Ash and Pikachu were on the hunt for firewood, when Ash sat down on a rock to take a rest. Pikachu also sat beside him. Ash had the uncanny ability to more or less understand what Pikachu was saying. Pikachu was also Ash's best friend and confidante.

"Pikachu, every day I travel with my friends, I feel like we get closer with each day. Being with this group for so long, I feel like we are like a family, not just a group of traveling friends. We are still close friends but Pikachu, I have started to notice my heart starts beating faster, and I start blushing and sweating every time I am near May and I have to concentrate to keep it together. Is this what true love feels like? Because it is not like how I felt around Giselle, you know the one student from Poké Tech. Giselle was beautiful as in skin deep, but with May it is so much more than that. She is so beautiful and smart and determined.

Pikachu just nodded his head, because this was way out of his league. Ash looked up at the sky, pondering about his "problem."


May and Corphish wandered through the forest, hoping to find a lake or pond or maybe even a river. It took some time, but finally, May and Corphish had located a stream with crystal clear water flowing through it. May then filled up the canteens that she brought along to fill with it. Sitting on the sandy bank of the stream, May then sends Bulbasaur out of her Poké ball. May's Bulbasaur was a rather rare pokémon in the Hoenn area, mainly because she caught it in Hoenn, unlike Ash's Bulbasaur, which was caught in Kanto, for them this is a common pokémon. May's Bulbasaur in particular wanted to travel with May, after May helping her in the Forbidden Forest. As soon as May's Bulbasaur was beside May and Corphish, May remembered how Ash had went to save her from the pokémon in the Forbidden Forest. Ash pulled a Tarzan and helped her out. This was when May started to like Ash. This is why May sent Bulbasaur out, to remind her of when she first started to like Ash.

Then there was a crash, and a huge smoke cloud appeared. May then heard squabbling, it had a woman, and a man, a talking Meowth. May then realized that Team Rocket was here. She then whispers to Corphish, "Go to Ash and Brock and inform them that Team Rocket is here and that they are up to no good."

Corphish then zips off into the forest, looking for his trainer and fast. May then hears Jessie clearing her throat.

"Prepare for trouble"

"And make it double"

"To protect the world from devastation"

"To unite the peoples within our nation"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love"

"To extend our reach to the stars above"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight"

"Meowth, that's right"

May then jumps to her feet, her Bulbasaur by her side and faces the troublesome trio.

May yells at them, "Team rocket! What do you want?!"

Jessie then replies, "You, out of all twerps should know that we are here for Pikachu. But, unfortunately, the other twerps and Pikachu are not here, so we will settle for you and your little Bulbasaur instead. Meowth, Hit the button!"

"Right," Meowth says, then slamming his paw on a big yellow button on his remote.

A net then falls around May and her beloved Bulbasaur.

"Trapped now twerp, you are coming with us" says Meowth, pushing a lever forward on his remote, and suddenly, the net began to rise underneath Team Rocket's Meowth balloon.

"Bulbasaur, use Razor leaf!" May commands her Bulbasaur. The attack had now effect whatsoever.

Meowth cackled," Silly twerp, you should also know by now that your attacks are impervious to our net. We paid for the Super Ultra Deluxe model and used every last cent."

May then yells out, "Ash, Brock! Please help!" The cry reverberates throughout the forest and May wonders if Ash or Brock heard her. A tear rolls down her cheek.

"Ash, I'm sorry." She says to herself.

The balloon and net drift off into who knows where.