Chapter 26: Gone And Back Again!

"Who… who are you?!" Brock demanded. The others thought that he was one of the White Bandits but it seemed like they were mistaken. "My name is not important at the moment" said Noeh with a slight smirk on his lips. The man scanned the room hoping to find the person he was looking for, "Where is Ash Ketchum?" he said in an almost cold tone. At first the gang would think that the first person they met would be their rescuer but it seems like the first person they've encountered was someone who was looking for Ash.

Brock didn't seem to trust the man one bit. He had no weapons or Pokeballs but the aura that resonated around him proved that he was indeed a dangerous man.

Since none of them answered his question, Noeh decided to find Ash on his own. He randomly selected one of the tunnels and left the gang. Richie decided to follow him. He and the man walked for a good long distance until finally reaching a dead end. Richie peeked from the corner as Noeh used some sort of spell to make another entrance appear. "Li thi neru eha!" he heard him say. Richie ran after the man and crossed the line just in time before the path closed up on him. "I don't know what's going on… but I'm gonna find out one way or another"

(Back at the tunnels)

Dawn had been sleeping on a pile of rocks along with Ash a few minutes after she was healed. It was strange. A few minutes ago she was nearly at the point of dying. She saw her most precious memories flash right before her eyes and she was ready to accept the light. Her soul nearly left the land of the living until… WHOOSSEE… she was pulled right back into her body with a warm gentle hand. The pain of the physical body was there for about two minutes before disappearing.

The last thing she could remember when waking up was Ash holding up his arm with a bright flash of light piercing out of it. She remembered how warm it felt and how gentle Ash's eyes were when he fell to the ground due to exhaustion. His cute childish face was so adorable when he sleeps. After looking at all the good traits of the boy Dawn felt like she wanted to be a Pokemon. She would no regrets being captured by Ash but as long as she remained by his side she didn't mind being turned into a Psyduck or a Slowpoke at all.

"Ehhh" Ash moaned out. Pikachu's ears twitched as he heard its master moaning. "Pikapi!" Dawn also rushed to his side. "Ash? Ash, are you alright?" she asked with tears in her eyes. The boy's eyes darted from one side to the other as he tried to remember everything that has been happening before he fell down. It was then he said, "Da...wn?" the girl he mentioned was happy to hear him talk, "I… I… I'm… hungry" for once no one was mad at him for being hungry. Dawn immediately pulled out her last bag of chips and fed the boy as he lay on her lap. This was indeed another memorable moment for her. Her heart skipped several beats before pounding again. It was times like this she wished she had the power to stop the great flow of time.

(Back with Richie)

The young trainer was following Noeh as he travels through the tunnels. It was strange. Even though Richie had been running after him, the man had obviously only been walking. No matter how hard he tried to catch up, Noeh would always be beyond his reach. Richie tried calling him but the man paid no heed to his barks. The man's mind was set and he was gonna find Ash one way or another.

"This is bad huff huff huff" Richie was panting heavily after giving that man a wild goose chase. He'd been tracking the man for roughly one hour before finally losing him at an intersection. "Do you see anything Sparky?" the little yellow mouse shook his head in reply. Another strange fact about that man is that he wasn't giving out any traceable scent. It was like the man was just a mere shadow of himself.

"Hmm… let's go this way!" and with that the boy just picked another random path and never look back.

A few seconds later, Ash and Dawn came upon the intersection on where Richie just left, "That's weird" said Ash in a tiring tone, "I thought I heard Richie's voice a minute ago" he sighed before picking another random path, "Let's go this way Dawn"

"Ash…"

"Yeah? What's wrong?"

"Why don't we take a break? You look a bit tired"

Ash gave her his usual trademark smile, "Don't worry. I'm fine really. I just needed a few minute nap that's all. Come on. The faster we travel the faster we can get out of here" (pikapikachu!) Dawn looked at the boy as he continued walking blindly around the tunnels. Well his guess would be as good as hers but still… something was really bugging Dawn. Even he doesn't express it through his face, she can tell that Ash was tired… no… exhausted… no… fatigued! Well… one of those words should be correct for this situation. However… she didn't want to mention it so she went along instead hoping that his stamina would run out soon.

The path they chose was a dark one with spider webs sticking at several corners. With no intentions of being separated Ash held Dawn's hand tightly with Pikachu lighting the way on his shoulders.

(Back at the main shaft)

"Hmm… they've been gone for a really long time…" Brock folded his arm as he waited patiently near one of the tunnels.

