AN: Hey guy's. Quick shout out to AdvancedLover. I think i've given you a shout out before. But you deserve another one. You've faithfully given me a review for almost every chapter to all my stories. I appreciate your few words of wonder and encouragement. So thank you! But anyway. I apologies for taking so long to post this next chapter. I was about 3000 words into this chapter the same day I posted that last chapter. But i've ended up moving. Started to transform my writing from just storytelling to writing music as well (Which is looking soooo promising guy's!) So anyway, I hope you guy's enjoy this chapter. Before I took my break I was sure this would be my longest and best chapter yet. Now the Jury is out on the "best" part. But still, enjoy!

It was the next day. May hadn't slept at all. She hadn't even moved. She sat in that clearing the whole night. Gazing up into the sky. Wondering what she had gotten into. She wanted to cry but she couldn't. She felt empty. After she saw how she crushed Ash as she was tearing up the ribbon. She crushed herself as well. It seemed like such a long time ago when she was the cheerful and kind person she had always been. The only thing she could see herself as now was as a monster. Anyone that could hurt the most amazing young man the way that she did had to be. There was no way around it. As she was sitting there thinking about how much of a monster she was. The man that caused all of this had just walked up behind her. Keeping his word and appearing there at 11 just like he said he would.

"So you didn't run? I guess that means you were telling the truth. Well so be it. It's too late to come back now. Come on." He grabs May's arm and roughly pulls her up. She allows herself to be pulled up without resisting. The man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pokeball. An Abrakadabra comes out. "Teleport us!" the man say's very sternly. The pokemon obey's and teleports them. May In what seemed like an eternity. May finally felt the earth beneath her feet again. She felt sick and was breathing heavily. She fell to her knees as she tried to gather herself. After taking a few deep breaths she finally gains control of herself. She slowly stands back up on her feet. Unaware of the eye's that were on her until now.

"I'm surprised. Everyone vomits their first time teleporting. I can tell how you reacted when you two appeared here that you had never done it before. I'm amazed that you didn't puke. I can already tell that you have a lot of potential." The man walks before May and the hooded man and stands in front of them. "I think your job is done now. You may take your hood off." The hooded man nods and slowly pulls his hood back. May looks to her left at him and is initially shocked to see that it was none other than James. She shouldn't have been surprised. This man knew a lot about them after all. No one else in the organization knew more about them than James, Jessie and Meowth. She quickly got over her shock and looked back in front of her towards the large man standing before her.

"So young lady. I hear you want to be part of my wonderful organization. Why the sudden change of heart?"

"I don't want to be here for fun. I didn't plan on doing this. But i'd be damned if one of you lay your hands on Ash. If he's going to die then it will at least be by my hands. I'm here to protect him from this crappy organization of yours!" She could here a few gasp from around her within the room. They were obviously surprised that she spoke to their boss that way. Next thing she knew, she was on the ground and her head felt like it had just been hit by a train. She then felt a hand around her neck and she could feel herself being lifted off of the ground to the point where her feet were now dangling. Due to the blow to the head she had just took she was disoriented and couldn't gather the energy to fight back. Everything was blurry and starting to fade. She wondered if she was going to die. Surely she was she thought. She was stupid to ask to come here. Then speak to him the way she did. What was she thinking? As she was just about ready to accept her fate. She felt the hand release from around her throat and she fell to the ground, desperately gasping for air. Giovanni then kneeled down in front of her and spoke.

"You have guts girl. I like you. I've seen all i need within the past 24 hours to determine if you deserve to be a member here. See, I don't care what your reasons for being here are. As long as you aren't trying to overthrow me or tear down my organization. I really don't give a fuck. So welcome to Team Rocket. You are now a rookie member. I expect you to carry out the orders I give you. Or at least give 100%. If i feel you aren't doing that. Then you will be tortured and eliminated. But you're a cutie and i'm sure you're innocent as well." He takes his hand and pulls on her shirt, ripping part of it and revealing her cleavage. He grins at the sight. "Yes, for you. I might have a little fun with you first before torturing and killing you if you fail to meet my expectations. Is that understood?" May weakly nods her head. "Good.!" Giovanni stands up and returns to his seat with his trusty Persian there beside it as well. "James, since you brought her here she's your responsibility. If she steps out of line then you're to be blamed for it. And you and those two fools with pay. Do you understand?" "Yes sir!" says James immediately. "Good, you two are dismissed." James bows and turns towards the door. He grabs the still gasping for air May by the arm and drags her along with him. Dragging her to her first steps of her new life of crime.

