Currently, I am working on chapter 4 of this fic..So stay tuned...:D
Chapter 3 - Double the Trouble PG 13
It had been already noon and the burning sun had been there high up in the light blue sky. There was not even a little wind and the sunlight had been strong. The clouds were moving slowly in the sky and groups of Jumpluff were floating in the mid-air. The sunlight had shone down on Drew and May, making them to sweat incessantly. It had been awhile since they set for the departure from the ranger Paula's place. They were walking, but not saying a word to each other, just if the heat had drained all their energy. May got really bored from all this walking, so she decided to talk to Drew about something.
"Drew, do you think we should talk about something, rather then just walking without any sound?" May asked.
Drew had kept on walking with his both hands tugged into the pockets and totally ignored May's words. May got a little irritated, but she wanted to try again. May took out her left hand and waved in front of Drew's face.
"Hello? I am talking to you!" May yelled.
Drew took no notice of her. May got mad, so she ran up to Drew and stopped him from his track. She had blocked his way and wanted an explanation of why he kept ignoring her words. Drew stared at her for a moment. He took out his hands from his pockets and gently pushed her away without saying anything back to her.
"What's his problem?" May mumbled to herself while looking at the back of Drew's head.
May decided to give up. She reluctantly ran up to Drew and continued their quiet journey. Drew stopped under a huge tree and he took a seat on the ground there. The long branches had blocked the sunlight and made this place super cool. The soft breeze blew on Drew's face and he felt more relieved.
"Let's take a break here, May. I know you are tired." Drew suggested.
May also sat down, but she corrected Drew, "No, I am not the only one who is tired, you are too. You sweated as much as I did."
"Whatever you say." Drew said.
"Hey, Drew. Why did you ignore me before?" May was still eager to know the answer to that question.
"Because I felt like it. What can you do about it?" Drew giggled.
"Why you little! I feel like tearing you apart into a million pieces right now!" May yelled.
"Just try! I don't think you can even touch me!" Drew smirked.
"Oh yeah? May said while running toward Drew. She tried to catch and teach him a lesson he would never forget.
May thought that she was going to make it, but Drew quickly moved out of the way. Poor May banged her head against the tree. Behind her, Drew's laughing sound could be heard.
"What do you know? You missed, Miss. Short-Tempered!" Drew said, continuing his laughter.
Drew then stopped and thought it was a bit mean. He walked to May and asked if she was okay. May turned to him and scared Drew the moment he saw her face.
"Your face!" Drew couldn't help it, but roared with laughter, "There is a red straight line across your face!"
"I hate you! You are so mean to me!" May complained.
"I am mean to you? What are you talking about? You were the one who said that you wanted to catch me," Drew tried to get the thing straight. "Anyway, here is something for you!" he passed May a bottle of water he prepared for their journey a couple of days ago when they were still at that resting house.
May accepted the water, "Thanks, Drew."
May had spun the lit and it had cracked open. The water was pure and sweet. She drank as much as she could. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief she took out from her little bag.
"Have you cooled down yet?" Drew asked.
"What's that suppose to mean?" May questioned back.
Drew shrugged his shoulder, but May knew that it supposed to be another one of Drew's stupid insults.
May sighed in defeat and chose to change the topic, "Fancy for a lunch break, Drew?"
"Sure thing. Who is going to find the food?" Drew asked with one eye open.
"The boys, of course. In this case, it'll be you," May answered.
"No, thanks. I'd rather stay here and rest." Drew yawned.
"How rude! It's always the male that does the finding job!" May exclaimed.
"Let's settle this by a quick battle. What do you say?" Drew suggested.
"A…a battle?" May stammered.
"What? Afraid to embarrass yourself again?" Drew sneered.
"Of course not! If it's a battle you want, then I'll give you one!" May yelled, although she was a little scared. She knew that she had never defeated Drew before. "If I do this time, then I can finally get a chance to make fun of him. Even more, I'll become the better coordinator," May thought.
"Good, smart move." Drew flipped his hair, "Go, Flygon!"
Drew threw the PokeBall high in the sky and his huge green dragon popped out.
"Flygon, huh? Okay, I will use…" May got cut off by Drew.
Drew considered, "I wonder which one you are using."
"Don't worry, Drew. Are you worried that I am going to beat you before the match has even started? I'll choose the right Pokemon." May smiled.
Drew grinned, but didn't say anything back. He waited for May to tell him which Pokemon she was going to use for this match.
"I'll use Skitty!" May went in her bag and wanted to send Skitty out for the match. Once again, she got interrupted by Drew.
"I knew it from the start that you would choose between Skitty, Beautifly, Bulbasaur and Combusken." Drew grinned.
"And your point is…" May asked.
"Nothing." Drew answered, calmly.
"If you've got something to say to me, then why don't you just say it?" May yelled.
Drew crossed him arms, "Okay, I'll tell you. You never gave Munchlax a chance to battle. It's always those 4 other ones. May, why do you think it's there? It can battle too, just like the others. Maybe it likes to eat PokeBlock and sleep, but it still is a Pokemon."
"Well, Munchlax is not suitable for this battle." May tried to reason.
"What made you think that Skitty is?" Drew questioned.
"Well, I…" May didn't know either. She just had the feeling that Skitty could beat Flygon.
"Save your excuses for later. You obviously don't know how much potential your Munchlax has and what attacks it can use. You never used it, so you are afraid that you are going to lose, or is it because…" Drew stopped there, giving May a chance to guess the next part.
"Because what?" May wanted to know, but she hoped that it was not an insult to Munchlax.
"Or is it because it sucks?" Drew spoke out the words. He remembered the day he met May in Slateport and recalled that she hated when people made fun of any of her Pokemon, but he yearned to know the reason why May never used Munchlax in any battles.
May heard Drew and her face expression suddenly changed. She remembered telling Drew to never dare to make fun of her Pokemon, but why did he just say that? Her face turned black, because of all her anger.
