May is about sixteen to seventeen in this story as Maxie is somewhat around twenty seven to thirty. I'm basing this off the game and not (I repeat) NOT the show! So don't go saying "But May is ten years old!" because quite frankly I don't care.

Sorry but I had to get that off my back and now -

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in pokemon except the plot.

Read and I hope you enjoy!

May walked through the streets as rain poured down in heavy bucketfuls. Her Absol, as wet as it was, followed contently beside her. It had been three long years since her battle with the league champion Steven and even now she remembered the final moments of the great battle that changed her life –

-Flashback-

"Don't give in Blaziken, hang in there!"

The large bird pokemon replied with a tired and reassuring growl as it lunged at Steven's Cradily.

'Cradily use ancient power!' Steven cried to the plant pokemon

Huge rocks flew from the ground and at Blaziken in an attempt to bring it down but Blaziken wasn't ready to give up yet.

The fire pokemon lept from one boulder to another and repelled others with its flamethrower attack before coming into striking range of Cradily

"Blaziken finish it off with blaze kick!"

The pokemon's hind talons bust with intense fire as it sent a bone-crushing kick into Cradily, sending it into the opposite wall and finally fainting, winning her the match.

-End Flashback-

"What I would do to have a change in my life, Absol" she sighed as rain ran through her brown hair.

"Vrrraw?" Absol said curiously before running off into an alleyway like a dog that had caught the scent of a rabbit.

"Hey where do you think you're going!" May yelled before running after in hot pursuit of her pokemon.

Absol arrived at a large object and sniffed it gingerly until backing off slowly and almost fearfully.

"I'm so sorry if she bothered you" May apologized to the object who she easily guessed as being another person only wrapped in rugged clothes and curled up like a badly beaten animal.

"What do you want?" the muffled voice questioned from under the rags and caused May to jump back defensively.

'That voice sounds familiar…' she thought

"It's been awhile hasn't it, child?" it said teasingly

With all doubt gone from her mind, May reached over and pulled the rags of that were covering the homeless man's head revealing red, messy hair and dark, worn out eyes.

"Maxie?"

"Flattered to see you haven't forgotten…it's been three years has it not?" Maxie looked up with once proud and evil eyes which were now beaten and almost pitiful to look at.

"Three years I see you haven't spent anytime wasting" May snapped back while making note of his conditions, maybe the events with the ancient pokemon Groudon were long gone but at the back of her mind, May wasn't getting over the 'taking over the world' plot that she still saw in him.

"Humph,' Maxie scoffed while turning away, "I'm sure you would have better things to do than hang around here so I suggest you back off!"

With that Mightyena sprang from behind Maxie and beared it's teeth angrily.

May was at first startled by it but merely smiled at the pokemon and reached down before handing Mightyena with some pokemon food in from her pocket which it gratefully ate.

"It's pretty easy to tame a pokemon as wild as your Mightyena here with food when it's starving"

Maxie was surprised that Mightyena was warming up to her that quickly but then again she must have become an experienced trainer since their last encounter. Maxie let out a chesty and sickening cough and fell to the ground on all fours as though willing to throw up anything in his stomach which of course was empty.

'Damnit this fever isn't making things easier for me; I wish she would just leave me alone to what I deserve' Maxie thought as he tried to crawl away from the now concerned teenager.

"You know that's not gonna get any better if you stay out here" said May as she made her way over towards him.

"Then what do you expect me to do girl!" Maxie snapped at May, but his anger died down instantly as he felt her arms wrap around him and pull him up into a supporting embrace.

"I expect you to shut up while I help you" May supported his weight walking until they both reached the end of the alleyway and she pulled a pokeball out from her pack.

"Come on out Salamence!"

A purple dragon-like pokemon emerged from the white light and allowed the two people and two pokemon on its back before spreading its wings and taking flight into the rain.

'Well done May you just had to fall for the guilty conscience at the back of your head didn't you and now there is a guy who tried to take over the world resting his head on your shoulder…if it weren't for the fact that he was an evil psycho this would be pretty romantic – ok just shut up now'

May's house came into view as Salamence began to descend towards an empty meadow at the back of the house.

"Are you asleep Maxie?" May asked as she tried to climb off Salamence but instead fell onto the muddy ground with Maxie in tow, "I'll take that as a 'yes'!"

Mightyena and Absol exchanged glances and trotted up beside her to see if she was alright.

"Would any of you please remind me why I didn't think of flying home in the first place?"

Hey if I get at least three reviews I'll do the next chapter so even you don't have anything creative please just say what you think-

Maxie: You're weak

Me: Tell that to my Groudon if you remember!

Maxie: Shut up!