A/n: Thanks to those who reviewed and added this story to their favorites or alerts! But I'm sorry to say that the next time this fic will be updated is probably in 1 to 2 weeks. This has nothing to do with a writer's block so don't worry! It's just that school will be hard on me as usual and like my previous stories, it will take a while to get another chapter updated.
Sorry I updated in one month X( I couldn't find any free time to update all of my stories, since I had too much homework, my computer needed to get rebooted, I was sick, and because my birthday was this month! And to be honest, I finished this chapter two weeks ago! Whoops! Another reason was because I couldn't decide whether or not I should update this story with the other stories. The last time I updated, I updated 2 stories and created 3 stories, including this one. Before, I was so confused about which story I haven't updated, so I made a little WordPad to record my story stats XD I didn't want to have this story to be held back with the other stories so I decided to update the stories as soon as I get their chapters completed! Yay!
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Nick Johnson - Uh, alright! This will be a bit long though. You can find the answers to some of your questions if you read the summary and the first chapter, but it's alright. And it's spoiler free too! Here are the answers: 1. This fic is about how Ash, Misty, Brock and Max have noticed a relationship forming between May and Drew. By reading the first chapter, you will see that Ash and Misty have made a plan to get them together by bringing Drew with them to Kanto so they could battle together. But there will be some Pokeshippy moments starting to form later in the story. 2. Hm, I don't really know the date of this story, but this does take place after the Hoenn League but before the group goes to Kanto. The story first starts off in Hoenn, but I didn't say where exactly. So I'll just say that they're in Slateport City, where I added an airport, and since a Pokemon Contest is nearby. 3. In this fic, I'll say that Ash is 14, Brock is 16, Misty is 14, May is 11, Drew is 12, and Max is 10. 4. Hm, this is a hard question. I think that there are only a few characters, such as OC trainers and coordinators and some characters such as Misty's sisters, Brock's family, Ash's family, May and Max's parents, Harley, the main characters' pokemon, a few other people from the Orange Islands, maybe someone like Rudy, my character from my Emerald game (Yuri, and that's a name! It means lily! Not like that Yaoi or Yuri thing :( ) and some other people. I'm really not sure, since I still need to figure out who all of the main and minor characters are. 5. Some of the characters will try and get in the way of the Pokeship and Contestship. Again, I'm not sure of who the characters are, so I'm sorry to say that I can't really answer this question. Okay, there you have it! And thanks for reviewing and asking me those questions!
Matt and T.K. - Thanks!
Zen the sexy demon - Thanks to you too!
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ssx Kaori fan - Lol, thanks for the review! Yeah, don't worry! There will be Pokeshipping in the later chapters, just have patience - you'll need it. It'll take me a while to update chapters :(
Okay, now onto the story!
Chapter 2: Plane Ride to Kanto
Drew continued to practice with Roselia and Masquerain and May secretly watched from afar. Ash, Max and Brock had left to buy some supplies before they left so they could buy whatever they wanted the next day. May blinked and sighed.
"Well, I should train my pokemon too." She thought and walked away from Drew and on the other side of the Pokemon Center. She grabbed all but one of her used Pokeballs and pressed the buttons in the middle. The balls grew twice their size and May threw them in front of her. "Come on out everyone!"
The balls then opened, releasing May's pokemon. One was like a butterfly, a small dinosaur with a bulb on its back, a pink cat, and a tall chicken. The butterfly, Beautifly, came out of its Pokeball with sparkle all around it. It cried and smiled. The small dinosaur, Bulbasaur, hopped in happiness and cried as well. The pink cat, Skitty, began to chase its tail in a small circle, happily. And the tall chicken, Combusken, simply cried and smiled.
"We're going to Kanto with Drew, so we'll have to try and beat him in a contest!" May told them happily and her pokemon smiled. "He is training right now, so I guess we should too, right?"
Her pokemon nodded. "Alright! Ash and the others didn't tell me if the contests were different, so I guess we'll just practice on our moves and combos okay?" May asked and her pokemon cried happily. "Okay, you first Skitty! Use your Blizzard and use Assist afterwards!"
Skitty jumped in front and opened its mouth, shooting out a beam of ice. It aimed it on the ground creating a huge spiky ice sculpture. Still in the air, it opened its mouth again, and another beam shot out of it. It took a while to generate the attack as Skitty stored energy from the sun. It unleashed a powerful shiny Solarbeam at the ice sculpture it created, causing it to shatter into very tiny pieces, making them glitter in the air.
"Alright! Good job Skitty!" May exclaimed. "Your turn Beautifly!"
Beautifly stepped up. May continued to train all of her pokemon until it turned dark. She yawned and smiled at her pokemon. "Well, it's getting late you guys. Time for you to get some rest before we leave tomorrow!" She exclaimed and held out all of her pokeballs. Her pokemon cried happily and a beam of red light showed on them and turning the pokemon red as well. Soon, the light began withdrawing back to the pokeball, taking the pokemon with it. As soon as all of her pokemon were in their appropriate pokeballs, May sighed and smiled again. Suddenly, she heard a noise from behind her. It wasn't the kind of noise that would scare anyone, but a congratulatory kind of noise. May turned around to see Drew clapping a few feet behind her.
