Sorry I haven't updated in forever. Computer problems plus homework equals no updates.

That aside, read and I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: This is bloody fanfiction. Of course I don't own anything

Amy hadn't expected to run into N again so soon. It had taken her four days to make it to Nacrene City, especially after she stopped to deal with Team Plasma robbing a little girl and having to make a trip back to Striaton City for supplies for her and her Pokémon. She thought that four days would have left him long past Nacrene City.

Instead he was currently lying flat on his back after she ran into him while running through the outskirts of Pinwheel Forest.

"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry are you all right?" She babbled as she struggled to her feet and looked at who she had run into. She had frozen at the sight of his green hair, unsure of what to do.

N too was startled, staring at her from the ground. Amy managed to get a grip on herself and helps N to his feet. "I am sorry, I didn't see you there." She told him.

"It's fine, really. I'm unharmed." N told her, looking away awkwardly. Amy, without having anything else to say, simply looked away as well. Finally, N cleared his throat.

"How are your arms?" He asked her cautiously, remembering the source of her injuries.

Amy's irritation at the boy flared up and she self-consciously rubbed her bandages. "Fine. They still haven't healed. What about your Purloin? How's it doing?" The last part came out more bitterly than Amy intended but she wasn't happy with N or his Pokémon.

"I don't know," He told her. "I released him."

"You what?" Amy was a little surprised at that fact. "Why?"

"I asked him why he attacked you," N shrugged, looking away. "He told me because you got in his way. He also said that Snivy shouldn't have gotten in his way. I told him he shouldn't have attacked you. He said he should have and he should have killed all three of you. At that point there was no hope of helping him. He felt he had the right to kill other Pokémon when he chose. So I released him. Such a Pokémon won't last long in the wild."

That sounded cold to Amy and she was a little annoyed that killing people wasn't a reason to release his Purloin but she didn't comment. N looked around, obviously at a loss for words. Amy kept glancing to the Forrest behind her, and N followed her gaze. "What are you doing in Pinwheel Forrest?" He asked.

Amy grinned. "I was looking for a Fighting type Pokémon. I need one for taking on Lenora."

"Oh," N looked sad and surprised. "I suppose you've found the lucky Pokémon haven't you? Just went and threw a Pokeball and had it join you?"

Amy looked appalled. "Of course not! I don't force Pokémon to join me. That's just wrong. Pokémon are my friends, I wouldn't force them to go with me."

"And yet you keep them in a Pokeball? And you order them around in battle?" N shot back.

That made Amy grin. "N, if you released Purloin, I'd assume you have some new Pokémon. May I see them?" N looked confused and handed her three Pokeballs, which she looked at for a moment before N blushed before taking his Pokeball back, realisation sinking in. "And the reason I order my Pokémon around is the same reason a general directs their troops. It's the best way for me to help them in a fight since I can't fight beside them."

N tilted his head slightly and looked away, trying to understand what Amy had said. Amy giggled a little, his expression reminding her of a Lillypup. The thought suddenly brought a sombre feeling over her but she pushed it away. Lillypup was happy with Bianca and that was all that mattered.

A tug on her leg forced her from her musings. Panpour was by her side, pulling her back towards the clearing. Amy grinned and told him, "I'll be right there." She turned to N and asked, "You want to come?"

N looked at her, confused. Amy's grin widened as she grabbed his hand and made him follow. In the clearing Snivy and dozens of other Poékmon were gathered, waiting for her. "Sorry if I held you up. You guys wore me out. But N's here to; I'm sure he wants to play." N looked at Amy, his confusion growing.

"Amy, what are talking about? What do they want me to do?" N asked her, clearly confused and distraught because of it.

"Play with them of course. I think they want to play Tag." Amy was all smiles now as she ran towards the crowd of Pokémon with purejoy on her face. N didn't move; he watched Amy run around with the Pokémon chasing her with a strange fascination. Partly it was the Pokémon looked so happy to have Amy, a human play with them. But mostly it was Amy herself.

N would have been content to watch her for the entire time. He watched her run, watched the way her hair bounced as she moved. He loved how it shone, the curly auburn brown that carresed her face, which he was struggling to describe. He couldn't think of a word that fit her, no matter how hard he thought, he didn't know a word that fit her. He wanted desperately to put his feelings into words, to understand them, equate them with somethign familiar but he couldn't. He simply watched and felt his shoulders relax, as if nothing else mattered.

