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The queen walked into Ash and May's room, to wake them up for the third and final round with Anita. She looked at the two of them together, smiling. She shook them awake. They looked at her with weary eyes. "You two should get ready for the last battle with Anita," she said.
She walked out of the room. Ash and May looked at each other. May got off the bed and, sulking, grabbed the hairbrush and started pulling it through her hair. Ash got up and stretched to get rid of the stiffness in his arms and legs. When they had gotten ready for the battle, her and Ash went down the stairs. The queen and king were sitting at their thrones when they walked up.
The queen walked up to them and smiled. "May, you are a very beautiful young lady. It's too bad that you had to go through with this and there's still one more to go. At least you have a handsome young man (Ash blushes) by your side to help you along the way." she said, "Sadly this battle is to the death."
"TO THE DEATH?" they yelled. She nodded grimly.
"To the death," she said, "and this time...there is no transforming." May shuddered. The king got up and went up next to the queen.
"It's sad," he said, "but it has to be done. Good luck to you." May went to the door and out. Ash followed behind her.
They were silent as they went through the village. People said that they would pray for the best and good luck to her. May silently cried, fearing for her life.
When they saw Anita, May walked up to her. Anita looked up at her with emotionless eyes. It scared her at how she looked.
"Let's get this over with," Anita said softly. That surprised them, because she usually snapped at them. May stepped back.
Ash got out of the way of the two of them. Anita reluctantly punched May in the jaw. May wasn't going to fight back until she tried to stop Anita. "Anita, why should it end with one of us dying?" May asked. Anita made another swing at her, but that time May dodged it.
"Because the prophases says that one of us dies in the third battle." Anita said, "So it must be done." May looked at her.
"No it doesn't," May said. Anita looked at the ground. Ash looked at the two of them standing there.
"I wish it wouldn't. I've never wanted this," Anita admitted softly, "I've been so mean and cruel to everyone here and felt no remorse for hurting someone. For some reason, I have become a lot less cruel then before. It's like some thing has happened this past few days that has made this happen." May looked puzzled.
"I don't mean to be rude, but does this have any point?" May asked. Anita nodded.
"Remember the second battle?" she asked. May nodded. "Well, I didn't even try to beat you. Something told me that if I beat you in the second, I'd beat you in the third. I guess it was seeing you with Ash, it was like if one of us was to die, it shouldn't be you. I've hidden this from every one that even talks to me."
Ash looked at May, who was surprised at what Anita said. "Listen, I'm going to do some thing and I don't want you to stop me," Anita sighed.
May shrugged. Anita looked to the right, where a canyon lay. She walked over and looked over the edge.
May watched as Anita bit her lip, before walking right off the edge. May looked at Ash, in shock. "Why did she do that?" she asked.
Ash walked next to her and said, "I don't know why she just did that."
They decided to go tell the king and queen about that and see what they say. When they were standing in front of them, done explaining about it, the king looked up at them. "Well, that is very...unusual." he said.
Ash and May went to tell Cyrus and Anne about it, too. They were just as surprised as the king was and the queen was. The group looked at the clock that rang that it was noon.
The queen came up to their room to tell them that it was time for them to return to their world. "Good-bye May, and to the rest of you," she said.
They were at a port to the pokemon world, ready to go back. Ash looked at the rest of them. "Race ya," he said.
They ran through the port and back to the world that was familiar to them.
The queen walked into Ash and May's room, to wake them up for the third and final round with Anita. She looked at the two of them together, smiling. She shook them awake. They looked at her with weary eyes. "You two should get ready for the last battle with Anita," she said.
She walked out of the room. Ash and May looked at each other. May got off the bed and, sulking, grabbed the hairbrush and started pulling it through her hair. Ash got up and stretched to get rid of the stiffness in his arms and legs. When they had gotten ready for the battle, her and Ash went down the stairs. The queen and king were sitting at their thrones when they walked up.
The queen walked up to them and smiled. "May, you are a very beautiful young lady. It's too bad that you had to go through with this and there's still one more to go. At least you have a handsome young man (Ash blushes) by your side to help you along the way." she said, "Sadly this battle is to the death."
"TO THE DEATH?" they yelled. She nodded grimly.
"To the death," she said, "and this time...there is no transforming." May shuddered. The king got up and went up next to the queen.
"It's sad," he said, "but it has to be done. Good luck to you." May went to the door and out. Ash followed behind her.
They were silent as they went through the village. People said that they would pray for the best and good luck to her. May silently cried, fearing for her life.
When they saw Anita, May walked up to her. Anita looked up at her with emotionless eyes. It scared her at how she looked.
"Let's get this over with," Anita said softly. That surprised them, because she usually snapped at them. May stepped back.
Ash got out of the way of the two of them. Anita reluctantly punched May in the jaw. May wasn't going to fight back until she tried to stop Anita. "Anita, why should it end with one of us dying?" May asked. Anita made another swing at her, but that time May dodged it.
"Because the prophases says that one of us dies in the third battle." Anita said, "So it must be done." May looked at her.
"No it doesn't," May said. Anita looked at the ground. Ash looked at the two of them standing there.
"I wish it wouldn't. I've never wanted this," Anita admitted softly, "I've been so mean and cruel to everyone here and felt no remorse for hurting someone. For some reason, I have become a lot less cruel then before. It's like some thing has happened this past few days that has made this happen." May looked puzzled.
"I don't mean to be rude, but does this have any point?" May asked. Anita nodded.
"Remember the second battle?" she asked. May nodded. "Well, I didn't even try to beat you. Something told me that if I beat you in the second, I'd beat you in the third. I guess it was seeing you with Ash, it was like if one of us was to die, it shouldn't be you. I've hidden this from every one that even talks to me."
Ash looked at May, who was surprised at what Anita said. "Listen, I'm going to do some thing and I don't want you to stop me," Anita sighed.
May shrugged. Anita looked to the right, where a canyon lay. She walked over and looked over the edge.
May watched as Anita bit her lip, before walking right off the edge. May looked at Ash, in shock. "Why did she do that?" she asked.
Ash walked next to her and said, "I don't know why she just did that."
They decided to go tell the king and queen about that and see what they say. When they were standing in front of them, done explaining about it, the king looked up at them. "Well, that is very...unusual." he said.
Ash and May went to tell Cyrus and Anne about it, too. They were just as surprised as the king was and the queen was. The group looked at the clock that rang that it was noon.
The queen came up to their room to tell them that it was time for them to return to their world. "Good-bye May, and to the rest of you," she said.
They were at a port to the pokemon world, ready to go back. Ash looked at the rest of them. "Race ya," he said.
They ran through the port and back to the world that was familiar to them.