Chapter 1 (Revised)
Hello to anyone who has decided to read this story. This is my first story on this site and am hoping to update weekly at least. If I don't I will probably have some sort of excuse formulated. Hopefully it won't come to that. Anyway. Enjoy!
Drew Hayden woke up in the Snowpoint City Pokemon Centre. Where he awoke almost always surprised him and today was no exception. Drew was delighted to see the snow building on its previous layer outside while his belongings lay on a simple chair surrounded by the bright white painted walls. It reminded him of a snow lodge and after surveying his environment he felt content. His journey through the grand Sinnoh region was almost over as Drew had managed to collect the five ribbons necessary to enter the Grand Festival. He sunk into the luscious, soft bed satisfied, as he remembered winning his ribbons and a certain female coordinator that Drew had met over 1 year ago. Surprised and slightly annoyed at himself for thinking about that he frowned and rolled over. His eyes floated over to where his ribbon case was placed the night before on the wooden bedside table. Drew wasn't surprised when it wasn't there. His Roserade admired them during the night when she thought he wouldn't know. He got up and walked over to the bathroom where Roserade was sleeping peacefully. She didn't appear to have the case which began to worry Drew. His ribbons had never gone missing before. And what a time too, right before the Grand Festival he thought as he began looking through his short list of possessions. "Rose?" Roserade inquired from the doorway rubbing her eyes with her roses. Drew's mildly panicked searching had woken her up. He turned to her quickly. Roserade was amazed at the look on her trainer's face. The usual arrogant smirk was gone and was replaced with a anxious, almost pleading look. "Roserade, did you move my ribbon case?" Drew asked.
"Rose rade," she replied shaking her head defensively. After searching every square centimetre of the room Drew shot off to report it missing to Nurse Joy.
He sprinted through the seemingly endless corridors and leapt down the stairs. After arriving in the lobby he made a beeline for the front desk. Ignoring the strange looks people were giving him he spoke to Joy. She was also slightly weirded out by Drew but listened to his story. "And the Grand Festival is in a week so I need those ribbons returned as soon as possible!" He yelled at her.
"Okay Drew, don't worry about it. We'll put up posters and ask other people if they've seen it," Nurse Joy replied soothingly in an attempt to calm the green-haired coordinator down. "Thanks," Drew said, trying to reassure himself. Without those ribbons he couldn't enter the grand festival which he had worked so hard towards over the course of his journey. It would all be for nothing. He turned around only to be knocked to the floor. Drew got up quickly and kept walking, totally engrossed with his predicament. It would take a miracle to shift his mind off his missing ribbon case.
As Drew left May's line of view she wondered what was wrong with him. He hadn't bothered to insult or notice her after May ran him over. She asked Nurse Joy to look after her Pokemon and May took one of the countless plastic seats to collect her previously clear thoughts. Drew must have been worried if he was leaving the Pokemon Centre with little more than his boxers on.
Drew had wandered aimlessly in the snow for hours, gathering many strange looks from rugged up pedestrians. Eventually he wounded up in front of the Snowpoint City temple where two ace trainers stood guard. How their eyes widened when Drew stumbled by them, still unaware of his current scenario. Drew's pale complexion had started to develop a blue tinge, years of experience from the ace trainers told them this had to be treated as soon as possible. Immediately they moved to him and dragged him into the warmth of the forbidden temple. Rules didn't apply when someone is on deaths door.
"Drew! Drew!" A shrill voice cut through the afternoon air like a knife. The stone temple ahead rose magnificently over the numerous pine trees that weaved through the village like Sneasel. May moved as quickly as she could carrying a spare blanket and parka all the while trying not to trip over her own feet. "Drew! Drew! Where are you?!" She repeated frantically. May passed the Snowpoint temple and glanced into a chilling scene. Drew was shaking violently next to a bright warming fire. An Ace trainer was feeding him soup while trying to get that horrible tinge of deathly blue off his skin. "I found you!" The tending trainer stopped and spotted May. She shuffled into the hallowed building and wrapped Drew in a blanket. She rubbed his arms and shoulders rapidly while the heat of the fire almost overwhelmed her. Drew's eyes slowly opened to the face of an angel.