Amy came up to him a few moments later, panting slightly. "Why don't you join in?" She asked, a slight amount of concern crossing her face.

N shrugged and looked down at his shoes. "I don't know," He answered. "What do I do?"

"Just play," She told him. He frowned and so did she. "You do know how to play and have fun, don't you?" She asked gently.

N shook his head. Amy looked at him for a moment and then a look of determination crossed her face. "Well, we'll have to fix that. Everyone, can you come here for a second?" Amy called over. The Pokémon perked at her cry and rushed over, curious and axious as to what was going on. Snivy saw N for what appeared to be the first time and glared, sliding towards Amy but she ignored it.

"N here hasn't played before, so I think we all need to teach him," She told the crowd. "Do you all think you can help me?" The Pokémon all nodded or cried out in agreement. Amy took N by the arm and told him, "Tag is a simple game. Someone is "it" and tries to touch another player in order to "tag" them. When that person is tagged, they are now "it". So if I'm "it", I chase everyone and try and tag someone. If I tag Snivy then she's it and tries to tag someone back. Does that make sense?"

N stared at her and nodded hesitantly. Amy grinned and told the Pokémon, "Go easy on him, it's his first time. Now, who wants to be it?" The Pokémon all looked around and finally stared at Amy. She grinned and held up her hands in mock defense. "Ok, fine, I'll be it. You all have five seconds; better run quick!" The Pokémon ran off and after a moments hesitation, N followed.

After more than an hour of running around, Amy and N collapsed at the side of the clearing. Both were hot and sweaty but wore big, silly grins on their faces. Amy leaned back on her hands and asked, "So? Did you like having fun?"

N looked at her, confused before seeing her giggle and he chuckled. "Yes, having fun is most enjoyable." He responded. "It seems I missed quite a bit growing up. But I have to ask, is Lillypup all right? I didn't see him travelling with you and he was badly injured last time I saw him."

Amy sighed and leaned back fully onto the grass. After a moment, she answered, "Lillypup was fine last time I saw him. He's travelling with my friend Bianca now."

"Why? Did you give him to her?" N asked. Amy shook her head. "So..."

"Lillypup wanted to travel with Bianca. He's very protective and he wants to keep his trainer safe. He loves me and Bianca but he decided he needed to travel with her." Amy's voice was a neutral as she could make it but N could hear a slight amount of pain.

"But you didn't want him to go?" He asked her.

"Of course not," Amy told him. "I love Lillypup. And even though it is the Pokémon's choice, when I catch something I want it to stay with me."

N nodded slowly, and lay beside her. They sat silently for a few moments as the Pokémon in the clearing wore themselves out and Snivy and Panpour joined them. N nodded once to Snivy, who only murmered, "Sniv," before lying beside Amy. N nodded at the statement. "Don't hurt her again," Snivy had warned him.

N glanced over at Amy and then rolled on his side. "Well, you caught me Amy. Does that mean you want me to stay with you?" He asked cheekily. Amy looked over at him shocked until she remembered that she "caught" him in Tag. The same cheeky look came over her as she rolled over to face him and reached a hand over.

"Only if you want to," She told him quietly. "You know I never force." N smiled at her and she smiled back as he gently took her hand. They lay there for a moment, only to turn away as Snivy sighed and Panpour make a slight cooing noise. Amy knew her cheeks were red and she could seen N's pale cheeks flushing too.

The sun was starting to set so Amy stood up and stretched. N stood up as well, and looked at the clearing. "None of those Pokémon wanted to come with you?" He asked her, surprised.

"Oh, one of the Timburr and a few Sawks and Trows wanted to but only for a little while. They wouldn't want to leave home and it isn't fair to train them and strengthen then only to throw them back out into the wild. They'd disrupt the whole natural order if I made them stronger." Amy shrugged as she helped Snivy and Panpour onto her shoulders.

"So, that's it? But what about the Gym?" N asked her. "What about battling Lenora?"

Amy shrugged again, careful not to displace Snivy or Panpour. "I'll figure something else out. I'll use a different strategy probably."

N looked at her for a moment, something tweaking at his memory. "Amy, why are you taking the Gym Leader Challenge?" He asked her.