3+ YEARS LATER

It was Sunday. The one day of the week she got to enjoy herself. Although these days she didn't do much enjoying. Mostly she stayed in her room and stared at herself like she was currently doing at the moment. She hadn't grown much. She was 5'6 and was absolutely stunning. Going off of looks she was well deserving of the nickname "The Princess of Hoenn." Her hair came a little past her shoulders although she still usually kept it up in her trademark bandana. She was very in shape. She would have more than likely had a very developed 6 pack if it wasn't for her drinking. So instead her stomach was just flat and slightly toned which she liked more anyway. Her breast were a nice and surprisingly perky D cup and she had legs and a waist that any woman would kill for. But at the moment she wasn't looking at any of that. She never does. INstead she was currently looking at the marks on herself that were slowly adding up. Cuts, bruises and burns. Most of the marks she had disappeared. But she still had a few that showed from her earlier years as a rookie. She was reckless and careless. Steadily putting herself in unfavorable situations. That had as much to do with her as it did with Giovanni. He seemed to get off by putting her in missions a rookie should never have any part of. But now she was a skilled Team Rocket member. She could carry out a mission with the best of them. No matter what the mission was. Although she refused to kill. She had it out with Giovanni a few times over that. But no matter how he threatened her. She wouldn't allow herself to give in to that. She still held some parts of her humanity after all.

She tore her eyes away from the mirror. She couldn't stare at the monster she had become for too long. She was afraid of what she might see if she did. She walked over to her bed and sat down. She reached down and grabbed a huge bottle of vodka and started to chug it as if it was beer. After feeling a little dizzy she puts the bottle back down and lays back on the bed. Drinking was a habit she had picked up since being there. It was the only thing she looked forward to and the only thing keeping her sane. She felt the happiest whenever she was done with her task and was able to return to her room and drink. She drank heavily too. She could hardly remember half the time that she had been there. It almost seemed like a dream at times. But she knew better than to think that it was. It was no way to get around the horrible things that she had done. No amount of drinking could help her forget that.

She turned to the left and looked at the calendar on her wall. It was May 14th, her birthday. She had forgotten until she had just looked at the calendar. Her birthday's didn't mean anything to her now. It just signalized another year of her being alive. She was 19 now. An adult. She had been looking forward to being an adult years ago. She wanted to work hard to give herself the best life she could. She wondered back then what she would be doing once she reached adulthood. She would have never guessed that she would become part of Team Rocket. Back then Team Rocket was just a petty gang that terrorized Ash and everyone else. But it seemed as if they had gotten tired of being a laughing stock gang. They became darker and got serious. They were now the only crime organization in the world. They took over Team Magma and Team Aqua just last year. Giovanni's master plan was going as scheduled. Next he was planning on taking over the islands and then the regions. One by one. At the pace he was on now. The world would actually be in his control within the next 5 years. It seemed hard to believe but it was true. What would she do then she wondered? In a world where Team Rocket ruled all. Would she have a purpose then? What would become of Ash? Ash…

She turned back from the calendar and looked up at the ceiling. She hadn't seen Ash since that day. She wondered how he was. If he hated her. Of course he did. How could he not? As nice as he is, he still would definitely hate her after something like that. And she couldn't blame him either. She hated herself. She wondered what she would do if she ever saw him again. She wondered how she would react. Could she really kill him if she had too? She didn't think she could. But she had to believe that she could if she had to. It was the whole reason she had joined Team Rocket after all. She refused to let them take his life away from him. But now that she thought about it. What made her different than them? She was just fucked up as the rest of them. She had no room to talk. But still, she was sure it had to be her if it had to be done. She didn't want anyone being able to brag about being the one to kill the chosen one. She would probably lose the last bit of sanity she had left and murder every Team Rocket member on site. She already cheated and stole. Murder wasn't too far from her reach if it came to that.

