Hey there. I'm DarkSlash9. Enjoy the story!
Our story begins with a cold winter morning in Kanto. Snow on the ground. Ash had recently returned from the Unova Region, and was spending time with his mother and his Pokemon. Christmas was in one week, and Ash was as happy as could be. He got to spend Christmas with his mother, a rare occurrence since he was usually on a journey during Christmas. Ash woke up to the smell of fresh pancakes. He quickly brushed his teeth and ran downstairs to eat his mother's wonderful cooking, leaving Pikachu asleep in his room.
Half way through breakfast, Ash heard someone knocking on the door of the house. Usually his mom would be the one to open the door, but this time she didn't. She smiled when she heard the knocking. Ash, not noticing the smile, was very confused.
"Mom, there's someone at the door."
"I know. I think you should open it." replied Mrs. Ketchum with a warm smile.
"Okay..."
Ash reluctantly got up from his meal and walked over to the front door.
"Who is it?"
No answer. Shrugging his shoulders, Ash sighed. He then opened the door. As soon as the door was opened, Ash's eyes widened. Standing in his doorway were May and Max Maple. They were holding bags. They immediately dropped their belongings pulled Ash into a group hug.
"ASH! It's been so long since I've seen you!" yelled May as she pulled him into a huge hug. Ash blushed.
"HI ASH!" said Max.
"What are you guys doing here?" asked Ash, happy to see his old traveling companions.
"Well... We're kinda spending a month with... you." said May, blushing.
"Really?!" asked Ash, overjoyed.
"Yup! After begging our parents for 2 hours straight, they let us!" said Max.
"Awesome! Come on in!" said Ash.
May and Max entered the Ketchum household. They placed their bags in the living room and sat down. Ash went to the kitchen to go quickly finish his breakfast. After shoving the rest of his pancakes down his throat, he went to go join everyone in the living room. They spoke for hours. Ash told May and Max all his stories about Unova and all of his adventures. He told them about the friends he'd made.
But there was one thing that Ash noticed when he was talking about the friends he'd made in Unova. May's facial expression changed very slightly when Ash started talking about Iris. He decided not to talk about Iris for much longer after noticing that. Once it got dark, Mrs. Ketchum decided to light a fire in the fireplace. Pikachu, finally emerging from Ash's room, entered the room and greeted everyone. He then sat by the fireplace.
Soon, night had fallen, and everyone was getting ready to go to bed. Then Ash asked the question that was on both his and May's minds.
"Hey Mom, where are May and Max going to sleep?"
"Well, May is sleeping in your room, and Max is sleeping in the guest room. You'll be sleeping in the living room." replied Mrs. Ketchum.
"Okay... I'll show May to my room." replied Ash, slightly upset that someone that wasn't him was going to be sleeping in his room. He had nothing to hide in there, but it just didn't sit well with him.
Ash then led May up the stairs. He showed her his room and made sure that everything was comfortable for her. He then went to his closet and grabbed his spare blankets and his inflatable air mattress to use in the living room.
"I guess that's it. If you need anything, you know where to find me," said Ash. "Goodnight."
"Thanks... Goodnight Ash." said May as she hugged him. Ash could've swore he heard her sniffle, but he decided that he was just imagining things.
Ash then walked down the hallway and peeked inside the guest room. Inside was Max, asleep on the bed. Ash smiled and closed the door.
Ash then went to the living room and inflated his air mattress. He placed the sheets on it and positioned himself next to the warmth of the fire. He turned off all the lights and went to sleep. Or at least tried to. The whole day felt too good to be true. He lay there staring at the ceiling, deep in thought. May was on his mind the most.
Before he knew it, two hours had passed. It was 1:00 AM. But Ash was still wide awake. Ash was about to go to the medicine cabinet to go get some sleep pills when he heard footsteps. He sat up and saw what looked like May slowly walking down the stairs. It was hard to tell if it was her or not, since the lights were off. The only light provided was moonlight and the embers that were left in the fireplace. It also looked like she was trying her best not to make any sounds as she made her way to the living room.
"Ash... Are you awake?" she whispered.
"Yep."
"Mind if I join you?"
"I don't mind." said Ash quietly.
May sat next to Ash. Ash sat up and poked the embers of the fire with a stick a few times, causing them to give off a little more light. He could then see May's face better. He saw that her eyes were moist. But she too, looked wide awake.
"May? what's wrong? You don't look like you went to sleep." asked Ash.
"It's just... I've missed you for so long Ash..." said May. She was crying tears of joy. "Life's just not as fun when you're not around."
"I missed you too May... Sinnoh and Unova kinda sucked in comparison the the good times we had in Hoenn." said Ash, putting his arm around May.
"I'm glad we have a whole month together... let's make it a month to remember Ash...Who knows when we'll next see each other." said May, leaning onto Ash's shoulder.
"Yeah..." said Ash.
They stayed quiet for about ten minutes, staring at the embers of the fire. Ash was about to speak again, but he stopped when he heard light snoring coming from May. He too suddenly felt his eyelids get heavier. And just like that, they both fell asleep, leaning into each other, with the embers of the fire and the moon providing the only lighting for the scene.
The next morning, both Ash and May awoke to the sound of a camera taking a picture.
"GOTCHA! Oooh, this is SO going on the refrigerator!" said Mrs. Ketchum happily.
Ash and May were both confused, until they realized what they were cuddling. They both turned as red as a cherry and quickly separated. They both laughed awkwardly and walked over to the kitchen.
"So..." said Ash, trying to change the subject.
But the subject never had to be changed, for something unexpected happened. A large shadow fell over Pallet Town. Ash ran outside to see the cause of it and what he saw put him in a sour mood. A huge black airship was in the sky, and on the bottom of it, was a big red letter "R". Team Rocket.
"What do these goons want?" thought Ash.
2 compartment's under the ship opened to reveal large speakers. Out of them blared the most annoying series of sentences Ash had ever heard.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jesse!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! Dats right!"
After hearing that speech, May, Pikachu, and Max ran outside also.
"Hold on guys, I'll take care of these idiots." said Ash.
He then walked inside and went to his room. He opened his drawer and pulled out one of his pokeballs. He then walked back outside and gave May and Max a thumbs up. He then tossed the pokeball and said, "Charizard! I choose you!"
With a flash of red light, Ash's trusty Charizard appeared.
"Rooaaaaooorrrrrgghh!" yelled Charizard.
Ash then climbed onto Charizard's back and Charizard took flight. The battle between Ash and Team Rocket escalated and soon the battle was moved to a gigantic forest nearby. The battle then resumed. Within minutes, Team Rocket's airship was destroyed. Charizard then turned around and began to fly back to Pallet Town. But there was something odd. Team Rocket didn't "Blast Off Again!" Instead, Jesse and James smiled, and pulled out a laser beam. May, who was on the roof of Ash's house along with Pikachu, Max, and Mrs. Ketchum, saw it. It sent chills down her spine. It looked deadly.
"Team Rocket Dark Aura Cannon, FIRE!" yelled Jesse, James and Meowth in unison.
Before Charizard had time to react, his wing was blasted with a beam of a mysterious energy, and he began to fall. The dark energy knocked Charizard unconscious. Ash was also unconscious. Ash fell off of Charizard's back. This sent Jessie and James into fits of maniacal laughter.
May screamed. There was no way Ash or Charizard were going to survive a fall from that high up in the air.
"ASH!" screamed May, tears already running down her face.
Delia and and Max were also yelling. But their screams and cries were not heard. Ash and Charizard fell deep into the forest, with the laughter of Team Rocket echoing in their heads.