Amy looked at him surprised. "Because I want to see the best trainers in the region," Amy told him. "I'm on my journey to research Pokémon for Professor Juniper and this way I can see Pokémon without catching them. But also, I need the money. I battled a little on my way here but aside from the first Gym and the Nugget I sold, I really don't have enough money to keep travelling. So by training for the Gym Battles against other Trainers and battling Gym Leaders, I can afford to keep going. Does that make sense?"

N nodded and a small smile crossed his face. "Well, I think I have a solution to your current problem," N told her, reaching into his bag. He pulled out a small disk Amy recognised as a TM. "This contains Rock Smash, a Fighting type move. It looks like both Snivy and Panpour can learn it, so I think it would make challenging the Gym a little easier."

Amy was shocked. "N are you sure?" She asked him, staring at the disk in awe.

"Take it. I can get a second, and TMs are reuseable. One is enough for anyone." N smiled warmly as he handed it to her. "I expect that your Pokémon will need time to learn to use it properly but knowing how good of a team you all are, you should be ready to challenge the Gym tomorrow. Would you mind if I met you here? I'd like to have another battle with you, a proper one this time."

Amy took the disk from him and smiled back, a little shyly. "Sure." She replied. N started to walk away, into town and Amy called to him, "N? Thank you." The boy nodded back to her and disapeared into the night.

Snivy looked at Panpour, sighing in what appeared to be disgust. Panpour quietly scolded her, while rubbing his hands with glee. "Ok you two," Amy said as she too headed towards town. "What are you getting all worked up about?" Both Pokémon stayed silent, and left Amy to wonder what they were to excited about as she headed to get a room for the night.

N was correct in assuming that Amy would need to practice with Rock Smash but Amy was feeling like he overestimated her ability to teach it to her Pokémon. So far, Snivy and Panpour had tried to use the move with varying success. Panpour had so far appeared to master the move but he lacked the power to use the move to much potential. Amy figured he could take on one, maybe two of Lenora's weaker Pokémon but his attack just wasn't high enough. Snivy on the other hand, wasn't doing much good with the move at all. She kept trying and trying to use the move and both she and Amy were running out of patience. Panpour had tried to help but so far, it was only making Snivy more annoyed.

Amy was at her wits end and it was getting later and later in the day. Growling, she flopped down on the grass beside Snivy and Panpour. Snivy came up to her, looking hesitant and unhappy. Amy sighed and gently stroked Snivy's head. "It's not your fault girl," Amy told her. "I know how hard you're trying. But I just can't manage to teach you Rock Smash."

Cheren suddenly emerged from the path, nearly tripping over Amy. With another growl, she rolled out of the way and muttered, "Why do I meet everyone like this? Being tripped or running into them or..."

Cheren steadied himself and looked at Amy confused. "Are you talking to yourself again?" He asked cautiously. Amy blushed and shook her head. Cheren surveyed the damage to the area, which consisted of fully smashed and half smashed boulders and craters. "Trying to learn a new move?" He asked her.

Amy nodded and sighed. "Snivy is. Panpour's learned it but he doesn't have enough power to take on Lenora alone and without some sort of a type advantage I don't think challenging her is a good idea. So I'm trying to teach them Rock Smash."

Cheren frowned for a moment, then looked at Snivy. "How come she hasn't Evolved yet? Snivy should be at a high enough level to have Evolved by now."

"Evolved?" Amy asked frowning.

"Sure," Cheren threw a Pokeball out and out flashed a larger blue otter who stood squarely, a shell in each of its hands. "Oshawott evolved not that long after we beat those Grunts and gave that little girl back her Pokémon. Snivy has more than enough power to evolve, so I wonder why she hasn't. Mind if I look her over?"

"Only if she doesn't," Amy told him. Snivy shrugged and hopped onto a boulder for Cheren to look at her. After a few moments of gently searching, Cheren grinned and gently tugged on a spot behind Snivy's neck.

"Here looks to be the problem," Cheren told Amy. "This looks to be an Everstone." Amy looked over the small ovular rock, slightly confused. "Stones like these prevent a Pokémon from Evolving. It surpressed Snivy's energy enough that she was having trouble releasing any of her power, much less learning a new move. Snivy must have gotten it stuck training. With that gone, she should be fine."

Amy looked impressed and Snivy looked better. She gave a bit of a grin at Cheren before leaping onto Amy's shoulder. "Thank's Cheren," Amy told him. "You seem to know everything."

Cheren shrugged, embarressed. "Knowledge is power Amy," He told her. "And I want to be the strongest. I want to show the world I'm strong."

