Pokémon White: The Heroine of Ideals

I don't own Pokémon in any form, but twists of plot, as well as made up characters, belong to my imagination. Enjoy!

Epilogue: Brighter Tomorrows

Within the large bed, Touko stirred, emerging from the hazy land of sleep. Her face creased in the smallest of frowns and her eyes slowly opened, blurry at first, before she blinked and they regained focus. She became instantly aware of the warm arms wrapped so lovingly around her, keeping her in a safe and protective embrace. Her lips curved in a smile before she carefully eased herself out of his hold, not wanting to rouse him. She tiptoed to the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She turned on the warm water and splashed her face, chasing away any lingering remnants of drowsiness. She grabbed a white towel next to her and dried her face, stopping to look at her reflection in the mirror.

It's been seven months since the ordeal with Kyurem and Ghetsis's arrest…man, time flies faster than a Pidgeot. Thank Arceus that twisted old man is finally in prison, where he belongs.

Not long after Ghetsis was apprehended, he was tried in Virbank City in a private trial consisting of Ghetsis, the Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Bianca, Mei, Alder, Sage Rood, N, Touko, and the judge. After all evidence that Looker recovered from both the Team Plasma Frigate and Virbank Complex was brought to light, along with testimonies from everyone involved, Ghetsis was sentenced to a high-security prison in a small island in Sinnoh for the rest of his days.

Everything seemed to be finally coming to an end, except…

Colress was still at large.

According to Mei and Cheren, the scientist escaped in the midst of all the chaos. Mei has taken it upon herself to locate Colress while promising Touko to contact her as soon as she had a lead.

But, despite that, things were going back to normal.

Cheren finally started his Gym Leader duties at Aspertia City while Bianca still assisted Professor Juniper, and they started living together in Cheren's new city.

Alder began to travel all over Unova again, motivating novice and veteran Trainers to cherish their time with their Pokémon.

Sage Rood resumed his duties in his home for lost-and-found Pokémon in Driftveil City, still trying to make amends to what Ghetsis had done.

Siarah was found by Mei a few days after Ghetsis's sentence and her Pokémon were returned to her. According to Mei, all Siarah did was take her Pokémon and leave after thanking Mei.

And as for Mei herself…

I wonder how Mei is doing now?

Last time she saw Mei was a few weeks ago, when she invited her and N to Pokéstar Studios to see a movie she was debuting in; Touko was shocked to find out that Mei was an actress, even though N commented he was not surprised at all since Mei was a double agent. The movie was very moving, and Touko and N attended the premiere party as Mei's guests of honor.

"Mei, congratulations on the movie! You were amazing!" Touko was all smiles as she gave Mei a tight hug.

The other brunette blushed and smiled back shyly. "Thanks, Touko. I was so nervous at first, but this turned out to be a lot of fun. I'm glad you and N came to see it."

"Did your friend Hugh also enjoy the film?" The question was innocently asked, but Touko saw the other girl's crestfallen expression immediately set on her face.

"He didn't come." Mei answered softly.

"What? Why? Isn't he your friend?" Touko didn't understand it at all.

Mei's only reply was a tight smile.

I wonder if she worked things out with her friend…

Her trail of thought was abruptly interrupted by a soft knock on the door.

"Touko? Are you in there? Anthea rang, there's a new challenger who is taking on the Elite Four right now. You have to get ready in case the Trainer makes it to the Champion's Temple." N called from the other side.

"OK, be right out!" she called back. Looks like it'll be just another day in the office.

The temple's renovations were finished a few months back and the entire layout of interior arena was redone. The floor was a light tan color with the Poké Ball insignia in the middle bearing a rich shade of gold. The pillars around the arena were a pale gray and beyond the metal rails stood a large, dark pillar that displayed the symbols of all Pokémon types down its length. The backdrop of the interior was dark like a stormy day with random flickers of blue lightning, in honor or Zekrom, scattered all over it.

Touko awaited her challenger, dressed up in her official Champion's attire, while N and Zoroark stood close by at the northwestern corner of the temple. She heard loud and fast footsteps from outside the entrance, signaling that her challenger was near. She straightened herself up with a wide grin, already jittery with zeal. And judging by the ferocious wiggling of her Poké Balls on her belt, her Pokémon were just as excited as she was.

