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Okay, here is chapter 2...Enjoy! ^^
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Chapter 2: <<A Clever Ranger, but a Rude Challenge>>
The thick smoke cleared. Drew could see that the Ursaring hadn’t given up. They were still determined to crush Drew and the hut. Beautifly, Flygon, Masquerain, Combusken, Roselia and Bulbasaur were also in the perfect shape. They were waiting to fight back. The Ursaring got pushed back by the explosion, but they were still close to the hut.
“I guess all of you are okay, huh?” Drew said looking at the Ursaring. “This fight has just begun and don’t think that I would take it easy on you!”
The leader Ursaring stepped forward. It raised up its both paws and was ready to scratch Drew. Flygon blocked its attack and got scratched by the neck. It was in great pain, but it was brave enough to stand up to it. Flygon fought back without hearing anything from Drew. It turned around and swung its powerful tail. It used Iron Tail against the leader Ursaring. It fell onto the ground. When it got up, it seemed even angrier than before.
“Thanks, Flygon. Are you okay?” Drew asked.
Flygon turned around and nodded. It knew that it had been captured by a great coordinator, so it had to protect him no matter what it took. The leader Ursaring fiercely roared and made another order to the rest of them. In a few seconds, all of them rolled up into the shape of balls and were striking directly at the hut. They were going to do a Rollout attack. Drew closed his eyes. He knew that he had to think of something fast, or the whole hut would be destroyed, including May.
Drew thought of something and called, “Flygon, use your Sandstorm attack to surround the hut!”
Flygon flew up into the sky. It launched the attack Sandstorm. The storm surrounded the whole hut making the Rollout attack unable to reach inside. It was a risky attack, because the storm could accidentally destroy the hut if Flygon didn’t launch the attack in the right position. The Ursaring were still going. When in contact with the Sandstorm, they just got reflected back to where they were. They got pushed back hard. It seemed that they had taken a lot of damage from the attack. Bruises could be seen everywhere on their bodies.
“Flygon, you can clear the storm now!” Drew ordered.
Flygon heard Drew and stopped the storm. The storm gradually subsided. May was watching through the window. She was scared that the Rollout attack was really going to kill her, but she was glad that Drew thought of something in time.
May sighed, “That was close. I thought I’d be a goner.”
The Ursaring struggled. They realized that their opponents were very skilled. The leader Ursaring wanted to give up for a second, but it then remembered what happened to their babies. It stood up and looked at Drew. It knew that it had to get revenge. When it saw all of them get up, it started talking to them about their next attack. Drew took the chance and ran to the inside of the hut.
“Come on, May. What are you waiting for? Get out of here!” Drew pulled May’s arm and quickly ran outside.
“What’s the big hurry?” May asked while running.
“Stop asking and start running! Can’t you see that the Ursaring are planning to destroy the hut completely? Do you really think it’s safe just to stay inside?” Drew asked, angrily.
“Well…I….” May was going to say something, but she got cut off by Drew.
“Save your lame thoughts for later. I have something more important to deal with right now.” Drew flipped his hair and said.
It looked like that Drew and May had made it safely. The Ursaring were still discussing. None of them noticed what happened to May. May was partly mad, but she was also partly happy. She was more relieved now, because she knew that she was safe here with Drew. At least she didn’t have to worry about being crushed under the hut.
“Stay close to me, May!” Drew said, “The Ursaring are not something that are easy to deal with.”
“Yeah, okay. I will,” May responded.
The leader Ursaring stopped talking. It looked as if they were all ready to make a comeback after what Drew did to them. All of them took a few steps forward. The Ursaring opened their mouths and did a Swift attack. Many tiny yellow stars rushed toward Drew and May’s Pokemon.
“Everyone, jump to dodge them!” Drew commanded.
All of them obeyed. Roselia, Bulbasaur and Combusken jumped up while Masquerain, Beautifly and Flygon flew higher. The attack missed, but the Swift came from all 4 directions and it ended up making the hut collapse. The hut shook for a few times and then the wooden logs gradually rolled down from place to place.
“Oh man, I can’t stand this!” May kneeled down while her hands held on to her head.
“Don’t be silly, get up and get out of this place!” Drew yelled.
Drew went to May and grabbed onto one of her arms, “Flygon!” he called.
Flygon heard him and went down. Drew and May ran toward it. After, Drew wanted May to get on Flygon, because it would be safe there. May agreed and got on.
“Drew, are you coming?” May asked.
“Nope, but just hold on to Flygon during the meantime!” Drew answered.
“But, Drew… It’s not safe down there!” May continued, worried.