Amy grinned at him. "Cheren, the strongest in the land," She teased. "You'll need a Zebstrika to carry your ego if that happens. Of course, it could just help you ride out and sweep Bianca off her feet."

Cheren blushed a deep red at that point. After a light cough, he asked, "So anyway, since I helped with Snivy, mind if I have a battle? It will help Snivy Evolve if nothing else."

Amy looked at Panpour and Snivy, both of whom nodded. "Sure," Amy said as she stood up. "We could use some more training. But we'll have to make it fast; I'm planning on challenging Lenora today and the museum doesn't stay open that late."

Cheren nodded. "Well then, let's get started. I've got a new partner here. Go Purloin!" He threw the ball and the small purple cat Pokémon flipped in the air and landed lightly on its two feet.

Amy looked at Snivy. "Let's start with you girl," Amy told her. "This is perfect for you to practice Rock Smash." Snivy nodded and squared herself up as she ran into the battle field.

Snivy stood at the ready as Purloin stared at her in horror. It didn't move even as Snivy started running and before Snivy could land a blow, it fainted right in front of her.

Cheren and Amy both stared in shock. Amy burst out laughing and told Snivy, "Easiest battle we ever fought, eh girl?" Snivy nodded and looked at Purloin again. After a closer inspection, Snivy hissed and both vines shot out.

Cheren and Amy both stared again, this time at Snivy. Amy caught on first, and asked, "Cheren, where did you catch this Purloin?"

"Just outside Striaton. It was harrasing some local Pokémon and challenged me. I caught it because N's looked strong." Cheren shrugged. "It was a little hard to work with and had some violent tendencies but with a bit of a firm hand, I've managed to train it."

Amy shook her head. "Cheren, that is N's old Purloin. He told me he released it after leaving Striaton. It fainted after remembering what Snivy did to it."

Cheren looked worriedly at the Pokémon and suddenly his gaze shot up again. "Wait, you saw N again? When?"

"Yesterday," Amy told him. "We played Tag here in the forrest with the local Pokémon. He gave me the TM Rock Smash."

Cheren shook his head slowly. Amy ignored him and asked, "Are we going to continue the battle?"

Cheren sighed and nodded. "Go, Dewott," He called out. "It won't be easy now that he evolved Amy," Cheren warned her.

Amy just grinned. "Ok Snivy, now you can practice your Rock Smash. Let's get him." Snivy let out a battle cry and charged.

"Dodge Dewott and use Water Gun," Cheren ordered. Dewott jumped back as he fired short bursts of water. Snivy dodged from both sides and rushed again.

"Use Rock Smash Snivy," She called as Snivy lunged forward with her arms outstretched. The blow connected and rattled Dewott a little, lower his Defense.

"Get her away from you Dewott, use Razor Shell," Cheren ordered. Dewott fingered the two scallops on his legs and threw one, then the other in a wide arc.

The first one caught Snivy on the arm, causing her to cry out and stumble back. The second slashed at her back, knocking her to the ground. "Snivy!" Amy cried out. "Jump back, get out of range!"

Snivy struggled to her feet and pushed off the ground, jumping out of range of the shells as Dewott threw them again. Water wasn't strong against Grass but Dewott's attack and the strength of the move was compensating for Type disadvantage.

Cheren laughed and ordered, "Use Water Gun, while she's in range."

"Snivy, Vine Whip!" Amy ordered. Snivy snaked out a vine and cracked it sharply across Dewott's shoulder as he prepared to attack. Dewott cried out and missed. The two started circling each other, firing off attacks and trying to hit the other without exposing themselves. Snivy was faster than Dewott but Dewott had stronger moves and was stronger. Snivy had already taken damage and wasn't going to be able to take many hits.

Making a bold dash, Snivy leapt into the air and flew past Dewott, cracking him on the head with Vine Whip as she passed. Dewott cried out and turned angrilly, throwing one of the scallops as it used Razor Shell.

"Snivy, move!" Amy yelled but it was too late. Snivy took the shell across the back and was knocked flying, landing out of sight.

"Snivy?" Amy called out. "Snivy, are you all right girl?"

She didn't get a response and Cheren looked worried. "She might have been knocked out Amy," He told her. "We better find her, fast."

Before either could move though, the bushes behind them rustled. Amy whirled around, seeing nothing more than a flash of movement. It circled around, slipping out of view as Cheren, Amy and Dewott tried to follow it.