She yelled at Drew, "My Munchlax is strong and powerful! What do you know about it?"
"I bet I know more than you do. I don't know if you really meant it, but how would you call it strong if you never used it? I can just prove it to you that it'll lose to my Flygon. As far as I'm concerned, it's weak." Drew responded, seriously.
"How could you say that? You know how much that could hurt my Pokemon's feeling?" May screamed.
"I said that, because I know it's true." Drew confessed.
A drop of tear dripped down from May's cheek. She had been crying for sometime. She cried for the Munchlax's sake.
"How could Drew be so mean?" May thought.
Drew saw the tears rolling down from her cheek, "I know, the truth hurts."
"What? That's all he is going to tell me? Not even an apology?" May continued thinking. After some while, she finally opened her mouth, "I always hate the people who made fun of my Pokemon. You know what that means." After, she turned around and ran away from Drew.
"Hate me, huh?" Drew was stunned, "Maybe I over-said a bit?" he mumbled.
Flygon looked at Drew in a weird way. It roared, asking if May was going to be okay. Drew shrugged his shoulder once again, but he looked a little worried. He realized that maybe he shouldn't even say what he said about Munchlax.
"It's a good Pokemon and can learn many awesome attacks." Drew thought.
He patted Flygon, while it was wagging its tail. He told it that May would come back sooner or later. Drew knew that she was not the brave type that would dare to explore in this creepy wood all by herself. He found out that even a small Misdreavus could scare that life out of her, not to mention some big Pokemon like Ursaring.
"At least I hope she'll come back." Drew sighed.
Drew seated back under the big tree. The soft breeze was gone as if it was against Drew and didn't like what happened to May. Drew laid back and closed his eyes. He decided to take a small nap while waiting for May's return. Flygon went beside him and coiled up in the shadow of the tree with the tail tucked around it.
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Ash and others were packing up for their new journey ahead of them. All of them were super worried about May, but knew that they had to move on with life somehow. Norman was back saying that he didn't find May anywhere. Caroline suggested them to prepare first and then they would think of some new plans finding May. She didn't want Ash, Max and Brock to miss the ferry to the Battis Region tomorrow afternoon. Max didn't want to listen to his mom first, because he couldn't leave May, his only sister, behind. Norman persuaded and told him that he would inform him if Caroline and he found May by any luck. He said that it would happen very soon.
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Meanwhile, May was still running. She didn't know where she was going, but she just wanted to get away from Drew during the meantime.
"How rude of him? Silly me, why am I stuck in this stupid forest with that guy? Any guy would be better than him!" May thought, angrily. "My Munchlax is weak, huh? What about your Pokemon? If you are so perfect, then how come you didn't win the Grand Festival?"
May had stopped from running. She didn't know where she was and she could care less about that. Tears had already dried out on her face and now May was angrier than ever.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid! I hate Drew. He is just mean and rude. He is not good at anything, but to make fun of my Pokemon and I." May mumbled.
May tried to get all the anger out of her. She walked while babbling about Drew. She saw a lake and looked around. She realized that she was back at that broken resting house. The bed and the desk were still there safe and sound. It didn't look like that somebody had ever been here and touched them. She walked over to that lake and took a seat on a dark-grey rock. The lake lay near them like a mirror of shiny glasses and the flowers in the bottom of the lake glowed a mysterious blue. There were big rocks in the water lining up in a straight line. May kneeled down and picked up a small stone on the ground. She threw the stone in the water and it skipped a couple of time before it sank into the bottom of the lake. The sudden action scared the water Pokemon in the lake that were swimming peacefully. A group of Goldeen stretched forward their heads and looked at May in a weird way. They then went back down in the water and quickly swan away. May took another stone from the ground, but this one was slightly larger than the previous one. She stood up and threw the rock hard in the water. The water drops splashed on her face and May wiped away the water with her hands. She looked awfully depressed.
May sighed, "What am I going to do now? I can't just go back to that guy. We'll only fight."
She shook her head and left the place. She walked a few steps forward and heard some sound near. That sound kept coming closer to May and she was getting a little scared.
"Okay, it's just the wind." May shivered.
The person was really close to May now. May's back was toward that person. He put one of his hands on May's shoulder and May jumped up in fright.
"Ahh! Ghost!" May screamed.
"Calm down, little girl. I am just trying to help." The man spoke.
May took a deep breath and turned around slowly. She saw a middle-aged man, about 30, was smiling at her. He wore black pants and a grey coat with a black belt attached. He also wore a dark-colored sunglass and didn't look very friendly.
May's voice was shivering, "Who are you and what do you want with me?" she asked, scarily.
"I like your style, but I don't get why you are so frightened? I am not going to eat you, so chill. I see that you are not in a good mood and I want to help you out, that's all. If you don't need me, then I'll be well on my way. Oh yeah, forget to introduce myself again. The name is Darcy. Nice to meet you." Darcy grinned.
"Oh, hello there. My name is May and I guess you really can help me." May said. "What would you do if you have a friend who likes to insult you?" May asked.
"A friend who likes to insult you? That doesn't sound like a very good friend to me. She is a bich in my opinion." Darcy answered.
"It's a guy." May corrected him. "And he thinks that he is good at everything, but he is actually not." May exclaimed.
"Sounds like a confident guy. Tell me more about him." Darcy suggested.
May sighed, "Do I have to? Okay, fine. You can't really help me if you don't even know about him, can you?" May looked down at the ground and continued, "He is a Pokemon Coordinator, just like me. We always met in a Pokemon Contest and every time we did, he liked to brag about himself saying that he was great and everything in front me. He thinks that he is cool and has many girl fans. Although I have to admit, he looks handsome and is a great Pokemon Coordinator, better than me most of the time anyway. But his attitude sometimes really pissed me off. I mean he made fun of me all the time and I was sort of used to those, but I just hate when people made fun of my Pokemon. Just because they are not as strong as his, but that doesn't mean they deserve the stupid insults. They can always get stronger and better. He made it to the best 2 in the Grand Festival took place in the Hoenn Region and I was defeated by him. I always want to prove to him that I am a better coordinator. So far, even I don't believe that I am the better one."