"You're worried about Ash and Dawn?" Tracey asked the worried companion. Brock shook his head in reply, "Not really. Ash can take care of himself and Dawn has some tough Pokemons with her. It's Richie I'm worried about. We're not sure who that man even was"

Max stretched out his arm and gave out a silver-diamond-gold question, "Didn't you say the tunnels had all dead ends? (Brock nodded) Then where could Ash and Dawn have gone?"

It wasn't long until Brock got impatient and decided to look for them, "I'll go and see. There must be a switch that opens a secret passage or something"

"I'm coming too" Anabel was about to get up when Brock stopped her, "No… I need you guys to stay here and keep any eye out for them just in case they come back. Also… I need you guys to keep watch on Misty"

They all turned their heads towards the orange haired girl and her Togepi that hasn't left her side ever since she fell asleep. "chu ki… preee" the little egg like Pokemon cried itself as it hid inside its shell. Duplica put down her stuffed toy and held the little Pokemon just like how Misty would.

"You guys go on ahead. We'll take care of things here" Duplica reassured them

"Right. Come on Todd"

"Huh? Why me?!" the photographer was bit shocked that Brock would pick him.

"No complaints! Now come on!"

Brock grabbed the photographer by his collar and dragged him all the way through the tunnels, "Whyyyyyyyyy meeeeeeeee?"

"Because your photographic memory will help us NOT get lost!" said Brock as he dragged the Todd through the ground.

"Just because I have a camera doesn't mean I have a photographic memory"

"Same word same thing! Now come on!" the man looked determined to find his friends at the end of this tunnel but when he arrived… there was nothing but a dead end, "Eh???? Did I choose the wrong one?" he quickly ran back to the main shaft with Todd still tied to his hand.

"Did you choose the wrong one?" said Drew as he played a little game of solitaires. Brock didn't listen to his whining so he just randomly picked another route and continued to drag his friend with him.

"Now I know this is the right tunnel!" said Brock in an almost desperate manner.

Todd got hit by sharp edges of stone and rocks as he kept being dragged through the ground. "I won't survive this!!"

"Eh? Another dead end?" and so again Brock did the same routine with all the tunnels over and over again.

"Still the wrong one? Man, you're like a Slowking. Only slower hehehehe" said Drew as he almost finished with his game. Brock got unremarkably annoyed and decided to… "If you think you're so smart, I'll just have to bring you along!"

"Wha? Hey wait! I was only kidding and WHAAAA!!!!" he didn't get to finish his sentence when Brock suddenly pulled his collar and dragged him to the next tunnel. "I don't care if you're joking or not we're going to find th-------emmmmmmm!!!!!" a sudden pit hole appeared and soon the three of them dropped in… to where? No one knows…

(Back with Ash)

"Just how far does this cave go?" Ash was mentally complaining in his head. He and Dawn have been traveling for hours and tunnels seemed to pop in on every corner. Since getting lost was a big problem at this point they decided to make a plan to make them NOT lose their way.

1st PLAN!

They placed their left over chips on intersections and corners they have been and follow back the trail if they're lost.

COUNTERED BY!

The wandering Pokemons that reside within the cave come by and eat them, making it impossible to know where they are going and where they have been.

2nd PLAN!

Since edible things can be eaten they decided to place piles of rocks in a formation in certain areas just like PLAN #1.

COUNTERED BY!

When they came back to see the rock formations, some wild Pokemons decided to make it their nest thus ruining the whole formation

3rd PLAN!

Have Pikachu use thunder shock on the walls they've been through.

COUNTERED BY!

Pikachu lost too much energy and was unable to make anymore electricity.

After all three plans were a failure, Ash and Dawn decided to take a break from the 'Great Wandering' around the cave. No… this isn't a cave anymore, it's a labyrinth, like those 'hard-to-find-your-way-out-mazes' in stories that would always say 'You'll never find your way out' theme.

Ash shook away the thought as he chomp a handful of chips down his throat. As he reach down to grab some more, something didn't feel quite right. It was then he noticed that most their food supplies were already dwindling. The bag of chips were all that's left and their water canteens were nearing empty, "Oh yeah I forgot. All of our foods are with Brock and the others. I wonder how the others are fairing?" instead of worrying about himself he was worried about others. "I could really go for some of Brock's lazy stew by now. The meat and vegetables he makes. The juicy steak and… and… so much more" the more he thought about Brock's dishes the more his stomach rumbled. "I really need to stop thinking about food or it'll be the end of---" his train of thoughts were cut short when a certain blue haired girl stopped on her tracks.

