Me: Hello and sorry for the delay, I had (and still have) writer's block. This is the last chapter of the First Week of Summer. I want to thank Fprmr1, xDragonairx, Summerdream43 and KittyRin for reviewing this chapter. I also want to thank everybody who has reviewed, put this story in their favorites or story alerts. Blah blah blah…

Misty: Uh, please excuse the authoress.

Me: Blah, blah, blah, blah…

Misty: *hits me with mallet*. Sorry for that, she was talking too much.

May: FireRed-Rose does not own Pokémon. Or does she? No, she doesn't, I'm pretty sure about it.

_Chapter nine

The end_

Lolly's POV

I opened my eyes, got out of my sleeping bag and stretched my arms. I glanced at my watch. It read 9:30 pm. I looked around me. Weird. Everybody else was sleeping, even Dawn, who was a morning person. I went to the bathroom to change my clothes. I put on my usual silver T-shirt, blue jeans and silver converse.

When I got out of the bathroom, I saw Max waiting to enter it. He gave me a quick peck on the lips and went into he bathroom to change.

On my way to the kitchen, Dawn came to me.

"Please follow me," she said and led me to a table at the garden.

"Why did you bring me here?" I asked, as I sat on a chair.

Leaf decided to ignore me, took out my silver ribbon case and said.

"We found this yesterday."

I tried to grab the ribbon case, but Leaf's Bulbasaur used her vines to stop me.

"It had five ribbons instead of four. One of them was the ribbon from yesterday's contest," Yellow stated. I gulped.

"You weren't competing at yesterday's contest, were you?" May asked. I didn't answer.

"Look, there is no reason not to talk. We've already found out your secret, Lolly. Or should I say, Silver Phantom," Drew said.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Yellow asked, her voice cracking with sadness and anger.

"Sorry, guys, but a secret's a secret," I stated and looked down at Mightyena. She looked back up at me. I nodded. Mightyena jumped on the table and bared her fangs at the others. I quickly got up and released the rest of my Pokémon.

Gardevoir, Staraptor, Vaporeon and Zoroark came out of their Poké Balls and glared at our opponents: Drew's Flygon, Roserade, Masquerain, Butterfree, Absol and Leafeon; May's Beautifly, Altaria, Blaziken, Glaceon, Dragonair and Wartortle; Dawn's Piplup, Togekiss, Typhlosion, Buneary, Pachirisu and Mamoswine; Paul's Torterra, Weavile, Honchkrow, Ursaring, Electivire and Magmortar; Misty's Gyarados, Dewgong, Corsola, Politoad, Starmie and Azurill; Ash's Pikachu, Infernape, Charizard, Sceptile, Bayleef and Staraptor; Gary's Blastoise, Umbreon, Electivire, Magmar, Arcanine and Fearow; Leaf's Bulbasaur, Venusaur, Charizard, Pidgeot, Vaporeon and Ninetales; Red's Pika (Pikachu), Saur (Venusaur), Poli (Poliwrath), Aero (Aerodactyl), Vee (Espeon) and Lax (Snorlax) and Yellow's Chuchu (Pikachu), Ratty (Raticate), Omny (Omastar), Kitty (Butterfree), Dody (Dodrio) and Gravvy (Golem), were our opponents.

"You have got only five Pokémon?" Dawn asked.

"No. I've got six," I answered and took out a dusty Poké Ball.

"It doesn't seem like you use this Pokémon often," Gary observed.

"No I don't," I said.

"Why?" Ash asked.

"Because I'm afraid of its power," I answered.

"You must be really weak to be afraid of one of your Pokémon," Paul said.

I didn't answer to Paul. I simply threw the Poké Ball in the air. The icy blue, bird-like, Pokémon appeared in a cloud of silver mist. When the mist cleared, the Pokémon could be seen clearly. Everybody gasped in awe and shock when they saw the legendary bird of blizzards. Max, who had heard the commotion outside, ran to my side and released his Gallade, Grovyle, Gabite, Heracross, Houndoom, Manectric and Alakazam, trying to protect me from Articuno. I guess he didn't know it was mine.

I pushed Max aside and started giving orders to my Pokémon.

"Mightyena, Dark Pulse on May's Pokémon, Gardevoir, Psychic on Drew's Pokémon, Staraptor, Secret Power on Dawn's Pokémon, Vaporeon, Hydro Pump on Paul's Pokémon and Zoroark, Dark Pulse on Gary's Pokémon!"

