Beyond the Desert Sands! Contestshipping!

[Xiang]

Yes, it's teh repost. I edited the Prologue with my new writing skills. I'm going to edit every chapter so that you can once again enjoy Beyond the Desert Sands! Rated PG.

Prologue

On an island far from the start of a journey, was the Pokemon League of Hoenn.
There, you battled with spirit and heart, and skill and strength side by side with your Pokemon.

Excitement filled the air and was contagious. However, some people lost their tournament spirit with a defeat. There was one particular boy who was very disappointed after his loss. He had worked weeks to earn his entry into the league, only to be defeated by an opponent. His red cap hid his eyes and covered his messy, black hair. He wore a trainer's uniform. HIs yellow mouse companion, Pikachu, perched on his shoulder like a bird and tried to comfort him.

This boy was Ash, a boy who had been on numerous adventures with his friends. One of them was walking down the hall towards him right now. He had a serious face and spiky dark brown hair with tanned skin. He wore a brown shirt with about a million pockets. One had a cookbook, another had a brochure.

After him came May, a girl with brown hair and innocent blue eyes. She wore a red shirt, and a white mini skirt over her blue biking shorts. And compared to her brother, Max, she wasn't the brightest trainer in the world.

Max adjusted his glasses and dusted his green shirt. He was the Pokemon brain of the team, despite the fact that he was the youngest. However, he still had much to learn.

Ash looked up and tried to brighten his face. "Brock, which region should we head to next?" he asked his friend.

"Hm, I read in a handbook that this region named Orre is in need of tough trainers to drive out an evil conspiracy. The reward is a free pass to the Mt. Battle challenge," Brock read. Then he flipped the page. "Mt. Battle has 100 trainers in a row, and the winner gets-"

Ash cut him off. "It's settled. Mt. Battle, here we come!"

"Ash, wait! We haven't settled anything!" May said. She turned to Brock. "Are there any contests there?" she asked hopefully. After all, Pokemon contests were her specialty.

Brock shook his head. "Sorry, May. They do have the evil conspiracy..."

"So I'm coming along, defeating evil, then Ash gets the free pass? Even if I get a pass, it's not like it's worth it! To me, at least..."

"May, we could use your help," Ash reminded her. "We're a team."

May sighed. "I' ll think about it."

* * *
May sat at the park bench, feeling hopeless. If she went to Orre, she'd have to retire her passion for contests for a while. If she didn't go, where would she go?

"Hey," said a familiar voice.

May looked up to see a familiar scornful face. He had smirking green eyes with matching green hair. May recognized him as her rival. "Hi Drew," she said quietly.

"You're not your usual self today," Drew said, sitting down next to her.

"Who asked you?" May shot back.

"Nobody did, that's obvious," Drew remarked rudely.

May stayed quiet and stared at her feet.

"May, something's up, and I know it. Why don't you just tell me?" Drew asked, surprised that May hadn't flipped out because of his fake rude additude.

May sighed. "My friends want me to come with them to Orre, and there are no contests there."

"That's what most co-ordinators think," Drew said.

May seemed really surprised. She stared at Drew. "What do you mean?"

Drew smiled at her curious tone. "It's not like I'm going to tell you-"

"What?" May interrupted angrily.

"If you come with ME to the Orre region, I can SHOW you what I mean."

"But what will Ash and-" May started.

Drew got up from the bench and looked at her. "I'll talk to them, okay?"
* * *
"If my sis goes with you, I'm coming with you too," Max said, after hearing the news. He wasn't going to leave his sister behind.

"If it's fine with Drew, it's fine by me," May said.

Drew smirked. "You have my approval."

"The ferry leaves tomorrow at noon. Don't be late!" Brock said. May watched her friends head to their hotel rooms.

"See ya," she whispered.

The new trio went to their hotel room. They made a left down one hallway and walked a while to go to their room.

"We're sharing a room?" May asked.

"I'm not the richest kid in the world, okay?" Drew said, exasperated.

"Sorry," May muttered.

Drew nodded and reached into the pocket of his purple jacket. His hand came out with a card, which he showed to a device on the door. A light on the device glowed green, signaling that it had been opened. Inside was a room with two beds. The walls were lined with cheery yellow, and a window presented a view of the sea. May ran to it, setting her waist pack on a table and gasped in bliss.

"You can see the ocean," she whispered.

"Beach bum," Max murmured.

"Gosh it's late. Max-" May stated, ignoring his comment.

Max had already taken off his glasses and climbed into one of the beds. "I know, it's bedtime."

May was relieved that for once, she didn't have to remind her brother to go to bed. She untied her bandana and waist pack and paused.

Drew could see the red rising into her cheeks. There were only two beds. She stood there, blushing while Drew took off his jacket.

"Drew, there's only one bed left."

Drew glanced at the bed. "Go sleep with your brother, then."

May glared at him before looking over at her brother. "Max, scoot over, I'm going in."

Max managed to mutter a "good night sis" before dozing off again after moving towards the wall.

May soon fell asleep, too, but Drew couldn't get those eyes shut. He glanced at the siblings and noticed how cozy they were together. Family love. He felt jealous of Max. He listened to the light snoring of Max and soft breathing of May and finally fell asleep too.
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Enjoy!

 

[Misty-Fan-Forever]

I like it I can't wait for the next chapter. And Drew and May sharing a room This is just asking for a bunch of awkward situations XD

Also I thought I recognized the story, It's definantly written better. Glad you decided to re-post it.

 

[Xiang]

Thank you!

I think I'm going to spend the rest of the day drawing something and editing two more chapters. It's Winter Break!

 

[Shadowcat]

Glad you reposted it. There were major edits, but I love the chapter. Drew and May sharing a room? OMGZ! *smiles, as she pictures them together* Now, I'd like to see more beautiful work coming from you. Don't disappoint us, Ratiasu.

 

[Xiang]

I'm also going to do some major edits, but everything'll take a while. *sigh*

Glad everyone liked it. Looking back, I realized how soft everyone went on a ten-year-old who just started fic-writing. Look at her now. Yay. She's a year older and knows how to describe things and knows what's stupid. XD

My comp is being used by either my sis or my dad, and that's where everything is. I'm using my mom's comp right now (it has Photoshop *squee*) I think I can get to it this week. If I'm not working on a fanart or YNA first.

Too bad I'm not reposting RLB. IN truth, I actually hated that fic. *is shot*

New chapter, major editing. Keep in mind, May's thoughts signal the start of a relationship, not a hopeless romance beginning. I edited it big time, so hopefully it's more in character and description and overall better.

Chapter One

"If you are boarding this month's ferry to the Orre region, please report to the dock immediately. " Nurse Joy's voice came on the PA and stirred trainers throughout the building.