"He is a jerk alright. Why are you even with him if you hate him so much?" Darcy questioned.
"I don't hate him!" May said.
"You just admitted that you do. You said that you hate whoever made fun of your Pokemon." Darcy persuaded May.
"Well okay, I am really mad at him right now. I know I'll forgive him sooner or later. Still, there were times when he was nice to me." May spoke.
"Sounds like you are in love with that jerk!" Darcy answered, crossing his arms.
May was mad, "Excuse me? Maybe her girl fans love him, but not me! I can even hardly call him a friend after what he said about my Pokemon, not to mention boyfriend." She yelled.
"Yes, the plan is beginning to take affect," Darcy thought and laughed evilly.
"What's your problem?" May asked.
"Nothing. You sure change quickly. Anyway, you never told me that guy's name." Darcy said.
"That nitwit? His name is Drew." May answered, still hot-tempered.
"Drew, huh? I heard of that name somewhere before." Darcy mumbled to himself.
"Are you okay? You seem weird." May said.
"No, no! I am fine. I just sometime lose concentration in the heat. It's getting really hot here." Darcy made an excuse on the spot.
A gust of strong wind blew by, pushing May forward. The leaves on the trees fell off and neatly piled up on the ground.
"It's hot here? I feel cool." May was confused.
"Hehe, well, I wear more clothes than you." Darcy giggled, nervously. He was scared that he was going to blow the cover that he was only tricking May.
"Okay, whatever you say." May stared at him for awhile and then continued, "I want to get my revenge! I want to beat Drew, but I don't have a clue how I am going to do that." May sighed once again.
"Little girl, don't keep doing that. Sighing is not good for your health." Darcy was pretending. He tried making May to trust him, so she could be on his side during the meantime.
"I appreciate your caring. If Drew is half nice as you, then everything would become so much better. But it's easier said than done. He is a tough coordinator. Let's see if you have a plan." May asked, eagerly.
Darcy thought about it. He didn't have a plan in his mind either and wanted to go back to his boss, because he would always think of some dirty plans.
"I really have to go the washroom right now, May. Stay here, I'll be right back and come back to you with a wonderful plan." Darcy jumped up and down, acting as if he needed the washroom really badly.
"I don't think there is a washroom anywhere near in the forest." May said.
Darcy fell on the ground in embarrassment and slapped his face hard.
"How could I be so stupid?" Darcy thought.
May walked over to him and kindly asked, "Are you okay? Do you need any help?"
Darcy got up and pulled down his coat a bit, "Oh no, I am okay. What I mean is that I am going to pee in the bushes somewhere near."
"You don't have to tell me that in full detail, you know? That's what boys always do in public when they can't find a washroom. Come to think of it, now that reminded me of my nutty little brother. He always wanted to go to the washroom whenever we were out walking. Boys are really embarrassing sometimes." May shook her head.
"I better be on my way! I can't hold it any longer!" Darcy yelled and quickly ran away from May.
Darcy jumped up onto a tree and looked around. When he spotted his boss, he hopped onto one tree from another, until he was really close to him. He jumped back down and landed on his feet. He learned all those tricks from his boss. Darcy thought that he was a strong and clever evil man.
"Boss, this is Darcy to report some good news I found out." Darcy announced, facing the back of his boss.
The boss didn't turn around, but he asked with a faint and thick voice, "What did you find out about that girl?"
"That May girl is currently mad at that jerk, Drew. It's our perfect chance to lure her in our circle and turn against that guy. I tried to make her to trust me and it seems working." Darcy giggled.
"Very good, but why are you here? You'll only make her to feel suspicious!" the boss yelled.
"Don't worry about that, my dear boss. I made an excuse for my escape to her. She looks blockheaded, so I don't think she'll find out the truth anytime soon." Darcy explained.
"You better not blow our cover, or I'm going to twist your head off!" the boss raised his voice.
"Err, boss? I have a little problem right now. I am wondering if you can help me." Darcy asked.
"What is it?" the boss questioned.
"That girl wants to beat Drew for revenge of making fun of her Pokemon, but she doesn't think that she is strong enough to defeat him. What do you think I should do?" Darcy inquired, bravely. He closed his eyes, because he was scared that his boss was going to punish him for asking such a stupid question.
"You, Darcy, battle with that dumb a yourself." The boss suggested.
"The problem is that I don't think my Espeon is strong enough. That guy is really good." Darcy argued.
"Huh? What did you say?" the boss turned around and looked at him.
Darcy realized that he shouldn't argue with his boss, because he could crush him anytime he wanted. He kneeled down on his knee and begged for forgiveness from his boss.
"I am sorry, please don't hurt me. Give me a second chance, please boss" Darcy begged on the ground full of leaves and branches.
The boss stared at his underling in a nasty way and then he said, "Take this and give it to that bichy girl."
Darcy caught the fruits, but he looked confused at his boss. "Why are you giving her Pecha Berries to eat? How is it going to help?"
"You fool!" the boss yelled. He walked forward and kicked Darcy hard with his left leg. Darcy fell on the ground. "Those are not for her. It's for her dear boyfriend, Drew!"
Darcy bowed down again without mentioning the pain he had suffered, "I am sorry, boss. I know I am stupid, but I still don't understand."
"Do you want to take a bite at the fruit, Darcy?" the boss asked, evilly. "I think you better not, because they are poisonous. Let me just make it clear, so the likes of you can understand. Those 3 poisonous Pecha Berries are for Drew's dear Pokemon. Let him feed them to his own Pokemon." The boss stated.
"Yes, sure. But how am I going to do that? He is the clever type and I don't think he'll even trust me!" Darcy complained.
"You fat a! How dumb can you get?" the bossed was really mad. "Let that foolish girl to give the Pecha Berries to him. I am sure he trusts her. Now get out and don't come back if you failed this simple task, understand?"