"Gallade, Psychic on Ash's Pokémon, Grovyle Leaf Storm on Misty's Pokémon, Gabite, Draco Meteor on Red's Pokémon, Heracross, Focus Blast on Yellow's Pokémon, Houndoom, help Heracross with Flamethrower, Manectric, help Grovyle with Thunderbolt and Alakazam, help Vaporeon with Psychic!" Max shouted from next to me. Was he on my side?

Our Pokémon put up a great battle but the others were outnumbering us. After about five minutes of fierce battling all of Max's and my Pokémon had fainted. We still had Articuno for backup, though.

Normal POV

"Articuno, freeze 'em with Blizzard!" Lolly commanded.

Articuno flapped its wings and an icy cold wind headed to the others.

"Infernape and Charizard/Blaziken and Dragonair/Flygon/Magmortar/Arcanine and Magmar/Ninetales and Charizard/Typhlosion/Aerodactyl, Flamethrower!" Ash, May, Drew, Paul, Gary, Leaf, Dawn and Red commanded.

The Pokémon used Flamethrower on the Blizzard, which was more powerful than a normal blizzard, and the blizzard melted. The fire attacks got closer to Articuno when a blue aura shield appeared around the team of Lolly and Max and protected them. When the smoke cleared, two figures could be seen behind the shield. A Lucario and a girl with a Pikachu on her shoulder. Drew's face became pale and he gulped. His Roserade growled at the Lucario.

"Is there anything wrong, Drew?" May asked.

Drew didn't answer. The girl commanded her Lucario to stop using the aura shield. Lucario simply lowered her hands and the shield flickered before disappearing.

"You!" May exclaimed pointing at the girl.

"You're May, right?" the girl asked.

"How dare you speak at me so casually!" May shouted.

"And how should I speak to you?" the girl asked.

"I don't know," May murmured.

"May I ask something? Who are you and why did you help us?" Lolly asked.

"I'm Rose Hayden and I helped you because you were outnumbered, Silver Phantom," Rose said.

"How do you-?" Lolly started to ask but Rose interrupted her.

"How do I know your name? My Lucario can read auras. I've met you at a contest before and Lucario remembered your aura," Rose explained.

Good, Lolly thought, one more person knowing my secret identity.

Drew and May glared at Rose like they were about to attack her. Rose looked at them and raised one eyebrow.

"I get it. You don't want me here so I'm leaving. Bye!" Rose said as she walked away, her Lucario following her.

"We didn't even get the chance to thank her," Max muttered.

"Yeah, why did you glare at her?" Lolly asked.

"She constantly beats me at everything!" Drew answered.

"She beat me yesterday!" May answered.

"So, from what you guys have said, she is a very strong Trainer who is also a part-time Coordinator?" Ash asked.

"Leave it to Ash to leave you speechless," Misty muttered, amazed by Ash's intelligent question. (And that he was paying attention to what they were saying and not eating a sandwich or something.)

"Yes. She is strong alright," Drew answered.

"Do you think someone of us can beat her so Drew and May will shut up?" Paul talked for the first time that day.

All the eyes fell on Lolly. She had the stronger Pokémon of all of them. An Articuno.

"If someone can beat her, it is Lolly," Dawn said. Lolly gulped.

"Come on, guys, I can't beat her!" Lolly said.

"It doesn't hurt to try!" Leaf exclaimed and pulled Lolly at the direction Rose went. Everybody else followed them. Articuno flew behind them, leaving a trail of icy sparkles behind it.

"Hey, Rose, wait up!" Leaf called when they saw Rose.

Rose turned around.

"Can I help you with something?" she asked politely.

"Lolly here wants to battle you," Dawn explained.

"Sure! I accept the challenge. I know a good spot for battling, follow me!" Rose said and led the team towards the Petalburg Woods.

They were a really strange group and the passers-by were staring at them. Leading the group was a girl (Rose) with a Pikachu on her shoulder and a Lucario next to her. Following was an other girl (Leaf) dragging an other girl (Lolly) behind her. Then, the rest of the gang was following them. Behind them was a small army of Pokémon and, finally, the legendary bird of blizzards, Articuno.

The strange party followed Rose into the Petalburg woods and into a clearing big enough for all of them.

"Here we are!" Rose said.

