Eloise at the Wedding

chapter 9

Eloise sighed as she felt oh-so alone since her mother had left just as soon as she had arrived.

"What's wrong, Eloise?" Her Pokemon asked.

"My mother's gone again, Ditto..." Eloise said softly and sadly.

"Has she gone back to Paris?" Ditto asked, knowing how Darla often traveled to Paris and Europe which was why Nanny lived with them in the Plaza Hotel.

Eloise sighed. "I don't know, she just said it was a personal emergency."

"Well, once we find your mother, we'll find out what the personal emergency was." Ditto, now as a Horsea, said.

"Oh, but butting into personal business is rude, rude, rude!" Eloise waved her finger.

"Since when do you follow the rules?" Ditto smirked to his new trainer after Princess Ixta gave him to her as a gift.

"We better get going then." Eloise replied.

"I thought you'd say that." Ditto smiled before transforming again, this time was now a Kingdra.

"Wow, you look like an underwater dragon or something." Eloise remarked.

"Better grab on." Ditto smiled.

Eloise then went up and held onto her Pokemon.

"Just think of this as one of your pretend games, but for real this time." Ditto told her.

"I am Princess Eloise, the tamer of Kindras everywhere~" Eloise said in a glamorous accent. "High-Ho Ditto, away!"

Ditto smiled before rushing off while its trainer held on tight. Eloise laughed as Ditto traveled with her.

While that was going on, Atticus and his children were making their way to where Vanessa and her daughters were going to arrive from. The kids had their brave faces on, though Vincent and Estelle were nervous. Akito was just as determined as ever on the other hand.

"You know, Akito, you remind me of me when I was your age." Atticus said to his youngest son.

"Really?" Akito smiled, of course, taking that as a compliment.

"Really." Atticus smiled.

Akito smiled back. "Thanks, Dad."

"Almost there." Atticus said as they kept swimming towards Vanessa.

Drell was standing nervously by his crystal ball on the surface and bit his nails with his chattering teeth as he looked scared to death.

"Dad?" Penelope asked.

"Hello, sunshine." Drell smiled nervously to his daughter.

"Don't worry, Dad, everything will be alright." Penelope said.

"Oh, I hope so..." Drell looked nervous as he shivered.

Penelope couldn't help but giggle. "I haven't seen you this worked up since your practice proposal to Mom!"

"Well, Vanessa still scares me." Drell said.

"Don't worry, Atticus has this down," Penelope soothed. "Zeus gave him super-strength, you've trained him, and you've even sent him to Eternia."

"True." Drell said.

"His children are with him as we speak." Drell's crystal ball told him.

"Ah, the twins," Drell smiled brightly. "That Akito is one Atticus Fudo Junior himself."

"That's what Cherry calls him." Penelope randomly pointed out.

The crystal ball began to show them both that Akito, Estelle, and Vincent were all with Atticus.

"This definitely shows Atticus winning now." The crystal ball smiled.

"I should make them a feast," Drell smiled, then whispered to Penelope. "Tell your uncle to make them a feast."

"Alright." Penelope said.

Drell nodded.

Penelope went over to Skippy as he was with a now older Scootaloo who wore her hair in a low ponytail with a lime green dress, yellow skirt, and black shoes with white tights. Skippy knelt in front of Scootaloo as he held out his arms for her while Angela was kneeling on the other side with her arms out as well.

"Fly to Daddy, Scootaloo, fly to Daddy." Angela coached their daughter.

Scootaloo began to try to fly to her father and tried to not to tumble.

Angela sighed. "Her poor wings..."

Skippy nodded in agreement. Scootaloo flapped her wings up and got into the air, but then her wings stopped fluttering and she started to fall. Skippy panicked and held out his hat to catch their daughter from having a nasty fall. But then, he didn't feel her fall into his hands before he saw that Scootaloo was flying in the air.

"Skippy, look!" Angela said.

Skippy opened one eye and looked up. Scootaloo giggled as she flew in the air successfully.

"She's flying!" Angela smiled.

Skippy sniffled and wiped a tear of joy as Scootaloo flew with grace.

Penelope walked over and looked up. "What the?!"

"This is a glorious day." Angela smiled.

"Um, I hate to interrupt, but when Atticus and his family beats Vanessa, Dad wants you to make a feast for the family." Penelope told her uncle.

Skippy nodded, understanding as he would do that.

"Thanks, Uncle Skippy." Penelope smiled.

Skippy smiled back, then handed her a camera and pointed to Scootaloo.

"Fine, I'll take the picture." Penelope sighed.

Skippy squealed with a grin.

Angela grabbed him into her arms and flew up beside their daughter and grinned. "Cheese!"

Scootaloo pulled the corners of her mouth and stuck her tongue out, making a funny face. Penelope simply giggled before taking the picture. Skippy jumped down as he took out the photo with a smile and went to quickly frame it.

"Thank you, dear." Angela smiled as she carried Scootaloo who was now sucking her thumb.

"It was no trouble at all." Penelope smiled.

"How's your father?" Angela asked.

"Oh, just as nervous as Salem Saberhagen on a regular basis..." Penelope shrugged.

"Oh, my...." Angela said.

"Yeah, he's pretty worked up..." Penelope said. "Angela, do you know Vanessa?"

"No." Angela shook her head.

"I'm just worried about my dad..." Penelope said.

"Oh, it'll be alright, sweetie," Angela soothed. "I don't think you guys have anything to worry about."

"I hope you're right." Penelope sighed.