May sat up as Nurse Joy repeated her warning. She lazily rubbed her eyes and saw that the room was now golden through the curtains. Max and Drew were still asleep. "It's only three hours away, but might as well get up..." She got up and climbed down off the bed.

"Drew, wake up!"

"What is it, May?" he mumbled without even moving.

"Nurse Joy wants us down. Some announcement or something."

"Should Max get shaken awake by some annoying girl too?" Drew teased, still not moving.

"Oh will you lay off!" She tied on her bandana and put on her pack and walked out the door.

Drew snickered. "That's May alright." He propped himself up onto the bed and sighed. Well, he didn't get to do anything yet. Some other day, perhaps.
* * *
Nurse Joy stepped up to a podium and signaled for the crowd to hush. The noise fell like the ocean waves, steadily and smoothly. "We're terribly sorry for bothering you this early before the ride."

Brock stepped up the podium, ignoring the peering and curious gazes of the crowd, and took her hand in his." Oh, my lovely gentle angel, you are forgiven from my very toes to my very-"

Max stepped up from among the people with a twisted and disgusted look on his face and tugged Brock away by the ear, as usual. "Let's see if she can forgive YOU for that."

Nurse Joy laughed nervously and played with the microphone a bit. "Sorry about that. Because of last night's accident, we will have to run a security check on your luggages, and that will take a while, so come around 11. Thank you!"

A continuous ripple of muttering went through the crowd as they swam through the maze of bodies and noise and popped out through the door, only to be pushed again by the current of the moving crown down the hallway, where then it was less crowded and noisy.

"Max, I thought you were asleep!" May scolded.

"When I woke up, you weren't there, and when I looked in the hallway, people where heading towards the main lobby, so I figured you'd be there," Max said defensively.

Ash emerged from the messy mass of people in the hallway and nudged Max in the side.

"You're May's little friend, right? Ash, is it?" Drew said.

"Drew, you know my name. No time for fighting or reliving memories, by the way, we need to eat and get packed up," Ash reminded them.

Max grumbled. "You're beginning to sound like Brock."
* * *
“Mmmm, pancakes,” Max said happily after a waitress in a frilly dress set it down on the table. She grinned at his comment as she set down the plates of flat pancakes.

"What a cute little brother you have," she said to Drew.

May coughed on her pancakes and mopped up her nosebleed. "Excuse me, but I'm his sister, May. This is my friend, Drew."

The waiter bowed and apologized. Drew just tried not to chuckle at the mess May made in her attempt to not laugh at the waiter's mistake.
* * *
"Sis, that was really hilarious when you got a nosebleed, although I could've done without the blood," Max said to his sister. "The waiter was really cute too..."

“We could let out our Pokemon, since we still have a lot of time left to spare ,” May suggested.

May tossed out her Pokeballs to release her Bulbasaur, Beautifly, Skitty, and Combusken. Bulbasaur was a green Pokemon with a bulb on its back, stirring a debate whether it is a plant or animal. Beautifly was a butterfly Pokemon, with fancy wings decorated in black, blue, red, and yellow and curly antennae. It cried shrilly with a high-pitched voice as it swirled around in the room, sending sparkles flying everywhere. Skitty was a playful, pink kitten with large ears and a tail that looked like a pincushion. It wagged its tail playfully and meowed in delight. Combusken popped out of its Pokeball and stood straight like a soldier. Despite it's place as a young fowl Pokemon, it always had the air of determination circling around it.

Drew sent out his Roselia, Masquerain, and paused to think if Flygon would fit in the room. He sent it out anyway. It’s “antennae” barely tickled the ceiling and Drew breathed a sigh of relief. It's mostly green body was tall and muscular in some places, and it had enormous, sturdy wings that were green lined with a red tissue. Roselia performed a ballet twirl gracefully as it popped out as well, and became a green blur for a few seconds. On its arms were roses; one was red, the other blue. Masquerain, a peculiar bug, had a blue body. It flapped its wings faster than you could tell what they looked like. They appeared to be just a smudge of orange.

Masquerain flew up to Beautifly and blushed as it flew around in a pattern of spins and turns.

Drew flicked his hair with a expression on his face that told May and Max that he knew what they were doing. “Heh, figures.“

May looked confused. “What’s Masquerain doing?”

Max flipped through a Pokemon book. “That’s a mating dance. Sometimes it means that the trainer’s are in love as well!” Max burst into laughter. “Ha, you and Drew! I can-ow!” May had angrily seized the book from her brother and whacked him on the head with it. “You made the last part up!”

Drew ignored the comment, but Max spotted a twitch in his eyebrow, which drove him to continue his outbursts.

Max held his laughter. “Then what are those RED roses for?” he exploded.

Drew calmly stood there, but he stole a glare from Max. May turned bright red. She looked like she wanted to drive a dagger through his head with her beady and narrowed eyes and gritted teeth.

“And Drew even said it made sense!” Max whacked himself with a pillow while trying to breathe.

May grabbed his pillow and knocked the laughs out of him. Her fury made her tremble and her eyes flashed red, like her cheeks. Max whispered an "oops" before he scrambled frantically out of the room.

May's hair seemed to stand on end and she gripped the knob tightly in what seemed to be anger, but Drew felt her embarassment.

May stared at the door as if she was hoping lasers would fire out and fry holes in it. 'Lies. All lies. I don't even like Drew all that much. The only reason I'm coming with him is because- because I'm a coward. I don't want to go alone to a contest region, and the fact that only he knows where it is doesn't defend my side,' she thought.

Drew had his own personal and quiet side of the argument. 'Truth is, I've been trying. May doesn't get a single hint, she croons over romance all the time, she's just too dense to realize a guy is flirting with her. Sometimes she's just so naive, but that makes her all the more cute. I wish she would get how I felt,' Drew thought.

"Max, you can come in," May said, shattering the awkward silence like a baseball through a window. "We need to pack up and leave.

The door handle moved and a click confirmed the boy's entry. "Sorry, May."

May's eyes met Drew's, and she looked away, her face exploding with red. "We have to get packed up, we're leaving soon."
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Kill me.

Oh yeah, and if anyone wants to be on the PM list, I'm doing one.

Ratiasu

 

[Xiang]

I apologize for the double post, but I finished editing Chapter Two!

Chapter 2

May leaned over the edge of the ferry, enjoying the gentle, salty ocean wind. Gentle, small waves lapped up on the side of the boat in a calming and steady rhythm. Wingulls and Pelippers flew about, riding the breeze. Beautifly was sitting on May's head, and watched them fly about and played with them for a while.

Skitty was more energetic than ever because of the fresh air. The playful kitten cried happily as it caught one of Roselia's Petal Dance petals. It fiddled around with it until it blew away. Then it took a nap.

