Ages: 20-Ash, 20-May
- 2 -
May sat on the ground in the forest. She had given up on looking for Ash three years ago. Arctic nibbled on grass nearby.
She had decided to stay in the forest and study the Charmanders there. It was peaceful at the moment.
"Naaah!" Arctic whinnied nervously. May looked up from her book to see a black stallion thundering through the forest.
It stopped in front of her. She tore her eyes from the powerful beast, to the rider. He was a fairly muscular man of twenty years.
He had raven hair, and chestnut eyes. "I'm sorry if I interrupted anything," he said apologetically.
"No, you didn't," May said. His voice sounded familiar, yet, not familiar at the same time.
"What's you name?" he asked. He climbed down.
"Oh, it's May," she said, standing up. She had to look up to look him in the face. "Um, if you don't mind me asking, what's your name?"
"Mine?" he asked, "It's Ash Ketchum."
"A-Ash?"
"Yes.why?"
"Ash, it's me! May Oak! From Pallet Town!"
Ash went wide-eyed. "M-May? You look wonderful!" he said.
"So do you!" May said, "You look like you're as tall as a tower!"
"I'm not much taller then you," Ash said.
"Why did you run away like that 5 years ago?" she asked.
"I had to, May," he said flatly, "How have you been?"
"Good. I've been here three years studying the Charmanders," she said. They sat down. "You?"
"I've been fine. Just been traveling around," Ash said. May lit the fire as the dark crept in. "What have you learned about the Charmanders?"
"Oh, I've learned their eating habits and stuff. Breeding, play stuff."
"Play stuff?" Ash said.
"Charmanders when they play, like a child playing baseball."
"Oh. Continue."
"I also learned that they can be pains."
"How so?"
"Well, at first they wouldn't stop watching me! Whatever I did, they watched! I ride Arctic, they watch! I get dressed, they watch! I brush my hair, they watch! I go swimming at the lake, they watch!" May said. Ash laughed.
"That's perfectly normal!" he laughed, "When a pokemon has never had contact with a human, when they do, they tend to be a little curious!"
"Now they're going to be back to watching again."
"Why is that?"
"They're right behind you." Ash turned around. Row after row after row of Charmander stood there. Some crowded around Night Breeze. One-a baby-walked over to Ash.
It sat on his lap, grinning. "Charmander!" it said.
"May, am I gonna have to put up with this now?" Ash moaned.
"Yes," May said. She got up and went over to Arctic. She brushed the mare. A few Charmanders walked over and sat on the ground by her.
"May, how do you get rid of the Charmanders?" he asked. Charmanders now surrounded him.
"Leave that to me." May said, "Charmanders! You want cookies?"
The Charmanders ran over to her. May took out a box of poke cookies and gave each Charmander three cookies. The baby Charmander stayed on Ash's lap.
"I think you have a new friend now, Ash!" May laughed.
"Just what I wanted!" Ash said sarcastically.
"Shut up," she said. The Charmanders waved good-bye and left. The baby one stayed behind.
"May, can I get some sleep?" Ash yawned.
"Who can't?"
"I didn't mean it that way!"
"Yes, of course. Let's both go to sleep."
Ash and May went to sleep, the baby Charmander curling up next to Ash, it's tiny flame dimming slightly.
"Good morning May," Ash yawned. The sun rose above the horizon.
"Morning," she said. Charmander yawned.
"Oh, can I tell you something May?" he asked.
"Of course you can!"
"I, ah, I love you May." She dropped her book. Ash's eyes were WIDE. He was clearly terrified.
"Ash.!" May looked at him. Charmander stayed silent. He's hiding something. she thought. "Ash, you're not telling me something."
"May, you don't know what I've been going through! The pain I've been in for 5 years was HORRIBLE! It was-"
"Beyond any kind of physical pain?"
"Yes! How do you know?"
"Ash, do you even know why I left Pallet Town 5 years ago?"
"No.why did you leave?"
"I left to find you!"
"Me.! Why?"
"I care about you! When you disappeared without a trace, I got worried! It was two years before I gave up!"
"I-"
"Do you now what happened to Pallet Town?"
"No, what?"
"From what I heard, Pallet Town isn't functioning like it should! It practically went into lockdown! Everyone there is totally devastated!"
"Devastated.! Why?"
"Ash, you are the town's greatest pokemon trainer! They ain't going to act like it doesn't matter!"
"That means.the town will never recover if they still haven't." Ash thought it was crazy.
"Yes, Ash! We both have to return to Pallet Town so they can pull through the pain!"
Ash looked at May. "I'm never going to forgive myself for this! I ruined the town I was raised in! We're going back to that town as soon as humanly possible!"