"Yes, boss! I won't let you disappointed." Darcy answered. He got up and decided to head back.
"Wait, Darcy! During the battle with that guy, if anything goes wrong, run like the wind with no exceptions! I still want to play with those two myself." The boss told him.
Darcy nodded and ran out of his boss's sight. He had to hurry, because it had been awhile since he left May. He knew even the slowest person in the world didn't need to take that long to go to the washroom. He ran as fast as he could and went back to May.
"Hi, May. I am back." Darcy said, tapping on to her shoulder.
May hopped up for a second, "Oh, welcome back. You just scared me again. Anyhow, where did you go? It took you forever just to, erm, you know what." May asked.
Darcy giggled nervously and answered, "You see, I went far and then I got lost. It took me awhile to figure out a way to get back to you."
"Alright, that's understandable. So, what do you think I should do? How can I beat Drew if he is quite strong?" May questioned.
"My dear little girl, don't worry about it. I'll battle and defeat him for you. How does that sound?" Darcy smiled.
May laughed, "Oh really? Thank you so much! You are way nicer than Drew and supportive too. He is just stubborn, mean and everything else that come with those words. In general, you are much better than him."
Darcy looked at May and smirked, "My pleasure!"
"What are we waiting for, Darcy? Let's go!" May rushed him.
"To where?" Darcy was confused.
"Where else? Let's go to Drew, so you battle him." May explained.
"Yea, I really want to kick his a, but something else must be done before I go to him." Darcy mumbled.
May didn't hear him clearly, "Huh? What did you say?"
"Oh no, don't mind me. I like talking to myself. Hehe." Darcy giggled.
"Geez, he is nice but sort of weird." May thought.
"May, bring those to your friend, Drew. Those are the three Pecha Berries I found along the way back to where you are. Feed them to Drew's Pokemon so they'll have enough energy for the battle. I really don't want to see one of them faints, just because it's hungry to death." Darcy suggested.
May shook her head, "That's very nice of you, but I don't think it's needed. That stubborn guy can sure find some food for his dear Pokemon himself. You can give them to my Pokemon if you'd like."
"No, they are for Drew's Pokemon and only for his Pokemon, not yours or anybody else." Darcy complained and emphasized on the word "only".
"Why so?" May asked.
"Come on May, you know you are only mad at him. You are not angry at his Pokemon too, are you?" Darcy questioned back.
May put her both hands on her waist, "No, they didn't do anything to me. In fact, they are pretty nice, unlike their coordinator." She said.
"That settles it. Give the berries to them then." Darcy walked over to May and handed her the three Pecha Berries.
May accepted the berries, but she didn't really want to go all the way back to Drew. She knew that they would fight again once they met. May reluctantly waved goodbye to Darcy while telling him to stay where he was, because she was going to be back very soon. She started her way back. She hoped that she would get lost in directions again, so she wouldn't find Drew. Unfortunately, she remembered the way back to that place perfectly. That big tree was really eye-catching. It didn't take May long to get back there. She took a deep and long breath and walked in front of Drew. To her surprise, May found him sleeping peacefully against the tree with Flygon. The anger suddenly burst into her mind. May had clenched her fist and wanted to whack hard on his head, but then she had a better idea. She quietly walked beside Drew and took the water bottle. She saw that there was still some water in it. She cracked the lit open and started pouring the water from top of Drew's head. The cold water had dripped down from Drew's green hair to his face, then onto his neck and finally it went inside Drew's clothes making them a little soaked. Drew felt something and didn't feel right. He woke up in surprise and saw May fooling around with him like that.
Drew got up quickly, "So you are back, what's your problem? You want to make me wet?"
"Yes, it'll be better if you catch a cold, so then you would stop your stupid insults to me for just a couple of days. Moreover, how could you fall asleep like that?" May yelled.
"Why couldn't I? I was bored and tired from all those arguments." Drew flipped his hair and some water dripped onto May's face.
"Listen up, Drew!" May raised her voice for her very first time, "How could you fall asleep after what you said about my Munchlax? Huh? How could your soul let your rest just like that without even an apology? I want to know!"
Drew paid no serious attention to May's anger and acted cool like always, "Now now now, clam down. Did you just to come back to argue with me? If so, I am here to tell you that I am not in the mood for that. Let's just end this pointless argument right here and now. What I said about your Munchlax is true. Why else you won't want to use it in any battles if it's so strong?"
May was speechless for a moment, "He is somewhat right. Why won't I use it if it's strong like I said it is?" she thought and sighed. "Why do you always have to be like that?" May yelled at him while stumping her foot.
"Be like what? You know I am like that, so you just have to deal with me." Drew answered.
"Fine, I guess it's not my lucky day today. I had enough today!" May opened up her bag and took out the three Pecha Berries Darcy gave her. "Here you go, take those berries and feed them to your Pokemon."
May threw the berries at Drew. He caught them and looked at May in surprise.
"What do you know? You did go out and find food after all. So where are the berries for me?" Drew amused May.
"You? Hehe, I am not giving any berries to this stubborn coordinator. You know you don't deserve any." May giggled.
"Humph, how could your soul let you mistreat me, a hot guy, and let me starve?" Drew smirked.
May blushed a little and got nothing for a moment. She shrugged her shoulder and walked over to Drew. She circled around him and took a couple of his Pokemon away.
"Come on out everyone!" May called and Roselia and Masquerain popped out from their PokeBall. May then gentle shook Flygon's body and woke it up as well. When she saw it joined Roselia and Masquerain, she ordered, "Go to your great coordinator and have a Pecha Berry."
"What was that? You should at least inform me that you were taking my Pokemon! Stealing without telling is called a thief." Drew explained.
"I-don't-care!" May said, clearly.