"Eh? Is something wrong Da... Dawn!!" the girl was once again on her knees in a little stomach pain. Dawn! Are you alright? Say something!"

"Huh? Oh sorry. I think I just fell and errrgggg!" she fainted.

"Dawn? Dawn! Pikachu, grab me my water canteen!" the little yellow mouse rushed towards his backpack and grabbed a green canteen. Ash laid the girl on a comfortable area and placed his canteen in her mouth. The girl drank every last drop until there was nothing left.

(Back with Richie)

The boy wasn't having much luck in finding his friends either. He already lost track of the white haired man but kept looking anyway. All the paths in the area looked the same. With no way out it seemed hopeless. "Just huff where huff is huff the huff way… huff out of here?" it almost felt like the boy was walking in circles.

(Note: White haired kids and white haired men are different people!)

After walking down the single lane a few more minutes he decided to stop and rest for awhile. He took a chocolate bar and broke it in half, he gave one half to himself and another half to his little companion, "Here Sparky. We need to keep our strength up if we want to make it out of here. But try not to eat it too fast cuz we don't know how long we'll be… (thud) Huh? (Pika?) I thought I heard something (thud thud) There it is again (thud thud thud!) What is thaAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" three heavy objects fell right on top of him.

Drew held his head in pain, "Oh… my aching head. Huh? We're alive! I can't believe it!"

"I told you there was nothing to worry about" Brock held his head up high.

Todd was the last to get up, "Yeah. It was a good thing we landed on something soft or else we'd be done for"

'Soft'?? They all look down on what they were standing and realized, "Hey guys" it was Richie

"AHH!! Richie!" they said in unison

After getting themselves sorted out, they decided to look for Ash together.

(Somewhere along the skies and ground of the forest)

The four Guardians searched tirelessly around the snow covered forest. Pallet had already dispersed the blizzard spell so flying Pokemons had nod problem in the skies. Rosa rode on her Articuno while Chaucer decided to tag along with her. Hagard and Sha-hear searched on the ground for any trace of that mysterious psychic power. It ranged further than anything they have felt before. A normal human being would already go mad if exposed with that P-wave for five minutes.

"Anything?" asked Sha-hear. It sounded more like a statement rather than a question since he knew what the answer would be.

"Nothing…" Hagard shook in head in response, "I've sent ¼ of our Pokemon forces to search the woods. If he's here, we'll find him" he said with confidence.

"I hope so. The illusions might do something that we all might regret"

"You worry too much. They're illusions nothing more. Besides, the torches are with Pallet. If they're doing anything suspicious he can send their souls back with just a blow from his breath"

It was then Rosa dropped by on Articuno's back, "What are you two doing? Tea party? Keep looking!" her voice rang with anger and so was her attitude. She immediately flew off looking rather annoyed with both of them.

Sha-hear shrugged, "Teh! When she's angry she often forgets that I'm the leader of the Guardians"

Hagard gave out a small giggle, "Well can you blame her? She was really close to the king back then. If I remember correctly, she began acting a little strange when that girl came… what was her name again?"

"Don't toy with me Hagard or I'll have your head as a trophy"

Hagard wasn't really sure if Sha-hear was joking or serious, "Ahehehehe Sorry, my bad. I'll send out my chosens to aid with the search" he quickly took out three Pokeballs and summoned out the three normal types, "Ursaring, Linoone, Kagaskhan. I want you to look for Ash Ketchum and bring him to me… ALIVE!" and with that they vanished.

Chaucer then came by on Rosa's Flygon, "Hey you two, did you find anything?" they shook their heads in response, "Oh boy… Rosa's really putting the Pokemon's back to work. She hasn't eaten anything after she felt that power a few hours ago"

The three of them giggled but their eyes proved their seriousness in the matter, "She's determined" Sha-hear broke the silence, "Even though I told her to put her feelings aside, it actually became her strength"

Chaucer nodded in agreement, "She must really want to see him again. If only Fre----" the other two Guardians gave him the cold stare that clearly stated 'you don't want to finish that sentence'.

"That name is not to be mentioned. You of all people should know this Chaucer" Hagard frowned and left the conversation. Sha-hear followed behind,

"Oh hey, hey! Come on! It was an accident!"