Bulbasaur was admiring Flygon's impressive wings and Flygon seemed to enjoy this praise. Flygon liked Combusken's toughness and watched its lightning fast kicks.

Drew was training with his Masquerain. He was practicing an appeal. Masquerain used Bubble then followed up with Gust, blowing the bubbles away and arousing Skitty again. Another Bubble caught Beautifly's attention. Masquerain turned red and dropped to the floor as Beautifly flew over.

Max sat on a chair next to where Drew was standing and sipped his cup of soda. "Drew, it's a nice day, you should be relaxing. Nothing's better than the ocean scene!"

"Especially when I could be improving my skills?" Drew asked. He picked Masquerain and fanned it until it became conscious again.

Max gave him a confused look. "But there aren't any contests in the Orre region. At least to my knowledge.”

Drew snickered. “Then your knowledge isn't complete.”

Max shrugged and walked over next to his sister. As he watched the water bounce in waves, he saw a pink blur make a splash. “Huh?”

May was watching the Wingull play a friendly game of tag. The biggest of the seagull Pokemon chased its younger siblings around. The Wingull really seemed to be having fun. She turned to her brother, still content from her love of the ocean and the beach. “What is it, bro?”

“I thought I saw something.” Max scratched his head. “I must be seeing things-whoa!”

The boat rocked around side to side and lurched forward, surprising all the people on it. A sailor rushed over frantically with a bullhorn. “Everybody, return to your cabins immediately!” he yelled through it.

The boat lurched again, and the sound of pounding rain banged on the ship. Drew and May recalled their Pokemon. Everybody frantically went inside, including the trio. They were shoved and pushed everywhere; May was even pushed into a wall. Everyone headed straight for their rooms, but not before the boat cocked so hard, everyone fell to their side.

Drew and May groaned in pain and they opened their eyes to find Drew sprawled over May.

Time froze for a moment, and some piercing gazes were directed at them. May could feel Drew breathing on her face. It smelled of obviously enough, roses, and it turned May completely red in the face.

Drew quickly got up and cleared his throat. Max smirked as his sister nearly yelped, but they had no time for fooling around.

They reached their room, still in awkward silence. May opened the door and tried to forget what just happened. “How could there be a storm? The sky was perfectly clear!” May complained, drying her dripping bandana. She untied it in the back and twisted it, and the sink in the bathroom collected what came out.

Max nodded his head. "That was strange. There was no sign of it coming!” He took off his glasses and wiped them with his shirt.

Drew was in dreamland, only he didn't show it. Well, he didn't want to forget what just happened, although it was...embarrassing to have people watching.

There were a lot of knocks at the door as Drew took off his jacket, since it was warm in the room. Max answered it, only to be trampled by a crowd of fan girls. They all screamed with joy at the sight of Drew and crowded around him. Max groaned and remained on the floor.

They closed in on the boy, making him very uncomfortable. “We heard you were on this ferry!” said a girl with blue hair in a ponytail. She giggled and squealed with big, scarlet-colored eyes. Drew grimaced as the familiar feeling of being drowned by avid fans returned to his gut.

They all wanted his autograph. They pressed in closer and closer until everyone of them was face-to-face with Drew. Drew shrunk back, trying to avoid all the autograph books being shoved at him.

A girl with a headband holding back some blonde hair noticed and pointed at May. “You in the red! What are you doing in Drew’s bedroom?”

May was infuriated at her impertinence. “I travel with him!”

The girls gasped. “You’re so lucky!” they chorused in sorrow. One girl started crying. “Drew already has a girlfriend!”

May had enough. She breathed hard as she growled at the girls, “GET. OUT. OF. OUR. ROOM.”
* * *
May sighed, exhausted after chasing every girl out, when there was another knock at the door and some excited whispering. May moaned and rubbed her temples and prepared for another fan fight.

Max answered it again, but wasn’t trampled this time. He stepped out of the way as a crowd of fan boys crowded around May. It was May’s turn. She sweat-dropped.

One with spiky white hair and a green headband exclaimed how pretty she was and got dragged out the room by Max’s “De-Brock-inating”.

Another boy noticed Drew and pointed at him. “Hey, punk, what are you doing in May’s room?”

“You mean OUR room,” Drew said, already annoyed.

“What?!” The boy looked at May. “You already have a boyfriend?”

“He’s not my boyfriend,” she said angrily through gritted teeth.

Drew got up in fury and threw one of his Pokeballs. “Masquerain, use gust to blow these losers out of our room!”

May threw a Pokeball as well. “Beautifly, use whirlwird!”

The two bug Pokemon flew next to each other and flapped their wings to blow the boys out the door. Their wings stirred the air in the room and created a tiny and invisible cyclone that barreled through the boys and threw them out.

May collapsed on the bed. “I’m all worn out. Max, can you lock the door?”

Max obeyed and sat on his bed too. He looked out the “window” and saw sun rays penetrating through the water’s surface, shining like beams of light. “Hey, sis, it’s sunny out again!”
* * *
“Ah, it feels good to be out again!” May stretched and looked at the horizon. It was endless and mysterious. You couldn't tell what was waiting to be found there. So much suspense.

Splash. May reverted her gaze to the edge of the boat and saw a pink, heart-shaped thing that wiggled on the surface of the sea. It had one eye on either side of its almost flat body. May recognized it because of its appearance.

“Max, Drew, I found a Luvdisc!” she called to them as another Luvdisc surfaced. Then another and another. In a few seconds, May, Drew and Max saw what appeared to be a school of Luvdisc.

One particular Luvdisc was bigger than the others. It lept onto the boat and the others followed.

Masquerain and Beautifly were hovering over the same chair, talking. Beautifly seemed to enjoy this conversation, while Masquerain was blushing. The Luvdisc danced around the chair. Beautifly began to blush too.

May didn’t seem to understand. “What are the Luvdisc doing?”

Max adjusted his glasses so they caught the rigorous flash of the sun and explained. “Luvdisc can sense love in between a couple and will dance around them if it can sense something going on in between them. Works with humans too,“ Max hinted.

May chose to ignore the hint.

“Also, if anybody interferes with the love, then Luvdisc will and would attack them.”

The Luvdisc started hopping towards May. She panicked at the sight of them approaching her and ran away. They followed her and surrounded her so she was trapped, and then they circled around Drew. Drew pretended to be reading. Max snickered clearly enjoying this.

When the Luvdisc settled down and left, May fell on the ground. “What is happening to me today?” 'I don't even like Drew!' she thought to herself.

The captain’s voice suddenly went on the PA. “We will arrive at Phenac City tomorrow. Thank you for your cooperation.”