Finally, out of the bushes burst a large green shape, that cried, "Ser," before launching a small bundle of spinning leaves at Dewott. He took the blow square on and was knocked flying backwards with a thump. Cheren ran over but he didn't get up.

Amy stared at the green figure in front of her, who looked somewhat familiar in its pose. With a very proud, "Ser," the Pokémon stalked over to her and nuzzled her gently. Amy stroked the neck and found a familiar rough spot. "Snivy?" She asked. The Pokémon made a purr-like sound and nuzzled a bit harder.

Cheren stared in awe. "Snivy evolved in the middle of the battle. I can't believe it," He muttered. "From Snivy to Servine, just like that. Poof."

Amy grinned and stroked Servine's head. "Well, does that feel better girl? You evolved and improved on your Rock Smash. Think you're ready to take on the Gym?" Servine gave a shrill affermative and was about to jump on Amy's shoulder before thinking better of it. She instead walked within arm's reach of Amy and proudly led the way into town while Panpour lept onto Amy's shoulder with his tongue stuck out. Amy laughed and headed back into Nacrene City.

N was waiting for her outside the Gym, much to Amy's surprise. She didn't think that he'd really be waiting for her and she was pleased he had decided to wait for her. She was a little taken aback by the size of the Gym but tried to keep that from distracting her as she approached N hesitently.

N saw her and gave a large warm grin. "There you are Amy," He told her as he came down the steps to greet her. "I was worried that you wouldn't make it today."

"And miss a chance to beat you again? No way," Amy told him grinning.

"We'll just have to see about that now won't we?" N laughed as he sent out his first Pokémon, a Pidove, and Amy sent out Panpour.

The two circled each other, Pidove's speed and Panpour's dodging keeping them apart. Pidove's Tackle was kept at bay with Water Gun. The two danced around each other for a while before Amy ordered Panpour onto the offensive. When Pidove flew down to Tackle, Panpour intercepted with Rock Smash before jumping on Pidove's back. The two grappled for a short time in the air, Pidove flying up high and diving to try and remove the small monkey Pokémon. Finally, Pidove gave in and started falling from the sky. Both Amy and N yelled in horror as Pidove fell, chasing after the falling image trying to grab their Pokémon.

They weren't there in time to catch them but when N and Amy arrived there was a very wet but relatively unharmed Panpour and Pidove. Amy was confused but N didn't waste time trying to figure out what happened; he just started going over Pidove for injures. Amy hurried over as well, kneeling down over Panpour and trying to figure out what was wrong. Panpour simply looked up at her dizzily, appearing to be otherwise fine.

N shook his head as he returned his Pidove. "I don't understand it. Pidove is fine. But the fall should have hurt it."

Amy looked around and decided to try and draw N's attention to the water. "And how come both Panpour and Pidove are soaked? They fell on concrete N. They shouldn't be wet."

N looked around, noticing the water for the first time. "Water?" He muttered. "Panpour, was this you?"

Panpour looked at N and nodded. After murming something to him, N nodded slowly and told Amy, "Panpour slowed their fall with Water Gun and pulled Pidove's wings open near the ground to slow the fall. We'll need to get them checked out at the Pokémon Centre but I think they should be all right." N adressed the monkey Pokémon this time. "Thank you for saving Pidove."

Panpour murmered something and Amy recalled him, fearing he may be more damaged than she thought and knowing the Pokeball would halt any further damage done. N stood up and waited until Amy did the same to ask, "Do you wish to continue battling? Or should we call it a day?"

Amy shook her head. "Panpour will be fine and I do owe you a proper rematch," She told him. "Besides, I still have another Pokémon. So we cna continue if you want to."

N nodded sheepishly and pulled out another Pokeball. "As much as I might not want to admit it, I do wish to continue," He confessed. "If only to battle with you again." He threw his Pokeball and out flashed a Timburr.

Amy nodded and threw her own ball. "Come on Servine, it's your turn." Servine appeared with a flash and as soon as she laid eyes on Timburr, she narrowed her eyes in anticipation of battle. Timburr actually looked nervous as Amy and N brought their Pokémon to bear in the battle.

Servine didn't waste time charging in or using Vine Whip. Instead, she dove off to the sidetaking advantage of her speed to confuse Timburr as it followed her blurring form. After spinning a few circles around Timburr and making it dizzy, she shot multiple blasts of Leaf Tornado at the Timburr. The hits did damage but also caused Timburr to focus in on Servine. It charged forward, swinging it's board of wood at Servine's head.

