Yuka was happy to be home with her friends and ran off with her friends. The little Pokemon looked like they were glad to be home and Yuka seemed happier here with her friends. It looks like my work here was done, so I was about to head back to the dock. After all, Yuka just tagged along to help me find her Pichu friends. So why does it feel as though she's betraying me by running off?

Ben looked at Yuka as she retreated into the woods before following after me. "Where are you going?" He asked, catching up to me until he could walk beside me.

"To the dock," I said, as if it was obvious.

He bristled at my sharp tone. Too harsh?

"Aren't you going to wait on Yuka?" He asked.

I shook my head, biting my lip to avoid yelling. "No, Ben. She's found her friends and she's happy here." I told him. "Why would I take that away from her and make her travel with me?"

He reached for my hand, a comforting gesture, but I didn't want to be touched. I was already trying to prevent myself from getting upset; being touched would only work me up into a tizzy.

It was like fighting back tears and then someone wanting to hug you. Physical contact only made you want to let it all out, and I needed to keep my head out of the clouds since we had to take out the Pinchers. It didn't matter if I was upset that my first Partner Pokemon was leaving me or not; as a Ranger I had a duty to put the greater good of Oblivia first.

Ben grabbed my hand anyways and ignored the look of displeasure that flashed across my face. My stomach boiled at the gesture. "You don't want to say goodbye?" He asked gently.

I ignored him and tried to proceed forward. Ben stopped in his tracks and forced me to stop, too.

"Summer, you're going to regret it if you don't at least say goodbye." Ben told her.

He was right. I didn't care. I snatched my hand away and continued. What did he know about losing someone that you'd grown close to? It's been, what, four or five days and I'd already had a close bond with a Pokemon that would just leave me without a second thought.

Wait, that's not a fair statement. I knew from the beginning that Yuka was only tagging along to free her friends, I just didn't want to accept it.

"Wait, wait!" A squeaky voice called out after us. "Don't leave me!"

I turned around to see Yuka and her friends behind us. I'm assuming that was Yuka talking. I really have to get used to the 'understanding Pokemon' thing.

Yuka turned back to her friends and started talking to them. Oddly enough, she was talking in the Pokemon language (which I could vaguely understand) but I could only decipher half of what she was saying. "I'm really glad that... ... ... ... ... But I really can't... ... ... So, I hope that... ... ... ... I'm sorry, but I made a promise to... ... She's my family, too. And family doesn't abandon family." Yuka exclaimed.

(A/N: The spaces are when Yuka is talking in the Pokemon language and Summer can't decipher it because her newfound ability of being able to understand Pokemon is still new to her and she can't understand Pokemon for extended amounts of time. I'm not gonna just say that Summer mastered being able to talk to Pokemon after Scratchy and Smooth pointed out the fact that she could. She's not Superwoman. She can't master an ability at the drop of a hat.)

The Pichus nodded in understanding. Yuka turned to me with a huge smile.

"Does that mean that you're staying?" I inquired.

Yuka nodded vigorously and flung herself at my legs. The Pichus started dancing around us. I seperated Yuka from my leg and threw her up in the air. I caught her and hugged her close to me, although I tried to avoid crushing the ukelele on her back.

Ben grinned and gave me an 'I told you so' look. My mood brightened considerably and I stuck my tongue out at him.

Yuka jumped out of my arms and told the Pichus something. They chirped their agreement and herded me and Ben back over to the big tree.

"What's wrong?" Ben asked. "What do you need from us?"

The Pichus gathered around Yuka. Yuka started strumming her ukelele. The Pichus started to dance, almost as if this was choreographed.

The music was beautiful and lighthearted. Ben and I watched the display for a few moments before I start swaying to the beat and danced in the midst of the circle of Pichus.

Ben looked at me expectantly, sitting down in the grass to watch us. "Summer, you know what would make this whole thing better?" He asked, beaming up at me.

"What?"

"If you singing like you used to!" He enthusiastically said.

Normally, I would've refused because I was embarrassed of my voice and of the attention I got (I could never tell if it was good attention or not, which was equally unnerving), but this moment was perfect... So what did I have to lose? I was just going to be performing in front of Ben and an island of Pokemon, anyway. Ben was already grinning like an idiot.

I grinned up towards the sky.

"Ooooh ooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh...
Ooooh ooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh..."

Yuka stopped strumming and the Pichus stopped dancing for a moment. Even the other surrounding noises hushed as I let loose a melody. They were suprised, I think. I hope it wasn't because I sounded bad— Wait, why do I care? I'm having fun, not trying out for a singing competition.

Getting over her initial surprise, Yuka began strumming again.

"Somewhere over the rainbow,"
I started, keeping my voice in time with the music.
"Way up high.
And the dreams that you dream of
Once in a lullaby..."

Ben leaned forward to listen, resting his chin on his hand.

"Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true ooh oh,"

I continued, beginning to spin within the circle that the Pichus formed around me.
"Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me

Oh, somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly
And the dream that you dare to,
Oh why, oh why can't I?"

Ben got up and joined the Pichus as they danced. I suddenly wished that Jet and Evelyn could've been here, but I tried not to linger on that thought of negativity. If I had a superpower, it would be to heal Pokemon. Then I could help Eve and Jet.

I paused for a moment before changing the song.
"Well I see trees of green and red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Well I see skies of blue
And I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day
I like the dark
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world..."

Ben extended a hand to me and I took it. When we were little, he used to twirl me like a ballerina. Just as expected, he twirled me around and I was filled with a sense of nostalgia. It wasn't intimate or romantic like most people would think; we were best friends and we simply just danced for the fun of it.

"The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands
Singing, 'How do you do?'
They're really singing, 'I...I love you.'

I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more than we'll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
World..."

Ben released his grip on my hands and started dancing with the Pichus that demanded his attention. I picked up one Pichu and threw it up in the air before catching it. The moment was perfect.

"Someday I'll wish upon a star,
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me

Oh, somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?
I?"

Yuka's playing finally died down as I sang the last note. Ben brought brought me down in a dip before promptly bringing me back up.

The Pichus gave us a loud cheer and we all three took a bow.

Ben grinned. "We should do this more often."

I couldn't agree more.

(A/N: Okay, ever since Chapter One, I already had decided to have this scene with Summer singing. When I see this clipscene in the game, I imagine Ukelele Pichu ((AKA Yuka)) playing this song. (The song is "Somewhere over the rainbow/What a wonderful world" by Iz.)

And I'm going to start leaving songs next to chapters that I think sum up what each chapter is about, or what the mood is like. Because I have so many songs that go through my head each time I write a chapter and they fit so well! So that's something all of you can look forward to.

I'm going to add songs to previous chapters, too.

If any of you guys want to suggest songs for any of the chapters, I'd like that, too. Even if I already had a song chosen, I'd replace it if you had a better one. I like the idea of having songs set the mood for a chapter. But you have to tell me the title of the song (Or you can just say the name of the artitst and say "The song where they say "~~~~~", if you're not sure what the name of the song is.) so I know what to look up.

I think it would be a great way for you guys to feel even more included in the story. And if I chose not to use your song for a specific chapter, I'll try to use it in another chapter, okay?

That's all I wanted to say. I appreciate all of the continued support you all have given me! See you guys next time!)