“Looks like another day to wait,” May sighed, still rested on the wooden deck of the ship.
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Ratiasu

 

[Xiang]

Argh! Sorry to triple post! You know I would like some reviews if you look. -_-

Chapter 3

May stood in the same spot she had yesterday, on the lookout for land. She spotted a glittering city in the middle of ongoing blank desert. Strangely enough, the roads and buildings were yellow or white, but in between the buildings and roads were carved in pits filled with pure water with the sun’s broken reflection upon the moving liquid. Water was a rare sight in the desert, especially so much.

The ferry slowed to a stop and released a plank to shore. May, Max, and Drew walked off and fanned themselves. Unlike the cabins, the place was unbearably hot. A wind started up and sand flew up in swirls, and then faded.

“I guess we’re finally here,” May said. “At least the city’s beautiful.”

They walked through the gateway to enter a bustling, clean town with unnatural waterfalls and canals running through it. At the end of the shopping square was a stairway leading to some sort of gym, and behind that was another building, except it was much bigger. People went about their daily lives as if the city wasn't so amazing to them as it was to May.

“Let me guess, you want to go shopping,” Max teased.

May happily shook her head. “I want to check out that building over there,” she said as she pointed at the huge building at the end of two stairways. It was so enormous; she just had to wonder what would be inside something so big.
* * *
“Wow!” May said as they entered the building. “This place is huge.” Her voice echoed on the walls and the ceilings. In the back of the room were two waterfalls; one on each side of the platform in the middle. In the waterfalls were really tall doors.

A lady behind a desk that was on the platform asked politely, “How may I help you?"

“What is this place?” Max questioned in awe.

“It’s the Phenac City Colosseum,” she said. “We are holding Double Battles today. You have to battle through the preliminary rounds, the 2nd round, the semifinals, and then the finals. You can either battle with a partner and use one Pokemon each, or battle alone using two Pokemon.”

May turned to Drew. “What do you think, you and me? After all, it's a double battle, and we make two people.”

“That's really obvious,” he answered but May knew that he was agreeing.

“Alright, enter through the door on the left. Audience members go through the right. Thank you!”
* * *
“Which Pokemon should we use?” May asked her partner in the waiting room, which was really similar to the Contest waiting rooms.

“Well, our first opponent will use rock Pokemon, so my Roselia and your Bulbasaur should beat them up pretty quickly,” Drew said.

“But he also has a Swellow to fend off our Grass Pokemon,” May said. “Skitty knows Blizzard, though, and that can pull off a lot of damage!” she suggested.

Drew nodded, because they had no time for arguing as they were up next.

“Would May and Drew against Kate please report to the battlefield,” said a voice over the PA.
* * *
Kate, the opponent, appeared to be a black-haired girl with brown eyes and a timid look about her. She tried to hide her fear by mixing it with aggression. She had the true look of a rock Pokemon trainer.

The referee shouted, “Send out your Pokemon!”

“Go, Roselia!"

“Go, Skitty!”

“Go, Graveler and Swellow!”

The referee shouted, “Begin the battle!” and he blew his whistle, signing the start of the battle.

Kate was quicker than than her opposing pair. “Graveler, use that Double Edge we learned on that Skitty!”

Graveler nodded and started charging towards Skitty, rocking the ground as each heavy foot of rock thundered as it hit the ground. It gave the impression that it was very powerful, which was true, and which is why Drew acted fast.

“Oh no you don’t! Roselia, use Leech Seed on Graveler!” Drew commanded.

Seeds shot at a running Graveler from Roselia’s roses. The seeds stretched out into vines upon contact with its target, holding it down and sucking energy out of it.

Kate groaned. “Swellow, pay them back with a Wing Attack on Roselia!”

“Nice try, Kate, but you’re no match for us!” May said back. “Skitty, blizzard!”

Swellow was flying at Roselia with its glowing wing outstretched. It was about three feet away from Roselia when Skitty launched its devastating ice attack, bringing the bird down to a halt. Shards of ice grazed it all over. Swellow lay on the ground, unable to battle. The trainer recalled her Pokemon just as Graveler finally broke free of Leech Seed. It slowly stood up, weakened but determined to win.

“Roselia, use Petal Dance!”

“Skitty, use Assist!” May prayed that Petal Dance would come out as well.

Roselia and Skitty launched the powerful Grass attack together on Graveler, knocking it out.

The referee raised the right flag. “May and Drew win!”
* * *
“Our next opponent has many different types,” May reported. “He has a Shiftry, Shelgon, and Manetric. This is going to be tough.”

“Your Combusken can use Sky Uppercut, right? My Flygon can take care of Shelgon and Manetric,” Drew suggested.

“Well, this battle’s decided,” May said.

“Just one thing May,” Drew said. “My Flygon knows Earthquake, and that’s super effective on Manetric and Combusken. It hurts all Pokemon on the field.”

“So when you use it, Combusken has to jump up,” May finished for him.

“Exactly.”

'Well, he's being cooperative right now,' May thought.
* * *
The referee shouted once again, “send out your Pokemon!”

A boy with brown, spiky hair sent out his Manetric and Shiftry. Manetric growled as static electricity sizzled and flashed over his furry blue and yellow body. Shiftry got into a menacing battle pose.

“Go, Flygon!"

“Go, Combusken!”

The boy shouted a command before Drew could even move. “Manetric, use Spark on Combusken! Shiftry, use Aerial Ace on Flygon!”

“Flygon, use Earthquake!”

“Combusken, jump up really high!”

Combusken bounded up as Flygon slammed the floor to make an earthquake. Manetric froze in its tracks, but Shiftry pulled through the vibrating and splitting.

Shiftry was about to strike Flygon when May had an idea. “Combusken, land on top of Shiftry!”

Combusken plummeted down on top of Shiftry, stopping its attack. The earthquake stopped as well, saving the young fowl from excess damage.

Manetric went down fell to the ground after its traumatizing encounter with the attack. The boy recalled it. “Shiftry, use dig on Combusken!”

“Quick, Combusken, Blaze Kick!”

Shiftry started burrowing into the ground, unaware of May's plans. Combusken put its foot on fire and kicked Shiftry in the face causing Shiftry to fall flat on its back putting it out of the battle.

The referee raised the right flag. “The victory goes to Drew and May!”
* * *
“The next opponents favor the Dark type. Bug attacks will work,” May reported.
“Masquerain and Beautifly would do the trick!”

“You’re getting better at this May,” Drew complimented. Then he added, "but let's see if you pull through."

May got ticked off. “Why you with your oversized head-“

Drew smirked threw her a rose to shut her up. May caught the red flower and sighed.
* * *
The two bugs were up on the field against a Mightyena and an Absol.

Then someone’s Luvdisc danced around Masquerain and Beautifly, then May and Drew, next Mightyena and Absol, and the opponents, who were a married couple. They were delighted.

“Mightyena, shadow ball!” the husband commanded.

“You too, Absol!” the wife shrieked.