"Good job on training your pokemon today May." Drew said and held out a red rose. He held it in front of her and May took it, while slightly blushing. "You'll need all the help you can get when we're in Kanto. It was a good idea to practice."
May smiled. "Th-thanks Drew. How long were you watching?"
Drew flipped his green hair. "When I heard you tell your Skitty to use its Blizzard attack and Assist. I don't really know why but Roselia seemed interested to watch you two. So we decided to stop training and watch another coordinator practice with their pokemon. Hopefully you won't lose in a contest when you get the wrong attack for your Skitty's Assist." He said boldly.
May looked at Drew with anger. "What is that supposed to mean? Can you for once stop talking as if you know everything? I will win a contest in Kanto whether you like it or not! There will be a time when you'll lose to me you know!" She exclaimed. He simply shrugged in response.
"Whatever May." He replied. "I'm still better than you. Goodnight May. See you tomorrow."
He turned and entered the Pokemon Center. May sighed and noticed that Max, Ash and Brock had returned with paper bags filled with an assortment of berries, potions, full heals, a few pokeballs, some human food, and pokefood. Pikachu was on Ash's head, holding a ketchup bottle and licking the ketchup as if it was pokefood. They looked at May with confusion.
"Were you just talking to Drew?" Max asked her.
"Yeah. He was complimenting me on a job well done on training my pokemon." May replied, showing them the rose and yawned. "Can we just go to sleep now so we can go shopping in the morning and leave?"
"Wait, we have to tell Mom and Dad first." Max told her.
The group entered the Pokemon Center and May gave Nurse Joy her pokemon. The group ate their dinner and immediately went to the phone booth and called the Petalburg Gym. Caroline and Norman, Max and May's parents, approved and sent over some extra supplies and food from home that Max and May loved.
As soon as the call finished, the group went to bed. They took off their accessories and put it on the desk where May's ribbon case was in the morning. May slept on the bottom bunk and Max slept on the top bunk. Brock slept on the other top bunk and Pikachu and Ash slept on the other bottom bunk.
May looked out the window from her bed. She sighed. 'I can't believe we're going to Kanto with Drew.' She thought. 'Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought. Can't wait for tomorrow and catch some new pokemon for the contests!' She smiled and went to sleep, dreaming of what would happen the next day. The alarm clock on the desk read 11:26 PM.
THE NEXT DAY
The group woke to a start by the buzzing sounds from the alarm clock. May looked up to see that it was 7 AM. She yawned drowsily and walked into the bathroom. The guys did the same and took turns going into the bathroom. When May finished, she walked into the lobby where Nurse Joy sat at her desk. She looked up at her and smiled.
"Good morning May!" Nurse Joy greeted. "Today is the day when you'll be going to Kanto am I right?"
May nodded. "Yep! And I'm so excited to catch some pokemon for the Pokemon Contests too!"
Nurse Joy smiled. "Speaking of pokemon, your pokemon are ready for you to be picked up! I'll go get them." She got up from her seat and went to the backroom where the pokemon were being rested. May looked around the Pokemon Center for the last time in Hoenn as she waited. Nurse Joy came back a few minutes later with a tray holding 5 pokeballs.
"Here you go!" Nurse Joy exclaimed and handed them to May. "I hope you have a good time while you're still here May."
"Thank you!" May replied and walked back to their room, where Ash, Pikachu, Max and Brock were already ready.
"Let's go eat some breakfast before we go shopping okay?" Brock asked and they all nodded. The group made sure they had all of their belongings with them in their backpacks and left the room. The group came back to the lobby where Nurse Joy sat. Drew was already getting his pokemon and waited for Nurse Joy to get his pokeballs. He turned around and noticed May and the others standing near him.
"Are you getting ready Drew?" Ash asked.
Drew flipped his hair. "I've been ready. I'm just going to do some shopping for a while before we leave."
Nurse Joy had returned from the backroom and handed back Drew's pokemon as well. "Here you are Dr--" Nurse Joy wasn't able to finish her sentence due to someone holding one of her hands. She looked up to see Brock looking lovey-dovey at her. Nurse Joy sweatdropped. 'Here we go again...' She thought, unimpressed.
"Why hello my star from the heavens!" Brock exclaimed. "I just want to say that I will be leaving soon and I want to know if you'll miss me -- OW OW OW!"
Max began pulling Brock's ear in order for him to get away from Nurse Joy. "Oh don't worry Brock. She won't miss you, she'll be glad you're not here!"
May, Ash, Drew and Nurse Joy sweatdropped. Then, May turned to Drew. "We were just going to get some breakfast. Do you want to come with us?"
