YO EVERYBODY! Oh dear, I've been so busy working on Neominitails' fanfic that I need to work on mine in one day! NOOOO! DO you know how hard it is to finish someone else's fanfic- no offence, Neo; it's just difficult for me.
Okay, anywhizzles, here's the 6th chapter! Don't 4get to R&R!
Chapter 6- The trail to nowhere
Misty followed Ash drearily. "Where are we going, Ash?"
Ash said firmly, "We're going to teach the kidnappers a lesson."
"… I mean, where are we going?"
Ash tried to smile. "Actually, um… I don't know."
Brock gave a yelp, "You mean we've been following you for these 20 minutes and you still don't know where you're going?"
May hid a smile. "Well actually, I was thinking that maybe we could try to follow Misty's trail. You know how she came out of nowhere, and how she disappeared? Yeah, well maybe someone dragged her into the forests next to the lake. And it hasn't rained since then; her footprints might still be there."
"But I know that I searched thoroughly for Misty when she was missing." Ash protested.
"Yeah, but you were looking around the lake, you didn't wander into the bushland next to the lake!"
Misty was listening, but looked very confused. "Who are we looking for?" she repeated.
Ash tried not to cry. It really hurt him when Misty couldn't remember anything.
A Crobat was listening into the conversation. It had a recorder machine thing tied around its neck. It carefully recorded all of Ash and co's conversation.
"Hey guys! Look over here!" Max was shouting frantically.
Misty rubbed her eyes.
Ash grabbed her wrist, pulling her along and he and the others ran to Max.
"Look at this!" he cried. There was a trail.
It was from Misty's spot months ago. It looked like boot-prints. Very hard big boot prints. They lead off into the forest.
"Hey, Misty, do you remember someone with big boots carrying you away?" Ash asked.
Misty stared at him blankly.
"I guess not." Ash sighed. "Well, let's go."
The Crobat seemed satisfied. It flew off the branch of a tree it was perched on and went south, the direction of the trail, to report everything it had heard.
"Hey, do you think this is a trick?" Max asked. He was wearily trudging along Ash.
Ash shrugged. "I don't think so. This trail sure goes for a long time. I don't think someone would walk so far just to lead us off track."
Misty was asleep, draped over Ash's shoulders.
May was lagging behind them. She whistled to herself as she walked, lagging further and further behind. I wonder where Drew went. Did he leave? But why was he here anyway, shouldn't he be in Hoenn?
May stopped the gaze at the pretty patterns the sun made as it shone through the leaves on the trees. She daydreamed so hard she didn't know that the others had gone far away from her.
Crobat flew through the skies at a very fast rate. It slowed down when it reached the other end of the forest. In a glen- a part of the forest that had no trees in it, a figure ina long black robe awaited its return.
"You're back." he said.
"Cro… bat…"
"What have you got?"
He reached over and undid the recording device. He pressed the play button.
"Where are we going, Ash?"
"We're going to teach the kidnappers a lesson."
"… I mean, where are we going?"
"Actually, um… I don't know."
"You mean we've been following you for these 20 minutes and you still don't know where you're going?"
"Well actually, I was thinking that maybe we could try to follow Misty's trail. You know how she came out of nowhere, and how she disappeared? Yeah, well maybe someone dragged her into the forests next to the lake. And it hasn't rained since then; her footprints might still be there."
"But I know that I searched thoroughly for Misty when she was missing."
"Yeah, but you were looking around the lake, you didn't wander into the bushland next to the lake!"
"Who are we looking for?"
"Hey guys! Look over here!"
"Look at this!"
"Hey, Misty, do you remember someone with big boots carrying you away?"
"I guess not. Well, let's go."
"Wonderful work, Crobat." The figure stroked Crobat's tough purple skin. He rubbed his fingers gleefully. "All I need to do now is wait… and soon Ash will be defeated!"
He laughed and pulled back his hood to reveal a crop of green hair.
"What the?" Ash stared at the tracks. They eventually faded away, right at a fork in the path. "Which way should we go?"
"I think we should go right." said Brock.
"Nah, let's go left!" Ash said.
"Right!"
"Max, which way should we go?"
Max didn't answer, but Misty drowsily whispered, "Left."
They turned left and kept walking until the sky was starting to turn dark.
"Let's stay here for the night," Brock said. He thumped the cooking utensils in his bag. "I'll cook dinner.
Max whirled around to face Ash. "Ash!" he whimpered. "May is gone!"
EMICHII HERE! Sorry that was such a short chapter, but I'm busy. I have to update every single one of my chapters every week faithfully- besides, I like the cliffhanger, heh heh heh…
Well, Whaddaya think? I like it, do you? Yes, the plot grows thicker. Ahem, who's the guy with the green hair? Yeah, there's a very likely suspect, he he…
If you wanna find out, you're gonna have to read the next chapters! Read and Review! Please!