The two dark Pokemon hurled a black lump at the two bugs. They hit pretty hard, but not enough to put Masquerain and Beautifly down.

May, who was blushing furiously after Luvdisc’s dance, shouted, “Beautifly, Silver Wind!”

Drew seemed perfectly calm. “Masquerain, you too!”

The two bugs made their wings glow and flapped them to release layers of silver-colored wind. They struck their target. Absol fainted, but Mightyena remained standing.

“Mightyena, bite Beautifly!”

Mightyena opened its jaws and closed them on one of the butterfly’s wings, knocking it out.

“Return, Beautifly!” May shouted sadly. She held out her Pokemon's pokeball and it was warped inside to rest.

Masquerain glared at Mightyena, and it glared back.

“Masquerain, finish this off with Bubblebeam!”

Masquerain shot many hordes of big bubbles at Mightyena, knocking it out.

The referee raised the usual flag and announced May and Drew the winner.
* * *
“Drew, our next opponent is…Ash!” May said. “But I have an idea…”
She whispered it into his ear.

Drew nodded.
* * *
Ash grinned at them after sending out his Torkoal and Grovyle. “You may be my friends, but I’m still gonna whoop your butt!”

“So you think,” Drew said, arms crossed.

“Bugs are weak against fire, so Torkoal, use Overheat on Masquerain!”

“Masquerain, counter with Bubblebeam!”

Torkoal’s river of fire was too powerful for Masquerain’s mere gun of bubbles..

“Beautifly, take the hit, then use Morning Sun!”

Beautifly flew in front of Masquerain, shielding it from the intense heat attack. Luckily, because of the Bubblebeam, the attack wasn’t as harsh, but Beautifly still fell to the ground, burnt. However the fake sun it used healed it completely, making it look as good as new.

“Now, Beautifly, use Silver Wind on Grovyle!”

“Torkoal, take the hit!” Ash commanded.

“Masquerain, use bubblebeam!”

Torkoal was buffeted by both attacks, knocking it out.

“Finish Grovyle off with Gust!” May and Drew shouted at the same time.

The two bug Pokemon were happy to obey. They disturbed the air with strokes of their wings and the wind tossed Grovyle around and slammed it all the wall. It fell to the ground, dazed.
* * *
“Congratulations! May and Drew, you are the winners of this week’s Colosseum Challenge! Return to the front desk for your prizes!” a voice over the PA announced.

Drew and May were happy to obey. After being chased by fans, they escaped through the doors. The lady behind the desk handed them prize money and ribbons. The ribbon was blue with a gold edge and the usual gold clasp in the middle. Drew and May placed it in their ribbon cases and left through the door.

A man in a dark outfit grabbed May by the wrist as she tried to leave. “You’re not going anywhere, girlie.”

“May!” Drew tried to free her from the man’s grasp. Then he felt himself being pulled away by some other men. “Who are you?”

“We’re Team Snagem, and we were ordered to find a way to rebuild our team. We need funding first, so we'll send to the ransom note sometime later,” a member said. “Koffing, use smokescreen!” The man released the Poison Pokemon and it used the smoke attack, blinding Drew so that they escaped with ease.

“Drew! Are you OK?” Max rushed over to Drew and tried to fan the smoke away. When it cleared, May and Team Snagem were gone. “Where’s May?”

Drew stayed on the floor and hit it with his fist. “Team Snagem got her.”

“You mean the evil conspiracy?! Sis!” Max cried.

Drew stood up. “Don’t worry, we’ll save her! You hear that, Team Snagem? You won't get away with something as unfair and dangerous as this!”
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Ratiasu

 

[MayXDrew]

May got KIDNAPPED? Wonder what will happened to her? Anyways, nice chapters so far!

 

[Fire_Fairy]

May got KIDNAPPED? Wonder what will happened to her? Anyways, nice chapters so far!

I agree, nice chapters, but I'm also wondering to what happens to May. Please continue soon!

 

[Xiang]

Yay! New readers! And welcome to SPPf, Fire_Fairy.

The next chapter is undergoing a COMPLETE makeover, and remember, kids, this is only PG, so there's only so far something PG can go!

Complete makeovers take forever, so don't expect it too soon!

 

[Pikachu Fan Number Nine]

A very good fic! Can I be on your PM list?

 

[Xiang]

Yep!

I'm going to be busier later this week, might not get to the next chapter really much!

PM list:
Pikachu Fan Number Nine

 

[Fire_Fairy]

Yay! New readers! And welcome to SPPf, Fire_Fairy.

The next chapter is undergoing a COMPLETE makeover, and remember, kids, this is only PG, so there's only so far something PG can go!

Complete makeovers take forever, so don't expect it too soon!

Hey, thanks for welcoming me! ^_____^

 

[Xiang]

Hey, thanks for welcoming me! ^_____^

No prob! It's always nice to see a new member around, especially when they can spell and they are friendly AND they are contestshippers!

 

[Fire_Fairy]

I totally agree with you!

 

[Xiang]

New chap! I know it's rushed ^^;;

Chapter 4: Snagem Hideout! Rescue May!

Drew trudged through the sand, blinded by the current sandstorm. At least Max was safe in a hotel back in Phenac City. But Drew wasn’t thinking about that. One thing was on his mind: May.

He had his Go-Goggles on so he could see, but due to the desert storm, there was a lack of air and he had trouble breathing. Somehow, thinking about May kept him conscious. He could’ve suffocated more than an hour ago.

He coughed as sand littered his almost closed mouth. If he didn’t get to Team Snagem soon, who knows what would happen to him and May. Somehow, he was forgetting about himself and pulling through because of May.

What was there to see? Sand flew everywhere like frantic snowflakes, and the fact that he felt like a creature made entirely of scratchy, warm sand didn't offer any comfort either.

His secret feelings for her, they could never be forgotten. Was his soft side towards May keeping him going?

‘Another minute and I’ll suffocate,’ he thought. He spotted a building in the middle of all the thoughts and confusion. He started for it, slowing down with each step. “I’m coming. Just hold on,” he said.

He reached for the door handle and using every bit of his remaining strength, pushed it open and fell inside, unconscious.
* * *
“What do you reckon we do with him?” said a male voice.

“He’s probably here to save the girl,” boomed a much deeper, tougher voice.

Drew opened his eyes. He was lying on the floor, tied up. If you could call it a floor. the tiles were dusty and cracked, and it smelled old and stale.

All he could remember was opening the door. Wait! Could this be the Hideout of Team Snagem?

He struggled to get up. It was hard, getting up with your hands tied to your back.

“Boss, he’s up!” shouted a female voice.

But whoever was “Boss” was gone.

“Boss?” The female looked for him.

While she was distracted, Drew hurried out the door.