"It's nice here," Yellow commented, looking at the sky.

"You can return your Pokémon, now," Rose said.

"We forgot to return them, sorry," Dawn apologized and returned her Pokémon. Everybody returned their Pokémon and Lolly and Rose took their place at the battlefield.

"I'll judge," Drew said.

"Since when do you want to judge, big bro?" Rose asked.

Drew ignored Rose and took his position.

"The one-on-one battle between Rose Hayden and Lolly Birch will begin now. There is no time limit. Begin!" Drew shouted.

"Articuno, silver mist!" Lolly shouted and commanded Articuno to fly into the battlefield.

Rose didn't look at the least unfazed by the legendary bird of blizzards. Instead, she smiled and took out a Poké Ball from her belt.

"Latias, you're up," she said and tossed the Poké Ball into the air. Latias appeared and let out a cry.

"You can have the first move," Rose said.

"Articuno, Blizzard!" Lolly commanded.

"Latias dodge," Rose commanded.

Latias swiftly dodged the attack.

"Latias, Mist Ball!" Rose commanded.

Latias formed a ball of mist and threw it at Articuno. Articuno got hit and fell to the ground but got up.

"Now, Latias, Psychic," Rose commanded and Latias used Psychic on Articuno.

"Latias, Draco Meteor to finish it off!" Rose shouted.

Latias used Draco Meteor and Articuno fainted. Lolly returned it.

"Good job, Latias. Return," Rose said and returned Latias.

"I never knew you had a Latias," Drew said.

"And I never knew you could judge a battle, everybody learns," Rose said and shrugged.

Drew started fuming. Everybody looked at him in question. Drew never lost his cool, especially in front of May.

"So, this is goodbye. I hope to see you again!" Rose said and started to leave but stopped and turned to face them once more.

"I look forward to battling you again, Lolly," she said, turned to leave and raised her two fingers in a wave similar to Drew's.

"She's not as bad as you described her, Drew, she is kind and polite. Yes, her Pokémon are strong but that's not a reason to hate someone," Lolly said.

Drew muttered something inaudible.

"And she's got a similar attitude with you, Drew," Misty commented.

"Can we stop talking about Drew's sister and go home already?" May asked; a bit irritated.

Everybody nodded and went back to May and Max's house. May opened the door, went to the living room and sat on the couch.

Drew followed her and everybody else looked at each other and started laughing. Everybody knew what would happen with Drew and May so they decided to stay out of the living room. They went to the garden and sat on the grass.

"Today our families are coming back," Misty said.

"I had a great time here," Leaf said and kissed Gary.

"All of us had a great time," Ash said and grinned.

"Yes, too bad we have to leave…" Yellow muttered.

"Lolly, Max, Yellow and I will continue our journey and everybody else will go back to their houses," Red said.

May and Drew came outside with slightly ruffled hair and wrinkled clothes and sat on the grass. Max glared at Drew but let it pass.

Dawn looked at her Pokétch.

"It's 3:00 pm. We should eat lunch," Dawn said.

Everybody went inside. Misty and May prepared lunch while the others were saying jokes. After a quarter of an hour, the food was ready and everybody ate.

When they finished eating, they went at the living room and packed their stuff. Dawn started bickering with Paul because she thought that he had taken her diary, while Gary was hiding behind the couch, reading a small, pink, book that said in the front cover in curvy purple letters: Dawn's diary.

Everybody else was packing like normal people do.

"ASH KETCHUM, YOU ATE JUST A MINUTE AGO!" Misty shouted at Ash, who was eating a sandwich

Well, not like normal people… But hey, being different is good!

Ash and May were now in an eating competition and Misty and Drew were trying to stop them.

Well, it is not always good… But, oh well, back to the story!

When everybody was packed Dawn made them search for her diary. Gary had hid it in the bathroom and Paul found it. Dawn was so excited she kissed him. Paul blushed a pale pink but he hid it almost immediately. But Drew had already noticed it. Poor Paul…

Drew smirked and pretended he hadn't just seen anything out of the ordinary, like Paul blushing.

Dawn checked her Pokétch. "In ten minutes they'll be here!" She exclaimed. May grunted in annoyance.

"Why? We were having such a good time…" She muttered as her Beautifly landed on her shoulder. Drew put an arm around her other shoulder and pulled her closer to him. May blushed slightly but, for May, it wasn't strange as it was for Paul.