“I know how to take care of myself, you know?” Drew sneered at May.
May got irritated, “Fine, be that way! Why did I even bother worrying about you, smarty-pants?”
Drew shrugged his shoulder, but he was actually happy deep inside. He was glad that May actually cared about his safety.
Flygon took off carrying May. It flew in the mid-air. May looked down and was impressed by the view. The soft breeze gently touched her face making her feel very comfortable other than the fact that she was still surrounded by six Ursaring. The Ursaring noticed that their Swift attack missed. The leader Ursaring frowned. After, all of them quit attacking, but rather, they decided just to squeeze that boy on the ground. The hut was partly destroyed. All the logs on the top fell off, but the logs near the bottom were still there. The bed and the desk still could be seen, but it didn’t look like a resting house anymore. Drew stood near the front of the broken hut clenching his fist. He had figured out what the Ursaring were up to. Drew used his brain and thought of something to stop them from their track.
“Drew, get on Flygon. You’ll get squashed if you just stay there,” May yelled from above.
Drew didn’t say anything back. He just quietly stood there waiting for them to come closer.
“What’s wrong with him? He is just like Ash sometimes, stubborn!” May thought, looking very nervous.
The Ursaring were still going. They looked very confident, because they thought that this plan might actually work. When they were about 3 meters away from Drew, he finally opened his mouth and ordered.
“Beautifly and Masquerain, blast them to the water by using Silver Wind. Bulbasaur, throw the Ursaring in the water by using Vine Whip. Roselia, use Petal Dance to push it back. Combusken and Flygon, use Flame Thrower! Go!” Drew ordered.
Beautifly and Masquerain launched a silver-colored wind. The two attacks combined together and formed a powerful silver tornado. The two Ursaring on the back were stunned. They just stood there and got hit hard by the attack. The two Ursaring stepped into the cold water and fell. Bulbasaur jumped up and two vines came out from the two sides of Bulbasaur. The vines grabbed the Ursaring and Bulbasaur threw it into the water. This Ursaring fell right on the other two, pushing them down to the water. Roselia used Petal Dance and hundreds of pretty flower petals came out from its flower-liked hands. It surrounded the Ursaring and hit it with great force. Combusken opened its beak and fire came out. The fifth Ursaring got hit.
“One more to go!” Drew said, happily.
Flygon used Flame Thrower, but the leader Ursaring jumped up and avoided the attack.
“What?” May was shocked to see that. “How did it dodge it?”
The leader Ursaring was safe for now. It looked around and saw all its friends injured. It flew into a temper and started to hit its chest using its paws.
“Humph, you sure have a nasty temper. Let me finish you off so you can cool down a little.” Drew spoke, confidently.
The Ursaring stared at May and then at Drew. It had a strong hatred for him, because he hurt five of its best friends. The Ursaring aimed a Hyper Beam on the ground. The attack pushed it up in the sky and when it was at about the same level of Flygon, it jumped on it.
May was scared, “Get off!” she yelled.
“May, watch it!” Drew warned her.
The Ursaring stood on the lower part of Flygon. Its right paw started to shine. It jumped again and its fist was aiming at Drew. The Ursaring roared and hit the ground right in front of him with an Ice Punch attack. It kept on striking the ground with the powerful attack and created another thick-layered smoke.
“Drew!” May yelled.
Drew coughed in the smoke, “What’s it up to?” he asked.
When the smoke cleared off, Drew saw that he was surrounded by glaciers, leaving him with nowhere to run. The Ursaring jumped up and grabbed Drew by his body. Its sharp paw touched Drew’s body and made him feel very uncomfortable. The Ursaring cried, saying that it planned to squash him to death. All the Pokemon stood there and watched the Ursaring in action speechlessly. Drew struggled, tried to free himself from the Ursaring’s grasp, but it was no use. The Ursaring held him tight. Drew felt that he was being choked. He started to have some difficulty in breathing.
May didn’t know what to do, “Let him go, Ursaring!” she begged.
It heard her, but shook its head. It said something back to May, but she was so worried that she didn’t understand a word it said. On the other hand, Drew understood.
“We…di…didn’t do it!” Drew stammered.
The Ursaring gave him a nasty look and held him even tighter.
“Ahhh…” Drew screamed.
On the other side, May looked depressed. She knew it was all her fault that Drew got captured. If only she persuaded him to get on Flygon with her earlier, then all this wouldn’t be happening right now.
“What should I do now? If I don’t figure something out fast, Drew would be…” May clenched her fist, thinking.