He heard voices coming from a room on the left of him, and one of the voices belonged to May.

“I know he’s coming! He wouldn’t leave me here to rot like you would!” He heard she shout angrily.

“He didn’t even make it through the desert! He’s in the hideout, unconscious!” said a male voice.

Drew shook with anger and pushed the door open. “Who said?”

“Drew!” May said. Her face was glossy with dried tears and she was bruised in a few places, showing clear clues of used violence on the girl. She was tied up and was hanging from the ceiling, similar to the way she got tied up by Team Rocket on Mirage Island.

“Ha, you’ve been tricked,” said the male grunt. A ton of other grunts surrounded him, all with menacing glares and grins. They grabbed him, and he tried to squirm, but there were too many of them. He felt a really rough and thick rope wrap itself over his chest and forearms and then he was lifted into the air next to May.

The grunts laughed and left them to their misery. The male one said as he left, “We’re gonna set those ropes on fire, you’ll be history!”

“WHAT?” May screamed.

“May, don’t worry I have a plan!” He whispered into her ear.

May's eyes widened. "That's insane!"

Ignoring her, Drew started to flail about, making him swing around. He collided hard with May and she was set free from her bonds. She untied him quickly, too.

They sneaked down the hallway, careful not to make a sound. They peeked into a storage room and found some red sticks of dynamite. Luckily, it was unlit, so they gathered it up and set it down in the hallway.

May gulped nervously as Drew lit a match. "Ready to run in one, two,

"Three!" Drew yelled and the tiny torch struck the ropes, which led to the pile of dynamite. Drew and May took off as quick as they could, pushing through people and winding through the labyrinth of a hideout.

They reached the entrance just as the flames struck the dynamite. The explosion was loud and startling. May and Drew were pretty lucky, as they had escaped quickly enough and the sandstorm had subsided while Drew was on his rescue mission. Several grunts frantically escaped as their Hideout crumbled down to a mountain of cinders.
* * *
“Drew, you could’ve died in that sandstorm!” May snapped as they got back at Phenac City. They were still relieved to see civilized civilization again.

“Well, you could thank me for a change,” Drew snapped back.

May fell silent. “Thanks.” Tears dripped down her face. “It’s just- you could’ve died out there!”

Drew held her hand. “That’s not as important as our sticking together and safety.” May blushed really hard. He panted and wheezed for breath and then gave up consciousness on shortage of air.

“Drew! Please speak to me Drew!’ May shook him. She cried in fear for her friend, but her hand was still in his.
* * *
“There’s sand in his lungs, but after we remove it, we should be fine,” the doctor said.

"Alright," May muttered, gripping his hand like the edge of a cliff, afraid to let go. 'I'm sorry, Drew. From now on, we're friends.'
---
Finally! They are friends!

Ratiasu

 

[Fire_Fairy]

Yay, you updated, which was pretty quick! COOL CHAPTER!!! In all the contestshipping fics I've read they usually hate each other and instead of being friends. But then way later in their fics they either say they're firends or confess their love for each other blah, blah, blah... No offence to anyone who wrote a contestshopping fic here, don't kill me!!! *Bows in respect*

 

[Xiang]

Thank you so much, FF (can I call you that? It seems so much easier to type that with these crammy fingers...) you don't know how much reviews mean to me.

New chapter:

Chapter 5: The Hidden Door! Golden Forest and Princess Kirlia!

Drew sat up abruptly in his hospital bed. He felt that it was easier to breath. His frail tried to get up, but his legs wobbled. He sat back on his bed, unable to stand. Then he noticed something on the side of his bed.

May was asleep with her head resting on her arms. Drew looked closely and saw that her face was streaked with tears, but her eyes were shut in content rest. Then he noticed a pink box next to her. Clueless as he was, he read the note.

Dear Drew,
I hope you feel soon,
Even better,
It's Valentine's Day!
From May

He opened the big pink box and saw a bouquet of roses and another note:

I have been saving these. Hope this makes up for the times when I didn't appreciate you.

He smiled and placed the roses next to his bed in a vase filled with water. They were still vibrant with the glow of life and vitality, just as he had given them to her. They were a bit crusted and dried around the edges, but they certainly didn't look months-old, which was one reason why Drew cherished these magically hardy flowers. He ripped one off its stem and put it through May's hair, right behind her ear..

"Happy Valentine's Day to you too, May," he breathed softly.
* * *
May woke up from her nap and stretched. "Huh?"

Drew's bed was empty.

She scratched her head and felt a rose sitting behind her ear. Knowing it was probably Drew, she blushed as she saw that he had already read the note and got her present.

She got up and searched the room for him. Nope, she was the only one here. She peered into the room next to Drew's and saw the doctor arguing with him.

"Drew, you need rest, so you should be in bed," the doctor scolded.

"I'm fine. I'm standing up," Drew said angrily. "Hi, May."

"NO. You are not leaving until you can stand up without support!" The doctor eyed him. He was leaning on a bed. "There's nothing for you told hold in the desert, and there could be another sandstorm there, so yeah, why go?"

"Because of the Annual Star Night Festival in the Sandi region!”

“The Sandi region?” May asked. “Where’s that?”

The doctor sighed. “Everybody in the Johto and Orre region knows about it. Sometimes we let experienced coordinators know about it.”

“But why just Orre and Johto?” May asked.

“Kanto is closer to Hoenn than Johto, so they can get to contests easlier than the other regions, so Orre built the Sandi region contests behind a hidden door, which is where we found it, so that Hoenn’s contests wouldn’t be deserted,” the doctor explained. “ Lately because the word of Pokemon contests is spreading around, Hoenn's contest halls are crowded and filling up, so we were requested to search for an untamed and unexplored land to use. One of our volunteer parties fell through the door, and that is how we came across the region.

"However, the door is hidden in the desert, and Drew here needs his rest.”

“But what’s Annual Star Night Festival?”

Doctor shook his head and sighed. “Kids these days, they’re too curious.”
* * *
Drew sighed. “I really wish that he would let me go!”

May sat on a chair next to his bed. “I do too.”

Max sat on his sister’s lap. “Hey, maybe we could sneak out!”

“But Drew needs to recover!”

Max did his adjusted his glasses mischievously so that yet again, they shone with bright light, hiding his eyes. “Drew, I need your Roselia.”
* * *
“Roselia, are you ready?”

Roselia nodded. “Roll!”

“Roselia, use Aromatherapy!”

“Aroma-what?” May and Drew said at the same time.

Roselia glowed and bubbles of light flew from her body. The bubbles sank into Drew’s chest, like a droplet of water disappearing into a puddle.

Drew stared at it but felt no pain. He got out of bed and stood up straight, as if he hadn't collapsed in the first place.

“What was that?” Drew said, walking around and experimenting .