(Back with Ash)

Our hero wasn't having much luck himself. Dawn seemed to have fainted from dehydration. Ash had been telling her to keep a reserve amount of water but she seemed to have run out already. Ash spared no drop from his canteen. He let Dawn drank to the last trinkle. With no options left, he decided to carry Dawn on his back until he can find a suitable place to make camp. The place was crawling with wild Pokemons but as long as Pikachu was with him there wouldn't be any problems… yet.

After finding a seclusive spot in the labyrinth, Ash tried to think of a way to survive. "Hmm… the mushrooms here look edible enough. I could try eating Pokemon… WHOA! ASH STOP! There's no way you're eating a Pokemon and that's that!" he mentally slapped himself to remove that thought forever. "I guess we'll just have to go with fried mushrooms. I could ask Totodile for water but their water isn't drinkable. (sigh) If only Brock was here he'd cook up something (drool)" Ash quickly shook away another thought, "Come on Ash focus! You can't rely on others forever! Come on think! What would Ash do? (wait a minute! You're Ash you nimb wit!)" Again Ash went to deep thought.

Think

Think

Think

Think…

"Grrrrr! I can't think under pressure!" he yelled out finally, "Pikachu, I need another jump start! Give me a little shock!" Pikachu complied and let out a good electrical surge onto him. It was then he got an idea! "That's it! Noctowl, Totodile, I choose you! (Noctowl and Totodile appeared) sorry to bother you at this time, but I need your help. Noctowl, use forsight and find anything that looks like a stream of water!" Noctowl did what it was asked and quickly scanned the rocks for any streams. "Kruuu kruuu!!" (Water water!!)

"Good job Noctowl! Alright then. Pikachu, use volt tackle! Totodile, use head butt on that wall!" the two Pokemons combined their abilities and strength to break the wall apart and after a few minutes, they succeeded. Ash did the rest and gathered the water onto his canteen. He gave it to his Pokemons first before giving some to Dawn, "Here you go Dawn. It should be enough for now" he emptied half of his canteen and used some of the water to cook the mushrooms growing in the area.

(Back at the main shaft)

Just as Duplica and Anabel sat around the corner sleeping, Max woke up and decided to use the little men's room. "Oh boy… (yawn) Where's the rest room in this place?" he quickly got up and head towards one of the tunnels but on the way… he noticed Misty's face in pain. He gasped and panicked, "Tracey! Tracey, wake up! Something's wrong with Misty!"

"Huh? What?" the young artist quickly got up and touched Misty's forehead. It felt like he was touching fire itself, "Holy Moltres, she's burning up! Quick! Get me come cold water stat!"

(Back with Ash)

The smell…… what was it? It smells like one of Brock's lazy boy stew but a little different. There was definitely mushrooms in it but there doesn't seemed to be anything else.

Dawn slowly opened her eyes as the feint smell past through her nose. It smelled wonderful. "Good morning sleepy head" she was greeted by the bright smile of Ash. He didn't exactly know either if it was morning, afternoon or night time but he remembered how good it felt when his mother used to say 'good morning' every time he came for breakfast.

"Wh… what happened?" she said drowsily.

"You were tired so I decided to make camp here. I made some breakfast… or was it lunch… or is it dinner time?" Pikachu slept peacefully on a corner with Totodile and Noctowl. Flying Pokemons didn't really like dark caves due to the limited flying space but Ash needed its assistance if they ever had the chance to get out of here alive. "Anyway, I made some mushroom soup. It's not as good as Brock's but we'll need to keep our strength up for now" he took a spoon full of soup and fed Dawn like a baby, "Now say ahhhh"

Dawn felt like this was one of the most embarrassing moments yet but she complied none the less. "Ahhh"

After a successful meal Ash decided to spend a few hours at the camp before moving on. This was bad for him and the gang. This was supposed to be a simple go in and find that Swampert and get out mission but now that the Swampert was defeated, they had to get themselves lost in this cave/forest/lair/maze place!

Just as Ash was about to put out the fire… an idea (which doesn't occur very often) slammed right onto his face.

'Fire' the smoke that rose from the fire… it was like a thought that just burst out into his head. If the boy actually paid attention to his classes he would recall something like this. Fire needs air and so the smoke will go to where air is. That means… there's a way out!

"Dawn! Dawn, wake up! I think I know the way out of here!" he shook the sleepy girl up and began packing immediately. He quickly took out a torch that Brock made for him and light it up. Hopefully the smoke would be enough to lead them to an exit.