May sighed and sat up. She had to do it slowly though because she was feeling the effects of the alcohol. She reached over to the table near her bed and turned on the television. She wanted to get away from the thoughts that were filling her head. She finally found what she was looking for. The news channel for Hoenn. She grabbed the vodka from the edge of her bed and began to drink on it as she watched the news. It made her feel closer to home whenever she watched the news. She put the remote back on the table and leaned back on the bed. Drinking and watching the news until everything went black. Probably for the better too. Because she wouldn't have been ready for what was about to come on next.

MEANWHILE

"I am standing here with a young up and coming trainer. He's here from the Hoenn region. Son of the strong Petalburg Gym Leader. His name is Max Maple. Max, how do you feel about entering your first tournament?"

Max: "I feel good. I'm excited. I've had an amazing trainer. He helped me gather all the badges I have today. Wouldn't be here without him."

Reporter: "And by him do you mean Ash Ketchum?"

Max: "Yes, I do. I know he stopped competing for awhile. But he finally started back again last year and he's slowly getting the passion back for it. And having him be here for me while he's still finding his way back means a lot to me."

Reporter: "So i see. Well good luck to you Max and good luck to Mr. Ketchum as well. The pokemon world misses watching him. He was an excellent young trainer and his matches were always fun. I'm sure i speak for everyone when I say we'd love to see him back on the big stage along with you as well."

Max: "Thanks. I'll be sure to let him know."

Reporter: "Ok, well there you have it folks. A report from our very own Max Maple. We wish him luck in the upcoming tournament. Back to you guys."

"And cut! That's a wrap!" The reporter drops her smile and hands her mic to the camera man. She then turns back to Max. "Hey Max, thanks for doing that interview. How are you holding up?" "Oh i'm ok I guess. Still haven't seen her or heard anything from her. But I believe she's alive and ok. I know I'll see her again at some point." The lady gives Max a hug. "I know you will. And I hope everything is ok. I hope your friend Ash gets back on his feet fully as well. He seemed to disappear at the same time she did." Max nods his head. "Well you take care Max. I gotta get back to the station. Tell your parents I said hi when you see them again." Max nods again and watches as the camera lady gets her things together along with her crew and pack them away. After a few minutes they all hop into the news van and drive off. Max turns away from the moving van and goes back inside of the Pokemon Center. He heads upstairs and enters his room all the down the hall. Once inside he sighs and drops down on the couch.

"That wasn't too bad Max. What's the long look for?" Ash walks up to Max. Max looks up at the Man. He was different since we last saw him. He now stood 6'3 and was lean. His hair was still a mess. But he finally ditched the hat. And now he wears a white t-shirt and tan cargo shorts usually. "It's nothing." Max knew not to bring May up. It put Ash in a mood that took weeks to get him out of usually. "I'm just beat, i'm tired." Ash takes a seat next to the young boy. "Well why don't you take a nap or something? But if you do that you probably won't be able to sleep tonight." Max sighs. He wasn't really tired. But he didn't want Ash getting suspicious and have that somehow lead to May. He decided to change the topic.

"So Ash, are you going to start traveling and getting badges again? I know you battled a few gym leaders while you've been helping me. But you didn't seem serious. You can take this time to train and get ready for the next tournament." Ash places his hands behind his head and thinks. "I'm not sure. I haven't figured that out yet. I'll think about that once you win the tournament here." He turns to Max and flashes him a smile. "Don't get ahead of yourself Ash. There are some really good trainers in this tournament. Some at the level you were at and even higher. I'd be lucky to make it to the top 8 or 4. Hopefully I don't draw one of them in the first round."

"Aw you'll be fine Max. You have a whole month to get ready for the tournament. I'm sure you'll do fine. And if you're still worried, just give your pokemon some ketchup before their match. It seems to give Pikachu some kind of special powers." He points to his old faithful buddy of now ten years who was floating in the air while he ate ketchup. Max shook his head and laughed. No matter how much time passed by, Pikachu still went Mankey shit when it came to ketchup. "Maybe i'll give it a try. That is if Pikachu lets me. You know he doesn't play about ketchup." Ash laughs knowing all too well how Pikachu get's when ketchup is in the picture. "Yea you're right about that one Max, maybe you should pass on the ketchup." Max smiles and agree's. He then stands up and heads to the door. "I think I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll be back." "Ok" replies Ash. Max then waves goodbye and leaves. Ash get's up and goes back to what we was doing before Max came back in the room. Which was sitting on the bed sulking and frustrated. He knew today was May's birthday. And it brought back memories of the past. The good times. And it also brought back memories of that day. And that was beginning to slowly piss him off more and more. Sensing Ash getting angry. Pikachu shocks him with a thunderbolt and not holding back either. He didn't have time to deal with Ash while he was eating his ketchup. So he decided to shock him enough to knock him out and go back to floating and eating his red goodness.

