Me: I'M
BACK! Drew: Oh goody. Am I healed yet?
Me: Get on with the disclaimer so you can see.
Drew: Pokemonisthebest does NOT own pokemon.
Me: On with the story!
Chapter 10
Contests
Now, in case you had been wondering, May and Drew had been staying in Dapple Village, training for the big contest right around the corner.
With Harley…
"Grrr…" Harley was mad. He had intended to keep May and Drew so caught up in their love lives that they wouldn't be able to enter the contest. He could, of course, beat them the honest way, but that was just un-Harley-like. Suddenly, he had another idea. It might just work…and he wanted that ribbon.
Later…
May was so pumped; this was going to be her first Taline (made-up) ribbon! She was sure of it!
"Blaziken: Use Fire balls!"
"No May: I'm tired! Take a break!" Blaziken groaned.
May looked at her pokemon. She had bid them practice with one another. Munchlax was throwing focus punches at Eevee, who in turn was dodging and using shadow ball; Beautifly was using silver wind at Squirtle, who was using bubble beam back; Blaziken was practising with May, and Skitty was…well, Skitty was chasing her tail.
With Drew…
Drew was giving his training everything he had. He had all his pokemon practising their attacks on a tree sapling until it broke. Meanwhile, he was running back and forth, shouting commands and encouragement.
"Still as hard and mean as ever!"
That voice…he had heard that voice…it was…oh, no.
Drew groaned as he turned around.
"Solidad, what are you doing here?"
Solidad smiled sweetly.
"What, a girl can't see her old friends, and enter a contest? Or two. Or five, and then the Grand festival!"
Drew just turned around, and resumed instructing his pokemon. Solidad leaned against a tree.
"You should learn to lighten up. All work and no play makes Drew a dull boy!"
"A dull boy is better than a loser who can't enter the Grand festival because he hasn't got enough ribbons!" Drew retorted.
Solidad just smiled.
With May…
"Goodness, it's May!"
May turned around, puzzled.
"Brianna!"
Brianna looked around nervously.
"I don't suppose Mr. Drew is around here too, is he?"
May blinked.
"Drew? Of course he is! In fact, he's wounded because he had a swordfight with my ex-boyfriend! Funny, they never told me what the fight was about…"
Brianna sighed inwardly, as May chattered on about what had happened since she had got there. Funny, they never told me what the fight was about… How dense could you get?
"May? Brianna?"
"Drew? Solidad?"
May and Drew rushed to each other, embracing. Solidad walked calmly over to Brianna.
"I can't believe how dense May is." Solidad watched the two talk.
"Yeah, and she doesn't even admit it." Brianna answered.
Solidad looked at her.
"I wonder if…"
"Perhaps…"
"We need to talk to Drew."
Brianna grinned, and walked over to May and said,
"May, would you go round up a picnic for us and our pokemon?"
May beamed.
"I'll be back before you can say 'Jack Robinson'!"
Solidad joined Brianna and Drew and said,
"Drew, you like May. Admit it."
Drew glared, and then said mournfully,
"Gladly. But how do I say that to her?"
Brianna said knowingly,
"In a way, you already have, but she's way too dense to notice."
Drew said angrily,
"And what good was saying that?"
Brianna shrugged.
"Guys, I'm back!" May called rushing in with a pile of cardboard plates.
"Now's your chance!" Solidad and Brianna pushed Drew.
Me: END OF CHAPTER!
May: Not fair. I wanted to see more of how dense I am.
Everybody except May: …
May: What?!
Me: R&R!