Even though she might not show it, Ash could see that some of the wounds on Dawn's body needed time to heal. But right now they don't have time to lie around. He immediately dropped whatever unnecessary things that slowed him down and carried Dawn on his back. It's not because he wanted to leave the place so badly but it because the wild Pokemons were acting rather strangely and that wasn't exactly a good sign for him or his companions.

He carried her while he tirelessly traversed through the tunnels once again. The smokes lead him a good distance away from the wild Pokemons and for once he was happy to feel the cold chill on his skin. The air seemed lighter, which mean he was getting close to a point where air was coming through. An hour would past by until…

Crack!

Something was moving in front of him. "Oh great, now what?!" he was mentally panicking along with his Pikachu. Dawn slept peacefully on his back like a little Koala. The travels seemed to have taken its toll on both him and his Pokemons and none of them were in a good condition to fight!

Crack! Bump!

The thing that was moving came closer and closer. Ash bit his lip but couldn't hold back his patience any longer, "Pikachu, give out a thunder shock!" (Pi… Kaaa… CHU!!)

The moment Pikachu let out a thunder attack, three voices were heard, "Yeow!" said the first, "I Can seee myyyyy boness" said the second, "My camera!!" said the third

"Brock? Drew? Todd?... Am I glad to see you!"

"Ash!" Richie was the first to speak out, "Where have you been, we've been worried about you!"

"Ahehehe Sorry about that. I got lost and everything well… it's a long story"

Brock rubbed the back of his head in pain and let himself go, "Well You can tell us all about it when we get out of here"

"We should try and find a way. This place has more traps and dead ends than your typical haunted house palooza" said Todd grabbing his back pack

Just when Drew was about to say something, a horrible sight caught his eyes, "Eh… guys?"

"I tried using the smoke to find a way out. I was hoping that it would lead me to an exit!" Ash explained his method of escaping which really impressed Brock, "That's a great idea Ash! It looks like I taught you well"

"Hey thanks Brock!"

"Eh… guys…?"

Todd then pulled out a flashlight from his pocket which had very little battery left, "I have a flashlight with me"

Richie then pulled out his reserve supply of food, "I have an extra bag of chips just in case with get hungry"

"Guys?"

They finally turned their attention to the young green haired boy, "What?" they said in unison

Drew was pointing at the large group of eyes starring behind them. The whole group froze in their tracks as they turned their heads slowly to each other. Brock was the one who gave out the plan, "Ok… when I count one to ten… we run" they all nodded.

"Ok… one… two…" Todd lost it, "TEN!!!!! RUN!!!!" they scrammed. They kept running and running as the wild Pokemons tailed them from behind. Brock got his jacket torn off by one of the bites a Pokemon managed to snare. They ran again and again and faster and faster till every bit of strength and stamina was gone. The gang had never felt so exhausted before in their life.

"Did we lose them?" just when he spoke up, a horde of Pokemons appeared. Todd gladly answered his question in a desperate tone "Not quite! RUN!!!!" Todd and Richie were practically screaming their heads off. It was probably because of a Pokemon that snatched a strain of their hair.

And so they were running

And running

And running

And to our surprise… they were still running… until they finally reach…

"A dead END?!" they screamed in unison. It's amazing that they were still surprised to see a dead end since this cave had an abundance supply of it. Ash stood ready to fight along with Richie and Drew but Todd (who was not a Pokemon trainer) started digging his way through in panick mode. The gang face faulted.

"We got no other choice! We're gonna have to fight! Are you with me Sparky? (Pikachu!)"

"You're not doing everything alone. Come on Pikachu, we'll show them who's the boss around here! (Pikapika!)"

Brock saw the two and decided to give it his all as well, "Alright! Let's do it! Let our band of brothers hold on till the last possible second

"YEAH!!!" they said in unison

As they prepared for a battle of their life, a rumble could be heard from a distance and for once it wasn't Ash's stomach. "Ash… please tell me that was your stomach…" Brock pleaded. The rumble grew louder and louder. The battle intent was dangerously amazing. They were gonna be battling a horde of Pokemons in just a few minutes… until Brock decided to pop in a little joke, "Ash… before we fight… I want to tell you that…… that…… I was the one who stole the necklace back in Celadon city"

"WHAT!?"

In a sudden urge of surprise, Ash released another strange power from his arm. A bright light filled the room and by the time the wild Pokemons got there… they were gone.

(Back at the main shaft)

A bright light filled the space above the remaining members of the gang as they desperately tried to suppress Misty's fever. Anabel quickly got into her battle stance and prepared for whatever opponent she was gonna face. At first… she was expecting a large Pokemon to appear but instead, she was greeted by a group of familiar faces, "WHAAA!!!" they fell to the ground in unison.