NEXT DAY IN CERULEAN CITY

Out in Cerulean city our favorite red head was just finishing up her day of battling trainers. She was tired. It had been her most challenging day in awhile. She hadn't lost in over 2 months. And her winning streak was still going. But the last challenger almost ended it. Her Golduck took a direct hit from a thunder attack from a Plusle and didn't faint. The attack took so much out of that little Pokémon who had already taken a lot of damage. After the attack it just didn't have any energy left and fainted. Misty had gotten lucky. If it had been another Pokémon then more than likely she would have lost. The most tiring thing about it might have been that the trainer reminded her of Ash. It distracted her quite a bit during the battle as well.

She hadn't seen Ash in a long time. It had been about 4 or 5 years. She heard about what happened from Brock. But she didn't hear everything because Brock didn't even know all the details himself. Ash wouldn't open up and say much about it to Brock or Max, the only two people that have seen him since then. Max was still with Ash. From what she heard, Ash was helping Max with his travels. While Brock on the other hand had left and went back to his home town. He had to start his practice to be a traveling Pokémon doctor. He was actually on his way over as well.

Misty pulled herself away from her deep thoughts and out of the pool as well. She needed to get cleaned up and get ready for her visit with Brock. She releases all of her Pokémon into the water now that she's leaving. She had wanted a little time to herself. She tells them all to have a good time and leaves out the gym. She heads into the house and up to her room. Once inside she quickly takes off her bathing suit and walks in the bathroom in her room. Once inside she stands in front of the mirror and takes a good look at herself in it. She was tall for a woman. 5'9 to be exact. She had long legs. They were defined but sexy as well. She had a very small waist and a light four pack. Her breast were perky and a decent size at a C cup. Her shoulders were slender and hair was long. Coming almost halfway down her back. She was arguably the best looking out of the four Sensational Sister's. She noticed how she had developed as she got older. But she didn't become stuck up. She was very humble about her looks which is hard to do when you get hit on by countless people everyday. She even had some women ask her on a date before. But she wasn't interested in any of them. Secretly she only wanted to be with Ash. She wondered if Ash would love her body and think that she was beautiful. She sighed as she thought about how she would probably never know that answer. She then walked away from the mirror and jumped in the shower.

For awhile once she got in the shower she just stood there letting the water run down her body. Still thinking about Ash. She had tried to let her feelings of him go. And for the most part she had at one point. When she found out how May felt about Ash. She was sad but happy for May. And she decided to try and look at Ash from then on as a brother instead. And it was working some. She did other things to take her mind off of him and she was moving along. She still held feelings for him but they weren't as strong and the more time that went by, the less picturing those two together stung. But that changed once she found out. She was so shocked and hurt. She was surprised at what she was told. And she was sure if she knew the full story she'd want to kill May. All she knew was that May had told him to meet her somewhere. Only to hit him and call him names and laugh at him. Names that Brock wouldn't repeat to her.

Since then all she's wanted was to be next to him and comfort him. To show him that he's not alone and that she loved him. That May turning into a bitch wasn't the end of the world. But she's yet to get that opportunity. No matter how hard she tries, she can't seem to get in touch with him. She would often find herself wishing she hadn't been so hard on him and make fun of him when they were younger. She thought that may had been part of the reason why he was avoiding her. It hurt her feelings too because although she was his first friend, Brock and even Max knew more than she did.

