It was sunny in Petalburg City. The trees branches were moving gently as the wind softly pushed them. Pidgeys were flying across the light-blue sky. The grass was a green and moved across the earth. And like the warm sunny spring day, May was on her way to the ferry. She walked across the path and saw other people walking the same way. May wondered if they were coordinators going to the Glenn region as well. May then started imagining herself holding the ribbon cup and hearing the crowd congratulating heron her victory. But then her enjoyment stopped when something came into her mind.
"Will my Pokémon be able to win." she thought.
She didn't bring all her Pokémon she had. She only brought Beautifly and Skitty with her. She wondered what Pokémon will she see there and if they would be very strong? But May didn't want all that to stop her from wanting to be a coordinator. May then saw the ferry from away. It was kind of big but it looked like any other ferry. May stared amazed at its size. But then May heard a loud, deep sound that came from the ship. May then realized that the ship was getting ready to leave. May panicked and started running as fast she can.
"Wait!" she shouted at the ship hoping that it doesn't move.
As she was getting closer to the ship, she kept running faster. Luckily she got there just in time and entered the ship all tired and out of breath. May landed on the floor when she entered through the door all exhausted from running. May stood up and looked around the ship. It had light-blue walls and brown doors. The ship looked like it was just built. The floors had a red colored carpet all over it. May looked at all the people in the hallways. He heard people talk about the contests and the Grand Festival. But all May wanted to do is look for Drew. She searched the crowds of people but couldn't find him. Then a lady with light-blue hair came in front of her. She made everyone silent and spoke in a calm voice,
"Welcome to the S.S. Splash. Here you will relax and enjoy your time before entering the Glenn region. If you need anything, me or one of the other staff member will be here to help you in any way they can. Enjoy your stay! "she said smiling.
The lady walked away and May continued looking for Drew. She gave up all of a sudden, thinking that maybe he wasn't on the ship at all. So May entered the dining room which pleased her. The dining room was big. There were tables with white tablecloths on top of them. The seats where red colored and so was the carpet on the floor. There were a lot of people in there. May wanted to sit down and relax. She sat down on a seat and felt a bit lonely. May sat and thought that if she could handle the contests by herself since Drew isn't there with her. But to her surprise, she saw Drew sitting alone on a table from a far end in the room. He looked depressed for some reason. May got up from her seat and slowly walked over to the table Drew was sitting in.
"Hi Drew." she said softly. Drew looked up and May sat down.
"Well I didn't expect you would actually come. Drew said sitting up and smiling.
May didn't say anything but was annoyed. Both May and Drew sighed and frowned. May seemed nervous talking to him but she didn't know why.
"So how is the Glenn region like?" May asked. Drew stopped frowning and looked at May.
"I don't know. I never been there. But I heard its great...I guess," Drew replied like he didn't care about that. He started drinking a glass of water on the table. May was thinking and then said,
"You know, if we're going to traveling together, you should at least be nice." May cried. Drew paused for a moment and stared at May with a grin.
"Sure, I'll be nice." he said with laughter.
May became mad and looked away folding her arms. Drew sighed and looked down. After that they didn't talk to each other for a while.
That evening, the ship was still crossing the waters. May was looking at the bright stars that lit up the dark-blue sky. She couldn't sleep knowing that she felt lonely again. Even if Drew was with her. She missed Ash, Brock and especially Max. But she had to go if she wanted to be a great coordinator. She sat there looking at Drew sleeping. Everything was quiet until May heard a cry from far away. May jumped up and looked around the room but saw no one except Drew. She walked out of the room and saw nothing. May was a bit scared but stood by the door. A hand touched her shoulder and May screamed. She turned around instantly and saw it was Drew.
"What are you doing?" she shouted. Drew backed up and smiled.
"Well sorry if I scared you," he said. May got annoyed.
"Can't you stop doing that!" she cried. Drew continued grinning and May got even more angry but she stopped and looked back at the hallways. Drew looked confused at what May was doing. They heard someone yell so they walked through the ship's hallways to find out who it was. They looked into a room and saw a young girl who had blonde hair and blue eyes. She was hiding behind a chair crying with fear. May and Drew stepped in the room and the girl looked at them surprised.
"Go away you criminals!" the girl started throwing things at May and Drew.
"Quit it!" May cried.
"Yea. We're not criminals." Drew added. The girl stopped throwing things and started crying again. May said in a frown.
"What's wrong?" she asked as Drew looked around the room. "And.….where are your parents."
"I don't know," the girl answered, "I was just walking and... and" she stopped and cried again.
May tried comforting her. Drew got annoyed by all this but didn't say anything.
"And some freaky looking guys came in front of me and they...they..." the girl paused and continued, "They stole my Azurill!" she went back to crying. May and Drew looked at each other for a minute.
"Don't worry. We'll get your Azurill back." May promised and got up. She then turned to Drew who was looking at the hallways. May then looked back at the girl.
"What's your name?" she asked sweetly.
"My name is Kate." The girl whispered.
"Why don't you come with us? May said. "Maybe we'll find your parents as well. Drew saw what May was doing and smiled.
May, Drew and Kate were walking in the hallways looking for anyone who looked On their way, they heard people complaining about the criminals stealing their Pokémon and other valuables they had. The staff were asking questions on how the criminals looked like. But May and Drew ignored all their talking and continued walking. They stopped when they saw a guy that looked like one of the staff members. He was walking alone with a big bag. May and Drew became suspicious. Kate was scared and hid behind May. The guy turned around and started running when he saw May and Drew.
"Hey! Stop!" May yelled.
Drew started running after the guy. Then May and Kate ran right behind him. They chased the guy around the ship. But when they came at the stairs, the bag ripped and everything came out. There were a lot of Pokeballs and other things on the floor. He just grabbed some things and continued running. May decided to stop the guy herself. But before she could do anything, smoke came out and they couldn't see a thing. When the smoke cleared out, the guy was gone.
"Where did he go?" May asked in anger. She didn't want the guy to leave.
"I think he was the criminal." Drew said looking at all the Pokeballs. Then a guy with black hair came and looked at them.
"Did you kids steal that?" he asked.
"No we didn't," Kate shouted. Then a lot of people came and took their belongings. But while getting their stuff they glared at May, Drew, and Kate as if they stole the stuff. Kate took her Pokeballs and became happy. Her parents came and thanked May and Drew for finding her. Then staff members came with guys who looked like criminals.
"I think these clowns are the real criminals." said one of the staff members.
They were criminals indeed. One had dark-green hair and another had red hair. They were carried off and put into jail until they reached the Glenn region. May and Drew were relieved that the criminals were caught. Even if they didn't catch or stop them. At least they didn't get away. But they both stood on the deck staring at the blue ocean. The waves were splashing on the ship. The ship was approaching land. And May guessed that it was the Glenn region. She was happy but a little homesick. At least she could enter contests. The sun came out making everything seem orange. May and Drew watched the sun get higher into the sky. The ship got closer and closer to the Glenn region. Where May and Drew would start their journey together.