Anabel: "Ash, Brock, Dawn, Todd, Drew, Richie? You're all ok!"

"Huh? We're alive!!!!" Drew waved his hands as if some sort of miracle had just happen

Todd followed his example and bowed down to the ground, "We're not gonna be Pokechow!!"

But as they look back behind them, Ash was grabbing Brock by the collar in an angry chibi form, "It was you!!! It was you all along!" he looked so adorable in a chibi form, "It was because of you I got chased by Officer Jenny for two weeks!! And here I thought you were innocent the whole time you little…!!"

"Ahehehe… hey, how'd we get here anyway?"

"Don't try to change the subject! I'm not through with you yet! Do you know how much trouble I went through to get the police off me? Why I ought to!!!"

"But I paid them back in the end"

"Misty!" Duplica yelled out. Ash finally broke his attention off Brock and rushed towards the sick girl's side. "Hey Tracey, what's wrong with her?!"

"We're not sure but her fever's gone up again. I tried everything from medicines to water but none of them seems to be working. If this keeps up then I'm afraid…" he didn't want to finish that sentence.

"Darn it!" Ash pounding his hand on the ground. "Isn't there anything I could do?! Come on Misty, hang on! I promise I'll get you out of here in no time!" but what could he possibly do? He wasn't a doctor heck he barely even knows anything about science at all! He stared at the Misty's gentle face as it slowly loses color. Her breathing became heavy as if she was suffocating. "Help me remove some of these blankets!" he began ordering everyone to help the poor girl but despite his efforts, nothing worked.

The boy sat on a corner in defeat. He covered his eyes with his hat and crossed his arms. The gang couldn't do anything… absolutely anything to ease the red head's pain.

Hikari however… was still exhausted after running away from the wild Pokemons. Even though being carried on Ash's back it was still a traumatizing experience for someone so young. It was then an idea hit him.

Ash:" Everyone stand back!"

The gang, not trusting their mouth just complied to the rather serious Ash. They al wondered what he was going to do. Ash quickly took off his arm length glove and held it on Misty's forehead. At first the gang thought that this was some sort of purifying ceremony of ancient times but as the seconds past by… the tattoos on the boy's arms began to glow. Their jaws dropped to the ground as it changed into a majestic rainbow color shining brilliantly. None of them… not even Ash could explain how or why this is happening, but as long as it could save Misty… he could care less about the consequences.

Right after the strange spell was casted upon the girl, Ash fell in slow motion completely exhausted. Duplica caught him before his head hit the ground. "Ash, are you alright?" she asked worryingly.

Tracey went up to Misty and touched her forehead, "Incredible! (they all turned to him) Misty's fever… it's gone! It's completely gone!" the others sighed in relief. The one who was most relived was Ash himself. He refused to go to sleep until he knows that his friends are safe, "That's… won…der…ful… zzzzzz" everyone looked at him with smiles on their faces. Though one question may have been answered, a thousand more popped up. However… they decided to let him sleep instead.

(In May's Dream/Vision)

"Oh… where is this place?" May walked a dirt road in her dreams. She wandered aimlessly in a never ending road of time. "Hello? Is anybody there? Hello?!" she yelled out into the darkness hoping to get some sort of response but alas… there was none. "I guess I'm all alone here…" her faced saddened as she the sound of silence crept into her ears. "Oh wait! I know. I'll just call my Pokemons!" she reached out for her Pokeballs but before she even realized it… they were gone. "I… really… am alone…" tears began forming around her eyes. She couldn't stand the dark or being alone for too long. It was like a nightmare she just wanted to forget. She cried and sobbed endlessly until a voice echoed through the air… piercing the darkness with a beam of light.

"You are never alone young human…" said the voice in a majestic tone.

May wiped away the water in her eyes and tried to focus on the person in front of her, "Who… who are you?" she could see the person smirk but not until he swayed his tail which stated that he wasn't human.

"A friend… or should I say… your friend's friend"

"My friend's friend? Who are you talking about? And where is my brother?!" the light grew larger and brighter, making it impossible for her to clearly see the creature.

"Be calm friend. I am not here to harm you. Your brother is in good hands but he is quite worried about you"

"That's good to hear. So… who are you?" she felt a great burden lifted off her shoulders and vanished into the darkness.

"My name… is… Mewtwo… and I have come to deliver a warning"