A/N: I have finally finished the next chapter! But before you start, I just wanted to let you know that I haven't seen any of the episodes with Drew in them, so this is probably going to seem OOC, but please don't flame me for that, because I know that. Just enjoy the fact that this is Drew/May. Okay then, here is Chapter 5 of Broken Memories.

Chapter 5

"Drew…I can't believe you would do this!"

The mysterious stranger gave in, and took off his hood. He shook his hair and dirt flew in all directions. His emerald eyes seemed tired and hurt. He just stood there and stared at her. May felt as if someone had punched her in the stomach. She didn't want to believe it, but her mystery man was in fact her rival, Drew.

"May, I…"

"Don't say another word! I hate you! I really didn't think you'd turn into such a scum bag!"

Drew took a step toward her but she stepped away from him. He realized that trying to go near her would do no good, so he just stood in his place a couple feet away. May stared right into his eyes and realized how much she had liked her 'mystery man' a couple of hours ago. Now she didn't know what to think. But her disappointment was apparent in her eyes, and surprisingly she saw the same disappointment in his eyes.

"May…please just hear me out…"

"And why should I? You betrayed Ash, Misty, Brock… you betrayed me…"

A tear began to fall down her cheek but Drew wiped it away. She looked at him, as the tears seemed to flow from her eyes without stopping.

"May… I never meant to hurt you, but I had to do it…"

She choked on her tears and stuttered.

"W-What? They forced you?"

"Well…not exactly…"

Her anger rose back inside of her and she stepped back a few steps.

"May please…just listen to me!"

"I'm listening! Go ahead and try to explain yourself…although it won't do much!"

Drew sighed and looked down at the ground shamefully.

"Well it all began after we left Lilycove City… Remember that day I went somewhere and then came back that evening? Well, Maxie… Team Magma's leader, pulled me aside and wanted to battle me, right there on the spot. Well I accepted, and… and I lost."

May's tense expression seemed to relax just the slightest bit after hearing the sadness in his voice when he admitted that he had lost a battle.

"I was really embarrassed, but Maxie told me that he could help my pokemon become stronger, and he told me that I wouldn't have to face another defeat ever again! I was eager for him to help me, so I agreed to do whatever he told me to do. I gave him my pokemon and I thought he would give them back…"

Drew stopped and looked straight into May's eyes. She was utterly shocked. His eyes were so full of hatred, sadness and hurt. Never had she seen Drew this emotional. He was always so strong and tough.

"After that, I had no choice May. I had to do whatever Maxie told me to do so that I could get my pokemon back. I was angered beyond belief, but I gave in, knowing that I would have to play by his rules. So Maxie had me ditch you guys, and go off doing 'errands' for him…"

The last of May's anger had left and now she was listening intently to what Drew was saying.

"Those 'errands' ended up with me stealing things for him… a bunch of useless stuff… He never told me why he needed them; all he said was that if I didn't go through with it, I'd never see my pokemon again. He gave me this black outfit so it would be easier for me to do my 'job'. May, please believe me that I would never intentionally work for Team Magma…"

"So… those burned pokemon in the cages back there… you didn't have anything to do with that?"

"No! I would never hurt a pokemon! That good for nothing Maxie! He puts the pokemon in burning lava because he thinks that it will make them more resistant and powerful… May, I'm sorry… I'm sorry you had to see that…"

May was now feeling a deep sympathy for him and when he apologized, she couldn't help herself. She ran up to him and hugged Drew with all of her might.

"Drew, don't be sorry! I should be sorry for what I said to you! I didn't know that you had to-"

She stepped back suddenly and looked away. Reality had finally set into her. She had just hugged her mystery man. Drew was her mystery man. Drew. Drew was the one who gave her the roses, he was the one who… made her feel weak at the knees… and he was the one who had been following her everywhere.

Her snappy tone was back and the anger came out with lightening bolt speed.

"What did you follow me for? And you… the roses!"

Drew looked around, trying to avoid eye contact with her, but he responded quickly.

"Oh yes, well there's a perfectly logical explanation for that. You see, I wanted to make sure you were okay, because I thought if Maxie would go after my pokemon, he would, well, hurt my friends… And I was right. He did want to hurt my friends so I thought I could lure you with the roses. That way, I could tell you about all of this… but I never got the chance until now. I'm sorry I didn't tell you from the beginning, but I couldn't just blow my disguise."

May felt embarrassed. Yet again she had expected the worst from Drew, and he came up with a dignified answer to her questions and accusations.

"I'm really sorry Drew… I don't know what to say…"

"Well I'm glad you understand."