“Aromatherapy gives energy to a teammate,” Max explained.

Roselia lay on the ground, exhausted from using its newly learned attack.

Drew picked Roselia up. “Thank you so much,” he said as she was sprayed with a blue potion bottle and returned to her Pokeball. “I’m ready to go at last!”
* * *
“Are you sure the doctor won’t find out too soon?” May asked, worried. “He could catch us before we even leave town.”

“Just don’t look too suspicious,” Drew told her. "Roselia let us make it this far, and I sure don't want to be trapped again!"

May murmured something inaudible to herself and followed Drew to the Phenac City gate and ran on the desert sand, which felt strange under her feet after slapping on marble floors for so many times.

“It’s too hot, we might not make it,” May said. “Wait, Flygon can fly through deserts and sandstorms and intense heat, right? Then why not ride your Flygon?”

Drew hesitated and finally sent out the Ground/ Dragon Pokemon.

“Raaaawwwrrr!” It gently flapped its triangular wings, stirring up some of the warm sand and letting it drift slowly back onto the ground.

“Flygon, can you handle three passengers?” Drew asked.

“Ryyyyy!” It bent down for May and Max to climb on. They use the sturdy neck as a pathway to its large body.

“Guess there’s enough room for all,” he said, taking a seat in the front.

Flygon tightened its muscles and pushed off the ground with its feet. As soon as it was airborne, it flapped its wings to stay in the air. It reared its neck and pushed it forward and flapped its wings to go faster.

Because the dragon was flying so fast, it felt like there were strong winds. Flygon flew low to the ground, stirring the sand as it went. The wind was scratchy and rough on their faces.

“Do you see a secret door anywhere?” Drew shouted.

“I thought I saw something open and close,” May shouted above the wind. She pointed to the right. Flygon turned its head and turned to the direction May was pointing to and landed at the foot of a huge rock three times its size.

The trio hopped off and felt the rock for any sign of a door.

“I think I found something,” Max shouted. May and Drew looked at him as he pushed a section of the rock open. It shone light more blinding than the sun. Whoever went in there must've done it with his eyes closed tightly.

“Return, Flygon!”

Max jumped through the blinding white, and May followed. Drew stuck his head in, but it was too bright to see anything, obviously. He jumped in, closing the door behind him. He felt as if he was going down really long slide.

“Unhh!” Max shouted as he landed.

“Oof!” He shouted again when his sister landed on top of him.

“Ow!” May and Max yelled in pain as Drew landed on both of them.

Drew opened his eyes to find himself on a pile of people and quickly got off.

“Sis…you’re killing me…” Max screamed.

May groaned and got off of her squashed brother. “What is this place?”

They appeared to be in a forest. The trees were lined up side-by-side, making a perfectly straight road. The leaves were so thick, only a few golden rays of sunlight lit the ground. The leaves were a beautiful, calm mixture of their usual green and the golden sunlight it was partially blocking.

They heard Pidgeys cooing and Vibravas humming. Zigzagoons picked berries off the leafy bushes, and bunches of baby Pokemon chased each other around. Scythers flew about, cutting off old branches to let sunlight flow through. Hoppips floated in the gentle breeze that rustled the leaves.

“Wow, this place is beautiful!” May exclaimed.

“I believe that this is the Forest of the Gardevoir,” Drew said, admiring the rose bushes.

They walked along the road. Oddishes popped out of the ground as they passed to welcome them. They danced for a few moments and jumped back in their holes again. The leaves on the top of their heads still stuck out, making them look like weeds on the side of the road.

They came to a stone throne with a Kirlia sitting in it. Many people who encountered of these humanoid Pokemon often mistook them for little girls with light green hair and two red bows on either side of their heads, and to top it off, it even wore a skirt!

“Hello there,” May greeted.

“Kirlia!” It happily ran over to them and curtsied.

With nothing else to do, the trio bowed/ curtsied back.

Kirlia called for its friends.

A bunch of Sunflora came, holding baskets of fruit. The cheerful and yellow sunflower Pokemon set them down and bowed to Kirlia.

“I guess Kirlia is royalty here,” Max guessed.

Kirlia nodded and its eyes glowed blue.

The trio felt something make them sit down.

“Maybe Kirlia used Confusion to make us sit down,” Max said.

Kirlia picked up a bundle of grapes and picked one off and ate it.

Drew did the same. “Mmm, these are really delicious,” he complimented.

They started eating to their hearts content. A few other Pokemon joined them in their feast. The baskets emptied in nearly no time, when suddenly-

THUD. The ground shook and a few leaves fell to the ground from the trees. THUD!

The Pokemon and Kirlia panicked. Kirlia hid behind her throne while the other Pokemon scattered into the trees.

Drew and May looked up while Max hid with the Pokemon.

A strange, robotic thing with a huge bucket behind its back that stretched ten feet tall stood in front of them and released a pincer, which went behind the throne and pulled Kirlia out and threw her into the bucket.

“Let Kirlia go!’ Drew shouted angrily, taking out a Pokeball.

“Who are you anyway?” May demanded.

“Oh, look, it’s the girlie and her hero again,” laughed a male voice.

A door opened and the same male from Team Snagem that kidnapped May appeared.

“You,” Drew muttered menacingly.

“Out of my way!” He closed the door and the pincer went for May. "You never even received the ransom note, so we'll take her back anyway!"

“No!” Drew stood in front of May and the pincer got him instead. It gripped him tightly around the stomach. He was thrown into the same bucket that Kirlia was in.

“Drew!” May cried. “You’ll pay for that! Go, Combusken!”

She released the Fire/ Fighting young fowl Pokemon.

“My name is Kent, and you’re not getting in my way, girlie! Vileplume, use Poisonpowder on Combusken and the girlie!”

"Hey! The name's May!" she shouted.

He released his Flower Pokemon and it released a toxic powder from the top of its huge head. The powder fell like bits of sand, except they were a mesmerizing and poisonous purple shade.

“Sis!” Max said, running to his sister.

“Max, you’ll get hurt!” May protested, but it was too late.

May, Max, and Combusken passed out from the venomous attack.

Meanwhile, in the bucket…

“Kirlia, I need you to call for help,” Drew said, groaning because of his uncomfortable position in the bucket.

Kirlia nodded. “Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrr…” Its voice rang through the forest, and the Pokemon rushed to aid their princess. “Kirlia! Kirlia!” it commanded.

RAM. The bucket shook as the Pokemon rammed into it. CRACK. The bucket ripped off of the robots back.

“What’s happening?” Kent yelled, as the robot fell apart.

Drew and Kirlia hopped out of the bucket, safe and sound. “Kirlia, use Psychic!”

Kirlia’s pupils narrowed as her eyes glowed blue. The robot glowed blue, too, showing that it was under Kirlia’s control. Kirlia thrusted it into the sky, where it disappeared leaving behind memories, and only memories.

