Hey guys! I hope you've been enjoying the updates, I'm happy that I've been able to post some new chapters lately. I'm not gonna lie I've always had a crush on N, he's just a wonderful character in my opinion.
So I have question for you guys which you can leave your answer in the comments, which I always love your guy's feedback. Who do you like better N or Steven?
Now that's enough talk, let's get back to where we left off.
N stood on the outskirts of Nacrene City as he awaited one of his informants to arrive. The sounds of snapping twigs and crunching leaves caught his attention as he glanced behind him. A woman wearing a navy blue power suit walked up behind him as she moved a lock of her ginger hair out of her face, "Lord N." she addressed him, bowing her head.
"Where you successful in retrieveing the information I requested from you the other night?" he asked her as she nodded her head.
"Yes my lord,"
"Then tell me."
Raising her head, "it would appear that the stones are hidden within the museum, word has it that the owner and gym leader of Nacrene City had plans to showcase them but is holding back." she explained. "They are keeping them hidden somewhere inside the museum."
"She knows that we would come in and rescue those poor Pokemon, to think someone would leave those Pokemon in their dormant state. Unable to be free and live within this beautiful world we inhabit now." N felt pity for the things he saw in there earlier as he had followed Saki and her companion into the building earlier.
"Shall we retrieve them, my lord?" the grunt asked.
N shook his head, "no, after the last attempt at taking the fossil, it's exactly what they would expect from us. I want you to report back to Ghetsis and the others that we are to Nacrene City alone, we shall take the stones when they drop their guard and put them on display until then we are to make no further moves here." N instructed as the grunt nodded her head before disappearing back into the forest.
"It'll only be a matter of time," he said as he walked back towards Nacrene City, wanting to go through with the main reason he came here.
To see her.
The sun was beginning to set as the orange rays of the setting sun glistened over the large trees, the cries of the Pokemon in the surrounding area were softly humming. The tables in front of the small cafes and restaurants were filled with couples and individuals as they were enjoying the peaceful evening.
"Lenora, thank you so much for showing us everything!" Saki thanked her mentor as Zoroark and Servine walked behind her, holding Eevee in her arms the group was walking back towards the museum. "I didn't think Nacrene City was filled with so much history." Saki admitted as she grinned down at Eevee.
"There's a lot to be found wherever you go, you just need to know where to look." she told them as she stopped in front of the Nacrene Museum, "I guess you two will be heading off to Castelia City tomorrow morning?" she asked.
Steven nodded his head, "that's the plan, so tell me Lenora. Do you know any good caves that have some pretty unique stones?" he asked as Saki just rolled her eyes. Cranidos laid its head against his leg as it already knew of its master's obsession with stones. "That's if it's ok," he quickly added.
Lenora laughed, "there are a couple of good places, but the one I think you both might like is Chargestone Cave." she told them, "you'll need to talk to Clay about it when you reach Driftveil City, he's also the gym leader there." she explained.
"Chargestone Cave?" Saki questioned.
"It's a special cave here in Unova that has electromagnetic properties, it's also the home to some unique Pokemon. Some are even able to evolve their Pokemon deep within the depths of that cave." Lenora explained as Saki made a mental note of it. "I actually have some stones inside, I can tell you where to look it you'd like," she offered.
Steven looked at Saki as she nodded her head, "go ahead, I'll go wait back at the motel for you." she told him as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Cranidos do you want to go take a nap?" she offered the Pokemon as it jumped up cheerfully before walking over to her side. Zoroark grabbed her tail as she back away from it.
"Cranidos you behave yourself," Steven commanded his Pokemon with a smile. "I won't be long," he told her as he and Lenora stepped back inside the museum.
Saki lead her group of Pokemon with her as they were starting to walk away, "all your Pokemon..." she heard a familiar voice speak up behind her as she turned around. Standing there was N, he had his hands in his pocket as he smiled at her, "they all love you so much, they are proud to be with you." he told her.
"That's a way to greet someone," she said as she heard Eevee and Zoroark growl, "both of you stop it. It's N, he's our friend, remember?" she told them as they both hesitantly stopped. "I'm so sorry N, they usually don't do that." Looking down she could see Servine and Cranidos look unhappy with his presence.
"They are just very protective of you, especially this guy here." he said, his hand pointing down at Cranidos. "He wants me to stay away, he saying that you are with it's...master." he hissed out the last word of his sentence as Saki nodded her head.
"Yea, my boyfriend. This is his Pokemon." she told him as she could see a slight pained look on N's face. "So N, what brings you to Nacrene City?" she asked.
"I'm just walking around Unova, admiring the free and beautiful Pokemon. So tell me do you still believe in what you told me when we first met?" he asked her as Saki almost forgot what she had told him almost a week ago. "That Pokemon are happy within those prisons you carry, that you still value them as friends and not slaves."
Saki rolled her eyes, "not this again N, I told you before I consider my Pokemon my friends. And so do other trainers, we shouldn't be allowed to call ourselves trainers if all we're doing is using our Pokemon for our own selfish needs." she told him as she saw the smile on his face. "Why do you ask me these questions when you already know where I stand?"
