Alright, you asked for an update and here it is, my 4th chapter! I know some of you are excited that things are starting to get heated up, don't worry, there's more to come. And thank you all for wishing for the best for my friend who died, I appreciate it, I really do. By the way, not sure if any of you people knew this, but May will be appearaing at the end of this Diamond and Pearl season, ( Battle Dimension ). She will be on for a couple episodes, not sure if you wanted to know or not. Anyway, on with chapter 4!

-EVAN AAML

Walking aimlessly down a long, dark hallway, was Natty and Chase. Everyone had split up and were now seperated throughout the mansion. Natty had a flashlight and was pointing it down the hall while walking.

''Jeez, of any person to get lost with, it was you'', Natty said.

''Hey, hey, don't hate because you can't have this'', Chase said showing off his body. Natty shook her head in an annoyed way.

''Listen, odds are, your never gonna get laid with that attitude, so I suggest you, WOAH!'', Natty yelled as she and Chase suddenly stopped in front of a large hole in the ground before them. It covered the whole hall floor and kept going down into the Earth. It lead to what appeared to be a cave. ''What...what is that?'', Natty asked shocked.

''It looks like it leads to some hidden catacombs...seems a bit dangerous to build a mansion on something like this don't you think?'', Chase said. He then started to climb down into the hole. Natty looked at him bewildered.

''What are you doing?'', Natty asked.

''We can't go around this hole, it's too big...and we can't stay here with that thing after us'', Chase explained as he made his way down.

''Did you ever stop to think that that's probably where that bat lives!?'', Natty asked.

''Maybe, but that bat is after us, why would it go to it's home if it's looking elsewhere? The only way that bat would know we're here would be if it followed us. And if that we're the case it'd have gotten the two of us by now'', Chase explained. Seeing no way to argue back, Natty sighed and started to climb down with him. It took little time for the two of them to reach the bottom. When they did, they got a glimpse of the large cave before them. ''See, told you'', Chase said. Natty waved her flashlight down the cave. It seemed to go on forever and had many twists and turns.

''This is going to take us forever'', Natty said.

''Yes, but at least we get some personal time together'', Chase said eyeing Natty.

''Get too personal and next time the bat comes down here, all it'll see is blood scattered everywhere and your head stuck in a wall'', Natty explained. Chase shut his mouth. Suddenly, they heard a noise. They looked up from where they climbed down and saw the monster bat, flying straight towards them at a high speed. Both Natty and Chase screamed and ran. ''I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT THING WOULDN'T FIND US!'', Natty yelled while running.

''IT MUST HAVE JUST FOUND US ACCIDENTLY!'', Chase replied. The bat was getting closer, there was no way they could out run it for long. Realizing this, Natty suddenly stopped and faced the bat. Chase stopped soon aftert. ''What are you doing!?'', Chase yelled.

''We can't out run it, we have to fight!'', Natty replied. She then grabbed her Pokeball and threw it in the air. ''Come on out Houndour!'', she yelled. The Pokeball bursted open and her Houndour appeared. ''Alright Houndour, we have a big fight ahead of us! You ready!?'', Natty asked.

''HOUNDOUR!'', Houndour replied while shooting flames onto the ground. That bat, who had finally reached them, flew straight at Houndour.

''Houndour, Flamethrower!'', Natty commanded. Houndour opened his mouth and fired flames at the bat. But the bat flew up in the air, dodging the attack. It then made a bee line towards the unprotected Chase. Chase stood in fear as the bat flew right at his face and hovered in the air for a moment.

''AAAHHH!'', Chase screamed as the bat jumped on top of him and attacked.