Ursaring looked happy to see Drew like this. Suddenly, Masquerain flew over to where Drew was. It tried to stop Ursaring from hurting its trainer. Ursaring giggled and knocked it off from the sky by using its other paw.
“Masquerain!” Drew tried to pronounce his own Pokemon’s name clearly.
Flygon was absolutely furious at its behavior. It had gone a little wild and flew toward the trees in front of it. It started to knock down the trees using its forehead.
“Flygon, calm down.” May spoke, “I have an idea to save Drew!”
Flygon heard her and stopped its foolish actions.
“Get behind the Ursaring and aim a Hyper Beam attack on its back!” May ordered.
Flygon obeyed and did what she wanted it to do. Ursaring stood up straight on the ground and held Drew high up in the sky. It didn’t expect that from coming. It roared with pain and dropped Drew from its paw. Drew was falling and Flygon was shocked to see that, so it closed its eyes.
“Oh man, that’s going to hurt. Beautifly, use your Silver Wind to help Drew land!” May called.
Beautifly flapped its wing and the silver-colored wind came out. Drew safely fell on it. May was more relieved now. It wanted Flygon to bring her down to the ground. After, she ran toward Drew to see how he was doing.
“Drew, are you okay?” May asked.
Drew groaned, “I’ll live, thanks!”
“Your Pokemon and I were worried. I thought you would get squished!” May continued.
Drew looked at May for a few seconds, “I would think of something even if you didn’t help.” He flipped his hair and answered.
“Why you little! I guess my concern for
somebody is just not needed!” May said, walking away from Drew. “You over there, kill him, squash him, eat him, do whatever you want to him and I don’t care!” May looked over to the leader Ursaring and said.
“Hey, you don’t have to be that mean to me!” Drew whined.
May giggled, “Oh, now you are begging me for forgiveness! Well, too late for that!”
“Geez, I guess I am lucky that I am not a girl.” Drew sneered at May, “Some girl I know sure has a short temper.”
The argument continued until Beautifly came in and stopped them. The Ursaring got up and looked confused at May and Drew. It looked closely at their faces and judged that those two were innocent. They were only young children.
“Chill out, May. Just like Beautifly said, you are still sick.” Drew said.
After, he walked over to where the leader Ursaring stood. He wanted to try that again.
“Ursaring, I am sorry about what I did to all the other ones, but you guys forced me to do so. Listen, May and I didn’t do that. We didn’t harm your babies if that was what you thought we did. Both of us got lost in this huge forest.” Drew tried, hoping that it would understand.
Ursaring thought for awhile and then it smiled. It moved its left paw and touched Drew’s shoulder.
“Drew, run! It’s going to scratch you!” May yelled.
“Huh? What are you worrying about? The Ursaring understood already! It just tried to give me a friendly pat.” Drew giggled.
May felt embarrassed, “I was just warning you, just in case it started to attack you again!”
“Why do you have to make an excuse on everything?” Drew questioned.
May wanted to say something back, but she got nothing.
“Damn, he won again.” May thought.
Suddenly, she started coughing. Drew heard it, but didn’t say anything about it.
“Ursaring, I am glad that you understand. After my friend’s illness is settled, we would drop by and visit the Teddiursa. I would see that I can do for them.” Drew said.
The Ursaring nodded and roared. All the other Ursaring got up and started their way back to where they came from. In a short while, all of them disappeared.
“Well May, I hope you are okay with the fact that I am still alive.” Drew stared at May and said.
“If you were dead, then I don’t know what I would do next.” May answered.
Drew put one hand in his pocket and walked toward May, “I thought you wanted me to.”
“It was just a joke, because I was mad.” May yelled.
Drew didn’t say anything. He put his hand on May’s forehead and examined it.
“The fever is gone, but you started coughing again. Go and rest on the bed.” Drew ordered.
“How? The hut is destroyed.” May complained.
“The hut is, but not the bed. You can still sleep on it.” Drew said.
“I guess I can.” May answered.
May walked over to where the bed was. She lay down and could see the moon above. Drew went to her and put the blanket on her.
“You’re going to catch another cold like that. Get in the blanket and it will keep you warm.” Drew said, caring.
“Thanks, Drew. You know you are not all that bad. Sometimes, you are just like Ash. I mean your determination to win a fight.” May yawned, after she closed her eyes.
Drew stared at her for awhile and then he walked away.
“Why it is always Ash?” Drew mumbled to himself.
Drew walked further and stopped under a tree of Pecha Berries.
“Come over here, Roselia!” Drew called.
Roselia heard Drew and went to him the second he called.
“Use your Magical Leaf to cut the branches of those Pecha Berries. We can eat them tomorrow morning for breakfast.” Drew ordered.
