May kept tossing and turning in her bed. Should she go to the Johto with Drew? It makes her feel bad... Then again, her parents don't really mind. But what if Max feels like Drew is replacing him?

May fell into an uneasy sleep. On the other side of town, Drew was sitting in the PokeCentre. There weren't any rooms left for him, so he tried his best to sleep in the Waiting Room. He used his Absol as a pillow. Suddenly, Drew heard a crash outside.

"Absol?" whispered Drew, nudging Absol. "Hey, Absol! Get up!"

Absol shook its head, and flicked it's tail in Drew's face.

"Absol. Abs Absol." (Go away. I'm sleeping.)

Drew pushed Absol off the chair. "Absol, get up now! There's someone trying to get into the PokeCentre!"

"Absol." (Oh.)

Absol continued to flick its tail in Drew's face.

"Fine!" hissed Drew, and he ventured out to the window by himself. A tall, dark shadow was whacking the door angrily with his fists.

"Let me in!" yelled the shadow, continuing to pound the door. Nurse Joy ran into the room.

"What's all this noise?" she asked, looking around.

"Someone's trying to come in" answered Drew, pointing at the door. Nurse Joy opened it cautiously.

"H-hello?"

"Hun!" said a fruity voice. "May I please come in?"

'Familiar voice...' thought Drew.

The tall dark figure rushed pass Nurse Joy, but it was no longer a shadow in the light of the PokeCentre.

"Drew! Is that you?" said the fruity voice, pretending to be surprised to see Drew. The voice belonged to a tall young man with long, cascading purple hair. He was wearing a Cacturne outfit.

"Harley?!" said Drew in shock.

"Yeah, me, hun!" he said. "Look, when are you going to the Johto?"

"None of your business! Jeesh!" said Drew, folding his arms.

"Are you going with a friend?" asked Harley.

"Yea- wait! How did you know I'm going with a friend?!"

Harley tapped his nose. "I know everything, hun!"

'That guy freaks me out...' thought Drew.

"I'm going to the Johto tomorrow! Ta-ta, see you soon!"

Harley waved his long, manicured fingers, and swayed out of the PokeCentre.

'He's up to something...' thought Drew, eyeing Harley.

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May got up from bed, and yawned. She'd made her decision. She was going to the Johto with Drew.

'Why shouldn't I? Max is on a journey, so I will go on one too!'

May put on her bandana, and bounded downstairs to the kitchen.

"Mom?" she called. "I'm going to the Johto with Drew"

Caroline smiled at her daughter. "I knew you would!"

May laughed, and forgot to eat her breakfast. She ran out of the house with her pokeballs, and Eevee running by her side.

"Eve... Eve... Eevee!" (Pant... Pant... May, stop running! I'm tired!)

May slowed down to a walk. "Sorry, Eevee, I was just so excited to tell Drew that I'm coming with him!"

"Eve." (Ah. Dreeew.)

May looked sharply at her Eevee. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Eve Eve!" (Well, you're a bit fond of Drew...)

"No, I'm not!" replied May, clenching her fists. "I'm just excited to go to a new region, that's all!)

"Eve Eve." (Whatever.)

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"Flygon!" yelled Drew desperately. "Will you try and aim at something other than me?!"

"Fly Fly!" (Sorry!)

Flygon tried another whirlwind, but Drew ended up covered in leaves.

"All right, Flygon. Return" sighed Drew, and returned Flygon so it's pokeball.

He flopped down on the grass, gazing at the clouds. Where's May? She should be here by now...

"Hey, Drew!" he heard a voice behind him. He whipped around, and saw May running towards him.

"Drew, I'm coming with you!" she said excitedly, plopping herself beside Drew.

"Oh, goody" said Drew sarcastically. "I'm going to look after you and my pokemon."

"I can look after myself, thanks!" said May, fuming. "And you're the one that asked me!"

Eevee caught up with May.

"Eve!" (Whew, I got here!)

Eevee peered around anxiously at May's face.

"Eve Eevee?" (What's going on?)

"Nothing, Eevee" said May, unfolding her arms. "We were just being silly"

"You're the one that was being silly..." muttered Drew.

Eevee whacked Drew on the head. May burst out laughing.

"I guess Eevee thought you deserved it!" she said happily.

Drew rubbed his painful lump. "That's one crazy Eevee"

"Eve Eve?!" (Yah want another lump on your big head?! COME HERE!)

May quickly returned the angered Eevee to its pokeball.

"Sorry, Eevee's a bit grumpy" apologized May.

"Owners and pokemon alike..." muttered Drew under his breath. He got up.

"So, you coming?"

May blinked blankly. "To where?"

"The Johto, duh!" said Drew mockingly. He swiftly flicked his hair. "The ferry to the Johto is leaving this afternoon!"

"Whah??" said May, surprised. "That soon?"

"Yeah, so come on, let's get a move on!" said Drew, dragging May up.

"B-but... what about my parents?" she asked timidly.

"We'll call them on the ferry. Come ON!" said Drew, and he lead May to the docks.

When they got there, the ferry had already got there, so they both paid for tickets, and hopped on.

"Oooh!" gushed May. "This ferry is so nice!"

Drew ignored her while she ran around, pointing at everything. Eventually, she got bored and hungry.

"Hey, there's a buffet down there" said Drew, pointing down the hall. "We'll get something to eat there."

May had already zoomed off to the buffet table. She piled her plate high, while Drew stared at her.

"What?" questioned May, as she stuffed her face with sandwiches.