Seconds later, the challenger finally arrived; a male Ace Trainer arrived at the arena, the young man's green eyes instantly zeroed on Touko. "Hi, Champ! I'm Hiro from Floccesy Town and I'm here to challenge you." He saluted her.

"Welcome, Hiro!" Touko greeted him. "Take your position!"

The two Trainers took their places in the middle of the temple.

"OK, Champ! I hope you're ready for me! My Pokémon and I are going to give you the battle of a lifetime!" Hiro took out a Poké Ball from his belt and opened it, revealing a Braviary.

Touko unclasped Ampharos's Poké Ball from her own belt. "All right, Hiro, please do! As the Champion of the Pokémon League, I accept your challenge!"

...

"Aw man!" Hiro whined as he withdrew his fainted Heatmor, who was soaked from head to toe.

Leviathan landed ever so gracefully in front of his Trainer, smirking victoriously. Touko chuckled at her friend's blatant gloating and walked up to him. "Good work, Leviathan." She praised him while stroking his long whiskers. Leviathan hummed in content as he leaned into her touch.

"You're quite strong. I can see why you're the toughest Trainer in the region." Hiro commented.

Touko beamed while she approached him with Leviathan in tow. "Thanks, you're not half bad yourself. I had fun in our match today. I could see that you and your Pokémon work pretty well as a team, keep it up!" She flashed him a sunny smile.

Hiro's eyes widened before he broke out into a full-blown blush. "Um, thank you."

N and Zoroark immediately noticed the Trainer's face sporting a heady pink blush.

Oh beware, Master N! Zoroark cackled. It seems the newcomer is attracted to your mate.

N gawked at him, then did a double-take. "S-She's my girlfriend, Zoroark! That's the term people use."

Girlfriend, mate…same difference, Zoroark shrugged indifferently. I mean you already mated with her, right?

The temperature of the arena suddenly went off the scale and the silver-eyed man's embarrassment couldn't possibly get any stronger. "N-No! I mean…" he twiddled his thumbs, looking down. "That's not what we call it." he murmured.

Better make your claim known, Zoroark shot him an impish look, Or else that human will make his move on your mate.

"Don't be ridiculous…" N didn't finish his riposte when both he and his fox Pokémon saw the male Trainer straighten himself and speak up.

"Will you go on a date with me?"

Touko was all wide-eyed. "Huh?"

The Ace Trainer flaunted a suave grin in her direction. "Well, I think you're gorgeous and I would love to get to know you more outside the Pokémon League. What do you say?"

What? N couldn't believe it.

I told you so, Zoroark declared with a brassy snort.

Annoyance swirled inside him like miasma, clouding his mind with nonsensical thoughts and sensations. An alien sense of possessiveness came unpredictably, making his face tense up. He was not liking the way the Ace Trainer was trying to court Touko. That Trainer should not have even asked her that question…Touko was his girlfriend. In the back of his mind, he was aware such feelings and way of thinking was not logical by any means, but he did not care at the moment. He loved Touko very much, she was the important person to him, and he would not let anyone take her away from him.

With his mind made up, he marched towards them.

...

Meanwhile, Touko was trying of think of a gentle way to dissuade the Mr. Casanova in front of her. And that's when she remembered that N has been watching her match. She stole a quick side glance at her boyfriend and his flinty mien actually made her antsy.

Oh crap, I hope he doesn't get any weird ideas from this. Before she could even utter a single word of rejection, she felt a strong and unexpected hold around her waist. She managed to smother a startled squeak as she was tugged to N's side. She looked up at him and saw the unmistakable embers of anger burning in his steel-gray eyes.

Is he mad at me? She had no clue why he was so upset.

"Touko." his voice was gentle, but with chilling undertones. "That was a good match, but Leviathan seems a bit worn out. Let's go take care of him and the rest of your Pokémon."

Huh? I'm perfectly mine, barely got a scratch on me! Leviathan didn't know what craziness his mistress's mate was spouting off. He looked at Zoroark and the fox Pokémon merely shook his head.