Roselia nodded and shiny leaves came out cutting down the branches beautifully. Drew carefully picked them up from the ground and brought them back to where May was. Drew picked up the woods on the ground and ordered Flygon to use Flame Thrower on them. That way, he could light up the fire. Drew sat down on the solid and cold ground against the tree. He saw that May fell asleep and so were all the Pokemon except for Flygon and Roselia.
“Go over to where all the others are and get some rest. We still have a long way ahead of us.” Drew said.
Both of them obeyed. Drew looked up at the night sky. The waxing moon hung bright among a thousand stars. It was all quiet that night, even the sound of woods cracking could be heard. Drew also closed his eyes. He went through a lot today, especially during the fight with the six angry Ursaring. He knew he could fall asleep any time now. A couple of minutes later, the gentle snoring sound came out from Drew. He fell asleep under the tree as well.
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Meanwhile, Ash sat on the couch with Max. They were waiting for Caroline, Norman and Brock’s return.
“Ash, do you think my sister will be alright?” Max asked.
“Don’t worry. Even if she is in the worst situation, she still has her Pokemon with her. They can help her out.” Ash responded, smiling.
“I hope so.” Max whispered.
Ash continued, “Cheer up, Max! It’s not that bad. Look at the bright side, this would teach her a lesson to never go off on her own.”
“But Ash, aren’t you worried as well?” Max kept on questioning him.
“In some what way, yea.” Ash answered.
Suddenly, both of them heard some sounds coming from outside. They ran toward it and saw Caroline and Brock.
“So, where is May?” Max asked, rushing to get an answer from either of them.
“Max, listen to me.” Caroline put a hand on her son’s shoulder and kindly said, “We still haven’t found May yet, but your dad is still out looking for her.”
“Still nothing?” Ash exclaimed.
“We looked everywhere, the cities nearby, the amusement parks and even places May loves to go, but we didn’t even see a trace of May.” Brock added.
“May…” Tears started to form in Max’s eyes.
“Kids, why don’t you all go to sleep right now? Norman will continue this search thing. I am sure you all will see May again soon.” Caroline suggested.
“That’s the only thing we can do, right?” Ash said.
“Mom, May will come back, right?” Max asked, hugging Caroline.
“Yes, honey.” Caroline nodded.
Afterwards, Ash, Max and Brock all went upstairs to get some rest. Caroline seated on the couch and waited for Norman’s return.
“Norman, please find May.” Caroline prayed.
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As the morning came, Pidgey started flying in the bright, blue sky again. The fire ceased burning. The gentle smell of the woods still could be noticed. Drew woke up first. He stood up and stretched his upper body a little.
“Another beautiful day. Let’s see what we can get done today.” Drew mumbled.
Drew walked over to where May was. To his surprise, he didn’t see anyone on the bed. Drew found May had disappeared.
“Boo!” Someone screamed from behind and covered Drew’s eyes.
Drew jumped up and got scared. He then calmed down and opened up the two hands covering his eyes. He turned around and saw May smiling at him.
“He he, I scared you. You were so frightened when I touched you. So I guess you are not all that perfect, Mr. Perfect!” May made fun of him.
“Excuse me. You don’t have to do that first thing in the morning. And plus it’s not that you are not going to get scared if I do the same thing.” Drew sneered.
“I really should have taken a picture of that moment when you got scared.” May replied.
“Whatever. Let me guess, you felt much better now, right?” Drew asked.
“Yup, I feel all refreshed!” May grinned.
“I told you the rose is going to heal your sickness.” Drew closed his eyes and said.
May felt embarrassed for a few seconds and decided to make another excuse.
“It’s not because of the rose!” May talked back.
Drew opened his eyes and stared at her crossing his arms. He looked at her as if he was saying, “do you really mean it?”
May sweated, “Okay fine, it’s because of your wonderful rose. What’s in there?” May boldly asked.
“None of your business.” Drew replied.
“How rude! Fine, don’t tell me then.” May yelled.
“I don’t plan to anyway.” Drew said while walking toward the place where he hid the Pecha Berries he found last night.
“Where are you going?” May asked.
“Do I have to tell you everything?” Drew questioned back without even looking at May.
“All boys are the same. They think they are better than girls, but actually they are not.” May thought while sticking her tongue out at Drew.
Drew came back with a handful of yummy Pecha Berries. He put them down on the ground near the woods and sat down.
“Don’t just stand there. Come here and eat!” Drew ordered.
