Ok, so here we have Island Colosseum. There will be a lot of characters in it, from both the manga and show. So, you might recognize some. Enjoy!

Dislaimer: I do not own Pokemon.

Island Colosseum

Chapter 1: Unexpected Encounter And Goodbyes

"Hey look guys, I think we're almost there," Ash Ketchum said happily. Pikachu jumped from Ash's shoulder and ran ahead in excitement. Ash chuckled lightly. But the moment didn't last long.

"Well, Ash, I think we would've been there quicker if we didn't decide to take your little 'shortcut'!" Misty Waterflower stated.

"Aww, come on Misty, don't complain. At least we're almost there, just in time for the ferry," Ash pointed out.

"Yes, that may be true, but we were supposed to arrive 1 day early. But, no, we aren't even there yet! And it leaves in 2 hours!"

Brock, Dawn, and May all traveled far behind Ash and Misty whenever they were like this. "Hey Brock, how could you have traveled with them all that time if their always like this?" The young coordinator Dawn asked.

"Well, usually they'd just get over it after a while, but, after all these years I was hoping they would mature," Brock replied, referring to Ash and Misty, as they were now 16 and 17.

"Yeah, mature and admit their feelings for each other," May chimed in. Dawn, and Brock started to laugh and say, "so true!"

Ash and Misty immediately stopped in their tracks, and turned to glare at May. May, however was hoping they didn't hear that, but unfortunately they did. "Ahhhh, Brock, Dawn, I think they heard me!" May shouted. She looked around only to find her so called friends had abandoned her. "Did you say something, May?!" Ash and Misty yelled in unison. May shook her head and began laughing nervously.

"No! Of coarse not!"

"Good!"

They continued their walk for about another hour and a half, and Ash and Misty continued bickering until they finally reached Vermilion city.

"Okay guys, I think we should hurry 'cuz we've only got about an hour till the ship leaves." Brock advised. Everybody nodded and started to run through the city.

Finally, they reached the dock with 30 minutes left to spare. "Look, there! It's the S.S. Anne!" Ash shouted with a obvious hint of excitement in his voice, while pointing to an enormous ship.

"Wooooow, it's huge!" May and Dawn exclaimed simultaneously.

They ran over to it to and stepped up to go inside when they were stopped by a woman. She had brown hair that was tied in a bun, blue eyes, and wore a blue suit.

"May I please see your invitations?" She asked kindly.

Everyone nodded and handed their invitations to her. They were small blue cards with gold on the edges and 'Colosseum' engraved on it. She looked at them and handed them back; she smiled and motioned for each of them to go inside the ship.

May and Dawn stayed ahead of everyone, save for Pikachu, for they were they most excited to see the inside. Each of them entered. "They sure improved." Misty complemented. The ship was even more beautiful then the last time she seen it. It's roof had the most beautiful golden lamp hanging from the ceiling, it's light radiated throughout the whole area there of the ship. There was a table, it was black with gold on the edges as well, near a buffet, which May eyed greedily. People of different kinds were everywhere, some seemed to be formidable opponents in battle. "Wow it sure is amazing!" Dawn said cheerfully.

"Tell me about it," May added, amazed.

"Yeah, but this ship isn't in comparison to the ships back in La Rouse," said a voice behind May. A voice she knew all to well.

"Drew?!" May turned to come face to face with a green haired and green eyed boy.

"The one and only" He replied with a smirk and then did his famous hair flick.

Dawn came to May. "Who's he? He sure is cute. Is he your boyfriend?" Dawn whispered to May's ear. May felt her face got hot. "Drew. Ewww. And NO!" May answered back.

"You mean the famous Drew?! I knew I seen him before. He's awesome, his contest techniques are something to really admire."

May gave Dawn a troubled look. Was she some fangirl of his? "Oh, no. I'm not one of his crazed, love sick fangirls. Don't worry," Dawn assured, and then winked at May. Everyone else caught up to Drew, May, and Dawn. "Hey May, Dawn, what's Drew doing here?" Ash asked.

"I got an invitation too." Drew said casually.

"Hehe, Misty and Dawn this is my rival, Drew. Drew these are my friends, Dawn and the cerulean gym leader, Misty. By the way, heads up, Drew can be a real arrogant jerk."

Dawn nodded and sent a warm smile in Drew's direction, Drew just shrugged in reply. Misty held out her hand for Drew to shake."Hi. Nice to meet you, Drew." She greeted sweetly. Drew mainly ignored her, only saying a simple, "Yeah, sure." and refused to take Misty's hand. This got Misty really ticked off, and she was known to have a temper.

"I see what you mean May! How rude!" Misty then decided she did not like him.

"So, Drew, what have you been up to anyway?" May asked.

"Nothing much. Training, participating in contest, dodging fangirls, the usual. You?"

"Traveling, training. I was on my way to a contest in Jhoto when I got a call from Ash, Brock, Dawn, and surprisingly Misty. They told me about how they finished in Sinnoh, and about the Colosseum and wanted me to tag along, so here I am. You said you participated in contest, did you win any?"

"May, May, May, what a silly question though not very surprising coming from you. That's like asking what color is the sky. Blue obviously, right? So what do you think? Of coarse I won, 3 ribbons." Drew stated proudly.