Servine ducked under the blow, only to be caught in the chest by the other end of the wood. She glared and snaked out a vine, grabbing around the wood and trying to pull. Timburr pushed instead of fighting, trying to knock Servine off ballance. Servine gave a growl and twisted, trying to throw Timburr away. The two wrestled over the wood, pushing and pulling as Timburr used its greater strength to push Servine and she retaliated by twisting with her vines.

Finally, Servine was being pushed towards the wall of the Gym as Timburr shoved her forward. N had yelled a warning about not hurting Servine but Servine had protested and was pushing back. Servine dug in her feet, pushing with all her might and staring, almost nose to nose, back into the struggling but smug face of Timburr. Amy saw the glint in Servine's eye, and before she could stop what she knew was going to happen, Servine reared her head back and slammed it right into Timburr's face.

Timburr howled and stumbled back, letting go of the wood. Servine tossed it away and grabbed Timburr's ankle with Vine Whip, yanking to throw Timburr away. The poor Pokémon flew across the battle field before coming to a rest by N. It tried to get up but N shook his head. "You did a good job Timburr. That's enough for now." N recalled Timburr and called out his last Pokémon.

Amy and Servine both looked down and saw his last Pokémon to be Tympole. Servine looked at it, then at Amy, then back at it. Amy looked at N and asked, "Are you sure we should continue? This isn't even a fair fight for you."

"It will be fine. Tympole's more powerful than you think," N told her. Amy sighed but nodded. "Tympolu, use Mud Sh-"

"Leaf Tornado," Amy said flatly. Servine shot the single spiral of leaves and Tympole flew backwards before falling limply. N stared in shock. "Tympole is a Water type N. It's not as experienced as Servine and has a much lower defence. And when it evolves, it has only one weakness after it gains Ground type; Grass. That's why I offered for us to quit there."

N sighed. "And once again I lose, and I make myself look like an idiot in doing so. Well, thank you anyway Amy. That was a good battle." He fished around in his pocket and pulled out a small box and a card. "What's your number?"

Amy raised an eyebrow. "That was subtle and abrubt." She told him.

N shook his head. "No, your card number. You know, your money card? How else do you plan to get money from your battles. Just use your Xtranciever to transfer the money you're sent. You just have to give the other person your card number."

"My Xtranciever?" Amy asked numbly, desperately feeling through her pockets "And N, you don't need to give me money, its not like this was an official battle."

"It was Amy. Besides, you're a travelling trainer you can't really afford to turn down payment like this," He teased her. She glared at him but she didn't feel anything behind it. She finally found her phone, much to her relief and read N her card number after turning her phone on.

N waited a moment before nodding, "There you are, four hundred waiting to be recieved. It isn't much but it should help on your journey a bit." Amy just nodded, a little surprised. She hadn't expected to win any money from her friends but as she thought about it, it was probably going to happen. Cheren and Bianca both needed to make money and she knew that accepting money from them or vice versa would help on their journeys.

N checked over his Pokémon and told Amy, "I'm going to have to stop at the Pokémon Centre quickly before I leave but I have to meet someone in Pinwheel Forrest pretty soon. Good luck with the Gym Amy. Hope I see you again soon."

Amy nodded, not entirely paying attention as N walked away. She was still uncomfortable about her friends giving her money but she tried to remind herself that it was no different than winning it from a Gym Leader or one of the Trainers on the road. It didn't help to apease her but she triec to force herself to understand as she headed for the Pokémon Center.

She was a little surprised when she approached the Center that N had already left but she didn't mind. It was obvious she was moving slowly, proven by N having healed his team and left. She had her Pokémon healed and left almost absent mindedly. Something was making her think back to the battle, something niggling in the back of her mind about how N acted.

What was coming to mind was the way he acted towards Servine. Thinking back, she had still been a Snivy when N had seen her last. The fact that she had evolved didn't surprise him or change his strategy in the least. That seemed wierd to her. "Why wasn't he surprised?" She wondered aloud as she, Servine and Panpour exited the Pokémon Centre. Servine and Panpour just looked at her oddly. "Never mind, just thinking out loud," She reassured her Pokémon, who just looked at her dubiously. "Come on guys, we've got a Gym to beat." Servine and Panpour both nodded and the three left to meet, and hopefully beat, Lenora.