Drew looked out of the corner of his eye, and saw somebody coming. Suddenly he became stern and his smile became emotionless.

"So you have to do what I say!" Drew said loudly.

"WHAT?" May was taken aback.

Drew leaned toward her hurriedly and whispered to her.

"Trust me, and do what I say… give me your poke balls."

She looked into his eyes and knew that he meant it. May nodded and quickly gave him her pokemon. Drew put the poke balls in his pocket and then took May by the arms. The figure was getting closer and his stature and red hair signified whom it was.

"Hello Boss."

"Why hello Drew… pleasure to see that you have done as I have instructed."

"Yes Boss… I've got her. I'll take her into the examining room to see if she has any pokemon."

May tried to act frightened and struggled feebly to free herself from Drew's grasp.

"Ohhh nooo! Don't take me into the… examining room! Nooooo!" yelled May half heartedly.

"Then let's just see what you've got, right here… Hmm… no poke balls… sorry Boss, I've only found a poke nav and some clothes."

Maxie chuckled and patted Drew on the back.

"That's alright… well done Drew… You get the job done right, no matter who the victim is. For this I might even give you your pokemon back! And as for the girl… Be gentle with her… HaHaHaHaHa!"

Maxie turned away and walked out of sight, his laughing echo finally dieing out. Drew wanted to kill him, and that added comment about May didn't do anything but enrage his anger even more. He let go of May and then she hugged him again.

"Oh Drew! Thank you so much for doing that! If it wasn't for you… my pokemon would probably be in Maxie's hands right now!"

Drew chuckled and returned her hug, reluctantly. May quickly backed away and both she and Drew looked away so that the other wouldn't see the scarlet color rising in their cheeks. There was an awkward silence, but Drew responded promptly.

"So! Uh, we should get you out of here then, shouldn't we?"

"Oh yeah! I should get out of here… But what about Ash and Misty, they didn't respond when I called out to them…"

"I'm sure they're fine. Before you came along, I saw them go into another secret room, so they should be all right. But I don't want Maxie or any other Team Magma member to catch you, so we should get out of here."

He was being so nice. That wasn't the usual Drew. But then again, this wasn't a usual situation was it? So since he was being so nice, she figured it was the least she could do.

"No."

"What do you mean no?"

"I mean, we are going to get your pokemon back!"

"May! Have you lost your mind? Didn't you just hear and see what this place is like? You have to go!"

"I am not leaving here until you get your pokemon back. Or do you like taking orders from your… Boss?"

Drew sighed. She was right. If he got his pokemon back, there would be no need for this stupid disguise, and there would be no need for him to hang around here anymore.

"Okay, fine. You win. We find my pokemon, and then we get out of here. Agreed?"

May smiled and nodded her head.

"Agreed."

..:-:..

"Ash… please tell me you are joking…"

"Look, I'm really sorry for making you cry, but could you please tell me who this guy Ash is that you are talking to?"

The tears fell freely down her face and she cradled herself in her arms. Ash walked up to her and gave her a hug.

"I'm sorry… I didn't mean to make you upset…"

She wiped away her tears and looked up into his eyes. She could see that all of his kindness and good will was still in him.

"I'm sorry," Misty recomposed herself and continued, "you are Ash. Your name is Ash Ketchum."

"Whoa, hold on. So you're saying that my name is Ash… what kind of a name is that?"

She chuckled through the last of her sobs. He was still the same old Ash inside. Dense and dim, always asking useless questions.

"Hey, why are you laughing? So what if Ash is a weird name, but it's my name, so it's not funny!"

"Okay, okay. Let's get out of here and then I can explain everything to you."

Misty started to walk away, but then turned around to see that Ash had not moved a single inch. He was standing there with his arms crossed and he had his eyebrow cocked to one side suspiciously.

"Come on Ash, what are you standing around for?"

"Why should I trust you?"

"Because you do."

"No I don't! I've never met you before, so how can I trust you?"

Misty smirked. It had seemed like she had just met Ash for the first time again.

"If I tell you something about yourself and I'm right, will you trust me then?"

Ash stood up straight and had the biggest grin on his face.

"Haha, fine, go ahead, but there's no way you're going to get it right, because remember, I don't know you."

"Okay then, what if I said that I knew you liked me… that you liked me a lot…"

Ash's grin faded quickly, and the color in his cheeks rose almost immediately. He had only just met this girl, and for some reason he had thought she was very attractive and he was drawn to her, but he didn't know why. He was going to keep that to himself though, but now his cover would be blown. Ash decided to ignore what she had said, and follow her.