"3 ribbons?! I have a lot of catching up when this is over!"

"Yeah, you do. And when you finally get to the grand festival I'll be there to beat you. That's to say you even make it there." Drew pointed out. May was about to counter but Dawn decided to join the conversation. "Hello, I'm a coordinator too, I already finished in Sinnoh so I might decide to go to Jhoto too!"

"Yeah, Drew, Dawn is very skilled." May told him.

"That's what your friends said about you, but it isn't actually true, now is it?" Drew teased. May began to get slightly annoyed with his comments. "Oh shut up, you... you... you BIG MEANIE HEAD!"

"YOU BIG MEANIE HEAD," Drew mocked. "Wow, May, is that the best you can come up with? That's pathetic, it really is." Drew said. Dawn started giggling causing May to glare at her.

"I thought that by now," Drew continued. "Your comebacks would have improved slightly."

"Oh, that's rich! Because if my memory's correct, who beat who in the grand festival?"May retorted.

"Oh, c' mon May, what does that have to do with anything? And that was so long ago. Besides, after the festival I beat you the last time we battled, isn't that right?"

"Haha, he got you there, May!" Dawn chirped, she was beginning to like this Drew kid. Little did she know that Drew sounded exactly like someone she knew, and May had the same problem as her. Dawn just didn't recognize it, seeing as it was happening to someone other than her now.

"Dawn! You're not helping!"

"Sorry, but, Y' know, it's just fun watching."

"It's even better actually acting, picking on her is great." Drew commented.

Ash, Brock, and Misty were silent through this until Ash got a 'bright' idea. From previous experiences, it's now known those are usually not even worth listening to.

"Hey, Drew! Wanna come join our team?" Ash once lost in a battle to Drew, and he knew the coordinator's skills were great. He also knew that they needed 11 more people. Yes, the groups had to be that big.

Silence.

"NO!!!" Screamed May, Misty, and Drew

"Yes!!!" Screamed Dawn, Ash, and Brock. However, the groups said this simultaneously, it sounded more like, "NYOS!!!"

"Why not, Drew?" Dawn questioned. It was so much fun seeing May and Drew act that way, she didn't want it to end.

"Ugh, because who would want to be stuck with May? Not me."

"But Drew, I doubt you have any teammates. Seriously consider this. May is strong, you know that. So is Ash, and Misty is a gymleader! Dawn's pretty good too, she has experience in the grand festival. It'd be the rational and logical thing to do. So stop saying May's weak when you know she's not," Brock suggested.

Drew considered it. But, to be with May all that time; her whining, her complaining, and her just being annoying. How could he handle that? Though...

"Ok," he added with a light sigh. Dawn and Ash cheered.

May eyed Drew. She knew she wouldn't mind Drew coming, in fact a part of her wanted him to come, but she'd never admit that. "Fine, I guess."

"Excuse me, but who made you our group leader?" Drew said, while smirking.

"ARGH! Stop picking on me! Leave me alone!"

"Hmm, argh? Never heard of him. Anyway, let me get my teammate."

"You have one?!" Misty asked in disbelief. Drew nodded.

" I'll go get him."

Drew walked away, disappearing into the crowd.

"Hey guys!" Brock called. The group of young trainers rushed towards him.

"What's up?" Said a curious Misty.

"I'm sorry... I gotta go..."

"To the bathroom?" Wonder who that was(cough, cough Ash.)

Brock looked down at his friends. To them, he seemed sad. Each of them has known Brock for a while, and they suspected what was coming next.

"No...Home, I'm sorry. I gotta go now too, I can't participate in the challenge. My brothers and sisters need me because my dad went off on vacation."

Dawn looked as if she was about to cry, May wasn't much better. Misty and Ash looked at each other and then to Brock. "We'll see you soon," Misty predicted.

"Yeah, for friends like us. There's never a real goodbye. Good luck, Brock," Ash grinned along with Misty. May and Dawn then tried to take their example.

"Yeah, see ya later." May decided.

"Mmm hmm. Bye Brock!" Exclaimed Dawn. Brock smiled at his friends. They were the best.

"PIKACHU!!!!!!" Pikachu chimed, obviously not wanting to be forgotten.

Brock patted Pikachu's head, hugged each of his friends, and exited the ship. The kids took a seat on a nearby sofa. They didn't feel as good as they pretended to be.

"I don't think it will be the same without Brock," Dawn started. "I mean, he cooked for us, he watched out for us, he was like the adult of the group..kinda."

"Yeah, Dawn's right," Ash agreed. Misty glanced around the group and saw the mournful look in everyone's eyes. They'd miss Brock, sure, but it wasn't the end of the world.

"You know, we're going to be okay. Come on, sitting here sad all day won't get us anywhere. Brock wouldn't want that."

All eyes were on Misty. "Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed with her, the determination in the mouse Pokemon's eyes made that clear.

"Your right, Misty!" Ash sprawled to his feet. May and Dawn followed his example. Misty grinned, obviously proud of her 'mini-speech'.

"I'd hate to ruin the touching moment, but I brought my teammate."

The kids saw Drew standing in front of them. Someone was behind him. The person stepped aside, now visible to the groups eyes. It was...

To Be Continued...