Drew snickered and fed his Pokemon the Pecha Berries. They ate them fast with delight. May was satisfied, because she knew that she had accomplished the goal of why she came back to Drew. She turned around and decided to leave. She could care less of what Drew would say to her next. Who would know that Drew was watching her the whole time? He called out her name and stopped May from her track.
"Where do you think you are going again?" Drew asked.
"None of your business, smarty-pants." May answered. "I met someone else along the way and he is way nicer than you."
"Another person? He could be one of the people that injured the Teddiursa. You'd never know!" Drew warned her.
May didn't listen to Drew, "Not likely. I can call him a great friend. He cares for me and treats me with respect, unlike some other guy I know. You know what I mean, Drew. You are clever enough to figure that out."
"I guess you are right, just don't crying to me when he really tricked you." Drew said.
"Don't worry, Drew. I am not stupid." May answered, rudely.
After, she walked away and was on her way back to Darcy. Drew was actually a little worried about May, because he found out that she was the type that was really easy to get tricked. He withdrew all his Pokemon and secretly followed May.
"That guy can be another Harley figured person. He is just trying to trick May to get something out of her." Drew thought.
May was back to Darcy. She greeted him and the first thing Darcy asked was if she gave the berries to Drew.
"So May, how was it? Did you do it?" Darcy asked.
"If you mean the berries, than yes. Why?" May was confused.
"As I said before, it'll make the battle more meaningful if they are full." Darcy stammered.
"Okay, but why do you care anyway?" May wanted him to clarify it more.
"Let's just go and get him! I want to smash him Pokemon!" Darcy rushed.
Drew was there the whole time eavesdropping on their conversation behind a tree where neither May nor Darcy could see him. He didn't mean to, but he knew he had to. He didn't want May to get tricked again. He took a close look at Darcy and didn't like him too much.
"Hold on, Darcy. Can I not go? I really don't want to see him again." May protested.
"If you hate him so much, then why are you traveling with that jerk?" Darcy questioned.
Drew wanted to show himself and say something to that Darcy guy. He really didn't like him, but he also wanted to hear how May would answer his question.
"His damn purpose is wanting to get May to hate me." Drew thought, clenching his fist.
"You know, he is not all that bad." May spoke.
Darcy sighed, "So what's your final decision? Hate him or love him?" he thought, staring at May.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" May asked.
"Nevermind, but I just don't understand girls." Darcy responded.
"Don't understand what?" May questioned back.
Darcy yawned, "It's not that important. Why don't you just go and get that guy, so we can actually start. I am getting a little impatient here."
All sorts of question popped into Drew's mind, "He wants me for what reason? What's he actually thinking and what does he want to do with me?"
Drew tried to figure out the answers to those questions. He accidentally stepped on a pile of green leaves and they had made a sharp sound. May and Darcy both heard the sound. May, like always, walked a few steps back, because she was scared by the sound. Darcy, on the other hand, tried to inspect the surroundings.
"Who is there? Come on out before it's too late!" Darcy ordered.
Drew heard his command. He walked out from the back of the tree naturally while flipping his green hair.
"Drew, it's you!" May exclaimed.
"Right, it's me. You don't have to go through all the troubles to get me, because I am already here." He said.
"Did you eavesdropping on our conversation?" May questioned.
"I did and it's not a big deal!" Drew answered.
May became angry, "You know how mean that was?"
Drew shook his head, "Only if a certain coordinator had noticed me earlier, then that person could probably stop me from doing so. What a shame!"
May wanted to fight back. She just couldn't stand all Drew's silly insults, but she was blocked by Darcy.
"Look who is here. It's the famous Pokemon Coordinator, Drew! You came to us by yourself. What an honor." Darcy complimented.
"Humph, what are you planning to do with May?" Drew asked.
"What sort of question was that? I don't plan to do anything to her. She is my friend and I tried to help her solve some problems." Darcy responded.
"I highly doubt that is your real purpose," Drew smirked.
May bugged in and said, "You really need to work on your people skill, Drew! Don't be so mean to everyone you met!"
"I should say that to you. You really should be more careful and not fall into his stupid trap!" Drew warned.
Darcy was scared for a second. He was afraid that Drew had already figured out the truth. He calmed down right away and decided to change the topic.
"Stop, both of you! How about let's start the battle, Drew?" Darcy asked.
Drew didn't understand, "What battle? I didn't promise you any battle."
"Are you scared to lose, Drew? Darcy is a nice guy, nicer than someone I know at least, and is a good friend. He volunteered to battle for me." May explained.
Drew looked confident, "No matter. I'll win and defeat that Darcy guy."
"I really like your style, Drew. But I warn you that I won't be beaten so easily." Darcy laughed.
"Fine with me, Darcy. I always love challenges!" Drew flipped his hair once again. "But before we start, I have an advice for you, May."
"Yea, what is it?" May crossed her arms and inquired.
"Don't judge a character just by looking at their outside. You'd never know what's there in the inside." Drew said.
May knew he was talking about Darcy, but she didn't want to start another argument with Drew. She trusted Darcy and believed he was a nice guy. She didn't understand why Drew didn't want to trust him.
"Good advice!" Darcy giggled. "Let's get this battle started, shall we? I'll win and kick your a, so you won't act so tough anymore!"
Drew ignored his threats, "Very funny. It'll be ashamed to lose to the person like you!"
"The battle is going to start any time now. Who'll actually win? Drew or Darcy?" May thought. "Who shall I root for?"
"Roselia, I choose you!" Drew called.
"Come on out, my dear Espeon!" Darcy followed.
Both trainers threw the PokeBall high in the mid-air. The PokeBall opened up with Roselia and Espeon popping out.
"Wow, an Espeon! Cool!" May was excited to see one of those. She took out her PokeBall from her little bag and scanned it. "Espeon, the sun Pokemon. Espeon is the evolved form of Eevee. It is extremely royal to any trainer it considers to be worthy. It is said that this Pokemon developed its precognition powers to protect its trainer from harm."