I would just go with it, he told him.

"Um, N?" Touko was on the verge of shaking him for answers when she noticed his eyes were not aiming at her, but the now-fidgety Ace Trainer. And suddenly, it all came together like N's Menger Sponge.

Ah…I see now. A mile-wide grin emerged on the brunette's lips. Following N's lead, she got Leviathan back into his Poké Ball and looked back up at N. "OK, let's be on our way then."
Touko watched N withdraw Zoroark and then he lead her towards the elevator in the northwest corner that led down to the Champion's residential sector, leaving the flabbergasted Ace Trainer behind.

...

Touko was quickly ushered into their room and N closed the door behind them, heaving a frustrated sigh. Seeing him so disheveled with his choleric expression and the exasperated way he ran his hand through his long green hair, she couldn't help but to chuckle.

He looked so…cute.

And he obviously didn't find her sudden laugh amusing in the least. "What is so funny?" he asked crossly.

She couldn't hold in anymore. "You are just too cute!" she giggled. "All jealous like that!"

N paused, all traces of anger suddenly waned from his eyes. "Jealous?"

"I assume you've never felt it before?"

"…No."

"To be jealous is when you are afraid a person is going to take something or someone important from you. And that fear tends to show itself through anger and clinginess."

"I…see. Is being jealous a good thing?" N asked hesitantly.

Touko tapped a long finger on her chin. "Well, as long as you don't start sticking to me like glue and demand I stop seeing my mom and my friends, it's fine to be mildly jealous. It shows you really love me." She tried comforting him with a smile.

"And I do." He looked away from her, shoulders sagging with indignity. "But, watching that man look at you the way he did and asking you out on a date…I was scared he would take you away from me. I felt this urge to just let him know that you are with me so he would leave you alone. I…I kept thinking you were mine…it was illogical to think and feel the way I did but I couldn't help it."

The amusement withered in Touko as she saw N's pained look. She closed the distance between them and caressed his cheek, forcing him to look at her. "Hey…it's OK, N. You trust me right?"

"Yes." He answered without any doubt.

She smiled at him lovingly, lighting brushing his bangs with the back of her hand. "Then always remember that I love you and that won't change. Even if it's some flirty boy trying to woo me, there's only one special guy in my heart. I'm yours, N."

His silver eyes broadened for the merest of seconds before she saw their usual warmth return to them. Finally, the corners of his lips curled into a tender smile that took her breath away. "I love you, Touko…I love you the most."

Touko chuckled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "And I love you. But, I must say…" She winked at him. "I did like seeing you act all overprotective in front of that Ace."

"Did you now?" N arched a green brow.

"Totally." She flashed him a cheeky grin.

He was silent for a moment.

"Then…I guess you will not mind if I make my claim known."

His words threw Touko off. "Wha…?" She didn't finish voicing her confusion when N suddenly tightened his hold on her, grasped her chin with one hand, and swooped down to take her mouth in a kiss. But this was not like any other kisses they have shared previous times: when they sweet and passionate.

Oh no, this was a kiss that was meant to claim, an unconcealed display of dominance.

He kissed her with such urgency like she was the very air he needed to breathe, his tongue touching every nook of her mouth. He held her face in place as he continued his fervent claiming of her mouth.

Her eyes flew wide open, her heart started to race in her chest, and her mind had gone completely blank from the shock.

He ended the kiss, his soft pants fanning her moist lips, as he gazed into her eyes. Gone was the affectionate look from minutes ago, and in its place was a more…feral look. He looked like he had a big sweet tooth going on…and she was the chocolate.

She couldn't help swallowing hard under his intense scrutiny. Oh man, that was a very-unlike-N kiss. What's gotten into him now?

She snapped out of trance the moment she felt N take off her white trench coat. "N?"

"You said you liked it when I acted overprotective and jealous." He tossed the heavy coat aside and went for her hair tie, letting her long hair down.

"Yeah…?" was all she managed to say since she was still woozy from that kiss.

