Pokémon : Black Rising

31. Ride to Sunyshore

Ow. Oww.. Ouch...

Every step was a pain. After the beating I got yesterday (for no reason whatsoever), I could barely move! Bruises covered my elbows and a few cuts were made on my legs. Boy, I never knew girls could get this violent!

Eversince that, Tiyana didn't say a word to me. She continued to look dejected since leaving. Several prompts failed to succeed until I pulled this off:

" Tiyana? "

No response.

" Tiyana? You alive? "

Again, no response.

" Fine. I won't protect you from the Raticate that's been following you."

" WHAAAT?! " she screamed before hopping onto my back and knocking Riolu down. She continued to holler, making me lose my balance and fall of a slope on the right. We rolled and rolled and rolled till the slope receeded. Remember what I said about pain? Scratch that. This was the next level. The bruises hurt more from rolling.

Grunting from the pain, I tried to look around. Everything was a blur for a few moments. Once the dizziness faded, I found myself... Buried under Tiyana.

She raised her head from my chest and our eyes made contact. I could feel my face heat up. Her cheeks turned a shade of red. Staying in this trance for two seconds, I made the move, " Hi? "

She smiled shyly, " Hello. "

I gasped, " Are we cool now? "

" I guess... " she giggled.

My head landed with a thud, " I'll think twice before pulling that off again... "

She got off me after a few moments, " Sorry... " she mumbled.

" It was my fault. So, sorry. "

She giggled again. Riolu raced through the hill and inspected the both of us. He laughed seeing our faces, clutching his belly in the process.

I rubbed my head, " Yeah whatever, Riolu. "

" Tyler... " Tiyana began, " Sorry for yesterday. "

" I think it's fine. Apart from the pain that is. "

She giggled. Just after that, the wind began to blow like crazy. Turning my head, I saw the unmistakeable white-blue body. Lugia landed in front of us after a chuckle.

Tiyana was staring at him in awe while I said, " What brings you here Lugia? "

He called out and laid down, his head indicating to his slender neck. I was dumbstruck, " You want us to ride you? "

He nodded. Riolu wasted no time and hopped onto Lugia's head. I looked at Tiyana who was still awestruck. I grabbed her wrist and mounted Lugia's enormous back saying, " Thanks a lot Lugia!"

He roared and took to the skies. I yelled in fascination while Tiyana was screaming in fear. Going skyward, we were atop the clouds in a matter of seconds. Everything was so calm and quite. The adrenaline from rising high began to fade. The nine o' clock sunrays reflected off the clouds giving them a shining appearance. The air drafts which Lugia rode have us the necessary warmth. A few bird Pokemon joined us at the sides, forming a V-shape.

All of a sudden, he dived deep down. The wind threatened to push us off Lugia but we held one. A lake was visible nearby. Lugia skimmed through the surface raising water and splashing it at us. He grinned before diving into the water without warning. The crystal clear water showed us a world I never could imagine. The sunlight refracted in the water making it all the more amazing. All the Water type Pokemon observed as us we made our way through. When he rushed out, I was shivering from the cold. My clothes were soaked but I didn't allow it to bother me.