"No one's gonna steal you food from you!" exclaimed Drew, snatching a sandwich from her plate. "Slow down!"

May continued to eat, when she stopped quickly.

"Ooh, look! They're making PokeBlock sandwhiches! Munchlax would love those!"

She leaned over her table to open her bag. Thing is, Munchlax's pokeball wasn't there. Her whole bag wasn't there.

"Drew! I've lost my bag!" cried May. Drew looked up from his plate.

"What? You must've left it at the park, genius!" he said, getting up. He looked out of the window.

"What am I going to do?!" asked May, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I know!" said Drew, and he threw a pokeball. Flygon emerged from it.

"Flygon!" (Howdy!)

"Flygon, I need you to fly back to the park"

"Fly?" (To practice my whirlwind?)

"No!" sighed Drew. "I need you to find May's bag. She lost it."

"Flygon Fly!'' (I'm on it!)

Flygon zoomed out of a window, and disappeared into the distance. Drew sat down again.

"Flygon will get them for you, don't worry" he said, returning to his eating.

"I hope so..." whispered May, gazing out of the window.

Hours passed, but there was still no sign of Flygon. Drew and May got out onto the deck to wait for a while.

In the distance, May saw a tiny green speckle.

"Drew, it's Flygon!" she exclaimed, grinning.

Drew jumped up from his deck chair, and ran to the rails where May was leaning. Flygon was coming nearer and nearer.

Drew could hear a faint tapping sound, so he turned to see what it was. He saw a Cacturne hitting the rails he and May was leaning on. The Cacturne was whacking the rails very hard. The rails started to creak, but May didn't notice. She was still excited about her pokeballs.

Behind the Cacturne was a tall figure wearing bright green clothes. He was cheering the Cacturne on.

"Go on, hun! Hit those rails hard!" said the figure in a fruity voice.

"Harley!" said Drew in shock.

Drew jumped off the rails, and when he did so, the rails collapsed.

May screamed as she fell into the icy water.

"May!" yelled Drew. He leaned over the deck, trying to see May. She was struggling to keep afloat.

A large wave hit the ferry, and the deck rocked roughly. Drew slipped off the side, and landed in the cold sea.

Both Drew and May splashed around for a moment, then regained balance in the water.

"Are you ok?" asked Drew, holding May's arm in case she went under water.

"I think so, but the ferry is gone!" she cried. Drew turned around, and saw that she was telling the truth.

"Don't worry" he said, trying to remain calm.

'How can I be calm in the middle of the sea!?' he asked himself.

Suddenly, a green blur rushed pass them and grabbed Drew and May. It hoisted them up, and zoomed towards the ferry. The blur dropped them on the deck.

Drew looked up, and saw it was Flygon, grabbing a bag in its mouth.

"Flygon! Thanks!" said Drew, very thankful.

"Flygon, you saved us and got my pokeballs! Thank you!" said May, and she hugged Flygon around the neck. Flygon dropped the bag in May's arms.

May opened the bag, and saw that all her pokeballs were there.

"Yipee! Thanks again, Flygon!" she gushed.

"Flygon, you must be tired" said Drew, patting Flygon. "Return!"

Flygon evaporated into the pokeball.

"So, how long does this ferry ride last?" asked May as they returned inside.

"Tomorrow morning, I think" replied Drew, checking his ticket. "There's a contest starting next week in Cherrygrove, and that's where the ferry will be dropping us off."

May squealed in excitement. "Yipee!"

They went into their separate rooms. May wanted a hot bath, but there weren't any baths or showers, so she changed into dry clothes. She settled down on her bed to think about Johto, when Drew came barging in.

"Don't you knock?" asked May, annoyed.

"Nope" replied Drew, flicking his hair. "There's a Pokemon party, so I thought my pokemon and your pokemon could go there to have some fun.

May calmed down. "Yeah, the pokemon would like that!"

She got up from her bed, and gathered her pokeballs. Both she and Drew went down some stairs, and found themselves in a big room full of dancing pokemon.

"Pokemon, I choose you!" yelled May, and threw out her pokeballs. They all appeared out of nowhere.

"Beauti!" (Ooh, let's dance!)

"Skit Skitty!" (The lights are pretty!)

"Munch! Munch!" (Who cares about the lights? Free food!)

May's pokemon were joined by Drew's pokemon. May and Drew crept upstairs, unnoticed by their pokemon.

"Is it dinnertime yet?" asked May eagerly, rubbing her stomach.

"Yeah, I think so" said Drew, checking his watch. "I don't know how you can eat so much, May!" he sneered.

"A girl's got to eat!" replied May, skipping to the buffet.

She came back again with her plate piled high as usual. Drew didn't bother getting his own food, so he stole some food off May.

"Hey!" said May through a mouthful of mashed potato. "Get your hands off my food!"

Drew smirked. "Aww, have I upset the great May?" he mocked.

"Stop being so mean, Drew!"

"I'm not. You just need to learn to share."

May snatched her plate away from Drew, and got up to eat at another table. She sat down as far as possible as Drew.

"Drew..." she mumbled angrily into her gravy.

"May..." muttered Drew, irritated, into his lemonade.

At the other side of the room, Harley was laughing.

"Hah! So my little 'push-May-off-deck-and-hopefully-she'll-drown' plan didn't work, but at least they're not talking now!" squealed Harley in delight. "Without those twerps being friendly to each other, I can win the first contest! Yay!"

Harley danced happily to himself, with many people staring at him.