May reluctantly walked over to where Drew was. She couldn’t buy the fact that she always lost whenever she started an argument with Drew. May sat down across from Drew, but she didn’t say anything.
“What’s the matter? Not hungry?” Drew asked, looking straight at May.
“I know somebody here is starving to death, but I am not!” May said, emphasized on the word “not”.
May was glad she said that, because she thought she might actually win this time. She knew she was also hungry, but she just had to pretend she was not. It seemed that her stomach was totally against her, because it soon made a long and loud starving sound. Drew heard her and looked at her.
“Humph!” Drew giggled.
May was really embarrassed. She awaited for Drew to make fun of her. She felt that her face was burning up. She waited, but she heard nothing. Drew just sat there on the ground and ate the Pecha Berries.
“Are you going to say something to me, Drew?” May asked.
Drew didn’t respond, but took a couple Pecha Berries and threw them to May.
“Eat them while they are still here. Don’t crying to me when they are all gone.” Drew said.
May caught the Pecha Berries, but didn’t eat them.
“Drew just let me go so easily. Wow!” May thought.
“What’s the matter now? Why aren’t you eating?” Drew asked.
“Are you sure that I can eat them, because they look sour.” May complained.
Drew sighed, “Listen, I am not going to force you to do anything. Take my advice or not, it’s your choice. This is called the Pecha Berry. The Pecha Berry is not sour, but very sweet. It’s also very tasty.”
“Okay, I am going to give it try.” May responded.
Although May said that, but she still held them in her hands. It didn’t look like that she was going to eat them anytime soon. Drew ate a lot and he was full. He looked up at May and shook his head. He walked over to all their Pokemon and saw them awake.
“There is no Pokemon food for you guys right now, but there are some yummy Pecha Berries for you. Dig in!” Drew smiled.
All of them made a cry in unison. They rushed toward the Pecha Berries and ate them fast. May watched them eat and thought for awhile. After, she put one in her mouth.
May chewed on it for a few times, “Oh my god, it’s delicious!” she exclaimed.
“I told you so. Even the Pokemon love the berry!” Drew giggled.
Drew walked over to May and asked if he could see the map Mr. X gave her. May nodded.
“Why do you need it?” May asked.
“It’s a map, hello? It’s going to help us get out of this confusing forest and find the “destination” that Mr. X guy wanted us to discover.” Drew explained.
“Speaking of him, I am really a bit homesick.” May lowered her voice, “It has already been two days. I know my parents and friends are all really worried about me.”
“Well, don’t cry. Crying won’t help!” Drew suggested.
“What? If you got lost without informing your parents about it, wouldn’t they be worried as well?” May asked, angrily.
“Don’t mention anything about my parents!” Drew suddenly raised his voice.
May got scared, but she didn’t know why Drew’s parents made him so mad.
“Come to think of it, I never heard or seen his parents.” May thought. “I am sorry.” May decided to apologize to Drew.
“It’s okay. Just remember not to talk about it next time.” Drew calmly answered.
“So Drew, where are we heading next?” May asked while eating the Pecha Berry.
Drew looked over to May, “Finish the berry. Come on, you are so slow! We have to get going now. Our next destination is the place where all those Ursaring live. I promised the leader Ursaring to help out their injured Teddiursa.” Drew rushed her.
“Ur…Ursaring?” May shivered. “They were so mean to us.”
“Didn’t you hear what that leader Ursaring said to us?” Drew asked and didn’t give a chance for May to speak, “Obviously not. The reason they attacked us was because they thought we were the one who harmed the Teddiursa, but it turned out that they bothered the wrong people.”
May sighed, “You are right.”
“What are you waiting for? Hurry up, slowpoke! Are all girls like you? So slow?” Drew smirked.
“Ya, ya, I am coming!” May sounded as if she didn’t care about Drew’s insult.
The two kids set on the road again. Drew led the road holding the map with May right behind him. Just before they left the broken hut, they withdrew all their Pokemon in their PokeBall, so they could get some rest. Drew also filled a bottle of water from the lake behind the hut. He knew it would come in handy later, especially on a hot day. They walked forward and it led them to an empty long road full of Pokemon on the side. A group of Sentret were running on the side road. They were gathering food for them to devour for lunch. A flock of Taillow flew above Drew and May’s head. Suddenly, they heard a whistle sound and all those Pokemon ran toward that place.
“What’s going on here?” May was confused.
Drew didn’t answer and the two of them kept on walking. May stepped on a place full of mud and the ground cracked. May screamed and hugged on tight on Drew. She fell down bringing Drew with her. As they landed, May realized what she was doing. She quickly led go of him and blushed.
