quite possibly the very last.

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