"You don't need to go saying things like that. You win; I trust whatever you say."

"Good. Then let's get out of here."

"Pika! Pikachu!"

Ash jumped, startled by the yellow pokemon that had just jumped onto his shoulder.

"Waaa! Oh, it's just a pokemon… a pokemon… cool! Is this yours… uh, you never told me your name…"

Misty sighed and smiled.

"My name is Misty, and I'm from Cerulean City. I was the gym leader, but I decided to stay with you. You're going to be entering the Hoenn League soon, and that on your shoulder, is the first pokemon you've ever had, Pikachu."

"Whoa, so you're telling me that I'm a pokemon trainer? Uh… that's cool and all but I have no clue how to train pokemon…"

Pikachu and Misty sighed.

"Pika, chaaa…"

"I'll explain everything when we get out of here."

They spent most of the way out in silence because Ash was too busy getting to know Pikachu again. Misty knew this would take time. Ash must have hit his head so hard that he lost his memory. It still hurt Misty though, when she talked to him about things he should already know, and seeing him be so clueless, like a newborn baby.

Ash, Misty and Pikachu made it outside the cave and into the sun.

"Wow! It went from nighttime to daytime in just a second!" exclaimed Ash.

Misty wanted to hit him on the head, but she realized just in time that his head had already been hit. She swallowed her temper and spoke tightly.

"Ash, it did not just go from nighttime to daytime. We were in a cave, you know, cave's are dark?"

"Ohhh, I get it now!"

Misty looked around and didn't see May anywhere.

"Ash, do you see May anywhere?"

"Uh, who's May?"

Misty sighed. She had forgotten that he knew nothing about his friends.

"Sorry, um, May is another friend of yours that is traveling with you on your way to the Hoenn League. She's a Pokemon Coordinator."

Ash squinted as he looked at Misty.

"How can I really know that I'm such a good pokemon trainer?"

"Take out your badge case. It's in your pocket."

Ash looked dumbfounded as he pulled out and looked at his eight badges.

"Wow…"

"Call out your pokemon."

"Huh? Oh… cool! I have poke balls!"

Ash looked at his belt eagerly and Misty smacked herself on her forehead.

"Yes you do. Now call them out."

"Okay, uh, come out!"

He threw his poke balls into the air and out came five pokemon; Swellow, Corphish, Grovyle, Torkoal, and Glalie.

Ash looked at them with extreme delight as he got to know each one of them again. Misty was happy that he was getting to know his pokemon again, but a little bit inside her wished he would be doing that with her instead.

"Uh, Ash? Maybe you should recall them back into their poke balls. They need as much rest as possible before the tournament."

"Okay, you're the boss! Everybody, return!"

All of the pokemon went back into the poke balls and then Ash sat down on the grass with Pikachu.

"So, you say that you decided to stay with me… why?"

Misty hesitated a little bit in answering the question, but instead sat down next to him.

"Ash… do you remember anything?" asked Misty quietly.

He looked straight into her cerulean eyes and something in him struck a cord. He was so drawn to her, but he racked his brain but couldn't think of a reason why. They sat there for a few moments while the ocean air sprayed a faint mist up towards the cliff. Misty took the silence as a 'no'. A single tear slid down her cheek and she quickly wiped it away. Ash saw her do this and something caught his eye.

"That's a nice bracelet, who'd you get it from?"

"You…" Misty whispered.

She took it off and put it into his hands. Ash took it, and looked it over carefully. There was a Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Togepi, Staryu and Starmie charm on it. All of a sudden, there were flashes of light before Ash's eyes and he could see Misty and himself when he caught each of his first pokemon. It lasted for a mere five seconds and then he could see Misty looking at him worriedly. The bracelet was back on her wrist.

"Ash? Are you okay? You zoned out for a second there."

"Uh… yeah… I'm fine… Misty…"

Ash grinded his teeth and he winced. He put his hand up to his forehead and rubbed the spot where he hit his head. Misty looked at him anxiously.

"Ash! You… remember?"

"Huh? I'm sorry, I don't…"

"Oh."

Misty could have sworn that she saw a flicker of hope in his eyes after he had zoned out. Maybe the bracelet had triggered some memories, maybe it didn't. She was beginning to wonder if Ash would ever remember her…

"Hey Misty, uh that's your name, right? Can we eat something? I'm starting to get really hungry!"

Through all of the sadness she felt, she could feel herself laugh at him.

A/N: I hope that this chapter cleared up some confusion from the last one! Well then, I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter!

Have a nice day!