“Great job, Kirlia!” Drew said. Then his attention turned to May and Max.

Kirlia called for the Grass Pokemon. Several wild Roselias came and used Aromatherapy on May, Max, and Combusken in a similar way Drew's Roselia used it on her trainer.

May and Max woke up, dazed and shaken, but seemingly okay.

“Where’s Kent?” May asked, looking around for the enemy frantically.

Drew smiled. “Kirlia and the Pokemon got rid of him.”
* * *
May, Max, and Drew were about to leave, when Kirlia cried out sadly, “Kirlia!”

The sun was setting. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves. They whispered mournfully for the humanoid Pokemon.

“What is it, Kirlia?” Drew asked.

Kirlia’s eyes glowed and one of Drew’s Pokeballs. “Hey, what are you doing?”

The Pokeball hit Kirlia on the head and it was zapped inside.

May giggled. “I guess Kirlia wanted to come with you after you saved its forest.”

“But then who will be in charge?” Max asked.

“Ral!” said a Ralts as it waved its arm in the air, as if to declare that it was the rightful heir to the throne.

Drew smiled as the trio walked out of the forest, on their way to a nearby town.
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I added some description in many places. I hope it's better than the old version!

Ratiasu

 

[Xiang]

New chapter...I spent less time on this one.

Chapter 6

“I see it!” May shouted from the top of the hill. She saw a couple of buildings and open plains and shimmering lakes or in other words, Moki Town. She ran down the hill, gathering speed as she went.

Max and Drew followed close behind.

“I guess this is the perfect place to see shooting stars,” Drew said; looking up at the cloudless, blue sky.

May stopped and turned to look at him. “What do you mean?”

“In the Starry Night Festival, people gather outside to watch the shooting stars and make a wish,” he explained. “Moki Town is the perfect place to spend Starry Night with no trees or city lights and buildings to block the way.”

“Wow, no wonder you didn’t want to miss it!” May said, looking up at the sky.

Max shrugged. “I don’t see what’s so special about a bunch of shooting stars.”

May glared at him. “Come on, Max, doesn’t it sound pretty?”

Max “shined his glasses.” “It sound pretty alright, pretty ROMANTIC.”

May answered him with a whack on the head. “Anyways, we should get moving.”

That night…

May sat next to Drew on one of the fields. Max was already asleep, as they were waiting for an hour. A lot of other people sat down on the grass, waiting for the star shower. Even some Pokemon came to watch, and they sat down near humans as if they weren’t afraid of being caught by a trainer.

“I sure hope it’s going to show up,” May said, worried.

“Don’t worry, I’m sure it’s coming,” Drew assured her. He tossed her a rose.

“You never seem to run out of them, do you,” she hinted.

Drew caught the hint and laughed. “Oh, yeah, really helps when you get them back,” he said sarcastically.

“Hey look!” May pointed at the sky. A star fly across the sky like it had broken loose from it place on the vast blanket. Another one moved and pretty soon, the sky was filled with falling stars. May let Drew hold her by the waist to get a better look-see. May didn't seem to mind because she was in awe. In two minutes, the sky faded except for the full moon.

“Wow…that was beautiful,” May said dreamily.

“Did you like it?” Drew asked, setting her down.

“Of course I liked it!” May said.

RUMBLE!

“What was that!” May screamed.

The ground shook as a drill appeared, scaring off some people and Pokemon. No, it wasn’t just a drill, it was Team Snagem.

Kent’s voice came on some sort of loudspeaker, then a female voice.

“Get ready for chaos!” Kent said.

“Stop it? Just make us!” said the female voice.

“To storm across the desert sands,”

“To bring disturbance to every land,”

“Kent!”

“Sam!”

“Team Snagem catches them all!”

“Give up now, or at our feet you shall fall!”

Kent had brown hair that stuck up straight. He had evil blue eyes, and a smirk always on his face. His uniform was a red shirt and a black vest and black, baggy pants.

Sam had blonde hair in pigtails and the same evil eyes as her partner. Her uniform was the same as Kent’s except it had a mini skirt; black, of course.

“Your motto is even cornier than Team Rocket’s!” May complained.

Sam, or the female, flipped out. “Don’t you dare compare us to those good-for-nothing losers!” She practically shot fire from her mouth as she yelled.

Drew reached for his Pokeballs. “Go, Roselia and Kirlia!”

“Roll!” The flower Pokemon called.

“Kirlia!” The human-like Pokemon twirled around on its tiny feet.

“This call for a battle! Go, Sneasel!” Sam said.

“Come out, Vileplume!” Kent said.

“Sneasel, use Icy Wind!”

The Dark/ Ice mouse released an icy wind. Roselia fainted because of its weakness to Ice attacks. Its body was now scratched and battered after being pummeled by the shards of ice and the cold wind. Kirlia, however, remained standing.

“Go, Combusken!” May sent out the fighting bird. “Use Blaze Kick on Sneasel!”

Combusken light up its foot and kicked Sneasel…in the guts. Having hit its weak spot with a super effective attack, Sneasel was out for the count.

“Kirlia, use your psychic!” Drew commanded.

Vileplume glowed blue and slammed into the drill machine so hard, it was knocked over. Vileplume fell to the ground, defeated.

Kent and Sam recalled their beaten-up Pokemon and were forced to retreat. The machine stood upright and drilled into the ground.

One more shooting star lit up the sky and May and Drew made their wishes.
* * *
May awoke the next morning and found that she had fallen asleep on Drew’s shoulder as other couples were.

Drew woke up and found that May had fallen asleep on his shoulder.

May turned to him cheerfully and said, “Good morning! Looks like another day!”

The sun was low in the sky, yet Moki Town looked pretty much lit up.

“I guess we should be going now,” May added. “Where’s Max?”

Max came running to them from the Pokemon Center. “Guys, look, I got a map of the Sandi region!” he waved his Pokenav around and looked as if though he won a million dollars in the lottery.

“Where are we heading next?” Drew asked.

“The closest major town, Wandy City, is where you register for a Sandi Contest Pass and it also has the Wandy Contest!” Max said. “Wandy City it is!”

Max ran ahead of them, excited to continue.

"Um, Drew?" May asked.

"Hm?"

May blushed. "Th-thanks for taking me here."

"No problem," Drew replied.

"Friends..." the grass whispered as the wind stirred it. The brushed against each other. "Friends....forever..."
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I <3 my own ending....*sigh*

Ratiasu

 

[Fire_Fairy]

Thank you so much, FF (can I call you that? It seems so much easier to type that with these crammy fingers...) you don't know how much reviews mean to me.

Yes, you can call me FF. I'm glad it means alot to you! ^___^ Great chapters by the way!!!