She sighs and looks blankly up at the pouring water raining onto her face. Usually the water made her feel at home. But she felt uneasy at the moment due to the thoughts that she was having. She continued to stare blankly for awhile, but snapped out of it once she again realized that she had to finish up so that she was ready by the time that Brock arrived. She tried her best to clear her mind and proceeded to cleaning herself up. 30 minutes later she was all clean and dressed. She checked herself in the mirror one more time and headed downstairs. She had perfect timing too, the doorbell rang as she was heading down the stairs. "I'm coming!" yells Misty as she approaches the door. She stands there for a second to further clear her mind a put a smile on her face. Brock always knew when something was up and she didn't want him asking questions. She then puts a smile on her face and opens the door.

"Hey Brock!" Says Misty excitedly as she opens the door and greets her good friend. He flashes her a smile and greets her back as he hugs her. He pulls apart from her and looks her over. "Looking good like usual. Ready to go?" Misty nods and steps outside closing the door behind her. "Lead the way Brock." "Nah, i'd rather us walk along one another. Weird to take a walk with someone and you're ahead of them." Misty chuckles a little. "True, ok let's go." The two friends begin walking down the street away from town towards this nice spot that Misty enjoyed going to. For awhile she had been the only person going there it seemed, but lately within the past 6 months there were always other foot prints. She just didn't know who they belonged to.\

"So Misty." Says Brock breaking the quick silence. "How was your battles today? Did you hold down the fort like always?" Misty gives him a little smirk. "Of course I did. I beat all of them. But this one guy did make it tough. He had a Plusle and he hit Golduck with a Thunder. But it was so tired that it fainted after the attack so we won. Sounds like Pikachu doesn't it?" Brock nods his head. "I miss that little guy. Sometimes I want to make sure that I have ketchup in my pocket just incase I run into him." Misty chuckles a bit. "Yeah I miss him too. I'm sure he misses us as well." "Yeah" Agrees Brock. "So… Have you heard from Ash?" Say's Misty quietly. Almost to herself. Brock sadly nods his head. "No, I haven't. I've talked to Max sporadically. He said that they were both doing fine but wouldn't say anything else. He promised Ash he wouldn't update anyone on how he was feeling and you know how much Max looks up to Ash. No way he'd go against Ash's wishes." "Oh, okay." Say's Misty as she hangs her head down some. Brock gently rubs Misty's back to try and console her. "Don't worry Misty. Just give it time. Whatever happened had to be hard. He'll be back to himself at some point. And I know he hasn't forgotten about you or anyone else. He just needs time." He finishes saying it softly. Reassuring himself as well.

Misty raises her head up and looks at Brock. "Yeah you're right. I just have to be patient. We still have a lot of years left." Brock smiles at her words. "Yeah that's the spirit. I like to hear you say that. They both flash smiles at each other and continue their walk with more happier conversation. Asking about each other's family and other random things that have been going on in each other's life. About 20 minutes later they finally reach their destination. A small pond hidden my tree's. It was like a little beach. There was sand there as well. It was absolutely beautiful. "Wow Misty, this is where you go when you want a little time to yourself? It's beautiful!" "Thank you Brock, I found it when I was a little girl. I ran away from home once because of my sister's and I stumbled across this place. I've been visiting ever since." "Well it looks like you're not the only one" Say's Brock. "What?" Questions Misty. She looks around to Brock point of view and he was correct. There was another person there on the side of the pond looking into the water. "Well Misty, looks like you're going to have to share." "That's fine with me. Anyone that discovered this place probably ran away from home just like me and could use a friend as well." The person on the side of the pond snickers as they hear Misty's comment. They stand up straight and looks directly and Brock and Misty. "Yeah that's true, I did run away and I could use a friend. But not friends of that annoying little bitch I used to know. There's not a damn thing having you two as a friend could do!" Misty and Brock both look onto the person in shock and disbelief.. "May?"...

AN: Alrighty guys, that chapter is done! I'm sorry again for waiting so long to post this. I actually wanted to make this chapter going. But this seemed like the best point to cut it off and begin a new chapter. If i didn't stop here then who know's how long before the chapter finally ended. Atleast now the story can finally move one more chapter ahead! Although not much action happened. I hope you guy's enjoyed this chapter. Don't worry, more excitement is up ahead. I'm just setting everything up ;). Anyway, reviews of all kinds are always welcome (try to limit the nastiness though.) And I will try and have the next chapter up ASAP! Thanks guy's!