Bridging The Gap; The Final Records In Unova: An Autobiography

Clay Rules Everything Around Me

June and Ella, each girl on either side of me, looked around our new surroundings as we stepped out of the darkness.

I looked up into the pitch black sky briefly, noting the couple of stars twinkling high up.

We had just walked out of a large, concrete tunnel, cars and trucks driving out of it, only mere feet away from us, an enormous mountain on the other end of the road we were all following.

"Look!" Ella pointed, stopping and leaning over a metal barricade.

"Oh, how beautiful!" June cried out in awe as she joined Ella, looking out at a wide stretch of water below, extending beyond our vision, waves crashing amongst the water.

"That had better be Driftveil City," I said lightly, not moving any closer to them, gazing at the amazing sight before us.

A city on the other side of the sea sat with flashing, glimmering, and blinking lights, floodlights in the sky, waving from side to side. Almost every building I could see reached into the sky, every light on in every window, the light pollution heavy. It was like a celebration!

"There's no mistaking it, Gary," Ella smiled to me. "There's no place in Unova like Driftveil City. Clay put his heart, body, mind, and soul into making this city what it is today. You'd be hard pressed to find anything this flashy in the Unova Region. I bet there aren't even too many places like this in the world!"

Celadon City, Vancteck City, Goldenrod City. Nope, I thought to myself. Not even close. As fancy as those places were, Driftveil City clearly takes the cake!

"Well, let's take a closer look and see just what that city has to offer," I told the girls. "Let's go."

They turned to me eagerly and Ella nodded.

"You know..." Ella smoothly got closer to me. "It is pretty late and Clay is probably getting some sleep right now. No way he's up at this hour. It wouldn't be a bad idea to maybe explore the city together, and have a little time to relax." Her face leaned in closer to me. "What do you think?" she whispered.

"Uh-uh-uh," I stammered. "Yes. The three of us checking out Driftveil sounds alright for tonight."

"Oh, don't think I'd interrupt on such a romantic evening between you two," June smiled broadly. "I'll be well on my way exploring by myself, or, better yet, just getting some sleep."

"That is, unless you just want to be with June, or just don't want to venture around with me," Ella pouted, staring at the ground, her shoulders slumped.

I hesitated. She's waiting, you idiot!! I screamed in my head. Say yes, for crying out loud!!! Where is your backbone??!!

She isn't waiting, I argued with myself. She's just joking. I'm not gonna make myself look stupid by misreading her.

I will kill you in your sleep if you don't start manning up, Gary!! I argued back.

With a sigh, Ella turned around and walked down the road.

"Gary!" June whispered loudly, glaring at me. She pointed at Ella.

I blinked at June in shock, and then turned to Ella. "Wait! Ella!"

Ella stopped walking, but she didn't turn around, her head still drooping low.

"Ella, I wouldn't mind exploring Driftveil with you at all," I said, and my heart practically had a seizure in my chest.

Ella's head lifted and she smiled brightly at me. "Really?" Her hands clasped together in front of her face. "This will be fun!' She turned to June. "Are you sure you don't want to come with us?"