I feel like there isn't enough Advanceshipping on this site, and May is awesome, so screw the haters, in honor of the Gen 3 remake, we're going for it.

Ash woke up in a cold sweat. His nightmares were back. Now that he had turned 17, he couldn't stop thinking about a particular girl from the Hoenn region. More specifically, the one with the caramel-colored hair and the bandanna. Yeah, try as he might, Ash just could not forget May Maple. (A/N: Just in case you didn't know, Maple is in fact May's real last name.) Almost every time he fell asleep, he would see the object of his fantasies laughing with his bitter rival, Gary Oak, and not acknowledging his presence. He decided to call her on the videophone tomorrow, and confess.

Far away, in Petalburg City, May was having similar thoughts. She lay on her back, staring at her ceiling, thinking about the raven-haired boy she met, all those years ago. She thought she had forgotten about him, but when she saw him in Sinnoh, new feelings cropped up for her. It happened again, when she saw him in the tournament in Unova. The young Coordinator just couldn't get Ash out of her head, and it had been that way for seven whole years. Resolving to call him in the morning and talk, May turned over and went to sleep.

The next morning, Ash awoke to the sound of Pikachu laughing. "Pika!" he walked into his living room, saw May's face, and froze. He tried to duck out of the way, but it was too late. "Hi, Ash!" she yelled from the screen. He scratched the back of his head. "H-hi, May, it's actually funny you called." he said. She tilted her head. "Oh, yeah?" she asked. "Why's that?" Ash sighed. "I need to tell you something." he said. She giggled. "Me, too." she responded. Ash sat down. "Well, May, truth is, I… You know what, this is something better said in person." he said. "Hold on. I'm going to be in Petalburg by tonight." Ash said, grabbing Pikachu and running out to Professor Oak's lab.

May was disappointed. She wanted to tell Ash how she felt, but, in typical Ash fashion, he made a rash decision and rushes to Hoenn. "Hey, Max!" she yelled up the stairs. "What!" he called back. "I'm going out, tell Mom and Dad that Ash is going to be here by tonight!" she shouted, running out the door. Outside, May was met by an icy cold winter wind. She reached inside, grabbed her heavy coat and pulled it around her body. As she walked down the Petalburg road, she stopped and looked up at the sky. She started to reminisce about her adventures with Ash and Brock throughout the Hoenn gyms, Contests, the Battle Frontier, everything. She could still see him, with the wild black hair that stuck out from under his cap, his deep brown eyes, those strange little squiggles on his face. She wished he was with her.

"What? Ash, you must be joking! A Pokémon fast enough to fly to Petalburg city in the Hoenn region by tonight? That's nearly impossible!" the Pokémon Professor yelled. Ash shrugged. "Come on, Professor. Out of all the Pokémon I caught, there isn't one who could do it?" he asked. Oak thought for a second. "Well, maybe Charizard, but…" he trailed off. Ash lit up. "Thanks!" he yelled, and he ran over to the phone, called Liza, and asked for his Charizard back ASAP. "Will do, Ash." Liza said, with a wave and a smile as Charizard's Poké Ball appeared, and Ash grabbed it. Throwing it up in the air, he yelled; "Next stop, Petalburg!"

That evening, May was anxiously watching the sky, when she heard a roar, and a huge swirl of fire suddenly bloomed into light. Knowing only one guy who would do something like that, she turned and yelled out to her family. "Ash is here!" she yelled. Her family smiled. May and Max ran out, but Caroline was held back by Norman. "You know why he's here. I'm going to test him, and hopefully he'll do well, but for May, only the best." he said. Caroline nodded. "That's right dear."

Outside, Ash and Max were laughing, but May was being quiet with a slight pink blush on her face. "Um, A-Ash?" she squeaked. Ash turned. "Oh, May. Listen, I need to tell you something, but-umph!" he was cut off by May, who, unable to wait any longer, rushed forward, flung her arms around his neck, and kissed him. To say Ash was surprised would be an understatement. After realizing what was happening, he wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her closer. The kiss intensified, and eventually the two young Trainers separated, each with a grin on their face.

Norman saw the whole thing, but chose that moment to exit the gym and call Ash inside. May knew about her father's "talks", and was almost scared for her unofficial boyfriend. Caroline put a hand on her daughter's shoulder. "Now, sweetie, I never told you this, but your father based his routine for this on my father's, and, if Ash is truly right for you, he'll make it through." she said. May sighed. "I know, but I'm still worried." she said despondently.

Upstairs, Norman and Ash were facing each other, cross-legged, and Norman was scowling. "Now, Ash, do you promise to take care of May?" he said. "Yes." "Will you be there to support her when she needs you?" "I will." "Do you, Ash Ketchum, promise to always be courteous, kind, and loving to my daughter?" "Yes, sir!" Ash yelled. Norman nodded. "Good. Then I give you my blessing." the Gym Leader said.

Okay guys, thanks for reading, I know it's short, I'm going to make longer chapters, I just need to start somewhere. All reviews minus flames are welcome.

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