"I just want to ensure that you're not saying things for the sake of it, but" he pulled out a Pokeball. "I wish for you to battle me, prove to me that you really stand for what you believe." he said to her.
"You know it's surprising that you use those things only to release the Pokemon after the fight," she said, predicting what was going to happen. He did once before and if he felt so strongly about what he believed he'd most likely do it again.
"You know me too well, come on out my friend!" throwing out the Pokeball a small grey and light purple accented Pokemon stood in front of N, it held a large piece of wood in its hands as it looked directly at Saki.
Saki pulled out her PokeDex, "Timburr, the muscular Pokemon, it fights by swinging around a piece of lumber. It is close to evolving when it can handle it without difficulty." the PokeDex read out its entry.
"So it's a fighting type," Saki was at a disadvantage with Eevee and Servine was still to hurt to battle. "Zoro-"
"Crani!" Crandios charged towards Timburr, as it caught Saki by surprise. Cranidos headbutted Timburr as the small Pokemon went flying back, the piece of lumber it carried falling out its grasp.
"Cranidos! That was completely uncalled for!" she yelled at the Pokemon as Cranidos turned towards her. She could feel that it needed to do this, "Cranidos?" she looked into the Pokemon's eyes, "you want to protect me don't you?" she asked it as it nodded its head. "Alright but after this you leave the rest of this battle to me ok?"
They watched as Timburr stand back up again, "Timburr use Low Kick!" N told his Pokemon as Timburr charged towards Cranidos.
"Dodge it!" Saki commanded, as Cranidos jumped up, "now use Headbutt!" she said as Cranidos used it's falling momentum and made a direct hit with Timburr as it went back towads N.
N caught the small Pokemon in his arms as he looked down at it, "are you alright my friend?" he asked as Timburr nodded its head. "Thank you for letting me borrow your strength," he said to the Pokemon as he pulled a berry from his pocket and gave it to the Pokemon before setting it down. They both watched as the Pokemon ran back towards the forest. "That one is very protective you," N said as he held out another Pokeball.
"I guess so, Crandios stand back." Saki commanded.
N let out his next Pokemon as a small blue Pokemon appeared, it bounced upon the ground as it reminded her almost of a Magikarp out of water. "Servine go in," she said as she could only assume that it was a water type.
"Tympole use Supersonic," N said to his Pokemon as Tympole produce a strange and almost ear aching sound from within its body.
"Servine don't listent to it!" Saki shouted as she knelled down. The sound was starting to make her dizzy as she watched Servine sway side to side, the sound soon stopped as Saki shook her head. "Servine!"
"Now Tympole, use Bubblebeam!" a large stream of bubbles formed from Tympole's mouth as it hit Servine, knocking him back a bit as it shook off the confusion from Tympole's previous Supersonic.
"Good to see you're alright now use Leaf Tornado!" Saki told Servine as he flicked his tail out towards Tympole as numerous large leaf blades appeared and hit Tympole. She watched as she had a small window for another attack, "now finish it with Vine Whip!"
The long vines appeared from Servine's back as they lashed out towards Tympole. N looked at his friend as he raised his hand up before walking towards it, he gently the Pokemon before feeding it an oran berry as he watched the small Pokemon walk away. "Do you still want to continue?" she asked as N shook his head.
"I'll believe you for now," N told her as he approached Saki. Zoroark stood between them as she let out a deep growl, "don't worry I do not mean to harm her." he tried to reassure Zoroark as Saki put her hand on her shoulder.
"Just stand down girl, I know" she told her best friend, looking Zoroark in the eyes. "I got this."
"Tell me Saki, are you happy?"
Saki felt confused by the question, "what do you mean?"
"I mean are you happy with the man you're with?" N asked as Saki felt her heart beat pick up a bit, "you can't honestly look me in the eyes and tell me that you're content with where you are." N said to her.
It took almost every ounce of self control she had to hold back from slapping N right across the face, "I love Steven and he loves me, of course I'm happy." she told him.
N didn't look very pleased with that answer as he took hold of Saki's hand, "how do you know? Have you ever been in love with another person before?" he asked.
"Well..." she didn't know how to answer his question as she looked down at the ground, before looking back into N's deep green eyes. "No, Steven is...my first love. But I do love him." she repeated herself.
"Then how do you know that it's really love?" N asked as he placed a single kiss upon her hand as he let it slip from his grasp. "I can see it in your eyes, you've doubted what you feel before. You want to believe, and you make yourself." he said as he took a step back. "Next time we meet, I expect an answer from you." he told her as he walked away, leaving Saki with an unsettling feeling.
"Ark?" Zoroark looked at Saki as she shook her head.
"N..." she whispered, "that guy! He's just trying to get in my head!" she said as she started walking towards the motel she and Steven were occupying for the night.
"But why does my heart suddenly not feel right?" she thought to herself as she looked up at the darkening sky, "I do love Steven...don't I?" Saki looked back towards the direction that N had walked in, but saw no sign of him. "I just need to forget about what N said...that's all I can try and do...right?"