"Espeon? That Darcy is getting really suspicious now. Could it be?" Drew began to recall. He remembered what the ranger Paula told him and May. She said that one of the criminals who harmed the Teddiursa had an Espeon as his Pokemon. "He has an Espeon! That must be it!" Drew exclaimed.
"What's the matter? Are you overwhelmed by the look of my Espeon?" Darcy asked.
"Be quiet," Drew turned to May and said, "Doesn't this Espeon reminded you of something?"
May considered for awhile, "Nope, nothing."
"You are kidding me! How can you be so dense?" Drew asked.
"Drew, save it. You don't have to get jealous, because your opponent has a cool and smart Pokemon," May yelled.
"That's not my point! Think back hard; remember what Paula said about an Espeon?" Drew tried to help May to remember.
May closed her eyes and crossed her arms. She tried to recall what Paula said about an Espeon and remembered something.
"I know what are you thinking, Drew. You believe that Darcy is the criminal, huh?" May asked, madly. "Why do you have to accuse me friend like that?"
"Yes, I think he is the criminal, or should I say that he definitely is the one. I don't believe that all this is only a coincidence," Drew judged.
"Nonsense! Maybe it's true that you are all alone right now. I am not supporting you, because I am on Darcy's side. He is fighting for me. You still don't have to make those excuses just want to make me to trust you and be on your side." May yelled.
"Humph, foolish!" Drew said.
"I have no clue what you two are talking about. Doesn't matter anyway, let's get this battle underway." Darcy spoke, getting really impatient.
"May, you never gave me the trust that you gave to everyone else. Maybe you should just listen to me for once, because I know how to judge a person. I won't accuse your new friend Darcy for no reason. Take my word for it." Drew sighed, he knew May was not in the mood to listen to his lecture.
May was speechless beside Darcy. She heard what Drew said and took his words into deep consideration. She found out that Drew had a point.
"It's true. I never gave him a chance. I trusted Darcy so easily, but I never gave more trust to Drew, a friend I had known since a long ago. Is he really telling the truth, or just foolish around with me?" May thought, but looking through Drew's expressions, she knew that he was deadly serious about it.
Darcy clapped his hands as a sign to start the match. He was tired from Drew and May's arguments and conversations. He knew if May had really found out the truth, he would have to run away from them and get back to his boss.
"Roselia, let's go!" Drew said while looking straight at it.
Drew glanced at Roselia, but he found out that it was weak and was breathing really heavily. Its face fell on the ground, but it struggled to pull itself back up. In general, it didn't feel very well.
"The poison, it starts to take affect!" Darcy thought.
"Are you alright, Roselia?" Drew ran up to it and asked, worried.
"Huh? What's wrong with Roselia? It looks as it has been beaten up by someone. Did you do anything to it, Drew?" May exclaimed.
"Me? Nothing." Drew answered.
"Roselia is your Pokemon and it won't get sick unless you did something to it!" May yelled, wanting Drew to tell her the truth.
Drew thought hard, but he discovered that he was innocent. He did nothing to it.
"For a second thought, could it be?" Drew thought while releasing his Masquerain and Flygon out from their PokeBalls.
"That's against the rule! Three against one is unfair!" Darcy stated.
"Keep your mouth shut. Roselia is your Espeon's opponent, not the other two." Drew yelled.
He inspected Masquerain and Flygon and determined that they were as weak as Roselia. Masquerain stopped flying, but dropped down on the ground. Flygon was the same. It lay on the ground, groaning.
"What's wrong with all of them?" May got confused.
Drew came across the answer to this mystery, "It has to be it. The berries May gave them a while ago. They were the cause of their sickness!" Drew glanced at May. May stared at him and freaked out a little.
"Why are you looking at me like this? The expression in your eyes is not very friendly, I can tell." May shivered.
Drew meandered to May. He walked passed May and stood right behind her.
"What's in those Pecha Berries you gave them? Tell me right this instant!" Drew asked, fiercely.
"No…Nothing, or nothing I knew about." May answered, quietly. She never heard Drew talking to her in that tone of voice.
"I don't care if you hate me or mad at me, but you better tell the truth. Who found the berries? You or that Darcy guy?" Drew continued to question her in that tone.
"Darrr….Darcy…" May responded.
May felt that her heart was pumping at an extreme fast rate. She closed her eyes and waited for Drew's lecture. Drew didn't say anything, but sighed. He walked back to where Roselia was and was ready to start the battle with Darcy.
"I knew he was no good. How am I suppose to win like this? Roselia doesn't stand a chance against the Espeon now!" Drew blamed himself for feeding his Pokemon the Pecha Berries.
"The time has come. I can finally crush your useless Pokemon." Darcy laughed.
May opened her eyes and realized that Drew was not anywhere close to her anymore. She realized that she should never trust Darcy, but it was too late.
"Oh Roselia, Masquerain and Flygon…What had I done?" May mumbled.
"Go Espeon, use PsyBeam!" Darcy ordered.
Espeon hopped up in the air. Its eyes glowed and multi-colored beam came out. It aimed directly at Roselia and struck it with great force. Roselia rolled on the ground and its condition became worse than before.
"Roselia!" Drew exclaimed. "Try to get up and use Petal Dance." He ordered.
Roselia became too vulnerable to stand up and it just stayed at where it was.
"Haha, I thought you are much better than that, Drew! May told me that you are a tough coordinator, but guess what? You stink like sht! Haha!" Darcy took the chance and made fun of Drew and his Pokemon.
"Pardon your language. If it wasn't for your dirty trick, then beating this Espeon should be a piece of cake." Drew said, looking a little nervous.
"Want to know other things May said about you?" Darcy asked.
Drew flipped his hair, trying to calm himself, "What did she say about me?"
"She said you are a fool, an idiot, a simpleton, a dullard, a moron, a dumb a, and was useless and stupid. She also wants to kick your Pokemon's fat a and hates you. Me, Darcy, I gave her a hand, that's all." Darcy explained.