''AAAAAHHHHH!'', Natty screamed in fear. The bat then turned to Natty, blood on it's teeth and claws. Natty became scared and ran, Houndour right behind her. The bat followed her, leaving a bloody body behind. Natty continued to run, not daring to look back, Houndour on her tail. It was hard for her to run while using the flashlight to see, ( you ever try that, hard if you can't steady your hand ), but she managed to spot a small opening coming her way. As quickly as she could, she ran towards it. The bat was now catching up and could almost grab her. Just as the bat was about to get her, she and Houndour reached the opening. The bat, being much too big to fit in it, attacked the entrance, trying to get in. Natty continued to run, her eyes filled with nothing but fear and terror. Meanwhile, hiding in a small room, was Ash, Misty, and Pikachu. They had stayed in this room since the seperation and hadn't moved since. It seemed to be a storage room, it had nothing but shelves filled with towels, bathing suits, and everything else used for a pool. There was also another door on the opposite side of Ash and the others. All three of them were against the door they entered from, looking through the side to see if anything was coming. Pikachu was on Ash's head.

''Do you see anything Misty?'', Ash asked. Misty shook her head.

''No, all's quiet'', Misty replied. ''But who knows when that monster will appear'', Misty continued.

''Don't worry, if it does come, I'll take care of it...I won't let it get you'', Ash said sternly and protectivly. Misty looked at Ash and smiled.

''Thanks'', Misty said. She then went back to looking. Just then, a small creature slowly made it's way down from the ceiling and onto Misty's arm. Ash glanced at it to see a Spinarak. Misty quickly turned to see it and was about to scream when Ash covered her mouth with his hand.

''Shhh, it's alright, I'll take care of it'', Ash said. He then gently picked up the Spinarak and placed it on a shelf. ''You see, I promise not to let anything happen to you, there's no need to get scared'', Ash said. Misty nodded and relaxed; Ash removed his hand.

''Thanks Ash'', Misty said sincerely.

''No problem'', Ash replied.

''But that doesn't mean I was scared! It just starteled me is all!'', Misty argued crossing her arms.

''I'm sure it was Misty, I'm sure it was'', Ash said with a smile. Pikachu smiled as well, happy that the two of them we're acting like old times. ''Alright, I think we can safely move on'', Ash said. Misty nodded and they stood up. ''There's a door behind us, let's see where it leads'', Ash said. They walked up to it and slowly opened the door. They looked inside to find a pool area. The room was completely covered in tile and lead to an in-ground pool. There were two paths on either side of the room, most likely leading to seperate locker/changing rooms. Surprisingly, the pool still had water, and pretty clean water at that. Misty kneeled beside it and skimmed the surface of the water with the back of her hand.

''You know, whenever I'm nervous or anxious, I always went to the pool back at the gym...whenever I'm near water, I forget all my worries, they just wash away like the tides and the sea. But now...the water isn't enough to help me'', Misty said sadly. Ash, not wanting to see her sad, kneeled beside her, facing her in the process.

''I may not be a pool or ocean, but I can help cheer you up'', Ash said sincerely. He then reached around Misty and gave her a sincere hug. Misty was a little shocked, but hugged back, loving the feeling of the embrace. Pikachu sat and watched, loving the scene before him and smiling. Meanwhile, hiding under a large, low table were Max and Eddy, both scarred stiff and shaking in fear. They were hiding in a play room for adults, which had a billiards table, books, a small bar, and an old radio.

''I-i-is it g-g-g-gone?'', Max asked stuttering.

''I-I t-th-think so'', Eddy replied doing the same. The two of them then slowly made their way out from under the table.

''I wish I had my sister here...I'm scared'', Max said.

''Me too...and look at me! I'm way older than you...I'm just a Torchic, ( I mean chicken, I try to make Pokemon into their every day terms )'', Eddy said.

''Well I guess it's time for us to be brave, let's find the others and get out of here'', Max said. Eddy nodded. They then looked around the room, searching for anything. Apart from the door they entered from, there was no other visible exit. The small bar had a latch door on the floor, but it only led to more bottles of various boozes. Tired from searching, Eddy leaned against a wall covered with books.

''Man, we're not finding an exit anywheres!'', Eddy said pounding the back of his fist against the wall. Just then, the wall Eddy was leaning against moved and Eddy fell through it. Max quickly noticed this and became shocked at Eddy's sudden disappearance. Eddy was no longer visible, but multiple ''Ows'' could be heard. Max looked through the hole and noticed Eddy at the bottom of a flight of stone steps.

