Chapter 10: Surf's Up

Ash woke up as the S.S. Anne was sailing into port. He looked out the window and saw the island's golden beach. It hadn't changed a bit since Ash was last there, except for the addition of a port for cruise ships. May got up and put her arms around Ash.

" I remember when we were here," whispered May into his ear.

" Same here, I remember wanting to battle Brawly but all he wanted to do is surf. It didn't bother me as much as it probably seemed to you, Brock, and Max. I was just glad I was able to spend time with you," said Ash as he turned around and kissed his girlfriend.

" I know you want to battle Brawly again, but can we spend today at the beach?" asked May.

" Anything for you my Love," responded Ash. Then somebody knocked on their door. Ash answered the door to see Brock, still a little injured from the night before.

" Good Morning Brock," said Ash.

" Good Morning Ash, I just came by to see what today's plans are," said Brock.

" Well May wants to go to the beach today, so today we're just hanging out. I'll battle Brawly tomorrow," responded Ash.

" Sounds fun, but Roxanne wants to go to Granite Cave, so we will be unable to join you," said Brock.

" Alright," said Ash. He then got closer to Brock to whisper in his ear.

" Listen, can you take Max with you?" asked Ash.

" No problem Ash," said Brock however you can see in his reaction that he would've preferred if it was only him and Roxanne.

" We have arrived in Dewford Town, thanks for travelling on the S.S. Anne," said the Captain over the P.A. system. The five heroes then collected their supplies and disembarked the ship. They then dropped all their supplies at the local Pokémon Center's guest room. However Ash and May planned to camp out on the beach. Then they headed North on Route 106. When they reached a fork in the road, Brock, Roxanne, and Max went west towards Granite Cave. Ash and May went east towards the beach. It was just as Ash and May remembered it. The water was calm and a light blue. Ash looked over at May who was to his left. She started taking her clothes off.

" May what are you doing?" asked Ash nervously.

" Calm down silly, my bikini is under my clothes," said May giggling. Ash then had a flashback to three years prior, when May changed in public on this same beach. He laughed when he remembered Max's reaction to his sister stripping on the beach. The couple then walked into the water. The water was clear and under them, they saw a school of Luvdisc swimming by. They swam around in the water, splashing each other for a little while. As they were swimming, they heard a voice nearby.

" Good job, Hariyama! You doing good!" said the voice. Ash and May looked in the direction of the voice to see Brawly and his Hariyama practicing attacks on the beach.

" Hm, I'm surprised he's not surfing," mumbled Ash, remembering his last experience in Dewford Town.

" Let's go say hello," suggested May.

" Of course May," said Ash with almost no enthusiasm. The couple walked up the beach to the area where Brawly was training.

" Hey Brawly!" yelled Ash.

" Hey little dude and dudette, how've you guys been?" asked Brawly.

" We've been good! I have won many ribbons and Ash has won many Pokémon battles and now I can call the best Pokémon trainer in the world my boyfriend, Ash," said May.

" Sweet, good job guys," responded Brawly.

" Yeah, I'm here because I want to have a rematch with you tomorrow," said Ash.

" Sure little dude, there's been almost no waves recently so I'll have a lot of free time tomorrow," responded Brawly.

" Thanks Brawly, we'll leave you to train, see you tomorrow," said Ash as he and May left and walked back towards the water.

" See you tomorrow guys," said Brawly as he went back to training his Hariyama.

Ash and May continued to swim in the water. It was a very peaceful day, Ash flirted with May while swimming and compared the water to her eyes and the sun to her heart.

" Aw Ash, you're melting my heart," said May blushing. Ash then picked her up and kissed her under the golden sun.

Meanwhile at Granite Cave, Brock, Roxanne, and Max were walking through the dark, stopping every few seconds to look at rocks and fossils. Max seemed interested in the fossils, but Brock seemed interested in other things. Roxanne was looking at the rocks and explaining them to Brock and Max.

" These are very interesting. I want to take some back to Rustboro to show them to the students there," said Roxanne.

" Yes very interesting," said Brock almost angrily. Roxanne sensed Brock's annoyance and asked Max to take a flashlight and explore another part of the cave.

" No problem Roxanne. Hey, maybe I'll find an Aerodactyl!" said Max excitedly. Max ran off and it was only Brock and Roxanne in the black cave.

" Now it's just you and me," whispered Roxanee into Brock's ear. The two started sweet talking to each other and starting making out in the cave. Little did they know, Max actually found an Aerodactyl fossil and was running back towards them. As they were making out, Max snuck up behind them and shined the flashlight on them.

" Having fun you guys?" asked Max smirking. Brock and Roxanne jumped and Brock quickly made up an excuse.

" Sorry… Max but… she had something on her lip," stuttered Brock.

" Right," said Max.

" Hey, it's getting late I think we should head back to the Pokémon Center," suggested Roxanne to break the awkward atmosphere.

" Good idea," said Brock quickly. The trio then walked out of the cave. Watching them leave from a higher cliff was none other than Jessie, James, and Meowth.

" Why don't we jump them right now?" asked Meowth impatiently.

" Patience Meowth, there's too many witnesses now," said Jessie.

" Can I help you guys," asked a voice from behind them.

" What the hell do you want?" asked Jessie angrily whilst turning around. She turned around to see a man with white hair in a black and purple sweater, standing next to a Metagross.

" My name is Steven and I just wanted to see if you three needed help," said the man irritated.

" Well we don't, so beat it Albino!" yelled James.

" I'm tired of your attitudes," said Steven.

" What are you going to do about it?" asked Meowth. Steven then turned to his Metagross.

" Metagross, use Hyperbeam!" ordered Steven. A large, bright beam was fired directly at Team Rocket, sending them flying.

" Team Rocket's blasting off again!" yelled the trio. Steven watched them fly off, smiling. Steven then climbed down the mountain and followed Brock, Roxanne, and Max back to Dewford Town.

On the beach, the sun had set, and Ash and May had set up camp on the beach. They laid down, watched the stars and listened to the calm sea.

" This is so peaceful," said May.

" Indeed it is, and I get to admire this peace with the best and most beautiful coordinator," said Ash as he kissed May on the cheek. May then put her head on Ash's chest and he rubbed her back. They made eye contact and kissed on the sand which was silver from the moonlight. May then fell asleep next to Ash. Ash put a blanket on her and kissed her on the forehead.

" Good night beautiful," said Ash. Ash then looked up and noticed Pikachu and May's Blaziken sleeping under a nearby palm tree. Ash put a blanket on the two Pokémon and laid down next to May. He needed his rest for his gym battle tomorrow because Brawly was no pushover and was able to defeat Ash within seconds. Ash thought about which Pokémon he should use and what he was going to do if he beat the Elite Four at Ever Grande City. Then Ash fell asleep on the silver beach.

To Be Continued…

P.S. Sorry for the delay guys, this week has been hectic. I should now be able to upload new chapters every two days.