May heard what Darcy said and disagreed, "Hey Darcy, watch your language. I did say some of those things, but didn't express them in a rude way like you did. Don't even try to vilify me! I only asked you to battle Drew for me. Let's cut this disgusting conversation!"
Darcy looked over to May, "What's the matter? I thought you are on my side." He said.
"I…I am…" May stammered.
"Very well, then stay out of this!" Darcy ordered.
Drew kept silent and didn't say anything back to them, but he was a little depressed after hearing what Darcy told him.
"Why, why me?" Drew thought.
"Did your girlfriend's words hurt your feeling, Drew? I hope not." Darcy smirked. "Espeon, use Psychic!" he called.
Espeon's eyes glowed and lifted Roselia into the mid-air.
"Throw it!" Darcy commanded.
Espeon blinked its eyes and Roselia got thrown out hard. It got hit on the tree and slowly slid down. Roselia didn't want to admit defeat. It crawled in front of Espeon with the last of its remaining strength.
"Poor Roselia," Drew said.
"Roselia is losing, but why aren't I happy? I feel bad." May considered.
"Let's wrap this up, shall we? Espeon, Swift!" Darcy said.
Espeon opened its mouth and hundreds of tiny yellow stars came out and hit Roselia. It struggled one last time, fainted and got knocked out.
"Big loser!" Darcy sneered and showed Drew a big "L" with his hand.
"Darcy won and Drew lost." May mumbled.
May took a glance at Drew and found out that he didn't look like the usual himself. Usually, he was always confident. Even after he lost a match, he would try and pretend it was nothing. It was all different today. May sighed and felt ashamed.
"I should've never told Darcy anything about Drew and asked him to help me. It was all a big mistake. Moreover, Drew was right. Come to think of it, he was evil and wasn't nice at all the inside. He just acted nice in front of me to lure me in to his trap and I actually fell for it. Poor Drew!" May thought.
"Why are you so quiet, May? Aren't you happy that I won?" Darcy asked.
"I…I…Yea, thank you." May whispered.
"Very well, guess it's time for me to take you out too! Espeon, use Psybeam at that twerp!" Darcy ordered.
"Say what?" May exclaimed.
A multi-colored beam was aiming at Drew and he wasn't prepared for that. The attack hit right by Drew's stomach and it inflected quite a lot of damage.
"Espeon, one…" May interrupted Darcy.
"What did you do that for? I didn't ask you to do that!" May screamed.
"Nope, you didn't ask me to and you didn't have to. Our friendship is over, May. You are nothing but a bich to me now. I am flattered by your stupidity." Darcy smirked.
May was in a grouchy mood, "Why you little! I can't believe I actually believed in you!"
"Pretty stupid, huh? Now, move out of the way before the attack hits you!" Darcy commanded.
"No way! I am not going to let you hurt my friend!" May disputed.
"You ask for it! Espeon, do another PsyBeam attack," Darcy called.
"Go, Combusken! FlameThrower!" May ordered while throwing the PokeBall on the ground.
The young fowl Pokemon popped out and pushed back the PsyBeam attack with a strong beam of flame. Espeon got hit pretty badly.
Darcy gulped, "Ahh, Espeon!"
"Good job, Combusken. You sure showed them!" May complimented it.
Darcy withdrew it to its PokeBall and threw something on the ground. Smoke came out and covered the whole place in darkness. As the smoke cleared, Darcy disappeared and made his escape. May turned back and saw Drew worrying about all his Pokemon, especially Roselia since it had taken most damage.
May walked near him, "I am sorry, Drew. I should've never doubted you and our friendship. You are a good and reliable friend. Moreover, are you and your Pokemon okay?" She apologized and cared.
"Humph, too late for that, don't you think? You should go with that Darcy guy." Drew said, coldly.
"I know you are mad at me right now, but how can I make it up to you? I'll do anything," May begged.
"Nothing, just stay out of my sight," Drew ordered.
May ran up to Drew. Drew kneeled down one knee to pick up his injured Roselia. She saw that he was holding his first ever Pokemon, Roselia in his hand. Bruises were all over its body. May knew that she was responsible for it.
"Drew, there must be something I can do to help you and your Pokemon. Let me help, please!" May pleaded for Drew to give her a chance to help.
May was waiting. She wasn't mat at Drew anymore, but vice versa. She understood that she deserved it. It was understandable for Drew to get angry at her after what she did to all of his Pokemon. Drew sighed and tried to get up. The pain he received from the Espeon's PsyBeam was still there. Drew was shaking with pain. May offered to help him out, but Drew refused.
"I am fine. If you want to help so badly, then go and find some flowers that glowed mysterious blue in the water, but I warn you that they are not easy to find. I doubt you can do it." Drew asked, but some amusement came out from his tone.
"Flowers that glowed mysterious blue?" Something came to her mind. "I saw them somewhere before!" May exclaimed.
"Oh really? I thought you don't pay much attention to the surroundings," Drew giggled.
"Excuse me, Drew! I swear that I saw those flowers in the lake behind that resting hut we stayed over night a few days ago." May recalled.
"You are daydreaming again," Drew taunted.
"Let's make a deal, Drew. If I find them, then you are going to forgive me for whatever I did. If I can't, then…" May got cut off.
"Then you are going to crawl on the ground like Torkoal for a day!" Drew suggested.
"You are so mean!" May yelled.
Drew shrugged his shoulder, "I thought you are confident,"
May got annoyed, "Fine, I accept!"
"Smart move," Drew responded. "So are you going there anytime soon? I don't have all day!"
"Just wait, Drew. Come on out, Beautifly!" May called. "I think your Pokemon need a little protection in the time while we are gone. Just in case if some wild Pokemon attack them, Beautifly can take care of those Pokemon and baby-sit yours," May suggested.
"How considerate of you! I guess you are not that dumb after all," Drew jeered.
May gave Drew a quick stare and then she started walking with him following right behind.
"Don't get lost," May advised.