“Ouch, what did you do that for?” Drew groaned.
“I didn’t do it on purpose. Who would expect a hole in the ground?” May complained.
“No, I mean why did you grab on to me?” Drew asked.
“Well, I…” May didn’t know why either. She just felt like it. “Because I want you to suffer with me!” she made up another excuse.
“Yea, by hugging on me tight!” Drew giggled.
“Stop it!” May stumped her foot.
May didn’t realize that she had stepped on a rope. She broke the rope and the rock tied on to the rope fell off from the tree causing a net to wrap around May and Drew. The rock went down hitting the ground and lifted the net into the air.
“Why do you always have to cause trouble?” Drew asked while tried to reach down to his PokeBall.
“Ahh! Stop touching me!” May yelled.
“I am not touching you!” Drew replied.
Drew and May were tangled up in a net. May was on top of Drew making her feel very awkward.
“Drew, think of something!” May whined.
“Okay, I have something in mind, but you keep saying that I’m touching you.” Drew answered.
Drew tried to get Roselia out of the PokeBall. Every time he tried to reach for the ball, May always complained that he touched her.
Drew became mad, “How can I accomplish anything that way?”
“Well, you are so close to touch…touch…” May didn’t want to continue, but she knew she had to, “touch my bum!”
Drew frowned, “I am sorry, but only if you are not on me, then I wouldn’t do that! Plus, it is someone here who activated the trap.” He emphasized on the word “on” and “someone”.
Drew was a little guilty, but he decided to try again. He reached down and quickly passed through her bum and grabbed the PokeBall.
“Drew!” May shouted.
“Sorry! Geez, girls just can’t take things like that.” Drew said. “Roselia, come on out!” he threw the PokeBall out of the net.
Roselia came out and ready to make a move.
“Use Magical Leaf to break the net!” Drew ordered.
Shiny leaves came out and it cut through the net. Drew and May were free, but they fell on the ground.
“A miracle! That didn’t hurt a bit!” May exclaimed.
“Perhaps it was because you were sitting on me!” Drew groaned.
May heard him and quickly got up and got off.
“Pardon me!” May blushed badly.
Drew went back up and dust the dirt off his clothes. He patted Roselia for doing a good job.
“Yea, whatever.” Drew said. “Let’s go!”
May and Drew continued walking. In a moment, they heard the whistle sound they recognized a while ago. There was silence after.
“Drew, look! There are ghosts in the bushes!” May said, frightened.
Drew turned around and saw many eyes looking toward them in the bushes near. The eyes looked very evil. The Pokemon popped out and started to attack May and Drew.
“What did we do this time? I hate this forest!” May whined.
Drew took a close look at those Pokemon and they were Misdreavus, the ghost Pokemon. There were a bunch of them and they kept going through May and Drew’s body.
“Petal Dance, Roselia!” Drew commanded.
Flower petals came out and they blasted off some Misdreavus.
“Now use Grass Whistle to make them fell asleep!” Drew called.
Music came out and went in those Misdreavous’ eyes. In a short moment, all of them fell asleep on the ground.
“Drew, this way!” May said.
They tried to escape from those mad Pokemon, but wherever they went, there were always Pokemon after them. May and Drew took the left path and some annoying Oddish came out. They shook their body and Stun Spore came out.
“Combusken, Flame Thrower!” May threw the PokeBall high on the sky.
The young fowl Pokemon popped out and it blasted all those Oddish along with their Stun Spore attack. The next team came into sight. This time, smelly Gloom surrounded the two children.
Drew sighed, “Tell me this is some sort of a joke!”
“Go, Skitty! Blizzard!” May called.
Skitty came out and it launched a series of powerful snow flakes at the Gloom. The Gloom jumped to dodge it and came back hard with an Acid attack.
“Assist!” May commanded.
Razor Leaf came out and it just couldn’t counter all the Acid attack. Skitty got hit! May ran to it and held it up.
“Skitty, are you okay?” May was worried, “Flame Thrower, Combusken!”
Once again, that fire attack had done its job. Next up were the water Pokemon Marill.
“Drew, what should we do? There are way too many Pokemon!” May asked.
“Fight! We can’t do anything else anyway!” Drew answered. “Masquerain, Hidden Power!”
Masquerain came out and its diamond-shape liked wings started to shine. Marill wanted to use Water Gun to counter, but the Hidden Power struck them first. All the Marill fainted. Afterwards, stronger Pokemon appeared. A group of Tropius flew toward Drew and May.