He suddenly let go of her and swept her off her feet in one swift motion t. Touko cried out in surprise as she was taken over to the large bed and was dropped onto the middle without preamble. She didn't even have a second to speak when N was already climbing on top of her, in between her legs.

"I am still feeling overprotective and jealous." He admitted wholeheartedly while he cradled her face in his hands. "And I am feeling this strong urge to kiss you and make love to you right now, I don't understand it."

Although his sudden kiss did surprise her, a part of her was actually enjoying his more commanding behavior at the moment. She wasn't scared, not even a bit, because she trusted N completely and she knew for a fact that he would never hurt her or do anything she didn't want to do.

"Well come at me, wild man. Let's take care of that green-eyed monster." She planted a teasing kiss upon his mouth.

"Touko." Her name came out as a breathy whisper before he kissed her once more.

And this time, she was more than willing to participate.

Their tongues dueled, they took each other's breath, and their mouths moved incessantly over each other. N's hands left her face to unfasten the buttons of her black top, and Touko assisted by arching her back a bit to reach behind herself and unhook her bra with one hand. Touko moaned the second his warm hands cupped her breasts, fondling and kneading them. His lips left hers and teased her neck with little pecks up and down the column of her throat, before he took her by complete surprise and bit down on the sensitive skin.

The petite brunette cried out his name. Oh my Arceus, he's acting like a wild Pokémon! Yet, she was being swept away by the amazing sensations he was creating within her; he was rough, but not hurting her. Her breathing quickened into little spurts and her pulse raced and throbbed as N continued to stroke her breasts, teasing her nipples into hardened tips under his palms. The whole room felt twenty degrees hotter and her skin was rapidly becoming slick with sweat.

Then, his hands left her breasts and she was more than ready to voice her dismay when he quickly captured an aching nub with his mouth while his fingers rolled the other one. A rather loud moan slipped out of her mouth before she could even stop it as she arched herself into him, wanting even more of those electrifying sensations. He tugged at the sensitive bun greedily, his hand mimicking his frenzied movements.

Her mind buzzed with excitement and her body was on the same page; she was writhing under him, mutely urging him to go further. The other times they made love, they were sweet and drawn-out. Yet, for some reason unknown to her, she wanted it the opposite this time around.

"Wait." She breathed out.

N stopped immediately as if he had an on/off switch; he was breathing heavily with a profoundly flushed face. "Touko?"

She stretched herself to reach the nightstand, opened the top drawer, and pulled out a condom. He took the little packet from her and she caught the predatory gleam in his eyes.

Her throat was suddenly dry like sandpaper.

N lay her down on her back once more before he proceeded to hike up her skirt and pull her panties down her legs, keeping her boots and socks on. He fumbled with his zipper, freeing himself, then ripped the foil packet open and rolled it down his fully-erect length.

Touko's heart was beating even faster, full of anticipation.

His long fingers stroked up her thighs, spreading them further apart, before settling between them and entering her in one fluid thrust.

"Ah!" she cried out.

N's short and heated gasps tickled her ear as he rocked her to his rhythm, unrelenting and downright possessive. She welcomed every deep trust with a burning hunger of her own, succumbing to the flames of lust blazing in her blood. Her pulse pounded in her ears and she arched with abandon longing. Her choked cries and moans came in between sharp gasps while her hands desperately sought out his hair, holding onto it like an anchor.

"Oh, Touko." His harsh groan sent a thrilling shudder down her spine, before he caught her earlobe between his teeth. Her cry was one of both pleasure and surprise; she moved against him, matching every hard thrust, feeling every muscle in her body coil as that familiar pressure kept building and building inside her.

"N…" She gripped his shoulders tightly; she was so close now.

He replied with a semi-incoherent version of her name and she felt his shoulders tense up as well.

Then, it hit her all at once.

She came with soul-shattering intensity, paired up with a vocal exclamation, then her body lost all of its strength. And N was not far behind her; he shuddered and gave one last deep thrust, pulsating inside her with a chain of small spams.

The rest was a blur but she remembered being pulled into his arms, skin to skin; his gentle kiss upon her forehead and the one sentence he uttered with unreserved adoration.

"My Touko."

...