Max looked like he wanted to murder Drew but he didn't say anything.

"So, what'll we do 'till they come?" Leaf asked and everybody sat down, thinking.

"Maybe… Battle with our Pokémon?" Red suggested.

"No! I don't want to battle, let's do something else," Yellow said.

"Like what?" Paul asked.

"Like… Wait and chat a bit?" Dawn suggested.

"No, I don't wanna chat," Misty said.

"Then what will we do?" Lolly asked.

"What about sit here and wait. They'll be here in five minutes," Drew said.

"Well then. We'll be on our way. Bye, it was nice being here," Max said and got up, his Gallade after him.

"Yeah… It was nice having you here," Ash said and grinned.

Red, Yellow and Lolly got up, Pika, Chuchu and Mightyena behind them. Chuchu jumped on Yellow's shoulder and waved Pika jumped on Red's and waved too. Mightyena growled softly in farewell.

Lolly, Max, Yellow and Red left, leaving Ash, Misty, Drew, May, Gary, Leaf and Paul staring at the door.

A car's sound came from outside. May got up and opened the door. "Mom and Dad are here!" she exclaimed and walked outside, Drew following her.

Leaf, Gary, Dawn, Paul, Misty and Ash went outside too.

"It's time to leave," Dawn said and released her Togekiss from the Poké Ball. She jumped on Togekiss's back and waited for Paul to get on his Honchkrow. When Paul was seated on Honchkrow's back, Togekiss and Honchkrow flapped their wings and took off. Dawn waved. "Bye!" she called, her Piplup waving his fin. Paul simply grunted. The journey to the Sinnoh Region would be long, but at least they were together.

Leaf released her Pidgeot, Gary his Fearow and Ash his Charizard and Staraptor. Leaf climbed on Pidgeot, Gary on Fearow, Misty on Staraptor and Ash on Charizard. The four Pokémon took off for the Kanto Region. They all waved and bade their goodbyes. Kanto was far, the journey was long, but they were together.

Caroline and Norman came out of the car, slightly tanner than before.

"How was your week, May?" Norman asked.

"Fine," May asked and blushed. Only then did May's parents notice Drew.

"What is Drew still doing here?" Caroline asked.

"Well… He has to tell you something," May said.

"Is it something to do with the contest yesterday?" Caroline asked.

"You could say so… But, how do you know about the contest?" May asked.

"Love, we were at Undella town, not Mt. Coronet!" Caroline said.

"So, Drew, tell us," said Norman, whose expression had become stony.

"Look, Mr. Maple, I'll make it nice and short. May and I are dating," Drew said and flicked his hair. But behind the cool attitude was fear, and May knew it.

Norman dragged Drew inside, muttering something like, "It's lecture time…"

"I'm so happy about you!" Caroline said and hugged May. "You were great at the contest yesterday but that Silver Phantom beat you," she added.

"Mom, Lolly's a great Coordinator and she deserved it," May said and, when she had realized what she had said, put her hand over her mouth.

"Lolly? The girl who is traveling with Max, Red and Yellow?" Caroline asked.

"Yes, she is the Silver Phantom," May explained. There was no undoing what she had said.

Caroline looked shocked. "Wow… I didn't expect it…" she muttered.

"Me neither. We figured it out last night," May said.

"And how do you know her? You've never met her," Caroline said.

"I have. Max, Red, Yellow and she had come here this week," May said. "And, by the way, Max and Lolly are dating, Professor Birch has got some lecturing to do," she added.

At that, Caroline looked more shocked. "And why didn't they wait for us to come?" she asked.

"I don't know. I guess they wanted to hurry up, they lost a week of their traveling," May guessed.

Caroline just sighed and went inside, May following her. There, they saw Norman and Drew commenting on the last soccer match against Lavaridge's Blazikens and Fortree's Swellows. May and Caroline blinked, looked at each other and said simultaneously, "Men."

That was just one of the many weeks the gang spent together, but this was the most important one, the first one.

Me: So, how did you like it?

Drew: I don't support the Blazikens or the Swellows! I'm a supporter of LaRousse's Rayquazas!

Norman: And I, son, am a supported of Petalburg's Linoones.

May and Caroline: Men.

Misty: *hits them all with mallet*

Me: Hey, you injured my characters!

Misty: I don't care; they were annoying.

Me: Whatever, review! Tell us what you think!