Hurrah! This was actually the first thing I wrote, it was not at all descriptive and it was rough but it inspired the whole story. So here we go.
Ash, Misty and Brock loved the night, but the trio found this night kind of creepy because there was only a crescent moon, meaning very little light.
"Ash! Ash!" Prof. Redwood came running up the forest path looking panicked.
"Professor?" they asked shocked.
"What's wrong?" Ash asked.
"May and Brendan, they're in trouble!" Ash stared at the professor horrified.
"What's wrong with May?" Ash yelled grabbing the professors' arm rather forcefully.
"Brendan called me he said they were at the pokemon center on the outskirts of Pine Port City's forest. When it was attacked they went outside to investigate. May thought it was 'Team Rocket'?" The professor said looking puzzled. Ash growled impatient wanting to know what was happening. "But it wasn't them. Brendan didn't tell me much he said he would tell you the rest when you got there, but to hurry…May, Ash…she's gone." Ash looked grief-stricken, he took a step back. Brock reached out to him. He looked just about ready to faint.
"Damn it!" Ash cried, he took off so fast Pikachu almost fell of his shoulder. Brock and Misty worriedly took off after him after thanking the Professor.
"Ash!" Brock shouted.
"Oh Ash wait for us!" Misty yelled, they were both running as fast as they could, but Ash wasn't listening to them all he could think about was saving his friend. Brock grit his teeth and yelled out to Ash.
"Ash you go ahead we'll try to get there as fast as we can!" Misty turned to Brock shocked, Ash turned his head back slightly and nodded to let him know he heard him. "C'mon Misty." She nodded at him with an odd feeling as he took her hand and led the way.
Brendan was anxiously waiting for Ash at the Pokemon Center. He stared out up into the sky.
"Oh May…" he crooned.
Meanwhile Ash came up to some thick brush bushes; it would take too long to go around. 'Screw it' Ash thought, he waded right through them. He winced every time a thorn cut through his pants he knew he was bleeding but he didn't care. "Hold one May!" Ash gritted thought his teeth, "Just hold on." Pikachu looked worried at Ash as he desperately tried to get through fasted frustrating and hurting himself more.
Brock and Misty couldn't see Ash anymore, and they were tiring out quickly with all the things they had to carry. All the while that look May gave Ash kept running through Mistys' head. It was 'that look' the one Misty couldn't stand. She knew jealousy was petty but she couldn't help it. With all these betraying thoughts floating in her head she began to feel guilty after all May was in danger. 'It'll be ok May, we'll help you' Misty thought determinedly.
Brendan turned quickly ready to protect himself from whatever was making that noise behind him. Ash burst through the bushes scaring him, "What happened!" he demanded at Brendan who sighed relieved. The light coming from the center's windows illuminated the side of his face and contrasted with the pitch dark forest to his right.
"Like I told the professor the center was attacked, we came out here and we both sent out pokemon. We couldn't see them but they captured my Swampert and May's Blazekin in a net. They used a smokescreen to hide themselves, May, she ran in after them calling Blazekin. I…couldn't see so I called out my Crobat to blow the smokescreen away. When it cleared, she was gone. Blazekin too." Brendan pointed towards the center. "Her bike is still here…I sent Crobat to look for here, it still hasn't come back." Ash frowned angry that Brendan had let May get captured but he let it go realizing he would have been unable to do anything if he had been in his position either. "It's been three hours Ash." Brendan shook his head, his eyes threatening tears.
"Swellow let's go!" Ash exclaimed as it soared out of its pokeball majestically. "Swellow, go look for May! Brendan c'mon follow me, let's go look for her too!" Ash and Brendan took off into the dark and ominously quite forest. The evergreen Pines had a tint of blue in the moonlight; they swayed ever so gently as the boys disappeared between them.
Brock and Misty were still running but at a slower pace. The rocky terrain had forced them slow down; they up hill climb did not help either. Still in a dark night, they should not have been as distracted as they were. Brock spun around quickly when he heard the thud. Misty was sprawled across the ground, her head bleeding a rock near her body bloody. "Misty!" Brock yelled stunned.
Ash stopped running and Brendan turned to face him bewildered. "Ash?" Brendan prompted.
"I got a…bad feeling." Brendan grimaced, Ash's comment made him nervous. A high pitched screech made them both look up in front about 200 feet in the air a medium sized object was falling through the sky.
"May!" Brendan took off with Ash hot on his heels.
Brock was struggling as he tried to quickly carry Misty who was on his back unconscious to the center nearby. He slipped on round small pebbles and fell to his knees but Misty didn't tumble off his back.
'Don't worry Misty, you're going to ok.' Brock quickly continued concentrated on getting her help a quickly as possible.
Ash rushed into the trees where they had seen the body fall. "Swellow!" Ash cried as he kneeled beside his pokemon. Brendan stepped into the tiny clearing, he stopped next to him.
"Oh no…what could have done this?" he asked as they looked at the hurt pokemon. Ash simply tried to pick up Swellows' limp body sadly.
Brock stared out the pokemon centers' window. There wasn't much outside other than many pine trees, he could hear crickets chirping. The only source of light came from the moon; it came through the square window and created a small glow on the bed and Misty. Misty moved on her bed catching the attention of Brock.
"You're awake!" Brock smiled at her as she sat up.
"Yeah..." Misty lowered her gaze. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry?" Brock asked puzzled.
"About slowing us down, now we can't go look for May. I kept you Brock." Misty finished quietly.
"Forget about it. If anything had happened o you Ash would have had my head," Brock took he hand, "and I would have never forgiven myself." Misty smiled at him with that weird feeling in her gut again, her face felt warm.
Two cities ahead of Brendan and Ash who were still searching Pine Port City's forest the sun rose. The weak rays of light began to illuminate the cave in the mountains where May lay unconscious in a cage. The city below began to show life and no more than fifteen to twenty feet away from May on a small wooden table lay six pokeballs…her pokemon. Mays' fingers twitched and without a thought the man guarding her reflexively jerked the butt of his rifle into the back of her head. She let out a small groan and she was out cold again.
Ash slowed his pace and his face paled at the lack of sleep and at the feeling returning again.
sigh Ok how was that? The second part of the story hmm let's see the next chapter is somewhat crazy but after that my favorite couple of chapters starts.
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