Drew shook his head. "No, I ate breakfast an hour ago. I'll go and check up with my pokemon for now and then we'll go shopping for supplies. I want them to be the best that they can be for the Pokemon Contests. Robert may have beat me, but at least he probably won't be in Kanto with us. Besides, I know someone will beat you at least."
Just as May began to build rage, he had exited the Pokemon Center to check up on his pokemon. She sighed and turned to the group. "Let's go get some breakfast shall we?"
The group ate breakfast and went shopping for whatever they wanted before they went to Kanto. May bought a pokedoll that her pokemon could play with, some of her own accessories and clothing, some pokemon needs and blended some pokeblocks for her pokemon, especially her Purple Surprise for Munchlax. Ash bought Pikachu the ball that he wanted so he could play with it. Max bought an updated book filled with pokemon details and where to catch them, since he was going to get his first pokemon very soon. Brock bought two books; one for breeding and the other for helping him be a better trainer like Ash. Brock was going to substitute his father, Flint, at the Pewter City gym for a day while they were going to Cerulean City. The group was then walking by a small jewelry shop. A light bulb lit up in Ash's head and he and Pikachu ran inside, buying a charm bracelet. The group except for Pikachu and Ash knew the reason why he bought the bracelet.
May looked at the time to see that it was almost 11:30. "Hey guys, we should be heading back to the Pokemon Center by now. I bet Drew's already there waiting for us!" She exclaimed.
"Hmm...and why do you care if Drew is waiting or not?" Max asked, slyly. May looked at him and slightly blushed.
"W-well, he is coming with us to Kanto you know!" May replied, nervously. Max simply shrugged in response and Ash, Pikachu and Brock smiled. The group began to walk back to the Pokemon Center. As they reached it, they started to find where Drew was.
"Pika!" Pikachu exclaimed as he looked in one direction. The others looked where Pikachu was looking to see Drew at the phone booth, receiving lots of items from whoever he was talking too. The group shrugged and began to tip-toe over to where he was to catch a glimpse of who he was talking to.
As soon as they got closer, May noticed that he was talking to a girl on the other side. "Now I want you to take care okay? We've sent you everything you needed." The girl with brown long hair with light green highlights, who was about Drew's age, said. "I'll miss you Drew."
"...I'll miss you too." Drew replied and hung up. May felt rage building in her mind, just hearing Drew tell a girl that he'll miss her. He took his backpack and stuffed whatever the girl sent him via phone. He picked up a brown wrapped package and began to open it. Drew widened his eyes as he fully took off the wrapping paper. It was a rectangle medium sized blue box of some sort, but Ash and the others couldn't tell what it was.
Just then, Drew felt a presence behind him. He turned around to see May, Ash, Pikachu, Brock and Max looking at him while trying to hide behind the couch in the lobby near the phone booths. "How long have you guys been over there?" Drew asked and sweatdropped.
"Long enough to see you talking with your girlfriend!" May exclaimed, and Drew's eyebrows rose.
"That wasn't my girlfriend May. That was my sister." Drew replied, unimpressed. May looked around at Ash and the others and blushed. Drew began to laugh. "You actually thought that she was my girlfriend?"
May and the others nodded and Drew chuckled. "Well there you have it. I don't have a girlfriend. Can we just go now?"
They nodded and smiled. Drew admitted that he didn't have a girlfriend! That meant that May had a chance! Max, Ash, Brock and Pikachu continued to smile as they left the Pokemon Center with May leading the boys to the airport. They had already bought the tickets for all five of them, so all they needed to do was give their tickets to the female flight attendant.
"WHOAH!" Brock exclaimed and attempted to go and talk to the female flight attendant face to face, but Max held him back.
"Now's not a good time Brock!" Max exclaimed as he continued to hold him back while they got onto the plane.
The plane was very crowded and there were hardly any seats available for them. Max and Brock sat next to each other, while Ash sat in the available seat in front of them with Pikachu on his lap. May and Drew looked around to see only two seats in the plane left. They were side by side and were next to the window. 'No way! I am not going to sit next to Drew!' May exclaimed in her head as Drew sat in the seat closest to the window. Seeing that that seat was the only seat available, she sighed and sat next to him. Ash, Brock, Pikachu and Max smiled and high fived each other.
"Please sit in your seats while the plane is in motion." The speaker in the plane said. "This flight will take about 4 hours to get to Pallet Town in the Kanto Region, so please sit tight."
'Four hours?' Drew and May thought simultaneously. 'With May/Drew?'
"Alright! This is going to be great!" Max whispered to them. "Four hours with each other! Wonder how May's feeling?"
'This is a nightmare!' May thought as the plane began to move. The plane began to fly off the tracks and into the air towards Kanto.
END OF CHAPTER 2
A/n: There goes Chapter 2! Hope you guys like it! What happens on the plane to Kanto? Will May survive being next to Drew for four whole hours? Will Drew survive being next to May for that long? Will they argue or be more like friends? What awaits them when they arrive at Pallet Town? Read chapter 3!
Chapter 3: Bonding With Rivals
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