''Wow, a secret passage, this is so cool!'', Max said excited.

''Glad it works for you, I aim to please'', Eddy said annoyed, sprawled out on the floor.

''Oops, sorry'', Max said as he helped Eddy up. ''Let's see where this path leads us'', Max said as he pulled out a mini flashlight and shined it down the hall. Both Max and Eddy made their way down the hall, wondering where it would take them. For awhile, all was quiet, minus the footsteps the boys made. Finally, after what seemed like forever, they reached a wooden door. ''Hmm, a door, wonder where this goes'', Max said.

''Only one way to find out'', Eddy said as he pulled it open. The two of them peeped in, looking around. It was a large room filled with many pipes. In front of them, a bit of a distance away, was a large furnace. There were also many metal tanks and piles of wood near the furnace. ''Hey, well what do you know, we found the Boiler Room'', Eddy said.

''Boiler Room?'', Max asked.

''Yeah sure, old places this big needed these for heat'', Eddy explained.

''Alright, let's explore'', Max said. Meanwhile, walking down a hallway were May, Drew, and Terrence. They seemed to have gotten lost and were both looking for their friends and looking for an exit. The hall they were in was long, too long in fact to see the oher side. The walls and floor were made of stone and a large red rug was spread out along the middle section of the ground. The walls were covered in pictures of people and was lit by torches, one of which Drew carried with him.

''So do any of you guys know where we are?'', May asked.

''No, no idea'', Terrence said immediatly. May looked at Drew.

''Drew?'', May asked. Drew shook his head. Although he answered May's question, his mind was else where. He was in deep thought, and it was about something serious. He suddenly stopped walking.

''Listen, May'', Drew said. Both May and Terrence stopped and looked at him. ''...I, I wanted to say that...I'm sorry'', he said. Terrence had no idea what Drew was talking about, but May was speechless. ''...I'm really sorry May...I...I've been mean to you for so long, while you've always tried to make friends with me. I always pick on you and call you names...and I don't mean anything I say'', Drew explained. May noticed that he was now crying, he was pouring his heart out. ''I...I've been mean to you for so long because...I was hiding my true feelings for you and...with us, in this situation, we might not survive. So I had to say it...I'm...I'm just so sorry'', Drew said. He tried to fight back the tears. May herself was saddened and she approached Drew.

''Drew...'', May said. Drew looked up at her, tears in his eyes. ''Thank you...that's all I can really say...your, your pouring your heart and soul out and...that means the world to me...and in fact, I've...I've been doing the same thing'', May said sadly. Drew looked at her, amazed. ''But...I promise, we'll get out of here and then we can live whole new lives...together'', May said sincerely. Both her and Drew then embraced. Terrence still had no clue what they were talking about, but was glad that they dealt with their problems and smiled. Suddenly, from behind May and Drew all the way down the hall, Terrence could see something small flying towards them. When he got a better look at it, his eyes widened.

''Uh guys...'', Terrence said. May and Drew looked at him. ''I really don't want to mess up your little thing here but...'', Terrence continued.

''What?'', May said.

''Look'', Terrence said pointing behind them. The two of them looked to see the small thing flying towards them as well. They stood there and gazed at it, trying to make out what it was. All they could see were wings...and red eyes. Immediatly realizing what this flying thing was, all three of them screamed and started running away from the creature. With no other escapes or places to hide, their only chance was to out run it. However, they were running so fast, that they failed to notice any obstacles in their way. One such obstacle was a large hole in the floor that covered the whole hall. Terrence and May couldn't stop in time and fell in. Drew dropped the torch and dove for them. He managed to grab May's hand. Terrence grabbed onto May's leg and they dangeled over the hole. They looked down, not being able to see the bottom due to the overwelming darkness. Drew started to try and pull them up when a loud thud could be heard from right behind him. Drew slightly turned his head to be able to see the monster bat screeching into the air. It then held it's hand out and swung it at Drew. It's claws scratched against Drew's back leaving large scars that were now bleeding tremendously.