The loud shrilling ringtone of her Xtransceiver startled the sleeping woman awake. She untangled herself from N's arms and found the noisy device on the nightstand. She set it to audio mode and answered it.

"Yeah?"

"Touko?" Concordia said from the other end. "My apologies, did I wake you?"

"No, not at all. I was just…reading a book." Touko stifled a yawn.

"Very well then, there's someone here to see you."

"Another challenger already? Man, these Trainers sure want to be Champion badly."

"Um no." Concordia paused. "It's Siarah, and she wants to talk to you."

All sleepiness was gone in a rush.

"Tell her I'm on my way." She quickly hung up and got dressed in her usual clothes.

N was waking up as she was putting her boots on. "Touko? Another challenger?"

Touko shook her head slowly. "No…it's Siarah."

N's eyes widened in astonishment. "She's here?"

"Yeah, and she wants to talk to me…" Touko clenched her chargestone necklace tightly, suddenly uneasy. "I…I don't know to face her…" What am I going to say when I see her? "Hey, I know it's been a while…but I'm sorry Enya was killed by a madman because he wanted me?"

There was no safe way to open that can of Caterpie.

"Do you want me to come with you?" asked N.

Touko bobbed her head. "Yes, please." I'm afraid I'll just break down in front of her, and I'm sure that's not what she needs to see.

They finished getting dressed and took the lift back up to the arena. Touko twiddled her fingers nervously, feeling the swarm of Butterfree in her stomach. Many questions buzzed around in her head: Are the rest of her Pokémon doing OK? How is Siarah holding out? Is she still a Trainer? Did she get a new Pokémon?

But there was one question that weighed the heaviest.

Does she hate me?

N must've noticed her uneasiness for he reached out and took her hands in his. "Don't worry, Touko, you have to remember that what happened to Enya was not your fault. That lies with Ghetsis, and him alone." He stated soothingly.

All she could do was nod in understanding.

The elevator dinged, notifying them that they arrived, and the doors slid open. Deep breath, girl, you must face this, Touko reminded herself as they walked out of the elevator and into her temple. Both the goddesses were there…and so was Siarah.

But, the younger girl looked different than the last time she saw her. The lengthy red hair was long gone, replaced by a much shorter asymmetrical style that barely went down past her jaw. Her outfit changed completely as well; she now wore a black tank top with a dark green pleated miniskirt and black short underneath, and black knee-high boots.

Siarah was chatting with the goddesses when she noticed Touko's arrival. But, instead of the dark expression she was expecting to see, she smiled gently at her.

"Hi, Touko." she greeted her.

Seeing her smile like that was Touko's undoing; the waterworks rushed through her and she was immediately in tears while her body trembled with small sobs.

"I'm so sorry!" she blurted out, the guilt from moments ago coming back and now suffocating her. "I'm sorry, Siarah! I feel terrible for what happened to Enya, I know you loved her so much…and for her to die in such a merciless way…it's killing me knowing that this all could've been avoided if I had just thought up of a different way to stop Team Plasma!" Touko buried her tear-streaked face into her hands.

Please, Siarah, say something…anything! Curse me, scold me, tell me off…just tell me what you feel.

A sudden warmth placed itself on her arms, forcing her to pause her self-bashing sobbing.

"It's OK, Touko." Siarah reassured her.

She mustered the courage to lift her face and meet Siarah's green eyes, finding no trace of resentment in them.

"Siarah…?"

"I won't lie to you. The first days after I lost Enya, I hated you. I blamed you for bringing me and her into your mess with Team Plasma…I even regretted having met you."

Her words cut into Touko's heart, bringing a fresh wave of tears. I totally deserve that, she has every right to hate my guts. She looked away from the small teen, she couldn't bear to look at her at the moment.

"But then…" Siarah paused. "Your friend Mei found me. She had the rest of my Pokémon, whom I thought I was not going to see ever again, and she told me how you battled that woman Delia and made her tell you where to find them. Also, she relayed your message for me and told me everything about you, N, and Team Plasma. After I learned everything, I understood it happened. You were planning to use yourself as bait for them, not involving anyone else…you didn't want another to get hurt because of them again." She shook Touko's arms lightly, forcing the brunette to look into her eyes again.