Drew flipped his hair, "I am not stupid,"
Meanwhile, Beautifly was with Drew's Pokemon. It landed near Masquerain and gently touched it with its long mouth asking if it felt okay. Masquerain weakly nodded its head. It was glad to receive care from Beautifly.
It didn't take them long. May knew the way to get there like the back of her hands. She had been there many times. It was going to be hard for her to forget the route. May ran up to the edge of the lake and pointed her finger down in the water.
"Come here, Drew! Are those the flowers you were talking about?" she asked curiously.
Drew had never seen May that active before. She was always the lazy one, the one who walked slower than him. It was different this time though; she actually ran and got there before he did. Drew wandered there and took a look at those flowers. May was right about them and they were the one Drew was looking for.
"Very good, May. You are improving on your looking skill," Drew laughed.
"Take that back, Drew! You know you are impressed by my skill," May grinned.
"Whatever," Drew said, "You are not done yet. You still have to pick them up from the bottom of the water," he reminded her.
May was stunned for a second. She didn't know how she was able to do that. The flowers were too far from her reach. She couldn't pick them up just by standing by the bank of the lake. She noticed the rocks floating in the water. She figured that if she hopped there, she might able to get them.
"Well then, I have to try," May mumbled. She was acting very nervously, because she was afraid to fall in the water.
Drew talked again, "What's the matter, slowpoke?"
May summoned up all her courage and hopped onto the first rock floating in the clear water. She stepped on it with her feet and landed there safely. May sighed with relief. She hopped a couple more times and after, she stood near the flowers Drew desired to have.
"Okay, just a little bit more," May encouraged herself.
She slightly moved her feet and now they were in the direction facing the flowers. May carefully and slowly kneeled down with one hand holding on to the rock while another trying to reach down at the flowers. It took her a few attempts before she pulled out the mysterious flowers out of the water.
"Yes, I did it!" May exclaimed with joy while making her way back to Drew on the land.
May was happy and forgot all about the fright she had before. She jumped from one rock to another rock without worrying about the fact that she might miss the step and fall in the water. The sole of her shoe got a little wet, but she didn't notice it. On her last step, she accidentally slipped. May screamed and fell forward. She closed her eyes and tried not to think about the fact that she was going to get all wet again. Without expecting, Drew caught her, because she put all her weight forward. May didn't realize that she was safe, or that she was saved by Drew. She hugged on to Drew tight with her right hand for protection while holding the flowers with her left one. She didn't let go of him until she heard his voice, asking her to give it up.
"Will you please let go of my neck, Miss. Scardy-cat?" Drew asked in a smirking tone.
May heard him and finally realized what she was doing. She quickly led go of him and blushed pretty badly.
"Pardon my action. I had no idea that I was hugging you. I thought I was grabbing on to a branch of a tree," May excused.
"Another lame excuse. Do you see any branches here?" Drew asked.
"Are you saying that I am dumb?" May yelled back.
Drew nodded, "As dumb as a mole,"
"Mean," May added. "But thanks for saving me anyway!"
She shyly thanked him and decided not to argue with him anymore. She handed him the stem of flowers. Drew accepted them and started his way back. May had enough with his rude attitude without even thanking her. When she was about to blow up, she heard Drew from afar saying thanks. She felt much better.
"Why not say it to me closely?" May mumbled.
Drew returned before May did. He was really worried about all his Pokemon. Usually, he could just use Roselia's rose. But it was too worn out from that battle with Espeon that Drew thought it would be better to let it rest. He saw that Beautifly was with his Masquerain. It looked worried as well.
"How sweet! Two bug Pokemon together," Drew pointed out.
Drew put the flowers in front of each of them and they sniffed them with ease.
"What's so special with those flowers, Drew?" May made her way back and questioned.
"It works the same as the rose," Drew answered.
"But why?" May didn't understand.
"You won't understand," Drew giggled.
May ignored his insults and stepped beside Beautifly. Beautifly saw May and happily flew to her.
"Good job, Beautifly!" May complimented. "Get some rest," she took out the PokeBall and returned it.
May turned around and spotted three red beams. It came from Drew who also withdrew his Pokemon.
"The poison should wear off tomorrow," Drew spoke.
"I hope they'll be fine," May said, caring.
"No worries since they have been captured by an awesome coordinator," Drew edged on.
"Yeah, right," May laughed.
After, Drew decided to have some rest. It was another harsh day in his opinion. His belly still hurt, but he tried to cover that from May. Drew seated and leaned against the big tree. May did the same thing on the other side. A small breeze swept down, picking up leaves on the ground, letting them flow in the sky and then settle at a new place. One leaf flew to May and she caught it in her hand. She looked at the little thing and blew it away with her breath. She stood up and walked in front of Drew. She took out her hand and waited for Drew to shake it.
"What do you want?" Drew asked.
"The deal is over and I won. Shake my hand if you forgave me already," May explained, a little nervous.
Drew laughed and shook her hand. "I guess you don't always play the loser part,"
"Of course not," May grinned.
May led go of Drew's hand and decided to take a seat near him. She sat and looked at Drew who had already shut his eyes.
"I take back what I said about Munchlax earlier, May," Drew suddenly spoke.
"Hehe, apology accepted," May answered.
The two lost kids sat close to each other against a huge tree. May glanced at the flying leaves in the sky and thought about the friendship she had with Drew. She believed that it had strengthened and May had learned a lot today. She knew that she wouldn't trust anyone that easily in the future, but Drew was special. He was a really sweet friend to have.
"We are good friends together, right?" May asked, quietly.
"Whatever you say," Drew replied.
May knew what that meant. It was a yes. After, she didn't hear another word coming from Drew. He rested and fell asleep against the tree with the soft breeze accompanying. The night fell upon them!
Chapter 4 - Gotta Run, Ditto
Drew and May resume their adventure in the wood. They encounter a Ditto that gets attacked by some wild Pokemon. Can they help it and what would happen to the Ditto? Find out in chapter 4 of "Dream of Glory".
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