''Drew!'', May yelled. Drew, quick to recover, looked around for something to help him. While doing so, he found the torch he dropped, flames still surrounding it. He quickly reached for it with one hand while holding onto May and Terrence with the other. When he grabbed it, he swung the torch at the bat. The torch itself missed the bat, but the flames managed to touch the hair on the bat's chest, starting a small fire on the bat. It screeched in pain and flew away, smoking. Drew then dropped the torch and brought his attention towards May and Terrence. He tried to pull them up again, but the scars on his back, ( which were now bleeding everywhere ), started to hurt. This prevented his from using his back to lift. ''Drew!'', May yelled. Drew looked at her. ''We're too heavy, you can't list us with your back in that condition!'', May said worried.

''I can manage! Just hold on!'', Drew said trying to lift. He growled at the pain that made it's way through his body. May pleaded.

''Please Drew, you can't do it without falling'', May said.

''I can do it!'', Drew yelled. May looked more worried, she knew that he was lying. She looked down at Terrence, who was still holding onto May's leg. He caught her eyes, which were filled with plea and fear. Terrence looked at her for a bit, contemplating. He then nodded. May then looked at Drew.

''Drew!'', May said. Drew looked at her. ''Please, you can't lift us up, just let go!'', May pleaded. Drew's eyes widened in shock at such an answer.

''Are you crazy!? I'm never letting go, even if I kill myself, I;m getting you fuys out of there!'', Drew said He was now pulling harder than ever, his teeth grinding against each other. The blood on his back now spilled over the side of his body and onto the floor. May smiled, tears in her eyes. With the last of her strength. she pulled herself up to Drew's face, near his ear.

''I love you'', May whispered sincerely into his ear. She then kissed Drew's cheek. Drew looked at her in shock and with the last of her energy gone, she let go. Both her and Terrence fell into the darkness. Drew tried to grab for them, but was out of reach.

''MAY!'', Drew yelled. Soon, all was quiet and she was gone. Drew continued to look down the hole, not thinking that this could have happened. He pulled himself back, away from the hole and sat up, the blood on his back now spilling over. He tried to hold back his tears, but a few of them managed to escape and cascade down his face. They were both gone, and the one that he loved was one of them.

AHA! AM I GOOD AT CLIFFIES OR WHAT!? Anyway, I hope you liked this update, I probably won't get another one until next weekend. But fortunately, next weekend being Memorial Weekend, I will have 3 days to update, instead of 2, so I could either finish this by then, or at least get close to it. How did you like this? I understand that horror isn't my thing, ( I hate horror movies and get nightmares from them for weeks on end ), but I thought that I did a decent job, and my brother loved it. You see, I based the bat off of a horror story me and my old friend told my little brother and his friends to scare him, and it worked! So I figured, why not try it out? And to all of those who explained that I made gramatical mistakes, ( especially B.R and Kefka ), thank you. And yes, I know I made those mistakes again, I realized it towards the end of this chapter, and unfortunately, I don't have time to go and fix it, so I apologize. It is now 7:49, and I started a little after 6:00, as usual. Do you know how much I suffer for you people? I am currently downstairs in my house with only my dog as company, in nothing but boxers, freezing myself! I've lost feeling in my fingers, I get no sleep, and Nw York State just had a Tornado last night, and yet I continue typing, I HOPE YOUR HAPPY!...Sorry, the worst of me gets out every now and then, it's like I have split personalities...my parents just think I'm crazy...as does everyone else. Anywho, Just out of curiosity, what are you all doing for your dad on Father's Day, tell me what your doing, I like to start up conversations. I personally am taking my dad to see Indiana Jones 4 when it comes out, but maybe your ideas are better, probably, tell me what you think! But until then, I shall be here, waiting patiently for your reviews...oh wait, I forgot to do my narrating!...''Are May, Terrence, and Chase really dead? Will the bat creature take any more lives? Will anyone escape? Find out next time on EVAN AAML's Eternal Darkness...Alright, there you go, I'll leave now!

sincerely, evan, a fan of aaml

-EVAN AAML