- 2 -
May sat on the ground in the forest. She had given up on looking for Ash three years ago. Arctic nibbled on grass nearby.
She had decided to stay in the forest and study the Charmanders there. It was peaceful at the moment.
"Naaah!" Arctic whinnied nervously. May looked up from her book to see a black stallion thundering through the forest.
It stopped in front of her. She tore her eyes from the powerful beast, to the rider. He was a fairly muscular man of twenty years.
He had raven hair, and chestnut eyes. "I'm sorry if I interrupted anything," he said apologetically.
"No, you didn't," May said. His voice sounded familiar, yet, not familiar at the same time.
"What's you name?" he asked. He climbed down.
"Oh, it's May," she said, standing up. She had to look up to look him in the face. "Um, if you don't mind me asking, what's your name?"
"Mine?" he asked, "It's Ash Ketchum."
"A-Ash?"
"Yes.why?"
"Ash, it's me! May Oak! From Pallet Town!"
Ash went wide-eyed. "M-May? You look wonderful!" he said.
"So do you!" May said, "You look like you're as tall as a tower!"
"I'm not much taller then you," Ash said.
"Why did you run away like that 5 years ago?" she asked.
"I had to, May," he said flatly, "How have you been?"
"Good. I've been here three years studying the Charmanders," she said. They sat down. "You?"
"I've been fine. Just been traveling around," Ash said. May lit the fire as the dark crept in. "What have you learned about the Charmanders?"
"Oh, I've learned their eating habits and stuff. Breeding, play stuff."
"Play stuff?" Ash said.
"Charmanders when they play, like a child playing baseball."
"Oh. Continue."
"I also learned that they can be pains."
"How so?"
"Well, at first they wouldn't stop watching me! Whatever I did, they watched! I ride Arctic, they watch! I get dressed, they watch! I brush my hair, they watch! I go swimming at the lake, they watch!" May said. Ash laughed.
"That's perfectly normal!" he laughed, "When a pokemon has never had contact with a human, when they do, they tend to be a little curious!"
"Now they're going to be back to watching again."
"Why is that?"
"They're right behind you." Ash turned around. Row after row after row of Charmander stood there. Some crowded around Night Breeze. One-a baby-walked over to Ash.
It sat on his lap, grinning. "Charmander!" it said.
"May, am I gonna have to put up with this now?" Ash moaned.
"Yes," May said. She got up and went over to Arctic. She brushed the mare. A few Charmanders walked over and sat on the ground by her.
"May, how do you get rid of the Charmanders?" he asked. Charmanders now surrounded him.
"Leave that to me." May said, "Charmanders! You want cookies?"
The Charmanders ran over to her. May took out a box of poke cookies and gave each Charmander three cookies. The baby Charmander stayed on Ash's lap.
"I think you have a new friend now, Ash!" May laughed.
"Just what I wanted!" Ash said sarcastically.
"Shut up," she said. The Charmanders waved good-bye and left. The baby one stayed behind.
"May, can I get some sleep?" Ash yawned.
"Who can't?"
"I didn't mean it that way!"
"Yes, of course. Let's both go to sleep."
Ash and May went to sleep, the baby Charmander curling up next to Ash, it's tiny flame dimming slightly.
"Good morning May," Ash yawned. The sun rose above the horizon.
"Morning," she said. Charmander yawned.
"Oh, can I tell you something May?" he asked.
"Of course you can!"
"I, ah, I love you May." She dropped her book. Ash's eyes were WIDE. He was clearly terrified.
"Ash.!" May looked at him. Charmander stayed silent. He's hiding something. she thought. "Ash, you're not telling me something."
"May, you don't know what I've been going through! The pain I've been in for 5 years was HORRIBLE! It was-"
"Beyond any kind of physical pain?"
"Yes! How do you know?"
"Ash, do you even know why I left Pallet Town 5 years ago?"
"No.why did you leave?"
"I left to find you!"
"Me.! Why?"
"I care about you! When you disappeared without a trace, I got worried! It was two years before I gave up!"
"I-"
"Do you now what happened to Pallet Town?"
"No, what?"
"From what I heard, Pallet Town isn't functioning like it should! It practically went into lockdown! Everyone there is totally devastated!"
"Devastated.! Why?"
"Ash, you are the town's greatest pokemon trainer! They ain't going to act like it doesn't matter!"
"That means.the town will never recover if they still haven't." Ash thought it was crazy.
"Yes, Ash! We both have to return to Pallet Town so they can pull through the pain!"
Ash looked at May. "I'm never going to forgive myself for this! I ruined the town I was raised in! We're going back to that town as soon as humanly possible!"