“Tropius?” May took out her PokeDex and scanned it. “Tropius, the fruit Pokemon. The fruit around its neck is popular among the children. Its growth of fruit is guessed to be due to its constant fruit eating. It flies by flapping its leaves on its back. It lives in the tropical jungles and the fruit around its neck grows twice a year.”
“This is not a jungle. What are they doing here?” Drew was confused.
The Tropius started the fight by using Magical Leaf. The leaves aimed directly at May.
“Silver Wind, Masquerain! Let’s go!” Drew called.
Masquerain flapped its wing and Silver Wind came out and hit the front Tropius with great force.
“Thanks, Drew.” May grinned, “Go, Beautifly! Tangle it up by using String Shot!” May said.
Strings came out from Beautifly’s long mouth and it completely surrounded the Tropius. It couldn’t move, so it fell down. The next 3 Tropius lined up in a straight line. They opened their mouths and were going to use Hyper Beam. The red and powerful balls rolled toward Drew and May. Their Pokemon stood in front of them for protection.
“Beautifly and Combusken!” May yelled while still holding the injured Skitty in her hand.
“Masquerain and Roselia!” Drew shouted. “This is going to take forever. Our Pokemon are getting tired.”
The fourth Tropius joined the line. This time, they were preparing for the most powerful grass attack, Solar Beam.
“May, release all your Pokemon out from their PokeBall! We need more defenses!” Drew demanded while releasing Flygon.
May nodded, “Come on out, Bulbasaur and Munchlax!”
The Tropius were ready. They fired thick and white beams toward the two kids.
“Sandstorm, Flygon!” Drew said.
Flygon flew up and launched a sand tornado. The storm blocked away all the Solar Beam attacks.
“Drew, this is it. We don’t stand a chance of winning. Who knows how many other wild Pokemon are there? We only have 8 Pokemon in total!” May counted.
The Tropius were going to make another move, but the familiar whistle came out once again. They stopped attacking right the second and flew toward that sound. All of the other wild Pokemon did that too.
“What do you know? The whistle is the key!” Drew said.
In a moment, a women came out behind a tree far behind. She smiled at Drew and May.
“Good work, young couple!” the women with a neat work uniform spoke.
“Excuse me.” Drew started to talk first, “Are you the one who is behind all those? I mean who ordered those Pokemon to attack us for no reason and planned that stupid trap?” Drew seemed very serious.
“Yea, one more thing. Drew and I are not a couple. I hope you are clear on that.” May added.
“I am sorry. It’s just that you two look really cute together.” The women joked around. “Anyway, I am the one who ordered those Pokemon to attack you. Sorry for the inconvenience that might have caused.” She apologized.
“Inconvenience? You can say that again. What did we do to you?” Drew raised his voice.
“Teddiursa are what I am worrying about. Recently, there were, I don’t know how many people, attacked the Teddiursa. I…” she got cut off.
“So you thought that we were the ones who did it, right? Very tragic!” Drew said.
“Yes, I didn’t mean any harm. I was just trying to figure out the real criminal.” The women explained.
“How?” May finally spoke.
“I remembered the real criminal had an Espeon. I just want you guys to show me all your Pokemon while battling those wild Pokemon. If you have an Espeon, then it would mean you are the criminal most likely. I guess I am wrong. Please accept my most sincere apology.” The women said.
“We can understand, right Drew?” May asked.
Drew glanced at her, “Whatever you say.”
“Anyway, I forgot to introduce myself to you two. My name is Paula and I am the ranger of this forest.” The ranger introduced.
“Very well, my name is May and he is Drew.” May smiled.
The ranger turned around, “Come with me. I am sure you and your Pokemon are very tired.”
“You can say that again!” Drew said.
“Don’t mind him. He is like that all the time!” May protested.
They three of them walked for about 5 minutes. After, Drew and May saw another hut, almost the same as the one they stayed over night. Drew looked around and saw a couple of sick Teddiursa leaning against the tree.
“Teddiursa!” Drew ran toward him.
“Oh, this is the two Teddiursa that got injured.” Paula clarified.
“They don’t look very well, do they?” May continued.
“Roselia!” Drew called, “The rose!”
Roselia did something secret once again and then it passed the finished rose to Drew.
“What’s he up to?” Paula asked.
“It’s the magic rose. It’s going to heal Teddiursa’ sickness.” May said, proudly.
“A rose?” the ranger stammered.
“Trust me, it really works. That’s how I get over the terrible cold in only one night.”
“He is really sweet to you, May.” The ranger complemented Drew.
“You must be kidding me.” May said while running toward Drew. She blushed a bit.
Drew put the rose in front of one Teddiursa’s nose and wanted it to sniff it. He did the same thing to the other one.
