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Era smiled as Melissa came up next to her, glancing at the Bulbasaur although her attention was still mostly focused outside. "It really is, isn't it?" she replied, pressing one paw on the frame as if to touch the air outside, "It's like you get an entirely new look on everything when you see it from above." She smiled, a slight blush tinging her cheeks as she realized how strange that must sound coming from a Pikachu, "I've always loved heights, you don't get that from most people, but they help me to relax." After all, it was the Pikachu's deepest wish to be able to fly like the Flying Types could, and had been ever since she was a Pichu, watching the Starly fly by from her perch high in the trees. Her gaze was warm as she thought of the fond memories, looking out at the far distant ground as the car gradually stopped, swinging slightly in the breeze as they hung suspended at the top.

Phione clapped his hands delightedly, pleased that they were so high. "We on top of the sky!" he said cheerfully, jumping down off the seat and grabbing Alice by the hand, "Alice, look!" he said, pointing outside, "It all got small!" The little Water Type smiled happily, pressing his face against the window and looking down at the world below them. All the Pokemon looked so tiny, like little raindrops scattered all over the area. "Look, there Riley!" He said, pointing at one of the small Pokemon below. Sure enough it was unmistakably the Eevee in his cape and hat, heading down the midway. "Hi hi little Riley, hi hi!"

Era smiled at Phione, pleased that he was enjoying the ride so much. Children were so easy to please; sometimes it wasn't hard to think that they'd always be that way, but it was never true, they had to grow up sometime. She wondered briefly what Phione would be like when he got older, Faran and Rivia too for that matter, but she didn't dwell on it too long. Let childhood happiness live while it can; that's all she could do.



"Okay!" Faran said, pleased that Puer had agreed. The game was harder than it looked, even an adult like him might have trouble with it! Then again, Faran was just rather small, smaller than the average Pokemon who the game was built for. Still, he was undeterred and undaunted by the playing field, they would be great, he was sure of it! He took another token and placed it into the slot, stepping onto the mat as the game started up, this would be awesome!

The Diglett began popping out of their holes, and Faran jumped forward, pouncing on one to get it back down. He stayed out of Puer's way, letting the Rhyhorn take care of the half of the area that he was closest to. The Diglett holes around him were all spread out, and he had to hurry in order to hit them. He pressed down on one with all his might before leaping back to catch one behind him. The speed was starting to increase, and Faran leaped back and forth, quickening his pace as well. "Gotcha!" he said victoriously, pinning another one down.

Melissa nodded, looking aside at Phione. The kids were so excited, it was hard not to have it rub on to her.

"Yeah. I never really considered it until now." Bulbasaurs liked to keep their feet firmly on the ground, but this was nice too. She looked around at the streets below, trying to find the two specks of brown and light blue that would mark the Eclipse twins. She wondered how Atra was getting along. She suddenly wished she had tried harder to convince the Flareon to come. Having him sit there, obviously in a bad mood, probably wasn't helping his psyche any.

Hope peeled her face off the glass, looking at Era curiously before breaking into a wide grin.

"Era fly!" She exclaimed happily, raising both her arms above her. A slight pink glow enveloped her, and moments later a similar glow surrounded the Pikachu.

"Era fly!" She exclaimed again, eagerly watching the Pikachu's reaction. Era would find herself much lighter...so much so that she'd start to rise to the tip of her toes, then break free of the floor altogether to hover inches above the bottom of their compartment.

Melissa wondered briefly when Hope had heard the Pikachu's name before being distracted by the fact said Pikachu was now levitating.

Hope laughed happily as Era gave her a hug, returning it without any hesitation.

"Everyone happy!" She declared with delight as Era let go. She spun in the air, her streamers flowing around her in a wide circle. She bumped up against the glass, giggling as she came to a stop.

The Ferris Wheel beneath them gave a slight lurch as it began to move again, and the Jirachi gave a laugh as their compartment climbed to the peak of the ride and began to come back down. Hope came forward, grabbing Era's hands in her own and spun with the Pikachu.

Suddenly she gave a wide yawn and her eyes began to droop.

"Happy..." She murmured with a smile on her face, and suddenly slipped gently to the floor. The psychic glow around both herself and the Pikachu subsided, lowering Era to the ground. Hope was now curled up on the floor, obviously fast asleep. Using the power she did must have tired her out.

"That was...wow." Melissa walked over to the Jirachi, who was curled up within her ribbons. There was a wide smile on her face.

When Atra had brought home a Jirachi, Melissa had always expected odd things to happen. Just not when she was still...so young. She wondered what the extent of her powers are and what they would be. Her vines wrapped carefully around the small steel-type and lifted Hope onto her back. The Jirachi shifted slightly in her sleep to wrap both arms around Melissa's bulb.



"Later." Atra yawned as the leafeon left, starting to dig into his previous pile of popcorn. Bad moods seemed to meant he ate a lot it seems. He looked up at the newcomer, and he nearly choked on the popcorn. After he stopped gagging, he held back his laughter the best he could.

"You were saying?" Atra shot at his brother, looking away in an attempt to subside his laughter. He didn't feel like laughing right now, but it was hard not to. Laura looked ridiculous.

Atra's laughter died down into chuckles as he shook his head. Who the hell would ask the face painter- hell, who in their right minds wanted their face painted in the first place?

Atra turned to stare at his brother for a moment, rolling his eyes.

"No I'm not. I'm Atra."

Cue the confusion!

Ah, the fun of being identical twins. They loved to do this as young kids. Sometimes even those closest to them had a difficult time telling them apart.

Atra shot a visibly annoyed glance at Albus before seemingly shrugging in defeat. Aw hell why not. He'll play along. This'll be amusing to watch. He wondered how long it would take her to figure it out.

"Fine. I'm Albus." He admitted, slumping back in his chair.

"Popcorn?" He offered the Vaporeon lazily, gesturing towards what remained in the bag.