"Touko…you have nothing to be sorry for. Enya's death was not your fault, and that's the truth." The redhead girl said with finality.

Hearing those words from Siarah herself lifted the heavy burden of guilt from Touko, finally allowing her to let it all go.

...

Once Touko calmed down, everyone headed down to the residential sector and both girls caught up with each other. Siarah told them all she was traveling as a Trainer, firmly believing that's what Enya would've wanted; she still had not gotten a new Pokémon, having not found the right one just yet. She was holding her head high and moving on with her life, even though she thinks of her beloved Charizard every passing day.

A few hours later, it was time for Siarah to head home.

Everyone was at the entrance to the Pokémon League, ready to bid farewell to the young girl. Siarah gave Touko a big hug. "Thanks Touko…for getting rid of Team Plasma and returning my friends to me."

Touko returned her hug with tighter one. "No, thank you, Siarah…for helping me forgive myself. Promise me you'll come by from time to time to visit."

Siarah pulled back, sporting a cheeky grin. "Next time I come by, it'll be to challenge you for the title, Miss Champion!"

Touko laughed out loud heartily. "I look forward to that."

Siarah released her Skarmory and took off into the afternoon sky.

"Hey…" N tugged at Touko's hand. "Are you all right?"

Touko nodded once and beamed at him. "Yep, she told me what I needed to hear…her truth and her feelings."

Her boyfriend smiled back with relief. "I'm glad to hear that."

"Well, it seems like everything will continue to be peaceful and quiet." Anthea spoke up. "Do you wish to go explore another region while we take care of things here for you?"

"What do you think, Touko?" N asked her.

Eagerness rushed through her. "I'm in!"

They packed for two weeks, bade farewell to the goddesses and the Elite Four, and took off on Zekrom's back. As Touko and N watched the sun starting to set on the horizon, N spoke up. "So, what region are we going adventuring now?" The apparent elation in his voice made her laugh with glee, sharing his enthusiasm.

"Well…I was thinking of two regions and Kanto is one of them. Alder told me about a guy that lives alone at the summit of Mt. Silver, between Kanto and Johto. He was originally Kanto's Champion until he stepped down, but no one has defeated him…he is said to be the strongest Trainer in the world!"

N chuckled. "Looks like we'll have a lot of ground to cover then. I do like the idea of climbing a mountain and meeting this person."

"Then it's settled!" Touko patted Zekrom's neck. "Hey, Zekrom…how about a Mach-speed flight to Mt. Silver?"

It would be my pleasure, Princess, make sure you hold on tight.

"Yes, 'Dad'." She giggled.

Zekrom erected a force field around them and its turbine tail roared to life, zipping them across the sky like a shooting star.

Touko glanced back at N and saw his face lit up like a kid going on a wild rollercoaster ride while wearing a smile that was completely carefree. His arms circled her waist and linked his hands with hers.

Never in her life would she have thought she was going to be a chosen heroine, go against a large criminal organization, meet legendary Pokémon, and fall in love with a guy like N. And she wouldn't trade any of it for the world, for she was now living her dream with someone…and for as long as they were together with their Pokémon friends, every day would a brighter tomorrow filled with new adventures.

Touko eyed the Poké Balls on her belt with a loving smile slowly emerging. I hope everyone likes Kanto and Johto!

Fin

Author's Note:
And…Pokémon White: The Heroine of Ideals is finally complete! It's been years since I last wrote a completed fanfiction and this was a great comeback piece! A big, heartfelt thank you to those have followed the story since its beginning and everyone who showed this tale lots of love by reading it, liking it, adding it to their favorites, and reviewing it! Now, I'll be taking over Mei's story after the events of the main story with No More Charades. Then, begin Twist of Fate; it will tell the story of our two favorite heroes from Unova that met differently than what the legend was supposed to be and travel together to the region of Kalos to find and rescue Touko and Touya's cousin, Serena, that was abducted by a new evil by the name of Team Specter under the leadership of a mystic named Adeline.
I hope the epilogue was worth the wait, please enjoy it and let me know what you think!
-Mistress Ness