“Well, one good night of sleep and they should be fine.” Drew replied.
“I don’t see how a rose is going to cure sickness, but I trust you. We will see how they are doing tomorrow morning.” She paused for a few seconds and started talking about something else, “I prepared food for all your Pokemon and some soup for you two to eat for dinner.”
“Thanks, we appreciate that.” May answered.
Paula invited Drew and May to go inside the hut. May went in first and then the ranger. Drew was the last one in line. He stepped in the hut, but heard something. He turned around and saw some leaves falling from a tree.
“Could it be that guy I noticed last night?” Drew thought.
“Drew, what’s wrong? Come in!” May yelled.
Drew stared at it for awhile and was disappointed once again.
“On my way!” Drew said.
The three of them were having dinner on a big table. Both Drew and May were pretty hungry, especially after that fight with the wild Pokemon. May asked where were all the Ursaring and Paula said that they were resting further in the wood. Drew was really quiet that night thinking about something. Their Pokemon finished eating fast and decided to play outside to waste time.
“Paula, let me ask you something.” Drew spoke, “Where is this map going to lead us?”
Drew took out the map and opened it on the dinner table. Paula carefully examined it.
“This is a map of this forest. We are right here.” Paula pointed her finger to the little circle near the bottom left corner.
“This is our final destination. Where is this place?” Drew continued to question.
Paula looked at the place where there was a big X. She shook her head and told the children that she had never been there. Drew and May looked at her in disappointment.
“I’ve heard some rumor about that place. It would lead you to somewhere else.” The ranger tried to cheer them up.
“That was what the Mr. X guy told me.” May responded.
“The journey ahead of you guys is still long. It’s going to take at least another 3 or 4 days to get there. Get some sleep now.” Paula suggested.
“We will!” Drew and May responded in unison.
They went outside and withdrew their Pokemon. May looked up at the waxing moon and got a little depressed.
“What’s the matter, May?” Drew asked.
“Nothing, I am just wondering what my mom and dad are doing right now.” May answered. “Drew, I am sorry about earlier today.”
“About what?” Drew questioned.
“Everything!” May said.
Drew flipped his hair, “No problem, I don’t mind.”
Those two went in the hut and saw Paula packing the bag.
“I am the ranger of this wood. I have the responsibility to guard this wood 24/7.” Paula clarified. “Have a good sleep, May and Drew.”
As Paula left the hut, Drew and May were all alone in the room. They stared at each other for awhile and then turned away.
“Do you want to sleep on the bed, Drew?” May nicely asked.
Drew lay down on the cold floor. “The bed is for you and the floor is for me!”
May got up on the bed. It was very soft and comfortable which reminded her of her own bed back in Petalburg.
May sighed, “Drew, can we make it?” she asked.
She waited for a response, but Drew didn’t say anything back. May got up and looked at him. She saw he already fell asleep.
“That was fast.” May said, “Sleep tight!”
May went back to sleep. Her both hands held on to the back of her head. May looked out through the window and saw the beautiful waxing moon again. She imagined that Caroline and Norman were up there on the moon which comforted her in someway. She thought about Drew wondering why he didn’t like to talk about his family. May then rested her eyes and slept.
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The next morning, the ranger came back and woke them up. May and Drew yawned and stretched. They had some bread for breakfast. After, they packed up and were ready to hit the road again. Before that, Drew went to check the two Teddiursa. The Teddiursa were jumpy and active like before. Paula was glad to see that happen.
“It’s really nice of you to have us over for the night, Paula!” May thanked for her kindness.
“No problem, but be careful on your journey. And Drew, that rose was really magical!” Paula said.
“Whatever.” Drew flipped his hair.
“Bye, Paula!” May said.
Drew and May turned around and started walking again. On their way, they met up with the 6 Ursaring and waved good-bye to them as well. The sun was really going for it. It heated up the dry ground, as well as Drew and May. They were sweating, but kept on walking to that destination given by Mr. X. The gentle wind pushed them forward, making Drew and May to look forward to the new challenge ahead of them.
Chapter 3 - <<May’s Runaway! Bring her back, Drew>>
On their way to the destination given by Mr. X, May and Drew start an argument again. This time, Drew said something that he shouldn’t have said. May runs off on her own. What would happen to May? Can Drew bring her back? Find out in chapter 3 of “Dream of Glory”.
Credits: Thanks once again to Encyclopika for revising it and giving me tips! ^^
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Well, that's it for the chapter...Tell me what you think...Keep in mind that this only my first fanfic..^^
It's coming its comin its coming! Can't wait! XD